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Well prepared for big fall By Sue Newman Heavy road clearing machinery has been moved into strategic points around the Ashburton District in anticipation of a significant overnight snowfall. The Ashburton District Council’s emergency manage-
ment officer Don Geddes and key emergency services personnel met yesterday to put in place a plan that should ease the district through any big snow aftermath. Unlike the snow of 2006, the warnings were out early, Mr Geddes said and that meant good plans could be put in place
for dealing with whatever the district awoke to today. “We’ll have lots of information posted on our website and we’ve liaised with all emergency services to identify any entrances they’ll want cleared and we’ve already put machinery out at key locations.” If the snow predictions eventu-
ated, road clearing would start well before daylight as it was far easier to keep roads snow free than it was to begin a massive clearing job after the snow had fallen, Mr Geddes said. The council’s emergency services team will review its plan early tomorrow morning and would continue to liaise with
welfare groups, the rural support trust and emergency services, he said. “Last time the warnings came late, at 11pm; this time they’ve started early. “There are lots of lessons learned from last time.” Most of the council’s water supplies now had back up
generators available to ensure continuity of supply. Montalto, however did not and if power was lost to that supply, residents would have to boil their water before drinking, Mr Geddes said. It had started snowing in Methven last night by 9pm, and it was settling on the ground.
Power network ‘much more robust’ By Sue Newman The snow storm of 2006 set EA Networks lines programme back about 18 months but it has resulted in a much more robust network says the company’s chief executive Gordon Guthrie. In the following years the company replaced thousands of old wooden power poles, undergrounded significant stretches of power lines and today is well prepared if the predicted big snow arrives. Yesterday key staff met and prepared a strategy that it could activate this morning; Mr Guthrie described this as being in a ‘state of readiness’ that would ensure everyone involved knew what was expected. “Our network is a quantum shift stronger now than it was then. We’re making safe but we’ll be prepared at first light to do what is needed. You achieve
nothing by having crews out in the dark,” he said. While the network was robust, Mr Guthrie said the Carew substation could be a concern in heavy snow. It is undergoing maintenance and the flow-on effect from this could be that an outage caused by something like a fallen tree, would put more customers off than it normally would. While there was an element of panic shopping in Ashburton yesterday as people stocked up on what they saw as essentials, that preparedness was good from an emergency services perspective as it would mean more people were able to cope with a disruption to normal services, he said. “Like any service that will be involved, our biggest initial issue will revolve around making sure we can get our staff here. We’re confident we know our processes now and we’ll be watching to see what eventuates.”
Four Mid Canterbury schools have decided to close today, while the rest of the district is holding off to see what the weather brings. Yesterday afternoon, Mount Hutt College, Methven Primary, Our Lady of the Snows and Lauriston School said they would not open today after assessing snow forecasts throughout the week. It came after three of the schools’ principals met with the Methven Area Bus Group, who provide transport for more than 450 pupils. The transport company and principals decided they would not risk running buses on what could be treacherous roads. Mount Hutt College principal John Schreurs said the three principals then asked their own board chairpersons if they would consider closing the schools. Lauriston School principal Dianne Prendergast was not part of the meeting, but later confirmed they would close as well with the Methven Area Bus Group cancelling its runs. All principals said they would wait until later today to make a decision about closures tomor-
row. Mr Schreurs said it was about “risk management”, and cancelling the bus would have forced some parents to drive their children to school if it was open “The advice is for people to stay off the roads. “The runs for the buses go down some narrow roads and we understand there is going to be freezing down to 250 metres which would make the roads treacherous,” Mr Schreurs said. Methven Primary principal Chris Murphy said it was a ”nightmare” for schools to close during the school day, and yesterday’s decision allowed them to contact parents early. If there was no settled snow in the morning, he said there was a risk it could settle during the school day and disrupt transport services. Meanwhile, Mayfield and Mt Somers-Springburn Schools said they would make a decision on closures early this morning. Pearsons Coachlines manager Mark Cook said the company took pupils to seven schools in the district, and would be “looking out the window at 5.30am (today) to make a decision”. He said parents would be informed of closures over the radio and by their schools.
It might have been early morning, but when a big snow is predicted, 8.30am is supermarket rush hour.
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Some supplies in short supply By Sue Newman Bread was the most popular commodity in town yesterday and supermarkets the hottest destination. Burned by the big snow of June 2006, Ashburton people were not leaving anything to chance in case today dawned white and silent. They were stocking up on food ahead of the predicted big snowfall. When supermarkets opened their doors people were waiting and within minutes checkout operators were looking at long queues. And in almost every shopping trolley the bulk of items were the same – bread, milk, tinned goods; in many
there were also boxes of beer and bottles of wine. Couplands had sold out of bread by mid-morning, but for some supermarkets the rush started early – by mid afternoon Tuesday bread shelves were empty. And that took New World owner Tony Sheppard by surprise. “As soon as there’s any hint of snow now this happens. We’d been planning for a big rush today (Wednesday) but we got caught out a bit with people stocking up on Tuesday,” he said. To cope with the anticipated rush Mr Sheppard had called in all available staff and had brought forward bread orders to cope with the stockpiling by
customers. Early morning he was out on the floor doing double duty as a packer in an effort to clear customers through the checkouts. The stock situation wasn’t helped by trucks having been delayed further south by flooded roads, he said. And with the most popular commodity, bread, suppliers and in-house bakeries were all limited by the volume they could put through their ovens. “Bread can’t just be made in five minutes,” Mr Sheppard said. As stocks of bread and milk dwindled, some food stores had introduced a limit on the number of items customers could buy. For some, the early morning
shop turned into their weekly grocery shop plus extras but for many, with the memories of 2006 still fresh in their minds, it was an extra visit to stock up on anything they thought might tide them through if the snow came. Vicky Jones was on her second round of grocery shopping at 8.30am. “My boot is full of bread. I live in town but I’ve come back to get things for a friend who lives out at Mt Somers,” she said. Most trolleys contained multiple loaves. Another shopper had a simple trolley – bread, milk, beer and wine. “If we get snowed in I’ll need that,” she said.
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The West Coast District Health Board has apologised after it posted two pages of a woman’s private medical records to the wrong person. The papers were mistakenly sent to Ashburton woman Jen Branje, who was living in Westport when she had surgery at Grey Base Hospital last year. She lodged an ACC claim, and asked the hospital to post her records to back up her complaint. They arrived in the mail, but were accompanied by two additional pages belonging to a different Westport woman with a completely different name and NHI patient number. “I could understand it if they hit the wrong computer button,” she said yesterday. However, the information she received was in paper copy. Ms Branje started trying to contact the other woman, and also phoned the Privacy Commissioner, who told her the files should be immediately returned to the hospital, their contents must not be disclosed and she must not contact the other woman. She was told it was up to Greymouth Hospital, not her, to disclose the breach. Unfazed by that, Ms Branje instead made renewed efforts to find the Westport woman, as she felt she had a right to know her privacy had been breached. Ms Branje said she was concerned the hospital slip-up could be covered up if it relied on the ‘victim’; who may not even know what had happened; to complain. West Coast DHB health programme director Michael Frampton said it appeared that two pages containing information about another patient had been “mis-filed” into Mrs Branje’s hard-copy file. “Yesterday morning a representative from the West Coast DHB rang the patient, whose records were incorrectly sent, informed her of the breach and apologised on behalf of the DHB. We also apologise to Ms Branje for any inconvenience this has caused her.” Privacy Commissioner spokeswoman Annabel Fordham said in this instance, the right agency to notify the affected woman was the DHB. “We strongly encourage people who receive information in error to return it to the proper agency, or as an alternative, to pass it to the Privacy Commissioner.” Mr Frampton said no staff member had been disciplined, and all those concerned had contributed to the review of procedures. - APNZ
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ANNOUNCEMENTS DEATHS WILKINSON, Arthur Hugh – On June 18, 2013 at Ashburton. Dearly loved husband of Joan. Much loved father and father in law of Mark and Elizabeth (Auckland), Kate (Christchurch), and Tim and Lynette (Christchurch). Loved granddad of Amanda, Charles, and Francesca; Tom, and Max. Aged 87 years. Messages to Wilkinson Family, P O Box 472, Ashburton 7740. A service to celebrate Arthur’s life will be held at St Andrew’s Presbyterian Church on MONDAY, June 24 commencing at 10.30am. Followed by interment at the Chertsey Cemetery at 3.15 pm. Paterson’s Funeral Services FDANZ Ashburton Please note all late death notices or notices sent outside ordinary office hours must be emailed to: deathnotices@theguardian.co.nz
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Yesterday afternoon Mr Allen braved the cold again to give his cattle a second feed, making sure they had full bellies to weather the storm. “If it only lasts a couple of days, there it won’t be too bad, these days more farmers have 4WD tractors and are better prepared to deal with these situations – big (hay) bales and
baled silage also helps with feeding out in snow,” he said. But with 90mm in the gauge and rain still falling steadily yesterday afternoon in the Ashburton Forks area where he farms, he said it would get “very unpleasant and slushy under foot” with a dump of snow.
Skifield expecting big dump Mt Hutt Ski Area is expecting up to 150 centimetres of snow to fall in the intense southerly storm moving over Mid Canterbury today. Manager James McKenzie said late yesterday five centimetres had fallen throughout the day, and the huge amount on the way would just top off what had already been a fantastic opening for the skifield this year. “That will be unbelievable, we will have the triple open by the weekend. It’s already wall to wall skiing and riding, we got the South Face open yesterday.” The top conditions allowing the South Face to open compared favourably with last season when the advanced ski run opened only about 10 days in total. Mr McKenzie was not sure whether the ski area would be able to open today due to the “intensity” of the southerly storm on the way, but staff had systems in place to get it open as soon as possible, inlcuding having brought up an extra bulldozer for snow-clearance. Staff were transporting snowmobiles into Methven, on the back of their trucks, from the skifield last night, so they could offer children rides and help build ski jumps in the town today. Mr McKenzie said it had been a tumultuous first week in terms of weather on the skifield, but there had been just one closed day so far, on Monday. Meanwhile, Rocky the superstar boulder made his way to Mt Hutt from Ashburton yesterday. “If we get really into trouble (with too much snow), we can just let Rocky roll down the road and clear a path for us,” Mr McKenzie said. However, as much as Rocky is indeed well known for his rolling capabilities, he told the Guardian yesterday that once he is on Mt Hutt he does not plan on going anywhere.
The armed offenders squad were called out to an incident at Kamo in Northland yesterday afternoon. No further details were available. -APNZ
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Denise Hydes at Flowers and Balloons Ashburton has arrangements to prepare and plenty of floral magic to work before the Ashburton College ball.
Bringing ball theme to life with flowers By Gabrielle Stuart While heavy snow forecast in Ashburton for Friday could make the town look suitably ‘enchanted’ for the Ashburton College ball, the committee have no plans to leave decorating to nature, enlisting a local florist to help make the night spectacular. Although arrangements and décor for the night are still strictly under wraps, with an enchanted theme this year they promise to be magical.
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Kerry Howley addresses an elder abuse awareness seminar in Ashburton yesterday.
Denise Hydes at Flowers and Balloons Ashburton has prepared flowers and decorations for the College ball for several years, and said it was a project she looked forward to. “The college committee are great to work with. I really enjoy making their theme come alive for them, and I love working with them.” She said that long hours were spent not just on assembling and setting up the decorations, but on finding designs that would fit the theme.
“It means quite a few months preparation for me. I come up with lots of ideas to fit the theme, and they come back to me with the ones that they like. The themes are always something different, and that makes it exciting.” The ball committee, made up of Ashburton College students, have also dedicated hours to preparing for the ball, organizing tickets, decorations, food, music, and all the little details to ensure the night would go smoothly. Ashburton College Deputy Principal
Helen Shore-Tayler said that the committee had worked hard to make sure the night would be ‘magical’. “It will be all about the entrance this year, it will be like walking down a garden path into a world of enchantment. Like going into a land of magic, where dreams can come true.” The weather could provide extra hurdles for the committee this year, but with plenty of contingency plans up their sleeves they hoped to be free to settle back on the night and enjoy the magic.
Elder abuse is a growing problem, with many elderly victims afraid or ashamed to speak up, says Kerry Howley, Age Concern representative and Registered Nurse. Howley spoke on the subject at Elder Abuse Awareness seminar at Ashburton Seniors Centre yesterday morning. Last year there were 105 abuse cases recorded in the Canterbury region. But Howley believes these are just “the tip of the iceberg”. “There is a lot going on in homes that doesn’t get reported.” National Adviser for Elder Abuse and Neglect Prevention Services Louise Collins said that nationally, the service had seen 1700 cases in the past 12 months, but that this was “in no way representative” of
the scope of the problem. “Only about 16 per cent of elder abuse cases will ever come to the attention of an organisation which can act on them. So we estimate that for the 1700 we see, seven times more will stay silent.” Nearly 80 per cent of abuse is committed by family members, which Howley said is part of the reason few elderly people will report it. “If it’s a child who is the abuser, there can be a sense of shame or embarrassment in admitting your own child would behave that way.” Howley spoke of one woman who had her entire savings taken by a daughter – who, after placing her mother in care, used the money on a world trip and didn’t pay her mother’s rest home allowance. Another case involved an elderly couple intimidated by a grandson,
who would force his grandfather to go to the ATM and withdraw cash. Elder abuse can be physical, emotional, psychological, financial or sexual. Age Concern defines elder abuse as “a single or repeated act, or lack of appropriate action, occurring within a relationship where there is an expectation of trust, which causes harm or distress to an older person.” The majority of elder abuse was financial or psychological, with just 20 per cent of Age Concern cases involving physical abuse. Howley cited numerous cases of children making threats to pressure their elderly parents into giving money. She said elder abuse could affect anyone, and was not restricted to just a few social groups. “It’s not about class, it’s not about socio-economic divides, it’s not
Ashburton Hepatitis A vaccinations over 300 emerged last month, with the Canterbury District Health Board having to directly intervene and set up vaccination clinics. Following that case, believed to be sparked at a local preschool, a total of 11 confirmed cases had been recorded, including
four children under five. According to Canterbury Medical Officer of Health Ramon Pink, more than 300 vaccines have been given against Hep A in Ashburton alone – with the most recent clinic held on Monday. “Hepatitis A is transmitted
when people fail to properly wash their hands after using the toilet,” Dr Pink said. “Washing and drying your hands thoroughly after toileting, changing nappies and before preparing food is crucial to preventing its spread – as is the same for other illnesses such as
whooping cough and influenza.” Dr Pink insisted anyone with a confirmed case of Hepatitis A needed to stay well away from work, school or early childhood centres for at least seven days. If you think you may have Hep A, make an immediate appointment to see your local GP.
Take extra care on snow-covered roads By Sam Morton As rain continues to batter Mid Canterbury, drivers are being warned to take extra caution on the roads this week. The message follows a grim forecast, with heavy snow predicted to fall in and around Ashburton – likely to cause havoc on local roads. Senior Sergeant Grant Russell, of Ashburton, is urging motorists to use
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An outbreak of Hepatitis A in Ashburton has sent Canterbury health officials scrambling to warn residents to wash their hands thoroughly. The first confirmed cases
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Methven’s emergency services travelled to Mt Somers yesterday, to attend the scene of a death on Heron Street. Senior Sergeant Grant Russell, of Ashburton, said the death of a local man was in no way suspicious and the fire service were called as a first response unit, about 6.30am. Mr Russell said police attended most deaths throughout the district, describing their attendance as “nothing unusual”.
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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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said the storm, set to deliver icy temperatures and snow to low levels, had been well publicised, giving farmers time to swing into action. In terms of weather forecasts, the areas defined as Central Canterbury and Mid Canterbury was confusing – especially for newcomers, yet to experience farming with snow on
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common sense and only travel, if necessary. “Particularly with the weather we are having, people need to be looking after themselves and looking out for each other on the roads,” Mr Russell said. “It’s better to get there safely than not at all, so that message cannot be overstated.” His thoughts are echoed by Senior Sergeant Phil Newton, of Canterbury Highway Patrol – who has advised all
residents to plan their journeys and allow enough time to reach their destination. “If conditions appear difficult, drivers should think about looking for alternative transport, or consider rescheduling or delaying any nonessential travel,” Mr Newton said. Motorists should also be wary of ice hazards which may follow in the wake of snow. “While snow is clearly visible, there may be large areas of ice on the roads
later that drivers will not be able to see - especially in rural and shaded areas. “Slow down, be patient, extend your following distances and get to where you are going safely - winter weather dramatically increases the chances of having a crash - especially if drivers have lapses in concentration. According to crash statistics, winter months are traditionally the worst months. Last year alone, 10 people died on Canterbury roads between May and August.
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about race. Elder abuse goes across all lines of society.” Howley urged families and neighbourhoods to maintain connections with the elderly, and not allow them to become too isolated. “Those who are socially isolated make easy targets, whether that’s by family members, neighbours, health professionals or carers. And abusers can be very good at isolating older people, even within a family.” She urged Canterbury communities to take an active role in looking out for and reporting suspected elder abuse. “If you do nothing about abuse, you are actually condoning the behaviour” “Just keep an eye out. Check on your old people. And don’t be afraid of speaking up if you see abuse.”
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• Sentence postponed Sentencing for a drink-driver who ran over two young girls in Ohope in May has been put off so he can meet with his victims’ families. Ramon Lee Hussey, 43, was due to be sentenced in the Whakatane District Court yesterday after earlier pleading guilty to two charges of drink driving causing injury and one of driving while his licence was suspended. Sentencing has been adjourned until July 17 to give Hussy time to take part in a restorative justice meeting with the girls’ families. -APNZ
• Serious assault A caregiver raised the alarm after finding a 53-year-old badly injured during a serious assault in his Levin home yesterday morning. Police have launched an investigation while the man lies in a serious condition at Palmerston North Hospital. The caregiver found the man injured about 8.30am and phoned emergency services. -APNZ
• Arsonist sought Police are searching for a man suspected of setting alight a house on the Kapiti Coast. Kapiti-Mana police said they wanted to locate 38-year-old Randall Ure after a warrant was issued for his arrest for arson and burglary. Two weeks ago, a Doncaster Terrace residential property was set alight and police believed Ure was responsible. -APNZ
• Mayor not standing Buller Mayor Pat McManus will not seek re-election after 12 years on the local council, six of them as mayor. Continuing health problems had ruled him out of October’s local body elections, he said yesterday. Despite a quadruple bypass operation five years ago, he was still suffering from heart-related health issues. -APNZ by David Fletcher
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Big snow storm in 2006 struck without warning By Sue Newman
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When the big snow storm of June 12, 2006 arrived, it arrived without warning. This time round the chance of waking to a white world this morning has been predicted, anticipated and prepared for. However, if June 2013 is a repeat of June 2006, the Ashburton District is much better prepared. In 2006 when day dawned 11,000 homes across the Ashburton District were without power, a few hours later that number swelled to 27,000 homes as most of Ashburton lost power too. From the hills to the sea, the district was shrouded in a uniform coating of thick, wet snow, lying more than 40 centimetres deep. People were trapped in their homes, vehicles were stranded and only the hardiest ventured out. Any who could, did so, only to buy what had become essentials – torches, batteries, candles, camp cookers, bread and milk. No one was prepared. The big snow caught everyone by surprise. Throughout the bleak and sunless morning the snow continued to fall, hampering the efforts of road-clearing crews who had been out since 4am, making work impossible for electricity company teams trying to start what was to be a monumental task, rebuilding their lines network. Tuesday June 13, a fortunate few in Ashburton had their power back on but most of the district remained blacked out. On day two, the harsh reality
It will take more than an expected power outage to keep the Ashburton firefighters down if heavy snow hammers the district this week. The station has just had a large external generator rigged up, ensuring business as usual if the lights go out and the coffee machine stops working in the tea room. The 30KV8 generator will also mean the town siren will continue to sound - even in the worst possible weather and a bulk outage throughout the district. Senior station officer Alister Kenny said the station had been working on getting a permanent generator on site for about 12 months – and pointed to the Christchurch earthquakes as a major prompt.
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“A lot of people learnt the hard way when the quakes hit and while we didn’t lose power here at the station, we want to make sure we’re prepared for the worst case scenario,” Mr Kenny said. “If the power went out, we only have to flick a switch and the generator will power the station as it is now. “The heaters will stay on, lights will stay on, the siren will sound and we’ll still be able to sit indoors and have a coffee - so we will be well backed up.” The firefighters would also still be accessible, as their pagers have long lasting battery life – meaning the emergency service can continue to operate effectively in Mid Canterbury. Other stations were considering the same action, ensuring the wiring is done to allow for a generator to be plugged in at any time. However, in the meantime, the fire station will make the generator accessible to their fellow colleagues in Methven and Rakaia – in the event of an emergency.
of the disaster’s scale became evident. Roads across the district were still largely impassable. Those that had been cleared were coated in thick, black ice from an overnight frost. Driving was at best hazardous; at worst disastrous. More than 5000 homes were still without power, more than 2600 kilometres of roads had to be cleared. Rural water supplies were down and farmers were beginning to count the cost of the storm in lost stock, collapsed sheds and winter’s dry feed used before its time. Electricity Ashburton’s lines network had taken a heavy hit. Weakness in the system had been found, poles fell and lines collapsed under the weight of snow. In its repair job the company took two steps forward, one step backwards. As power was restored to one consumer, five more phoned in a fault – if their phones were working. The rebuild started from the major substations and worked outwards, with lines crews seeking maximum result for their efforts. Individual faults simply had to wait and the realisation hit that for some that might mean weeks without power. In 2006 it took until July 1, 18 days from the snow storm, for the last consumer to have their power restored. The cost of the big snow, however would continue to be counted for many months to come in hundreds of thousands dollars to be spent on damaged roads, stock losses and damaged buildings. It was also counted in lessons to be learned.
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Ashburton fire station officer Chris Price (front) and senior station officer Alister Kenny are thrilled to have a back-up generator at the station, in the event of a power outage.
said in the event of heavy snow, it is possible outpatient appointments and other health services may be postponed. However, no decision had been made, as of 5pm yesterday, and Mr Meates said he would be moni-
toring the situation closely. “At this stage, it is business as usual at all hospitals, GP practices and pharmacies across Canterbury. In the event of heavy snowfall making it dangerous for people to
leave their homes, a decision will be made today, if postponement is necessary,” Mr Meates said. It is understood the Meals on Wheels programme will continue to be delivered, with 4WD vehicles on standby.
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aught short seven years ago, Mid Cantabrians are taking no chances in the face of the current storm warnings. Truck loads of groceries headed into the hinterlands yesterday, along with other items necessary to ride out the storm – there was a run on LPG bottles, heating and cooking devices, generators and fuel, even shovels were in hot demand. Townsfolk also took the advice seriously and the forecast was
OUR VIEW the topic of conversation on everyones’ lips; some saying it will probably come to nothing. We’re taking no chances, said others. The Ashburton District Council, the fire brigade, EA Networks, the Christchurch District Health Board, Red Cross and Federated Farmers were among the latter. ADC’s emergency management personnel met yesterday
afternoon to draft a contingency plan, moving heavy road clearing machinery into place, to avert the situation which resulted in road closures and a long line of traffic stalled for hours on West Street, backing up to the Fairton turn-off in the last major snow event. Keeping ahead of the snow build-up on the roads is much easier than dealing with the aftermath.
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EA Networks staff also have a strategy in place, and have made huge inroads in upgrading the power supply network since 2006, replacing thousands
of old wooden power poles. Although there are still areas of concern, the service is highly unlikely to be disrupted for weeks this time. At the Ashburton Fire Station a new generator was powered up and tested. Whatever the weather throws at us over the next few days, in the event of widespread power outages the town siren will sound, and for the volunteers it will be business as usual. Federated Farmers have been quick off the mark, with weather
updates and advice, particularly for recent arrivals – and hard on the heels of Gypsy Day, there will be a number of newcomers who have not faced farming in a snow-bound environment. The CDHD is ready and waiting, and along with the Red Cross, has trucks already packed with emergency supplies along with those required to deliver standard services – such as meals on wheels. At the Guardian, we also have a plan in place to keep you updated, regardless of what the
weather gods throw at us. Whatever we awake to this morning, or face in the next couple of days, it’s comforting to know the majority of us are better prepared than when we were locked down by the 2006 snowstorm. We can’t change the weather; but give me snow over flooding any day – at least I can warm up shovelling it out of the way – and there’s always the enjoyment of watching children’s delight in the fluffy white stuff.
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Gambling trusts will have to return more pokie machine proceeds to the community under law changes announced by Government yesterday. Internal Affairs Minister Chris Tremain said that the gambling reforms would make the non-casino gaming sector more transparent, save industry from compliance costs, and increase funding to the community. The changes were designed to complement Maori Party MP Te Ururoa Flavell’s gambling bill. At present, gambling societies or
trusts which redistributed pokie proceeds had to return a minimum of 37 per cent of this money to sports groups and other community organisations. Mr Tremain said he had proposed that this threshold increase, initially to 40 per cent and later to between 43 and 45 per cent. “I know it’s possible because many societies are already exceeding this amount. The top six societies average 40.5 per cent pay-out, with one of the top societies paying out 46 per cent.” For every 1 per cent that this threshold was increased, $7 million more gambling money would be returned to the community.
Gambling trusts could already choose to return up to 67 per cent of pokie proceeds, depending on their management costs. The reforms would also attempt to stamp out conflicts of interest in the gaming sector, and would give power to the Department of Internal Affairs to cancel gaming licences more easily. Societies which were well-behaved would be given longer licences as an incentive. Licences were currently given to pubs and clubs annually, but Mr Tremain said licences could be extended to two or three years. Mr Flavell said that he was pleased with the new legislation
which dealt with issues outside the scope of his Gambling (Gambling Harm Reduction) Amendment Bill. A select committee this week recommended that the bill be passed into law with significant amendments. The proposed changes prompted Labour and Greens to reverse their support for the bill. Mr Flavell told media that small steps in the right direction were better than no change at all. However, he expressed concern about the racing industry’s ability to use proceeds from gambling machines for stake money. His bill had proposed ending the racing industry’s special status. -APNZ
Christchurch Mayor Bob Parker believes he has enough support to retain the job come October’s local government elections, as he works to discredit Lianne Dalziel’s bid for the mayoralty. Ms Dalziel, a long-time Labour Party MP, confirmed yesterday that she would challenge Mr Parker for the job he has held since 2007, citing a need for “effective and inclusive” leadership to deal with the immensity of the Christchurch rebuild. “If there’s one thing that’s been missing from the whole recovery it’s been a sense of involving the people in the decision-making and I think that’s something I can bring to the city,” said Ms Dalziel, who has been MP for Christchurch East since 1999. Mr Parker said Ms Dalziel’s motivation for running stemmed from her demotion down the Labour Party ranks after she supported David Cunliffe’s unsuccessful bid for the party leadership. “She has been moved to the backbenches of the Labour Party. She’s quite clearly not in the [David] Shearer camp and I think she was hanging out to see if there was any political change in the wind.” Ms Dalziel rejected this. “I asked myself before I put my hand up whether I would run for the mayoralty if I’d been promoted to the front bench. My answer was yes,” she said. “I believe that the city needs me to run and I’m prepared to deliver the sort of leadership that the city’s looking for.” Ms Dalziel was adamant that she wanted to run a non-party campaign.
Bob Parker Mr Parker said she was “daydreaming” if she thought she could sever her Labour Party ties. “The reality is the group that are backing her are the Labour Party group in Christchurch. It is smoke and mirrors, frankly,” he said. He also sullied Ms Dalziel’s assertion that her experience working with central government made her right for the job, given her shaky relationship with Earthquake Recovery Minister Gerry Brownlee. “I haven’t called for Gerry Brownlee to resign, I haven’t had face-to-face battles with him in Parliament,” Mr Parker said. “I just think there’s a dent in her credibility when she says she’s going to have a wonderful relationship with Gerry because her history just does not show that.” Mr Parker has had his own well-publicised arm-wrestle with Mr Brownlee over the time Christchurch City Council takes to grant consents, but he said their relationship was “happily robust”. Ms Dalziel said she would resign as MP for Christchurch East before the local government election, which she said showed she was “all-in” for the mayoralty. This will spark an expensive by-election - The Electoral Commission said they generally cost about $600,000 - which Ms Dalziel said had made deciding to run a tough decision. “I had to ask myself what the price democracy is. But the alternative was for me to stay on as the MP beyond the mayoral campaign and I’m not prepared to do that. I think people have a right to know that I’m all in for the mayoralty and I’m not going to have a fallback position.” - APNZ
Cancer victim’s firewood stolen Greens back down over implementing money printing An Ohauiti family with a dying father will have to suffer through winter after their whole supply of firewood was stolen. The Bay of Plenty Times spoke to the Foster family only hours after they returned from a trip to Fiji and discovered their whole supply of firewood, more than 3 cubic metres, was removed from a shed in their back yard. The trip had been anonymously donated to the family with all expenses paid. Tori Foster said having no firewood would make life hard for her husband Rob, who is dying of stage 4 bowel cancer and finds it hard to cope with cold weather. She and her husband both had to give up work when Rob was diagnosed and they can’t afford to buy any more wood while living on a sickness benefit. “We were away in Fiji for seven nights and got back at 3.30pm [yesterday]. We walked into a cold house and decided to light the fire - but the shed was all empty. We got 5 cubic metres delivered in April and used about a third of the wood and the whole lot has been cleared out.” Mrs Foster said one of the effects of Mr Foster’s chemotherapy was he felt the cold much more.
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Jacob, 4, Tori and Benjamin, 6, Foster had all their firewood stolen while on holiday in Fiji. “Even in Fiji he was still wearing a hoodie, it was 30°C. We feel absolutely gutted and very annoyed, what a thing to come back to after being in Fiji.” The firewood itself was another generous gift from friends and family to help get the struggling family through winter. “We’re on the benefit, it just doesn’t cover things like firewood. We need firewood to keep Rob healthy. He’s terminal so winter is going to be a big thing to get through. He wasn’t expected to make it past Christmas
as it is.” Mrs Foster said nothing else on their property had been touched so it was obvious they had been targeted for the wood. The garden shed it was stored in was left closed but unlocked, as was another shed with bikes and scooters which was left untouched. Their house was also left undisturbed. The shed is situated right at the back of their fenced section, so it would have taken the thieves a lot of effort to remove all the wood, Mrs Foster said. - APNZ
Russel Norman says the Green Party realised it does not have support for quantitative easing - money printing - and it was never going to be implemented. The co-leader announced a backdown on the policy yesterday, describing it as an example of listening. “The Greens do listen so today we are not pursuing the QE element of our monetary policy. “It shows that we have the ability to listen and I think that is what New Zealanders expect from their politicians.” Dr Norman supported money printing as devaluing the currency, as the United States and Britain had done, saying at the time that “New Zealand can no longer afford to be a pacifist in a currency war”. Asked if he still supported the policy, he said the consensus position was that while the official cash rate remained close to zero (it is 2.5) there was not a clear role for quantitative easing.
Russel Norman “But were the OCR to drop close to zero then QE would come back into the agenda.” In that circumstance he believed the Reserve Bank Governor would look at quantitative easing - as he actually can now. National has used the policy to repeatedly attack both the Greens and the prospect of a Labour-led Government. Dr Norman said he hadn’t been worried about attacks on it by Prime Minister John Key - it was more about not having the support of other parties.
“The Prime Minister’s fixation on QE was quite surprising,” Dr Norman said. “It wasn’t a particularly rational approach that the Prime Minister took to QE but nonetheless he did talk about it a lot.” That meant the Greens could now focus on some of the other issues such as the $10 billion current account deficit. Dr Norman said Labour’s view was not behind the decision. Labour finance spokesman David Parker did not support the Greens policy from the outset and recently called it “unhelpful.” Dr Norman has drafted a new private member’s bill that would require the Official Cash Rate, which is set eight times a year, to be set by the board of the Reserve Bank rather than the Governor of the Reserve Bank, and for its minutes on board meetings to be released immediately. Asked if he could realistically be finance minister in a Labour-led Government, Dr Norman said: “We shall see. All the portfolios are on the table.” -APNZ
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• No foul play Police have ruled out foul play in the case of a young Christchurch mum who died after falling from a moving vehicle. Libby Francis McKay, 27, died in hospital on Friday after suffering severe injuries when she fell from a Toyota Hilux ute being driven by her partner, Michael Brown, who stopped immediately to summon emergency services. Mr Brown was spoken to by police and helped them with their investigation. Police said the car was going about 70km/h when the incident happened on Branston St. They have closed their case and referred the death to the Coroner. -APNZ
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By Tamsyn Parker More than 4000 extra people have signed up to join a legal bid to sue banks over penalty fees after ANZ was named on Tuesday as the first target. Ben Hardwick from Australian law firm Slater & Gordon - one of the legal parties behind Fair Play on Fees - said the number of new sign-ups was not surprising. “I think there is a lot interest. A lot of people have been sitting back and waiting to see if we would proceed. Now that we have I expect them to continue to jump online and sign up.” The increase brings the total number of bank customers to more than 28,000 Kiwis of which at least 11,000 are ANZ customers. Hardwick could not say how many of the new sign-ups were with the ANZ but he expected many of them to be customers of the bank. ANZ customers have until 11pm on Monday to join the case but there is no specified timeframe for other bank customers to sign-up. Hardwick and Auckland lawyer Andrew Hooker are expected to file legal documents at the High Court in Auckland on Tuesday against the ANZ. The ANZ has said it will vigor-
Four men have been arrested over an assault at a North Shore pub that left a person blind in one eye and another with a deep cut to his scalp. The assault happened at Deep Creek Brewing Co in Browns Bay late on May 3. It was unclear when the men would appear in court.- APNZ Up and over, a motorist takes a slow ride across the pedestrian hump in the Allenton shopping centre. Ben Hardwick ously defend itself against the legal action. Hooker and Hardwick claim the banks have been charging “excessive fees” for unarranged overdrafts, bounced payments, late credit card payments and going over credit card limits. Hooker said he believed the cost to the banks for the transactions was just a few cents compared with fees of up to $30 being charged. ANZ is not the only bank expected to be targeted. Hooker confirmed yesterday the other major banks ASB, BNZ and Westpac, as well as state-owned Kiwibank, were also in his sights. Where to sign up: www.fairplayonfees.co.nz. - APNZ
By Sue Newman Today it’s a trap for the unwary but soon there will be plenty of warning signs to tell motorists that the pedestrian crossing in the centre of the revamped Allenton shopping centre needs to be handled with care. When the Ashburton District Council signed off work in the Allenton shopping centre, there were celebrations by locals and retailers who had been negotiating roadworks and broken pavements
for weeks. Instead of frowns and complaints there are smiles all round. Visit the shopping centre and the compliments are flying. The road is smooth, the footpaths perfect and best of all traffic has now slowed to a crawl. There’s just one problem, however. The potholed and broken road and footpath might have gone and the speeding traffic might be just a bad memory but for visitors to the centre there’s a new problem. While locals might be aware of the centre’s traffic calming
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measures, for strangers travelling through the area those speed humps can provide a rocky ride. The entrance to the centre is now marked by a paved hatch area that provides a small bump in the road, but it’s the pedestrian crossing in its heart that’s causing concern. The pedestrian crossing is signficiantly raised above the road service and while it’s marked with bright, white cross hatching, it is not until your wheels run over it that you realise you’re going to land with a jolt on the other side.
The locals are not complaining, however. “These are the best speed bumps in town,” said retailer Brent MacGregor. “The two rises at either end give you notice you’re coming into a built up area. It’s had the result. The speeds through here are now good.” The council is aware of concerns over the raised pedestrian crossing, said council traffic engineer Tony McPherson. Warning signs about the traffic humps are on order and installation is not too far off, he said.
• Kiwi man dies A New Zealand man was found dead on the patio of a central Queensland home today after he slept outside in what were described as freezing conditions. Reports suggested the 40-year-old man told friends he was going to sleep outside the house in Clermont on Tuesday night. It was believed his friends covered him with a blanket but when they found him in the morning he was dead. Wellington Police were contacting the man’s family, the ABC reported. According to the Bureau of Meteorology, the temperature in Clermont dropped to 1°C overnight. - APNZ
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The Ministry for Primary Industries will move to strengthen import processes after part of an animal limb was found in a shipment of cattle food from overseas. MPI would send a senior manager to Malaysia today and then to Indonesia to work with authorities there after reports from inspectors who visited palm kernel expeller (PKE) meal plants in those countries, said Andrew Coleman, MPI deputy director-general, compliance and response. The reports concluded that any biosecurity risk from the importation
of PKE was very low but the strengthening of import requirements would be accelerated after the discovery of the animal limb part in a PKE shipment. “The focus will be on working together to ensure that PKE from unapproved facilities cannot be exported to New Zealand. In addition, a small number of processing facilities will need to improve their systems to keep birds and rodents out of the product in storage,” Mr Coleman said. “This work is timely given the recent discovery of the animal limb
which was reported to MPI by a Bay of Plenty farmer. The lower part of an animal leg, approximately 18cm in length, has been identified by a zoologist as most likely from a small deer or goat species not present in New Zealand,” Mr Coleman says. Although the risk of the introduction of any animal disease posed by the find was low, MPI sent a vet to the property where they found all animals in excellent health. “A find like this one is rare, given that approximately 1.5 million tonnes of PKE are imported annually, Mr Coleman said.
PKE was a vital import for New Zealand’s dairy farmers who relied on it for supplementary feed. Currently, every shipment of PKE must meet strict requirements before it can be imported to New Zealand, including heat treatment, fumigation and inspection. “A further option being considered is a new levy on PKE imports, or an increase to the existing biosecurity levy to increase the level of inspection in these countries. Any such proposal would have to be consulted on and have industry support, “ Mr - APNZ Coleman said.
Global dairy product prices halt slide Prices of dairy products rose in Fonterra Cooperative Group’s latest GlobalDairyTrade auction, snapping three straight declines as prices rose for skim and whole milk powder. The GDT-TWI Price Index rose 1.1 per cent compared to the last sale two weeks ago. The average winning price rose to US$4,598 a tonne from US$4,443 a tonne. Whole milk powder, the biggest product by volume, gained 2.2 per cent to US$4,668 a tonne and skim milk powder rose 3.2 per cent to $4,284 a tonne. The sale is the second since Fonterra last month raised its forecast 2014 payout to farmers and earlier this month it underlined the estimate by setting the guaranteed price for next season at the same level of $7 per kilogram of milk solids. That means farmers can chose to
lock in their sales to the cooperative at that price. The total volume of dairy products sold at the latest auction fell to 23,674 tonnes from 24,252 tonnes. The price of anhydrous milk fat rose 1.7 per cent to US$4,589 a tonne and butter milk powder fell 2.2 per cent to US$4,315 a tonne. Butter rose 4.7 per cent to US$3,925 a tonne. Cheddar fell 6.5 per cent to US$4578 a tonne. No results were given for lactose and milk protein concentrate weren’t offered. Rennet casein sold at US$9707 a tonne. There were 99 winning bidders over 10 rounds. There were 179 participating bidders out of a total number of qualified bidders of 831. - APNZ
Prices for skim milk powder rose at the global auction.
Kiwi gamers soak up Aussie advice More than half of New Zealand’s game developers are gathering in Auckland this week to swap notes and glean wisdom from industry leaders. Kiwi studios attracted global attention last year after locally-produced games such as Bloons Tower Defence 5, My Little Pony Friendship is Magic and The Blockheads soared into the top ten iOS download charts in the US. There are about 450 game developers in the country and more than
200 of them have signed up to attend the New Zealand Game Developers Conference at AUT University on Friday. Designers from companies such as Gameloft, NinjaKiwi, Cerebral Fix, Grinding Gear Games, and Rush Digital will be speaking at the event. NZ Game Developers Association (NZGDA) chairperson Stephen Knightly said the annual conference was the only event specifically targeted at professional and indie game developers.
Many of the Auckland studios would be bringing along their entire workforce to sit down and swap notes with peers, Knightly said. “It’s about experience sharing. There’s a huge amount of world-class experience here in New Zealand. “Because this is a global industry, it now means you don’t have to go offshore to find expertise.” With a heavy focus on the business side of game development, talks with be split into three streams; technology, art, and business and market-
ing. Knightly said New Zealand’s game development studios exported “99 per cent” of their material, and most revenue came from original intellectual property and royalties. “Games are New Zealand’s fastest growing creative sector export, and there are several world-beating local studios who can share their expertise with those starting out.” Joining the line-up of Kiwi speakers on stage will be global industry heavyweights Alex St John and - APNZ Jason Harwood.
Sky shares slump after EPL loss Shares in Sky Network Television, the worst performing stock on New Zealand’s benchmark NZSX 50 yesterday, slumped 6.2 per cent after the pay-television company lost the rights to broadcast English Premier League football this season. Sky Network shares dropped 35 cents to $5.32, crimping its gain this year to 16 per cent. Coliseum EPL Management is believed to be the new owner of rights to broadcast English football, Newstalk ZB reported. Coliseum Sports Media is holding a media conference at 2pm in Auckland and the company is in broadcast talks with at least one phone company, the report said. In addition to the football rights, Sky Network no longer has the Wimbledon broadcast rights and its pay-TV service faces increased competition from content delivered over other mediums such as the internet. “The competitive environment is changing for them,” said Mark Warminger, who holds Sky Network shares among the $450 million in New Zealand equities he helps manager for Milford Asset Management. “For a long time they have held a monopoly in this country and they have been able to secure content across the board,” Warminger said. “This is the start of the change. They may lose a number of other sports in the future.” Milford significantly reduced its Sky Network holding at $5.70 recently as the shares looked expensive, Warminger said. The stock should trade around $5 to $5.30 today after the latest announcement, he said. Before losing the football rights, he thought $5.40 was fair value. “Sky TV is no longer a growth company, it is transitioning more to a dividend yield type stock,” Warminger said. The longer term consequences of competition should de-rate the multiple of the stock, he said. The company’s shares have been trading at a price to earnings multiple of 16.9, and are forecast to drop to 14.6 times earnings, according to Reuters. In March, Rupert Murdoch’s News Corp sold its 44 per cent stake in Sky Network for $815.3 million at $4.80 a share. Four months earlier, New Zealand’s billionaire Todd family sold its 11 per cent stake for $218 million at $5.05 a share. Lazard Asset Management’s Australian unit today said it had reduced its holding to 4.993 percent from 5.214 percent. Two analysts rate the stock a ‘strong buy’ and three a ‘buy’, while three have a ‘hold’ recommendation and one a ‘sell’, according - APNZ to a Reuters survey.
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Life in prison for rape, murder Nothing but life in jail will suffice for Adrian Ernest Bayley’s savage rape and murder of Jill Meagher, a judge says. But Bayley could one day walk free after Victorian Supreme Court Justice Geoffrey Nettle granted him a non-parole period of 35 years. Justice Nettle described Bayley as a repeat violent sexual offender, but said he was satisfied he had a small degree of remorse for his “heinous” crime. He jailed Bayley for life for Ms Meagher’s murder and 15 years for her rape, but set the nonparole period, saying he wanted
Bayley to have some incentive to work at rehabilitation. Justice Nettle said the murder ranked among the worst committed in Victoria. “You dragged her off the street, late at night while she was going peaceably about her own business within a stone’s throw of her home,” he told Bayley. “The rape was savage and degrading. Your killing of the deceased ranks among the worst kind conceivable.” Justice Nettle said Bayley’s crime was made even worse given he tried to hide the Melbourne woman’s body and he was on
parole for prior rape convictions when he committed the offence. “The nature and gravity of your offending and your antecedents are such that nothing short of life imprisonment will suffice,” he said. But he rejected the prosecution’s request for life with no parole and said he was satisfied Bayley had some remorse for his crimes. “I consider your plea of guilty and what I consider to be some small degree of genuine remorse keeps you out of that category,” Justice Nettle said of the prosecution’s submission.
Ms Meagher’s father George McKeon read a brief statement on behalf of the family outside court, saying she lived a life full of friends, family and her beloved husband Tom. “Jill was brutally raped and murdered and she is never coming back,” he said. “Justice has now been done. Police and prosecutors, we thank you.” Bayley, 41, of Coburg, pleaded guilty to raping and murdering the 29-year-old in Brunswick on September 22 last year. Justice Nettle noted that Bayley initially pleaded not guilty and
had told “a farrago of lies” when arrested and interviewed by police. Bayley was on parole after serving eight years for raping five women - his second prison stint for rape - when he dragged Ms Meagher into a dark Brunswick laneway, where he raped and murdered her. “You are a recidivist violent sexual offender who has had little compunction about sexually offending when the mood takes you,” Justice Nettle told Bayley. “You were determined to have your way with her and so you overpowered her and raped her where she stood.”
He said he was satisfied Bayley strangled Ms Meagher to death either because she had threatened to go to police or for his own perverted pleasure. Justice Nettle said Jill Meagher in all probability had the greatest and best of her life in front of her before she was stolen from her husband and parents by Bayley, who sat with his head down throughout the sentencing and stood motionless when Justice Nettle delivered the jail term. Soft cries of “yes” could be heard from the public gallery when the judge read the sentence. - AAP
Taliban attack kills US troops The Taliban claimed responsibility Wednesday for an attack in Afghanistan that killed four American troops just hours after the insurgent group announced it would hold talks with the US on finding a political solution to ending the nearly 12-year war in the country. The deadly attack underscores the challenges ahead in trying to end the violence roiling Afghanistan through peace negotiations in Qatar with militants still fighting on the ground. Taliban spokesman Zabiullah Mujahid said the insurgents fired two rockets into the Bagram Air Base outside the Afghan capital, Kabul, late yesterday. American officials confirmed the base had come under attack by indirect fire — likely a mortar or rocket — and that four US troops were killed. The attack came as the Taliban opened a political office in the
Qatari capital of Doha, and announced they were ready for peace talks. The decision was a reversal of months of failed efforts to start negotiations while Taliban militants intensified a campaign targeting urban centers and government installations across Afghanistan. The Taliban announcement followed a milestone handover in Afghanistan earlier Tuesday as Afghan forces formally took the lead from the U.S.-led NATO coalition for security nationwide. It marked a turning point for American and NATO military forces, which will now move entirely into a supporting role. It also opened the way for the withdrawal of most foreign troops in 18 months. President Barack Obama cautioned that the peace talks with the Taliban would be neither - AAP quick nor easy.
• Bomb plot foiled The US foiled a plot to bomb the New York Stock Exchange because of the sweeping surveillance programs at the heart of a debate over national security and personal privacy, officials said at a rare open hearing on intelligence led by lawmakers sympathetic to the spying. The House Intelligence Committee hearing provided a venue for officials to defend the oncesecret programs and did little probing of claims that the collection of people’s phone records and Internet usage has disrupted dozens of terrorist plots. Few details were - AP volunteered.
A bus carrying 36 people veered from a road in heavy fog and crashed into a valley in western China, killing at least 15 people, state media reported. The accident happened yesterday when the bus was traveling to a tourist spot near Changji city in the Xinjiang region, the official Xinhua News Agency reported. A Changji police official confirmed the accident, but didn’t have any information about casualties. Road accidents are common in China because of poor road conditions and bad driving habits. - AP
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degree murder and determined that this was not an accidental death due to a wrestling move,” the organisation said. “As in similar cases, criminal intent to harm and a lack of parental supervision have been the factors resulting in a tragic death.” The boy had been left to babysit the girl by his stepmother when the alleged beating occurred, authorities said. After the beating, the girl later complained of a stomach ache. When she stopped breathing, the boy called the emergency dispatcher. Emergency responders could not revive her and she was pronounced dead at a hospital. The boy was taken to a juvenile facility and booked on a seconddegree murder arrest warrant after he was interviewed by homicide Detective Matt Vasquez. The detective said the boy told him that he knew the wrestling moves on TV were fake, but he was smiling and appeared to - AP enjoy talking about them.
A state prosecutor says one of the US FBI’s 10 most wanted fugitives has been arrested in the resort city of Playa del Carmen. Prosecutor Gaspar Armando Garcia Torres says Walter Lee Williams, 64, is wanted on charges of sexual exploitation of children and traveling abroad for the purpose of engaging in sexual acts with children. Garcia said Williams was captured late Tuesday while drinking coffee near a park in the Caribbean beach town. - AP
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Boy, 13, charged in wrestling death Alaska, Finland bask in heatwave A 13-year-old boy from a New Orleans suburb was charged with second-degree murder in the death of his 5-year-old halfsister after investigators said he told them he repeatedly struck her with wrestling moves imitated from TV. “The 13-year-old reported he started to wrestle with the victim and practiced WWE style wrestling moves on the 5-year-old,” Colonel John Fortunato of the Jefferson Parish Sheriff’s Office said. Those moves allegedly included repeatedly slamming the girl on a bed, punching her in the stomach, jumping on her and striking her with his elbow. A coroner’s investigation found the girl died of multiple injuries, including broken ribs, lacerations of the liver and internal bleeding. WWE offered condolences to the victim’s family but cautioned against attributing the death to its industry. “Authorities have already charged the accused with second-
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This photo taken yesterday shows people sunning at Goose Lake in Anchorage, Alaska. Parts of Alaska are setting high temperature records as a heat wave continues across Alaska. Temperatures are nothing like what Phoenix or Las Vegas gets, but temperatures in the 80s and
90s are hot for Alaska, where few buildings have air conditioning. People in northern Finland were also swimming and paddling in rivers and lakes, enjoying the sun as a rare heat wave of record temperatures for May hit Lapland, making it one of the warmest regions in Europe.
The Finnish Meteorological Institute says a record high 30.5 degrees Celsius (87 F) was reached in Utsjoki on Friday, the hottest ever recorded in May since official measurements in the Arctic region began some 50 years ago. Cheuk Pong Chin, a tourist
from Honk Kong, said he was disappointed because he had “really wanted to experience cold and snow in Lapland.” The hot weather was forecast to continue over the weekend in Lapland, an area which covers about a third of Finland, 1000km - AP north of Helsinki.
Singapore fumes as air pollution soars Singaporeans rolled back military training, kept cough-stricken children indoors and considered wearing protective masks to work after a smoky haze triggered by forest fires in neighboring Indonesia caused air pollution to briefly hit its worst level in nearly 16 years. Singapore’s main measurement of air quality has hovered in the “unhealthy” classification
as smoke from roaring blazes on Indonesia’s Sumatra island drifted across the sea and cast a gray pall over the city-state’s skyscrapers. The readings on the Pollutant Standards Index were mostly between 104 and 123 on Tuesday, within the “unhealthy” range between 101 and 200. A peak reading of 155 on Monda y night was the highest since
late 1997, when officials reported a 226 reading. Smoke haze is a nearly annual problem for Singapore and its northern neighbor Malaysia, often beginning in midyear when farmers in Indonesia seek to clear land cheaply by starting fires. It sometimes causes diplomatic strains as Malaysia and Singapore urge Indonesia to do
more to prevent illegal burning. Malaysia has been only lightly affected so far this year, with pollution readings in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia’s largest city, not breaching the unhealthy mark Tuesday. Indonesia has said part of the current problem is caused by peat blazes that firefighters are struggling to put out during hot, dry weather. - AP
• Drying his car He was drying off his freshly washed car. That’s what the Canadian man told the Mounties when they stopped him doing 180 kms per hour south on Highway 22 south of Black Diamond, Alberta in Western Canada. The driver, a 67-year-old who lives in the area, was in court this week. The Royal Canadian Mounted Police said the judge fined the man $800 and suspended him from - AP driving for 45 days.
• 45.2m refugees The UN refugee agency says more than 45.2 million people were forced to flee homes last year, an 18-year high mainly due to wars in Syria, Afghanistan and other countries. The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees says globally as of the end of 2012 there were 15.4 million refugees, 937,000 asylum seekers and 28.8 million people who fled homes but stayed within their nation’s borders. UNCHR reported Wednesday the Syrian civil war was a major factor in the 6 per cent increase over 42.5 million people displaced in - APNZ 2011.
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• June 22 – Ten Years of Song by the Mid Canterbury Choir, concert at 7pm, Ashburton Trust Event Centre, tickets at event centre and on line at ticketdirect.co.nz • June 26 – Ashburton Film Society evening The Reluctant Fundamentalist, 5.45pm at the Regent Cinema. • To June 28 – Public viewing of Ashburton Society of Arts 49th annual exhibition at Ashburton Art Gallery. Every day 10am to 4pm and evening viewing 4pm to 7pm. • July 6 - Rising Stars and Dame Malvina Major, 6pm at the Ashburton Trust Event Centre. Tickets $35 for adults and $20 for students. • July 14 – Ashburton Musical Club, 2pm, Song and Dance arranged by Margaret Hawkey and Jennie Pike. Sinclair Centre, visitors welcome $5, afternoon tea served. • August 11 – Ashburton Musical Club, Musical Hijinks arranged by Alister Argyle. Sinclair Centre, 2pm, afternoon tea served, visi-
By Gabrielle Stuart From winning an Ashburton Society of Arts award to taking part in an exhibition at the Ashburton Art Gallery, it has been anything but a quiet month for Hakatere artist Tash Sim. They are big steps for the young artist, coming just a year after she took the plunge and began to pursue her art fulltime, using the skills she learnt as a glazier to craft glass art and jewellery. The journey hasn’t been easy, she said. “You work hard, and sometimes you do wonder if it’s all worth it. Sometimes I think I could go for a nine-to-five job where I’d get paid every week - but in the end it’s the love of it that keeps you going.” And while winning the award was encouraging, it wasn’t what kept her motivated, she said. “The best part is when someone comes in and sees a piece that you know will become theirs. When I make a piece I’ll sometimes have to wait for ages before the right person comes along. But when they do and the piece looks great on them and you know they’ll treasure it, it makes it all worthwhile.” It takes creativity and a love of adventure to combine the range of glass-working techniques that she uses to make her pieces truly unique, and that same spirit has taken the Mid Canterbury born and bred artist to nearly every continent of the world in the past few years. But something always brought her home, she said. “There must be quite a few of my windows and jewellery pieces now around the world. But I’ll never stop calling New Zealand home. Nature is a big inspiration for me, and living out at Hakatere by the sea and the river, that inspires me. “I always wanted to run my own business, and when I got home from Scotland last year I thought, ‘it’s now or never’.” Between running her Hinds studio and working to help repair damaged leadlighting in Christchurch homes, she has a lot on her plate, but still manages to find the time to experiment and create. She said an apprenticeship as a glazier in Ashburton gave her the technical foundation she needed to experiment with glass. “It was the apprenticeship that got me interested. After the first week I knew that glass was my love. It helped to learn the technical aspects so early, and I always loved the creative side.” From leadlighting to glassblowing, from work with metals to recycled materials, she is willing to give anything a go. “I like to take the tricks that I learn and put them all together. There aren’t too many people here who can do the range of things I do, because a lot of people specialise. I like to be able to do anything.” She never plans to stop learning, and hopes to experiment further with techniques like glassblowing in the future. Several of her art and jewellery pieces will be exhibited at the Ashburton Art Gallery over the next two weeks, or can be found at her studio on Lismore Road in Hinds.
Tickets are selling like hotcakes for the 2013 World of WearableArt (WOW)show. The show runs from September 26 to October 6 and already five days are sold out. Potential performers and future stars turned out on mass to auditions recently, all hoping to be selected as a model, dancer or performer in the annual show in Wellington. Competition was fierce as hundreds of hopeful models and dancers took to the stage for the open auditions. Under the instruction of WOW’s assistant choreographer Tor Columbus, each potential model was put through their paces on stage at Wellington’s Opera House yesterday.
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Backstage manager Leonie Trathen said the contest became fiercer every year, with 250 adults fighting for 40 dance roles and 60 modelling roles, and 200 children contesting 70 spots. “The amount of interest we get is astronomical - as the WOW Show reputation grows and we get more interest in people wanting to audition,” she said. Meanwhile, some of the best Avant Garde garments from WOW’s historic collection are not on show at the WOW museum in Nelson. The exhibition features garments from Hong Kong, China, Australia, New Zealand, India and the USA; they use a diverse range of materials and design concepts.
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TAURUS (Apr 21st May 21st) Apply yourself diligently and you can achieve a lot when it comes to work or practical tasks. However, if you later feel at a loss concerning your future, take a break from it all. Good ideas should be plentiful if you tap into others’ resourcefulness to get answers to ongoing issues. Keep plans flexible today in case adjustments are needed.
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GEMINI (May 22nd Jun 21st) Love may manifest as a heady commitment. Focused thinking and conviction intensify your understanding of financial deals. Put energy into home plans tonight, especially if you have to budget for it first of all. Follow up yesterday’s sound idea today, but don’t be misled in the process. Later, fun companions offer an indulgent break from routine.
CANCER (Jun 22nd - Jul 23rd) It may be wise to investigate information that other people give you today. In spite of good intentions, someone may be overlooking a practical angle that could lead you astray in a way that proves costly. If you demand the truth and nothing but the truth, you may be delighted at what you hear. This could strengthen a love bond too.
LEO (Jul 24th - Aug 23rd) A long-term reliable commitment may be fatally flawed. It might help to keep one foot firmly in reality. Unique work ideas have weight and conviction, although you may prefer to confer in secret for the moment. You may still feel the glow of yesterday’s deepening relationship bringing happiness and pleasure your way.
VIRGO (Aug 24th Sep 23rd) If you’re tempted into a deal that seems too good to be true, perhaps you should pause awhile and research your options. It’s important you don’t promise more than you can deliver, especially in a job or career situation. The Moon in Scorpio highlights intense conversations and secretive ways. A love interest’s agenda may be revealed.
LIBRA (Sep 24th Oct 23rd) A joyful and jovial start to the day can restore hope for the future. The Moon in Scorpio spotlights money matters and credit issues. It’s not a good day to overuse credit cards on a whim. Work requirements may mean you need to expand and improve on your ideas. Stay in the loop with key people to avoid feeling unappreciated or isolated.
SCORPIO (Oct 24th - Nov 22nd) The Moon in your sign can bring a dose of good fortune and a chance to succeed. However, it also heightens sensitivity and may be a warning to guard against a tendency to take things personally. Your talent for solving mysteries, finding hidden meanings and uncovering secret information comes to the fore. A friend may appreciate your wisdom.
SAGITTARIUS (Nov 23rd - Dec 21st) Showcase confidence, drive, knowhow and leadership skills, and notice how financial benefits accrue. Good fortune brings afternoon opportunities, recognition and growth. Yet be careful concerning financial matters, since all may not be what it seems. Later, luscious treats may beckon. You may be tempted to relax and pamper yourself.
CAPRICORN (Dec 22nd - Jan 20th) There may be an occasion to tell that funny story you’ve had in mind, but watch the timing. Not all of your words may be appreciated by those on the receiving end. Regarding social plans, be prepared to contend with criticism and maybe even resistance. Yet despite this, a cultural event may bring a satisfying end to the day.
AQUARIUS (Jan 21st - Feb 19th) Mine your hidden talents or make practical improvements to influence others in a positive way. A charming friend or your own social charisma can bring personal support. A fun opportunity, creative idea or local connection may offer plenty of mental stimulation. Career matters may be intense, yet lucrative if you are shrewd.
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Farmers hope Google trial will improve access Federated Farmers of New Zealand is excited about Google’s global trial for its revolutionary Project Loon. If successful, Project Loon could ensure near total broadband coverage for rural New Zealand at speeds currently associated with 3G mobile. “Google’s Project Loon is the epitome of innovation. It takes cool science and puts it together in a completely new way,” said Dr William Rolleston, Federated Farmers vice-president. “What Google proposes doing is to use balloons high in the stratosphere to offer wide area coverage of broadband. It is, quite literally, the material of Star Trek. “Google Loon is a radical but inspiring solution which could eliminate the latency downside of satellite and weak or non-existent wireless for those areas where fibre based broadband cannot reach. “With ‘rings’ of ‘Loon balloons,’ it is a brave new step toward providing coverage to rural and remote areas. “Potentially this is huge given New Zealand’s Rural Broadband Initiative still leaves around a quarter of rural New Zealand without reliable or rapid access to the internet. “Given the genesis of the New Zealand economy starts in the rural
hinterland, Project Loon could well be a step-change to supercharge New Zealand’s primary industries. “Project Loon potentially eliminates the technological tyranny of being rural. It means businesses, services and communities can be put on an even footing with the cities. “That could reinvigorate rural communities the world-over, but especially right here in New Zealand,” Dr Rolleston added. Federated Farmers Meat and Fibre chairperson Jeanette Maxwell is a perfect example for how Project Loon could bring reliable and fast internet to rural New Zealand. “Farming at iconic Mt Hutt we are at the absolute edge of broadband as it currently exists,” Mrs Maxwell said. “We have broadband, sort of. Our wired ADSL really struggles being on old copper and I often have to call people when I send an email to ensure it gets through. “We are at the edge of Telecom’s 3G coverage and the signal to our place is weak. “Our farm also happens to be in the satellite shadow thrown by Mt Hutt, so direct satellite broadband is not an option for us. Google’s Project Loon could change all of that,” she said. New lambs on Mitcham Road seek out their mothers. Farmers will be hoping for better lamb prices in the season ahead.
• Tinwald sale Prime heavy lambs made from $105-115 at the Tinwald saleyards this week. Medium weights made $85-95 and light weighs $65-75.
In the prime ewes section, heavy ewes made $80-92, medium ewes $58-70 and light ewes $55-40. A good line of crossbred store lambs made $50-64.
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Farmers feel pinch as sheep numbers fall At least one million fewer lambs will be sent to the works next season because of the drought and declining sheep numbers. The industry’s boom-to-bust image, fluctuating meat returns, indifference over restructuring and the 2011 red meat strategy have forced many to look at other options. Federated Farmers Bay of Plenty meat and fibre vice-chairman Barry Roberts runs 1700 ewes in a store stock operation. In January 2012 he got $85 a head - that plummeted to $40.52 this year. “This bumbling along from one year to the next doesn’t give you any confidence at all. We just lurch from boom to bust and it will take some time to sort itself out because this is not an easy fix.” He is thinking of diversifying into a dairy support operation to redirect business. Beef + Lamb New Zealand chief economist Andrew Burtt said this year’s spring lambing percentages across the country were expected to be down on the previous year’s record of 122 per cent, because of breeding ewes being in lighter condition at
mating. “This will see next year’s lamb crop and subsequent meat production down ... possibly by around 1 million but it’s too early to say more than that. Half the sheep flock is in the South Island which, while dry this past summer, did not experience the drought conditions that occurred in the North Island.” Federated Farmers Bay of Plenty provisional president Rick Powdrell said it was hard to know the overall effects of the lower lamb slaughter but he hoped it wouldn’t spark a price war between meat companies. In 2012 he received $127 a lamb compared to $85 this year. “If there is a shortage of animals going through the freezing works I think they will be sensible about their pricing. “I don’t think they will be looking at it very pragmatically on the back of what is going on in the industry at the moment.” The forces driving price and seasonal variation were beyond its control, Burtt says. “That is why we have monitor farm days to help to focus on and discuss those things that we can control.”
Mid Canterbury workshop Winter feeding will be on the agenda at a field day in Mid Canterbury next week. Aimed at livestock farmers, the event will kick off in the Lyndhurst Hall at 10.30am on Wednesday, and will be facilitated by AgResearch senior scientist Tom Fraser. “We will be covering the feed requirements for twin-scanned ewes in late pregnancy,” Mr Fraser said. “This is a very important time of the year for feeding, to reduce lamb losses and to set ewes up for peak lactation – particularly important with twin-scanned ewes. “There is a tendency to underfeed them in the last stages of pregnancy – which means they lose body condition and don’t produce enough milk for two lambs.”
Rural contractors take big hit from drought Western Bay of Plenty rural contractors lost as much as 50 per cent of their business because of the drought. Hardest hit were hay, silage and cropping companies, which say most of their work was wiped out because of poor grass-growing conditions. Bradstreet Contractors owner Peter Bradstreet says his workload is down 45 to 50 per cent and it is possibly the worst drought since the business began 35 years ago. “It has been particularly bad because the grass just didn’t grow. “We’d get a little bit of rain but it would stop just when growing conditions looked good again ... it was the longevity of the dry spell that did the damage.” They’ve had to bite the bullet and knuckle down, he says. “We employ seven people and will hang on and hope for the best. “Luckily we do a bit of hedge cutting and root sawing, which has picked us up and kept us going.” Neville Marsh Contracting owner Neville Marsh says his “grass cut” had been slashed in half because of the drought. “We will get through, that is contracting, I’ll just have to tighten our belt a little tighter.”
Mr Fraser said the norm used to be that one ewe produced one lamb, however times had changed and twin births more likely. The feed requirements of pregnant dairy cows will also be under the spotlight. The field day will include a visit to Roger and Judy Henderson’s sheep, cropping and dairy grazing farm for a hands on demonstration measuring crop yield. Feed quality and the utilisation of different types of brassicas, and the importance these components have on good feed levels. Lunch will be provided and there will be refreshments at conclusion, at about 3.30pm. The Lyndhurst Hall is at 364 Springfield East Road. For more information please contact tom.fraser@agresearch.co.nz
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The situation will affect feed supply, Marsh says. “Last year we had a huge surplus of feed and I couldn’t sell it. “Now every bale is sold and it’s all gone. I feel sorry for farmers who won’t have food available for stock other than relying on palm kernel.” Rural Contractors New Zealand executive director Roger Parton says all their 450 members have suffered flow-on effects from the drought. “The agriculture sector is dependent on weather and of course that changes what people do and when they do it. “Some are flat out trying to catch up with what would have been done a couple of months ago while others will be doing less than normal.” An economic survey suggests 22,000 to 23,000 people are employed in the billion-dollar rural contracting industry. Grant Contractor owner Ian Grant says his summer hay and silage take is down 15 per cent, and that it is the orchardists who aren’t spending money. “Most orchardists haven’t got any money to spend,” he says. “We do tree removal, mulching of trees and stump grinding but the work isn’t there like it used to be.” - APNZ
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Farm sales increase National real estate data shows there were 69 more farm sales for the three months ended May 2013 than for the three months ended April 2013. Overall, there were 512 farm sales for the period, compared to 467 the previous year. The median price per hectare for all farms sold in the three months to May 2013 was $20,499; a 20.4 per cent increase on the $17,031 recorded for three months ended May 2012. The median price per hectare rose 1.3 per cent compared to April. Six regions recorded increases in sales volume May period, compared to 2012. Waikato recorded the largest increase in sales (+28 sales), followed by Auckland (+20 sales) and Northland (+13 sales). Eight regions recorded decreases in sales volume with Southland recording the largest fall (-11 sales), followed by Nelson (-9 sales) and Canterbury (-7 sales). Compared to the three months ended April 2013 11 regions recorded an increase in sales, lead by Canterbury (+13 sales). “Sales in the dairy sector for the season con-
cluded on a solid note with continued strong demand for good properties. The number of dairy sales for the year ending May 2013 was strongly ahead of the previous year and reflects an increasing degree of confidence within the dairy industry,” says REINZ Rural Market Spokesman Brian Peacocke. “Increasing confidence is also apparent in the drystock sector with healthy sales volumes of finishing and grazing properties, particularly in Canterbury, Otago and Southland in the South Island, and Waikato, Tarakani and Manawatu/ Wanganui in the North Island.” “The focus in the red meat sector on the potential for rationalisation or restructuring of the meat processing industry has not dampened demand for quality sheep and beef properties.” The median sales price per hectare for dairy farms was $34,850 (90 properties), compared to $34,819, for the three months ended April (87 properties), and $29.485 (60 properties) for the three months ended May 2012. The median dairy farm size for the three months ended May 2013 was 124 hectares.
Field Day:
Making the most out of winter feeding
Date:
26th June, 2013
Time:
10-30 am to 3-30 pm Lunch provided and there will be refreshments at conclusion
Venue
Lyndhurst Hall, 364 Springfield East Road, Lyndhurst This will be a very interesting and important Field Day for all livestock farmers who are interested in making the best decisions around winter feeding options towards lambing and calving. Topics to be covered will include Feed requirements for twin scanned ewes in late pregnancy to reduce lamb losses and set up for optimum lamb growth during lactation Feeding cows to requirements in late pregnancy. There will be a farm visit to look at brassica options and a hands on demonstration of measuring crop yield.
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Target weeds, help lucerne Timing is critical when targeting weeds in stands of lucerne, says Ravensdown’s George Kerse. After the drought reduced covers going into winter, spring feed will be critical so early winter is the time to protect lucerne investment. The benefits of lucerne as a feed crop have long been known. In fact, remains of lucerne roots have been found dating back to 6000 BC! Lucerne is a legume with the potential to fix up to 500 kg/ha of nitrogen per year. Its long roots are commonly found at a depth of 3–5 metres which helps with water filtration, biological activity and improved nutrient cycling. These deep roots also prevent soil erosion and soil pans from forming. The legume is a very high quality feed that can be grazed, cut for baleage or taken as hay a number of times over the season. It has proven itself as a
very drought-tolerant feed source in dry regions. The catch is that lucerne is a relatively expensive crop to establish, so it is vital to protect this investment and ensure the stand reaches its potential longevity through annual winter spraying. Often stands of lucerne last only three to five years with little or no weed control compared to the expected 8-15 years with weed-free stands. Winter weed control is a very cost-effective method of controlling weeds in established lucerne stands. The use of paraquat (Parable) is common combined with one of the Triazine family herbicides of atrazine (Atratec/Atraflo), simazine (Simaflo) or terbuthylazine (Terbaflo). The key to using these types of cost-effective herbicides is the reliance on the winter dormancy, the removal of green leaf and the deep taproot of lucerne plants.
Shareholders’ ball marks 50 years ATS is hosting a black tie ball to celebrate 50 years of business. The glamour event will be held at the Hotel Ashburton on July 6 and is for the society’s shareholders only. ATS chairman Phil McKendry said the ball was a great way to celebrate 50 years of trading. “We are really toasting the success of a still largely provincial business that continues to grow and be successful, and one that is a big part of the local community.” The trading society was formed in 1963 by a group of farmers keen to form a rural co-operative to
reduce costs and share information; today it has 2700 shareholders and 260 suppliers covering farming and personal needs from irrigation, fuel and farm supplies, to supermarkets and restaurants. Mr McKendry said ballgoers would be treated to a three-course dinner and drinks with entertainment, followed by a live band and dancing. “It is a 50-year celebration, it will not happen again for a long time. It is a good excuse to dress up and have a really good night out.” Ball tickets are limited and are on sale.
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Moisture monitor hits home
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New Zealand ploughing team members (from left) Colin Millar (Rotorua), Malcolm Taylor, Murray Redmond, Norm Styles and Bruce Redmond.
Top Kiwi ploughmen head to Canada Methven farmer Murray Redmond will leave at the end of the month for the World Ploughing Contest in Canada. Mr Redmond is part of the New Zealand ploughing team that will compete at the contest in Olds College, Alberta on July 19 and 20. Thirty countries have entered com-
petitors in the event with containers of tractors, ploughs and spare parts arriving daily. The New Zealand team’s equipment is currently in transit and due to arrive in Canada this week. The Canadian organisers have worked hard to have everything in place to make the 60th world contest
a memorable event. There are over 450 visitors registered to enjoy the event. As part of the official visitors programme, they will enjoy a day in beautiful Banff national park and a visit to the Calgary Stampede. To celebrate 60 years of operation of the World Ploughing Organisation there is a special celebration dinner
arranged as part of the programme. Mr Redmond will compete in the conventional section and Putaruru farmer Malcolm Taylor will plough in the reversible contest. The team travelling to Canada also includes Mr Redmond’s father Bruce, a former world title-holder, as team manager and coach.
Rural Women get in behind prostate campaign Pikelets and Y-fronts were on the agenda at the Rural Women New Zealand stand at the National Fieldays at Mystery Creek in Hamilton. It’s was all part of the Y Front Up to Prostate Cancer campaign launched by Rural Women NZ last week. “Blokes can be a bit slow to visit the doctor and get themselves checked, so we’re giving them a helping hand,” Rural Women NZ national president, Liz Evans said.
Prostate cancer is the most common cancer diagnosed in men and the third leading cause of cancer deaths in this country. “We want to raise awareness of the disease and get women to encourage their men to see their GP for a screening test,” Mrs Evans said. Each year in New Zealand around 2500 men are diagnosed with prostate cancer. While no one-knows the cause, age is the strongest risk factor.
The 2012 Prostate Cancer Taskforce recommends men with urinary symptoms should request assessment by their GP. This assessment is likely to include a PSA blood test and digital rectal examination (DRE). The general practitioner may suggest referral to a specialist depending on the severity of the symptoms. Between now and November, Rural Women NZ members will be holding
prostate-themed events around the country, such as cocktail parties and pikelets for prostate, hosting guest speakers and organising fun activities to raise awareness. of the disease and funds for research. The money collected will be presented to the Prostate Cancer Foundation in November. For more information go to http://www.ruralwomen.org. nz/news-and-inspiration/y-front-upto-prostate-cancer.
An Oamaru dairy farm will gain from Aqualinc Research’s support of IrrigationNZ’s recent training event, the Great Irrigation Challenge, in Ashburton. Workshop attendee Sam Jones won a $3500 prize sponsored by Aqualinc – the installation of a telemetered soil moisture monitoring site and one year’s free data hosting to the www.myirrigation.info website. “It’s great. I’m stoked,” he said. The Lincoln University BCom Ag. graduate moved to Ashburton earlier this year to begin a rural banking career. His girlfriend Tania’s parents Corrie and Donna Smit will benefit from the prize. The Smits own two dairy units near Oamaru, with their son Steven overseeing the operation of them. Both properties are irrigated with water from the Lower Waitaki Irrigation Company. Aqualinc senior water resource engineer Matt Bubb, who presented Sam’s prize, says while soil moisture monitoring isn’t widespread yet, irrigators are starting to recognise the value of this tool. “Regional councils are not generally requiring soil moisture monitoring yet, but pressure is now on to improve performance. Having an understanding of your soil moisture is an important part of the irrigation decision-making process.” While farmers often associate monitoring with compliance, Mr Bubb says on-farm savings can be more significant. “It’s not only a compliance tool, making sound irrigation management decisions based on real time data helps optimise water use often leading to reduced water use, lower power costs and less leaching of nutrients. The cost of monitoring typically pays for itself within a season or two.” Sam, who attended the Irrigation Essentials workshop at the Great Irrigation Challenge, agrees. “It’s so important for the industry moving forward to include soil moisture monitoring. It’s almost a no-brainer when you look at the figures.” Sam grew up on a Waikato dairy farm and worked on dairy farms while studying. Since moving to Canterbury, Sam has been impressed by the significance of agribusiness to the economy. “I really like how irrigation is leading the region’s growth. It’s a very exciting time to be in Canterbury.” ‘
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Fields for Forbury Park Trotting Club Inc meeting at Forbury Park today. NZ Meeting number: 8 Musical Director ............................................ Sylvia Watson Doubles: 1 and 2; 3 and 4; 5 and 6; 7 and 8; 9 and 10 Accompanist ................................................ Deborah Sloper Trebles: 1, 2 and 3; 4, 5 and 6; 8, 9 and 10 Soprano Angela Petrus Tenor Luke Glendining RACE 1 5.56pm (NZT) LIFE MEMBER VIV ANNGOW 3YO MOBILE PACE $6000, 3yo up to 1 win mob. pace, mobile, 2200m Cake Tin Hire 1 Pandora’s Sioux (1) fr......................J W Cox 20 novelty shapes 2 8130x Ucanifuwant (2) fr...........................K Barron 3 46159 Gotta Go Sassy’s Jet (3) fr........ J Trainor (J) $15 4 x9343 Starlet Lavra (4) fr...........................T Chmiel for 7 days 5 7187 Live Christian (5) fr.......................T Williams 6 08661 Hezahotdude (6) fr..............M Williamson (J) 7 8175x Frank The Duck (7) fr........................D Dunn RACE 2 6.26pm MAINLINE ELECTRICAL MOBILE TROT The Arcade, Ashburton $5500, 2yo+ non winners mob. trot, mobile, 2200m 03 308 8287 1 96057 Final Effort (1) fr.................................A Beck 2 0 Susiesforgivinggirl (2) fr......M Williamson (J) 3 007x9 Reserve Banks (3) fr.....................T Williams 4 Solar Commando (4) fr..................... A Clark 5 000 Snow Boy (5) fr.................................. S Lock Annalise Ackroyd 6 09935 Gold Harmony (6) fr........................K Barron 9 today. 7 73 Castle Sun (7) fr...............................D Dunn 8 x000P Queen Mary (8) fr................D D McCormick Have a great day. Lots of love 9 00x Under The Monarch (9) fr................J W Cox Mum, Dad, and Rosara. 10 0845 Phil’s Folly (21) fr..................... N Williamson 11 53097 City Courage (U1) fr............ B Williamson (J) 12 000 Eltsunami (U2) fr..........................D Simpson 13 7P093 Mr Majestic (U3) fr.........................B Barclay RACE 3 6.56pm MOSGIEL MOTOR COURT CHAMPIONSHIP Jared Munn SERIES MBL PACE $5500, claimers mob. pace, mobile, Happy 7th Birthday Jared. 2200m Have a dino-mite party. 1 7x950 Bronze Hero (1) fr 2 42764 Del Sur (2) fr....................... B Williamson (J) Love you heaps. From 3 58697 Rome (3) fr.....................................K Barclay Mum, Dad and Gemma. xxoo. 4 12816 Cullen’s Finest (4) fr............M Williamson (J) 5 21345 Montecrengle (5) fr..........................J W Cox 6 x5341 Hi Gun (6) fr......................................D Dunn 7 33353 Lake View (7) fr.............................T Williams Soprano Angela Petrus
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2 45537 King’s Legacy nwtd............................J Black 3 2 Thrilling Brave nwtd......................... K Walsh 4 74744 Ike Jones nwtd.......................K Sutch-Jones 5 44F85 Warsteiner nwtd R M &..................... J Smith 6 42 You’re Lucky nwtd............................. B Craik 7 Ten Point One nwtd..........................P Taylor 8 546x5 Summertime Bobby nwtd..........S M Gardner 9 856 Hefeweizen nwtd..............................T Green 10 48768 Madam Knocka nwtd R M &............. J Smith RACE 5, 1.14pm PALAMOUNTAINS NUTRITION SPRINT C3, 375m 1 55435 Lockey’s Call 21.30..................... R O’Regan 2 14625 Ostis Experience nwtd.......................C Hore 3 11311 Cawbourne Henry 21.34....................C Hore 4 52622 Belrani 21.54................................... G Farrell 5 11112 Cocky Appeal 21.00.........................P Green 6 16221 Tarapunga 21.22.........................D Schofield 7 14835 Mr. Majestic 21.41..............................J Black 8 42234 Lafayette 21.60................................. B Craik 9 25858 Lochinvar Valero nwtd.................D Schofield 10 73444 Lochinvar Yasi 21.42...................D Schofield RACE 6, 1.32pm WHITE & MORELAND LTD SPRINT C5, 375m 1 21154 Lord Will 21.09...................................C Hore 2 21262 Calamity Free 21.14....................D Schofield 3 61151 Uno Lachlan 21.12......................D Schofield 4 34168 High Flyer nwtd H....................... L Laagland 5 58258 Ladakh 21.37.................................. G Farrell 6 46515 Winsome Buster 21.22...............D Schofield 7 x6274 Alabaster 21.10................................. B Craik 8 84377 Thrilling Issues 21.21........................ S Clark 9 81876 Grizz 20.92....................................... S Clark 10 51686 Mahonie 21.22............................ G Pomeroy RACE 7, 1.49pm GENERAL ENGRAVERS SPRINT C4, 375m 1 33643 Crixus nwtd..................................... G Farrell 2 86258 Ruby Tron 21.18 H...................... L Laagland 3 63326 Harvey Nichols 21.24........................ B Craik 4 11111 Short And Snappy 21.07...............P Cleaver 5 27663 Opawa Sacha nwtd..................... B Littlejohn 6 47223 Cosmic Mack 21.18....................D Schofield 7 24471 Rebel Kahn 21.43............................. S Clark 8 43187 Samson Dash 21.36......................... B Craik
9 47168 Run Stacey Run nwtd..........................J Udy 10 55245 Flying Fabio 21.11.............................C Hore RACE 8, 2.07pm GREEN BROS LTD SPRINT C5, 375m 1 12322 Explosive Osti 21.11..........................C Hore 2 4385x We’re So Lucky 21.10....................... B Craik 3 33184 Quick Cat 21.31..........................D Schofield 4 12173 Black Hombre 21.07......................... S Clark 5 83338 Toi Shan 21.05............................D Schofield 6 18375 Making Debree 21.29.....................P Henley 7 13257 Percentage Man 21.42................ L Laagland 8 21133 Cosmic Pearl 21.27....................D Schofield 9 51686 Mahonie 21.22............................ G Pomeroy 10 81876 Grizz 20.92....................................... S Clark RACE 9, 2.25pm CLUBHOUSE SPORTS BAR STAKES C4, 457m 1 46646 Lochinvar Laredo 25.53..............D Schofield 2 F7834 Lochinvar Sonic nwtd..................D Schofield 3 63731 Thrilling Logic 25.63......................... K Walsh 4 48441 This Is Swip nwtd.............................. S Clark 5 87352 Newton Willow nwtd...............K Sutch-Jones 6 36725 Hajime nwtd...................................P Cleaver 7 25326 On Trey 25.72.............................D Schofield 8 68378 Riddle Mate 25.72........................... G Farrell 9 87875 Elly’s Girl nwtd............................ R O’Regan 10 76757 Corby nwtd.................................. R O’Regan RACE 10, 2.42pm 0800 4 DOWN COW STAKES C5, 457m 1 11212 Thrilling Edge nwtd.......................... K Walsh 2 71746 Makinen 25.97 W &.........................T Steele 3 38176 Space Race 26.08............................ S Clark 4 23444 Koko Whiz 25.49.........................D Schofield 5 11433 Bornato 25.51............................ A Lawrence 6 22141 Fancy Tip nwtd............................D Schofield 7 23418 Thrilling Blitz 25.41........................... S Clark 8 52541 Hauko 25.67.................................... G Farrell 9 52588 David’s Osti nwtd...............................C Hore 10 54548 Valain’s Flyer 25.61......................T M Patton RACE 11, 3.00pm PRESLAND TOCKER INSURANCE STAKES C3, 457m 1 F2643 Thrilling Charly 25.63....................... K Walsh 2 56585 Jackson Town 25.64.......................... S Clark 3 53715 Star Bound nwtd......................... G Pomeroy 4 13514 Thrilling Sonic 25.62........................ K Walsh 5 27842 Pink Bouquet 25.71....................D Schofield
6 24342 Cawbourne Jock nwtd.......................C Hore 7 72221 Bublin Gold 25.62............................. S Clark 8 37111 Osti’s Pursuit nwtd.............................C Hore 9 47567 Cherry Tree Lane nwtd..................... B Craik RACE 12, 3.17pm TE AWAMUTU SELF STORAGE STAKES C5, 457m 1 82412 Fancy Dasher 25.65....................D Schofield 2 13263 Thrilling Vegas 25.34....................... K Walsh 3 12621 El Jarrah 25.81.......................D V Meeuwen 4 37252 Lochinvar Onyx 25.53.................D Schofield 5 32747 Cotswald Prince 25.70................ L Laagland 6 42856 Magico 25.81................................... L Martin 7 21125 Piggy Back 25.27.............................. S Clark 8 52121 Fancy Jill nwtd............................D Schofield 9 54548 Valain’s Flyer 25.61......................T M Patton 10 52588 David’s Osti nwtd...............................C Hore RACE 13, 3.35pm SUPERIOR CHUNKY DOG ROLLS SERIES HEAT 1 C1q, 457m 1 34321 On The House nwtd H................ L Laagland 2 22142 Cawbourne Penny nwtd.....................C Hore 3 56845 Endorse 25.78............................D Schofield 4 37F31 Charley Farley 25.88..............K Sutch-Jones 5 43285 Wolf Marine nwtd...........................P Cleaver 6 55252 Wabi Sabi 26.50.............................. L Martin 7 15431 Mariah nwtd......................................P Taylor 8 34121 Trilise 25.59................................ A Lawrence 9 34485 Flyin’ Shifty nwtd R M &.................... J Smith 10 67785 Cullen’s Impact nwtd........................ M Black RACE 14, 3.52pm SUPERIOR CHUNKY DOG ROLLS SERIES HEAT 2 C1q, 457m 1 23537 Coal Sack 26.11........................ A Lawrence 2 27464 Our Bernie 26.18..........................H Mullane 3 25564 Another Burst nwtd.....................D Schofield 4 62658 Alpinador nwtd.................................. S Clark 5 22216 Sue Sews Socks nwtd.............. T Mischefski 6 35341 Thrilling Olive 25.80......................... K Walsh 7 66844 Thrilling Ninja 25.81..................... J C Gifford 8 64434 Zagato 25.95.............................. A Lawrence 9 67855 Madam Norris nwtd..........................T Green 10 68666 Otewa Bella nwtd......................S M Gardner 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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when they come back to their own sex they can go up another grade or two,� he said. “That would put her at Group Two or Group Three level so she just has to get up that bit more to Group One level.� If successful, She’s Clean will be the first horse to carry the famous all cerise colours of Ingham Racing to a Group One win since Forensics won the 2008 Queen Of The Turf Stakes. Wednesday’s barrier draw delivered mixed fortunes for Waller with Red Tracer allocated the outside alley (16) in the Tiara. The five-year-old won the Dane Ripper Stakes on June 8 over the same course and distance as the Tiara from barrier 16 after a superb ride from Nash Rawiller. - AAP TURF
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Chris Waller wants jockey Jason Collett to enjoy the experience of riding She’s Clean in the Tattersall’s Tiara without the burden of expectation. Collett is seeking his first Group One win aboard She’s Clean in the Tiara, having ridden the mare to victory at her past two wins at Randwick. Waller says it’s important for Collett to be in a relaxed frame of mind when he is legged aboard She’s Clean at Eagle Farm on Saturday. “It’s a no-pressure approach,� Waller said. “He’s on a good horse who has a good draw and he just needs to enjoy the ride and see what happens.�
Collett’s affinity with She’s Clean earned him the important ride. “He was given the ride on one proviso; treat it like any other race,� Waller said. “He has done a great job with her, she responds to his riding and seems to like him.� She’s Clean overcame the outside barrier in the 13-horse field in the June Stakes to record her eighth win from only 16 starts and has drawn ideally in stall four in the Tiara. “She has a good winning strike rate and that’s always the sign of a horse who can progress to better company,� Waller said. Although She’s Clean hasn’t raced in a class stronger than Listed level, Waller believes she has earned a shot at a Group One race. “She beat the opposite sex last start at Listed level and I think
8 97132 Mullingar Mac (U1) fr............... N Williamson RACE 4 7.21pm BIDVEST JUNIOR DRIVERS MOBILE PACE $6000, 4yo+ 1 win mob. pace jun.d, mobile, 2700m 1 020x0 Anvil Gav (1) fr..............................R Todd (J) 2 31 Devine Sign (2) fr................M Williamson (J) 3 75x35 Lady Brownhouse (3) fr............. J Trainor (J) 4 59368 Ahorsewithnoname (4) fr.... B Williamson (J) 5 54190 Tuscaloosa (5) fr..........................J Young (J) 6 91252 VC’s Honour (6) fr................. C Ferguson (J) 7 00986 The Fickle Finger (7) fr............ S Golding (J) 8 07000 Mystery Boy (8) fr...................... B Munro (J) RACE 5 7.46pm FIRST LEG OF PICK 6 MOBILE PACE $7000, 3yo+ 2 to 3 wins mob. pace, mobile, 2200m 1 32155 Sonia Ellen (1) fr...................... N Williamson 2 84343 Expressionist (2) fr..............M Williamson (J) 3 99887 Jerry Fitz (3) fr...................... C Ferguson (J) 4 41312 Fifth Edition (4) fr..............................D Dunn 5 10079 Libby Jaccka (5) fr...........................J W Cox 6 77002 Cullens Spirit (6) fr.....................M Purvis (J) 7 66x90 Fair Dinkum Bromac fr.................. Scratched 8 0x898 Sonny Albert (7) fr............................. S Lock 9 15736 Taieri Wings (8) fr B Munro (J,..................Cl) 10 x9256 Zara P (21) fr................................T Williams 11 78x57 Arancia (22) fr J Trainor (J,.......................Cl) 12 07858 Strawbs Fire Chip (23) fr R McIlwrick (J,.. Cl) RACE 6 8.15pm RICOH MOBILE PACE $5500, 3yo+ non winners mob. pace, mobile, 2200m 1 25923 Cavallo Volante (1) fr.......................... A Butt 2 09 Tachma (2) fr...................................G McLay 3 x7887 Rumpole (3) fr.................................... S Lock 4 95x95 Extra Pocket (4) fr..........................B Barclay 5 30256 Just Kris (5) fr............................ J Trainor (J) 6 007P9 Whynotedna (6) fr............................... G Lee 7 53 Hez My Brother (7) fr..........M Williamson (J) 8 38042 Love In The Dark (8) fr....................K Larsen 9 0075 Just Another Dream (9) fr...............T Chmiel 10 79742 Rescarn (21) fr..................................D Dunn 11 70855 Sammy The Bull (22) fr............... B McLellan 12 03208 Just A Jak Up (U1) fr..............S Walkinshaw RACE 7 8.40pm DUNEDIN CITY FORD HANDICAP TROT
Dexter Dunn $8000, 1 to 5 wins discrhcp trot, stand, 2700m 1 09933 Earls Buller Girl (1) fr.................... N Buchan 2 P7308 Trade Me Now (2) fr......................B Norman 3 43555 Waitoto Express (3) fr...................T Williams 4 23241 Chevy Corvette (4) fr.....................B Barclay 5 090P8 Sudon Speed (U1) fr........................J W Cox 6 46961 Starlight Invasion (1) 10..........S Walkinshaw 7 51513 Sarah Lindenny (U1) 20...............C Harrison 8 3363P Galaxy Hunter (U2) 20............. N Williamson 9 12100 So King (1) 30...................................D Dunn 10 P6x60 Mum Beat Lyall (U1) 30.....................A Beck RACE 8 9.10pm SIGNPRINT HANDICAP PACE $6500, 3yo+ 1 to 2 wins spechcp pace, stand, 2200m 1 07545 Macho Comacho (1) fr....................T Chmiel
2 90x12 Ready For Takeoff (2) fr...................... A Butt 3 47x10 Highview Conall (3) fr...................... G Smith 4 25202 Donegal Starella (4) fr......................D Dunn 5 50221 Jaccka Opie (5) fr......................... M Kerr (J) 6 2210x Sunnivue Impulse (6) fr.................B Barclay 7 P4125 Vera’s Delight (7) fr..................... B McLellan 8 55x74 Sunny Two Shoes (8) fr......M Williamson (J) 9 35493 Christy Breanna (9) fr.............. N Williamson 10 04586 Tango Lady (1) 10..........................K Barclay RACE 9 9.40pm ACME METAL & DRUM MOBILE PACE $6500, 3yo+ 1 to 2 wins mob. pace, mobile, 2200m 1 39055 Chal Fire (1) fr.................................J W Cox 2 05316 Curve (2) fr.......................................... A Butt 3 31737 Last Issue (3) fr...............................K Larsen 4 12 On Ice (4) fr............................. N Williamson 5 72871 Thrill (5) fr.......................................T Chmiel 6 8P348 All For D B (6) fr.............................B Barclay 7 12614 Supreme Genes (7) fr................... M Kerr (J) 8 x1373 Macintosh (8) fr.................................D Dunn 9 04483 Whyamibettor (9) fr.................. S Golding (J) 10 08024 It’s Only Me (21) fr........................T Williams 11 34724 Ruby Banner (22) fr........................K Barron RACE 10 10.10pm TIP TOP MEMPHIS MELTDOWN PACE $5500, 2yo+ non winners pace, stand, 2200m 1 P3905 Strategic Miss (1) fr.................. N Williamson 2 90235 Imaginary Life (2) fr.....................C Harrison 3 784 The Roman Prince (3) fr..................J W Cox 4 03762 Washington Diva (4) fr....................T Chmiel 5 000 Byrd (5) fr..........................................D Dunn 6 22548 She’s Got It (6) fr.......................M Purvis (J) 7 4 Valmara (7) fr......................M Williamson (J) 8 Rock Till You Drop (8) fr...................... A Butt Pacifiers off : Mystery Boy (R4) 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
Christchurch greyhound fields and form Fields for Christchurch Greyhound Racing Club meeting at Addington Raceway today. NZ Meeting number: 10 Doubles: 1 and 2; 3 and 4; 5 and 6; 7 and 8; 9 and 10; 11 and 12 Trebles: 1, 2 and 3; 4, 5 and 6; 7, 8 and 9; 10, 11 and 12 RACE 1, 4.36pm (NZT) SUPER PETS SPRINT C3, 295m 1 13121 Gotta Go Ace 17.48...................R Blackburn 2 12127 Know Pride 17.26.......................... G Cleeve 3 78775 Another Becky 17.58.................J McInerney 4 66648 Smash Amego nwtd......................... M Grant 5 64445 Homebush Mayhem 17.38.........J McInerney 6 74225 Ringa Ding 17.54.......................J McInerney 7 12616 Claremont Pizzaz 17.34 A &...............Seque 8 73321 Starburst Blanch 17.40.................... M Grant 9 24167 Roxy Rascal 17.44 M &.....................Jopson 10 38256 My Little Oah 17.35...................J McInerney RACE 2, 4.53pm (NZT) HAPPY BIRTHDAY CRAIG WHITE DASH C4, 295m 1 52218 Bugsy Bangles 17.16........................B Shaw 2 87462 Gitcha Easy 17.25 W &...................... Nissen 3 22831 Wandy Jewel 17.43......................D Kingston 4 74465 Gazza’s Pride 17.24......................... M Flipp 5 47361 Botany Prancer 17.54................J McInerney 6 26257 Anytime Will Do 17.48...............J McInerney 7 11111 Trans Tasman 17.23...................R Blackburn 8 25634 Fireman’s Escort 17.28.................. G Cleeve 9 27266 Runway Queen 17.41.................... G Cleeve 10 357x7 Business Plan nwtd...................R Blackburn RACE 3, 5.11pm (NZT) THURSDAY PLACE PICK DASH C3, 295m 1 55413 Turbo Tundra 17.57.......................... M Grant 2 65568 Wot Price Curly nwtd.................J McInerney 3 58658 Enable 17.45 H &.................................Taylor 4 83234 Another Blend 17.39..................J McInerney 5 18632 Blonde Tori 17.48.......................A Bradshaw 6 82182 Cawbourne Chief 17.39................... M Grant 7 777F6 Just A Mate 17.29......................J McInerney 8 76483 Nerd Corner 17.63........................... M Grant 9 18815 Homebush Cruden nwtd............J McInerney 10 44574 Cool Jordie 17.27..............................S Whall RACE 4, 5.28pm (NZT) BUY SELL & EXCHANGE SPRINT
C5, 295m 1 x4315 Mr. Whippy 17.22 W &....................... Nissen 2 34623 Pearl’s Boy 17.19........................... G Cleeve 3 33182 Nippa Mary 17.09......................J McInerney 4 13336 Callahan 17.26............................. M Roberts 5 22121 Marmalade Skies 17.43.....................J Dunn 6 32115 Zebidiah 17.02 J &...........................D Fahey 7 33211 Homebush Helen 17.18.............J McInerney 8 36F32 Etched In Stone 17.25...............R Blackburn 9 16354 Jackson Cat 17.21............................ B Dann 10 21488 Wandy Boiler 17.33........................ G Cleeve RACE 5, 5.46pm (NZT) ANGLER’S ARM TAVERN STAKES C3, 520m 1 6867x Another Course nwtd.................J McInerney 2 61335 Banbit nwtd.......................................B Shaw 3 43615 Take A Trick 30.64............................. M Flipp 4 82618 Girl Racer 30.42 H &...........................Taylor 5 23231 Rambunctious 30.63..................A Bradshaw 6 25777 Cawbourne Kim 30.63...............J McInerney 7 34513 Mick and Paddy 30.34 W &............... Nissen
8 41447 Know Honour 30.81....................... G Cleeve 9 34858 Waterview Lass 30.66 C &................. Fagan 10 73545 Bigtime Kelina nwtd..........................B Shaw RACE 6, 6.16pm (NZT) GARRARD’S HORSE & HOUND SPRINT C5, 295m 1 86186 Pure And Special 17.25................... M Grant 2 51173 Go Housie 17.09............................ G Cleeve 3 42121 Know Advantage 17.04.................. G Cleeve 4 31634 Sahara Rama nwtd A &......................Seque 5 43262 Ocotillo 17.03 J &............................D Fahey 6 63455 Nova’s Fortune 17.27.................J McInerney 7 71515 Ciri Rioli 17.18 J &...........................D Fahey 8 86316 Elki 17.31..................................... M Roberts 9 15248 Primitive 17.19...................................J Dunn 10 53764 Jumpin’ Julia 17.30....................J McInerney RACE 7, 6.42pm ASHBURTON GRC PUNTERS CONTEST SUN 23 JUNE STAKES C3/4, 520m 1 26223 Unshaken 30.48 J &........................D Fahey 2 12615 Kin Nikki 30.36.............................. L Waretini 3 44417 Opawa Bomb 30.67 L &..................... Wales 4 13472 Pindari 30.32 J &.............................D Fahey 5 48815 Brooklyn Hope 30.17 J &.................D Fahey 6 15342 Opawa No Ear 30.18 J &.................D Fahey 7 58775 Take No Prisoner 30.42................. G Cleeve 8 53744 Bob’s Eye 30.73.........................J McInerney 9 34858 Waterview Lass (c3) 30.66 C &.......... Fagan 10 63755 Starburst Hannah(c3) nwtd.............. M Grant RACE 8, 7.08pm 2013 CANTERBURY LAURELS R/A, 520m 1 66123 Homebush Violet (c4) 30.50......J McInerney 2 52384 Opawa Marg (c3) 30.39 L &............... Wales 3 31134 Tepirita Desire (c2) nwtd...................B Shaw 4 11581 Cawbourne Renee (c3) 30.75 C &.D Roberts 5 11613 Just Jordana (c5) nwtd..................... B Craik 6 21545 Cawbourne Kesha (c3) 30.74....J McInerney 7 34878 Another Jewel (c4) nwtd............J McInerney 8 27422 Jinja Power (c5) 30.41 J &...............D Fahey 9 51118 Olympic Medal (c2) 30.23 J &.........D Fahey 10 62118 Katcha Fire (c2) nwtd....................... B Craik RACE 9, 7.34pm CAROL’S TAB DASH C5, 295m 1 63217 Homebush Sarge 17.35.............J McInerney 2 24346 Roqette 17.22 C &........................D Roberts 3 12424 Pick The Tip 17.11........................... D Voyce 4 24273 Pretty Good 16.94 J &.....................D Fahey
5 11111 Dixie Lee 17.00..........................R Blackburn 6 82177 Know Trust 17.23........................... G Cleeve 7 x1111 More Better 17.09 W &...................... Nissen 8 61367 Lynny Southcombe 17.29..........J McInerney 9 1665x Kyann 17.01 A &.................................Seque 10 35663 Wandy Chick 17.36........................ G Cleeve RACE 10, 8.00pm 2013 GARDEN CITY CLASSIC R/A, 520m 1 45166 Opawa Casper (c5) 30.23 L &............ Wales 2 35741 Know Attempt (c5) 30.46............... G Cleeve 3 65618 Cawbourne Philip(c5) 30.34......J McInerney 4 25221 Red Typhoon (c3) 30.56.................. M Grant 5 82272 Opawa Swede (c4) 30.02 J &..........D Fahey 6 45737 Stolen Money (c4) 17.97................ G Cleeve 7 21534 Gainsford (c5) nwtd.......................... B Craik 8 45252 Opawa Webby (c4) 30.51 L &............. Wales 9 14253 Bone Nerd (c3) nwtd.................... M Roberts 10 34268 Wayleggo (c3) 30.33 J &.................D Fahey RACE 11, 8.28pm KOLORFUL KANVAS STAKES C5, 520m 1 43218 Smash Amy 30.99........................... M Grant 2 41331 Jinjarango 29.93 J &........................D Fahey 3 22112 Russell Hart 30.24.....................J McInerney 4 x1343 Opawa Rapid 30.54 L &..................... Wales 5 64461 Ultimate Dream 29.93................A Bradshaw 6 47312 Gordon Bale 30.43 C &................D Roberts 7 31746 Indi’s Grace 30.56............................ M Grant 8 36758 Geoff The Ref 30.65 H &.....................Taylor 9 42377 Bella Dior nwtd...........................J McInerney 10 14366 No Undies Sundy 30.39.............J McInerney RACE 12, 8.55pm SPEIGHT’S SPRINT C4, 295m 1 76644 Homebush Edith 17.21..............J McInerney 2 42476 Knox 17.44........................................ B Dann 3 63423 Austin Wana nwtd W &...................... Nissen 4 65554 Life’s A Laugh 17.39..................R Blackburn 5 47463 Adini 17.16.................................... L Waretini 6 44663 Know Jealousy 17.29..................... G Cleeve 7 56226 Rodriguez 17.19..................................A Lee 8 52522 Sosan 17.43 C &..........................D Roberts 9 27266 Runway Queen 17.41.................... G Cleeve 10 F7537 Opawa Legs 17.56 L &....................... Wales 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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By Wynne Gray James O’Connor will direct the Wallaby backline alongside three team-mates making their international starts in Saturday’s opening duel with the Lions. Code convert Israel Folau will debut on the right wing, Christian Leali’ifano will be second fiveeighths and Ben Mowen will be on the blindside as the trio of new faces in a revamped Wallaby group. Anointing O’Connor as first fiveeighths after overlooking Reds pivot Quade Cooper for the enlarged squad will fuel more state antagonism towards coach Robbie Deans. The test side will be unveiled officially today but the Herald discovered decisions were settled last week and the group has been training together in camp north of Brisbane.
Deans has gone for a backline heavy on skilled playmakers but light on size except for Folau and Digby Ioane on the other wing. Folau’s selection is a rapid reward after his switch from AFL but his work for the Waratahs demanded he be in the mix. His bulk will be one physical counter to the expected Lions wings George North and Alex Cuthbert. Troubled utility Kurtley Beale has been named on the bench as he continues his comeback from his drinking problems and little matchplay in the past few months. Leali’ifano was in line to make his debut some time last season until he badly broke his ankle and missed the rest of the year. The injury still gives him trouble but his comeback form for the Brumbies demanded his inclusion. He can play either five-eighths and filled in at midfield for the
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Brumbies as another test reserve, Pat McCabe, fought his way back from serious injury. Will Genia, O’Connor, Leali’ifano and Berrick Barnes are playmakers who will pose all sorts of defensive questions if they get enough quality possession. New cap Mowen will run the lineout calls as he has so strongly for the Brumbies. He will be one target along with captain James Horwill, Kane Douglas and perhaps Wycliff Palu. The Wallaby front row has enormous test experience and is talked up as a good counter to the Lions. But there will be some doubts about the technical sharpness in the Wallaby pack, especially if the Suncorp Stadium surface is a little soft. Most emphasis will be at the breakdown where injury has shorn the Wallabies of regular skipper
veteran George Smith. There is a murmur Smith is running again and making a strong recovery from his strained knee and if things go pear-shaped on Saturday, he could be drafted in for test two in Melbourne. In the meantime Michael Hooper will wear the No7 jersey in his personal confrontation with Lions skipper Sam Warburton. “We will have to do our best not to give away penalties and get our interpretations right there,” Hooper said yesterday. The Wallabies were well rested after an arduous Super 15, they were matchfit and had worked hard on getting their detail sorted. They would be very familiar with the bulk of the Lions if they followed predictions and picked a core of Welsh players. - APNZ
NZ under-20s lose to England The New Zealand under-20s rugby team has failed to make the final of the junior world championship for the first time after they were beaten 33-21 by England in their semifinal clash in France yesterday morning. New Zealand will now prepare to play for bronze against defending champions South Africa, who were beaten by Wales 18-17 in the first of the semifinals. New Zealand head coach Chris Boyd said the team gave themselves every opportunity to win the match but mistakes at crucial times were costly. “We lacked accuracy in execution at times that cost us 14 points.
In the end this was the difference between the two teams. The team is very disappointed with the outcome of the match. The boys now have desperate resolve to get up for the match against South Africa on Sunday.” New Zealand started in the best possible way yesterday morning, when hooker Epalahame Faiva crossed for a five-pointer in the 10th minute. England struck back when openside flanker Matt Hankin scored a runaway try and this was followed up by a intercept try to right wing Anthony Watson. New Zealand first five-eighth Simon Hickey added a 48 metre penalty on the stroke of
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6.00 Deal Or No Deal. (G) 6.30 Millionaire: Hot Seat. (G) 7.00 The Crowd Goes Wild. 7.30 Man Vs Wild. (PGR) In the North Island Bear must cross a raging river on a tree trunk to head toward civilization. 8.30 The Animal Files. (PGR) The pressure is on to save a prized racehorse after a devastating accident on the track. 9.00 Storage Wars: Texas. (G) 9.30 Vegas. (PGR) 10.30 The Crowd Goes Wild. (G, R) 11.00 The Late Show With David Letterman. (G) 12.00 Home Shopping. (G) 1.30 The Crowd Goes Wild. (G, R) 2.00 Home Shopping. (G)
FOUR 6.00 Sesame Street. (G) 6.55 Pingu. (G) 7.00 Sticky TV. (G) 7.30 Scaredy Squirrel. (G) 7.55 Hey Arnold! (G) 8.20 Chuggington. (G) 8.30 Bananas In Pyjamas. (G) 8.45 HUMF. (G) 8.50 Bob The Builder. (G) 9.00 Thomas & Friends. (G) 9.10 Peppa Pig. (G) 9.15 Peppa Pig. (G) 9.20 Barney And Friends. (G) 9.50 Tickety Toc. (G) 10.00 Infomercials. (G) 2.00 Sesame Street. (G) 2.55 Peppa Pig. (G) 3.00 Sticky TV. (G) 4.30 FOUR Live. (G) 6.00 Everybody Hates Chris. (G) 6.30 Futurama. (G)
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The Simpsons. (G) Family Guy. (PGR, R) Futurama. (PGR) Futurama. (PGR) Follows the adventures of Fry, a pizza delivery boy, frozen for 1,000 years, who wakes up in the year 2999. 9.00 Unsupervised. (New, AO) US animates series in which best friends Gary and Joel realise they are looked at as kids, and they try to change their image to hook up with girls.
9.30 South Park. (AO, R) The town of Beaverton is flooded when a mammoth beaver dam breaks. 10.00 Cops. (AO) Cops takes you to the streets to witness real police in action as they confront the crime gripping American cities and comfort the victims of violence. 10.30 American Horror Story. (AO, R) 11.25 Entertainment Tonight. (G) 11.50 Infomercials. (G)
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This biopic of late music legend Johnny Cash is a stirring, straightforward effort that works best as a showcase for its two sensational stars. Joaquin Phoenix (below) embodies the “Man in Black”, seldom missing a beat as he takes us through Cash’s extraordinary but tragic life, much of which travelled a rocky road with singing partner and eventual lifelong lover June Carter (Oscar winner Reese Witherspoon).
sky sPORt 1 6.00 Motorsport. V8 Supercars C’ship. SKY City Triple Darwin. Race 17. Replay. 7.00 Motorsport. V8 Supercars C’ship. SKY City Triple Darwin. Race 18. Replay. 8.00 Motorsport. V8 Supercars Championship. SKY City Triple Darwin. Race 19. Replay. 9.00 Motorsport. IRL. Milwaukee Indyfest. Highlights. 10.30 Rugby League. NRL Telstra Premiership. Round 14 Friday. Highlights. 11.00 Rugby League. NRL Telstra Premiership. Round 14 Saturday. Highlights. 11.30 Rugby League. NRL Telstra Premiership. Round 14 Sunday. Highlights. 12.00 NRL 360. 1.00 Netball. ANZ Championship. Central Pulse v Canterbury Tactix. Replay. 2.30 Netball. ANZ Championship. WBOP Magic v Melbourne Vixens. Replay. 4.00 The Netball Zone. 4.30 Rugby. Steinlager Series. All Blacks v France. 6.30 Rugby Zone. 7.00 Total Rugby. 7.30 Toyota Grassroots Rugby. 8.30 The Ultimate Fighter. 9.15 The Ultimate Fighter. 10.15 Soccer. 12.30 Golf. European PGA Tour. BMW International Open. Round One. Live. 4.30 Inside The PGA Tour. 5.00 Sterlo.
6.00 NYPD Blue. (M) 6.50 The Simpsons. (PG) 7.15 Hardcore Pawn. (PG) 7.40 America’s Funniest Home Videos. (PG) 8.05 Whose Line Is It Anyway? (PG) 8.30 Cash Cab USA. (PG) 8.55 24. (M) 9.50 Law & Order. (M) 10.40 NCIS. (PG) 11.30 NCIS: LA. (M) 12.20 NCIS: LA. (M) 1.15 NYPD Blue. (M) 2.10 Whose Line Is It Anyway? (PG) 2.35 Cash Cab USA. (PG) 3.05 24. (M) 4.00 Hardcore Pawn. (PG) 4.30 The Simpsons. (PG) 5.00 Law & Order. (M) 6.00 America’s Funniest Home Videos. (PG) 6.30 The Simpsons. (PG) 7.00 Hardcore Pawn. (PG) 7.30 NCIS. (PG) Season Finale. Part Two. 8.30 Criminal Intent. (M) 9.30 Robert Ludlum’s Covert One: The Hades Factor. (M) Part One. 10.30 Law & Order. (M) 11.30 NCIS. (PG) 12.30 24. (M) 1.20 America’s Funniest Home Videos. (PG) 1.45 Cash Cab USA. (PG) 2.10 NYPD Blue. (M) 3.00 Criminal Intent. (M) 3.50 Robert Ludlum’s Covert One: The Hades Factor. (M) 4.45 24. (M) 5.35 Whose Line Is It Anyway? (PG)
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Crowd Goes Wild. NRL 360. Deaker On Sport. ANZ Golf World. Golf. US Open. Round 4. Highlights. Golf. Asian Tour. Queens Cup. Highlights. SKY Sport What’s On. Crowd Goes Wild. Motorsport. GP3. Spain Circuit Ricardo. Race One. Replay. Motorsport. GP3. Spain Circuit Ricardo. Race Two. Replay. Re:Union. Rugby Zone. Golf Central. Golf. Asian Tour. Queens Cup. Highlights. Inside The PGA Tour. ANZ Golf World. Athletics. IAAF Diamond League. Oslo. Highlights. Rugby League. NRL Telstra Premiership. Roosters v Warriors. Replay. Sterlo. NRL Footy Show. Total Rugby. Rugby League. NRL Telstra Premiership. Storm v Knights. Replay. Field Hockey. FIH Womens World League Round Three. Black Sticks v Belgium. Replay. Toyota Grassroots Rugby. Total Rugby.
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Love, Wedding, Marriage. (2011, PG) Girl In Progress. (2012, M) True Justice 2: Blood Alley. (2012, 16) 13. (2010, 16) Jason Statham. The Double. (2011, M) Richard Gere. It’s Christmas, Carol! (2012, PG) Emmanuelle Vaugier, Carrie Fisher. Young Adult. (2011, M) Charlize Theron, Patrick Wilson. I Don’t Know How She Does It. (2011, M) Sarah Jessica Parker, Greg Kinnear. Flypaper. (2011, 16) Patrick Dempsey, Ashley Judd. A man caught in the middle of two simultaneous robberies at the same bank tries to protect the teller with whom he’s secretly in love. Prometheus. (2012, 16) Noomi Rapace, Michael Fassbender. A team of explorers discover a clue to the origins of mankind on Earth, leading them on a journey to the darkest corners of the universe. The Lucky One. (2012, M) Zac Efron, Taylor Schilling. Resident Evil: Retribution. (2012, 16) Milla Jovovich, Sienna Guillory. It’s Christmas, Carol! (2012, PG) Emmanuelle Vaugier, Carrie Fisher. Resident Evil: Retribution. (2012, 16) Milla Jovovich, Sienna Guillory. True Confessions Of A Hollywood Starlet. (2008, PG) Joanna ‘Jojo’ Levesque, Valerie Bertinelli.
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Auction Hunters. (PG) Dirty Jobs. (PG) Inside The Gangsters’ Code. (M) Gold Rush. (PG) Mythbusters. (PG) Sons Of Guns. (M) Moonshiners. (M) Scorned: Love Kills. (M) Deadly Sins. (M) Alaska: The Last Frontier. (PG) Inside The Gangsters’ Code. (M) Gold Rush. (PG) Mythbusters. (PG) Moonshiners. (M) Bering Sea Gold: Under The Ice. (PG) Ice Cold Gold. (PG) Under the ice sheets of Greenland sits a mineral gold mine. Follow mercenary speculators as they fight against the freezing elements and four short summer months to claim their stake. Auction Hunters. (PG) Auction Hunters. (PG) Who The (Bleep). (M) Evil, I. (M) Blood Relatives. (M) Inside The Gangsters’ Code. (M) Bering Sea Gold: Under The Ice. (PG) Ice Cold Gold. (PG) Auction Hunters. (PG) Who The (Bleep). (M) Evil, I. (M) Auction Kings. (PG)
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Braveheart. (1995, 16) Mel Gibson. Pleasantville. (1998, M) Happy Gilmore. (1996, M) Wimbledon. (2004, M) Kirsten Dunst. Poseidon. (2006, M) Josh Lucas, Kurt Russell. Pitch Black. (2000, M) Vin Diesel, Cole Hauser. Walk The Line. (2005, M) Joaquin Phoenix, Reese Witherspoon. Oscar®winning biopic of country music legend Johnny Cash, from his early days on an Arkansas farm to his rise to fame and his relationship with June Carter. 2005. Talladega Nights: The Ballad Of Ricky Bobby. (2006, M) Will Ferrell, John C. A top NASCAR driver’s turbocharged lifestyle hits an unexpected speed bump when he’s bested by a flamboyant French F1 driver. Reilly. 2006. Public Enemies. (2009, 16) Johnny Depp, Christian Bale. Conan The Barbarian. (1982, M) Arnold Schwarzenegger, James Earl Jones. Making Of The Bourne Legacy. (2012, M). Pitch Black. (2000, M) Vin Diesel, Cole Hauser. Walk The Line. (2005, M) Joaquin Phoenix, Reese Witherspoon.
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 Just Thinking 12.00 Running With Fire 12.30 Enjoying Everyday Life 1.00 The 700 Club 1.30 Give Me An Answer 2.00 Wisdom for Difficult Times 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 Beauty and the Beast 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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CLUB NEWS Allenton Bowling Club
Next major outing before the South Island champs is a fixture against the Canterbury club at home.
Hi to all with the winter well upon us. Last week’s Friday Triples were played in a great drop of weather and the wwinners on the day were: Pips Boys 1st Rogers Rockets 2nd Tigers 3rd and Harrys Hero’s 4th Good Games and great friendship had by all. Now our Trophy Custodian has returned from holiday (lucky man) we can give you all the Trophy Winners for the year. LADIES : 1-2yr Singles C. Bassett, Junior Singles: D.Bruce R/UP R.Davies. Intermediate Singles: S.Holdom, R/UP W.Watson. Open Singles: S.Keith, R/UP W.Watson. Open Fours: W.Watson, D.Bruce, J.Kingsbury, S.Doig. R/UP S.Keith, S.Holdom, Z.Keen, C.Bassett. Open Triples: S.Keith, S.Holdom, R.Davies. R/ UP L.Curd, J.Hammond, A.Reid. Open Pairs: S.Holdom, C.Bassett. R/UP S.Keith, A.Sargisson. Drawn Club Fours: W.Watson, D.Font, B.Anderson, L.Manning. Drawn Club Triples: D.Bruce, S.Doig, L.Manning. Drawn Pairs: J.Hammond, B.Beck. Graded Aggregate: G.Beckley, J.Kingsbury, M.Wallace, J.Ryk. Overall Aggregate: J. Ryk. MEN: Colts Pairs: M.Reid, & J.Vanderheide. Colts Singles: M.Reid. Jnr Singles: M.Bassett. R/UP J.Bruce. Open Fours: G.Bishop, B.White, R.Cayle, G.Clarke. R/UP A.Crawford, T.Sutton, A.McGirr, R.Smitheram. Open Triples: P.Whinham, T.Sutton, G.Clarke. R/UP L.Luke, D.Turner, K.Richardson. Open Pairs: G.Bishop, A.Crawford. R/UP L.Luke, B.Ravenscroft. Open Singles: B.White. R/UP A.Crawford. Progressive Pairs: B.Boothroyd, J.Vanderheide. Most Improved Player: Wendy Watson. Jimpy Jamieson Cup: M.Reid. CLUB TOURNAMENTS: Drawn Mixed Fours: A.McIntosh, D.Bruce, G.Smith, D.Thomas. Drawn Mixed Triples: B.White, D.Thomas, J.Trudgeon. Mens Drawn Fours: B.Holdom, W.Frame, F.McCormick, G.Tappin. Mens Drawn Triples: J.Bennett, F.McCormick, M.Wallace. Mixed Drawn Triples: J.Cartwright, F.McCormick, A.Reid. Evening Pairs Aggregate: R.Cayle, D.Bruce. Ladies 1 – 10yrs Pairs: W.Watson, A Reid. Congratulations and well done to the winners of these trophies and the rest of us will get them next year! Thanks Neil and nice to have you back.
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Allenton Rugby Club The Allenton Senior Bs played Rakaia at the Celtic grounds on Wednesday night, losing 9-3. The game was called off with about 10 minutes to play due to a nasty injury to our elder statesman Pete Leonard, who was taken away by ambulance. He’s now recuperating at home after a spell in hospital. Best wishes for a speedy recovery Pete. Player of the Day was Dan Coley. The only points came from a Nick Wilson penalty. Saturday saw the Bs travelling up to Methven, where they were well beaten, Methven winning 36-0. Dan Coley was again Player of the Day. One of the coaches has been unusually quiet since that game and rumour has it he had a face like Grizz Wylie on a bad day for a few hours after the game. Norm I’m sure your team will pull out all the stops against Southern at our home ground this Saturday. The Allenton/Celtic U16s travelled to Waihora on Saturday, but had a disappointing 12-0 loss. Players of the Day were Max Stapleton and Ritchie Sooaemalagi. They still make the semi-finals though, and play Springston at Springston this weekend. Good luck for that one boys.
Ashburton Chess Club The Ashburton Chess Club programme is now in full swing with Club Champs, thirty-thirty, Lightning, and handicaps tournaments taking place. Two members R. Keeling and B. Delica have also played in the Oceania Seniors Tournament acquitting themselves well in a very strong field, with players coming across from Australia and the North Island. A visit to Rangiora by a five man team resulted in a disappointing loss. Loosing ten games to fifteen when we lost five games in one round. The highlight was V. Barbu win against the NZ Oceania champion A. Nijman in the last seconds of the game. V. Barbu is also leading the club champs with a picket fence of five wins from five games. Second R. Scarf. 4-5. N. Richardson. 51/2.6.J.Pelayo. 51/2-7. N. Richardson leads the thirty thirty with 4-4. R. Keeling 31/2 - 4. K. Pow. 4-6.
Golf Section On Sunday June 9 our members visited the Pleasant Point Golf Course for the second round of our Championships. A certain committee official arrived late after everyone else had teed off, some thought a two shot penalty might be a “president” to think about. The course was to the liking of some players who recorded good scores. Trish Cates was the best of the woman with a Nett 69, followed by Donalda Mitchell with a Nett 72. Bill Clarke won the men’s with a Nett 66, Steve Kennedy Nett 72, although I thought his score could have been better as I noticed there was some tree silver culture inspections along some fairways. Nearest the pin No 16 Trish Clarke, No 8 Pat Bell. Our next turnout will be the 3rd round of the Championships at Ashburton on Sunday, July 14, Report at 11am for 11.30am start, names on the notice board ASAP. We have organised an overnight trip November 2&3, play will be at Duvauchelle’s on Saturday and Kaituna return trip home Sunday. Keep these dates free on your calendar for a great golfing weekend.
Ashburton Electronic Organ And Keyboard Club June 17 was a terrible night for people to attend the AGM of the Ashburton Electronic Organ and Keyboard club but we were lucky 36 members braved the conditions and arrived at the Seniors’ Centre for a short meeting and great evening’s entertainment which followed. The positions were filled by the following people: President, Michael Kingsbury Vice President, Lorraine Pluck Secretary, Rose Stead Treasurer, Ann Allott The committee from last year were all willing to stand again and they were duly re-appointed. Other positions in the club were filled by committee members and other club members. Thanks to everyone for giving their time so freely. John Harris followed this with his varied programme of musicians - Betty Flay who played for 30 minutes before the meeting began, Bev Lister, Barbara Harris (who stood in at the last minute for someone who was unable to attend), Verna Hampton and last but not least Janet Smith. It is amazing that very seldom is a tune played twice in the programme. We always have a wide variety of tunes some of which were It Is No Secret, Maggie, China Doll, Stranger On The Shore, Yesterday, The Bluebells of Scotland, Apple Blossom Wedding and Lace Covered Window. We were warm and cosy and before we left for home enjoyed supper and a cuppa. Thank you John for organising this and the players for their expertise.
Ashburton Racing Pigeon Club Porirua Young Bird Classic 53 flyers – 106 birds Pigeon fanciers from all over New Zealand gathered in Ashburton last weekend for the Annual Young Bird Classic, flown this year from Porirua. The Quinn family only in their 3rd year flying pigeons, cleaned up both the “Single Bird Race” and the “Pairs Race” Winners Flying Time: 5 hours, 10 minutes & 25 seconds Courtney Quinn Entered by: Lisa 1st: Quinn 1300.518 m/p/m Entered by: Lisa 2nd: Courtney Quinn 1299.890 m/p/m Quinn 3rd: Debbie Drummond Entered by: Tony Drummond 1277.957 m/p/m Mouse Cross Entered by: Lisa 4th: Quinn 1277.135 m/p/m Kerry Campbell Entered by: Lisa 5th: Quinn 1277.067 m/p/m Pairs Race: 1st: Courtney Quinn Entered by: Lisa
Quinn 1300.203 m/p/m 2nd: Kerry Campbell Entered by: Lisa 1269.438 m/p/m Quinn 3rd: Norm Stewart Entered by: Malcolm Davidson 1364.798 m/p/m 4th: Gavin Fry Entered by: Lindsay Wilson 1258.732 m/p/m 5th: Tony Drummond 1256.023 m/p/m
Ashburton Savage Club What better way to spend a very wet Sunday, than a trip to Timaru in a McKeich Coachlines, warm, luxury bus driven by Allan Moore? At noon on Sunday June 16, 27 members, lead by Great Chief Bruce Wear, departed from the Savage Club rooms for their biennial visit to the South Canterbury Savage Club. Another four travelled independently. The march-in and induction of Gt. Chief Bruce, preceded the following programme. 1.The Orchestra: John Davis-Sam Cullimore-Kevin Crean-Alan McQuarters-Dowell Peterson & Bill Maginness, with several toe-tapping tunes. 2. Vocal solo: Jim Burgess accompanied by Yvonne Cherry on electronic keyboard. 3. Piano solo: Bill Maginness. 4. Sketch “Betty & George”: Koa Congdon& Russell Anstiss. 5. Mens Chorus Group: accompanist John Davis. 6.Instrumental duet: Bill Lowe, electric guitar with Yvonne Cherry, keyboard.7. Piano accordion solo: John Lilley. 8.“Silver Lassies” vocal quartet: Koa Congdon-Joyce Gray-Lorraine Boud – Margaret Taylor. 9. Banjo trio: Russ Carter -Bob Neilson – Jim Mitchell.10.Sketch: Koa Congdon & Graham Taylor. 11. Vocal Solo: John Gray- accompanist John Davis. 12. Electronic keyboard solo: John Davis. Afternoon tea was served at the conclusion of the programme, with the bus departing for Ashburton at 4.30pm.
Ashburton Senior Citizens Inc The Ashburton Senior Citizens monthly social afternoon was held on Tuesday June 11. Hope played in her usual delightful manner on the piano as the audience arrived. Arthur Berry welcomed everyone and led the Happy Birthday song, he then told one of his funny stories. Yvonne announced that July 18 the mid-winter dinner will be held at the Devon Hotel. It will cost $15 and money will need to be in by July 12. It may be paid at Community House (at the back of Westpac Bank, Tancred Street) or at the July meeting. She then introduced Brian Ringrose the guest artist for the afternoon and his wife Lyn. Brian brought his guitar which he played and led singing to. He started with an Irish song “Gypsy Rover” then “Waltzing Matilda” while right through the programme the audience sang-a-long too. His first song he learnt was “Tom Dooley”. He played some advertising jingles and then demonstrated the many ways of playing a guitar. Yvonne played on her keyboard some lovely “sing-a-long” songs like ‘You are my sunshine”, “Daisy, Daisy”, “My Bonnie lies over the ocean”. The audience thoroughly enjoyed the lovely afternoon’s musical entertainment. Afternoon tea was served after Brian was thanked for his entertainment as was Yvonne. For Total Mobility please ring 308-1237.
Ashburton Writers’ Group President Julie welcomed members recently to the June meeting of the Ashburton Writers’ Group. Marion read a quotation – Happiness can not be travelled to, owned, earned or worn. It is a experience of living every minute with love, grace and gratitude. Rae gave a report on the Short Story/Poetry Contest, some entries had already been received. Guest Speaker Lisa told us about e-books. Up to 70% of sales through Amazon were now e-books. Lisa can provide services in this line, it is a growing business. The Assignment for the meeting was to write a fictional story (any topic), up to 300 words Members wrote of jeans, camellia, red rainbow, run like the wind, money on the dresser, butcher out of sirloin, strange soup and a poem of a secret clearing in the
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bush was also read. The best assignment was written by Debbie. The instant exercise was to write a story using the word bump as a noun, proper noun and verb. Not an easy exercise but members came up with different stories. The meeting concluded with the serving of afternoon tea. The assignment for the July meeting is to write of a country you would like to visit and why. Visitors are welcome to the meetings, please phone Rae at 308-8927.
Creative Fibre – Ashburton The June meeting at the Allenton Rugby Rooms saw 27 members present. Looking back over the last month the World Wide Knitting Day at Ashfords one Saturday went well with numerous activities to keep knitters busy. The Open Day last Monday was a success with 155 present. There were stalls to look at and buy from and Richard and Elizabeth Ashford told us of new wheels, carders and looms they have developed. Also we were told about their Milton factory that spins NZ wool and dyes it for New Zealand sales. In the afternoon Alison Garforth and members of her quilting class showed us beautiful quilts they had made. May Greenslade thanked those members who had been part of organising the day. There is to be a Patchwork Knitting Workshop on the 29th June. Contact Sue Giller for details if members are interested. Shona needs volunteers to make bags for articles and clothing for fashion parades at Festivals. This is so that all accessories won’t get lost or dirty. When the date is worked out sewing machines will be needed. The library books are now housed at our spinning venue. Shona is inviting members to bring their work to her place on Wednesdays, help being available. The cost is $5. Bring lunch 10am-3pm. Show and Tell Spun Ashford’s Wool (merino and silk) 2 striped children’s jerseys, a little girl’s jersey with a frilled edge. Balls from the open day, 2 sets of bonnet and bootees. A variety in size and colour of knitted baby singlets. These are to celebrate the royal baby’s arrival and singlets will be sent to maternity homes. The formal meeting closed at 11.30am.
Grey Power Ashburton Inc On Monday June 17 President Joy Jaine welcomed approx 50 members to the Monthly General Meeting of Grey Power Ashburton. Joy was pleased to see such a good muster on a wet cold afternoon. Apologies were received from Sheila Graham; Betty Lovatt; Carol Price; and Olive McNab, these were accepted. Matters of general business were; the Age Concern/ Enliven meeting on Wednesday regarding elder abuse and EPA; the satisfaction survey in the recent Grey Power magazine – completed forms can be returned to the secretary to forward to head office. Joy then reported on the recent Zone meeting held in Christchurch. Dick MacDonald spoke briefly about the offer to Grey Power members of a fuel card for discount on petrol etc. at Mobil or Caltex service stations, application forms for these debit cards are available from the secretary. Joy then introduced the speaker for the afternoon; Jan McClelland, Director of Nursing at Ashburton Hospital. Jan gave us a comprehensive report on up coming changes to the hospital. These include the rebuild of the surgery theatre and the community based model of care. There will be four rural based medical specialists and two new roles of gerontology nurse practitioner and clinical nurse palliative care. These changes have created a lot more interest from younger doctors. Stage one of the rebuild would be the demolition of the damaged buildings to be completed by August. Jan then answered several questions on the following topics; maternity care; A&E services; out patient services; “triage” assessment of patients.
Ann Stafford passed a vote of thanks and presented Jan with a tray of fruit. The raffle was drawn and prizes distributed. Joy read a short comical poem “Johnny’s baby Brother” The meeting concluded at 2.50pm and afternoon tea was served. Speaker for July 15 meeting is Mark Osborne Insurance Broker.
Mid Canterbury Mountain Bike Club At the start of May 10 members of the Ashburton Mountain Bike Club travelled to Golden Bay at the top of the South Island to ride the Heaphy track. The ride is 78km long with 2800 metres of vertical climbing. Most people do the ride in 2 to 3 days but this group wanted to do it in one. There were also three members travelling up to do the ride over two days but they had to pull out as the helicopter was not able to fly them in to the start of the track on the Friday morning due to weather conditions. The first part of the ride is a gradual 18km climb that takes about 2.5 hours to the Perry Hut, you are then just above the bush and you ride along dropping and climbing to three more huts before climbing to the best part of the ride, a 13km technical downhill to the Lewis, Heaphy Rivers. From here you follow the river out to the sea and the last hut, the Heaphy Hut. From here you follow the shoreline with great views for 18km to the end, with one last climb just to tell your legs its not over yet. A great day was had by all, anybody interested in mountain biking should aspire to do this ride. Craig Cullimore thinks it has to be the best track in NZ and with training it would be doable by most over 2 to 3 days. The Mid Canterbury Mountain Bike Club always welcomes new members and you can check us out on our website at www.midcanterburymtbclub.co.nz
Nor’westers Muso’s Club We had our Queen’s Birthday Rage recently, and what a night, over 100 through the door and all keen for a great night, they certainly came to the right place for that. Unfortunately it did not start off well for our Past President, Paul , as he took crook and had to leave rather dramatically and then had the cheek to ask for a refund. As he was able to leave unaided no refund issued. Being carried out on a stretcher however, would have earned you a refund. So the only pass out was himself! Luckily turned out to be nothing serious and all good thankfully. First band up for the night was ‘ 8th Shakra “ who hail from Akaroa. The band made up of Connor on guitar, Issac on bass, with ex local boy Tennisen Horsburgh on drums, with Jack on vocals, these guys really know how to rock, playing a good blend of reggae and rock with some killer original numbers, keep an eye on these guys. Second band was local rockers ‘ Glitch ‘ consisting of Phil on bass, Jesse on guitar, local drum legend Zippy on the drums and Sheryl on vocals. As usual with these guys, the dance floor was heaving. They covered all the classics down to a T with young Jesse’s guitar playing something to savour. Also Zippy’s drum solo was a beaut, really top effort from a terrific band. The two bands each played several 30-40 minute sets throughout the evening. All in all a huge success. Special thanks have to go out to the following: Glitch & 8th Shakra, Nor’Westers crew for setting up & taking down the gear and generally helping to organise the night, our sound man Les, always the pro, Paul for doing a terrific job with the advertising posters, Kay for doing the raffles, Jordan with help from Maria on the door, Roger Cornwall for the radio advertising, bar staff - Mike, Hayley & Carla who also did a superb job with the supper & to Nicky & The Devon for the very generous sponsorship. Without the magnificent help from Nicky at The Devon we would not be able to operate the club as smoothly as we do and we are very grateful for that support. A big thanks to all that attended, I am sure you all had an entertaining night.
SCOREBOARD Results Golf Mayfield Ladies Golf June 18 LGU,3rd Handicap,5th Stableford LGU 0-20 Glenys Carr 99-20-79, Judy Webb 101-19-82 21-35 Lal Mulligan 103-29-74, Trish Corbett 102-28-74 36-40+ Margaret Reid 118-39-79, Val Schmack 124-37-90 Stableford, Lal Mulligan 36, Sharon Duthie 33, Trish Corbett 31 ALT nearest the pin 5 and 14 Jan Clucas Marilyn cross/Hasting McLeod/Property brokers 2nd shot 2&11 0-30 Glenys Carr, 30-40+ Val Schmack Marjory Murdoch Player of the day Lal Mulligan
Basketball Collated results from the National Basketball Association final (all series best-of-seven): At Miami Miami Heat 103 San Antonio Spurs 100(OT) (Miami Heat 3 San Antonio Spurs 3) AAP
Tennis Netherlands Open Results from Netherlands Open (prefix denotes seeding). Men Rd 1 Jan Hernych (CZE) bt David Goffin (BEL) 6-3 3-6 7-6(4). Nicolas Mahut (FRA) bt Ricardas Berankis (LTU) 6-1 6-4. Xavier Malisse (BEL) bt 1-David Ferrer (ESP) 7-6(3) 6-3. Marius Copil (ROU) bt Rogerio Dutra Silva (BRA) 6-7(4) 6-4 6-2. Lu Yen-Hsun (TPE) bt Edouard Roger-Vasselin (FRA) 6-1 7-6(3). 5-Jeremy Chardy (FRA) bt Lucas Pouille (FRA) 7-5 6-4. Michael Llodra (FRA) bt 4-Benoit Paire (FRA) 3-0 ret. Women Rd 1 4-Kirsten Flipkens (BEL) bt Francesca Schiavone (ITA) 3-6 6-3 6-0. Lesia Tsurenko (UKR) bt Daniela Hantuchova (SVK) 5-0 ret. 1-Roberta Vinci (ITA) bt Kaia Kanepi (EST) 6-3 6-3. Rd 2 7-Urszula Radwanska (POL) bt Magdalena Rybarikova (SVK) 4-3 ret. Tsvetana Pironkova (BUL) bt Irina Begu (ROU) 7-6(7) 6-2. 3-Carla Suarez (ESP) bt Sofia Arvidsson (SWE) 6-3 6-4.
Draws Basketball Basketball Intermediate Grade June 21 Any queries please call Tania Rule 307 2461 or Sandra Hurley 308 8438 Stadium – Oxford Street Opening Duty – Inter Celts 4.00pm Inter Celts v Longbeach Lakers (Kieran Hunt, Hayden Adams); 5.00pm Robillard Rebels v Ball Bashers (Allie Henderson, Emily Hickman); 6.00pm George & Co v Taste The Thunder (Allie Henderson, Tania Rule) Closing Duty – Tania Rule
Golf Ashburton Golf Club Midweek Women June 25 Rnd 2 Tucker Salver Tuesday starters: Wendy Parr, Leigh Wackrow Please report 9.30am in the clubhouse for 10am multiple start Nine Hole Men and Women’s Section June 27 Rnd 4 Jean Drummond Trophy, putting – report 9.45am Nine Hole convenors – Carolyn King 308 7022 and Carol O’Reilly 308 8758 June 22 Ladies report 11am for 11.15am start Club Captain – Alison Grant 302 4635
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Sports TV heads online Coliseum Sports Media is set to deliver to New Zealanders all 380 games of the English football premier league via a pay-per-view online platform. TVNZ has also confirmed it is partnering with Coliseum to present a match of the week game every Sunday on TV One from the start of the season. The channel will also broadcast an hour-long highlights show on Monday nights. Coliseum’s premierleaguepass. com kicks off on August 1 and will be the only place in New Zealand
to watch all English premier games live. The group has signed a threeyear deal. The season pass will cost $149.90, with a day pass available for $24.90. Coliseum founder Tim Martin said that by the end of the contract, the site would be ‘the most advanced internet pay-per-view sports platform in the world”. He also confirmed Coliseum was looking at the French and Italian leagues. “But what we need are subscrib-
ers. We will see how the EPL goes and if the market reacts to that, then we will make decisions around other stuff,” he said. With Sky TV outbid for the rights, speculation and angst had been rife over who had won the rights, how it would be broadcast and how much it would cost football fans. Jeff Latch, TVNZ’s Head of TV One and TV2, said he was thrilled to bring the premiership back to TV One screens after many years. “We’re excited to be working with Coliseum to give TV viewers
a chance to see the world’s most watched and closely followed football competition. We know football fans are passionate supporters of the beautiful game. “These are exciting times to be in the media business and this is a fascinating development for premium sports content that we expect to be welcomed by New Zealand viewers.” Newcomer free-to-air sports channel Sommet Sports revealed it also bid for the rights. “The EPL is a series that many
of our viewers would have loved to watch at no cost. We bid twice for this competition, once losing to international company MP&Silva, who then placed it up for bidding again. We lost in this round also, coming second.” said Andrew Reeves, Director of Sommet Sports. Sommet Sports, soon to be available on Freeview Channel 14, will still be able to show two delayed EPL games per week. Sky TV’s share price dropped 6.1 per cent yesterday morning on news it had lost the rights to the
EPL, with shares falling 35 cents to $5.32 in morning trading on the NZX. Company chief executive John Fellet told RadioSport the threat of other companies also going after their jewel, rugby, was realistic. “That has always existed. The easiest thing to do is outbid somebody. Trying to monetise the rights, that’s when it gets a little bit trickier. The rugby rights would be under pressure if I didn’t have any football, or if I had all football,” Fellet said. - APNZ
Black Sticks to take Heat beat Spurs to force game seven on Olympic victors By Greg Heakes
By David Leggat History is about to repeat, albeit in a different setting, for New Zealand when they play Olympic champions the Netherlands for a place in the World League hockey final in Rotterdam this morning. The last time the women played the Dutch was in the Olympic semifinal in London last August. A thriller ended in tears for the Black Sticks as a 2-2 draw – and having had chances to win in regulation time – was lost 3-1 in a penalty shootout. Recent history is against the world No3 side, but they’re hoping a Dutch team with some new faces from their Olympic campaign might enhance their prospects. If New Zealand beat the Netherlands, they will have made it into next June’s World Cup, with the world No1 side as hosts. “This is one of those big games that you train for, the Dutch at home will be a new experience for our younger players,” New Zealand coach Mark Hager said. New Zealand progressed to the last four with a 3-1 win over
plucky Japan on Monday, all the goals coming from second half penalty corners. One of the star turns, midfielder Gemma Flynn, is confident New Zealand are tracking in the right direction. “We’re definitely making progress, improving with each game and now it’s crunch time, the business end of the tournament,” Flynn said. She is sure New Zealand will be competitive, and the hurt felt at their Olympic semifinal will still be there for the survivors of that match. “In this tournament they probably haven’t been as strong as at the Olympics, they’re trying a few new players out,” Flynn said. “Their style is pretty attacking,” – the Dutch have scored 21 goals in their four games to New Zealand’s 13 – “and they’re very skilful so it’s not going to be easy. However we’re always up for the challenge.” The other semifinal is between world No5 Germany and eighthranked Korea. The New Zealand men’s team were yesterday playing against Spain for a place in the semifinals. - APNZ
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re we on the verge of witnessing another All Blacks dynasty? The All Blacks are a champion team, that is an indisputable fact. Except for a couple of minor glitches (like 1991, 1995, 1999, 2003 and 2007) that we won’t mention, the ABs have always been the best rugby team on the planet, the benchmark that every other national side strives to attain, and the target that every other outfit wants so desperately to hit. The dominance achieved over a long, long period of time is the envy of other codes and other sports, even taking into account that rugby was for many years hardly a global sport. But it is now, and especially with Olympic participation looming, will become more so, and yet the rugby team from little old New Zealand stays right at the top of the heap. You could argue that it’s always been the national sport, the only game in town, but that’s far from the truth now, as rugby competes with a hundred, a thousand other sports for the attentions of young men intent on making their mark in the sporting world. The coach is always a vital component of a team doing its utmost to achieve immortality, and in Steve Hansen, a man who has definitely done the hard yards to get to that position, the current lot may well have the person with the right stuff at his command. In his first season in sole charge he accepted what could have been a poisoned chalice. Post-World Cup tournaments the winning teams have a habit of falling to bits, they’ve done their dash, won the chocolates, the ‘oldies’ in the team are looking for their retirement packages in Japan, and the inspiration to lift one more time has lost all its charm now that the big prize is in the cabinet. Hansen navigated that hurdle almost perfectly (just that little bit of drama at Twickers spoiled that one), and against France his charges have done everything asked of them, on the cusp of a clean sweep, with one good match, and one absolutely superb one in the series so far. The defining moment of that second test would have to be
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that ten minute period when the French launched everything at the All Blacks tryline, repeatedly coming within inches of scoring, and nobody would have begrudged them a try, after all no All Blacks team had ever kept France scoreless in a test. But these boys have some serious depths of resolve, and instead of conceding a try and going back to halfway to start again, they conjured up a try of their own, an extraordinary effort involving some magic decision-making combined with several individual touches of sheer brilliance. End result? A very good international side blown off the park. Sure, being the French, they could suddenly decide (as those awfully patronising ads on the telly warn us) to produce their own brand of magic at New Plymouth, and spoil Steve Hansen’s party just as it was getting good, but it’s part of the coach’s brief to be well aware of the dangers that await his team every time they run out on the paddock, and a dynasty is built not on just a couple of super performances in a row, but on consistently repelling the challenges, from all comers, all the time. It’ll be ten years before we’ll be able to look back and compare dispassionately this era with all those golden ones of the past, but they have certainly started off in the right direction. Switching sports: The definition of irony surely this week when Sky TV, which was the Way of the Future a couple of years ago, missed out on the English Premier League to an internet company, which appears to be the Way of the Future now. I assume that we, the fans who have watched Man U, Liverpool, Arsenal and QPR battle it out for years on Sky, will be getting a reduction in our accounts in the next few months. Yeah right.
LeBron James made the goahead jump shot and Ray Allen drained a two clutch overtime free throws as the Miami Heat rallied to beat San Antonio 103100 yesterday to force a game seven in the NBA Finals. James hit a seven-foot jumper with 1:43 left in overtime to give Miami a 101-100 lead and the Heat evened the best-of-seven series at 3-3 after being down by five points with 28 seconds remaining in regulation. “That was by far the best game I have ever been a part of,” James said. Game seven will be played tomorrow in Miami. James scored 18 of his 32 points in the fourth quarter and overtime as he sparked the late comeback for the Heat, who trailed by 13 points late in the third quarter in front of a crowd of 19,900 at American Airlines arena. Mario Chalmers scored 20 points and Chris Bosh added 10 points, 11 rebounds and two blocked shots for the Heat, who are a perfect 7-0 following a loss in the post-season. Miami dropped game five at San Antonio on Sunday. Tim Duncan finished with 30 points and 17 rebounds and Kawhi Leonard had 22 points and 11 rebounds for the Spurs, who last won the NBA title in 2007 when they knocked off a Cleveland Cavaliers team led by a young James. “I don’t know what happened in the overtime and fourth,” Duncan said. “Just our shots weren’t there. It is a disappointing loss.” San Antonio appeared to be heading for their fifth NBA title in franchise history when the wheels fell off late in the fourth quarter as they blew a 10-point lead. “It was a helluva game. It was a helluva game,” said Spurs coach Gregg Popovich. “It was an overtime game. It’s a game of mistakes and they ended up on the winning side.” Heat veteran Allen drained a clutch 25-foot three-pointer with five seconds to play in regulation time to tie the game at 95-95. Tony Parker had a chance to clinch the win for the Spurs in regulation, but his shot at the buzzer from 12-feet never got near the rim. “This is elite competition. Two teams that aren’t backing up,” said Heat coach Erik Spoelstra. “We feel very grateful we have an opportunity to play for a title in game seven. There is nothing bigger than a game seven.” Allen helped spark Miami’s season-saving rally as he scored all of his points in the fourth quarter and overtime after missing his first four shots from the field. He made a lay up with six minutes left in the fourth to make it 84-82 and give the Heat their first
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• Moving on Mal Impiombato, the Phoenix football operations manager since the club’s formation, is leaving Wellington to take up a position with Football Federation Australia. For the 32-year-old Australian, his last day with the Phoenix on July 2, will be one of mixed emotions. He is excited to be furthering his football administration experience with the Australian national body, something he has always wanted, but he will be leaving a club he has had a big hand in developing. Impiombato is taking up the role of national club development manager for Australia’s new National Premier League competition which will present the same type of challenge he faced when teaming up with the Phoenix in 2007. - APNZ
• Chatham Cup The four abandoned Chatham Cup third round fixtures have all been rescheduled for this weekend. Contingency plans are being put in place to ensure there are alternate grounds available if bad weather persists and any Chatham Cup games will take priority in the weekend’s local fixture lists. Officials are still watching weather forecasts closely especially for the Tasman region where heavy snow predicted for Lewis Pass remains the main concern as Christchurch’s Waimak United are due to make the trip up to Nelson again. - APNZ
• Nadal seeded five Rafael Nadal was named fifth seed for Wimbledon yesterday, leaving his major title rivals to ponder meeting the 2008 and 2010 title-winning Spaniard as early as the quarter-finals. Nadal, the holder of 12 grand slam crowns and fresh from his record-breaking eighth French Open triumph in Paris, was seeded behind compatriot David Ferrer who takes the fourth seeding. Novak Djokovic, Andy Murray and Roger Federer take the top three places. Wimbledon uses recent grasscourt performances as well as the world rankings to seed players and Nadal was not promoted after he suffered a stunning secondround defeat to Lukas Rosol at the tournament in 2012. - AFP
• Gerrard swaps codes Australian Diamonds defender Mo’onia Gerrard will put her netball career on hold as she targets a place in the Australian rugby sevens team for the 2016 Olympic Games. This weekend the 32-year-old will play her last game of netball this season for the NSW Swifts, who are out of the running for the play-offs in the ANZ Championship, before switching her attention to rugby. It’s something she’s contemplated for some time and Gerrard confirmed her plans to the Swifts earlier this month. - APNZ
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Miami Heat forward LeBron James (6) drives to the basket as San Antonio Spurs power forward Tim Duncan (21) and guard Manu Ginobili (20) of Argentina defend during the first half of game 6 of the NBA finals basketball game against the San Antonio Spurs, yesterday in Miami. The Heat defeated the Spurs 103-100 in overtime.
lead since the opening quarter. After Spurs posted a wire-towire win in game five, Tuesday’s contest started out as a tight affair with four lead changes in the first quarter. Miami led 27-25 at the end of the first, but the Spurs went on a 17-4 surge to end the second quarter as they took a 50-44 lead into the locker room.
The Heat win spoiled a brilliant performance by San Antonio’s Duncan who scored 25 points in the first half on 11-of-13 shooting from the field. Duncan scored half of the Spurs points in the first half. Miami’s Dwyane Wade, who is playing on two balky knees, missed the first three minutes of the third quarter as he was late
coming out of the locker room. Wade appeared to aggravate his left knee early in the contest when he collided with Manu Ginobili on a drive to the basket. San Antonio made just four turnovers in game one but the mistake-prone Spurs had 13 in game six as Ginobili committed eight of those. - AFP
Canberra have made suspended NSW Origin winger Blake Ferguson unavailable for NRL selection for at least four weeks while he undertakes an extensive alcohol management program. The Raiders board made the decision yesterday after the club met with Ferguson following his dumping from the NSW team when charged with indecent assault over an alleged nightclub incident. The four-week period covers the time before Ferguson’s court appearance on that charge on July 16, the day before Origin game three. The NRL had already suspended Ferguson’s registration indefinitely, citing repeated behavioural issues involving the abuse of alcohol, while it awaited the outcomes from the Canberra board. “The NRL will review Ferguson’s progress with the club after a four-week period.” - AAP
Meninga concerned about team’s attitude By Laine Clark
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Not much fazes Mal Meninga, but the all-conquering Queensland coach admits he is concerned about his team’s attitude ahead of next week’s must-win State of Origin clash in Brisbane. However, Cameron Smith reckons he is not losing sleep over the thought of being the first Queensland captain to lose an Origin series since 2005. Meninga may have masterminded an unprecedented seven straight Origin titles but admitted he was scratching his head over how to fire up his troops ahead of their crunch game two showdown at Suncorp Stadium on June 26. The Maroons are traditionally slow starters in Origin but Meninga saw something in their 14-6 game one loss in Sydney that alarmed him. “It’s an attitude thing and I can’t solve it,” he said.
‘Subconsciously they have a lot of belief in themselves and that may lead to a bit of complacency. We need to have a hard look at it’ - Des Morris
“It’s about individuals and the group wanting it more, that desire to kick off the game in a better fashion than we have for a long time, to be honest.” Team bonding has never been an issue for the tight Queensland outfit – the “us and them” mentality built at Meninga’s Camp Maroon innovation on the Sunshine Coast ensured that. But the Queensland mentor admitted he would be looking closer at the players’ preparation as the team officially moved into their Coolum camp today.
“We are here to mend all that (attitude concerns),” he said. “We will spend the week making sure our attitude is a lot better, particularly at the start. “Because we need to play better. We can’t get away from the fact that we didn’t execute the best that we possibly could (in game one).” Queensland chairman of selectors Des Morris admitted the champion Maroons could no longer afford to give away starts like the 14-0 game one jump NSW received.
“That’s the main issue. It’s a concern,” he told AAP. “Subconsciously they have a lot of belief in themselves and that may lead to a bit of complacency. “We need to have a hard look at it.” Smith celebrated taking over the Queensland reins last year by becoming the first man to lead his club, state and country to success in a season since his Maroons predecessor Darren Lockyer in 2006. But if Smith was nervous about being at the helm when the Maroons juggernaut finally sunk, he hid it well. “I remember last year when I took over the captaincy I was asked how would I feel being the first captain to lose so I have dealt with that early,” said Smith. “I understand the pressure on the whole team. For me, it’s not about being the captain who lost the series. I want the side to do well because we didn’t in game one.” - AAP
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Ranger off leash for All Blacks After two stunning performances off the reserves bench against France, Rene Ranger gets the chance to demonstrate his unique brand of high-octane rugby from the opening whistle in New Plymouth on Saturday. Ranger will start for the All Blacks on the left wing at Yarrow Stadium in the third test, replacing Julian Savea in one of five changes to the starting XV which wrapped up the series in Christchurch. Piri Weepu starts at halfback ahead of Aaron Smith, Dan Carter has won his No10 jersey back from Aaron Cruden after recovering from a broken right hand, Victor Vito starts at blindside flanker ahead of Liam Messam and Andrew Hore replaces Dane Coles at hooker. Coles, who started the first two tests against France, has been withdrawn due to a calf strain, but should be satisfied with the start to his All Blacks career. None of those usurped players win a place on the reserves bench. At the weekend Steve Hansen hinted that now the series has been won he could take the opportunity to introduce some of his new players to test rugby and three have the chance make their debuts. Crusaders flanker Matt Todd and Blues players Steven Luatua and Charles Piutau are in line to win their first caps. Luatua, normally a loose forward at his franchise, will also cover lock, with Piutau covering the outside backs. Todd’s opportunity is a big one – he was only called into the squad at the 11th hour due to lock Dominic Bird’s season-ending chest injury. Hansen said: “We are committed to continue building the depth in our squad and introducing new players to test match rugby, hence why we have selected the team we have.” Hansen has resisted the urge to move Ben Smith from the right wing to centre ahead of namesake Conrad,
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Petr Holub gets in a forehand shot as he warms up for his match against Gary Stratford in the Celtic Squash Club’s winter league competition last night. Holub won the contest in straight games, helping his team to a 9-7 victory on the night. While the Celtic club gears up towards its club championships in a couple of weeks, it’s the turn of the Rakaia club to hold their Open tournament this weekend. A very healthy turnout of entries means games will be starting at the Rakaia courts tonight, with the finals for all grades on Saturday evening. The Mid Canterbury Squash interclub competition, played on Tuesday nights, continues to keep all the squash courts in the Mid Canterbury region fully occupied as the highly competitive and successful tournament passes the halfway mark.
Netballer in NZ women’s rugby squad Five newcomers have been named in the New Zealand women’s rugby team to take on England in three tests next month, including a high school student and a former Mystics netballer. The Black Ferns will take on England in three tests in Auckland and Hamilton next month. Coach Brian Evans has called up 17-yearold Papatoetoe High School student Onjeurlina Leiataua as well as former Mystics netballer-turnedsevens player Portia Woodman of Auckland in his 26-strong squad. The other newcomers are
18-year-old Mele Hufanga, Chelsea Alley and Charmaine McMenamin. Woodman is one of four players currently on duty with the New Zealand women’s sevens team heading to Moscow for next week’s World Cup sevens. The others are experienced first five-eighths Kelly Brazier of Otago, Manawatu police officer Selica Winiata and Counties Manukau’s Renee Wickliffe. England have dominated the recent games between the two sides, winning all three games played in England last year. They have won five of the six games since
New Zealand won the 2011 World Cup final over England 13-10, with the remaining game a draw, but Evans is intent on building his squad ahead of next year’s World Cup in France. “We’re really excited about the squad we have selected,” Evans said. “We think we have got a good balance of new and young talent and some great experience.” The New Zealand women’s rugby squad to play England: Forwards: Melodie Bosman (Wellington), Fiao’o Fa’amausili (c Auckland), Ruth McKay (Manawatu), Karina Stowers (Auckland), Stephanie Te Ohaere-
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but the in-form Highlander is likely to get some time there in the second half after Piutau’s introduction. For Ranger, the start is a deserved one. Hansen and his fellow selectors had appeared happy with the Blues player being left in an impact role. It was a task he performed in every sense during his 14 minutes in the first test in Auckland and 21 minutes at AMI Stadium last weekend. At Eden Park he flattened fullback Yoann Huget with an almost irresistible carry and in Christchurch he played a big part in Beauden Barrett’s superb team try in the final minutes of the 30-0 victory. Given the momentum he provided, and his impending departure to French club Montpellier, it seemed the part-time role was something he would be stuck with. The other significant change is Vito for Messam. Having put the onus on his players in the No6 jersey to be more physical (or more Jerome Kaino-like) it is a big opportunity for Hurricane Vito to stamp his authority on a French team which might not have much appetite for it after their disappointment in Christchurch, a match in which they threw everything at the All Blacks for no reward. Wyatt Crockett has retained his place at loosehead prop ahead of the returning Tony Woodcock. Hansen said last week that Woodcock was close to reclaiming his No1 jersey after recovering from his hamstring injury and nose abscess, but that Crockett deserved another chance after his performance in the first test. Clearly, Crockett impressed enough to deny Woodcock once again. All Blacks team to play France at Yarrow Stadium on Saturday, kick-off 7.35pm, is: Israel Dagg, Ben Smith, Conrad Smith, Ma’a Nonu, Rene Ranger, Dan Carter, Piri Weepu, Kieran Read (c), Sam Cane, Victor Vito, Luke Romano, Sam Whitelock, Owen Franks, Andrew Hore, Wyatt Crockett. Reserves: Keven Mealamu, Tony Woodcock, Ben Franks, Matt Todd, Steven Luatua, Tawera KerrBarlow, Beauden Barrett, Charles Piutau. - APNZ
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Sleety showers, some heavy. Southwesterlies dying out.
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hail 9 hail 7 fine 7 showers 6 windy 7 rain 5 rain 3 windy 3 sleet 2 sleet 1 snow -3 snow 2 snow -2
High pollution days in Ashburton so far this year
Showers, some heavy, with snow near sea level. Strong gusty southerlies easing.
SATURDAY
60 plus
PM10 Alert
01
TODAY
SATURDAY: Sleety showers. Southwesterlies dying out.
7
ka
TODAY
LYTTELTON
AKAROA
Ra
Canterbury High Country
TOMORROW: Snow showers, some heavy. Strong southerlies easing.
8
LINCOLN
Canterbury Plains
TODAY: Sleety showers. Strong cold southerlies.
7
CHRISTCHURCH
6
METHVEN
Ashburton Forecast
13 12 14 11 10 11 9 10 7 6 2 6 6
NZ Situation
A few showers clearing. Northwesterlies developing.
MONDAY
Snow showers, some heavy. Wind at 1000m: Gale S easing. Wind at 2000m: Gale S easing.
SATURDAY
SUNDAY Fine. Westerlies developing for a time.
MONDAY
An early southerly change brings a few showers.
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.
FZL: 400m
Snow showers clearing. Southerlies dying out.
SUNDAY
A deep complex low with associated fronts east of the North Island moves away tomorrow, leaving a strong cold southwest flow over the country. The flow easing during Saturday and Sunday as a weak ridge crossing New Zealand.
TOMORROW
FZL: 600m
Fine. Light winds.
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River Levels
cumecs
Rakaia Fighting Hill (NIWA) at 1:45 pm, yesterday Nth Ashburton at 3:00 pm, yesterday Sth Ashburton at 3:30 pm, yesterday Rangitata Klondyke at 3:00 pm, yesterday
171.0 23.3 23.8 101.5
Source: Environment Canterbury
Canterbury Readings
Temperatures °C
max
to 4pm yesterday Ashburton Airport
1.9 -2.3
7.8 126.4 458.2
SW 31
7.1
6.7
5.6 115.0 322.0
SW 20
–
8.0 116.0 310.2
SW 22
Average
11.6
Average
11.3
7.3
1.2
-1.8
1.0
-1.6
4.2
-0.2
38
320
38
281
25
226
Tides, Sun, Moon and Fishing m am 3 3
6
Thursday 9 noon 3
6
max gust
8.6
11.6
Timaru Airport
Wind km/h
7.2
Average
Christchurch Airport
Rainfall mm
min grass 16 hour Jun 2013 min to date to date
9 pm am 3
6
Friday
9 noon 3
6
9 pm am 3
6
Saturday 9 noon 3
6
9 pm
2 1 0
12:16 6:27 12:43 6:59 1:08 7:19 1:37 7:53 2:01 8:11 2:31 8:47 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 8:08 am Set 5:01 pm Good
Good fishing Set 3:48 am Rise 2:13 pm
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Rise 8:08 am Set 5:01 pm Good
Good fishing Set 4:59 am Rise 2:59 pm
Last quarter 30 Jun www.ofu.co.nz
4:55 pm
Rise 8:08 am Set 5:01 pm Good
Good fishing Set 6:10 am Rise 3:53 pm
New moon 8 Jul
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