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Convicted Twins ‘not twice the trouble’ over dog attacks A Methven couple whose dangerous dogs attacked five people have been convicted on charges relating to the incident and ordered to pay victims $4000 for medical help and counselling. It will be up to the local dog control authority, the Ashburton District Council, if Graham Leslie van Duinen, 51, and Sharon van Duinen, 39, can ever own a dog again. Their two large-breed mastiff cross dogs were released from their Methven property in February by their eight-year-old son and attacked two children, a teenager who came to their rescue, a tourist and a council ranger. In the Ashburton District Court yesterday, the van Duinens each admitted five charges of owning dogs that attacked, rushed and injured people. The case was being handled through the restorative justice programme and the couple had agreed to pay $4000 to cover the cost of medical and psychiatric counselling the two child victims now need. Judge Jacqui Moran said while the van Duinens had limited financial means, and could only pay the reparation at $10 a week, the amount reflected the gravity of the offending. She said the victims were significantly harmed by the dogs, not only physically but emotionally. “The emotional harm is extreme, and particularly for those two young children. They continue to experience flashbacks and major fear, and have to attend counselling along with more medical issues. And that is something
that will be ongoing.” She said the couple’s two dogs had been categorised as dangerous but they had failed to take precautions to keep them secure. The dogs have already been put down. The lawyer for Sharon van Duinen, Michelle Barrell, said the couple’s son, who had behavioural issues, had released the dogs without their knowledge. She said the couple had gone to great lengths to secure the dogs with fences and chains. On the day of the attack, the family had gone to the local swimming pool but the son had been allowed to return home, telling his mother he wanted a boogey board. Instead, he released the dogs and they savaged two children, biting and dragging them to the ground. Three passing teenagers intervened and put the children in their car, then the dogs went on to bite a 67-year-old tourist, who needed 25 stitches. A report presented to the court suggested a life-time ban from owning dogs, but Judge Moran said that could only be imposed by the local territorial authority, the Ashburton District Council. Police had asked for a five-year ban. Restorative justice co-ordinator Kevin McMahon said the two youngest victims of the attack were still emotionally traumatised and the parents were seeking professional help for them to recover. “That will cost money.” The Canadian tourist injured in the attack has already had her medical costs reimbursed. More court news, P5
Wellington’s mayor is hopeful it will be business as normal today despite 35 buildings in the CBD found to have been externally damaged by Sunday’s severe earthquake. Engineers spent yesterday assessing almost 2500 buildings in central Wellington following the magnitude-6.5 quake which struck in the Cook Strait just after 5pm on Sunday. The quake, which has been followed by hundreds of aftershocks, caused widespread damage. Mayor Celia Wade-Brown said most of it was minor and no structural damage had been discovered. About 12 buildings on a section of Featherston Street were cordoned off due to concerns about
falling masonry and glass. Businesses and organisations, many of which were closed yesterday, could reopen today and workers, who were told yesterday to stay away, could return to the city, Ms Wade-Brown said. Glass and masonry were still falling from about a dozen buildings and those areas had been cordoned off, but most roads had reopened. Three major car parking buildings in the central city were closed while they were inspected for possible structural damage. That meant a large number of motorists who regularly used these buildings should reconsider how they got to work. Three of the four city council buildings had been cleared for use. “The Civic Administration building, the library and the Town Hall,
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Eleven-month-old twins Charlee (left) and Jorja McLachlan and their mum Anna MacPherson want to start up a new group in Ashburton for people with twins. By Erin Tasker As the mother of nearly oneyear-old twins Jorja and Charlee McLachlan, Anna MacPherson hates the term “double trouble”. Twins might mean twice the nappies, twice the feeds and twice the clothes, but for her, it’s definitely not twice the trouble. Her first year as a mum has been a constant learning curve, and she loves it. She’s learnt a lot but also knows she could have done with more support during the early days, so now she wants to start a group in Mid Canterbury which will benefit her and other parents of multiples.
She wants to start up a twins group where parents of twins can meet, socialise and share their experiences. “Just to be able to have likeminded people in the same sort of situation, and knowing that people are going to turn up and that we’ve got somewhere to go,” Ms MacPherson said. “I know there’s plenty of people out there with twins, and it doesn’t matter what age they are. We’ve all been going through the same thing.” Mid Canterbury Plunket does have a twins group but Ms MacPherson wants to set up a new one, similar to one she’s already a part of in Christchurch. That group has activities weekly
Reclaimed land subsided into the sea at Thorndon Container Terminal, taking with it a large container and a large buoy. they’re structurally fine, they’re just doing some pressure testing on the sprinklers,” Ms WadeBrown said. Following Christchurch’s lead, some of Wellington’s students had
volunteered to clean up the mess. “There’s about 300-plus members on its Facebook page entitled ‘Student Volunteer Army Wellington’,” Ms Wade-Brown said.
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and members receive a magazine put together by members once a month. They also receive a multiple births card that gives holders discounts around Christchurch, including at places like Orana Park. It’s a great group to be part of, but for Ms MacPherson, it’s not always practical to get to Christchurch. “It is hard to get out with two babies,” she said. A lady from the Christchurch group has said she’d help her set up a similar group in Ashburton, and now Ms MacPherson is hoping others will get on board. She wants to find a place to meet and plans to start up a special Facebook page.
She wants the group to be a place for mums of multiples to simply talk; share their experiences and if needed, give some handy hints. “If I could describe being a twin mum, I would say it’s hard, it’s difficult, but most it all it’s interesting because no day is ever the same,” she said. “Even at their worst, they are funny.” Charlee and Jorja – born nearly nine weeks early - aren’t identical, they’re each developing at their own speed, and they certainly have their own personalities, their mum says. Personalities that will no doubt shine through at their big first birthday party next month.
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earthquake but said, in principle, New Zealand could afford to pay for the damage caused by another earthquake. “There’s nothing at the moment that’s been advised to me that would indicate there’s substantial fiscal risk to the Crown, we know that the Earthquake Commission fund really has nothing in it from the last time I looked at it,” he said. GNS Science seismologist Ken Gledhill said Sunday’s quake was a “one-in-several-decade event” but only a 10th of the size of the February 2011 Canterbury quake. Dr Gledhill said the many aftershocks still rocking the bottom of the North Island and top of the South were normal. “This is not unusual behaviour for the Cook Strait region. It’s following the pattern we would expect.” -APNZ
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ANNOUNCEMENTS DEATHS GREEN, Alan James – On Thursday, July 18, 2013, at Ashburton Hospital. Aged 89 years. Beloved husband of Joan. Much loved and respected father and father in law of William (Auckland), and Wendy and Phillip Thornton (Te Awamutu). Awesome grandad of Jason McArthur (Moe, Victoria), Jasmine Lyford (McKay, Queensland), and Kristy McArthur (deceased). A service of committal for Alan will be held at the Ashburton New Lawn Cemetery on THURSDAY, July 25 at 1.00pm, followed by a remembrance service at the New Life Church, 58 Melcombe Street, Tinwald, commencing at 2.00pm. Paterson’s Funeral Services FDANZ Ashburton GREEN, Alan James – On July 18 at Ashburton Hospital. Aged 89 years. Loved eldest son of the late Jim and Alice Green. Loved brother and brother in law of Eric and Mona, Joyce and Sid Thompson, Pat and Stan Fletcher (all deceased). Also loved brother in law of Shirley and Russell Erskine (Invercargill), and Stewart and Robin Bennett. And a loved uncle of all his nieces and nephews. WRIGHT, James Ernest Henry (Jim) – (Driver 17080 Regiment No 1 Ammunition) previously of Island Cliff (Nth Otago) and Ashburton. Peacefully at McKenzie Health Care, Geraldine, on July 21, 2013. Loved husband of the late Leslie and dearly loved father and father in law of Jacqueline (Jackie) and Ken Anderson, Jillian (Kahu) Wright, Carolyn Keen and Dave Willets, Elvina (Ena) Coster and the late Michael May. Dearly loved grandad of Richard and Debs, Carol and Steven, Chrissie and Adam, Tony, Lisa and Steve, Zane, Kate and Dwayne, Jodi, Tony and Sheryl and his eleven great grandchildren. In lieu of flowers donations to the RSA Welfare Fund would be appreciated and may be left at the service. Messages to: 9 Hewlings Place, Temuka, 7920. A service to celebrate James’ life will be held at Our Chapel Cnr East & Cox Streets, Ashburton on THURSDAY, July 25, commencing at 1.00pm. Followed by cremation. Paterson’s Funeral Services FDANZ Ashburton Please note all late death notices or notices sent outside ordinary office hours must be emailed to: deathnotices@theguardian.co.nz
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Standards targets ‘too high’ By Myles Hume Lofty targets set by the Ministry of Education have added more fuel to the debate over national standards. Results for the Canterbury region’s performance on the controversial standards were released last week, featuring each of Mid Canterbury’s 22 primary and intermediate schools. The Government wants 85 per cent of children to be reaching the standard in reading, writing and maths, something that Canterbury schools
failed to reach in each aspect. Ashburton Intermediate principal Gavin Cooper remained critical of national standards, saying they failed to show the progress pupils made. Last year’s Canterbury figures show 80.7 per cent met the standard in reading, 75.7 in maths while 73.3 reached the level in writing – all an improvement on the 2011 figures. “When it comes down to it some kids just aren’t going to make it, it’s a fact of life, not everyone is the same,� Mr Cooper said.
Wakanui School principal Hilary Boyce saw both sides of the argument over national standards, but said schools dealt with a range of children, some who required more help than other. “National standards, for some students, are just not applicable, some schools have special needs children who are never going to reach the standard but yet they are included in the data,� she said. Although Ms Boyce believed the Government’s target was lofty, she saw benefits in it.
out of education�. His school was set to trial the Progress and Consistency Tool (PaCT) which the ministry hopes to have in all schools by 2015 to stabilise reporting of national standards across the country. However, he is now refusing to use the tool, along with most schools around the country, in protest against national standards. Canterbury featured as one of the top regions in national standard results, with Southland recording the highest pass rates in the country.
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Household appliances and firewood were stolen from a Tinwald address about 12pm Saturday. Police are continuing inquiries into the incident.
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Ashburton police attended a domestic dispute early Saturday morning and another incident again during the afternoon.
Jane Gibson is half the woman she used to be. And the Otago woman couldn’t be happier. The Waitati support worker is now skinny odds to win Australasia’s biggest loser title, after shedding 75kg. “I don’t know how I got that big. I just never saw it,� she said. “That person is not me any more.� Now 65.7kg, Ms Gibson this month became a semi-finalist in the 2013 Weight Watchers Healthy Life Awards. “I was very surprised. I lost more weight than anybody else in New Zealand or Australia, but a lot of people had really inspiring stories, whereas I joined Weight Watchers to support a client who wanted to lose weight,� she said. Ms Gibson, 35, began her battle with the bulge in November 2011, when she tipped the scales at 140.7kg. “I averaged 1kg to 1.9kg losses every week and hit my goal weight of 75kg a year to the day after I joined Weight Watchers. It’s about setting yourself little goals and not just focusing on the light at the end of the tunnel. You lose 5 per cent, then 10 per cent and then go the next size down in jeans.� Last September, she completed a half-marathon. “I am proud of what I’ve achieved. It shows people that it’s not a pie-in-thesky dream, that it is obtainable.� However, there was a downside to downsizing, she said. “I’ve had people snub me because they don’t recognise me any more. Even co-workers have walked past me at work looking for Jane. “It also took a long time getting my head around going into shops and trying on smaller sizes. I’ve gone from a size 26 to a size 8,� she said. -APNZ
• Fire call Ashburton Volunteer firefighters were called to a medical assist on Victoria Street about 12.30pm yesterday.
• Ambulance calls The Ashburton St John Ambulance attended 62 callouts for the past week and travelled 2233km along the way. Of the call-outs 25 were urgent, 24 were non-urgent and 13 were routine, with 52 being for medical reasons and 10 to accidents.
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Pizza on holiday workshop menu Homemade pizza was on the menu at Te Hub’s school holiday workshop yesterday. Ashburton youngsters (from left) Levi Ecclestone, 6, Preach
Temepara, 5, Ezreh Temepara, 8, and Shianne Ecclestone, 8, turned their plain pizza bases into star quality dishes using ingredients anyone can grow at home.
Due to popular demand, the holiday programme has had to move to the Tinwald Bowling Club where the focus has been on seasonal food, plants and growing.
The next session will be tomorrow when youngsters will be tasked with making garlic bread, paint terracotta pots to take home where they can plant their own Elephant Garlic.
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Guardian general manager Nikki Cameron presents a prize pack to Ashburtonian Bridget Overend and her daughter Milla last week, to celebrate 2000 likes on the Ashburton Guardian Facebook page. She said that she was abso-
Incidents attended to by the Ashburton Police and Mid Canterbury volunteer fire brigades recently. Check out guardianonline.co.nz, for up-to-the-minute updates on every fire callout in the district during the week.
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Two men were arrested at gunpoint on the footpath of a residential Masterton street late yesterday morning after reports of a domestic assault and firearms being used in the area. Masterton police Senior Sergeant Warwick Burr said officers had been called to the Bentley St home after a woman at the address alleged she had been assaulted. He said another call was fielded about the same time saying somebody at the address or nearby had been “indiscriminately firing a slug gun�. Armed officers and a police dog and handler were also brought in and the street cordoned off. The men walked from the home and were arrested. A young woman with an infant in her arms left the scene on foot. - APNZ
“I think it’s good to have aspirational goals, and I think 85 per cent is aspirational,� she said. She said national standards data could help the Government determine where its spending needs to be directed, particularly for schools that “struggled�. Many schools fear national standards could create competition among one another, and force teachers to put too much focus into reading, writing and maths. Mr Cooper said it had “the potential to take all the interesting stuff
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lutely stoked to win the prize pack, and was especially excited about tickets to the Pirates of Penzance stage show at the Ashburton Event Centre next month. The prize pack was worth $300 and also included
McDonald’s gift vouchers and several popular books from Ashburton Paper Plus. For the latest updates, pictures and news as it happens, visit the Ashburton Guardian Facebook page at www.facebook.com/ashguardian. by David Fletcher
Fears first home buyers will struggle to get out of the “rental trap� have been calmed following claims the Kiwisaver scheme may be changed. And Mid Canterbury real estate experts are backing the move, saying first home buyers are vital to the market and should be given a fair shot at owning a home. Housing Minister Nick Smith said he was looking at raising the household and income caps for those looking to buy their first home through the Kiwisaver scheme’s first-home deposit subsidy. Currently, individuals or couples are eligible only if their annual income is less than $100,000 and, in Mid Canterbury, if the prospective property price is no more than $300,000. Ray White Real Estate Ashburton principal owner Jill Quaid said if the income threshold was raised, it would lend a big helping hand to local first home buyers. “I think that will make the biggest difference (to couples), it will mean you can have one earning $60,000 and the other earning $70,000,� she said. “I don’t see the property price aspect creating too much of an advantage for locals because the median house price is $275,000 to $285,000, so for first home
buyers that isn’t going to make too much of a difference.� Government plans to introduce new rules around lending announced last week had industry experts worried first home buyers would be shut out of the market. The new rules would make it harder to secure a mortgage with a deposit of less than 20 per cent, restricting the number of loans handed out by banks and easing the demand on the market. McGregor’s Real Estate owner Trevor Hurley welcomed proposed changes to the Kiwisaver scheme, calling it “great news� as it was not always easy to enter the market. He said he was seeing “more and more� people coming through the office using the Kiwisaver deposit subsidy. “I think the market is still very attractive in Ashburton (for first home buyers), it’s still affordable, interest rates are attractive and we have got some good fixed term rates being banged around. I think now is the time for first home buyers to get into the market,� he said. “The more affordable and the easier it is to afford a home the quicker you can get out of the rental trap.� Ms Quaid said it was vital the flow of first home buyers continued to enter the market, as it allowed others to climb up the property ladder.
Brainiacs, trivia whizzes or anyone up for an entertaining evening are invited to the Sinclair Centre on Park Street for a quiz night on Friday. The evening will start at 7.30pm, with supper provided and proceeds will go towards the outreach work of St Andrew’s Presbyterian Church. Teams of up to six are welcome, and there will be prizes to be won on the night. Cost is $5 per person, and teams or individuals can enter at the St Andrew’s church office.
• Name released Police have released the name of the 9-year-old boy who died after being dragged by a bolting horse in Northland on Saturday. He was Tareha Wetoa Rehua Kopa-Taylor, of Waiomio. -APNZ
• High rate strike Westland District Council has delivered the highest rate strike in New Zealand. At a special meeting on Thursday the rate was set at 12.6 per cent, 3 per cent higher than forecast in the draft annual plan; after much deliberation and alterations to abandon most of the funding cuts originally signalled. The nation’s average rates rise this year is 4 per cent. -APNZ
• Shooting outrage Two New Zealand fur seals have been shot dead, a “grotesqueâ€? act which has outraged the Department of Conservation. DoC south Marlborough area manager David Hayes said an adult female and a young pup were found dead with large gunshot wounds to their heads at Ohau Point, north of Kaikoura, on Saturday. The site is a mainland seal breeding colony which is visited by hundreds of people every day. -APNZ
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Six drink drivers nabbed in blitz By Myles Hume Operation Rural nabbed six drink drivers at the weekend as part of a crackdown on Mid Canterbury roads. Police checkpoints and random patrols saw 10 extra police staff in the Mid-South Canterbury policing district where more than 1000 motorists were stopped and breath tested from Thursday to Saturday night. Senior Sergeant Dean Harker, of Christchurch, said checkpoints were set up on Archibald Street in Tinwald, Walnut Avenue and in Timaru, while random patrols took place in Mt Somers, Rakaia, Fairlie and Geraldine. “We ended up apprehending six intoxicated drivers over the weekend, covering Mid Canterbury and all the way down to Timaru,” he said. Those nabbed included a local male who was pulled over on Baker Street on Friday night and recorded an excess breath alcohol level of 680mcg, while on Saturday night a 17-year-old male was processed with a breath alcohol level of 327mcg. Early Sunday a man was stopped on East Street and blew 571mcg and a 29-year-old man was apprehended on Victoria Street after recording an excess breath alcohol level of 767mcg. Police also apprehended two
motorists who were driving while disqualified, and impounded their vehicles. It comes after Canterbury road policing manager Inspector Al Stewart highlighted a poor attitude towards drink driving in rural Mid Canterbury, which had been uncovered since Operation Rural began six weeks ago. Mr Harker said he was pleased with most motorists during the weekend, but it was a case of the minority ruining it for the majority. “Overall, I would say the behaviour of most patrons at hotels was very good, a lot of them used the courtesy vans on offer and a lot of people tested were dedicated sober drivers, but the result is still disappointing, one is always one too many.” Mr Stewart said there appeared to be a belief police did not patrol in rural areas and a lack of public services did make it hard for some rural residents to get home. However, as part of the 12 month operation, police would increase visibility in isolated areas and look to reduce the number of drink drivers within the next three months, he said. Statistics New Zealand figures show in 2011 the Ashburton District Court experienced a seven year spike in drink-driving cases, but last year recorded at least 50 fewer cases than 2010/11 and almost 70 cases fewer than the 2009/10.
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By Gabrielle Stuart One local sheep proved her patience after meeting several young football teams yesterday, not even giving a bleat as the visiting students took turns to give her what must have been the longest trim of her life. Shearing wasn’t the only new skill the visitors for the 16th annual Football Friendship Tournament tried on the Chertsey farm, taking rides on the pony, taming the chickens and proving themselves sharpshooters with airguns.
To see more or purchase photos Farm owners Alan and Kate Bird have had three of their children make the trip to Japan for the friendship tournaments, and didn’t hesitate to offer their farm for the visiting Japanese students. Their menagerie of animals include a grumpy magpie, high
strung horses and shaggy little ponies, a farm dog and a Chihuahua, lambs, calves, a chinchilla and plenty of chickens. Organiser Sarah Burdett said that it was something quite different for the visiting children. “It’s all very new to them, and
possibly even for some of the Kiwi kids they have been new experiences as well.” The first of the official matches will start this morning, but the activities were an important part of the tournament, she said. “It is about football, but mostly about friendship, and building relationships that will last them for life.” After leaving the farm the footballers made a visit to Salmon World in Rakaia, before heading back to Ashburton for a last practice before the games kick off today.
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Farmer offers to replace lamb By Olivia Caldwell The owner of a lamb which was bashed and killed on Saturday says he has been blown away by one Central Otago sheep farmer’s kindness. Matt Johnston was disgusted when his 2-year-old daughter Ava’s pet lamb Larry was taken from their property and returned burned and lifeless to the front door step.
“It’s unreal and totally inhumane,” he said. Natalie Thurlow, who farms near Omakau, called and offered Mr Johnston and Ava a lamb as a pet replacement. Mrs Thurlow offered a 1-yearold lamb or newborn lamb due in September. “It is just a horrible story and if we can do anything to make it better we will,” she said. Mr Johnston was grateful for the offer, but Ava was moving later this year so they could not accept it.
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“That’s the sweetest thing I have heard all day.” Instead of giving Ava the bad news the lamb had been killed, he told her Larry was on holiday. Dunedin police are still investigating who was responsible for the death of the lamb. Senior Sergeant Bruce Ross said evidence indicated people at a nearby party had taken the lamb and he asked anyone with information to contact the nearest police station. - APNZ
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Staff at Rabobank Ashburton are hoping to move to their new temporary home on Mona Square next month, after their former office on Tancred St was judged vulnerable to quakes in June.
Bank off to a new home By Gabrielle Stuart The importance of earthquake-proofing has been hammered home for local businesses again this week, as a 6.5 magnitude earthquake near Blenheim on Sunday evening has served as a reminder that quakes can strike anywhere. The staff of Rabobank Ashburton have been left homeless after their Tancred Street building was judged unsafe last month, but regional manager David Clarke said it was well worth it to know that staff and customers were safe. “You have to think about
what could have happened if we hadn’t left (the former building), and that earthquake hit Ashburton instead. Even on a Sunday we could have had staff working late, and when it’s human life at stake you don’t want to take a risk with that.” An engineer’s report found the historic former premises, built before 1910, had a seismic strength that only reached 19 per cent of the new building standard, and he said that the decision was made to move out immediately. A temporary home has been found on Mona Square, but with over a month until it is expected to be ready for a move in, staff are still
spread between the Timaru branch and Somerset House in Ashburton. “It’s difficult to work as a unit when your staff are spread across the district, so I’m looking forward to getting the team back together again. “Our goal is to provide a safe work environment for staff and customers, and the idea is to build a strong, brand new premises in 18 months.” The Blenheim Rabobank branch suffered minor damage in the Sunday quake, which was felt from Christchurch to New Plymouth and caused building evacuations, played havoc with transport systems in Wellington and caused several minor injuries.
Otira Tunnel closed to passengers By Laura Mills The railway union has called for fire suppression equipment to be fitted to all locomotives, not just the Tranz Alpine passenger train, after Kiwi Rail yesterday announced the temporary closure of the Otira Tunnel to passengers. Kiwi Rail said yesterday passengers will not be allowed
through the 90-year-old tunnel until September while it installs fire suppression equipment. From today, passengers on the Christchurch-Greymouth train journey will be bussed the 14km between Arthur’s Pass and Otira, in both directions. Rail and Maritime Union acting general secretary Todd Valster said the union had expressed concerns about the fire safety of the tunnel since it was de-elec-
trified back in the late 1990s, when diesel locomotives were used instead of electric. “Now it’s sort of ‘we told you so’.” He attributed the latest move partly to the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment, including the former Department of Labour, being more proactive. It had sent someone to inspect the tunnel, he said. -APNZ
Anchor says its Light Proof milk bottles have been fully integrated into the country’s recycling system. The triple-layer bottles were described as a “world first” innovation when they hit the market in April. But the packaging was quickly criticised by some recyclers who said the bottles had a number of drawbacks, including that more energy and resources were required to manufacture them than the single-layer, seethrough bottles, making them a lower quality and less sought-
after recycling product. Anchor marketing manager Craig Irwin said the Light Proof bottles - which are made of the same HDPE plastic as the previous bottles - had always been recyclable, but the company had now “closed the loop” by matching recycling separators with recycled product manufacturers. “We have worked with the recycling community to ensure the recycling separators are aware of the opportunities to receive high returns for the new bottles by selling to domestic recycling manufacturers, who say they have more than 100 per cent capacity to use all
Anchor bottles, rather than shipping overseas,” said Irwin. Anchor, a division of dairy giant Fonterra, said a number of recycling firms had agreed to use the bottles to make a wide range of products. In the past Anchor bottles have been used in the production of recycling bins, slip sheets, cable covers, agricultural pipes and drainage coils, the company said. Fonterra has said the triplelayer bottle prevents light exposure which affected the taste of milk, meaning milk tasted as good on the last day of its 15-day shelf life as on day one. -APNZ
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A new retirement village complex, costing up to $15 million for its first stage and creating 70 jobs, is being proposed on “Hospital Hill” overlooking Oamaru by the Waitaki District Health Services Trust. The first stage would be 21 villas, 12 apartments, 40 rest-home care beds in individual ensuite rooms. As well a community centre with library, chapel, technology, media and music rooms, fitness suite, gymnasium, hair salon and provision for indoor bowls would be included. - APNZ
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y the time you pick up this morning’s paper, there could well be a new future king or queen getting to know its mum and dad in a London hospital. News broke last night that Kate, the Duchess of Cambridge, was in labour. The wait was nearly over for Waity Katie. The world has been eagerly awaiting the arrival of the future king or queen of England, so hopefully the royal baby enjoyed its final few days of peace because
OUR VIEW it’s coming into a big wide, scary world. This baby is going to be watched by all. Its first step, first day at school and first girlfriend or boyfriend will all be headlines. We’ve all watched William and Harry grow up; now it’s the turn of the next generation. The many cameras of the British press have been camped outside the royal hospital, waiting to catch their first glimpse of this
child, for days. Activity around all those step ladders no doubt stepped up a notch when the official news came in from the palace that Kate was in labour. Cameras parked up outside the window are something this baby will have to get used to. The first family photo of Kate, William and the baby on the steps of the hospital as they prepare to
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hospital – the whole world, not just the Commonwealth countries, have been waiting. Even after so many years, there’s still a real fascination with the British royal family. I’m not a royalist at all. Ask me what the royal family and being part of the Commonwealth means to New Zealand, and I couldn’t tell you. But I’m just as interested as the next person to catch a glimpse of this baby. Despite who they are and what they will one day be, William and
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Most of us can happily take our babies shopping without incident. But for Kate, each trip will mean facing a wall of photographers. We saw it with Princess Di and William, now it’s round two. What this baby is and what it is called is probably breaking news right now and the media circus will be kicking into full gear in London. We’ll probably know the answer by now anyway, but just for the record, I’m picking a future queen weighing 7lb 4oz.
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Kate seem like a lovely, down-toearth couple. They weren’t hidden away in some big fancy palace awaiting the birth of their first child; according to media reports Kate relaxed and enjoyed the final days of her pregnancy at her parents’ home, while Wills played polo. Parenthood for them will be different than for most of us. They’re bound to have paid help, but their hardest challenge of all will be trying to give their child a normal childhood.
Family of a Hokianga man missing for almost two weeks hope a body found in Hokianga Harbour on Sunday is that of Darrell “Deli” Hamilton-Singh. Mr Hamilton-Singh, 46, has not been seen since he went to set a net on a tidal flat at Motukauri, on the northern side of Hokianga Harbour, west of Kohukohu, about 3am on July 9. An extensive search on Friday using a plane, helicopter, coastguard vessels, kayaks, private boats and almost 100 searchers failed to find any sign of the missing man. However, a man’s body was found in the harbour near Opononi about 3pm on Sunday. Whangarei police Search and Rescue group spokesman Neil Pennington said the body was found by a couple walking on a beach at the end of Brindle Rd, on the southern side of Hokianga Harbour. “Where he was found is almost directly south, on the other side of the harbour, from where [Mr Hamilton-Singh] went into the water,” Mr Pennington said. He said tests would be carried out to confirm the identity of the body, but he said the man had clothing matching almost exactly what Mr Hamilton-Singh was reported to have been wearing. -APNZ
Jackie Thomas wins X Factor By Hayden Donnell Jackie Thomas has won the X Factor, beating Whenua Patuwai. It was also revealed last night that the Greymouth 22-year-old was the top contestant for seven out of the 10 weeks. Jackie’s mentor, UK singer Daniel Bedingfield, praised his protege. “She sounds incredible,” he said. “Her voice is amazing and I believe it when she sings, you see it in her eyes she’s a soulful singer, it’s amazing.” Palmerston North singer/songwriter Benny Tipene, 23, left the show first last night after receiving the lowest share of the vote. That left Thomas and Christchurch teenager Patuwai to sing off for the title of X Factor champion. The pair performed singles written for them to release should they win.
But the final was not smooth sailing as fans struggled to vote for their favourite contestant. Viewers reacted angrily saying they were having trouble voting, leaving TV3 to apologise via the show’s Twitter page. “Sorry. We have had an unprecedented response and are now experiencing a few technical difficulties.” The final was decided entirely by fan vote. Earlier, the show opened with all 13 finalists returning to the stage to perform a rendition of Daft Punk’s Get Lucky. Thomas, Tipene and Patuwai then delivered versions of the audition songs that won them their first ‘yes’ votes from judges. Patuwai received a rapturous ovation for his rendition of soul classic A Change is Gonna Come. Australian pop star Guy Sebastian performed his new single Get Along before the eliminations began. Thomas had a rocky road to
the final. She impressed judges with her version of Bon Iver’s Skinny Love in the auditions but was dumped from the show after a poor performance in the bootcamp phase of the competition. Bedingfield made a special request for her to return to the competition after a public outcry over her ejection and she never faced elimination again. Patuwai and Tipene both braved elimination on their way to the final. Tipene was saved by judges after being dropped into the bottom two with Tom Batchelor midway through the competition. He went on to become the only act to perform an original song on the show. Patuwai was lucky to stay in the competition after judges sent his elimination contest with Christchurch 14-year-old Cassie Henderson to deadlock. He won out with a bigger share of the fan vote. -APNZ
Cable snaps on Auckland bridge By Matt Theunissen Engineers are trying to establish why one of the cables that raises Te Wero Bridge at Auckland’s Viaduct Harbour snapped on Sunday. The 100m bridge, designed by Hyder Consulting and built at a cost of $3.7m, is raised to allow boats past. A Waterfront Auckland spokesman said the incident happened about 2.30pm on Sunday as the bridge was being raised.
“On the western side of the bridge there was a glitch with one of the cables so it didn’t get raised properly and came back down. “It dropped and when it got towards the bottom it bounced slightly.” There was no risk to the public because pedestrians were not allowed near the bridge when it was being raised, the spokesman said. Engineers were trying to establish what had caused the fault. “It’s not usual, obviously. It
could have been wear and tear but we’d need to do a proper inspection to find that out.” The faulty half of the bridge remained lowered for the remainder of the day while the other side was raised so boats could go through. Pedestrians going to and from Wynard Quarter had to walk the long way around, adding another 10 to 15 minutes to journey times. The bridge was fully operational again by yesterday morning. - apnz
Prime Minister John Key has secured the numbers to pass the controversial GCSB amendment bill after agreeing to a series of changes put forward by United Future leader Peter Dunne. The changes to the bill include: - An independent review in 2015 of both the GCSB, the foreign spy agency, and SIS, the domestic spy agency, and thereafter every five to seven years. - The GCSB having to declare annually the number of times it has helped the SIS, Police and Defence Force use its specialised equipment. - A requirement to notify the Inspector-General when a warrant to spy against a New Zealander is issued. - A requirement by the GCSB to report annually on the number of warrants and access authorisations it has obtained. - Ensuring that any expansion of the number of domestic agencies the GCSB can help with specialised equipment has to be made by Parliament, not the cabinet by regulation. - Require the GCSB and the SIS to hold public hearings before the Intelligence and Security Committee for an annual financial review. - Having the definition of the term “private communications” reviewed to ensure the definition is updated and there is consistency across the GCSB law, the SIS law, and other relevant legislation such as the Crimes Act and the Search and Surveillance Act. Act and National will support Mr Dunne’s changes and the bill will have a majority of at least one. Act’s John Banks has got acceptance for a set of principles to be written into the GCSB legislation
which will require the GCSB to have regard to the Bill of Rights Act 1990. The Inspector-General, the watchdog of both the GCSB and SIS, will also have a two-person support panel though decision will remain the Inspector General’s. Mr Key said he was still open to discussions with other parties in Parliament to increase support for the bill so it could pass with a majority larger than one. The the Government Communications Security Bureau and Related Legislation Bill expands the legal power of the GCSB to spy upon New Zealanders. It’s empowering legislation prohibits it from spying on New Zealanders but it has done so 88 times since 2003, mainly in helping other domestic agencies. The amendment bill will explicitly allow it to do so now, and it will also allow it to intercept the communications of New Zealanders in its role as the national cyber security agency. Labour leader David Shearer says Labour will still vote against the bill. It wanted a review to be held before legislation was introduced. The Intelligence and Security Committee met today and the bill will be reported back to Parliament by Friday. Mr Key said today that he did not believe that the GCSB had engaged in the mass collection of metadata and he confirmed that it should be treated the same as communication and any collection of it would required a warrant. He planned to make a clear statement about it in the bill’s second reading. He believed the changes made to the bill should go some way to addressing the concerns of groups such as the Human Rights Commission, the Privacy Commissioner and the Law Society. -APNZ
Devoy deserves chance, poll shows By Nick Walsh More than half the people who responded to a Herald-DigiPoll survey think criticisms of Dame Susan Devoy’s appointment as Race Relations Commissioner were unfair and that she should be given a chance. The former world squash champion’s appointment to the position of Race Relations Commissioner in March sparked controversy. MPs accused Justice Minister Judith Collins of making a celebrity appointment and questioned Dame Susan’s lack of experience. Maori leaders criticised Dame Susan over an opinion piece she had written about Waitangi Day in the Bay of Plenty Times. Respondents to the HeraldDigiPoll survey were asked for their view of Dame Susan’s appointment. Twenty-three per cent said she
was not suitable for the job and should not have been appointed. But almost 60 per cent said the attacks on Dame Susan had been unfair and that she deserved a chance. Netballer Irene van Dyk and former All Black Michael Jones also made the shortlist for the position. Green Party co-leader Metiria Turei questioned at the time whether sports stars had the skills required. Ms Turei told the Herald she still has concerns about whether Dame Susan has enough human rights experience for the job. Though it was still “early days”, Ms Turei said Dame Susan’s reaction to a cartoon published in the Marlborough Express had cast doubt on her abilities. Dame Susan condemned an Al Nisbet cartoon for negatively stereotyping Polynesian people but said it did not reach the level of racism specified by the commission’s inquiries and complaints process. -APNZ
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Alahakoon was found guilty of murder, two counts of assault, and arson. Sawal was found guilty of murder and arson. The family of Mr Battelage cried as the verdicts were read out while the two men showed little emotion. They will be sentenced on September 6. Mr Battelage’s badly charred body was found in his burning farmhouse on Domain Rd, just outside Oxford in North Canterbury, on February 23 last year. Alahakoon and Sawal were soon arrested and charged with murder and arson. Sawal and Alahakoon had
blamed each other for cutting the throat of their friend who had been having an affair with a woman they knew. Sawal claimed he witnessed Alahakoon cut the throat of Mr Battelage “like a sheep” as he slept, in a murderous, jealous rage after learning of the affair. But Alahakoon’s story was that Sawal woke him shouting, holding a blood-soaked knife, with Mr Battelage lying dead on the couch. The Crown said both men had plotted to kill the farmer in revenge for the affair. The Crown summed up its case earlier last week, saying the accused helped each other stab or
cut Mr Battelage’s neck six times before dousing his body in petrol and setting it alight. The court was told Mr Battelage was surprised when the pair showed up at his rented rural property on the evening of February 22, last year. Alahakoon, who’d just been laid off as a jeweller, and Sawal, who was an overstayer with a warrant out to send him back to his native Sri Lanka, say they wanted to confront him over the affair. Alahakoon had also been charged with assaulting a woman, who has name suppression, with a pair of scissors on December 5, 2011, and again on Boxing Day that year. - APNZ
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‘Blat around the block’ expensive Taking his mate “for a blat around the block” on his birthday turned into a costly gift yesterday for Daniel Peter Johnston. Johnston, 25, admitted a boy racer charge of driving with sustained loss of traction when he appeared in the Ashburton District Court. He was fined $500, ordered to pay court costs of $130 and disqualified from driving for six months. Johnston, a builder’s labourer, said it had been a foolish decision to drive as he did. Police prosecutor Mike Wingfield said Johnston was driving his Holden on East Street on June 30 when he spun the wheels under heavy acceleration then drifted right into Wills Street. “He said he was at a mate’s birthday and he was taking him for a blat around the block,” Mr Wingfield said. Others to appear before Judge Jacqui Moran in the Ashburton District Court yesterday were:
Matthew John Cowley-Cooper, 35, a factory worker of Ashburton, admitted driving while his licence was suspended because of excess demerit points. He was fined $450, ordered to pay court costs $130 and disqualified from driving for six months. Mathew James Richards, 32, a fitter and welder of Tinwald, admitted assaulting a police officer who was planning to green sticker his car because of its defects. Richards put both hands on the officer’s chest and pushed him backwards. He was fined $400 plus court costs $130. Brendon John Green, 35, a labourer, of Ashburton, admitted a charge of wilful damage. He punched a hole in the wall while drunk at an Ashburton bar. He was fined $350, with court costs $130, and ordered to make reparation of $303.84. Jade Heke, of Ashburton, was fined $350, with court costs $130, and disqualified from driving for
six months after admitting driving while her licence was suspended because of excess demerit points. Joseph James Henry Hamilton, 44, of Ashburton, admitted charges of assaulting a woman and contravening a protection order. He pushed and struck the victim after becoming enraged about his twoyear-old daughter being offered an RTD to drink. He admitted he had over-reacted. Hamilton was sentenced to four months’ community detention, 200 hours community work and 12 months supervision. Tyrone Laffey, 18, was refused bail after appearing on charges of burglary, theft and breach of community detention. Judge Moran said she was not convinced Laffey could stay out of trouble on bail, after accumulating seven burglary convictions this year already. Laffey, who probation officers say cut off his electronic monitoring bracelet, will appear again on August 5 to answer the charges.
Drink driver learns big lesson Westerfield farm worker Troy Russel Gallagher learned a big lesson in the Ashburton District Court yesterday. The 19-year-old farm worker had admitted charges of careless and drunk driving after he crashed his vehicle into the outdoor drinking area of an Ashburton restaurant. He was fined $700, ordered to pay court costs of $130, reparation of $1717 and disqualified from driving for eight months. Gallagher was behind the wheel of his car at 3.30am on July 14 when he crashed into the glass screens outside Kelly’s while turning from Tancred Street onto East Street. No patrons were injured. Police found his vehicle in a carpark later that night and he admitted he had been behind the wheel. He blew 687mcg. His lawyer Paul Bradford said Gallagher knew the situation could have been far worse and he had learned a serious lesson. Judge Jacqui Moran said Gallagher could have killed someone if people had been drinking in the outdoor area. Other drink drivers to appear in the Ashburton District Court yesterday included: Joanna Louise Fitzgerald, 36, an assistant manager of a retail store, admitted driving with an excess blood alcohol level of 210mg of alcohol per 100ml of blood (the limit is
80mg). She was stopped on Bridge Street after police saw her car being driven suspiciously. Fitzgerald was fined $1000, ordered to pay court costs of $130 and disqualified from driving for six months. Judge Moran said drink driving was a serious offence. “It puts not only you but other people at risk and when you have the blood alcohol level that you had, that escalates the road safety factor.” Jayson Layno, 41, a dairy farm worker of Maronan, was fined $650, plus $130 court costs, after pleading guilty to a charge of driving with an excess breath alcohol level of 637mcg. He was also disqualified from driving for six months. Layno was pulled over on Lagmhor Road on July 15. Aaron George Walton admitted driving with excess breath alcohol on Wakanui Road. He blew 762mcg after police pulled him over. He was fined $1200, with $130 court costs, and disqualified from driving for nine months. It was his third conviction for drunk driving, though the other two were more than a decade ago. John Paul Edward O’Connor, of Ashburton, was convicted of his third drink driving offence and remanded for sentence on August 19. His last drink drive offence was in May last year. He blew 527mcg when stopped at Rakaia in June.
Peter Rooney, 27, of Christchurch, admitted charges of driving with excess breath alcohol and driving dangerously. He was clocked at 108km/h on Archibald Street just after midnight on July 6; police breath-tested him and found him driving with 724mcg. The carpenter was fined a total of $1225, court costs $130 and disqualified from driving for nine months. John Gerard Hartnett, 59, was fined $1300, court costs $130 and disqualified from driving for 12 months. If he wants to drive after that, he must apply for a zero alcohol licence. Hartnett, from Ashburton, was caught behind the wheel with 655mcg on Havelock Street on July 6. He has previous convictions in 1976 and in 2008. Andrew Cameron, 28, unemployed of Ashburton, admitted driving with excess blood alcohol. It was his third drink driving offence, following convictions in 2005 and 2010. Judge Moran called for a report and remanded the meat worker for sentencing on August 19. Larissa Lynette Muckle, 27, was fined $1200, with court costs $130 after admitting driving with excess breath alcohol on June 30. The barista blew 645mcg when stopped by police on Moore Street. It was her second drink driving offence.
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Auction house win ‘a surprise’ By Gabrielle Stuart Ashburton couple Jeremy Harnett and Andrea Rushton are unexpected owners of a brand new home in Braebrook, after winning the EA Networks fundraising house at auction on Saturday. Ms Rushton said that they went along to the auction not even
planning to bid, but once there they “got into the spirit of it”. Winning the auction was a surprise, but a good one, she said. “It’s all very well built, and it is a lovely section with a very nice outlook.” The house was a project by the Ashburton swim team and its sponsor, Jennian Homes, but dozens of local businesses donated
materials and hours of their time to the build to help maximise the profits for the stadium build fund. She said that the stadium would be great for the town, and she was glad to be able to support the fundraising. “I think it’s a wonderful thing for the community. The build was a very good idea, and it’s great that everyone pitched in.”
For the moment the couple are happy at their home on Racecourse Rd in Ashburton, and hope to put the Braebrook property up for rent when they take possession in mid August. The auction of the house raised $180,000 towards the EA Networks Stadium build, with construction scheduled to begin next month.
Disqualified driver drove while drunk By Katie Holland A Rotorua man drove drunk after his sober driver was assaulted, a court has heard. Jamin Fenton, 22, was sentenced in the Rotorua District Court yesterday to four months’ community detention and nine
months’ supervision after previously pleading guilty to one charge of drink driving and one of driving while disqualified. He was also disqualified from driving indefinitely. Judge Phillip Cooper said Fenton was stopped by police on March 10 this year and recorded a reading of 903 micrograms of alcohol
per litre of breath, more than double the legal limit of 400mcg. It was Fenton’s fourth conviction for drink driving, the judge said. Judge Cooper said Fenton’s explanation was he had a sober driver but there was a road rage incident involving another vehicle and the sober driver was assault-
ed. Fenton said he jumped in the driver’s seat and drove off to avoid further conflict. The judge said he didn’t know the truth of that but noted it was the same explanation given to police at the time. “It would have been prison but for that,” he said. - APNZ
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Ohio police: More bodies possible Searchers rummaging through vacant houses in a neighbourhood where three bodies were found wrapped in plastic bags should be prepared to find one or two more victims, the police chief of a Cleveland suburb said yesterday. Police Chief Ralph Spotts told the volunteers to brace themselves for the smell of rotting bodies and to look out for trash bags that might conceal a body. He declined to elaborate on his comments about the possible one or two additional victims. When asked about Spotts’ remark, East Cleveland Mayor Gary Norton said authorities have “lots of reasons” to suspect there are more victims, but he refused to say why. A 35-year-old registered sex offender in custody is a suspect in the deaths, Norton said. The suspect, who was arrested at the weekend after a police stand-off, has indicated he might have been influenced by Cleveland serial killer Anthony Sowell, who was convicted in 2011 of killing 11 women and sentenced to death, Norton said. “He said some things that led us to believe that in some way, shape, or form, Sowell might be an influence,” Norton said. Police did not release the suspect’s name. The man has not been charged. A report of a foul odor emanating from a home led police to the
discovery of the first body, found in a garage, and to the suspect. Two other bodies were found Sunday – one in a backyard and the other in the basement of a vacant house. The bodies, all female, were found about 90 to 180m apart, and authorities say the victims were killed in the past six to 10 days. The bodies were each in the fetal position, wrapped in several layers of trash bags, Norton said. He said detectives continue to interview the suspect, who used his mother’s address in Cleveland in registering as a sex offender, the mayor said. “The person in custody, some of the things he said to investigators made us go back today,” the mayor said. Cuyahoga County medical examiner Dr Thomas P. Gilson said yesterday that the bodies were all female and in advanced stages of decomposition. He said that it would take several days to identify them and determine how they died. The police chief told volunteers, including community anti-crime activists, to watch for missing floor boards as they looked inside houses. “The MO of each body we’ve found so far was wrapped up in a lot of garbage bags, so if you see anything ... and it might not look like it’s a body, but it could be – because each bag, the way he had each person was in a fetal position.” – AP
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At least 19 people have been killed by two shallow earthquakes which have struck north-west China. The US Geological Survey says the initial 5.9 magnitude quake hit yesterday with its epicentre 151km west of Beidao in Gansu province at a depth of just 9.8km. A second 5.6 magnitude tremor hit the same region and was 10.1km deep, USGS says. The official, surnamed He, from the Communist Party committee in Minxian, says there are 19 dead and more than 200 injured in seven townships severely hit by the quakes. – AFP
Belgium throws big party for new king Philippe has ascended to the Belgian throne amid fanfare and festivity after his father Albert II’s abdication, vowing to prevent the break-up of a nation split by language and history. The new sovereign, who at 53 becomes “King of The Belgians”, was sworn into office by the joint houses of parliament shortly after Albert, aged 79, stepped down citing age and failing health. “I swear to abide by the constitution and laws of the Belgian people, to maintain national independence and the integrity of the land,” Philippe, dressed in full military uniform, said in the country’s
three languages – French, Flemish and German. President Barack Obama sent his best wishes to both the old and the new kings of a long-time ally that hosts key global institutions, the EU and Nato. With political tension on the rise between the country’s two main regions – Dutch-speaking Flanders in the north and the French-speaking south – the monarch is a unifying force in the country of 11.5 million at the heart of Europe. “I begin my reign with the will to serve all Belgians,” Philippe said to a standing ovation in his
first speech as king. “Belgium’s strength lies in giving meaning to our diversity,” he added as cannons boomed out a 101-gun royal salute. But the head of the country’s powerful northern separatist movement, the N-VA, snubbed the swearing-in and supporters refused to applaud. Under sunny skies and a light breeze, flags fluttered across Brussels, which turned on a megaparty for the new ruling couple that brought half a million people into the streets. Flanked by his popular wife Mathilde, Belgium’s first native queen, Philippe and their four
young children enjoyed a chorus of “Long Live the King” as they faced a sea of 10,000 people on the palace balcony. Stepping down in the royal palace’s grandly chandeliered throne room, Albert stressed the need for the country’s leaders “to work tirelessly in favour of Belgium’s cohesion”. His voice breaking with emotion, he turned to Queen Paola, 75, his wife of 54 years, to say: “As for the queen who constantly supported me in my task I would simply like to tell her ‘thank you’. “A big kiss”, he added, as she shed a tear. – AFP
• Japan LDP wins Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) has won a decisive victory in elections for the upper house of parliament, recapturing control of the chamber. The conservative LDP won 65 seats and its ally, the New Komeito, captured 11 seats in Sunday’s voting, giving the coalition a clear majority. “I must respond to people’s hopes that I will bring about (an economic recovery) that they can actually feel,” the premier said – DPA on Sunday night.
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With 729 people bathing nude at the same time, the beach at the Spanish town of Vera has proclaimed itself the new Guinness world record holder for collective nude bathing. The south-eastern Spanish town yesterday took the honour from New Zealand, which had been in the number one spot with 506 nude bathers. By setting the new record, Vera is intending to promote its tourist potential and set itself up as an international naturism, or nudity, centre, according to town mayoral adviser Juan de la Cruz. – EFE
The long wait is finally over for visitors who have been yearning for a whiff of a giant flower that smells oddly like rotting flesh. The giant rainforest plant known as a “corpse flower” for its terrible smell began blooming Sunday afternoon at the US Botanic Garden next to the Capitol. Experts had been anticipating its bloom for more than a week and have extended the garden’s hours for visitors. Garden officials expected the flower to hit “peak smell” yesterday and remain open for one or two days. The flower is officially known as the titan arum. It is native to the tropical rainforests of Sumatra, Indonesia, and was discovered in 1878. Scientists say the flower’s odor photo ap A girl looks at the corpse flower, one of the world’s largest flowers, at the National Botanic Garden in Meise attracts insects that are normally drawn to rotting flesh. – AP near Brussels, recently.
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Most major KiwiSaver providers say they are ready or nearly ready to start accepting trans-Tasman superannuation transfers but their Australian counterparts are dragging the chain. One financial adviser is warning people not to expect the first transfers to go through for at least three months. Trans-Tasman superannuation portability came into effect on July 1, meaning Kiwis who have money locked in Australian superannuation schemes can now bring those funds back into participating KiwiSaver schemes, and vice versa. It allows people to consolidate their retirement savings in their country of residence and avoid paying unnecessary fees and charges on multiple accounts. Of the five default KiwiSaver scheme providers – AMP, ASB, OnePath, Mercer and Tower – three told the NZ Herald they were ready to handle transfers now and two said they were finalising their processes. Vedran Babic, operations manager at Fisher Funds, said both the Tower and Fisher KiwiSaver schemes were fully set to deal with transfers – both in and out. “We have been ready on our side for some time. We see this as a big opportunity. Our members have expressed interest in transferring money across and we have a duty to comply.” Local KiwiSaver funds were being delayed by a lagging Australian indus-
try, which was still familiarising itself with the legislation and putting systems in place, said Babic. “We’re ready and they’re the ones that are not. I think that’s what it boils down to.” A spokeswoman for the Mercer KiwiSaver scheme said they were also waiting for work to be done at the Australian end of the transfer process. Jeff Ruscoe, AMP NZ’s chief customer officer, said given portability was “a very complex programme” it would take time to design and implement system changes, both in New Zealand and Australia. “AMP is ready to transfer AMP KiwiSaver Scheme funds to Australia and we’ll be able to accept transfers by mid-August.” ASB spokeswoman Nicole O’Brien said customers could put in their applications now but “it’s all up to how organised their provider is over in Australia”. Industry sources said the delay in Australia was a result of the legislation coming in at the last minute, catching the industry off guard. New Zealand approved the legislation in September 2010 but it took until the end of May this year for Australia to firm up its side of the deal – just one month out from its introduction date. Bruce Kerr, executive director of Workplace Savings New Zealand, said the Australian super industry was also busy dealing with a range of other new changes which kicked in this month. “To some extent, we’re in the hands
of Australia in terms of how long it takes,” he said. “The first part is getting the Australian schemes across the line and understanding they have a legislative obligation to release people’s money.” Kerr said some Australia superannuation providers had mistakenly believed they had the option to refuse a ‘transfer out’ request. The legislation states that it is voluntary for providers to accept funds but it is compulsory to release funds if a member requests. Under the agreement, providers have 30 days to process transfer
requests once they receive completed documentation and supporting evidence. AMP Australia, one of Australia’s biggest super fund managers, came under fire last week for refusing to
From the farmer to your back door By Ben Chapman-Smith Entrepreneur Pete Russell is on a mission to revive the local food market, one city at a time. After founding fruit and vegetable home delivery business Ooooby (Out Of Our Own Backyards) in Auckland nearly three years ago, Russell has launched the concept in Sydney. The self-declared “start-up guy” wants to makes locally grown food as affordable and convenient as what people can buy in the supermarket. “We believe we can do that because we can cut a whole lot of fat out of the supply chain,” said Russell, of Waiheke Island. By applying the same technology and methods used in long-distance supply chains, he aims to get local, natural food into the market at a com-
petitive price without squeezing the farmer. “If we prototype that in Auckland, we can replicate from city to city,” he said. Russell started Ooooby as a social network about six years ago, building a community of local growers who could trade tips, and swap seedlings and food. The network soon grew to 1500 members and Russell identified a viable food production group lacking a channel to market. “We figured ‘what would happen if we could provide a way for these guys to tap into the market and make some money from their backyard’?” Ooooby has since grown to 16 parttime staff and a base of 40 growers, who ensure about 300 Auckland households get a box of fresh produce once a week.
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Growers deliver their food to a depot in Mt Wellington every Tuesday morning, where the boxes are packed to order and sent out in the afternoon. The food was usually picked that morning and carrying out all the work in one day meant there was no need for storage or double-handling, Russell said. Customers can choose from a variety of boxes, ranging in price from $28 to $53. “We’ve got a system now where we can cover all our expenses, pay everyone on less than 300 deliveries a week. So we’ve cracked it in terms of proving the financial model on a small customer base,” Russell said. Growers were being paid a minimum of 50 per cent of the retail price. “They’re getting paid well compared to if they were selling through tradi– APNZ tional outlets,” he said.
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release one woman’s $300,000 retirement savings. AMP told Aucklander Louise Lawson it would not be offering trans-Tasman superannuation portability until at least the end of next year. “It seems to be astonishing that one of Australia’s largest fund managers and iconic institutions, which has a subsidiary in New Zealand offering KiwiSaver funds, is not willing to do this,” Lawson told the Herald. Although AMP later announced it would be enabling full portability between Australia and New Zealand, it could not say when this would be possible. Allan Rickerby, who specialises in superannuation advice, believes it could take between three and six months before the first transfers to New Zealand are completed. The problem was not just at Australia’s end though, he said. “The key issue is that KiwiSaver Funds need to be set up to receive these funds and as simple as it may seem, it is quiet complex,” said the managing director of Super Advice Services NZ. “To be frank, in terms of having the IT systems in place maybe there’s some work to be done, but that’s more to do with the technicalities.” The Australian Tax Office estimates there is about $A17.7 billion ($NZ21 billion) in ‘lost accounts’ in the Australian superannuation system, much of which is thought to belong to New Zealanders. – APNZ
Quake closes trading rooms By Paul McBeth A 6.5 magnitude earthquake in New Zealand’s Cook Strait has closed Wellington financial trading rooms and shut down portions in the capital city as local authorities assess the damage. Wellington trading desks at Bank of New Zealand and ANZ Bank New Zealand are closed as corporates in the capital join the rest of the city in checking buildings following a swarm of quakes off the coast near Seddon in the upper South Island that topped out with a magnitude 6.5 shake at 5.09pm on Sunday, bigger than the devastating magnitude 6.3 quake that damaged Christchurch in February 2011. Train services have been suspended and some streets in the central business district closed as
authorities complete their checks. The Wellington City Council urged people to stay out of the CBD until midday yesterday so checks could be made. Contingency plans mean the closed trading rooms won’t freeze national liquidity, and there was little movement in the New Zealand dollar at the start of local trading, which opens before other markets. Imre Speizer, market strategist at Westpac Banking Corp in Auckland, said people will be waiting to see how Asian investors react to the news. Typically there’s a knee-jerk fall in the currency after an earthquake, though after the experience of Canterbury, which has $40 billion of building work in the pipelines, there are questions as to whether investors will look through the initial hit to the likely stimulus from any – APNZ rebuilding activity.
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Off on a tangent with strange objects in the sky and the grass around it had been flattened. About the same time a couple in Harewood had a bright object hover above them in their car. It made a whistling sound before it too vanished into the sky. Even people in Hinds saw an object “flashing and moving at a fast pace” off the coast. The old “it was a weather balloon” explanation was used but, as others stated, the balloon, released about 5.30pm, would have been out of view by the time the sightings were reported and besides, the wind was blowing in the wrong direction. What could it be? Probably most people in this area will have heard of the amazing “Ashburton Space Balls”, some of which are housed in Ashburton’s Aviation Museum. These unidentified objects that fell from the sky in 1972 were probably from a soviet satellite, but surely there would be no such celestial activity in the mid
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ne of the collections I have been working through is material relating to the Ashburton Permanent Building and Investment Society – which became CBS and is now Heartland. Amongst the material was a newspaper clipping from 1965 which described the opening of their new premises, on the corner of Tancred Street. It was a useful article. But what caught my eye and imagination was the article next to it entitled More Flying Objects. It recounts people throughout Canterbury seeing strange objects in the sky for over a week or so. A number of people saw a bright object rise into the sky ‘fairly fast’ above South Brighton. We know it was an object as one man went to see where the object had been sitting on the beach
1960s. From the beginning of time, it seems, people have been seeing glowing, flashing, rapidly moving lights. I myself saw something when I was a child that fitted all the criteria. But the article didn’t make me think of that occasion – weird and special though it was. It did, however, take me right back to the very first inquiry I was given as a volunteer at my local museum. While my other classmates chose work experience with vets, law firms and other such interesting, and potentially highly paid, positions, I chose the museum. Every week for a month I would go along and undertake all manner of tasks to see if I could make this my career. One day I was given an inquiry to answer! It was quite an acknowledgement of my skills and advancement, or so I thought. Firstly, the letter was in French, so the director couldn’t
read what the inquiry was about. When I translated it we both realised it had the potential to be a large project – but as he had nothing much else for me to do he decided that I could indeed give it a go. The request was for information on airships. Following earlier “outbreaks” of mysterious flying craft, or lights in the sky, New Zealand was visited in 1909. My task was to locate newspaper accounts of any activity in the North Otago area. And indeed North Otago was visited, as well as South Canterbury. In fact, it would appear that the 1909 flap (as such clusters are called) occurred during much of July that year and sightings were made throughout the country. While there are no reports from Ashburton itself, it is obvious from the Guardian that the townsfolk here were well aware of them. Many who saw something spoke of propellered objects or
very bright lights, with accompanying noises like music or humming. Some even said they saw people – some were human but spoke a foreign tongue (a few thought they were Japanese), other saw strange, “otherworldly” beings. The New Zealand incidents took place just after a three-month flap in England and immediately before a similar set of sightings in Australia. Was it hysteria, or something unexplained? A clever writer to the Guardian, using the pseudomon of “secrecy” hinted that on interviewing the captain of such a ship he learnt that such vessels steered clear of no-licence (prohibition) areas such as Ashburton! Reasons for the sightings include meteor showers (1898) St Elmo’s fire and even an impressive Aurora Australis (1921). The 1921 display sounded spectacular. The Guardian recorded it as a pink-hued shaft of light – to this was added “companion lights
which arose from other quarters, gradually ascending to the zenith and sweeping the sky like the beams of gigantic searchlights”. In this descriptive account, the reporter related that the explorer Scott on seeing a similar phenomena in the Pole questioned whether this was not some ‘golden writing’ from another planet (Mars) which we had yet to decipher. Overseas reports were full of the same stories of animal mutilation and attempted abductions as we still hear of today. Even the craft – silver and aluminium with strange writing and its occupants – tall and naked (or were they space suits?) – sound familiar. If it’s hysteria or practical jokes you have to admit the stories are consistent. While humans had built flying craft as early as the 1860s, the technology of some of these creations of the sky was far too advanced for earthlings. While it’s easy to believe that later sightings from pre-war and beyond
were indeed domestic or enemy prototypes, it is unlikely to be the case for the sightings of the 1800s. Over the school holidays I spent almost three whole days extracting information from the local newspapers on airships and mysterious lights. I’m unsure if the man in France ever used the material I gathered, perhaps it ended up condensed as a single footnote in his book. The latest local sighting was in July, 2011, in Allenton. After all this research however, one thing was sure, I was going to continue working in museums. Footnote: For those who are interested, the New Zealand Department of Defence have recently released their UFO files (began in 1952) and placed them online www.stuff. co.nz/national/4486327/Originalfiles-NZs-UFO-sightings. Also, a list of sightings, up to the present day can be viewed at http://www.ufocusnz.org.nz/
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innowing machines were introduced to Britain from Europe after 1710. These were hand powered, then driven by horsepower and later with a steam or oil engine. Winnowing is the removal of chaff from grain by a strong current of air after it has been stripped from the seed head. The first threshing machine incorporating a beating cylinder as used in modern headerharvesters, was invented by a Scottish millwright, Andrew Meikle in 1786, and was patented in 1788. Many were in use by 1820. Threshing, separating and winnowing combined was achieved by Hiram and John Pitts of Maine, US, in 1837. These machines, with a lot of wood in their construction, were powered by a horse treadmill. Steam power took over in the 1850s, then with portable steam engines until the arrival of the headerharvester. That is how the separation of grain from straw began, after centuries in which the flail or other devices were used to thresh it. In 1880 Hugh Victor McKay of Drummartin, Victoria, Australia, a 16-year-old, built a prototype stripper harvester and sold the first one in 1885 which grew to 60 machines being sold in1888. The first Sunshine harvesters were built in 1895. Now located at Ballarat, 1926 harvesters had been produced by1905. By 1910, in premises covering 30 acres near Melbourne and a staff of 1300, he had become the largest farm equipment manufacturer in Australia. He went on to produce the Sunshine Horseless Harvester in the 1920s which, at that time, was the greatest harvesting machine ever built. A stripper front designed by Headlie Shipard Taylor, who also designed the ‘straight through’ straw walkers, were features incorporated into the Sunshine header-harvesters, which were being imported to New Zealand
by Andrews & Beaven by 1930. The first Sunshine Header Harvester in New Zealand was assembled in the yard of Albert Amos at Wakanui by Andrews & Beaven, Ltd on January 15, 1928. With a six-foot ‘stripper front’, it was used to harvest peas in February and was the first machine to direct head wheat in February. It was a horse-drawn machine in which the cutting, threshing and separating mechanism was driven off the main wheel. This was the model HST which were produced with six, eight or 10-foot fronts and a 33 bushel bulk bin, necessitating ‘bagging off’ being done in the corner of the paddock. Subsequently they were equipped with a bagging platform on which the bags were filled and sewn. The weakness with the horsedrawn machine lay in the fact that as the horses got tired and slowed down, so too did the threshing and separating mechanism. These headers were shown to be too heavy a load for a fourhorse team and tractors were then used to tow them. The next model, the No.2 could be driven by a power take off from a tractor or engine function driven by a Fordson or Morris Commercial motor. Header Harvesters which made an appearance two or three years after the first Sunshine Headerharvesters, had fans, a reciprocating sickle knife and canvasses to convey the grain and straw to the threshing cylinder, whilst the Sunshine retained a ‘stripper front’ comprising a ‘roller-overcomb’ which was adjustable up or down, forward or backward, allowing minimal straw to be taken with the seed head. Once cut, a serrated revolving auger moved the grain and straw back to a second auger which moved it to an elevator which lifted it all to the rasp bar cylinder for threshing. Crop lifters could be used in tangled or lying grain crops or for mown peas or grass seed. Although in their infancy, buyers of these machines praised the
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labour and cost-saving potential that these machines demonstrated was possible. Self-propelled Sunshine headers were on the market by 1934. This was the WT model with two forward speeds, the fastest being 2½m/h. The KT model soon followed with three forward speeds, each with reverse and with the fastest ground speed, a little over 3m/h. They were capable of harvesting in excess of 4½ acres per hour. Available with a 12ft or 14ft cutting width, they were powered by a four cylinder Wisconsin motor. By changing the driving cog, the rasp bar cylinder had three different speeds, depending on which crop was being harvested. This 1938 Model KT Auto Sunshine Header harvester, serial number 20949, with a 12ft front, owned by Neil Mackenzie of Ashburton, is one of a few survivors still in working order. It is seen on display at Barrhill in February 2008.
Besides the driver, two or three men were required on the bag platform – depending on how the crop was yielding – to sew the bags as they filled. These machines were also equipped with a revolving screen which took out the ‘seconds’. There were 34 Auto Sunshine Header Harvesters in New Zealand by 1935. Although looked upon mainly as a contractors machine, many were also in use by farmers in Canterbury. A 1939 Massey Harris price list shows the model WT costing £730-0-0 and the KT£825-0-0. With the outbreak of World War
Two imports of these machines to New Zealand stopped, and by the time production ceased at the end of the war, 7356 of these machines had been produced. The 1938 Model KT Auto Sunshine Header harvester in the photograph with a 12ft front, is owned by Neil Mackenzie, of Ashburton and has 20949 as a serial number. One of a few survivors still in working order, it came into the Mackenzie ownership in 1948 from an unknown source. Looking back, whether operated by contractor or farmer, these machines played a large
part in the revolution in harvesting methods from the reaper and binder and wooden or tin mills which operated parallel with the Sunshine header-harvester, to the entire harvest threshing operation being carried out by header-harvesters. The McKay Company amalgamated with Massey Harris in the early 1930s and ultimately the Sunshine name was lost in the mid 1950s. C.E.Bailey Ltd. in Ashburton, Massey Harris agents, serviced the Sunshine Auto header-harvesters as local agents for John Chambers Ltd at the time. Some of the owners and a few details of these machines of yesteryear are of interest. In 1930 Rankin Bros, Pendarves, procured an 8ft machine with the serial No 193116, the 15th in New Zealand and was an engine function model. They had an18/36 Hart Parr tractor to tow it. By then Col. John Findlay, Eiffelton, had a horse drawn 8ft wheel driven model No.25 in New Zealand. J. F. McGeagh, Tinwald, was another early owner of a No.2, who in 1936 procured his first auto, No 76 in New Zealand and contract-
ed with two autos. In 1931 Fred Butterick, Wakanui, bought the first engine function, tow behind Model No.2 – the 27th Sunshine sold in New Zealand that season. It was used until the end of the 1963 harvest. B. T. Clemens, Barrhill, bought the last Model No.2 produced from C. E. Bailey in 1941. It had an 8ft front and was an engine function machine. J. H. Grigg, Longbeach, bought an auto in 1934 and may have had a second machine as well. In 1931, A. K. Hopkins, Huntingdon, purchased an 8ft engine function tow-behind model which created great interest amongst the local farmers when heading wheat and peas. It was the first header-harvester in that area. He was contracting with an Auto Sunshine in the late 1930s. In 1934 E. J. Croy, Seafield, bought a Model WT Auto, the 69th sold in New Zealand and the third sold that season. At that point Andrews & Beavan were still the importers. Quantock’s at Anama contracted with a Model KT which had a 14ft front. C. F. Long, Pendarves, bought the second to last auto sold in New Zealand.
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My thanks to Neil Mackenzie, Chas. Eaden, Gilbert Donaldson, Chris. Sheppard, Mrs Jennifer Stewart, Tom Clemens, John Bayne and Peter Butterick for their assistance in putting this story together.
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It was one of two unloaded at Chertsey. Some uncertainty exists as to whether this was prewar or post-war. It was sold to Chris Sheppard in 1969 for $90 and was used for several seasons before going to Ferrymead Heritage Park and is now at the Plains Railway Museum, Tinwald. F. R. Eaden, Ashburton, was contracting with three autos prewar. Because two of these were mounted on steel wheels they were mounted on to a large trailer and towed by a fast-moving tractor from property to property. The third machine, modified, was on pneumatic tyres and was fast on the road. It changed to farm ownership in1968. When timed, it could fill a three-bushel bag of grain in 28 seconds or fill one hundred bags per hour constantly. Pamphlets and other information have been used in this item.
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Redmond ploughs his way to 15th overall Methven’s Murray Redmond has placed 15th overall at the 60th World Ploughing Championships in Canada. Redmond and Putaruru farmer Malcolm Taylor represented New Zealand and found the going tough after being faced with difficult plots for the stubble ploughing on day one of the two-day competition. Both handled the ground conditions well and made the most of what they
could in the difficult conditions on a day where a couple of contestants ploughed a bit deep and broke through and got stuck – providing much excitement for onlookers. With day one’s ground ploughing better than expected, the two entered day two keen to improve their placings. Both managed to do that. Both ploughed good plots on day two and Redmond went on to place 15th and
Taylor placed 10th overall. Although the pair were disappointed with their results, the field conditions changed considerably throughout the plots making life difficult for the contestants. The teams are now packing their equipment ready for sending home and they too will return home in the coming days. The New Zealand team also included Mr Redmond’s father, Bruce – a former world title holder – as a manager/coach.
Robots to revolutionise US farms Researchers are now designing robots for the last frontier of agricultural mechanisation – fruits and vegetables destined for the US fresh market, which have resisted mechanisation because they’re sensitive to bruising. The robots are designed to handle these delicate crops by integrating advanced sensors, powerful computing, electronics, computer vision, robotic hardware and algorithms, as well as networking and high precision GPS localisation technologies. On a windy morning in California’s Salinas Valley, a tractor pulled a wheeled, metal contraption over rows of budding lettuce plants. Engineers from Silicon Valley tinkered with the software to ensure the machine was eliminating the right leafy buds. The Lettuce Bot can “thin” a field of lettuce in the time it takes about 20 workers
to do the job by hand. Most agricultural robots won’t be commercially available for at least a few years. But in this region, known as America’s salad bowl, where for a century fruits and vegetables have been planted and harvested by migrant workers, the machines could prove revolutionary. “There aren’t enough workers to take the available jobs, so the robots can come and alleviate some of that problem,” said Ron Yokota, a farming operations manager at Tanimura & Antle, the fresh produce company that owns the field where the Lettuce Bot was being tested. Research into fresh produce mechanisation was dormant for years because of an over-abundance of workers and pressures from farmworker labour unions. In recent years, as the labour supply has tightened and competition from abroad has increased, growers have sought out
machines to reduce labour costs and supplement the nation’s unstable agricultural workforce. The federal government, venture capital companies and commodity boards have stepped up with funding. “We need to increase our efficiency, but nobody wants to work in the fields,” said Stavros G. Vougioukas, professor of biological and agricultural engineering at the University of California, Davis. But farmworker advocates say mechanisation would lead to workers losing jobs, growers using more pesticides and the food supply becoming less safe. Fresh fruit harvesting remains the biggest challenge. In addition to mistakes in deciphering colour and feel, machines have a hard time distinguishing produce from leaves and branches. And most importantly, matching the dexterity and speed of farmworkers has proved elusive. – AP
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LAMB A few more lambs than anticipated have come through processing plants during July, which has gone some way in filling chilled contracts, but throughput is easing now. Mutton schedules have lifted over the last few weeks, as meat processors look to fill chains and good demand continues for mutton products to China. Inventories of lamb legs, shoulders and lower value cuts are in a good position, although middle cuts remain harder to shift in comparison. Beef + Lamb New Zealand have estimated that the 2013/14 lamb slaughter will be 18.2 million head, over 2 million less than the total expected this season. The estimate of 18.2 million would be the lowest lamb slaughter since 1960. However, production has improved markedly since 1960 when the average carcass weight was 14.3kg, while the 2013/14 season estimate is 18.37kg.
BEEF The firming trend in US beef markets has continued, with prices edging higher again last week. Beef demand in the US has been aided by higher chicken prices recently, but there are indications this may not last long. The higher chicken prices, combined with the outlook of lower feed prices, have encouraged chicken producers to ramp up production. The additional supply could start hitting the market as early as midAugust, increasing its competitiveness against beef. As dairy calving gets under way around New Zealand, bobby calves become the focus for many processors. A number of chains have started processing in the past few weeks but throughput typically doesn’t peak until early August in the North Island and late August in the South Island.
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Mum’s keeping a protective eye on this new baby calf. The busy calving season is now under way in Mid Canterbury, with the first calves of the winter having made their appearances and enjoying the surprisingly warm and balmy conditions. Farmers around the district will be hoping the current weather pattern’s planning on sticking around; it’s much preferred over the cold, wintry nights where they can be out all night picking up newborn calves. This new baby is one of the latest additions to Duncan McLachlan’s herd, near Hinds. Already they’ve welcomed around 70 heifer calves and 70 bobbies. Their herd numbers just under 2000, so during the current season they expect around 1850 cows to calve.
Launch good news for irrigators and community By John Donkers
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Fertiliser prices drop further Ravensdown has dropped the price on important nutrients to help farmers’ profitability as they head into spring. Urea drops by $55 per tonne to $660/t which is on top of a $30 per tonne reduction in June. High analysis fertiliser DAP also comes down $55 per tonne to $865/t. “We have taken decisive action this year, so we are in a position to pass on lower prices of vital inputs,” Greg Campbell, chief executive at the farmer-owned co-operative, said. After the past two price reductions in December and June, the price of urea is $139/t cheaper than it was in December. “Our key focus on securing soil nutrients on the global stage is going well because of a stronger currency position, increased fertiliser production capacity globally and softening demand for nutrients,” Mr Campbell said. “The dynamics are changing in the international production of urea with cheap gas reserves increasing production and investment in capacity. On the flip side, deteriorating economic factors in some markets have lowered demand for fertiliser. For example, China’s growth is slowing and the Indian rupee is devaluing with farming subsidies there also being reduced,” Mr Campbell said. “Our supplier relationships are excellent and our shipments for the spring programme are contracted in with a number of ships already on the way.” The price updates came into effect from midnight on Sunday.
The launch of the Sustainable Dairying: Water Accord spells something very significant for irrigators and the community alike. The accord is a tangible sign of progress in ensuring water resources are well-looked after – not just by the dairy sector, but by aligned industries as well. From IrrigationNZ’s perspective, becoming a supporting partner to the accord was a no-brainer on many fronts. Irrigators are already well aware of the responsibilities that come with harnessing New Zealand’s water resources. Our industry has been in the public spotlight for some time and we’ve responded to community concerns by improving practices on the ground and working more closely with regulatory authorities to increase compliance from our membership. In the accord, IrrigationNZ has made a key commitment to continue to build capacity in the irrigation sector to define and deliver good management practice in water use. For irrigators, this means we now need to think about our future aspirations and how we can achieve them in a more environmentally-sensitive manner. If we are to develop more irrigation, we have got to be able to manage water quality. In real terms, how will this look for irrigators? Prime Minister John Key, at the accord’s launch this month, made repeated references to the role irrigation will play in improving environmental outcomes.
A firm GlobalDairyTrade (GDT) auction resulted in higher prices for whole milk powder (WMP), skim milk powder (SMP) and anhydrous milkfat (AMF). The weighted average for the GDT auction increased 4.9 per cent on the last auction, which is its biggest lift since the April 2 auction. The GDT downwards forwards pricing curve is reflected in the NZX Dairy Futures markets. The nearby contracts for July and August are representative of market prices which are being pushed up by tight supplies and higher demand from developing nations. From September and further out the prices drop, based largely on speculation that New Zealand will have a strong start to milk production and refill the lowered global supply. NZ milk production was down 27 per cent year-on-year for May as production declined towards its seasonal low point in June. In the US, the USDA has raised its milk production forecast for 2013. Price forecasts for cheese and butter have been lowered as higher stocks have offset the recent increases in exports. Non-fat dry milk, price forecasts have been raised due to export demand.
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Market Price Trends Week beginning July 22, 2013
l A M B ($) Including 1 kg Shorn Pelt this week 13.0kg YL SI 13.5kg YM SI 15.0kg YM SI 15.0kg YM NI 15.0kg YM Market Indicator 17.5kg YX SI 19.0kg YX SI 19.0kg YX NI 21.0kg YX SI 21.0kg YX NI 23.0kg YX SI
last 4 weeks 3 months week ago ago
38.78 38.10 37.43 58.13 57.43 56.72 76.14 75.36 74.58 76.08 76.08 75.34 62.26 62.33 63.79 88.08 87.17 86.26 94.87 93.88 92.89 96.81 96.81 95.88 103.91 102.82 101.73 107.05 107.05 106.03 104.86 38.78 103.67 38.78 102.47 38.78 6.72 6.72 6.72
1 Kg Shorn Pelt SI
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47.19 67.89 84.41 82.03 63.00 97.96 105.58 104.04 115.42 115.05 120.35 38.78
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391 414 407 247 307 299
391 413 409 247 307 296
381 403 412 247 305 293
351 372 375 232 255 295
374 387 394 270 297 311
Bull SI (296-320kg) NI Bull Market Indicator
371 399 374
371 399 374
361 395 376
341 361 380
356 392 389
52.43
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Nathan Guy, John Donkers and John Key after launching the Sustainable Dairying: Water Accord. There are examples like Central Plains Water – where we know already that full uptake of the scheme in central Canterbury will deliver over time a significant boost to the health of the region’s lowland streams, while also removing the pressure on groundwater resources. Other schemes and individual irrigators are moving away from old technology like open channel borderdyke to more efficient spray and drip technologies. We are seeing greater uptake of other tools, like soil moisture monitoring which provides more context around the need to irrigate. The accord will strengthen
the momentum to up-skill and invest as expectations around an improved environment take hold. For IrrigationNZ, our contribution will be about ensuring our membership has the required training and resources to support irrigation initiatives that deliver best practice and address environmental concerns. We know the future for our members, which aligns with the goals of the accord, is about training, good design and excellent management of our irrigation systems. Irrigation New Zealand is keen to do its bit as a supporting partner and deliver on the objectives of the accord.
We believe there is an opportunity to be seen as leaders. There are issues we need to address, like the debate around nutrient limits, but again a collaborative approach will allow us to come up with the most appropriate limit setting framework. The Prime Minister has repeatedly highlighted the strategic importance of water resources in growing New Zealand INC. The Sustainable Dairying: Water Accord will help deliver on that without creating any negative environmental impacts that could potentially arise. John Donkers is chairman of Irrigation New Zealand
Beef + Lamb New Zealand and New Zealand Young Farmers are calling for applications for a unique agricultural scholarship. One Young Farmer member will receive the Five Nations Beef Alliance (FNBA) Young Ranchers Scholarship and the chance foot it with young ranchers from Australia, Canada, Mexico and the United States at their annual conference. “It’s a chance to gain valuable international connections to benefit New Zealand beef farming which is the driver for B+LNZ’s support and investment,”
B+LNZ spokesperson Diane Falconer said. The FBNA is made up of national organisations from member countries that represent beef cattle producers. They meet to develop strategies and to ensure global beef trade increases. This year’s conference is being held in Brisbane, Australia from September 8 to 13 and applications close on July 31. For more information surrounding agriculture scholarships visit the New Zealand Young Farmers website (www. youngfarmers.co.nz).
394 414 * 412 * 280 315 325 * 386 401 401
383 399 386 277 294 324 373 400 400
Based on announced schedules with levies & charges deducted and published premiums included. For a valid comparison between the Islands, add $1.20 in Lamb and 7c/kg in Beef to the North Is values, because North Is Cos pay freight.
V E N I S O N ($/kg - gross) AP Hind 50kg AP Stag 60kg AP Stag 80kg
6.78 6.88 6.48
6.71 6.80 6.41
6.48 6.58 6.18
6.38 6.48 6.08
7.38 7.48 7.08
6.38 6.48 6.08
7.98 8.08 7.68
7.73 7.82 7.42
1500 990 815 715 500 485 480 460 495
1500 995 823 755 470 465 455 450 515
1500 1075 865 745 430 400 370 370 495
1570 1040 890 720 420 395 385 315 485
1280 930 790 670 395 345 340 315 465
1570 1100 900 755 510 505 500 495 545
1705 1170 895 797 606 594 591 564 571
433 415
448 412
426 412
466 413
338 408
473 443
421 424
5410 5800 6190 5670 13850
5350 6180 6540 5350 12840
3610 3390 3420 4850 10580
3490 3360 3420 4510 10220
5640 7000 7120 5770 14390
4812 4151 4290 5147 12382
W O O L Data: WSI Fine (21 microns) Medium (25 microns) Medium (27 microns) Medium (29 microns) Coarse (35 microns) Coarse (37 microns) Coarse (39 microns) 2nd Shear (37 microns-85mm) Lamb (31 micron-75mm)
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351 353 364 * 232 236 274 * 341 343 362
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5190 5850 6270 5510 14300
Prices are indicative only. They are compiled from an assessment of sales made worldwide on one-off basis in US $. Quota market sales and contracts are excluded. The prices are then converted to $NZ/t FOB at current exchange rates.
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MEAT
UK PM Lamb (p/kg) CIF US Bull (USc/lb) CIF US Cow (USc/lb) CIF Venison Bone-in leg (E/Kg)
PRICES 390 192 181 6.40
380 189 175 6.40
0.790 0.519 0.603 3.22
0.776 0.501 0.587 3.19
360 215 196 6.40
325 204 194 6.60
315 189 172 6.40 *
390 * 225 212 6.80
405 210 198 6.72
FINANCE US Dollar UK Pound Euro 2 Year Wholesale Rate (%)
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Lamb SI Mutton SI Beef SI Information provided by NZX Agrifax
129 8 19.4
0.841 0.803 0.551 0.511 0.645 0.654 2.85 2.64 (Estimates only) 273 493 132 37 46 12 25.9 19.0 16.8
0.828 0.514 0.629 2.76
0.844 0.526 0.637 2.82
17 5 0.0
508 134 26.7
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Froome sounds a future warning One down for Tour de France winner Chris Froome, how many more to go? Having crushed the opposition at the 100th Tour, the British rider is looking ahead. And the French may need to get used to hearing the British anthem ring out again and again on the Champs-Elysees. Froome’s prowess in time trials and on mountain climbs - vital for any modern winner of cycling’s premier race - plus his age, 28, and his hunger for more success give him the makings of a multiple champion. Rivals, be warned. “As long as I’m hungry for it, as long as I’ve got the motivation and the physical ability, I’ll go for it,� he said. “To come and target the Tour, that’s got to be the biggest goal and to be able to do that year after year through your prime period, I think that’s got to be what my main focus is on.� “I can time trial reasonably, I can climb pretty well. “I can’t see what else they are going to really put in the Tour that I would struggle with. So I would like to think that I can come back every year.� Froome is too ambitious to rest on his laurels.
Rather than succumb to the temptation to “just fly home and switch off for a few months,� he now plans to focus on the world championships in September. He believes that the course in Tuscany, Italy is suited to riders who can climb and he doesn’t want to miss the “great opportunity� to achieve what would be an “amazing� Tour-worlds double. “Being world champ, that’s probably the second biggest thing in cycling isn’t it? - after the yellow jersey,� he said. In Froome, the Tour also got a winner who isn’t a cycling geek. By his own admittance, his knowledge and interest in cycling history is patchy. On Mont Ventoux, he wasn’t aware until told that he was the first rider since legendary five-time Tour champion Eddy Merckx in 1970 to win a stage on that mammoth climb in Provence while also wearing the race leader’s yellow jersey. “I’m more focused on the future,� he concluded. “I’m not really someone that dwells too much on the past.� - AP
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“But I just want to see him win a race first and go from there.” By Redoute’s Choice out of Cloister, Galeforce Ten was a $750,000 yearling at the Magic Millions sale. Ryan had two other trial winners, Redwolf and Windswept, with the latter to run in a 1200m benchmark race for three-year-olds at Randwick on Saturday. Injury has kept the Arrowfield Studowned colt off the scene for more than a year. He has had two starts for a debut win over Taxmeifyoucan in June last year followed by a second to the same horse in July. The Greg Hickman-trained Taxmeifyoucan went on to win the rich Scone Guineas in May. “He is a nice colt but he had a leg injury which took time,” Ryan said. “He will run on Saturday with Jason Collett to ride.” Redwolf is unraced with Ryan yet to determine a program for him. - AAP
By Caryl Williamson The Caulfield Guineas is a possible target for Galeforce Ten but trainer Gerald Ryan is not getting carried away with the colt’s seven length barrier trial win at Rosehill yesterday. A full brother to dual Group One winner Melito, Galeforce Ten’s 55.7s for the 900 metres was the quickest of the four heats for colts and geldings but slower than the fillies ran in their three trials. Galeforce Ten showed little on debut in the Canonbury Stakes last October and was immediately sent to the spelling paddock to mature. “I’ve always liked him and we paid good money for him. He is a nice big colt who has taken time,” Ryan said. “I’m not getting carried away with the trial. He’s not in the Golden Rose but the Caulfield Guineas is a race we could aim him at.
By Mike Hedge A pleasing piece of work from New Zealand’s top-ranked two-year-old Ruud Awakening has helped trainer Stephen Marsh narrow down his options for the filly’s return to Australia. Marsh has nominated either the Group Three McNeil Stakes at Caulfield on August 31 or one of a selection of three-year-old races at Flemington a week later for Ruud Awakening. The Bernardini filly established herself as her country’s best two-year-old and one of the better youngsters in Australasia this season winning five of her seven starts, including two at Group One as well as NZ’s richest race, the Karaka Million. While her campaign unravelled in the Golden Slipper when she finished near the tail of the field from a wide
barrier, Marsh is delighted with Ruud Awakening’s progress since her return to the training track last month. “She has just done everything right so far and has really strengthened up after her break ... I couldn’t be happier with her,” Marsh said. “At this stage we are looking to give her a jump-out at Cambridge next month before she heads to Melbourne for her first run.” Marsh said that Ruud Awakening “pulled up a treat” after a gallop on Saturday. The globetrotting jockey Craig Williams rode Ruud Awakening in the Karaka Million and in the Golden Slipper and is again in the running to be in the saddle for her spring campaign. Williams, who had another successful mid-year stint in Japan, is due to return to Australian racing early next month. - AAP TURF
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1 51128 Pretty Good 25.85 J &.....................D Fahey 2 61178 Another Colt 26.25.....................J McInerney 3 63743 No Undies Sundy nwtd..............J McInerney 4 53515 Homebush Violet nwtd...............J McInerney 5 18667 Cawbourne Philip 26.32.............J McInerney 6 28685 Tepirita Rita nwtd..............................B Shaw 7 14186 Opawa Midnight 26.17 S &..............B Evans 8 66778 Opawa Casper 26.23 L &................... Wales 12 3.17pm JUSTRACING.COM.AU C5, 390m 1 36821 Magic You 22.75 C &....................D Roberts 2 15287 Bugsy Bangles 22.54........................B Shaw 3 84343 Jumpin’ Julia nwtd......................J McInerney 4 26455 Austin Wana (c4) nwtd...............J McInerney 5 17434 Admire 22.42 A &...............................Seque 6 21866 Marmalade Skies nwtd......................J Dunn 7 32212 Roqette 22.89 C &........................D Roberts 8 65152 Jennings 22.82 S &..........................Bonnett 9 11767 Kid Kahn 23.05 P &.......................B Conner 10 16348 Sahara Rama nwtd A &......................Seque SELECTIONS Race 1: Beadman, Car Bootle, Ruby’s Girl, Business Boss Race 2: Cosmic Galaxy, Opawa Sister, La Fontaine, Camray Race 3: Criniti’s, Merely A Dream, Hazza’s Lad, New Order Race 4: What I Like, Joyville (c1), Rose Bow, Opawa Romeo Race 5: Pukeko Thunder, Pukeko Prowler, Shalana Star, Opawa Jay Race 6: Just A Mate (c4), Dyna Frier, Two Ways, Isabelle Domain Race 7: Little Midnight, False Step, Homebush Cruden, Rosca Race 8: Cawbourne Renee, Opaque, Bone Nerd, Rocky Baxter Race 9: Opulent, Opawa Bart, Botany Pete (c2), Cover To Cover Race 10: Charlie’s Choice, Dyna Groll, Grant A Wish, Banbit Race 11: Pretty Good, Another Colt, No Undies Sundy, Tepirita Rita Race 12: Roqette, Admire, Bugsy Bangles, Jennings, Jumpin’ Julia
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Across: 7 Avenue; 8 Canter; 10 Torment; 11 Radio; 12 Rock; 13 Leant; 17 Delay; 18 Toil; 22 Amass; 23 Crowded; 24 Benign; 25 Fringe. Down: 1 Pasture; 2 Terrace; 3 Outer; 4 Vagrant; 5 Study; 6 Brood; 9 Utterance; 14 Message; 15 Mordant; 16 Pledged; 19 Maybe; 20 Taint; 21 Hoard.
Across: 1 Asparagus; 8 Rio; 9 Cataclysmic; 11 Precede; 1 Laird; 13 Priest; 15 Breeze; 17 Drawl; 18 Discard; 2 Incongruous; 22 Ado; 23 Testament. Down: 2 Sea; 3 Ruche; 4 Geyser; 5 Similar; 6 Archipelag 7 Roundhead; 10 Trepidation; 11 Pipe dream; 14 Solicit; 1 Adonis; 19 Syria; 21 Urn.
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July 27 v Methven The Lodge Restaurant and Bar U18 A Par Round will be played B, J Tonks, A Tonks. Methven Ladies Golf Colourplus Court: 1.30: College Combined B v Starting Time: Morning 8.30am A f t e r n o o n Hastings McLeod Ltd Licensed under the Real Estate Agents Act 2008 217at West Street ASHBURTON ashburton@propertybrokers.co.nz Telepho College U16, N Johnson, T Barry; 2.30: College Report 11.30 for an 12noon start. Sarah Maw Stbfd Margaret Lilley Putting Saturday Starters: U15 v Methven Panel and Paint U15 B, A Fleming, July 17 Morning Gerald O’Sullivan and David Fisher; G Tuck. Tania Wilson 89-21-68 41 stbfd 31 Putts Ellen Division 3 Afternoon Gordon Clinton and Russell Carter Ashburton Guardian White Court: 12.30: Mt Kemp 93-24-69 40 stfd 31 putts Jane Helmore Temuka A beat Methven 10/8 Ashburton Bridge Club Results: Rodney O’Neill and Robbie Bell. Somers v United Colonels Chicks, K Ashworth, 72-37 stfd 34 putts Bev Isherwood 73-36stfd Dave Reeve beat Simon Connolly 3/0, Grant July 19 WEB ID AU29058 WEB ID AU29231 S Tait; 3.30: Celtic Social v Hampstead Hotties, 37putts Robyn Maw 76-34stbfd 35 putts Gail Phillips beat Chris Batt 3/0, Chris Gibbs beat Nigel Monday Evening – B and C LadderTINWALD WESTSIDE EASTSIDE T Wylie, S Bell. Limbrick 76-31stfd-37putts Nola Hydes 77-33stfd- Cleverley 3/2, Colin Pinn beat Grant Maw 3/2 Drive N/S 1 A van Dyk and B Leighton, 2 B 37 Blair and Thomson 31puttsHeather Street 18 Woodham 6/42 Aitken Street Byes: Allenton Social, Hampstead Hotel Santy 77-32stfd-34putts Collegiate B beat Collegiate A 10/7 G Branthwaite, 3 J Browne and J Lovett Mid Canterbury Hockey This magnificent villa will with The time is right to purchase this two Hard to find are easy Ashburton Blue Nearest Pinimpress Silver No6 Methven Resort Gayle Scott Evans beat Jonathan Turner 3/1, John E/W 1 H Briggs and P Scott, 2 Jan Johnson and quality finishing and modernisation bedroom townhouse close to town with sin Club Duty: Hampstead/ Kari Graham; Canteen O’Duffy Bronze A No 17 Tania Wilson Bronze B Hetrick beat Logan Ford 3/1, Mitchell Julywith 26 -good 30 sized Stoddart beat K Kingsland, 3 R Logan and F Williamson throughout. Recently to theGail Limbrick Open Devin Young 3/1, Josh Tonks beatliving area and niceJuly modern good sized Duty: Barry Marrett; Umpirebedrooms, Duty: Jan Lee; Man2nd shot refurbished Methven Pharmacy 26 kitchen. Corey Smith 3/0 Tuesday Evening – A Ladder highest standard is toMethven the benefit of the Jenny Senior Sat The home has insulation in the ceiling Rateable Value $140, B No13 Supervalue 2nd Grade Girls No Hockey – School Holidays agement Duty: Claire Corbett. Pleasant Point beat Rakaia B 13/3 N/S 1 J Knight and B Smith 2 A new Blainowners and I for years to come. and walls, double glazing and singleNo Hockey – School Holidays No 17 Methven Foursquare Robyn Maw D/C 1st Grade Women Paul Brown beat Derek Aubrey 3/0, Kevin Hall Donaldson, 3 B Ching and C King Beautifully landscaped grounds with garage. Front townhouse Deadline Sale closing Twos and Nett Eagles B Isherwood E Kemp R beat Brian McGuigan 3/0, Julie Smith July 27on a secure beat Dougal E/W 1 W Kolkman and J Rooney, 2established J Fechney gardens. and fully landscaped section. February 2013. Maw J Helmore x2 F. Redfern Kiwi Sticks (4th Grade) No Hockey – School McCullough 3/2, Greg Allen beat Jono Strange 3/0 and M Holdaway 3 M Muir and L Rose Mid Canterbury Rugby VIEW Saturday Arabica 23 Feb 10.00 - 10.45am VIEW Saturday 23 Feb 10.00 - 10.45am VIEW Saturday 23 Feb Best Nett Tania Wilson 68. Holidays Ashburton beat Hinds 10/6 Wednesday Afternoon - Duplicate Mini Sticks (5th Grade) Richard Lee beat Chris Nicholson 3/0, Alastair 3 2 No Hockey – School July 27 1 R Kyle and R McLaughlin, 2 J Browne and L Methven Golf Senior Luisetti Seeds Watters Cup White beat Sam Kingston 3/0, Patrick Sullivan Holidays Rose, 3 A Reid and M Stowell Fun Sticks (6th Grade) July 20 beat Wayne McDowell 3/2, Stefan Maw beat 1 1 No Hockey – School Semi Finals Thursday Evening – Duplicate Holidays PWL Methven v Darryl Phillips Celtic, Meth 1, Pairs stableford; Jeremy Johnson & Ben Rutter Gary Wright 3/0 N/S 1 B Smith and M Buckland, 2 T Small and M Senior Men Ashburton 1 1.00 PM: Wakanui Black 2.45pm, K Opele, G Clement, M O’Callaghan OPEN HOME OPEN HOMECeltic beat Collegiate C 14/2 OPEN HOME 82 Points 2 Stowell, 3 M de Jong and R McLaughlin REL Rakaia v Claas Harvest Centre Southern, Senior: Doug Sheldon 78-12-66; Intermediate: Peter blacklow beat Todd Cameron 3/1, Ed v Wakanui Blue (Umpires: Peter Edwards & Chris E/W 1 G Black and M Shearer, 2 M Muir and L Jeremy Johnson 77-16-61; Junior A: Dave Puckett Harrison beat Rob Coyle 3/0, Petr Holub beat Watson); Ashburton 2.30 PM: Tinwald v Cambridge Rak 1, 2.45pm, A McGirr, M Bell, J Greenslade Rose 3 J Irwin and M Moore. 84-19-65 by lot; Junior B: Andy Gorman 99-31-68 Paul Cartney 3/1, Mark O’Grady beat Mitchell (Umpires: Wakanui Black SM x 2) Senior B – 2nd Grade Cup Senior Women Timaru 2.00 PM: Hampstead v Other Good Scores 65 Dave Callaghan Eric McLauchlan 3/0 Semi Finals WEB ID AU28267 WEB ID AL28409 Craighead A (Umpires: R Milburn & Y Lee) Meaclem 67 Graham Gunn Rob Fensom 69 Mike Temuka b beat Mayfield 14/3 Tinwald Liquorland v Rakaia Murray Hood OPEN HOME EASTSIDE ASHBURTON TINWALD July 29 Royston Ian Lucas 70 Chris Collins Doug Hamilton Andrew Larsen beat Shannon Notter 3/2, Gary Baling, Tin 1, 1pm, K Pottinger; Southern Tinwald Tour de France 125 William Street 5 Keenans Road 34Services, Catherine Street 1st Grade Men 4.00 PM: Tinwald v Ashburton Tavern v Collegiate Eclipse 71 Keith Middleton Alister Maxwell Stuart Wilson Aitken beat Brendan Steer 3/0, Fiona Smith beat Hinds 1, WEB ID AU28705 Results from Stage 21 of Tour de France, a This freshly redecorated 1 hectare in popular location. Vendor time offered College (Umpires: Collegians 1GM x 2); 5.15 PM: 1pm, C Kelland; Methven vFirst Ben Rutter three Bruce bedroom Dickson 72 Mark Scrivenor Steve Rapsey 3/1, Corinne Wilkison beat Jenna Mt Somers, Meth for 2, TINWALD 133-km ride from Versailles to Paris.home is close Dave in onGorman the eastside of Rodger Callaghan Bob Steer 3/0 fattens cattle and Methven has goodv Collegians orchard and the sun. Kitchen dinin (Umpires: Tinwald 1GM x 1pm, G Clement Phil Elliott 92 McMurdo Street 1. Marcel Kittel (GER/ARG) 3hr6min14s Ashburton, handy theLalor. post office, gardens and is self2);sufficient. Unique separate Competition (large) loung Bye: Wakanui CollinstoPhil Geraldine beat MacKenzie 14/1 Colts – Ellesmere/Mid Canterbury Relax and enjoy sunshine and privacy at VIEW Saturday 23 Feb 11.15 2. Andre Greipel (GER/LTB) same time Countdown, park and central four bedroom set30in attractive pumps and HRV syste July Twos, Stuart Wilson Keiyh Middleton Dayle Fisher Grant Rogers beat Justin Slattery 3/0, Henryhome (CRT Cup) "your new townhouse". This well 12.00pm 3. Mark Cavendish (IOM/OPQ) s.t. Ashburton. AllPiers three bedrooms are Athol McAlpine Alister Bolt beat Craig Gallagher 3/0, Murray grounds. A big plus3rd is the outbuildings a warm home in wint Grade Boys 4.00 PM: Allenton v Wakanui Rolton Dave Gorman McFarlane Finals presented two bedroom (possibly three), 4. Peter Sagan (SVK/CAN) s.t. spacious and Maxwell sunny and large built including large lock up workshop and summer. doubl (Umpires: Wakanui 2GB & Allenton 2GB); 5.00 Ian have Sawers. beat Ang de beer 3/1, Mike Plows beat Melissa 2 Waihora v Southern, Tai Tapu 1, 1pm,Large G Peddie, two bathroom townhouse is landscaped 5. Roberto Ferrari (ITA/LAM) s.t. in wardrobes. Nearest the Pins #4 Arabica: Graham Gunn; #6 Slattery 3/0 two bay pole shed. Opportunity auto door and ample PM: Methven vfor Hampstead (Umpires: Ashley A McMillan, B Moir and waiting for you NOW! Internal access good living and lifestyle. Overall Standings VIEW SaturdayTerrace 23 FebDowns: 10.15 -Eric 11.00am VIEW Saturday 23 Feb Kelland & Joanne Wakelin) Meaclem; #13 Ski Time: Piers Play Offs Division 4 double garage, loads of storage, HRV, 1. Chris Froome (ENG/SKY) 83h56m40s VIEW Saturday 23 Feb - 11.15am 2nd10.30 Grade Boys 6.00 PM: Hampstead v Allenton Rolton; # 17 Hunters Wines: Tony Worsfold; The West Melton v Kirwee, West Melt 1, 2.45pm, Hinds beat collegiate 14/2 smart kitchen with very generous open 2 3 2. Nairo Quintana (COL/MOV) 4:20 Blue & Brown Pubs 2nd shot # 14 Dale Fisher; Top John Booth beat shannel Singh 3/0, Rory Boleyn (Umpires: Joanne Wakelin & Wakanui Blue SM); TBA; Rolleston v Springston, Roll 1, 1.00pm, M plan living, and a well fenced outdoor 3. Joaquim Rodriguez (ESP/KAT) 5:04 Notch 4 Square Supermarket1 best nett: Jeremy beat Deb McClintock 3/0, Andrew Whyte beat 7.10 PM: Methven v Wakanui (Umpires: Joanne Hanson; Banks Peninsula v Prebbleton, Little area. 4. Alberto Contador (ESP/TST) 6:27 Johnson 61; Aqua Japanese Restaurant 2nd nett: Rachel Lyon 3/0, Michelle Read beat Whitney Wakelin & Scott Marshall) River 1, 1.00pm, R Kandula 5. Roman Kreuziger (CZE/TST) 7:27 July 31 Dave Callaghan 65 by lot; Golf Club Best gross: 2 OPEN HOME OPEN HOME OPEN HOME Press Cup Smith 3/2 2 Points: 3rd Grade Girls 4.30 PM: Collegians v Methven Graham Gunn 74 Pleasant Point A beat Pleasant Point B 11/6 St Bede’s v Ashburton College, St Bede, 12pm 1. Peter Sagan (SVK/CAN) Next Week; Club Champs Qualifying- Blue Tees Janneen Christie beat Tim Croskery 3/1, Brenda (Umpires: Joanne Wakelin & Rachel Law); 5.30 Under 18 (Combined North Canterbury, 409. Friday players – Cards must have “Qualifying Hall beat Jason Clemens 3/2, Richard Geary beat PM: Hampstead Blue v Hampstead Gold (Umpires: Ellesmere, Mid Canterbury Competition) 2. Mark Cavendish (IOM/ Round” on them & be in the office that day. Lisa Munro 3/0, Ben Johnson beat Julie Allan 3/0 Joanne Wakelin & Caitlin Johnstone); Bye: Wakanui/ MDI v Celtic Harnett Contracting, 1pm, Dunsandel OPQ) 312. Allenton WEB ID AU27284A WEB ID AU29247 SaturdayWEB – No 1IDteeAU29095 12 noon Junior A; No 1 Tee Rakaia beat Geraldine 14/7 1, P Turnbull Prebbleton v Methven/Rakaia, Preb W 3. Andre Greipel (GER/LTB) EASTSIDE WESTSIDE 12-30 pm Senior WESTSIDE EASTSIDE Phil Rushton beat Pete Blackler 3/2, Christina 1,1pm, M Quinlivan Darfield v Waihora/Springston, 267. 5 Goldrich Drive 74 Harrison Street 14 Magnolia Place Saturday – No 10 Tee 12 noon Intermediate; No Lima beat Rachael Sullivan 3/1,123 CraigCameron Straw beatStreet Dar 2, 2pm, G Robinson 4. Marcel Kittel (GER/ARG) 10 Teekitchen 12-30 pm Junior B. Construction has been completed on Recently upgraded and lovely character situated in the All Canterbury, brand new Ellesand in Kim Dwyer 3/2, Jess Lima beatASally Clarke 3/2 home Under 16 (Combined North Canterbury 222. this beautifully finished home featuring bathroom are the beginnings of a heart of town. ThisMid stunning home Paper Plus Junior Netball mere, Mid Canterbury Competition Braebrook subdivision Rakaia Ladies Golf 5. Alexander Kristoff (NOR/ four bedrooms with ensuite off the remodelled oozes character with beautiful timber a look 4 bedro Peter Sagan home. The major expense July 27 Allenton/Celtic v Waihora, Celt at 1, this 1.30pm, G KAT) 177. master and walkin wardrobe. Open items have been completed and now joinery, polished rimu floors and led 9.00: New world Allenton Shaw; West Melton v Springston, including ensuite July 17, 18 Hole Heartland Court: West Melt and 1, King Of The Mountains plan living/dining/kitchen. Separate there is an opportunity to make your played on a fantastic light windows. A sunny quarter Taylor acre Groundspreading Ltd A, 1pm, H Cook; Malvern Combined in master bedroom. Thomas Trophy Stableford Rifle shooting A v Southern v Prebbleton/ O 1. Nairo Quintana (COL/MOV) 147.personal mark. lounge. Fully insulated and double Thiswinter’s is a superbly section a privateJ retreat. kitchen/dining/living p warm day. Best scores: Marion Wederell N Johnson, Tupe; 10.00: St Josephs Gold v Rolleston, Dar 3, 1.45pm, A Brosnahan Smallbore Five Sided on Gleniti range providing Timaru. for 2. Chris Froome (ENG/SKY) 136. located family39, glazed. home. Enjoy the benefitsHampstead of central living. separate lounge. Com Sally Smith 38, Sandra Quinn 33 A, J Tupe, E Ahearn; 11.00: Tinwald July 20 Mid Canterbury Competition (Russell Kelly 3. Pierre Rolland (FRA/EUC) 117. VIEW Saturday 923Hole VIEW Saturday 23 Feb 11.00 - 11.45am Feb 11.00 - 11.30am VIEW Saturday 23 Feb 11.45 VIEW Saturday 23 Feb South A v- 12.30pm New World Allenton B, A Elliott, A Ashburton Memorial Cup) 4. Joaquim Rodriguez (ESP/KAT) 99. Diane Doody 10. Railway Tavern 2nd shot No. Osbourne. Mark Stewart 199.10, Greg Menzies 197.13, / Semi final: Tinwald Ben Waldron Racing v 4 3 Court: 11.00: Long5. Christophe Riblon (FRA/ALM) 98. 3 F Bierema; Rakaia Seed 3Cleaning 2nd shot Steve McArthur 196.14, Shane Bartlett 195.5, Neumanns Tyre Services Methven/Rakaia, Tin 2, 12.30pm, M Bell No. 6: S Smith; Nearest Pin No. 8: H McKimmie; John Fleming 193.9, Alan Wakelin 193.6, Roger beach B v St Josephs Purple, L Wilson, L Morrow. 2 1 3 Under 14.5 (MCRU Cup) Chertsey Spraying 2nd shot No. 15; M Wederell, Harris 192.7, Sandy Collett 192.4, T J Stewart Ashburton Guardian Blue Court: 9.00: Tinwald Semi Finals: Celtic Lysaght Glass v Allenton G, B & S Quinn 2nd shot No 17; M Wederell School B v Laser Electrical Allenton, Coaches; OPEN HOME OPEN HOME OPEN HOME OPEN HOME 187.6, 1938.82. 2 2 Aorangi South Canterbury Golf 2’s Marion Wederell & Jane2Pangborn. 10.00: Borough Future Ferns v Rakaia C, Coaches; Celt 2, 2pm, T Pearce; Methven v Allenton M, North Otago Meth 1, 12pm, C Carter Women’s Weekend Pennants B Martyn 198.11, G Hawtin 197.13, A Smith 11.00: St Josephs Orange v Southern Agspread Under 13 (Summerfield Cup) British Open July 21 F, Coaches. 196.11, A Sherwin 195.8, M Reeves 193.5, M Semi Finals: Hampstead David Jackson Painting North Zone (at Geraldine): Gleniti 1 11 Pleasant Ashburton Guardian Red Court: 11.00: Southern Collated final round Garland 192.10, G McFarlane 190.6, L Cochrane Hastings McLeod Ltd Licensed under the Real Estate Agents Act 2008 WEB ID AU29237 ashburton@propertybrokers.co.nz Telephone 03Mayfield 9176Service Point 1 1, Geraldine 9.5 Ashburton 2.5, Methven scores WEB Centre E v Wakanui School, C v Southern Hinds Cartage, Hamp 1, 1pm, R Ford; in theID 142nd AU27552A 217 West Street ASHBURTON ID AU28999 189.6, Karen Smith 185.5, G Plunket 184.5, 307 WEB Southern Canterbury Feed Assessment 6 Timaru 6 , Temuka 10 Tinwald 2 WESTSIDE British Open played Morrice, S Stempa. EASTSIDE WESTSIDE TINWALD v Methven 1919.80 M, Hinds 2, 1pm, B Frame36A Johnstone Stre Zone (at St SALE Andrews): Andrews AMI Insurance Court: 9.00: Hampstead School 4/03St 20 DEADLINE SALE THIS BEATS BUILDING MAJESTIC VILLA SouthDEADLINE TOWNHOUSE REQUIRED at par-71 MuirfieldDEADLINE SALE 5/3 ACTION 81 Bridge Street Pages 9Road 11 Windsor Street Timaru Playoffs: Allenton v Celtic, Allen 2,1pm, Club Pleasant Point 2 3,WEB North Otago 10 Fairliein2,thisyesterday:v Allenton Tactix, Be it first home or rental this is a Nestled lovely very tidy treed and WEB ID AU29231 to get into the T Inwood, G Naylor; 10.00: Associate; Methven W v Tinwald A townhouse with3,jus ID AU29058 WEB IDBAU29219 W King 196.9, K Smith 196.9,Fantastic A Dixon opportunity 195.8, MSA, Meth TINWALD WESTSIDE EASTSIDE Gleniti 2 9.5 Maungati 2.5. Methven hardware Silver v Rakaia B, 281is- this Phil very Mickelson winner! Great three bedroom home shrubbed garden sunny property market your Hammer first home or a good indoor outdoo R Burt 195.8, J Bonus 194.12, N Aitken JarvisStreet 191.7, I with 37 Thomson Street 18 Woodham Drive 6/42 12.30pm, Club Associate Phil Mickelson p Bradley Doig, S Wilson; 11.00: Borough C v (USA) 69-74-72-66 with cosy Ecan approved log burner. three bedroom home with a The generous rental Twolikelarge double bedrooms, op This magnificent villa will impress with time is right to purchase this two Hard to find are easy care units this, bedrooms , Henderson 188.7, L Butchers 186.4, C property. Hill 185.5, Ashburton County Lady’s Veterans Under 11 1/2 (MCRU Cup) quality finishing and modernisation bedroom townhouse with good sized to town withareas, single garage. Two Tinwald School S Bonnington, M Milmine. 284area. - Henrik Stenson (SWE) 70-70-74-70 Separate kitchen, living room and open plan lounge Two generous two living heat pump, logB, fire, area, attached garage O Horsnell 185.3, 1911.72. close throughout. Recently refurbished to the living area and nice modern kitchen. bedrooms, good sized living areas. Club Referee or Associate Referee Required pr FMhobbies Local Court: 9.00: Longbeach A v Rakaia July 19 standard is to the benefit of the bedrooms and 285 laundry. Garage and various sheds. Well bathroom upstairs. Full updated bathroom, cosy room access. Attractively - Adam Scott (AUS) 71-72-70-72, highest The home has insulation in the ceiling Ian Rateable Value $140,000. Very Port tidy. Geraldine Semi Finals: Southern All Farm Engineering v new owners for years to come. and walls, double glazing and single A, M Bremner, N Johnson (TS), 10.00: Borough B Stableford (9 holes) fenced for children and pets. A happy bathroom and master bedroom all with fantastic Allenton location. currently tenanted. Poulter (ENG) 72-71-75-67, Lee Westwood (ENG) D Kingsbury 193.8, R Peattie 192.4, N Smith Beautifully landscaped grounds with garage. Front townhouse on a secure Deadline Sale closing Thursday 28th v Southern Brothers Spraying D, C Moore, Tinwald Smitheram/Frew, Hinds 2, 11.45am, G 1st: Heather Robertson 18, 2nd: Fairlie Be72-68-70-75 tenant presently in place. downstairs. sure to view. and fully landscaped section. With soSmuch this isHyde a 'must established gardens. February 2013. 191.8, C Tubb 191.8, S Cleveland 190.7, Palmerto offer, Brown; Methven v Hampstead, Meth 1, 1.15pm, VIEW Saturday Feb 10.00 - 10.45am VIEW Saturday 23 Feb 10.00 - 10.45am VIEW Saturday 23 Feb 10.00 - 10.30am Matszinger 17 23 (cb) see' home. Hideki Matsuyama (JPN) 71-73-72-70, 189.5, R Hobbs 188.5, A Davison-Hickey VIEW Saturday 23 Feb 12.15 - 1.00pm VIEW Sunday 24286 Feb- 1.30 - 2.30pm 186.3, C C Griffith; 11.00: Methven Trucking D v Allenton M O’Callaghan 2 2 Magic, V Pluck, T Johnson. Best Net: Helen Hawksby 36.5 3 Zach Johnson (USA) 66-75-73-72, Tiger Woods Miller 185.5, C Donehue 185.4, 1890.57. Playoffs: 3 3 2 Stirling Sports Court: 9.00: Hampstead Blue v St Two’s: Judy Webb 1 1 1 (USA) 69-71-72-74 Ashburton B team Celtic v Allenton, Celt 2, 12.45pm, Club Digby; 10.00: Methven Nearest Pin Heather Robertson2 OPEN HOME 287 - Hunter Mahan (USA) 72-72-68-75, FranOPEN HOME OPEN HOME Dave Millichamp 193.6, Robbie Hewitt 193.3, Josephs1 Blue, P Teare, B 1 217 West Street ASHBURTON ashburton@propertybrokers.co.nz Telephone 03 1 307 9176 2 1 Associate; Collegiate v Drummond & Etheridge v 2nd Shot: Edna Ralston cesco Molinari (ITA) 69-74-72-72 Savanna McArthur 192.7, Sara Clifford 190.8, Winslow B v Methven Professional Real Estate C, M Yeatman, M Maslin; 11.00: Hampstead School Rakaia Synlait Farms, Coll 1, 1pm, Club Associate OFFERS OVER $279,000 $595,000 OFFERS OVER $268,000 FRESH NEW DECOR SELF SUFFICIENT ITS ON THE LIST Nina McKenzie 190.5, Bill Rankin 189.3, Coby OPENDEADLINE HOME SALE 5/3 ACTION REQUIRED OPEN HOME 2 Ashburton Golf Club DEADLINE1 SALE Under 10, Associate Referee Required A v Allenton Crusaders, S1Anderson, S Beveridge. Snowden 188.5, Steve Millichamp 183.4, Bryan WEB ID AU28267 WEB ID AL28409 WEB ID AU29076 OPEN HOME Allenton v Methven B, Allen 5, 12.30pm; Celtic Colourplus Court: 9.00: Tinwald School A v St WEB ID AU29231 WEB ID AU29219 EASTSIDE ASHBURTON TINWALD ISTAS Stableford Hunter 182.4, Wayne Tubb 179.1, 1879.57 WESTSIDE EASTSIDE 125 William Street 5 KeenansRugby Road 34 Catherine Street Mid Canterbury Josephs Green, E Anderson, I Roberts; 10.00: v Southern HCT, Celt 3, 1.30pm; Methven W WEB ID AU28705 July 20 Mackenzie 18 Woodham Drive 6/42 Aitken Street This freshly redecorated three bedroom 1 hectare in popular location. Vendor First time offered for sale. Nicely set for TINWALD $349,000 Red v Southern Hayden MacKenzie v Southern Cowcare Hooftrimming, Meth 4, home isTrueman close in on the eastside of Daniel 58pts, Tony fattens cattle and has good orchard and sun. Kitchen dining living St areaJosephs with Neville 59pts, Miti The time is right to92 purchase this Street two Hard to find are easy care units like this, McMurdo July 20 D Clark 194.9, R Davie 192.5,the R Patterson 191.6, Ashburton, handy to the post office, gardens and is self sufficient. Unique separate (large) lounge, two heat bedroom townhouse with good sized close to town with single garage. Two Contracting Ltd, M Edwards, D McArthur; 11.00: 12.30pm; Tinwald B Whittaker Contracting v Bennett 57; Dave Hewitt, Murray Cook and David Relax and enjoy sunshine and privacy at VIEW Saturday 23 Feb 11.15 Senior Luisetti Seeds Watters Cup L Tubb 189.5, S Taylor 187.4, E Bennett 186.1, J Countdown, park and central four bedroom home set in attractive pumps and HRV system help make this living area and nice modern kitchen. bedrooms, good sized living areas. "your new townhouse". This well 12.00pm Netherby Magic v Allenton Mystics, K Hunter Rakaia Synlait Farms, Tin 3, 1pm; Bye: Hampstead Ashburton. All three bedrooms are grounds. Av bigClaas plus is the outbuildings a warm home in winter and cool in the Fisher all 56pts; Tong King 55pts; Peter Pratt and The home has insulation in the ceiling Rateable Value $140,000. Very tidy. Darryl Phillips Celtic 13 Harvest Centre Irvine 181.3, A Thomson 180.2, T Holtham 176, presented two bedroom (possibly three), spacious and sunny and have large built including large lock up workshop and summer. Large double garageLetham, with and walls, double glazing and single 2 Lifestyle Motorhomes G Blackwell. two bathroom townhouse is landscaped Tufuga Sa both 54pts; Bruce Ferriman 53pts (by Southern 41, PWL Methven 31 v Devon Tavern in wardrobes. two bay pole shed. Opportunity for auto door and ample outbuildings. P Gallager 175.1, 1851.36. garage. Front townhouse on a for secure Deadline Sale closing Thursday 28th and waiting you NOW! Internal access good living and lifestyle. Ashburton Guardian White Court: 9.00: Allenton VIEW Saturday 23 Feb 10.15 - 11.00am VIEW Saturday 23 Feb 10.45 - 11.15am Under 9, and fully landscaped section. February 2013. countback). Hampstead 7, Bye: REL Rakaia double garage, loads of storage, HRV, VIEW Saturday 23 Feb 10.30 - 11.15am VIEW Saturday 23 Feb 10.00 10.45am VIEW Saturday 23 Feb 10.00 10.30am C v Allenton Hurricanes, E Riordan, K Johansen; smart kitchen with very generous open Associate Referee Required Rifle shooting 2 3 Nearest The Pins: Robbies Bar3 & Bistro: Noel Senior B – 2nd Round Centennial Mug plan living, and a well2fenced outdoor 2 10.00: Methven Shermac A v Southern Harrison Allenton v Tinwald Lizzies Dairy, Allen 6, Sutton, Braided Rivers: Daniel Green, Rothburys area. July 18 1 1 Celtic Kelly’s Cafe & Bar 15 Southern Tinwald Spraying Services Ltd B, B Rayner, C Olds; 12.30pm; Celtic McCrea Painters & Decorators Insurance: Robbie Bell, Netherby Meats: Kevin Tavern 24, Methven 17 Hampstead Coulter Seeds OPEN 1 1 National 2 OPEN HOME OPEN HOME HOME District Championships round five. 2 2 Smith, Robilliards (Nearest pin #18): Bruce Day. 29, Mt Somers 20 v Rakaia Murray Hood Baling 27, Ashburton The Plainsmen, up against top of the 11.00: Borough A v Hampstead B, E Hurley, E v Methven W, Celt 3, 12.30pm; Methven B v OPEN HOME 1 1 Bonnington. Hampstead, Meth 5, 12.30pm; Rakaia Synlait Twos: Jordan Green (eagle 2 on #5), Graeme ladder Manawatu $498,000 POTENTIAL PLUS OFFERS OVER $299,000 TRULY QUAINT SALE 13/3 BRAND Tinwald Liquorland 48DEADLINE v Allenton 5, Bye: Collegiate EASY LIVING NEW Marauders, gained 3 points for$539,000 Byes: Netherby Diamonds Farms v Southern Hyde Bros, Rak 4, 1.30pm; Bellamy (2), Miti Daniel, Troi Kingsford, Robbie a Junior team win and a bonus point for Mark $595,000 ITS ON THE LIST WEB IDOFFERS OVER $268,000 Colts – (Ellesmere/Mid Canterbury Competition) AU27284A WEB ID AU29095 WEB ID AU29247 WEB ID AU27246A Club Duty: St Joseph’s School/Arlene McCrea; Southern Riverlea v Collegiate Cranfield Glass, Bell,WESTSIDE Noel Sutton, Kevin Smith and Murray Cook. EASTSIDE WESTSIDE EASTSIDE Stewart’s 200, just enough to hold a place in the Southern Ross Bros Transport 38 Banks PeninWEB ID AL28409 WEB ID AU29076 5 Goldrich Drive 74 Harrison Street 123 Cameron Street 14 Magnolia Place Canteen Duty: Jenny Wells; Junior Committee Hinds 3,12pm Birdie Jackpot: # 8; Nett Eagles: # 9 ASHBURTON TINWALD semi-finals. sula 5, Construction has been completed on Recently upgraded kitchen and A lovely character home situated in the All brand new and in the newDuty: Vicki McArthur; Umpire Duty: Wendy Hop5 Keenans Road 34 Catherine Street Under 8, Associate Referee Required Open squad, Mark Stewart 98.6, 200.14, 298.20, this beautifully finished home featuring bathroom are the beginnings of a heart of town. ThisCanterbury, stunning home EllesBraebrook subdivision, come and have Under 18 (Combined North 1 hectare in popular location. Vendor time offered for sale. Nicely set for Mayfield Golf Club four bedrooms with ensuiteFirst off the remodelled home. The major expense oozes character with beautiful timber a look at this 4 bedroom home wood/Lyn Hart. Allenton G v Hampstead W J Kellett Builders, Martin Fleming 99.6, 198.14, 297.20, Fleming fattens cattle and has good orchard and theOpen sun. Kitchen dining living area with mere, Mid Canterbury Competition) master and walkin wardrobe. items have been completed and now joinery, polished rimu floors and led includingJohn ensuite and walk-in wardrobe gardens and is self sufficient. Unique separate (large) lounge, two heat Allen 5, 1.30pm; Methven v Celtic , Meth 5, 1.30pm; July 20is an opportunity to make your plan living/dining/kitchen. Separate there light windows. A sunny in master bedroom. Open plan 99.4, 197.11, 296.15, Rex Gardiner 99.6, 196.12, Waihora/Springston 5 Celtic 17, quarter acre Mid Canterbury Heartland Senior Netball four bedroom home set in attractive lounge. Fully insulated and pumps double and HRV system help make this personal mark. This is a superbly section providing for a private retreat. kitchen/dining/living plus another Southern Agspread v Collegiate Ashburton Paint Winners of matches leading up to Club Final 295.18, Greg Menzies 97.4, 198.13, Carl nook. grounds. A big plus is the outbuildings a warm home in winter and cool in the Under 16 (Combined glazed. located family home. Enjoy the North benefits Canterbury, of central living. Ellesseparate 295.17, lounge. Computer July 27 including large lock up workshop and & Decorators, Hinds 3, 2pm; Southern BR Jones VIEW Saturday 23 Feb 11.00 summer. - 11.45am Large double garage with VIEW Saturday 23 Feb 11.00 - 11.30am VIEW Saturday 23 Feb 11.45 - 12.30pm VIEW Saturday Feb 12.00 - 12.45pm Senior: Kerry Read, Terry Kingsbury, Tim Hoban, mere, Mid Canterbury Nordqvist 96.5, 196.12, 292.17, Bruce 23Sheate Competition) two bay pole shed. Opportunity for auto door and ample outbuildings. Heartland Court: 12.30: College A v Hampstead Contracting v Allenton M, Hinds 3, 1pm; Bye: Jack Allan; Intermediate: Steve Schmack, Fraser 4 23 Feb 10.45 - 11.15am 3 3 4 96.3, 194.10, 290.13, T J Stewart 97.4, 191.5, good living and lifestyle. VIEW Saturday July 20 A, V McArthur, S Geddes; 1.30: Tinwald H L Jones Excavation VIEW Saturday 23 Feb 10.30 - 11.15am Tasker, Gordon Duthie; Junior A: 1Bill Allan, Roger 288.9, Tony Thomson 93.3, 194.9, 287.12, Steve Hotel Ashburton Springston v Allenton/Celtic – Springston won 2 3 2 3 Lake; Junior B: Brian Fielder progresses through by default, Malvern Combined v Tinwald- Malvern McArthur 96.3, 191.5, 287.8, total 2925.149, Celtic Vetent A v College B, W Hopwood, C Under 7, OPEN HOME OPEN HOME OPEN HOME OPEN HOME 1 2 2 2 Corbett;2 2.30: United KFC A v Methven Wareings to final. Associate Referee Required Combined won by default, Prebbleton/Rolleston Manawatu 2951.158. OPEN HOME A, E Robertson, L Kennedy; 3.30: Rakaia Blue v 2 Others played BisqueSALE Par: Arnold 8 up, FIND Allenton v Collegiate Countdown Foodmarkets, Composite squad,PLUS Sandy Collett 98.5, 194.9,$225,000 14 Methven/Rakaia 55, $245,000 POPULAR SPOT DEADLINE 7/3 Rushton $250,000 TOWNHOUSE A GREAT STARTER A RARE Celtic B, S Hopwood, E Scott. Ian Beach 7 up, Don Ingold 6 up, Ian Hopping 5 up. Allen 6, 1.30pm; Methven B v Hampstead Netherby No JAB Rugby Played Due To School Holidays 292.14, Elizabeth Gardiner 98.5, 194.6, 292.11, WEB ID AU29237 WEB ID AU27552A WEB ID AU28999 WEB ID AU28695 DEADLINE SALE 13/3 BRAND NEW $539,000 Neumanns Tyre Services Court: 12.30: College 4 Square, Meth 3, 1.45pm; Methven W v Celtic Nearest Pins: Aon Insurance Brokers No 2: Tim Nina McKenzie 96.5, 192.5, 288.10, Bryan Hunter EASTSIDE WESTSIDE WESTSIDE TINWALD 81 Bridge Street 20 Pages Road Real Estate No 11: Tony Neilson; 11 Windsor Street 36A Johnstone Hoban; Bayleys WEB ID AU29247 WEB ID AU27246A 95.3, 192.7, 287.10, Shane Bartlett 96.3, Street 190.5, U18 v Methven EuroAgri B, D McNab, K Bush; Summerfield Builders, Meth 3, 1.45pm; Rakaia Be it first home or rental this is a Nestled in this lovely very tidy treed and Fantastic opportunity to get into the A townhouse with just a bit extra giving WESTSIDE EASTSIDE 1.30: Smith and Church Collegiate A v Hampstead Synlait Farms v Southern CRT, Rak 1, 1.45pm; Marilyn Cross Property Brokers 286.8, total 1445.53, Manawatu 1460.65. winner! Great three bedroom shrubbed garden is this very sunny No 5: Don Ingold; property market with your first home or a good indoor outdoor flow. Two 123 Cameron Street 14 home Magnolia Place with cosy Ecan approved log bedroom home withNeilson; a generousATS 2nd Shot No rental property. Two large bedrooms , open plan Hotel living Ashburton B, I Anderson, L Muckle; 2.30: ANZthree Bank No 14: Ben Junior squad, Joe McAdam double 99.5,bedrooms, 99.4, 198.9, Southern Coleman Ag v Tinwald Skip 2 It Flooring, A lovely character home situated in the Allburner. brand new and in the new Mid Canterbury Interclub Separate kitchen, living room and open plan lounge area. Two generous two living areas, heat pump, log fire, area, attached garage with internal heart of town. This stunning home Braebrook subdivision, come and have 9 and No 18: Allan C v Wilson Bulk Transport Allenton A, A Hins 4, 1pm; Tinwald RD1 v Methven R, Tin 4, 1pm Hailey Beevor 98.8, 98.3, access. 196.11, Savanna laundry. Garage and variousa sheds. bedrooms andJack bathroom upstairs. Full updated bathroom, cosy hobbies room Attractively presented Cletic and oozes character with beautiful timber look atWell this 4 bedroom home Division 1 fenced for children and pets. A happyensuite and walk-in wardrobe bathroom master bedroom all with fantastic Allenton location. tenanted. Two’s: Benand Neilson, Murray Keir, Don Ingold, Tim joinery, polished rimu floors and led including McArthur 98.3, 96.2, 194.5, totalcurrently 588.25, Manawatu Bell, D McNab. Under 6, Ashburton beatWith Pleasant tenant presently in place. in master bedroom. Open plan downstairs. Be sure to view. so muchPoint to offer,12/4 this is a 'must light windows. A sunny quarter acre Hoban, Eagles: Kerry Read No 12 Ashburton Guardian Blue Court: 12.30: College VIEW Saturday 23 Feb 12.15 kitchen/dining/living - 1.00pm VIEW Gordon Sunday 24 Duthie. Feb 1.30 - 2.30pm Associate Referee Required section providing for a private retreat. plus another Richard Beck see' beathome. Josh O’Malley 3/1, Sam 573.21. Ash Vegas Player of the Day: Arnold Rushton Enjoy the benefits of central living. separate lounge. Computer nook. Y10 A v College Y9 A, B Williams, K Cairns; 1.30: Teams total, Manawatu 4984.244, Ashburton 3 3 2 2 Allenton G v Collegiate Regent Cinema, Allen Shearer beat Bob Gosling 3/1, Tim Stoddart beat VIEW Saturday 23 Feb 11.45 - 12.30pm VIEW Saturday 23 Feb 12.00 - 12.45pm 8 up; Nett Eagle No 8: Don Lake 4958.227. College1 Y10 B v Celtic D, K Nepe, K Bell; 3.30: 3, 1pm; Allenton M v Methven B, Allen 3, 1pm; Hamish Munro 3/0, Darin Dudson beat Lindsay 1 2 1 3 4 Next Week: Continuation of club champs Methven The Brown Pub White v United KFC B, Celtic Summerfield Builders v Methven W, Celt 4, Christie 3/0 OPEN HOME OPEN HOME 1 2 1 1 knockout. 3 2 W Hopwood, B Marrett. 1pm; Celtic Champion Murphy Racing v Collegiate Temuka beat Mayfield 14/4 Ashburton Guardian Red Court: 12.30: Methven McDonalds, Celt 4, 1.45pm; Rakaia Synlait Farms OPEN HOME Regan Joyce beat James Wright 3/0, Brent 2 2 Mayfield Golf Club R & R Haulage U18A v Rakaia White, L Clough, B v Rakaia Synlait Farms, Rak 1, 1.45pm; Southern Philips beat Simon Roy 3/1, Hayden Cleland beat 9 Hole Division A Rush; 1.30: Tinwald South Black v Smith and Progressive Livestock v Southern H Mackenzie $250,000 TOWNHOUSE PLUS $225,000 Robert Stocker 3/2, Gary Prentice beat Robert July 19 Church Collegiate B, L Forbes, K Naish; 2.30: Contracting, Hins 4, 12.15pm; Tinwald Ian Howden Mensen 3/1 WEB ID AU28999 WEB ID AU28695 Stroke and Stableford WESTSIDE TINWALD Methven The Blue Pub Black v Hampstead Hotel Spraying v Hampstead Metalcorp, Tin 4, 1.45pm No results yet from Collegiate V Rakaia and 11 Windsor Street 36A Johnstone Street Ladies 1st Wendy Sim 50:16:34 with 20 stbf, Hinds V Methven Ashburton Gold, L Clough, A Johnson. Mid Canterbury Football Fantastic opportunity to get into the A townhouse with just a bit extra giving 2nd Judy Fielder 64:27:37 with 18 stbf AMI Insurance Court: 12.30: Celtic E v Methven property market with your first home or a good indoor outdoor flow. Two Division 2 July 27 rental property. Two large bedrooms , double bedrooms, open plan living Men 1st Ray Thompson 51:15:36 with 18 stbf, South Pacific Seeds U15 A, N Cavill, J Putaranaui; two living areas, heat pump, log fire, area, attached garage with internal Temuka beat Rakaia 10/8 14th grade, 9.15am: Methven v Eastern, 2nd Eddie Graham 52:15:37 with 17 stbf updated bathroom, cosy hobbies room access. Attractively presented and Andrew and Faulkner Paul Taylor beat John O’Connell 3/1,Philip Methven. Stingers v Westside Real, Domain S3. 2.30: Southern Livestock Exchange 2002 Ltd all with fantastic Allenton location. currently tenanted. Nearest the Pins: Greg Sim Builders and v Methven Mountain Gym U18 C, C Heney, A With so much to offer, this is a 'must Brosnahan beat Zak Bell 3/2, Marshall Stoddart Westside a bye. The following have been selected to shoot in Excavators 2nd Shot No. 2 not struck, Mayfield see' home. Bennett; 3.30: Celtic U18 v Hampstead Hotel the Andrew and Faulkner shoot on Saturday 27th beat Chris Ford 3/0, Nigel Ludermann beat Tim 12th grade, 9.30am: AshUnited v Westside, Transport No. 5 – Judy Fielder. Ashburton C, C Wylie, B Algie. 2 2 Heke 3/1 July, starting at 7:45am. Domain I10. Methven a bye. Port FM Local Court: 1.30: United KFC C v MacKenzie beat Celtic 12/6 1 1 M Fleming, G Menzies (captain), S McArthur, Mayfield Ladies Golf 10th grade, 10am: Collegiate v Methven 1, B Whitehead beat M Hooper 3/1, C O’Reilly beat Domain J3. Longbeach v Rakaia, Domain J2. Hampstead Hotel Ashburton U17, C Van Der Eik, J McAdam, M Stewart, J Fleming, S Collett, S 1 1 July 16 C McClintock; 3.30: College Y9 B v Allenton B, E Bartlett, R Hewitt, TJ Stewart S Harris 3/1, B Belcher beat J O’Connor 3/2, A Westside v Methven 2, Domain J4. District Teams Hydes, S Colquhoun. Emergencies: R Harris, C Snowden No Fun Football or First Kicks on July 27. 1st Mayfield Edna Ralston c/b Mt Somers Lal Anderson beat J Hooper 3/0 Stirling Sports Court: 12.30: College Combined A Ashburton beat Hinds 14/0 1st call in: S Millichamp Mulligan and Judy Webb Marilyn Cross/Hasting v Allenton C, J Cavill, L Chisnall; 1.30: Hampstead Scott Brocker beat Mark Frear 3/0,Brad Going Junior Team: J McAdam (captain), S McArthur, McLeod/Property Brokers 2nd shot 2 &11 Hotel Ashburton U15 v Celtic F, C Waddell, D H Beevor, P Fleming, J Duncan beat Davey Hyde 3/0, Gary Mayne beat Phil 0-30 Jillian Lake. 31-40+ Alison Vessey. 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• Tough day for U17s The Mid Canterbury under 17s were outclassed by Southland on the opening day of the New Zealand under 17 Championships in Hastings. Mid Canterbury were drawn into pool C with Hamilton City, Rotorua and Southland, with the southerners proving too strong 53-28 in their lone match on opening day. Mid Canterbury play Hamilton City this morning and Rotorua in the afternoon before hitting the cross over play tomorrow, where they will feature in either of the top 16, middle eight or bottom nine playoffs depending on their results. The tournament features 32 teams is the first time school age players get the opportunity to come under the scrutiny of Netball New Zealand selectors. Manawatu are the current under 17 champions, winning the Anna Rowberry Cup last year.
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Hannah Wakelin practises a drag pass under the watchful eye of Black Stick Bridget Blackwood at a coaching session at the Ashburton Hockey Turf yesterday. Blackwood, 22, currently has 36 caps for the national women’s side and will play for the Canterbury Cats in the upcoming National Hockey League (NHL) alongside captain Stacey Carr, who held a similar coaching session last week.
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Chiefs confident of competing up front By Patrick McKendry The Chiefs are aware of the awakening monster that is the Crusaders forward pack but are confident they have the personnel to combat it - as long as they take the field with the right attitude. Boosting their positivity ahead of the Super Rugby semi-final at Waikato Stadium on Saturday night is the fact that locking linchpin Brodie Retallick is well on the road to recovery from his high ankle sprain and is likely to be available. Chiefs forwards coach Tom Coventry yesterday acknowledged the Crusaders forwards were impressive in their team’s 38-9 demolition of the Reds in the qualifier match in Christchurch at the weekend. It came a fortnight after a similar dismantling of his defending champion Chiefs, but Coventry said his side could take comfort from the
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fact that they have competed well against the Crusaders in the past - beating them in Hamilton in their first clash in May, and getting the better of them at this stage last year. “They’re playing well at the moment,” Coventry said of the Crusaders forwards, a line-up which includes eight current or former All Blacks. “The whole country knows that, the whole world does, they have an international pack. “It’s more about the attitude you bring to the game. They weren’t too happy with their effort against the Hurricanes [a narrow win before the Reds match] and they turned it around. “We can be much better than we were in Christchurch, it was billed as a significant match but we didn’t show up. “We’ll have to be at our best but we’ve done it in the past.” The long queues for tickets at Waikato Stadium yesterday sug-
gested the match will be pretty uncompromising. a sell-out and the home “He’s been a constant advantage will be imporfor us.” tant for the Chiefs. Coventry said he was They have quickly been happy with the appointlabelled as underdogs, ment of Steve Walsh as yet have been one of the the referee for the match, most consistent teams in saying he was one of the the competition, finishing most consistent in the on top of the table and competition. losing only four matches. As for the breakdown In Ben Afeaki, Hika penalties the Chiefs conElliot and Ben Tameifuna ceded in their heavy defeat Brodie Retallick they have one of the best in Christchurch, somefront rows of the competithing which hampered tion, with captain Craig Clarke one them earlier in the season, that of the hardest working locks. could also be blamed on the poor Loose forwards Matt Vant Leven attitude and lack of enthusiasm, and Tanerau Latimer, casualties he said. against the Blues before their recent “We were a step behind at the weekend off, will be available, but it breakdowns, the tackle and carryis the return to fitness of Retallick ing the ball. When you’re slow by which is the most significant. half a step you tend to catch the “He’s important to us,” Coventry referee’s eye. said. “He’s part of the engine room “The referee tends to favour the and a catalyst for all the driving team going forward and that’s the play, work at the breakdowns, he’s way it should be I reckon.” - APNZ
Ashburton wins final-bowl thriller By Jonathan Leask The Ashburton Indoor Bowls Association laid claim to the Patterson Trophy by a solitary point in Collingwood at the weekend. The Ashburton team beat the defending champions Canterbury who were also the title holders of the national Welch Trophy, which Ashburton will now play for in September. Ashburton was up against Nelson, Canterbury, Golden Bay/ Motueku, Marlborough and the West Coast in the zone five playoff, and Michael the victory came down to Michael Lawson’s last bowl, which according to his team mates was a “screamer of a bowl” to ensure they finished one point in front of hosts Nelson. Nelson led after the first round just three points ahead of Ashburton,
but Ashburton moved into a two point lead after the second round’s play. Ashburton moved out to 82 points after the third with Nelson still well within reach on 79 but Canterbury had fallen behind on 71. Nelson reclaimed the lead in the fourth round to be up 103 to Ashburton’s 102 heading into the fifth and final round. It made for a tense and tight final round but Lawson delivered the killer blow to have Ashburton in top with 126 to Nelson’s 125 with Canterbury’s making a late charge but falling short on 123. The Ashburton team Lawson consisted of Grant Wilson, Ken Mackenzie, Murray Bassett, Russell Ellis, Lawson, Alex Crawford, Mark Sheard and Chris Talbot, and they will now look forward to the national final taking on the other five zone winners in the Welch Trophy.
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Wakanui goalkeeper Chris Watson moves to block a Collegians shot on goal in the Mid Canterbury 1st grade men’s match on Sunday. In the other game Methven beat Tinwald 5-1 while Ashburton College had the bye. Collegians were denied on that occasion but managed a 4-1 win to remain unbeaten for the season as they chase a 10th straight winning season. As they have for several seasons now, Collegians are dominating the local men’s competition and are on target to collect the Hyde Trophy for a 10th straight year, then go after the Johnny Hunt Memorial also for a 10th year, and once both local trophies are locked away they’ll line up South Canterbury’s top first grade team for a 10th straight Percy Clarke trophy win. The1st grade women’s competition, which is on hold over the school holidays, is again led by Methven this year with Collegians giving them a run for their money.
Former Test batting linchpin Mike Hussey says the struggling Australian side must stay united and will repay faith given time. Australia has lost the first two Tests of their Ashes campaign, crashing to a calamitous 347-run defeat in the second Test at Lord’s yesterday after two wretched batting efforts. They are clearly missing Hussey, who averaged 51.52 over 79 Tests, the last of which was against Sri Lanka in the first week of this year. Since then, Australia have lost six straight Test matches. The prolific left-hander, who yesterday confirmed he would play for Big Bash League franchise Sydney Thunder this summer, again ruled out a Test comeback. Renowned for his positivity and enthusiasm, Hussey was adamant Australia could bounce back but admitted they are doing it tough. “At times like these the guys have got to really stay tight together and try and look for the positives and try and get back in a positive frame of mind,” Hussey said. “And really just identify one or two things each, individually and collectively, what they can do better.” Hussey said he expected the pride of the players to provide the spark for better performances in the three remaining Tests. “I just think that we’ve got a squad there that we’ve got to show a lot of faith and belief in and they will repay that faith over time,” Hussey said. “It does take time to build up your experience, to get into those real tough pressure situations and work your way through them and the more times they are exposed to that the better they are going to get.” Hussey said he wasn’t missing the international stage.
Mike Hussey: Won’t be back “I’m sort of glad I’m not really in that pressure situation, those tough situations, there’s a lot of stress and tension involved,” Hussey said. Asked what he would advise captain Michael Clarke, Hussey said he would try to keep him in a positive frame of mind and eliminate all the distractions and peripheral issues. Hussey believed the proliferation of T20 tournaments was having an effect on batsmen’s ability to play lengthy Test innings. “I certainly found it difficult making the transition between the different formats of the game, it took me time and I’m a very structured and planned and organised sort of player,” Hussey said. “It’s a difficult challenge and I think there is possibly an effect now, but there’s possibly going to be more of an effect in times to come with more and more T20 being played.” Hussey was surprised by the sacking of coach Mickey Arthur but backed his replacement, Darren Lehmann, to do a good job. “He’ll help the guys to try and relax and enjoy the game, go out there and express themselves and play their best cricket.” - AAP
Australian cricket great Shane Warne has slammed New Zealand umpire Tony Hill, as controversy surrounding the decision review system continues to plague the Ashes. Day four of the second Ashes test was marred by third umpire blunders, though the one-sided nature of England’s win ensured the mistakes didn’t influence the result. As Australia crumbled to a heavy defeat, Ashton Agar was given his marching orders by third umpire Tony Hill despite being given not out by the on-field umpire. Hill’s decision riled many fans on social media, among them former Australian leg-spinner Shane Warne, who voiced his displeasure on Twitter. “Apologies for my language, but that was absolute #bullshit from the 3rd umpire. Has to be clear evidence to overturn the decision! #rub- APNZ bish.”
• Another top 10 for Ko World number one amateur Lydia Ko had a strong final round to finish tied for seventh at the Marathon Classic in Ohio yesterday. The 16-year-old fired a three-under 68 in the fourth round to finish eight shots behind the winner Beatriz Recari of Spain. The result continues a phenomenal season in 2013 for Ko. She has finished in the top five on five occasions and in the top 10 on seven occasions as she backs up her incredible season in 2012. Her next tournament is the women’s British Open in Fife, Scotland at the start of next month. Ko was the leading amateur and tied for 17th at last year’s tournament. - APNZ
• Triathletes take silver The New Zealand team has claimed silver at the ITU World Mixed Relay Championships in Hamburg yesterday. A strong team effort from Andrea Hewitt, Tony Dodds, Kate McIlroy and Ryan Sissons propelled New Zealand onto the podium behind winners Germany for their best finish in the event. The United States finished in third. Sissons was thrilled to anchor the team to the line and a medal. “It is always hard going last, there is a lot of pressure, I was more nervous than yesterday I think. We wanted to be on the podium today and we put ourselves in a great position throughout the race and I was lucky enough to finish it off.” - APNZ
• Brown grabs 44th New Zealand golfer Mark Brown has completed a fine week at the 142nd Open Championship in Scotland, finishing in a share of 44th place. The 38-year-old shot a final round one-over 72 for the second straight day. He finished on 10-over-par, 13 shots back from the champion American Phil Mickelson who claimed his first Claret Jug and was also the first golfer to win the Scottish Open and British Open in successive weeks. Mickelson was also the first left-hander to win The Open Championship in 50 years since Sir Bob Charles won in a playoff at Royal Lytham and St Annes - APNZ in 1963.
• Fisiiahi’s season over Warriors wing Glen Fisiiahi will sit out the rest of the season following confirmation yessterday he requires surgery to repair a pectoral injury. Fisiiahi sustained a tear to the right side of the muscle during the Warriors’ win over Wests Tigers in Sydney on Friday night, and team doctor John Mayhew’s initial assessment has been confirmed by orthopaedic surgeon Stu Walsh. Mayhew said an MRI scan has revealed a complete rupture of the right pectoralis major muscle, leaving Fisiiahi facing surgery in about 10 days. “The usual recovery period is in excess of three months following surgery,” Mayhew said. “Glen won’t be available for further football this year.” - APNZ
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Basketballers still heading to capital The Canterbury Country basketball teams, featuring Mid Canterbury players, are still expecting they will travel to Wellington and Nelson for the national basketball championships despite on-going seismic activity. A 6.5-magnitude earthquake occurred on Sunday with more than 50 shakes centred near Seddon, which is 70km south of Wellington and similar distance south-east of Nelson. The ongoing aftershocks affecting
Not an ideal situation with 40 teams set to invade the city tomorrow. “There’s going to be 40 teams going and staying all over Wellington. “All throughout the CBD, so it will be interesting to see how it pans out,” Basketball Mid Canterbury’s Pat Turton, who is coach of the Canterbury Country under 15 girls, said. “At this stage everything is still on but who knows.” While the administrators work out the safety concerns and feasibility of holding the tournaments,
Turton expects some parties to have reservations about heading into a potential danger zone. “If you ask the players they’ll all just want to go and play, but I’m sure if you ask their parents they might have a few questions about it. “From my perspective we have been preparing since March so it would be good to get up there and play, but the assessment has to be made on whether it’s safe.” Mid Canterbury has provided half of the Canterbury Country girls’ team with Sala Bueta, Georgina Kelly, Mel Puckett, Liberty Ross
and Grace Wilson joining five North Canterbury girls to make the 10-strong team. Mid Canterbury have six of the 10 players in the boys’ team with Western Bartlett, Gareth Hunt, Thomas O’Brien, Liam O’Connor, Alin Onica and Eru Tahuri Cooperwho was originally a non-travelling reserve but has been called in to the team after an injury. Jason O’Connor, Josh Stempa, Cole Wilson and George Wilson are in the Canterbury Country under 19 boys’ team heading to Nelson. All three teams expected to travel as planned this morning.
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Fine spells. Patchy light rain clearing south of Christchurch by afternoon. Northerlies dying out in the morning.
FRIDAY: Fine with light winds.
Mainly fine with high cloud, but the odd shower south of Banks Peninsula. Westerly winds.
High pollution days in Ashburton so far this year
FZL: 1600m in the S, 1800m in the N
Rain near the divide, with scattered falls further east, north of Mt Cook, clearing later. Mostly fine further south, but scattered showers developing, mainly about the divide, towards evening. Snow lowering to 1400m in the S and 1500m in the N. Wind at 1000m: NW 40 km/h in the N, but lighter winds further S. Wind at 2000m: NW 55 km/h.
TOMORROW
FZL: 1400m
Showers, mainly near the divide, with snow down to 1100 metres. High cloud elswhere. THURSDAY Wind at 1000m: W rising to 60 km/h. Wind at 2000m: W rising to severe gale One or two showers, mainly about the coast, 100 km/h. clearing. Southwesterlies developing, then THURSDAY dying out later. Showers, mainly near the divide, with snow down to 700 metres. Strong southwesterlies, gale about the tops. FRIDAY
fine 7 16 fog 3 15 fine 4 16 cloudy 5 14 drizzle 10 12 rain 8 14 showers 7 14 NZ Situation Fine with light winds. rain 8 14 A trough moves over the North Island tomorrow. clearing 7 16 Another cold front moves over the South Island fine 2 14 tomorrow and the North Island on Thursday SATURDAY fine 2 10 fine 5 13 followed by a southwest flow over the country. A high Fine with light winds. fine 3 12 spreads over the country on Friday and Saturday.
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TODAY: Cloudy periods, possible early rain. Northerly dies. TOMORROW: Mainly fine, chance shower. Westerlies.
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Ashburton Forecast 16
In winter, tiny particles called PM10 hang in our air and are harmful to our health. Most of winter PM10 in Canterbury is due to smoke from home heating. A daily PM10 reading over the national standard is considered a high pollution day.
Mystery person: Mid Canterbury’s rugby development officer Craig Dunlea has spent a fair bit of time plying his rugby trade in various places around the world, including playing for Scarlets in the Heineken Cup. Quote: Roger Bannister Trivia question: Scotland
the Wellington area have closed the Basketball New Zealand (BBNZ) office until further notice, and put the under 15 tournament in Wellington and under 19 tournament in Nelson in jeopardy. Basketball New Zealand were expecting the tournaments to proceed and were in the process of contacting the respective councils, and Nelson and Wellington basketball associations yesterday, but suggested that the teams make contact with their vehicle and accommodation bookings with certain areas of the Wellington CBD in lockdown.
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FRIDAY Becoming fine. Strong southwesterlies easing.
SATURDAY Mainly fine. Southwesterlies.
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River Levels
cumecs
Rakaia Fighting Hill (NIWA) at 1:45 pm, yesterday Nth Ashburton at 3:00 pm, yesterday Sth Ashburton at 3:15 pm, yesterday Rangitata Klondyke at 3:00 pm, yesterday
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Source: Environment Canterbury
Canterbury Readings
to 4pm yesterday
max
Ashburton Airport
17.9
Temperatures °C
Average
5.4
11.1
Christchurch Airport 15.9 Average
10.9
Timaru Airport
16.0
Average
Rainfall mm
10.6
6
Tuesday 9 noon 3
6
0.6
0.0
19.8 575.6
N 22
0.0
44.8 438.6
NE 20
2.4
0.0
10.2 369.6
NW 17
0.5
-2.5
0.6
-1.9
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-1.0
9 pm am 3
max gust
1.1 -0.4
40
384
51
356
31
273
Tides, Sun, Moon and Fishing m am 3 3
Wind km/h
min grass 16 hour Jul 2013 min to date to date
Wednesday
6
9 noon 3
6
9 pm am 3
6
Thursday 9 noon 3
6
9 pm
2 1 0
3:29
9:41 4:01 10:14 4:23 10:35 4:54 11:06 5:17 11:29 5:46 11:59 The times shown are for the Ashburton River mouth. For the Rangitata river mouth subtract 16 minutes and for the Rakaia river mouth subtract 6 minutes.
Rise 7:57 am Set 5:22 pm Bad
Bad fishing Set 7:38 am Rise 6:10 pm
Full moon 23 Jul
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Rise 7:56 am Set 5:23 pm Bad
Bad fishing Set 8:18 am Rise 7:25 pm
Rise 7:55 am Set 5:24 pm Bad
Bad fishing Set 8:53 am Rise 8:39 pm
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