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Methven family Isla, 5, left and Olive, 4 enjoy their first tracks on the snow at Mt Hutt with father Jay Perham keeping a close watch on the budding skiers.

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in his homeland. Later this week, it is predicted temperatures will drop even further and Mr McKenzie hopes another chairlift and even more powder terrain will be open this weekend for snow-lovers to do their thing.

And for the second consecutive year, the ski area’s Kids4Free promotion will be back in action, allowing children aged 10 and under free access to the slopes, free accommodation, transport, meals and rental hire.

The initiative was set up with the support of Methven businesses coming together, in a bid to promote the area and increase tourism numbers through the ski season.

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Drizzle and gloomy conditions didn’t do much to deter more than 1000 keen skiers from carving up the snow at Mt Hutt on Saturday.

In fact, several skiers and snowboarders were so amped for the big opening, they slept overnight at the ski area to gain the honour of being first on the lift – which cranked into action just before 9am.

But Saturday didn’t just mark the eagerly anticipated opening day, it marked the ski area’s 40th season and it was clear gloomy weather wasn’t going to do anything to stop that.

About 1300 people descended on the slopes, in a turnout that impressed manager James McKenzie and had him tipping a strong ski season ahead.

“They were all so keen to get up there and our guests were just loving the groomed slopes and great snow conditions, even though to be fair the weather wasn’t the best (on Saturday),” Mr McKenzie said.

“We’re totally stoked to be open for our 40th season and for those who’d made the effort to get up here, the sleety snow showers and rain really didn’t dampen their enthusiasm and they were just happy to get in their first few runs.

“We had great numbers and hopefully that bodes well for the ski season ahead,” he said.

However, the strong turnout wasn’t reflected yesterday, as the ski area opened under horrendous weather conditions on the mountain.

“The weather plays a huge part in numbers and with weather like this, it would keep a lot of people away. It’s been snowing all day and the weather has been horrendous, to be honest – so we’ll be looking towards another strong weekend this week,” Mr McKenzie said.

“We’re definitely keen to keep going and keep open as long as we can, so any additional snow we get can be a bonus.”

Melbourne snowboarder Chris Fawke couldn’t wait to get to Mt Hutt on Saturday, pointing out it was cheaper for him to fly from Australia to Christchurch and travel to the slopes for the day, rather than ski anywhere

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Amy Hughes, 5, from Christchurch was among about 1300 people who descended on Mt Hutt skifield on Saturday for the first day of the season.

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Beekeepers (from left) David Penrose, Bob Blair (obscured), Ian Berry and Kevin Ecroyd at the National Beekeepers’ Association annual conference yesterday.

Beekeepers from far and wide celebrated their centennial year at the annual conference yesterday, welcoming New Zealand funny man Te Radar as guest speaker.

The conference, held at Hotel Ashburton, attracted more than 140 members of the National Beekeepers’ Association – putting the hotel at capacity for the week and bringing together the nation’s enthusiasts.

The conference, which alternates between islands every year, will run through the week covering a range of seminars, workshops and trade stalls, as well as an official dinner, held last night.

Association executive member Roger Bray, of Ashburton, believes the industry is in good heart and says the basics of beekeeping have remained “alive and well” since his introduction in 1965.

“The technology has changed, the

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“That’s really great, not many industries can say that and I feel that for the majority of big issues

that arise, as an association we work hard to protect the bees and have worked tirelessly to hold imported diseases out of our country.

“It can be a full-on industry sometimes, but we all do this job because we love to do it and when it comes down to it we all have the bees’ best interests at heart,” he said.

To mark the special occasion, the association donated a tree to mayor Angus McKay, who accepted the gesture on behalf of the Ashburton District.

Mr Bray said the tree would be planted at the domain and was a fitting way to commemorate 100 years of operation for the association.

“For generations to come, they will be able to look at the tree in the domain and know that in 2013, the beekeepers of New Zealand turned out to celebrate this occasion.

“We’re thrilled to be able to host this conference and we expect some great moments this week, with

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As the conference got under way yesterday, Te Radar wasted no time in entertaining the crowd, putting a light-hearted slant on the gathering.

He touched on the history of the bee industry and encouraged members to preserve their own history and experiences in the field – to ensure the history lives on for many years to come.

In a humorous address, Te Radar spoke passionately about Sir Edmund Hillary being the country’s most famous beekeeper and reflected on his personal experiences with bees, being stung many times as part of his Intrepid Journey’s sequel around the world.

The conference runs through until Thursday, where the association will hold their annual meeting.

The association has more than 600 members, but due to space restrictions, the conference had to be capped at 140 members.

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ANNOUNCEMENTS DEATHS LAMB, Gilbert Neil (Gil) – On June 14, 2013 at Rosebank Resthome, Ashburton. Aged 83 Years.

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Much loved father and father in law of Sandra and Trevor (Wairoa), and Peter and Andrea (Darfield). Much loved granddad of Josh; and Scott. Messages to the Lamb Family C/- P O Box 472 Ashburton, 7740.

Gils funeral service will be held at Our Chapel Cnr East and Cox Streets, Ashburton, on TUESDAY June 18, commencing at 2.00pm.

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Woman dies in landslide

By Kieran Campbell and Matthew Backhouse A woman died, “smothered” by mud, when her house was demolished in a huge landslide in the Tasman district, a local firefighter says.

Neighbours tried frantically to find the woman before emergency workers arrived.

Firefighters had to walk about 500m to reach the flattened house on Kaiteriteri-Sandy Bay Road in Marahau, near Motueka, after the slip about 1.15pm yesterday.

“The slip came down, absolutely demolished the house and smothered the occupant in dirt,” said a Marahau volunteer firefighter, who did not wish to be named.

“It was a disaster zone – demol-

ished, one wall standing.”

The firefighter said rescuers did their best to recover the 63-year-old woman but “it was all in vain”.

“They finally managed to recover the person involved and administered CPR, but unfortunately it was too late.”

The victim was reasonably well known in the area, the firefighter said.

“She was a really nice person.”

Motueka Fire Station chief fire officer Mike Riddell said the woman may have cried out to her rescuers.

They had yelled out to the woman to see if she was there. “They believe they may have heard someone yelling but then it stopped,” Mr Riddell said.

“They did find her reasonably quickly, I believe they did whatever they could do to revive her. I don’t

believe they had much success.”

Neighbours had already tried to rescue the woman, who was the sole occupant of the house, and found her body partially submerged in the mud.

Police said the 200m long landslide had hit the rear of the house after 18 hours of heavy rain in the area.

One wall and the roof was all that remained of the house.

Mr Riddell, who arrived at the scene with another fire service crew a short time later, said emergency services were hindered by other slips that had blocked roads around the Kaiteriteri area.

Mr Riddell said the region had been saturated by upwards of 200mm of rain since Saturday, with more to come.

He said a couple of other houses

close to the destroyed home had been evacuated as a precaution.

A local said the woman had rented the cottage from Seifried Estate winery. Her name would be released once her next of kin had been told, police said.

The slip came as bad weather slammed the country, causing flooding and road closures in the South Island and cutting power to homes in Auckland.

The storm wreaked havoc in the Tasman district, where a number of roads were closed due to flooding.

It also caused slips in Otago, parts of which were bracing for flooding.

Police said State Highway 8 between Clyde and Cromwell was closed from 7pm after a number of large rock falls following heavy rain. The road would be reassessed

this morning. The storm also lashed parts of the North Island, with power reportedly cut to 2000 homes in Auckland as strong winds brought down trees.

MetService earlier put a severe weather watch in place for Auckland, Waikato, Northland, Taranaki, Marlborough and Canterbury where there may be periods of “intense rain” and “severe gales”.

“People planning outdoor activities in all these areas are advised to stay up to date with the latest forecasts, watches and warnings,” MetService said.

A severe weather warning was issued for the Bay of Plenty, Nelson, Marlborough, Canterbury, Otago and Westland regions, where residents are being warned to prepare for the chance of flooding - APNZ

Disappointing survey for tourism body Running on low staff numbers may have affected Experience Mid Canterbury’s ability to meet its customers’ expectations.

In an annual survey of its performance, the tourism body watched its ratings over every criteria of client satisfaction drop, in some areas by more than 20 per cent. The survey was sent to 93 clients but just 35 responded.

On July 1 Experience Mid Canterbury becomes a council controlled organisation (CCO) with a council appointed board and at last week’s council finance and community services committee meeting councillor Darryl Nelson said turning the current survey results around would be a challenge for the new board.

Looking at the survey results, while they were disappointing, council chief executive Brian Lester said it was more realistic to Brian Lester compare 2013 with 2011, because the Rugby World Cup had impacted positively on the district’s tourism industry in 2012.

This comparison showed a less marked decline in satisfaction and in some areas there was increased satisfaction.

Councillor Jim Burgess was quick to defend the organisation, however, and said while the result was disappointing, Experience Mid Canterbury was now running with a staff of just two people who were pretty thinly spread.

Responses ranged from total satisfaction with the enthusiasm and professionalism of the organisation through to criticism of service at i-Sites and a suggestion that small operators felt let down by the organsiation.

A third of loos have no soap

By Matthew Backhouse More than a third of New Zealand’s public loos have no soap and some even lack running water – a finding public health experts say could harm the country’s reputation as a tourist destination.

The Otago University study is the first multi-region survey of the country’s public loos and the latest to highlight New Zealanders’ poor attitudes to hand hygiene.

Researchers surveyed 150 council-run public toilets in seven cities, 30 towns and 18 different local authority regions in the lower North Island.

They found 39.3 per cent of toilets had no soap and 4 per cent had no running water, with rural and minor urban areas worse off than cities. Return visits to 51 of the loos revealed the deficiencies were longterm, with no overall improvements in soap and water availability.

Other issues included a lack of signage, doors that did not shut properly, a lack of cleanliness and automatic flush systems that did not work.

The study comes after an earlier survey of New Zealander’s public toilet behaviour found 13 per cent of users did not wash their hands and 28 per cent did not use soap.

Otago University public health researchers Nick Wilson and George Thomson said the soap and water situation at many public toilets was inadequate from a public health perspective, both in terms of the spread of infectious diseases and pandemic preparedness.

“But sub-optimal provision of public toilets is also a concern in terms of New Zealand’s reputation

as a tourist destination.”

They said councils had to meet limited requirements around cleanliness, but that was not enough to ensure all facilities had soap and water.

The authors floated the idea of central government funding to encourage minimum standards for public toilets, which they said would benefit both local travellers and visiting tourists.

“Regardless of what the next steps are – it is clear that there is still scope for the country to address such basics as soap and water provision in public toilets.”

Taranaki medical officer of health Greg Simmons, who helped undertake the earlier research on handwashing habits, said good hand hygiene needed to be taken seriously. “It’s a simple, basic but really important thing – it’s infection control 101, really,” he said.

“We should all be making sure that the facilities are optimal.”

Dr Simmons said good hygiene helped to stop the spread norovirus, rotavirus and other forms of gastroenteritis. People needed to wash their hands for at least 20 seconds, he said.

Soap was important because its detergent properties helped to get rid of superficial grime, oil and bacteria from people’s hands.

“Just as importantly, the soap makes you wash for longer – and really that’s another advantage,” Dr Simmons said.

“Drying is really important as well – that’s the other thing that the research suggests. If you just wash your hands and have a wet hand surface, then everything you touch more effectively picks up bacteria.”

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111 diary Incidents attended to by the Ashburton Police and Mid Canterbury volunteer fire brigades recently.

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• Disqualified driver An Ashburton man was arrested after driving while disqualified on Saturday, about 1am. The man was stopped by police on West Street and had his car impounded. He will appear in the Ashburton District Court next week.

• Smashed window A 25-year-old Christchurch man will appear in the Ashburton courthouse next week to face a charge of wilful damage after smashing a window at an Ashburton drinking establishment yesterday. The incident occurred just after midnight.

• Bail breach Police will be arresting an Ashburton man for breaching his bail over the weekend, but no arrest has been made as yet.

• AOS call-out Police are talking to a man after a domestic incident sparked an armed offenders squad call-out in Christchurch yesterday morning. Armed police cordoned off the Highsted Road area of Bishopdale about 8.50am. Neighbours were warned to stay inside while police dealt with the incident.

The incident was resolved and the cordons removed about 12.20pm, a police southern communications spokesman - APNZ said.

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Matthew’s theatre visit pays off Miss Saigon fan Matthew Hannagan was the lucky person selected from a draw of everyone who purchased a ticket for the Variety Theatre of Ashburton show. Presenting him with a $500 travel voucher from United Travel and 1000 bonus Fly Buy points is United Travel managing director Kevin Crequer, Variety Theatre president Bridget Danielson (left) and committee member Sue Prowse.

Sales of books still strong in Ashburton

By Ben Irwin Ashburton book shops are still selling plenty of books, despite trade decreasing nationwide.

Book shops are facing strong competition from e-books and online stores offering cheap products and worldwide shipping.

Booksellers New Zealand said books shop sales had declined by up to 19 per cent year-on-year, adding that overseas websites had made competition tough.

Paper Plus Ashburton owner

Terry McNab said he was surprised online book stores and e-books had not affected his business yet.

“We’ve been talking about it for the last two years as a group that it was going to happen, but to be honest it hasn’t really kicked in for us,” he said.

Mr McNab said although e-readers and tablets had become popular in recent years, people still enjoyed reading a physical book.

Sales of children’s books had been as strong as ever, he said.

“Parents nowadays still like to get a kids book and shove it in front of the kid and they can still rip it and tear it and in the end you can just throw it in the bin.”

Tablets and e-readers, on the other hand, didn’t offer the same experience, he said.

Mr McNab said the future looked bright for book shops, despite the popularity of overseas websites.

“It’s a real changing market, but it’s just something we’ve adapted to and something to learn more about,” he said.

Founder of Paper Plus Group Russell Anstiss said while e-books were useful, there would always be a place for physical books.

“They won’t totally replace books, I’m sure of that,” he said.

“There will always be a book on a coffee table.”

Mr Anstiss said book shops offered something special that websites could never recreate.

“Retail to me is about entertainment, and I believe people will continue to come into town and be entertained by the things that they like doing,” Mr Anstiss said.

A man is fighting for his life in hospital after falling from the 15th floor of an Auckland apartment building while climbing onto his balcony from the level above because he had locked himself out, police say. The man was recovered from the roof of an adjacent building after falling from the 15th level of the Volt Apartment building about 2am yesterday. He was taken to hospital in a critical condition. Police said in a statement there were “no suspicious circumstances surrounding the fall”. “It appears that the man was locked out of his 14th floor apartment.

He fell while attempting to climb down the outside of the building from a 15th floor apartment directly above his, in an effort to gain access via his balcony.”

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• Lotto results Official Lotto results for draw number 1358 drawn on Saturday.

Winning numbers (in ascending order): 12, 26, 31, 33, 36, 39.

Bonus number: 17.

Powerball winning number: 8.

Strike: 26, 33, 39, 12.

Group proud of their work

By Gabrielle Stuart For the 14 members of the Hakatere Historic Buildings Committee, the proudest monument to their work are the historic buildings they have restored – but winning a TrustPower Ashburton District community award on Tuesday could come a close second.

The group won the Heritage and Environment category award for their work at the Hakatere Basin, Hakatere Conservation Park and historic Hakatere Station, which included restoring, rebuilding and

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The group won the Heritage and Environment category award for their work plenty of fundraising. The committee also organised a public heritage day for the district, and worked to collect and preserve the stories of significant people and buildings in the area.

Runner-up was the MidCanterbury Vintage Machinery Club, who have worked for many years not only to restore local historic machinery but to organise rallies, treks and plenty of events around Mid

Canterbury. The group got special mention for donating all profits each year to a nominated charity.

Commended was the Rakaia Beautification and Identification Committee, who over the years have restored, paved, painted or planted many sites in the area.

The most recent project for the 12 volunteers was a 47 metre mural in Rakaia depicting the history of the town.

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Report on priority learners welcomed children with learning difficulties and behavioural problems and not being funded accordingly.”

A report from education’s watch“The ministry have identified dogs on the way teachers deal Maori, Pacific, special education with struggling pupils has been and kids from low socio-economwelcomed by cash-strapped Mid ic families as main priorities for Canterbury schools. schools, but yet in the budget The Education Review Office there was nothing for special edu(ERO) recently released a nation- cation.” al report, assessing the effectiveOf the 85 per cent of schools ness of schools when dealing with who were labelled “effective” by Maori, Pacific, special needs and ERO, 23 per cent were considered pupils from low income families – highly effective, with 62 per cent of also known as priority learners. schools had some effective strateThe report found 85 per cent gies. Meanwhile, 12 per cent were of New Zealand primary schools ineffective. from a sample of 176 Mr Simons believed, had effective strate“hand on my heart”, gies to get their prino Mid Canterbury Of the 85 ority learners at the schools were ineffecper cent of same level as their tive in their teaching peers before heading of priority learners. schools who to secondary school.

H a m p s t e a d were labelled School’s pupil body Mid Canterbury P r i n c i p a l s ’ is diverse with 61 ’effective’ by Association presiper cent of its pupils dent and Longbeach ERO, 23 per cent being European.

School principal Neil Principal Peter Simons said the fig- were considered Melrose said the ures were flattering, highly effective report served as a considering schools timely reminder to “bent over backwards schools to reflect on to tipping point” to their processes. find the funds to assist pupils who He said his school had a “robust” required more help. system for priority learners, by “We are picking up the shortfall identifying them early, looking at from the ministry, for us 25 per how they can assist each pupil, cent of our operational grant goes reviewing practices, reporting to into teacher aides, that’s because the board of trustees and holdwe value them so much.” ing three-way conferences with the Mr Simons said the principals’ teacher, parent and pupil. association recently held a meetAshburton College princiing where ministry officials were pal Grant McMillan said he saw invited to join. “a range” of ability when pupils “I took the opportunity to tell entered the college. them that schools don’t have a He said it was not about pupils bottomless pit, I also believe we are reaching a set standard, but proat a tipping point because we are gressing to their own individual having to deal with more and more education plan.

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Motorists urged to take care on roads

By Sam Morton Police are warning motorists to drive sensibly as heavy rain is expected to fall for the next two days in Canterbury, creating hazardous driving conditions.

Yesterday, the MetService issued a severe weather warning, forecasting flooding in some areas and weather that could cause roads to be exceptionally dangerous, through to Wednesday.

The district’s highway patrol boss Senior Sergeant Phil Newton is calling for safe driving in Mid Canterbury and is urging residents to take note of the treacherous conditions.

Mr Newton is also pushing for drivers to ensure their windscreens are clear before driving anywhere – recalling fatal crashes in the district involving ice obscured windscreens over

recent years. It may sound like simple advice, but according to Mr Newton, the number of drivers who fail to do that is “amazing”.

Mr Newton told the Guardian he had already seen or heard of drivers sticking their head out the window to gain better visibility – often speeding and driving recklessly.

“It is unbelievable people would actually resort to that, it doesn’t save a lot of time and it certainly doesn’t justify the danger and risk of doing so,” Mr Newton said.

“It takes a little bit of forward thinking, perhaps putting newspaper over the window at night – or at the very least waking up a few minutes earlier to allow time to properly defrost the windows.

“A few minutes of planning could actually save your life,” he said.

According to the MetService, the bad weather is likely to return on Thursday and Friday – and up to 20cm of snow has been predicted to fall in some parts of Canterbury over the weekend.

Depending on the weather, be it snow, hail or shine, drivers need to be aware of icy roads and have their wits about them for sun strike, Mr Newton warned.

“With ice, we do have several areas in Canterbury where the ice won’t melt away and will continue to pose a risk to all motorists throughout the day.

Again, it’s a case of having your wits about you and driving to the conditions, allowing plenty of time to safely get to your destination,” Mr Newton said.

The weather is expected to set in for most of the week, with a sunny spells forecast for Wednesday.

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Plane diverted after threat A plane travelling between Egypt and the US has made an emergency landing at a Scottish airport after a suspicious note was found in a toilet.

The aircraft was escorted to Prestwick Airport, Ayrshire, by RAF fighter jets during its flight from Cairo to JFK Airport in New York.

The Egypt Air Boeing 777 landed about 2.30pm local time (2330 AEST) on Saturday and was met by a heavy police presence.

It took six hours before all 326 people on board were removed from the plane to be interviewed by police.

BBC employee Nada Tawfik was on board the plane and said she found a note in a toilet apparently threatening to start a fire.

She told BBC News: “When I went in to change my daughter about three hours into the flight, I found a note by the sink saying ‘I set this plane on fire’ with the seat

number 46 D written on it.

“So I immediately went to the crew and told them about it.

“It was on a hand napkin written in pencil and the pencil was actually still there so I told the crew to make sure to keep it so they can get any fingerprints off of it. They locked the bathroom immediately so that no one could go into it.

“It almost looked like a child’s handwriting or someone who has very sloppy handwriting, but it was very alarming especially these days when everyone is so concerned about safety on flights. I said to one of the stewardesses ‘I don’t know if this is a prank’, they said ‘no, it can’t be a prank’.

“Either someone has a very bad sense of humour or, you know, it’s very scary.”

Police said the terror threat has not been raised by the incident and they are trying to find out who wrote the note.

Detective Superintendent Alan Crawford, of Police Scotland, said: “There was no one removed in handcuffs and no one has been detained or arrested and we’re continuing our investigation into the note that was found and its origin and motive.

“This note, whatever narrative it contained, we have to treat it seriously and maintain the safety of passengers and crew.

“The captain took the decision to divert the aircraft and it’s now for police to investigate where that note came from and to see if we can identify who put it within the plane and what was the circumstances leading to that.”

Prestwick Airport is designated to deal with emergency incidents and it remained open while the Egypt Air plane sat on a runway.

Arrangements for onward travel will be made once all passengers have been interviewed, police said.

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By Olga R Rodriguez This mayoral hopeful in Mexico promises to eat, sleep most of the day and donate his leftover litter to fill potholes.

Morris, a black-and-white kitten with orange eyes, is running for mayor of Xalapa in eastern Mexico with the campaign slogan “Tired of Voting for Rats? Vote for a Cat.” And he is attracting tens of thousands of politician-weary, ap photo two-legged supporters on social Morris, a black-and-white cat with orange eyes, media. is running for mayor of Xalapa in eastern “He sleeps almost all day Mexico. and does nothing, and that fits

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the profile of a politician,” said 35-year-old office worker Sergio Chamorro, who adopted the 10-month-old feline last year.

Put forth as a candidate by Chamorro and a group of friends after they became disillusioned with the empty promises of politicians, Morris’ candidacy has resonated across Mexico, where citizens frustrated with human candidates are nominating their pets and farm animals to run in July 7 elections being held in 14 states.

Also running for mayor are “Chon the Donkey” in the border city of Ciudad Juarez, “Tina the

Chicken” in Tepic, the capital of the Pacific coast state of Nayarit, “Maya the Cat” in the city of Puebla and “Tintan the Dog” in Oaxaca City, though their campaigns are not as well organised as that of Morris.

Politicians repeatedly rank at the bottom of polls about citizens’ trust in institutions. A survey last year by Mitofsky polling agency ranking Mexicans’ trust in 15 institutions put politicians and government officials among the bottom five. Universities and the Catholic Church were the top two, respectively.

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extremism will end,” he said.

In a televised debate on social and cultural policy a week before the vote, he called for equal rights for women, freedom of the press, an abandonment of the ban on satellite television receivers, and for the government to remove itself from the arts in general.

“If we want to eliminate corruption from the society, we should give freedom to the press,” he said.

Like all eight of the contenders for Iran’s highest elected office – two dropped out in the final week – Rowhani was chosen for the contest by the Guardian Council, which reports to the supreme leader.

He is an establishment insider, sitting on two top governing bodies that also report to Khamenei, the Expediency Council and the Council of Experts.

Unlike other candidates, Rowhani brings his own think tank to the job, having headed the Centre for Strategic Research, which analyses economic and social issues as well as foreign policy, for 22 years.

Rowhani also is a former negotiator on the most contentious issue between Iran and the international community, the country’s nuclear enrichment program, which the US, Israel and other countries fear may lead to production of a nuclear weapon.

He made a point in many presentations of saying that while he served as negotiator under the last reformist president, Mohammad Khatami, the major powers did not refer the issue to the UN Security Council, as has happened repeatedly during Ahmadinejad’s tenure. Although not a reformist as such, Rowhani is close to the reformist group.

Possibly the biggest boost to his candidacy came last Tuesday, when reformist Mohammad Reza Aref dropped out of the race in favour of Rowhani, at Khatami’s request. - AP

sibility for the attacks but Quetta is a focal point for sectarian violence between majority Sunni Muslims and minority Shi’ites, who account for 20 per cent of Pakistan’s 180 million population. A giant bomb planted in a water tanker being towed by a tractor killed 90 Shi’ite Hazaras in February, while another suicide bombing at a snooker club in January killed 92 others.

Lashkar-e-Jhangvi, a militant group officially banned by the government in 2002, claimed responsibility for both attacks.

The bus targeted in Saturday’s attack was from Sardar Bahadur Khan Women’s University, which is located close to a Shi’ite Hazara neighbourhood in Quetta, and many Hazaras are students.

Baluchistan, which borders Iran and Afghanistan, is rife with Islamist militancy and a regional insurgency waged by separatists demanding political autonomy and a greater share of profits from the region’s natural resources Overnight, separatist militants blew up a historic building in Baluchistan linked to Pakistan’s founding father, razing its structure to the ground.

The attackers armed with automatic weapons entered the 19th century wooden Ziarat Residency after midnight and planted several bombs, senior administration official Nadeem Tahir told AFP. Mohammad Ali Jinnah, the driving force behind the creation of the Pakistan, spent his last days in the building which was declared a national monument following his death, one year after the country’s independence in 1947.

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Kardashian baby name sparks betting frenzy Kim Kardashian’s chosen baby name has become the subject of online bets.

Entertainment and celebrity news website TMZ.com reports the reality star and her boyfriend Kanye West welcomed their first child at Cedars-Sinai Medical Centre in Los Angeles at the weekend.

A source has told TMZ.com that Kardashian started having contractions on Friday night and delivered the baby, five weeks early, on Saturday.

Kardahian’s family is notorious for picking names that begin with the letter “K”.

The reality star’s mother is named Kris, and Kim has sisters Khloe, Kourtney, Kendall and Kylie.Now websites are popping up for interested parties looking to place bets on their daughter’s name.

The New York Daily News

reports Irish bookmaker Paddy Power is among companies publishing betting odds for a list of monikers.

Kay shows a 20/1 chance of being chosen, while Kim has 8/1 odds and Kris 20/1. The couple’s nickname, Kimye, has odds of 25/1. Other names like Mia and Lara show 33/1 odds.

Betting website Live Odds places Krystal, Kristen, Kara and Kacey among the most popular.

The parents have so far been tight-lipped about the reported birth.

Earlier this year Kardashian admitted a “K” name would be a large possibility.

“I think it would be really cute cause Kanye and I are both K’s but half the names on our list aren’t K’s we still have time, whatever feels right,” she - CM told Extra in March.

A moderate earthquake hit southern Mexico yesterday, shaking buildings in the capital of Mexico City and sending frightened people into the streets. Mexico City Mayor Miguel Angel Mancera reported via his Twitter account that there were no early reports of damage. The US Geological Survey said the quake had a preliminary magnitude of 5.8 and struck 22km south of the Mexican capital. The epicentre was 22km west of the town of Jolalpan in Puebla state. It had a depth of 54km. Mancera said electrical service had gone out in parts of the city, and that it was being attended to. - AP

• Crews beating blaze Crews gained the upper hand on the most destructive wildfire in Colorado history at the weekend, containing more than half the blaze that burned down nearly 500 homes and killed two people. Officials prepared to lift mandatory evacuation orders for hundreds of residents. Incident commander Rich Harvey said at a news conference that containment of the Black Forest Fire was at 55 per cent, up from 45 per cent.

So far, the fire has cost more than $3.5 million to fight. Most mandatory evacuation orders had been lifted, as the fire zone remained at about 65 square kilometres. But hundreds of people remained displaced.

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At least 25 people were killed in troubled southwest Pakistan when militants blew up a bus carrying women students and attacked a hospital treating survivors, officials say.

A bomb attack on a bus in Quetta, capital of the restive Baluchistan province, killed 14 women students, and another 11 people died in a blast at a city hospital about 90 minutes later on Saturday.

The second attack hit the emergency ward of the city’s Bolan Medical Complex where the wounded were taken and was followed by a gun battle with militants holed up inside the hospital.

The siege lasted for several hours and ended when security forces stormed the building.

Quetta was the scene two of the bloodiest attacks in Pakistan this year, both targeting Shi’ite Muslims, and the student victims were members of a women’s university popular with the minority community.

Interior Minister Chaudhry Nisar said the bus bomb killed 14 students and wounded 19.

“As casualties were being brought to the hospital terrorists had taken position inside the hospital building,” he told reporters.

“They opened fire on on administration and police officials who arrived at the hospital.One suicide bomber blew himself up in the hospital.”

Nisar said he was unable to give exact casualty figures for the hospital attack, but Abdul Wasey, spokesman for the paramilitary Frontier Corps earlier said 11 were killed and 17 wounded in the bombing.

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Hassan Rowhani has won an absolute majority in Iran’s presidential elections.

The cleric’s victory is a surprise outcome that could help raise spirits in a population fed up by the economic distress and international isolation that marked the era of outgoing leader Mahmoud Ahmadinejad.

The ministry of the interior said Rowhani won some 18.6 million votes, nearly 51 per cent of the vote in a six-man field, three times the tally for runner-up Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf, the mayor of Tehran, who received only 6.1 million.

In third place was nuclear arms negotiator Saeed Jalili, who got just 4.1 million votes.

“I am happy that finally the sun of rationality and moderation shines again in Iran,” the president-elect said in a statement.

“I will be committed to what I promised the Iranian people and will not stop until the end.”

The US government lauded the Iranian people for making a choice and offered the prospect of direct US-Iran talks on the future of Iran’s nuclear program.

“The United States remains ready to engage the Iranian government directly in order to reach a diplomatic solution that will fully address the international community’s concerns about Iran’s nuclear program,” White House Press Secretary Jay Carney said in a statement.

Voter turnout, at 36.7 million, was just under three-quarters of the 50.5 million eligible voters, a high figure in view of some public calls for a boycott.

An enormous crowd of chanting and cheering supporters flooded Haft-e-Tir Square in the centre of Tehran and Kharim Khan street, where Rowhani’s headquarters were located.

Many of them wore purple T-shirts or scarves, the colour of his campaign.

While Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, the Shi’ite supreme leader, sets all major policy and can block almost any action by the president, Rowhani could have an impact across society and in Iran’s relations with the rest of the world.

He has pledged to reverse the damage done during Ahmadinejad’s eight years in office.

Rowhani’s pledges during the campaign to improve the country’s human rights practices won him wide support among young Iranians, who packed his rallies.

In Mashad, Iran’s second-biggest city, the 64-year-old Rowhani on Wednesday night pledged before nearly 50,000 people to restore safety and academic freedom to universities, in contrast with Ahmadinejad, who often sent in the police.

“We are talking about running a country, not a police station,” he declared to shouts and chants.

“I promise all of you that the era of

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BELOW: One of the natives, a lace monitor, also known as a goanna.

Sydney-based travel writer Ken Eastwood says there are plenty of good reasons to spend your winter weekends walking in NSW. And the author of Top Walks in New South Wales says there are trails to suit everyone. Jennifer Ennion asks him a few questions.

NSW a great place for hikers Q. WHAT ARE YOUR FAVOURITE NSW WALKING TRAILS DURING THE WINTER MONTHS? A. Obviously anywhere in the outback is great at this time of year – Gundabooka National Park near Bourke, Mount Kaputar National Park, or the Warrumbungles if it hadn’t been so badly affected by fire earlier this year.

But I also love the woolly wildness of the mountains in the winter. So in the Blue Mountains, tracks like National Pass, Leura Cascades, Mount Solitary, Ruined Castle and Blue Gum Forest, or on the south coast, walking in Morton National Park and the Budawangs.

Q. WHAT MAKES THE STATE A GREAT DESTINATION FOR HIKERS? A. We have so much variety here and so many amazing natural features – mountains that have been burning underground for 6000 years, sand dunes that look like the Sahara, colourful coastlines, plunging ravines, soaring cliffs, rainforest, red dirt, the list goes on.

As well as that we have an incredibly rich cultural heritage, with ancient art and engravings, and tracks formed 150-200 years ago by convicts and explorers.

Q. WHAT ARE YOUR TIPS FOR WALKING IN WINTER WHEN THE WEATHER CAN BE COLD AND THE TRAILS WET? A. Get out and get into it. I adore walking in the rain, but it is nice sometimes to know you’re coming back to a hot shower and

Leura Cascades. meal, so my advice, particularly to those who don’t do a lot of walking, is don’t bite off more than you can chew.

Deciding to do an eight-hour slog in wet and cold conditions if you’re not ready for it will be miserable and potentially dangerous.

The book (Top Walks in New South Wales) has plenty of excel-

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ARIES (Mar 21st Apr 20th) You might find yourself feeling particularly restless around one close involvement, especially later today. This may even see you provoke some kind of row or reaction in order to create a spark, which you might feed off. You are unlikely to hold back from expressing your opinions, that’s for sure, but an idea of yours can take on more energy.

National Pass track in the Blue Mountains. lent walks that are two to three hours long.

Wear layers – thermal undies are brilliant because they are light and stay warm when wet – and leave a dry change of clothes in the car to change into.

Q. WHAT EXTRA PRECAUTIONS

DO HIKERS NEED TO TAKE TO LOOK AFTER THEMSELVES IN WINTER? A. Once you are really cold, it is hard to get warm again, so stop and put on an extra layer, or decide to turn back, before you get too cold. Beanies are great as you lose so much heat from your head.

Carry a little bit of extra food too, as that can help warm you up. For some adventures I travel with a full thermos of boiling water for soup or coffee.

If you are going for longer hikes, definitely carry a thermal (foil) blanket. They weigh next to nothing, only cost about $5 and could save your life.

GEMINI (May 22nd Jun 21st) There are times in astrology when we need to stick, whilst at others we can have the confidence to be more expansive and go for it. This week you have an opportunity to be progressive in a way that won’t repeat itself for another twelve years.

Therefore, don’t rest on your laurels. Look to show the full array of your capabilities.

CANCER (Jun 22nd - Jul 23rd) People may have a habit of springing surprises upon you today and this may relate to demands within the family for lifts, childcare or providing a listening post. If you have set plans, just be prepared that they may be subject to change.

Then again, you yourself may alter your thinking. Expect some ebbs and flows Cancer.

LEO (Jul 24th - Aug 23rd) You could find life a bit dull today, or at least the parts of it that are not particularly socially interesting. At present, bright, breezy and even zany company can hit the mark, so anything mundane can leave you a bit cold. Then again, you might find yourself less energetic or enlivened. An early night this evening may prove helpful.

VIRGO (Aug 24th Sep 23rd) You can find yourself questioning your values today: you know, the things that you hold dear. A sudden insight is possible but also a last-minute cost. With yesterday’s Quarter Moon in your sign still to the fore, how you fit in at work or in the wider elements of your life can also be on your mind. Try not to be too rash in your approach.

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LIBRA (Sep 24th Oct 23rd) This can be one of those days when everything seems amplified. Sounds can jar, lights flash and people’s opinions get under your skin more readily than usual. Because keeping a sense of balance is so important to you, your emotions could more easily get out of kilter. Try to cocoon yourself from situations that undermine your confidence.

SCORPIO (Oct 24th - Nov 22nd) You might find yourself at a crossroads.

This could be rather major or it may be something less trying which you need to unravel. Either way, your future can be on your mind but you may need to propagate a situation in the short term that will give you the platform to reach your eventual goal. Try not to get too down with where you are now.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov 23rd - Dec 21st) This is not a good time to try to bluster or browbeat your way through certain situations. In fact, you need to extend your psychic antennae to tune in more sensitively to the reactions and feelings of those you interact with. Avoid clashes based on turf wars. Someone may feel a little more intimidated by you than you realise.

CAPRICORN (Dec 22nd - Jan 20th) Conscientious effort is a good thing but it needs to come from an open heart.

If you feel obliged or resentful about where you are it can be a harder task. Try to cut down on the commitments that are not giving you so much personal satisfaction. This then will create more time and energy for the things that you find meaningful.

AQUARIUS (Jan 21st - Feb 19th) You may encounter someone who has a tendency to be jealous. Your first reaction may be of disapproval, but have you always been able to rise above the greeneyed monster yourself? Perhaps you have, perhaps not.

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Collett chasing Group honours

By Caryl Williamson Young gun Jason Collett had a win in the stewards’ room on Saturday and will be looking to celebrate with an even bigger victory a week later.

Collett rides She’s Clean in Saturday’s Tatt’s Tiara for fillies and mares, one of two runners for Chris Waller in the final Group One race of the season.

The jockey appeared to be staring suspension in the face but was successful in having a careless riding charge downgraded at Rosehill, incurring just a reprimand.

That has him in a jubilant mood as he heads into the Tatt’s Tiara (over 1400m) at Eagle Farm with She’s Clean, a last-start winner of the Listed June Stakes at Randwick.

Although Red Tracer, which will be ridden by Nash Rawiller, is by far the more experienced of the two Waller-trained runners, Collett doesn’t think there’s too much between them. “They are two similar fillies,�

Collett said. “They both just try so hard and I’m looking forward to the Group One. “I’m also riding Thumbtacks for Chris in the Tatt’s Mile.�

The winner of eight of her 16 starts, She’s Clean has only raced twice at stakes level for a perfect record.

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Jason Collett: Looking forward to riding She’s Clean in the Tatt’s Tiara Stakes in February could prove to be a defining one.

She beat Appearance by a short half head with the Guy Waltertrained mare going on to win Sydney’s two Group One fillies and mares races - the Coolmore Classic and Queen of the Turf with Red Tracer second on both occasions.

Last season’s champion New Zealand apprentice, Collett has now settled in Sydney after previous winter stints with Waller.

In his first season as a senior rider he has already made his way into Sydney’s top 10, currently sharing ninth place with Jim Cassidy who is now on his annual break.

Cassidy has ended his season on 98 Group One wins while Collett is still waiting for his first.

It would be fitting if it came for his mentor Waller who is the leading Group One trainer in Australia this season with nine.

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Scandinavian trotters set to make a mark a 2:00 mile rate for 3000m, a time which only Stig or I Can Doosit would approach among our openScandinavian trotters are set to class trotters. follow Europe’s gallopers in a high“Peak is a really good horse, and end Australasian invasion. our people are telling us he could While the first assault may be do really big things down here,� small, leading horseman Anthony said Anthony.

Butt believes it could be just the “And the time is right. The stakes tip of the iceberg. for trotters here are very strong, Butt and his brother Tim are while in Australia there are new importing three Scandinavian trot- races like the Great Southern Star ters this winter to be syndicated as (A$400,000) and the Glenferrie a package deal.

Farm Challenge (A$2 million).�

The brothers have wanted to try Those new races mean a good that move since being open-class trotter can impressed by the depth race for $3 million in of Europe’s best trotters Australasia a season and when campaigning Lyell they tend to be among the Creek in Sweden in 2001. hardiest of elite-level raceNow, inspired by many horses, often racing until of Aus-tralia’s leading they are 10-year-olds. thoroughbred trainers The trio are heading to importing European stayFrance before entering ers, the Butts say the time quarantine in mid-August Anthony Butt is right. with a view to racing here “Anybody who has been

by Christmas, just in time up there is stunned by how for the Alexandra Park features. good their best trotters are,� said “We are putting them together as Anthony Butt. a package deal of eight shares and “But they are very hard to buy five have already sold,� said Butt. so getting the good ones has been If the gamble pays off it could the issue. become more regular, with high“But we have finally got a serious class Northern Hemisphere trotters one we can buy, plus a couple of real even coming Downunder to race up-and-comers, so we are bringing and then stay on, either being sold them down as a package deal. as racehorses or breeding propo“You see how guys like Chris sitions.

Waller are going with the French The trio are not the only big gallopers and you realise they can names on the shopping list as the acclimatise and then get back to proactive stable is also in the throes their best form. of buying Jewels runner-up Pass “So if you can make the numbers Them By. work it is worth trying.�

Anthony Butt trialled him at The best French and Swedish Pukekohe last week and liked what trotters regularly trot times more in he felt, comparing him to Hunter line with our top pacers, especially Cup winner Mah Sish. over the staying trips.

Pass Them By was the most As an example, the best-per- improved northern pacer of the formed of the trio the Butts are autumn and finished second to importing is Peak, which won the Christen Me in his Jewels division.

Denmark Derby as a 4-year-old in

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By Mick Guerin

Today’s Egmont RC fields, form and riders Egmont RC Venue: Hawera Date: 17 Jun 2013 NZ Meeting number: 4 Doubles: 2 and 3; 4 and 5; 6 and 7 Trebles: 1, 2 and 3; 5, 6 and 7 1 12.39pm (NZT) PLATINIUM HOMES MAIDEN $7000, MDN, 2100m 1 52722 Justa Charlie b (7) 58.5................. H Tinsley 2 900x2 Mangaroa Hustler (5) 58.5......... M Cameron 3 9x035 Beaudastorm h (6) 58.5........... D Turner (a3) 4 79847 Paddy Jo (3) 58.5........................C Johnson 5 L 70Px Applaud (2) 58.5.................. R Hutchings (a) 6 86x06 Beau Zed h (8) 58.5.....................B Lammas 7 00 Golly I’m Handsome h (9) 58.5....... J Riddell 8 Royal Command (4) 56.5................. K Myers 9 90x00 Savarose (1) 56.5............. J Shackleton (a3) 2 1.14pm STORAGE AND EQUIPMENT 2YO MAIDEN $7000, MDN 2YO, 1200m 1 8x Colonel Carrera (8) 57.5...... R Hutchings (a) 2 6. Weregoingtogetcha (11) 57.5........ H Tinsley 3 Dusautoir h (5) 57.5........................D Walker 4 64x Nippa Mary h (1) 55.5.............. D Turner (a3) 5 34x07 Diamantine (3) 55.5......... K Kalychurun (a3) 6 Chanel Number Five (9) 55.5.......... K Myers 7 Five Tarts h (10) 55.5.......................D Walsh 8 Joanna (7) 55.5................................S Collett 9 Kalinga (6) 55.5......................... M Cameron 10 Lawries Choice (4) 55.5.................D Bradley 11 Time To Sparc (2) 55.5........ M Dravitzki (a2) 3 1.49pm ANDREW FAGE CATERING MAIDEN $8000, MDN, 1200m 1 36224 Ramarro b (13) 58.5.................. M Cameron

2 x00x2 Eucher (2) 58.5................................ K Myers 3 2 Wilfred (3) 58.5..............................D Bradley 4 9x0x5 Kontiki (6) 58.5................................D Walker 5 60x05 Pins ‘N’ Arrow (17) 58.5............... B Lammas 6 Surf (5) 58.5.................................T Thornton 7 7 Dal Soray (16) 58.5......................C Johnson 8 0x9 Dal Vuitton (9) 58.5........................M Tanaka 9 Tui Teka h (7) 58.5.......................... J Riddell 10 84x44 Tartlet bh (14) 56.5..........................D Walsh 11 25x36 Bay Dancer (11) 56.5........... M Dravitzki (a2) 12 74626 Salute Me h (15) 56.5.............. D Turner (a3)

13 5 Done (1) 56.5....................... R Hutchings (a) 14 5x Stunning Princess (10) 56.5.....B Grylls (a2) 15 0x8 Mouad (12) 56.5............................ T Russell 16 The Knight’s Queen (8) 56.5........R Hannam 17 08 Raya Tikus (4) 58.5 Emergency: Raya Tikus 4 2.24pm CLASS HARVEST CENTRE RATING 65 1200 $7000, Rating 65 Benchmark*, 1200m 1 7x875 Jojo tdmh (3) 59..................... A Morgan (a3) 2 5x413 Cool Moon th (9) 58....................... H Tinsley 3 1 Jimmy Mac dm (14) 58................... J Riddell 4 x130x Duke Of Dirk m (4) 57.5............ M Cameron 5 31836 Wish You Were Here th (12) 57.5.T Thornton 6 x7325 Di’s Boy dm (6) 57............... M Dravitzki (a2) 7 659x0 I Am Leo 57.................................. Scratched 8 160x Platinum Lincoln dm (7) 56.5........... K Myers 9 1 North And South dm (8) 56.........R Hannam 10 55551 Classic Rio tdm (13) 55............... B Lammas 11 250x0 Regalia mb (2) 54.5.................. A Taylor (a3) 12 5756x Alkempo tdmh (5) 54.5............ D Turner (a3) 13 16878 Sam I Am h (11) 54.........................S Collett 14 9848x Sloshed (10) 54........................B Grylls (a2) 15 x990x Victor Alberto dm (1) 54...................K Smith 5 2.59pm NOEL HURLEY MEMORIAL RATING 75 2100 $8000, Rating 75 Benchmark, 2100m 52160 Supervisor dm (4) 59 Darryl Bradley is down to ride Aston 1 2 24670 Ocean Bound d (14) 57.5.... R Hutchings (a) Martin in the Noel Hurley Memorial at 3 87x02 I’m Not Ticklish m (1) 57................ T Russell the Egmont Racing Club’s meeting at 4 19145 Mibachelorboy m (13) 57............. R Hannam 5 48x45 Darby Shaw tm (3) 56...................... K Myers Hawera today

6 26103 Valley Of Pentire tdm (7) 56..............K Smith 7 78x02 Jacksun m (5) 56................... A Morgan (a3) 8 37x08 Carnival Queen m (10) 55.5...... M Cameron 9 21510 Lasswade (12) 55.5.....................B Lammas 10 55x06 Aston Martin m (6) 55.5.................D Bradley 11 x5660 Shakeitup m (9) 55.5.......................D Walsh 12 68354 Nine Iron h (16) 55.5....................T Thornton 13 6x001 Mr Handsomelad (15) 55 14 34017 Daisy Louise dh (11) 54..................D Walker 15 32x58 No Spurs Needed d (8) 54 16 00x08 Cheimon (2) 54.........................B Grylls (a2) 6 3.34pm SUPER LIQUOR MAIDEN 3YO MAIDEN $7000, MDN 3YO, 1600m 1 67354 Platinum Marseille (11) 57.5..........D Bradley 2 64 Mountbatten (7) 57.5...................B Lammas 3 54309 Clapathunda h (5) 57.5............ D Turner (a3) 4 8x940 Propulsion (13) 57.5........................D Walsh 5 85 Joking 57.5................................... Scratched 6 56069 Joe Bonanno (4) 57.5.................... H Tinsley 7 500 Make Big (8) 57.5................ M Dravitzki (a2) 8 Sometime Lucky (10) 57.5................S Doyle 9 8 Sweet ‘N’ Savvy (2) 57.5...... R Hutchings (a) 10 82424 Allez Rose b (9) 55.5....................... K Myers 11 002 Gina (1) 55.5.................... K Kalychurun (a3) 12 03586 Honour Roll (12) 55.5.......................K Smith 13 8. Diamond Thorn (6) 55.5............. M Cameron 14 x2777 Missteeflying (3) 55.5................B Grylls (a2) 15 7600x Readytoparty h (14) 55.5............ V Johnston 7 4.09pm PGG WRIGHTSONS/AON RATING 65 1600 $7000, Rating 65 Benchmark*, 1600m

1 199x5 Dal Dantrix d (5) 59.....................B Lammas 2 27x05 Riverman Jack (19) 59.................... J Riddell 3 x4751 Raivac dm (4) 58............................. K Myers 4 80x88 Zane Bay dm (12) 58...................R Hannam 5 9x240 Beau Agen d (16) 57.5................C Johnson 6 51x06 Kenneth d (15) 57.......................... H Tinsley 7 01x87 Teodora m (8) 56.5.............. R Hutchings (a) 8 9x792 Torrado m (1) 56.5..........................D Walker 9 37x21 Good Risk dmh (18) 56.............. V Johnston 10 78x71 Just Like No Other d (11) 56... D Turner (a3) 11 1250x Kindacool (20) 55 12 6x510 Sunday’s News d (17) 55..... M Dravitzki (a2) 13 77454 Rampantexcuse h (6) 55.............T Thornton 14 7x083 Quin Bay d (2) 54.5.........................D Walsh 15 8x810 Hi Yo Soo td (10) 54..........................K Smith 16 97x68 Forbidden (14) 54...................... M Cameron 17 078x9 Royal Vi dmh (3) 54 18 309x0 Stuertzer m (9) 54 19 6x088 Goldie Cantride dm (7) 54 20 x0098 Astucious 54................................. Scratched 21 x8009 Rivelatore (13) 54 -

Emergencies: Royal Vi, Stuertzer, Goldie Cantride, Astucious, Rivelatore

SELECTIONS Race 1: Justa Charlie, Beaudastorm, Mangaroa Hustler, Beau Zed Race 2: Chanel Number Five, Colonel Carrera, Joanna Race 3: Surf, Wilfred, Ramarro, Eucher, Bay Dancer Race 4: North And South, Platinum Lincoln, Jimmy Mac, Cool Moon Race 5: Mibachelorboy, Valley Of Pentire, I’m Not Ticklish Race 6: Allez Rose, Platinum Marseille, Mountbatten Race 7: Dal Dantrix, Kenneth, Quin Bay, Beau Agen, Raivac

Christchurch greyhound fields, form Christchurch Greyhound Racing Club Venue: Addington Raceway Meeting Date: 17 Jun 2013 NZ Meeting number: 10 Doubles: 1 and 2; 3 and 4; 5 and 6; 7 and 8; 9 and 10; 11 and 12 Trebles: 1, 2 and 3; 4, 5 and 6; 7, 8 and 9; 10, 11 and 12 1 3.20pm (NZT) SUPER PETS DASH C1, 295m 1 25221 Son of Grace 17.61...................R Blackburn 2 62277 Hooray For Hazel 17.63 M &............... Smith 3 64737 Easy Silence nwtd............................ B Dann 4 88588 Homebush Esme nwtd...............J McInerney 5 86425 Are Tee May 17.73............................ M Flipp 6 47583 Another Pizza 17.79..................J McInerney 7 45664 Flirtation Walk nwtd M &....................Jopson 8 26575 All Against Me 17.47..........................P Scott 9 5588x Some Say nwtd W &.......................... Nissen 10 56778 Max’s Lad nwtd S &..........................Bonnett 2 3.43pm HAPPY BIRTHDAY JENNY DRYLAND C0, 295m 1 677 Wongway Georgie nwtd.....................J Rush 2 67556 Fantas Fiction nwtd..........................S Fagan 3 44426 Homebush Sting nwtd................J McInerney 4 4 Mildred Lillian nwtd........................... M Flipp 5 8F57 Joey’s Secret nwtd S &.....................Bonnett 6 54727 Groovy Leo nwtd........................J McInerney 7 8x685 Claremont Diva nwtd........................ B Dann 8 52 Beadman nwtd...................................J Dunn 9 77767 Pandora Doll nwtd...................M K Dempsey 10 78888 Pancho Pistoles nwtd M &.................Jopson 3 3.58pm HURUNUI HOTEL STAKES C0, 520m 1 52862 Opawa Jay nwtd L &........................... Wales 2 Opawa Romeo nwtd L &..................... Wales 3 34 Opawa Natty nwtd L &........................ Wales

4 826 Opawa Hally nwtd L &........................ Wales 5 58 Lacey nwtd M &.................................Jopson 6 7756 Pat Patty nwtd L &.............................. Wales 7 Cowboy Foxy nwtd......................... I Fensom 8 8 Opawa Lauren nwtd L &..................... Wales 9 6 Court The Belle nwtd L &................... Wales 10 77664 Know Solution nwtd....................... G Cleeve 4 4.19pm SHIRLEY VET CLINIC SPRINT C0, 295m 1 64535 Another Another nwtd................J McInerney 2 37254 Teevee Gidget nwtd.......................... M Flipp 3 586 Hot Tea nwtd..............................A Bradshaw 4 67287 Okuku Muppet nwtd C &..................... Fagan 5 86 Vienna nwtd...............................R Blackburn 6 4 Cec Divine nwtd............................. G Cleeve 7 67375 Charlie’s Pal nwtd......................J McInerney 8 2 Bowman nwtd....................................J Dunn 9 86678 Homebush Julian nwtd..............J McInerney 10 78888 Pancho Pistoles nwtd M &.................Jopson 5 4.36pm ISLINGTON TAVERN DASH C0, 295m 1 61 La Fontaine (c1) 17.70.......................J Dunn 2 67583 Flirt With Me nwtd M &......................Jopson 3 665 Go Nola nwtd................................. G Cleeve 4 84271 Homebush Churro (c1) 17.66....J McInerney 5 75241 Chase The Stars (c1) 17.88 M &......... Smith 6 36668 Pep’s Pot nwtd.................................S Fagan 7 28343 Another Stone nwtd...................J McInerney 8 82677 Aspro Annie nwtd........................D T Barnes 9 77767 Pandora Doll nwtd...................M K Dempsey 10 86678 Homebush Julian nwtd..............J McInerney 6 4.54pm CLARKSON SIGN STUDIO STAKES C1, 520m 1 52814 Gypsy Hunter 30.85 W &................... Nissen

2 44568 Our Hope nwtd..............................S Hindson 3 67155 Paddy Baxter nwtd.....................J McInerney 4 23113 Opawa Cassidy 31.13 L &.................. Wales 5 86324 Miss Isabella 31.08........................... M Flipp 6 1867x Claretown Leroy nwtd J &................D Fahey 7 13672 Goldstar Bella 30.58 S &.................B Evans 8 65231 Botany Pete nwtd.......................J McInerney 9 68687 Ohoka Sandy 31.24...................... L Waretini 10 87756 Mulberry Hunter 31.07.................. K Cassidy 7 5.10pm THE MILLER BAR & CAFE SPRINT C1, 295m 1 63562 Fulla Pride 17.40 M &........................Jopson 2 56648 Another Street nwtd...................J McInerney 3 67757 Mighty Monica 17.76......................J Holdem 4 13721 Batiatus 17.34............................R Blackburn 5 86767 El Maestro 17.53 H &..........................Taylor 6 41664 Waimak Dave 17.60...................J McInerney 7 48741 Mustang Magz 17.60........................ M Flipp 8 88215 Gracy Racer 17.79...........................S Fagan 9 5588x Some Say nwtd W &.......................... Nissen 10 48778 Homebush Ace 17.48......................... I Kaye 8 5.29pm CTV DASH C1, 295m 1 22887 Aykroyd 17.90 S &............................Bonnett 2 76887 Billy Brand 17.89............................... B Dann 3 2112 Damarjo 17.52 H &..............................Taylor 4 24664 Totally Confused 17.77..................... M Flipp 5 x6488 Homebush Daphne nwtd...........A Bradshaw 6 23446 Yapster Jewel 17.55 M &..................... Smith 7 48443 Mum’s Prodigy 17.58.........................P Scott 8 84878 Galba John nwtd........................J McInerney 9 5588x Some Say nwtd W &.......................... Nissen 10 25878 Taieri Plains 17.69 C &....................... Fagan

9 5.45pm COALGATE TAVERN SPRINT C1, 295m

1 78236 Belfast Suzy 17.69 H &........................Taylor 2 45666 White Legs 17.76.......................J McInerney 3 83334 Cawbourne Clock 17.82 W &............. Nissen 4 27322 Syrip’s Girl 17.78.......................R Blackburn 5 76754 Red Eye Max nwtd..................... R Cockburn 6 51565 Sheeza Flower 17.71 S &.................Bonnett 7 38688 Homebush Awesome 18.04.......J McInerney 8 18746 Camray 17.67................................... M Flipp Emergencies: 9 5588x Some Say nwtd W &.......................... Nissen 10 87687 Tekoa 17.64 M &................................Jopson 10 6.04pm HAPPY BIRTHDAY MURRAY WIGLEY C1, 520m 1 75656 Seraphine Jewel 30.95 M &................. Smith 2 16375 Opawa Patch 31.02...................J McInerney 3 44622 Botany Seaton nwtd...................J McInerney 4 44532 Hear Hare Here nwtd P &...................Doody 5 74545 Jinja Jam 30.85.................................S Whall 6 12353 Chill Out Ralph 31.14 J &................D Fahey 7 27275 Mulberry Brook nwtd.....................K Cassidy 8 81386 Pseudonym 31.11......................R Blackburn Emergencies: 9 467F8 Secret Sarah 31.03 L &...................... Wales 10 87784 Botany Comet 30.68..................J McInerney 11 6.25pm LITTLE BROWN JUG STAKES C1, 520m 1 24874 Noisy Leo nwtd..........................J McInerney 2 48x34 Line Honours 31.24....................... G Cleeve 3 85681 Que Tee Pix 30.96 M &......................Jopson 4 47437 Botany Kevin nwtd.....................J McInerney 5 82228 Thirsty Kelvin nwtd.....................J McInerney 6 67841 Gee Cee Bee 31.01....................H Anderton

7 34735 Opawa Andrea 30.53 L &................... Wales 8 x4552 Jet Even nwtd...............................A Williams 9 87756 Mulberry Hunter 31.07.................. K Cassidy 10 77687 Opawa Sir 30.94 S &.......................B Evans 12 6.44pm SPEIGHT’S DASH C1, 295m 1 37734 Rite Round Range nwtd............A Bradshaw 2 81243 Bee Ostee 17.65...............................B Shaw 3 73146 Word For Word 17.79.................R Blackburn 4 48724 Bank Roller 17.76............................. M Flipp 5 54523 Dyna Brownlow 17.61 M &................Jopson 6 24332 Liquorice Whip nwtd..................J McInerney 7 65675 Ziggy War Paint 17.64............... R Cockburn 8 67756 Cawbourne Glow 17.41 W &............. Nissen Emergencies: 9 5588x Some Say nwtd W &.......................... Nissen 10 76878 Be Prepared 17.35............................ B Dann SELECTIONS Race 1: Son of Grace, Hooray For Hazel, Are Tee May Race 2: Beadman, Homebush Sting, Mildred Lillian, Claremont Diva Race 3: Opawa Natty, Cowboy Foxy, Opawa Romeo, Opawa Jay Race 4: Cec Divine, Bowman, Teevee Gidget, Hot Tea Race 5: La Fontaine, Homebush Churro (c1), Chase The Stars Race 6: Claretown Leroy, Goldstar Bella, Opawa Cassidy, Botany Pete Race 7: Batiatus, Mustang Magz, Fulla Pride, Gracy Racer Race 8: Damarjo, Mum’s Prodigy, Yapster Jewel, Galba John Race 9: Some Say, Cawbourne Clock, Camray, White Legs Race 10: Chill Out Ralph, Hear Hare Here, Botany Seaton Race 11: Gee Cee Bee, Opawa Andrea, Line Honours, Jet Even Race 12: Bee Ostee, Ziggy War Paint, Rite Round Range LEGEND: fsdt - First Start Here nwd - No Win this Distance fstd First Start This Distance 31 13 - Best Winning Time This Track

Palmerston North greyhound fields Palmerston North Greyhounds Venue: Manawatu Raceway Meeting Date: 17 Jun 2013 NZ Meeting number: 9 Doubles: 2 and 3; 4 and 5; 6 and 7; 8 and 9; 10 and 11; 12 and 13 Trebles: 1, 2 and 3; 4, 5 and 6; 7, 8 and 9; 11, 12 and 13 1 12.07pm (NZT) AWAPUNI STAKES C0 C0, 457m 1 63476 Just Like Prince nwtd.......................S Maher 2 5 Cool Heir nwtd U &..................... McCracken 3 73534 Iva Cunning Plan nwtd.........................A Lee 4 7433 Opawa Leanne nwtd L &.................... Wales 5 2221 Sue Sews Socks (c1) nwtd....... T Mischefski 6 Ten Point One............................... Scratched 7 33438 Tepirita Tuiteka nwtd......................B Mitchell 8 24558 Ello Elle nwtd....................................P Taylor 9 54656 Mighty Baxter nwtd....................J McInerney 10 78488 Seconds Good nwtd.................A Duganzich 2 12.27pm WOODVILLE DASH C0 C0, 375m 1 87442 Circle of Life nwtd.......................R N Maisey 2 2336 Snuffalopogas nwtd..........................L Ahern 3 37444 Coyote Caught Ya nwtd......... E S Duganzich 4 48436 All For One nwtd........................J McInerney 5 1 Lockett In Eddie(c1) nwtd.................L Ahern 6 38862 Tepirita Jazil nwtd........................ C D Brider 7 35755 Another Drink nwtd....................J McInerney 8 54738 Addis Mate nwtd........................A Blackburn 9 65687 Looptastic nwtd..........................J McInerney 10 78488 Seconds Good nwtd.................A Duganzich 3 12.47pm J P PRINT (PETONE) C1 C1, 457m 1 33323 Time For What nwtd.......................M Gowan 2 61161 Opawa Jean nwtd L &........................ Wales 3 21616 It’s A Doll nwtd.............................A Turnwald 4 33464 Runs Like Al nwtd........................ C D Brider 5 31358 Opawa Summer nwtd L &................... Wales

6 64214 Mr. Darci nwtd A &............................... J.Hall 7 24272 Secret Nadia 26.21..........................S Maher 8 63211 Fastback King (c2) 26.36.................. A Clark 9 65434 Thrilling Cloud nwtd.................T McCracken 10 75643 Bigtime Tip 26.79..............................L Ahern 4 1.05pm MANAWATU RACEWAY C1 C1, 375m 1 63564 Opawa Black 21.74 B &................ G Atwood 2 64722 Kotumba nwtd L &.............................. Morris 3 111 Stunt Double (c2) 22.21....................L Ahern 4 24532 Home Brewer 22.37.......................A Speight 5 57417 Amy Wineglass 22.62...............A Duganzich 6 64816 Chase Ostee nwtd.......................A Turnwald 7 68785 Go Dolphin Power 21.67 F &..........Turnwald 8 63425 Rebel Joe 22.41................................ A Clark 9 64446 Kate Rose nwtd........................... C D Brider 10 62658 Rijeka 21.76...................................M Gowan 5 1.23pm PETER SINCLAIR PHOTO FINISH C1, 375m 1 1132 Hat Trick Chaos nwtd........................L Ahern 2 18454 Mac Tan 22.04 B &....................... G Atwood 3 27147 Black Hennessy nwtd F &...............Turnwald 4 26323 Scarilicious 21.97 L &......................... Morris 5 17335 Uno Charm 22.33.............................L Ahern 6 82733 Double Tapp 22.03.........................M Gowan 7 87823 Triple Aye 22.14......................... W Hodgson 8 67674 Bullabakanka nwtd...................T McCracken 9 84736 Blair Ninety nwtd G &.........................Denby 10 53567 Jolokia nwtd.................................R J Murray 6 1.41pm MARTON STAKES C2 C2, 457m 1 75155 That’s King nwtd......................... B Hodgson 2 87116 Tekau nwtd...................................A Turnwald 3 17275 Another Fantasy 26.22...............J McInerney 4 12241 Bumpa Sticker (c3) nwtd...................L Ahern

5 12445 Opawa Wally nwtd L &........................ Wales 6 12435 What’s Up Gee nwtd.........................L Ahern 7 62511 Tepirita Charger(c3) nwtd.................B Shaw 8 17163 Uno Heidi 26.36................................L Ahern 9 76368 Chelseas Babe nwtd..................... T Downey 10 46767 Upahut Cindy 26.47.................... B Hodgson 7 1.58pm ASHURST STAKES C4 C4, 457m 1 427x6 Bigtime Karen 26.86.........................L Ahern 2 46257 Another Breeze nwtd.................J McInerney 3 41435 Nonu Nonu Boom 26.29...................L Ahern 4 27653 Bigtime Latte 26.16...........................L Ahern 5 F4412 Indiana Izmir nwtd F &....................Turnwald 6 24846 Trinity Boy (c3) nwtd D L &..............L Wright 7 84311 Slangevar (c5) nwtd...........................D Little 8 66246 Seven Iron 26.31 F &......................Turnwald 8 2.16pm FEILDING DASH C2 C2, 375m 1 24211 Tenkay Down 21.93.................... S Drysdale 2 57724 Thrilling Tune 21.90..................... B Hodgson 3 61614 Homebush Rick 22.08.............T McCracken 4 63612 Uno Flash nwtd L &............................ Wales 5 33558 Winsome Achiever nwtd................A Speight 6 84178 Snap To It 22.23.......................... T R Pilcher 7 63568 Ramessee 21.82............................M Gowan 8 41113 Little Rascal nwtd..............................L Ahern 9 83658 Groovy Shane nwtd B &............... G Atwood 10 36777 Raveon 22.18.................................M Gowan 9 2.33pm CLOVERLEA DASH C5 C5, 375m 1 24441 Oscar Tuivasa 21.36........................L Philips 2 21356 Glenaddis 21.60 G &..........................Denby 3 32117 Eruza 21.45......................................L Ahern 4 31454 Bigtime Jet 21.50..............................L Ahern 5 12228 Daddy Lowe 21.17............................L Ahern

6 22554 Drysdale nwtd......................................A Lee 7 11132 Charming Nev 21.61.........................L Ahern 8 47151 Attire 21.52 U &.......................... McCracken 9 43843 Little Blackspot 21.27.................D MacAuley 10 15455 Moody Man 21.73..............................D Edlin 10 2.51pm SHANNON DASH C3 C3, 375m 1 66224 Thrilling Cairo 21.68...........................D Little 2 366x6 Par nwtd.......................................A Turnwald 3 73288 Run Junior Run 21.97..................A Turnwald 4 73343 Radiator Springs nwtd......................G Quirk 5 64842 George Baxter 21.91.................J McInerney 6 38535 Bound By Pride 21.66.......................G Quirk 7 47852 Glenaddis Boy 21.75 G &...................Denby 8 72426 Mr. Big Stuff nwtd..............................G Quirk 9 47766 Gem’s Conquest 21.62.....................G Quirk 10 46888 Krussian 21.59...................................D Edlin 11 3.08pm FOXTON SPRINT C4 C4, 375m 1 67245 Chemically Free 21.56.....................M Olden 2 31433 Cosmic Fury 21.65...........................L Ahern 3 82528 Stock Taker 21.40.............................L Ahern 4 77732 Mirage 21.32 F &............................Turnwald 5 63211 Sir Richie 21.57................................L Ahern 6 86534 Ever So Hopeful 21.63 G &................Denby 7 21172 Shanghai Sam 21.36........................L Ahern 8 32163 Decado 0.00........................................ L Bell Emergencies: 9 75454 Ate Pizza 21.85 F &........................Turnwald 10 25654 Enazuma 22.10 G &...........................Denby 12 3.26pm WWW.RACINGDOGS.CO.NZ C2/3, 457m 1 84532 Okuku Dreamer 26.58 U &......... McCracken 2 76447 Cawbourne Tilly 26.31...............J McInerney 3 11112 Laugh Like Santa 26.46....................L Ahern

4 35414 Cawbourne Bree nwtd...............J McInerney 5 42381 Deceiver 26.24.................................M Olden 6 54276 Opawa Style 26.29 L &....................... Wales 7 64633 Thrilling Terror nwtd..........................G Quirk 8 42714 Fire Boy Baxter nwtd.................J McInerney 9 76368 Chelseas Babe (c2) nwtd............. T Downey 13 3.50pm W (BILL) HOLMES MEMORIAL C5, 457m 1 73411 Louie Machall 26.12 A &...................... J.Hall 2 27286 Tepirita Rita 25.94........................A Turnwald 3 21123 Finn McMissile nwtd........................L Philips 4 47865 Moulin Blue nwtd F &......................Turnwald 5 15122 El Jetta 26.41....................................L Ahern 6 11124 Cob Webber 25.91 F &...................Turnwald 7 375x5 Necter 25.85............................... B Hodgson 8 4x134 Opawa Rapid nwtd L &....................... Wales 9 18378 Sammy James 26.01........................L Ahern SELECTIONS Race 1: Sue Sews Socks (c1), Opawa Leanne, Iva Cunning Plan Race 2: Lockett In Eddie(c1), Snuffalopogas, Circle of Life Race 3: Fastback King (c2), Opawa Jean, Time For What Race 4: Stunt Double, Go Dolphin Power, Kotumba, Opawa Black Race 5: Hat Trick Chaos, Black Hennessy, Uno Charm, Mac Tan Race 6: Bumpa Sticker, What’s Up Gee, Tekau, Tepirita Charger Race 7: Indiana Izmir, Nonu Nonu Boom, Bigtime Karen, Seven Iron Race 8: Little Rascal, Uno Flash, Winsome Achiever, Thrilling Tune Race 9: Attire, Oscar Tuivasa, Charming Nev, Daddy Lowe Race 10: Thrilling Cairo, Radiator Springs, George Baxter Race 11: Mirage, Shanghai Sam, Decado, Stock Taker, Sir Richie Race 12: Laugh Like Santa, Okuku Dreamer, Thrilling Terror Race 13: Cob Webber, Finn McMissile, Louie Machall, Opawa Rapid LEGEND: fsdt - First Start Here nwd - No Win this Distance fstd - First Start This Distance 31 13 - Best Winning Time This Track

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Celtic sets a marker What chances are you taking?

Celtic A outclassed United A to put their hand up as the team to beat in Mid Canterbury senior netball on Saturday.

Celtic A and United A were unbeaten heading into fourth round Senior A match-up in but Celtic showed their title credentials by getting up for a 27-16 win.

The win was built on defensive pressure on United throughout the four quarters, but Celtic came out firing to get in control early leading 9-3 after the opening quarter.

United tightened up their defence in the second quarter to hold Celtic to five goals but struggled on their own ball to only score three goals to trail 6-14 at halftime.

Celtic then took the third quarter 8-4 before United came back in the fourth quarter to outscore Celtic 6-5, but it was too little too late.

After they got off to such a strong start in the top-of-the-table clash Celtic secured the win to remain unbeaten.

“We hadn’t been starting well and had focused on getting that right,” Celtic coach Angela Leadley said.

“Looking at our starts we threw a lot of ball away, but some good defence kept getting it back and limited their scoring.

“It always helps when your shooters are on target and ours only missed five shots all game.”

Earlier in the opening game of the rain-affected day, College A proved too strong for Rakaia B 40-21 despite the tricky conditions.

“The conditions probably slowed us down, and slowed down our ability to defensively go for the ball as they were tentative to go on attack from defence,” College A coach Angela Mitchell said.

“We took time to settle but from the second quarter we pulled away, and the girls played some controlled netball in those conditions which was good.”

College A were ahead 12-8 after the first quarter but pushed out to a 23-12 halftime advantage.

College moved ahead 30-16 in the third and then closed out a 10-5 final quarter to wrap up the 40-21 victory.

Methven A then edged out

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Methven’s Sally Williams and Hampstead’s Charlotte Sampson go over the sideline competing for possession in their Senior A netball clash on Saturday.

Hampstead A 26-25 in what was a thriller.

The lead see-sawed, and in the end the defending premiers managed to hold off the fast finishing Hampstead A. Methven emerged with their nose in front 8-6 in the first quarter, but went off the boil as Hampstead found their feet in the second, outscoring Methven 9-3 to lead 15-11 at halftime.

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again in the third quarter as Methven made some positional changes and got the momentum to outscore Hampstead 10-3 for a 21-18 lead heading into the final quarter.

Methven then led 26-21 heading into the closing stages before Hampstead reeled off four consecutive goals as they came home strong, but Methven did enough to hold them off, holding the final possession of the match to avoid a draw and claim a one-point win.

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“I’m pretty happy to get the win today,” Methven A coach Dianne McTigue said.

“We have a few positional changes which has presented a different dynamic for us for the rest of the season, so to get the win is rather pleasing.”

The final game of the round was the battle of the B teams, where College B claimed their first win of the competition in beating Hampstead B 37-29.

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

(G, R) 7.00 Deal Or No Deal.

(G, R) 7.30 Home Shopping.

(G) 12.00 The Doctors. (PGR) 1.00 The Jeff Probst Show.

(PGR) 2.05 America’s Got Talent.

(G, R) This week on America’s Got Talent we meet the contestants pulled straight from YouTube.

4.00 The Late Show With David Letterman. (G, R) 5.00 Deal Or No Deal. (G, R) Game show hosted by Andrew O’Keefe that gives contestants the opportunity to win up to $200,000 each night.

5.30 Prime News.

3 News.

Campbell Live.

Drug Bust. (PGR, R, T) The X Factor NZ. (G) Following last night’s live performances, tonight’s elimination will leave only eight acts remaining.

9.05 FILM: Death Race.

(2008, AO, R) Jason Statham, Joan Allen. The world’s hunger for extreme sports and reality competitions has grown into reality TV bloodlust with an extreme racing competition where its contestants are murderous prisoners.

6.00 Deal Or No Deal. (G) 6.30 Millionaire: Hot Seat.

(G) 7.00 The Crowd Goes Wild.

7.30 Mayday. (PGR) 8.30 Prime Presents: New Zealand From Above.

(New, G) Take a look at the majestic south from above as we travel over the world heritage listed Fiordland National Park, fly over Queenstown and take a look some of the world’s most stunning scenery.

9.30 60 Minutes. (PGR) 10.30 The Crowd Goes Wild.

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6.00 Creflo Dollar. 6.30 Buzzy Bee And Friends. (G, R, T) 6.35 Tiki Tour. (G, R, T) 7.00 Grizzly Tales.

(G, R, T) 7.25 Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated. (G, R, T) 7.50 Pokemon: Black and White. (G, T) 8.15 Franklin. (G, R, T) 8.40 Mike The Knight. (G, R, T) 8.50 Fireman Sam. (G, T) 9.00 Infomercials.

10.30 Neighbours. (G, R, T) 11.00 Shortland Street. (PGR, R, T) 11.30 Spin City. (PGR, R, T) 12.00 Hart Of Dixie. (PGR, R, T) 1.00 Jeremy Kyle. (PGR) 2.00 Jeremy Kyle USA. (AO) 3.00 Mr Men. (G, R, T) 3.05 Doc McStuffins. (G, T) 3.30 Kung Fu Panda. (G, T) 4.00 Good Luck Charlie. (G, R, T) 4.30 The Erin Simpson Show.

5.01 America’s Funniest Home Videos. (G, T) 5.30 Hope And Faith.

(G, R, T)

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6.00 ONE News. (T) 7.00 Seven Sharp. (T) 7.30 Border Security. (G, R, T) A Malaysian man arrives on a tourist visa.

8.00 The Force. (PGR, R, T) 8.30 Criminal Minds. (T) The BAU goes to Detroit to track an UnSub with a rapidly changing MO, and Blake’s husband returns from overseas with a lifechanging career proposition for her.

9.30 Castle. (AO, T) 10.25 ONE News Tonight. (T) 10.55 Unforgettable.

(AO, R, T) 11.50 World’s Strictest Parents US. (PGR, R, T)

6.00 Friends. (G, R, T) 6.30 Neighbours. (G, T) 7.00 Shortland Street. (PGR, T) Josh is seduced by the high life.

8.00 The Big Bang Theory.

(PGR, R) 8.30 Grey’s Anatomy. (AO, T) Return to the site of the plane crash and watch as each doctor tries to cope with the heartache and injuries caused by the crash.

9.30 Wentworth. (AO, T) Will unsettles the inmates in pursuit of his wife’s killer.

10.30 Shameless. (AO, T) 11.35 Happily Divorced. (PGR, R, T)

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12.50 Te Karere. (R, T) 1.30 Infomercials. 5.05 Believer’s Voice Of Victory. 5.35 Te Karere. (R, T)

12.00 Good Vibes. (AO) 12.30 Rookie Blue. (AO, R, T) 1.25 Infomercials. 2.25 No Ordinary Family. (Final, AO, R, T) 3.15 The Amazing Race: Unfinished Business.

(G, R) 4.05 Anderson. (PGR, R) 5.05 Erin Simpson. (R) 5.30 Infomercials.

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Infomercials. (G) The Shopping Channel.

Everybody Loves Raymond. (G, R, T) 3 News.

Home And Away. (G, R, T) Dr Phil. (AO) The Dr Oz Show. (PGR) Top Chef: Just Desserts.

(PGR, R) The contestants try to make the grade by competing in a bake sale to raise funds for a highschool pep squad and glee club.

Rachael Ray. (G) Entertainment Tonight.

(G) Home And Away. (T) Brax refuses to adhere to Adam’s demands, Holly accuses Zac of trying to kiss her, and Tamara is not coping well.

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Good Morning. J Ellen. (R) Coach Trip. (PGR, T) House Guest. (G, R) ONE News. (T) Emmerdale. (PGR, T) Come Dine With Me. (PGR) Four Weddings USA. (G, R) Ellen. (G) Te Karere. (T) MasterChef: The Professionals – Australia. (G, T) The nine remaining contestant chefs are faced with the knife block once again – another reinvention test, another elimination.

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

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11.05 The Late Show With David Letterman. (G) 12.00 Home Shopping. (G) 1.30 The Crowd Goes Wild. (G, R) 2.00 Home Shopping. (G)

FOUR 6.00 Sesame Street. (G) 6.55 Pingu. (G) 7.00 Sticky TV. (G) 7.30 Scaredy Squirrel.

(G) 7.55 Hey Arnold! (G) 8.20 Chuggington.

(G) 8.30 Bananas. (G) 8.45 HUMF. (G) 8.50 Bob The Builder. (G) 9.00 Thomas & Friends. (G) 9.10 Peppa Pig. (G) 9.15 Peppa Pig. (G) 9.20 Barney And Friends. (G) 9.50 Tickety Toc. (G) 10.00 Infomercials. (G) 2.00 Sesame Street. (G) 2.55 Peppa Pig. (G) 3.00 Sticky TV. (G) 4.30 FOUR Live. (G) 6.00 Everybody Hates Chris. (G)

6.30 Futurama. (G) 7.00 The Simpsons. (G) Moe undergoes plastic surgery and becomes a hot new soap opera star.

7.30 How I Met Your Mother. (PGR, R) Marshall and Lily make a secret pact to start trying to have a baby.

8.00 New Girl. (PGR, R) Jess is laid off from her teaching job and volunteers to be a shot girl at Schmidt’s ‘rebranding’ party.

8.30 Up All Night. (PGR) Chris agrees to host a joint birthday party for Amy with his enthusiastic neighbours, much to Reagan’s chagrin.

9.00 Don’t Trust The B**** In Apartment 23. (G) When June tries to please Chloe by dating a business contact of James, the relationship creates problems for everyone involved.

9.30 The Mindy Project. (PGR) 9.55 Community. (PGR, R) 10.25 Alphas. (AO) 11.25 Entertainment Tonight. (G) 11.50 Infomercials. (G)

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TV3, 9.05pm (2008, AO) Tough-guy Jason Statham (below, The Transporter) plays Jensen Ames, an ex-racing champ framed for his wife’s murder and souped-up for revenge in this fast and furious remake of the 1975 cult classic.

Writer-director Paul W.S. Anderson works with a preposterous premise (an ex-con is forced by a prison warden to compete in a deadly car race), but somehow blazes across the finish line with a satisfying thriller.

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England v Black Caps. Highlights.

2.30 Netball. ANZ Championship. WBOP Magic v Melbourne Vixens.

From Claudelands Arena, Hamilton.

Replay.

4.00 Motorsport. GP3. Spain Circuit Ricardo. Race Two. Replay.

5.00 Rugby League: 40/20.

6.00 Netball. College Series. Final.

Delayed.

7.30 Netball. ANZ Championship. Central Pulse v Canterbury Tactix.

From Te Rauparaha Arena, Porirua.

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9.30 Netball. ANZ Championship. West Coast Fever v Southern Steel. From Challenge Stadium, Perth. Live.

11.30 The Code: Life With The Mariners.

12.00 Rugby League. NRL Telstra Premiership. Broncos v Wests Tigers.

Replay.

2.00 Rugby League. NRL Telstra Premiership. Storm v Knights. Replay.

4.00 Rugby League. NRL Telstra Premiership. Raiders v Panthers.

Replay.

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(PG) 6.30 The Simpsons. (PG) 7.00 Hardcore Pawn. (PG) 7.30 NCIS. (PG) 8.30 CSI Miami. (M) The CSIs expose the seedy underbelly of children’s beauty pageants when a contestant’s mom is murdered.

9.30 CSI Miami. (M) 10.30 Law & Order. (M) 11.30 NCIS. (PG) 12.30 24. (M) 1.20 America’s Funniest Home Videos.

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7.30 Soccer. UEFA European Under 21 Championship. First Semi-final.

9.30 Soccer. UEFA European Under 21 Championship. Second Semi-final.

11.30 Rugby League. NRL Telstra. Roosters v Warriors. Highlights.

12.00 Rugby. Steinlager Series. All Blacks v France. Replay.

2.00 Golf. US Open. Round 4. Highlights.

3.00 Rugby League. NRL Telstra. Roosters v Warriors.

3.30 Field Hockey. FIH Womens World League Black Sticks v Belgium. Replay.

5.00 Motorsport. NASCAR Sprint Cup Series. Quicken Loans 400. Highlights.

6.00 Motorsport. NASCAR Nationwide Series. NASCAR Nationwide Road America 200. Highlights.

7.00 SKY ARENA Access.

7.30 Golf. US Open. Round 4. Highlights.

8.30 Rugby League. NRL. Broncos v Wests Tigers. Live.

11.00 Monday Night With Matty Johns.

12.00 Football. AFL. Collingwood v Western Bulldogs. Delayed.

3.00 Motorsport. V8 Supercars. SKY City Triple Darwin. Race 17. Replay.

4.00 Motorsport. V8 Supercars. SKY City Triple Darwin. Race 18. Replay.

5.00 Motorsport. V8 Supercars. SKY City Triple Darwin. Race 19. Replay.

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6.40 Freshman Father. (2010, PG) 8.10 Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Pt:1.

(2011, M) Kristen Stewart.

10.05 Friends With Benefits. (2011, 16) 11.55 Making Of The Bourne Legacy. (2012, M).

12.20 Prometheus. (2012, 16) 2.25 Nitro Circus: The Movie. (2012, M) 4.00 Another Earth. (2011, M) Brit Marling.

5.35 Demon Hunter. (2005, M) Sean Patrick Flanery, Billy Drago.

6.55 Goon. (2011, 16) Seann William Scott, Jay Baruchel.

8.30 Underworld Awakening. (2012, 16) Kate Beckinsale, Michael Ealy. When human forces discover the existence of Vampire and Lycan clans, a war to eradicate both species begins.

10.00 Salmon Fishing In The Yemen. (2012, M) Ewan McGregor, Emily Blunt. A fisheries expert is approached by a mysterious sheikh about an outlandish plan to introduce the sport of salmon fishing into the Yemen.

11.45 Left In Darkness. (2006, 16) Monica Keena, David Anders.

1.15 Goon. (2011, 16) Seann William Scott, Jay Baruchel.

2.50 Left In Darkness. (2006, 16) Monica Keena, David Anders.

4.20 Finding A Family. (2011, PG) Jared Abrahamson, Kim Delaney.

5.50 Another Earth. (2011, M) Brit Marling.

6.20 Making Of Public Enemies. (2009, M) Johnny Depp and Christian Bale.

6.35 Bridget Jones: The Edge Of Reason.

(2004, M) Renee Zellweger, Colin Firth.

8.20 Rush Hour. (1998, M) Jackie Chan, Chris Tucker.

9.55 Waterworld. (1995, M) Kevin Costner.

12.10 The Notebook. (2004, PG) Rachel McAdams, Ryan Gosling.

2.10 Hostage. (2005, 16) Bruce Willis, Kevin Pollak.

4.05 Superman Returns. (2006, M) Brandon Routh, Kevin Spacey.

6.40 Forgetting Sarah Marshall. (2008, 16) Jason Segel, Kristen Bell. After a devastating break-up with his girlfriend, TV sitcom star Sarah Marshall, a heartbroken and depressed Peter heads to Hawaii for a little vacation. 2008.

8.30 Million Dollar Baby. (2004, M) Clint Eastwood, Hilary Swank. A hardened trainer takes on a determined woman as a boxer, forging a friendship that transcends the losses of their past.

2004.

10.45 Bulletproof. (1996, 18) Damon Wayans, Adam Sandler.

12.10 Dawn Of The Dead. (2004, 16) Sarah Polley.

1.50 Forgetting Sarah Marshall. (2008, 16) Jason Segel, Kristen Bell.

3.40 Superman Returns. (2006, M)

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By Jonathan Leask On a rare occasion all four Mid Canterbury senior hockey sides played at home, but in even rarer circumstances they had an unbeaten weekend with three wins and a draw in the MidSouth Canterbury hockey competition on Saturday.

It was a superb day on the turf for the Mid Canterbury sides, claiming 17 of the available 20 points on offer and outscoring the opposition 30-6 across the four games with three bonus point wins, but the winless Tinwald holding the table-topping Northern Hearts to a 3-3 draw was the standout stat of the day.

Northern Hearts had only lost one game and had a points differential of 32 while Tinwald’s only win was by default in round one and they had conceded 58 goals in the other eight games - including an 11-0 loss to Hearts - leaning the odds towards a comfortable Hearts victory.

But Tinwald turned up with a previously unseen intensity and delivered an inspired performance that almost caused a major upset as Hearts had to come from a goal down three times to salvage a draw.

“Everyone just stepped it up a few notches.

“I’m not sure why or where it came from but they turned it on,” Tinwald coach Ian Snowball said.

Jimmy McAndrew put the hosts ahead before Hearts equalised and

went within inches of going ahead 2-1 if not for a desperate save from Blair Snowball, blocking a shot on the open goal.

Thomas White then found the back of the net as Tinwald went to half-time up 2-1.

Hearts struck back after the break, but Tinwald hit the lead for the third time with George Murray adding the finish touch from a penalty corner.

Again Hearts conjured up an equaliser before the kicked into overdrive trying to match the Tinwald intensity and snatch the win, but the hosts held on for the draw.

“Hearts really had us under the pump but the boys held on and Michael Dekker in goal made some great saves and we held on for the draw.

“After the match Hearts were asking “Where’s this Tinwald team been?” and I was thinking the same thing.

“Hopefully we’ll see it again, and maybe more often.”

Earlier the day had started with Hampstead on the turf first taking on Timaru Girls’ and producing a solid 4-2 win.

Sophie Morrow and Georgia Clarke struck goals in the game’s first half to have Hampstead up 2-1 at halftime, before Timaru Girls’ scored an equaliser early in the second half to stun the hosts.

“It made for a few nervous moments but we were able to get one up and then make it comfortable at 4-2 Hampstead’s Rebecca McCloy said.

McCloy then found the back of the

• Warriors on a roll It might now be safe to say the Warriors are back. Last night they won their fourth game in a row and are within touching distance of the top eight. It was the first time they have won four straight since 2011 and they did it against one of the best sides in the competition. Away from home. They did it on the back of a superb defensive effort.

They conceded two tries in three minutes late in the first half but otherwise held their line despite coming under massive pressure from a Roosters outfit who had won six of their last seven and who have legitimate designs on the title in 2013. Coach Matt Elliott has been preaching about attitude and mindset and they delivered. They also brought aggression, poise and desperation and kept the Roosters scoreless - APNZ in the second spell.

net to put Hampstead ahead and Clarke scored her second to seal the third straight win over Timaru Girls for the season, and the side’s fourth overall.

The unbeaten Wakanui Black eventually had no trouble taking care of Cambridge, claiming a comfortable 8-1 win.

The defending champions got on the board first but Cambridge equalised in a frantic opening 10 minutes, but as the game settled down Black eased into their rhythm to score further seven goals.

“We had some good individual goals and some goals scored from great team work which was a nice combination for the win,” Wakanui Black’s Mark Bennett said.

James Tavendale and Richard Hawk both scored doubles as did the side’s newest and youngest player, 16-yearold Ryan Hampton.

Following the intensity of the Tinwald draw with Hearts, Wakanui Blue blitzed Excelsior 15-0 with relative ease to round out the day.

“We played well and we had plenty of chances and scored off a majority of them which is a positive, but it was a little easy.”

Hayden Sinclair kept up his phenomenal scoring rate with another hat-trick, but younger brother Nick went one better scoring four.

• Magic getting it right The Magic have beaten the Vixens and the premiership curse, as the defending champions all but confirmed their place in the play-offs with a hard-fought win over the visiting Melbourne team. It is one of the more curious records in the transtasman league - in all six seasons the title holders have never made the finals the following year. But the Magic, the first New Zealand side to lift the ANZ Championship trophy are now the first team to banish the so-called curse of the premiers.

Fittingly it was also Vixens that the Magic beat in last year’s grand final to claim the crown, although last night’s 56-51 win didn’t quite live up to the drama and intensity of their win in the - NZH 2012 title decider.

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Victory over Germany narrowly eludes Black Sticks The New Zealand women’s hockey team lost 3-2 to Germany in their second game at the World League semi-final in Rotterdam on Saturday.

After a lacklustre first half from the Kiwis, all the action came in the last four minutes when Charlotte Harrison and Kayla Sharland netted two goals and the Black Sticks desperately tried to equalise.

Despite a frantic last-effort

attempt, they couldn’t pull off the win they wanted and Germany moved to the top of Pool B’s points table.

“We are disappointed with the way we started. We were on the back foot in the first 20 minutes and if you give a side like Germany that much space it is very hard to come back,” head coach Mark Hager said.

“Germany is a team with good

basic skills and unless you put them under real pressure, they won’t make mistakes.

“There were times when we did have opportunities and we didn’t convert, and that’s something we will learn from.”

The Germans made a terrific start to the match, quickly opening up a 2-0 lead inside the first 15 minutes thanks to strikes from team captain

Julia Muller and Eileen Hoffman.

Gemma Flynn, who had an outstanding game, set up a good goal for Krystal Forgesson later on in the half, but it was not to be for the Kiwis.

Throughout the second half the score remained locked at 2-0. The game changed dramatically in the last four minutes when Germany were carded and dropped to ten

players and Hager made the call to replace goalkeeper Bianca Russell with an outfield player.

The tactic paid off almost immediately when Cassandra Reid crossed to Harrison who slammed one home in the 66th minute, however, Germany re-established their two-goal advantage when Franzisca Hauke picked up an overhead pass before sending the ball into an open goal.

In the final minute, Sharland found herself unmarked at the top of the circle and made it count but it was not enough to deny Germany the victory.

Germany are now at the top of Pool B on six points, followed by the Black Sticks on three.

The Black Sticks Women played against Belgium early this morning.

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NSW skipper Paul Gallen has accused the NRL of sanitising rugby league after implementing a new rule that will see players automatically sin-binned for fighting. The policy was implemented this weekend with referees being told by their boss Daniel Anderson to send players off for 10 minutes if punches are thrown.

The new policy came following the incident involving Gallen and Nate Myles during the State of Origin openery. Gallen hit out at the new sanctions saying it would be hard for a player to not react in the heat of the moment.

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Rakaia’s run in the Combined Country Cup has ground to a halt after being beaten 3-10 by the twotime winners Lincoln on Saturday.

The cup final will be a replay of 2012 after defending champions Southbridge hammered Saracens 49-3 to set up the rematch with Lincoln after they knocked Rakaia out of the running.

Rakaia was outplayed for 60 minutes of their semi-final clash as Lincoln attempted to grind them into submission, and a late rally from the hosts came up short.

“Lincoln are the finals specialist and they showed that again,” Rakaia coach Wayne Foxcroft said.

“We would have liked a drier day because I think the rain was a bit of a leveller, but you have to play what’s in front of you and Lincoln did just that.”

What was in front of Rakaia was a clinical Lincoln side that played to the conditions to almost perfection, camping in Rakaia territory for the entire first half.

Lincoln pinned Rakaia inside their own 40 metres for almost 40 minutes by playing for field position and then having the ball retention to keep camped in the Rakaia red zone.

But despite the territorial dominance and an overwhelming weight of possession, Lincoln were only up 10-0 at the break as Rakaia shored up their line with some strong defence.

An early penalty from Dayle Eathorne was followed by Eathorne going over adjacent to the posts and converting his own try for the 10-0 lead.

Lincoln resumed their dominance at the start of the second half pounding away in Rakaia territory for another 20 minutes, but this time to no avail.

Rakaia finally broke out of their own half, and profited from the first venture into enemy territory with a penalty on the 22m which Josh Walker landed from right in front to put the home side on the board.

From the kick-off Rakaia was able to work their way back down Lincoln end for a second time in the match and earned a second penalty from a similar spot, but Walker’s attempt hit the post.

“That was a bit of a turning point.

“We could have moved within striking distance and given us some momentum.”

With the clock winding down inside the final 10 minutes Rakaia was rallying a late charge and Lincoln was holding on desperately.

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Lincoln’s Dale Eathorne dives in for a try, the only one of the match, in the first half of the Combined Country Cup semi-final with Rakaia at the Rakaia Domain on Saturday. at their own game keeping the ball in tight and were held up over the lien once but just couldn’t crack the defence.

Lincoln then got what looked to be the game-breaking turnover, working the ball in tight to wind the clock to zero, but with time up an attempt to clear the ball into touch saw the halfback slip over and Rakaia drove over the ball, earning a penalty to have one last shot at

possibly tying the game and going to overtime.

The quick tap was taken but a thundering tackle jolted the ball free and sounded the death knell for Rakaia’s title aspirations.

“Lincoln were clinical and just looked like they wanted it more in the first half,” Foxcroft said.

“We didn’t do enough in the first half and just couldn’t get anything going.

Alker shares Kiwi golfer Steve Alker fired a five-over par 75 in the third round of the US Open at the Merion Golf Club in Pennsylvania yesterday to have a share of 55th place heading into the final round.

Alker was in a precarious position to even make the cut after he finished his second round of 75 on Saturday to be one shot back from the projected cut-line when play was stopped due to darkness.

But when all players had finished their second round, the cut-line moved out to eight-over to allow Alker to squeeze in.

Alker, who qualified for the US Open after winning a sectional event in California last week, had two birdies and two bogeys in the first eight holes of his third round, but faded as he dropped six shots in a six-hole stretch in the middle.

He finished with a birdie at the par-four 10th to be 13-over through 54 holes.

The only other Kiwi in the field, Michael Campbell, returned to Merion yesterday to complete his second round in need of some birdies to make an unlikely cut.

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“You can’t expect to win a game playing in your own half.

“It was disappointing but we’ll learn from that.”

For Lincoln it maintained their unprecedented record of making the combined finals, set to play in their sixth final in seven years of the Mid Canterbury, Ellesmere and North Canterbury competition - hoping to improve their conversion rate with just two tiles in that time.

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Following an unbelievable 6-4 loss in their last outing in Mainland Football division one, Mid Canterbury scored four goals again on Saturday, but this time it was enough for a 4-1 win over FC Twenty11.

On the grey and dismal day at the Ashburton Domain, Mid Canterbury shone brightly with Greg Feutz leading the way with a double to go with goals from Ricky Barbosa and debutant Gonzalo Meridan to ensure a comfortable win.

The hosts started well, with the pace of Barbosa and Austen Beats causing problems down the wings.

Feutz opened the scoring when Stephen French delivered a fine ball into the box with the Mid Canterbury striker rose unchallenged to loop the header over the stranded keeper.

Three minutes later it was 2-0 when a copycat move had Giuseppe Vassallini deliver the ball into the box for Barbosa to head in to the corner.

Mid Canterbury came close on several occasions to adding to the lead, however, the visitors pulled a goal back five minutes before half time when indecision in the home

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got up to beat Darfield 17-10.

It was wins for the Mid Canterbury sides in the plate with Southern going back-to-back with an 18-11 win over Kaiapoi and Hampstead bounced back for a 20-14 win over Dunsandel-Irwell.

In the plaque, West Melton has handed Prebbleton the wooden spoon after a 34-12 win with Ohoka, who beat Prebbleton last weekend, on the bye.

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before a double-bogey at the 18th to finish with an eight-over 78 for the round to be 14-over for the week.

Meanwhile, Steve Stricker would become the oldest champion in US Open history and the second-oldest on record in major golf if he can pull off his first major title today at the US Open.

The 46-year-old American fired a par-70 in yesterday’s third round at Merion to stand on level-par 210, sharing second with Hunter Mahan and Charl Schwartzel but only one stroke behind four-time major winner Phil Mickelson.

“To win a major would be unbelievable,” Stricker said.

“But I’m not trying to think about that yet. I’m just trying to execute the shots that I know how to do and take one shot at a time and go from there.

“It would mean a lot. It really would. But it’s going to be a challenge tomorrow.”

Stricker would surpass Hale Irwin, who won the 1990 US Open aged 45, as the oldest winner of the event and would trail only Julius Boros, who was 48 photo ap when he claimed the 1968 PGA Steve Alker tees off at the eighth hole Championship.

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Rakaia will meet Saracens in the playoff for third place, joining the other Mid Canterbury sides in consolation mode ahead of the Watters Cup. Celtic meet Oxford in a playoff for seventh place after they went down 12-0 to Ashley and Waihora got up 46-17 over Oxford.

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defence resulted in stand-in keeper Hadley Fletcher deflecting the ball into his own net.

Mid Canterbury came out in the second half and created a couple of chances early on before the visitors came back into the game, and it appeared as though Mid Can-

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terbury were on the verge of another capitulation.

Then against the run of play, Jack Roberts won an aerial challenge at halfway and his header was flicked on by Beats to give Feutz the opportunity to grab a double, and he lobbied the keeper from 25 yards out.

Changes were made to shore up the backline to prevent a repeat of last week’s dire meltdown, and they were effective in shutting out

any FC Twenty11 attacks.

The fourth goal came from a fine flowing counter attack with debutant Meridan finishing into the far corner to secure the three points.

Coach Peter Roberts said it was “probably the best defensive performance of the season”.

“Our game plan was to try and protect stand-in keeper Hadley Fletcher, and that worked a treat with Hadley having an armchair ride throughout the game.

Roberts added that the strikers worked hard, the midfield trio of Davilson, Vassallini and Jack Roberts chased down everything and won a lot of ball, and the back four were solid for the game.

There was success elsewhere for the open grade sides.

Methven International got up 2-1 over Selwyn in division five and the Mid Canterbury Masters claimed a crucial 4-2 win over Western to maintain a two point advantage on top of their division.

The Mid Canterbury Youth XI had a 4-3 away win over Cashmere Technical U18A in the 18th grade division one.

The Mid Canterbury Women were defaulted to by Amberley with the free three points keeping them on pace at the top of the table behind Selwyn Black.

Holden’s Craig Lowndes avoided a spectacular pile-up and a fiesty Mark Winterbottom to win the third and final race of the V8 Supercars round in Darwin yesterday. He sped to victory down the home straight with his Ford rival right on his tail to triumph by just 0.12sec and they were joined on the podium by pole-sitter David Reynolds. Lowndes’ 92nd career victory maintained second spot in the championship, 159 points behind Red Bull Racing teammate Jamie Whincup. Earlier, Winterbottom broke through for his first race win in more than 12 months in the opening 100km battle.

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• Storm sneak home Origin duo Billy Slater and Ryan Hoffman conjured some magic to pull a win out of the hat for the Storm in their NRL duel with Newcastle. The Storm trailed the Knights all match but with 10 minutes remaining NSW work-horse Hoffman slipped the ball out the back of a tackle to Slater who stepped around his Queensland teammate Darius Boyd to touch down. Another Queensland Origin star, Cameron Smith, nailed the conversion for - AAP the 18-16 victory.

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ABs plan runs to perfection All Blacks 30 France 0

history of 53 tests over 107 years.

Fullback Israel Dagg had his best night in months, left wing Julian Savea ran straighter and harder than he has for ages, right wing Ben Smith carried on his usual excellence and halfback Aaron Smith and first-five Aaron Cruden kicked with intelligence.

Lock Sam Whitelock deserves plaudits for the way he played after getting a last-minute call-up and No 8 Kieran Read was inspirational in his 50th test match, despite being troubled by a painful blow to his lower back.

Even Ma’a Nonu was getting in on the act, using a rarely seen kicking game to engineer Savea’s early try.

“Ma’a was probably the surprise package to most of you but we’ve known for a long time he’s had a pretty good boot, but he’s never been one to use it too much,” Hansen said yesterday.

“But last night I think he came of age as a kicking inside centre or second-five because he displayed those skills and it takes a bit of pressure off your 10.”

Read remains sore from his knock, and Whitelock, who was outstanding in disrupting the French lineout, has a sore left elbow, but all of Hansen’s players, including Dan Carter, should be available for selection next Saturday.

“We’re very happy with the performance, particularly the way we went about doing it,” Hansen said.

“I think we played pretty smart, we kicked well, the guys did their

By Patrick McKendry Few things satisfy coaches as much as their players carrying out their plans to the letter - and winning.

The last bit is the most important part of test rugby, but the All Blacks in Christchurch on Saturday night did it all.

Their victory over France a week before at Eden Park wasn’t a bad one by any means.

The French had flown in under the radar a bit and competed extremely well.

In Christchurch the visitors were simply blown away by an All Blacks team which had heeded Steve Hansen’s warning and improved out of sight.

Their plan, apart from upping the intensity by, as Hansen said, by “nine or 10 cogs”, was to turn the French with kicks in behind the defensive line, and that was done perfectly too.

By yesterday afternoon, Hansen had put the match to bed and was already concentrating on how to get the best from his men this week in New Plymouth.

But the stunning performance from his men the night before which had sent the sell-out crowd of 22,000 into the cold and rain talking over the many highlights, is worth re-visiting.

After all, the All Blacks have never before kept France scoreless in a

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“We enjoyed that but we put a full stop on it and we have to start work again today, and it’s all about getting our next 60 hours right with our recovery and getting re-energised...”

While the All Blacks did kick well, their two superb counterattacking tries through Ben Smith and Beauden Barrett will live longest in the memory.

The fact they were willing to throw the ball around from deep in their half despite having a kick-first mentality earlier in the match speaks volumes for their confidence and adaptability.

Asked about Barrett’s late try, his first in tests, Hansen said: “It was pretty special wasn’t it?

“It had the whole array of skill-sets in it. The first one was mentally being brave enough to run from our own goal-line. Rene [Ranger] beat a guy and got an offload away, Conrad [Smith], a right-footer, actually kicked it with his left, we were a bit fortuitous with the bounce there but the chase was great as it had been all night.

“Beauden just had to catch it really because everyone else had done the work, but it was a good team try.”

It was also an appropriate finish to a stunning evening.

The challenge will be to repeat it at Yarrow Stadium.

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Tour ‘a success’ for Roulston Hayden Roulston riding alongside fellow Kiwi Sam Bewley in the penultimate stage of the Tour De Suisse.

Ashburton cyclist Hayden Roulston judged his team’s Tour de Suisse a success prior to the final stage, an individual time trial raced overnight.

As he chases a call-up to the Tour de France, Roulston headed into the ninth stage in Switzerland sitting in a creditable 84th in the general classification (GC) and

10th in the sprint classification after what he believes has been a good week for RadioShack Leopard trek.

“I think this has been a good week for the team.

“We haven’t met our GC goals but we turned to other things.

We had a rough few days at the beginning but we made up for that by getting in all the breakaways and then Gregy winning a stage.”

Gregory Rast claimed a win on

Friday’s sixth stage while Roulston featured in a breakaway on stage four and had hoped for a chance to stretch the legs on the penultimate stage. “[It] would have suited us better if there had been a big breakaway.

“But it was an easier day, three or four guys went away and we rode easy after that.

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Rise 8:07 am Set 5:01 pm Bad

Bad fishing

Rise 8:07 am Set 5:01 pm Fair

Fair fishing

Set 12:24 am Rise 12:31 pm

Set 1:30 am Rise 1:01 pm

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17 Jun

5:25 am

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WEDNESDAY: Rain and strong cold southerlies developing.

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“The speed was so fast coming to the final climb because everyone’s legs were feeling relatively fresh for the day.

“We only started racing with 40km to go.”

The sprint finish had Peter Sagan notch up his 11th victory of the season while Roulston came in with the peloton in 102nd.

The tour came to a close overnight with a hilly individual time trial.

Mystery person: The French may have done a little better in the set pieces on Saturday night if William Servat was still with them. He retired last year after amassing 44 caps, and has moved into coaching for Toulouse.

Quote: Coach Bill Peterson Trivia question: Marty Berry (v Australia in 1986)

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Rise 8:07 am Set 5:01 pm Fair

Fair fishing Set 2:37 am Rise 1:34 pm

Last quarter 30 Jun

4:55 pm

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