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College lodges complaint over ex-teacher

By Myles Hume Ashburton College wants the New Zealand Teachers’ Council to take action against a former teacher over inappropriate behaviour.

The revelation comes after a teacher in his early 20s resigned from the college effective immediately, in early May, sparking rumours in the community.

Ashburton College principal Grant McMillan told the Guardian the college had received complaints from families regarding the teacher.

After a thorough investigation, the college lodged a formal complaint with the New Zealand Teachers’ Council against the teacher.

Mr McMillan was keen to play down the seriousness of the teacher’s actions after some recent high-profile cases around the country involving teachers.

He said the teacher’s actions “were not in any way criminal but were professionally unwise”.

Mr McMillan said he could not comment on details surrounding the case while it was under investigation.

“Towards the end of term one the college received complaints about the teacher’s conduct,” Mr McMillan said.

“These complaints were investigated fully and thoroughly in accordance with the Secondary Teachers’ Collective Employment Agreement. This included working closely with the families

involved.” He said the matter was then formally referred on to the board of trustees, at which stage the teacher resigned and the board accepted.

“The board’s view, supported by the specialist advice the board received, was that the teacher’s actions were not in any way criminal but were professionally unwise,” Mr McMillan said.

“The matter was then notified to the New Zealand Teachers’ Council, which is also required under the Education Act. The teachers’ council received copies of all of the documents related to the investigation and the board’s consideration.”

A response from the teachers’ council confirmed a complaint had been laid against the former Ashburton College teacher and an investigation was under way.

The teachers’ council refers the matter on to its complaints assessment committee and has the authority to decide whether a teacher can remain registered or hold a practicing certificate and impose conditions on a teacher’s registration or practicing certificate.

The college is expecting an outcome next term.

Shortly after the resignation, Mr McMillan said the teacher decided “teaching was not for him” and left his role, looking to quash the series of rumours both in and outside the college.

In 2010, an Ashburton College teacher was dismissed and had their teaching certificate sus-

pended for 12 months after sending inappropriate text messages to a pupil.

Mr McMillan said the college’s number one priority was its pupils.

“The college’s main priority throughout was, and remains, the education and wellbeing of our students and the confidence of our community.

“Like all schools we have high expectations of our staff, especially our teaching staff, and we support these expectations through a variety of things including ongoing appraisal, policies and procedures, and ongoing training and development.”

Last week, several decisions were made by the Teachers’ Disciplinary Tribunal over teacher misconduct.

A male teacher lost his job after he broadcast porn to his class for a few seconds, after he did not close down the website when viewing the adult content at home.

An early childhood teacher was punished for stealing food out of children’s lunchboxes, while a man was censured and told to attend anger management after clipping a pupil over the head and scuffling with the pupil’s cousin after the incident.

Also last week, a female gym teacher was censured and stripped of her teaching registration for serious misconduct after she and a female pupil reportedly exchanged more than 1500 texts. The teacher also touched the pupil’s thigh.

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Ashburton College’s Romeo Touli, Setareki Koroitamana, Shalom Pulu and Nete Caucau have been selected to participate in the Crusaders secondary schools’ training camp next week.

Four players to train with the best

By Jonathan Leask Their most successful season yet in the Crusaders secondary schools’ rugby competition has had four players from the Ashburton College 1st XV selected to attend the Crusaders region training camp next week.

Flanker Setareki Koroitamana, lock Shalom Pulu and midfield backs Nete Caucau and Romeo Touli have been selected

paces in fitness and skill tests with the best of the best in the Crusaders region, all under the watchful eye of the New Zealand secondary schools’ selectors.

Pulu knows what to expect at the camp having attended the camp last year when he, and Time Tailolo, represented the college.

But having cracked the top eight for the first time the College 1st XV has turned a few heads and coach Shane Enright

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to attend the training camp featuring top players from the Crusaders secondary school rugby competition at St Andrews College in Christchurch in the school holidays.

The players have been identified after their strong showing in the college 1st XV but will undergo closer scrutiny at the four-day camp with a shot at higher honours.

During the camp the players will be put through their

was thrilled he had four of his players acknowledged for their onfield efforts.

Mid Canterbury talent will also be on show at the Cantabs’ training camp, seen as a development camp for the next tier of players. College has Steve Twamley, Toafa Touli, Nathan McCloy and Christian Vainerere as well as Celtic’s Kirk Chettleburgh and Methven’s Jay Aitken.

Strong nor’west winds keep electricity crews busy

Vehicle overturns in Tinwald Police, fire and ambulance crews attended a vehicle collision in Tinwald yesterday, when a car heading north along Tarbottons Road failed to give way and was hit by a car travelling along Nixon Street.

Six people were involved, and both cars had to be towed from the scene.

Several residents heard the collision from over a block away, and neighbours said plenty of people stopped to help the occupants of the cars, who were all uninjured.

Ashburton fire crews were also called out yesterday to a false alarm in Ashburton and to a car fire in Fairton.

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Strong nor’west winds ripping across the Ashbuton District on Friday night saw EA Networks and Ashburton Fire services staff running short on sleep.

For electricity crews high wind across the district meant dozens of calls from customers who had lost power, mainly from wind blown branches falling across lines. Power was cut to several parts of the district in the early hours of Saturday morning with the major outage occurring when trees felled a pole carrying a 66Kv line on Christy’s Road, Seafield.

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Maximum wind gusts in Ashburton overnight on Friday were 75.9 kilometres per hour on one house and a light fitting on another. They were also called to a Hinds property at 3.25am after trees fell across power lines.

Maximum wind gusts in Ashburton overnight on Friday were 75.9 kilometres per hour.

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Compared to some parts of the country, the Ashburton District appeared to get off lightly from the weekend’s nor’west storm. Several parts of central Canterbury were still without power yesterday morning.

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ANNOUNCEMENTS DEATHS CHRISTEY, Hubert Joseph – On Sunday 07 July 2013 at Coldstream House, Ashburton. Aged 81 years.

Dearly loved husband of Nancy for 53 Years. Loved father and father in law of Mary, Susan and Terry Ward, Jane and Gerard O’Reilly, Helen and Jack Harnett, Pauline and Andrew Sparks, Lois and Shaun Eaton, Brigid and Brendon Molloy. Much loved Grandfather of Nyssa, and Caleb Christey-Glare, Simon and Sarah O’Reilly, Brooke Harnett, Aimee, and Hayley Sparks, Jeremy, and Jessica Eaton, Aden, Casey, and the late Jamie Molloy. In lieu of flowers donations to the Ashburton branch of St. Vincent de Paul would be appreciated an maybe left at the service.

Messages to P.O. Box 472, Ashburton, 7740. The funeral will leave the Church of the Holy Name, Sealy Street, Ashburton tomorrow Tuesday, for the Ashburton new Lawn Cemetery, after a Requiem Mass which will be celebrated at 11am Paterson’s Funeral Services, FDANZ, Ashburton, FDANZ GATES, Sylvia – On 6 July 2013 at Ashburton Hospital. Aged 80 years.

Loved and treasured wife of Bill Gates. Much loved mother, mother in law and friend to Colin, Jo, Edward and Kate. Dearly loved sister to Georgina and Arthur.

To all the staff on Ward 1, Ashburton Hospital, your care and dedication was absolutely wonderful - thank you. Messages to P.O. Box 472, Ashburton, 7740.

A service to celebrate Sylvia’s life will be held in our Chapel, Corner East and Cox Streets, Ashburton on Wednesday 10 July commencing at 11am. A private Cremation has been held.

Paterson’s Funeral Services, FDANZ, Ashburton, FDANZ KAYE, Noeline Ellen – (31-12-1948) – nee WILLIAMS. Noeline passed away peacefully on 4th July at Nurse Maude Hospice, surrounded by her family, after a courageous battle with cancer. Much loved daughter of Myra and the late Stan Williams; Loved and respected sister of David and Cheryl Williams, Kenny Williams, Carol and Keith Gunn, Dawn and Mark Green. Loved Auntie and Great Auntie “Yoy” to her nieces and nephews. A celebration of Noeline’s life will be held on Friday 12th July at 2pm. Lamb and Hayward Chapel, 467 Wairakei Road, Christchurch.

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Differing views on mobile shops

By Sue Newman Mobile shops might add colour and character to a town centre, but some Ashburton district councillors are less than enthusiastic about temporary businesses setting up in town.

When the Ashburton District Council started the review of its policy on mobile shops last week, it looked at the current sites – East Street and Havelock Street along Baring Square East. Power points have been installed in these two areas for mobile traders to use.

Currently one mobile shop sets up along East Street most days of the week while the Havelock Street side of the square is used only sporadically. Mobile shops can also set up outside the art gallery and museum, however there are no power facilities on that side of the square.

Council commercial manager John Rooney said all businesses that had used the sites, including a tattoo bus, complied with the council’s policy for mobile shops.

“But what you have to decide is if you want mobile shops and if you do, where do you want them. We need to accept there is a need for

itinerant traders so is it better to have them in one spot or all over the place?” he told councillors.

Mr Rooney said he believed the current locations were the most appropriate ones because they encouraged activity in Baring Square.

The council could opt to retain the sites but to put time limits on their use, similar to what had been done in the days of the pie cart. This moved on site during the evening only. Another option could be moving mobile traders to the West Street carpark, but that would create issues around the loss of parking space, he said.

Councillor Robin Kilworth said she had two issues with mobile traders, the location and the standard of the shops.

“I think we need some kind of visual amenity standard to be met in order to set up. I don’t think we’ve ever addressed this,” she said.

The town centre site was estabilshed several years ago after itinerant traders began setting up shop outside the Ashburton Railway station. The council believed that was an inappropriate area and decided they could add colour to the town centre by moving them into the central business

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area, Mr Rooney said.

“This was always about trading on an itinerant basis. We didn’t see people vacating shops and moving into caravans.”

When the council reviewed its mobile shop policy, it could also look at bringing in areas such as the domain layby used by a number of mobile shops, he said.

Several councillors were keen to scrap the option of mobile shops on East Street and while some opposed Havelock Street also, councillor Neil Brown said some mobile shops in the town centre were important because they added colour to the town.

Ian Blakemore is furious.

He and his team of bricklayers have spent hours erecting brick fences around homes in the Rosebank Village only to have their work destroyed on Friday night by vandals. He’s after the offenders and says he’s prepared to offer a reward for information.

“I’m not the sort of guy who is going to fold up and just accept this. It’s cost thousands of dollars. Doing this is exactly the same as taking someone’s car and writing it off,” he said.

Mr Blakemore arrived at the work site on Saturday morning and discovered several sections of fence lying as rubble. Initially he thought the wind might have blown the fences down, but then commonsense kicked in when he realised there were several sections across the complex that had been flattened..

“These fences wouldn’t be

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Labour’s proposed ‘man ban’ for parliament is receiving a mixed response from MPs, with some calling it a step forward and some considering it insulting.

As Minister of Women’s Affairs, MP Jo Goodhew’s opinion on the issue has been highly sought after, but as the democratically elected MP for Rangitata she has seen the issue from a personal angle as well.

She said that women in parliament had earnt the right to be there, and she hated the thought of ‘token women’ in parliament.

“Personally I think it’s very sad that there could be consideration given to any way other than women being selected and elected based on merit. If you look at just the South Island, I’m so proud that nearly 50 per cent of National electorate MPs are women. All you need are the right skills and attributes, and you get there on merit.”

She said that there were reasons fewer women sought selection as MPs, and that those issues did need to be examined, but quotas were not the way to do it.

For women who believed they couldn’t manage the challenge of balancing family and other commitments as an elected member, she said that more support or mentoring from women already in parliament could be an answer.

“We need to examine some of these reasons, but accept that it has to be a woman’s choice to run, and we certainly do not need to bring the bar any lower.”

Even Labour Party leader David Shearer has spoken out against the changes proposed by his party, saying that while he would be glad to see women MPs make up half of parliament, quotas weren’t the way to do it.

The proposal will be further discussed at the Labour Party annual general meeting in November.

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By Brayden Lindsay Twelve Ashburton College pupils were rewarded with colours awards for their national achievements at an awards ceremony last week.

Ashburton College head of sport Trevor Cochrane said he was delighted to see so many pupils recognised for their achievements.

“This is the greatest number of pupils at any one time and there is still half a year remaining for more pupils to receive colours,” he said.

The 12 pupils acknowledged for their outstanding efforts were Braden Kell, air pistol shooting, Emily Hickman, basketball, Jamiee Bird, equestrian, Adam Greaney and Andrew Hawthorne, golf

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croquet, Joshua Pike, music, Lucy Clough swimming, Ben McFadden, George Donaldson, Hugh Donaldson and Hannah Wright, water skiing, while Frances Smith received a colour for track cycling, although she will not receive hers until the end of the year.

The colours initiative was introduced at Ashburton College in 2009, with 30 people having received a colour for their outstanding achievement since then.

Cochrane is confident that all of the pupils who received a colour will continue to succeed at the national level for years to come.

He made special mention of Joshua Pike, who continued the school’s run of students making the New Zealand Secondary Schools’ Choir.

This is the 15th consecutive year the college has been represented.

“They will receive encouragement to stay in their sport and achieve even higher honours,” he said.

Fourteen-year -old Lucy Clough received her colour after becoming swimming’s New Zealand age group champion in the 14-year-old-girls for 800m freestyle.

“We’re very excited, it felt very special to be recognised like this,” she said.

Clough said her goal was to continue to train hard and hopefully defend her title when she competes in the national champs in the 15-year-old girls’ category.

Seventeen-year-old Braden Kell said it was a great feeling to receive the award.

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Armed police storm house

A man was stabbed and suffered a head injury in an assault at a west Auckland night club early yesterday morning.

Police said the 46-year-old victim was assaulted by a group of unknown males inside Fiafia Night Club on Great North Road, New Lynn.

Emergency services arrived about 1.30am and found the man with a stab wound to his chest and a head injury.

He was taken to Auckland Hospital where he was in a stable condition.

The offenders fled the scene in a vehicle before police got there and had not been located.

About an hour later, police were called to nearby Ernie Pinches Street in Mt Roskill after receiving numerous reports of people fighting.

Senior Sergeant Jason Greenhalgh said when police arrived the victim was no longer at the scene. He was found on nearby Richardson Road a short time later with minor injuries.

Two people were being spoken to by police in connection with the incident.

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easy to push over, mortar’s pretty strong. And then I saw alcohol cans on the ground. It’s pretty clear that someone has worked these fences backwards and forwards until they’ve broken and gone over.”

With several sections of fence destroyed, the cost will be significant in terms of an insurance claim, probably for the builder, Mr Blakemore said.

“It’s gutting; we just don’t have the time to go back and redo this. I just want to find out who did it and I want to get this sorted out. It’s time someone took a stand and stopped this sort of thing happening.”

If there were any positives, it was that the largest section of flattened fence was outside an unoccupied flat, he said.

“Imagine how terrifying it would have been if someone was in there. It was right beside the bedroom window so they’d have been freaking out.”

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A dangerous man was on the run last night after armed police ended a tense five-hour stand-off by storming his Tokoroa house.

However Nicholas Tuhoro McLean, a 36-year-old patched Black Power member, could not be located.

Tokoroa police said McLean, who is Maori of medium build with heavy facial and arm tattoos, is dangerous and should not be approached.

He is wanted on a recall to prison warrant as well as domestic violence and burglary matters, police said.

The drama began about 9.30am yesterday when police and the Rotorua Armed Offenders Squad surrounded McLean’s Billah Street address. It ended about 2.30pm when armed officers fired gas grenades into the house before entering.

The streets surrounding the house were cordoned off throughout the incident, leaving many residents unable to get home.

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Rakaia bus funding cut, but allowance available

By Myles Hume Rakaia parents will face a $400 bill to get their child to Mount Hutt College for the rest of the year after funding was cut for their bus run.

However, Mount Hutt College principal John Schreurs says it is not all bad news for the 39-affected Rakaia families, most who will be eligible for an allowance to cover most of the cost.

The Ministry of Education advised the college it will no longer pay for a school bus to travel from Methven to Rakaia and back after it was found to be travelling outside the Transport Entitlement Zone (TEZ).

In a letter sent to Rakaia par-

ents, Mr Schreurs said the money the Methven Area Bus Group received from the ministry would only pay for the bus from Methven to Mitcham Road for the next two terms before being reassessed.

Any pick-ups beyond that boundary (Rakaia) would be have to be funded by parents, costing $200 per pupil for the remaining two terms.

But Rakaia parents have been offered a reprieve.

“In our discussion with the Ministry of Education they have agreed that families that use this bus are entitled to claim for the conveyance allowance if they were eligible for transport assistance to their closest school,” Mr Schreurs wrote in the letter.

“This is because there is no ministry funded bus that your child can get on when they reach the Mount Hutt College TEZ.” Parents have to apply for the allowance, which is capped at $4.72 per day the pupil is at school.

Mr Schreurs labelled it “a positive outcome” for Rakaia families, who feared late last year their children may no longer have a way to get to school.

“The allowance will be close to the amount ($200 per term). It will mean their costs will be defrayed,” he said.

However, Mr Schreurs said it would create “a lot of paperwork” for parents to apply for the allowance, and the ministry checking with the school to see how many

days Rakaia pupils attended.

The ministry originally said it would cut the bus to Rakaia from the start of this year, but it allowed the run to continue for another two terms after it left parents worried and the college with little time to find an alternative.

The college did ask the ministry to look into extending the TEZ to Rakaia.

But it was found “a change would have a negative affect on the funding for students going to other schools”, including those who attend Ashburton College.

With the bus group funding the bus to the TEZ boundary for terms three and four, Mr Schreurs said it would be up to them to consider future options.

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• Demolition date An old yellow building in Argyle Park, that for years has been an eyesore for its neighbours in Parkdale Close, has a date with demolition. The building has provided football players with a headquarters and change area for many years, but the Ashburton District Council has plans for a new complex. This will be built further down Middle Road, behind a water treatment plant. Council commercial manager John Rooney said a tender for the changing rooms had been accepted from Joseph Builders for $93,000.

In addition, Mid Canterbury Football Association will fund an additional room that can be used as a meeting room and passive training room.

The new complex will be sited near the toilet facilities in the park and will be painted to blend in with existing buildings.

• Perth does it again The Warriors’ winning run has come to an end, but they didn’t give it up easily as they pushed the competition leaders to the limit last night. It means they have yet to win a match in Perth in five times of trying and, like too often before, they gave up a lead. They held a 13-6 advantage heading into the 67th minute but couldn’t contain a Rabbitohs side marching towards their first minor premiership since 1989. The final margin flattered Souths as Bryson Goodwin and then Chris McQueen finally broke the Warriors’ resolve in the final minutes.

• Third anniversary Those most affected by the unsolved slaying of Feilding farmer Scott Guy face a gruelling third anniversary of the murder today. No one has been held accountable for Scott’s death but his family are putting their lives back together.

People close to Scott’s widow Kylee say she wishes to get on with her life and care for the couple’s two children Hunter, 5, and Drover, 2. The police case remains open and private investigators hired by Kylee are still active. Scott’s father Bryan Guy said the lead-up to the anniversary of the 31-year-old’s killing was the hardest time. “We’ll be getting together with family who are close by.”

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Fourteen-year-old Ashburton College students Jayanna Paratene and Chantal Culshaw represented their school on Saturday at a Maori language speech competition in Christchurch.

Students battle nerves at comp Despite last-minute nerves and tough competition, two students from Ashburton College got up to speak at the Manu Korero Maori language speech competition in Christchurch on Saturday.

Fourteen-year -olds Jayanna Paratene and Chantal Culshaw

gave their speeches to an audience of over 300 people, and were up against students from 19 different schools in Canterbury.

Head of the Ashburton College Maori department Tipene Phillip travelled to Christchurch with the students, and said they were a

real credit to the school. “Our te reo Maori speaker was always up against tough competition of the fluent speakers from the Kura Kaupapa schools from Christchurch but she held her own. It was a great day, and we are all geared up for another attempt next year.”

Musical Hair not expected to shock

By Susan Sandys Any nudity in the upcoming National Academy of Singing and Dramatic Art (NASDA) production of Hair will be artistically presented, says the show’s director.

Stephen Robertson has been auditioning third year students at the Christchurch-based academy and expects to announce the cast later this week.

He said while Hair had been considered rebellious when it debuted in the 1960s, today people were far more accepting and he did not expect the show to shock today’s Ashburton audiences.

It would be the first time the academy had staged the 1960s rock musical, and he was excited about the “high energy” production, featuring “amazing” songs.

He said the well-known nudity scene in the show would not necessitate NASDA students baring it all.

The scene was not about being naked as such, but more about an “expression of freedom and rebellion against the system”.

Any nudity would not be blatant, but artistic, and could involve body paint or sculpture.

“That kind of thing would develop in the rehearsal process and it’s barely been talked about,” Mr Robertson said.

The show will include former Ashburton College student Jane Leonard, a third year student at NASDA, and will stage at the Ashburton Trust Event Centre from September 13 to 15.

It will be the third year in a row the

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NASDA’s Jane Leonard of Ashburton will star in Hair, to be staged for the first time by the academy in September. academy has staged its major production for the year, featuring final year students, at the centre, with Christchurch theatres compromised since the earthquakes.

Event centre manager Roger Farr said he believed the show would be popular in Ashburton and he was confident it would sell out.

“I really hope Ashburton gets out and supports these guys, they are basically a professional production, and very well worth coming along to,” Mr Farr said.

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By Brayden Lindsay Tinwald Cycling Club development officer Don Kirdy is pushing the ‘ride safely’ message to youngsters wanting to cycle in groups.

Following the death of a cyclist in the Waikato after an accident last week, Mr Kirdy said the safety message cannot be repeated often enough, not only to young competitive cyclists riding in groups on the road but also to recreational cyclists.

He has had a long involvement with cycling in the district and he believes schools should use cycling clubs as a resource for teaching cycle safety.

“If schools in and around Ashburton would like help monitoring children on their bicycles as they come in and out of school, then they should approach cycling clubs as they would be more than happy to help,” he said.

Mr Kirdy said parents had a key role to play in ensuring the safety of children on bicycles by riding with them to keep them safe, or getting them road wise before they started biking through busy areas.

“Starting a group to help keep young children safe while riding in groups would be a fantastic idea,” Mr Kirdy said.

Tinwald Cycling Club president Rob Hooper said the cycling club did have a programme set up although it was for people who were considering cycling, rather than just riding for fun.

“We have a safety group which meets on Sundays over winter to help get children who are keen on taking up cycling ready for when our season starts,” he said.

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Fire service, the service of choice Home thoughts OUR VIEW battered the district, felling trees, breaking power poles and cutting power supplies, the EA Networks phones were running red hot. And so were staff. Manning phones, responding to customer calls.

Yes, they’re paid to do that work, but it’s a long night when the phone keeps ringing and the repair jobs mount up. And it’s daunting when more wind is forecast and you anticipate the next day and night will be more of the same. It was the same for fire crews. They were kept on their

toes with calls, some to fires but others to a miscellany of minor events that would struggle to make it onto the fire call list.

In Ashburton we have a team of firefighters without equal. While some volunteer brigades struggle to find enough people to fill vacant boots, in Ashburton that’s never been a problem. The fire siren goes and those volunteers down tools and head to the station, 24/7. Regardless of the nature of that call it’s treated as serious.

Fortunately most of those calls

no different. At least two of the call-outs the fire service attended at the height of the Saturday morning wind storm were to nonfire events.

Those calls in the small hours wreck sleep, disturb families and usually mean the next day for firefighters is a struggle. And yet they never complain.

During daylight hours, their work, social and family life is abandoned at the beep of a pager.

And yet they never complain.

They do what they do without asking for anything in return; but how often do any of us stop and say thanks.

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are not serious, but when those non-serious calls come in the dead of night, the reaction is the same. Absolute urgency.

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YOUR VIEW Second bridge Council decision on second bridge? Absolutely ridiculous!

Apart from the affected landowners on the Tinwald side, every resident/business on and east of Chalmers Avenue/Bridge Street will be hugely affected!

Pupils of Hampstead primary and Ashburton intermediate will be at even more risk crossing and travelling on these two streets. Has

any councillor who voted for this tried to cross Chalmers Avenue at the Havelock Street pedestrian crossing?

Exactly what safety mechanisms are planned to keep our children safe? What about all the hard work the scouts have done to have a new facility?

And can someone tell me where traffic will join the main road on the northern end of town? Or is it really just a direct route for heavy vehicles to travel (with lit-

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seconds. Coster, 46 and in only his second competition in the Northern Hemisphere, put in a tremendous effort with his quality on the board, carding just 11 penalty strokes, for the best individual pen points of 0.55, while Smith scored best in the pen judging.

In the Open final, Te Kuiti gun Fagan, 51 and competing as an independent, won the race to the finish, taking 13min 59sec and heading Smith by 4 seconds.

Smith’s superior quality, including again the best pen judging points, was enough to claim the title.

Lone English finalist Berry was third, and Coster was fourth, again averaging less than a penalty per sheep on the board, and Falkland Islands shearer Lee Molkenbuhr was fifth.

A New Zealand selection also won an international relay, while Northland shearer Brya Harrison was third in the Lakelands junior final.

Smith and Coster, beaten by Scotland in the first match of an 8-test tour, meet England again at the Great Yorkshire Show later this week.

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have the authority to set their own term dates as well as the power to administer government-provided funds as they think fit. More howls, but this time not from aghast bird watchers but enraged teachers. By comparison, Ms Parata might consider herself fortunate. Mr Gove is also planning to return the emphasis of British education to the all-inclusive exam and do away with the modular and internally assessed components of the existing format. Again, he is facing noisy opposition but to which he seems utterly impervious.

Not least of the education providers around here are the “free schools”, which seem to equate closely with John Banks’ charter schools. Perhaps, he should do a quick, expenses paid, tour, while he still has the - waning - clout.

Charles and Nigella. But apart from all those serious matters above, the nation is gripped by the marital trials of that “kitchen goddess” the delectable, Ms Nigella Lawson. A million photos of her held firmly by the throat by her ogre-like husband, the advertising and arts mogul, and much older, Charles Saatchi, as they leave a smart Mayfair restaurant, has given rise to an avalanche of articles from all quarters on the extent of domestic violence in this country. When the “villain” Saatchi described his grasp of the “goddess” Lawson’s throat as merely a gesture on his part to emphasise a “playful tiff” the tabloids went wild and even The Times was seen to frown.

Ms Lawson and children have since left the marital home for an ultra expensive London flat and Mr Saatchi has gone to ground. I’ll try to bring you an update on this absorbing drama of our times before I leave these shores. It’s a shocker.

Meanwhile, over at SW 19, the nation is once more working itself into a lather over the prospects of Andy Murray winning the Wimbledon title and becoming the first “home grown” gentleman to do so for seventy seven years.

Although the clatter of seeds falling has been constant at Wimbledon this year, one still remains, a stumbling block which even Andy may yet find a match too far. By the time this piece reaches you the climactic encounter will have taken place.

For Mr Cameron’s sake, at least, one can but hope for a home victory even if a Scottish one.

Looking forward to returning to the Kiwi scene in another two weeks. I’m dimly aware of the political upheavals that have eventuated while I have been away.

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ers Adam Berry and Mark Fox by 3.65pts.

Smith also won the Lakelands Open final, denying yet another win in the event for New Zealand icon and defending champion David Fagan, who had to settle for second place, while Coster, was fourth in his first final in the UK. Berry, now a familiar face also in New Zealand each summer, was first to finish the 20 sheep in the international, taking 14min 24sec and beating next-man-off and Hawke’s Bay shearer Smith by 8 seconds. A sheep behind, Coster, of Rakaia, beat Fox by 5

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ission. I’m currently on a mission to visit family and friends but also to keep an eye on the workings of the British coalition government. Unlike our custom built variety the UK version has been forced upon two reluctant partners neither of whom is particularly keen to do business with the other.

Thus compromise between Conservative and Liberal Democrat has to be the often grudging order of the day. As the next election is not due until 2015 - a five-year term, if necessary, here - uncertainty and adjustment will remain the prevailing political atmosphere.

Leaders Messrs Cameron and Clegg seem mostly to avoid each other.

Solar Farms, Beyond parliament, rages the great Solar Farm controversy, the latest renewable energy development, whereby farmers “diversify” by accepting generous government subsidies to turn their less fruitful paddocks over to the serious business of generating power for the national grid. Thus acres - hectares in our language - of fields are now covered by vast numbers of solar panels looking like serried ranks of open, angled laptops, reflecting and shining, often to the extreme - and temporarily blinding irritation of locals and tourists alike. Despite that, the panel companies pocket their profits and keep on building, with the farmers enjoying the windfall.

Like forests and golf courses before them the panels offer new rural hope.

I visited a west country solar sight yesterday; it can only be described as an eyesore, with its five hundred panels glinting in the sun. Across the valley visibility would have been seriously curtailed. Solar panel generation has obvious appeal but with little storage capacity and its unattractive environmental foot print it remains an acquired taste.

Many “country folk” have not done so.

Wind farms, too, - like ours - are seldom out of the news with their anti-social tendencies, their constant whine and their built-in unreliability being mainly what people seem to think of them. When a rare white-throated swift was last week observed by a gaggle of distinguished ornithologists flying full tilt into a Scottish wind turbine the howls of dismay and distress could be heard throughout the realm.

Meanwhile. exploitation of minerals and off-coast drilling for oil are viewed with the same deep hostility they are at home so nothing new there. It seems we all want unending power without making the most of such opportunities we have to produce it, long term.

Education. Elsewhere, the governance of schools is much debated, with Education Minister, Michael Gove, leading the charge. Today, we hear, state school principals are to

One of the Pike River Mine directors has indicated there is a possibility he will contribute to the $3.41 million reparation cost the company was ordered to pay to families of the men who died in the mine three years ago.

But, despite a judge suggesting shareholders also contribute to the cost, the company’s largest secured shareholder says chances of it funding the compensation was unlikely.

Pike River was on Friday sentenced in the Greymouth District Court for health and safety failings that led to the deaths of 29 miners in November 2010.

Judge Jane Farish ordered Pike River Coal to pay a total of $3.41 million in reparation - $110,000 for the family of each victim and survivors Russell Smith and Daniel Rockhouse.

She also fined the company a

total of $760,000 over nine charges.

Pike River Coal is in receivership and indicated during sentencing that it had only enough money to pay $5000 to each family.

The directors at the time of the tragedy were John Dow, Stuart Nattrass, Raymond Meyer, Roy Radford, Arun Jagatramka, Dipak Agarwalla, Surendra Sinha and Sanjay Loyalka. None were charged over the tragedy.

Judge Farish blasted the directors and the company’s shareholders for not volunteering to pay any of the compensation - noting the directors had “significant insurance”.

Mr Nattrass said it was the company that had been found at fault.

He said it was “possible” some of the directors would contribute to the compensation for the families.

Mr Nattrass said he hadn’t given the idea “any real thought”, but it was possible he would put his mind to it.

“It’s been hard on everybody that’s been involved in this business, not just those who have lost family,” he said.

Mr Dow said he had thought about what the judge had to say.

“But I’m not going to comment on that at the moment - I haven’t seen the specifics of what she said, I’ve only seen what’s been reported.

“I don’t understand what the justification for her making those comments was.”

Mr Agarwalla is currently in India and he said he could not comment on the judge’s comments until he had seen the court ruling.

He would not say if he would consider contributing to the compensation.

The other directors could not be contacted.

NZ Oil and Gas chief executive Andrew Knight said he was baffled his company had been targeted by Judge Farish to put up

money for the families.

“I need to go through the process of reading the judgement and try to understand the judge’s logic as to why she believed it was appropriate for a minority shareholder of a publicly listed company to be fronting up.”

The company was the largest secured shareholder, but it only owned 24.9 per cent of the shares, he said.

Mr Knight said Judge Farish appeared to be unaware that immediately after the explosion, NZ Oil and Gas gave Pike River $25 million to keep aspects of the company running and to pay staff wages.

“All the employees were paid salaries they were owed, all the employees were paid additional payments.”

Money also went to the tunnel recovery process, creditors and the Families’ Trust fund, Mr Knight said.

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Two dead in US crash landing Two people are dead, 181 have been injured and one is still unaccounted for in the crash landing of an Asiana Airlines Boeing 777 at San Francisco International Airport, officials say.

Assistant deputy fire chief Dale Carnes gave the updated toll after the crash of Flight 214, which originated in Shanghai and went through Seoul en route to the United States. A total of 307 people were on board.

The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) said there was no indication terrorism was to blame for the crash of Flight 214, which had 291 passengers and 16 crew on board when it left Seoul.

Investigators said they could not yet offer an explanation for the crash, but images appeared to suggest the aircraft struck a rocky area at the water’s edge short of the runway.

Pictures showed the tail detached from the fuselage and the landing gear had also sheared off.

“At this time there are two fatalities associated with this incident,” Hayes-White said.

Survivor Elliott Stone told CNN that as the plane came in to land, it appeared the pilot “sped up, like the pilot knew he was short”.

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“And then the back end just hit and flies up in the air and everybody’s head goes up to the ceiling.”

Video footage showed the jet on

its belly surrounded by firefighters with debris scattered on the runway and in the surrounding area.

“It looked normal at first... the

wheels were down,” an unidentified man who witnessed the crash told CNN. “It just hit (the seawall) like that and the whole thing

just collapsed immediately. It just pancaked immediately. The wings caught on the tarmac.”

A National Transportation Safety Board team was heading to San Francisco to investigate the crash landing.

“Everything is on the table at this point,” NTSB chairwoman Debbie Hersman told reporters in the US capital when asked if pilot error was to blame. “We have to gather the facts before we reach any conclusions.”

At least 10 people, including two children, were in critical condition at San Francisco General Hospital.

A photo from above showed a more distressing scene, with most of the roof of the plane missing and the cabin seating area charred by fire. The aircraft’s wings were still attached. Stone said he feared for the flight crew seated in the back of the plane.

“They were sitting in the back end and got hammered because we landed short. And then they all fell out and it was just the most terrible thing I’ve seen,” he said.

The airport was closed immediately after the incident but two runways later reopened. Some flights were diverted to Los Angeles.

Among those on board were 77

Koreans, 141 Chinese, 61 US citizens, and one Japanese national, Asiana said in a statement.

San Francisco General Hospital said it was treating six female and four male victims, including two children, all of whom were in critical condition. The adult casualties were aged between 20 and 40.

Local media cited multiple witnesses who said the plane had approached the runway at an awkward angle, with several onlookers saying they then heard a loud bang.

“You heard a pop and you immediately saw a large, brief fireball that came from underneath the aircraft,” Anthony Castorani, who saw the crash from a nearby hotel, told CNN. The accident site was covered in white foam used by firefighters, with at least six fire trucks at the scene.

The White House said President Barack Obama had been briefed on the incident, noting: “His thoughts and prayers go out to the families who lost a loved one and all those affected by the crash.”

California highway police temporarily closed all roads near the facility – a major international hub, especially for flights to and from - AFP Asia.

More Canada oil train deaths expected Fires continued burning more than 24 hours after a runaway train carrying crude oil derailed in eastern Quebec, igniting explosions and fires that destroyed a town’s centre and killed at least one person. Police said they expected the death toll to increase.

The eruptions sent residents of Lac-Megantic scrambling through the streets under the intense heat of towering fireballs and a red glow that illuminated the night sky, witnesses said. Flames and billowing black smoke could still be seen long after the 73-car train derailed, and a fire chief likened the charred scene to a war zone.

Up to 2000 people were forced from their homes in the lakeside

town of 6000 people, which is about 250km east of Montreal and about 16km west of the Maine border.

Quebec provincial police Lt. Michel Brunet confirmed that one person had died. He refused to say how many others might be dead, but said authorities have been told “many” people have been reported missing.

Lt Guy Lapointe, a spokesman with Quebec provincial police, said: “I don’t want to get into numbers, what I will say is we do expect we’ll have other people who will be found deceased unfortunately.”

Lapointe refused to give any estimate of people unaccounted

for because police were having difficulty getting a fixed number.

“People are calling in reported love ones missing, some people are reported two, three times missing by different members of the family,” he said.

The derailment caused several tanker rail cars to explode in the downtown, a popular area packed with bars that often bustles on summer weekend nights.

Police said the first explosion tore through the town shortly after 1am local time. The fire then spread to several homes.

“When you see the centre of your town almost destroyed, you’ll understand that we’re asking ourselves how we are going to get

through this event,” an emotional Mayor Colette Roy-Laroche told a televised news briefing.

The cause of the accident was believed to be a runaway train, the railway’s operator said.

The president and CEO of Rail World Inc, the parent company of Montreal, Maine & Atlantic Railway, said the train had been parked uphill of Lac-Megantic.

“If brakes aren’t properly applied on a train, it’s going to run away,” said Edward Burkhardt. “But we think the brakes were properly applied on this train.”

Burkhardt, who was mystified by the disaster, said the train was parked because the engineer had finished his run.

“We’ve had a very good safety record for these 10 years,” he said of the decade-old railroad. “Well, I think we’ve blown it here.”

The blasts came over a span of several hours as the fire tore through the centre of town, destroying at least 30 buildings.

Lines of tall trees in the area looked like giant standing matchsticks, blackened from bottom to tip.

Witnesses said the eruptions sent many shook residents out of their slumber and sent them darting through the streets.

Patrons gathered by a nearby bar were sent running for their lives after the thunderous crash and wall of fire blazed through

the early morning sky. Bernard Theberge, who was outside on the bar’s patio at the time of the crash, feared for the safety of those inside the popular MusiCafe when the first explosion went off.

“People started running and the fire ignited almost instantaneously,” he said.

“It was like a movie,” said Theberge, who considered himself fortunate to escape with only second-degree burns on his right arm.

Firefighters, including some from Maine, doused the blaze for hours. Local fire chief Denis Lauzon described the scene as - AP one akin to a war zone.

• Light plane flips A pilot is lucky to be alive after his light plane flipped over and landed in a drain in northern NSW. The light plane was forced to make an emergency landing yesterday in Casino, police said. The pilot, who was the only one onboard, attempted to land on a runway but the plane flipped and landed in a drain.

The pilot was not hurt and investigations into the crash - AAP are ongoing.

• Man loses foot Doctors are racing against the clock to reattach a farmer’s foot after it was severed during an accident on a southeast Queensland property.

The man, in his 40s, had been mixing grain for feed on his property near Esk, northwest of Brisbane, yesterday when he left foot was caught by the auger he had been using. A helicopter rescue crew picked up the man and airlifted him to the Princess Alexandra Hospital in Brisbane in a stable condition. “Due to the timeframe in which we delivered the patient to the emergency department he has a chance of having his foot reattached,” RACQ CareFlight Doctor Jacob Crosdale said.

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• Saatchi divorcing British art collector Charles Saatchi has told a British newspaper that he is divorcing his wife, celebrity chef Nigella Lawson, following an incident in which he grabbed her by the neck outside a London restaurant. Under the headline “I’m divorcing you Nigella”, 70-year-old Saatchi said in a statement to the Mail yesterday that he had made a “heartbreaking” decision to separate from his 53-year-old wife because she had not defended him over the row. The publicity-shy former advertising executive, who owns London’s Saatchi Gallery for contemporary art, accepted a police caution last month after pictures of the incident appeared in another tabloid, the Sunday People.

“I am sorry to announce that Nigella Lawson and I are getting divorced,” he said in the - AFP statement.

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Visitors enter the Girl with a Pearl Earring: Dutch Paintings from the Mauritshuis exhibit during a media preview at the High Museum of Art in Atlanta. The exhibit includes Johannes Vermeer’s famous Girl With a Pearl Earring painting and 34 other works from the Dutch Golden Age.

See famous Girl with a Pearl Earring in Atlanta Atlanta’s High Museum of Art is giving visitors a chance to experience the engaging over-the-shoulder glance of Johannes Vermeer’s famous Girl with a Pearl Earring.

Along with 34 other works from the Dutch Golden Age, including four by Rembrandt van Rijn, the 17th century masterpiece is part of the exhibition Girl with a Pearl Earring: Dutch Paintings from the Mauritshuis, which opened recently in Atlanta and runs through until September 29.

“What you get from this exhibition is an overview of Dutch paintings at the hand of the very best examples you can imagine,” said Emilie Gordenker, director of the Royal Picture Gallery Mauritshuis in The Hague, which owns the paintings.

Girl with a Pearl Earring is one of only about three dozen paintings that can definitively be attributed to Vermeer. It’s also the most famous example of a category of Dutch portrait known as a “tronie,” from a Dutch word for face.

These bust-length portraits aren’t meant to capture the likeness of a specific person.

The mystery surrounding the identity of the girl with the soft, translucent skin and enigmatic gaze has contributed to the painting’s fame, which has been boosted by author Tracy Chevalier’s 1999 book of the same name. The novel, later adapted to a film starring Scarlett Johannson as the girl and Colin Firth as Vermeer, is a fictional story about the painter and his model.

The girl’s blue and yellow turban is not something a 17th-century woman would have worn, and could indicate she is a figure from history or the Bible, Gordenker said. The uncertainty allows the “freedom for us to really think about who she might be,” she said.

Girl with a Pearl Earring last visited the US during a Vermeer retrospective at the National Gallery in Washington, DC, in 1996. Like Leonardo da Vinci’s Mona Lisa, to which it is often compared, it is a relatively small painting, only about 18 by 15 inches, and occupies its own gallery at the end of the High exhibition.

Leading up to that highly anticipated finale are more extraordinary examples of 17th-century Dutch painting.

They’re grouped into four categories, opening with landscapes and winding through still lifes, scenes of everyday life, and portraits.

“There are 35 paintings in the exhibition. Any one of them would be a highlight in our collection,” High director of collections and exhibitions David Brenneman said.

Among the highlights is a 1665 painting by Jan Steen, As the Old Sing, So Twitter the Young, a scene of debauchery with adults eating, drinking, playing music and even teaching a young child to smoke a pipe.

As is characteristic of depictions of everyday life at the time, Steen is trying to convey a moralising message — a parrot symbolically

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ARIES (Mar 21st Apr 20th) The great news is that Saturn ends a long period of twisting backwards, and in your sector of finances at that. When I say finances, I mean those of the longer-term variety. So if business, property, savings, insurance or legacy issues have been affecting you, hopefully you’ll feel a noticeable easing in tension.

Generally, you can feel more secure.

TAURUS (Apr 21st May 21st) Blending your thoughts and emotions, especially around closer relationships, should get easier now. In fact, today can be something of a turning point.

Someone who has seemed difficult to get along with can also seem more attuned to you and less inclined to play hardball. A family member may also be spontaneously generous.

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GEMINI (May 22nd Jun 21st) Keep putting the effort in around your finances. By the very end of this week some tangible progress and benefits can start to shape up for you. More immediately today, as Saturn turns to forward motion, some of the exacting pressures you have been under of late can just seem a little less intense. Energy can revive too.

Our love of travelling with Pooch or Puss has led to one of Australia’s leading airlines offering, wait for it ... frequent flyer points for highflying cats and dogs.

Virgin Australia Velocity members can earn points when they travel with their pet.

Celebrity vet Dr Chris Brown says it shows that pets are flying more.

“Our pets are having a bigger role to play in our lives so it’s probably further recognition of that,” he says.

More people are holidaying with pets, he said, moving interstate with them and even flying them for specialist medical care.

“More and more we see them as being fully-fledged family members as opposed to the dog or the cat that used to just hang out in the backyard and we’d feed it table scraps,” Dr Brown said.

Virgin Australia is the first Australian airline to award points to pets, in a move that will surely please four-legged fiends. The announcement was made at Virgin’s Sydney Domestic Airport check-in counter, where cats and dogs donned purple stewards’ scarves.

Nearly 30,000 pets travel domestically with Virgin Australia every year, and Velocity Frequent Flyer CEO Neil Thompson said pet points was the next step in the airline’s family focus.

“Sometimes it’s the simplest things that really strike a chord with members,” he said.

So how does it work? When you book the flight for your pet, you provide your Velocity membership number and then that flight will earn you 300 points, regardless of where in Australia your pet is flying.

The programme only applies to dogs (all breeds) and cats, as there is a different registration process for other travelling pets deemed more exotic.

The popularity of going on holidays with pets has been steadily rising in the industry and many tourism operators have reacted to this by switching to pet-friendly accommodation. More “pet resorts” are opening and many hotels now offer pet packages.

Palazzo Versace on the Gold Coast offers the Palazzo Pooch Package for Very Important Pooches.

“Equipped with a canine couture designer pet bed and Versace crystal food and water bowls, your Superior Pet Room will provide the ultimate indulgent getaway in true Versace style,” reads the hotel’s website.

A pet-sitting service is also available if you want to pop out to a restaurant that isn’t as welcoming of your furry family member.

Sydney pet owner Garry Dryburgh travels up to four times a year with his poodle and Shetland sheepdog to attend domestic dog shows.

He thinks frequent flyer points for pets is a great idea.

“When kennelling is so expensive and so difficult, and there’s more pet-friendly accommodation, it’s great to take your pet away on a holiday with you,” Dryburgh said.

His advice to other pet owners: “Don’t worry about it. Dogs are fine. They’ve got their own personal space in the aircraft.”

Dr Brown, who’s flown with his nine-year-old kelpie Rusty, has tips for reducing a pet’s stress when travelling.

Put your pet in the back of a car at night and go for a drive for half an hour, Dr Brown suggested. Take note of how your pet responds to not being able to see what’s happening outside.

If they’re fine, they’ll likely cope well on a flight too, he said. If they’re not, they can be given medication to help them relax, and it’s worth getting them used to small trips, he said.

There are a couple of reasons Dr Brown thinks so many Aussies holiday with their pets, one being that animal lovers worry about how their pets will be without them.

A lot of pets and owners suffer from separation anxiety, said Dr Brown, and they don’t want to be leaving their pets back at home.

“They see their pets as being as important as other family members so they can’t see why they shouldn’t be holidaying with us,” he added.

“I laugh now when I’m at work and I see the names that people call pets and that’s probably the best indication of all, the fact that they’re now family members.”

No longer do dogs and cats share names like Spot, Rover and Scruffy. Now, they’re given human names, like Chloe, Max or even an indulgent Moet or Coco.

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Visitors viewing Johannes Vermeer’s famous painting Girl With a Pearl Earring at the High Museum of Art in Atlanta. looking on from the corner drives home the point that children will mimic their elders’ bad behaviour.

The four Rembrandts in the

exhibition trace the Dutch master’s career. Tronie of a Man with a Feathered Beret from 1635 and Portrait of an Elderly Man

from 1667 showcase Rembrandt’s exquisite attention to detail and masterful use of light.

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CANCER (Jun 22nd - Jul 23rd) The benefits of today’s New Moon in your sign will continue to permeate into your situation for some time to come.

Immediately today, you can just feel that bit more comfortable in your skin, and may even decide to give your personal image a makeover.

If you have also felt slightly inhibited at times this year, this can fade too.

LEO (Jul 24th - Aug 23rd) Psychologically, you may feel just a little tender as this week begins. If so, you may feel inclined to withdraw somewhat.

Then again, with Mars set to travel into your sector of secrets later this week, you have a fine opportunity to use this to look at some of your most deeply held feelings, perhaps even those you’ve been reluctant to explore.

VIRGO (Aug 24th Sep 23rd) If things have felt a bit stilted between you and a friend, or you have moved away from a circle of people that once seemed so important, there can be a lovely feeling of renewal today, a sense of starting over in a more positive way. Part of this process may be because you are ever so slowly but surely changing your outlook.

LIBRA (Sep 24th Oct 23rd) If work has got on top of you recently, or the lack of employment opportunities has limited the scope of the things you could do, the whole situation may have felt quite oppressive.

This trend may stretch back some months.

However, the wonderful news is that things can lighten now. By the end of this week, new clearer goals can emerge.

SCORPIO (Oct 24th - Nov 22nd) Saturn is set to be located in Scorpio for some time, but you may well let out a little whoop at the news that the zodiac’s stern taskmaster has ended a long retrograde. This, a wonderful New Moon in your sector of liberation, and the coming arrival of your co-ruler Mars in this sector this week, suggests a more buoyant you will soon emerge.

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SAGITTARIUS (Nov 23rd - Dec 21st) Some of the trickier things for you of late may have been less tangible issues such as self-confidence, or the lack of it, mystery ailments or a general feeling of unease.

More materially, legacy issues may have reared their head. Today may not provide total solutions but things can seem less on edge.

CAPRICORN (Dec 22nd - Jan 20th) With Mercury continuing to track back in your sector of relationships, keep the lines of communication as open as possible. One fine way to do this is to avoid taking anything for granted. Emails and text messages can be a source of misunderstandings at the best of times. Fortunately, you can sense more goodwill bubbling around today.

AQUARIUS (Jan 21st - Feb 19th) If you are one of those Water Carriers who finds small details rather irritating, chances are that any you overlook will continue to catch you out. What can help you today is that the New Moon will give you more awareness of the need for better organisation. Saturn moves forwards and your application could soon bear results at work, especially.

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PISCES (Feb 20th Mar 20th) If you are hoping for positive things on the romantic front, today’s New Moon is a very helpful portent. Yet, as the old saying goes, the path of true love is rarely pain free, and with Mercury still likely to cause mischief there can be plenty of ebbs and flows in this story yet. Fortunately, anything you wish to expand will soon take a step forwards.

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ASHBURTON GUARDIAN, Monday, July 8, 2013

Issue 11, July 8, 2013

‘Individual Excellence in a Supportive Learning Environment’

Message from the Principal

Information

‘Individual Excellence in a Supportive Learning Environment’ Kia ora and Greetings.

We start this week hosting another group of international visitors.

Joining us from Armidale in Australia are two touring rugby teams and their staff. Later today both visiting teams will play College teams and, after the all-important after-match function, our Australian visitors will spend the night at Hakatere Marae, adding a unique cultural experience to their New Zealand visit.

We are very appreciative of all of the assistance we have received in helping us to host students from another school.

NCEA Exams Draw Near and Reports Out Soon If you are the parent or caregiver of a Year 11, 12 or 13 student you now have another compelling reason to ensure they stay home in the weekends.

Although it is only the start of July, we only have fourteen school weeks left before NCEA exams start. Already many of our staff are providing extra coaching and tutorial sessions at lunchtimes, and extra help is available for those who ask for it.

Later this week we will be posting out mid-year reports on their child’s progress to the families of Year 11, 12 and 13 students.

Over the last eighteen months we have been revising our reports. This has included changing the way we use our students’ database. As outlined further through this newsletter parents, caregivers and students will find that the reports have become more detailed and will provide parents and caregivers with more information about their child’s test results, progress in the curriculum or NCEA, and more opportunity for written comments from teachers and senior staff.

Please feel free to contact your child’s teacher, or the College directly if you have any questions about the report format, or a particular piece of information.

Recent Staff Resignation Towards the end of Term 1 the College received complaints about the conduct of a teacher.

These complaints were investigated fully and thoroughly in accordance with the Secondary Teachers’ Collective Employment Agreement. This investigation included working closely with the

families involved.

As a result of the investigation, the matter was formally referred to the Board of Trustees for their consideration. The Teacher was on leave throughout the time of the investigation and consideration.

During this process the Teacher resigned and the Board accepted their resignation. The Board’s view, supported by the specialist advice the Board received, was that the Teacher’s actions were not in any way criminal but were professionally unwise.

The matter was then notified to the New Zealand Teachers’ Council, as is required under the Education Act. The Teachers’ Council received copies of all of the documentation related to the investigation and the Board’s consideration.

Like all other employers, there are restrictions on the College’s ability to publicly comment about employment matters, especially when an investigation is underway or when a person ceases to be an employee.

The College’s main priority throughout was, and remains, the education and well-being of our students and the confidence of our community. Like all schools we have high expectations of our staff, especially our teaching staff, and we support these expectations through a variety of things including on-going appraisal, policies and procedures, and on-going training and development.

The New Zealand Teachers’ Council is the only decision-making authority for deciding whether a Teacher can continue to be registered, or hold a practicing certificate, or can impose conditions on a Teacher’s Registration or Practising Certificate.

The Teachers’ Council has very clear procedures as to how they respond to notifications and complaints.

Only the Teachers’ Council can advise on the progress of their work, but the College would expect to be advised of an outcome during the next term.

As your Principal I take no pleasure in some aspects of my role, but all of the staff and leaders within Ashburton College are committed to the highest standards of professional practices and to working closely with our families and community to ensuring the education and well-being of all of our students.

This includes doing what is right rather than what might be easy.

Cheers Grant McMillan Principal

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The Board has held its first meeting since the elections and it is prudent to list out the members of the new Board for parents/ caregivers’ and teachers’ information: The current Board is: Parent Representatives Rennie Davidson Craig Hickman (new member) Mark Kennedy Tania Rule David Rush Staff Representative Annie Lees (new member) Student Representative Ash McBride Co-opted Members Jenny McDonald Rab McDowell Torika Patterson Principal Grant McMillan We are very lucky to have such an experienced and dedicated Board. Whilst Craig has just recently been elected to the Board he has previous Board experience with Ashburton Borough School; and Annie, newly elected as the Staff Representative, is an experienced member of staff so we have many accumulated years of experience to call upon.

wanting to improve student achievement within the College. At times, the changes the Board has implemented have not always been met with universal approval and, whilst we admit that change is often difficult for some people, it has to be appreciated that the College cannot afford to stay still. Education is dynamic, more is expected of schools and greater emphasis is being placed on learning and results. It can be frustrating at times when members of the Board and College staff come under criticism, as it is a complex task working to please everyone.

Another issue that has been imposed on students within the College is the contract for transporting some of our special education students to College. These students have physical disabilities that require specific transport requirements.

Parents have approached the Board with concerns that will require addressing with the Ministry. We need to ensure that the safety of students is paramount and we will be addressing these concerns with the appropriate authority.

This week - final ticket sales!

Tuesday 9, Wednesday 10, Thursday 11 July 2013, 7:00pm, Holyoake Auditorium, Walnut Avenue.

Tickets - $15 Tickets are on sale from the College Office (308 4193)

Pictured left: Cast in rehearsal.

Jill started with College in March 2011 and has been a much valued and appreciated Learning Support Assistant, working with students in the classroom.

Recently Jill added to this role as Reader-Writer Co-ordinator.

This is an opportunity for Year 10, Year 11 and Year 12 students and parents / caregivers to talk with staff members about the choice of subjects for next year.

Wednesday 14 August 2013 6:00pm – 8:00pm Hotel Ashburton

(Enter off Racecourse Road, west side) Families and students are invited and encouraged to attend this Course Selection Expo to talk with staff about subjects which are available for the 2014 College year.

Staff representatives of all subjects will be there to –

• expand on subject content • outline links between course choices and career or tertiary options • outline the Gateway Programme for students, which operates in Partnership with Grow Mid Canterbury • answer questions For further information please feel free to contact Helen Shore-Taylor, Deputy Principal, at the College (308 4193, ext 830).

(saxophone) and Mark

Head of Music Stephen Diedricks accompanied both choirs and, due to Jo Castelow’s absence, Phoenix Rising Musical Director Angie Cresswell conducted both choirs.

Pokarekare Ana, with soloist Josh Pike, and Elijah Rock formed the Phoenix Rising performance while the Phoenix Chorus sang The Ashwell Carol and Didn’t My Lord Deliver Daniel.

Concluding the Ashburton College items was a combined Phoenix Rising/ Phoenix Chorus rendition of Already Home.

‘During the first two terms of this year I have had the opportunity of working at Rising Stars Pre-school as part of my senior transition work experience.

I spent time in both areas: the under two’s room and the over two’s room.

While working with the under two’s I helped with different activities - mat time, reading stories and music and movement sessions. I enjoyed working with this age group and the staff provided me with lots of information about the development of young children.

Tickets: $5:00 On sale from College Office - 12 August onwards The evening will showcase talent ranging from opera to drum solos, while over fifty students will perform a variety of vocal and instrumental solos and duets, as well as the ever popular House Fest items.

Ashburton College Individual Excellence in a Supportive Learning Environment

Open Evening

Tuesday 20 August 2013 5:30-7:30pm

The over two’s room was bright, busy and colourful with lots of different activities that all the children enjoyed. One of my favourite activities was to help the children create things from play dough. I enjoyed listening to their imaginative chatter and ideas.

I would like to take this opportunity to thank all the staff at Rising Stars.

I found them most supportive and helpful. They willingly offered for me to work alongside them. A special thank you to Sally for her mentoring and help.

My time at Rising Stars was most enjoyable and I have gained lots of knowledge in child development.

(Pictured right) Carleea Ward, with Sarah, playing with a pop-up toy.

The College is most appreciative of the support and invaluable opportunities given by local businesses to our students.

Year 12 Biology Field Trip to Lincoln University Biology teacher Denis Saunders outlines the purpose of this day, when sixty three students and three staff ventured north to Lincoln University to make use of the facilities offered by the University in order that students could complete their NCEA Level 2 Achievement Standard in Microscopy.

The overwhelming benefit of working at the University is that we were able to have all sixty three students working with their own microscope and with technical back-up and resourcing. The day also allowed students to complete the practical components of the Achievement Standard in one day rather than over four days back at College.

It was both rewarding and satisfying to witness how the changed environment supported a raised performance from the majority of students.

Future students, parents/caregivers and whanau are warmly invited and encouraged to attend During the evening you will have the opportunity to – • • • •

If your enquiry is subject specific please contact your child’s subject teacher If your enquiry is of an overall nature please contact your child’s Form Teacher.

Ashburton College’s Phoenix Chorus (pictured right in performance) and Phoenix Rising (pictured below at rehearsal) both performed at the Ashburton Schools’ Music Festival, at the end of June. Also performing were Jesse Bruce, Brendon Thomas and Awa Timothy who accompanied the Netherby School Choir. The other College group involved was the Phoenix Wind Trio, with students Savanna Sewell on piano (accompanist) and Tim Read on flute performing with Claire Humphries Hodgkinson (trombone).

Student Sarah Tuffley tells us about her work placement at Rising Stars Pre-school.

Page 2 of the report provides details which will help explain how to interpret the grades used. We are confident that the amount of information provided in the reports will allow you to gain a clear picture of how your child is progressing.

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Phoenix Rising and Phoenix Choirs

This week we look at the third of the three SLSU students who, as they enter their final years at College, undertake within their weekly timetable transition into work experience within the community.

Parents/caregivers will notice significant changes to our reporting format.

Contact With The College - If You Wish To Discuss Your Child’s Progress

Curriculm Related

SLSU (Student Learning Support Unit) Work Experience

Report Dates

Detail about both of these aspects is included in the explanation page.

Events

Holyoake Auditorium

Reporting to Parents/Caregivers

Senior Student Reports – include all NCEA Standards enrolled in, internal and external.

Junior Student Reports – report on progress by Curriculum Level.

University and Polytechnic Halls of Residence for 2014

Ashburton College Music Evening Monday 19 August, 7:00pm

Information

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This evening provides an opportunity for parents/caregivers and students to listen to and ask questions of Studylink staff regarding student loans and allowances for tertiary study in 2014. Studylink staff will have spoken to senior students at Forum during the day, but offer the presentation again in the evening. Staff from Inland Revenue will also attend in the evening.

Information Expo - Subject Choices for 2014

We are sorry to be losing such collective expertise and appreciate what each staff member, in their different areas, has contributed to the College. Our good wishes go with each as they move to their different next stages.

Two key aspects are:

Studylink Tertiary Evening: Tuesday 13 August, 7:30pm, in Ashburton

All Year 13 students are able to have a testimonial completed for them for the end of the year. The process involves input from students and teachers, and information will also be available early next term on requirements for this.

Kirstyn Walker College is indebted to Kirstyn for, once again, undertaking a fixed-term position

by filling a Mathematics vacancy during this term and, in so doing, maintaining a

constancy for students.

Reports – Format

This open day provides the opportunity for prospective students and their parents/caregivers to visit and attend tours and presentations about the courses and student life that Lincoln offers. Their website offers further details about this day. Go to - www.lincoln.ac.nz

Year 13 Testimonials:

Lisa Jordan Lisa has been at College since the start of the 2012 year, as a teacher of Drama

and English. Students and staff have benefitted from her effective contributions

within and outside of the classroom as students were given many opportunities

and support in drama and film making.

Further to the Interim Reports which families received during Term One the next output of reports is: • Year 11, 12 and 13 students to be posted out at the end of term/early in the holidays.

• Year 9 and 10 students’ reports scheduled for Friday 16 August posting.

This is being held on Wednesday 24 July (second week of the student holidays).

Information will be available at Forum and from the Transition Department early next term on Halls of Residence and the application process.

At the end of this term Ashburton College farewells, with regret, three staff.

Jill Bird

Lincoln University Open Day: 9:00am – 4:00pm at Lincoln

Early next term information will be available regarding our Studylink Tertiary Evening.

David Rush Chairperson

Staff - Farewell

Various tertiary institutions and community groups visit the College during our Year 13 Forum on Tuesdays, to share information with students about courses and programmes they offer.

The following visits are scheduled for the next few weeks: • NZ College of Early Childhood Education – tomorrow, Tuesday 09 July (date changed from

02 July).

– Tuesday 06 August.

• Inland Revenue Department • Studylink (Student loans and allowances) – Tuesday 13 August.

• CPIT (Chch Polytechnic) for course planning – Tuesday 20 August.

On a positive note, there have been many fine achievements across College, with congratulations to Ken Pow, who achieved 298 out of 300 in a German Language Proficiency Test; students excelling in Stage Challenge and the recent Variety Theatre Ashburton Show, Miss Saigon; and sports teams and individuals all performing to high levels – well done to you all.

One of the biggest positives of this Board has been, and still remains, the united effort in

Liaison Visits: Year 12 students are welcome to attend also, but need to register their names at the Transition Office before the visit.

Board of Trustees News This has been a disrupted period, which seems to be the norm at this time of year, with the College Ball being postponed for the first time in many people’s memory and the College closing for a day. Our thanks go out to the retailers and function providers who have accommodated the College in arranging a new date, at some cost to themselves.

Transition Department News

Meet with the Senior Leadership Team, staff and students.

View our facilities.

Hear and see what the College can offer your child and family.

Enjoy a sausage sizzle, coffee, tea, juice on the chessboard.

Presentations start in the College Auditorium at 5:30pm and 6:15pm.

These are followed by guided tours of the College, or you may choose to self-tour by following the signs.

EVERYONE MOST WELCOME

Ashburton College publicly recognises Lincoln University’s role in this exercise as they provided staff, technicians, equipment and other resources to make this day possible.

Due to the success of the day the College’s Science Faculty, given the opportunity, will look to making this an annual trip.

Exchange

Burnside High School – Ashburton College Tomorrow is a major day for College Sports and Chess teams as fifteen teams travel in bus convoy to Burnside High School for the schools’ annual exchange. Over recent times these exchanges have seen all teams hosted at one venue.

The competing teams are – Basketball – Senior Boys and Senior Girls

Hockey – Boys’ 1st XI and Girls’ 1st XI

Chess

– Two teams

Netball – Senior A, Senior B, Year 10 A and Year 9B

Football

– Boys’ 1st XI and Girls’ 1st XI

Rugby – Under 14 Boys, Under 15 Boys, Boys’ 1st XV

Ashburton College Newsletter

ASHBURTON GUARDIAN, Monday, July 8, 2013

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‘Individual Excellence in a Supportive Learning Environment’

Issue 11, July 8, 2013

Congratulations College 2013 Summer Colours, Blues and Performance Awards

Smokefree Rockquest

This important presentation event was held last Thursday, recognising the achievements of many students.

Colours Award A Colours Award is made to students who have been selected for National Honours in either a sport or cultural activity, not necessarily restricted to activities within the College. Students winning National Titles also qualify for a Colour.

Michael Petrus, Teacher of Music, advises that Ashburton College was most successful at this Regional Event in Timaru on Saturday 22 June.

Winners Solo/Duo Section and ‘Best Song’ Award

(Pictured left, front row, left to right): Andrew Hawthorne, Lucy Clough, Jaimee Bird, Adam Greaney.

(Back row, left to right): Joshua Pike, Braden Kell, Ben McFadden.

Absent: George Donaldson, Hugh Donaldson, Emily Hickman and Hannah Wright as they are currently competing in their respective sports.

(Pictured right) Amelia James (left) and Danielle Rigby (right) with their song ‘Sunny Days’, which was their own composition.

Colours Award Recipients Air Pistol Shooting Braden Kell Music Basketball Emily Hickman Swimming Equestrian Jaimee Bird Water Skiing Golf Croquet Adam Greaney, Andrew Hawthorne.

National Finals Opportunity

Joshua Pike Lucy Clough George Donaldson, Hugh Donaldson, Ben McFadden, Hannah Wright.

Amelia and Danielle now have the opportunity to be selected for the National Finals in September and are required to create a fifteen minute video of their songs to be eligible for selection.

Blues and Performance Awards A Blues Award is awarded to the high achievers in College sports, academic and cultural activities. In order to qualify for a Blue, there are generic and activity-specific criteria.

Performance Awards form the second tier of awards and like the Blues Award there are generic and activity-specific criteria.

Sailing Swimming Tennis Touch

‘Titan’ - 3rd in Band Category and Winner of the ‘People’s Choice’ Award.

Jesse Woods Joseph Brown, Caitlin Johnstone, Jake O’Grady.

Stacey Hopwood, Ashleigh Leonard.

Xavier Bartlett, Bethnee Jopson.

Performance Award Recipients Athletics Edzo Bierema, Rebecca Harper-Grey, Alin Onicas, Romeo Touli, Toafa Touli.

Sailing Thomas Dudley, Kieran Hunt.

Softball Boys’ Cricket Ashleigh Bell, Kieren Bell, Rebecca Clarke, Ashley Harrison, Annie McDonald.

Girls’ Cricket Harry Ferguson, Ryan Hampton.

Swimming Golf Croquet Rowing Benjamin Barry, Lachlan Davidson, Madeleine Davidson, Olivia Fleming, Touch

Adam Hodge, Jessica Jary, Sean McCormack, Matthew Rae, Jemma Rotch, Volleyball

Mark Tait.

Band members (pictured left, left to right) are - Zac Milne, Hayden Lawrence, Nirvana Edgecombe, Sam Loftus and Dean Williams.

Matthew Arnold, Joshua Heney.

Donan Ashby, Nicholas Campbell, Daniel Flanagan, Connor Gill, Daniel Harper-Grey, Melissa Ramsay.

Sophie Beckley, Adam Tupper.

Amanda Fleming, Ella Robertson, Devaun Thompson.

Losana Cakaunitabua, Ayano Kawashima, Sala Touli, Toafa Touli.

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Blues Award Recipients Athletics Greer Hooper, Alifeleti Pelesikoti, Mikhayla-Rose Stroganov.

Boys’ Cricket Kirk Chettleburgh, Jack Dudley, Jack Meyrick, Shaun Stagg.

Lawn Bowls Cait Bassett Rowing Matthew Beveridge, Kate Hayman, Georgia Lysaght.

Forthcoming Events 08 Armidale School (New South Wales, Australia) v Ashburton College – Rugby,

College grounds: 12:45pm – Under 17; 2:30pm – 2nd XV. 09 Burnside High School v Ashburton College Exchange – all hosted at Burnside and Nunweek Park,

Christchurch 09-11 Production – Alice in Wonderland, Auditorium, 7:00pm 10 College A Netball, Christchurch Competition, Hagley Courts, Christchurch 11 Year 9 and Year 10 Extra Spelling Competition, Timaru

12OR - Class Outing, Base CafĂŠ, Ashburton

Year 13 Child Development Class, SPACE Visit, Ashburton Playcentre, 1:20 - 3:00pm

College Chess Team, Canterbury 2013 Chess Tournament, Christchurch 12 College Ball, Hotel Ashburton

Term Two Final Day 12-13 South Island Secondary Schools’ Swimming Championships, Blenheim 13-14 South Island Secondary Schools’ Cycling Championships, Christchurch 14 Canterbury Secondary Schools’ Mud Run, Motukarara Raceway (new date) 14-17 South Island Secondary Schools’ Junior Netball Tournament, Hagley Park, Christchurch – Year 10A and Year 9A teams

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NZ Marine Studies Centre Talent Development Programme, Portobello, Dunedin Aoraki Netball Tournament Canterbury Squash Championships Lincoln High School v Ashburton College Exchange, at Ashburton College

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College Tucker Trophy Ski/Snowboard Championships, Mt Hutt Aoraki Girls’ Badminton Tournament Board of Trustees Meeting, 7:00pm, Menorlue Year 11AGR, 11PIA - Farmbike Course, Ashburton Showgrounds Aoraki Boys’ Badminton Tournament College A Netball, Christchurch Competition, Hagley Courts, Christchurch Year 11AGR, 11PIA - Farmbike Course, Ashburton Showgrounds Postponement – Lincoln High School/College Exchange 12OR - Class Outing, Base CafÊ, Ashburton College Sports Team photos

15-17 Girls’ Rugby Festival, 1st XV at St Kevin’s College, Oamaru 25 Tokorozawa Kita High School arrive (to 06 August) 26-27 NZSS Biathlon, Wanaka 29 Term Three starts 30 Year 12 PED, NCEA Assessment Skiing/Snowboard Programme, Mt Hutt 31 Aoraki Junior Boys’ Basketball, Timaru

College A Netball, Christchurch Competition, Hagley Courts, Christchurch

Boys 1st XV, Press Cup Match 12:45pm v Christs College (changed from Sat 03 Aug), at

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Aoraki Junior Girls’ Basketball, Timaru Year 12 PED, NCEA Assessment Skiing/Snowboard Programme, Mt Hutt 12OR - Class Outing, Base CafÊ, Ashburton Australian Maths Competition, Years 9-13 Clothing Shop open, 10:00am - 1:.00pm, come in to Reception Year 12 PED, NCEA Assessment Skiing/Snowboard Programme, Mt Hutt

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DAILY DIARY MONDAY JULY 8 9.00am. ST DAVID’S UNION CHURCH. Real women circuit training in hall, 48 Allens Road.

9.00am - 4.00pm. ASHBURTON BUDGET ADVISORY SERVICE INC. For free budget advice and workshop enquiries. Phone 307-0496. 60 Cass Street, Consultancy House.

9.30am - 10.30am. AGE CONCERN ASHBURTON. Ladies exercise classes start today. Senior Centre, Cameron Street.

10.30am - 11.30am. AGE CONCERN ASHBURTON. Men’s exercise classes start today. Senior Centre, Cameron Street.

1.00pm - 3.00pm. ASHBURTON AVIATION MUSEUM, Classic aircraft on display including DC3. Seafield Road.

1.15pm. WAIREKA CROQUET CLUB. Mahjong - counting, all welcome. Waireka Croquet Club, the domain, Philip Street.

6.00pm. ST DAVID’S UNION CHURCH. Real Women circuit training in hall. 48 Allens Road.

7.30pm. CATHOLIC WOMENS LEAGUE. Euchre in the Parish centre, Cnr Burnett and Winter Streets.

7.30pm. TINWALD INDOOR BOWLING CLUB. Bowlers welcome. Tinwald Hall, Graham Street.

TUESDAY JULY 9 9.30am. ST DAVID’S UNION CHURCH. Walking group meets outside church. 48 Allens Road.

9.30am. M.S.A. TAI CHI CLUB. Stretching exercise for all abilities. M.S.A. Social Hall, Havelock Street.

9.45am. ASHBURTON MENS PROBUS CLUB. 30th anniversary meeting with guest speaker. Senior Centre, Cameron Street.

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ASHBURTON NEWCOMERS SOCIAL GROUP. Coffee morning, all welcome. NOSH Cafe, Ashford Village, West Street.

10.45am. M.S.A.TAI CHI CLUB. Maintenance class and exercises. M.S.A. Social Hall, Havelock Street.

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

12noon - 3pm. ASHBURTON JUSTICE OF THE PEACE ASSOCIATION (INC). Signing centre. Community House, rear of Westpac Bank, 122 Tancred Street.

12.50pm. M.S.A. PETANQUE. Come try Petanque, everyone welcome. Racecourse Road.

1.00pm - 3.00pm. ASHBURTON AVIATION MUSEUM, Classic aircraft on display including DC3. Ashburton Airport, Seafield Rd. 1.30pm. R.S.A. Cards “500� R.S.A. Cox Street.

1.30pm. ASHBURTON SENIOR CITIZENS. Social afternoon, sales table, raffles. Senior Centre, Cameron St. 7.30pm - 9.30pm. MID CANTERBURY BADMINTON. Great fun, everyone welcome, racquets provided.

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Wakanui Black’s Hugh Copland battles for the ball with Wakanui Blue’s Brad Going during the final round robin match in the Mid South Canterbury hockey competition at the Ashburton hockey turf on Saturday.

Wakanui derby goal-less

By Jonathan Leask Sun strike not goal strikes stood out in the Wakanui derby in the final round of the men’s regular season of the Mid South Canterbury hockey competition on Saturday.

The second clash of the season between Wakanui Black and Wakanui Blue ended in a 0-0 stalemate in the glaring sunshine, as the late afternoon mid-winter sun made life difficult for the team heading west at the Ashburton hockey turf. “The sun was at an angle that whatever team had the sun at their back had the distinct advantage of being able to see what they were doing, and the other team was just back on defence,� Wakanui Black’s Mark Bennett said.

“It ruined the game a bit. Both Wakanui sides boast attacking players so it shouldn’t be goalless.�

Black made all the running in the first half but couldn’t capitalise on the blinded Blue defence, and then the roles reversed for the second half, with both side having plenty of opportunities to score but unable to see any of them through.

A week after celebrating their first win Tinwald were brought crashing back to earth, outclassed

by Cambridge 9-1 in Timaru.

Hampstead also endured a hard day at the office in Timaru, well beaten by defending women’s champions St Andrews 8-0, but they have another week before their com petition heads into a crossover playoff system.

The men‘s draw is now split into

top four and bottom four, with defending champions Wakanui Black taking a nine point advantage into the top four round robin after completing an unbeaten regular season.

Black’s two draws with Blue were the only blemishes on their way to winning the McCosker Trophy, but with the minor premiership tucked away they set their sights on a hattrick of Walker and Hall Shield victories and will play Timaru Boys’ in the first round of the top four after the students upset Northern Hearts 4-2 a week after beating Blue by the same score.

Blue and Hearts will have the opportunity to compare notes in their top four clash while Tinwald are taking on Tainui in the bottom four, the side they claimed their maiden victory over a fortnight Adam Wilson and Hayden Sinclair battle for ago. possession in Saturday’s Wakanui derby.

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Today’s Oamaru JC fields, form, riders Central Press Features Ltd Oamaru JC Venue: Oamaru Meeting Date: 08 July 2013 NZ Meeting number : 6 Doubles: 2 and 3; 4 and 5; 6 and 7 Trebles: 1, 2 and 3; 5, 6 and 7.

1 12.39pm OAMARU PUNTER OF THE YEAR MAIDEN $7000, MDN, 2200m 1 24428 Forgotten Hero (2) 58.5.............. A Frye (a2) 2 x3451 Suspend Us m (4) 58.5...........C Barnes (a3) 3 78x75 Smartymarty (5) 58.5...............T Direen (a1) 4 22233 It’s Happen’en (1) 56.5.............. S Muniandy 5 8x226 D’Chaparral b (7) 56.5................. R Hannam 6 02x64 Hawkesbury (3) 56.5.................... B Lammas 7 97486 Down Here Up There (6) 56.5 2 1.14pm SPORTS CENTRAL BREWHOUSE R85 $8000, Rating 85 Benchmark, 1400m 1 62212 Stormpatrol dm (6) 61..............A Denby (a1) 2 35281 Electronic Motion tm (3) 60.5...... A Frye (a2) 3 11529 Conscious Mistake dmb (1) 59.5.... J Bullard 4 16340 Heza Kool Kat dm (4) 57.......... R Black (a3) 5 24117 Authentic Paddy mb (5) 55..........R Hannam 6 30122 Our Jackman dm (2) 55......... A Morgan (a3) 3 1.49pm GORDON HANDY MACHINERY LTD MAIDEN $7000, MDN, 1400m 1 03480 Indiana Jones (11) 58.5.................. J Bullard 2 Court The Toss (1) 58.5...............B Lammas 3 9x056 Tennessee Whiskey (9) 58.5........ G Coetzee 4 9x King Kong (5) 58.5..................... S Muniandy 5 x3690 Magic Epic (15) 58.5.................D Bothamley 6 87x73 Blushing (13) 56.5...................C Barnes (a3) 7 488. Dynaflight (7) 56.5................... J Chong (a3) 8 7 Bellaleah (14) 56.5............................P Taylor 9 Fly Me To Da Moon (2) 56.5.........T Moseley 10 Lady Guinevere (6) 56.5....... R Doherty (a1) 11 80x87 Madam (3) 56.5............................K Williams 12 00 Miss Citron (4) 56.5..................... C Johnson 13 Pippilongstockings (12) 56.5....L McKay (a3) 14 80x60 Spic N Span (10) 56.5.............T Direen (a1) 15 390x0 Miss Pietersen (8) 56.5............. R Black (a3)

2 7 Ontario (5) 57.5....................................... A Frye (a2) 3 Gallaru (11) 57.5..........................C Johnson 4 233 Resplendent b (3) 55.5................R Hannam 1 0047x Dragon’s Glory (7) 57.5.................. J Bullard 5 639 Eldante (1) 55.5......................C Barnes (a3) 6 4 Misscattlecreek (10) 55.5.......... R Black (a3) 7 88x5. Alotta Mojo (6) 55.5.................T Direen (a1) 8 6686x Garden Of Eden (9) 55.5.............B Lammas 9 Alissar (2) 55.5..............................K Williams 10 Drumregal (8) 55.5..................... S Muniandy 11 9x8 Pazerae (4) 55.5...........................T Moseley 5 2.59pm EASY MADE MARMALADE R65 $7000, Rating 65 Benchmark*, 1200m 1 88x1 Jackson Street d (3) 58............... R Hannam 2 1. Mr Costa Cugat d (11) 58............... J Bullard 3 0x020 Terelle (13) 58...................................P Taylor 4 74517 My Reason (8) 57.5................... S Muniandy 5 18753 Oraka Prince d (9) 56.5................K Williams 6 15827 Valencia’s Image d (1) 56.......C Barnes (a3) 7 01x00 Cheeky Tart td (12) 55.5....... R Doherty (a1) 8 05618 Jacksanfives dm (2) 55............T Direen (a1) 9 6569x Logan Town (6) 55.......................C Johnson 10 0946x Benjy Hullah d (4) 54.5................ G Coetzee 11 7x759 Mangaroa Lad dm (7) 54.5....... R Black (a3) 12 61786 Showcase h (10) 54.................L McKay (a3) 13 40479 Fine Line 54.................................. Scratched 14 7x757 Shes All Class dm (5) 54..............T Moseley 15 72620 Vanilla 59.5................................... Scratched Emergency: Vanilla 6 3.34pm CROMBIE & PRICE LTD R75 F&M $12,000, Rating 75 Benchmark Fillies and Mares, 1400m 1 14344 Miss El Bee Dee m (7) 61...... A McKay (a3) 2 6x045 On The Take m (1) 59.5..........C Barnes (a3) 3 74026 Party Cat d (5) 59.5................. J Chong (a3) 4 02144 City Chic dm (4) 59......................B Lammas Robert Hannam has the ride on 5 42234 Fragrant db (11) 58......................C Johnson D’Chapparal in the first on the card at the 6 7516x No Rosettes m (8) 58............... R Black (a3) Oamaru Jockey Club’s meeting today. 7 03x11 Pennys From Heaven (9) 57....... A Frye (a2) Emergency: Miss Pietersen

4 2.24pm SPEIGHT’S MAIDEN 3YO $7000, 3YO, 1200m

8 184x1 Deliteful Halo m (3) 56.5..........T Direen (a1) 9 14315 Lady Bellevue b (6) 56.5..............R Hannam 10 58889 Ballyrina (2) 54........................... S Muniandy 11 60x07 Zolatoi m (10) 54.................. R Doherty (a1) 7 4.09pm GLENMOA FARMS LTD R65 $7000, Rating 65 Benchmark*, 1600m 1 24114 Deceptive dmb (13) 59......... R Doherty (a1) 2 0x260 Flying Storm db (14) 59............ K Wong (a4) 3 x1834 Ganador (16) 58.5...................... A Frye (a2) 4 36576 Davone Code (7) 58 5 33025 Miss Lincoln db (15) 58...............B Lammas 6 x2342 Lucky Nemo m (3) 58...................K Williams 7 540x6 Jaylah d (5) 57.5.....................C Barnes (a3) 8 00530 Golden Tower m (2) 57.5................ J Bullard 9 3319x Unrelenting Lady (1) 56.5.............T Moseley 10 000x8 Valley Diamond m (4) 56........... S Muniandy 11 78753 Waiting (10) 55.5..........................R Hannam 12 x0053 La Musique d (8) 54.5..............T Direen (a1) 13 56x80 Bokkie Bokkie tm (11) 54..................P Taylor 14 769x0 Nancy Myles dm (12) 54 15 5x709 Gee Gee Girl (6) 54 16 58889 Ballyrina d (9) 54 Emergencies: Gee Gee Girl, Ballyrina Blinkers on: Miss Pietersen (R3), Dragon’s Glory, Resplendent, Pazerae (R4), Ballyrina (R6), Ganador, Waiting, Ballyrina (R7) Blinkers off: Indiana Jones (R3), Showcase (R5) Winkers on: Indiana Jones (R3), Eldante (R4), Mr Costa Cugat (R5), Valley Diamond (R7) Winkers off: Dragon’s Glory (R4), Deliteful Halo (R6) SELECTIONS Race 1: Suspend Us, Forgotten Hero, It’s Happen’en, D’Chaparral Race 2: Authentic Paddy, Stormpatrol, Electronic Motion Race 3: Court The Toss, Blushing, Indiana Jones, Magic Epic Race 4: Resplendent, Garden Of Eden, Misscattlecreek Race 5: Oraka Prince, Jackson Street, Mr Costa Cugat, Benjy Hullah Race 6: City Chic, Pennys From Heaven, On The Take, Fragrant Race 7: Lucky Nemo, Miss Lincoln, Waiting, La Musique, Ganador

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Christchurch greyhound fields, form Christchurch Greyhound Racing Club Venue: Addington Raceway Meeting Date: 08 Jul 2013 NZ Meeting number : 10 Doubles: 1 and 2; 3 and 4; 5 and 6; 7 and 8; 9 and 10; 11 and 12 Trebles: 1, 2 and 3; 4, 5 and 6; 7, 8 and 9; 10, 11 and 12 1 3.18pm (NZT) SUPER PETS DASH C1, 295m 1 53636 Homebush Limbo 17.78.............J McInerney 2 28675 Vitalize 17.65 J &....................................May 3 68633 Make Your Point 17.40 W &............... Nissen 4 48584 Another Street nwtd...................J McInerney 5 75666 Mulberry Hunter nwtd................... K Cassidy 6 24374 Bee Ostee 17.65...............................B Shaw 7 72425 Bank Roller 17.76............................. M Flipp 8 172x4 Coalpit Mick nwtd..........................A Williams 9 65767 Jimmy Cee 17.60.............................. M Flipp 10 46587 Yapster Jewel 17.55 M &..................... Smith 2 3.43pm ROBBIE’S BAR & BISTRO SPRINT C0, 295m 1 48863 Go Patch nwtd............................... G Cleeve 2 8F2 Que Tee Chicks nwtd M &.................Jopson 3 82 Duco To Duco nwtd........................... M Flipp 4 46657 Morgan Baxter nwtd...................J McInerney 5 868x4 Connect The Dots nwtd.......................A Lee 6 23333 Mamalulu nwtd C &............................ Fagan 7 Mop Head nwtd...........................D T Barnes 8 54227 Teevee Gidget nwtd.......................... M Flipp 9 66581 Go Nola 17.55................................ G Cleeve 10 848x6 Jumpin Sally nwtd......................J McInerney 3 4.01pm CHRISTCHURCHGREYHOUNDS.CO.NZ STAKES C0, 520m 1 463 Oche nwtd..........................................J Dunn 2 Game Girl nwtd A &............................Seque 3 677x8 Opawa Carlos nwtd L &...................... Wales 4 86245 Opawa Anne nwtd L &........................ Wales 5 54334 Opawa Leanne nwtd L &.................... Wales 6 65647 Court The Belle nwtd L &................... Wales 7 6 Opawa Paul nwtd L &......................... Wales

8 6F432 Casino Black nwtd......................H Anderton 9 87666 Homebush Julian nwtd..............J McInerney 10 8673 Opawa Lauren nwtd L &..................... Wales 4 4.18pm ROBBIE PHOTOGRAPHER DASH C0, 295m 1 87 Blue Gale Rise nwtd......................... B Dann 2 674 Valldemossa nwtd............................. M Flipp 3 88856 Juno Baxter nwtd.......................J McInerney 4 25231 Flirt With Me 17.64 M &.....................Jopson 5 45765 Uno Nosey nwtd J &...............................May 6 77351 Slingo 17.75............................... M Robinson 7 5 Keramus Girl nwtd......................... G Cleeve 8 28746 Okuku Muppet nwtd B &................... T Shaw 9 66581 Go Nola 17.55................................ G Cleeve 10 8672 Bublin Jed nwtd................................ M Flipp 5 4.36pm (NZT) CTV SPRINT C1, 295m 1 65757 Al’s Best Mate 17.56.................A Botherway 2 32222 Wellywood 17.82 W &........................ Nissen 3 32668 Hear Hare Here 17.60 P &.................Doody 4 61263 Ronrose Hill nwtd M &.......................... J Hill 5 58288 Wandy Millah 17.63.....................D Kingston 6 37322 Easy Silence nwtd............................ B Dann 7 41264 Mustang Magz 17.60........................ M Flipp 8 86888 Homebush Awesome 18.04.......J McInerney 9 65767 Jimmy Cee 17.60.............................. M Flipp 10 58785 Taieri Plains 17.69 C &....................... Fagan 6 4.54pm AMBER CLEANING SERVICES STKS C1, 520m 1 16168 Opawa Jean 30.73 L &....................... Wales 2 21287 Opawa Hally 30.96 L &....................... Wales 3 23355 Dyna Brownlow nwtd M &..................Jopson 4 36338 Know Future 30.74........................ G Cleeve 5 14272 Gypsy Hunter 30.85 W &................... Nissen 6 15125 Voreda nwtd............................... M Robinson 7 25565 Botany Kevin nwtd.....................J McInerney 8 52412 Massage Only 31.09....................D Kingston 9 45764 Jinja Jam 30.85.................................S Whall

10 58448 Opawa Summer 30.88 L &................. Wales 10 6.06pm YELLA MUSTARD AT STUD STAKES C1, 520m 7 5.13pm CAROL’S TAB DASH C1, 295m 1 22342 Botany Seaton nwtd...................J McInerney 1 66382 Zed Kay Man 17.60.....................D Kingston 2 4243x Three Knots 30.73......................D T Barnes 2 46764 Noisy Leo 17.58.........................J McInerney 3 61135 Emily Patrick nwtd..............................J Dunn 3 34181 Iva Cunning Plan 17.63.......................A Lee ACROSS nwtd M &............................ J Hill 4 12651 Rob’s MateDOWN 4 52738 Ruby’s Girl nwtd................................ M Flipp 5 81385 Que Tee Pix 30.96 M &......................Jopson 6.

Obtain (7) 1.

Contempt (5) 5 23324 Harper Mehl nwtd S &.....................B Evans 6 52758 Jet Even nwtd...............................A Williams 6 33322 Know Lies 17.62............................

G Cleeve (5) 7 35523 Opawa2.Andrea 30.53 L(6) &................... Wales 7.

Milk container Tremble 7 82248 Homebush Cruz 17.51........................ I Kaye 8 34442 Line Honours 31.24....................... G Cleeve 9. Courageous (5) Anger (3)L &.................. Wales 8 66434 White Legs 17.76.......................J McInerney 9 33876 Opawa3.Cassidy 31.13 9 65767 Jimmy Cee 17.60..............................

M (7) Flipp 10 68747 Ohoka4.Sandy 31.24......................

Waretini 10.

25% Place of worship L(6) 10 88776 Billy Brand 17.89............................... B Dann 11 6.25pm RACINGDOGS.CO.NZ DASH C1, 295m 12.

Fraternity (11) 5.

Liberty (7) 8 5.29pm GARRARD’S HORSE AND HOUND SPRINT 1 76454 Ohoka Hart 17.71......................... L Waretini C1, 295m Esme 17.68.............J 14. Face (11) 2 17753 Homebush 8. Burial ceremonyMcInerney (7) 1 54534 Red Eye Max nwtd..................... R Cockburn 3 62423 Fulla Pride 17.40 M &........................Jopson 18.

With an oblique 11.

Extend (7) 2 66427 Totally Confused 17.77..................... M Flipp 4 55716 Witch Wood Rose 17.71................... B Dann 3 87843 Be Prepared 17.35............................

B Dann 17.70..............................J Dunn glance (7) 5 6153 La Fontaine 13. Agreement (7) 4 77542 Hooray For Hazel 17.63 M &............... Smith 6 4162 Cec Divine 17.90........................... G Cleeve 19.

Disease (5) 15.Lillian Almost (6) 5 68664 Wandy On In nwtd.......................D Kingston 7 411 Mildred 17.55..........................

M Flipp 6 48778 Homebush Ace 17.48.........................

Kaye (5) 8 75774 Mighty 17.76..(6) ....................J Holdem 21. Leg Ijoint 16.Monica Coterie 7 33517 Conaloo 17.53........................... M Robinson Cee 17.60.............................. M Flipp 22. Blot out (7) 10 9 65767 Jimmy 17. Breathing organsMcInerney (5) 8 88288 Thirsty Kelvin nwtd.....................J McInerney 76786 El Maestro 17.53........................J 9 65767 Jimmy Cee 17.60.............................. M Flipp 12 6.44pm SPEIGHT’S SPRINT C1, 295m 20.

Chopper (3) 10 48786 Galba John nwtd........................J McInerney 1 58552 Homebush Coco 17.84..............J McInerney 9 5.47pm SHIRLEY VET CLINIC STAKES C1, 520m 2 56264 Canvas Rider 17.64 &..................B Evans SOLUTIONS TO PUZZLE No S12,223 1 34147 Opawa Natty 30.92 L &...................... Wales 3 52341 Claremont Diva 17.73....................... B Dann 2 8x233 Some Say nwtd W &..........................

4 76214 Genia nwtd.......................J McInerney Across: Nissen 1 Department; 7 Adorn;Haka 8 Amusing; 10 Question; 3 68618 Our Hope 30.71............................S Hindson 5 15 75564 Mulberry 18.03...................

K Cassidy 11 Gown; 13 Ensure; Career; 17Brook Ague; 18 Vigorous; 21 4 4316x Axel Grinder 30.87....................A Botherway Centigrade.

6 21563 Gracy Racer 17.79...........................S Fagan Effendi; 22 Aloft; 23 5 x6566 Law To Excel 31.33 M &....................Jopson 7 42577 Are Tee May 17.73............................ M Flipp 6 53551 Wagon Wheel 30.58 M &..Down: .................Jopson 1 Drone; 2 Puncture; 3 Reason; Maul; 5 Noisome; 8 12441 Damarjo 17.52 H4 &..............................Taylor 7 42265 Know Taste 30.85..........................

G Cleeve 9 Generosity; 9 65767 Jimmy 17.60..............................

Flipp 6 Masquerade; 12 Cee Panorama; 14 Scuffle;M16 8 24115 Opawa Jay 30.98 L &.........................

76878 Opawa Sir nwtd S &........................B Evans Liking; 19Wales Ozone; 20 10 Gnat.

9 82778 Secret Sarah 31.03 S &...................B Evans LEGEND: fsdt - First Start Here nwd - No Win this Distance fstd 10 78474 Botany Comet 30.68..................J McInerney First Start This Distance 31 13 - Best Winning Time This Track

ACROSS 1. Deceased (4) 3. Wary (8) 9. Warrior (7) 10. Speak (5) 11. Expectancy (12) 13. Nook (6) 15. Jail (6) 17. Exorbitant (12) 20. Smell (5) 21. Disagree (7) 22. Overcame (8) 23. Remain (4)

DOWN 1. Remoteness (8) 2. Distribute (5) 4. Sudden (6) 5. Equilibrium (12) 6. Foolish (7) 7. Entice (4) 8. Dejected (12) 12. Lineage (8) 14. Worried (7) 16. Heavy food (6) 18. Vigilant (5) 19. Serene (4)

SOLUTIONS TO PUZZLE No 12,224 Across: 6 Acquire; 7 Churn; 9 Brave; 10 Quarter; 12 Brotherhood; 14 Countenance; 18 Askance; 19 Virus; 21 Ankle; 22 Expunge.

Down: 1 Scorn; 2 Quiver; 3 Ire; 4 Church; 5 Freedom; 8 Funeral; 11 Stretch; 13 Consent; 15 Nearly; 16 Clique; 17 Lungs; 20 Axe.

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tV1 6.00 Breakfast.

9.00 Good Morning.

10.00 The Chase. (G, R, T) It isn’t just a quiz, it’s a race, where contestants have to stay one step ahead.

11.00 Coach Trip. (PGR) 11.30 House Guest. (G, R) 12.00 ONE News. (T) 12.30 Emmerdale. (PGR, T) Jai teases Charity, Gennie is astonished, and Debbie finds an insulin pen in Sarah’s bag.

1.30 Come Dine With Me. 2.00 Winners And Losers.

(PGR, R, T) 3.00 Renovation Game. (G) 3.55 Te Karere. (T) 4.25 MasterChef Australia.

(G, T 5.25 Millionaire Hot Seat. (T) Six contestants go headto-head to win the cash in a game of strategy.

6.00 ONE News. (T) 7.00 Seven Sharp. (T) 7.30 Border Security. (PGR, R, T) 8.00 The Force. (Final, PGR, R, T) 8.30 Person Of Interest. (AO, T) With the Machine’s help, Reese closes in on finding Finch as he uncovers shocking details of Root’s past.

9.30 Castle. (AO, T) When a body is found at a sci-fi convention, Castle and Beckett are warped into the heart of fandom.

10.25 ONE News Tonight. (T) 11.00 Tennis. Wimbledon. Day 13. Men’s Singles Final.

12.00 World’s Strictest Parents Us. (PGR, R, T) 1.00 Te Karere. (R, T) 1.30 Infomercials. 5.05 Believer’s Voice Of Victory. 5.35 Te Karere.

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6.00 Creflo Dollar. 6.30 Tiki Tour.

(G, R, T) 6.55 Supernormal. (G, T) 7.20 Scooby Doo. (G, R, T) 7.50 Pokemon: Black And White. (G, T) 8.15 Franklin. (G, R, T) 8.40 Mike The Knight. (G, R, T) 8.50 Fireman Sam. (G, T) 9.00 Infomercials.

10.30 Neighbours. (G, R, T) 11.00 Shortland Street. (PGR, R, T) 11.30 10 Things I Hate About You. (G, R) 12.00 Hart Of Dixie. (G, R, T) 1.00 Jeremy Kyle. (PGR) 2.00 Jeremy Kyle USA. (AO) 3.00 Jake & The Neverland Pirates. (G, R, T) 3.25 Angry Birds Toons. (G, T) 3.30 Kung Fu Panda. (G, T) 4.00 Good Luck Charlie. (G, R, T) 4.30 The Erin Simpson Show.

5.00 Horace In Slow Motion.

(G, R) 5.01 America’s Funniest Home Videos. (G, R, T) 5.30 Hope & Faith. (G, R, T) 6.00 6.30 7.00 8.00 8.30

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10.30 11.40

Friends. (G, R, T) Neighbours. (G, T) Shortland St. (PGR, T) The Big Bang Theory.

(PGR, R, T) Grey’s Anatomy. (PGR, T) As Meredith juggles taking care of Zola with a case that hits close to home, Cristina assists Dr. Thomas on a challenging heart surgery.

Wentworth. (AO, T) Erica can’t escape her feelings for Franky, and Bea reveals to Liz the truth about her marriage.

Shameless. (AO, T) Happily Divorced. (PGR, R, T)

12.05 Good Vibes. (AO) 12.35 Rookie Blue. (AO, R, T) 1.30 Infomercials. 2.35 Desperate Housewives. (AO, R, T) 3.20 Police Women Of Dallas. (AO, R) 4.15 Anderson. (PGR, R) 5.05 Erin Simpson. (R) 5.30 Infomercials.

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Celts take low-scoring thriller

By Jonathan Leask Celtic and Southern took a big step towards the Watters Cup semifinals, both notching up wins in the third round on Saturday.

A charged-down conversion proved the difference as Celtic claimed a 7-5 win over Rakaia at home, while in Mayfield Southern outscored Hampstead 42-31 with kicking also proving the key factor.

Celtic got their campaign on track with a tight come-from-behind 7-5 win over Rakaia.

A scoreless stalemate ensued in the first half as neither side could gain ascendency or retain the ball long enough to put any real pressure on.

There were a few shots at goal and Rakaia went close to scoring the opening try but a thundering hit from Tukulua Tolu kept the Celtic line intact.

Rakaia finally broke the deadlock when Tevita Vi scored 10 minutes into the second half.

Josh Colgan lined up the conversion but a Celtic player got his fingertips to the kick, causing it to hit the upright in what would prove a massive play come fulltime.

The charge down proved a catalyst for Celtic who then lifted their game and took it to Rakaia in the tight.

“The forwards knuckled down and got us going forward so we could take control,” Celtic coach Dave McCrea said.

“Our lineout was really strong, and Dan Hurley was back in the pack and just added that extra bit of go forward.”

Celtic finally cracked the Rakaia defence in the 75th minute when Hurley barged over, and fellow loose forward Will Hintz was called on to land the crucial conversion to put the host two points in front, after regular kicker Matt O’Sullivan was concussed in the first half.

Rakaia were left to rue multiple missed opportunities, including the charge down.

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With one week of Super Rugby remaining, the top six are confirmed but the final order is anything but certain.

The recent weekend’s round proved once again that nothing is a given in this competition - the Crusaders thrashing the defending champion Chiefs 43-15, the Highlanders stunning the Hurricanes 49-44 in Wellington to move off the bottom of the table, and the Durban-based Sharks almost upsetting the Bulls in Pretoria.

Apart from Todd Blackadder’s outfit, the Bulls were the biggest beneficiaries of the Crusaders’ stunning five-tries-to-two victory as they moved ahead of the Chiefs to top the table thanks to their nervy 20-19 win.

The Cheetahs put the final nail in the Blues’ campaign and kept their own alive with a 34-13 victory in Bloemfontein.

Although the playoffs’ participants are confirmed, there is still plenty at stake.

The top two teams have the luxury of a week off following their final regular season match and their next task is to host a semi-final.

• Final hurdle too tough The Allenton-Celtic under 16s lost the Combined under 16 final to West Melton 3-22 at West Melton on Saturday. It was a disappointing result for the Mid Canterbury side a week after toppling the previously unbeaten Springston to qualify for the final, with a controversial buildup to Saturdays match. Initially it was set to be the opening round match of the EllesmereMid Canterbury competition but West Melton had appealed their semi-final loss to Ohoka, who had legally used players from a St Bedes under 16 side but had breached the 90 minutes per player per day rule, putting West Melton into the final and making Saturday’s match double as the combined final.

• Venus running hot New Zealand’s Michael Venus has won his third doubles tennis title of the year when he combined with his Indian partner to win the US$50,000 Challenger at Winnetka, Illinois. Venus and Yuki Bhambri beat third seeds Somdev Devverman (India) and Jack Sock (US) 2-6 6-2 10-8 for the title. It is Venus’ third doubles title of the year after winning two Futures tournaments, but his first Challenger title of his career. New Zealand No 1 Rubin Statham also won a doubles title, securing the Futures event at Kashiwa in Japan.

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• Firebirds v T-birds Coach Roselee Jencke is confident a nerve-testing preliminary final win over Melbourne Vixens will stand the Queensland Firebirds in good stead in the trans-Tasman netball competition grand final. The Firebirds earned the chance to reclaim the title they won in 2011 when they meet the ladder-topping Adelaide Thunderbirds in the season decider in Adelaide next Sunday after defeating the Vixens 50-46 at Melbourne’s State Netball and Hockey Centre yesterday. - AAP

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Rakaia’s Cawte Whiting looks to bring down a charging Tukulua Tolu of Celtic with the help from Jackson Donlan in the Watters Cup third round clash at Celtic on Saturday. but stuffed it,” Rakaia coach Wayne Foxcroft said.

“Celtic played well especially their forwards.

“They were more physical, hungrier and wanted it more.”

It was a different story out in Mayfield in terms of 10 tries being scored, but goal kicking was the difference for Southern to come out on top of Hampstead 42-31.

Hampstead made a strong start, rumbling away in the forwards to

take the lead until Southern finally got their hands on the ball.

They then returned fire to take a 24-19 lead at halftime.

It may have been unsettling for Southern having led their previous two matches only to fade in the second half, but third time was the charm.

Lee Armstong started for Southern with a haul of 27 points after scoring two tries and converting four conversions and three penalties.

James Hastings, Micky Collins and Paddy Davis scored the other tries.

Both sides finished with five tries but Armstong’s kicking meant Southern had an 11 point advantage.

Hampstead lock Nathan Vaauli scored a double with Sefo Makaui and Sia Fifita also dotting down, while Josh Nonu scored a try and landed three conversions.

It was a marked improvement

from Hampstead who had conceded a whopping 52 points in 40 minutes a week earlier against Rakaia, but wasn’t enough to claim the win settling for what could prove a valuable bonus point.

“We didn’t capitalise on a few chances but it was a brilliant game of rugby and our boys can hold their head up high,” Hampstead manager Nicki Woods said.

The game had to switch fields with seven minutes to play after

Collins suffered a neck injury, but he was cleared of any major injury with Southern happy to take the five points into their bye week.

“It wasn’t pretty.

“We scored some good tries but so too did Hampstead,” Southern’s Nathan Hellyer said.

“It’s coming in patches, and if we can keep that going it will be good but we have the bye this week of course but should be refreshed for the last round.”

Bulls charge to the top Seniors moving on up

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The third- and fourth-placed teams host qualifying matches, the winners travelling for the semi-finals.

For that reason, the Chiefs will be desperate to beat the Blues in Auckland on Saturday.

One competition point will give them the New Zealand conference win, but if they are victorious, and the Bulls lose what promises to be an epic encounter against the Stormers in Cape Town, Dave Rennie’s men will top the competition. Not only will they host a semi-final, but also the final if they get that far.

“It is crucial for us,” Rennie said yesterday.

“If we win we get a week off and a home semi, which is certainly something we have been striving for since week one. We will put ourselves in a good position even though we were disappointed with last Friday. Our fate is still in our own hands.”

Rennie, who is a self-confessed keen stu-

dent of the points table, mentioned recently about the spectre of having to travel to Pretoria to play the Bulls. It’s definitely something they want to avoid.

Last season the Chiefs bounced back from consecutive losses to the Crusaders and Hurricanes to beat Blackadder’s men in the semi-final in Hamilton before crushing the travel-weary Sharks in the final.

Rennie called the Crusaders’ defeat at AMI Stadium “embarrassing”, but it will at least serve as a wake-up call. A similar slip-up against the Blues could have dire consequences.

The Brumbies, in third, travel to Perth to play the Force and will be cheering for the Blues and Stormers. The Crusaders, Reds and Cheetahs round out the top six.

The Crusaders host the Hurricanes with payback on their minds. Mark Hammett’s men are the only team to beat the Crusaders at the new AMI Stadium and they did so in controversial circumstances. - APNZ

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By Jonathan Leask The Mid Canterbury seniors cruised to a 3-0 victory over Hornby United to move up into second in Mainland Football’s division one in Prebbleton on Saturday.

Austen Beats captained the side on what was his farewell appearance before moving to Auckland and the team delivered a fitting farewell despite a shaky start.

The visitors looked panicked in possession in the opening stages and lost patience with each other and the officials to have Rick Barbosa, Sandro and Giuseppe Vassalini all booked in the opening 15 minutes.

Sandro was busy in the goal box, called on to make a series of fine saves as the defence also panicked in front of him.

Frustrated by the lack of cohesion coach Peter Roberts made some positional changes, moving Jack Roberts into the holding position with instructions to ‘get the ball down and play’.

It had an immediate effect as Mid Canterbury started to play some fine football, building up from the back and releasing Beats and Barbosa on the flanks.

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The first goal came as Barbosa broke down the left and his shot was parried by the keeper, but only as far as Beats to celebrate his final game with a goal.

Right on halftime Barbosa served up a second goal when he delivered a swinging corner on to the head

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of Adam George, who powered a header into the net from close range.

The second half continued in the same vein with the visitors dominating possession and the injection of fresh legs, including new signing from Wanganui Victor Ikini, had Mid Canterbury hunting a third goal.

Hornby were struggling to get out of their own half while Mid Canterbury went close on a number

of occasions, before Barbosa laid on the third goal from another corner but this time Roberts reacted first on the edge of the box to smash in a volley and seal the 3-0 win.

“Apart from the first 20 minutes, when we were awful, it was a dominant performance,” coach Roberts said.

“It was the most disjointed start I have seen, we showed no composure on the ball, or with our attitude, we were arguing with each other, the ref and the opposition - it was like watching another team.

“Once we changed things around and settled down we were dominant.

“Jack did a tremendous job getting hold of the game, which allowed us to take control and get our dangerous attacking players into the game.”

In Ashburton Mid Canterbury Eastern drew 1-1 with Parklands, the Mid Canterbury Youth XI drew 1-1 with St Andrews, but the Mid Canterbury Masters were tipped up by Papanui Redwood 2-3 in the masters division 3 top-of-the-table clash, with Papanui moving one point ahead of Mid Canterbury.

In division five action yesterday Methven International had a 4-3 victory over Hornby United in Methven.

A day which started so promisingly for Mitch Evans ended in disappointment at the GP2 feature race at Nurburgring in Germany yesterday. For the briefest of moments, Evans led at the start of the race - the third consecutive feature race which Evans has led - but a couple of mistakes saw him slip to 16th.

Leading the 26-car field into the first corner, Evans carried too much speed into the tightening apex and had to run deep into the runoff area on the outside of the corner. As he struggled to regain the track, he was swamped by the chasing pack and plummeted to 20th. - APNZ

• Gill going ballistic He does a standing jump of about 1.45m but his foot injury has been hard to shake off. New Zealanders might have to wait another year to see Jacko Gill unleash his potential on shot put’s premier international stage.

The 18-year-old has suffered ongoing effects from an ankle sprain, not to mention recovering from 20 stitches on his nose when he tried to break up a dog fight. Gill has an eye on the Glasgow Commonwealth Games next July and the Beijing world championships being held the - NZH following August.

• Referee beheaded A football referee in Brazil has been beheaded by angry fans after he stabbed a player to death. It happened at a local league match in northern Brazil.

Referee Octavio da Silva stabbed Josenir dos Santos after they became involved in a physical confrontation, when the player refused to leave the field. Dos Santos died while being taken to hospital. Outraged spectators reportedly stormed the field and stoned the referee before decapitating him and putting his head on a stake in the middle of the ground. Brazil is to host next year’s football World Cup and the 2016 Olympic Games.

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College well represented in premier

By Jonathan Leask The make-up of the premier netball competition was decided in the penultimate round of the senior A on Saturday.

With the top six sides in senior A promoted to premier and a chance to play for Mid Canterbury netball supremacy, College B’s 40-29 win over Rakaia A has finalised the top six.

Celtic A, Hampstead A, Methven A and United A had already done enough to qualify, and the win for College B should prove enough to

have them fill the sixth spot with their win ensuring College A will advance.

Rakaia A can still draw level with College B but would have to cause the upset of the season facing the unbeaten Celtic A in this weekend’s final round, suggesting the two College sides are safe and sound in planning for the premier round.

“We looked at the points table and I think we are safe so we were really rapt with the result,” College B coach Kaye Kennedy said.

“I can’t recall their being two College teams in premier so we

Andrew Alderson Val Adams has continued her world shot put dominance with a throw of 20.62m to win yesterday’s IAAF Diamond League meet at the Stade de France.

The distance was 26cm less than her season best set in the Czech Republic on June 27.

Adams steadily built towards her best throw in the fourth round after previous efforts of 20.12m and 20.60m. There were three no-throws. The performance represented another sound build-up as she prepares for next month’s world championships in Moscow.

The next best thrower was American Michelle Carter with 19.57m.

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TOMORROW

Fine at first, with northwesterlies dying out.

Rain and gusty southerlies developing in the afternoon.

FZL: 900m

FZL: Lowering to 800m

Snow showers.

Wind at 1000m: Strong S developing.

Wind at 2000m: Gale SE developing.

WEDNESDAY

WEDNESDAY

Rain, clearing south of Ashburton in the afternoon. Southerlies dying out.

Snow showers, clearing south of Arthurs Pass. Strong southeasterlies easing.

THURSDAY

THURSDAY

Cloudy, occasional showers. Southeasterlies. Mostly cloudy, a few snow showers in the north. Southeasterlies.

FRIDAY A few showers in the north. Southeasterlies dying out.

Becoming fine. Southeasterlies dying out.

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WEDNESDAY: Periods of rain. Southerlies easing.

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“I’m not sure what my coach [Jean-Pierre Egger] will say about three fouls but I’ll deal with that when I get back to Switzerland,” said a delighted Adams. “All the throws were over 20m and my injuries are under control.

“I’m not in pain when I’m throwing. It’s a good back-up from the performance in Ostrava [in the Czech Republic].”

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Ashburton Forecast TOMORROW: Fine then rain and southerlies from afternoon.

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Methven A outclassed Hampstead B 47-14.

With the Mid Canterbury under 17 representative team making their annual trek to Dunedin this weekend two matches will be played tonight.

College A will have given College B a friendly pat on the back for ensuring their participation in premier on Saturday, but won’t be as cordial as they chase a third win in the College derby at 6pm.

That will be followed by a heavyweight clash between two title contenders as Methven take on United at 7pm.

may have made a bit of history.”

Rakaia A looked like throwing a spanner in the works, getting out to a 13-8 lead in the opening quarter before College came charging back to lead 20-17 at halftime.

After settling into their rhythm College kicked on after the break able to extend their lead out to 11 by fulltime, outscoring Rakaia 12-6 in the final quarter.

Celtic A opened the round recording their sixth straight win in beating Hampstead A 29-12.

United A were too strong for College A 29-18, and to conclude the round defending premiers

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The detail is still be worked out but hopes are already high that the British and Irish Lions will generate in excess of $25 million in profit for New Zealand rugby when they tour in 2017.

How many games, the opponents and exact timing are yet to be decided but, as the British and Irish Lions wrote the final chapter of their 2013 tour to Australia on Saturday night, there was heightened anticipation in New Zealand about being the next host of the composite side.

The excitement is brewed by confirmation that the Lions continue to hold a special place in the rugby landscape.

They are a team that captures the imagination of way more people than they really should.

There had been pre-tour fears aired by four-time tourist and former Irish captain Brian O’Driscoll that the credibility of the Lions would be damaged by a fourth consecutive series defeat.

Hardly. The Lions brand is indestructible, it seems.

The just-finished tour of Australia was a roaring commercial success long before Saturday night’s decider.

The Lions invoke a sense of nostalgia like no other team - they are the last great tour; the only surviving remnant of the amateur age and, for that fact alone, it appears that winning is not imperative for their survival.

Not to put too fine a point on it - the Lions are a licence to print money and the New Zealand Rugby Union will be hoping to better the $25 million profit they made the last time the Lions toured here in 2005.

“There is absolutely no doubt,” says NZRU chief executive Steve Tew, “that the Lions remain a huge drawcard and an important part of the rugby landscape.

“We know that, whatever happens with the season structure, there has to be provision in there for us to successfully host the Lions.”

Events across the Tasman have thrown up plenty for the NZRU to consider.

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When it comes to nailing down the detail of the 2017 tour, a couple of points will sit top of the agenda.

The first is whether Super Rugby or provincial sides should be let loose, or possibly even a mix.

When the Lions came in 2005 it was provincial sides who were asked to ‘soften them up’ - Bay of Plenty, Taranaki, Wellington, Otago, Southland, Auckland, Manawatu and the NZ Maori were the lucky ones. But, back then, Super Rugby was done and dusted by the end of May and the Lions came in early June - it made sense to let the provinces have the stage.

A decision on that can’t be made until there is clarity around the season structure when talks begin, probably next year, about extending the current Super Rugby and Rugby Championship broadcast agreement.

Whatever the outcome, the NZRU will be conscious of the mistake the Australians made of allowing weakened Super Rugby sides to face the Lions.

The danger for future Lions tours is that if the midweek games are not true contests with the real possibility of an upset, the Lions’ tours could be truncated - they may end up flying in for three tests only.

The warning signs have to be heeded - other than the game with the Reds, the recent tour was a dud in terms of memorable, down-to-thewire, nail-biting encounters other than the test series which was spectacularly tense and drama-laden.

The final point the NZRU will have to consider is the handling of test players. The Australians made the decision to keep their Wallabies out of action until the tests.

That deprived midweek games of market appeal.

It would also mean some players on the periphery of the squad would barely get a crack against the Lions - a side that many will never get another chance to face.

The rustiness of the Wallabies in the first test provided another reason for the NZRU to think long and hard about their All Black strategy in 2017.

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