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Hamish and Vicki Mee are living on high alert, fearing animal rights activist may walk onto their Methven pig farm and breach high level bio–security controls.

The couple run a free range pig farm and comply with strict animal welfare codes that give them SPCA accreditation. A recent television programme portraying pigs living in dire conditions sparked outrage among animal activists and that has now put all pig farmers at risk, Mr Mee said.

The programme showed pigs, some of them injured, crammed into tight spaces where they shared living space with rats. In response the animal advocacy group SAFE mounted protests and threatened to take their protests onto pig farms.

In response, the Mees have tightened security on their property, installing alarms, cameras and motion sensors around pig paddocks. For them the fear is about bugs those protesters may carry rather than what they may find on the farm.

No visitors are allowed past the first gate on the Mee farm to protect their pigs from potential contamination from diseases that can be carried in imported pork.

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“Activists claim that bio-security is just a smoke screen to stop people coming in; it’s not. We have a closed herd and we have a strict visitor policy to protect that herd,” Mr Mee said.

He’s sceptical about the authenticity of the pig welfare programme. What was shown was light years away from reality for most of New Zealand’s 125 registered pig farmers, he said.

“They made things look far worse than they were, it was staged. It was incredible what they did. They showed pigs sleeping cramped up together but pigs are social animals, they sleep together.”

The Mees were interviewed and filmed over a three-hour period for the television programme, but none of that footage was aired.

“At the end of the day, the animal activists say they’re looking after animal welfare, but they’re willingly breaching it by coming onto farms and potentially spreading disease. All of this makes me very uneasy about being here alone. This is our backyard,” Mrs Mee said.

High standards of animal welfare are not an option for the Mees. It’s part of their farming philosophy and a requirement of their Freedom Farms contract.

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Australian pop star Peter Andre was startled when a pregnant fan went into labour while he was chatting to her at a signing. The Mysterious Girl hitmaker was in Bury St Edmunds, England at the weekend to promote his new women’s fragrances, Forever and Forever Young. He was talking to a fan while signing a perfume bottle when she suddenly went into labour. “So yesterday I was signing bottles of my perfume and as I was talking to this lady, she went into labour ... she now has a beautiful baby. Wow... So my perfume can officially put you in labour,” Andre wrote on Twitter. The singer urged the fan to come forward, and the new mum, named Claire Reynolds, shared a picture of her son and told Andre, “meet baby harry (who) went into labour at ur (sic) perfume signing 2day (sic) in Bury.”

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Radcliffe goes as Spidey to Comic Con That guy in the Spider-Man suit you posed with at Comic-Con? It might have actually been Harry Potter. Daniel Radcliffe donned a Spidey mask to covertly mingle with fans on the showroom floor at the pop-culture convention. “I did an American accent for the whole time,” the British actor said in an interview. “I even took a rucksack, so I look like I’m just coming to Comic-Con. I had a whole look. But it was great ... I took lots of pictures with people who did not know that it was me.”

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The weekly meeting of the Ashburton Catholic Club was held last evening. The programme took the form of a debate, the subject being: “Would the daylight saving scheme be beneficial to New Zealand?” All the members took part in the debate, which proved very lively and spirited, and on a vote being taken the affirmative side were declared the victors.

Wasps blamed for dearth of monarchs Sightings of the bright orange and black monarch butterfly are few and far between this winter and the finger is being pointed at growing numbers of wasps.

Amateur scientists are reporting fewer sightings of monarch butterflies that are tagged and released in March and April to spend winter in trees in parks and golf courses before returning to gardens to reproduce in spring. Jacqui Knight, of the Moths and Butterflies Trust, says she has been to several of the winter sites around the country and found low numbers of monarch butterflies.

She said part of the problem was the enormous build-up of social wasps over the past two warm winters. “When wasps are looking for protein to feed their young they take monarch caterpillars.

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Shatner in a wheelchair Star Trek icon William Shatner rolled into Comic-Con in a wheelchair after injuring his leg in a horseriding accident. The 83 year old had to be pushed onstage to appear alongside fellow acting veteran Betty White and Scrubs star Donald Faison for the Legends of TV Land panel at the San Diego, California convention, but he assured fans that he would bounce back from the incident, which took place the previous weekend.

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■ MID CANTERBURY EDUCATION

More courses an NCEA option

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Building programmes around school leavers with uncompleted NCEA is an option for Mid Canterbury secondary schools looking to help students complete their study.

Automotive and health and beauty were two practical polytech courses to be offered at Ashburton College next year that could lead to apprenticeships.

They allowed students to complete NCEA credits and gain workplace skills.

Ashburton College principal Grant McMillan said the gov-

ernment Public Achievement Report released last week wanted 85 per cent of school leavers to have NCEA level 2 or equivalent by 2017.

He said no secondary school educators wanted students leaving school with just NCEA level 1, however some students at that level had opportunities to get apprenticeships in Mid Canterbury unheard of in other parts of the country.

It was one of the variables missing from the report.

Ashburton College had about 35 students who left each year during Year 11 and Year 12.

Mr McMillan said some went into other courses, or gained

full-time employment but still counted as unqualified school leavers.

He said if statistics lead the schools they would not let students leave before they completed their qualifications.

“That goal having NCEA level 2 or equivalent at the time they leave does put education in conflict with business, because business NZ would have the view that if the person’s ready, and NCEA transcripts show they are ready then that should be okay.”

The Government released the Public Achievement Report last week, identifying education standards by regions and by

district nationwide. They were government-set nationwide goals on how the system was going.

The national figures suggested overall primary school attainment in the Ashburton District had slipped and the number of qualified school leavers with NCEA 1, 2 or 3 were also down.

However there were other variables not included in the figures, such as the 500 new primary school pupils in the district during the period.

Mr McMillan said if 20 students were on apprenticeship that would be 10 per cent of a mark that did not show.

Mt Hutt College principal

John Schreurs said the report allowed schools to be looked at similarly.

However, he cautioned people not to take the snapshot report at face value or simply to compare schools from it as different schools had different communities.

He said a school’s individual culture played a part in its success and the report figures did not capture that added value.

Other government goals included primary school aged children to be at, or above national standard at 85 per cent by 2017 and early child participation of 98 per cent goal by 2016. It was at 97 per cent.

■ MOTOCROSS ACCIDENT

Motocross rider run over after raceday fall

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Mayfield motocross rider Kingsley Young, pictured racing, is recovering at home after an accident on Sunday.

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Falling off his bike was nothing new for Mayfield motocross rider Kingsley Young, but getting run over was.

The 39-year-old dad of three and dairy farm manager was airlifted to Christchurch Hospital about 2.30pm on Sunday.

He was among about 80 riders competing in an Ashburton Motorcycle Club day on a Mayfield farm.

“You fall off all the time when you are racing because that’s the nature of it, and the last thing you want is to be run over. But in the back of your mind it can always happen,” Mr Young said as he recovered at home yesterday.

He said he had been leading the race, his third of the day, when he came off his bike around a bend. A rider following him was close be-

hind, and Mr Young did not even have time to be scared of what was going to happen next.

“I didn’t have time to think because he hit me as I hit the dirt,” Mr Young said.

He was winded and in a lot of pain, and was conscious throughout his ordeal. In hospital he learned his injuries were a broken rib and punctured lung.

He arrived home late yesterday afternoon, and was planning on having an early night before thinking about when he might be able to get back to work. One thing he did know however, was that he would not be giving up motocross. It was a sport he had done for 22 years, and his 17-year-old son was also a keen rider and was at the Sunday event.

Meanwhile, the rider who hit Mr Young said yesterday he was obviously relieved that Mr Young was

okay. He said he and Mr Young were “that close together” that he did not have time to react during the accident.

“I just had to shut my eyes and hope for the best,” he said.

The Westpac Rescue Helicopter airlift was one of six over the past few days, including four from Mt Hutt.

A 32-year-old man with spinal pain was flown from the skifield to Christchurch Hospital on Sunday, and yesterday a man in his 50s was airlifted to the hospital with moderate injuries including possible head injuries.

On Saturday a 45-year-old man with a chest injury was flown from the skifield, following a 22-year-old man with a spinal injury on July 25.

On July 24 a 70-year-old woman with a broken femur was airlifted to Christchurch Hospital from Methven.

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■ FISH AND GAME

Storm over Smith comments

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ly,” Mr Graybill said.

Mr Smith is considering legal action after he was accused of trying to stop Fish and Game from lobbying for cleaner rivers. Dr Smith attended a meeting with Fish and Game Council, an independent advocacy group, on July 18.

Association of Freshwater Anglers president David Haynes said Dr Smith bullied councillors at the meeting and appeared to be trying to get them to pull back on their lobbying on water quality.

“From my perspective it was very [clear] they were being castigated. It could be construed as political interference _ this was about telling Fish and Game to wind their neck in,” Mr Haynes told Radio New Zealand.

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Fish and Game takes its responsibility in advocating for water quality and habitat protection “very seriously”, says the Central South Island Fish and Game manager.

Jay Graybill was reacting to a media storm yesterday over Minister of Conservation Nick Smith having been accused of political interference after a meeting with Fish and Game.

Mr Graybill said he did not attend the meeting so could not comment on the content of it.

However, he said that for the central South Island region at least, advocacy made up about 50 per cent of the effort the organisation put in on resource management issues.

“We take that responsibility under our statute very serious-

backed by three other people at the meeting.

Dr Smith rejected these claims, saying a Department of Conservation official had taken a record of the meeting which did not match the accusations of political interference.

He told Radio New Zealand he wanted Fish and Game to engage more with agriculture and irrigation in order to get the best outcomes for freshwater quality.

“While it is absolutely right for them to advocate for freshwater, I do think they sometimes got into the space of being anti New Zealand’s most important industry, that being the dairy industry.”

The minister released the DOC official’s notes yesterday.

One of the bullet points in the notes said: “F&G need to work

out what they want to be: a statutory body [with] legislation and a relationship with Government, or an NGO?” Dr Smith’s office confirmed he was considering legal action against Mr Haynes, though no further details were given.

The Fish and Game Council was established under the Conservation Act, but it is an independent organisation funded by fees from hunting and fishing licenses. It reports to Parliament and has formal statutory obligations to develop national policy on managing and conserving sports fishing and hunting resources.

Mr Johnson said the minister had implied at the meeting that the organisation would be restructured if it did not tone down its stance on water quality.

Dawn bombing raid Mid Canterbury pilots ruled the skies on Sunday when they proved to be too accurate for the competition during a dawn bombing raid on Timaru’s Richard Pearse Airport. Thirty-five pilots from the Mid Canterbury, North Otago and South Canterbury aero clubs competed for the Dawn Patrol Landing Shield.

This involved a test of skill and precision over raids that involved dropping flour bombs on targets, forced landings, precision circuits and landing on a grid.

The big latch-on Mid Canterbury women will join thousands of others nationwide this week as they gather together to be part of The Biggest Latch On event ever. One session will be held at the Ashburton Plunket rooms, Cameron Street, on Friday at 10am.

Women from different cultures and backgrounds will simultaneously breastfeed their babies in various public events nationwide to support breastfeeding and the health-giving mother-baby bond in the annual event.

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A faulty indication system prompted Air New Zealand pilots to abort take-off during departure from Hawaii on Sunday night. Flight NZ9 from Honolulu to Auckland was aborted during take-off at low speed with 227 passengers on board, the airline said. Passengers were then taken off the 767-300 aircraft and given hotel rooms for the night. They were told the plane had suffered engine problems. However, Air New Zealand last night confirmed a problem with an indication system was to blame.

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The council wanted to Complex manager Steve achieve Pool Safe accreditation Prescott started work in June for the new complex and that and he’s now on the hunt for meant the standards would be an assistant manager and high, but again, staff would be aquatic supervisors. And that’s only the start of the hunt for staff, helped with upskilling, he said.

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A staffing structure for the complex all the timeframe boxes, said council comhad been developed and this will eventu- mercial manager John Rooney.

Several days were lost because of wet ally see up to 25 full-time equivalent positions created. The current pool complex weather, but these have been made up and everything is now on target, he said. employs about 12 full-time equivalents.

Construction crews are fabricating the The new centre, however will have four pools instead of two as well as an indoor swimming pools, installing acoustic and sports area and that means staff at the insulation panes in the stadium and hoistcommunity pool wanting to gain employ- ing roof joists and beams into place.

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A woman who drove straight to Whangarei police station to report an attempted carjacking is appalled she was told by a constable to ring 111 to get a police officer to attend. Police yesterday apologised to the woman, saying the officer was inexperienced and in the wrong. It was the second attempted carjacking in the city in less than a week. The 21-year-old Whangarei woman, who did not want to be identified, was at the front counter of the Whangarei Police Station just after 12pm on Thursday when she was offered a landline to call police but opted to got outside and use her cellphone.

Following the call to 111 a patrol car was dispatched immediately.

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Victim farewelled Rob Ayley, who died when Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 was shot down over Ukraine, was farewelled at a memorial service in Wellington yesterday. The private service was held at St John’s Anglican Church in Johnsonville – the same church where Mr Ayley regularly played drums. The church was packed with friends, family and a rottweiler, one mourner said after the service. In lieu of flowers, the family asked those who attended to give a gold coin donation to Life Flight Trust. The family thanked their friends for their “phenomenal support” since the crash. - APNZ

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■ SOPHIE ELLIOTT FOUNDATION

Speaking out against violence

By Toni Williams

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Lesley Elliott continues speaking out about dating violence and unhealthy relationships and today speaks to Mid Canterbury secondary school students about the issues and classic signs of abuse.

She wants more people to have a “zero tolerance to abuse – as soon as it starts you’re out of there”.

It’s a topic close to her heart.

She witnessed her daughter Sophie murdered in 2008 at the hands of her former boyfriend Clayton Weatherston. Sophie was 22 years old.

The abusive relationship was likely going on throughout her daughter’s on-again, off-again relationship but only hindsight has given Lesley clear vision.

Sophie’s case was typical of an emotionally abusive relationship with damaging mind games.

“She didn’t know where she was (with him),” Mrs Elliott said.

The physical abuse happened much later.

Following Sophie’s death, Mrs Elliott wrote Sophie’s Legacy and then helped establish the Sophie Elliott Foundation.

The foundation was in the process of setting up a schoolbased programme with the Police called Loves-Me-Not. It teaches and discusses healthy relationships with Year

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12 students – those 16 years and older.

It aims to get students to think about situations and issues with discussion.

Modern practices like social networking and changes in technology were taken into account.

It also gave students options on where to go and what to do safely.

Mrs Elliott said the most dangerous time was when someone wanted to break free from an

abusive relationship and it was important to have safety measures in place.

It was Mrs Elliott’s own lack of awareness about the abuse in Sophie’s relationship that prompted her to learn more and then speak out.

She has touched the lives of thousands with feedback and comments from people who had seen her, or had teenagers in her sessions.

Since she started speaking en-

■ GENERAL ELECTION

Small candidate choice for Ashburton District voters By sue neWman

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When it comes to casting votes in the September 20 general election, the candidate choice for people in the Ashburton District will be small.

While there are more than a dozen registered parties ahead of this year’s election, only two are fielding candidates in the Rangitata Electorate and three in Selwyn.

This year Ashburton will be split between the two electorates after boundaries were redrawn last year.

The dividing line between Rangitata and Selwyn puts people in the Rakaia, Chertsey, Dorie and Rokeby areas into Selwyn.

National’s Jo Goodhew and Labour’s Steve Gibson will be vying for candidate votes in Rangitata while Amy Adams, National, Gordon Dickson, Labour will

be joined by Peter Hill for the Greens chasing votes in Selwyn.

The two National candidates are seasoned campaigners.

Mrs Goodhew lives in Timaru and was first elected in 2005 in what was then the Aoraki Electorate.

Mrs Adams lives at Aylesbury and was first elected in 2008 to the Selwyn electorate.

Labour’s candidates are both new faces to their electorates. Rangitata’s Mr Gibson is a first time candidate and lives in Timaru. While Mr Dickson is flying the flag for Labour in the Sewlyn electorate and lives at Rolleston. He contested the rural seats of Kaimai and Tarawera in the 1990s.

Selwyn also has a Green Party candidate in Mr Hill. He lives at Rolleston and is a first time candidate.

gagements three years ago, at least eight people had removed themselves from unhealthy situations.

Mrs Elliott vowed to get more people talking about dating violence, talking about healthy and unhealthy relationships, and more people knowing signs.

Mrs Elliott said getting the Loves Me Not programme up and running was a step in the right direction.

She hoped generations of

people would learn the signs of an unhealthy relationship and never face the same situation she spends every day living with.

Mrs Elliott will speak in two sessions to Ashburton College students and to Mt Hutt College students tomorrow. The public session will be at Ashburton College auditorium tonight.

It starts at 7pm.

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Bid to seal Lake Hood cycleway

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It was the dream of the small team of people who worked to develop Lake Hood that it would create an environment that would be enjoyed by all ages and by people who were both able bodies and less able.

And this weekend, that dream moved one step closer to reality, with a fundraising campaign kicked off to raise money to seal the walking and cycleway around the lake’s embankment.

A mid-winter Christmas dinner saw $10 from each ticket put towards the project, with a large pool of money raised through the ‘sale’ of strips of the track.

Lake Hood Charitable Trust chair Barry Redmond said the track sale project aimed to sell the track in 10 metre slices for $450. For their money, donors will have a brick with their name inscribed, imbedded alongside the track. Just over $7000 towards the $30,000 needed was raised on Saturday night.

Mid-winter Christmas dinner diners kicked off a fundraising project at the weekend to seal another kilometre of walking and cycling track on top of the Lake Hood embankment.

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A kilometre of track has already been sealed and the new project will extend that seal to

the spillway.

He hopes the new stretch of track will be sealed by summer.

“It’s a great project, a great way to make the lake accessible to everyone,” he said.

Trust member David West is in charge of the track sealing project and as a lake resident said use of the embankment top track was growing.

“We always said we’d like to see people in wheelchairs able to use it and this is what is happening now with the first part sealed. We have a lot of older people out here enjoying the lake and we’ve even had them on the track in their walking frames,” he said.

He is one of the lake’s founders and said that from the outset, his group had dreamed of a place that was accessible to everyone.

“Now it’s starting to happen. It’s fantastic to see people on that track with strollers and wheelchairs.”

Work on the extension has already started and providing the funds come in, Mr West anticipates it will be ready for use by the summer.

The trust’s aim is to seal the entire length of the track.

■ ALLEGED ASSAULT

Alleged assault at reserve MID WINTER GOLDEN OPPORTUNITY

A reserve in Auckland’s Glenn Innes has been cordoned off as an investigation continues into a complaint of sexual assault on a teenage girl.

Police were called to Maybury Reserve about 9.30pm on Sunday, Senior Sergeant Matt Rogers of Auckland police said.

“As a result police have initiated an investigation into that complaint.”

A description of the alleged offender was not yet known, as the girl was still being spoken to by police, he said.

Police asked that if anybody had information about the alleged attack to call Auckland police.

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■ UKRAINE

Chinese Macca-less McDonald’s outlets in Beijing and Shanghai have yanked their flagship burgers off the menu after a key US supplier recalled products made by its Shanghai factory, which is alleged to have used expired meat. Authorities in Shanghai just over a week ago shut a plant owned by privatelyheld OSI Group for mixing out-ofdate meat with fresh product and later detained five officials from the OSI subsidiary which operated it, Shanghai Husi Food Co. The factory’s customers in China included McDonald’s, KFC, Pizza Hut, coffee chain Starbucks, Burger King, 7-Eleven convenience stores and Papa John’s Pizza, according to the companies. An operator from the McDonald’s national delivery hotline said yesterday that beef and chicken items were unavailable in the Shanghai area, although fish and pork could be ordered.

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Firefighters arrive at the crash site of a passenger plane near the village of Hrabove, Ukraine.

All 298 people aboard the Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 traveling from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur were killed.

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photographing the site has been done over the past week.

“They already have quite a bit of information to go on,” spokesman Michael Bociurkiw said.

Foreign Minister Julie Bishop is heading to Kiev to talk to the Ukrainian government about getting parliamentary approval for the mission.

However, Mr Colvin said while political pressure was needed he was satisfied about the legality of accessing the crash site and AFP officers doing their job.

Ms Bishop said she was determined to deliver on the government’s promise of “bringing all our people home”.

She said she had hoped for an exclusion zone around the crash site and the nearby rebelheld town of Donetsk, where the Australian contingent is based, but it was a “fluid situation”.

Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte said an international military mission to secure the MH17 crash site was “unrealistic” because sending in troops could risk them becoming di-

rectly involved in the Ukrainian conflict.

There are now 170 unarmed AFP officers in Ukraine in Donetsk, Kharkiv and Kiev.

Meanwhile, the Malaysian attorney-general Tan Sri Abdul Gani Patail yesterday claimed jurisdiction over the perpetrators and began the process for bringing them to court.

Eurojust, the European Union’s judicial co-operation unit, will assist Malaysian authorities gather evidence and collate information from the countries of crash victims.

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■ GAZA

UN Security Council calls for ceasefire The UN Security Council has called for an immediate and unconditional humanitarian ceasefire in Gaza to allow for urgent aid to reach civilians.

The 15-member Council released a statement shortly after midnight local time last night calling for the truce between Israel and Hamas.

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Fighting halts crash site visit The remains of all of the victims of the MH17 disaster may never be recovered, Australian police admit as fighting intensifies around the crash site in eastern Ukraine.

Eleven Australian Federal Police officers yesterday abandoned a planned site visit as part of a 49-member team due to heavy shelling.

The team was taking advice on a second attempt to reach the site, but it appeared fighting between Ukrainian forces and pro-Russian separatists is intensifying in the region.

“We have to prepare ourselves for the possibility that not all remains will ultimately be recovered,” AFP deputy commissioner Andrew Colvin said yesterday.

It is the first time in the AFP’s history that officers have been sent in to an active war-zone.

Investigators are concerned that if fighting continues, potentially vital evidence will be lost.

The Dutch leadership of the investigation has set a threeweek deadline for the repatriation of bodily remains.

Mr Colvin said Australian police would do what they could to get in and out of the site as quickly as possible, but “safety is paramount”.

Forensic experts working in the Netherlands have identified the first body as that of a Dutch citizen.

A total of 227 coffins with the remains of most of the 298 passengers who were on the Malaysia Airlines Boeing-777 have been transported to the Netherlands for identification.

Thirty-seven Australians died on the flight.

The Organisation of Security Co-operation in Europe, which is working with the Australian and Dutch police, says much of the crucial groundwork such as

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comes during the Muslim Eid festival marking the end of Ramadan.

The Council expressed “strong support” for an “immediate and unconditional humanitarian ceasefire”, and urged all sides to accept and fully implement the truce.

It voiced “grave concern regarding the deterioration in the situation as a result of the crisis related to Gaza and the loss of civilian lives and casualties”.

More than 1030 Palestinians have died in the fighting as well as 43 Israeli soldiers.

Palestinian representative to the United Nations, Riyad Mansour, expressed disappointment with the statement, saying it fell short of a formal resolution demanding that Israel withdraw its forces from the Gaza Strip.

“They should have adopted a resolution a long time ago to condemn this aggression and to call for this aggression to

be stopped immediately,” said Mansour following the meeting.

“We are disappointed in that sense,” he said, adding that the Palestinians would continue pressing the Security Council to move toward a formal binding resolution.

The emergency session came after Israel and Hamas ignored calls for a truce, with Israel pounding Gaza with artillery yesterday after a night of rocket fire from Hamas.

- AFP

Timberwolf the koala is lucky to be alive after surviving a terrifying 88km ride down a busy freeway clinging to the bottom of a car. The four-year-old male, who survived with nothing more than a torn nail, was struck by the vehicle near Maryborough in Queensland last week. The Australia Zoo wildlife hospital said it latched onto the bottom of the car as it sped away, with the family inside not knowing they had a marsupial on board.

It was only when they stopped in Gympie after a high-speed freeway drive that they noticed it, and called the hospital for help.

Australia Zoo vet Claude Lacasse said it was amazing the koala, named Timberwolf by the rescuers who brought him in, was in such great health.

- AAP

Harris plaque stolen A commemorative plaque dedicated to fallen entertainer Rolf Harris has been stolen from a Celebrity Tree Park in Western Australia - but he’s not the only pilfered “star”. The Shire of Kununurra was due to vote today on whether to remove Harris’ plaque from the park but thieves levered it off its concrete plinth at the weekend. Shire president John Moulden said Harris was not the only person’s plaque under attack. Former WA premier Brian Burke and former prime minister Julia Gillard have had their trees damaged or pulled up several times.

- AAP

Kiwi ‘going to war’ A New Zealand man accused of preparing to fight in the Syrian civil war said he was going over there to meet a fiancee, but didn’t know her name, prosecutors will argue. Mohamed Amin, 23, is charged with four counts of preparing to enter a foreign state to engage in armed hostilities.

He was arrested as part of an operation that also charged an alleged recruiter, a Melbourne court has heard. Police allege that Amin set up a phone in a false name, applied for a New Zealand passport, booked a flight to Turkey and made arrangements to enter Syria via Turkey in September 2013, court documents show.

- AAP

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Missing the excitement Stu Oldham

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I

t used to be that elections were exciting and that postelection coalitions took some time to coalesce. For those of us who like a bit of drama, they were the good, old days.

These days, a few years of stable government and a smattering of poll results make the run-up to an election oddly – perhaps dishearteningly – certain.

And so it was yesterday when the Prime Minister confirmed which parties his was happy to work with if it wins control of the Treasury benches.

Once upon a time, such an announcement would have been an invitation to treat, a tantalising look at a future that hung on whatever happened on election day.

But this time it followed successive poll results that strongly suggest the National Party will be returned with a strong majority.

It made the wish list into something closer to a blueprint.

Mr Key confirmed his party would do deals with Act and UnitedFuture so that their leaders could stand in their electorates without opposition from National.

Maori electorate voters would be encouraged to vote for the Maori Party.

The Conservatives and New Zealand First were left without electorate sweeteners, but both were identified as parties that the National Party could work with.

They, too, could be more inside the tent than out.

The Prime Minister’s announcement has more to do with the politics of safety and the vagaries of MMP than his party’s position in the run-up to the election.

The latest ONE News/Colmar Brunton poll has National at 52 per cent support. Labour is at 28 per cent and its likely coalition partner, the Greens, are at 10 per cent.

The poll also suggests none of the parties on Mr Key’s list will reach the 5 per cent party vote threshold at the election. So, they may need an electorate to get into Parliament.

It follows that each will be grateful for Mr Key’s endorsement, but even the neutrals will lament how the thrill of the chase has been affected by open deals and strong polls.

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POLL RESULT Yesterday’s result Q: Have you watched any of the Commonwealth Games on television?

Yes 69% No 31%

Today’s online poll question Q: Should Fish and Game be allowed to lobby for cleaner rivers without Government interference?

Eeyore marketing of lamb only loses consumers T

he National Farmers’ Union (NFU) may be Federated Farmers’ kindred body in the UK, but it has been leading protests against New Zealand lamb at the Royal Welsh show.

The NFU’s target du jour is Tesco’s promotion of free range New Zealand lamb.

This comes despite the first six months of 2014 showing that New Zealand is massively under-filling its tariff-free quota for sheep meat into the European Union (EU).

The NFU’s thinking seems to be if they can take out Tesco, they take out the competition. I fear the collateral damage may end up being lamb consumption.

Put yourself in the shoes of a British consumer. You know New Zealand has a lower carbon footprint than British lamb so foodmiles need not apply.

Your brain and tastebuds agree that it is not only awesome to eat, but happens to be more than price competitive.

That’s made all the sweeter in the knowledge your taxes aren’t going back to farmers via EU subsidies.

That’s four big ticks to Kiwi lamb, but then your heart screams out, “what the British sheep farmer saying it’s not fair”.

As you stand before the meat section processing this complicated information, your hand reaches for pork instead.

If British sheep farmers demand consumer power, this emotional/economic conflict may benefit anything but lamb.

Rick Powdrell

We all lose.

What we know is this; lamb is mostly eaten in England and Wales, is less consumed in Northern Ireland and isn’t eaten very much in Scotland.

While I am no marketer, I’d stop protesting at the Royal Welsh Show and start promoting lamb in Inverness.

What we also know is British lamb consumption has been falling for years, which brings us back to the consumer dilemma above.

This isn’t a conversion to vegetarianism, though it is a competitor. Between 2000 and 2012, beef, pig and poultry grew as did total British meat consumption. The problem for British and Kiwi farmers alike, is that lamb consumption fell from 368,000 tonnes in 2008 to 277,000 tonnes in 2012.

That is a fall of just under a quarter in a short space of time.

Of course money is a factor because lamb is a premium meat. Being a high end meat, consumers need to be motivated and inspired to buy.

With celebrity chefs there is no shortage on television pushing how healthy, tasty and versatile lamb is.

This may motivate the consumer until they face the NFU’s Eeyore strategy. While “Buy

Local” may appeal to some, it fundamentally relies upon pity.

While pity works for charities it cannot work for a premium meat lamb is. Consumers do not want to feel guilty over what they consume, they want to be uplifted by the experience.

In New Zealand, we learned the hard way that yes, you do have to hustle.

We have no government support, so we work hard to maximise the God-given attributes which makes New Zealand food and fibre sing.

Lamb is the affordable luxury and farmers are its craftsmen.

In this age of homogenised food that’s differentiation but need to tell the story well.

Increasingly we are but there’s a way to go.

Given New Zealand freerange grass-fed lamb is completely unsubsidised, British taxpayers don’t pay twice through subsidies or at the checkout.

While the NFU was wringing its hands in Wales, a Midlands newspaper more positively ran “Lessons from Kiwis on turning grass into cash”.

This is about cutting the apron strings and focusing on that farm engine room we know as pasture.

Doing this generates carbon efficiency. New Zealand sheep farmers are producing more meat but off a much smaller flock.

This productivity improvement is estimated to have reduced the greenhouse gas footprint in New Zealand lamb by more than 22 per cent since

1990. This was not easy nor without pain.

As late as 1999, there were over 45 million sheep in New Zealand, but by last year, the national flock numbered just over 30 million.

We are cutting our cloth. It is also about opportunity and free trade, which you can’t get at while you remain subsidised.

The ANZ’s Con William’s economist recently told The Southland Times that “China accounted for 30 to 50 per cent of export earnings at the farm gate – up from 10 per cent in 2008 – and was the secondlargest market for New Zealand lamb after the UK”.

That deal was only signed in 2008.

But you need more by targeting and positively motivating consumers in the media, online and in social media.

I seriously recommend farmers check out New Zealand’s fresh, bold and interactive loveourlamb.co.uk and compare that to the UK’s simplybeefandlamb.co.uk. We now have funk on our side.

As for the NFU, it must fundamentally decide if it wants British lamb to be a player or an also-ran, the prize fighter or the journeyman.

So instead of ankle-tapping the same side we need to work together and positively grow lamb consumption, not just in Britain, but globally.

Rick Powdrell is Federated Farmers Meat & Fibre chairperson

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■ MID CANTERBURY GUESTHOUSE

New restaurant takes tourism award Christine and Robert Koller (right), founders of iconic Mt Somers Restaurant Stronechrubie, have scored a top award with their new restaurant Quickenberry Guesthouse at Terrace Downs.

The couple won 2014 Tourism Award winner in this year’s Sensational Selwyn Awards, the second time the Lake Coleridge basin has been a winner.

This year the fine dining lodge scooped the pool and last year it was the area’s tourism group for their collective work in opening up the region to tourism.

In accepting the award, the Kollers said that it was great to be part of the growth of tourism throughout Selwyn. “It’s also marvellous to see the Sensational Selwyn Awards getting stronger with more businesses entering,” Mr Koller said.

The couple have been running Quickenberry Guesthouse for nine years. Their guesthouse is located on the grounds of Terrace Downs Resort and specialises in gourmet evening meals and cooking classes for small groups.

Burger King NZ losses grow

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

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–0.22%

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5,506.78

–8.14

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At close of trading on July 25, 2014

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TT buy

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Blackstone Group’s Burger King chain in New Zealand widened its loss in 2013 as rising sales, in an increasingly crowded burger market, were offset by higher costs for raw materials and consumables, and increased property and consultancy expenses.

The fast-food chain made a net loss of $4.4 million in calendar 2013, wider than the $1.9 million 2012 loss, its first year under the ownership of US private equity firm Blackstone, according to financial statements for its holding company, Tango Holdings.

Sales rose 0.6 per cent to $175.9 million, the accounts show. Consultancy expenses more than doubled to $3.5 million, raw materials and consumables – its biggest expense – gained 3.5 per cent

to $57 million, and property expenses climbed 4.8 per cent to $29 million.

The local burger market is increasingly competitive, with the 2012 arrival of US chain Carl’s Jr, brought over by Restaurant Brands, the NZX-listed KFC, Starbucks and Pizza Hut operator, to better compete against McDonald’s and Burger King.

Carl’s Jr. has 15 shopfronts across the country and reported annual sales of $14.3 million for the year ended February 24.

BurgerFuel Worldwide, which listed on the NZAX in 2007, lifted New Zealand sales by 26 per cent to $9.9 million in the year to March 31.

“Burger King New Zealand acknowledges 2013’s increased competitive environment, however we remain focused on key business strategies that are right for our business,” chief executive John Hunter said in an emailed statement. “Our menu innovation, restaurant expansion and refurbishment programme plus our operational and guest experience strategies remain our core focus for the continued growth of Burger King New Zealand.”

Antares Restaurant Group, the operating unit of Tango Holdings which has the local franchise development rights for Burger King as well as some 80 stores, is the country’s second largest burger chain by outlets after McDonald’s Restaurants (NZ).

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■ LIC GROWTH

Great season for dairying – LIC chairman Farmer-owned co-operfactures sensor technolative LIC has returned a ogy for the real-time strong revenue growth analysis of milk onfor the past year. farm.

Chairman Murray Murray King said the King said the result co-op is also investing reflects a great season more than $40 million for dairying, with high in its own informademand for LIC’s herd tion systems, to ensure testing and artificial improved service can breeding services and be provided as well as an increasing number faster delivery of new of farmers investing in products, and this is technology which drive reflected in the lower efficiency gains on-farm. year-on-year profit re“Today’s farmers sulting from increased manage more animals depreciation costs and Murray King and land than ever beaccelerated new prodfore, and they are also uct development. very high users of techWork to upgrade nology that helps them run their busi- LIC’s back-end database technology nesses more efficiently,” Mr King said. during 2013/2014 improved synchroni“As their co-operative, it’s our job to sation times for farmers updating their provide our farmers with solutions they records and uploading information to need – now and into the future – to ad- the LIC database, he said. dress the challenges they face, make their LIC is working closely with DairyNZ daily working lives easier, and improve to ensure the successful transfer of the their overall productivity and prosper- Core Database later this year and work ity.” is also under way to identify scope and He said LIC does this with its growing timeframes for the second phase of this range of information management and four phase project which involves the automation systems and the uptake of its transfer of the Animal Evaluation Unit three smartphone apps, which have been operations to DairyNZ in approximately downloaded more than 11,000 times, is mid-2015. a great example of farmer-demand for LIC’s ongoing commitment to retechnology. search and development was also reThe use of automation also continues flected in the year-end result, with $14.9 to grow, and as part of plans to deliver million of direct R&D expenditure, and more innovations which fit the co-opera- combined with other new product detive’s new strategy, LIC purchased Dairy velopment totalling approximately $22 Automation Limited (DAL) in February, million, representing over 10 per cent of a Waikato-based company which manu- revenue.

Water issues the hot topic The Ashburton Zone Committee will meet this afternoon to discuss local water management issues.

The committee will begin the meeting by receiving a report on the Ashburton District Water Investigation which looks at the future supply of stockwater for the Ashburton District.

The report considers options, costs and implications for potentially closing the stockwater race schemes in Ashburton District in favour of alternative supply means. This followed a survey of stockwater users in May 2013.

Following this, the committee will be asked to consider a new application for Immediate Steps funding to develop native plant species around the Flynn Stream in Staveley. The plants will be used to help supplement pollen sources for bees and it is also proposed that part of the stream be fenced to restrict stock

access. The Immediate Steps programme aims to protection ecosystems and habitats to conserve indigenous freshwater biodiversity.

Zone committees decide the priorities for each zone and distribute the funding. To date, the committee has approved around $300,000 in funding.

The committee will also be asked to agree on its priorities for the next 12 months. Some of the key priorities include work in the Hinds catchment, increasing minimum flows in the Ashburton River and efficient delivery of stock water across the region.

The Ashburton Zone Committee is a joint committee of the Ashburton District Council and Environment Canterbury. The Ashburton zone extends from the Rakaia River to the Rangitata River and includes Ashburton, Rakaia and Methven.

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Market Price Trends Week beginning July 28, 2014

L A M B ($) Including 1 kg Shorn Pelt this week 13.0kg YL SI 13.5kg YM SI 15.0kg YM SI 15.0kg YM NI 15.0kg YM Market Indicator 17.5kg YX SI 19.0kg YX SI 19.0kg YX NI 21.0kg YX SI 21.0kg YX NI 23.0kg YX SI 1 Kg Shorn Pelt SI

46.85 67.34 86.39 86.05 65.36 100.95 108.85 109.74 118.28 121.35 120.60 46.85 6.72

last 4 weeks 3 months week ago ago 46.31 66.78 85.76 86.05 64.87 100.22 108.05 109.74 117.40 121.35 119.64 46.85 6.72

47.40 67.91 87.02 87.58 64.44 101.69 109.64 111.68 119.16 123.49 121.57 46.85 6.72

1 year ago

40.89 39.33 61.03 58.70 79.38 76.77 81.08 77.23 65.65 60.98 91.89 88.82 99.02 95.66 103.45 98.26 108.52 104.79 114.39 108.66 109.93 46.85 105.83 46.85 6.72 6.72

2013/14 Low High 40.21 60.08 76.41 78.57 60.35 90.74 97.79 100.27 107.19 110.88 108.49 6.72 *

2012/13 ave

48.89 37.30 69.41 56.79 88.66 74.59 92.79 74.56 66.88 59.57 102.67 86.29 110.70 92.93 117.98 94.72 121.41 101.79 130.45 104.75 124.02 105.47 6.72 * 6.74

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

SI

66.06

66.06

66.94

66.03

62.47

414 449 405 240 321 397 374 435 470

414 449 400 240 321 383 374 435 454

409 443 392 240 310 331 374 419 406

376 403 397 232 284 311 364 383 390

396 414 397 247 311 294 376 399 367

65.91

70.49

57.68

B E E F (c/ kg) P2 Steer SI (296-320kg) NI P2 Steer Market Indicator M Cow SI (160-195kg) NI M Cow Market Indicator Bull SI (296-320kg) NI Bull Market Indicator

371 388 392 * 230 263 294 * 364 363 372

416 449 414 270 321 397 406 435 470

382 395 388 260 292 299 372 388 381

* * * ** * *

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

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

6.21 6.30 5.91

6.11 6.20 5.81

6.11 6.20 5.81

6.11 6.20 5.81

6.86 6.95 6.56

6.11 6.20 5.81

7.43 7.53 7.13

6.86 6.95 6.56

1380 810 740 670 555 545 540 510 510

1380 810 745 693 545 538 538 510 510

1380 865 780 725 510 490 500 490 495

1500 990 840 720 503 488 483 460 510

1285 810 * 740 * 670 * 475 450 450 450 480

1500 1010 850 740 630 625 625 600 534

1475 1047 848 714 440 399 386 372 501

386.69 391.38 426 451.67 446.67 433.333

427 415

434 412

443 422

437 416

3970 * 4880 4220 * 4540 3850 * 4710 5100 5770 11560 12610

5133 5677 5952 5659 13712

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

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

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

3970 4220 3850 5250 11900

4610 4370 4360 5130 12190

4590 4890 4880 5460 13360

4950 5870 6180 5380 13970

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

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

OVERSEAS

MEAT

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

PRICES 470 270 259 6.40

485 235 223 6.40

0.857 0.505 0.637 4.10

0.878 0.516 0.645 4.21

480 219 205 6.40

390 193 183 6.40

395 202 192 6.40 *

490 270 * 259 * 6.40 *

355 209 194 6.43

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

PROCESSING

D A T A (000)

Lamb SI Mutton SI Beef SI Information provided by NZX Agrifax

64 9 10.9

0.861 0.790 0.513 0.522 0.623 0.598 4.02 3.38 (Estimates only) 189 390 64 20 68 8 28.0 21.5 7.5

0.813 0.494 0.600 3.78

0.882 0.522 0.648 4.24

22 9 0.0

490 163 28.8

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

0.821 0.524 0.618 3.22

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■ DORIE DAIRY FARMERS

Jessie’s hard-working hands stay o

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

Federated Farmers Mid Canterbury new dairy spokesperson Jessie Chan-Dorman might not have dirty hands, but don’t be fooled by that.

The young woman who lives in the Dorie district with her husband Hayden and their 13-month-old son Adam, has extensive background experience to qualify her for the job.

The couple lease 420ha from the Berilla Bros, an Italian company, after getting their start as a lower order sharemilker working for her spokesperson predecessor Willy Leferink.

Running 1700 cows through two sheds, in a high input system, Jessie and Hayden aim for 600kg/MS per cow, per year – well above the district average.

Jessie studied animal science at Massey University, graduating with an honours degree in ruminant nutrition, before working in a variety of jobs, primarily based in Wellington for 10 years.

She did a stint with MAF in the live export and import area; she’s been a dairy policy advisor for Federated Farmers, where she managed an industry team.

“It was good to learn about the other sectors within Feds,” she said.

From there she worked as a research and development project manager with Meat and Wool New Zealand, spent some time with DairyNZ before taking on a position with Environment Canterbury.

On the personal development

front, Jessie has completed the Fonterra governance development programme, at Massey University, spent 10 days in China with the Food and Agribusiness Market Experience (FAME), organised by Lincoln, Otago and Massey universities.

She’s also a graduate of the New Zealand Kellogg Rural Leaders Programme, where she looked at traits other than production in dairy cattle, and the impact on longevity, and been to Japan with an agricultural delegation.

Back on the farm Jessie runs

the administrative side of the business.

“I’m conscious that I’ve only been doing it for five years and I’ve got clean hands, but right from the start Hayden didn’t want me in the shed – he didn’t want to teach me to milk because

he said my skills were better used elsewhere,” she said.

“We make a good team because we both bring different strengths to the table.

“You need to be incredibly grounded when you’re farming – it’s not only about driving

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MARKET REPORT LAMB

NZ lamb continues to be promoted at some UK supermarkets despite increasing UK production now offered, which has caused protest by some farmers in the UK. Some supermarkets have committed to selling only British lamb from August 1 for the peak of the British production season. NZ lamb has recently been discounted as UK retail consumption has slid with June consumption down 18 per cent and the trend has continued into July. Some supermarkets have recently placed a range of different promotions and deals on NZ lamb, with half price leg roasting joints at only £5.50/kg and have numerous two-for-one and special multi-buy deals on other items.

NZ export returns from the UK market have been a bit softer in recent weeks, but demand should build in time for Christmas trade.

BEEF

The US market has continued as the biggest mover in NZ’s beef markets, with returns for manufacturing beef rising by another 2 per cent over the past week. However, there is a sense in the market that prices may now be reaching a ceiling, with a reduction in buyer urgency compared to previous weeks noted by a number of market participants.

The US domestic 90CL cow market has had a stable few weeks and that looks to have eased some buyers desperation for imported product. Despite in-market prices being far above previous all-time high levels, it was only in the past week that NZ dollar returns finally reached record levels, aided by a dip in value of the NZ dollar.

The previous high was achieved back in 2001, when the NZ dollar was worth just US$0.41.

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Above – Riverstone cows head back to the paddock.

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Left – Jessie Chan-Dorman, with Adam (13 months) and Hayden Dorman.

around in the ute with a laptop.”

Jessie remains positive about the long-term outlook for dairying, despite recent price fluctuations.

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she said. “It’s not a shock, I don’t know why people are surprised when the price moves.

“GlobalDairyTrade is not the only factor influencing the price, the stubborn dollar is having an impact.

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what we do with the income from those high pay-out years.”

As well as Mid Canterbury’s voice on the dairy industry, Jessie has stepped up to the plate as Federated Farmers as a junior vice president, signalling the start of things to come.

Dairy prices fell in the past week. Agrifax prices of butter, skim milk powder, whole milk powder and anhydrous milkfat all decreased. Reverberations of the weak July 15 GlobalDairyTrade results are reflected in these prices. The weighted average Agrifax price is 23 per cent lower compared to this time last year. Some buyers are capitalising on the low prices currently on offer. There are indications of stronger interest for long-term contracts out to mid-2015.

Fonterra has announced the Guaranteed Milk Price (GMP) for its June intake at $7/kg milk solids (MS). This is the first of two intakes, with the second taking place in December. All applicants to the June intake were accepted. The GMP price equaling Fonterra’s opening forecast for the 2014-15 season may indicate that increase in the volume of GMP offered better matched demand for the scheme. Last year the 15 million kg MS GMP scheme was well over subscribed with farmers applying for 37 million kg MS. The 60 million kg MS maximum in this season’s GMP scheme is split into a maximum of 40 million kg MS accepted in June and the remainder in December.

Australian milk production for June has been released, bringing the 2013-14 season total to 9.2 billion litres, just 0.4 per cent above the previous season.

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■ ASHBURTON MUSEUM

A picture paints a thousand words

By Kathleen Stringer

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wonder why this image was taken, it is obviously a family group, but the faces of the some of the sitters seem to suggest they really weren’t that keen.

Regardless, there are two things that attracted me to this image. One was the appearance of the family dog.

It’s nice touches like having the family pets in a photograph that can make it feel a little less formal and give you an idea of how these people saw their pet.

The unnamed pet is a ‘good dog’ in that it kept still enough so we could see it, most dogs tend to jump about so we are left with a blurred outline of some furry creature.

It will come as little surprise that the second reason was the clothing.

There is a good range of ages and styles worthy of interest.

Just look, for example, at the men’s neckwear.

Comparative ages are clearly shown by the younger man’s worsted pants (while his older brother wears a more grown-up suit).

The younger sisters have rather plain clothes and have their heads uncovered, while the older two have rather fine hats I have a feeling that the gentleman at the back may be the husband of the fine-looking woman in the walking costume.

He appears to be stuck in the back and her outfit, including what you can glimpse of a parasol, implies she has someone to payroll her rather expensive tastes.

Next to this mature look-

ing woman eyeing the camera directly is her younger sister.

Still well dressed, her floral blouse has frills and ruffles and she demurely looks down, away from the camera.

Sitting in the front is the

matriarch, almost turning away from the camera, looking as if this photographing nonsense is a chore, but one she carries out.

It is such a wonderfully detailed image; you could just look at it for ages and pick up

so many nuances. It belonged to a series of photographs associated with the Wood family, proprietors of the Canterbury Roller Flour Mill, who lived in Mill House in what is now called the Ashford complex.

Lane’s amazing cure-all – Some swore by it, others hated it

By Kathleen Stringer

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he purpose of these articles is to showcase some of our special items and tell their story.

While most are generic, able to be found anywhere, I do try and focus on items with a connection to Ashburton, after all that’s where we live.

But sometimes the connection I have with Oamaru is just too strong and that it why this Lanes Emulsion bottle is the item of interest today.

Lane’s amazing cure-all was famous (or maybe infamous) throughout New Zealand and even Australia.

I am told that there were large billboards in Lyttelton proclaiming to passengers off the ferry that this was ‘Emulsion territory’. So maybe I am justified in writing this article.

My grandmother swore by it but, although I came very close, I can’t say I tried it. Its murky, brownish

colour and unimaginably foul smell was really too much for my tender stomach and tastebuds. It was even then a relic from the past, something only old people took.

Edward Lane was an Oamaru chemist, who, like many chemists and doctors of the time, tried his hand at devising patent medicines. While he was responsible for a number of lotions and tonics, it was his Emulsion, devised in the late 1890s, that he is most famous for. Specifically designed for those with lung conditions, it soon became taken as a general health tonic.

Adults and children alike took this

An early Lanes Emulsion bottle from the Ashburton Museum.

mixture and most believed it served them well; I know my grandmother was very upset when it stopped production in the 1970s. I never really thought much about what was in it until I examined archives from the firm that purchased Lane’s business.

I must say it was a bit of shock to discover the ingredients, but it solved a lot of questions. Cod liver oil was there in abundance – which accounted, in part, for the smell and the slimy texture. Added

to that was egg yolk which gave it its yellowy browny colour. The general pick-me-up factor was no doubt provided by the French brandy which Mr Lane imported.

Brandy, fish oil and egg yolk sounds pretty disgusting, however what really shocked me was that an active ingredient in the distasteful concoction was creosote. The only other time I had come across it was when we had a blocked drain and my grandmother placed a little in the drain and after it

bubbled a bit, the drain was cleaned. She warned me never to touch the stuff as it was toxic and corrosive and here she was unknowingly swallowing it on at least a daily basis.

It all sounds very unlikely but Lane’s ‘Famous because it’s good’ motto and healthy-looking adverts encouraged many people to hold their nose and swallow fast.

When my grandmother took it it was in a coloured bottle, with paper labels full of images of health and vitality – advertising for sure and also maybe a way to hide the awfulness she was about to take.

These blue-tinted bottles are from a much earlier time, when perhaps people expected medicine to taste and look repulsive. While the bottle itself is common enough, it serves as a reminder of something that evokes many memories and was an important part of the economy both in Oamaru and the places that sold it, like Ashburton.

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■ RUGBY

Edwards a class act They call her the unofficial world No 1 player, and Jo Edwards demonstrated her class with a gold medal performance at the Kelvingrove bowling green yesterday. Edwards raced out to a 13-1 lead against defending Commonwealth Games champion Natalie Melmore of England, then withstood a fightback by her opponent to win the gold medal match 21-15. When bowls bosses gave away the idea of trying to rank the game’s best players, being unable to find a fair system, the Nelson bowler just happened to be at the top of the rankings.

She tends to play it down, but when she produces quality performances like yesterday, a strong argument can be made that Edwards is indeed the game’s best.

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Bronze for Robertson Closing on the finish line in the 5000m final at Hampden Park, Zane Robertson couldn’t resist the urge for a quick look to his right. The Kiwi was one of only two runners initially able to keep pace with the decisive surge from Kenyan winner Caleb Ndiku but, with a bronze medal in sight and his lungs beginning to burn, he could feel the footsteps behind him. So Robertson did what any pro would - he had a sneaky peak over his shoulder for any looming opponents. “I was a little bit [worried] because there was no big screen in front of me,” he said. “I just wanted to check and make absolute sure of that medal. “Because I did have a little something left if I needed to push or duck. You always just want to check, because then you can duck.”

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Gold for Pascoe Sophie Pascoe won New Zealand’s first medal in the pool at the Glasgow Games yesterday, comfortably taking out the women’s 100m breaststroke SB9 final. It is the first swimming gold New Zealand has won at a Commonwealth Games since Anna Simcic took out the 200m backstroke at the Auckland Games in 1990. Pascoe finished two seconds ahead of Australia’s Madeleine Scott. The other Kiwi in the field, Nikita Howarth, finished in ninth spot. Meanwhile, Glenn Snyders qualified for today’s 50m breaststroke final after finishing third in his semi-final.

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Silverware for cyclists Gold and silver medals rounded off New Zealand’s best Commonwealth Games track cycling campaign at the Chris Hoy velodrome yesterday. Shane Archbold grabbed New Zealand’s fourth gold of the Games in the 20km scratch race before Sam Webster claimed his third medal of the meeting, finishing second in the keirin final behind flying Australian Matt Glaetzer. That took New Zealand’s tally to 11 medals - four gold, two silver and five bronze - exceeding the previous best mark of nine, achieved at both the Auckland Games of 1990 and New Delhi four years ago. For 25-year-old Timaruvian Archbold this was his day. “My time was overdue,” he said.

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Ashburton College’s Nete Caucau breaks through the Waimea College defence during his side’s win on Saturday.

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Top eight finish still in sight

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Ashburton College’s first-XV beat Waimea College on Saturday, giving their hopes of a top eight finish in the Crusaders’ secondary schools’ competition a boost.

The side was targeting three wins from their last three matches and the 38-17 win over Waimea saw them make the perfect start to that late season goal.

College coach Ian Patterson said it was a good win which came down to setting a solid base in the first half.

“It was pretty much off the back of Nete Caucau. He stepped up big time,” Patterson said.

“He made about 10 line busts in the first half and we got tries off the first three of them really.

“He made a really big impact on the game.”

Caucau – who was later that day named in the Mid Canterbury squad for the 2014 Heartland Championship – scored two tries himself, along with Xavier Bartlett who also bagged himself a brace, while Brady Workman and Mala Cakaunitabua scored one each.

Patterson said the side’s aim was to make the top eight of the Press Cup – the competition for secondary schools in the Crusaders region – so they

needed to keep on winning.

“We really had to win at least two of the last three games, and that’s one of them done,” Patterson said.

The Ashburton College first XV face Lincoln High School in the penultimate round.

That match will be played as part of a school sports exchange on August 4.

In their final match they will be up against Rangiora High School.

Sevens loss casting a long shadow By kris shannon It says something about this loss that, despite New Zealand winning three gold medals today, the most significant story from today’s action is a silver.

The recriminations of this country’s first sevens defeat at a Commonwealth Games wold have begun as soon as Akira Ioane knocked on with only seconds remaining, slumping to the Ibrox turf as an ebullient South Africa booted the ball into touch.

What went wrong? What does it mean for Rio? Did the team really need Super Rugby reinforcements after all?

All valid questions but, first, the discussion they elicit should come with the caveat that captain DJ Forbes explained after the game: sevens is a fickle sport and anything can happen in a one-off game. While New Zealand’s consistency shines through on the world series circuit, that counts for little in medal matches like the one they just lost.

The defeat may even provide

some positives for Gordon Tietjens’ men - though the coach will struggle to see anything resembling the sort as he trudges off into the cool Glasgow night.

For one, forget any thought of a guaranteed gold in Rio. That was always a misguided mindset, coming more from the public than the team, and South Africa’s triumph means complacency will play no part in the build-up to the sport’s Olympic debut.

And when that team does get picked in two years’ time, Ti-

etjens may now rethink his selection. Not necessarily when it comes to the recruitment of Super Rugby players but certainly surrounding the squad’s makeup. The sevens guru bladed two of his most experienced veterans when selecting this squad, favouring youngsters.

Both contributed to the perfect record coming to an end and both ensured victories for Sophie Pascoe, Jo Edwards and Shane Archbold would receive a little less attention than most gold medals.

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In brief Lee moving on up

Taylah keeps it tidy

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Danny Lee has moved up one spot on the PGA Tour’s FedEx Cup standings, while Tim Wilkinson dropped a peg following the Canadian Open. Lee carded an evenpar 70 in the final round yesterday as he finished in a share of 34th place at four-under at the Royal Montreal Golf Club. Lee’s colourful fourth round included six bogeys and as many pars and birdies.

Wilkinson shot a two-under 68 in his final dig but was well off the pace as he claimed a tie for 53rd. Lee’s solid finish in Canada bumped him up to 104th on the FedEx Cup standings, with the top 125 players retaining their PGA Tour card for next season, while Wilkinson fell to 108th. - APNZ

Dhoni gets a warning

Strutting their stuff on the final day of the Ashburton dressage series at the Tinwald Pony Club on Sunday was seven-year-old Taylah Ward, on William.

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The International Cricket Council has accused India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni of “undermining” its disciplinary process by condemning a fine handed against teammate Ravindra Jadeja. Dhoni said that Jadeja had been the target of “hurtful” treatment when he was fined 50 per cent of his match fee for misconduct in an incident with England bowler James Anderson during the first Test in Nottingham on July 10. England captain Alastair Cook, not long after India brought ICC charges against Anderson, accused the tourists of making a “mountain out of a molehill” in a “tactic” to try to get the paceman banned. ICC chief executive David Richardson urged all those involved to respect the - AFP disciplinary process.

■ SQUASH

Memorial tournament rated a huge success The Celtic Squash Club conducted the 25th running of the Ray McBeth Memorial tournament over the weekend, and organisers hailed it as the best edition for many years.

The tournament is named after a man who was instrumental in forging a superb relationship between Ashburton Celtic and the Oamaru squash clubs, before he was tragically killed in a car accident.

The tournament attracted a high level of players including nationally-ranked A and B graders from Auckland and Christchurch, and in the Open grade Craig Stratford and Pete Summerfield both had to work to make the final.

That final turned out to be a stunning match taking the best part of an hour, as the players, who both began their squash careers as juniors at the Celtic club, took turns at gaining the ascendancy.

Stratford took the first two games, and good as the match was, it looked like a 3-0 scoreline was on the cards, but you don’t become an A grader for nothing, and Summerfield fought back with some remarkable shot-mak-

ing to take the next two games.

A five-setter between top level players is the dream for tournament organisers, but when they reached 13-all in the fifth, there was certainly no-one left sitting down in the packed-out gallery.

Stratford reached match point at the end of a massive rally that stretched both players to their limits, and an eloquent fist-pump was testament to the effort required to get to that point.

A controlled rally then led to the opportunity for a winning shot, which Stratford gratefully took to get his name etched on the trophy for the second time, the first being 24 years ago as a 15-year-old.

In the men’s A grade Celtic’s top graded player John McDonnell withheld a strong challenge from Rakaia’s Matt Speedy to take the honours, while in the corresponding ladies grade it was a Rakaia player who did best, when Christina Lima had the edge on Donna Brown from Ashburton.

Mick Hooper took out the B grade from Celtic clubmate Brendon Adam in an entertaining clash; Hooper had beaten top seed Emma Sloss to get to the final while Adam had upset sec-

ond-seeded Niki-Lee Francis in the first round.

In the ladies B it was another Lima going home with the glory, this time Jess Lima fought out a long five-setter with Christchurch visitor Monique Devereux, the score in the final game 15-13.

Mike vanden Bemd is getting back to his best form, and showed that form in the men’s C grade, beating Collegiate’s Logan Ford in four sets in their final, while in the men’s D his brother Scott also made the final, but couldn’t hold out Ashburton’s up-andcoming Michael Burton.

Andrew Jopson is another upwardly-mobile youngster; in the men’s E grade he had to be good to beat Jarod Hopwood in four.

In a break with recent tournament tradition, and a bit of a gamble on the host club’s part, all the finals were played on Sunday, and it proved a master stroke, with a large crowd out to watch some fantastic squash to complete a highly successful tournament.

The only remaining event on the Mid Canterbury Squash tournament calendar is the Mid Canterbury Open, run by the Collegiate club next weekend.

Carl Smith and Pete Summerfield battle it out for a berth in the final in the Celtic Squash Club’s weekend tournament.

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RESULTS

Results from Stage 21 of Tour de France, a 137-km ride from Evry to Paris.

1. Marcel Kittel (GER/GIA) 3hr20min50sec 2. Alexander Kristoff(NOR/KAT) same time 3. Ramunas Navardauskas (LTU/GRS) s.t.

4. Andre Greipel (GER/LTB) s.t. 5. Mark Renshaw (AUS/OPQ) s.t. 6. Bernhard Eisel Ashburton Bridge Club (AUT/SKY) s.t. 7. Bryan Coquard (FRA/EUC) July 25 s.t. 8. Alessandro Petacchi (ITA/OPQ) s.t. 9.

Monday Evening – Irwin Trophy Peter Sagan (SVK/CAN) s.t. 10. Romain FeilN/S 1 S Harris and F Priest, 2 D Robins and A lu (FRA/BSE) s.t.

Gilbert, 3 Z Earl and A Vanderweg Overall standings: E/W 1 Joyce Johnson and E Jones, 2 K Dunn 1. Vincenzo Nibali (ITA/AST) 89hr59min6sec and O Hooper, 3 G Brown and J Hooper 2. Jean Christophe Peraud (FRA/ALM) 7:37 Tuesday Evening – Hazelmere Trophy 3. Thibaut Pinot (FRA/FDJ) 8:15 4. AlejanN/S 1 M Buckland and B Smith, 2 = J Fechdro Valverde (ESP/MOV) 9:40 5. Tejay van ney and R McLaughlin, and M Stowell and S Garderen (USA/BMC) 11:24 6. Romain Bardet Rosevear (FRA/ALM) 11:26 7. Leopold Konig (CZE/ E/W 1 A Reid and T Small, 2 J Shearer and W TNE) 14:32 8. Haimar Zubeldia (ESP/TFR) Kolkman, 3 A Rooney and L Rose 17:57 9. Laurens ten Dam (NED/BEL) 18:11 10.

Wednesday Afternoon – Brabant Trophy Bauke Mollema (NED/BEL) 21:15 1 M Stowell and B Smith, 2= M de Jong and R Also: McLaughlin, and S Rosevear and J Fechney, 137. Jack Bauer (NZL/GRS) 4:29:57 4 I Taylor and R Brownlie Thursday Evening – Eileen Willoughby Trophy.

N/S 1 B Smith and M Buckland, 2 I Doel and A Ashburton Golf Club Rooney, 3 M Stowell and S Rosevear E/W 1 M and J de Jong 2 J Fechney and K July 26 Results from the 4 BBB Par Round were; Robb, 3 T and P Downward David Fisher and Trevor Watson +10, Chris Robertson and Adrian Hopwood +9, Jamie Stone and Ron Carlson +9, Bruce Day and Eddie Chilton +8. Laurie Thomas and Bill Hetrick +7.

Development Cyclist 2014 Nearest Pins: Robbies Bar & Bistro: Terry O’Reilly, Braided Rivers: Brian Brown, Roth3km Time Trials, July 27 A. Grade 1st James Skinner 5m 05.58s. 2nd burys Insurance: Miti Daniel, Netherby Meats: Ryan Jackson 5m 38.19s. 3rd Connie David- Miti Daniel, Charming Thai Restaurant (Longson 5m 52.86s. B. Grade 1st Marshall Bell 5m est Putt #9) Chris Lovelock. Twos: Charlie 15.94s. 2nd Oliver Davidson 5m 28.60s. 3rd. Alexander, Rodney O’Neill and Troi Kingsford Bella Roulston 5m 40.32s. 4th Jake Strachan Nett Eagles: #3; Birdy Jackpot: # 6 5m 46.05s. 5th Luke Skinner 5m 52. 16s.

6th. Ethan Titheridge 6m 02.15s. C. Grade Mayfield Golf Club 1st Nike Kershaw 6m 06.70s. 2nd. Madison July 26 Clark 6m 25.16s. D. Grade 1st Ella Skinner 6m Senior: A. Lake, L. Tasker, A. Peck; Intermedi55.99s. 2nd. Zac Bartlett 7m 13.75s. 3rd Briar ate: A. Dixon, G. Duthie, G. Smith, T. Neilson; Junior A: Bill Allan, D. Ingold, R. Lake Clark 8m 28.10s.

2nd Race Mixed teams Group Relay T/T. win- Others Stroke: Steve King 74-8-66; Peter ning team. James Skinner, Connie Davidson McLauchlan 90-23-67; Allan Sim 94-26-68; Jake Strachan, Oliver Davidson 5m 34.03s Paul Gardener 80-12-68; Wayne Vessey 872nd Group, Nike Kershaw, Ella Skinner, Zac 18-69 Bartlett, 7m 07.55s. Total Time 12m 41.58s. Nearest Pins: Aon Insurance Brokers No 2: 2nd team. Bella Roulston, Ryan Jackson, Tim Noban; John McAuliffe Bayleys Real EsMarshall Bell, Ethan Titheridge 5m 41.97s. tate No 11: Steve King; Marilyn Cross Prop2nd, Group. Madison Clark, Luke Skinner, erty Brokers No 5: Gordon Duthie; ANZ Bank Briar Clark, 9m10.20s. Total Team time 16m No 14: Paul Gardener; ATS 2nd Shot No 9 and No 18: Paul Gardener 52.17s.

End of Month Presentation, Points and Rib- Two’s: Ian Beach, Justin Smith x 2, Tim Hobons, A Grade 1st James Skinner, 2nd Bai- ban, Paul Gardener. Ash Vegas Player of the ley Kershaw, 3rdf. Abe O’Donnell B. Grade Day: Steve King 74-8-66 1st Bella Roulston, 2nd Luke Skinner, 3rd Nett Eagle No 13: Don Ingold Oliver Davidson. C Grade. 1st Nike Kershaw, Next Week: 3rd Round Champs 2nd Madison Clark, 3rd. Harrison Russell. D. Mixed Foursomes Thursday 17th August all Grade 1st Ella Skinner, 2nd Briar Clark. 3rd welcome Zac Bartlett. Points for the Month. D Grade.

1st. Ella Skinner 177. 2nd. Briar Clark 101. 3rd Mayfield Golf Club Zac Bartlett 97. C Grade. 1st Nike Kershaw 142. 9 Hole division, July 24 2nd Madison Clark 137. 3rd. Harrison Russell Nett and Stableford 18. 4th Maddie Lowry 16. B. Grade 1st. Luke Ladies 1st W Sim 52:19:33 with 21 stbf, 2nd S Skinner 142. 2nd. Oliver Davidson 133. 3rd. Graham 61:26:35 with 18 stbf Bella Roulston 129. 4th. Ethan Titheridge 128. Men 1st R Thompson 56:17:39 with 15 stbf, 5th Jake Strachan 126. 6th Marshall Bell 37. 2nd J Greenslade 59:20:39 with 15 stbf A. Grade 1st James Skinner 148. 2nd. Ryan Nearest the Pins: Greg Sim Builders and ExJackson 100. 3rd Bailey O’Donnell 90. 4th cavators 2nd Shot No. 2 – R Thompson, MayJosh Kershaw 66. 5th Bailey Kershaw 66. 6th. field Transport Ltd – J Greenslade Abe O’Donnell 54. 7th Connie Davidson 46.

Methven Golf Club 8th Jessie Banks 44. 9th Caitlin Titheridge 33.

Men’s Section, July 26 10th Matheson Colquhoun 10pts.

Senior Michael Kemp 76-12-64; IntermediMid Canterbury Social ate Phil Johnson 82-15-67; Junior A David Callaghan 83-18-65; Junior B Jim Lattimore Wheelers 95-32-63 14km Fords Road - 22 starters, July 26 1st Leanne Chatterton CT. 30m 38s. HT. Go. Other good scores, 68/ Craig J Middleton RT. 30m 38s. 2nd Roger Wilson CT.31m 01s. Frank Sandys Simon Wareing Jim Rooney HT. 6.30m. RT. 24m 31s. 3rd Geoff Rhodes 70 Keith Middleton Rob Fensom Richard CT. 31m 02s. HT. 6.30m. RT. 24m 32s. 4th Leith Dayle Lucas Mike Gray Mike Harris Brent Hudson CT. 31m 09s. HT. 4.30m. Rt. Dave Puckett Andy Gorman 71 Mark Gazzard 26m 39s. 5th Andy Skinner CT. 31m 42s. HT. 72 John Eddington K J Mc Cloy Peter Kemp 3.45m. RT. 27m 57s. 6th. Paul Macfie CT. 31m 73 Geoff Kelk Mick Hodgson Eric Meaclem 59s. HT.9.00m. RT. 22m 59s. 7th Martin Hyde Tony Worsfold Paul Dixey Pete Wood Mark CT. 32m 00s. HT. 9.00m. RT. 23m 00s. 8th. Scrivenor Mark Smitheram CT. 32m 04s. HT. 9.00m. RT. Twos, Mike Gray Ian Lucas Phil Johnson Rob 23m 04s. 9th Don Morrison CT. 32m 05s. HT. Fensom (3) John Eddington Piers Rolton 7.45m. RT. 24m 19s 10th. Ryan Jackson CT. Caig J Middleton Paul Dixey 32m 06s. HT. 4.30m. RT. 27m 36s. 11th. Brad Topnotch 4 square Best Net, Jim Lattimore Hudson F/T. CT.32m 08s. HT. 10.30m. RT. 21m 63; Arabica Café 2nd Net, Michael Kemp 64; 38s. 12th. John Uden CT. 32m 09s. HT. 7.45m. Club Best Gross, Dayle Lucas 75 RT.24m 24s. 13th. Janette Hooper RT.32m Closest Pins Aqua Restaurant # 4 Gary 13s. HT. 4.30m. RT. 27m 43s. 14th. Rob Hoop- Schott, Hunters Wines #6 Pete Wood, Ski er 2f/t. CT. 32m 20s. HT. 10.30m. RT.21m 50s. Time #13 Mike Gray, The Green Parrot #17 15th. James Skinner CT. 32m 21s. HT.6.30m. Rob Fensom, Methven Travel 2nd shot #14, RT.25m 51s. 16th. Richard Kirwan 3f/t. CT.32m John Eddington 21s. HT. 10.30m. RT. 21m 51s. 17th. Ross Tem- Next Saturday; 2nd Round Club Champs pleton CT. 32m 29s. HT. 10.30m. CT. 21m Qualifying, Medal Blue Tees 59s. 18th. Liz Wylie CT. 32m 40s. HT. 4.30m. 12 noon tee off No 1 Junior B, 12 noon Tee RT.28m 10s. 19th. Dave Shurrock CT.32m 43s. Off No 10 Junior A, 12-30 pm tee off No 1 HT.7.45m. RT.24m 58s. 20th. Pam Harcourt Intermediate, 12-30pm Tee off No 10 Senior CT. 33m 59s. HT. 7.45m. RT.26m 15s. 21st. Bill Bar Duty Rob Watson & Jim Lattimore Hood. CT. 34m 02s. HT.6.30m. RT. 27m 32s.

Methven Golf Club 22nd. Luke Skinner CT. 34m 33s. HT. 3.45m.

Ladies Section, July 23 RT. 30m 48s.

■ Bridge

■ Golf

■ Cycling

All Blacks Rugby Championship squad Hookers: Dane Coles Wellington/ Hurricanes (18), Keven Mealamu Auckland/Blues (113) Props: Wyatt Crockett Canterbury/ Crusaders (27), Charlie Faumuina Auckland/Blues (20), Ben Franks Hawke’s Bay/Hurricanes (31), Owen Franks Canterbury/Crusaders (57), Tony Woodcock North Harbour/Blues (110) Locks: Dominic Bird Canterbury/ Crusaders (1), Brodie Retallick Bay of Plenty/Chiefs (27), Patrick Tuipulotu Auckland/Blues (2), Samuel Whitelock Canterbury/Crusaders (54) Loose forwards: Sam Cane Bay of Plenty/Chiefs (14), Jerome Kaino Auckland/Blues (51), Steven Luatua Auckland/Blues (11), Richie McCaw (c) Canterbury/Crusaders (127), Liam L.G.U, And Tuis And Putting Silver Putts Stfd Jenny Senior 85-13-72 29, 37; Katrina Glass 93-18-75, 35; Gayle O’Duffy 90-15-75, 37, 34 Bronze A Nola Hydes 97-27-70, 35, 39, Heather Santy 98-27-71, 37, 38, Jane Helmore 98-24-74, 31, 35 Bronze B Sandra Ilton 106-34-72, 32, 38; Wendy Wareing 10733-74, 30, 35; Gail Limbrick 105-31-74, 41, 35 Putting Jenny Senior 29, Jane Helmore 31, Fay Redfern 31 Arabica Best Nett Nola Hydes 70 Nearest Pins # 4 Silver Methven Supervalue Gayle O’Duffy; # 6 Bronze A Methven Travel Jane Helmore; # 13 Open Methven Four Square Sharryn Bree; # 17 Bronze B Methven Pharmacy Sandra Ilton; # 4 Saturday Club Voucher Sally Jones Twos And Nett Eagles Jenny Senior, Ellen Kemp Bev Isherwood

Rakaia Ladies Golf July 23, Thomas Trophy Stableford Sandra Quinn 35 stablefords, Jean Evans 31 stablefords, Shirley Doig and Diana King 30 stablefords Rakaia Railway Tavern 2nd shot no. 3: Shirley Doig; Rakaia Seed Cleaning 2nd shot no. 6: Sally Smith. Nearest Pin no. 8: not struck.

Chertsey Spraying 2nd shot no 15: Heather McKimmie; S. Quinn 2nd shot no 17: Shirley Doig

Tinwald Golf Club July 26, Stroke Senior: Phil Tuheke 69, Simon Ross 70, Josh Smith 70, Matt Duncan 71, Nigel Heney 71.

Intermediate: Mark Ewing 67, Ray Kirdy 68, Bill Mason 71, Trevor Emery 72, Brent KIrdy 72. Junior: Arthur Pawsey 68, Andrew Barrie 69, Tony McAndrew 71, Lindsay Jackson 72 b/l. Women: Joyce VanderHeide 70 Nearest pin: Tinwald Liqourland # 2; Andrew Barrie. Gluyas Ford # 6; John Schofield. Bedrock Bar and Stonegrill # 12; Brent Green. Ideal Electrical Supplies # 16; Rod Harris. Two’s; John Schofield, Josh Smith, Jeff Hewitt, John Smitheram, Gordon Rennie, Phil Tuheke, Evan Pierce. Net eagles: # 1 Tony Clarke.

■ Motor racing Hungarian Grand Prix Results from the Hungarian Grand Prix yesterday (70 laps): 1. Daniel Ricciardo (AUS) 1hr 53m 5.058s 2. Fernando Alonso (ESP/FER) +5.225 3. Lewis Hamilton (ENG/MER) 5.857 4. Nico Rosberg (GER/MER) 6.361 5. Felipe Massa (BRA/WIL) 29.841 6. Kimi Raikkonen (FIN/FER) 31.491 7. Sebastian Vettel (GER/RBR) 40.964 8. Valtteri Bottas (FIN/WIL) 41.344 9. Jean-Eric Vergne (FRA/TOR) 58.527 10. Jenson Button (ENG/MLA) 1m 7.280 11. Adrian Sutil (GER/SAU) 1m 8.169 12. Kevin Magnussen (DEN) 1m 18.46 13. Pastor Maldonado (VEN) 1m 24.02 14. Daniil Kvyat (RUS/TOR) 1 lap 15. Jules Bianchi (FRA/MAR) 1 lap 16. Max Chilton (ENG/MAR) 1 lap Not classified:Esteban Gutierrez 37 laps Kamui Kobayashi (JPN/CAT) 46 laps Sergio Perez (MEX/FOR) 48 laps Nico Hulkenberg (GER/FOR) 56 laps Romain Grosjean (FRA/LOT) 60 laps Marcus Ericsson (SWE/CAT) 62 laps

■ Netball Heartland Mid Canterbury Netball Senior, July 26

Messam Waikato/Chiefs (32), Kieran Read Canterbury/Crusaders (62) Halfbacks: Tawera Kerr-Barlow Waikato/Chiefs (14), TJ Perenara Wellington/Hurricanes (3), Aaron Smith Manawatu/Highlanders (29) First five-eighths: Beauden Barrett Taranaki/H urricanes (19), Daniel Carter Canterbury/Crusaders (100), Aaron Cruden Manawatu/Chiefs (32) Midfielders: Malakai Fekitoa Auckland/Highlanders (2), Ma’a Nonu Wellington/Blues (91), Conrad Smith Wellington/Hurricanes (77) Outside backs: Israel Dagg Hawke’s Bay/Crusaders (39), Cory Jane Wellington/Hurricanes (48), Charles Piutau Auckland/Blues (10), Ben Smith Otago/Highlanders (29), Julian Savea Wellington/Hurricanes (22)

Steven Luatua: In for Victor Vito

Premier: Methven Wareings A 23 v Ashburton College Finesse Fitness Senior A 32; Smith & Church Collegiate A 26 v Celtic Vetent A 33; United KFC A 21 v Hampstead Hotel Ashburton A 15 Senior A: College B 36 v Wilson Bulk Transport Allenton A 29; Methven Euro Agri B 31 v Hampstead Hotel Ashburton B 26; Rakaia A 32 v College Y10A 31 Senior B: College U18 20 v Celtic C 29; Tinwald South Black 19 v Celtic D 26; Methven Brown Pub White 29 v Celtic B 31 Senior Reserve A: Hampstead Hotel Ashburton Gold 35 v College Y10B 33; Methven R&R Haulage 33 v United KFC B 22 College Y9A 37 v Hampstead Hotel Ashburton C 24 Senior Reserve B: College U16A 45 v College U17 16; College Y9B 23 v Methven South Pacific Seeds U18B 19; Southern Livestock Exchange Ltd 28 v Celtic E 28 Second Grade: Celtic U18 27 v College U15A 9; Bedrock Bar & Stonegrill Allenton B 29 v Methven LH Farm Co U15A 20; College U16B 18 v Hampstead Hotel Ashburton U17 46 3rd Grade: Hampstead Hotel Ashburton U15 9 v Celtic F 36; Celtic U15 29 v College Blue 17; Methven Blue Pub Black 18 v Methven The Lodge U15B 6; Allenton C v College U15B 17 Social: Hampstead Hotel Ashburton Hotties 21 v United KFC Colonels Chicks 37; Allenton Social 25 v Mt Somers Social 49; Celtic Dragons 26 v Hakatere Marae 15

Paper Plus Mid Canterbury Netball Junior July 26 Senior A: Josephs Gold 21 v New World Allenton B 20; New World Allenton A 38 v Tinwald South A 19; Methven Shearmac A 20 v Southern Taylor Groundspreading 18 Senior B: Allenton C 22 v Southern Hayden Mackenzie Contracting 13; Hampstead A 35 v Tinwald South B 9; St Josephs Blue 35 v Allenton Crusaders 13 Intermediate A: Allenton Mystics 16 v St Josephs Red 18; Longbeach A 13 v Methven Trucking 16; Borough A 23 v Tinwald School A7 Intermediate A: Allenton Tactix 8 v Borough Gold 13; Hampstead School A 15 v Netherby Magic 25; Hampstead B 25 v Methven Professionals 5 Junior A: Borough Green 7 v Allenton Magic 8; Wakanui 14 v St Josephs Orange 7; Southern Hyde Bros 25 v Allenton Hurricanes 0 Junior B: Borough C 1 v Longbeach B 16; Southern Mayfield Transport 12 v Southern Mayfield Service Station 16; Methven Winslow 5 v Netherby Diamonds 11; Hampstead School B 2 v Tinwald School B 7

■ Rugby Mid Canterbury Rugby July 26 Press Cup Ashburton College 38 v Waimea College 17, Senior Division 1 - Luisetti Seeds Watters Cup PWL Methven 27 v REL Rakaia 29, Senior B - Second Grade Cup Tinwald 15 v Hampstead 14, Under 18 - Rudstone Cup & Kevin Dwyer Memorial Trophy: Celtic/Tinwald 36 v Meth/ Allen/Rak 24, Under 16 - Nh Edge Cup & Russell Kelly Memorial Cup: Celtic 58 v Harlequins 10, Under 14.5 - Mcru Cup: Hampstead MC Mechanical 45 v Celtic Fowler Homes 15, Under 13 - Summerfield Trophy: Methven Snowfed Builders 73 v Celtic Lysaght Glass 32,

Under 11.5 – Mcru Cup: Hampstead Dave Jackson Painting 31 v Methven Allenton Physio 7, Under 10 – Alistair Morrison Centurion Shield: Collegiate Cranfield Glass 15 v Southern Hyde Bros Spraying 65, Under 9 - Grant Perry Centurion Shield: Allenton M 25 v Methven W 50, Under 8 - Geoff Frew Centurion Shield: Celtic The Finishing Company 60 v Southern Agspread 20

Super Rugby Semi-finals CRUSADERS 38 (Willi Heinz, Johnny McNicholl, Nemani Nadolo, Kieran Read, Matt Todd tries Daniel Carter 2 cons 3 pens) bt SHARKS 6 (Patrick Lambie 2 pens) at Christchurch Stadium. Ref: Glen Jackson.

NSW WARATAHS 26 (Alofa Alofa, Kurtley Beale, Bernard Foley tries Foley con 3 pens) bt BRUMBIES 8 (Henry Speight try Christian Leali’ifano pen) at Allianz Stadium. Referee: Jaco Peyper. Crowd: 38,800.

■ Rugby league NRL Round 20 NEWCASTLE 16 (T Roberts 2 J Leilua tries D Gagai T Roberts goals) bt SYDNEY ROOSTERS 12 (A Minichiello F Nuuausala tries J Maloney 2 goals) at Hunter Stadium. Referee: Gavin Badger, Grant Atkins.

MELBOURNE 30 (R Hoffman 2 C Cronk R Hinchcliffe M Koroibete tries C Smith 5 goals) bt BRISBANE 8 (D Copley A Glenn tries) at Suncorp Stadium. Referee: Jared Maxwell, Gavin Reynolds. Crowd: 36,319.

CRONULLA 18 (J Gagan 2 M Gordon S Tagataese tries M Gordon goal) bt PENRITH 16 (K Naiqama D Watene-Zelezniak D Whare tries J Soward 2 goals) at Carrington Park. Referee: Adam Devcich, Henry Perenara.

PARRAMATTA 24 (J Hayne 2 C Norman K Sio tries C Sandow 4 goals) bt GOLD COAST 18 (A Don J Roberts D Taylor tries K Gordon 2 A Don goals) at Cbus Super Stadium. Referee: Shayne Hayne, Adam Gee. Crowd: 14,175.

NORTH QUEENSLAND 20 (M Wright 2 A Winterstein tries J Thurston 4 goals) bt CANTERBURY 12 (M Brown J Jackson tries T Hodkinson 2 goals) at ANZ Stadium. Referee: Gerard Sutton, Alan Shortall.

MANLY 22 (P Hiku 2 C Blair D CherryEvans tries J Lyon 3 goals) bt NZ WARRIORS 12 (K Hurrell S Mannering tries C Townsend 2 goals) at Mt Smart Stadium.

Referees: Ben Cummins, Chris James.

Crowd: 19,199.

ST GEORGE ILLAWARRA 28 (G Widdop 2 G Beale B Morris J Nightingale tries G Widdop 4 goals) bt WESTS TIGERS 12 (B Austin R Farah tries P Richards 2 goals) at ANZ Stadium. Referee: Matt Cecchin, David Munro.

Crowd: 22,618.

Standings P W D L B PF PA PD Pts 1 Manly 18 13 0 5 2 413 283 130 30 2 Penrith 18 11 0 7 2 388 328 60 26 3 Canterbury 18 11 0 7 2 340 310 30 26 4 *South Sydney 17 10 0 7 2 387 255 132 24 5 Syd Roosters 18 10 0 8 2 419 299 120 24 6 Melbourne 18 10 0 8 2 372 370 2 24 7 N Queensland 18 9 0 9 2 410 324 86 22 8 Brisbane 18 9 0 9 2 398 338 60 22 9 NZ Warriors 18 9 0 9 2 419 365 54 22 10 St G Illawarra 18 9 0 9 2 343 390 -47 22 11 Wests Tigers 18 9 0 9 2 356 424 -68 22 12 Parramatta 18 9 0 9 2 357 453 -96 22 13 Gold Coast 18 8 0 10 2 309 375 -66 20 14 Newcastle 18 6 0 12 2 305 399 -94 16 15 *Canberra 17 5 0 12 2 322 439 -117 14 16 Cronulla 18 5 0 13 2 263 449 -186 14 *(denotes teams yet to play)

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In brief

DRAWS

Wallace out for season

■ Bowls

Penrith’s semi-final hopes have been dealt a massive blow with halfback Peter Wallace ruled out for the rest of the NRL season with a ruptured ACL. Wallace injured his right knee in the Panthers’ loss to Cronulla in Bathurst on Sunday.

The game was Wallace’s first game back from a two-game stint on the sidelines due to an injury to his left knee. Wallace has been instrumental in the Panthers’ rise to a top four side this year. - AAP

Ashburton Indoor Bowls Ashburton teams to play against Canterbury @ Ashburton August 3 R Bennett, B Laird, K Taylor, R Mackenzie; C Talbot, G Smith, S Guilford, C Bassett; K Mackenzie, Mat Bassett, H Mitchell, L Mackenzie; M Markham, M Lawson, G Lee, M Bensdrop; G Wilson, G Chapman, J Cutherbertson, M Nordqvist; R Ellis, M Sheard, M Sunbeam, D Turner.

Any player unable to play, please contact Michael on 0272788166. The meal cost for Canterbury/Ashburton is $12. And morning tea @9.30am play start 10am Ashburton/Canterbury combined team to play against the North Island team @ Christchurch on August 8 Ladies Singles C Talbot (AS); Pairs MT Hooper (CY), G Hurst (AS); Triples R Bennett (AS), D Osborne (CY), C Bassett (AS); Fours A Graham (CY), J Hamilton (CY), J Eden (CY), L Mackenzie (AS); Men Singles A Diamond (CY); Pairs O Ditfort (CY), Mat Bassett (AS); Triples M Lawson (AS), A Clarke (CY), G Chapman (AS); Fours G Wilson (AS), M Markham (AS), K Anngow (CY), J Sullivan (CY).

The meal cost for combined north vs Ash/ Canterbury game is $21 pp.

■ Golf Ashburton Golf Club August 2 A Stableford match will be held off the RED Tees. Starting Time: Morning 8.30am; Afternoon Report at 11.15 for an 11.45 start.

Saturday Starters: Morning Murray Wackrow; Afternoon Grant Russell and Miti Daniel. Results Clarrie Galway and Ray Lambert

■ Hockey Mid Canterbury Hockey Played at NBS Ashburton Hockey Turf August 1 1st Grade Women 6.20 pm Hampstead v Methven (Collegians/Rakaia 1st gr W) 7.30 pm Collegians v Rakaia (Hampstead/Methven 1st gr W) bye: Collegiate August 2: Senior Women at Ashburton 2.00pm Hampstead 1 v Geraldine (Umpires TBA); 3.30pm Hampstead/Collegians v TGHS A (Umpires TBA) August 3: 1st Grade Men 5.00pm Ashburton College v Methven (Wakanui Tinwald 1st gr M) 6.15pm Wakanui v Tinwald (Wakanui Blue SM/Methven 1st gr M) bye: Collegians April 7: 2nd Grade Girls 4.30pm Finals 1st & 2nd place (A. Kelland/ R. Law) 5.30pm 3rd & 4th place (A. Kelland/ Hampstead 1st gr W)) Teams to be advised 2nd Grade Boys 6.30pm Finals 1st & 2nd place (Wakanui Blk SM/R. Law) 7.30pm 3rd & 4th place (Wakanui Blk SM x 2) Teams to be advised

■ Netball Paper Plus Mid Canterbury Netball Junior August 2 Heartland Court: 9.00: New World Allenton A v St Josephs Gold, E McDowell, C

Broncos slow starters

Red Bull driver Daniel Ricciardo of Australia steers his car to win the Hungarian Formula One Grand Prix in Budapest, Hungary, yesterday.

AP PHOTO Meadows, 10.00: New World Allenton B v Tinwald South B, D McArthur, H McDougal; 11.00: Tinwald South A v Methven Shearmac A, E Hurley, S Beveridge Neumanns Tyre Services Ltd Court: 9.00: Hampstead School C v St Josephs Pink, Coaches; 10.00: Allenton Sting v St Josephs Silver, Coaches; 11.00: Longbeach C v Methven Hammer Hardware, Coaches Colourplus Court: 9.00: Borough Black v Netherby Nippers, Coaches; 10.00: Borough Red v Fairton, Coaches, 11.00: Tinwald School C v Rakaia, Coaches Subway Court: 10.00: St Josephs Orange v Southern Mayfield Transport, S Bundell, K Dolan; 11.00: Borough C v Tinwald School B, P Bradley-Doig, M Dudley AMI Insurance Court: 9.00: Netherby Diamonds v Hampstead School B, L Walsh, S Arnold; 11.00: Longbeach B v Methven Winslow, J Mushonga, Lucy Harrison Todds of Ashburton Court: 9.00: Southern Hyde Bros Spraying v Borough Green, T Allen, C Harnett; 10.00: Allenton Hurricuanes v Southern Mayfield Service Centre, M McIntyre, O MacKenzie; 11.00: Wakanui v Allenton Magic, J Donnelly, Z Diedrick Stirling Sports Court: 9.00: Hampstead B v Methven Professionals, S Bell, A Strawbridge; 10.00: Longbeach A v Allenton Tactix, G Pierce, M Gibson; 11.00: Netherby Magic v Hampstead School A, H Gray, L Alves Ashburton Guardian Red Court: 9.00: Borough A v Tinwald School A, D Watson, J Schmack; 10.00: Allenton Mystics v Borough Gold, T Booth, S Anderson; 11.00: Methven B v St Josephs Red, G Adams, T Kelland Ashburton Guardian Blue Court: 9.00: Allenton C v Southern Hayden Mackenzie, H Harnett, G Naylor; 10.00: Southern Taylor Groundspreading v Allenton Crusaders, N Johnson, N Waddell; 11.00: Hampstead A v St Josephs Blue, M Muckle, S Harkness Duty Club: Ashburton Borough; Club Duty Person: Karen Jones; Canteen: Angela Chudleigh; Junior Committee Duty: Vicki McArthur; Umpire Duty: Lyn Hart / Wendy Hopwood

Heartland Mid Canterbury Netball Senior, August 2 Heartland Court: 12.30: United KFC A v Ashburton College Finesse Fitness Senior A, W Hopwood, V McArthur; 2.30: Methven Wareings A v Celtic Vetent A, C Corbett,

G Kennedy; 3.30: Hampstead Hotel Ashburton A v Smith & Church Collegiate A, S Hopwood, I Anderson Neumanns Tyre Services Ltd Court: 12.30: Wilsons Bulk Transport Allenton A v Methven Euro Agri B, A Chudleigh, A Johnson; 1.30: Rakaia A v Hampstead Hotel Ashburton B, D McNab, L Muckle; 2.30: College B v College Y10A, C Tappin, B Williams Colourplus Court: 12.30: Methven Brown Pub White v Celtic D, A Elliott, R McGregor; 1.30: College U18 v Celtic B, J Carrodus, A Walsh; 3.30: Celtic C v Tinwald South Black, D McNab, K Graham Subway Court: 12.30: Hampstead Hotel Ashburton C v Hampstead Hotel Ashburton Gold, E Riordan, N Jemmett; 2.30: College Y9A v United KFC B, A Elliott, S Fulton; 3.30: Methven R&R Haulage U18A v College Y10B, K Johansen, D Johansen AMI Insurance Court: 12.30: Southern Livestock Exchange v Methven South Pacific Seeds U18B, S Bueta, T Watson; 1.30: College Y9B v College U17, N Johnson, A Rollinson; 2.30: Celtic E v College U16A, V Pluck, V Shaw Todds of Ashburton Court: 12.30: College U15A v Bedrock Bar & Stonegrill Allenton B, O Gibson, E Kelly; 1.30: Celtic U18 v Hampstead Hotel Ashburton U17, M Harrison, E Calles; 3.30: College U16B v Methven LH Farm Co U15A, N Graham, C McClintock Stirling Sports Court: 12.30: College U15B v Methven the Lodge U15B, K Withell, J McCormick; 2.30: Celtic U15 v Hampstead Hotel Ashburton U15, J Tallentire, T Barry Ashburton Guardian Red Court: 1.30: College Blue v Celtic F, M Buller, R Isherwood; 3.30: Allenton C v Methven Blue Pub Black, M Griffin, G Boon Ashburton Guardian Blue Court: 12.30: Mt Somers Social v Celtic Dragons, S Leadley, O Cunneen; 1.30: Hampstead Hotel Ashburton Hotties v Hakatere Marae, S Colquhoun, N Whyte; 2.30: Allenton Social v United KFC Colonels Chicks, H Butcher, J Leonard Club Duty: Hampstead; Club Duty Person: Kari Graham; Canteen: Trish Maylor; Umpire: Sally Rhodes; Management: Angela Chudleigh

iate Refereee Required Saturday 2 August 2014 Pre Season Heartland Game Southland v The Trust Ashburton Mid Canterbury, Oamaru, 12.30pm August 3 Bruce Beckley Memorial Cup, Tinwald v Southern, Mt Somers Domain, 2pm, M Bell, D McKibbin, J Greenslade MCRU Under 14 (Preliminary Squad) Coaches: Regan Broker, Lance Taylor Manager: Christin Taylor Allenton: Devon Coyle, Celtic: Elyh Mckibbin, Conner Donaldson, William Tod, Mitchell Prendergast Hampstead: Te Maiharoa Waaka, Richard Faoga ,Elama Touli ,Tutanekai Kareko ,Eloni Tuakoi, Keegan Gentle , Methven: Samuel Van-Leerdam, Jackson Jones, Joshua Ree, Josh Smith, Richard Turpie, Tuoafa Kinikini, Southern : Issac Huddleston, Drew Chisnall, Conner Hydes Joseph Allen-Perkens Tinwald : Liam McCormack, Liviu Cojocaru, Vinnie Lawrence, First training will be Tuesday 5th of August at Hampstead at 5 .30PM If unavailable please contact Coaches Lance Taylor 021 073 0936 or Regan Broker 021 100 0048

Mid Canterbury Rugby

Under 16 Training Squad Darren Cockburn (coach) – 027 298 9721, Phil Prendergast – (Coach) – 027 432 7768, Leighton Nicol (Manager) – 027 473 0815 First XV: Cameron Turpin Allenton / Harlequins : Robert Jenner, Declan O’Neill Celtic: Makie Te Are, Troy Vainerere, Ioelu Leo, Josh Wotton, Gabe Hamill, Toafa Mafiti, Max Stapleton, Josh Gill, Piritahi Pia, Te Aranga Hohaia, Richard Sooaemalelagi, Eru Tahuri, Jack Good, Josh Strange, Tuakana Kamoe, Kerry Claydon-Wade, Oliver Adlam Methven/Harlequins: Andrew Henderson, Quinton Pannett, Dallas McLeod, Keegan Marsh.

Rakaia/Harlequins: Lopete Langi, Maui Kinikini.

Training to be held on Saturday 2nd August from 10.00am to 11.10am at the Celtic Rugby Grounds.

Please contact Leighton Nicol with any Questions. (Manager) – 027 473 0815

July 31 Mt Hutt College U15 v Mountain View High, Methven Domain, 10.45am, Club Assoc-

August 4, Press Cup Lincoln High School v Ashburton College, Lincoln, 12pm

■ Rugby

■ CRICKET

Pietersen to star down under in BBL

By Ben McKay Kevin Pietersen will make a long-awaited appearance in this season’s Big Bash League, playing for Melbourne Stars.

The 34-year-old English batsman, regarded as one of the finest stroke-makers in world cricket, is the highest-profile

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signing for the new BBL season.

Pietersen, cast aside by England after they slumped to a 5-0 Ashes loss in 2013-14, said he was excited about joining the Stars.

“I) was an easy choice for me when you look at the players we have, and don’t forget our home ground, the MCG,” he said.

The Stars pride themselves on luring high-profile cricketers to their team, with Shane Warne, Lasith Malinga, and a host of Australian T20 internationals having played for the side.

New Stars chairman of selectors Damien Fleming said that the Stars were hopeful Pietersen’s arrival would help

them finally win the league.

“Someone of his experience will be of great benefit to our club as we strive to go one step further in BBL 04,” Fleming said.

“KP’s an awesome talent and proven world-class cricketer across all forms of the game.”

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Milestone man Matt Gillett has attributed an attitude problem to the Broncos’ spate of slow NRL starts. Brisbane have found themselves down 12-0 in the opening 15 minutes of their last three matches - losing to Penrith and Melbourne, but recovering against the Warriors. Now sitting eighth and facing a tough run into the play-offs, Anthony Griffin’s team must quickly fix the problem to stay in finals contention. The Australian and Queensland backrower said it was crucial to improve their early focus ahead of Friday night’s clash with pacesetters Manly at Brookvale Oval. “It’s just a group thing, it’s an attitude thing,” he admitted yesterday.

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Foley up for big clash NSW Waratahs five-eighth Bernard Foley gets the chance to play against one of his idols when he tests his mettle against All Blacks great Dan Carter in Saturday’s Super Rugby final. The smart playmaking of Foley, who is the competition’s leading scorer, has been a central factor in the Waratahs’ surge to the minor premiership and their first home final. Crusaders star Carter, who has only recently returned from a sabbatical, was named yesterday in New Zealand’s squad for the Rugby Championship starting next month. The veteran flyhalf has started the Crusaders’ last three games at inside centre outside Colin Slade, who he replaced in the All Blacks squad.

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The Phoenix adventure Dutch footballer Roly Bonevacia was looking for an adventure when searching for a new club and believes he has found it with the Wellington Phoenix. When Bonevacia, a graduate of the famed Ajax Academy, was given a free transfer by Dutch Roda JC he had offers in Europe to consider, but has opted for the Wellington Phoenix under the watch of coach Ernie Merrick. “I was looking for a new adventure and a good club,” Bonevacia, 22, said. “I did some research and was amazed by the beauty of New Zealand. Then I had a conversation with Mr Merrick and he convinced me that this would be the right choice for me.” - APNZ

Praise for Ricciardo Daniel Ricciardo has been hailed as one of the best drivers in Formula One after scoring his second grand prix win in Hungary. The Australian passed two former world champions in the final four laps to claim the stunning victory in a safety carinterrupted race at the Hungaroring yesterday. Ricciardo’s triumph follows his maiden career victory in Canada last month.

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Ex-Ashburtonian triathlete Braden Currie demonstrated guts and determination to grind through a tough day and come home a gritty second in Scanno, at Xterra Italy on Saturday.

After fighting back from a huge fall on the mountain bike section, Currie who is now based in Wanaka played his “get out of jail card” on the run, finishing second in 2:49:57 behind current Spanish world champion Ruben Ruzafa (2:45:23).

He also held off five-time world Xterra champion, South Africa’s Conrad Stoltz, who crossed the line in 2:51:39.As Currie wryly pointed out: “Lucky I can run.”

He transitioned out of the mountain bike in fourth, 2min30sec down on Stoltz and France’s Francois Carloni.

“I set my sights on Conrad and after a hard seven kilometres he came into sight.

On a steep pinch I pulled up beside him and Carloni. With what felt like a heart bursting climb, followed by a steep tech decent I soon managed to be clear of both of them,” he said.

Disaster soon struck and it was a testament to Currie’s mental and physical tenacity that he could finish the race, following his head over heels crash in muddy conditions.

“As we hit a technical section, I quickly realised that my tyres had way too much air pressure and I was bouncing all over the place like a frog on Ritalin. On a steep slippery decent, I went straight off the track, over the bars and my bike came tumbling after me.

“My rear derailleur landed right in the middle of my back.”

It was “tough times in my world” after that, he said and with his adrenaline surging on the second lap of the 40km course, he struggled on.

His race schedule has been full on, since he began competing in Europe - with four off-road triathlons in five weeks. Despite the gruelling regime of travelling, training and racing, Currie’s results speak volumes, with a win and three seconds in this ultra-competitive Xterra championship.

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

10.45am M.S.A. TAI CHI. Tai Chi maintenance class. M.S.A. Social hall, Havelock Street.

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Signing centre in Community House, at the rear of Westpac Bank, 122 Tancred Street.

1.00pm - 3.00pm ASHBURTON AVIATION MUSEUM. Classic aircraft on display including DC 3.

Ashburton airport, Seafield Road.

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

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7.30pm ASHBURTON ASTRONOMY GROUP. Meet last Tuesday of each month at Menorlue, Ashburton College, Walnut Avenue.

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10.45am M.S.A. TAI CHI. Seated exercises, ideal for users of mobility aids. M.S.A. Social hall, Havelock 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.

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

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

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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.

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FERON, Robert Dell – On July 25, 2014 in his 85th year. Passed away peacefully and now at rest. Dearly loved husband of Ngaire. Loved and respected brother and brother in-law of the Jean and Cecil Reeves (both deceased), Jack and Gwenda (both deceased).

Ron (deceased) and Maureen (Christchurch), Velma and Russell Langdon, and Isobel and Vince Wright (both deceased) (Leeston). Loved uncle Bob of all his nieces and nephews. Messages to 1/44 Burnett Street, Ashburton 7700. A special thanks to the staff of Princes Court and Dr Ryan for the wonderful care they provided to Robert in the last years of his life. Donations to the Alzheimers foundation of NZ would be much appreciated and may be left at the service. A service to celebrate Robert’s life will be held at Our Chapel Cnr East and Cox Streets, Ashburton on WEDNESDAY, July 30, commencing at 2.00pm.

Followed by private cremation at Ashburton.

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FERON, Robert Dell – On July 25, 2014 in his 85th year. Passed away peacefully at Ashburton and now at rest.

Loved and respected brother and brother in-law of Moreen and the late Harold Drinnan (Christchurch) and Jack and the late Heather Adam (Auckland). Loved uncle of all his nieces and nephews.

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JOHNSTON, Joseph (Joe) – On July 27, 2014 at Tuarangi Home, Ashburton. Aged 88 years. Dearly loved husband of the late Monica. Loved stepfather of Bernard and Jeanette, Michael and Pauline, Gavin and Diane, Kathryn and Jon, John and Caroline, Alan and Sally, Stephen and Nicky, Carolyn and Russell, and Elizabeth and Warren. Loved granddad of all his grandchildren and great grandchildren.

Messages to 1 Michael Street, Rakaia. A special thank you to the staff who took care of Joe at Rosebank Resthome and Tuarangi Home. A service to celebrate Joe’s life will be held at St Mark’s Anglican Church, Rakaia on WEDNESDAY, July 30, commencing at 2.00 pm. Followed by interment at the Rakaia cemetery.

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6am Breakfast 9am Good Morning 10am The Chase 3 0 11am The Renovation Game 3 A team of up-and-coming builders and designers put their fees on the line if they fail to raise a property’s value.

Noon One News 0 12:30 Emmerdale PGR Victoria is angry; Pete and Adam are relieved; James uses his charm; Megan receives compliments. 0 1pm Coronation Street PGR 3 0 1:30 Come Dine With Me UK PGR 2pm Four Weddings 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

6am Creflo Dollar 6:30 Tiki Tour 3 0 6:55 Angry Birds Toons 3 0 7am Fish Hooks 3 0 7:25 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 3 0 1pm Jeremy Kyle PGR 2pm Jeremy Kyle USA PGR 3pm According To Jim 3 0 3:28 Angry Birds Toons 3 0 3:30 Robot And Monster 3 0 4pm Jessie 0 4:30 The 4:30 Show 5pm America’s Funniest Home Videos 3 0 5:30 Home And Away 0 6pm Friends 3 0 6:30 Neighbours 0 7pm Shortland Street PGR Rachel 7pm Seven Sharp 0 races the clock; Leanne’s 7:30 Highway Cops PGR 0 sweet plans turn sour. 0 8pm N SCU – Serious Crash 7:30 My Kitchen Rules 0 Unit PGR 0 8:45 M Bad Teacher AO 2011 8:30 N The Mentalist AO 0 Comedy. A lazy, incompetent 9:30 N Nigel Latta – The teacher who hates her New Haves and Have Nots students has her plans to quit Clinical psychologist Nigel her job dashed when her rich Latta sets out to sort fact fiancé dumps her. Cameron from spin, and get to the Diaz, Justin Timberlake. 0 core of the major social issues 10:40 Army Wives AO 0 facing New Zealanders. 0 10:30 One News Tonight 0 11pm N Southland AO 0 11:55 The Killing Of Sophie Elliott AO 0 12:50 Te Karere 3 2 0 1:15 Infomercials 5:05 Faith In Action 5:35 Te Karere 3 2 0

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

WEDNESDAY

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

11:35 Golden Boy AO 12:25 Obsessive Compulsive Cleaners PGR 3 0 1:35 Infomercials 2:35 Gossip Girl AO 3 0 3:25 Pretty Little Liars PGR 3 0 4:15 Bethenny 3 5:05 Neighbours 3 0 5:30 Infomercials

TV THREE 6am 3 News – Firstline 8:30 Infomercials 11:25 The Nanny PGR 3 0 Noon 3 News 12:30 Dr Phil PGR (Part 2) A young man who was charged with the 2011 murder of his 14-year-old brother, and found not guilty, discusses the circumstances that led up to the event.

1:30 The Dr Oz Show PGR Dr Oz discusses high-protein diets, which reports have claimed could do more harm than good.

2:30 Rachael Ray Rachael investigates which is worse, fat or sugar.

3:30 The Queen Latifah Show 4:30 Entertainment Tonight 5pm The Simpsons 3 0 5:25 Million Dollar Minute 6pm 3 News 7pm Campbell Live 7:30 The House That £100k Built PGR 0 8:40 M Dodgeball – A True Underdog Story AO 3 2004 Comedy. Ben Stiller, Vince Vaughn, Christine Taylor.

10:40 The Paul Henry Show

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 8:30 Ready, Steady, Wiggles 8:45 Peppa Pig 3 8:55 The Moe Show 0 9:05 Bob The Builder 3 9:15 Thomas And Friends 3 9:25 Ben And Holly’s Little Kingdom 9:35 Barney And Friends 3 10am Infomercials 2pm Sesame Street 3 2:55 Pingu 3 3pm Sticky TV 4:30 Four Live 6pm Everybody Hates Chris PGR 30 6:30 Just Shoot Me! 3 0 7pm The Simpsons 3 0 7:30 Family Guy PGR 3 8pm The Cleveland Show PGR 3 8:30 M The 41-Year-Old Virgin Who Knocked Up Sarah Marshall and Felt Superbad About It AO 3 2010 Comedy. A parody of Judd Apatow’s blockbuster comedies. Bryan Callen, Noureen Dewulf, Mircea Monroe.

10:15 90210 PGR

11:10 The Good Wife AO Alicia 11:05 Entertainment Tonight defends a jailed drug dealer, but he 11:35 Infomercials requires her to work with another lawyer she suspects may be coercing witnesses to recant their testimony against him.

12:10 Infomercials

PRIME

THE BOX 6am Law And Order MV 6:50 The Simpsons PG 7:15 Parking Wars PGL 7:40 America’s Funniest Home Videos PG 8:05 Survivor – Marquesas PG 8:55 Criminal Intent MV 9:45 SVU MV 10:35 NCIS PGV 11:25 No Man’s Land M 12:15 CSI – New York MV 1:05 Whose Line Is It Anyway? PG 1:30 Criminal Intent MV 2:20 Law And Order MV 3:10 Survivor – Marquesas PG 4pm Parking Wars PGL 4:30 The Simpsons PG 5pm Criminal Intent MV 6pm America’s Funniest Home Videos PG 6:30 The Simpsons PG 7pm Parking Wars PGL 7:30 NCIS PGV 8:30 Transporter – The Series MVL 9:30 Strike Back 18VLS 10:30 SVU MV 11:30 NCIS PGV

WEDNESDAY

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

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6am Good Morning Glasgow The latest news and results from day five, including women’s hockey, Black Sticks v South Africa.

10am Home Shopping Noon The Doctors PGR A talk show focusing on tough medical questions in an open forum.

1pm The Test PGR Celebrities and viewers answer moral questions.

1:55 MythBusters PGR 3 The team tackles two anomalies of the English language.

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

7pm The Crowd Goes Wild 7:30 60 Minutes PGR 3 8:30 Sleepy Hollow AO Abbie and Ichabod must find hidden clues to thwart the evil in Sleepy Hollow; Abbie has an unexpected visit from the enigmatic Andy Brooks.

9:30 Ready, Set, Glasgow 10pm Commonwealth Games – Men’s Hockey New Zealand v England at the Glasgow National Hockey Centre.

6am Rugby League – NRL (Replay) Warriors v Sea Eagles. From Cbus Super Stadium on the Gold Coast.

8am Rugby League – NRL (Highlights) Raiders v Rabbitohs.

8:30 Monday Night With Matty Johns 9:30 #SkyRugby – Breakdown 10am Golf Central 11am Golf – European Tour (Highlights) Russian Open – Round Four.

11:30 Golf – US PGA Tour (Highlights) Canadian Open – Round Four.

Noon Aussie Rules – AFL (Replay) Collingwood v Adelaide Crows.

3pm Rugby – Super Rugby (Replay) Semi-final One – Crusaders v Sharks.

5pm AFL Weekly (Highlights) 6pm UFC Now 7pm Fox Sports News A complete wrap up of the day’s sporting headlines.

8pm The Crowd Goes Wild 8:30 #SkyRugby – Breakdown 9pm Rugby Nation 9:58 L Cricket – International England v India – Third Test, Day Three. Coverage of the morning session from The Rose Bowl in Southampton.

Midnight Commonwealth Games – Netball New Zealand v Saint Lucia.

2am Commonwealth Games – Mountain Biking Women’s cross country.

4am Commonwealth Games – Mountain Biking Men’s crosscountry.

12:05 The Crowd Goes Wild 12:35 L Cricket – International England v India – Third Test, Day Three. Coverage of the afternoon session from The Rose Bowl in Southampton.

5:30 Cycling – Tour de France (Highlights) Stage 21.

MAORI TV 10am Korero Mai 3 11am Toku Reo 3 Noon Korero Mai 3 1pm Toku Reo 3 2pm Korero Mai 3 3pm Kai Time On The Road 3 3:30 Dora Maataatoa 4pm SpongeBob Tarau Porowha 2 4:30 Pukana 2 5pm Toi Whakaari 5:30 Te Kaea 2 6pm Nga Pari Karangaranga o te Motu 6:30 Ako 2

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SKY SPORT 2 6am The Crowd Goes Wild 6:30 Random Rugby TV 6:45 Small Blacks TV 7am Golf Focus 8am Fox Sports News 8:30 Motorsport – FIA Formula One Championship (Highlights) Hungarian Grand Prix. 9am Cycling – Tour de France (Highlights) 9:30 The Crowd Goes Wild 10am Fox Sports News The Mentalist Nigel Latta – The New Haves and 10:30 Sky Sports News UK 11am Cycling – UCI BMX World Have Nots, 9:30pm on TV One 8:30pm on TV One Championships (Highlights) 11:30 Cycling – Tour de France DISCOVERY MOVIES PREMIERE MOVIES GREATS (Highlights) Noon Rugby – Super Rugby (Highlights) Semi-final One 7am Letters To Juliet PGL 2010 6am Auction Kings PG 7:20 The Making Of Oblivion PG Romantic Comedy. Amanda Seyfried. – Crusaders v Sharks. 12:30 Rugby 6:30 Deadliest Catch PG 7:40 Riddick 16VLS 2013 Sci-fi 8:45 High Crimes MV 2002 Thriller. – Super Rugby (Highlights) Semi7:30 Man v Wild PG Guatemala.

Action. Vin Diesel, Karl Urban. final Two – Waratahs v Brumbies.

Morgan Freeman, Ashley Judd.

8:30 MythBusters PG Prison Escape. 9:40 A Stranger In Paradise AO 1pm Rugby League – NRL 10:40 Bounce ML 2000 Drama.

9:30 MythBusters PG 2013 Thriller. Colin Egglesfield.

(Highlights) 1:30 Rugby League 11:05 Nature Calls MLS 2012 Comedy. Gwyneth Paltrow, Ben Affleck.

10:30 Auction Hunters PG – NRL (Highlights) 2pm Rugby 12:25 Hitman 16VLS 2007 Action.

Patton Oswalt, Johnny Knoxville.

11am Auction Hunters PG League – NRL (Highlights) 11:30 Stolen Voices, Buried Secrets M 12:25 Chernobyl Diaries 16VL 2012 Timothy Olyphant, Dougray Scott.

2:30 Rugby League – NRL 2pm Garden State 16LS 2004 Noon Stolen Voices, Buried Secrets M Horror. Jesse McCartney.

(Highlights) Raiders v Rabbitohs.

Romantic Comedy. Zach Braff, 1:55 Riddick 16VLS 2013 Sci-fi 12:30 Stalked – Someone’s 3pm Golf – European Tour Natalie Portman, Ian Holm.

Action. Vin Diesel, Karl Urban.

Watching M (Highlights) Russian Open – Round 3:55 A Stranger In Paradise AO 1:30 Web Of Lies M 3:40 Shanghai Noon PGV 2000 Four. 3:30 Golf – US PGA Tour 2013 Thriller. Colin Egglesfield.

2:30 Moonshiners M Action Western. Jackie Chan, (Highlights) Canadian Open – 3:30 Magic Of Science PG Lucy Liu, Owen Wilson.

5:20 The Babymakers 16LS 2012 Round Four. 4pm Athletics – IAAF 4pm The Mind Control Freaks M Comedy. Paul Schneider, Olivia Munn. 5:30 Borat 16LS 2006 Comedy.

World Junior Championships 4:30 Gold Rush PG 6:55 Inescapable 16VL 2012 Thriller. Sacha Baron Cohen.

(Highlights) Day Five. 5pm 5:30 MythBusters PG 6:55 Serendipity PGS 2001 Marisa Tomei, Joshua Jackson.

Athletics – IAAF World Junior 6:30 Alaskan Bush People M Romantic Comedy. John Cusack, 8:30 This Is The End 16VLS 2013 Championships (Highlights) Day 7:30 Aeroplane Repo PG Kate Beckinsale.

Comedy. James Franco, Jonah Hill.

8:30 Alaska – The Last Frontier M 10:20 Now You See Me MVLS 8:30 There Will Be Blood MV 2007 Six. 6pm Golf Focus 7pm The Golf Fix 8pm Golf – The Haney 9:30 Alaskan Bush People M Drama. Daniel Day-Lewis.

2013 Thriller. Jesse Eisenberg, 10:30 Dukes Of Haggle PG 11:10 Harold And Kumar Escape Project Michael Phelps. 9pm Golf Mark Ruffalo.

– Feherty 10pm Fight Night 11pm Deadline – Crime With From Guantanamo Bay 18LS 2008 WEDNESDAY Tamron Hall M Comedy.

WEDNESDAY 12:15 Skid Marks 16LSC 2008 Midnight NRL Fulltime Comedy. Tyler Poelle, Dianna Argon. WEDNESDAY WEDNESDAY 12:30 Fox Sports News Midnight Beauty Queen Murders M 1:40 The Babymakers 16LS 2012 12:50 The Three Musketeers 1am AFL Weekly (Highlights) 1am Evil Kin M Comedy. Paul Schneider, Olivia Munn. MV 2011 Adventure. 2:40 The 2am Rugby League – NRL 2am Dirty Jobs PG 3:15 Inescapable 16VL 2012 Thriller. Directors – Adrian Lyne PG (Replay) Broncos v Storm.

3am Deadliest Catch PG 3:10 Borat 16LS 2006 Comedy.

Marisa Tomei, Joshua Jackson.

4am Rugby League – Holden 4am Extreme Forensics M 4:35 Shanghai Noon PGV 2000 4:50 This Is The End 16VLS 2013 Cup (Replay) Warriors v Sea Eagles.

5am Dirty Jobs PG Action Western.

Comedy. James Franco, Jonah Hill.

7pm Te Kaea 3 2 7:30 #Hakanation 8pm Moko Aotearoa Gordon and the House of Natives prepare for the opening of their first carving exhibition; Pip has a busy day ahead, with a moko piece to complete and an art auction.

8:30 N Smuigleiri Leabhar 10pm Media Take 10:30 Tagata Pasifika 11pm Te Kaea 3 2 11:30 Closedown

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A packed gallery watches as Pete Summerfield gets in a return shot in his match against Auckland’s Carl Smith in a semi-final match at the Celtic Squash Club’s Ray McBeth Memorial tournament held over the weekend. Summerfield made it to the final with a straight sets victory in this match, but found Craig Stratford a much tougher proposition in the final.

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