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The difference between Fonterra’s milk solid payout to dairy farmers this year and its revised payout for next year will carve $285 million out of the Ashburton District’s economy, a business leader says.

While that means less will be spent in the district’s economy, in real terms it was an improvement over the longterm payout average of $5.70 over the past 10 seasons, said Grow Mid Canterbury chief executive Rob Brawley.

“It has to be put in perspective. Last year they effectively won Lotto, but most of the dairy farmers I’ve spoken with are smart business people.

“They know the 2014 payout was

a bonus and have been spending it accordingly; reducing debt, setting aside working capital, taking care of outstanding maintenance etc and this is supported by feedback from a leading rural banker.”

While the 2014 season saw the highest payout to date, the reality was that not all of the extra money made would be spent in the local economy, he said.

“However, it will mean there must be a reduction in spending because there will be less money available.

They’ll look closely at their cost structures and reduce discretionary expenditure where they can.”

That wasn’t all bad news for local businesses, Mr Brawley said, because

most of the irrigated dairy farms were committed to regular expenditure to operate their farming businesses and that money would continue to flow.

“What it does mean is that supporting businesses need to be aware it could mean there will be less money flowing through our economy.”

As a result of last season’s payout, he believes that most dairy farmers will be in a reasonably sound position and with reliable irrigation they would be able to maintain production at high levels.

Mr Brawley said there was still plenty of confidence in the dairy sector, with a good level of conversions planned for this season.

He doesn’t believe this year’s payout

dip will see the end of strong payout prices.

The low price is laid at the door of strong international milk production, stockpiling in China, some price sensitivity from emerging markets and the high New Zealand dollar, he said.

“But there is still a gap between the expected demand for food and the ability to produce it over the next 20 years as the world’s population continues to grow.

“Demand for high quality food, such as dairy, hasn’t suddenly disappeared.”

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Stairway to Heaven remix to be released Led Zeppelin is to issue an unreleased version of their most famous song, Stairway to Heaven, the legendary rock band said yesterday, after more than four decades hidden in the vaults.

The alternative mix of the epic track will be released alongside a reissue of the British heavy rock group’s untitled fourth album, commonly referred to as Led Zeppelin IV, due out on October 27. It will appear on a companion disc accompanying the album, as part of a remastering of the group’s entire catalogue.

Guitarist Jimmy Page has sifted through vintage studio recordings to unearth different versions of the eight tracks on the album, which first came out in 1971.

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Back in time In 1918, an important status post was something that went up on newspaper office windows rather than Facebook. November 12, 1918: About half-past 9 this morning, the message was received by the Guardian from the Prime Minister that Germany had accepted the Allies’ armistice terms. A large number of people had been waiting expectantly for the news outside the Guardian office and when the message was posted up, cheers rent the air. The crowd soon extended from the Guardian office up to East Street.

A new photo messaging app from the team behind Instagram has launched in New Zealand. Bolt is a new app that allows users to send photos and videos to their friends with one click.

Users download the app and sign up with their mobile phone number to send and receive photos between their friends on their contact list. Instagram spokesman Gabe Madway said the app was unique because the process was done with one click.

“Sharing images can still be a pretty cumbersome process, it takes a lot of steps, it can take too long. Depending on what app you’re using it can take anywhere from three to more than 10 steps to send a picture to someone ... “

Actress Sarah Drew is set to become a mum again.

The Grey’s Anatomy star is expecting her second child with husband Peter Lanfer in December. She tells People.com, “Peter and I are delighted to announce our pregnancy. We can’t wait to introduce Micah to his little brother or sister.” Drew gave birth to son Micah Emmanuel in January, 2012.

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New 50 Shades images unlocked Fans expecting to see some titillating new images on the Fifty Shades of Grey website will find the exercise an anticlimax. Those who didn’t get enough of a Christian Grey fix can head to the film’s website greyenterprisesholdings. com, and work for the man himself. According to Collider, if you enrol online in the internship program at Grey Enterprises Holdings Inc and complete tasks such as create an ID and share the trailer on social media, you can unlock rewards including stills from the film. But don’t expect to see any steamy shots of Ana (Dakota Johnson) or Christian Grey (Jamie Dornan). The pics instead look like they’ve come out of a pamphlet for Grey Enterprises. One has two young women behind the sleek counter in the main office, with the Grey Enterprises name on the wall and a large Apple computer on the desk (product placement anyone?). The second is a shot of Christian’s company helicopter, who any fans from the book would realise the significance of.

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■■MURDER CHARGE

Farmers ‘cautious spenders’

By Sue Newman

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Engineering business owner Neil Pluck has watched the highs and lows of dairy payouts and believes dairy farmers have changed their spending attitudes since the heady days of the late 2000s.

“Things have tightened up since 2008 and 2009. The global crisis hit us really hard and all businesses felt the prick. Since then we’ve noticed a lot more caution with people spending and a lot more accurate discussions going on.”

For several years there had been a pretty carefree attitude to spending that was almost out of control. Those were the days when high payouts meant new cars, boats and baches; now it means paying down debt, Mr Pluck said.

“We all smartened up after 2008 and we’ve never seen that craziness again and probably never will. At the same time, however, the district is still very

busy.” About three quarters of his business is with the dairy industry and he doesn’t anticipate the revised payout to a new recent low of $6 is unlikely to have much impact.

“Dairying is relatively unique.

Although the payout is forecast to be down, it’s the only business I know of where you know what you’ll be earning for the year. They have irrigation, they know how many cows they have and how much milk they’ll produce. Yes there are variables, but within a narrow band they know what their income will be.”

The lower payout would, however, make life tough for new entrants to the industry who would be forced to carry higher debt levels in the short term, he said.

He anticipates the revised payout won’t have a significant impact on spending patterns across the district, but it could see a little more cautiousness when it came to big ticket items.

“It’s not all about farmers but

it is a heck of a lot about farming. When the farmer’s tide comes in it lifts all of our ships with it.”

Because motorbikes were the number one essential tool on a dairy farm, retailer Brendon Price expects the revised dairy payout will have little impact on his business.

He’s watched dairy payouts rise and fall and said if there is any change it shows up in farmers holding onto their old bikes a year longer, which in turn makes his workshop busier with repairs.

“We’re coming off a couple of seasons where it (the payout) has been pretty high but even then they’ve spent sensibly. We sell them the tools for their jobs so whether they’re doing well or not they have to have bikes.”

While he’s not concerned at the lower payout, Mr Price said the negative impact would start to be felt if the payout remained low for a couple of seasons.

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1998/99 3.58 1999/00 3.78 2000/01 5.01 2001/02 5.35 2002/03 3.34 2003/04 3.97 2004/05 4.37 2005/06 3.85 2006/07 3.97 2007/08 7.59 2008/09 4.75 2009/10 6.10 2010/11 7.60 2011/12 6.08 2012/13 5.84 2013/14 8.40 2014/15 6.00

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Business as usual for local dairy farmers

By Sue Newman

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Dairy farmers might be looking at a business year with diminishing returns, but if Fonterra’s farmgate milk price hits the new anticipated low, it will still be business as usual down on the farm, says Andrew Peck.

He and wife Fiona have a 3000 cow herd at Carew and while the milk solid payout for the 2014-2015 season has been downgraded from a predicted $7 to $6, Mrs Peck said the new figure came as no surprise.

They’d written their budgets

around the lower figure and with more than 15 years in the industry behind them, they are very aware that budgets can’t be built on payout highs, she said.

Last year’s milk solid payout hit an all-time high of $8.40.

“Yes we’ll lose income but I’m not going to hang myself over it. You get on with it. It’s out of our control and you don’t worry about what you can’t control.

Dairying’s like all farming, you work in a volatile market,” Mr Peck said.

The key to surviving the highs and lows of dairy pay-

outs was to work your budgets over a 10-year rolling average, not on a single year, said Jessie Chan-Dorman, dairy chair of Mid Canterbury Federated Farmers.

“We know there are always volatilities and therefore we have to future proof ourselves against this” she said.

And that future proofing meant being smart with the money you earned in good years, building your budgets around a middle ground payout and being prepared to tweak according to weather variables, Mrs Chan-Dorman said.

They’re typical of a rural couple who could have been hammered by the falling payout.

They doubled the size of their herd from 850 to 1700 cows last year when the payout was $8.40.

“For us that means using the big payout wisely and that’s how it should be for all dairy farmers – use the big payout to reduce your debt. You have to accept you’re working in a global market that you can’t control, and that means you have to try to understand and minimise your risk.”

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Teen to be sentenced The teenager who has admitted killing Ashburton mother Sina Solomona is set to be sentenced in the High Court in Christchurch today.

The 17-year-old accused, who was 15 at the time of the murder, has been remanded in custody since his arrest in the days following Ms Solomona’s death on December 15, 2012.

Ms Solomona, a 22-year-old mother of one, was murdered in her Cass Street home after finishing her night shift at CMP Canterbury.

The teenager was charged, and in October he admitted charges of murder and sexual violation.

Name suppression has been in place since his arrest and suppression orders continue to surround the details of the case heading in to today’s sentencing.

The sentencing will take place more than a year-and-a-half after Ms Solomona’s death following a number of delays in the case. Sentencing was originally scheduled to take place earlier this year.

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■■MID CANTERBURY FATALITY

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Crash victim new to district

By Erin Tasker

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A Northern Irishman killed in a crash south of Ashburton on Monday night had only been living in the district for six weeks.

John Paul Nelson, 30, was killed instantly when the ute he was driving collided head on with a truck and trailer unit south of Tinwald at about 8.30pm on Monday.

Police are awaiting toxicology reports to determine whether Mr Nelson had been drinking before the crash, but have confirmed that his northbound vehicle crossed the centre line into the path of the southbound truck.

“The point of impact was on (Mr Nelson’s) wrong side of the road. The truck driver was simply driving along, going about his business,” Ashburton Police senior sergeant Scott Banfield said.

“We’re now trying to establish now why his vehicle was on the wrong side of the road.”

Mr Nelson – originally from Glenavy, a small village in

John Paul Nelson

County Antrim, Northern Ireland - moved to the district just six weeks ago, to take up a job with Barry Whittaker Contracting Ltd. His employer, Barry Whittaker, said he hadn’t had a chance to get to know Mr Nelson well, but he’d made a good impression.

“He’d only been with me for six weeks and he was a quiet chap, and a good worker,” Mr Whittaker said.

With only four employees, it was a small company and Mr Nelson’s co-workers had been hit hard by the loss.

Barry Whittaker Contracting Ltd does general contracting

like centre pivot rut filling and hedge cutting. Mr Nelson had spent much of his time with the company filling pivot ruts and operating their digger.

He had been working on Monday, but Mr Whittaker didn’t know where he was going when he crashed. He could possibly have been heading home; the home he’d moved to in Winslow was just a short distance away from where he crashed.

Tributes were yesterday flowing on his Facebook page.

Tragically, just before the messages of condolence, there is a message from Mr Nelson’s mother in Northern Ireland, asking how he was and if he was keeping well and working too hard. The message was posted on Tuesday.

Mr Nelson had come to Ashburton from the North Island, after getting the job working for Mr Whittaker, but he’s understood to have also worked in Canada in the past.

He had been in New Zealand on a working visa since November 2013.

■■KIM DOTCOM

Doctom ordered to reveal his assets A judge has ordered internet mogul Kim Dotcom to reveal his assets after fears he is assetdumping by bankrolling his Internet Party.

Major movie studios and records labels, including 20th Century Fox, Disney, and Paramount, are suing Dotcom and his associates over copyright infringement.

They have filed a civil lawsuit in the United States, claiming the defendants generated

more than $US175 million ($NZ206m) in illicit profits, costing United States copyright owners more than half a billion dollars.

In a judgment out today, Justice Patricia Courtney said she was satisfied there was evidence that Dotcom was making “very substantial payments” to the Internet Party, and that he had offered a $US5 million ($NZ5.9m) “bounty” for information on any “unlawful or cor-

rupt conduct” by entities associated with the US Government or Hollywood.

It led her to conclude that “there is a danger that any judgment obtained by the applicants will go unsatisfied, partly or wholly, as a result of Mr Dotcom disposing of assets”.

Dotcom has until August 20 to file and serve an affidavit setting out the nature, extent and value of his assets “wherever they are located and identify-

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An email landing in Mid Canterbury inboxes threatening to kill the recipient is a scam and should not be taken seriously, police say.

Ashburton police constable Dominic Grinter said as of yesterday, three people had contacted police after receiving the email.

The email states that the sender has been paid to kill the email’s recipient unless they pay $5000 within 48 hours. It warns the recipient not to contact police or anyone else. If they do so, “death is promised”.

It instructs the recipient to email back now, as “everyone movement is monitored”.

According to the police national cyber

crime team the scam is not a new one; it’s an old one which has resurfaced.

Mr Grinter said the email originated from a Gmail email account and he was in the process of making inquiries with Google as to where it had come from, although it was likely it was from overseas.

“It’s going around and we’re not treating it as serious. It’s a scam and it’s trying to scare people into doing it,” Mr Grinter said.

He urged anyone who received the email to treat it as spam and not reply. People should not give money under any circumstances.

If people continue having issues and receiving emails from the sender, they should contact Mr Grinter at the Ashburton Police Station on 307-8400.

Mt Hutt concert The slopes of Mt Hutt will come alive with the sound of music on August 23. Corona is embarking on a concert tour of the country’s best snow destinations in both the North and South Island for the first time ever, and Mt Hutt is on that list of destinations. It will be an afternoon featuring live music from Wanaka act Arma Del Amo and being set on the hill, it’s being tagged as a perfect way to relax with friends after a good day of late August skiing. Check out Corona NZ’s Facebook page for more details.

Annual pie awards We might love our homegrown, homemade pies, but none of the pies bearing the Made in Ashburton stamp featured among the prize winners at this year’s Bakels annual pie awards. Matt Harvey from Havey’s Bakehouse and Manny Sim from Sims bakery both sent a selection of their finest pastry creations to the judges table, but both missed out on medals. Supreme winner in this year’s competition was Carterton’s artisan baker Michael Kloeg with a lamb cutlet and kumara mash creation. This year’s competition attracted more than 5000 entries from 532 bakeries.

Annual bird sale The Ashburton Bird Club is gearing up for its annual bird and accessory sale, to be held later next month. Club publicity officer Valerie Snook said the sale of cage and aviary birds and accessories was for members, and nonmembers. “You don’t have to be a member to sell your birds – a lot of people don’t realise that so we are trying to emphasise that,” she said. The event proved so popular last year, they struggled to keep up with sales. This year’s sale will be held on August 23 at 67 South Street from 9am until 2pm.

Banned from township Two men jointly charged with sheep killing have been banned from Eketahuna township. Jordon Hanson, 17, and Hamish Van Der Wiel, 24, from Pahiatua, appeared again in the Palmerston North District Court yesterday in relation to the theft and killing of 16 sheep on two Eketahuna properties.

The pair have been remanded on bail to reappear in August.

Hanson failed to attend court on Tuesday and a warrant was issued for his arrest. He is charged with killing three sheep from a farm on Newman Road and another 13 “inlamb ewes” from a farm on High Street.

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Cop on the move The former top cop who won both plaudits and criticism for his handling of the Pike River Mine disaster is set to head overseas.

Superintendent Garry Knowles was the Tasman district police commander when 29 men died underground. He is currently the Canterbury district commander.

Next year he will move to Thailand as a police liaison officer in Bangkok, replacing the current incumbent, Detective Superintendent Brett Kane in a role that focuses on terrorism and organised crime.

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Keas continue to wreak havoc

Boost to minimum wage proposed

By Susan Sandys

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Up to two dozen keas on Mt Hutt this year have wreaked all sorts of havoc, including stopping a ski lift and disrupting a construction project.

And a photo of one of the wily mountain parrots demolishing a mountain bike seat on Sunday, posted on the ski area’s Facebook page, has gone viral.

Ski area manager James McKenzie said kea numbers had increased on the mountain this year, with a notable number of juveniles in particular. He believed the fact the Canterbury club fields were closed had probably sent extra birds to Mt Hutt.

They were up to their usual shenanigans, of chewing new rubber on vehicles, as well as bicycle and skidoo seats.

“Our new snowmobile doesn’t look quite so new,” Mr McKenzie said.

Additionally they had chewed into a zipped casing around a sensor on the Summit Six, resulting in snow and ice getting

into the sensor. The lift had to be halted for half an hour as a result.

Prior to the season opening, workers installing a new bore with a drilling rig found hoses and pipes chewed.

“They definitely found it quite difficult at times, the keas were on a path of destruction.”

This week as staff were undertaking abseiling on a frozen waterfall, kea were keen observers on an overhanging bungy platform “hanging around”.

“They were quite bemused by that activity. The keas have been very much from the outset this year part of the mountain.”

The photo of a kea destroying an unfortunate mountain biker’s seat was taken by a snowboarder on Sunday, and sent to Mt Hutt management, who posted it on the company’s Facebook page.

It has received almost 1000 likes, 84 comments including one with a link to a David Attenborough documentary, and has been viewed by almost 40,000 people.

By Derek Cheng

An unfortunate mountain biker’s seat is the latest victim of Mt Hutt’s keas.

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Chance to get up close Southern Alps snow, ice vanishing with the All Blacks Ashburton rugby fans will have an opportunity to get up close and personal with the All Blacks next week when they share their time with students and residents.

While who will be representing the boys in black is still under wraps, they will be here on Thursday and they will be spending time at Ashburton College, Ashburton Intermediate and will then take part in a community event in town.

The visit is part of a small town tour that will see the players spread their time across five provincial areas before they assemble in Auckland to prepare for the opening Investec Rugby Championship Bledisloe Cup Test against Australia.

Provincial unions, councils, All Blacks support staff and Air New Zealand have been working for months to plan the visits around the country.

A range of activities is being organised in the towns, including school visits, civic events, autograph sessions, fun activities with children, rippa rugby games and hospital visits. Just which players will be visiting which towns will be announced next week.

All Blacks manager Darren Shand said heading to towns that did not usually host All Blacks was one small way the team could ac-

knowledge the support from loyal fans in the provinces.

“We really appreciate the support of our fans and we know it’s sometimes harder for fans in the smaller towns to get to see the All Blacks. So we are taking the players to them. The players really look forward to the day and always come back into camp buzzing after their day out.”

Many players in the current All Blacks squad could relate to fans from small-town New Zealand, he said.

“People forget that quite a few players in the team come from small towns, including Richie who is from the North Otago community of Kurow, so they certainly relate to fans in the provincial heartland.”

Other All Blacks from smaller towns include hooker Dane Coles who is from the Kapiti Coast, lock Brodie Retallick, who hails from Amberley, his locking partner Sam Whitelock, who is from the Manawatu town of Linton, halfback Aaron Smith, who grew up in Feilding, loose forward Sam Cane, who calls the Bay of Plenty town of Reporoa home, and first fiveeighth Beauden Barrett who grew up on a farm in the coastal Taranaki town of Pungarehu.

By Jamie Morton A third of the permanent snow and ice on the Southern Alps has vanished in less than four decades, according to an analysis of aerial surveys.

In an article published on Australian website The Conversation, three Kiwi researchers describe the story of the alps’ disappearing ice as very dramatic.

The analysis, by climate scientist Dr Jim Salinger, Otago University Professor Emeritus Blair Fitzharris and glaciologist Dr Trevor Chinn, follows on from a paper published by Dr Chinn last year documenting the retreat of our postcard glaciers.

Partly using aerial surveys by the National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research, the three authors have calculated the alps’ ice volume has shrunk by 18.4cu km or 34 per cent – and those ice losses have been accelerating rapidly in the past 15 years.

When compared with rapid glacier retreats in many parts of the world, the loss raised serious questions about future sea level rise and coastal climate impacts, they said.

In 1977, Dr Chinn began taking aerial photographs to measure the annual end-of-summer snowline for 50 index glaciers throughout the Southern Alps, which are still taken by Niwa.

He and his colleagues have now used Niwa results to calculate the annual glacier mass balance, and to quantify the volume changes of small to medium glaciers in the alps.

These glaciers responded quickly to annual variability of weather and climate, and were in balance with the current climate.

But this wasn’t so for the 12 largest glaciers, among them the Tasman and Godley, which had a thick layer of insulating rocks on top of the ice lower down the glaciers’ trunk.

- APNZ

A $2-an-hour boost to the minimum wage, scrapping the 90day work trial, and a Commission of Inquiry to set industry standards are part of the Labour Party’s work and wages policy, launched yesterday.

Labour leader David Cunliffe said within the first 100 days of taking office, he would repeal the 90-day trial for new workers, implement the Living Wage for public servants, and raise the minimum wage to $15 an hour, and to $16.25 in early 2015.

Business New Zealand chief executive Phil O’Reilly was quick to dismiss the policy as anti-growth – though he supported a Commission of Inquiry.

Mr Cunliffe said a minimum wage of $16.25 an hour would put nearly $4000 a year into the pockets of a minimum wage earner.

“That will make a huge difference to their families, make a major contribution to reducing child poverty, and strengthening incentives for people to get into work.”

When asked about the cost to businesses, he said it was an increase that the economy could afford.

“When low-wage workers have more money in their pockets, they spend every dollar they earn. That ends up in the corner dairy, the panel-beater shop, the business down the road. In the end, it’s win-win for business as well as workers.”

Mr Cunliffe said 46 per cent of all wage earners had no pay increases last year, despite the economy growing by about 3 per cent. “It is a travesty that 40 per cent of children growing up in poverty are living in working households.”

A Commission of Inquiry would look at wage setting and industry standards. It would have a three person panel, including investigative staff.

Council of Trade Unions president Helen Kelly said industry standards were needed, especially in the forestry, farming and construction sectors.

“The booming sectors in the economy are paying some of the lowest wages, dangerous wages and longest hours – wages went down in farming last year.” She said higher wages would boost economic growth.

- APNZ

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■■LONGBEACH SCHOOL

In brief

Pleasing ERO report

By Toni Williams

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Longbeach School provides good quality, inclusive education for its students, say the findings of its latest Education Review Office audit.

The audit was done in June and its final report was now publicly available online.

Longbeach School principal Neil Symons was pleased with the final report for the primary school.

“Yes, it’s a wonderful report.

They were pleased with our local curriculum and how well

advanced it was,” he said.

Mr Symons said the ERO auditor was also impressed at how well-known the values programme was within the school and its implementation.

One area of improvement however was for more attention to be given to celebrating Maori culture within the school and “to celebrating Maori success as Maori”.

It included the older students supporting younger students, positive relationships and the use of Te Reo and Te Kanga in the classroom as was currently done. Six per cent of the

students at Longbeach School were Maori.

“Their opinion was we needed to align it to the official document and to be able to tell them that,” he said.

Mr Symons said some broad sweeping statements like “we can strengthen our annual target” meant ERO auditors wanted specific names of tests or programmes and numbers rather than percentages.

Other information from the report said achievement information was used effectively to support students’ engagement, learning and wellbeing.

There was a comprehensive curriculum, with good links to the community that promoted students’ learning.

It stated “The school is wellplaced to sustain and build on its performance”.

Mr Symons said it reinforced all the work done by the Longbeach School community.

“It’s good to get recognition for all the hard work we have been doing. We have got a really good team here and I think the report reflects that,” Mr Symons said.

The next ERO review will be held in three years’ time.

■■BUILDING DEMOLITION

Name suppression A man charged with being an accessory to the murder of Gisborne man Douglas DebDen Witeri in April was given interim name suppression when he appeared in Gisborne District Court on Tuesday. Mr Witeri, 39, died of a gunshot wound to his head sustained at a house in Kowhai Street on April 20.

Gisborne man Troy Vincent McHugh, 42, has been charged and pleaded not guilty to murder and a second charge of assaulting Mr Witeri. A 44-year-old man facing charges relating to the murder appeared before a court registrar in Gisborne on Tuesday. He was released on bail, given interim name suppression and has been scheduled to reappear in Gisborne District Court on August 6.

- APNZ

Passengers delayed More Air New Zealand passengers have been delayed due to a problem with an aircraft. A flight from Hong Kong to Auckland was delayed due to an engineering problem, forcing 284 passengers to spend an extra night in the city.

The flight took off at 6.21pm last night, nearly 20 hours after it had been scheduled to depart. - APNZ

Still on the run Police are still seeking a man who is evading arrest and thought to be in the Hutt Valley Area. Jonathan Antipas, 24, has a warrant out for his arrest and Detective Senior Sergeant Dave Thornton said police would continue to look for him, and check with known associates and addresses. - APNZ

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Development in central Ashburton continues with demolition rubble of the former Redpath building fronting East Street scooped up yesterday and taken away. Redpath Limited had already taken occupancy of a new building block accessed off Grey Street. The development under way on the corner of East and Grey streets originally included the demolition of the East Street shops and the creation of a four tenant block and included a Chipmunks Playland and Café.

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■■SOUTH AUCKLAND MURDER

Woman pleads guilty to man’s murder

By Brendan Manning A woman has pleaded guilty to murdering South Auckland man Peter Dixon, who was found dead in his Manurewa home after it caught fire in February 2012.

The 47-year-old woman, who has name suppression, entered the charge when she appeared in the High Court at Auckland yesterday.

She also pleaded guilty to four counts of arson, one of attempted arson and four charges of theft by a person in a special relationship – amounting to $12,500.

The four theft and three of the arson charges related to alleged offending between November 2011 and January 2012 at the woman’s workplace.

The fourth arson and the attempted arson charge related

to alleged offending on the day Mr Dixon died.

Emergency services were called to a fire at Mr Dixon’s home about 5am on February 27, 2012. They found him dead in his bedroom, where it is believed the fire started It is understood the house had smoke detectors, which alerted other members of Mr Dixon’s family living at the house and allowed them to escape.

It was initially thought the blaze was accidental but Detective Inspector Dave Lynch said the charges against the woman came after a “lengthy and complex” police inquiry.

In a death notice published in the Herald, Mr Dixon, know as Mita, was described as a muchloved father and father-inlaw and cherished poppa. The woman is due to be sentenced on September 16.

- APNZ

A five-year-old Greymouth girl has undergone surgery after a “horrendous” dog attack left her with a chunk out of her face.

Police are investigating the attack, which occurred about three weeks ago. Area commander Inspector John Canning said police officers had described the injuries as “horrendous”. The dog had since been put down. At the time of the attack the girl was being looked after by a babysitter. It was initially investigated by Grey District Council dog control staff, who referred the matter to the police because of the serious injuries.

- APNZ

No Ebola screening Health officials have decided not to start screening for deadly Ebola infection among passengers arriving in New Zealand, despite the seriousness of the outbreak of the viral disease in West Africa.

Screening of passengers at points of entry was not recommended by the World Health Organisation, said New Zealand’s director of public health, Dr Darren Hunt.

He said the WHO considered screening very unlikely to detect anyone arriving with ebola virus, which had an incubation period of 2 to 21 days and symptoms that were not specific. The current outbreak of Ebola has killed more than 670 people in Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone, according to the WHO. One death has occurred in Nigeria, sparking fears of the further spread of the virus.

- APNZ

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■ HAKATERE MAORI WARDENS

Maori wardens begin patrols

BY TONI WILLIAMS

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Ray Solomon

The return of Maori wardens to the central business district after an absence of decades has gone smoothly and the rise in community need has them booked into the future.

The Hakatere Marae Wardens hit the streets on July 19 for their first night of patrol in more than two decades.

It has taken months of planning and ongoing training to get the wardens on to the streets - there were nine. They patrolled in pairs.

Chairman Ray Solomon said the first night the weather kept people home and it was “rather uneventful”.

“It was a rainy night with not too many people around,” he said.

“The response was probably a little subdued as we look like ordinary people walking around town.”

Mr Solomon expected high visibility vests to arrive that would help members of the public identify them more readily.

They expected to be out again this

■ NOVOPAY PAYROLL SYSTEM

Govt takes control of Novopay system

BY ADAM BENNETT After pouring $45 million in to fix Novopay, the teachers’ payroll system is no longer a “dog” and teachers will be thankful that the Government has taken it over, Prime Minister John Key says.

Senior Cabinet Minister Steven Joyce, who last year described Novopay as “a dog” yesterday said a Governmentowned company would assume management of the system from Australian company Talent2 from October this year.

He said “pretty good progress” had been made in recent months to fix the system which has been plagued with problems including large numbers of over and under payments to teachers since it was introduced in 2012.

However remaining issues prompted contractual issues in recent weeks and Talent2 had not been prepared to provide extra resources necessary for further development of the system. It had become clear “that the best outcome would be a change in the provider relationship”.

Opposition parties seized on yesterday’s announcement as yet another admission from the Government that the system had been a costly disaster, but Mr Key defended the decision.

“If you look forward, the sector will take quite a lot of confidence that effectively the Government is taking over the programme and the project. They’ll know it will be properly resourced and

properly looked after.”

When reminded that Mr Joyce had called it a dog he said, “Yeah but I think it’s come a long way since then”.

“It’s actually fundamentally operating pretty well. This is a very complex sector there’s a lot of different pay scales for teachers, it’s not an easy thing. But the Government has stabilised it and got it working reasonably effectively and I think a lot of teachers will say thank goodness the Government now has some control over the process.”

He said it was possible to make the argument the Government should have assumed control earlier, “and hindsight’s a wonderful thing”.

However the Government had now made “the right call” over the system which he said was originally signed up to by the previous Labour Government.

President of the New Zealand Principals’ Federation Philip Harding said his members were encouraged that Talent2 had withdrawn from managing the system, but warned “there is a long way to go before principals will have any confidence in the system”.

“The announcement does not cure the Novopay shambles that the sector has been battling for the last three years.

“The same challenges of random errors, frustratingly slow problem resolution, inaccurate personnel data, and significantly increased workload will continue,” he said.

- APNZ

weekend. Mr Solomon said the wardens had secured a van to be used for Maori warden work.

It would be shared with wardens from Christchurch and used on a rotational basis.

While the van was in town it would be housed at the Ashburton Police Station.

As an indication of the growing need for the wardens in the district, they have already been asked to help with two future events.

Mr Solomon said one of the events was planned by the Ashburton Youth Council.

They had approached the wardens to provide support for their alcohol and drug-free black light dance later in the year.

Maori wardens worked to protect and support communities, including curbing unruly behaviour, security, street patrols, monitoring licensed premises, hospital visits and court attendance.

They were trained to be non-confrontational and were one of the few

voluntary organisations with the power to remove intoxicated patrons from licenced premises.

“We are optimistic about the future and think we can make a difference,” Mr Solomon said.

“We have come a long way in a short time. We have the van, and more recently we have obtained funding to assist in the operation of the wardens.”

The Hakatere Marae Wardens would use the support of Christchurch wardens until they had completed their training.

They needed 200 hours of patrol experience to qualify and were then able to wear a warden uniform.

The intent was to get the wardens as much experience as possible with extra time on patrol in Christchurch to increase their experience.

The wardens added to community policing already on Ashburton streets and included Safer Ashburton town ambassadors, town watch, security and police who roamed the CBD during weekends.

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■■CREWE MURDERS

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Crewe mystery remains

By Rob Kidd Police have admitted for the first time a key piece of evidence used to convict Arthur Allan Thomas of the Crewe murders could have been fabricated by an officer.

Police have released their long-awaited review into the controversial case which also acknowledged wide-ranging failures, from dealing with evidence at the investigation’s outset to Commissioner Mike Bush’s comments at Detective Inspector Bruce Hutton’s funeral last year.

One of the key findings in the 330-page report was a “distinct possibility” the brass .22 cartridge case used to implicate Thomas may have been planted and, if so, it was likely police were responsible.

Arthur Allan Thomas was found guilty of the murders in 1971 and again at a retrial in 1973. But in 1979, after he had spent nine years in prison, he was granted an official pardon.

He was paid $950,000 compensation.

In 2010, the Crewes’ only child, Rochelle, asked police to reopen their homicide investigation in a bid to find out who killed her parents.

Rochelle was 18 months old when they died. She was found crying in her cot five days after they were last seen alive.

While there was no new evidence implicating any person as being responsible for the crime, the report cleared Lenard Demler - Rochelle’s grandfather who had been a significant suspect when the inquiry began.

Police also said there was no credible evidence to suggest Jeannette Crewe’s sister Heather Souter or local farmer John Eyre had anything to do with

THE CREWE MURDERS

Arthur Allan Thomas’ family (from left) Des Thomas, brother, Margaret Stuckley, sister and brother-in-law Buster Stuckley, at home in Pukekawa.

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the murders. David Jones QC also released his review of the police report yesterday.

Contrary to police opinion, he said there was enough evidence to lay charges against Hutton, the officer who headed the case.

The cartridge case in the garden was a “clear finding of fabrication”, he said.

Though yesterday’s report could not pin the blame on anyone, police said the killer was someone who had access to items from the farm, namely the wire found around Harvey Crewe’s body and the axle that had been previously fitted to Thomas’ trailer.

Police still believed Thomas’ firearm was most likely to have

fire the fatal bullets.

Acting Deputy Commissioner Grant Nicholls apologised to Rochelle Crewe over the case, which Jones said would be perennially unsolved unless significant evidence emerged.

But Nicholls refused to apologise to Thomas.

His brother Des reacted angrily to the report.

“We’ve been cheated, the facts haven’t come out, they haven’t moved on from 1970.”

He said the report cast a shadow over the entire family as potential suspects. “It’s a whitewash.” The review into the case has cost $400,000 to date and amassed more than 92,000 pages of work.

- APNZ

■■ 1970: Harvey and Jeannette Crewe are murdered at their Pukekawa farmhouse, south of Auckland. Their only child, 18-month-old Rochelle, is left in her cot. Arthur Allan Thomas charged with their murders six months later.

■■ 1971: Arthur Allan Thomas is convicted of the crime. His supporters protest his innocence.

■■ 1973: Thomas is convicted again at a retrial.

■■ 1979: Thomas receives a pardon after an investigation ordered by Prime Minister Robert Muldoon.

■■ 1980: A royal commission concludes that police planted a shellcase in the Crewes’ garden to frame Thomas for the murder. But the case is never reinvestigated.

■■ 2010: Rochelle Crewe breaks her 40-year silence in the Herald to ask police to reopen their investigation to find out who killed her parents. The request is refused but police bosses agree to conduct a “thorough analysis and assessment of the Crewe homicide file in an endeavour to answer questions raised by Rochelle Crewe”.

■■ 2013: Herald reveals Deputy Commissioner Mike Bush’s eulogy for Detective Inspector Bruce Hutton, who led the original Crewe murder inquiry, at his funeral. Mr Bush is now the Commissioner but was removed from playing any part in the Crewe review. The Herald later reveals the police have reinterviewed Thomas and other members of his family, asking for alibis.

■■ Yesterday: The findings of the Crewe review are released.

■■ST ANDREW’S PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH

100 years of Presbytery of Ashburton

By Toni Williams

Toni.w@theguardian.co.nz

St Andrew’s Presbyterian Church is celebrating the 100th anniversary of the Presbytery of Ashburton this weekend with a variety concert and dance.

It was one of the celebrations planned this year to mark the occasion.

The Presbytery of Ashburton was the regional governing body of the church in the district.

St Andrew’s Presbyterian Church ministry assistant Dellwyn Moylan said a church service and a tree planting would be held in December. The centennial anniversary was officially December 8.

The mid-year event this weekend included a concert of a variety of items from church members such as highland dancers, a poetry writer, St David’s Union Church men’s and women’s choir, singers and musicians. The variety concert and dance was open to anyone to attend with families encouraged.

Miss Moylan said The Foothills Band would provide dancing music.

It will be in the Sinclair Centre on Saturday and people were asked to bring a plate for supper.

It cost a donation at the door with proceeds going to the Christchurch Hospital chaplaincy service.

It starts at 7pm.

Items to be blessed St Andrew’s Presbyterian Church members will have their handmade rugs, hats and scarves blessed this weekend.

The assorted items made by members of the church were destined for orphans in Eastern European countries like Ukraine and Moldova.

They would be included with other items from around New Zealand for shipment.

St Andrew’s Presbyterian Church ministry assistant Dellwyn Moylan said the service was a “practical way of living out our faith” with 15 to 20 people involved in the handmade donations.

The service is on Sunday. It starts at 10am.

Nursing training An additional 200 training places for nurse graduates will be funded next year by the Government.

The $2.8m investment was announced yesterday by Health Minister Tony Ryall. It increased the available places on Nurse Entry to Practice programme to 1300. The programme offered professional and educational support for graduate nurses in their first year of practice. Mr Ryall said 160 of the extra training places would be at public hospitals and District Health Board funded community health services. The other 40 places would be at aged residential care facilities nationwide.

Scout Scarf Day Thousands of past and present scouts will scarf up this week to show their support for the scouting movement. The inaugural National Scout Scarf Day will be held tomorrow. All past and present members were encouraged to wear their scarf and woggle for the day to work or school. There are about 300 keas, cubs, scouts and venturers involved in the strong scouting movement in Mid Canterbury. But there were likely to be thousands of former scouts in the district. The older rovers also operated in Mid Canterbury and were based at the Mania-ORoto Scout Zone site. The national scouts youth governance body also planned a competition for the most novel place to wear the scarf, or the most notable celebrity to be seen with the scarf.

Drink-driving limits Reduced drink-driving limits will be in place for the Christmas holidays. The Land Transport Amendment Bill 2013 passed its third reading in Parliament yesterday. The changes will result in the adult breath alcohol limit being reduced from 400mcg of alcohol per litre of breath, to 250mcg. The blood alcohol limit, currently 80mg of alcohol per 100ml of blood, will be lowered to 50mg. Drivers caught with a breath alcohol level between 251mcg and 400mcg will be fined $200 and receive 50 demerit points. Drivers who refuse or fail to undergo an evidential breath test will receive a $700 fine as well as 50 demerit points. The changes will come into play on December 1.

- APNZ

Quad bike accident A 30-year-old farmer has suffered multiple injuries in a quad bike accident in Hawke’s Bay. The Lowe Corporation Rescue Helicopter was alerted to the incident at Tuai, south of Te Urewera National Park, at 5.30pm yesterday. The man was taken to Hawke’s Bay Regional Hospital.

- APNZ

Crushed man critical A man crushed between two trucks near Auckland Airport on Tuesday remains in a critical condition at Middlemore hospital.

Emergency services were called to a commercial premises in Laurence Stevens Drive at Auckland Airport about 4.45am on Tuesday where the man was found between two trucks. The man was being supported in hospital by his wife.

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■■MID CANTERBURY NEWCOMERS’ NETWORK

Guides for district’s newcomers South African settling-in meeting

By Toni Williams

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Newcomers to Mid Canterbury can get an updated guide full of useful tips and information about the district.

The June 2014 edition is out now and replaces the dated 2010 version.

Mid Canterbury Newcomers’ Network administrator John Hobbs said the guide was a compact size for people to handle and user friendly. It contained useful tips for new arrivals including getting around the district, finding a place to live and choosing a school.

There were also useful contacts like the hospital, the library, the district council, Community House Mid Canterbury and police stations in the district.

“It’s so handy to give to people that are new to the district, not just migrants but Kiwis too.”

The guide can be picked up from the Ashburton District Council, the Ashburton Library or Safer Ashburton.

Mr Hobbs said they would also be handed out tomorrow night at the South African themed settling-in meeting.

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A dance teacher would teach those in attendance a South African dance.

There would also be a South Africanthemed quiz with prizes.

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Is the sign fair?

Stu Oldham

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sign police used to draw attention to alleged drug crime in Ashburton has prompted some interesting questions about fairness.

The questions are interesting because, at their root, they are linked to our ideas of right and wrong.

Last week, the Guardian published news about a police operation that police hoped would put the frighteners on the district’s drug scene.

They raided and searched a number of properties and, as they did so, sent a message to the people they said our district could do without.

Among their tools was a temporary sign which read “Drugs will no longer be sold from this house”. It slowed traffic when it was placed outside one Allenton house.

There was plenty of chatter online. On the Guardian’s Facebook page, most people were pleased with such a visible display of police proactivity.

But the occupant of one of the raided houses told the Guardian the sign labelled the property as a “tinny house” before the allegation was tested in court. Was this fair?

The Council of Civil Liberties said that, if someone is innocent until proven otherwise, there was a “big question” as to the appropriateness of the sign.

That will be answered by evidence at court but it is still fair to wonder whether it is, well, fair.

The sign suggested why the police were where they were.

For many of us, the sign – no matter how it was expressed – was reassuring.

For a community, that sort of reassurance is fair.

But what about the sign’s impact on those people subject to arrest and allegation?

A local lawyer said it would be interesting to consider similar signs relating to other allegations.

Women will no longer be beaten in this house. Children will no longer be abused in here.

If the allegations are untested, how fair would we consider these signs?

But then, how fair is it that we are at a point where house searches and signs are needed at all.

YOUR VIEW Church attendance Regarding my letter on church attendance and the response from Pastor J. W. Heath. I salute you for your comments, Mr Heath.

You have restored my sanity, I am not going mad, because I know now there are others who are very concerned with this serious problem.

Will they have the courage to reveal themselves?

Mr Heath you made a very good point when you said “evil has become good and good becomes evil”.

This is exactly what I am concerned about in our society.

We are only one step from banning the Bible.

Anyone wanting to prove this needs to read the Bible slowly, listing areas where secular society has changed God’s law and imposed their own.

It would be helpful if the churches start first with this exercise. Mr Heath, your congregation was very fortunate in having a minister who is spiritually-led.

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Time flies when you’re having fun.” As a child I heard this so many times that I began to repeat it without fully understanding the meaning of the phrase.

The days I spent as a youngster were as busy as they are today, but instead of full days of school and work, they were choc-a-block playing with friends at school (then begging mum to have them come over that same afternoon), sport and just having fun in whatever I was doing.

Unlike today, each term seemed to last a lifetime and the holidays could never come soon enough.

Holidays also seemed to stretch on for an eternity, until it got to the point that I could not

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wait to get back to school and exercise my brain! I never found myself wishing for more time on holiday.

I cannot recall when I first became conscious of time ticking by. Yet since then, although the days and hours can sometimes seem slow, filled with schoolwork and study, every Christmas appears to come around even quicker than the last.

It seems the days are long but the years are short.

Before we know it, the end-ofyear exams are on our doorstep and we begin thinking about all the spare time we could have used to study instead of pulling out the phone and checking Facebook (which was most likely checked just minutes before) or wandering to the fridge, then to the pantry … then back to the fridge in desperate attempts to ‘find’ some food.

I am definitely guilty of this.

However, I think that at some point, most people are.

Don’t get me wrong, we cannot use this as an excuse to procrastinate but it does lead to the question “are we really making the most of our time?”

Is this all just a part of growing up? At times it feels as if life is full of things that I am

constantly juggling – the next assignment that is due, the next netball game, and “really important things” like when the fridge is going to be restocked or what I need to plan for next year.

With everything that is going on, it can be so easy to be consumed by these things.

Yet it is helpful to remember that it is okay to have a breather, to not unwisely overwork yourself, and to have fun in what we are doing – we can enjoy the journey, not just reaching the destination.

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■ CHINA

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Nearly 100 dead in clash A clash in China’s far western region of Xinjiang, home to the country’s mostly Muslim Uighur minority, left nearly 100 people dead and wounded, an exile group says.

Chinese state media reported yesterday that dozens of civilians and assailants were killed and injured in what it described as a “terrorist attack” in the region, saying a gang armed with knives and axes had attacked a police station and government offices, before moving on to a township.

“Police officers at the scene shot dead dozens of members of the mob,” the official news agency Xinhua said of the violence, said to have occurred early Tuesday.

Xinhua did not give a precise breakdown of the casualties, and information in Xinjiang is

often difficult to verify independently.

But Dilxat Raxit, a spokesman for the World Uyghur Congress, an exile group, said the toll had climbed significantly.

Citing local Uighur sources, he said in an email: “Nearly 100 people were killed and wounded during the clash.”

The violence came, he added, when “Uighurs rose up to resist China’s extreme ruling policy and were met with armed repression resulting in dead and injured on both sides”.

Raxit had earlier said more than 20 Uighurs were killed and 10 wounded, while a total of 13 armed Chinese personnel were killed or wounded and about 67 people were arrested.

The violence took place in Shache county, or Yarkant in

the Uighur language, near the edge of the Taklamakan desert in the west of the vast region.

Hotel and restaurant staff in Shache contacted by AFP said they had no knowledge of the incident.

According to Xinhua, it was “organised and premeditated”.

Beijing commonly blames separatists from Xinjiang for carrying out terror attacks which have grown in scale over the past year and spread outside the restive and resourcerich region.

Among the most shocking incidents was a market attack in Xinjiang’s capital Urumqi in May in which 39 people were killed, and a deadly rampage by knife-wielding assailants at a train station at Kunming in China’s southwest in March, which left 29 dead.

They came after a fiery vehicle crash at Tiananmen Square, Beijing’s symbolic heart, in October last year.

Rights groups and analysts accuse China’s government of cultural and religious repression which they say fuels unrest in Xinjiang, which borders Central Asia.

The government, however, argues it has boosted economic development in the area and that it upholds minority rights in a country with 56 recognised ethnic groups.

Beijing has also suggested that extremists in Xinjiang are influenced by radical groups outside China, though many foreign analysts are sceptical, pointing instead to Uighur dissatisfaction.

- AFP

■ UKRAINE

Russia hit with toughest sanctions yet The US and Europe have targeted Russia’s key financial, arms and energy sectors with tough new sanctions in response to Moscow’s intervention in the Ukraine crisis.

Announcing the measures, US President Barack Obama denied that the West had begun a new Cold War against its former Soviet foe, but urged his counterpart Vladimir Putin to reverse course.

He warned the new sanctions would hurt a Russian economy already stumbling towards zero growth, and said Washington had proof that Russian artillery had fired on Ukrainian forces.

And, he said, the allies are now more determined to act together in the wake of the shooting down over Ukraine this month of a Malaysia Airlines jet by Russian-armed separatists.

“Even before our actions today, nearly $100 billion in capital was expected to flee Russia,” Obama warned.

“Russia’s energy, financial and defence sectors are feeling the pain. Projections for Russian economic growth are down to near zero.”

While the sanctions are designed to hit key sectors of Moscow’s economy hardest, and the oligarchs in Putin’s inner circle, there were warnings that Europe’s own economy would suffer too.

The euro fell to its lowest level against the US dollar

President Barack Obama delivers a statement on the south lawn of the White House, in Washington, yesterday. He says new US and European sanctions will make Russia’s weak economy even weaker.

AP PHOTO

yesterday as markets realised that Brussels was on a collision course with Europe’s biggest source of energy and a major trading partner.

The US Treasury singled out VTB Bank, its subsidiary Bank of Moscow and Russian Agricultural Bank as three institutions joining the existing sanctions regime against Russia.

Sanctions will also target Russia’s state-owned United Shipbuilding Corporation, which builds attack submarines and surface warships, some of them for export to Moscow’s overseas military partners.

Europe’s sanctions will notably make it tougher for Russian state-owned banks to access

European financial markets, forcing their costs higher and hobbling an already struggling economy.

Herman Van Rompuy, president of the European Council, dubbed the measures “a strong warning” and condemned Russia’s “illegal annexation” of Crimea and deliberate destabilisation of Ukraine.

If Russia does not change direction, Van Rompuy said, “it will find itself increasingly isolated by its own actions.”

“The European Union will fulfil its obligations to protect and ensure the security of its citizens. And the European Union will stand by its neighbours and partners,” the state-

ment added. The EU however “remains ready to reverse its decisions and re-engage with Russia when it starts contributing actively and without ambiguities to finding a solution”, he added.

“The decision today was inevitable,” German Chancellor Angela Merkel said, urging the Russian leadership to “pursue the path of de-escalation and co-operation”.

EU ambassadors also agreed to impose asset freezes and visa bans on four close Putin business associates, the first time the bloc has targeted such figures.

British energy giant BP, which owns almost 20 per cent of Russian state oil giant Rosneft, complained that the new sanctions could seriously damage its interests. Some EU diplomats also expressed concern that the sanctions would convince Putin that he no longer has anything to lose by further escalating the conflict.

Heavy shelling in eastern Ukraine, meanwhile, forced international experts to again scrap plans to reach the MH17 crash site.

Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko asked Belarus to host talks between Russian and Ukrainian envoys to discuss access to the MH17 crash site.

There was no immediate response from Moscow.

The remains of some of the 298 victims still lie there 12 days after the disaster. - AFP

150 trapped in India A major landslide has struck a village in western India following heavy monsoon rains, killing at least five people and leaving up to 150 feared trapped. Emergency forces rushed to remote Malin village in the Pune district of Maharashtra state, where debris from a hill collapsed onto homes in the morning while residents were sleeping. “Five bodies have been recovered and 125 to 150 are still trapped,” said Satish Lalit, a spokesman for the Maharashtra chief minister’s office. Alok Avasthy, regional commandant at the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF), also said up to 150 were feared trapped by the landslide, which damaged about 50 houses.

- AFP

Quake hits Mexico A 6.3-magnitude earthquake has rattled Mexico, killing an elderly woman who fell as she fled her home and injuring another evacuated from a hospital. The epicentre was in the east coast of Veracruz, where residents and tourists fled homes and hotels.

Authorities found no damage after reviewing the Laguna Verde nuclear power plant and oil installations in the Gulf of Mexico coast. But the earthquake claimed the life of a 75-year-old woman in the neighbouring southern state of Oaxaca, after she fell and knocked her head on the floor when she was fleeing her home, civil protection director Felipe Reyna Romero said yesterday.

- AFP

Suspect in Belgium France has handed over to Belgium the man suspected of carrying out a deadly shooting in May at the Jewish Museum in Brussels.

A spokeswoman for the Belgian police said Mehdi Nemmouche, a 29-year-old Frenchman of Algerian descent, “has arrived” in Brussels.

“He will be interrogated,” added spokeswoman Tine Hollevoet, who declined all further details.

France’s final appeals court last week cleared his extradition for questioning over the May 24 killings of a Jewish couple, a Frenchwoman and a Belgian man at the downtown Brussels museum.

- AFP

Plane lands on field Police have praised a pilot who managed to dodge busy roads and houses and put his stricken plane down on a Brisbane football field. The pilot and his male passenger suffered only minor injuries when the light plane made an emergency landing at Runcorn, losing a wing in the process. Police say the men were extremely lucky, and the pilot deserves high praise for finding a safe place to land the aircraft after it experienced engine problems. The men had flown to Stradbroke Island and were on their way back again when they ran into trouble. “I think, under the circumstances, the pilot has done an exceptional job here to actually land this aircraft away from the roadway, away from houses, on a playing field where no other people have been injured,” a police officer said. The plane came to a rest tilted on its side, and with a wing snapped off when it landed about 7.30am.

- AAP

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Westland prediction lowered the game”, he said. He said the lower payout would have an effect on discretionary spending but “you’ve still got to carry on farming”.

He said some of the drops in the WMP predicted payout were more preventable than others.

“The annoying part is we were unable to capture what was a very good season last season.”

However, at the end of the day, farmers had to put faith in the people that made the decisions on their behalf, he said.

He said the West Coast economy had taken quite a knock in the last couple of years so consistency in the dairy industry would be great for the Coast.

WMP chief executive Rod Quin said the predicted payout was in line with the predictions by other New Zealand companies, all of which were experiencing the same international market conditions.

“The decline in payout for 2014-15 is due to lower international dairy prices and the relatively high New Zealand dollar,” he said.

“The market has continued to decline as customers limit their purchases due to higher inventories in their supply chains, and growth in milk and dairy product supply from Europe and the USA.” He said that some industry commentators had speculated that the weakening New Zealand dollar may offset the impact of the lowered dairy prices but said that decline had been very small and the currency remained over valued.

“Westland’s response to this situation is to continue its strategy to grow its capacity to produce higher-value nutritional products such as infant formula,” he said.

“Our traditional reliance on

Guardian Shares & Investments

■ TAXATION OF SAVINGS

Compiled by

Term deposits are a preferred investment vehicle for many older New Zealanders, according to Age Concern chief executive Robyn Scott.

Jordan Williams of the Taxpayers’ Union said taxing nominal rather than real interest was taxing income people never got to spend.

The Savings Working Group back in 2011 called for only real interest income to be taxed (and for only real interest costs to be deductible).

It also recommended portfolio investment entity (PIE) tax rates be cut to levels 5 to 10 percentage points below investors’ marginal tax rates.

“As the Savings Working Group observed, the current tax system discourages saving and

incentivises indebtedness and investment in real estate rather than more productive investment,” Neilson said.

The council expects to release analysis of the fiscal effects of the proposals within a few weeks.

The two million people in KiwiSaver and the 750,000 with term deposits are being invited to sign online petitions at www. fairtaxforsavers.org.nz or send a postcard or email to their MP or the leader or finance expert of the party they back.

It would be the most polite, non-partisan, evidence-based request for change in the nation’s political history, the former Revenue Minister said.

- APNZ

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Last Daily Volume sale move ’000s

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–7.01

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NZX 50 constituents

25/7

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NEW ZEALAND SHARE MARKET

Source: NZX

18/7

Campaign to reduce tax The Financial Services Council is looking to drum up popular support for a campaign to address what it says is the overtaxation of savings.

Age Concern, Consumer New Zealand and the Taxpayers’ Union are also backing the campaign.

They argue that every dollar of tax collected on the earnings someone’s savings generate while entrusted to fund managers is a dollar less reinvested to generate compound interest for the saver.

The cumulative effect – depending on how long people save and their marginal tax rate – can be effective tax rates much higher than they pay on other income.

“Someone in the 33 per cent tax bracket loses 54.7 per cent of their KiwiSaver earnings to the impact of tax over 40 years,” said Financial Services Council chief executive Peter Neilson.

And someone in KiwiSaver on the average wage saving a typical 6 per cent of income for 40 years would have a nest egg more than $100,000 larger if the overtaxation was fixed, he said.

The campaign also wants only the real or after-inflation component of interest paid on term deposits in banks to be taxable.

bulk dairy commodities makes us more vulnerable to the cyclical swings of the international dairy market...”

He said WMP’s new $102 million nutritionals dryer at Hokitika would give it the capacity to shift more production to highend products and the potential to lift payouts. WMP expected to commission the dryer in August 2015.

Mr Quin said WMP expected the demand from Chinese customers to increase again during the next four to eight weeks.

The co-operative did not expect prices to increase to last season’s levels because of the additional milk supplies from New Zealand, the European Union and the United States in the market.

WMP sold product to 40 countries, he said. The largest single country was China, which bought around 20 percent of WMP’s products.

- APNZ

11/7

Many West Coast dairy farmers now have to take a good look at their budget in light of a lower forecast payout for the new season.

Westland Milk Products (WMP) yesterday announced a payout prediction for the 201415 season that is nearly $1 per kilogram of milk solids (KgMS) less than last season.

It has set a payout prediction of $6 to $6.40 per KgMS for the current season, keeping the prediction for the 2013-14 season the same at $7.50 to $7.70 per KgMS before retentions.

Federated Farmers West Coast dairy chairperson Renee Rooney said she expected the payout to be what it was, and was accepting that that this season’s lower prediction was all part of the volatility of farming.

“We just need to rejig our

budgets again and talk nicely to our bank managers,” she said.

“We have seen it worse. And we wouldn’t want it to get any lower.”

She had her fingers crossed that there wouldn’t be any adverse weather events during the lower payout year.

Cape Foulwind sharemilker Nick Jordan said he was not at all surprised by the payout prediction for the new season, and didn’t expect the market to become favourable again until it had fallen some more.

“I think around $6 (per KgMS) is realistic.”

He said it would be business as usual on his farm, but he would be rethinking purchases that were unnecessary.

Local farmer John Milne said everyone was expecting the payout to drop. No one ever wanted to see it drop that much “but such was the nature of

4/7

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–0.14%

 NZX 20 index

3,972.92 –15.28 –0.38%

 NZX All index

5,474.6

–7.99

 Rises 59

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 Falls 40

WORLD MARKETS

 S&P/ASX 200 index

5,622.9

+34.5

+0.62%

At close of trading on July 30, 2014

 Dow Jones Indust.

16,912.11 –70.48 –0.42%

At close of trading on July 29, 2014

 FTSE 100 index

6,807.75 +19.68 +0.29% At close of trading on July 29, 2014

 Nikkei 225 index

15,646.23 +28.16 +0.18%

At close of trading on July 30, 2014

METAL PRICES

Source: interest.co.nz

 Gold

London – $US/ounce

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 Silver

20.64

–5.25

–0.4%

London – $US/ounce

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 Copper London – $US/tonne

7,116.0

–16.0

–0.22%

NZ DOLLAR

Source: BNZ

Country

As at 4pm July 30, 2014

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

TT buy

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TT sell

0.8927 0.9081 4.9191 0.6231 1.4929 0.4945 85.27 1.753 8.8418 26.19 0.8389

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Using ideas born in her grandfather’s Kaikoura farm shed, Methven’s Rosie Todhunter is making a name for herself as a rural business entrepreneur.

Four years ago she launched her Super Crook on to the market and today the product her grandfather Tony Prentice developed and her mother sold for pocket money, is sold internationally.

“I don’t think she was that keen on the idea but she sold them one at a time, probably to be a good daughter. That must have been pretty soul-destroying,” Rosie said.

The original was made entirely from metal, but today’s version has a plastic moulded catch and hold crook.

She took over the crook business about four years ago and took it from farm shed to the international market with orders coming into the manufacturer and distributor by the hundred.

That business is ticking along nicely and Rosie has now turned her attention to developing another of her grandfather’s ideas, a well-insulated kennel for dogs that is warm in winter and cool in summer.

Farm dogs for decades have generally had a raw deal when it’s come to accommodation, but the Thermo Kennel should change all that, she said.

“I’ve always had this kennel at the back of my mind and wondered if I could make it work.”

She had her grandfather’s prototype built and took it to this year’s Mystery Creek field days.

Above – Living high and dry, Snig is helping his owners break new ground, living in a snug Thermo Kennel designed to keep dogs warm in winter and cool in summer.

PHOTO SUPPLIED Right – Entrepreneur, inventor and ambassador for youth agricultural programmes, Rosie Todhunter with the locking and immobilising Super Crook she’s developed using her grandfather’s design.

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It was an instant hit and earned her a Grass Roots runner-up award.

It might have earned high praise, but to Rosie the kennel still needed work and modification. That’s happening now and she hopes to have the product on the market by the end of this

year.

Dougal Lamont has come on board, helping get the kennel moulding and insulation layers right, and that’s resulting in a product that’s a far cry from the 44-gallon drum with foam and plastic lining her grandfather created, Rosie said.

“He just welded it up, cut a door and put a flap on.”

Rosie’s version is much more sophisticated and after showcasing the kennel at Mystery Creek she has more than 60 orders in the pipeline once production starts. And getting the kennel launched won’t be the end of the

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Like any business idea, the kennel is absorbing plenty of cash and Rosie isn’t ruling out looking for investors to help fund the fledgling business.

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“I’m not counting my chickens on this one yet, but I do feel good about it.

“The key will be getting them made so they’re affordable, but so I can also make money from them.”

And she’s also receiving advice and mentoring along the way.

Grow Mid Canterbury has helped access funding and education and secured her a place on a high achievers’ business growth programme. That assistance has been invaluable, Rosie said.

Over the coming months she knows she’ll have her hands full perfecting the thermo kennel,

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but said she stops occasionally and thinks how lucky she was to have had such an entrepreneurial grandfather.

“The crooks and the kennels were his ideas and I guess I’m capturing his cool concepts and developing them.”

Both businesses, however, will always be more than just great business ideas, they’ll also be the funding foundation for Rosie and fiancé Gavin Dowling when it comes to realising their farmownership dream.

The two businesses also have to take second place for Rosie to her fulltime job as YFC Get Ahead project leader, a programme designed to encourage young people to become involved in the agricultural sector and look at options for making a career in the industry.

She believes there is no real understanding among many youngsters of the options and opportunities in agriculture.

Dairying was doing a good job of encouraging people into the industry, but sheep and beef was about to catch up with a new stepping stone programme being developed, Rosie said.

“Hopefully in sheep and beef we’ll see more things like equity partnerships coming up. Dairying is doing it so it’s really a mindset thing.”

She’s passionate about farming and she’s passionate about encouraging young people to consider it as a good career path, whether that’s at the grass roots level or in agri-business.

The opportunities are endless, she said.

Position opens up on DairyNZ board Nominations will open this week for a new farmer-elected director for DairyNZ’s board following the resignation of current board member Barbara Kuriger.

DairyNZ board chairman John Luxton says Mrs Kuriger, who is from Taranaki, is standing down from the board to dedicate herself to her new role as the National Party candidate for the Taranaki-King Country electorate in the September general election.

“Barbara has served on dairy industry boards for 11 years and has made a significant contribution through her links with the Dairy Women’s Network.

“She was the first person to win the Dairy Woman of the Year title in 2012 and was a founding member of DairyNZ’s board when it was formed in 2007.

“She has been a passionate advocate for driving improvements in our industry’s training systems. She has also worked hard to increase understanding between urban and rural communities.”

She officially steps down from the board at the annual meeting of DairyNZ

in Timaru on October 16.

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Voting will open in September if more than one nomination is received and results will be announced at the AGM in October.

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■ TECHNOLOGICALLY USER-FRIENDLY

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ruce Springsteen’s “Born in the USA” thumping out through the very decent sixspeaker sound system seemed very appropriate when first driving this new Highlander.

For that’s where it now comes from (as does Nissan’s Pathfinder).

While it still has the same wheelbase, in keeping with its birthplace, it’s now 80mm longer and 15mm wider.

And a smart-looking, sporty SUV with its combination of the global Toyota family look plus some in-your face, American styling, complete with roof rails and a subtle spoiler.

There’s four models – the entry level, 2WD only GX, the midrange GXL that comes in both 2WD and 4WD variants and top of the range, 4WD only Limited and Limited ZR. Prices range from $59,990 to $80,990.

All have lots of standard gear including reversing cameras, rear sensors, LED daytime running lights, halogen headlights,

power adjustable driver’s seat, cruise control, privacy glass, alloy wheels, and a full-size spare under the boot floor.

The GLX driven includes leather trimmed seats (front ones heated), keyless entry/push button start, dusk-sensing headlights and dual zone climate control airconditioning.

On getting in through the wide opening doors it’s obvious Toyota have done lots to improve both the interior space and the fit out as well, for there’s a quality feel throughout with soft-touch plastics, brushed aluminium highlights to the impressive looking dash and, of course, the black leather seats.

The front seats are wide and very comfortable with plenty of electric adjustment (including lumbar support) for the driver but there’s no memory setting.

The view out is very good, except for parking when you do notice the long nose and accordingly appreciate the rear sensors

A new direction?

S ome will know that your other motoring correspondent Bernard recently retired from Rural Post.

Given his ability to wax lyrical, wonder if we may now see a name change to Ayrton Senna Egan.

And then a new job of helping out Marlene in her salon?

and reversing camera with its pics appearing on the 6.1-inch touchscreen.

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The second-row seats too are big and comfy although, as with most SUVs, the centre seat good as it is, wouldn’t be my first choice for a long trip. They also slide and split-fold to liberate rather easy access to the third-row seating.

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Easily raised the seats are wide and there’s enough space available for adults over short distances. All three rows of seats have air vents and map lights.

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All seats up, 195L of luggage can be stowed and with the thirdrow folded, it’s 529L. It’s easy to load and the tailgate is high rising.

Possibly a problem for those of shorter stature!

Under the bonnet it’s the same 3.5-litre V6 petrol delivering 201kW and 337Nm of torque.

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While Toyota say the 4WD Highlanders can deliver a competitive overall fuel consumption of 10.6L/100k, it’s possible that most drivers are more likely to achieve close to that only at open road cruise on the flat. Factor in short urban running, some press-on driving and/or hills, and figures in the lower teens are a possibility.

With updated front and new double wishbone rear suspension both the ride and handling impress given its size. The steering is well weighted,and provides a reasonable “feel” for the road. The brakes require a firm foot.

Of course being a large SUV and perhaps set up for cruising the Interstates, some body lean is expected, but this doesn’t happen much in day to day driving, when it rides very nicely and soaks up bumps with aplomb.

Also the on demand AWD systems torque distribution system is proactive and reassuring.

Then for ski-field roads/tracks there’s buttons by the gear lever for the central diff-lock, snow, hill descent and stability control override. Ground clearance remains at 200mm.

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■ HOCKEY

In brief

Playoff format yet to be decided

By Jonathan Leask

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The Mid-South Canterbury hockey competition is on the eve of its playoffs, but no one knows how they are set to play out.

The format for the finals is yet to be released despite the season finals set down for August 23.

In the men’s competition, defending champions Wakanui Black will finish top of the table but what happens after that is a bit of a mystery.

Black’s Mark Bennett speculated on a return to the old system of a top qualifier and bottom qualifier before a sudden death playoff - where the top two teams meet in one semifinal with the winner directly into the final and the loser set to play midweek against the winner of the third versus fourth placed semi-final.

No matter the draw, Black is set to feature as they chase a fourth straight title while Wakanui Blue’s run of five straight losses have scuttled their playoff hopes - sitting in fifth with a nine point gap to fourth placed Tainui with two weeks to play.

Blue need a mathematical miracle of two bonus points wins and Tainui to fall twice to finish fourth but they would need to start their turnaround with a rare win over Black.

The two Wakanui sides will meet mid-week next week as they head to the West Coast this weekend, combined into Mid Canterbury teams for the

Chatham Cup dates The dates and kick-off times for the semifinals of this year’s Chatham Cup have been confirmed. First-time semifinalists Onehunga Sports will meet two-time competition winners Cashmere Technical of Christchurch at Waikaraka Park in Onehunga on Saturday, August 16 at 2pm. Auckland’s Central United will host Napier City Rovers at Kiwitea Street in Sandringham on Sunday, August 17 with kick-off at 1pm. The final will take place on Sunday, September 7.

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Manly confident

Wakanui Black’s Ryan Hampton looks for a way out with the ball during a recent senior men’s match.

annual clash with the West Coast.

The exchange has always favoured the home side, which as Bennett explained “is because whomever plays at home generally has the best team available because they don’t have to travel”, a problem that has affected Mid Canterbury this year.

“We are a bit light on numbers and some guys may have to play in both games but we are still taking strong teams,”

Bennett said.

Mid Canterbury A have held the Lindsay Aldridge Trophy for the past three seasons, and a win this weekend would complete a fourth straight unbeaten season, while Mid Canterbury B has owned the Robert Fraser Trophy for the past four years.

Meanwhile, the Mid Canterbury women’s senior club teams are both at home in the women’s competition but are similarly in the dark as to the playoff plans, despite their fi-

nals series set to start a week before the men’s.

Both women’s sides are at home again in what is the final regular season round.

Hampstead host Geraldine looking for a bonus point to finish top of the table, entering the weekend tied with defending champions St Andrews, who play Craighead, on 46 points.

Hampstead-Collegians will target Timaru Girls for win number four for the season.

After creating a four-point buffer at the top of the NRL ladder, Manly say they are eyeing their first minor premiership in 17 years.

The Sea Eagles put one hand on top spot when they moved two wins clear of South Sydney, Penrith and Canterbury last weekend.

Their win over the Warriors in New Zealand at the business end of the season proved especially crucial after the Panthers and Bulldogs both suffered upset losses. The Sea Eagles have been arguably the most dominant team of the past decade, reaching four of the past seven grand finals and winning two titles. However, they have not claimed a minor premiership since 1997.

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Big Bash final Cricket Australia (CA) will bring the Big Bash League final to Canberra, a city without a franchise. CA announced that Manuka Oval will host the Twenty20 title decider on January 28, a tick over two weeks before the 2015 World Cup starts in Melbourne. BBL boss Mike McKenna explained the demands associated with hosting the oneday tournament were part of the decision, but that CA also liked the idea of a neutral venue. “Manuka Oval has undergone significant work in recent times to upgrade facilities for fans,” McKenna said.

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All women players welcome to join weekend ladies Club Captain – Jenny Williams 308 2081

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■■ Golf Ashburton Golf Club Midweek Women August 5 LGU Medal Report 9.30 a.m. for 10.00 a.m. Multiple start Draw Steward: Janice Dunlop – 308 3910 Tuesday Starters R. Bennett and K. Read No 1 Tee 1st off M. Urquhart, L. Wackrow, K. Read 2nd off J. Williams, A. Grant, D. Simmons No 2 Tee R. Fail, D. Hinton, S. Elliott No 7 Tee J. Early, E. Langford, F. Matsinger, J. Donaldson No 9 Tee K. Shaw, H. Trott, J. McKeown No 10 Tee 1st off J. Guilford, W. Parr, V. Moore 2nd off B. Turton, S. Lemon, R. Bennett No 11 Tee H. Robertson, M. Bean, H. Ward No 16 Tee A. Hunt, M. Watson, J. Montgomery No 18 Tee K. Green, G. Lane, R. Evans Nine Hole Men and Women’s Section Thursday August 7 Rnd 4 Heather Smith Trophy, stableford – Report 9.45 a.m.

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August 2 1st round of the Smitheram and Grant Trophies. Morning players will have a clubhouse draw for an 8am start. Players are asked to report 15 minutes prior to tee off times.

No 1 Tee.12.30, J Smith, S Anderson, W Eddington, A Pawsey.12.36, R Harris, A Pierce, B Kirdy, R Wards.12.42, P Hefford, R Thompson, T McAndrew, No 10 Tee.12.30, B Smith, N Rayner, S Kircher, A Millar.12.36, R Feutz, G Rennie, M Fechney, R Bruce.12.42, D Busch, O Everest, D Green, A Lilley.No 13 Tee.12.30, J Beardsley, M Moore, B Kirdy, 12.36, S Newman, J Peacock, W Stevenson, J VanderHeide No 7 Tee.12.36, B McFarlane, T Clarke, C Miller, L Jackson.12.42, S Kennedy, P Marshall, R Kirdy, D Allan Starters; am B Collins, pm P Hefford, B Collins. Cards; C Hart. House; K McAuliffe Women’s Division August 5 L.G.U. 3rd Foundation Cup 3rd Betty McBride Trophy [B3] No 1 Tee 10am D Lowe J Undy J Smith 10.05 P Smith J VanderHeide D Bell 10.10 M Bennett M Kennedy S Vuvetich No 7 Tee 10am M Collive C Linney P Bell 10.05 V Cartney B Harris L Bird

No 10 Tee 10am B O’Neill D Sharplin L Glassey 10.05 D Wellman P Ellis P Bishop No 13 Tee 10am J Bruhns M Moore V Prendergast 10.05 I Divers M Reddecliffe V Hampton Bradford 9 Hole Women Match Play No 1 Tee 10.15 S Gutsell I Ross G Whipp 10.20 M Sherriff N Costin J Cartwright Starters M Bennett M Kennedy Cards J Undy J Bruhns Tea Duty AM 9 Hole Women P.M. C Shanks P Bell

RESULTS ■■ Golf Aorangi South Canterbury Women’s Open Pennants July 28 Zone 2 (Temuka) Temuka 1 8 Geraldine 2 4, Mayfield 2 9 Pleasant Point 1 3, Ashburton 2 9 Tinwald 2 3 Zone 3 (Temuka) Temuka 2 8 Pleasant Point 2 4, Rakaia 3 12 Tinwald 3 0, Gleniti 1 won by default from Timaru Zone 4 (Maungati) Maungati 12 North Otago 3 0, Gleniti 2 11 Fairlie 1, Pleasant Point 3 8 North Otago 1 4 Zone 5 (Waimate) Waimate 12 Lower Waitaki 0, Kurow 12 St.Andrews 0, North

Otago 2 10 Tokarahi 2

Mayfield Golf Club Ladies Division 2nd Round Championships July 29Joyce Davies vs Juliet McLeod McLeod 1 up; Jillian Lake vs Annemarie Blair - Lake 6/4African Stableford Competition - Jan Clucas and Alison Vessey 69 c/b;Margaret Read and Pam Morrison 69;Hastings McLeod Property Brokers Marilyn Cross 2nd Shot 2 & 11 Judy Webb 0-30; Val Fleming 30+ALT Nearest Pin No. 5 not struck, No 14 Alison Vessey (78cms);Player of the day - Alison Vessey.

Tinwald Golf Club Women’s Division July 29 Medal Silver P Smith 92 18 74 c/b W Stevenson 88 14 74 Bronze1 D Bell 95 25 70 J Van der Heide 98 26 72 Bronze 2 M Kennedy 107 35 72 M Moore 109 34 75 Bronze 3 S Vucetich 111 39 72 V Prendergast 112 36 76 Nearest The Pin No2 Dairy Business Centre D Bell No6 Stables Restaurant P Bell No 12 Mac and Maggie’s D Lowe No 16 Outdoor Adventure M Pawsey 9 Hole Competition M Sherriff net 39

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MSA Petanque Club Ladies Drawn Pairs July 26 Winners: Beverley Attewell and Marion

Harrison Runners-up: Rosemary McLaughlin and Marie Hall

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South Island Inter Association Shoot Andrew and Faulkner Shield, Blenheim July 26 Won by Ashley 2917.123, from Marlborough 2909.120, Ashburton 2909.120, Christchurch 2906.123, East Otago 2905.122, Southern Southland 2892.109, Nelson 2885.106, Geraldine 2861.83, Central Otago 2848.90, Ellesmere 2841.89, North Otago 2840.88, Timaru 2839.92, Southland 2822.92, and North Canterbury 1465.70.

Ashburton team individual scores, Martin Fleming 200.12, 99.6, Hailey Beevor 196.8, 99.6, Sandy Collett 197.9, 98.5, Greg Menzies 197.8, 98.3, Steve McArthur 196.13, 97.3, Nick Stewart 192.6, 97.5, Phillippa Fleming 191.5, 96.2, Nina McKenzie 190.7, 96.5, John Fleming 189.4, 97.3, Robbie Hewitt 190.6, 94.4, total 2909.120, emergencies, Sarah Clifford 186.4, 97.3, Wayne Tubb 182.4, 94.3.

Mayfield club, 28th July.

Robert Spencer 83, Kyle Hansen 84.1, Thomas Corbett 74.1, Grace Austin 70, Brian Hansen 94.3, Hamish Kirk 72.1, Ben Nordqvist 85, Oakley Murphy 81, Brent Austin 93.2, Pip McClintock 91.1, Carl Nordqvist 98.5, 98.2, Martin Fleming 100.6, Andrew Donaldson 95.4, John Fleming 95.3, 98.6, Phillip Wilce 63.

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■ COMMONWEALTH GAMES

Teen cyclists make Games history They eventually shared the podium but Anton Cooper and Sam Gaze shared no more than five words during yesterday’s spectacular one-two in Glasgow.

Although the pair’s success in the men’s mountain bike race appeared to be a classic case of Kiwis coming together to upset the odds, Cooper revealed it was quite the opposite.

Aside from an early agreement to push the pace from the start, seeing the pair steal into the lead on the opening lap, it was “every man for himself ” as the day unfolded.

The approach worked a treat and the teenagers crossed within three seconds of each other, taking gold, silver and a spot in this country’s Commonwealth Games folklore.

And Cooper thinks, had the duo attempted to work together, the co-operation could have backfired and left them emptyhanded.

“I wouldn’t say [we worked as a team] - it just looked like it because we were both there,” the gold medallist said. “You can do that and lose out and no one gets a medal.

Anton Cooper leads home Sam Gaze in the men’s mountain bike race in Glasgow.

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“It’s so much different to road.

You can’t really draft off each other and, when you’ve got two other riders in the mix as well, trying to look after their own intentions, it’s hard to work with another rider.”

Rather than teammate, Cooper saw Gaze as his main arrival as the pair, along with Australian

favourite Dan McConnell, raced toward the finish line.

Leading into the Games, Cooper thought McConnell, the world No 3, was the man to beat but that view shifted as events unfolded.

“He’s been the strongest rider for sure leading into this,” the 19-year-old said. “I thought Dan

was going to ride away. Halfway through the race he was looking really strong, but I guess he paid the price for that.

“I felt like I’d have a better kick than Dan, I was more worried about Sam over those last few hundred metres. But you forget about the pain then and just go off adrenaline.”

Whether it was the pain rendering speaking too difficult, or the adrenaline creating too narrow a focus, the two Kiwis spoke only a few words as they circled the Cathkin Braes course.

But there was certainly no animosity involved.

“I really wanted to win but you can’t always win them,” said Gaze.

“The next best thing was my countryman winning...this was a victory for me as well because it’s a country thing.”

For that reason, it must have helped both men that their duty entailed taking down an Australian, albeit one with whom they Kiwis are friendly. While their collaboration was kept to a minimum, the simple strategy of starting fast could have been enough to see off such distinguished competition.

“We got [McConnell] exactly where we wanted him and then, from there, it was just a single man’s game,” Gaze said.

“He’s top-three in the world for elite men and it’s amazing to beat him. I’m 18, [Cooper’s] 19 and we beat one of the best guys in the world.”

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■ COMMONWEALTH GAMES

Boyle’s gold ends 20-year drought Big chase for With eight blazing lengths of the pool in Glasgow, Lauren Boyle finally ended New Zealand’s 20-year wait for a gold medal in women’s able-bodied swimming.

Not since the Auckland Games in 1990, when Anna Simic won the 200m backstroke, had New Zealand women’s swimming enjoyed such as haul; with Sophie Pascoe also taking gold to make it a Kiwi double in the final session at Tollcross.

This was a majestic swim from Boyle, breaking the Commonwealth record for the women’s 400m breaststroke as she

pulled away to beat Jazz Carlin by more than half a second.

“It was a really proud moment for me,” said Boyle. “I haven’t had the New Zealand national anthem at a really major competition before and I think it’s really nice for the New Zealanders to hear it on the last day.”

Boyle finished in a time of 4:04.47, turning the tables on Carlin, who had condemned the Kiwi to silver in the 800m discipline less than 24 hours previously.

There was little between the frontrunners for the first 200m, but Boyle

made her move at the half-way point.

Cheered on by the Go Boyle fan club sitting on the front row, she showed no sign of fatigue to hold off a late push from her Welsh rival.

“I wanted to make sure that I had a strong first half, but I needed to make sure that I had something left to fight.

In the 800m I kind of got kicked in the arse on the last 100m.

Australia’s Bronte Barratt took the bronze medal and Boyle confirmed her place as New Zealand’s big medal hope for the Rio Olympic Games in 2016.

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■ RUGBY

Waratahs’ success will boost Wallabies After the disarray of last year - a series defeat to the Lions and the sacking of coach Robbie Deans - the Wallabies appear to be tracking in the right direction, and All Blacks assistant coach Ian Foster believes a Super Rugby title for the Waratahs would boost them even further.

Australia showed in their series clean sweep of France in June that Ewen McKenzie’s message is beginning to get through. After a difficult start as coach - only two victories in his first eight tests and they were against Argentina - McKenzie’s reign is gathering momentum.

Victory for the Waratahs over the Crusaders at Sydney’s Olympic Stadium on Saturday would result in their first championship. It would also be their 11th win in succession for a team containing several key Wallabies and the belief is likely to be sky high ahead of the first Bledisloe Cup test in the city a fortnight later.

“They certainly grew a lot last year,” Foster said of the Wallabies. “You could sense when we played them to watching them on the end of year tour, I thought they played well on that tour and showed some development. Clearly they are making some gains and looked

a lot more comfortable with how they do things. I think the Waratahs success [in hosting final] is going to boost their confidence a little bit but we’re also equally reasonably happy with where we are at.

“We finished June in a reasonably good spot - probably similar to them in some ways - so I think we’re both going to go in pretty well prepared which is maybe a bit different to 12 months ago.

“We’ve got to take a lot of notice of it as a game, a lot of notice as to how guys are playing, and clearly that involves how some of the Aussies are playing so that will be interesting.”

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finals berth

By Jonathan Leask

Jonathan.l@theguardian.co.nz

Premier netball’s playoff picture is clear at the top but crowded in the chase for fourth spot.

Defending premiers Celtic sit top with College and Hampstead tied for second, and daylight back to the chasing trio heading into the penultimate round.

United – who took out the second round - are in a race with Collegiate, who started the season in Senior A, and a Methven side that has staved off relegation twice.

Back-to-back defeats have United needing a win over either of the top two teams if they are to make the playoffs, starting with College A. Not an easy feat, but one United pulled off in the second round.

Methven picked up a win over United to put them back in contention and they are still to meet the winless Collegiate, who beat them last round, in the match that will go a long way to determining fourth place - or send the decision to a countback.

First, Methven meet Celtic on Saturday and the form the defending champions are in means Methven may be in damage control mode - with the potential for fourth place to be determined on goal differential.

Hampstead’s wins over Methven and United have them all but booked for the finals and a win over Collegiate should see them avoid a semi-final date with Celtic.

That fate will left to whichever of United, Methven or Collegiate can finish in fourth.

Club news 22 Ashburton Guardian Allenton Netball Club We are again at the end of the netball season. They seem to go faster each year.

Firstly we would like to thank our coaches and managers for the hard work and dedication they put into their teams - it is very much appreciated by the Allenton Netball Club. Coaches please make sure your player nomination forms are filled in and sent in before the close-off on Saturday 2 August so that all nominations can be processed in a timely manner.

Junior Prizegiving is to be held on Friday 15 August 2014 with the doors opening at 5pm - presentations are to start at 5.30pm. There will be light refreshments available for the players and coaches. Formalities should be finished by 7pm at the latest.

We would be pleased if all coaches could return all the uniforms (clean please) and the gear bags on this night also. Please make sure everything is in the bag and all uniforms are accounted for. Thank you.

Senior Prizegiving is also to be held on Friday 29 August 2014 starting at 6.30pm with presentations to be held at 7pm. The bar will be open with light refreshments available.

We would also like to thank our sponsors who support the Allenton Netball Club in so many ways and as we are a big Club this is extremely appreciated. Our sponsors are: Wilson Bulk Transport Ltd, Regent Cinema (David Favel), Ashburton New World, Bedrock Bar and Stonegrill and Back Again Bistro (RSA).

Twilight is again being held, starting on Tuesday 9 September 2014 and running for 6 weeks. We can cater for 16 teams with games to run at 6pm and 7pm. The team fee is $70 so get your teams together and enter now. Amy Finn is the co-ordinator this year so please contact her on 027 518 1000 to make sure your team is entered.

Christmas Cards - we have Christmas cards for sale at $5 a packet so if you would like some please contact our president, Amy Finn on 027 518 1000.

Allenton Outdoor Bowls Where did that last week go?!!! Another result for the Triples in 25/07/14 1st. PIP’s Boys: G. Bishop, D. Kiddey, P. Kiddey 2nd Has Beens: B. White, B. Holdom, J. Cartwright. 3rd Silver Fox: Bob Harrison, J. Bennett. F. McKnight. Great day had by all. Tuesday winter bowls are seeing a terrific attendance, so head along and join in the friendship and bowls on the all-purpose rink.

Wonderful bowls and medal at the games well done NZ/ That’s all Cheers

Ashburton County Lions President Jan Stonyer welcomed a good attendance of members to the first meeting of the new Lions year for Ashburton County Lions Club.

A special welcome was given prospective member, Karen Kingston; and to Lion Glenys Hanson visiting from Masterton, to whom President Jan presented a club banner. Following a lovely meal, rosters seeking help with selling Camp Quality raffle, beginning 30 August; and with transport for Park Street Day Care clients, were circulated among members. Sheets seeking ideas for speakers at meetings; social outings; Christmas function and venue; beneficiaries of funds; and Convention themes were on each table awaiting member input. An invitation for two members to attend the Life Education dinner on 29 August, was received.

Financial report from Treasurer Fiona Williamson revealed a great outcome from the movie night, sufficient to meet the club share of the Zone project to assist with developments at Cholmondeley Home.

Membership Director Cynthia Tindall spoke on programmes of Aged Care Ashburton, recommending financial support; and of a recent visit to Cholmondeley Home where members were able to see the development plans. Project Director Helen Allan reported on progress with preparation and printing of a calendar 2015; and it was agreed that Aged Concern Ashburton and other charities would be the beneficiaries of the project.

She also indicated a stall had been booked at Boulevarde Day and that planning for selling lily bulbs, and for Camp Quality raffle on that and other dates, was well advanced. Social Director Julie McKimmie spoke to the Park St Day Care roster. She also advised that next month there will be a focus on ‘fruit in schools’ project, to which all members are invited to contribute one piece of fruit.

Lion Moyra Whiting shared her experiences of hosting two Italian Youth Exchangees and of the extensive cultural and scenic opportunities she and her husband had provided the young women.

A committee was elected to initiate the club planning for Convention 2016 to be held in Ashburton and hosted by the club.

The usual monthly raffle was drawn, winner Lion Lilian Wakelin; and a second and new innovation “raffle tin” was won by Lion Mary

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Francis. Tail Twisting with Lion Moyra Whiting concluded the evening in a light-hearted fun-filled manner.

Ashburton Ladies Probus The July meeting of the Ashburton Ladies Probus Club, was chaired by Margaret Taylor in the absence of our President After the singing of the National Anthem, members stood in respect for a member Nancy Barton who passed away recently The Almoner has visited several members, and told us that Ariel is now in a Rest home.

The report on the Committee meeting, informed members about the Christmas lunch in November.

Mini speakers, Val who spoke on Friends of St John. This resulted in members taking application forms. Rona spoke about the care needed choosing a Rest home.

She gave an example of a problem that had been encountered.

Main speakers were Richard and Elizabeth Ashford who related the story of Ashfords, and the popularity of their spinning wheels world-wide. They were thanked by May and given a fruit tray. RSA was the venue for lunch, with 15 ladies going. Next coffee morning at Robert Harris on Wednesday 13th August 10.30am

Ashburton Men’s Probus July Meeting Meetings are the second Tuesday of the month, 9.30 am at the Senior Centre, Cameron St. Vice President Dennis chaired the July meeting. 35 members and 2 visitors attended. Several apologies were accepted.

Our first speaker, fellow member, David Turpie, is an enthusiast for the San Francisco Bay Golden Gate Bridge. David first saw the bridge when he sailed to San Francisco on the 46,000 ton “Oriana” as a YFC exchangee. He has seen and walked over the bridge on visits since.

Joseph Strauss, the principal engineer, was well known as an innovative bridge builder.

When completed in 1937 after four years construction, it was the world’s biggest for height, length and size. The main span is 1281m long and is 67m above the water, the towers 227m high. Not till the 1990s were bigger bridges built. There are six lanes and a side walk for pedestrian and cyclists. The two massive cables suspended from the two towers each consist of 27,572 separate strands of wire. 1,200,000 rivets needed replacement after the 1990s earthquakes.

Sadly, nearly 1600 people have jumped from the bridge. Few survive the fall, the cold water and strong tides.

Our main speaker, Jim Burgess, has lived most of his life in Ashburton, starting work at 15 in his father’s grocery store. Bulk merchandise was weighed into small parcels for sale, farmer customers paid twice a year, home deliveries were expected, and supermarkets didn’t exist.

In the last year of 6.00pm closing Jim worked part time at the Somerset Hotel, the late Mrs Dorothy Brown, later to become Mrs Dorothy Moon, was the manager. Jim ran the house bar and also served drinks to nearly 100 diners. When Hotel Ashburton opened in November 1979, Jim managed the public and private bars. His staff were all older than him and collectively had 150 years of experience. The Invercargill Licensing Trust was Jim’s next move but he and the family missed Ashburton so returned to become operations manager at the ALT. Later he leased the Hinds Tavern.

Jim served three terms on the District Council after retiring from hotel life. He is still involved with the District Licensing Committee, Tourism Promotion and the Art Gallery and Heritage Centre Trust which he strongly promoted as a councillor. He supports the second bridge and explained how the council consulted with the community regarding this.

Cavendish Club Mid-Winter Christmas was celebrated on Friday 27th June by the Cavendish Club who invited members of the Country Club and their husbands to a very happy lunch party.

The Country Club rooms looked splendid with bright Christmas motives, delightful food and wine and very generous raffles lead to lots of laughter and fun. Country Club President Mr Barry Hunt proved to be a very happy and capable at hosting the raffles.

Members of the Cavendish Club are looking forward to Christmas in December, when they hope to invite the Country Club and husbands to share the great joy of Christmas in December.

Cavendish Club – “Patron’s Choice” For the Patron’s Choice afternoon Betty invited Mr Murray Cairns from the Ashburton Fire Brigade to speak to our members about the danger of fires in our homes. It only takes one small mistake to become a disaster. So easy to put a saucepan on the stove and while waiting for it to boil, sit down and drop off to sleep only to wake with the room

Beverley Attewell and Marion Harrison were winners of the MSA Petanque Club’s ladies drawn pairs last weekend. The runners-up were Rosemary McLaughlin and Marie Hall. full of smoke. Why would anyone put ashes from the fire box into a plastic bucket to cool before disposal? Just think.

The most important piece of equipment we should have in our homes are small alarms not only one. They are not expensive to purchase and the Fire Brigade will install them for you free of charge. Murray was a very informative speaker and members asked many questions. Betty thanked Murray for his time and presented him with a gift before a welcome cup of tea.

Travel Club - On Friday 11th July the Travel Club were delighted to have Mr & Mrs George Robinson to tell of a wonderful trip they made to Cairo to visit son Wayne and his charming wife Penny, they were joined by their English grandchildren which was exciting and a great joy. Wayne and Penny proved to be interesting hosts which included visits to the Pyramids, parties on the Nile, George playing trumpet, visits to Bazars and of course a haircut with a wax nasal treatment crop style for George. Oh my; what one can learn from our Arab friends, playing golf where the golf course has avenues of date palms.

Thirty million people live in Cairo where cars are driven without licence or warrant of fitness and one must not forget unsealed roads, tanks and other military traffic which must add to the confusion and yet Mr & Mrs Robinson felt safe at all times. Electricity is unreliable and no telephones as we know them. This did sound a colourful trip so very very different. Cavendish Club hope that a trip to Trinidad becomes a reality. Mrs Jones thanked Mr & Mrs Robinson for sharing this adventure with the Travel Club.

Arts & Crafts - On a very cold, wet, winters day many people braved the elements to come and view and hear Norma Galway show and speak about her wonderful collection of craft work. What a display it was. Porcelain vases and plates, cross stitch pictures and tiny bags, a beautifully dressed doll and Father Christmas, one beautiful patchwork quilt was shown but she has made seven more, lovely greeting and birthday cards which she showed us how she made, using the cuttlebug cutter, and so much imagination. One of the most exquisite pieces of craft was a teddy bear made with his tummy made from an ostrich egg which opened up, using hinges, to display inside tiny bears having a picnic!!

The embroidery around the bear and egg was outstanding. It was a wonderful afternoon and all who went were glad they had decided to brave the cold, to see Norma’s gifted work.

Thank you Norma.

Library Circle - On a very chilly afternoon members were encouraged to exercise mentally in a quiz organised by Marjorie Smith and Jean Wright. Forty questions, many gleaned from the pages of recent local papers, produced concentration, conversation and mostly correct answers. This was a fun quiz with prizes i.e. chocolate fish, being generously distributed. Jennifer thanked Marjorie and Jean for providing such an interesting and enjoyable activity.

Celtic Squash Club The club ran its annual Ray McBeth Memorial tournament last weekend, and due to massive support from sponsors and players from all over the place it was a huge success, easily the best we’ve had for many years.

Lets do the sponsors first, because nowadays they are an absolutely vital part of any sporting event. Thanks to Craig Stratford for getting Head on board, an impressive box of goodies arrived from Auckland a couple of days before the tournament started, and that base allowed us to present the best line-up of prizes ever. Giles from the

Ashburton Trust was very good to us, and Blacklows, Ian Dolden’s Homekill, Outdoor Adventure Sports, Pat Summerfield and Anstiss Paper Plus all added to the big picture.

Matt Ness’ donation of a huge chunk of meat (processed by the good folks at Allenton Butchery) made it possible for Chrissie and her kitchen elves to put on an excellent supper on Saturday night, then on Sunday Ed brandished his best culinary skills to treat the crowd to a marvellous feed cooked on ACL’s super mobile barbecue (thanks G. Casey).

On the court, while the big boys (most of whom started out as juniors at Celtic anyway) were battling it out for major honours, our own players were managing to put up some pretty good performances too.

In the men’s A John McDonnell came out on top, despite having to juggle work commitments, and then withstand the challenge of Rakaia’s Matt Speedy. Billy Nolan won the plate from Paul Cousins, while Chris O’Reilly took a big scalp by knocking over Dean Harrison to take third spot in that grade.

Mick Hooper had to get past Emma Sloss, no mean feat, to face Brendon Adam in the B grade final, and that was a fine contest too. Lawrence McCormick found out how good Emma is in the playoff for third, while Ed Harrison had a huge battle with Niki-Lee Francis in the plate final but couldn’t quite find the line. Pat Summerfield filled in for an injured Jock and won the special plate for his good deeds. Heaps of Celtic players in the C grade, and it was Mike vanden Bemd who came through, beating Logan Ford in the final. Pete Blacklow beat Nigel Tew to take the plate, while Adam Clement beat Sam Harrison in a high-speed match to take the special plate, and Ian Dolden pulled up lame after the semi-final.

Scotty vanden Bemd was top seed in the C grade, but a Sunday morning game with Michael Burton on the other side of the court was a bridge to far, while Aaron Leckenby took the plate over Jimmy Hunn, Jess Dargue took out the special plate and Jordy Hooper and Brendan Clark battled out a marathon for third place. In the men’s E Lucas Hooper won the plate, while Robbie Kok couldn’t quite make the final and had to settle for bronze.

In the ladies A Cath Blacklow and Di Ness made the plate final (Cath too good on the night), while Marie Kennedy finally found a racket that worked, and although going down had a huge match for third spot against Simone Stratford. Nik Millichamp beat Rachel Prendergast in the ladies B plate final, Chauntel Kentish lost to Jade Stratford in the special plate, and Chrissie Stratford won the classic plate.

Lots of old faces turned up to see how the club has progressed since the ‘old days’, which was great to see. Playing the finals on Sunday (just like those old days) turned out to be a master stroke, having games live on the big screen in the lounge (thanks Donna Wylie) was hailed by everyone as a wonderful innovation, and tournament winner Craig Stratford (who’s been around top squash in New Zealand for a long time) had a lot of very nice things to say about the club and the tournament, so it will go down as one of our best.

RSA Women’s Section President Colleen Hands welcomed members on Thursday 24th July 2014. A smaller number than usual attended. Apologies were received. No pianist present, so the tape was played for us to sing the RSA song.

We sang Happy Birthday to one member.

Sympathy was extended to anyone who has lost a loved one. Sick members were wished a speedy recovery. Those members who helped with the RSA Thursday night raffles

this month were thanked.

A gift item of money can be donated from now on for the Christmas raffle. A reminder of meals on wheels on the 1st and 2nd of September. A letter was received from Arthritis N.Z. asking members to help with their annual appeal collection on Friday 26th September. Colleen introduced Lanae Hill.

Her mother who came along was welcomed.

Lanae also had granddaughter Libby with her. Lanae with her guitar sang some original songs. Some co-written with her mother.

She is so lovely to listen to, at times we had a sing-along. Lanae is working on a CD. Libby was truly delightful when she sang Twinkle Twinkle Little Star to us. Lanae was thanked for coming to share her talent with us. Raffles were won by Wyn Chapman and Judy Peck. Competitions: 3 Truffles: 1st Margaret Morgan, 2nd Judy Peck, 3rd Elsie Worsfold.

Locket: 1st Elsie Worsfold, 2nd Margaret Morgan, 3rd Pat Cannan.

The serving of afternoon tea ended a lovely afternoon.

Plains Ladies Probus Club Sandy welcomed members to the meeting.

Pat Weir and Elaine Ford were welcomed as visitors. New Vice President is Joan Prendergast. Birthday wishes were given to 2 members. “Jersey Boys” is the movie for August at the Regent Theatre on 6th at 11 am. All welcome to hear the story of Frankie Valli and the 4 Seasons and some good music from the 60s. Natilie gave the Treasurers report. Pat the Almoner reported that all members are in good health. Our August meeting is to be followed by a lunch at the RSA on 25 August, members were asked to put their names forward. Sandy reported that a good morning was held at Ashford’s for morning tea and look around the shops.

A bus trip is to be arranged on October 13 to the Woman’s Prison in Christchurch and around the City. Mini speaker was Elaine Ford from Altrusa. She spoke of her early days growing up in Ashburton and nursing in Christchurch. After moving to Australia and spending time nursing she came back to Ashburton and worked in the Operating Theatre, then moved on to being a Public Health Nurse, after which she did her training as a Mid Wife. Moving to Winton and marrying, they ran a Nursery growing trees for 45 years. As a member of Altrusa, she spoke of services that the Club do for the community. Deb thanked Elaine.

Main Speaker was Donna Favel, Councillor of 4 years. Donna told us about growing up in Tinwald, then spent time traveling before she returned home to marry David. They operated the old picture theatre in Wills St before moving to the new theatre which they have been in for 10 years. Standing for council gives her an opportunity to put her ideas forward and agrees that “one rule for all applies”. The Gold Super card was talked about and discounts around the town with 85 businesses participating. Copies are available at the Regent Theatre. Subjects were discussed concerning the new art gallery, the upgrade and repairs to the Public Library and Rubbish bins. Donna then answered questions ranging from smoking chimneys to parking meters. She thanked the police force and is very passionate about the great job they have just done in their bid to clean up our lovely town from drugs. Deb thanked Donna. The next meeting is to be held 25th August at 9.45am.

Tinwald Garden Club A lunch of soup and savouries was enjoyed by twenty-eight members on a cold July day. Eleven apologies were accepted and members were told of a bus trip in September. Thanks were extended to the retiring committee and our new president Jenette Storrier invited all to give a brief account of their lives. A quiz followed with winners receiving a polyanthus and runners-up crunchie bars. An afternoon cuppa and biscuits finished off a pleasant meeting.

Competition Results: Cut Flowers: Branch of Winter Sweet: 1st Clare Thomson, 2nd H. Mitchell. 3 Pansies on a Saucer: 1st G. Quelch, 2nd A. Scammell, 3rd V. Johnson. 1 Stem Winter Rose: 1st G. Quelch, 2nd A. Scammell, 3rd B. Tarbotton.

1 Sole d’Or: 1st S. Thomas, 2nd H. Mitchell, 3rd K. Ross. 1 Early Spring Bloom: 1st S. Lamont, 2nd S. Thomas, 3rd P. Hydes. Indoor Pot Plant: 1st A. Scammell, 2nd P. Hydes, 3rd M. Robinson Miniature Bloom: 1st S. Thomas, 2nd B. Tarbotton, 3rd A. Truman. Spike: 1st A. Scammell, 2nd C. Thomson. Cluster: 1st A. Truman, 2nd S. Thomas. Branch Flowering Shrub: 1st B. Tarbotton, 2nd S. Lamont, 3rd S. Thomas. Bloom any variety Rose: 1st Val Johnson. Flower not on schedule: 1st S. Thomas, 2nd M. Robinson, 3rd P. Hydes.

Vegetables Bunch Parsley: 1st C. Thomson, 2nd B. Tarbotton, 3rd H. Mitchell Young/O’Keefe Trophy: Gwenith Quelch.

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NZ Metro harness Today at Addington Raceway

NZ Metropolitan Trotting Club meeting at Addington Raceway on July 31. NZ Meeting number: 8. Doubles: 2 and 3; 4 and 5; 6 and 7; 8 and 9. Trebles: 1, 2 and 3; 4, 5 and 6; 7, 8 and 9.

1 5.27pm (NZT) YOU START - WE PAY AT ADDINGTON F&M MOBILE PACE $7000, 3yo+ f&m c0 mob. pace, mobile, 1950m 1 20x49 Pacific Jean (1) fr ............................... R May 2 30443 Millwood Faith (2) fr.......................B Orange 3 x5077 Fernleigh Hannah (3) fr ..............N Harris (J) 4 89 Madam Caesar fr ......................... Scratched 5 99362 She’s Extreme (4) fr ........................ G Smith 6 13242 Pay Me Quick (5) fr .........................J W Cox 7 05205 Live At Speed (6) fr .......................R Holmes 8 99927 Tilly Bromac (7) fr....................... S Ottley (J) 9 70x95 A Christian Act (U1) fr .....................M Jones 2 6.00pm McMILLAN EQUINE FEEDS NZ JNR DRIVERS HT MBL PACE $7000, c1 to c4 with cond. mob. pace inv j, mobile, 1950m 1 70982 Thatshowie Roll (1) fr .......... S Abernethy (J) 2 x3615 Hit The Spot (2) fr....................... R Close (J) 3 63965 Gino D’Acampo (3) fr ............ T Cameron (J) 4 75493 Platinum Princess (4) fr................A Veint (J) 5 41700 Arden’s Attack (5) fr ............. C Ferguson (J) 6 75604 Clarisa (6) fr .......................... A Poutama (J) 7 44613 Alta Capone (7) fr....................... S Ottley (J) 8 x5865 Billy The Bus (8) fr................... M Neilson (J)

9 66477 Cullen’s Mercy (9) fr ............. D Ferguson (J) 10 62321 Crackapaca (21) fr ............. B Williamson (J) 3 6.30pm McMILLAN EQUINE FEEDS NZ JNR DRIVERS HT HCP TROT $7000, 4yo+ c1 to c2 spechcp trot inv j, stand, 2600m 1 80553 Price Of Fame (1) fr ...................... K Cox (J) 2 18090 Cherry Lindenny (2) fr ............. S Butcher (J) 3 60587 Danke (3) fr ........................ B Williamson (J) 4 32881 Summer Vacation (4) fr ........ D Ferguson (J) 5 908x6 James Castleton (5) fr ........... T Cameron (J) 6 23444 Sarah Palin (6) fr ................. S Abernethy (J) 7 00x00 Gunsight Pass (U1) fr...................A Veint (J) 8 87860 Trip’s On Me (1) 10..................... R Close (J) 9 60086 Astrapi (2) 10 ........................ A Poutama (J) 10 22105 The Silver Fox (3) 10 .................. S Ottley (J) 11 47898 Paint The Moon (4) 10............. M Neilson (J) 12 16352 Monty Python (U1) 10 .......... C Ferguson (J) 4 7.00pm NZ CUP NOMINATIONS CLOSE 13 AUGUST MOBILE PACE $7500, 3yo+, c1 to c3 with cond. mob. pace, mobile, 2600m 1 8x810 Sabellian (1) fr...............................B Orange 2 75925 Rock Till You Drop (2) fr...................J W Cox 3 15131 Dalton Bromac (3) fr........................... R May 4 5x412 Onedin Mach (4) fr .................. N Williamson 5 111 Wesley Silcox (5) fr ...........................J Dunn 6 79980 Machs A Flyin (6) fr ....................... K Butt (J)

5 7.30pm McMILLAN EQUINE FEEDS NZ JNR DRIVERS HT MBL PACE $7000, 4yo+ c1 mob. pace inv j, mobile, 2600m 1 86007 Shards Assassin (1) fr................ S Ottley (J) 2 3810x Stans Day (2) fr ..................... A Poutama (J) 3 15369 President Obama (3) fr ........ C Ferguson (J) 4 50021 Lord Baltimore (4) fr ................ M Neilson (J) 5 99074 Franco Hepburn (5) fr......... B Williamson (J) 6 24158 Spirit Eclipse (6) fr......................... K Cox (J) 7 80365 Face The Facts (7) fr ............... S Butcher (J) 8 03787 Montenegro (8) fr ................. D Ferguson (J) 9 97923 Beacon Hill (9) fr ..........................A Veint (J) 10 58659 Redmaro (21) fr.......................... R Close (J) 11 90666 Firebreak (22) fr 12 38557 Threebee (23) fr .................... T Cameron (J) 13 91440 Real Life Hero (24) fr........... S Abernethy (J) Emergency: Firebreak 6 7.58pm THE BREEDERS GOLDEN GIRLS (FINAL) MOBILE PACE $10,000, 4yo+ mares c0 to c2 mob. pace, mobile, 1950m 1 64043 Hikoi (1) fr .................................... S McNally 2 87x93 Narissa Franco (2) fr G O’ ....................Reilly 3 46600 Fleets Classy Jet (3) fr ..................B Orange 4 44388 She’s Got It (4) fr ....................... M Purvis (J) 5 6x735 Woodlea DJ (5) fr .......................... K Cox (J) 6 23579 Vedika (6) fr ..................................... G Smith

7 26651 Jennalee (7) fr .................................. D Dunn 8 70071 Westburn Warrior (8) fr............... S Ottley (J) 9 70152 Florin (9) fr ........................................J Dunn 10 84023 That’s Hunting Pink (21) fr ..........C DeFilippi 11 07028 Playaway (22) fr ...................... C D Thornley 12 0x344 Glamar Girls (23) fr ............................ R May 13 40619 Smooth Lynda (24) fr ....................R Holmes 7 8.26pm DOMINION TROT NOMINATIONS CLOSE 13 AUG MBL PACE $7000, c1 with cond. mob. pace, mobile, 1950m 1 02734 Change Time (1) fr ......................... K Barron 2 33295 Elroy Jetson (2) fr ....................... R Close (J) 3 12 Tandy Franco (3) fr ..........................J W Cox 4 34128 Ideal Act (4) fr ..................................... J Hay 5 60246 Can’t Explain It (5) fr .....................B Orange 6 76251 Abbey Cullen (6) fr ............................. R May 7 15637 Leo (7) fr ................................. N Williamson 8 86691 Native Caesar (8) fr ................. C D Thornley 9 23120 Donegal Jimmy Dave (9) fr ...............J Dunn 10 0x702 Boltmaro (21) fr ................................ D Dunn 11 02235 Swarovski (22) fr ............................T Chmiel 12 24748 Weedon’s Express (23) fr .......... C McDowell 8 8.54pm THE BREEDERS GOLDEN GIRLS (FINAL) MOBILE TROT $10,000, 4yo+ mares c0 to c2 mob. trot, mobile, 1950m 1 63243 Successful Woman (1) fr ...............R Holmes

2 0x130 Lady Mackendon (2) fr .................. K Butt (J) 3 07548 Kerryn Kylie (3) fr ......................A Tomlinson 4 81225 Donsmedad (4) fr ..........................B Orange 5 42454 Glenferrie Sunbird (5) fr ....................J Dunn 6 21741 Gogirl Bromac (6) fr ......................... D Dunn 7 81026 Kowhai Sunrise (7) fr......................T Chmiel 8 92012 Very Persuasive (8) fr.............. M Williamson 9 30211 Enthral (9) fr .............................. M Edmonds 9 9.25pm SHOW DAY FUTURITY NOMS CLOSE 13 AUGUST MBL PACE $7000, 2yo+ c0 mob. pace, mobile, 1950m 1 6746x Midnight Prowler (1) fr.............. S Thompson 2 506x3 Gyrate (2) fr....................................T Chmiel 3 89 Santanna Magic (3) fr ......................P Court 4 x6605 Yippe Ki Yay (4) fr .................... M Neilson (J) 5 50202 Burn Off (5) fr .......................... C D Thornley 6 7 Bracken Ridge (6) fr ....................... K Barron 7 25435 Heza Swinger (7) fr ..................... G A Payne 8 3 Moonlight Eyre (8) fr .................. R Close (J) 9 0 Gold In Deep fr............................. Scratched 10 70403 Exceptional Man (21) fr .................... D Dunn 11 696 All Nuts N Bolts (22) fr ................C DeFilippi 12 00x50 Woodstock (23) fr ................ J Harrington (J) 13 36 Contractual Issues (24) fr..............R Holmes 14 0 Nero Star (U1) fr .........................N McGrath

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M10 Christchurch dogs Today at Addington Raceway

Christchurch Greyhound Racing Club’s meeting at Addington Raceway. Meeting Date: 31 Jul 2014. NZ Meeting number: 10. Doubles: 1 and 2; 3 and 4; 5 and 6; 7 and 8; 9 and 10; 11 and 12. Trebles: 1, 2 and 3; 4, 5 and 6; 7, 8 and 9; 10, 11 and 12.

1 4.30pm (NZT) SUPER PETS SPRINT C3, 295m 1 31763 La Fontaine 17.36 ......................D Stapleton 2 27432 No Leaf Clover 17.46 W &................. Nissen 3 13662 Smash Amy 17.19........................... M Grant 4 16152 Churchill Chaser 17.47 .................... B Dann 5 82141 Trumped Up 17.34 M & .....................Jopson 6 77456 Botany Dave nwtd .....................J McInerney 7 76125 Whitey’s Gone 17.30 .................J McInerney 8 63152 Opawa Hog 17.86 L & ........................ Wales 9 28434 Out Back Bill 17.31 ................M K Dempsey 10 63473 Jack’s A Jewel 17.35 ....................C Roberts 2 4.50pm (NZT) I PAVE CONCRETE SPRINT C4, 295m 1 13343 Maker’s Label 17.37 H & .....................Taylor 2 43133 Red Hot Fury 17.42 M & ...................Jopson 3 78777 Princely Dollar 17.38 .................J McInerney 4 64543 Know Lies 17.28 ............................G Cleeve 5 24115 Hershy Pie 17.25 W & ....................... Nissen 6 12511 Impersonator 17.27 ................... A Bradshaw 7 22122 Wellywood 17.52 W & ....................... Nissen 8 51317 Big Muddy 17.42 M &.......................... Smith 9 72286 Star Dreamer 17.34 C & .................... Fagan 10 67651 Fantastic Four 17.60 ....................... M Grant 3 5.13pm (NZT) THURSDAY PLACE PICK DASH C3,

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295m 1 24315 Bo’s Business 17.31........................ M Grant 2 71445 Rattle Ya Dags 17.29................. R Cockburn 3 38245 Opawa Idol 17.35 L &......................... Wales 4 77111 Laredo 17.12 .....................................M Flipp 5 55525 Botany Prancer 17.20 ...............J McInerney 6 76675 Waimak Dave 17.60 ..................J McInerney 7 75866 Know Trust 17.23 ...........................G Cleeve 8 43485 Bigtime Tip 17.55 .......................D Stapleton 9 28434 Out Back Bill 17.31 ................M K Dempsey 10 42756 Claremont Pizzaz 17.34 ................R Adcock 4 5.41pm (NZT) CTV SPRINT C4, 295m 1 36243 Laudable nwtd...............................R Adcock 2 53213 Bellwave 17.20 ...........................D Stapleton 3 17478 Homebush Churro 17.29 ...........J McInerney 4 42111 Opawa Colin 17.19 J & ...................D Fahey 5 57356 Team Dream 17.44 C & ..................... Fagan 6 43111 Only Got Time 17.36 .................R Blackburn 7 31264 Sheza Gamble 17.33 W &................. Nissen 8 21428 Broken Pedro 17.25 S & ................. B Evans 9 62454 Wandy Luck 17.44 .........................G Cleeve 10 41828 Sprinkles 17.33 .........................J McInerney 5 6.14pm (NZT) CAROL’S TAB SPRINT C5, 295m 1 67423 Zebidiah 17.02 .......................... A Bradshaw 2 52246 Mer De Noms 17.19 ..................R Blackburn 3 28827 Sting Me 17.12 ................................ M Grant 4 2x524 Know Advantage 17.04 ..................G Cleeve 5 21453 Angelic Star 17.33.............................J Dunn 6 13112 Spud Gun 17.12 .............................. M Grant

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64617 Bad Week 17.33........................J McInerney 74324 Drysdale 17.17 ....................................A Lee 36228 Cawbourne Jelly 17.19 W & .............. Nissen 17615 Angel Noir 17.15 .............................. B Dann 6 6.45pm CHRISTCHURCH CASINO DISTANCE FEATURE C2d, 645m 1 25817 Opawa Tania 37.78 L & ...................... Wales 2 33245 Deanne’s Fantasy 38.48 J & ...........D Fahey 3 45412 Jinja Power 38.06 J & .....................D Fahey 4 47566 Pindari 38.20 ................................C Roberts 5 44167 Goldstar Bella 38.24 S &................. B Evans 6 75883 Chill Out Ralph nwtd L & .................... Wales 7 26643 Blushing Belle 39.00 L & .................... Wales 8 64173 Brighton Bullet 38.67 J & ................D Fahey 9 78658 Court The Belle 39.48 L &.................. Wales 7 7.15pm MURRAY@MERIVALE RAY WHITE PH.021480250 DASH C5, 295m 1 12517 Ohoka Coby 17.26 ....................... L Waretini 2 45461 Mary Marlow 17.17 ......................... M Grant 3 64511 Roqette 17.09 ..............................C Roberts 4 13314 Rusty Knife 17.09 W & ...................... Nissen 5 16826 Terra Annie 17.22............................. B Dann 6 73333 Keramus 17.09 ...............................G Cleeve 7 13468 Tepirita Charger 17.10 ......................J Dunn 8 86215 Botany Jessie 17.50..................J McInerney 9 36228 Cawbourne Jelly 17.19 W & .............. Nissen 10 63643 Rodriguez 17.19..................................A Lee 8 7.44pm FLAIR CANTERBURY LAURELS R/Af, 520m

31123 Flip Flippa 30.80 L & .......................... Wales 81254 Opawa Amy 30.30 J & ....................D Fahey 12384 Idol Girl 30.51 J & ...........................D Fahey 13653 Culvie Magic 30.14 .......................R Adcock 33562 Cawbourne Abbi 30.37 ................C Roberts 86861 Ambilight 30.30 J & .........................D Fahey 56141 Andrea 30.34 ................................R Adcock 43442 Opawa Zara 30.37 J & ....................D Fahey 11545 Opawa Stella 30.33 L & ..................... Wales 53585 Wee Terra nwtd C & ........................... Fagan 9 8.12pm CANTERBURY GREYHOUND OTB STAKES C5, 520m 1 17131 Jinjarango 29.93 J & .......................D Fahey 2 21554 Botany Kevin 30.49 ...................J McInerney 3 54232 Jawlaa nwtd J & ..............................D Fahey 4 36624 Opawa Stretch 30.33 L & ................... Wales 5 53464 Opulent 30.44 ............................D Stapleton 6 62211 Cawbourne Philip 30.34 ............J McInerney 7 8233x Cawbourne Witch 30.64 ...............C Roberts 8 13246 Little Regus nwtd J & ......................D Fahey 9 38276 Homebush Chopper 30.06 ........J McInerney 10 13538 Know Ambition 30.53 .....................G Cleeve 10 8.39pm KOLORFUL KANVAS GARDEN CITY CLASSIC R/Af, 520m 1 123 Aniu 30.83 J &.................................D Fahey 2 81413 Harlem Haka 30.51 ...................J McInerney 3 12364 Know Certainty 30.81.....................G Cleeve 4 11212 Dream Collector 29.89 J & ..............D Fahey 5 11111 Know Danger 30.02 .......................G Cleeve

2112 Trust Issues 30.27 J &.....................D Fahey 54524 Grunt Rodgers 31.49 ................J McInerney 11711 Robbie 30.25.................................R Adcock 34245 Opawa Rocky 30.94 J &..................D Fahey 23145 Opawa Kendal 30.46 L & ................... Wales 11 9.10pm SHIRLEY VET CLINIC STAKES C3, 520m 1 66665 Bob’s Eye 30.69 ........................J McInerney 2 14134 Thumb Print Tony 30.81 ............J McInerney 3 21211 Jibbajabba Jewel 30.46................C Roberts 4 12452 Ohoka Frenchi 30.69.................... L Waretini 5 11511 Chloe’s Prodigy 30.62 ..................C Roberts 6 77773 Cawbourne Merc 30.43................... M Grant 7 23326 Black Crow 30.49 ...................... A Bradshaw 8 68676 Take A Trick 30.62 .............................M Flipp 9 77x87 Starburst Clemmy 30.54 ................. M Grant 10 77533 Indi’s Grace 30.20 ........................... M Grant 12 9.40pm SPEIGHT’S SPRINT C5, 295m 1 84616 Homebush Kelso 17.25 .............J McInerney 2 32442 Smash Rumour 17.26 ..................... M Grant 3 44511 Ketut 17.40 ...................................C Roberts 4 25335 Popstar Rocket nwtd .........................M Flipp 5 57131 Plagiarism 17.02 .......................R Blackburn 6 88766 Lynny Southcombe 17.29 .........J McInerney 7 12671 Cracking Chain 17.09 J & ...............D Fahey 8 73357 Pearl’s Boy 17.19 ...........................G Cleeve 9 36228 Cawbourne Jelly 17.19 W & .............. Nissen 10 46156 Abound 17.23................................R Adcock

7 5x18. Jed Clampett dmbh (2) 57 ...............S Doyle 8 x3471 Justa Charlie dmh (17) 57...............R Myers 9 17335 Fashion Guru m (9) 56 .....................K Smith 10 61x48 Mrs Clooney (4) 56 ..................... B Lammas 11 43x54 Hostage (8) 55.5 .................... K Chiong (a3) 12 x2137 Tihi Keepa m (20) 55.5..................D Bradley 13 829x5 Caley Rose m (18) 55 ................. R Hannam 14 010x5 Bunkered m (10) 54.5 ......... M Dravitzki (a1) 15 50530 Hestolemyroses dm (19) 54.5 16 02100 Golden Penny m (15) 56 17 310x0 Paddy Jo tm (7) 56 18 890x6 Riverman Jack td (5) 54 19 3060x The Painter (13) 54 20 0000x La Danseur (16) 54 Emergencies: Hestolemyroses, Golden Penny, Paddy Jo, Riverman Jack, The Painter, La Danseur 6 3.45pm STEELFORM WAVERLEY WINTER CUP $20,000, Rating 75 Benchmark, 1650m 1 12x42 Red Ruby mh (4) 59 ................... M Dee (a1) 2 38522 Sam I Am m (10) 59 ................ D Turner (a2) 3 0x131 Miss Enders h (13) 58.5 .............. B Lammas 4 11 Rocky (1) 58.5 .................................J Riddell 5 64237 Lil Mer m (17) 57.5 .........................D Walker 6 x8466 Keyora m (9) 57.5................... K Chiong (a3) 7 36693 Summer’s Boy m (15) 57.5.......... C Johnson 8 x7211 Aplomb m (5) 56.5 ................ N Teeluck (a3) 9 729xL Darby Shaw mh (16) 56 ..................R Myers

10 x9109 Power Trip m (7) 56 ..........................S Doyle 11 23122 The Graduate m (8) 56 ................... C Grylls 12 358x0 Lasswade (2) 55.................. M Dravitzki (a1) 13 04694 Kalgoorlie Bomber m (3) 54.5 14 69000 Jacksun tdm (6) 54.5 15 35042 Ishidanzin m (14) 54 16 x0389 Spike Miligan (12) 54 17 0000x La Danseur (11) 54 Emergencies: Kalgoorlie Bomber, Jacksun, Ishidanzin, Spike Miligan, La Danseur 7 4.15pm SANDFORDS R65 $15,000, Rating 65 Benchmark*, 1200m 1 103 Fetching d (4) 59 ......................... R Hannam 2 98x80 For Petesake dm (11) 59................H Tinsley 3 0x570 Jojo tdm (13) 58.5 ................... D Turner (a2) 4 4L77x Vice Marshall dm (7) 58.5 ...............J Riddell 5 44610 Archangel td (12) 58 .................. M Dee (a1) 6 21. Gypsy Fair dm (6) 57 .................. C Johnson 7 55941 Signorina td (14) 57 ......................D Bradley 8 x1543 Brecon Belle dm (1) 56.5 ....... K Chiong (a3) 9 8159x Eszencia (3) 56 ............................... C Grylls 10 156x7 Our Debutante 55.5 ..................... Scratched 11 07x16 Patience dm (10) 55.5 C O’........ Beirne (a4) 12 1x00x Princess’ Jewel dm (8) 55.5 ............R Myers 13 005x8 Imapuss dm (2) 54 ................... A Taylor (a2) 14 0909x Tartlet tm (5) 54 ..................... N Teeluck (a3) 15 x6800 Salute Me dm (9) 54 .................. V Johnston

C5, 375m 1 46122 Need To Chill 21.01 F & .................Turnwald 2 33468 Don’t Talk 21.08 ................................C Hore 3 36357 Kissen Run 21.06 R M &.................. J Smith 4 12472 Uno Lachlan 21.12 .....................D Schofield 5 55413 Tayla Rose 21.26 ..............................B Craik 6 32231 Rotovegas Dot 21.06 ......................S Payne 7 47143 Gainsford 21.48.................................B Craik 8 17166 Botany Downs 21.15 .......................P Green 9 15768 Cawbourne Ignite 21.25 ....................C Hore 10 18875 Aunty Merl nwtd ................................C Hore 9 2.28pm STEPHEN MARSH RACING STABLES SPRINT C3/4, 375m 1 85346 Sectioned 21.48 U & .........................Cottam 2 65687 Cee Kay Dee 21.29 ...........................B Craik 3 78877 Bumpa Sticker nwtd R & N O’ ............Regan 4 67878 Charming Nev nwtd B &..................... Steele 5 47228 Cosmic Pearl 21.17 ....................D Schofield 6 13473 Cocky Appeal 21.00 ........................P Green 7 37187 Hajime 21.21 P & .......................... J Cleaver 8 27767 Found Roman 21.51 U & ..................Cottam 9 8x756 El Jarrah 21.48 .......................D V Meeuwen 10 14558 Hot Pootie 21.31 U & ........................Cottam 10 2.45pm CAMBRIDGE MITRE 10 SPRINT C5, 375m 1 84376 Crackles Appeal nwtd .....................P Green 2 34435 Josh Hart 21.50 ................................B Craik 3 55231 Lochinvar Blaze 21.22................D Schofield 4 12245 Run Lacey Run nwtd F & ...............Turnwald

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Waverley gallops Today at Waverley

Waverley Racing Club’s metiing at Waverley on 31 Jul 2014. NZ Meeting number: 4. Doubles: 2 and 3; 4 and 5; 6 and 7. Trebles: 1, 2 and 3; 5, 6 and 7 1 12.50pm (NZT) WAITOTARA BULK SUPPLY/ HOOPER ENGINEERING MDN HWT $10,000, MDN HWT, 2200m 1 25403 Redeem (9) 68 ................................J Riddell 2 57224 Thatz Louie (2) 68 ....................... B Lammas 3 2543 Crash Bandicoot b (7) 68 ...........J Rathbone 4 x0335 Sneddon h (5) 68 .......................N Quinn (3) 5 774P7 Just Collie (3) 68 .................... G Walsh (1.5) 6 x685P I’m Your Man (1) 68 ........................ C Perrett 7 0 Hamiltonian (8) 68........................ P Ormsby 8 07556 Miss Moore (6) 66 ............................S Doyle 9 x0886 Jitzu (4) 66 ..................................... C Singer 2 1.25pm MCCARTHY TRANSPORT/TARANAKI DISTRICT T C 3YO MDN $10,000, MDN 3YO, 1200m 1 5 Broken Belt (7) 57.5 .........................K Smith 2 Be The Most (6) 57.5 .....................D Walker 3 Burlington (2) 57.5 .......................... C Grylls 4 Suspect (5) 57.5.................... N Teeluck (a3) 5 32925 Awesome Diva b (8) 55.5 ......... A Taylor (a2) 6 5x82 Heni (10) 55.5 .................................R Myers 7 443 My Mustang Molly (3) 55.5...... D Turner (a2) 8 26944 Black Belt (11) 55.5 ..................... B Lammas 9 46 Zeditave Rose (1) 55.5........... K Chiong (a3)

M9 Waikato And Districts Greyhound Racing Club’s meeting at Cambridge Raceway. Meeting Date: 31 Jul 2014 NZ Meeting number: 9. Doubles: 1 and 2; 3 and 4; 5 and 6; 7 and 8; 9 and 10; 11 and 12. Trebles: 1, 2 and 3; 4, 5 and 6; 7, 8 and 9; 10, 11 and 12.

1 12.06pm (NZT) SUPERIOR CHUNKY DOG ROLLS SPRINT C1, 375m 1 16637 Honey Queen 21.69 ..........................S Ross 2 4126x Renroy nwtd ......................................C Hore 3 61612 High Calibre 21.75 ......................... I George 4 483x5 Mic Player nwtd .............................. P Lowen 5 41477 Elephant Trunk nwtd....................... G Farrell 6 86758 Opawa Crusher nwtd ...................... M Mann 7 37285 Boss Man Sloy 21.82 ...................R McPhee 8 65663 Dipsy Lala nwtd U &..........................Cottam 9 56566 Ike Jones nwtd ......................K Sutch-Jones 10 88435 Medicinal nwtd ............................... G Farrell 2 12.24pm THE CLUBHOUSE SPORTS BAR SERIES HEAT 1 C0q, 457m 1 87687 Sudden Explosion nwtd ................. G Parker 2 Boss Hogg nwtd W & ......................T Steele 3 Sheriff Roscoe nwtd W & ................T Steele 4 Thrilling Dynamo nwtd .................... K Walsh 5 25562 Summit Rock nwtd ............................S Ross 6 Uncle Jesse nwtd W & ....................T Steele 7 Artic Rouge nwtd W & .....................T Steele 8 645 Hinuera Girl nwtd ........................... G Parker 9 8 Tripin’ North nwtd ........................... G Parker 10 57588 Midnight Loafa nwtd ................... W Toomath

10 790x Five Tarts (9) 55.5 ....................... R Hannam 11 Pentoladoro (4) 55.5 ........ J Shackleton (a2) 3 2.00pm HARADASUN@GW STUD/MARKHAMS WAVERLEY MDN HWT $10,000, MDN HWT, 1650m 1 343 It’s A Wonder h (6) 68 .....................J Riddell 2 37374 Mountbatten b (8) 68..................C Studd (3) 3 37033 My Magician (14) 68 ...................... C Singer 4 50837 Barthez (10) 68 ........................... B Lammas 5 5 Velazquez (3) 68 ..........................A Kuru (3) 6 50 Reefed (13) 68 ....................... M McNelis (3) 7 9 Faint Praise (11) 66.........................M Cropp 8 8x0. Bronntanas h (7) 66 ........................ I Lupton 9 9. Converted (5) 66 .............................M Gillies 10 Ella Este Gamberro (9) 66 ........S Fannin (3) 11 High Ball (4) 66 .............................. C Perrett 12 x50x0 Shez Ekceptional (1) 66 ...................S Doyle 13 76x09 False Empathy (2) 66 14 78x9x Nimble Nick (12) 68................ G Walsh (1.5) Emergencies: False Empathy, Nimble Nick 4 2.35pm CLARENDON HOTEL/BRUCE CLIFTON BUILDER MDN $10,000, MDN, 1400m 1 0x363 Stonemason b (5) 58.5 ...................J Riddell 2 75038 Goldysox (17) 58.5 ..................... V Johnston 3 7 Caught Behind (14) 58.5 .......... A Taylor (a2) 4 7 Imaraaj (3) 58.5................... M Dravitzki (a1) 5 Off Roading (10) 58.5 ................. B Lammas

6 68352 Luck At Last (16) 56.5 ................ M Dee (a1) 7 3 China Star (12) 56.5........................R Myers 8 9930 Lexi (18) 56.5 C O’ ..................... Beirne (a4) 9 7x740 Unique (11) 56.5 ............................H Tinsley 10 86605 Lapsaglo (13) 56.5 ...........................K Smith 11 05x5 Minstrel Flyer (7) 56.5 ...................... R Stam 12 Ima Tui Girl h (4) 56.5.................. R Hannam 13 Silverpockets (9) 56.5 ....................D Walker 14 Unreel (1) 56.5 .................................S Doyle 15 8 Pacific Belle (2) 56.5 16 7. Ollie Red (8) 58.5 17 560x Choysa 58.5 ................................. Scratched 18 4776 Speed Queen (6) 56.5 ........... K Chiong (a3) 19 00x07 Finkbig (15) 58.5 20 67990 Kahui Lass (19) 56.5 Emergencies: Pacific Belle, Ollie Red, Choysa, Speed Queen, Finkbig, Kahui Lass 5 3.10pm FOREST OWNERS MARKETING SERVICES/NORWOODS R65 $15,000, Rating 65 Benchmark*, 1400m 1 21x9x Goldmist tdm (1) 59 ............... A Donald (a4) 2 0x125 Yin Dragon mb (6) 58.5 ...................J Riddell 3 x0x80 McRae dm (12) 58 .......................... C Grylls 4 8x51 Silento m (11) 58........................ M Dee (a1) 5 x4104 Vega (14) 57.5............................. C Johnson 6 5x108 Don’t Blame Buster m (3) 57..........H Tinsley

Waikato dogs Today at Cambridge Raceway 3 12.42pm ALL SEW EMBROIDERY SPRINT C1

1 31773 Nominal Lily 21.64 ......................... I George 2 57248 Queen Of Mean nwtd ................. M Mathews 3 72656 Obi Wan Kenobi 21.87 ..........K Sutch-Jones 4 12335 Odditties nwtd ................................ G Farrell 5 11245 My Beauty nwtd ........................... M J Lozell 6 3878 Winfield Winter nwtd .........................C Hore 7 1x478 Nasty Bizo Boi nwtd ....................... P Lowen 8 F7385 Still Don’t Know nwtd U & .................Cottam 9 75766 Fancy Rover 21.43 .....................D Schofield 10 72677 South Bay Dream 21.57 R & N O’......Regan 4 12.59pm THE CLUBHOUSE SPORTS BAR SERIES HEAT 2 C0q, 457m 1 32 Got Air nwtd .................................... T Green 2 86 Truckin’ Boy nwtd ........................... G Parker 3 Bailey’s Mate nwtd W &...................T Steele 4 7 Movin’ Ahead nwtd ......................... G Parker 5 Post Comand nwtd W & ..................T Steele 6 78757 Lichfeild Lady nwtd..................... M Mathews 7 55566 Carter Cash nwtd R & N O’ ................Regan 8 Javelin nwtd W & .............................T Steele 9 75788 Leroy Jethro nwtd R U & ....................L Bliek 10 888 Comet Foot nwtd ................................ J Foot 5 1.17pm FOND FOODS LTD SPRINT C2, 375m 1 35364 Thrilling Might 21.44 G & ................ J Clarke 2 64486 Calm Nuska 21.42 ..................... M Mathews 3 57368 Opawa Johnny 21.59 ...................R McPhee 4 32525 Belrani 21.54 .................................. G Farrell 5 43644 Zipping Will 21.49.......................D Schofield

6 41222 Teegz nwtd ................................ A Lawrence 7 14686 On The House nwtd B & .................... Steele 8 82658 Exciting Dream 21.50 R & N O’..........Regan 9 76877 Shelby King nwtd ....................... G Pomeroy 10 78478 English Honey nwtd R & N O’ ............Regan 6 1.34pm YGOT BONUS SCHEME SPRINT C3, 375m 1 2F573 Thrilling Charly nwtd B &.................... Steele 2 45666 Looks All Good nwtd .......................C Steele 3 11528 Hunted One nwtd ............................. S Clark 4 78745 Real Vain 21.16 ..........................D Schofield 5 47732 Predator Drone 21.19 W & ..............T Steele 6 31253 Fancy My Luck 21.42 .................D Schofield 7 43671 Little Dreams 21.53 ........................ G Farrell 8 23334 Lockett In Eddie nwtd B & .................. Steele 9 17576 Junior What 21.18 ...................... G Pomeroy 10 52774 Acting Up nwtd R & N O’....................Regan 7 1.52pm PALAMOUNTAINS NUTRITION SPRINT C2, 375m 1 46747 Thrilling Abra 21.57 R U & .................L Bliek 2 67846 Moulin Blue nwtd...............................B Bond 3 57736 Addicted nwtd B &.............................. Steele 4 23743 Daisy’s Boi 21.35 ........................... P Lowen 5 42374 Very Chilly 21.75 ........................ M Mathews 6 67873 Couger Alert nwtd R & N O’ ...............Regan 7 8564F Thou Romeo 21.10 .......................... S Clark 8 53454 Utah Bolt 21.49 .......................... G Pomeroy 9 7667 Your Say nwtd ...................................C Hore 10 78478 English Honey nwtd R & N O’ ............Regan 8 2.09pm GARRARD’S HORSE & HOUND SPRINT

34363 Harvey Nichols 21.05 ........................B Craik 51134 Call Me Ralph 21.16 G & ................ J Clarke 82321 Big Jamesy 20.94 F & ....................Turnwald 46635 Viva Vane 21.01 ............................... S Clark 18875 Aunty Merl nwtd ................................C Hore 15768 Cawbourne Ignite 21.25 ....................C Hore 11 3.03pm TE AWAMUTU SELF STORAGE SPRINT C3/4, 375m 1 26486 Calamity Free 21.14 ...................D Schofield 2 56467 Fancy Invader nwtd ....................D Schofield 3 65473 Rotovegas Rat 21.35 ......................S Payne 4 56488 Eruza nwtd B & .................................. Steele 5 77788 Run Stacey Run 21.71 U & ...............Cottam 6 25742 Trilise nwtd ................................ A Lawrence 7 53857 Cold Turkey nwtd B & ......................... Steele 8 75768 Aqua Wolf 21.05 R & N O’..................Regan 9 62646 Boss Appeal 21.42 .......................... M Mann 10 5x688 Cosmic Mack 21.18 ...................D Schofield 12 3.21pm 0800 4 DOWN COW STAKES C5, 457m 1 31231 Royal Runner nwtd F & ..................Turnwald 2 11141 Rasso 25.84 ......................................B Craik 3 x7273 Piggy Back 25.27 ............................. S Clark 4 14246 Botany Junction 25.81.....................P Green 5 18244 Premier Osti 25.79 ............................C Hore 6 42172 Ghost Writer 25.67 ............................S Ross 7 33122 Zipping Orrick 25.57 R M &.............. J Smith 8 16835 Zagato 25.65 ............................. A Lawrence 9 17277 Good Return 25.63 ....................D Schofield 10 31585 Feel The Vibe 25.60 ...................D Schofield

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Thursday, July 31, 2014 PUBLIC NOTICES

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NOTICE OF MEETINGS AUGUST 2014

The following meetings will be held in August: Thursday 7 August Council 10.00am Matthew Fraser House, 5 Sir William Pickering Drive, Burnside, Christchurch

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Jake Jackways on the run during the Ashburton Duathlon Series race two on Sunday.

PHOTO TETSURO MITOMO 270714-TM-064

Perfect track for local duathletes The weather was fantastic again for Race Two of the NBS Ashburton Duathlon Series, with fine and mild conditions and no wind which made the bike course perfect.

The short course was a cruise for Mitchell Small, clearing out from the beginning and what looked like a training run for him. Small was too strong and ran away from the field in the first run and when he came off the bike he had a commanding lead to take first place in 30 minutes and 13 seconds, one of the fastest times ever for the short course, second in a good time of 33.31 to take out the under 15 category was Matthew Clough, and Steve Caldwell was third winning the Under 60 category.

First female and 11th overall was Caitlin Titheridge in the time of 38.22, Zoe Bond second in a time of 39.01 and Emma Waite taking third place.

In the long course, Sam Bell again dominated the race, be-

ing first into transition, closely followed by Greg Bassam and Andrew Taylor not far behind.

These places didn’t change on the bike with Bell being clear after transition 2 and holding on in the last run, Bassam held on to second with Andrew Taylor having another good race taking third.

In the ladies’ race Gail Harvey-Heyward was too strong for the opposition, dominating from the start and being too strong on the bike and last run. Second was Shona McGrath-Proctor and Doreen Lembke having a sprint finish and having the same time for second and just back in forth was Sarah Blair.

The teams racing was a competitive day with a number of family teams being involved, some with three generations again taking part.

It was a great day of racing with 145 people participating and we look forward to Race 3 on Sunday, August 31.

Agendas will be available online at www. ecan.govt.nz/news-and-notices/minutes/ Pages/default.aspx at least two days prior to each meeting.

Members of the public are welcome to attend the above meetings, and copies of the agendas will be made available at the meetings.

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Daily Events Thursday 9.30am - 11.30am MID CANTERBURY BADMINTON. Great fun, everyone welcome. Racquets can be hired. Sports Hall, Tancred Street.

9.30am - 12.30pm ASHBURTON TOY LIBRARY. Large variety of toys for hire. Methodist Church Hall, Baring Square East.

9.30am - 12.30pm ASHBURTON METHODIST PARISH. Goodwill shop, sale of pre-loved clothing.

Friday 9.00am - 12noon HAKATERE MARAE HEALTH CLINIC. Weekly clinic, no appointments needed, Koha. At the Marae, State highway 1, Fairton.

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

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

10.00am ST DAVID’S UNION CHURCH. Fit kidz, 48 Allens Road, Allenton.

10.00am METHVEN HERITAGE CENTRE. New Zealand Alpine and Agriculture

Encounter, interactive fun for all ages. Main Street, Methven.

10.30am RAKAIA REAL WOMEN. Real women circuit training in the hall, St Andrews Church, Bridge Street, Rakaia.

1.00pm SCOTTISH SOCIETY INDOOR BOWLS. Bowls afternoon, all players welcome.

Balmoral hall, Cameron Street.

1.00pm - 3.00pm ASHBURTON AVIATION MUSEUM.

Classic aircraft on display including DC 3.

Ashburton airport, Seafield Road.

1.15pm WAIREKA CROQUET CLUB. Mahjong - no counting, beginners welcome.

Waireka Croquet Club, Philip Street, the Domain.

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

2.00pm R.S.A. WOMENS SECTION. Meeting at the R.S.A. Cox Street.

7.00pm BARING SQUARE METHODIST CHURCH. Community consultation - use of premises.

Church lounge, Baring Square East.

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

9.00am ST DAVID’S UNION CHURCH. Real women circuit training in hall. 48 Allens Road, Allenton.

9.30am ST ANDREWS ANGLICAN CHURCH TINWALD.

Cuppa, activities and laughter. St Andrews hall, Cnr Thomson and Jane Street, Tinwald.

10.00am METHVEN HERITAGE CENTRE. New Zealand Alpine and Agriculture Encounter, interactive fun for all ages. Main

Street, Methven.

1.00pm - 3.00pm ASHBURTON AVIATION MUSEUM. Classic aircraft on display. Ashburton Airport, Seafield Road.

1.00pm - 4.00pm ASHBURTON DISTRICT FAMILY HISTORY

GROUP. Rooms open for research, all welcome, upstairs at 254 Cameron Street.

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

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ARIES (MAR 21 – APR 20) A process of defining what you want from your relationships and what they need from you is drawing to an end, with communication vital to this.

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Family Notices 26 Ashburton Guardian DEATHS

GLASSEY, Mervyn David – Peacefully at Coldstream Rest Home and Hospital, Ashburton on Saturday, July 26, 2014. Aged 75 years.

Loved and loving husband of Margaret, and loved dad of Denae and Neil Holwell (Timaru), and Erin (Invercargill).

Loved granddad of Tyla, and Sinead (Invercargill), and Matthew, and Maddison (Timaru).

Youngest brother of Pat, Jim, Burnie, Logan, Ngaio, and Ian (all deceased). Thanks to Dr Ryan. A special thanks to the wonderful staff of Coldstream Rest Home and Hospital for Mervyn’s care. A Funeral Service for Mervyn will be held in the Glassey Lounge at Terrace View Retirement Village, 37 Carters Terrace, Ashburton on FRIDAY, August 1, at 1.30pm followed by private cremation. In lieu of flowers, donations to St John Ambulance Ashburton would be appreciated and may be left at the service.

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SALMONS, Norma Alison – On July 25, 2014 at Ashburton Hospital. Dearly loved wife of Laurie. Loved mum of John, Grant, and Jenene. A much loved nana and great nana of all her grandchildren and great grandchildren. Messages to P O Box 472, Ashburton 7740. A funeral service to celebrate Norma’s life will be held at Lamb and Hayward’s, Westpark Chapel, 467 Wairakei Road, Burnside, Christchurch on TUESDAY, August 5, commencing at 2.00pm. Followed by private cremation.

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2:30 Rachael Ray Dr Ian Smith looks at what may be hidden in food.

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1:55 MythBusters PGR 3 The MythBusters set out to mimic a video where a motorbike whips a tablecloth out from under a 24-person table setting; can our brains use more than 10 per cent?

3pm Harry’s Practice 3 3:30 The Crowd Goes Wild 3 4pm The Late Show With David Letterman 3 5pm Deal Or No Deal 5:30 Prime News 6pm Glasgow 2014 Highlights The latest news and results from day seven.

6am Motorsport – Swedish Speedway Elitserien (Highlights) 8am Fox Sports News 8:30 Ironman Cairns (Highlights) 9:30 Golf World 10am Golf Central 10:30 Sky Sport – What’s On 11am Rugby League – NRL (Replay) 1pm Golf World 1:30 The Golf Fix 2:30 Golf – The Haney Project 3:30 Golf – Playing Lessons 4pm Golf – European Tour (Highlights) 4:30 Golf – US PGA Tour (Highlights) 5pm Golf World 5:30 Inside The PGA Tour 6pm Rugby – Super Rugby (Highlights) 6:30 Rugby – Super Rugby (Highlights)

7pm The Crowd Goes Wild 7:30 The Millers PGR 3 8pm Modern Family PGR Claire realises a friendly attitude and baking are not the recipe for career success when working for Jay; Manny and Luke want to make good impressions on their first day of high school.

8:30 Extant AO 9:30 Ready, Set, Glasgow 10pm Commonwealth Games – Cycling

7pm Total Rugby Reflecting on the best of rugby union around the world.

7:30 Grassroots Rugby 8:30 #SkyRugby – Engage 9pm The Crowd Goes Wild 9:30 Inside the PGA Tour 9:58 L Cricket – International England v India – Third Test, Day Five. Coverage of the morning session from The Rose Bowl in Southampton.

Midnight Commonwealth Games – Men’s Hockey Black Sticks v Malaysia at the Glasgow National Hockey Centre.

2am Commonwealth Games – Cycling Men’s road time trials.

12:05 Fox Sports News 12:35 L Cricket – International England v India – Third Test, Day Five.

Coverage of the afternoon session from The Rose Bowl in Southampton.

5:30 #SkySpeed

MAORI TV

6am Benny Hinn 6:30 Rodeo – Life On A Circuit 7:30 Celebrity DIY With Craig Phillips 8am Untamed Asia 8:30 Back To Basics With Nick Nairn 9am The Cook And The Chef 9:30 The Wow Factor 10:30 Catch And Cook – World 11am Room Crashers 11:30 American Restoration noon Natural World – Shark Coast 1pm IFish 1:30 Fishing Expedition – Amazonia 2pm Rodeo – Life On The Circuit 3pm Celebrity DIY With Craig Phillips 3:30 Untamed Asia 4pm Bill’s Kitchen – Notting Hill 4:30 Secret Meat Business 5pm The Great British Garden Revival 6pm Catch And Cook – World 6:30 Yard Crashers 7pm Lost And Sold 7:30 Paul And Nick’s Big Food Trip 8:05 Cheese Slices 8:40 Nigel Slater’s Simple Suppers 9:20 River Cottage Forever 10pm Food Safari 10:30 Lost And Sold 11pm The Great British Garden Revival

Friday

6am Sesame Street 3 6:55 Peppa Pig 3 7am Sticky TV 3 7:30 Max Steel 3 7:55 The Wild Thornberrys 3 8:20 Chuggington 3 8:30 Ready, Steady, Wiggles 8:45 Peppa Pig 3 8:55 The Moe Show 0 9:05 Bob The Builder 3 9:15 Thomas And Friends 3 9:25 Ben And Holly’s Little Kingdom 9:35 Barney And Friends 3 10am Infomercials 2pm Sesame Street 3 2:55 Pingu 3 3pm Sticky TV 4:30 Four Live 6pm Everybody Hates Chris 3 0 6:30 Just Shoot Me! 3 0

Midnight Yard Crashers 12:30 Benny Hinn 1am Celebrity DIY With Craig Phillips 1:30 Untamed Asia 2am Bill’s Kitchen – Notting Hill 2:30 Secret Meat Business 3am Catch And Cook – World 3:30 Classical Destinations 4am Paul And Nick’s Big Food Trip 4:35 Cheese Slices 5:10 Nigel Slater’s Simple Suppers 5:50 Luke Nguyen – Lunar New Year

10am Korero Mai 3 11am Toku Reo 3 noon Korero Mai 3 1pm Toku Reo 3 2pm Korero Mai 3 3pm Kai Time On The Road 3 3:30 Dora Maataatoa 4pm SpongeBob Tarau Porowha 2 4:30 Waka Ama Sprints 3 5pm Toi Whakaari 5:30 Te Kaea 2 6pm Nga Pari Karangaranga o

ThE BOx 6am Law And Order MV 6:50 The Simpsons PG 7:15 Parking Wars PGL 7:40 America’s Funniest Home Videos PG 8:05 Survivor – Marquesas PG 8:55 Most Shocking M 9:45 SVU MV 10:35 NCIS PGV 11:25 NCIS – LA MV 12:15 Hawaii Five-0 MV 1:05 Whose Line Is It Anyway?

PG 1:30 Most Shocking M 2:20 Law And Order MV 3:10 Survivor – Marquesas PG 4pm Parking Wars PGL 4:30 The Simpsons PG 5pm Criminal Intent MV 6pm America’s Funniest Home Videos PG 6:30 The Simpsons PG 7pm Parking Wars PGL 7:30 NCIS PGV 8:30 Strike Back 18VLS 9:30 Crossing Lines MV 10:30 SVU MV 11:30 NCIS PGV

Friday

12:30 Survivor – Marquesas PG 1:20 Whose Line Is It Anyway? PG 1:45 Law And Order MV 2:35 SVU MV 3:25 Strike Back 18VLS 4:15 Crossing Lines MV 5:10 Whose Line Is It Anyway? PG 5:35 America’s Funniest Home Videos PG

SKY SPORT 2 te Motu 6:30 Ako 2 7pm Te Kaea 3 2 7:30 #Hakanation Show hosted by Ria Hall that takes kapa haka to the nation.

8pm F Get Your Fish On PGR 8:30 Code 9:30 Hunting Aotearoa AO 10pm The Big Hit 10:30 Media Take 3 11pm Te Kaea 3 2 11:30 Closedown

DISCOVERY

9:00pm on TV One

MOVIES PREMIERE

6am Auction Kings PG 6:30 Deadliest Catch PG 7:30 Man v Wild PG Canadian Rockies.

8:30 Taiwan Revealed PG Body Reconstructed. 9:30 Deadliest Catch – The Bait PG 10:30 Rods ‘n’ Wheels PG Hollywood Hot Rod. 11:30 Deadly Affairs M 12:30 I (Almost) Got Away With It M Got to Build a Bridge to Freedom.

1:30 Diabolical M Shattered.

2:30 Deadliest Catch PG Careful What You Wish For. 4:30 Gold Rush PG Day of Reckoning.

5:30 MythBusters PG Bullet Fired v Bullet Dropped.

6:30 Naked And Afraid M 8:30 Dual Survival PG No End in Sight 1.

9:30 Ice Cold Gold PG The Gold Rush.

10:30 Auction Hunters PG 11pm Nightmare Next Door M Bloodshed in Biloxi.

Friday

Mrs Brown's Boys

Midnight Disappeared M 1am Blood Relatives M Paging Dr Death. 2am Dirty Jobs PG 3am Deadliest Catch PG 4am Extreme Forensics M 5am Dirty Jobs PG

7am The East MVS 2013 Thriller.

Brit Marling, Alexander Skarsgard.

8:55 Kath And Kimderella PGLS 2012 Comedy. Jane Turner, Gina Riley.

10:20 A Good Day To Die Hard MVL 2013 Action. Bruce Willis, Jai Courtney. noon Red 2 MVL 2013 Action.

Bruce Willis, Helen Mirren.

1:55 The East MVS 2013 Thriller.

Brit Marling, Alexander Skarsgard.

3:50 The Dark Knight Rises MV 2012 Action. Christian Bale, Anne Hathaway.

6:30 Parker 16VL 2013 Action.

Jason Statham, Jennifer Lopez.

8:30 The Wolverine MVL 2013 Action. Hugh Jackman.

10:40 Deadfall 16VLS 2012 Crime.

Eric Bana, Olivia Wilde.

Friday

12:15 Knife Fight ML 2013 Comedy. Rob Lowe, Julie Bowen.

1:55 The Directors – Jay Roach PG 2:25 Parker 16VL 2013 Action.

Jason Statham, Jennifer Lopez.

4:20 The Wolverine MVL 2013 Action. Hugh Jackman.

Modern Family

8:00pm on Prime

MOVIES GREATS 6:40 The Directors – Garry Marshall PG 7:10 Chicago MV 2002 Musical. Renee Zellweger, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Richard Gere.

9:05 Blood Work MVL 2002 Thriller. Clint Eastwood, Jeff Daniels, Anjelica Huston.

10:55 The Heartbreak Kid 16LS 2007 Comedy. Ben Stiller, Michelle Monaghan.

12:50 Unfaithful 16VS 2002 Drama.

Diane Lane, Richard Gere.

2:55 The Shawshank Redemption 16V 1994 Drama. Tim Robbins, Morgan Freeman.

5:15 Rocky Balboa MV 2006 Action.

Sylvester Stallone, Burt Young.

7pm A View From The Top PGL 2003 Romantic Comedy. Gwyneth Paltrow, Christina Applegate, Mark Ruffalo.

8:30 Spider-Man MV 2002 Action.

10:35 The Break-Up MS 2006 Romantic Comedy.

Friday

12:20 Entrapment MV 1999 Thriller. 2:10 The Shawshank Redemption 16V 1994 Drama.

4:30 A View From The Top PGL 2003 Romantic Comedy.

5:55 Spider-Man MV 2002 Action.

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6am The Crowd Goes Wild 6:30 NRL 360 7:30 Rugby League – NRL (Replay) Tigers v Dragons.

9:30 Fox Sports News 10am The Crowd Goes Wild 10:30 Sky Sports News UK 11am Motorsport – FIA World Rally Championship Preview of Rally Finland.

11:30 The Crowd Goes Wild noon Fox Sports News 12:30 Sky Sports News UK 1pm Motorsport – Nascar Nationwide Series (Highlights) Indiana 250.

2pm Motorsport – FIA World Rally Championship Preview of Rally Finland.

2:30 Motorsport – Nascar Sprint Cup Series (Highlights) Brickyard 400.

3:30 Motorsport – FIA Formula One Championship (Highlights) Hungarian Grand Prix.

4pm Sky Sport – What’s On 4:30 Ironman Cairns (Highlights) 5:30 Extreme Sailing 6pm InCycle 6:30 UFC Now 7:30 #SkySpeed 8pm The Crowd Goes Wild 8:30 Fox Sports News 9:30 Sterlo 10:30 NRL Footy Show

Friday

1am Fox Sports News 1:30 Inside The PGA Tour 2am Sterlo 3am #SkyRugby – Engage 3:30 Total Rugby 4am Grassroots Rugby 5am Extreme Sailing 5:30 L Golf – World Championships Bridgestone Invitational – Round One. From Firestone Country Club, Akron in Ohio.

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Sport

Beckley battle, take two

BY JONATHAN LEASK

JONATHAN.L@THEGUARDIAN.CO.NZ

Southern and Tinwald meet in Mt Somers for the second year in a row for senior B rugby’s Bruce Beckley Memorial Cup match on Sunday.

Tinwald defended their senior B championships title last week and will look to do the same

with the Beckley Cup after they claimed an emphatic 27-0 win over Southern in last year’s season-ending fixture.

A win on Sunday would see a repeat of the Tigers’ 2013 efforts where they also won the second round Centennial Mug as well as the senior B championship and Beckley cups.

Southern were the only team to beat Tinwald in the second round, an 18-17 win in Mayfield, repaying the favour after Tinwald were the only team to get the better of Southern in round one 28-11.

At this stage the season’s script reads the same for Southern. They took out the first

round to win the Michael Duff Memorial again before finishing second to Tinwald in the second round, only to be knocked out in the semi-finals.

The Beckley Cup offers them some redemption.

On Southern’s side is the cup’s recent hoodoo, changing hands every year for the last seven sea-

sons - including Southern’s win in 2012 after a 10-all draw with Collegiate, courtesy of the cup’s unique rule.

The cup’s donator, Ron Beckley, set the rule that in the event of a draw the team that came second in the round robin gets the cup. It has been used three times in 51 years.

■ COMMONWEALTH GAMES

Medal shooters set tough mark for Snowden

BY JONATHAN LEASK

JONATHAN.L@THEGUARDIAN.CO.NZ

New Zealand fullbore rifle shooter John Snowden finished up 18th in the final of the Queen’s Prize individual event at the Commonwealth Games yesterday morning (NZ time).

Snowden had dropped three points on the first day over the 300, 500 and 600 yard distances but only dropped one on the 300 the following day at the Barry Buddon Shooting Centre.

Heading into the third and final day, Snowden was only three points off the leader, Canadian

Jim Paton, heading into the final day with 15 shots at 900 and 1000 yards, but the leaders proved on target.

England’s David Luckman took the gold with a superb final day for a final tally of 401.

His second with the rifle after taking out the pairs earlier

in the week alongside Parag Patel – who took the individual bronze.

Paton had to settle for the silver, as he did in the pairs, with a total of 397.

With a total score of 383, Snowden was 18th, with his pairs partner Mike Collings of

Perfect track for duathletes

Cooper strikes gold

P24

P21

Te Puke coming in 20th on 378.

The pair had earlier failed to defend the gold medal in pairs they had won in Delhi in 2010, finishing up eighth after battling fog and rain during their 1000 yard shoot – conditions which had then cleared for the top teams.

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