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Students plead for safe passage

BY SUE NEWMAN

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Hinds School students say they are forced to dodge speeding traffic every day as they cross State Highway 1 to school.

They took their concerns to the Ashburton District Council yesterday at a youth forum and asked councillors to consider building in the cost of a pedestrian underpass into next year’s budget.

Pedestrian safety was a serious issue for everyone who lived in Hinds as many people had to cross the highway several times a day, said student Mary Yeatman.

Students, however, were badly affected, particularly those who lived on the east side of the village and had to cross the highway to get to school, she said.

“The need for an underpass is urgent. It can sometimes take half an hour for our school to cross the highway if we’re going to the pool and that’s a waste of time. If we had an underpass it would take five minutes.”

At peak times when the whole school was moving from one side of Hinds to the other, there was always congestion as traffic was held up to allow students across the road. Rather than have their children take a chance with speeding traffic, many parents opted to drive their children across the highway, student Jessica King told the council.

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Jessica King, 12, (left) and Mary Yeatman, 13, check out plans on site for their proposed pedestrian underpass in Hinds.

The students presented a plan for the underpass route and said its walls could be painted by students as a mural depicting life in Hinds. Tinwald School students Chloe Small and Jack Soal added their weight to the call for a safe passage across State Highway

1. They said that 62.5 per cent of students on the west side of Tinwald came to school by car because of the dangers of crossing the highway.

While students could use a pedestrian crossing, Chloe and Jack said this was not well signed and

it was often not seen by motorists. A better solution would be traffic lights at Grahams Road, they said. “The very least we should have is a 40km speed zone and big warning signs.

This is an issue for families in Tinwald and we need council to

help make changes,” Jack said.

The Rakaia community has already won its battle to have an underpass constructed, gaining New Zealand Transport Agency approval about two years ago on condition that the community shared costs.

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A Dunedin woman who produces just half a chip packet of household waste a month is set to become the Dunedin City Council’s poster girl for waste minimisation. Ann Dennison was described by city councillors as the “model resident”.

The 63-year-old told councillors she decided about a year ago it was time to do something about it. “I started my journey and I found I was deemed nuts. But I knew that anyway, and so I googled it and found there were a whole world of people who were equally nuts, and that’s where I found the solutions.”

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A woman with a sleeping disorder managed to drive from Hamilton to Mt Maunganui via Auckland - an event which police say could’ve had a tragic ending. Police were called by the woman’s friend concerned that she had taken sleeping pills and had driven from her Hamilton home. The woman’s phone was on and she was texting while driving. After initially thinking she might have been heading to the beach at Raglan, police managed to trace her phone to Otara but she had gone by the time they got there. She was eventually found at her former residence in Mt Maunganui.

A 7-year-old border collie who was missing from his Iowa home for a few days didn’t get very far - he only went up.

Laddy the dog was found stuck up a tree two blocks from his Davenport home “I asked where they found him, and the officer said, ‘You’ll never believe this,’” said his owner, Cynthia Weeks. Ron Stevenson was working in the yard of his home when he heard a dog. He had previously heard the dog barking, but he didn’t want to complain. He followed the sound along his driveway and, counter-intuitively, looked up. There was the dog, at least 3 metres up in the tree.

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Pothole problems Cam Bretherton does not own the hole outside his house. He’s not allowed to fix it but Wanganui District Council still wants him to pay for its repair. The pothole, has been an annoyance in the five years he has lived there. He had called council many times but although people had turned up and looked at the hole, no one had fixed it. On the last occasion, a council officer took photos and then told Mr Bretherton he would have to pay to have it repaired.

Billboards promoting Detroit’s upcoming general election offered up some erroneous information about when to go to the polls. Many of the 14 billboards gave a September date for the election.

The vote will actually take place November 5. City Clerk Janice Winfrey says the billboards were updated with information about the general election, and she calls the September date “a mistake” by the business that handles the billboards.

Winfrey says she noticed the error and was angry. Winfrey says she was told all the billboards would be fixed urgently.

WHAT’S ON ■ Four Seasons in One Place: A new exhibition opens at Terrace Downs Resort featuring the captivating seasonal landscape paintings of Katrina McGettigan and Michelle Green. The exhibition runs until September 5.

■ On the couch: The Toughest Place To Be A …

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9.30pm British nurse Maria Connolly leaves behind the Royal Preston Hospital to find out what it’s like working in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico.

■ At the movies: Warren Miller’s Flow State (2012), Cinema Paradiso, Methven, 7pm Flow State guides viewers to the top of the world’s most

striking mountain peaks, taking you on an exhilarating journey across the globe to Norway, Austria, California, Switzerland and beyond. A must for snow sport enthusiasts.

■ Out of town: Monty Bevins’ Homebound Tour, The Brewery, 3 Garlands Road, Woolston, Christchurch.

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■ FONTERRA FALLOUT

Milk contamination claims first scalp

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The Fonterra contamination scare has claimed its first scalp with Gary Romano, managing director NZ milk products, resigning with immediate effect.

Mr Romano fronted up for Fonterra to New Zealand media while Mr Spierings went to China immediately following the scare.

Mr Romano’s focus was to “drive profitability through a

customer-centric approach to business that delivers worldclass standards in productivity, quality, safety and service,” Fonterra said on its website The contamination was confined to 38 metric tonnes of whey protein concentrate (WPC80) manufactured at Fonterra’s Hautapu plant near Cambridge and first picked up at a plant in Australia.

It was used in the manufacture of infant formula, juice and dairy beverages, yoghurt, body building powder, and animal stock food.

The threat to New Zealand’s reputation with Chinese consumers has put the Government into overdrive to head off the risk, and its fast-tracking legislation to allow a speedy inquiry so Prime Minister John Key can

front up in China to allay fears.

The government investigation is one of four, with Fonterra holding two probes and the Ministry for Primary Industries also holding an inquiry.

Units in the Fonterra Shareholders’ Fund, which gives outside investors’ access to the dairy company’s dividend stream, fell 0.4 per cent to $6.90.

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■ INTERSCHOOL CHESS COMPETITION

St Joseph’s School clears the boards at chess champs

BY MYLES HUME

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St Joseph’s School emerged as both king and queen at the Ashburton Interschool Chess Charitable Trust Board chess competition yesterday.

Six Mid Canterbury schools sent teams to Hampstead yesterday, where the St Joseph’s team two squad emerged as chess champions, while its number one side took second place.

Hampstead School’s Carol Efford was the key organiser of the event, which saw 40 youngsters competing in teams of four in B grade games, each win accumulating points for their team.

With each game timed out at 20 minutes, she said there were competition arbitrators who decided the winner at the end of unfinished matches.

She said this year’s competition was reduced in numbers so the Hampstead School facilities could cope, and there were also a raft of relatively new players.

The St Joseph’s number two team is now eligible to play in the South Island championships and in the Interschool Chess Charitable Trust Board Christchurch finals.

St Joseph’s School claimed supremacy at the Ashburton Interschool Chess Charitable Trust Board competition at PHOTO DONNA WYLIE 140813-DW-088 Hampstead School yesterday.

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Ashburton school pupils cautiously cross the railway lines on Walnut Avenue during Rail Safety Awareness Week.

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■ RAIL SAFETY FEARS

Safety measures for kids ‘minimal’

By Myles HuMe

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Rail safety measures for Ashburton pedestrians have been labelled “minimal” by a local principal.

Tinwald School principal Peter Livingstone admits the railway lines through town are often a worry for him as pupils make their way to school, but what’s more concerning is the lack of safety around them.

His comments come amidst Rail Safety Week, as police, the

Chris Cairns Foundation and Kiwirail highlight the dangers of trespassing and distraction around railway lines.

In Ashburton, several schools are dotted along either side of the railway lines, and while many look to use the footbridge, many prefer to wander across the railway lines near the congested Walnut Avenue and West Street roundabout which is often the fastest route.

“Here in Ashburton rail safety measures are minimal and could be better,” Mr Livingstone said.

“Certainly, when you’ve got tonnes of metal machinery that can’t stop in time that does worry me. The hardest thing when working with children is that rationale goes out the window sometimes and they can make that split decision which they get away with 99 per cent of the time.”

He said rail safety was incorporated in school curriculums, but the only way to provide complete peace of mind for schools and parents would be to have the railway and shunting

yard transferred out of town.

Kiwirail chief executive Jim Quinn said an innovative campaign aimed at youngsters this year was key to buck a trend which has seen more than 100 pedestrians die on railway lines during the past 10 years.

“We are looking to communicate messages to pedestrians – such as not being distracted by wearing headphones and using cell phones – but to instead stay focused and alert around trains and not trespass on tracks,” he said.

RISKS AROUND RAILWAYS ■ Walking around barrier arms ■ Running in front of approaching trains ■ Trespassing ■ Train surfing ■ Tagging ■ Throwing objects at trains

■ COUNCIL NOMINATIONS

Two more candidates to stand for council Two more nominations have been received for the urban ward of the Ashburton District Council.

Sitting councillor Jac Sparks has been nominated by Robin Kilworth and Alistair Read while Thelma Bell has been nominated by Ian Patterson and Moyra Whiting.

Mrs Sparks is completing her second term as a district council while Mrs Bell, originally from the Philippines is a new face on the candidates’ list.

She is a relieving primary school teacher, an English teacher for migrants and was recently sworn in as a Justice

of the Peace. Sitting Ashburton Trust member Fay Watson has signalled her intention to seek a second term around the trust’s board table and has been nominated by Dorothy Moon and Peter O’Leary. Mrs Watson joins Roger Paterson and Bernard Davidson in seeking one of the six trust board vacancies.

With nominations closing in this year’s local body elections at noon on Friday, elections are guaranteed for the mayoralty (three candidates) and for the Ashburton Ward of the council (10 nominations for seven vacancies) There are still insufficient

Jac Sparks nominations to fill vacancies on the Methven Community Board (no nominations to date) and the

Thelma Bell Ashburton Trust (3 nominations for 6 vacancies).

Ballot papers will be posted

Fay Watson to registered electors from September 20 with voting closing at noon on October 12.

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■ CHILD ABUSE IDENTIFICATION

In brief

Principal wants guidelines

BY MYLES HUME

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Signs of child abuse are often revealed in school, and that’s why Mid Canterbury’s principals’ spokesman is keen to see better guidelines around dealing with it.

Under proposed child abuse law changes announced this week by Social Development Minister Paula Bennett, greater child protection policies would be developed for staff who work with children, including schools.

Mid Canterbury Principals’ Association president Neil Simons said it was vital school staff knew the signs of child abuse.

“We certainly get advised on the indictors of child abuse and we do revisit them from time to time, but I think a bit more clarification about how this legislation will affect schools is important and perhaps we need to be updated on what sort of indicators we should be looking out for,” he said.

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We need to be updated on what sort of indicators we should be looking out for

Neil Simons Ministry of Education guidelines state: “Any person who believes that any child or young person has been, or is likely to be harmed (whether physically, emotionally, or sexually), ill-

treated, abused, neglected or deprived may report the matter to a social worker or a constable.”

Mr Simons admitted schools were often “the first point of call” for referrals to Child Youth and Family.

“We are seeing children in everyday situations so we get a pretty good insight into what’s going on, especially when things are not right.”

South Canterbury Women’s Refuge manager Dawn RangiSmith said it was more complex than looking for physical signs of child abuse.

“A child might be a little deviant while he’s out in the playground with but what’s causing him to do that?

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Bacon earns bronze Netherby butcher Mike Hanson has one more medal to add to his trophy cabinet. When the awards were handed out in this year’s New Zealand bacon awards, his 100 per cent New Zealand shoulder bacon earned his butchery a bronze award. This year’s bacon and ham awards attracted entries from more than 50 butcheries with 200 types of bacon up for scrutiny. Winners in the ham section of the awards will be announced in October.

Body identified Police have named the man whose body was found in a car submerged in the Oparara River near Karamea. Cory Thomas Waines, 19, of Karamea, had been missing since Sunday. His vehicle was discovered in the Oparara River about 9.30pm on Tuesday. His body has been recovered.

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got to start somewhere, because no child is born bad.”

The new laws would also see more rigorous vetting of people who work with children, however Mr Simons believed it was already strong enough.

But he did back claims about intensive screening of students at teachers college.

A West Coast man threatened to smash his mother’s head while on bail, a court has been told.

Jonathon Matthew Millar, 19, admitted threatening his mother among other charges when he appeared in Greymouth District Court. She locked herself in a bedroom while another family member summoned help. Millar will be sentenced on September 24.

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■ QUAKE RISK

Reservoir in need of costly repairs

By SuSan SandyS An Ashburton District Council study has shown the Methven water supply reservoir is earthquake prone, a fact which will cost ratepayers.

The study showed there were critical structural weaknesses in joints, particularly in the roof to wall connection where it could be damaged by the sloshing motion of water generated during an earthquake.

The council has therefore decided to reduce the operating capacity of the reservoir by reducing its maximum water level by 70 centimetres, which will not compromise current levels of service. It

Methven’s water reservoir is earthPhoto SuSan SandyS quake prone.

also proposes to undertake further condition assessment at a cost of $20,500 plus GST. An $836,000 upgrade of the reservoir has already been programmed in the council’s long-term community plan for 2021/22. The council had hoped prior to the recent study that it would vindicate pushing the work out further, however, the poor condition of the reservoir may have to see the work brought forward instead.

Assets manager Andrew Guthrie said results of the $20,500 plus GST assessment will indicate whether it would be more cost effective to repair the reservoir or demolish and rebuild a new one.

Additionally, the council plans to investigate either repairing, renovating or replacing the water supply’s intake gallery, which has suffered collapses typical of galleries of its age, over 40 years.

This investigation had not yet been costed out.

The intake gallery comprises a 200-metre long concrete pipeline below the ground with an access manhole at each end.

Mr Guthrie said it was unknown at this stage how much it would cost to fix the intake gallery, although he estimated a replacement could cost a couple of hundred thousand dollars.

He said the council had had some upgrades it had had to introduce as part of drinking water standards for the water supply, and the issue of further costs was being compounded by these latest maintenance and repair requirements.

“It’s definitely going to be a more costly scheme to operate in the short term,” Mr Guthrie said of the water supply.

Deadly Samoa crash claims 4

By Vaimoana Tapaleao Four siblings - including a New Zealandbased woman - have been killed in one of Samoa’s worst car accidents.

Valelia Faofua, also known as Tinei, died when the van she was in with four others collided head-on with a logging truck on Tuesday afternoon.

Mrs Faofua, 64, is one of four siblings who died in the accident; named by Samoan police yesterday.

Her brothers - Australian Paulo Alesana, 57, and US-based Atonio Alefosio, 62, and Manuele Alefosio - all died

instantly. A fifth person, a 30-year-old niece based in Samoa, is in a critical condition in hospital.

Emergency services were called to the accident, in the village of Lalomanu, just before 5pm local time. (NZT 4pm).

It is understood the siblings had travelled to their motherland for a family gathering in their village of Saleimoa.

They had been sightseeing through Lalomanu - severely damaged in the 2009 tsunami - when they crashed.

A witness who did not want to be named described the van as being “completely totalled.”

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It’s whitebait season again It’s the day those with a fondness for whitebait have been waiting for.

The country’s most expensive fresh fish will be back on the menu, and those with the determination and time will spend hours sitting on riverbanks waiting for the delicacy to begin their upstream journey.

The whitebait season for Mid Canterbury will run until November 30, with strict fishing times between 5am and

8pm (6am and 9pm when daylight saving starts).

The rules also allow for only one net per person; anglers must remain within 10 metres of the net, which must be removed at the end of fishing or the end of that day.

Offenders can be fined up to $5000.

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■ NCEA SCHOLARSHIPS

University dangles lucrative carrots

By Myles HuMe

SCHOLARSHIP ELIGIBILITY

Lucrative offers are being tabled for Mid Canterbury school leavers as the University of Canterbury looks to nab more students.

The university has been dangling a hard to refuse carrot since 2011 for pupils who pass NCEA with Merit or Excellence endorsements in Levels 2 and 3, which could see them handed up to $3000 in cash.

And its student services manager Trudi Zawodny says there are no plans to scrap the “bonus” scholarship or put a cap the number of pupils entitled

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Mount Hutt College principal John Schreurs said several of his school leavers chose either

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Lincoln or Canterbury university, and backed Canterbury’s “clever” marketing ploy.

He said it gave pupils an incentive to work harder right through NCEA, but also allowed the university, which posted a $67 million deficit last year, to “attract the best students”.

Many university scholarships close this week, but the NCEA incentives will be decided early next year when results are sent out.

Massey and Victoria universities offer a similar scholarship to Canterbury but have limited how many are handed out, and

a spokesperson from the University of Otago said it did not offer them.

Last year’s 2012 NCEA pass rate showed 50.4 per cent of pupils sitting NCEA Level 2 in Mid Canterbury gained a Merit or Excellence endorsement, while 31.9 did so in Level 3.

Ms Zawodny said the Christchurch earthquakes were “the deciding factor” when the university sourced an extra $2 million to fund the scholarships.

“It’s a really good recruitment tool and it does keep us in mind.

“This isn’t going to be the deciding point for someone but it will be a factor in deciding

where they will go,” Ms Zawodny said. She said the student body had not fluctuated much in terms of sheer numbers and ability, but the scholarship was there to reward the hard yards at high school.

Mr Schreurs said it would be hard to refuse the scholarship for money-driven school leavers, but he warned against it being the sole reason to choose a tertiary provider.

“I think a lot of people would still look to go to the place that’s best for their careers.

“But if you are looking to do something generalistic it could be a real option,” he said.

■ MICROCHIPPING FIRST

By sHawn Mcavinue Responsive landlords of cosy Dunedin flats were celebrated and an indifferent property manager of a rat-infested student abode was denounced at the Best and Worst Landlords Awards yesterday.

Students of four Dunedin flats nominated their landlord for the annual award - three nominations for the best landlord and one for the worst.

OUSA student advocate Philippa Keaney said the judges scored the flats on their external appearance, heating, appliances and furnishing, walls and floors, kitchen, bathroom, windows and doors, security and mould and damp and the landlord’s responsiveness and communication.

The winning landlord was nominated by third-year students Rachael Frear, Georgia Collett, Olive Price and Chelsea Goldfinch because he quickly fixed problems.

The only landlord nominated for the worst category lived in Australia and used a local property management company.

Student Olivia Hay said the property manager was “completely unresponsive” about problems with the St David St flat.

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Former strays Rusty, Tommy and Pixie are the first cats in Mid Canterbury to be microchipped under the new Mid Canterbury Animal Shelter policy, before beginning the search for a new home.

From this week every cat taken to the shelter will be micro-chipped and have their details added to a database before being rehomed, so that cats found can be easily identified in the future.

Now almost a year old,

micro-chipping will bring Rusty, Tommy and Pixie one step closer towards finding permanent families.

The three cats were found living under the house that has become their temporary home, and coaxing them indoors took months of feeding, playing and loving from their ‘foster mother’.

It has taken nearly a year to get them happy and comfortable around humans, but with four cats in the house they can’t stay together forever.

Animal shelter volunteer

Andrea Thompson said that there were countless numbers of abandoned cats around Ashburton, and families were desperately needed to provide them with temporary homes, plenty of love and a ‘second chance at life’.

She said that cat food, litter and plenty of advice would be supplied to families willing to provide a temporary home, but time, space and a lot of patience was needed to take care of the animals that had often gone wild.

CALL FOR SHELTER HELP Help is needed at the Mid Canterbury Animal Shelter: ■ ■ ■ ■

Volunteers to monitor new cat traps each day Foster carers to provide temporary homes for cats Permanent homes for homeless cats Donations of food, litter and blankets

If you can help, contact Fiona Clark on 303 7151, or Andrea Thompson on 303 9191.

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In brief Oil spill A cleanup has been underway at Whakatane’s Sullivan Lake after about 20 litres of oil flowed into the lake through stormwater pipes last weekend. Following a complaint from a concerned lakeside resident on Saturday morning, Bay of Plenty Regional Council Pollution Prevention staff found the oil had entered the lake through the urban stormwater system, possibly originating from a light industrial area to the south of Whakatane.

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Body identified A body found in the Pauatahanui Inlet on Tuesday night has been identified as Julie Ann Springer, who was the focus of a search operation in the Kapiti area, police say. The search began when Ms Springer’s car was found in Grays Road, early on Monday morning.

Her death is being referred to the Coroner who will determine how she died.

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Cooking classes focuses on upmarket dishes Well-known Riverstone chef Bevan Smith blends artichoke puree as he undertakes a cooking demonstration at a Jen’s Kitchen class in Ashburton yesterday.

About 15 people attended the class, where they learned how to make a variety of upmarket dishes.

These dishes included potato gnocchi and seared scallops for

an entree, Mt Harris venison and celeriac puree with cavolo nero and smoked almonds for a main, and bread pudding with butterscotch sauce and vanilla bean ice cream for dessert.

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Organiser Jen Sheppard said it was all about food and fun for the attendees as they got to try out the results of Mr Smith’s cooking and sample various wines at the same time.

First home buyer changes ‘a winner’

Mills here for Winter Games

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Changing price caps and income limits for two first home buyer schemes will be a winner for people taking their first step on the property ladder says Rangitata MP Jo Goodhew.

Price caps on Welcome Home Loans are now being aligned with the KiwiSaver First Home deposit subsidy and that means in the Ashburton District the cap will move from $280,000 to $300,000 for both.

In tandem with this, Mrs Goodhew said, the income limits of the two schemes have been aligned to $80,000 for one buyer and $120,000 for two or more.

“These changes will see more Mid and South Canterbury families able to use the First Home Deposit Subsidy. The number of Welcome Home Loans Canterbury-wide is projected to in-

Jo Goodhew crease from 125 last year to 352 in future years,” she said.

People accessing either scheme will need a minimum deposit of 10 per cent. Previously the Welcome Home Scheme deposit was 15 per cent over $200,000 while there was not deposit minimum on Kiwi Saver First Home deposit subsidies.

The changes will take effect on October 1. The cost of increasing the house price caps and in-

come limits for the KiwiSaver First Home Deposit Subsidy is $46.6 million and $17.3 million for expanding Welcome Home Loans. The total cost of the package is $64 million over four years.

While the key for any home loan came down to the ability of borrowers to repay debt, Heartland Ashburton manager Andrew Wilson said the changed limits would be of some assistance to first home buyers.

“It will allow some people who didn’t quite fit before to get their first home. If it gets more people into property it has to be good.”

The changes are aligned with the Government’s recently announced moves to make housing more affordable. Those moves included addresses land supply, the cost of infrasctructure and building materials and compliance costs.

British celebrity Heather Mills jetted into Queenstown yesterday afternoon ahead of competing in the Winter Games.

The ex-wife of Beatle Sir Paul McCartney is a member of the British Disabled Ski Team.

She is one of 750 athletes descending on Queenstown and Wanaka for the games, which start tomorrow.

Mills, 45, was too tired to talk to media after a 36-hour flight.

The charity campaigner has a week to recover and enjoy the scenery before she competes in two prestigious World Cuprated adaptive Slalom events at Coronet Peak.

Mills, who lost part of her left leg in a road accident in 1993, is aiming to secure qualification for the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia.

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A West Coast lobby group has taken its fight for a proposed West Coast coal mine to Wellington.

Five members of lobby group Go West Coast (GWC) waved placards and handed out pamphlets outside Forest & Bird’s Wellington headquarters for two hours yesterday morning.

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Motorcyclist killed A motorcyclist is dead after a collision with a car near Nelson.

The crash happened about 11.15am yesterday south of Quinney’s Bush on State Highway 6, Motupiko, between Murchison and Nelson. Police, paramedics and the Fire Service attended the scene and a serious crash investigation is under way. The driver of the car and a passenger were taken to Nelson Hospital with minor injuries.

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Live wire danger A live power line was left for days near a footpath near several schools in East Christchurch, Newstalk ZB reported. A local demolition company and subcontractors allegedly left the overhead line coiled near the power pole. Orion safety and risk manager Paddy Gregan said demolition should never have started before the site was made electrically safe.

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Herbal highs closure A pang of conscience prompted the owner of Greymouth’s latest R18 herbal highs shop to close the doors for good on Tuesday, less than a week after it opened and only 24 hours before a planned public protest. The Paradise owner Prabhat Kumar said the Tainui Street shop was closed “forever”.

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Man on roof ‘disturbed’ A “disturbed” man clad only in his underwear has been pulled down from the roof of a pedestrian bridge next to Auckland’s SkyCity convention centre yesterday, police say. Emergency services were called to the scene about 2.50pm after reports of a man on the top of a pedestrian overbridge across Federal Street.

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OUR VIEW

Guilty until proven innocent?

Coen Lammers EDITOR

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number of parents in Mid Canterbury may soon have to prove they are no threat to their children after Minister of Social Development Paula Bennett dropped the equivalent of a nuclear bomb to win the war against child abuse.

The minister this week announced a major law change proposal that would allow the courts to ban any parent with a conviction for murder or other serious child abuse from having another child.

The new laws would go even further and allow the courts to impose civil orders on individuals who have been charged with child abuse offences, but who were not convicted.

This last segment has caused widespread criticism from civil libertarians and even disagreement among support agencies, as the burden of proof has moved from the state to the parent.

Suddenly certain people are assumed guilty until proven innocent, which must be a concern to all New Zealanders.

The Government is not trying to curtail the basic rights of the ordinary New Zealanders but wants to offer the justice system new tools to deal with those who have a track record of abuse but are unable to be convicted due to a lack of proof.

The Government is stuck between a rock and hard place while our disgraceful statistics of child abuse have mounted and have become a stain on our entire society.

Ms Bennett pointed out that she is only interested in keeping our vulnerable children safe, and impeding on the basic rights of certain individuals is seen as collateral damage.

It is a controversial call, but who can blame her, with statistics of around 50 murdered Kiwi kids in the past five years and the public demanding action?

Just think back at those highprofile cases in recent years where children have died, while those responsible have been protected by a wall of silence.

The new laws will give the authorities at least the tools to keep other children out of the hands of these individuals.

The key will be where the courts draw the line and how many truly innocent citizens will pay the price for the greater good.

YOUR VIEW Art gallery, stadium Whoever wrote the comment under heading “Art gallery, stadium” you are the minority. If the people of Ashburton had voted, the gallery would not be built today.

Why no name on your text message? I am a ratepayer in Ashburton and we need councillors that listen to the people.

Alan

Council officer Surely, when asking for advice from an officer of the council, whilst they are working in the role of an officer of the council, in the council offices, about a subject that falls under the jurisdiction of the office that the officer officiates over, it should result in the correct information being provided before a non-refundable application fee

is paid, and not only after? Apparently not.

“If it’s not in writing...” I was told, but that piece of advice wasn’t given in writing either!

Public sold out Having been an advocate for proactive local government, in particular constructive input from the community through actual physical involvement, I like many are frustrated by constant managerial hypocrisy that has resulted in an ever widening chasm of distrust between residents and council and therefore significant change of both administration and governance is long overdue.

It is perhaps disappointing then that this paper has elected to give voice, via a dedicated column, to the past manager of Ashburton District Council, given that during his term, the

CRUMB by David Fletcher

above distrust reached its zenith in the form of a public meetings, formation of two community groups, two petitions and, by national standards, a very large public rally.

Edward Gates

en once instead of three times.

Today’s easy puzzle only had 27 given numbers! I haven’t all day to spend doing it.

Margaret Hawkey

Too much rubbish

I agree with J and D Bruce re footpaths.

Totally disgusting but council guys do look at overhangs and damaged trees by sending two blokes who don’t even get out of their truck who just slow down and have a look out the window and drive off.

We have a tree out the front of our place and it’s rotten, but because the thing flowers and still has leaves they think it’s ok.

If only they would get off their behinds instead of eating their morning tea.

Rubbish - the amount of rubbish thrown out of cars around Fairton by Talleys, CMP and Silver Fern workers is disgusting. Workers shame on you all, have some respect for our village.

Sudoku Maybe I speak for those who do the quick easy Sudoku puzzles, they seem to be as hard as the others.

Last week they didn’t go above 34 numbers and in one, there was only one number giv-

Footpaths

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Online relationship goes stale

POLL RESULT Yesterday’s result Q: Would you rely solely on NCEA results when choosing your child’s high school?

Peter Livingstone OUT OF SCHOOL

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’ve been having one of those online relationships for a while. Actually we are coming up to our one year anniversary, not that I would want to celebrate it.

Funnily enough my wife knows and she is ok with it, except every now and then she wishes it would end, because she says it makes me grumpy.

It wasn’t something I wanted at the start, it was ‘arranged’ for me you could say.

See I come from a big family and my Aunty Helen in Wellington thought it would be a good idea that I meet this girl online. I think she’s Russian or Transylvanian, actually I don’t know her full name. I’ve been told her first name begins with N and her surname is Ovapey.

That’s why I think she is Bulgarian or whatever.

I heard a rumour she is actually Australian and her family is wealthy.

The rumour goes that her dad owns a big company called Talentless Without-A-Clue, and that they have a big contract with our government.

I thought don’t be silly, no government here would sign a deal with an Aussie company, especially with a name like that.

Well anyway, I’m not one to voice my opinion but right from the start it has been disappointing communicating with N.Ovapey, despite what Aunty Helen says.

Most times I try to phone I have to wait (maybe she is English – ‘Greensleeves’ is always playing on the phone).

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When I do get through, I swear I was talking to an Oompa Loompa. Do you think Ovapey is really a front for a secret factory that uses squirrels to crack its nuts?

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stepped in and tried to work things out.

Strangely he kept appearing on TV and told me Ovapey had bugs but could be patched.

What! Am I dating a blow-up

Strangely he (Uncle Simon) kept appearing on TV and told me Ovapey had bugs but could be patched. What! Am I dating a blow-up doll with nits?

She has a website but that doesn’t give out much info, so finally I laid down an ultimatum and demanded to meet her. That’s when Uncle Simon

doll with nits?

Uncle Simon is very persuasive and Aunty Helen quit the scene.

Apparently she went to

Christchurch because some of my cousins were unhappy about the way she was telling them what to do. She says she has an ‘open door’ policy, but she seems to be closing them.

Now I find the relationship resembles a hairy mole on your face – you know it’s there, you want it to go away and you are scared one day it could turn cancerous.

What’s a guy to do?

I didn’t realise that at the time, Aunty Helen and some other relatives signed an agreement that keeps me bound with N.Ovapey.

I am hoping she sees I’m really not interested and starts chatting up my older brother.

He’s a councillor in Christchurch and I bet the council there would like to meet N.Ovapey.

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■ EGYPT

Police clear protest camps Security forces backed by bulldozers have moved in on two huge protest camps set up in Cairo by supporters of Egypt’s ousted president Mohamed Morsi, launching a long-threatened crackdown that left dozens dead.

The operation began shortly after dawn on yesterday when security forces surrounded the sprawling Rabaa al-Adawiya camp in east Cairo and a similar

■ INDIA

one at Al-Nahda square, in the centre of the capital.

Witnesses and an AFP correspondent said police rained canisters of tear gas down on to tents before entering Rabaa al-Adawiya, sparking pandemonium among the thousands of protesters who had set up the camp soon after Morsi was ousted by the army on July 3.

Men in gas masks rushed to grab each canister and dunk

them in containers of water, as the main stage near the mosque of the camp blared Islamic anthems and protesters chanted “Allahu Akbar” (God is great).

Clashes quickly erupted between protesters and security forces and automatic fire could be heard. It was not immediately clear who was shooting.

Television footage showed injured people being carried to a makeshift medical centre as well

as police dragging away protesters, who have defied numerous ultimatums to end their demonstrations.

Protest leaders wearing gas masks stood defiantly on a stage while crowds of people wearing face masks stood amid the swirling tear gas as bulldozers began dismantling the camp.

A security official told AFP that dozens of Morsi supporters had been arrested.

- AAP

Seven times the limit A disqualified motorist has been caught drink driving - with one of the highest blood alcohol levels recorded in NSW. The man, 24, was almost seven times over the limit when his four-wheel drive mounted a kerb and hit a tree in Coffs Harbour. He continued driving on the wrong side of the road before crashing into an unoccupied parked Toyota Landcruiser, police say. The man, who had been disqualified from driving until 2016, recorded an official reading of 0.331, almost seven times the legal limit.

Gas truck explodes A truck loaded with gasoline has exploded at a service station in Chile, injuring three people and sending a shockwave across a 10-block area. Two of those hurt were in serious condition after the accident in Vina del Mar in central Chile, said Jose Pedro Nunez, governor of the Valparaiso region.

Police evacuated the entire block as firefighters spent two hours dousing the flames, which engulfed the service station and some nearby homes, sending a giant plume of gray smoke over the neighbourhood.

■ VATICAN CITY

Sailors in sunken sub Navy divers are desperately scrambling to find 18 sailors aboard an Indian submarine which exploded while docked in Mumbai.

The diesel-electric INS Sindhurakshak, which was recently refitted by Russia, partially sunk yesterday with “only a portion visible from the surface”, a statement from the navy said.

The NDTV channel showed grainy and shaky footage of the fierce explosion which lit up the sky at the naval dockyard shortly after midnight.

“The cause of the explosion is not known. We are searching for the 18 personnel,” navy spokesman Narendra Kumar Vispute told AFP. He said that divers had been deployed once the flames were extinguished and they are searching for the men on board.

“There are no reports of casualties at the moment,” he added.

The accident comes just days after New Delhi trumpeted the launch of its first domestically produced aircraft carrier and the start of sea trials for its first Indian-made nuclear submarine.

- AAP

In brief

Prince at show

Blessing for beautiful game Pope Francis receives an autographed ball from Italy goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon (left) as coach Cesare Prandelli (centre), and president of the Italian soccer federation Giancarlo Abete smile, during a private audience at the Vatican. The football-mad Pope also met with Argentine star Lionel Messi and his team-mates prior to a game between Italy and Argentina.

Hong Kong escapes typhoon Utor Hong Kong battened down as Severe Typhoon Utor forced the closure of the city’s financial market and schools, and disrupted hundreds of flights, after leaving six dead in the Philippines.

Gusts of more than 100km/h were recorded, with rain lashing down, as the Hong Kong Observatory hoisted a “Number 8” storm warning - the third highest level - early yesterday.

As the typhoon skirted the city about 240 km to the southwest, the observatory downgraded the warning in the afternoon to “Number 3”, indicating strong winds. Damage was limited with no landslides.

Prince William will attend an agricultural show - his second official public appearance since the birth of Prince George.

William will watch gundog and falconry displays, before meeting local young farmers at the Anglesey Show in North Wales today. An announcement on William’s future in the military is expected soon as his threeyear tour as an RAF search and rescue helicopter pilot at RAF Valley in Anglesey finishes at the end of September.

Abbott’s gaffe Tony Abbott’s “sex appeal” gaffe gives a glimpse into the opposition leader’s views on women, Labor frontbencher Penny Wong says. On his first trip to the key marginal seat of Lindsay in western Sydney on Tuesday, Mr Abbott was asked how Liberal candidate Fiona Scott compared with her coalition predecessor Jackie Kelly. They’re young, they’re feisty and, I think I can probably say, have a bit of sex appeal,” Mr Abbott told reporters.

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■ UNITED STATES

Mars food researchers emerge from dome Six researchers have spent the past four months living in a small dome on a barren Hawaii lava field at 2400 metres, trying to figure out what foods astronauts might eat on Mars and during deep-space missions.

They emerged yesterday with their recipes and without the space suits they were required to wear each time they ventured onto the northern slope of Mauna Loa — an active volcano that last erupted in 1984.

"It's a moment I'm going to remember for the rest of my life," said Oleg Abramov, a re-

search space scientist at the US Geological Survey Astrogeology branch in Flagstaff, Arizona.

"Walking out ... experiencing the sunshine and wind on our faces."

The six researchers were selected by the University of Hawaii and Cornell University for the NASA-funded study to prepare meals from a list of dehydrated, preserved foods that are not perishable. They examined pre-prepared meals similar to what astronauts currently eat, and concocted meals themselves in an attempt to combat mal-

nourishment and food boredom.

Members did their cooking in a two-storey dome with small sleeping quarters, an exercise room and of course, a kitchen.

Team commander Angelo Vermeulen said the problem with ingredients that aren't perishable is they're usually highly processed and lack fibre. He said he was impressed with how freeze dried products taste very similar to fresh produce.

But what is also important for future space missions is comfort food, he said. A favourite among the crew: Nutella, the chocolate-

hazelnut spread. "It's something we craved," he said. "We had a limited supply so we had to ration it."

The study, dubbed Hawaii Space Exploration Analog and Simulation, included an open call for recipes that involved a lot of Spam. The canned meat, popular in Hawaii households, was a common ingredient in suggested recipes because of its shelf-life, said Kim Binsted, a UH-Manoa associate professor who is an investigator on the study but didn't live in the habitat.

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Goodman back in black Goodman Fielder, the biggest food company in Australia and New Zealand, has returned to annual profit after two years of restructuring aimed at streamlining its range of brands, exiting unprofitable businesses and paying down debt.

Net profit was $A102 million in the year ended June 30, from a loss of $146.9 million a year earlier, the Sydney-based company said in a statement. Sales fell 11 per cent to $A2.23 billion. Earnings from continuing and discontinued operations before items were $A200.2 million, down from $A233 million but at the top end of guidance in June of $A195 million to $A200 million.

The maker of household brands including Vogel’s bread, Meadow Fresh, Edmonds and Ernest Adams resumed dividends with a final payment of 3 Australian cents a share payable on November 1, having abandoned dividends during restructuring that saw it record impairments, restructuring costs and foreign exchange losses of $A267 million in 2012 and $A300 million against goodwill in its fresh baking division in 2011.

Net debt fell by 40 per cent to $A434.5 million in the latest year. Goodman still faces tough markets and rising input costs, particularly in Australia and New Zealand.

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NZ retail sales grow faster than expected

BY PAUL MCBETH New Zealand retail sales grew faster than economists were picking in the second three months of the year, led by record gains in the hospitality sector.

The total volume of retail sales rose 1.7 per cent, seasonally adjusted, to $17.94 billion in the three months ended June 30, from a 0.9 per cent pace of growth in the first quarter, which was revised up from 0.5 per cent, according to Statistics New Zealand.

That beat the 1.25 per cent growth expected in a Reuters survey of economists. Actual retail sales volumes rose 4.2 per cent in the June quarter from the same period a year earlier, and actual values were up 3.3 per cent to $17.55 billion.

Food and beverage services industries, which consist of cafes, restaurants and bars, led gains, reporting an increase of 4.5 per cent to $1.8 billion, seasonally adjusted, making it the sector’s biggest quarterly jump since the series began in 1995. The value of spending on hospitality rose a seasonally adjusted 0.9 per cent to $18.14 billion.

“A record increase in the food and beverage services industry topped off the widespread rise of consumer spending,” industry and labour statistics manager Blair Cardno said in a statement.

The New Zealand dollar rose to 79.82 US cents from 79.62 cents immediately before the numbers were released.

Electronic cards data, which accounts for about two-thirds of retail sales, had already indicated

household spending will likely make a bigger contribution to economic growth in the second quarter, while inflation figures showed retailers trimmed their level of discounting in the quarter, with 14 per cent of stock sold at a lower price compared to 16 per cent in the March period.

The volume of core retail sales, which strip out vehicle-related spending, rose 2.3 per cent to $13.95 billion in the quarter, and the value increased 2 per cent to $13.87 billion.

The volume of spending on fuel fell 5 per cent to $1.59 billion for a 7.5 per cent decline in the value to $1.86 billion, while the volume of purchases of vehicles and parts increased 3 per cent to $2.41 billion, for a per cent increase in value terms to $2.42 billion.

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4,826.95

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–0.08%

 Falls 47

WORLD MARKETS

 S&P/ASX 200 index

5,157.4

–0.3

–0.01%

At close of trading on August 14, 2013

 Dow Jones Indust.

15,451.01 +31.33 +0.2%

At close of trading on August 13, 2013

 FTSE 100 index

6,611.94

+37.6

+0.57%

At close of trading on August 13, 2013

 Nikkei 225 index

14,050.16 +183.16 +1.32% At close of trading on August 14, 2013

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21.46

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+0.62

+2.98%

 Copper London – $US/tonne

7,281.0

+35.0

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Sheep prices remain steady Prices held steady at this week’s sheep sale in Tinwald.

Heavy prime lambs made $120-$130, medium weights $108-$116, and lighter lambs, $85 to $95.

Top weight prime ewes fetched $115$132, medium sheep $85-$105, and lighter weights $65-$78.

Prices for a small yarding of store lambs ranged from $65-$78.

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Keep-it-simple approach to Mid Canty farmer joins dairying pays off national potato board King Country sharemilker Dean Marshall says there is nothing flashy about the way he farms.

“I’m not a high-tech farmer. I just concentrate on getting the basics right.”

He and his wife Lucy sharemilk 350 cows on a 158ha farm north-east of Taumarunui, owned by the Te Uranga B2 Incorporation.

Good environmental stewardship is a crucial feature of Te Uranga’s operations, and the Marshalls have always strived to improve sustainability.

Judges of the 2013 Horizons Ballance Farm Environment Awards (BFEA) were clearly impressed with the operation, awarding it the LIC Dairy Farm Award. This award recognises the dairy farmer who demonstrates in a practical way the choices that have been made to farm for the long term. It encompasses the wise use of land, labour and capital resources and also takes into account the environmental effects.

The farm produced almost 1000kgMS/ha from a 115ha milking platform in 2011/12.

The balance of the rolling to steep property is either planted in natives, or used as support grazing.

BFEA judges said the farm was achieving above average production for the type of country. They praised the good stock health and conception rates on the property, noting that all waterways were either fenced or will be fenced according to documented plans.

Mr Marshall said they entered the Horizons Ballance Farm Environment Awards to get feedback on the operation and gauge how we were doing compared to other farms.

“We run a low input system that capitalises on New Zealand’s ability to grow grass.

Pasture management is key and the aim is to fully utilise whatever we can grow,” he said.

“We got some great feedback from the judges and the whole judging process was very constructive.”

Entries for the 2014 Ballance Farm Environment Awards are now open and entry forms are available at www.bfea.org.nz

Nelson farmer takes reins Nelson-based fruit and berry grower Julian Raine has been elected president of Horticulture New Zealand.

Mr Raine, who has 30 years’ experience in the industry, takes over from Andrew Fenton who has been president since HortNZ’s inception in 2005.

“Julian has been a director of the New Zealand Boysenberry Council and Nelson Seasonal Employers, is chair of the New Zealand Nuffield Farming

Scholarship Trust and a trustee of the Massey Lincoln Agricultural Industry Trust,” Mr Fenton said. “He is very well respected in the industry and the ideal person to help steer the organisation through the next stage of its journey towards the goal of becoming a $10 billion industry by 2020.”

Mr Raine is a partner in WaiWest Horticulture, which grows apples, boysenberries and kiwifruit.

Mid Canterbury potato grower David Redmond is on the new board of Potatoes New Zealand.

He is a third generation potato grower and has been growing and supplying potatoes for 25 years.

He grows about 350ha of potatoes annually as well as mixed crop; he also farms angus cattle.

Mr Redmond began in the industry as a potato harvester, and later began growing the tubers.

He is one of four growers on the national board, which is looking to reposition itself in the sector and has ambitious grown targets.

Stuart Wright is the new chairman. He is a potato grower and farmer and has 14 years as the chairman of the Foundation for Arable Research.

Potatoes New Zealand represents the interests of the whole potato industry and is trying to increase exports and the domestic market in the next 10 years.

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Entering the Ballance Farm Environment Awards provided Bay of Plenty orchardists Ben and Heidi Rosewarne with the perfect opportunity to review the direction of their business.

And they were pleased they did.

In the 2013 Bay of Plenty Ballance Farm Environment Awards (BFEA) – their first attempt at the competition – they picked up two category awards, as well as lots of free advice.

“It never hurts to take a good hard look at your business,” Ben said.

“For us, being involved in the competition helped us to confirm we were on the right track with what we were doing.”

The Rosewarnes run Blueberry Corner, a berry growing and retail business based just north of Whakatane. After recently expanding their operation, they now grow about 6ha of blueberries, 1ha of strawberries and .5ha of raspberries.

A few years ago they made some significant changes to the growing side of their business, changing plant varieties and switching to biological practices.

As a result of these changes they now use less pesticide on the property, fruit quality has improved and yields have increased.

“It’s hard to say by how much our tonnages have risen,” Ben said, “because Mother Nature always holds the last cards on that one. But what has impressed me the most is the big increase in worm activity around the plants, and that is a very positive sign.”

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system. Regular testing helps to determine exactly what nutrients are needed.

Organic fertilisers are then applied to the leaves rather than the soil.

BFEA judges awarded Blueberry Corner the Hill Laboratories Harvest Award.

This award recognises farmers who are mainly involved in growing crops (for example, grain, seed, viticulture and horticulture) but also encompasses livestock farmers who demonstrate excellent pasture and soil management.

This category considers the effect the farming system has on the land resource in the present and in the long term. Nutrient use and any impact the system may have on the water resource is also taken into account, and judges look for evidence that formal monitoring or measuring of the effects of the growing system is being performed. A good understanding of weed and pest management is also required.

Ben and Heidi were pleased to win this award because it provides a good endorsement of their growing system.

They also picked up the PGG Wrightson Land and Life Award – a reflection of their people management ethos and community involvement.

Ben said entering the competition was relatively easy and it proved to be a rewarding process.

“Doing the paperwork was a really good exercise for us because it made us sit down and take a look at what we were doing and where we were going.

“It’s definitely worth going along for the ride.”

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Tunnelling under at Tinwald School

Test yourself with the Guardian’s weekday quiz

1 – The diencephalon and the temporal lobe are parts of...?

The liver The heart The brain

Ashburton youngsters (from left) Jack Jones, Madison Trusler-Clark, Mya Johnston, Mao Nishioka and Marcus Dorman squeeze into the playground tunnel during their lunch break at Tinwald School.

2 – What are the evening visiting hours at Ashburton hospital?

6.00 to 7.30pm 6.30 to 7.30pm 7.00 to 8.00pm

Yesterday’s top 5 stories on guardianonline.co.nz:

1. School bus driver resigns 2. Invasion information sought 3. College best of the coeds 4. Solid start to stadium 5. Puppies dumped

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3 – A Chinese bride is likely to wear something of which colour?

White Orange Red 4 – What is the first name of the gold medal-winning rower ….. Drysdale?

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5 – Graeme Wheeler is...?

Head of the PM’s Department Head of the Reserve Bank Head of the GCSB

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6 – Benin bronzes are statues or masks from which country?

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On the look-out for former choir members The hunt is on for former members of the City Choir Dunedin, which celebrates 150 years this October with a weekend of song, concerts and a dinner.

Previously the City of Dunedin Choir, all former members are invited to join the choir in singing some of their best-loved pieces at the Choral Masterpei-

ces concert on October 27, at the Dunedin Town Hall.

Those who no longer sing are welcomed as guests and are invited to gather for a dinner

on October 26. To register for the weekend or for more information phone Penny on 03 4712244, or email info@citychoirdunedin.org.nz.

Scriptless tickets still available

BY GABRIELLE STUART GABRIELLE.S@THEGUARDIAN.CO.NZ

Tickets are still available for a local performance of Scared Scriptless tonight at the Methven Resort.

The Court Jesters have been performing Scared Scriptless, New Zealand’s longest running comedy show, for over 20 years in Christchurch.

They will be making a special trip to Methven for just one night, as a fundraiser for the Methven Toy Library.

Toy Library president Jo Newport said that Methven was quite a dramatic town, and

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GOODIE GIVEAWAY Each week the Ashburton Guardian gives readers a chance to win DVDs courtesy of Roadshow Entertainment. Winners will be announced in this column the following week, so keep looking! If you see your name in the winner’s box, come into the Guardian and claim your prize. ID may be required.

Winners have two months to claim their DVDs.

Winners of Go Girls are: Bev Cornwall, Rebecca Kenny, Robert Bateman

If you would like to go into the draw to win a copy of The Bletchley Circle DVD, write your name, address and the DVD’s title on the back of an envelope and send to:

Goodie Giveaway, PO Box 77, Ashburton.

Alternatively you can email goodies@theguardian. co.nz with the above details.

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She said that funds raised from the night would allow replacement of some of the larger toys at the library, which helps a network of more than 60 local families access toys they often couldn’t otherwise afford.

“Some of our slides and ride on toys are in need of an upgrade. They need regular updates and replacements, and it keeps the library fresh.”

The Scared Scriptless show will be the only fundraiser for the toy library this year.

With an extraordinary flair for code breaking and razor-sharp intelligence skills, four seemingly ordinary women become the unlikely investigators of a string of grisly murders in this original thriller, set against the backdrop of post-war London.

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Publicity officer and technician Lucy Sharp will be leaving the Ashburton Art Gallery at the end of this month.

Gallery farewells Sharp

BY GABRIELLE STUART GABRIELLE.S@THEGUARDIAN.CO.NZ

Lucy Sharp has been a familiar face at the Ashburton Art Gallery for three years, but has just weeks left in the district as she prepares to move to Christchurch at the end of the month.

She said that she had learnt a tremendous amount at the gallery.

“With it being such a small tight-knit team you truly get to experience all aspects of working in the creative sector.

“This August marks my three-year anniversary work-

ing here, and as much as I absolutely love my role, I am ready to move on, and sink my teeth into a new challenge.

She said that some of the people she would miss the most were her young Jub Jub art group members, some of whom had been part of the group since her very first session.

“As clichéd as it sounds, it is the people that make this job so enjoyable and rewarding.”

The move will leave a hole for the team at the gallery, who will be looking for a replacement to take on the role.

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

August 15 – Scared Scriptless at the Methven Resort at 7.30pm on Thursday, August 15. Tickets $25 from the Methven Post Office or Methven Resort.

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

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

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

August 28 – Film society screening of ‘Wunderkinder’ at the Ashburton Regent Cinema at 5.45pm. Tickets $15.

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

August 31 – ‘Inspired to Stitch’ Ashburton Embroiderers Guild Exhibition on display until September 22 at the Ashburton Art Gallery.

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

September 13 – NASDA musical HAIR at the Ashburton Trust Event Centre. Four shows from September 1315, at 2pm and 7.30pm. Tickets $45.

September 14 – Ashburton Musical Club, Spring Concert, 7.30pm, arranged by Carolie Andrew. Sinclair Centre, visitors welcome $5, supper served.

September 15 – NZ Trio (Arts on Tour NZ) at the Ashburton Trust Event Centre.

September 21 – Opera Favourites by the Mid Canterbury Choir, 7pm at the Ashburton Trust Event Centre.

Tickets $25, seniors and students $20.

To September 21 – Ashburton Society of Arts Winter Show at the Short Street Studio. Open Mondays, Wednesdays and Saturdays from 10am to 2pm.

September 25 – Fly My Pretties national tour visiting Ashburton for a concert at 8pm at the Ashburton Trust Events Centre. Tickets $45.

September 27 – The Very Best of Suzanne Prentice concert at the Ashburton Trust Event Centre.

Ashburton Society of Arts weekly art and printmaking group Wednesdays 10am to 2pm, life drawing group first Monday of the month 10am to midday, mixed media art group Mondays 10am to 2pm, Saturday painting group 10am to 2pm.

If you have an event coming up and you think it might be suited to the Arts Diary, please let us know by contacting Susan Sandys on 307-7961 or susan.s@theguardian.co.nz

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et’s face it many of us would prefer to drive around in sophisticated, good-looking, prestigious vehicles.

Obviously the cost of doing so prevents this happening for most of us.

But for others another determining factor can just be where they want, or need to drive.

For instance skifield or back country roads.

While the obvious first choice is a higher riding SUV, some keener drivers instead will prefer the driving dynamics and, handling abilities of all-wheel-drive sports wagons.

Like this new 330d xDrive Touring, which I reckon, after having experienced its Xfactor for some 600km, offers the perfect, premium mobility solution!

Albeit at a cost of $112,500, although the test Touring was loaded with many optional extras and totalled $122,800.

Obviously a prerequisite in this market is great street/ car-park presence, which the low sitting Touring’s distinctive nose, swooping lines and assured well planted stance certainly endow it with.

The advantages of the Touring’s aerodynamics and white livery showed, for even after drives up Round Hill skifield and then on shingle roads out of Burke’s Pass it, except for wheels and tailgate still looked

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will beat the 330d Touring from standstill to 100kmh time of 5.4 seconds So there’s definite advantages that the front seat passenger isn’t able to see either the Roger Hart ■ Price: $112,500 (as driven ROAD TEST speedo in the sculpted dash or $122,800) optional head-up display.

■ Warranty: 3 year new vehiMuch better they note the just as pristine as the scenery. fuel consumption read out on cle warranty.

Where the xDrive system to the 6.5 inch centre information certainly showed its advantages ■ Engine: 3.0-litre twin-turbo screen – which looks as though keeping the Touring firmly ondiesel 190kW/560Nm it should fold away, but doesn’t. line and absolutely sure-footed BMW says an overall ■ Fuel Use: 5.1L/100km (on through the corners.

5.1L/100km is possible while test 6.7L).

This proactive, variable systhe trip computer showed tem is designed for control and ■ Safety: 5-star safety rat6.7L/100km for the test time. safety at all times, and while ing.

Obviously fuel economy normally drive is split 60/40 benefits from the engines stop/ in favour of the rear wheels it movement, even when pushed start and brake regeneration very quickly re-allocates this as hard! systems and even more so the necessary.

Which of course makes it Eco mode, if used.

The navigator, who definitely possible for the driver to subtly In keeping with everything prefers smooth bitumen and enjoy what the very smooth else the cabin feels just right long straight roads couldn’t 190kW 3 litre twin-turbo diefrom the moment you get into believe just how composed, sel V6 dishes up! it. comfortable and quietly the Like its 560Nm and an acUp front, it’s ergonomically Touring drove on the shingle. cordingly very strong linear sensible and well designed with OK, the M Sport suspension power delivery from start up. a nice combination of materials and 19-inch run-flat tyres mean Really during all my drive and equipment, like the Harthe ride is firmish, but never time, when at cruise, even with man/Kardon sound system uncomfortable. hill work it just dealt with which complements the luxury Of course selecting “Sport” things so convincingly. feel. and particularly “Sport+” All taking place at not much Our Touring’s optional, heatmakes it even firmer but quite more than a fast idle because ed, leather covered sports seats frankly the Touring’s handling, of the torque and very intelwere wonderfully supportive, dynamics and grip when left ligent 8 speed auto, whose shift comfortable and delivered a in “Normal” will exceed most pattern instantly matches up superb driving position. driver’s expectations. with all that torque.

I didn’t ride in the adult Complete with precise, But then if you feel the need friendly back seat, but those informative electric steering it there’s not too many other changes direction very swiftly sports wagons that with little noticeable body

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that did said access is fine, as is leg and foot space. They did however think the squab may be on the firm side for a long trip.

The luggage space is easy to use as the powered tail-gate’s window can be opened separately, and the seat splits and folds.

Seats up 495 litres can be held, increasing to 1500 litres with them folded. There’s also underfloor bins because the run-flat tyres mean there’s no spare. (this crossed my mind on the skifield road!).

Of course there’s 5-star safety as the result of BMW’s Active Protection system that includes six airbags, traction/ stability control systems, and much more.

FINALE Given the 330d xDrive Touring’s totally effortless crosscountry abilities, its engineering, build quality, comfort, refinement and combination of smooth power with economy, it’s certainly not difficult to see why BMW reckon it is the ultimate sports wagon!

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Allenton Outdoor Bowling Club Hi, Well it was Friday Triples again last week and a good turnout and good play reaping the reward for the following teams: 1st: GT Cruisers (Graham T. Gaynor C. H.Kemp) 2nd: Russell’s Rascals ( Russell A. Roy K. Murray P. ) 3rd: Snow Bunnies (Bruce H. Wendy B. Ian S. ) Well Done!!! Next on Sunday the Lysaght Glass Drawn 4’s A cool day but excellent bowls and great company soon put a warmth on the green.

The Winners were 1st: B. White, M. Burns, K. Muir, T. Connell - 2nd: M. Anderson, B. Brassell, Z. Keen, J. Trudgeon - 3rd: A. Crawford, N. Woods, C. Tubb, J. Van der Hyde. Congratulations to you all. It was noted that Wendy Watson should be watched carefully in this format as a “bowl snatcher” she removed the next rinks bowl from their head apparently thinking (or so she says) it was from her team - Wrong!!!! What a skip will do for the team????

Upcoming Tournament A fund raiser is being held for Sandra Keith as she competes in the 8 nations in Scotland and Wales for NZ WooHoo Sandra. This is to be held on Sat. 21st September and Sunday 22nd September at Allenton.

Saturday is Team of 4 with an entry fee of $80.00 per team and on Sunday it will be a Drawn 4’s format and the entry fee for this is $60.00 per team. Something for everyone here so if you cannot play one of the days it won’t matter.

Get your entries in for both days and enjoy a really worthwhile reason for the tournament, with lots of raffles, food etc and fun.

Our congratulations to Sandra once again in her selection for NZ and doing Allenton OBC and most of all Ashburton proud. Go the Kiwi’s Good Luck from us all.

Cheers until next week. Good Bowling.

Ashburton Indoor Bowls Association Centennial Fours Championship Fours: Eight teams entered the championship fours on Saturday with four teams qualifying for post section play Russell Elis, Grant Wilson, Rosemary Bennett and Michael Lawson The semi- Finals- Ellis played Wilson with Wilson coming out on top with 7-5 win and Michael Lawson defeated Rosemary Bennett 8-4 Final was very close with the team of Michael Lawson, Ken Mackenzie, Laura Mackenzie and Taylor Mackenzie taking the Championship Trophy 5-4 this team was defending the title which they won last year.

Jack and Jill Pairs: The Jack and Jill was played on a five round points system first was Bruce White and Noeline woods and second was Maurice Berkely and Tania Berkeley Husband and Wife Pairs: The Husband and Wife were also played on a five round points system.

First were Winston and Gay Lee and in second place was Lloyd and Jan Walker.

Ashburton Toastmasters Host Toastmaster for the evening was Adam Martin and the theme ‘Motivation’.

We had

Kerry Clough (left) and Noel Batty stride out during the harriers’ 3km event on Saturday.

Ashburton Harriers On Saturday 10 August the 3km handicapped race was held in and around the domain, starting on Park St behind the Oval pavilion and finishing at the main West St entrance for the Larkin Pace Cup and the Gilbert Walk Cup., There was a great turn out with three juniors also running with the 12 senior runners, and 16 walkers.

The first runner home on handicap was

an entertaining and engaging evening with all three speeches coming from new members Sarah Morgan, Jennifer Markman and David Wilson. Results for the evening are as follows, Best Speech- Sarah Morgan Best Evaluator- Shirley Body Most Improved Speaker- David Wilson Best Table Topic- Jeff Withington Star Of The Evening- Sarah Morgan with an interactive Table Topic session entitled ‘Alliteration’ Our next meeting is Wednesday 21 August at 7.30pm.

We have our annual club Humorous Speech and Table Topics Contest. This meeting is bound to be entertaining with a good line up of speakers. If you haven’t been to Toastmasters and would like to find out more please contact Jeff Withington on 027 441 6741 or jc.w@xtra.co.nz

Ashburton Travel Club There was a large turnout for our July meeting, with mini-talks of visits to London and Scotland which included a David Bowie concert; a 17km bike ride; a visit to North Wales, the Lake District Scotland and Ireland.

Our invited guests were Barbara and Kelly Kingsbury, who gave us an insight to the life and

Matheson Colquhoun 13.27, 2nd Philip Crozier 15.33, and 3rd Kenny Johnston, 13.36.

The Larkin Trophy was won by Phil Crozier.

The fastest runner home was Joe Ford 10.23, followed by Ian Broadbelt 11.33, Brian Goodes 11.36, Ronnie Campbell 12.01, Josh Sheridan 12.05, Bruce Henderson 12.12, Kerry Clough 12.52, Ben Baker 13.13, Noel Batty 13.56, Merv Gilbert 14.44, Jim Stubbs 16.50, and Mike Callaghan 17.15.

First home in the handicapped section for

work of their daughter Mandy, who has spent 18 years in Dubai.

After graduating from Otago Fashion Design and in Wellington, she entered the W.O.W. show and winning the supreme award opened up her future.

In March 1994 and after a successful interview, she began her work in Dubai, with 40 Indian men, bead working, decorating fabrics in a huge company. 20 or 30 Philippino women worked, and Mandy designed the “bling” for the garments. For special functions, florists, caterers and a band were flown in. She worked a 6-day week and slept on the seventh! This was a 2-year contract, and she had to sign an agreement not to work at design for 2 years afterwards.

A great number of assignments in design of garments and jewellery followed, mainly for the Royals and very wealthy of the area, as well as photo shoots, fashion parades, cosmetic parades and still involved with WOW. Mandy’s parents have had several trips to the area, and Mandy comes home regularly, but for most of us her work seems exotic, though of course it is all much harder than most of us realise. It was a great revelation, and a very good talk,

the walkers and winning the Gilbert Walk Cup was Kay Haines 23:26, 2nd Equal; Cynthia Young 22:49, and Trish Harvey 22:49.

Fastest time was Patrice Ansell 18:48, Dave Strong 19:09, Judith Crozier 20:22, Lori Rusbatch 20:34, Barbara Taylor 20:43, Karen Hodgson 21:36, Bill Hood 21:47, Linda Bain 21:50, Robin Ford 22:03, Richard Giller 22:42, Jeanette McGrath 24:35, Anita Hayes 25:52 and Viv Strong 29:27.

which we all enjoyed.

The club holds its annual dinner at the Stables, 5:30 for 6pm on August 21, for which numbers are needed. September and October are booked up with another talk from the Shearers about their 100-day cruise, and we hear again from Alan Sim, these talks being at St Davids at 7:30 on the third Wednesday. All welcome, especially new people interested. No qualifications needed, just interest.

Ashburton Wahine Club The last Hui of the year was held on 1st August 2013.

The opening ceremony and welcome started the programme.

The theme was Showtime, starting with the choir singing: “Come to the Fair” and “There’s no business like show business. A poem about a Ram at the Ashburton A&P Show was read. A Punch and Judy show received laughter and there were six sketches, “Cooking at the Show”, the “Balloonist”, “Four times a widow”, “Priest and the Boy”, “Older woman and cruise” and “In a university library”. Three members each sang a song and a Belly dance was well received.

The Choir sang two songs, ”I’m

gonna wash that man right outa my hair” and “Some enchanted evening”.

The evening finished with supper being served and a great evening was had by all.

Ashburton Writers’ Group Members were welcomed by President Julie at the August meeting of the Ashburton Writers’ Group held recently.

Deb read a quotation.

“I am a reader, not because I don’t have a life, but because I choose to have many.”

Rae gave a report on the successful Short Story and Poetry Competition held recently. There had been 104 entries, and the winners received their prizes at a reception hosted by the Mayor at the Ashburton District Council Chambers. There was also lots of publicity in the newspapers.

The Assignment for the meeting was to write a story beginning with “Once Upon A Time”. Members wrote of arranged marriage, ten daughters, time frame, passage to England, three seasons and beautiful woman.

Members considered the story with the best beginning was written

by Debbie.

The instant exercise was to

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Members wrote of dictionary, letter out of mail box, cake on bench, cash in house, cash – opportunist, man’s heart and cat food.

The meeting concluded with the serving of afternoon tea. The assignment for the next meeting is to write a story with the title “Be careful what you wish for”.

Visitors are welcome to the meetings, please contact Rae at 308 8927.

Ashvegas Country Club

Club day was held at Mayfield last Sunday with a disappointingly small turn out participating in a stableford competition.

The best score of the morning was Clarkie’s 38 stableford points after a round of 86 while A J Kerr took 2nd place with 35 points after his round of 85. This pair along with Terry Kingsbury had 2’s.

The major surprise of the morning was probably that Mitch lost the haggle. Mitch, to use his own words, is virtually unbeatable in a haggle and he struggled afterwards to remember the last time he was forced to buy a beer after a round of golf.

This Sunday’s club day is scheduled to be held at Rakaia at

the usual tee off time of 10.00am.

Cavendish Club A most enjoyable afternoon was held when the Cavendish Club held their “bring a hint” afternoon.

There were a great variety of topics covered but the best one had to be ‘How to keep your stove sparkling clean” – don’t use it.

There were many varied suggestions for the use of lemons, vinegar and baking soda. Three good stand bys.

“How to preserve your husband” (Taken from Aunt Daisies book of hints) caused many comments. To keep the glass on your log burner clean use wet newspaper dipped in the ashes and wipe over glass door. This had been tried by one member’s husband and he was pleased with the results. After defrosting your freezer wipe all over with glycerine. When you defrost next time the ice will all come off easily. Repeat glycerine each time you defrost.

A good antidote for not getting to sleep is a cup or mug of hot milk with 4 teaspoons of honey and two shakes of nutmeg dissolved in it.

Add a squirt of detergent to the bath water and you won’t have

a high water mark left when you empty it.

There were many more hints, some of which caused a great deal of laugher and discussion.

Afternoon tea closed an interesting and different afternoon.

Music Circle Friday 9th August the Music Circle had much pleasure in introducing Jasmine Andrada to speak on her lead in the stage show Miss Saigon.

Jasmine seemed to take it all in her stride fitting her rehearsals into her busy life of a 16 year old still at Ashburton College.

Having to play such a romantic part for a young girl took a bit of getting used to and also the tragic scene of taking her own life.

Jasmine is a very talented young girl and has her heart set on becoming a Doctor so is hoping to attend medial school at Dunedin University next year which will be Ashburton’s loss.

Thank you Jasmine you are a delightful young lady and we all wish you well in your future.

Coronation Smallbore Rifle Club Another night dominated by the ladies. Not really a surprise with 5 South Island team members in attendance. Sandy

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Collett top scored with Nina McKenzie, Savanna McArthur and Brian Hawksby close behind.

Individual scores were: Heather Ross 94.2 (personal best) Sarah Clifford 96.3, Savanna McArthur 98.5, Bill Rankin 97.5, Erin McLaren 84.0, Steve McArthur 98.3, Graham McLaren 91.3, Nick Squires 91.1, Murray Cook 70.0, Sandy Collett 99.6, Coby Snowden 96.3, Shirley Herridge 95.5, Brian Hawksby 98.5, Hailey Beevor 97.3, Alex Watson 91.2, Mark Stewart 97.1, T.J. Stewart 96.3, Nina McKenzie 98.5, Bryan Hunter 94.3. Sandy, Sarah, Hailey, Coby and Nina along with Greg (Ash) and Joe (Mt. Somers) will carry our hopes and best wishes for a top performance against the North Island this weekend.

to develop a quality off-road track within the town boundaries. By the end of this year we are going to be close to achieving this aim with a quality single track loop from Melrose Road down to Trevors Road and back.

Throughout the year the Chocolate Fish races have continued on alternate Sundays although the numbers dropped off during winter. We have trialled some Womens only ones and two Sunday afternoon race/rides which have proved to be popular and bought a few new faces to the event.

Our major fundraiser was the 6 Hour Race and for a first time event was very well supported and we felt a huge success. We look forward to building on the event next year and at this stage it is planned to be held again on Mothers Day in con junction with Wheels Week.

The MTB Club was also nominated for the Trustpower Volunteer Awards which was great recognition of time and effort put in by everyone. We were pleased to receive a Highly Commended award that night.

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

Mid Canterbury Mountain Bike Club The Mid Canterbury Mountain Bike Club held their AGM last week. President, Dell Phillips, thanked the clubs main sponsors: Robbies Bar and Grill, Lysaghts and Newlands AutoElectrical.

He also thanked our supporting sponsors: McDonalds, Paul Wylie Cyclerama, Frontrunner, Kellys, Fulton Hogan, ACL. Porter Hire and Westside Hire.

The club was originally formed

SPORTS DRAWS AND RESULTS

Results ■ GOLF Tinwald Golf Club Tuesday Ladies August 13 Stroke Round: Di Bell net 73, Carol Shanks 76, Diane Wellman 77, Di Lowe 78 on C/B from Marion Oakley78 Nearest The Pins: Sponsored by No. 6 Stables Family Restaurant Marilyn Bennett: No 12.

Hair by Mac & Maggie Di Lowe: No. 2 2nd Shot Dairy Business Centre Di Lowe: No. 16: 2nd Shot Outdoor Adventure – Carol Shanks: Two’s: Not struck 9 Hole Bell Trophy June Cartwright 42, Valda Johnston 45

■ VOLLEYBALL August 12Wondars v Silver Fern Farms 0-3, S & Giggles v AshColl 1-2, Team Mega v Scared Hitless 3-0, Team Havoc v Misfits 0-3, Social Quads v Set, Play v Misfits 0-3, 4 Play v Atomics 3-0.

Robbie’s bar & Bistro player of the night - Sadie from Silver Fern Farms

Draws ■ GOLF

Ashburton Golf Club Midweek Women August 20 LGU Draw Steward: Leigh Wackrow 308 3790 Tuesday Starters: Jenny Mitchell, Karen McRae

Paddy Bradford, from Ashburton, watches the progress of his ball during a game on Saturday.

No 1 Tee 10.00 J Welch, S Lemon, S Simpson 10.06 H Argyle, L Wackrow, A Hopwood 10.12 B Gregory, B Cameron, J Dunlop 10.18 G Lane, H Trott, F Matsinger 10.24 B Watkins, E Langford, W Suttie No 7 Tee 10.18 D Simmons, A Hunt, W Carter 10.24 H Robertson, R Bennett, H Ward 10.30 E Porter, K McRae, J Montgomery No 10 Tee 10.00, W Parr, H Hawksby, J Guilford 10.06 V Moore, S Elliott, B Turton 10.12 T Cates, K Robb, A Grant

10.18 P Bell, J Mitchell, G Sloper Nine Hole Men and Women’s Section August 22 - report 9:45am Rnd 4 medal, stroke Nine Hole convenor Carol O’Reilly 308 8758 August 17 – report 8.15am for 8.45am start Club Captain – Alison Grant 302 4635

Meeting & Clubhouse Draw 9.30 am Sharp 18 Holers: Combined Stableford 9 Holers: 6th 2 J’s Stroke & Putting Starters: V. Prendergast & K. McAuliffe Cards: B. Harris & C. Linney Tea Duties: A.M. J. Mooren: P.M. C. Shanks & M. Moore

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■ RUGBY

Tuesday Ladies August 20

Mid Canterbury Rugby

August 17 Press Cup – Plate Final Ashburton College v St Thomas of Canterbury, 12pm, Allenton 1, G Shaw, A McGirr, C Kelland Heartland Pre Season Game The Trust Ashburton Mid Canterbury v Otago Development, 1.30pm, Centennial Park – Oamaru.

Development Squad Pre Season Game Mid Canterbury A v Canterbury Maori Development, 1pm, Rugby Park – Christchurch.

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■ CRICKET

Friend to stay Nathan Friend is one of the most popular players at the Warriors and fans will see a bit more of him with the hooker having agreed to stay at the club for another year.

It has been a difficult six weeks for the 32-year-old. He was initially told the club wouldn’t be taking up their option for another season on him and that he was free to look elsewhere before they tabled a one-year extension two weeks ago. Friend asked for time to consider the offer given it was a reduction from his current deal.

He had a couple of offers to continue his career elsewhere but has decided to stay in Auckland where his young family are settled.

Opals dominate The Tall Ferns will need a miracle to qualify for next year’s Basketball World Cup after Australia demonstrated their dominance on the North Shore last night. New Zealand were always against the odds in the opening game at the Fiba Oceania Championship, with their outmatched roster further hindered by an abridged preparation. And the world No 2 Opals illustrated just how wide the gap is between the two sides, running out 66-50 winners at the North Shore Events Centre.

Crotty on bench A chain of incidents has delivered Ryan Crotty an unlikely place on the bench in an All Black test side which has been telegraphed for some time. The coaches have entrusted their senior men to do the business in Sydney on Saturday as the squad has mustered a retribution attitude towards their new-look Wallaby foes. The All Blacks will be spurred by distasteful memories of their last meeting with the Wallabies when an 18-all stalemate in Brisbane halted their run at 16 consecutive victories. the team is: Israel Dagg, Ben Smith, Conrad Smith, Ma’a Nonu, Julian Savea, Aaron Cruden, Aaron Smith, Kieran Read, Richie McCaw , Liam Messam, Luke Romano, Sam Whitelock, Owen Franks, Andrew Hore, Tony Woodcock. Reserves: Keven Mealamu, Charlie Faumuina, Ben Franks, Brodie Retallick, Sam Cane, Tawera Kerr-Barlow, Ryan Crotty, Beauden Barrett.

Willis qualifies Nick Willis has earned the 24th and last qualifying spot in the men’s 1500m semi-finals at the world championships. Willis finished ninth in the first heat in a time of 3m 39.83s. The top six from each of the three heats and next fastest six runners qualified for the semi-finals. They will be run early Saturday morning (New Zealand time). Willis was second to last over the first lap covered by defending world champion Asbel Kiprop in 59.65s. Over the third lap he was eighth and going in the final 400m he was 11th.

Kiprop won in 3m 38.15s.

Willis said he felt poor the whole way. “It felt like a sprint, those guys were too good for me, I wasn’t even able to see what happened up front I was just trying to hang on, that’s what happens when you race the best in the world.”

Hagley hotspot

By DaviD Leggat Canterbury Cricket has received a provisional green light for its Hagley Park development at the ground listed to host three World Cup games in 2015.

Christchurch is to host the tournament opener, between New Zealand and Sri Lanka on February 14, plus games between Pakistan and the West Indies, and England and a qualifier, but first needed approval from the Environment Court for its plans to build a stadium in the heart of one of the city’s most popular pieces of parkland.

In a statement, CC says it is “delighted” with the outcome

of the court decision. However it said it will need to study in detail the decision and work through conditions which Judge Jane Borthwick has put in place to assess implications for the development.

Conditions listed by the court include: - No more than two fixtures exceeding 12,000 spectators may be scheduled in any threeyear period; - No more than 13 match days allocated to major fixtures within any cricket season; - The total number of days that temporary structures and facilities associated with major fixtures may occupy the oval are not to exceed 40 days a season;

- Two or more major fixtures may be scheduled in the same week, provided on each occasion the total number of days that temporary facilities may occupy the oval shall not exceed 14 consecutive days; - Light headframes are to be removed at the end of each cricket season.

“This decision is positive not only for hosting cricket World Cup but also for the sport and our city in future years,” CC chief executive Lee Germon said.

CC needs to get a lease from the Christchurch City Council for the proposed pavilion and light towers, but that is expected to be a formality.

Germon said if the conditions listed by the court were discussed in the process of Canterbury’s proposal during the court hearing then “we know they are manageable”.

However if they are amended, or fresh conditions “we need to work through these to determine the impact on the project”.

The February 2011 earthquake removed Jade Stadium as the city’s premier cricket and rugby venue.

While rugby is back up and running with the hastily constructed AMI Stadium in Addington, cricket has missed out on prominent occasions in the last two and a half years.

- NZH

■ OPINION

Provincial supremacy goes on the line

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t’s been a while (all of a week) but big rugby is back on the menu this weekend.

In fact we don’t even have to wait that long, the action starts tonight when the ITM Cup kicks off at ECOLight Stadium tonight.

Yes, that quick-fire, blinkand-you-miss-three-games tournament is back, the one that establishes provincial rugby superiority in New Zealand for another season.

It has a novelty flavour all of its own, no All Blacks, a few Super 15 players still broken after the rigours of that competition (is it really finished already for another year? Bring on the Super 17), players you’ve never heard of taking centre stage, and - I am not making this bit up - rugby in the daytime!

Yes, afternoon sunshine, a dry track, rugby you can sit on the bank or in the stand and enjoy without getting rugged up to arctic intensity, and you can take the kids to games they

might actually enjoy a whole lot more because they can run round and, well, be kids!

The competition fills an odd niche.

It’s not really a stepping stone to Super rugby, most of those squads are 97% sorted (will there be a place for Ma’a Nonu anywhere?), so it truly becomes a test of the depth available at the various unions, and of course in the past five years Canterbury has created an unequalled dynasty, one that has even adroitly survived changes in the coaching ranks, an even rarer feat.

I wonder if the Breakers follow that lead?

Still on rugby, just veering off track a little; a story that emerged from the current hot streak that our local College 1st XV boys are on, but it’s not about them, but one of the opposition’s number.

The fullback in last week’s game had a mare.

Not just an occasional

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lapse, but a full-grown, giantsized, all-embracing disaster of epic proportions.

Not just the odd high ball dropped or misplaced kick, it was the whole shootin’ box, a stream of basic, awful errors that, well, a schoolboy might make.

The sort of game the word ‘shocker’ was invented for.

Mercifully the coach pulled him from the field not long into the second half and the agony was over.

Now this lad isn’t a bad player; he must have a good set of rugby skills, you don’t make your school’s first XV without them, it was just one of those days that he really shouldn’t have even got out of bed.

And it wasn’t just because he was a callow youth under pressure, it happens at any level, folks don’t have to have too long a memory to recall one Ben Blair, wearing a black jersey, having a similar game against England at Twickers.

Like a puncture in a high-pressure hose, Benny was all over the shop, and it was all bad.

Worse than Stephen Donald in Hong Kong (oh yeah, we’re supposed to have forgotten that one).

At that grade folks aren’t quite so forgiving as at 1st XV level unfortunately, there was nothing curative or compassionate in the selectors’ handbook and poor little Benny’s days in black were numbered from that point.

Of course that’s not all the rugby action this weekend; the All Blacks (minus a good Canterbury lad) take on the Wallabies (minus a good Canterbury lad).

Does that make it even?

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Christchurch Greyhound Racing Club at Addington Raceway. Meeting Date: 15 Aug 2013. NZ Meeting number : 10. Doubles: 1 and 2; 3 and 4; 5 and 6; 7 and 8; 9 and 10; 11 and 12. Trebles: 1, 2 and 3; 4, 5 and 6; 7, 8 and 9; 10, 11 and 12.

1 4.35pm (NZT) SUPER PETS SPRINT C4, 295m 1 61186 Nitro Mabel 17.39 H &.........................Taylor 2 53536 Lynny Southcombe 17.29 .........J McInerney 3 88686 Okuku Ollie 17.29 ...........................R Casey 4 12524 Trans Tasman 17.23 ..................R Blackburn 5 51212 Know Lies 17.37 ............................G Cleeve 6 22541 Two Ways 17.30 ...............................B Shaw 7 83555 Know Jealousy 17.29 .....................G Cleeve 8 26884 Homebush Cruden nwtd ...........J McInerney 9 44168 Benny’s Angel 17.46 .................J McInerney 10 86572 Wandy Devil nwtd ........................... M Grant 2 4.58pm (NZT) I PAVE CONCRETE STAKES C3, 520m 1 51614 Celestrial Magic 30.49 J & ..............D Fahey 2 51554 Big Token 31.03 ........................J McInerney 3 43342 Red Typhoon 30.56 ......................... M Grant 4 38474 Opawa Bomb 30.67 L & ..................... Wales 5 74252 Starburst Clemmy nwtd ................... M Grant 6 34184 Ohoka Frenchi 30.69.................... L Waretini 7 33127 Bob’s Eye 30.73 ........................J McInerney 8 17517 Our Hope 30.71 ...........................S Hindson 9 16176 Goldstar Bella 30.48 S &.................B Evans 10 31783 Alisaray 30.59 .............................. L Waretini 3 5.13pm (NZT) SHIRLEY VET CLINIC THURSDAY

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PLACE PICK C5, 295m 1 16362 Know Favours 17.37 ......................G Cleeve 2 33633 Etched In Stone 17.25 ..............R Blackburn 3 83123 Homebush Helen 17.18 ............J McInerney 4 13247 Sting Me 17.12 ................................ M Grant 5 11524 Starburst Blanch 17.26 ................... M Grant 6 16112 More Better 16.99 W &...................... Nissen 7 55521 Dillmanstown 17.43...........................J Dunn 8 43264 Wandy Boiler 17.33 ........................G Cleeve 9 13675 Opawa Legs 17.42 .......................M Roberts 10 55264 Not A Know 17.22 ........................A Waretini 4 5.35pm (NZT) SCOTEXCITED AT STUD STAKES C4, 520m 1 21232 Swip And Tear nwtd H & .....................Taylor 2 12515 Criniti’s nwtd ......................................J Dunn 3 357x7 Business Plan 30.50 .................R Blackburn 4 33271 Bigtime Kelina 30.85 ........................B Shaw 5 21245 Opawa Rufus nwtd S & ...................B Evans 6 81223 Wayleggo 30.33 J & ........................D Fahey 7 21783 Stolen Money 30.24 .......................G Cleeve 8 64152 Opaque 31.41 S & ...........................Bonnett 9 13555 Take A Trick 30.62 .............................M Flipp 10 12666 Cawbourne Kesha 30.74...........J McInerney 5 5.52pm (NZT) VITAL PETFOODS NZ BRED SPRINT FINAL C1f, 295m 1 42727 Homebush Daphne nwtd ..........A Bradshaw 2 61451 Camray 17.38 S & ............................Bonnett 3 51222 Wellywood 17.81 W & ....................... Nissen 4 11717 Que Tee Chicks 17.32 M & ...............Jopson

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77423 Opawa Sister 17.69 L & ..................... Wales 63232 Mega Girl nwtd A & ............................Seque 16421 Sophie’s Terra 17.43 C & ................... Fagan 81631 Iva Cunning Plan 17.40 .......................A Lee 32357 Ohoka Hart 17.71 ........................ L Waretini 13736 Chase The Stars 17.88 M & ................ Smith 6 6.15pm (NZT) CIRCLE TRACK ENGINEERING DASH C5, 295m 1 65121 Starburst Josh 17.16 ....................... M Grant 2 73441 Oscar Tuivasa 17.36........................L Philips 3 11726 Callahan 17.26 .............................M Roberts 4 61644 Bellwave nwtd W &............................ Nissen 5 41454 Go Housie 17.09 ............................G Cleeve 6 31428 Know Thought 17.10 ......................G Cleeve 7 15372 Princely Dollar 17.38 .................J McInerney 8 35218 Pearl’s Boy 17.19 ...........................G Cleeve 9 33657 Sosan 17.43 .................................C Roberts 10 25558 Just A Mate 17.21 .....................J McInerney 7 6.45pm CLONE YOUR OWN STAKES C4/5, 520m 1 42167 Homebush Iris 30.66 .................J McInerney 2 13257 Jinja Power 30.41 J & .....................D Fahey 3 53144 Russell Hart 30.20 ....................J McInerney 4 15121 Homebush Chopper 30.60 ........J McInerney 5 83685 Black Emily 30.16 L & ........................ Wales 6 21118 Cawbourne Renee 30.75 .............C Roberts 7 14163 Know Class 30.12 ..........................G Cleeve 8 62174 Speedy Kazza 30.46 .................J McInerney 9 5775x Fear Go 30.48 ................................G Cleeve 10 13555 Take A Trick 30.62 .............................M Flipp

8 7.10pm SKY HIGH SCAFFOLDING DISTANCE FEATURE C0d, 645m 1 66567 Paddy Baxter nwtd ....................J McInerney 2 64556 Know Taste nwtd ............................G Cleeve 3 73555 Rocky Baxter nwtd ....................J McInerney 4 56123 Girl Racer nwtd H & ............................Taylor 5 73366 Cawbourne Kim nwtd ................J McInerney 6 32363 Casino Black nwtd .....................H Anderton 7 47711 Opawa Bro nwtd L & .......................... Wales 8 35233 Know Future nwtd ..........................G Cleeve 9 14344 Botany Comet nwtd...................J McInerney 10 77875 Secret Sarah nwtd S &....................B Evans 9 7.34pm GARRARD’S HORSE & HOUND CANTERBURY GOTB MAIDEN C0f, 520m 1 72524 McJopson nwtd S & ........................B Evans 2 1 Know Security 31.14 ......................G Cleeve 3 2 Know Rights nwtd ..........................G Cleeve 4 6623 Opawa Paul nwtd L &......................... Wales 5 22213 Girl Pride 31.54 A & ...........................Seque 6 1 Mega Rexy 30.81 J & ......................D Fahey 7 31 Opawa Mez 30.93 J & .....................D Fahey 8 35422 Court The Belle nwtd L & ................... Wales 9 32363 Casino Black nwtd .....................H Anderton 10 373 Zulu Bro nwtd ...............................C Roberts 10 7.59pm TOTAL VETS STAKES C4/5, 520m 1 23115 Know Attempt 30.46.......................G Cleeve 2 43356 Homebush Violet 30.41 .............J McInerney 3 21814 No Undies Sundy 30.39 ............J McInerney 4 35765 Should Be Carlos 30.79 ............J McInerney

16377 Raw Energy 29.96 ....................J McInerney 54138 Wild Grove 30.41 .........................C Roberts 18663 Opawa Swede 30.02 J &.................D Fahey 32133 Indi’s Grace 30.20 ........................... M Grant 5775x Fear Go 30.48 ................................G Cleeve 12666 Cawbourne Kesha 30.74...........J McInerney 11 8.20pm KAIAPOI ITM BUILDING CENTRE PRESIDENTS CUP C5, 295m 1 72435 Botany Prancer 17.54 ...............J McInerney 2 12213 Roqette 17.10 ..............................C Roberts 3 25411 Nippa Mary 17.09......................J McInerney 4 42323 Butterbean 17.29 M & .....................P Binnie 5 41133 Drysdale 17.17 ....................................A Lee 6 21352 Know Advantage 17.04 ..................G Cleeve 7 27111 Cawbourne Queen 17.19 .............C Roberts 8 21251 Ciri Rioli 17.11 J & ..........................D Fahey 9 85417 Rodriguez 17.19..................................A Lee 10 57471 Wandy Jewel 17.39 .....................D Kingston 12 8.45pm CASSWOOD RUGS SPRINT C4, 295m 1 58641 Jumpin’ Julia 17.30....................J McInerney 2 13364 Cawbourne Chief 17.39 .................. M Grant 3 32422 Memphis Hotcakes 17.38 .................M Flipp 4 788x6 Wandy Geno 17.27 ........................G Cleeve 5 35514 Homebush Churro 17.35...........J McInerney 6 87558 Sea Spray Tich 17.50 ......................R Casey 7 33243 Gotta Go Ace 17.48 ..................R Blackburn 8 33861 Know Pride 17.26...........................G Cleeve 9 14177 Enable 17.34 B & ............................. T Shaw 10 45554 Austin Wana 17.58 ....................J McInerney

12 8 Winter Cat (1) 56.5................... A Taylor (a3) 2.25pm ECOLAB 1400 RATING 65 $7000, Rating 65 Benchmark*, 1400m 1 21624 Field Daze mb (1) 59 ............M Hudson (a3) 2 50412 General Lee m (7) 59 .................. C Dell (a1) 3 13297 Cool Moon tdh (6) 57.5 ......... A Morgan (a3) 4 46143 Hostage b (9) 55.5 .............. R Hutchings (a) 5 76x55 Zenno Rolls Royce m (4) 55.5 A Forbes (a1) 6 39108 Curvaceous m (2) 54.5 .......... K Chiong (a4) 7 44168 Tartlet dmh (3) 54.5 .................. J Childs (a2) 8 x0057 Alkempo tmh (5) 54.......... J Shackleton (a3) 9 x8826 Bolt Action dm (10) 54 ............ R Smyth (a3) 10 8x900 Royal Vi mh (8) 54........... K Kalychurun (a3) 11 69x88 Whispering Waters m (11) 54 .. B Grylls (a2) 5 3.00pm HAWERA TRAINERS 1200 RATING 75 $8000, Rating 75 Benchmark, 1200m 1 23520 Torricella t (8) 59 ................. R Hutchings (a) 2 480x4 The Debt Collector dmh (6) 58 B Hutton (a3) 3 32531 Di’s Boy dm (7) 57.5 ............... K Chiong (a4) 4 6212x Pooka’s Sister dm (4) 56.5 ..... A Forbes (a1)

5 x2392 Keep Seeking td (1) 56 ............ J Childs (a2) 6 53302 Royal Haze tm (9) 54.5 ............... C Dell (a1) 7 00381 I Am Leo 54.5............................... Scratched 8 x0853 Princess Lincoln dm (2) 54 ...... B Grylls (a2) 9 09322 Turquoise d (5) 54 .....................T Wenn (a4) 10 61204 Salute Me tdmh (3) 54 .......... A Morgan (a3) 6 3.35pm KEVIN MYERS RACING STABLES MAIDEN $7000, MDN, 2100m 1 x0832 Our Comedian b (6) 58.5 ......... B Grylls (a2) 2 97x2F And Thatz Scotty (2) 58.5 .....M Hudson (a3) 3 53x96 No Commission (9) 58.5 ............. C Dell (a1) 4 7345L Tequila At Midnite (11) 58.5 .....A Jones (a4) 5 0L884 Light Handed (8) 58.5 ..B Hutton (a3) 6 26905 Party Horse (1) 58.5..................T Wenn (a4) 7 654B6 Beau Zed h (3) 58.5 ................. J Childs (a2) 8 75 Tigger (10) 58.5 ...................M Ulucinar (a4) 9 x7576 Self Evident (12) 58.5 ...... J Shackleton (a3) 10 92707 Huckster (4) 58.5 ............ K Kalychurun (a3) 11 07x06 Hunky Dory 58.5 .......................... Scratched 12 03303 Evasive Tracy (16) 56.5 ............ A Taylor (a3) 13 x8257 Chloe Keeper (14) 56.5 ........ M Cheung (a4)

14 7 Ethical (13) 56.5 .................. R Hutchings (a) 15 8 Ashton Valley h (17) 56.5 ........ R Smyth (a3) 16 x8707 False Empathy (7) 56.5 .......... A Forbes (a1) 17 790x Dotcom (15) 58.5 ..................... S Wong (a4) 18 08x87 Doozyatold 56.5 ........................... Scratched 19 96x08 Amies Angel (5) 56.5 ............ A Morgan (a3) Emergencies: Dotcom, Doozyatold, Amies Angel 7 4.10pm LOWE SCHOLLUM & JONES/NZI INSURANCE 2100 $7000, Rating 65 Benchmark*, 2100m 1 x1591 Fred Flinstone dm (11) 59 ...... A Forbes (a1) 2 x04B1 Beebee Star (1) 58 ......B Hutton (a3) 3 21299 Coljoy d (12) 57.5 ..................... A Taylor (a3) 4 51x77 Houndscry (5) 57.5 .................T Kahlon (a4) 5 x0390 Webby (4) 56.5......................... S Wong (a4) 6 12479 Good Risk mh (8) 56 ................ B Grylls (a2) 7 51900 Beaudastorm tdmh (7) 56 ........... C Dell (a1) 8 54060 Riverman Jack (10) 56 ..... J Shackleton (a3) 9 09853 No Credit d (9) 55 .....................T Wenn (a4) 10 0x566 Ballroom tm (6) 54 .................. R Smyth (a3) 11 0x900 D’Top tmh (3) 54 ................... A Morgan (a3) 12 06367 Torrado m (2) 54 .................... K Chiong (a4)

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68652 Thrilling Ninja 21.75 ...............D V Meeuwen 33485 Utah Bolt 21.49 .......................... G Pomeroy 81432 Realon Rumba 21.42 R O’ .................Regan 41573 South Bay Dream 21.57 R O’.............Regan 63385 Mr. Majestic 21.41 .............................J Black 18186 Miss Apocalypse nwtd ...................P Henley 11488 Chance On Me 21.78 ......................P Green 23455 Borasco nwtd .................................. L Martin 17847 Captain Osti 21.64 ............................C Hore 9 2.35pm GARRARDS HORSE AND HOUND SPRINT C5, 375m 1 61512 Explosive Osti 21.11 .........................C Hore 2 84357 Ima Spice nwtd R O’ ..........................Regan 3 25317 Stellar Force nwtd .........................P Cleaver 4 48272 Grizz 20.92....................................... S Clark 5 42165 Ladakh 21.37 ................................. G Farrell 6 53547 Toi Shan 21.05 ...........................D Schofield 7 16722 Cosmic Pearl 21.27 ....................D Schofield 8 81435 Harvey Nichols 21.22 ........................B Craik 9 15777 Tarapunga 21.22 ........................D Schofield 10 2.52pm 0800 4 DOWN COW STAKES C5, 457m 1 23731 Thrilling Edge nwtd ......................... K Walsh 2 31725 Osti’s Pursuit 25.53 ...........................C Hore 3 14148 Fancy Jill 25.74 ..........................D Schofield 4 11141 Zagato 25.68 ............................. A Lawrence 5 57514 Ostis Experience 25.84 .....................C Hore 6 44177 Kiwi Girl 25.88 ...................................J Black 7 73117 Thrilling Logic 25.63 ........................ K Walsh

8 73621 We’re So Lucky 25.62 .......................B Craik 9 31284 Lafayette nwtd ...................................B Craik 10 16477 Pink Bouquet 25.71....................D Schofield 11 3.10pm SUPERIOR CHUNKY DOG ROLLS SERIES FINAL C1f, 457m 1 44214 Thrilling Rebel 26.04 ....................... K Walsh 2 53413 Lochinvar Brando 26.03 .............D Schofield 3 58384 Cawbourne Logan nwtd ....................C Hore 4 34543 On The House nwtd H.................L Laagland 5 43225 Thrilling Judge nwtd ........................ K Walsh 6 14283 Cawbourne Penny nwtd ....................C Hore 7 52571 Ghost Writer 25.68 ............................S Ross 8 54662 Very Chilly nwtd .........................M Mathews 9 84785 Hit Boost 26.04 ...............................T Patton 10 86456 Alpinador nwtd ................................. S Clark 12 3.27pm PALAMOUNTAINS NUTRITION STAKES C3/4, 457m 1 24572 Magico 25.81 .................................. L Martin 2 22231 Thrilling Charly 25.63 ...................... K Walsh 3 38581 Wabi Sabi 26.03 .............................. L Martin 4 74867 Ruby Tron nwtd H ........................L Laagland 5 57886 Percentage Man nwtd .................L Laagland 6 78347 Lochinvar Sonic nwtd .................D Schofield 7 66584 El Jarrah 25.81 .......................D V Meeuwen 8 14214 Feel The Vibe 25.60 ...................D Schofield

4 10445 Highview Conall fr ........................ Scratched 5 56800 Miss Milwaukee (4) fr .............. S Golding (J) 6 0x985 Kai Clutha Connexion (5) fr ... J Markham (J) 7 06932 Infrequently (6) fr...................R McIlwrick (J) 8 25275 VC’s Honour (7) fr ...................... R Close (J) 9 7189x Baileys Desire (8) fr....................... K Cox (J) 10 50023 Albie Al (9) fr ........................ C Ferguson (J) 11 P9566 Bashful Compton (10) fr .........V Atherton (J) 7 8.35pm FAREWELL ACME METAL & DRUM MOBILE PACE $6000, 4yo+ 1 win mob. pace, mobile, 2200m 1 95700 One And Only (1) fr .................B Thomas (J) 2 04858 Tuscaloosa (2) fr ............................. G Smith 3 72416 Dream Gal (3) fr .................................R May 4 86150 Thatshowie Roll (4) fr .................A Edmonds 5 19534 Aveross Rustler (5) fr .............. M Williamson 6 49384 It’s Only Me (6) fr.............................J W Cox 7 05986 Mystery Boy (7) fr..........................B Orange 8 44615 Ella Fitzgerald (8) fr.......................K Barclay 9 59304 Shiney Princess (9) fr........................ S Lock 8 9.00pm VALLEY MOTOR COURT HANDICAP TROT $7000, 5yo+ 1 to 5 wins discrhcp trot, stand,

2200m 1 1970x Salute The Monarch (1) fr ................ A Milne 2 15396 Midfrew Medusa (2) fr .............B Thomas (J) 3 x4676 Maldarna (3) fr ................................J W Cox 4 58238 Pricilla P (4) fr ................................. G Smith 5 40264 Joltin Joe Demagio (5) fr ....................R May 6 68182 Left Right Andcentre (6) fr.. B Williamson (J) 7 69801 Chiola Belle (U1) fr.................. M Williamson 8 56516 Marchesa (1) 10 ........................... B Norman 9 87816 Earls Buller Girl (2) 10...................N Buchan 10 90097 Sunnivue Impulse (1) 20 ...............B Barclay 11 177x0 Top Notch Lavros (U1) 20 .............B Orange 9 9.25pm NEXT MEETING 29TH AUGUST MOBILE PACE $6500, 5yo+ 2 wins +claimers mob. pace, mobile, 2200m 1 44451 Flyin Ryan (1) fr ................................J Dunn 2 70400 Rolias (2) fr .............................B Thomas (J) 3 06291 Mackenzie Jacob (3) fr ....................J W Cox 4 70253 Rock Of Tara (4) fr ................... M Williamson 5 49750 Lake View (5) fr ............................T Williams 6 41256 Tiana Franco (6) fr .............................R May 7 74371 Sunny Two Shoes (7) fr .................B Barclay

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Egmont gallops Today at Hawera

Egmont Racing Club at Hawera. Meeting Date: 15 Aug 2013. NZ Meeting number : 4. Doubles : 2 and 3; 4 and 5; 6 and 7. Trebles : 1, 2 and 3; 5, 6 and 7.

1 12.40pm (NZT) ENERGY CITY MOTORS HAWERA JUMPING CARNIVAL HDL $12,000, RST OPN HDL, 2900m 1 46431 I’m Isaac m (3) 69 ...........................G Walsh 2 91152 Shotgun mb (9) 67.5 ..................J Rathbone 3 64663 Wilbur (7) 65.5 .......................... M Cropp (a) 4 x0P4L Happy Go Lucky 65.5 ....... Scratched 5 x7584 Wee Biskit 65 ............................... Scratched 6 07816 Stuertzer m (4) 65 ........................... I Lupton 7 x8082 Jachil (2) 65 .................................... C Studd 8 x9088 Jamaa (5) 65 ..............................N Quinn (3) 9 0x006 Jules Verne (6) 65 ...............W Cafferty (1.5) 10 35745 No Excuses m (1) 65 ................... M Mitchell 11 21x1 Shanghi Slow (8) 65............... K Veenendaal 2 1.15pm HYPNOTISE STEEPLECHASE $12,000, RST OPN STP, 4000m 1 63653 Stainley tdm (8) 68 .......................... I Lupton

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2 52221 Duminy m (1) 67.5 ....................... M Mitchell 3 6697P Yorkie 67 ...................................... Scratched 4 63423 Authentic (5) 66 ............................... C Studd 5 x424F Sinista (4) 66 ............................... R Cave (3) 6 4L664 Mister Deejay m (3) 65.5 ............J Rathbone 7 x4734 McCulley m (7) 65 .................. K Veenendaal 8 00x57 Firing Line m (6) 65 ....................N Quinn (3) 9 4P478 Storm Home (2) 65 ................... M Cropp (a) 3 1.50pm MARK OULAGHAN RACING STABLES MAIDEN $7000, MDN, 1400m 1 33725 Cee Tee Are (10) 58.5 ......... R Hutchings (a) 2 60x94 Da Beast (9) 58.5 .................... M Cropp (a3) 3 6 Oh That’s Nice (12) 58.5 .......... B Grylls (a2) 4 8x0x0 Alvin Purple (6) 58.5 .............M Hudson (a3) 5 Duffers Creek (4) 58.5.............. J Childs (a2) 6 Finkbig (7) 58.5 ................ J Shackleton (a3) 7 7x3 St’ruth (3) 56.5 ....................... A Forbes (a1) 8 367x5 I Candy h (5) 56.5 ................. A Morgan (a3) 9 Floozie Cat (11) 56.5 ..............B Hutton (a3) 10 35866 Honour Roll (8) 56.5.................... C Dell (a1) 11 4608x Our Zulu Girl h (2) 56.5 ... K Kalychurun (a3)

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Waikato dogs Today at Cambridge raceway

Waikato And Districts Greyhound Racing Club at Cambridge Raceway. Meeting Date : 15 Aug 2013. NZ Meeting number : 9. Doubles: 1 and 2; 3 and 4; 5 and 6; 7 and 8; 9 and 10; 11 and 12. Trebles: 1, 2 and 3; 4, 5 and 6; 7, 8 and 9; 10, 11 and 12.

1 12.12pm (NZT) FOND FOODS LTD SPRINT C1, 375m 1 52852 Where’s The Cat 21.38 ..............D Schofield 2 2x16 Viva Vane nwtd................................. S Clark 3 75654 Flyin’ Shifty nwtd R M & ................... J Smith 4 68286 Major Tom 21.91 H ......................L Laagland 5 65525 Tata Safari 21.60 ...............................B Craik 6 87777 Hot Pal 21.94 ............................. W Toomath 7 48368 Bigtime Whizz nwtd R O’....................Regan 8 84876 Caruba King 21.67 ............................J Black 2 12.30pm GENERAL ENGRAVERS SPRINT C1, 375m 1 32232 Sasha’s One 21.32........................... S Clark 2 88883 Ila Gladys 21.65 ............................. G Parker 3 47276 Bigtime Treasure nwtd.................... I George 4 64578 Viohlay nwtd .....................................T Agent 5 61465 Miss Paeroa 21.93 R O’ .....................Regan 6 58577 King’s Mistress 21.72 ........................J Black 7 85437 Bubble Ostee 21.83 ........................ M Mann 8 25576 Redsky 21.78 R M & ........................ J Smith 3 12.49pm HAUTAPU VETERINARY CLINIC SPRINT C4, 375m

M7 Forbury Park Trotting Club Inc. Venue: Forbury Park.

Meeting Date: 15 Aug 2013. NZ Meeting number: 7.

Doubles: 2 and 3; 4 and 5; 6 and 7; 8 and 9. Trebles: 1, 2 and 3; 4, 5 and 6; 7, 8 and 9.

1 6.05pm (NZT) MAINLINE ELECTRICAL MOBILE PACE $5500, 3yo+ non winners mob. pace, mobile, 2200m 1 97x85 Lavros Is King (1) fr .........................M Jones 2 Betabcool (2) fr ..............................T Chmiel 3 Bad Peach (3) fr ..............................J W Cox 4 90357 Pay Me Operative (4) fr ......................M Kerr 5 88847 Blanco (5) fr ...................................M Tapper 6 Fleets Classy Jet (6) fr ..................B Orange 7 x3207 Cracklin Rosie (7) fr ............................B Butt 8 447 Shard Diego (8) fr ........................... G Smith 2 6.30pm DUNEDIN CITY FORD PACE $5500, 3yo+ non winners pace, stand, 2200m 1 77x04 Caesar’s Prince (1) fr ..........................B Butt 2 57x38 Cossack (2) fr ................................ K Barclay 3 9760x Rising Tide (3) fr.............................T Chmiel 4 29660 Midnight Mayhem (4) fr .....................J Dunn 5 Maybe Foxy (5) fr ............................... R May

1 35746 Cosmic Mack 21.18 ...................D Schofield 2 18786 Matrix 21.18 ......................................J Black 3 84221 Cawbourne Henry 21.34 ...................C Hore 4 17747 Calamity Free 21.14 ...................D Schofield 5 87127 Agent Van Alden 21.26 .....................B Craik 6 38532 Proven Shelly 21.52 .......................P Henley 7 55325 Winsome Buster 21.22...............D Schofield 8 21188 Exciting Dream 21.51 R O’.................Regan 9 56488 Opawa Sacha nwtd .....................B Littlejohn 10 67888 Thanks Mercedes 21.17 .................. S Clark 4 1.07pm CLUBHOUSE SPORTS BAR SPRINT C3, 375m 1 67257 Corby 21.21 R O’................................Regan 2 36211 Monty Dosh 21.36 .......................B Littlejohn 3 33273 This Is Swip nwtd ............................. S Clark 4 4888x Stat Me Up nwtd .........................B Littlejohn 5 65371 Clover Appeal nwtd .........................P Green 6 57375 Big Bolt 21.09.................................. T Green 7 65x64 Emma Jay 21.10 ........................D Schofield 8 28152 Peno Boy 21.38 .................................J Black 5 1.24pm GREYHOUNDS AS PETS SPRINT C5, 375m 1 32518 Versatility nwtd ..................................C Hore 2 16763 Uno Lachlan 21.12 .....................D Schofield 3 13325 Hajime 21.26 .................................P Cleaver 4 32255 Fancy Idol nwtd ............................... K Walsh 5 71257 Cotswald Prince 21.25 ................L Laagland

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55144 Quick Cat 21.31 .........................D Schofield 61262 Alabaster 21.10 .................................B Craik 76741 Down The Back 21.22 ......................T Agent 15777 Tarapunga 21.22 ........................D Schofield 6 1.42pm AFFORDABLE PET ACCESSORIES STAKES C1, 457m 1 23766 Teegz nwtd ................................ A Lawrence 2 68767 Mr. Lochlyn nwtd .......................... M J Lozell 3 86456 Alpinador nwtd ................................. S Clark 4 76465 Jinja Jam nwtd ............................B Littlejohn 5 Box Vacant 6 84785 Hit Boost 26.04 ...............................T Patton 7 87788 Frizzle Frazzle nwtd .........................T Agent 8 1 Thrilling Tricks 25.89 ....................... K Walsh 7 1.59pm ALL SEW EMBROIDERY STAKES C2, 457m 1 42544 Another Burst nwtd ....................D Schofield 2 22x56 Thrilling Charge 25.97 M O’ ................Bryan 3 62335 Star Bound nwtd ........................ G Pomeroy 4 44231 Endorse 25.78............................D Schofield 5 26354 Coal Sack 25.86........................ A Lawrence 6 71676 Munchin’ Krunch 26.09 R O’ ..............Regan 7 24211 Uncle Romilly nwtd ...........................B Craik 8 21473 Trilise 25.59 ............................... A Lawrence 9 75777 Belrani 26.24 .................................. G Farrell 8 2.17pm YGOT BONUS SCHEME SPRINT C2, 375m 1 12111 Wheezy Appeal 21.58 .....................P Green

9 5x5x5 Gundabooka nwtd .................................

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Forbury Park harness Today at Dunedin

6 04442 Bryleigh Star (6) fr ................... M Williamson 7 7x798 Matai Maddi (7) fr ............................. A Milne 8 73 Sage Creek (8) fr ..........................B Orange 3 6.55pm RICOH MOBILE PACE $5000, 4yo+ non winners mob. pace, mobile, 2200m 1 Sikeda (1) fr ...................................T Chmiel 2 56 Dark Dana (2) fr ..............................J W Cox 3 36889 Juliana Belle (3) fr .........................K Barclay 4 46770 Valmara (4) fr .......................... M Williamson 5 0x030 Seaview Gold (5) fr ...........................J Dunn 6 Sunnivue Bay Boy (6) fr ................B Orange 7 879 Ice Maiden (7) fr ...........................T Williams 8 560x8 Spirit Of Chronos (8) fr ....... B Williamson (J) 9 Lara Kate (9) fr ...................................R May 4 7.20pm MOSGIEL MOTOR COURT CLAIMERS MOBILE PACE $5000, claimers 4yo+ mob. pace, mobile, 2200m 1 23223 Cullen’s Finest (1) fr ................ M Williamson 2 23275 Here’s Shifty (2) fr ........................ C Kennett 3 7x950 Bronze Hero (3) fr .........................K Barclay 4 x9896 Jaspers Blue Jean (4) fr .......... S Golding (J) 5 17111 Montecrengle (5) fr..........................J W Cox

6 x5225 Lionels Meddle (6) fr .........................J Dunn 7 51136 Hi Gun (7) fr .................................T Williams 5 7.45pm DUNEDIN HOLIDAY PARK HANDICAP TROT $5500, 3yo+ up to 1 win spechcp trot, stand, 2200m 1 Hellavahanover (1) fr .......................M Jones 2 06587 Snow Boy (2) fr ................................. S Lock 3 42866 Regal Light (3) fr ............................. G Smith 4 9800x Minerva’s Crown (4) fr .............B Thomas (J) 5 08435 Trouble Ado (5) fr ..........................B Orange 6 Lady Hest (6) fr ...............................J W Cox 7 43517 Mr Majestic (U1) fr ......................... A Faulks 8 0007x Sophistication (1) 20 ........................ A Milne 9 85700 City Courage (2) 20............ B Williamson (J) 10 50095 Freefall (3) 20 ............................ B Borcoskie 11 64607 Yelande (U1) 20 ................................. A Kyle 12 907x7 Mr Merlin (U2) 20 ..............................J Dunn 6 8.10pm SIGNPRINT JUNIOR DRIVERS PACE $5500, 4yo+ 1 win pace jun.d, stand, 2200m 1 1x612 Falcon Ruler (1) fr .............. B Williamson (J) 2 49949 Gliding Charm (2) fr ................B Thomas (J) 3 39215 Christy Breanna (3) fr.................J Trainor (J)

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■ WINTER GAMES

Top talent on NZ skifields

BY DAVID LEGGAT

ASHBURTON Hastings McLeod Ltd Licensed REAA 2008

It’s among the forms of snow sport least appreciated by New Zealand audiences, but cross country skiing kicks off the Winter Games near Wanaka today.

And as if to demonstrate the quality of fields expected to contest the Games disciplines at various venues between Wanaka and Queenstown, two reigning Olympic champions are in the fields for the 1.6km freestyle races for men and women on the Snow Farm course above Wanaka.

Polish skier Justyna Kowalcyk won gold in the Vancouver Olympics in 2010 in the 30km classic race, backed up by silver and bronze medals in other events.

Russian Nikita Kriukov won gold in the classic sprint event in Vancouver and bagged two golds at the Nordic world championships this year in Italy.

New Zealand’s training facilities are highly regarded in the cross country discipline. The Winter Games are, in a sense, a happy accident of timing.

“Those athletes are primarily here to train and take advantage of the Winter Games to get some competition in,”

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Justyna Kowalcyk of Poland.

Games organiser Arthur Klap said yesterday.

Olympian biathlete Sarah Murphy, who competed in Vancouver, has the honour of being New Zealand’s first athlete to compete in the event.

In a curiosity of the planning, the event takes place before the official opening ceremony later today.

Klap is delighted with the way the Games have come together.

“Super happy, we’re in really good shape from a planning point of view,” he said. “you get a bit nervous with last little bits and pieces to do.”

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Birthday Greetings

Todd to start for Canterbury It’s straight back into the fray for Matt Todd, the Crusaders’ flanker making himself available to start for defending champions Canterbury in their ITM Cup match against Taranaki tomorrow.

The other Crusaders in the starting line-up for the game at AMI Stadium are halfback Willi Heinz, who will make his debut as captain, hooker Ben Funnell, blindside flanker Luke Whitelock, No8 Jordan Taufua, first-five Tyler Bleyendaal and centre Adam Whitelock. Wing Patrick Osborne is back from Chiefs duty and former All Blacks halfback Andy Ellis is on the reserves bench.

Four players - Matt Symons, Milford Keresoma, Rob Thompson and Jamie Verran - will make their first starts.

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9.30am M.S.A. TAI CHI CLUB. Beginners class, newcomers welcome. M.S.A. Social hall, Havelock Street.

9.30am - 11.30am MID CANTERBURY BADMINTON CLUB.

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

Daytime section, new players very welcome.

Sports hall, Tancred Street.

9.30am - 12.30pm ASHBURTON TOY LIBRARY. Open today. Methodist Church hall, Baring Square East.

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

10.00am ST DAVID’S UNION CHURCH. Fit Kidz. 48 Allens Road.

10.30am MID CANTERBURY NEW COMERS NETWORK. New comers coffee morning group.

McDonald’s Ashburton.

10.45am M.S.A. TAI CHI CLUB. Qigong exercises, newcomers welcome.

M.S.A. Social hall, Havelock Street.

12.30pm M.S.A. PETANQUE. Petanque has started, everyone welcome, Racecourse Road.

1.00pm ASHBURTON SCOTTISH SOCIETY INDOOR BOWLS. Bowls afternoon new and old members welcome, Balmoral hall, Cameron Street.

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

Ashburton airport, Seafield Road.

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

2.00pm HINDS GARDEN CIRCLE. Look at retail items and afternoon tea.

Lushingtons, Main Road, Tinwald 7.30pm GLENYS’ DANCE GROUP. Old time/sequence dancing, learn to dance.

All welcome. Pipe Band hall, Creek Road.

7.30 - 9.30pm ASHBURTON EMBROIDERERS GUILD. Stitch and chat. Preparation for exhibition.

Senior Centre.

9.30am ASHBURTON COUNTY LADY VETERANS GOLF. Foursome. Report at 9.30 for a 10.00am start. Ashburton Golf Club.

9.30am - 11.30pm ST ANDREWS ANGLICAN CHURCH. Drop in centre, St Andrews Anglican Church

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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.

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

5.00 - 7.00pm ST DAVID’S UNION CHURCH. Family fun night. Fish ‘n’ chips followed by games. Also Gluten free food. Please ring Church Office 308 5174 or text Isobel 027 386 8166 by Thursday 15 August for indication of food to order. St David’s Church Hall, 48 Allens Road.

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ARIES (MAR 21 – APR 20) With most of the work/life balance issues now out in the open and sorted you’ll find that your professional game starts to flow a lot more easily.

TAURUS (APR 20 – MAY 21) Mercury’s two weeks in your home and family sector coincide with the Sun’s final two weeks, providing the means to keep the communication lines open.

GEMINI (MAY 21 – JUNE 22) Mercury is working to ensure the communication lines are open across the board, with your relationships getting to benefit from today.

CANCER (JUNE 22 – JULY 24) Mercury will only spend two weeks in your income sector and with six days already down his smart head for money is gaining a new sense of urgency.

LEO (JULY 24 – AUG 23) While you’ll soon have the smart head for money needed to make things happen on the income front, for now it’s about defining your expectations.

VIRGO (AUG 23 – SEP 23) This is a time to look back objectively, knowing that the key to knowing where you’re going is to get your head around where you’ve been.

LIBRA (SEP 23 – OCT 23) With fate working to put you in the right place at the right time, the Moon’s ability to give you a voice will help you to seize those moments.

SCORPIO (OCT 23 – NOV 24) At the same time that the laws of synchronicity are in effect you’re mentally sharp, with the intellectual savvy needed to seize and spot opportunities.

SAGITTARIUS (NOV 24 – DEC 21) With life becoming even more professionally focused over the coming weeks and months there’s a need to keep your mind and options open.

CAPRICORN (DEC 21 – JAN 20) It’s important to get things out in the open, where you can look at money matters objectively, while also working on a financial game plan.

AQUARIUS (JAN 20 – FEB 19) Your personal and/or professional relationships will both benefit from seizing unexpected opportunities to connect.

PISCES (FEB 19 – MAR 20) With the laws of synchronicity in effect it’s important to keep your finger on the pulse and your ear to the ground.

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6am Breakfast The Breakfast team presents news, interviews, weather and information.

9am The Chase 3 0 10am Good Morning 11am Cowboy Builders 3 Noon One News 0 12:30 Emmerdale PGR Laurel feels pushed out; in the mine shaft, Declan tries to get to Katie before the ground crumbles. 0 1:30 Come Dine With Me Australia PGR 2pm Four Weddings USA 3pm Dickinson’s Real Deal 3:55 Te Karere 2 0 4:25 Masterchef Australia The losing members of the red team face a pressure test set by Daniel Wilson of restaurant Huxtable. 0 5:25 Millionaire – Hot Seat 0 6pm One News 0 7pm Seven Sharp 0 7:30 Coronation Street PGR Kevin and Jason try to save Rosie; Cheryl may live to regret her actions; Fiz’s fate rests in John’s hands. 0 8:30 Gavin and Stacey AO 3 A misunderstanding on the phone at work leaves Stacey upset and Gavin in a state. 0 9:05 Winners and Losers PGR 0 10:05 Auckland Daze AO 3 0 10:35 One News Tonight 0

6am Creflo Dollar 6:30 Buzzy Bee And Friends 3 0 6:35 Tiki Tour 3 0 7am Fish Hooks 3 0 7:25 Rated A For Awesome 0 7:50 Transformers Prime 0 8:15 Franklin 3 0 8:40 Mike The Knight 3 0 8:50 Fireman Sam 3 0 9am Infomercials 10:30 Neighbours 3 0 11am Shortland Street PGR 3 0 11:30 Scrubs PGR 3 0 Noon The Secret Circle PGR 3 0 1pm Jeremy Kyle 2pm My Kitchen Rules PGR 3 0 3:15 Supernormal 3 0 3:25 Angry Birds Toons 0 3:30 The Penguins Of Madagascar 3 0 4pm Kickin’ It 3 0 4:30 The Erin Simpson Show 4:59 Horace In Slow Motion 3 5pm America’s Funniest Home Videos 3 0 5:30 Hope And Faith 3 0 6pm Friends 3 0 6:30 Neighbours 0 7pm Shortland Street PGR Rachel lacks the common touch; Kylie is pegged as a lightweight; Josh garners an apology from Wendy. 0 7:30 Police Ten 7 Underage drinkers cause problems for the police. 0 8pm Code – 1 PGR 0 8:30 Arrow AO 0 9:30 The Man with the World’s Biggest Testicles AO 0 10:35 Nikita AO 0

6am 3 News – Firstline 8:30 Infomercials 10:30 The Shopping Channel 11:30 Everybody Loves Raymond 30 Noon 3 News 12:30 Home And Away 3 0 1pm Dr Phil AO 2pm The Dr Oz Show PGR 3pm House Rules 3 4pm Rachael Ray Regis Philbin, Deborah Norville, and Christine Ha join Rachael.

5pm Entertainment Tonight 5:30 Home And Away Tamara feels lost; Casey returns from hospital, and is hostile towards Kyle; the Braxton brothers set off for Melbourne. 0 6pm 3 News

11:05 Tagata Pasifika 11:35 Snakes In The City The world of tropical-animal owners.

12:40 The Zoo 3 0 1:10 Te Karere 3 2 0 1:35 Infomercials 5:05 Believer’s Voice Of Victory 5:35 Te Karere 3 2 0

11:35 Police Ten 7 3 0 12:05 Rizzoli And Isles AO 0 1am Renters PGR 3 0 1:30 Infomercials 2:30 Private Practice AO 3 0 3:25 Jeremy Kyle PGR 3 4:15 Anderson Live AO 3 5:05 The Erin Simpson Show 3 5:30 Infomercials

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

11:40 Medium AO 0 12:40 Infomercials 5am Joyce Meyer 5:30 Infomercials

CHOICE TV

SKY SPORT 1

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

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 A talk show focusing on tough medical questions in an open forum.

1pm The Jeff Probst Show 2:05 Masterchef USA PGR 3 3pm Millionaire – Hot Seat 3 0 3:30 Getaway 3 4pm The Late Show With David Letterman 3 5pm Deal Or No Deal 3 5:30 Prime News 6pm Deal Or No Deal 6:30 Millionaire – Hot Seat 0

11:25 Entertainment Tonight 11:50 Infomercials

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

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

2am Home Shopping

7pm 7:30 8:30 9pm 9:30

The Crowd Goes Wild Best of Man v Wild PGR 3 The Animal Files PGR Storage Wars Texas F Celebrity Wife Swap USA PGR Cheryl, fiancée of actor and model Antonio Sabato jr, keeps a six-page, 65-item checklist of daily duties that must be done to ensure proper household maintenance.

10:30 The Crowd Goes Wild 3

MAORI TV

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

8:30 The Stagers Drab homes on the market are transformed before auction.

9am Food Safari 9:30 Bath Crashers 10am The Cook And The Chef 10:30 Candice Tells All 11am World On Wheels 11:30 The Boat That Guy Built Noon Million Dollar Contractor 12:30 Barter Kings 1:30 Days Of Our Lives PGR 2:30 Early Edition 3:30 The Stagers 4pm Taste 5pm The Home Show 6pm What’s Really In Our Food?

6:30 Yard Crashers 7pm Auction Room 7:30 Hairy Bikers’ Mississippi Adventure 8:35 Gourmet Farmer 9:05 Food Safari 9:40 The Hairy Baker 10:10 Turkish Delights With Allegra McEvedy Allegra McEvedy goes on a journey to discover the real tastes of Turkish cuisine.

10:35 Campus 11:30 Early Edition

FRIDAY

7pm Campbell Live 7:30 House Rules PGR It is the final two days of the New South Wales renovation, and several teams may fail to finish their zone on time.

8:30 The Almighty Johnsons AO 0 9:30 Bones AO 3 0 10:30 Nightline

PRIME

6am Sesame Street 3 6:55 Moe 7am Sticky TV 3 7:30 Avatar – The Last Airbender 3 7:55 Hey Arnold! 3 8:25 Chuggington 8:35 Bananas In Pyjamas 3 8:50 Bob The Builder 3 9am Thomas And Friends 3 9:10 Peppa Pig 3 9:20 Barney And Friends 3 9:50 Tickety Toc 3 10am Infomercials 2pm Sesame Street 3 2:55 Moe 3pm Sticky TV Featuring – Franklin And Friends and Oh No! It’s An Alien Invasion.

4:30 Four Live 6pm Everybody Hates Chris 3 6:30 Futurama 3 7pm The Simpsons 3 0 7:30 Family Guy PGR 3 8pm Futurama 8:30 Family Guy AO 3 9pm Unsupervised AO Gary and Joel try and acquire sweet tans and mad paper by hooking up with a young lawn-care entrepreneur.

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

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

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

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

THE BOX 6am NYPD Blue MVLS 6:50 The Simpsons PG 7:15 Hardcore Pawn PG 7:40 America’s Funniest Home Videos PG 8:05 Whose Line Is It Anyway? PG 8:30 Cash Cab USA PG 8:55 24 MVLS 9:50 Law And Order MV 10:40 CSI – Miami MV 11:30 NCIS MV 12:25 SVU MV 1:15 NYPD Blue MVLS 2:10 Whose Line Is It Anyway? PG 2:35 Cash Cab USA PG 3:05 24 MVLS 4pm Hardcore Pawn PG 4:30 The Simpsons PG 5pm Law And Order MV 6pm America’s Funniest Home Videos PG 6:30 The Simpsons PG 7pm Hardcore Pawn PG 7:30 CSI – Miami MV 8:30 Criminal Intent MV 9:30 SVU MV 10:30 Law And Order MV 11:30 CSI – Miami MV FRIDAY 12:30 24 MVLS 1:20 America’s Funniest Home Videos PG 1:45 Cash Cab USA PG 2:10 NYPD Blue MVLS 3:05 Criminal Intent MV 3:55 SVU MV 4:45 24 MVLS 5:35 Whose Line Is It Anyway? PG

11:30 The Crowd Goes Wild Midnight Sky Sport – What’s On 12:30 Sterlo 1:30 Arena Access 2am Rugby League – NRL (Replay) Panthers v Cowboys.

4am Rugby League – NRL (Replay) Sea Eagles v Warriors.

SKY SPORT 2 6:30 Ako 7pm Te Kaea 3 2 7:30 Marae Kai Masters 8:30 Code 9:30 Hunting Aotearoa AO Matua returns to the Blue Mountains with a few Tapanui hunters, this time the target species is poaka.

10pm Head 2 Head PGR 10:30 Beneath The Maori Moon 3 11pm Te Kaea 3 2 11:30 Closedown

DISCOVERY

Gavin and Stacey 8:30pm on TV One

SKY MOVIES

6am Destroyed In Seconds PG 6:30 Dirty Jobs PG 7:30 Sons Of Guns M 8:30 Deadliest Catch PG Day of Reckoning.

9:30 Mythbusters PG Mind Control.

10:30 American Guns M 11:30 Deadliest Catch PG 12:30 Who The (Bleep) Did I Marry? M Stranger in My House.

1pm I Married A Mobster M Jekyll and Hyde.

1:30 Scorned – Love Kills M 2:30 Sons Of Guns M 4:30 Deadliest Catch PG Shipwrecked.

5:30 Mythbusters PG 6:30 American Guns M 7:30 Bering Sea Gold PG 8:30 Backyard Oil PG 9pm Auction Kings PG 9:30 Auction Hunters PG 10pm Auction Hunters PG 10:30 Blood Relatives M 11:30 Disappeared M FRIDAY 12:30 Sons Of Guns M 1:30 Bering Sea Gold PG 2:30 Backyard Oil PG 3am Auction Kings PG 3:30 Auction Hunters PG 4am Auction Hunters PG 4:30 Flying Wild Alaska PG 5:30 Auction Kings PG

6:50 One Day ML 2011 Drama.

Anne Hathaway, Jim Sturgess. 8:40 Queen Sized PGL 2008 Drama. Nikki Blonsky.

10:10 Machine Gun Preacher 16VLS 2011 Action. Gerard Butler.

12:20 Three Weeks, Three Kids PGC 2011 Family. Anna Chlumsky, Warren Christie.

1:50 Something Borrowed MLS 2011 Romantic Comedy. Ginnifer Goodwin, Kate Hudson.

3:45 Have A Little Faith PG 2011 Drama.

5:20 One For The Money MVL 2011 Comedy.

6:55 The Philly Kid 16VL 2012 Action.

8:30 Paranormal Activity 4 MVL 2012 Horror.

10:05 Robot And Frank ML 2012 Drama.

11:35 The Hangover Part II 16LS 2011 Comedy. FRIDAY 1:15 True Justice – Street Wars 16V 2011 Action. 2:45 The Philly Kid 16VL 2012 Action. 4:20 True Justice – Street Wars 16V 2011 Action. 5:50 Biography – George Clooney PG 2009 6:40 Have A Little Faith PG 2011 Drama.

Celebrity Wife Swap USA 9:30pm on Prime

MOVIES GREATS 6:40 The Making Of Fast And Furious M 2009 6:55 The Long Kiss Goodnight 18VL 1996 Action.

Geena Davis, Samuel L Jackson.

8:55 Office Space ML 1998 Comedy. Ron Livingston, Jennifer Aniston.

10:25 Assault On Precinct 13 16VL 2005 Action. Ethan Hawke, Laurence Fishburne.

12:15 The Beach 16VLS 2000 Thriller. Leonardo DiCaprio, Robert Carlyle, Tilda Swinton.

2:15 The Long Kiss Goodnight 18VL 1996 Action.

Geena Davis, Samuel L Jackson.

4:15 The Dark Crystal PGC 1982 Animated. Voices of Jim Henson, Kathryn Mullen, Frank Oz. 5:50 Zodiac 16V 2007 Crime.

Jake Gyllenhaal, Mark Ruffalo.

8:30 The Boat That Rocked MLS 2009 Comedy.

10:45 Behind Enemy Lines MV 2001 Action.

FRIDAY

12:30 A History Of Violence 18VS 2005 Crime. 2:05 The Dark Crystal PGC 1982 Animated. 3:40 Zodiac 16V 2007 Crime. 6:15 Behind Enemy Lines MV 2001 Action.

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6am Golf World 6:30 Basketball – Women’s FIBA Oceania Championship (Replay) Tall Ferns v Opals.

8:30 Basketball – Men’s FIBA Oceania Championship (Replay) Tall Blacks v Boomers.

10:30 Cycling – Arctic Tour Of Norway (Highlights) 11:30 Motorcycling – British Superbikes Championship (Highlights) Round Seven.

Noon Cricket – International England v Australia – Fourth Test, Day Four – Last Two Hours.

2pm Re:Union 3pm Deaker On Sport 4pm Rugby League – NSW Cup (Replay) Wests Tigers v Cronulla Sharks.

6pm Total Rugby 6:30 Grassroots Rugby 7:30 L Rugby – ITM Cup Counties Manukau v Wellington.

From EcoLight Stadium in Pukekohe.

9:30 Rugby – ITM Cup (Replay) Counties Manukau v Wellington.

From EcoLight Stadium in Pukekohe.

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6am NRL Fulltime 6:30 NRL 360 7:30 Deaker On Sport Murray Deaker and guests discuss the week’s sporting issues.

8:30 Rugby League – NRL (Replay) Storm v Rabbitohs.

From AAMI Park in Melbourne.

10:30 Golf World A weekly review of golf tournaments around the globe.

11am M7 Multisport TV The Doctor Surf Ski World Cup. 11:30 M7 Multisport TV River Gods 2.

Noon Deaker On Sport 1pm Golf World A weekly review of golf tournaments around the globe.

1:30 Golf Central 2:30 NRL Fulltime 3pm Basketball – Women’s FIBA Oceania Championship (Replay) Tall Ferns v Opals.

From Vector Arena in Auckland.

5pm Basketball – Men’s FIBA Oceania Championship (Replay) Tall Blacks v Boomers.

From Vector Arena in Auckland.

7pm Sky Sport – What’s On 7:30 Cricket – International England v Australia – Fourth Test, Day Four – Last Two Hours.

From Riverside Ground in Chesterle-Street.

9:30 L Sterlo An in-depth look at each of the NRL games from the weekend.

10:30 L NRL Footy Show

FRIDAY

1am Boxing – Fight Night Curtis Stevens v Saul Roman.

2:30 The Crowd Goes Wild 3am Rugby – ITM Cup (Replay) Counties Manukau v Wellington.

From EcoLight Stadium in Pukekohe.

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Ford Gerbes, 25, is set to make his MMA fighting debut when he enters the ring at the Ashburton MSA fight night tomorrow.

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Crowd expected for mixed martial arts

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A missing tooth and the unknown of his first fight will not stand in the way of Ford Gerbes when he steps into the ring tomorrow.

Gerbes is scheduled to fight in the main event when the emerging sport of mixed martial arts (MMA) comes to the Ashburton MSA. It will be his maiden fight in a sport he started only two months ago.

It has not been the ideal lead up for the 25-year-old after he

was kneed in the mouth, knocking out his tooth a few weeks ago - but that has not dampened his will to enter the makeshift ring tomorrow.

“I’m really excited about it, I just want to get out there, I really just signed up to have a bit of fun.”

The 69kg Gerbes will face off with Christchurch’s Rob Sutherland, who he will look to take down inside the three, three minute rounds with his kickboxing style.

It is set to be the main event

out of the nine fights scheduled for the night, with six of those featuring local fighters from the Ashburton School of Self Defence while other fighters come from Christchurch and Dunedin.

MMA at the MSA organiser Aaron Walton said it was the second time an MMA event would be held in Ashburton, and he wanted to give the community a chance to see a rare glimpse at the world’s fastest growing sport.

“There really aren’t that many competitions around, you’d

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probably be lucky to get five fights a year, whereas in boxing it would more like every fortnight,” he said.

As of last night about 150 tickets had been sold for the event, but Walton is expecting an influx before the first bell rings at 7pm.

“Ticket sales are going pretty well, and we will definitely have 300 there on the night,” he said.

Tickets are available from Snap Fitness Ashburton, the Ashburton MSA and left over tickets will be sold at the door.

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