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Ashburton dentists are seeing a significant increase in severe decay, with some patients having to wait up to four weeks for treatment.

Dr Justin Wall of the Ashburton Dental Centre said he was seeing a large number of patients with severe decay and things were only getting worse.

A major player in the increase in decay was a lack of fluoridation in the district’s water supply, he said.

“There is no doubt about it, it has an impact and the impact is really starting to hit hard now.”

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It takes five years to begin to come through and another five years to start making a significant impact, he said.

Fluoride was withdrawn from Ashburton’s water supply in March 2002, with attempts made to reintroduce it in 2006 and a referendum held in March 2007.

Only 23 of New Zealand’s 67 councils add fluoride to its water supply.

Because of the increase in decay, dentists were struggling to cope.

Fellow Ashburton dentist Michael Holdaway said fluoride was proven to have a dramatic effect in decreasing tooth decay.

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greater stress on the workforce, but dentists were doing the best they could, he said. His practice, Dentistry on Parkside, was expanding to encompass an extra surgery and had also taken a new dental hygienist on board.

However, Dr Wall’s practice was busy due to a combination of an increase in demand and a shortage of dentists.

Dr Wall employs dentists on a transitional basis, expecting them to not settle in the district.

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■ ASHBURTON PROJECT

Call for council land for elderly flatting project

By Sue NewmaN

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By the end of this year flatting for the elderly could be a new accommodation option in Ashburton.

Inspired by the Abbeyfields concept that sees purpose-built complexes accommodate up to 14 seniors in a flatting-type situation, a group keen to see a similar form of social housing established in Ashburton is taking its first steps towards turning that idea into a reality.

Group secretary Jackie Girvan said the Abbeyfields concept had been considered and, while it was a great idea for a larger centre, the group believed a smaller complex owned and run locally would be far more successful in Ashburton.

“It costs a lot to set up an Abbeyfield and it’s really a franchise

where you pay money every year.

We believe we could do something smaller and have it up and running much quicker by doing it independently,” Mrs Girvan said.

The Ashburton concept could see a house with five or six ensuite bedrooms and a large living area and kitchen built and ready for occupancy within the year, she said.

The key to the project’s success would be securing a site that could be gifted, but that would ultimately become part of a complex that could pass into community ownership, group member Walter Van Der Kley said.

“If we get that land given to us, then we stand a real fighting chance of achieving this project,” he said.

“I see the ownership of this as

key. If someone like the council gave us the land, it could end up back in the council’s ownership in the future, no problem.”

If the facility became a community asset, however, that did not mean the council would run the complex.

Overall management would still be by a community committee, Mr Van Der Kley said.

The steering group behind the project believed that by developing the property independently it would be easier to ensure community buy in and support. It would also be achievable in a much shorter time frame.

An Abbeyfields complex in Hornby was 11 years in the making and another in Leeston was eight years down the track and was still not ready for occupation.

Mayor supports flatting concept

By Sue NewmaN

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Ashburton Mayor Angus McKay, while offering support for the social housing project, stopped short of committing a site on councilowned land.

“We would have to see what the proposal was that they put in, but we have assisted Community House, so there are mechanisms there for this to occur,” he said.

While not willing to tag potential sites for a community housing project, Mr McKay said the council did own three adjoining sections on Cambridge Street that were

vacant. “Council does have to be careful, however.

“We have a number of proposals that come past us that are not under the spectrum of council, but under advocacy we can make work.”

Mr McKay said he was happy to guide people through the process of preparing a proposal that could be put to the council.

“The door of the mayor was always open to groups who came with proposals to make life better in the district.”

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The group believes that once it secures a site, Ashburton’s first flatting for the elderly complex could be ready for occupation within a year.

The group will now undertake a feasibility study on the housing project and intends to talk to Ashburton Mayor Angus McKay about the possibility of the build taking place on a council-owned section.

Ashburton’s group house would provide people with their own room and shared living facilities.

While there would be an option to have one meal a day cooked or provided, residents lived independently in a flatting-type situation for which they would pay rent.

This would cover all joint expenses such as power and any catered meals.

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woes cause Allenton residents distress

BY SUE NEWMAN

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Irresponsible dog owners are creating an unsavoury problem for people living in Ashburton’s Middle Road.

They’re fed up with finding their footpaths and front lawns dotted with dog droppings and say they want dog owners in the area to step up, do the right thing and ensure if their dogs are on the street they clean up any mess they leave behind.

Melissa Gawn said that dodging dog poo had become something her children were very accustomed to doing when they walked to school or pre-school, but that didn’t make it right.

“I shouldn’t have to teach my children to avoid dog droppings. It’s all down our street and every day there’s something new we have to watch out for,” she said.

Mrs Gawn’s family does not own a dog and they don’t want to clean up

after other people’s dogs either.

“People in Allenton don’t seem to be aware that it’s against the law not to pick up their dog’s droppings. I’m sick of scraping my kids shoes.”

She’s tried to catch dogs in the act but said the problem seems to be caused by roaming dogs as much as it is by dog owners not doing the right thing.

Her neighbours and people on other streets in the area are also having similar problems, Mrs Gawn said.

“It seems to be this general area.

I’d like to see the council put up signs informing people that not cleaning up after their dogs is against the law.”

The Ashburton District Council’s dog control bylaw makes it clear where the responsibility for dog droppings lie.

It states that the owner of any dog that defecates in a public place must clean up and dispose of the mess that’s left behind.

Left – Melissa Gawn and children (from left) Elayna, 4, Ryan, 8, Nerida, 6, and Archer, 2, fed up with dodging dog poo on the footpath outside their house.

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■ LAWYER GENDER BALANCE

Women to overtake men practising law

BY SUE NEWMAN

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For the first time in New Zealand’s legal history the number of male and female legal practitioners is equal.

For several years women law graduates have outnumbered men, but when it came to numbers in the workforce, the gender balance remained unequal.

The New Zealand Law Society, however, says that the number of women practising law would shortly overtake male numbers.

In Ashburton, the gender balance still swings in favour of men, particularly at the senior end of the pay scale.

Of the district’s four larger practices – Argyle Welsh Finnigan, Russell Moon and Fail, White Fox and Jones and Tavendale and Partners – 46 legal practitioners are listed on their web pages, but at 21 (45 per cent), women make up less than half the four businesses’ legal ranks.

Among that number, only four women have made partner in their company. Russell Moon and Fail’s

Gretchen Hart was the first to break new ground in Ashburton as the sole female legal practitioner and she was the first to be made partner.

Fellow RMF partner Chris Roberston is a strong supporter of the legal profession as a gender neutral industry, but because of constantly changing legislation, it was difficult for women who might want to take time out to have a family, he said.

“It’s hard for women to do this, to have a career and a family, without feeling guilt ridden.”

Figures produced by the Law So-

ciety show that the legal profession has longevity among its members.

At February last year practising lawyers had been in the business for an average of 21.4 years.

More women than men were admitted to the legal profession for the first time in 1993.

Currently women make up 36 per cent of barristers, 60 per cent of inhouse lawyers, 25 per cent of law firm partners/directors and 60 per cent of law firm employees. They make up 32 per cent of sole practitioners. Added to Ashburton’s 46

larger firm lawyers, there are several sole and two-person offices.

Wellington has the highest ratio of lawyers to population, 85:1, followed by Queenstown, 185:1. The national average is 383:1. The highest ratio is in Kawerau, 3197:1 On assumed total of 50 legal practitioners, Ashburton has a ratio of about 680:1.

The district does, however, score second on the list of centres with the highest proportion of lawyers who had been in practice for less than 10 years – 51.4 per cent.

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■ ASHBURTON COLLEGE

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New student at Ashcoll receives award

By RuBy HaRfield

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Ashburton College’s Year 9 student Penny Stilgoe-Rooney can safely say she is one of the smartest in her year.

The former Ashburton Intermediate School student received the Ashburton College’s annual Year 9 Academic Scholarship after sitting a maths and english exam with 42 others in November.

Penny said she preferred the maths side of the test.

When she found out she received the scholarship she was overwhelmed but very pleased as she thought there were other people who would have got it.

Her mum burst into tears when she found out.

To anyone taking the exam in the future they need to believe in themselves and try their hardest, the 13-year-old said.

The scholarships, of $1000, were established in 2004 by the board of trustees and are paid in two installments in March and August.

Ashburton College’s Year 9 Academic Scholarship winner Penny Stilgoe-Rooney.

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It is early days as Methven Community Board members decide whether to seek re-nomination this year, however, at least three are keen.

Chairwoman Liz McMillan, in her third term, said the election was still eight months away, but at this stage she was thinking that she “probably will” seek re-nomination.

Methven would be hosting the 2017 New Zealand Community Boards Conference, and as such she considered it would be a good idea if she did stand again.

Ms McMillan has been a major player in the town’s bid to host the biennial event, which alternates between the North and South Island and attracts about 200 delegates.

The Ashburton District Council issued a warning concerning a broken sewerage mains pipe on Havelock Street, opposite Baring Square East, yesterday morning.

Contractors were called to the scene shortly before midday and closed the street while work to mitigate the overflow was attended to. Members of the public were warned to say clear of the area. A nearby business reported sewerage spilling down a drain along the length of Somerset Lane through much of the day. The work was completed about 4pm.

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There are four fellow board members – Hamish Gilpin, Sonia McAlpine, Sarah Lock and Dan McLaughlin – as well as two Ashburton District councillor representatives – Alan Totty and Martin Nordqvist.

Mr Gilpin, in his third term, and Mrs McAlpine, in her first term, said they probably would seek re-election, with Mrs McAlpine adding she enjoyed serving on the board.

Mrs Lock, in her first term, said she was undecided, while Mr McLaughlin, in his second term, was also undecided.

Mr McLaughlin cited frustrations with the slow pace of local body processes as the reason why he was considering not seeking re-nomination.

He said the board was still working on things which it had

been trying to get actioned before he came onto it.

Examples of items which had taken a long time to resolve included tidying up the Methven Cemetery and obtaining a Methven drop-off centre manager.

Mr Totty has previously stated his intention not to seek re-election to the council.

Mr Nordqvist, 67, is in his second term at the council and is not keen to stand again, but it seems the Methven resident could be persuaded to stand for the community board if there was a shortage of nominees.

He said he thought he was getting too old to undertake another three-year term on the council, and would also like to see people younger than him stand for the community board.

“I haven’t decided either way,

but I believe that at my age I shouldn’t be making decisions in the next three years,” Mr Nordqvist said.

He first joined the community board in 1998, following 13 people standing for election, and he has been on it ever since.

He has seen numbers standing decline since, to the point a byelection had to be held following the last election due to one unfilled position.

However, Mr Nordqvist thought there would be plenty of interest at this year’s election, due to the chairwoman’s high involvement in the community.

“I believe what Liz is doing, her involvement in the community … she is very forward thinking,” Mr Nordqvist said.

Election day is October 8.

Two people allegedly involved in scamming an elderly, sightimpaired Methven resident out of $10,000 last month have been arrested in Christchurch. The pair are also thought to have been involved in scamming another elderly people in the Christchurch area. Both offenders appeared before a Justice of the Peace in Christchurch District Court yesterday and were remanded in custody until later this month.

Body in burning car Police are working to identify a body found in a burning car on Sunday. The body was found at a lay-by off State Highway 1 at Tuamarina, 10km north of Blenheim, after police and the fire service were alerted about 8.30am on Sunday. Tasman police district spokeswoman Barbara Dunn said inquiries were continuing to identify the body and determine the cause of the fire.

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Healthy hearts all round

BY CAITLIN PORTER

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Phoenix Preschool now has something new to hang on its wall – its first ever Healthy Heart award.

The Healthy Heart programme was created by the Heart Foundation in conjunction with the Ministry of Health to assist early childhood centres in promoting healthy eating and physical activity.

Head teacher Diana Harrison said thanks to the implementation of nutrition and physical education policies the centre is now the proud recipient of the rito (bronze) award.

The policies reiterate every day practices and along with plenty of physical activity both indoors and outdoors, musical movement, caring for a vegetable garden and many other fun activities means the children are well educated on how to stay healthy, she said.

Heart Foundation health promotion co-ordinator Chloe Balderstone dropped by to present the award and handed out stickers, recipe books and posters.

Miss Balderstone also stopped by a number of other preschools in the district to present other healthy heart awards and educate kids on how to keep healthy.

Kids at Phoenix Preschool were more than happy to receive their first Healthy Heart award recently.

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■ GO BY BIKE DAY

Dust off the old ten speed Test the brakes, dig out your helmet and get ready to ride.

Go By Bike Day is happening this week and Mid Cantabrians are being urged to ditch the car and cycle to work or school.

Held tomorrow, Go By Bike Day is part of Bikewise Month and is intended to encourage people to get active.

Canterbury Medical Officer of Health Dr Ramon Pink said cycling was not only good for the body but the mind too.

“By commuting to work or school by bike you will also arrive feeling awake and alert having stimulated your blood flow,” Dr Pink said.

“It makes you fitter, healthier and more productive. It’s also great for the environment as it helps reduce your carbon footprint.”

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Increase in severe decay From P1 At present his practice is down two dentists, but is in the process of hiring and has a cohort of dental students arriving in three weeks which will also help to relieve pressure.

“It’s busy, but we are always busy.”

Currently his waiting list for people needing routine care is around four weeks with acute care patients taking priority.

“For emergencies we see people as soon as we can and it is often on the day,” Dr Wall said.

This has resulted in dentists clocking up overtime, but that was the reality of the profession.

To combat decay Dr Wall suggested following standard dietary advice and using a high-fluoride containing toothpaste.

Hidenori Koike, from Japan, and Paul Gourlie, from Dunedin, are cycling the length of New Zealand to promote peaceful behaviour on our roads.

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Cyclists Paul Gourlie and Hidenori Koike are on a mission to improve road safety.

The pair pulled into Ashburton yesterday afternoon, on their 40-day mission to cycle the length of the country on State Highway 1 observing driver behaviour en route. They set out from Bluff on January 29 and have both enjoyed the journey so far.

Mr Gourlie, who chairs the Dunedin Multi-Ethnic Council, said the ultimate aim of the journey is to put together a document focused on making the roads safer for all users.

“Visitors and people new to the country are often blamed for accidents, we can continue to blame them or we can do something – like creating multilingual information to help keep everyone safer,” he said.

■ EDUCATION

Teachers welcomed at colleges

By RuBy HaRfield

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Mid Canterbury’s two colleges have welcomed a number of new staff to school this year.

Ashburton College has five new teaching staff who were inducted into the school recently.

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They have a new head of technology faculty, a new head of science faculty, a new science and chemistry teacher, a new science teacher and a new science lab technician who is also taking on the role of special assessment teaching co-ordinator.

Ashburton College’s new science technician and special assessment teaching co-ordinator Deirdre Lourie.

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There are also two teachers, English and science, who have returned on fixed term positions until their vacancies have been filled.

Principal Grant McMillan said the numbers are slightly lower than the past two or three years

because there were a number of long-serving staff members who retired in those years. He expected the numbers to stay the same for the next few years.

Mount Hutt College principal John Schreurs said they have a new PE teacher, a new technology

teacher, a new economics and business studies teacher and a new maths teacher. However, the maths teacher is not starting until Easter so a teacher has come out of retirement to temporarily cover them. The turnover was about the same as usual, he said.

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Ronaldo flatters Kendall Kendall Jenner is reportedly “flattered” by the interest shown in her by soccer star Cristiano Ronaldo. The 31-year-old sportsman recently hinted at his admiration for Kendall, 20, by liking one of her photographs on Instagram and it’s now reported Ronaldo followed that up by sending her a series of flirty messages inviting her out to party with him when she was in Barcelona, Spain last week. A source close to the situation told The Sun on Sunday newspaper: “Kendall is very flattered by the attention as Ronaldo is one of the most famous men in the world.”

In yesterday’s morning, emergency rescuers continued to search for the missing in a collapsed building from an earthquake in Tainan, Taiwan, yesterday.

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Two found alive in debris

BY J.R. WU A woman has been pulled alive from the rubble of a collapsed building in the southern Taiwan city of Tainan and another man has been found alive trapped inside more than 48 hours after a deadly earthquake struck, officials say.

The death toll from the quake rose to 35 yesterday, with more than 100 people still missing.

The quake struck at about 4am (local time) on Saturday at the beginning of the Lunar New Year holiday, with almost

all the dead found in the toppled Wei-guan Golden Dragon Building in Tainan city.

Rescue efforts are focused on the wreckage of the 17-storey building, where 117 people are listed as missing.

Wang Ting-yu, a legislator who represents the area, told reporters the woman, Tsao Wei-ling, was found lying under her dead husband.

Their two-year-old son, who was also killed, was found lying nearby.

Another person was also located yesterday, a man called Li Tsung-tian, Wang said.

The man is conscious and talking to rescuers.

Rescuers continue to scramble over the twisted wreck of the building as numbed family members stood around, waiting for news of missing relatives.

Lin Tong-meng said he had been waiting at the site for word of his 11 and 12-year-old nephews, who have yet to be found.

“I came back and forth all yesterday and now I’m here again,” Lin said.

The boy’s mother and father were both rescued soon after

the earthquake occurred.

Their father also stood nearby, pacing close to the rubble in tears.

President Ma Ying-jeou was scheduled to visit the disaster zone last night.

Chinese President Xi Jinping conveyed condolences to the victims, state news agency Xinhua reported late on Sunday, and repeated Beijing’s offer to provide help.

China views self-ruled Taiwan as a wayward province, to be bought under its control by force if necessary.

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Susan Sarandon’s son isn’t the only one defending his mother amid criticism over her revealing SAG Awards outfit. Fans of the US actress have slammed critics including journalist and TV presenter Piers Morgan who took to Twitter to berate the Thelma and Louise star for her outfit choice. Oscarwinner Sarandon attended the ceremony in January wearing a cream suit open with a black bra underneath her blazer, leaving her ample cleavage on show. She was there to present an In Memoriam tribute to David Bowie and Alan Rickman, who both passed away last month, and she was also nominated for her role in The Secret Life of Marilyn Monroe. Morgan’s tweet provoked fans to use the hashtag, #cleavagegate, in a barrage of boob pics tweeted in protest to the talk-show host.

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Rocket launch ‘intolerable provocation’ The UN Security Council has issued a statement strongly condemning North Korea’s rocket launch and pledging to “expeditiously” adopt a new resolution with “significant” new sanctions.

The statement approved by all 15 council members at an emergency meeting yesterday underscored that launches using ballistic missile technology, “even if characterised as a satellite launch or space launch vehicle” contribute to North Korea’s development of systems to deliver nuclear weapons.

It stressed that using ballistic missile technology is a violation of four Security Coun-

cil resolutions dating back to 2006.

The statement also expresses the council’s commitment “to continue working toward a peaceful, diplomatic and political solution to the situation leading to the denuclearisation of the Korean peninsula”.

For North Korea’s propaganda machine, the long-range rocket launch carved a glorious trail of “fascinating vapour” through the clear blue sky.

For South Korea’s president, and other world leaders, it was a banned test of dangerous ballistic missile technology and yet another “intolerable provocation”.

The rocket was launched from North Korea’s west coast only two hours after an eightday launch window opened, its path tracked separately by the United States, Japan and South Korea.

No damage from debris was reported.

North Korea, which calls its launches part of a peaceful space programme, said it had successfully put a new Earth observation satellite, the Kwangmyongsong 4, or Shining Star 4, into orbit less than 10 minutes after lift off.

It vowed more such launches.

The launch follows North Korea’s widely disputed claim

last month to have tested a hydrogen bomb.

The United States and China have been working on a new sanctions resolution since North Korea’s nuclear test on January 6.

North Korean rocket and nuclear tests are seen as crucial steps toward the North’s ultimate goal of a nuclear armed missile that could hit the US mainland.

North Korea under leader Kim Jong-un has pledged to bolster its nuclear arsenal unless Washington scraps what Pyongyang calls a hostile policy that is meant to collapse Kim’s government.

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No wildlife on the menu Ostrich anus and other odd wildlife morsels are off the menu for Terri Irwin who will not take part in eating challenges on I’m A Celebrity...Get Me Out Of Here! Irwin told AAP that she only eats meat specifically reared for human consumption and will not consume some of the food served up in tucker trial challenges. Irwin will be “dropped” into the jungle on the Network Ten series, along with children Bindi and Robert. Speaking from South Africa, she’s said she’s happy to live off beans and rice and the celebrities should not rely on her to eat impala lung, springbok stomach, buffalo lip and warthog testicle. “It did cross my mind (the tucker trials) and I don’t eat wildlife under any circumstance. That’s my personal mantra,” she said. “I am happy for them to serve up whatever as long as it is domestic ... I’m happy with rice and beans.

I’m cool if it’s something that has been farmed but I won’t be eating eyes.”

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Dental health so important Michelle Nelson RURAL REPORTER

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ental health in Mid Canterbury is deteriorating, according to local dentists.

And waiting lists are getting longer – currently those requiring attention for problems with decaying teeth can wait up to a month.

It is possible people are deferring dental visits, in particular routine check-ups, for financial reasons, but it is also feasible that our teeth are just not as tough as they used to be.

That raises the subject of fluoridation once more.

The question of whether to fluoridate Ashburton’s water supply has long been the subject of emotionally-charged debate.

Proponents and opponents battled it out for several years before the latter faction’s wishes came to pass in 2002.

Attempts to reintroduce fluoride in 2006 were put paid to by a referendum the following year.

Dentists say we are now paying the price, in a sharp increase in patients presenting with severely decayed teeth.

The problem is putting pressure on dental practices – many of which have struggled to cope.

Some have increased staffing levels, others are working longer hours to cope with the influx.

Whatever their strategy, local dentists are unanimous in saying the problem has intensified, and continues to do so, since fluoride was removed from the water supply.

No doubt the problem of tooth decay is impacting on other work places as well.

The associated pain can prevent people from performing their jobs efficiently and/or safely.

But tooth decay can result in general health problems as well, there’s more at stake here than the unsightliness of losing the odd tooth.

It can amplify heart problems as well as weakening general immunity.

The fact remains, fluoride or no fluoride, many people struggle to meet the day-to-day cost of living – visiting a dentist is out of the question.

Rather than revisit the fluoride debate, perhaps the subject of dental subsidies should be raised with our politicians – in the hope regular check-ups will help offset longer-term costs.

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ast week, Reserve Bank Governor Graham Wheeler gave his first speech for the year setting out the economic outlook for 2016 and how monetary policy will respond.

His take was that the New Zealand economy is performing well and should grow around 3 per cent this year, but he warned that there are risks around the global economy, commodity prices, and the housing market.

There was positive employment news last week, where Statistics NZ’s Labour Market Statistics for the December quarter showed a large cut in the unemployment rate from September’s 6.0 per cent to 5.3 per cent, with employment up 0.9 per cent for the quarter and 1.3 per cent for the year.

Despite this, wage growth remained contained with wage inflation up 1.5 per cent and average ordinary time hourly

Graham Wheeler earnings up 2.1 per cent.

Visitor arrivals and net migration continue to break records, according to Statistics NZ’s International Travel and Migration Statistics.

In the year to December there were 3.1 million visitors and a net migration gain of 64,900.

While the domestic economy is strong, the agricultural sector

is continuing to face challenging times.

January saw a further fall in world commodity prices, with the ANZ Commodity Price Index down 2.3 per cent in January, with drops for whole milk powder (down 6.7 per cent), skins (down 3.6 per cent), cheese (down 2.6 per cent) and wool (down 2.5 per cent), but gains for logs (up 1.2 per cent), butter (1.2 per cent) and casein (up 1.0 per cent).

Slightly better news was that world price weakness was mostly offset by a falling NZ Dollar, meaning the NZ Dollar Index was down by 0.4 per cent.

February didn’t start well either, with this week’s Global Dairy Trade auction down 7.4 per cent overall.

Prices were down across all commodities, but whole milk powder was down 10.4 per cent to $US1952 per tonne.

Overall the average winning price was $US2276 and 24,474

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The growth in agricultural debt took a breather in December, according to the Reserve Bank’s Sector Credit Statistics.

Agricultural debt stood at $58.7 billion, down $141 million on November, with the annual rate of growth slowing slightly from 8.8 per cent to 8.6 per cent.

Some much-needed good news has been plentiful rainfall in many areas in January, with Graham Wheeler noting in his speech that the risks arising from a severe el nino seem to have abated somewhat.

With apologies to cricket lovers, here’s hoping for a wee bit more rain this month, but not so much that it spoils the arable harvest season – or New Zealand’s prospects of a rare series win over the Aussies!

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■ AMERICAN FOOTBALL

The insane money behind Super Bowl 50 It’s the biggest sporting event on the US calendar and billions of dollars will exchange hands in America.

Not surprisingly, the biggest economic impact will be generated by gambling – 97 per cent of it illegal because the law permits betting in only four US states.

The American Gaming Association expects $US4.2 billion ($NZ6.32b) to be punted on the game, 8 per cent higher than last year.

Some of the other extraordinary numbers involved in yesterday’s game at Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara, California, include: ■ The average American will spend $82.19 on food, apparel and electronics for the game. This includes the sale of around 50 million cartons of beer and eight million TVs in the fortnight leading up to the day. Hormel Chilli says it will sell 2.7 million kilograms of chilli while Domino’s Pizza expects to process 1500 orders per minute on the day.

■ CBS is charging $5 million for a 30-second commercial during the game, which is expected to be watched by 189 million people. This is up $400,000 from last year and will net the broadcaster roughly $350 million.

■ As for the players, they’re not doing it for the money. Play-

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ers on the winning team earn $102,000, while the losers get $51,000. That’s chump change compared to the weekly salary of a Peyton Manning ($882,353) and the figure is actually lower once tax is taken into account. Playing in California is the worst-case scenario for the players because its state “jock tax” is the highest in the nation at 13.3 per cent.

The face value for tickets ranges from $850 to $3000 but will cost even more on the secondary market. According to SeatGeek, the average price for a resold ticket is $5020 ahead of the game.

Hosting the game in Santa Clara is expected to inject $350 million into the San Francisco Bay Area. Twenty per cent of this figure will be spent by sponsors, media and officials in town for work purposes, according to a study by Rockport Analytics cited byknbr.com.

Some hotels have increased their rates five to six times over.

Despite all the money changing hands, Half Time Show act Coldplay will not be paid for their performance. But with a 2016 US tour to sell tickets for, we’re sure they’re happy with the publicity.

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■ EUROPE FREE TRADE DEAL

Visitors to McClay aiming to improve trade UK must now pay New Zealand’s efforts to secure a free trade agreement with Europe are ramping up, with Trade Minister Todd McClay flying out over the weekend for meetings.

Mr McClay, who has only just finished chairing the TPP signing in Auckland, will attempt to progress another giant trade agreement when he meets with counterparts in the European Union.

He will visit the Hague, Stockholm and Brussels, meeting with a number of European Commissioners, including Trade Commissioner Cecilia Malmstrom.

New Zealand has for years attempted to improve trade conditions in what is a market of 500 million consumers.

Current settings are about 30 years old and many New Zealand exporters have become steadily disadvantaged as FTAs and preferential deals were done with other countries.

The EU is New Zealand’s third largest export market with $7.7 billion in goods and services last year. The value of EU imports is higher at at $11.13 billion but New Zealand is 51st in EU ranking.

“This bilateral visit to Europe, my first as Trade Minister, is an opportunity to strengthen New Zealand’s important relationship with the European Union ... and take forward the decision by the Prime Minster and EU Presidents

in 2015 to proceed towards the launch of FTA negotiations,” Mr McClay said.

On the trip over to Europe, Mr McClay will stop in Dubai and meet with the Minister of Economy of the United Arab Emirates, Sultan Bin Saeed Al Mansouri.

“I will also be meeting with the CEO and chair of Emirates to celebrate the airline’s decision to fly directly between Dubai and Auckland,” Mr McClay said.

“The United Arab Emirates is our tenth-largest trading partner, and this visit will allow me to build on our increasingly important trade and economic relationship.”

New Zealand is also seeking a free trade agreement with the Gulf Cooperation Council.

Prime Minister John Key and then-Trade Minister Tim Groser visited the Gulf to push for an agreement in April last year, but no formal progress has been made.

After the visit, it was revealed that New Zealand had spent about $11.5 million on sending New Zealand sheep and equipment to businessman Hamood Al Khalaf’s farm in Saudi Arabia, with $6 million of that spent on establishing a farm, including equipment and technology.

Foreign Minister Murray McCully said it was partly done to appease Mr Al Khalaf, who lost

Trade minister Todd McClay millions of dollars during a New Zealand ban on live sheep exports.

His ill feeling was a major obstacle in the way of a free-trade deal in the region, Mr McCully said, and negotiations were now able to move on.

The farm would also act as a demonstration base for New

Zealand agribusiness, and remove the threat of legal action, he said.

Opposition parties have labelled the deal a bribe, after a $4 million payment to the Al Khalaf Group was revealed, and that the farm and all animals and equipment would be owned by the group.

A deal which entitled New Zealanders to free health and dental care in the United Kingdom has been axed.

New Zealanders in the UK will now incur fees of over $400 for health and dental treatment after a decision to cut off a 34-year-old arrangement.

A reciprocal deal had been in place between New Zealand and the UK since 1982, allowing citizens travelling between the countries access to free health and dental care.

However, as part of a clampdown on so-called “health tourism” – going overseas to get medical treatment – the British and New Zealand governments have agreed to end the programme.

The changes in 2015 also introduced a NZ$436 National Health Service (NHS) surcharge for nonEU residents applying for UK visas.

The new surcharge will now apply to anyone who is in the country for six months or longer.

Those who have applied for the Youth Mobility Scheme – a visa which allows people aged 18-30 to live and work in the UK for up to two years – will be entitled to a discount of around $110.

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MARKET REPORT Dairy A dry week with low growth rates ahead for dryland pastures, but cropping farmers are pleased to restart the grain and grass seed harvest.

Soils are still dry deep down and weekly rains will be needed if last month’s moisture is to be fully utilised, but brassica crops have recovered well and are looking good.

The Opuha dam’s irrigation restrictions have been lifted as the lake has filled enough to give hope the autumn watering period will be unbroken.

ECan has announced changes to the Hinds/Hekeao plains environment plan with restrictions on further land intensification to try and reduce the high levels of nitrates in the groundwater.

The Oceania dairy prices were stable after the poor auction result that saw prices fall by 7.4 per cent, lead by whole milk powders which dropped by over 10 per cent and shattered any hopes of an early recovery this year.

Once again farmers will have to try and trim their budgets even harder to survive and the present problems are sure to affect all dairy graziers as well.

In Southland there has been an upsurge in feed pads and barns as managers look to overwinter at home, and keep animals off wet soils to ensure environmental standards are being met.

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ers. With last month’s rain, good lambs’ wool prices and poor meat values, more works lambs should be shorn this year as managers look to keep cashflow going and try to increase weights to compensate for poor present returns.

Beef

Schedules drop sharply on a weak market, as processors report that frozen forequaters purchased mainly by customers from China and the Middle East are now priced at 15-year lows and are heavily influential in the present low returns.

The local trade lamb schedule followed export prices down and prime lambs sold via the saleyards are now averaging in the late $80s back from the $90s pre-Christmas.

Last month’s rain has reinvigorated the store ewe market with a strong sale seen in Hawarden from farmers keen to restock their depleted breeding flocks and big numbers are expected at Sheffield.

Stable beef schedules this week as processing numbers fall and volumes are now behind last year after being well ahead a month ago.

South Island local trade schedules lifted last week and gave a boost to prime steers at the saleyards and values returned over $3/kg lwt for quality animals.

The store cattle market followed upward in spectacular fashion with a small yarding at the Canterbury saleyards attracting bids well in excess of that offered for prime animals and suggest the beef weaner calf market should also be hot if feed conditions allow.

Wool

Deer

Another double island wool sale saw prices ease on the back of a stronger exchange rate especially for the influential US dollar, as prices fell across the board and vendors were not happy, passing in 30 per cent of the South Island offering.

Wool Services International is offering through its Purelana brand a second shear contract at $5.70 clean as they look to attract a firm supply for its existing custom-

More stable venison prices this week that reflect a summer bottom and successful negotiations for the frozen programmes.

The velvet harvest season comes to a close with growers very happy with prices and will now be preparing for the mating and roaring period where good management practices are needed to minimise environmental damage and weight loss to stags.

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Source: Midlands Grain 415 415 350 380 380 310 370 370 290

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Local market prices … u GRAINS ($/tonne, delivered Canterbury) free price Wheat, milling,12.5%p 350 350 370 Wheat, feed 310 310 320 Barley, feed 290 290 300

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92 125

74.93 84.53 91.85 100.95 510

Auction prices … u SI WOOL indicator prices (c/kg, clean) Mid mic (23.1-31.5) 952 952 Fine Xbrd (31.6-35.0) 594 600 Coarse Xbred >35 mic 567 556 Lamb 724 748

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0.7250 0.6409

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■ NZ DAIRY STAFF

Happy staff equals happy dairy

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South Canterbury dairy farmers John and Cara Gregan have pulled out all stops to keep their staff happy and run a great business.

The Gregans, who farm in the Hunter District near Waimate, explained their philosophy at a DairyNZ People Expo, held in Ashburton last week.

Disheartened by continued low returns, the couple opted out of sheep farming and over the past eight years have converted two farms to dairying.

They now milk 1000 across two sheds and employ six fulltime staff, backed up by relief milkers.

Although dairy prices have declined, the couple are sticking by their decision to swap codes.

Mrs Gregan gave up a career in rural banking when it became apparent her skills were needed on the farm.

Having no desire to be out of bed before 5am, Mr Gregan altered the roster accordingly.

Milking starts at 6am and again at 2.30pm.

Mr Gregan thinks too much emphasis is placed on 12-hourly milking cycles.

He pointed to DairyNZ research which indicated that an eight-hour cycle result in a productivity drop of just 1 per cent.

And from the perspective of the staff and with this year’s $4.15kg/ MS payout on the table, it is a loss the Gregans are happy to take.

Early on they began to question the typical 11 days on and threeoff staffing model, and the expectation their staff would work 120 hours a fortnight.

Nowhere was the strain of the roster more apparent than on jun-

ior staff and this was reflected in a high turnover.

In response, the Gregans now tailor individual job descriptions for farm assistant roles, which

make up 60 per cent of the farm workforce.

Included in the roster are provisions for a work-life balance, which the Gregans see as critical

to retaining young people in the industry.

“When your 17 years old, eight hours is long enough,” Mrs Gregan said.

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y farm, say the Gregans Left – Dairy farmers Cara and John Gregan say putting people first pays dividends both in their business and in opportunities for their staff. “I look at these young guys and think, if it was my children or husband how would I feel?” Cara said.

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mates on weekends.

“His previous roster was a sixon, two-off, so he only got a weekend off every six weeks.”

Josh was also living alone and of-

ten sought out the company of his mates – driving to Timaru to do so.

While he was rostered for a twohour break through the day, he seldom got it.

At the Gregan’s Josh works from 9am to 5pm, with a full day on Friday, equating to 85 hours a fortnight.

“Josh was ready to leave the industry – he’s now very engaged,” she said.

As a farm assistant, Josh now receives a salary, rather than an hourly wage, which enables him to budget.

“We need to remember we are competing for the same young people as the banks and other businesses, not those left on the shelf,” Mrs Gregan said.

With the exception of the farm managers, all employees live offfarm and receive $120 a week in travel allowances.

This has a two-fold benefit, Mr Gregan said.

Firstly, they have a life aside from the farm and it frees up capital.

“We don’t have to invest in housing – we do own a house in a nearby small town, which we can sell if we need to in a year like this,” he said.

In terms of paying the travel allowance, it is no different to the $120 accommodation cost which would be deducted if the staff lived on-farm, Mrs Gregan said.

Josh was also driving a thirsty Holden Commodore when the Gregans took him on.

They helped finance him into a more modest Barina for work purposes, which comes in well under his travel budget.

Milk harvesters also receive premium wages and a $10 travel allowance per milking. Dairy assistants work either a 5am to 1pm or 9am to 5pm shifts.

When emergencies arise junior staff are offered the full $60 relief milker wage for a three-hour milking shift.

“I look at these young guys and think, if it was my children or husband how would I feel – you need to put yourself in their shoes,” Mrs Gregan said.

Other tips imparted during Wednesday’s session included attaching the ‘rules of engagement’ on the outside wall of each shed, to ensure everyone is on the same page.

“It’s us – who we are,” Mr Gregan said.

The charter is often included in information sent to job applicants, and has been requested by truck drivers and tradesmen visiting the farm.

Transparency was also identified as an important staff management tool.

The Gregan are open with their employees about their costs. On their unirrigated property $1.30$1.40 goes toward debt servicing, and running costs come in at $3.40 to $4.80.

When the payout is good the

staff a rewarded and in a year like this the payoff is a workforce who tries to save you money wherever possible, Mr Gregan said.

While the couple work hard to accommodate and maintain staff, Mr Gregan wasted no words in saying there was no room for dissidents on their team.

“When you get someone in your team who doesn’t quite fit they will drag the rest of the team down, therefore you need to attract the right people and try to step them up in the business as they progress,” he said.

Taking time to fill vacancy was important in this respect, even if it meant employing a casual worker in the interim.

The Gregans have worked hard to establish a positive culture within their business, going so far as to put out a staff calendar complete with pictures of people at work.

They say it pays off.

“If you start with the right dairy assistants, because the hours are right, they will progress up the chain,” Mrs Gregan said.

“People need to feel valued at work.

“We’ve tried hard to put good management practices in place and we do things differently to others in the industry.”

Formerly a chairman of red meat lobby group Meat Industry Action, Mr Gregan was recently elected to the Fonterra Shareholders’ Council.

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MIE continues takeover fight Meat Industry Excellence (MIE) continues to lobby the Overseas Investment Office to reject Shanghai Maling’s proposal buy an equal shareholding in Silver Fern Farms.

In October SFF shareholders voted 82 per cent in favour of a move to sell a 50 per cent stake of the country’s largest meat processor to Shanghai Maling in return for a $261 million capital injection.

Following the decision several MIE executives resigned, including chairman Peter McDonald, citing a need to focus on their own business as the reason.

MIE believes current red meat processing systems are costing a 5000 stock unit business about $50,000 a year, and the proposed Chinese takeover will not remedy these inefficiencies.

Last week new chairman Dave Galveston said the lobby group had submitted two remits for Beef+Lamb New Zealand to consider ahead of its AGM next month.

The first asks B+LNZ to endorse and fund all professional costs incurred by MIE to continue developing and implementing the savings and positive opportunities as identified by MIE in the farmer -funded Pathways to Long Term Sustainability Report.

The second requests the two positions of processor representation on B+LNZ be removed and replaced initially with directors from MIE. The funding is sought to stage a countrywide roadshow to lobby for the formation of a new co-operative meat company, requiring a ballpark figure of $300$400,000, Mr Galveston said.

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■ Preheat the oven to 180°C. ■ Heat the oil in a frying pan. Add the chicken mince and cook over high heat for 5 minutes or until the mince is golden brown.

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These people would have experienced Black Friday first hand. While St Saviours wasn’t opened until 1910, the first meeting held to consider an Anglican church in Highbank took place in 1898.

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Black Friday at Highbank

By Kathleen Stringer Ashburton is known for its wind, examples of which have been seen recently. Apart from the damage done to buildings and trees, and at least one caravan which I saw scattered on the side of the road, the wind storms disperse huge quantities of dust.

These movements of dust and soils, were of course, how the plains were built up.

Now, however, with the amount of money poured into improving soils and grass seed etc, such winds are a source of serious financial loss as much as a nuisance.

But as mentioned, such phe-

nomena are not new and Ashburton people have been battling winds from the establishment of the community.

Such an event was highlighted in a recent find I made while going through the County Council records.

There, in the ‘Highbank School and Settlement History’ (1947) they described what, at least that area called, ‘Black Friday’.

On September 23, 1898 a fierce gale, which Springburn residents said raged between a hurricane to a cyclonic gale, battered not only Highbank, but the entire community all day until 6pm, when spectacular thunder storms began.

The Mayfield correspondent

to the Guardian stated they were blinding and arched over the sky from Alford Forest to Geraldine.

Highbank was covered in dust and soil – smothering stock, filling water races and invading the houses.

The school was closed and children attempted to find their way home in the thick, black dust.

One little girl, Mary Clarkson was said to have been picked up and blown almost 3/4 of a mile.

Miraculously, she was relatively unhurt but wasn’t found until 2am the next morning almost buried by dust.

Another child only succeeded in finding his way home by following fences, but missed the

gateway of his house and walked some miles until he had to double back.

The Guardian of the day quipped that Highbank people would be concerned at the ‘lack of security of tenure’ of their farms as most of their soil had ended up in the beach ‘in a state which absolutely defied identification’.

A witty Ashburtonian remarked there was too much Highbank in the weather!

Other areas were also affected with a van blown over a fence in Tinwald and many farms losing soil and trees.

Once fertile fields in Winchmore were likened to riverbeds, with just boulders and little else. To

give some idea of the scene – rail passengers from Timaru passing through the area where unable to see people in the same carriage.

After such destruction, the area was drenched by heavy rain – its enough to put you off a place! But the settlers shook themselves off and started again – with farmers, in Highbank at least, being given a grant to buy more seed from the Government.

So, high winds and dust storms are nothing new, but just part of how things are in Mid Canterbury.

As someone who doesn’t like the wind I hope we never experience another Black Friday as bad as 1898.

■ STENCILS

Stencils to brand wool bales On a recent National Radio programme a woman was interviewed about the subject of her theses – the stencils used for branding wool bales.

She had gone deeply into many aspects of the subject – the materials stencils were made of, the fonts used, different types of manufacture and

the farm names that appeared on them.

Similar to stencils were those that were used in grain and seed stores to brand individual sacks of seed.

The one shown here is one such. MD stands for ‘machine dressed’.

Italian means Italian Ryegrass,

an annual grass.

The bottom line refers to the number of bushels of seed in the sack, with a gap to the left to allow the actual number of bushels to be added with a second stencil.

This stencil still contains traces of the purple ink that was used to brand the sacks.

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■ RUGBY

NZ steals sevens thriller New Zealand have fought back to win a stunning World Rugby Sevens Series cup final 27-24 against Australia in Sydney, rubbing salt into the wound of their controversial pool match draw against the hosts.

In a thrilling finale to the match, Rieko Ioane scored in the corner after the hooter to break the Aussies’ hearts.

They and the sold-out Sydney Football Stadium must have thought the match was Australia’s, only for Ioane to have the last say after an extended period of play in which the Kiwis did extremely well to keep the ball.

World Rugby will launch an investigation into why New Zealand fielded eight players in the final seconds of their 17-17 draw against the hosts on Saturday night but the Kiwis, who have made the late intervention something of an art form over the last week, will care little about that in the immediate aftermath of this victory.

They also left it late in the final last week in Wellington when striking at the death to beat South Africa, and against the odds, the have done it again.

Captain Tim Mikkelson said: “We knew it was going to be a tough game after last night.

We knew we would have to go the whole 20 minutes to have any chance of winning.

“They had us on the ropes in the first half.

“In the second half we just really needed to get the ball.

“It was good to get a result.”

Rieko Ioane: Fast becoming the superstar of New Zealand Sevens rugby.

The Kiwis - dealt a tough hand by referee Rasta Rashivenga, who sinbinned Sonny Bill Williams for a high tackle - scored on the stroke of halftime through Kurt Baker, who ran the length of the field to dot down, to even the score at 12-12.

Despite being taken to extra time by England in the quarterfinal match, the Australians showed little fatigue, although they did well to play the game at their pace.

For New Zealand, the victory capped a magic few days for the team and coach Gordon Tietjens

after they took out the Wellington final against South Africa in such dramatic circumstances last Sunday.

It showed they are well on track for the Olympics in Rio, with Sonny Bill Williams improving with every outing.

Australia opened the scoring through 18-year-old Henry Hutchison, before Rieko Ioane scored a breakout try to even the score.

Hutchison scored another in the corner, only for Baker to have last say of the half.

Sam Myers and Mikkelson

swapped tries in the second half, before a converted Greg Jeloudev try in the final minutes looked to have sealed it for the Aussies.

However, Rieko Ioane scored in the right corner to get his side close, and then, incredibly, he scored in the left to clinch the result.

New Zealand made the final after beating Fiji 14-12 in the semi-final, with Mikkelson’s penalty for an attempted turnover in front of his posts with a minute remaining clinching it.

Fiji beat South Africa 26-12 in the third-fourth playoff. - NZME

Irish open Six Nations defence with draw Six Nations champions Ireland have opened up their defence with a pulsating 16-16 draw against Wales.

Ireland raced into a 13-point lead yesterday thanks to a try from Conor Murray but Wales fought back through a try from Taulupe Faletau to trail by just three points at the break.

Two second-half penalties from Rhys Priestland edged Wales in front but a Jonny Sexton penalty six minutes from time ensured a draw for Ireland, who are looking to become the first team to win three successive Six Nations titles.

Ireland went ahead on four minutes through a Sexton penalty after Wales were adjudged to be offside.

Sexton stretched the lead to six points eight minutes later with another penalty as Ireland took a firm hold on the game.

Jamie Heaslip looked to have scored Ireland’s first try on 25 minutes when he crossed the Welsh line amidst a pile of bodies but it went unrewarded as the video official was unable to

Wales’ Jonathan Davies, (right) hands-off Ireland’s CJ Stander during their 2016 Six Nations rugby match at the Aviva Stadium in Dublin yesterday.

PHOTO AP see if he had grounded the ball.

The reprieve for Wales was shortlived, however, as Murray jinked over a minute later for the

game’s first try with Sexton adding the extras to move Ireland 13-0 in front.

Wales refused to buckle and

got their first points on 32 minutes through a Priestland penalty.

The visitors finished the half much the stronger and deservedly crossed the Irish line two minutes before the break when Faletau touched down after the ball popped out of a Welsh scrum.

Priestland converted to reduce the deficit to just three points at halftime.

In an evenly matched second half, Priestland levelled matters on 46 minutes, and then looked to have secured an opening victory for Kiwi coach Warren Gatland’s side with another penalty with eight minutes remaining.

However, there was still time for Sexton to slot over the equalising penalty to ensure a share of the spoils for Ireland.

The Six Nations continues next Saturday when France entertain Ireland in Paris and Wales host Scotland in Cardiff.

The second round concludes on Sunday when England play Italy at Twickenham.

- AP

Kiwis on the rugby fields of Europe While the Six Nations took centre stage in Europe and Dan Carter and his Racing-Metro mates were edging the Highlanders in Hong Kong, New Zealanders were strutting their stuff in England’s Aviva Premiership.

Table-topping Saracens needed a second half try to former Taranaki No 8 Samuela Vunisa to edge Exeter’s Thomas Waldrom 14-11.

Sale, with second five Sam Tuitupou, lock Bryn Evans and flanker TJ Ioane in the mix, won an important 10-3 victory at Leicester against Mike FitzGerald’s Tigers.

A try to flanker Nili Latu was not quite enough as Newcastle lost 9-8 to Wasps, for whom Jimmy Gopperth slotted three penalty goals.

Nathan Hughes was at No 8 for the Londoners, while Tongan international and former Highlander and Steeler Siale Piutau came off the bench for his club, joining his younger brother Charles.

Northampton defeated Harlequins 27-23, with Ken Pisi and James Wilson winning bragging rights over Nick Evans, Ben Botica and Mat Luamanu.

Evans’ four goals were to no avail.

Bryce Heem scored a try but copped a yellow card for Worcester in their 20-13 loss to London Irish, who fielded Asaeli Tikoirotuma (11) and Halani Aulika (3).

Halfback Willi Heinz and prop John Afoa helped Gloucester to a 15-11 victory at Bath in a West Country battle.

In the only Guinness PRO12 fixture, a try to flanker Sean Reidy - his third in as many matches saw Ulster to a 17-15 win over the Dragons, which took the Northern Ireland province to the competition lead.

Nick Williams entered the fray off the bench for Ulster, while Boris Stankovich wore the No 17 jersey for the Welsh regional side.

The French Top 14 is on hold until after the second round of Six Nations this weekend.

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Nick Evans: Still kicking goals.

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In brief Six of the best Luke Marsh may go on to be a Black Cap like his hero Kane Williamson.

He may score test centuries and take five-wicket bags. But what the 8-year-old from Dunedin is unlikely to ever do again on the cricket field is repeat the feat he achieved for his Kaikorai side on Friday night at Montecillo. Luke, a year 5 pupil at Brockville School, bowled out six batsmen in one over. Six balls, six wickets, all batsmen bowled. You just can’t do better than that.

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Lee in Ponzi scheme?

Kristine Marriott closely followed by Ross Templeton on Sunday.

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■ CYCLING

Close racing order of the day Tinwald Cycling Club riders tested themselves over 45km in a graded scratch event around the Christies Road block on Sunday.

All four grades were evenly contested with the final results determined on the finish line by the narrowest of margins.

Stu Lowe held on grimly having ridden off the front inside the last few kilometres to take A-grade victory by a slim margin over the charging bunch led in by Alex Hooper, with Steve Hands on his shoulder securing the third place.

B-grade honours were lifted by Kevin McCormick, fresh from a very successful Masters Games while Irish ex-pat, Coleman Burke took second place in a tight finish with Kristine Marriott.

Barry Begg put his good Christmas/New Year training to use, claiming the number one spot in C grade.

Bruce Blackburn continued his good form, securing second place with Christchurch visitor Ray O’Connor taking the final podium position.

Roger Wilson pulled out all the stops to chase down Don Morrison in the shadows of the finish line to win D grade.

Morrison held on gamely for second with John Harcourt showing plenty of cheek in third.

The juniors and division two contested an 18km handicap event.

Dylan Leech backed up his first place last week with another storming ride to take victory.

He saw off the challenge of his sister Suzie Leech by the slightest

of margins, having almost chased him down on the line while Matheson Colquhoun had both Team Leech riders in his sights on the line to take third place.

Scratch marker, Jessie Banks rode the course in 29.32 to claim fastest time honours.

Beth Begg made it a good day for the Begg stable securing division two honours from Hillary Singlewood and Brian Ellis.

Next week the club travel to Terrace Downs to contest a 45km handicap event.

■ GOLF

Lee crumbles in final round at Phoenix Danny Lee’s hopes of a second PGA victory disappeared with a rash of bogeys yesterday at the Phoenix Open at TPC Scottsdale.

Much like compatriot Lydia Ko the day before, Lee led the tournament into the final day before a slew of mistakes saw him surrender that advantage midway through the round.

He bogeyed the second, third and seventh holes to turn three over as he struggled to get his game under control.

Lee steadied with a birdie after the turn but then bogeyed two more holes as his good buddy Rickie Fowler overtook him and accelerated into a playoff with Hideki Matsuyama.

That went for four holes as both players birdied the par four 18th before

Fowler bogeyed the 17th and Matsuyama parred to take the title.

Lee halted his troubles when he birdied the par five 15th and then the 17th to sign for a 73 and fourth place and pocket US$312,000 for his fourth place finish.

Fowler’s form follows his victory in Abu Dhabi last month which moved him to fourth in the world golf rankings behind Jordan Spieth, Rory McIlroy and Jason Day. Biggest movers on the final day were Harris English who swept into third with a final round 66 and Will Wilcox who surged into the top 10 with a closing round 65.

- NZME Right - Danny Lee in action at the Phoenix Open yesterday.

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A company that cricket legend Brett Lee once used his star power to endorse has been accused of ripping off as much as $10 billion from as many as 50 million Indian investors in an elaborate, long-running Ponzi scheme. Lee, 39, became the Australian brand ambassador for Pearls Group in 2010 and even featured in an advertisement, building sandcastles alongside children. But questions have been raised about Lee’s involvement with the group after its executives were arrested in January, with The Australian reporting the scheme allegedly funnelled at least $130 million into Australia. Lawyers reportedly told The Australian that Lee’s role would be examined during the investigation.

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Jarryd Hayne has brushed off speculation linking him to Sydney Roosters, saying Parramatta would be his preference if he ever pulls the plug on his NFL career dream.

Hayne has also tipped Parramatta, his former NRL team, to rise and enjoy a big 2016 season - top four if their big signings stay clear of injuries. Hayne isn’t guaranteed a spot on the San Francisco 49ers active roster for the next NFL season, however the franchise does hold his rights and can offer him a new contract when he begins preseason training in April.

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Change of style Warriors centre Konrad Hurrell has admitted he risks a lengthy ban unless he changes his running style after yet another kneeing incident at the NRL Auckland Nines. Hurrell was lucky to escape suspension after kneeing Manly’s Jake Trbojevic in the head during a pool match, with the young star ruled out of the rest of the tournament. The 24-year-old powerhouse was embroiled in a similar incident last year in which he broke the jaw of Cronulla’s Anthony Tupou.

It earned him a three-week suspension and he was ordered to change his running style.

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Johnson back on track Warriors captain Shaun Johnson cut an emotional figure following their gut-wrenching NRL Auckland Nines final defeat to the Parramatta Eels, but the No7 declared the tournament a personal success.

Much of the build-up to the twoday event centered on Johnson making his long awaited playing return from the broken ankle that ended his 2015 season and he made it clear he was intent on leading his side to an elusive title win. Once again, the 25-year-old was the Warriors best performer of the tournament.

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In brief Goromaru in for Reds Japanese fullback Ayumu Goromaru is hopeful of making his first Queensland Reds appearance in Friday night’s Super Rugby pre-season trial against the ACT Brumbies. Goromaru was officially unveiled by the Reds yesterday, with six Japanese TV crews having travelled to Brisbane for a packed press event at Ballymore.

“Brisbane is a beautiful city, I’m really looking forward to living here,” said Goromaru, the star of Japan’s unlikely World Cup triumph over South Africa last year.

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Smith to replace Finch Australia are expected to lean on the steadying influence of Steve Smith as skipper as they seek to shore up their tilt at Twenty20 World Cup glory. Chairman of selectors Rod Marsh was to reveal Australia’s 15-man World Cup squad lsat night, with Smith set to be named captain in place of Aaron Finch. It’s understood selectors want the nation’s sharpest cricket brain in charge for their T20 World Cup campaign, which starts on March 18.

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Napoli clear in Serie A Peyton Manning running the cutter for the Denver Broncos at yesterday’s Super Bowl.

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■ SUPER BOWL

Manning out on a high If this was the final game of his magnificent career, what a Super way to go out for Peyton Manning.

He can thank Von Miller and the Broncos’ swarming, bigplay defense for his second NFL championship.

Adding that ring to his five MVP awards, Manning certainly can be satisfied and comfortable in retirement should yesterday’s 24-10 victory over the Carolina Panthers be his finale.

He wasn’t the star – game MVP Miller seemingly was everywhere on every Carolina play – but Manning really hasn’t been the headliner in this injuryshortened season.

Emulating his Broncos boss, John Elway, the 39-year-old Manning can ride off with the

Lombardi Trophy after leading Denver to its third NFL title, first since 1999 – when Elway was the quarterback.

“I’ll take some time to reflect,” Manning said when asked if Super Bowl 50 is the end.

“I got a couple priorities first.

“I’m going to go kiss my wife and my kids.

“I’m going to drink a lot of Budweiser tonight.

“Take care of those things first.”

Denver’s suffocating defence kept Cam Newton jittery all day.

Despite wearing gold shoes before the golden Super Bowl, Newton couldn’t finish off a dynamic season in which he was the league’s MVP. Miller twice stripped him, once for a touchdown, the sec-

ond time setting up a clinching TD. Denver’s top-ranked defence, the one that ran roughshod over Tom Brady in the NFC championship, simply wouldn’t let Newton get comfortable.

“It’s every one of these guys who got me to this,” Miller said.

Newton was sacked six times – receiver Ted Ginn Junior went down once on an aborted trick play – and if Miller wasn’t torturing him, DeMarcus Ware was.

Ware had two of the seven sacks, the most ever by one team in the Super Bowl.

Carolina’s potent offence that led the league with 500 points was held to its fewest points of the year, and Denver set an ignominious mark with

194 yards gained, the fewest for a Super Bowl winner.

So what: The Broncos (15-4) are champions and Manning is the first quarterback to win Super Bowls with two franchises, Indianapolis in 2007 was the other.

Manning finished 13 for 23 for 141 yards against a strong Carolina (17-2) defence that just couldn’t match Miller and company.

“This game was much like this season has been, testing our toughness, our resiliency, our unselfishness,” he said.

“It’s only fitting that it turned out that way.”

“I feel very, very grateful.

“Obviously, it’s very special to cap it off with a Super Bowl championship.”

- AP

■ CRICKET

Aussies surprise with guard of honour for McCullum Brendon McCullum has received an unexpected special honour from the visiting Australian side in his final ODI appearance in Hamilton yesterday.

As the retiring Black Caps skipper walked to the crease to open New Zealand’s innings at Seddon Park, the Australian team formed a guard of honour.

Yesterday’s third ODI, which will decide the series, is McCullum’s

260th and final appearance.

After losing the toss and being sent into bat, McCullum produced a typically swashbuckling display in his last innings, bludgeoning 47 off 27 balls before he mistimed a shot and skied it to John Hastings.

McCullum, who will retire from all international cricket at the end of the Australian tour, made his debut against Australia at the Sydney Cricket Ground in 2002.

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Serie A leaders Napoli have edged 10-man Carpi 1-0 with a Gonzalo Higuain penalty to stay two points clear of Juventus, who won 2-0 at Frosinone. Napoli top the standings on 56 points from 24 games, with champions Juve on 54 before welcoming the Naples side next Saturday. Both Carpi and Frosinone remain in the threeteam drop zone. Juve clinched a 14th straight win and Napoli set a club record of eight as Higuain moved on to 24 goals.

- AP

Gunners back winning Arsenal ended a run of four league games without victory as they won 2-0 at Bournemouth to go jointsecond in the Premier League. Mesut Ozil and Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain scored the goals midway through the first half yesterday to move Arsenal above Manchester City, level on points with Tottenham Hotspur. They trail Leicester City by five points with 13 games to play.

Manchester United remain fifth, six points off a Champions League place, after a 1-1 draw at champions Chelsea in the other match. - AP

No Fed Cup upsets Defending champions the Czech Republic have set up a Fed Cup semi-final against Switzerland after battling past Romania 3-2.

The doubles were also decisive for the Swiss, who triumphed over Germany 3-2 yesterday despite the hosts fielding new Australian Open champion Angelique Kerber in the singles.

- Reuters

Breakers still in hunt Defending NBL champions New Zealand Breakers remain in the hunt for a fifth title in six years, but their battle with Adelaide for the fourth and final playoff spot could well be hinging on the fitness of 36ers star guard Jerome Randle. Melbourne (18-8, 1st), Perth (17-9, 2nd) and Illawarra (16-11, 3rd) have all secured finals spots. The Breakers play Melbourne at home on Friday and away on Sunday.

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■ SMOLDA

Miracle Mile start in doubt

By Michael Guerin The bravest win of his career might not be enough to earn Smolda a shot at the Miracle Mile.

Because wonder trainer Mark Purdon fears chasing a Mile spot in a Sydney prelude may be a race too far.

Smolda smashed the track record winning the A$500,000 Hunter Cup, an aggressive midrace move from Purdon securing the lead from Ohoka Punter and effectively winning him the race.

“He was getting very keen out there parked so I really had to put all my eggs in one basket and go for the front,” said Purdon.

“So to work that hard and break the track record was a huge performance.”

But it was also only the latest in a brutal summer campaign for Smolda that has seen him take in the New Zealand, Summer, Auck-

land, Ballarat and Victoria Cups before Saturday’s career highlight.

To qualify for the A$750,000 Miracle Mile on February 28, Smolda would have to endure the float trip to Sydney on Monday and then be ready for a 1:50type mile this Saturday, where a top three-finish would get him a Mile invite.

“It might be asking too much of him after how hard a run he had,” said Purdon.

“So we will head to Sydney, cause he is going there anyway, and decide after. But I am thrilled for him and his owners because he deserved a big win like this.”

If Smolda does race again this Saturday he will join a PurdonRasmussen team in unbelievable form.

They already have Have Faith In Me unbeaten in two runs in Sydney and odds-on for Satur-

Trainer Mark Purdon day’s $A200,000 Chariots Of Fire.

If he wins that race he will get an automatic entry into the Miracle Mile but Purdon said any such invite would be weighed up after this weekend.

On Saturday they also had their unbeaten three-year-old Waikiki Beach and Dream About Me in stunning Menangle form, their effortless wins confirming them as the favourites for the NSW Derby and Oaks respectively.

Both will contest preludes on Saturday week before the February 28 classics, with Waikiki Beach’s 1:50.6 mile win against older horses quite amazing.

But while the golden Kiwi summer continued, it wasn’t without one judder bar for punters, with Monbet’s an expensive failure in the $A100,000 Grand Prix at Melton.

The exceptional trotter enjoyed the one-one over the last lap but was struggling at the 400m and galloped, clearly well below his best.

Trainer Greg Hope could only guess that two hard runs in the previous two weeks had flattened the four-year-old, who will now return home to Canterbury.

“That was very disappointing so we will get him home, take stock and then decide whether we come back for the Great Southern Star,” said Hope.

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Back to Japan Outstanding New Zealand-bred sprinter Aerovelocity will defend his Group One title in Japan next month. Trainer Paul O’Sullivan said the son of Pins had come through his resuming win in the Gr.1 Centenary Cup Sprint in top order and owner Daniel Yeung Ngai had given the green light for the seven-yearold to return to Chukyo on March 27 for the Takamatsunomiya Kinen.

“He will be going back, and why not?” O’Sullivan said. “He looks like he is back to his old self.” - NZME

High hopes for 3YO Anthony Cummings is keen on a Gr.1 Rosehill Guineas start for his promising New Zealand-bred galloper Montaigne. “He’s a very exciting horse,” he said. “It’s always a good effort for a three-year-old to take on the older horses and to win with such authority really does speak well for his future. He’s still learning and there’s plenty of improvement to come.” A son of Road To Rock, Montaigne improved his record to two wins from three appearances when he was successful over a mile at Randwick on Saturday.

- NZME

Filly on an Oaks path

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Hong Kong buyers grab Wexford Stables The sale of the property formerly known as Wexford Stables in Matamata has been completed with the new owners currently undertaking some minor refurbishments that will see them open for business in March.

Purchased from the O’Sullivan family by Hong Kong-based consortium Flying Class New Zealand, the group will focus on developing a New Zealand operation that will operate within the Australasian market whilst also supporting their Hong Kong racing activities.

Flying Class spokesperson Damian Yap was in attendance at the recently completed National

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Yearling Sale Series at Karaka and took time out to outline the immediate plans for the group.

“We have just completed the final sale process so we’re currently undertaking a few renovations and alterations,” he reported.

“We’re hopeful to be up and running by March at this stage.

“There are still a number of details to confirm, least of all the announcement of a trainer for the operation.

“We should be in a position to do that in a fortnight or so.”

Flying Class has also recently secured Queensland-based spelling and pre-training facility Washpool Lodge as part of

their expansion plans.

“The purchase of Washpool Lodge and what was Wexford Stables will allow us to provide a base for our horses here and in Australia,” he explained.

“The quality of horses being bred and sold in New Zealand is well recognised on the world stage and we intend to support local racing with the horses we have purchased.

“Having these strategic facilities means we can race our horses in Australasia while providing opportunities in Hong Kong for those we believe are suited to racing there.

“We expect to have around

forty horses trained in Matamata for the group and other clients and we’re excited about getting underway.”

For many years the O’Sullivan family trained out of Wexford Stables, adjacent to the Matamata track, but the operation was shifted in 2014 into the complex previously used by John Sargent before he moved to Sydney.

The training partnership of Lance O’Sullivan and Andrew Scott continue to operate under the Wexford banner and have prepared 11 winners from their new base so far this season.

- NZME

White Diamond remains on target for the Gr.1 Wellfield New Zealand Oaks. She beat the older horses by seven lengths in a distance maiden at Rotorua two runs back before she was out of the money at Wellington over 2300 metres last month.

“She’ll go to Hastings for the Lowland Stakes,” co-trainer EmmaLee Browne said. “She doesn’t like being crowded by other horses and that’s what happened at Trentham.

Once she got out wide she finished off quite well.”

- NZME

Prince of Dubai out Dual Group One-winning colt Pride Of Dubai has been retired with a hind fetlock injury ending his racetrack career. The winner of last year’s Blue Diamond Stakes and ATC Sires’ Produce, Pride Of Dubai missed the spring with bone bruising in the same area.

- AAP

Southland dogs Today at Ascot Park Raceway 8 67734 Cawbourne Ohio 23.35 ................C Roberts 9 47486 Thrilling Shrimp nwtd .................. B I Conner 10 7784F Albie McLeod 22.82 ..........................B Eade 4 1.08pm WOODEND SPRINT C1, 390m 1 14534 Max Stix nwtd...............................C Roberts 2 75783 Homebush Bruno 22.73 .........J T McInerney 3 45454 Protonic Pedro nwtd ......................... B Dann 4 57423 Smoking Marley 22.90 ..............A Bradshaw 5 13745 Eug The Scrooge nwtd M & ..............Jopson 6 73611 Starburst Emma nwtd ..................... M Grant 7 4126F Val Baxter nwtd ......................J T McInerney 8 415 Southern Affair 23.26 ..................R Hamilton Emergencies: 9 37648 Subterfuge nwtd .................................J Allen 10 47486 Thrilling Shrimp nwtd .................. B I Conner 5 1.28pm ORETI BEACH STAKES C1, 457m 1 21532 Alex Rumble nwtd ..................J T McInerney 2 72748 Homebush Buck nwtd ............J T McInerney 3 77343 Cawbourne Kin nwtd ....................C Roberts 4 35221 Tamara May nwtd ............................ M Grant 5 66663 Pianissimo 27.50......................... B I Conner 6 77162 Steel The Gold nwtd.....................M Roberts 7 51575 Regalyn nwtd ....................................B Eade 8 42473 Opawa Minstrel nwtd L & ................... Wales Emergencies: 9 55x52 Paua Shot nwtd J &.........................D Fahey 10 7784F Albie McLeod 26.21 ..........................B Eade 6 1.48pm HAPPY 6TH WEDDING ANNIVERSARY JASON & MEGAN TEAZ C1, 390m 1 56636 Crystal Flame nwtd ......................... M Grant 2 36457 Joey Baxter 23.19 ..................J T McInerney 3 73741 Cool Dexter nwtd.......................A Bradshaw 4 44754 Belfast Eejit nwtd....................J T McInerney 5 7185 Opawa Perissa nwtd L & .................... Wales 6 15334 Glory Hog 23.00 .....................J T McInerney 7 12 Lexie Rae nwtd ............................C Roberts

8 74622 No Bro nwtd ................................ B I Conner 9 37747 Another Jamie 22.73 ..............J T McInerney 10 7784F Albie McLeod 22.82 ..........................B Eade 7 2.06pm SGRC $50 LEATHER LEADS C1, 390m 1 54763 Opawa Express 22.90 ................. B I Conner 2 46228 Kentaro Baxter nwtd...............J T McInerney 3 46872 Sleeper Agent nwtd...................A Bradshaw 4 F3515 Freckle Flyer nwtd ..............................J Allen 5 41562 Another Spin nwtd..................J T McInerney 6 13555 Devilskin 23.37 .......................J T McInerney 7 82674 Timely Reminder nwtd M & ...............Jopson 8 85xTP Ace Bale nwtd ..............................C Roberts 9 74785 Sketchy Steve 22.97 ....................... M Grant 10 7784F Albie McLeod 22.82 ..........................B Eade 8 2.24pm ASCOT PARK CONSORTIUM C3, 390m 1 86526 Another Fan nwtd ...................J T McInerney 2 26764 Human Instinct nwtd ..............J T McInerney 3 14213 Expect Delay 22.68 ......................... M Grant 4 61626 Patchwork Alice 22.96...................... B Dann 5 14437 Lagoon Belle nwtd .......................C Roberts 6 74624 Lots Of Beersies 22.90 ............... B I Conner 7 46844 Homebush Rocky 22.70 .........J T McInerney 8 82312 Technic nwtd .................................R Adcock Emergencies: 9 68188 Thrilling Spell 23.00 .................... B I Conner 10 23888 Botany Richie nwtd ................J T McInerney 9 2.42pm HAPPY BIRTHDAY BEKS C3/4, 390m 1 42414 Impersonator 22.59 ...................A Bradshaw 2 33645 Harkonen Bale 22.53 ...................C Roberts 3 24311 Wunzee nwtd .........................J T McInerney 4 31127 Abrasador nwtd .................................B Eade 5 47265 Gossip Queen 22.79 .................A Bradshaw 6 15574 Mojo Burst 22.39 ............................. M Grant 7 13423 Good Genes 22.69.......................... M Grant 8 38636 Replay nwtd M & ...............................Jopson 9 68188 Thrilling Spell 23.00 .................... B I Conner

10 23888 Botany Richie nwtd ................J T McInerney 2.58pm SOUTHLAND & OTAGO PHOTO FINISH C1/2, 457m 1 12857 Arcane Rampage nwtd ................C Roberts 2 56373 Birchbrook nwtd ............................R Adcock 3 58352 Opawa Zena nwtd L &........................ Wales 4 26761 Thrilling Luke nwtd M &.....................Jopson 5 45718 What I Like 26.12 ...................J T McInerney 6 854F4 Hip Hop Sofia nwtd ...................A Bradshaw 7 168x3 Dad’s Ambition nwtd ....................... M Grant 8 17666 Arcane Sabre 26.46 .....................C Roberts 9 55x52 Paua Shot nwtd J &.........................D Fahey 10 47486 Thrilling Shrimp 26.66 ................. B I Conner 11 3.17 CONGRATULATIONS POKER PLAYER C3, 390m 1 22275 Red Margin nwtd ............................. M Grant 2 41613 Storming Norm 23.00.................. B I Conner 3 57637 Homebush Riley 22.81 ...........J T McInerney 4 211F3 Cawbourne Kristy nwtd ................C Roberts 5 85621 Get Ready Freddy 22.94 ...........A Bradshaw 6 85832 Tell The Boys nwtd .................J T McInerney 7 73466 Opawa Crusade 22.63 L &................. Wales 8 56152 Om Nom Nom 22.70 ..............J T McInerney 9 68188 Thrilling Spell 23.00 .................... B I Conner 10 23888 Botany Richie nwtd ................J T McInerney 12 3.37pm JUSTRACING.COM.AU C5, 390m 1 71421 Puma Pants 22.54..................J T McInerney 2 22122 Homebush Kelso nwtd ...........J T McInerney 3 83388 Breaking Mad 22.46 ........................ M Grant 4 85247 Little Regus nwtd ......................A Bradshaw 5 12111 My First Litter nwtd.......................C Roberts 6 14621 New Thang nwtd .......................A Bradshaw 7 51555 Opawa Opal 22.84 L & ....................... Wales 8 55176 Chokehold 22.52 M & .......................Jopson 9 F8173 Tee Time 22.70 .............................R Adcock 13 3.53pm ADDED ENERGY C4/5, 457m 1 47714 Black Crow nwtd .......................A Bradshaw

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88276 Roadworks nwtd ............................. M Grant 54741 Botany Kevin 26.34 ................J T McInerney 21413 Southern Lights 26.15 .................R Hamilton 51767 Opawa Stretch nwtd L & .................... Wales 13751 Homebush Chopper 26.03 .....J T McInerney 74154 Zipping Sonny nwtd ...............J T McInerney 16363 Bound To Erupt 26.05 ..................... M Grant 14 4.13 RACING AGAIN 23RD FEBRUARY C2, 390m 1 65651 Homebush Gru 22.55.............J T McInerney 2 21616 Definite 23.11 ................................R Adcock 3 27531 Opawa Lean Meat 22.55 L & ............. Wales 4 11272 Mr. Marine 22.91 ...........................R Adcock 5 13248 Another Key nwtd ...................J T McInerney 6 43141 Apollo Baxter 23.80................J T McInerney 7 44241 Tilt nwtd.........................................R Adcock 8 53381 Dyna Quirk nwtd ..........................C Roberts Emergencies: 9 41676 Sally 22.74 ....................................R Adcock 10 45563 Homebush Slinky 23.23 .........J T McInerney SELECTIONS Race 1: Yahbini Bale, Barcia Express, Obeyance, Wicked Winston Race 2: Opawa Merc, Opawa Bucks, Opawa Libby, Opawa Poppy Race 3: Cawbourne Ohio, His Nibs, Wally Baxter, Ebony Fancy Race 4: Starburst Emma, Smoking Marley, Homebush Bruno Race 5: Tamara May, Opawa Minstrel, Alex Rumble, Paua Shot Race 6: Cool Dexter, Joey Baxter, Lexie Rae, Glory Hog, No Bro Race 7: Ace Bale, Opawa Express, Kentaro Baxter, Sleeper Agent Race 8: Expect Delay, Another Fan, Technic, Lagoon Belle Race 9: Good Genes, Abrasador, Mojo Burst, Impersonator Race 10: Opawa Zena, Birchbrook, Dad’s Ambition, Paua Shot Race 11: Cawbourne Kristy, Get Ready Freddy, Opawa Crusade Race 12: My First Litter, Breaking Mad, Tee Time, Little Regus Race 13: Southern Lights, Black Crow, Roadworks, Botany Kevin Race 14: Dyna Quirk, Definite, Homebush Gru, Mr. Marine LEGEND: fsdt - First Start Here nwd - No Win this Distance fstd - First Start This Distance 31 13 - Best Winning Time This Track

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WEB ID AU46813 WESTSIDE 8 Glassey Drive Enjoy BBQ's on the sunny deck at this smart three bedroom house in a quiet westside street. Substantial updated kitchen and dining room with separate cosy lounge heated by log burner. Three double bedrooms, double garage and carport on easy care section. You'll love living here. Be quick to view.

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Daily Events Tuesday

9.30am -ST DAVID’S UNION CHURCH. Walking group meets outside church. 48 Allens Rd. 9.30am - 12.30pm ASHBURTON METHODIST GOODWILL SHOP. Sell preloved second hand clothing. Tinwald Methodist Church. Cnr Main Road & Jane St. 9.30am - 1.30pm ASHBURTON BAPTIST CHURCH. Second time around good clean used clothing.

Ashburton Baptist Church.

CNr Havelock St and Cass St. 9.45am and 1.15pm - GOLF

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CROQUET WAIREKA. Golf Croquet singles, Waireka, Philip Street.

10am - METHVEN HERITAGE CENTRE. New Zealand and Agriculture Encounter.

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

12noon- 3pm - JUSTICE OF THE PEACE SIGNING CENTRE. Community House, Rear of Westpac Bank, Tancred St. 1pm - 3pm - ASHBURTON AVIATION MUSEUM. A great selection of many aircraft from the past to the future, Seafield Road.

ANGLICAN CHURCH. Holy Communion, Park St. 6am - ST DAVID’S UNION 10.30am - ASHBURTON CHURCH. LADIES PROBUS. Real women circuit training Coffee morning, Somerset in hall. 48 Allens Rd. Grocers, Burnett St. 8.30am - ASHBURTON 10.45am - M.S.A. TAI CHI. STROLLERS CLUB. Seated exercises suitable Kakahu Bush walk . New for people with limited members most welcome, mobility. M.S.A. Social Hall. phone Jenny 308-6862.

Havelock Street.

9.30am - 1.30pm 1pm - 3.30pm - ST ASHBURTON BAPTIST ANDREW’S ANGLICAN CHURCH. CHURCH. Second time around used Pre-loved clothing sale, clothing. Cnr Havelock and bargains and cuppa. Cnr Cass Streets.

Thomson and Jane Streets.

9.45am - MID 1pm - 4pm - ASHBURTON CANTERBURY LADIES DISTRICT FAMILY HISTORY PROBUS CLUB. GROUP. Monthly meeting, Doris Open for research, visitors Linton Lounge, R.S.A. Cox welcome. Heritage Centre, Street.

West Street.

10am - ST STEPHEN’S

TRADES, SERVICES

CERAMIC tiles - tile quality guaranteed - Tile Warehouse 1.30pm ASHBURTON selection available at M.S.A. PETANQUE CLUB. Redmonds Furnishing and Club day, non-members welcome. 115 Racecourse Rd. Flooring, Burnett Street.

1.30pm - ASHBURTON SENIOR CITIZENS. Social afternoon, entertainment, sales table, afternoon tea. Senior Centre, Cameron Street.

6pm - 3 KM and 5KM FUN RUN/WALK SERIES. Enjoy a run, jog or walk. $2 entry, students free. Meet Walnut Avenue Pavilion, opposite Creek Road. Runs until March 29. Organised by Ashburton Athletics.

1.15am - GOLF CROQUET WAIREKA. Golf croquet doubles.

Waireka, Philip Street 1.15pm - ALLENTON CROQUET CLUB. Association and golf croquet, new members welcome. Allenton Sports club, Cavendish St, Allenton.

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

7pm - ASHBURTON ROSE GROUP. Monthly meeting with speaker. Bring roses for rose show. Catholic Rooms, Winter Street.

7.30pm - ASHBURTON PHOTOGRAPHIC SOCIETY. New members welcome.

Senior Centre, Cameron St.

COMPUTER PROBLEMS??

For prompt, reliable service Contact Kelvin Boult, KJB Systems Ltd, 4 Ascot Place Ph 308 8989. 30 years local service. Same day service if possible. SUPERGOLD discount card welcomed.

For all subscriber enquiries, missed delivery, new subscriptions, temporary stops, call our subscriber hotline 0800 274 287 0800 ASHBURTON

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Tinwald School Part Time Cleaner

We require a part time cleaner, three hours a day, five days a week at Tinwald School. Position commences Monday, February 22 (negotiable).

Applicants must be honest, reliable, conscientious and self managing.

Please submit a letter of application including contact details and two referees to:

Eva Woolley Happy birthday Eva. Big 5 year old, have fun at school.

Love from Mum, Dad and Libby.

Taylor King Ryan Happy 8th Birthday Taylor.

Lots of love, Nana, Poppa, aunts, uncles and cousins.

Birthday Greetings are free for those aged 12 and under only. Free birthday greetings must be received at least two working days before date of insertion otherwise there is no guarantee that it will appear on the day requested. Photos will be available at our level 3 office for collection after notice has appeared in the paper.

Saturday, February 13 9am till 1pm

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To book site contact Mark 021 296 3639 Malcom 027 434 4751 Beavan 03 303 5864 Day time.

Applications close 5pm Friday, February 19.

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YOUR STARS ARIES (Mar 21-Apr 19): Focus exclusively on positive options. If it’s not a win for everyone involved it’s not good enough for you. This bold approach will eventually lead to your promotion.

TAURUS (Apr 20-May 20): Sign up. Volunteer. It doesn’t matter if you know how to approach the task at hand, as you’ll learn. Your attitude makes you a perfect fit for anything that sounds fun to you.

GEMINI (May 21-Jun 21): Compliments are nice but not all are equal. Someone will elevate verbal admiration to an art form. You’ll love how it feels to receive the kudos, and you’ll learn to give as such.

CANCER (Jun 22-Jul 22): If you’re wondering what keeps someone coming back to you, it’s all that fresh excitement, kindness and tenderness you give. You never give attention the same way twice.

LEO (Jul 23-Aug 22): You’ll appreciate the ones who keep their correspondence to the point. You tend to accept calls from this type because you know it’s not going to drag out. Emulate this.

VIRGO (Aug 23-Sep 22): Unlike zoo animals, people get to design their own cages. It sometimes takes them a while to realise this, though. You have more freedom than you think. Current boundaries are either illusory, self-imposed, or both.

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SAGITTARIUS (Nov 22-Dec 21): The negative emotions needn’t be shoved aside; nor should they be obsessed over. Acknowledge these feelings as natural and acceptable. They will dissipate.

CAPRICORN (Dec 22-Jan 19): Inaction frustrates you. The truth is, they are waiting for an invitation from someone like you. Throw the doors open and encourage them to walk through.

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PISCES (Feb 19-Mar 20): Someone may be pressuring you, but don’t rush to make a choice.

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McKINSTRY, Phyllis Elizabeth (nee Baigent) – Aged 79 years, on February 5 at Ernest Rutherford Retirement Village, Nelson. Youngest daughter of the late Stanley and Lizzie Baigent. Dearly beloved wife of Kenneth for 57 years. Mother and mother-inlaw of Michael and Rosaly, Nigel and Lee Ann. Special Grandma of Sophie and Angus, and Samantha. Beloved cousin of Eddie and Raymer Lammas and sister-in-law to Molly and the late Allan. A private family cremation has been held.

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RAWSTORN, Noeline Emily, On February 7, 2016, in Timaru Hospital after a short illness. Aged 80 years. Cherished wife of Graham for 59 years. Dearly loved mum of Murray and Lesley (Carterton), John and Jenny (Dunedin) and Andrew and Tania (Dunedin), Jan (Blenheim) and Lisa (Diamond Harbour).

Adored grandma and nana to Clint, Dan and Kadin, Sam, Charlie, Jake and Liam, and Ben, Holly, Tom, Georgia and Michaela. Great-grandma and nana to Liam and Ethan, Jett, Blake and Amelia, and Oscar.

Treasured sister of Shirley (deceased), Doreen and Peter Marshall, and Russel and Lynnette Marsh. Noeline was loving, faithful, dependable and strong. She adored her family; her grandchildren such a delight and her absence is surely felt. Safe now in the arms of her Saviour. In lieu of flowers, donations to The Gideons Int. would be appreciated and may be left at the service. A service for Noeline will be held at Geraldine Funeral Services, 186 Talbot Street, Geraldine on Friday, February 12 at 1.00pm, followed by interment at the Geraldine Cemetery. Messages to: c/186 Talbot Street, Geraldine 7930.

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The ridge predominates over much of New Zealand throughout the forecast period. However, a trough moves over the lower South Island for a time during Thursday.

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Wind at 1000m: Light.

Wind at 2000m: SW 35 km/h.

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Fifteen-year-old Richard Turpie took his first senior five-wicket bag for Methven on Saturday.

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Methven’s Muirhead Rosebowl fixture against Tech will be a tie to remember for Richard Turpie, after taking his first senior fivewicket haul.

Turpie’s achievement is made more impressive considering his tender age of 15.

The young seamer took five for 29 off 7.3 overs in an exceptional bowling spell that propelled

Methven to an 85-run victory and their first win since November 2.

Methven were sent in to bat after losing the toss and were all out for 152 in the 42nd over, but dismissed Tech for a paltry 67.

Turpie, who also opens the batting for Methven along with Ben Payne, made the most of the bowler-friendly pitch, playing the role of chief destroyer for his side, and Pritchard Shield win-

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ners Tech’s batsmen had no answers.

“I just wanted to keep going and see how many I could take,” he said.

“The fifth was the last wicket of the game.

“It was pretty good, but more so that we won the game than the five wickets.”

The Mount Hutt College student believes advice from his teammates has played a key role

in his progression this season and is now hoping Methven’s fine form can continue in the Rosebowl competition.

“I think we’ve still got a good chance in the Rosebowl competition and we want to win as many games as possible,” he said.

“I just want to keep taking wickets.

“It was nice to get a decent bag on Saturday, so I’ll just keep going.”

Methven skipper Mitch Sim said that the young player has transitioned well to the senior club cricket arena and he credited Turpie for his dedication to the cause.

“He deserves all the credit he gets,” said Sim. “He’s always the last to leave the nets.

“He’s a student of the game and that’s why he’s a senior player at 15.”

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