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BY MICHELLE NELSON/APNZ Residential property prices in Ashburton continue to buck the national trend – up 8.6 per cent on last year, new figures show.

The latest monthly property value index from Quotable Value shows residential property values nationwide lifted 8.1 per cent over the past year, with an increase of 3.1 per cent over the past three months.

This time last year the average house price in Mid Canterbury was $277,575 – buyers are now shelling out $301,557 on average.

Ray White real estate manager Jill Quaid said the price hike on the local front was driven by demand.

“There are more buyers than sellers – you only have to look

at the district listings to see that,” Mrs Quaid said.

While local buyers are leading the charge in the hunt for property, potential buyers from Southland and Christchurch were also pushing up prices – and a quick turnaround of listings.

“Property is selling quickly, on average in 22 days – which it not long, when you consider it takes 15 days to get a LIM report,” Mrs Quaid said.

“We just don’t have enough listings, but we are coming into spring – a few more nice days and we might see that change a bit.”

The Ashburton figures, which sit third on the rung below Auckland (12.8 per cent) and Christchurch (12.3 per cent), have bucked the national trend for provincial centres.

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Going, going – gone; the Ashburton railway station is now just a memory.

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

The final vestiges of Ashburton’s historic railway station came down yesterday afternoon, signalling the end of an era.

The building had been declared unsafe by the Ashburton District Coun-

cil, and stood empty for 15 years. Efforts to raise the $580,000 needed to purchase it proved futile and the community-driven Save the Station project flopped.

Consent to demolish the old Railway Station building was received last December after an extensive

Environment Court process and demolition crews moved in mid-June.

Timber salvaged in the demolition process will likely be used in Christchurch rebuild projects, and memorabilia was donated to the Tinwald Railway Museum.

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5 BITES 1 Eyeball licking can cause disease

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A leading New Zealand optometrist is warning that oculolinctus, also known as worming, could have serious public health implications should it become popular among young New Zealanders. The practice, which describes licking another person’s eyeballs, is a fetish sweeping Japan, where teenagers are using the act to express affection towards their lover. Japanese media are reporting a rise in the number of cases of teenagers suffering from eye infections such as conjunctivitis, pinkeye and herpes as a result of the practice.

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2 Lauren’s unexpected gift

Hinds cyclist Lauren Ellis had a funny moment on the podium after winning a criterium at the Odaiba Cycle Festival in Tokyo earlier this week.

She won the race but had a few moments of confusion when she was handed her prizes. “I went on the podium and got given a big Coke sign to hold up,” Ellis said. “I thought ‘I guess I can put this on the garage wall when I get home’,” but when I got off the podium they took it off me and gave me 12 litres of Coke.”

Unfortunately, she had to fly home the next day so the majority of the drink was given away or left behind.

Invention caused bomb scare A Swedish inventor’s experiments with a new power source for electric cars caused a bomb scare that paralysed parts of the Danish capital, Copenhagen, for three hours this week.

Police said unusual wiring, copper pipes and suspicious objects found inside and outside Dan Zethraeus’ car led them to believe it contained an explosive device, and they quickly evacuated buildings.

Jaws lives

A Discovery network special that speculated about whether a giant prehistoric shark could still exist has drawn a passionate response from viewers and starkly raised the question about the worth of big ratings. The programme, Megalodon: The Monster Shark Lives, opened Discovery’s annual Shark Week in the United States during the weekend. With an estimated 4.8 million viewers, it had the largest audience of any show in the 26 years that Discovery has made Shark Week.

5 Cow hits plane

A Lion Air jet carrying 117 people hit a cow while landing and skidded off a runway in eastern Indonesia, an official said. No injuries were reported, but the incident forced the cancellation of flights, stranding hundreds of passengers traveling for the Eid holiday. The incident occurred as the Boeing 737-800 plane was landing at Jalaluddin airport in Gorontalo on Sulawesi island, Transportation Ministry spokesman Bambang Ervan said. He said three cows were on the runway, and the plane hit at least one of them and careened off the runway before coming to a stop.

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■ On the couch: Greatest Plastic Surgery Shockers, TV2, 9.30pm. New series: From bad implants to botched Botox injections, this is the programme that’s likely to make people think twice before going under the knife. Rated: M. Duration: 1 hour.

■ At the movies: The Lone Ranger, Regent Cinema, Ashburton, 7.50pm.

It may have been in the news for all the wrong reasons, but you can make your own mind up by checking out Disney’s new wild west adventure.

Rated: M and goes for 150 minutes.

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Murder (3D), Hoyts Riccarton, Westfield Riccarton. Ray Milland plays jealous husband Tony Wendice who arranges the perfect murder for his adulterous wife, played

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Three more council nominations

By SuSan SandyS Three more nominations have come in for the upcoming local body elections.

They are Bernard Davidson for the Ashburton Licensing Trust and Sam Quinton for the Ashburton ward of the Ashburton District Council.

Ms Quinton, 21, left Ashburton College at 18 and attended Aoraki Polytechnic in Ashburton. She has certificates in topics including teacher aiding, parenting and care of children, and national computing. She is a member of the Ashburton Youth Council, and has finished environmental studies at

Lincoln University. She is now studying law from home, and hoping to study political science in the future. Skills she hopes to bring to a councillor role include being able to relate to any age group.

She has set up a Facebook page called Standing For Ashburton District Council where she has been answering questions and making suggestions, and recently said she would like to see the police walking the beat around Ashburton “just connecting with the public”.

One responder said it was a good idea while another said the police already did that when they had the manpower.

Mr Davidson unsuccessfully stood for the eastern ward of the council at the last local body elections, and has more recently been a representative of the art gallery project, making a pitch to the council to contribute funding for fixtures and fittings for the new complex.

And it’s official, mayor Angus McKay will not be doing a Bob Parker and unexpectedly bowing out of the mayoral race. His nomination came into the council late yesterday.

Mr McKay was nominated for mayor by Rupert Curd and Jill Shearer.

Other nominations to come in to date include for councillors

Bernard Davidson Don McLeod, Stuart Mangin, Martin Nordqvist, Darryl Nelson and those standing for the council for the first time - Vicki Smith and Maree Moore.

Mayoral nominations to come

Sam Quinton in to date number two, from Mr McLeod and Mr McKay, although Russell Ellis has signalled his intention to stand.

Nominations close Friday next week.

Preschool focus on cats and their care

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

Pointed ears, whiskers and tails abounded at Childs Play Preschool in Tinwald yesterday, as the children attempted to make visiting six-month-old kitten, Clyde, feel more at home.

Melissa Colvin from the Mid Canterbury Animal Shelter accompanied the kitten on his visit, and they left with gifts of food for cats at the shelter from the children, who have been learning about taking care of animals.

Two kittens from the shelter are already settled in the homes of children at the preschool, but while there were plenty of children eager to take home the kitten yesterday, they had to get permission from their parents first.

Clyde and his sister Bonnie are currently looking for homes, along with two other cats at the shelter.

Melissa Colvin and kitten Clyde from the Mid Canterbury Animal Shelter visited some cool cats at the Child’s Play Preschool yesterday. From left, Jake Richan, 2, Payton McLaughlan, 4, Breanna Colvin, 4, Zoe Bland, 3 and photo donna wylie 080813-dw-050 Ashton Haydon-Gliddon, 2.

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Govt eases quake work deadline

By Isaac DavIson New Zealanders in shaky cities will have to wait until 2033 before up to 25,000 earthquake-prone buildings must be strengthened after the Government relaxed a deadline for assessing and upgrading New Zealand’s building stock.

Councils and property owners protested that the requirement for 193,000 commercial buildings and high-rise, multi-unit buildings to be assessed within five years and either fixed or demolished within another 10 years was too expensive and amounted to an “execution order” for heritage buildings.

Councils will still have to seismically assess buildings within five years, but owners will now have 15 more years to bring their quake-prone buildings up to 34 per cent of the new nation-

al building standard.

The most precious heritage buildings will have a further 10 years to be strengthened.

Building and Construction Minister Maurice Williamson said the Canterbury rebuild would be a huge drain on engineering resources and this made it impossible to meet the initial 15-year timeframe.

Government stressed it had to balance public safety and cost pressures on building owners.

That stance was echoed by the Labour Party.

Local Government New Zealand president Lawrence Yule said some councils which were well-advanced in their assessments might question whether the new rules required a fast enough response to earthquakerelated risks.

Between 15,000 and 25,000 buildings across the country

were believed to be at risk of collapse in a moderate earthquake.

The Alpine fault, the most likely source of a catastrophic earthquake in New Zealand, had a 6 to 9 per cent chance of rupturing in the next 20 years. The Wellington Fault. which runs under the city’s CBD, produced a large earthquake every 500 to 1000 years.

Mr Williamson said the rules had to reflect the risk posed by earthquakes.

Since 1843, 483 people have died in quakes - all but 43 in Napier in 1931 or Christchurch in 2011.

This compared to 37,000 deaths in road accidents. Auckland was considered a very low risk of a large earthquake the closest faults moved every 13,000 to 43,000 years and the maximum ground acceleration was a tenth of that in Christch-

urch - but the minister said the city should not be complacent.

Financial incentives would be offered to those that strengthened their buildings, though the details would not be confirmed until later in the year.

The Property Council, which has been seeking tax breaks on strengthening work, said this concession by Government was a “huge breakthrough”.

Some concern remained about whether the new policy provided sufficient protection for heritage buildings. The deadline of 2043 was only given to Category 1 buildings.

Of the 5657 buildings on the Historic Places Trust register, just 980 were classed as Category 1.

Labour deputy leader Grant Robertson said: “What we learned from Christchurch was that there were a lot of herit-

THE NUMBERS ■ 15 years Time extension for upgrading buildings ■ 2033 New upgrade deadline ■ 15,000-25,000 Number of at-risk buildings age buildings that people ... had a great attachment to, buildings that aren’t covered by that classification. So we want to to see heritage building owners given time to ensure that we can protect our history.”

The requirement to upgrade earthquake-prone buildings to 34 per cent of the new building standard remained unchanged.

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Ashburton businesses are welcoming a government decision to push out the timeframe on the requirement for post-earthquake building strengthening work.

“It’s certainly a very sensible decision, and it does take a bit of pressure off,” said Ashburton Business Association chairman Stuart Cross.

“It gives landlords more time to work through their options and help budget for it,” Mr Cross said.

He hoped the Ashburton District Council would be mirroring the changes in its new earthquake prone and insanitary buildings policy, aligning rules in the policy with central government’s softer approach.

Council chief executive Brian Lester said in a Guardian column on Wednesday that council was likely to “relook” at its policies once central government had completed its review.

Council building services manager Michael Wong said yesterday that managers at the council were still digesting the information which had been released, and he hoped to have a media statement prepared for today or early next week.

Ninety-nine earthquake prone buildings have been identified in Mid Canterbury so far, and some building owners have called the tough strengthening requirements in the council’s policy a “knee-jerk reaction” which had the potential to put some people out of business.

The Christchurch Catholic Cathedral, which was damaged extensively in the February 22 quake.

Insulating homes saves the country millions of dollars

By GaBrIelle stuart gabrielle.s@theguardian.co.nz

Insulating your home will not only warm the lounge but the economy, as results of the National Warm Up New Zealand Scheme begin to show in huge national health savings.

Approximately 24,000 Canterbury homes have received insulation upgrades under the scheme, which over four years is estimated to have saved New Zealanders over $1 billion in hospitalisation and prescription costs alone.

The savings were estimated by comparing the energy and health information of households that received insulation or heating through the programme with information from homes similar in age, size, quality and location.

NZ College of Public Health

Medicine spokesperson Dr Ramon Pink said that the benefits of retrofitted insulation outweighed the costs by a ratio of almost two-to-one.

“Improving housing to promote a healthier living environment is not only good for the occupants, it is beneficial for society and the economy by reducing the demands on the health system.”

While the results of the scheme were good, there was still a long way to go before New Zealand reached global insulation and heating standards.

“Many New Zealand houses are considerably colder than the minimum 18 degrees recommended by the World Health Organisation and there is evidence that around one third of

New Zealanders live in houses with visible mould. “Many are on low incomes, with Maori and Pacific people over represented.”

He said that New Zealand needed a plan to improve housing quality and affordability.

“If we could improve our housing quality we would reduce hospital admissions and save money.

Other indices of a healthy society would also improve.”

Dr Pink said there was evidence that cold temperatures, air pollution, damp and mould contribute to lung and heart disease.

Some of the benefits of adding insulation and improving heating were a reduction in ill health of the occupants, including less doctors’ visits and hospitalisation, and also less days off school for children.

THE FACTS Stats from the Warm Up New Zealand Heat Smart Programme The study on the costs and benefits of the Warm Up New Zealand Heat Smart

Programme used data from over 250,000 New Zealand homes and close to a million individuals, and was calculated over 4 years from 20092013.

COSTS ■ $22.6 to $26.3 million in administration ■ $53.5 million in taxation ■ $181.2 million in insulation installation ■ $90.4 million in clean heater installation

SAVINGS: ■ $16.9 million in energy savings ■ $1266 million saved in direct health costs ■ $180 million saved in indirect potential health costs

TOTAL: ■ $349.5 million approximate cost over four years

TOTAL: ■ $1462.9 million approximate savings over four years

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In brief On drugs, no food A food bank manager is standing by her decision to deny people food parcels if she thinks they have been on drugs. Rose Walker, manager of Kaitaia’s Fresh Start Family Services and Food Bank, said she performed a visual assessment of people entering her food bank and if she deemed they were high she turned them away.

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A domestic A late-night incident which involved a woman being dragged into the back of a car in Wellsford, north of Auckland, was a domestic incident. A member of the public alerted police to the Tuesday night altercation after seeing a woman being pulled into a car by a man.

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Identity suppressed They have the same blood and the same community, but Jillian Dolan and her two-year-old great-granddaughter photo gabrielle stuart 080813-GS-265 Ayla Orpwood-Faulkner live in vastly different worlds.

Dramatic changes in culture

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

The Dolan family has seen more than four generations of daughters growing up in Ashburton, and the change in parenting culture they have seen is dramatic.

As a child Jillian Dolan would walk three miles to school, crossing the Hinds river to get there.

Her daughter, Felicity Dolan, walked with her siblings to school and even kindy, and she let her own daughter, Gena Orpwood, bike to school at the age of seven.

Gena’s seven year old daughter, Eva, would not be allowed to travel to school alone by bike or on foot, she said.

“There’s no way I’d let her.

There is so much traffic and so many other people on the streets, and it’s all so much busier.”

The three mothers are quick to agree that modern children are overprotected - but why is a harder question to answer.

One factor, they agree, is time. Jillian didn’t work until her children were grown and neither did her daughter, but Gena has managed her family

Risk factor Are our children over-protected?

around finishing a degree and part time work in several jobs.

“It definitely makes a huge difference to your parenting.

When I’m at home I am a lot more relaxed as a mother, because I’ve had time to get everything done during the day.

In the evenings we might go outside to play even at six or seven. When I’m working the evenings are so busy and I don’t have the time to wash clothes a million times a day.”

Parents working time could be a factor for children too, Jil-

lian said, as they spent the day at daycare and simply didn’t get the time to play As a child she would spend the day roaming with her siblings down at the river or the swamp, or climbing to the top of the tall macrocarpa hedges.

“We’d leave sometimes at ten in the morning. Mum would make us sammies to take for lunch and she wouldn’t see us again until five o’clock.

“We’d always come back covered in scrapes and bumps and bruises, but we healed. I think it was a very important part of learning. We learnt by feel and by smell.”

That’s not to say they didn’t have some close calls when playing around the water race and farm equipment, but despite those experiences she was equally relaxed with her daughter.

Long rides on her horse were young Felicity’s favourite way to spend a day, and she brought up another factor: the media hype around murders, accidents and disasters.

“There was a little girl murdered when I was young, and for a while afterward it did put me off riding alone. But that

was so rare, while nowadays people are so aware because they hear about another child murdered every week.”

And she has seen another shift in culture, this one more subtle: the ‘mummy wars’.

Competition and competitiveness between mothers was something she barely experienced with her first child while living out in the country, but as her children grew older she began to see it more.

For her daughter, Gena, bringing up her three children in a world of social media, the pressure to measure up to other mums is huge.

“There is so much pressure to keep up, and I think it’s that culture that’s changing the way mothers think. On Facebook you get updates about what other mums have done with their kids, and it can sometimes go the other way. When they’re letting their children play out in the rain you can feel you’re being overprotective if you don’t let your children do those things.”

It’s a subtle shift, but it could be a sign of change as another generation of Dolan girls grow into mothers in Ashburton.

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Speed of chase deemed too dangerous

By Rebecca Malcolm A police pursuit was called off after less than a minute yesterday because the motorcyclist’s speed posed too much of a danger to both himself and other road users.

The motorcyclist was chased by police after he failed to stop at

a routine checkpoint police were conducting on Te Ngae Rd. Inspector Ed Van Den Broek of the Rotorua police said there was then a pursuit of “not even 30 seconds” along Sala St and onto McIntyre Ave before the police officer decided it was too dangerous.

He said the motorcyclist trav-

elled about 100km/h in the area which had speed limits of between 50km/h and 70km/h.

“The police decided the speed was getting too high and made the decision to abandon the chase to ensure the safety of the motorcyclist and other road users.”

It was the second chase in the

area yesterday, with Taupo police also involved in a pursuit.

Spikes were laid out as part of the Taupo chase but the car turned around just before them and headed off in a different direction.

The vehicle was later found abandoned at Waitahanui.

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One of the two people charged over a dog attack on a Tauranga preschooler in Merivale last month has had her identity suppressed on hardship grounds.

Chef Anthony Hedgman, 32, and a woman, who has been granted interim name suppression, faced a joint charge of being the owner of a Bull Mastiff which attacked and caused serious injuries, when they appeared in Tauranga Registrar’s Court yesterday.

The attack is alleged to have occurred while Charlie Pokai, 4, was visiting a friend’s home on July 12.

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Building attacked A man will appear in court today following an attack on the Bay of Plenty Times office in Tauranga.

A man was arrested Wednesday night after smashing several windows at the Bay Times building by throwing a large rock at windows about 8.30pm.

He claimed he wanted to get a message across to staff still working inside.

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Law on social media Two men wanted for a rural burglary fell victim to social media after closed circuit television footage was shared on the Rotorua police Facebook page. The page has more than 4600 fans and it was thanks to their involvement that one man was arrested within four hours of his photo being published on Tuesday.

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Man dies in fall A man is dead after falling from a central Wellington building yesterday. The incident happened on Ghuznee Street near Taranaki Street, about 11.45am, a police spokesman said. The man, in his early 20s, died at the scene.

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Under pressure?

Speedwing flyer Sean Kerridge may have felt self-induced pressure when he took off for his last flight from the Treble Cone access road last year, moments before fatally crashing in to the hill below. The 40-yearold electrical inspector died of a thoracic aorta rupture on February 17, 2012 after taking off from the Pub Corner launch site in rising westerly winds, an inquest heard.

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Another bid for Chch mayoralty

By Cullen Smith Central City Business Association manager Paul Lonsdale is the latest Christchurch mayoral candidate.

Mr Lonsdale announced his candidacy for the mayoralty and city council yesterday saying he will be “totally independent”.

“That will be one of my strengths,” he told The Star. “A good idea is a good idea, regardless of where it comes from.”

He will also stand for the city council in the Hagley-Ferrymead ward.

A political novice, Mr Lons-

dale joins current front-runner and Christchurch East Labour MP Lianne Dalziel, real estate agent Brad Maxwell, computer consultant Hugo Kristinsson and Tubby Hansen in seeking the city’s top job.

Mr Lonsdale said Ms Dalziel’s long record as a Labour MP could work against her.

“I think I’ve got as much to offer as she has,” he said.

“Christchurch people may look at her strong political background as a negative.”

Mr Lonsdale said he would bring “passion, vision, community engagement and strong

commercial business experience to the council table I have a proven track record of leadership, creativity and an aptitude for bringing people together to make things happen.”

As manager of the Central City Business Association, Mr Lonsdale said he achieved “a number of strategic milestones” including initiating the first steps in the Re:Start programme.

“Since opening Re:Start I have worked with countless community and cultural groups to bring life, hope and a sense of place back to the people of

Christchurch and Canterbury.”

Mr Lonsdale said he has developed a “good relationships” with Earthquake Recovery Minister Gerry Brownlee and Christchurch Central Development Unit director Warwick Isaacs.

“I believe in the next three years my strong commercial and business experience will be invaluable in the city’s rebuild.”

Originally from Southland, Mr Lonsdale has made Christchurch his home. He and wife Denise have raised three children, a son aged 20, and daughters 18 and 13. - APNZ

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In brief Bones mystery Mystery surrounds bones found yesterday down a Heads Rd drain, next to the site of an old Wanganui crematorium.

Police are investigating the find but are not treating it as suspicious. The bones were flushed out of a drain near the site of a crematorium, which has not been used since the 1950s.

They have not been confirmed as human. A police spokesperson said the drain was flushed by workmen yesterday and the pieces were discovered. “We can’t identify then yet and we haven’t tested them but we are not treating them as suspicious.”

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Drug bust A dangerous and addictive drug with a street value of up to $60,000, was seized from addresses in Dunedin and South Otago yesterday. Southern Police and the New Zealand Customs Service executed search warrants for properties in Dunedin and Balclutha, where half a kilogram of pentedrone was recovered.

Detective Senior Sergeant Malcolm Inglis, of Dunedin CIB, said a 28-year-old patched gang member from Dunedin, and a 42-year-old Balclutha woman were arrested. The pair would appear in the Dunedin District Court on charges of importing the Class C drug.

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Dryer catches fire A Wairarapa family who woke to find their dryer on fire early Wednesday morning were able to make a hasty escape. The fire in Judds Rd, Masterton, about 3.30am started in a clothes dryer, in the laundry, spread to the roof and back porch, and burned through a water pipe. Masterton Fire Station officer Garry Nielsen said the family had escaped the blaze, before firefighters arrived, and tried to put it out with a garden hose. Mr Nielsen said their efforts did not go astray.

“They probably made a bit of difference.” Mr Nielsen said the family was alerted by smoke alarms. “The smoke alarms did their job ... They woke up because of the smoke alarms.”

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Ammunition found

Peer Support Administrator Janine Pinkham presented breastfeeding peer supporter qualifications to five Ashburton mothers yesterday, Kiri Parata-Noema, Nina Strijland, Katt Maley, Erin McCall and front, Rose Cousins. photo gabrielle stuart 080813-gs-001

Mums helping breastfeeding new mothers

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

Local mums who are struggling with breastfeeding can now get help from the real experts: other local mothers who have experienced the same problems.

Five new breastfeeding peer supporters were qualified yesterday to give help, encouragement and advice to local mums, after a six-day training course run through Rural Canterbury Primary Health Organisation.

The five new peer supporters will double the numbers in Ashburton.

Abby Colder, who qualified last year, said that when she came to Ashburton as a young mum she had very few friends or family to lean on for support or advice.

Qualifying as a peer supporter meant she could not only help other mums in her situation, but had learnt a lot herself about breastfeeding.

“I was blown away myself, learning about what’s actually in the breast milk and how things we do as mothers affects it. There are so many pressures on breastfeeding mums, and learning this stuff is so important.”

The course covered some of the problems mothers face while breastfeeding and the health benefits for both mother and baby, as well as some of the science behind how it all works.

Programme administrator Janine Pinkham said it was quite a challenge and big commitment for the busy mums, many of whom were still breastfeeding themselves and had young children also.

New peer counsellor Kiri Parata-Noema has breastfed six children, but said she had still learnt a lot from the course.

“I’ve breastfed for 19 years and I thought I knew it all, but I’ve learnt heaps.”

A father and son are concerned after finding live ammunition at a Westport waterway this week.

Douglas Dent said his son Ethan, 11, was disturbed to find the live .303 ammunition rounds.

Ethan knew all about guns and immediately recognised the danger. Ethan found the first bullet on Monday night and the father and son had since returned to the site, which police don’t want to disclose, where they collected another 21. The pair have handed the objects over to police.

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Smalley back to radio Interviewer Rachel Smalley has resigned from TV3 where she has been presenting the morning news show Firstline. She is to take up an early morning role at The Radio Network. A TV3 source said Ms Smalley would continue as the presenter of the weekend current affairs programme The Nation, which screens on TV3 but is made by an independent production company.

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Nitrogen key to Pike re-entry By laura mills The Pike River Mine will be pumped full of nitrogen to force out any methane gas and allow miners to walk up to the rockfall, under a new re-entry plan.

The plan is expected shortly to go to the Solid Energy board and the labour inspectors for sign off, before going finally to Cabinet.

The families hope Prime Minister John Key will make up to $10 million of funds available.

Spokesman Bernie Monk said

yesterday the first job would be to seal the top of the ventilation shaft, a job that would involve a number of helicopter trips. They would then push nitrogen up the portal, which would force the methane out (as methane rises) through a tap.

Rather than a slow staged reentry, that would allow miners to walk up the tunnel, possibly without breathing apparatus at times.

Mr Monk said about 800m of the main tunnel (drift) had

not been seen since the day of the explosion on November 19, 2010.

Footage from robots allowed rescuers to see up to 1.4km, with a rockfall about 2km inside.

The remains of the 29 killed in the explosion are thought to lie on the other side of the rockfall, brought down by a second explosion. Cameras have previously been lowered down to look at the fall.

That leaves an 800m blind spot. For now, the talk is only

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about getting to the fall.

“We are not asking the impossible,” Mr Monk said. “We only want one shot.”

After almost three years of delays, he said the turning point came after Christmas when the families brought their own experts to Christchurch to argue that a re-entry was achievable, he said.

West Coast-Tasman MP Damien O’Connor said all indications were the plan should get the goahead.

-APNZ

By HamisH mcNeilly A luxury car concealed in a container has been seized, but Dunedin police say it is too early to confirm it belongs to convicted fraudster Michael Swann.

Concerns were raised after an attempt was made to remove a container from Port Otago’s Dunedin container yard on Wednesday.

With the contents unable to be confirmed by the person sent to retrieve the container, it was revealed upon opening to contain a vehicle, which the Otago Daily Times understands to be a Rolls-Royce.

Detective Senior Sergeant John Ferguson confirmed police had seized the vehicle, after receiving information from a member of the public.

“Police inquiries in relation to this particular vehicle are at an early stage and further investigations are underway.”

It was too early to confirm whether the vehicle was owned

by Michael Swann, he said.

Police declined to release details of the car, or its location.

Mr Swann (51) was released from prison last week to live at a Christchurch address with businessman Alasdair Cassels.

This week Mr Swann declined an interview with the ODT, following a request to his Wellington-based lawyer He remains subject to a $6 million pecuniary order, following his involvement in defrauding $16,902,000 from the former Otago District Health Board.

That effectively meant any property recovered up to that amount could be used to satisfy the order made under the Proceeds of Crime Act. Mr Swann had an apparent penchant for luxury vehicles, and used to drive a Lamborghini to his work at the health board.

-APNZ

Messy desk sign of a more creative mind

By Kurt Bayer Owners of messy desks are more creative and imaginative than their neat-freak colleagues, according to a new study.

Albert Einstein, a famously messy worker, once said: “If a cluttered desk is a sign of a cluttered mind, of what, then, is an empty desk a sign?”

Now, he has science to back up his claims that chaos and clutter help you think more creatively and dream up more imaginative ideas.

University of Minnesota researchers believe disorder inspires the mind to break free of convention.

“Prior work has found that a clean setting leads people to do good things: not engage in crime, not litter, and show more generosity,” psychological scientist Kathleen Vohs said in the study published in the journal Psychological Science.

“We found, however, that you can get really valuable outcomes from being in a messy setting.”

In one experiment, office workers were asked to fill out some questionnaires.

Some completed the task in a clean and orderly office, while others did so in an unkempt one with papers strewn about and cluttered office supplies.

Research has shown that a messy desk may be a sign of a creative mind.

Afterward, the participants were presented with the opportunity to donate to a charity, and allowed to take a snack of chocolate or an apple.

Those in the tidy office were more likely to donate and chose the healthy option over the chocolate.

In another experiment, the messy desk brigade came out on top. Participants were asked to come up with new uses for ping pong balls.

Messy deskers generated the

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“Being in a messy room led to something that firms, industries, and societies want more of: creativity,” said Professor Vohs.

“Disorderly environments seem to inspire breaking free of tradition, which can produce fresh insights.”

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was tidy or unkempt made a “whopping difference” in behaviour, the study found.

University of Canterbury psychologist Professor Deak Helton said the study “makes sense”.

“There’s a whole lot of literature in psychology called priming, which says you can use environmental stimuli to trigger changes in people’s states,” said Prof Helton, a proud proprietor of a sprawling workplace.”

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NZ fails environment tests

By Jamie morton A high-level conference has heard how New Zealand is failing in key environmental areas at a time when our 100 per cent pure brand is under fresh scrutiny overseas.

Insights into the state of the country’s climate, energy efficiency and fresh waterways have been given at this week’s Environmental Defence Society’s national conference, sometimes with alarming findings.

Former Prime Minister Sir Geoffrey Palmer, a keynote speaker, said he wasn’t surprised at them.

“I think we have some pretty critical issues to face up to in the area of the environment,” he said.

“The Fonterra fiasco this week demonstrates how fragile our environmental image is and that image is of great value to us.”

It comes just a week after data from the Ministry for the Environment showed it was unsafe to swim at nearly two-thirds of monitored recreational sites on New Zealand rivers.

Another keynote speaker, Dr Angel Hsu, of Yale University’s Centre for Environmental Law and Policy, cited a 2012 international report to show how the country ranked against others.

While it rated highest out of 132 countries in east Asia and Pacific region and placed 14th worldwide, New Zealand scored below average for its fisheries (28 per cent) air (39 per cent)

BY THE NUMBERS ■ 14th New Zealand’s most recent worldwide ranking according to the Environmental Performance Index.

■ 2.5 A ranking out of five for New Zealand’s energy efficiency and performance, given by Massey University’s Professor Ralph Sims.

■ 61% Proportion of monitored New Zealand recreational river sites rated poor or very poor by new government data. and water resources (40 per cent).

Professor Ralph Sims, of Massey University’s School of Engineering and Advanced Engineering, gave his own report card when it came to our energy performance and efficiency, awarding just an overall halfmark.

He said New Zealand was the only developed country not to have pledged a target to reduce its carbon emissions. “Other countries have stayed committed and the only way that New Zealand can save face is if it comes up with a stringent target and says it can deliver on that.”

If not for the off-setting ef-

Come plant trees with a local rugby legend

By Kate DaviDson Local rugby legend Jock Ross is calling on Mid Cantabrians to come get their hands dirty planting 2000 native trees at the Harris Scientific Reserve on Sunday.

The former All Black will be mucking in alongside locals to get the planting done. Mr Ross said he hopes to be working alongside at least 150 volunteers and he will be bringing his family along to help. Mr Ross also volunteered at the 2011 planting day and said it had been a great day.

Ross said replanting native trees like the kanuka was “creating the opportunity to preserve some of our native trees and history in this reserve”.

Member of the Ashburton Conservation Trust Val Clemens said native plants were becoming rarer in the mid Canter-

bury region. She said the Harris Scientific Reserve mirrored what the Canterbury plains looked like before they were settled and less than 0.5 percent of the original eco system remained.

Mrs Clemens said the reserve was “a living museum in an area where plants are protected and will survive”.

The tree planting event is part of a nation-wide Living Legends project that began after the 2011 Rugby World Cup to regenerate native forest as a legacy to the World Cup and rugby legends. Under the project 6 900 trees have already been planted at the local reserve.

Planting will be from 9 am until midday with plants laid out ready to go. The planting will be followed by a barbeque.

Register for the event at http://www.livinglegends. co.nz/.

Are we as clean and as green as we try to make out? There is a strong feeling out there that we are not. fects of its forestry, the country the Land and Water Forum, said got to put the breaks on - and wouldn’t be “anywhere near” most Kiwis had shown concern we are going down the road of its Kyoto Protocol target to get that “our water is not as good as just more taking from the environment.” greenhouse gas emissions back it should be”.

His group had recommended Environmental Defence Socito 1990 levels, he said.

Professor Sims, however, gave regions collaborate to address ety chairman Gary Taylor felt the country a four-out-of-five the problem, adding that the the country had to make many for achieving two-thirds of its economy had to be a considera- improvements if it wanted to keep trading on its clean, green electricity generation through tion.

Massey University freshwa- brand. renewable energy.

“We need to get some better A presentation on the state ter ecologist Dr Mike Joy said of our freshwater system gave a “huge change” was needed science in order to measure how a varied picture, with qual- to clean up waterways, name- well we are doing, and in many ity in most measured categories ly steering away from inten- areas, the policies just aren’t sive farming. “Before you start cutting the mustard,” he said. worse in urban areas. changing direction, you’ve first - APNZ Alastair Bisley, chairman of

‘Worst house’ near PM tipped to fetch millions By alanah eriKsen It’s advertised as the worst house on the best street - but in a skyrocketing Auckland market and with John Key as a neighbour, a house in Parnell is expected to sell for millions.

The brick and weatherboard home on St Stephens Ave could be one of the most expensive properties sold - and the house is expected to be bowled.

It has orange 1970s-style wallpaper, all its original fixtures, and a floor area of just 167sq m. The house, built in 1963 and not having undergone any major renovations since then, sits on a 750sq m section.

But it’s just five houses from the Prime Minister’s sprawling multimillion-dollar mansion and has wide views over the harbour.

Ray White real estate agent

Grant Dickson said the owners, who live overseas, bought the property last year for $3.3 million, when the title was a 902sq m section, and rented it out. The couple subdivided the land and are building a home for themselves on part of the section.

The full section had a valuation of $2.8 million - set two years ago before the market started to rise - boosted by its central location and views.

The median house price in Auckland City is $650,000 and a three-bedroom home near the property sold for $4.5 million in March.

“It’s all in the land,” Mr Dickson said. “The house isn’t worth that much.

“It’s exactly what it was like in the ‘70s. It’s never been improved. There’s one bathroom ... even down to the retro coloured

glass inside. It’s not a property that you could probably do up.

You’d need to pull it down, start again.”

Mr Dickson said he expected a family or retirees to snap up the property and build a home for themselves which could be worth upwards of $6 million.

Real Estate Institute chief executive Helen O’Sullivan said a range of possible buyers could be interested.

“It could be somebody who wants to build something fab for themselves but it could also be someone with an eye for development potential.”

She suspected the property would sell for more than its CV. “The building isn’t making the most of the property.

It looks pretty original. I will watch that one with interest ... it’s quite a spot.”

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‘Granddad’ $11m boost for quake rebuild programme of the street preys on new victim A woman has told a court of the horror of discovering that the elderly man all the local children called ‘granddad’ was a convicted child molester and that her daughter was his latest victim.

‘Granddad’ was exposed as 73-year-old Greymouth man John Andrew Dunn.

He was sentenced yesterday in Greymouth District Court to 15 months in jail.

His lawyer Rob Ord requested home detention, saying Dunn was not seeking name suppression.

“He will truly be named and shamed. In a small community like this everyone will know what he has done,” Mr Ord said.

At the mention of home detention, the victim’s mother shouted from the public gallery: “What’s going to stop children going to his door?”

Dunn, who had similar convictions from 1999, admitted three charges of indecent assault arising from an incident in December 2011.

The girl’s mother read a victim impact report to the court, saying that she had been racked with guilt since the incident because she believed she should have recognised Dunn as an offender instead of regarding him as an unofficial “granddad”.

The incident was not reported for some time but, after the offending, the girl did not want

to walk past Dunn’s house.

The mother blamed herself for not recognising the signs and blamed the state for enabling a convicted child molester to live in the community incognito.

“I thought it was an ideal place to bring up kids,” she said. “ ... all the kids called him granddad, but it was not a safe place. My ability to protect my children was taken away from me. I am angry that he had done it before, but nobody (here) knew.”

Demanding a prison sentence, the mother said: “I feel it’s my duty, not only to my daughter but all other children in the community”.

Judge Raoul Neave said the girl had emerged from the incident better off than her mother.

“She (the mother) is carrying a load of guilt, which she does not deserve.”

In a letter to the court, Dunn said he accepted his guilt with “deep hurt and sadness” and had lost his family, who wanted nothing more to do with him.

Judge Neave said Dunn had shown little remorse, or understanding of the effects of his offending and the late remorse shown in the court this week was “too little, too late” to earn a home detention sentence.

“I am not satisfied that it is genuine,” Judge Neave said.

- APNZ

CHRIS MURDOCH Raised on a mixed stock farm in Mayfield, Chris became accustomed to the rural way of life early. Upon leaving school he worked on the family farm and other stock and crop farms, before working on farms in the UK and Scotland during his OE.

A dedicated health and safety programme for the rebuild of post-earthquake Canterbury has been awarded $11 million in government funding over the next four years.

The funding is part of the Government’s Working Safer package, designed at reducing New Zealand’s workplace injury and death toll by 25 percent by 2020.

“This programme will ac-

tively support safety in the construction sector and focus on harm reduction across the rebuild,” says Labour Minister Simon Bridges.

“We want to provide better protection for workers on the rebuild and reduce the number of people being hurt on site.”

Working Safer outlines a series of initiatives to be carried out by the Canterbury Rebuild Health and Safety Programme,

with the aim of bringing broader benefits to the construction industry nationwide.

These include working with industry to implement the Canterbury Rebuild Safety Charter; focusing on high risk areas, particularly asbestos exposure and falls from height; provision of safety performance data for industry and government; and targeting high-risk communities across the rebuild. - APNZ

Pora could be innocent - Collins Justice Minister Judith Collins has admitted convicted rapist Teina Pora, who has spent the past 20 years in prison, could be innocent.

In an interview on RadioLive yesterday morning, Ms Collins was asked whether there was a possibility Pora could have been wrongly convicted.

“Of course - and I never make statements about somebody’s guilt or innocence because I don’t know,” she replied.

“I am not in the court now ... what I know, from time to time there will be people who are wrongly convicted.”

Act leader John Banks, who was Police Minister at the time Pora was charged with the 1992

Judith Collins murder of South Auckland woman Susan Burdett, this week said he now believed Pora to be innocent.

The Police Association, the

Maori Party, Labour and NZ First leader Winston Peters have also questioned the 1994 conviction.

Pora was convicted of Ms Burdett’s rape and murder in 1994 and was again found guilty at a retrial in 2000. This was ordered after the semen in Burdett’s body was found to belong to Malcolm Rewa, the country’s second-most prolific rapist and someone who otherwise always attacked alone.

Rewa was eventually convicted of Burdett’s rape, but two juries couldn’t decide about murder.

Both Prime Minister John Key and Ms Collins have said the Government would stay out of the way until the appeal process was exhausted.

- APNZ

UFOs the talk of the West Coast UFOs are the talk of the West Coast after reports of one man’s ‘close encounter’ at Rutherglen on Tuesday night.

Although no other witnesses have come forward about the sighting; in which Matthew Robert Haisty claims to have come across a UFO parked on the road right outside Shantytown before it took off in a flash of blind-

ing light; David Skelton said he witnessed strange lights moving about in nearby Taylorville about the same time.

He said he saw strange lights from his window and initially thought a plane was going down.

The lights were travelling west, too slow for a meteor but too fast to be a helicopter or plane. They were also too low to be from a

Returning to the Ashburton District, Chris started a contracting career after purchasing a small block of land. After 12 years of bailing, agricultural spraying and running a pig fattening unit, it was time for a new direction.

Selling his property and contracting business, Chris entered real estate in 1990, commencing work at Property Brokers’ Hasting’s McLeod two years later.

Over this time, Chris has become a dominant force within the lifestyle and rural market, his success showing in the number of repeat customers and numerous accolades.

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shooting star. The Shantytown UFO incident has created much discussion on-line, with people taking to social networks to voice a range of theories and messages of both support and scepticism.

Many claimed that hallucinogenic drugs or alcohol must be responsible, while others maintained that some things simply could not be explained. -APNZ

“In all aspects of the sale process Chris operated in a professional and friendly manner delivering expert advice it has been a pleasure doing business with him.

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OUR VIEW

Speak up Mr Wilson Coen Lammers EDITOR

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ohn who?

That is the question millions of New Zealanders will ask when Fonterra’s chairman John Wilson finally emerges from the shadows.

Most of us don’t even know what the chairman of the Fonterra board looks like, but it seems much of the frustration and anger of farmers in Mid Canterbury and around the country is aimed at Mr Wilson.

So far Fonterra chief executive Theo Spierings and Gary Romano, the managing director of New Zealand milk products, have faced the media onslaught, but you have to wonder where the man at the top has been hiding.

Naturally, the spin doctors will have advised their bosses that you cannot have too many faces on television representing the company, but with Mr Spierings trying to calm down Chinese parents, you would have expected Mr Wilson to be the mouthpiece back home.

Of course, Mr Wilson is not the culprit in the disastrous contamination scare that has dominated media headlines around the world, but his handling - or non-handling – of the crisis will be one of the many, many questions that the farmers, the Government and the public want answered.

Now that all potentially affected product is believed to be tracked down, without any reports of illness, the time for some hard questions is getting closer. Mid Canterbury’s own Willy Leferink this week spoke of a day of reckoning.

Farmers quoted from around the country feel that the suits at head office have let them down.

They try their best to get the best product to their farm gate and have seen all their hard work damaged by this public relations disaster.

Fonterra has received some kudos for being so open, but judging by comments from Minister Steven Joyce, Fonterra’s stories kept changing during those initial days, forcing him to parachute his own officials into head office.

The key question that still remains unanswered is why no flags were raised back in March when the company knew some product had been contaminated.

Mr Wilson may have to answer that one.

YOUR VIEW Rugby finals Well done with the great coverage of the rugby finals.

There were pictures of every team from under 8 to seniors.

A huge step up from last year.

Keep it up, good to see more coverage from the younger grades next year under 6 to under 10.

Your reporters must be busy, even the annual winter sports tournament from the local schools covered.

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New councillors Councillor Nelson’s remarks reported during the past week on reasons for standing again for council were disquieting, disturbing and indicative of a total lack of comprehension as to the reasons for such lack of

confidence in the community.

New councillors do not require his guidance down the path established by the previous councils.

It is precisely their actions, more akin to mere rubber stamps than responsible and responsive adults, that are indicative of an expected system that does not work.

He refers to the changes of senior staffing, that in itself requires an explanation and accounting to the district.

I doubt that such massive and far-reaching staff changes and the consequent loss of institutional history can be glossed over and new directions indicated without far-reaching and truthful explanations.

Local knowledge is essential to local administration. For the present council to accept this

CRUMB by David Fletcher

disturbing state of affairs requires far more than the reports you have covered.

Councillors have shown a lack of accountability and, worse, a lack of reported interest in what has happened nor any awareness in outcomes.

All that they have claimed and sought publicity for is the total payment they receive, claiming ad nauseaum of the hours they spend.

They seem more concerned in their own satisfaction than achieving that for those whom they promised to represent.

New candidates are offering because they know what is lacking and what is required.

One does not take advice from a blind man in choosing a book, particularly one not even adept in Braille.

M. N. Richards

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POLL RESULT Yesterday’s result Q: Should more be

done to encourage homeowners to insulate their homes?

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love music! I always have done.

I guess I have to thank my mother for that.

As much as it hurts to admit it, my first introduction to music was tap dancing. Yes tap dancing!

I’m really not sure what it was that made Mum think it would be a great idea for us three Hooper boys to tap dance.

I guess at age four, we couldn’t do a whole lot of protesting about it. Although in my first competitive dance I bowed to the back of the stage, perhaps letting Mum and the rest of the audience watching know what I thought of the tap dancing idea.

My brother Mark tells a funny story about rushing to soccer immediately after a tap dancing competition and his team-mates not only refused to talk to him but wouldn’t pass him the ball.

I’m guessing he would be one of the only boys to ever turn up to soccer with a face covered in make-up!

Shortly after realising I was big enough to tell Mum that I was NOT tap dancing anymore, I got an after-school job with Marilyn Cornwall at Record World in the Arcade.

It was the BEST after-school job a teenage boy could have.

It was back in the good old days when everyone used to meet at Record World on a Friday night. That place used to “hum”.

I remember fondly CDs arriving on the scene and Marilyn actually throwing one across the shop and saying “they don’t scratch and the

Today’s online poll question Q: What would improve traffic flow at the Walnut Avenue/ West Street intersection?

Above – This week’s funny from Hoops in the Morning Facebook page.

Below – A bit of tap dancing doesn’t go amiss.

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sound is amazing”.

As we all know now, they do scratch and with the right gear it’s pretty hard to beat vinyl.

Of course we can’t forget the good old cassette tape! I remember it spewing tape at me when I hadn’t cleaned the heads in the car stereo for a while. Then carefully winding the tape back in with a pen, only for it to get all chewed up next time I tried to play it.

And then along came Napster!

The online file sharing site that was massive, loved by all

JENNY GRAY Only one person can hold the title of Ashburton’s longest serving urban real estate agent – and that is Property Brokers Hastings McLeod’s Jenny Gray. A born and bred Mid Cantabrian, Jenny was raised on her parent’s farm at Ashton, educated locally and entered the world of Real Estate in 1982.

those music fans and hated by the artists, before it was shut down by the courts.

You can buy your music online with iTunes or listen to it online (without downloading it) with Spotify.

I’d take advantage of that while it lasts, I don’t think the record companies or artists like Spotify much either.

And now you can make up your own commercial free radio station online.

Why do I feel like I’m tying my own noose?

Iheart Radio has been

launched this week. You enter your favourite song or artist and it makes you a radio station based on that song or artist.

I entered the Psychedelic Furs and got songs from The Cure, New Order, Echo & the Bunnymen and Thompson Twins.

I love it! And not just because it’s FREE, it’s a chance to catch up with some songs you haven’t heard in ages. Check it out www.iheart.co.nz Makes you wonder what’s next eh?

Till next Friday. Hoo Roo.

Since then she has helped hundreds of locals with their real estate transactions, and in exchanged gained a wealth of knowledge about the town and those who make it what it is today. As much as you know the community you serve, Jenny knows that no two transactions are ever the same. But that’s what keeps her job interesting and that’s another reason why Jenny has been in her role for over 30 years – and counting.

“The benefits of a small community like ours is the relationships you build over the years and the strong connections you make with people, from individuals and families to business organisations such as banks and solicitors. I love it”.

In her spare time, Jenny loves to spend time with her adult sons, Tim and Jonny, and their partners, plus five delightful grandsons and one adorable granddaughter who all live locally.

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Al-Qaida plots uncovered

By Ahmed Al-hAj And mAggie michAel Military and intelligence officials in Yemen said they uncovered an al-Qaida plot to fire missiles at foreign embassies in the capital and to attack naval forces guarding international shipping in the Red Sea. Details of the plot, which was reminiscent of the suicide attack on the USS Cole in 2000 that killed 17 American sailors, emerged as Yemen remains in a heightened state of alert that

has seen the US and British embassies evacuated and a new suspected US drone strike that killed seven alleged militants from the terrorist group.

The discovery of the al-Qaida plot prompted the Defense Ministry to step up security around the strategic Bab el-Mandeb waterway, which connects the Red Sea with the Gulf of Aden.

Officials banning speedboats or fishing vessels from the area, and military forces have been ordered to shoot to kill anybody who arouses suspicion or refus-

es to identify themselves.

Defence Minister Minister Gen. Mohammed Nasser Ahmed visited the area Sunday and urged the forces, known as Battalion 117, to stay on high alert for possible suicide attacks, according to officials.

An estimated 3.5 million barrels of oil passed daily in 2010 through the Bab el-Mandeb strait, increasing the strategic importance of impoverished Yemen, which itself has only a relatively small production of oil and natural gas. Revenue

from oil and gas production is declining, worsening Yemen’s ability to provide social services.

The militants from the terrorist group’s Yemeni branch also were said to be plotting to use long-range missiles to target embassies and diplomats’ residences, or try to take foreigners as hostages, the officials said.

Ahmed urged the forces to stay “on alert against any sabotage operations aiming at destabilising the country,” according to the officials.

- AP

■ KENYA

Fire roars through E. Africa’s largest airport By jAson strAziuso And tom odulA A small fire at Kenya’s main airport swelled into a roaring inferno on Wednesday that destroyed part of East Africa’s largest aviation hub and hampered air travel across the continent.

Firefighters were desperately short of equipment in an area where the county government apparently lacks a single working fire engine. Crews needed hours to get the flames under control and at one point resorted to a line of officers passing water buckets.

The early morning blaze gutted the arrival hall, forcing authorities to close the entire airport and airlines to cancel dozens of flights. The flames also charred airport banks and foreign exchange bureaus.

No serious injuries were reported.

The blaze revived long-standing safety concerns about Jomo Kenyatta International Airport.

A statement from Kenya

Obama snubs Russia President Barack Obama’s five-year effort to reboot US-Russian relations finally crashed yesterday, as the White House abruptly cancelled his planned face-to-face summit with Russia’s Vladimir Putin.

The effort to upgrade the relationship has fallen victim to the rapidly shrinking common ground between the former Cold War rivals, including extreme differences over the Syrian civil war, Russia’s domestic crackdown on civil rights and — the breaking point — the asylum granted to NSA leaker Edward Snowden.

-AP

Poll ‘not free and clear’ Botswana emerged as a rare African voice of criticism of Zimbabwe’s disputed election, saying it was unfair and warning the region not to flout its own guidelines by accepting the result.

In breaking ranks with other African observers, Botswana said the region “should not create the undesirable precedent of permitting exceptions to its own rules” on the conduct of Zimbabwe’s voting. In a statement in Harare, Botswana said its 80 poll observers concluded that conditions for free and fair elections were not met because of widespread irregularities. -AP

Mayan frieze found

Kenyan air force personnel view the damage after a fire engulfed the international arrivphoto Ap als area of Jomo Kenyatta International Airport.

President Uhuru Kenyatta said the cause of the fire was being investigated and that “there is no reason to speculate.”

US President Barack Obama

called Kenyatta to offer US support.

Authorities last week shut down several duty-free shops at the airport, and some Kenyan

media reports speculated that disgruntled parties from the forced closings may have had motive to carry out an arson attack.

-AP

■ UNITED STATES

FBI reopens 1964 kidnapping case The FBI said it is reopening its investigation into the 1964 kidnapping of a newborn boy from a Chicago hospital, after recent DNA testing revealed that a boy found in New Jersey more than a year later and returned to the elated parents wasn’t actually their son.

Paul Fronczak, 49, is a married father of his own now and works as a college administrator and living in Henderson, Nevada. He told the Chicago Sun-Times newspaper in June that he had long wondered why he didn’t resemble his parents, Chester and Dora Franczak, so they underwent DNA testing

In brief

Paul Fronczak earlier this year to see if he was their biological son. He wasn’t.

Fronczak said he wrote his

parents a letter when he got the results to let them know.

“I really feel in my heart that the real Paul Fronczak is alive and well and out there, and nothing would make me more happy in this life than to find the real kidnapped child and at the same time, I wouldn’t mind finding out who I am,” Fronczak said.

He said he came forward with his story because the case is unsolved.

Hundreds of police officers and FBI agents searched for the Oak Lawn couple’s newborn son after his abduction from Michael Reese Hospital in April 1964.

The case came to an apparently happy end more than a year later when an abandoned child resembling the Fronczaks’ baby was found in New Jersey and returned to them.

Joan Hyde, a spokeswoman for the FBI’s Chicago office, said the bureau decided to reopen the Fronczak case after reviewing the original case file.

“We decided it merited another look,” Hyde said. “The main thing is to look at physical evidence and see if technology and tests that weren’t available when the case was originally worked could provide leads.”

-AP

Archaeologists have found an “extraordinary” Mayan frieze richly decorated with images of deities and rulers and a long dedicatory inscription, the Guatemalan government said. The frieze was discovered by Guatemalan archaeologist Francisco EstradaBelli, a professor at Tulane University’s Anthropology Department, and his team in the northern Province of Peten. “This is an extraordinary finding that occurs only once in the life of an archaeologist,” Estrada-Belli said. The archaeologists were exploring a Mayan pyramid that dates to AD 600 in an area that is home to other classic ruin sites when they came upon the frieze.

- AP

Shark in subway New York City’s transit authority says a conductor found a small dead shark aboard a subway train in Queens. The conductor asked passengers to leave the car and closed it off. The train continued to the end of the line, and then a supervisor placed the shark in a garbage bag and put it in the trash. Photos on the blog Gothamist depict the shark on the subway. It appears to be about 1.2 metres long, has a cigarette in its mouth with a fare card and Red Bull can nearby.

-AP

Boys asphyxiated The mother of two small boys strangled by a 45-kilogram python in their sleep earlier this week in Canada had posted photos on Facebook last year of the boys playing in and cleaning her neighbour’s snake enclosure.

Preliminary results from autopsies performed on the boys show they died from asphyxiation, officials said. Hundreds of people in the shocked community of Campbellton, New Brunswick, gathered for a candlelight vigil in a show of support for the family.

-AP

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A little south of Timaru A little north of Timaru Close to Geraldine 6 – Who ‘wandered lonely as a cloud…’?

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Do you remember this pool?

Left – On the day that the last part of the train station is being demolished we found this photo from 1974, where a pool is decomissioned. Do you recognise anything? If so please let us know.

Two readers recognised some of the players in last week’s mystery rugby photo from 1973.

One reader identified, the man with the headband in centre of photo as his brother-in-law Barry (Bud) Hanham.

Another reader knew the game was between Celtic and Rakaia and the main person featured was halfback Bruce White.

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Moroccan spiced venison and falafel cakes 3 x 65g venison medallions per person 2 T of Moroccan spice mix cooking oil 1 medium size onion (chopped) 2 cloves of garlic pinch of saffron ½ C white wine ¼ C raisins ¼ C sun-dried apricots dash of red wine vinegar 1 C beef stock Raita ¼ peeled and deseeded cucumber diced very small ½ C of plain yoghurt 1 T of chopped mint leaves 1 clove of crushed garlic squeeze of fresh lemon juice 1/8 teaspoon of zest salt and pepper to taste To garnish 200g of falafel mix

1 - 212 degrees, 2 – Tony Lamb, 3 – Big Red, 4 – Barbados, 5 – A little south of Timaru, 6 – Wordsworth, 7 – A layer of skin, 8 – 77.

MURRAY YOUNG Born and raised in Ashburton, Urban Consultant Murray Young has been working in real estate since 1985.

1 bunch of spinach ¼ C of toasted pinenuts 1 red pepper (blistered and peeled) salt and pepper

■ Dust each medallion with the Moroccan spice mix ■ Stand for 10 minutes before searing in a hot pan for 2 minutes each side ■ Remove and rest in a warm place.In the same pan add a little more oil and sauté the chopped onion with the garlic until soft ■ Add the saffron, white wine, dried fruit and vinegar ■ Reduce by half and add the meat stock and any juices from the meat ■ Reduce to a coating con-

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sistency or thicken with a little cornstarch.For the garnish take 3 tablespoons of the falafel mix per person Fry in a hot pan, pressing them into a small cake as you do Keep warm Sauté the well washed spinach with the pinenuts and cut the pepper into thin strips Place a medallion on each falafel cake Fill the middle with a mound of spinach and top with the julienne of pepper Pour the sauce around Garnish with a tablespoon of raita

Becoming an Associate member of the Real Estate Institute in 1991, Murray has an extensive knowledge of the market he deals in, and has been awarded Property Brokers’ Top Residential Agent numerous times.

With a caring, positive and ethical attitude, Murray guides his clients through the many stages of buying and selling property.

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■ $30M BOOST

Tiwai Point smelter safe to Jan 2017

By Pattrick Smellie Meridian Energy has had to give up previously negotiated price increases and the Government has chipped in with a $30 million “incentive payment” to keep the Tiwai Point aluminium smelter open until at least January 2017.

Meridian chief executive Mark Binns announced the deal in a statement to the NZX, saying the renegotiated contract would “see a reduction in the current electricity charge from July 1, 2013, and allows for price increases should the New Zealand dollar value of aluminium rise above agreed levels.”

Finance and State-Owned

Enterprises Ministers Bill English and Tony Ryall described the new deal as “returning the price of power paid by NZAS to around pre-2013 levels, in exchange for guarantees on the contract from or on behalf of New Zealand Aluminium Smelter’s parent companies.”

The contract renewal looks likely to see a writedown in the value of Meridian ahead of government plans to sell up to 49 per cent of the shares in its largest electricity company by September 30, which was independently valued at $6.5 billion in 2011.

The new contract will run to 2030, as did the contract it re-

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■ FONTERRA

Compiled by

NEW ZEALAND SHARE MARKET

Source: NZX

69 141 507 3350 99 320 293 535 590 167 980 367 841 709 402 103.5 57 455 85 244 262 116.5 1027 317 128 230 302 84 137 177 1415 102.5 139 86 274 683 136 536 419 256 299 230 170 480 729 267 138.5 375 3500 1638

–1 –1 –1 –19 +1 +3.5 –10 –5 +50 +2 –6 –3 +4 +6 –1 +0.5 +0.5 –2 –2 –3 –9 +1.5 –13 –6 +2 –7 –8 –1 –1 +6 –10 +2 +1.5 –1 +3 –12 –2 –1 +1 –2 –2 +4 –10 –2 +1 –3 +0.5 –1 –20 –7

138.18 318.4 3.906 24.0 3,826.1 3,376.3 2,390.0 449.62 401.05 745.91 76.57 883.15 1,181.3 1,541.5 94.48 5,011.4 3,178.9 41.56 105.02 566.48 20.75 853.36 41.12 99.66 103.82 5,086.7 375.55 239.92 332.75 56.62 59.07 3,619.6 1,525.1 60.9 22.56 308.07 399.09 1,405.5 775.42 17.97 129.12 4,463.6 251.19 924.28 19.34 108.9 436.57 43.78 260.45 69.62

NZX 50 index last 4 weeks 4610 4594 4578 4562 4546 4530

 NZX 50 index

4,541.38

–6.92

–0.15%

 NZX 20 index

3,615.71

–0.14

 NZX All index

4,852.85

–8.73

 Rises 33

8/8

70 141 507 3370 99 320.5 294 537 590 168 983 367 841 710 404 104 57.5 455 86 244 264 116.5 1030 320 128 231 303 85 138 186 1415 102.5 140 89 275 685 137 537 419 260 299 231 174 481 730 267 139 375 3515 1638

Last Daily Volume sale move ’000s

2/8

A2 Corp ATM 69 140 Air NZ AIR 504 AMP AMP 3350 ANZ Banking Gr ANZ 98.5 Argosy Prop Tr ARG 319 Auckland Intl Apt AIA 292 Chorus CNU 535 Contact Energy CEN Diligent BM Services DIL 586 167 DNZ Prop Fund DNZ 970 Ebos Gr EBO 365 F&P Healthcare FPH 838 Fletcher Building FBU Fonterra Sh’ders Fund FSF 709 402 Freightways FRE 103.5 Goodman Prop Tr GMT 57 Guinness Peat Gr GPG Hallenstein Glasson HLG 453 85 Heartland NZ HNZ 243.5 Infratil IFT 262 Kathmandu Hldgs KMD 115.5 Kiwi Prop Tr KIP 1026 Mainfreight MFT 317 Metlifecare MET 125 Michael Hill Intl MHI Mighty River Power MRP 230 302 Nuplex Ind NPX 84 NZ Oil & Gas NZO 137 NZX NZX 175 Oceana Gold OGC 1414 Port Tauranga POT 102 Precinct Properties PCT 139 Prop For Ind PFI 86 Pumpkin Patch PPL 273 Restaurant Brands RBD 683 Ryman Healthcare RYM 136 Skellerup SKL 536 Sky Network TV SKT 418 Sky City SKC 256 Steel & Tube STU Summerset Gr Hldgs SUM 298 229.5 Telecom NZ TEL 170 Tower TWR 480 Trade Me TME 727 TrustPower TPW 266 Vector VCT 138.5 Vital Hlth Prop Tr VHP 374 Warehouse Gr WHS 3500 Westpac Banking WBC 1620 Xero XRO

Sell price

26/7

Buy price

19/7

Company CODE

At close of trading on Thursday, August 8, 2013

12/7

NZX 50 constituents

0.0% –0.18%

 Falls 63

WORLD MARKETS

 S&P/ASX 200 index

5,064.8

+53.5

+1.07%

At close of trading on August 8, 2013

 Dow Jones Indust.

15,470.67 –48.07 –0.31%

At close of trading on August 7, 2013

 FTSE 100 index

6,511.21

–93.0

–1.41%

At close of trading on August 7, 2013

 Nikkei 225 index

13,605.56 –219.38 –1.59%

At close of trading on August 8, 2013

METAL PRICES

Source: interest.co.nz

 Gold

1,282.5

London – $US/ounce

+2.0

 Silver

19.27

+0.16%

London – $US/ounce

–0.51

 Copper

6,892.0

–2.58%

London – $US/tonne

–134.5

–1.91%

NZ DOLLAR

Source: BNZ As at 4pm August 8, 2013

Country

places, but appears to include a faster exit clause for the smelter, which is owned majority-owned

by Pacific Aluminium, a subsidiary of the global metals giant Rio Tinto.

The new deal allows NZAS to terminate the contract after January 2017, with 15 months’ notice, and will give the smelter greater flexibility about how much or little of its contracted load it has to take. It will now be able to reduce its contracted volume from from 572 Megawatts to 400 MW from 2015.

PacAl is attempting to quit holdings in seven aluminium assets in Australasia, although has yet to find a buyer.

– APNZ The Tiwai Point aluminium smelter.

Australia Canada China Euro Fiji Great Britain Japan Samoa South Africa Thailand United States

TT buy

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TT sell

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Milk collection lower for two months to July Milk collection across New Zealand for the two months to July 31 was 10.4 per cent lower than the same period last year, reaching 22.2 million per kg of milk solids, Fonterra said.

However, moderate temperatures and limited rainfall across most dairy regions improved conditions during July and the start of August, the co-operative said in its latest Global Dairy Update. Calving is now under way in both the North and South islands.

Fonterra collects about 90 per cent of New Zealand’s total milk production.

Total volume traded at the latest GlobalDairyTrade auction yesterday was 60,587 tonnes - more than double the volume traded at the previous auction.

The combination of higher

Theo Spierings volume and relatively higher prices resulted in record sales for Fonterra of around $275 million, it said.

There was strong support from

customers across Fonterra’s key regions, including substantial volumes sold into China, and whole milk prices remained close to historic highs.

On Wednesday, Fonterra chief executive Theo Spierings apologised to consumers and to the New Zealand public over the infant formula contamination scare, and said all the offending stocks were now out of the market.

Spierings said that after talks with the Chinese authorities and customers he was satisfied the situation there was stable.

At the the weekend, Fonterra told regulatory authorities and customers of a quality issue involving three batches of Fonterra whey protein concentrate produced at its Hautapu factory, in the Waikato.

– APNZ

Callaghan quits telescope contract

By Pattrick Smellie The Government’s new innovation agency has begun culling commercial activity that either doesn’t fit its future operations or is judged to be unsustainable.

That’s led to the cancellation of a contract by KiwiStar, a highly specialised unit of six scientists and technicians shaping telescope glass and developing spectrographic instruments for use in telescopes, and invitation from Callaghan’s chief executive Mary Quin for expressions of interest in KiwiStar as a business invest-

ment.

“Callaghan Innovation seeks to work with high value manufacturing sector Kiwi companies to help accelerate the commercialisation of innovation of businesses in New Zealand,” said Quin in a statement. “It is not our mission or intent to own or operate business ourselves.”

KiwiStar was to have undertaken a two year sub-contract with the Australian Astronomical Observatory, but the commercial risks associated with a contract that combined a fixed timeframe with a fixed fee meant Callaghan

was “not comfortable with the level of risk”, said Quin.

“We are in discussions with AAO on how to provide assistance so that they can deliver on the Gemini project without Callaghan Innovation being locked into a two-year contract.”

Canning the contract drew criticism from both the Association of Scientists and Labour’s associate innovation spokesperson, Megan Woods, who said two deals worth $3 million with the California Institute of Technology (Caltec) and Berkeley University had also been lost. – APNZ

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www.guardianonline.co.nz #Intelligence may not mean intelligent/ The news may not be new/ From where we are/ To be awake/ May not mean/ To be conscious. @BZephaniah POETRY in 140 characters?

What would Sylvia Plath have made of tweet poems?

Twitter poetry (also known as twihaiku or micropoetry) is still in its early stages, but could it return poetry to the forefront of the modern world?

“I think Twitter poems will become a new form, the modern-day version of the haiku,” says Chloe Garner, artistic director of the Ledbury Poetry Festival.

“Poets love writing to different forms, even just as a way of exercising the poetic muscles.”

English poet Benjamin Zephaniah is one of a new wave of poets using their Twitter account to tweet poems: “Intelligence may not mean intelligent/ The news may not be new/ From where we are/ To be awake/ May not mean/ To be conscious.”

He says: “I like to send out little treats of poetry every now and then to make people think a little bit. Its a great way to connect daily with your audience.”

When the mood takes him, George Szirtes, who won the T. S. Eliot Prize in 2004 for his collection Reel, will fire off couplets 140 characters at a time. (“Should we close the door to keep the dusk out, asked child Helga. No, best let it in, grumbled her father. I like a bit of dusk in the hall.”)

“I write in Twitter because I am interested to see what a form as short and as evanescent as Twitter can do: in effect, it does anecdote and shorter forms of poetry quite well, which is why I have written some 20,000 as an experiment.”

Ian Duhig, twice-winner of the British National Poetry Competition, wrote a tweet poem about the 1840s Bramhope Tunnel disaster in West Yorkshire, England: “They wove the black worm/ a shroud of white stone/ and thought it was nothing/ But the worm

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Rime of the social networker Poets are adapting to Twitter’s 140-character limit with surprising results, writes Charlotte Cripps

turned.”

Would he ever publish his Twitter poems?

“I’d have no problem using Twitter poems in a book and may well do in the next one,” says Duhig.

The director of the British Poetry Society, Judith Palmer, says: “There’s a renewed interest in the form of British poetry at the moment and the constraints of the 140-character limit play to that, in the same way as the 14 lines of the sonnet ... Twitter poems tend to be playful and are often collaborative, but they’re also good for Imagist-style observation, or philosophical musing.”

Elizabeth Alexander, a Yale University professor, author of Crave Radiance and The Black Interior, has also tweeted some beautiful poetry: “Inside

the darkened bathroom/ we looked into the black mirror/ cracked the wintergreen candy/ watched sparks fly from our teeth.”

Love tweet poetry is also represented by the former poet-inresidence at the Victoria and Albert Museum, Sophie Robinson, a young, contemporary poet: “Love me without research, without qualifications, love me as an antidote to the paranoid librarian of my heart.”

The British poet Alison Brackenbury says: “I have warmed to Twitter as a way of spreading good poetry ... Writing in 140 characters has taught me to slash sentences; it offers a public home for private passions, such as bicycles and bumblebees.

“Twitter can also market poetry in the most unexpected ways.

“Someone recently bought my new collection, Then, after reading my tweet poem about the snail in my bathroom.”

Collaborative poetry projects are becoming popular, too.

During Metamorphosis: Titian 2012, The National Gallery set a challenge to write a poem inspired by Titian’s Diana and Actaeon, The Death of Actaeon and Diana and Callisto in 140 characters or less.

The winner was Jacqueline Saphra with, “How his painted virgins lie, suckling plump and ripe for sin: a blush of flesh, a yielding eye to coax each passing stranger in.”

Mark Ravenhill is tweeting Voltaire’s Candide on the Royal Shakespeare Company Twitter feed before his own version of it opens in August.

He says: “The direct, simple

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■ HOCKEY

In brief

Cats out to retain the trophy

By Jonathan Leask

jonathan.l@theguardian.co.nz

The Canterbury Cats begin their National Hockey League (NHL) defence with a home double header this weekend.

The Cats, and their male counterparts the Canterbury Cavaliers, open their NHL campaigns against Southern in Timaru on Saturday before a special round two on Sunday.

This weekend marks the first time an NHL game has been played in Christchurch since the earthquakes.

The Cats and Cavaliers host Central at Marist Park on Sunday afternoon in Round two of the tournament.

It will be a special moment for the Canterbury hockey community, and one that Cats and a former Mid Canterbury resident Pippa Hayward is looking forward to being part of.

“It’s the first game since the earthquakes so we’re hoping to get a huge crowd.

“It will be a really awesome and special moment and it’s really exciting for Canterbury,” Hayward said.

The Canterbury Cats are defending champions after storming undefeated through the 2012 tournament on their way to the title.

Tiger set to pounce

From that dream run seven players were selected into the national squad and two into the development squad, a trend the Cats are hoping will continue in 2013.

“It was a dream run last year, we didn’t drop a game.

“We’ve really been focusing on working hard as a team to try and bring back the title again.

“We’re not quite the same team as last year, we’re missing a few players since then we should be pretty solid.

“It’s going to be very tough, all the teams look pretty strong this year.”

The Cats will again be led by former local Black Stick Stacey Carr and along with Hayward the Canterbury team boasts current Black Sticks in Sian Fremaux, Bridget Blackwood, Amelia Gibson, Olivia Merry, Anna Wetherall, Jenny Storey and Cass Reid from South Canterbury.

Hayward’s exploits in last year’s NHL earned her a call up to the Black Sticks and she is hoping her hard work will see her selected again, looking forward to what will be a huge year in 2014 for the Black Sticks with the Hockey World Cup and Stacey Carr with the trophy the Canterbury Cats will be Commonwealth Games. hoping to keep in the their cabinet this year.

■ GOLF

Kiwi golfers chase Tour spots The race is on for Kiwi golfer Steven Alker to qualify for the PGA Tour for a second time.

The 41-year-old Hamilton professional, who won a month ago in a playoff at the Utah Championship to reignite his hopes of finishing inside the top 25, is currently 21st on the Web.com Tour money list.

The former New Zealand PGA Champion, who qualified through the Nationwide Tour for the 2003 season, is back in action this week at the Price Cutter Charity Championship in Missouri as he looks to advance his position.

The Web.com Tour has reported that fellow Kiwis Tim Wilkinson and Danny Lee have already done enough to qualify for the PGA Tour in 2014. They have opted to not play this week

after Wilkinson missed the cut last week in Pennsylvania and Lee finished tied 46th.

There are seven events remaining on the Web.com Tour in 2013 (including this week) and New Zealand currently has three players Wilkinson (9th), Lee (11th) and Alker (21st) inside the top 25 on the money list.

If Alker can join them on the PGA Tour it will be a return to the heydays of New Zealand Golf.

In 2002 New Zealand golf had its largest ever presence on the PGA Tour when they had five top players (Craig Perks, Frank Nobilo, Phil Tataurangi, Grant Waite and Michael

Long) with full playing rights.

Also in the States, Vaughan McCall is preparing for his first US Amateur Championship next week at The Country Club in Brookline, Massachusetts.

Steve Alker

The 21-year-old from the Gore Golf Club secured his place in one of the biggest amateur events in golf with a special performance in qualifying in Texas.

The New Zealand rep delivered “the best mental performance of my life” - a five-under par 31 on the back nine at the Woodlands Country Club - to finish in a share of second and secure his place by finishing inside the top four qualifying spots in the field of 300 golfers.

He will look to become the second Kiwi to win the US Amateur after Danny Lee. McCall is the first Kiwi to play the US Amateur since Lee five years ago. The tournament is on from August 12-18. - APNZ

Tiger Woods might not currently have the intimidating aura that helped him become a 14-time major champion, but he has rivals who say he will win 100 career titles. The 37-year-old world No.1 will seek his 15th major crown, and first such title since the 2008 US Open, when the PGA Championship opened overnight at Oak Hill. “I’ve had my share of chances to win,” Woods said. “I’ve had my opportunities on probably half of those Sundays for the last five years and just haven’t won it. But the key is to keep giving myself chances and eventually I’ll start getting them.”

- AFP

Jones the dark horse PGA Champion Matt Jones might sound far-fetched to some but the last man in the field has every reason to believe a major championship boilover is on the cards. The 33-year-old New South Welshman has added Tiger Woods and fellow Aussie Brendan Jones to the Christmas card list after Woods’ victory in Akron and Brendan’s withdrawal catapulted him into the field at Oak Hill. Always a player with immense talent Jones is finally starting to fulfil some of his promise, fashioning together a nice season on the US Tour to sit 48th on the season long points list. His crisp ball-striking ability makes this 200-1 shot a great bet at Oak Hill where accuracy is going to be a key factor given how dense the rough is.

- AAP

Scott eyes redemption Australian golfer Adam Scott says he’s more disappointed not to win this year’s Open Championship than last year’s, when he squandered a four-shot lead with four holes to play. Scott bogeyed each of the last four at Lytham to lose out by one to Ernie Els, but the Aussie rates his share of third at Muirfield last month as a greater missed opportunity.

The Masters champion took the outright lead with a birdie on the 11th in the final round, only to bogey four in a row to scupper his chances of adding the Claret Jug to the Green Jacket he won in April. All three majors this year have been won by players inside the world’s top 10, a statistic bodes well for the likes of Scott at Oak Hill, where he was four off the lead at halfway in 2003 before finishing 23rd.

- PA

Day ‘fit and ready’ Jason Day continues to be inconvenienced by a sore hand, shoulder and wrist but is adamant they are no excuse as he sets his sights on the Wanamaker Trophy.

Analysts have begun to write off the 25-year-old’s chances at the PGA Championship thanks to the hand strain and consequential wrist and shoulder soreness he suffered hitting out of thick rough during the US Open. But the Queenslander is having none of the negative talk and is upbeat he can add a win at Oak Hill to his three seconds and one third place finish in majors. “There is no excuse and I’ve never wanted it to be an excuse at all,” Day said yesterday.

- AAP

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In brief

■ RUGBY

Crunch time for 1st XV

Shields knows the score If Brad Shields is to force his way into the All Blacks, he knows exactly what to do. The Wellington and Hurricanes blindside flanker has been given a set of objectives by the selectors during time with the national squad’s wider training group over the past year. “They definitely want a No 6 who’s physical and stands out on the field - big tackles, big hits, [someone who] hits rucks, carries hard, so I think that’s one of the main aspects that they want me to improve on, which you’ve got to relish and look forward to .” Shields, 22, will be able to show how hard he can hit when the Lions face the All Blacks in a practice game in Lower Hutt tonight.

- APNZ

Focus turns to Savea

Ashburton College’s Setariki Koroitamana fends off a would-be Christ’s College defender during a match at College Field. photo tetsuto mitomo 310713-tm-058

By Jonathan Leask

jonathan.l@theguardian.co.nz

The Ashburton College 1st XV host Roncalli College in a game with a lot more at stake than a place in the plate final of the Crusaders Secondary Schools rugby competition tomorrow.

Lose it’s season over.

Win and they have a big opportunity - a chance to finish fifth, their best finish in the history of the competition, but they also get a shot at being the top co-ed school in the South Island.

The top four semi-finalists are all boys’ schools and the opposing plate semi-finalists are too, meaning the winner of the College and Roncalli match is the top co-ed school in the competition and will take on the top co-ed team from the Highlanders competition, Dunstan High

School for South Island supremacy on August 31 at home.

The winner of that game goes on to the New Zealand top-four competition, playing the top co-ed school from the Blues, Chiefs and Hurricanes regions in Rotorua in September (St Andrews College represented the South Island last year losing the final to Onehunga High School 18-11).

It’s a massive opportunity for College and to earn it they have to overcome Roncalli.

The 18-0 loss to Roncalli in round three still sticks in the craw of the college coach Shane Enright.

“We probably had the ball for 30 of the 35 minutes but went to halftime 6-0 down and didn’t get much better in the second half, but ill-discipline was our biggest worry,” Enright said.

A sloppy performance in wet conditions allowed Roncalli to kick six unanswered penalties despite College making a lot of the play.

“We’ve talked about it all week and they are a bogey team. We haven’t beaten them in my three years.”

It would be College’s first win over Roncalli in the competition and history beckons if they can overturn the result, however it has been an historic season already. College has made the top eight for the first time and in their last outing recorded their first ever win over Christ’s College.

They now have the potential to exceed their expectations but Enright only wants them to play for one thing, the win.

“It’s winner takes all. If we lose we start looking ahead to 2014

and if we win we start planning for Dunstan, but it’s one week at a time. We’ll focus on Saturday before planning ahead of that.”

Being the only game in town tomorrow, they are hopeful of a bumper crowd for what could be another momentous occasion. First-five-eighth Nathan McCloy and midfielder Nete Caucau are both back with Enright having the luxury of a full squad to choose from.

“We probably have our best backline and best forward pack taking the field which is pretty exciting. We have 25 guys trying it fit into 22 spots.”

The only question mark is where to slot try-scoring dynamo Setariki Koroitamana, who is one of the leading tryscorers in the competition and has played in the loose forwards and at centre in recent weeks.

Beauden Barrett ‘happy to be a Hurricane’

By DanieL RichaRDson There was a lot of pressure and expectation surrounding a youngster who recently turned 22 and has only eight test caps to his name.

But such is the demand for a quality first-five on the Super Rugby scene that the Hurricanes and Blues were more than eager to ink the All Blacks’ third-string pivot to a contract.

The Hurricanes seemed the favourite given the historical links, but the Blues had a compelling package headlined by a crack coaching team including two knights and a bloke called “Mick the Kick”.

Eventually, Beauden Barrett (left) decided to stick with the Hurricanes, when he confirmed yesterday he would return to the wet and windy Rugby League Park in Newtown - a training

base he has called home for the past two years.

Barrett felt there was too much potential in the Hurricanes to leave something that has the tools to be great; the side just needs some polish.

He wouldn’t elaborate but said he would return on the proviso a few changes were made.

“I know this team’s going to be a lot better next year because of these changes.”

- APNZ

It’s a case of one down, one to go for the Hurricanes as they bid to retain their All Blacks. Following the announcement that Beauden Barrett will return to the franchise on a one-year deal next year, the Hurricanes will now turn their attention to blockbusting wing Julian Savea. Hurricanes chief executive James Te Puni said it was now about coming to an agreement with their left wing Savea, who has played 11 tests for the All Blacks. “In my opinion, Julian’s one of the best wingers in international rugby so there’s always going to be a queue at the checkout when it comes to him re-signing. But both for the Hurricanes and for New Zealand Rugby, there’s no deal done. So we’ll just do our best there and hope that Julian ends up in a Canes jersey.”

- APNZ

Folau ‘channelling Lomu’ Israel Folau has revealed All Blacks legend Jonah Lomu as an unlikely ally in the Wallabies’ quest to conquer the rugby world champions and finally return the Bledisloe Cup to Australia.

Folau was crowned Australia’s Super Rugby rookie of the year on Thursday after a spectacular debut season in the code and nominated Lomu as one of his inspirations. The codehopping dual international said he was pumped for his first meeting with the All Blacks and, assuming he’s picked for Saturday week’s Rugby Championship opener in Sydney, he’ll heed the giant ex-winger’s advice. “Jonah was one of my heroes growing up and I know him personally as well so I talk to him every now and then,” Folau said.

- AAP

Super 18 on the cards Super Rugby chiefs are seriously considering splitting the current three-conference system into two from 2016 and adding two teams from Argentina. Under a possible Super 18 model which appears the most logical future competition, Australian and New Zealand sides would join together in their own conference while South Africa would combine with Argentina. Leading officials also say there’s the possibility of Japanese teams being added in three years’ time, but there’s plenty of work to be done. One thing’s for certain: Super Rugby expansion will occur after the 2015 World Cup with governing body SANZAR committed to ensuring the recently-relegated Southern Kings will be one of six South African teams.

- AAP

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Ashburton Guardian

Rep squads Mid Canterbury Representative Rugby Squads Under 16 Logan Flett, Harry McIntyre, Benji Barry, Matthew Beveridge, Anton Herewini, Cameron Turpin, Kieran Hunt, Richard Sooaemalelagi, Lachie Davidson, Jesse Stewart, (Celtic/Allenton) Sean McCormick, Jake O’Grady, Alex Baker, Harry Ferguson, Alifeleti Prescott, Xavier Bartlett, (First XV) Tom Heywood, Egypt Pearce, Jack Kiely, Cameron McLeod, Tyler Blackburn, (Methven/Rakaia), Kody Stuthridge, Daniel HarperGrey, (Tinwald).

Practice August 10 at 10.30am at the Ashburton Showground’s. If players are unavailable please contact Jock Cockburn 027 298 9721 or Phil Prendergast 027 432 7768.

Under 14 Robert Jenner, Milsy Tahuri, Eru Cooper-Tahuri, Mitchell Woolf, Flynn Beeman, Jozakim Rogan, Cameron Jopson, Western Bartlett, Aidan Cuthbertson, Te Maihaora Waaka, Henry Lane (Allenton), Mark Wilson, Louis McDonald, Josh Pearce, Dallas McLeod, Richard Bishop, Chris Gorman, Joseph Todhunter, Simon Pannett, Logan Tibby, Jordan Philip, (Methven), Harry Fielding, Cathal Gray, Travis Stringer, Brett Puleaga, Lisiate Tuakoi, Henricus Van Zeyl, Tare Tare, Joel Solomon (Celtic), Paddy Henwood (Southern).

Practice August 15 at 5pm at the Ashburton Showgrounds. If players are unavailable, please contact Dave McLeod 0274 342 857 or Shane O’Grady 027 697 2264.

Under 65KG Devon Coyle, Dallas Scott, Mitchell Prendergast (Allenton), Jabe Seattle, Will Todd, (Celtic), Temaihaora Waaka, (Hampstead), Marcus Bishop, Jackson Jones, Lachie Mee, (Methven), Charlie Martin, James Watt, Drew Chisnall, Ryan Greenslade, Glen McClea, Mack Edwards, George Roysmith, Isaac Huddleston (Southern), Liviu Cojocaru, Liam McCormick, Vinnie Lawrence, (Tinwald) Practice August 11 at 10am at the Ashburton Showgrounds. If players are unavailable, please contact Jason Ree 0275 317 006, Peter Topham 0272 296 524 or Harvey Smith 0272 943 668.

Under 48KG Tennyson Reid, Tom Bell, Jayden Fuller (Allenton), Scott Hay, William Murdoch, (Southern) Will Smith, Josh Smith, Jack Smith, Archie Redfern, Josh Ree, Harry Hood, Russell Aitken, Thomas Henderson, Ben Innes (Methven), Conner Perriton, Max Watson (Hampstead), Conner Donaldson, Zane Cockburn, Thomas Schmack, Flynn Ness, George Chapman, (Celtic). Two players may be added.

Practice August 11 at 10am at the Ashburton Showgrounds. If players are unavailable please contact Bruce Hood 3028589 or Hamish Redfern 3021769.

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Friday, August 9, 2013

■ RUGBY

Slade starting at fullback Colin Slade will start at fullback for the Cantabrians when they play warm-up matches against Wellington and the All Blacks in Lower Hutt today.

Slade, who has rejoined the Crusaders for the next Super Rugby season after three years at the Highlanders, has been kept out of his favoured first five-eighth position by 18-yearold Richie Mo’unga.

Slade will be hoping to be a regular starter in the No 10 jersey during the ITM Cup, given he will be aiming to do likewise during next year’s Super 15 while Dan Carter is on sabbatical, but he has regularly appeared at fullback throughout his career.

Mo’unga, meanwhile, impressed enough during the club rugby season to earn a place in Canterbury’s wider training squad for the 2013 season.

He was not named earlier this week in Canterbury’s ITM Cup squad but will now get a chance to test himself against some serious opposition.

“This is a great opportunity for these new players in particular to get some valuable game time against formidable opponents, ahead of the start of the official ITM Cup campaign,” Canterbury coach Scott Robertson said.

“Opponents don’t come any better than the All Blacks, and it is a strong Wellington side that we will face as well.

“There is no doubt that it will be a great challenge for our guys, but I know they are also really excited to have the opportunity to pit themselves against some of New Zealand rugby’s best.”

Robertson selected a squad of 25 for the two tune-ups, 13 of whom will be in Canterbury’s ITM squad, with the other 12 coming from rugby clubs around the region.

All five of the new caps named in the 2013 Canterbury squad - Mitchell Graham, Mitchell Drummond, Milford Keresoma,

■ Cantabrians team to play Wellington XV and the All Blacks at the Hutt Recreation Ground in Lower Hutt tomorrow: ■ Colin Slade, Michael Green, Belgium Tuatagaloa, James Schrader, Milford Keresoma, Richie Mo’unga, Mitchell Drummond, Luke Whitelock, Jed Brown, Jimmy Lentjes, Luke Katene, Joel Everson, Siate Tokolahe, Seb Siataga, Mitchell Graham. Reserves: Ben Funnell, Nepo Laulala, Matt Symons, Aaron McCoy, Willi Heinz, Rob Thompson, Marty Swart, Sione Faletau, Jamie Verran, Yoshikazu Fujita.

Colin Slade will get a chance to impress selectors of a couple of teams as he lines up at fullback for the Cantabrians today.

PHOTO ODT Belgium Tuatagaloa and Matt Symons - will get a run on in at least one of today’s games.

Luke Whitelock and Willi Heinz will share the captaincy role and Robertson reckoned it was a great opportunity for them, among others, to illustrate their abilities.

“For some of our more senior players, such as Luke Whitelock, Willi Heinz and Colin Slade, it is a chance to show that they can play at the highest level.”

The format of today’s fixture will see the three teams playing three halves.

The Cantabrians will face Wellington for 40 minutes starting at 4pm, then follow that up with 40 minutes against the All Blacks at 4.55pm, before Wellington and the All Blacks will play the final 40 minutes of the fixture.

- APNZ

Quade Cooper on the re-election trail

BY DARREN WALTON Kevin Rudd isn’t the only Queenslander in campaign mode, with Wallabies playmaker Quade Cooper (right) also on the re-election trail after an unwanted stint on the back bench.

Favoured to win Australia’s five-eighth hot seat after earning a recall in new coach Ewen McKenzie’s 40-man Wallabies training squad, Cooper is mak-

ing all the right pitches to voters, winning over lost teammates and spruiking renewed interest in the code.

Claiming to be a new man after 11 months in Test exile, Cooper says the only thing more agonising than losing his Wallabies No.10 jumper after falling out with former coach Robbie Deans is seeing his former team-mates fall to the British and Irish Lions.

“It’s always painful and missing out and watching from the sidelines, but the most painful thing was seeing the boys go down,” Cooper said ahead of the Wallabies’ Rugby Championship opener against the All Blacks on Saturday week in Sydney. ““Now we’ve got a few big games ahead with the Rugby Championship and starting off with the world’s best in the All Blacks.”

- AAP

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Ataahua Tiki SCRATCHED 1 J Curtin 7 19373 Xmas In New York (5) 2:29.9 M Williamson 2 0X220 Vice Chairman (2) 2:27.0 T Bagrie (J) ALLWOOD TREES MOB PACE $7000, 1 13232 Ideal Arden (1) 3:17.3 6:30 PM 4 2 36653 Roofcraft (2) 3:20.3 J Hay 4

3 03183 Rock Till You Drop (3) 2:28.1

B Orange OPT 802 4yo+ M 1-3 wins jun.d, 2000m 1 8 25XP1 Electric Ollie (6) 2:29.3 B Orange 3 Thats My Money Honey SCRATCHED 3 4 85X26 Bank Raider (4) 2:30.1 R May 3 9 42363 Thats Bettor (7) 2:28.3 J Keast 1 18X54 Artsu (1) 2:30.0 B Williamson (J)

3 Smoken Roman (3) 3:20.7 C DeFilippi 2 5 75322 Damon Runyon (5) 2:27.8 Barrier J Curtin 2 0X707 Incomparable (2) 2:36.1 J Anderson (J) 54 49611 1

18744 Skippy Rascal (4)

M Williamson 6 1 Locharburn (6) 2:27.1 D Dunn 10 02644 Supreme Sign (21) 2:30.6 J Bennett 2 3 12291 Starlet Lavra (3) 2:29.3

A Veint (J) 6 51482 Macho Comacho (1) 3:18.7 T Chmiel 11 009X0 Oursue (22) 2:29.8 B Butt K Barron 7 0X320 Cracklin Rosie (7) 2:31.9 4 53426 Whyamibettor (4) 2:29.7 S Stewart (J) 2 1

7 X1710 Abraxas (2) D Dunn 12 69P87 Mullingar Mac (u1) 2:29.7 S McNally 8 3X415 Finding Nemo (8) 2:28.3

G Smith

5 73002 Stylish Babe (5) 2:29.8

J Trainor (J) 8 18453 Massimo (3) 3:18.6 Barrier J Dunn 3 6 76541 Its Nukes (6) 2:29.0

TRADESTAFF PACE $8000, 3yo+ non B Thomas (J) 9 7665X Town Icon (4) 3:20.2 C McDowell 9:00 PM DIVINE CAKES & DESSERTS HCP TROT $10,000, 1 7 X0X11 Candy Styx (7) 2:28.0

R Close (J) 10 00298 Cullens Spirit (5) 3:20.9 J Thomas (J) OPT 807 winners, 2000m 9:50 PM 5yo+ 1 or more wins, 2600m 8 37813 Graceandtemika (8) 2:27.8 J Young (J) 1 00X03 Seaview Gold (1) B Munro (J) OPT 809 PM CHERRYTREE CLUB FOR SMART SHOPPERS 8:00

1 2 88X62 Ride In A Rolls (2) 9 35465 Hot Toddy (9) 2:27.2 S Golding (J) Charlie Kaos SCRATCHED C DeFilippi

Barrier

MBL $10,000, 3yo+ 1 win, 2000m 3 46 Fellas R Trouble (3) OPT 805 Danke SCRATCHED S McNally 2 10 11856 Arma Courage (21) K Butt (J) 1 09X99 Cabo Wabo (1) 2:37.0 M Purvis (J) 4 08654 Caesar (4) 2:35.8 G O'Reilly 3 18570 City Courage (1) 3:24.4 B Williamson (J) 4 11 34125 Tiana Franco (22) 2:29.2 R McIlwrick (J) 2 35127 Chargedownking (2) 2:31.4 R Curtin 1 5

8 Penzance Bromac (5) N McGrath 4 9334X Mayweather (2) 3:28.7 M Hay 1 4 2

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55648 Visual Illusion 17.38 7748X Wandy Destiny 17.54

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Track Information Weather: Partly cloudy

1 36862 Okuku Bobo 17.47 R Casey 1 2 38611 Pseudonym nwtd R Blackburn 3 88778 Georgie Wong 17.26 J Rush D Kingston GARRARD’S HORSE & HOUND CANTY 4 16828 Wandy On In 17.69 2:38 PM 3 5 6765X Know Fault 17.41 G Cleeve GOTB MDN HEAT $1800, c0q, 520m 2 Hart&Taylor 1 8848 Nero Haka nwtd J McInerney 6 73515 Bit Piccadilly 17.49 7 21584 Be Prepared 17.35 B Dann 3 2 Know Security nwtd G Cleeve 4 8 45335 Bizarro 17.59 S&B Evans 4 3 Opawa Chill nwtd Lane&Wales G Cleeve 1 4 25354 Court The Belle nwtd Lane&Wales 9 55648 Visual Illusion 17.38 J McInerney 2 5 73236 Casino Black nwtd H Anderton 10 44878 Hilton Friday 17.55 6 74465 Fantas Fiction nwtd S Fagan SPEIGHT’S SPRINT FINAL 7 475 Business Chic nwtd McCook&Jopson 3:33 PM $1600, c2f, 295m 8 5 Jibbajabba Jewel nwtd C Roberts 1 26872 Don’t Call Me 17.54 B Dann LITTLE BROWN JUG SPRINT 2 53135 Another Snazza nwtd J McInerney 2:58 PM $1400, c2, 295m 4 3 57842 Hot Shot Lawyer 17.48 Hart&Taylor 1 1 11223 Batiatus 17.34 R Blackburn 1 4 1251 Buck Alec 17.31 J&D Fahey 4 2 63355 Aversion 17.66 Hart&Taylor 5 74552 Smash Amego nwtd M Grant 3 54667 Ohoka Blue 17.49 L Waretini 6 58417 Okuku Wee Man 17.55 Casey&Fagan 2 4 64783 Lachie’s Lad 17.44 B Shaw 3 7 55223 Starburst Hannah 17.56 M Grant 3 5 74117 Conaloo 17.53 M Robinson 2 8 25161 Voreda 17.39 M Robinson 6 78734 Billy Muggins 17.49 B Dann

9 21584 Be Prepared 17.35

B Dann 7 82787 Okuku Lilly 17.51 R Casey B Dann 8 16736 Upsala Jewel 17.91 S&B Evans 10 78734 Billy Muggins 17.49

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Today at Addington Raceway

4yo+ non winners, 2600m PX # REC Horse (Start pos) Fastest time Driver

88777 Opawa Goodie nwtd Lane&Wales 76786 Poised Boy nwtd Stapleton&Bonnett 7866 Jasper Haka nwtd J McInerney Mega Rexy nwtd J&D Fahey Zulu Deb nwtd C Roberts Marbella nwtd M Flipp

3 4 4 Boom Boom Brahma (15) 56.5 MDuPlessis 2 5 57X Isheticklish (11) 56.5 R Hutchings (a) 6 60X Miss Senna (14) 56.5 P Turner (a1) 7 Pretty Duckies (1) 56.5 R Jones 8 Stealer (12) 56.5 B Lammas 9 Vivi (16) 56.5 10 Fire Karaka (8) 56 M Sweeney 11 Tu Meta Peta (4) 56 S Collett 1 12 2. Grant’s Girl (7) 54 A Forbes (a1) 13 3 Polar Mist (5) 54 J Oliver (a4) 14 Moozoon (6) 54 S Spratt Our Queen Bee (9) 54 R Norvall PROPERTY BROKERS-ALLISTER COOMBE 15 2:45 PM

16 Unforgettabelle (3) 54

B Hutton (a3) STEEPLE $12,000, rst opn stp, 3500m OPT 315 17 Moonshine Hill SCRATCHED 3 1 66126 Tallentire (7) 69 S Phelan B 18 47X00. Skydiver (13) 58.5 2 2 X54L1 Smoke (1) 66.5 G Walsh 4 3 44X03 Sportavian (3) 66.5 S Houston 3:55 PM PROPERTY BROKERS MAIDEN 2200 4 32377 Dane Ruler (2) 66 R Cully $7000, mdn, 2200m 1 5 74412 Rangatira (5) 65.5 I Lupton OPT 317 3 1 47643 C’mon (8) 58.5 6 73255 Ayatollah (6) 65 S Spratt M Cropp (a) 7 5L175 Roberty Bob (4) 65 D Nolan K Veenendaal 2 90653 Saint Piran (4) 58.5 2 3 0X38. A L’Orange (5) 58.5 J Jago PROPERTY BROKERS-TREVOR KENNY 4 54 Catch On (6) 58.5 3:20 PM T Thornton MAIDEN $7000, mdn, 1000m 5 94664 Straight Ahead (14) 58.5 B Lammas OPT 316 1 9X25 Mahbeer (2) 58.5 R Smyth (a3) 6 6905 Liberty Fighter (9) 58.5 R Jones 2 6. Dont Call (17) 58.5 J Jago 7 80975 Tommy Riki (7) 58.5 S Collett 4 3 8X2 Oceana Sands (10) 56.5 M Hills 8 76758 The Last Star Way (10) 58.5 R Hutchings (a)

NZ Metro Harness

ROBBIE’S BAR & BISTRO MOB $5000,

1-2, 3-4, 5-6, 7-8, 9-10, 11-12 1-2-3, 4-5-6, 7-8-9, 10-11-12 9-10-11-12 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12

1 033F2 Go Jimmy Go (8) 68 1 M Cropp (a) 2 2 X5X57 Tim (4) 68 S Phelan $7000, mdn, 1300m 4 3 5347P Victory Morgan (3) 68 M Mitchell 3 4 X4L66 Mister Deejay (7) 68 E Farr (3) 5X853 He’s Myn (8) 58.5 R Hutchings (a) G Walsh 25 Doiknowyou (10) 58.5 N Harris 5 PPF5P Generous Type (2) 68 I Lupton 4. Eezemoova (12) 58.5 M Hills 6 96F65 Marvon Downs (6) 68 R Cully 0X39 Mrs Browns Boy (16) 58.5 R Smyth (a3) 7 35795 Air Cadet (10) 68

8 84PP0 Chainedinalkatraz (9) 68

K Veenendaal 50X47 Bogart (5) 58.5 D Nolan S Houston Araki (20) 58.5 R Norvall 9 0300P Space Oddity (5) 68 C Studd 9 Metallic (18) 58.5 B Lammas 10 7P6F4 Ohopee (1) 66

1:35 PM OPT 313

Today at Hatrick Raceway

$2200, c2q, 520m PX # REC Greyhound Fastest time Trainer

4:58 PM

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Wanganui Greyhounds

ABSOLUTELY ELECTRICAL C2 HT 1

67862 Bronelly Lad nwtd 52528 Thrilling Terror nwtd 73326 That’s King 30.50 41554 Opawa Gift 30.58 76431 Botany Molly 30.50 74784 Embee Dee nwtd 32124 Bigtime Tip 30.32 21151 Senorita Chang nwtd 76868 Shark Bite nwtd

1:44 PM

3 4 5 GARRARD’S HORSE & HOUND CANTY 1 6 GOTB MDN HEAT $1800, c0q, 520m 3 7 Opawa Tania nwtd Lane&Wales 2 8

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43355 Vienna nwtd R Blackburn 36862 Cawbourne Tomcat nwtd Weir&Nissen 67668 Homebush Envy nwtd J McInerney 7778 Sum Are Fun nwtd M Flipp

1 4 2 37 Zulu Bro nwtd C Roberts 3 3 Know Ambition nwtd G Cleeve CLARKSON SIGN STUDIO STAKES 2

4 24551 Opawa Anne 30.73

Lane&Wales 1:09 PM $1900, c1, 520m 5 32725 McJopson nwtd S&B Evans 1 6 1 1 3 Opawa Mez nwtd J&D Fahey Cawbourne Jelly nwtd Weir&Nissen 2 77886 Wongway Georgie nwtd McCook&Jopson J Rush 7 37676 Lacey nwtd 3 3 46222 Hot Tea nwtd J McInerney A Bradshaw 8 67723 Wunzee nwtd 4 44587 Bublin Jed nwtd M Flipp GARRARD’S HORSE & HOUND CANTY 5 Premier Lilly nwtd M K Dempsey 2:02 PM GOTB MDN HEAT $1800, c0q, 520m 4 6 262 Stich Up nwtd S&B Evans 3 1 2 7 Know Judge nwtd G Cleeve Abogado nwtd M Flipp 8 23258 Connect The Dots nwtd McCook&Jopson A Lee 2 86724 Scotsome Power nwtd 9 67668 Homebush Envy nwtd J McInerney 4 3 348 Opawa Chris nwtd Lane&Wales 2 4 62222 Girl Pride nwtd 10 7778 Sum Are Fun nwtd Adcock&Seque M Flipp 5 64463 Opawa Lauren nwtd Lane&Wales HURUNUI HOTEL DASH 1 6 3X Lalu nwtd J&D Fahey 1:27 PM $1100, c0, 295m 7 Know Rights nwtd G Cleeve 3 1 6X234 Teevee Kimba nwtd M Flipp 8 45648 Homebush Coral nwtd J McInerney 2 56654 Uno Nosey nwtd Joyce&May GARRARD’S HORSE & HOUND CANTY 4 3 7F Botany Dave nwtd J McInerney 2:23 PM GOTB MDN HEAT $1800, c0q, 520m 4 35465 Go Patch nwtd G Cleeve 2 5 85X2 Cawbourne Beau nwtd 66 Opawa Paul nwtd Lane&Wales M Grant 1 4 2 6 58 Smoochy Jewel nwtd Know Smiggle nwtd G Cleeve C Roberts

1 3 2 2 1 3 4 5 6 7 4 8 G Walsh K Veenendaal 9 M Cropp (a) 10 S Phelan 11 12 SUPER LIQUOR TE AROHA HURDLE 13 1:00 PM OPT 312 $12,000, rst opn hdl, 3100m 14 3 1 12136 Zenocoin (10) 70

S Sanders (3) 15 2 1DX40 Joerok (6) 69 E Stack 16 17 2 3 64695 Flavour Flav (4) 66.5

I Lupton B 18 4 12467 Ima Dancer (5) 66 K Veenendaal C 19 1 5 X0821 Brer (1) 65.5

C Thornton D 20 4 6 241P3 Calgacus (3) 65.5

S Houston 21 7 62310 Toby Cee (9) 65.5 S Phelan F 22 8 X8F10 Verdasco (8) 65.5 M Mitchell

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Racing Te Aroha

PX # REC Horse (Barrier draw) kg

4:40 PM

65111 Caboul 30.41 J&D Fahey 17426 Game Girl 31.12 Adcock&Seque 4317 Out Back Bill nwtd M K Dempsey 51612 Opawa Romeo 30.92 Lane&Wales 61477 Opawa Bro 30.48 Lane&Wales 215 Opawa Pearl 30.98 Lane&Wales 22645 Know Taste 30.85 G Cleeve 1 Validation 30.96 C Roberts 26257 Know Solution 30.99 L Waretini

Today at Te Aroha

PHIL’S MOTORCYCLE CENTRE MAIDEN HURDLE $7000, mdn hdl, 3100m

1 X4038 The Missing Link (8) 68 3 2 F4523 It’s A Message (2) 68

3 74882 Skai Glen (6) 68 2 4 45226 Our Destiny (7) 68

1 5 81022 Ted’ll Do (10) 68

6 8X0P4 Happy Go Lucky (3) 68 7 65641 King Piccolo (12) 68 8 56075 Goginga (1) 68 9 82956 St Picasso (11) 68 10 X7000. Atlantis (5) 68 11 57772 Raisafuasho (9) 68 12 44P47 Storm Home (13) 68 4 13 X7023 Yangming (4) 68

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DOUBLES TREBLES QUADDIE FIRST 4

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Track Information Type: All weather; Direction: Left-handed; Length: 1193m; Weather: Mainly fine

5 4 6 7 3 8 9 10 11 12 13 2 14 1 15 16

57433 Take For Granted (3) 3:25.1 D Nyhan 85152 Mighty River (4) 3:24.2 J Keast 01539 Midfrew Medusa (5) 3:24.0 B Thomas (J) 42491 U Dream (6) 3:29.0 C D Thornley 17085 Gunsight Pass (u1) 3:25.5 K Cox (J) 21324 Dragon Lady (u2) 3:23.7 R Holmes 70502 Whata Gamble (1) 3:24.5 S Smolenski 07699 Franco Nadal (2) 3:25.3 R May 35019 No Potato (1) 3:23.9 D Dunn 32464 Sarah Lindenny (u1) 3:21.6 C Harrison 32121 Sol Invictus (u2) 3:21.6 C DeFilippi 86994 Global Invasion (1) 3:19.0 A Lethaby

10:20 PM OPT 810

1 4 2 2 3 B 4 5 6 7 8

9 3 10 11 12 1 13 14 15 16

10 DRESS-SMART HORNBY MOBILE PACE $5000, 4yo+ 1 win, 2000m

34445 Flyin Ryan (1) D Dunn 04231 Royal City (2) 2:29.3 M Williamson 7068X Royal River (3) 2:30.5 C D Thornley 58068 Mimi Surarti (4) 2:30.7 I Cameron 00060 Pandora’s Hope (5) 2:29.3 M Edmonds 858X0 Bounty Eyre (6) 2:28.6 A Butt 0P300 Firebreak (7) 2:31.3 R May 27677 Anvil Gav (8) 2:30.5 G Smith 90079 Lockey (9) 2:28.3 C McDowell Barrier

48170 Classiebee (21) B Orange 90371 Countess Vale (22) 2:32.9 R Close (J) 90378 Vertical Four (23) 2:28.4 J Curtin 871X This Bird Has Flown (24) T Chmiel 5P956 Bashful Compton (25) 2:30.1 VAtherton(J) 51007 Lindennys Buttercup (26) C DeFilippi Cabo Wabo SCRATCHED

g M6

12:00 PM OPT 601

1

Canterbury Racing

Tomorrow at Riccarton Park

SPEIGHT’S PREMIER HURDLE

$20,000, 0-1 win hdl, 3100m PX # REC Horse (Barrier draw) kg Jockey

1 3 2 3 1 4 2 5 4 6 7 8 9 10 11

33231 Faites Vos Jeux (1) 69 R Doherty (a) 222L1 Krase (2) 69 Hold The Dream SCRATCHED 59115 Shotgun (3) 68 J Rathbone 88051 Zane Bay (6) 68 C Studd 54623 Derby Dan (5) 66.5 I Lupton Applaud SCRATCHED P2344 Radinka (9) 65 M Mitchell 50261 Kings Deep (4) 67.5 R Cully 02034 Ripdiddler (8) 65 G Walsh 38652 Reynards Bro (7) 65 K Veenendaal

12:35 PM OPT 602

1 3 1 2 3 4 2 5 4 6 7 8

2

ECHOES OF HEAVEN @ LINWOOD PK STUD PREMIER $30,000, R85 bmk, 2000m

74405 Lisa Love (3) 59 12061 Our Alchemist (5) 58 21117 Additup (7) 58 Pump Up The Volume 62335 Saragarhi (4) 56.5 11447 Gagarin (1) 54 61462 Red Magic (2) 54 03865 Missceo (6) 54

R Hannam L Whelan (a1) A Frye (a2) SCRATCHED R Black (a2) D Walker J Morris

g M2 1

1:10 PM OPT 603

1 2 2 3 4 1 5 6 3 7 8 4 9 10 11

22258 Our Jackman (1) 59.5 A Morgan (a3) 86708 Kalgoorlie Bomber (10) 58 L Whelan (a1) 22749 Black Berry Punch (2) 57.5 D Walsh 32020 The Gordonian (3) 57 R Bishop 34337 Fragrant (8) 56.5 C Johnson 13787 That’sourexcuse (6) 56.5 K Myers 547X7 Il Poverino (4) 56 R Myers 42621 Astrogal (9) 55.5 C Lunn (a3) 12336 My Jungle Girl (5) 54 A Frye (a2) 20829 Terelle (11) 54 T Moseley 21944 Pretty To Watch (7) 54 R Hannam

1:45 PM 604

OPT

1 2 2 1 3 4 4 5 6 7 8 9 3 10

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11 $25,000, R75 benchmark, 1400m 12 GLADSOME LODGE PREMIER RATING 75

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$25,000, R75 benchmark, 1400m

$40,000, opn hcp, 1400m

Civics Rock SCRATCHED 23511 Cangowest (8) 55.5 R Hannam 6X284 Credit Crunch (7) 55 A Morgan (a3) 87508 Khemosabi (2) 54.5 D Walker 12633 Stormpatrol (6) 54.5 C Johnson 76452 Tick Tock Turbo (1) 54.5 B Lammas 70596 Spare A Fortune (3) 54 A Denby (a1) 15745 Elusive Tracy (5) 53 R Myers 0X533 Guessing (4) 53 D Walsh

2:56 PM 606

OPT

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76X31 Brushman (2) 69 I Lupton 04821 Kidunot (7) 68 R Doherty (a) 82355 Cape Kinaveral (9) 67 M Mitchell 25511 Karlos (4) 65 A Kuru 05553 El Patron (6) 65 M Cropp (a) 20431 Snodroptwinkletoes (3) 65 J Rathbone 13L12 The Rose (8) 65 K Veenendaal 75623 Waitaha Toa (5) 65 J Riddell 67436 Honey (1) 65

August 10, 2013

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2-3, 4-5, 6-7, 8-9 1-2-3, 4-5-6, 7-8-9 6-7-8-9 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 4-9 $100,000 HEATSTORE PREMIER RATING 85

42814 Jack Romanov (8) 56 X4817 Little Matey (5) 56 X9074 Xalted (4) 56 05320 Stagehand (9) 55 0X040 Irene Alice (1) 54

A Forbes (a1) P Turner (a1) J Parkes M Du Plessis T Thornton

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DOUBLES TREBLES QUADDIE FIRST 4

1-2, 3-4, 5-6, 7-8 2-3-4, 6-7-8 5-6-7-8 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8

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PX # REC Horse (Barrier draw) kg

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Invercargill Harness Sunday at Ascot Park Raceway 9 4 10 3 11 Driver 12

6297X Makarewa Rick (1) 2:55.0 K Franks 00090 Last Love (2) 2:53.9 M Jones 70000 Veecewah (3) 2:57.7 A Milne 77P8X American Holiday (4) 3:03.2 SWalkinshaw 00658 Snow Boy (5) 3:03.0 S Lock 3267X Perfect Sunrise (u1) 2:56.9 J W Cox 8906X Lebron James (u2) 2:56.9 F Service 09X Galleons Instinct (u3) 3:26.1 C Gerken 96980 Chiola Belle (u4) M Williamson Our Little Lucy SCRATCHED

12:59 PM

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$5000, 3yo+ non winners, 2200m

87X79 Matai Maddi (1) 2:49.4 A Milne 0X256 Jackson Jones (2) 2:47.2 N Williamson Conical Hill (3) S Walkinshaw Speedy Love (4) A Beck 4677 Valmara (5) 2:48.9 M Williamson Young Reggie (6) R McIlwrick (J) 9098X Fabulous Abbey (7) 2:46.5 P Hunter 0 Celine’s VC (8) B Barclay Barrier

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87 Ice Maiden (21) 2:47.3 T Williams 5 Dark Dana (22) 2:54.5 J W Cox 74379 Lady Suffragette (23) 2:45.1 K Barclay 56607 Macardo (24) B Williamson (J)

1:26 PM

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DOUBLE THE FUN SYNDICATE MOB PACE 8

d M9

$5000, 4yo+ 1 win, 2200m

X5605 Sixonenine (1) 2:46.4 C Hanna (J) X7437 Sunny Two Shoes (2) B Barclay 315PX Ganesh Bromac (3) 2:52.1 C Ferguson (J) 66210 BeaudieneClemintyne (4) 2:46.2 TWilliams X8359 Between The Lines (5) 2:46.4 NWilliamson 2211 Northview Major (6) 2:44.7 BWilliamson(J) 52215 Ready For Takeoff (7) 2:47.0 S Stewart (J) 90075 Kaylea Bolter (8) 2:44.2 R McIlwrick (J) Barrier

1:53 PM

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INTERIOR GIRLS OF WINDSOR $6000, 5yo+ 1-5 wins discrhcp, 2700m

9170X The Fiery Filly (1) 3:43.6 K Barclay 34573 Johns Anne (2) 3:34.5 M Williamson 06818 Left Right Andcentre (3) B Williamson (J) 7080X Some Say The Best (u1) 3:38.1 CFerguson(J) 06460 Yelande (u2) 3:34.4 A Kyle 12657 John Henry Galleon (1) 3:33.5 J W Cox 28781 Earls Buller Girl (2) 3:37.3 N Buchan

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August 11, 2013

0177X Top Notch Lavros (u1) 3:33.7 M Jones 21007 So King (1) 3:32.6 B Norman 11117 Bet’s Best (u1) 3:36.4 N Williamson

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10 70268 Rosie Rules (2) 55 11 10565. Smuckers (12) 54 12 X8874 Lady Of Troy (9) 54

B Grylls (a2) J Parkes S Collett

4:26 PM 208

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4:06 PM 280

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OPT

$15,000, R75 benchmark, 1600m

1 21212 Cornelius (11) 59 2 65426 Designacat (9) 58.5 1 3 76335 Move Faster (10) 58.5 4 8408X Rafa (1) 58.5 5 19021 Cardon Boy (4) 57.5 2 6 33511 Lion Red (2) 57.5 7 09X71 Sweet Rita (5) 56.5 3 8 31143 Nancylee (3) 56 9 95070 Boy (13) 56 10 2X084 Playboy (14) 56 11 94419. Nukumai (7) 55.5 4 12 38553 Financialterrorist (8) 55 13 01PX7 Auspicious (6) 54.5 14 16480. Mareka Miss (12) 54

S Spratt D Nolan J Parkes R Smyth (a3) P Turner (a1) B Hutton (a3) M McNab L Innes M Hills B Grylls (a2) P Taylor M Du Plessis T Thornton K Leung (a3)

DOUBLES TREBLES QUADDIE FIRST 4

T Thornton M Sweeney B Hutton (a3) M Du Plessis M Coleman M Hills R Jones B Grylls (a2) J Parkes S Collett

2-3, 4-5, 6-7, 8-9 1-2-3, 4-5-6, 7-8-9 6-7-8-9 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9

OPT

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RICCARTON PARK RACE 8

$40,000, opn hcp, 1800m

55121 Intransigent (4) 59 D Walsh 62236 Rising Tide (2) 58 J Riddell 27223 Dickens (6) 56.5 C Johnson 81354 Electronic Motion (3) 55 A Frye (a) Old Drumble SCRATCHED Wanabefamous SCRATCHED 49205 Bragato (5) 54.5 D Bradley 55920 Negotiate (1) 54 R Myers 7X597 Crystal Duke (7) 53.5 R Hannam 64843 Thrive (8) 53 K Myers

Track Information Type: All weather; Direction: Left-handed; Length: 1029m; Weather: Rain

3 7457X Devil May Care (3) 3:26.8 P Hunter 4 01117 Lucky Getaway (4) B Williamson (J) Barrier 5 60614 Elusive Flight (1) 3:30.8 A Beck 46 Kezza’s Lass (21) R Swain 6 34975 Lake View (u1) 3:26.8 T Williams 2:20 PM 07233 Bromac Del Mar (22) 2:06.0 C Barron 2 7 51711 Montecrengle (1) J W Cox 4 1 24938 It’s Only Me (1) 2:43.3 J W Cox 8 62322 Cullen’s Finest (2) 3:30.8 M Williamson WOODLANDS MOTORS MOBILE PACE 1 2 31117 Devine Sign (2) 2:47.5 B Barclay 3:20 PM 3

9 15113 Hi Gun (3) 3:24.0 N Williamson $8000, 4yo+ 1 win, 2200m 3 3 30693 Infrequently (3) M Williamson 1 10 01911 Roxy Rocket (u1) S Walkinshaw 2 4 12432 Easybet (4) 2:42.4 N Williamson 1 90629 Mackenzie Jacob (1) 2:47.6 J W Cox 11 36619 Better To Be Bad (u1) 3:23.1 B Barclay 5 65898 The Tisbury Terror (5) 2:44.8 K Barclay 2 2 1X924 Wattie’s Sweetheart (2) 2:48.5 NWilliamson 1 3 20452 Knapdale Lady (3) 2:45.1 6 05168 Party Girl Deb (6) 2:49.1 R Swain M Jones WWW.SOUTHLANDHARNESS@XTRA.CO.NZ 7 5600X Lady Elite (7) 2:43.3 S Walkinshaw 4 93686 Ahorsewithnoname (4) 2:45.6 B Shirley 4:30 PM $8000, 3yo+ non winners, 2200m

5 58615 Thatshowie Roll (5)

A Edmonds 8 67086 Bub’s Hanover (8) 2:44.6

C Barron

Barrier 4 6 12527 VC’s Honour (6) 2:47.4 S Walkinshaw 4 1 44X Jaccka Wilco (1) 2:49.0 N Williamson 9 75456 Tango Lady (21) 2:45.8 3 7 21232 Billy The Bus (7) 2:42.7 B Williamson (J) 2 5536X Don’t Wanadie (2) 2:45.9 A Beck K Barclay

Vera’s Delight (8) 2:46.8 B McLellan 2 3 55233 Sammy The Bull (3) 2:48.2 B McLellan D’COY F&M MOB PACE $7000, 3yo+ 8 25254 Barrier 2:45 PM 3 4 6792 Advance Supreme (4) 2:47.2 SWalkinshaw f&m non winners, 1700m 9 75930 Shiney Princess (21) 2:42.9 S Lock R Swain 2 1 X8840 Jadaki (1) 2:07.4 N Williamson 10 PX109 Tic Tac Bromac (22) 2:44.3 A Beck 5 68236 Adriatic Coast (5) 2:46.9 6 6785 Heavenly Creature (6) 2:56.6 J W Cox 4 2 33X Suzie’s So Sweet (2) 2:06.5 M Williamson 11 3048X Rosie Lindenny (u1) M Williamson

7 8250X Righthere Rightnow (7) 2:45.0 MWilliamson 3 306X Lets Go Ceilidh (3) 2:07.1 C Ferguson (J) PANSPACIFICFLIGHT@MACCA LODGE $8500, 4 248 Whatamitoyou (4) 8 3456X Mustang (8) 2:47.2 T Williams S Walkinshaw 3:55 PM

Barrier 4yo+ 2-8 wins discrhcp, 2700m 1 5 78416 Angelas Image (5) 2:07.7 M Jones 1 9 1X2 Offtocullect (21) 2:47.3 6 42335 Love In The Dark (6) 2:04.5 T Williams 1 X5760 Arancia (1) 3:30.6 M Jones C Graham 7 66430 McArdle Meg (7) 2:05.2 4 2 13164 In The Kitty (2) 3:30.1 P Hunter H Hunter 10 7X McArdle Royale (22) C Barron

5

356X6 Shards Of Myross (8) 2:05.8

J W Cox

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9

6

8

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BRIGHT STAR SPRINT

3 33577 Smedley (4) 57.5 1 4 63212 Rocket Queen (7) 57 5 6218X Kuwait (10) 57 3 6 6X218 Dance (11) 55.5 7 04257 Ellie’O (8) 55 8 9410 Honeymoon (1) 55 9 4X177 Lilly Belle (3) 55 10 70268 Rosie Rules (2) 55 4 11 10565. Smuckers (12) 54 12 X8874 Lady Of Troy (9) 54

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FIRST IN WINDSOR F&M MOB PACE 9 $7000, 4yo+ M 1-2 wins, 2200m 3 10

Auckland Greyhounds

3 45427 Cawbourne Banksy 18.74 C Hore 2:12 PM 1 4 21211 Wheezy Appeal 18.48 P Green $2400, c5, 318m 5 76875 Cool Time 18.97 A Cleaver PX # REC Greyhound Fastest time Trainer 2 6 23242 Kitty’s House 19.01 L Laagland 1 1 23128 Lafayette 18.78 B Bond B Craik 7 48585 Locklinne 18.77 2 24216 Ladakh 18.43 G Farrell 8 35531 Knock Knock Lady 18.84 G Pomeroy 4 9 57373 Asia Ostee 18.78 2 3 P6116 High Flyer 18.62 M Mann H L Laagland 4 34417 Kiwi Girl 18.55 M Mann J Black 10 85437 Bubble Ostee nwtd 5 27362 We’re So Lucky 18.40 B Craik NZ GRADUATION HEAT 1 6 46126 Alabaster 18.32 B Craik 3:12 PM $2400, nzrsq, 527m 3 7 53325 Versatility 18.43 C Hore 1 1 11315 Thrilling Butcha nwtd K Walsh 4 8 87428 Pure Theatre 18.79 G Calverley Udy&Cottam 9 78147 Secret Star 18.38 T Agent 2 75686 Hot Pootie 30.61 3

3 64152 Twin Rivers 30.93

G Pomeroy 10 86188 Big Sam’s Girl 18.49 L Bliek 4 4 68844 Thrilling Tremor nwtd J Black AGRC REWARDS SPRINT 5 VACANT BOX 2:37 PM $1100, c0, 318m 2 6 13345 Alamein Jah nwtd Kettlewell&Phillips 1 777 Larto nwtd G Holswich A Cleaver 7 35462 Dum Diddly Do nwtd 2 65765 Skyhigh Levi nwtd G Parker 8 35214 Opawa Crusher nwtd Udy&Cottam 2 3 632F3 Versatile Richie nwtd T Agent LACHLAN’S CASH STAKES 4 3 Blitzing Mayhem nwtd S Clark 3:30 PM $1900, c1, 527m 3 5 544 Rebel City nwtd S Clark 1 18174 King’s Legacy 31.07 J Black 6 8 Palu nwtd A Cleaver 2 87333 Realon Rose nwtd R O'Regan 1 7 24572 One Way Paeroa nwtd R O'Regan 2

3 65341 Lochinvar Brando nwtd

D Schofield 4 8 48 Breakthru nwtd I George 3 Boss Appeal nwtd P Green 9 27648 Uno Kim nwtd R O'Regan 54 26725 42421 Uncle Romilly nwtd B Craik 10 88 Blue Sky Mine nwtd I George 1 6 23223 Sasha’s One 31.07 S Clark B Craik SEL’S TAB MANGERE SPRINT 7 56552 Tata Safari 31.13 2:55 PM 4

8 58645 Alpinador 31.21 S Clark $1200, c1, 318m

9 48368 Bigtime Whizz nwtd

R O'Regan 1 32562 Jetsun Jules 18.79 B Hunt 3 2 54173 Run Mischief Run 18.69 R O'Regan B Bond 10 61465 Miss Paeroa 31.21

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B Hutton (a) S Spratt

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STHLND HARNESS AWARDS NON WINNERS TROT $5000, 4yo+ non win, 2200m

PX # REC Horse (Start pos) Fastest time

14X00 Shining Armour (2) 54 21212 Cornelius (3) 54

VERNON & VAZEY PREMIER RATING 75

$25,000, R75 benchmark, 1800m

QUADDIE 1-2-3-4

7 63114 Irish Bay (4) 57.5 A Frye (a2) 8 83617. Al Askan (2) 57 B Lammas 3 9 46442 Golden Miss (10) 56 K Myers Jockey RICCARTON PARK RACE 7 10 51431 Our Gazza (3) 55 3:31 PM D Bradley $30,000, R85 benchmark, 1600m 4 11 X1312 Pencuri (7) 54.5 D Walsh T Thornton OPT 278 C Johnson 12 44108 City Chic (8) 54 R Hannam L Innes 1 64140 Coat Of Arms (9) 59 1 2 11327 Keep The Courage (1) 58.5 R Black (a2) PUKEKOHE PARK RACE 7 $12,500, R65 D Walker 3:46 PM SCRATCHED 3 89X76 Windwhistle (11) 58.5 benchmark*, 1600m J Riddell OPT 279 A Forbes (a) 4 05815 Pycok Flyer (12) 58 2 5 87544 Superturf (5) 58 2 1 X7148. Beverley Beck (5) 58 H Tinsley R Norvall J Parkes R Myers 2 42086. Rainmaker (6) 58 R Hutchings (a) M Du Plessis 6 05412 Willy Duggan (6) 58

8 $25,000, opn hcp, 1400m 9

1 23229. John Gray (5) 59 3 1 2 80561 Matost (1) 56.5 2 3 22118 Ginja Ninja (8) 55.5 4 Thunderbird One 4 5 2X909 Sarsarun (6) 54 6 27239 Donna Diva (4) 54 7 63362 The Flying Affair (7) 54

12:32 PM

Tomorrow at Pukekohe Park and Riccarton Park

PUKEKOHE PARK RACE 6

9

Track Information Type: Grass; Expected: Slow; Direction: Right-handed; Length: 1900m; Straight: 520m; Rail: True Weather: Rain

6

3:11 PM OPT 277

4:46 PM 609

OPT

D Bradley R Myers R Hannam K Myers

8

7

$40k Bonus Turbo Quaddie

49205 Bragato (5) 54.5 55920 Negotiate (1) 54 7X597 Crystal Duke (7) 53.5 64843 Thrive (8) 53

1 61133 Gold ’N Cash (7) 59 1 A Frye (a2) 2 2 212X1 Ciskay (8) 58.5 D Walker 3 5X341 Ask My Wife (9) 58 B Lammas 4 36238 Good One Glady (1) 57.5 K Myers 5 75317 Amigo (4) 57.5 J Bates 3 6 06232 Belle D’Or (11) 57 R Black (a2) 7 X1781 Hydraulic (16) 57 K Williams 8 51456 Kerrytown Lady (5) 56.5 T Direen (a1) 4 9 12705 Gossip Girl (3) 56 R Myers 10 Sabhraj SCRATCHED CHCH CASINO WINTER CLASSIC OPEN HCP 11 99598 Gee Oh (2) 55.5 4:06 PM A Morgan (a3) OPT 608 $40,000, opn hcp, 1800m 12 31175 Black Stockings (12) 55 T Moseley 2 1 55121 Intransigent (4) 59 D Walsh 13 65118. Dana Pascalle (10) 55 C Johnson 1 2 62236 Rising Tide (2) 58 J Riddell 14 6X700 No Rosettes (6) 55 J Morris 3 27223 Dickens (6) 56.5 C Johnson 15 77880 Voodoo Vixen (13) 55 R Hannam 4 81354 Electronic Motion (3) 55 A Frye (a) 16 28341 Kick Back (15) 56 L Whelan (a1) 5 A 17 8X641 Back Burner (14) 57 Old Drumble SCRATCHED D Bradley 6 Wanabefamous SCRATCHED 18 Gagarin SCRATCHED

2 80561 Matost (1) 56.5 2 L Innes 1 3 22118 Ginja Ninja (8) 55.5 4 Thunderbird One SCRATCHED A Forbes (a) COLLIERS INTERNATIONAL R65 $12,500, 5 2X909 Sarsarun (6) 54 2:36 PM J Parkes OPT 205 R65 benchmark*, 2100m 6 27239 Donna Diva (4) 54 1 05120 A Soldiers Song (7) 59 T Thornton 7 63362 The Flying Affair (7) 54 M Du Plessis 4 2 17006 Regalo Reaal (10) 59 M Du Plessis 8 14X00 Shining Armour (2) 54 B Hutton (a) 4 9 21212 Cornelius (3) 54 S Spratt 3 32146 Isdabicky (2) 58.5 M Sweeney 3 4 0X808 Malbec (1) 57.5 C Dell (a1) VETERINARY ASSOCIATES EQUINE & FARM 5 6X640 Duncan (4) 57.5 M Hills 3:46 PM R65 $12,500, R65 bmk*, 1600m 2 6 X0213 Solyn (8) 57 P Turner (a1) OPT 207 R Norvall 7 41547 Maeve Davone (9) 56.5 A Forbes (a1) 1 X7148. Beverley Beck (5) 58 8 8X663 Maharishi (3) 56 R Hutchings (a) S Collett 2 42086. Rainmaker (6) 58 1 9 41020 Rosevale (12) 55.5 S Spratt 3 33577 Smedley (4) 57.5 OPT 202 benchmark*, 1200m T Thornton GRAEME THOMSON ANTIQUE JEWELLERY 10 X0054 Bold Ransom (11) 55.5 R Hutchings (a) 1 77430 Conrwin (6) 59 2 4 63212 Rocket Queen (7) 57 J Oliver (a4) 2:00 PM M Sweeney R75 $15,000, R75 bmk, 2200m 11 50700 Te Kingi (6) 55 2 86474 Pogue (9) 59 S Collett OPT 204 J Parkes 5 6218X Kuwait (10) 57 B Hutton (a3) 3 3 21 Passing Parade (1) 58 J Parkes 1 29508 Master Michael (3) 61 B Hutton (a3) 12 59746 Viking Chief (5) 55 L Innes 1 6 6X218 Dance (11) 55.5 M Du Plessis 1 4 20X1 Delveen (8) 56.5 3 2 77543 Brompton (7) 60.5 M Du Plessis M Cheung (a4) 3 7 04257 Ellie’O (8) 55 M Coleman PROFESSIONALS OSBORNE REALTY LTD 2 5 X8461 Imagunakepa (11) 56.5 2 3 40X66 Just Got Home (6) 60.5 B Grylls (a2) 3:11 PM R Jones 4 8 9410 Honeymoon (1) 55 M Hills $25,000, opn hcp, 1400m 6 86X17 Offangone (5) 56.5 1 4 81118 Bahhton (10) 60 R Smyth (a3) R Hutchings (a) OPT 206 3 1 23229. John Gray (5) 59 R Jones 4 7 22196 King Panamera (4) 56.5 A Forbes (a1) 4 5 7F014 Buckles (2) 58 T Thornton 9 4X177 Lilly Belle (3) 55 N Harris

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Track Information Type: Grass; Expected: Heavy; Direction: Left-handed; Length: 2400m; Straight: 400m; Rail: Out 2m; Weather: Cloudy

7 3 4 8 9 $30,000, R85 benchmark, 1600m 10

1 64140 Coat Of Arms (9) 59 C Johnson 1 2 11327 Keep The Courage (1) 58.5 R Black (a2) 3 89X76 Windwhistle (11) 58.5 D Walker 4 05815 Pycok Flyer (12) 58 J Riddell 2 5 87544 Superturf (5) 58 H Tinsley 6 05412 Willy Duggan (6) 58 R Myers 7 63114 Irish Bay (4) 57.5 A Frye (a2) 8 83617. Al Askan (2) 57 B Lammas 3 9 46442 Golden Miss (10) 56 K Myers 10 51431 Our Gazza (3) 55 D Bradley RACECOURSE HOTEL & MOTOR LODGE GRAND 4 11 X1312 Pencuri (7) 54.5 D Walsh NAT STEEPLE $70,000, opn stp, 5600m 12 44108 City Chic (8) 54 R Hannam

Tomorrow at Pukekohe Park

DRAKE MEDOX MAIDEN 1600

L Whelan (a1) D Walsh

BRACKENFIELD HUNT PREMIER OPEN HCP

Counties Races

8 7X159 Sunbeam (3) 55 M Coleman S Spratt $12,500, mdn, 1600m 9 59824 Celtic Boy (10) 54.5 10 X5156. Dublin (7) 54 K Chiong (a4) PX # REC Horse (Barrier draw) kg Jockey 11 5447X Courier (2) 54 B Grylls (a2) 1 1 X5323 Bach (11) 58.5 M Wenn THE PARISH FUNDRAISER R75 $15,000, 2 03352 Google Me (2) 58.5 M Du Plessis 1:25 PM 2 3 3525. Jesshanimo (8) 58.5 R75 benchmark, 1200m A Forbes (a1) OPT 203 3 4 92. Mitzi Mitosis (7) 58.5 R Hutchings (a) 4 1 35020 Danrose (7) 61.5 K Chiong (a4) 4 5 74244 Romeo Whiskey (1) 58.5 B Hutton (a3) 2 04371. Snow Excuse (1) 58 R Hutchings (a) 6 X5043 Call The Shots (5) 58.5 T Thornton 1 3 37112 Wainui Prince (6) 58 T Thornton 7 X0873. Rap N Tap (3) 58.5 R Norvall 4 11X93 Airfield Road (3) 57 C Dell (a1) 8 Keep Control (4) 58.5 L Innes 2 5 13418 Twilight Dragon (2) 56.5 K Leung (a3) 9 57535 Red Storm (9) 56.5 S Spratt 6 5213X Melody Celebre (8) 55.5 J Whiteside (a3) 10 80X68 Jane Lour (10) 56.5 C Dell (a1) 11 70507 Walsburgs Keeper (6) 56.5 R Jones 7 11X40 Savannah Al Jamal (4) 54.5 P Taylor 3 8 6X118 Fluoro Lite (5) 54 B Hutton (a3) IRT R65 $12,500, R65 9 21791 Rose Tattoo (9) 54 12:50 PM S Spratt 12:15 PM OPT 201

2:20 PM OPT 605

1 4 2 3 1 4 5 2 6 7 8 3 9 GLADSOME LODGE PREMIER RATING 75

45461 Tristan’s Choice (10) 59 A Frye (a2) 25195 Prime Hit (6) 58 R Black (a2) 17139 Authentic Paddy (9) 57 D Bradley 97050 Fiddler’s Green (7) 57 H Tinsley 36124 Golden Globe (2) 56 A Morgan (a3) 40440 Heza Kool Kat (1) 56 R Myers 19620 Redfern (5) 55.5 B Lammas 51163 Ruby Red (12) 55 A Denby (a1) X0511 Tacticall (3) 54 R Hannam 31158 Unbelieveabelle (8) 54 K Myers

August 10, 2013 12825 Regalia (11) 54 63302 She’s Slinky (4) 54

DOUBLES TREBLES QUADDIE FIRST 4 PICK 6 3:31 PM OPT 607

3:47 PM

1 4 2 3 3 4 5 1 6 2 7 8

$2400, nzrsq, 527m

S Clark R Udy G Wilson B Craik VACANT BOX 13233 All In All nwtd Udy&Cottam 35145 Thrilling Sonic 30.40 K Walsh 86233 Star Bound 30.60 G Pomeroy

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$20,000 PICK6 SPRINT $2000, c4, 318m

53275 Thrilling Abra 18.86 L Bliek 65532 Winsome Buster 18.61 D Schofield 46345 Bigtime Drifter 18.78 R O'Regan 22623 Crixus 18.87 G Farrell 35816 Kinetic Neo nwtd Kettlewell&Phillips 38274 Charlie’s Funds 18.42 P Green 43853 Proven Shelly 18.44 P Henley 25248 Mega Upload 18.91 T Agent 73388 Ciao For Now 18.75 R O'Regan 76741 Down The Back 18.78 T Agent

4:22 PM

1 2 2 1 3 4 3 5

NZ GRADUATION HEAT 2

53245 Bublin Gold 30.93 87175 Sydilicious nwtd 75665 Jetsun Blaze 30.78 33136 Positivity 31.02

4:05 PM

1 4 2 3 3 1 4 5 6 7 2 8 9 10

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MTA GIFT VOUCHER STAKES $2200, c1/2, 527m

64717 Hair He Is 30.88 R Udy 76868 Shark Bite 30.72 S Clark 21131 Pearl Tiara 30.90 W&T Steele 36865 Thrilling Ninja 30.94 D Van Meeuwen 53858 Wabi Sabi 30.94 L Martin

DOUBLES TREBLES QUADDIE FIRST 4 PICK 6

6 4 7 8 9 10

1-2, 3-4, 5-6, 7-8, 9-10, 11-12 1-2-3, 4-5-6, 7-8-9, 10-11-12 9-10-11-12 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12 7-12 $20,000

47167 Munchin’ Krunch 31.13 R O'Regan 67577 Belrani nwtd G Farrell 77788 Lil’ Miss Krunch 31.42 R O'Regan 34543 On The House 31.47 H L Laagland 68767 Mr. Lochlyn nwtd M J Lozell

Track Information Weather: Showers

7 2 8 9 10

17312 Katcha Fire 30.27 45327 Indi Rhode 30.71 46887 Makinen 30.92 21487 Jembo 30.63

5:18 PM

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B Craik W&T Steele W&T Steele S Clark

CAROL’S TABS SERIES FINAL $3500, c5f, 318m

1 38143 Harvey Nichols 18.52 B Craik 1 2 11111 Bright Star 18.05 B Bond

$5K BONUS QUADDIE SPRINT 3 36151 Explosive Osti 18.53 C Hore 4:43 PM P Green $1400, c2, 318m 4 21813 Double Magic 0.00 D Schofield 1 62223 Agent Jorge 18.87 Udy&Cottam 5 41774 Calamity Free 18.68 2 6 X2122 Life’s A Dream 18.29 C Hore 3 2 78312 Run Kayla Run 18.81 T Agent 3

7 14324 Lord Will 18.41 C Hore 4 3 61768 Bon Vogue 18.91 A Cleaver 4

8 15514 Quick Cat 18.70

D Schofield 4 82118 Techno Tacho nwtd T Agent

9 53325 Versatility 18.43

C Hore 5 23621 Monty Dosh nwtd B Littlejohn H L Laagland 1 6 14413 Sectioned nwtd Udy&Cottam 10 P6116 High Flyer 18.62 2 7 24236 Kim Dotcom 18.91 T Agent JACK’S WHOLESALE MEATS SPRINT 8 43381 Lachlan Valley 18.82 R O'Regan 5:35 PM $1700, c3, 318m 9 62316 Deb Bale 18.97 G Pomeroy R Udy 10 18186 Miss Apocalypse 18.56 P Henley 1 68124 Gem’s Conquest nwtd 3 2 41317 Urban Combat 18.44 P Cleaver THRILLING BRAT STAKES 1

3 53327 This Is Swip 18.70

S Clark 4:58 PM $3200, c3/4, 527m 4 4 43174 Berridale Bullet 18.88 R O'Regan 3 1 48642 Jetsun Flame 30.44 G Wilson 5 33485 Lockey’s Call nwtd R O'Regan 4 2 F7834 Lochinvar Sonic nwtd D Schofield 6 66551 Boss Lady Sloy 18.53 R O'Regan 3 57435 Threat nwtd W&T Steele 7 26364 Armour nwtd B Littlejohn 4 64686 Diva Rhode 30.61 2

W&T Steele 8 21136 Hot Lass 18.53 A Cleaver 5 72457 Magico 31.00 L Martin 9 32451 Cocky Appeal 0.00 P Green 1 6 12621 Crackles Appeal 30.76 P Green 10 83247 Path To Palmy 18.77 I George

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■ CYCLING

Ashburton Guardian 21

In brief Stoner stays with V8s

■ Ellis continues to work hard on the road but her focus remains on preparing for the track.

■ ■ Ellis had a “quick short hit on the track” last month in Adelaide in a tier one competition in Adelaide where she won bronze in the first of two omniums, her first international track racing since the London Olympics last year.

■ ■ Ellis has a BikeNZ track camp in October before New Zealand’s tier one track meet in November then the Oceania Championships.

Suddenly, two-time MotoGP world champion Casey Stoner has a taste for motorcycles again.

But he insists he will remain on four wheels this year in the V8 Supercars’ second-tier category.

Stoner has relished a chance to jump back on the bike this week, successfully completing a twoday test in Japan with his former MotoGP team Honda. Stoner has also agreed to further testing with Honda later this year, but the 27-year-old said his focus was still completing the V8 secondtier Dunlop Series in his Red Bull Racing Holden.

- AAP

Mills boosts Boomers

Lauren Ellis celebrates winning the criterium in Tokyo.

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Lauren on a winning roll

BY JONATHAN LEASK

JONATHAN.L@THEGUARDIAN.CO.NZ

Hinds cyclist Lauren Ellis will be out to extend her lead in the Benchmark Elite Cycling Series in Hokitika tomorrow.

The series resumes after a two month break, but Ellis is fresh off an international road win after a whirlwind trip to Japan last weekend.

Ellis was part of a fourstrong BikeNZ women’s team invited to compete in the criterium at the Odaiba Cycle Festival in Tokyo.

Fellow Olympian Jaime Nielsen did much of the hard work on the front to pave the

way for the final lap where Ellis dominated.

“It was really short course, only about 800m long and there was about 15 laps,” Ellis said.

“We had four riders in the field of about 16 so we tried a few attacks but no one managed to, and we decided that if it was close at the end they would lead me out for the finish.”

Ellis was led out with three laps to go before a Japanese rider hit the lead heading into the final lap, only for Ellis to get on her wheel and pull away at the end.

She arrived back in New Zealand on Tuesday and had a ride

to refresh the legs but her bike was damaged in transit it and needed of more recovery ahead of the 105km Bluespur Classic in Hokitika tomorrow.

Ellis currently leads the women’s standings by four points after a third, first and second over the opening three rounds.

Her closest rival is her teammate Sharlotte Lucas while the next best rider Sophie Williamson is 28 points in arrears and isn’t on the start list.

“We are sitting in quite a good position heading into the race. Again it’s a small field which is disappointing but

hopefully we’ll be able to get a good result.”

It looms as a tough day either way with the typical West Coast weather set to impose itself on the race.

“It’s meant to be quite nasty but hopefully it will have a clear patch while we race.”

The Tinwald Cycling Clubbased Team Calder Stewart Road will field seven riders in the men’s 135km race with Jason Christie in the ranks while on leave from his Singapore based professional cycling team.

They also have four men in the masters race.

Dream start to worlds

BY JONATHAN LEASK

JONATHAN.L@THEGUARDIAN.CO.NZ

Mayfield rower Emma Dyke got off to a superb start at the Junior World Championships being held in Trakai, Lithuania yesterday morning (NZ time).

Dyke’s junior women’s coxless four took out their heat on day one clocking 7:17:28 and in doing so beat out the highly rated Australian quartet to advance directly to the A final,

due to be raced at midnight on Saturday (NZ Time).

The junior women’s four took an early lead in their race against teams from France, Australia, Czech Republic, Canada and the Ukraine.

The New Zealand crew looked very comfortable and set a good pace throughout the race to be first over the line.

The rest of the nations head to the repechage.

New Zealand’s other three crews were also in action, but will head into semi-finals or repechage races.

The junior men’s coxed four came in third with Germany first in a time of 6:40.98 and Great Britain followed in second in 6:43.97.

New Zealand’s time was 6:49.78 and they will head to the repechage.

The women’s quadruple scull had some strong competition from the Italian crew to contend with, the pair leading from the outset to advance to the semi-final, with the Italians’ strong burst over the last 500m getting them home first in 7:08.34 and New Zealand 7:10.94.

The men’s quadruple scull was the last New Zealand crew to race in the heats.

They needed a win to claim a place in the semi-finals, and took charge of the race to secure the victory by five and half seconds ahead of the crew from Slovenia.

He’s more famous for waving towels than the Australian flag.

Yet basketball star Patty Mills has announced his intentions to step up as a leader for the Boomers and turn them into a powerhouse at the World Cup in Spain next year. The San Antonio Spurs point guard made headlines for creative towel waving from the bench rather than his play during his side’s recent loss to the Miami Heat in the NBA Finals. And while Mills has just signed a $US1.1 million deal to play another season with the Spurs in 2013-14, he was training with the Boomers in Canberra on Thursday ahead of next week’s two-game Oceania championship series against New Zealand.

- AAP

Whistleblower needed Doping whistleblower Tyler Hamilton has congratulated Stuart O’Grady for coming clean about his murky past, but says a truth and reconciliation commission is needed in order to clear all skeletons from cycling’s bulging closet. O’Grady became the latest Australian cyclist to admit to doping last month, three days after his surprise retirement following his 17th Tour de France.

The decorated veteran confessed to using the banned blood booster EPO when preparing for the 1998 Tour de France and was adamant it as the only time he doped.

Hamilton lied for years about his own doping regime before finally coming clean in 2011, with his evidence playing a key role in bringing down former teammate Lance Armstrong.

- AAP

Stosur v Kvitova Former Wimbledon champion Petra Kvitova is vowing to burst Samantha Stosur’s bubble after setting up a showdown with the in-form Australian at the Rogers Cup in Toronto. Stosur extended her winning streak to seven matches with a 1-6 6-2 6-3 second-round victory over Spain’s Carla Suarez Navarro. Sixthseeded Kvitova beat home hope Eugenie Bouchard 6-3 6-2 in the other late match before targeting Stosur in their third-round matchup. It was Stosur’s first triumph over the Czech and a second win would be another big confidence booster just two weeks out from the US Open.

- AAP

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In brief

■ FOOTBALL

Expectations high European champions Bayern Munich kick off the new Bundesliga season at home tonight with visitors Borussia Moenchengladbach looking to ruin Pep Guardiola’s German league debut. Ex-Barcelona boss Guardiola took over in June and inherits the side which became the first German team to win the treble of European, league and cup titles last season. Bayern were beaten 1-0 in Munich by ‘Gladbach in their opening game of the season two years ago when Igor de Camargo’s second-half header shocked the hosts. Much has changed since then with Bayern having assembled a powerful squad with Guardiola having the pick of 10 full internationals in his midfield alone, including Spain Under-21 captain Thiago Alcantara, a new arrival from Barcelona.

- AFP

Emerton thriving

Paston hangs up the gloves Mark Paston launches himself into another big save for the All Whites last year.

All Whites goalkeeper Mark Paston yesterday announced his retirement from international duty.

Having retired from the Wellington Phoenix at the end of last season, Paston had left the door open for to remain within the All Whites set-up.

But after taking a few months off and evaluating the situation he has decided to officially call it a day at international football.

“Since retiring from the Phoenix I haven’t really missed playing football and that was a pretty good sign that it was time to move on,” Paston said.

“I’ve been given an opportunity in a new (information technology) career doing something that I enjoy and my energy is focused in that direction at the moment.

“A World Cup campaign takes a huge amount of time and energy, and I feel if I can’t give it the commitment it deserves

then it’s time to step aside.” knows what can happen?

Paston retires with the All “The first leg is going to Whites set to play the inter- be very important, as it was continental playoff against the against Bahrain. Get a good refourth-best team from North sult away from home and they and Central America, with will always have a chance at the winner advancing to Fifa home.”

World Cup Brazil in 2014.

Herbert, who will now be left The All Whites goalkeep- to call on a clutch of younger ing stocks are light on experi- keepers to fill Paston’s gloves, ence behind led the tributes No 1 Glen for the 36-yearMoss, and old.

Get a good result “Mark has alcoach Ricki Herbert away from home ways displayed a had hinted he true passion and and they will would try to dedication for convince Pasthe All Whites,” always have a ton to hang said. chance at home Herbert on for another “He was alWorld Cup ways committed campaign. and determined to be a winner.

Despite his own absence, “Undoubtedly the games Paston backed his former team- against Bahrain home and away, mates to take their opportunity. where he pulled off numerous “I think they have a fantas- top class saves along with the tic chance to qualify again,” he penalty save in Wellington, will said. be what Mark is best remem“It’s 180 minutes and who bered for.

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“I personally would like to thank Mark for his services to the All Whites and the massive contribution that he made during his career.”

Paston retires with 35 ‘A’ International caps for the All Whites after making his debut in September 1997 against Indonesia.

“The game against Bahrain was probably one of my favourite memories of playing in an All Whites shirt, along with the entire 2010 World Cup campaign,” Paston said.

“There’s no one single moment that I would pick out, but that was a pretty special time in my career.

“I would like to say thank you to the fans and everyone that I have worked with over the years.

“It hasn’t always gone well for me with injuries but I wouldn’t have changed anything, so it’s great to be able to say thank you very much.”

- APNZ

Universities huge hurdle for Mid Canterbury

BY JONATHAN LEASK

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Mid Canterbury have their much anticipated rematch with Universities in division one Mainland Football tomorrow.

The unbeaten students have recorded wins in 14 of their 15 games this season, docked the first five for fielding an ineligible player, and their only draw

was a goalless stalemate with Mid Canterbury.

Mid Canterbury fought out a scrappy 1-0 win over Hornby for a winning start to the cup competition, while Universities put five unanswered goals past Selwyn.

In division four Mid Canterbury Eastern will host Amberley in their second round of cup

play, and they are coming off a 2-4 away loss to FC Twenty11.

Methven International can finish pool play in division five cup action on top if they beat Selwyn United in Methven and would make it 16 games in a row without a loss.

The Mid Canterbury Masters are away to Parklands United Blue in masters division three,

still leading the league by a superior goal difference, being tied on 31 points with FC Twenty11.

The Youth XI got the monkey off their back last week in hammering their bogey team Amberley 5-0, and will look to go back to back in 18th grade division one against Cashmere Technical.

Veteran Socceroo Brett Emerton thrived in his new central midfield position as Sydney FC opened their six-match pre-season Italy tour promisingly despite a 3-2 loss to Serie B side Padova.

Coach Frank Farina fielded his strongest line-up and Alessandro Del Piero drew a standing ovation from the crowd of 15,688 as he left the field after playing against the club where he started his stellar career at age 16 in 1991. Feturning star Nick Carle, Emerton and Rhyan Grant made up Sydney’s midfield. Granted his wish to play in the middle after patrolling the flank last season, Emerton played well and scored his team’s first goal in the 12th minute.

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Blackburn stunned Championship side Blackburn were knocked out of the English League Cup yesterday, losing a penalty shootout to third-tier Carlisle. Blackburn led 2-1 and 3-2 before the match ended 3-3 and were also 3-1 up on penalties in the first round tie at Brunton Park. But Chris Taylor and Josh Morris missed with successive penalties and David Symington scored the decisive penalty for Carlisle for a 4-3 shootout win.

Leeds fought back from a goal down to defeat League Two Chesterfield 2-1.

- AFP

Celtic in playoffs Tom Rogic’s hopes of playing in the Champions League this season received a boost yesterday after Celtic qualified for the tournament’s play-off round.

The Hoops progressed following a goalless draw with Elfsborg in the second leg of their third qualifying round tie.

Rogic did not take the field for the Bhoys but remains an important part of manager Neil Lennon’s squad.

The Scottish champions’ slender 1-0 advantage from last week’s match in Glasgow proved to be enough as they took the next step on their long journey to reach the lucrative group stages of Europe’s elite club competition. - AFP

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In brief

Johnson seeks consistency

BY MICHAEL BROWN The mark of the best players is not how well they play, it’s how often they do it, and it’s something Warriors’ halfback Shaun Johnson is coming to grips with.

The 22-year-old was overshadowed by Cronulla fiveeighth Todd Carney last weekend as he was beset by errors and an inferior kicking game, and it was one of the reasons why the Sharks emerged from Mt Smart Stadium as 18-14 winners.

In previous weeks, however, Johnson has been at the fore and it was little coincidence the Warriors won seven out of eight.

In the month of July alone he had four try assists, three tackle breaks, three offloads, two linebreaks, four linebreak assists, two tries and 34 points.

“Over the past couple of months I have been pretty consistent,” he said.

“I was just disappointed I didn’t execute my role in the side [against Cronulla].

“I made it hard on myself. I just wasn’t concentrating.

“I had a few dropped balls, and a few little errors and that just tells me I didn’t prepare as well as what I had been.

“Maybe I got a bit comfortable, I’m not too sure. I was certainly disappointed.”

There have been suggestions

the Warriors became complacent ahead of the Sharks game and started to believe the hype around them.

Their form had caught the attention of Australian media and Johnson appeared on primetime Australian television.

“I can’t really use that excuse,” he said.

“I have been exposed to the media a fair bit now and I should be used to it by now.

“It’s just part of the job.

It’s something I like doing.

“I just have to find a way to put that to the side and switch on.”

As off-colour as Johnson might have been, he almost won the game for the Warriors with a late break before he passed to a non-existent teammate.

“It’s part of our learning process and Shaun’s learning process,” coach Matt Elliott said.

“We underestimated him at a key part of the game when we needed a couple

of people to show up and then he would have got the opportunity to kick a winning goal.

“It’s the old adage about what the team does in front of Shaun and Thomas Leuluai which helps with their effectiveness.

“In the past few weeks Shaun has had a team going forward in front of him, last week that wasn’t the case.

“That’s no excuse for some of the fundamental errors he made but he also created the opportunity for us to win the game.”

Manly are a relentless side who play consistently well and they appear to be timing their run well.

They go into Sunday’s game as one of the form teams of the competition, having won their last five, and have also won eight of the last 10 against the Warriors.

They have been in the spotlight this week with Asada due to interview a handful of players and coaching staff but have enough big-game experience to cast it aside.

That’s something Johnson and the Warriors are still learning.

- APNZ

Fairytale return to the Ferns for Cooper?

Tipped for stardom as a teenager, Otaki’s Katarina Cooper all but disappeared from the netballing landscape eight years ago. Now, aged 27, the versatile midcourter is on the cusp of a shock return to the fray, with the gutsy mother-of-two expected to be named in the wider Silver Ferns squad today.

It would be tempting to say it is a meteoric rise for Cooper, after all she has made only fleeting appearances at ANZ Championship level, but that would do a disservice to the hard work and toil she has put in to reach this point.

It is almost eight years to the day the New Zealand under-21 netball side - a line-up that featured now household names like Casey Williams, Laura Langman and Maria Tutaia - lifted the World Youth Cup in Miami.

The class of 2005 was consid-

Back in the ring Ashburton boxer Christian Tikao heads to the deep south to step back into the ring and defend his title this weekend. Tikao has struggle to get ring time this year as his bad luck of having no opposition at tournaments continued and he missed the South Island Golden Gloves through injury but will be back in the ring to defend his elite male 60kg title in Invercargill. Last year he took a points decision over Matthew Savage of Deano’s Gym after being down 19-15 after two rounds. Tikao finished powerfully to take the win 31-29 and the title and will hope to hold onto it again.

Tikao will also hope to be back in the ring next weekend on home turf for the annual Ashburton Boxing Club tournament at the Celtic Rugby Club.

Haynes’ dodgy hammy After almost two months out of action Jarryd Hayne returns for Parramatta against the Wests Tigers tonight, but admits he’s still fearful of damaging his troublesome hamstring. The star fullback has watched helplessly from the sidelines as the Eels slumped to 10 straight losses after injuring himself against the Sydney Roosters in June, just two days after starring in NSW’s win over Queensland in the State of Origin opener. But after being put through a strenuous fitness test earlier this week Hayne said he’s now ready to help stop the rot against the Eels’ fellow strugglers.

“I am a bit nervous, I’ve been out for a while,” Hayne said. “It’s pretty devastating knowing it is going to be raining tomorrow and will be a wet track. It will play on my mind a bit because it will put more pressure through my hammy.”

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ered a bumper crop for New Zealand netball, with all but three of the 12-strong team at the Miami tournament going on to represent the Ferns.

Cooper was supposed to be a key member of that team.

Instead, while her team-mates were storming their way to the title, Cooper was back at home in Otaki preparing to give birth to her first child at 19.

“It has been eight years since I’ve been in this environment.

My son [Hennessy] turned 8 on Tuesday so that’s what got me thinking about it and reminiscing with the girls,” says Cooper.

That was really the last we heard of Cooper until she cropped up again in the Central Pulse side last season. Robyn Broughton took a punt on the

naturally gifted player, selecting Cooper as a midcourter.

From the outset her return generated plenty of buzz, with Cooper a stand-out for the Pulse in the preseason tournament. Cooper quickly established her place in the starting line-up and had once again caught the eye of the national selectors.

But when her knee crumpled in the Pulse’s round 13 clash against the Vixens last year, so too did any hope that she might push on for higher honours.

“It was pretty gutting,” Cooper says. “I felt like I was only just getting back into things and then that happened. But I didn’t want that to be it, I knew I still had more to give.”

Her big break came disguised

as a minor opportunity, when she was asked to play for Central in the newly established national under-23 tournament, designed to build depth in the tier below ANZ Championship level. With each team is allowed to carry two “overage” players, Cooper was called into the line-up after another player was forced to withdraw from injury.

It wasn’t long before Cooper was once again a hot conversation topic among the selectors, with the panel agreeing her form at the tournament warranted an invitation to this week’s trials.

Cooper says she came into this week’s trials with the mindset that she had nothing to lose.

She admits the intensity has been a bit of a wake-up call, but it has reinforced to her that she wants to remain a permanent part of the environment.

The signs are looking good that she will do so.

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Greg Inglis remains a 50/50 proposition to be fit to face his former club Melbourne tonight at AAMI Park but the coach Craig Bellamy is preparing his side to expect the superstar fullback’s return. Souths have lost two of the three games Inglis has been absent since injuring his knee in the State of Origin decider but he ran freely at training at Redfern Oval yesterday. The Rabbitohs remain tight-lipped about whether Inglis would face his former team-mates but Bellamy said they were preparing for his presence.

“I spoke to GI (Inglis) a couple of weeks ago and he said it was going along better than expected so we’re certainly expecting him to play,” Bellamy said.

‘HotSpot must stay’ England captain Alastair Cook says HotSpot must stay for the remainder of the Ashes series even if the decision review system technology is failing to pick up edges. Mike Atherton and Andrew Flintoff led a chorus of calls for HotSpot to be shelved for the remaining two Tests, however Cook said that would be a step backwards and stressed the need for patience. Both camps met separately with senior ICC representative Geoff Allardice in Newcastle on Wednesday to be briefed on what the game is doing to improve problems with DRS and to air their grievances. It’s understood a number of theories were thrown around, including a suggestion that teams should not lose one of their two referrals for challenging lbw decisions that come back umpire’s call.

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Friday, August 9, 2013 Public Notices

Artemis crushed

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Public Notices SALE OF LIQUOR ACT 1989 PUBLIC NOTICE

Mount Somers Township – Water Supply Shutdown

In order to undertake work as part of the Mt. Somers Water Supply Upgrade, it will be necessary to temporarily shutdown the supply of water to the entire town. This is to allow for the pipe realignment works to be carried out at the existing water treatment plant on Ashburton Gorge Road.

The water supply will be unable for approximately 4 hours from: 8.00am until 12.00pm, Saturday 10 August 2013.

This work is being undertaken by Ashburton Contracting Ltd. If you have any questions about the impact this shutdown may have on your business operations, please contact the contractor in the first instance on 308 4039 (Note-: This is a 24 hour number).

If you would like further information about the Mt. Somers water supply upgrade project please contact Council’s water services department on 307 7700 or email info@adc.govt.nz.

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BY DANA JOHANNSEN Artemis Racing’s participation in the Louis Vuitton Cup looks set to last less than a week after Luna Rossa again made light work of the Swedish team in race two of the semi-finals.

Two-minute winners over Artemis in the opening race on San Francisco Bay, Luna Rossa were similarly dominant in race two, snatching a healthy lead by the second mark and from there they were left to race themselves around the course, the final margin 2 minutes, six seconds.

After producing a creditable performance in Wednesday’s emotional debut, it was a demoralising result for Artemis, who battled so hard to get to the startline after their first boat was destroyed in a training accident in May. It seems unjust that their involvement in the regatta will likely last just four races.

With just two more wins needed to book their spot in the finals against Team NZ, Luna Rossa look set to wrap up the semi-finals over the weekend.

Luna Rossa looked unsettled in Wednesday’s opening race after having to effect hasty repairs to their wingsail just minutes before entering the start box.

Fearing they may do more damage to their wing if they pushed the boat too hard, Luna Rossa sailed tentatively around the course.

They looked for the most part much more comfortable yesterday, taking control early on after another poor start from helmsman Chris Draper.

With a massive speed advantage over Artemis, they were just four seconds behind at the first mark.

They took the lead early on in the second leg and surged out to a lead of over a minute at the top mark.

However, they were let down by some of their crew-work and decision-making. Draper said they would look to tidy up on these areas in the next race tomorrow.

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Collegiate South Sports Club has made application to the District Licensing Agency at Ashburton for the renewal of a Club Licence in respect of the premises situated at 1 Chalmers Avenue, Ashburton and known as Collegiate South Sports Club.

The general nature of the business conducted (or to be conducted) under the licence is- Sports Club.

The days on which and the hours during which liquor is (or is intended to be) sold under the licence are: Sunday, Monday, Wednesday 5.00pm to 10.00pm Tuesday and Thursday 5.00pm to 12 midnight Friday 5.00pm to 12 midnight Saturday 12 noon to 12 midnight The application may be inspected during ordinary office hours at the office of the Ashburton District Licensing Agency at 5 Baring Square West, Ashburton.

Any person who is entitled to object and who wished to object to the grant of the application may, not later than 15 working days after the date of the first publication of this notice, file a notice in writing of the objection with: The Secretary Ashburton District Licensing Agency P O Box 94 ASHBURTON This is the second publication of this notice. The first publication was made on Friday, August 2, 2013.

For Sale BATTS , used, various sizes.

Good condition. South Street Traders, cnr South and William Streets.

EXCELLENT fundraising opportunity - free to hire.

Community fundraising BBQ situated at Mitre 10 Mega.

Visit our customer service counter today to book and for details. – Phone 308-5119.

CAKE DECORATING CLASSES. We are having classes, with Kirsten. August 24 and 25. Hands on and full of fun and helpful hints. Call or email us for more information.

Kitchen Kapers 3088287, Rural Trading Post 70 ROUND bales lucerne kitchenkapers@xtra.co.nz silage. $100 per bale plus CONTAINERS for sale or GST. Ph 027 439 9322. hire, ex shipping: general and insulated. Sidelifter available Motoring delivery.

MITSUBISHI Galant, 1999, for 2.4L, tip tronic, mag wheels Wilson Bulk Transport, Phone 123,000 kms, serviced 308-7772. regularly. Good condition. $4,500. Phone 03 308 8613. DEADLINES - Ashburton Guardian Classifieds close at 5.00pm every week day, Livestock, Pets BUYER of unwanted the day prior to insertion. animals. Cattle, bobby calves, Phone 03 307 7965. horse and all farm animals.

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PINEX panels, approx 1.20m x .60m x 16mm. Good insulation for lining sleepouts, etc, x 320 of. South Street Traders, cnr South and William Streets.

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Education

Trinity College London Entries for November Theory examinations close on August 23, 2013.

Secretary: H. Reid, 74 Wills Street, Ashburton.

Garage Sales HUGE, multi family clothing and book sale. Saturday, August 10, 10am (no earlier).2pm, on Lane Street. Books, accessories, shoes and clothing range of sizes, baby adult.

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Robin Arnst Retrospective exhibition

Please come and share with me a retrospective celebration of my works.

Some have been not shown.

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Ashburton Arts Society, Short Street Studio.

Saturday and Sunday, August 10 and 11.

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

9.30am - 12.30pm ASHBURTON TOY LIBRARY. Open today. Methodist Church hall, Baring Square East.

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

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

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

10.00am - 12.00pm ASHBURTON VINTAGE CAR CLUB. Museum and parts shed open. 86 Maronan Road, Tinwald.

10.00am - 3.00pm ASHBURTON AVAITON MUSEUM. Classic aircraft on display including DC3.

Ashburton Airport, Seafield Road.

1.30pm MID CANTERBURY SOCIAL WHEELERS. 14km road race. Register from 1pm. Fords Road, near the sale yards.

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

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ARIES (MAR 21 – APR 20) Because the Moon is enhancing your intuition and sharpening your instincts you’re able to pick up on a sea change before there is any concrete evidence.

TAURUS (APR 20 – MAY 21) As Mercury leaves your communication sector today, he hands the responsibility for keeping the communication lines open over to you.

GEMINI (MAY 21 – JUNE 22) While your income forces regroup, Mercury’s attention shifts to your communications, just a day after a New Moon created a chance for a fresh start.

CANCER (JUNE 22 – JULY 24) While personal and/or relationship tension has peaked it will take several more days to not only ease back but its real opportunities to be revealed.

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LIBRA (SEP 23 – OCT 23) Like arranging blocks or redistributing eggs in all the different baskets you’re carrying, work to find a balance that works for you.

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Family Notices 26 Ashburton Guardian Births LOGAN – Blair and Maria welcome Elizabeth Mae, born July 12, 2013 at Christchurch Women’s. Our dear wee poppet. Many thanks Liz McLeod and Richard Dover.

Deaths EARLY, Norman James (JP) – On August 7, 2013, peacefully at home, aged 75 years. Most dearly loved and loving husband of Amuri.

Much loved and cherished father and father In law and granddad of Carolynn, Murray, Matthew, Laura, and Ella Donald (Spar Bush, Invercargill); David (deceased), Karen, Leigh and Fletcher; Martin, Sarah, Jacob, and Sam; Kathryn, Robert, Lucy, Flynn, and Ben Schikker. Donations to the Ashburton Branch of the Cancer Society would be appreciated and may be left at the service. A service to celebrate Norman’s life will be held at St David’s Union Church, Allens Road Ashburton on SATURDAY, August 10, commencing at 11.30am. Followed by private cremation.

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HOUSTON, Mervyn John – On August 8, 2013 at Ashburton Hospital. Aged 75 years. Loved husband of Ila. Loved father and father in law of Grant and Tania, Tony and Megan, and Susan and Bruce Turpie. Loved Grandie Merv of Chantelle, and Daniel Leadley, Bo, and Jay; Sarah, Georgina, and Richard; and wee Ashley. Loved brother of Barry, June and family.

Messages to 40 Nursery Drive, Ashburton 7700.

Donations to the Ashburton Branch of St John would be appreciated and may left at the service. A service to Paterson’s Funeral Services celebrate Mervyn’s life will be FDANZ Ashburton held at St James Presbyterian Church, EARLY, Norman James Thomson Street, Tinwald on (JP) – MONDAY, August 12, On August 7, 2013 at home. commencing at 2.00pm.

Loved and respected son in Followed by private law of the late Marjorie, and interment. the late Edwin Lock. Brother Paterson’s Funeral Services in law of Gill Logan (Darfield), FDANZ Ashburton Robert Logan (West Melton), Edwina (deceased) and Michael O’Reilly (deceased) and loved uncle of Jane, Kim, and Kate Logan, Philip WADLEY, Donald Henry – (deceased), Richard and On August 7, 2013. Passed Mary O’Reilly and their away peacefully at Rosebank families.

Resthome, Loved by all his children, grandchildren, and great grandchildren. “A real character” whose journey will end in Busselton, Western Australian. Messages to Heather Lysaght, 4 Millibrook Place, Ashburton 7700.

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Wind km/h less than 30 fine

mainly isolated cloudy drizzle drizzle few showers fine showers clearing showers 30 to 59

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FZL: Rising to 2000m at night

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Coastal drizzle turning to more widespread rain. Easterlies.

Fine at first, but becoming cloudy and patchy rain developing. Snow lowering to 1200m.

NW dying out and fresh SE developing.

MONDAY Occasional showers. Southwesterlies developing.

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Occasional showers, with snow down to 1000 metres. Southerlies.

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Becoming fine. Northwesterly developing.

Becoming fine with strong NW developing.

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Nelson

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mainly fine

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Christchurch

mainly fine

Timaru

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Queenstown

mainly fine

Dunedin

mainly fine

Invercargill

mainly fine

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Rakaia Fighting Hill (NIWA) at 1:45 pm, yesterday 159.8 Nth Ashburton at 3:00 pm, yesterday

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Sth Ashburton at 3:15 pm, yesterday

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Wind at 2000m: NW 45 km/h.

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A weak ridge over the South Island should drift away to the southeast tomorrow. Meanwhile, a deep low north of Northland should drift gradually southeast tomorrow and Sunday and across the Chatham Islands on Monday. Tuesday brings a ridge across New Zealand, followed by a trough reaching southern areas later.

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12:30 Being Human USA AO 3 0 1:30 Infomercials 2:30 The Voice PGR 3 0 4:10 I’m A Celebrity Get Me Out Of Here PGR 3 5:35 NZ Smashes Guinness World Records PGR 3 0

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11:05 Terriers AO When Britt is kidnapped, taken to Tijuana, and reunited with his old partner, Hank and his old partner must get them out of trouble.

Midnight Entertainment Tonight 12:25 Infomercials

11:20 The Late Show With David Letterman A late-night comedy and talk show.

12:15 Home Shopping 1:45 The Crowd Goes Wild 3 An irreverent daily sports and entertainment show.

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6:30 F Ako 7pm Te Kaea 3 2 7:30 Tribe PGR 8pm Hardcase PGR 8:30 Homai Te Pakipaki 9:30 Iwi Anthems Ngati Rangiwewehi and Te Rautahi.

10pm Songs From The Inside PGR 3 10:30 Celebrating Maori In Business 3 11pm Te Kaea 3 2 11:30 Closedown 3

6am The Crowd Goes Wild 6:30 Re:Union (Replay) An analytical look at the weekend’s rugby matches with reviews, previews and interviews.

7:30 Total Rugby 8am Judo – IJF (Highlights) Dusseldorf Grand Prix. From Germany.

8:30 Rugby – Super Rugby (Replay) Final – Chiefs v Brumbies.

Super City The Aristocrats From Waikato Stadium, Hamilton.

10:00pm on TV3 7:30pm on Prime 11am Grassroots Rugby Noon Total Rugby SKY MOVIES MOVIES GREATS 12:30 Cape To Cape 2012 (Highlights) 6:55 Three Weeks, Three Kids PGC 7:05 The Making Of Fast And 1:30 Golf – PGA Championship 2011 Family. Anna Chlumsky.

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2007 Drama. Naomi Watts, Viggo 2:30 Golf World A weekly review of 11:25 Twilight Saga – Breaking Mortensen. 11:20 Office Space golf tournaments around the globe.

Dawn Part 1 MVS 2011 Fantasy ML 1998 Comedy. Ron Livingston, 3pm Inside The PGA Tour Drama. Kristen Stewart, Robert Jennifer Aniston. 12:50 The 3:30 Sky Sport – What’s On Pattinson. 1:25 Safe House MVL Fugitive MV 1993 Action. Tommy 4pm The Ultimate Fighter 2012 Action. Denzel Washington, Lee Jones, Harrison Ford.

Aussie v UK. Ryan Reynolds. 3:25 True Justice 3pm Mystic River 16VL 2003 6pm NRL Fulltime – Deadly Crossing MV 2011 Action. Drama. Sean Penn, Tim Robbins.

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Musical. Julianne Hough, Diego Witherspoon, Mark Wahlberg.

11:30 Rugby League – NRL Boneta, Tom Cruise.

8:30 Billy Madison ML 1995 Comedy. (Replay) Eels v Wests Tigers. From 8:30 Machine Gun Preacher 16VLS Adam Sandler, Bridgette Wilson.

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Fishburne. 11:55 Biography – 1:30 Gridiron – Lingerie Football SATURDAY Brad Pitt PG 2010 Documentary.

League Los Angeles Temptation v 12:35 Laid To Rest 18VLS 2009 Chicago Bliss.

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Precinct 13 16VL 2005 Action.

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7am Deal Or No Deal 3 Game show hosted by Andrew O’Keefe that gives contestants the opportunity to win up to $200,000.

7:30 Home Shopping Noon The Doctors PGR 1pm The Jeff Probst Show 2:05 Masterchef USA PGR 3 The search continues for America’s best chef.

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Hampstead Captain Nicole Hands believes her team could be back on target.

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Timing is everything for Hampstead

BY JONATHAN LEASK

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Hampstead A are running hot.

They have started the premier netball competition with backto-back wins over College A and defending premiers Methven A in a big turnaround after a below par first round.

“We knew we would have to step it up and that’s what we’ve done,” Hampstead captain Nicole Hands (nee Ferguson) said.

“We are playing as a team. Our timing was out in the first round but now we are playing with each other and things are working a lot smoother.”

The experienced but “not usually outspoken” Hands has taken over the captaincy this season, and hopes to steer Hampstead back to the title, but she knows the first step is getting to the final, and winning it is another big step.

Hampstead formed a dynasty from 2006 to 2010, making the premier final in all five seasons, winning the title in 2006 and 2009, with Hands involved in all five seasons.

In 2011 Hampstead failed to even make the top grade and made it as far as the semi-finals last year, but Hands hopes to lead her team back to the top.

She was running around for the Bs last season as she went

overseas and missed part of the season, but has returned to the A team along with her younger sister Amy Ferguson and experienced mid court Kirsty Naish.

Hampstead’s great run in premier hits the biggest hurdle, the unbeaten Celtic A tomorrow with the experienced side knowing what it needs to do to stop them claiming a 10th straight win.

“Slow them down because they are really quick through court.

We need to make the turnovers and control our own possession if we are to be a chance.”

Either way, Hands is hoping her side is on the right track towards a tilt at the title but there is still work to be done.

Tomorrow’s third round gets under way with Methven looking to bounce back against winless College B and then United A go up against College A before Hampstead clash with Celtic.

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