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By Sue Newman The number of building consents received by the Ashburton District Council for the June quarter broke all records, hitting 425, up more than 50 per cent on its quarterly average.

With a 20 day processing timeframe to meet, environmental services manager Jane Donaldson said the department had struggled at times to issue all of those consents on time, but had met that goal 87.86 per cent of the time.

Numbers were pumped up by the steadily increasing number of new home consents lodged - 66 over the three month period.

For the year to June 30, the number of consents issued for new homes topped 238, up 38 per cent on the previous year (172) with a similar increase in total value – $71.569 million against $52.208 million.

June was a big month for the Ashburton District Council’s building department, with 108 consents lodged, 28 of those for new houses but when it came to issuing those consents, however, the council processed 12 out of those lodged for new homes.

As it balances an increasing workload against staff shortages, the consents team managed to meet its consent issuing timeframe 85 per cent of the time in June.

“While that’s not optimum, it’s an acceptable level given our level of resources,” Ms Donaldson said.

If a large number of consents were received towards the end of a month it was impossible to have these processed during the month they were lodged and often consents were put on hold because there was insufficient information presented, she said.

“We can only process these applications when applicants respond to us with all the information that we require and the application remains on hold until that information is received.

“This affects the number of consents issued.”

For the year to June 30, 1198 consents were issued for a range of building work, with a value of $128.238 million; in the year to June 30, 2012, 1164 consents were issued valued at $125.034 million.

Increased building activity is also putting pressure on building inspectors, with inspection times in June reaching a maximum of four days.

Two staff have been working on Saturdays and a contractor has been hired for a three week period in an effort to keep the wait for inspectors down.

Building inspectors are currently averaging 7.9 inspections a day.

The council will face its next round of IANZ audits for building consent accreditation in February.

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Olivia Bryning and Lisa Stokes concentrate on their embroidery samplers at a school holiday class at Ashford’s Handicrafts.

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By Michelle Nelson The classroom at Ashford’s Handicrafts was so quiet you could hear a pin drop – or in this case an embroidery needle, as a group of youngsters concentrated on perfecting fancy stitches.

Rosie Twamley was busy working on an advanced wool applique. She has attended several of the holiday embroidery classes, tutored by Ashburton Embroiderers’ Guild volunteers.

She was creating a spring scene using an old woollen blanket as a base, under the direction of guild member Nola Sim.

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When finished, the work will be made into a cushion – possible with Nana’s help, Rosie said.

At another table a group of novice embroiderers were crafting samplers on hessian, learning a variety of stitches.

“We get to pick the colours we want to use, when it’s finished it

will be turned into a bag,” Lisa Stokes said.

Yesterday morning was the final day of class, which is run once a year during school holidays.

RIGHT: Rosie Twamley works on a cushion cover under the direction of Nola Sim.

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June marked the end of an extra busy quarter for the Ashburton District Council’s building department with a record number of consents handled.

Nominations for this year’s local body elections open tomorrow.

The community has an opportunity to put forward the names of people they believe would serve the district well for the next three years, in a variety of positions – mayor, Ashburton District Councillor, Ashburton Trust board member, Canterbury District Health Board member.

Nominations must be made on an official form, available on the Ashburton District Council’s website or from the council’s Baring Square office.

Each nomination must include the names of two nominators and must be accompanied by a deposit of $200. Candidates should also include a profile statement and a photograph that will be used

on voting documents sent out to electors. The requirements for these are set out in a candidate handbook which is available with the nomination papers.

Among the current 12 Ashburton District councillors there will be two names definitely not on voting papers, John Leadley and Jim Burgess.

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and Martin Nordqvist have yet to decide whether to seek re-election while Neil Brown and Don McLeod are probables, Jac Sparks, Alan Totty, Ken Cutforth, Donna Favel and Stuart Wilson are definite starters for another term. Mayor Angus McKay is committed to seeking a second term in office.

Of the six current members of the Ashburton Trust, Alister

Lilley, Roger Paterson and Fay Watson will seek re-election but Alan Neumann and Gary Haskett are unsure. Stuart Leadley is standing down.

Nominations for this year’s elections open tomorrow and close at noon on August 16. Voting papers will be posted from September 20 with voting closing at noon on October 12.

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By Gabrielle Stuart Many drivers are calling for a change to the diesel tax system, after diesel users were hit hard by rises in fuel prices this month on top of a 10 percent rise in diesel road user charges.

For the last 30 years New Zealand has been the only country in the world to tax diesel use through road user charges rather than at the pump, however taxing at the pump could leave farmers particularly disadvantaged.

David Clark of Mid Canterbury Federated Farmers said that tax applied to diesel at the pump would

create a very cumbersome, expensive system for local farmers.

He said that charging taxes at the pump would mean New Zealand would most likely need to adopt a ‘coloured diesel’ system similar to the system used in the UK, where diesel for onroad and off-road use was bought and stored separately. “Farmers could no longer use one farm tank to fill both their tractor and their ute. They would need to completely separate it, with one tank for machinery and one for on-road vehicles.�

Mr Clark said that the current system seemed to be working well, and he saw no need to change it.

“The present system is relatively simple, in that you pay so much per kilometre, per tonne. The reality is that roads wear out on a tonnes per kilometre basis.�

Ministry of Transport policy supports his view, saying that taxing diesel for off-road use would ‘impose an unfair burden’ on off-road farming and commercial sectors, and operating a refund system for off-road use would be “costly and cumbersome� and open the system to fraud.

However, as small diesel cars become more common and more efficient, when it comes to road user charges they are still classed in the same bracket as small trucks, when

the damage they cause to the road is minimal.

For some modern, fuel-efficient diesel cars, road user charges can cost a third of the per kilometre cost.

Smallbone Brothers sales manager Lyndon Moore said that although small diesel cars were very popular in Europe, they weren’t often seen in Mid Canterbury. “Most locals want a car that can be used to tow a boat or a horsefloat, so a small car isn’t practical for them.

For anyone after a small, fuel-efficient car we see such a good range of petrol cars that diesels would have to be priced pretty well to make it worthwhile. We do see people ask about

them, but generally they’ll throw the diesel concept around but end up going with petrol.�

He said that road user charges could be a factor, but was not usually the main one. “Everyone grizzles about road user charges, but at the end of the day they’re beyond our control. A lot of locals already have a tank of diesel on the farm, so it makes sense for them and most have already budgeted for diesel tax. Usually the biggest question is simply ‘is it going to do the job?’.�

The last review of the New Zealand Road User Charges system was in 2008.

Book issue numbers at the Ashburton library have hit a modern day low at 297,161 for the year to June 30.

Library records for the past seven years show that issue numbers peaked in the 20102011 year at 338,682 but have declined since and are 14 per cent below their peak.

At the same time as issue numbers have fallen, foot traffic at the library has continued to increase (up by 14,000)

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both from users of the free internet service and from the growing number of visits by school groups.

In June issues were down across the board, particularly in the young adult section but junior borrowers appear to be supporting the library in increasing numbers.

The number of library members also declined for the year to June 30, by 111 to sit at 11,997

• Clocked at 150km/h A male motorist was stopped by police after driving at speeds of 150km/h on Tuesday. His licence has been suspended for 28 days.

• Domestic dispute Ashburton police were called to a domestic dispute yesterday morning.

Ashburton police pulled over a motorist who was driving while forbidden. Police then arrested the motorist after they realised a warrant for his arrest was current.

• Station employees Did you work at the Ashburton railway station? If so, we are keen to hear your tales for a feature story. A Guardian reader approached us with the names of several former employees, but we know there are more people with memories of the station still living in the community.

Contact Michelle Nelson by calling 307-7957 or by email on michelle.n@theguardian. co.nz to share your story.

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Book issues down, but visitors increase

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

Check out guardianonline.co.nz, for up-to-the-minute updates on every fire callout in the district during the week.

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Police reject Pike River charges Pike River families have been told police will not prosecute anyone over the November 2010 disaster that killed 29 men.

About 50 families and supporters attended a meeting with police in Greymouth last night.

A lawyer for the families said afterwards that they were now considering their options, including the possibility of some sort of civil action.

Lawyer Colin Smith said there was a “sadness� at the lack of accountability, “especially when the disaster was avoidable, so totally avoidable�.

Spokesman for some of the families, Bernie Monk, who lost his son Michael, said government departments could not be sued, referring to the former Department of Labour. “Families now have to evaluate what they want to do from here.�

He said it was “quite an emotional scene� inside the meeting.

Both Mr Monk and Mr Smith said the law needed changed, with Mr Smith saying there should be a charge of corporate manslaughter. “Companies can’t be held criminally liable (now).�

Mr Smith said police had explained the real problem was proving causation. Although the Royal Commission favoured a roof collapse, release of gas and subsequent electrical spark, other theories could not be ruled out.

No one had been able to get inside the mine to examine the scene.

Civil action, he said, was “certainly something we will be looking at�.

Detective Superintendent Peter Read, who headed the investigation begun one day after the first explosion, said there was insufficient evidence to lay manslaughter charges.

There was general acceptance and ample evidence that there were widespread departures from accepted standards of mine operations but the lack of any causative link to the specific events which led to the explosion meant a manslaughter prosecution of any individual did not meet the standard of evidential sufficiency.

There was enough evidence for criminal nuisance charges but that raised double jeopardy issues, with former mine manager Peter Whittall also being prosecuted by the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment, Mr Read said. “This has been a very difficult decision and not one taken lightly,� he said. “I informed the families of the 29 men this evening and I know they will be very disappointed. I can only give them my absolute assurance that we have been meticulous in our investigation and consulted widely as the inquiry progressed.�

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• Well behaved Ashburton motorists are generally a law abiding lot according to information recorded on the Ashburton District Council’s speed display device. Over the past two months the device has been set up on West and East streets and average speeds recorded have been 49 and 48 kilometres an hour, respectively. The maximum speed recorded on West Street was 124km/h, at 2am on a Sunday and on East Street at 105km/h at 3am on a Sunday. The device is currently on Bridge Street.

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Classes put students’ art skills to the test Tutor Melanie Riley shows Ashburton youngsters how to use the printing press during an art class yesterday. To fill in time on their term break, the primary school pupils attended the Short St Studio, where they also put their art skills to the test by print making moths and moon birds to create unique masterpieces.

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Blast rocks homes Victims’ families hope CTV The owner of a South Auckland steel recycling plant believes an explosion that rocked properties around the factory last evening may have been caused by fuel left in a vehicle petrol tank as it went through a shredder.

Emergency services were called to the Wiri building just before 7pm.

The owner of the company, Roshan Nauhria, said he had spoken with one of the operators at the building who told him there was only a little damage to the building.

Mr Nauhria said they sometimes put cars through the shredder and it was possible there was still some petrol in a vehicle’s tank, which may have caused the explosion. “We check every car and sometimes you miss a petrol tank or something,� he said. “It was always a possibility that could happen, but we do our best.�

He said they were “very, very careful� when checking the vehicles. “When we started we used to have a blast, more or less one every week – now we probably have a blast, one every two months, three months.� “We take a lot of precautions,� Mr Nauhria said.

Resident Sunny Martin said the explosion shook her home in Kerrs Rd.

“It shook my entire house.

We get accidents on our corner all the time but this was much worse ... We could see smoke coming ... It sounds like a factory has blown up.�

The force rattled her windows. “It was like one of those really loud cracks of thunder.�

Mrs Martin, 34, saw flames and soon after heard fire sirens. “It was awful – it really freaked me out.�

She said her neighbours pointed the flames out. “Everyone was coming out of their houses and looking.�

Fire Service spokesman Jaron Phillips said 111 calls were made from inside the factory.

He said the fire was under control and no injuries were reported.

Eight fire crews were initially called to the scene but the operation was being scaled back.

Mr Phillips said a hazardous material unit and fire safety investigator were also at the scene.

National Steel, which opened in New Zealand in 2008, is a scrap-metal recycling company.

According to its website, the company processes various types of metals including aluminium, copper, steel and stainless steel in various forms such as car bodies, whiteware, building materials, cans, and cables.

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site will remain a memorial

By Kurt Bayer Families of Canterbury Television building earthquake disaster victims hope the site bought by the Crown will be kept as a sacred memorial place.

The purchase of the place where 115 people died in the February 22, 2011 quake - the single biggest lost of life - was announced by the Government yesterday.

The site at 249 Madras St which has been cleared of rubble and continues to be a poignant place for remembering those who died, will form part of the new central city blueprint.

The Christchurch Central Development Unit (CCDU) has written to families of the victims at the site to advise them of the Crown purchase.

The CTV site will form part of the East Frame, a predominantly residential area with

green open space that will border the new condensed CBD core.

CCDU director Warwick Isaacs says those involved in the design and planning of the East Frame are acutely aware of the sensitivities that surround the site. “That is why we have been in contact with those affected families we have contact details for – to let them know about the change in ownership and to reassure them that access to the site will not change in the near future,�

Mr Isaacs said.

He said a final decision on what will become of the site is yet to be made. “But those involved in the design and planning for the East Frame will be very mindful of what occurred at the CTV site, and this will be reflected in any decisions that are made. “I have committed to keeping those families informed

on the key decisions that are made about the site.�

Brian Kennedy, whose wife Faye died when the six-storey concrete office block came down in the magnitude-6.3 shaking at 12.51pm, said it needs to be protected from development. “That particular site, and PGC to a certain extent, I think should remain as a place where people can go and pay their respects,� said Mr Kennedy, who in the past has acted as spokesman for victims’ group Quake Families. “Whether they decide for the whole earthquake memorial should go there or not, I don’t know, but it would be minimal cost to put something really nice there.�

The Crown’s negotiation to purchase the PGC site at 233 Cambridge Terrace, where 18 people died, is “well advanced�, the Canterbury Earthquake Recovery Authority said yesterday.

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• Appeal rejected A man who murdered Tauranga woman Sandra Brown and attempted to kill her daughter Kate has lost an appeal against his conviction.

Tamati Mason pleaded guilty to murder and attempted murder and was sentenced in the High Court at Rotorua in July last year to life imprisonment with a non-parole period of 17 years. Mrs Brown died at her home soon after she was stabbed 22 times by Mason in February last year.

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• Missing girl found An 11-year-old Lower Hutt girl who had been missing for more than a week has been found. Nina Te Huia, 11, was last seen in Queens Drive at 4pm on July 9 and was believed to be travelling to Taumarunui to see family.

She was found safe and well yesterday afternoon through information received from the - APNZ public, police said.

• Buses unsafe A Wellington bus company is undergoing an urgent review after safety checks uncovered more than 100 faults on its fleet. Over a three-week period, the New Zealand Transport Agency and police inspectors found a number of safety failures on Go Wellington’s yellow buses. Hundreds of commuters were caught short in May when 11 buses were ordered off the road after failing the safety checks.

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By Myles Hume Grant McMillan’s biggest fear for schools embroiled in the Novopay debacle is those responsible for the flawed teacher payroll system will walk away.

His comments follow Novopay Minister Steven Joyce’s announcement yesterday that 4400 school staff had continuing problems with sick leave entitlements and holiday pay, but progress had been made to fix bugs, processing pay and clearing the backlog of errors.

Mr McMillan, the principal of Ashburton College, believed it could be months or even a year until schools saw stability.

But news that Novopay’s administrators Talent2 New Zealand had announced a $20 million loss for 2011 had him more worried.

“That’s $500,000 a week, I’d be worried that Talent2 declared itself bankrupt and walked away, why would you continue if you were losing that much. I don’t know what their contract looks like but you would hope people above my level would have thought about that.”

If Talent2 did give up, Mr McMillan hoped the previous payroll system, Datacom, would have the capability to step back in or the Ministry of Education would take action to support schools.

Mr Joyce said around 600 overpayments a week were being cleared but the aim was to increase that to more than 1000 a week.

Tinwald School principal Peter Livingstone remained sceptical of Novopay.

He said many schools feared it would eventually impact on the learning of pupils – his school had now reached that point.

Grant McMillan In previous years Mr Livingstone had saved up his “staffing entitlements” to create funding for a tutor to help lagging pupils in the latter part of the year.

However, a Novopay pay period earlier this year overpaid several of his staff, meaning he does not have staffing entitlement funds to dip into.

“About this time of year I would expect to be using staffing entitlements to put in a tutor but at the moment I don’t have enough entitlement so it’s the teachers who are going to have to do extra work.

“These tutors are brought in to accelerate learning for some kids to get them up to the standard.”

Mr McMillan said he had noticed fewer problems but the system was far from fixed.

“But from a school’s perspective Steven Joyce has been very upfront and very honest and personally I think that’s one of the reasons why schools keep carrying on with it.”

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John Hobbs, 22, has been appointed as the co-ordinator of an anti-bullying project for Safer Ashburton District.

Convicted sex offender Stewart Murray Wilson boasted to a vulnerable woman he was banned from contacting that he could cut off his monitoring bracelet and flee to Australia with her.

The man dubbed the ‘Beast of Blenheim’ was recalled to prison in February after breaching his parole conditions by phoning a

woman he was barred from speaking to under his strict release conditions.

The four-minute call in which Murray made the claims was uncovered by community probation officers and ultimately led to the sex predator’s recall to prison.

Yesterday, a High Court judge rejected an appeal by Wilson against his recall to prison.

Wilson was jailed in 1996 for 21 years for serious sexual and

violent offending against women and children involving cruelty to children, stupefying adults and bestiality.

The 66-year-old was controversially released to a house outside Whanganui Prison grounds last August, subject to 17 strict release conditions.

But following his release Wilson contacted a woman referred to in court documents only as Ms A who had been in contact with

Wilson for seven years while he was at Christchurch prison. On November 27, Wilson was issued with a written direction from community probation not to associate with her, via phone contact, text message, writing letters, or communication through a third party.

But last Christmas, she sent him a gift and on February 17 he phoned her at home.

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His parole officer immediately applied for a recall order, which was granted by the Parole Board on April 10.

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Safer Ashburton District has hired a community-minded youth to crack down on local bullies.

John Hobbs, 22, will lead the first initiative of its kind in Ashburton, where he will develop and produce projects to reduce bullying in Mid Canterbury.

His appointment follows a scoping document by Safer Ashburton youth consultant co-ordinator Sophie Jones, who revealed a growing number of cyber bullies and a concerning culture of brawling among young women.

Mr Hobbs, a former reporter at the Mid Canterbury Herald, said his first job was to develop an interactive website showing the consequences of bullying while providing information for bullying victims.

“The other project we will be setting up is a youth advocacy programme in Ashburton,” he said yesterday – just his third day on the job.

“Each school has its own processes in place to deal with bullying but this will support the work they do and promote what already exists.”

Mr Hobbs will refer to an elected board of youth aged eight to 18, tasked with driving the projects and providing an insight into what’s happening on the ground.

“The Ashburton community is small, and gossip gets around really quickly, which is used in cyber bullying ... everything is now at their fingertips and is accessible,” Ms Jones said.

Providing community news while sitting on the board for the Hype Youth Health Centre and volunteering for the CanInspire Charitable Trust, Mr Hobbs was prominent in the community.

However, the unique role at Safer Ashburton provided an opportunity to lend a more hands-on approach.

“I thought I would rather be helping out, instead of writing about what was happening I wanted to be more a part of that,” he said.

Although a name was still needed for the anti-bullying campaign, it was clear what needed to be addressed.

Ms Jones’ investigation saw her interview 176 youth aged between eight and 20, quizzing them on what forms of bullying were present, why people were bullied, how bad it was and what could be done about it.

The research, the first of its kind to be administered in Mid Canterbury, found while cyber bullying was a problem, traditional forms of verbal and physical harm were alive.

Year 9 pupils were identified as some of the worst bullies as they looked to assert themselves at secondary school.

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oung couples in Mid Canterbury have to rush to get onto the property ladder.

The announcement by the Reserve Bank to restrict mortgages to those who can put up a deposit of at least 20 per cent will make the Kiwi dream of owning your own home just that, a dream.

As house prices continue to soar, the amount first-home buyers have to save is increasing every month.

In the way, the goalposts are constantly moving for thrifty citizens, and many must feel

OUR VIEW that this week’s announcement has put those goalposts virtually outside of the stadium.

One woman commented this week that she feared that it would take her until retirement age to save for a deposit, and by that time most of us should be worrying about superannuation.

The New Zealand housing market is raging hot, driven by a lack of supply and increasing demand in Auckland and Christchurch, and to a lesser

extent Mid Canterbury.

The Reserve Bank is desperate to halt these spiralling prices and the decision to put a dampener on high loan-to-value loans is understandable, but too restrictive. Offering loans of 95 per cent or even 100 per cent are a recipe for disaster and even the slightest negative move in house prices would instantly put a lot of those mortgagees into financial trouble.

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massive scale, when entire populations take a punt on an inflated housing market, banks and economies can collapse, as we witnessed during the Global Financial Crisis.

The big difference with those

countries however, is that the New Zealand market is driven by a lack of properties to satisfy the growing demand. As long as that is the case, prices are likely to rise, whatever the Reserve Bank decides to do.

Much of this demand comes from corporate or private investors who have the capital to pay the required deposit and capitalise on the booming housing market.

The current Government is unwilling to seriously tackle the demand for investment properties, and refuses to

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the market. And there is nothing wrong with buying a cheap unit, town house or run-down villa as your first home, as generations have done before them.

Many young people these days may have unrealistic expectations of starting off in a nearly new, three-bedroom house with all the mod-cons, but that may soon become a thing of the past.

If the Reserve Bank kicks ahead with its new 20 per cent deposit restriction, young Kiwis will again be starting at the very bottom of the property ladder.

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introduce a capital gains tax or restrict foreign-based property buyers.

As a result, those who want to purchase a property for its real purpose, to become their first family home, are left out in the cold.

With house prices climbing faster than the average wage, the vision of owning your own home, will become a fantasy for many young Kiwis.

Some may still be able to scrape together $40,000 to $50,000 but will only be able to afford the absolute bargains in

A Chinese New Zealander who entered China illegally to see his elderly parents claims he was detained, chained and tortured for five days before being deported to Auckland.

Nick Wang, 52, a former Wellington-based Chinese newspaper editor, believes he has been black-listed by Beijing and said his application for a visa to visit his homeland had been declined 18 times in the last 10 years.

Desperate to see his sick 88-yearold father and 85-year-old mother one last time, he changed his name by deed poll to Whakakingi Danzangiin Gonpo - but still failed to get a visa.

“I decided that the only way I could see my parents again is to enter China illegally, through Mongolia,” said Mr Wang.

“It’s a big risk and I got caught, but that does not give them the right to treat me like an animal.”

He managed to get to his parents’ home in Hohhot, but was tracked down and arrested after three days.

Mr Wang alleged that for five days after being arrested, he was handcuffed, chained and interrogated at the Hohhot Detention Centre in Inner Mongolia.

Comment was being sought from Chinese officials on his claims.

A Ministry of Foreign Affairs spokesperson said the New Zealand Embassy in Beijing was notified of Mr Wang’s detention last Friday, two days after his arrest.

“In terms of our formal consular agreement with China, the embassy is required to be notified within three days if a New Zealand citizen is detained in any manner,” the spokesperson said.

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Green light for red light cameras

By Rebecca Quilliam Red light-jumpers have been put on notice that cameras will installed at the country’s most dangerous intersections.

The Government yesterday announced the release of a paper that paves the way for a national rollout of the red light cameras following a two-year trial.

The trial in Auckland between 2008 and 2010 showed an average 43 per cent reduction in red light-running, and an average 69 per cent decrease in crashes from red light-running.

The Ministry of Transport has estimated the annual social cost at $43 million.

AA motoring affairs general manager Mike Noon said the organisation had been calling for the cameras to be introduced around the country for the last decade.

“In a lot of our cities, it’s an epidemic,” he said.

“There’s some really bad behaviour happening out there on the roads and the public is quite

upset about it,” he said.

The AA was concerned how long it would take to install the cameras.

The Ministry of Transport has missed two deadlines for producing a national policy for cameras to be introduced to other potentially lethal sites like Manukau and elsewhere around the country.

In March, it said it was working hard to complete the task.

“We’ve missed a couple of deadlines but we’re still working to put out the best policy we can,” a spokesman said.

Auckland Transport’s Road Safety manager Karen Hay said the trial of red light cameras in Auckland had been successful and they welcomed the decision to extend their use.

Wellington City Councillor transport portfolio spokesman Andy Foster, also the president of the Traffic Institute of New Zealand, said red light-jumping was “endemic” in the capital.

Traffic signal engineers have had to factor in extra delays at the lights because of the prob-

THE FACTS Between 2008 and 2012 running red lights contributed to:

* 11 deaths * 169 serious injuries * 1466 minor injuries lem, he said. “Because if people are going to run red lights, they can’t let the green light traffic go traffic go too early, because the consequences can be catastrophic.”

A Road Transport Forum of New Zealand spokesman said it welcomed the cameras “in principle”, but wanted more information on how intersections would be identified as “high risk”.

The Government was expecting to see the new generation red light cameras appearing at intersections from the end of next year.

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Jury out in defamation case A jury in the defamation case against Defence Force chief Lieutenant General Rhys Jones by a freelance journalist has retired after going out to consider their verdict yesterday afternoon.

Journalist Jon Stephenson is seeking $500,000 and costs from General Jones in the High Court at Wellington.

The jury of five women and seven men began their deliberation about 3.30pm.

Stephenson is suing General Jones for defamation over a Defence Force statement about articles written by Stephenson during 2010 and 2011.

One of the articles, which featured in Metro Magazine in 2011, described how SAS soldiers transferred Afghan detainees to authorities who tortured them.

A statement issued by General Jones in response denied Stephenson had performed an interview with the commander of a crisis response unit in

Jon Stephenson Afghanistan. It also stated that he had never entered the base where the meeting took place.

Three articles written by Stephenson had been based on this interview.

Since hearing evidence from Stephenson, General Jones’ lawyer Hugh Rennie QC said the general had accepted the journalist

Lawyer Davina Murray was in love with convicted rapist and murderer Liam Reid and was planning to marry him inside prison, a court has heard.

Murray has denied a charge of smuggling an iPhone, cigarettes and a lighter to Liam Reid while he was in Mt Eden Prison in 2011.

Text messages sent from Murray’s iPhone were read out in Auckland District Court yesterday.

In one of the messages, Murray asked a friend in Australia to come to New Zealand. “...Need to smuggle in two witnesses into jail as my staff to witness my wedding. When he gets out we will do the big la-la.”

Murray discussed wedding vows with the friend and said the secret marriage could jeopardise Reid’s appeal.

“My heart says: ‘I should just do it’ but my head says: ‘Wait’.”

The Crown says the text messages show the relationship between Murray and Reid was not simply a lawyer-client one.

In response to a question from a friend, Murray answered: “No, we haven’t but we have come close – damn prison guards.”

She also told a friend she had kissed Reid in a way she had never kissed anyone before.

“I hate that I’m in love with him ... if the courts say no, I wouldn’t care but I’m scared to lose him ...

He makes me laugh, he makes me think, he makes me cry, he makes me feel beautiful, he makes me

sing.” Reid is serving a 23-year sentence for the 2007 rape and murder of deaf woman Emma Agnew and the rape, attempted murder and robbery of a 21-yearold student in Dunedin nine days later. He has been called to court to give evidence.

Phone calls between Murray and Reid can also be reported now.

Murray had sought to have them excluded from the evidence because she said they were protected by lawyer-client privilege.

But Judge Russell Collins said the calls did not deal with Reid’s legal affairs and it appeared Murray was trying to “coat-tail” on the legislation that protects prisoners.

In one of the calls Reid asks Murray to make sure he can be at a prison event.

“I expect results by the next time or I’ll f***ing smash you.”

He then goes on to say: “You need to talk to them about recording these phone calls”.

Another conversation appears to be about the iPhone Murray is alleged to have brought into the prison for Reid.

“If they start anything stupid against you, even though I said it was a staff member, then I’m just going to go on the attack mode,” Reid says.

Crown prosecutor Anna Longdill said the conversation happened shortly after Reid was found with a cell phone and showed the pair were trying to get their story straight.

The trial is due to finish on Friday.

- APNZ

entered the base and conducted the interview.

Stephenson’s lawyer Davey Salmon told the jury in his closing submission yesterday his client’s integrity had been attacked by an organisation with special privilege in New Zealand.

Mr Salmon said Stephenson had been defamed by the statement, which called into question his integrity and reliability as a journalist.

“For a journalist, the suggestion that you’ve made up an interview ... goes to the the heart. It’s a dagger through the heart.

“This is about putting right someone saying something bad, especially when they won’t take it back or make a statement.”

Mr Rennie told the jury the case was about money and the statement had not resulted in any injury or losses to Stephenson or his career.

The jury will continue deliberating today.

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Liam Reid and Davina Murray.

Boy, 10, found guilty A 10-year-old boy has been found guilty of manslaughter over the shooting death of a 6-year-old New Zealand boy in Fiji, according to media reports.

Mohammed Khubeb Khan died after being shot at a building site near Lautoka in January.

His family had been celebrating the completion of their new holiday home in Fiji when the tragedy happened.

A 14-year -old cousin, Mohammed Nabil Khan, was also shot but survived.

The incident happened when the 10-year-old was playing with the gun, owned by his father, 37-year-old pilot Mohammad

Rizwan Khan. The boy appeared in the High Court in Lautoka where he was found guilty by a panel of assessors, Fairfax reported.

His father was reportedly ordered to pay $F2500 ($NZ1680) court costs and he and his wife were told by Justice Janaka Bandara to enter into a bond of $F5000 each to assure the good behaviour of the boy for the next seven years.

He was quoted as saying the parents and the adults who gathered at the compound where the incident occurred had failed in their task to exercise due care and attention towards their children, including the 10-year-old. - APNZ

Legal high ban in force The Psychoactive Substances Bill controlling synthetic drugs became law from midnight last night.

The range of prohibitions and penalties for breaches of the new law include: * No sales from dairies or any sort of grocery store, petrol stations, or anywhere alcohol is sold * No sales to under 18-year-olds * No advertising, except at the point of sale * Strict labelling requirements “After more than two years of considerable hard work, New Zealand finally has a tool with which to address the scourge of unregulated psychoactive substances,” Associate Health Minister Todd McClay said.

Those who break the ban face prosecution and penalties of up

to $10,000 for an individual and $50,000 for a body corporate.

“To those under 18 thinking of using these products, or those contemplating supplying them, take my advice, it’s just not worth it,” Mr McClay said.

The Act also puts an end to the situation that had developed with the temporary class drug regime, with drugs currently subject to temporary class drug notices made under the Misuse of Drugs Act continuing to be prohibited from sale.

“This new law provides a valuable tool for our police out in communities,” said Police Minister Anne Tolley.

The Ministry of Health has developed a website to deal with queries regarding psychoactive substances, which went live last Friday. - APNZ

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Tunnel plans turned down

By Kate Shuttleworth and Isaac Davison Controversial plans for a tunnel between Queenstown and Milford Sound have been rejected

by Conservation Minister Nick Smith.

Dr Smith said he was declining the application because the environmental impacts were “significant” and beyond what was appropriate in two of New Zealand’s most spectacular national parks.

Milford Dart Limited had applied for permission to build a $170 million, 11.3km, five-metre diameter, single-lane bus tunnel that would have slashed the nine-hour journey time between the tourist hotspots.

The plans stirred heated debate because the tunnel would have been built in prized conservation land which included one of the country’s Great Walks, the Routeburn Track.

The route would have gone through the Fiordland and Mt Aspiring national parks. Parts of the affected area are in the United Nations’ Te Wahipounamu World Heritage Area.

The application was referred to Dr Smith earlier this year by the Department of Conservation because of the huge scale of the project and huge public interest in the outcome.

He said there were three main reasons for declining the application.

The first was the need to dispose of half a million tonnes of tunnel spoil that would permanently damage the natural landscape.

The second was the impact of the new roads and portals at each end, and the effects on visitors at the entrance to the Routeburn Track.

The third was that the engineering works and tunnel were inconsistent with the national park management plans.

He was also concerned about the economic viability and safety of the tunnel proposal.

“These issues are interrelated in that making a long narrow tunnel safe requires huge investment in ventilation and emergency systems. I am not satisfied that the tunnel can be safely built for a price that makes it economically viable.

“The risk for the Government under these circumstances is that corners are cut or the project is left half-completed with a clean-up liability for the public.”

Dr Smith also rejected an alternative plan, submitted only last week, that would have made the

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• Lotto outlet at risk A Nelson dairy has been suspended from selling Lotto products after allegedly being caught selling legal high products. New Zealand Lotteries demanded 600 retailers stop selling party pills and synthetic cannabis alongside Lotto products from July 1.

The store has been temporarily suspended while the commission conducts an investigation.

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• Cyclist dies An elderly cyclist has died in hospital after being hit by two cars in Mairehau.

The man, 76, died at Christchurch Hospital early yesterday morning. He had been cycling on Hills Rd, between Acheson Ave and Shirley Rd, about 4.45pm on Tuesday. Initial investigations indicated he was travelling south when he swerved into the path of a car travelling and was hit by a north bound vehicle.-APNZ

• Jade plaque stolen Thieves have stolen a jade plaque from a memorial seat dedicated to the 29 victims of the Pike River Mine disaster. The seat was erected at the Cobden tiphead beside the Kahuna Boardriders clubrooms as a tribute, especially to fellow surfers Glenn Cruse and Kane Nieper, who remain entombed in the mine. The seat was unveiled in January, 2011.

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Plans for a tunnel through two national parks have been rejected by Conservation Minister Nick Smith. tunnel about 2km longer and moved the eastern entrance about 3km south-east.

“This is a significantly different proposal on which I have not received any technical advice, and of which neither the public nor the hearing commissioner has had the opportunity to consider.

“I have determined that I have insufficient information to make a decision on this alternative.”

Dr Smith said he walked part of the Routeburn track to see where it would be most affected and considered 1000 submissions.

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entrepreneurial spirit or ambition to ease access for the hundreds of thousands of people who visit Milford Sound.

A separate proposal to cut a 41km monorail and road through Snowdon Forest was still being considered by the minister.

Green Party conservation spokeswoman Eugenie Sage said the decision was a victory for the thousands of New Zealanders who had demanded protection for national parks.

“The National Parks Act, the General Policy for National Parks and national park management plans, developed with community input, have clear rules on what is appropriate in our national parks.

“A private road tunnel would

have been at odds with these provisions,” said Ms Sage.

She hoped Dr Smith would make a similar decision about the monorail.

Forest & Bird advocacy manager Kevin Hackwell said the tunnel would have been a disaster for the surrounding environment and the local communities that depended on through traffic.

“We only hope now, the minister will make a similar decision when considering the proposal to build a monorail through Snowdon Forest in Fiordland,” said Mr Hackwell.

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Expected heavy rainfalls have prompted a severe weather warning for Fiordland and southern Westland. Rivers and streams were expected to rise when heavy rainfall hit northern Fiordland and Southern Westland late yesterday and today, The MetService warned. A front crossing Fiordland yesterday was forecast to become slow moving over northern Fiordland and southern Westland through to this evening, before weakening.

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• Death inquiry Police are investigating whether the death of an elderly man, who was found dead in his bed with what appeared to be a head injury, is suspicious. Emergency services were called to a property in the Hamilton suburb of Forest Lake about 1.25pm yesterday and discovered the body of the man.

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Passengers file suit against Boeing A group of 83 passengers aboard an Asiana Airlines flight which crash-landed in San Francisco has filed a lawsuit seeking millions from the aircraft’s manufacturer Boeing.

While a final determination of what caused the deadly crash of the Boeing 777 is years away, Chicago-based Ribbeck Law said initial reports indicate it could have been caused by a mechanical malfunction of the autothrot-

tle. Boeing could also have been at fault for the design of sliding ramps which deployed inside the plane, “further injuring passengers and blocking their exit to safety”, Ribbeck said yesterday.

There were also possibly problems with the seatbelts given that police officers “had to pass knives to crew members inside the burning wreckage” so they could cut passengers free, Ribbeck said.

The class action lawsuit was

filed in Chicago, Boeing’s corporate headquarters.

It will be expanded in coming days to include Asiana and several component part manufacturers “who may be responsible for this disaster”, Ribbeck said.

The Asiana jet from Shanghai via Seoul clipped a seawall with its tail as it came in to land at the US airport on July 6 and skidded out of control before catching fire, leaving three dead and more than

180 injured. Zhang Yuan, who suffered severe spinal injuries and a broken leg, said it was important that victims protect their rights “immediately”.

“It is terrible that the sliding ramps deployed inside the plane blocking our way to the exit door, trapping us inside the burning plane,” she said in the statement.

“My husband, my daughter, other passengers and I would not have suffered such terrible inju-

ries if the sliding ramps and the seat belts would not have trapped us in the burning wreckage.”

Ribbeck filed a motion on Monday seeking to require Boeing to provide details about the jet’s design and maintenance and will seek access to all of the evidence discovered in the course of the investigation.

Swift legal action is “vital” for the victims and their families because international treaties prohibit US

21 children dead from school meal Twenty-one children have died after eating a free lunch feared to contain poisonous chemicals at a school in eastern India, as angry protests erupted over the tragedy.

Thirty more children remain ill in hospital after consuming lunch cooked at a village primary school in the impoverished state of Bihar, state education minister P K Shahi said.

“It is sad but true that 21 children died after eating their midday meal, which appears to be poisonous,” Shahi said.

The 21 children, all aged under 10, were buried near the school yesterday as angry residents armed with poles and sticks took to the streets in the city of Chhapra.

The mob smashed windows of school buses and other vehicles in Chhapra, the main city of Saran district where the school is located.

“Hundreds of angry people staged a protest in Saran, demanding stern action against government officials responsible for this shocking incident,” said district government official S K Mall.

A preliminary investigation has

shown the meal of lentils and rice served to the children may have contained traces of phosphate from insecticide, said local government official Amarjeet Sinha.

The cause of death could be organophosphorus poisoning due to insecticide in the vegetables, he told AFP, adding that doctors are treating victims with atropine.

A more detailed investigation is under way into the tragedy at the state-run school in the village of Masrakh, the official said.

Media reports quoted villagers as saying the use of contaminated, foul-smelling mustard oil for cooking at the school could also have caused the deaths.

“Investigators are examining midday meal samples and samples of victims’ vomit. Only the final report of inquiry will reveal the real cause,” Sinha said.

Free lunches are offered to impoverished students in state-run schools as part of government welfare measures in many of India’s 29 states. Bihar is one of the country’s poorest and most densely-populated - AFP states.

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Glee actor Cory Monteith, who had struggled for years with substance abuse and once said he was lucky to be alive, died of an overdose of heroin and alcohol, the British Columbia coroner’s office said yesterday.

“There is no evidence to suggest Mr Monteith’s death was anything other than a most tragic accident,” the office said. The 31-year-old was found dead in his Vancouver, British Columbia, hotel room at the weekend after he didn’t check out on time. He was believed to be alone when he - AP died.

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5000 a month dying in Syria war Five thousand people a month are dying in the Syria war which has now thrown up the worst refugee crisis since the 1994 Rwandan genocide, UN officials say.

A host of top officials called on the divided UN Security Council to take stronger action to deal with the fallout from the 26 month old civil war in which the United Nations says up to 100,000 people have died. “The extremely high rate of killings nowadays – approximately 5000 a month – demonstrates the drastic deterioration of the conflict,” UN assistant secretary general for human rights Ivan Simonovic told a council meeting on Syria.

Nearly 1.8 million people are now registered with the United Nations in countries around Syria and an average of 6000 people a day are now fleeing, UN High Commissioner for Refugees Antonio Guterres added.

“We have not seen a refugee outflow escalate at such a frightening rate since the Rwandan genocide almost 20 years ago,” Guterres said.

“This crisis has been going on for much longer than anyone feared with unbearable humanitarian consequences,” he added.

UN humanitarian chief Valerie Amos said the international community may have to consider cross border operations to get aid into Syria.

Syria’s UN ambassador Bashar Jaafari disputed the UN death toll figures as “unprofessionally - AFP sourced.”

Indian police have arrested eight suspects over the gang rape of four schoolgirls abducted from their convent boarding house in the country’s east. A group of men armed with knives barged into the hostel at the weekend and kidnapped the girls aged between 12 and 14, before assaulting them in a nearby forest in the tribal state of Jharkhand, a police - AFP officer said.

• Compound plans Slain Libyan dictator Muammar Gaddafi’s sprawling residence in Tripoli, Bab al-Aziziya, will be turned into an amusement park under plans announced by the tourism minister. “The work to clear away the rubble from the ruins of Bab al-Aziziya, which was a black spot in Tripoli and a source of concern for residents, has begun,” the minister Ikram Basha Imam said. “This space will be transformed into a green area and an amusement park as a place of entertainment for Libyan - AFP families,” she said.

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safety regulators from making determinations of liability or fault.

“Just compensation to these families cannot be provided under the law, until liability of all parties is established first,” Kelly said.

“Ribbeck Law’s independent experts will monitor the official investigation and will conduct our own investigation for our clients to assign fault to each of the responsible parties for this tragedy.”

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KiwiSaver providers need to lift their game when it comes to communicating important details to investors such as returns and risks, says the Financial Markets Authority.

The authority (FMA) recently carried out a thorough review of 15 KiwiSaver schemes, which collectively managed total funds of $5 billion.

As a result of that review, two unnamed KiwiSaver issuers were pulled up for potentially misleading statements in offer documents.

Head of compliance monitoring Elaine Campbell said the review had raised a number of wider concerns about the way KiwiSaver issuers were providing information to their investors.

Speaking in Auckland yesterday, Campbell said schemes had adopted a wide range of methods for reporting investment returns.

“That in itself is fine but what we’re concerned about is where there are inconsistencies between the issuers’ (internal) offering documents,” she said.

For example, the basis of calculation of investment returns in their prospectus was different to that on their website.

“That is a concern to us – we’d expect to see consistency of those disclosures.”

The FMA had also found room for improvement in the way providers disclosed risks, Campbell said.

“What we’re expecting to see is a focus on the risks that are specific to the scheme, rather than a document containing a ‘witch’s brew’ of generic risk disclosures.”

KiwiSaver providers needed to give more details about how they were mitigating those risks, Campbell said.

Another area of concern was the lack of information provided to investors about the background and experience of KiwiSaver scheme managers and directors.

“Investment decisions are made

based on the experience of the manager so it’s therefore important that investors are provided with sufficient information to assess the expertise of the person managing their money,” Campbell said.

Where senior managers and directors were described as ‘experts’, these claims needed to be backed up, she said.

The FMA had also sets it sights on improving the quality of trustee statements. Campbell said some trustee statements effectively showed the trustee had not carried out an independent check of information in the scheme’s prospectus and had assumed the information was all correct.

“Disclaimers of that nature are not consistent with our view of what the trustee’s role is as a frontline supervisor in this space.”

Campbell said it was important for KiwiSaver schemes to address these concerns in light of a new set of rules which came in at the start of this month.

The periodic disclosure regulations require issuers of most KiwiSaver schemes to prepare quarterly and annual disclosure statements. The aim is to standardise the reporting of investment returns and fees and make it easier for investors to compare funds.

The regulations come into force on July 1 and the first disclosure statements are due to be published in mid-October.

Under the new rules, KiwiSaver schemes have to: * Regularly report on fund performance, fees, asset allocation and other matters in a simple and standardised form * Publish on their websites quarterly and annual disclosure statements for each of their funds * Publish the information in a standard spreadsheet that can be accessed by analysts, commentators and investor information services - APNZ

Clearance to buy Otago Casinos SkyCity Entertainment has been granted Commerce Commission clearance to buy Otago Casinos in Queenstown.

The proposed acquisition would result in SkyCity owning both casinos in Queenstown – Sky City in the central business district and Otago Casinos at the Queenstown wharf.

“The commission is satisfied that the proposed acquisition will not have, or would not be likely to have, the effect of substantially lessening competition in the national market for gambling entertainment for premium gamblers, or in the Queenstown market for ordinary gamblers,” it said in a statement.

Commission chairman Mark Berry said SkyCity’s was an unusual application because gambling is strictly regulated in New Zealand.

“The removal of competition between the two Queenstown casinos would not materially impact on competition given this high level of regulation and the other constraints SkyCity would continue to face,” he said.

There were also likely to be improvements to the gambling facilities in Queenstown as SkyCity proposed to upgrade the Wharf Casino, Berry said.

NZX-listed Sky City owns and operates casinos in Auckland, Hamilton, Queenstown, Adelaide and Darwin.

Otago Casinos is owned by Singapore-

based Lasseters International, which operates the Wharf casino in Queenstown and another casino in Alice Springs.

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Solid Energy plans further job cuts at Stockton

By Ben Chapman-Smith Solid Energy is planning further job cuts at its Stockton mining operations, the company announced yesterday.

Weighed down by depressed global coal prices, the state-owned enterprise said it was proposing to get rid of 45 positions in its management and support services. That would see the number of roles reduced from 186 to 141.

Only about 15 people would actually be made redundant because a number of roles had already been vacant since a hiring freeze was put in place last August.

Solid Energy has cut more than 250 jobs at Stockton since the company hit dire straits last year. It has also axed 225 jobs at Spring Creek and 63 jobs at Huntly East.

Solid Energy chairman Mark Ford said he remained confident the business had a good operating future and

Solid Energy has cut more than 250 jobs at Stockton since the company hit dire straits last year

said Stockton’s role in that was central.

“We have a good business provided we can keep bringing our costs down and operate within the volatile pricing of the international coal market.

“These proposed changes in management and support services jobs reflect that and are necessary to ensure the mine’s profitability in the current market for steel-making raw materials, including the high-quality coking coal the mine produces for export,” Ford said.

The aim was to “simplify” the mining operations at Stockton to reduce exploration, resource proving and other activities which went into new pit development, he said.

These changes were essential for Stockton to operate at current international steel coal prices of around US$131.50 tonne, versus US$225 a year ago and US$330 in mid-2011.

Earlier in the week, the NZ Herald reported that hard-coking coal had plunged in price from US$290 ($367) a tonne to about US$140 since 2011.

Craigs Investment Partners said that with prices below US$140 a tonne “the consequences for the coking coal industry could be quite severe”.

Craigs broker Peter McIntyre said: “If coal prices get much lower, I’d be surprised if many of the high productioncost operators can keep going.”

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Farmer confidence rises - Rabobank

By Michelle Nelson Dairy commodity prices and a shortage of beef and lamb are driving up farmer confidence, according to Rabobank.

In its latest quarterly survey the bank found half the country’s farmers were confident the rural economy will improve over the next 12 months, compared with 28 per cent in the last quarter.

Only 8 per cent of surveyed farmers expected conditions to worsen - down from 29 per cent.

Rabobank New Zealand chief executive Ben Russell said higher dairy commodity prices and a looming supply shortage in lamb and beef from the drought boosting confidence.

“The lower dollar has also been another cause for optimism, with 27 per cent of farmers who expected conditions to improve

Fonterra cuts prices in China amid price fixing probe

nominating the falling dollar as the reason.”

He said many farmers would be “breathing a sigh of relief” that the stress of the past year was behind them.

“The severe drought that had been experienced in many parts of the country, particularly in the North Island, had really knocked farmer confidence, as had the consistently high currency and overall generally difficult economic condi-

tions. Many are now taking cheer that the worst of these conditions are now behind them.”

Dairy farmers were the most optimistic group, with 61 per cent expecting the rural economy to improve in the next year.

A mild, wet autumn had helped many North Island farmers with drought recovery and spring milk production was not expected to suffer.

Sheep, beef and mixed producers

also had a more positive outlook.

Within this sector 52 per cent of sheep and beef farmers thought the agricultural economy would improve, up from 24 per cent in the last survey.

“Sheep flocks around the world have contracted again and this will tighten lamb supply globally over the coming year,” Mr Russell said.

The optimistic mood extended to horticulturists with 41 per cent expecting the rural economy

milk price of $7 a kilogram of milk.

It was not all good news in the survey however, with business viability remaining an issue for sheep and beef farmers, despite their improved optimism about the agricultural economy.

Of the sheep and beef farmers surveyed, 53 per cent considered their operations barely or no not viable. This was slightly higher than the number with that view last quarter – 50 per cent.

Rural property sales up

• Tinwald sale

Rural property sales are up, despite a drop in the overall selling price for farms, new figures reveal.

Latest Real Estate Institute data on New Zealand’s rural property market for the three months to June show about 475 farm sales occurred during the period, 17 per cent up on the same period last year.

However, quarterly figures indicated a drop in sales - with 7.4 per cent more farms sold in the three months to May than in the three months to June.

The All Farm Price Index, which adjusts for differences in farm size, location and farming type, also showed prices had dipped, both over the year and between quarters.

Between the May and June quarter this year, the index fell by 2.6 per cent.

A year-on-year comparison showed the index eased 0.8 per cent between the three months to June and the same period last year.

Institute spokesman Brian Peacocke

By Jamie Gray Fonterra has announced a 9 per cent price cut in its Anmum maternal health products sold in the mainland of China just as the people’s republic gets an investigation into the pricing of dairy products there under way.

The co-operative said in a statement the price cut was to better meet consumer needs in light of recent industry-wide price revisions.

“We are committed to providing high quality, premium imported products to Chinese consumers and we are also committed to being an integral part of and long-term partner to the Chinese dairy industry,” said Kelvin Wickham, President of Fonterra Greater China and India.

The price cut will be effective from August 1.

Fonterra confirmed that it had been contacted by the China National Development and Reform Commission regarding a current broad-ranging investigation of consumer dairy products in China.

“Fonterra understands that the NDRC is reviewing a wide range of consumer businesses in the Chinese dairy industry as part of this work,” it said.

Auckland-based Fonterra operates a small consumer business in China and has a long history of engagement with government agencies and was co-operating fully with the NDRC, it said, adding that it would provide further updates on any outcomes China when the investigation was complete. accounted The Anmum range for about includes specially formulated milks for women a third planning to start a famof New ily, during pregnancy and while breastfeeding, as well Zealand’s as products for infants and milk powder young children.

Bank of New Zealand exports in rural economist Doug Steel said the investigation was the 12 potentially significant for months Fonterra.

“It’s one to watch I ended think,” he said.

May 31 Fonterra joins Abbott Laboratories, Nestle, Danone, Royal FrieslandCampina and Mead Johnson Nutrition in cutting prices since the China National Development and Reform Commission launched its investigation.

Earlier this month, the People’s Daily reported the NDRC had evidence infant formula prices have climbed 30 per cent since 2008 – the year Fonterra was embroiled in the melamine scandal that left several infants dead after farmers at its Chinese partner, San-lu, added melamine to the milk to lift its protein content.

China accounted for about a third of New Zealand’s milk powder exports in the 12 months ended May 31, according to ANZ data.

The news from China did not appear to affect the GlobalDairyTrade auction overnight, with the Trade Weighted index gaining 4.9 per cent since the last auction a fortnight ago and units in Fonterra Shareholders Fund rising by 2c to $7.42.

Economists said dairy farmers could be looking at another record year for profits in 2013-14 because of higher prices and the lower New Zealand dollar.

Prices for whole milk powder – the most important line for New Zealand producers – were up 7.7 per cent from the the last auction at US$5058 a tonne.

ANZ Bank said prices gained as buyers scrambled to refill their inventory after last summer’s drought and a seasonal low in New Zealand supply, which would put upward pressure on Fonterra’s $7 per kg of milksolids milk price payout forecast for this season.

“The lower New Zealand dollar and higherthan-expected prices will raise the prospects of Fonterra lifting their initial May forecast of a $7 per kg milk price for 2013-14,” ANZ said in a commentary.

Westpac said world supply of dairy products remained relatively tight, which would see dairy prices higher on average over 2013 compared to 2012.

The bank said firm commodities prices and the lower dollar represented the “best of both worlds” scenario for exporters.

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to improve, up from 18 per cent, possibly driven by easing of the New Zealand dollar.

A total 55 per cent of farmers surveyed expected the performance of their farming enterprises to improve, compared with an earlier 42 per cent. Only 10 per cent expected their business performance to worsen (down from 21 per cent).

Dairy farmers were again most positive, buoyed by the forecasted

said the limiting factor on farm sales was the availability of properties to meet demand.

This affected sales volumes in the latter part of the June quarter, he said.

“The increased dairy payout, lower New Zealand dollar and continuing low interest rates are the key drivers of increasing farm confidence across the country,” Mr Peacocke said.

“As a result, all regions are reporting a shortage of listings, with those farms available for sale attracting a very strong attendance at open days, and multiple offers.”

The high amount of interest was in contrast to the normal winter pattern, Mr Peacocke said.

A breakdown showed grazing properties made up nearly half (48.1 per cent) of all sales during the three months to June. This was followed by dairy property sales (13.9 per cent), finishing properties (19.4 per cent) and horticulture properties (8.9 per cent). - APNZ

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Sheep prices held firm on recent weeks at this week’s Tinwald sale.

Heavy prime lambs fetched

$115-$128, up $8 on last week’s prices, mediums $90$110, and lighter lambs eased back slightly making

$75-$85. Heavy prime ewes made $85 to $100, medium weights $70-$82, and light weights $55-$65.

Prices on a small yarding of store lambs ranged from $73 down to $50 for smaller lambs.

Record profit for dairy farmers?

By Jamie Gray Dairy farmers could be looking at another record year for profit in 2013-14 after a 4.9 per cent rise in GlobalDairyTrade prices was recorded at this week’s auction, banks said.

Prices for whole milk powder – the most important line for New Zealand producers – were up 7.7 per cent from the last auction at US$5058 a tonne.

ANZ Bank said prices gained as buyers scrambled to refill their inventory after last summer’s drought and a seasonal low in New Zealand supply, which would put upward pressure on Fonterra’s $7 per kg of milksolids milk price payout forecast for this season.

“The lower New Zealand dollar and higher-than-expected prices will raise the prospects of Fonterra lifting their initial May forecast of a $7 per kg milk price for 2013-14,” ANZ said in a commentary.

“If mother nature plays nicely and farmers remain disciplined with their expenditure, then this could deliver a new record for profit in 2013-14,” the bank said.

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The Bank of New Zealand said the auction was “a very positive result” given the already high level of prices.

“Restricted offshore dairy supply remains a key driver,” BNZ said in a commentary.

“The upshot is there is now clear upside risk on Fonterra’s current season milk price payout,” the bank said.

Yesterday morning’s GDT dairy auction gave the New Zealand dollar a lift, with the currency last trading at US78.95c from US78.28c in late local trading on Tuesday.

But the Kiwi remains well down from this year’s peak of US86.75c in April and its record post float high

of US88.43c in August 2011. Rabobank, in its latest quarterly rural confidence survey released earlier this week, said the sharp drop in the value of the New Zealand dollar and a swift end to last summer’s drought had significantly improved the outlook for farmers.

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Ocean bags another award

By Gabrielle Stuart

Country singer Ocean Waitokia is back from another win in Oamaru this week.

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Taking out four awards including Overall Junior Winner at the Central Coast Country Music Awards in Oamaru would be a big deal to most 10-year-olds, but for Ashburton country singer Ocean Waitokia it has been just another weekend.

After singing since the age of three, the young yodeller has collected an impressive collection of trophies, competed in New Zealand’s Got Talent, and lost count of the number of times she has performed onstage.

For the 10-year-old, her latest win meant another long drive, another weekend with gran and a chance to catch up with the friends she’s made across the country.

“I make lots of friends at all the shows, sometimes I get into trouble because I’m making friends instead of focusing! I like making people happy, and helping people discover new things.”

She’s certainly doing that for her school friends and even her principal, doing her best to convert them to Elvis, Michael Jackson, rock and roll, and her favourite, yodelling.

As a middle child from a busy family, fitting performances and practicing around school isn’t her only difficulty – with performances and competitions spread across the country, getting there isn’t easy.

She dedicated her song Palomino Moon to her gran, Linda Waitokia, who has worked hard behind the scenes to make Ocean’s performances possible.

As Ocean said, “Gran doesn’t get many weekends”.

“Gran got me my first guitar, and she transports me and gets my clothes and hats and boots. Whenever we’re driving I get to sleep, but gran doesn’t. She does everything, really, I just sit there.”

The next few weeks should be quiet ones for Ocean, with her next performance booked at the Ashburton RSA later this month.

And although she has dreams of visiting the country music capital of Australia, Tamworth, she said she wouldn’t live anywhere but New Zealand.

“I could never live overseas because I don’t like snakes or spiders or creepy crawlies! But one day I do want to go to Africa to see an elephant.”

Holiday art ‘Something different’ at Winter Show workshops booked out

By Gabrielle Stuart It isn’t only among adults that the arts culture in Mid Canterbury is thriving.

School holiday art workshops with the Ashburton Society of Arts have proved so popular that more than 20 budding Mid Canterbury artists missed out on spaces at the workshop this week, despite an extra session being held.

A record 44 children are booked in for the three workshops these holidays, and organiser Rowena Hart said that there was already a waiting list for the workshops next holidays.

The workshops are taught by Christchurch artist Melanie Riley, and children will use a printing press and collage techniques to create a print of a bird or moth, with layers of colours, textures and even a bit of sparkle.

This is the third year the full-time artist has taught the classes in Ashburton, and she said it was something she looked forward to each year.

“It’s really enjoyable, and I always have a ball. Ashburton has a really lively art scene and they run some terrific courses.”

She said she loved the play of colours and alternative thinking involved in print making – a technique that requires patience, a lot of fine detail and even some recycling.

She said that while she hoped to keep numbers at each workshop small, she enjoyed her time in the town and would love to run more workshops in Ashburton.

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ARIES (Mar 21st Apr 20th) As someone who enjoys action you may find the experience of having to deal with so much emotion to be rather awkward. While a positive connection between Jupiter and Neptune earlier today may help you connect with your dreams, you could lack the willpower to make the next move unless someone or something acts as a catalyst.

TAURUS (Apr 21st May 21st) You may be involved in a net of connections that can not only open up social possibilities for reaching out to new friends but is also supportive of your needs. This may be one of those times when you could find it hard to reach a goal on your own.

However, joining up with others may make for a fulfilling experience.

When organising artists for this year’s Winter Show, Ngaio McKee of the Ashburton Society of Arts asked the artists to choose ‘something different’ that hadn’t been displayed before – so the works she is unpacking for the exhibition opening on Saturday will be a surprise even to her.

She said that with a huge pool of talented artists in the district, it wasn’t a struggle to find the 14 local artists who will be exhibiting.

“It’s a very arty place really, and some people don’t have the time to exhibit in every show, but that’s great because it gives a chance for others to come in. As well as our regulars signed up to exhibit, we have several new artists who haven’t exhibited here before, so most of the pieces will be quite new.”

With over 30 paintings in a huge range of styles, as well as jewellery and multimedia pieces, it’s a show that promises to appeal to anyone.

The Winter Show opens on Saturday and will run for nine weeks at the ASA Short St Studio, opening Mondays, Wednesdays and Saturdays from 10am to 2pm.

• July 17/18 – School holiday art classes with artist Melanie Riley at Short St Studio. Wednesday 1-4pm, Thursday 10-1pm and 1-4pm. Ages 5-12, cost $20 with all materials provided.

• July 20 – Watercolour for beginners workshop with Ngaio McKee, from 9.30am to 4pm at Short St Studio. Cost $50, with all materials provided.

• July 20 – Ashburton Society of Arts Winter Show opens at Short St Studio. Open Mondays, Wednesdays and Saturdays from 10am to 2pm, until September 21.

• To July 28 – Exhibition by artists Hannah Batty and Sophie Jones at the Ashburton Art Gallery.

• To August 1 – ‘Expressions’ exhibition by artist Rebekah Codlin at Terrace Downs Resort in Methven.

• To August 1 – Exhibition of 2012 Darfield Artweek winners at the Selwyn Gallery. Open from 10am-4pm every day but Mondays.

• August 7 – An evening with artist Ross Gray, 6pm at the Ashburton Art Gallery.

• August 11 – Ashburton Musical Club, Musical Hijinks arranged

by Alister Argyle. Sinclair Centre, 2pm, afternoon tea served, visitors welcome $5.

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

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

• August 24 – The Pirates of Penzance tour visiting the Ashburton Trust Event Centre.

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

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

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

• September 13 – NASDA musical HAIR at the Ashburton Trust Event Centre. Four shows from September 13-15, at 2pm and 7.30pm. Tickets $45.

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

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

• September 21 – Pop-Opera, Mid Canterbury Choir, at the Ashburton Trust Event Centre.

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

Tickets $45.

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

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

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

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

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Not only are we treated to a fascinating inside view of the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee – and her sensational debut as a Bond girl – but we go inside Buckingham Palace, Windsor Castle and Balmoral to see how she runs the modern monarchy today.

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Ashburton artist Joy Stack prepares her mixed media pendants for the ASA Winter Show, while exhibition convener Ngaio McKee unwraps some of the paintings to be hung for the show opening on Saturday.

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CANCER (Jun 22nd - Jul 23rd) The current focus may help you define your relationships and also encourage you to express yourself as a way to explore the reactions and responses to who you are. As a Cancer you can be very sensitive to the environment and may tend to pull back if there’s a hint of risk. Today you may have the courage to feel the fear and do it anyway.

LEO (Jul 24th - Aug 23rd) The Moon’s move into Sagittarius may help lighten your spirits, especially if you’ve been feeling overwhelmed by responsibilities or problems associated with the home and family. The urge for pleasure may encourage you to think of yourself. Yet you may still feel slightly guilty and feel obliged to concentrate on others and their needs.

VIRGO (Aug 24th Sep 23rd) Friends may be taking up a lot of your time, perhaps because they have more demands than usual or maybe because you’re more willing to sacrifice your fun and pleasure to help out. While you can be feeling good about playing your part, watch for any telltale signs that you need to return to base and get back to your own affairs.

LIBRA (Sep 24th Oct 23rd) Although you may feel motivated to explore options with regard to your job, life goals or general career path, you might find that some of your yearnings for success go back to childhood and to a desire to live up to other people’s expectations. The current line-up today may encourage you to aim for your own personal satisfaction.

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SCORPIO (Oct 24th - Nov 22nd) As Jupiter connects with Neptune you may find that fantasies and dreams of what might be could get in the way of what is actually happening, especially concerning a creative project or romance.

If you’re hoping for instant success you could be disappointed. Instead, focus on taking one step at a time and you may be pleasantly surprised.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov 23rd - Dec 21st) The Moon in your sign may give you a positive emotional boost that encourages you to aim for personal progress.

Yet you may find it’s not so easy to deal with other people who have issues that seem to get in the way of whatever you hope to accomplish.

In certain instances you may need to employ a tactful form of avoidance.

CAPRICORN (Dec 22nd - Jan 20th) Consider using the morning to bolster your reputation and to make inroads into a plan or project that involves teamwork.

Later you may feel more relaxed and able to have fun with a close pal or love interest. A spiritual quality may also infuse the day. You can translate this practically and show a little kindness to someone you encounter.

AQUARIUS (Jan 21st - Feb 19th) You may be able to locate resources that you can use to reach important personal goals. Zeroing in on the right organization or expert who can help you get ahead may open a door.

Today’s line-up might coincide with the discovery of information that could be useful in enabling you to make an exciting decision about your future.

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Gai Waterhouse will be banking on a mix of youth and experience when she looks to build on her late-season momentum at Rosehill on Saturday.

Waterhouse returned from her annual European holiday to take training honours at Warwick Farm last Saturday with a winning treble.

She again appears poised to play a strong hand at Rosehill where she will start a trio of runners in the Listed Winter Stakes (1400m) including early favourite Under The Sun. The four-year-old has been racing in great heart with a win and three seconds at his past five

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He will be joined by a pair of seasoned stablemates who Waterhouse believes are both capable of testing their younger rival.

Kontiki Park, a rising eightyear-old, and Kinnersley who is rising seven are at $11 and $26 respectively.

Group Three-placed last spring, Kontiki Park will be lining up for the third run of his campaign following a second-up fourth over 1500m when he lumped 60kg.

He drops to 57.5kg on Saturday, is a three-time winner at the trip and appreciates rain-affected ground, unlike Kinnersley who Waterhouse admits needs drying conditions.

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“They’re both going super,�

Waterhouse said. “Star Thoroughbred’s Kinnersley is evergreen. “He just needs this sort of weather and a drier track to be competitive. “And I don’t think there is an older horse going better than Kontiki Park. “It looks to be a super race for him.�

Waterhouse is considering backing-up last Saturday’s Warwick Farm winner Charing Cross in the Hungry Jack’s Handicap (over 2000m), although she will make a final decision on that closer to race day. “He looks really terrific, and I do love backing up my horses,� she said.

Juvenile Bull Point will be striving to atone for his last-start defeat as an odds-on favourite when he steps out in the opening race of the day.

The Fastnet Rock youngster followed an impressive debut win with a second to the smart Eurozone at Rosehill.

He was tardy to begin both times but Waterhouse says that is all part of his learning curve. “He is still learning, but he’s a lovely horse,� she said.

Nash Rawiller is booked for both Bull Point and Charing Cross but despite Waterhouse having three Winter Stakes runners, her No.1 stable rider will partner Queenslander Bold Glance for rival trainer Norm Hilton.

- AAP TURF

Tonight’s Forbury Park TC fields, form and drivers Forbury Park Trotting Club Inc Venue: Forbury Park Meeting Date: 18 Jul 2013 NZ Meeting number: 8 Doubles: 1 and 2; 3 and 4; 5 and 6; 7 and 8 Trebles: 2, 3 and 4; 6, 7 and 8 1 6.05pm (NZT) MYERS MARKETING HANDICAP TROT $5500, 2yo+ up to 1 win spechcp trot, stand, 2200m 1 05756 Final Effort (1) fr.............................B Barclay 2 0x247 Under The Monarch (2) fr................J W Cox 3 7372 Castle Sun (3) fr.................M Williamson (J) 4 28207 Pegasus Dream (4) fr....................... D Dunn 5 93435 Mr Majestic (U1) fr............................ A Clark 6 94358 Pricilla P (1) 30..................................J Dunn 7 96530 Face Value (2) 30.......................... C Buchan 2 6.30pm WASHINGTON VC 3YO MOBILE PACE $5500, 3yo non winners mob. pace, mobile, 2200m 1 37446 Ella Fitzgerald (1) fr.......................K Barclay 2 308 Brazilian Smile (2) fr..........................J Dunn 3 67 Heavenly Creature (3) fr............... M Kerr (J) 4 7356x Shards Of Myross (4) fr...................J W Cox 5 Dark Dana (5) fr............................T Williams 6 40227 Tartan Trilogy (6) fr..............M Williamson (J) 7 85523 Sammy The Bull (7) fr................. B McLellan 8 x0752 Tan Son Nhut (8) fr........................B Barclay 3 6.55pm ACME METAL & DRUM MOBILE PACE $6500, 3yo+ 1 win mob. pace, mobile, 2200m 1 02493 It’s Only Me (1) fr.............................J W Cox 2 32134 Chers Bettor Babe (2) fr.......... N Williamson 3 12525 Vera’s Delight (3) fr..................... B McLellan

4 56130 Zach Bromac (4) fr..........................K Larsen 5 x4212 Billy The Bus (5) fr.............. B Williamson (J) 6 36621 Beaudiene Clemintyne (6) fr..............J Dunn 7 78410 The Roman Prince (7) fr................B Barclay 8 016P4 Elbeau (8) fr........................M Williamson (J) 9 56708 Bub’s Hanover (9) fr......................T Williams 10 419 Bon Accord Babe (21) fr...................D Dunn 11 x9007 Kaylea Bolter (22) fr.......................K Barclay 4 7.20pm RICOH JUNIOR DRIVERS PACE $6000, 4yo+ 1 to 2 wins pace jun.d, stand, 2200m 1 60x98 Kai Clutha Connexion (1) fr..... S Stewart (J) 2 40450 Robyn’s Christian (2) fr.......M Williamson (J) 3 50348 Jeans Mattjesty (3) fr.................. R Close (J) 4 53069 Infrequently (4) fr................ B Williamson (J) 5 77499 Gliding Charm (5) fr...................... M Kerr (J) 6 x0276 Anvil Gav (6) fr...........................M Purvis (J) 7 4900x Aye One (7) fr............................ J Trainor (J) 8 30500 Albie Al (8) fr......................... C Ferguson (J) 9 03x79 Eddie Boy (U1) fr..................... S Golding (J) 5 7.45pm NITA NOTMAN MEMORIAL HANDICAP TROT $7500, 1 to 5 wins discrhcp trot, stand, 2700m 1 33287 Earls Buller Girl (1) fr.................... N Buchan 2 70218 City Courage (2) fr........................... G Smith 3 93345 Johns Anne fr................................ Scratched 4 21265 John Henry Galleon (1) 10........... M Kerr (J) 5 36735 No Potato (2) 10...............................D Dunn 6 22146 Southland Reflector (3) 10..M Williamson (J)

7 26359 Bert Powell (4) 10..............................J Dunn 8 06x23 Lewis H (1) 20..................... B Williamson (J) 9 x7900 Sunnivue Impulse (2) 20................B Barclay 10 27455 Amy’s Invasion (3) 20........... M Hjalmarsson 11 x6089 Mum Beat Lyall (U1) 20...................J W Cox 12 3P114 Galaxy Hunter (U1) 40............. N Williamson 6 8.10pm R & R SPORTS MOBILE PACE $5500, 4yo+ non winners mob. pace, mobile, 2200m 1 090P6 Tachma (1) fr....................... B Williamson (J) 2 74246 Rescarn (2) fr....................................D Dunn 3 x5092 De Malmanche (3) fr..........................J Dunn 4 00444 Bryleigh Star (4) fr..............M Williamson (J) 5 Px097 Washington Star (5) fr....................B Barclay 6 04233 Love In The Dark (6) fr....................K Larsen 7 56888 Blanco (7) fr................................... M Tapper 8 89x08 Caesar (8) fr..................................... G Smith 7 8.35pm MOSGIEL MOTOR COURT CLAIMERS MBL PACE $5000, claimers mob. pace, mobile, 2200m 1 48639 All For D B (1) fr.............................B Barclay 2 16232 Cullen’s Finest (2) fr............M Williamson (J) 3 59844 Fiery Rascal (3) fr............................J W Cox 4 2369P Mullingar Mac (4) fr.................. N Williamson 5 53497 Lake View (5) fr.............................T Williams 6 64645 Del Sur (6) fr..................................K Barclay 7 73232 Here’s Shifty (7) fr............... B Williamson (J) 8 45171 Montecrengle (8) fr............................J Dunn 9 41511 Hi Gun (9) fr......................................D Dunn

8 9.00pm ARTY BLOXHAM TRANSPORT HCAP PACE

$6000, 4yo+ 1 to 3 wins discrhcp pace, stand, 2700m 1 97756 Rome (1) fr............................... N Williamson 2 86754 Tango Lady (2) fr...........................K Barclay 3 70906 Mackenzie Jacob (3) fr....................J W Cox 4 16606 Elusive Flight (1) 10..........................D Dunn 5 30193 Xmas In New York (2) 10.... B Williamson (J) 6 17025 Rock Of Tara (3) 10............M Williamson (J) 7 22151 Jaccka Opie (4) 10........................ M Kerr (J) 8 79446 Libby Jaccka (5) 10.......................T Williams 9 73673 Taieri Wings (1) 20.............................J Dunn SELECTIONS Race 1: Face Value, Under The Monarch, Pegasus Dream Race 2: Sammy The Bull, Tartan Trilogy, Shards Of Myross Race 3: Billy The Bus, It’s Only Me, Bon Accord Babe Race 4: Jeans Mattjesty, Eddie Boy, Robyn’s Christian Race 5: Bert Powell, Southland Reflector, John Henry Galleon Race 6: De Malmanche, Love In The Dark, Bryleigh Star Race 7: Hi Gun, Here’s Shifty, Cullen’s Finest, Fiery Rascal Race 8: Jaccka Opie, Mackenzie Jacob, Taieri Wings LEGEND: X - Spell from racing of at least 3 months P - Retired (or pulled up) from race L - Driver unseated U1 - Unruly beginner {C} - Concession driver {C.cl} - Claiming concession driver which allows horse to start one class down

Jonny Cox drives Mackenzie Jacob in the last on the card tonight.

Christchurch greyhound fields and form Christchurch Greyhound Racing Club Venue: Addington Raceway Meeting Date: 18 Jul 2013 NZ Meeting number: 10 Doubles: 1 and 2; 3 and 4; 5 and 6; 7 and 8; 9 and 10; 11 and 12 Trebles: 1, 2 and 3; 4, 5 and 6; 7, 8 and 9; 10, 11 and 12 1 4.30pm (NZT) HAMPDEN TAVERN SPRINT C3, 295m 1 38783 Reddy Boy 17.43.............................. B Dann 2 3174 Isabelle Domain nwtd................J McInerney 3 582x2 Wandy Luck 17.51......................... G Cleeve 4 32374 Blonde Tori 17.48.......................A Bradshaw 5 54746 Life’s A Laugh 17.39..................R Blackburn 6 51164 Lachie’s Lad 17.44............................B Shaw 7 87887 Another Jewel 17.32..................J McInerney 8 66548 Runway Queen 17.41.................... G Cleeve 9 64346 Just A Mate 17.29......................J McInerney 10 24766 My Little Oah (c2) 17.35............J McInerney 2 4.52pm BUY SELL & EXCHANGE SPRINT C4, 295m 1 42471 Starburst Blanch 17.35.................... M Grant 2 65133 Knox 17.44........................................ B Dann 3 22232 Homebush Mayhem 17.27.........J McInerney 4 42426 Excuse Please 17.35................... J McMillan 5 21255 Ringa Ding 17.54.......................J McInerney 6 48345 Primitive 17.19...................................J Dunn 7 28887 Sea Spray Tich 17.50..................... R Casey 8 37765 Princely Dollar 17.38..................J McInerney 9 11648 Wandy Gaylene 17.30................... G Cleeve 10 34772 Fireman’s Escort 17.28.................. G Cleeve 3 5.13pm THURSDAY PLACE PICK DASH C3, 295m 1 57474 Cool Jordie 17.27..............................S Whall 2 78251 Two Ways 17.30................................B Shaw 3 81273 Another Becky 17.49.................J McInerney 4 x5154 Fireman’s Rocket 17.46................. G Cleeve

5 75333 Know Pride 17.26.......................... G Cleeve 6 73478 Benny’s Angel 17.50..................J McInerney 7 56242 Swip And Tear nwtd H &......................Taylor 8 15837 Homebush Churro 17.35...........J McInerney 9 26375 Turbo Tundra 17.57.......................... M Grant 10 46553 Gazza’s Pride 17.24......................... M Flipp 4 5.31pm (NZT) CTV SPRINT C5, 295m 1 51423 Cawbourne Moff 17.00..............J McInerney 2 37322 Know Advantage 17.04.................. G Cleeve 3 23663 Etched In Stone 17.25...............R Blackburn 4 72868 Tepirita Rita 17.43.............................B Shaw 5 11367 Know Escape 17.02....................... G Cleeve 6 42448 Pick The Tip 17.11........................... D Voyce 7 12186 Marmalade Skies 17.43.....................J Dunn 8 35112 Pretty Good 16.94 J &.....................D Fahey 9 53754 Butterbean 17.29 M &....................PT Binnie 10 22675 Gitcha Easy 17.25 W &...................... Nissen 5 5.50pm (NZT) I PAVE CONCRETE STAKES C3, 520m 1 F1121 Chevy Chevelle 30.70 H &...................Taylor 2 44341 Ohoka Frenchi 30.69.................... L Waretini 3 67626 Adulterous nwtd C &.....................D Roberts 4 55738 Maximum Jewel 30.46 C &...........D Roberts 5 15622 Rambunctious 30.63..................A Bradshaw 6 46642 Opawa Webby 30.51 L &.................... Wales 7 78173 Rocky Baxter nwtd.....................J McInerney 8 42434 Red Typhoon 30.56.......................... M Grant 9 86377 Another Course nwtd.................J McInerney 10 78752 Cawbourne Kim 30.63...............J McInerney 6 6.18pm (NZT) KOLORFUL KANVAS DASH C5, 295m 1 11213 Sting Me 17.12................................. M Grant 2 14884 Wandy Boiler 17.33........................ G Cleeve

3 33831 Homebush Sarge 17.35.............J McInerney 4 62373 Pearl’s Boy 17.19........................... G Cleeve 5 21156 Zebidiah 17.02 J &...........................D Fahey 6 66111 Rule Judge Judy 17.47 J &.....................May 7 75166 Know Mistake 16.95...................... G Cleeve 8 41224 Drysdale 17.17.....................................A Lee 9 53754 Butterbean 17.29 M &....................PT Binnie 10 61588 Matti Oah 17.08.........................J McInerney 7 6.43pm SKY HIGH SCAFFOLDING DISTANCE FEATURE C2d, 645m 1 54543 Bigtime Kelina (c1) 38.61..................B Shaw 2 66156 Know Peril (c2) 38.37.................... G Cleeve 3 34747 Chill Out Ralph (c2) nwtd J &..........D Fahey 4 15716 Goldstar Bella (c1) 38.78 S &..........B Evans 5 61234 Sahara Storm (c1) 38.92.................. M Flipp 6 76674 Know Honour (c1) 38.53................ G Cleeve 7 22413 Jinja Power (c2) 38.49 J &...............D Fahey 8 32313 Unshaken (c1) 38.21 J &.................D Fahey 9 26626 Know Chaos (c0) nwtd................... G Cleeve 10 26522 Know Taste (c0) nwtd..................... G Cleeve 8 7.08pm FLATPACK HOUSES PH 033715005 STAKES C3/4, 520m 1 61513 Take A Trick 30.62............................. M Flipp 2 65434 Wandy Pam nwtd.........................D Kingston 3 33541 Banbit 30.89......................................B Shaw 4 22715 Speedy Kazza 30.46..................J McInerney 5 22184 Opawa Style 30.55 L &....................... Wales 6 56153 Take No Prisoner 30.42................. G Cleeve 7 42423 Opawa No Ear 30.18 J &.................D Fahey 8 58771 Kin Nikki 30.36.............................. L Waretini 9 87353 Homebush Chopper 30.70.........J McInerney

6 31528 Bugsy Bangles 17.16........................B Shaw 7 52645 Austin Wana 17.58.....................J McInerney 8 58434 Jumpin’ Julia 17.30....................J McInerney CUP C5f, 295m 1 15612 Cawbourne Queen 17.23 C &......D Roberts 9 53754 Butterbean 17.29 M &....................PT Binnie 2 57412 Ciri Rioli 17.18 J &...........................D Fahey 10 12765 Starburst Josh 17.16........................ M Grant 3 24342 Nippa Mary 17.09......................J McInerney 12 8.45pm SPEIGHT’S SPRINT C4, 295m 4 12111 More Better 17.08 W &...................... Nissen 1 6x316 Jazzy Jet 17.40.............................A Williams 5 13221 Roqette 17.14 C &........................D Roberts 2 62681 Cawbourne Chief 17.39................... M Grant 6 21111 Mr. Whippy 17.19 W &....................... Nissen 3 67678 Lynny Southcombe 17.29..........J McInerney 7 15552 Elki 17.31..................................... M Roberts 4 3416x Wandy Grant 17.19........................ G Cleeve 8 41141 Go Housie 17.09............................ G Cleeve 5 41626 Homebush Cruden nwtd............J McInerney 9 11213 Sting Me 17.12................................. M Grant 6 26161 Claremont Pizzaz 17.34 A &...............Seque 10 23663 Etched In Stone 17.25...............R Blackburn 7 51324 Memphis Hotcakes 17.38................. M Flipp 10 8.00pm SUPER PETS NEW ZEALAND ST LEGER 8 35466 Jackson Cat 17.21............................ B Dann 9 63683 Know Jealousy 17.29..................... G Cleeve R/Af, 520m 1 34561 Opawa Jed (c4) 30.06 J &...............D Fahey 10 47755 Homebush Helen 17.18.............J McInerney 2 86117 Another Colt (c5) 30.57.............J McInerney SELECTIONS 3 64452 Charlie’s Choice(c4) 30.45 A &..........Seque Race 1: Isabelle Domain, Wandy Luck, Life’s A Laugh, Lachie’s Lad 4 26812 Wayleggo (c4) 30.33 J &.................D Fahey Race 2: Homebush Mayhem, Starburst Blanch, Knox, Excuse Please 5 62232 Indi’s Grace (c5) 30.56.................... M Grant Race 3: Two Ways, Know Pride, Swip And Tear, Homebush Churro 6 37821 Stolen Money (c4) 17.97................ G Cleeve Race 4: Pretty Good, Know Advantage, Cawbourne Moff 7 11122 Know Attempt (c5) 30.46............... G Cleeve Race 5: Chevy Chevelle, Ohoka Frenchi, Opawa Webby, Adulterous 8 13141 Know Class (c5) 30.12................... G Cleeve Race 6: Sting Me, Drysdale, Zebidiah, Wandy Boiler, Know Mistake 9 47563 Bob’s Eye (c3) 30.73..................J McInerney Race 7: Jinja Power (c2), Sahara Storm (c1), Bigtime Kelina 10 56153 Take No Prisoner(c4) 30.42........... G Cleeve Race 8: Speedy Kazza, Opawa No Ear, Take A Trick, Kin Nikki 11 8.23pm SHIRLEY VET CLINIC DASH C5, 295m Race 9: More Better, Go Housie, Mr. Whippy, Cawbourne Queen 1 12341 Callahan 17.26............................. M Roberts Race 10: Know Class (c5), Opawa Jed (c4), Know Attempt 2 43157 Wandy Jewel 17.39......................D Kingston Race 11: Callahan, Know Thought, Bugsy Bangles, Jumpin’ Julia 3 54314 Know Thought 17.10...................... G Cleeve Race 12: Cawbourne Chief, Wandy Grant, Memphis Hotcakes 4 71413 Hot Mango 17.37 A &.........................Seque LEGEND: fsdt - First Start Here nwd - No Win this Distance fstd 5 88471 Know Favours 17.37...................... G Cleeve - First Start This Distance 31 13 - Best Winning Time This Track 10 86377 Another Course (c3) nwtd..........J McInerney

9 7.33pm DAVID EMERSON CONSULTANCY HARDING

Today’s Hawke’s Bay fields, form and riders Hawkes Bay RI Venue: Hastings Meeting Date: 18 Jul 2013 NZ Meeting number: 4 Doubles: 1 and 2; 3 and 4; 5 and 6; 7 and 8 Trebles: 2, 3 and 4; 6, 7 and 8 1 12.20pm (NZT) THE WESTBURY CLUB SPRINT 2YO MAIDEN $7000, MDN 2YO, 1200m 1 0 Dusautoir (2) 57.5.......................... H Tinsley 2 Fully Fashioned (3) 57.5..................R Myers 3 Golden Emperor (5) 57.5................ J Riddell 4 9x Pass It On (6) 57.5.......................D Johnson 5 5x6x4 Silver Shadow (8) 55.5...................D Walker 6 85 Time To Sparc (4) 55.5........ M Dravitzki (a2) 7 Aribasan (7) 55.5...........................D Bradley 8 Princess Charlotte (1) 55.5.......... R Hannam 2 12.55pm TRINITY HILL WINES SPRINT RATING 75 $8000, Rating 75 Benchmark, 1200m 1 x1218 Adventador dh (1) 59..................... H Tinsley 2 0x925 For Petesake dm (4) 59............. M Cameron 3 264x7 Keyora tm (3) 59............................. J Riddell 4 74140 Sir Cosworth dm (2) 58.5...............D Bradley 5 54360 Platinum Dancer tdm (5) 57.5... B Grylls (a2) 6 331x0 Quality Royal m (7) 56.5..................R Myers 7 7x062 Coastal Mist dm (6) 56...................D Walker 3 1.30pm ANIMAL HEALTH DIRECT SPRINT RATING 65 $7000, Rating 65 Benchmark*, 1200m 1 623x6 McRae m (5) 59...........................D Johnson 2 9x085 Princess Lincoln dm (3) 57.5.... B Grylls (a2) 3 80932 Turquoise dh (7) 57.5........... M Dravitzki (a2) 4 x9345 Tsar Reformer d (6) 57.5........... J McDonald 5 80x14 Anniesstar 56.5............................. Scratched

6 4208x Tactician (8) 56.5....................... M Cameron 7 5718 Bazinger (4) 56................................R Myers 8 3029x Moneyforjam (2) 55.5.......................S Collett 9 x5x0x Leggy Lass h (1) 54.....................C Johnson 4 2.06pm STELLA ARTOIS 3YO MAIDEN $7000, MDN 3YO, 1200m 1 4380x Viceroy h (5) 57.5......................... O Bosson 2 Mr Lincoln (4) 57.5.......................... J Riddell 3 076 Foxcub (10) 57.5............................ H Tinsley 4 Hesalljazz (11) 57.5.........................R Myers 5 0x345 Hazel b (3) 55.5.............................. J Parkes 6 52842 Persian Dancer (6) 55.5............ A Taylor (a3) 7 0 Helio Star (7) 55.5.........................D Bradley 8 Lucernup h (1) 55.5.....................R Hannam 9 9 Miss Grace (9) 55.5.........................S Collett 10 Stellare h (2) 55.5...........................D Walker 11 5x87 Stunning Princess (8) 55.5.......B Grylls (a2) 12 900x Tullyho 55.5................................... Scratched 5 2.41pm RUSH MUNRO SPRING CARNIVAL 31/08 TO 05/10 R65 $7000, Rating 65 Benchmark*, 1600m 1 9x536 Dal Dantrix db (10) 59.................... J Parkes 2 23x13 Pencuri mb (8) 59........................C Johnson 3 81289 Lieutenant Lincoln d (9) 58.5....B Grylls (a2) 4 40149 Banderas d (11) 58........................ H Tinsley 5 x0652 Kenneth 58.................................... Scratched 6 90x06 Flippant dm (7) 57.5.......................D Walker 7 70075 Prepared d (2) 57..................... A Taylor (a3) 8 40x04 Midnight Paddle h (4) 57..................D Walsh 9 33193 Beauty Glow dm (6) 56.5.................R Jones

10 10x44 Gwynethanne d (3) 56.....................R Myers 11 68x04 Margarita Time (5) 54.................V Gatu (a4) 12 848x0 Sloshed h (1) 54.................. M Dravitzki (a2) 13 00x90 D’Top 54........................................ Scratched Emergencies: Margarita Time, Sloshed, D’Top 6 3.16pm NZ BLOODSTOCK INSURANCE MAIDEN $7000, MDN, 1600m 1 0353x No Commission h (7) 58.5... M Dravitzki (a2) 2 0x083 Norbert (8) 58.5.............................. J Riddell

Darryl Bradley looks to start the day off the right way with Aribasan at the Hawke’s Bay meeting today.

3 x47x5 Mr Cool Boy (13) 58.5.....................R Myers 4 5 Sortemout (10) 58.5........................ J Parkes 5 x0333 Jazz Rock b (11) 56.5.................... H Tinsley 6 366x3 Lady Lincoln (12) 56.5..............B Grylls (a2) 7 09x30 A’Rosa Blu (3) 56.5.........................D Walsh 8 08030 Shanghai Lil (2) 56.5.................... O Bosson 9 x7387 Mahora Gold h (5) 56.5............. M Cameron 10 37x90 Lovetokeep’er (9) 56.5...............L Isherwood 11 0x05 Innuendo (4) 58.5...................L Whelan (a1) 12 6 Lady Chaos (1) 56.5....................D Johnson 13 70 Shadow Player (14) 56.5 14 07 Tui Teka 58.5................................. Scratched 15 99669 Goin To The Chapel 58.5.............. Scratched 16 607x0 Hunky Dory h (6) 58.5 Emergencies: Innuendo, Lady Chaos, Shadow Player, Tui Teka, Goin To The Chapel, Hunky Dory 7 3.51pm WINDSOR PARK STALLIONS RATING 85 $8000, Rating 85 Benchmark, 1400m 1 040x5 Guessing dm (4) 59...................... O Bosson 2 02371 Commett mh (1) 57.5........... M Dravitzki (a2) 3 96336 The Flying Affair dm (5) 57.5......... H Tinsley 4 244x7 Tidal Wave tdm (3) 55...............B Grylls (a2) 5 540x0 Bar Keeper dm (2) 54..................R Hannam 6 505x0 Zerbreeze dm (6) 54........................R Myers 8 4.21pm TURKS “GET OUT STAKES� FINALE MAIDEN $7000, MDN, 1400m 1 73382 Clan O’Ceirin (3) 58.5.....................D Walker 2 7643 Ekko Beeches (11) 58.5..................D Walsh 3 5x674 Lavish Prince h (4) 58.5.................D Bradley

4 35408 Platinum Marseille (10) 58.5........R Hannam 5 60x Da Beast h (13) 58.5........................S Doyle 6 0x08x Gingerbread Man h (9) 58.5.M Dravitzki (a2) 7 7x444 Sandy’s Star (2) 56.5.................... O Bosson 8 442 Itsagem (12) 56.5......................B Grylls (a2) 9 36 Bonny Heights b (1) 56.5................ J Parkes 10 9x508 Decadent (6) 56.5.................... D Turner (a3) 11 9900 I’m Bella (5) 56.5....................... M Cameron 12 0 Storm Queen h (7) 56.5...............C Johnson 13 00x0. Lucky Jazz (8) 58.5................R Myers 14 9 Miss Grace 56.5............................ Scratched Emergencies: Lucky Jazz, Miss Grace Blinkers on : Platinum Dancer (R2), Tsar Reformer (R3), Hazel (R4), Shadow Player (R6), Ekko Beeches (R8) Blinkers off : Moneyforjam (R3), Platinum Marseille (R8) Winkers on : Pass It On (R1), Helio Star (R4), Dal Dantrix (R5), Norbert (R6) Winkers off : Gwynethanne (R5), Ekko Beeches (R8) Pacifiers on : Leggy Lass (R3), Gwynethanne (R5) SELECTIONS Race 1: Fully Fashioned, Time To Sparc, Silver Shadow, Dusautoir Race 2: Coastal Mist, Adventador, For Petesake, Sir Cosworth Race 3: Turquoise, Tsar Reformer, Bazinger, Princess Lincoln Race 4: Hazel, Persian Dancer, Mr Lincoln, Stunning Princess Race 5: Pencuri, Banderas, Beauty Glow, Prepared Race 6: Jazz Rock, Lady Lincoln, Innuendo, Mr Cool Boy, Norbert Race 7: Guessing, Commett, The Flying Affair, Tidal Wave Race 8: Itsagem, Sandy’s Star, Clan O’Ceirin, Ekko Beeches

Today’s Waikato greyhound fields and form Waikato And Districts Greyhound Racing Club Venue: Cambridge Raceway Meeting Date: 18 Jul 2013 NZ Meeting number : 9 Doubles: 1 and 2; 3 and 4; 5 and 6; 7 and 8; 9 and 10; 11 and 12 Trebles: 1, 2 and 3; 4, 5 and 6; 7, 8 and 9; 10, 11 and 12 1 12.09pm ALL SEW EMBROIDERY SPRINT C3, 375m 1 34585 This Is Swip nwtd.............................. S Clark 2 761F5 Only Kate 21.43.......................... R O’Regan 3 28334 Lockey’s Call 21.30..................... R O’Regan 4 75767 Corby 21.21................................ R O’Regan 5 42573 Lafayette 21.60................................. B Craik 6 12766 Boss Lady Sloy nwtd.................. R O’Regan 7 52576 Beau Rivage nwtd W &....................T Steele 8 85837 Lochinvar Valero nwtd.................D Schofield 2 12.29pm SUPERIOR CHUNKY DOG ROLLS C0, 375m 1 82 Dollywood nwtd................................. B Craik 2 57474 Wheezy Appeal nwtd.......................P Green 3 65565 Obi Wan Kenobi nwtd............K Sutch-Jones 4 Senorita Chang nwtd........................ S Clark 5 33228 King’s Legacy nwtd............................J Black 6 677 Fiery Conquest nwtd................... W Toomath 7 42665 Skyhigh Levi nwtd...........................G Parker 8 Rebel City nwtd................................. S Clark 9 6 Legree nwtd....................................G Parker 10 586 Tennesse Ave nwtd........................... B Craik 3 12.47pm SERGIO @ STUD SPRINT C1, 375m 1 x5665 Lucylicious nwtd................................T Agent 2 54421 Chance On Me nwtd........................P Green 3 F7487 High Fly Hunter nwtd.................. B Littlejohn 4 74324 South Bay Dream nwtd............... R O’Regan

5 88x87 Tapu Boy 21.54...............................A Bowen 6 x7847 Bigtime Treasure nwtd.................... I George 7 73888 Ila Gladys 21.65..............................G Parker 8 52322 Sasha’s One 21.32........................... S Clark 9 87777 Hot Pal 21.94.............................. W Toomath 10 76758 King’s Mistress 21.72.........................J Black 4 1.04pm PALAMOUNTAINS NUTRITION STKS C1/2, 457m 1 15668 Star Bound (c2) nwtd.................. G Pomeroy 2 21713 You’re Lucky nwtd............................. B Craik 3 62466 Where’s The Cat (c2) nwtd.........D Schofield 4 44432 Very Chilly nwtd..........................M Mathews 5 61415 On The House nwtd H................ L Laagland 6 77476 Twin Rivers (c2) 25.88................ G Pomeroy 7 112 Thrilling Giggle 25.72....................... K Walsh 8 67235 Ghost Writer 25.68.............................S Ross 9 67876 Chase Ostee nwtd....................... C F Moore 10 37744 Endorse 25.78............................D Schofield 5 1.22pm FOND FOODS LTD SPRINT C1, 375m 1 46756 Flyin’ Shifty nwtd R M &.................... J Smith 2 46844 Major Tom 21.91......................... L Laagland 3 63535 Kim Dotcom nwtd..............................T Agent 4 78564 Go Dolphin Power nwtd............... C F Moore 5 48776 Bam Bam nwtd...............................G Parker 6 85548 Mic Player nwtd............................... P Lowen 7 4218 Yambla Flyer 21.81.....................D Schofield 8 82277 Uncle Romilly nwtd........................... B Craik 9 54548 Realon Rumba 21.42.................. R O’Regan 10 65848 Caruba King 21.67.............................J Black 6 1.39pm GREYHOUNDS NTH GRADUATION DISTANCE C1d, 650m

1 14335 Little Teegan 37.88..................... A Lawrence 2 36468 Diva Rhode 37.91 W &....................T Steele 3 35152 Teegz 38.57............................... A Lawrence 4 36453 Indi Rhode 0.00 W &........................T Steele 5 Box Vacant.................................... Scratched 6 62752 Par nwtd....................................... C F Moore 7 33222 Bornato 38.00............................ A Lawrence 8 67588 Tentens 38.07..................................T Green 7 1.58pm YGOT BONUS SCHEME SPRINT C4, 375m 1 38x78 Lochinvar Vicini nwtd..................D Schofield 2 42648 Family’s Pride nwtd..................... B Littlejohn 3 22145 Tarapunga 21.22.........................D Schofield 4 35864 Mahonie 21.22............................ G Pomeroy 5 36375 Thrilling Abra 21.57............................ L Bliek 6 75822 Predator Drone 21.35 W &..............T Steele 7 78871 Agent Van Alden 21.26..................... B Craik 8 47723 Karma Rhode 21.33 W &.................T Steele Emergencies: 9 25788 Percentage Man 21.42................ L Laagland 10 31768 Cawbourne Henry 21.34....................C Hore 8 2.15pm HAUTAPU VETERINARY CLINIC SPRINT C2, 375m 1 68111 Another Burst 21.37....................D Schofield 2 24884 Monty Dosh nwtd........................ B Littlejohn 3 36275 Coleridge Ainsli 21.74....................... S Clark 4 37148 Opawa Charlie nwtd........................... R Udy 5 33343 Utah Bolt 21.49........................... G Pomeroy 6 38586 Diggin’ On You nwtd........................ I George 7 12216 Clover Appeal nwtd..........................P Green 8 44463 Lochinvar Yasi 21.42...................D Schofield

9 65675 Belrani 21.54................................... G Farrell 10 28685 Mr. Majestic 21.41..............................J Black 9 2.33pm AFFORDABLE PET ACCESSORIES SPRINT C5, 375m 1 33372 Ladakh 21.37.................................. G Farrell 2 51141 Question Me 21.61............................S Ross 3 73144 Black Hombre 21.07......................... S Clark 4 41425 Harvey Nichols 21.24........................ B Craik 5 82174 Ruby Tron 21.18 H...................... L Laagland 6 7734x Benny Rox nwtd..........................D Schofield 7 54177 Down The Back nwtd........................T Agent 8 14616 Uno Lachlan 21.12......................D Schofield 9 21678 Thanks Mercedes 21.17................... S Clark 10 2.50pm 0800 4 DOWN COW STAKES C4/5, 457m 1 42627 Hauko 25.67.................................... G Farrell 2 57255 Piggy Back 25.27.............................. S Clark 3 17638 Lochinvar Laredo 25.53..............D Schofield 4 35665 Threat nwtd W &..............................T Steele 5 87356 Opawa Sacha nwtd..................... B Littlejohn 6 52635 Winsome Buster 25.52...............D Schofield 7 62166 El Jarrah 25.81.......................D V Meeuwen 8 85153 Valain’s Flyer 25.61......................T M Patton Emergencies: 9 33667 Crixus (c4) nwtd.............................. G Farrell 10 85575 Kilara’s Fancy (c4) 25.69............D Schofield 11 3.08pm GREEN BROS LTD SPRINT C5, 375m 1 36P53 Calamity Free 21.14....................D Schofield 2 76614 Grizz 20.92....................................... S Clark 3 21533 Cosmic Mack 21.18....................D Schofield 4 23173 Lord Will 21.07...................................C Hore

5 67285 Matrix 21.18.......................................J Black 6 27461 Alabaster 21.10................................. B Craik 7 52713 Hajime 21.26..................................P Cleaver 8 15643 Secret Star 21.63..............................T Agent 9 21678 Thanks Mercedes 21.17................... S Clark 12 3.25pm CLUBHOUSE SPORTS BAR STAKES C2, 457m 1 15568 Thrilling Tremor 25.62........................J Black 2 34531 Zagato 25.68.............................. A Lawrence 3 18311 Feel The Vibe 25.60....................D Schofield 4 15821 Trilise 25.59................................ A Lawrence 5 13315 Wabi Sabi 26.03.............................. L Martin 6 15368 Thrilling Ninja 25.81..................... J C Gifford 7 32528 Mr. Chino 25.64.......................... A Lawrence 8 71126 Coal Sack 25.86........................ A Lawrence SELECTIONS Race 1: This Is Swip, Lockey’s Call, Lochinvar Valero, Only Kate Race 2: Senorita Chang, Rebel City, Dollywood, Wheezy Appeal Race 3: Sasha’s One, Chance On Me, South Bay Dream, Ila Gladys Race 4: Thrilling Giggle, Star Bound (c2), You’re Lucky, Twin Rivers Race 5: Uncle Romilly, Major Tom, Go Dolphin Power, Flyin’ Shifty Race 6: Bornato, Little Teegan, Indi Rhode, Teegz, Par Race 7: Predator Drone, Agent Van Alden, Lochinvar Vicini Race 8: Another Burst, Clover Appeal, Monty Dosh, Lochinvar Yasi Race 9: Black Hombre, Ladakh, Uno Lachlan, Harvey Nichols Race 10: Piggy Back, Valain’s Flyer, Hauko, Lochinvar Laredo Race 11: Grizz, Cosmic Mack, Alabaster, Lord Will, Calamity Free Race 12: Trilise, Thrilling Tremor, Feel The Vibe, Mr. Chino 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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Skippy hangs up his bat Former New Zealand batsman Mathew Sinclair has retired from cricket after nearly two decades as a first-class player.

The 37-year-old, who played 33 tests, 54 one-day and two Twenty20 internationals, announced his decision on Twitter yesterday.

“That big announcement that i was talking about ... its official i have RETIRED from cricket. Thanks to all,” he tweeted.

Sinclair - known as Skippy because he was born in Australia - was one of the most prolific New Zealand batsmen at first-class level.

He scored 13,717 runs at an average of 48.64, plundering 36 hundreds and 68 half-centuries, but struggled to translate this to the international level.

He famously made 214 on debut against the West Indies in Wellington

in 1999 - the second-highest debut score in international cricket at the time - and followed that with 204 not out against Pakistan the following season but struggled to gain a permanent place in the test and one-day team.

He became disillusioned with New Zealand cricket, especially when he was dumped from the contract list in 2007, but earned a recall to the test side in 2010 for one test against Australia.

He played his entire domestic career with Central Districts, winning eight domestic trophies.

“Having taken a few months since the end of last season to consider my options, I have decided that the timing is right to call time on my playing career,” Sinclair said in a statement.

“I have two young children and a

wife who I want to spend more time with and the constant travel that the Stags endure each year makes that pretty tough.

“I am also at the stage where I want to get into a career outside of cricket and, unless you are in a position to totally devote yourself, it’s difficult to get the opportunities that I am after.

“There are some really talented younger batsmen coming through for CD, so I feel it’s the right time from the team’s perspective as well.

“While it would have been nice to have played more for my country, I do look back on my time in the Black Caps with a lot of pride and satisfaction.

“Getting 214 on debut against the West Indies was a real highlight, especially as we went on to win the test.”

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Von Bertouche announces retirement

By Melissa Woods A familiar name will be missing when the Australian netball squad is announced today with Test skipper Natalie von Bertouch calling time on her career.

The 30-year-old has retired after leading her Adelaide Thunderbirds

to their second trans-Tasman competition title in the final against the Queensland Firebirds last Sunday.

Making her debut in 2004, the athletic centre made 76 appearances for the Diamonds including 16 as captain.

She steered Australia to a thrilling win over New Zealand in the

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Man United keeping quiet on Rooney

By Simon Stone Manchester United were maintaining a dignified silence on Wayne Rooney yesterday amid claims the striker wants to leave Old Trafford.

Rooney is said to be furious at the comments of manager David Moyes, who during an interview last week appeared to indicate he regarded the 27-year-old as back-up to last season’s top scorer Robin van Persie.

Moyes, who is currently in Sydney for the side’s clash with the A-League All Stars, is not thought to be happy about the situation, believing his comments have been taken out of context.

Nevertheless, he can hardly deny saying them nor dispute they have gone down incredibly badly with Rooney, whom sources told Press Association Sport is “angry and confused” about his treatment.

Wayne Rooney: Nothing left to prove As far as the 27-year-old is con-

cerned, he is at the peak of his career chief executive Ed Woodward since and has no intention of playing sec- they replaced Sir Alex Ferguson and ond fiddle to anyone, or being reduced David Gill respectively at the beginto the rank of a squad player. ning of the month.

With four Premier League titles and It has not exactly been a brilliant a Champions League winner’s medal 24 hours for the Red Devils, who were to his name, Rooney does not believe immediately rebuffed in their attempt he has anything to prove at United. to sign Cesc Fabregas from Barcelona.

Yet he feels as though he has been United only lodged a STG26 million put on trial by Moyes at a time when bid for the former Arsenal captain on he should be concentrating his efforts Monday afternoon. on recovering from the hamstring Within 24 hours, Barca manager injury that saw him sent home from Tito Vilanova was claiming Fabregas United’s pre-season tour within hours had told him he wanted to stay at the of landing in Thailand on Thursday. Nou Camp.

“I’m aware there have been offers. I The injury has also ruled Rooney out of Sunday’s clash at a sold-out had a conversation with him and he told me that he wanted to continue ANZ Stadium.

After months of speculation about here and that he didn’t want to go his future, and no statement of intent to another big club,” said Vilanova. to stay from the player, it is now “He wants to succeed here.”

ACROSS DOWN clear that unless there is some major However, United have not been 1.

Sweat (8) privately aware 1.

Light shoe (4) repair work undertaken, Rooney will put off, with the club well be leaving.

2. Tower (7) be receptive to 3. Praiseworthy (8)Fabregas might the move, which would The manner of United’s response 4. Awaken (6) make him a 8. Stave (4) is the first major test for Moyes and central figure at Old Trafford. - PA 5. Final (10) 9. Baffle (8) 6. Depression (5) 11. Waywardness (12) 7. Whirlpool (4) 13. Rejoinder (6) 10. Sorrow (10) 14. Steady (6) 12. Horrible (8) 17. Naughtiness (12) 15. Ill-mannered (7) 20. Escort (8) pack in his victory speech they were race specification, I think it will be 16. Crowd (6) 21. Member (4) “a pack of arseholes”. capable of great things,” Kelly said.

18.competed Silly (5) in the Bathurst 22. Ruin (8) “I haven’t It will be the first time a factory Boat (4)and for me, it’s 23. Footwear (4) 12-Hour 19.

Nissan GT-R has competed at Mount before, Panorama since. because I haven’t had the right SOLUTIONS TO PUZZLE No be 12,231 Kelly’s solid performances in opportunity.

It will the first time Nissan’s return to V8 Supercar rac- I’ve 9driven something Across: 1 Manufacture; Robbery; 10 Train; 11other Evens;than 12 a ing this year have wonUtilise; him the lead V8 Supercar in a while.”

13 Occult; 15 Reveal; 18 Amnesty; 20 Prang; 22 drive for a car which will be prepared Before the GT-R comeback, Nissan Lasso; 23 Iranian; 24 Table tennis.

by Nissan Motorsport’s Japanese will return to Mount Down: 2 Amble; 3 Utensil; 4 Asylum; 5 Tutti; 6Panorama Realise; 7 in factory team.

October with their four Irrevocable; 8 Intelligent; 14 Canasta; 16 Explain; 17Altima Typist; V8 “The GT-R is an amazing car in Supercars competing in the Bathurst 19 Stool; 21 Alibi.

- AAP its standard form, so in Nismo GT3 1000.

‘Godzilla’ returning to Bathurst

By Guy Hand More than 20 years after it was booed off Bathurst, Nissan’s infamous Skyline GT-R muscle car will return to race at Mount Panorama.

A new GT-R will compete with full Nissan factory backing at the Bathurst 12-Hour in February, with V8 Supercar driver Rick Kelly to steer.

Known as Godzilla in its early 1990s heyday, the GT-R created

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history and infamy when Mark Skaife and Jim Richards drove the car to back-to-back Bathurst 1000 victories in 1991 and 1992.

The latter victory was highly controversial as the race was stopped because of rain following a huge crash Richards was involved in, but the Nissan duo was still awarded the race.

Richards and Skaife were booed by angry Holden and Ford fans Richards famously telling the braying

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SOLUTIONS TO PUZZLE No 12,232 Across: 1 Pump; 3 Laudable; 8 Rung; 9 Confound; 11 Perverseness; 13 Retort; 14 Stable; 17 Misbehaviour; 20 Chaperon; 21 Limb; 22 Wreckage; 23 Shoe.

Down: 1 Perspire; 2 Minaret; 4 Arouse; 5 Definitive; 6 Blues; 7 Eddy; 10 Heartbreak; 12 Terrible; 15 Boorish; 16 Throng; 18 Inane; 19 Scow.

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ANZ Golf World.

Athletics. IAAF Diamond League. Paris Event. Highlights.

Cycling. Tour De France. Stage 17. Last 2 Hours.

Re:Union.

Deaker On Sport.

Netball. ANZ Championship. Grand Final. Replay.

Motorsport. IRL. Honda Indy Toronto.

Race One. Highlights.

Motorsport. IRL. Honda Indy Toronto.

Race Two. Highlights.

Inside The PGA Tour.

ANZ Golf World.

Martial Arts. King In The Ring.

Rugby League. Holden State Of Origin. Game Three. Queensland v New South Wales. Replay.

Sterlo.

NRL Footy Show.

Rugby. International Women’s Rugby.

Black Ferns v England. Game Two. Judo. IJF. Qingdao Grand Prix.

Gridiron. Lingerie Football League.

Rugby League. NRL Premiership.

Broncos v Sharks. Highlights.

Rugby League. NRL Premiership. Eels v Panthers. Replay.

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MOVIe GReats

6.10 Directors: Curtis Hanson. (2010, PG).

6.40 Jane Eyre. (2011, M) Mia Wasikowska, Michael Fassbender.

8.40 Salvation Boulevard. (2011, M) Pierce Brosnan, Greg Kinnear.

10.20 Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter.

(2012, 16) Benjamin Walker, Dominic Cooper.

12.05 Premium Rush. (2012, M) Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Michael Shannon.

1.35 True Justice 2: Dead Drop. (2012, 16) Steven Seagal.

3.05 Directors: Curtis Hanson. (2010, PG).

3.35 Marley & Me: The Puppy Years. (2011, G) Travis Turner, Donnelly Rhodes.

5.05 Moonrise Kingdom. (2012, M) Bruce Willis, Edward Norton.

6.40 Contagion. (2011, M) Matt Damon, Kate Winslet.

8.30 Mirror Mirror. (2012, PG) Julia Roberts, Lily Collins.

10.20 Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy. (2012, M) Gary Oldman, Colin Firth.

12.30 Transit. (2012, 16) Jim Caviezel, James Frain.

2.00 True Justice 2: Angel Of Death.

(2012, 16) Steven Seagal.

3.30 Transit. (2012, 16) Jim Caviezel, James Frain.

5.00 True Justice 2: Angel Of Death.

(2012, 16) Steven Seagal.

6.40 Twister. (1996, PG) Helen Hunt, Bill Paxton.

8.30 Along Came A Spider. (2001, M) Morgan Freeman, Monica Potter.

10.15 As Good As It Gets. (1997, M) Jack Nicholson, Helen Hunt.

12.35 Twister. (1996, PG) Helen Hunt, Bill Paxton.

2.30 Moulin Rouge. (2001, M) Nicole Kidman, Ewan McGregor.

4.35 Austin Powers In Goldmember.

(2002, M) Mike Myers, Beyonce Knowles.

6.10 The Chronicles Of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch And The Wardrobe. (2005, PG) Tilda Swinton.

8.30 Sleepy Hollow. (1999, M) Johnny Depp. Adaptation of the Washington Irving classic about a police constable investigating a series of murders committed by a headless horseman.

10.20 Inglourious Basterds. (2009, 16) Brad Pitt, Christoph Waltz.

12.50 Saw 2. (2005, 18) Donnie Wahlberg, Shawnee Smith, Tobin Bell.

2.20 Moulin Rouge. (2001, M) Nicole Kidman, Ewan McGregor.

4.25 The Chronicles Of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch And The Wardrobe. (2005, PG) Tilda Swinton.

DIsCOVeRy 6.00 6.30 7.30 8.30 9.30 10.30 11.30 12.30 1.00 1.30 2.30 3.30 4.30 5.30 6.30 7.30 8.30

9.30 10.30 11.00 11.30 12.30 1.30 2.30 3.30 4.00 4.30 5.30

Destroyed In Seconds. (PG) Dirty Jobs. (PG) Moonshiners. (M) Gold Rush. (PG) Mythbusters. (PG) American Guns. (M) Inside The Catch: Near Death. (PG) Who The (Bleep) Did I Marry? (M) I Married A Mobster. (M) Scorned: Love Kills. (M) Alaska: The Last Frontier. (PG) Moonshiners. (M) Gold Rush. (PG) Mythbusters. (PG) American Guns. (M) Bering Sea Gold. (PG) Ice Cold Gold. (PG) With only 10 days left, few resources and no proof of any worth on Storø, the team has one last chance. Rubies are on the island of Fiskenaesset, but there are only four spots.

Auction Hunters. (PG) Who The (Bleep). (M) Evil, I. (M) Blood Relatives. (M) Moonshiners. (M) Bering Sea Gold. (PG) Ice Cold Gold. (PG) Auction Hunters. (PG) Auction Hunters. (PG) Man Vs: Wild. (PG) Auction Kings. (PG)

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shINe 6.00 Unlocking the Bible 6.30 Derek Prince 7.00 Bedbug Bible Gang 7.30 Paul the Little Missionary 8.00 Auto B Good 8.30 Running With Fire 9.00 Roots and Reflections 9.30 Precious Word of Truth 10.00 Give Me An Answer 10.30 Your Best Life: Phil Pringle 11.00 H2O: A Journey of Faith 11.30 All Over the World 12.00 Running With Fire 12.30 Enjoying Everyday Life 1.00 The 700 Club 1.30 Give Me An Answer 2.00 “Philosophy, Science and the God Debate” 2.30 Kiwis Can Fly 3.00 Bedbug Bible Gang 3.30 Paul the Little Missionary 4.00 Auto B Good 4.30 Life FM presents 5.30 Roots and Reflections 6.00 Your Best Life: Phil Pringle 6.30 Destined to Reign 7.00 The 700 Club 7.30 “Love, Marriage and Stinking” 8.00 Give Me An Answer 8.30 Nzone Focus 9.00 Kiwis Can Fly 9.30 Choices 10.00 Running With Fire 10.30 The 700 Club 11.00 “Love, Marriage and Stinking” 11.30 Give Me An Answer 12.00 Beyond Adventure 12.30 Derek Prince 1.00 Unlocking the Bible 1.30 H2O: A Journey of Faith 2.00 Life with Paul de Jong 2.30 Your Best Life: Phil Pringle 3.00 Give Me An Answer 3.30 Nzone Focus 4.00 Kiwis Can Fly 4.30 Beyond Adventure 5.00 Running With Fire 5.30 “Love, Marriage and Stinking”

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Shield defence Do or die for Brumbies ‘demolition job’

By David Barbeler

By James Ihaka As far as a day at the rugby goes, Waikato’s demolition of a brave Horowhenua-Kapiti side yesterday felt like a time warp back to simpler days.

Whether it was the kids running on the field at the sound of the fulltime whistle, the banter from the crowd just a few metres from the sidelines, the battered hot dogs and chips or the 2.30pm kickoff, there was a lot to feel nostalgic about.

You could also say that the clear gulf in class between the two teams - one made up of professional and semi-pro players, the other a smattering of amateurs who’d only just got together - could be akin to watching the ruthless Auckland side of the late 1980s, who simply blew everyone off the park for years.

Ricky Brown was among several Horowhenua-Kapiti supporters who made the six-hour trip north to Morrinsville to watch his side try to create the most unlikely chapter in Ranfurly Shield history.

After 20 minutes it became very apparent there would be no fairytale ending with Waikato up 28-0, so Brown settled in to enjoy the festivities.

“It’s not often you get to drink a beer out of a glass bottle at the rugby,” he reckoned.

“Normally you’re drinking it out of plastic bottles and it gets warm, so I thought, ‘Excellent.”‘ With him was Stephen Kearney, father of the Kiwis coach of the same name, who went to Campbell Park to

watch his son, prop Aaron, a personal trainer, play his blazer match for his province.

Kearney said it was always going to be a big ask for HorowhenuaKapiti, a team made up of fulltime working sales assistants, labourers, carpenters, students, soldiers and young men in between jobs.

The province has just seven clubs to choose players from and opted not to import any players from out of the region.

“That’s them, no ring-ins and they only had a couple of weeks’ practice before the match too,” he said.

SCOREBOARD Results Bridge

Ashburton Bridge Club July 12 Monday Evening – Individual Trophy N/S 1 H Blee and G Branthwaite, 2 M Hoar and A Vanderweg, 3 A Clelland and F Priest E/W 1 O and J Hooper, 2 M Bruce and M Jones, 3 B Blair and Joyce Johnson Tuesday Evening – Ron Sutherland Trophy N/S 1 J Fechney and R Kyle 2 S Rosevear and M Stowell, 3 M Buckland and J Edmond E/W 1 M de Jong and B Turton, 2 V Ferrier and T Small 3 M Muir and J Rooney Wednesday Afternoon - Individual Ladder N/S 1 J Browne and P Jowers, 2 M Buckland and R McLaughlin, 3 E Lattimore and M Stowell E/W 1 L Baker and K Robb, 2 R Kyle and M Moore, 3 M Bruce and Joyce Johnson Thursday Evening – Smith Trophy N/S 1 B Smith and J Edmond, 2 R Kyle and L Wackrow, 3 A Blain and P Jowers E/W 1 M de Jong and A Maude, 2 J Irwin and P Scott 3 B Ching and L Leadley

4. Jerome Coppel (FRA/COF) s.t.

5. Andreas Kloden (GER/RLT) s.t.

6. Tom Dumoulin (NED/ARG) 1:00 7. Mikel Astarloza (ESP/EUS) 1:01 8. Philippe Gilbert (BEL/BMC) 1:04 9. Cameron Meyer (AUS/OGE) s.t.

10. Ramunas Navardauskas (LTU/GRS) s.t.

Overall Standings 1. Chris Froome (ENG/SKY) 65hr15min36sec 2. Bauke Mollema (NED/BEL) 4:14 3. Alberto Contador (ESP/TST) 4:25 4. Roman Kreuziger (CZE/TST) 4:28 5. Nairo Quintana (COL/MOV) 5:47 6. Laurens ten Dam (NED/BEL) 5:54 7. Joaquim Rodriguez (ESP/KAT 7:11 8. Jakob Fuglsang (DEN/AST) 7:22 9. Jean Christophe Peraud (FRA) 8:47 9:28 10. Daniel Martin (IRL/GRS) 11. Michal Kwiatkowski (POL) 9:37

Golf Aorangi South Canterbury Golf

Women’s Open Pennants July 15 Zone 1 (Tinwald) Tinwald 1 14.5 v Rakaia 1 2.5 Mayfield 1 14 v Ashburton 1 3 Methven 11 v Geraldine 1 6 Points: Tinwald 1 52.5 Mayfield 1 52 Geraldine 1 42 Methven 39.5 Rakaia 1 35.5 Ashburton 33.5 Zone 2 (Tinwald) Tinwald 2 12 v Mayfield 2 5 Tour de France Rakaia 2 12 v Pleasant Point 1 5 Ashburton 2 11 Results from Stage 16 of Tour de France, a 168-km v Geraldine 2 6 Points: Pleasant Point 1 50 Rakaia 2 49 Tinwald 2 ride from Vaison-la-Romaine to Gap. 45 Mayfield 2 42.5 Geraldine 2 34.5 Ashburton 33 Stage Zone 3 (North Otago) North Otago 12 v Temuka 1. Rui Costa (POR/MOV) 3hr52min45sec 5 Fairlie 13.5 v Maungati 3.5 Pleasant Point 2 won 2. Christophe Riblon (FRA/ALM) 42 by default from Timaru 3. Arnold Jeannesson (FRA/FDJ) same time

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“But they will be better for it, it’s a good experience for a lot of these boys who will be thrilled just to be playing against a team like this.”

Betty Griffiths of Hamilton said watching a top first division side monster the team who were bottom in the Heartland competition last year was “like watching a fully grown teenager beat up a primary school kid”.

The 46-year-old and her two sons enjoying school holidays were among the crowd of about 3000.

They sat on a grassy bank near the halfway line, below the vendors selling sausages wrapped in bread.

She said she came to watch the game and see local boy and former All Black Brendon Leonard play his last game for the province in Waikato before he takes up a contract playing in Italy.

“It reminds me of a while ago when you could go to the rugby, get home and have dinner while the 6pm news was on, I liked that a lot better.”

Horowhenua-Kapiti coach Jared Tarina said many of his players had to seek leave from their bosses to play and several were unable to make the game because of work commitments.

He said his team knew they were up against it, but he was proud of their efforts where they competed in patches.

“It’s a different speed and intensity but in saying that our scrum held up and it sets us up for the Heartland championship.”

Waikato 85 Horowhenua-Kapiti 0

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Points: Pleasant Point 2 63.5 Temuka 50 North Otago 1 36 Fairlie 33.5 Timaru 31.5 Maungati 25.5 Zone 4 ( Waimate) Lower Waitaki 12 v St. Andrews 5 Waimate 13 v Gleniti 4 Tokarahi 13.5 v North Otago 2 3.5 Points: Tokarahi 53.5 Lower Waitaki 50.5 Waimate 44 St. Andrews 40.5 Gleniti 34.5 North Otago 2 32.

Ashburton Golf Club Women’s Section July 9 Eagles Stableford Heather Trott - 36, Trish Cates - 34, Kay Fox - 31, Alison MacGregor, Sharon Bradford, Nicky Gill, Margaret Bean, Pauline Bell, Heather Robertson - 30.

Nearest The Pins: No. 4 Gabites: Not Struck, No 8 House of Travel Ashburton: Shirley Elliott, No.12 Lynn’s Small Salon: Not Struck No. 14 Todds of Ashburton: Wendy Parr, 2nd Shot to Green: Wendy Suttie Nine Hole Section July 4 Rnd 3 Medal Stroke – Val Ferrier Rnd 3 Heather Smith Stableford – Sue Lamb July 11 Ambrose Winners - Val Ferrier, Annette King, Jocelyn Molloy, Paul Rogers – net 23 R/Up – Ann Fleming, Alison Glossop, Ngaire Griffiths, Jenny Baker.

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Players throwing their bodies on the line, a do-or-die mentality and a big increase in contact intensity.

Brumbies assistant coach Stephen Larkham has told his players what to expect against the Cheetahs in their Super Rugby qualifying final in Canberra this Sunday.

The Wallabies great knows all about the play-offs, having steered the Brumbies to two Super Rugby titles from four grand finals.

“It’s do or die,” Larkham said.

“You get that intensity for the full 80 minutes, particularly the contact areas.

“Guys will throw themselves in there a little bit more.

“They’re not going to hold anything back because they’re not worried about injuries as it’s potentially the last game of the season.”

The Brumbies have had an unsettled build up to their first play-off game in nine years.

Yet Larkham is confident they can quicky bounce back to their best, pointing to the example of France’s remarkable 2011 Rugby World Cup

turnaround to reach the final.

The Brumbies’ lead up has been interrupted by the one-month break for the Wallabies’ Test series against the British and Irish Lions when they had nine of their best players away.

And, just like France’s surprise World Cup loss to Tonga, the Brumbies faltered against the lowly Western Force 21-15 in their last match before the knock-out phase.

“You look at the French in the World Cup. They got through to the final and nearly beat New Zealand, having played so poorly in the round games,” Larkham said.

“Your form beforehand doesn’t really matter.

“You can change your mindset in a week quite easily in Super Rugby.”

Wallabies and Brumbies inside centre Christian Lealiifano can feel things starting to click again at training.

“Absolutely, it’s about our time together, training together and then everything should happen on Sunday,” Lealiifano said.

“You’ve just got to build to that each day and the boys are definitely Stephen Larkham: “Previous form doing that. This group definitely counts for nothing when it comes to bounces back from a loss.” - AAP the Super 15 playoffs.”

Boys rack up historic win

By Jonathan Leask The new Canterbury Country basketball amalgamation recorded its first win at the New Zealand under 17 basketball championships at the North Shore events centre, the home of the New Zealand Breakers, in Auckland yesterday.

Canterbury Country is a combination of North, Mid and South Canterbury associations that formed this year under Basketball New Zealand’s new regional format, and the under 17 boys were the first team to register a win.

82-12-70, Kerry Read 81-10-71.

15-36: Brian Fielder 94-27-67, Arnold Rushton 106-32-74, Allan Sim 100-26-74, Colin Bryant 93-19-74, Wayne Vessey 92-18-74 Putting Salver Final: Ian Beach 24-28, Tony Neilson 26-27 Nearest Pins: Aon Insurance Brokers No 2: Steve Cross; Bayleys Real Estate No 11: Allan Sim; Marilyn Cross Property Brokers No 5: Roger Lake; ANZ Bank No 14: Terry Kingsbury; ATS 2nd Shot No 9 and No 18: Steve King Two’s: Jack Allan, Roger Lake, Terry Kingsbury, Tim Hoban Ash Vegas Player of the Day: Brian Fielder 94-2767; Nett Eagle No 11: Not Struck Next Week 1st Round Club Champs 20-7-13.

Tinwald Golf Club Tuesday Ladies Stroke July 16 Judith Smith nett 72, Joan Undy 74, Carol Shanks 76 on C/B from Mara Kennedy 76, Marilyn Bennett 80 Nearest The Pins: Sponsored by No. 6 – Stables Family Restaurant Judith Smith: No12. Hair by Mac & Maggie No Struck No. 2 2nd Shot Dairy Business Centre Anne Dwan : No. 16: 2nd Shot Outdoor Adventure – Madge Sherriff Two’s None Struck 9 Hole Ladies Bell Trophy Madge Sherriff 41.

July 13 Poreteka 4 Ball Final: Terry Kingsbury and Bill Allan beat Andrew Lake and Richard Spicer; 3rd Donny Lake and Allan Sim Stroke 0-14: Tim Hoban 79-9-70; Steve Cross

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successful and another if enough want to attend, will be held on Saturday 17th August.

The meeting ended with Show and Tell:—- Striped adult socks, a lady’s jacket, bonnet and mitten sets, a baby’s jacket 6 crocheted baby singlets, a knitted one and 2 prem baby’s singlets.

The official meeting finished at 11.15a.m. Lunch and conversation followed.

Our President Jean Smith opened and welcomed all to our July meeting and as usual the National Anthem was sung.

The mini speaker was one of our members Enid Ashworth, who gave a very informative talk on butter making. Enid’s grandfather came to New Zealand from Scotland and as he was a qualified butter maker he opened up factories throughout New Zealand.

The two main speakers were Sue Van den Heuval and Daria Glasser.

Sue spoke about the Multi Cultural Bite which has been running for four years, the first year 1000 people attended and last February 13000 attended.

This Multi Cultural Bite was introduced to Mid Canterbury residents as an opportunity to experience and celebrate the diversity of different cultures that exist in our community.

It is a festival that encompasses food, culture and arts, enabling these many different ethnic groups in the community to share and enjoy their culture.

This is achieved through the presentation of performing arts, ethnic food stalls and interactive childrens’ entertainment.

Sue said one word to sum up the day for her would be humbling, as Community sponsorship is tremendous with local businesses, organisations and community groups coming together contributing time, resources, energy and passion.

Daria from Russia spoke about the Newcomers Network which is an organisation formed to make newcomers (and this includes New Zealanders) feel that this is home for them. It enables them to make friends and to know what services are available for them, and also to be aware of the many groups they can be involved in.

The speakers were then suitably thanked by Cindy Begg.

Jean thanked all for attending and closed the meeting.

Seafield Rifle Club July 1

The Canterbury Country boys’ opened with 48-73 to a slick Rotorua but bounced back for a 66-44 win over Palmerston North.

The boys line up Counties Manukau this morning and then complete pool play against Otago A in the afternoon.

The Canterbury Country girls’ had defending champions Harbour A 43-85 and then were left to rue a poor shooting effort in as they went down to Palmerston North 41-53, after trailing only 39-43 with two minutes to play.

The girls face Otago A in the morning round and Waikato in the afternoon.

R. Hewitt 99.5, 98.4; N. Martin 90.2, 95.3; R. Duncan 95.2, 95.4; J. Duncan 96.3, 87; L. Mattingley 88.3, 91.2.

July 8 R. Hewitt 94.2, 98.6; N. Martin 90.1, 91.2, 93.3; R. Duncan 93.2, 96.4; L. Mattingley 83.1, 92.2.

Draws Golf

Ashburton Golf Club Midweek Women July 23 Rnd 3 Smallbone Trophy Tuesday starters: Trish Cates, Glenys Sloper Please report 9.30am in the clubhouse for 10am start Nine Hole Men and Women’s Section July 25 Hidden holes – report 9.45am Nine Hole convenors – Carolyn King 308 7022 and Carol O’Reilly 308 8758 July 20 Ladies report 11am for 11.15am start Any enquiries please contact Women’s Committee secretary – Vicki Moore 308 8878.

Tinwald Golf Club Tuesday Ladies July 23 Eagles Stableford($3) Starters: S. Young & K. McAuliffe. Cards: B. Harris & P. McAndrew Tea Duties: A.M. V. Johnstone: P.M. P. Ellis &

Kody Stuthridge is in the U17 boys team

V. Prendergast No., 1 10.00 a.m .B. O”Neill, B. Harris. M. Smith: 10.05: A. Dwan. K. King. D. Sharplin 10.10: S. Young. I Divers. B. Jackson No 7: 10.00 a.m. C. Linney. J. Smith. M. Pawsey: 10.05 J. VanderHeide. V. Prendergast. S. Vucetich No10: 10.00 a.m M. Kennedy. M. Oakley. J. Undy: 10.05 C. Shanks. D. Bell. V. Hampton No. 13: 10.00 a.m. P. Bell. L. Bird. P. Bishop 10.05 P. McLauchlan. M. Moore. V. Cartney S. Rodgers 9 Holes: 5th 2 J’s Putting & Stroke No. 1.: 10.20a.m. K. Young. N. Costin 10.25 M. Sherriff. J. Cartwright. G. Whipp.

Tinwald Golf Club Draw for the finals of the R.S.A Trophy and Cup and Alan Teale Memorial to be played on Saturday . The morning players will have a clubhouse draw for an 8 am start. Players are asked to report 15 minutes prior to tee off times.

No 1 Tee 12.30, R Harris, v, A Pierce, T McAndrew, v, G McCall 12.36, B McFarlane, , Justin Smith, A Barrie, , D Green 12.42, D Gill, , G Smith, T Clarke, , R Shearer No 10 Tee 12.30, R Feutz, K Bishop, B Shanks, K Bonnington 12.36, P Marshall, B Collins, N Rayner, A Pawsey 12.42, W Mason, W Eddington, M Fechney, A Moore No 13 Tee 12.30, O Everest, A Millar, E Tulip, A Lilley No 7 Tee 12.36, W Stevenson, H Spicer, S Lane, 12.42, E Collins, J Beardsley, M Moore, B Kirdy Starters; am, B Collins pm L Jackson, E Collins.

Cards; K Bonnington House Duty: House Committee

CLUB NEWS Ashburton Electronic Organ and Keyboard Club Night July 2013 I was singing along to Janet’s playing as we set up for the night and realised she was playing from the “remember these” book. Well done Janet.

Michael welcomed a good attendance for such a cold night, and sent condolences to Lorna Taylor and Bev French.

Judith then introduced her evening’s programme with a couple of really hilarious stories, which she wove through the evening. Always good to have a real hearty laugh to set the mood.

Iris began the entertaining with a selection of her own favourites, concluding with “Rock ‘n roll waltze” in memory of Joyce, and “Puppet on a string” in memory of Robyn.

May then played “Can’t help lovin’ that man” “These foolish things” and “A lovely way to spend an evening” I always enjoy listing to May. She has a style of her own, plus a low noise level, which we have to up that level every now and again, but she is worth listening to.

Judith with another story of where taxie driver’s come from, then Bev Winter played a nice selection. I loved “Love changes everything” then one of three Strauss waltzes that were aired during the evening, “Roses of the South” “Sh boom” and “the little shoemaker” Bev comes in from Rangiora. One of our ‘perforated line’ travellers. So well done.

Vicky and John entertained us for the remainder of the evening, and fair go those two, especially Vicki would put the New Zealand Symphony orchestra out of business.

Vicki’s rendition of the Intermezzo from Cavalleria Rusticana, was beautiful.

And “Man and a woman” always appealed, and the Auzzies do come up with some good songs sometimes and “I still call Australia home” is one of my favourites.

Choose the correct style, solos, and general know how and John and Vicki come up with real professional music.

John played a selection that was really entertaining. I loved the “Teddy bears picnic” “Swedish waltz” from the Gypsy baron, and a piece called “Raggin the scales” every scale there ever was. Whew!

The raffles were won by Judith, Lorraine, Morris, The Hopwoods.

Bryan O’hara will deliver, and give away, a Lowrey Genie organ to a good home. Ph. 3028238

Supper was served by The Hopwoods and Trevor.

Very enjoyable evening.

Ashburton Scottish Society This Sunday we have a Ceilidh (concert)once again at 2pm at the Senior Centre on Cameron Street.

There is a great programme planned with two delightful highland dancers and the usual sing along with John Waugh. Jack Hanrahan will be singing and Shirley Millar will play her accordion; our feature will be the “Melodix” a group well worth hearing.

We will as usual finish with afternoon tea. We look forward to seeing you there.

Ashvegas Country Club The weather once again ruined any possibility of a decent club day at Tinwald last Sunday with only 5 brave, or silly enough to turn up for a hit.

Play did get under way as normal and with some golfers going well and others not so well the haggle was virtually decided after 9 holes.

The walk past the club house to the 1st tee (10th hole) was the turning point in the morning with the snow and sleet starting to get heavier, the club house looking particularly warm and inviting and the fact that Legs had skyed his tee out into the paddock the decision was made to retire to the warmth of the club house.

With all of the local courses in use for pennants golf this Sunday Mitch and Trem have arranged a trip to Avondale.

Those wishing to attend should meet at the Devon at 8.30am.

Creative Fibre Ashburton The meeting was held at the Allenton Rugby Rooms on Monday 15th July. It was Bring a Friend Day to which there were 24 members present and there were 3 visitors. There is a nation wide collection of baby singlets in honour of the Royal birth. Instead of singlets going to The Baby, the Royal family has suggested singlets go to maternity homes or midwives in our own areas.

These will be collected by Margaret Williamson to deliver.

The Open Day in June gave the club a good financial boost.

A recent seminar on Patchwork Knitting was very

Grey Power Ashburton Inc. On Monday 5th July President Joy Jaine welcomed approx 60 members to the Monthly General Meeting of Grey Power Ashburton. Joy was pleased to see such a good attendance when the weather has been so cold.

Apologies were received from Shona and Colin Thomas; Betty Lovatt; and Olive McNab, these were accepted.

Joy announced that pens from the Glaucoma Society were available to purchase for $3 or a donation of more than that sum; survey forms from the last Grey Power magazine could be given to the Secretary to forward to Federation.

Joy then introduced the speaker for the afternoon; Mark Osborne a local insurance broker.

Mark gave a comprehensive outline of how insurance works and the various points to be aware of when renewing insurance.

Recent changes to policies make the client more responsible to ensure that the sum insured is adequate for the risk involved; sometimes increasing the excess can reduce the premium.

Policies should be reviewed annually and adjusted for inflation. On-line calculators can be a useful tool and we should ensure that GST is included in the valuation. There were several interesting questions and comments from the audience. A very informative booklet was available.

Peter Thomas passed a vote of thanks and presented Mark with a tray of vegetables.

The raffle was drawn and prizes distributed.

Rose Stead then played a short bracket of singa-long tunes while the afternoon tea was prepared.

The meeting concluded at 3.10pm and afternoon tea was served.

Speaker for the 19th August meeting is Kathryn Snook on medication management.

Mid Canterbury Ladies Probus Club

July Musical Club Report The July Musical Club concert arranged by Margaret Hawkey was held on Sunday the 14th July at the Sinclair Centre. A pleasing number were in the audience considering it was a cold and wet afternoon.

The programme was as follows: Emily Dodd, Violin, Allegro - Fiocco, Impromptu - Schubert, Celtic Group - John Waugh - Northumbrian Waltzes, Celtic Dance Music, Flowers of Edinburgh, Willafjord and Stattan Island. Joy Sun, Piano, Own composition – A jar in the Sea. Reading – June

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Barrett – Humour about several Operas. Margaret Hawkey – Flute – Scarf Dance – Chaminade and Comic Song – C. McDowall, Elise Ford and Ruth Hall – Violin Duet – Allegro Maestoso – F. Mazas.

Ted Wood – a talk on the Telecom Ad – A Mothers Love is a Blessing, Bolera – Ravel. John Waughs Celtic Group – Wild Rose of the Mountain, Sine Bhan and Leaving Lismore, Northumbrian Rants (Reels). Just Us String Quartet – Ruth Hall, Paula Green, Justus Frank, Mary Pearson - Thoroughly Modern Varnish, Soap on a String, Woody Waltz, Groovy Strings – Tony Osborne.

Accompanists: S. Diedricks, G. Hawkey.

A chat over afternoon tea brought the enjoyable concert to a close. The next concert on 11th August, 2 pm at the Sinclair Centre is “Musical Hijinks” arranged by Alister Argyle.

Visitors welcome. $5 at the door.

Rakaia Garden Club Our July meeting was held on the 8th July and as always, we had a good turnout.

The speaker was Des Riach from the Christchurch Horticultural Society, who spoke to us about vegetables.

As he said, it wouldn’t be what we were expecting to hear about vegetables!

He spoke about their botanical side and he told us about the various different vegetable “families” and their origins etc.

He had extensive knowledge of everything “vegetable” and we were very impressed.

At our AGM we decided that each month we would have a “Hint of the Month”. This month’s hint was that eggshells can be spread around the base of Maidenhair Ferns to give them a boost and also spread around the base of plants that snails attack as they won’t crawl over the eggshells.

Just soak them in cold water for a while then crush them up and spread them around.

The programme for the upcoming year hasn’t been printed yet but the categories for our August meeting are: Subject..Fruit Trees, Bloom of the Month..

Hellabores, Decorative..”Goodbye Winter” and Produce ... Parsnips.

Results of this month’s competition: Decorative: 1st P Duncan Bloom of the Month: 1st A Copland; 2nd P Dolan Bloom under 5 cm: 1st P Duncan; 2nd P Dolan; 3rd D Simpson Bloom over 5 cm: 1st B Kingsbury; 2nd R McGurk; 3rd P Duncan

Flowering Shrub: 1st A Copland; 2nd P Molloy; 3rd D Simpson Spike: 1st A Copland; 2nd C Hurst; 3rd D Simpson Cluster: 1st A Copland; 2nd T Molloy; 3rd D Simpson Produce: 1st T Molloy; 2nd C Hurst; 3rd P Dolan Next months meeting will be on the 12th August, 2pm in the Community Centre.

Tinwald Indoor Bowls Club The Tinwald Indoor Bowls Club season is well underway.

The season started with a number of members being unavailable due to health and other commitments, however this has been offset by the addition to the club of several new members, this includes a number of junior members who are playing bowls for the first time.

The addition of these new members to the club has rejuvenated the enthusiasm of our regular members.

Winners of championships played to date.

Triples: - Winners - Graeme Findlay, Ted Tobin and Maureen Bishop.

Runners up - Lloyd Walker, Wayne McCarthy and Ivan Anthony.

Pairs: - Winners - Lloyd Walker and Geoffrey Marsden.

Runners up - Helen Rennie and Kim Fairweather.

Mens Singles: - Winner - Graeme Findlay.

Runner up - Geoffrey Marsden.

Ladies Singles: - Winner - Everlyn Marsden.

Runner up - Helen Rennie.

1st year singles: - Winner - Stephanie Woods.

Runner up - Kay McLenaghan.

The “Smith Trophy” tournament has been played and once again this tournament has been fully supported by fellow clubs. All games were played in good spirit and fellowship, the evening concluded with (once again) an excellent supper and a well supported raffle table.

Results of the tournament were, winner - the Bassett family team of Murray, Mathew, Lyn and Caitin.

Equal runners up were teams skipped by John Cuthbertson and Mathew Markham.

4th place going to an MSA team skipped by Lester Hurst.

The Tinwald Indoor Bowls Club congratulate all the winners and thank you all for your continuing support of this tournament.

• Robertson in NZ team Distance runner Zane Robertson has been added to the New Zealand team for next month’s world championships in Moscow. The 23-year-old, who is based in Kenya, qualified for the 5000m after recording a time of 13 minutes 13.83 seconds at a race in Belgium on Saturday.

He beat his personal best by eight seconds and met the A selection standard of 13:15.00 for the world championships.

Robertson will join his twin brother Jake, who was earlier named in the 10,000m. Having both represented New Zealand at the 2011 world cross country championships, the Hamilton twins will be the first siblings to represent New Zealand at a world and field championships. - APNZ

• Hunt out for season St George Illawarra prop Dan Hunt has been ruled out for the rest of the NRL season after undergoing knee surgery. The 26-year-old suffered a partial strain to his patella tendon in the Dragons’ round 16 loss to Penrith and hasn’t played a game since.

The club decided surgery was the best option for Hunt, whose side are battling to avoid the wooden spoon for the first time as a jointventure. Hunt said he remained upbeat and confident that young forwards Jack de Belin and Jack Stockwell would step up in his - AAP absence.

• Coach signs up sons It will be a family affair at the Perth Glory this season, with coach Alistair Edwards luring another of his sons to the A-League club. Reading midfielder Ryan Edwards has been loaned to the Glory on a seasonlong deal, with the 19-year-old joining his brother Cameron at the club under the guidance of their father. Perth have also signed Sidnei Sciola Moraes on a one-year deal, with the Brazilian impressing during a recent trial in Perth. Former Socceroo and newly-appointed Glory coach Alistair Edwards said he was thrilled to secure the services of Ryan, not so much because it’s his son, but because he’s one of Australia’s rising stars. - AAP

• Leaks upset Arthur Sacked Australian cricket coach Mickey Arthur says it wasn’t his intention for sensitive information, including details of a feud between Michael Clarke and Shane Watson, to be made public. Arthur is taking Cricket Australia to court as he seeks up to $4 million compensation, and said he was “extremely upset and disappointed” that documents hadn’t been kept confidential.

Talk of tensions between captain Clarke and former vice-captain Watson is nothing new. But Arthur was particularly explicit in his documents, alleging that Clarke had described Watson and his faction as a cancer on the team.

- AAP

• Redemption for Scott Feeling finally back to normality after his historic Masters triumph, a fully-focused Adam Scott is ready to exorcise the last of his British Open demons. The Australian world No.4 resumes his chase for the coveted Claret Jug at Muirfield tonight, a year on from his crushing loss at Royal Lytham and St Annes. Scott, who spearheads a 12-strong Australian contingent at the 142nd Open, is willing to acknowledge atonement remains a motivating factor heading into his 14th Open campaign, even though he bounced back from his 2012 meltdown to triumph at Augusta National. Few could forget the excruciating hour when Scott squandered a fourshot lead with four holes to play allow good friend Ernie Els to - AAP steal victory last year.

• Bravo brothers in form Pakistan returned to their selfdestructive ways as West Indies completed a 37-run victory in the second One-Day International at the Guyana National Stadium yesterday. Solid contributions by the Bravo brothers, Darren and Dwayne, boosted the West Indies batting effort after they had gotten off to the worst possible start when giant left-arm fast bowler Mohammed Irfan had Chris Gayle caught at the wicket in the first over. Two days after demolishing the hosts by 126 runs, the visitors folded for 195 off 47.5 overs in reply to the Caribbean side’s total of 232 for eight after they were put in on a pitch expected to offer considerable assistance.

- AFP

• Doping probe opens Italian police have opened an investigation for doping against Jamaican sprinters Asafa Powell and Sherone Simpson, police said yesterday, as the athletes blamed their physiotherapist after they failed drugs tests. The pair, who tested positive for a banned stimulant, were training in northeast Italy but have now left the country after a police raid on their hotel.

- APNZ

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Maroons make it 8 straight ing a terrific atmosphere, but they ultimately went home disappointed.

They had seen their side dominate for long periods and come agonisingly close on a number of occasions but this great Maroons side refused to yield.

The start was seen as crucial, given the winners in the first two games had led 14-0 at the break. Queensland burst out of the blocks against a flat looking NSW side and led 8-0 after 14 minutes, with five-eighth Johnathan Thurston scoring all of the points.

NSW were wary of the Maroons’ threats out wide - they tore NSW to shreds on the edges in game two - but neglected to tackle the ball-carrier and Thurston jinked and burrowed his way to the line in the 10th minute.

At that stage Queensland were dominating and dumb penalties, a constant throughout the series, were costing the home side.

But momentum swung wildly midway through the half after Anthony Watmough and Andrew Fifita came onto the field and Queensland were lucky to be leading 8-4 at halftime.

They had to scramble, which they did well at times, but also invited trouble by giving away six penalties and offering NSW repeat sets.

The Blues could manage only one try to winger James McManus in the 26th minute after a sustained period of pressure. It was the least they deserved and they came close before halftime when Josh Morris grounded the ball but Darius Boyd was adjudged to get a fingertip of downward pressure on the ball first.

Queensland had proven through the years they can defend a lead, no matter how slim, and NSW needed to score to truly believe they could win. They were running Queensland ragged and playing all of the football but just couldn’t come up with the right plays when it mattered.

- APNZ

By Michael Brown The dynasty continues.

Last night, Queensland won their eighth-straight State of Origin series and proved why they are the best side in the history of the competition.

They were second-best for most of the night but had enough class on attack when it really mattered and defended like a breach of their line was a personal affront.

The game ended in somewhat farcical circumstances when a streaker ran onto the field in the 78th minute with Queensland hot on attack. Prop Matt Scott crossed as he eluded not only the NSW defence but also a handful of security in bright yellow jackets.

The Maroons weren’t awarded the try but it saw them earn another set from a scrum and they were able to run the clock down for a famous victory.

It was a heartbreaking defeat for NSW in a game befitting the high stakes.

This was seen by many as their best chance to break the famine in some time, meaning it was one of the most anticipated Origin games in history. They had got close in the last two years and felt they had a good chance to finally break through, even without the injured duo of captain Paul Gallen and Jarryd Hayne.

The problem was, they hadn’t won a game three decider since 2005, losing four deciders since then, but were also handed the chance to play a decider on home soil for the first time since 2008. More than Cameron 80,000 fans tried Smith to roar NSW home at ANZ Stadium, creat-

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By Jonathan Leask Craig Middleton turned up at the Methven Golf Club like any other day on Saturday.

He lugged his clubs to the fourth tee hoping to have a good day, but he never expected what would happen next.

Middleton had the perfect start to any round, hitting a hole-inone with his first swing of the day.

He pulled his five-rescue, the club he always uses on the par threes, from the bag and lined up the green on the 180m par three number four.

“I had a couple of practice swings then teed off and it felt pretty good,” Middleton said.

“I was watching it go up the fairway but ended up looking

straight into the sun and didn’t see it again until I picked it out of the hole.”

“The thing was that everybody else got the same sun glare with the frost and low sun.

So no one actually saw it go in.

One thought it had stopped short and another said it had gone through the back.”

So after teeing off Middleton and the group started the walk to the green keeping an eye out for the ball.

With the ground in front of the green still frosty Middleton

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assumed it had gone off the back of the green and a member of the group joked that he would check the hole just in case.

“Next minute he said “you should come down here, there’s a ball in the hole.”

I told him what ball I had hit and he said “yes that’s it,” but I thought he was pulling my leg for a second, but then I saw the look on his face.

“I walked back down the green and there it was.”

With his first shot of the day he had landed his first hole in one.

It was a dream start to the day,

I had a couple of practice swings then teed off and it felt pretty good

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however, the excitement of the achievement proved unsettling for the rest of the round.

“The rest of the round wasn’t brilliant but it wasn’t hideous either.

“I finished one over handicap so it worked out to be an average game of golf with a brilliant start.”

It was an unexpected start but a hole in one is never planned.

“It never crossed my mind.

“The funny thing is I was talking to a guy a few months ago who had a few and he said he never stood on the tee thinking “I’m going to get a hole in one”.

“I don’t know what the secret is, but if I did I would stand up there this Saturday and do the same again, but I doubt very much that will happen.”

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15 OVERNIGHT MIN 5

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11 OVERNIGHT MIN 3

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15 OVERNIGHT MIN 6

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Midnight Tonight

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Wind less than km/h 30

MAX

MAX

30 to 59

Auckland Hamilton Napier Palmerston North Wellington Nelson Blenheim Greymouth Christchurch Timaru Queenstown Dunedin Invercargill

High cloud, with a few spots of rain south of Ashburton from late afternoon. Northwesterlies dying out during the morning.

TOMORROW Mostly cloudy, drizzle possible in the morning. Northeasterlies developing.

High pollution days in Ashburton so far this year

8 4 2 8 9 6 3 8 5 4 5 6 5

15 15 16 15 13 16 16 14 16 16 12 14 14

NZ Situation

TOMORROW

FZL: 2000m

Mainly fine with northerlies.

SATURDAY Mainly fine. Northwesterlies, becoming strong about the tops.

SUNDAY A ridge lies over much of New Zealand tomorrow, then moves northeast over the weekend, allowing northerlies to spread over the country, ahead of a developing trough over the Tasman Sea. An associated front pushes east over New Zealand during Monday.

Rain about the divide, falling as snow above 1600 metres, easing towards evening. Elsewhere, high cloud with a few spots of rain.

Wind at 1000m: NW gusting 60 km/h in exposed places, easing in the afternoon.

Wind at 2000m: Gale W 70 km/h, easing to 40 km/h in the afternoon.

SATURDAY morning min max

fine cloudy fine drizzle fine fine fine rain fine fine fine fine fine

FZL: 2100m

Mostly cloudy, drizzle possible in the morning.

Wind at 1000m: Light.

Wind at 2000m: W 30 km/h.

60 plus

PM10 Alert

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TODAY

SUNDAY: Mainly fine. Northerlies.

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TODAY

SATURDAY: Fine. Northerlies.

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Canterbury Plains

TODAY: High cloud. Light winds.

TOMORROW: Cloudy, chance morning drizzle. Northeast developing.

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Ashburton Forecast

SUNDAY

Mainly fine with northerlies.

MONDAY

MONDAY

Patchy rain developing. Northerlies.

In winter, tiny particles called PM10 hang in our air and are harmful to our health. Most of winter PM10 in Canterbury is due to smoke from home heating. A daily PM10 reading over the national standard is considered a high pollution day.

High cloud, but drizzle developing about the divide. Northwesterlies, strong about the tops.

Rain with northerlies

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River Levels

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Rakaia Fighting Hill (NIWA) at 1:45 pm, yesterday Nth Ashburton at 2:00 pm, yesterday Sth Ashburton at 3:15 pm, yesterday Rangitata Klondyke at 3:00 pm, yesterday

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Canterbury Readings

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Ashburton Airport

min grass 16 hour Jul 2013 min to date to date

17.6

3.1 -1.4

0.0

19.4 575.2

Christchurch Airport 15.9 -0.5 -3.0

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44.0 437.8

E 15

Timaru Airport

0.2

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NW 17

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5:09 11:25 5:42 11:52 6:04 12:22 6:39 12:48 6:59 1:19 7:35 The times shown are for the Ashburton River mouth. For the Rangitata river mouth subtract 16 minutes and for the Rakaia river mouth subtract 6 minutes.

Rise 8:01 am Set 5:18 pm Fair

Fair fishing

Rise 8:00 am Set 5:18 pm Good

Good fishing

Set 2:40 am Rise 12:50 pm

Set 3:49 am Rise 1:39 pm

Full moon

Last quarter

23 Jul

6:17 am

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5:45 am

Rise 7:59 am Set 5:19 pm Good

Good fishing Set 4:55 am Rise 2:36 pm

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