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By Michelle Nelson Farm advisor John Tavendale and retired farmer and JP George Ward are the latest Mid Canterbury recipients of Queen’s Birthday Honours. Mr Tavendale admitted to being “slightly dumbfounded” by the announcement he would be adding the title of Officer of the New Zealand Order of Merit (ONZM) to an already impressive list of credentials, while Mr Ward receives a Queen’s Service Medal for services to agriculture and the community. The Guardian will carry his story tomorrow. Mr Tavendale was nominated for the award for his services to agribusiness, and described in the honours list biography as “one of New Zealand’s preeminent and most sought-after farm advisors”. “It was somewhat of a surprise really – it’s nice to be recognised both for my own work and those who I’ve been associated with over a number of years,” Mr Tavendale said. Arriving in Mid Canterbury from Lincoln College (now Lincoln University) in 1967, the district is now well and truly home to Mr Tavendale and his wife Lynley, and the place they

To see more or purchase photos raised their four children. With 45 years in the agribusiness industry, 25 of those running his own company, JB Tavendale, he has witnessed the impact of major technological advancement in the sector. Mr Tavendale has focused his business on providing consultancy and governance on hill and high country rangeland farming, and is involved in the management of large scale properties, stretching from Southland to the Wairarapa. The intensive of high country farming is one the stand-out changes he has been part of, along with development of efficient irrigation systems on the Mid Canterbury Plains.

Currently chairman of EA Networks, Mr Tavendale also heads up the network’s collaboration with the Barrhill Chertsey Irrigation Scheme. However, his agricultural footprint has by no means been contained to New Zealand soils and he has provided consultancy services to projects across the globe, including the development of livestock export in South America, the Middle East, Eastern Europe and Australia. He has chaired the New Zealand Society of Farm Management, and was made a fellow in recognition of his services to farm management. Based on an irrigated block at Winchmore, the Tavendales, in partnership with son James, grow blackcurrants, supplying 10 per cent of the country’s crop. At the marketing end of the industry Mr Tavendale is also chair of the New Zealand Blackcurrant Co-operative. The Tavendale family also crop arable crops, grow winter feed for dairy support grazing, and run trading sheep on the home property and have interests in a dairy farm. • Full honours list P6 • George Ward’s story in tomorrow’s Guardian

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By Sue Newman The action was on the track, in the stands and on the concourse at the weekend as thousands of racegoers packed into Ashburton for the Harness Jewels carnival. Day one of the event, where the country’s top two, three and four-year-olds competed for huge stakes saw a crowd estimated to top 6000, turn out at the Ashburton Racecourse in balmy early winter weather to enjoy a top class day’s racing. Action on track was hot and off track just as hot as racegoers relaxed into the day, wining, dining and punting the day away. Some came dressed to the nines, others dressed for comfort, but they all came intent on having a great day out. And the Jewels did not disappoint. People mixed, mingled, shared late morning champagne and settled in to watch the best New Zealand’s harness racing world had to offer. Records tumbled on the track and in the case of threeyear-old Border Control in the last of the day, were smashed when the gelding ran the mile in 1:50.62. And that was what the racing purists had come to see – the country’s best performing at their absolute best. And that’s what

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Philip Butcher gives a pre-emptive salute to the crowd as Charlemagne closes in on the win in the 5-Y-O ruby trot at the Harness Jewels yesterday. they got. While the odd runner blew its chances by breaking, race after race the 12 best in their age group were fighting to the line for stake money and a gold trophy. Several finishes were so tight the man upstairs had to play and replay video footage to make a call. But the day was also about socialising. Crowds packed into the two on-course marquees where it was possible to spend the entire day under canvas – eating, drinking, betting and viewing on screen, without stepping outside. The members’ area, the Davidson stand, was packed with anyone securing a viewing seat loathe to leave their prime spot. And it was the same in the public stands and undercover areas. For owners there were hugs, smiles (and sometimes tears) as

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terday. While the crowds were smaller the action on track for the three five-year-old Jewels races was just as hot. For many racing enthusiasts it was a long weekend, with the scene set on Friday night when owners of the leading stake horses were presented with driving colours. That evening also saw a warts and all look at the racing industry provided by Mark McNamarra, Greg O’Connor and Michael Guerin. As the racing carnival wrapped up, the Ashburton Trotting Club was counting the success of the weekend in big gate takings and in its share of on and off-course turnover. The trotting club wasn’t the only winner, with the Jewels estimated to pour more than $3 million into the local economy. • See also P4, 11

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Methven ratepayers face shouldering most of the cost of a $250,000 fix for a perennial stormwater flooding issue in the town. The Ashburton District Council says the high-cost fix is ”the only option” which would completely resolve flooding in the Hall, Barker and Mackie Street areas. Water flows into nearby properties every time there is heavy rain, and residents in the area including George Currie on Mackie Street,

say the council should pay to repair it, not ratepayers. Mr Currie said the flooding had occurred ever since the council’s town centre redevelopment 14 years ago, and was simply due to poor design. However, council roading and street services manager Brian Fauth said on Friday that the flooding was not due to poor design. “Council is of the opinion that the flooding is not as a result of poor infrastructure design, but rather a cumulative effect of various developments that have taken place within

the catchment area,” Mr Fauth said. The stormwater issues had been looked at by the council in some detail and a range of possible actions investigated. “There are several approaches that could in some instances reduce the current problems, however most options investigated would also create new problems,” Mr Fauth said. The only option that would provide “the required level of service” would be to pipe stormwater flows from a Hall Street sump to the intersection of Mackie and Kilworth Streets, and upgrade the size of the current pipe

from the swale sump to the water race. This would require the laying of approximately 215 metres of new pipe at an estimated cost of $215,000, plus a further $35,000 for services relocation and pipe protection, making a total project cost of around $250,000. If the work was approved, the council would look at funding options. “Council’s policy for funding stormwater work is that 10 percent is funded from the general rate and the remaining 90 percent comes

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from a targeted rate on the community receiving the benefit, in this case Methven. “The cost of the project would be loan-funded over a 25-year period.” Mr Fauth would present a report to the Methven Community Board detailing the issues and options found as a result of the investigation work to date. Other options included relocating a bubble-up sump further downstream, and installng a dish channel with higher capacity to the downstream sump and provide vehicle crossings.

Parents need to know where their children are at night, because they may not be where they are supposed to be, say Ashburton police. Late on Friday night police encountered a group of youths, some as young as 13, drinking in the West Street carpark. Some were intoxicated and exhibiting nuisance behaviour such as yelling and shouting. Two of the youths have been referred to Youth Aid. “People of that age should not even be out at that time of night, and they should be consuming alcohol either,” Ashburton sergeant Janine Bowden said. Youngsters may be telling their parents they were going to be at a friend’s house, however, parents should check that their children were where they said they were going to be, she said.

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Prisoners moved following riot By Joanne Carroll and John Weekes About 100 inmates have been relocated to other prisons around the country as abandoned cell blocks of the Spring Hill jail where rioters caused chaos on Saturday are investigated. The rioting inmates smiled and waved at cameras as they caused what is suspected to be millions of dollars worth of damage to one of the country’s biggest prisons. Twenty-seven Spring Hill maximum security prisoners rampaged for nearly nine hours, setting fire to two cell blocks and smashing cells with makeshift weapons. Three Corrections officers and two prisoners were injured. It’s understood that those prisoners involved in the riot have been moved to a more secure location at another prison. The other inmates in the cell blocks where the riots happened have also been moved to other prisons as police, fire and Corrections investigators examine the scene. On Sturday Corrections Minister Anne Tolley blamed the violence on notorious gang the Killer Beez. “It’s nothing to do with prison conditions. I understand it is all to do with politics within the gangs,” she said. “I understand the Killer Beez were involved and they are a nasty piece of work. They don’t care. I have no sympathy for them. They have put lives at risk,” she said. The prisoners took control of Unit 16A – the same block where guard Jason Palmer was killed by a Killer Beez member in 2010 – about 11am. St John Ambulance staff, reportedly called to treat a stabbed inmate, encountered chaotic scenes and were forced to retreat. The inmates began throwing mattresses and rubbish on to pyres in a courtyard and forced Corrections staff away. Eyewitnesses saw plumes of smoke billowing from two cell blocks near Hampton Downs, 68km south of Auckland. Corrections officers were brought in from as far away as Northland to join the armed police and dog squads in trying to quell the riot. Aerial footage showed debris strewn across a yard while smoke billowed into the sky. Prisoners

appeared to celebrate as they waved at cameras with wooden stakes. In a phone call to 3 News, one prisoner gloated about causing “chaos” and “carnage” ... “I think he’s going to burn a cell down. Yes he is, yes he is.” The rioters were eventually brought under control just after 8pm. Prisoners not involved in the violence were moved from the high security wing amid fears the cell block would collapse. Inmates were expected to face charges of arson and assault. The fires were expected to cost taxpayers several million dollars. Completed in 2007, the prison’s construction costs had ballooned to more than $380 million – or $373,280 for each of the 1018 prisoners it holds. On Saturday night prison reformers said warning signs had been ignored and more riots were inevitable. The Howard League for Penal Reform said it had received an email in the past fortnight from a prisoner transferred from Spring Hill, warning: “Spring Hill is heading for massive meltdown and possibly a riot.” Although Corrections blamed gang tensions for the riot, Howard League spokeswoman Madeleine Rose said the public should “keep an open mind”. Retired Parole Board member Dame June Jackson said Spring Hill had a more relaxed regime than high-security Auckland Prison, also referred to as Paremoremo. However, she said gangs imposed added strains on staff. “It’s very difficult to manage gangs in the jail.” The partner of an inmate in the high security wing told the Herald on Sunday she had been beside herself with worry. “I’ve got three kids with him and we plan to be a family when he gets out. He could be out in the next few months depending on his behaviour so I’m hoping he is not involved in the riots.” David Clendon, Green Party corrections spokesman, claimed smoking bans, double-bunking and increasingly cramped dining and exercise areas were causing tensions, and prisoners’ legitimate concerns were not being dealt with promptly and fairly. - APNZ

The Ashburton Police attended to three domestic incidents overnight Monday. No arrests have yet been made, but police are continuing their inquiries.

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Police had a busy weekend dealing with disorderly behaviour, and alcohol was a common factor in many of the incidents. A woman required hospital treatment after being assaulted in the Allenton area at 11.20pm on Saturday. Police are making further inquiries.

• Hit by truck A woman was hit by a truck 2.30am on Sunday on West Street after running out onto the road, near the West Street car park. The woman was uninjured, but the truck driver who had stopped to find out if she was okay had to lock his doors when a group started banging on his truck and being aggressive.

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Jessica Anderson was the winner of the fashion stakes at the Harness Jewels carnival in Ashburton at the weekend.

Fillies decide fashion winner By Sue Newman Jessica Anderson has a trip to the toilet to thank for her win in the Harness Jewels Lucky Lady stakes on day one of the two-day carnival at the weekend. She admits she thought she was in the right place at the wrong time when an on-course spotter approached her as she was leaving the loo. Reluctantly she accepted a ticket to enter the stakes’ elimination and just as reluctantly she turned up for judging. But from the large line-up of Jewels fashionistas, Judges Jan Saunders and Nikki Cameron made their selection. The 12 finalists were identified and became part of the Jewels fashion stakes – with a twist. Rather than having the finalist strut their stuff on the cat walk under the critical eye of a

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Time is moving slowly for Rocky the superstar boulder. He is currently passing away the days in Ashburton, as he waits to be transported to Mt Hutt. After rumbling down the Port Hills in the February 2011 earthquake, crashing into a house and then becoming a celebrity, and last week receiving a welcome into Methven fit for a king, Rocky failed to make the final leg of his journey to the ski area. Mt Hutt Ski Area James McKenzie said this was because there was snow on the road, and the Grant Hood Contracting truck Rocky was sitting on in Methven had to be unloaded so it could transport the

ski area’s groomers up the mountain in time for the start of the ski season. Rocky was therefore driven to Ashburton to be offloaded into a secure yard, where he now awaits the Mt Hutt road becoming clear of snow. He will then be able to be lifted back onto the Grant Hood truck and transported up to Mt Hutt. This was likely to be next week. Winds of 150 kilometres were battering the ski area yesterday, and a snowfall of 30 centimetres was expected today and tomorrow, Mr McKenzie said. The Guardian caught up with Rocky at his secret location, and asked what he thought of Ashburton. Between yawns he said it was not that bad, but he wanted to be on Mt Hutt, with all the other rocks.

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To see more or purchase photos judging panel, the Ashburton Trotting Club decided to put the outcome of the fashion stakes in the hooves of the runners in the two-year-old filles stakes. The finalists each drew a number that matched a horse in the fillies race. If the filly won, so did they. Jessica drew the lucky number, five, paring her up with red

hot favourite and stakes leader Venus Serena. As a regular Jewels attendee Jessica said she knew she was in with a chance, but nerves while the race was running saw her hiding in the toilet. When she found she’d scooped the pool in the fashion stakes, Jessica was stunned. The 31-year-old mum of three boys said if her mother hadn’t pushed her into the event she would never have turned up and claimed her spot in the judging line-up. “But I’m so glad I did. I’m a bit embarrassed though because I bought my dress on Trade Me for $25 and my shoes from the shoe warehouse about five years ago.” Her bargain buys prove you don’t have to spend up large to be fashionable, Jessica said. “It’s not about the money, it’s about how you look.” If Jessica was excited by her

win, husband Marcus was over the moon. For judge Jan Saunders, the novel event was a winner. “There was a lovely mix of hats and no hats and there was great attention to detail. The women were all lovely in their own way,” she said. By tying Ashburton’s Jewels fashion stakes into the race outcome, it gave the event a nice, low-key flavour, Ms Saunders said. “It’s not like Addington where it’s all about fashion. This is a fun way to do it and there’s no pressure, it’s all about enjoyment.” And for the judge the element of being held to account for your final decision was removed, she said. “I can always say it’s not me – it’s an act of God. When you have to choose a winner it’s difficult because everyone has their own ideas.”

Between midnight and 1am on Saturday two males wearing black were seen kicking over a concrete fence on Archibald Street. • On Saturday at 6.32pm there was a report of a group of males urinating in the middle of the road on William Street. • On Saturday night about 11.50pm police came across a sandwich board in the middle of State Highway 1 by the West Street carpark, presenting a traffic hazard. • About 2.15am on Sunday a male in the Tancred Street area was acting in a disorderly manner. • Other incidents at the weekend included a two vehicle car crash near the intersection of West Street and Walnut Avenue at 5pm on Saturday, and a domestic related incident in the Allenton area about 5.30am on Sunday.

• Lotto results Official Lotto results for draw number 1356 drawn on Saturday. Winning numbers (in ascending order): 8, 11, 13, 22, 23, 36. Bonus number: 15. Powerball winning number: 2. Strike: 11, 23, 22, 13.

Smokefree response encouraging By Gabrielle Stuart Although the world was far from smoke-free on World Smoke-free Day on Friday, it made plenty of Ashburtonians take another look at their cigarettes. Smoking cessation practitioner Carly McDowell spent the day at Canterbury Meat Packers Ashburton, raising awareness and giving out plenty of freebies, and said the response was great. “It’s always really good when you’re out there and hear stories of people who recently quit, or are willing to

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give it a go. People were really positive. It’s always great when you get something for free, but the message behind it is all about whanau, and people get that.” The local woman works fulltime to provide support and resources for people wanting to quit smoking, and said part of the campaign was about educating people about the help that was available. “It’s been proven that using patches or other nicotine replacements doubles the chance of people successfully quitting, and we can provide those for no charge, and give them as much or as little sup-

port as they want. “It’s about finding the right thing that works for each and every person. Some people just need support, and we can provide that too.” Debate is still raging in Ashburton over a proposed scheme to ban smoking in public parks and in cars where children were present, and Ms McDowell said she supported the proposal. “I think it’s a great move. The idea behind smokefree 2025 is to make sure the next generation of our young children don’t start, and to make sure it doesn’t happen around them.”

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Liam cleans up in Gore By Susan Sandys Hot on the heels of almost making the televised X Factor finals, Liam Kennedy-Clark blitzed the prestigious New Zealand Gold Guitar Awards in Gore at the weekend. The 15-year-old was named overall winner in the intermediate section, after winning the gospel, country rock, New Zealand composition, traditional, and duet section, the latter with Rebecca Schofield of Nelson. “It’s really just incredible to say I have won that award,” a thrilled Liam said last night. It was the first time he had won the 14- to 18-year-old category after competing in it for the first time last year.

“Hard work must pay off,” he said. Liam said leaving X Factor when he did had worked out well, because it meant he was eligible to enter the country music awards. “This is my element down here, this is where my passion lies.” The song the judges had chosen which made him the overall winner was his gospel contribution of Show Me, while his favourite song he performed in the competition was country rock song My Next Broken Heart. And for the New Zealand composition he sang a song he had co-written with another songwriter. Mid Canterbury was well represented at the awards and contenders returned good results, including Ocean Waitokia who won the open yodelling yesterday.

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By Matthew Backhouse People left homeless by a huge landslip in Wellington are being offered clothing and help with other essentials while they remain barred from their precariously perched houses. Residents of Priscilla Cres and Breton Grove in Berhampore reported hearing loud rumbling sounds as the face of a hillside came crashing down about 4.30am on Saturday. The slip forced the evacuation of eight homes and the Kilmarnock Heights Rest Home, which has an access way in the path of the slip. Rest home residents were given the all-clear to return on Saturday, but about 35 residents of other properties had to stay in

emergency accommodation last night due to fears the slip could move again. Eight houses remained offlimits yesterday while building inspectors and geotechnical engineers inspected the stability of the land around the slip. Some of the houses could be given the all-clear for re-occupation by the middle of the week, but three properties on the edge of the slip, which was estimated to be 40m wide and 150m long, might never be safe to live in again. Wellington Mayor Celia WadeBrown said it was too dangerous to even enter those houses. “Unfortunately three of the properties at the top of the slip are in a precarious state, with parts of their foundations under-

The slip forced the evacuation of eight homes and the Kilmarnock Heights Rest Home, which has an access way in the path of the slip mined.” Ms Wade-Brown said there had been no significant ground movement overnight, but experts had to take a cautious approach, especially with rain forecast in the next few days. Some of the evacuees, many of whom were renters, had been able to retrieve belongings, but those in the worst-hit houses were not allowed back inside even briefly. Ms Wade-Brown said the council’s welfare staff were working

with the Salvation Army, Work and Income and other agencies to help those people left homeless, some of whom escaped without extra clothing and other essentials. About half the residents had been able to find accommodation with friends, neighbours or family, while the council had provided motel accommodation for the rest. The council’s housing staff were now working with Housing New Zealand to find long-term accom-

modation options for the renters if they were unable to return. Ms Wade-Brown said she was proud of the way that council emergency staff, contractors, volunteers, and emergency services had responded. “Neighbours and officials worked well together to help the affected residents. These residents had a very frightening awakening yesterday – and it was good to see people arrive quickly to help them out.” Ms Wade-Brown said it was too early to pinpoint what had caused the landslide. Council spokesman Richard Maclean earlier dismissed suggestions the slip had been caused by a burst water main. He said a burst main had been reported on Friday and the coun-

cil had inspected the street then, but no evidence of a burst main had been found. Mr Maclean said a sewer main and a stormwater main which ran across the slope below the houses had been destroyed in the slip. The sewer main had been temporarily reconnected, but sewage remained an environmental hazard in the cordoned off area around the slip. Ms Wade-Brown said it was not clear whether the shifting slope fractured the pipes, or whether leaks in the pipes could have saturated the slope. “This issue will obviously be central to any investigation into the landslide – but given the damage the original cause may - APNZ never be found.”

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ace them and they will come. The combination of New Zealand fastest horses, the country’s fastest race track and biggest stakes purse was enough to attract thousands to the Ashburton racecourse to the Ashburton Trust Harness Jewels and the hype was surely not exaggerated. Despite the high stakes and the big crowds, the atmosphere was wonderfully relaxed in true Mid Canterbury fashion. Sure, the odd young punter had a few too many drinks or

OUR VIEW got a bit carried away with their trackside excitement but it was a nice change from the annual debauchery at the New Zealand Cup races in Addington. Many in Christchurch will wonder why the country’s championship meet is held down the road, but they could take a few pointers from their rural neighbours in how to have fun in style. The races and the entertainment were well organised by the

Ashburton Trotting Club and everyone seemed to enjoy themselves, even if the betting was not always successful. Trainers, owners and drivers were queueing up to get a slice of the $1.6 million on offer and judging by the big smiles around the stables and birdcage, many got what they came for. The weather also played its part with Ashburton becoming one of the few places in Canterbury to get a few rays of sun.

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As the scene was set for a championship event, the creme de la creme of New Zealand harness racing did not disappoint. The quality of the racing was superb as the horses set no less than five New Zealand records.

The punters may have hoped for a few more upsets but even they would have been impressed with the favourites delivering some of the fastest racing ever seen in this country. Four-year-old sensation Christen Me set a new New Zealand mile record for all ages, only to see it smashed a few races later by three-year-old Border Control. Racing enthusiasts from around the country would have been watching the action with envy, wishing they were among the 5000 spectators who witnessed

history in the making. Thankfully not all races were a one-horse affair as Venus Serena and Te Amo Bromac battled out one of the best finishes of the day in the Guardian-sponsored Three-Year-Old Diamond race. Venus Serena looked to have been caught by Te Amo Bromac in the final metres only for the favourite to fight back and claim the winner’s purse. The New Zealand Harness Racing Board will soon review the future of the jewel in their racing crown, and consider whether it will continue with the Ashburton

venue on alternating years, but this weekend’s event will have only enhanced Ashburton’s reputation. The locals came out in force, punters and local businesses alike to show their support for the Harness Jewels. Like few communities in this country, Mid Canterbury recognises its opportunities and rallies to make the most out of them. If the harness board decides this was the last jewels on Ashburton soil, it will certainly not have been due to lack of local support.

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By Isaac Davison A nurse will be put in every low decile primary and intermediate school if Greens are elected to Government, giving basic health care services to 112,000 children. Greens co-leader Metiria Turei announced the policy as part of the party’s child poverty strategy at the Greens annual conference yesterday. The plan would cost $30 million a year and would put public health nurses in every decile

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I read in the Guardian the report on submission on the bridge. Here again councillors Kilworth and Brown not listening to the residents or do they not want to in saying that the council will have to pay for all the bridge if a ring road is to be the future road plan. At the moment the council bridge

plan is a road from nowhere a bridge then a road to nowhere. Denis O’Rourke who has spent many years on the Christchurch City was in Ashburton recently and was looking at this progressive town and the bridge discussion came up and the first thing he asked do you have an overall road plan for Ashburton. The people who were with him said if there was one they were not

aware of one. With the so called senior councillors have not the practicality to have an overall road plan before they decide on where the bridge is best if at all, in the mean time and when one is required it will be NZTA responsibility. Council should be looking at an under pass to have easy access between the east and the west. It is worth looking at the possibility

of an under pass near the present bridge as the railway line is relatively high as it leaves the bridge. The bridge is not the problem it is the Moore street traffic lights. On Easter Monday the traffic was backed up to Winslow due to light at Moore street. Here again the need for an overall road plan not just piece meal as at present. Anonymous

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A teenage girl has been killed and a teenage boy is fighting for his life in hospital after a fire at a Rotorua industrial building hours after police shut down a disorderly party of more than 100 people. The body of the local girl was found by firefighters called to the Riri Street building about 2.40am yesterday. Six other teenagers were rushed to Rotorua Hospital, including a 17-year-old boy with burns to his face, chest and arms. He was later transferred to Waikato Hospital where he remained in a critical but stable condition in the intensive care unit, a spokeswoman said. The five other teens were treated for smoke inhalation and burns. Friends of the young girl killed in the fire have paid tribute to the “beautiful” teenager on social media. “Rest in peace ... gone way too soon, taken away so young,” one friend wrote. “I actually can’t believe you’re gone.

I wanna see you at school on Tuesday. How did this happen?” The girl’s body had been taken to Auckland for a post-mortem examination to be carried out today, police said. “With the assistance of the Fire Service we have now finished examining the scene and returned the property to its owner. Although that aspect of the work is complete it is still premature to comment on the cause of the fire and whether or not it is suspicious.” Detective Senior Sergeant Graham Perks said. Officers had closed down a party in the industrial building after finding more than 100 people in the property about 11.15pm on Saturday. There had been reports of disorder as the party spilled onto the street and police said “it was clear that fighting had recently occurred”. “A decision was made by police to close down the party. Police shepherded people away from the area and a number of arrests were made for disorderly behaviour,” police said in a - APNZ statement.

Bull rams quad bike By Matthew Backhouse A two-year-old girl was lucky to escape with minor injuries when a bull rammed the moving quad bike she was on, sending it rolling downhill on a remote Hawke’s Bay farm. The girl’s father was driving the quad bike when the bull attacked on a farm in Tuai, about 53km northwest of Wairoa, shortly after 1pm yesterday. A Lowe Corporation rescue helicopter spokeswoman said the bull rammed the moving quad bike, which rolled downhill. The girl suffered facial and head injuries, while her father was thought to be uninjured. Both were airlifted to Hawke’s Bay Hospital by the Lowe Corporation rescue helicopter.

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of the storms. Streets turned into rivers, with stranded cars submerged in water as high as their door handles in some places. CNN said a massive sink hole off a major road developed due to the deluge, halting traffic. Two of the victims have not been identified. A mother and child perished as they travelled in their car on an interstate highway, according to the Oklahoma Department of Emergency Management. The National Weather Service’s Storm Prediction Centre in Norman, Oklahoma, said the first tornado developed around the city of El Reno before moving into parts of Oklahoma City, spawning others.

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A man has admitted making threats to kill Prince Harry, Scotland Yard says. Ashraf Islam, 30, of no fixed address, pleaded guilty to the offence at Uxbridge Magistrates’ Court on May 25 and is in custody awaiting sentencing. He was arrested after attending Hounslow police station, west London, on May 23 – just one day after the murder of soldier Lee Rigby in Woolwich, south east London. Officers from the Metropolitan Police’s Counter Terrorism Command investigated the case, but no terror charges were brought against Islam, a spokesman for Scotland Yard said. - PA

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Inmates in Niamey’s main prison have killed two guards officials say, a week after twin suicide bombings claimed 20 lives in the west African country. Three inmates charged with terrorist offences tried to break out of the prison on Saturday, prosecutor Ibrahim Wazir Moussa said on state television. “They attacked the guards; the guards fought back,” he added. Two of the guards had been killed and another three wounded, one of them seriously, he said. Justice Minister Marou Amadou said the three inmates had been overpowered. - AFP

Local broadcaster KOCO reported that 77 people had been admitted to hospitals with storm-related injuries. Missouri Governor Jay Nixon, who toured the widespread devastation to assess the damage, urged residents of his state to avoid walking or driving through flooded areas. “Missouri has been hit by several rounds of severe storms in the past few weeks, and the dangerous weather follows several days of heavy rain,” he said. “Because many streams and rivers are overflowing their banks, we will need to stay vigilant in both monitoring and responding to flooding across the state as well. This

remains a dangerous situation,” he said. As the extent of the devastation in Oklahoma became clear, the work of clean-up crews was complicated by downpours that drenched the region. “We’re going to get through this again,” Governor Mary Fallin told CNN. The weekend twisters were far less damaging than the tornado that hit the Oklahoma City suburb of Moore nearly two weeks ago. That massive funnel cloud left 24 dead in its wake and demolished large swathes of the town with winds above 322km/h. In total, some 33,000 people were affected. - AP

Austria bank employee loses $122,000 in river An Austrian bank employee has found himself in hot water after he unloaded bags containing 90,000 euros ($A122,000) from his car boot to fix a puncture – only to see the money fall into a river below. The incident reportedly happened on May 7 as the employee was transporting the cash from a small bank branch in Obertauern in western Salzburg province to the main office in nearby Radstadt, the daily

Salzburger Nachrichten reported. As he was repairing the flat tyre, the bags of money which he had placed on a steep slope slipped into the river below, the worker claimed. The police, fire department and mountain rescue teams conducted a thorough search of the waterway but were only able to recover 3000 euros, the Austria Press Agency said. No witnesses have confirmed the employee’s story but the police said no crim-

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Second man charged over soldier’s death By Katy Lee British counter-terrorism police charged a second Muslim convert with murder over the brutal hacking to death of a soldier on a London street. Michael Adebolajo, 28, has been charged with the murder of 25-year-old soldier Lee Rigby as well as the attempted murder of two police officers and possession of a firearm, London’s Metropolitan Police said. He will appear before Westminster Magistrates’ Court in London this week. Adebolajo was one of two Muslim converts of Nigerian descent who were shot by police at the scene of the killing near Rigby’s barracks in Woolwich, southeast London, on May 22. He and the other suspect, 22-year-old Michael Adebowale, were taken to separate hospitals under armed guard. Adebolajo was released from hospital on Friday and questioned for a day by counter-terrorism officers before being charged. Adebowale was also charged with murder and possessing a firearm after leaving hospital on Tuesday. Both suspects were raised

Lee Rigby by Christian Nigerian families in London. The pair were filmed and photographed at the murder scene by witnesses, but legal restrictions prohibit the reporting of further details of the attack. An inquest into Rigby’s death heard that he was run over by a car before being attacked by two men armed with a cleaver and a knife, on a quiet suburban street in the middle of the afternoon. Adebowale made his first court appearance on Friday and is due to appear for a bail application at London’s Old Bailey court tomorrow, ahead of a pretrial hearing on June 28.

Ten other people have been arrested in connection with the case, including two women who have been released without charge. The murder is the first fatal Islamist attack in Britain since suicide bombers killed 52 people in the London transport network in 2005. Rigby’s family have called for calm following a number of attacks on British mosques and a rise in antiMuslim incidents since the shocking murder. On Saturday, dozens of people were arrested in London as far-right activists, marching in Rigby’s memory, faced off with anti-fascist demonstrators. Scotland Yard said 58 people from the Unite Against Fascism pressure group were arrested after they gathered to oppose a rally by the far-right British National Party (BNP) near the Houses of Parliament. There were a couple of minor scuffles at the demonstration, with one BNP supporter suffering from a bleeding nose, but the groups were mainly restricted to trading chants as police separated them. The BNP had hoped to march in Woolwich but were banned from doing so by the police, fearing public disorder. - AFP

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Chiller thriller mountain stay The cold and snow of Whistler was the perfect setting for a skiing trip for John Borren and his family. A beer in one hand and a pool cue in the other, lots of laughing, invitations to people I just met an hour ago to come and visit anytime they want, the end of another great day on the mountain. I love ski holidays, but it’s not just the skiing I love. It’s the whole experience – a roaring fire, good food, good wine and good friends to re-live the day’s activities with. I just had one of those holidays with some of our friends and their families, in Whistler, Canada. Home to the 2010 Winter Olympics just two hours from Vancouver, Whistler is the biggest ski resort in North America, so you know it’s got to be big. The Whistler ski area is in fact two mountains, Blackcomb and Whistler, which are easily accessed from the village. Once at the top of the mountain I was like a kid in a candy store, so much variety, for all abilities, and while the mountain gets 2.5 million visitors over winter, I never had to wait in a lift line for more than a couple of minutes. My stature might suggest I like food and I do. The on-mountain cafes are great, they all have their own character, but they all have one thing in common, they serve up a good variety of food at prices that won’t break the bank. In the village, shops and cafes are open late and night lights in many of the trees transform the village into a kind of fantasy land. So taking a stroll after dinner just to take in the atmosphere or to do some late shopping, is a must. For those skiers who have skied at Whakapapa, New Zealand’s biggest ski area, Whistler is about six times the size. Runs are long and the sight of a gondola at the end of any one of them is a chance to rest weary legs. The longest run is “Peak to Creak”, a 7km run that will challenge the fittest skier. But it’s not all about size. Whistler is exactly what you would expect, beautiful buildings, great scenery and friendly people. If there is anything negative I could say about the place, it would be that, it’s almost too perfect. Not all in our group of 13 were mad keen skiers, so finding other activities to do was a must and there wasn’t a problem finding them. Snowmobiling, dog sledding and zip lining were just some of the things we tried. First up was snowmobiling.

Whistler ski area is a mecca for those chasing snow. Some of the group who had never ridden anything that has a motor in it, started out pretty apprehensively but it wasn’t long before everyone felt pretty comfortable on their machines. Snow-covered trees and beautiful views at every corner. At the turn-around area, we got a chance to open up and have a blast over a frozen lake. The machines are quick and a small push of the throttle gets you up to 90km/h in no time. After witnessing a beautiful sunset, we fired up our machines and headed home with a smile on our faces. Second on our list was dog sledding. Expecting to see massive white huskies ready to eat your children the moment you turn your back, couldn’t be further from truth. The dogs are a pack of bitzers, ranging from greyhounds to border collies. Huskies, we were told, just don’t cope in the relatively warm conditions (-10°C) and prefer temperatures more around -40°C. The dogs are not the savage beasts you would expect. They are more like well-rounded house pets and love attention. Most of the group got to drive their own sled. And after instructions, the main one being ... never leave your sled as the dogs are likely to leave you behind, we once again headed off into the snowy wilderness. Two people per sled, one driver

and one in the sled, which was surprisingly comfortable. At the turn-around everyone swapped over. By the end of the trip, you get a real appreciation for these dogs, who love to do what they do. Third on the list was zip lining. For those are don’t know what this is, it’s a flying fox on steroids. This eco-tourism adventure just minutes out of Whistler is a guided tour of the tree tops. Wearing a climber’s harness you are clipped on to lines that span the valley. If you can open your eyes, the view as you zip along cables up to 500m long and 100m above the ground is great and it’s a lot of fun. Accommodation in Whistler caters for all budgets, but if you want to spoil yourself, you can’t go past the Fairmont Chateau. It is a 4.5 star hotel and the largest in Whistler. Perfectly positioned at the base of Blackcomb Mountain and close to the shopping village, this is truly a ski-in, ski-out hotel and I loved the valet parking for skis. As you enter the hotel, staff take your skis and boots and dry and store them, ready for the next day. The ambience and service provided at the hotel was nothing short of superb. And so it was two weeks of great skiing, with the odd day off. I even agreed to go shopping in Vancouver with my wife for the day, just to give my legs a rest

For those skiers who have skied at Whakapapa, New Zealand’s biggest ski area, Whistler is about six times the size. (madness, I know). I didn’t come close to skiing everything. Not that I would, some of it is so steep - free fall, would better describe it. The first 11 days were near perfect as far as the weather and on piste conditions were concerned and the last three days provided the snow I was hoping for. Not super deep, but a 150mm of fresh powder. On the last day I headed out early to get the best snow. By my fourth run, finding uncut powder was difficult and quite honestly I didn’t care, my legs were screaming. I cruised back to the Roundhouse (the largest of many cafes on the mountain) to have a coffee and try to suppress the huge grin on my face. I had just had the best two weeks’ skiing of my life. -APN

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TAURUS (Apr 21st May 21st) Mercury and Uranus are at right angles today, suggesting you could feel more restless than usual. With Venus moving into a great area, chatting for fun can seem much more attractive than getting your head down and focusing on what you know you should be doing. Don’t let something slip out which is best left unsaid.

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GEMINI (May 22nd Jun 21st) Your money zone is given a significant boost but this may require you to do something different, be more flexible or even work some inconvenient hours or shifts. It may be a case of accepting the rough in order to access the smooth. If you want to make the most of this, you may have to set aside a more idealistic side.

Angry Birds have a new space coop. At Nasa’s invitation, the online game birds are roosting at Kennedy Space Center for the next year in an effort to lure youngsters to the cosmic wonders of math and science. The huge interactive exhibit opened in April, and immediately packed in the kids, including this reporter’s 7-year-old son, who couldn’t get enough of the mirrored maze and the design-your-own Angry Bird and play-the-game stations. It’s called Angry Birds Space Encounter, and is the first of its kind. Astronaut Donald Pettit, a chemical engineer and father of 12-year-old twin boys, announced the collaboration between Nasa and Angry Birds creator Rovio Entertainment a year ago while living aboard the International Space Station. He squeezed in as much physics as he could in the YouTube announcement.

“Wow, this could be a great venue for getting some physics and getting some math and getting some science into something that has the connotation as just an empty brain-draining video game that sucks out the creativity from young minds. Enter the concepts of parabolic trajectories, hyperbolic trajectories, elliptical trajectories and even Hohmann transfer orbits, “which is what we do with spacecraft going from Planet A to Planet B”. “There’s all this stuff latent in this game, particularly if you tend to be a geek, or an uber-geek or what I’m actually calling now a super-uber-geek,” Pettit says. “All of this stuff can be mined out of this game and it can be used as an excuse to learn more.” Parent Alert: If a PhD astronaut like Pettit endorses Angry Birds Space, it must be worthwhile. Toss in space shuttle Atlantis, making its museum debut in another few months, and

the educational value goes sky-high. The $100 million Atlantis display, just a few minutes’ stroll from Angry Birds Space Encounter, opens June 29. “They’re going to learn something about Angry Birds and they’re going to really be inspired when they go to Atlantis.” The 417sq m exhibit features six interactive stations, including 1.2m-high Eggsteroids Slingshots that children can use to launch mini Angry Birds at enemy pigs, and a laser-beam obstacle course set on the Red Planet. This reporter’s son had to be dragged away after more than an hour inside the noisy, darkened chamber, noisy and dark for grown-ups, that is. The Florida sunlight beckoned, with the outdoor play area, rocket garden and shuttle launch-simulator ride. “Want to go back to the Angry Birds?” he pleaded a few days later. “Pleeeease.” -AP

LEO (Jul 24th - Aug 23rd) The chance to reach out and socialise more is going to show itself for the first two thirds of this month. But as much as you love being loved, don’t let anyone flatter you into losing sight of what is important to you. Be discriminating about friendships. Not everyone you encounter will appreciate you, and some falseness abounds.

VIRGO (Aug 24th Sep 23rd) A friend could surprise you today, coming out with an angle that you don’t appreciate. Or else, if you are involved in any kind of group dynamic, some information can come out which puts a different slant on someone. More positively, at least you will know where you stand, and other friends can come up trumps this month.

LIBRA (Sep 24th Oct 23rd) You might find yourself caught between being a peoplepleaser and being more contrary. If people appreciate you, the chances are that you will be happy enough to do what they expect of you. In fact, you can make a really good impression. If you feel taken for granted, this is where your inner rebel can be aroused.

SCORPIO (Oct 24th - Nov 22nd) Good things can come from changing settings. If you are a Scorpio welded to your own personal routines, this may be preventing you from tapping into parts of life which can bring you happiness. Review your approach to relationships, sociability and recreational activities. A fresh take could bring you unexpected positive possibilities.

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SAGITTARIUS (Nov 23rd - Dec 21st) Scratch beneath the surface, that’s today’s advice. So many good things can be identified in the next few weeks but they may not be obvious. It could be a business idea that looks unpromising at first, some kind of benefit from a savings plan or utilities service, or a personal tie. Delve deeper and good things will be delivered to you.

CAPRICORN (Dec 22nd - Jan 20th) You can find yourself on the end of a very pleasant exchange today. However, although Venus can bring you much good fortune in the next few weeks around your interactions with other people, there may also be some sharper moments. You can find yourself appreciating the people who stand by you should this happen.

AQUARIUS (Jan 21st - Feb 19th) There are going to be some tongues wagging in the early parts of this month so you need to prepare yourself for this. Sometimes you can be far too trusting and extend your generosity or affections to the wrong people. Reinforce your boundaries now. Just because someone is fun doesn’t mean that they will be sincere.

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PISCES (Feb 20th Mar 20th) We often hear people urging us to connect with our inner child these days, and the sentiment is a good one. After all, life can be a very serious business. So if you have been feeling a bit more reclusive, the move of Venus today is a wonderful prompt not to let the opportunities for fun, creativity and bubbliness pass you by.

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Todd Mitchell has time to salute the crowd as he drives Prime Power to a two and a quarter length win in the 3YO Ruby Trot at the Harness Jewels on Saturday. Prime Power, trained by Mitchell, held out Sheemon (Dexter Dunn) and Paramount Queen (Blair Orange) to set up a $947 trifecta, covering the mile journey in 1:56.5, just one of the national records broken on the day. Aussie raider and favourite Blitzthemcalder put in a Herculean performance to finish sixth after galloping and losing approximately 60m at the start.

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$18.70. Trifecta: $422.60 (13,2,12). First4: $1824.50 (13,2,12,6). Double: $46.40 (10/13), $11.80 (10/2). Sub: Top Brass (6). Trainer: Russell Kennedy, Yaldhurst. Breeding: 4 g Julius Caesar-Paradise Poplar. RACE 3 - KELLYâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S CAFE & BAR MOBILE PACE, $6500, 2400m 1-1 Someardensomewhere (18) B Orange 1 2-2 Tiger Tara (17) G Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Reilly 2 3-3 Morven Lad (2) C DeFilippi 3 Scratched: Royal City, Ella Fitzgerald, Macjestic Toddy, K C Survivor. Also (in finishing order): 9-10 Graywackee Star, 7-7 Blanco, 6-6 Be Me, 4-4 Jack Hammer, 8-8 History Maker, 11-11 Light The Fuse, 10-9 Macardo, 12-12 Go Da Jag, 5-5 I C U Darling, 13-13 Shantahlia Hero, 14-14 Crafty Knight. 1-1/4L, 2-3/4L, 2-1/2L. Time: 2:56.31. MR: 1:58.20. Last 800m: 56.33. Win: $1.90. Places: $1.20, $1.80, $2.00. Quinella: $3.50. Trifecta: $24.10 (18,17,2). First4: $245.20 (18,17,2,6). Treble: $171.20 (10/13/18+). Trainer: Mark Purdon, Rolleston. Breeding: 2 g Somebeachsomewhere-Lâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Oiseau De Nuit. RACE 4 - SIMâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S BAKERY HANDICAP TROT, $8000, 2400m 1-2 Given (16) N Williamson 1 4-4 Bert Powell (12) J Dunn 2 8-8 Johns Anne (1) M Williamson 3 Scratched: Sundons Comet, Tarn. Also (in finishing order): 5-6 Millicent, 12-12 Take For Granted, 2-1 No Potato, 9-9 Amyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Invasion, 16-16 Continental Halo, 11-10 Oscar, 10-11 Tyron Lochie, 13-13 Danke, 14-14 Glendaloch, 15-15

Eight Double Eight, 3-3 Whata Gamble, 7-7 Tom Creagh, 6-5 William Lance. 1L, 2-1/4L, 1-1/2L. Time: 3:04.40. MR: 2:03.60. Last 800m: 59.18. Win: $4.20. Places: $2.10, $2.90, $4.40. Q: $23.40. Tri: $342.50 (16,12,1). First4: $1604.70 (16,12,1,6). Double: $6.50 (18+/16+), $7.70 (18+/12). Sub: Given (16). Trainer: Nathan Williamson, Ryal Bush. Breeding: 4 g Sundon-Tamarix. RACE 5 - HOTEL ASHBURTON 5YO DIAMOND MOBILE PACE, $150,000, 1609m 1-1 Bettor Cover Lover (6) B Mangos 1 3-3 Minnie Moose (7) M Purdon 2 2-2 Averilâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Quest (8) J Stormont 3 Also (in finishing order): 8-8 Tatijana Bromac, 6-7 Ginger Spice, 4-5 Better To Be Bad, 5-6 Southwind Arden, 7-4 The Receptionist, 12-12 Vegas Delight, 10-10 Little Miss Sunshine, 11-11 Roxy Bromac, 9-9 Jessies Cullen. Nk, 1L, 1-1/2L. Time: 1:53.80. MR: 1:53.80. Last 800m: 56.58. Win: $1.40. Places: $1.00, $2.20, $1.90. Quinella: $6.40. Tri: $26.40 (6,7,8). First4: $228.00 (6,7,8,9). Sub: Bettor Cover Lover (6). Trainer: Mangos/Cullen, Pukekohe. Breeding: 5 m Bettorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Delight-Front Cover Lover. RACE 6 - MOUNTAIN RIVER PROCESSORS MOBILE PACE, $8500, 2400m 2-2 Franco Nattai (4) B Cusdin 1 3-3 Mighty Flying Mac (8) K Barron 2 4-4 Stingray (1) B Butt 3 Scratched: Castellina Lover, Delightful Song, Billythehuntedone.

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the weekend, although not quite rivalling his 89-1 win of last season. It was more emotional for trainer Colin Butler, who had lost his wife, Raelyn, a partowner of Charlemagne since last yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s win. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I told Charlie [Charlemagne] before the race Mum would be watching,â&#x20AC;? said Butler. â&#x20AC;&#x153;So it was pretty emotional for me, different from last year obviously.â&#x20AC;? Charlemagne will never reach the millionaire status of Terror To Love or Bettor Cover Lover and may simply have been the right horse at the right place two years in a row, thanks to top Phil Butcher drives. However, his victory showed that the Jewels can still be a realistic dream for racingâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s battlers. - NZH

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next month, ensuring he will have a resume soaked in black print when he does retire. Terror To Love replicated yesterdayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s other winners of the first 5-year-old Jewels, Charlemagne and Bettor Cover Lover, by becoming a dual Jewels winner. Bettor Cover Lover was professional and got favourite punters home thanks to a smart tactical decision from driver Brent Mangos, who decided to take a trail with her at the 800m rather than get into a war with Averilâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Quest. That won her her third group one of the season and she heads to the paddock having joined a rare group, that of millionaire mares. While their wins were expected the victory of Charlemagne was one of the biggest upsets of

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Also: 1-1 Mac Bubbles, 5-5 Lurah, 9-9 Miss Kathryn, 6-6 Woodlea Legend, 8-8 Special Bella, 10-10 Fair Dinkum Bromac, 7-7 Nothing But Girls. 1-3/4L, Nse, 1L. Time: 2:58.67. MR: 1:59.78. Last 800m: 54.58. Win: $3.40. Places: $1.40, $1.50, $2.00. Quinella: $5.00. Tri: $50.70 (4,8,1). First4: $94.20 (4,8,1,3). Double: $2.80 (6+/4), $2.50 (6+/8). Treble: $17.30 (16+/6+/4). Sub: Mac Bubbles (3). Trainer: Brett Cusdin, Weedons. Breeding: 4 g Courage Under Fire-Nature Franco. RACE 7 - CRT/MCMILLANS PROTEIN PLUS 5YO RUBY MOBI, $100,000, 1609m 5-5 Charlemagne (3) P Butcher 1 4-4 Uncas (4) B Thomas 2 6-6 Monnay (13) B Williamson 3 Scratched: Speedy Earl. Also (in finishing order): 1-1 Springbank Sam, 2-2 Philâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Gift, 9-8 Phoebe Revival, 3-3 Irish Whisper, 12-12 Tart N Tights, 10-10 Franco Nadal, 8-9 Madisonz Luck, 11-11 So King, 7-7 Jess Jaccka. 1/2L, Nk, 3/4L. Time: 1:55.98. MR: 1:55.98. Last 800m: 58.11. Win: $12.60. Places: $3.20, $2.70, $3.70. Quinella: $67.00. Trifecta: $2113.20 (3,4,13). First4: $5289.50 (3,4,13,9). Sub: Springbank Sam (9). Trainer: Colin Butler, Cambridge Raceway. Breeding: 5 g Earl-Lady Odette. RACE 8 - HELMACK ITM ASHBURTON PACE, $7500, 2400m 2-2 Tyronâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Falcon Ella (11) G Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Reilly 1 3-3 Belkmyster (1) D Dunn 2 1-1 Franco Tiago (12) R May 3 Scratched: Riverboat Diamond, Ready For Take-

off, Indefinite. Also (in finishing order): 4-4 Starlet Lavra, 6-7 Alliwantforxmas, 11-11 Bashful Compton, 12-12 Stylish Babe, 10-10 Dalness, 5-5 Immortal Me, 8-8 Outta Sight, 9-9 Smokin Chick, 7-6 Revell Yell. 1L, 1-1/4L, Lg nk. Time: 3:04.45. MR: 2:03.60. Last 800m: 58.37. Win: $4.40. Places: $1.80, $2.00, $1.70. Quinella: $11.10. Trifecta: $58.90 (11,1,12). First4: $186.30 (11,1,12,13). Double: $74.50 (3/11), $13.30 (3/1). Sub: Franco Tiago (12). Trainer: Patrick Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Reilly, Huntingdon. Breeding: 4 m Falcon Seelster-Ella Royce. RACE 10 - BRAIDED RIVERS RESTAURANT & BAR MOBILE PACE, $7500, 2400m 1-1 Berlusconi (5) B Orange 1 6-7 Super Cullen (9) Z Butcher 2 4-4 The Wrath Of Robyn (1) C Ferguson 3 Scratched: El Fuego, Artys On Fire. Also (in finishing order): 7-6 Betty Golightly, 8-8 Jeans Mattjesty, 10-9 Supreme Genes, 5-5 Tandias Bromac, 9-10 Woodlea Wager, 2-3 McCracken, 11-11 Shantahliaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Star, 12-12 Bite The Dust, 3-2 Mahendra. 1-3/4L, Hd, 3/4L. Time: 2:57.74. MR: 1:59.10. Last 800m: 57.36. Win: $1.60. Places: $1.30, $4.00, $2.80. Quinella: $20.00. Trifecta: $180.40 (5,9,1). First4: $1271.80 (5,9,1,11). Quaddie: $272.90 (3/11/3+/5+). Place6: $48.20 (6+,7,8/1,4,8/3,4,13/1,11,12+/3+,6,7/1,5+,9. Double: $2.00 (3+/5+), $7.30 (3+/9). Treble: $14.30 (11/3+/5+). Sub: Berlusconi (5). Trainer: Mark Purdon, Rolleston. Breeding: 3 g Art Major-Anam Cara.

Record books take a severe beating Records tumbled like there was an elephant let loose in a Real Groovy store at Ashburton on Saturday as the Jewels of harness racing produced no fewer than five New Zealand records, more than half the nine-race card. The best was left for last when Mark Purdon produced Border Control whose time of 1m 50.6s in the $150,000 KPMG Advisory 3YO Emerald smashed not only the threeyear-old New Zealand mile record but also the all-aged record, which had been set only an hour-and-a-half earlier by rising four-year-old star Christen Me. â&#x20AC;&#x153;He got a nice trip. Dexterâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s [Dunn] horse [Bit Of A Legend] had to do a bit of work and was able to capitalise on it that last bit,â&#x20AC;? said Purdon, who won three Jewels races on the day, bringing his tally to 17. Earlier, Christen Me had lowered the New Zealand record to 1m 51.5s in the $150,000 Auckland Reactor 4YO Emerald, despite getting caught up in early-race traffic from his horror draw. After the first quarter Christen Me was in a small bunch of stragglers four lengths off the leading group.

â&#x20AC;&#x153;I ended up quite a way further back than I wanted to be on my first quarter and I sort of made my move to give him a bit of a breather,â&#x20AC;? said Dunn, stable driver for West Melton trainer Cran Dalgety. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s the value of a horse like him, he just does pace so easily.â&#x20AC;? The $150,000 Copthorne Commodore 2YO Emerald was won by Clevedon trainer Barry Purdonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Sky Major, who also overcame a bad draw and some traffic problems to win in yet another record time, 1m 52.9s, beating stablemate Maxim. The win was the only one of the day for part-owner Christchurch restaurateur Trevor Casey who had a remarkable eight runners on harness racingâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s championship day. In the female pacing Jewels races, Venus Serena had to dig deep to win the $150,000 Ashburton Guardian 2YO Diamond after Mark Purdonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s filly Te Amo Bromac took the lead inside the final furlong. Champion filly Adore Me won the $150,00 Mid Canterbury Trotting Owners 3YO Diamond for Mark Purdon, while Tim Buttâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Elusive Chick won the $150,000 Woodlands Stud 4YO Diamond. - HOS

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11 07 Klever Girl (6) 55.5........................... M Wenn 12 All Night Delight (11) 55.5................ C Grylls 13 0 Sister Susie (7) 55.5...................... R Norvall 3 1.12pm FACEUP -LOW FEES IN REAL ESTATE MDN STEEPLECHASE $12,500, MDN STP, 4150m 1 77302 Riviera Star m (5) 68......................C Perrett 2 4Px95 Victory Morgan m (6) 68.................S Phelan 3 x1734 Montopoli (3) 68.................................R Cully 4 54P6x Roberty Bob (9) 68.........K Veenendaal (1.5) 5 525x4 Ima Star (7) 68................................. I Lupton 6 6x07x Iron Will m (8) 68.............................. T Ihaka 7 64x79 Marvon Downs (1) 68...................A Kuru (3) 8 764x5 Steel t (2) 68...............................J Rathbone 9 P0x86 Hejalle (4) 66............................... S Houston 4 1.50pm HIRE POOL K BROWNE OPEN HURDLE $40,000, OPN HDL, 3350m 1 66x92 Karlos tm (9) 69................................. A Kuru 2 98974 Arose m (2) 66.5..............................G Walsh 3 36211 Zenocoin m (4) 66.............................R Cully 4 0x083 Flavour Flav tm (7) 65.5............... S Houston 5 116x6 Stainley m (6) 65.............................. I Lupton 6 0x713 The Strutter tm (5) 65.....................S Phelan 7 x6547 Supercharged m (1) 65................... R Eynon 8 2x678 Amanood Lad tm (3) 65.................... T Ihaka 9 21809 Classic Kanga tm (8) 65............M Cropp (a) 5 2.27pm CHEVALIER PRODUCE MACGREGOR GRANT STEEPLECHASE $40,000, OPN STP, 4150m 1 011x7 Tom’s Myth tdm (5) 70.5.................S Phelan

2 8L28x Ima Heroine tdmb (7) 68.5........... S Houston 3 724x5 Myths And Legends m (6) 67.5..J Rathbone 4 Fx563 Cape Kinaveral tm (2) 67...................R Cully 5 6F6x6 Solid Steal m (8) 66........................ R Eynon 6 x7632 Rosetown Joe m (1) 65..................C Perrett 7 Fx62F Izzyosler m (9) 65............................ I Lupton 8 4507x Shooting Daggers tdm (3) 65......C Leveque 9 x0415 Old Redfeather (4) 65................... P Ormsby 6 3.02pm DUNSTAN FEEDS MAIDEN & JUMPERS 2400 $12,500, MDN&JMP, 2400m 1 6x609 Gee Oh m (6) 71.5.............M Northcott (am) 2 71738 Ted’ll Do (7) 70.5..................... S Wenn (am) 3 52844 Storm Home (5) 69.............. L Wheeler (am) 4 0Px02 Armadio Estrada (2) 68.............K Hillis (am) 5 352x6 Snodroptwinkletoes m (4) 68.S MacNab (am) 6 6860x Atomic Road m (3) 67.5...........N Quinn (am) 7 500x0 Raisafuasho (1) 67............M Roustoby (am) 8 53733 Bunkered 66.5............................... Scratched 9 0x972 Party Horse (9) 66.5.............. S Fannin (am) 10 45x86 Isdabicky (8) 66.5.......................A Tata (am) 7 3.37pm IRISH RACEDAY @ ELLERSLIE 15 JUNE R75 MILE $15,000, Rating 75 Benchmark, 1600m 1 500x6 Mawah Vellous (7) 59..............B Hutton (a3) 2 48150 Baldovino dm (5) 59.........................R Jones 3 41x56 Buckles tdm (1) 58...........................N Harris 4 74537 Pan Dulce d (8) 58........................... C Grylls 5 44249 Swiper The Fox td (2) 57.5........... O Bosson 6 x9441 Nukumai dm (11) 56.5................. D Johnson

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7 437x0 Carnival Queen m (6) 56.......... A Taylor (a3) 8 348x4 Darby Shaw dm (10) 56................... M Wenn 9 208x0 Chill Bill d (9) 56........................ M Cameron 10 107x0 Noosa Blue td (4) 54................. L Robertson 11 53702 Sweet ‘N’ Keen t (3) 54.......................J Jago 8 4.13pm AUCKLAND CO-OP TAXIS R65 1200 $12,500, Rating 65 Benchmark*, 1200m 1 0x077 Conrwin dm (7) 59.....................J Oliver (a4) 2 x3134 Twilight Dragon td (4) 59.......... D Turner (a3) 3 13550 In Tune (11) 58.................................R Jones 4 136x7 Radar (8) 58............................... M Cameron 5 10 Cast A Spell dm (6) 57.5.................... S Dye 6 4x549 Edward Cheval dm (3) 57.5.........T Thornton 7 483x6 Iponi dm (2) 56.5.......................... O Bosson 8 53x15 Living The Dream db (10) 56.5........ C Grylls 9 x0x00 Cassius (9) 56.................................. M Wenn 10 37198 Going Places (5) 55.5.................V Gatu (a4) 11 64438 Poppas Delight d (1) 55..................... M Hills 12 479x3 Oh Em Gee m (12) 54.5..............D Johnson SELECTIONS Race 1: It’s A Message, Calgacus, I’m Isaac, Zardetto, West End Race 2: Code Duello, Matagouri, Celtic Woman, Abbey Rose Race 3: Riviera Star, Victory Morgan, Montopoli, Marvon Downs Race 4: Flavour Flav, Zenocoin, Karlos, The Strutter, Stainley Race 5: Myths And Legends, Rosetown Joe, Ima Heroine Race 6: Snodroptwinkletoes, Storm Home, Gee Oh, Ted’ll Do Race 7: Buckles, Baldovino, Swiper The Fox, Mawah Vellous Race 8: Living The Dream, Iponi, Poppas Delight, Oh Em Gee

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Wairarapa RC fields, form and riders Wairarapa RC Venue: Tauherenikau Meeting Date: 03 Jun 2013 NZ Meeting number: 4 Doubles: 1 and 2; 3 and 4; 5 and 6; 7 and 8 Trebles: 2, 3 and 4; 6, 7 and 8 1 11.45am (NZT) HI-TECH MERCHANTS LTD MAIDEN SPRINT $7000, MDN, 1000m 1 3350x Super Sonic (4) 58.5........................ K Myers 2 3x00x Eucher (2) 58.5......................... T Baker (a4) 3 5470x Gifted Sand 58.5........................... Scratched 4 00x Riodoro (8) 58.5............................ L Allpress 5 9656x Armani Code (5) 58.5 6 Dal Soray (3) 58.5........................B Lammas 7 0x Ready To Run h (9) 58.5...............M Tanaka 8 Smartaz (12) 58.5........................... J Riddell 9 0879x Decadent (10) 56.5...................B Grylls (a2) 10 980x Anniesstar (6) 56.5..................... M Dee (a3) 11 Elusive Rosie h (1) 56.5.................D Walker 12 Golden Shells (11) 56.5...................R Myers 13 0x Mouad (7) 56.5.............................. T Russell 14 The Knight’s Queen 56.5.............. Scratched 2 12.17pm THE MARQUIS HOTEL CARTERTON R65 SPRINT $8000, Rating 65 Benchmark*, 1000m 1 2172x Veininsky (6) 59............................. H Tinsley 2 13x3 Thedepot (3) 58.5........................... J Riddell 3 3183. Wish You Were Here (1) 58.5.A Morgan (a3) 4 5787x Daufino tdm (8) 57.5.................B Grylls (a2) 5 021 Atozed m (9) 57...........................R Hannam 6 17809 Turquoise (5) 56.5............................D Walsh 7 058x0 Share The Blame tdm (7) 55.5... M Dee (a3) 8 9863x Desert Saboteur mh (4) 55..............R Myers 9 9x900 Awahuri h (2) 54.5..........................D Walker 10 0990x Evasive Tracy h (10) 54.................M Tanaka 11 60x0. Lady Go Lightly (11) 54.............. V Johnston 3 12.52pm WCM LEGAL MAIDEN 2200 $7000, MDN, 2200m 1 x2534 Aria Prince b (1) 58.5................... L Allpress 2 28332 Taipa Tiger (4) 58.5......................R Hannam

3 0543 Black Dragon (6) 58.5......................R Myers 4 555x3 Ready Eddie (9) 58.5..................... H Tinsley 5 8x694 Straight Ahead (5) 58.5.................. J Riddell 6 75076 Anutha Hula h (3) 58.5...................D Walker 7 80x09 Banteneighty (2) 58.5....................D Bradley 8 57x06 Mac An Athair (7) 58.5.................B Lammas 9 0008 Seferino (8) 58.5............................M Tanaka 10 025 Areuforreel (10) 56.5................... M Dee (a3) 11 97020 Diamond Sutra 56.5...................... Scratched 12 97657 Herecomesthebride (12) 56.5..........D Walsh 13 0x560 Carinya (13) 56.5................... A Morgan (a3) 14 90Px8 Hula Grace h (11) 56.5.............B Grylls (a2) 4 1.27pm G V ELECTRICAL MAIDEN 1300 $7000, 1300m 1 2 Fist (2) 58.5..................................... J Riddell 2 826x6 Del Potro (1) 58.5....................... M Dee (a3) 3 x3379 Private Lincoln (7) 58.5.................... K Myers 4 0x60x Meo (13) 58.5.................................D Walker 5 50. Make Big (8) 58.5............................D Walsh 6 0x Dal Vuitton (11) 58.5...................... H Tinsley 7 700x0 Goldysox h (4) 58.5.................. T Baker (a4) 8 Painted City (10) 58.5....................M Tanaka 9 290 Star Emerald (9) 56.5..................R Hannam 10 x590x Ceviche h (3) 56.5....................B Grylls (a2) 11 09 Carella (6) 56.5..........................L Isherwood 12 9x Lapsaglo (12) 56.5.........................D Bradley 13 Party Ice (5) 56.5.........................B Lammas 5 2.05pm THE HIRE SHOP GREYTOWN MAIDEN 3YO $7000, MDN 3YO, 1400m 1 04673 Platinum Marseille (2) 57.5............D Bradley 2 Wind In His Sails (8) 57.5.............. H Tinsley 3 850 Blame de Angels (7) 57.5........... M Dee (a3) 4 7 Ekko Beeches (5) 57.5.....................K Smith 5 5606 Joe Bonanno (10) 57.5................B Lammas 6 Wallace (6) 57.5.............................M Tanaka 7 8242 Allez Rose (9) 55.5.......................... K Myers 8 5263x Grace With Power (1) 55.5..............R Myers 9 57 Bazinger (3) 55.5......................B Grylls (a2) 10 9769. Bella Artois (11) 55.5......................D Walker 11 Grawin (13) 55.5..............................D Walsh 12 0 Miss Comaneci (14) 55.5............. R Hannam 13 0x Quest For Gold (4) 55.5............ T Baker (a4) 14 Shadow Player (12) 55.5.............. L Allpress 6 2.40pm GRAYS CONTRACTING R75 1400 $10,000, Rating 75 Benchmark, 1400m 1 40x60 Themoneyzmine 59...................... Scratched

2 45551 Killa Question dm (1) 58...........B Grylls (a2) 3 24459 Elusive Red tm (9) 57.5.................D Bradley 4 06x00 I’m Back Jack m (4) 57.5................D Walker 5 02354 Platinum Dancer m (11) 57.............. K Myers 6 x11x5 Shotgun dm (8) 56.5........................R Myers 7 5790x Flippant dm (6) 54.5...................... T Russell 8 x0030 Tradtri d (2) 54.5............................M Tanaka 9 x5376 Park Princess (3) 54..................... L Allpress 10 78391 Miss Clawdy (7) 54..........................D Walsh 11 0x88x Get Flash d (12) 54................... T Baker (a4) 12 37745 Rampantexcuse d (5) 54....... A Morgan (a3) 13 5x094 Whoopi Gee dm (10) 54..............R Hannam 7 3.15pm COOPER FARM SERVICES R65 1600 $8000, Rating 65 Benchmark*, 1600m 1 6199x Dal Dantrix td (2) 59....................B Lammas 2 22812 Lieutenant Lincoln d (15) 59........... J Riddell 3 82235 Pillar To Post (6) 59..................... M Dee (a3) 4 22182 Legal Advice (5) 58.5 5 353x1 Holy Smoke d (14) 58.................... H Tinsley 6 95361 Spike Miligan d (10) 58..................M Tanaka 7 39333 Pheasant (7) 57.5............................ K Myers 8 04315 The Mailman dm (3) 57.5.................K Smith 9 43057 Ciron (8) 56.5............................B Grylls (a2) 10 x0675 Canso td (13) 56........................... L Allpress 11 03340 General Lincoln d (11) 54.5........ V Johnston 12 64x57 Pearls (12) 54..................................R Myers 13 37x08 Quin Bay d (1) 54............................D Walsh 14 72025 La Danseur d (4) 54.......................D Bradley 15 98767 Dragon Beauty d (9) 54...............R Hannam 8 3.50pm SMITH SPREADING MAIDEN MILE $7000, MDN, 1600m 1 30733 Clan O’Ceirin (14) 58.5...................D Walker 2 7x246 Maccool 58.5................................ Scratched 3 37 Beautiful Man (8) 58.5..................... K Myers 4 78x94 Propulsion 58.5............................. Scratched 5 99208 Xibit (9) 58.5.....................................K Smith 6 45x88 Rapt In Gold (17) 58.5.....................D Walsh 7 I’m Your Man (6) 58.5.....................M Tanaka 8 0x362 La Bella Sands (10) 56.5...............D Bradley 9 64525 Attivaree (4) 56.5.........................R Hannam 10 3x563 Kayzed (11) 56.5........................... L Allpress 11 70370 Ambitious Beauty (15) 56.5......B Grylls (a2) 12 6x048 Excuse O’ (19) 56.5.....................B Lammas 13 x4549 Go Beauty (3) 56.5..........................R Myers 14 546x0 Not So Vague (13) 56.5................. H Tinsley

15 70895 Shehad (1) 56.5.......................... M Dee (a3) 16 0 Errols Gift (2) 56.5 17 9x87 All Ginga h (12) 56.5...................... T Russell 18 8x908 Party Girl (18) 56.5 19 60x0x Tatanka h (16) 58.5 20 0 Miss Comaneci (5) 56.5 21 0990x Evasive Tracy h (7) 56.5 Emergencies: Errols Gift, All Ginga, Party Girl, Tatanka, Miss Comaneci, Evasive Tracy Blinkers on : Armani Code (R1), Share The Blame (R2), Straight Ahead, Herecomesthebride (R3), Blame de Angels, Quest For Gold (R5), Errols Gift (R8) Blinkers off : Private Lincoln, Ceviche (R4), Joe Bonanno (R5), Dal Dantrix, Holy Smoke (R7), Ambitious Beauty (R8) Winkers on : Carella (R4), Ekko Beeches (R5), Quin Bay (R7) Winkers off : Straight Ahead (R3), Quest For Gold (R5) LEGEND: Runner Form b - Beaten favourite at last start c - Won at this distance on this course d - Won at this distance on another course h - Home track m - Won in heavy going t - Won at track X - Spell of three months Race Information hcp - handicap mdn - maiden nmw - no metropolitan wins opn - open r80 - rating 3yo - nominated age 3yo & up - nominated age and up 3yo f - nominated age and type 3 & 4yos - combined age groups c&g - colts and geldings cg&e - colts, geldings and entires e&g - entires and geldings f&m - fillies and mares hwt - high weight sw - set weight swp - set weights and penalties spa - set weights, penalties and allowances wfa - weight for age wlt - welter weight wfp - weight for age with penalties and allowances SELECTIONS Race 1: Super Sonic, Eucher, Decadent, Armani Code Race 2: Thedepot, Veininsky, Wish You Were Here, Turquoise Race 3: Taipa Tiger, Aria Prince, Black Dragon, Straight Ahead Race 4: Fist, Private Lincoln, Del Potro, Party Ice, Make Big Race 5: Grace With Power, Allez Rose, Platinum Marseille, Bazinger Race 6: Killa Question, Park Princess, Elusive Red, Shotgun Race 7: Legal Advice, Holy Smoke, Pheasant, The Mailman, Ciron Race 8: Attivaree, La Bella Sands, Beautiful Man, Clan O’Ceirin

ACROSS 1. Syllabus (9) 8. Vestment (3) 9. Party (11) 11. Uniform (7) 12. Tender (5) 13. Bug (6) 15. Save (6) 17. Headdress (5) 18. Confer (7) 20. Impudent (11) 22. Self (3) 23. Compensated (9)

ACROSS

DOWN 2. Regret (3) 3. Revolt (5) 4. Scarce (6) 5. Incident (7) 6. Make (11) 7. Porous (9) 10. Lawmaking (11) 11. Revelled (9) 14. Bell-tongue (7) 16. Frightened (6) 19. Din (5) 21. Born (3)

DOWN

7. Throng (5) 8. Valour (7) 9. Indecent (7) 10. Afterwards (5) 12. Beside oneself (10) 15. Gatecrasher (10) 18. Lift (5) 19. Doorkeeper (7) 21. Jumbled (7) 22. Youngster (5)

1. Achieve (10) 2. Damp (5) 3. Brink (4) 4. Away (6) 5. Mitigate (8) 6. Dizziness (7) 11. Backward (10) 13. Nettle (8) 14. Impassive (7) 16. Thing (6) 17. Dye (5) 20. Pleasant (4)

SOLUTIONS TO PUZZLE No 12,199

SOLUTIONS TO PUZZLE No 12,200

Across: 7 Random; 8 Repute; 10 Destiny; 11 Cress; 12 Clap; 13 Speed; 17 Happy; 18 Cede; 22 Apron; 23 Irksome; 24 Resist; 25 Client. Down: 1 Predict; 2 Unusual; 3 Movie; 4 Rescued; 5 Queer; 6 Feast; 9 Dyspepsia; 14 Harness; 15 Recover; 16 Beneath; 19 Marry; 20 Gross; 21 Skill.

Across: 1 Programme; 8 Alb; 9 Celebration; 11 Regula 12 Offer; 13 Insect; 15 Rescue; 17 Tiara; 18 Consult; 2 Impertinent; 22 Ego; 23 Redressed. Down: 2 Rue; 3 Rebel; 4 Meagre; 5 Episode; Manufacture; 7 Absorbent; 10 Legislation; 11 Roistere 14 Clapper; 16 Scared; 19 Noise; 21 Nee.

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eVeNING

6.00 60 Minute Makeover. (G, R) 7.00 Rough Diamonds. (G) 8.00 Dickinson’s Real Deal. (Final, G, R) 8.55 William At 30. (G) 10.00 Ellen. (G, R) 11.00 Coach Trip. (PGR, T) 11.30 House Guest. (G, R) 12.00 Jamie’s 30 Minute Meals. (G, R, T) 12.30 Emmerdale. (PGR, T) 1.30 Come Dine With Me. (PGR) 2.00 Four Weddings USA. (G, R) 3.00 Ellen. (G) 3.55 Te Karere. (T) 4.25 MasterChef: The Professionals – Australia. (T) 5.25 Millionaire Hot Seat. (G, T) Six contestants go head-to-head to win the cash in a game of strategy, skill and survival. ONE News. (T) Seven Sharp. (T) Border Security. (G, T) The Force. (G, R, T) Detectives have a search warrant for a suspected marijuana crop grower, a GPS tracking company has traced a stolen car to an address, and officers become suspicious. 8.30 Criminal Minds. (T) The BAU travel to Rapid City after two male victims are discovered murdered in a ritualistic manner. Also, Reid continues to grieve over Maeve’s death. 9.30 Castle. (AO, T)

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10.25 ONE News Tonight. (T) 10.55 Unforgettable. (AO, R, T) 11.55 World’s Strictest Parents Us. (PGR, R, T) 12.55 Te Karere. (R, T) 1.35 Infomercials. 5.05 Believer’s Voice Of Victory. 5.35 Te Karere. (R, T)

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6.00 Creflo Dollar. 6.30 Buzzy Bee And Friends. (G, R, T) 6.35 Tiki Tour. (G, R, T) 7.00 Grizzly Tales. (G, R, T) 7.25 Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated. (G, R, T) 7.50 Beyblades Metal Masters. (G, T) 8.15 Franklin. (G, R, T) 8.40 Mike The Knight. (G, R, T) 8.50 Fireman Sam. (G, R, T) 9.00 Infomercials. 10.30 Neighbours. (G, R, T) 11.00 Shortland Street. (PGR, R, T) 11.30 Spin City. (PGR, R, T) 12.00 FILM: Hot To Trot. (1988, PGR, R, T) 1.35 According To Jim. (G, R, T) 2.05 Jeremy Kyle USA. (PGR) 3.00 Mr Men. (G, R, T) 3.05 Doc McStuffins. (G, T) 3.30 Kung Fu Panda. (G, T) 4.00 Spongebob Squarepants. (Final, G, R, T) 4.25 Good Luck Charlie. (G, R, T) 4.56 FILM: Open Season 3. (2010, G, T)

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6.30 Neighbours. (G, T) Kate’s floored when Brennan reveals the truth about his ‘death’ two years ago. 7.00 Shortland Street. (PGR, T) Seth begins to rattle Rachel, Ula thinks she’s getting a surprise birthday, and Bella and Zlata are at odds over the point of their engagement party. 8.00 My Kitchen Rules. (Final, G, T) The final teams go head to head. 10.10 The Big Bang Theory. (Final, G, R, T) 10.40 Shameless. (AO) 11.50 Hot In Cleveland. (Final, G, R, T)

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12.40 Rookie Blue. (AO, R, T) 1.35 Infomercials. 2.35 No Ordinary Family. (PGR, R, T) 3.25 The Amazing Race. (PGR, R, T) 4.15 Anderson. (PGR, R) 5.05 Who Dares Wins. (G, R, T) 5.30 Infomercials.

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Campbell Live. 3rd Degree. Knight Rider. (G, R) Infomercials. (G) The Shopping Channel. Everybody Loves Raymond. (G, R) Sons Of Tucson. (G, R) Home And Away. (G, R) Dr Phil. (PGR) The Dr Oz Show. (PGR) Top Chef. (PGR, R) Rachael Ray. (G) Entertainment Tonight. (G) Home And Away. (G) Casey tells the police that he doesn’t know anything about the money and the gun in the flat, Ricky’s guilt begins to eat away at her, and Rosie decides to drop out of school.

3 News. Campbell Live. Drug Bust. (PGR, R) The X Factor NZ – Results Show. (G) The stakes are high as one more act is eliminated from the competition. 9.05 FILM: Fantastic Four: Rise Of The Silver Surfer. (2006, PGR, R) Ioan Gruffudd, Jessica Alba, Julian McMahon. The Fantastic Four meet their greatest challenge yet as the Silver Surfer comes to Earth to prepare it for destruction.

11.05 Sons Of Anarchy. (AO, R) During a gun run, a Redwood Original is grabbed by bounty hunters. 12.00 Sons Of Tucson. (G, R) 12.30 Infomercials. (G) 5.00 Joyce Meyer. 5.30 City Impact Church.

PRIMe 6.00 Home Shopping. (G) 6.30 The Crowd Goes Wild. (G, R) 7.00 Deal Or No Deal. (G, R) 7.30 Home Shopping. (G) 12.00 The Doctors. (G) 1.00 The Jeff Probst Show. (G) 2.05 America’s Got Talent. (PGR) The Vegas auditions begin as contestants compete to go to Hollywood. 4.00 The Late Show With David Letterman. (G, R) 5.00 Deal Or No Deal. (G, R) Game show hosted by Andrew O’Keefe that gives contestants the opportunity to win up to $200,000 each night. 5.30 Prime News. Deal Or No Deal. (G) Millionaire: Hot Seat. The Crowd Goes Wild. Mayday. (New, G) Canadian Documentary series in which air crash disasters are investigated to determine the factors that led to the incident, using re-enactments, interviews and eyewitness testimonies. 8.30 The Great British Bake Off. (G) Its semi final week and that means it’s the last chance to impress. 9.35 60 Minutes. (G, R) 10.40 The Crowd Goes Wild. (G, R)

4.30 FOUR Live. (G) 6.00 Everybody Hates Chris. (G, R) 6.30 Futurama. (G, R) 7.00 The Simpsons. (G, R) 7.30 How I Met Your Mother. (PGR, R) 8.00 New Girl. (PGR, R) 8.30 Up All Night. (PGR) Reagan and Chris miss the drama in their relationship after witnessing a passionate fight between Ava and Kevin.

MOVIe

Fantastic Four: Rise Of The Silver Surfer TV3, 9.05pm (2007, PGR) Handsome heroes Ioan Gruffudd, Jessica Alba (below), Chris Evans and Michael Chiklis learn they aren’t the only super-beings in the universe when they square off against the powerful Silver Surfer (voice of Laurence Fishburne) and the planeteating Galactus in this improvement of sorts on the lacklustre 2005 smash.

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11.10 The Late Show With David Letterman. (G) 12.05 Rugby League. (G) NRL. Broncos v Warriors. Delayed. 1.55 Home Shopping. (G)

FOUR 6.00 Sesame Street. (G, R) 6.55 Pingu. (G, R) 7.00 Sticky TV. (G, R) 7.30 Scaredy Squirrel. (G, R) 7.55 Hey Arnold! (G, R) 8.20 Strawberry Shortcake: Berry Bitty Adventures. (G, R) 8.45 HUMF. (G) 8.50 Bob The Builder. (G, R) 9.00 Thomas & Friends. (G, R) 9.10 Peppa Pig. (G, R) 9.15 Peppa Pig. (G, R) 9.20 Barney And Friends. (G, R) 9.50 Tickety Toc. (G) 10.00 Infomercials. (G) 2.00 Sesame Street. (G) 2.55 Peppa Pig. (G, R) 3.00 Sticky TV. (G)

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9.00 All New Don’t Trust The B**** In Apartment 23. (G) While preparing for an annual shopping battle-royale, Chloe is distracted by the return of Benjamin, who June insists is her roommate’s true love. 9.30 The Mindy Project. (PGR) Mindy is unnerved by her dream guy’s relationship with his female best friend. 10.00 Community. (PGR, R) 10.25 Alphas. (AO) 11.20 Entertainment Tonight. (G) 11.50 Infomercials. (G)

sky sPORt 1 6.00 SKY Sport What’s On. 6.30 Golf. US PGA Tour. The Memorial Tournament. Round Four. Live. 10.00 Golf. European PGA Tour. Nordea Masters. Round Four. Highlights. 11.00 Motorsport. 12.00 Rugby. Super Rugby. Highlanders v Blues. Replay. 2.00 Tennis. Roland Garros 2013. Day Eight. 3.00 Cricket. England v New Zealand. Second One-Day. Highlights. 4.00 ICC Champions Trophy. 5.00 Netball. ANZ Championship. NSW Swifts v Adelaide Thunderbirds. 6.30 Netball. College Series. Semi-final One. Mt Albert Grammar v St Margarets College. 7.30 Netball. ANZ Championship. Canterbury Tactix v Central Pulse. Live. 9.30 Crowd Goes Wild. 10.00 Motorsport. NASCAR Sprint Cup. 10.30 SKY Sport What’s On. 10.55 Cycling. Criterium Du Dauphine. Stage Two. Live. 1.00 Motorsport. 2.00 Monday Night With Matty Johns. 3.00 Motorsport. FIA World Rally Championship 2013. Acropolis Day 3. 4.00 Motorsport. NASCAR Sprint Cup Series. Fedex 400. Highlights. 4.30 Crowd Goes Wild. 5.00 Motorsport. NASCAR Sprint Cup Series. Fedex 400. Highlights.

the bOx 6.00 NYPD Blue. (M) 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. (M) 9.45 Law & Order. (M) 10.45 Main Event. (M) 11.35 Smackdown. (M) 1.15 NYPD Blue. (M) 2.10 Whose Line Is It Anyway? (PG) 2.35 Cash Cab USA. (PG) 3.05 24. (M) 4.00 Hardcore Pawn. (PG) 4.30 The Simpsons. (PG) 5.00 Law & Order. (M) 6.00 America’s Funniest Home Videos. (PG) 6.30 The Simpsons. (PG) 7.00 Hardcore Pawn. (PG) 7.30 NCIS. (PG) 8.30 CSI Miami. (M) A high stakes poker game is disrupted by a masked assassin, leaving one player dead and the CSIs baffled. 9.30 CSI Miami. (M) 10.30 Law & Order. (M) 11.30 NCIS. (PG) 12.30 24. (M) 1.20 America’s Funniest Home Videos. (PG) 1.45 Cash Cab USA. (PG) 2.10 NYPD Blue. (M) 3.05 CSI Miami. (M) 4.45 24. (M) 5.35 Whose Line Is It Anyway? (PG)

sky sPORt 2 8.30 Tennis. Roland Garros 2013. Day Eight. Match Of The Day. 10.30 Cycling. Criterium Du Dauphine. Stage One. Replay. 12.30 40/20. 1.30 Golf. US PGA Tour. The Memorial Tournament. Round Four. Highlights. 2.30 Golf. European PGA Tour. Nordea Masters. Round Four. Highlights. 3.00 Tennis. Roland Garros 2013. Day Eight. Match Of The Day. 5.00 Motorsport. NASCAR Sprint Cup Series. Fedex 400. Highlights. 6.00 Motorsport. NASCAR Nationwide Series. 5. Hour Energy 200. Highlights. 7.00 Cricket. England v New Zealand. Second One-Day. Highlights. 7.30 Golf. US PGA Tour. The Memorial Tournament. Round Four. Highlights. 8.30 Rugby League. NRL Premiership. Broncos v Warriors. From Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane. Live. 11.00 Monday Night With Matty Johns. 12.00 Football. AFL. West Coast Eagles v Richmond. Delayed. 3.00 Netball. College Series. Semi-final One. From CBS Canterbury Arena, Christchurch. Replay. 4.00 Rugby League. NRL Premiership. Broncos v Warriors. From Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane. Replay.

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6.55 Another Earth. (2011, M) Brit Marling, William Mapother. 8.30 Win Win. (2011, M) Paul Giamatti, Amy Ryan. 10.15 Wrath Of The Titans. (2012, M) Sam Worthington, Liam Neeson. 11.55 Hit And Run. (2012, 16) Kristen Bell, Dax Shepard. 1.35 Deadliest Sea. (2009, PG) Sebastian Pigott, Greg Bryk. 3.05 Jack And Jill. (2011, PG) Adam Sandler, Katie Holmes. 4.40 X-Men: First Class. (2011, M) James McAvoy, Michael Fassbender. 6.50 Step Up Revolution. (2012, PG) Kathryn McCormick, Ryan Guzman. An aspiring dancer helps a dance crew stage a footloose protest in order to save their neighbourhood from a greedy developer. 8.30 Transformers: Dark Of The Moon. (2011, M) Shia LaBeouf. The Autobots learn of a Cybertronian spacecraft hidden on the moon, and race against the Decepticons to reach it first and to learn its secrets. 11.05 On The Inside. (2011, 16) Nick Stahl, Olivia Wilde. 12.35 The Tooth Fairy. (2006, 16) Lochlyn Munro, Chandra West. 2.05 On The Inside. (2011, 16) Nick Stahl. 3.35 The Tooth Fairy. (2006, 16) 5.05 Deadliest Sea. (2009, PG)

6.50 Miss Congeniality. (2000, M) Sandra Bullock. 8.40 Snakes On A Plane. (2006, M) Samuel L. Jackson. 10.25 Robots. (2002, G) Voices Of Ewan McGregor, Robin Williams. 11.55 Superman Returns. (2006, M) Brandon Routh, Kevin Spacey. 2.30 Public Enemies. (2009, 16) Johnny Depp, Christian Bale. 4.50 Poseidon. (2006, M) Josh Lucas, Kurt Russell. 6.30 Lethal Weapon 3. (1992, M) Mel Gibson, Danny Glover. Riggs and Murtaugh find themselves in the midst of an escalating war with a former cop turned criminal mastermind. 8.30 Bridget Jones: The Edge Of Reason. (2004, M) Renee Zellweger, Colin Firth. Attacks of self-doubt and leggy threats upset our heroine in this sequel, and her womanising boss is also back on the scene. 10.20 Pitch Black. (2000, M) Vin Diesel, Cole Hauser. 12.10 Biography: Julia Roberts. (2008, PG). 1.00 Poseidon. (2006, M) Josh Lucas, Kurt Russell. 2.40 Lethal Weapon 3. (1992, M) Mel Gibson, Danny Glover. 4.35 Bridget Jones: The Edge Of Reason. (2004, M) Renee Zellweger, Colin Firth.

DIsCOVeRy 6.00 6.30 7.30 8.30 9.30 10.30 11.30 12.00 12.30 1.30 2.30 3.00 3.30 4.30 5.30 6.30 7.30 8.00 8.30 9.30 10.30 11.30 12.35 1.30 2.00 2.30 3.30 4.00 4.30 5.30

Auction Hunters. (PG) Dirty Jobs. (PG) Combat Countdown. (PG) Gold Rush: The Off Season. (PG) Mythbusters. (PG) Nightmare Next Door. (M) Auction Kings. (PG) Auction Hunters. (PG) Crimes That Shook The World. (M) Disappeared. (M) American Digger. (PG) Auction Hunters. (PG) Combat Countdown. (PG) Gold Rush. (PG) Mythbusters. (PG) Alaska: The Last Frontier. (PG) Auction Kings. (PG) WW1 Trench Knife/Opium License. Auction Hunters. (PG) Mythbusters. (PG) The MythBusters burn rubber at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway testing racing myths. What Happened Next? (PG) Deadly Affairs. (M) Most Evil. (M) Combat Countdown. (PG) Auction Kings. (PG) Auction Hunters. (PG) Mythbusters. (PG) What Happened Next? (PG) What Happened Next? (PG) Deadly Affairs. (M) Auction Kings. (PG)

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Consistency key for the Warriors By Michael Brown The Warriors might want to erase from their memories the humiliating defeat to Penrith a fortnight ago, but they would actually do well to remember it. Incredibly, the Warriors are rated by some bookies as favourites for tonight’s match against the Broncos in Brisbane even though they have won only three of their last 19 games and haven’t won away from home for nine matches. Yes, the Broncos have been decimated by State of Origin commitments (Justin Hodges, Corey Parker, Sam Thaiday and Matt Gillett) and injuries (Ben Hannant, David Stagg and Jack Reed) and, yes, the Warriors are nearly at full strength. But the Warriors are far too inconsistent to be rated as favourites - they haven’t won consecutive games for nearly 12 months - and the Broncos often confound predictions at Origin time. Last week the Warriors were the beneficiaries of the bounce-back effect. This week they need to be careful of complacency and believing their woes have been fixed with their 28-12 win over Newcastle. “We can fall into a bit of complacency at times and we are not really know for stringing wins together,” said Warriors second-rower Feleti Mateo, who had his best game of the year against the Knights. “Complacency can be danger after big a turnaround for a lot of teams. “It’s just about addressing that. “For the senior players, it’s

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about stepping up and showing maturity on the field and some game management. We need to [play like we did last week]. Every week needs to be like that from now on in. “We are third-last so we need to string some wins together to put us back in the picture. We are well aware of that.” They were particularly impressive in the second half against Newcastle, keeping the visitors scoreless. They also demonstrated they can hang onto a narrow lead heading into the final 10 minutes. The Broncos have lost three of their last four games after a run of three-straight wins to sit midtable nearly halfway through the season. Coach Anthony Griffin has had to shuffle his side around and even called up former Warriors winger Denan Kemp, who quit the game at the end of last season and was pulling pints in a Wollongong pub when the Broncos came calling earlier in the season. Scott Prince returns at five-eighth after recovering from a hamstring injury. Konrad Hurrell returns at centre for the Warriors, with Carlos Tuimavave out with a neck injury, and Dominique Peyroux has been included on an extended bench. The Warriors will need to keep errors to a minimum while still giving the ball some air. The most important thing, however, is attitude and coach Matt Elliott isn’t buying talk Brisbane will be significantly weaker with their Origin players out. “Penrith had five or six of their players out [when we played them],” he said. “What we need to do is focus on who they have in their team. “They have some pretty handy players, guys who have played origin and international footy. “I’m not concerned about who they don’t have.” - APNZ

SCOREBOARD Results Basketball NBA playoffs Collated results from the National Basketball Association semi-finals (all series best-of-seven): Eastern Conference at Indianapolis Indiana Pacers 91 Miami Heat 77 (Indiana Pacers 3 Miami Heat 3)

Ice hockey NHL Playoffs Collated results from the NHL Final (all series best-of-seven): Eastern Conference at Pittsburgh Boston Bruins 3 Pittsburgh Penguins 0 (Boston Bruins leads series 1-0) Western Conference at Chicago Chicago Blackhawks 2 Los Angeles Kings 1 (Chicago Blackhawks leads series 1-0)

Netball Waikato BOP Magic v Southern Steel WAIKATO BAY OF PLENTY MAGIC 58 (Irene van Dyk 35 Ellen Halpenny 23) bt SOUTHERN STEEL 52 (Jhaniele Fowler 39 Jodi Brown 13) at Energy Events Centre. MELBOURNE VIXENS 53 bt QUEENSLAND FIREBIRDS 47 at Brisbane Convention Centre. ADELAIDE THUNDERBIRDS 46 bt NSW SWIFTS 43 at Allphones Arena.

Rugby Super Rugby Round 16 CRUSADERS 23 (Corey Flynn, Matt Todd tries Daniel Carter 2 cons 3 pens) bt NSW WARATAHS 22 (Peter Betham, Cam Crawford, Bernard Foley

tries Brendan McKibbin 2 cons pen) at Christchurch Stadium. Referee: Glen Jackson. BRUMBIES 30 (Peter Kimlin, Nic White tries Christian Lealiifano con 6 pens) bt HURRICANES 23 (Reynold Lee-Lo, TJ Perenara tries Beauden Barrett 2 cons 3 pens) at Canberra Stadium. Referee: Jaco Peyper. Crowd: 11,304. HIGHLANDERS 38 (Ben Smith 2, Tamati Ellison, Hosea Gear tries Colin Slade 3 cons Slade 3, Hayden Parker pens) bt BLUES 28 (Luke Braid, Steven Luatua, Waisake Naholo, Rene Ranger tries Baden Kerr 4 cons) at Forsyth Barr Stadium. Referee: Jonathan White. QUEENSLAND REDS 33 (Quade Cooper, Ben Lucas, Luke Morahan, Jake Schatz tries Cooper, Michael Harris cons Cooper 2 pens drop goal) bt MELBOURNE REBELS 20 (Scott Fuglistaller, Rory Sidey tries James O’Connor 2 cons 2 pens) at Suncorp Stadium. Referee: James Leckie. Crowd: 31,504. STORMERS 19 (Deon Fourie try Joe Pietersen con 4 pens) bt SOUTHERN KINGS 11 (Wimpie van der Walt try George Whitehead 2 pens) at Newlands Rugby Stadium. Referee: Craig Joubert. BULLS 30 (Werner Kruger, Deon Stegmann, Jano Vermaak tries Morne Steyn 3 cons 3 pens) bt CHEETAHS 25 (Willie Le Roux, Trevor Nyakane, Riaan Smit tries Smit 2 cons 2 pens) at Vodacom Park. Referee: Jason Jafta. Bye-Chiefs, Sharks, Western Force NZ Conference P W D L PF PA PD BP Pts Chiefs 13 10 0 3 383 283 100 8 56 Crusaders 13 8 0 5 338 263 75 6 46 Blues 13 6 0 7 298 282 16 11 43

• Erakovic out of Open Defending champion Maria Sharapova and third-seeded Victoria Azarenka endured rocky rides at the French Open yesterday as the United States boasted a nine-year Grand Slam high of four women in the last 16. World number two Sharapova clinched a 6-1 7-5 win over Zheng Jie in a third round clash which witnessed 11 breaks of serve. The second seeded Russian will take on American Sloane Stephens, whom she beat comfortably on clay in Rome two weeks ago, for a place in the quarter-finals. Stephens, the 17th seed, reached the last 16 for the second successive year with a 6-4 6-7 (5-7) 6-3 win over New Zealand’s Marina Erakovic. - AFP

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Mid Canterbury bounce back By Jonathan Leask The Mid Canterbury seniors bounced back from consecutive defeats with a thrilling 3-2 win over the top-of-the-table Cashmere Technical Turtles in Mainland Football division one on Saturday. Following back-to-back defeats, including a 7-0 loss to Universities, Mid Canterbury produced a team effort that controlled the possession and flow of the game to dominate the league’s top side at the Ashburton Domain. Aiding the turnaround was the return of the experienced trio of striker Greg Feutz, back Steve French and Diego Inacio in the midfield. Mid Canterbury created opportunities from the start but wasn’t

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able to score until a fine delivery from Ricky Barbosa was controlled on the chest by Steve French in the box and as he prepared to finish he was taken down. Giuseppe Vassalini stepped up to comfortably score from the spot. The visitors came out strongly in the second half and forced Mid Canterbury to defend desperately at times before the hosts got back into gear. Aaron Leckenby replaced Inacio and the substitution paid off within five minutes as Jack Roberts found Feutz, whose first time ball played in Leckenby to calmly finish past the keeper. Down 2-0 the Cashmere Turtles finally came out of their shell, and a series of corners led to them pulling a goal back following a goal mouth scramble.

14 (M Prior J Soward tries J Soward 3 goals) at ANZ Stadium. Referee: Jared Maxwell, Phil Haines. SOUTH SYDNEY 25 (G Burgess B Champion J Sutton D Walker tries A Reynolds 4 goals A Reynolds field goal) bt NEWCASTLE 18 (J Mantellato A McKinnon J McManus tries J Mantellato 3 goals) at ANZ Stadium. Referee: Gavin Badger, Alan Shortall. Crowd: 13,225. GOLD COAST 31 (A Kelly 2 W Zillman 2 M Minichiello tries A Sezer 5 goals A Sezer field goal) bt NORTH QUEENSLAND 12 (A Graham E Lowe A Winterstein tries) at Skilled Park. Referee: Gerard Sutton, Gavin Reynolds. Bye - Melbourne, Sydney Roosters, Manly, Cronulla, Penrith, Canberra, Parramatta, Wests Tigers Standings P W D L B PF PA PD Pts 1 South Sydney 12 10 0 2 0 302 181 121 20 2 Melbourne 11 8 1 2 1 253 168 85 19 3 Syd. Roosters 11 8 0 3 1 254 120 134 18 4 Manly 11 7 1 3 1 205 128 77 17 5 Gold Coast 12 7 0 5 0 254 207 47 14 6 Cronulla 11 6 0 5 1 191 173 18 14 7 Newcastle 12 6 0 6 0 266 217 49 12 8 Penrith 11 5 0 6 1 241 206 35 12 9 Bulldogs 12 6 0 6 0 204 237 -33 12 10 Canberra 11 5 0 6 1 206 261 -55 12 11 *Brisbane 11 5 0 6 0 202 175 27 10 12 N Queensland 12 4 0 8 0 192 225 -33 8 13 St G Illawarra 12 4 0 8 0 178 242 -64 8 14 Parramatta 11 3 0 8 1 166 295 -129 8 15 Wests Tigers 11 3 0 8 1 145 307 -162 8 16 *Warriors 11 3 0 8 0 179 296 -117 6 *(denotes teams yet to play) Top try scorers: James McManus (Knights) 11 Nathan Merritt (Souths) 11 Greg Inglis (Souths) 11 Josh Hoffman (Broncos) 9 Sam Perrett (Bulldogs) 8 Antonio Winterstein (Cowboys) 8 Akuila Uate (Knights) 8 David Simmons (Panthers) 8 Michael Jennings (Roosters) 8 Jorge Taufua (Sea Eagles) 8 Albert Kelly (Titans) 8

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Mid Canterbury replaced Feutz with Maxi Soler and again the interchange provided impact as the Argentinean striker scored the goal of the game. Roberts won the ball on halfway and unleashed a 50-yard diagonal ball for Austen Beats down the right, Beats’ bullet-like cross was met by the head of Soler and the ball flew into the corner of the net before the Cashmere keeper could move. Cashmere pulled a goal back in injury time, but it was too late for the top-of-the table-team as the Mid Canterbury side claimed a superb 3-2 victory. Coach Peter Roberts was impressed with the “improved team performance” but hopes it was a sign of things to come. “The back four had a solid look

about it, we passed the ball around well in midfield and the strikers looked dangerous,” Roberts said. “We need to find some consistency and repeat performances like this week-in, week-out and we will be difficult to beat.” Roberts will see if his call for consistency is answered a little earlier this week, with Mid Canterbury playing against Christchurch United in the Friday night game under lights on the artificial pitch at ASB Park. In division four Mid Canterbury Eastern had a 1-0 win over FC Twenty11 in Ashburton on Saturday and the Mid Canterbury Masters put five unanswered goals past High School Old Boys, while the Mid Canterbury Youth XI went down 1-5 away to Shirley Boys’ in the 18th grade division one.

France looking to break drought By Daniel Richardson France haven’t beaten the All Blacks in a series since 1994 and the man who captained them during that successful trip Down Under is now their coach. Philippe Saint-Andre led Les Bleus to a 2-0 win over the All Blacks in the mid-1990s, which included a rare win at Eden Park when New Zealand lost the second test 23-20 to Emile Ntamack’s famous late try. Now Saint-Andre will try to mastermind a French assault on the New Zealanders during the threematch series that gets underway in Auckland next Saturday, followed by tests in Christchurch and New Plymouth. France have long held the ‘unpredictable’ tag in world rugby and that intrigue has only been enhanced as Saint-Andre has brought a 35-strong squad to New Zealand that is missing big names Vincent Clerc, Pascal Pape and Francois Trinh-Duc through injury or lack of form. There are eight uncapped players within the French ranks with a few others who have only played a handful of internationals. France skipper Thierry Dusautoir encouraged his young tyros to

play without fear against an All Black team who will be without Richie McCaw who is still on his sabbatical. “We hope that the guys are going to express themselves as they should if you are going to play against the best team in the world,” Dusautoir said. He was also well aware of the significance of Saint-Andre’s influence on the side given he captained France to their 2-0 series win nearly 20 years ago. “Winning here is always a chance for us to make history,” Dusautoir said. “So it’s true that he was the captain that time and he talked about it, what he felt at the moment when he won the two test matches against New Zealand.” Dusautoir, 31, said France needed to focus on themselves rather than get swept up in the occasion of meeting the All Blacks. “I think the most important thing is to play our rugby without thinking we are playing against the All Blacks,” he said. “[We must be] confident enough to express ourselves. We are going to see at the end of the game if we are able to beat the All Blacks. I don’t think that you have to think ‘we are going to win’ you have to think ‘we are going to give our best’.” - APNZ

New Zealand sevens coach Gordon Tietjens doesn’t have any plans to tone down his gut-busting training sessions following the news he will be knighted. Tietjens’ training camps have long been regarded as some of the toughest a New Zealand rugby player will go through and the long-time national sevens mentor said there would be more of the same in the future. “They won’t change. I think they’ll stay as they are while I’m still the coach,” he said. “I’ll still be known as ‘Titch’ by the players. Things won’t change in that way.” Tietjens, who has been the national sevens coach since 1994, has been made a Knight of the New Zealand Order of Merit in the Queen’s Birthday hon- APNZ ours.

• Chicken on riot duty Animal instinct has earned Andrew James hero status. In his duties as AJ the Chicken, the Highlanders mascot, Mr James tackled a streaker during the home team’s victory against the Blues at Forsyth Barr Stadium on Saturday. “I felt as a mascot it was part of my duty,” he said yesterday. “I had to stop him at all costs. So I gave it my all, showed some toe and managed to catch him.” He was declared player of the day by the Highlanders franchise and enjoyed a few celebratory drinks. - ODT

• Magic still in the hunt The Magic have survived another tense battle as they continue to walk the tight-rope towards the transtasman league finals. Trailing by six late in the first half, a strong second half performance from the Waikato-Bay of Plenty side ensured the overcame their closest local competition, the Southern Steel, to claim fourth position outright in the standings. Their six-goal win in Rotorua reversed the result from two weeks ago, when the Steel upstaged the Magic in Invercargill. With Australian sides holding down the top three spots on the ladder and showing no sign of surrendering them, it is looking increasingly likely the final spot in the play-offs will go to either - APNZ the Magic or Steel.

• Dawkins a winner Southland’s Eddie Dawkins has won the sprint final at the Grand Prix track cycling meet in Valencia, Spain yesterday. He led a strong first-up effort from the BikeNZ sprint team, with all four riders qualifying for the elimination sprint rounds. Fellow Invercargill rider Matt Archibald was fastest of the Kiwis in qualifying in fifth place (10.29s), with Dawkins sixth, Sam Webster seventh and Ethan Mitchell ninth. All four Kiwis won their first round rides to progress to the quarter-finals. - APNZ

• Pacers turn up heat The Indiana Pacers exploded in the second half en route to a 91-77 victory over Miami yesterday to force a deciding seventh game in their NBA eastern conference final series. Paul George led the Pacers with 28 points, Roy Hibbert added 24 and grabbed 11 rebounds and Indiana held off the reigning NBA champion Heat in the fourth quarter to stay alive in the series. - AFP

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All Blacks All Blacks squad with caps in brackets: Dane Coles, Wellington (4), Tawera Kerr-Barlow, Waikato (2), Andrew Hore, Taranaki (74), Aaron Smith, Manawatu (13), Keven Mealamu, Auckland (102), Piri Weepu Auckland (69, Ben Afeaki North Harbour (0), Beauden Barrett, Taranaki (5), Wyatt Crockett, Canterbury (11), Daniel Carter, Canterbury (94), Ben Franks, Hawkes Bay (23), Aaron Cruden, Manawatu (20), Owen Franks, Canterbury (45), Tony Woodcock, North Harbour (96), Ma’a Nonu, Wellington (76), Rene Ranger, Northland (3), Brodie Retallick, Bay of Plenty (13), Francis Saili, North Harbour (0), Luke Romano, Canterbury (11), Conrad Smith, Wellington (66), Jeremy Thrush, Wellington (0), Samuel Whitelock, Canterbury (39), Israel Dagg, Hawkes Bay (25), Charles Piutau, Auckland (0), Sam Cane, Bay of Plenty (5), Julian Savea, Wellington (9), Steven Luatua, Auckland (0), Ben Smith, Otago (12), Liam Messam, Waikato (20), Kieran Read (c), Canterbury (48), Victor Vito, Wellington (20). Injury cover: Matt Todd, Canterbury (0).

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Shield challenge falls short By Jonathan Leask Mid Canterbury couldn’t spoil the party as South Canterbury celebrated their rugby union’s 125th jubilee by defending the Hanan Shield with a 35-21 win in Timaru on Saturday. Some momentary lapses and miscommunication were the downfall for the new-look Mid Canterbury, having their first game under new coach Glenn Moore. “We made a some key mistakes that let them get into good positions and that was the difference,” Moore said. South Canterbury had 12 of their starting 15 involved in the back-to-back wins over Mid Canterbury last year and there was a degree of familiarity in their play, although they too showed signs of rust but were able to punish Mid Canterbury’s mistakes. “We made a few turnovers at the wrong end of the field, but I think we kicked away too much ball in the first half when we looked good running it and taking them wide. “There was some good play in

there but some messy stuff too.” Mid Canterbury had limited preparation which showed at times in the match, but Moore said he was using the game take a look at some players. “It was the good hit out we were after and we got to take a good look a few of the guys. “There’s plenty to work on but for a first time together it was really good and there were plenty of positives.” Moore graded the effort a “six out of 10”, suggesting he has a good building block for the Heartland Championship which starts on August 24. But Saturday’s match was also about attempting to reclaim the Hanan Shield, and the Hammers got off to a great start. Dwayne Burrows regathered a Josh Walker chip kick for the opening try after three minutes which was converted by Davey

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wasn’t help when Tukulua Tolu received a yellow card. Norton added two penalties to Maw’s one to take South Canterbury out to a 30-16 lead. The Hammers’ response was debutant winger Josh Nonu sneaking down the blindside for a try to peg it back to 21-30. More mistakes at crucial times from Mid Canterbury saw South Canterbury back on attack to put prop Matt Fetu over to extend the lead back out to 14. South Canterbury were then reduced to 14 with 10 to go and the Hammers looked to rally. They put the pressure on but they couldn’t find the finishing touch and South Canterbury was able to shut down the opportunities, holding on for the 35-21 win and the Hanan Shield. South Canterbury will put the shield up again against North Otago in round two of the Heartland competition and, dependent on that result Mid Canterbury will get another shot at the shield against North Otago in week four or against South Canterbury in week five.

Maw, who had missed an earlier penalty shot. A Mid Canterbury drop out went out on the full to give the hosts prime position and they levelled the scores with a Miles Meldicott try and Scott Norton conversion. Maw and Norton traded penalties before Mid Canterbury mistakes allowed South Canterbury to take control and then miscommunication on defence gave the hosts an overlap to put Paula Fifita over in the corner, which Norton converted. Maw added a second penalty but Mid Canterbury failed to take the kick-off and South Canterbury created another overlap to put Fifita in again, with the successful Norton conversion making it 24-13 at halftime. Mid Canterbury made another enterprising start to the second half, but South Canterbury soon started making inroads which

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not be going to Montpellier after all. “We’ve always stated that if someone is playing extremely well, out of their skin, then we would select them,” said Hansen of those players who were leaving. “In this case, we don’t believe anyone is in that category.” Hansen said he couldn’t comment on the recent injuries to players as they hadn’t been seen by All Blacks’ staff. Question marks surround halfback Piri Weepu and new All Blacks captain Kieran Read, both of whom received head knocks this weekend, though Weepu’s was by far the worst. He was taken off the Forsyth Barr Stadium pitch on a stretcher after being knocked out during the Blues’ 38-28 loss to the Highlanders on Saturday night. However, Hansen said: “He’s running around the place like there’s nothing wrong with him.” - APNZ Matt Todd

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The advent of training camps just about rules out the old-fashioned bolter in All Blacks squads, but the addition of Matt Todd’s name as “injury cover” just about qualifies. It’s certainly a surprise. Coach Steve Hansen had appeared comfortable with naming only Sam Cane as a specialist No7 for the two training camps, but the selectors have had a change of heart following the injuries to Crusaders locks Sam Whitelock and Dominic Bird. Their franchise team-mate Todd is the big winner out of all of this, Hansen saying they think Blues loose forward Steven Luatua, another newcomer, can cover second row too behind Luke Romano, Brodie Retallick and the uncapped Jeremy Thrush. Hansen yesterday said the inclusion of 25-year-old Todd was “one we debated long into the night last night. “In the end we believe we can cover Sam with Steven Luatua at lock if we need to. And it gives us better balance by having another No7 in the group and hence we went to him [Todd].” Hansen said the Blues’ Luke Braid and Chiefs’ Tanerau Latimer were also in the mix. “We discussed that, we chucked a lot of ideas around. In the end we felt that Matt Todd had just a better all-round game across the park and he’s been given that opportunity.” Elsewhere the selections for the 32-man squad for the three France tests this month were more orthodox. Apart from Luatua, Thrush and Todd, the other uncapped players included were Charles Piutau, Francis Saili and Ben Afeaki. Hansen said players heading overseas after this season were not considered - centre Tamati Ellison would have come under this category. However, Rene Ranger has been included, which suggests he may

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