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Barrier arms could soon be installed at the notorious Northpark Road rail crossing if a three party financial deal can be pulled together.

The Ashburton District Council will take a look at a funding proposal next week that could see ratepayers become a party to a deal that would achieve the ultimate rail safety crossing measure on a crossing that has already claimed two lives, has been the scene of another non injury accident and the scene of many near misses between train and vehicle.

Mayor Angus McKay confirmed he had been approached by a resident with a proposal that would see the safety measure taken off KiwiRail’s agenda and put into local hands.

KiwiRail planned to install warning bells and flashing lights at the crossing but has said it had no immediate plans to install barrier arms.

While he was unwilling to give details of the proposal, Mr McKay said it would involve the council and “other parties”.

“I will be discussing this with

public excluded at the next meeting of council,” he said.

The discussion will be incommittee because of the financial implications of any deal and to protect the identity of the individual or groups who might be involved.

“We want to put in place something that is more than just a satisfactory solution for this crossing. I am still of the view, however, that it is still a KiwiRail problem, but it is important we move with urgency on this.”

While he would not disclose who might be party to the funding deal, Mr McKay said he “strongly” believed that KiwiRail should not be let off the funding hook.

He intends to have the item on the agenda of next Thursday’s finance and business support committee meeting.

“I have to discuss this with councillors to see if we do move forward and if council supports it there will be other parties involved.”

KiwRail opened the door to private investment in barrier arms after last week’s fatality, saying the safety measure would cost about $90,000.

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A Japanese zoo has taken the catwalk to a wild new level, using some of its fiercest inhabitants to rip and claw jeans to a fashionably distressed look.

The facility northeast of Tokyo has unveiled “Zoo Jeans”, styled by the fangs and claws of lions, tigers and bears. Zoo officials said the material held up well, all things considered. “We wrapped several pieces of denim around tyres and other toys. Once they were thrown into the enclosures, the animals jumped on them,” said zoo director Nobutaka Namae, adding that the pieces were later patched together to create the finished product. “The denim was actually much tougher than we had thought, and it turned out nicely destroyed.” The idea came from a Tokyo advertising executive who wanted to give something back to the zoo where he spent time as a child, Namae added.

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■■TRUCKS ON RESIDENTIAL STREETS

■■OPOTIKI BRAWL

Trucks upset residents

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By Sue Newman

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It is only be a matter of time before someone is hit by heavy trucks using McDonald and Princes streets as a short-cut, Elaine Busby says.

Mrs Busby and husband David spoke earlier this week at a submissions hearing on the Ashburton District Council’s transportation and parking bylaw and said their street had become a rat run for truckies wanting the fastest route from the rural east to State Highway 1.

“We moved to McDonald Street about two-and-a-half years ago and over that period of time we’ve become increasingly concerned about the use of McDonald Street and Princes Street as a convenient highway for heavy vehicles, especially those with big trailers,” Mrs Busby said.

She said it was a logical assumption they were turning off Albert Street onto the quieter residential streets to avoid the tight turn required at the roundabout at Chalmers and Walnut Avenues.

“I realise some trucks must have access to residential streets but I feel that residents have a right to a safe and quiet environment. And I’m also concerned because there are a lot of children in the area who play on the street.”

The number of trucks using the residential streets had steadily built up and was about 20 each day, Mr Busby said.

“It’s the easy route and it should be a no-go. Trucks with a capacity of 40 tonne should not be on these streets,” he said.

He believes the problem will$get worse when the second Ashburton River bridge

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planned for the end of Chalmers Avenue is built. The solution, Mr Busby said, was for the council to put up a sign

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cles were permitted on Albert Street between Chalmers Avenue and Trevors Road, however, restrictions were in place for McDonald and Princes streets.

Trucks with a capacity of 40 tonne should not be on these streets

prohibiting heavy trucks to use the McDonald–Princes Street route.

In a written response, council assets manager Andrew Guthrie said that heavy vehi-

“If council is provided with information on the vehicles operating on restricted roads, the owner of the offending vehicle can be contacted and asked to desist; if the practice becomes

on-going further action under the bylaw could be taken,” he said.

Another submitter, John Haugh, said there was a similar problem with heavy trucks using Wills Street to access West Street.

He believes the vehicles enter the residential street from Oak Grove, preferring the option of just one give way along the full stretch of road to using either Havelock or Moore streets where there are traffic signals but significantly higher traffic volumes.

Narrowing the intersection of Wills Street with West street and installing a speed hump would be a good deterrent, he said.

Two men will appear in court today in relation to a fatal brawl in Opotiki on Sunday, while a further seven people were arrested after disorder in the town yesterday.

Police have charged a second man, a 20-year-old man from Opotiki, in relation to Sunday’s incident.

He faces a charge of assault with a weapon, relating to a vehicle police say was driven at people during the large fight at two houses in Goring Street on Sunday night, in which Joe Collier, 21, was killed.

It comes after a 34-year-old man was earlier arrested and charged with the murder of Mr Collier.

The 20-year-old will appear at Whakatane District Court, while the 34-year-old is due to appear at Rotorua District Court.

Police yesterday said Mr Collier’s body had been returned to his family following a postmortem examination.

Forensic examination of the scene and interviews with witnesses will continue today.

Meanwhile, seven people will face court after disorder in the town yesterday, and a man remained in hospital last night with leg and arm injuries.

Police responded to reports of disorder shortly after 11.30am, Area Commander Inspector Kevin Taylor said.

Six men and one woman were arrested as a result, he said.

Three local men aged, 24, 26 and 31 are being held in custody jointly charged with wounding with intent to cause grievous bodily harm. Two other men have been charged with possession of an offensive weapon, and a man and a woman have been charged with disorderly behaviour.

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■ ASHBURTON ECONOMY

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Local economy thriving

BY SUE NEWMAN

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The Ashburton District is outperforming the national average on just about every count, says Grow Mid Canterbury chief executive Rob Brawley.

While New Zealand’s GDP grew 2.6 per cent last year, the Ashburton District’s economy expanded by 4.2 per cent on the back of primary sector growth, he said.

“It’s as simple as this. Compared to the rest of the country we’re producing more and we’re growing at a faster rate.

There are more jobs, our wages are climbing faster and yet our house prices remain more than

$100,000 cheaper nationally last than the national year – 0.8 per cent median.” against 5.7 per Dairying alone cent in the Ashaccounted for 14 burton District. per cent of the While the rural district’s GDP sector accounted last year but the for about 25 per strongest percent of the disformer was the trict’s employconstruction secment, manufactor which grew turing made the Rob Brawley by almost 18 per largest contribucent, Mr Brawley said. tion to growth, 281 jobs, he “Growth gifts us with oppor- said. tunities and jobs which support “The district is clearly tracklocal people and attract hard- ing in the right direction. The working new residents.” numbers are fantastic and show That was demonstrated in that what we are doing is workthe comparison of job growth ing, however building on this

success, strategically, is crucial.”

Grow Mid Canterbury has prepared a draft economic strategy that will be released later this month.

It spells out its vision for harnessing current growth to shape the future. The document is a draft, however and it is critical the community has input into its final form, Mr Brawley said.

“When this is released, we want the community to provide us with their input. This is a vital step toward completing the strategy; we need the community’s input to make sure we get it right for the economic future of the district.”

■ FAMILY VIOLENCE

Call for more action on family violence

BY SUSAN SANDYS

Ashburton police had three burglaries reported in the 24 hours to 9am yesterday. One was historical, having occurred from a Newlands farm sometime since February. It was relating to the disappearance of cable from a tunnelling machine. The others were an attempted break in to a Peters Street residence, and a vehicle in the IDL yard on Robinson Street having been jacked up and its wheels removed.

82 call-outs Ashburton’s St John Ambulance staff attended 82 call-outs last week, travelling 2491 kilometres.

Of those call-outs 33 were urgent, 63 were medical responses and 18 were to accidents.

Bra fence ransacked The bra fence in the Cardrona Valley has been ransacked again and hundreds of bras were removed one night last week. The bras have been a feature of a farm fence just north of the Cardrona Alpine Resort entrance for about 15 years. Operator of The Cardrona Horse Trekking and Quad Biking tours business behind the fence, Sean Colbourne, said he was disappointed a”sneak thief” was prowling around at night with a pair scissors taking the bras, many of them left by passing tourists.

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Minister of Women’s Affairs and Rangitata MP Jo Goodhew has been “invisible” on the issue of violence against women and children.

So says Labour’s Spokesperson for Women’s Affairs Carol Beaumont, who visited Ashburton yesterday. The Labour List MP based in Maungakiekie went on the attack on the issue of family violence, which kills 35 New Zealanders per year.

“Jo has been invisible on the issue,” she said, adding the minister was not part of a Government policy announcement recently made by the Government, which in itself was “very much justice-focused and in my opinion very piecemeal”, Ms Beaumont said.

Ms Beaumont was on her way to visit Ashburton’s Families Without Violence, with other Labour delegates including Rangitata candidate Steve Gibson. Labour recently announced its family violence policy, where leader David Cunliffe made headlines for apologising for being a man.

Ms Beaumont said she had been at that conference, and said that in the context of how Mr Cunliffe made the apology, people understood his message was about taking responsibility for the issue, which was “a national shame”.

“I think in the end the public do want to see action,” she said.

Labour has pledged $60 million in additional funding over four years, and would redirect existing funding to support immediate initiatives, implement a

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Alleged sexual crime

Family violence kills 35 New Zealanders each year, and more needs to be done on the issue, says Labour’s Carol Beaumont who was in Ashburton yesterday.

national awareness programme, restore funding to cuts made to Women’s Refuge, allow the Law Commission to complete its review on alternative trial mechanisms, and adopt a New Zealand action plan in collaboration with other parties and the sector.

“It’s in stark contrast I think from a piecemeal approach.”

Mrs Goodhew was unavailable for comment late yesterday afternoon, with back-to-back meetings for the rest of the day.

However her private secretary referred the Guardian to a Government press release issued in response to Labour’s policy announcement earlier this month, where Minister of Justice Judith Collins and Minister of Social Development Paula Bennett said the opposition’s policy was “just smoke and mirrors and victims deserve better”.

“This Government already invests nearly $70 million on contracted family violence services, this is on top of the

Northland has been rocked by another alleged sexual crime committed by an employee at one of the area’s schools. A school counsellor has appeared in a Northland court charged with indecent assault after a student complaint led to a police investigation. The name of the school where he worked is suppressed.

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nearly $35 million we invest in sexual violence services as well core spending within government services,” Mrs Bennett said.

“Labour is offering nothing new – in fact it’s out of date.

This Government is ensuring money spent on family violence services is effective and that they actually get results,” Ms Collins said. And earlier this month National announced a cross-Government package to better protect victims.

A man who says he was “sleepdriving” when he allegedly crashed a car into a Wairarapa property last year made a brief appearance in court yesterday. Masterton man Darryl Donald James Cox, 34, has pleaded not guilty to driving with excess blood alcohol and driving while holding a revoked licence. It is alleged that early on on November 15 last year, Cox missed a corner, smashing through a wooden fence of a property, destroying a goldfish pond and ripping up the lawn and gardens.

Cox has elected a trial by jury, set down for June next year. - APNZ

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■■ASHBURTON HOSPITAL DEMOLITION

■■HASTINGS STABBING

Asbestos woes continues

Assault charge after stabbing

By Toni Williams

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Asbestos continues to be a burden on demolition work at the Ashburton Hospital, but building consent for the $8.7m project is expected to be lodged next month.

Stage one of the planned demolition had finished with the former outpatients buildings down and the site cleared. However work on the Old Theatre block was still being finalised.

Canterbury District Health Board chief executive David Meates’ latest report to the

board, due to meet tomorrow, said hand removal of asbestos contaminated soil on the former outpatients’ buildings was completed.

However the presence of asbestos in the Old Theatre Block (stage two) had necessitated “a better removal plan and pricing process due to costs of removal”.

Mr Meates reported that decisions around the work were subject to testing below the floor of the building.

“Some extra material has to be removed and the area retested, before demolition can

move onto this block”.

“The methodology for dealing with asbestos contamination in the Old Theatre block has not yet been agreed,” he reported.

Last month Canterbury District Health Board general manager finance Justine White told the Guardian asbestos demolition work was expected to increase the demolition bill by about $300,000.

One month on there was still no solution in place.

While demolition work was hampered, plans for the multi-million dollar rebuild pro-

gressed in other areas with consent for the new building design expected to be lodged with the Ashburton District Council next month.

Once complete the hospital was expected to have a new theatre and procedure room, an extension to the current Acute Admitting Unit, and earthquake strengthened and refurbished wards.

It was funded as a joint venture between the DHB ($7.2m) and a group of local charities facilitated by the Advance Ashburton Foundation ($1.5m).

■■SAUSAGE-MAKING CLASS

Chaos in the kitchen

A Hastings man who was stabbed in the head and neck fled a Camberley house after the attack left him in a critical condition.

Detective Sergeant Brent Greville said police were conducting a scene examination at a Kotuku Street home, where a 39-year-old man had been stabbed “a few times” to the head and neck on Sunday afternoon.

Police said the stabbing victim managed to make his way to a Raureka house in Hastings about 4.45pm before being taken to Hawke’s Bay Hospital.

Mr Greville said police were still looking for the weapon used in the assault but had a person in custody.

Police said the alleged offender was arrested a short time later at a Flaxmere house. A 28-year-old man appeared in the Hastings District Court on Monday on a charge of assault. He was granted interim name suppression and remanded in custody until August.

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■■MONEY FOUND

Do the police have your cash?

There’s a bundle of money sitting at the Ashburton Police Station and it’s looking for an owner.

The money was found by a member of the public on Tuesday last week, outside a bank in Ashburton.

The finder handed the money in to the bank where it has been held, waiting for its owner to return and claim it.

One week later it was still sitting in the bank’s safe and it has now been handed to police. They are hoping to have better success at reuniting money and owner.

The money can be claimed at the Ashburton Police Station but there’s a catch – you will have to know which bank it was found outside, how much is in the bundle and the approximate time it was lost.

Children at Jen’s Kitchen cooking school spent a holiday morning learning to make sausages. Dru Delautour 11, centre with Logan Peck, 8 and Sara Sheppard, 7, work together to create a string of beef and pork sausages.

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By Sue Newman

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A group of Ashburton children yesterday mastered a skill that few adults can claim to be proficient at – making sausages. And they learned from the best when master sausage maker Paddy Kennedy set up a mini-sausage factory in Jen Sheppard’s kitchen as part of her school holiday cooking school.

Mrs Sheppard designed the recipe with children in mind – beef, pork, maple syrup and cheese bangers.

If the children were learn-

ing to be sausage makers then they’d learn to do it the right way by mincing their own meat first, Mr Kennedy said.

The young sausage makers worked in teams, mixing their filling and then feeding that into mini-sausage making machines to fill casings.

And they were fascinated rather than fazed by knowing they were forcing their mixture into pig intestines.

Faced with a large spool of sausages, the young butchers then had a quick lesson in tying that spool to create panready smallgoods.

Sausage making was growing in popularity, Mr Kennedy said, and he’s finding himself in demand for hands-on demonstrations.

While that could be seen as a threat to his butchery business, he’s happy to see people learning and creating their own sausage styles. He believes the sausage has come of age.

“It’s great if people make their own, especially kids.

They learn to do this and it’s a bit like growing vegetables, they do it so they’ll eat them.”

Home sausage making was

great for people who had food allergies too, he said.

“You make your own and you can make sure of what’s in them. We’re so multi-cultural in Ashburton now and a lot of the sausages I make in the shop have come from other cultures; they’re sausages people have asked us to make.”

As the sausage making session wrapped up, Mr Kennedy said he was delighted with the youngster’s achievements. “They’ve done really well; we haven’t lost any fingers – yet,” he said.

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■ STOCK ON HIGHWAY

Wandering cows hit by car

By Susan Sandys

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The Ashburton District Council is warning farmers to ensure their stock are kept confined following two cows hit on the Methven highway on Monday.

The two cows were hit by a car about 9.30pm. Police had no further details yesterday, and the council was unaware of the incident.

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manager Rick Catchpowle said the matter may have been dealt with directly by police who considered attendance by animal control was not needed.

He took the opportunity to warn farmers to ensure stock was kept confined on all sides by a proper and adequate stockproof fence, keep fences well maintained, lock or spring-load gates, regularly test electric fences, and ensure cattle and deer are tagged as required and

put a contact phone number on horse covers.

So far this year the contractors had received 36 reported sightings of wandering stock, many of which were received directly from police, and ranged from one deer to a full mob of sheep.

“However, no action has been required by animal control on attending as either the police have traced the owner directly and/or the stock has already

been moved back into their paddock by the owners, or no wandering stock was seen in the area reported,” Mr Catchpowle said.

To date there had been no situation resulting in the formal impounding of wandering stock by animal control.

Owners of wandering stock could be liable to a call-out fee of $52 plus an impounding fee of $52 per head with sustenance charged at cost.

Chen murder The man accused of murdering Auckland woman Cissy Chen has applied to have his trial date put off. Yun Qing Liu appeared before Justice Graeme Lang at the High Court at Auckland yesterday where his lawyer sought to have the trial moved. The trial is set down for three weeks in October.

Justice Lang said Liu’s lawyer had indicated that he had not yet received documentation needed.

Justice Lang said the Crown had indicated that all material on the matter would be available on July 23. Justice Lang adjourned the matter to July 24 when a decision will be made as to whether the trial can begin on October 13.

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Con artist alert Con artists that police have described as “scumbags” are trying to take advantage of stormbattered Northland residents, police say. Some Far North residents have reported receiving phone calls claiming to be from the group Storm Relief Charity and asking people for their account and pin numbers, Houhora police wrote on their Facebook page.

If the scammer’s phone number showed up on a potential victim’s phone, they were urged to take the number down and report it to Houhora police.

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Party People volunteers (from left) Faye Johnson, Bridget Danielson, Diane Favel and Yvonne Harrison will open the doors to the costume hire shop on Wills Street from today.

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Business as usual for Party People

By Toni Williams

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It is business as usual today for Party People costume hire shop, but from a new location.

Formerly on Victoria Street, the purple and green Party People shop was due for demolition post-earthquake.

It was the costume hire division of Ashburton’s Variety Theatre.

Costumes for witches, fairies, police officers, priests, an array of movie characters in multiple colours and styles – anything from A to Z was available.

They are all inside, waiting for the doors to the world of fantasy to open from its new location on Wills Street.

Variety Theatre owned two back-to-back buildings – one

The former green and purple Party People shop on Victoria Street will be demolished due to earthquake damage.

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fronted Victoria Street, the other Wills Street.

Variety Theatre president

Bridget Danielson said it took 15 people more than four hours to move thousands of costumes

from one building to the next.

Variety Theatre committee members received a long-awaited engineer’s reports in December 2012 on the two buildings.

Both buildings failed to meet new building code standards and it was decided to get a purpose built building.

Mrs Danielson said the longterm plan was for a purposebuilt single storey facility.

It would accommodate rehearsals, costume making for shows and the costume hire shop.

She hoped demolition on the old building would start next month but plans were yet to be finalised.

However, the rebuild would not affect the costume hire shop’s trading hours.

Young Kiwi girls are being given a shot at appearing in an international feature film starring A-list actors. Auditions are being held on Saturday for a girl aged between 4 and 6 to work alongside X-Men star Michael Fassbender on the movie The Light Between Oceans. The audition call has been posted online by Wellington talent company Star Now, calling for a girl with a “good imagination and confident personality”. The film, based on a book of the same name written

by ML Stedman, is being made by Dreamworks Studio. Filming was due to start in New Zealand from late September, and no experience was necessary, it said.

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Regional finalist A big family celebration is on the cards for an Auckland father whose courageous rescue efforts have been recognised in the inaugural Pride of New Zealand Awards. Papakura resident Elliot Ikilei, 37, has been selected as a regional finalist for the awards, which recognise Kiwis who have made personal sacrifices to help their communities. The motorcyclist, who is a tutor at the Best Pacific Institute in Manukau, was nominated after he pulled a woman and her elderly parents to safety from a broken down car on the Southwestern Motorway near Hillsborough in August. At the time, visibility was poor and Mr Ikilei had ridden 200m past the car. He turned around when he realised that something was wrong. Minutes after the trio were pulled to safety, a truck bowled over Mr Ikilei’s bike, which he had parked in front of the stranded car with its hazard lights on to warn other motorists. The bike ricocheted off other vehicles and was destroyed.

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■■IMMIGRATION NEW ZEALAND

In brief

Dotcom gains residency

By Claire Trevett Immigration Minister Jonathan Coleman has denied putting pressure on Immigration New Zealand to accept Kim Dotcom’s residency application, but will not take questions on the subject.

A spokesman for Mr Coleman said he was on holiday with his family and not available for

■■RESCUED KAYAKER

comment on the release to the NZ Herald of OIA papers relating to Dotcom’s residency application.

He sent a short statement saying Immigration NZ had already issued a statement that “unequivocally that there was no political pressure regarding Mr Dotcom’s residence application”.

“The residency decision was

litical pressure on Immigration NZ. Immigration NZ gave Dotcom residency by way of special direction because his convictions in Germany meant he did not meet the criteria.

It decided the convictions were historic enough for the economic benefits to outweigh them.

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■■HEAD SHAVE FUNDRAISER

Beacon, but no kayak

Locals lose their locks

By Rebecca Quilliam Kayaker Scott Donaldson has been struck a blow in his bid to recover his stricken vessel after it separated from its locator beacon.

The kayak was spotted northwest of Farewell Spit by supporter and pilot John Funnell, who had been guided to its location by the beacon. It was on its side and had taken on water.

However, the kayak has since detatched from the beacon and drifted away, Mr Funnell said.

Mr Donaldson was forced to abandon the kayak off the Taranaki coastline when he was winched to safety on Friday after 83 days at sea, after a failed bid to be the first solo kayaker to row from Australia to New Zealand.

Mr Donaldson yesterday set out on the MV Maggie Rose to collect the kayak, based on the co-ordinates of the beacon, Mr Funnell said.

“They’re continuing to search.

They’ve picked up the beacon, but there’s no kayak.”

Mr Donaldson and the crew on board the Maggie Rose would stay in the area all night continuing to look for the vessel, he said.

Mr Funnell would fly back out to the search area and attempt to find the kayak by air.

Mr Donaldson was making a second attempt to be the first person to cross kayak solo from Australia to New Zealand when he called in rescuers on Friday.

The attempt was abandoned after several days of bad weather and the threat of losing communications.

On Monday Mr Donaldson said he wanted the kayak back because of its sentimental value.

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made by Immigration New Zealand, not by me as Minister of Immigration.”

The released papers stated there was interest from the minister in Dotcom’s application because of the new Investor Category for wealthy migrants, requiring them to invest $10 million in New Zealand. It included a comment from the SIS that there was po-

419,000 tune in The deciding match of the Fifa World Cup, between Germany and Argentina, attracted a record 419,000 viewers on free-to-air television in New Zealand. Figures released by the Nielsen Television Audience Measurement service show thousands of people woke up early to catch the final match on TV One at 7am on Monday. The 419,000 viewers was 42,000 more than those who tuned in to the last Fifa World Cup final game in 2010.

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Chilling warning A social media game in which people are challenged to have ice water thrown over them for charity has made its way to Wairarapa.

The ice challenge has resulted in a spike of donations to the Cancer Society Wairarapa, said centre manager Jeanine Gribbins. The challenge requires participants to have a bucket of icy water dumped over their head and upload a video of it online. They then donate $10 to charity and nominate someone else. If nominees don’t do it, they have to donate $100 to charity. Ms Gribbins said people in Wairarapa were taking up the challenge with about 30 people making online donations last week. While it has raised thousands of dollars for cancer charities around New Zealand, it has been criticised because some participants are turning it into a drinking game.

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A head shave in the Ashburton Arcade on Saturday raised about $820 towards the Child Cancer Foundation and helping a young cancer sufferer receive treatment in Australia.

Among those who gave up their locks for the cause were Pierre Niemand, who is pictured being shaved by Justine McCormick. Organiser and head shave participant Anna Raukawa said it had been fantastic to get about 60 people turn out to watch the event. Altogether she had now raised almost $2000, including money from an on-line fundraising page. Mrs Raukawa was motivated to initiate the fundraising drive after a friend of her daughter, who is recovering from chemotherapy, required treatment in Australia. Having no hair was a small price to pay. “People are definitely staring at me and even in the beanie it’s quite clear I have no hair, so that’s been interesting, but that’s good, because people ask and I get to talk about it more,” Mrs Raukawa said.

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■■MOWER ACCIDENT

Driver’s name to stay secret

By Sam Hurley A Hastings District Council tractor driver, sentenced to six months’ home detention for causing the death of a 4-year-old boy in a mowing incident, will continue to have his identity hidden.

The man, 73, had interim name suppression until 5pm on Monday, allowing time for his defence counsel Andru Isac to appeal Judge Jonathan Down’s decision to drop name suppression.

The appeal was lodged

with Napier District Court on Monday afternoon and grants the driver interim name suppression until a date is set for the appeal.

After entering a guilty plea in May to driving a vehicle dangerously, causing the death of Uetaha Dahtanian Ransfield-Wanoa, the driver was last week sentenced to six months’ home detention, 100 hours’ community work, disqualified from driving for three years and ordered to pay $5000 reparation.

The tragedy occurred at

Kirkpatrick Park in Hastings on October 8, 2013, when Uetaha was run over by the tractor-mower while chasing the machine and playing with two other children, aged 10 and 8.

An outpouring of public support for the driver has overwhelmed social media sites, after it also emerged that he was also haunted by the loss of his own son in a similar tragedy.

A Givealittle page was set up to help raise money for the $5000 reparation.

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The designer of the Southland Stadium, the roof of which collapsed under heavy snow in 2010, has been expelled from the Institution of Professional Engineers NZ. Anthony Stanley Major of Invercargill was responsible for the design and oversaw the construction of the stadium between 1999 and 2000.

The roof structures over the main section of the stadium collapsed after a snow storm on September 18, 2010. Mr Major was found to have been both negligent and incompetent in his actions at a disciplinary hearing last December, IPENZ chief executive Andrew Cleland said.

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Rawiri bounces back The day after Welcome Bay boy Rawiri Te Whata woke from a coma in Auckland’s Starship Hospital he was helping another boy hit by a car out of an induced sleep. The plucky seven-year-old was rushed to the hospital after he was hit by a car outside his home nine days ago. By Wednesday he had woken from the coma.

Mother Corine Te Whata said while at Starship the family learned of the other boy hit by a reversing car and put into an induced coma. When Ms Te Whata woke on Thursday, she found Rawiri at the other boy’s bedside. “My son was there holding his hand saying ‘kia kaha my bro. I got hit by a car and I’m alright. You’ll be alright too’.” Ms Te Whata said the boy eventually woke and visited Rawiri the next day. “He said ‘I heard you talking to me, making me feel better’. That was really cool.” Doctors said Rawiri had not suffered any brain damage, just brain bruising.

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■■RENA SALVAGE

Weather hampers salvage of Rena Salvors now need to use specialist dive equipment to reach part of the Rena wreck which has sunk to a depth of between 65-68 metres.

David Billington, Maritime New Zealand’s (MNZ) response and recovery manager, said Cyclone Lusi resulted in a significant change in the form of the ship which had made the salvage operation more technically challenging and hazardous.

“Every time there is a bad weather event Rena further breaks down which compounds the problem,” he said.

Removal of the second piece of Rena’s 700-tonne accommodation block was put on hold as a result of the ship’s stern moving further down the reef during the cyclone.

Mr Billington said the front part of the wreck was down in a depth of between 7m and 30-35m, while the back end of the stern was down about 6568m, requiring highly specialised diving equipment to reach. A team of 45 salvors was involved in the salvage operation, including a group of divers, he said. “It is fair to say there is multi-million dollars worth of assets and resources associated with this salvage operation,” he said.

That included using two big heavy lifting cranes, a hydraulic grab to recover debris, heavy lifting helicopters, several barges and a team of salvors.

He described the estimated 3000 tonnes of debris on the seabed as looking like a “car junk yard”.

Among the debris field between the bow and aft sections is scrap metal, rubber tyres, wiring, aluminium ingots, some bags of magnesium oxide and several tonnes of plastic beads.

There were 1368 containers on board at the time of the grounding. In total, 1053 containers had been recovered or accounted for but 315 remained unrecovered. That included 281 among the debris field, 32 containers on the seabed close to the ship. Two others were also located on the seabed but could not be identified due to damage. Mr Billington said the majority or 1300 tonnes of steel had been removed from the front section of the wreck. But, an estimated 11,000 tonnes of steel still needed to be recovered.

The removal of the Rena was always going to be done in a staged process and required taking large bite-sized chunks to “eat” away at the metal frame of the wreck. Once brought to the surface, the debris was sorted and taken to shore for recycling or disposal.

BY THE NUMBERS ■■ 1368 containers on board when Rena grounded ■■ 1053 recovered or accounted for.

■■ 315 containers still to be recovered ■■ 281 among the 3000 tonnes of debris on the sea bed ■■ 32 in area close to the ship ■■ 2 others located but too damaged to identify ■■ 3200 tonnes of steel recovered ■■ 11,000 tonnes steel unrecovered

“I can understand why people are upset and concerned about the boat still being on the reef. But the Crown, MNZ, the salvors and The Swedish Club [the insurers] are doing all we can to remove it as fast as we can. But, the salvage operation

is weather-dependant and also subject to strict health and safety guidelines.”

Last month the Waitangi Tribunal heard evidence from representatives from three Motiti Island iwi and hapu groups about the Crown’s conduct after the Re-

na’s grounding. They called on the tribunal to support their calls for the ship to be removed, despite Rena’s owner lodging a resource consent application to leave sections of the wreck in place on Otaiti (Astrolabe) Reef.

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■ NORTHLAND STORM

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More government support for farmers A medium-scale adverse event has been declared in Northland, opening up the way for more government support.

Primary Industries Minister Nathan Guy said the storm last week had had an impact on about 80 per cent of the primary sector in the region.

Declaring the impact on the primary sector a medium-scale adverse event provided the overarching framework for government support, said Mr Guy, who is visiting the region today.

In the first instance, funding would go to Northland Rural Support Trust to deliver help, support, and management advice to farmers and growers, Mr Guy said.

“The trust has been working closely with [the Ministry for Primary Industries] MPI and local authorities to determine what’s required in the clean-up phase after severe flooding and wind damage.

“The storm has impacted around 80 per cent of the primary sector in Northland with very high winds and heavy rainfall over a solid four-day period. I’ve seen for myself the damage today at an

avocado orchard severely damaged by wind and dairy farms near Whangarei under water.

“With spring calving beginning and avocado crops close to harvest this storm couldn’t have come at a worse time. It has been a tough blow for many farmers in western parts of Northland who suffered through a prolonged drought earlier this year.”

Mr Guy said the majority of farmers and growers were coping reasonably well.

“The local community has done a great of pulling together and helping each other out. Farmers and growers are resilient and will get through this.”

Mr Guy expected to receive regular updates from MPI and other departments on any further requests for Government assistance.

Yesterday the Minister of Civil Defence announced a $100,000 contribution to mayoral relief funds being established to provide assistance for community members who were experiencing financial difficulties as a result of the severe weather event.

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A little bit of building flair Bradley Cumberland, 9, got to show some creative flair in a hut-building competition yesterday at the Oscar Holiday Programme.

Seven cardboard buildings, some with split levels and dog kennels, littered the Ashburton Borough School hall.

They were built by the 27 creative minds of children on the programme.

Oscar supervisor Janice McGregor said it had been a good exercise in team

work, especially as the children were placed into unfamiliar groups.

They all started with the same basic supplies – two large boxes, cellophane, tape and scissors – but added extra ‘bling’ if they wanted it.

Some had taken full advantage with balloons, boxes, cardboard roll chimneys and signage.

The informal competition was judged by principal Sam Winterbourn.

■ SPEEDY ARRIVAL

Baby born at service station Diana Thomson’s seventh baby couldn’t wait to enter the world.

In fact, he was in such a hurry he wouldn’t even let his mum get as far as the ambulance stretcher. As a result the young lad’s place of birth at 6.30am on Monday was halfway between his dad’s car and a stretcher at the Z service station forecourt in Kaikohe.

The excitement began when Ms Thomson woke about 5.30am. She had no particular inkling the baby was on its way until she took a shower and contractions started. She woke her partner, Anthony Stillwell, who bundled her into the car and set off for Bay of Islands Hospital in Kawakawa.

However, with his son not expected to put in an appearance for another fortnight, Mr Stillwell hadn’t filled up the

car. After quickly tanking up at Kaikohe’s Z service station he only managed to drive as far as the forecourt air pump before the baby announced his imminent arrival. When the service station attendant dialled 111 the contractions were just a minute apart. A St John Ambulance crew arrived minutes later and whipped out a stretcher.

“I stood up and said, ‘I think it’s coming out’. I gave birth halfway between the car and the stretcher.”

Ms Thomson said the St John volunteer driver who caught the baby was thrilled because it was the first birth she had attended. “They were all neat. She was neat, the medic was neat, even the gas attendant was choice,” she said.

Mum, dad and baby were in Bay of Islands Hospital by 7am.

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■■ASHBURTON MOTORCYCLE CLUB

■■REALITY TV

Payment no reality

Search on for old photos

Ashburton Motorcycle Club patron Alister McLaren’s collection of classic motorcycles.

By Rhys Crampton Mid Canterbury motorbike enthusiasts are being encouraged to send in any old photos or footage they may have related to the Ashburton Motorcycle Club.

With preparations under way for next year’s 100th anniversary celebrations, the club was looking to get the word out to past and present club members.

Club Secretary Brendon Price said as part of the celebrations they were aiming to showcase a digital archive of photos and footage which represent the club’s 100-year history.

Any footage would be gratefully accepted, he said.

All footage received would be scanned,

converted into digital copies and returned to the owner, Mr Price said.

Already the club had converted old 16mm tape from the 1950s into a digital format.

Getting hold of any historical footage was also making sure it was not lost and the club’s pictorial legacy was preserved for future generations.

Unfortunately, the club had lost many original photos after a photo album loaned out two years ago was not returned, Mr Price said.

Preparations for the Mid Canterbury club’s anniversary events are under way with venue and schedule announcements expected over the next few months, Mr Price said.

■■ROUND-THE-WORLD RACE

All set for Amazing Race

By Ruth Keber Carla Beazley and Hereni Fulton hope they have what it takes to beat tough competition in a round-the-world race.

The Bay of Plenty women will soon hit television screens as competitors in popular series The Amazing Race, the New Zealand vs Australia edition.

Ms Beazley, 38, and Ms Fulton, 44, entered the contest late last year and were surprised when they were contacted by the show – the next day.

The pair had always wanted to go on the programme and when Ms Beazley saw a friend of hers had entered the pair applied for the show with a “why not” attitude.

Ms Fulton said she was a soldier who would “get in there and do it” while Ms Beazley would bring her strategic thinking from owning and running her own business to the game.

The pair also agreed both being mature mums used to “sleepless nights” with “female intuition” would be skills they would use during the game.

After an intensive screening process, including different interviews and medical checks, the women went into overdrive training for the show.

Ms Beazley started running every day while Ms Fulton did three to four hours’ daily exercise.

The also did a sky dive a week before they left for filming so Ms Fulton could cure her fear of heights if similar challenges arose on the show.

Rhythmz Dance Co owner Ms Beazley said between the two of them they had already visited more than 40 countries before the competition.

Ms Beazley, who was born and raised in Tauranga, said their game plan was not to stand out too much during the show.

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The reality of reality police television shows is that police don’t get paid for their appearances and such shows help build “public trust and confidence”, a spokeswoman says.

Figures released to the Otago Daily Times reveal police officers were involved in 91 separate television programmes between 2009 and 2014.

Those shows include Police Ten 7 (240 episodes), Dog Squad (93), Motorway Patrol (60 episodes), Road Cops (45 episodes) and Water Patrol (39 episodes). And more are likely.

Police public affairs deputy chief executive Karen Jones said “many programmes have traditionally used to inform, educate and entertain principle”.

She confirmed no payments had been made to New Zealand Police for their participation in the reality television shows.

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OUR VIEW

A promise is a promise Stu Oldham

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shburton District councillors were right to uphold an agreement that could open the door to private parking on public streets.

This week, they voted to allow resident only parking on parts of Cameron and Wills streets at certain times when public events are held at the museum.

The council was far from unanimous and some councillors worried the decision flew in the face of the idea that public parking should be preserved on public streets.

Some were also worried the bylaw would set a precedent that could prompt a flood of applications for public streets to be designated private parking zones.

These are good points. To the list could be added ratepayers’ expectation that a ratepayerfunded roadside should always be available to the people who paid for it.

However, councillors were still right to vote to allow resident only parking in the area close to the contentious site of the new art gallery and heritage centre.

Two years ago, a group of residents objected to the project.

During mediation, an agreement was forged and they withdrew their opposition.

The agreement made strips of Cameron and Wills streets resident only parking at certain times. It was all above-board and it avoided further challenges in court.

The council was duty-bound to follow-through on the agreement, and the bylaw was the result.

To do anything less would leave the agreement in tatters.

This would have been even more unpalatable than a decision that seems to give specific advantage to individual properties along a public road.

Abandonment would have provided a clear signal that the council makes agreements for expediency and that, when the going gets tough, it drops them.

Dropping what was agreed would mean dropping the notion of good faith and, consequently, trust that the council is prepared to stand by its promises.

The agreement that became a bylaw stopped people exercising their right to further challenge a civic project.

Ignoring it would be to ignore more than issues of access to parking spaces.

YOUR VIEW Crossing crashes I am commenting on the Northpark railway crossing layout and the mess at the south end of Ashburton before the bridge approach.

It’s not just the crossing that is dangerous at the Northpark Road.

It is the whole layout. When the council had its second meeting at the Celtic clubrooms for the community to discuss this business park, they adamantly said Bremners Road would be bottlenecked to stop heavy traffic travelling down there.

Then for some unknown reason they went ahead and bottlenecked Northpark Road instead. How senseless.

The railway crossing can back up from the main south road with approximately six truck and trailer units between the

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main road and the rail crossing.

This is a huge issue. In my opinion at the time of the meeting it was discussed the turn off should have been at Works Road, using Company Road and Northpark as main thoroughfares.

As far as I am concerned little thought has gone into these plans.

As for [KiwiRail] they need to get their act together. I take my hat off to our council for having the stop signs installed after the last accident on the railway line, after they received a complaint from me about how dangerous this crossing was.

But [KiwiRail] took the stop signs down and reinstalled just give ways after all the accidents that have taken place there.

If [KiwiRail] doesn’t do something about the South Street bridge intersection soon,

by David Fletcher

and Carters Terrace intersection, the same is going to happen there, I just hope it is not a member of my family. [KiwiRail] needs to shout one of its planners KFC and he/she could watch the near misses at 5pm onwards, it’s pure entertainment.

I feel sorry for this young guy and his family, at the latest railway accident.

He may have at least stopped and had a good look at a STOP SIGN instead of the give ways at an already dangerous crossing.

Name withheld by request (Abridged) Ashburton District Council group manager service delivery Neil McCann responds: Council’s traffic engineers will be reviewing the intersection layout on Northpark Road, to

determine whether changes will be required.

The other two State Highway intersections (South Street and Carters Terrace) are the responsibility of the New Zealand Transport Agency, however we do work together on strategies and plans that affect our roads. *

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With all these unfortunate rail and car accidents I am surprised no one has suggested all railway line crossings be made compulsory stops.

This would force the driver to look both left and right before moving forward.

The Ministry of Transport should welcome this idea as any suggestion to reduce road carnage should be considered.

W. A. Cocks

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Rakaia – legendary landmark Angus McKay

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POLL RESULT Yesterday’s result Q: Should the Ashburton Art Gallery and Museum be managed by the Ashburton District Council?

Yes 48%

FROM YOUR COUNCIL

No 52%

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t is great to see Rakaia featuring on a newly-launched set of New Zealand postage stamps this month, named the Legendary Landmarks stamp issue.

The 80 cent Rakaia stamp – which features an image of a giant salmon – is one of a set of 18 new stamps that showcase New Zealand towns which have made a name for themselves by erecting legendary landmarks that tell stories about the towns’ history, culture and landscape.

The message on the Rakaia stamp reads Rakaia means great fishing. What a great way to not only remind other New Zealanders about Rakaia’s reputation for outstanding fishing, but to also attract the attention of people who might live overseas and are coming here for a holiday – especially those who are looking for good fishing spots.

So good on you Rakaia – I’m proud of your legendary stamp and you should be too.

This celebration of Rakaia as an iconic fishing spot reminds me of the importance of the post service in rural districts like ours.

When NZ Post proposed cutting postal delivery services from five to three days a week back in 2013, there was, understandably, significant concern, particularly from rural communities.

Rural post is an essential part of the daily running of many rural people’s businesses and households, especially if they’re not online yet.

The reality is that many rural

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Rakaia’s giant salmon is now a NZ Post landmark on one of it latest stamps.

businesses are still heavily reliant on a five-day-a-week service – probably more so than residents in the towns.

The fact that 90 per cent of the submissions received against the proposed change to a three-day-a-week service (one of which was made by Ashburton District Council) related to the rural services was certainly proof that daily delivery of post on business

days is extremely important in rural areas.

I think we were all relieved when NZ Post announced that they had secured agreement from the Government allowing it to move to three-day-a-week letter deliveries from 2015 but that rural areas would retain their current services.

The internet might have changed our lives in lots of ways and hard copy letters

might be on the decline but I hope we continue to get good old fashioned post delivered on a daily basis to rural properties like my own, for a long time to come yet.

On that note, next time you need to post a letter, make sure you buy one of the celebratory Rakaia stamps.

Angus McKay is Mayor of Ashburton

School holidays – fun or chaos?

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chool holiday time again and there will be grandparents who either are stand-in care givers or are hosting grandchildren from afar.

For older people this can be both pleasurable and formidable.

The world of today’s young is quite different to that in which our own families grew up in and certainly nothing like the times of our upbringing.

Sometimes I wonder if we are on a different planet.

This year I had the pleasure of a unique experience with six teenagers around from different parts of the world.

Educating gran into their

Jeanette Tarbotton SERVING THE AGEING

world of fun and music was hilarious to them.

I was not so sure but I was impressed by their enthusiasm and zest for life which may be the result of the many opportunities that they take advantage of within the education system and recreational activities although I wonder about the action of one to ski from the

top of Mt Hutt in a bikini top at minus degrees.

Time with the younger generation can be daunting and chaotic but fun if you keep calm, not be critical and take it as it comes and not react to the occasional mood swing.

I guess a compliment was paid when I was described as a “cool gran”.

You may have observed with amusement lately some young teenagers around town with a small object cuddled in their arms or in a toy stroller.

It is called a Flour Baby and has been created and made from a package of flour by the cast of a local drama group.

An exercise in preparation for a forthcoming drama production to create an awareness of the responsibilities associated with the care of children.

The seriousness in which the teenagers enter into the project is commendable and I look forward to seeing the production.

Older folk particularly in rest homes enjoy listening to and watching young people perform and Age Concern’s 206 Club always welcome entertainment from children.

This action helps to nurture respect for the older person.

Jeanette Tarbotton is with Age Concern Ashburton

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■ MIDDLE EAST

In brief

Israel accepts, Hamas rejects

BY HAZEL WARD Israel has accepted an Egyptian proposal to end a week of the deadliest violence in the Gaza Strip for years, despite a Hamas decision to reject the US-backed truce.

The decision by Israel’s security cabinet was announced yesterday just minutes after the ceasefire was due to start.

But the resulting calm was short-lived, with the Israeli army confirming three rockets from Gaza hit southern Israel, although there was no immediate reports of a military response.

The truce proposal, laid out

by Cairo late on Monday, won support from Washington as the death toll in Gaza soared to 192 following a week of intensive bombardment by the Israeli air force.

But the Islamist Hamas movement, whose militants have fired more than 1000 rockets, ruled out any end to the fighting without a fully fledged agreement.

Cairo’s initiative was made after Washington warned Israel against a ground offensive, but stopped short of criticising Israel over the Palestinian civilian toll, and called on Hamas to halt rocket attacks.

“We are encouraged that Egypt has made a proposal to accomplish this goal that we hope can restore the calm that we are seeking,” said US President Barack Obama, describing the deaths of Palestinian civilians as a “tragedy” but expressing support for Israel’s right to defend itself.

Israel launched Operation Protective Edge before dawn on July 8, hitting Gaza with an intensive aerial bombing campaign aimed at stamping out cross-border rocket fire.

The deadly conflict, which has claimed the most victims since Israel’s blistering 22-day offensive in 2008, has also seen rockets from Syria and Lebanon hitting the Israeli north, raising fears of the conflict spreading.

An Israeli soldiers on top of a military vehicle near the Israel - AFP Gaza Border, early yesterday.

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■ SOUTH AFRICA

Pistorius in nightclub brawl South African athlete Oscar Pistorius has been thrown out of a nightclub after being involved in a drunken brawl, the Star newspaper has reported, citing witnesses.

The former Olympian and Paralympian, who is currently on trial accused of murdering his girlfriend, was in the VIP section of a plush Johannesburg nightclub when the altercation occurred with another patron, Jared Mortimer, it said yesterday.

Mortimer told the newspaper that a friend introduced him to Pistorius, who then launched into a tirade, telling him how he had been “screwed over” by Mortimer’s friends.

“We were drinking tequila and I still remember putting down my drink and thinking I couldn’t drink it while my friends were being spoken of like that,” he said.

He said at some point the sprinter known as the “Blade Runner” got aggressive and started poking him in the chest.

“He was close to my face and at that point I pushed him to get him away from me,” he said.

“A chair was behind his legs and he fell to the ground.”

The curtains of the VIP area of the club in Sandton, a wealthy suburb north of Johannesburg, were drawn so that nobody could see Pistorius was there.

“A little bit later he had a confrontation with another man and the bouncers were asked to please remove him because he was causing trouble,” Mortimer said.

Another patron who saw Pistorius at the club told the daily that the athlete was “flatout drunk”.

- AP

Afghan unrest kills 25 A suicide bomber has driven an explosives-laden car into a busy market in southeastern Afghanistan, killing at least 25 people and wounding around 50, officials say. The attack took place yesterday in the Urgun district of Paktika province, district chief Mohammad Razaq Kharoty said.

“Our initial report shows that 25 people, most of them civilians, were killed and around 50 others have been wounded,” he said. “We don’t know what the target was but the blast was very strong,” he said, adding the explosion damaged dozens of shops and houses nearby.

- AFP

10 dead in train crash A train derailment in Moscow’s packed metro during rush hour has killed 10 people, with scores were taken to hospital, city authorities say. The accident yesterday is believed to be the most serious in the eight-decade history of the city’s metro system, the world’s busiest. Russian national television described scenes of chaos on the packed underground system, saying passengers fell like dominoes when the train braked abruptly. “Right now 10 people (are dead),” the city’s deputy mayor Pyotr Biryukov told journalists at the scene as the rescue operation continued, with about five people still believed to be trapped underground.

- AFP

Deadly rampage A South Korean conscript who went on a deadly shooting rampage had been humiliated by fellow soldiers who mocked him and drew cartoons depicting him as SpongeBob SquarePants, military officials say. The 22-year-old sergeant surnamed Lim opened fire on members of his own unit at a guard post near the tense border with North Korea on June 21, killing five and wounding seven. He was captured two days later after he shot himself in the chest in a failed suicide attempt following a 24-hour standoff with thousands of troops.

- AFP

Record bushfire payout It was a record-breaking payment, but it would never be enough.

February 7, 2009 was a record breaker, too. And for the 5000 survivors who were party to the Black Saturday bushfire class action, the $500m settlement reached yesterday might provide compensation, but little comfort. Of the 173 Victorian lives lost that day, 119 were in the East KilmoreKinglake region, with 1242 properties destroyed in the same community. “There is so much pain that is still very real,” lead plaintiff Carol Matthews said. “But today there is also a sense of justice.”

- AAP

Emotional robot Australian researchers are working on technology to help robots get in touch with their emotions. The idea is to create so-called “companion” robots that can analyse their surroundings and match the emotional state of their human pals.

Companion robots are not yet on the market. But as the Australian population ages, they could become an important aid for the elderly, says Aaron Wong, a researcher at the University of Newcastle. - AAP

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■ CHRISTCHURCH POST-QUAKE

In brief Spending up 7.3 per cent

Partnerships key for rebuild

Lord Ian Livingston

have seen international firms go on to build infrastructure for the Football World Cup in Brazil and the 2014 Winter Olympics at Sochi.

And he stressed that the partnerships can have longer-lasting benefits, than just one-off projects in Christchurch.

“There’s a real opportunity for those partnerships to operate around Australasia, Asia, and the world.”

Lord Livingstone, the CEO of the BT Group up until last

year, also visited the site where Vodafone plans to erect a new $50 million South Island headquarters and innovation hub.

He said it was a prime example of British and New Zealand interests working together, “not just to rebuild Christchurch but very much make it like a city of the future”. And he added that the history between the two nations, having the same legal system, as well as the close social, cultural, and sporting links, made working together “easy”.

Canterbury Employers’ Chamber of Commerce chief executive Peter Townsend said local companies had the ability to “unlock” economic opportunities. But by teaming up with international, including UK, firms, they can “build scale”.

“We lack the scale to do what needs to be done in Christchurch. The only variable we have ahead of us is time.

“If we don’t build scale everything is just going to take that - APNZ much longer.”

Consumer New Zealand is spreading its services from testing products and services to accrediting businesses that meet the organisation’s strict code of conduct. The aim of the new Consumer Trusted programme was to deliver high standards of customer service and consumer confidence, Consumer NZ chief executive Sue Chetwin said.

“We’ve thought hard about how to raise the game of Kiwi businesses. Our goal is to inspire all businesses to go beyond the minimum standards of consumer law,” Ms Chetwin said.

- APNZ

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Christine Summerville

EMPLOYMENT MATTERS

established Mr Bartram had supplied the key and phone to the youth.

They also had the youth telling them that this was the case.

Each alternative explanation provided by Mr Bartram was investigated and discounted as the evidence did not support these alternative theories.

In reaching a conclusion the ERA noted that although the level of evidence required was high due to the seriousness of the allegations and the outcome for Mr Bartram included losing his career as a Social Worker, the MSD did not have to prove guilt to a criminal standard.

The ERA found there was sufficient evidence for the MSD to conclude the allega-

tions were substantiated.

It was noted that some evidence was not provided to Mr Bartram for comment, and this had the significant risk of the process being deemed to be faulty.

On this occasion the ERA concluded this defect in the process was minor and did not result in Mr Bartram being treated unfairly.

The lessons – no matter how convincing the evidence, the employer must conduct a thorough investigation, consider alternative theories, and put all evidence to the employee for comment.

To do anything less puts the employer at risk of an unjustified dismissal conclusion.

Christine Summerville of Chapman Employment Relations is an employment and HR advisor for businesses in Ashburton christine@chapmaner.co.nz

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Assisting prisoners to escape – dismissal justified n a recent Employment Relations Authority (ERA) case a Social Worker challenged his dismissal for supplying a cellphone and key to a prisoner which were used in an escape attempt.

The ERA found the dismissal was justified.

Joseph Bartram was employed by the Ministry of Social Development (MSD) as a Residential Social Worker in a Christchurch youth justice residence.

Three youths attempted to escape that facility.

One of the youths was found with a Shift Leader key and MSD cellphone.

After an internal investigation Mr Bartram was dismissed.

He raised a personal grievance claiming the investigation was flawed as there was insufficient evidence that he had supplied the key and phone, and he wasn’t provided all the information the investigators had.

The MSD had viewed CCTV footage that they believed

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The $30 billion rebuild of post-earthquake Christchurch will race ahead if local firms team up with British firms experienced in major construction projects like the London 2012 Olympics and Heathrow Airport redevelopment, a UK government minister said yesterday.

Lord Ian Livingston, UK Minister of State for Trade and Investment, was in Christchurch yesterday to talk up the benefits and opportunities for British businesses working collaboratively with New Zealand companies on the rebuild.

He had lunch with local firms that already invest in the UK before later meeting with UK companies pitching for work in the post-disaster zone.

In the audience were officials from the Canterbury Earthquake Recovery Authority (Cera), the Christchurch Central Development Unit

(CCDU), construction firms, accountancy powerhouses, and banks.

Afterwards, he told APNZ that Christchurch firms needed outside help to ensure the rebuild was not a 30-year project.

“The people of Christchurch have been remarkably resilient and deserve to, as quickly as possible, get the sort of future I think these sorts of partnerships can deliver,” Lord Livingston said.

He cited the expertise UK firms have from completing huge infrastructure projects like the London 2012 Olympics, Heathrow Airport redevelopment, Crossrail, the largest construction project currently in Europe. All projects were completed on time, to budget, and safely. “[New Zealand] companies just are not set up to do what is, hopefully, a once in a few lifetimes, sort of project,” he said.

Partnerships formed on large-scale projects in England

Pre-election spending across the country is up on previous years, but some regions are opening their wallets more than others, Paymark says.

Nationwide spending through the Paymark network between last June and this June – the last full financial year before the September election – was up by 7.3 per cent, Paymark head of customer relations Mark Spicer said. This contrasts with growth rates experienced in 2012/2013 and 2011/2012, which both sat at 3.6 per cent. Unsurprisingly, Canterbury had been at the fore of growth over the last three years. - APNZ

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■ RESTAURANT REVIEW

Let’s hear it for rice Clearwater Restaurant H R ice is the universal accompaniment that sits happily alongside most vegetable or meat dishes as the carbohydrate component.

But there’s a lot more to rice than just the plain, boiled version sitting on the side of a plate; rice can do double duty as the main ingredient for a hearty meal.

Use rice as your main ingredient and you’ll have a meal on the table in a very short time.

Chicken and rice 2 T oil 1 t black mustard seeds 1 t cumin seeds 1 medium onion, peeled and diced 4 cloves garlic, minced 1 1/2 C long grain rice 300g boneless and skinless chicken thighs 1/4 C flour 2 T oil 2 courgettes, sliced (optional) 1 C frozen peas 3 C chicken stock 2 cinnamon sticks ■■ Heat the first measure of oil in a large frying pan until hot, but not smoking.

■■ Add the mustard and cumin. Cook on high for 3 minutes, stirring occasionally.

■■ Add the onion and garlic and cook for a further 2 to 3 minutes or until the onion is soft.

■■ Add the rice and cook for 1 minute, stirring constantly so the rice is coated with the spices.

■■ Remove from heat.

■■ Cut the chicken into 2cm pieces and toss in flour.

■■ Heat the second measure of oil in another pan.

■■ Add the chicken and brown evenly.

■■ Add the cooked chicken, courgettes and peas to the rice.

■■ Stir to combine.

■■ Add the chicken stock and bring it all to a slow simmer.

■■ Push the cinnamon into the rice mixture and

place a tight fitting lid on top.

■■ Turn down the heat to low and cook for 20 minutes.

■■ Remove from heat and let it rest for 10 minutes before serving.

Vege paella 2 T olive oil 1 onion, chopped 2 garlic cloves, crushed 2 zucchini, diced 2 carrots, peeled and diced 1 1/4 C paella or risotto rice 1 C tinned, chopped roma tomatoes 1/2 t ground turmeric pinch of paprika 800ml hot vegetable stock 100g green beans, trimmed and cut into short lengths 2/3 C frozen peas thawed and drained 1 1/2 T chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley salt and freshly ground black pepper sprigs of fresh flat-leaf parsley to garnish (optional) ■■ Heat the oil in a paella pan or deep frying pan over a moderate heat.

■■ Add the onion and garlic and cook gently, stirring often, for 2 minutes.

■■ Increase the heat to high, add the zucchini and carrots to the pan and sauté for 5 minutes, stirring constantly so the vegetables do not burn.

■■ Tip the rice into the pan, stir well, then add the tomatoes.

■■ Add the turmeric and paprika to the stock, then pour the spiced stock into the paella pan.

■■ Bring to the boil, then reduce the heat and cook for 20 minutes, stirring occasionally, until the rice is tender.

■■ Meanwhile, cook the beans and peas in boiling water for 5 minutes.

■■ Drain and add to the rice 5 minutes before the end of the cooking time.

■■ Stir in the parsley then season ■■ Turn off the heat, cover and leave to rest for 5 minutes before serving.

ave you checked out Clearwater Restaurant since the Hotel Ashburton’s upgrade?

I’m really glad I did.

To be fair, I’ve always lived near the hotel when I’ve been in Ashburton and going there for a meal was never my first choice, it had just always been there.

But after a meal there on Saturday night, it is now my first option for a meal out in this town. I will never overlook it again.

It was simply superb overall and I don’t say that lightly.

I take my hat off to chef Jose Antonio Gacitua, his team in the kitchen pulled off a delicious array of food on Saturday night.

My sister, Marg, and I shared quesadillas to start. It is a wheat flour tortilla filled with jalapeno chilli and melted cheese, topped with pico de gallo salsa and sour cream. It definitely had a bite to it, but you had the sour cream to tone it down if you needed, and I loved the fresh salsa on top - Mexican comfort food at its best.

For entree I had the pan sauteed scallops on a bed of pea puree, rocket and lemon virgin olive oil vinaigrette and Marg had shrimp cocktail with sweetcorn and chipotle mayo served in a tortilla basket. The New Zealand scallops were cooked beautifully – delicious little morsels and the shrimp were juicy and tender.

For a main I was a bit cautious when I saw acres of beef on the menu, it’s rare for me to order steak (chefs don’t appreciate my “no pink, no blood” policy).

The menu asks you to pick your grilled meat (locally sourced), a sauce and two sides and there’s plenty to choose from.

Luckily, there was a salmon fillet with butter prawns and I chose a tandoori sauce and carmelised cumin and honey kumara, with a green salad on the side. Again, there was nothing to fault on my plate.

The tandoori sauce was, in my opinion, to die for and there was plenty of it. The salmon had a crispy skin and I really loved the kumara concoction, it worked well with the honey and I would go for that again.

Marg had chosen the chicken breast and that can easily come out dry. It did not, it was cooked perfectly.

A perfect end to the evening was chef ’s tiramisu. A really sweet, rich dessert can ruin a meal for me, but the Italian trifle had a gorgeous strong coffee flavour and, while creamy, was light enough to end the evening on the right note.

A special mention has to be made of our waiters for the evening, Olivia and Suresh, both were attentive, calm, friendly and professional.

Also, a mention on the menu says that the Hotel Ashburton has started growing their own vegetables organically - well done. A fantastic idea.

And to finish off, my hard-to-please sister Marg who’s been in Ashburton for 2½ years said: “It’s the best meal I’ve had in Ashburton – ever.”

The flavours, presentation, execution and technique, were divine.

Thank you to the team at Clearwater Restaurant.

- Reviewed by Lisa Fenwick

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Test yourself with the Guardian’s weekday quiz

1 – Who is currently the Speaker of the House of Representatives? a. Lockwood Smith b. John Key c. David Carter 2 – Vermicide is a substance used to kill which creatures? a. Worms b. Frogs c. Snails 3 – Which of these is a type of fabric? a. Georgette b. Mariette c. Suzette 4 - Which city was the birthplace of Dr Martin Luther King? a. Atlanta b. Charleston c. Little Rock 5 – B is the symbol for which chemical element? a. Barium b. Bromine c. Boron 6 – Which of these Australian states and territories does not border New South Wales? a. Victoria b. Queensland c. Northern Territory 7 – Who was US President at the time of the first manned moon landings? a. John F Kennedy b. Richard Nixon c. Gerald Ford 8 – Paul McCartney wrote the theme song for which James Bond movie? a. Live and Let Die b. Diamonds Are Forever c. For Your Eyes Only

Yesterday’s top 5 stories on guardianonline.co.nz: Celts in last-gasp thriller Gallery deal bites council Ashburton Abroad – Susanna Dean in Australia Radio marriage still happy and babies make five Rounding up the cowboys

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Taste of Thai pumpkin soup The wonderful combination of pumpkin with the curry and coconut cream makes this soup a delicious meal or entrée.

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■ EP RELEASE TOUR

Country music artist coming to town

BY SUSAN SANDYS

SUSAN.S@THEGUARDIAN.CO.NZ

Twizel country music artist Sarah Conlan admits it can be “a bit scary” turning up at a venue hoping for a large crowd.

But it’s something she’s used to, and it will be no different when she comes to Ashburton on August 2 as part of her EP Release Tour.

The 28-year-old holds gigs every weekend at venues throughout the South Island.

She has recently completed a nationwide tour, with duo Into The East of Invercargill, who have been nominated for a Tui. On this tour, she will be accompanied by “the cheeky and boisterous talent” of The ShaLow Band. And her show will be opened by Ashburton’s own Ocean Waitokia.

Ms Conlan is a keen songwriter, in a style she describes as having “a country blues feel, a little bit alternative”.

She is looking forward to sharing her EP’s six selfpenned tracks as part of the tour.

Most of her songs are inspired by love and relationships, she said.

“My main passion really is song writing, it’s kind of something I have always liked doing,” she said.

She has already had some success in this respect, with her song Soaring High chosen as the 2013 New Zealand Special Olympics Anthem.

She has also been a regular finalist at the New Zealand Gold Guitar Awards, an MLT song writing finalist, the overall winner of the South Island Music Awards and a nominee for the prestigious 2014 National Country Music Awards in the Horizon (Best New Artists ) category.

The nomination comes with a chance to win a trip to perform at the 2014 CMA in Australia and the 2014 Global Artists Showcase in Nashville.

The EP Release Tour will begin in Gore, and also visit Oamaru, Pleasant Point and Christchurch as Ms Conlan makes her way up the South Island.

“You really just want to get heard and have those opportu- Twizel’s Sarah Conlan will perform at the Ashburton Trust Event Centre next month.

PHOTO SUPPLIED nities,” Ms Conlan said.

The Tommy Dorsey Orchestra will play at the Ashburton Trust Event Centre later this month.

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ARTS DIARY ■

July 18 – The Boy from Vegas featuring Tainui Kuru at the Ashburton Trust Event Centre, with guest artists Matthew Everingham on piano and Stephanie Ching vocals.

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July 19 – CSO Kids at the Ashburton Trust Event Centre, Luke Di Somma conductor, Juliet Reynolds-Midgley presenter.

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July 24 – The Tommy Dorsey Orchestra at the Ashburton Trust Event Centre.

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July 25 – Anika Moa and Mel Parsons, Canterbury Winter Tour, Methven Blue Pub, door 7pm, show 8pm.

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July 25 – The Searchers at Ashburton Trust Event Centre.

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August 1 – Create with Canbead, ladies night out to make your own set of bezel earrings and necklace, Short Street Studio, price $40, 7.30pm to 9pm.

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August 2 – Sarah Conlan at Ashburton Trust Event Centre, EP release tour.

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To August 7 - Beyond the Garden exhibition featuring paintings by Amber Emm at Terrace Downs Resort.

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August 10 – Ashburton Musical Club 2pm Sinclair Centre, Park Street. Public concert featuring trio of visiting artists.

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August 16 – Mid Canterbury Choir’s goodbye to winter concert, The Gypsy Baron, by Austrian composer Johann Strauss II, featuring guest soloists, 7pm, Ashburton Trust Event Centre.

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Ashburton Society of Arts weekly art groups held Saturdays, Mondays and Wednesdays.

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Jeff Bradley and the Delta Swing playing at Terrace Downs Resort every Sunday, 11am to 3pm.

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If you have any events to add to the arts diary please contact Susan Sandys, susan.s@theguardian.co.nz

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TICKETS GIVEAWAY

The Guardian has run a ticket giveaway for anyone wanting to see the Tommy Dorsey Orchestra.

The winners are: Arthur and Natalie Wells and Peter Ireland Winners have been notified.

Stephen Fry takes aim at sex abuse arrests British TV icon Stephen Fry reportedly stunned guests at a political fundraiser in London by taking aim at a high-profile investigation into allegations of sex abuse against some of the UK’s most popular stars.

Operation Yewtree was

launched following the shocking revelations of TV and radio host Sir Jimmy Savile’s widespread historic sexual abuse.

It has led to the successful prosecution of stars including entertainer Rolf Harris, TV host Stuart Hall, and PR guru

Max Clifford. However Fry reportedly reminded guests that “less than half ” of those held in the probe have been convicted.

He urged attendees to remember “people are innocent until proven guilty”, and called for tougher punishments for

those who make false claims.

Fry’s friend, DJ Paul Gambaccini, was arrested in October on suspicion of historical sexual offences.

But, released on bail, Gambaccini was later cleared of any wrongdoing.

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■ MOTOR RACING

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In brief Basketball nationals

Bailie movin’ on up

Mid Canterbury basketballers feature in the Canterbury Country teams attending the under 15 and under 19 national basketball championships today. Canterbury Country is an amalgamation of the North, Mid and South Canterbury associations under New Zealand basketball’s zonal policy for national championships introduced last year. The Under 15s tournament is in Wellington where the Country boys meet Palmerston North and Waitakere West today while the girls clash with North Harbour B and Auckland-Counties Manukau. In Nelson the under 19 country boys’ battle Ngati Porou and Waitakere West on day one, while the country girls are up against Waitakere West and Otago. The Canterbury Metro women under 19s, featuring Ashburton’s Tessa Morrison, plays Southland and Waikato.

Germans in party mode

BY JONATHAN LEASK

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Bailie Perriton had his first test ride on a 600cc racing bike in the second round of the King of Levels series at Levels Raceway in Timaru at the weekend.

The Ashburton teenager had his first competitive ride on the Suzuki 600cc bike, and was pleased with how it panned out.

“I felt really comfortable on the bike and would like to do some more riding on it.”

Perriton’s Kiwistars team manager Merv Orford was also impressed with the youngster’s maiden ride.

“He wasn’t out there to race as such, he

was there to do some testing but we were pretty happy with the times he put down.”

Earlier this year Perriton claimed a clean sweep at the venue on his way to the New Zealand 250cc Production Title, setting a new lap record of 1.15.034 in January.

Six months later on a bigger bike, his best time at the weekend was 1:10.401 which Orford said was to be expected on a bike with three times the power.

“It was the start of what is a longer road than on the 250cc.”

“The first year is just a learning year.

“There is so much more to learn about, and not just for the rider but also the

crew and mechanics as well.”

With the long journey ahead on the 600cc, saying he was looking forward to competing in the third round of the King of Levels in August, but before then he will head across the Tasman for the fourth round of the Australian FX300 Superbike Series in Melbourne on August 1-3.

There he will be hoping to put some good results through, currently sitting third overall after three rounds.

This weekend Perriton is off to the Speedshow in Auckland to be part of the ‘young guns’ display, showcasing emerging talent in New Zealand motorsport.

Bailie Perriton comes through a bend during his first time out on a Suzuki GSXR 600 at the Levels Raceway in Timaru on Saturday.

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■ NETBALL

■ FOOTBALL

Results go against Beautiful game Mid Canterbury blossoms in Brazil

BY JONATHAN LEASK

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The Mid Canterbury under 17s were dealt a cruel blow on day two of the national under 17 netball championships in Auckland.

Mid Canterbury were outclassed by powerhouse Auckland 13-45 yesterday morning before a closer contest with Southland 23-33, after a win and a bonus point loss on the opening day.

However, the other results in the pool went against the Mid Canterbury side, with Waipa, which Mid Canterbury had beaten in their day one match, getting up for a onegoal victory over Mangere Otahuhu by one goal to see the three teams all tied on five points.

On the count back Mid Canterbury then slid back

into fifth spot because of their inferior goal-difference.

After two full days of netball action, pool play was completed with the top two teams from the eight pools progressing through to the top 16.

There are seven teams unbeaten in the tournament so far, with Auckland 1, Wellington, Hutt Valley, Dunedin, Auckland 2, Waitakere and defending champions Christchurch yet to taste defeat.

The lower teams play for the 17-32 rankings and 33-40, including Mid Canterbury, before the tournament comes to an end tomorrow.

Mid Canterbury will meet their northern neighbours Selwyn this morning, before a matchup with either Horowhenua or Waiuku in the afternoon.

BY ROB WOOLLARD Wonderful goals, gripping drama, shock results, new heroes, old villains: the Brazil World Cup played out like the gripping blockbuster tournament its organisers always dreamed it would be.

Long before the curtain came down on the month-long footballing carnival with Germany’s victory on Monday, many had already decided it deserved to be remembered as the greatest in it’s 84-year history.

Others argued the absence of truly memorable matches in the knockout rounds - Germany’s astonishing 7-1 semifinal walloping of Brazil the obvious exception - should preclude 2014 from “greatest ever” status.

But whether the best, or merely one of the best, what is undeniable is that the 2014

World Cup saw a dramatic spike in entertainment, ending a run of four consecutive tournaments where the goals-pergame average had shrunk.

Mario Goetze’s extra time winner to sink Argentina at Rio’s Maracana provided a glorious, emphatic full stop to a tournament punctuated by riveting entertainment - and goals. Goetze’s strike was the 171st of the finals, equalling the record tally achieved in a 32-team World Cup at the 1998 finals in France.

The tone was set early, with the Netherlands’ stunning 5-1 thrashing of defending champions Spain notable for both the quantity and quality of goals scored. Robin van Persie’s lobbed header was the first of several wonder goals that lit up the tournament as teams discarded conservatism and embraced adventure.- AFP

Germany’s World Cup winning players have partied long through the Brazilian night after Monday’s 1-0 final win handed the nation a fourth title. “We’re the number one in the world,” sang the ecstatic players at the team hotel in Rio. “I don’t know what will happen but I know Rio will not sleep in any case,” said forward Lukas Podolski.

The celebrations which began with the full-time whistle at Rio’s Maracana will end in front of Berlin’s Brandenburg Gate Fan Mile ltoday.

German Chancellor Angela Merkel and President Joachim Gauck joined the players for beer and champagne in the dressing room.

- DPA

Ticket scalper found A British World Cup ticketing executive accused of involvement with a scalping network blamed for fraud worth tens of millions of dollars has turned himself in after a manhunt. Ray Whelan, a director of FIFA partner Match Services surrendered to a judge in the city, prosecutor Marcus Kac said. Authorities had been looking for Whelan after a judge ordered him and 10 other suspects to be held over a World Cup ticket fraud involving 1000 tickets per match alleged to be worth tens of millions of dollars.

- AFP

Pope pleased with final Pope emeritus Benedict XVI was particularly pleased with the World Cup final because there were players from his native Bavaria in the winning German team, his secretary says. Archbishop Georg Gaenswein said he watched the match along with Benedict XVI’s entire staff but the 87-year-old Pope emeritus - who prefers theology and music to sports - did not. “He preferred to sleep,” Gaenswein told Vatican Radio.

- AFP

Blatter ‘suprised’ FIFA president Joseph Blatter has admitted to being surprised by the Golden Ball award to Lionel Messi as the outstanding player of the World Cup in Brazil. “I was myself a little bit surprised when I saw Messi coming up for the best player of the competition,” the head of football’s world governing body said. Diego Maradona criticised FIFA for awarding Messi the Golden Ball, calling it a “marketing plan.”

- DPA

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■ CYCLING

Hangman Japan-bound Dan Hooker no longer has to worry about patrolling the doors of Auckland bars. The UFC featherweight is enjoying his newfound freedom as a full-time fighter following his impressive first-round TKO win over Ian Entwistle in his UFC debut at UFC Fight Night 43 at Vector Arena last month. The 24-year-old, known as ‘The Hangman’, took time off his job as a doorman to train for his bout with Entwistle but victory meant a greater purse and the knowledge he would likely get another chance to fight in the UFC. That opportunity will come in September with confirmation that Hooker will meet Venezuelan Maximo Blanco at UFC Fight Night 52 at the Saitama Super Arena near Tokyo.

- APNZ

Heartbreak: Alberto Contador’s Tour is over for this year.

Hayne spared the axe Referee Shayne Hayne has been retained for this weekend’s round 19 of the NRL, despite continuing his season of blunders in Manly’s win against Wests Tigers on Friday.

The NRL confirmed yesterday Hayne will referee Saturday’s match between Melbourne and Canberra as part of the NRL Rise for Alex round, alongside Chris Butler. The grand final referee was heavily criticised for his decision not to refer a possible early try to Tigers winger David Nofoaluma in Wests’ 40-8 loss at Brookvale Oval. In a post-game spray Farah labelled Hayne as “arrogant” and “disrespectful.”

- AAP

Day ready for Open As far as Jason Day is concerned, the windier and wetter the better at Royal Liverpool this week. The 143rd British Open is expected to begin in calm conditions at Hoylake tomorrow but forecast heavy rain and strong winds are expected to wreak havoc heading into the weekend. World No.5 Day relishes the tough mental challenge offered up by British links golf, which is why the Australian is surprised he’s yet to make any real waves in three appearances at the UK major.

- AAP

Bennett decision soon St George Illawarra is shaping as the only likely destination for “out of work” super coach Wayne Bennett. Bennett shocked Newcastle fans, staff and players last week in announcing he would leave the club at the end of this NRL season, with a number of clubs including the Dragons, North Queensland, Gold Coast, Brisbane and the Warriors linked to the seven-time premiership winner. The Dragons are reportedly readying to offer a three-year $3 million deal for the super-coach.

- AAP

Shooting results Seafield Rifle Club, July 7 R. Hewitt 97.4, 98.7; N. Martin 92.1, 87.1; R. Duncan 91.2, 90.2; J. Duncan 90.4, 89.1; P. Wilson 89, 87.1 July 14, Mayfield visited. R. Hewitt 95.1, N. Martin 90.2, R. Duncan 96.2, J. Duncan 88.2, P. Wilson 91.2 Mayfield: P. Fleming 99.6, M. Fleming 99.6, J. Fleming 98.5, C. Nordquist 96.4, B. Austin 94.3, A. Donaldson 93.3, P. Wilie 92, C. McClintock 90.3, P. McClintock 88, G. Wilie 87.1

Italy’s Vincenzo Nibali, (second right) and his Astana teammates lead the pack during the 10th stage of the Tour de France cycling race which finished in La Planche des Belles Filles. Nibali went on to regain the yellow jersey.

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Nibali in yellow, Contador out Vincenzo Nibali has won the Bastille Day 10th stage of the Tour de France to reclaim the leader’s yellow jersey as twotime former winner Alberto Contador abandoned the race.

Nibali overhauled lone escapee Joaquim Rodriguez in the final kilometre to win the stage by 15 seconds from Frenchman Thibaut Pinot, with Spaniard Alejandro Valverde third at 20 seconds.

That put Nibali back into the race lead, having relinquished it for a single day to home favourite Tony Gallopin, who came home 4 minutes 46 seconds down to drop to fifth overall at 3:12.

“Today I felt good, I had good legs, the team worked hard.

I knew the last 3km were the toughest so that’s where I accelerated,” he said. “I thought Purito (Rodriguez) would follow me but he gave up in final metres. I knew it would be a very tough day but I’m very happy.”

Australia’s Richie Porte is second overall at 2:23 after finishing seventh on the stage, while Valverde is up to third at 2:47.

Yet the biggest news of the day came halfway through the stage as the Tour lost its second star performer in under a week.

Following the withdrawal of reigning champion Chris

Froome last Wednesday after breaking his left wrist and right hand in a succession of crashes over two days, it was Contador’s turn to fall badly.

“I was behind him but I avoided it,” said Nibali of Contador’s crash.

“It was a descent, he had been behind me and I had left two or three metres space in front to be careful.

“He came past me and I would have followed him because there was a climb coming up but the moment he passed me, I don’t know how, but he fell in front of me. It was incredible, he rolled around on the ground. We were going at 60kph.”

The 31-year-old Spaniard injured his knee and although he continued after receiving lengthy treatment from the race doctor, he lasted only another 15km before climbing off his bike and into a Tinkoff-Saxo team car in tears.

Once Nibali’s Astana team heard of Contador’s crash there was an initial period of uncertainty before they accelerated the peloton to keep the pressure on the escapees ahead.

With 3km left Nibali launched his attack and no-one could respond. Porte led the chase but he paid for that in the finish as several other riders accelerated past him.

- AFP

■ RUGBY

Blues set to announce Nonu’s departure

By Patrick McKendry After once more finishing a disappointing 10th in this year’s Super Rugby competition, the Blues will today confirm the departure of their All Black midfielder Ma’a Nonu.

Nonu, who will join the Hurricanes next year for what is likely to be his last season in

New Zealand, will be wished well by John Kirwan and the Blues after a season in which he performed consistently well, but the coach and his franchise are entitled to feel disappointed by the 32-year-old’s decision to activate the out-clause in his contract.

After being forced out of the Hurricanes by Mark Hammett

in 2011 and playing a season each for the Blues and Highlanders, the latter coming last year after Nonu reneged on an agreement with Kirwan, no other franchise was willing to take him. Now, after his best Super Rugby season in years, Nonu is officially off again.

Even All Blacks midfield colleague and friend Conrad Smith

was urging caution yesterday on a potential return to the Hurricanes for Nonu.

“He’s obviously a good mate of mine and I’ve played a lot of rugby with him,” Smith said.

“It’ll be good for the team but it has to be managed right. It is a big decision and that’s why we have to go there and make sure everyone’s okay.”

- APNZ

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■ HISTORY TO REPEAT

Wellfield and Price team up again Wellfield Lodge are hoping to replicate their past success with leading Victorian trainer Mick Price (right).

The Palmerston North farm and the Caulfield conditioner have Group One history after Alamosa’s victory in the 2008 Toorak Handicap and now Ringo’s spring future has now been put in Price’s hands.

The Fastnet Rock four-yearold is part-owned by Wellfield and the winner of five of his 12 starts is currently in Melbourne.

Ringo turned in a solid effort for fifth in the Winter Championship Final last weekend and may back up in a 1600m handicap at Flemington on Saturday before he transfers from Mike Breslin to Price.

“He was lovely and bright on Monday morning and as long as he breezes up well on Thursday he’ll run,” Breslin said.

“It was only his third run back in the Winter Championship Final so I can’t see why he couldn’t back up. He’ll probably have a couple of weeks off after Saturday and then he’ll resume work with Mick Price.”

- APNZ

The assignment for Ricky May this weekend is simple.

Win three races and head away on holiday next week a happy man having driven his third consecutive 100-win season tally.

Pick up just one, two or even worse, no wins and it’s regret being so eager to get out of the cold and away somewhere a little warmer.

May will tackle three meetings this weekend with the view of improving his current season tally of 97 into the

M2

triple figures and continue his remarkable run of success in the sulky.

For the past 25 harness racing seasons, May has driven more than 50 winners. In fact his lowest tally in the two and a half decade span is 68 in 1992.

Just five wins shy of bagging his 2500th driving career, May has averaged an impressive 67 wins a year for almost four decades – underlining why he regarded as one of the best in the business.

If successful in his quest to reach 100 race wins this weekend, it will be the fifth time he

has achieved it.

With a big book of drives at Forbury Park on Thursday night and then likely the same at both Addington (Friday) and Ashburton (Sunday) – the chances look good for the elusive victories to fall his way.

It would be the perfect ending to an incredible season for May, who became the most successful driver in New Zealand Trotting Cup history in November when guiding Terror To Love to victory.

His six wins could become seven this year too if Terror can return to his beloved

Title within reach James McDonald will continue his march toward the Sydney jockeys’ premiership at Warwick Farm today. The New Zealand rider’s title charge has been held up by recent suspensions, but he only needs three winners over the remaining five metropolitan fixtures to overtake current leader Nash Rawiller on 70 wins. With Rawiller not due to return from Japan until after the season, McDonald has the premiership at his mercy. - APNZ

More mid-week money

Ricky on the verge of yet another century

By Matt Markham

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Addington and become the first horse to win four editions of harness racing’s greatest prize.

Outside of his Cup success, May has also won an Auckland Cup, Ashburton Flying Stakes, Rangiora Classic and Northern Southland Cup while he was also successful in major races with both Jason Rulz and Monbet.

And you would bet your last dollar that the man from Methven will be out on the track next season dishing up some more of the same in his quest for another history breaking Cup Week.

New Zealand Thoroughbred Racing has announced significant stake increases for all remaining mid-week race meetings this season. “So far this season 140 races have been abandoned, compared to last year’s 101,” chief executive Greg Purcell said. The remaining mid-week races at Matamata, Avondale, Awapuni, Ashburton, Wingatui, Rotorua and Waverley will now all carry minimum stakes of $25,000 for open handicaps, $17,500 for Rating 75 and Rating 85 races, $15,000 for Rating 65, to and three-year-old events and $10,000 for maiden races. - APNZ

Adepto sold to HK Smart Cambridge three-year-old Adepto will do his future racing in Hong Kong. An Australian campaign had been planned for the son of Bachelor Duke by trainers Trent Busuttin and Natalie Young before confirmation of his sale to clients of agent Phill Cataldo.

- APNZ

Tauranga gallops Today at Tauranga Raceway

Racing Tauranga Venue: Tauranga Meeting Date: 16 Jul 2014 NZ Meeting number: 2 Doubles: 2 and 3; 4 and 5; 6 and 7 Trebles: 1, 2 and 3; 5, 6 and 7 1 12.25pm UGL-MOUNT MAUNGANUI RSA 3YO MAIDEN 1400 $7000, MDN 3YO, 1400m 1 04 El Grande (3) 57.5........................... C Grylls 2 84x09 Wrecking Ball (10) 57.5..............J Wong (a3) 3 5 River Force (1) 57.5..................... C Dell (a1) 4 7 Lucky Boy (5) 57.5......................V Gatu (a3) 5 6 Sum Favour (9) 57.5.......................... D Hain 6 0 Lover Boy 57.5.............................. Scratched 7 26282 Thornbird Lass (4) 55.5...................S Collett 8 24 Celebrity Miss b (7) 55.5.... U Holmquist (a3) 9 92675 Laugh h (6) 55.5...........................T Thornton 10 5 On Parole h (8) 55.5...................J Oliver (a3) 11 Sih Rah h (2) 55.5.....................A Jones (a3) 2 1.00pm LION RED-TAURANGA CITIZENS CLUB R85 1600 $8000, Rating 85 Benchmark, 1600m 1 26386 Old Drumble dm (3) 59........ R Hutchings (a) 2 7x500 High Roller td (5) 57.5......................R Myers 3 81299 Kapsboy tdm (6) 57.5......... U Holmquist (a3) 4 70x78 Snave tm (4) 57..........................J Wong (a3) 5 10811 Mistaar tdm (1) 56............................ C Grylls 6 36640 Gurus Spirit tdm (2) 54....................S Collett 7 73745 Get Out Of It td (7) 54..............S McKay (a4) 3 1.35pm UGL-OHOPE CHARTERED CLUB MAIDEN

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Wanganui Greyhound Racing Club Venue: Hatrick Raceway Meeting Date: 16 Jul 2014 NZ Meeting number: 9 Doubles: 1 and 2; 3 and 4; 5 and 6; 7 and 8; 9 and 10; 11 and 12 Trebles: 1, 2 and 3; 4, 5 and 6; 7, 8 and 9; 10, 11 and 12 1 12.15pm ABSOLUTELY ELECTRICAL HT1 C0q, 520m 1 64666 Director Vance nwtd..........................T Agent 2 87467 Working Poppy nwtd...................... D Donlon 3 58766 Just Like Moon nwtd...................R N Maisey 4 822 Weepu nwtd......................................L Ahern 5 76546 Big Job Jonesy nwtd.............J Woolston-Bell 6 62227 Botany John nwtd......................J McInerney 7 32 Don Draper nwtd................................B Craik 8 x8856 Sheza Hum Dinga nwtd.............. G Holswich 9 75788 Leroy Jethro nwtd R U &.....................L Bliek 10 8778 Effie Awards nwtd......................J McInerney 2 12.34pm J P PRINT (PETONE) C0 HT 2 C0q, 520m 1 35654 Te Maari Style nwtd G &....................S Ross 2 6 Bigtime Kaz nwtd..............................L Ahern 3 38 Mockingjay nwtd.................................B Craik 4 34 Winterfell nwtd...................................B Craik 5 46436 Lum Jum nwtd............................J McInerney 6 Daisy nwtd.........................................B Bond 7 37376 Blu Desire nwtd.............................. J D Black 8 68878 Working Twinkle nwtd..................... D Donlon 9 75788 Leroy Jethro nwtd R U &.....................L Bliek 10 87887 Botany Bazz nwtd......................J McInerney 3 12.52pm WWW.WANGANUIGREYHOUNDS.CO.NZ

2120 $7000, MDN, 2120m 1 52532 Fast Profit (2) 58.5............... R Hutchings (a) 2 x2348 April Joy (1) 58.5................ U Holmquist (a3) 3 0x653 Bach b (6) 58.5..............................O Bosson 4 6803 Cruiseo (8) 58.5............................... C Grylls 5 7834 Tukawa (10) 58.5..............................R Myers 6 908x0 Mangaroa Hustler 58.5................. Scratched 7 00669 Lazarus 58.5................................. Scratched 8 0 Redoute’s Chance (5) 58.5.........M Coleman 9 0x852 Chloe Keeper (11) 56.5.................. R Norvall 10 87435 Sweet Molly h (9) 56.5.....................S Collett 11 70x04 Candy Girl (4) 56.5.......................T Thornton 12 06446 Lady Lindauer (7) 56.5...............J Oliver (a3) 13 90x98 Ruapunawai (3) 56.5........................ M Wenn 4 2.10pm LION RED-TAURANGA RSA R75 1400 $8000, Rating 75 Benchmark, 1400m 1 22444 Wainui Prince tmh (11) 59.........J Oliver (a3) 2 20546 Snow Excuse m (8) 57......... R Hutchings (a) 3 018x9 Alfonze m (2) 56.......................... Z Moki (a4) 4 x6029 Dubai Wolf m (5) 55.5.................M Coleman 5 7x900 Swap For Kash dm (9) 55.5......K Leung (a2) 6 8150x Little Butterfly dm (1) 54.5.. U Holmquist (a3) 7 53581 Edward The Eighth dm (6) 54.5....... C Grylls 8 15175 Lady Marilyn dh (3) 54......... M Dravitzki (a1) 9 78x40 Manaia Rose h (7) 54..................T Thornton 10 97x54 Schrodingers Cat tm (4) 54..............R Myers

11 200x6 Gardez La Foi th (10) 54..................S Collett 5 2.45pm UGL-CLUB MOUNT MAUNGANUI F&M MAIDEN 1200 $12,000, MDN F&M, 1200m 1 4 Airworthy (5) 57.5......................... C Dell (a1) 2 45 Mary Poppins (4) 57.5...................... C Grylls 3 358x Polar Mist h (1) 57.5..................A Jones (a3) 4 47675 Our Molly Malone h (6) 57.5........T Thornton 5 6 Gwynedd (7) 57.5..........................O Bosson 6 Booked For Rio (9) 57.5..... U Holmquist (a3) 7 Deeligna (2) 57.5.............................R Myers 8 67778 Electric Fizz (3) 57.5................S McKay (a4) 9 080x One Last Kiss h (8) 57.5............J Oliver (a3) 10 0x Princess Reims 57.5..................... Scratched 6 3.20pm LION RED-WHAKATANE RSA R65 1200 $7000, Rating 65 Benchmark*, 1200m 1 30234 Gerry Merito 59............................. Scratched 2 19602 Cee Tee Are d (10) 58.......... R Hutchings (a) 3 749x9 Twist Of Fate m (5) 58...................... C Grylls 4 4x040 Summer Dale (3) 57.5.................V Gatu (a3) 5 0480x Top Choice m (8) 57.5..................T Thornton 6 05020 Sir Jack Remington m (4) 56.5...J Wong (a3) 7 5x867 Flying Fantasy tb (6) 56.............T Wenn (a3) 8 309x0 Oscarsgold dm (1) 55.5..... U Holmquist (a3) 9 x9502 Aluka dm (7) 54.5.....................S McKay (a4) 10 93490 Sugar Plum Fairy dm (9) 54.5.....M Coleman 11 5006x Hug A Ginga tdm (2) 54.............J Oliver (a3)

7 3.55pm UGL-WAIHI BEACH MEMORIAL RSA MAIDEN 1600 $7000, MDN, 1600m 1 x2727 Hidrifter h (14) 58.5........................O Bosson 2 93 Hoy McCoy (10) 58.5........... R Hutchings (a) 3 5 Heistheone (1) 58.5..................A Jones (a3) 4 0x050 Elstow (17) 58.5..........................M Coleman 5 0x90 Chesnee (16) 58.5....................... C Dell (a1) 6 Horse Of Interest (11) 58.5..............R Myers 7 860 Jordanian Prince (13) 58.5...............S Collett 8 0x0 Manoeuvre (12) 58.5.......... U Holmquist (a3) 9 90x87 Metallic (2) 58.5............................... M Wenn 10 Musashi h (3) 58.5............... M Dravitzki (a1) 11 708 Nearly Grand (9) 58.5...................... R Jones 12 87x86 The Talisman (15) 58.5.................. R Norvall 13 0x9 Zee Ink (8) 58.5........................ P Turner (a1) 14 x2567 Chardon h (5) 56.5.....................J Oliver (a3) 15 0x030 Copper Queen (4) 56.5..............J Wong (a3) 16 300x7 En’joyour Lindauer (7) 56.5..........T Thornton 17 8x006 Izzanorange (6) 56.5 18 88x62 St D’Ore (18) 58.5 Emergencies: Izzanorange, St D’Ore Blinkers on : River Force (R1), Bach (R3), Mary Poppins (R5), Flying Fantasy (R6) Blinkers off : Wrecking Ball (R1), April Joy (R3), Polar Mist, One Last Kiss (R5) Winkers on : Sum Favour (R1), High Roller (R2) Winkers off : Mary Poppins (R5)

Craig Grylls is down to ride Mary Poppins in the Mount Mauganui Maiden at Tauranga today.

Wanganui dogs Today at Hatrick Raceway

C0 C0, 305m 1 54754 Procrastination nwtd R U &.................L Bliek 2 34372 Venga Guapa nwtd..........................M Olden 3 76348 Homebush Misha nwtd..............J McInerney 4 7543 Botany Win nwtd........................J McInerney 5 67463 Prancing Bee nwtd............................M Black 6 Winfield Autumn nwtd...................M Roberts 7 Elite Dose nwtd................................. A Clark 8 57262 Dark Faerytales nwtd................ S Gommans 9 8 Navajo Blue nwtd......................... K Hanover 10 47862 Our Crown Jewel nwtd......................T Agent 4 1.09pm HARRISON HIRE MASTER C0 C0, 305m 1 37331 Cawbourne Malky nwtd.................M Roberts 2 3788x Miss Razz nwtd............................... I George 3 37377 Homebush Ted nwtd..................J McInerney 4 456 Alamein Blonde nwtd K &..................Phillips 5 57678 Homebush Minx nwtd................J McInerney 6 72885 Tasha Rama nwtd.......................... M Gowan 7 52243 Dark Witch nwtd................................ P Clark 8 342F4 Fortis Memories nwtd..........................L Udy 9 8 Lil Miss Picky nwtd G &......................S Ross 10 67765 Sniff of Brandy nwtd..........................R Waite 5 1.27pm WANGANUI SECURITY C1 C1, 305m 1 56564 Opie Bossman nwtd..........................T Agent 2 36643 Do More nwtd R U &...........................L Bliek 3 75236 Working Working 17.54.................. D Donlon 4 41478 Blaze’s Corporal 18.02 G &................S Ross 5 42152 Runs For Gas 17.98.................. S Gommans 6 35331 Carly Rae Rama 18.10 P &.................Doody

7 77461 Cosmic Sally 17.99....................J McInerney 8 68283 Uno Charm nwtd...................... T McCracken 9 58862 Excessive Speed 17.88...................M Olden 10 47574 Groovy Leo 17.84......................J McInerney 6 1.44pm THE ROCK 95.2FM C1 C1, 305m 1 26433 Madam Ice 18.05.........................J McArthur 2 24624 Working Pizzaz 18.63.................... D Donlon 3 43582 Homebush Sting 17.85..............J McInerney 4 44222 Legerdemain 17.86...........................L Ahern 5 21241 Freedom Flyer 17.65 K &...................Phillips 6 46153 Ameliorate 17.97...................... T McCracken 7 78843 Miss Sara 17.86..........................R N Maisey 8 26217 Crystal Ghost 17.82.....................B Hodgson 9 16655 Kiribati Girl 17.90...................... S Gommans 10 x7574 All The Coco 17.98 G &................... J Clarke 7 2.02pm WANGANUI PUNTER OF THE YEAR C1, 520m 1 18215 Smash Allegro 30.32.........................L Ahern 2 85853 Opawa Jen 30.36.............................S Maher 3 44454 Kotumba nwtd L &............................... Morris 4 55474 Magic Arrow nwtd.........................M Roberts 5 65658 Cawbourne Logan nwtd R U &...........L Bliek 6 83588 Comegetme nwtd..............................T Agent 7 55725 Behemoth nwtd..............................A Speight 8 73442 Opawa Marg nwtd..............................B Bond 9 67578 Rich List 30.41............................ B Johnston 10 78676 Sarah Campbell 30.93.................B Hodgson 8 2.20pm WANGANUI CHRONICLE C1 C1, 305m 1 67673 Riba Lorda 17.73 G &...................... J Clarke

2 46145 Goman Ninnie 18.20........................ C Brider 3 46256 Pats All Round 18.02..................... J D Black 4 17258 Cawbourne Beau 17.68............ S Gommans 5 43536 Johnny Angel 17.94.......................A Speight 6 32716 Five Kay Leg 18.08............................. N Udy 7 12748 Miss Allegro 17.91............................L Ahern 8 82564 Lemon Fish 18.07......................J McInerney 9 87583 Otto Baxter 17.76.......................J McInerney 10 748x8 Opehu Tiger 18.04............................R Waite 9 2.38pm CROMBIE LOCKWOOD (LTD C1 C1, 305m 1 87247 Go Dolphin Power nwtd...................C Steele 2 86431 Nominal Lily nwtd............................ I George 3 52542 Opehu Flyer 18.17............................R Waite 4 31286 Miss Softy 17.86...............................L Ahern 5 71812 Fortis Fiona 18.07 U &.......................Cottam 6 51665 Hill of Grace 18.08.................... S Gommans 7 67482 Vinnie Baxter 18.25....................J McInerney 8 45342 Witch Misty 17.91.............................. P Clark 9 87583 Another Rule nwtd.....................J McInerney 10 87737 Working Midnight 18.34................. D Donlon 10 2.55pm KEENAN CONCRETE C1 C1, 520m 1 42334 That’s King 30.50.........................B Hodgson 2 45226 Come On Mickey nwtd G &.............. J Clarke 3 64772 Working Jewel nwtd....................... D Donlon 4 37442 Taikorea Lass nwtd....................... T Downey 5 64553 Thrilling Dylan nwtd.................. T McCracken 6 73566 Gucci Rush 30.81 L &......................... Morris 7 61547 Homebush Titan 30.99 U &................Cottam

8 75677 Another Hunter nwtd..................J McInerney 9 67578 Rich List 30.41............................ B Johnston 10 57876 Opawa Cuddles nwtd.......................S Maher 11 3.13pm CHRISTMAS AT THE RACES 5TH, 12TH, 19TH DECEMBER C1 C1, 305m 1 65721 Chocdee Karen 17.86................J McInerney 2 12764 Opalescent 17.94 G &........................S Ross 3 15 War On Terror 17.88..........................L Ahern 4 44323 Cawbourne Crazy nwtd.................M Roberts 5 5611 Manu Rama 17.70 P &........................Doody 6 55233 Sydenham Opal 17.89 G &.............. J Clarke 7 71453 Lola’s Quest 18.22.............................B Bond 8 37454 Belle Cadeau 18.07.............................S Kite Emergencies: 9 43785 Raveon 17.91................................. M Gowan 10 24676 King’s Selection 18.01............... S Gommans 12 3.31pm BOOK YOUR FUNCTION @ HATRICK C2 C2, 305m 1 82335 Thrilling Might 17.79 G &................. J Clarke 2 18463 Snapchat 17.64..................................B Craik 3 51344 Flirt With Me 18.02................... T McCracken 4 13146 Run Mischief Run 18.13....................T Agent 5 61168 Waldo Baxter 17.94....................J McInerney 6 53555 Boomerang Man 18.12............... B Johnston 7 53275 Showem Baby 17.86.................A Duganzich 8 12241 Charlie’s Pal 17.91.....................J McInerney Emergencies: 9 27661 Cosmic Rascal 17.90............... T McCracken 10 38448 Miss Cool 17.98....................... T McCracken

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SITUATIONS VACANT

SITUATIONS VACANT

PUBLIC NOTICES

TRADES, SERVICES

landscape supplies Part time position available

Factory Team Member Full Time Position Canterbury Long Run Roofing are manufacturers and suppliers of long run roofing, flashings and associated roofing products operating from a modern factory in Ashburton.

We are currently looking for a factory team member to fill a vacancy due to an internal promotion The role involves.

• Operating machinery used in production of long run roofing, flashings etc.

• Loading and unloading of products • Factory House keeping • Delivering of goods to building sites • Maintaining Health and Safety Standards The successful candidate must: • Have an eye for detail and pride in their work and do it right the first time attitude • Be physically fit and reliable.

• Be a team player • Be prepared to occasionally work outdoors at heights • Hold a current drivers licence Experience in a production environment or the building industry would be an advantage, but full training will be given to the right candidate.

Please apply in writing, including you current CV and references, to:

UPHOLSTERER AUTO TRIMMER CANVAS FABRICATOR or someone keen to learn the trade.

Due to continued growth in this industry, we are looking for a person with the following key attributes: • Someone already experienced in this trade • Ability to work as a team member in a friendly and outgoing environment • The ability to prioritise and think ahead • Drivers Licence essential We would also be interested in someone who is keen to learn this industry with the option of an apprenticeship.

Hours are Monday to Friday with the option of overtime available.

Please apply in own handwriting to: Tinwald Canvas & Upholstery Ltd 115 Archibald Street Tinwald, Ashburton7700 Phone 03 307 2354

Canterbury Long Run Roofing Ashburton P.O Box 5009 Tinwald, Ashburton 7740 Att: Dave McDonnell – Branch Supervisor or email davem@roofing.co.nz

Assistant Calf rearer needed.

LIVESTOCK DRIVER An opportunity has arisen for a livestock driver based in our Ashburton branch driving our Kenworth stock truck.

This position requires a Class 5 licence and previous experience in the livestock industry is essential.

Apply in writing or email your application to: Rhys Young PO Box 104, Ashburton 7740 03 308 4079 or 0275 932142 rhys@ruraltransport.co.nz

August 1, start.

Rearing 300 calves in the Hinds area.

Contact Krista if interested on 03 303 7820.

D&E

YOUR LOCAL NISSAN DEALERSHIP

MOTOR MECHANIC Motor mechanic required for a busy workshop to work on a wide range of cars, light commercials and boats.

• Must have a current driver’s licence • Work well with others • Maintain a high standard of workmanship • Able to work with minimum supervision

And check out our quality used vehicles at:

www.dne.co.nz AUTOMOTIVE & MARINE 153 Moore St 03 3077620

If this sounds like the job for you, apply to:

Triangle Garage Phone 03 308 6772

Guardian

Situations Vacant

307 7900

LIVESTOCK DRIVER An opportunity has arisen driving our Ashburton based DAF Bull Truck.

Previous in the livestock industry is essential for this position driving a 2014 DAF truck and trailer unit between Ashburton and Blenheim return during the season which runs Oct - Jul, then local stock work for the balance of the year.

Apply in writing or email your application to: Rhys Young PO Box 104, Ashburton 7740 03 308 4079 or 0275 932142 rhys@ruraltransport.co.nz

www.ruraltransport.co.nz

We have a position available for a person to assist us in our busy reuse shop working alternate weekends, all day Saturday and Sunday afternoon.

Duties will include serving customers, accepting goods for resale and operating our weighbridge, an interest in recycling would be advantageous, full and comprehensive training will be provided Initial enquiry’s can be made by phoning 021 228 8485 or emailing sharon@wastebusters.net.nz for a job description and application form.

Wastebusters Trust 7 McNally Street 308 9998 www.ashburtonwastebusters.com

ALL ENTON

AUTO CENTRE

Part-Time Office Position 10 hours per week

Guardian Real Esate

307 7900

Builders Apprentice Needed 2nd or 3rd year preferable. Must have enthusiasm, common knowledge, be reliable, honest and have a good back bone.

If you are interested please phone Rodney on 027 634 1631 or send your CV to rtoconstruction@ yahoo.co.nz

Would suit someone with previous office experience

Drop in CV or phone David 308 6194

Plus much more FREE loan trailer available!

From a shovel load to a trailer load.

Dobson Street West Ph: 307 8302 Hours: Mon-Fri: 7.30am - 5pm Sat: 7.30am - 12 noon

WANTED

TREES WANTED - Mid Canterbury area for milling and firewood. shelter belts are speciality. No obligation quote. Phone 021 935 628.

TRADES, SERVICES

Notice is hereby given of the Mid Canterbury Softball Association Incorporated Annual General Meeting to be held on Thursday, July 24, 2014 at the Ashburton Club & MSA Burnett Street, Ashburton starting at 7.00pm.

Remits, Recommendations and Nominations are now called for and must be received at the Mid Canterbury Softball Association’s PO Box 6049 Ashburton

by Thursday, July 10, 2014

PERSONAL

SOMEONE FOR EVERYONE

SUN CONTROL WINDOW TINTING. Professional window tinting for cars, homes & offices. Quality films for privacy, UV (fading), heat, safety & security. Phone Craig Rogers your ONLY local applicator 307 6347 or 0800TINTER. Member of Master Tinters NZ.

Wherever you live, whatever you do, Success Network knows someone who is perfect for you! Over 20 years of matchmaking experience means we are the experts at turning singles into couples.

Call today and get in touch Need English and SITUATIONS WANTED with your ideal partner as 61 YEAR old male requires soon as tonight!

Japanese language work or full-time skills and at least one part-time Ph 0800 856 640 til 7pm work. Will try anything. Phone years experience in the 308 8477 or 021 0856 3327 www.lovesuccess.co.nz Japanese food industry. and ask for Scotty.

Staff Required

Weekend Recycling Depot Position

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Skills required • Customer service champion • Front of house • Barista skills • Food prep • Cash handling • Must be able to work weekends Contact Sue Moorren jsmoo@xtra.co.nz or phone 303 7641

• Bark • Oamaru stone • Rocks • Organic compost • Sand • Screened soil • Home deliveries available

ASHBURTON Society of Arts Autumn Show on now until July 19. Short St Studio, Mon, Wed, Sat 10am - 2pm. Good selection available. Enquiries ph 308 4533.

Aqua Japanese Restaurant 302 9010

Wanted the right Wanted person the right for the job person for the job Place your job ads Place with your our job ads experienced with our team experienced team

Deadline 2pm prior Deadline publication 2pm prior day publication day

307 7900 307 7900

Birthday Greetings Brought to you by Kitchen Kapers.

Catie Robinson Happy 7th Birthday Catie.

We hope you have a great day. Love you lots Mummy, Daddy, Harriet and Charlotte. Love you. xxx Amie Scott

“Congratulations on your graduation from Ruma Whakawhanui - The Extension Room. Happy Birthday and happy school days from all your friends and teachers at Childs Play Preschool, Tinwald.”

Birthday Greetings are free for those aged 12 and under only. Free birthday greetings must be received at least two working days before date of insertion otherwise there is no guarantee that it will appear on the day requested. Photos will be available at our ground floor office for collection after notice has appeared in the paper.

Pettinice Coloured Fondant

Ready to use.

Available in 11 colours.

The Arcade, Ashburton 03 308 8287

We’ve built a reputation

of being solid and reliable, just like the buildings we construct.

211 Alford Forest Rd, Ashburton (03) 307 6130 www.calderstewart.co.nz

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REAL ESTATE

HASTINGS MCLEOD LTD 217 West Street ASHBURTON ashburton@propertybrokers.co.nz 03 307 9176

Hastings McLeod Ltd Licensed under the Real Estate Agents Act 2008

OFFERS OVER $470,000

LOCATION & OPPORTUNITY

WESTSIDE 30a Wills Street

WEB ID AU37882

Just three years young, this gorgeous home is situated in the "dress circle" of Ashburton. Three double bedrooms, master with ensuite, and office, this immaculately presented home offers so many features.

Sunny and open plan, the large living area opens onto a sun drenched deck. Double garage with internal access and extra room to park a spare car or trailer.

View now - this won't last long.

VIEW Thursday 17 Jul 12.30 1.30pm

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INDULGE IN SPACE & GARAGING!

EASTSIDE 6 Ascot Place

WEB ID AU37883

This delightful home in sought after Ascot Place demands your viewing. Lovingly maintained, this spacious home includes a large lounge, modern kitchen and open plan dining/living area - as well as a sun drenched conservatory opening onto the beautifully landscaped section. Large heat pump and underfloor heating in several rooms. Double garage with large workshop, complete with separate toilet plus another separate garage at the rear of the section.

VIEW 17 Jul 5.00 - 6.00pm & 20 Jul 1.30 - 2.00pm DEADLINE PRIVATE TREATY (unless sold prior) Thursday 24th July 2014 at 4.00pm

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Daily Events Wednesday 9.30am - 1.30pm ASHBURTON BAPTIST CHURCH. Second time round op shop.

Baptist Church, Cnr Cass and Havelock Streets.

10.00am ST STEPHEN’S ANGLICAN CHURCH. Holy Communion, Park Street.

10.00am MID CANTERBURY LADIES PROBUS GROUP. Coffee morning. Robert Harris,

Thursday 9.30am - 11.30am MID CANTERBURY BADMINTON. Great fun, everyone welcome.

Racquets can be hired. Sports Hall, Tancred Street.

9.30am - 12.30pm ASHBURTON TOY LIBRARY. Large variety of toys for hire.

Methodist Church Hall, Baring Square East.

9.30am - 12.30pm ASHBURTON METHODIST PARISH. Goodwill shop, sale of pre-loved clothing. Tinwald Methodist Church. Cnr Archibald and Jane Streets, Tinwald.

MOTORING

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.

7.00pm - 9.30pm MID CANTERBURY LINE DANCERS. Learn to line dance 7pm, beginner/intermediate (8pm - 9pm). Instructor Annette 307-

7138a/h. Tinwald hall, Graham Street.

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

Buffalo Lodge Hall, Cox Street.

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

9.30am - 1.30pm ASHBURTON BAPTIST CHURCH. Second time round op shop.

Baptist Church, Cnr Cass and Havelock Streets.

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

10.30am ASHBURTON PUBLIC LIBRARY. Angry Birds craft session.

Children’s library, Havelock Street.

10.30am RAKAIA REAL WOMEN.

Real women circuit training in the hall, St Andrews Church, Bridge Street, Rakaia.

1.00pm SCOTTISH SOCIETY INDOOR BOWLS. Bowls afternoon, all players welcome. Balmoral hall, Cameron Street.

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

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

Croquet Club, Philip Street, the Domain.

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

7.30pm GLENYS’ DANCE GROUP. Old time / sequence dancing.

Learn to dance, all welcome.

Pipe Band Hall, Creek Road.

7.30pm – 9.30pm ASHBURTON EMBROIDERERS GUILD. Evening stitch and chat.

Ashburton Seniors Centre, Cameron Street.

ENTERTAINMENT REMINDER:

Ashburton Senior WHEEL alignments at great Citizens Inc prices. Maximise the life Movie Fundraiser of your tyres with an alignment from Neumanns Tyre Services Ltd, 197 Wills Street. Phone 308-6737.

LIVESTOCK, PETS BUYER of unwanted animals. Cattle, bobby calves, horse and all farm animals.

We also sell pet food. Call Nick’s Pet Food 0272 101 621, A/H 03 348 9439.

GRAZING

“Mrs Brown’s Boys” on Friday, July 18, at 6pm.

Tickets $20 available from Community House Mid Canterbury (behind Westpac Bank) until Thursday 4pm.

FOR SALE

HAVE your old photos, and slides GRAZING wanted for lambs, negatives numbers to suit. Phone Mitch professionally restored by the friendly staff at The Photo 027 313 1320.

Shop. Find us in the centre of the Arcade. Ph: 307 7595.

FOR SALE

CONTAINERS for sale or hire, ex shipping: general and insulated. Sidelifter available for delivery.

Wilson Bulk Transport, Phone 308-7772.

HAVE u been in and tried our delicious fudge? Kitchen Kapers, The Arcade make delicious fudge! Make your own great gift boxes filled with your choice in flavours.

We have three yummy new flavours including Cookies in Cream for only $4.90 for 100grams.

PASSPORT PHOTOS $18.00. Professional images taken and processed while you wait by the friendly staff at The Photo Shop. Find us in the Centre of the Arcade. Ph: 307 7595.

ADULT ENTERTAINMENT A SEXY Asian. New to town.

Lovely. 25 years. Nice body.

Busty. 36D. Good massage.

Good service. Phone Judy 021 055 4593.

ANGEL, tall, busty, attractive, professional lady, private premises, in/out calls. Phone 022 122 0683.

FOR SALE

COAL FOR SALE

• 40kg bag @$20, or • $250.00 per tonne in 1 tonne bulk bag or • Pick up trailer load @ $200 per tonne (All prices + GST) Free delivery in Methven or Ashburton townships

To order, contact Gary on 302 9651

ACCOMMODATION, RENTAL FOUR bedroomed, double storey house in Allenton.

Single garage, internal access. Cats allowed or no smokers, references essential.

Available now (Trade me 752113774).Phone Belinda at B & N Properties, 021 1198 222.

TO RENT - Lovely modern house with three bedrooms and two bathrooms in Methven. Contact Lucy on 302 8646 or 021 116 0252.

ADULT ENTERTAINMENT CINDY Kiwi, 36, size 6, attractive, busty, long hair.

GFE. Phone calls only. Great deals this week, 027 448 7011.

Noticeboard

16 JULY 2014

RE-REGISTER YOUR DOGS - TWO WEEKS LEFT! It’s that time of year again when dogs need to be registered and to help make this easier and quicker for dog owners, Council is encouraging re-registrations using its pay it online service.

All dogs over 3 months of age are required to be registered with the Council, including all farm dogs.

Alternatively, you can register your dogs by filling in and returning the registration form mailed to you at the beginning of July or by going into the Council offices.

Please note that if there are changes to your dog’s registration this year e.g. a change of address, you can only pay it in person at the Council offices.

To learn more, visit www.ashburtondc.govt.nz

PUBLIC NOTICE

ZONE COMMITTEE MEETING

Remember to Flush Your Taps

Ashburton Water Management

Some plumbing fittings have potential for minute traces of metals to accumulate in water that has been in the fitting for several hours.

A Meeting of the Ashburton Water Management Zone Committee will be held as follows:

Although the health risk is small, the Ministry of Health recommends you run a mugful of water through your drinking water tap each morning before use to remove any metals that may have dissolved from plumbing fittings.

We recommend this simple precaution for all households, including those on public and private water supplies.

This notice is issued by Ashburton District Council on behalf of the Director - General of Health, Ministry of Health.

MATURE DRIVER COURSE Aging is inevitable, but growing older doesn’t have to mean giving up an active life. Driver safety is vital for drivers of all ages, but older drivers experience physical changes that can affect driving ability - changes in visions, reaction time and flexibility.

Course: Free, classroom based programme, workbook for future reference with lunch provided ($5 contribution) and Certificate of Attendance on completion. No tests or exams.

When: 9.30am - 2.45pm Where: Age Concern, 206 Cameron Street, Ashburton Bookings: Please contact Age Concern Ashburton on 03 308 6817 to make a booking. Spaces are limited.

Date: Tuesday 29 July 2014, 1.00pm Location: Ashburton District Council Chamber, 5 Baring Square West, Ashburton

Up & Coming Meetings Finance and Business Support Committee Meeting Thursday 24 July 2014, 1.30pm

Career Opportunities

The meetings are open to the public. Copies of the agendas are available prior to the meetings and can be obtained by contacting Council on (03) 307 7700. The agenda and more information on the committee can be found at www.canterburywater.org.nz/committees/ashburton.php

Capital Projects Manager

WINTER DRIVING

Heritage Grants

Driving on our roads during winter requires extra care.

Visibility and stopping distances can be compromised by frost on windscreens, evening fog and ice on roads. Roads sheltered from the sun can be slippery even on sunny days, with low winter suns also making sunstrike more likely.

For more information, visit www.ashburtondc.govt.nz

During the winter months for the past 5 years, there were 257 crashes resulting in 4 fatalities, 16 serious injuries and 61 minor injuries.

Drivers are urged to allow more time for travel, keep their windscreens clear, check that tyres have sufficient tread and brakes and lights are working. Drive to the winter conditions and arrive alive.

Grants Applications are open for the following schemes:

WEBSITE Find out what’s happening at your local council on the Ashburton District Council website. It’s easy to use and has all the information you need about the services that the Council offers you.

Visit www.ashburtondc.govt.nz

ONLINE BUILDING CONSENTS

KEEPING THINGS HUMMING

YOUTH SURVEY

Council provides a 24 hour call centre service 307 7700.

Getting a building consent is now an easier process for Ashburton District builders and homeowners.

You can also request service through our website. Click the green “Request It” tab on our front page.

Building consent applications can now be made online through the Council website.

Urgent requests for service are given a priority response.

Non-essential requests are normally responded to on the next working day. We are working to keep our district humming.

Ashburton District Council is calling for people aged between 14-24 years to have their say on a survey about youth priorities in the Ashburton District.

For more information visit www.ashburtondc.govt.nz

By filling in the survey, you can go in the draw to win one of five movie passes.

Visit www.ashburtondc.govt.nz, to take the survey.

HOURS OF SERVICE COUNCIL OFFICE 5 Baring Square West

ASHBURTON PUBLIC LIBRARY 180 Havelock Street

ASHBURTON RESOURCE RECOVERY PARK Range Street

Monday - Wednesday 8.30am - 5.00pm Thursday 9.00am - 5.00pm Friday 8.30am - 5.00pm

Monday - Friday 9.00am - 8.00pm Saturday 10.00am - 1.00pm Sunday 1.00 pm - 4.00pm

Monday - Friday 8.00am - 5.00pm Saturday 9.00am - 5.00pm Sunday 1.00pm - 5.00pm

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Family Notices 26 Ashburton Guardian BIRTHS

MILLICHAMP – Annette and Paul are delighted in the arrival of Daniel Peter Millichamp, July 8, 2014, 7lb 13oz. Big sisters, Alycia and April, are very proud. Thank you again to Anna and the team at Ashburton Maternity for all your help.

DEATHS

VISSER, Wigle (Bill) – Passed away peacefully on July 3, 2014, at Ashburton.

Aged 92 years. Loved husband of Theresa for 62 years.

Adored father and father in law of John and Gillian, Paul and Leigh, Philip, Joanne and Grant Whitnell, and dearly loved ‘Paka’ of Danielle, and Candice; Beejay, Isaac, Ben, Gerrard, and the late Caleb.

Dearly loved granddad of Lori-Jean, Jessica, Rebecca, and the late Melissa Whitnell, and loved brother of Jan. Dear friend of Fordie, Dee Gracia, and Don Scott. Also, he so loved his nieces and nephews whose love and help he treasured. At Bill’s request a private service has been held.

PEAT, Robert George (Bob) On July 14, 2014, peacefully Paterson’s Funeral Services at Elloughton Gardens, in his FDANZ Ashburton 90th year, after a brief illness.

Ph 307 7433 Much loved father and father in-law of Wendy and Greg Please note all late death Coutts, loved grandpa of notices or notices sent outOlivia Shearer (Saudi side ordinary office hours Arabia), Tom Shearer and must be emailed to: Teagan Collings (Timaru), deathnotices@theguardian.co.nz loved lifelong friend of Sally, to ensure publication. loved brother and brother inlaw of Rhoda and Fred During office hours notices may also be sent to: Bridger and the late Noeline McAlpine and Helen Miller. In classifieds@theguardian.co.nz lieu of flowers donations to Any queries Order of St John would be please contact appreciated and may be left 0800 at the service. A service to ASHBURTON celebrate Bob's life will be (0800-274-287). held at Betts Chapel, corner North and Butler Street's, on FRIDAY, July 18, at 1pm. DEATHS Messages to 41 Guscott Road, Timaru 7972.

Betts Funeral Services FDANZ PEAT, Robert George (Bob) Peacefully, on July 14, 2014 at Elloughton Gardens in his 90th year after a brief illness.

Much loved best friend of Vie Overton (Ashburton).

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6am Breakfast 9am Good Morning 10am Cowboy Builders 3 Melinda and Dom go to Dorset to meet a grandmother whose home and life have been affected after a builder walked out on a botched job. 0 11am House Gift noon One News 0 12:30 Emmerdale PGR Rachel must hold it together; Jacob pretends to be ill; Pollard is suspicious. 0 1pm Coronation Street PGR 3 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 PGR 0 8pm Fair Go 0 8:30 One Born Every Minute AO 0 9:30 Nashville PGR 0 10:25 One News Tonight 0 10:55 N Dallas AO As Christopher seeks to gain the upper hand in his divorce from Rebecca Sutter, a revelation changes everything. 0 11:50 Damages AO 3 12:50 Te Karere 3 2 0 1:15 Infomercials 5:35 Te Karere 3 2 0

ChOICE TV 6am Benny Hinn 6:30 The Home Show 7:30 Celebrity DIY With Craig Phillips 8am Get Growing 8:30 Hairy Bikers’ Mississippi Adventure 9:30 Better Homes And Gardens 11am Yard Crashers 11:30 Auction Hunters noon My Dream Home 1pm Nick Knowles’ Original Features 2pm The Home Show 3pm Celebrity DIY With Craig Phillips 3:30 Get Growing 4pm Back To Basics With Nick Nairn 4:30 The Cook And The Chef 5pm Candice Tells All 5:30 Candice Tells All 6pm Catch And Cook – US 6:30 Bath Crashers 7pm American Restoration 7:30 Natural World – Raising Sancho 8:40 IFish 9:15 Fishing Expedition Amazonia 9:40 Rodeo – Life On The Circuit PGR 10:30 American Restoration 11pm Candice Tells All 11:30 Candice Tells All

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6am Creflo Dollar 6:30 Tiki Tour 3 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 12:30 Hot In Cleveland PGR 3 0 1pm According To Jim 3 0 1:30 M Disney Frenemies PGR 2012 Comedy. 0 3:15 Regular Show PGR 3 0 3:25 Angry Birds Toons 3 0 3:30 The Penguins Of Madagascar 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 0 7:30 My Kitchen Rules AO 0 8:55 N Resurrection PGR The lives of everyone in a small Missouri town change when their dead loved ones begin to return. 0 9:55 Brooklyn Nine-Nine PGR Information has arisen on a car thief Jake has been tracking for years; the precinct must accommodate Charles; Captain Holt must find a home for two puppies. 0 10:25 Supernatural AO 0 11:25 Happily Divorced PGR 3 11:50 $#*! My Dad Says PGR 3 0 12:20 20/20 3 0 1:10 Infomercials 2:10 Necessary Roughness PGR 3 0 2:55 Pretty Little Liars 3 0 3:40 Bethenny 3 4:25 Robotomy PGR 3 4:40 The 4:30 Show 3 5:05 Neighbours 3 0 5:30 Infomercials

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4:30 Entertainment Tonight 5pm The Simpsons 3 The Simpsons share four very different Christmas tales. 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 7pm Campbell Live 7:30 Destroyed in Seconds PGR 30 8pm Crime Exposed PGR (Starting Today) 3 An assault draws the attention of the forensics team; policing a rowdy party spot leads to a colourful night. 0 8:30 3rd Degree 9:30 Caught On Camera AO 0 10:30 The Paul Henry Show 11pm NCIS AO 3 Gibbs and Fornell team up when their mutual former wife calls to say her husband has been kidnapped. 0 Midnight Infomercials

FOUR 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 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 Everybody Hates Chris PGR (Starting Today) 3 0 6:30 Just Shoot Me! 3 0 7pm The Simpsons 3 0 7:30 Face Off PGR The contestants take inspiration from Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein when creating far-future versions of the disfigured creature.

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8:35 F Elementary AO 8pm Rugby League – NRL 9:35 The White Queen AO (Highlights) Warriors v Eels.

Warring women become 8:30 Rugby League – NRL even more bitter enemies (Highlights) when Queen Elizabeth, Anne 9pm Rugby League – 40/20 Neville and Margaret Beaufort 9:30 Golf World experience the brutality of 10pm Golf – European Tour the battlefield up close.

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11:50 The Late Show With David 11:30 #SkySpeed Letterman A late-night comedy and Midnight NRL 360 talk show.

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10:30 Alaska – The Last Frontier M Spring Has Sprung.

11:30 Evil Kin M 12:30 True Crime With Aphrodite Jones M 1:30 Deadline M 2:30 Moonshiners M A Shiner’s Last Stand.

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5:30 MythBusters PG Viewer Special Threequel.

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12:30 Athletics – Diamond League (Replay) Glasgow – Day Resurrection The White Queen One. From Glasgow, Scotland.

8:55pm on TV2 9:35pm on Prime 2:30 Athletics – Diamond League (Replay) Glasgow – Day Two. From MOVIES PREMIERE MOVIES GREATS Glasgow, Scotland.

8:05 Mr And Mrs Smith MVLS 2005 4:30 Motorsport – Superbike 7am She Wants Me MLS 2012 World Championship (Highlights) Comedy. Josh Gad, Hilary Duff.

Action. Brad Pitt, Angelina Jolie.

Laguna Seca. From Mazda Raceway 8:25 The Mule 16VLS 2012 Thriller.

10:05 Billy Madison ML Laguna Seca in California.

Sharon Stone, Billy Zane.

1995 Comedy. Adam Sandler, 5:30 Sky Sport – What’s On A look 10am Oz The Great And Powerful Bridgette Wilson. at what is coming up on the sports PGC 2013 Adventure. James Franco, 11:35 The Shawshank channels over the next week.

Mila Kunis.

Redemption 16V 1994 Drama.

12:10 Kath And Kimderella 6pm Cycling – Tour de France Tim Robbins, Morgan Freeman.

PGLS 2012 Comedy. Jane Turner, (Highlights) Week 1.

1:55 Borat 16LS 2006 Comedy.

Gina Riley.

6:30 Basketball – International Sacha Baron Cohen.

1:35 The Numbers Station 3:20 High Crimes MV 2002 Thriller. (Replay) New Zealand v Korea.

16VL 2013 Thriller. John Cusack, 8:30 UFC Now Experts discuss and Morgan Freeman, Ashley Judd.

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Action. Colin Farrell, Noomi Rapace. from the latest round of the NRL Timothy Olyphant, Dougray Scott.

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Hunters 16VL 2013 Action.

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Drew Barrymore, Rob Schneider.

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Gerard O’Reilly and Just Ned spoiled the Hay stable’s party at yesterday’s Ashburton Trotting Club’s workouts when they pipped its two runners Daughtry Bromac and Jimmy Johnstone to take the flag in race six.

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Small field, classy performance

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Just four horses lined up in a C1 and faster workout at Ashburton yesterday, but they ran like it was race day.

Ineka Lee and the John Hay trained Daughtry Bromac flew the gate and shot to the lead, leaving Gerard O’Reilly and the Geoff Dunn-trained Just Ned to settle in the trail.

Hay’s star performer Jimmy Johnstone, having a run after last racing in January, started 40 metres back but he showed every sign of having benefited from a racing break, closing the gap in record time.

With Hay in the sulky, the five-year-old was happy to sit at the back of the field on the tail of the Ben Waldron-trained Franco Tiago.

Ticket scalper finally found P19

Lee and Daughtry Bromac kept the pace on, making easy running for trailer Just Ned. The order remained unchanged for most of the race until the 800 when Lee gave Daughtry Bromac the nod to get down to business.

That was the signal for Hay to set Jimmy Johnstone alight.

O’Reilly had the same idea, and the race realy came to life

over the dying 300 metres.

A late surge by O’Reilly and Just Ned saw the Julius Caesar-Paradise Poplar five-yearold slip through the centre to win by a head from Daughtry Bromac.

Seasoned campaigner Jimmy Johnstone was just 3/4 of a length back, with Waldron and Franco Tiago three lengths behind.

Just Ned covered the 2400m in 3.07.5 with sharp sectionals – 800m, 56,2 secs, 400m, 26.5 secs.

Between them the four runners have notched up 46 victories over their racing careers – four-year-old Franco Tiago with 16, and five-year-olds Jimmy Johnstone, 13, Just Ned, nine and Daughtry Bromac, eight.

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