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By Sue Newman Angus McKay could be making an unchallenged run into his second term as the Ashburton District’s mayor. With nominations for this year’s local body elections opening in less than 10 weeks there are no indications of mayoral aspirants who are likely to make a run for the district’s top job when nominations open on July 26. Facing challengers doesn’t faze Mr McKay. “Democracy is democracy and that is healthy. I’ve been challenged before in my life and if you’re mayor you expect and accept a challenge,” he said. When Mr McKay stood for mayor in the 2010 election, he stood against sitting mayor Bede O’Malley and fellow challenger Bev Tasker. In his role as the district’s elected representative on Environment Canterbury, he stood against Mark Lemon and Robin Grigg when elections were last held in 2007. When commissioners were appointed to take over Environment Canterbury, removing the elected representatives, Mr McKay said he decided to stand as a councillor for the Ashburton District Council. His decision to stand for mayor was a last-minute one after being talked into letting his name go forward, he said. And because of that he’s not critical of potential candidates who refuse to make their intentions known until the 11th hour. While he says he’s not concerned about potential challenges for the mayoralty, Mr McKay said he would be doing his best to ensure he served two terms as mayor – to give continuity. The Ashburton Citizens’ Association has been trying to drum up interest in the elections but so far is not having any luck said chair, Diane Rawlinson. “We are out there talking to people. Not to stand under our umbrella; we’re just trying to get people to stand. The barrier for enthusiastic people is that they just can’t afford to stand,” she said. The base pay rate for a councillor will be $21,800 after this year’s election. “There aren’t even any rumours. It would be ideal to have six new candidates standing so there
Angus McKay would be choice but it doesn’t look as though we’re going to get them.” It was also healthy to have a choice when it came to voting for a mayor, Ms Rawlinson said. “Whether the mayor does a good job or not, election is healthy. If you withstand that election, then that’s good. If you do stand, however, it needs to be for the right reasons not just to split the vote.” The Ashburton Business Association is also doing its best to generate interest in the elections, committee member Keiran Breakwell said. “We’ve been trying to get people who would put their names forward but there’s not enough money to be promoting it as a full time job. You want people who are in business and who are successful but they can’t do the job. It’s a catch-22.” Day meetings didn’t help the cause either, he said. “You just can’t expect people to give up their work, their business for this. Everyone I’ve talked to says they couldn’t take that amount of time away from their business.” Mr McKay, however, believes there is interest in councillor positions. “I’ve heard in the last day or so, someone in Ashburton who heard Jim Burgess (councillor) was retiring and that they might be interested,” he said. Of the 12 sitting councillors, five – Jac Sparks, Alan Totty, Stuart Wilson, Donna Favel and Ken Cutforth have said they will seek relection. John Leadley, Robin Kilworth, Don McLeod, Darryl Nelson, Martin Nordqvist and Neil Brown have yet to decide.
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Roulston battles world’s best in the alps Spring time in Italy isn’t all it’s cracked up to be as Ashburton cyclist Hayden Roulston is finding out the hard way. Roulston is competing in the Giro D’Italia for the first time and as well as battling the world’s best in the month-long tour he had the pleasure snow fields of the Col du Galibier on the 149km 15th stage yesterday morning (NZ time). The stage started under blue skies in Cesana Torinese but as the field climbed further into the mountains they met falling snow in their total vertical climb of 4190m to more than earn a rest day. Full tour wrap, P14
Food in schools brings fresh set of challenges By Myles Hume Putting food in schools could raise serious questions over who is responsible for feeding children. That’s the view of Mid Canterbury principals and Netherby School principal Andrew Leverton who said the idea to feed children breakfast in schools seemed like a great idea in theory, but the reality could create a wash of social and logistical challenges. The Government is reportedly on the cusp of announcing a package deal with Sanitarium and Fonterra to put food in schools for decile one to four schools. The scheme is being introduced to tackle New Zealand’s worrying child poverty statistics, many children left unable to
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Fonterra’s Milk For Schools initiative to be rolled out tomorrow. He was supportive to introduce milk, but was remained sceptical about feeding his pupils. “Were does parent responsibility start and end? “And if it did take place, what’s going to be the best way to do it?” Mr Leverton said he could see the benefits in the scheme but the onus was on parents to provide food for their children, and putting food in school could blur that line. He also questioned the logistics of putting food in schools. “Teachers are busy enough as it is, they’re in here at 7.30, 7.45 and they’re straight into it, imagine saying: ‘By the way we are going to do this’. “We would need to have coordinators or community groups, I certainly wouldn’t
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want my teachers to feel they have got to do it.” It was likely schools would have the added burden of providing cutlery, bowls and dish
washing liquid if they got onboard, on top of having to find the time to do it, Mr Leverton said. Rakaia School principal Mark Ellis met with a classroom once a week to have breakfast with pupils and sometimes parents. He said it allowed pupils and staff to know each other in a different light, and also took care of pupils who came to school hungry. However he agreed with the notion it could shift responsibility. “I don’t know if we are there to be a stop-gap ... it will come down to schools to identify it and sometimes there is a thing called pride that can get in the way,” he said. The Government is expected to make an announcement on food in schools in the next few weeks.
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ANNOUNCEMENTS DEATHS BREADING, Keith Foster – On May 20, 2013. Passed away suddenly, at home, Rakaia. Loving partner of Linda. Dearly loved dad of Sonia, Vivien, Steven, Anita, Vanessa, and their partners, and a much loved ‘Dar’ of all his grandchildren. Funeral details later. Paterson’s Funeral Services FDANZ Ashburton COLLINS, Margaret Francis – On May 19, 2013. Peacefully at Ashburton. Aged 82 years. Loved wife of the late Keith. Dearly loved mother and mother in law of Diane Vernon (Pukakohe), Elaine and Greg Brake (Ashburton), Ray and Therese (Tauranga), John and Melanie (Tauranga), and a loved grandma and great grandma of all her grandchildren. Messages to the Collins’ family C/- 67 Pages Road, Ashburton 7700. A service for Margaret will be held at Our Chapel, Cnr East and Cox Streets, Ashburton, TODAY TUESDAY, May 21, commencing at 2.00pm. Followed by private cremation. Paterson’s Funeral Services FDANZ Ashburton CONNELL, Stephen Paul A dignified fighter at rest. Passed away at home on May 18, 2013 aged 64 years. Sole mate and much loved husband of Anne Feld and the late Mary (nee Dunlea), loving and proud father of Jonathon (deceased), Hilary and his partner Catherine, loved son of the late Pat and Maureen, loved big brother and brother in law of John and Jenni, Gavin and Dallas, Mary and Russell Loach, son in law of Lydia and Rick Feld, brother in law and mate to Chris and Jon Dowding (Brisbane), Leesa and Richard Bowles, Kris and Tony Dunlea. Thanks to all our wonderful family and friends who have supported us. Messages c/- Connell family, P O Box 35046, Christchurch, 8640. A funeral mass for Steve will be held at Our Lady of Victories Catholic Church, 106 Main South Road, Sockburn THIS DAY TUESDAY at 10.30am, there after interment at the Ashburton New Lawn Cemetery at 2pm. Dignity With Sincerity Funeral Services FSCNZ. TURNER, Kevin Griffin – Peacefully on Monday, May 20, 2013, surrounded by his loving family. Dearly loved husband of the late Eleanor. Dearly loved partner of Carol Forrest. Loved father and father in law of Andrew and Leanne, Melanie and Peter, and Craig. Cherished grandad of Taylor and Glenn. Special friend of Ross and Gina Moore and Vicki and David Johnson. Dearly loved brother and brother in law of Trish and Trevor, dearly loved brother of the late Colleen and the late Maureen. A service to celebrate the life of Kevin will be held at the Aoraki Funeral Home Chapel, 160 Mountainview Road, Timaru on THURSDAY, May 23, 2013 at 11:00am followed by a burial at Ashburton New Lawn. Messages to: 17 Huxley Street, Timaru 7910.
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Flood fix to cost about $250,000 By Susan Sandys It would cost Methven ratepayers around $250,000 to completely fix a perennial flooding issue in the town. Poorly designed underground drainage at the junction of Barkers Road and Mackie Street results in surface flooding in heavy rain, and even flows into residents’ front yards. The issue was discussed at a council annual plan meeting last month, where town centre resident George Currie said a council staff member acknowledged to him two years ago it needed to be fixed, but nothing had been done.
At a Methven Community Board meeting yesterday, water services manager Andrew Guthrie said he understood the council investigation undertaken at the time had showed it would cost $215,000 for an optimal fix. That price was “2011 figures� so may have increased by now. It was also excluding GST. Mr Guthrie said this solution would be “a significant imposition on rates�. The council was now instead looking at a solution to provide “relief� for the problem, rather than a total solution. He expected the council would make a decision on the issue through its annual plan process.
• Spinal injury A high school student has been airlifted to Christchurch with suspected spinal injuries. Mount Hutt College principal John Schreurs said the boy suffered a “blow to the backâ€? just after a PE class at about 12.30pm yesterday. Ambulance officers attending the incident decided to call in the Westpac Trust rescue helicopter to transport the patient to Christchurch. Mr Schreurs said the boy was accompanied by his mother, but had not received any reports on his condition as of 5pm last night.
• Dairy boycott Residents of a Tauranga suburb are boycotting their local dairy to protest the sale of legal highs in their area. Concerned Matua residents have appealed for a petition against the sale of synthetic cannabis at Matua Dairy. Resident Peter Tinholt said retailers had a social and moral obligation to their communities. “I understand dairies need to make a buck but there needs to be some sort of responsibility,â€? he said. -APNZ Photo Kirsty Clay 200513-kc-065
Chaos today but by Saturday night Paul Millichamp’s new cafÊ, bar and nightclub Arcadia will be open and ready for business.
Tree saga continues There’s light at end of the tunnel By Susan Sandys
Methven Community Board members are no closer to finding out whether controversial trees in the ski town will be trimmed or removed. Residents have complained for years about numerous dawn redwoods planted 15 years ago by the Ashburton District Council blocking motorist visibility. At the board’s six-weekly meeting yesterday, council community planning manager Gavin Thomas told members that the chief executive officer had requested a report from the roading manager, who had been in touch with NZTA consultants. The roading manager, Brian Fauth, was to determine whether any of the trees were affecting driver visibility to the point of being a hazard. And council’s parks and recreation manager might also need to provide information from a parks perspective, Mr Thomas added. “It may be that some need pruning, it may be that some need to go, I don’t know,� Mr Thomas said. At the board’s last meeting in April, Mr Thomas had suggested parks and recreation head David Askin attend
yesterday’s meeting to discuss the issue, but Mr Askin was not present. Member Dan McLaughlin was concerned that if the report took too long, then parks may have missed the opportunity to prune the trees at the right time of year. Member Anna Johnson said every year the council’s parks and recreation department delayed pruning the trees as it was waiting for them to reach the right stage of maturity, however it was taking a long time for the trees to get to that stage. Board chairperson Liz McMillan said what had made matters worse over the years was a few residents pruning the trees themselves, and some were misshapen, including one on Forest Drive which made riding a bicycle past “awful�. Mr McLaughlin said he had not received clarification from the parks department on its claim that police believed the trees made motorists more careful at intersections. “I have spoken to three policemen here in Methven and none of them think it’s a safety enhancement,� Mr McLaughlin said. Mrs McMillan said it was an issue which needed to stay on the agenda until it was resolved.
By Sue Newman The Christchurch earthquakes might have pushed Paul Millichamp to the limits, financially and emotionally but today he says he knows he’s become a business survivor. When the building that housed his cafÊ and bar Millies, was red stickered in December 2011, Mr Millichamp was forced to lay off his staff and close his business down. In the 18 months since he’s been fighting to keep his family’s head above water as he tried to rebuild his business in a new home. He found that home in the Tancred Street building vacated by the New Life Church when it moved to a new location in Tinwald. The church’s old building was up for sale but it took months of wheeling and dealing before he and his family were able to buy the property. That, however, was just the beginning of yet another long struggle to turn a church into a multi-purpose hospitality complex. Mr Millichamp said he’d had to battle mountains of red tape to
The Ashburton District Council is hoping to delay an $836,000 upgrade of the Methven Water Supply reservoir. The upgrade has been tagged for 2021/22 in the council’s long-term plan. As part of capital works under way on the supply,
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earthquakes had been lessened. The assessment would also determine whether the upgrade could be delayed. Such a delay would “save ratepayers some money�. “We don’t want to invest in infrastructure if we can delay it,� Mr Guthrie said.
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and a gaming area. At the end of the week and at the weekend the folding doors will be rolled back and the large central room will become a nightclub. He plans to open as a lunch time restaurant. “We really want to focus on getting lots of functions and we’ve built a stage so we use this for bands or we can use it for functions or as a dance space.� The transformation of church into bar and nightclub has been the ultimate recycling exercise with material salvaged from Millies and a large range of items donated by the Ashburton Trust. “You can look at this and see that one side of the bar is like the old Tuscany (the front bar in the old Somerset Hotel) and the other side is Millies.� Looking back over the months since Millies closed, Mr Millichamp said he’d been to hell and back. “The last few months it’s been full on but we’re just about there, I can see the end. We’ve had plenty of time to plan this, but now we’re almost running out of time.�
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secure the consents needed and yesterday was still awaiting final sign off on the building before he could rest easy, knowing every box was ticked ahead of Saturday night’s opening. And when the doors open for business, people would be in for a surprise if they thought the new business would be Millies reincarnated, he said. “I don’t want people thinking Millies is carrying on. This is a new venture. It’s not like the old Millies. We’ve given it a new name, the Arcadia, that’s what it was originally and it means a fun place which is what this is about. We’ve changed the name so people know it’s a new start.� Mr Milichamp’s plans are bold. He admits in the months when he was unable to progress his project he had plenty of time to dream. He’s been running on empty – cash and energy – for months and said that since January renovating the old church has been his full-time job. The Arcadia will include a restaurant, bar area, two conference rooms
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Graeme Mills is angry someone stole his grandson’s pet sheep.
Rustlers nab pet sheep By Michelle Nelson Graeme Mills is gutted that rustlers nabbed his grandson’s pet sheep, leaving behind a bloodied breadknife, in the early hours of Saturday morning. Mr Mills said he had fed the sheep and pigs on the Alford Forest Road property on Friday evening; when he returned on Saturday there were only three sheep in the paddock. The sheep, which were behind break fencing, had been chased behind a shelter shed where the pet was caught. “The other three all had blood on them, and they all had wool pulled out,� Mr Mills said. “We found the knife in the paddock; it was a breadknife – these bloody idiots didn’t even know what they were doing if they killed the sheep with a knife like that. “You could see where it had been dragged over the fence into a vehicle parked in a driveway. They must have checked it out before-
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NZ First MP Denis O’Rourke will be in town on Thursday, speaking at a public meeting held by Ashburton Citizens’ Association. Before the meeting, Mr O’Rourke will be taken on a tour of Ashburton to take a look at the route the second bridge across the Ashburton River will take and will take a look at traffic flows and
traffic movement around town. He will also visit the new art gallery–museum and will check out the site of the EA Networks Centre. Association chair, Diane Rawlinson said Mr O’Rourke had been invited to speak at a public meeting because of his extensive knowledge of local body politics. Before being elected at the last election to NZ First,
Mr O’Rourke was on the Christchurch City Council for 15 years. He is a practising lawyer and is the NZ First spokesperson on Transport, chairman of the Central Plains Water Trust and has a special interest in the elderly and the benefits of the Gold Card. The public forum will be held at the Seniors Centre at 7.45pm on Thursday.
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hand, and come back when it was dark.� The black-face ewe belonged to Mr Mills’ three-year-old grandson Lauchy, and was The editor of University of heavily pregnant. Otago student magazine Critic “He doesn’t understand where his sheep is has stepped down following – last year she had twins, and it looked as if an employment dispute which she was carrying twins again – the wee fellow led to police being called to was looking forward to that.� the office earlier this month. Mr Mills said snatching the sheep in such a Those involved remain tightbuilt up area was a bold move. lipped over the circumstancIt was the third incident in which he had es, but it is understood the lost stock this year. At Easter three hogget carcasses were taken from a chiller at a local trucking firm. And prior to that Mr Mills had two pig carcasses stolen from separate chillers. “None of the thefts were linked, but those animals were supposed to feed four families,� WE CAN ARRANGE YOUR PLANS, he said. CONSENTS AND BUILD! But to offset the likelihood of further thefts from the property, the fence is about to be electrified and a surveillance 3 BAYcamera FARM SHED installed. t M 8JEF #BZT t M High Front
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Asked if the resolution involved a payout, he said: “I can’t discuss any of the details. All I can say it that it was mutually agreed and satisfactory to both parties.� He would also not discuss the details that led to the employment dispute. - APNZ
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A man charged with an alleged attack that left a man in his 50s hospitalised for over a week called police and said the victim needed to be taken to the police cells to “think about what he had done�, a court has heard. Agatupu Samu, 27, pleaded not guilty to wounding with intent to cause grievous bodily harm in relation to the incident when he appeared in court yesterday for trial. The alleged attack took place on June 29 last year on the seafront. -APNZ
• Car eliminated An abandoned car found by a hunter in the Rangitaiki Forest has been eliminated from the Mona Blades inquiry. Police said the car was thought to be an orange Datsun but was checked by police and found to be a Mitsubishi, and was confirmed as not related to the case. Miss Blades, 18, went missing while hitchhiking in 1975 and was last seen in an orange Datsun stationwagon. -APNZ
• Missing man Police are trying to locate a missing man. Simon Chin, 49, was last seen by family members on May 7 when he left his Lower Hutt address to travel to Auckland by car. Police enquiries have established that Mr Chin was at the Sky City casino in Hamilton on May 15. His family have not heard from him since this date, and there are concerns for his well being. - APNZ
• Move slammed A proposal to can sleepover shifts at four mental health homes in Hokitika and replace them with periodic visits from a ‘roaming’ worker and cameras monitored remotely from an iPad has been slammed. The Service and Food Workers’ Union says the proposal raises health and safety concerns, such as in the event of a fire, but Pact - a Dunedin-based trust providing accommodation in the community for former psychiatric hospital and intellectually disabled patients - says in a statement it is intended to “give people their lives backâ€?. -APNZ
• Head-on collision A visiting German farm worker had to be cut free from the mangled wreckage of his car after a head-on collision with another vehicle on a rural road near Masterton yesterday morning. Fabian Peter, 21, was taken to Wellington Hospital with significant leg injuries after the smash about 8.20am. -APNZ
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Alternative course has a future By Myles Hume A programme that educates Ashburton’s most troubled teens has a stable future, despite calls from surrounding areas that the courses are severely underfunded. Ashburton College’s alternative education course, also known as the community entry programme, is working within its Ministry of
Education budget for the 15 pupils aged between 13 and 16 enrolled in the course. It is a stark contrast to alternative education courses in Christchurch, such as the YMCA, which have reported losses of up to $90,000 each year, putting the future of the courses under threat. Ashburton College deputy principal Grant Congdon oversees the community entry programme
which allows Ashburton and Mount Hutt College’s teens who have been expelled, are in danger of another suspension or have a high truancy, to continue in education. He said the ministry’s funding paid for the building lease, staff and the resources they use. “We do watch the budget very carefully, we could always do with more, but it is sufficient enough to
run the programme,” Mr Congdon said. “In fact, we had an advert in Saturday’s Guardian looking for another staff member so we can take the total of staff from three to four.” Mr Congdon could not say what may have caused Christchurch’s alternative education courses to fall into a deep financial rut, but he believed the situation in Ashburton was much different and
Miss Saigon’s soundtrack ‘tricky’ By Susan Sandys About 30 musical instruments with names including Tibetan skull drum, nipple gong, kabuki clappers, boo-bams and cricket clicker, have arrived on set for Miss Saigon. The show, to open on Friday, has a large orchestra which includes two percussionists, Scott Chappell and Vicki Price from Christchurch.
The pair brought a trailer load of percussion instruments with them and began rehearsing with fellow orchestra members on Sunday. Conductor Jo Castelow said the percussion side was an important element of Miss Saigon, as it gave the music an Asian feel. The two percussionists had been practising in a garage in Christchurch until now, while their fellow orchestra members had been practicing three times
per week together in Ashburton over the last six weeks. Mrs Castelow said it had been fantastic to now have the percussion element merge with the remaining orchestral music, which is to play for the whole duration of the show. “They make the sound complete,” she said. She said Miss Saigon was among the “trickiest” of musical theatre orchestral pieces, but the 17 orchestra members were
“high calibre”, with music teachers and professionals among them, and were up to the task. As well as the large range of percussion instruments, the orchestra would be utilising three preprogrammed keyboards which had been used throughout New Zealand for Miss Saigon. Mrs Castelow is one of the keyboard players, a task she is balancing with conducting. “You learn to work around it,” she said.
perhaps other providers may have emphasis on more costly areas. “I think if the programme in Christchurch closed down it would have a huge impact, because some students just don’t succeed in the mainstream, and yet when given an opportunity in alternative education with a smaller number of students and a higher level of assistance it gives them a much better chance.”
Mr Congdon said the aim was to have the community entry pupils achieving NCEA level when they are 16, leading into higher education or a job. He said it ”had a very high success rate”. The community entry pupils take part in a range of activities including outdoor adventure classes to in class learning to gain life experience.
Experience Mid Canty to employ full-time on-line marketer By Susan Sandys Experience Mid Canterbury hopes to soon employ a full-time on-line marketer. General manager Nigel Birt said the new employee would drive the organisation’s on-line marketing and assist the district’s tourism operators with their on-line presence. While Experience Mid Canterbury has recently launched a new website, there was much more to be done in the global world of on-line marketing, Mr Birt said. For example, Mid Canterbury needed to increase its profile on the newzealand.com website, which received 12 million visitors per year. “By us having a good presence on that website, it’s going to be a far greater outcome than just purely our district website sitting out there and receiving far less than 12 million visitors a year,” Mr Birt said. As well as newzealand.com it would be important for operators to have strong content on other New Zealand and Canterbury tourism websites. And there was the growing tourism market in China which the district wanted to access. In that country a vast amount of
information was sourced via Weibo, a social networking site on which 45.8 million were following traveling accounts. And the good thing about online marketing compared to more traditional media such as magazine advertising, it was possible to monitor the number of people getting information. “It’s activity we can monitor and track, we can set clear targets that we can monitor and achieve.” Experience Mid Canterbury, which runs the district’s two i-SITEs, had recently “shrunk to a skeleton staff structure”. “And we are now gearing up in the right direction (in employing the on-line marketer),” Mr Birt said. The position would be funded both by tourism operators and Experience Mid Canterbury, which in turn is funded by its operators and the Ashburton District Council. The organisation had requested more funds this year within the annual plan process, however Mr Birt would not divulge the cost of the position. The council’s draft annual plan shows the organisation was granted $441,000 last year from the council and is seeking $470,000 this year.
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Injured director wishes cast all the best By Myles Hume Miss Saigon director David Williams is in capable hands and is wishing his cast all the best as he recovers from a serious fall, his sister says. Mr Williams, a professional director from Australia, is in
Christchurch Hospital nursing fractured ribs, a fractured vertebrae, a broken shoulder and a gash to his head after he fell from the stage into the orchestra pit during a Miss Saigon rehearsal last Wednesday. Carol Gunn, who has been in close contact with her brother, said he had heard “everything
was going really well” for the production scheduled to start on Friday night. She said Mr Williams was pleased to hear the stage manager and others behind the scenes knew what he was striving for. She said he did not remember the fall, and had not been told
the details of what happened. Mr Williams has come from the Sunshine Coast in Australia for the Ashburton Variety Theatre’s 2013 flagship production. He is expected to make a full recovery, although it will be some weeks before he is able to return to his Australian home with his wife.
Same sex marriages on hold until paperwork changed By Sue Newman The law that allows same sex couples to marry in New Zealand might have changed, but the first gay-marriage wedding bells won’t be ringing until mid-August. And that has nothing to do with the willingness or not of marriage celebrants to perform same-sex nuptials, rather it has everything to with the mountain of paperwork that needs to be changed first, says Ashburton celebrant Carol Gunn. She is yet to have her first request to perform a same sex marriage, but said she will welcome the opportunity when it arrives. “I don’t have any problems at all with this; I’ve supported the move all along.” She applauds the change to make one law applicable to same and opposite sex couples who choose to marry, saying it is much better than the old system that offered the option of marriage to one but civil union only to same sex couples. A Timaru couple planning their wedding, however, haven’t found such an accepting attitude among the city’s cel-
ebrants, with Ryan Scott and Dylan Love making four attempts before they found a celebrant who would accept their booking. Mrs Gunn acknowledged the difficulty some celebrants may have with marrying same sex couples. She hopes the Timaru experience won’t be repeated in Ashburton, but said celebrants have always had the option of declining to marry any couple requesting their services. “My personal feeling is I say yes, based on my availability. If I don’t know a couple I’d often say, would you like to come and meet me. That also means the couple have the opportunity to say no too if they’re not comfortable.” Mrs Gunn said if she was available, she would only decline to marry a couple if she felt they were asking her to perform the ceremony in a situation or way that she was uncomfortable with. Organisational celebrants (those attached to a church) would have the option of refusing to perform a samesex marriage, she said. While the law change was a win for same sex couples, Mrs Gunn said it also tidied up the situation for marriage celebrants.
Once the paperwork is completed, marriage will become a one certificate, one ceremony for all circumstances events, she said. “The old way has been such a clumsy thing to deal with, but I do understand that for some people this is a huge mindshift.” Currently Ashburton has about 12 marriage celebrants (both independent and organizational) and two or three civil union celebrants who, until the law is changed, can formalise the relationship of same sex couples and opposite sex couples. Mrs Gunn has yet to receive her first inquiries for a same sex marriage but said she was aware of celebrants in other parts of the country who already had bookings, both from within New Zealand and from couples from overseas who wanted to take advantage of New Zealand’s new laws. The new statutory definition of marriage in the Marriage Act defines marriage as “the union of two people, regardless of their sex, sexual orientation, or gender identity.” It became law on April 17 with a four month implementation delay to allow documents to be changed.
Schools in Mid Canterbury address allergy concerns and are well prepared to deal with reactions, according to a leading principal. Neil Simons, who is the district’s principal spokesperson for primary schools, made the comment in conjunction with Allergy Awareness Week – which concluded yesterday. Some schools around the country have taken precautionary steps and banned allergic products, such as nuts and gluten – but Mid Canterbury schools prefer to tackle the problem head-on. “It’s about protecting the individual rather than protecting a whole school environment,” Mr Simons said. “It comes down to the severity of the allergy and whether or not if someone breathes nut vapour on that child, if they will puff up and burst. “All schools possess an EpiPen (reactive device), which we encourage most staff to learn to use
as obviously the more staff that know how to deal with the issue, the better,” Mr Simons said. Tongue firmly in cheek, Mr Simons suggested Longbeach School had more difficulty dealing with bee stings – as some children in the past had reacted to being stung. “It has been a struggle, because we keep putting signs up saying, “Bees, Keep Out”, but strangely enough they don’t seem to be taking any notice,” he said. Meanwhile, early childhood institutes appear to adopt their own policies dependent on the cases within their centre. Ashburton Kindergarten Association spokeswoman Barbara Kirk said each centre had its own policies on what products were allowed in – and most parents understood the risks. “Some kindergartens are nut free, but it’s very much a caseby-case basis dependent on what children go to the kindergarten and what allergies are around,” she said. Allergy Awareness Week wrapped up yesterday.
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oing to university or starting any other tertiary education or training is getting more difficult but not impossible. Youngsters in Mid Canterbury, or adults looking for another career, need to be very clear about what they want to do with their lives and how much debt they are willing to accept to reach that goal. The days of eternal studies, roaming the pubs of New Zealand university towns with a bit of study in between, are long gone. Last week’s budget again
OUR VIEW highlighted the fact that the Government is clamping down on tertiary education, trying to use our taxpayers’ dollars as efficiently as possible and recouping the mounting debt more rapidly. The opposition quickly jumped on the new initiative to cut back the number of weeks that any student over 40 years of age is eligible to receive a student allowance. In the new budget those students are now entitled
to get the allowance for 120 weeks instead of 200 weeks. Christchurch MP Megan Woods feels this move will jeopardise the rebuild of Christchurch as it may discourage many unemployed New Zealanders to learn a new trade and get a job in the recovery projects. With most courses running for 40 weeks, reducing the hours from 200 to 120 still means that any adult student can still receive an allowance for three
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years, which seems a fair period for anyone over 40 seeking a new career. After all, those who want to study longer can still access interest-free student loans. The Labour MP is most concerned about the clause that
includes any previous studies into the eligibility calculations, so anyone who has completed a three-year study in the past, would get no support for retraining. This clause indeed seems a bit harsh for those who have lost their jobs in their 40s, 50s and 60s and find that their trade, and their age, are not in hot demand. Giving these experienced people a leg up, especially to help the Christchurch rebuild, seems a worthwhile investment, even if the taxpayer financed other training in a distant past.
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One former Ashburton resident in Ireland yesterday commented that it is too hard to make repayments from where she lives or save up for lump sum payments, but surely there must be a way. Most ex-pat Kiwis earn a lot more than their friends back home, and despite the high cost of living in Europe, it is not impossible to put away a few pounds or dollars and start paying what is owed. It may make the next visit Down Under a lot more enjoyable.
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Many of these individuals will have families and mortgages, so going back to school and taking on a student loan may be an insurmountable hurdle for many. While the over-40s change has attracted much criticism, most New Zealanders will feel less empathy for overseas Kiwis who are not repaying their student debt. With $411 million of taxpayers’ money being owed by 700,000 Kiwis, it is no surprise the Government is threatening to arrest the worst offenders on their next visit to New Zealand.
YOUR VIEW Red letter day for democracy I read your editorial in Monday’s paper with mixed feelings. Thanks to the two councillors who managed to stop these “behind closed doors” machinations of the council. It is just a pity that the Guardian, by publishing (since a few months ago) anonymous or first name only letters, is in effect guilty of the same “secre-
tive” behaviour, or at least allows this to happen. Whether discussing matters behind closed doors, or making anonymous comments, it is always suspect; who says what is important in discussing community matters. Shame on the Guardian for allowing such double standards. Peter Opthoog
Thank you At the recent Street Sprints, I
spent some time with my nephew and his father (my brother). They run a very low budget, household race car and are a relative newcomer to the sport. This season would have been his third, however, after writing-off his car last season and a rebuild taking almost all of this season, he is having minor problems. Now the purpose of this letter is to acknowledge the fantastic help and support of fellow competitors and crews.
I was simply amazed at advice, ideas and actual work done on the car. One team stands out with this help, they were Autosparks. There was also a young chap with a computer that he plugged into the car and tested it. Not sure on his business but think the word “Rapid” was in there somewhere. Be proud guys, you know who you are. Graeme Findlay
The brother of a Far North man who, along with his wife, allegedly died at the hands of his nephew says the double homicide has been a nightmare for the close-knit family. Ivan Maheno, 44, and his wife Carmen Maheno, 38, died in an apparent shooting at their home in Pamapuria, near Kaitaia, on Sunday morning. Mr Maheno’s nephew Edwin Harvey Maheno, 38, appeared in Kaitaia District Court yesterday charged with two counts of murder. Dressed in a police-issue boiler suit, Maheno entered no plea during his brief appearance. Ivan Maheno was found dead in his house and Carmen, who apparently tried to flee, was found with critical injuries outside. She died in hospital overnight. Ivan and Carmen married two years ago and had two children together, neither of whom were home during the shooting. Family gathered as Ivan’s body was removed from his Fairburn Rd house today. His brother Gordon Maheno told 3 News it had been “a nightmare” for the family. “We’ve had something like this happen just within the family, between my brother and my nephew and my sister-in-law. We all know each other, we’re all very close here.” Detective Senior Sergeant Kevin Burke said a scene examination was carried out yesterday and post-mortem examinations would
confirm the causes of death. He said a firearm had been found but there was no indication yet as to what sparked the shooting. Maheno turned himself in at the Kaitaia police station oj Sunday morning and was charged with one count of murder later that day. A second murder charge was laid after Mrs Maheno’s death late on Sunday night. In court yesterday, Maheno’s lawyer Ken Bailey entered no plea on behalf of his client, nor did he make an application for name suppression or bail. A justice of the peace remanded Maheno in custody until May 30 for an assessment of his mental health and fitness to plead. Former Oturu School principal Fiona Lovatt Davis, who worked with Mrs Maheno when she was a teacher aide there, described her as “a vibrant young woman”. “She had so much love and affection for the children that was genuine and heartfelt,” she told 3 News. She said Mrs Maheno used to be the girlfriend of former Pamapuria School deputy principal James Parker, who is due to be sentenced on a raft of sex abuse charges relating to boys who slept over at his Awanui farm. Mrs Maheno had raised concerns about Parker with Ms Davis, who went to police. “It was courageous to speak up about something that wasn’t quite right at the time,” Ms Davis said. - APNZ
Teetering hillside house demolished By Kurt Bayer A former hillside mansion which once commanded one of the most priceless views in Christchurch has been demolished in an emergency operation yesterday after fears it could topple down a cliff. Canterbury Earthquake Recovery Authority (Cera) officials were working in the Redcliffs area on the Port Hills when a member of the public told them the earthquake-damaged home had become unstable. Some recent aftershocks, including a strong magnitude-4.2 jolt on Friday, is believed to have
moved the five-storey house, built in the late 1990s, enough to put it on a lean and open up existing cracks. Cera engineers were yesterday so worried that it could collapse near the busy Main Rd below that workers flagged down a passing police patrol car and asked for help. Officers helped close down the road while Cera tried to take some measures to stop the house, which also has a swimming pool, from falling. Just one local resident was evacuated, while more people returning to their properties were turned away.
“We told them to go to a coffee shop ... they’ll be back in tonight,“ said Cera spokesman Brendan Winder, Port Hills land clearance project manager yesterday. Crowds gathered below the house as a 30-tonne excavator began clawing at it from behind. The plan was to bring it down on its own footprint within a few hours last night, Mr Winder said. Late last week, Cera discovered the building was “pretty distressed” and it was monitored over the weekend. “We had another look at it again this morning ... and the decision was made to knock the building
Parole delayed for Swann By Hamish McNeilly A letter threatening legal action if convicted fraudster Michael Swann was not given a favourable parole outcome could harm his chance of an early release, a criminologist has warned. A parole hearing for Swann has been delayed after one of his supporters wrote a letter threatening legal action if he did not receive a favourable outcome from the New Zealand Parole Board. Swann was sentenced in the High Court, at Dunedin, in March 2009, to nine and a-half years’ jail with a minimum non-parole period of four years and six months after being found guilty of defrauding the Otago District Health Board of $16,902,000. A letter threatening legal action, from an unnamed sponsor of Swann who was at the May 14 hearing, has shocked Prof
Greg Newbold, of the University of Canterbury. “I think it is absolutely outrageous, it is the height - the absolute epitome of arrogance,” he said. Yesterday the Parole Board declined to release the letter or answer further questions about its content. The board’s decision after Swann’s appearance at the hearing in an undisclosed prison notes the letter “contains a threat to take and fund judicial review proceedings if Mr Swann does not receive an outcome favourable to him”. The parole hearing was convened by Judge Michael Crosbie, with the decision noting the contents of the letter “raises issues of risk for the board”. In that letter Swann’s supporter is alleged to object to any level of independent inquiry or analysis by the board in regards to risk. Prof Newbold said: “I have
never ever seen anything like this. I wouldn’t dream that anyone could be so stupid”. The move by Swann’s principal sponsor, who is offering work and accommodation on his release, was likely to be counterproductive. “This is the dumbest, most arrogant thing you can ever do, given Swann’s crime and the fact he was lucky to get eight years.” While there was nothing stopping the sponsor from taking legal action, the board had absolute authority. “You don’t go around threatening Superman. That is what it is”, Prof Newbold said. Swann would be wise to distance himself from the sponsor and the letter. The board considered it had no option but to defer Swann’s parole hearing until the next meeting at the prison, but with an entirely different panel. - APNZ
over today,” Mr Winder said. He said they needed to “react quickly”, given how it had deteriorated in recent days. Given how many other hillside homes there are on the Port Hills, Cera knows “this may not be the last”. “Hopefully it is, but we need to be aware that there could be others out there as well,” said Mr Winder. “We’ll go back and review our systems around how we’re going to make sure we know more about these properties, but I don’t have any particular concerns about any properties just now.” - APNZ
PAROLE * Once an offender becomes eligible to be considered for parole, the New Zealand Parole Board is required to consider their case as soon as is practicable and then at least once in every 12 months in most cases. * The board members will ask questions of the offender relating to their attitude to their offence and the rehabilitative programmes they have completed or a scheduled to complete while in prison. * The board may also ask about the support available from family, community groups and friends, should the offender be released * Offenders may request to involve support people at their parole hearing. Source: New Zealand Parole Board
Murdered couple Ivan Maheno and his wife Carmen Maheno.
Pair purchased petrol By Edward Gay Two men accused of setting Auckland man Shalvin Prasad on fire allegedly filled two containers of petrol on the night of the murder, according to police. Bryne Permal and Shivneel Kumar are charged with the murder of Mr Prasad, who was found burnt to death in a rural area of south Auckland earlier this year. They appeared via audio-visual link at Manukau District Court yesterday where details of the police case against the pair were released. According to the police summary of facts, alarm bells rang with Mr Prasad’s family on January 30 when his father checked his son’s bank account and found $30,000 missing. He was so concerned he called police. The next day, police found Mr Prasad’s smouldering and badly burnt body on a rural road in south Auckland. Police identified the body by fingerprints. According to the summary of facts, Kumar owed Mr Prasad money (EDS CRRCT) and the pair had been contacting each other by text messages in the days leading up to the murder. The pair met at the Papatoetoe TAB and later CCTV footage captured Mr Prasad arriving at the ASB branch on Ronwood Ave in Manukau where he withdrew $30,000 in $100 notes. According to police, Kumar could be seen fol-
lowing Mr Prasad in his own car but waited outside. While inside the bank, Mr Prasad kept Kumar in the loop about what was happening and sent a text message saying: “she getting money nw.” Mr Prasad left the bank with his cash in an envelope and stopped to speak to Kumar on his way out. They then both left the carpark in their own cars. Later that day Kumar and Mr Prasad were back talking and texting each other on their mobile phones. They arranged another meeting after Mr Prasad’s soccer practice and after Permal finished work at Frucor. Mr Prasad met Permal at the Frucor factory shortly after 9pm that night and the pair got into Permal’s car. What happened next is unclear but police said that about an hour later, Permal and Kumar went to the Mobil Station on Great South Rd in Papakura and Permal filled two cans of petrol. The $33 bill was paid with a $100 note. Police allege the pair then drove to McRobbie Rd in Kingseat and set Mr Prasad alight. Police later found that Mr Prasad’s cellphone had been wiped and say Kumar sold the phone to another man at a petrol station before filling his car with petrol and paying with a $100 bill. Part of the police case against the pair remains suppressed. Permal and Kumar were remanded in custody and are due to appear in the High Court at Auckland next month. - APNZ
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Packed train shuddered to a halt By Matthew Backhouse Children screamed as a commuter train packed with hundreds of passengers started to screech and shudder before derailing near Wellington at peak time yesterday morning. KiwiRail has pulled its 26-strong fleet of Ganz Mavag trains from service for urgent safety inspections after the train left the tracks at Kaiwharawhara, just north of Wellington Station, about 8.15am. The Transport Accident Investigation Commission (TAIC) and the New Zealand Transport Agency are also investigating. Four passengers suffered minor injuries when the rear car of the train, packed with 350 passengers, derailed at the rail yard opposite the ferry terminal. An air tank on the bottom of the train detached and broke through the floor of the car, but KiwiRail said it was not yet known whether that caused the derailment or happened as a result. Carol Derbyshire, a passenger in the rear car, said she realised something was wrong when she heard screeching and the train started shuddering. “It almost sounded like we had hit a big, giant rock or something. “It’s hard to describe - it was just like a screeching sound on the tracks,” she said. Ms Derbyshire said school children started screaming and passengers had to lean forward to brace themselves on seats. After the train came to a rest, she realised the children were
screaming because debris had punched a hole through the aisle. She said it was lucky passengers were seated and the train was not going too fast. Passengers either then walked into the city or waited for a bus service. The derailment backed up a further nine services, delaying hundreds of morning commuters, and forced the closure of the Hutt and Kapiti lines at Porirua and Petone. Services resumed yesterday afternoon and were run on a reduced timetable last evening while inspections took place and repairs were carried out. KiwiRail passenger general manager Deborah Hume said it was not yet known what went wrong, but there was thought to be an issue with a weld on an air tank on the underside of the car. She said an inspection of the Ganz Mavag fleet would look at the area of concern to make sure it was not a wider problem. No issues had been identified so far and fleet was expected to be back in operation by today. Ms Hume said the Ganz Mavag fleet, which was due to be replaced with new Matangi trains, underwent hundreds of hours of checks every year. “Our passengers can be assured that safety is our number one priority and if we had any concerns about the safety of any of our trains, we would not be using them to run services.” TAIC spokesman Peter Northcote said investigators had examined the derailed train and recovered debris that apparently dropped from the train. - APNZ
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Logging trucks in collision; one dead
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Hugh Boulton and Gary Rackham collect a kale competition sample at Alistair Busch’s farm yesterday.
Winterfeed competition kicks off The annual winterfeed competition is in full swing, putting Ashburton crops under the spotlight. By this afternoon kale, rape and oat crops on 28 farms will have been weighed and judged in preparations for tonight’s prizegiving at the Devon Hotel. Winner of last year’s kale section Hinds farmer Alistair Busch has 150 hectares in winter green feed crops, waiting for the arrival of the 2600 hungry dairy cows he will winter over.
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To see more or purchase photos And then the hard work will begin in earnest for Mr Busch, starting at 7am feeding out straw to his “paddock guests” before starting on shifting the electric fences every day.
“Last year I was shifting 11 fences every day – I worked 70 days without a day off, but I’m not complaining,” he said. He said it had been a good summer for crops on irrigated
farms, with plenty of sunshine hours to encourage robust growth. “The crops are still growing,” he said. The judges mark two sections, each measuring a square metre, which are weighed and recorded. The competition, which is sponsored by the local A&P associations and Ravensdown, will carry on in the Mayfield district later this week and in Methven next week.
A logging truck driver was killed and another seriously injured when their rigs collided head-on inland from Tolaga Bay on the East Coast yesterday afternoon. The accident happened shortly after midday about 15 kilometres up the Tauwhareparae Road. “Both drivers had to be cut from the wreckage of their vehicles, and one of them died at the scene,” police said. The ECT rescue helicopter flew a St John Ambulance team to the scene. “The second driver, who is in his mid-20s, suffered serious, multiple injuries,” St John team manager Shane Clapperton said. He was flown to Gisborne Hospital. Mr Clapperton described the accident scene as a mess. “It always is when two logging trucks collide.” Two fire trucks attended, the rescue tender from Gisborne and a crew from Tolaga Bay. “It was a shocking scene,” Senior Station Officer John Haggland said. “The driver who died was very badly injured. The whole side of the cab of his truck was destroyed in the collision,” Mr Haggland said. One of the trucks was empty, the other had a full load of logs on board. Mr Haggland said the man who died was driving the empty truck. “We believe he would have died instantly, his injuries were so severe,” he said. “We got the other driver out of his cab through the front windscreen.” The accident happened on a slight bend in the road. The road remained closed yesterday afternoon, while police carried out a serious crash investigation. - APNZ
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Man admits to killing two of his children A 48-year-old divorced Briton locked in a bitter custody battle has confessed that he had killed his two young children by slitting their throats in the French city of Lille. The bodies of the five-yearold girl and 10-year-old boy were discovered Sunday in the man’s apartment in Saint-Priest,
a south-eastern suburb of the eastern city of Lyon. The unemployed man confessed to the gruesome crime “but did not go into details of the motive”, prosecutors said yesterday. The tragedy was “linked to a bitter separation” and “the state of his visitation rights which he
considered insufficient”, another judicial source told AFP. “In 2010, there was an incident of violence with his spouse which led to restrictions on his visitation rights,” the source said. He was arrested on Sunday in Lyon and placed in custody. A judicial official said a knife which is thought to have been
the murder weapon had been found. The man had visitation rights but only in the presence of another person, the official said, adding that this was the first time he had brought the children home to his apartment on the second floor of a four-storey building.
“We understand that a British national has been arrested in France,” a Foreign Office spokesman told AFP. “We are in contact with the French authorities and we await the outcome of their investigation.” Several witnesses said the man fled on roller skates after his former wife encountered him on the
‘Ameristralia’ campaign sinks Obama’s policy experts. The deadline to receive 100,000 signatures expires on Friday. The Ameristralia campaign was born on the social news and entertainment website Reddit. Supporters of the Australia-US merger created a flag (featuring US stars and stripes with the Southern Cross), a coat of arms (a bald eagle’s body with a koala’s head), a national animal (an Eagola), currency (Ameristralian dollars) and national
By Peter Mitchell It appears the campaign to create Ameristralia, a merger of Australia and the US to form one nation, is as doomed as the Tasmanian tiger. Despite an online push in both countries, a petition on the official White House website has only generated 6500 of the 100,000 signatures needed for the proposal to be reviewed by US President Barack
Ambulance Service. Both were taken to Ysbyty Gwynedd in Bangor where their conditions are described as critical. All three people in the plane – reported to be an eight-seater Piper Cherokee – were from the same family in Lancashire. Emergency services were called to the airport yesterday after it is thought the plane flipped over on the runway. Chief Inspector Darren Wareing
sport (Austus – an AFL gridiron hybrid). But, it appears Ameristralia is as popular with the general population as Kraft’s iSnack2.0. Some oddball petitions on the White House website have generated enough signatures to make it to Obama’s desk, including a campaign by Star Wars fans for the US to build a Death Star and for the recipe of the White House’s secret Honey Ale beer to be made public. – AAP
said: “An investigation is ongoing and we are appealing to anyone who witnessed the plane as it approached the runway of Caernarfon Airport to contact police.” Photographer Richard Birch told the Wales Online website: “The plane was upside down. It had gone through the runway and crashed into some gorse bushes.” A spokesman at the airport declined to comment. – PA
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The US Embassy employee accused of spying in Moscow flew out of Russia yesterday, five days after he was ordered to leave the country, NTV television reported. The Kremlin-loyal TV station broadcast video yesterday showing Ryan Fogle going through passport control and security at Sheremetyevo International Airport. He also was pictured in the company of embassy staff as he wheeled a suitcase into the Moscow airport, which is used by Delta Air Lines for its direct flights to New York. Russian security services announced that Fogle, a 29-year-old third secretary in the US Embassy, had been caught trying to recruit a Russian counter-terrorism officer. Fogle, who was accused of working for the CIA, was widely shown on Russian television wearing a blond wig. The US Embassy yesterday again refused to comment on the case. The attention given to the
Fogle case in Russia contrasts with recent moves by Washington and Moscow to develop closer co-operation on counterterrorism in the wake of the Boston Marathon bombing on April 15. The bombing suspects – Dzhokhar Tsarnaev and his elder brother, Tamerlan, who was killed by police – have roots in the Russian republic of Chechnya. Tamerlan spent six months last year in neighbouring Dagestan, now the centre of an Islamic insurgency, and US investigators have been working with the Russians to try to determine whether he had established any contacts with the militants. Little is known publicly about Fogle’s duties and activities in Russia. The US State Department confirmed that Fogle worked as an embassy employee but would give no details about his job. The CIA declined comment. – AP
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1 killed, 2 critical in UK plane crash A man has died while a boy and another man are fighting for their lives after a light aircraft crashed on the approach to an airport runway in Wales. The victim, who was a passenger in the plane, was pronounced dead at the scene of the accident at Caernarfon Airport. A second man, aged in his 60s, suffered “serious multiple lower limb injuries” and a boy received head and abdomen injuries, according to the Welsh
stairwell of the building and saw him with bloodstained clothes. She alerted the police. A neighbour said the mother was soon joined by relatives, including her brother-in-law and the children’s grandparents, and was lucid although in shock. A psychiatrist from the emergency services was immediately
The Commerce Commission has released the amounts telcos will likely have to put towards a $50 million levy that helps pay improvements to the 111 phone system, broadband in rural areas and services for the deaf and hearing-impaired. The Telecommunications Development Levy is an annual duty paid by companies earning more than $10m per year from operating part of a telco network. The Commerce Commission released a draft determination yesterday morning on how much companies are likely to need to contribute for the levy for the year ending June 30 2012. The levy faced by each of the 26 companies involved depends on each company’s revenue. Traditional telcos – like Telecom, Vodafone and 2degrees – are included in draft list of those liable for the levy, but companies who provide video-on demand services over networks (like Sky Television with its iSky offering) do not. Sky was ruled out from the levy in a commission determination last year. Telecommunications Users Association chief executive Paul Brislen said there should be more of a discussion on which types of companies should contribute. “Telcos get stuck with the bill an awful lot and overthe-top providers don’t have to pay a penny ... we never seem to discuss it, we always seem to rule them out or in,” he said. “I’d like the commission to constantly re-assessing, possibly on an annual basis, on who makes up that list because times are changing, and it’s important to know where we sit. “On the one hand, I don’t want to see over-the-top providers like Netflix or Amazon decide that they can’t be bothered with New Zealand because they get charged for providing services to customers which everywhere else in the world they get to deliver for free, but at the same time there’s a lot of concern that these guys are getting a free ride,” Brislen said. – APNZ
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Malaysia a strong growth story for Fonterra By Jamie Gray In a region that delivers 60 million babies a year, it’s hard to imagine demand for infant formula diminishing in any way. And for Fonterra’s Malaysian operation, which has doubled its revenue in local currency terms over the past five years, there’s been no shortage of demand for its products. The Malaysian market has the brands that are familiar to New Zealand – Fernleaf, Chesdale and Anchor. But it also has Anlene and Anmum, which are household names in Malaysia and commonplace throughout Asia. The Anlene products are enriched with calcium and other nutrients to aid enhanced calcium absorption and bone strength. The Anmum range includes specially formulated milks for women planning to start a family, during pregnancy and while breastfeeding, as well as products for infants and young children. David Ross, managing director of Fonterra Brands in Malaysia, said in an interview that the forces at work there are similar to those seen throughout much of Asia. Like many of its neighbours, Malaysia has strong economic growth – around 5 per cent a year – an expanding middle class and increasing demand for better nutrition. Ross, who has had 25 years in the business, points out that the ASEAN countries – Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Brunei, Burma (Myanmar), Cambodia, Laos, and Vietnam – combined with China, produce around 60 million babies a year. “It’s a lot of new mouths to feed and certainly, for mothers who choose not to breastfeed, there is the next best nutritional alternative in the form of the paediatric formulas,” he says. While Fonterra enjoys a strong market position in Malaysia, it faces significant competition. The big names are there – Swiss multinational food giant, Nestle, and France’s Danone – along with lesser known names of US infant formula and nutrition companies – Mead Johnson and Abbott Nutrition. Fonterra is one of the two top players in
Fonterra enjoys a strong market position in Malaysia, particularly in the area of paediatric nutrition. premium paediatric nutrition at the premium end of the market. In recent years Fonterra has cemented its thinking around where its growth opportunities lie, and Asia features prominently. It has has been in Malaysia since 1975 as the former NZ Dairy Board. The board become more seriously involved in Malaysia in 1986 when it launched Fernleaf full cream milk powder, which went on to become a market leader within two years. Since then, Fonterra has added the Anlene products, food service products and the Anmum paediatric range. Many of Fonterra’s broad strategic themes can be seen in Malaysia; growth in everyday nutrition, bone-health and mobility products, food services – cream cheeses, and butters for the bakeries – and paediatric nutrition. Fonterra has two manufactur-
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Syrian army storms rebel stronghold Syrian troops backed by Lebanon’s Hezbollah have entered Qusayr, a strategic rebel stronghold linking Damascus to the coast, a day after President Bashar al-Assad insisted he would not quit. The advance came as Assad’s opponents warned his regime’s “barbaric and destructive” assault on Qusayr could torpedo US-Russian attempts to organise a conference on ending more than two years of bloodshed. The Arab League called an emergency meeting, ahead of the conference, as the opposition Syrian National Council (SNC) demanded that it meet and “stop the massacre in Qusayr”. Forces loyal to Assad launched yesterday’s Qusayr offensive with a heavy bombardment by artillery and warplanes. “We struck from several fronts – south, east and north-east,” a soldier told state television from Qusayr. He spoke of violent fighting and said the army quickly seized the southern part of town, the town hall and nearby buildings, and advanced on the outskirts of the western sector of Qusayr. “The armed men fled towards the northern sector but we are also advancing on that area to eradicate all armed presence,” the soldier said. He claimed that “100 armed men were killed” in the operation during which troops had to defuse mines and bombs placed by rebels at the gates of Qusayr. A military source said that government forces were in control of the town centre and that the Syrian flag was now flying over the recaptured municipality building. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights watchdog said Qusayr was struck from the
air and pounded with artillery fire before the ground operation began. Observatory chief Rami Abdel Rahman said troops entered from the south and that Hezbollah militants from Lebanon were “playing a central role”. “If the army manages to take control of Qusayr, the whole province of Homs will fall,” he said. The Observatory said the army carried out additional air strikes later that day, and that at least 40 people were killed during the day, among them 21 rebels. The regime has made recapturing Qusayr and the surrounding district of Homs province a key objective, and fierce fighting has raged in the vicinity for months. In recent weeks, government troops backed by Hezbollah and members of the National Defence Forces, a pro-regime militia, have taken a string of villages and reportedly surrounded Qusayr on three sides. The fighting has also spilled over into neighbouring Lebanon. The National News Agency in Beirut said eight rockets fired from Syria hit Lebanon, without causing casualties or damage. The SNC, a key component of the main opposition National Coalition, denounced the “barbaric and destructive bombing” of Qusayr. It accused the regime of working with Hezbollah to “invade the town and wipe it and its residents off the map”, and called for “an urgent meeting of the Arab League to stop the massacre in Qusayr”. “We say to the countries that are working for a political solution in Syria that allowing this invasion to go ahead in silence ... will render any conference and any peace effort meaningless.” – AFP
• Ozzy, Sharon join up Ozzy Osbourne and his wife Sharon put their rocky few months behind them at the weekend to walk the red carpet together at a star-studded event in Hollywood. The Osbournes have been dogged by rumours of marriage problems as the Black Sabbath star battles a recent drug and alcohol relapse. But they put their troubles behind them to make a public appearance together at a gala to benefit the Los Angeles Gay & Lesbian Centre. – WENN
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Jerry Dirks (right), hugs her friend Earlene Langley after a tornado hit Driks’ home just south of Carney, Oklahoma, yesterday. Dirks was in her cellar at the time the tornado hit. One also touched down in Kansas. The extreme weather system, which stretched from North Texas to Minnesota, also heaved hail – dime to softball sized – as well as heavy rainfall. There were no reports of deaths, but multiple homes suffered heavy damage.
Sleep problems an Alzheimer’s ‘warning’ Breathing difficulties during sleep may be an early warning sign of future Alzheimer’s disease, researchers believe. Experts are not sure how sleepdisordered breathing (SDB) and Alzheimer’s are linked. But evidence suggests some people who suffer from the sleep problem may already be starting to develop pre-symptomatic dementia. SDB is an umbrella term for a group of conditions that affect breathing during sleep. The most common is obstruc-
tive sleep apnoea, which affects around 4 per cent of middle-aged men and 2 per cent of middleaged women in the UK. Sleep apnoea results in breathing being repeatedly interrupted during sleep and is often accompanied by heavy snoring. Dr Ricardo Osorio, from New York University School of Medicine, who led the new research, said: “We know that about 10 to 20 per cent of middle-aged adults in the United States have SDB and that the number jumps dramatically in
those over the age of 65. “We don’t know why it becomes so prevalent but one factor may be that some of these patients are in the earliest pre-clinical stages of AD (Alzheimer’s disease).” A group of 68 men and women with an average age of 71 and no evidence of dementia took part in the study. Around half (48.5 per cent) were found to have mild SDB and a quarter had moderate-to-severe SDB. The volunteers had spinal fluid
tests and brain scans to identify any early biochemical signs of Alzheimer’s disease. Alzheimer’s biomarkers were only found among lean participants with SDB. In these patients, a progressive association was seen between the severity of SDB and the level of two indicators based on proteins and brain scans. Lean patients with SDB also tended to have a smaller hippocampus – a part of the brain crucial to memory – than other participants. – PA
A Russian capsule carrying mice, lizards and other small animals returned to Earth yesterday after spending a month in space for what scientists said was the longest experiment of its kind. Fewer than half of the 53 mice and other rodents who blasted off on April 19 from the Baikonur Cosmodrome survived the flight, Russian news agencies reported. Sychov said this was to be expected and the surviving mice were sufficient to complete the study, which was designed to show the effects of weightlessness and other factors of space flight on cell structure. All 15 of the lizards survived, he said. – AP
• Pranked again Miley Cyrus and Paris Hilton have fallen victim to pranksters once again after police were called to their Hollywood homes following false reports of gun crimes. Cyrus was not present when police pulled up to her mansion to investigate allegations that shots had been fired inside the property. Authorities quickly discovered the emergency call had been a hoax. It has since emerged that officers were also called out to Hilton’s Los Angeles pad last weekend after a woman claiming to be the hotel heiress dialled 911 and claimed she was being held hostage at gunpoint in her bedroom. The socialite was not home when police arrived and Hilton only found out about the drama when she returned and saw multiple police cars lined up outside her driveway, reports TMZ.com. – WENN
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LAMB New Zealand’s lamb supply has continued to tighten. Processing in the North Island has been slow since Easter, while the South Island slaughter has just started its decline, and will likely be at winter levels in just a few more weeks. It’s becoming increasingly clear that New Zealand will have fewer lambs available for slaughter this winter to fill chilled-supply contracts. As negotiations take place with overseas buyers, exporters have been able to leverage off the lower supply to achieve higher prices than last winter. This typically can be expected to flow though to Christmas supply programmes later in the year too. The slight downside for exporters, however, is that they may not be able to meet all their customers’ needs, creating opportunities for competitors.
BEEF The slide in US beef prices has continued with imported 90CL cow now fetching just US$1.80c/kg, the lowest since October 2011. Finding willing buyers has become increasingly difficult for exporters, which has meant they’ve had little alternative other than to accept lower prices. With Memorial Day just a week away in the US, the likelihood of improved prices in the near-term is now looking slim. The only real positive from the past week was the sharp decline in the value of the New Zealand dollar against the US, hitting its lowest value for 2013 late
in the week. In Australia the massive kills have continued, with all-time high processing rates seen in eastern states in May after six months of lower rainfall than required for many parts. Despite weaker in-market prices, schedules are generally higher this week in both islands.
Federated Farmers is describing Budget 2013 as a “steady as she goes” affair. Vice-president William Rolleston said while there was an increase in new operating spending, the $900 million increase was modest relative to total Government operating spending of $72 billion. “Budget 2013 continues to move in the right direction as far as farmers are concerned and it is broadly consistent with Federated Farmers’ advocacy,” he said. “We have called for Government spending to be capped and reduced over time to 30 per cent of Gross Domestic Product. This is forecast to be achieved in 2016/17.” He said the Budget was conservative and steady, with a long slow grind expected as the economy rebalances towards the tradable sector.
FORESTRY In general export prices are holding this month, with some reporting of slight declines from smaller players, though certainly nothing major. In some cases there have been gains and reports of a potential rise of $1-2/ JAS in what seems to have been a variable month. The main theme, however, is still of rapid consumption and off takes from ports in China that is not allowing any build up of stocks. Though some had expected a bit of heat to come out of the market, steady prices are a good signal. China’s economic data has showed a slightly slowing economy for the first quarter which has come as a bit of a surprise, and they are now heading into the hot season where building productivity wanes and so prices may come off slightly. The slight push down on some inmarket prices may be the first signs of this, though by no means is this expected to be a significant drop. In domestic markets there has been high demand for pruned logs and structural and framing grades, though domestic processors are battling the overseas demand to secure volume.
This week’s Great Irrigation Challenge in Ashburton marks two professional milestones for the irrigation industry, says IrrigationNZ CEO Andrew Curtis. Alongside two days of workshops for irrigators and industry, IrrigationNZ’s user group guide and irrigation installation contract will be launched. Both represent advances in industry practice and demonstrate the professionalism of irrigators and their support industries, says Mr Curtis. The user group guide is the result of several months of interviews with irrigation
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Final shipments unpacked Federated Farmers has completed its final drought feed shipment into the Port of Tauranga, with containers being unpacked for delivery in coming days. In all, some 100,000 small bale equivalents have been delivered north. Grain and seed vice-chairman David Clark, of Mid Canterbury, said farmers, transport and shipping companies had worked some long hours to get the bales of ryegrass and barley straw to the port for drought-stricken farmers desperate for feed. “The final Tauranga shipment was delivered by Pacifica Shipping last Wednesday and was unpacked
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“Economic growth rates are forecast to be modest, at around 2-3 per cent per annum. Contrary to the opinions of some, drought will also have an impact on this year’s growth, cutting about 0.7 per cent of GDP. We must continue to live with a high dollar too.” He said modest growth was good compared to most OECD economies and unemployment is forecast to fall over the forecast period. “Federated Farmers cheers the additional funding for research, science and technology; $200 million over four years. “Given our strong advocacy for water storage, confirmation of $80 million funding for irrigation projects from the Future Investment Fund is wonderful. Federated Farmers concurs with our colleagues at
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Thompson’s Accommodation House was an early landmark GUEST SPOT
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hompsons Track, a busy tarsealed road heading inland from Rakaia, was discovered in the early 1860s. An almost obstacle-free direct route to the foothills, it was discovered by a young bullock driver named George Thompson, son of blacksmith Anthony Thompson. Records and recollections of fourth and fifth generation Thompson family members have helped piece together some history of pioneer Anthony and his accommodation house on the road named after his family. Anthony, with his wife and two sons George and Frank, left Waterford, Ireland, aboard the William Miles, arriving at Lyttelton in August 1860. Soon after settling at Mt Somers Station where he first worked, Anthony bought 20 acres in Ashburton township on the north side of the Railway Reserve (near the old flour mill site) where he built a smithy. He also bought a 20-acre rural section on his son’s wagon track, near a spring creek and where travellers would be ready to break their journey for the night. By 1864 Anthony had relocated his business there and the family was living in a new four-roomed cottage. The framework was black birch, the weatherboard red pine (rimu) and white pine (kahikatea) was used to match-line the rooms. George carted the timber, sourced from the Alford Forest sawpits. The house plans specified ‘the best’ of materials be used and that included the burnt bricks for the two double chimneys. Two bags of lime were required for each chimney. On March 1, 1864, the Ashburton Road Board held its inaugural meeting at Anthony’s house, because of its central position for board members, and subsequent monthly meetings were held there. Extensions were soon needed to cater for increased patronage and in July, 1865, Anthony Thompson was granted a conditional licence to operate an accommodation house.
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Thompson’s accommodation house as it is today. It was moved to a new site in 1925 and new rooms were then added to enlarge it.
Anthony Thompson owned a blacksmith’s shop in what was to become Ashburton before establishing an accommodation house on the road that today bears his family name.
Among the 15 conditions, he was required ‘To provide fit accommodation for at least four horses ... At all times keep proper supply of water for house and for horses and cattle’ ... also ‘A proper supply of oats and oaten or grass hay’. Under Condition 9 Anthony was sworn in to act as constable, especially when required by the magistrate or police. He was issued with a pair of handcuffs to endorse his authority. (They are a family memento.) Condition 13 threatened cancellation ‘if drunkenness be proved to be allowed on the premises, or if any spirits shall be supplied from the house or premises to any aboriginal native of New Zealand’. Condition 14 stated ‘a printed and fairly-written copy of the conditions, and a tariff of all charges, to be kept at all times posted up in a conspicuous place in the tap room and all sitting rooms, for the information of travellers’. Anthony became well known and respected as a genial and free-
demise of the accommodation business. George, married with children, had the smithy and the family farm to run. Frank was a rover and took his blacksmith skills elsewhere. Anthony, a man of great strength and stature, had the misfortune in 1893 to be badly injured in a horse and trap accident from which he did not recover. He was aged 75. Four generations of the Thompson family farmed the land they bought to add to that first block of 20 acres. In the 1990s the last of their land was sold, but what of the house that made the family name a part of the district’s history? In the big flood of 1868 it was discovered that the house was right in the path of a natural water course. Finally in 1925 the family shifted to a safer site, into the relocated original four-roomed cottage with two extra rooms built on the front. That house still stands, part of the accommodation on what is now a large dairy farm.
handed host, and a first class tradesman. Traffic on the track was constant, the bullock wagons carting timber, wool and coal were soon joined by horse-drawn conveyances. A story is told of one race between horses and bullocks that started off from Thompson’s for Rakaia, all wagons loaded with wool. The bullocks looked beaten at one stage but their stamina won them the bet. Licensing meetings were held annually and Anthony’s licence was renewed six more times. Records show that George and Frank’s names were then on the licence from July, 1872, to June, 1874, while Anthony made a return trip to Ireland. Goods traffic began to decline once the Main Trunk Railway line reached Ashburton in 1874, although passengers and mail kept up the patronage for a time. It is assumed that the opening of the Methven branch line in 1879 and closer settlement led to the
George and Maryanne Thompson. George took over the family farm and smithy after his father’s accommodation house was closed.
East Street decorated for major event By Kathleen Stringer
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here in the world is this impressive looking town, with large wooden buildings and a decorated archway? Hands up all those who knew, immediately, that it was Ashburton. In the foreground is the Town Hall, through the arch are the Somerset Hotel and Montgomery’s buildings. The reason for the arch and the men standing about is possibly one of the pivotal events in the South Island’s history – the completion of the Christchurch to Dunedin rail line. The train that set off on September 6, 1878, from Christchurch made a number of stops, and Ashburton was one of them. The whole adventure, which I may proudly say my great great grandfather was on, must have been quite a ride. It left Christchurch for Dunedin so early that some of the invited guests missed it. The Dunedin Glee Club, complete with travelling harmonium played the whole time (passengers may have been a bit tired of their ‘excellently rounded melodies’ as they left Christchurch at 6am and reached Oamaru at 12.30 and then onwards to Dunedin). After a ‘slight stoppage’ at Rakaia the official party, including the GovernorGeneral alighted, accompanied by Mayor
A decorated archway stretches across East Street in 1878.
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Bullock, who had travelled on the train from Christchurch. The platform and the street as far as the Town Hall was packed, The Press said. The correspondent mentioned the triumphant arch which he said was covered by evergreens and flags, plus a sign saying ‘Welcome to the Borough of Ashburton’. The town clerk, Mr Charles Braddell, gave a speech. He stated that the prosperity of the area owed much to the railway. He added that he hoped that this was just one of the many advancements made possible by the system of public works that was sweeping the country. In reply, the governor commented on the flourishing condition of the country and, like Mr Braddell, hoped that the railway would only augment the prosperity of the area. Mr Bossenberg’s waggonette was then used to transport the official party to the Town Hall. While 320 had a capital breakfast at the Somerset, it appears that the ladies of the party were
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entertained in the railway refreshment rooms. Then they were off, after a brief stop at Temuka to take in water, they reached Timaru at 10.10. In closing, the correspondent said that normally the journey was expected to take 11 hours, with the train leaving Christchurch at 8.45. It is hard now to even remember the regular trains ferrying passengers and all manner of goods throughout the country. While Oamaru benefitted greatly from the rail links north and south, we were advantaged by also having access to a port, albeit not a very good one. I can only imagine how important the rail link was to Ashburton, a fertile, but more or less landlocked community. No wonder the flags were waving on that auspicious day. And of course, the locomotive that hauled the train on that auspicious day is today housed in Ashburton, at the Plains Museum.
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Best players absent for rugby showdown By Patrick McKendry As one of the most anticipated matches of the Super Rugby season approaches, the coaches of the Chiefs and Crusaders are preparing as normal despite missing their best players. Friday night’s showdown between the New Zealand conference heavyweights in Hamilton will paint a clearer picture of where their playoff hopes are at. The Crusaders are building ominously, dispatching the Blues in Christchurch at the weekend, while the Chiefs put in an impressive defensive effort in beating the Hurricanes in Wellington to maintain their place at the top of the table. Yet with the All Blacks coaches holding a three-day wider training group camp at Mt Maunganui until late tonight, Todd Blackadder and Dave Rennie will oversee only one
proper training run this week. It is an unwelcome interruption that they are becoming used to – it was brought in last year – and there is no point in complaining about it now. Besides, there is another one next week. It is understood the five New Zealand Super Rugby coaches were given the option of missing their best players for a week or two half weeks and they chose the latter. They also have the small comfort of knowing that next year – when the All Blacks host England in June – is the last time it’s likely to happen. There will be no June tests during the World Cup year of 2015 and after that the hope is that a restructured season – probably brought about by player power – means each competition will play in its own window. The Crusaders are the worst affected, with nine of their players involved in the current camp. The Blues, preparing for an important
match against the Brumbies at Eden Park, have eight players away. The Chiefs have six up the road in Mt Maunganui, although their players’ involvement next week is mitigated by their second bye. The Hurricanes have a bye this week, with the Highlanders’ players not involved as they are in Perth preparing to play the Force. For both Blackadder and Rennie, it’s business as usual, although for the former, having just got his All Blacks to click over the past two matches – important wins over the Brumbies and Blues – he has lost them to the national team. “We actually haven’t altered anything, apart from our All Blacks not being here,� he said. “It was always in the programme so nothing changes for us.� Rennie gets his players back a little earlier than Blackadder - tonight as opposed to tomorrow morning - but again, the Crusaders coach was
philosophical about that. The Chiefs coach, in charge of a squad already disrupted by injury, said: “We did it last year, it’s not really a major issue. “They won’t get flogged there. It’s more about getting their head around things, they’ll do a lot of recovery stuff. Our guys will come back on Tuesday night. We’ll catch up with them and get them up to speed with what we’ve done from a review and preview perspective so they’re ready to go Wednesday morning. It’s not a big hassle for us.� All Blacks on camp playing this weekend: Chiefs: Ben Afeaki, Sam Cane, Aaron Cruden, Tawera Kerr-Barlow, Liam Messam and Brodie Retallick. Crusaders: Dominic Bird, Daniel Carter, Wyatt Crockett, Israel Dagg, Owen Franks, Kieran Read, Luke Romano, Tom Taylor and Samuel Whitelock. Blues: Frank Halai, Steven Luatua, Keven Mealamu, Charles Piutau, Rene Ranger, Francis Saili, Piri Weepu and Ali Williams. - APNZ
Pulse keep play-off hopes alive By Daniel Richardson Play-off netball is still a chance for the Central Pulse this year after they beat the Northern Mystics 63-48 in Porirua last night. Before the season began, Robyn Broughton’s side mentioned they were a genuine contender this year to break in to the knockout stages of the ANZ Championship for the first time. They began the season in unconvincing fashion and have plodded along through their campaign collecting losses from games they should have won. But playing at a sold-out Te Rauparaha Arena for the second time this season, the Pulse were out to avenge a round five loss to the Mystics where they went down 69-68 in overtime in Auckland. Joline Henry, who has battled all year to regain her fitness after giving birth in the off-season, started the game at wing defence and got through the full 60 minutes with her usual dynamic demeanour, which aided the Pulse’s cause. The home side got the better of a messy opening quarter with a late
Joline Henry: dynamic at wing defence for Central Pulse. 4-1 run giving them a three-goal advantage at the first break. Stoppages through errors, turnovers and time-outs dominated the first 15 minutes and it was a Katrina Grant intercept late in the stanza
that sparked the Pulse’s surge. Grant, who has been in sparkling form lately despite a nagging foot problem, made life tough for Mystics goal shoot Bailey Mes, after she was again given the start ahead of
Cathrine Latu. Mes shot 11 from 13 on the night but was made to work hard for every goal by the Pulse skipper and was pulled at half-time for Latu. In the second half the Pulse extended their advantage as the shooting of Caitlin Thwaites (43/47) came to the fore. She received strong service in to the circle from busy wing attack Liana Leota while centre Camilla Lees had a hand in everything. The problem for the Pulse this year has been their inability to hold on to a lead but that issue was put on the shelf last night as they maintained their advantage throughout the contest. The Mystics threatened to make a comeback during the third quarter but the Pulse showed the required steel a playoff contender needs as they held Ruth Aitken’s side at bay. The win left the Pulse in seventh but only one win outside of the top four while the Mystics remained in last. Central Pulse 63 (Caitlin Thwaites 43/47, Donna Wilkins 20/22) Northern Mystics 48 (Maria Tutaia 22/27, Cathrine Latu 15/17, Bailey Mes 11/13) 1Q: 17-14, HT: 31-24, 3Q: 47-38 - APNZ
Panthers thrive in Wilkinson comes NRL under Cleary home strong in South Carolina
By Ian McCullough Penrith NRL centre Lewis Brown believes coach Ivan Cleary is slowly recreating the success he had with the Warriors at the rejuvenated Panthers. Written off as wooden spoon certainties at the start of the season, Cleary has masterminded three wins from the past four games with an injury-hit side. After producing the shock result of the season by beating premiers Melbourne in round nine, the Panthers followed it up with a 62-6 hammering of the Warriors on Saturday. It was a record defeat for the New Zealand outfit and Brown, who moved across the Tasman this year to reunite with his former coach, said the future is bright at Centrebet Stadium. “Ivan’s a top bloke and a guy I have a lot of respect for and that is why I came to this club,� Brown told AAP yesterday. “He’s a man of few words but, when he does speak, he gets his point across very well. “He is low maintenance and lets his coaching do the speaking. He did it at the Warriors and I believe he is doing it here.� After clearing out big earners such as Luke Lewis, Michael Jennings and Michael Gordon, Cleary has also been without injured key men Lachlan Coote, Josh Mansour and Sam McKendry. But this has resulted in the emergence of young fullback Matt Moylan, winger Travis Robinson, five-eighth Issac John and exciting back-rower Matt Robinson. And Brown said the lack of superstars at the club has fostered a great team spirit. “He’s getting the structures in and the boys are buying into it,� Brown said. “There are no egos here and, although everyone knows we are in a rebuilding phase, we know we’re heading in the right direction. “Ivan took the Warriors to the grand final by doing what he is doing here. “It’s too early to be getting ahead
Ivan Cleary of ourselves, but we’ve taken a lot of confidence from the last two games.� Young hooker James Segeyaro is a player who’s benefited from a move to the Panthers since arriving from North Queensland. Segeyaro has been outstanding this season and said he’s thriving under the influence of Cleary and general manager of football Phil Gould. “It’s been a really good move for me,� Segeyaro said. “I’ve learned a lot from the coach and Gus (Gould) has been brilliant with me. “He’s one of the most respected men in the game and he’s always there if you need him.� With Segeyaro’s great form, the Panthers have opted not to re-sign veteran skipper Kevin Kingston at the end of the year. The 30-year-old was told he would not be kept on a fortnight ago and, although disappointed, holds no hard feelings towards Cleary. “I feel lucky to have come here from Parramatta when no one else wanted me and I worked my way up to become captain,� Kingston told AAP. “The worst thing they could have done would be to string me along. They’ve been honest, and that is what I like about Ivan – he treats you like men. “We’re all big boys – we can handle it.� - AAP
Manawatu professional Tim to climb to 18th on the moneyWilkinson has continued his list after playing in eight events charge towards a PGA Tour card in 2013. The former US Amateur in 2014. The left-hander from the Champion, who missed qualifyManawatu Golf Club fired a ing for the PGA Tour in 2013 by seven-under-par 64 in the final one shot at the Final Stage, has round of the BMW Charity Pro- had two top 10 finishes at the Am on the web.com Tour to climb Chile Classic and WNB Classic. 23 places into a share of 11th in Hamilton professional Steven South Carolina. Alker missed the three-round Wilkinson made seven birdies cut with scores of 70, 71 and 66. in a bogey-free final round at the Meanwhile, on the OneAsia Thornblade Club Tour the final round to finish on an 18 of the SK Telecom under par total, Open was called off nine shots back a shot being Tim Wilkinson without from American played because of thick fog at Pinx winner Mark has enjoyed Anderson. Golf Club on Korea’s a consistent The 34-year Jeju Island. Michael Long old, who lives season so far was solid in the in Jacksonville with three Beach, Florida, is third round, which to be the projected to climb top-10 finishes proved to 11th on the web. final round, with a on the com Tour moneyone-under-par 71 list as he continues securing him a topweb.com Tour his charge to rejoin 10 finish. the game’s most The former New lucrative tour. Zealand Open The top 25 playchampion had ers on the Order of Merit earn full rounds of 66, 72 and 71 to finstatus on the PGA Tour in 2014. ish in a share of 10th place, six Wilkinson has enjoyed a con- shots back from the Australian sistent season so far with three champion Matthew Griffin. top-10 finishes on the web.com Long made three birdies on Tour including a runner-up finish the front nine but faded coming at the Stadion Classic at UGA home with bogeys on 14 and 16 which was shortened to three to slip back. Auckland professional Ryan rounds due to heavy rain. Fellow Kiwi Danny Lee also Fox also enjoyed a return to form turned around his game and in Korea. The former Eisenhower delivered his best on the weekend rep had rounds of 70, 71 and 70 in South Carolina. for a seven-under-par total and The 22-year-old Rotorua profes- a share of 21st place. sional carded a five-under-par 66 Wellington professional Gareth in the final round to climb nine Paddison had a three-over-par places into a share of 14th. 75 in the final round to finish Lee carded rounds of 70, 69, 64 tied 37th. and 66 for a 17-under-par total - APNZ
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1 05622 Stormpatrol m (7) 63................A Denby (a2) 2 56404 All Spice tmh (5) 60.................... A Frye (a3) 3 37965 Redfern (6) 58.5...................... B Pitman (a1) 4 17402 Party Cat (3) 58....................... J Chong (a3) 5 69013 The Gordonian m (4) 57....... R Doherty (a1) 6 53112 Ima Geegee m (2) 56...................T Moseley 7 91901 The Dewdrop t (1) 56.......A Tempelman (a3) RACE 4 1.43pm PETERS GENETICS & GRANT FARMING PARTNERSHIP MDN $7000, MDN, 1335m 1 42455 Croydon h (4) 58.5............................P Taylor 2 x0533 Indiana Jones (2) 58.5.................... J Bullard 3 68x72 Red Ripper (5) 58.5.....................R Hannam 4 08x64 Riccioli (7) 58.5..................... R Doherty (a1) 5 85545 Rotar h (1) 58.5.................. D Prastiyou (a3) 6 Greyray (3) 58.5........................ R Black (a3) 7 32462 I’m A Taart (10) 56.5................T Direen (a2) 8 80227 Sweet But Neat b (12) 56.5.... B Pitman (a1) 9 2378x Quest For Luck (11) 56.5......... J Chong (a3) 10 6 Eldante (9) 56.5......................C Barnes (a3) 11 80x6 Spic N Span (8) 56.5.................. A Frye (a3) 12 608x8 Voodoo Star (6) 56.5.................. S Muniandy RACE 5 2.18pm LIVESTOCK SUPPLIES HANDICAP $7000, Rating 65 Benchmark*, 1335m 1 75391 Double Tap t (7) 59......................C Johnson 2 34871 Wiseguy (9) 59........................ B Pitman (a1) 3 63026 Stand Up m (10) 57........................ J Bullard 4 49700 Golden Tower m (3) 57......... R Doherty (a1) 5 7x431 Langham Lady (6) 56.5................T Moseley 6 4857x Mangaroa Lad mh (4) 56.5...............P Taylor 7 90396 Lord Yarborough (1) 55.5.......... R Black (a3)
8 x99x8 Moneyorthebox m (11) 55.5......... R Hannam 9 x0x90 Ambitious Folly m (5) 55............ S Muniandy 10 04706 Gannicus 54.5............................... Scratched 11 20030 Powder Creek t (8) 54...................K Williams 12 0x879 Chocolate Cake m (2) 54................. J Morris RACE 6 2.53pm JOHN BRICK MEMORIAL HANDICAP $7000, Rating 65 Benchmark*, 1335m 1 25522 I’m Maveric b (1) 60........................ J Bullard 2 80x97 Bethune Billy m (3) 59.................R Hannam 3 82831 Gunna Fly (10) 58.........................T Moseley 4 99214 Tuatap t (7) 58............................. C Johnson 5 386x7 Jean Genie mh (2) 57.............C Barnes (a3) 6 7612 Northern Tap (9) 57.............. R Doherty (a1) 7 61530 Heart Of Hearts (12) 55............ R Black (a3) 8 985x7 Aqualine (11) 55..................... B Pitman (a1) 9 91060 Sophronia th (5) 54..................... A Frye (a3) 10 77085 I’m Inquisitive m (8) 54.................... J Morris 11 37670 Shatarka td (4) 54.........................K Williams 12 7x899 Sins Of The Father (6) 54.......... S Muniandy RACE 7 3.28pm SWITZERS VALLEY TRANSPORT HANDICAP $7000, Rating 65 Benchmark*, 2000m 1 04331 Honora Flynn (6) 60.5............ K Walters (a1) 2 40954 Amigo dm (8) 59...........................K Williams 3 23414 Willie Roydon d (3) 58.......... R Doherty (a1) 4 12822 Gossip Girl b (2) 57........................ J Bullard 5 85772 Buffys Boy m (7) 56.5...................... J Morris 6 10456 Rikho (10) 56.5.................................P Taylor 7 x6451 Legal Aid 56.................................. Scratched 8 08414 Mayflower (11) 56........................ R Hannam 9 90002 Volonte d (5) 54.5....................... A Frye (a3)
10 04706 Gannicus m (9) 54.5....................C Johnson 11 3538x Muzza mh (14) 54.5............ D Prastiyou (a3) 12 91978 Dame La Jane (4) 54................ R Black (a3) 13 66x48 Flirtation dm (1) 54.......................T Moseley 14 x9708 Knightonthetown (12) 54............ S Muniandy 15 0x879 Chocolate Cake 54....................... Scratched 16 57088 She’z A Prima Donna d (13) 54 Emergencies: Chocolate Cake, She’z A Prima Donna RACE 8 4.03pm AON INSURANCE BROKERS HANDICAP $8000, Rating 75 Benchmark, 2000m 1 02612 Esprit D’Or td (7) 62.................... A Frye (a3) 2 65616 Irish Wit d (10) 60........................C Johnson 3 x6883 Al Askan (11) 59....................... R Black (a3) 4 x0376 Belle D’Or m (6) 57.................... S Muniandy 5 17514 The Groomsman b (4) 56.5............ J Bullard 6 09320 The Bishop d (3) 55.5......A Tempelman (a3) 7 468x4 Farewell Flight td (12) 55.5......T Direen (a2) 8 96232 Lady Burlesque (8) 54.5.................. J Morris 9 30x43 Rushinella m (5) 54.5...................T Moseley 10 87732 Split Decision (1) 54.5............C Barnes (a3) 11 40898 Maitland Grey dh (9) 54...... D Prastiyou (a3) 12 57088 She’z A Prima Donna d (2) 54..........P Taylor Blinkers on : Emma Savanna (R2) Blinkers off : Madam Dusautoir (R2), Sweet But Neat (R4), Stand Up, Chocolate Cake (R5), Irish Wit (R8) Winkers on : Croydon, Sweet But Neat, Spic N Span (R4), Ambitious Folly (R5) Winkers off : Emma Savanna (R2)
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Otago greyhound fields, form Fields for Otago Greyhound Racing Club meeting at Forbury Park Raceway today. NZ Meeting number: 9 Doubles: 2 and 3; 4 and 5; 6 and 7; 8 and 9; 10 and 11; 12 and 13; 14 and 15 Trebles: 1, 2 and 3; 4, 5 and 6; 7, 8 and 9; 10, 11 and 12; 13, 14 and 15 RACE 1, 12.05pm (NZT) HAPPY 1ST BIRTHDAY DRAYDEN STAKES C0, 545m 1 5787 Sole Mio nwtd....................................J Dunn 2 838 Rose Bow nwtd L &............................ Wales 3 32462 Rob’s Mate nwtd M &............................ J Hill 4 47563 Casino Black nwtd......................H Anderton 5 45558 Secret Nicole nwtd P &..................B Conner 6 263F6 Opawa Royal nwtd L &....................... Wales 7 64576 Poised Boy nwtd A &..........................Seque 8 87568 Opawa Jake nwtd L &......................... Wales 9 767 Opawa Summer nwtd L &................... Wales 10 7 Pat Patty nwtd L &.............................. Wales RACE 2, 12.23pm WWW.GREYHOUNDSASPETS.ORG.NZ C0, 310m 1 32748 Mustang Magz nwtd.......................... M Flipp 2 53424 Uno Nosey nwtd J &...............................May 3 77345 Mamalulu nwtd C &............................ Fagan 4 57x44 All For One nwtd........................J McInerney 5 28465 Charlie’s Pal nwtd......................J McInerney 6 2753 Cawbourne Polly nwtd..................... M Grant 7 85273 Master At Arms nwtd......................J Guthrie 8 26742 Opawa Token nwtd L &....................... Wales 9 6 Ronrose Hill nwtd M &.......................... J Hill 10 T4 Genia Haka nwtd..................J McInerney RACE 3, 12.42pm OZARK KENNELS MAIDEN SPRINT C0, 310m 1 5221 Homebush Awesome(c1) nwtd..J McInerney 2 1 Cawbourne Hurdo (c1) nwtd............ M Grant 3 26423 Another Another nwtd................J McInerney 4 23337 Teevee Gidget nwtd.......................... M Flipp 5 833 Witch Wood Rose nwtd J &....................May 6 21 Team Dream (c1) nwtd C &................ Fagan 7 42534 Groovy Leo nwtd........................J McInerney 8 Iva Cunning Plan nwtd.........................A Lee 9 7875F Zahra nwtd......................................J Guthrie 10 65 Pep’s Pot nwtd.................................S Fagan RACE 4, 1.00pm ROOFING SOLUTIONS STAKES C1, 545m 1 33442 Opawa Bro nwtd L &........................... Wales 2 83424 Noggin 33.03..................................... J Allen
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3 748x5 Sea Spray Doris 33.07.................B Freeman 4 12 Shalana Star nwtd.............................J Dunn 5 86333 Jinja Jam 33.33 L &............................ Wales 6 77665 Big Token nwtd...........................J McInerney 7 64656 Cawbourne Kesha nwtd.............J McInerney 8 11122 Gogo Rioli nwtd J &.........................D Fahey 9 44225 Moon And Sea 34.08......................... J Allen 10 71735 Pukeko Express 34.14...................... B Eade RACE 5, 1.17pm BRIAN BAGLEY DRIVER LICENSING STAKES C1/2, 545m 1 21264 Know Honour nwtd........................ G Cleeve 2 38474 Another Star 33.14.....................J McInerney 3 72668 Barnaby Bale 33.62 C &...............D Roberts 4 82357 Thrilling Jonah 32.75....................... M Grant 5 72528 Calm Spirit 33.00............................... J Allen 6 78834 Opulent nwtd A &................................Seque 7 47146 Criniti’s nwtd.......................................J Dunn 8 56877 Dittman nwtd......................................J Dunn 9 58566 Wonnie Wonder nwtd C &.............D Roberts 10 35646 Secret Sarah (c1) nwtd L &................ Wales RACE 6, 1.35pm DAVE ROBBIE PHOTOGRAPHER SPRINT C1, 310m 1 68633 Homebush Cruden nwtd............J McInerney 2 55772 Harper Mehl nwtd S &.....................B Evans 3 83668 Rumball and Ice nwtd P &.............B Conner 4 44627 Another Street 18.79..................J McInerney 5 17868 Cawbourne Ranga nwtd.................. M Grant 6 24664 Totally Confused nwtd....................... M Flipp 7 46438 Foggy Storm 19.01 J &...........................May 8 86655 Noisy Leo nwtd..........................J McInerney 9 45768 Star Gun 18.67 J &.................................May 10 86686 Black Ozark 18.95..........................J Guthrie RACE 7, 1.52pm GREEN ISLAND BARBER SPRINT C2, 310m 1 12431 Wandy Jewel (c3) nwtd................D Kingston 2 34854 Turbo Tundra 18.63.......................... M Grant 3 25457 Okuku Lilly 18.77............................ R Casey 4 23612 Cawbourne Chief 18.41................... M Grant 5 87458 Vitalize 18.72 J &....................................May 6 12213 Starburst Blanch 18.31.................... M Grant 7 43835 Okuku Bobo 19.01.......................... R Casey 8 88772 Genista Outlaw 18.59 J &.......................May 9 x6563 Where’s Robyn 18.56...................... M Grant 10 43646 Wandy Feather 18.64...................... M Grant RACE 8, 2.11pm ROOFING SOLUTIONS SPRINT C5, 310m 1 18818 Matti Oah nwtd...........................J McInerney 2 32613 Wandy Chick 18.38........................ G Cleeve
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6.00 Creflo Dollar. 6.30 Buzzy Bee And Friends. (G, R, T) 6.35 Tiki Tour. (G, R, T) 7.00 Marvelous Misadventures Of Flapjack. (G, R, T) 7.25 Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated. (G, R, T) 7.50 Beyblades Metal Masters. (G, T) 8.15 Franklin. (G, R, T) 8.40 Mike The Knight. (G, R, T) 8.50 Fireman Sam. (G, R, T) 9.00 Infomercials. 10.30 Neighbours. (G, R, T) 11.00 Shortland Street. (PGR, R, T) 12.00 Desperate Housewives. (AO, R, T) 1.00 Jeremy Kyle. 2.00 Anderson Live. 3.00 Mr Men. (G, R, T) 3.05 Disney Jungle Junction. (G, R, T) 3.30 The Penguins Of Madagascar. (G, R, T) 4.00 Austin & Ally. (G, T) 4.30 The Erin Simpson Show. 5.00 Horace. (G, R) 5.01 America’s Funniest Home Videos. (G, R, T) 5.30 8 Simple Rules. (G, R, T)
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6.00 Friends. (G, R, T) 6.30 Neighbours. (G, T) 7.00 Shortland Street. (PGR, T) Wendy is daunted by a full house, Kylie runs for romance, and Bella has a jab at Zlata to protect Luca. 7.30 My Kitchen Rules. (T) The competition heats up with the second of the finalists are decided. 8.50 Go Girls. (AO, T) Levi finds a sure fire way to crush Tiana into midget pulp, as Alice’s naughty weekend leads to big trouble. 9.50 Revenge. (AO, T) 10.45 Rookie Blue. (AO, T)
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3 31354 Nova’s Fortune nwtd..................J McInerney 4 24311 Know Class (c5) 32.01................... G Cleeve 4 61743 Oscar Tuivasa nwtd..........................L Philips 5 4x532 Admire (c5) nwtd A &..........................Seque 5 66527 Homebush Mayhem 19.12.........J McInerney 6 55622 Rodriguez (c4) nwtd.............................A Lee 6 1F264 Tricky Harry 18.50 J &............................May 7 13131 Know Which (c5) 32.35.................. G Cleeve 7 33786 Homebush Sarge 19.10.............J McInerney 8 44573 Know Attempt (c4) 33.14............... G Cleeve 8 46131 Rosca 18.15...............................J McInerney 9 44113 Unshaken (c4) 33.50 J &.................D Fahey 9 45354 Cawbourne Moff 18.37..............J McInerney 10 25145 Not A Know (c5) nwtd...................A Waretini 10 72875 Jonny Jet nwtd...................................J Dunn RACE 13, 3.38pm SPEEDPRINT SHOP SPRINT C1, 310m RACE 9, 2.28pm ST KILDA VETERINARY CENTRE STAKES 1 17456 Gee Cee Bee nwtd.....................H Anderton C3/4, 545m 2 77385 Cawbourne Barb nwtd...............J McInerney 1 86286 Dyna Groll 32.63 C &....................D Roberts 3 34866 Black Tank 19.33 L G &............... SJA Stone 2 14645 Opawa Webby nwtd L &..................... Wales 4 13248 Laudable nwtd A &..............................Seque 3 44241 No Undies Sundy (c5) 32.88.....J McInerney 5 33618 Go Timmee 19.03.......................... G Cleeve 4 25425 Cawbourne Kim nwtd.................J McInerney 6 35347 Opawa Rufus 19.04 S &..................B Evans 5 8x348 Waterview Lass 33.34 C &................. Fagan 7 72888 Homebush Esme 19.13.............J McInerney 6 35781 Homebush Iris 32.54..................J McInerney 8 16361 Phil Wart nwtd.................................. M Grant 7 71445 Opawa Casper 32.96 L &................... Wales 9 26855 Fly Canary Fly nwtd...................J McInerney 8 57265 Wandy Pam nwtd.........................D Kingston 10 56576 Wandy On In nwtd.......................D Kingston 9 35862 Adulterous nwtd C &.....................D Roberts RACE 14, 3.55pm THANK YOU KEVIN MCFARLANE 10 38343 Take A Trick (c3) nwtd....................... M Flipp RACE 10, 2.46pm GREEN ISLAND SUPER LIQUOR SPRINT C3, 310m 1 66235 Sosan 18.76 C &..........................D Roberts SPRINT C5, 310m 2 x7188 Botany Prancer nwtd.................J McInerney 1 51767 Hot Mango 18.64 A &.........................Seque 3 78323 Another Blend 19.11..................J McInerney 2 11117 Kid Kahn nwtd P &.........................B Conner 3 63116 Homebush Edith 18.37..............J McInerney 4 83873 But It’s Great 18.95....................J McInerney 4 32124 Russell Hart 18.30.....................J McInerney 5 66841 Smash Dora 18.69........................... M Grant 5 5166x Shunt Appeal nwtd............................ B Eade 6 62361 Anytime Will Do (c4) 19.03........J McInerney 6 88632 Pearl’s Boy nwtd............................ G Cleeve 7 47687 Thrilling Clover nwtd P &...............B Conner 7 41134 Princely Dollar nwtd...................J McInerney 8 87444 As Far As 18.78........................... M Roberts 8 71848 Homebush Helen 18.58.............J McInerney 9 24742 Ringa Ding nwtd........................J McInerney 9 52653 Jumpin’ Julia nwtd......................J McInerney 10 26748 Homebush Coco (c2) 19.25.......J McInerney 10 14782 Sea Spray Tich 18.70..................... R Casey RACE 15, 4.13pm RACING AGAIN TUESDAY 4TH JUNE RACE 11, 3.03pm PRYDE ENGINEERING SPRINT C4, 310m SPRINT C1, 310m 1 78574 My Little Oah (c3) nwtd..............J McInerney 1 48648 Liquorice Whip nwtd..................J McInerney 2 8777F Just A Mate 18.68......................J McInerney 2 44565 Zed Kay Man nwtd...................... G Kingston 3 76877 Another Colt (c3) nwtd...............J McInerney 3 38444 Another Pizza nwtd....................J McInerney 4 57712 Lynny Southcombe nwtd............J McInerney 4 12548 Iona Brightspark nwtd M G &......... SR Hurd 5 56235 Fireman’s Escort nwtd................... G Cleeve 5 45587 Winston Who 18.83............................J Dunn 6 86335 Fizzle Bale nwtd C &....................D Across: Roberts 1 Echo; 3 Bearable; 10 Louse;M11 6 85468 Glenn9 IsCovered; Goodesy nwtd................... Grant 7 31872 Miss Sweet 18.81 P &...................B Conner Perspiration; 13 Demise; 15 Horror; 17.............................S Intermission;Hindson 20 7 57336 Our Hope nwtd. 8 13646 Primitive 18.48...................................J Dunn 57257 New23 Ingilltab 9 16554 Freddie Baxter 18.67.................J Outdo; McInerney 21 Skilful; 22 8 Fireside; Prod.nwtd P &...................B Conner 9 48587 Homebush Nos nwtd.................J McInerney 10 38586 Elki nwtd...................................... M Roberts Down: 1 Escapade; 2 Hover; 4 Endure; 5 Relationship; 6 RACE 12, 3.21pm NZ RACING SERIES FINAL NZRSf, 545m 10 866x6 Maggie Dee 18.93............................ B Eade 7 Ewer; LEGEND: 8 Preposterous; 12 nwd Brindled; fsdt - First Start Here - No Win this14 Distance 1 85717 Homebush Chopper(c5)Boudoir; 32.18..J McInerney Start19 This Distance 2 52553 Bob’s Eye (c4) 33.20..................J Monitor;McInerney 16 Amused;fstd18- First Infer; Wolf. 31 13 - Best Winning Time This Track 3 81412 Finn McMissile (c5) 32.69................L Philips
11.45 The Mentalist. (AO, R, T) 12.40 Embarrassing Bodies. (AO, R, T) 1.40 Infomercials. 2.40 No Ordinary Family. (AO, R, T) 3.25 The Amazing Race. (G, R, T) 4.10 Jeremy Kyle. (PGR, R) 5.05 Erin Simpson. (R) 5.30 Infomercials.
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1. Sleight-of-hand (11) 9. Watch (3) 10. Retaining (9) 11. Surpass (5) 13. Utmost (7) 14. Gap (6) 16. Imagined (6) 18. Dispose (7) 19. Courtyard (5) 20. State (9) 21. Ocean (3) 22. Diploma (11)
PRIMe 6.00 Home Shopping. (G) 6.30 The Crowd Goes Wild. (G, R) 7.00 Deal Or No Deal. (G, R) 7.30 Home Shopping. (G) 12.00 The Doctors. (G) 1.00 The Jeff Probst Show. (G) 2.05 America’s Got Talent. (G, R) America’s Got Talent visits Seattle to find some incredibly talented performers. 3.00 Civilisation - Is The West History? (G, R) Historian Niall Ferguson explores the West’s rise to global dominance, and asks whether its ascendancy is coming to an end. 4.00 The Late Show With David Letterman. (G, R) 5.00 Deal Or No Deal. (G, R) Game show. 5.30 Prime News.
MOVIe
American Pie 2
Four, 8.30pm (2001, AO) No longer virgins, our sex-mad heroes from the original teen flick have entered college and reunited for the summer, and again it’s Jim (Jason Biggs, below) whose calamitous handiwork causes another sticky situation (one word: superglue). The jokes might be rehashed, but there’s still enough heat left in the oven to leave you grinning, grimacing and maybe even gloating at the memory of the jockish carnal naivety of Seann William Scott and his priceless Stiflerisms. © Central Press Features
3 News. Campbell Live. Modern Family. (PGR, T) Go On. (PGR) Ryan stages a work walkout when he’s forced to read a commercial for a maleenhancement product. 8.30 NCIS. (AO, T) The team go aboard a Navy ship to investigate a murder and are shocked to learn that McGee’s father is a prime suspect. 9.30 NCIS: LA. (AO, T) Callen and Sam join forces with NCIS: Red, a mobile team of agents. 10.30 Nightline.
Deal Or No Deal. (G) Millionaire: Hot Seat. The Crowd Goes Wild. 60 Minutes. (PGR, R) Prime Rocks Special: History Of The Eagles. (New, PGR) US Documentary in which we reveal the personal and professional struggles the band members have faced, chronicle the group’s dramatic 1994 reunion and their successful resurgence since. 10.05 The Crowd Goes Wild. (G, R) 10.35 The Late Show With David Letterman. (G)
11.10 The Good Wife. (AO, R, T) Alicia, Diane and Will are caught off-guard by a brilliant disabled attorney. 12.10 Infomercials. (G) 5.00 Joyce Meyer. 5.30 Infomercials. (G)
11.35 Home Shopping. (G) Infomercials for your shop at home pleasure. 1.30 The Crowd Goes Wild. (G, R) 2.00 Home Shopping. (G)
6.00 Everybody Hates Chris. (G, R) 6.30 Futurama. (G, R) After flushing Nibbler down the toilet, an artificially remorseful Bender joins Leela and Fry on their search in a sewer. 7.00 The Simpsons. (G, R) Apu showers his wife with Valentine’s Day surprises, making men throughout Springfield look like cheapskates.
2. Sheep (3) 3. Enlist (5) 4. Tremble (6) 5. Ogre (7) 6. Wandering (9) 7. Likeness (11) 8. Deliberate (11) 12. Acquittal (9) 15. Prisoner (7) 17. Assistance (6) 19. Sudden fright (5) 21. Fixed (3)
SOLUTIONS TO PUZZLE No 12,189
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FOUR 6.00 Sesame Street. (G, R) 6.55 Pingu. (G, R) 7.00 Sticky TV. (G, R) 7.30 Scaredy Squirrel. (G, R) 7.55 George Of The Jungle. (G, R) 8.20 Care Bears. (G, R) 8.45 HUMF. (G) 8.50 Bob. (G, R) 9.00 Thomas & Friends. (G, R) 9.10 Peppa Pig. (G, R) 9.15 Peppa Pig. (G, R) 9.20 Wonder Pets. (G, R) 9.45 Tickety Toc. (G) 9.55 Infomercials. (G) 2.00 Sesame Street. (G) 2.55 Peppa Pig. (G, R) 3.00 Sticky TV. (G) 4.30 FOUR Live. (G)
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7.30 Face Off. (PGR) An unexpected twist is thrown at the competing makeup artists as they work on creating sinister demons for a challenge. 8.30 FILM: American Pie 2. (2001, AO, R) Jason Biggs, Seann William Scott, Chris Klein, Alyson Hannigan. After one year of college, a group of friends reunite to spend the summer together. 10.40 The Real Housewives Of New York City. (PGR, R) 11.40 Entertainment Tonight. (G) 12.10 Entertainment Tonight. (G) 12.35 Infomercials. (G)
sky sPORt 1 6.00 Netball. ANZ Championship. Melbourne Vixens v Queensland Firebirds. Replay. 7.30 Football. AFL. Adelaide Crows v St Kilda. Replay. 10.30 Soccer. English Premier League. Newcastle United v Arsenal. Replay. 12.30 Cricket. England v New Zealand. First Test. Day Five. Highlights. 1.00 Cricket. IPL. Sunrisers Hyderabad v Kolkata Knight Riders. Highlights. 2.00 Rugby. Super Rugby. Hurricanes v Chiefs. Replay. 4.00 Rugby. Super Rugby. Bulls v Highlanders. Highlights. 5.00 Netball. College Series. Lower North Island Playoffs 2. From Te Rauparaha Arena. Replay. 6.00 Netball. ANZ Championship. Canterbury Tactix v West Coast Fever. From Trafalgar Centre, Nelson. Replay. 7.30 The Netball Zone. 8.00 The Code: Life With The Mariners. 8.30 Re: Union. 9.30 SKY Sport Facebook Fanzone. 11.30 Netball. ANZ Championship. Canterbury Tactix v West Coast Fever. From Trafalgar Centre, Nelson. Replay. 1.00 Cricket. Indian Premier League. Sunrisers Hyderabad v Kolkata Knight Riders. Highlights. 2.20 Cricket. Indian Premier League. Qualifier One. Live.
ACROSS 4. Recount (7) 8. Agreement (6) 9. Vigour (7) 10. Diatribe (6) 11. Character (6) 12. Renovated (8) 18. Abruptly (8) 20. Turn aside (6) 21. Picture-house (6) 22. Brutal (7) 23. Period (6) 24. Feign (7)
DOWN 1. Height (7) 2. Subdue (7) 3. Atelier (6) 5. Escorted (8) 6. Distant (6) 7. Holding (6) 13. Curb (8) 14. Deep (7) 15. Despotism (7) 16. Wrongdoer (6) 17. Outcome (6) 19. Motorist (6)
SOLUTIONS TO PUZZLE No 12,190 Across: 1 Legerdemain; 9 Eye; 10 Retention; 11 Excel; 13 Extreme; 14 Breach; 16 Dreamt; 18 Arrange; 19 Patio; 20 Condition; 21 Sea; 22 Certificate. Down: 2 Ewe; 3 Enrol; 4 Dither; 5 Monster; 6 Itinerant; 7 Resemblance; 8 Intentional; 12 Clearance; 15 Convict; 17 Relief; 19 Panic; 21 Set.
the bOx 6.00 NYPD Blue. (M) 6.50 The Simpsons. (PG) 7.15 Pawn Stars. (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) 11.35 CSI. Miami. (M) 12.25 CSI. Miami. (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 Pawn Stars. (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 Pawn Stars. (PG) 7.30 NCIS. (PG) 8.30 CSI. Crime Scene Investigation. (M) 9.30 CSI. Crime Scene Investigation. (M) 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) 3.05 CSI. Crime Scene Investigation. (M) 3.55 CSI. Crime Scene Investigation. (M) 4.45 24. (M) 5.35 Whose Line Is It Anyway? (PG)
sky sPORt 2 6.00 Soccer. EPL. Tottenham Hotspur v Sunderland. Replay. 8.00 The Code: Life With The Mariners. 8.30 Motorsport. V8 Supercars. Texas 400. Race 15. Replay. 9.30 Motorsport. V8 Supercars. Texas 400. Race 16. Replay. 10.30 Rugby. Super Rugby. Bulls v Highlanders. Highlights. 11.00 Premier League Review. 12.00 Motorsport. V8 Supercars. Texas 400. Race 13. 1.00 Motorsport. V8 Supercars. Texas 400. Race 14. Replay. 2.00 Motorsport. V8 Supercars. Texas 400. Race 15. Replay. 3.00 Motorsport. V8 Supercars. Texas 400. Race 16. Replay. 4.00 Soccer. EPL. Manchester City v Norwich City. Replay. 6.00 Golf. European PGA Tour. Volvo World Match Play Championship. Day Four. 7.00 Golf. US PGA Tour. HP Byron Nelson Championship. Round Four. Highlights. 8.00 Cricket. England v New Zealand. First Test. Day Five. Highlights. 8.30 Fight Night With SKY. Chris Arreola v Bermane Stiverne. 10.30 Mixed Martial Arts. UFC. Demetrious Johnson v John Moraga. Replay. 12.30 Motorsport. V8 Supercars. Texas 400. Race 15. Replay. 1.30 Motorsport. V8 Supercars Championship. Texas 400. Race 16. 2.30 Netball. ANZ Championship. Adelaide Thunderbirds v NSW Swifts. Replay. 4.00 Soccer. English Premier League. Liverpool v Queens Park Rangers. Replay.
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6.55 Puss In Boots. (2011, PG) 8.25 Turn The Beat Around. (2010, PG) Romina D’Ugo, David Giuntoli. 9.55 Senna. (2010, M) 11.40 Making Of Prometheus. (2012, M). 12.00 Win Win. (2011, M) Paul Giamatti, Amy Ryan. 1.45 The Art Of Getting By. (2011, M) Freddie Highmore, Emma Roberts. 3.10 Happy Feet 2. (2011, G) Voices of Elijah Wood, Robin Williams. 4.50 Zookeeper. (2011, PG) Kevin James, Rosario Dawson. 6.35 Conan The Barbarian. (2011, 16) Jason Momoa. A fierce warrior, on a quest to avenge the murder of his father, is the only one who can save the nation of Hyboria from a supernatural threat. 8.30 Jack And Jill. (2011, PG) Adam Sandler, Katie Holmes. Family guy Jack prepares for the annual event he dreads. the Thanksgiving visit of his passive-aggressive twin sister, Jill. 10.05 X-Men: First Class. (2011, M) James McAvoy, Michael Fassbender. 12.15 Wrong Turn 4: Bloody Beginnings. (2011, 18) Tenika Davis, Scott Johnson. 1.45 Daydream Nation. (2010, 16) Kat Dennings, Reece Thompson. 3.20 Conan The Barbarian. (2011, 16) 5.10 Wrong Turn 4: Bloody Beginnings. (2011, 18) Tenika Davis, Scott Johnson.
7.35 The Thomas Crown Affair. (1999, M) 9.30 V For Vendetta. (2006, M) 11.45 Baby Mama. (2008, M) Tina Fey, Amy Poehler. 1.25 Ghost Rider. (2007, M) Nicolas Cage, Eva Mendes. 3.15 Robots. (2002, G) Voices Of Ewan McGregor, Robin Williams. 4.45 Eraser. (1996, 16) Arnold Schwarzenegger, Vanessa Williams. 6.40 Miss Congeniality. (2000, M) Sandra Bullock. Unpolished and unkempt FBI agent Grace goes undercover at the Miss United States Pageant with a killer to catch. right after the swimsuit competition. 2000. 8.30 Crank. (2006, 18) Jason Statham. A freelance hit man must stay two steps ahead of his nemesis and search for an antidote to save his own life after he is injected with a deadly poison. 2006. 10.00 Apollo 13. (1995, PG) Tom Hanks, Ed Harris. Ron Howard’s intense depiction of the Apollo 13 mission in 1970, a mission that no one on Earth really cared about, until disaster struck. 12.20 Robots. (2005, G) Voices Of Ewan McGregor, Robin Williams. 1.50 Eraser. (1996, 16) Arnold Schwarzenegger, Vanessa Williams. 3.45 Miss Congeniality. (2000, M) Sandra Bullock. 5.35 Apollo 13. (1995, PG) Tom Hanks.
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Auction Hunters. (PG) Dirty Jobs. (PG) Outlaw Empires. (M) Deadliest Catch. (PG) Mythbusters. (PG) American Digger. (PG) Property Wars. (PG) Mythbusters. (PG) Most Evil. (M) Deadly Affairs. (M) Auction Kings. (PG) Auction Hunters. (PG) Amish Mafia. (M) Deadliest Catch. (PG) Mythbusters. (PG) Dirty Jobs Down Under. (PG) River Monsters. (PG) Dirty Great Machines. (PG) Ultimate Warfare. (PG) Kandahar. Against All Odds. U.S Special forces face a Taliban insurgence 5 times their size. Facing I.E.Ds, RPG’s and counter attacks they fight for their lives to take the hill of Sperwan Ghar. Nightmare Next Door. (M) True Crime. (M) Amish Mafia. (M) River Monsters. (PG) Dirty Great Machines. (PG) Ultimate Warfare. (PG) Nightmare Next Door. (M) Auction Kings. (PG)
KEY: T Teletext R Repeat S Stereo P Premiere F Final RATINGS: G General exhibition PG Parental guidance recommended M Suitable for mature audiences AO Adults only 16 Approved for persons 16 and over 18 Approved for persons 18 and over c Content may offend l Language may offend s Sexual content may offend v contains violence
shINe 6.00 Days of Wonder: Jarrod Cooper 6.30 Precious Word of Truth 7.00 Paul the Missionary 7.30 Hermie and Friends 8.00 Carlos the Caterpillar 8.30 Word For You 9.00 Living Truth: Charles Price 10.00 Roots and Reflections 10.30 Days of Wonder: Jarrod Cooper 11.00 Kiwis Can Fly 11.30 Beyond Adventure 12.00 Word For You 12.30 Enjoying Everyday Life 1.00 The 700 Club 1.30 Roots and Reflections 2.00 Precious Memories 2.30 The Truth Out There 3.00 Paul the Little Missionary 3.30 Hermie and Friends 4.00 Carlos the Caterpillar 4.30 Life FM presents 5.30 Beyond Adventure 6.00 Wisdom For Difficult Times 6.30 Destined to Reign 7.00 The 700 Club 7.30 Little Film, Big Heart 8.00 Precious Memories 8.30 Christian World News 9.00 Nzone Now 9.15 Basic 9.30 Just Thinking 10.00 Word For You 10.30 The 700 Club 11.00 Days of Wonder: Jarrod Cooper 11.30 Little Film, Big Heart 12.00 Wisdom For Difficult Times 12.30 NZone Now 12.45 Basic 1.00 Beyond Adventure 1.30 Precious Memories 2.00 Living Truth: Charles Price 3.00 Just Thinking 3.30 Christian World News 4.00 Wisdom For Difficult Times 4.30 Beyond Adventure 5.00 Nzone Now 5.15 Basic 5.30 Word For You
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SCOREBOARD Results Bridge
Ashburton Bridge Club May 17 Monday Evening – B and C Ladder N/S 1 G Brown and D Fisher 2 A Gilbert and K Kingsland 3 Janine Allen and S Lyons E/W 1 M and E Jones, 2 G McCosker and F Priest 3 A van Dyk and B Leighton Tuesday Evening – A Ladder N/S 1 M Buckland and J Edmond 2 M de Jong Jnr. and M de Jong Snr., 3 B Smith and J Knight E/W 1 M Kolkman and A Rooney 2 M Holmes and R Kyle 3 M Moore and A Maude Wednesday Afternoon - Valetta Trophy N/S 1 S Rosevear and M Stowell, 2 M Buckland and B Smith , 3 M Moore and B McIlraith E/W 1 R Kyle and P Fergus, 2 L Baker and E Segers, 3 J Irwin and B Macaulay Thursday Evening – Smith Trophy N/S 1 M Buckland and B Smith 2 V Ferrier and T Small. 3 A Blain and V Palmer E/W 1 B and M Holmes 2 J Browne and T Coulter 3 A Maude L and M Moore
Cycling Mid Canterbury Social Wheelers May 11 14km, 23 Riders, 1. Michael Gallagher (12.20m) F/T 20m 38s. 2. Russell Ward (12.20m) 2f/t. 20m 39s. 3. Jessie Banks (7.25m) 25m 34 4. Sam Cullimore 3f/t (12.20m) 20m 39s. 5. Drew Titheridge (7.25m) 25m 35s. 6. Rob Hooper (12.20m) 20m 40s. 7. Scott Albon (12.20m) 20m 40s 8. Matt Marshall (12.20m) 20m 41s. 9.Robewrt Grice (10.30m) 22m 31s. 10. Paul Houston (10.30m) 22m 31s. 11. Liz Wylie (7.25m) 25m 40s. 12. Caitlin Titheridge (5.30m) 27m 51s. 13. Ryan Jackson (5.30m) 27m 59s. 14. Bruce Paterson (7.25m) 26m 13s. 15. Shona Proctor (10.30m) 23m 08s. 16. Bruce Albon (10.30m) 23m 09s. 17. Kevin Hurley (10.30m) 23m 09s. 18. Lucy Kirwan (10.30m) 23m 09s. 19. Paul Hands (10.30m) 23m 10s. 20. Dave Shurrock (10.30m) 23m 10s. 21. Ross Proctor (10.30m) 23m 11s. 22. Bruce Arnst (Go) 35m 09s. 23. Richard Kirwan (12.20m) 23m 32s.
Development Cyclists May 12 First Race of the day was a 4km Scratch Race B. Grade .1st. Bailey O’Donnell 7m 50s. 2nd. Caitlin Titheridge. 8m 00s. C. Grade 1st. Abe O’Donnell 8m 03s. 2nd. Ethan Titheridge 8m 10s. 3rd.Ryan Jackson 8m 19s. 1km T.T. B. Grade 1st. Bailey O’Donnell 1m 59.46s. 2nd. Caitlin Titheridge 2m 09.58s. C Grade 1st. Abe O’Donnell 2m 08.50s. 2nd. Ryan Jackson 2m 15.14s. 3rd. Ethan Titheridge 2m 19.66s. 6km Handicap Over all result. 1st. Bailey O’Donnell (1.15m) 11m 39s. 2nd. Ryan Jackson (Go) 13m 00s. 3rd. Caitlin Titheridge (45s) 12m 15s. 4th. Abe O’Donnell (45s) 12m 35s. 5th. Ethan Titheridge (Go) 13m 30s. Overall Points for the day. B. Grade Bailey O’Donnell 60. Caitlin Titheridge 58. C. Grade Abe O’Donnell 58. Ryan Jackson 56. Ethan Titheridge 48.
Football English Premier League results standings Played on Sunday Newcastle United 0 Arsenal 1 (Koscielny 52) Wigan Athletic 2 (Boyce 20, Baker 45+3 og) Aston Villa 2 (D Bent 5, Vlaar 60) Chelsea 2 (Mata 7, Torres 76) Everton 1 (Naismith 14) West Bromwich Albion 5 (Morrison 40, Lukaku 50, 80, 86, Mulumbu 81) Manchester United 5 (Kagawa 6, J Olsson 9 og, Buttner 30, van Persie 53, Hernandez 63) Liverpool 1 (Philippe Coutinho 23) QPR 0 West Ham 4 (Nolan 23, 79, 87, Vaz Te 34) Reading 2 (McCleary 53, Le Fondre 56) Southampton 1 (Lambert 57) Stoke City 1 (Crouch 46) Manchester City 2 (Rodwell 30, 59) Norwich City 3 (Pilkington 26, Holt 54, Howson 65) Tottenham Hotspur 1 (Bale 89) Sunderland 0 Send-offs: (Vaughan 75 - Sunderland) Swansea 0 Fulham 3 (Kacaniklic 22, Berbatov 77, Emanuelson 90+3) Standings P W D L F A Pts Manchester United 38 28 5 5 86 43 89 Manchester City 38 23 9 6 66 34 78 Chelsea 38 22 9 7 75 39 75 Arsenal 38 21 10 7 72 37 73 Tottenham Hotspur 38 21 9 8 66 46 72 Everton 38 16 15 7 55 40 63 Liverpool 38 16 13 9 71 43 61 West Bromwich Albion38 14 7 17 53 57 49 Swansea 38 11 13 14 47 51 46 West Ham 38 12 10 16 45 53 46 Norwich City 38 10 14 14 41 58 44 Fulham 38 11 10 17 50 60 43 Stoke City 38 9 15 14 34 45 42 Southampton 38 9 14 15 49 60 41 Aston Villa 38 10 11 17 47 69 41 Newcastle United 38 11 8 19 45 68 41 Sunderland 38 9 12 17 41 54 39 Wigan Athletic 38 9 9 20 47 73 36 Reading 38 6 10 22 43 73 28 QPR 38 4 13 21 30 60 25 LEADING GOALSCORERS 26: Robin van Persie (Manchester United) 23: Luis Suarez (Liverpool) 22: Gareth Bale (Tottenham Hotspur) 19: Christian Benteke (Aston Villa) 18: Michu (Swansea) 17: Romelu Lukaku (West Bromwich Albion) 16: Demba Ba (Chelsea) 15: Dimitar Berbatov (Fulham), Frank Lampard (Chelsea), Rickie Lambert (Southampton) 14: Edin Dzeko (Manchester City), Theo Walcott (Arsenal) 13: Wayne Rooney (Manchester United)
Golf
Nearest Pins:Aon Insurance Brokers No 2: Not Struck; Bayleys Real Estate No 11: Logan Tasker; Marilyn Cross Property Brokers No 5: Wayne Blair; National Bank No 14: John Low; ATS 2nd Shot No 9 & No 18: Murray Keir. Twos: Wayne Blair, John Low, Terry Kingsbury Ash Vegas Player of the Day: Gordon Duthie 81-14-67 Nett Eagle No 8: Logan Tasker Next week: 3rd Fourball 9 Hole Division May 16 Stroke 1st Ray Thompson 55:15:40 Nearest the Pins: Greg Sim Builders and Excavators 2nd Shot No. 2 – not struck, Mayfield Transport No. 5 – Sue Graham.
Mayfield Ladies Golf May 14 L.G.U, 2nd handicap, 2nd Putting 0-20 Glenys Carr 95-20-75, Judith Webb 96-19-77 21-29 Anne Maree Blair 102—29-73, Jillian Lake 105-28-77 30+ Sharon Duthie 105-32-73, Helen Rapsey 114-35-79 Putting, Anne Maree Blair 28, Edna Ralston 28, Joan Stocker 29, Joyce Davis Two’s Jan Clucas ALT Nearest the Pin 5&14 Glenys Carr Marilyn Cross/ Hasting McLeod/Property Brokers 2nd shot 2&11 0-29 Betty Wilson 30+ Val Fleming Marjory Murdoch Player of the Day, Anne Maree Blair
Methven Golf May 18 Senior: Doug Sheldon 81-12-69; Intermediate: Doug Hamilton 87-17-70; Junior A: Paul Plimmer 87-20-67; Junior B: Gary Kermode 97-27-70 Other Good scores, 69 Pete Harper 71 Keith Middleton Dan Van der Salm 72 Piers Rolton Bruce Dickson Craig J Middleton 73 Stuart Wilson Phil Johnson Dayle Lucas Twos, Phil Johnson Jeremy Johnson Stuart Wilson Keith Middleton Paul Plimmer Doug Hamilton Bruce Dickson Phil Elliott, (eagle) Nearest the Pins #4 Arabica: Phil Johnson; #6 Terrace Downs: Paul Plimmer; #13 Ski Time: Piers Rolton; # 17 Hunters Wines: Stuart Wilson The Blue & Brown Pubs 2nd shot # 14: Piers Rolton Top Notch 4 Square Supermarket best nett: Paul Plimmer 67; Second nett: Pete Harper 69 Aqua Japanese Restaurant Best Gross: Dayle Lucas 77 Duff Trophy Finalists Craig j Middleton Paul Plimmer/ John ODuffy Alister Maxwell Next Saturday- ISTAS, Green jacket, 2nd round Mt Harding.
Methven 9 hole Golf May 17 Brown Bottle Putting competition between Tinwald Mayfield and Methven 9 hole Golf Clubs 1st Tinwald 16.1; 2nd Methven 17.7; 3rd Mayfield 18.1 Best Scores Jack Hart Tinwald 13 putts. Angela Simonett Methven 14 putts; Debbie Ellery Tinwald 15 Putts; Win Breach Methven 15 Putts.
Methven Ladies Golf May 15 Waddington Plate Tuis Trophy Katrina Glass 87-19-68 41stbfd Gayle O’Duffy 84-12-72 37 Jenny Senior 87-13-74 35 Pam Watson 95-21-74 35 Ruth Smith 97-23-74 35Sandra Marr 75 34 Sharryn Bree 75 34 Arabica Best Nett K. Glass 68. Nearest to Pin Silver No 17 Methven Pharmacy Katrina Glass Bronze A No 4 Methven Foursquare Heather Santy Bronze B 2nd Shot No 6 Methven SuperValue Alison Muckle Open No 13 Brown Pub Pam Watson Sat No 17 Methven Resort Not Struck Twos and Nett Eagles Robyn Maw Naomi Fairfull Lynn Worsfold Alison Muckle x2 National Teams played at Pleasant Point May 16 Scores 127 Pleasant Point on countback from Kurow 127, 3rd Temuka 130, 4th Mayfield 131, other good scores Fairlie 132, Geraldine 133, Methven 133, Grande Vue 133, Ashburton 138 ,Highfield 138, Rakaia 139 Nearest the Pin No 2 Lal Mulligan Mayfield No 4 Colleen Gibbs, Geraldine No 8 Ann Cameron, Waimate No 16 Di McKenzie Tokarahi Two’s Janine Walker Fairlie, Di McKenzie Tokarahi, Wendy Parr Ashburton, Jenny Lawson Geraldine, Frances Mulvey Temuka
Netball Mid Canterbury Netball Heartland Senior May 18 Senior A Hampstead A 30 College B22; United A 28 Rakaia A 16; Methven A 16 Celtic A 20; College A 38 Hampstead B 16. Senior B Celtic B 21 Methven B 27; Collegiate A 23 Celtic C 13; College Y10A 18 College U18 26; Allenton A 33 United B 21. Senior Reserve A Hampstead Gold 18 Methven White 18; Methven U18A 26 College Y9A 26; Celtic D 18 College Y10B 16; Methven Black 33 Rakaia B 12. Senior Reserve C Hampstead Hotties 15 Mt Somers 43; Allenton Social 23 United Chicks 22. 4th Grade Allenton C 28 College U15 7; Hampstead Blue 10 Methven U15B 13; College B 31 College U16 9. 3rd Grade College Y9B 25 United C 16; Hampstead U17 34 Celtic F 8; Hampstead U18 22 College Combined A 31; Methven U18B 11 Methven U18C 21.
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AMAYZING AMAYZING
Mayfield Golf Club
May 18 Winners 2nd Fourball: Terry Kingsbury and Bill Allan Bisque Par: 7 up Gordon Duthie; 7 up Jacob Peters; 4 up Allan Sim; 4 up Logan Tasker; 4 up Wayne Blair; Square Grant Waters
2nd Grade Celtic E 17 Hampstead C 18; Allenton B 12 Methven U15A 24; Southern Livestock Exchange 2002 Ltd 24 Celtic U18 37; Tinwald Black 15 Collegiate B 18.
Rugby
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Mid Canterbury Rugby May 18 Senior Division 1 Luisetti Seeds Mid Canterbury/Ellesmere/North Canterbury Combined Competition Section A: West Melton 14 v Burnham 22, Kaiapoi 15 v REL Rakaia 33, Oxford 31 v Duns/Irwell 13, Saracens 15 v PWL Methven 28, Bye: Southbridge. Section B: Lincoln 35 v Prebbleton 0, Ohoka 27 v Claas Harvest Centre Southern 34, Darryl Phillips Celtic 3 v Ashley 13, Devon Tavern Hampstead 6 v Waihora 23, Darfield 27v Glenmark 3. Senior B – Michael Duff Memorial Trophy Celtic Kelly’s Bar & Café 23 v Allenton 0, Collegiate Eclipse Services 10 v Southern Tinwald Tavern 3, Hampstead 15 v Tinwald Liquorland 27, Mt Somers 21 v Methven 17, Bye: Rakaia Murray Hood Baling. Press Cup Ashburton College 0 vs Roncalli College 18, Colts – (Ellesmere/Mid Canterbury Competition) Kirwee 3v Waihora 18, Prebbleton v Rolleston, Rolleston Win by Default, Banks Peninsula 12 v Southern Ross Bros Transport 51, West Melton v Springston, No result received. Under 18 (Combined North Canterbury, Ellesmere, Mid Canterbury Competition) Celtic Harnett Contracting 30 v Darfield 26, Kaiapoi 42 v Methven/Rakaia 0, MDI 60 v Oxford 5, Prebbleton 12 v Hurunui 13, Waihora/Springston 5 v Saracens 12, Under 16 (Combined North Canterbury, Ellesmere, Mid Canterbury Competition) Kaiapoi 39 v Tinwald Ben Waldron Racing 27, Ohoka 32 v Methven/Rakaia 17, Malvern Combined 55 v Prebbleton/Rolleston 0, Waihora 41 v Oxford 5, West Melton 24 v Ashley 5, Allenton/Celtic Euroagri 12 v Springston 20. Under 14.5 (Jock Ross Centurion Shield) Allenton G 31 v Allenton M 31, Celtic Lysaght Glass 12 v Methven 20. Under 13 (Murray Roulston Centurion Shield) Club Referee or Associate Referee Required Allenton 14 vs. Methven B 19, Celtic Argyle Welsh Finnigan 7 vs. Southern Cant Feed Assessment 53, Celtic W 17 vs. Hampstead D Jackson Painting 49, Tinwald MSA 22 vs. Methven W 33, Southern Hinds Cartage vs. Bye. Under 11 1/2 (John Smitheram Shield) Club Referee or Associate Referee Required Allenton 36 vs. Rakaia Synlait Farms 24, Celtic Blacklows 0 vs. Methven 20, Collegiate Drummond & Etheridge 0 vs. Southern All Farm Engineering 41, Hampstead 27 vs. Tinwald Smitheram/Frew 22, Under 10 Associate Referee Required Allenton 25 vs. Rakaia Synlait Farms U10 30, Celtic 50 vs. Methven B 45, Hampstead Lifestyle Motorhomes 85 vs. Methven W 35, Tinwald B Whittaker Contracting 40 vs. Southern Cowcare Hooftrimming 25, Southern HCT vs. Bye Under 9 Associate Referee Required Allenton U9 35 vs. Rakaia Synlait Farms U9 15, Celtic McCrea Painters & Decorators 55 vs. Methven B 25, Hampstead U9 10 vs. Methven W 60, Tinwald Lizzies Dairy 0 vs. Southern Riverlea 35, Collegiate Cranfield Glass 70 vs. Southern Hyde Bros 30, Under 8 Associate Referee Required Allenton G 35 vs. Tinwald H&L Jones Excavation 15, Allenton M 45 vs. Southern BR Jones Contracting 15, Collegiate Ash Paint & Decorators 0 vs. Celtic U8 45, Hampstead W J Kellett Builder 20 vs. Methven 70, Southern Agspread vs. Bye Under 7 Associate Referee Required Allenton 60 vs. Tinwald RD1 55, Celtic Summerfield Builders 65 vs. Southern Coleman Ag 90, Collegiate Countdown Foodmarkets 55 vs. Methven B 85, Hampstead Netherby 4 Square 40 vs. Methven W 45, Tinwald Skip-2-It Flooring 25 vs. Southern CRT 55, Rakaia Synlait Farms U7 70 vs. Methven R 60. Under 6 Associate Referee Required Allenton G vs. Allenton M – Rained off, Celtic Champion Murphy Racing 25 vs. Methven B 45, Celtic Summerfield Builders 45 vs. Rakaia Synlait Farms B 35, Collegiate McDonalds 60 vs. Southern Progressive Livestock 50, Collegiate Regent Cinema 35 vs. Southern H Mackenzie Contracting 35, Hampstead Metalcorp 40 vs. Methven W 40, Tinwald Ian Howden Spraying 25 vs. Rakaia Synlait Farms 40.
Super Rugby Round 14 CHIEFS 17 (Tanerau Latimer try Aaron Cruden 4 pens) bt HURRICANES 12 (Beauden Barrett 4 pens) at Westpac Stadium. Referee: Lourens van der Merwe. MELBOURNE REBELS 30 (1 penalty try) (Scott Higginbotham, Hugh Pyle tries Jason Woodward 3 cons 3 pens) bt STORMERS 21 (Andries Bekker, Bryan Habana, Louis Schreuder tries Joe Pietersen 3 cons) at AAMI Park. Referee: Mike Fraser. Crowd: 10,333. SHARKS 23 (Keegan Daniel, Riaan Viljoen tries Patrick Lambie 2 cons 3 pens) bt WESTERN FORCE 13 (Kyle Godwin try Jayden Hayward con 2 pens) at nib Stadium. Referee: James Leckie. Crowd: 12,652. CRUSADERS 23 (Ryan Crotty, Owen Franks tries Tom Taylor 2 cons 3 pens) bt BLUES 3 (Chris Noakes pen) at Christchurch Stadium. Referee: Glen Jackson. Crowd: 17,264. NSW WARATAHS 28 (Berrick Barnes, Peter Betham, Michael Hooper tries Barnes 2 cons Brendan McKibbin 2, Barnes pens) bt BRUMBIES 22 (Tevita Kuridrani, Ben Mowen tries Jesse Mogg 3, Christian Lealiifano pens) at ANZ Stadium. Referee: Steve R. Walsh. Crowd: 21,817. BULLS 35 (JJ Engelbrecht, Akona Ndungane, Pierre Spies, Jano Vermaak tries Morne Steyn 3 cons 3 pens) bt HIGHLANDERS 18 (Tamati Ellison, Fumiaki Tanaka tries Hayden Parker con Colin Slade 2 pens) at Loftus Versfeld. Referee: Jaco Peyper. Crowd: 21,424. CHEETAHS 27 (Piet van Zyl 2 tries Elgar Watts con 5 pens) bt QUEENSLAND REDS 13 (Ben Lucas try Quade Cooper con 2 pens) at Vodacom Park. Referee: Craig Joubert. Bye-Southern Kings NZ Conference P W D L PF PA PD BP Pts Chiefs 12 9 0 3 355 264 91 8 48 Crusaders 11 7 0 4 296 213 83 6 42 Blues 11 6 0 5 257 224 33 9 41 Hurricanes 12 6 0 6 280 319 -39 6 34
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Standings P W D L PF PA PD BP Pts Chiefs 12 9 0 3 355 264 91 8 48 Bulls 11 8 0 3 319 222 97 6 46 Brumbies 12 7 2 3 326 221 105 6 46 Queens. Reds 13 8 2 3 259 244 15 4 44 Crusaders 11 7 0 4 296 213 83 6 42 Blues 11 6 0 5 257 224 33 9 41 Cheetahs 12 8 0 4 286 265 21 4 40 NSW Waratahs 12 7 0 5 327 297 30 2 38 Hurricanes 12 6 0 6 280 319 -39 6 34 Sharks 12 6 0 6 269 234 35 5 33 Stormers 11 4 0 7 225 238 -13 6 30 Melb. Rebels 12 3 0 9 283 384 -101 8 28 Southern Kings 11 3 1 7 222 381 -159 2 24 Western Force 13 2 1 10 214 305 -91 5 19 Highlanders 11 1 0 10 220 327 -107 4 16 Leading Tryscorers: 8: Frank Halai (Blues) 7: Henry Speight (Brumbies), Israel Folau (Waratahs) 6: Tim Nanai-Williams (Chiefs), Scott Higginbotham (Rebels) 5: Hugh Pyle (Rebels), Julian Savea (Hurricanes), TJ Perenara (Hurricanes), Alfie Mafi (Force), Gareth Anscombe (Chiefs), Raymond Rhule (Cheetahs), Jesse Mogg (Brumbies), Cam Crawford (Waratahs), Rod Davies (Reds)
Shooting Rifle Shooting May 18 Ashburton with 2513.118 points, had a good win in the annual clash against Ellesmere 2509.104, and Ashley 2500.95 at Coronation range. Ashburton team Greg Menzies 198.13, Martin Fleming 195.10, John Fleming 195.13, Steve McArthur 196.13, Mark Stewart 194.8, Shane Bartlett 192.3, Sandy Collett 193.11, Coby Snowden 193.6, T J Stewart 193.10, Roger Harris 193.11, Robbie Hewitt 192.10, Bryan Hunter 188.5, Dave Millichamp 192.4, total 2513.118. Emergencies Alan Wakelin 196.6, Bill Rankin 185.5, Wayne Tubb 175.1. Ellesmere team Denva ? 199.10, Rex Gardiner 190.6, William Gardiner 195.9, Elizabeth Gardiner 197.10, Bruce Sheate 198.14, Tony Thomson 198.12, Grant Clausen 189.3, Geoff Allan 193.8, Bryan Tubb 195.9, Graeme Steans 189.4, Bevan Humphries 193.7, Karen Madden 186.6, Bob Tubb 187.6, 2509.104. Ashley team Dudley Jarman 192.8, Robert Dalzell 196.9, Gordon Wright 193.7, Conan Griffin 195.12, Dan De Hek 191.8, Chris Kershaw 197.10, Tania Boerlage 195.7, Peter Boerlage 185.5, James Briden 196.9, M Young 187.3, K Brown 189.4, Alister Brosnan 192.8, Peter Brown 189.5, N\Michael Criglington 188.5, 2500.95.
Celtic Squash Club Results from last week’s round of the Celtic Squash Club’s winter league competition: James Hunn lost to Scott vandembemd 2-3, Rebecca Abernethy beat Aaran Leckenby 3-0, Nathan Forbes lost to Nigel Tew 0-3, Steve Devereux lost to Sandy Richardson 0-3. Billy Nolan beat Jock O’Connor 3-1, Blair Horrell lost to Petr Holub 0-3, Brendan Clark beat Di Ness 3-0, Robbie Kok beat Jordan Hooper 3-2. Chrissie Stratford lost to Steve Devereux 0-3, Ron Carlson beat Marie Kennedy 3-1, Mick Hooper beat Jon Bond 3-1, James McCloy lost to Paul Cousins 0-3. John Surridge lost to Chris Thompson 2-3, Pete Blacklow lost to Mark O’Grady 2-3, John McDonnell beat Mick Hooper 3-0. Story of the round on ashburtonceltic.co.nz
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Division 2: Final - Ash Gilbert (seeded 1 from Christchurch) beat Lawrence Skurr (seeded 2 from Christchurch) 3-0. Ash Gilbert Division 2 champion. Special Plate - Darrin Dudson (seeded 4 from Ashburton) beat Corey Hastie (seeded 3 from Ashburton) by default. Darrin Dudson 3rd place Division 3: Final - Jayden Millard (seeded 2 from Christchurch) beat Jacqui Kingi (seeded 1 from Christchurch) 3-1. Jayden Millard Division 3 champion. Special Plate - Garry Robinson (seeded 6 from Christchurch) beat Garry Mayne (seeded 5 from Ashburton) 3-1. Garry Robinson 3rd place. Division 4: Final - Charlie Barker (seeded 4 from Christchurch) beat Michael Baker (seeded 3 from Christchurch) 3-1. Charlie Barker Division 4 champion Special Plate - Julie Smith (seeded 8 from Ashburton) lost to Simon Woolley (seeded 2 from Ashburton) 3-0. Simon Woolley 3rd place. Division 5: Jack Kouloubrakis (seeded 1 from Christchurch) beat Allain Smith (seeded 2 from Ashburton) 3-0. Jack Kouloubrakis Division 5 champion.
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May 24 Intermediate Grade Any queries please call Tania Rule 307 2461 or Sandra Hurley 308 8438 Stadium – Oxford Street Opening Duty – St Jos Titans 3.45pm George & Co v St Joseph’s Titans (Hayden Adams, Emily Hickman); 4.30pm Borough Bulls v St Joseph’s Storm (Hayden Adams, Fletcher Arnold); 5.15pm Longbeach Lakers v The Saints (Liam O’Connor, Kieran Hunt); 6.00pm 7 Up v Robillards Rebels (Allie Henderson, Scott Kelland); 6.45pm Inter Celts v Longbeach Bouncers (Allie Henderson, Hannah Roulston); 7.30pm CPT Survivors v Ball Bashers (Julie McGrath, Randall Anderson) Closing Duty – CPT Survivors Sports Hall – Tancred Street Opening Duty – Asteroids 3.45pm Asteroids v Borough Bullets (Sandra Hurley, Jayden Reid); 4.30pm Hurricanes v St Joseph’s Diamonds (William Hollings, Nic Thomasson); 5.15pm Taste The Thunder v Thunder (Tania Rule, Tessa Morrison) Closing Duty – Taste The Thunder
Bye Girls – St Joseph’s Jazz; Bye Boys – The Lepricorns
Football The Mid Canterbury Football Association May 25 14th grade, 9.15am: Westside v Stingers, Domain S3. Westside Real v Methven, Methven. 12th grade, 9.30am: Ash United v Methven, Domain I10. 10th grade, 10am: Methven 1 v Methven 2, Methven. Rakaia v Collegiate, Domain J3. Westside v Longbeach, Domain J2. Fun Football and First Kicks programme is at the Methven Domain, starting 9.30am.
Rugby Mid Canterbury Rugby May 25 Club Day- Hampstead Senior Division 1 Luisetti Seeds Mid Canterbury/Ellesmere/North Canterbury Combined Competition Section a: Southbridge v West Melton, Sbridge 1, 2.45pm, M Gameson, A McMillan, M Talbot; PWL Methven v Duns/Irwell, Meth 1, 2.45pm K Opele, M Bell, P Everest; Kaiapoi v Oxford, Kai Oval, 2.45pm, A Stokes, D Laird, G Dunseath; REL Rakaia v Burnham, Rak 1, 2.45pm G Shaw, P McKnight, C Burrowes; Bye: Saracens Section B: Ashley v Lincoln, Lob Lwr 1, 2.45pm, S Laird, K Lilley, B Egerton; Glenmark v Waihora, Cheviot 1, 2.45pm, J Fletcher, C Rowe, K Hancox; Prebbleton v Darryl Phillips Celtic, Preb Oval, 2.45pm, J Lamers, J Morrison, M Quinlivan; Claas Harvest Centre Southern v Darfield, May 1, 2.45pm A McGirr, G Clement, C Kelland; Devon Tavern Hampstead v Ohoka, Hamp 1, 2.45pm M Gallagher, T Pearce, J Greenslade Senior B – Michael Duff Memorial Trophy Hampstead v Allenton, Hamp 1, 1pm, T Pearce; Methven v Collegiate Eclipse Services, Meth 1, 1pm, M Bell; Rakaia Murray Hood Baling v Tinwald Liquorland, Rak 1, P McKnight; Southern Tinwald Tavern v Celtic Kelly’s Bar & Café, May 1,1pm, C Kelland; Bye: Mt Somers Colts – (Ellesmere/Mid Canterbury Competition) Southern Ross Bros Transport v Springston, May 2, 1pm, G Clement Under 18 (Combined North Canterbury, Ellesmere, Mid Canterbury Competition) Darfield v Saracens, Darfield 1, 2pm, C Parker; Hurunui v Waihora/Springston, Cheviot 2, 1pm, K Hancox; Kaiapoi v Oxford, Kai 2, 2.30pm, G Mathews; MDI v Methven/Rakaia, Kirw 1, 1pm, M Thompson; Prebbleton v Celtic Harnett Contracting, Preb 2, 2pm, G Peddie Under 16 (Combined North Canterbury, Ellesmere, Mid Canterbury Competition) Ashley v Waihora, Lob 4, 2.30pm, D Chinnery; Kaiapoi v Oxford, Kai 2, 1pm, G Dunseath; Malvern Combined v West Melton, Kirw 1, 11.30am, M Thompson; Springston v Ohoka, Sprin 1, 1pm, H Cook; Prebbleton/Rolleston v Allenton/Celtic Euroagri, Preb 1, 1pm, M Quinlivan; Methven/Rakaia v Tinwald, Meth 2, 1.15pm P Everest Under 14.5 (Jock Ross Centurion Shield) Allenton M v Celtic Lysaght Glass, Allen 1, 1pm A Chapman; Methven v Allenton G, Meth 3, 1pm C Carter Under 13 (Murray Roulston Centurion Shield) Club Referee or Associate Referee Required Hampstead D Jackson Painting vs. Tinwald MSA, Hamp 1, 11.45am; Methven B vs. Methven W, Meth 1, 11.45am; Southern Hinds Cartage vs. Celtic W, May 3, 12.15pm; Southern Cant Feed Assessment vs. Allenton, May 3, 1.30pm; Celtic Argyle Welsh Finnigan vs. Bye Under 11 1/2 (John Smitheram Shield) Club Referee or Associate Referee Required Hampstead vs. Allenton, Hamp 2, 1.15pm; Methven vs. Collegiate Drummond & Etheridge, Meth 2, 12pm; Rakaia Synlait Farms vs. Tinwald Smitheram/Frew, Rak 2, 1.15pm; Southern All Farm Engineering vs. Celtic Blacklows, May 2, 11.45am Under 10 Associate Referee Required Hampstead Lifestyle Motorhomes vs. Allenton, Hamp 3, 1.15pm; Methven W vs. Methven B, Meth 4, 1.30pm; Rakaia Synlait Farms U10 vs. Tinwald B Whittaker Contracting, Rak 4, 1.15pm; Southern HCT vs. Southern Cowcare Hooftrimming, May 4, 2pm; Celtic vs. Bye Under 9 Associate Referee Required Hampstead U9 vs. Allenton U9, Hamp 3, 12.15pm; Methven W vs. Methven B, Meth 4, 12.30pm; Rakaia Synlait Farms U9 vs. Tinwald Lizzies Dairy, Rak 4, 12.15pm; Southern Hyde Bros vs. Southern Riverlea, May 4, 1pm; Celtic McCrea Painters & Decorators vs. Collegiate Cranfield Glass, Celt 3, 1pm Under 8 Associate Referee Required Hampstead W J Kellett Builder vs. Allenton G, Hamp 2, 12.30pm; Methven vs. Collegiate Ash Paint & Decorators, Meth 5, 12.45pm; Southern BR Jones Contracting vs. Tinwald H&L Jones Excavation, May 4, 11.30am; Southern Agspread vs. Allenton M, May 4, 12.15pm; Celtic U8 vs. Bye Under 7 Associate Referee Required Hampstead Netherby 4 Square v Collegiate Countdown Foodmarkets, Hamp 2, 11.45am; Methven W vs. Methven B, Meth 5, 1.30pm; Rakaia Synlait Farms U7 vs. Tinwald Skip-2-It Flooring, Rak 1, 12.15pm; Southern Coleman Ag vs. Tinwald RD1, May 1, 12pm; Southern CRT vs. Allenton, May 1, 12pm; Methven R v Celtic Summerfield Builders, Meth 5, 12pm Under 6 Associate Referee Required Hampstead Metalcorp vs. Allenton M, Hamp 2, 11.45am; Methven B vs. Allenton G, Meth 3, 12.15pm
Methven W vs. Tinwald Ian Howden Spraying, Meth 3, 12.15pm; Rakaia Synlait Farms B vs. Collegiate McDonalds, Rak 2, 12.30pm; Rakaia Synlait Farms vs. Celtic Summerfield Builders, Rak 2, 12.30pm; Southern Progressive Livestock vs. Collegiate Regent Cinema, May 3, 11.30am; Southern H Mackenzie Contracting vs. Celtic Champion Murphy Racing, May 3, 11.30am Mid Canterbury Rugby May 29 Senior b – 2nd round centennial mug Allenton Senior B vs. Rakaia Murray Hood Baling, Allen 1, 7pm C Kelland; Celtic Kellys Cafe & Bar vs. Tinwald Liquorland, Celt 1, 7pm A McGirr; Hampstead Senior B vs. Mt Somers Senior B, Hamp 1, 7pm G Shaw; Southern Tinwald Tavern vs. Collegiate Senior B, Hin 1, 7pm K Opele; Methven Senior B vs. Bye
Hockey Mid Canterbury Hockey May 24 - 28 May 24 2nd Grade Girls 4.00 PM: Methven White v Wakanui/Collegians (Umpires: Rachel Law & Jess Stagg); 5.00 PM: Primary Boys Training Squad v Methven Black (Umpires: Collegians 1GW & Hampstead Blue 1GW) 1st Grade Women 6.00 PM: Hampstead Blue v Rakaia (Umpires: Scott Marshall & Hampstead Gold 1GW); 7.10 PM: Hampstead Gold v Collegians (Umpires: Collegiate 1GW & Rakaia 1GW); 8.20 PM: Collegiate v Methven (Umpires: Wakanui Black SM x 2) May 25 Small Sticks Hockey - Duty Club: Methven Kiwi Sticks (4th Grade) Coaches to Umpire 9.30 AM: Allenton v Collegians; Wakanui Black v Wakanui Blue; BYE: Methven Mini Sticks (5th Grade) Coaches to Umpire 10.30 AM: Methven v Rakaia; Collegians D&E v Collegians S2I; Allenton Hawkes v Wakanui Blue; Hampstead v Wakanui Black Fun Sticks (6th Grade) 11.30 AM: Hampstead v Allenton Gold; Methven v Allenton Maroon; Rakaia v Allenton Tigers; Wakanui Whackers v Collegians Turfinators; Wakanui Wasps v Wakanui Wildcats Senior Men Timaru 12.30 PM: Tinwald v TBHS 1st XI (Umpires: B Raynor & B Finlayson); Timaru 2.00PM: Wakanui Black v Tainui (Umpires: B Small & M Thatcher); Timaru 3.30PM: Wakanui Blue v Northern Hearts (Umpires: B Grant & A Brunton) Senior Women Ashburton 2.00 PM: Hampstead v St Andrews (Umpires: Rasek Ganda & Rex Turnbull) May 26 1st Grade Men 4.00 PM: Collegians v Tinwald (Umpires: Wakanui 1GM x 2); 5.15 PM: Ashburton College v Wakanui (Umpires: Collegians 1GM x 2); Bye: Methven Monday 27 May 3rd Grade Boys 4.00 PM: Allenton v Hampstead (Umpires: Ash College 1GM & Rachel Law); 5.00 PM: Wakanui v Methven (Umpires: Ashley Kelland & Ash College 1GM) 2nd Grade Boys 6.00 PM: Allenton v Methven (Umpires: Wakanui Blue SM x 2); 7.10 PM: Wakanui v Hampstead (Umpires: Tinwald 1GM x 2) May 28 3rd Grade Girls 4.30 PM: Hampstead Blue v Wakanui/Allenton (Umpires: J Wakelin & Fran Connelly-Whyte); 5.30 PM: Hampstead Gold v Methven (Umpires: J Wakelin & Caitlin Johnstone); Bye: Collegians
Netball Heartland Senior Netball May 25 Heartland Court: 12.30: Celtic Vetent A v College A, W Hopwood, V McArthur; 1.30: Hampstead Hotel Ashburton A v United KFC A, L Kennedy, C Corbett; 2.30: Rakaia A v Hampstead Hotel Ashburton B, A Bell, E Robertson. Neumanns Tyre Services Ltd Court: 12.30: Celtic B v Smith and Church Collegiate A, K Graham, D McNab; 1.30: College U18 v Wilson Bulk Transport Allenton A, R MacGregor, K Nepe; 2.30: Celtic C v United KFC B, K Bush, K Withell. Ashburton Guardian Blue Court: 12.30: College Y9 A v Rakaia B, A Bennett, J Leonard. Ashburton Guardian Red Court: 12.30: Celtic E v Allenton B, L Forbes, M Reynolds; 2.30: Celtic U18 v Tinwald South Black, A Rush, A Ferguson. AMI Insurance Court: 1.30: Hampstead Hotel Ashburton C v Southern Livestock Exchange 2002 Ltd, J Baillee, B Jopson. PortFM Local Court: 12.30: College Y9 B v Hampstead Hotel Ashburton U17, EJ Farr, G Goulter; 1.30: United KFC C v Hampstead Hotel Ashburton U18, G Taylor, A Bradley. Stirling Sports Court: 12.30: College Combined B v Hampstead Hotel Ashburton U15, K Robinson, O Breading. Colourplus Court: 1.30: College U16 v College U15, S McCormick, T George. Ashburton Guardian White Court: 12.30: Hampstead Ashburton Hotel Hotties v Mt Somers Social, A Lucock, S Taniwha; 1.30: Allenton Social v United Colonels Chicks, M Pongia, H Jenson. Club Duty: Hampstead; Duty Person: Kari Graham; Umpire Duty: Julie Baillee; Management Duty: Angela Chudleigh; Canteen Duty: Barry Marrett. Methven Country Day: Court One: 9.00: Methven Winslow B v Allenton Crusaders, L Muckle, A Osbourne; 10.00: Methven Shermac A v Allenton C, N Cavill, A Elliott; 11.00: Methven The Blue Pub Black v College Y10 B, I Anderson, E Scott; 12.00: Methven EuroAgri B v College Y10 A, S Hopwood, K Turton; 1.00: Methven R & R Haulage U18 A v Hampstead Hotel Ashburton Gold, K Bell, TBA; 2.00: Methven Wareings A v College B, B Williams, W Hopwood. Court Two: 9.00: Methven Trucking v Borough B, K Johansen, M Oram; 10.00: Methven Professionals v Hampstead Blue, J Cavill, E Ahearn; 11.00: Methven South Pacific Seeds U15 A v Smith and Church Collegiate B, A Johnson, N Cavill; 12.00: Methven Mountain Gym U18 C v Celtic F, E Riordan, L Muckle; 1.00: Methven The Lodge Restaurant and Bar U18 B v College Combined A, J Cavill, A Elliott. Court Three: 10.00: Methven Hammer Hardware v Allenton Tactix, L Alves, I Roberts; 11.00: Methven Panel and Paint Ltd U15 B v Allenton C.. R Robinson, S Hewson; 1.00: Methven The Brown Pub White v Celtic D, C Wylie, A Henderson.
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Division 6: Campbell Bedward (seeded 2 from Ashburton) beat Mitchell Dellow (seeded 1 from Ashburton) 3-0. Campbell Bedward Division 6 champion. Special Plate - Jarod Hopwood (seeded 4 from Ashburton) beat Leonie Brown (seeded 6 from Ashburton) 3-0. Jarod Hopwood 3rd place.
Last week’s results: Division 1 Pleasant Point beat Collegiate 14/2 Richard Beck 3-Phil Hurley 0, Bob Goslin 3-Ken Thomson 1, Hamish Munro 3-Steven Hands 0, John Maguire 3-Jeff Marshall 1 Rakaia beat Mayfield 14/0 Jeremy Simpson 3-Robert Stocker 0, Jeremy Duckmanton 3-James Wright 0, Bill Brownlie 3-Simon Roy 0, Grant Smith 3-Robert Mensen 0 Methven beat Ashburton 10/7 Tim Stoddart 3-Elliot McNutt 0, Darren Dudson 3-David MacPhail 2, Carl McHugh 3-Dean Harrison 1, Hayden Campbell 3-Scott Broker 0 Temuka beat Hinds 14/3 Greg Rodden 3-Shayne Jones 0, Regan Joyce 3-Andrew Peck 0, Brent Phillips 3-Chris Davison 2, Hayden Cleland 3-Andreww Watt 1 Division 2 Methven beat Rakaia 11/6 Richard Redfern 3-Paul Taylor 0, Dean Van der salm 3-Zak Bell 0, Chris Ford 3-Simon Riordan 2, Nigel Ludemann 3-Alastair Clemens 1 Ashburton beat Hinds 14/3 Bradley Going 3-Mark Frear 0, Colin Dunstan 3-Dave Hyde 2, Peter Blain 3-Ross Jones 1, Simon Woolley 3-Phil Breading 0 Celtic beat Collegiate 12/5 Braden Kenny 3-Mick Hooper 1, Paul Cousins 3-Bruce Leslie 0, Billy Nolan 3-Nathan Bartlett 1, May 16 Sandy Richardson 3-Todd Cameron 1 National District Championship round two. Temuka beat Mckenzie 12/5 Ashburton’s ‘The Plainsmen’ in a double header M Stoddart 3-B Whitehead 0, G Hormann 3-N against Taranaki and Waikato, gained a valuable eight points from each to now hold second place Hickey 1, M Taylor 3-B Belcher 1, G Reardon 3-A on the National ladder with 29 points, behind Anderson 1 Manawatu on 33 points. Division 3 The Plainsmen against Taranaki gained 4 for Geraldine beat Pleasant Point 11/6 Composite win, 3 Junior win and 1 overall win, and Grant Rogers 3-Kevin Hall 2, Henry Bolt 3-Greg against Waikato, 5 for Open win and 3 for Junior win. Allan 0, Murray McFarlane 3-Dougal McCullough The Plainsmen scores, Open Squad, Bruce Sheate 1, Nick Russell 3-Keith Bradley 0 197.12, 100.8, 297.18, Rex Gardiner 197.13, 98.8, Collegiate A beat MacKenzie 11/3 295.21, John Fleming 198.11, 97.5, 295.16, Tony Scott Evans 3-Rosie Clarke 0, Logan Ford 3-Justin Thomson 198.10, 97.4, 295.14, Greg Menzies Slattery 0, Mitchell Stoddart 3-Melissa Slattery 0, 194.9, 100.8, 294.17, Carl Nordqvist 195.11, Lance Tiffen 3-Corey Smith 0 98.4, 293.15, Mark Stewart 197.10, 96.2, 293.12, Rakaia A beat Temuka B 11/5 Steve McArthur 193.7, 99.7, 292.14, Scott Palmer G Williams 3-Paul Lancaster 0, Ben McNalley 3-G 194.12, 97.5, 291.17, Martin Fleming 191.4, 99.7, Aitken 0, Hamish Fleetwood 3-F Smith 2, Phillip 290.11, total 2935.155, to Taranaki 2947.146 and Rushton 3-C Wilkison 0 Waikato 2934.146. Collegiate B beat Hinds 12/6 Composite Squad, Elizabeth Gardiner 196.8, Jonathan Turner 3-Steve Read 2, John Hetrick 96.4, 292.12, Sandy Collett 195.8, 97.2, 292.10, 3-Garry Brown 0, Devin Young 3-Pat Sullivan 1, Stephen Millichamp 194.9, 94.2, 288.11, Brian Gary Wright 3-Josh Tonks 1 Hawksby 191.8, 96.3, 287.11, Alan Wakelin 189.4, Ashburton beat Methven 12/5 98.6, 287.10, 1446.54,to Waikato 1461.62 and Dave Reeve 3-Mike Redwood 1, Nick Swift 3-Chris Taranaki 1443.53. Batt 2, Alastair White 3-Richard Swain 0, Chris Junior Squad, Joe McAdam 99.7, 99.5, 198.12, Nicolson 3-Grant Maw 0 Savanna McArthur 96.5, 98.3, 194.8, and Hailey Temuka A beat Rakaia B 10/6 Beevor 95.3, 98.3, 193.6, 585.26, to Waikato 581.3 Grant Phillips 3-Derek Aubrey 0, Andrew Larsen and Taranaki 567.1. 3-Brian McGuigan 0, Julie Smith 3-Colin Pinn 2, Vanessa Loe 3-Kerry Hanifin 0 Celtic beat Mayfield 14/0 James McCloy 3-Shannan Natter 0, Mark O’Grady 3-Ollie Sewell 0, Ed Harrison 3-Brendon Steer 0, Ashburton Squash Club Peter Holub 3-Braden de la rue 0 Ashburton Open Collegiate A V MacKenzie (no results) May 17 and 18 Division 4 Geraldine beat Collegiate 11/4 Men’s Open: Final - Nigel Lloyd (seeded 1 from Michael Johnson 3-Pete McKnight 0, Rachael Christchurch) lost to Steve Leckie (seeded 2 from Sullivan 3-Shaneel Singh 0, Kim Dwyer 3-Racel Ashburton) 2-3. Steve Leckie Men’s Champion Lyon 0, Sally Clarke 3-Deb McClintock 1 Special Plate - Chris Williams (seeded 4 from Pleasant Point B beat Methven 11/7 Timaru) beat Doug Latham (seeded 3 from Drew Robinson 3-Janneen Christey 2, Sarah Paton Christchurch) 3-2. Chris Williams 3rd place. 3-Brenda Hall 1, Julie Allan 3-Steph Meredith 1, Paul Kelliher 3-Lucy van der Salm 0 Ladies Open: Final - Jacqui Kingi (seeded 1 from Rakaia defaulted to Pleasant Point Christchurch) beat Bronwyn Langman (seeded Celtic defaulted to Collegiate 3 from Christchurch) 3-0. Jacqui Kingi Ladies Champion Special Plate - Emma Sloss (seeded 2 from Ashburton) beat Vicki Rae (seeded 4 from Timaru) 3-1. Emma Sloss 3rd place
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Six penalties sink Ashburton College By Jonathan Leask Wet weather made the going tough but it was six penalties from the home side that sunk Ashburton College in the Crusaders’ secondary schools’ rugby competition on Saturday. College went down to Roncalli College 18-0 in the third round match in Timaru with the hosts handling the conditions and the college advances to kick their way to the win. “Their coach told me he prayed
for rain and he got his wish and they played better wet weather rugby than us,” college coach Shane Enright said. Roncalli produced a solid defensive effort against a concerted Ashburton attack that made most of the play in the first half but had nothing to show for it going into halftime 6-0 down. “We were in their half for probably 30 of the 35 minutes but just couldn’t crack the defence while they made two trips into our half and came away with two penalties.”
The second half had the host take the box seat and although college held their line they conceded penalties and Roncalli landed a further four to post the 18-0 win. “Ill-discipline really cost us and their kicker was just a gun, slotting them from anywhere. “We probably didn’t play the right way in the second half. We kicked it more when I think we could have opened it up more. We still had opportunities but they took theirs.” Enright said debutant flanker Harry Ferguson had a strong first up effort and was philosophical of
the road ahead and the side’s top four aspirations. College have the long haul to Nelson this weekend to face Waimea who also went down in the wet condition in Timaru as Timaru Boys’ High also kicked their way to a low scoring 9-3 win. “Waimea hasn’t really fired yet for a side that has 18 or so players back from last year. “We need to win three of our remaining four games to make the top four and I’m confident we can do it.” Elsewhere in the Northern and
Southern Conference, Marlborough Boys’ overpowered Lincoln 34-3 to remain unbeaten while Nayland College and the also unbeaten Nelson College had their match deferred. In the Central Conference Burnside surprised defending champions Christchurch Boys’ but fell short of the upset 18-22. St Bedes continued their rampant start to the competition beating Shirley Boys’ 54 – 8. Christ’s College was too good for St Andrews 22-5 and St Thomas’ accounted for Rangiora 31-12.
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Ernie Merrick
By Daniel Richardson In the end, Ernie Merrick’s knowledge of the A-League proved invaluable. After being unveiled as the Wellington Phoenix’s second head coach yesterday it was clear to see that Merrick’s extensive track record in the A-League was too good to pass up. The 60-year-old guided the Melbourne Victory to three grand finals - winning two of them during his stint in Victoria from 2005-2011. Merrick’s name came up early in the search to find Ricki Herbert’s replacement and may not be a sexy option given some of the other names that were linked to the post but there would have been some serious hurdles to overcome for a European coach. European football leagues generally run without a salary cap and player turnover is high, which is a stark contrast to the A-League, who have a regimented spending system on players. Phoenix chairman Rob Morrison said Merrick made a compelling case and the recruitment process had been exhaustive. “A-League experience was important. It wasn’t the only criteria but for some coaches we felt it was possibly a step too far in terms of bringing them in to the A-League with no knowledge of New Zealand or Australia,” Morrison said. “You can’t go away from the fact that having knowledge of players here, having knowledge of players in Australia and understanding that playing in this league is a little different from jumping in a bus and heading down the road for a game on Saturday, leaving on Friday night or Saturday morning. Flying to Perth, how you prepare for a game in Perth returning from Perth to play in Sydney before you
come back to play in Wellington the following week - that’s difficult. And for us as a club we have actually struggled with that over the years. You look at the Phoenix’s away record, that has been a hurdle for us.” That travel factor may have put a nail through the coffin of European applicants. Merrick, a two-time A-League coach of the year, said he felt the Phoenix position was an attractive prospect. “All in all I just saw an honest potential here, particularly the idea of bringing along young players; the school of excellence, partnerships with the likes of Team Wellington and developing future players for the Phoenix and perhaps New Zealand down the track and that was a tremendous attraction.” Much was made about the Phoenix’s style of play last season as they tried to focus on a possession-based approach but Merrick said there was one surefire way to attract the fans back to the Cake Tin. “Football is about winning and putting on a show and the best show is scoring goals,” he said. Merrick, who also applied for the Adelaide United position but wasn’t given an interview, will begin his new role on June 5 and the players will report back shortly after for pre-season training with the A-League not set to kick-off until September or October. Morrison and general manager David Dome said there would be announcements on player signings and Merrick’s support staff in the coming weeks. Chris Greenacre, who served as interim manager following Herbert’s departure, will be kept on in some capacity and has indicated that he would like to continue as an assistant coach. - APNZ
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Christchurch pair Bronwyn Langman (left) and Jacqui Kingi (right) square off in the women’s open final at the Ashburton Open on Saturday. The top seeded Kingi was too good for third seed Langman 3-0 while the men’s competition saw Ashburton second seed Steve Leckie take down top seed Nigel Lloyd 3-2. Christchurch players dominated the tournament winning five of the seven divisions. Aside from Leckie’s division one win the only other Ashburton winner came in division six where Ashburton’s Campbell Bedward, seeded two, beat top seed and fellow Ashburton player Mitchell Dellow 3-0. Full results P12
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New Zealand triathlete Terenzo Bozzone has put his injury problems behind him with a comeback win in Florida yesterday. The 28-year-old won Ironman Florida 70.3 in his first race back following a freak accident four months ago. He withdrew from the Auckland Asia Pacific Championships in Auckland in January after a crash while cycle training. He took a three-week break before his build-up for Ironman New Zealand in early March. During the race Bozzone veered strangely off course on the swim and withdrew early on the bike after feeling dizzy and unwell. A week later psychometric testing pointed to delayed concussion as a result of the initial bike crash seven weeks earlier, and he was forced to take a complete break for more than a month, returning to racing in Florida yesterday after five
weeks back in training. Bozzone moved to the front after the 90km bike with German Dirk Bockel in Florida, and then was too strong on the run to win by more than a minute in 3:45.51. During the first of three laps of the run, Bozzone led the way with Bockel just seconds behind, while American Kevin Collington worked his way into contention. Bozzone picked up the pace to open up 48-second lead in the second lap as the American moved passed Bockel. The Aucklander showed real speed in the final lap to set a new course record. “I am so excited to be on top of the podium. I’m pumped to get my first race of the season done with a win,” Bozzone said. “It was not the usual pancake flat course you expect in Florida with hills on the bike and run. I am really pleased with how the day unfolded and where my
fitness is at. I feel that I have strong base to grow on through the season and am looking forward to seeing what the rest of the year has in store.” He will return to his base in Los Angeles before taking on the ITU Long Distance World Championships in France next month and target the Ironman 70.3 World Championships in Las Vegas in September. Fellow Auckland athlete Callum Millward finished eighth while another Aucklander, Jo Lawn, finished third in the women’s race. Results, Ironman Florida 70.3: Elite men: Terenzo Bozzone (NZL) 3:45.51, 1; Kevin Collington (USA) 3:47.12, 2; Dirk Bockel (GER) 3:48, 16, 3. Also: Callum Millward (NZL) 4:01.39, 8. Elite women: Mary Beth Ellis (USA) 4:14.03, 1; Mandy McLane (USA) 4:19.10, 2; Jo Lawn (NZL) 4:20.51, 3. - APNZ
It was a big weekend on the mats for Ashburton indoor bowlers with two wins at the representative level and they found a winner to represent the region. On Saturday Ashburton Ladies defended their title, winning the Ladies 10s in Lincoln. The Ashburton women had won the trophy for the first time since 2002 last year by a solitary point and it was a close finish again this year. After five rounds of singles, pairs, triples and fours against Chartered Clubs, Country South, Country North, Metro and Catholics, both Ashburton and the Chartered Clubs were tied on 27 points. A countback on ends gave Ashburton the win with 149 .5 ends to the Chartered Club’s 143. It continued a winning week for Ashburton after the Ashburton association won the John Bullock Trophy against Ellesmere in Lincoln on Thursday. Ashburton recorded a good win with 58 wins, three draws and 61 points to better Ellesmere’s 20 wins, three draws and 23 points. The team on the night for Ashburton was Michael Lawson, Mark Sheard, Matt Markham and Gaylene Smith with seven wins from seven played. The win over Ellesmere makes it an unbeaten start to the season for the representative side after already recording wins over North Canterbury and South Canterbury. The MSA Indoor Bowls Club’s Donald Bell, Joan Hardy, Joyce and Charlie Cleghorn are off to Christchurch on July 6 for the zone final of the New Zealand Mixed Fours. The MSA quartet took out the Ashburton association qualifier on Sunday and will now face the top team from each of North Otago, South Canterbury and Christchurch, with the winner then going onto Manawatu to take on the best from all the zone winners around New Zealand on July 27. The Ashburton qualifier had six teams play a five-match round robin on a points system with the MSA four finishing with four wins and 102 points. In second was Russell Ellis, Kevin Smith, Gaylene Smith and Helen Rennie with three wins and 80 points with Winston Lee, Lester Hurst, Gaynor Hurst and Gay Lee third on three wins and 79 points.
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Where did it go wrong? If New Zealand’s second innings capitulation was a classified ad it might read something like this: “For sale. 2013 New Zealand second innings at Lord’s. Promises much, but runs out of gas in a shade under two hours on the brink of history. Dial 196058 for disappointment.” 1, 9, 6, 0, 5, 8 reads like the makings of a telephone number but is actually the individual scores of the New Zealand top six who could not turn an outstanding Tim Southee bowling performance into batting success. Southee became the 17th New Zealander to get his name immortalised on the visitors’ dressing room honours board with innings figures of six for 50 (to dismiss England for 213) and match figures of 10 for 108. He joins Dion Nash as the only other New Zealander to take 10 or more wickets in a test at the Marylebone Cricket Club. Southee knows how to steal a scene. He chose Lord’s to secure his first test 10-wicket bag and underline his status as New Zealand’s premier strike bowler. However, that’s where the bouquets ended for the visitors. Before England captain Alastair Cook could even contemplate Graeme Swann bowling into the burgeoning footmarks, New Zealand’s innings disintegrated for 68 in one hour 54 minutes; a loss by 170 runs after being set 239 for victory. It is New Zealand’s third lowest total at the ground after a 47 in 1958 and a 67 in 1978. No innings ever looks flash when the No 9 (Neil Wagner) top scores with 17. Who couldn’t forgive Kiwi fans a touch of indigestion consuming their Nursery ground picnics as their team slumped to 29 for six at lunch? Crikey, even Father Time turned his back from atop his weather vane and looked like he was scarpering for St John’s Wood Rd as the clock rang 1pm. The prospect of a second test win in 16 attempts at Lord’s was gone. The New Zealand batting was disappointing because they faced an uncompromising bowling double act in Stuart Broad (seven for 44 from 11 overs – his best figures at Lord’s) and James Anderson (two for 23), the only bowlers England used. Broad claimed the spoils
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Gruelling few days for Roulston Roulston rolled home in 117th after coming in an impressive 79th overall on Saturday‘s equally challenging 168km mountain stage
By Jonathan Leask Ashburton cyclist Hayden Roulston and the rest of the riders in the Giro d’Italia had a desperately needed rest day after battling the biggest two climbs over snow-capped mountains at the weekend. The 22-day tour headed deep into the high mountains at the weekend where cold weather and snow were waiting on Sunday’s 145km stage 15, that featured three climbs in a total vertical climb of 4190m. Roulston, more of a sprinter than a climber, rolled home in 117th after coming in an impressive 79th overall on
Saturday‘s equally challenging 168km mountain stage. The two mountain climb stages followed the tour’s longest stage on Friday, a 254km ride from Busseto–Cherasco where Roulston came home in the lead peloton in 68th, with the entire field happy to have a rest day after a big finish to a long week on the bike. After the gruelling few days, Roulston will be looking for-
ward to some flatter terrain in the coming days as he will look to improve on his current 123rd position on the general classification. Fellow Kiwi and RadioShack Leopard teammate George Bennett is eight places higher than Roulston, with both riders on their first Giro D’Italia. Italian rider Vincenzo Nibali maintained his hold on the pink leader’s jersey with a 1.26 minute lead on his nearest rival
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Australian Cadel Evans with six stages still to go, including a time trial and two mountain stages. Racing resumes with a road stage today with a start in Vallorie (France) and ending in Ivrea at 238km. Over the closing stages Roulston will be helping teammate Robert Kiserlovski move up the general classification, with Kiserlovski currently sitting 6.42 minutes behind Nibali in 11th. Roulston’s focus will be putting in a strong display in the final week that could ensure he gets a ride in the Tour de France at the end of next month for the first time since 2009.
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but Anderson offered as much scrutiny as they swung the ball from a full length anywhere from off to an imaginary fourth stump. Any international batsman would have found it formidable. Compounding matters was the fact a fourth innings chase greater than 239 had been achieved twice in 126 previous tests over 129 years at the ground and injuries to B-J Watling and Bruce Martin meant neither was capable of running with any vigour. Martin’s right calf injury will likely see him head home. Doug Bracewell might replace him for what could be a pace-friendly second test pitch at Headingley. If Watling is ruled out McCullum might take the gloves and bat at No. 7 so Martin Guptill can slot into the middle order. McCullum was non-committal about whether Tom Latham’s wicket-keeping is up to test match standard. Luke Ronchi’s arrival for the Champions Trophy warm-up matches adds another option. The top six struggled as New Zealand lurched to defeat with the early loss of Peter Fulton, Hamish Rutherford and Ross Taylor. Even Kane Williamson played an uncharacteristic drive in the air to mid-off. Dean Brownlie edged behind and another McCullum review, this time for an lbw, failed. On the New Zealand dressing room balcony several pieces of chewing gum looked like they were taking the rap for the early failings leading to lunch. Back molars dished out the punishment. Earlier, Southee bowled a full length and coaxed the batsmen to play. He personified rhythm and swing from the Pavilion End and his name will be the fifth etched onto the wooden panelling behind Sir Richard Hadlee, Nash, Chris Cairns and Daniel Vettori, even if it was in awkward circumstances thanks to the subsequent batting. Guptill, Brownlie and McCullum played cameos to Southee with safe hands at second slip, third slip and wicketkeeper respectively. Regular gloveman Watling continued to rest his injured left knee. England could offer only 33 runs of resistance and were dismissed within the first hour. They lost their last eight wickets for 54 runs but it mattered little once they got the ball. The second test starts on Friday. - APNZ
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