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Dairying worth near $1b a year

BY MICHELLE NELSON MICHELLE.N@THEGUARDIAN.CO.NZ

Mid Canterbury’s cash cows contributed almost a billion dollars in the last financial year, new statistics reveal.

DairyNZ figures released yesterday showed Canterbury-wide dairying contributed an estimated $2.7b in the 2013-14 year, up from $1.9b the previous year.

This was attributed to the higher pay-out, based on $7.85 per kilogram of milksolids (kg/ MS), compared to $6.18 for the 2012-13 season.

Grow Mid Canterbury executive director Rob Brawley said Mid Canterbury’s 311,590 cows milked on average 397kg/MS annually, worth just short of a billion dollars.

In addition to supporting the

1860 people working on dairy farms, the industry underpins the district’s economic growth.

The average farmer spend per cow was $1848, equating to $576 million, much of which was spent on locally sourced products and services like feed, fertiliser, veterinary services, health products and dairy shed supplies.

“Irrigated dairy farmers spend more on a monthly basis because they are paid monthly – 90 per cent of the district’s economy is agri-business related,” Mr

Brawley said. This was backed up by the DairyNZ findings.

“Our latest survey shows the financial value that dairy farmers bring into each province, helps grow residents’ wealth even if they are not dairy farming,” DairyNZ chief executive Tim Mackle said.

Mayfield dairy farmer Frances Beeston milks 600 cows through a sophisticated robotised shed in a year-round operation. On average her super cows produce an astounding 650kg/ MS. With nine milking

robots, Camelot is hailed as the largest robotic grazing dairy farm in the world, and is indicative Beeston family’s investment in the industry.

“The cows are producing almost twice as much, so I need twice the staff,” Ms Beeston said.

The robots were purchased from a Mid Canterbury company and local electrical and plumbing companies installed them.

“Then there’s all the builders and engineers that are employed by the industry, and the machinery and gear all needs to be looked after – we spend a lot of money locally,” she said.

Frances Beeston runs a large scale robotic dairy operation which contributes a lot to the district’s economy.

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Members of Michael Jackson’s extended family are set to become the stars of a new reality TV show. The sixepisode series is due to premiere on America’s Reelz cable channel in November and will focus on Alejandra (left) Jackson, and her children. She is the ex-wife of Jackson’s two brothers Jermaine and Randy. Alejandra and her family moved out of the Jackson family home in Encino, California following the Thriller superstar’s death in 2009. The new show will examine the reasons behind their move. Alejandra was originally married to Randy Jackson, who is father to Genevieve and Randy Jr. But later she married his brother Jermaine and gave birth to another two sons - Jaafar and Jermajesty.

Radiohead to record again Radiohead fans have a spring in their step after guitarist Jonny Greenwood announced the band’s plan to start recording this September. Greenwood made the revelation on Mary Anne Hobbs’ BBC Radio 6 show. “We’re going to start up in September, playing, rehearsing and recording and see how it’s sounding,” Greenwood said when asked what Radiohead were up to. The band’s last album, The King Of Limbs, was released in 2011. Since then band members have been working on solo projects. Singer Thom Yorke released album Amok with his other band Atoms For Peace while drummer Phil Selway will release his second solo album Weatherhouse in October.

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Divers converge for undersea ‘concert’ Nearly 500 divers and snorkellers submerged in the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary on Saturday for a “concert” beneath the sea broadcast by a local radio station.

The 30th annual Lower Keys Underwater Music Festival, held at Looe Key Reef, featured four hours of commercialfree music piped below the surface via a series of underwater speakers. “We started this as an arts and cultural event 30 years ago (and) thought it would be a one-time thing,” said event co-founder and co-ordinator Bill Becker. “It’s the only place we know of where music is put underwater for divers, snorkellers and the marine life.” The water-themed playlist included such tunes as the Beatles’ Octopus’s Garden and the themes from Disney’s The Little Mermaid and television’s classic Flipper. Participants described the music as clear and ethereal, with underwater visibility of about 16 metres.

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■ ASHBURTON ART GALLERY AND MUSEUM

Gallery deal bites council

BY SUE NEWMAN

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A two-year-old deal, done to kick-start the construction of Ashburton’s new art gallery and museum, yesterday came back to bite the Ashburton District Council.

To resolve a stalemate between itself and a handful of residents who fought the construction of the complex, council staff signed a side agreement that would make strips of Cameron and Wills Street resident only parking areas at certain times. This included road outside the Ashburton Domain.

When they reviewed Ashburton’s transportation and parking strategy, councillors found themselves divided over the need to uphold this agreement and the need to have a by-law that kept public road parking available for everyone.

The by-law review attracted 21 submissions around the resident parking zone with many submitters saying its creation would set a precedent that could see a flood of applications for public streets to be designated private parking zones.

For mayor Angus McKay the answer was obvious.

“If there is a public road I believe the public should be able to park along this, it’s a fundamental right, a fundamental principal – it’s a public street so there’s public parking.

In my opinion, people will apply for resident only parking in Ashburton now and this is why I’m adamant.”

Yes, the council had signed an agreement for the purpose of Environment Court mediation but you had to ask - should that over-ride the rights of submitters who were against

the parking change, he said.

“I believe we have a duty to put the majority of people, particularly the submitters over and above this agreement.”

While the side agreement had been signed in good faith, it was clear through the submission process that sticking with it would infringe the rights of many people, Don McLeod said.

“The council has two different obligations. We can’t simply accept a good faith document, because we’re required to consult and to hear submissions. The people who made submissions did so in good faith too, the same as the people who signed the side agreement.”

For Alan Totty, the argument came down to precedent.

Setting a precedent where residents could ask for, and be granted, resident only parking

was not one he wanted to see.

Neither did he want to see the council ignore submitters.

“It’s not about the number of submitters, it’s about the arguments put forward and in this case there is a very good argument – we’ll create a precedent and other people will want to use it.”

The council could end up with a challenge in the High Court if it over-rode an agreement entered into in good faith, Russell Ellis said.

While he might not be in favour of resident only parking, the council had an obligation to honour its original agreement, Stuart Wilson said.

Peter Reveley was happy to put his hand up in support of the side agreement asking that the council approve the policy as drawn up in its draft by-law.

Russell Ellis seconded his motion.

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For the new by-law: Peter Reveley, Russell Ellis, Martin Nordqvist, Stuart Wilson and Alasdair Urquhart.

Against the change: mayor Angus McKay, Don McLeod and Alan Totty.

Abstained: Donna Favel Absent: Darryl Nelson, Neil Brown, Ken Cutforth and Rod Beaven.

THE PARKING BY-LAW CHANGE After 6pm on the north side of Cameron Street, outside numbers 121, 123 and 127 and the south side of Wills Street, numbers 124, 128 and 130 and on the north side of Willls Street opposite there will be resident only parking when public events are held at the museum and art gallery.

Door open to parking ban on public streets

BY SUE NEWMAN

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Resident only parking restrictions are about ensuring people living in houses had places to park their cars, not about keeping streets free of parked cars, says David Howden.

He was one of four people who spoke on a proposed change to the Ashburton District Council’s parking policy that would see resident only parking spaces introduced on Wills and Cameron streets.

Twenty-nine submissions were made on the draft policy with 21 of those relating to resident only parking.

The policy change is tied to an agreement signed by the coun-

cil with a small group of people who opposed the construction of the district’s new art gallery and museum.

If the council went ahead with the parking change, other residents in Ashburton would be entitled to believe they should be given the same privileges, Mr Howden said.

“It’s usually applied in areas limited by typography. Those properties have at least four off street parking spaces. This will open the door to a flood of applications from other residents who already have a community facility at their door. The pettiness of this request by five households is evident by including the north side of Wills

Street where only the ducks live,” he said.

Ted Wood told the council that while he did not agree with resident only parking, the council had no option but to write the clause into the parking by-law.

“It was part of the conditions on which the petitioners withdrew their objections to the art gallery-museum,” he said.

The special treatment was granted so the complex could be built because delays in construction were costing ratepayers heavily. He said he signed the agreement because he did not want to see any more ratepayer money wasted due to time delays.

Submitter Brian Cameron said

tagging the two streets as resident only parking would be a ‘loss-loss for everyone.”

Not only would the public be barred from using the parks but so too would residents’ visitors.

“We’d have a ridiculous situation where no one parks on that road at all. It’s also a complete nonsense to have a restriction like this on the north side of Wills Street. The only neighbours are the ducks and they don’t need parking spots, their visitors fly in.”

If the parking restrictions were introduced it would mean specific individuals were being given priority treatment over the use of a public asset, he said.

“You have to ask, is it legal

for the council to give specific advantage to individual properties?”

Tagging those two streets as resident only parking set a dangerous precedent, said John Haugh. “I believe that’s entirely inappropriate.”

A far better option, he said, would be to limit access to Wills and Cameron streets by street humps and to increase parking on the strip between West and Park streets by creating angle parking.

Of the 21 submissions made on creating a residents’ only parking zone, 16 were in opposition. Two who supported the zone wanted it to apply permanently.

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■■ANTI-BULLYING APP PLAN

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Helping keep our youth safe

By Toni Williams

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Anti-bullying campaigners are looking for a Mid Canterbury gadget whiz to design, and launch, an online app to message alert people posting on Facebook.

It was one of Think First’s key projects for the next 11 months.

Think First project co-ordinator John Hobbs wanted a local person to develop an application to get young people to think about the consequences of their words and actions posted onto Facebook.

The research into what apps were on the market was under way but needed someone familiar with the design of apps to help get it up and running.

“The main idea is to create an app that runs in the background while you’re on Facebook that can filter the words you’re typing, picking up on offensive words, names or bullying phrases,” he said.

“Before posting comments or statuses that could be considered bullying, a dialogue box would pop up asking if you’re sure you want to post this and have the options to detail what law is being broken, the ramifications the post could have on the person posting it and potentially if it directed at someone the effect it could have on them,” Mr Hobbs said.

It would also link to information, resources and Facebook privacy settings.

Mr Hobbs said there was no set way on how the finished app

Helicopter busy There were three call-outs for the Westpac Rescue Helicopter to Ashburton over the past week. On Saturday the helicopter was called to Ashburton Hospital to transfer a two-year-old female with seizures, following another hospital transfer on Thursday last week of a 59-year-old female with a cardiac condition. The two transfers followed the airlift of 22-yearold George Ellis to Christchurch Hospital after his truck crashed with a train. He later died.

Not guilty plea A man has pleaded not guilty to murdering Wanganui man Brett Hall. The 49-year-old man entered his plea in the High Court in Whanganui yesterday morning.

There is blanket suppression on all details of the case, including the man’s name. He was charged with Mr Hall’s murder last month. Mr Hall disappeared three years ago.

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would look.

But it needed to remind people of appropriate messaging.

“It will hopefully minimalise and prevent cyber bullying from even happening in the first place,” Mr Hobbs said.

“Cyber bullying is one of the main issues with bullying in Mid Canterbury (and around the world) and we hope that if our app is successfully created, it will not only inform and educate people about this but raise awareness of how we all have a responsibility to ensure our community and our online

community is safe and free from bullying.

“This is a preventative measure and also an educational one, because one of the things we found was a lot of people don’t actually understand what bullying is,” he said.

Mr Hobbs said it would be ideal if the community got behind the project and parents/ caregivers got their children to use it.

Think First wanted potential app designers to register their expressions of interest.

While financial payment was

limited, the promotional and portfolio benefits were great.

“Obviously there will be a lot of promotion around it so it’s a good opportunity for people to get their name out there and show that they’re taking a stand in the community against bullying,” Mr Hobbs said.

Any potential app designers interested in the challenge can email examples of previous work and costings to john. hobbs@saferashburton.org.nz, fill out a contact form on thinkfirst.org.nz or message them on Facebook page thinkfirstNZ

Police are investigating the death of a woman found in a car in Wanganui yesterday. The body of the 46-year-old woman was found in her car on Anzac Pde by a member of the public about 10am, Detective Senior Sergeant Dave Kirby said. Police believed the car may have been on the road since Sunday.

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Opotiki homicide Police are door knocking in the area of Opotiki where a 21-yearold man died after receiving fatal injuries on Sunday night. Police had been called to a large fight in the street just after 7pm. A few minutes later ambulance staff received a report of a man collapsed in nearby King Street.

The man was taken to Whakatane Hospital in a critical condition but died a short time later. Two homes, both on in Goring St, are being examined by police.

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■■ACTIVE KIDS HOLIDAY PROGRAMME

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With lots of laughter and smiley faces evident, this year’s Active Kids holiday programme is proving a big hit for Mid Canterbury school children.

The holiday programme run

by Sport Canterbury was designed for children aged 5-13 years.

Sport Canterbury team leader Mark Reid (left) said the children’s programme consisted of a number of different sports activities, making for a fun and busy schedule.

All of the children are taught the values of active team participation, where they play and participate in as many different team sports as possible, he said.

Team Leader Carlyn Reed

said with many different school holiday programmes taking place, the sports focus of Active Kids separated it from the others.

However, it was not just about the children playing and taking part in various sporting activities.

“We also want to teach them about good behaviour and sportsmanship when playing together,” she said.

Five-year-old George King said so far he was having a lot of fun.

And George’s eight-yearold sister Anna said she was enjoying all the “fun games”.

The Active Kids holiday programme runs for the rest of the week at Ashburton College.

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■■ASHBURTON REAL ESTATE

House prices take a tumble

By Sue Newman

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House prices in Ashburton took one of their bigger latter day tumbles in June, with the median sales price falling more than 11 per in just one month.

The month’s median selling price fell to $265,000, the same as June 2013 and down $33,000 on the May median. This is the most significant slump in prices in the district for some time. However, it is well above the record five-year June low hit in 2012, $233,750.

The highest June median over the past seven years was in 2010, $279,000 Ashburton was not alone, however in watching its house prices fall with most parts of Canterbury recording even greater declines.

During June, 47 houses found new owners in the Ashburton District, well down on May where there were 61 sales.

Nationally house sales fell in June from a year earlier, led by properties of

$400,000 or less, an indication regional director Tony McPherson said, that first home buyers were becoming more active in the market.

There was also continuing demand from investors, he said.

The national median price rose $33,250, or 8.4 per cent, in the year to $427,250 and was 0.6 per cent lower than in May. Sales of properties with a price tag of more than $1 million rose 19 per cent in the year, to make up 7 per cent of all sales in June, while sales between $600,000 and $999,999 rose 6.5 per cent in the year to make up 20 percent of sales.

Houses in the $400,000 to $599,999 price range rose 2.3 per cent compared to a year earlier to make up 28 per cent of total sales.

The number of days to sell increased by five to 39 in June compared to a year earlier, one day longer than in May.

■■MAD SCIENCE AT BASE

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Vintage cars put to the test Vintage Car Club of New Zealand, Ashburton branch member Donald Williamson shows his style navigating a muddy hill climb in the weekend’s Balcairn Trial.

Mr Williamson narrowly beat fellow Ashburton club member David Oakley in the annual vintage car trial.

However both men missed out on any top prizes in the trial run by the Vintage Car Club of New Zealand, Banks Peninsula Branch. It was won by a Christchurch driver Avon Hyde.

“It was a beautiful day…it was relatively dry underfoot, but there was a lot of mud,” Mr Oakley said.

The Ashburton men took turns driving Mr Williamson’s Austin 7.

There were 35 entries, driving 25 cars, some with co-drivers.

They were the only entries from Ashburton.

The trial was designed to test vintage vehicles - and drivers - in off-road, onroad, hill climb endurance action.

Both men had entered in the past and won the road legal section.

But these days the friendly rivalry between them kept them motivated.

Mr Oakley went well in the morning but got lost on course.

It allowed Mr Williamson to take the lead and beat Mr Oakley by about 10 points in total.

Most vehicles entered were purpose built vehicles, often based on Austin 7s because they were smaller and lighter.

There were also specific rules which included vehicles not allowed to use mud grip tyres or be 4WDs.

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He is pictured trying out the ‘tornado in a bottle’ experiment, swirling the bottle of coloured water as it trickles down the funnel into a second attached bottle.

Rebecca Sloper, of BASE, said the experiments during the session were done using everyday kitchen products such as baking soda, vinegar, washing detergent and food colouring.

While the mess was inevitable, the bangs, pops and fizzing chemical reactions were fun to watch.

BASE is open for the rest of the week from 1pm to 5pm.

Ms Sloper said different activities were planned for the rest of the school holidays.

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Designer apologises over CTV collapse A heartfelt apology has been issued to the families of the CTV Building collapse victims by the structural engineer who designed it.

David Harding says his physical and mental health has deteriorated significantly since the six-storey office block came down in the February 22, 2011 earthquake claiming 115 lives.

Yesterday, he said he “seizes up” when asked about the ill-fated CTV Building that he designed in 1986.

“No day goes by without me thinking about the CTV Building and the loss of life,” he said in a statement to the Institution of Professional Engineers New Zealand (IPENZ) disciplinary hearing into his work yesterday.

“Again, my heartfelt apologies go to the families who suffer as a consequence of what I did do, or what I should have done. My life will never be the same.”

Mr Harding said his 40-year engineering career would end in September.

IPENZ doesn’t have jurisdiction to hand down any sanctions to Mr Harding, after he quit his membership earlier

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this month. The hearing was yesterday told that Mr Harding re-registered with his professional body just five months after the CTV disaster but didn’t admit being behind its design 25 years earlier.

“It’s a significant issue ... not a small detail. It was a calamitous event that occurred just five months before,” said Peter McCombs, of the IPENZ investigation committee that looked into three complaints laid by Tim Elms, on behalf of 53 bereaved family members who lost loved ones in the disaster; the Department of Building and Housing; and IPENZ itself.

The omission, Mr McCombs said, breached IPENZ rules that states members must “act with honesty, objectivity and integrity”.

The investigation team concluded that Mr Harding was inexperienced in multistorey design and was wrong to think that anyone was going to oversee his work.

The disciplinary committee reserved its decisions.

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Circus antics About 38 children and teenagers attended a circus workshop at the Ashburton Trust Event Centre yesterday. They included Caitlin Johnstone (top), 16, and Quinn Procter, 9. The one-day workshop saw Dust Palace performers teach trapeze, aerial hoop, rope, adagio, acrobatics, handstands and other circus skills. Dust Palace is an Auckland-based circus theatre company. Members performed at the event centre over the weekend as part of a tour, which has also included Nelson and Oamaru.

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■■AIRPORT DELAYS

Five-hour wait on plane

By Rebecca Quilliam The airline that forced a plane load of passengers to stay onboard for five hours on the tarmac at Christchurch Airport says it did not have the option to let them into the terminal.

The China Southern Airlines flight bound for Auckland was diverted to Christchurch yesterday because thick fog blanketed the city.

Flight CZ335 from Guangzhou was scheduled to arrive in Auckland at 6am, but finally landed there more than six hours later at 12.46pm, an Auckland Airport spokesman confirmed.

China Southern Airlines general manager in Auckland Mike Ma said there was no alternative but to keep the passengers on board at Christchurch.

The plane needed to be ready to fly at a moment’s notice if the fog lifted and there would have been a longer delay if the passengers had disembarked, he said.

“No one can be sure when the weather will change to good conditions.”

There was also no agreement between the airline and Christchurch terminal to have workers bring the passengers into the terminal, Mr Ma said.

Passengers were given water after about 90 minutes on the terminal, but the airline was unable to provide food because the terminal did not have the ability to provide enough meals within a short period, he said.

When the flight landed at Auckland one or two passengers complained, but they were “satisfied” with the explanation about the delay and extended stay on board the plane.

Mr Ma apologised to those affected.

“I do apologise for the inconvenience,” he said.

A Christchurch Airport spokeswoman said when an international flight was diverted, a number of different companies and agencies were involved in decisions around the aircraft and its passengers.

“In today’s case, the airport company was not involved in any decisions about the plane’s passengers.”

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■■FIFA WORLD CUP

Argentina fans left disappointed

By Susan Sandys

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All the cries in the world of “Vamos Argentina!” could not bring home a World Cup win for Mid Canterbury’s Argentinian community yesterday.

As Marcos Dantas Mink and 15 of his friends gathered around the television at his Ashburton home from 7am, the mood was buoyant. Dressed in soccer shirts and intermittently throwing blue and white confetti, they cheered their team in Spanish, with “vamos” being the word for “go”.

But it was not to be. Argentina failed to make the most of the opportunities it was given to score, and seven minutes from the end of extra time Germany scored the game’s first, and last, goal.

“It was a tough game,” said Mr Mink after the match, as some of his friends began to leave to go about their day. If they had won, they would have celebrated all day.

Meanwhile, Argentinians and Germans turned out to watch the match at bars in town.

At The Print Room, where they put on a special breakfast, there were several tables filled with people supporting either team.

Co-owners Emma Jackson and Federico Leber said the patrons were mostly quiet, as it was a tense game.

Mr Leber, who is himself Argentinian, said while he was obviously disappointed at the result, he was proud of his team playing well. There had been no hard feelings among opposing team supporters, and they shook hands after the match.

At Allenton’s Bedrock Bar and Stonegrill about 40 people, mainly German supporters, watched the game.

Co-owner Kendall Sandrey said the patrons could not help but be “rowdy” when their team won.

“I thought Germany would win, so I’m happy enough,” Mr Sandrey said.

Similarly pleased was Longbeach farm manager Cord Hillen, who is from Germany.

“I was over the moon,” Mr Hillen said.

He had had to pull himself away from watching the match at home with his partner Julia, in order to go to work. He found out the result when friends started to text him after the goal was scored, as he planted blackcurrants in a muddy paddock.

There were several Argentinian workers on the farm.

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“They are disappointed, but we can agree that it was a very, very good game and the teams were even; and it could’ve gone the other way just as good. The Germans were lucky this time,” Mr Hillen said.

Above - Argentinians were proud of their team despite losing to the Germans yesterday. Gathering in Ashburton was (from right) Juan Fissore, Thomas Muller, Gerardo Eskuche, Marcos Dantas Mink, Ale Fissore and Luciano Drudi.

PHOTO SUSAN SANDYS

■■HIGHLAND DANCING CHAMPIONSHIPS

■■ROLF HARRIS

Local dancers in top form

Harris sketch sells for $805

Ashburton Highland dancers (from left) Amelia Grieve, Charlotte Sloper and Chloe Graham, pictured with teacher Julie Hawke, were among winners at the New Zealand Highland and National Dancing Championships in Blenheim.

Sixteen Ashburton juniors competed on Friday and Saturday, while six seniors started their championships at the weekend and were to compete in 10 dances over three days.

Results to date include Lucy Moore winning the under-14 Highland fling, Charlotte Sloper winning four dances (Highland fling, sean truibhas, Highland reel, sword dance) in the under-12 age group, and Amelia Grieve winning the under-eight sword.

Cup winners were Charlotte Sloper, the overall under-12 champion, Amelia Grieve, under-eight runnerup, and Chloe Graham, sixand-under runner-up.

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By Patrice Dougan A rape prevention organisation is set to receive a $1000 boost after an original sketch by disgraced entertainer Rolf Harris was sold at auction yesterday.

The sketch of former Radio Hauraki breakfast show hosts Mark Perry, Dean Lonergan and Leah Panapa sold for $805 on Trade Me when bidding closed yesterday, and Mr Perry, who listed the sketch, has vowed to round the cash up to $1000.

All money raised from the auction will go to Rape Prevention Education.

Kim McGregor, executive director of the organisation, said she had thanked Mr Perry for the money, and described his extra top up as a “generous contribution”.

“I think that’s wonderful that we can put it to the prevention of harmful sexual behaviour and prevention of sexual violence, which is quite appropriate given the crimes that Rolf Harris has committed,” she said.

Receiving funds raised from the sale of artwork created by a convicted sex offender was in a “similar vein” as the charity receiving

money from the Ministry of Justice raised from the $50 offenders levy, she said.

The money will go towards RPE’s youth programme, Body Safe, which targets teenagers aged 13-18-years-old, she said.

Broadcaster Mr Perry said he was “rapt” by how much money the auction raised.

“From day one when it was not moving I thought, ‘oh well, I’ll buy it for $500 myself and ceremoniously burn it’. But I’m glad it didn’t have to come to that,” he said.

The auction had “caused a bit of flack”, he said, with negative reactions posted on the bidding page.

But overall “the positives definitely outweigh the negatives”.

“It was going to a good cause, it was definitely not for personal gain. It was a way of flicking it on and getting some money [for charity].”

He had spoken to the successful bidder, who wanted to remain anonymous, he said.

A CD of the interview in which Harris made the sketch will also be sent to the buyer, after Mr Perry unearthed old tapes of the former breakfast show last week.

- APNZ

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■ GAZA CITY

In brief Thorpe’s dad shocked The father of swimming champion Ian Thorpe was caught off guard by his son’s coming out, saying the revelation was a shock. “It was a shock because we never had any inclination that Ian was that way inclined,” Ken Thorpe said yesterday. Thorpe told his family a couple of weeks before he confirmed his sexuality on prime time television during an interview with veteran British journalist Sir Michael Parkinson on Sunday.

- AAP

Quake hits Philippines A strong 6.4-magnitude earthquake has been detected at sea in the southern Philippines, the US Geological Survey says, but there have been no reports of damage and no tsunami warning issued. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology measured the quake yesterday at 6.1 magnitude.

- AFP

Cafe workers burned Palestinians drive past a building destroyed by an Israeli strike in Gaza City.

AP PHOTO

Israel keeps up campaign Israel has kept up air strikes and artillery fire on the Gaza Strip despite diplomatic efforts to stop the bloodshed, as its offensive entered the seventh day.

Aircraft struck three training facilities of Hamas’s military wing, the Ezzedine al-Qassam Brigades, around the coastal territory, but caused no casualties, medics and eyewitnesses said yesterday.

They also hit buildings in Gaza City, Deir el-Balah in the southern part of the strip, and in the northern town of Jabaliya, injuring an unspecified number of people.

There was shelling reported in Beit Lahiya, in the far north

of the strip, where Israel had earlier warned residents of an impending assault.

Israel also moved against Hamas in the occupied West Bank, arresting five of the movement’s lawmakers in Nablus and Jenin, Palestinian security officials said.

UN chief Ban Ki-moon said “too many” Palestinian civilians have been killed, as the Palestinian death toll from the punishing Israeli campaign hit 172 with another 1230 people wounded.

Ban also urged Israel to scrap plans for a potentially devastating ground offensive, fears of which have sent Gazans fleeing

from the north. About 17,000 people have taken shelter in installations of the UN agency for Palestinian refugees, UNRWA, the agency said in a statement.

Israeli media reported that a security cabinet meeting ended with no orders for a ground assault.

But despite increasing calls for a ceasefire, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said the military was hitting Hamas “with growing force”, warning there was no end in sight.

“We do not know when this operation will end,” he said.

US Secretary of State John

Kerry phoned Netanyahu to renew a US offer to help mediate a truce and he “highlighted the US concern about escalating tensions on the ground”, a senior State Department official said.

Kerry also said that he was engaged with regional leaders “to help to stop the rocket fire so calm can be restored and civilian casualties prevented”.

Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas said he would ask Ban to “put the State of Palestine under the UN international protection system” in order to address the violence in Gaza.

- AFP

■ ITALY

Italy shipwreck floats for the first time Italy’s Costa Concordia cruise ship has begun floating on its own for the first time since it crashed in January 2012, as an unprecedented salvage operation gets underway to raise it.

The ship, measuring 290 metres - the length of three football fields and twice as big as the Titanic - is slowly being refloated off the island of Giglio to be towed away for scrapping in Genoa.

“The ship is floating,” Franco Porcellacchia, the chief engineer in charge of the operation, told reporters.

“It is now about one metre

off the underwater platform it was lying on,” he said yesterday, adding that it would be raised another metre before being shifted towards the open sea.

Salvage workers were pumping air into giant tanks fixed to its sides to expel water and act as floating devices.

The full refloating is expected to take six to seven days.

With 4229 people from 70 countries on board, the luxury liner foundered after hitting a group of rocks just off the coast and keeled over in a tragedy that claimed 32 lives.

- AFP

The shipwrecked Costa Concordia has been successfully refloated in preparation to tow it away for scrapping.

AP PHOTO

Two Sydney CBD cafe workers caught in a gas explosion have been transferred to a burns unit following injuries to their faces and hands. A 23-year-old Chilean sandwich hand named Camille and a 24-year-old male chef from Nepal were rushed to St Vincent’s hospital shortly after 11am yesterday. They have since been moved to Concord Hospital after the cafe’s kitchen gas grill exploded - causing a flash fire which caught both of them in the face. The other worker in the kitchen, 25-year-old Canadian Alissa, escaped unscathed. - AAP

Quake hits off Chile A 6.1-magnitude earthquake has struck off northern Chile’s coast, with no immediate reports of major damage or casualties. The US Geological Survey said the quake hit on Monday in the Pacific Ocean 22km west of Iquique, Chile, at a depth of 35.7km. There were no immediate reports of injuries or damage, according to the national emergency office ONEMI. - AFP

Van crash kills 12 A passenger van plunged into a ravine in Pakistan-administered Kashmir, killing at least 12 people and wounding 14 others, police say.

The accident occurred in Arja area, 65km east of Muzaffarabad, the capital of Pakistan-administered Kashmir.

- AFP

Test failed 110 times Wannabe drivers in Britain are failing their theory tests scores of times with one woman being unable to pass a record 110 times.

The woman has the biggest number of failures under her belt, but is followed by many more including a 30-year-old man who has had 86 unsuccessful attempts. A 41-year-old learner eventually passed on his 80th try but a 27-year-old man has still not managed to get enough answers right after 64 attempts. Those wanting to drive a car or ride a motorcycle must pass the driving theory test before booking their practical exam. At £31 ($NZ60) a time, undergoing multiple attempts does not come cheap.

- AFP

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■ TOURISM

NZ high on Chinese wish list

By Holly Ryan

a growing travelling culture among the Chinese population.

“For the first time since we launched the Hotels.com [Chinese International Traveller Monitor] report three years ago, more than half of global hoteliers surveyed say they have seen an increase in the number of Chinese guests in the previous 12 months,” Chowdhry said.

The report found that New

Zealand ranked third in the top destinations that Chinese travellers wanted to visit in the coming year, with Australia ranked number one and France number two.

Chowdhry said there were many factors affecting growth in the Chinese travel market, including the rising affluence of the middle class. There had also been an increase in repeat trav-

ellers, helped by more relaxed visa conditions and improved local infrastructure.

The rise in the use of internet and mobile technology had led to more than half of the surveyed Chinese travellers saying they booked their accommodation online or using an app, compared with 45 per cent in 2013.

Just under half also used the internet and apps to research

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■ INTERNET

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The number of Slingshot customers accessing movie websites such as Netflix has quadrupled since the internet company unblocked them this month and the volume of traffic to them is 12 times greater than it was.

Slingshot, New Zealand’s third biggest internet provider, unblocked two dozen websites for its customers to access, including BBC iPlayer, Hulu and Netflix, which makes popular programmes such as House of Cards.

cessing these websites after they were unblocked some 10 days ago. The reaction had been overwhelmingly positive, said a Slingshot spokesman.

The volume of Slingshot internet traffic to these sites was 12 times more than it was before, he said.

While free-to-air TV networks said they were holding urgent talks with Hollywood studios after Slingshot announced the move, the internet firm said it had had no pushback from its competitors or content providers.

- APNZ

■ STORM DAMAGE

Damage ‘not financially material’

By Christopher Adams Auckland lines company Vector says it is still assessing the financial cost of last week’s storm, but the maintenance bill is not expected to have a material impact on the NZX-listed firm.

Thousands of homes across the city were left without power after northeasterly gales whipped up debris and brought branches down on power lines.

A Vector spokeswoman said that while the financial impact of the latest storm was still unclear, indications were that the “incremental exceptional maintenance bill” for the previous storm that hit Auckland on June 10 was around $1 million.

“This is not material for Vector,” she said, adding that the financial impact of the latest storm would probably be smaller than the previous one.

Northland took the brunt of

last week’s storm and Russell Shaw, chief executive of Top Energy, which operates the lines in that region, said “a very rough estimate” was that maintenance costs would be between $1 million to $1.5 million. Top Energy’s annual fault budget was around $1.3 million.

“We’ve had about a year’s worth of faults in a week,” Shaw said. “We’re hoping it was the last storm like this for a decade.”

- APNZ

Company CODE

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Buy price

66 199 3551 98.5 377 169 539 410 163.5 1011 465 884 578 502 180 108 67 96 244 329 118 1429 124.5 448 226.5 302 79 131 350 74 1500 109 133.5 323 846 172 653 380 303 321 274 182 351 712 253 137 308 3635 2515 383

Sell price

68 200 3579 99 380 169.5 544 412 164 1014 466 888 579 510 181 108.5 67.5 97 245 332 118.5 1432 125 449 227.5 306 80 134 362 76 1526 109.5 134.5 328 855 174 655 381 305 322 276 183 355 714 255 140 311 3640 2525 384

At close of trading on Monday, July 14, 2014

Last Daily Volume sale move ’000s

67 200 3579 99 379 169.5 544 412 164 1013 466 888 579 510 181 108.5 67 97 245 332 118.5 1432 124.5 448 227 306 80 134 359 76 1520 109 134.5 328 850 174 655 380 305 322 275 183 355 714 255 140 311 3640 2525 384

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523.15 1,332.8 5.105 532.32 594.47 1,083.7 173.83 418.01 400.31 66.4 359.86 917.83 318.58 72.0 862.41 745.81 1,404.8 262.17 214.33 374.58 2,569.3 129.27 3,762.0 143.52 1,194.0 80.89 626.51 61.2 26.3 182.05 17.15 1,046.5 159.87 58.93 598.0 115.2 531.99 1,112.8 54.87 635.79 6,057.8 73.24 1,074.6 44.12 116.58 57.91 97.45 151.7 426.76 408.71

NZX 50 index last 4 weeks 5200 5178 5156 5134 5112 5090

11/7 14/7

These sites are normally blocked to internet customers from this part of the world, although there are means to dodge this geo-blocking.

Before unblocking the sites for all customers, Slingshot offered this service only to New Zealand households which claimed they had an international visitor staying with them.

Thousands of its customers were using this service - and claiming they were playing host to overseas visitors - but Slingshot says there are now four times more customers ac-

NZX 50 constituents

4/7

By Hamish Fletcher

NEW ZEALAND SHARE MARKET

Source: NZX

27/6

Slingshot customers using movie websites soar

20/6

Chinese tourists are spending more time travelling overseas, with New Zealand in their top three “wanting to visit” destinations, according to a Hotels.com Chinese International Traveller Monitor report released yesterday.

The report, which surveyed more than 3000 Chinese travellers and more than 3000 hoteliers, found that the number of Chinese travelling overseas had significantly increased, with 97 million heading overseas in 2013 compared with 83 million in 2012.

The Tourism Administration of China said this figure was expected to pass 100 million by the end of this year.

Abhiram Chowdhry, vicepresident and managing director Apac of the Hotels.com brand, said these figures represented

their trip beforehand. Internet use was also seen as an important factor while travelling, with 59 per cent rating free Wi-Fi as the most important service provided by hotels.

Katherine Cole, regional director for the Australia, New Zealand and Singapore regions of the Hotels.com brand, said that with New Zealand tipped as a “must-do” destination, hoteliers and tourism businesses needed to gear themselves towards catering for this market.

“The country is in a prime position to capitalise on the rise of the Chinese independent traveller and their appetite to discover all that New Zealand has to offer,” Cole said.

“China is now New Zealand’s second largest tourist market, so ... hoteliers should ensure they’re catering to the needs of the evolving Chinese traveller.”

- APNZ

 NZX 50 index

5,127.87 +27.28 +0.53%

 NZX 20 index

3,951.46 +22.34 +0.57%

 NZX All index

5,453.37 +26.60 +0.49%

 Rises 52

 Falls 37

WORLD MARKETS

 S&P/ASX 200 index

5,511.4

+24.6

+0.45%

At close of trading on July 14, 2014

 Dow Jones Indust.

16,943.81 +28.74 +0.17%

At close of trading on July 11, 2014

 FTSE 100 index

6,690.17

+17.8

+0.27%

At close of trading on July 11, 2014

 Nikkei 225 index

15,296.82 +132.78 +0.88% At close of trading on July 14, 2014

METAL PRICES

Source: interest.co.nz

 Gold

1,335.0

London – $US/ounce

–5.25

 Silver

21.42

–0.39%

London – $US/ounce

–0.08

–0.37%

 Copper London – $US/tonne

7,151.0

+41.0

+0.58%

NZ DOLLAR

Source: BNZ

Country

As at 4pm July 14, 2014

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

TT buy

0.9507 0.9613 5.8196 0.6611 1.6669 0.5235 91.18 2.0754 9.5949 28.77 0.8961

TT sell

0.9244 0.9309 5.1185 0.6369 1.5374 0.5074 87.70 1.7983 9.2552 27.45 0.8696

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■■ASHBURTON LYNDHURST IRRIGATION SCHEME

Scheme’s safety prioritised

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

Construction on the $100 million project to pipe the Ashburton Lyndhurst Irrigation Scheme is under way, and shareholders were briefed on the process and on safety concerns at an open day last week.

The 5.5 tonne pipes near the intake at the top of the project are concrete lined steel cylinders with polyethylene shields.

These will extend for the first 14km of the 230km scheme, then the diameter of the HDPE piping will progressively decrease to pressurise the system, and largely alleviate the need for pumps.

The bigger pipes have been manufactured in Rangiora, and the smaller pipes in Hamilton, to keep costs down.

Pipes are currently being delivered along the scheme at intervals of 2 to 3km, at sites agreed to with landowners.

Maintaining health and safety integrity will be a crucial component of the project.

Construction pre-start meetings will be scheduled with the landowners prior to the construction phase to identify hazards and discuss how best to manage farm activities while the contractors are on the property.

“With 5.5 tonne pipes on the property it’s important to keep the kids away, they are stabilised but there is always the chance they could roll,” Brendon Hawes from the Water Infrastructure

“

The diameter of the HDPE piping will progressively decrease to pressurise the system, largely alleviating the need for pumps

Group, who have been contracted to oversee the installation, said.

“The pipes could potentially be

on site for three months.

“The excavators will also be on the property, and some of the

deep excavations can be up to 4m.

“It’s important to listen to the contractors.

“When the welders are on site there will be high temperature heated plates, and there could be hazardous substances.

“If you need to come in, get the foreman and we will park up and let you through.”

Each site will have a sign designating its specific safety risks and phone numbers.

Welding plants will be set up

Shareholders and contractors at an open day at the top of the Ashburton Lyndhurst Irrigation Scheme.

PHOTO TETSURO MITOMO 110714-TM-149

at the delivery sites, to weld the pipes into 100m strings well in advance.

They will then be stockpiled to await installation.

The pipe strings will be weld-

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■■BUILDING REGULATIONS

d at open day ed into continuous strings just immediately prior to installation.

The digging contractor will then start on the trenches, keeping the top soil separate from

subsoil, and shingle.

Once the pipe has been installed in the trenches, the screened material will go back in as it came out, with shingle bedding the pipes.

es along the scheme.

Once the work is completed the topsoil windrow will be spread back over the site ready for regrassing, and the professional fencing contractors will re-instate the fences.

PHOTO TETSURO MITOMO 110714-TM-217

Farm buildings exempt from earthquake risk assessment A decision to exempt farm buildings from earthquake risk assessment will save farmers $3000 each on average.

Primary Industries Minister Nathan Guy said the assessment of 250,000 farm buildings would come with a price tag of $170 million.

The decision was announced in conjunction with Building and Construction Minister Nick Smith, and covers structures such as hay, shearing and milking sheds.

Mr Smith said it made no sense to demand assessments of farm buildings, when the farm houses where people lived were exempt.

Federated Farmers vicepresident Anders Crofoot said the federation was pleased the government has seen the logic of exempting farm buildings from the Building (Earthquakeprone) Amendment Bill.

The bill requires all buildings to be assessed in the next five years and those under 34 per cent of the standard must be upgraded within 15 years. A further 10-year extension was available for heritage buildings.

There are no records of a fatality caused by a farm building collapse in an earthquake.

“It was mind boggling to the cost the inclusion of farm structures in the Bill as being an imposition of $170 million,” Mr Crofoot said.

Anders Crofoot

He said it was a clear case of regulatory overreach.

“While we welcome this exemption, we still have major concerns about the Bill’s implication for the rural service towns we absolutely rely upon.

Destroying our provincial towns in order to save them does not strike us as sensible given the low-rise, low density profile of these towns are markedly different from central Wellington or Auckland.

“Our provincial centres cannot match the massive square metre rents found in Lambton Quay yet the seismic costs are exactly the same.

“We believe there needs to be a lot more work to model the effect of an earthquake on the types of streetscape found in provincial centres.

“Even then there needs to be a social and economic decision to balance a pure safety approach with a degree of pragmatism.”

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Market Price Trends Week beginning July 14, 2014

L A M B ($) Including 1 kg Shorn Pelt this week

13.0kg YL SI 13.5kg YM SI 15.0kg YM SI 15.0kg YM NI 15.0kg YM Market Indicator 17.5kg YX SI 19.0kg YX SI 19.0kg YX NI 21.0kg YX SI 21.0kg YX NI 23.0kg YX SI

last 4 weeks 3 months week ago ago

46.85 67.34 86.39 86.81 64.09 100.95 108.85 110.71 118.28 122.42 120.60 46.85

47.40 67.91 87.02 87.58 64.73 101.69 109.64 111.68 119.16 123.49 121.57 46.85

46.39 66.86 85.85 87.58 65.04 100.32 108.16 111.68 117.52 123.49 119.78 46.85

6.72

6.72

6.72

1 Kg Shorn Pelt SI

1 year ago

40.21 38.10 60.20 57.43 76.53 75.36 79.30 76.08 64.36 62.33 90.86 87.17 97.91 93.88 101.20 96.81 107.31 102.82 111.91 107.05 108.61 46.85 103.67 46.85 6.72 6.72

2013/14 Low High 40.21 60.08 76.41 78.57 60.35 90.74 97.79 100.27 107.19 110.88 108.49

2012/13 ave

48.89 69.41 88.66 92.79 66.88 102.67 110.70 117.98 121.41 130.45 124.02

6.72 *

37.30 56.79 74.59 74.56 59.57 86.29 92.93 94.72 101.79 104.75 105.47

6.72 *

6.74

M U T T O N ($) Including 0.5kg pelt 21kg MX1

SI

66.06

66.94

66.94

66.03

59.61

P2 Steer SI (296-320kg) NI P2 Steer Market Indicator

409 449 392

409 443 393

399 441 396

371 388 394

391 413 409

M Cow SI (160-195kg) NI M Cow Market Indicator

240 310 349

240 310 337

240 310 315

235 270 308

Bull SI (296-320kg) NI Bull Market Indicator

374 419 424

374 419 414

374 419 396

364 363 387

65.91

70.49

57.68

B E E F (c/ kg)

247 307 296

371 388 392 ** 230 263 294 *

416 449 * 414 * 270 311 349 **

382 395 388 260 292 299

371 399 374

364 363 372

406 419 * 424 *

372 388 381

Based on announced schedules with levies & charges deducted and published premiums included. For a valid comparison between the Islands, add $1.20 in Lamb and 7c/kg in Beef to the North Is values, because North Is Cos pay freight.

V E N I S O N ($/kg - gross) AP Hind 50kg AP Stag 60kg AP Stag 80kg

6.11 6.20 5.81

6.11 6.20 5.81

6.11 6.20 5.81

6.11 6.20 5.81

6.71 6.80 6.41

6.11 * 6.20 * 5.81 *

7.43 7.53 7.13

6.86 6.95 6.56

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1380 810 790 720 565 560 550 535 525

1380 865 780 710 490 480 480 460 490

1500 990 850 740 510 505 500 495 495

1285 810 * 745 * 670 475 450 450 450 480

1500 1010 850 740 630 625 625 600 534

1475 1047 848 714 440 399 386 372 501

375.89 400 430 446.67 446.67 431.667

436 414

434 412

443 422

437 416

5220 5670 6110 5470 14390

4310 4350 4090 5100 11560

* 4880 * 4540 * 4710 * 5770 * 12610

5133 5677 5952 5659 13712

W O O L Data: WSI Fine (21 microns) Medium (25 microns) Medium (27 microns) Medium (29 microns) Coarse (35 microns) Coarse (37 microns) Coarse (39 microns) 2nd Shear (37 microns-85mm) Lamb (31 micron-75mm)

W H E A T ($NZ/Tonne) ASW (Aus standard White) NZ Free (12.5% protein)

DAIRY PRODUCT PRICES Butter (NZ$/tonne) Skim Milk powder Whole Milk Powder Cheddar Cheese Casein

4310 4350 4090 5100 11560

4550 4400 4350 5410 12320

4660 5180 5180 5870 13250

Prices are indicative only. They are compiled from an assessment of sales made worldwide on one-off basis in US $.

Quota market sales and contracts are excluded. The prices are then converted to $NZ/t FOB at current exchange rates.

OVERSEAS

MEAT

UK PM Lamb (p/kg) CIF US Bull (USc/lb) CIF US Cow (USc/lb) CIF Venison Bone-in leg (E/Kg)

PRICES 485 248 236 6.40

490 223 209 6.40

0.882 0.515 0.648 4.20

0.869 0.513 0.641 4.13

475 219 205 6.40

380 189 178 6.40

395 202 192 6.40 *

490 248 * 236 * 6.40 *

355 209 194 6.43

0.882 * 0.522 0.648 * 4.24

0.821 0.524 0.618 3.22

FINANCE US Dollar UK Pound Euro 2 Year Wholesale Rate (%)

PROCESSING

D A T A (000)

Lamb SI Mutton SI Beef SI Information provided by NZX Agrifax

148 13 25.6

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0.813 0.494 0.600 3.78 22 9 0.0

490 163 28.8

Note: * denotes a new low/high for season.

‘Size doesn’t really matter’ South Island farmers have just two weeks to send in their entries for the Lincoln University Foundation South Island Farmer of the Year.

Nominations and entries for the competition close on August 1.

With a $20,000 travel grant and four special category prizes of $5000 each, anyone who makes the finals stands a good chance of walking away with a substantial reward. There is also the additional benefit of a free independent assessment of their business as part of the judging process.

Lincoln University Foundation trust board chair Ben Todhunter says one of the attractions of the competition is that size really doesn’t matter and is not one of the criteria for judging.

“We’re looking for leadership, innovation and entrepreneurship,” Mr Todhunter said.

“These can be found equally in a small family-owned farm business as within a large commercial agricultural entity.”

Entries can be made by farmers themselves or by nomination.

“Traditionally it has been very hard

to get farmers to put their own hand up and say ‘I’m a top-notch farmer’ but when they’re nominated by others that seems to take the tall poppy factor out of it and they’re more willing to let their nomination go forward,” Mr Todhunter said.

“We want to reward those who have just started this journey, as well as showcase people who have already made it.

“Emerging top farmers might not win the overall competition but could well be up for one of the other prizes and, more especially, they will benefit from the analysis and experience that entering provides to enhance their business, so that they might be an overall winner some time in the future.”

Judging will occur during September/ October with the finals at Lincoln University in November. The competition is open to any form of primary production farm business including agriculture, horticulture, viticulture and aquaculture.

Nominations and/or entries can be made at www.lincolnuniversityfoundation.org.nz

MARKET REPORT LAMB Demand for lamb has eased for the summer in many key northern hemisphere markets. Exporters are confident strong demand will return in the lead up to Christmas with the new season beginning in October.

Current returns are well ahead of last year, when prices were still recovering from a crash in lamb markets.

A heavy winter lamb at 21kg CW returned a net price of $123/head last week in the North Island, excluding premiums. This is $16.80/head, and nearly 16 per cent, more than a year ago.

Lamb schedules have been unseasonably slow rising through June and July as processors seem to be content with the level of procurement in June which was up on last year.

With reduced winter shifts there hasn’t been the need to lift schedules at a more rapid rate, to increase procurement.

BEEF The long weekend due to the Independence Day holiday in the US has been and gone but demand hasn’t slowed in its wake.

Lean manufacturing beef prices have continued soaring further into uncharted territory, with rises still occurring virtually on a daily basis.

Prices received by NZ exporters still vary considerably depending on when the deal is struck and how soon the product can be delivered, but the sharp upwards trend is clearly apparent across the board.

The high prices also mean cuts such as some round items are now worth more to processors in manufacturing packs

than they are sold as is, so it’s lifting returns for these cuts too.

In-market returns for imported product are now over 30 per cent higher than a year ago and nearly 20 per cent higher in NZ dollar terms.

DAIRY Dairy prices steadied in the past week as the market settled following a period of weakness after the June 17 GlobalDairyTrade (GDT). The weighted average Agrifax price currently sits at US$4155/t, 15 per cent below this time last year where prices averaged US$4900/t.

Fonterra has confirmed its volumes offered in the upcoming GDT auction on July 15. The volume of milk powders, both whole and skim, will be the same as forecast at 19,700t and 7,330t respectively.

For the season ahead, whole milk powder (WMP) forecast production has been pushed back. Overall forecast WMP production has been revised downward for the season ahead. Better returns on skim milk powder (SMP) and cheese have changed the optimum product mix.

Fonterra has announced a joint venture with Abbott to develop a dairy farm hub in China.

The deal is subject to Chinese regulatory approval, and will complement Fonterra’s two existing farm hubs in Shanxi and Hebei.

The farm hub will contain up to five dairy farms, producing 160 million litres of milk a year from a herd of 16,000 cows which will be imported or sourced from existing Fonterra farm hubs.

The first farm is slated for completion in 2017, while the remaining farms are expected to be operational in 2018.

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Aviation Museum visit

Student report

“Are we all set?!” Mrs McAthur asked while brushing the fluff off her T-shirt.

“Do we really have to go?”

I say, unfolding from the tight car-ride.

Mrs McAthur, Belinda, as she prefers, looks shocked.

“Tayla Argyle, I thought you would be thrilled to go and see all the planes, but to answer your question, yes you do have to.”

I sigh. A trip to the Aviation Museum is the last thing I want to do.

We stood outside the muse-

Term 1 has flown past in an instant and now Term 2 is over! And it’s no surprise because of all the funpacked activities we have had the privilege to attend.

From the Aviation Museum visit, cross country, swimming sports, Book Fair day, lunchtime sport, inquiry and all the enjoyable science experiments! Yes I know, how do we fit all that into 17 weeks? I honestly don’t know but I’m glad we do!

The Aviation Museum was an eye-opener into the world of aviation. We took part in experiments such as the way a cold front works.

We placed drips of red food dye into a warm tub of water, then we dropped in blue ice cubes. As the dye leaked from the ice cubes it came under the red colour and over time took over the water tank.

We put our hands on a small container filled with red water equipped with a long slender straw from the cap. Gradually our warm hands heated the air in there and the liquid rose up through the straw proving to us that hot air rises.

They also conducted an experiment about how drag worked and it was extremely enlightening.

After morning tea, we watched their water rocket in action. It soared through the air at an astonishing pace! Jaws dropped as it went so high!

After the other half of the visit, we went in to one of the hangers and looked at all the amazing aircraft it held such as a DC3, Tiger Moth, and Harrier.

Book Fair day was another memorable day with students dressing as favourite book characters and some biography characters. There were characters from Batman, Hobbit characters, Katniss Everdeen, and the ever popular Pipi Longstockings.

I came as Amelia Earhart in my dad’s old Air Force gear.

At lunch, Miss Tonks held a fashion parade and handed out prizes.

Everybody had so much fun dressing up and being silly. I definitely enjoyed myself.

This Term, our topic is Changes all around us, which involves plenty of compelling experiments.

Through our adventures we have made our own plastic, using milk and malt vinegar, but later we found out white vinegar was more efficient. Coke and Mentos, the old but great experiment. There was loads of giggles as it exploded!

We also conducted an experiment where you pour the milk into the Coke. At first the milk sat on top of the Coke but after time brown clouds lay at the top and bottom and a clear brownish liquid lay in the middle.

We also carried out the vinegar and baking soda experiment. We used different kinds of vinegar such as malt, white, cider and then at the end we used all!

I can’t wait to do more experiments in the future!

- Kate Flanagan, 8/7

um. My class, 8/1, got split up into six groups. So 30 students in our class, divided into six – five people in each group.

I don’t know about the rest of my class but I liked my group – we didn’t have one issue. We walked into the museum. I was gob-smacked. All those old planes were beautiful.

Suddenly my opinion changed. This field trip wasn’t going be so bad after all.

First up my group went to exhibition number three because our group number was

three. It was captivating. We learnt how to fly a plane, that hot air rises and cold air remains low, and also that a boy in our group is a know-it-all when it comes to planes!

It wasn’t just a situation when we listen to the speaker.

We also got to do some supergroovy activities.

Then it was lunch time.

Who knew looking at planes was so tiring?

But after re-fuelling, we got the pleasure of watching a water bottle rocket. It was so awesome! We then walked to

another warehouse where we got to sit in aeroplanes that people used in World War Two. I don’t know about the rest of my class but I really enjoyed my time at the museum.

It was one of the highlights of the year.

We appreciate that people give up their time and volunteer to help the adults of tomorrow learn about aeroplanes.

I guess what they say is true – “Time flies when you’re having fun”.

- Tayla Argyle

8/7’s visit to the Aviation Museum At Ashburton Intermediate each Year 8 class got to visit the Ashburton Aviation Museum.

Our class, 8/7, were the last to go so you’d think that they would be sick of us by now but they were lovely and taught us lots about aerodynamics as well as making it interesting and able for us to interact.

It was really cool being able to go inside some of the old planes and getting to see their own water rocket as we’re making them in hard materials at the moment.

- Chloe

Book Fair deemed to be a success From the 26th to the 30th May the Book Fair was at Ashburton Intermediate School.

This enabled parents and children to buy books for their own reading at home.

This year the Book Fair

had an Egyptian theme and each class was able to uniquely decorate their door with an Egyptian theme.

These doors were then judged by members of class 8/3 and the wonderfully decorated doors were judged on

how well they related to the Egyptian theme.

We also had a mufti day where you could dress up as your favourite book character.

Overall the Book Fair was a success.

- Quinn Ritchie

Book Character Day I snuck a ride to school because my costume was so elaborate. Yes, I was wearing a costume to school because it was book character day at Ashburton Intermediate.

It was a day of fun, creativity and guessing what characters everyone was.

It was hard to get upstairs in my costume without breaking it because my legs were made of cardboard. I was dressed up as the Tin Man from The Wizard of Oz. In my funnel hat I clambered into the classroom.

It was incredible. Some people had put so much effort into their costumes.

There was Little Red Riding Hood, Pippy Longstockings and of course me, The Tin

Man. Others hadn’t dressed up and were in plain mufti.

Unfortunately my costume had come undone during the day - my silver face paint had come off and I had taken off my cardboard arms and legs so I could not participate in the costume parade at 12.30pm.

In the parade there was a

minion from Despicable Me, a Willy Wonka and about five Where’s Wally.

In the end, Ashburton Intermediate’s book character day was a success. It was an interesting exciting and slightly amusing mufti day.

It was totally worth a gold coin donation.

- Alisha Broker

Water rocket experiments Yesterday in Hard Materials we constructed and used water rockets.

We made the rockets out of used fizzy bottles.

For the first two experiments, we filled the bottles to a quarter full. When we had completed these tests, we experimented with the amount of water we put in. We also changed the number of erasers we taped onto the bottle. We tried these variations to change the weight of the bottle, improve aerodynamics and change the water to air ratio.

We fired the rocket off a stand (made by Mr Butler), using a compressed air pump. We all took mental images of how high the rockets went.

As a class, we believed that the rocket with little weight and medium water went the highest. Results did vary though!

Our next step in this unit is to design and construct our own rockets. We need to think about fin size, fin shape, the shape of the bottle and the amount of weight we put onto the top.

We all enjoyed this unit and are looking forward to launching our very own rockets!

- Sam Bubb

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■■ Cut the steak into large 4cm cubes. Brown the meat evenly in fry pan. This will need to be done in 2-3 batches. Set aside.

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Minted melon sambal ■■ Remove the melon seeds and skin from ½ honeydew or rock melon and finely dice the flesh.

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■ ILLUMINATED ADDRESS

Couple’s farewell gift a sight to behold

By Kathleen Stringer

This church, in Burnett Street, was the second built in Ashburton by the Catholic community.

Ashburton’s second Catholic Church

By Kathleen Stringer The heart of any community can be said to be in its schools and churches.

The story of a congregation can often be charted by the buildings it worships in. Some are large and impressive while others are small but just as sacred to the community they shelters.

This image shows the second church built in Ashburton by the Catholic community.

The first church was a rather modest wooden structure, built in 1876. It went on to continue service as both a schoolroom and later, until 1974, a parish hall. When this church was built on the same site as the first, in Burnett Street, there were an estimated 900 Catholics out of a district-wide population of roughly 8000.

Obviously a church capable of holding 200 wasn’t suitable, however as there was no resident priest many sacraments (such as baptism and funerals) would have occurred at the parishioners’ home.

When numbers were likely to stretch the little building, canvas tents were employed.

In 1881 Father Coffey was installed as parish priest and on his list of must do’s was a new church.

Funding for the new building came from a variety of sources – the parishioners themselves, the ubiquitous bazaars (one, which was also to pay for the already built Presbytery, lasted three

days while one held in 1883 lasted 10 days) and appeals to other parishes. Two ladies from Ashburton travelled to other parishes raising money from as far away as Dunedin.

It was fitting that Dunedin people assisted in the contributions as both the builder and architect came from that city. The architect was ‘God’s architect’ himself, Francis Petre. Petre was responsible for may church buildings although his first position was that of engineer for Brogden and Sons, contractors employed to put through the South Island Main Trunk (railway) Line.

The building lacks Petre’s usual flare due to a shortage of money. Its ‘unfinished’ look is because, while the interior boasted kauri timbers, stained glass, marble columns and even a brand new organ, the exterior was unable to be completed as planned.

The two transepts and spire were never added and the sanctuary was only constructed of temporary materials. The rear wall (hidden from view) was of corrugated iron.

The steel flying buttresses only reinforce the idea that the building is a work in progress, although they were an integral part of the design.

What is there hints at how impressive a building it could have been. The shell is of concrete (Petre’s other nickname was ‘Lord concrete’ as he enjoyed working with it so much) faced with both Oamaru and Mt

Somers limestone.

In 1887-1888 Canterbury experienced a number of earthquakes and mention is made especially of one on September 1, 1888.

While Borough School was thought to be the worst damaged (where the new and old buildings joined there was a four inch wide opening) it appears that the Catholic Church was also affected.

On writing to his Bishop, Father Binsfeld, said he feared that ‘the first nor-wester may throw it down’. Timber props were used to secure the building.

It wasn’t until 1930 that the present church was erected and this building replaced.

The location of Ashburton’s Catholic churches hints at an ecumenical feeling that often is lacking in other towns. Not only is it within view of other churches and the main business area, support from the wider community has always been forthcoming.

Mention of non-Catholic assistance at fundraising has been made from the first. At the opening of the church depicted in 1882, a mass choir of all denominations performed.

In other towns, for example Christchurch, Catholic churches are often removed from the civic centre.

While Ashburton’s second Catholic Church could have been much grander than it was, it certainly could claim a presence within the community for many years.

This rather fine illuminated address was presented to Mr and Mrs George Lamb when they left Elgin in 1907.

Originally from Southbridge, the couple had been farming for 40 years, said the Ashburton Guardian, 34 years having been spent in the Elgin District.

Such was the popularity of the couple that the Elgin schoolroom was full to capacity, with people standing outside and looking through the windows when the farewell social took place.

That the weather was poor was taken as an added reflection of their standing in the community.

Mr Lamb was Chief of the Ashburton Pipe Band and these people played some selections before other artists performed.

Speeches followed from a number of neighbours; one wittingly remarked that such was their character that none of the Lamb family had a fibre of black wool in their fleeces.

Local subscribers had donated enough money for a solid silver tea service, which was given to Mrs, as well as the illuminated address, which was given to Mr Lamb.

In all, quite a ‘fuss’ when the family were only moving to Ashburton and family members remained on the farm.

The address was painted by John Higgs, local painter and

decorator, glazier and picture framer.

Mr Higgs was employed by J Wilson of The Ashburton Arcade Painting and Paperhanging Establishment, who purchased the stock of J Craigie when he retired. By 1899, Higgs had set up his own business.

He obviously was a talented man as he is recorded as designing a number of items about the town including the new banner for the Wakanui Good Templers Lodge.

In 1903 the Guardian remarked that the talented Mr Higgs had devised a new lettering called High Relief Work – developed from something he had seen in the British Trade Journal.

While there must have been a few addresses produced about the same time, the Lamb address was so well received that it was on display at L. S. McClurg, the jeweller for town’s folk to admire.

Both as a piece of history and a well crafted object, we are grateful to have this item in our collection

This artistic address was presented to Mr and Mrs George Lamb on their leaving the Elgin district.

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In brief Fireworks in Berlin Germany erupted in ecstasy, with fans dancing the night away after yesterday’s World Cup final win handed the country its historic fourth title. Fireworks exploded across Berlin as supporters cheering the 1-0 win thronged the streets and honking cars snaked their way through crowds, with black, red and gold flags flapping in the wind. More than 200,000 fans jumped for joy in the heart of the capital, singing “Oh, it’s beautiful!” and chanting “Super Deutschland”. The German capital closed the so-called Fan Mile to traffic behind the Brandenburg Gate, the symbol of national unity, to make way for revellers cheering on the German side in its showdown against Argentina. - AFP

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World Cup wrap-up Winners: Germany Golden Ball: Lionel Messi (Argentina) Golden Boot: James Rodriguez (Colombia, 6 goals) Golden Glove: Manuel Neuer (Germany) Young Player (born after Jan 1, 1993): Paul Pogba (France) Fair Play Trophy: Colombia Top-scorers: James Rodriguez 6, Thomas Mueller (Germany) 5, Neymar (Brazil) 4, Lionel Messi (Argentina) 4, Robin van Persie (Netherlands) 4 Most assists: Juan Cuadrado (Colombia) 4 Most goals: Germany 18, the Netherlands 15, Colombia 12, Brazil 11 Most goals conceded: Brazil (14 goals, seven games), Australia (nine goals, three games, Cameroon (nine goals, three games) - AAP

Brazil celebrates Brazilian football fans bitter about their team’s disastrous World Cup efforts have celebrated Argentina’s defeat in the final by dancing and launching fireworks. In Brasilia and Sao Paulo, fireworks exploded after Mario Goetze scored in extra time to give the Germans a last-gasp 1-0 victory at Rio de Janeiro’s Maracana Stadium. At a bar near the stadium, Brazilians chanted “Cry! Cry! Argentina!” in a nod to the song “Don’t cry for me Argentina.” Tens of thousands of Argentine fans who had swarmed Rio’s Copacabana beach to watch the game on a jumbo screen fell silent while Brazilians broke into song and danced. Some even waved German flags. “Thank God, thank God that Germany won,” said Caio Ferraz, 45, a Brazilian looking up at the stars on the legendary beach.“If Argentina had won, they would have made fun of us for years,” said Ferraz, who wore the jersey of Rio club Flamengo, whose red and black stripes match Germany’s away jersey.

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Germany’s goalkeeper Manuel Neuer celebrates after the World Cup final soccer match between Germany and Argentina at the Maracana Stadium in Rio de Janeiro yesterday. Germany won the match 1-0.

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Fantastic finale to fiesta of football T he final of a World Cup is a bittersweet moment.

It is the culmination of weeks of stunning football, but also signals the end of the biggest party on the planet.

Both on and off the pitch, this World Cup has delivered memorable moments in spades, including an enthralling final.

Boring matches could be counted on one hand, while most games were filled with drama and a stack of goals.

Despite this glut of goals, goalkeepers have been the stars of this Copa do Mundo with Tim Howard, Keylor Navas and Guillermo Ochoa proving nearly unbeatable, and penalty killers Tim Krul and Sergio Romero also showing young goalies that they are not just there to make up the numbers.

It almost makes the brain hurt, trying to scroll through hundreds of highlights, goals, games, saves and moments that touched your heart.

To achieve some closure, however, I will try and pick my favourites.

Match of the tournament:

must be the German demolition of Brazil.

The Germany game against Ghana was the most exciting game, but the semi-final was a 9/11 moment for football as few will forget where they watched that.

Goal of the tournament: without question Columbia’s James Rodriguez volley against Uruguay.

Save of the tournament: Guillermo Ochoa’s legendary save against Neymar.

Touching moment: tens of thousands of Chileans screaming their anthem gave me goosebumps, while Arjen Robben’s attempt to console his bawling son after the penalty shootout loss to Argentina made him the darling of every woman in Brazil.

Sadly, the television audiences only experienced one part of this tournament that was made even more special by what actually happened outside the stadiums.

Number one on that list is the local population who offered hospitality, friendship,

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and a joy for life that was simply infectious.

On top of that, hundreds of thousands of fans from the 12 latino nations added a sauce of samba and salsa that has etched this cup into the memories of those fortunate enough to experience it.

The predicted chaos, violence, riots and organisational bedlam never materialised, aside from a few isolated incidents.

The Brazil government may have to face the music for their overspending in the upcoming elections, but the tournament and the country’s logistics were impressive.

The stadiums were all terrific structures - while the travel by plane, bus, metro or car was easy and impressively efficient.

Of course, Brazil still has plenty of quirks that make you smile or pull out your hair.

Like the bureaucracy that turns a simple task of printing a name on a Brazil shirt into a major logistical event that involves 11 staff members.

Or the crazy local bus drivers that play chicken with their passengers and every other vehicle on the road.

Or the bizarre sight of a nuclear plant in the heart of the Costa Verde, a stunningly picturesque beach region south of Rio. And of course the blatant and eye-watering gulf between rich and poor that puts this ridiculously wealthy nation to shame.

Whatever the size of your house or your carton box, all Brazilians today share the disgrace their team has brought upon them.

But their wonderful smiles will soon return when they gather for a kick around on the beach, for a typically ice-cold beer or a medicinal dose of samba.

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Goetze creates Cup history

By Rob Woollard Mario Goetze scored a superb extra-time winner as Germany beat Argentina 1-0 to become the first European team to win a World Cup held in South America.

Bayern Munich star Goetze struck in the 113th minute of a gripping battle at Rio de Janeiro’s Maracana Stadium as Argentina superstar Lionel Messi’s hopes of emulating Diego Maradona ended in defeat.

Germany have now won four World Cups, putting the European powerhouses just one behind Brazil’s record tally of five.

“It’s unbelievable what we have achieved. Whether we have the best individual player doesn’t matter at all, you just need to have the best team,” said delighted Germany captain Philipp Lahm.

German coach Joachim Loew revealed he had encouraged Goetze to eclipse Argentina star Messi when he came on as an 88th minute substitute.

“I told Mario Goetze, ‘go out and show the world you are better than Messi,” he said.

Germany’s win sparked an explosion of joy in their homeland and in host nation Brazil, which had been dreading the prospect of South American rivals Argentina winning the title on its territory.

Yesterday’s dramatic finale came after a month-long footballing carnival widely regarded as one of the best World

Cups ever. Goetze’s winner equalled the record tally for goals at a 32-team World Cup. The 171 goals from 64 games equalled the number set in France in 1998.

Fittingly, Goetze’s strike was another memorable effort in a tournament brimming with spectacular individual goals.

A gripping final before 74,738 spectators, which included German Chancellor Angela Merkel, looked headed for penalties after both sides had failed to break through stubborn defending with the scores deadlocked at 0-0.

But with just seven minutes of extra-time remaining, Andre Schuerrle burst down the left flank and crossed for Goetze.

The 22-year-old took the ball on his chest and then volleyed past Sergio Romero to spark delirium among the Germans.

With seconds remaining Messi had the chance to conjure an equaliser, but the free kick sailed high over the bar and Germany had won. It was a bitterly disappointing end to the World Cup for Messi, who was named player of the tournament despite the loss.

But the prize was scant consolation for the 27-year-old four-time world footballer of the year, who had been keen to emulate Maradona by guiding Argentina to the World Cup. Messi had also missed a good chance early in the second half when he dragged a low shot wide of German stopper Manuel Neuer’s goal.

In brief Bitter end for Messi Argentina captain Lionel Messi ended the World Cup final with a golden trophy in his hands, but it was not the one he wanted.

Moments after yesterday’s final whistle at the Maracana and with Germany’s jubilant players still cavorting on the pitch, Messi was called up to receive the Golden Ball award for the tournament’s best player. He flashed a perfunctory smile, but it was with the knowledge that Argentina’s defeat had prevented him from cementing his place in the pantheon of the truly great.

“At this moment, I don’t care at all about that prize, only lifting the trophy matters,” he said.

- AFP

Miroslav’s big message

Man of the moment: Germany’s Mario Goetze scored the only goal in the World Cup final yesterday.

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It followed another gilt-edged chance wasted by Argentina striker Gonzalo Higuain in the first half, when clean through on goal, the Napoli scuffed his shot off-target.

Argentina coach Alejandro Sabella was left ruing his team’s missed chances as he reflected on a final defeat which mirrored the South Americans 1-0 loss to Germany in 1990.

“They had more possession, but we had more cutting edge, more chances,” lamented Sabella. “When there are chances in a game that is so evenly balanced, you have to take them.

“We lacked a bit of efficiency.”

Sabella meanwhile defended the contribution of Messi, who failed to conclusively end the debate surrounding his position in the pantheon of football’s greats.

“It is a very demanding tournament and it drains everyone physically,” Sabella said.

“He is already among the greatest of all time.”

Messi’s failure to add his tally of four goals ensured Colombia’s James Rodriguez finished the tournament as top-scorer to win the Golden Boot with six goals.

- AFP

Miroslav Klose has revealed he told Mario Goetze he could prove to be the match-winner when the hero of Germany’s World Cup triumph replaced the veteran striker. Klose, 36, made way for Goetze two minutes from the end of normal time.

Goetze then duly delivered a 113th minute winner as Germany clinched their fourth world title. “Before Mario came on for me, I said to him ‘You can make it happen,’“ revealed Klose, who became the all-time leading World Cup goalscorer in Brazil by scoring his 16th goal in his fourth finals.

- AFP

Pain of defeat immense Argentina’s vice-captain Javier Mascherano says he felt “immense pain” after losing the World Cup final. Mascherano was proud to have made it to the final, but he admitted losing in such a dramatic way was hard to take. “The pain is immense,” Mascherano said with tears in his eyes. “We wanted to win this for the people of Argentina, for those who came here to support us, but we lost. We have to lift our heads despite the pain. We gave everything we could out there.”

- PA

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Tuesday, July 15, 2014

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■ INDOOR BOWLS

Senior B semi-finals The semi-finalists are set in Senior B rugby but they differ from those stated in Mondays Guardian. The final standings were determined by the combined results from the two rounds, not the second round as reported on Monday.

Tinwald, who won the second round, still finished on top to host Rakaia, while runners-up Southern, who won the first round, host Hampstead in the other semifinal. As top qualifiers Tinwald and Southern will also go head-to-head for the Bruce Beckley Memorial Cup in Mt Somers, for a second consecutive year, on August 3 – the Sunday following the finals.

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McGlinchey to play?

All Whites midfielder Michael McGlinchey may turn out for the Wellington Phoenix in a pre-season friendly today as the contractual dispute around him rumbles on.

The Central Coast Mariners and the Phoenix both believe they have the 27-year-old under contract in a messy situation that is likely to be settled by arbitration in the near future. The Phoenix will meet Wellington club side Olympic in the capital today and Phoenix coach Ernie Merrick said McGlinchey could feature for the first time after he began training with them recently.

- APNZ

Unusual test a draw India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni insists he wants his side exposed to classic English conditions during the remainder of the tourists’ five-match series after the first Test at Trent Bridge ended in stalemate. On a pitch that was arguably slower and lower than many Indian surfaces, the tourists ground out a draw against England in the first Test at Trent Bridge yesterday. For the first time in 137 years of Test cricket both teams saw their lastwicket pair enjoy three-figure partnerships, with England’s Joe Root (154 not out) and James Anderson (81) sharing a Test record tenthwicket stand of 198, eclipsing the 111 put on earlier in the match by India’s Bhuvneshwar Kumar (58) and - AFP Mohammed Shami (51 no).

Linsanity in LA Jeremy Lin, the point guard whose 2012 heroics for the New York Knicks sparked a brief “Linsanity” phenomenon, was traded by Houston to the Los Angeles Lakers yesterday. Lin became the first Chinese-American to play in the NBA, with a grandmother living in China and his parents from Taiwan, and his star turn in New York led him to sign a three-year deal with Houston for $25 million in 2012. Lin, 25, averaged 12.5 points, 4.1 assists and 2.6 rebounds a game for the Rockets last season.

- AFP

Hewitt still winning Former world number one Australian Lleyton Hewitt has defeated second seed Ivo Karlovic 6-3 6-7 (4/7) 7-6 (7/3) to win the ATP Hall of Fame Championships.

After runner-up finishes the past two years, Hewitt finally captured the Hall of Fame title yesterday, although it took two-and-a-half hours after the Australian faltered while serving for the match in the second set.

- AFP

Winston Lee analyses the lay of the mat in the Ashburton Indoor Bowls Association’s Henselite singles on Sunday.

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Turner simply the best There were 18 entries with seven progressing to post section play at the Ashburton Indoor Bowls Association’s singles tournament on Sunday, and it was Darryn Turner who booked his place through to the national champion of champions final later this year.

In the post section play Ken Mackenzie had the bye, while Matt Bassett accounted for Murray Bassett, Turner beat Ken Johnston and Graeme Chapman got the better of Grant Wilson.

Last year Wilson had gone all the way to the top, lifting the

Henselite Trophy at the national final in Auckland, the first Ashburton bowler to achieve that feat, but there was to be no repeat after the loss to Chapman.

Buoyed by the win over the national champion, Chapman was then ousted by Turner in

the semi-final while Bassett got the better of last year’s runnerup, Mackenzie.

Then in the final Turner was just too good for Bassett, and now gets his own chance at the national champion of champions title in Hamilton in September.

■ RUGBY SEVENS

New blood in Tietjens’ sevens squad

By Campbell Burnes Akira Ioane has made swift and sure progress in just nine months.

From claiming the coveted Bronze Boot for New Zealand in the annual trans-Tasman schools test last October to jetting out for northern climes as the All Blacks Sevens go for gold in Glasgow, it has been a heady time for the 19-year-old forward.

At the start of last year he was a promising No8 for the Auckland Grammar, with goals of upping his work-rate to match his powerful ball-carrying.

After his Bronze Boot heroics, effectively marking him as the best player on the field for NZ Schools in their 17-16 win over Australia, Ioane had thoughts about trialling for the NZ Under 20s, who played in last month’s Junior World Championship.

But he was called into the national sevens tournament for Auckland in January and starred to the extent that Gordon Tietjens fast-tracked him into his squad for the Wellington event.

“When this opportunity came along, I grabbed it with both hands,” said Ioane.

He certainly has, coming up with eye-catching tries and big plays, often as a super sub, as New Zealand chalked up another IRB world series gong. The only downer was that he had to miss the Las Vegas tournament as his visa application could not be processed in time.

Now he admits he has to pinch himself as he contemplates mixing with some of the best athletes in the Commonwealth on a wider stage.

“It’s special. Not many people get to go to a Commonwealth Games in their life.

“I’m honoured and privileged to be chosen by Titch to repre-

sent my country. It would top my career highlights.”

Ioane admits he has much to do to master the sevens game, having very little background.

“I’m trying to learn, get bigger and faster and all that jazz.”

That includes dealing with the infamous Tietjens training sessions, still feared amongst the sevens fraternity. “They are never easy. They’ll never get easier,” the teenager said.

“I almost died last week!”

The squad flew out for the Netherlands last night, where they will be in camp until Monday before they head to Glasgow.

- NZH

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■ XTERRA

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In brief

Currie scores big win in Sweden Former Methven athlete Braden Currie convincingly won his first European title after he completely dominated Xterra Sweden to win by nearly five minutes yesterday.

The Wanaka-based Currie and pre-event favourite, South African Dan Hugo, were neck and neck off the 30km mountain bike, but Currie came out of transition into the run with incredible pace and put three minutes on Hugo in the first four kilometres.

By the end of the 10km run, the two-time defending Coast to Coast champion had no need to look over his shoulder for the chasing pack finishing in 2:13:47, with Hugo nowhere to be seen.

He eventually came in 4min:29secs later.

“As I pulled away from the run transition in first place, I knew it was going to be my day,” Currie said.

“I’d felt good throughout the entire race and it felt easy to stick with Dan on the bike, which was a good feeling.

Braden Currie hammers on through the mountain bike stage at the Xterra Sweden off-road triathlon on Sunday.

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“Heading into the run, I knew I had a big advantage and was pretty happy to hammer it home.”

Currie was confident his trademark lightning-quick run would hand him the lead and he soon stormed away.

Currie said knowing he had

to end – making the Kiwi’s massive victory over him even sweeter.

After two runners-up finishes and finally a first place, Currie has a well-earned break for the next fortnight before travelling to Italy for his fourth European Xterra event on July 26.

Today at Forbury Park Raceway

3 8822 Opawa Opal nwtd L &......................... Wales 4 58667 Master At Arms nwtd......................J Guthrie 5 22223 Know Smiggle nwtd........................G Cleeve 6 55533 Botany Liz nwtd..........................J McInerney 7 76455 Opawa Viv nwtd L &............................ Wales 8 77564 Lady Mui nwtd S &........................... B Evans 9 88 Wears The Gold nwtd...................C Roberts 4 1.10pm BRAMWELL SCAFFOLD STKS C1, 545m 1 55662 Cawbourne Cruze nwtd................... M Grant 2 25522 Opawa Gavin nwtd L &....................... Wales 3 65285 Scotsome Power nwtd M &................Jopson 4 66623 Holivia Lass nwtd M &........................Jopson 5 21743 He’s A Jessie nwtd........................C Roberts 6 75635 Tanto’s Whisper 33.68.....................J Guthrie 7 23344 Pukeko Prowler nwtd......................B Healey 8 6F746 Hyperparadise nwtd S &.................. B Evans 9 26475 Chill Out Ralph 32.31 L &................... Wales 10 46555 Calm Spirit 33.00................................J Allen 5 1.30pm ROOFING SOLUTIONS SPRINT C2, 310m 1 56133 Karen’s Magic nwtd........................R Adcock 2 57248 Glenn Is Goodesy nwtd.................... M Grant 3 12546 Opawa Hog 18.41 L &......................... Wales 4 57237 Vienna 18.60...............................D Stapleton 5 21861 Cherry Crusher 18.95 M &.....................J Hill

6 78528 Yaldhurst Edward 18.88.............J McInerney 7 34235 Goldstar Jeanie nwtd S &................ B Evans 8 47542 Opawa Colin nwtd J &......................D Fahey 9 77355 Sam’s Flyin Norm nwtd...............D Stapleton 10 86375 John Dory 18.72........................J McInerney 6 1.50pm PRYDE ENGINEERING SPRINT C3, 310m 1 64544 Opawa Lean Meat 18.88 L &.............. Wales 2 65213 Smash Amy 18.86............................ M Grant 3 14567 Whitey’s Gone nwtd...................J McInerney 4 32143 Red Hot Fury nwtd M &.....................Jopson 5 61152 Pedro Force nwtd S &...................... B Evans 6 8x723 Opawa Idol nwtd L &........................... Wales 7 13162 Flying Swan nwtd.......................J McInerney 8 8383x Voreda nwtd............................... M Robinson 9 34177 Goldstar Chumlee nwtd S &............. B Evans 10 36347 Jack’s A Jewel nwtd......................C Roberts 7 2.11pm SPEEDPRINT SHOP STAKES C2, 545m 1 68363 Stich Up 33.42 S &........................... B Evans 2 28321 Token Stu nwtd.................................. J Rush 3 65651 Wagon Wheel nwtd M &.....................Jopson 4 44533 Know Security nwtd........................G Cleeve 5 55785 Cawbourne Polly nwtd..................... M Grant 6 67744 Opawa Natty 33.21 L &....................... Wales 7 48573 Jibbajabba Jewel 33.38.................C Roberts 8 51233 Jinja Turtle nwtd J &.........................D Fahey 9 85686 Pukeko Thunder 32.80....................B Healey 10 85154 Opawa Jean 33.00 L &....................... Wales 8 2.28pm BROCKLEBANKS DRY CLEANERS STKS

C2/3, 545m 1 22577 Rob’s Mate 32.55 M &............................J Hill 2 84551 Cawbourne Floyd 33.16................... M Grant 3 68752 Opawa Style 32.98 L &....................... Wales 4 84441 Goldstar Bella nwtd S &................... B Evans 5 73311 Opawa Stella nwtd L &........................ Wales 6 75554 Opawa Bomb 32.88 L &...................... Wales 7 21111 Know Danger 32.70........................G Cleeve 8 31447 His Lordship 33.61.........................R Adcock 9 76436 Opawa Bro 32.73 L &.......................... Wales 10 15546 Mr. Johnny nwtd...............................J Goode 9 2.45pm ROOFING SOLUTIONS STAKES C4, 545m 1 74176 Waimak Dave nwtd....................J McInerney 2 44874 Opawa Casper 32.50 L &.................... Wales 3 78831 Botany Seaton 32.49.................J McInerney 4 76421 No Undies Sundy 32.35.............J McInerney 5 88477 Cawbourne Merc 32.80.................... M Grant 6 62344 Game Girl nwtd..............................R Adcock 7 66466 Cawbourne Philip 32.44.............J McInerney 8 52625 Grunt Rodgers 32.51.................J McInerney 9 26658 Opawa Rapid 33.08 L &...................... Wales 10 77666 Bob’s Eye 32.59.........................J McInerney 10 3.03pm GREEN ISLAND SUPER LIQUOR SPRINT C2, 310m 1 42321 Conaloo nwtd............................. M Robinson 2 57182 Bo’s Business 18.88......................... M Grant 3 14837 Homebush Tiare nwtd................J McInerney 4 71647 Opawa Lucky nwtd L &....................... Wales

5 63743 La Fontaine nwtd........................D Stapleton 6 56356 Cawbourne Chief 18.41................... M Grant 7 73162 Thrilling James nwtd P &............... B Conner 8 54364 Goldstar Mario nwtd S &.................. B Evans 9 15546 Mr. Johnny nwtd...............................J Goode 10 35377 Opawa Rufus 18.68 S &.................. B Evans 11 3.20pm PRESIDENTS SPRINT C4, 310m 1 56653 Bugsy Bangles 18.45........................S Stone 2 53213 Bellwave nwtd.............................D Stapleton 3 61744 McJopson nwtd S &......................... B Evans 4 76418 Sprinkles 18.58..........................J McInerney 5 36862 Botany Jessie 18.56...................J McInerney 6 8x883 Caboul nwtd S &.............................. B Evans 7 44645 Know Lies 18.79.............................G Cleeve 8 56864 Bad Week 18.46.........................J McInerney 9 56747 Adroit nwtd.....................................R Adcock 10 35557 Deanne’s Magic nwtd..................D Stapleton 12 3.38pm RACING TUESDAY 29 JULY C5, 310m 1 46517 Finn McMissile 18.33.......................L Philips 2 16844 Ketut nwtd.....................................C Roberts 3 882F3 Homebush Chopper 18.54.........J McInerney 4 28631 Homebush Churro 18.64............J McInerney 5 31512 Oscar Tuivasa 18.10........................L Philips 6 46421 Noble Fantasy 18.66 S &................. B Evans 7 7F637 Another Jewel 18.85..................J McInerney 8 27188 Two Ways 18.48 S &........................ B Evans 9 74x87 My Mate Sparrow nwtd..............J McInerney 10 21167 On The Level nwtd........................C Roberts

1 47755 Casino Black 31.02.....................H Anderton 2 64478 Another Fantasy nwtd................J McInerney 3 74263 Goldstar Junior nwtd S &................. B Evans 4 14 Jazzboy Jack 30.56....................R Blackburn 5 11281 Jessie Surfs nwtd..........................C Roberts 6 44582 Come On Dolly 30.98..............M K Dempsey 7 61224 Soumillon nwtd...................................J Dunn 8 77786 Court The Belle 31.46 L &................... Wales 9 85748 Opawa Hally 30.96 L &....................... Wales 10 7687x Katie Ate It nwtd......................... M Robinson 9 2.37pm BARRON’S SUPPLIES DASH C1, 295m 1 6585x Know Pity 17.82..............................G Cleeve 2 72544 Petra Haka nwtd.........................J McInerney 3 85232 Ohoka Hart 17.50......................... L Waretini 4 16278 Botany Zenvo 17.60...................J McInerney 5 26214 Blazing Hot 17.81........................D Stapleton 6 32321 She’s Smashing 17.62.......................M Flipp 7 46765 Bluey Ruffero 17.60 M &...................... Smith 8 86765 Goldstar Chyna nwtd S &................. B Evans 9 54488 Duco To Duco 17.73...........................M Flipp 10 66868 New York Affair 18.08........................A Joyce 10 2.56pm OPAWA BOWL & JACK TAVERN STAKES HEAT 5 C1q, 520m 1 52617 Botany Sel nwtd.........................J McInerney 2 314 Cawbourne Miami nwtd................C Roberts 3 75314 Culvie Sprite 30.62 H &........................Taylor 4 38187 Flying Amelia 30.57 W &.................... Nissen 5 84281 Homebush Bruno nwtd..............J McInerney 6 22515 Dee 31.11.................................. A Bradshaw

7 72731 Flip Flippa 30.80 L &........................... Wales 8 65767 Thrilling Sound 30.68 S &................ B Evans 9 85748 Opawa Hally 30.96 L &....................... Wales 10 7687x Katie Ate It nwtd......................... M Robinson 11 3.12pm CTV SPRINT C1, 295m 1 58852 Bowman nwtd............................J McInerney 2 67457 Jet To Mars 17.70 M &......................... Smith 3 46765 Blickling Bridge 17.53.......................A Joyce 4 x7655 Runway Queen 17.41.....................G Cleeve 5 73668 Archie’s Time 17.81 M &....................Jopson 6 68267 Homebush Haven 17.44............J McInerney 7 38427 Smoking Marley 17.61............... A Bradshaw 8 681 Know Laughing 17.54.....................G Cleeve 9 54488 Duco To Duco 17.73...........................M Flipp 10 64678 Quattro 17.66............................. M Robinson 12 3.31pm SPEIGHT’S DASH C1, 295m 1 14382 Trumped Up 17.55 M &......................Jopson 2 15258 Mighty Twist 17.62 W &...................... Nissen 3 41186 Homebush Errol 17.60...............J McInerney 4 11225 Know Mayhem 17.42......................G Cleeve 5 48457 Ollie Baxter 17.60......................J McInerney 6 63771 Eyes On Lulu 17.68 M &...................... Smith 7 86614 Stock Taker nwtd.........................D Stapleton 8 23123 Our Charlotte 17.68....................H Anderton 9 54488 Duco To Duco 17.73...........................M Flipp 10 75887 Belfast Jane 17.42.............................J Dunn

Christchurch dogs Today at Addington raceway

2 24136 Waxeye’s Big Kid 18.07.................. I Fensom 3 12833 Goldstar Bridie 17.67 S &................ B Evans 4 67568 Jasper Haka 17.90.....................J McInerney 5 x3653 Red Eye Max 18.01................... R Cockburn 6 46735 Slingo 17.75............................... M Robinson 1 12.01pm (NZT) SUPER PETS DASH C1, 295m 1 24542 Abogado 17.32...................................M Flipp 7 21168 Tony’s Choice 17.54....................D Stapleton 2 55635 Ohoka Hope 17.70........................ L Waretini 8 83546 Home Truth 17.32............................G Cleeve 3 13232 Mr. Kegan 17.70......................... A Bradshaw 9 54488 Duco To Duco 17.73...........................M Flipp 4 1317 About Town 17.32................................A Lee 10 78758 Uno Nosey 17.86..............................A Joyce 5 57445 Another Plane 17.71..................J McInerney 4 1.00pm OPAWA BOWL & JACK TAVERN STAKES 6 65753 Que Tee Pix 17.54 M &......................Jopson HEAT 2 C1q, 520m 7 76423 Memphis Girl 17.73 S &................... B Evans 1 84347 Zulu Deb nwtd M &............................Jopson 8 8422x Know Skill 17.67.............................G Cleeve 2 16845 Speight’s Kid 30.94........................ I Fensom 9 54488 Duco To Duco 17.73...........................M Flipp 3 26867 Toddy’s A Flyer nwtd.....................C Roberts 10 75887 Belfast Jane 17.42.............................J Dunn 4 74457 Voussoir 30.78 H &..............................Taylor 2 12.20pm OPAWA BOWL & JACK TAVERN STAKES 5 67425 Car Bootle 31.80........................ M Robinson 6 53714 Botany Richie nwtd....................J McInerney HEAT 1 C1q, 520m 1 76178 Girl Magic 30.65 H &............................Taylor 7 32336 Opawa Pearl 30.98 L &....................... Wales 2 75336 Shalana Star 30.71............................J Dunn 8 22148 Goldstar Rosie 31.16 S &................ B Evans 3 75435 Archie’s Comet nwtd M &...................Jopson 9 46868 Speedy Swede nwtd L &..................... Wales 4 77513 Shadow Baxter 30.44.................J McInerney 10 7687x Katie Ate It nwtd......................... M Robinson 5 1 Senorita Tina nwtd.............................M Flipp 5 1.20pm HAPPY BIRTHDAY CRAIG ROBERTS DASH 6 38222 Gold Vipa nwtd S &.......................... B Evans C1, 295m 7 F4465 True Blue Style 31.03..............M K Dempsey 1 87846 Line Honours nwtd..........................G Cleeve 8 4231F Opawa Jackie 31.08 L &..................... Wales 2 18771 Laredo 17.12......................................M Flipp 9 46868 Speedy Swede nwtd L &..................... Wales 3 46842 Lincoln Flyer nwtd.......................D Stapleton 10 7687x Katie Ate It nwtd......................... M Robinson 4 81726 Tai Baxter nwtd..........................J McInerney 3 12.40pm SHIRLEY VET CLINIC SPRINT C1, 295m 5 72235 Que Tee Chicks 17.32 M &................Jopson 1 52574 Hooray For Hazel 17.56 M &................ Smith 6 43141 Know Magic 17.38..........................G Cleeve Christchurch Greyhound Racing Club Venue: Addington Raceway Meeting Date: 15 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

beaten one of the world’s leading multisporters, along with seeing his wife Sally and son Tarn cheering him through the finish flags, were the most rewarding aspects of the race.

Hugo has claimed eight victories in seven continents over the last year but his reign came

New Zealand’s champion small boats have swamped Australia’s crews at the final regatta in Switzerland to take out this year’s World Rowing Cup series. Australia finished with just three silver medals to be overtaken by the Kiwis and Great Britain to finish third. New Zealand claimed the prize largely thanks to four victories - headlined

by Olympic champion sculler Mahe Drysdale and world champion pair Eric Murray and Hamish Bond. Kiwi sculler Emma Twigg also contin-ued her recent success against Australian world champion Kim Crow in a tense single sculls final.

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Otago dogs

Otago Greyhound Racing Club Venue: Forbury Park Race- 3 12.50pm GREEN ISLAND BARBER MAIDEN STKES way Meeting Date: 15 Jul 2014 NZ Meeting number: 10 C0, 545m Doubles: 1 and 2; 3 and 4; 5 and 6; 7 and 8; 9 and 10; 11 and 1 8557 Cawbourne Muscle nwtd...............C Roberts 12 Trebles: 1, 2 and 3; 4, 5 and 6; 7, 8 and 9; 10, 11 and 12 2 82238 Ohoka Too Soon nwtd M &................Jopson

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Mid Canterbury made a strong start to the New Zealand Under 17 netball championships in Auckland yesterday. Mid Canterbury were edged out by Mangere-Otahuhu 24-27 in their tournament opener before claiming a win over Waipa 28-24. Playing in foggy conditions all day, 40 teams from all over the country opened their campaigns for the four-day tourna-ment, all vying for the Anna Rowberry Cup which will be contested Thursday. After their strong first day, Mid Canterbury face a tougher test today taking on Auckland and Southland before going into crossover play tomorrow. The NZ Netball team made a surprise appearance ahead of their departure to the UK.

Rowers running hot

M10

1 12.10pm WWW.GREYHOUNDSASPETS.ORG.NZ C0, 310m 1 55722 Zorba The Greek nwtd..................... M Grant 2 2441 Rangitata Raider nwtd................D Stapleton 3 23317 Homebush Spike nwtd...............J McInerney 4 15526 Goldstar Deejay nwtd S &................ B Evans 5 67643 Botany Chris nwtd......................J McInerney 6 678x3 Lemaquis Willow nwtd M &....................J Hill 7 22322 Giganaire nwtd S &.......................... B Evans 8 45778 Ebony Star nwtd...........................R Hamilton 9 75225 Celtic Hound nwtd........................R Hamilton 10 84687 Gladys Emmanuel nwtd M &..................J Hill 2 12.30pm BRIAN BAGLEY DRIVER LICENSING SPRINT C1, 310m 1 63637 Monaco Denver 18.67 M &....................J Hill 2 85634 Opawa Laz 18.66 L &......................... Wales 3 87544 Go Tommo nwtd..........................D Stapleton 4 68731 Millie’s Boy 18.52.........................R Hamilton 5 67842 San Sebastian 18.57...........................J Allen 6 63863 Lola Baxter nwtd........................J McInerney 7 54333 Turbo Tundra 18.63.......................... M Grant 8 22273 Hareeba Time nwtd.....................D Stapleton 9 32364 Business Boss 18.71.........................S Keen 10 7x554 Starburst Hannah nwtd.................... M Grant

U17 netballers win

7 32546 Sleeper Agent 17.84.................. A Bradshaw 8 66588 Ohoka Strika 17.90....................... L Waretini 9 54488 Duco To Duco 17.73...........................M Flipp 10 64678 Quattro 17.66............................. M Robinson 6 1.40pm OPAWA BOWL & JACK TAVERN STAKES HEAT 3 C1q, 520m 1 24134 Opawa Rocky 30.94 J &...................D Fahey 2 53433 Goldstar Magic 31.31 S &................ B Evans 3 33642 Runaway Taxi 30.60 M &....................Jopson 4 516x8 Opawa Dosh 30.90 L &....................... Wales 5 57383 Fancy Kiwi nwtd.................................J Dunn 6 33145 Homebush Ginger 30.76............J McInerney 7 18338 Know Judge 31.19..........................G Cleeve 8 6x111 Chloe’s Prodigy 30.62...................C Roberts 9 46868 Speedy Swede nwtd L &..................... Wales 10 7687x Katie Ate It nwtd......................... M Robinson 7 2.00pm CLARKSON SIGN STUDIO SPRINT C1, 295m 1 36242 Mop Head 17.76......................... D T Barnes 2 54436 Rockwood Archie 17.58..............D Stapleton 3 57465 Homebush Saxon 17.62............J McInerney 4 3156 Know Knowing nwtd........................G Cleeve 5 5361 Neddy Seagoon 17.49.........................A Lee 6 54437 Ziggy War Paint 17.64................ R Cockburn 7 82215 Porky Pig 17.47.......................... A Bradshaw 8 75782 Cawbourne Clock 17.55 M &............... Smith 9 54488 Duco To Duco 17.73...........................M Flipp 10 28887 Summer Love 17.53..........................A Joyce 8 2.21pm OPAWA BOWL & JACK TAVERN STAKES HEAT 4 C1q, 520m

LEGEND: fsdt - First Start Here nwd - No Win this Distance fstd - First Start This Distance 31 13 - Best Winning Time This Track

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RESULTS ■■ Bridge Ashburton Bridge Club

Tuesday, July 15, 2014 burys Insurance: Owen Miller, Netherby Meats: Robbie Bell, Charming Thai Restaurant (Longest Putt #9) Paddy Bradford.

Twos: Jordan Green, Owen Miller and Tony Bennett.

Nett Eagles: #3; Birdy Jackpot: # 2

Mayfield Golf Club

July 12, Final of Putting July 11 Overall Winners: Logan Tasker and Ben Monday Evening – Individual and Walker Neilson 84 Trophies Winners Stroke: 0-17: Andrew Lake 73-8N/S 1 J Lovett and A van Dyk, 2 G Baker 65; Donny Lake 78-11-67 and H Briggs, 3 L Leadley and J Browne 18-36: Peter McLauchlan 90-23-67; John E/W 1 Joyce Johnson and G Brown, 2= H Sim 87-19-68; Ben Neilson 90-19-71; Arnold Blee and P Scott, and J and O Hooper Rushton 107-35-72; Don Ingold 94-22-72; Tuesday Evening – Ron Sutherland Trophy Andrew Lake 22 putts N/S 1 L Baker and B Smith, 2 W Kolkman Nearest Pins: Aon Insurance Brokers No and John Shearer, 3 M Buckland and J Ed2: Gordon Duthie; John McAuliffe Bayleys mond Real Estate No 11: Wayne Vessey; Marilyn E/W 1 I Doel and J Irwin, 2 A and M Reid, Cross Property Brokers No 5: Paul Garden3 R Brownlie and R Phillips er; ANZ Bank No 14: Allan Dixon; ATS 2nd Wednesday Afternoon – Individual Ladder Shot No 9 and No 18: Andrew Peck N/S 1 L Baker and B Smith, 2 M Moore and Twos: Allan Dixon, Allan Sim, Mark R Kyle, 3 E Segers and P Downward Greenslade, Andrew Lake, Paul Gardener E/W 1 T Downward and J Irwin, 2 M BuckDonny Lake eagled No 3 land and R McLaughlin, 3 R Brownlie and Ash Vegas Player of the Day: Andrew Lake J Wright 73-8-65; Nett Eagle: No 16 Not Struck Thursday Evening – Smith Trophy.

Next Week: 1st Round Champs N/S 1 B Smith and T Downward, 2 W KolkMayfield Golf Club man and J de Jong, 3 P Gilroy and M de Jong 9 Hole division July 10 E/W 1 A Rooney and L Rose 2= R Kyle and Nett and Putting L Wackrow, and J and M Shearer, and R Men 1st E Graham 50:12:38, 2nd J GreenMcLaughlin and M Buckland. slade 60:22:38. Ladies 1st S Graham 65:26:39, 2nd M Shearer 70:29:41. Putting 1st E Graham with 15, 2nd B Inglis with 17 Nearest the Pins: Greg Sim Builders and Tour de France Excavators 2nd Shot No. 2 – B Inglis, MayResults from Stage 9 of Tour de France, a field Transport No. 5 – R Thompson 170-km ride from Gerardmer to Mulhouse.

Mayfield Golf Club 1. Tony Martin (GER/OPQ) 4hr9m34s 2. Fabian Cancellara (SUI/TFR) 2:45 3. Greg Van Ladies Division Avermaet (BEL/BMC) same time 4. Tom Results 8-7-14 Skibo, LGU, 4th handicap, Dumoulin (NED/GIA) s.t. 5. Matteo Monta4th putting Round -0-20 Glenys Carr 91guti (ITA/ALM) s.t. 6. Jose Joaquin Rojas 19-72, 21-32 Jillian Lake 103-29-74, 33+ Ju(ESP/MOV) s.t. 7. Steven Kruijswijk (NED/ liet McLeod, Putting - Glenys Carr 27, Betty BEL) s.t. 8. Mickael Cherel (FRA/ALM) s.t. 9.

Wilson 30, Val Fleming 31, ALT nearest Brice Feillu (FRA/BSE) s.t. pin 5 & 14 Joyce Davis and Juliet McLeod 164. Jack Bauer (NZL/GRS) s.t.

Marilyn Cross Hastings McLeod Property Overall Standings Brokers 2nd shot pin 2 & 11 Betty Wilson 1. Tony Gallopin (FRA/LTB) 38hr4m38s 0-29 and Val Fleming 30-40+ Player of the 2. Vincenzo Nibali (ITA/AST) 1:34 day - Juliet McLeod 3. Tiago Machado (POR/TNE) 2:40 Methven Ladies Golf 4. Jakob Fuglsang (DEN/AST) 3:18 5. Richie Porte (AUS/SKY) 3:32 July 9s Captain V Secretary Winning Team 6. Michal Kwiatkowski (POL/OPQ) 4:00 Captain 8/5 Nearest To Pins #4 Bronze B 7. Alejandro Valverde (ESP/MOV) 4:01 Methven Pharmacy Fay Redfern; #6 Sil8. Pierre Rolland (FRA/EUC) 4:07 ver Methven Travel Not struck; #13 Open 9. Alberto Contador (ESP/TCS) 4:08 Methven Supervalue Mary Stone; #17 Club 10. Romain Bardet (FRA/ALM) 4:13 11.

Voucher Not Struck; #17 Saturday Methven 154. Jack Bauer (NZL/GRS) 1:15:35 15 Supervalue Ellen Kemp Two’s And Nett Eagles Gail Limbrick, Mary Mid Canterbury Social Stone, Wendy Wareing, Ruth Smith, Jane Wheelers Helmore, Pam Watson, Sandra Marr, Flora Lowe, Ellen Kemp. Sarah Maw Trophy 21 riders, 14km out and home Heather Middleton Waddington Trophy July 12 Heather Middleton 1st Nathan Tew F/T. CT. 30m 36s. HT. 10.30m. RT. 20m 06s. 2nd Steven Hands Methven Men’s Golf 2f/t. CT. 30m 36s. HT. 10.30m. RT. 20m July 12 06s. 3rd Wayne Clement CT. 30m 37s.

Teams stableford, 151 total, Craig J MidHT. 9.30m. RT. 21m 07s. 4th Michael Temdleton, Barry Wackwitz, Bob Collins, Allan pleton 3f/t. CT. 30m 38s. HT. 10.30m. RT. Smith.

20m 08s. 5th Brad Hudson 4f/t. CT. 30m Senior Craig J Middleton 39 points; Inter38s. HT. 10.30m. RT. 20m 08s. 6th Anmediate Pete Woods 38 Points; Junior A drew Colquhoun CT. 30m 39s. HT. GO. RT. Eric Meaclem 41 Points; Junior B Bob Col30m 39s. 7th Matt Marshall CT. 30m 43s. lins 39 Points HT. 9.30m. RT. 21m 13s. 8th Geoff Rhodes Other Good scores 40/ Michael Gray 38/ CT. 30m 46s HT> 5.30m. RT.25m 16s. 9th Rob Fensom Alister Maxwell Allan Smith Rob Hooper CT. 30m 46s. HT. 9.30m. RT. 37/ Marty Hickman 36/ Mark Gorman Jim 21m 16s. 10th Peter Wood CT. 30m 47s.

Lattimore 35/ Richard Leith Barry WackHT. 6.30m. RT 24m 17s. 11th Dave Shurrock witz Keith Middleton Bernie Walsh Doug CT. 30m 47s. HT. 6.30m. RT. 24m 17s. 12th Hamilton Doug Sheldon Rob Watson Dave Paul Houston CT. 30m 48s. HT. 6.30m. RT. Callaghan K J McCloy.

24m 18s. 13th Roger Wilson CT. 30m 48s.

Two’s Bruce Dickson Barry Wackwitz Keith HT. 6.30m. RT. 24m 18s. 14th Kathy Askin Middleton Ian Lucas.

CT. 30m 49s. HT. 6.30m. RT. 24m 19s. 15th.

Topnotch 4 Square Best Nett Eric Meaclem Brent Hudson CT. 31m 18s. HT. 4.00m. RT. 66; Arabica café 2nd nett Michael Gray 67 27m 18s. 16th Mark Smitheram CT. 31m 35s.

Club Best Gross Alister Maxwell 77 by lot HT. 8.00m. RT. 23m 35s. 17th Martin Hyde Craig J Middleton CT. 32m 05s. HT. 8.00m. RT. 24m 05s. 18th.

Closest Pins # 4 Aqua Restaurant Keith Emma Hudson CT. 32m 17s. HT. 4.00m. RT. Middleton; #6 Hunters Wines K J McCloy; 28m 17s 19th Janette Hooper CT. 32m 58s. # 13 Ski Time Pete Wood; # 17 The Green HT. 4.00m. RT. 28m 58s. 20th Alan Cox CT. Parrot Phil Elliott; 2nd Shot #14 Methven 35m 25s. HT. Go. RT. 35m 25s. 21st Pete Travel Michael Gray Nolan punctured.

Next Saturday; Stableford Pairs.

Club Champs Qualifying starts 26th July, Friday Qualifying again this year under the Ashburton Golf Club same rules as last season.

July 12 Rakaia Ladies Golf Results from the Taylormade Stableford July 8 Round were; David Fisher 40pts; Tony Connelly Cup and Extra Medal Bennett, Robbie Bell and Trevor Watson Sally Smith 97-25-72, Ev Tomlin 115-43-72, all 38; Evan Waters and Brent MacGregor Heather McKimmie 89-16-73, Diana King 37; George Brown, Terry O’Reilly and Ed103-30-73. die Chilton 35; Ron Carlson, Rodney O’Neill Rakaia Railway Tavern 2nd shot no. 3: Jean and Derek Shaw 34; Mel Trewavas, Vince Evans Carr and Peter Macaulay all 33 on c/b from Rakaia Seed Cleaning 2nd shot no. 6: Sally many.

Smith Nearest Pins: Robbies Bar & Bistro: Nicky Nearest Pin no. 8: Heather McKimmie Gill, Braided Rivers: Alison Hewson, Roth-

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Tom Sykes on his Kawasaki was back in the winner’s circle at the latest World Superbike Championship round, held at Monterey over the weekend. Sykes won race 2 from Marco Melandri and Sylvain Guintoli, while he picked up third place in race one, won by Melandri on his Aprilia.

Chertsey Spraying 2nd shot no 15: Diana King. S. Quinn 2nd shot no 17: Heather McKimmie

Tinwald Golf Club July 12, Stroke Senior: Steve Anderson 67, Michael Thomas 71 b/l. Intermediate: Richie Watson 69, Ray Kirdy 72, Paul Hefford 73. Junior: Riki Shearer 68, Kerry Whiting 69.Women: Sally Lane 77, Leen Bell 79.

Nearest the pin: Tinwald Liqourland # 2; Paul Boon. Gluyas Ford # 6; Mark Banks.

Bedrock Bar and Stonegrill # 12; Adam Marshall. Ideal Electrical Supplies # 16; Bill mason. Two’s; Mark Banks, Greg Hubbard, Dave Busch, Bill Mason, Belinda Kirdy. Net eagles: # 1 Not struck.

Finalists in the R.S.A. Trophy will be: Snow Pierce and, Kevin Greeenaway and in the Cup Randall Feutz and Steve Kircher.

■■ Motor racing Superbike World Championship Results from the Superbike World Championship in Monterey yesterday: Race 2: 1. Tom Sykes (GBR/Kawasaki) 12:20:795 2. Marco Melandri (ITA/Aprilia) +0.096 3. Sylvain Guintoli (FRA/Aprilia) 0.318 4. Eugene Laverty (IRL/Suzuki) 1.516 5. Toni Elias (ESP/Red Devils Roma)2.191 6. Davide Giugliano (ITA/Ducati) 2.472 7. Jonathan Rea (GBR/Honda) 6.032 8. Loris Baz (FRA/Kawasaki) 7.469 9. Leon Haslam (GBR/Honda) 7.711 10. Alex Lowes (GBR/) 8.194 Race 1: 1. Marco Melandri (ITA/Aprilia) 35m 7.78s 2. Sylvain Guintoli (FRA/Aprilia) 0.905 3. Tom Sykes (GBR/Kawasaki) 6.627 4. Davide Giugliano (ITA/Ducati) 13.574 5. Toni Elias (ESP/Aprilia) 13.855 6. Jonathan Rea (GBR/Honda) 15.575 7. Leon Haslam (GBR/Honda) 18.820 8. Alex Lowes (GBR/Suzuki) 20.184 9. Loris Baz (FRA/Kawasaki) 34.479 10. David Salom (ESP/Kawasaki)37.463 Overall Standings 1. Tom Sykes (GBR)

300 2. Sylvain Guintoli (FRA) 261 3. Jonathan Rea (GBR) 245 4. Loris Baz (FRA)

243 5. Marco Melandri (ITA) 217 6. Chaz Davies (GBR) 159 7. Davide Giugliano (ITA) 153 8. Toni Elias (ESP)

126 9. Leon Haslam (GBR) 124 10. Eugene Laverty (IRL) 121

MotoGP World Championship Results from the MotoGP World Championship yesterdayday: 1. Marc Marquez (ESP/Honda) 41:70:664 2. Dani Pedrosa (ESP/Honda) +1.466 3. Jorge Lorenzo (ESP/Yamaha) 10.317 4. Valentino Rossi (ITA/Yamaha) 19.194 5. Andrea Iannone (ITA/Ducati) 23.509 Overall Standings 1. Marc Marquez (ESP)

225 2. Dani Pedrosa (ESP)

148

3. Valentino Rossi (ITA) 4. Andrea Dovizioso (ITA) 5. Jorge Lorenzo (ESP) 6. Aleix Espargaro (ESP) 7. Pol Espargaro (ESP) 8. Andrea Iannone (ITA) 9. Stefan Bradl (GER) 10. Alvaro Bautista (ESP)

141 99 97 77 67 62 56 50

■■ Rugby Mid Canterbury Rugby July 12 Senior Division 1 – Luisetti Seeds Watters Cup REL Rakaia 24 v Darryl Phillips Motors Celtic 28, Devon Tavern Hampstead 10 v Claas Harvest Southern 19, Bye: PWL Methven Senior B – Centennial Mug Competition – Round 9 Collegiate Eclipse Services 45 v Allenton 5, Hampstead 21 v Southern Tinwald Tavern 16, Mt Somers 30 v Methven R&R Haulage 19, Rakaia Murray Hood Baling 22 v Celtic Kellys Café & Bar 20, Bye: Tinwald Press Cup – No Rugby Ellesmere/Mid Canterbury Colts No Rugby Ellesmere/Mid Canterbury Under 18 No Rugby Ellesmere/Mid Canterbury – Under 16 West Melton v Harlequins, West Melton won by default Under 14.5, Under 13, Under 11.5, Under 10, Under 9, Under 8, Under 7, Under 6 – No Rugby - School Holidays

Super Rugby Round 19 CHIEFS 11 (Liam Messam try Aaron Cruden 2 pens) bt BLUES 8 (George Moala try Ihaia West pen) at Eden Park. Referee: Glen Jackson.

BRUMBIES 47 (Matt Toomua 3, Tom McVerry, Jesse Mogg, Henry Speight, Joe Tomane tries Christian Leali’ifano 3 cons 2 pens) bt WESTERN FORCE 25 (Pek Cowan, Zack Holmes, Chris Tuatara-Morrison tries Sias Ebersohn, Jayden Hayward cons Hayward 2 pens) at GIO Stadium. Referee: Steve R. Walsh. Crowd: 11,742.

BULLS 40 (Paul Willemse 2, Dean Greyling, Francois Hougaard tries Handre Pollard 3, Jacques-Louis Potgieter cons Pollard 4 pens) bt MELBOURNE REBELS 7 (Jack Debreczeni try con) at Loftus Versfeld. Referee: Rohan Hoffman.

CRUSADERS 34 (Matt Todd 2, Corey Flynn, Nemani Nadolo tries Daniel Carter con 4 pens) bt HIGHLANDERS 8 (Richard Buckman try Hayden Parker pen) at Christchurch Stadium. Referee: Craig Joubert.

NSW WARATAHS 34 (Kurtley Beale 2, Jono Lance, Nick Phipps tries Bernard Foley 4 cons 2 pens) bt QUEENSLAND REDS 3 (Michael Harris pen) at Suncorp Stadium.

Referee: Mike Fraser. Crowd: 36,205.

LIONS 60 (Lionel Mapoe 3, Robbie Coetzee, Andries Coetzee, Ross Cronje, Corne Fourie, Warren Whiteley tries Elton Jantjies 7 cons 2 pens) bt CHEETAHS 25 (Cornal Hendricks 2, Willie Le Roux tries Johan Goosen 2 cons 2 pens) at Ellis Park.

Referee: Marius van der Westhuizen.

SHARKS 34 (Paul Jordaan, Sibusiso Sithole, Stefan Ungerer tries Francois Steyn 2 cons 5 pens) bt STORMERS 10 (Nizaam Carr try

Kurt Coleman con pen) at Newlands Rugby Stadium. Referee: Jaco Peyper.

Bye-Hurricanes NZ Conference P W D L PF PA PD BP Pts Crusaders 16 11 0 5 445 322 123 7 51 Chiefs

16 8 2 6 384 378 6 8 44 Highlanders 16 8 0 8 401 442 -41 10 42 Hurricanes 16 8 0 8 439 374 65 9 41 Blues

16 7 0 9 419 395 24 9 37 Overall standings: NSW Waratahs 16 12 0 4 481 272 209 10 58 Crusaders 16 11 0 5 445 322 123 7 51 Sharks

16 11 0 5 406 293 113 6 50 Brumbies 16 10 0 6 412 378 34 5 45 Chiefs

16 8 2 6 384 378 6 8 44 Highlanders 16 8 0 8 401 442 -41 10 42 Hurricanes 16 8 0 8 439 374 65 9 41 Western Force 16 9 0 7 343 393 -50 4 40 Bulls

16 7 1 8 365 335 30 8 38 Blues

16 7 0 9 419 395 24 9 37 Stormers 16 7 0 9 290 326 -36 4 32 Lions

16 7 0 9 367 413 -46 3 31 Queensland Reds 16 5 0 11 374 493 -119 8 28 Cheetahs 16 4 1 11 372 527 -155 6 24 Melbourne Rebels 16 4 0 12 303 460 -157 5 21

■■ Rugby league NRL Round 18 MANLY 40 (K Foran 2 P Hiku 2 D CherryEvans C Gutherson B Stewart tries J Lyon 6 goals) bt WESTS TIGERS 8 (K Lulia D Nofoaluma tries) at Brookvale Oval. Referee: Shayne Hayne, Alan Shortall. Crowd: 13,432.

NZ WARRIORS 48 (S Tomkins 2 D Fusitua B Henry K Hurrell S Johnson S Mannering C Townsend tries S Johnson 8 goals) bt PARRAMATTA 0 at Mt Smart Stadium.

Referee: Gavin Badger, Henry Perenara.

Crowd: 14,087.

CANTERBURY 6 (S Kasiano try T Hodkinson goal) bt MELBOURNE 4 (K Proctor try) at AAMI Park. Referee: Gerard Sutton, Grant Atkins. Crowd: 13,149.

CANBERRA 36 (A Milford 2 J Croker S Fensom B Lee J McCrone tries J Croker 6 goals) bt GOLD COAST 20 (K Faifai Loa 2 K Gordon J Roberts tries K Gordon 2 goals) at Cbus Super Stadium. Referee: Jared Maxwell, David Munro. Crowd: 10,574.

Bye - South Sydney, Sydney Roosters, St George Illawarra, North Queensland

■■ Squash

Celtic Squash Club Results from last week’s round of the Celtic Squash Club’s winter league competition: Craig Campbell beat Brendon Adam 3-2, Brendan Clark beat Jess McCloy 3-0, Nathan Forbes lost to Rebecca Abernethy 1-3, Jock O’Connor lost to Mick Hooper 2-3.

Ron Carlson beat Carl Hough 3-0, Reece Wallington beat Nik Millichamp 3-0, Robbie Kok lost to Phil Andrew 2-3.

Chrissie Stratford beat Jess McCloy 3-2, Chauntel Kentish lost to John Surridge 0-3, Lawrence McCormick lost to Nigel Tew 2-3, Robbie Kok beat Charlotte Smith 3-2, Marie Kennedy lost to Steve Devereux 2-3.

Nik Millichamp beat Susan Dargue 3-0, Scott vandenBemd lost to Jess Dargue 2-3, John McDonnell beat Mick Hooper 3-1.

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DRAWS ■■ Bowls Ashburton Indoor Bowls Team The following players have been selected to play for Ashburton on the 26 July 2014 @ Oamaru N Atkinson, C Bassett, Matt Bassett, Murray Bassett, R Bennett, G Chapman, J Cuthbertson, R Ellis, J Gibbs, G Hurst, M Lawson, W Lee, K Mackenzie, L Mackenzie, R Mackenzie, K Mann, M Markham, M Nordqvist, M Sheard, G Smith, K Smith, M Sunbeam, C Talbot, K Taylor, J Thomas, D Turner, G Wilson.

The Bus will leave outside the Ashburton Post Office on East Street @ 0740 am sharp!

Cost for the bus and meal is $25.00.

Any player unable to play, please contact Michael on 0272788166 or 3088269.

■■ Golf Ashburton County Ladies Veterans Golf July 18 at Mayfield Eclectic 9.30 for 10.0 am start

Ashburton Golf Club July 19 An individual ISTAS Stableford round will be played.

Starting Time: Morning 8.30am; Afternoon Report at 11.15 for an 11.45 start.

Saturday Starters: Morning Colin Divers; Afternoon Greig Sparrow and Jeff Williamson Results Paddy Bradford and Tony Bennett July 20 Aorangi Pennant matches will be played from 11am.

■■ Hockey Mid Canterbury Hockey Played at NBS Ashburton Hockey Turf July 17 Senior Men at Ashburton 7.30pm Wakanui Black v TBHS (umpires TBA) July 18 1st Grade Women 6.20 pm Rakaia v Collegiate (Methven/Collegians 1st gr W) 7.30 pm Methven v Collegians (Rakaia 1st gr W/Stephen Mealings); bye: Hampstead July 19 Senior Men at Ashburton 2.00pm Wakanui Black v Cambridge (Umpires TBA) Senior Men at Timaru 1.00pm Wakanui Blue v Tainui Senior Women at Timaru 2.30pm Hampstead/Collegians v Craighead Senior Women at Timaru 4.30pm Hampstead1 v TGHS A July 20 1st Grade Men 5.00pm Methven v Wakanui (Collegians 1st gr M/Wakanui Blue SM) 6.15pm Collegians v Ashburton College (Wakanui/Methven 1st gr M); bye: Tinwald July 21 2nd Grade Girls 4.30pm Hampstead Gold v Methven (A. Kelland/R.Law) 5.30pmCollegians v Hampstead Blue (Stephen Mealings/ Hampstead SW) 2nd Grade Boys 6.30pm Methven v Allenton (Stephen Mealings/Rachel Law) 7.30pm Hampstead v Wakanui (Wakanui Black SM x2)

■■ Netball Paper Plus Mid Canterbury Netball Junior, July 19 Heartland Court: 9.00: New World Allenton A v St Josephs Gold, C Meadows, L Hart; 10.00: Southen Taylor Groundspreading v Tinwald South A, E Riordan, V Pluck; 11.00: New World Allenton B v Methven Shearmac A, E McDowell, D McArthur Neumanns Tyre Services Ltd Court: 9.00: Allenton Sting v St Josephs Pink (Coaches); 10.00: Borough Red v Methven Hammer Hardware (Coaches); 11.00: St Josephs Silver v Fairton (Coaches) Colourplus Court: 9.00: Borough Black v Hampstead School C (Coaches); 10.00: Longbeach C v Tinwald School C (Coaches); 11.00: Netherby Nippers v Rakaia A (Coaches) Subway Court: 9.00: Tinwald School B

Tuesday, July 15, 2014

v Methven Winslow, E Smyth, K Dolan; 11.00: Longbeach B v Netherby Diamonds, H Tallentire, S Arnold AMI Insurance Court: 9.00: Hampstead School B v Southern Mayfield Service Centre, TBA; 10.00: Southern Mayfield Transport v Borough C, J Mushonga, S Blundell Todds of Ashburton Court: 9.00: St Josephs Orange v Allenton Hurricanes, Leigh Harrison, L Wilson; 10.00: Southern Hyde Bros v Borough Green, G Pierce, M McIntyre; 11.00: Allenton Magic v Wakanui, C Harnett, L Hay Stirling Sports Court: 9.00: Borough Gold v Methven Professionals, T Kelland, O MacKenzie; 10.00: Hampstead B v Hampstead School A, M Gibson, Z Diedricks; 11.00: Netherby Magic v Allenton Tactix, A Strawbridge, S Bell Ashburton Guardian Red Court: 9.00: St Josephs Red v Longbeach A, L Alves, T Booth; 10.00: Borough A v Allenton Mystics, D Watson, S Anderson; 11.00: Methven Trucking B v Tinwald School A, O Wilson, J Schmack Ashburton Guardian Blue Court: 9.00: Allenton Crusaders v Allenton C, S Harkness, G Naylor; 10.00: Hampstead A v St Josephs Blue, H McDougal, M Muckle; 11.00: Southern Hayden Mackenzie Contracting v Tinwald South B, N Johnson, N Waddell Duty Club: Rakaia and Fairton Schools; Club Duty Person: Brans Surridge & Anna McQuillan; Canteen: Helen Harnett; Junior Committee Duty: Mandy Chivers; Umpire Duty: Lyn Hart / Wendy Hopwood

In brief Yachting champs Peter Burling and Blair Tuke continue to dominate yachting’s 49er class. The world champions have easily won the European Championships in Helsinki with two firsts and a third in the medal races yesterday. “It is an awesome way to finish off what has been a really solid week for us here in Helsinki,” said Tuke. “We came out with intent this afternoon, wanting to wrap it up as quickly as possible - doing that after race two. After a few quick congrats we got back into it and won the last race to top it off”.

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Lealiifano’s ‘beer tax’

Heartland Mid Canterbury Netball Senior, July 19 Heartland Court: 12.30: Smith & Church Collegiate A v Ashburton College Finesse Fitness, W Hopwood, C Tappin; 1.30: Celtic Vetent A v Hampstead Hotel Ashburton A, C Corbett, D McNab; 2.30: United KFC A v Methven Wareings A, S Hopwood, V McArthur Neumanns Tyre Services Ltd Court: 1.30: College B v Rakaia A; 2.30, B Williams, K Bell: Methven Euro Agri B v College Y10A, W Hopwood, H Whiting; 3.30: Hampstead Hotel Ashburton B v Wilson Bulk Transport Allenton A, A Johnson, I Anderson Colourplus Court: 12.30: Celtic D v Celtic C, C Wylie, L Muckle; 2.30: College U18 v Methven Brown Pub White, K Johansen, C Waddell; 3.30: Tinwald South Black v Celtic B, D McNab, A Elliott Subway Court: 12.30: College Y10B v Hampstead Hotel Ashburton C, S Bueta, D Phillip; 1.30: College Y9A v Methven R&R Haulage U18A, A Elliott, A Walsh; 3.30: Tinwald South Black v Celtic B, N Jemmett, D Johansen AMI Insurance Court: 1.30: College U16A v Methven South Pacific Seeds U18B EJ Farr, A Rollinson; 2.30: College U17 v Celtic E, E Riordan, J Carrodus; 3.30: Southern Livestock Exchange Ltd v College Y9B, S Stockdale, T Watson Todds of Ashburton Court: 1.30: Celtic U18 v College U16B, M Harrison, S Rudolph; 2.30: Bedrock Bar & Stonegrill Allenton B v Hampstead Hotel Ashburton U17, H Gray, V Pluck; 3.30: Methven LH Farm Co U15A v College U15A, T Barry, J Lewis Stirling Sports Court: 12.30: Celtic U15 v Methven The Lodge U15B, N Graham, N Johnson; 2.30: Allenton C v Celtic F, M Milmine, M Griffin Ashburton Guardian Red Court: 1.30: College U15B v College Blue, H Kirwan, A Street; 3.30: Methven Blue Pub Black v Hampstead Hotel Ashburton U15, K Harrison, M Reid Ashburton Guardian Blue Court: 1.30: Celtic Dragons v United KFC Colonels Chicks, B Prendergast, J Tallentire; 2.30: Hakatere Marae v Mt Somers Social, C McClintock, M Cromie; 3.30: Allenton Social v Hampstead Hotel Ashburton Hotties, N Marsh, K Elkin Club Duty: Methven; Club Duty Person: Sarah Colquhourn; Canteen: Irene Beach; Umpire: D McTigue; Management: Rosemary Adlam

■■ Rugby Mid Canterbury Rugby July 19 Senior Division 1 - Semi Finals Luisetti Seeds Watters Cup Methven v Southern, Meth 1, 2.45pm, M Gallaghar, G Shaw, C Kelland, Celtic v

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Mo Martin of the US poses with the trophy after winning the Women’s British Open golf championship at the Royal Birkdale Golf Club, in Southport, England, yesterday. New Zealand’s Lydia Ko faded in the tough conditions on the final day.

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Rakaia, Celt 1, 2.45pm, K Pottinger, A McGirr, M Bell Senior B – Semi Finals – 2nd Grade Cup Tinwald v Rakaia, Tin 1, 2.30pm, G Clement, D McKibbon, P McKnight, Southern v Hampstead, Hinds 1, 2.30pm, T Pearce, P Everest, D Gray Press Cup Ashburton College v Shirley BHS, Ash Showgrounds, 12pm, K Opele, G Shaw, M O’Callaghan Ellesmere/Mid Canterbury – Colts (Section 1) Waihora v Celtic, TT1, 2.45pm, A Brosnahan, Rolleston v Banks Peninsula, Roll 1, 1pm, D Creighton, Bye: Prebbleton Ellesmere/Mid Canterbury – Colts (Section 2) Lincoln v Kirwee, Linc 2, 1pm, P Turnbull, West Melton v Darfield, Sprstn 1, 2.45pm, G Robinson, Bye: Lincoln Ellesmere/Mid Canterbury - Under 18 Sprinsgston/Southbridge v Malvern Combined, Sprstn 2, 1.30pm, H Cook, Waihora v Tinwald/Celtic, TT 3, 1.30pm, Metro, Bye: Meth/Allen/Rak Ellesmere/Mid Canterbury – Under 16 Celtic v Lincoln, Celt 1, 1.15pm, M Bell, Malvern Combined v Prebbleton, Dar 2, 1pm, S Lamont, Harlequins v Rolleston, Meth 2, 1.15pm, TBC, Defaulted, Waihora v West Melton, TT 2, 1pm, S O’Reilly Under 14.5 Semi Finals (Jock Ross Centurion Shield) Hampstead v Allenton, Hamp 1, 1.45pm, M O’Callaghan, Celtic v Methven, Celt 2, 12.30pm, A McGirr Under 13 Semi Finals (Murray Roulston Centurion Shield) Methven v Hampstead, Meth 1, 1.15pm, C Kelland, Southern v Celtic, Hinds 1, 1.15pm, D Gray Under 11.5 Semi Finals (John Smitheram Shield) Hampstead v Rakaia, Hamp 1, 12.30pm, S Bennett, Methven Allenton Physio v Allenton, Meth 2, 1.15pm, G Brown Under 10 – Associate Referee required Rakaia Synlait Farms v Allenton, Rak 4, 1pm, Celtic Blacklows W v Celtic Blacklows G, Celt 3, 1.30pm, Collegiate Cranfield Glass v Southern/Tinwald Riverlea, Coll 1, 1pm, Methven Mt Hutt Station v Southern Hyde Bros Spraying, Meth 4, 1.30pm, Bye: Hampstead Lifestyle Motorhomes

Under 9 – Associate Referee required Methven W v Allenton M, Meth 4, 12.30pm, Collegiate Ash Painters & Dec v Celtic McCrea Painters & Decorators, Coll 2, 1pm, Southern All Farm Engineering v Southern Cow Care Hooftrimming, Hinds 3, 12.30pm, Methven B v Tinwald Moore Mechanical, Meth 5, 12.30pm, Bye: Allenton G Under 8 – Associate Referee required Methven MC Freight v Allenton, Meth 5, 1.30pm, Collegiate Countdown v Celtic The Finishing Company, Coll 2, 12pm, Rakaia Synlait Farms v Southern Agspread, Rak 4, 12pm, Methven Laundry v Tinwald Skip 2 It, Meth 3, 1pm, Bye: Hampstead Subway Under 7 – Associate Referee required Celtic Summerfield Builders W v Rakaia Synlait Farms B, Celt 4, 1.45pm, Rakaia Synlait Farms W v Allenton, Rak 1, 1pm, Southern Coleman Ag v Methven, Hinds 4, 12.30pm, Southern Hayden McKenzie v Hampstead Metalcorp, Hinds 3, 1.30pm, Tinwald Ian Howden Spraying v Celtic Summerfield Builders G, Tin 3, 1.30pm, Bye: Collegiate Under 6 – Associate Referee required Celtic Anderson Joinery G v Tinwald Canvas, Celt 4, 1pm, Celtic Anderson Joinery W v Methven B, Celt 3, 12.45pm, Methven W v Collegiate McDonalds, Meth 3, 1pm, Rakaia Synlait Farms B v Allenton G, Rak 1, 12.15pm, Rakaia Synlait Farms W v Allenton M, Rak 1, 12.15pm, Southern Progressive Livestock v Hampstead Netherby 4 Square, Hinds 4, 1.15pm

Super Rugby playoffs Qualifying final 1 Brumbies (4Th) V Chiefs (5th) at GIO Stadium, Canberra on Saturday 1940 AEST Qualifying final 2 Sharks (3rd) V Highlanders (6th) at Kings Park, Durban on Sunday 0105 AEST Semi-finals on July 26 Crusaders (2nd) to play highest-ranked winner at AMI Stadium, Christchurch NSW Waratahs (1st) to play lowestranked winner at Allianz Stadium, Sydney Final on August 2 - hosted by highestranked semi-final victor

As if goal-kicking in the pressurecooker environment of a Super Rugby qualifying final wasn’t tough enough, Brumbies captain Ben Mowen has upped the ante on Christian Lealiifano. He owes his skipper two beers for every missed kick. The Brumbies’ No.12 kicked goals at 78 per cent last season, rising to 88 per cent if you only count penalties. But following off-season ankle surgery, Lealiifano has struggled to find that same rhythm, kicking at just 49 per cent in 2014. After missing his first conversion attempt during their Super Rugby knockout win against the Western Force on Friday, Mowen pulled Lealiifano aside for a quick chat. “I said ‘if you miss any more you owe me a schooner a kick’. He owes me about three schooners,” Mowen said.

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Tradition has it at his new team the Utah Jazz that rookies have to lead the birthday tune vocals.

And Exum just happened to be the first to celebrate his birth since selected by the franchise with pick No.5 in last month’s NBA draft.

The Jazz posted a video of the moment, with him singing while holding a cake. “If you don’t do it good enough, you’ve got to do it again - just like everything we do,” a member of the coaching staff is heard saying. It all came barely 24 hours after he inked a first-year contract worth $US3.6m.

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Rugby league ‘safe’ Alex McKinnon says that rugby league is a safe sport, despite the devastating spinal injury he suffered playing the game he loves. After the injury to McKinnon in March, the NRL launched a crackdown on lifting tackles which has resulted in a series of inconsistent rulings and downgrades at the judiciary.

Sitting beside Newcastle coach Wayne Bennett with his Knights teammates Willie Mason, Darius Boyd, Dane Gagai and Korbin Sims in attendance at ANZ Stadium yesterday, McKinnon launched this weekend’s round 19 Rise For Alex round, the centrepiece of which will be Newcastle’s clash with the Gold Coast on Sunday. Speaking to the media for the first time since suffering the injury in March in a lifting tackle, McKinnon declined to comment when asked for his view on the tackles but offered: “rugby league is a safe sport”.

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9.40am MID CANTERBURY MENS PROBUS CLUB. Monthly meeting with a mini and main speaker. Senior’s Centre, Cameron Street.

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

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1.00pm - 3.00pm ASHBURTON AVIATION MUSEUM. Classic aircraft on display including DC 3. Ashburton airport, Seafield Road.

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

1.30pm R.S.A. CARD SECTION. 500, Ashburton R.S.A. Cox Street.

1.30pm WESTPARK WOMEN’S INSTITUTE. Monthly meeting. St Paul’s Church Lounge, Oxford Street.

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Racquets can be hired. Sports hall, Tancred Street.

Wednesday

Coffee morning. Robert Harris, 361 West Street.

10.00am - 4.00pm ASHBURTON DISTRICT FAMILY HISTORY GROUP. Open for research, upstairs. All welcome. 254 Cameron Street.

1.15pm TINWALD “500” CARDS. Come and play cards, all welcome. Tinwald Hall, Graham Street.

1.30pm WAIREKA CROQUET CLUB. Euchre, all welcome. Waireka

Croquet club, The Domain, Philip Street.

7.00pm GLENYS’ DANCE GROUP. Sequence dancing, Pipe Band Hall, Creek Road.

7.00pm ST DAVID’S UNION CHURCH. Real women walking group. 48 Allens Road, Allenton.

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7.30pm ASHBURTON SCOTTISH COUNTRY DANCE CLUB. Dancing, music, fitness and fun.

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7.30pm ASHBURTON TRAVEL CLUB. Exploring Japan with Don and Denise McLeod. All welcome. St David’s Church Lounge, Allens Road.

9.00am - 12noon ST PAUL’S HOLIDAY PROGRAMME. Fun, games, crafts for 5 - 12 year olds. St Paul’s Church Hall, 65 Oxford Street.

9.30am ST DAVID’S UNION CHRUCH. Walking group meets outside church. 48 Allens Road, Allenton.

9.30am - 12.30pm ASHBURTON METHODIST PARISH. Goodwill shop open for the

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WILSON, Frank Nevill, (Nevill) JP – On July 13, 2014, peacefully at Ashburton Hospital. Loved husband of Norrie, father and father in law of Sherryl and Paul, David, Colin and Rachael and Stephen.

Granddad of Laura-Jane; Thomas, and Adam. Loved brother and brother in law of Brian and Marie. Messages to Wilson Family P O Box 472, Ashburton 7740. Donations to the Red Cross would be appreciated and may be left at the service. A special thank you to the Emergency services and the staff at AAU and Ward 1 Ashburton Hospital. A service to celebrate Nevill’s life will be held at St David’s Union Church, Allen’s Road, Ashburton, on THURSDAY, July 17, commencing at 1.30pm. Followed by private cremation at Ashburton Crematorium.

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Ashburton Airport Temperature °C At 4pm 6.3 6.6 Max to 4pm 4.2 Minimum 3.7 Grass minimum Rainfall mm 0.2 16hr to 4pm July to date 10.2 Avg Jul to date 25 2014 to date 483.8 370 Avg year to date Wind km/h SW 6 At 4pm Strongest gust SW 33 Time of gust 12:09am

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WOLFREYS, Bill – Left us 10 years ago today...

TIMARU The days, the nights, the 11 weeks, the years Have come and gone, and still there’s tears Your strength, your love, are with me still Forget you? I never will!

God had plans, that Winters Waimate morn ‘It’s time’ he said, ‘Your spirits born’ fine mainly isolated cloudy You needed rest, you couldn’t fine showers last Your time on earth had come to pass. fog isolated snow sleet With every year that’s been thunder flurries and gone My guiding light - your beam is strong Canterbury Plains I love you Dad, I always will The fantails song gives TODAY comfort still.

Much loved and always Fine, and frosty at first. Winds mainly light, missed Dad and Poppa of but cold southwesterlies about exposed Sonia, Gyrth, Scott, Anna, coasts.

Connor and Flynn. xxxxxx

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COPLAND, Thomas Richards – Loved husband, father and pop pop Passed away 15-713.

We can’t believe a year has gone by Truly missed and never forgotten.

Barbara and family.

TODAY: Fine, with morning frosts.

Light winds.

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GUTHRIE, James (Jim) – Members are requested to attend the funeral service of their late comrade James (Jim) Guthrie - Reg No 443421. Please assemble at the Chapel, Patterson’s Funeral Services cnr East and Cox Streets, on TUESDAY, July 15, 2014 at 1.45pm. Medals may be worn.

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Tuesday, July 15, 2014

TULL, Nata Felice – Please note all late death On July 10, 2014. Peacefully at Admatha Rest Home, notices or notices sent outside ordinary office hours Christchurch. In her 87th must be emailed to: year. Dearly loved wife of the late Norton. Much loved deathnotices@theguardian.co.nz to ensure publication. mother and mother-in-law of Barbara and John Low During office hours notices (Invercargill), Jo and Max may also be sent to: Harrison (Christchurch), classifieds@theguardian.co.nz Grant and Wendy (Gold Any queries Coast) and John and Lanie please contact (Ashburton). Dearly loved 0800 nan of Matthew and Melissa, ASHBURTON and Simon and Ang; Mark (0800-274-287). and Kim, Chris and Barbi, and Anna and Grant; Katie and James, and Latham and Kim; Kylie and Shaun, and Jake and Justine. Loved great nan of James; Kobe and Nico; William and Matthew; Madeline, Alexia and Edward and Riley. A Canterbury owned, service to celebrate Nata’s locally operated life will be held at Our Chapel, Patersons Cnr East and Cox Streets, Ashburton on FRIDAY, July Funeral Services 18, commencing at 1.30pm. and Ashburton Followed by cremation at Ashburton Crematorium.

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6am Breakfast The Breakfast team presents news, interviews, weather and information.

9am Good Morning 10am Cowboy Builders 3 0 11am House Gift noon One News 3 0 12:30 Emmerdale PGR The Dingles are in turmoil; David makes it clear he is not happy; Brenda is deflated. 0 1pm Coronation Street PGR 3 Ryan’s behaviour pushes Mel over the edge; Karl comforts Sunita; Gary suggests Izzy give up work. 0 1:30 House Guest 3 2pm Come Dine With Me PGR 0 3pm Dickinson’s Real Deal 3:55 Te Karere 2 0 4:25 The Chase 0 5:25 Millionaire – Hot Seat 0 6pm One News 0 7pm Seven Sharp 0 7:30 Highway Cops A broken heart leads a man to break the speed limit; there are not many sober drivers in Tarras; a golfer finds himself a long way from the fairway. 0 8pm F Water Patrol 0 8:30 Britain’s Got Talent PGR 0 10:15 One News Tonight 0 10:45 Major Crimes 3 0

6am Creflo Dollar 6:30 Tiki Tour 0 6:52 Angry Birds Toons 3 0 6:55 Fish Hooks 3 0 7:20 Kung Fu Panda 3 0 7:50 Transformers Prime 3 0 8:15 Dinosaur Train 3 0 8:30 Fireman Sam 3 0 8:40 Mike The Knight 3 0 8:50 Fireman Sam 3 0 9am Infomercials 10:30 Baby Daddy 3 0 11am Neighbours 3 0 11:30 Home And Away 3 0 noon Shortland Street PGR 3 0 1pm According To Jim 3 0 1:30 M Shorts PGR 2009 Family. 0 3:17 Angry Birds Toons 3 0 3:20 Regular Show PGR 3 0 3:30 Robot And Monster 3 0 4pm Jessie 0 4:30 The 4:30 Show 5pm America’s Funniest Home Videos 3 0 5:30 Home And Away 0 6pm Friends 3 0 6:30 Neighbours 0 7pm Shortland Street PGR Emma makes a pact signed in blood; Harper runs out of options; Vinnie’s promising future stitches him up. 0 7:30 My Kitchen Rules AO 0 8:55 F Two and a Half Men PGR When Alan and Gretchen get engaged, and Larry calls off the wedding, Lyndsey goes off the deep end. 0 9:55 Alan Carr Tooth Fairy AO Alan Carr presents a stand-up comedy special. 0

6am 3 News – Firstline 8:30 Infomercials 10:30 The Shopping Channel 11:25 The Nanny PGR 3 0 noon 3 News 12:30 Dr Phil PGR 3 1:30 The Dr Oz Show PGR 3 2:30 Rachael Ray 3 3:30 The Queen Latifah Show Queen Latifah chats with Gloria Steinem, Melissa Harris-Perry, Rita Moreno, and Arianna Huffington.

4:30 Entertainment Tonight 5pm The Simpsons 3 When a dying Mr Burns loses his memory, the residents of Springfield take revenge on him. 0 5:25 Million Dollar Minute A general knowledge contest where every correct answer is a step closer to the ultimate test, and to winning AU$1 million.

6pm 3 News

11:45 Louis Theroux: Extreme Love – Autism PGR 3 0 12:55 Te Karere 3 2 0 1:45 Infomercials 5:05 Faith In Action 5:35 Te Karere 3 2 0

11pm Scandal AO 0 Midnight N Golden Boy 12:55 Motorway Patrol PGR 3 1:25 Infomercials 2:25 Necessary Roughness PGR 3 0 3:10 Pretty Little Liars 3 0 3:55 Bethenny 3 4:40 The 4:30 Show 3 5:05 Neighbours 3 0 5:30 Infomercials

11pm The Good Wife AO Office politics surface when Will and Diane face Alicia and Cary in a mock trial; Eli tries to avoid losing his role in Peter’s campaign.

Midnight Infomercials

ChOICE TV 6am Benny Hinn 6:30 Holiday – Heaven On Earth 7am Lonely Planet – 1000 Ultimate Experiences 7:30 Celebrity DIY With Craig Phillips 8am Get Growing 8:30 Bread With Paul Hollywood 9am Destination Flavour Japan 9:30 Location, Location, Location 10:30 Catch And Cook – US 11am House Crashers 11:30 Extreme Collectors noon Lonely Planet – The Odyssey 12:30 Holiday – Heaven On Earth 1pm Coast 2:30 Lonely Planet – 1000 Ultimate Experiences 3pm Celebrity DIY With Craig Phillips 3:30 Get Growing 4pm Hairy Bikers’ Mississippi Adventure 5pm Better Homes And Gardens 6:30 Yard Crashers 7pm Auction Hunters PG 7:30 My Dream Home 8:30 Nick Knowles’ Original Features 9:30 The Home Show 10:30 Auction Hunters 11pm Better Homes And Gardens

Wednesday

12:30 Benny Hinn 1am Celebrity DIY With Craig Phillips 1:30 Get Growing 2am Hairy Bikers’ Mississippi Adventure 3am Yard Crashers 3:30 Bucket Wish 4am My Dream Home 5am Nick Knowles’ Original Features

7pm Campbell Live 7:30 N The House That £100k Built PGR Architectural journalist and critic Kieran Long, and architect Piers Taylor follow a pizza-van owner from Leeds who plans to build a four-bedroom house. 0 8:30 Crisis AO 9:30 N Hawaii Five-0 AO 0 10:30 The Paul Henry Show

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PRIME

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 – Africa PG 8:55 Criminal Intent MV 9:45 SVU MV 10:35 NCIS PGV 11:25 Outback Hunters PG 12:15 CSI – New York MV 1:05 Whose Line Is It Anyway?

PG 1:30 Criminal Intent MV 2:20 Law And Order MV 3:10 Survivor – Africa 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 Transporter – The Series MVL 9:30 Strike Back 18VLS 10:30 SVU MV 11:30 NCIS PGV

Wednesday

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

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6am The Crowd Goes Wild 6:30 Rowing – World Cup (Highlights) 7am Golf Focus 8am Motorsport – Speedway European Championships (Highlights) 11am L Golf – The Open Championship From Royal Liverpool Golf Club in Merseyside, England.

12:30 The Crowd Goes Wild 1pm Golf Focus 2pm Golf – US PGA Tour (Highlights) 3pm Football – Fifa World Cup Final (Highlights) 4pm Motorcycling – Superbike World Championship (Highlights) 5pm Motorsport – Nascar Sprint Cup Series (Highlights) 6pm Rowing – World Cup (Highlights) 6:30 Basketball – International (Delayed) 7pm The Crowd Goes Wild 7:30 L Basketball – 7:30 60 Minutes PGR 3 International 8:30 Sleepy Hollow AO When an New Zealand v Korea. unidentified boy is discovered From TSB Bank Arena in in Sleepy Hollow, Ichabod Wellington. and Abbie realise something 10pm Fox Sports News sinister is afoot.

A complete wrap of the day’s 9:30 Game of Thrones AO sporting headlines.

The Hound is judged by the gods; Jaime is judged by men; Jon proves himself beyond the wall; Tyrion learns the true cost of weddings.

10:40 The Crowd Goes Wild 3

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 8:35 Ready, Steady, Wiggles 8:50 Peppa Pig 3 9am The Moe Show 0 9:10 Bob The Builder 3 9:20 Thomas And Friends 3 9:30 Ben And Holly’s Little Kingdom 3 9:40 Barney And Friends 3 10:05 Infomercials 2pm Sesame Street 3 2:55 Pingu 3 3pm Sticky TV 4:30 Four Live 6pm F Malcolm In The Middle 0 6:30 Just Shoot Me! 3 0 7pm The Simpsons 3 0 7:30 Family Guy PGR 8pm The Cleveland Show PGR 8:30 M Bad News Bears PGR 2005 Comedy. A former professional baseball player is recruited to coach an inept Little League team, and must find a way to get the gang of misfits to the championships.

Billy Bob Thornton, Greg Kinnear. 0 10:50 90210 PGR

6:30 The Crowd Goes Wild 3 7am Deal Or No Deal 3 7:30 Home Shopping noon The Doctors PGR 1pm The Test PGR Celebrities and viewers answer moral questions.

1:55 Hugh’s Three Good Things 3 2:25 Junior MasterChef UK 3 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 3 5:30 Prime News 6pm Escape To The Country Each week a British couple or family, fed up with city life, searches for the perfect country home while exploring the surroundings of each location.

11:45 Entertainment Tonight 12:10 Infomercials

11:10 The Late Show With David Letterman A late-night comedy and talk show.

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

2:10 Home Shopping

MAORI TV 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 Miss Spider’s Sunny Patch 3 4pm Miharo 3 2 4:30 Pukana 2 5pm Toi Whakaari 3 2 5:30 Te Kaea 2 6pm Nga Pari Karangaranga o te Motu 2 6:30 Ako 3 2

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11pm Triathlon – ITU World Series (Replay) Elite Women’s Race.

12:30 Triathlon – ITU World Series (Replay) 2am Triathlon – ITU World Series (Replay) 3:30 Basketball – International (Replay) 5:30 Cycling – Tour de France (Highlights)

SKY SPORT 2 7pm Te Kaea 3 2 7:30 Iwi Anthems 3 8pm Moko Aotearoa Gordon does a piece for his daughter; a catch up with Pip and her friend Tayla, a Samoan tatau artist; Richard meets a couple from Italy celebrating their honeymoon.

8:30 M There Once Was An Island 3 2010 Documentary.

10pm Media Take 10:30 Tagata Pasifika 11pm Te Kaea 3 2 11:30 Closedown

DISCOVERY 6am Auction Kings PG Torture, Trains, and a Tiny Sword.

6:30 Deadliest Catch PG 7:30 Man v Wild PG 8:30 Chineseness PG 9:30 MythBusters PG 10:30 Auction Hunters PG 11am Auction Hunters PG 11:30 Stolen Voices, Buried Secrets M noon Stolen Voices, Buried Secrets M 12:30 Stalked – Someone’s Watching M 1:30 Web Of Lies M 2:30 Moonshiners M 3:30 Magic Of Science PG 4pm The Mind Control Freaks M 4:30 Gold Rush PG 5:30 MythBusters PG 6:30 Alaskan Bush People M 7:30 Aeroplane Repo PG 8:30 Alaska – The Last Frontier M 9:30 Alaskan Bush People M 10:30 Dukes Of Haggle PG 11pm Deadline M

Wednesday

Two and a Half Men 8:55pm on TV2

MOVIES PREMIERE 7:45 Dark Tide MVLS 2012 Thriller.

Halle Berry.

9:40 R.I.P.D. MV 2013 Action.

Ryan Reynolds, Jeff Bridges.

11:15 Seven Psychopaths 16VLS 2012 Comedy. Colin Farrell, Woody Harrelson.

1:05 Identity Thief MVLS 2013 Comedy. Jason Bateman, Melissa McCarthy.

2:55 Dark Tide MVLS 2012 Thriller.

Halle Berry.

4:50 She Wants Me MLS 2012 Comedy. Josh Gad, Hilary Duff.

6:20 Oz The Great And Powerful PGC 2013 Adventure. James Franco, Mila Kunis.

8:30 Kath And Kimderella PGLS 2012 Comedy. Jane Turner, Gina Riley.

10pm The Numbers Station 16VL 2013 Thriller. John Cusack, Malin Akerman.

11:30 The Mule 16VLS 2012 Thriller. Sharon Stone, Billy Zane.

Wednesday

1:05 Below The Beltway MC 2010 Midnight True Crime With Comedy. 2:40 She Wants Me MLS Aphrodite Jones M 1am Evil Kin M 2012 Comedy. 4:05 Kath And 2am Dirty Jobs PG 3am Deadliest Kimderella PGLS 2012 Comedy.

Catch PG 4am Disappeared M 5:30 The Numbers Station 16VL 5am Dirty Jobs PG 2013 Thriller.

6am Cycling – Tour de France (Replay) Stage 10 – Last Two Hours.

8am Motorsport – IndyCar Series (Highlights) Iowa Corn Indy 300.

8:30 Motorsport – Superbike World Championship (Highlights) Laguna Seca.

9:30 Motorsport – Nascar Sprint Cup Series (Highlights) Camping World RV Sales 301.

10:30 Motorsport – Nascar Game of Thrones Nationwide Series (Highlights) The 9:30pm on Prime Profit 200.

11:30 Aussie Rules – AFL (Replay) MOVIES GREATS Essendon v Collingwood.

6:20 PS I Love You MS 2007 2:30 Rowing – World Cup Drama. Hilary Swank, Gerard Butler, (Highlights) Finals.

Lisa Kudrow.

3pm Golf – The Open 8:25 Gangs Of New York 16VLS 2002 Championship (Highlights) Historical Drama. Leonardo DiCaprio, 4:30 Monday Night With Matty Daniel Day-Lewis, Cameron Diaz.

Johns 11:10 The Three Musketeers MV 5:30 Rugby League – NRL (Replay) 2011 Adventure. Logan Lerman, Warriors v Eels.

Matthew Macfadyen.

7:30 UFC Now 1pm Analyze This MVL 1999 8:30 Fight Night Tony Bellew v Comedy. Robert De Niro, Billy Crystal. Julio Cesar Dos Santos.

2:45 Billy Madison ML 1995 10:30 Arena Access Comedy. Adam Sandler, 11pm Aussie Rules – AFL Bridgette Wilson.

(Highlights) Round 17.

4:15 Enemy Of The State MVL 1998 Wednesday Action Thriller.

Midnight NRL Fulltime All the 6:30 Mr And Mrs Smith MVLS 2005 action from the latest round of the Action.

NRL Premiership.

8:30 The Shawshank Redemption 12:30 Rugby League – Holden 16V 1994 Drama.

Cup (Replay) Titans v Raiders.

10:55 Borat 16LS 2006 Comedy.

2:30 Rugby League – NRL (Replay) Wednesday Storm v Bulldogs.

12:20 The Devil’s Advocate 18VLS 4:30 NRL Fulltime 1997 Horror Thriller.

5am Cricket – International 2:40 The Making Of Changeling PG (Highlights) England v India – First 2:55 Billy Madison ML 1995 Test, Day Five.

Comedy.

5:28 L Cricket – Twenty20 4:25 Borat 16LS 2006 Comedy.

Blast Sussex v Glamorgan. From the 5:50 Enemy Of The State MVL 1998 BrightonandHoveJobs.com County Action Thriller.

Ground in Hove.

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Sport

Mid Canterbury’s Georgina Hemsley ďŹ res in a successful shot on goal against Nomads In Mainland Football at the Ashburton Domain on Sunday.

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Senior sides show stellar form

BY JONATHAN LEASK

JONATHAN.L@THEGUARDIAN.CO.NZ

Mid Canterbury had a superb weekend in Mainland Football, with an unbeaten weekend for the senior sides.

In the battle for runners-up in division four, Mid Canterbury Eastern claimed a 3-1 win

over Parklands United in Ashburton to finish second, two points behind league champions FC Twenty11 Thunder Panthers.

Methven were promoted to division four early on in the season but looked likely to drop back down entering the final

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weekend, with only one win and five draws from their 13 matches.

However, a 4-4 away draw with Western saw them stave off relegation as the two sides moved to eight points meaning that after Cashmere Technical lost to Universities, they were

left stranded on seven points and bound for division five next season.

The Mid Canterbury Masters also had a strong win at home beating Universities 4-2 in Masters Group 2.

On Sunday the league champion Mid Canterbury women

also claimed a 2-1 victory over Nomads in Ashburton in their third week of the cup competition to round out a great weekend for Mid Canterbury sides.

The lower grades, 18th grade and below, had the weekend off.

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