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Methven tourism recovers

By Susan Sandys Tourism numbers in Methven have skyrocketed over the past few months, but operators are reluctant to call the latest figures a boom just yet.

Accommodation figures released this week, show that guest nights in Methven were up 33.29 per cent for September, compared to the same month last year. This is on the back of a 12 per cent increase for August, a 1.3 per cent increase for July and a 35 per cent increase for June.

Experience Mid Canterbury general manager Nigel Birt said in addition to the promising September figures, direct tourism contribution to September was up $36.8 million across Mid Canterbury this year compared to 2010.

“That’s quite a good achievement post earthquake, at the same time it’s still a very tough time out there for tourism operators,” Mr Birt said.

Spending was spread among operators, spend per visitor was down, and costs of operating their businesses had increased.

The increase has occurred despite tough times in the town for some operators, as the town’s cinema has closed until further notice and a restaurant faces liquidation.

“Some are really, really struggling, others are surviving and others are ticking along doing okay,” Mr Birt said.

The huge increase in Methven for September compared to the same month last year had been due to better weather, better snow and better marketing.

The latter involved the kids4free campaign, where those aged 10 and under qualified for free skiing, airport transfers, accommodation and meals at participating outlets.

The programme would be continuing into next year, and Methven accommodators had contributed more than $100,000 towards its promotion for 2013.

“We achieved some very good leveraging of those funds last year, probably well beyond what we were expecting. It would be hard to achieve that level of spend in the second year, but we will have smarter ways of marketing it.”

Methven Resort owner operator Mark Smith said it was not just kids4free which was powering growth of tourism numbers in the town. The resort was not one of the participants in the programme, “but we are still busy”, he said.

“To us, we are actually busier in summer than we are in winter,” he said.

In recent weeks the resort had hosted the national rhododendron conference, hundreds of spring challenge guests, and was gearing up for hosting about 300 delegates at a manufacturers conference next year and South Island swim teams in January. There were also tour buses coming through regularly and groups such as tramping clubs.

He did not think tourism in the town was booming, but “it’s on a growth pattern”, he said.

Guest nights in Ashburton were also up, 3.77 per cent, on September last year, and total Ashburton District guest nights were up 16.71 per cent.

Mid Canterbury is bucking a national trend, with guest nights down throughout the country by 3.58 per cent for the month.

At the district’s information centres, door counter figures were up 72.95 per cent at the Methven i-SITE, where the Mt Hutt snow centre moved into this year, but were down at the Ashburton i-SITE, by 25.98 per cent.

Better weather, better snow and better marketing meant a much better September for Methven this year.

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Prince Charles cuts his 64th birthday cake with Governor-General of New Zealand Sir Jerry Mateparae at Government House.

Happy birthday Charles

By Sam Morton and APNZ

It’s not every day you get to share your birthday with a prince, let alone over 60 other people who share the same birth date as you.

But that was the case for Mt Hutt College student Billy Stackhouse, who turned 18, and Ashburton woman Elizabeth Brown, who celebrated her 50th birthday in royal company yesterday.

The pair were both selected at random to attend the Kiwianathemed birthday held yesterday at Government House for Prince Charles’ 64th birthday.

Among the guests was Prime Minister John Key’s wife Bronagh and Governor-General Sir Jerry Mateparae, who also celebrated their birthdays yesterday.

Prince Charles was thrilled to hear the Beatles classic When I’m 64, played by the Royal New Zealand Air Force Band and sung by Australian opera singer Margaret Medlyn.

He bopped along to the famous tune, and pulled a face when the line “will you still need me, will you still feed me” was sung.

Sir Jerry said hosting the Prince on his birthday during the royal visit was “the icing on the cake”.

He said the idea to invite 64 Kiwis who shared the same birthday had ended up being an inspiration.

He joked that quite a few people had tried to sneak into the ballot selection for the birthday bash, even when their birthdays were on the wrong day.

“There was one person who tried it on - their birthday was in March.”

The Prince was treated to the Maori version of Happy Birthday, followed by the English version.

It wasn’t the first time he had

Elizabeth Brown (left), and Billy Stackhouse enjoy the royal occasion. been sung Happy Birthday yesterday; many people who lined the Wellington waterfront earlier had broken out in song.

The birthday cake was Kiwianathemed and was made up of 64 smaller cakes to make a larger grid, allowing each of the 64 guests to take their “slice” of the cake away with them.

The cake was decorated with Kiwiana icons - a buzzy bee, sheep, gumboots, jandals, paua shells, fantails, pavlova with kiwifruit and a giant lamington.

Mr Stackhouse, who travelled with his girlfriend Alex Campbell, said he talked to Prince Charles about finishing school this month.

“It was a very good birthday present,” he said.

For Mrs Brown, she took the opportunity to talk to the Prince about the earthquakes in Canterbury.

“It was awesome to celebrate my birthday with Charles and Camilla.

Government House was a wonder-

ful place to celebrate your birthday,” she said.

Paul Roberts of Wellington also celebrated his birthday and said if he hadn’t been at Government House he would have been out diving for paua or crayfish on Wellington’s south coast.

He said the oysters at the birthday bash made up for it.

“It’s the first time I’ve had a birthday quite like this. I had a chat to Prince Charles, it was really nice.

“I’m a big fan of the environmental work he does and mentioned that to him. He was surprised I had heard about it,” said Mr Roberts.

Guests dined on green lip mussel fritters, whitebait omelettes with buttered rewana bread and Marmite and cheese scrolls.

The oldest guest, Mary Crosby from Ngaio, turned 101 yesterday.

Earlier in the day Prince Charles was shown around Wellington’s Weta Workshop by Hobbit director Sir Peter Jackson and Weta head Sir Richard Taylor.

Actor Mark Hadlow, who plays the dwarf Dori in the upcoming film, spent two hours getting into costume and make-up, including a prosthetic dwarf nose, for Prince Charles’ visit.

Hadlow was completely in character when Prince Charles entered the room, kneeling down on one knee before the royal.

“I offer myself at the request of Sir Peter Jackson for you to command as you see fit, your servant Dori,” he said.

A beaming Prince Charles was clearly amused by the gesture.

“I can’t tell you how grateful I am - the best birthday present I’ve had in a long time,” he said.

Hadlow jokingly replied he had to dress up or he would “get beaten by Sir Peter”.

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An eerie light replaced full sunlight in Ashburton yesterday morning as a solar eclipse was underway.

The eclipse peaked at about 10.34am, with about 59 per cent of the surface of the sun covered by the moon passing in front of it, and finished about 11.30am.

Ashburton Astronomy Group member Alistair Perkins said yesterday morning he was viewing the solar eclipse while at work at Silver Fern Farms, through a welding helmet, popping outside every five minutes. It was not advised to look directly at the sun, as this would cause eye damage.

“It’s quite exciting. Solar eclipses are quite rare, they don’t happen that often,” he said.

He said he and other astronomy group members were viewing the eclipse when and where they could.

Meanwhile, 60,000 scientists, astronomers and eclipse chasers flocked to Cairns and the Great Barrier Reef in northern Queensland to view the total solar eclipse.

The further north it is viewed the more of the sun is covered by the moon, and the full eclipse was visible only as a partial eclipse from New Zealand. Further south the sun would be more visible and would appear as a slim crescent from Earth.

The eclipse reached its maximum point about 10.21am at North Cape, with about 91 per cent of the sun obscured.

Further south, 87 per cent of the sun was obscured about 10.27am in Auckland, while 76 per cent was obscured about 10.34am for sky-gazers in Wellington.

In Christchurch, 68 per cent of the sun was covered by the moon about 10.34am.

Royal Astronomical Society of New Zealand spokesperson Haritina Mogosanu said New Zealanders would not experience the pitch blackness that Cairns would, but said it would get “darker and colder” during the few minutes the moon covered the sun.

“Even if we have clouds it will still be weird ... It’s going to be very cool.”

That proved to be the case in Ashburton, where it remained a sunny day, but the sunlight was not as bright as usual.

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A partial eclipse of the sun was viewed in its various stages through the lens of Guardian photographer Tetsuro Mitomo’s camera in Ashburton yesterday.

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ANNOUNCEMENTS DEATHS McCORMICK, Ethel Alma –

On November 13, 2012, at Rosebank Resthome, Ashburton. Aged 83. Wife of the late Roy. Dearly loved mother and mother in law of Ray and Pam, (Blenheim) Allen and Diane, Lynette and Murray Perkins, Neil and Karen, (Wanganui) Gail and Robin Simms, Pam May and Mark Joyce (Christchurch) and loving nana of all her grandchildren and great grandchildren. Companion and friend of Normie Bishop.

“Now at Rest” A very special thank you to everyone at Rosebank for their loving care of Ethel and family. Messages to the McCormick Family, C/- 55 Leeston Street, Ashburton 7700. A service for Ethel will be held in Our Chapel Cnr East and Cox Streets, Ashburton on MONDAY, November 19, commencing at 10.30am. Followed by interment at the Returned Services Section. Ashburton New Lawn Cemetery.

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McCORMICK, Robert McKenzie – 16/09/56-15/11/11. Treasured son, dad and grandad left us a year ago today.

Your presence we miss, Your memory we treasure, Loving you always, Forgetting you never.

Love Mum; Anna, Michael, Aliiyah, Cullen and Jett; Megan, Adam and Cleo; Dylan, Shelley, Mykailah, Harrison and Hazel.

McCORMICK, Robert – We can’t have the old days back, When we were all together.

But secret tears and loving thoughts, Will be with us forever.

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Council heeds plan input

By Sue Newman The people have spoken and in many cases the Ashburton District Council has not only listened, it has acted.

When the council released the decisions on its District Plan review yesterday, those decisions brought good news for many property owners, particularly those whose land bordered Ashburton or the district’s rural villages.

One of the main changes has been the extension of the Rural A zone which surrounds the majority of towns and villages in the district.

Land in this zone is often used for lifestyle blocks and intensive farming and acts as a buffer area which separates residential and rural areas.

The plan review was notified in April 2010. More than 700 submissions were received, resulting in 38 hearings over many months. One of the most contentious issues was the council’s intention to amend the Rural A and B boundaries. There was a huge outcry of protest as in many cases the change of zoning from A to B would have resulted in the loss of land value through the loss of the ability to subdivide land into small allotments.

Many submitters said they had based planning decisions on their future on the ability to develop two hectare allotments. In some cases this ability had been factored in to their borrowings to develop their farms.

The panel decided that it was inappropriate to rezone as Rural B, areas that had already been subdivided or contained significant residential type development As well as moving some of the pro-

posed boundary lines, the hearing panel has also agreed to: • retain the eight hectare and 50 hectare limits as minimum subdivision standards for Rural A and B Zones respectively • to reinstate the entitlement to build a dwelling on a minimum two hectare site, provided it exists at the time of decisions on the plan • retain the eight/50 hectare minimum area requirements for dwellings where new sites are created.

To some degree, a buffer zone of Rural A land will be retained around Mt Somers, Mayfield, Hinds, Chertsey, Rakaia and south of Ashburton. The zone has been retained around Ashburton’s north with the exception of a large dairy farm to the north-east on Mitcham Road. This has been zoned Rural B. Councillor Robin Kilworth chaired the panel hearing submissions on the district plan and said the degree of interest shown indicated that people were interested in their district and wanted to be involved in making big decisions.

“It was a meaningful example of consultation and a great chance to identify and respond to resource management issues and the direction that our community wants to take. The quality of submissions was impressive and we appreciate all the time and effort everyone has made towards the process,” she said.

When the new plan becomes operative, Council staff will undertake information sessions for the community.

Full details of the district plan can be found on the council’s website www.ashburtondc.govt.nz, click on to Ashburton Proposed District Plan.

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Speckled and camouflaged – black billed gull chicks huddle amongst their elders in the Ashburton River bed near State Highway One yesterday.

Black billed gulls bounce back after attack

By Susan Sandys A colony of rare birds breeding on the Ashburton River have bounced back from a four-wheeldrive attack this month.

Ashburton Forest and Bird members undertook a count of black billed gulls nesting on the river in the vicinity of the State Highway One bridge on Saturday, and found there were as many as 9500.

This is far higher than the previous estimate of about 3000.

Member Don Geddes said the initial estimate had been too conservative, and it was good to find there were as many as three times that figure on the river bed.

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who talked to the alleged offender at the scene. He urged members of the public to continue to keep an eye on the colony, and report any disturbances.

The birds had quickly settled back down after the attack, and many were now at the stage of raising chicks.

“They can be very, very flighty in the early stages, but as they get closer to hatching it’s harder to disturb them,” Mr Geddes said.

Department of Conservation Geraldine area manager George Hadler said the department was investigating the incident, and charges may be laid.

“We are treating it very seriously and we are working with our national compliance people to that

end,” Mr Hadler said.

“These birds are highly protected, there’s a limited number of them left in the country, the Ashburton population is a very important one.”

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Soloists to fulfil Messiah dream Test run plan for kite battle

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By Susan Sandys Ashburton soloists Michael and Angela Petrus will be fulfilling a dream when they perform in Handel’s Messiah this weekend.

The husband and wife team are among four guest singers starring in the Mid Canterbury Choir’s rendition of the oratorio at St Andrews Church on Saturday.

Mr and Mrs Petrus met each other through a Catholic youth camp in Stratford near Taranaki some years ago.

“But the first thing that came out was we were both training to be classical singers,” Mrs Petrus said.

At the time Mr Petrus, from Christchurch, was going to train with Malvina Major but moved to Angela’s home town of Hamilton when the couple became engaged. He instead joined his fiancé in studying under David Griffiths and Patrick Power, well-known New Zealand opera singers.

They worked for the NBR New Zealand Opera in Auckland, completed musical honours degrees at the University of Waikato, and married in 2007 at the Cathedral of Blessed Sacrament in Christchurch.

With a number of awards and an impressive performance resumes under their belts, the couple also have two young daughters and as such are finding their teaching careers fit in perfectly with family life. The

Kites aplenty will be seen in the sky above Lake Hood tonight, as Mid Canterbury businesses warm up for the anticipated Flight 4 Life day next Saturday.

The event, organised by kite designer Simon Chisnall, has attracted monumental interest from around New Zealand and throughout the world – including countries such as Singapore, Malaysia, America and Holland confirming their spot on the battle ground.

The Flight 4 Life Rokkaku battle will see business representatives throughout Mid Canterbury taking the reins and battling for the inaugural winner’s trophy on November 24.

However, festival co-organiser Craig Hansen felt it was a good opportunity to have a practice session this evening, starting

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Michael and Angela Petrus of Ashburton are among guest soloists for Handel’s Messiah at St Andrew’s Presbyterian Church on Saturday. couple are both teaching in Ashburton, Mr Petrus as a music teacher at Ashburton College, and Mrs Petrus privately.

They said to perform in Handel’s Messiah this weekend would be an absolute highlight. They were familiar with the pieces, having learned them individually throughout their university training.

“Coming from our point of view, we are both Catholics, the subject matter comes

from the bible and the music is beautiful and uplifting, and accessible too,” Mr Petrus said.

“It’s very personal for us,” Mrs Petrus said.

The other guest artists are contralto Ruth Reid of Alexandra and bass Julien van Mellaerts of Dunedin.

International concert organist Martin Setchell will also feature.

Since its first performance in Dublin in April 1942, the Messiah has been sung by

choirs around the world.

More than 200 years ago, Handel sat in the study of his London home, feverishly writing. Twenty-four days later, 265 pages of score lay finished, telling the story of Christ’s birth, healing, the passion, his death and resurrection and the promise of eternal life.

The production will be at 7pm at the church. It will be entry by programme at the door, $20 for adults and $15 for seniors and students.

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sented a sizeable proportion of the whole population of the birds, which were endemic to New Zealand.

The birds are both downstream and upstream of the State Highway One bridge, in nesting colonies on shingle islands in between streams of the braided river, and are breeding successfully.

Mr Geddes said the birds had settled back down after being disturbed by a four-wheel-driver motoring out onto the river bed on November 4, crushing nests and eggs. They were also disrupted by flooding in the river bed last month.

Mr Geddes applauded members of the public who witnessed the four-wheel-drive incident and immediately contacted the police,

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at 6.30pm. Participants will be given a run down on how to fly the Rokakku kites and a brief education on the rules of kite battling.

“You will need two people for your team, one to launch and one to fly,” Mr Hansen said.

“You will also need some gloves to fly with to help prevent the line cutting or burning your hands.”

Kite enthusiasts from Singapore, Malaysia, Brunei, Holland, China, India and America will be present at the November 24 occasion - supported by the Ashburton Business Association and other local businesses.

According to Mr Hansen, who has travelled the world and attended numerous kite festivals, the day will provide a stunning spectacle above the lake.

“It is going to be a great family day out and we are really encouraging people to get along

and enjoy the occasion.

“We felt it was necessary to have a practice run, so tonight is about getting things right and ensuring participants feel more comfortable handling the kite on the day,” he said.

The kite, valued at $150, is made of carbon fibre and ripstop nylon.

Mr Chisnall, who works at Peter Lynn Kites, has donated his spare time making the kites, assisted by various skilled individuals masterminding the event.

One hundred dollars will be donated to Canteen from each kite, while the rest will cover material costs.

Flight 4 Life will take place at Lake Hood on November 24, with the following day set down as a rain alternative. * For a sneak peak, check out, guardianonline.co.nz, tomorrow for video coverage.

Fugitives appear in court

By Kurt Bayer Two of three fugitives hunted by police in a remote mountain range appeared in court yesterday.

Parole abscondees Ivan Andrew Campbell, 47, a convicted paedophile, Jaydon Galland, 18, and their alleged helper Jamie Campbell, 25, were cornered by a police search team in Arthur’s Pass National Park and arrested around midday on Tuesday.

The group had been on the run for six days.

Police, who warned the public not to approach the men, used specialist search teams, sniffer dogs, and helicopters to track them down. They found two abandoned cars which

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police believed they used to flee Christchurch and hide in the hills, camping in a six-man tent.

When they were eventually caught on Tuesday at the popular hunting and tramping area, they put up no fight, police said.

They were taken to Christchurch and held in custody overnight.

Yesterday, Galland and Jamie Campbell appeared from custody at Christchurch District Court.

A police spokesman said Ivan Campbell was arrested on a parole recall warrant and was taken directly back to Christchurch Men’s Prison.

He did not appear in court yesterday and police are continuing to look at evidence gathered during their probe to see if any further criminal charges will be laid.

When Galland appeared in court accused of breaching community detention conditions, it emerged that he also faces 23 other charges.

Galland was remanded in custody without plea for a week while he applies for legal aid.

Jamie Campbell, a 25-year old factoryhand from Christchurch, was granted bail.

He was charged with helping both men abscond from Christchurch residential facility, the Salisbury Foundation, last Wednesday, and fraudulently using a Z fuel card the same day.

Judge Brian Callaghan granted Campbell bail, on conditions he lives at a New Brighton address with a night curfew and reports to the local police station twice a week.

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Bus offer creates divisions

By Sam Morton and Myles Hume Rakaia parents are divided on a new compromise to keep the Mt Hutt College bus route viable for next year.

The Methven Area Bus Group informed parents this week they would fund a bus to the Transport Entitlement Zone (TEZ) boundary – but it would be up to the parents to agree and fund the more than $30,000 required to travel the additional 10kms outside the school bus boundary zone.

The Rakaia bus route to the college has been a talking point for some time and earlier this month prompted an urgent meeting with the Methven Area Bus Group, the college and parents in a bid to discuss a path forward.

Earlier this week via email, the bus group offered a deal to the parents.

The decision means at least 40 parents will have to pay $200 a term to keep the option viable, as the bus group or the Ministry will not fund the additional mileage.

However, Rakaia parent of three Garry Davies says the offer is “laughable”.

“We’re being screwed here somewhere, this is ridiculous to think we have to come up with this sort of money to keep our children in school.

“We’ve (parents) never seen financial statements for the bus, what the bus costs, who is involved in negotiating the bus contracts or even where the money goes – so the way it is presented at the moment is not on,” he said.

Mr Davies said he has written to local MP Jo Goodhew and voiced his concerns, stating in the letter his children enjoy life at Mt Hutt College and were not keen to switch schools to Ashburton College.

“If it came down to it, we’d take the car up. Why on earth would we pay $2400 a year to travel an extra 10kms twice a day ... that works out at $60 a week, $800 a year for each of my children.”

Other Rakaia parents spoken to told the Guardian they were relieved to hear the bus group had come to the party, despite parents having to stump up half of the $75,000 required to run the bus service.

Michele and Dion Hall said their daughter Bree, 13, was close to leaving the college where she

had made close friends, but their daughter was “excited” that a positive outcome could be just around the corner.

“I’m hoping the parents get on board but we haven’t heard from any of the others,” Mrs Hall said.

Mr Hall was confident parents would be willing to foot the bill, pointing out most parents indicated they were keen to pay $400 a term at a meeting two weeks ago and that the total had now been halved.

Mother Vania Hulse was unhappy, but still willing to pay for the bus and praised the work of the bus group for getting to this point and reaching a decision.

However, she questioned the way the process had been handled – one minute being told the bus would be cut, the next a compromise reached.

“I didn’t think it would come to this, but then again parents are passionate about their children,” she said.

“But, I don’t think they expected it to blow up this big.”

Ms Hulse said it would be devastating if parents could not fund the bus as her son was relieved at the news that he may have a way to school next year.

Erin Wild, whose 12-year-old daughter goes to Mt Hutt College, said it was a relief the price parents were originally going to pay had been reduced and she was keen to keep the bus running next year.

“I think if it had been the full amount a lot of parents would have made a decision to move their children because for a lot of people $1600 is not in their budget.”

Mt Hutt College principal John Schreurs, who is a signatory of the letter, said parents had until Friday to confirm the proposal – which required an indication of cost approval from each parent.

“I really don’t know how many will be keen, but we do need a certain number of parents to make it viable. I think we need about 40,” he said.

“As the letter states we are continually trying to find ways to reduce that cost and I can confidently say the costs outlined are the worst case scenario.”

The college is now waiting for a reply from the Ministry of Education about other options and local MP Jo Goodhew was also speaking to the ministry on behalf of the college.

• Naval appointment The first woman commander of Naval tanker HMNZS Endeavour will take charge of the vessel at a ceremony this week. Gisborne’s Sandra Walker will be the first woman to drive a major fleet unit, and the second to be given command of a Navy ship. The change of command ceremony will be held at Devonport Naval Base at 10am on Friday.

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• Body found A Featherston woman has been discovered dead in her home. Her body was found yesterday by a friend after they were not able to make contact with the 70-year-old for several days. Police have launched an inquiry, and have revealed circumstances which they find “concerning”.

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Bang, Crash, Tap members (from left) Brendan Ramnath, Sam Windsor, Andrew Fee and Jesse Chisholm shared their skills with Ashburton College students this week.

Bang, Crash, Tap on first NZ tour

By Susan Sandys Ashburton College students learned first-hand how to become beat boxers this week.

It is a career choice which has worked well for Bang, Crash, Tap’s Jesse Chisholm.

The 19-year-old is among the Australian performance group’s four members who held a workshop at Ashburton College on Tuesday, prior to a performance at the Ashburton Trust Event Centre that night.

Jesse was himself “discovered” when the touring dance company visited his school in Beaudesert, a rural town near Brisbane, Queensland, which is a little smaller than Ashburton.

He was in Year 12 at the time.

When the Bang, Crash, Tap members were demonstrating their skills they asked if there was anyone who could beat box, and Jesse put up his hand.

He had a couple of years earlier learned the three basic sounds of beat boxing from a friend – the kick, the hi-hat and the clap. He had been practising ever since.

The Bang, Crash, Tap members were impressed, and kept his contact details. When they needed a beat boxer they let him know about auditions, and Jesse was successful.

“I dreamed about it, but never thought it would happen, then opportunities arose and people gave me contacts and I pursued

it and it got me here,” he said.

Beat boxing is the art of using one’s mouth, nose and other vocal system elements to create mechanical and rhythmical sounds, and combining them into a routine.

The Bang, Crash, Tap crew is touring New Zealand for the first time. The crew includes two tap dancers – Andrew Fee, 33, and Sam Windsor, 24 – and a drummer, Brendan Ramnath, 23.

Mr Fee, who established the company which produces the show several years ago, said dancing, drumming and beat boxing was not something he and his fellow members did for the money. There was not a huge amount of money in the

profession, but the thrill of performing made up for it.

He said the visit to Ashburton College had been more so about having fun than talking about career choices.

The crew had taken Year 8 and 9 students through beginner break dance moves, body percussion, drumming, and beat boxing.

“They had fun and I think that was more the angle, it was exposing them to new things they can learn,” Mr Fee said.

Bang, Crash, Tap members not only display traditional tap dance in their show, but use props like flippers, jandals and basketballs in their routines.

A woman who never returned home from her walk on Auckland’s North Shore more than a week ago is still missing, but police will not say whether her disappearance is being treated as suspicious. Bin Chen, 44, was reported missing by her distressed partner after she failed to return from her regular evening walk last Monday.

Ms Chen, who is also known as Cissy, left her Torbay home about 5.30pm on November 5. Aerial, ground and shoreline searches have failed to find any sign of her.

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Giveaway fosters a love of reading About 50 books by New Zealand and international authors will be released into the Ashburton community today.

The Ashburton Learning Centre will be stationed outside the Ashburton Post Shop from 10am and will be giving the books away.

The initiative is part of the Travelling Books project, launched

by Literacy Aotearoa and New Zealand Post designed to foster a love of reading, and of sharing books which bring people enjoyment.

More than 4000 books will be freely distributed around dozens of

towns and cities throughout New Zealand – each book with a label inviting the public to take it, read it, then pass it on.

Now in its second year, the Travelling Books project was launched on October 31 at Government House in Auckland by

the Governor-General, Lt Gen The Rt Hon Sir Jerry Mateparae and Lady Janine Mateparae.

Ashburton Learning Centre manager Mary Philip said the project was a way of getting people to read, and she thought the books would be picked up quickly.

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May a true reluctant hero

By Coen Lammers

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icky May is a bloody legend.

The L-word is bandied around far too easily, but the Methven driver truly stands alone among his peers after winning a record-equalling sixth New Zealand Cup on Terror to Love on Tuesday.

The entire Ashburton district is basking in the glory of its reluctant harness racing hero who represents all that is good about Mid Canterbury.

He is besotted with his family, loves his farm, but continues to compete and beat competitors from all corners of Australasia when it comes to the big day at Addington.

Like true Mid Canterbury farming stock, he does not really like all the fuss in the birdcage after 25,000 racing fans scream him across the finishing line, he would much rather have a beer with his mates in the stables.

He is a terrific driver and wonderful competitor but not at all cost. It speaks volumes that May offered to hand back the cup favourite Terror to Love to Jim Curtin who drove the horse to a surprise victory in 2011.

Curtin had decided to drive Franco Emirate in the New Zealand Cup, as he is also its trainer, but after that horse had to be withdrawn before last week’s cup trial, the Methven master was willing to sacrifice the opportunity of a

record victory. And all because Curtin was a mate, and doing the right thing for your mate is more important to May than the coveted trophy on cup day.

Trainer Terry McDonald also did the right thing and stuck with his original driver who repaid him with a fantastic performance from a seemingly unwinnable position.

May comes from a long line of harness racing stock and won his first race way back in 1974.

Working his way up the ranks, it took the evergreen driver 15 years to nail his first New Zealand Cup on Inky Lord in 1989.

He followed that up with victories on famous horses like Iraklis in 1997, Mainland Banner in 2005 and a double win on the mighty Monkey King in 2009 and 2010.

This year’s win equals the record of Cecile Devine who won his last cup in 1979 when May was still a young apprentice and it could take another generation for any driver to get anywhere near these folk heroes.

With plenty of years left in the tank before the 54-year-old May plans to retire from racing, there will hopefully be more than one good opportunity for the Methven man to reach the unequalled heights of becoming a seven-time cup winner.

And who would bet against him?

OPINION

Teacher pay woes continue The Ministry of Education is defending the controversial teachers’ pay system Novopay, saying more than 92,000 school staff were paid correctly yesterday.

But Labour MP Nanaia Mahuta says Parliament still needs to get to the bottom of what’s gone wrong with the system after its most recent “debacle”.

A spokesperson for the Ministry said last night that fewer than 20 non-payments and underpayments were identified yesterday and they were working with Novopay developers Talent2 to ensure unpaid staff are paid as quickly as possible and other glitches are “ironed out”.

Records show that 494 transactions from last night’s pay cycle - which do not all impact on wages and salary - have not been processed.

Group manager Rebecca Elvy said the Ministry had been “working hard to ensure a successful pay run”.

“I’m pleased to see the figures are an improvement on previous cycles. However, although fewer than in previous pay cycles, some people are still not being paid and that is not acceptable.”

She said the fall in payroll errors

had been “dramatic” and the focus was also on clearing the backlog of unprocessed transactions from the initial Novopay pay cycles.

“This backlog now stands at 463 and will be cleared very soon.”

But Mrs Mahuta - Labour’s education spokeswoman - has written to the chairperson of Parliament’s Education and Science Committee, calling for it to hold an inquiry into the $30 million teachers’ pay system, introduced in August this year.

She said the latest glitch is just the latest in a series of problems plaguing the system “since day one”.

“In its first four pay cycles there were more than 8000 stuff-ups - it is unbelievable,” she said.

“This mess has dragged on for months now, and Parliament needs to get to the bottom of what’s gone wrong. “ In the latest round of glitches, teachers were paid, but many still received the wrong pay from the system.

Yesterday’s blunder has also sparked fears that school staff won’t be getting their Christmas pay on time.

The Ministry of Education has responded to this concern, saying

that it was working with Talent2 to make sure the Christmas pay process will go smoothly.

“I can assure school staff that both the Ministry and Talent2 are fully committed to getting the payments right and in bank accounts on time,” said Ms Elvy.

“We realise it is a very important time of year for people and know their holiday plans are dependent on receiving their pay.”

While the majority of staff will be paid as usual, a group of about 10,000 relieving teachers would be affected, she said.

But in the letter sent yesterday, Mrs Mahuta said that she had received dozens of letters and emails from angry teachers and school staff affected by the errors.

She wrote that the on-going confusion was distracting staff from their goal of lifting student achievement.

Mahuta wants the Ministry of Education and Talent 2 to be held to account.

“Novopay has been an absolute debacle, and it has dragged on for months. It appears Government ministers can’t be bothered addressing the situation, so Parliament needs to step up and sort it out.

“I hope MPs from all parties, including National, will treat this issue with the seriousness it deserves and support a Select Committee inquiry into Novopay,” she said.

McAuley High School principal Anne Miles agreed that the ongoing nature of the botched system had been a great source of frustration.

She said the hours of additional work that Novopay required from her and her staff had been “tremendous”.

Mrs Miles said she estimated the introduction of Novopay had added an extra hour’s work to her day, every day, for eight weeks.

“It hasn’t been an easy transition and the stress it has placed on me and my staff has been considerable.”

The biggest problem at her school had been the inaccessibility of the help line, which had only ever been answered once, she said.

She believed the enormity of the payroll had been underestimated.

“It’s just been far bigger than they realise.”

Yet despite the problems, Mrs Miles said credit must be given.

“Novopay have been trying to rectify matters, and there has been

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Beachcomber finds note at sea for 76 years

By Vaimoana Tapaleao When Geoff Flood saw a bottle with a note inside it floating near the beach, he knew it was something special.

His instincts were right - the bottle he had found had been cast into the ocean more than 76 years ago.

“We grabbed it and my partner told me to smash the bottle to get the note out but I thought: ‘No, wait. This looks a bit too special’,” Mr Flood said.

He and his partner, Leanne McAlees, had been out at Ninety Mile Beach on Sunday when they came across a bottle with what looked like a very old piece of paper wedged inside.

“We were out there putting the fishing torpedo out and wandering around and it was lying there on the tideline.

“The cork in the bottle had actually popped into the bottle. If there had been another big tide, it would’ve filled up with water and that would’ve been the end of the note. It was just lucky that we found it.”

The couple returned to their home in Houhora, north of Kaitaia, and carefully retrieved the piece of paper using bits of wire.

What they found was a note written on special stamped-stationery marked “P&O” complete with a picture of the ship the note is thought to have come from the SS Strathnaver.

The hand-written note, dated

March 17, 1936, reads: “At sea.

Would the finder of this bottle kindly forward this note, where found, date, to undermentioned address.”

It is signed H.E Hillbrick, 72 Richmond Street, Leederville, Western Australia.

Yesterday Mr Flood managed to track down a distant member of Herbert Ernest Hillbrick’s family who was “very excited” about their discovery. Mr Flood also managed to find a picture of Mr Hillbrick.

The Strathnaver ocean liner, operated by the Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Company, was launched in 1931.

It was the sister ship of the RMS Strathaird - the pair were known as the “White Sisters” and both served the Australian mail route and travelled on the Sydney run in the mid 1930s.

The bottle is the third find of its kind for Mr Flood, who found a message in a bottle from a man in Australia and another, also from across the Tasman, from two 14-year-old girls.

He said he hadn’t replied to that one yet, instead leaning on his son, who he said was a similar age, to do so.

Mr Flood said in both those cases the bottles had been in the water for only about a year.

“To find one so old is insane.

It’s quite exciting,” he said.

“If it could talk, how many islands has it been to?

“It could easily have been two or three times around the world.”

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But they came from such a back foot it will take time.”

Waiuku College Principal Tom Vanderlaan said while his school had been fortunate in comparison with other schools, relieving teachers had been affected significantly.

“It’s been hard to process [the relieving teachers] as efficiently as permanent staff.

“They’ve been having their pay either delayed or done incorrectly.”

And it was not just teachers who had been impacted by the errors.

Service and Food Workers Union industry leader Jill Ovens said caretakers and cleaners all around New Zealand were also affected.

She said the union had been swamped with calls from disgruntled members.

“Some of our members are over $1000 out of pocket,” she said “These are low-paid workers who are already really struggling.”

Mrs Ovens said the union was calling on education minister Hekia Parata to address the problem.

“Hekia Parata needs to take control.

“She can’t sit by any longer and watch as the Novopay debacle drifts on and on with no end in sight.”

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The short life of JJ Lawrence

By Anna Leask A week before JJ Lawrence was murdered, his aunt went to check on him because his father was concerned the tot was in danger.

She thought the 2-year-old was okay, never imagining that days later he would be killed by a man who had been subjecting him to months of abuse, including breaking his arm twice and forcing him to smoke dope.

Yesterday - exactly a year after James Joseph Ruhe Lawrence died from a blow to his tummy so hard that his pancreas and liver split in half - the man who had made his short life hell was found guilty of murder.

Joel Loffley began a relationship with JJ’s mother, Josephine Lawrence, last year. While in Loffley’s care JJ received two arm breaks - one left for days as Ms Lawrence was too drunk to seek help - and numerous other injuries.

Loffley “played rough” with JJ and was seen making him smoke an asthma inhaler full of marijuana.

JJ was visibly terrified of Loffley, but could do nothing to escape.

He was so scared that on the day

JJ Lawrence he died, he did not want to stay with the man while his mother went out.

As Ms Lawrence went to leave the house to organise a bank overdraft, JJ followed her. He wanted to go with her instead of staying with Loffley, who was insistent JJ stay behind.

“Leave that boy with me. That boy is mine today,” he told her.

JJ died wearing just a nappy.

After Loffley delivered the fatal blow he tucked the little boy into bed and left him to die.

Photographs of the house show how little JJ had in life. His bed was just a base with no mattress and it was strewn with his little clothes.

His bedroom had a television on

top of a shabby set of drawers and an alphabet rug on the floor with a couple of old- looking toys on it.

Aside from those items, his room was bare.

In the next room, where Loffley and Ms Lawrence slept, police found a large wooden blade with a handle at least half a metre long stashed behind a chest of drawers.

This blade, Ms Lawrence told them, had been used on JJ by Loffley.

Violence seemed to be commonplace in the household and at only 4kg, JJ was very vulnerable against a solid and menacing Loffley.

Ms Lawrence told the court during the trial that she was scared of Loffley, that if she didn’t do what she was told she would get “a hiding”.

She wasn’t even safe on her birthday in September last year. Loffley smashed her in the face with his elbow, bruising her badly. In a photo taken that day Ms Lawrence used JJ to hide the bruising, holding him up in front of the injured half of her face.

Around the same time she penned sadly prophetic words on a piece of paper outlining the impact Loffley’s physical abuse had on her and JJ. “I am scared for my son ... afraid for my son’s welfare ... scared he’s

going to be hurt and taken away,” she wrote as part of an exercise set for an anger management course Loffley had to attend after beating her.

JJ was born in Auckland to Ms Lawrence and James Ruhe. Life was far from perfect for the young couple as Ruhe was in and out of prison.

Ms Lawrence would take the baby to prison to see Ruhe and as JJ grew older they would talk on the phone regularly. Ruhe said his ex-partner was “always loving” towards JJ, who was her “number one priority”.

JJ was a happy little boy and Ruhe had an “awesome” relationship with him - until Loffley came on the scene.

Once Loffley moved in, contact with Ruhe stopped and he became worried. People who knew Loffley told Ruhe that he was a “shady character” not to be trusted.

Ruhe asked his sister to check JJ was all right. She visited the house once, and believed the toddler was okay.

She planned to meet with Ms Lawrence and her son on the Sunday for a picnic, but that was cancelled because JJ “had an earache”. He was killed the next day.

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Collins’ defamation action settled ACC Minister Judith Collins’ defamation action against Labour MPs Trevor Mallard and Andrew Little has been settled following a hearing in the High Court at Auckland yesterday.

Ms Collins initiated the defamation case against the pair after comments they made on Radio New Zealand linking her to the leak of an email from former National Party President

Michelle Boag.

The email identified Bronwyn Pullar as the woman at the centre of a massive privacy breach at ACC. In a statement yesterday following their meeting, the three parliamentarians said they agreed “the leak of the email Ms Boag sent to the minister and forwarded on her instructions as the responsible minis-

ter to the chairman and chief executive of ACC raised an issue of serious public concern, and that Messrs Mallard and Little were entitled to question who was responsible for that leak.

“The parties continue to differ over whether the comments made by Messrs Mallard and Little respectively on Radio NZ implied the minister falsely assured the House that neither

she nor her office was responsible for the leak.

“Messrs Mallard and Little have confirmed to Ms Collins that was not their intention, and wish to make that clear publicly that in the event such meaning was taken, they regret it.”

In the statement, the three politicians said they would make no further comment.

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Solid Energy’s Stockton opencast mine machinery operators have rejected a proposed shift change, despite management warning the mine’s future is in jeopardy.

Half of the operators voted in a secret ballot on the shift proposal last Thursday and the rest voted on Tuesday night.

The result was 194 to 52 against moving from 12-hour to 10-hour shifts, said Engineering, Printing and Manufacturing Union (EPMU) area organiser, Garth Elliott.

The operators were concerned about the resulting 17 per cent cut in their pay, which equated to between $9000 and $13,000 a year, he said.

“Obviously they didn’t want to lose all that income. The other side of it was, they weren’t very happy about the voluntary roster the company also wanted in that variation.”

Solid Energy had proposed a voluntary roster of three days on, three nights on, and three days off, as an option for workers who did not want a pay cut. They could have earned more money than on the current 12-hour shifts, but would have worked longer hours.

Mr Elliott said they feared the result would be fewer jobs longterm, Mr Elliott said.

“They felt it was a threat to them and they didn’t even want it on the board.”

Before the vote, management had warned them that if they rejected 10-hour shifts “we might not be here in another month or two months’ time”.

Mr Elliott said workers regarded the warning as a threat rather than reality.

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YOUR VIEW Armistice Day I refer to the photograph of Cyril White in Monday’s Guardian during his attendance at the Armistice Day Celebrations.

With respect, I feel that the caption should read “Cyril White MM”.

Cyril was decorated with the Military Medal for Bravery in the Field and it was the second highest award for gallantry in the army during World War Two for ‘other ranks’.

The equivalent award for commissioned officers was the Military Cross. The top award over all services is the Victoria Cross and the Navy and Air Force have their own equivalent awards.

Cyril is a modest man as were all war heroes and he won’t thank me for writing this but I feel that his bravery should be publicly recognised.

Alex Thomson

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Drink-drive concerns raised after cup crash A drunken race-goer rolled a van carrying nine passengers after speeding away from the New Zealand Trotting Cup on Tuesday night, police say.

Police chiefs have come out and slammed the behaviour of drunk drivers following Cup Day on Tuesday after the van roll, as well as a nasty hit-and-run overnight (Tuesday), left several people in hospital.

In the most alarming incident, a van carrying a driver and nine passengers was travelling southwest on Lincoln Road after leaving Addington Raceway at around 6.30pm.

Police say the van was travelling at excessive speed when the driver made a sharp left-hand turn into a side street and rolled.

“The van was seriously overloaded,” said Senior Sergeant Rob Patterson.

“There were no proper seats - only benches and unsecured seats, and none of the passengers were wearing seat belts.

“Several of the passengers have suffered significant injuries, including a woman who had some fingers severed, and others with spinal injuries.

“The driver fled the scene, but was located by police shortly afterwards.”

Three passengers were taken to hospital by ambulance following the crash.

Sergeant Patterson says the driver blew a breath alcohol reading of 524 micrograms of alcohol (mcgs) per litre of breath. The legal limit is 400mcg.

A 21-year old Christchurch man will appear in the Christchurch District Court next Tuesday, November 20 on charges including excess breath alcohol and failing to stop.

Shortly after this crash, at around 7pm, a pedestrian was struck by a car travelling away from Addington on Whiteleigh Avenue at excessive speed.

Eyewitnesses reported the pedestrian was thrown into the air and landed heavily on the footpath.

“The driver did not stop, but passers-by were able to give police information which helped us locate and apprehend the driver nearby,” Senior Sergeant Rob

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• Big blaze at school More than 20 firefighters battled a large blaze at Whangamata Area School yesterday morning. Fire service northern communications centre shift manager Scott Osmond said a building about 25 metres by 10 metres was well involved when firefighters arrived soon after 11am. No one was trapped or hurt.

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Patterson said.

“This driver was also over the limit, blowing a reading of 528.”

The driver, a 25-year old Christchurch man, will appear in court on Thursday, November 29 on excess breath alcohol, dangerous driving and failing to stop charges, as well as an assault charge after the man allegedly assaulted a police officer in the Christchurch Central watchhouse.

The injured pedestrian is reported to be in a critical condition in intensive care at Christchurch Hospital.

“It’s hugely disturbing to police that incidents like these continue to occur, despite the constant messages about drink-driving,” says Senior Sergeant Patterson.

“This is simply stupidity and recklessness on the part of some drivers. I can’t understand why drivers think it’s acceptable to drink to excess at an event and then put themselves, their passengers and other road users at risk.

“Some of the onus must also be on passengers - why people would willingly put their lives in the hands of a drunk driver is unfathomable.”

Senior Sergeant Patterson says police will be stepping up their efforts to take drunk drivers off the road through the rest of Show Week.

They will have a strong presence at all major events, and will have checkpoints and booze bus operations in place.

Police are also working closely with the event organisers to ensure good host responsibility and prevent excessive alcohol consumption.

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RDA holds a cup day special This week has been the biggest on New Zealand’s racing calendar and the importance of the week didn’t escape even the youngest of the district’s riding enthusiasts. Riding for the Disabled Association student Luke Simons on board Zoe took part in a relay race during race week celebrations. Rewarding Luke and Zoe for their efforts are Jan Cockburn (left) and Dawn Grieve.

Prostitution clampdown calls grow

By Kurt Bayer and Kate Shuttleworth A south Auckland community worker has backed calls for the Government to clamp down on street prostitution.

Prime Minister John Key yesterday said he didn’t think prostitution law reform had worked in New Zealand.

Now, a volunteer Pacific Community warden in the Mangere and Papatoetoe areas says it’s time to introduce specified prostitution zones where workers would be issued with licences to practise.

Kehi Moana Famitau says the amount of street prostitution in south Auckland continues to rise, despite the introduction of the Prostitution Law Reform Act in 2003 which aimed to slash street prostitution and eliminate underage prostitutes. Mr Famitau says the number of street pros-

titutes continues to rise, with sex workers coming into the area from Hamilton and as far away as Palmerston North and Christchurch.

“A couple of months ago there was one from Christchurch wearing only a g-string and a tee shirt ... A few weeks ago there were four from Tokoroa,” he wrote in the November edition of Street Stress, a newsletter authorised by the Chairs of Otara-Papatoetoe, Mangere-Otahuhu and Manurewa Local Boards of Auckland Council.

The three local boards want controls introduced to designate where street prostitutes can and cannot solicit.

Earlier this month, the boards issued a joint letter to local and regional authorities’ bosses asking for their backing of a bill before Parliament which aims to allow councils more power to control street prostitution.

Mr Key yesterday admitted the

Prostitution Law Reform Act in 2003 had not succeeded.

“The argument was that it would eliminate all the street workers and underage people, particularly girls, and the reports that we see in places like south Auckland is that it hasn’t actually worked.

“I think it’s been marginally successful, if at all,” he told Radio Live.

While Mr Key said it was not a top priority issue for the Government to address during its current term, he accepted there was support for looking at street prostitution.

It was better to have prostitution occurring in a licensed premise, such at the proposed Chow Brothers’ 15-storey brothel and hotel building in the Auckland CBD, than next to a school or other residential areas, Mr Key said.

Mr Famitau, who is also a crime prevention officer at Hunters

Corner Papatoetoe shopping centre, says street prostitution is getting out of hand.

He said workers will move away from shopping areas during the day, but at night they don’t listen.

“We have had three to four in the day time lately but on some nights it builds up to between 20 and 30.

“I have recently seen one woman with a child and a few intermediate school girls trying to get customers. Some are only 12 or 13-years-old.”

Mr Famitau said he has often raised the idea of providing street workers with a special zone for trading, but they tell him that this is their town and they are not breaking the law.

He said he has seen prostitutes earning money at night and later in the week, calling in for benefit payments.

And while some could be earning as much as $1000 a night, others struggle.

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Drink-drive concerns raised after cup crash A drunken race-goer rolled a van carrying nine passengers after speeding away from the New Zealand Trotting Cup on Tuesday night, police say.

Police chiefs have come out and slammed the behaviour of drunk drivers following Cup Day on Tuesday after the van roll, as well as a nasty hit-and-run overnight (Tuesday), left several people in hospital.

In the most alarming incident, a van carrying a driver and nine passengers was travelling southwest on Lincoln Road after leaving Addington Raceway at around 6.30pm.

Police say the van was travelling at excessive speed when the driver made a sharp left-hand turn into a side street and rolled.

“The van was seriously overloaded,” said Senior Sergeant Rob Patterson.

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“Several of the passengers have suffered significant injuries, including a woman who had some fingers severed, and others with spinal injuries.

“The driver fled the scene, but was located by police shortly afterwards.”

Three passengers were taken to hospital by ambulance following the crash.

Sergeant Patterson says the driver blew a breath alcohol reading of 524 micrograms of alcohol (mcgs) per litre of breath. The legal limit is 400mcg.

A 21-year old Christchurch man will appear in the Christchurch District Court next Tuesday, November 20 on charges including excess breath alcohol and failing to stop.

Shortly after this crash, at around 7pm, a pedestrian was struck by a car travelling away from Addington on Whiteleigh Avenue at excessive speed.

Eyewitnesses reported the pedestrian was thrown into the air and landed heavily on the footpath.

“The driver did not stop, but passers-by were able to give police information which helped us locate and apprehend the driver nearby,” Senior Sergeant Rob

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• Crash victim named The woman who was killed when a logging truck rolled and crushed the car she was a passenger in south of Whangarei on Monday has been named. She was 26-yearold Saphron Jane Greenfield of Rotorua.

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• Big blaze at school More than 20 firefighters battled a large blaze at Whangamata Area School yesterday morning. Fire service northern communications centre shift manager Scott Osmond said a building about 25 metres by 10 metres was well involved when firefighters arrived soon after 11am. No one was trapped or hurt.

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Patterson said.

“This driver was also over the limit, blowing a reading of 528.”

The driver, a 25-year old Christchurch man, will appear in court on Thursday, November 29 on excess breath alcohol, dangerous driving and failing to stop charges, as well as an assault charge after the man allegedly assaulted a police officer in the Christchurch Central watchhouse.

The injured pedestrian is reported to be in a critical condition in intensive care at Christchurch Hospital.

“It’s hugely disturbing to police that incidents like these continue to occur, despite the constant messages about drink-driving,” says Senior Sergeant Patterson.

“This is simply stupidity and recklessness on the part of some drivers. I can’t understand why drivers think it’s acceptable to drink to excess at an event and then put themselves, their passengers and other road users at risk.

“Some of the onus must also be on passengers - why people would willingly put their lives in the hands of a drunk driver is unfathomable.”

Senior Sergeant Patterson says police will be stepping up their efforts to take drunk drivers off the road through the rest of Show Week.

They will have a strong presence at all major events, and will have checkpoints and booze bus operations in place.

Police are also working closely with the event organisers to ensure good host responsibility and prevent excessive alcohol consumption.

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RDA holds a cup day special This week has been the biggest on New Zealand’s racing calendar and the importance of the week didn’t escape even the youngest of the district’s riding enthusiasts. Riding for the Disabled Association student Luke Simons on board Zoe took part in a relay race during race week celebrations. Rewarding Luke and Zoe for their efforts are Jan Cockburn (left) and Dawn Grieve.

Prostitution clampdown calls grow

By Kurt Bayer and Kate Shuttleworth A south Auckland community worker has backed calls for the Government to clamp down on street prostitution.

Prime Minister John Key yesterday said he didn’t think prostitution law reform had worked in New Zealand.

Now, a volunteer Pacific Community warden in the Mangere and Papatoetoe areas says it’s time to introduce specified prostitution zones where workers would be issued with licences to practise.

Kehi Moana Famitau says the amount of street prostitution in south Auckland continues to rise, despite the introduction of the Prostitution Law Reform Act in 2003 which aimed to slash street prostitution and eliminate underage prostitutes. Mr Famitau says the number of street pros-

titutes continues to rise, with sex workers coming into the area from Hamilton and as far away as Palmerston North and Christchurch.

“A couple of months ago there was one from Christchurch wearing only a g-string and a tee shirt ... A few weeks ago there were four from Tokoroa,” he wrote in the November edition of Street Stress, a newsletter authorised by the Chairs of Otara-Papatoetoe, Mangere-Otahuhu and Manurewa Local Boards of Auckland Council.

The three local boards want controls introduced to designate where street prostitutes can and cannot solicit.

Earlier this month, the boards issued a joint letter to local and regional authorities’ bosses asking for their backing of a bill before Parliament which aims to allow councils more power to control street prostitution.

Mr Key yesterday admitted the

Prostitution Law Reform Act in 2003 had not succeeded.

“The argument was that it would eliminate all the street workers and underage people, particularly girls, and the reports that we see in places like south Auckland is that it hasn’t actually worked.

“I think it’s been marginally successful, if at all,” he told Radio Live.

While Mr Key said it was not a top priority issue for the Government to address during its current term, he accepted there was support for looking at street prostitution.

It was better to have prostitution occurring in a licensed premise, such at the proposed Chow Brothers’ 15-storey brothel and hotel building in the Auckland CBD, than next to a school or other residential areas, Mr Key said.

Mr Famitau, who is also a crime prevention officer at Hunters

Corner Papatoetoe shopping centre, says street prostitution is getting out of hand.

He said workers will move away from shopping areas during the day, but at night they don’t listen.

“We have had three to four in the day time lately but on some nights it builds up to between 20 and 30.

“I have recently seen one woman with a child and a few intermediate school girls trying to get customers. Some are only 12 or 13-years-old.”

Mr Famitau said he has often raised the idea of providing street workers with a special zone for trading, but they tell him that this is their town and they are not breaking the law.

He said he has seen prostitutes earning money at night and later in the week, calling in for benefit payments.

And while some could be earning as much as $1000 a night, others struggle.

- apnz

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Coalition calls for arms as Syria rages Syria’s new opposition chief is calling on world powers to arm President Bashar al-Assad’s foes, as Arab and EU leaders urge his coalition to seek broader support inside the war-torn country.

While fierce clashes raged across the country on Tuesday, France joined Arab states of the Gulf in pushing for international recognition of the newly-formed opposition alliance.

National Coalition leader Ahmed Moaz al-Khatib urged world powers to arm rebels with “specialised weapons” as they desperately needed arms to “cut short the suffering of the Syrians and their bloodshed.”

His organisation, formed on Sunday after marathon meetings in Qatar, was representative of most opposition groups, he also told AFP. “Many groups have joined.

Some have reservations, and we are in touch with everyone. The vast majority has joined. It is the strongest coalition and represents Syria internally,” he said in a telephone interview in Cairo.

Earlier on Tuesday, Khatib met French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius at a Cairo hotel.

Fabius and European Union chief Catherine Ashton have expressed support for the National Coalition but have stopped short of formal recognition, a move that could facilitate more aid to the rebels.

The French minister later said his country would play a leading role in seeking recognition for the National Coalition.

“Our hope is that the different countries recognise the Syrian National Coalition as the legitimate representative of the Syrian

people... France’s role is to make that hope possible,” he reporters in Cairo.

European Union foreign ministers meeting in Cairo welcomed the bloc and urged it to bring in more regime dissenters.

“We want to see that they have support inside Syria. That is a very crucial consideration, British Foreign Secretary William Hague told reporters.

The six-nation Gulf Cooperation Council has already recognised the National Coalition as “the Syrian people’s legitimate representative.”

The 22-member League, however, has stopped short of granting the bloc full recognition, stating only that it saw the alliance as “the legitimate representative of the Syrian opposition”.

It called on the rest of the opposition to join.

The United States has declared its backing for the coalition, while Damascus ally Moscow has urged the opposition to drop its refusal to negotiate with the Assad regime.

Iran, meanwhile, said it will bring parties to the Syrian conflict to Tehran on Sunday to participate in a “national dialogue.”

On the ground, fierce battles and army shelling in Damascus province on Tuesday killed more than 40 people, most of them civilians, while warplanes again bombed Ras al-Ain, a strategic town on the Turkish border, a watchdog said.

The fighting in the Eastern Ghuta area east of Damascus came after rebels launched an attack on public buildings in the area, the Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said.

– AFP

• Smokes smuggled Smugglers have been caught transporting millions of contraband cigarettes around Bulgaria in coffins and even hiring hearses to throw investigators off the scent. Head of the Bulgarian customs agency Vanyo Tanov told state BNT television yesterday the smugglers also disguised some vehicles as ambulances. The announcement came after officials seized 25 million contraband cigarettes. Four shiny coffins and boxes labelled as containing broccoli were found along with the contraband at a depot in the capital Sofia, the agency said in a statement.

– AFP

• Puppeteer relieved A man who accused Elmo puppeteer Kevin Clash of having sex with him when he was a teenage boy has recanted his story. In a quick turnabout, the man yesterday described his sexual relationship with Clash as adult and consensual. Clash responded with a statement of his own, saying he is “relieved that this painful allegation has been put to rest”. He had no further comment.

– AP

• Biden and Bono The White House says Vice President Joe Biden has met with U2 frontman Bono to discuss global development, Aids and efforts to fight poverty. The singer and activist has been a leading advocate for Africa, drawing attention to issues ranging from poverty and hunger to Aids.Spokesman Jay Carney joked that Bono and Jim Messina – President Barack Obama’s campaign manager – were forming a new band. Messina also visited the White House yesterday.

Carney says Obama did not meet with Bono.

– AP

The panda cub at the San Diego Zoo is shown during his fifth veterinary exam. He was born on July 29, 2012.

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Panda cub finally gets a name There is a little gift at the San Diego Zoo that’s going to get very big.

It’s been 100 days since the latest panda cub was born there.

Chinese tradition at the zoo calls for the cub to get its name now.

In a ceremony yesterday, the cub was named Xiao Liwu. That’s means Little Gift in English.

Zoo visitors chose the name from a list of six. Translations of the other names were Miracle, Raindrop, Big Ocean or Big Sea, Brave Son and Water Dragon.

The cub was born July 29 to mother Bai Yun, which means White Cloud, and father Gao Gao, which means Tall Tall.

– AP

Northern Queensland experiences total eclipse Thousands of spectators in north Queensland have witnessed Australia’s first total solar eclipse in a decade.

For two minutes, yesterday morning, north Queensland went from day to night as the sun, moon and earth aligned to create a spectacular sights.

It was the first full solar eclipse visible from Australia since 2002 – and that was only in the

nation’s south. About 60,000 people travelled to Cairns and parts north to watch the solar spectacle.

Hot air balloons full of astronomy lovers dotted north Queensland’s skies.

Astronomical Association of Queensland spokesman Terry Cuttle told AAP it was one of the most spectacular eclipses he has seen yet.

“There was cloud cover during the first part of the eclipse but the sun broke through just as the eclipse reached totality,” Mr Cuttle said.

“It was quite a sight. It’s one of the best.”

Spectator Ben Woodward said the temperature dropped, the sky went darker and birds went quiet when the eclipse reached totality.

“It was an eerie feeling and the temperature dropped but the sky didn’t go completely dark. It looked like dusk,” Mr Woodward, from Cairns Wildlife Dome, said.

He said a lot of cameras had been positioned in the wildlife park to record how the animals reacted. “Several wildlife keepers have said a lot of the birds fell asleep.”

The eclipse was visible from a narrow strip, known as the path of totality, starting in Kakadu National Park, passing over far north Queensland and the South Pacific, finishing just off the coast of Chile.

Many indigenous groups, including in Arnhem Land, were watching the event which has deep spiritual meaning for them.

– AAP

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Cruise and Kidman ‘lived in a bubble’

Charles, Camilla myths busted on website

Nicole Kidman says she would have gone to the ends of the earth for her ex-husband Tom Cruise.

The Australian actress was 23 when she married Cruise in 1990.

Their union lasted a decade and they adopted two children before they split citing irreconcilable differences.

“I fell madly, passionately in love. I was reeling with Tom. I would have gone to the ends of the earth for him,” she told DuJour magazine. “We were in a bubble, just the two of us. We became very dependent on one another.”

The 45-year-old star thought her life with Cruise was “perfect”.

Kidman says she was stunned and devastated when the marriage came to an end. “It took me a very long time to heal. It was a shock to my system,” she said.

Kidman is now married to country singer Keith Urban and they raise two daughters together.

The actress is thrilled to have been given another shot at happiness, saying Urban is “wonderful and caring” and has changed her life.

Kidman spoke about the experience of giving birth to her daughter Sunday Rose in 2008.

“It took me so long to have a child. I feel enormous gratitude,” she added.

– CM

His youngest son is still regularly spotted with a cigarette in hand but Prince Charles’s wife gave up smoking “years ago”.

Camilla’s call to ditch the fags is among a range of royal snippets released on Charles’s official website, aiming to dispel myths about the heir to the British throne.

While Charles, who turns 64 today, and Camilla, 65, continue their tour of New Zealand as part of a Southern Hemisphere visit which has also taken in Australia and Papua New Guinea, their London-based staff on Tuesday released the answers to 24 “FAQs” (frequently asked questions) about the couple.

Contrary to the suggestion of a well-read British author, Charles does not demand seven boiled eggs for breakfast and eat only the one he deems to be cooked best.

“No, he doesn’t and never has done, at breakfast or any other time,” the website www.princeofwales.gov.uk/ faqs states.

The website also tries to justify Charles’s staff of 161

The Archduke Joseph Diamond, a historical diamond, sold for $21.5m yesterday.

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Record price for colourless diamond Geneva’s jewellery auctions, held in five-star hotels along its elegant lakefront, can seem a continent if not a world away from the grim austerity gripping much of Europe.

Two out-of-this-world diamonds are being auctioned off this week, joining a long list of other fabulous jewels, watches and other luxury goods sold in Geneva.

Yesterday, Christie’s auctioned off the Archduke Joseph Diamond for $21,474,525 including commission, a world auction record

price per carat for a colourless diamond. That was well above the expected $15 million and more than triple the price paid for it at auction almost two decades ago.

The 76.02-carat diamond, with perfect colour and internally flawless clarity, came from the ancient Golconda mines in India.

The seller, Alfredo J. Molina, chairman of California-based jeweler Black, Starr & Frost, said immediately afterward that there were two main bidders and that

he was delighted with the result.

Molina said the winning bidder, who wished to remain anonymous, is going to donate the diamond for display at a museum.

“It’s a great price for a stone of this quality,” Molina said. “It’s one of a kind, so it’s like saying ‘Are you pleased when you sell the Mona Lisa?’ Or ‘Are you pleased when you sell the Hope Diamond?’

It’s all what the market will bear, and the stone sold for a very serious price.”

– AP

fulltime equivalent positions.

“Of these, 134.9 support Their Royal Highnesses, including the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge and Prince Harry, in undertaking official duties and charitable activities, and 26.2 are personal, garden and farm staff,” the site reads.

Except for the odd occasion when Charles must ride in a police-owned Bentley for security purposes, the prince uses a range of vehicles which have been converted to use biodiesel made from used cooking oil, in keeping with his greenie beliefs.

Charles’s 40-year -old Aston Martin, famously driven by Prince William on the day of his marriage to Catherine, runs on bioethanol made from waste wine, the website says.

Since marrying Charles in 2005, Camilla has kept her own home in the English countryside.

“The duchess likes to spend time with her children and grandchildren at their family home in Wiltshire,” aids wrote.

– AAP

Bono

• Carey down under Mariah Carey will see in the New Year from the Gold Coast after announcing two shows in Australia in January. It’s been 14 years since the diva performed Down Under, and she is bringing her live show to Jupiters Casino on January 1 before heading to Sydney’s Allphones Arena two days later. Carey aims to keep the Christmas spirit alive by performing songs from her two hit Christmas albums, which have sold more than 13 million copies worldwide. – AAP

• Ono thankful John Lennon’s widow Yoko Ono has publicly thanked Sir Paul McCartney for telling fans she was not the reason for The Beatles’ split.

Ono has long been blamed for pulling apart the Fab Four in 1970, but McCartney came to her defence last month by saying she was not the driving force behind the break-up. “She certainly didn’t break the group up, the group was breaking up ...,” he told TV channel Al Jazeera English. “I don’t think you can blame her for anything. When Yoko came along, part of her attraction was her avant-garde side, her view of things, so she showed (Lennon) another way to be, which was very attractive to him.” – WENN

• Beatles art sold An original piece of artwork from the Beatles’ Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band album has fetched £55,250 ($A84,667) at auction. Auction house Sotheby’s says the original 1967 collage for the insert to the album sold to a bidder in London yesterday. The sale marked the first time the collage by Sir Peter Blake was on the market. Blake was introduced to the Beatles by his dealer, and that he and his wife worked closely with Paul McCartney and John Lennon to create the imagery of the Sgt. Pepper.

– AP

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Obama keeps ‘faith’ in Afghan commander President Barack Obama has “faith” in General John Allen to remain in command of US forces in Afghanistan while he is investigated for alleged inappropriate behaviour, the White House says.

White House spokesman Jay Carney also said yesterday that Obama was “surprised” when he learnt about CIA chief David Petraeus’ extramarital affair, but had confidence in deputy director Michael Morell to run the agency as interim head.

“I can tell you that the president thinks very highly of General Allen and his service to his country,

as well as the job he has done in Afghanistan,” Carney said in response to a question about a Pentagon probe into reports Allen sent hundreds of “flirtatious” emails to a married woman.

“He has faith in General Allen, believes he is doing and has done an excellent job at ISAF,” he added, referring to the US-led Nato mission in Afghanistan, which Allen has led since July last year and is due to leave in January in order to become the alliance’s supreme commander.

Carney refused to comment on the investigation into Petraeus,

who resigned after confessing to an affair with a 40-year-old reservist officer who wrote a biography of him, referring reporters to the FBI and Justice Department.

“Well the president was certainly surprised when he was informed about the situation regarding General Petraeus on Thursday,” Carney said.

“He greatly appreciates General Petraeus’ remarkable service to his country both in uniform and at the CIA. And his thoughts and prayers go out to both General Petraeus and Holly Petraeus,” he added, referring to Petraeus’ wife. – AFP

Fifty shades of divorce ...

A British woman has reportedly filed for divorce after her husband refused to recreate S&M sex scenes in the popular Fifty Shades of Grey erotica novel, the UK’s Daily Mail has reported.

The 41-year-old banker who earns more than £400,000 ($A612,979) a year, wanted to revitalise the couple’s stalled sex life, the Daily Mail wrote.

“The woman had been reading the book and wanted to spice up

her love life,” the woman’s lawyer, Amanda McAlister, said.

“She thought their sex life had hit a rut – he never remembered Valentine’s Day and he never complimented her on her appearance.

So she bought sexy underwear in an attempt to get her husband more involved. She said, ‘Let’s make things more interesting.’ But when he still didn’t take any notice she told him he had a boring attitude to sex and she was fed up.”

The Mirror said the case is going before the British High Court and according to English law, her husband’s “lack of adventure” and therefore “unreasonable behaviour” counts as one of the five grounds for divorce.

The best-selling book by EL James tells the story of young billionaire Christian Grey who enters into a S&M sexual relationship with university student, Anastasia Steele.

– GNE

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Patients line up early outside his office just off the town square, waiting quietly for the doctor to arrive, as he has done for nearly 60 years.

Dr Russell Dohner is, after all, a man of routine, a steady force to be counted on in uncertain times.

Wearing the fedora that has become his trademark, he walks in just before 10am, after rising early to make rounds at the local hospital.

There are no appointments.

He takes his patients in the order they sign in – first come, first-served. His office has no fax machines or computers. Medical records are kept on hand-written index cards, stuffed into row upon row of filing cabinets.

The only thing that has changed, really – other than the quickness of the doctor’s step or the colour of his thinning hair – is his fee.

When Dohner started practising medicine in Rushville photo ap in 1955, he charged the going Patient Joe Logsdon holds $5 in his hand to pay for his office visit as Dr Russell Dohner (right) walks past in rate around town for an office Rushville, Illinois. visit: $2.

Now it is $5.

This in an era when the thought about staying in the fession changed around him, But her mother did survive. cost of healthcare has steadily risen, when those who don’t big city. But when a doctor in he was always on call, ready to “And my baby brother is now 52,” Ambrosius says, standhave medical insurance often Rushville asked him to put off drop everything for a patient.

Carolyn Ambrosius, now 69, ing outside Dohner’s office on forgo seeing a doctor. But not his heart specialist studies to Dohner’s patients. He doesn’t practice medicine back at home, recalls how her mother went to a crisp day after coming in for a even accept medical insurance he agreed to do so, at least for a an obstetrician when she was check-up. little while. pregnant at age 41, a rarity These days, though, it takes – says it’s not worth the bother.

Then that doctor left town. back then. The doctor there told all his energy just to rise before “I always just wanted to be “So I couldn’t very well leave,” her that either she’d survive or 7am to head to the hospital, a doctor to help people with their medical problems and Dohner says. “That’s just the the baby would, but not both of then to his office and back to the them – a prognosis her mother hospital. that’s all it’s for,” the 87-year- way it worked out.”

It was a sacrifice, yes. His refused to accept.

He’s there, indeed, like clockold family physician says. “It So she went back to Rushville. work. But as much as townswas never intended to make a young wife didn’t want to stay in such a small town, he says, “God’s going to take care of people have grown to count on lot of money.”

After serving in the army in and so their marriage ended. us – and Dr Dohner,” Ambrosius him, they also worry, as he’s become increasingly frail.

World War Ttwo, Dohner used He never remarried and instead remembers her mother saying.

The doctor’s staff is aging, And the doctor did, coming to a scholarship fund for veterans dedicated his life to his work, to get a degree from a state only leaving this small central their home each day to check on too. One of his nurses, Rose university and then went to Illinois town for medical confer- her during the pregnancy, and Busby, is 86. His secretary, Northwestern University’s medi- ences over the years, never tak- often staying to eat meals with Edith Moore, who grew up living the family after he’d completed next door to the Dohner farm, is cal school. He had his sights set ing a true vacation.

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prising of the world’s 20 biggest economies, dominating measures to shore up growth after the global financial crisis, many other states were at risk of being affected without having a voice, Clark said in a lecture in Wellington. That could be eased by a stronger economic body at the United Nations provided it could attract the world’s finance ministers to help coordinate a global response.

“A reformed ECOSOC (economic and

social council) which attracted finance ministers to its proceedings would also give the UN a more effective forum and voice on economic and financial issues,” she said.

Clark was speaking at Victoria University as part of a series on international governance in lecture lecture entitled ‘Improving Global Governance: making global institutions fit for purpose in the 21st century’.

When asked how global bodies could improve their ability to respond to shocks such as the global financial crisis, Clark said international entities are probably better prepared now than they had been, but ongoing reform is still needed.

She cited the inability of members to reach meaningful consensus on climate change as a major issue for her as the head of the UN’s development

English: House price rise not surprising

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By Pattrick Smellie Household incomes have increased by a third in the last four years, while average house prices have risen nationally by only 1.3 per cent in the same period, making recent real estate market buoyancy unsurprising, says Finance Minister Bill English.

Appearing before Parliament’s finance and expenditure select committee yesterday morning, English appeared to have prepared the figures in advance for questions on the apparent heat in the Auckland housing market, which has seen average house prices rise above the levels at the time of the global financial crisis in 2008.

“House prices on average have moved up one percent in nominal terms. Disposable income is up a lot over that period,” he said. “We wouldn’t be surprised to see a bit more interest going back into the housing market”, especially with the lowest interest rates in 40 years.

English tried to bat away Opposition politicians who pressed him on forecasts from the Treasury, Reserve Bank of New Zealand and the International Monetary Fund of an unsustainably high current account deficit with the rest of the world over coming years.

He cited the Christchurch earthquake as adding around one percentage point to the forecasts, while expressing a personal opinion that the outlook for New Zealand was better than forecasters believe.

“I’m just a bit more optimistic,” he said, since he doubted New Zealand would return to historic levels of debt accumulation.

Households were saving more, which forecasters had originally doubted would happen, and New Zealand corporate balance sheets were stable. While public debt was growing in part because of borrowing to cover quake rebuild costs and to lean against the impact of the global recession, the government remained committed to a Budget surplus by in the 2014/15 financial year.

– APNZ

programme, but noted an increasing role taken by non-state actors, such as non-governmental organisations and the private sector.

The issue of permanent membership to the UN Security Council, and the veto right held by those members were sticking points for the organisation, and Clark said the recent events in Syria may revive an impetus for change.

– APNZ

By Ben Chapman-Smith

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IE 10 browser for Windows 7 released The latest version of Microsoft’s web browser is now available to the vast audience connecting to the internet on personal computers running on the Windows 7 operating system.

The redesigned browser, Internet Explorer 10, made its debut last month when Microsoft released Windows 8, which makes dramatic changes to an operating system that has been powering PCs for decades.

Internet Explorer 10 was initially being introduced yesterday to Windows 7 users in a “preview,” or test, mode. The

new browser isn’t compatible with XP, Vista and any other older Windows version. Although Microsoft is staking its future on Windows 8, far more PCs rely on Windows 7. Microsoft Corp. says more than 670 million licences for Windows 7 have been sold since its release in 2009. Windows 8 is unlikely to approach that level of usage until at least 2014, based on analyst forecasts.

Desktops, laptops and tablet computers running on Windows 8 are sold with Internet Explorer 10 already installed. Those with

older Windows versions will have to download and install the new browser separately. Although Internet Explorer 10 is supposed to process web pages more quickly and smoothly than its predecessors, it may have limited appeal to Windows 7 users.

That’s because Microsoft primarily designed Internet Explorer 10 for tablet computers and other devices, including a new breed of PCs that have touch-screen displays. Relatively few Windows 7 PCs can be controlled with fingers on a display screen.

– AP

A surge in mobile and online video advertising has helped grow New Zealand’s total online ad spend in the face of tough market conditions, latest figures show.

The Interactive Advertising Bureau New Zealand’s (IABNZ) quarterly figures show the amount spent on advertising in the third quarter of 2012 was $94.02m.

That was 3 per cent more than the second quarter and 4.76 per cent up on the same time last year.

While spending on display advertising has dropped from $29.43 million to $27.63 million quarter-on-quarter, and email expenditure by 19 per cent in the past year, other platforms are keeping things afloat.

Online video ad spending dropped slightly from the second-quarter but has grown 23 per cent over the year, said John-Paul Randall, IABNZ vicechair and TVNZ digital media sales manager.

The increase follows a global trend.

“With growing audiences and the increased consumption of online video content, this trend is expected to continue as advertisers follow consumers.

“Additionally, advertisers are taking the opportunity to elicit audience interaction with more video advertising creativity being tailored for the online viewing experience.” – APNZ

Meet Annabel Langbein, The Free Range Cook Saturday, November 17 at Paper Plus Ashburton Book signing 2.15pm-3pm

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Feed facts cut through the fallacy Three of New Zealand’s leading experts in cow nutrition will provide the hard facts on feed at a DairyNZ event in Mid Canterbury this month.

Dr John Roche from DairyNZ, Dr Jim Gibbs from Lincoln University and Dr Terry Hughes from Synlait will present unbiased and research-based information to farmers in Ashburton on November 29. A similar presentation is happening at Darfield a week earlier.

DairyNZ consulting officer for Western Canterbury, Juliette Lee, says the events will separate fact from fiction.

“These meetings are a new and different format – with no fixed subjects to be presented and a very short introduction, they are based around the audience asking any question they like, and speakers answering these with the available science,” she said.

“This provides a great opportunity for farmers to get information specific to their farm.

“Considering the calibre of the speakers and their varied backgrounds, I don’t think there will be any questions that they couldn’t answer.”

An insight into the potential pitfalls and opportunities to better utilise supplementary feed will also be given.

“Farmers are inundated with information on what to feed their cows and the experts will be able to cut through this by relaying information from onfarm research.”

The Ashburton event will be at the Celtic Rugby Club rooms on November 29 and the Darfield event at the Darfield recreation and community centre on November 22.

• Tinwald sale Some good quality prime lambs were on offer at the Tinwald saleyards this week, heavy lambs making between $110-122. Medium lambs sold for $95-109 and light lambs $85-94. Prime hoggets made $110-125 in the heavy range, medium hoggets $95-104 and light animals $80-94. There were also some good quality heavy prime ewes sold, with the top range fetching $105-120. Medium ewes made $80-104 and light ewes $60-79. Ewes and lambs all counted in the store sheep made $50-57.

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Daniel Tarbotton made the most of a Beef + Lamb scholarship.

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Scholarship recipient’s career all mapped out Beef + Lamb New Zealand (B+LNZ) scholarship recipient Daniel Tarbotton has his career in agriculture all mapped out.

The 20-year-old – who grew up on a 280ha sheep, beef and deer farm at Montalto – is in his second year of a Diploma in Farm Management at Lincoln University.

“I have always wanted to go farming, so studying agriculture at university seemed a logical option. An education is important, in order to be successful in today’s increasingly technical agriculture industry.

“My goal is to manage and eventually own a sheep and beef farm. I chose the Diploma in Farm Management because it’s a practical and useful course that focuses on developing the knowledge required to be a successful farm manager.”

Daniel is currently in Western Australia, driving combine harvesters over summer.

“Once I get back to New Zealand, I plan to work on a hill country sheep and beef farm. I want a job where there is plenty of work for dogs and where I can learn and gain responsibility.

“My ideal job would see me moving into a stock

manager’s role within a year or so.

“Further out, I want to manage – and then own – a hill country sheep and beef farm. I also want to employ young guys and help them get their farming careers started.”

Daniel’s B+LNZ scholarship is worth $5700 for one year. “It has allowed me to get through university without a student loan. I’ve also really enjoyed getting to know the other students on the scholarship programme.”

B+LNZ chief executive Scott Champion says the scholarships are a long-standing part of Beef + Lamb’s people programme.

“Over the years, we’ve supported many young people through their years of study.

“It’s a very satisfying part of our organisation’s activity – supporting these young people as they achieve their educational milestones, then seeing them pop up in our industry down the track. By nurturing them towards careers in agriculture, we are benefiting both the individual students and agriculture as a whole.”

Applications for the B+LNZ scholarships open in November and close on February 8. Details can be found at www.beeflambnz.com.

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Kiwi potter’s life’s work on display

By Susan Sandys Ashburton Art Gallery is hosting a pottery exhibition until January 27.

The exhibition, which opened on Saturday, is featuring the work of New Zealand potter Mirek Smíšek.

Born in Czechoslovakia in 1925, Smíšek has forged a career as a Kiwi artist since arriving here in 1951. Smíšek has built three studio potteries on the Kapiti Coast over the past 41 years, and Mahara Gallery, as Kapiti’s District Gallery, has produced the first full survey exhibition to honour his life’s work.

Curator Gary Freemantle has selected 60 pots spanning 60 years of Smíšek’s work from private and public collections around New Zealand. They represent Smíšek’s main forms of vases, bowls, crocks, jugs and Yunomi (Japanese tea-bowls) and the variations in glaze, shape and decoration as his work has matured. The exhibition is entitled 60 Years 60 Pots.

Smíšek began his life with clay in Canberra in 1948, worked briefly at Crown Lynn in Auckland in 1951, then established Nelson’s first fulltime studio pottery in 1954. In the 1960s and 1970s he worked and studied with international pottery masters Bernard Leach and Shoji Hamada at St Ives, Cornwall, and in Japan.

Smíšek now aged 84, is still producing new pots that provide a useful function in people’s daily lives while also being objects of aesthetic beauty, conveying his love of natural forms.

Rothko painting sells for $US75.1m

RIGHT: 60 Years 60 Pots opened at the Ashburton Art Gallery on Saturday.

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An impressive show from Aust crew Bang, Crash, Tap November 13

Concert review

An audience of about 150 turned out at the Ashburton Trust Event Centre on Tuesday night to see Bang, Crash, Tap. The Australian crew of four performers – tap dancers Andrew Mee and Sam Windsor, drummer Brendan Ramnath and beat

boxer Jesse Chisholm – are touring New Zealand for the first time and put on an impressive show.

Tap dancing is a performing art I have mainly seen in old black and white movies, courtesy of the likes of Fred Astaire, so it was great to see it in a

contemporary setting alongside drumming and beat boxing.

With resounding rhythm presented through dance, percussion and beat boxing, combined with humour and dialogue, it’s a show that had the audience engaged throughout its onehour length.

When the words “audience interaction” were mentioned by the performers, I was not too

taken by the concept. But participating in the clapping and beat routines was energising and fun.

The Ashburton Trust Event Centre is hosting some top quality performances of late, appealing to a wide range of tastes and age groups. Mid Canterbury residents would do well to take note of upcoming productions and make an effort to get to these. reviewed by Susan Sandys

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 tell our lovely staff at reception you’re a DVD winner. ID may be required.

Winners have two months to claim their prize.

Tara Adams (Debby Ryan, Jessie and The Suite Life on Deck) is just an ordinary high school junior, except for one little thing.

Tara’s got a secret - a secret identity, in fact. She’s Radio Rebel, the most popular radio DJ in Seattle. In person, Tara is as shy as they come, but on the air, Radio Rebel is the smoothest talker around. When the school principal is hot on the trail of who is giving the other students their voice, Tara must decide between keeping her identity a secret, or being true to herself.. and risk losing everything.

Arts DIARY • November 17 – Haunts of Dickens opens at Ashburton Art Gallery.

• November 17 – Mid Canterbury Choir presents Handel’s Messiah at 7pm at St Andrews Church. Entry by programme at the door, $20 adults, $15 seniors and students.

Organist Martin Setchel, Christchurch, soloist soprano Angela Petrus, Ashburton, soloist contralto Ruth Reid, Alexandra, soloist tenor Michael Petrus, Ashburton, soloist bass Julien van Mellaerts, Dunedin.

• November 25 – Home at the Ashburton Trust Event Centre.

• November 30 – In-Flagrante Ashburton Trust Event Centre.

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• To November 30 – From Shadows to Light, Katrina McGettigan, exhibition at Terrace Downs Resort art gallery.

• December 7 to 9 – Variety Theatre Ashburton

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ARIES (Mar 21st Apr 20th) A financial negotiation looks as though it may be successful, but you may need to stand firm to get the best deal. It is also possible that Mars in Sagittarius may encourage you to plan a trip. You still need plenty of excitement, and this is one way to get it.

There may be good news concerning publishing, legal or educational strands.

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auditions at the society rooms on Wills Street for 2013 production of Miss Saigon.

Anyone wanting information or an appointment can ring Faye Johnston on 308-8297.

• December 14 – Methven Heritage Centre Cash and Carry mixed medium art exhibition opens, runs to February 4.

• To December 15 – Ashburton Society of Arts Spring Show opens at the Short Street Studio. Hours are Saturday, Monday and Wednesday 10am to 2pm.Anyone wishing to view works outside these hours can phone Ngaio McKee on 308-4533 or Val Henderson on 308-5460.

• To January 27 – New Zealand potter Mirek Smíšek – 60 years, 60 pots. Exhibition at Ashburton Art Gallery.

• Mondays 10am to 2pm – Mixed media group. Ashburton Society of Arts. Create artwork using collage, painting and different

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TAURUS (Apr 21st May 21st) Hopefully, it’s smoother sailing for you at work. You may even accomplish more than you planned. Venus enables you to negotiate and connect with colleagues and coworkers. Even if you have a problem with someone, today’s aura of goodwill can help to smooth it out.

Keep your eyes open as an item you’ve long wanted may be slashed in price.

GEMINI (May 22nd Jun 21st) You may be feeling bored and restless with ongoing routines, but under current influences it will help to knuckle down and stick with it. If you show that you can work under pressure you may be in line for a pay rise or a promotion. A bond or friendship seems to be growing stronger.

The idea of making a commitment may be on your mind.

CANCER (Jun 22nd - Jul 23rd) If you put your mind to it, you could come up with some new money-making schemes, or might even be thinking about starting a home business.

In general, it’s a wonderful time to further your ambitions, especially if you are willing to think outside of the box. A friend may come around to avail you of their woes.

Try to be patient with them.

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Contact Rowena Hart 308-9371.

• First Monday of the month – Ashburton Society of Arts life drawing group from 10am to 12 noon, phone Robin Arnst on 308-1001. Also third Monday night of each month, 7pm to 9pm. Both at the Short Street studio.

• Every Wednesday, 10am to 2pm – Weekly art and printmaking group at Short Street Studio, non-tutored and everyone welcome. $10 per month or $3 a day.

• Last Wednesday of every month – Film Society evenings.

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

Winners of Wallander 3 DVDs are: Grant Hopkins, A. Chilton, Bill Kirk

VIRGO (Aug 24th Sep 23rd) Today extra motivation puts you ahead of the competition.

Use your intuition as it may help provide the answers you need.

Though one colleague may be temperamental, they’ll show their nicer side when it really matters. A focus on your home zone suggests a time for family fun, and perhaps a celebration. It’s a great day for a get-together.

LIBRA (Sep 24th Oct 23rd) Tying up loose ends may keep you busy.

It’s a fine day to begin a new project or perhaps to market your goods or services.

The more you let others know about your skills and talents, the better off you will be.

Unexpected business developments may benefit you.

Later, your charming and charismatic side bubbles to the fore great for romance.

If you would like to go into the draw to win a copy of Radio Rebel 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.

Entries must be received no later than 9am, the following Wednesday.

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“It’s why more people are choosing McGregors”

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LEO (Jul 24th - Aug 23rd) The possibility of romance is still strong.

If you have an idea to go on an adventure, then follow this through. You need this chance to relax and forget about any worries, specifically any family issues that may be causing anxiety. However, you’ll be in such a good mood you may promise more than you can realistically deliver.

Try not to.

A seminal abstract painting by Mark Rothko has fetched a huge $US75.1 million ($A72.33 million) at Sotheby’s in New York.

A new record was also set yesterday for a Jackson Pollock drip painting on a night when the big spenders of the art world were out in force.

No. 1 (Royal Red and Blue) is seen by critics as one of the finest examples of Rothko’s characteristic style – a seemingly simple, but arresting juxtaposition of blocks of colour.

The work described by Sotheby’s as Rothko’s “seminal, large-scale masterpiece” had been in the same collection for 30 years before coming to market.

The winning bid, reached after a prolonged bidding battle, was short of the record $US86.9 million paid for Rothko’s Orange, Red, Yellow in New York at Christie’s in May. But it was far over the pre-sale $US35 to $US50 million estimate and highlighted a contemporary art auction full of big prizes.

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SCORPIO (Oct 24th - Nov 22nd) Today may be better than yesterday for reaching agreements. You may be more open to hearing another’s point of view and reaching a compromise.

Luck is also possible with business-related interests. With hard work on the agenda it looks like you can get a great deal accomplished. You may also splash out on health-related items.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov 23rd - Dec 21st) The accent on positive socializing continues. You should receive more than one invite for a gathering. This may be a good day to send out your CV or meet with business people.

Connecting with work colleagues or workrelated professionals after hours may bring you a wonderful opportunity that you may not have previously anticipated.

CAPRICORN (Dec 22nd - Jan 20th) It’s a good time to get feedback on your ideas. Although there may be a minor mixup in communication you’ll find that today brings progress on the job front and luck with financial concerns. Local travel may have romantic overtones. Your social life can still be quite exciting but could also be demanding too. Try to pace yourself Capricorn.

AQUARIUS (Jan 21st - Feb 19th) Don’t let others rush you into making a decision that you are not ready to make. You or they may be in a gungho mood and be less prepared to take note of essential details.

The social whirl happily continues for you, and your popularity is such that you may have more than one friend vying for your attention. The chances are that generally things can go your way.

PISCES (Feb 20th Mar 20th) You may have your moments of indecision earlier on, but may be able to act more decisively later. It’s a good time to begin home improvements or to invest in your abode in general. You may feel blocked concerning an issue but you could make incredible progress around others. Despite demands to join in, by tonight you may want to do your own thing.

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GARAGE SALES GARAGE Sale. Household items, general items etc.

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GARAGE SALE – Show Weekend - Saturday 17th November.

MOVING OVERSEAS – MASSIVE ARRAY OF FURNITURE, PLUS SIZED CLOTHING, SHOES, COSMETICS AND MUCH MORE! 14 Wayne Place, Methven. 9am – 4pm.

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TODAY - THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 15 9.00am-4.00pm. ASHBURTON BUDGET ADVISORY SERVICE INC. For free budget advice and workshop enquiries. Phone 307-0496. 60 Cass Street Consultancy House.

9.30am. M.S.A. TAI CHI CLUB. Beginners, everyone welcome.

Give it a go. M.S.A. Social Hall, Havelock Street.

9.30am - 11.30am. MID CANTERBURY BADMINTON CLUB DAY TIME SECTION. All welcome, rackets available for hire.

Sports Hall, Tancred Street.

9.30am - 12.30pm. ASHBURTON TOY LIBRARY. Open, Phone 0273665475. Methodist Church hall, Baring Square East.

9.30am - 1.30pm. ASHBURTON BAPTIST CHURCH. Second time around OP shop. Ashburton Baptist Church Hall, Cnr Havelock and Cass Streets.

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

10.45am. M.S.A. TAI CHI EXERCISES. Qi-gong Tai Chi exercises for everyone. M.S.A. Social Hall, Havelock Street.

11.00am. ASHBURTON GARDEN CLUB. Christmas dinner.

Senior Centre, Cameron Street.

1.00pm. ASHBURTON PETANQUE CLUB. New members welcome, we play in most weathers, near Ashburton Bowling club in the Domain, enter off West Street.

1.00pm - 3.00pm. ASHBURTON AVIATION MUSEUM, Classic aircraft on display in Heritage Hangar, RNZAF Aermacchi RAF Harrier GR3. Seafield Road.

7.30pm. HISTORIC PLACES MID CANTERBURY. Bi monthly meeting, pioneer hall, Havelock Street, behind museum.

7.30pm. ASHBURTON EMBROIDERERS GUILD. Annual General Meeting. Senior Centre, Cameron Street.

7.30pm - 9.30pm. GLENYS’ DANCE GROUP. Old time/Sequence dancing. Learn to dance. All welcome.

Pipe Band Hall, Creek Road.

TOMORROW FRIDAY NOVEMBER 16 Canterbury Show Day - Public Holiday

9.00am. 9.30am (start). ASHBURTON COUNTY LADY VETERANS GOLF CLUB. Bisque Par. Rakaia Golf Club.

10.30am. PRESBYTERIAN SUPPORT. Walking Group - walk and talk, get fit and meet new people. Meet outside Hockey pavilion at the domain, Walnut Avenue.

1.00pm - 3.00pm. ASHBURTON AVIATION MUSEUM, Classic aircraft on display in Heritage Hangar. RNZAF Aermacchi RAF Harrier GR3. Seafield Road.

1.30pm. R.S.A. Euchre, all welcome. R.S.A. Club, Cox St. 2.00pm. CAVENDISH CLUB. Closed today. 31 Tancred Street.

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Members were welcomed by President Deb to the November meeting of the Ashburton Writers’ Group held recently.

Cath read a quotation – “You cannot open a book without learning something�

Members had held a Short Story Competition and these were judged by members of the Methven Scribes Group.

The results were 1st Deb Buller 2nd Cath Hooper 3rd Julie Fechney The Assignment for the meeting was to write a poem. Not everyone was able to do this assignment but the other members wrote of a cat, the weather man, four seasons, annual flower show and defying silence.

The instant exercise was using the sentence “Hurricane Sandy hit America and made a mess, killing some folk�. Members were to write a paragraph on this using more descriptive language.

Members then had a discussion on the format of meetings for next year.

The meeting concluded with afternoon tea. The assignment for the February meeting is to write a romance story (Mills and Boon style), but with no more than 500 words.

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

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The regular meeting of the Allenton Croquet Club was held on Thursday morning, November 8. There was a fair attendance. After President Ann welcomed members and previous meetings minutes read, correspondence was dealt with.

Sandra Keith’s wonderful success was recognised. The Sports Club dinner celebrating the Christmas Season will be held on December 8.

Our captain, Barbara was unable to attend the meeting sent her report which was read.

She wished to remind members that 1.15pm is the reporting time for afternoon play. The Engravers’ Tournament is scheduled for Tuesday November 13 at 9am and raffles were organised. Members were reminded about Waireka’s Show Day Tournament. Mention was made of the kindness and generosity shown by Waireka members to College pupils involved in Inter-School Golf Croquet.

There was some discussion about the catering for a lunch in December with most members prepared to help. Our own club Christmas lunch will be held on Wednesday December 12 at 11.30am.

The next meeting a special one will be held on Friday, November 30 at 9am.

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Last week 45 men and woman veteran golfers played four courses in Central Otago on their annual end of year tour. They played the Alexandra, Dunstan (Clyde), Omakau and Cromwell courses, all 1:20:31 AM of which were challenging in their own right and totally different.

Alexandra was long, Dunstan’s rough was a no no, Omakau was hilly and the greens were just cored, while Cromwell’s new layout was long with thick long rough and tussock blocks. The weather was kind (it didn’t rain!) but 25°C temperatures on the first 2 days took its toll on some, the warm windy day at Omakau was tiring while the blustery gale NW conditions on the last day was devastating, in fact many players completed only 9 holes. Even so, a great time was had by all, plenty of fun, friendship, laughter, good humour banter and camaraderie made the week most enjoyable.

Daily results were: Day 1 Monday 29th October at Alexandra Golf Course Men: Colin Divers 45, John van der Heide 44, Eddie Tulip 43, Mike Gray 42, John Harris 42, Dave Tilson 42.

Ladies: Shirley Young 42, Heather Robertson 39, Hazel Benke 38, Phyllis Bishop 37, Ina Divers 37, Betty O’Neill 37.

Two’s: Mike Gray, Neville Trueman.

Day 2 Tuesday 30th October at Dunstan Golf Course Men: Eddie Tulip 42, Owen Everest 42, Guilford Lane 40, Arthur Pawsey 37.

Ladies: Phyllis Bishop 42, Betty O’Neill 38, Shirley Young 37, Hazel Benke 37.

Two’s: Maureen Colville, Alan Smith, Mike Gray, Owen Everest.

Day 3 Thursday 1st November at Omakau Golf Course Men: Owen Everest 42, Arthur Pawsey 40, Allan Moore 39, Clarrie Whiting 37, Eddie Tulip 37.

Ladies: Phyllis Bishop 40, Maree Moore 37, Shirley Young 37, Bev Clair 36.

Two’s: Alistair Hormann.

Day 4 Friday 2nd November at Cromwell Golf Course Men: Eddie Tulip 39, John Harris 35, Owen Everest 35, Mike Gray 33, Dave Tilson 33.

Ladies: Phyllis Bishop 33, Heather Robertson 32, Barbara Harris 32, Lesley Glassey 30, Maureen Colville 30.

Two’s: Owen Everest.

The overall competition for the tour was determined by taking the individuals best 3 of their 4 stableford scores. Overall results were: Ladies: Phyllis Bishop 119, Shirley Young 116, Hazel Banks 111, Ina Divers 106, Betty O’Neill 104, Heather Robertson 104, Bev Blair 104, Maree Moore 102, Joyce van der Heide 100, Barbara Harris 100.

Men: Eddie Tulip 124, Owen Everest 122, Mike Gray 116, John Harris 115, John van der Heide 114, Arthur Pawsey 113, Colin Divers 110, Dave Tilson 108.

The Patron’s prize was awarded to Ruth Kinvig.

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At the men’s interclub on Wednesday night the no 1 team had 3 wins and 1 win loss against Hinds and the no 2 team had 2 wins and two losses against Hampstead. Rakaia Triples on Thursday B Mayson, M Middleton, W Suttie 2 wins. Also on Thursday we had a sponsors day, where we invited all our sponsors to come and join us playing bowls. We had a great day with plenty of fun and good food. Winners were Eric Maw, Gary Blackwell, Rachel Allred; 2nd Allan Hill, David Callaghan, Ronnie Smith; 3rd Ron Thomas, Jeff Nowell, Gavin Briggs. The club would like to thank all our sponsors we appreciate your support. A very big thank you to Gene for organising the day well done. Friday at the Bowman Cup at Ashburton L Boyd (Rak) M Sullivan, M Middleton, R Isherwood 2 wins 4th; S Pagey, W Blackwell, M Stone, W Suttie 2 wins. The men’s 3/4s against Bowls Papanui 1 win 2 losses; the junior 4s had a loss against Burnside 2. On Sunday the club had four men and five woman playing for Country against Town. C Carter and B Mayson in the senior men B Harper and S Fleetwood in the development teams. In the woman S Pagey, M Sullivan and R Isherwood in the seniors R Smith and W Blackwell in the development. The men found it tough going with Town winning overall, but the woman achieved a great result for the first time ever coming out on top over their city counterparts wonderful effort girls well done. Happy bowling everyone.

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Two recent monthly meetings have seen a good attendance at our new venue at St David’s Church.

Mini talks have included trips to Darwin and islands; Perth; Tasmania; Cairns by train over a 10 day trip; NSW in tulip time, by coach; and NSW by train, two travelling almost at the same time; East America – St Louis, N.Y., Washington, Boston, cruise to Prince Edward Island, Toronto, Niagara Falls and Florida; a trip to the Wearable Arts Show; a small taste of the 7-week family trip to Britain and Europe, but more of this as guest speakers next year.

Our September guest was Kevin Crequer, who showed lovely pictures of his trip to Southern India. He particularly mentioned Mumbai and Bollywood, making 1000 pictures per year; Kerala, with 98% literacy, an important trading route; traffic, with many decorated trucks; tea picking on plantations; lodges; monkeys; wildlife; elephant sanctuary.

Very appealing was the cruise on the lakes in a beautiful wooden boat, where he was pampered with attention and food. Many members envied this.

Kevin finished with some tips for trips – Be at the airport early Be nice to the chick-in and cabin staffs Note where you leave your car!

Have your passport and a pen handy Never put important documents in the airplane pocket Visit the toilet before boarding Wear shoes in the toilet Take water with your alcohol An aisle seat allows frequent walking Suck it up if things go wrong!

Chat up your seat mate Split medication into two areas or between two travelling In big cities, get off the main streets – 2 or 3 blocks back usually more local and cheaper Pick up empty luggage trolleys outside, so as not to pay for one Haggle, but know there is a fine line Learn greetings, thanks in other languages Learn how to tip Let people know you’re from New Zealand If disaster happens – relax!

All valuable hints, which were much appreciated by the audience.

Judith McKendry gave us a relaxed, detailed and fascinating insight into her Antarctic trip, at our October meeting. Her talk was accompanied by a wonderful selection of the pictures she took. This trip was a scientific activity, on the Russian icebreaker, The Spirit of Enderby. Judith regularly sent messages to school children, as part of her daily activities, as she filled the teaching section of this Gareth Morgan funded trip. She was among 12 scientists and 40 others.

They left Bluff 10 February, calling at Snares, Auckland and Macquarie Islands on the way to Scott Base.

Highlights: Snare – penguins, Zodiac boat, DOC rules to follow,

vacuum your pockets, scrub boots. Auckland – mega herbs, shags, seals, sea-lions, rata forest, yellow-eyed penguins, bellbirds in the fog. Macquarie – King penguins, 40,000 breeding pairs, remains of the penguin boilers, king whales, elephant seal.

Scott Base – Adele penguins, Observation Hill, Scotts memorial, 5 archivists working over winter, Discovery Hut, Scott supplies, Shakelton’s Hut restoration, pancake ice, sheets and ice floes forming, so time to leave.

Campbell Island – southern albatross dating, herbs in flower, million dollar mouse eradication programme. Antipodes – DOC permit, only 12 allowed on, red-crested penguin. Bounty – no water, no vegetation, birds include teal, petrel, albatross. Seals also.

Te Radar was on board, making an upcoming programme of this trip. Look up www.our farsouth.org for more information.

Judith was enthusiastic, knowing this trip fulfilled a dream and we were so grateful that she shared results with us.

The club has its final Christmas meeting at 7pm November 21, so we look forward to seeing everyone there.

Hampstead Bowling Club Many thanks to Tinwald Bowing Club for the use of their facilities.

Also the Green keeper, our sponsors and helpers.

Interclub Results versus Ashburton: Singles: P. Collins 25-21 4’s M. Skilling(s), W. Watts, P. Kinney, T. Gibson lost Pairs B. Marsh(s), A. MacDonald won Triples T. Caldwell unknown Interclub v Methven Singles lost 17-22 Pairs won 25-8 Triples lost 11-17 4’s won 16-8 Well done.

2/4’s Linwood M. Skilling’s team Gold won 22-13 B. Marsh’s team Green lost 8-27 We are getting close to home now. If only if would stop drowning us. Hopefully in a fortnight.

Hampstead Bowling Club Short and sweet today. Will be better when we are operating from our own abode. Results to date: Our ladies have played in the Bowman Cup. G. McCosker(s), B. Skilling, J. Broker & B. Robinson had a great win in the first game and very close games in the 2nd and 3rd games. With no luck. Our junior Julie played lovely bowls and really enjoyed her day. She has great promise and just needs more regular play and she will be a force to reckon with. They thoroughly enjoyed their day. Our Friday 1/2 Day Triples sponsored by the “Devon� were played at Tinwald last Friday.

Colleen, Athol and Sparky doing kitchen duties and Hope up to her neck in scones gee these boys love their scones and cream and raspberry jam. Good luck to them.

Results: 1st C. Leach(s), M. Quinn, D. Prendergast; 3 wins, 16 ends, 33 points.

2nd B. Harrison(s), J. Bennett, R. Smitheram; 3 wins, 15 ends, 38 points 3rd A. Crawford(s), B. White, B. Holdom; 3 wins, 14 ends, 22 points. Close contest congrats to all.

Ashburton Club & MSA Golf Sunday November 11, a small group of men and woman travelled to Temuka Golf Club for the last round of our championship points and stableford round. Steve Kennedy showed good form with 40 stablefords for the men and the women’s section Pat Bell 38 stablefords, Ann Dwan 33. We all enjoyed our day’s golf as fortunately everyone was on their way home when the heavens opened up.

Would like to remind all members to put their names up on the notice board for our Christmas Tournament, December Sunday 9, Tinwald Golf Club. Report 10am, start 10.30am, BBQ afterwards.

Ashvegas Country Club Club day was a bit spread out last weekend with some of our members involved in the Maori tournament at Tinwald and the remainder playing in a stableford round at Mayfield.

Unfortunately none of the scores from Tinwald are available so we can only guess that Cheyne, given his current form and supreme confidence, must have won.

The scores from Mayfield were pretty good with Terry Kingsbury having the best round there as he finished with a score of 84 stableford points after an excellent round of 80. A J Kerr took 2nd place with 79 points after his round of 85 while Evan Pearce took 3rd place finishing with 76 points. As can be seen from the scores the points were much higher than what would normally be expected and this was due to the modified scoring system invented by Terry just for the occasion. Goldie won the putting prize with 27 putts and Terry and Clarkie had 2’s.

Club day this Sunday is scheduled to be held at Mayfield once again at the normal tee off time of 10am.

Ashburton Golf Club Thought it was about time I put pen to paper again, its been a busy few weeks all around, with lots of good golf being played on the course, and as usual plenty of average golf as well.

Tony Gimblett took out the DCL trophy with a net 199 after 3 rounds, which equates to 66 and a third per round, good consistent shooting, he just pipped the Hopster who finished strong with a 66 on Saturday, but then again the big lad has got his handicap back in double figures again after massaging his scores on a recent tour, speaking of which a certain Dutch man has drifted out to the twenties nearly, I don’t know how they can sleep straight at night.

Gordon’s mid week muddlers, managed to snatch the Battle of the Bridge Trophy off our friends from Tinwald, and last Thursday saw a field of over 80 players take to the course for the annual Lions tournament, and raised over $5000 to go towards the new scout den. Well done to everyone involved.

The National Bank Friday teams has kicked off with another strong field, thanks to a dedicated group of volunteers this continues to be a great way to cap off the working week, and get new players enjoying our great game.

This Saturday sees the Centennial Cup for individual stableford, and the Sutherland cup for combined pairs, these have been re arranged due to being cancelled on Labour day. Its a mixed day so it would be lovely to see a big field and a full clubhouse Notes for your diary Presentation Night and Dinner, Saturday 1st December, see a committee member to book your tickets. AGM 12th December, come and have your say, it is your club! and dear to my heart 15th December 1st round of the Shoot out, which will be new and improved this year, details to follow.

Until next time, good golfing.

College Cricket Club No gems this week as the weather played ball and all the College teams were on show.

The Girls’ XI had an intense draw against Craighead; after losing the toss Ashburton was put into bat and were under pressure early. At the end of their 30 overs they were 105 for 4 with Stacey Hopwood top scoring with 40 not out after swapping from the tennis racket and Ashley Harrison 31 not out.

Craighead made steady progress with the bat but Ashburton were having a strong day in the field taking 7 catches and 2 run outs. In the last over of the match Ashburton managed to deny Craighead the winning runs and claimed the draw.

Ashleigh Bell and Annie McDonald were the two stand out bowlers with Bell taking 4 wickets for 22 runs while McDonald took 2 wickets for 16 runs.

Green then took on Blue and Green opted to bat first and were all out for 153 in the 33rd over.

Connor O’Grady top scored with a great 35, while Edze and Michael both managed 19 while Pinky (batting at 11) scored 9. The Blue team had some fun in the field and tried to put Green off with a ploy of all wearing shorts and positioning Helmet-man(aka Matt Forbes) in line with the batsman. Tom Evans dropped a catch so was forced to wear gloves but this proved to be an incentive as he went on to take 3 fabulous catches! Best bowler for Blue was Karl Clement who took 4 for 9 off his 5. Blue came in to bat and obviously thought it was a 20 over match as they were smashing everything. Especially Evans who reached 38 (the gloves?), Bob George whose job was to run every ball got 25. Matt “juggler�

Coote hit 17. PT was unable to run so organised a runner (as the story goes he had more bones in his foot than he should have) but organising the runner took longer than the time he was at the crease.

Flynn Beeman and Andrew Tait took awesome catches for Green and Scott Punselie was their best bowler taking 6 for 30 off his 5 overs .Dayff Philip got 2 stumpings as Blue was dismissed for 114 all out in the 15th over.

Gold took on Lauristion and batted first, Patrick Sandrey (on his way to coach McCloy’s wedding) managed 15 while fellow opener Harry Ferguson got to 26.

The surprise of the day was Mr Tennis Connor Wilson who smashed his way to top score with 31. Wilson should ask the young lady he was trying to impress along every week as it worked for him! Deon Biggs was looking good until a blond moment saw him run out (ask him next time you see him) for 16. Gold got through to 146 which Lauriston managed to overhaul only six wickets down. Biggs was on fire again getting 3 for 8 off 8 overs.

Ferguson managed to snare 2 wickets bowling into the wind. Play of the day was the pace shown by manager Dave Naldrett to check on wicket keeper son, Zak, after he was laid low by a shocker from Biggs.Not much is know about Red’s clash with Methven. There is a rumour Red were all out for 30 (in the 23rd over) and that extras accounted for 25 and that Josh Buchanan top scored with 3. Methven knocked off the runs in the sixth over one down. Jeremy Punselie was the sole wicket taker.

ASHBURTON GUARDIAN, Thursday, November 15, 2012

SPORT SCOREBOARD Results Golf Mayfield Golf Club The Mayfield Golf Club 9 Hole division played a par round on 8/11/2012 1st Jill Ludemann +5 51:21:30 2nd Bernie Morrison +2 58:24:34 Nearest the Pins – Greg Sim Builders & Excavators 2nd Shot No. 2 – Jacinta Schmack; Mayfield Transport No. 5 – Ray Thompson.

Tinwald Women’s Golf Results for November 13, stroke Round Mara Kennedy nett 69,Kirsty McAuliffe net 71,Di Bell net 72, on c/b from Madeline Smith net 72 Two’s Mara Kennedy

Please Note - Summer Golf report by 8.45 for 9.00 tee off.

Draws Golf Ashburton Golf Club Midweek Women Ashburton Golf Club Midweek Women’s Golf Draw Tuesday 20th November 2012 Closing Day Betty Brand greensome 1pm report for 1:30pm multiple start Please check your starting tee before unloading golf gear Draw Steward: Leigh Wackrow – 308 3790 Tuesday Starters: F Williamson, A Hunt No 1 Tee A Grant & B White, J Montgomery & C Ness

2nd off F Williamson & E Porter, A Hunt & B Davidson No 2 Tee B Turton & H Trott, K Fox & W Carter No 7 Tee J Welch & B Cameron, M Carter & B Watkins 2nd off S Lemon & H Ward No 9 Tee J Guilford & D Simmons, K Robb & J Ackerley No 10 Tee V Moore & R Evans, R Bennett & R New No 11 Tee M Urquhart & J Hetrick, P Bell & S Durry No 14 Tee G Sloper & J Chisnall, H Robertson & F Matsinger No 15 Tee D McConnochie & K Green, H Lovett & H Benke No 16 Tee L Wackrow & G Lane, J McKeown & E Langford Saturday 17 November –report 8:20am for 8:45pm start Also Show weekend mixed Stableford 11:30am Club Captain Alison Grant 302 4635 All members and visitors welcome

CLUB NEWS Allenton Bowling Club It was nearly move over Sandra one and two when 3 juniors were narrowly defeated 19-17 in the Ladies Triples Championships.

Rachael Davies leading for the two Sandra’s had some steady opposition in Julie Trudgeon. Cait Bassett played some magnificent bowls at number two and Annette Sargisson skipping proved how fearless jumiors can be. Well done team our club has a great future.

Having a very consistent year is the team of Bob Harrison, John Bennett & Richard Smitheram who were second in last fridays Hampstead Triples - congratulations team - also another Allenton team (Bruce White, Alex Crawford & Bob Holdom) were third.

Our Rowntree girls are still undefeated. Congratulations Wendy Watson, Dawn Bruce, Jan Hammond and Judy Ryk on your 21-10 victory over Redcliffes. Our rep men in the canterbury country were defeated by a stronger town team but the Canterbry country ladies had a well deserved win over town. Contributing to this win was some good play from Sandra Holdom, Wendy Watson and Rachael Davies.

Results from Progressive Pairs played November 10th:- (Leads) 1st Betty Beck 2 wins 1 loss +8 16 ends. 2nd Des Thomas 2 wins 1 loss +8 11 ends. (Skips) 1st Trevor Johnson 3 wins +19.

2nd Alan Leis 3 wins +15 Don’t forget corner to corner this saturday 5pm - husbands, wives, partners, families welcome. Also Social Triples commencing Friday 23rd Nov 6pm and running for 4 weeks. Entries to Graeme Bishop 308-7378 or Dale Smith 308-5076.

Finally good luck to our Lowery Cup qualifiers for sunday - Graeme Bishop, Graham Clarke, Alex Crawford, Murray Smallridge, Darryn Turner and Bruce White - let’s keep the silverware in our club!

Ashburton Bowling Club Last week saw a very busy calendar of bowling fixtures. Ladies played on Wednesday at home against Bowls Hornby in another round of the Rowntree Cup and came home easily by 27 to 17.

Well played girls, Peta Smith, Noeline Woods, Koa Congdon and Skip Anne Gowan. Wed evening Interclub the men’s A team played 10’s against Rakaia and they came home in 3 out of 4, losing the 4’s 10 to 19. but the others had easy wins.

Roger Gutberlet won 25 to 3, Jo Ryk and John Smart won 25 to 15 in the pairs, Charlie Leech, Harold Kemp and David Busby were happy with a 28 to 10 win in the triples , but the 4’s team of Graham Taylor, A MacKenzie R Keeling and C Bird were not so lucky going down 10 to 19 Ash 2 played Ash 3 and Ash 2 came home in all games although the triples were close at 14 to 13. Colin Dennis won 24 to 10 against D McKinnon, Pairs of M Houston and D Kiddey victorious 16 to 9 against C Cross and T Watson, Tony Blain, M Quinn and R Dakers over E Surridge, I Blackwell and M Jones in a close one by one shot ( 14- 13) in the triples and the 4’s of B Williams, A MIllar, R Lowe and B O’Sullivan won against J Lilley, D Dutton, D Prendergast and O Gray 18 to 15 another close one.

The Ladies Bowman Cup sponsored by Property Brokers was decided on Friday November 9 and won by the home team of N MacKenzie (Skip,) R Fleming, N Woods and O Collins with 3 wins 33 ends and 48 points. It was played in good weather conditions and the day was enjoyed by all. 2nd placing went to a team from Halswell visiting for the first time. The 2 Noelines also won 2 raffles each, so a great day for them.

Hampstead Friday triples was held on Tinwald greens and Ashburton team of Charlie Leech, Mike Quinn and Des Prendergast took 1st place with 16 ends.

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Sat morning the men’s 3 4’s played at home against Kirwee and had 2 good wins and a close loss. The team of Jo Ryk, Murray Anderson, Doug Kinvig and Russell Anstiss won 23 to 9 : Brian Williams, Alastair Mac Kenzie, Graham Taylor and Colin Bird lost 16 to 18, but Charlie Leech, Tony Blain, Mike Quinn and Harold Kemp won 26 to 11. A great result lads, keep up the good work.

The Ladies have begun their singles matches and some close tussles have resulted. 2 rounds were played on Tuesday Nov 13 and further rounds will be held on Thursday and the following Tuesday. The men are getting through their Championship matches and with favourable weather there should not be too many delays.

Colleen is still in Ward 6 but is making steady but small leaps forward. We will be making sure that the progress is continual, we are all thinking kind thoughts about you.

Until next week, good bowling to all.

Seniornet Ashburton Inc Question and Answer afternoon this month, was received with great interest.

“Sam” from Noel Leeming demonstrated how to download photos from your phone onto your computer. He was asked numerous question’s and answered them all to the satisfaction of all who attended. He then talked about Windows 8 and everybody agreed, it was an excellent afternoon.

We thank you “Sam” for your time and patience on these afternoons.

There will be no Question and Answer Thursday for December.

Question and Answer afternoons will be back next year in March.

Seniornet committee thank all who attended these sessions over the year and hope you all went away with a little bit more knowledge than before you came.

A discussion & help afternoon for Ipads & Tablets will be held on Wednesday 21st November at 10am, at our rooms. All interested members welcome.

Members who haven’t an Ipad or Tablet, but would like to know more about them are very welcome to come along.

We are all learning about this new technology, so this is a chance to help ourselves learn.

Please register you interest. A Gold coin donation would be appreciated.

Downloading Photo’s from camera to computer workshop will be held on Wednesday 28th November 10am Please register.

We are winding down for the year and there is one or two waiting for classes and we hope to get these done before the year ends.

To register for any of these workshop’s or other’s: Please ring “Jenny” 308 8424 “Margaret” 307 7498 or “Noma” 308 5883 We are looking at upgrading our computers and hope to be able to offer Mac/Apple people tuition next year.

For information on Mac/Apple computers ring “Norman” 307 0359 Our Christmas Get together will be at the Devon Hotel on Wednesday 5th December 6pm. Members & partners most welcome.

Please phone: Bett 308-4438 to reserve a place as soon as possible.

MSA Outdoor Bowling Club Sorry that last week’s report did not go to print until a week late and therefore news was stale. However we will attempt to keep you up to date with what has been happening.

Firstly men’s interclub against Hinds resulted in a clear win to Hinds but Tony Inwood did prevent a complete win by taking out

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6.00 Creflo Dollar. 6.30 Hi-5. (G, R, T) 7.00 Stitch! (G, R, T) 7.25 The Penguins Of Madagascar. (G, R, T) 7.55 Transformers Prime. (G, R, T) 8.20 Tiki Tour. (G, T) 8.45 The Magic Roundabout. (G, R, T) 9.05 Fireman Sam. (G, T) 9.15 Chuggington. (G, R, T) 9.30 Infomercial. 11.00 Korero Mai – Speak To Me. (G) 11.30 Neighbours. (T) 12.00 Shortland Street. (PGR, R, T) 12.30 Scrubs.

(Final, PGR, R, T) 1.00 My Kitchen Rules. (G, R, T) 2.35 The War At Home. (PGR, R, T) 3.00 Pocoyo.

(G, R, T) 3.10 Franklin. (G, R, T) 3.30 Spongebob Squarepants. (G, R, T) 4.00 Ned’s Declassified School Survival Guide. (G, R, T) 4.30 Life With Boys. (G, T) 5.00 Horace In Slow Motion. (G, R) 5.01 America’s Funniest Home Videos.

(G, R, T) 5.30 My Wife And Kids.

(G, R, T) 6.00 Neighbours. (T) 6.30 Friends. (G, R, T) 7.00 Shortland Street.

(PGR, T)

7.30 Police Ten 7. (Final,

PGR, T)

8.00 Air Ways. (G, T) 8.30 Embarrassing Bodies.

(T) The doctors go on a working holiday to the coast of Spain to help Brits abroad with embarrassing body problems.

9.35 Hotel Hell. (T) 10.35 Chuck. (T) 11.35 Highway Patrol. (PGR,

R, T)

12.05 Memphis Beat. (T) 1.00 Police Ten 7. (PGR, R, T) 1.30 Infomercial. 2.30 Ugly Betty. (G, R, T) 3.20 Army Wives. (PGR, R, T) 4.05 Pond Life. (PGR) 4.15 Emmerdale. (PGR, R, T) 5.05 The Erin Simpson Show. (G, R) 5.30 Infomercial.

6.00 8.30 10.35 11.30

3 News: Firstline.

Infomercials. (G) The Talk. (PGR) Entertainment Tonight.

6.00 Home Shopping. (G) 6.30 The Crowd Goes Wild.

12.00 12.30 1.00 2.00

3 News.

Home And Away. (G, R, T) Dr Phil. (PGR, R) The Dr Oz Show. (PGR,

7.30 Home Shopping. (G) 12.00 Better Homes And Gardens. (G, R) 1.00 The Crowd Goes Wild.

(G, R)

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(G, R)

7.00 Millionaire: Hot Seat.

(G, R)

(G, R)

3.00 Rachel Zoe Project.

(Final, PGR) Rachel balances her work demands with her role as a new mother.

4.00 Rachael Ray. (G) 5.00 Everybody Loves Raymond. (G, R, T) It’s every man for himself when Ray gets into a feud with the troop leader of Ally’s Frontier Girls group over a cookie drive competition.

5.30 Home And Away. (G, T)

1.30 Hot Property. (G, R) 2.00 Getaway. (G, R) Dermott visits a Tokyo sumo school, Catriona takes a free Fratelli Fresh cooking class in Sydney.

2.55 The World’s Toughest Driving Tests. (G, R) 4.00 The Late Show With David Letterman. (G, R) 5.00 Deal Or No Deal. (G, R) Game show hosted by Andrew O’Keefe.

5.30 Prime News.

6.00 3 News.

7.00 Campbell Live.

7.30 The X Factor USA. (PGR) The remaining top acts put it all on the line and perform in front of the judges and a live audience.

9.30 Rove LA. (AO) Sharing laughs with Rove this week is the incredibly refreshing combination of Golden Globe nominee Emmy Rossum, actor Matthew Fox and comedian Aisha Tyler.

10.35 Nightline.

11.05 Sports Tonight.

11.20 HSBC Golf Club.

11.50 The Unit. (AO)

6.00 6.30 7.00 7.30

12.50 Infomercials. (G) 5.00 Joyce Meyer. 5.30 Infomercials. (G)

Pig. (G) 3.00 Sticky TV. (G) 4.30 FOUR Live. (G) 6.00 That ‘70s Show. (G, R) 6.30 Futurama. (G, R) 7.00 The Simpsons. (PGR, R) 7.30 Family Guy. (PGR, R) 8.00 The Cleveland Show. (PGR, R) 8.30 American Dad. (PGR, R) When Stan befriends Senator Buckingham in an effort to climb ranks in the CIA, he finds himself stopping at nothing to get ahead.

Adams up for top gong At times in 2012 Valerie Adams was at the depths of despair but her year is finishing on a high note after she was nominated for the Laureus Sportswoman of the Year award The Olympic shot put gold medallist has been nominated along with hurdler Sally Pearson, heptathlete Jessica Ennis, tennis player Serena Williams, sprinters Allyson Felix and Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce, swimmer Missy Franklin and Japanese wrestler Saori Yoshid.

A shortlist of six nominees, decided by a panel of sports media representatives, will be announced on December 13 at a function in

Sky Movies 10.30pm Bradley Cooper stars as struggling writer Eddie, whose life changes when he discovers a top-secret drug that gives him super human abilities to recall everything he sees or hears.

With his newfound skills opening up new doors, Eddie ditches his writing and takes on Wall Street, with dizzying success. But as the saying goes: What goes up, must come down.

(G, R)

11.10 The Late Show With David Letterman. (G) 12.10 Home Shopping. (G) 1.40 The Crowd Goes Wild. (G, R) 2.10 Home Shopping. (G)

Featuring the guest voice of Burt Reynolds.

9.00 Neighbors From Hell. (PGR, R) When Tina’s parents from Hell make a visit to earth, Balthazor makes an extra effort to impress Tina’s father.

9.30 South Park. (AO, R) 10.00 Cops. (AO, R) Cops takes you to the streets to witness real police in action as they confront the crime gripping American cities and comfort the victims of violence.

10.30 Friday Night Lights. (PGR) 11.25 Entertainment Tonight. (G) 11.50 Infomercials. (G)

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NYPD Blue. (M) Malcolm In The Middle. (PG) Cash Cab USA. (PG) America’s Funniest Home Videos.

8.05 8.30 9.20 10.10 11.00 12.50 1.45 2.45 3.10

Whose Line Is It Anyway? (PG) Monk. (PG) Law & Order. (M) Criss Angel Special. (M) No Holds Barred. (M) NYPD Blue. (M) Monk. (PG) Malcolm In The Middle. (PG) America’s Funniest Home Videos.

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The Simpsons. (PG) Whose Line Is It Anyway? (PG) Law & Order. (M) America’s Funniest Home Videos.

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sky sPORt 2 6.00 IAAF Champion Of The World. 1995 Gothenburg.

7.00 Netball. Fast5 World Series. Grand Final. From Vector Arena, Auckland.

Replay.

8.00 Darts. Grand Slam. Day Five Group Stages. Live.

12.00 ITM Reunion.

1.00 Rugby Zone.

1.30 Football. Replay.

3.30 Cricket. NZ Tour Of Sri Lanka. 5th One-day. From Mahinda Rajapaksa International Stadium, the Southern Province. Highlights.

4.30 Rugby Zone.

5.00 Rugby.

7.00 Total Rugby.

7.30 Swimming. State Ocean Swim Series.

State Paihia Classic, Bay Of Islands 8.00 Football. Replay.

1.00 Premier League World.

1.30 Soccer. Hyundai A-League. Adelaide United v Perth Glory. Replay.

3.30 Rugby. Air New Zealand European Tour. Scotland v All Blacks. From Murrayfield Stadium, Scotland. Replay.

5.30 Crowd Goes Wild.

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DOWN 2. Warning (10) 3. Grille (4) 4. Writer (6) 5. Oral (6) 6. Tangible (8) 7. Eager (4) 11. Extensive (10) 13. Immensity (8) 16. Revoke (6) 17. Expert (6) 18. Passionate (4) 20. Worry (4)

6.30 The Simpsons. (PG) 7.00 America’s Funniest Home Videos. (PG) 7.30 NCIS. (PG) 8.30 Criminal Intent. (M) 10.30 Law & Order. (M) 11.30 NYPD Blue. (M) 12.30 Whose Line Is It Anyway? (PG) 1.00 Malcolm In The Middle. (PG) 1.25 America’s Funniest Home Videos. (PG) 1.50 Cash Cab USA. (PG) 2.15 Monk. (PG) 3.05 NCIS. (PG) 3.55 Criminal Intent. (M) 4.45 Criminal Intent.

(M) 5.35 The Simpsons. (PG)

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Across: 7 Idler; 8 Cleanse; 9 Trouble; 10 Odour; 12 Obsequious; 15 Freebooter; 18 Smash; 19 Extreme; 21 Discord; 22 Antic.

Down: 1 Fisticuffs; 2 Allow; 3 Grab; 4 Scheme; 5 Resolute; 6 Unbosom; 11 Resilience; 13 Babyhood; 14 Because; 16 Overdo; 17 Petty; 20 Tear.

4.00 4.30 5.00 6.00

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8.30 Downton Abbey. (PGR) An exciting offer for Edith divides opinion, new maid Ivy is attracting attention below stairs, while Matthew’s concerns about the estate are falling on deaf ears.

9.35 Camelot. (AO) 10.40 The Crowd Goes Wild.

Rio, with the overall winner to be named at a date to be confirmed.

Adams, who was a nominee for the Laureus last year, is also on the short list for the IAAF Athlete of the Year award.

She retained her Olympic title in London but only after Nadzeya Ostapchuk of Belarus was stripped of the gold medal for failing a drugs test and was undefeated in all competitions.

“A formidable competitor, she is also world indoor champion and three-time world champion,” a statement from Laureus said.

- APNZ

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Best Of Qi. (AO) Best Of Top Gear.

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(G, R) 8.20 Go Diego Go. (G, R) 8.45 Bananas In Pyjamas. (G, R) 9.00 Thomas & Friends. (G, R) 9.10 Bob The Builder. (G, R) 9.20 Peppa Pig. (G, R) 9.25 Peppa Pig. (G, R) 9.30 The Wiggles Show. (G, R) 9.40 Ben And Holly’s Little Kingdom. (G) 9.50 Action Central. (G, R) 10.00 Infomercials.

(G) 2.00 Sesame Street. (G, R) 2.55 Peppa

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the singles 26-21, other games were Four’s B. Neil, Barry Stott, Maurice Wilson & Larry Neal loss 11-16. Triples Robin Petrie, Ron Cockburn Charlie Cleghorn loss 8 —19 Pairs (nearly did it) Stuart Garforth & Hamish Nish loss 17-18.

Another round of InterClub versus Allenton the same result as above with only a win in the singles.

First round of the ladies championship singles was played in bitterly cold conditions but in spite of the very cold wind a good game was witnessed, Shirley Taylor met Kath Muir which resulted in a win to Kath 21-12. Afternoon play saw Rene Devereux & Kath Muir take to the green and it was obvious the two had been practicing a cat and mouse game, but Kath was first to catch the mouse and won 21—12 (her previous game same score). After witnessing these two games it was obvious there would be more interesting results still to come as games progressed. The old saying “guts for garters” seemed to be the theme. Shirley Taylor & Rene Devereux were next to do battle which ended in a win to Rene 21-7. Conditions still bitterly cold and was most unpleasant for players. Shirley who had been playing fairly consistently found difficulty with her weight, but had no excuses—Just a simple remark “That’s Bowls”.

Another semi-final was played between Lorraine Boud and Kath Muir which ended Kath’s winning streak and gave a win to Lorraine and put her into the final. Kath began this game by taking control up until the 6th end and Lorraine had failed to score, then came the wake-up call and Lorraine, as if injected with a magic potion took over and came even on the 13th end to make it 10 all.

It was another cat and mouse from then on with Lorraine coming out the victor and claiming her place as a Champion Singles finalist, against the other finalist Rene Devereux.

Unfortunately the final was played in once again bitterly cold conditions which affected players at times but always no excuses made. Lorraine started by showing her authority and went 6 up before Rene could score. Rene then decided to hit her straps and after 7 ends the match was on. Both players gave some great displays but Lorraine just kept the edge on a determined competitor and finally emerged the MSA Ladies Singles Champion for the 2012/2013 season.

Congratulations Lorraine Boud Score 22-17.

Rountree players have been successful with 2 wins & 1 loss with the latest win against Rakaia 30-8. Well done to the team of Joan Hardy, Shirley Taylor, Cynthia Dudley, Joyce Cleghorn.

The women’s 7s played recently resulted in MSA with 3 losses to Methven, 2 losses and 1 win against Allenton, results not good but enjoyable playing and friendships.

Thank you to Charles and Stuart, our “Kitchen Maids” who did a superb job in feeding the multitudes, also thanks Wendy, kitchen overseer prepared to help, but sent home with such capable and experienced staff attending to all the chores in the sink and the oven.

A new format for the playing of the Ngaire Hunt Trophy this was played on Thursday when Men were included. How great it was to see Henry Hunt - Life Member- aged 95 playing like a “young gun” and showing he has not lost the art, ability or knowhow for the game of bowls. Hope to see you many times more on the green Henry.

The winning triples was: Bob Neilson, Joyce Cleghorn, Lorraine Boud. 2nd Robin Petrie, Kath Muir Daphne Nish.

One MSA team of Shirley Taylor Joan Hardy, Cynthia Dudley, Joyce Cleghorn entered the Bowman Cup played at Ashburton recently and secured a win, after some close encounters.

TEA DUTY NOVEMBER 20th—22nd Joyce Cleghorn – Sheilagh Blyth.

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6.00 Basketball. NBL. Adelaide 36ers v Perth Wildcats. Replay.

8.00 Football. Replay.

10.00 Netball. Fast5 World Series. Review.

From Vector Arena, Auckland.

11.30 The Netball Zone.

12.00 Soccer. English Premier League.

Newcastle United v West Ham United.

Replay.

2.00 HSBC Golf Club.

2.30 Golf. Australian Masters Golf. Round One. Live.

7.30 Crowd Goes Wild.

8.00 Premier League World.

8.30 UFC Wired.

9.30 The Ultimate Fighter.

10.30 Rugby. Maori All Blacks Tour. Leicester Tigers v Maori All Blacks. From, Welford Road Stadium, Aylestone Lane, Leicester. Highlights.

11.30 Baseball. World Classic Qualifiers.

New Zealand v Chinese Taipei. From the Xinzhuang Stadium, New Taipei City. Live.

2.30 Crowd Goes Wild.

3.00 Fight Night.

4.00 Netball. Fast5 World Series. Second Semi-final. From Vector Arena, Auckland. Replay.

5.00 Netball. Fast5 World Series. Grand Final. From Vector Arena, Auckland.

Replay.

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7.00 Reel Love. (2011, PG) Burt Reynolds, LeAnn Rimes.

8.25 Demoted. (2011, M) Michael Vartan, Sean Astin.

10.00 Biography: Tom Cruise. (2007, PG).

10.50 Season Of The Witch. (2010, M) Nicolas Cage, Ron Pearlman.

12.25 Due Date. (2010, 16) Robert Downey Jr. 2.00 Nightmare At The End Of The Hall.

(2008, M) Sara Rue. 3.30 Another Earth. (2011, M) Brit Marling, William Mapother.

5.00 How Do You Know. (2010, M) Reese Witherspoon, Owen Wilson.

7.00 Foster. (2011, PG) Toni Collete, Ioan Gruffudd.

8.30 Crazy Stupid Love. (2011, M) Steve Carell, Ryan Gosling. When a middleaged man’s wife asks for a divorce, he seeks to rediscover his manhood with the help of a new-found friend.

10.30 Limitless. (2011, M) Bradley Cooper, Robert De Niro.

12.15 I Sell The Dead. (2008, 16) Dominic Monaghan, Ron Perlman.

1.40 Dr. Jekyll And Mr. Hyde. (2008, M) Dougray Scott, Krista Bridges.

3.10 Nightmare At The End Of The Hall.

(2008, M) Sara Rue. 4.40 Another Earth. (2011, M) Brit Marling, William Mapother.

6.35 In Her Shoes. (2005, M) Cameron Diaz, Toni Collette.

8.45 Along Came Polly. (2004, M) Ben Stiller, Jennifer Aniston.

10.15 Closer. (2004, 16) Julia Roberts, Jude Law. 12.00 Deja Vu. (2006, M) Denzel Washington.

2.05 In Her Shoes. (2005, M) Cameron Diaz, Toni Collette.

4.15 The Day After Tomorrow. (2003, M) Dennis Quaid, Jake Gyllenhaal.

6.20 Keeping The Faith. (2000, M) Edward Norton, Ben Stiller. Best friends since childhood, a Rabbi, a priest and a beautiful woman reunite, but neither of the men can pursue the woman because of his beliefs.

8.30 Kingdom Of Heaven. (2003, 16) Orlando Bloom, Liam Neeson. A young blacksmith is drawn by destiny into the raging wars of the Crusades, battling love and loss on his path to leadership.

10.55 Kiss Kiss Bang Bang. (2005, 16) Robert Downey Jr. 12.40 The Day After Tomorrow. (2003, M) Dennis Quaid, Jake Gyllenhaal.

2.40 Keeping The Faith. (2000, M) Edward Norton, Ben Stiller.

4.45 Kingdom Of Heaven. (2003, 16) Orlando Bloom, Liam Neeson.

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Sons Of Guns. (M) Zombie Gun! RJF is enlisted to build the ultimate zombie gun. The shop divides into Team Max and Team Will, they build 2 guns, then meet up in the woods for a nighttime zombie apocalypse shootout.

River Monsters. (PG) Cops & Coyotes. (M) Disappeared. (M) Nightmare Next Door. (M) River Monsters. (PG) The Kennedy Detail. (PG) Sons Of Guns. (M) Dirty Jobs. (PG)

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By Michael Brown

Sonny Bill Williams

Not everyone is happy about Sonny Bill Williams’ return to rugby league but the timing could be perfect for Kiwis coach Stephen Kearney as he plots New Zealand’s defence of their world title next year.

Williams on Tuesday made official what everyone expected when he confirmed a one-year A$550,000 deal to return to the NRL with the Sydney Roosters.

It’s likely it will be a one-year flirtation only, with most expecting him to return to rugby union the following year with an eye on the All Blacks’ World Cup campaign in 2015.

Williams polarises opinion in

Australasia like no other player of his era and some, including former Bulldogs teammate Hazem El Masri, are upset he can return to the NRL after walking out on the club and a five-year deal in 2008.

The timing is poignant, given that deal with the Bulldogs would have expired two weeks ago, but the timing is perfect for Kearney and the Kiwis.

Of course, nothing is certain in Williams’ world and even on Tuesday he declined to comment when asked if he would make himself available for next year’s rugby league World Cup in England and Wales. He is also New Zealand heavyweight champion and wants to find time to explore his potential in boxing.

Kearney isn’t banking on Williams

Day of action on the track

By Sue Newman Ashburton will be continuing its tradition of cashing in on the biggest week on New Zealand’s horse racing calendar, with its annual cup week meeting tomorrow.

While it might not quite reach the giddy heights of Tuesday’s New Zealand Trotting Cup day at Addington in terms of either crowds or quality horses, it’s a day that always attracts strong patronage, says Ashburton Trotting Club president Alan Neumann.

“We get a lot of people who come down from Christchurch as part of cup week. They’ve been to the gallops yesterday and they’ll go back to Addington tomorrow so they come for bit of a day out in the country.”

There is a 12-race card on offer and while most races cater for maidens and C1 and C2 horses, Mr Neumann said among those will be a fair number of and up and comers looking for their first win.

And it’s also a day where trainers give older horses who are still battling to clock a win a chance against fields stacked with others who have

Alan Neumann never quite made the big time.

You won’t find a two-year-old in any of the fields, but you will find more than a handful who are definitely in mid-racing age.

Oldest is 10-year-old Oscar, owned and trained by the Smith family at Te Pirita and there are a couple of nine-year-olds, local Alister Lowe’s High Distinction and Rolleston horse Blue Gum Motel Shines.

It might be a low-key day in terms of stakes and horses, but it still attracted a fair number of top drivers, Mr Neumann said.

While he will be doing presidential duties on the day, Mr Neumann will still be taking a keen interest on action on the track. Two of his horses are racing – Cabo Wabo in race two and Get Home Tyron in race four. The pair of four-year-olds are both chasing their first win. And he’s optimistic.

“Get Home Tryon should win but I’m not too sure about the other one.”

His hopes for a cup week win lie with CrackaHeiny on show day.

The three-year-old goes into race six with a tidy record with a pair of second placings, a first, and a fourth in the mix.

The first race at Ashburton tomorrow is a late one, 1.05pm, with race 12 scheduled to start at 7.15pm.

being available for the World Cup but the 27-year-old would be a guaranteed selection if he was fit and willing.

“I think it’s wonderful to have Sonny back in the game,” Kearney said.

“There’s no doubt about that. Like he said yesterday, he has to earn his opportunities even at the Roosters.

“He’s injured at the moment so I don’t want to think about [whether he will play at the World Cup] and he probably doesn’t either. His priority is to get himself right and playing good footy for the Roosters, which I think he will do, and then work from there.

“A lot can happen between now and then. We will keep following the plans we have in place. If Sonny’s part of the group, he will be a wonderful bonus for us. We will look at it that way.”

Williams was just 18 and only a few matches into his NRL career when he first played for the Kiwis in 2004, becoming the youngest person to pull on the black and white jumper in a test.

He played only seven tests in total before he walked out on the Bulldogs and rugby league for French rugby union club Toulon.

It was a blow to the Kiwis but Kearney’s side still went on to upset Australia to claim the World Cup later that year.

NZRL high performance manager and Kiwis team manager Tony Kemp has been in touch with Williams about his plans but Kearney will give him space to work his way back into the game before making contact.

It will take Williams some time to re-adjust but Kearney was convinced he would be a success.

“It’s hard to say [how he might have changed as a player],” Kearney said.

“As he said yesterday, he didn’t do much contact in rugby union, which is a big part of rugby league. I think it’s probably more that he’s matured as a person with four years away from the game.

“There’s no doubt he’s a wonderful athlete. He’s not a bad boxer also so whatever he does he will be good at it.”

He’s won an NRL and Super Rugby title as well as the ITM Cup and Rugby World Cup. There will be many hoping he has the appetite to chase a rugby league world crown, too.

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Fields for today’s Ashburton TC meeting Fields for Ashburton Trotting Club Inc meeting at Ashburton Raceway today. NZ Meeting number: 7 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.

RACE 1 1.05pm (NZT) KEITH & BETTY HOOD MEMORIAL TROT $6000, 3yo+ non winners trot, stand, 2400m 1 8030 Lithium (1) fr.................................N McGrath 2 25442 Shutterup (2) fr.............................C DeFilippi 3 033 My Mums Astar (3) fr...................T McMillan 4 65x Whata Gamble (4) fr................. S Smolenski 5 565 Wywurri (5) fr..............................A Edmonds 6 908 Euromaxx fr.................................. Scratched 7 Chiola Belle (6) fr...........................B Orange 8 2 No Potato (7) fr.................................D Dunn 9 009x0 Get Withit fr................................... Scratched 10 500xP Armed Force (8) fr........................ G O’Reilly 11 Bim Bom Bay (9) fr.................... R Anderson 12 00489 Trouble Ado (10) fr........................M Heenan 13 70389 Pricilla P (11) fr................................ G Smith 14 09400 Price Of Fame (12) fr..................... T Trathen 15 5439x Secret Sundaze (13) fr........................R May 16 6x5 Winsome Luck fr........................... Scratched 17 9626 Dragon Lady (U1) fr...................... R Holmes 18 4 Renegade Fighter (U2) fr............ R Close (J) 19 0706 Joltin Joe Demagio fr.................... Scratched 20 0x047 Waihemo Angus (U3) fr.....................J Dunn Emergencies: Euromaxx, Get Withit, Winsome Luck, Joltin Joe Demagio RACE 2 1.40pm HARNESS JEWELS 1ST JUNE 2013 MOBILE PACE $3000, 4yo+ non winners mob. pace, mobile, 2400m 1 86400 Ripia (1) fr..................................... S McEvoy 2 99000 Strandhill (2) fr........................... I Schwamm 3 6x962 Up Wheels (3) fr..............................T Chmiel 4 65580 Share The Joy (4) fr..........................G Telfer 5 x4809 Master Lachlan (5) fr..................A Edmonds 6 800 Xmas Joyella (6) fr........................S McNally 7 57470 Bianca (7) fr........................................R May 8 7x079 Cabo Wabo (8) fr..............................D Dunn 9 4687x Earsgrinningatyou (9) fr................K Hadfield 10 99000 Betty Louise (U1) fr......................T Jellyman RACE 3 2.15pm DRUMMOND & ETHERIDGE MOBILE PACE $6000, 3yo+ non winners mob. pace, mobile, 2400m 1 40 Hilarious Legend (1) fr........................R May 2 5P Thrill (2) fr.......................................T Chmiel 3 Safedra (3) fr.....................................D Dunn 4 Try Or Die (4) fr.............................G O’Reilly 5 274x Spirit Eclipse (5) fr.......................C DeFilippi 6 Batini (6) fr.................................. S Ottley (J) 7 0x806 Shantahlia’s Star (7) fr................K Cameron 8 9x68 Majors Blue Jean (8) fr................. R Jenkins 9 5x693 Kaiteri Bay (9) fr.................................J Dunn 10 x0000 Mimi Surarti (21) fr....................... I Cameron RACE 4 2.50pm MOLLY RODGERS MEMORIAL PACE

Gerard O’Reilly $6000, 3yo+ non winners pace, stand, 2400m 1 37657 Betty Golightly (1) fr.......................B Orange 2 553x Sky Ruler (2) fr............................. R Holmes 3 04x73 Jazzy Jess (3) fr.................................J Dunn 4 00x08 Flyin Seelster (4) fr....................M Edmonds 5 0 Kowhai Creek (5) fr..........................M Jones 6 4 Handlebar Hank (6) fr....................... J Keast 7 Macintosh (7) fr.................................D Dunn 8 Thats My Money Honey (8) fr.........T Chmiel 9 5x970 Graduate Under Fire (9) fr..M Williamson (J) 10 004 Get Holme Tyron (10) fr......................R May 11 3432 Billy Jack (11) fr.................................. D Butt 12 x6004 I’m Bettor (12) fr............................ R Jenkins 13 50x97 Village Pride (13) fr......................C DeFilippi 14 74400 Suzali Queen (14) fr.........................J Curtin 15 x6803 Midfrew Tarpediem (15) fr...........C Markham RACE 5 3.23pm GUARDIAN PRINT FILLIES & MARES MOBILE PACE $6000, 3yo+ f&m non winners mob. pace, mobile, 1609m 1 65254 Kotare Yris (1) fr.................................J Dunn 2 Rise And Shine (2) fr.................. S Ottley (J) 3 Hellofanangel (3) fr.............................R May 4 87x27 Ally Grace (4) fr............................... G Smith 5 Jaycees Belle (5) fr.......................M Cations 6 54728 Gracious Belle (6) fr...................... R Holmes 7 68x06 Strata (7) fr..................................A Edmonds 8 20 Cracklin Rosie (8) fr................... J Trainor (J) 9 30897 Hannah Jaye (9) fr............................J Curtin 10 72 Mashika (21) fr.................................. J Keast 11 88x22 Destiny In Motion (22) fr.......... C D Thornley 12 09385 Eastwood Falconet (23) fr............C DeFilippi 13 670 Dream Gal (24) fr...........................B Orange 14 x3225 Mac Bubbles (25) fr..........................D Dunn

RACE 6 3.58pm AMERICAN IDEAL @ WOODLANDS STUD MOBILE PACE $6000, 3yo+ non winners mob. pace, mobile, 2400m 1 50555 Chargedownking (1) fr.....................R Curtin 2 Angus Bromac (2) fr.........................D Dunn 3 50x75 Dudinka’s Beau (3) fr................ S Smolenski 4 0x476 Bettor Fella (4) fr..........................C DeFilippi 5 Cheyenne Princess (5) fr...............B Orange 6 60x Little Mo (6) fr............................A Tomlinson 7 303 Jak Tat (7) fr................................ R Close (J) 8 2xPx0 Cullens Spirit (8) fr.............................J Dunn 9 American Chopper (9) fr.......... C D Thornley 10 x0603 Caesar (21) fr................................G O’Reilly 11 4 Jackson Jones (22) fr.........................R May 12 90x9 Rainbow Classic (23) fr..................... G Craw 13 6 Tan Son Nhut (24) fr..............J Anderson (J) 14 00 Chapala Surprise (U1) fr...................J Curtin RACE 7 4.33pm GARTH JEMMETT CONSTRUCTION MOBILE PACE $6500, 4yo+ 1 to 2 wins mob. pace jun.d, mobile, 2400m 1 6560x Highview Jackie (1) fr................ B Munro (J) 2 22884 Delightful Blue (2) fr................S Hickman (J) 3 04599 Zara P (3) fr..................................A Veint (J) 4 44x32 Master Pip (4) fr.......................... S Ottley (J) 5 86421 Nicky’s Passion (5) fr..........M Williamson (J) 6 5000x Eyre Of Expectancy (6) fr..........C Hunter (J) 7 09070 Firebreak fr................................... Scratched 8 26088 K C Pedro (7) fr......................J Anderson (J) 9 46745 Desire Mhe (8) fr.........................L Lester (J) 10 6619x Hot Toddy (21) fr...................... S Golding (J) 11 16 Its Nukes (22) fr.......................B Thomas (J) 12 77620 Mixed Emotions (23) fr.................J Young (J) 13 55172 Lady Brownhouse (24) fr........... J Trainor (J) RACE 8 5.08pm CLEM & RUSSELL BRAND MEMORIAL MOBILE PACE $6500, 3yo+ 1 to 2 wins mob. pace, mobile, 2400m 1 08039 Superior Desire (1) fr.......................M Jones 2 1979 Montenegro (2) fr..............................J Curtin 3 2996x Motu Pathfinder (3) fr..........................R May 4 90x10 Seven Point One (4) fr.............B Thomas (J) 5 1106 Lauramegan (5) fr..............................J Dunn 6 43607 Lee Van Cleef (6) fr........................B Orange 7 06x00 Shudawudacuda (7) fr...................L O’Reilly 8 80001 Belkmyster (8) fr...............................D Dunn 9 79x10 Principal Skinner fr........................ Scratched 10 988x6 Gogetem (21) fr....................... C R Thornley 11 50297 Speak Up (22) fr..........................T McMillan 12 x2167 Ovaride (U1) fr.................................... D Butt RACE 9 5.45pm CANTERBURY WOOL BROKERS & LEN BELL MEMORIAL PACE $6500, 3yo+ 1 to 2 wins pace, stand, 2400m 1 3172x Motu Haughty Helen (1) fr..................R May 2 31606 Sixonenine (2) fr..........................C DeFilippi 3 1 Optimo Denario (3) fr........................D Dunn 4 40672 Low On Wine (4) fr............................P Court 5 75679 Tommy Golightly (5) fr....................B Orange 6 0848x Westburn Warrior (6) fr....................M Jones

7 5x690 Beaudiene Beckham (7) fr............ R Jenkins 8 2114x Loose Cannon (8) fr.................... J Patterson 9 521x4 Junkyard Beau (9) fr.....................G O’Reilly 10 708P0 McPadden (10) fr...................J Anderson (J) 11 x2176 The Falcon Legend (11) fr.............L O’Reilly 12 0980x Nor West Star (12) fr....................T McMillan 13 59048 Greshees Angel (13) fr.................... G Smith RACE 10 6.15pm ISLINGTON TAVERN PACE $6000, 3yo+ non winners pace, stand, 2400m 1 0x0x Riverboat Princess (1) fr............. R Close (J) 2 08 Hit The Spot (2) fr.............................J Curtin 3 9000x Waikari Cash (3) fr.......................... K James 4 x6856 Shantahlia Knight (4) fr...............K Cameron 5 0x48 Xmas Joy Belle (5) fr....................S McNally 6 x2233 Christian Acropolis (6) fr....................J Dunn 7 00 Bold Lustre (7) fr............................B Orange 8 9x198 Royal Cynic (8) fr............................M House 9 Halston Bromac (9) fr.......................D Dunn 10 606 Flyalong Falcon (10) fr.....................M Jones 11 32375 Double Line (11) fr........................G O’Reilly 12 8x Bankcard (12) fr...........................C DeFilippi 13 Julia Bardon (13) fr.............................R May 14 05 Roo Star (14) fr............................T McMillan 15 Magical Mario (U1) fr....................... G Smith RACE 11 6.45pm IDL REFRIGERATED TRANSPORT HANDICAP TROT $6500, 1 to 4 wins discrhcp trot, stand, 2400m 1 2835x Clifden Clowers (1) fr........................D Dunn 2 03D1P Always Treasure (2) fr................ C Middleton 3 3340x Annabelle Lindenny (3) fr.............C DeFilippi 4 07080 High Distinction (4) fr........................ A Lowe 5 59975 Sunbrite (5) fr................................R Todd (J) 6 00x61 Franco Nadal (6) fr..............................R May 7 2x467 Frisson (7) fr................................. P O’Reilly 8 7530x Heza Boy Star (1) 10...................T McMillan 9 12x0x Oscar (2) 10...................................... J Smith 10 08x00 Hot Vacation (3) 10.............M Williamson (J) 11 077x7 Berkshire Son (U1) 10......................G Laing 12 4570P Glendaloch (U1) 20.................. L McCormick RACE 12 7.15pm HOTEL ASHBURTON MOBILE PACE $6000, 6yo+ 1 to 3 wins mob. pace, mobile, 2400m 1 10029 Yaholyterror (1) fr............................T Chmiel 2 0879x Berbizier (2) fr............................... R Jenkins 3 08x49 Fortunately (3) fr........................A Tomlinson 4 7977x Forum (4) fr..................................C DeFilippi 5 90x96 Dublin Boy (5) fr..........................A Edmonds 6 78x03 Ashley Cullen (6) fr............................. D Butt 7 02572 Herbie’s Dream (7) fr.................. S Ottley (J) 8 39674 Su El (8) fr............................... L McCormick 9 9x578 Fastroundtown (9) fr.......................B Orange 10 00x8x Illumaway (21) fr.................M Williamson (J) 11 06475 Cardinal Huff (22) fr....................... K Cox (J) 12 08605 Szybka Brat (23) fr............................G Telfer 13 12450 Mullingar Mac (24) fr..................... S McNally 14 970x0 Bluegum Motel Shines (25) fr...........D Dunn Pacifiers on : Strata (R5) Pacifiers off : Chapala Surprise (R6)

Otaki Maori RC fields, form and riders Fields for Otaki Maori RC meeting at Otaki today.

NZ Meeting number: 4 Doubles: 2 and 3; 4 and 5; 6 and 7 Trebles: 1, 2 and 3; 5, 6 and 7 RACE 1 1.58pm (NZT) THE DOMINION POST RATING 65 HANDICAP $7000, Rating 65 Benchmark*, 1200m 1 x1426 The Lone Ranger dmb (8) 59....... L Allpress 2 69127 Basildon Bond (7) 58.5................... J Riddell 3 46x1 Rockweiler d (4) 58.5......................D Walker 4 69183 Daltoray d (6) 58.................... A Morgan (a3) 5 09x0x Iamthatiam 56.5............................ Scratched 6 52x76 Dashing Dottie d (3) 56.................... K Myers 7 76x69 Kevildo m (5) 55.5......................W Satherley 8 5x7x7 Merinda h (2) 54.......................B Grylls (a3) 9 238x4 Racey Red (1) 54........................ V Johnston RACE 2 2.33pm CAVALLO AGISTMENTS 3YO MAIDEN $7000, MDN 3YO, 1400m

1 23 Euro Zone 57.5............................. Scratched 2 2 Abraham Lincoln (4) 57.5................ K Myers 3 744 Landlord (11) 57.5......................... H Tinsley 4 8x4x7 Paddy Owen (1) 57.5.................... L Allpress 5 7x Petone Prince (12) 57.5.................. J Riddell 6 Shallwetellthem (5) 57.5...... M Dravitzki (a3) 7 0x5 If I Can I Can (9) 55.5..................R Hannam 8 06 Anisette (8) 55.5.............................D Walker 9 98 Anniesstar (3) 55.5..................... V Johnston 10 00 Crispncool (7) 55.5..........................D Walsh 11 8x80 Little Dragon Girl (2) 55.5.................K Smith 12 60 Miss Professional (10) 55.5...... B Grylls (a3) 13 9 Tinka Tinka (6) 55.5........................ J Parkes RACE 3 3.08pm THE SOUND OF KAPITI 94.3FM MAIDEN $7000, MDN, 1400m 1 23984 Exceeding A Dream (9) 58.5.......R Hannam 2 4 The Beama (10) 58.5....................... K Myers

3 6 Cold Hearted (1) 58.5......................S Collett 4 x2990 Paddy Jo (3) 57................................K Smith 5 4623x Prepared bh (8) 56.5.................... L Allpress 6 224x8 La Rosa (11) 56.5........................... J Parkes 7 x3098 Lajuca (6) 56.5............................ V Johnston 8 7x0x7 Our Sonare (5) 56.5.....................B Lammas 9 Posing Gem (2) 56.5.................B Grylls (a3) 10 99x9. Rosa Rossa h (4) 56.5.................... J Riddell 11 0 Duck For Cover (7) 55................... H Tinsley RACE 4 3.43pm HOROWHENUA SHELTER TRIMMERS MAIDEN $7000, MDN, 2100m 1 64x35 Holy Smoke (15) 58.5.................... H Tinsley 2 84449 Stickemup (1) 58.5.......................B Lammas 3 66x27 Tjapaki (2) 58.5............................R Hannam 4 3x035 Waive The Rules (12) 58.5..............S Collett 5 0x736 Colby (5) 58.5 6 96. Hunky Dory (6) 58.5.......................D Walker 7 0x245 Masih Chiantik (9) 56.5.............B Grylls (a3)

8 58x42 Kindacool (14) 56.5.......................... K Myers 9 75283 That Snow Athlete h (4) 56.5.......... J Riddell 10 Fx020 Maurral (8) 56.5.............................. J Parkes 11 80784 Flying Daisy (17) 56.5................... L Allpress 12 8x864 Pheroz Tide (11) 56.5................. V Johnston 13 0 Alotaranzau (3) 56.5................ D Turner (a4) 14 24606 Dressto Empressnow (16) 56.5 15 000x6 Monnie (13) 56.5 16 x6960 Zena Princess 56.5....................... Scratched 17 x0x07 Ourblackisle (10) 58.5 18 x6880 Handsome Jake (7) 58.5 Emergencies: Monnie, Zena Princess, Ourblackisle, Handsome Jake RACE 5 4.18pm THE ROCK 91.9FM RATING 75 HANDICAP $8000, Rating 75 Benchmark, 2100m 1 56202 Show The Beel t (9) 59.................... K Myers 2 x7114 Mr Keeninsky t (7) 56.5.................. H Tinsley

3 8x406 King Leonidas d (8) 55.5.............B Lammas 4 23510 La Pierre m (6) 54.5.....................R Hannam 5 30x10 Canso t (3) 54............................... L Allpress 6 116x0 Floaisha d (2) 54............................. J Parkes 7 x3135 Belinus dm (1) 54.....................B Grylls (a3) 8 03x28 Kairanga (5) 54................................D Walsh 9 82430 Stuertzer tdm (4) 54.................... V Johnston RACE 6 4.53pm MILLS REEF WINERY RATING 75 HANDICAP $8000, Rating 75 Benchmark, 1400m 1 334x1 McDaids d (12) 59........................... K Myers 2 1x342 Bright Glo b (6) 58.5....................... J Riddell 3 9x733 Gus b (3) 58.5..................................D Walsh 4 x8030 Second Hope dm (4) 58.................D Walker 5 630x7 Surreal Storm d (10) 57............B Grylls (a3) 6 05736 Sir Cosworth tm (5) 56.5..................S Collett 7 83358 Don’tlikemonday tdm (8) 56.........R Hannam 8 15x45 Kings Court d (11) 56..................... J Parkes 9 18x04 Hanami d (7) 55.5....................... V Johnston

10 01986 I Am Leo dm (2) 55.5.................... L Allpress 11 20x53 Anagram m (9) 54.5....................... H Tinsley 12 404x1 Themoneyzmine d (1) 54.5.. M Dravitzki (a3) RACE 7 5.30pm AUTOMOTIVEPRYDE LEVIN RATING 65 HANDICAP $7000, Rating 65 Benchmark*, 1600m 1 37216 Heir Supply tm (15) 59.................B Lammas 2 93397 Bar Keeper m (1) 58.5.................R Hannam 3 6571 Lord Of The Stars d (6) 58.5............ K Myers 4 2x585 Julinsky Prince m (13) 58............... J Riddell 5 43841 Mint td (4) 57.5............................. L Allpress 6 4219x The Prince Of Pop t (16) 57.5.........S Collett 7 x8393 Dinksta db (7) 57......................B Grylls (a3) 8 806x8 Down Town td (5) 57.......................D Walker 9 20846 Get The Message mh (12) 57........ H Tinsley 10 x4309 Kape Town (2) 57.............................D Walsh 11 x9551 Miss Holly (10) 56.5............. M Dravitzki (a3) 12 458x9 Victor Alberto m (8) 56.5................ J Parkes 13 98x72 Chocolate Cake m (9) 55..................K Smith

14 8x935 Lady Shannon (14) 54.5............. V Johnston 15 40x45 The Bachelor (3) 56 16 2760x Jokraar (11) 55.5 17 9x78x Wilbur (17) 54.5 18 27647 Zenno Rolls Royce 57.................. Scratched Emergencies: The Bachelor, Jokraar, Wilbur, Zenno Rolls Royce Blinkers on : Merinda (R1), Miss Professional (R2), Duck For Cover (R3), Ourblackisle (R4), Kings Court (R6), The Bachelor (R7) Blinkers off : Landlord (R2), Prepared (R3), Monnie (R4), Floaisha (R5), I Am Leo (R6), Get The Message, Jokraar (R7) Winkers on : Maurral (R4), King Leonidas, Floaisha (R5) Winkers off : The Bachelor (R7)

5 21324 My Jack Attack 20.87....................M J Lozell 6 62324 Winsome Buster 21.22...............D Schofield 7 31274 Toi Shan 21.05............................D Schofield 8 x7261 Hong Kong Louie 21.06.................... S Clark 9 45245 Ladakh nwtd................................... G Farrell 10 83386 Flyin’ Magnum 21.77 R M &............. J Smith RACE 8, 2.07pm VEHICLE SERVICES LTD STAKES C3, 457m 1 x1111 Pegeon Appeal 25.78...................... K Walsh 2 54764 Hustler 25.55..............................D Schofield 3 72355 Winsome Flash 25.44.................D Schofield 4 34752 Lafayette nwtd................................... B Craik 5 82351 Cafe Chic 25.65......................... A Lawrence 6 11624 Bellswill nwtd......................................C Hore 7 57641 Edward Cullen 26.21........................ B Craik 8 37163 Opawa Johnny nwtd........................S Payne RACE 9, 2.25pm GENERAL ENGRAVERS SPRINT C4, 375m 1 38546 Grizz 20.92....................................... S Clark 2 34574 Harvey Nichols 21.24........................ B Craik

3 F1123 Cosmic Mack 21.18....................D Schofield 4 67233 Proven Shelly 21.52...........................C Hore 5 17141 Mahonie 21.34............................ G Pomeroy 6 45818 Sasha’s One 21.32........................... S Clark 7 53245 Cawbourne Stars 21.15...................S Payne 8 62351 Karma Rhode 21.33 W &.................T Steele 9 67855 My Girl Cookie nwtd................... R O’Regan RACE 10, 2.42pm 0800 4 DOWN COW STAKES C5, 457m 1 21332 Kiwi Girl 25.88....................................J Black 2 87273 Cash Knocka 25.72.........................T Green 3 61572 Lochinvar Elle 25.57...................D Schofield 4 33F16 We’re So Lucky 25.62....................... B Craik 5 83351 On Trey 25.72.............................D Schofield 6 88x88 Assegai nwtd..............................M Mathews 7 21224 Fancy Tip nwtd............................D Schofield 8 11142 Benny Rox 25.52........................D Schofield RACE 11, 2.58pm SERGIO @ STUD STAKES C2, 457m 1 12747 Hit Boost 26.04........................... R O’Regan 2 41121 Beau Rivage 25.83 W &..................T Steele 3 65453 Hot Pootie 25.83..................................J Udy

4 12653 Twin Rivers 26.26....................... G Pomeroy 5 51284 Munchin’ Krunch 26.12............... R O’Regan 6 72678 McKone 25.65................................... S Clark 7 11578 Ila Gladys 26.10..............................G Parker 8 51132 Utah Bolt nwtd............................ G Pomeroy 9 44667 Seeing Excuses 25.85................ R O’Regan RACE 12, 3.16pm ALL SEW EMBROIDERY STAKES C4/5, 457m 1 14175 Lektra Fantasy (c5) 25.77................. S Clark 2 21885 Lochinvar Laredo(c5) 25.53........D Schofield 3 73237 Thrilling Charge(c5) 25.97...............S Payne 4 27544 Lachlan’s Cash 25.69.................D Schofield 5 24217 High Flyer nwtd...........................H Laagland 6 15133 Valain’s Flyer 25.61..................... R O’Regan 7 26527 Thrilling Blitz (c5) 25.78.................... S Clark 8 15375 Girl Rosey 25.66...........................M J Lozell 9 44443 Koko Whiz 25.49.........................D Schofield LEGEND: fsdt - First Start Here nwd - No Win this Distance fstd - First Start This Distance 31 13 - Best Winning Time This Track

9 21423 Drysdale (c4) 17.30.............................A Lee 10 71143 Complicit nwtd F &..........................Turnwald RACE 8, 8.25pm DAVID EMERSON CONSULTANCY FEATURE R/A, 520m 1 16413 Bob’s Eye (c4) 30.73..................J McInerney 2 61566 Take No Prisoner(c4) 30.64........... G Cleeve 3 76788 Wonnie Wonder (c3) 31.81 C &....D Roberts 4 87118 Dittman (c3) 31.01.............................J Dunn 5 2121F Know Attempt (c2) 30.79............... G Cleeve 6 71111 Tippy’s Torpedo (c3) nwtd..............J Holdem 7 52655 Know Thought (c3) 30.58.............. G Cleeve 8 33647 Not A Know (c5) 30.82.................A Waretini 9 35212 Take A Trick (c2) 30.64..................... M Flipp 10 34115 Over Bid (c2) 30.74 A &......................Seque RACE 9, 8.57pm 2012 BUY SELL & EXCHANGE NEW ZEALAND CUP C5f, 520m 1 43122 Emily Baxter 30.09.....................J McInerney 2 64211 Another Dollar 30.27..................J McInerney 3 41112 Russell Hart 30.38.....................J McInerney 4 11331 Jinjarango 30.18 J &........................D Fahey 5 43232 Know Class (c4) 30.12................... G Cleeve 6 17222 Riley’s Mate (c4) nwtd....................... S Clark

7 31341 Peking Tom 30.30............................. S Clark 8 13311 White Air 30.37 J &..........................D Fahey 9 16453 Inishrush 30.37 J &..........................D Fahey 10 42723 Wot Price Curly 30.73................J McInerney RACE 10, 9.27pm CONTROLINSULATION.CO.NZ STAKES C4, 520m 1 24451 Shunt Appeal 30.40.......................... B Eade 2 1587F Okuku Dreamer 30.77 C &................. Fagan 3 23213 Opawa Bomb 30.67 L &..................... Wales 4 21436 Gone Awol 30.94.......................J McInerney 5 66511 Cawbourne Kim 30.63...............J McInerney 6 17787 Molly Paisley 30.47........................ G Cleeve 7 71176 Homebush Iris 30.93..................J McInerney 8 74763 Magic Lass 30.43 C &..................D Roberts 9 61546 Barnaby Bale 30.84 C &...............D Roberts 10 78741 Still Helina 30.61 H &...........................Taylor RACE 11, 9.57pm 2012 I PAVE CONCRETE SOCKBURN CUP C2d, 732m 1 42444 Par (c0) nwtd F &............................Turnwald 2 24123 Retaliate First (c1) nwtd F &...........Turnwald 3 74886 Thrilling Sound (c1) nwtd S &..........B Evans 4 42521 Mr. Chino 45.48.......................... A Lawrence

5 83172 Indeed Unique nwtd.........................T Green 6 24435 Geoff The Ref (c1) nwtd A &..............Seque 7 13714 Know Peace nwtd J &......................D Fahey 8 36435 Yella Mustard 43.89 J &...................D Fahey 9 25844 Opawa Patch (c0) nwtd..............J McInerney 10 88655 Opawa Peekay (c0) nwtd L &............. Wales RACE 12, 10.25pm RACINGDOGS.CO.NZ SPRINT C5, 295m 1 42236 Hot Mango 17.49 A &.........................Seque 2 14115 See To Believe 17.39.................J McInerney 3 22236 Callahan 17.26............................. M Roberts 4 71143 Complicit nwtd F &..........................Turnwald 5 51225 Lotsa Style 17.46 H &..........................Taylor 6 62316 Okuku Ollie 17.29........................... R Casey 7 63161 Zo La Doe 17.45 W &........................ Nissen 8 58115 Another Gon 17.17....................J McInerney 9 87711 Hauko nwtd........................................J Dunn 10 14235 Roqette 17.31 C &........................D Roberts LEGEND: fsdt - First Start Here nwd - No Win this Distance fstd - First Start This Distance 31 13 - Best Winning Time This Track

Waikato greyhound fields and form Fields for Waikato and District Greyhound Racing Club meeting at Cambridge Raceway today.

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 RACE 1, 12.04pm (NZT) KIRSTIE MCGRAIL @ HARCOURTS SPRINT C2, 375m 1 62447 Flash That 21.47......................... R O’Regan 2 77xF4 Rhoda Holmes nwtd................... B Littlejohn 3 31678 Bigtime Treasure nwtd.................... I George 4 63464 Astute Whiz 21.61.......................D Schofield 5 46625 Tata Safari 21.68............................... B Craik 6 87156 Hit Da Nos 21.70................................ J Foot 7 35327 Winsome Achiever 21.31............D Schofield 8 15284 Deb Bale 21.71........................... G Pomeroy 9 13777 Diggin’ On You nwtd........................ I George 10 86754 Living The Dream 21.27....................S Ross RACE 2, 12.22pm PALAMOUNTAINS NUTRITION STAKES C0, 457m

1 65837 Joe Lee nwtd..............................M Mathews 2 83823 Riddle Mate nwtd............................ G Farrell 3 7244 Wolf Marine nwtd...........................P Cleaver 4 38 Chinook nwtd................................... L Martin 5 55372 Question Me nwtd..............................S Ross 6 44 Thrilling Charly nwtd........................ K Walsh 7 444 Gypsy Hunter nwtd...................... C F Moore 8 77755 Lady Louis nwtd..........................M Mathews 9 76856 My Girl Izzy nwtd........................ R O’Regan 10 37676 Wabi Sabi nwtd................................ L Martin RACE 3, 12.39pm THE CLUBHOUSE SPORTS BAR & CAFE STAKES C1, 457m 1 45326 Makinen 25.97 W &.........................T Steele 2 75548 Kanga Whiz 26.41......................D Schofield 3 55F85 Mr. Lochlyn nwtd...........................M J Lozell 4 65612 Urban Combat nwtd.......................P Cleaver 5 32515 Zagato 25.99.............................. A Lawrence 6 15215 Magico 26.06................................... L Martin 7 42137 Limerick Lee nwtd.........................M J Lozell 8 42614 Wind Up Whitey 26.54................. C F Moore

RACE 4, 12.57pm (NZT) JOHN LAMONT BOBCAT HIRE SERVICES SPRINT C1, 375m 1 64434 Exciting Girl 21.54............................ M Mann 2 68577 Sydilicious nwtd.................................. R Udy 3 67621 Hajime 21.48..................................P Cleaver 4 775F5 Caruba King 21.67.............................J Black 5 84251 Belrani nwtd.................................... G Farrell 6 43425 Cullen’s Impact 21.50........................J Black 7 57524 Flyin’ Shifty nwtd R M &.................... J Smith 8 67138 Major Tom 21.91......................... L Laagland 9 24487 Imagination nwtd......................... B Littlejohn 10 88648 King’s Mistress nwtd..........................J Black RACE 5, 1.15pm FOND FOODS LTD SPRINT C3, 375m 1 66653 Aston Red 21.22............................... B Craik 2 46325 Cherry Tree Lane 21.48.................... B Craik 3 688x2 Take The Mick 21.26......................... S Clark 4 88836 Astonishing nwtd......................... R O’Regan 5 51361 Naughty Courty 21.75...................... M Mann 6 64124 Where’s The Cat 21.60...............D Schofield 7 56534 Predator Drone 21.37 W &..............T Steele

8 45712 Samson Dash 21.36......................... B Craik 9 47557 Declaration 21.38.............................. B Craik RACE 6, 1.32pm YGOT BONUS SCHEME SPRINT C1, 375m 1 2521 Matrix 21.72.......................................J Black 2 11371 Thrilling Abra 21.59............................ L Bliek 3 37713 Stellar Force nwtd..........................P Cleaver 4 45452 Very Chilly 21.75.........................M Mathews 5 64786 Dogged Dan 22.42 W &...................T Steele 6 64263 Rhyme In Melody nwtd......................J Black 7 64442 Thrilling Bolt 21.43...........................S Payne 8 58233 Coleridge Angel 22.17..................M J Lozell 9 88787 Head Lass 22.02......................... G Pomeroy 10 68488 Little Bitty Gal nwtd......................... I George RACE 7, 1.50pm (NZT) HAUTAPU VETERINARY CLINIC SPRINT C5, 375m 1 86682 Thrilling Issues 21.21........................ S Clark 2 74176 Boy Spice 20.99......................... A Lawrence 3 11511 Cosmic Pearl 21.27....................D Schofield 4 42648 Life’s A Dream nwtd...........................C Hore

Christchurch greyhound fields and form Fields for Christchurch Greyhound Racing Club meeting at Addington Raceway today.

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 RACE 1, 5.15pm (NZT) BILL’S BAR & BISTRO SPRINT C3, 295m 1 11411 Wandy Devil nwtd............................ M Grant 2 63143 Home Truth 17.32.......................... G Cleeve 3 63153 Radiator Springs 17.39 W &.............. Nissen 4 71151 Rodriguez 17.19..................................A Lee 5 31327 No Lane 17.32............................. M Roberts 6 11211 Run Lacey Run nwtd F &................Turnwald 7 17x11 Deanne’s Magic 17.28 J &...............D Fahey 8 12214 Jimmy Jurante 17.54..................J McInerney 9 32173 Eff Five Warning 17.54 M &...............Jopson 10 14117 Homebush Cruz 17.51........................ I Kaye RACE 2, 5.38pm (NZT) CHRIS & LISA EARL DASH C4, 295m 1 x7411 Wandy Luck 17.51......................... G Cleeve 2 21423 Drysdale 17.30.....................................A Lee

3 42333 Pure And Special 17.25................... M Grant 4 22531 Fanta Alert (c5) 17.48 C &.................. Fagan 5 23125 Princely Dollar 17.46..................J McInerney 6 16231 Know Love Affair 17.37................. L Waretini 7 35311 Boiled Lollies nwtd F &...................Turnwald 8 534F1 Benny’s Angel 17.50..................J McInerney 9 22623 Hard Habits 17.34.......................... G Cleeve 10 31633 Heza Sensation nwtd P &..............B Conner RACE 3, 6.05pm (NZT) SKY HIGH SCAFFOLDING PLACE PICK STAKES C3, 520m 1 46x31 Fear Go 30.60................................ G Cleeve 2 22421 No Undies Sundy 30.55.............J McInerney 3 44111 Big Token 31.09.........................J McInerney 4 65278 Thrilling Sadie 30.70........................ M Grant 5 14436 Black Emily 30.67 L &......................... Wales 6 24256 Elki nwtd...................................... M Roberts 7 15321 Opawa Style 30.71 L &....................... Wales 8 42x75 Know Peril 30.62............................ G Cleeve 9 56577 Archie’s Jet 30.09 M &.......................Jopson 10 76787 Alisaray 30.64............................... L Waretini RACE 4, 6.35pm (NZT) FLATPACK HOUSES PH.3715005 DISTANCE C1d, 645m

1 24611 Bigtime Kelina 38.61.........................B Shaw 2 17246 Sonic Duffer 39.13......................... G Cleeve 3 16446 Moriarty 40.40...................................B Shaw 4 27423 Ultimate Dream 38.94 J &...............D Fahey 5 33258 Emily 39.15 A &..................................Seque 6 75578 Run Riley Run nwtd M &...................Jopson 7 43724 Know Fun 39.28............................ L Waretini 8 25566 Sixty Twenty nwtd M &.......................Jopson 9 343F5 Parole To Excel (c0) nwtd W &.......... Nissen 10 44626 Opawa Rapid (c0) nwtd L &................ Wales RACE 5, 7.05pm (NZT) NIGEL “SHARKIE” CLARK MEMORIAL CUP C5, 520m 1 42723 Wot Price Curly 30.73................J McInerney 2 x5236 Mamaja 30.14................................. R Casey 3 11428 Unshaken 30.56 J &........................D Fahey 4 35833 Know Which 30.25......................... G Cleeve 5 73276 Magic Maggie 30.50 C &..............D Roberts 6 65235 Walk Da Torque 31.05................. M Roberts 7 44114 Brighton Bullet 30.48 J &.................D Fahey 8 13466 Opawa Collar 29.99 S &..................B Evans 9 47148 Waterview Lass 30.66 A &.................Seque 10 16735 King Of Clubs 30.46....................... H Cairns

RACE 6, 7.35pm (NZT) CAROL’S TAB FEATURE R/A, 520m 1 26226 Botany Molly (c2) 30.79.............J McInerney 2 342F6 Sahara Storm (c2) 30.61.................. M Flipp 3 53544 Silvia Sue (c1) 30.93.................A Bradshaw 4 71118 Brooklyn Hope (c3) 30.57 J &.........D Fahey 5 31461 Indi’s Grace (c1) nwtd...................... M Grant 6 11164 Botany Comet (c3) 30.73...........J McInerney 7 16x48 Sha Char (c2) 30.60........................ D Voyce 8 23577 Wandy Chloe (c2) 31.05.................. M Grant 9 66463 Blonde Tori (c1) nwtd.................A Bradshaw 10 67624 Avec Lamour (c1) nwtd..............A Bradshaw RACE 7, 8.00pm 2012 SUPER PETS GALAXY SPRINT FINAL C5f, 295m 1 13211 Pretty Good 16.94 J &.....................D Fahey 2 14422 Tiz Now nwtd F &...........................Turnwald 3 41421 Zebidiah 17.02 J &...........................D Fahey 4 11812 Rosca 17.11...............................J McInerney 5 21322 Nippa Mary 17.09......................J McInerney 6 31332 Clone Your Own 16.87.........................A Lee 7 43211 Know Mistake 16.95...................... G Cleeve 8 13111 Guru Goose 17.14 F &...................Turnwald

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Painful defeat for NZ Maori The defeat by the New Zealand Maori to Leicester Tigers yesterday was their first in five years.

The good news for coaches Jamie Joseph and Daryl Gibson is that their remaining two games on their United Kingdom tour against a Championship Select XV and Canada are likely to be easier, but they will be extremely disappointed in the nature of their 32-24 loss at Welford Road.

A lack of discipline – most notably resulting in yellow cards to fullback Andre Taylor and lock Jarrad Hoeata in each half – was costly for the Maori, who outscored the Tigers three tries to two. Crucially, first-five George Ford took advantage of the constant errors and offending for a 22-point haul which included six penalties.

Hoeata later said on social

media platform Twitter: “Gutted about the loss, too many unforced errors and poor discipline let us down.”

The Maori last lost in 2007, a narrow defeat in a Churchill Cup final to the England Saxons at Twickenham. Since then they have enjoyed a sustained period of success which included victories over England and Ireland in New Zealand.

Seven Maori players were making their debuts, with four more newcomers in the reserves, but the Tigers were missing 10 internationals.

Maori halfback Frae Wilson scored his side’s first try in front of a crowd of 17,000 but the visitors were quickly on the back foot as they conceded tries to Tigers wings Niall Morris and Adam Thompstone.

At 26-7 down, the Maori were looking at a demoralising defeat but a Willie Ripia penalty and converted try from second-five Tim Bateman put them back in touch at 26-14. Another Ripia penalty narrowed the halftime gap to 26-17.

Centre Charlie Ngatai scored the only try of the second half but the Tigers’ defence and regular errors from the Maori conspired against

Joseph’s men. Their next match is against a Championship Select XV on Sunday (NZ time), before they play Canada at Oxford University next Saturday.

Leicester Tigers 32 (Niall Morris, Adam Thompstone tries; George Ford 2 cons, 6 pens) NZ Maori 24 (Frae Wilson, Tim Bateman, Charlie Ngatai tries; Willie Ripia 3 cons, pen). HT: 26-17.

- APNZ

Green says he can nullify Cameron

By Melissa Woods Fighting for his fourth world title, boxer Danny Green expects his bigger Kiwi opponent Shane Cameron to try to bully him when they clash at Melbourne’s Hisense Arena next Wednesday night.

But such tactics hold no fear for the 39-year-old West Australian, who believes his superior pace, accuracy and power will nullify such tactics.

The pair will duel for the IBO cruiserweight world title which became vacant after American Antonio Tarver, who beat Green to win the title last year, was stripped when he tested positive to a banned steroid taken before his next fight.

Natural-born heavyweight Cameron (29 wins, 22KO, two losses) has shed seven kilos to make the agreed weigh-in of 89kg to take on Green (32 wins 28KO, five losses) but says he’s retained his force.

In Cameron’s last fight in July in Auckland, he spectacularly sent American Monte Barrett to the canvas in the fourth round with a wicked right hand.

Cameron, 35, reckons Green will need a baseball bat if he’s to stop him taking the title across the Tasman but Green says he has plenty of his own weapons.

“I think he expects to be able to dominate and bully me,” Green told AAP yesterday.

“I don’t know whether Shane realises I’m pretty strong inside as well.

“I expect him to be on the offensive, coming forward trying to bully me ... I’m not too fussed about going toe to toe because I feel my accuracy is superior.”

It’s been rumoured this fight will be Green’s swansong before retire-

Shane Cameron ment and, while he didn’t rule out the idea, said he wasn’t set to make any announcement.

“I’m just really focusing on having my hand raised in victory after the fight.

“It could well possibly be my last fight but I just want to win the fight and who knows? ... I’ve learnt never say never.”

Green shifted his training base from Perth to Melbourne more than four weeks ago and, with a week to go as he tapers, said he can’t wait for his wife Nina and kids Chloe and Archie to arrive.

“It will be like an injection of super power for me having them arrive,” he said.

“I’m a real hands-on dad so it’s been hard but my preparation has been fantastic.

“Shane’s leaving his environment at a crucial time which will be tough.”

- AAP

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Ashburton Intermediate’s Ben Niles slides safely home as Mt Hutt College’s Oscar Redfern tries to bring the throw-in under control during the Mid Canterbury Vase final.

Intermediate has too much firepower convincingly beat allcomers to lift the Mid Canterbury Vase, including a 63-run win over Mt Hutt College in the final.

Both Ashburton Intermediate One and Mt Hutt College swept through pool play unbeaten to square off in the final.

Ashburton Intermediate had too much firepower in the Mid Canterbury Year 7/8 interschool cricket competition at the Ashburton Domain yesterday.

Ashburton Intermediate One, boasting a number of current representative cricketers,

It is played in teams of 10, containing two girls each, with each player bowling one over and batting in pairs for two overs where runs are accumulated and three runs taken off per wicket.

Batting first intermediate

posted the adjusted, for wickets lost, total of 116. Mt Hutt College made a solid start but a string of wickets had the run rate rise and only produced more dismissals as the batsmen searched for the boundary, eventually finishing on 53.

Facing the music Diamondblacks set for qualifiers

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very New Zealand rugby fan was waiting to see how much Richie McCaw would be targeted on the current northern tour, after the series of attacks over the past season by opposing players frustrated by their inability to match his immense range of on-field skills, players who knew their efforts would probably be rewarded with little more than a slap on the wrist with a wet bus ticket.

Obviously malicious, repeated (and failed) attempts to take the All Blacks skipper out of the game have been a feature of recent series, and with the Scots not exactly known for being softies, it wouldn’t have been a surprise to see some sort of incident involving a dodgy boot hovering around Richie’s noggin at some point.

Unfortunately the man heading to the judiciary room today to answer charges of just such a nature is wearing black, and not blue; our very own Adam Thomson.

Looking at the video, it would appear to be very much more a foolish, unthinking action in the heat of the moment as opposed to a vicious, red-mist inspired (or pre-meditated) raking of a defenseless opponent’s head.

But if the boot was on the other foot, as it were, and Richie was the recipient of the wayward boot then I imagine the knives would be out amid howls of outrage from this part of the world, and a deafening chorus would be demanding the sharpest penalty available from today’s court session.

It’s difficult to predict what that penalty might be; with an unlikely character witness in the victim himself in Thomson’s corner there’s a huge mitigating factor right there, but on the other side of the coin we’re talking about an attack to the head, which is supposed to be absolutely sacrosanct on the footy field (unless you’re an Aussie flanker), and who knows what sort of instructions those good men at IRB headquarters might be passing on to the judicial committee, it could well spell the end of Thomson’s All Black career.

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And any overly-aggressive deeds aimed at our on-field leader during the remainder of the tour will now be excused with the ‘you did it first’ response, from rabid northern fans instantly a claiming the high moral ground.

Whatever the outcome (I’m guessing a one-week ban), it was a reasonably minor blot on an All Black performance that went some way toward expunging that awful effort against the Wallabies a couple of weeks back.

Is Dan Carter joining that group of legendary All Blacks who somehow needed an error on their own part to spark their game into life?

Check the tapes; Andrew Mehrtens and Zinzan Brooke are life members of that society, and Richie seems to be wanting to join as well.

On Monday morning DC received the ball from an early ruck, casually turned and passed it on - to stray Scotsman Matt Scott who promptly scored a seven-pointer at the other end.

No trace of lingering selfrecrimination here though, from that point on it was a Carter masterclass, a reminder to all that he is the best first five in world rugby, displaying a range of skills in every facet, making every split-second decision the right one, whether to pass, kick or exploit the half-gaps that no-one else could even see, and generally terrorising a Scottish defensive line that simply couldn’t cope with the onslaught inspired by a true rugby genius.

When such a genius is firing, any side tends to get on board; when the All Blacks are all on the same song sheet then there’s nobody that can touch them, and the chances of yet another unbeaten tour against the best the over-hyped northern hemisphere can muster seems a likely outcome.

The New Zealand Diamondblacks baseball team is ready to go for today’s first game of the World Baseball Classic qualifying tournament against Chinese Taipei in Taiwan.

There were plenty of positive signs for New Zealand manager Andy Skeels to ponder ahead tonight’s game that will start at 11.30pm (NZ time) after the Diamondblacks’ warm-up matches in Sydney and Canberra recently.

Baseball New Zealand chief executive Ryan Flynn, said the coaching staff and management team were pleased with getting the opportunity to see all of the

‘These are the first games at this level we’ve ever played’ - Ryan Flynn 28-man squad get plenty of playing time.

“It’s important to remember that the coaching staff has never seen a single player from this team play in a true baseball game,” Flynn said.

“These are the first games at this level we’ve ever played. Three of the four games the Diamonblacks lost were tight until the late innings when coaches began sub-

stituting players, running situations, and taking a look at various combinations on the field and on the mound and of course the two wins were very comprehensive.”

Flynn said while the teams’ three top starting pitchers were given a steady build up to increase their innings pitched leading to the tournament, they came away from Australia with additional positive news about the rest of

Diamondblacks pitching staff.

“The coaching staff saw some great things from Jamie Wilson, Andrew Marck, Christian Wise and John Lee, whilst there were some nerves at work with a few of our more inexperienced ballplayers,” Flynn added.

Major League Baseball slugger Johnny Damon, who is a two-time World Series winner, will line up for Thailand when they open their campaign against the Philippines tomorrow.

New Zealand, Chinese Taipei, the Philippines and Thailand are all vying for one spot in next year’s World Baseball Classic that will be played in March.

- APNZ

Copeland joins list of unluckiest athletes

By Joe Barton With one slip of the foot, NSW swing bowler Trent Copeland ensured himself a place among an unfortunate group of elite athletes to have suffered injuries in the most bizarre circumstances.

Perhaps unlucky to be named 12th man for the Blues’ Sheffield Shield clash with Victoria, the former test bowler’s luck hit rock bottom when he suffered a high-grade lateral ligament strain in his left ankle in the most unlikely of scenarios – while carrying the drinks out to his teammates.

Realising he’d forgotten to get a helmet for batsman Brad Haddin with the new ball approaching, Copeland attempted to turn on the stairs near the dressing room – and ended up in a crumpled heap.

“I’m a little bit embarrassed about it,” Copeland said yesterday. “... I’ve copped plenty of stick from the support staff and also from my family and my wife (netballer Kim Green).

“She likes to think that I’m clumsy at the best of times.

“It’s one of those things where I’ve run up and down those stairs so many times. Nothing was different. I was just probably caught up in the moment when it happened. You can’t change it. Life goes on.”

In doing so, he joined the likes of Geelong’s dual-premiership winner Brad Ottens, Manchester United defender Rio Ferdinand and Canberra Raiders youngster Jack Wighton in the not-soexclusive club.

Wighton missed half of last year’s NRL season with a toe injury suffered while jumping on the backyard trampoline and Ferdinand hurt his knee reaching for a phone while sitting on the couch.

Ottens was putting up a hammock in his backyard when he fell from a ladder and impaled himself on a garden stake.

Countless sports stars have hurt knees, backs and – in former North Melbourne defender Josh Gibson’s case – his head, while slipping over in the shower.

But perhaps the most ridiculous bathroom injury came when Spanish goalkeeper Santiago Canizares dropped a bottle of aftershave on his foot – severing a tendon and causing him to miss the 2002 World Cup. Copeland’s concerns are more immediate, however, with a six-week stint on the sidelines awaiting him, ruling him out of NSW’s Shield match against Queensland starting on November 27.

Complicating matters is the Big Bash season which starts on December 7, with Shield matches suspended until late January.

Copeland, far more proficient with the red ball than the white, does not have a Big Bash team and might not play competitive cricket again until the Blues’ clash with West Australia on January 24.

It’s a far cry from the bowler who dominated the 2010-11 Shield season, taking 45 wickets to force his way into the Australian Test set-up before being dropped after taking just six wickets in three Tests.

But the 26-year-old definitely still sees test cricket in his future.

“For me, nothing’s changed and I’ve no doubt that - given the right scenario - I can still play test cricket,” he said.

“Whether that’s this summer or whether that’s in two years’ time, I don’t know.

“I’ve definitely still got aspirations and I know Pup (Australian captain Michael Clarke) still knows I want to play and so would everyone else in Australian cricket.”

- AAP

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Team ethos key to success Mid Canty chases sevens spot Jesse Whitcombe hits full stride at Mid Canterbury sevens training this week.

As much as individual brilliance bubbles through the All Blacks, it is the team ethos which creates their momentum.

Consistency comes from selflessness and that old saying about there being no ‘I’ in team.

While the sides were split for the opening tests against Scotland and Italy, there was huge attention paid to combinations.

This week captain Kieran Read and halfback Aaron Smith get a chance to build their test potency and find the rhythm they will need for the following weeks against Wales and England.

Players can train all week and make few mistakes. While that is a necessary foundation for any side it is no substitute for match-play.

Victor Vito found that out against Scotland.

He has had a fitful test year after earning the blindside role with some stunning Super rugby work but then damaging his knee in the opening tests with Ireland.

After that he battled to get back to full fitness and a regular place in the side.

So Read and Smith will see this test as a crucial segment of their return to the test team.

They are at the hub of the All Black machine, they are part of the spine and core of the side whose strength determines the quality of the team production.

If they are powerful, slick and accurate there is a consequent zing about the All Blacks, a flow which most opponents find difficult to quell for entire matches.

Read brings the rampage and the power, Smith the speed and dexterity.

Like all players they have parts of their game to consolidate.

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Mid Canterbury returned to the national sevens tournament in Queenstown last year and don’t want to wait another 10 years for to go back.

Mid Canterbury reinstated a sevens programme at the end of the 2011 season, bringing back Mark Cousins as the sevens coach and he guided the Hammers back to the nationals for the first time since 2002.

They hope to make it back-to-back visits.

“That’s the goal,” Mid Canterbury manager Craig Dunlea said.

“We are looking at heading back to Queenstown but we’ll have to see how far we get as it’s shaping as a tough South Island qualifier.”

Sixteen teams compete for national honours at the home of the Wakatipu Rugby Club, but teams must first qualify for the tournament except for the top eight teams from last year, while Otago, as host, automatically qualify but also finished runners-up last year.

Former Wallabies skipper Stirling Mortlock says it’s too late to sack embattled test rugby coach Robbie Deans with the British and Irish Lions tour looming next year.

The Wallabies were thrashed

by France 33-6 in their opening match of a four-test European tour which Mortlock described as “tough” viewing.

They next face England at their Twickenham fortress in what could be another bloodbath.

The retired Mortlock, who was in Geelong to announce the Melbourne Rebels’ Super Rugby

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Mid Canterbury has their shot at the South Island qualifying tournament next weekend in Timaru.

With seven teams, organising a fair draw was tricky and the organisers went with a three-game each system to qualify for the top four, which hasn’t pleased everyone.

For their three round robin matches Mid Canterbury has drawn the top two teams, Canterbury and Otago, as well as North Otago.

“It’s a tough draw but we’ll just have to see how we go. Canterbury and Otago are the top two seeds but you never know with sevens and what players they have available how strong teams will be.”

Also in the tournament, which is live on Sky sport, will be Tasman, Southland and South Canterbury, who are looking strong after picking up wins against Otago (19-12) and Southland (29-14) at the weekend.

Mid Canterbury edged out South Canterbury for a berth at last year’s tournament courtesy of a last-gasp length-of-the-field intercept try from Josh Colgan but at the nationals in January, Mid Canterbury failed to win a game.

Today’s sports trivia question New Zealand set a world record when being bowled out for 26 in a test match. At what ground was that?

As one of only two Heartland provinces along with Horowhenua-Kapiti, Mid Canterbury faced some tough opposition and it was a steep learning curve for the fledging sevens programme that plans to go back and do better.

Their preparations haven’t been as intense this year as Mid Canterbury wasn’t allowed to re-enter the Canterbury club competition.

Without the weekend competition Mid Canterbury has relied on internal trials, the experience they gained last season and the tutelage of Cousins.

This weekend they get their first hit-out playing in a Canterbury tournament in Christchurch.

“It will be the first proper game together so we will be taking all the guys that are available up for a run around to try to get a few things going.”

With Richard Catherwood and Nick McKain both unavailable this year, Mid Canterbury is looking at loan players to bring in some specific sevens experience to the squad but a decision on the final makeup of the 12-strong squad will be made next week.

pre-season match there in February against the Hurricanes, said if the Australian Rugby Union (ARU) wanted to replace Deans, they should have already done it.

Deans overtook Bob Dwyer as the most-capped Wallabies coach with the French game (68 tests) and signed a two-year extension before the 2011 World Cup. But his win-loss record can’t be ignored – he’s only managed to steer the side to 39 wins.

“I think it’s extremely difficult when you take into consideration the Lions – which is the biggest

thing for Australian rugby outside of the World Cup – is happening three-quarters of the way through the Super Rugby season next year,” Mortlock said of the three-test series in June-July.

“The reality of initiating something like that (sacking him), it would be pretty detrimental to the team and to anything we’re trying to build toward the Lions.”

Mortlock sympathised with the injury crisis this year that hit the Australian side and said their effort couldn’t be questioned.

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showers 12 19 showers 9 18 showers 10 19 showers 9 18 fine 10 16 fine 8 18 fine 7 20 NZ Situation showers 8 16 A trough moves over the North Island today while showers 6 17 a narrow ridge builds over the South Island. showers 6 16 A low develops over the Tasman Sea tomorshowers 5 17 showers 8 14 row and moves towards New Zealand. The low showers 5 14 should cross the South Island on Saturday.

Cloudy with scattered showers developing in the morning, some possibly heavy near the foothills in the afternoon and evening.

Showers becoming confined to the foothills at night. Light winds.

TOMORROW Fine apart from morning cloudy areas.

Northeasterlies developing.

SATURDAY

FZL: About 1800m

Showers developing in the morning, some possibly heavy south of the Mackenzie Basin, easing at night. Snow above 1500m.

Wind at 1000m: Light.

Wind at 2000m: Light.

TOMORROW

FZL: 2000m

Mainly fine with increasing high cloud. Rain developing about the Divide in the evening with snow to 1700 metres.

Wind at 1000m: NW developing, rising to 40 km/h in the evening.

Wind at 2000m: NW developing, rising to gale 70 km/h in the evening.

Scattered showers developing in the SATURDAY afternoon. Northeasterlies tending northwest Rain about the Divide and scattered showfor a time. ers developing elsewhere. Snow lowering to 1300 metres. Northwest gales.

SUNDAY

Scattered showers. Southwesterlies developing.

MONDAY Fine spells and a few showers. Southwesterlies.

SUNDAY Scattered showers, with snow down to 1200 metres. Westerlies, strong about the tops, gradually easing.

MONDAY Showers clearing. Southwesterlies about the tops, light winds elsewhere.

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ries and you’re constantly having to rotate and turn over your playing group, first and foremost, it’s going to be very difficult to have consistency in your performances.”

However, he believed there was more to the losses and lack of tries.

With the Wallabies’ failure to score a try in Paris, they become the first Australian side in the professional era to go consecutive games without crossing, and the first of all Aussie sides since 1979.

He said the Australians needed to first win the set-piece and the game-line contests.

- AAP

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Today’s answers: Mystery person: American racing driver, entrepeneur and automotive designer Carroll Shelby will always be mostly associated with the AC Cobra, and the Shelby Mustangs he helped design.

Quote: Yogi Berra Trivia question: Eden Park

Read’s may be his control at the base of the scrum, Smith knowing when to launch one of his searing bursts.

But they are both setting the global standards for their positions. Read and Pumas captain Juan Martin Fernandez Lobbe are great combatants, men who deliver premium standards in most test appearances.

Without the injured Will Genia, the world and the Wallabies have been deprived of the best halfback in the world.

Suddenly Smith is challenging a clutch of others for that description.

Mike Phillips might have something to say about that in a few weeks while Dimitri Yachvili has been a consistent performer for France.

One All Black looking to find a way back towards some of the clout he used to deliver is Ali Williams, the long-serving lock whose career has been spiked by injury in the last few years.

Achilles tendon problems were the worst but he also had knee surgery this season. His progress has slowed and after years of being an automatic pick, he is now in the fortunate selection group.

By default, lack of recognised test alternatives – take your choice for the selectors’ decision.

What is clear is that Williams has to show something on this tour and then a whole lot more with the Blues next season to prolong his international shelf-life.

He knows it and despite his sometimes aberrant public appearances and utterances, Williams covets the jersey as much as any player.

If he works hard and adds to the team character, that dream has a chance.

- APNZ

By Wynne Gray

From the sideline

River Levels

cumecs

Rakaia Fighting Hill (NIWA) at 1:45 pm, yesterday Nth Ashburton at 2:00 pm, yesterday Sth Ashburton at 9:15 am, yesterday Rangitata Klondyke at 9:00 am, yesterday

118.0 10.5 11.8 99.9

Source: Environment Canterbury

Canterbury Readings

to 4pm yesterday

max

Ashburton Airport

min grass 16 hour Nov 2012 min to date to date

Temperatures °C

Rainfall mm

Wind km/h

max gust

15.6

0.0 -4.7

0.0

64.4 710.7

SE 28

Christchurch Airport 16.3

1.4 -1.9

0.0

25.2 604.8

E 30

Timaru Airport

0.8

0.0

27.4 561.8

SE 22

Average

19.3

Average

18.8

15.2

Average

17.6

7.9

5.8

8.0

5.4

–

6.0

31

603

22

559

26

450

Tides, Sun, Moon and Fishing m am 3 3

6

Thursday 9 noon 3

6

9 pm am 3

6

Friday

9 noon 3

6

9 pm am 3

6

Saturday 9 noon 3

6

9 pm

2 1 0

5:12 11:27 5:35 11:48 6:08 12:22 6:31 12:44 7:05 1:19 7:30 The times shown are for the Ashburton River mouth. For the Rangitata river mouth subtract 16 minutes and for the Rakaia river mouth subtract 6 minutes.

Rise 5:57 am Set 8:38 pm

Fair

Fair fishing

Rise 6:43 am Set 10:08 pm

First quarter

21 Nov 3:33 am ©Copyright OceanFun Publishing Ltd.

Rise 5:56 am Set 8:40 pm

Bad

Bad fishing

Rise 7:44 am Set 11:10 pm

Full moon

29 Nov 3:47 am www.ofu.co.nz

Rise 5:55 am Set 8:41 pm

Bad

Bad fishing

Rise 8:51 am

Last quarter

7 Dec

Maori Fishing Guide by Bill Hohepa

4:33 am