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Two-year-old shar-pei Cola proved he was truly man’s best friend when he hounded Col Sheehan into making a call which probably saved his life.

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Mt Hutt investigates ex teacher

BY MYLES HUME

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The former Ashburton College teacher under investigation for inappropriate behaviour has been working as a ski instructor on Mt Hutt skifield.

The Guardian understands the former teacher has been working on the skifield where thousands of school children visit each year since he left his teaching role at the college under a cloud in May.

It has since emerged he resigned effective-immediately over “professionally unwise” actions after complaints by affected families, and is now at the centre of an investigation by the New Zealand Teachers’ Council.

Mt Hutt Ski Area manager James McKenzie said a complaint had come to hand about an employee this week and it was now being investigated.

He did not deny the person in question was the former Ash-

burton College teacher.

“We have taken on board an observation reported by the public and we are now investigating the matter, any details in relation to that are not going to be made public,” he said.

“But it’s worth saying the person (who complained) is satisfied with the course of action embarked on.”

Mr McKenzie said it was “a confidential matter”, so he could not comment on how the

employee was being dealt with while the investigation was under way.

After lodging a complaint to the Teachers’ Council, Ashburton College principal Grant McMillan said the teacher’s misconduct was not criminal during his time at the college.

Mr McKenzie said the ski area had rigorous processes when interviewing prospectus employees. “We do check all staff and that involves full police checks

for criminal convictions and we follow that process exhaustively for all staff,” he said.

“There are no instructors, and staff, at Mt Hutt with a criminal history and if any individual has had issues with prior employment that’s a matter between that individual and the employer.”

A Teachers’ Council spokesperson said it could not make any comment while investigations continued.

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London firefighters say they have freed hundreds of people with body parts trapped in household objects in the last three years, including 18 children with heads stuck in potties or toilet seats and 79 people trapped in handcuffs. Since 2010, London firefighters have treated almost 500 people with rings stuck on their fingers, nine with rings stuck on their penises, and one man with his penis stuck in a toaster.

Rescue crews also helped five people with hands stuck in shredders and 17 children with their hands trapped in toys.

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Only hours before a Northland school boy rugby match was televised live to thousands of viewers, organisers had to scrub a trail of red graffiti from the scoreboard and banners around the playing field. “Idiots” who tried to sabotage the live coverage of the Mason Cup between Whangarei Boys’ High School and Kamo High School last Saturday failed as organisers banded together to clean off the spraypaint.

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Hot snakes Firefighters arrived at a US home to put out a blaze and discovered more than flames — 28 snakes, six of them deadly. The man didn’t have a permit for the six venomous snakes — five rattlers and a gaboon viper — and he may face misdemeanor charges. The viper, native to Africa, is considered one of the most dangerous in the world. The snakes were inside cages in a separate room and were removed as firefighters put out the kitchen blaze. All of the snakes survived. “I don’t think firefighters were ever in danger from the snakes, except for the creep factor,” said North Davis Fire Chief Mark Becraft.

A 3D depiction of Sir Edmund Hillary conquering Mt Everest will premiere at the prestigious Toronto International Film Festival in September. Beyond the Edge stars Kiwi actor Chad Moffitt as a young Sir Edmund and Mt Cook resident Sonam Sherpa as Tenzing Norgay.

It was filmed in the Southern Alps, Himalayas and at Mt Everest and integrates George Lowe’s original footage from the 1953 expedition. Director Leanne Pooley said it was an honour for the film to be invited to the festival which is regarded as second only to the Cannes Film Festival.

A team of archaeologists said it has unearthed an unusual coffinwithin-a-coffin (right) in the central England parking lot where it found the skeleton of King Richard III, and that they hope to identify the remains within.

University of Leicester scientists have been digging at the Grey Friars site in Leicester after finding the body of Richard there in September. He died nearby in 1485 at the Battle of Bosworth Field.

WHAT’S ON ■ A new exhibition opens at Terrace Downs Resort featuring the captivating seasonal landscape paintings of Katrina McGettigan and Michelle Green.

The exhibition opens today at 6pm and runs until 5 September. Call 021 1229317 for details or email rachael.inch@terracedowns.co.nz.

■ Spend some time at Ashburton Library and let your babies, toddlers and pre-schoolers be entertained by an hour of story-telling. Every Thursday at 10.30am. Call 308 7192 to find out more.

■ Pages Road Community Market MacKenzies Hotel and Backpackers, 51 Pages Rd, Christchurch

There’s something for everyone at this weekly morning market. New stallholders welcome. No market if raining.

■ 80’s: The Decade That Made Us, National Geographic, 7.30pm The Revolutionaries Remember a decade that witnessed radical change and innovation.

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HEALTH

Mass vaccinations possible

BY MYLES HUME

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Health authorities could be forced to vaccinate every Ashburton youngster in early childhood education if further cases of hepatitis A are found in local centres.

Three makeshift vaccination clinics have already been held at Ashburton kindergartens and preschools since an outbreak of hepatitis A three months ago, resulting in about 300 vaccinations against the virus.

Symptoms of hepatitis A usually do not show in young children, so they can pass on

the virus without knowingly having it to other children or adults, who suffer badly from the symptoms.

Canterbury medical officer of health Dr Alistair Humphrey said that could mean there are more people infected with hepatitis A than the 17 confirmed cases so far.

“If we had another clear case in a preschool there would come a point where we would have to think about vaccinating in all preschools,” Dr Humphrey said.

Mid Canterbury has more than 18 early childhood centres,

so that could result in hundreds of children needing vaccinations. Hepatitis A is passed on through contact with faeces, with poor hygiene – particularly after using the toilet or changing nappies – being the main contributor.

However, Mr Humphrey said schools and early childhood centres had the ability to stop the spread of hepatitis A. “There must be children out there who have got it, but a child who has got it won’t pass it on if they have washed their hands properly after going to the toilet.”

The Canterbury District Health Board has been in contact with the Ministry of Health, discussing the point when the entire Ashburton population would need to be vaccinated if the virus spread.

However, Mr Humphrey said “even the experts can’t tell”, and it would be a decision made when or if the epidemic became out of hand.

Meanwhile, workers in Ashburton’s hospitality sector have been asked by the CDHB to consider vaccination, as they had the potential to infect hundreds people.

Another serious collision on SH1

BY MYLES HUME

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State Highway 1 was the scene of another serious collision yesterday when a 4WD crossed the centre line, smashing into an oncoming car.

The 4WD then carried on through a wire fence, coming to a halt about 20 metres into a paddock while the northbound car sat in roadside shrubbery, near the Dromore corner about 3pm.

Senior Sergeant Grant Russell, of Ashburton, said the sole occupant in each vehicle received minor injuries from the high speed crash.

A Canterbury District Health Board spokesperson said the driver of the car was having their injuries assessed last night, but they were in a stable condition.

“After some initial inquiries it would appear the vehicle travelling south crossed the centerline and struck the vehicle travelling north,” Mr Russell said.

The smash is another in a series of roading incidents on

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In brief Reader query A reader contacted the Guardian yesterday asking an interesting question about the Hepatitis A outbreak in Ashburton. She asked: “If you live with somebody who has got hepatitis A and you have been cleared of the virus yourself, can you still be a carrier?” The Canterbury District Health Board said you would not be a carrier and anybody who had been in contact with an infected person would be recommended the best course of treatment, usually being a vaccination or blood test.

Cat tossed from car A West Coast resident is angry after witnessing a motorist throw a cat out a car window about midday on Tuesday. Ange Beck saw a car pull up about 50m from her home near the Coal Creek and Taylorville Road turn-off and throw something out the window.

On closer inspection she realised it was a very young cat. The car then made a u-turn to leave, but when the cat walked into the middle of the road the man drove his car toward it and tooted the horn to get rid of it.

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No criminal charges The Southland man who subjected a Pakistan-born taxi driver to a foul-mouthed antiIslamic rant has escaped criminal charges. Police have decided to give Greg Shuttleworth, a technician for an Invercargill engineering firm, a formal written warning for his racist tirade against Pakistani-born Tariq Humayun. The incident in the early hours of Friday was caught on camera.

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The driver of the car involved in a smash near the Dromore corner about 3pm yesterday, is loaded into an ambulance before being taken to Ashburton Hospital.

State Highway 1 near Ashburton this year, the latest being the death of Frank Tully when he was struck on a pedestrian crossing on Tinwald’s main street.

Last month a driver lost control in sleety conditions and caused a three-car smash only kilometres from yesterday’s scene, and in May two people were seriously injured when

their car was rear-ended while trying to turn right off the state highway.

Two fire appliances, a St John ambulance and two police cars attended the scene.

A cow has been killed and another will have to be destroyed after being struck by a car in rural south Auckland yesterday morning. The car’s occupants were uninjured in the collision with a group of five cows on the Clevedon-Kawakawa Road shortly after 6am. A police northern communications spokesman said one cow died at the scene, and another would be destroyed by animal control officers. Three patrol cars had been called to the crash, which had blocked the road.

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In brief Theft arrest A 45-year-old male was arrested on Tuesday on seven charges of theft. He appeared in Ashburton District Court where he was remanded on bail until August 19.

Ambulance statistics Ashburton St John ambulance attended 90 call outs to the week ending 28 July. They attended 31 urgent calls, 26 non-urgent and 33 routine calls. Of the 90 call outs, 76 were medical while 14 were accidental. Ashburton ambulances travelled a total of 3616km.

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FONTERRA FORECAST

Payout ‘a huge relief’

Positive news for farmers

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

Clarification The Guardian incorrectly reported Ashburton’s hepatitis A outbreak started in a kindergarten. The first notified cases were in adults and a child attending a kindergarten then contracted the virus. This resulted in clinics being held in kindergartens as nappy changing is a possible source of Hep A spread.

Quiz night ‘Bribes will be accepted’ at a quiz night at the Hakatere Marae tomorrow. ‘Te Quiz’ will begin at 7pm with supper provided, with teams of up to six welcome.

Tickets cost $30 per team and are available from Alistair on 308 4688 or 027 319 2512, or on the Hakatere Marae Facebook page.

Homeless man beaten A homeless man is in a critical condition after a beating in central Auckland yesterday. The 42-yearold man was taken to Auckland City Hospital about 9am following the assault which left the man unconscious in Mills Lane, a St John Ambulance spokeswoman said. Police were appealing for witnesses to come forward, but would not comment on how many people were believed to be involved or the nature of the assault. Anyone with information was asked to phone police on 09 302-6516. Mills Lane, just off Albert St in the CBD, is where good Samaritan Austin Hemmings was stabbed to death when he went to the aid of a woman being accosted by another man in 2008.

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

Fonterra farmers will be sitting pretty if the dairy giant’s forecast price of $7.50 a kilogram of milksolids (kg/MS) for the season comes off, pumping millions into the Mid Canterbury economy.

The 50c/kg hike on the cooperative’s May forecast of $7, reflects continuing strong international prices for dairy, and weakening of the New Zealand dollar.

The estimated dividend remains at 32c a share, bringing the forecast cash payout for farmers to $7.82.

Fonterra also confirmed a 50c lift in the advance schedule payout farmers receive throughout the season, bringing the price up to $5.50 kg/MS, when the season opens on June 1.

Fonterra chairman John Wilson said the board had amended the board’s dividend policy,

primed to deliver a sustainable dividend from the 2014 financial year.

“When setting the dividend, the board would take into account short and medium term earnings to deliver a dividend per share of between 65-75 per cent of adjusted net profit after tax over a period of tax,” Mr Wilson said.

The 50c/kg hike reflects continuing strong international prices for dairy The dividend will remain at the board’s discretion, and subject to market conditions and Fonterra’s financial position.

“Additionally, from the 2014

financial year, we are adopting a qualitative earnings guidance approach, rather than the previous quantitative earnings per share guidance,” he said.

Chief executive Theo Spierings warned that international dairy trade growth would have a short term negative influence on product mix returns during the first half of the 2014 financial year.

He said it was likely Fonterra would need to absorb some of the expected substantial increases in the cost of goods arising from the high commodity prices, and this could have an impact on margins.

The 2014 year estimated dividend of 32c per share may be outside the 65-75 per cent range given these factors and current market volatility, he said.

The company will provide an update on business performance when announcing its annual result on September 25.

A forecast milk price of $7.50 per kilogram of milksolids (kg/MS) for Fonterra farmers will be used to pay back credit lines extended through last season’s drought, an industry spokesman says.

“This increase in the payout forecast comes off a very strong balance sheet,” Mid Canterbury corporate dairy farmer and Federated Farmers Dairy chairman Willy Leferink said.

“Obviously this and an advance payout of $5.50 kg/ MS, is great news after a disappointing back end to the last season. Given this time last year payout forecast were being pared back, seeing it go up is a huge relief.

“Our advice is really to bank the gains and run a prudent operation. As we know from the drought Willy Leferink there may still be some climatic surprises to come.”

Nationally drought has been attributed as a significant factor in driving farm debt to about $51.7 billion.

“The forecast is also a beautiful opportunity for farmers to build up cash reserves to further improve water quality,” Mr Leferink said.

POLICE

Police officer bashing ‘a worrying trend’

BY KURT BAYER The daylight bashing of a longserving Nelson police officer is the latest shocking example of a “worrying trend” of increased violence towards officers, the Police Association says.

Top police brass were shocked after the senior constable, who’s been an officer for 40 years, needed 40 stitches to his face and dental reconstruction surgery following the attack.

He was on patrol with a colleague when they saw a man

allegedly attacking a woman outside Nelson Public Hospital about 2.45pm on Tuesday.

They got out of their patrol car to intervene when the man turned his attack on the senior constable, police say.

The 23-year-old Nelson man then allegedly tried to attack the second officer, but ran off after being pepper-sprayed.

The second officer took his bloodied colleague inside the hospital where doctors found his jaw was fractured in three places and his face needed 40 stitches.

He also needed to undergo reconstructive dental surgery, the spokeswoman said.

“He’s pretty battered and bruised, and we’re expecting him to be off work for the next couple of weeks,” she said.

He was now recovering at home.

The alleged offender was arrested around 11pm and appeared at Nelson District Court yesterday charged with aggravated wounding and male assaults female.

He was remanded in custody

without plea until tomorrow.

“I’m in no doubt that the wider Nelson community will be disgusted by this attack,” said Nelson Bays area commander, Inspector Steve Greally.

“It is completely unacceptable for an officer who is performing his duty in protecting the community to be subject to this sort of behaviour.”

Police Commissioner Peter Marshall and Minister of Police Anne Tolley had expressed their concern to him over the attack, he said.

Officials figures show there were 6479 assaults on police in the three-year period ending June 30, 2012.

Last week, Roberta May Myrtle Harrison, 44, pleaded guilty to kicking and spitting on a Napier police officer who was attempting to get a breath test from her in a display of violent behaviour that was slammed as being “appalling” by a judge.

Police Association national president Greg O’Connor said attacks on officers were a “worrying trend”.

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Saved by man’s best friend

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

Ashburton man Col Sheehan has survived a brush with death – and he can thank his dog for that!

Mr Sheehan’s pet literally saved his life.

Three weeks ago he was enjoying a few holes at the Tinwald Golf Course.

By his own admission, he’s not a “serious golfer”, but plays a few holes most mornings to get some exercise.

“I was walking up the fairway toward the seventh hole when I felt a bit of a twinge in my chest,” Mr Sheehan said.

“I just thought I must have strained a muscle, but I wasn’t feeling too good, so I put my clubs in the car and went back home.”

At his Havelock Street residence, Mr Sheehan had a shower and, still feeling minor pangs in his chest, decided to lie down and rest.

But his dog Cola had other ideas.

The two-year-old shar-pei jumped up on the bed with him.

“The dog annoyed the hell out of me – he was licking my face and carrying on, there was no way I was going to get any rest – he just

wouldn’t give up either,” Mr Sheehan said.

“He was carrying on like something was wrong – and he was right.”

All the while the family’s other dog, Fanta, was barking in the bedroom doorway.

Eventually Mr Sheehan got up and went in search of liniment. When he couldn’t find any, another thought occurred to him.

“My brother had died of a heart attack in bed about 12 months ago,” he said.

“So on the way past I picked up the phone and called the medical centre.”

Mr Sheehan was ordered to waste no time in getting to the doctor, and following an examination was sent straight through to Christchurch Hospital.

There he underwent surgery to have stents implanted in his heart to keep the arteries open and restore the blood flow.

“They say dogs can sense these things, now I believe it,” Mr Sheehan said.

It will be a month or so before he is back on the golf course, leaving plenty of time to spend with Cola, who was still keeping a protective eye on his master when the Guardian visited on Tuesday.

Boy dies after quad bike crash

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Col Sheehan and with his shar-pei Cola, who saved his life.

A 5-year-old New Zealandborn boy has been killed in a quad-bike accident in Australia. Jackson Moir - known as Jack - died when the quad bike he was riding on, with his father and 21-month-old brother, rolled.

Emergency services were called to the accident at a farm in Parkville, just north of Scone in New South Wales, on Saturday.

It is understood Jack’s father, Noel, works as a farm manager at the property.

Police said the trio were on their way to check a dam when the quad bike hit a ledge and flipped.

Jack died at the scene. His father and brother, Charlie, suffered minor injuries.

The family has strong links to New Zealand, where Mr Moir is from and where Jack was born.

Jack’s mother, Louise Moir, said the family had received huge support from friends and extended family members.

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Warehouse staff around country receive pay increase Fraser Cove Warehouse employee Tracey Tanoa will receive a pay rise today - one of thousands around the country who will benefit from The Warehouse’s efforts to retain good staff.

Ms Tanoa has worked for The Warehouse for 16 years and said the pay increase would be help-

ful for her family, but money was not the only factor keeping her loyal to her employer.

“It’s an encouragement but, for me as an individual, I love who I work for anyway. I love working with people. I love working with the team and I believe in what I do.”

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staff around New Zealand will receive pay increases today as the company implements the first stage of its Career Retailer Wage.

Staff who have worked more than 5000 hours for the company and have received the full training for their role will receive between $30 and $65 extra

in their weekly pay packets.

Warehouse chief executive Mark Powell said the plan was a key part of the company’s strategy to make retail a more attractive career.

Tauranga Chamber of Commerce chief executive Max Mason said small retailers may be threatened by The Warehouse’s

pay plan as the big company had always been perceived as a serious threat to smaller stores.

Retail Association of New Zealand chief executive John Albertson said the tension between physical retail outlets and online stores was highlighting the need for good staff, he said.

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POLITICS

Politicians in housing face-off

BY CLAIRE TREVETT National and Labour have gone head to head over their affordable housing policies as National ministers tried to discredit Labour’s new proposal to prevent foreigners buying homes.

Labour leader David Shearer and finance spokesman David Parker both tried to get their National counterparts to acknowledge Labour’s policy would make a difference but hit a brick wall.

Asked by Mr Parker if letting only New Zealand residents buy homes would reduce

demand and improve affordability, Finance Minister Bill English said it was more important to spend time getting resource consents through quickly “than spending time checking the passports of the 40 per cent of Aucklanders who were born overseas”.

Mr English also scoffed at Labour’s plan to build 100,000 homes over 10 years for firsthome buyers, saying the mass state-driven building programme “will make us look like the back-end of Moscow”.

Outside Parliament, Mr Shearer rejected suggestions

the policy was rushed out to boost Labour after a slump in the past two polls, saying it had been formed over the past four months. The next major poll is One News, due on Sunday.

He rejected claims that the policy was xenophobic.

“These are people who are speculating. We want to give first-home buyers the best opportunity.”

He said he had received a significant amount of feedback on the policy, all of which was supportive.

“It’s about standing up for first-home buyers and I am fed

up with [Prime Minister] John Key talking the big talk, but no walk.

“There is nothing he is putting up to help those young couples.”

Mr Shearer said policing the policy was not difficult and where trusts were used to buy properties, the beneficiaries of the trusts could be checked.

Mr Key tried to pour cold water on suggestions that restrictions on foreign buyers and a capital gains tax were effective in Australia, saying its homes were even less affordable that in New Zealand.

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HEALTH

Nicotine inhaler offers hope for smokers

BY TEUILA FUATAI A nicotine inhaler which could offer new hope for smokers trying to give up the habit is already showing promising results, researchers say.

The inhaler, which was developed by the University of Otago, is being trialled on 63 people in the Wellington region - some of whom say using the device has curbed their puffing urges.

Project leader Dr Brent Caldwell, who is part of the university’s School of Medicine in Wellington, said the trial was working well and participants were responding positively to the use of the inhaler.

“This is the first time in the world that a highly tolerable pulmonary nicotine inhaler has been trialled which can deliver similar levels of nicotine to that provided by cigarettes.

“Our preliminary results show it will potentially be a huge improvement on current nicotine therapies.”

Dr Caldwell was unable to say exactly how many participants had reduced their cigarette smoking, but said feedback from those involved had been positive.

The inhaler was based on the same design as puffer devices used to deliver medication to asthmatics. Instead of asthmatic medication, users received a short burst of nicotine.

Inhaling nicotine was the fastest way to get the drug to the brain, Dr Caldwell said.

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Eight Mount Hutt College pupils and three staff signed a sister school agreement with Yumegaoka Junior High School during the school’s annual exchange.

Strengthening ties with Japan

BY MYLES HUME

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Mount Hutt College has formed permanent ties to a school in Japan.

Eight pupils and three staff travelled to the Asian country for the college’s annual exchange with Yumegaoka Junior High School where they were given a taste of Japanese culture.

However, this year’s trip marked a significant occasion for the college, which signed a formal sister school agreement.

“This agreement was signed in the Shinonsen-cho town office in Japan and strengthens the relationship between the schools,” principal John

The Japanese pupils will stay with a family in the district for a week Schreurs, who went on the trip, said.

“We look forward to the exchange continuing for many years to come and continuing to educate young people about the increasingly global community that they are a part of.”

During the trip, pupils stayed with a Japanese family for a week, before travelling

to Hiroshima, and visiting the peace museum and A-bomb Dome.

They then made their way back to Osaka.

As part of the exchange, pupils from the Japanese junior high school are expected to arrive in Methven tomorrow. Mayor Angus McKay and board of trustees chairperson Carol Wilson will finalise the agreement within the next week.

The Japanese pupils will stay with a family in the district for a week and experience a range of local activities such as skiing at Mt Hutt, the agricultural encounter in Methven, walking in the New Zealand forest and a mayoral reception.

Council awaits plans for pound

BY SUSAN SANDYS

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The Ashburton District Council expects to receive plans for its new dog pound by next week.

The $140,000 project, to be established in the industrial estate, was initially due for completion mid-year but has been delayed.

Foundations had to be redesigned to cover a wider area after it was found the bearing capacity of the soil was less than anticipated, and a series of traps and holding tanks had to be included to meet resource consent criteria for stormwater.

“It was a little bit more complicated than we originally anticipated,” council property officer John Rooney said.

Additionally there had been a wait for structural engineers, which had to be consulted for the redesign work.

Councillor Robin Kilworth remarked at last week’s finance and community services committee meeting that “the dogs will all be dead by the time we get it”, to which another councillor said “don’t worry there will be some new ones”.

The pounds will provide accommodation for 15 dogs. Dogs are currently housed in a temporary pound.

The council’s former William Street pound has been unused since early 2011 after it was broken into on several occasions.

Swann out Fraudster Michael Swann was released from prison on parole yesterday, but his whereabouts remained unknown last night.

Under his parole conditions, Swann, 51, was ordered to live with Christchurch businessman Alasdair Cassels.

He told the Otago Daily Times yesterday he had not yet seen Swann but had spoken to him by phone. He said he was unsure whether Swann would be living with him.

Last night, a Department of Corrections spokeswoman said: “Corrections is managing this offender in accordance with his release conditions”.

One of those conditions was for Swann to reside only at an approved address - Mr Cassels’ Governors Bay property. The property has a rateable value of about $1.35 million.

To live elsewhere, Swann requires the written approval of his probation officer.

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Search continues for young woman

BY BRENDAN MANNING The search continues for a young woman, as police investigate the death of Northland one-year-old Atreyu TaylorMatene.

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Investigation head Detective Senior Sergeant Kevin Burke said 10 police staff were continuing to investigate Atreyu’s death.

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“It remains a homicide investigation.”

The post-mortem examination had been completed, however police were still awaiting the final results, Mr Burke said.

Interim results were unavailable, however it had been established that Atreyu died as a result of significant head injuries. Police were continuing to speak to family members and look for a woman seen in Kamo, Atreyu’s home town.

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CLIMBING DEATH

Climbers to remain on mountain The world’s most perilous peak will be the final resting place for a New Zealand father and son who were attempting to scale it.

The point Marty and Denali Schmidt reached on K2’s Pakistan side is too treacherous for a recovery, so the climbers will remain there, buried beneath the snow.

Marty, 53, and Denali, 25, had hoped to be the first father and son team to reach the peak, but they were killed in an avalanche at the weekend. They were about to make the final push for the summit.

Pakistan Alpine Club president Manzoor Hussain said

Marty Schmidt Camp 3, where the pair’s tent and gear were found, was on a dangerous ridge.

There was a constant risk of

avalanches in the area and all activity on the mountain has been suspended.

New Zealand Alpine Club general manager Sam Newton said it was too early to start talking about memorial services, but the local mountaineering community would support the family’s wishes.

Marty Schmidt would be remembered for his deep love of mountains.

“He was an inspiration to many climbers and he had a unique, holistic view towards guiding.”

Mr Schmidt loved climbing so much that he spent his time off scaling peaks.

Mr Newton said Mr Schmidt often spoke of how proud he was of Denali and how much he enjoyed being able to climb with his son.

The deaths have rocked the climbing community, with many saying they never expected Marty Schmidt, a professional guide and extremely experienced climber, to be one of those claimed by the mountains.

Mr Schmidt, born in California, divided his time between New Zealand, the US and Canada. He is survived by his wife, Giannina Cantale, and daughter Sequoia, 22.

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Pearl Jam set for Big Day Out

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If you fancy yourself a bit of an actor, now is the time to do something about it.

The Methven Theatre Company is holding auditions this Sunday for its upcoming show Happy Coupling.

House fire A man has suffered burns to his arm in a house fire north of Wellington. Firefighters were called to the blaze at a Housing New Zealand property on Te Pene Ave in Titahi Bay, Porirua, shortly after 9pm on Tuesday. A Fire Service central communications spokeswoman said the man suffered superficial burns to his arm and was taken to Wellington Hospital for treatment. The front of the house was damaged, and the property had to be secured by Housing NZ staff.

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The Bay of Plenty is second only to Auckland as New Zealand’s least affordable location to rent a home. A third of all household income for Bay tenants goes on rent and it is a statistic which has changed little in 14 years.

In a report released by Statistics NZ, Rental Affordability 19982012: Regional Distributions, average household incomes were compared with average rental costs to assess affordability across 12 regions. Three regions were consistently unaffordable: Auckland, Bay of Plenty and Northland. Renters in these areas routinely spent more than 30 per cent of household income on rent.

Bay of Plenty residents spent 33.2 per cent of income on rents in 2012.

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Enjoying a Cuppa for a Cause Cameron Courts rest-home residents and volunteers enjoyed a Cuppa for a Cause yesterday, in the name of raising awareness of Alzheimer’s New Zealand. The theme was Mad Hatter, which saw many sporting fun and decorative headwear. The fine china was brought out for the occasion, which was enjoyed by about 41 people, including volunteer Shirley Falloon and resident Ruby Ferriman.

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Chance to audition for Methven production

BY SUSAN SANDYS

A group of men who abducted a Taranaki woman and sexually assaulted her two weeks ago are still being sought by police.

The woman, 18, was taken from near her Waitara home on July 18 by five men in a stationwagon.

The men took her to a beach, where she managed to escape and run to a nearby house for help. New Plymouth police yesterday appealed to the public for information about the incident, which took place between 3am and 3.30am. It was believed to be a random attack.

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High rents in Bay

BY CHRIS SCHULZ Pull out your plaid shirt and get ready to rock like it’s the ‘90s veteran acts Pearl Jam, Blur and Snoop Dogg are set to headline the Big Day Out in Auckland next year.

The line-up for the Australian dates on the tour was announced on Tuesday and, as was heavily rumoured, grunge titans Pearl Jam, Damon Albarn’s reformed Britpop act Blur, and controversial Long Beach rapper Snoop Dogg were all named as headliners.

New Zealand’s line-up isn’t confirmed until this morning, but it’s highly likely to include many of the bands in the Australian announcement.

None of the three main headliners have performed at the Big Day Out before.

Other acts on the Australian bill include Arcade Fire, Major Lazer, Steve Angello, Mac Miller, Portugal. The Man, Mudhoney, Flume, The Lumineers and Kiwi act The Naked and Famous.

Pearl Jam are guaranteed crowdpleasers.

- APNZ

Attackers sought

Director Jackie Heffernan is seeking to fill both female and male roles in the play, which will stage from October 9 to 12.

Written by the Court Theatre’s Ross Gumbley, Happy Coupling tells the story of the hapless Digby trying to survive his stag party, while bride-to-

be Mandy’s hen’s party, at the same hotel, produces its own dramas.

Auditions will be at the Mount Hutt College hall 1pm to 4pm, and successful actors will receive call backs from 5pm to 7pm that day.

Those keen to audition are

asked to register with either Wayne Pannett, 0278 138 016, Alister Body , 0274 923 997, or Tammy Dickson, 027 407 1501.

Rehearsals will be Mondays and Wednesdays 7pm to 9pm and Sundays 4pm until 8.30pm with the first read-through August 7.

Suspect interviewed Police have interviewed a 15-year-old Tikipunga male believed to be linked to the burglary and arson that destroyed the home of 92-year-old widow Pearl Sanger. Whangarei police Sergeant Dan Cleaver confirmed officers spoke with a teenager late on Tuesday after a house on Boundary Road was broken into and then torched about 5.30am on July 15. He has been referred to the Police Youth Aid section.

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Caught out A man who sold illegal paua on Facebook was caught when an undercover officer answered his advert. Raymond Wayne Major, 34, was sentenced in the Rotorua District Court yesterday to 200 hours of community work after previously pleading guilty to two charges of selling paua taken without a current fishing permit.

He was also ordered to forfeit items of his dive gear. The court was told Major had advertised paua and kina for sale on his Facebook page.

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Stadium creates new jobs

BY SUSAN SANDYS

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There will be up to 70 workers on site daily as work gets under way on the $32.7 million EA Networks Centre pools and stadium complex.

Some of those staff are being recruited locally, and contractor Naylor Love is interested to hear from labourers and carpenters who may be looking for work.

“We are gathering labour as we speak,” said regional manager Central Otago Justin Calder in Queenstown yesterday.

Naylor Love has a $25.1 million contract from the Ashbur-

ton District Council to build the complex, which it will begin on Tuesday.

Mr Calder said there would be an average of 50 workers on site, and up to 70 at a time, for the building project, due for completion by Christmas next year.

He said the company, New Zealand’s third biggest constructor, was involving local labourers as much as possible, although he did not know how many new jobs were to be created at this stage. Key staff were from Naylor Love, and “not a high percentage” of subcontractors were from Ashburton,

this being generally due to the specialised nature of the aquatic centre work.

He said while the stadium was a “more conventional” build, the pools complex required specialised crews due to its associated water, electrical and mechanical services.

Naylor Love had built a number of aquatic centres, and while the Ashburton centre was not the largest, the fact it had a stadium attached made it “doubly exciting”.

“We really think the design is a good one and it’s going to be a facility that the district is going to be proud of,” Mr Calder said.

Stadium contractor Naylor Love needs Mid Canterbury labourers and carpenters to help build the $32.7 million complex.

FOREIGN OWNERSHIP

Hollywood director buys more land

BY BRENDAN MANNING Hollywood mogul James Cameron continues to buy up land in Wairarapa by the hectare.

The Overseas Investment Office yesterday revealed a decision to allow Cameron to purchase another 420 hectares of land at Western Lake Road, South Wairarapa.

The land was purchased from Peveral Industries Limited and Macland Farms Limited, a 100 per cent New Zealand owned company.

The director now owns more than 1500 hectares of land in the area.

The decision showed Cameron’s application complied with New Zealand law governing foreigners buying land here.

“James F. Cameron and his family intend to reside indefinitely in New Zealand. They

are acquiring the land as part of a larger acquisition of land in South Wairarapa which they will use as a residence and working farm.”

In May the office gave clearance for Cameron’s T Base 2 Ltd to buy the Pinnacle Grove walnut orchard and another property from New Zealanders Adrianus and Alexandrine van der Tol and 10.1ha from New Zealanders Ian and Maria Telfar via their company, Imae.

Cameron intends the existing nut farming venture will expand onto his other holdings.

Last February, Cameron bought two Western Lake Road properties, a 250ha working dairy farm and a 817ha hillside block overlooking Lake Pounui.

He bought a further 10.11ha of land on the same road last March, and three blocks totalling 26.8ha in last May. - APNZ

Hollywood director James Cameron has purchased another 420 hectares of land in South Wairarapa.

Property seized Police have seized $2.5 million worth of property, a shotgun and air rifles in a raid on a Porirua-based drug ring yesterday morning.

Ten search warrants were executed following a three-month investigation code named Operation Hive which centred on the drug-dealing activities of a group living in the suburb of Ascot Park.

During the search, seven cannabis-growing operations were discovered at different properties and more than 100 mature cannabis plants were seized.

Police also seized a substantial quantity of dried cannabis.

The operation recovered more than 20g of methamphetamine and evidence indicating members of the group were importing and selling steroids.

A shotgun and three air rifles were also recovered. - APNZ

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OUR VIEW

Media cops some flak Coen Lammers EDITOR

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he media themselves have been making the headlines over the past few days because the Fourth Estate is under attack.

Government authorities and other organisations are increasingly treating journalists as the enemy, trying to manipulate, disrupt, sabotage, undermine, and as we have now discovered, even spy on them.

And this is not just happening in Washington, Kabul, or Wellington, but also in Christchurch and Ashburton.

Local authorities trying to keep information to themselves or having meetings behind closed doors is small fry compared to the American witch hunts for whistle blowers or the New Zealand Defence force and Parliament spying on journalists, but is all part of the same trend.

The suspicion, contempt and paranoia by many officials towards the media have created a siege mentality that sadly has lost sight of the vital role journalists play in our democracy.

Reporters represent the people and their freedom of expression and their right to know what our leaders are up to.

As ordinary people are busy making a living, they rely on the media to record, investigate and report the facts.

By blocking the media’s ability to do that job without fear or repercussions, the authorities are in fact declining the people of their basic freedom of information.

The outrageous incidents involving the stolen phone records of political journalist Andrea Vance and the treatment of correspondent Jon Stephenson by the New Zealand Defence Force has been embarrassing to the Government and will hopefully trigger a change in policy and attitudes.

People in power need to remember they are there to serve the people that put them in power, not to serve their own needs or do dodgy deals behind closed doors beyond the scrutiny of the media – and the public.

Some journalists have not been helping themselves by embellishing, twisting or sensationalising the facts, which undermines the credibility of the entire industry.

Thankfully, the overwhelming majority of reporters on this planet, including your news team at the Guardian, have chosen their profession to pursue the truth on behalf their readers and to be their advocate.

YOUR VIEW Council election Your anonymous correspondent (Guardian, July 29) appears to hint at a conspiracy being perpetrated by John Leadley, Don McLeod and me, that is designed to unseat Mayor Angus McKay. Verily he/she does greatly over-rate our influence. We have no more influence on the race for the mayoralty than does any member of the public.

Don McLeod has proven himself to be a very good councillor during the past three years, and if he would like to have a tilt at the mayoralty, then clearly that is his prerogative.

That he chose to ask a couple of his peers to nominate and second his nomination should not be seen as something sinister, and was certainly not a vote of no confidence in Angus McKay. I am sure that councillor McLeod would have had no problems finding people to support his nomination. It might be remembered that there were

three nominations for the mayoralty in 2010, and Angus was successful.

Geoff Geering in your pages asked for a clean campaign for the mayoralty, and indeed that would be the wish of us all, but printing such rubbish written by a person without the moral fortitude to sign their name is not, in my opinion, a very good start.

Perhaps Mr Geering is aware of some off the ‘goings on’ played out before the last election. Your anonymous correspondent should check his/her facts before writing letters to perhaps one of the few newspapers that would permit anonymous correspondence.

The Ashburton District Council does not have a $75 million debt. It might well approach that sum when the Sports and Aquatic Centre is completed, but that is a project which has been hugely supported by the public, and by business in Ashburton, including your good selves.

That your correspondent cred-

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its us with being somewhat responsible for those incorrectly stated debt levels again greatly over-rates our level of influence, as each of us has but one vote on any matter, including capital projects.

Your correspondent might like to look up the meaning of the word ‘democracy’.

M. N. Richards (Guardian, July 31) as he so often does, has got it all wrong again. The position to which I have been appointed is that of Commissioner/Chair of the soon to be formed District Licensing Committee, a body that will supersede the existing District Licensing Agency under the new legislation.

I have chaired the DLA for the past six years, and I can assure Mr Richards that it has absolutely nothing to do with the Licensing Trust.

The appointment was approved unanimously by my peers at council, ‘sycophants’ and others. For Mr Richards to cast aspersions on a person of the

calibre of John Leadley is nothing short of contemptible. John Leadley has given 24 years of his life to the Ashburton District Council, and to civic duties generally. He deserves better than that which is being bestowed upon him by some not so well informed people, who might disagree with his decision-making on some matters.

Jim Burgess

Thanks Firstly, I am enjoying the new layout of the Guardian, and secondly the Ashburton Writers’ Group wishes to thank your newspaper very much for the great page last Saturday with the winning stories/poems from the Short Story and Poetry Contests.

It was pleasing to us that you could print the winners’ efforts and it would be encouraging for them too, and of course the photo of the winners with the Mayor made the page colourful.

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POLL RESULT Yesterday’s result Q: Do you know how to spot the early symptoms of Hepatitis A?

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The singularly stunning statisticians of M.O.S.I.P. have once again fired a fusillade of forms in order to know down to the very last new entrant, how many children attend our schools.

Here’s how this perennial paperwork favourite goes down.

Step 1. Open A4 envelope, distribute class roll lists to teachers, asking them to mark attendance for the 1st of July. (Couldn’t I just collect a photocopy of the class register?) Collect those in case you have a roll audit (yes this happens apparently but not for me, 12 years as a principal, never had a visit from the roll audit police).

Step 2. Ask school secretary to print six tables from your management system that count your students in different ways i.e. male/female; year group; age; ethnicity; shoe size; level of Maori language; favourite ways to annoy your brother (okay, a couple of those are fiction).

Step 3. Write in the totals of each table on the correct form – they are the same total of course. I kid you not, I wrote the number 229 six times on one page. Read at the bottom the warning that says if your totals are not the same in each little total box – you have a problem!

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Step 5. Photocopy everything and file it. Seriously I can tell you how many Year 6 boys attended our school in 2003 – riveting stuff !

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The Ministry of Silly Paperwork manages it and every single day they could print out reams of this stuff.

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■ UNITED STATES

Manning still faces prison term

By DaviD Dishneau anD Pauline Jelinek Acquitted of the most serious charge against him, Army Pfc. Bradley Manning still faces up to 136 years in prison for leaking government secrets to WikiLeaks, and his fate rests with a judge who will begin hearing arguments in the sentencing phase of his court-martial.

The former intelligence analyst was convicted of 20 of 22 charges for sending hundreds of thousands of government and diplomatic secrets to the anti-secrecy website, but he was found not guilty of aiding the enemy, which alone could have meant life in prison without parole.

“We’re not celebrating,” said defense attorney David Coombs.

“Ultimately, his sentence is all that really matters.”

The judge prohibited both sides from presenting evidence during trial about any actual damage the leaks caused to national security and troops in Afghanistan and Iraq, but lawyers will be allowed to bring that up at sentencing.

The release of diplomatic cables, warzone logs and videos embarrassed the US and its allies, but it was unclear how much damage it caused to national security beyond that. US officials warned of dire consequences in the days immediately after the first disclosures in July 2010, but a Pentagon review later suggested those fears might have been overblown.

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Army Pfc. Bradley Manning is escorted out of a courthouse in Fort Meade, Maryland after receiving a verdict in his court martial.

The judge also restricted evidence about Manning’s motives.

Manning testified during a pretrial hearing that he leaked the material to expose U.S military “bloodlust” and diplomatic deceitfulness, but did not believe his actions would harm the country.

He didn’t testify during the trial, but he could take the stand dur-

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tive and the harm that was done by the leak.

“You’re balancing that to determine what would be an appropriate sentence. I think it’s likely that he’s going to be in jail for a very long time,” said Windsor, now in private practice in Washington.

The judge, Army Col. Den-

ise Lind, deliberated three days before reaching her verdict in a case involving the largest leak of documents in US history. The case drew worldwide attention as supporters hailed Manning as a whistleblower and the US government called him an anarchist computer hacker and attentionseeking traitor.

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■ INDONESIA

Snowden’s father thankful to Putin The father of National Security Agency leaker Edward Snowden said on Russian television that he is grateful to the Kremlin for protecting his son.

Speaking on state Rossiya 24 television in remarks broadcast Wednesday, Lon Snowden of Allentown, Pennsylvania, thanked President Vladimir Putin and his government for the “courage” they have shown in keeping his son safe.

Addressing his son, Lon Snowden said that “your family is well and we love you.” He added that “I hope to see you soon, but most of all I want you to be safe.”

The younger Snowden has been stuck in the transit zone of Moscow’s Sheremetyevo airport since arriving from Hong Kong on June 23. Russia is considering his request for temporary asylum.

ing the sentencing phase.

He faces up to 136 years in prison If given maximum penalties in the sentencing phase which is expected to last most of August.

Lisa Windsor, a retired Army colonel and former judge advocate, said the punishment phase would focus on Manning’s mo-

Lon Snowden Snowden’s lawyer Anatoly Kucherena said he is arranging for Snowden’s father to visit Russia. Kucherena said that he would send Lon Snowden a letter of invitation to Russia later on Wednesday.

Kucherena said that Snowden asked him to get in touch with his father because “he needs moral support.”

-AP

Four arrested in boat sinking The death toll from the sinking last week of a boat carrying asylum seekers has reached 20, while four people have been arrested for people smuggling in connection with the incident off Indonesia, police said Monday.

A tugboat carrying more than 200 people sank July 23 off the coast of West Java’s district of Cianjur. Rescuers have so far found 189 survivors.

The four Indonesians arrested were taken into custody last Wednesday and Thursday in Cianjur and Soreang, another West Java district, said National Police spokesman Col. Agus Rianto.

West Java police spokesman Col. Martinus Sitompul said the four would be charged with people smuggling, which carries a maximum penalty of 15 years in jail and a fine of at least 500 million rupiah ($50,000).

The owner and skipper of the tugboat are being questioned.

photo Ap

A police officer carries a child who appears to be unconscious after a boat carrying asylum seekers sank off Java island, in Cianjur, West Java, Indonesia, The exact number of peo- capital, while the Sri Lankans ple missing is unclear because came on a boat from Malaysia there was no manifest, but the and spent one month in the overcrowded boat was carrying West Java district of Bogor, beIranians and Sri Lankans. fore being transported to CianThe Iranian group flew to jur, Sitompul said.

Jakarta through Malaysia, and He said the dead included 10 spent a day in the Indonesian children.

-AP

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In brief Casualties rise The UN mission in Afghanistan says the number of civilian casualties has spiked in the first half of this year as insurgents use the NATO drawdown to try to retake lost territory. Georgette Gagnon, a human rights chief at the mission, says the organisation’s mid-year report found a 23 per cent increase in the number of civilian dead and wounded because of the ceaseless fighting in a conflict that has lasted nearly 12 years.

Rebel group weaker A US-based watchdog group says a series of defections from the Lord’s Resistance Army have left the Central African rebel group weaker than ever. The Resolve LRA Crisis Initiative said in a report Wednesday that fugitive warlord Joseph Kony is losing his grip on the brutal group. The report says about 15 per cent of his fighters have defected since January 2012 and that Kony has started executing disobedient commanders. - AP photo Ap

Rescue workers inspect the scene of a train collision in Granges-pres-Marnand in western Switzerland. One of the train drivers died and several passengers were injured.

■ SWITZERLAND

Driver’s body recovered after crash Rescue workers recovered the body of the driver of one of two regional trains that collided head-on in western Switzerland.

Officials said it appeared likely that one of the trains ignored a signal.

The body of the 24-year-old driver was recovered from the mangled wreckage in the early morning, hours after the collision near the station at Grangespres-Marnand, about 50 kilometres southwest of the capital, Bern.

Emergency workers had to

separate the front of the two trains to reach the driver’s mangled cabin. The collision left the trains locked together, partly lifted off the tracks by the force of the collision.

Of the 46 passengers on board the trains, 26 were taken to hospitals, none of them in life-threatening condition. JeanChristophe Sauterel, a spokesman for Vaud canton (state) police, said the fire service will continue to comb the wreckage because authorities can’t yet rule out the possibility that someone

may still be trapped inside.

The accident happened just after a local train left the station, where it had stopped. It collided with a train going in the opposite direction that wasn’t scheduled to stop.

Sauterel said that schedules call for the slower train to remain in the station while the faster train passes through.

He said the “the hypothesis favored by investigators” is a “failure to respect a signal” by the slower train, whose driver was questioned on Monday night.

But he stressed that a detailed investigation will be needed.

The driver of the faster train was killed.

The two trains’ black boxes have been recovered and will be analyzed, Sauterel said at a news conference in Lausanne.

Switzerland’s rail system is considered among the best and safest in the world. Accidents are rare, although three years ago the country’s popular Glacier Express tourist train derailed in the Alps, killing one person and injuring 42.

- AP

Driver on Voting starts in crucial election the phone ■ ZIMBABWE

By Angus shAw gilliAn gotorA

Zimbabweans voted yesterday in elections that will determine the future of longtime President Robert Mugabe, who has denied allegations of vote-rigging and dismissed concerns about the credibility of the polls.

Lines of voters snaked around a school in Harare, where polling booths opened just after the scheduled time of 7am. Many were dressed in heavy coats, scarves and woollen headgear to ward off the winter chill. Some had flasks of hot drinks.

“It is moving slowly, but I am here for as long as it takes. We have got to get this done,” said voter Isaac Rufaro, who joined the line before dawn.

The contest pits Mugabe against Prime Minister Morgan

Robert Mugabe Tsvangirai, the former opposition leader who teamed up with the president’s party in an uneasy coalition. The power-sharing deal was forged by regional leaders after Zimbabwe’s last disputed and violent election in 2008.

After 33 years of authoritarian power, Mugabe, 89, has promised to hand over to Tsvangirai, 61, if he wins. However, Tsvangirai’s

party has alleged that Mugabe supporters have engaged in voterigging in a desperate attempt to stay in power.

The official state election body has admitted that administrative, logistical and funding problems have hindered voting arrangements, but said they had been resolved and voting was ready to go ahead at more than 9000 polling stations across the country.

There are 6.4 million voters in the nation, which is slightly larger than Germany or the U.S. state of Montana. Zimbabwe has 12.9 million people.

Voting officials at one suburban Harare shopping centre said their line of at least 1000 people was expected to move more quickly as staff became more proficient in finding names on pages and pages of voters’ lists, and verifying identity documents.

-AP

The driver was on the phone with a colleague and apparently looking at a document as his train barrelled ahead at 153 km/h — almost twice the speed limit. Suddenly, a notorious curve was upon him.

He hit the brakes too late.

The train, carrying 218 passengers in eight carriages, hurtled off the tracks and slammed into a concrete wall, killing 79 people.

Investigators looking into the crash announced their preliminary findings from analysis of the train’s datarecording “black boxes,” suggesting that human error appears to be the cause.

Some 66 people were injured in the crash are still hospitalised, 15 of them in critical condition.

-AP

Rebels killed in clash Government forces killed at least six communist rebels in fighting, the latest in a string of battle losses for the insurgents, the military said. Troops backed by police were checking reports about armed men in a village in Tarlac province’s Camiling township when they were fired upon by New People’s Army guerrillas, said army Col. Henry Sabarre. The fighting ended hours later with six rebels, including one female, dead.

- AP

Charges dropped Prosecutors have dropped the last remaining charges against a man who was once considered Sweden’s worst serial killer, but whose eight murder convictions were overturned after he withdrew his confessions. Psychiatric officials will now evaluate whether 63-year-old Sture Bergwall can be released from the secure mental health unit where he’s been held since 1991. Bergwall confessed to more than 30 murders over three decades and was convicted of eight of them. But he later said he had lied to investigators because he craved attention and was heavily medicated.

-AP

Oil slick spreads An oil spill that has marred a tourist island in the Gulf of Thailand has spread to nearby smaller isles, officials as authorities raced to clean up the island’s once-white sands and clear waters. The black tide of crude oil that washed up in Prao Bay has been partly cleaned up, but the bay was still marred with oil slicks.

-AP

Iraq attacks kill nine Iraqi officials say a Shiite and a Sunni mosque in Baghdad have been targeted in bombings that killed at least nine people. Police officials say a suicide bomber set off his explosives as worshippers were leaving a mosque in the city’s suburb of Hussainya.

Seven people died and 11 were wounded in that attack. And in western Baghdad, a bombing killed two worshippers.

- AP

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Confidence climbs to 14-year high

By Brian Fallow

Business confidence, which has been on a strongly rising trend since the middle of last year in ANZ’s monthly survey, has hit its highest level since April 1999.

A net 53 per cent of respondents expect the general business situation to improve over the

year ahead, up from 50 per cent in June. The spread between the most and least confident sectors is narrowing.

“That’s a good sign that the [economic] expansion may be broadening,” said ANZ chief economist Cameron Bagrie.

Businesses’ assessments of their own outlooks remain high, easing one point from June’s

three-year high to a net 44 per cent positive. Construction firms are the most upbeat and agricultural the least.

The survey will not have captured Fonterra’s announcement that it has lifted its forecast milk price for the 2013/14 season to $7.50 per kilogram of milk solids. The combination of higher prices and increased production

is expected to boost the economy by more than $3 billion.

The ANZ survey showed profit expectations increased to a 14year high, driven by the services sector.

Investment intentions weakened from last month’s high but remain at the second-highest level recorded in eight years, and employment intentions eased

slightly to the second-highest level in three years.

There were some obvious reasons to be optimistic, Bagrie said.

“House prices are up, interest rates are low, dairy prices are high, net migration is rising, we have a city rebuild under way, and the global scene is reasonably stable - for now.” -APNZ

Kiwi set to keep rising

The New Zealand dollar’s rapid rise against Australia’s currency is expected to continue, signalling a boon for holidaymakers heading across the Tasman but challenging times for exporters selling products into this coun-

try’s largest export market.

The kiwi has gained almost 10c, or 11.6 per cent, against the aussie since the middle of March and was trading at A88.33c at 5pm yesterday.

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Visitor spend tipped to swell

By Grant Bradley A major global tourism survey shows visitors to New Zealand intend spending 50 per cent more per person, with findings also pointing to arrivals remaining stable.

Visa’s latest Global Travel Intentions Study showed visitors to New Zealand now spend an average $3271 on a visit, however this is likely to increase significantly, with potential visitors indicating they plan to spend on average $4948 on their next trip - well above the global average of $3091 per trip.

More than 12,600 travellers aged 18 and above were surveyed, across 25 markets.

Signs spending per visitor is set to increase markedly will be welcomed by the tourism industry which has seen steady growth in arrivals but spending per visitor

dropping during the last decade.

Ross Jackson, Visa head of cross-border business for Asia Pacific, Central Europe, Middle East and Africa, cautioned the survey was of intentions rather than actual spending, but reflected plans by those further afield to travel here.

“What’s happening to change this is that you’re getting greater confidence among the US group where you’ve seen a bit of an uptick in numbers - and North Asia comes up in every conversation,” he said.

“When people are travelling long haul they’re staying longer and that drives the spend up. As you change the mix of incoming tourists, they’re really looking at this as a destination holiday.”

For the first time since the survey started in 2006, budget did not feature as a constraint on travel. “People are looking at

scenery, weather and people and the experience. That for us was an indicator of travel being reprioritised,” Jackson said.

China was seen as having the greatest potential among source markets.

“Right now the conversation is around China because of the growing appetite to travel and that’s great and that’s going to continue but I would definitely look at demographics.

There are a lot of other economies in Asia whether they be Indonesia or the Philippines where over a longer period of time [they] are going to create big source markets.”

Two per cent of people surveyed in China said they were most likely to travel to New Zealand in the next year, although 11 per cent indicated Australia would be their next holiday destination.

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King takes over as Alliance chairman A North Canterbury farmer will take over as chairman of Alliance Group in October.

Murray Taggart has been appointed to the position, replacing Owen Poole, effective from October 1.

Mr Poole announced his intention to retire at a shareholder meeting last year.

Mr Taggart, who farms a 457 hectare sheep and cropping unit in the Oxford district, takes up the position with a string of credentials.

He was a farmer-elected director from 2002 to 2007 and was re-elected to the board in 2010. He is a member of

the group’s audit and risk committee and a director of Ballance AgriNutrients.

He was a Nuffield Scholar in 1996 and a regional recipient of an FMG Rural Excellence Award in 2006.

Mr Poole was the chief executive of Alliance Group from 1995 to 2005 and was appointed to the board as an independent director in 2008.

He has been chairman since his appointment to the board.

The board of Alliance Group comprises nine directors, six elected by farmer

Murray King shareholders and three independent directors appointed for the commercial skills they bring to the board.

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Take care what you feed that pig Whether driven by a desire to cut down on the grocery bill or a wish for better input into how food is produced, Kiwis all around the country are raising pigs destined for the freezer.

The reality is that pigs are hungry beasts. A pig can eat up to 3.5kg of food in one day, so to cut back on costs many lifestyle pig-owners try to find a local supplier of food scraps to feed their animals.

Lifestyle farmer Todd Haswell says: “We don’t have to buy the pigs much in terms of pellets, because we’ve got a great setup with the local vege shop that gives us their scraps two days a week. ”They give us all sorts of stuff. Leaves from the outside of lettuces, stuff that’s starting to get rot marks or going a bit floppy, tomatoes that are not good enough to sell in the shop.”

Though food scraps can make up part of a pig’s balanced daily diet, Ministry for Primary Industries manager of animal import and export Howard Pharo

says it’s important for pig-owners to understand the rules that apply to feeding their animals food scraps.

In a nutshell, the rules prohibit feeding pigs with any scraps that contain, or have come into contact with, meat - unless the scraps have been heated to 100°C for at least one hour,” he said.

“These rules are in place to help prevent the spread of important exotic epidemic diseases - such as foot-and-mouth disease and the swine fevers - if they were ever introduced into New Zealand.”

The Biosecurity (Meat and Food Waste for Pigs) Regulations 2005 says: “All food waste that contains, or has come into contact with, meat must be treated before it is fed to pigs by heating it to 100°C for one hour.

This requirement applies to commercial as well as household food waste.”

Food waste you know to be meat-free, and that has not come into contact with meat, can be

Be careful what you feed a porker that is destined for your plate.

fed to pigs without treatment.

A supplier of food waste is required to ensure untreated meat or untreated food waste containing meat is not fed to pigs - either by heat-treating it themselves or by being satisfied the person it is supplied to will do so.

Feeding food waste that

doesn’t comply with the rules to pigs, or allowing such food waste to be fed, is an offence that can land individuals a fine of up to $5000, while corporations can be fined up to $15,000. The rules apply to pet pigs and those destined for the dinner table.

NZ Pork says pig farmers

should understand New Zealand’s animal-welfare law requires that animals are provided with proper food and water each day, and this means pigs need to be fed a balanced diet daily - not just scraps on an ad hoc basis.

See Nzpork.co.nz for more about feeding and nutrition.

RURAL WOMEN NEW ZEALAND REPORTS

President’s report

dent Jackie Ryan, Secretary Pat Bishell and We then closed the business meeting and Treasurer Natalie Quantock. handed the meeting over to Ruth Clucas A shared lunch was enjoyed by all folwho came to speak to us about her recent Either way, it’s 20k - it is now the start lowing the meeting. trip to Vietnam and Cambodia. of the third term, students will be eager to Ruth brought along some of the articles get back, and they can be very unpredictwhich had brought while she was away for able. Without thinking they may decide to the three weeks. We enjoyed hearing about dash across the road, once they spot their friends. For a vehicle travelling even at a Twenty members of Lynnford Rural her trips on the boats, to the markets and safe speed this can be a fatal mistake for the Women met at the home of Ailsa Lovatt on watching the traffic. They went to the hischild. After the long awaited arrival, we July 4. Due to changes within the organisa- torical places , cooking school and there was will see the new flashing signs on our Pear- tion, the AGM has changed from October plenty of food to eat. son’s School buses, approximately 30 will to July. The AGM was chaired by Val Red- We then thanked Ruth with a tray of fruit be outfitted; this is indeed a great start, dicliffe and the office bearers remained the and finished the afternoon with a social time. and I am sure this venture will go from same. President Beverley Bagrie, Secretary strength to strength.

Marian Taylor and Treasurer Rosalyne Branches have held their annual meet- Moore. It was agreed $200 be donated to ings, and I thank those who have allowed the national fund raiser for research into A good number of members attended our their names to go forward for positions prostate cancer and a gift basket be given to day time meeting where they enjoyed hearfor branch and our provincial. With the the family at Hinds who lost their posses- ing about education in Singapore, The Philchange of balance date, it has taken a while sions in a fire. Members were reminded of ippines and Dubai. for us to get our heads around this, but I am Provincial AGM to be held Friday August Jenny and Ray Swann decided to do a sure once we have held our Annual Meet- 23 at the Hockey Pavilion. The meeting late OE and taught for a number of years ing on the August 23, we will soon realise was followed with lunch and celebration that change is a part of our everyday lives. of member Ruby Ferriman’s 90th birthday.

We are having a wonderful spell of Members presented her with flowers and a weather and I am sure you all are enjoying cake. Next meeting August 1. some special time with your grandchildren family and friends, lambing and calving is underway a very busy time ahead.

A coffee meeting August 15 at Robert For the July Meeting of the Seafield RuHarris, and I look forward to see you all at ral Women we met at St Paul’s Presbyterithe AGM 11am August 23 at the Walnut an Church Lounge. There were 6 members Avenue Hockey pavilion. in attendance.

Started the meeting with a Bev Bagrie welcome from the President then a Motto Provincial President - A faithful friend is the medicine of life.

We then went through all the business and tabled the correspondence which we have received over the month for the ones A short meeting was held at the home of have not already read it.

Ngaire Mackenzie on July 17.

Our Treasurer Elizabeth read the FinanA number of members had attended a cial Report for the year and as the Presivery successful and worthwhile Winter dent had a report prepared that was read seminar at Fairlie.President Jackie Ryan as well. reported on another busy year involvAs the President will be away in August ing community and individual help where Lois Bradley has been asked if she will needed. chair that meeting for the branch. RemindOur election of officers resulted in Presi- er for the Provincial AGM on 23rd August.

Lynnford

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in these countries. Members really enjoyed hearing about their experiences teaching and living in a different culture.

July has become our new AGM meeting month and after a general meeting Provincial President Bev Bagrie chaired our AGM. The branch is thrilled to welcome back Trish Small as our President and have Marg Verrall take the position of Vice President.

All positions of the committee were easily filled which is very encouraging for the branch.

Our Quiz in early July had been very successful as was our 80th Jubilee celebrations in June.

We enjoyed sharing a pot luck finger food meal and catching up with other members.

Our August meeting on August 21 will be a hands on craft day with Alison Garforth, the day will begin with a short meeting at 9.30am and those attended may like to bring a shared pot luck lunch.

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Modern women

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Reflections of New Zealand women as Ashburton Art Gallery technician Lucy Sharp sets up for the opening of photographer Bev Short’s exhibition this Saturday.

By GaBrielle Stuart gabrielle.s@theguardian.co.nz

Photographic exhibition A Modern Portrait of New Zealand Women will open at the Ashburton Art Gallery this weekend.

Wellington-based photographer Bev Short has spent more than two years travelling the length and breadth of New Zea-

land capturing images of women who inspire her.

From a Carmelite nun to Olympic sportswoman Barbara Kendall ironing in her curlers – the result is a collection of original and intimate portraits capturing the essence of Kiwi women.

“The women I met really opened up to me about their

lives, which I was so grateful to them for,” Short said.

“It gives the results more depth and produced images which I hope will in turn inspire those looking at them.”

She said that the chains of gender had been a challenge for many of the women she met, but rather than work in jobs that were practical, safe and steady,

they opted for things which stirred their imaginations.

“I really admired their spirit and energy. I wanted to celebrate that, but also to share their stories and images with a wider public.”

The exhibition opens on Saturday, August 3 at the Ashburton Art Gallery, and will run until September 15.

Swamp rockers take on Methven

By GaBrielle Stuart gabrielle.s@theguardian.co.nz

Rotorua blues rock band Swamp Thing will be playing at Methven this month, after returning to New Zealand for their first South Island tour.

The performance at the Blue Pub in Methven will be one of just a few free performances to kick off the tour for the band, which will include a stop in Queenstown to open the NZ Winter Games and a gig on the Interislander Ferry.

Despite just three years playing together, the musicians that make up Swamp Thing are well known in New Zealand.

Michael Barker, formerly a long-time member of The John Butler Trio and touring drummer with Kiwi band Split Enz, joined with Tauranga singersongwriter guitarist Grant Haua to form blues duo Swamp

Thing in 2010. The two-piece blues rock band originated in Rotorua, but the two have spent a large part of their three years together performing around Australia.

They have recently recorded their second album, Primordium, between playing at folk and blues festivals around New Zealand and Australia, including Australian festival WOMADelaide earlier this year.

Recent reviews of their live gigs have called the band an ‘eight limbed, two voiced creature possessed of a stonking musical versatility’, and say they have reinvented blues in a style that is ‘unique and commands an audience’.

Swamp Thing will visit Mid Canterbury for one night only on August 12, starting at 8pm at the Blue Pub in Methven. The gig will be R18, with entry free.

CD giveaway Swamp Thing are celebrating their first visit to Methven with a giveaway of their latest album, Primordium.

To be in to win the signed album, email your name and

contact number to gabrielle.s@ theguardian.co.nz by August 8, with Swamp Thing in the subject line.

A name will be drawn and the winner notified on August 9.

■ August 1 – Opening of Four Seasons in One Place exhibition by artists Katrina McGettigan and Michelle Green at Terrace Downs Resort until September 5. Exhibition opening starts 6.30pm with live music, dinner and drinks. Tickets $45.

■ August 3 – Screening of the Phantom of the Opera at Cinema Paradiso in Methven. Tickets $30 and include canapés and a glass of bubbly.

■ August 3 – All Women exhibition by Wellington photographer Bev Short at the Ashburton Art Gallery until September 15.

■ August 7 – An evening with artist Ross Gray, 6pm at the Ashburton Art Gallery.

■ August 9 – Opening of artist Russell Clark’s ‘City Hotel Goldrush Panels’ exhibition at The Methven Heritage Centre until September 3. Opening free, and begins at 5.30pm.

■ August 10-11 – Sale of retrospective works of Robin Arnst at the Ashburton Arts Society Short Street Studio, 10am-4pm.

■ August 11 – Ashburton Musical Club, Musical Hijinks arranged by Alister Argyle. Sinclair Centre, 2pm, afternoon tea, visitors welcome $5.

■ August 12 – Rotorua duo Swamp Thing visiting The Blue Pub in Methven on their first National tour.

7pm, R18, entry free.

■ August 15 – NZ Trio concert at the Ashburton Trust Event Centre.

■ August 16 – Playing Miss Havisham at the Ashburton Trust Event Centre.

■ August 24 – The Pirates of Penzance stage tour premiere at 8pm at the Ashburton Trust Event Centre. Tickets $79.90.

■ To August 25 – Exhibition by artist Ross Gray at the Ashburton Art Gallery.

■ August 28 – Film society screening of Wunderkinder at the Ashburton Regent Cinema at 5.45pm.

Tickets $15.

■ August 30-31 – Comedic stage hypnotist Dave Upfold performs two fundraising shows at 7pm at Ashburton College. Tickets $25, students $15.

■ August 31 – Inspired to Stitch Ashburton Embroiderers Guild Exhibition until September 22 at the Ashburton Art Gallery.

■ August 31 – Shop Me Pretty night market at the Ashburton Trust Event Centre.

■ September 13 – NASDA musical HAIR at the Ashburton Trust Event Centre. Four shows from September 13-15.

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MITSUBISHI OUTLANDER VRX DIESEL $56,990

Roger Hart ROAD TEST

W

e are all inclined to take things for granted. Like the tremendous mountain backdrop we have to Mid Canterbury. And even more so the stunning winter landscapes that lie just behind this.

What better place to further experience the capabilities of the new Outlander VRX diesel (“further” because I had the day before this trip already covered my usual test circuit).

I knew we would encounter lots of snow on the road to Mt Potts cafe to add to the attraction of a cloudless sky and previous summer experiences of the café’s food.

So with three other blokes aboard and some gear in the very good sized, flat floored load space (all rear seats folded this is 1.7m-long), we headed off in this most expensive and classiest, best equipped Outlander.

Of course this was preceded some by a fair amount of discussion, while kicking of the tyres on the18inch alloys about the now more generic looks of this mid-size SUV.

Time to get dirty

These looks, which when clean, where enhanced by the “Toffee” paintwork.

We also decided the ground clearance of 190mm was sufficient for our travels and the full sized spare underneath was well out of the way. And also had the VRX had a tow-bar, we would have added a trailer and perhaps tested its 2000kg tow rating.

Inside, where it’s nice and easy for all to get, there’s an immediate, quality, plush large car feel with generous space, decent headroom, and more than sufficient legroom, too. The leather clad seats (heaters in the front ones) all proved comfortable and supportive in our varied driving conditions. There’s very good vision all round and the tinted glass was appreciated.

There’s no design surprises with either the conventional dash or controls which are a clear case of function rather than form, but now complete with soft touch materials so are simple to use and easy to read.

But there’s plenty of gear, and just about every aid you can think of. Some of which we

didn’t use on our back country trip such as the sat-nav, smart sound system, adaptive cruise control and forward collision mitigation.

And others we certainly did, like the easy-to-use, large multiple function, seven-inch touch screen, the dual zone climate air, trip computer, the stability/ traction control, systems, hill start assist and even the rear parking sensors and camera.

Our experiences with the 2.2-litre turbo-diesel showed it is smooth, strong and mostly quiet (emits some cold engine diesel sounds) and with 366Nm on call from just 1500rpm and the decisive, quick-shifting sixspeed auto means both quick 0-100kmh times of around 10 seconds and also being a very easy drive at lower speeds on tracks and in the rough.

With the very easy to use selectable drive system, operated by a simple push button behind, the gear lever does its stuff with the system being in 4WD Auto getting us most places. A final press of the button locks in 4WD.

SPECIFICATIONS ■ ■ ■ ■ ■

Price: $56,990.

Warranty: 5 year/130,000km new vehicle warranty.

Engine: 2.2-litre turbo diesel 110kW/360Nm. Fuel use: 5.8L/100km (on test 6.7L).

Safety: 5-star safety rating.

Outlander’s steering is accurate, albeit without much feel.

While the diesel’s a little heavier in the nose, it’s a tidy and predictable handler, with suitably restrained body roll which gives the driver confidence and passengers comfort. The other blokes commented on how stable and secure it felt overall, even through the relatively deep snow and slithery mud. And how effective the suspension soaked up the worst of the potholes with ease.

Wind noise was assessed as minimal and generally, road noise as being nicely hushed, except of course, coarse chip.

Had previously tried the grand-kids in the third row of seats. Getting into these was

easy as the middle row both slide forward and split-fold and the kids liked being there. Although there’s no separate air vents, there’s a strong flow possible from the front.

Conclusion Collectively we reckoned this durable Outlander was very easy, both to drive and live with. It looks good, has plenty of space and comfort while the torquey diesel, 6 speed auto and selectable 4WD mean it’s a very competent and comfortable drive, and particularly so locally!

PS: The chef from Mt Potts had done a runner, so the boys had to make do with plunger coffee and a Mt Somers pie!

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Allenton Outdoor Bowling Club Quite a bit of activity this last week with the Friday Triples played again on a lovely day, great spell of weather. The results were: 1st Tigers (Allan Mc, Marias C, Des T,) 2nd Hot Shots (Charlie L, Ollie C, Gloria H,) 3rd Rogers Rockets (Diane G, Jo R, Murray A, ) Good Bowling everyone!! Next: A Drawn Four’s Tournament is being held at Allenton on Sunday 11th August 12.30pm start. Entries to John Bennett or John Bruce $5.00 entry fee and ALL clubs welcome. Come along and enjoy a good day out. Lastly the results of our VOUCHER RAFFLE 1st: 330 Harold Kemp 2nd: 558 Shirley 3rd: 181 Robin Kilworth 4th: 132 Wendy Chambers. Drawn under Police Supervision and all winners have been notified. We thank you for your valued support once again.

The help of Ashburton folk is absolutely wonderful and very much appreciated by the club.

Enough from me DON’T forget to enter the Drawn Four’s Tourney.

Cheers.

Allenton Rugby Club Mid Canterbury Finals Day is this Saturday at the Ashburton Showgrounds and our club has two teams competing for honours. The U16 Allenton/Celtic play Methven/Rakaia on Ground 2 at 1.15 for the N H Edge Cup and the Russell Kelly Memorial Cup, while the U8 Allenton Maroons play Methven for the Geoff Frew Centurion Shield at 1.30.

We wish both teams the best of luck, and we hope to see them get plenty of sideline encouragement from our loyal supporters.

The U16s played Waihora at the Celtic grounds last Saturday in the last of the Combined North Canterbury, Ellesmere, Mid Canterbury competition and won 2922.

They played well in the first half but let Waihora take control of the game after half-time. They did well to hang on for the win, and it was a relief for all when the final whistle blew. The try scorers were Anton Herewini, Iakapo Iakapo, Junior Fuluasou and Harry McIntyre. Kieran Hunt added the extra points with 3 conversions.

Other results; U14.5 Allenton G15 Celtic 24;Methven 46 Allenton 0; U13 Allenton 57 Celtic 17; U11.5 Allenton 21 Celtic 26; U10 Allenton 75 MethvenB 40; U9 Allenton35 Tinwald 25; U8 Allenton G 80 Hampstead 60; Allenton M 25 Southern 25; U7 Allenton 95 Collegiate 90; U6 Allenton G 50 Collegiate 50; Allenton M 50 Methven B 35.

Ashburton Chess Club The Ashburton Chess Club hosted the Canterbury Club for our annual match with high expectations of a home win. Not to be the Canterbury Club fielded a very strong team with their two top players the Rains boys both rated at 1800. The Ashburton team only managed 41/2 pts against 201/2with some very close finishes which could have had the pts more even. N. Richardson and J. MacDonald with 11/2 pts each were the best of the Ashburton team. Our club champs are well

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Ashburton dancers that attended the New Zealand Highland and National Dancing Championships in Hastings were (back row, from left) Lucy Moore, Kate Booker, Britney Moore, (front row) Oskar Trafford, Jasmin Christie and Melissa Christie. on the way with no clear winner at this stage. The top three with 13 games to play are V. Barbu 81/2 11 J. Pelayo 9 12. K. Pow 7 1/2 8. The 30-30 tournament is still unclear with the first three placings being. V. Barbu. 6-8. N. Richardson. 5-7. R. Keeling. 4 1/2 7.

Ashvegas Country Club Tinwald was the venue for last weekend’s club day with 13 golfers participating in a bisque par competition and saw A J Kerr, in his first appearance for months, claim the top prize for the day with a score of 6 up after an excellent round of 80. This was an exceptional effort by AJ who would have grief stricken following the embarrassing performance of his beloved Crusaders the previous evening. Pete Bettle and Mitch Van der Krogt finished in a tie for 2nd at 3 up while veteran, Richy Watson was best of the others with his score of 2 up.

Boony won the putting prize with 27 putts while he, AJ, Cobey and Daz had 2’s.

This Sunday’s club day is scheduled to be held at Tinwald at the usual tee off time of 10.00am.

Cavendish Club Travel Club quest speaker on Friday 19 July was Mrs Kay Robb.

Mrs Robb took an extensive trip through Spain which also included Malta, Morocco and ended in Provence. To many of Mrs

Robb’s audience the names of many towns Barcelona, Valencia, Malaga during Spain’s neutrality during the last war bought back lots of memories of that time and of course Casablanca in Morocco a feeling of romance, Lisbon in Portugal the home of so many explorers of another age. This was indeed a wonderful trip a little bit of everything for everyone. Rose gardens in Seville, monkeys in Malta, Madrid’s grand palace, very grand Moorish designs. Morocco and of course one can’t forget camel riding in Gibraltar.

Mrs Robb was thanked by Mrs Bruce.

Patron’s Choice Betty Roberts, Patron of Cavendish Club, welcomed Jim Burgess, an Ashburton District Councillor, to our meeting on Friday July 5. Jim has led a very busy, interesting and industrious life, all of which has been in Ashburton. His main interest has involved through the Hotel and Licensing Trust Business. He spent many years with the Hinds Tavern, the Devon Hotel, finally the Ashburton Hotel.

The next step in Jim’s life was Local Government where he has worked hard for three terms. He is immensely proud of the new Art Gallery and Museum which he says is a huge step in the right direction for all the valuable paintings, collections and historical artefacts’ to be shown and correctly stored. Jim answered many questions regarding the Sports Stadium and the Second Bridge. The answers were all in-

teresting and gave us much food for thought. Thank you Jim, your talk was much appreciated by us all.

Betty thanked her speaker and presented him with a gift.

Mid Canterbury Mountain Bike Club This Sunday, the 4th of August, we are holding another Chocolate Fish Race for anyone who is keen to take on the River track.

Registration is from 2.30 pm down by the Dog Park. Racing will begin at 3.00pm.

Those who wish to race will be timed but if you just want to have a social ride you are most welcome as well. Racers will set off first in a massed start with Social riders following immediately after. Following the race/ride there will be a gathering at Robbies for a social catch up and prize giving.

We had a great turnout earlier in the month wide a wide rang of ages and rider abilities so it really is a ride that anyone can have a go at.

The Club is holding their AGM at the Celtic Clubrooms on the 7th of August at 7.30pm and invite everyone to attend.

This is a good time to come and hear our plans moving forward and become part of this fun group.

The Mid Canterbury Mountain Bike Club always welcomes new members and you can check us out on our website at www.midcanterburymtbclub.co.nz.

Nor’westers Musos Club Hi everyone, well I really stuffed up this time, and have not done the review for the June Jam. It will be in next Thursday’s paper. The review for the recent July Jam will be in on Thursday 29th.

The June Jams photos have been posted on the Nor’westers facebook page and I will post the July Jam photos later this week.

Sad news this week with the passing away of J J Cale at age 74; the grammy award guitarist/ singer/songwriter died from a heart attack in California. He was one of the originators of the ‘ Tulsa Sound’, a loose genre drawing on blues, rockabilly, country & jazz influences. His personal style has often been described as ‘ Laid Back’.

Many of his songs have been covered to huge success by other well known musicians such as ‘ After Midnight ‘ & ‘Cocaine ‘

by Eric Clapton and ‘Call Me The Breeze ‘ by Lynyrd Skynyrd, to name a few.

When once asked how he felt about other musicians making huge hits from his songs, he replied in his typical laid back manner - “ No it doesn’t bother me, what’s really nice is when you get a cheque in the mail.

R.I.P. John Weldon Cale.

On a more upbeat tone, make this Friday night a cracker, and get on down to ‘Arcadia’ and listen to the excellent local band ‘

Club news www.guardianonline.co.nz Glitch ‘. A terrific lively band who will have you up on the floor all night.

And be prepared for the absolutely wicked guitaring of young ‘ Jesse ‘, not to be missed. Arcadia from10pm this Friday 2nd August.

RSA Women’s Section President Colleen Hands welcomed members on Thursday July 25th 2013.

The attendance was excellent.

Colleen invited us to join her in observing a minutes silence in memory of late member Nancy Smith. Lorraine Boud played the piano while we sang the RSA song and happy birthday to one member. Apologies were accepted.

Sympathy was given to anyone who has lost a love one. Sick members were wished a speedy recovery. R.S.A. will be delivering meals on wheels on Monday 2nd and Tuesday 3rd September.

If you can help – talk to Colleen.

Ocean Waitokia who is a 10 year old country singer was introduced. Ocean recently became overall Junior Winner at the Central Coast Country Music Awards in Oamaru. What a talented and confident performer she is. A lovely and varied programme including her amazing yodelling was enjoyed and appreciated by members.

Ocean was thanked for giving time during school holidays to entertain us.

Raffles were won by Fay Johnston and Melva Clucas.

Competitions: 3 cheese scones 1st Wendy Marr, 2nd Betty Breakwell, 3rd Marilyn Coley

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Necklace: 1st Margaret Morgan, 2nd Wendy Marr, 3rd Judy McKibbin The hostesses then served afternoon tea to end the afternoon.

Tinwald Garden Club President Phyllis Hydes welcomed 32 members and a visitor Colleen Williams to the July meeting of the Club. Members stood for a minutes silence in respect of the passing of Peg Small, a foundation member.

Our speaker Gay Henderson from Spreydon gave a very informative talk on the propagation and cultivation of hellebores and trilliums. Table competition results: Branch of winter sweet: 1st S. Lamont, 2nd H. Mitchell, 3rd P. Hydes 3 Pansies on Saucer: 1st P. Hydes, 2nd B. Tarbotton, 3rd S. Lamont 1 Stem Winter Rose: 1st J. Campbell, 2nd B. Tarbotton, 3rd S. Lamont 1 Soleil d’Or: 1st K. Young, 2nd H. Mitchell, 3rd G. Quelch Miniature Bloom: 1st S. Lamont, 2nd H. Mitchell, 3rd V. Johnson Cluster: 1st H. Mitchell Branch Flowering Shrubs: 1st S. Lamont, 2nd G. Quelch, 3rd K. Young Flower N.O.S.: 1st J. Brasell, 2nd P. Hydes, 3rd G. Quelch Bunch of Parsley: 1st B. Tarbotton, 2nd V. Ferguson, 3rd P. Hydes Young/O’Keefe Trophy: J. Campbell Next meeting 22nd August in Tinwald Memorial Hall at 2pm.

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The Tinwald Bowling Club committee (from left) Rodger Herriott, Wendy Herriott, Winston Lee, Reg Diamond, Gavin Eder, Gwen Whipp, Don Duff, Blair Stringer.

Tinwald Bowling Club

the year’s Balance sheet showing the profit from the Bowling Club of $7745.85 having been transferred to Advance Ashburton to be added to the Tinwald Club Inc.Trust account.

This is to be used for grants from organisations and individuals from the Tinwald District.

A letter and balance sheet will be sent to Bowls Canterbury.

The President thanked all his committee for their help and advice over his term and wished them and all the members of the Club all the best for their future.

The meeting closed and over afternoon tea, we reminisced over old times, both in bowls and social.

The Tinwald Bowling Club has been over the years a very competitive and social Club and in the last few years, with only a few members has been enjoyed by all who belonged.

The end of an era, part of history now, but for many past and present, new friendships made, old ones renewed and great memories to be remembered and shared.

two for the round!

Diane Sutherland beat Julie Allan 4/3; Cath Boothroyd beat Anne Guthrie 2/1 Helena Love beat Margaret Kelly 5/4; Chris Henrikson lost to Rosa Westgarth 4/3 Rosemary Rhodes lost to Angela Curry 2 down Dorothy Southby beat Carol Van Hout 4/3 Sutherland & Boothroyd beat Allan & Gutherie 4/3; Love & Henrikson beat Kelly & Westgarth 2/1 Rhodes & Southby beat Curry & Van Hout 5/4; Pleasant Point 2 7 Pleasant Point 1 2.

1st Eddie Graeme 51:15:36 with 16 putts, 2nd Wendy Sim 56:16:40 2nd Jill Ludemann with 17 putts Nearest the Pins: Greg Sim Builders and Excavators 2nd Shot No. 2 – Eddie Graham, Mayfield Transport No. 5 - Eddie Graham.

The final committee meeting was held on July 25 at President Gavin’s house.

Present: Gavin Eder, Rodger Herriott, Winston Lee, Don Duff, Blair Stringer, Reg Diamond, Gwen Whipp, Wendy Herriott, Margaret Eder. Apologies: Carl Andrew. Secretary Rodger read the minutes of the special meeting, relating to the members voting to dissolve the Tinwald Bowling Club.

Treasurer Winston presented

SPORTS DRAWS AND RESULTS

Draws

Tinwald Golf Club Tuesday ladies, August 6th 2nd Lloyd, 3rd Standfast,3rd Jane Ross. B3 Starters: B. Cochrane, M. Bennett Cards: J. Bruhns, M.Smith Tea Duties: AM B. McBride; PM C. Shanks, D. Mitchell No1.10.00am A. Dwan, D. Mitchell, D. Bell. 10.05am T. O’Connell, P. McLauchlan, B. O’Niell.

10.10am.B.Cochrane, M.Bennett, D.Wellman No.7.10.00am K.King, K. McAuliffe, M. Moore, M. Kennedy 10.05am M. Pawsey, C. Shanks, L. Bird, J. Smith.

No.10.10.00am C. Linney, R. Kinvig, M. Smith 10.05am J. Vanderheide, P. Smith, D. Sharplin.

10.10am.M.Reddicliffe, M. Oakley, B. Jackson.

No.13.10.00am L. Glassey, I.Divers, P. Bell 10.05am J, Undy, P. Bishop, M. Colville 9 Holers.Match Play No.1 10.15am M. Sherriff, G. Whipp, N. Costin 10.20am V. Johnstone, J. Hill, J. Cartwright, K. Young.

Ashburton Golf Club Midweek Women, August 6 Rnd 3 Bermaline Cup Draw Steward: Leigh Wackrow 308 3790 Tuesday Starters: Kay Robb, Hilary Ward

No 1 Tee 10.00 V Moore, H Robertson, H Trott 10.06 P Bell, H Argyle, A Hunt 10.12 S Elliot, D Simmons, B White 10.18 C Trott, K Robb, J Dunlop 10.24 L Wackrow No 7 Tee 10.18 B Turton, D Engelbrecht, F Matsinger 10.24 J Welch, H Ward, G Lane No 10 Tee 10.00 W Parr, S Simpson, E Langford 10.06 G Sloper, A Grant, W Carter 10.12 D Hinton, J Williams, M Bean 10.18 S Lemon, T Cates, E Porter Nine Hole Men and Women’s Section August 8 - report 9.45am for foursomes. Nine Hole convenor – Carol O’Reilly 308 8758.

August 3 – Rnd 3 Bermaline Cup, Rnd 3 Mackay Trophy, Report 8.15am for 8.45am start. Club Captain – Alison Grant 302 4635

Results

Ashburton County Veterans Golf African Stableford, July 29 1st Ray Lambert and Bill Gates with 85 points; 2nd= Barry Bluett and Stewart Dunlop, Ian Beach and Ray Goodman with 81 points; 4th Bill Mason and Bruce Leighton with 70 points; 5th Des Green and Riki Shearer with 69 points.

Gordon Clinton scored the only

Tinwald Golf Club Tuesday Ladies, Stroke, July 30: Pat Bell 72, Judith Smith 73, Phil Ellis 74,Mara Kennedy 76,Marion Oakley 76,Diana Wellman 77,Theresa O’Connell 78.

Nearest the Pins: No.6-Stables Family Restaurant, Maureen Colville. No 12-Hair by Mac and Maggie, Pat Bell.

No.2-Dairy Business Centre, Joan Undy. No.16- Outdoor Adventure, Marie Moore.

Two’s: Marion Oakley 9 Hole Stableford: G. Whipp 16. June Cartwright 14.

Aorangi South Canterbury Golf Women’s Open Pennants Semi-finals July 29 Tinwald versus Tokarahi; Tinwald names first.

Di Lowe beat Sandra Gibson 3/2; Judith Smith beat Jude Simpson 4/3 Di Bell beat Carolynn Rowland 4/2; Anne Dwan beat Jude McKenzie 6/5 Pat Bell lost to Margaret Hore 4/2; Mara Keppey beat Ralene Sutherland 5/4 Lowe & Smith beat Gibson & Simpson 4/3; Bell & Dwan beat Rowland & McKenzie 4/3 Bell & Keppey beat Hore & Sutherland 2 up; Tinwald 8 Tokarahi 1 Pleasant Point 2 versus Pleasant Point 1; P.P. 2 names first

Ashburton Golf Club Women’s Section July 30 Medal & LGU First Silver: Sharon Bradford, First Bronze ; 1 Kay Fox, First Bronze 11 : D Simmons 2nd Karen McRae First Bronze 111; Wendy Suttie 2nd Kathryn Green Nearest The Pins: No 4 Not struck; No 8 House of Travel Ashburton: Helen Argyle, No.12 Lynn’s Small Salon: Wendy Parr No. 14 Todds of Ashburton: Pauline Bell, 2nd Shot to Green: Wendy Suttie Nine Hole Section July 25, Winners by lot; Hidden holes Bella Moore 28 Sue Hooper 28

Mayfield Golf Club 9 Hole Division, July 25 Stroke and Putting

Mayfield Ladies Golf July 23 Championship 1st Round Senior; Betty Wilson beat Adrienne Hopping 1up Bronze 1,Edna Ralston beat Margaret Reid 1up,Val Schmack beat Pat Wilson 4/3 Bronze 2,Trish Corbett beat Alison Vessey 2/1,Marilyn Cross beat Johnny Wright 4/3,(played 26/7 Lal Mulligan beat Sharon Duthie 2/1) Bisque Par, Helen Rapsey 7up,Lal Mulligan 6up,Jillian Lake 6up,Glenys Carr 6up Marilyn Cross/Hasting McLeod/Property Brokers 2nd shot 2 and 11 0-30 Lal Mulligan, 31-40+ Alison Vessey ALT nearest the Pin 5 and 14 Helen Rapsey Marjory Murdoch Player of the day, Helen Rapsey.

Mayfield Smallbore Rifle Club July 29: J Fleming 100.8. B Austin 93.2, 95.3. C Nordqvist 97.3. S Bartlett 97.3, 96.6. P Fleming 96.4. M Fleming 100.8.

P Batcheler 82.1.

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In brief Phoenix signing Wellington Phoenix coach Ernie Merrick’s search for a new left back has seen him add Australian under-20 international Reece Caira to the roster. When Merrick joined the Phoenix he pledged to give youth a chance, and he has so far kept his word. Caira’s signing on a two-year deal comes hard on the heels of New Zealand under-20 captain Luke Adams joining the club.

Fans queue Hundreds of Chiefs’ fans some queuing for close to 12 hours - have braved the cold to snap up tickets for their side’s second Super rugby home grand final appearance in two years.

Tickets to the public went on sale yesterday morning at 8am by which time a queue stretching about 300 metres had formed.

First in line was Emily Morgan and her husband, who asked not to be named because he told his boss he was ill and wouldn’t be at work.

Tall Blacks on roll The Tall Blacks have maintained their unbeaten record at the Shikoku Basketball Classic, defeating the local Liaoning side 67-61 at Szenchen, China.

Captain Mika Vukona was again a huge influence through the final stages, after the scores were tied 51-51 early in the fourth quarter.

The result was New Zealand’s third straight win as they prepare for next month’s Fiba Oceania Championship series against Australia.

Cricket World Cup New Zealand will play their pool games at six different home venues in the cricket World Cup in 2015. The schedule released yesterday has New Zealand opening the tournament in Christchurch on February 14 against 1996 champions Sri Lanka, subject to the city’s planned development at Hagley Park getting the tick from the Environment Court. New Zealand, placed in pool A, will also play Bangladesh in Hamilton, a qualifying nation at University Oval in Dunedin, another qualifier in Napier, England at Wellington’s Westpac Stadium and in the stellar clash, Australia at Eden Park.

Mogg’s star rises Jesse Mogg still has trouble comprehending his rapid rise to rugby’s heights. Two seasons ago he was just another local player running around the suburban paddocks of Canberra. Now he’s a Wallaby and 80 minutes away from helping the Brumbies to their first title in nine years. “Who would have thought that two years later I’d be playing in a Super Rugby grand final,” Mogg said.

Pitches fine, says Cook England captain Alastair Cook says preparing pitches that deliberately exploit Australia’s weaknesses against spin is simply what’s called home advantage. Cook defended the state of the Old Trafford pitch, which Australian captain Michael Clarke and his deputy Brad Haddin described as “strange” and “different”. After dealing with unusually dry decks, Haddin said the Manchester strip looked like it had been burned.

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Moore ponders final Heartland spots

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There are 24 days until the start of the 2013 Heartland rugby championship and new coach Glenn Moore is mulling over the final make-up of the 24-man squad which will be announced on Saturday.

Moore will get one last look at some players in the Watters Cup final before announcing the squad after the game.

“We are still mulling over a few things but we only have a few days to finalise things,” Moore said.

The final between Methven and Rakaia will give some players one last opportunity to push

for higher honours with Moore leaving his options open until the last minute.

“We’ll definitely be paying attention this weekend as there are a few players that still have question marks over them and, touch wood, we don’t have any more injury worries.”

Season-ending injuries to Rakaia halfback Cawte Whiting and flanker Jackson Donlan have thrown in some additional problems.

“Those injuries have clouded things a wee bit and made us reevaluate a few things. Jackson is a capable flanker and hooker so that is valuable flexibility to have in your squad.”

Methven’s Davey Maw, who can play halfback or first five, has also spent the past few weeks on the side-lines but is expected to be ready for the start of the Heartland campaign, if not make a return for the Watters Cup final. Moore is also looking at using imports and a player of origin to bolster the squad.

“We have some things signed off and a lot of names up in the air so we’ve still got a few things to

SWIMMING

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Boyle claims second bronze Lauren Boyle surprised herself with a stunning bronze medal in the women’s 1500m freestyle on day three of finals at the Fina World Swimming Championships in Barcelona.

The 25-year-old has taken more than 30 seconds off her previous best in the space of 24 hours in her first serious attempt at the longest discipline in the pool. This follows her bronze medal in the 400m freestyle on the first day of the championships.

“I am so surprised. I came in on a 16:16 and I am more than 30 seconds faster than that. It’s amazing. I never knew I had that kind of potential in me,” Boyle said.

“I remember when that world record was set at 15:42 and I remember thinking how could anyone ever do that time. Now I can’t believe that I am only two seconds slower than that. It is unreal.”

Boyle clocked 15:44.71 to blitz her own national record and went through the 800m time only one second outside her New Zealand record.

“I really didn’t want to go out too hard because I feel I am better if I have a more controlled first half and a strong back end.

I was really happy with how it went.”

Lauren Boyle and her second bronze medal.

Out in front, Katie Ledecky (United States) and 2011 world champion Lotte Friis (Denmark) pushed each other to a thrilling world record for the

16-year-old American, while Boyle edged clear of Spaniard Mireia Belonte Garcia and closed the margin on the leaders over the final 400m. - APNZ

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Warriors face growing expectations Fans and bookies expect the Warriors to make the top eight and increased expectations can have a profound impact on players.

Some revel in it, others crumble. The Warriors are trying to do the former.

work through before announcing the squad on Saturday.”

Other Heartland sides will have had over a month’s buildup, with the likes of defending Meads Cup champions East Coast playing a Ranfurly Shield challenge against Waikato on Tuesday, but Mid Canterbury will only have pre-season matches against Otago B and the West Coast before they open their campaign at home against Poverty Bay on August 24.

Last weekend they won their seventh game in their last eight starts and it has seen them firm with the bookies to $1.35 to make the top eight - they were $13 after the 62-6 defeat to Penrith - and are now sixth favourite to win the title.

A crowd of more than 20,000 is expected to turn up on Saturday when Cronulla visits and most will be expecting a win.

Warriors coach Matt Elliott said: “You want that expectation, pressure. I want us to play our best footy and.”

- APNZ

Tactix granted imports The Tactix have once again been granted permission by ANZ Championship organisers and Netball New Zealand to contract two imported players for the 2014 season.

The exception has been granted in recognition of the ongoing extraordinary circumstances faced by the Netball Mainland Zone team which is based in Christchurch, after the devastating earthquake of February 2011. The damage to the city and subsequent heavy aftershocks has made it difficult for the organisation to attract New Zealand players to the region.

ANZ Championship general manager Andy Crook said the Tactix franchise need the extra support to continue the rebuilding process both on and off the court.

“As we all know, there are special circumstances surrounding the recruitment of top players to the Mainland region after what they have had to cope with in recent years. Our job is to give the franchise the support they require during this time,” Crook said.

“To support the Tactix the TTNL board, after consultation with Netball New Zealand, will once again provide the Tactix the right to contract a second import player for the 2014 season.”

Mainland Netball chief executive Brigit Hearn said the challenge is attracting domestic players from outside the zone to Christchurch.

- APNZ

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Thursday, August 1, 2013

Has anyone got a job for Robbie?

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here’s been a whole lot of things happening around the Guardian offices in recent times as we bring a whole new product to all those out there in reader-land, and things are happening all over the sporting landscape as well.

The Crusaders have crashed at a late hurdle - again.

Was it bad (or good, depending on what colour jersey you wear; there’s an awful lot of sneaky Chiefs fans around these parts) luck that at vital times there was always a stray Chiefs hand intercepting the last pass, or, in three particular instances, should have that pass been thrown at all?

Why did Dan The Man choose Saturday night to be just a wee bit off with his usually unerring radar?

Should Toddy, who has had lots of bites at the cherry now, have been offered a new contract the next day, or should have

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there been a period of deep soul-searching and analysis to see ‘what went wrong’?

And, as an alternative, did anyone ask what Robbie’s up to for the next couple of years?

The last question is unfair, and I withdraw it.

Don’t know where exactly Robbie fits into the scheme of things right now, but if he’s looking at Super rugby, it won’t be close to home.

Jamie Joseph is a man on an uncompleted mission down south, in charge of a band of rugby superstars with an embarrassing season to put behind them.

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over his job with the national side, perhaps Robbie could fill in the vacancy at the Reds?

Um, no.

The Reds would not be tickled pink by any such appointment, in fact the chances of Robbie being welcomed into Quade country would be akin to that of the events of July 10, 1967 being reversed and the country returning to the days of pounds, shillings and pence.

The Brumbies are on a winning roll, so no change there, and really, without the redoubtable Mr O’Neill watching his back, Robbie just isn’t that welcome anywhere over the ditch.

No, he won’t be seen in these parts in the near future, but perhaps Robbie may be back sooner than we think, guiding the men in white jerseys with a big O2 on them as they dare to challenge the All Blacks for world rugby supremacy.

Watch this space.

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still on an upwardly-mobile spiral, with one of the best rugby brains around backing him up, and a couple of younger tyros who are already well into their apprenticeships, and will undoubtedly spend some time in the next few years in foreign climes polishing their skills in preparation for head-coach positions of their own in years to come.

Just up the road from there, Sir John Kirwan has already launched a couple of All Black careers from his first year in charge of a team of virtual unknowns.

With that other ‘Sir’ backing him up, there are no calls for his imminent demise; indeed the Blues supporters are already licking their lips at the prospect of their team being actual contenders again as early as next season, instead of in the four-year plan.

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If you want to see real soulsearching then that’s what the Highlanders will be doing on their months off.

Of course Toddy is the right man to stay at the helm in red-and-black territory (I don’t think a ‘Performance Clause’ is necessary in his contract; it’s sort of obvious what his target achievement is).

Mark Hammett is a brave man, you’d have to be to stick with the Hurricanes, a team in the mould of the Warriors, or the French (or Celtic in recent times), you just don’t know which team is going to turn up on the day, the world-beaters or the not-sure-why-I-got-out-ofbed-this-morning guys.

Hammett’s survivalist tendencies will keep him there for a while yet though.

The Chiefs? They have ownership of possibly the best coaching set-up in world rugby.

Perfect blend of a head coach

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• Great value here - terrific price for 219m² • Four bedrooms • Double garage, with insulated door and internal access • Open plan dining and living area with separate lounge • Fully insulated and double glassed • Fencing, paths and driveways completed • Shower, bath and vanity in main bathroom • Master bedroom with ensuite and walk in wardrobe • Heatpump, rangehood, dishwasher and heated towel rails 4 • Ready lawn down and looking good • Was $478,000 now $455,000

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Daily Events Thursday

Birthday Greetings Brought to you by Kitchen Kapers.

9.30am - 1.00pm ASHBURTON BAPTIST CHURCH. 9.00am - 4.00pm Second time round op shop. Ashburton Baptist ASHBURTON BUDGET ADVISORY SERVICE Church, cnr Cass and Havelock Street.

INC. For free budget advice and workshop enquiries. 10.30am Phone 307-0496. 60 Cass Street, Consultancy MID CANTERBURY NEW COMERS NETWORK. House.

New comers coffee morning group.

9.30am McDonald’s Ashburton.

M.S.A. TAI CHI CLUB. 10.45am Beginners class, newcomers welcome. M.S.A. M.S.A. TAI CHI CLUB. Social hall, Havelock Street.

Qigong exercises, newcomers welcome. M.S.A. 9.30am - 11.30am Social hall, Havelock Street.

MID CANTERBURY BADMINTON CLUB. 12.30pm Daytime section, new players very welcome.

M.S.A. PETANQUE. Sports hall, Tancred Street.

Petanque has started, everyone welcome, 9.30am - 12.30pm Racecourse Road.

ASHBURTON TOY LIBRARY. 1.00pm Open today. Methodist Church hall, Baring ASHBURTON SCOTTISH SOCIETY INDOOR Square East.

BOWLS.

Bowls afternoon new and old members welcome, Balmoral hall, Cameron Street.

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

Ashburton airport, Seafield Road.

1.15pm WAIREKA CROQUET CLUB. Mahjong - beginners welcome. Waireka Croquet Club, the Domain, Philip Street.

1.30pm ASHBURTON SENIOR NET. Question and answers, Smart T.V. demonstration by Sam from Noel Leeming.

M.S.A. lounge, off Burnett Street.

7.30pm GLENYS’ DANCE GROUP. Old time/sequence dancing, learn to dance. All welcome. Pipe Band hall, Creek Road.

Friday

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

2.00pm CAVENDISH CLUB. Tell your favourite handy hint. 31 Tancred Street, Ashburton.

9.00am ST DAVID’S UNION CHURCH. Real Women circuit training in the hall. 48 Allens Road.

9.30am - 11.30pm ST ANDREWS ANGLICAN CHURCH. Drop in centre, St Andrews Anglican Church hall, cnr Thomson and Jane Street, Tinwald.

11.00am - 3.00pm TE HUB. Seeds, seedlings, workshops, enviro centre. 35 Dobson Street West, Biograins building.

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

Guardian Classifieds

Aden Molloy Happy 3rd Birthday.

Have a great day.

Love Mum, Dad and Casey. xxx

Entertainment

Beckley Coachlines Programme ◊ “Sound of Music” Theatre Royal, Timaru Sunday 15th September @ 2pm ◊ Charlie Pride CBS Arena, Christchurch Friday 29th November @ 8pm

For bookings phone

Bridget Hyde Happy Birthday Bridget.

Have a fun day.

Lots of love and hugs Gran and Poppa. xxxx

308 7646 Adult Entertainment

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

Creative Cupcake Classes

August 24 & 25

Call Kitchen Kapers for more information 308 8287 The Arcade, Ashburton

307 7900

ASIAN - absolutely new to town. Thai sexy body, busty 38DD, very good massage.

Ph 021 137 9869.

STARR 20, size 9 DD bust, European/Hawaiian. Honey 27, size 6 C bust, Italian born, lingerie model. Ph 021 565 126.

Trades, Services CERAMIC tiles - tile quality guaranteed - Tile Warehouse selection available at Redmonds Furnishing and Flooring, Burnett Street.

Guardian Classifieds

307 7900

Puzzles Thursday, August 1, 2013

www.guardianonline.co.nz CRYPTIC

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ACROSS 1. It’s a good job Latin was without a remedy for it (8) 4. 50 first to make span a tree: a thousand would make it go (4) 8. Spare child spoiler in pickle? (3) 9. Uncertain how five got the fever (5) 10. By way of Victoria initially with first-class return (3) 11. Studied country in S America and missed the last three (7) 12. Go to bed or come back round the street (5) 13. Vessel for a codirector’s position? (11) 17. One short month, and French musical group will appear (5) 18. One whose job is impressive (7) 20. Pouch one almost gets on being dismissed (3) 21. Due to being in the red (5) 22. Food that frequently gets bolted (3) 23. How she would be contracted and put off (4) 24. Futile to get right away from freckles if going South (8)

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D SOL DILBERT SO LD SOLD SOLD SOLD SOLD SOLD SOLD SOLD SOLD DONATED SO FAR TO THE HEART SOLD SOLD FOUNDATION OF NZ FROM EVERY SOLD PROPERTY WE HAVE SOLD! SOLD SOLD

$11,000

SUDOKU Fill the grid so that every column, every row and 3x3 box contains the digits 1 to 9.

15. Supplies extra energy but sounds disapproving on the way up (6) 16. ‘Yet ------ says he was ambitious And ------ is an honourable man’ (J Caesar) (6) 18. Reward that is a highly valued acquisition (5) 19. The touch of colour seen in satin, generally (5)

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YOUR STARS

by Forecasters

ARIES (Mar 21 – Apr 20) Without the constant planetary influence to keep the communication lines open, work to ensure things haven’t slipped or old intentions forgotten.

TAURUS (APR 20 – MAY 21) While nothing is ever black and white and your mind can and does play tricks on you, at the end of the day your gut is usually right.

GEMINI (MAY 21 – JUNE 22) Wishful thinking alone won’t get you to where you want to be if it’s not backed up with action, but without it you’ll remain grounded.

CANCER (JUNE 22 – JULY 24) Your personal and professional lives are trying to coexist, but rather than being in competition they need to run side by side in a harmonious way.

LEO (JULY 24 – AUG 23) A need to pace yourself on the work front comes just as old excuses are being challenged when it comes to embracing a sense of adventure.

VIRGO (AUG 23 – SEP 23) There is a chance today to get your professional bearings and a sense of where to from here. Let your professional instincts do the talking.

LIBRA (SEP 23 – OCT 23) This is a day for ditching the superhero complex and avoiding over thinking things. You can’t be all things to all people, all the time.

SCORPIO (OCT 23 – NOV 24) While temptation to play hooky is likely to be strong so too is a need to remain focused on work. Find a way to integrate the two.

SAGITTARIUS (NOV 24 – DEC 21) Keep your finger on the pulse and your ear to the ground when it comes to relationship matters, paying attention to your emotional responses.

CAPRICORN (DEC 21 – JAN 20) A sense of fun and playfulness in the air makes it harder to buy into any personal and/or relationship tension. A bit of humour will go a long way.

AQUARIUS (JAN 20 – FEB 19) With your professional star on the rise, key to your success is working smarter and maintaining a balance between work and play.

PISCES (FEB 19 – MAR 20) Now more than ever it’s important to ensure communication lines remain open, especially on the relationship front and especially now.

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Guardian

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Please note all late death notices or notices sent outside ordinary office hours must be emailed to:

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to ensure publication.

During office hours notices may also be sent to:

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Any queries please contact 0800 ASHBURTON (0800-274-287).

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Office and Chapel Corner East and Cox Streets, Ashburton When the need arises PHONE 307 7433

In Memoriam

MASTER MONUMENTAL MASON WALSH, Rita May – Fond memories of a loving sister in law and friend and much loved auntie and great auntie. Ray, Zeta and Vicki.

Guardian Classifieds

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TODAY: Becoming cloudy, late evening drizzle. Light winds.

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For all your classified requirements.

Waimate less than 30

E.B. CARTER LTD For all your memorial requirements New headstones and designs Renovations, Additional inscriptions, Cleaning and Concrete work Carried out by qualified tradesmen.

620 East Street Ashburton Ph/Fax 308 5369 or 0274 357 974 ebcarter@xtra.co.nz NZMMMA Member

NZ Situation

Wind km/h fine

Phone the Guardian 307 7900

Celebrate and honour your loved ones

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fog

isolated snow thunder flurries

sleet thunder

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Auckland

drizzle

Becoming cloudy late morning, patchy drizzle developing late evening. Light winds.

Cloud increasing.

Wind at 1000m: E breezes developing.

Wind at 2000m: NE breezes developing.

Hamilton

cloudy

Napier

mainly fine

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Cloudy with patchy rain. Northeasterlies.

Mostly cloudy.

Wind at 1000m: NE freshening.

Wind at 2000m: NE freshening.

Wellington

mainly fine

Nelson

cloudy

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Blenheim

cloudy

Occasional rain, snow above 2000 metres.

Northeasterlies dying out.

Greymouth

mainly fine

Christchurch

cloudy

Timaru

cloudy

Queenstown

mainly fine

Dunedin

drizzle

Invercargill

rain

SATURDAY Cloudy with occasional rain. Northeasterlies dying out.

FZL: Lowering to 1400m

FZL: 1600m

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Rain followed by a few showers.

Southwesterlies developing.

Rain with snow above 2000 metres, clearing in the south. Southerlies developing.

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Fine spells, a few showers. Northwesterlies developing.

Cloudy periods. Southwesterlies dying out.

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In winter, tiny particles called PM10 hang in our air and are harmful to our health.

Most of winter PM10 in Canterbury is due to smoke from home heating. A daily PM10 reading over the national standard is considered a high pollution day.

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Rise 7:48 am Set 5:31 pm

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Bad fishing

Rise 3:03 am Set 12:46 pm

New moon

7 Aug

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Bad fishing

Rise 3:57 am Set 1:30 pm

First quarter

14 Aug 10:58 pm www.ofu.co.nz

01 High pollution days in Ashburton so far this year

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Bad fishing

Rise 4:45 am Set 2:19 pm

Full moon

21 Aug 1:46 pm

Maori Fishing Guide by Bill Hohepa

For the very latest weather information, including Weather Warnings, visit metservice.com

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Waitaki Kurow at 9:00 am, yesterday Source: Environment Canterbury

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NZ Today

Canterbury High Country

Tides, Sun, Moon and Fishing

190 East Street Ashburton Phone 308 8945

Thursday, 1 August 2013

A subtropical low approaches the far north tomorrow, spreading a strong and moist easterly flow over the country. The low with associated fronts is expected to cross the North Island during Saturday and Sunday, followed by a disturbed westerly flow. The low weakens as it lies to the east of New Zealand on Monday.

Ashburton Airport Temperature °C At 4pm 6.9 7.9 Max to 4pm -2.8 Minimum -8.8 Grass minimum Rainfall mm 0.2 16hr to 4pm Total for July 26.8 Average for July 56 2013 to date 582.6 401 Avg year to date Wind km/h W4 At 4pm Strongest gust NW 13 Time of gust 9:10am

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Television Thursday, August 1, 2013

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TV onE

©TVNZ 2013

6am Breakfast 9am Good Morning 10am The Chase 3 A quiz show where contestants must stay one step ahead. 0 11am Coach Trip PGR 3 0 11:30 House Guest 3 noon One News 0 12:30 Emmerdale PGR Jimmy feels out of his depth; Diane dumps baby Jack with Cain; Jimmy tries to write Carl’s eulogy. 0 1:30 Come Dine With Me 3 2pm Four Weddings USA 3 3pm Dickinson’s Real Deal 3:55 Te Karere 2 0 4:25 Masterchef Australia The teams prepare for elimination challenge number three. 0 5:25 Millionaire – Hot Seat 0 6pm One News 0 7pm Seven Sharp 0 7:30 Coronation Street 0 8:30 Mrs Brown’s Boys AO 0 9:10 Winners and Losers PGR Frances is depressed after being excommunicated by Cat; Jonathan tries to help, but it is Zach who helps her reunite with her kindred spirit. 0 10:10 Auckland Daze AO 3 0 10:40 One News Tonight 0 11:10 Tagata Pasifika 11:40 Infested PGR 3 12:45 The Zoo 3 0 1:15 Te Karere 3 2 0 1:40 Infomercials 5:05 Believer’s Voice Of Victory 5:35 Te Karere 3 2 0

ChoICE TV 6am Benny Hinn 6:30 Mark Berg’s Fishing Addiction 7:30 Candice Tells All 8am What’s Really In Our Food?

8:30 Million Dollar Contractor 9am Food Safari 9:30 Room Crashers 10am The Cook And The Chef 10:30 Candice Tells All 11am World On Wheels 11:30 Timothy Spall – All At Sea noon Room Crashers 12:30 Barter Kings 1:30 Days Of Our Lives PGR 2:30 Early Edition 3:30 Crashers 4pm Taste 5pm The Home Show 6pm What’s Really In Our Food?

6:30 Yard Crashers 7pm Auction Room 7:30 Hairy Bikers’ Mississippi Adventure 8:35 Gourmet Farmer 9pm Food Safari 9:30 Food And Drink A series that highlights British food, current trends, nostalgic classics and recipes from around the world.

10pm Turkish Delights With Allegra McEvedy 10:30 Campus 11pm Auction Room 11:30 Early Edition

Friday

12:30 Benny Hinn 1am Room Crashers 1:30 Campus 2am Taste 3am The Home Show 4am What’s Really In Our Food?

4:30 Bath Crashers 5am Hairy Bikers’ Mississippi Adventure

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6am Creflo Dollar 6:30 Buzzy Bee And Friends 3 0 6:35 Tiki Tour 0 7am Fish Hooks 3 0 7:25 Rated A For Awesome 0 7:50 Generator Rex 3 0 8:15 Franklin 8:40 Mike The Knight 3 0 8:50 Fireman Sam 3 0 9am Infomercials 10:30 Neighbours 3 0 11am Shortland Street PGR 3 0 11:30 Scrubs PGR 3 0 noon The Secret Circle PGR 0 1pm Jeremy Kyle PGR 2pm My Kitchen Rules 3 0 3:10 Supernormal 3 0 3:20 Angry Birds Toons 0 3:30 The Penguins Of Madagascar 3 0 4pm Kickin’ It 3 0 4:30 The Erin Simpson Show 4:59 Horace In Slow Motion 3 5pm America’s Funniest Home Videos 3 0 5:30 Hope And Faith 0 6pm Friends 3 0 6:30 Neighbours 0 7pm Shortland Street PGR Kylie bites back; Jasmine takes a hit; Brooke’s greeneyed monster takes over. 0 7:30 Police Ten 7 North Shore officers are on high alert after a home invasion; a woman takes her anger out on the police. 0 8pm Code – 1 PGR 0 8:30 Arrow AO 0 9:30 20/20 0 10:30 Nikita AO 0

6am 3 News – Firstline 8:30 Infomercials 10:30 The Shopping Channel 11:30 Everybody Loves Raymond 30 noon 3 News 12:30 Home And Away 3 0 1pm Dr Phil AO 2pm The Dr Oz Show PGR 3pm House Rules PGR 3 4pm Rachael Ray Cal Ripken jr joins Rachael; recipes for hot dogs, buffalo fries, brownies, and cheese steak sliders.

5pm Entertainment Tonight 5:30 Home And Away Maddy’s friendship with Spencer is threatened; Pippa starts her first day at school; Jett and VJ play detective to discover what is wrong with Pippa. 0 6pm 3 News 7pm Campbell Live 7:30 House Rules PGR During the final two days of the South Australian renovation, some teams are at breaking point.

8:30 The Almighty Johnsons AO Monsters from the past unlock the demons of today, as the Johnsons dress up for the family reunion they never expected. 0 9:30 Bones AO 3 0 10:30 Nightline

6am Sesame Street 3 6:55 Pingu 3 7am Sticky TV 3 7:30 Avatar – The Last Airbender 3 8am Hey Arnold! 3 8:30 Chuggington 8:40 Bananas In Pyjamas 3 8:55 Bob The Builder 3 9:05 Thomas And Friends 3 9:15 Peppa Pig 3 9:25 Barney And Friends 3 9:50 Tickety Toc 3 10am Infomercials 2pm Sesame Street 3 2:55 Peppa Pig 3 3pm Sticky TV 4:30 Four Live Pop-culture entertainment show.

6pm Everybody Hates Chris 3 0 6:30 Futurama 3 0

6:30 The Crowd Goes Wild 3 An irreverent daily sports and entertainment show.

7am Deal Or No Deal 3 7:30 Home Shopping noon The Doctors PGR 1pm The Jeff Probst Show 2pm Cops LAC PGR 3 A reclusive loner is found dead, leading to a series of revelations that take the detectives into the world of chandlers and cross dressers.

3pm Millionaire – Hot Seat 3 0 3:30 Getaway 3 4pm The Late Show With David Letterman 3 5pm Deal Or No Deal 3 5:30 Prime News 6pm Deal Or No Deal 6:30 Millionaire – Hot Seat 0

6am Rugby League – Holden Cup (Replay) 8am Sky Sport – What’s On 8:30 Motosport – FIA Formula One Championship (Highlights) 9am Super Rugby Review 10am Motorsport – Nascar Nationwide Series (Highlights) 11am Motorsport – Nascar Sprint Cup Series (Highlights) noon Darts – World Matchplay (Replay) 2pm Golf Central 3:30 Motorsport – V8 Supercars Championship (Highlights) 4pm Motorsport – V8 Supercars Championship (Highlights) 4:30 Motorsport – V8 Supercars Championship (Highlights) 5pm Athletics – IAAF Diamond League (Highlights) 6pm Athletics – IAAF Diamond League (Highlights)

7pm The Simpsons PGR 3 0 7:30 Family Guy PGR 3 8pm Futurama 8:30 AO Family Guy AO 3 0 9pm Unsupervised AO Gary and Joel enlist a psychic to help them win the school science fair.

9:30 South Park AO 3 10pm Cops PGR 10:30 Against the Wall AO 3

7pm The Crowd Goes Wild 7:30 Best of Man v Wild PGR 3 8:30 The Animal Files PGR With only 200 of the critically endangered Takahe left, the arrival of one at the Wildbase Hospital makes the team realise there is no margin for error.

9pm Storage Wars Texas 9:30 Celebrity Wife Swap USA PGR 10:30 The Crowd Goes Wild 3

7pm Total Rugby 7:30 Grassroots Rugby 8:30 Surfing – ASP Men’s World Championship Tour (Highlights) Volcom Fiji Pro. 9pm BMX – World Championships (Highlights) 9:30 Rugby – 2008 Super 14 Final (Replay) Crusaders v Waratahs.

11:30 Police Ten 7 3 0 Midnight Rizzoli And Isles AO 0 1am Renters PGR 3 0 1:30 Infomercials 2:30 Private Practice AO 3 0 3:15 Jeremy Kyle PGR 3 4:05 Anderson Live 3 5:05 The Erin Simpson Show 3 5:30 Infomercials

11:10 Golf World A weekly review of golf tournaments around the globe.

11:40 Medium AO (Part 1) 0 12:40 Medium AO (Part 2) 0 1:25 Infomercials 5am Joyce Meyer 5:30 Infomercials

11:25 Entertainment Tonight 11:50 Infomercials

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

Midnight Home Shopping 1:30 The Crowd Goes Wild 3 An irreverent daily sports and entertainment show.

2am Home Shopping

MAoRI TV 10am Korero Mai 3 2 11am Toku Reo 3 noon Korero Mai 3 2 1pm Toku Reo 3 2pm Korero Mai 3 2 3pm Tatai Hono 3 3:30 Rolie Polie Olie 3 2 4pm Miharo 3 2 4:30 Pukana Ka Pao 3 5pm Toi Whakaari 2 5:30 Te Kaea 3 2 6pm Nga Pari Karangaranga O Te Motu 3

ThE Box

SKY SPoRT 2 6:30 Ako 7pm Te Kaea 3 2 7:30 N Marae Kai Masters Tu Teao compete with Whiti Te Ra to recreate food from one of Auckland’s top delicatessens.

8:30 Code 9:30 Hunting Aotearoa AO 10pm Head 2 Head PGR 10:30 Beneath The Maori Moon 3 Winners and Losers 11pm Te Kaea 3 2 9:10pm on TV One 11:30 Closedown

DISCoVERY

6am NYPD Blue MVLS 6:50 The Simpsons PG 7:15 Hardcore Pawn PG 7:40 America’s Funniest Home Videos PG 8:05 Whose Line Is It Anyway? PG 8:30 Cash Cab USA PG 8:55 24 MVLS 9:50 Law And Order MV 10:40 CSI – Miami MV 11:30 NCIS MV 12:20 SVU MV 1:10 NYPD Blue MVLS 2:05 Whose Line Is It Anyway? PG 2:35 Cash Cab USA PG 3:05 24 MVLS 4pm Hardcore Pawn PG 4:30 The Simpsons PG 5pm Law And Order MV 6pm America’s Funniest Home Videos PG 6:30 The Simpsons PG 7pm Hardcore Pawn PG 7:30 CSI – Miami MV 8:30 Criminal Intent MV 9:30 SVU MV 10:30 Law And Order MV 11:30 CSI – Miami MV

6am Destroyed In Seconds PG 6:30 Dirty Jobs PG 7:30 Sons Of Guns M 8am Sons Of Guns M 8:30 Deadliest Catch PG 9:30 Mythbusters PG 10:30 American Guns M 11:30 Deadliest Catch PG 12:30 Who The (Bleep) Did I Marry? M 1pm I Married A Mobster M 1:30 Scorned – Love Kills M 2:30 Alaska – The Last Frontier PG 3:30 Sons Of Guns M 4pm Sons Of Guns M 4:30 Deadliest Catch PG 5:30 Mythbusters PG 6:30 American Guns M 7:30 Bering Sea Gold PG 8:30 Backyard Oil PG 9pm Auction Kings PG 9:30 Auction Hunters PG 10pm Auction Hunters PG 10:30 Who The (Bleep) … M 11pm Evil, I M 11:30 Disappeared M

12:30 24 MVLS 1:20 America’s Funniest Home Videos PG 1:45 Cash Cab USA PG 2:10 NYPD Blue MVLS 3:05 Criminal Intent MV 3:55 SVU MV 4:45 24 MVLS 5:35 Whose Line Is It Anyway? PG

12:30 Sons Of Guns M 1am Sons Of Guns M 1:30 Bering Sea Gold PG 2:30 Backyard Oil PG 3am Auction Kings PG 3:30 Auction Hunters PG 4am Auction Hunters PG 4:30 Man v Wild PG 5:30 Auction Kings PG

Friday

11:30 Golf World Midnight L Golf – Women’s British Open Round One. From the Old Course, St Andrews Links, Scotland. 4:30 Grassroots Rugby 5:30 Surfing – ASP Men’s World Championship Tour (Highlights) Volcom Fiji Pro.

Friday

6am NRL Fulltime Latest round of the NRL Telstra Premiership.

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Ashburton College’s Setariki Koroitamana fends off a would-be Christ’s College defender during the Crusaders Secondary School rugby competition match at college field yesterday.

Historic win over Christ’s

BY JONATHAN LEASK

JONATHAN.L@THEGUARDIAN.CO.NZ

The Ashburton College 1st XV claimed an historic win over Christ’s College, with the 15-10 win Ashburton’s first over the prestigious Christchurch boys’ school’s 1st XV. It was college’s first win over Christ’s in the Crusaders Secondary School rugby competition and is believed to be their first ever over their 1st XV, not having the opportunity to play the top side before joining the 1st XV competition.

The momentous win came after a few nervous moments as Christ’s knocked the ball on reaching out for a try that would have levelled the game in the final moment.

College coach Shane Enright said it was a big win for the team even if they didn’t play that well.

“It was probably one of the worst games we have played but we still managed to do enough,” Enright said.

“We went away from the way we wanted to play the game and it was a pretty disjointed perfor-

mance but I guess that was to be expected when we had a number of changes.”

College had three debutants after injuries to key players in Saturday’s loss to St Bedes, with all three making valuable contributions towards the win.

Christ’s knocked over an early penalty before flanker Devaun Thomson’s try gave college a 5-3 lead but a procession of missed opportunities thwarted college extending their lead.

In the second half, first-five eighth Xavier Bartlett put Se-

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tariki Koroitamana, playing at centre, through the gap and the boy they call “Cheetah” showed a clean pair of heels to get to the try line.

Debutant fullback Kieran Hunt landed the conversion.

Just as college looked to be settling, a thundering tackle by Shalom Pulu earned him a yellow card and Christ’s made the most of the one-man advantage with first-five eight Damian McKenzie getting over for a try, which he converted to make it 12-10.

Back to 15 men, college went on the attack again and after two failed attempts Hunt kicked a penalty to stretch the lead out to five, demanding a try from Christ’s to deny the host an historic win.

The visitors rose to the challenge but in the desperation of reaching out for the possible match winner knocked the ball on.

College will finish sixth in the top eight and will meet either Roncalli or St Thomas in their plate semi-finals next Saturday.

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