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Donation verdict for cannabis cultivation After making a donation to a local charity an Israeli couple are free to travel, despite operating a sizable cannabis cultivation unit in their Rakaia home. Daniel Sudri, 26, and Hadas Sudri, 25, appeared before Judge Noel Welsh in the Ashburton District Court yesterday, and pleaded to guilty to cultivating cannabis. Judge Welsh was persuaded to discharge the couple without conviction, on the basis that they donated $2000 to the Salvation Army before 4pm yesterday. The money was handed over before the court’s morning adjournment and they were on their way. Ashburton police were called to the couple’s Rakaia address at about 5.35pm on June 12, alerted by a visitor to the property, who required medical attention after being overcome by strong fumes. Reinforcements were called from the Christchurch, Timaru and Selwyn districts, and St John ambulance officers also attended. Inside the home they discovered a growing set-up in a bedroom, with evidence of 54 recentlyharvested cannabis plants, and a growing plant labelled “master kosh”. Kosh refers to a variety of cannabis, and ‘master’ - to the plant from which cuttings are taken from propagation. The plants were growing under lights, with an automatic irrigation and ventilation systems installed. In the lounge room, police found drying lines where 3.5kg of cannabis head material was suspended. A dehumidifier was in use to aid with the drying process. A further
2.8kg of cannabis leaf was uncovered in another room. Duty solicitor Bevan Coombes said the cannabis was for personal use, and the couple had tickets to leave the country on July 3, having arrived on working visas in March last year. He said they had studied cannabis cultivation on the internet before setting up the system, and there was no evidence of dealing. Mr Coombes also pointed to Daniel Sudri’s distinguished career in the Israeli army, and his record of voluntary service in Africa, where he worked for a charity supporting orphaned children. Hadas Sudri practised as a horse therapist in the district, and together they planned to travel from Israel to Tanzania in the near future to resume volunteering, Mr Coombes said. He asked Judge Welsh to discharge the couple without conviction, so as not to impair their ability to get visas for future travel. The police saw the situation differently, opposing Mr Coombes’ submission, based on the amount of cannabis and the sophisticated growing operation. Prosecutor Mylen Hamilton was also concerned that without a conviction, neither of the accused would have to declare a conviction at the New Zealand border in the future. Ashburton Salvation Army manager Judith Lilley, who was in court yesterday, planned to put the money into the charity’s Christmas fund, to help needy families who had been deprived by drug dependency. More court news, P5
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The Westpac Rescue Helicopter lands on Archibald Street in Tinwald to take an elderly man to Christchurch Hospital after he was struck by a van while riding his mobility scooter over a busy pedestrian crossing yesterday. He was in a critical condition last night.
Mobility scooter hit by van; rider critical By Myles Hume An elderly Ashburton man is in intensive care after he was struck by a van while riding his mobility scooter over a pedestrian crossing on Tinwald’s main street yesterday. The man, in his mid 80s, was airlifted to Christchurch Hospital yesterday about midday.
Last night, a Canterbury District Health Board (CBHD) spokesperson said he was in a critical condition in the hospital’s intensive care unit. Senior Sergeant Grant Russell, of Ashburton, said it appeared the man was halfway over the crossing on his mobility scooter on Archibald Street, outside Smallbone Bros Commercial Division, when a southbound van towing a small cherry picker
struck him about 11.20am. The van eventually came to a stop about 10 metres after the crossing. “We will continue investigating, there’s no way we are chucking fault at anyone at the moment,” Mr Russell said. Three police cars, two fire appliances and two St John ambulances attended the scene, while the young male driver of the van, visibly shaken, was
consoled by onlookers. Ashburton volunteer firefighters jacked up the van while St John ambulance staff treated the man on the road, before the Westpac Rescue Helicopter landed on Archibald Street to take him to Christchurch Hospital. Traffic was diverted down Graham Street, Agnes Street and Lagmhor Road for more than an hour. A witness at the scene, who
did not want to be named, said the man was “well-known” in the Tinwald area. Last night a CBHD spokesperson said the elderly man was being monitored in the intensive care unit and would provide an update on his condition this morning. Mr Russell said it was vital both pedestrians and motorists heightened their awareness at pedestrian crossings.
More families struggling as rising costs cripple By Myles Hume
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Winter is putting huge strain on several Mid Canterbury families already this year, some who are struggling to clothe their children properly for school, principals say. And there are reports the issue has extended to middle-income earners. This comes after Safer Ashburton District and the Base Youth Centre told the Guardian last week their new Coats for Kids initiative had already supplied 45
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“I would say a lot of families seem to be struggling at an earlier stage than usual, and these aren’t just your traditional families. It’s just that the dollar isn’t going far enough for parents and we are talking about good parents here,” he said. “I think this is indicative of what is going to happen in the
future, if we don’t change income levels or take other action.” Netherby School principal Andrew Leverton said “it was certainly concerning” to see children turning up to school in the pouring rain in t-shirts and polar fleeces. The school had about eight coats delivered yesterday from the Coats for Kids initiative. “For parents it comes down to the bottom line, the cost of power is going up, the cost of food is going up. “We have seen an increase of families struggling, and many
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ANNOUNCEMENTS DEATHS HARRISON, Joyce Ivy – After a life well lived on Monday, June 24, 2013 at Coldstream House aged 91 years. Dearly love wife of the late Dudley much loved and loving mother of the late Anne and George Mee, Judy and Joe Barker, Trish and Chris Robinson, Alan and Diana, and Sue and Pat Prendergast. Dearly loved nana of Mandy, Hamish, Hayden, Janine, Bridgit, Logan, Charlotte, Sam, Emma, Anna, Megan, Dylan, the late Michael, Chelsea, and Jaimee, and their partners. Much loved great nana of Lachlan, Jarod, Asha, Charlie, Maggie, Jameson, Michaela, Alilyah, Cullen, Jett, Harrison, Hazel, Cleo, and Jaxon. Funeral details to follow. Paterson’s Funeral Services FDANZ Ashburton.
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Mackenzies the best in their business By Linda Clarke
STREET, William Geoffrey – 5/7/2011 - 23/6/2013 – With deep sadness we announce the death of brave sweet William who died at home, in the arms of his adoring, proud parents Carmen (nee Murchie) and Simon Street, with his caring big brother Charlie by his side. Dearly loved and cherished grandson of Judith and Hughie Murchie; Janice and Geoffrey Street (Ashburton). Much loved by his doting aunties, uncles and cousins Jane, Peter, Lily, and Ella Reed; Katie Murchie; Hilary, Andrew, Spencer, and McKenzie Bird; Prue, Adam, Elliot, and Remy StreetStranan. Adored by his godmother’s Jane Reed, Kathy Ryan, and Carmel Hooper. Special thanks to all the amazing doctors, nurses and staff from the Children’s Haematology and Oncology Centre, and the Child Cancer Foundation. Though William’s life was short, his legacy is great and he has taught us all much about courage, determination and how to gain joy from life’s simplest pleasures. His beautiful smile is deeply engrained in many hearts. “So at last he was free to go home on his own, Hairy Maclary with ALL of his bone.� Messages may be addressed to The Family of the late William Street, c/- PO Box 39001, Christchurch, 8545. In lieu of flowers donations in memory of William to the Child Cancer Foundation would be appreciated, and may be made at the service. The Service for William will be held in our Westpark Chapel, 467 Wairakei Road, Burnside, on SATURDAY, June 29, at 2.00 pm. All are welcome. Please wear bright colours. Lamb & Hayward Ltd FDANZ Phone 359-9018 www.lambandhayward.co.nz 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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Methven farmers Craige and Roz Mackenzie are planning a beer and pizza night to celebrate winning a prestigious national farm environment award. They say being recognised as the best in their business has not sunk in yet. The Mackenzies run a 200 ha intensive arable operation off Reynolds Road and use precision agriculture technology to monitor irrigation rates, soil moisture and inputs like fertiliser to maximise the potential of wheat and other crops. They also run a 1200-cow dairy farm on an adjacent property. Science and technology help them make everyday decisions aimed at reducing their farm’s environmental footprint. Craige says most farmers already use basic precision farming philosophies. “If they know how many milksolids they produce or how much Nitrogen it takes to grow a tonne of wheat, then they are already on the bus.� As ambassadors for sustainable farming, the Mackenzies are encouraging farmers to take the next step and use technology like variable rate irrigation and fertiliser application, soil mapping and ground moisture monitoring.
The Ballance Farm Environment Award presented to them at the weekend by Primary Industries Minister Nathan Guy is testament to the gains they have made in sustainable farming over the past five years. The awards celebrate the contribution agriculture makes to the New Zealand economy and highlights the efforts farmers are making to find better ways to manage their farming systems. New Zealand Farm Environment Trust chair man Alistair Polson said the Mackenzies were worthy ambassadors for New Zealand agriculture and would be an asset promoting the New Zealand story in the international marketplace. Craige said their mission was to help all farmers take a step toward precision agriculture and show them the environmental and financial benefits possible. While it was hard to be green if your bank account was in the red, affordable technology was available to farmers and contractors, he said. The Mackenzies walk the sustainable talk on their arable and dairy farms, and are happy to share what they know about precision agriculture. They will be hosting a winner’s field day in October
and want farmers and anyone interested to visit. “People need to see there are financial benefits and economic benefits. A lot of people have sat back and watched but more and more people are now seriously getting into it. Having GPS on a tractor is just the starting point,� Craige said. Their excellence in the precision agriculture field has already resulted in positive exposure for New Zealand farmers. Last year Craige became the first Kiwi farmer to be invited to a global farming discussion held annually in the United States, the couple have also been to Australia and Europe to learn more, and are rated among the district’s top farmers. They say being in such excellent company has helped them become better farmers. “We have some of the best farmers in the world here, plus science and research. The whole support network is focused around agriculture,� Roz said. “We have developed the land and irrigation, and it has been a journey. The older generation gave us respect for the land and taught us how to work it, and the younger generation keeps you doing it right for the future.�
111 diary 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.
• Woman attacks man A woman was charged by police and will appear in court after she smashed a beer glass over a man at the Brown Pub in Methven on Sunday night. The woman broke the glass on the man’s face about 10.30pm, and was arrested by Methven police shortly after.
• Snow halts freezing Heavy snow in the Mid Canterbury foothills might have frozen pipes and the ground but it did the Staveley ice skating rink no favours. While the rink was covered in snow, this has now melted to about eight centimetres of slush which needs to clear before there is any chance of the rink freezing. Last year the rink opened on July 5.
• Car rolls backwards A woman was taken to hospital after her car rolled backwards down a bank in Welcome Bay yesterday morning. Police and ambulance officers were called to the property where the car was wedged in Waikite Rd about 8.30am. The car rolled backwards down a metre-high bank before coming to stop against the side of an aluminium shed. A young boy strapped into the vehicle’s safety seat was uninjured. -APNZ
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Craige and Roz Mackenzie are spreading the good word about farming sustainably.
Storm of skiers expected Schools still owed $50,000 By Jonathan Leask
By Myles Hume
Mt Hutt is bracing for another storm of sorts today with hundreds expected to swarm the skifield after they announced it will open for the first time after the weekend’s snow storm. Skiers and snowboarders will be licking their lips at the prospect of carving up the 2.8m of fresh powder the skifield received at the weekend when it opens provided the weather holds, today. The mass amounts of snow made for a mountain of work from the staff over the past 48 hours to get the skifield ready to open, and that work continued through the night. The big amount of snow meant a big amount of work, and the solution was to bring in some big toys. A chopper was called in to fly in staff and do helibombing, all four cats were on the go, heavy machinery called in to clear the road and the 30 strong specialist storm crew had a bit of digging to do. The result is the mountain being open today only for another storm to hit, with the excited skiers flocking to the skifield get a run on the 3m deep fresh powder. The quad, summit and magic carpet will all be running, but it will be a minimum of three to four weeks until the triple chairlift is fixed after it was damaged in a controlled avalanche on Sunday. Conditions are expected to be “as good as it getsâ€? today with the snow base of over three metres across the mountain and all main trails groomed for opening.  Ski Patrol has made the slopes within the ski area safe, but outside the ski area boundary there’s still “considerable dangerâ€? of uncontrolled avalanches. Â
More than $50,000 is owed to both Mid Canterbury secondary schools after money was paid to people that were not entitled to it, with some of the cash missing since November. Ashburton College principal Grant McMillan said it has prompted the college to be “very careful� with its accounts and left office staff to work hundreds of additional hours. He said the college had $40,000 sucked out of its bank account by Novopay, the shoddy teacher payroll system, and paid to staff that were not entitled to it late last year. Since then Novopay has recovered $24,500 of the blunder for the college. But this year there has been another $24,000 in overpayments to staff, leaving the college more than $40,000 out of pocket in total.
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Mount Hutt College principal John Schreurs said Novopay paid $10,000 to staff and former employees it was not entitled to out of the college’s accounts in November. He had not seen a cent since, and heard “the ministry were working with one school at a time�. The Ministry of Education said it was working with both schools to resolve Novopay problems. Mr McMillan said the college worked hard to ensure the sizable hole in their accounts did not affect the running of classes, but it was difficult for office staff. “Students won’t notice a difference and parents won’t either ... we aren’t saying don’t buy this and don’t buy that because that would affect learning and why would we do that?� Mr McMillan said it did not appear to be simple to retrieve the money back. “Let’s say you overpaid a teacher $10,000, of that
$6000 might have gone into the bank account, about $3000 to IRD, some goes into a super fund, some into Kiwisaver, union dues and other automatic payments. “So getting the money back from teachers is the easy part, but it’s the other stuff that’s the problem.� Mr Schreurs said it did not impact on the running of the college, but noted it had been a long time since the money had been taken out of the account. In response, the Ministry of Education said: “the issues experienced by both Ashburton College and Mount Hutt College have been, and are continuing to be, dealt with by the Backlog Clearance Unit which is focused on resolving schools’ over and under payments.� A spokesperson said the ministry had been in close contact with both schools and had even offered an advance for operational funding to Ashburton College which declined the offer.
Wellingtonians are being warned to expect ongoing traffic delays this week with many of the region’s trains sidelined due to track damage. Major disruptions to the Hutt Valley and Wairarapa train lines, caused by last week’s wild weather, would likely cause significant delays for road users in the evenings, KiwiRail and the Greater Wellington Regional Council said. -APNZ
• Victims targeted The masked and armed intruders who terrorised a Coast Road couple last week had targeted their victims, police have revealed. West Coast police area commander Inspector John Canning said the “targetsâ€?, a man in his 60s and his partner, living just north of Fox River, had not been randomly selected. Both were traumatised and are still receiving counselling from Victim Support. -APNZ
• Sudden deaths shock A support meeting was held last night in Hari Hari on the West Coast as the community deals with the sudden deaths of two young women within the space of a week. A 17-year-old South Westland Area School senior student was found dead at home 10 days ago, less than a week after a 23-year-old woman was also found dead at home. The deaths were unrelated. -APNZ
NSNs to stay with students for life By Myles Hume
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Mid Canterbury toddlers in early childhood education will soon be given a number they will hold for the rest of their schooling life. National Student Numbers (NSN) are allocated to pupils when they start primary school, but the Ministry of Education has instructed early childhood providers to send in identifica-
tion documents so NSNs can be handed out when youngsters begin early childhood education. NSNs are a unique code the ministry uses to “work with the information in a way that protects each learner’s privacy, providing basic data needed to assess trends and develop initiatives�. They are currently used in schools and carried through to tertiary education.
Mid Canterbury Playcentre Association treasurer Kate Williams said the group had been working hard behind the scenes for the past three months to obtain birth certificates from parents. “It’s a lot more paperwork and my understanding is that it will be in the future too, they want to know when children come and go from the centre and all the hours,� she said. Ashburton Kindergarten
Association president Barbara Kirk said they had already submitted the material for all 220 children. The ministry said it could only use NSNs for monitoring and ensuring student attendance, ensuring education providers and students receive appropriate resourcing, statistical and research purposes and ensuring students’ educational records are accurately maintained.
Mt Hutt staff digging in to clear paths in the snow after 2.8m of the white stuff fell on the weekend. “It’s vital that everyone respects the ski area boundary that’s clearly marked around the slopes,� said Mt Hutt ski area manager James McKenzie. “It would be absolute madness to cross any ropes
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Quake tourism ‘exploitative’ By Matthew Backhouse Disaster tourism in Christchurch’s worst-hit eastern suburbs has been slammed by residents as totally insensitive and exploitative, new research shows. The Otago University marketing department study examined reactions to the CBD red zone bus tours that followed the deadly February 22, 2011 earthquake. Interviews with about 50 residents revealed most were accommodating about the central city tours. However, lead researcher Dr Shelagh Ferguson said residents were far less happy about the
possibility of tours in eastern suburbs’ residential areas to view destroyed homes. The research also revealed that focusing on the deaths of 185 people in the earthquake, or dwelling on personal stories of loss, was unacceptable. Taking videos and photographs of the sites of mass fatalities, like the CTV building, was also seen as inappropriate by many. The Canterbury Earthquake Recovery Authority (Cera) arranged bus visits to the CBD red zone in late 2011, with about 30,000 residents taking part. Cera had given the people of Christchurch an opportunity to reconnect with the CBD, Chief executive Roger Sutton said.
“I am sure that, like me, the majority people who took part in those visits didn’t see it as disaster tourism, but rather a cathartic and important part of remembering what brought us to where we are today and where we are headed as a city.” Mr Sutton said Cera had never encouraged or facilitated tours of the residential red zones, adding they should only be done with the full approval and backing of the local community. Christchurch East MP and mayoral candidate Lianne Dalziel said residents of badly hit suburbs like Bexley had been offended with people coming to look at their neighbourhood’s damage. Some had even put up signs to
ward off rubberneckers. However, she said there was a difference between disaster tourism and visitors from outside Christchurch who were “coming to grieve the loss.” Tourism Industry Association said operators had been getting a great deal of interest in tours of the city. “You can only get so much of a feel if you’re watching it on TV, but it’s completely different if you’re actually there and seeing it for yourself,” said spokeswoman Ann-Marie Johnson, who added that tourism operators were likely to be sensitive. Christchurch City Councilowned transport company Red Bus runs a number of red zone
bus tours, ranging from $15 for an hour-long tour to a $78 return shuttle trip for cruise ship visitors. Sydney-based tourist Joanne, who took the tour in April, said in a TripAdvisor review that she was concerned the trip could be “a tad intrusive and perhaps in bad taste”. “However I found it very informative and uplifting and, remembering past visits to the city, incredibly emotional.” An Irish tourist commented that there would not be an opportunity to see Christchurch in its current form for much longer, “so jump onboard while you still can”. Red Bus has now carried more
than 37,000 passengers on its post-quake tours. Chairman Peter Rae said where tours took in sites like the CTV Building, every effort was made to “ensure the material was sensitive and respectful to those who died”. “Red Bus felt it was important to portray the events that happened in February’s earthquake with accuracy and sensitivity and, as the research suggests, provided an educational experience for those on the tour,” he said. In early July, the company is launching a “rebuild tour”, as the city’s red zone reopens and focus shifts more towards recovery. - apnz
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By Sue Newman Ashburton’s back country was picture perfect yesterday, but for high country farmers, the wash up from last week’s big snow storm is far from over. With snow lying up to a metre deep on several high country stations, the most urgent issue is rescuing snow-bound stock. For some that exercise is almost over but for others it continues, days after the snow stopped falling. The Mid Canterbury Rural Trust is working on high country farms in Mid and South Canterbury, snow raking to rescue stranded stock but they’re facing a shortage of people experienced in working in heavy snow, co-ordinator Allan Baird said. People volunteering needed to be fit, experienced in working in snow and they had to be well equipped for the situation, he said. “For the farmers involved, this is a crisis situation. There’s a large amount of capital stock involved. They brought stock down to what they thought would be relatively snow safe country but the scale of this has overwhelmed them.” Tim Silva was one of a team of 10 men who spent Sunday, walking through thigh deep snow, stamping out trails for stranded sheep to follow. It was tough work, but work anyone who was fit could do, he said. His group was made up of rugby players, mountaineers, back country skiers and hunters. “All the stock had to be manhandled. That’s what wears you out so much. You’re not only stamping through deep snow, you’re handling sheep as well.” A clash between Ashburton’s hunting competition and the call for snow rakers eroded the pool of potential workers, he said. “It looks like we’ll have numbers today though as one of the banks has given all their rural team. We’re all rural professionals and this is our community so most employees are supportive.” Mt Hutt Helicopters had been in the air over several days, dropping snow rakers and feed into stranded stock, said owner Josh Kershaw “We’ve had three machines out working with snow rakers and dropping feed. It is thawing but people with stock are still out on the hills snow raking.” On Sunday crews flew the high country, calling in on rural fami-
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Snow-bound sheep don’t survive too long in the cold and their lives are in the hands of volunteer snow rakers to cut a path to feed and snow-cleared land. lies to check they were okay, Mr Kershaw said. At one of the hardest hit stations, Lake Heron, Anne and Philip Todhunter were able to relax for the first time in more than a week on Sunday night after they brought out the last of their 10,000 sheep and 600 head of cattle. “Practically everything sur-
vived and they look surprisingly healthy. They’re hungry and thin but they’re amazingly resilient,” Mrs Todhunter said. That their stock survived the heavy snowfall had everything to do with early warnings that snow was on the way, she said. “We spent the three days prior to the snow getting everything down to safer country and we
left every gate open that we could because digging out a gateway can take hours. It was well forecast. They’ve had big snows before but usually 60 to 70 centimetres. The extra centimetres seemed to make a big difference this time.” It took two days before a bulldozer could access the station and clear tracks but community
support meant there were plenty of willing hands to help rescue stock, Mrs Todhunter said. For high country farmers there had been many sleepless nights, not only during the snow but in the lead up, when most spent nights worrying what they’d find in the morning before getting up at first light, she said. At Inverary Station, John
Chapman said his stock were in good condition. He’d managed to move them to lower paddocks before the storm hit. People with experience working in alpine conditions and who are willing to give some time to work as snow rakers in the high country should contact Allan Baird on 03 308-7594 or 0274 350 141 or email: allan.baird@xtra.co.nz
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By Myles Hume Mid Canterbury youngsters have been tuning their vocal chords in preparation for this week’s Heartland Bank Schools’ Music Festival. More than 400 children are set to take stage at the Ashburton Trust Event Centre from tonight through until Thursday, where they will harmonise to captivate the hundreds of people expected to attend. Schools’ Music Festival organiser Ray King said individual school choirs would sing each night, as well as a 40-strong “special choir” consisting of some of the district’s finest young voices. The schools on show each night will all also combine and join the special choir to bring almost 200 voices together. He said this year’s festival will also feature a school from Darfield and acts tonight and tomorrow night from Ashburton College. Hinds, T inwald,
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Blacky Cheesman (left), of Wilson Bulk Transport, and volunteer Lesley Aldridge prepare the seating for the Heartland Bank Schools’ Music Festival starting tonight at the Ashburton Trust Event Centre. Fairton and Netherby schools will per form tonight, while Longbeach, Methven, St Joseph’s, Ashburton
Christian and Ashburton Borough Schools compete tomorrow. Chertsey, Wakanui, Allenton, Mayfield and
Hampstead schools feature on Thursday evening. Ashburton Intermediate will perform every night.
The Christchurch City Council might be under the gun for its failure to process building consents within 20 working days, but the Ashburton District Council is meeting that benchmark 95 per cent of the time. With 171 consents issued in May, meeting the statutory timeframe was difficult, but council building services manager Michael Wong said this was being achieved by engaging contractors to fill the gaps while new staff were employed. “The consent numbers are proving a challenge and our team is stretched in meeting consent applications times but I’m very happy with the performance,” he said. The council was two building inspectors short and was in the process of recruiting additional staff, Mr Wong said. “A strong local economy and high levels of building activity have seen building consent numbers consistently high in the district.
Getting back to having all consent applications processed and issued within the 20 day requirement is a priority. We are close but we really do need to ensure we maintain the level of service required.” When the Christchurch City Council underwent a review of its consenting process as part of an international accreditation assessment it was put on notice that it needed to improve its processing times or risk losing its authority to issue consents. Like Christchurch, Ashburton was battling rapidly increasing consent numbers and while processing those within the required timeframe was difficult, the council was performing well said, Michael Wong said. He does not expect the independent building accreditation agency, IANZ, to take a similar action in Ashburton to that taken with Christchurch City Council. “We are close to the required performance level, we have plans in place to recruit the staff we require
and council has been kept fully informed and is supporting our requests for staff,” he said. Increasing consent numbers in Ashburton and staff shortage meant Ashburton was unable to help Christchurch deal with its consent backlog, Mr Wong said. “If things were quieter here we could have looked at providing staff to Christchurch City Council on a loan basis. The councils in Canterbury are keen to help each other out in situations like this but we simply can’t assist due to demand here.” The council’s building services team were struggling to meet demand for building inspections but they have managed to get on top of the backlog of requests. Builders can now usually get inspections within one or two days of requesting a booking. The council’s next assessment to maintain its building consent authority accreditation is In February; assessments are carried out on a two year cycle.
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ith only weeks left until nominations open for council and mayoral candidates, the silence from around the Ashburton District remains deafening. Watching the fascinating battle unfolding up the road in Christchurch between Bob Parker and Lianne Dalziel, makes it even more obvious that Mid Canterbury could do with a strong challenger and a high-profile mayoral campaign. To stand for mayor takes commitment and it takes guts.
OUR VIEW The pay is not exorbitant, especially in smaller towns, but the demands are often not dissimilar to those of a big-city mayor. Lianne Dalziel made a bold step as she is stepping down from her lucrative career in Parliament to have a shot at local politics in the city in ruins, without any guarantees there will be a job for her at the end of the race. But as the former Labour
cabinet minister put it, you need a good challenger to breathe life into an election. And the enormous publicity, locally and nationally around her candidacy has already justified her decision. During their first combined television interview, both Christchurch candidates declined to have a crack at each other’s weaknesses, but instead appealed to the voter to what they had to offer and most importantly, to
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controversial decision, the naysayers will hark back at “that” election in October 2013 and claim that Mayor McKay is only in office because of a lack of an alternative. But that is not Mr McKay’s fault, and not unlike an All Black team beating a second-string French team, you can only beat the opposition that is in front of you. So where are these potential challengers coming from? The mayor has had plenty of critics over the past three years so
Paper price rise Re: Saturday Guardian price increase to $2. I was aghast to pay this for my Saturday Guardian last Saturday. In these tight economic times of small cost/wage increases i am stunned how the Guardian could justify an increase of 17.5 per cent. Particularly as in today’s internet world the print media is in decline. Compared to the Saturday Press at $2.80 which is bigger than a month’s worth of Saturday Guardians an increase of this size is totally out of line, particularly as the forest/paper industry is in decline with paper manufacturing prices so cheap. I welcome and the Guardian should be proud of being one of the only privately owned newspapers left in the country providing an important news and community link to Mid Canterbury. However i would like to see the Guardian take the following steps: 1. Review its costs and publicly justify this huge price increase 2. Revamp the Saturday Guardian with more value for money . Chris Thomas The editor replies: Despite economic pressures, the Guardian, has resisted to increase the retail price of the paper for over three years, aside from the GST increase in 2011. Contrary to your assumptions, the cost of producing a daily paper has increased steadily over that period. In fact, the Guardian now each year invests close to $1m dollars in its newsroom, its contributors and news agencies, to supply the reader with the local news that you will not find anywhere else. I do appreciate your support for our paper and your concerns about pricing, so may I suggest you subscribe to our paper and take advantage of the free delivery to your home Monday to Saturday plus free membership to guardianonline for less than 90c per day.
Pool policy change We couldn’t wait for our annu-
al swim week at the Ashburton Community Pool. It is one of the highlights of the term. As usual we were allocated our fantastic swimming tutors and we took our turn in the pool. We were all very good listeners and did as we were instructed. Usually before or after our lesson we get to practice our water skills, diving into the deep end, Life Saving tuition, and survival in deep water, by our capable classroom teachers. This means that we are all busy for the whole hour, enjoying our time, IN the water, at the pool. However yesterday as we were doing our programme that we had done successfully for the past three years, we were asked NOT to do the extra survival/ diving time, because there had been a change in pool policy. You can imagine how we felt when we had travelled an hour total on a bus to get there and back, at a cost of $500 a day. Then we were expected to wait on the side, for half an hour doing school work that could have been done at school. It just doesn’t seem fair. When asked why they wouldn’t let us swim they said: * That we would get too tired and wouldn’t get enough out of our lesson - but we are fit healthy country kids who enjoy physical challenges and like to be extended. What’s wrong with being a little tired isn’t that how you get fit? * It needs to be fair for all schools, was another excuse. But other schools are closer and can get to the pool quicker and don’t have to travel for an hour. Some can be there in 10 minutes and they don’t have the same travel costs and time issues we do. * The next reason they gave us was the public might want to use the pool too. We had no problem with this as there was a spare lane even with us practising at the deep area. There was enough space in the pool for ALL. * They also felt the teachers would be teaching us bad habits that the tutors would have to undo - surely this would be a perfect opportunity to educate our
teachers/parents too, if they are doing it the wrong way. (Some supporting material could be useful as part of the educational package the pool provides). We were very disappointed with the new pool policy and hope the committee revisit their decision and make provisions for those schools wanting to utilise their time at the pool. We need to learn how to swim because living here, in New Zealand we are surrounded by water. We need all the practice we can get! The Children of Mt Taylor (Year 3&4) Lauriston School
School closure The decision to close a school during the day, is never an easy decision to make. A number of factors are taken into consideration, but ultimately there must be a firm yes - we stay open, or no we close for the day. As a principal I understand the impact of Friday’s decision as my own children are spread between two local schools. Therefore I would not only like to thank my parent community for their understanding on Friday, but also the local employers and businesses. Thank you for allowing parents to pick up children, or for parents to take time from work, or even to have children at work as arrangements were made for their care. No one can predict the outcome at the beginning of a snowfall and hindsight is a wonderful thing. I would like to urge all district residents to support our local businesses, because they certainly support us. Peter Livingstone, principal, Tinwald School
Smaller parks Why are the car parks at least a tyre-width smaller than normal in the new Allenton shopping centre? Wouldn’t ride a bike, so close to the parks! Is this why people are driving into the bark gardens? Sandy (Text message)
Potholes Road repaving jobs in the district seem to develop large deep potholes at an alarming rate (eg outside Farmers). This should not happen to a properly-made road bed no matter what sort of traffic uses it. Someone is cutting corners or the council has no idea what proper roading costs, and just takes the lowest bid. Either way the ratepayers are getting ripped off! (Text message)
Water races I hope council and ECan realise after the weather last week that the district’s water race system is needed for drainage as well as providing stock water. (Text message)
Carters Creek On Grove Street, there were cones up as spurts came from the road and ran into Carters Creek. The sign with them said ‘raw sewage’. What happens to the residents’ properties that this creek has overflowed onto? Is council taking any responsibility to sanitise their yards and keep them safe? And what about the fact that we are told this creek is feeding into Lake Hood? (Text message)
Demolition dangers Railway station demolition photo Wednesday’s paper; operator using chainsaw, no hearing, eye, leg protection. Are cowboys employed for this demolition? Jack (Text message)
South Street In reply to JS: Don’t you understand why South Street is so bad? It’s to get the management staff of ACL wide awake to start the day’s work. Another JS (Text message)
Gilmore may stand in Chch East by-election Disgraced National MP Aaron Gilmore won’t comment on speculation he plans to run for the soon-tobe vacant Christchurch East seat, when Labour’s Lianne Dalziel takes on her bid for the Christchurch mayoralty. Mr Gilmore, who stood unsuc-
cessfully for the seat in 2008 and 2011, said on his blog Mighty Rocket that the public had been asking him what he was going to do. “The answer to that is simple. The by-election is not likely til after Show Week. So good things come to those who wait,” he said on
his blog. Mr Gilmore said he was “hounded out of public office” and had “learnt to hold my cards very closely. Bottomline, I do not want to see Labour hold onto the seat as I do not think this is the best thing for the people”. When asked at yesterday’s post-
Cabinet conference for a response on any return of Mr Gilmore, Prime Minister John Key said “yea” and cleared his throat. Asked to expand on his initial response, he said: “Well I’ll leave you to interpret it. I don’t think it’s likely he’ll win.” -APNZ
The mother of a man with Down Syndrome who is fighting to be paid for the care she gives her son says her case is about democracy. Margaret Spencer has cared for her son Paul for the past 25 years of his adult life. For more than a decade she has been fighting to get paid to look after the 44-yearold. The Ministry of Health has refused to pay her for the work, and she has taken her case to the High Court at Auckland. Mrs Spencer told APNZ outside court yesterday that she had been denied her rights for a long time and she was pleased she could finally have her say. “It’s about democracy. None of us want to live in a dictatorship.” Ms Spencer thought her battle had come to an end when the Court of Appeal ruled last year that excluding payments to carers of disabled family members was discriminatory and in breach of their human rights. She is now seeking a judicial review of the ministry’s decision. Her case was also singled out in Budget day legislation, passed under urgency in a single day, which prevents carers from seeking a judicial review in the future. Her lawyer, Jim Farmer QC, told the court the ministry pays professional caregivers on average of $52,000 per year. “But because he lives at home with his mother - who can be assumed does far more than a professional caregiver - the state pays nothing.” He said the ministry’s position was contradictory because they do pay 272 family members to look after their disabled loved ones. Mr Farmer said that figure made up 1.4 per cent of the 19,591
cases, and the ministry justified it through “cultural” reasons and for families living in rural areas. He said the ministry relied on a “social contract” which states that the Government does not pay families to look after their own. But Mr Farmer said the High Court had already found that the contract cannot apply to disabled adult children. “If caregivers do hand over their adult children to the State, the State does pay probably more to the professional caregiver.” He said while the ministry estimated the costs of paying family caregivers was between $17 million and $593m, evidence from an economist suggests the cost to be between $32m and $64m. Mr Farmer went through the history of Ms Spencer’s case which included her approach to Helen Clark when she was prime minister. She had also written to the Governor-General. He also read from correspondence between two Ministry of Health employees who discussed the case in which one described a previous legal hearing as a “great little outing”. The ministry employee went on to say Ms Spencer was “dragging poor Paul around like a teddy bear and telling the [Human Rights] Commission that she was a martyr.” Mr Farmer said the email was “indicative of attitudes” and explained why there was so much emotion in the case. Human Rights Commission Andrew Butler told the court that Ms Spencer was not alone and there were others in her position with complaints before the Commission. The hearing - before Chief High Court Justice Helen Winkelmann - has been set down for three days . -APNZ
Schools, centres praised Canterbury schools and early childhood centres have been praised in a report for how they dealt with the Canterbury earthquakes. The Education Review Office (ERO) report called Stories of Resilience and Innovation in Schools and Early Childhood Services highlights the experiences of principals, teachers and managers during and after the February 2011 earthquake. Getting children and young people back into learning after the earthquake helped to normalise the situation for them and their families, the report said. It said schools became a vital hub in the community for families after the quake. “Some schools and services had to quickly find ways to make learning more ‘portable’ through offsite learning hubs and learning at home. “Some schools adapted their curriculum and added new programmes in response to the emotional stress experienced by children.” ERO’s national manager of review
services for the Southern region Graham Randell said reviewers started to visit schools after the earthquake and were told stories of how the schools coped. He said reviewers found there were four key themes in the stories told by schools. They tried to keep children safe, support their learning, support staff and families and manage the ongoing anxiety. “Our reviewers were impressed by the innovative practices and changes that schools and services had introduced because of the earthquakes. “We realised their ideas would be helpful for other people coping with a natural disaster so we began collecting them during the reviews from January last year,” Mr Randell said. The report said some schools adapted their communications planning after the February 2011 earthquake, including having an emergency mobile phone set up with emergency information. -APNZ
Wanted man arrested A man wanted over a series of home invasions in Auckland has been arrested, but police say the elderly should still be careful about their security in case others are involved. William John Murphy, 36, was seen driving a stolen car on State Highway 1 north of the Puhoi toll tunnels north of Auckland about 8am. The car crashed a short time after it was spotted. Murphy fled into the bush near Puhoi River, police said. A dog unit and the police Eagle helicopter found Murphy hiding near Puhoi. He surrendered without resistance. Murphy is expected to appear in North Shore District Court today. He had been sought by police over seven attacks on elderly people.
The most recent was carried out on a 74-year-old woman in her Pakuranga council flat on Saturday. A man, who said he was there to offer security advice, is alleged to have tied her hands together with shoelaces and beat her viciously before fleeing with bank cards, cash and personal items. Neighbours found the woman half-naked, with her hands tied in front of her and her face covered in blood. Twenty police staff from Auckland, Counties Manukau and Waitemata had been working fulltime on the investigation. The other victims, aged between 69 and 97, were based in Remuera, Orewa, Takapuna, Northcote, Herne Bay and Westmere. Police have not ruled out the possibility of other offenders being invo lved. -APNZ
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Thief ‘too drunk to remember taking bags’ Jayden Shane Alexander, 20, unemployed of Hampstead, said he was too drunk to remember walking into Ashburton Borough School and uplifting three children’s backpacks on May 23. However an alert teacher saw him and called the police, who soon found Alexander in the Ashburton Library and recov-
ered the backpacks. Yesterday, in the Ashburton District Court he had nothing to say to Judge Noel Welsh, who called his actions low, meanspirited and cowardly. When asked to explain his offending, Alexander replied “no comment” – he was sentenced to 180 hours of community work, and nine months’ supervision
– to include alcohol and drug assessment and treatment as directed. Sean Timothy Burgess, 25, a dairy farm worker, of Ashburton, pleaded guilty to possessing a cannabis pipe. The court was told Burgess was part of a community work party at Fairton, when he was
warned not to stray out of sight. Shortly afterwards, the supervisor discovered Burgess packing a pipe with cannabis. “What a dumb thing to do – smoking the peace pipe at community work,” Judge Noel Welsh said, before fining Burgess $400 and ordering him to pay court costs, at $50 a week.
Drink-driver ‘lucky to be alive’ The following people appeared before Judge Noel Welsh in the Ashburton District Court yesterday.
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Darryl Adrian Mead, 24, a seed cleaner of Ashburton, was convicted of drink-driving with an excess blood alcohol level of 184 milligrams per 100 millilitres of blood, when the legal limit is 80 milligrams. He was sentenced to 100 hours’ community work and disqualified from driving from 12 months, during which time he was also prohibited from owning or holding an interest in a motor vehicle. Mead’s vehicle was written off after it left the road and slammed into a large concrete block on the evening of June 11. Judge Welsh said Mead was lucky to be alive, noting that
his record was “littered” with driving offences, and that a previous supervisory sentence had not helped curtail his offending. “The best we can do is keep you off the road for as long as possible,” the judge said. Trent William Roulston, 20, a brick layer of Tinwald, was convicted for drink-driving with an excess breath alcohol level of 741 micrograms per litre of breath (EBA 741mcg), when the legal limit for drivers over 20 years is 400mcg. He was fined $640, order to pay court costs ($130), and disqualified from driving for six months. Steven Kennedy, 41, a freezing worker of Allenton, was convicted of drink-driving (EBA 710mcg); he was fined $800, ordered to pay court costs, dis-
qualified for nine months, and prohibited from owning a vehicle for 12 months. Ryan William Fahey, 19, of Ashburton, was convicted of drink-driving (EBA 517mcg); he was fined $400, ordered to pay court costs and disqualified from driving for six months. Christopher Anthony Kelleher, 58, of Rakaia, was convicted of drink-driving (EBA 641mcg); he was fined $500, ordered to pay court costs and disqualified from driving for six months. Malcolm John Broad, 56, a panel beater, of Rakaia, was convicted of drink-driving (EBA 534mcg); he was fined $600, ordered to pay court costs and disqualified from driving for six months.
Tepiwa Pohiahia Grey, 28, of Hampstead, was convicted of drink-driving (EBA 653mcg), and driving while his licence was revoked. He was fined $500, ordered to pay court costs on both matters, and disqualified from driving for six months. Gerrad Naera Wainohu, a plasterer of Ashburton, was convicted on a third count of driving while suspended; he was sentenced to 100 hours’ community work. Brandon Michael CampbellMatahaere, 19, a herd manager of Ashburton, was charged with wheel spinning under boy racer legislation. He was convicted and fined $1000 and disqualified from driving for nine months.
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Charges ‘simply nonsense’ By Rebecca Quilliam United Future leader Peter Dunne says a private prosecution being brought against him by a former accountant is “nonsense”. Wellington man Graham McCready filed papers yesterday at the Wellington District Court and sent documents to Mr Dunne. Mr Dunne said he received the documents yesterday, but had not had a chance to get a legal opinion on them. He said his initial reaction was that the charges were “simply nonsense”. Mr Dunne is the third politician Mr McCready has targeted for prosecution, alongside ACT leader John Banks and Labour MP Trevor Mallard. Mr McCready has accused Mr Dunne of fraud by receiving $3846.10 between April 30 and June 1 as a fortnightly instalment of his $100,000 payment as a leader of a registered political party. During this time the party had determined there were insufficient numbers to declare
Peter Dunne United Future had 500 members, and Speaker David Carter had made no determination that Mr Dunne could keep the money in the meantime, Mr McCready said. “Mr Dunne finds himself in the same position as a welfare beneficiary who has had a substantial change of circumstances, takes no steps to alert WINZ of the change and continues to receive the money when he has
no ‘colour of right’ to receive it. “Nor did he take any steps to return the money or hold it in trust.” Mr McCready also alleged Mr Dunne disclosed the existence of the Ketteridge Report into the GCSB inquiry; disclosed he had a copy of the report; and that he disclosed in whole or part its contents to Fairfax reporter Andrea Vance. Mr McCready had also requested 86 emails sent between Mr Dunne and Ms Vance under the Official Information Act. Mr McCready is bringing a private prosecution against Mr Banks for knowingly receiving political donations from internet mogul Kim Dotcom and SkyCity that were recorded as anonymous. Mr Banks has pleaded not guilty to the charge. In 2009 Mr McCready took assault proceedings against then Labour Cabinet Minister Trevor Mallard after the MP’s scrap with National MP Tau Henare in the lobby of Parliament. Mr Mallard pleaded guilty to fighting in public, and paid a $500 fine. - apnz
Jury empanelled in murder trial By Kurt Bayer A jury has been empanelled in the trial of two Sri Lankan men accused of murdering fellow countryman Sameera Chandrasena. But after their selection took more than one hour, they were sent home until today while the judge and defence counsel discuss legal issues in closed court. Mr Chandrasena, 28, was working as a dairy farmer in the quiet
North Canterbury town of Oxford when his charred remains were found at his rented Domain Rd farmhouse last February 23. A post-mortem examination found he had died as a result of assault injuries before the fire started, the Crown will allege. Viraj Alahakoon, 34, and Thuvan Sawal, 24, both of St Albans, are jointly charged with the murder of the popular, cricket-loving Mr Chandrasena, as well as arson.
Mr Alahakoon is also charged with assaulting a woman with a pair of scissors on December 5, 2011, and assaulting her again on December 26, 2011. The jury trial in the High Court at Christchurch is set down for six weeks before Justice Christian Whata, but is likely to last for around a month. Up to 36 witnesses could be called, and both accused will be assisted in court by Sinhalese interpreters. - APNZ
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Canterbury-based Synlait Milk – majority-owned by China’s Bright Dairy – said it would seek to raise $75 million in new capital through the issue of shares in a $2.05 to $2.65 range, and a listing on the NZX’s main board. The initial public offering (IPO) would include a secondary sell-down, indicatively set at $45 million, that would see Bright Dairy’s stake go from 51 per cent to about 40 per cent. The final size of the sell-down would be determined as part of the bookbuild process and would likely vary depending on the price achieved, Synlait Milk said. At the indicative price range, Synlait Milk would have a market capitalisation of $305m to $372m, the company said. The new capital would enable the funding of Synlait Milk’s growth initiatives. Proceeds will be applied to repay Synlait Milk’s existing debt facilities which would be refinanced in conjunction with the IPO.
Synlait Milk’s growth initiatives include new a lactoferrin extraction and purification plant. The company also plans an onsite blending and consumer packaging plant, a 10,000 square metre dry store, a quality testing laboratory, a butter plant and a new spray dryer. Synlait Milk managing director and co-founder John Penno said the company has had the benefit of Bright Dairy as its cornerstone shareholder. “Bright Dairy is a long established company in China and has provided Synlait Milk with valuable strategic insights into that important market,” Penno said in a statement. Bright Dairy had also became an early customer for Synlait’s infant formula. Synlait said Bright Dairy had chosen not to sell any of its shares into the offer and would retain its current shareholding. As a result Bright Dairy’s percentage holding was expected to reduce post IPO from 51 per cent currently to about 40 per cent, dependent on the final price of the shares offered, the company said. – APNZ
Synlait Milk plant just north of Rakaia.
Forsyth Barr director leaves board Visitor arrivals surge By Paul McBeth Forsyth Barr independent director Anne Blackburn has left the broking firm after joining Fisher Funds as part of TSB Bank’s representation on the fund manager’s board. TSB Bank director Blackburn and chief executive Kevin Murphy joined the board of Fisher Funds Management on June 13, four months
after the Taranaki-based lender took a quarter-stake in the fund manager as part of its $79 million acquisition of Tower Investments. A week later, Blackburn ceased being a director at Forsyth Barr, according to documents lodged with the Companies Office. Forsyth Barr chairman Eion Edgar told BusinessDesk Blackburn’s departure came after she accepted a position on the board of another
company, without naming the firm, and paid tribute to her six-and-ahalf years’ service to the brokerage. Blackburn also sits on the boards of the New Zealand Venture Investment Fund, Eastland Group, Fidelity Life and Auckland Council Property Ltd. Edgar said Forysth Barr’s board wants to confirm a new independent director after its next meeting on – APNZ July 10.
TrustPower board seeks 6.8% bump to fee pool TrustPower, the utility controlled by Infratil, will ask shareholders to bump up the directors’ fee pool by 6.8 per cent after a three-year hiatus. The Tauranga-based electricity generator and retailer wants investors to approve lifting the pool of directors fees to an annual $705,00 from April 1 of this year, from $660,000 currently. The company’s
six directors were paid an aggregate $577,000 for the year ended March 31, and it doesn’t intend to draw down the full amount if shareholders agree to the resolution. TrustPower wants the bigger pool to accommodate a potential seventh director being added, to cover growth in the scale of the company’s operations, and better reflect the complexity of the electricity market.
Shareholders will vote on the proposal at the July 26 annual meeting in Mount Maunganui. Directors, Infratil (50.5 per cent shareholder), and Tauranga Energy Consumers Trust (33 per cent) are disqualified from voting on the proposal. TrustPower shares fell 0.6 per cent to $7.10 in trading yesterday. The stock has shed about 9 per cent since mid-April. – APNZ
to new May record New Zealand’s monthly inbound migration climbed to a three-and-a-half year high last month as fewer locals quit the nation for Australia, with local prospects taking on a brighter sheen than the country’s trans-Tasman neighbour. Seasonally adjusted, there were about 1,740 more new migrants arriving to New Zealand than leaving in May, up from 1600 a month earlier, and the highest monthly inflow since January 2010, Statistics New Zealand said. That coincided with a net outflow of some 1860 New Zealand citizens across the Tasman, the smallest net loss to Australia since mid-2010. Australia has been a favourite destination for many kiwis seeking better wages and a higher standard of living with almost open access to the larger nation. In the past year the economic fortunes of the two nations has turned, with New Zealand’s recovery gather-
ing pace as the Canterbury rebuild unfolds, and Australia’s mining boom seen peaking soon. In unadjusted terms, there was an outflow of 324 migrants in May, for an annual gain of 6242. Australia provided the biggest pool of new migrants at 1325, followed by 842 from the UK, 628 from India, and 404 from China. Australia accounted for about 19 per cent of the 87,778 new permanent residents in the year ended May 31, followed by the UK at about 16 per cent. China was third with about 8.9 per cent then India at about 7.2 per cent. Yesterday’s figures showed a slight fall in seasonally adjusted visitor arrivals to 230,400 in May from 231,900 in April. In unadjusted terms, visitor arrivals climbed 8.7 per cent to about 153,000 from May 2012, and were up 0.5 per cent to 2.63 million on an annual basis. – APNZ
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Mandela critical Nelson Mandela is in a critical condition in hospital, 16 days after the anti-apartheid icon was admitted with a recurring lung infection. “The condition of former president Nelson Mandela, who is still in hospital in Pretoria, has become critical,” Mac Maharaj, the South African presidential spokesman, said in a statement yesterday. The condition of 94-year-old who entered the hospital on June 8 was said to have deteriorated over the weekend. President Jacob Zuma broke the news after visiting Mandela yesterday and was told by doctors “that the former president’s condition had become critical over the past 24 hours”. Mandela, who became South Africa’s first black president in 1994, is due to celebrate his 95th birthday on July 18. He has been hospitalised four times since December, mostly for the pulmonary condition that has plagued him for years. Zuma moved to assure the country that medics were doing all they could to save his life. “The doctors are doing everything possible to get his condition to improve and are ensuring that Madiba is well-looked after and is comfortable. He is in good hands,” Zuma said, using the revered leader’s clan name. “The doctors also dismissed the media reports that Madiba suffered cardiac arrest. There is no truth at all in that report,” said Zuma. Zuma was accompanied to the hospital by the ruling ANC deputy president Cyril Ramaphosa. The two also met with Mandela’s wife Graca Machel at the hospital and discussed the condition of the Nobel Peace laureate.
• Sweet comeback Hostess is betting on a sweet comeback for its Twinkies snack cakes when they return to store shelves next month. The company that went bankrupt after an acrimonious fight with its unionised workers last year is back up and running under new owners and a leaner structure. It says it plans to have Twinkies and other snack cakes back on shelves starting July 15. Based on the outpouring of nostalgia sparked by its demise, Hostess is expecting a blockbuster return next month for Twinkies and other sugary treats, such as CupCakes and Donettes. – AP
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Nelson Mandela Zuma appealed to South Africans and people worldwide to pray for Mandela, his family and the medical personnel attending to him “during this difficult time”. With the latest hospitalisation, many South Africans have come to terms with the much-loved hero’s fragility. The announcement come after unconfirmed media reports that Mandela’s condition was worse than what authorities and relatives had been saying in recent days. US news channel CBS had at the weekend given details of failing organs and said that Mandela was “unresponsive” and “has not opened his eyes for days”. But authorities had refused to comment on the speculation. – AFP
Stargazers are still abuzz over the biggest and brightest full moon of the year, which graced the skies over the weekend. The so-called supermoon appeared up to 14 per cent larger than normal as our celestial neighbour swung closer to Earth.
Snowden lands in Russia, reports show US whistleblower Edward Snowden has landed in Moscow, WikiLeaks and the Interfax news agency say. Wikileaks said Snowden was travelling “to a third country” and that he was accompanied by diplomats. It was unclear if he would wait in the airport’s transit zone. Russian media reports citing sources within Aeroflot said he
would fly to Cuba and then board a flight to the Venezuelan capital Caracas. “Russian law enforcement agencies have nothing against him and we have no orders to detain him,” one law enforcement source told the state news agency Ria Novosti. A photo of a black limousine with diplomatic licence plates at the airport published by the RT
television channel fuelled speculation that Snowden might stay the night in Moscow under diplomatic protection. Snowden was not among the passengers on the Aeroflot flight who emerged into the public area of Terminal F at Moscow’s Sheremetyevo airport after the flight from Hong Kong arrived. But some passengers said they saw a car parked next to the
plane after it taxied to the terminal building, leaving the possibility he may have been taken away separately from the other passengers. “They were getting luggage straight from the plane into the car. It seemed a little strange. I saw three pieces of luggage,” Aeroflot passenger Jason Stephens from the United States said. – DPA/AFP
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A giant panda has given birth to twins, the first pair of the endangered species born in the world this year, according to a wildlife centre in south-west China. The China Conservation and Research Centre for the Giant Panda in Sichuan province said the panda named Haizi gave birth to the two cubs 10 minutes apart at the weekend. Staffers at the centre, which is part of the Wolong Nature
A suspicious object found near a mosque in central England was a small home-made explosive device, police have confirmed. West Midlands Police also said a loud bang heard by residents in the Caldmore area of Walsall at the weekend “appeared to be consistent” with the device exploding. No-one was injured and minimal damage was caused around the device, which was found on Sunday in an alleyway adjoining the Aisha Mosque and Islamic Centre.
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Police were called to the mosque following the discovery of the bomb. Assistant Chief Constable Sharon Rowe said police have recorded the incident as a hate crime. Zia Ul-Haq, a spokesman for the mosque, said remnants of the exploded device were initially taken home on Sunday by a worshipper and an imam who failed to realise its significance. About 80 people were evacuated from the area as a precaution overnight. – PA
• Daredevil’s walks US daredevil Nik Wallenda has become the first person to walk a tightrope across the Grand Canyon. The 34-yearold, who was the first person to walk across the Niagara Falls last year, was wearing no safety harness for the stunt taking him 457 metres above the Little Colorado River in eastern Arizona. Wallenda had been planning the walk for about four years, homing in on a remote location at the eastern end of the mighty geological chasm, on land operated by Navajo Nation Parks and Recreation. He began final training in Florida weeks ago, boosting stamina by walking repeatedly along a 305 metrelong rope and using wind machines to simulate gusts of – AFP up to 80km/h.
• Deer deterrent Transport operators in northern Japan are sprinkling wolf urine near roads and broadcasting the roar of lions near train tracks in a bid to keep deer away and reduce accidents. Nexco East, an expressway operator, imports wolf urine from the United States to spray on the highways it operates in Hokkaido, the northernmost of Japan’s four main islands. “Even though we have increased the height of fences to 2.5 metres from 1.5 metres, fences sometimes break because of heavy snow, so we need this stop-gap measure while mending them,” a company official said yesterday. – AFP
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Reserve, say one cub is a female and weighs 79.2 grams (2.79 ounces). Haizi has yet to release the other cub from her embrace. Giant pandas have difficulty breeding, with females fertile for only two or three days a year. Pandas number about 1600 in the wild, where they are critically endangered due to poaching and development. More than 300 live in captivity, mostly in China’s breeding programmes. – AP
A new wave of street protests has swept Brazil amid mounting popular support for demands for wide-ranging institutional reform and investment in crumbling public services. Many are frustrated that, after years of under-investment in Brazil’s sagging infrastructure, billions of dollars are being poured into ensuring next year’s World Cup is a tourist extravaganza. Brazilians mostly still want the country to host the competition for the first time since 1950 – but not at the expense of living standards, something protesters say politicians do not care about. – AFP
Australian boat race protester Trenton Oldfield is appealing a decision by the UK Home Office to kick him out of the country. The Home Office has decided Oldfield’s presence is not “conducive to the public good”. “Those who come to the UK must abide by our laws,” a Home Office spokesman said yesterday. The former Sydneysider, who disrupted last year’s University Boat Race by swimming into the path of the crews, was jailed for six months for his actions.
But Oldfield, whose British wife Deepa Naik is expecting a child, told The Guardian he had appealed against the decision. He says his lawyer said he would have nothing to worry about because his sentence was less than a year. “It feels to me that this is a very vindictive decision, very political and very much an over-reaction.” He added: “Before bringing their verdict, the jury asked the judge if she could be lenient. The probation officer recommended a non-
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“You caused delay and disruption to it and to the members of the public who had gone to watch it and to enjoy the spectacle of top athletes competing,” she said. Adding that Oldfield’s actions had endangered his life and those of others, the judge said: “Your offence was planned. It was deliberate. It was disproportionate. It was dangerous.” During his trial, Oldfield told the jury the race was a symbol of elitism and that London was blighted by inequality. – PA
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The photographer who took pictures of Nigella Lawson being assaulted by her husband says the attack lasted for “27 minutes of madness” but he didn’t intervene because he feared being arrested himself. Snapper Jean-Paul says the incident outside a London restaurant shouldn’t be brushed under the carpet and the celebrity chef Lawson was “properly abused” by art collector husband Charles Saatchi. “What I witnessed was 27 minutes of madness,” Jean-Paul wrote in the British tabloid Sunday People, which first published his shocking pictures last weekend. “That’s how long the abuse lasted from start to finish so it was most definitely not a fleeting moment.” Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg came under fire last week for suggesting Saatchi’s clutching of his wife’s throat could have been “just a fleeting thing”. Jean-Paul said people had asked why he didn’t intervene but the answer was simple. “I would have been arrested,” he wrote yesterday. “I’m paparazzi so everyone hates you to begin with. “The best thing I could do was carry on taking the pictures because now everyone can see that Charles Saatchi is an abuser.” – AAP
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Museums – a valuable source of photos from the past By Michael Hanrahan
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or many years newspapers in New Zealand have published photographs of people, events and scenes from their communities. In pre-digital days, say up to about 2000, once those photos were used the negatives, and sometimes the photos themselves, disappeared into a photo archive held by the paper — at least, that was the theory, although it didn’t always happen. In spite of images sometimes not being saved, over a period of more than 100 years newspapers throughout New Zealand have amassed a huge collection of negatives and prints, kept in various types of storage, in various conditions and with a big variety of ways of finding what is stored in the collection. Despite those drawbacks, at least they are here in New Zealand and usually able to be used again. Until, that is, in May this year when the owners of one of New Zealand’s largest group of newspapers, Fairfax Media, announced it would be sending almost all its negatives and photos to a company in Little Rock, Arkansas, where they will be digitised and digital copies returned to Fairfax. The originals may also return, or at least some of them, but not for 10 years, in which time the American company has the right to sell up to 10 per cent of the originals in rare photo auctions in order to recoup their costs. The return to New Zealand, if it happens, will be at the expense of Fairfax. It seems a good deal – everything is digitised, most originals are likely to return to New Zealand, copyright remains in New Zealand, but ... From the point of view of preserving New Zealand’s heritage, there have to be concerns expressed over this proposal, from journalists, from photographers, and especially from archivists. Their concerns are for a number of reasons, but one major one is the ability for digitised photos to be easily altered, something that goes against all that archivists believe. In the age of digitisation it is still necessary to have access to the original, if for no other reason than it is not possible to manipulate and alter an origi-
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Do you remember these? These images are some of many thousands in the negative collections held by the Ashburton Museum. 1 – The Federal Private Hotel which stood in Cameron Street until September 1973. 2 – The Chertsey railway station about to head over the Ashburton River Bridge on its way to its new home at the Plains Museum, February 26, 1976. 3 – The Ashburton County Scottish Society Highland Pipe Band marching through the streets of Wellington, March 1976. nal in the same way as a digital copy. The original of any photograph is an artefact in its own right, in many cases preserving the methods particular photographers used to produce images. In any case, original negatives and prints preserve the image the way the photographer intended it to be, and in a way that cannot readily be edited. The Ashburton Museum has a number of collections of images, both negatives and prints, which have been given to the museum to care for. They will not be sent to Little Rock, Arkansas, or any other place, no matter what the deal. It is important that they remain
in the community where they originated and that access is made available to those requiring them for research or use for other purposes. We will digitise them, unedited, as resources allow, and as resources allow we will make them available to researchers. For the record, The Ashburton Museum holds the following collections. A large collection of photographic prints originating from many sources, spanning more than 150 years. These are almost all catalogued and are filed in broad subject categories. Many are already digitised and almost all are catalogued and
are available to the public. Almost the entire collection of negatives from Ashburton commercial photographer Gordon Binsted, covering about 20 years from the late 1950s, and including most major happenings in the town. These are indexed and accessible. A small selection of negatives from Ashburton commercial photographer Charles Tindall. These are indexed. Photos taken by the Ashburton Courier Newspaper from 1988 to about mid-2000. The early years of this collection are in negative form, later years mainly prints and negatives. These are not identified
and are filed by date. One of our volunteers is currently cross referencing these with the actual newspapers to obtain details of names and dates, so a catalogue can be created. It is a slow and painstaking job, so we are saying this collection is not currently available for access. Negatives of most photos taken by the Ashburton Guardian newspaper, April 1973 to 1999. These are indexed in a variety of ways, which we are still trying to come to grips with. Because of the storage methods used, only negatives from the earlier years, up to about 1982, are readily accessible at this
stage, although some later ones can be accessed. The period 1973 to 1976 has been digitised and images from that period are available. Digitisation has now come to a halt because the Government employment programme being used has been stopped. The museum is happy, for a small fee, to provide digital copies of images that are accessible, and can arrange for prints to be produced for clients. It will be many years before we can say that all the images in our collection are fully catalogued and are accessible to enquirers, but a significant number already are.
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’m not a big egg fan, but I do like this rather battered looking metal object. Often called an egg warmer, its real purpose was to coddle eggs. A coddled egg is a cross between an egg that is poached and boiled. A boiled egg is the result of the egg, within its shell, being placed in boiling water; a poached egg is cracked into warm water. A coddled egg, therefore, is an egg within its shell placed in warm water. Obviously today we would use a saucepan, but the Victorians wanted a specific gadget, and one pretty enough to sit at the table. This object
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TAURUS (Apr 21st May 21st) You may be in two minds concerning a purchase. If in doubt, research your options carefully. If you make a spur-of-the-moment guess you could come away disappointed. Social trends seem to be busy. Continue to consider pursuing inspired writings, music or art for personal satisfaction. Sharing a hearty lunch can prove great fun.
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GEMINI (May 22nd Jun 21st) Enjoy camaraderie and happy gettogethers. Friendships thrive, especially when you get out and make social contacts. The Moon in upbeat Aquarius may encourage you to expand your options. Considering holiday plans or a short getaway as a chance to relax can do you good. Indulging in a little luxury could also give you plenty to smile about.
This photo, taken on September 22, 1973, shows two very large rugby boots atop the boiler chimney at Ashburton College. The college magazine for that year gives no clue as to why this happened; we are hoping some of our readers will be able to tell us.
would have had water placed in it and the base kept warm by means of a candle, or perhaps a spirit burner. It’s very similar to today’s warming trays such as bain-maries. It sounds a complicated process, but when one understands how hard it would be to get boiling water, a coddled egg would be a quick meal, or entree. I recall reading Mrs Beaton where she said that boiling an egg should take about 11 minutes, so five or so minutes for a coddled version was fast food. Such items are not often found in domestic households; such finery would be reserved for establishments such as restaurants or wealthier homes.
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CANCER (Jun 22nd - Jul 23rd) Feelings may be tested today. You may find yourself unsure as to whom to listen to or trust. Let your canny sixth sense be your final guide. You may know more than you think. A desire to be more adventurous and experimental may clash with a need for conservatism, especially where dating and romance are concerned.
LEO (Jul 24th - Aug 23rd) Your mood can be upbeat and high-spirited, especially when it comes to mixing and mingling or making new contacts. At the same time you may have a desire to do your own thing. Go with this, as a chance to reflect on your current situation may bring some fascinating insights. The Moon in Aquarius encourages fun and a chance to experiment.
Material for this page is co-ordinated by the Ashburton Museum. Articles from other organisations are welcomed, as is any feedback on what appears. Email museum@ashburton.co.nz, mail to PO Box 573 or phone 308-3167. Copies of many of the photos on this page are available for purchase from the Ashburton Museum
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VIRGO (Aug 24th Sep 23rd) It’s possible that romantic news is what you want to hear. A love interest may be on the same page today, which may endear you to them even more. Career matters continue to flourish, with Mars in Gemini bringing opportunities to share novel ideas with key people. The more you speak out, the more people can take note of you.
LIBRA (Sep 24th Oct 23rd) The day will hopefully get off to a good start. Encouraging news involving work and progress can bring feelings of satisfaction. Trust your gut when making decisions and it could save you time and resources. A romantic opportunity later in the day may come with strings attached. Someone else could turn out to be a more suitable choice.
SCORPIO (Oct 24th - Nov 22nd) Feelings for someone you care about could intensify, especially, strangely, if they live far away. A holiday romance may blossom, or a chance to move out of your comfort zone could bring a refreshing meeting your way. The Moon is perfect for entertaining back at your place or for experimenting with a new look.
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SAGITTARIUS (Nov 23rd - Dec 21st) Aside from a brief disagreement, today should be ideal for socializing. There’s fun to be had and plenty of options for good times. Yet it’s possible you may be tiring of one group and looking for pastures new, perhaps folk with an upbeat outlook on life. It’s a day for lively exchanges and good times on your home turf.
CAPRICORN (Dec 22nd - Jan 20th) Your job prospects could be looking up in a big way. Your social life gets a boost too. Making calls just to introduce yourself could open the doors to all sorts of fun plans and invitations. The Moon suggests you may give thought to all sorts of financial goals. Perhaps it’s time to discuss them with someone you can trust.
AQUARIUS (Jan 21st - Feb 19th) The Moon in your sign today gives you a chance to excel and attract good fortune. You seem to be in your element where creative and job matters are concerned. Someone who is very charming may persuade you to go for a drink or a meal. They could be quite determined, especially if you appear to hesitate. All this may be flattering.
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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
37.43 36.21 32.54 56.72 55.46 51.45 74.58 73.17 68.73 75.34 74.21 72.46 63.79 60.97 59.21 86.26 84.62 79.46 92.89 91.10 85.51 95.88 94.44 92.23 101.73 99.75 93.59 106.03 104.44 101.99 102.47 93.56 37.43 100.31 37.43 37.43 6.72 6.72 6.72
1 Kg Shorn Pelt SI
1 year ago
29.55 48.24 65.20 63.31 56.52 75.39 81.13 80.34 88.78 88.85 97.02 37.43
48.41 69.16 85.82 81.94 66.51 99.61 107.37 103.93 117.40 114.92 122.51 37.43
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2012/13 Low High 29.55 48.24 65.20 63.31 54.40 75.39 81.13 80.34 88.78 88.85 89.30 6.72 *
2011/12 ave
48.15 56.71 68.71 76.89 87.66 94.67 86.47 95.42 63.79 * 71.25 101.51 110.00 109.43 117.99 109.67 120.31 120.00 129.32 121.27 132.83 134.07 139.52 6.82
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61.70
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58.73
57.64
53.43
52.43
66.45
P2 Steer SI (296-320kg) NI P2 Steer Market Indicator M Cow SI (160-195kg) NI M Cow Market Indicator
381 403 412 247 301 293
381 401 394 247 297 274
371 397 391 247 285 282
351 353 379 232 236 296
384 385 403 280 291 316
Bull SI (296-320kg) NI Bull Market Indicator
361 395 376
361 395 362
361 395 380
341 343 384
366 396 400
52.43
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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.
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6.48 6.58 6.18
6.43 6.53 6.13
6.38 6.48 6.08
6.38 6.48 6.08
7.28 7.38 6.98
6.38 6.48 6.08
7.98 8.08 7.68
7.73 7.82 7.42
1500 995 823 755 470 465 455 450 515
1500 930 795 730 465 430 420 415 495
1500 1075 870 740 455 400 385 390 525
1570 1300 925 771 485 480 480 410 505
1280 930 790 670 395 345 340 315 465
1570 1100 900 755 485 465 455 450 545
1705 1170 895 797 606 594 591 564 571
448 412
461 408
433 415
380 413
338 408
473 443
5350 5780 6150 5540 12920
5030 5050 6440 4930 12100
3620 3690 3750 4960 10800
3490 3360 3420 4510 10220
LAMB Lamb markets remain mostly positive, with exporters still able to edge prices up for many products. Although China has had the biggest influence on the market this year, demand for from the Middle East has helped lift forequarter prices in recent weeks. Many cuts are still selling within a wide price range, although an increasing number of reports are coming in at the higher end of the range. The US is one market where there are yet to be significant price improvements, with the focus there still on rebuilding demand rather than ratcheting prices up. The weaker Kiwi dollar is continuing to improve returns to NZ exporters, with it reaching its lowest level in many months against the US dollar, British Pound and Euro last week.
BEEF The US imported 90CL cow market rebounded slightly over the past week. The spot market in the US remains well supplied, but offerings out of NZ have eased now that the cow slaughter is all but over in the South Island. Bull meat, on the other hand, traded lower through the week. The high price of 50CL fatty trimmings is making 95CL bull meat less desirable for use in meat patty blends, with 90CL cow proving to be a more economical choice. Many fast food outlets have focused their promotions on chicken products this year due to the expectation of high beef prices. However, the price of chicken has now gone up considerably, which may bring an increase in interest in beef products, particularly now that beef prices have weakened.
DAIRY Dairy commodity markets movements have been mixed over the past week. The GlobalDairyTrade auction achieved better prices for the majority of commodities offered. This upwards swing in prices has come at the end of two months of price declines. The Agrifax price survey this week revealed slightly different results with lower prices recorded for skim milk powder and butter but this was offset by firmer prices for whole milk powder and anhydrous milkfat. Whole milk powder contracts traded at higher prices on the NZX Dairy Futures market over the past week but the market continues to display a downwards sloping forward price curve. The general upwards swing in prices for Oceanic product is expected to generate some renewed buyer interest as buyers look to cover near term requirements. Buyers remain reluctant to commit to longer term purchases as prices are still at very high levels. The reduction in the New Zealand dollar relative to the Greenback will help assist New Zealand exporters. European product continues to be priced too high to be competitive on global markets.
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Increased options with mixed pasture Increased pasture species diversity could provide dairy farmers with increased options for managing environmental impacts and improving pasture resilience during periods of drought, says Dr Sharon Woodward, DairyNZ senior scientist. Dr Woodward presented the results from a three-year mixed pasture trial at an open day at DairyNZ’s Lye Farm. The trial was undertaken at DairyNZ’s Scott Research Farm in the Waikato and was established to determine whether mixed pasture could increase milk solids production and improve nitrogen efficiency. “Cows fed on mixed pasture excreted half the amount of nitrogen (N) in their urine compared to cows on standard pasture,” she said. “Reducing N losses has implications for greenhouse gas emissions and nitrate leaching.” In the trial both the standard and mixed pastures were sown with perennial ryegrass and white clover. The mixed pastures were also sown with lucerne, chicory, plantain and prairie grass although the prairie grass was quickly ruled out as it didn’t perform. The cows on the mixed pasture ate less than those on the standard pasture. “Although the cows on the mixed pasture ate less they were more efficient as they produced at least as much milk and sometimes more milk. “This of course means more milk solids, not only because of the increase in volume but because we sometimes got an increase in milk protein concentration as well,” Dr Woodward said. Total cumulative dry matter yields were similar for both pasture types although the pattern of growth was
different. There were advantages in feed availability in summer and autumn from the mixed pastures however this yield advantage did not persist in winter, she said. Pasture performance has been interesting especially during the recent drought. “At the height of the drought the lucerne, with its deep root system had no problem surviving the dry and acted as a shade, protecting the ryegrass. “Ryegrass in the mixed pasture remained at a reasonable length and was a lush green whereas in the standard pasture the ryegrass was stunted and brown. “We were achieving significant differences in dry matter production with the mixed pastures and still achieving pasture covers close to 2000 kg DM/ha.” Although species like lucerne, chicory and plantain in the mixed pasture do not grow as well during the winter, they have bounced back by summer during the first three years of the trial. Hopefully measurements are going to continue for another couple of years, so we can see if this high level of species diversity in the mixed pasture is maintained, says Sharon. The performance of the mixed pasture during the drought highlights the potential of increased pasture diversity providing other options for farmers in meeting the challenges of adverse climatic conditions, she said. The biggest finding from the study however was that feeding mixed pastures had a major impact on reducing urinary N losses and this was achieved with no loss in milk production. The study was funded by DairyNZ and the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment.
When cows were fed mixed pasture, urinary N losses were reduced with no loss to milk production.
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Ross Hyland, an influential figure in both agribusiness and the commercial sector, has become Meat Industry Excellence’s (MIE) first key appointment. “Ross’s commitment and success in New Zealand agriculture is well documented,” says Richard Young, chairman of Meat Industry Excellence. “His ongoing commitment to continually improve the profitability of our primary sector will be vital as we push for a stronger and more vibrant red meat sector. Mr Hyland sold his remaining shareholding in SealesWinslow to Ballance Agri-nutrients at the beginning of this year, and
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his milling and manufacturing expertise saw Ballance retain his services to complete the rebuild of its Wanganui feedmill. “Ross has impressive agricultural governance experience, being a director of Lincoln Agritech, chairman of the Lincoln University Farms committee and a member of Lincoln’s research and commercialisation committee.
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“This commercial background is vital in order to help put Lincoln University back on a strong financial footing. It is also an impressive skillset that Ross brings to MIE.” Mr Hyland said he was committed to reforming the red meat sector. “I have seen MIE take on this important industry role and we just cannot lose this opportunity. “MIE will continue to make
sound strategic decisions and I see my role as providing leadership, expertise and guidance, as we move towards the second phase of reform.” Mr Hyland said the potential payback for NZ Inc was huge if it got the red meat strategy right. This starts with addressing the present model, a model which seen as flawed and capital constrained, and failing at both the procurement and marketing ends. “Solutions must capture more value from the supply chain, which, in turn, delivers more of the margin from the end product back to all stakeholders. “This ultimately results in
enduring and sustainable profitability. “For this to be achieved, we must also address the present structure of our processing sector. We all agree it is not working so let’s get on and fix it. We simply cannot accept the status quo,” he said. Mr Young said there was a limited window of opportunity to achieve industry change, which is why the right people were needed now. “With industry talks between the four major meat companies still in progress, MIE will forge ahead with its plans given there is no guarantee that industry will find a solution.”
Canterbury maps in demand Environment Canterbury has been offering workshops in response to unprecedented demand after the new Canterbury Maps website was launched in April. Canterbury Maps is a joint datasharing initiative by all the territorial authorities in Canterbury. The website – http://canterburymaps. govt.nz/ – features detailed maps and background data drawn from across the Canterbury region. Maps include detailed land and property information, data on the region’s water and air quality, council services and local attractions. Miles McConway, Environment Canterbury’s director of finance and corporate services, says the workshops are aimed primarily at consultants who interact regularly with the regional council. “After the website was launched we recognised the need to provide training workshops to our stakeholders so that they could better understand the capabilities of Canterbury Maps and to promote the service as a resource for the wider good of the region,” he said. “We’ve set up three training workshops which are so valued they have been oversubscribed, so it looks like we’ll have to organise another workshop in Christchurch,” he said. Mr McConway also said that the Canterbury Maps website played a significant role in one of the largest Civil Defence exercises conducted of its kind in New Zealand in recent times. The Te Ripahapa exercise was held at the end of May and involved all South Island Civil Defence Emergency Management Groups.
A&P exhibitors Trade exhibition space for this year’s Canterbury A&P Show is now open for general release with plenty of 2012 exhibitors already booked to return. Income from commercial trade exhibition space is ahead of target for 2013, with the number of confirmed exhibitors already up 6 per cent on last year based on end-June numbers. “This is an outstanding result considering the bumper year we had in 2012 with the 150th anniversary celebrations. Proof that the popularity of the Canterbury A&P Show is unparalleled, attracting around 100,000 visitors each year the show provides a fantastic opportunity for businesses to promote their brand, generate sales and connect with consumers,” said show director Geoff Bone.
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Arthur unravels as Aussies swing the Ashes axe By Steve Larkin Many tourists unravel in India. So it was, with Mickey Arthur. The desperately sudden end of Arthur’s tenure as Australian cricket coach can be traced to India. That horrific 4-0 Test series loss in March. The homework affair. How did Arthur let things get so bad that four Australian cricketers had to be suspended? Cricket Australia’s board and management wanted to know. Where was team discipline? Arthur assured them it was the proverbial line in the sand - a line that never need be crossed again. Then David Warner punched a Pommie batsman in a Birmingham bar. CA chief James Sutherland was furious. At Warner. And, pointedly, at “the team�. “David Warner has done a despicable thing but I also hold the team to account here,� Sutherland thundered 10 days ago. “I am also very disappointed in the team. “There was certain things that led to this situation at 2.30 in the morning. “There is not a lot of good that happens at 2.30 in the morning in a pub or a nightclub. “I believe that the team as a whole and the people who were around him as a whole also need to take responsibility for what happens. They are under no illusions they have that responsibility.� By “the team�, Sutherland meant “the coach�. Sutherland and high performance manager Pat Howard flew to England. What they found obviously alarmed them to the point of sacking the first foreigner to coach Australia’s cricket team. Until that damned tour of India, things hadn’t been too bad under Arthur, an out-
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Mickey Arthur: Won’t be coaching the Australians in the upcoming Ashes series. sider always destined to be marked hard. Until that tour of India, Arthur’s Australia won 10 of 15 Test matches. Now, four months later, he’s gone. And Australia turn to a cricketer they shunned for so long. Darren Lehmann. Nickname, Boof. A smoker. A drinker. And a deep thinker about cricket. Lehmann grew up in Adelaide’s rough north and was a prodigious teen batsman; his education in cricket, not a classroom. A cracking left-hand bat, Lehmann made his first-class debut for South Australia aged just 17. But with old-school habits of a beer and smokes counting against him, and despite
mountain ranges of runs, Lehmann didn’t get a baggy green cap until 10 summers later. Lehmann played 27 Tests and 117 oneday internationals; made nearly 26,000 first class runs. Then he slipped into coaching. Lehmann was appointed Queensland coach for the 2011/2012 season. Legend has it, his first decree was a ‘no dickheads policy’ - only good blokes allowed. Lehmann took the Sheffield Shield in his first go as coach. And he’s since added a one-day title and Twenty20 trophy with Brisbane Heat. - AAP
Rebels promise running rugby By Greg Buckle The Melbourne Rebels won’t follow the Brumbies blueprint and will play to their own strengths by backing their expansive attacking game in tonight’s clash with the British and Irish Lions. The AAMI Park encounter will be the first time the Rebels have tackled the Lions and coach Damien Hill says his players are approaching the match with great enthusiasm. While the Lions lead Australia 1-0 in their three-Test series, the Rebels can take heart from the Brumbies’ 14-12 upset of the Lions dirt-trackers in Canberra last Tuesday. But Hill says they’ll show faith in their own up-tempo possession game rather than repeating the Brumbies’ field-position tactics. “For most of them it’s going to be a once-in-a-lifetime experience, and we’re approaching it as such,� the under-pressure coach said. “There’s not too many chinks in the Lions’ armour. “We’ve taken the approach that we still want to be true to the Rebels’ style of play. “We also know that we need to be exceptionally clinical and a lot smarter with our decision-making if we’re going to give ourselves a chance.� After a wildly fluctuating Super Rugby season, Hill admits his own coaching future would be boosted by a shock win over the Lions. “Performances are a key to your success as a coach,� he said. “If we can be successful tomorrow then that would be great for everyone involved.� With regular playmakers James O’Connor
Comeback kid Ben Tapuai has defended Reds team-mate Quade Cooper and owned up to his own form slump ahead of a potential fairytale return for the Wallabies. Melbourne-raised Tapuai is well in the frame to play in Saturday night’s second Test against the British and Irish Lions in his home town following an injury-forced SOS sounded by Robbie Deans. Deans had placed the Queensland centre squarely into the middle of the red-hot Cooper debate a month ago when he blamed
Michael Clarke has stepped aside as a selector following the dramatic sacking of Australian cricket coach Mickey Arthur. The Australian Test skipper’s decision to resign is part of the coaching restructure. The position of a captain as a selector has been a contentious one since the Argus review recommended the structure in 2011. The theory against the set-up is that players can’t feel safe revealing their thoughts and weaknesses to Clarke when he has the power to wield the axe. Recent developments suggest a cultural divide in the Australian team, and the sacking of Arthur and the stepping aside of Clarke as a selector is an attempt to set things on the right course with the Ashes series due to start in two weeks. - AAP
• Brawlers facing bans
Gareth Delve will captain the Rebels tonight.
and Kurtley Beale in the Wallabies squad, young five-eighth Bryce Hegarty, 20, has a huge assignment against a slightly stronger touring side than that which fell to the Brumbies. Hill said the match provided a great opportunity for 37-Test veteran halfback Luke Burgess, among others, to push claims for national selection. Burgess has joined the Rebels mid-season after a stint in France and Hill says the 29-year-old will bring a sense of calm. “We’ve got Luke Burgess coming in with a lot of experience at this level of football,� Hill said. “Having played in Europe as well, there’ll be no surprises for him.� Former Wales No.8 Gareth Delve will captain the Rebels while lock Hugh Pyle, on the cusp of a Test squad call up before injuring his shoulder four weeks ago, returns in a boost to their pack. - AAP
Tapuai admits form slump By Jim Morton
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the controversial 38-Test playmaker’s play for Tapuai’s mid-season Super Rugby slump. Despite playing the last six Tests of 2012 and starting 2013 brightly for the Reds, the 24-year-old was benched by coach Ewen McKenzie, and ultimately overlooked for the Wallabies’ 31-man squad. But Tapuai - who could start at either inside or outside centre against the Lions with midfielders Christian Lealiifano (concussion), Pat McCabe (neck) and Adam Ashley-Cooper (shoulder) all in doubt - said a hectic schedule and mere two-week offseason break had taken a toll on his form. - AAP
Four Holden Cup under-20s rugby league players face a total of up to 14 weeks’ suspension following Saturday night’s ugly all-in brawl at Campbelltown Stadium. As promised, the NRL yesterday came down hard on the brawlers after two players were sent off and another two were sin-binned during the Wests Tigers-Canberra game. NRL boss David Smith issued all clubs a warning in the wake of Paul Gallen’s State of Origin I scuffle with Nate Myles that fighting would not be tolerated - and the league has followed through. Under the game’s new no-biff policy, players will automatically be sin-binned for throwing a punch and the crackdown includes the Holden Cup. - AAP
• Vixens very confident A combination of desire fuelled by last season’s near-miss and confidence from Sunday’s big win has the Melbourne Vixens believing they’re perfectly primed to take the trans-Tasman netball title. Defender Geva Mentor says the Vixens, who were minor premiers last year but lost a home grand final to Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic, are determined to make amends in the upcoming finals series. “It’s definitely left a burning desire, going through a season, making a grand final and then coming up short and losing it,â€? Mentor said yesterday. “Especially a lot of our young players in the squad, who have now matured over this season and know how hard it is to get to that position. Definitely all guns blazing and our aim is set on bringing back a home grand final.â€? - AAP
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Destiny steps up There were 12 entries taken for the Winter Cup yesterday with the Tim Martin-trained Fibrillation also nominated for the Caloundra Cup. Fiumicino is the likely Winter Cup topweight which might present a dilemma for Nick Moraitis who also owns Destiny’s Kiss. Both horses are special to Moraitis who bred Destiny’s Kiss and has prolonged Fiumicino’s career after the nine-year-old’s return to winning form in the McKell Cup two starts ago. The winner of the 2007 Australian Derby and 2009 BMW, Fiumicino has earned more than $3 million on the track and also excels on wet ground. He is trained by the Hawkes family partnership while Destiny’s Kiss came to Pride after doing his early racing with Robert Smerdon in Melbourne. Pride will have three runners Earnest Ernest, Falzzon and Upshot - in the 1200m sprint which may be divided depending on the number of acceptances with 34 nominations taken.
By Caryl Williamson He’s only small but trainer Joe Pride believes Destiny’s Kiss has what it takes to conquer the heavyweights when he steps up to stakes company for the first time on Saturday. And if the four-year-old emerging stayer performs as Pride expects in the Listed Winter Cup (2400m), he will be given his chance to shine at the Grafton carnival next month. “He is a midget. He is only 427 kilograms but he is a little horse on the way up and he’s going places,” Pride said. “If he runs well as I expect, the Grafton Cup is a race we will look at. “He has a really good strike rate for a stayer and I’d like to see how far he can go in the spring.” Destiny’s Kiss has won seven of his 21 starts and importantly heading to Rosehill on Saturday, six of those victories have been on rainaffected tracks with wet weather expected to continue in Sydney over the next few days.
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Joe Pride: Has three runners in the big sprint on Saturday. “I’m hoping Upshot can run well and also go to Grafton for the Ramornie Handicap,” Pride said. “I think he is the right type of horse for that race.” Upshot finished third at his most recent start in the June Stakes won by She’s Clean which finished a solid fifth in Saturday’s Group One Tatt’s Tiara. - AAP TURF
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David Hayes already has high hopes for import Jet Away this spring and is excited to welcome another quality international galloper into his camp. Crackerjack King, a half-brother to last year’s Melbourne Cup placegetter Jakkalberry and also raced by Australian Thoroughbred Bloodstock, is being transferred to Hayes’ stable and the trainer is hoping he can play a role late in the spring carnival. “He gets to me in August and he’s had seven wins from 10 runs,” Hayes said. “He’s coming back from a minor tendon injury but we’re hoping he might be able to run in the Emirates (Stakes) or something first-up. He’s a Group One horse.” Crackerjack King was a Group One winner over 2000m in Italy last May and also claimed the Group Two Italian Derby a year earlier. He hasn’t started since finishing fifth in the Arlington Million (2012m) in the United States 10 months ago. While Hayes is looking for Crackerjack King to make his Australian debut in the spring, the trainer also has an eye on next year’s autumn carnival for Crackerjack King. - AAP TURF
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Southland greyhound fields, form Southland Greyhound Racing Club Venue: Ascot Park Raceway Meeting Date: 25 Jun 2013 NZ Meeting number : 9 Doubles: 1 and 2; 3 and 4; 5 and 6; 7 and 8; 9 and 10; 11 and 12 Trebles : 1, 2 and 3; 4, 5 and 6; 7, 8 and 9; 10, 11 and 12 1 12.02pm (NZT) CENTRAL WATER CARRIERS C0, 390m 1 73687 Master At Arms nwtd......................J Guthrie 2 Sophie’s Terra nwtd C &..................... Fagan 3 3 Thiago nwtd S &...............................Bonnett 4 64576 Poised Boy nwtd S &........................Bonnett 5 75F88 Zahra nwtd......................................J Guthrie 6 66687 Pep’s Pot nwtd.................................S Fagan 7 75567 Fantas Fiction nwtd..........................S Fagan 8 6 Ellie Waves nwtd C &.......................... Fagan 9 788x8 Another Warning nwtd..................... K Kilsby 2 12.21pm SOUTHLAND OTAGO PHOTO FINISH C0, 457m 1 5 Opawa Romeo nwtd L &..................... Wales 2 7 Shy As nwtd S &...............................Bonnett 3 8F576 Joey’s Secret nwtd S &.....................Bonnett 4 28624 Opawa Jay nwtd L &........................... Wales 5 8 Pukeko Raptor nwtd.......................B Healey 6 87887 Nopee nwtd................................J McInerney 7 66787 Homebush Julian nwtd..............J McInerney 8 82621 Opawa Hally (c1) nwtd L &................. Wales 3 12.37pm ADDED ENERGY SPRINT C1, 390m 1 48x56 Sea Spray Doris nwtd..................B Freeman 2 43723 Opawa Token nwtd L &....................... Wales 3 12437 Bee Ostee nwtd................................B Shaw 4 54857 Autumn Spirit nwtd............................. J Allen 5 77444 Mighty Fortune nwtd P &...............B Conner 6 2111 Team Dream 22.98 C &...................... Fagan 7 77752 Shadow Wolf 23.17.........................J Guthrie 8 35463 Merely A Dream 23.34 S &...............Bonnett 9 75758 Johnny’s Blue 23.19 P &................B Conner 10 48786 Galba John nwtd........................J McInerney 4 12.55pm COLORMARK SYSTEMS LTD C1, 390m 1 73567 Pukeko Express nwtd....................... B Eade 2 35341 Iva Cunning Plan nwtd.........................A Lee
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6.00 Home Shopping. (G) 6.30 The Crowd Goes Wild. (G, R) 7.00 Deal Or No Deal. (G) 7.30 Home Shopping. (G) 12.00 The Doctors. (G) 1.00 The Jeff Probst Show. (G) 2.05 America’s Got Talent. (G, R) Watch the last 12 semifinalists compete. 4.00 The Late Show With David Letterman. (G, R) 5.00 Deal Or No Deal. (G, R) Game show hosted by Andrew O’Keefe that gives contestants the opportunity to win up to $200,000 each night. 5.30 Prime News.
6.00 Friends. (G, R, T) 6.30 Neighbours. (G, T) 7.00 Shortland Street. (PGR, T) 7.30 The Big Bang Theory. (R, T) 8.30 Go Girls. (AO, T) Ted gets excited when he finds Gordon is having an affair. 9.30 Revenge. (AO, T) A series of dangerous events has been set in motion and it all comes to a head in one catastrophic moment. 10.30 Haven. (AO, T) A deadly series of electrocutions occur around town. 11.30 The Mentalist. (AO, R, T)
3 News. Campbell Live. Modern Family. (PGR, T) NCIS. (AO, T) The manhunt for Eli David’s killer turn into a federal witch hunt against Gibbs and his team for their use of unconventional methods. 9.30 NCIS: LA. (AO, T) A nuclear explosion in the Pacific reignites a search for stolen nuclear weapons, and leads Hetty to shuffle partnerships. Final. S4 Ep24 10.30 Nightline. Your late edition news.
6.00 Deal Or No Deal. (G) 6.30 Millionaire: Hot Seat. (G) 7.00 The Crowd Goes Wild. 7.30 60 Minutes. (PGR, R) The latest from around the country and the globe. 8.30 FILM: The Punisher. (1989, AO) Dolph Lundgren, Louis Gossett Jr, Jeroen Krabbe. An ex-cop who lives in the sewers acts as judge, jury, and executioner to the city’s criminals in retaliation for the unpunished murders of his wife and kids.
12.30 Embarrassing Bodies. (AO, R, T) 1.30 Infomercials. 2.30 Desperate Housewives. (PGR, R, T) 3.20 The Amazing Race: Unfinished Business. (PGR, R) 4.05 Anderson. (PGR, R) 5.05 The Erin Simpson Show. (R) 5.30 Infomercials.
11.10 The Good Wife. (AO, R, T) 12.10 Infomercials. (G) 5.00 Joyce Meyer. 5.30 Infomercials. (G)
10.30 The Crowd Goes Wild. (G, R) 11.00 The Late Show With David Letterman. (G) 12.00 Home Shopping. (G) 1.30 The Crowd Goes Wild. (G, R) 2.00 Home Shopping. (G)
6.00 ONE News. (T) 7.00 Seven Sharp. (T) 7.30 Dynamo: Magician Impossible. (G, T) Dynamo transforms snow into diamonds. 8.30 Penguins – Spy In The Huddle. (G, T) Watched by spycams, chicks are hatching and male emperors form an identity parade before handing over their newborns to the returning females. 9.35 NZ Detectives. (AO, T) The work undertaken by detectives of New Zealand police force’s Criminal Investigation Branch.
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3 News: Firstline. Infomercials. (G) The Shopping Channel. Everybody Loves Raymond. (G, R, T) 3 News. Home And Away. (G, R, T) Dr Phil. (AO) The Dr Oz Show. (PGR) Top Chef: Just Desserts. (G, R) The remaining contestants must produce an anniversary cake. Rachael Ray. (G) Entertainment Tonight. (G) Home And Away. (G, T) Brax wants to stay with Charlie, Dex comes to terms with how close he was to death, and April worries that Kyle and Tamara are becoming too close.
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7 11 Pukeko Thunder nwtd.....................B Healey 8 25174 Moon And Sea nwtd.......................... J Allen 9 48746 Noisy Leo nwtd..........................J McInerney 10 56778 Max’s Lad 26.65 S &.........................Bonnett 8 2.10pm 100% SELECTRIX C3, 390m 1 44241 Little Midnight 22.66 S &...................Bonnett 2 38256 My Little Oah 22.89...................J McInerney 3 22545 Ringa Ding nwtd........................J McInerney 4 18815 Homebush Cruden 22.59...........J McInerney 5 44521 Homebush Mayhem (c4) nwtd...J McInerney 6 41676 Roxy Rascal nwtd M &......................Jopson 7 5117F Tepirita Charger nwtd........................B Shaw 8 64566 Stirling Dann 22.63 C &...................... Fagan Emergencies: 9 87673 Benny’s Angel nwtd...................J McInerney 10 78367 Thrilling Clover 22.81 P &..............B Conner 9 2.28pm WWW.SOUTHLANDGREYHOUNDS.CO.NZ C4/5, 457m 1 34336 Opawa Rapid (c5) nwtd L &................ Wales 2 12334 Homebush Violet nwtd...............J McInerney 3 66443 Homebush Edith 26.18..............J McInerney 4 26456 Mamaja 25.88................................. R Casey 5 42735 Pretty Good (c5) 25.85 J &..............D Fahey 6 74475 Bob’s Eye (c3) 26.21..................J McInerney 7 61418 Opawa Midnight (c5) 26.17 S &.......B Evans 8 41738 Opawa Bomb 26.23 L &..................... Wales 10 2.45pm SGRC $26 FIVE WIRE MUZZLE STKS C2, 457m 1 44415 Noggin nwtd....................................... J Allen 2 342x1 Opaque 26.64 S &............................Bonnett 3 44733 Opulent 26.70 A &..............................Seque 4 28846 Calm Spirit nwtd................................. J Allen 5 75514 Opawa Bart nwtd.............................. B Eade 6 51623 Big Token 26.84.........................J McInerney 7 73122 Grant A Wish nwtd...........................R Breen 8 1342F Tepirita Desire nwtd..........................B Shaw 9 88658 Homebush Coco nwtd...............J McInerney 10 16768 Drive Five 26.76 S &.........................Bonnett
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6.00 Creflo Dollar. 6.30 Buzzy Bee And Friends. (G, T) 6.35 Tiki Tour. (G, R, T) 7.00 Grizzly Tales. (G, R, T) 7.25 Scooby Doo. (G, R, T) 7.50 Pokemon: Black and White. (G, T) 8.15 Franklin. (G, R, T) 8.40 Mike The Knight. (G, R, T) 8.50 Fireman Sam. (G) 9.00 Infomercials. 10.30 Neighbours. (G, R, T) 11.00 Shortland Street. (PGR, R, T) 12.00 Hart Of Dixie. (G, R, T) 1.00 Jeremy Kyle. (PGR) 2.00 Jeremy Kyle USA. (PGR) 3.00 Mr Men. (G, R, T) 3.05 Doc McStuffins. (G, T) 3.30 The Penguins Of Madagascar. (G, R, T) 4.00 Good Luck Charlie. (G, R, T) 4.30 The Erin Simpson Show. 5.00 Horace In Slow Motion. (G, R) 5.01 America’s Funniest Home Videos. (G, R, T) 5.30 Hope And Faith. (G, R, T)
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Breakfast. Good Morning. Ellen. (R) Coach Trip. (PGR) House Guest. (G, R) ONE News. (T) Emmerdale. (PGR) Marlon gets ready for court, Nicola doesn’t believe Carl, and Rhona and Paddy are miserable. Come Dine With Me. (PGR) Four Weddings USA. (G, R) Ellen. (G, R) Te Karere. MasterChef: The Professionals – Australia. (G, T) The second mystery box for the series is revealed and it contains five expensive ingredients. Millionaire Hot Seat. (G, T)
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3 45444 Hazza’s Got Swag 23.59 S &...........Bonnett 4 56666 White Legs 23.33.......................J McInerney 5 25554 Okuku Wee Man 23.35 C &................ Fagan 6 46566 Bake Bean Betty nwtd....................... J Allen 7 15657 Sheeza Flower nwtd S &..................Bonnett 8 4613 Car Bootle nwtd......................... M Robinson 9 18883 Quiet Snort nwtd................................ J Allen 10 68687 Black Ozark nwtd............................J Guthrie 5 1.12pm SGRC $50 LEATHER LEADS C2, 390m 1 71486 New Ingilltab 23.31 P &.................B Conner 2 8x763 Cosmic Bolero nwtd P &................B Conner 3 52438 Cawbourne Reeah 22.83...........J McInerney 4 57165 New Order nwtd S &.........................Bonnett 5 14462 Sam’s Flyin Norm 22.93 S &............Bonnett 6 31747 Hazza’s Lad 22.96 S &.....................Bonnett 7 83836 Okuku Bobo 22.96.......................... R Casey 8 64367 Parkermon nwtd S &.........................Bonnett 9 15877 Black Trigger 22.80 P &.................B Conner 10 87777 Another Snazza nwtd.................J McInerney 6 1.34pm ASCOT PARK HOTEL C4, 390m 1 66178 Fulla Torque 23.17 B &..................... T Shaw 2 36165 Botany Prancer 22.71................J McInerney 3 72528 Miss Sweet 22.86 P &...................B Conner 4 21831 Bugsy Bangles (c5) 22.54................B Shaw 5 21188 Bolt Rama 22.86 S &........................Bonnett 6 F7537 Opawa Legs 22.94 L &....................... Wales 7 57818 Homebush Iris nwtd...................J McInerney 8 62574 Anytime Will Do 22.88...............J McInerney 9 558x5 Our Beowulf 22.30 S &.....................Bonnett 10 46665 Jennings 22.84 S &..........................Bonnett 7 1.52pm WILLY’S FLOORING LTD C1, 457m 1 33481 Cover To Cover nwtd S &..................Bonnett 2 71558 Paddy Baxter 26.63...................J McInerney 3 68x42 Party Rock 26.78 S &......................B Evans 4 22288 Thirsty Kelvin nwtd.....................J McInerney 5 1112 Opawa Stretch nwtd J &..................D Fahey 6 1 Pukeko Prowler nwtd......................B Healey
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6.30 Futurama. (G, R) 7.00 The Simpsons. (PGR, R) On Halloween a deceased Homer must perform one good deed to get into heaven. 7.30 Face Off. (G) Creatures with a bioluminescent element are presented by the seven remaining contestants before a double elimination. 8.30 FILM: Role Models. (2008, AO, R) Seann William Scott, Paul Rudd. After trashing the company truck, Danny and Wheeler
are sentenced to 150 hours mentoring kids instead of doing time, but they’re about to get more than they pleabargained for! 10.35 The Real Housewives Of New York City. (PGR, R) Bethenny discovers she’s the focus of a gossip article and comes to suspect that Jill was the source. 11.35 Entertainment Tonight. (G) 12.00 Infomercials. (G)
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1 54554 Cawbourne Kesha nwtd.............J McInerney 2 15286 Another Colt 26.25.....................J McInerney 3 2x863 Myra Bee nwtd.................................. B Eade 4 73545 Bigtime Kelina nwtd..........................B Shaw 5 56877 Wot Price Curly nwtd.................J McInerney 6 75552 Shiraz Rose 26.26...................... R Hamilton 7 33533 Banbit nwtd.......................................B Shaw 8 24451 Opawa Wally 26.47 L &...................... Wales 9 34858 Waterview Lass nwtd C &................... Fagan 10 57778 Cawbourne Kim nwtd.................J McInerney 12 3.24pm JUSTRACING.COM.AU C4/5, 390m 1 81888 Matti Oah 22.54.........................J McInerney 2 53764 Jumpin’ Julia nwtd......................J McInerney 3 61317 Rosca 22.47...............................J McInerney 4 47828 Sea Spray Tich 23.15..................... R Casey 5 25838 Princely Dollar 22.54..................J McInerney 6 11176 Kid Kahn 23.05 P &.......................B Conner 7 34556 Nova’s Fortune (c4) 22.94.........J McInerney 8 21158 Homebush Helen 22.41.............J McInerney 9 55877 Heza Sensation (c4) 22.80 P &.....B Conner 10 558x5 Our Beowulf (c4) 22.30 S &..............Bonnett SELECTIONS Race 1: Thiago, Ellie Waves, Sophie’s Terra, Poised Boy Race 2: Opawa Hally, Opawa Jay, Pukeko Raptor, Joey’s Secret Race 3: Team Dream, Opawa Token, Bee Ostee, Sea Spray Doris Race 4: Iva Cunning Plan, Car Bootle, Hazza’s Got Swag Race 5: Sam’s Flyin Norm, Cawbourne Reeah, Cosmic Bolero Race 6: Bugsy Bangles, Botany Prancer, Bolt Rama, Fulla Torque Race 7: Opawa Stretch, Pukeko Thunder, Pukeko Prowler Race 8: Little Midnight, Tepirita Charger, Stirling Dann Race 9: Pretty Good (c5), Opawa Rapid (c5), Homebush Violet Race 10: Opaque, Grant A Wish, Opawa Bart, Opulent, Big Token Race 11: Opawa Wally, Another Colt, Shiraz Rose, Myra Bee Race 12: Rosca, Matti Oah, Princely Dollar, Homebush Helen LEGEND: fsdt - First Start Here nwd - No Win this Distance fstd First Start This Distance 31 13 - Best Winning Time This Track
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Haunting Sarah
Sky Movies, 2.20pm A macabre drama about the unfairness of a child dying, and how such a tragedy affects the lives of the family left behind. When a grieving mother (Kim Raver) finds that her niece (Niamh Wilson) seems to be able to communicate with the spirit of her dead son, she takes her to a secluded cabin in the woods to try to make sense of what is happening. Moving beyond the standard supernatural telemovie, this has some genuinely spooky moments.
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ACROSS 1. 4. 8. 9. 10. 11. 13. 14. 16. 17. 20. 21. 22. 23.
Follow (5) Loyal (7) Cheese (7) Brings up (5) Eating place (4) Insinuation (8) Extremely (4) Nobleman (4) Forebear (8) Islamic ruler (4) Dissuade (5) Pasta dish (7) Stern (7) Being mendacious (5)
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Reference work (13) Ledge (5) Small whirlpool (4) Bold (6) Good (8) Apprentice (7) Disturbing (13) Keep (8) Leaves empty (7) Evening gathering (6) New Zealand native (5) Wicked (4)
7. Sarcastic (6) 8. Miscreant (6) 10. Port (7) 11. Teacher (5) 12. Elderly (4) 13. Unclear (5) 17. Power (5) 18. Bend (4) 22. Jester (5) 23. Recuperate (7) 24. Sturdy (6) 25. Repay (6)
DOWN 1. Road (7) 2. Messenger (7) 3. Guide (5) 4. Querulous (7) 5. Condition (5) 6. Quota (5) 9. Perfidy (9) 14. Health (7) 15. Taste (7) 16. Eject (7) 19. Spurn (5) 20. Pastime (5) 21. Played (5)
SOLUTIONS TO PUZZLE No 12,215
SOLUTIONS TO PUZZLE No 12,216
Across: 3 Amusement; 8 Boot; 9 Scoundrel; 10 Creche; 11 Class; 14 Noted; 15 Tame; 16 Yearn; 18 Tear; 20 Eject; 21 Least; 24 Deduct; 25 Perimeter; 26 Bred; 27 Perforate. Down: 1 Obscenity; 2 Potential; 4 Mace; 5 Skull; 6 Modest; 7 Need; 9 Shady; 11 Craft; 12 Safeguard; 13 Rectitude; 17 Never; 19 Relief; 22 Swear; 23 Cede; 24 Debt.
Across: 1 Ensue; 4 Devoted; 8 Cheddar; 9 Rears; 10 Caf 11 Innuendo; 13 Very; 14 Duke; 16 Ancestor; 17 Emir; 2 Deter; 21 Ravioli; 22 Austere; 23 Lying. Down: 1 Encyclopaedia; 2 Shelf; 3 Eddy; 4 Daring; Virtuous; 6 Trainee; 7 Disconcerting; 12 Preserve; 1 Vacates; 15 Soiree; 18 Maori; 19 Evil.
the bOx 6.00 NYPD Blue. (M) 6.50 The Simpsons. (PG) 7.15 Hardcore Pawn. (PG) 7.40 America’s Funniest Home Videos. (PG) 8.05 Whose Line Is It Anyway? (PG) 8.30 Cash Cab USA. (PG) 8.55 24. (M) 9.45 Law & Order. (M) 10.50 NCIS. (M) 11.40 CSI Miami. (M) 12.30 CSI Miami. (M) 1.20 NYPD Blue. (M) 2.10 Whose Line Is It Anyway? (PG) 2.35 Cash Cab USA. (PG) 3.05 24. (M) 4.00 Hardcore Pawn. (PG) 4.30 The Simpsons. (PG) 5.00 Law & Order. (M) 6.00 America’s Funniest Home Videos. (PG) 6.30 The Simpsons. (PG) 7.00 Hardcore Pawn. (PG) 7.30 NCIS. (M) 8.30 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation. (M) Langston investigates the untimely death of a college student at a “Walking With Dinosaurs” show. 9.30 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation. (M) 10.30 Law & Order. (M) 11.30 NCIS. (M) 12.30 24. (M) 1.20 AFHV. (PG) 1.45 Cash Cab USA. (PG) 2.10 NYPD Blue. (M) 3.05 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation. (M) 4.45 24. (M) 5.35 Whose Line Is It Anyway? (PG)
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6.10 Freshman Father. (2010, PG) Andrew Seeley, Brittney Irvin. 7.40 I Don’t Know How She Does It. (2011, M) Sarah Jessica Parker, Greg Kinnear. 9.10 The Three Stooges. (2012, PG) Sean Hayes, Will Sasso. 10.40 Making Of Johnny English Reborn. (2011, PG). 10.55 13. (2010, 16) Jason Statham, Mickey Rourke, Ray Winstone. 12.25 Super 8. (2011, M) Elle Fanning, Kyle Chandler. 2.20 Haunting Sarah. (2005, M) Kim Raver. 3.50 Another Earth. (2011, M) Brit Marling, William Mapother. 5.25 Flypaper. (2011, 16) Patrick Dempsey, Ashley Judd. 6.55 Girl In Progress. (2012, M) Eva Mendes, Cierra Ramirez. 8.30 Wanderlust. (2012, 16) Paul Rudd, Jennifer Aniston. A Manhattan couple hit the road and wind up crashing at Elysium, a free-spirited community of hippies, tree-huggers and the occasional nudist. 10.10 The Double. (2011, M) Richard Gere, Topher Grace. 11.50 Goon. (2011, 16) Seann William Scott. 1.20 Behemoth. (2011, M) Ed Quinn. 2.50 Wanderlust. (2012, 16) Paul Rudd, Jennifer Aniston. 4.30 Goon. (2011, 16) Seann William Scott, Jay Baruchel.
7.05 The Sixth Sense. (1999, M) Bruce Willis, Haley Joel Osment, Toni Collette. 8.50 8 Mile. (2002, M) Eminem, Kim Basinger, Brittany Murphy. 10.40 Wimbledon. (2004, M) Kirsten Dunst, Paul Bettany, Sam Neill. 12.20 Wall Street. (1987, PG) Charlie Sheen, Michael Douglas. 2.25 Poseidon. (2006, M) Josh Lucas, Kurt Russell. 4.05 Bulletproof. (1996, 18) Damon Wayans, Adam Sandler. 5.30 Braveheart. (1995, 16) Mel Gibson, Sophie Marceau. 8.30 The Watcher. (2000, 16) Keanu Reeves, James Spader. A serial killer torments an emotionally damaged police detective by sending him pictures of his future victims one day before he kills them. 2000. 10.10 Talladega Nights: The Ballad Of Ricky Bobby. (2006, M) Will Ferrell, John C. 11.55 Conan The Barbarian. (1982, M) Arnold Schwarzenegger, James Earl Jones. 2.00 Bulletproof. (1996, 18) Damon Wayans, Adam Sandler. 3.25 Poseidon. (2006, M) Josh Lucas, Kurt Russell. 5.05 Braveheart. (1995, 16) Mel Gibson, Sophie Marceau.
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Lions ‘back from the dead’ By Wynne Gray The Lions led the back page in Melbourne, big headlines, too: “It’s a miracle: Lions back from the dead.” Surely not in Melbourne, not where AFL is the premier sport and second and third and ... Correct. The banner was misleading. Some team called the Brisbane Lions had dealt to Geelong with an inspired final quarter, a resurrection of Biblical proportions if you managed to digest a few paragraphs. What the rugby tourists wouldn’t give for that headline on Sunday while the Wallabies are hoping to find some way to win and take the series to a decider in Sydney. The lead business story on the front of the same sports section, featured former ARU boss John O’Neill unveiling plans to expand a casino complex in Sydney. It seems like we have left rugby behind and gone into some sports warp. Brisbane was frothing about tomorrow’s State of Origin and every minor detail to do with that clash, while there is only one winter code which matters in the southern city. The only rugby link we had seen connecting Melbourne to rugby was
a suggestive picture of a Wallaby gripping a Lion and a double entendre slogan etched into a farmer’s field near Tullamarine Airport. The Lions have to think through their locking options for the second test after losing senior lock Paul O’Connell with a fractured right forearm. That news filtered through the lineup of passengers about to board their flight south. One man with an unmistakable
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burr to his voice reckoned that meant Scotland was about to join the tour as blonde shock-haired giant Richie Gray was a cert for the call-up. His mates derided the idea and wondered if he wanted to alter the tourists’ name to British and Irish and Scots Lions. O’Connell’s exit occurred the morning after the Wallabies got some late respite from their injury carnage, when captain James Horwill was
SCOREBOARD Results Golf
Walmart NW Arkansas Championship Final round scores from LPGA Tour event, the Walmart NW Arkansas Championship yesterday (par-71). 201: Park In-Bee (KOR) 69 65 67, Ryu So-Yeon (KOR) 66 66 69 (involved in playoff) 202: Mika Miyazato (JPN) 65 70 67 203: Lydia Ko (NZL) 69 66 68, I.K. Kim (KOR) 70 64 69, Stacy Lewis (USA) 67 65 71 204: Suzann Pettersen (NOR) 67 70 67, Paula Creamer (USA) 68 68 68, Beatriz Recari (ESP) 67 65 72, Chie Arimura (JPN) 67 65 72 205: Kang Hae-Ji (KOR) 72 66 67, Ai Miyazato (JPN) 73 64 68 206: Feng Shanshan (CHN) 71 67 68, Brittany Lang (USA) 70 67 69, Juli Inkster (USA) 71 65 70, Brooke Pancake (USA) 69 67 70 207: Choi Na-Yeon (KOR) 71 70 66, Jenny Shin (KOR) 71 69 67, Amy Yang (KOR) 70 68 69, Moriya Jutanugarn (THA) 69 67 71, Sarah Kemp (AUS) 67 69 71, Mina Harigae (USA) 67 69 71 208: Alison Walshe (USA) 71 67 70, Lisa McCloskey (USA) 67 71 70 209: Ayako Uehara (JPN) 71 71 67, Julieta Granada (PAR) 70 72 67, Becky Morgan (WAL) 73 68 68, Mo Martin (USA) 72 69 68, Han Hee-Won (KOR) 70 71 68, Caroline Hedwall (SWE) 72 68 69, Lizette Salas (USA) 71 69 69, Karine Icher (FRA) 70 68 71, Morgan Pressel (USA) 68 69 72, Christel Boeljon (NED) 67 69 73
Travellers Championship Final round scores from PGA TOUR event, the Travellers Championship yesterday (par-70). 268: Ken Duke (USA) 69 68 65 66, Chris Stroud (USA) 66 69 66 67 (involved in playoff) 269: Graham DeLaet (CAN) 65 70 65 69 270: Bubba Watson (USA) 63 67 70 70 271: Webb Simpson (USA) 65 69 72 65, J.J. Henry (USA) 68 67 68 68 272: Ryan Moore (USA) 68 70 66 68, Charley Hoffman (USA) 61 73 66 72 273: Angel Cabrera (ARG) 67 72 71 63, Stuart Appleby (AUS) 69 67 69 68, Morgan Hoffmann (USA) 68 71 66 68, Jeff Maggert (USA) 70 70 65 68 274: Rickie Fowler (USA) 72 68 70 64, Brendan Steele (USA) 68 68 72 66, Ricky Barnes (USA) 67 68 71 68, Russell Knox (SCO) 69 67 69 69, Justin Rose (ENG) 67 68 68 71 275: Kevin Sutherland (USA) 69 70 68 68, Keegan Bradley (USA) 69 65 72 69, Patrick Reed (USA) 66 66 73 70, Tommy Gainey (USA) 66 67 70 72, Jim Herman (USA) 69 67 67 72, Nick O’Hern (AUS) 67 66 68 74 276: Gary Christian (ENG) 71 69 70 66, Greg Owen (ENG) 70 69 69 68, Jerry Kelly (USA) 67 68 71 70, Andres Romero (ARG) 71 68 67 70, Hunter Mahan (USA) 62 71 70 73, Nicholas Thompson (USA) 71 66 66 73 277: Bryce Molder (USA) 67 70 73 67, Cameron Percy (AUS) 71 68 71 67, Erik Compton (USA) 72 66 71 68, Fredrik Jacobson (SWE) 69 70 70 68, William McGirt (USA) 67 68 73 69, Aaron Watkins (USA) 69 69 70 69, Chris Williams (USA) 71 68 69 69, John Merrick (USA) 65 71 71 70, D.J. Trahan (USA) 71 68 68 70, Brian Davis (ENG) 72 67 66 72, Marc Leishman (AUS) 66 70 68 73, Justin Thomas (USA) 72 66 66 73, Richard Lee (USA) 66 71 66 74
International Open scores Final round scores from European Tour event, the International Open in Munich yesterday (par-72). 270: Ernie Els (RSA) 63 69 69 69 271: Thomas Bjorn (DEN) 68 69 65 69 272: Alexander Levy (FRA) 65 68 68 71 273: Bernd Wiesberger (AUT) 66 68 71 68, Martin Kaymer (GER) 64 71 69 69, Alexander Noren (SWE) 64 71 66 72 274: Huang Wenyi (CHN) 71 69 69 65, Darren
Fichardt (RSA) 70 66 69 69, Sergio Garcia (ESP) 71 69 65 69 275: Henrik Stenson (SWE) 68 69 71 67, RobertJan Derksen (NED) 64 72 70 69, John Parry (ENG) 67 72 67 69, Paul Waring (ENG) 66 73 67 69, Marcel Siem (GER) 67 68 69 71, Brandon Stone (RSA) 66 71 67 71, Joost Luiten (NED) 69 68 67 71, Peter Uihlein (USA) 70 66 67 72 276: Dustin Johnson (USA) 66 71 73 66, Ross Fisher (ENG) 68 69 69 70, Danny Willett (ENG) 69 65 70 72, Matthew Baldwin (ENG) 64 69 69 74 277: Shane Lowry (IRL) 69 69 74 65, Matteo Manassero (ITA) 68 69 71 69, Bernd Ritthammer (GER) 68 70 69 70, Matthew Nixon (ENG) 65 71 70 71 278: Rafael Cabrera (ESP) 67 70 71 70, Tommy Fleetwood (ENG) 66 69 72 71, Miguel Angel Jimenez (ESP) 68 67 72 71 279: Justin Walters (RSA) 67 73 74 65, Peter Lawrie (IRL) 67 69 72 71, Peter Fowler (AUS) 67 71 70 71, David Higgins (IRL) 67 71 70 71, Oscar Floren (SWE) 68 70 70 71, Tjaart Van der Walt (RSA) 70 68 69 72 280: Brett Rumford (AUS) 70 68 74 68, Jaco Van Zyl (RSA) 75 65 72 68, Callum Macaulay (SCO) 69 68 74 69, Maximilian Kieffer (GER) 68 73 70 69, Oliver Fisher (ENG) 69 69 72 70, James Morrison (ENG) 68 70 70 72 281: Richard McEvoy (ENG) 68 72 71 70, Felipe Aguilar (CHI) 70 69 71 71, Thongchai J\
Ladies Slovak Open scores Final round scores from Ladies European Tour event, the Ladies Slovak Open yesterday (par-72). 279: Gwladys Nocera (FRA) 70 68 71 70 283: Lee-Anne Pace (RSA) 71 70 70 72 284: Whitney Hillier (AUS) 75 70 69 70 285: Mikaela Parmlid (SWE) 72 70 73 70, Elizabeth Young (ENG) 73 74 65 73 286: Noora Tamminen (FIN) 73 71 70 72 287: Nikki Campbell (AUS) 67 78 69 73, Klara Spilkova (CZE) 71 72 70 74, Hannah Burke (ENG) 72 70 70 75 288: Trish Johnson (ENG) 69 72 75 72, Malene Jorgensen (DEN) 75 71 68 74 289: Daniela Holmqvist (SWE) 70 72 78 69, Veronica Zorzi (ITA) 73 70 76 70, Laura Davies (ENG) 70 76 72 71, Nontaya Srisawang (THA) 74 68 74 73 290: Florentyna Parker (ENG) 69 76 76 69, Louise Larsson (SWE) 70 72 74 74, Linda Wessberg (SWE) 71 70 74 75, Mireia Prat (ESP) 75 71 69 75
Netball Waikato BOP Magic v Northern Mystics Fulltime: WAIKATO BAY OF PLENTY MAGIC 68 (Irene van Dyk 46 Ellen Halpenny 22) bt NORTHERN MYSTICS 40 (Catherine Latu 19 Maria Tutaia 19 Bailey Mes 2) at ASB Baypark Arena.
Squash Mid Canterbury Interclub Results from June 18. Division 1 Hinds beat Mayfield 14/3 Shayne Jones beat James Wright 3/1, Chris Bell beat Harley Davies 3/2, Andrew Peck beat Jos Menson 3/0, Chris Davies beat Mike Carr 3/0 Temuka beat Rakaia 14/3 Greg Rodden beat Jeremy Duckmanton 3/1, Regan Joyce beat Bill Brownlie 3/0, Brent Phillips beat Grant Smith 3/2, Hayden Cleland beat Jeff Hurst 3/0 Ashburton beat Collegiate 13/7 Darrin Dudson beat Phil Hurley 3/1, Correy Hastie beat Ken Thomson 3/2, Dean Harrison beat Steve Hands 3/1, Perry Hunt beat Scott Broker 3/2 Methven beat Pleasant Point 12/7 Elliot McNutt beat Travis Cook 3/1, Richard Beck beat David MacPhail 3/2, Lindsay Christie beat Carl McHugh 3/2, Hayden Campbell beat Phil Lees 3/0 Division 2 Temuka beat Ashburton 11/8
cleared of stamping at a judicial hearing. He should have bought a Lotto ticket on the way home, but the Wallabies were due some fortune. The guessing game and advice about their second test backline is widespread. Medical bulletins about Christian Leali’ifano, Pat McCabe, Adam Ashley-Cooper, Digby Ioane and Berrick Barnes will have an impact but the biggest decision for coach Robbie Deans is whether to retain James O’Connor at five eighths. Deans had all year to assess the candidates - Quade Cooper, Barnes, O’Connor, Leali’ifano, Brendan Foley, Beale and Matt Toomua. They were all fit, the key was how they would gel with champion halfback Will Genia and implement Dean’s strategies. O’Connor won the decision and no matter the verdict this week, there will be howls. That will be irrelevant to Deans. A change will provoke all sorts of “told-ya-so”reactions, while a repeat selection will encourage gloom from another section of the Wallaby rugby landscape. Had Beale not slipped and kicked that 47m goal in Brisbane, O’Connor’s selection would not be such a fiery piece of conjecture on the eve of the - NZH series’ tie-breaker.
Bradley Going beat M Stoddart 3/1. Gary Mayne beat P Brosnahan 3/2, N Hickey beat Deven Francis 3/1, M Taylor beat Peter Blain 3/1 Celtic beat Rakaia 12/5 John McDonnell beat Paul Taylor 3/0, Andrew Crozier beat Paul Cousins 3/1, Billy Nolan beat Zac Bell 3/2, Chris O’Reilly beat Matt Speedy 3/0 Methven beat Hinds 14/2 Dan van der Salm beat Ross Jones 3/0, Simon Riordon beat Brent Schmack 3/2, Michael Royston beat Phil Breeding 3/0, Hamish Marr beat Matt Ward 3/0 Collegiate beat Pleasant Point 13/7 Brayden Kenny beat Hayden Cartwright 3/1, Bryan Hill beat Alistair Christey 3/2, Eli Cummings beat Bruce Leslie 3/2, Jeff Marshall beat Richard Hanson 3/1 Division 3 Collegiate A beat Rakaia B 13/7 Scott Evans beat Jason Baxter 3/1, Logan Ford beat Derek Aubrey 3/1, Mitchell Stoddart beat Brian McGuigan 3/2, Jono Strange beat Corey Smith 3/2 Collegiate C beat Pleasant Point 14/2 Todd Cameron beat Kevin Hall 3/0, Mitchell Fergus beat Dougal McCullough 3/1, Paul Cartney beat Greg Allan 3/1, Mitchell McLauchlan beat Phil Campbell 3/1 Collegiate B beat Rakaia A 14/6 Jonathan Turner beat Paul Lancaster 3/1, John Hetrick beat Ben McNally 3/2, Devan Young beat Vanessa Loe 3/2, Josh Tonks beat Clayton Aubrey 3/1 Methven beat Hinds 14/2 Dave Reeve beat Sam Kingston 3/0, Chris Batt beat Sam Anderson 3/1, Andy Furzeland beat Pat Sullivan 3/2, Chris Gibbs beat Gary Wright, 3/0 Celtic beat Temuka A 12/5 Simon Connolly beat James McCloy 3/1, Mark O’Grady beat Nigel Cleverly 3/1, Lawrence McCormick beat Colin Pinn 3/1, Petr Holub beat Pete Wallace 3/0 Mayfield beat Mackenzie 10/7 Ian Corson beat Shannon Notter 3/0, Nathan Christian beat Anj de Beer 3/1, brendon Steer beat Rosie Clark 3/0, Lance Tiffen beat Braden de la Rue 3/2 Division 4 Pleasant Point B beat Collegiate 14/0 Janneen Christey beat Tinneke Hurst 3/0, Brenda Hall beat Rachel Lyon 3/0, Lisa Munro beat Deb McClintock 3/0, Julie Allan beat Whitney Smith 3/0 Pleasant Point A beat Geraldine 14/4 Tim Croskery beat Will Polson 3/1, Jason Clemens beat James McDonald 3/1, Stephen Clemens beat Rachael Sullivan 3/0, Ben Johnson beat Kim Dwyer 3/2 No results from Celtic v Rakaia or Hinds v Methven
Tennis Canterbury Tennis Tennis Canterbury 10’s Zone June 23 Boys Singles Mid Canterbury Edwin Dargue beat Jenner Johnson 9-1; Nathan McKenzie lost to Ben Curd-McCullough 5-8; Ryan McNulty beat Miguel Hernandez 8-5; Tyler Leonard beat Jasper Johnson 9-2; Harry Dargue beat Riley Sirling 9-3. Girls Singles Millie Ness beat Claudia Cullen 9-2; Sophie Ness beat Juliett Ma 9-0; Sophie Adams beat Rebecca Coulson 9-2. Boys Doubles Edwin Dargue & Ryan McNulty beat Jenner Johnson & Ben Curd-McCullough 8-3; Nathan McKenzie & Harry Dargue beat Miguel Hernandez & Riley Stirling 9-2. Girls Doubles Millie Ness & Sophie Ness beat Claudia Cullen & Juliett Ma 8-2. Mixed Doubles Tyler Leonard & Sophie Adams beat Jasper Johnson & Rebecca Coulson 6-4.
James O’Connor: Deans’ choice for the contentious first five position.
Draws Golf
Tinwald Golf Club June 29 First round of the R.S.A Trophy and Cup Count-backs have determined positions after 1 round of qualifying due to the course closure. The morning players and those not involved in match play will have a clubhouse draw for an 8 am and 12.30 pm start. Players are asked to report 15 minutes prior to tee off times. Starters; am, B Collins. pm: L Jackson, W Stevenson. Cards; A Marshall House Duty: House Committee No 1 Tee.12.30, B McFarlane, v, Justin Smith, R Kirdy, v, B Collins.12.36, N Rayner, v, R Harris, Josh Smith, v, P Marshall.12.42, W Eddington, v, E Tulip, L McGee, v, A Pierce.12.48, W Mason, v, T Clarke, B Jary, v, B Smith. No 10 Tee. 12.30, C Sheehan, v, A Lilley, R Thompson, v, S Green.12.36, G McCall, v, C Miller, W Smith, v, O Everest The following players have a bye in the first round: T McAndrew, A Millar, R Bruce, S Kircher. Tuesday Ladies June 25 Clubhouse Draw 2nd Kirsty Trophy (Own Partners) 1st Standfast (MP) 1st Jane Ross (B3) L.G.U. 4th Norma Bradford Putting: 4th Judith Sheate Starters: B. Harris & C. Shanks: Cards: B.Cochrane & M. Kennedy Tea Duties: a.m N. Costin. P.m. P. McAndrew & K. McAuliffe 9 Holes: 4th 2J’s Cup Stroke & Putting report prior to 9.45 a.m. for 10a.m. start
Hockey Mid Canterbury Hockey June 28 – July 2 Friday 28 June 2nd Grade Girls 4.00 PM: Methven White v Methven Black (Umpires: Coaches x 2); 5.00 PM: Primary Girls Training Squad v Wakanui/Collegians (Umpires: Caitlyn Johnstone & Rachel Law) 1st Grade Women 6.00 PM: Hampstead Blue v Rakaia (Umpires: Collegians 1GW & Kevin McCosker); 7.10 PM: Hampstead Gold v Collegians (Umpires: Collegiate 1GW & Methven 1GW); 8.20 PM: Collegiate v Methven (Umpires: Rakaia 1GW & Hampstead Gold 1GW) 29 June 29 Small Sticks Hockey - Duty Club: Wakanui Kiwi Sticks (4th Grade) Coaches to Umpire 9.30 AM: Collegians v Wakanui Black; Methven v Allenton; Bye: Wakanui Blue Mini Sticks (5th Grade) Coaches to Umpire 10.30 AM: Rakaia v Wakanui Black; Allenton Hawkes v Collegians D&E; Hampstead v Collegians S2I; Methven v Wakanui Blue Fun Sticks (6th Grade) 11.30 AM: Methven v Wakanui Whackers; Wakanui Wasps v Rakaia; Hampstead v Allenton Maroon; Allenton Gold v Allenton Tigers; Wakanui Wildcats v Collegians Turfinators Senior Men Timaru 12.30 PM: Wakanui Blue v TBHS 1st XI (Umpires: L Brazondayle & S Hardacre); 2.30 PM: Wakanui Black v Excelsior (Umpires: S Grant & L Taylor); 3.30 PM: Tinwald v Tainui (Umpires: N Keenan & A Brunton) Senior Women Ashburton 2.00 PM: Hampstead v Craighead A (Umpires: Rasek Ganda & Peter Edwards) June 30 Town V Country 9.30 AM: Development Town v Development Country (Umpires: Fran ConnellyWhyte & Abbey Marshall); 10.30 AM: Town B Girls v Country B Girls (Umpires: Caitlyn Johnstone & Abbey Marshall); 11.30 AM: Town B Boys v Country B Boys (Umpires: Ashley Kelland & Rachel Law); 1.00 PM: Town A Girls v Country A Girls (Umpires:
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Caitlyn Johnstone & Rachel Law); 2.00 PM: Town A Boys v Country A Boys (Umpires: Ashley Kelland & Scott Marshall); 3.00 PM: Town Senior Men v Country Senior Men (Umpires: TBA) 1st Grade Men 4.00 PM: Methven v Wakanui (Umpires: Collegians 1GM x 2); Collegians v Ashburton College (Umpires: Wakanui 1GM x 2); Bye: Tinwald July 1 3rd Grade Boys 4.00 PM: Wakanui v Hampstead (Umpires: Caitlyn Johnstone & Ashley Kelland); 5.00 PM: Allenton v Methven (Umpires: Ashburton College 1GM x 2) 2nd Grade Boys 6.00 PM: Methven v Hampstead (Umpires: Rachel Law & Stephen Mealings); 7.10 PM: Wakanui v Allenton (Umpires Wakanui Blue SM x 2) July 2 3rd Grade Girls 4.30 PM: Hampstead Blue v Wakanui/Allenton (Umpires: Karen McIntyre & Hampstead Blue 1GW); 5.30 PM: Hampstead Gold v Methven (Umpires: Hampstead SW x 2); Bye: Collegians.
Netball Mid Canterbury Netball Paper Plus Junior Netball June 29 Heartland Court: 9.00: Southern Taylor Groundspreading Ltd A v New World Allenton B, C Waddell, J Tupe; 10.00: New World Allenton B v St Josephs Gold, N Johnson, A Osbourne; 11.00: Tinwald South A v Hampstead A, T Watson, A Elliott. Neumanns Tyre Services Court: 10.00: Laser Electrical Allenton v Southern Agspread F, Coaches. Ashburton Guardian Blue Court: 9.00: St Josephs Orange v Rakaia C, Coaches; 10.00: Borough Future Ferns v Tinwald School C, Coaches. Ashburton Guardian Red Court: 10.00: Netherby Diamonds v Southern Mayfield Services Centre E, C Morrice, S Wilson; 11.00: Wakanui School v St Josephs Purple, T Inwood, S Stempa. AMI Insurance Court: 9.00: Borough C v Rakaia B, A Burrows, M Read; 10.00: Methven Hammer Hardware Silver v Hampstead School B, L Morrow, L Wilson; 11.00: Allenton Tactix v Tinwald School B, M Bremner, L Alves. Port FM Local Court: 9.00: Borough B v Rakaia A, N Johnson (TS), I Roberts; 10.00: Longbeach A v Methven Trucking D, P Bradley Doig, M Yeatman; 11.00: Allenton magic v Southern Hyde Bros Spraying D, C Moore, G Blackwell. Stirling Sports Court: 9.00: Allenton Crusaders v St Josephs Blue, P Teare, B Rayner; 10.00: Hampstead Blue v Methven Winslow B, S Anderson, L Muckle; 11.00: Hampstead School A v Methven Professionals Real Estate C, C Olds, S Beveridge. Colourplus Court: 9.00: Southern Hayden Mackenzie Contracting C v Netherby Magic, M Maslin, G Naylor; 10.00: Tinwald School A v St Josephs Red, E Anderson, M Edwards; 11.00: Allenton Mystics v St Josephs Green, B Surridge, D McArthur. Ashburton Guardian White Court: 9.00: Allenton Hurricanes v Southern Harrison Spraying Services Contracting Ltd B, E Adhearn, K Johansen; 10.00: Methven Shermac A v Borough A, S Bueta, E Riordan; 11.00: Hampstead B v Allenton C, E Hurley, E Bonnington. Bye: Longbeach B Club Duty: Hampstead Club/ Janene McDowell; Canteen Duty: Jenny Wells; Junior Committee Duty: Deanna Bell; Umpire Duty: Lyn Hart/Wendy Hopwood
Heartland Senior Netball June 29 Heartland Court: 12.30: Hampstead Hotel Ashburton A v College A, V McArthur, I Anderson; 1.30: Methven Wareings A v Rakaia Blue, J Lee, S Hopwood; 2.30: Hampstead Hotel Ashburton B v Celtic Vetent A, W Hopwood, K Bush; 3.30: College B v United KFC B, J Lee, C Corbett. Neumanns Tyre Services Court: 12.30: Celtic B v College U18, W Hopwood, D McNab; 1.30: Wilson Bulk Allenton A v Smith and Church Collegiate A,
NRL salary cap set for review The NRL will look at tweaking the terms of its salary cap, but only once the 2013 season is over. The league has been criticised recently for halting the burgeoning careers of Penrith fullback Matt Moylan and Sydney Roosters forward Kane Evans due to second-tier salary cap restrictions. Moylan, an integral part of the Panthers’ rise up the ladder after his man-of-the-match NRL debut in round seven, was sent back to NSW Cup amid warnings the Panthers would be in breach of second-tier cap rules. The same laws blocked Evans from making his NRL debut last Friday night despite the Roosters missing their prized State of Origin talent. Roosters chief operating officer of football Brian Canavan and Penrith honcho Phil Gould headlined a long list of those calling for change. The NRL released a statement on Monday confirming the club salary cap committee had met last week and agreed that an “extensive review” was required. But the league’s chief operating officer Jim Doyle says it’s unfeasible to expect the game’s laws to be
changed halfway through a season. “You can’t simply change the rules mid-season, but we do intend to give (salary cap auditor) Ian Schubert greater support by establishing a panel of appropriately qualified people to assist him in determining any applications under the current system,” Doyle said in a statement yesterday. “What has been completely unfair is the extent to which people have focused on the salary cap auditor rather than the rules. “The salary cap auditor’s job is to apply the same rules that the clubs commit to before each season. “We will continue to work with clubs both in finalising the terms for the review and in applying the existing provisions of the cap.” Schubert’s role in the red tape that frustrated Israel Folau, who ultimately turned to rugby union after being unable to broker a deal with the NRL and Parramatta, has also been questioned. Folau looked set to return to rugby league after a failed stint in the AFL with Greater Western Sydney, but joined the NSW Waratahs and then made a stellar Wallabies debut last Saturday. - AAP
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Duncan Grant, lightweight men’s single sculls in action at the 2013 World Rowing Cup in Eton Dorney, Great Britain
Rowers add to record haul By Jonathan Leask and APNZ Mid Canterbury products Duncan Grant and Hamish Bond both qualified for finals at the Rowing World Cup regatta at Eton Dorney, but had different finishes to their finals late on Sunday night (NZ time). Bond, and pairs partner Eric Murray set records in blitzing their opposition while Grant was pipped for bronze in a photo finish in the lightweight single. The Olympic champion BondMurray pair combination was in record setting form setting the longest winning streak at international events in men’s rowing after recording their 14th consecutive
major title when the won the gold in a World Cup record time of 6 minutes 16.01 seconds. A 47 stroke rate start gave them the lead at the first 500m mark and then completely broke away from the field in the first international race of the 2013 season for the Kiwi pair. Murray and Bond then streaked away to win by 15.73s in a performance so decisive that at one point a wide-angled television shot showed no opposition crews in the frame as New Zealand exited and no-one else entered. The comprehensive victory on Sunday made it a record 14 wins in a row which includes an Olympic gold medal, three world championship
titles as well as 10 World Cup wins. A couple of prestigious Henley Royal Regatta titles (2009 and 2010) have complemented their legacy. At the 2012 London Games, they even set a world best time on their way to the final (rowers refer to ‘world best’ rather than ‘world record’ because of the variance in water conditions). Their final time at Eton Dorney on Sunday night was a World Cup record raced in choppy conditions but with wind assistance. “We won convincingly, yes, but as far as we’re concerned it was a bit rough out there,” Murray said. “By our high standards we let ourselves down slightly. “But it’s a really good start and
we’ve changed a lot in the last six months. We wanted to go out and lay down a marker.” Things didn’t go as well for Grant in the lightweight singles sculls final. After a rather disappointing result in the semi-finals, coming in third to qualifying for the final, the former World Champion took off at a cracking pace hoping to shake up the competition but Grant wasn’t able to hold the lead in the rougher lane one conditions. Instead Portugal’s Pedro Fraga in the more sheltered lane six took over in the lead and tried to move away from the field before Denmark’s Steffen Jensen came into his stride to overtake Grant and was gaining
on Fraga, but couldn’t close the gap. Fraga took gold and silver while another Dane Andrej Bendtsen, in his first senior race, got the better of Grant in a photo finish on the line to win bronze by 0.45 seconds. New Zealand’s overall medal haul was four gold and a silver from seven finals. The new men’s double sculls crew of Robbie Manson and Michael Arms and the men’s lightweight four of Curtis Rapley, Peter Taylor, James Lassche and James Hunter backed up wins at the Sydney World Cup. Emma Twigg took the second victory in her World Cup career, with the first at Lucerne in 2011. She was the only women’s sculler in the field who had raced the
Olympic final at the same course in August. The women’s pair of Rebecca Scown and Kayla Pratt took silver in their first international regatta together. The men’s coxless four also came fourth. The two boats containing Olympic double sculling champions Joseph Sullivan and Nathan Cohen failed to make finals. Sullivan finished fifth in the B final of the single sculls; Cohen and his crewmates finished third in the B final of the quad. The third and final World Rowing Cup of the 2013 season will take place in Lucerne, Switzerland from July 12-14.
Paston still on Herbert’s radar By Michael Brown He was one of the heroes of the last Word Cup campaign and All Whites’ coach Ricki Herbert is hoping he might be able to lure him out of retirement ahead of November’s high-stakes World Cup playoff. Goalkeeper Mark Paston retired from professional football at the end of the last A-League season, but indicated there was a small chance he might be persuaded to continue with the All Whites. It looks increasingly likely Herbert will ask the 36-year-old to be involved in November’s intercontinental playoff with the fourth-best team from North and Central America for a place at next year’s World Cup in Brazil. He excelled last time around when he famously saved a penalty against Bahrain to help the All Whites qualify for the World Cup, and was then brilliant in the three draws in South Africa. New Zealand is building good depth at goalkeeper, with a number of promising youngsters emerging on the scene, but Herbert’s not sure they will be ready if No 1 Glen Moss is injured. Jake Gleeson and Michael O’Keefe both played at last year’s Oceania Nations Cup in the Solomon Islands with Moss injured and Paston concussed, and both also went to the London Olympics where O’Keefe was preferred, but neither were convincing. Jacob Spoonley and Scott Basalaj are also in the mix - they both played for New Zealand A against Jordan this month - but playing a World Cup playoff would be a massive step up. Herbert will keep a close eye this week on under-20 goalkeeper Max Crocombe, who is held in high
World champions Spain meet Italy in a repeat of the Euro 2012 final, while hosts Brazil are up against Uruguay in the other Confederations Cup semi-finals. The pairings ensure there will be a final between teams from Europe
• Eels face huge fine Parramatta face a $15,000 fine after the NRL issued the Eels a breach notice following coach Ricky Stuart’s latest attack on referees’ boss Daniel Anderson. Stuart labelled the 13-6 penalty count against Parramatta in Sunday’s 30-10 loss to South Sydney a disgrace and claimed most coaches in the league didn’t think Anderson was doing the right job. “To keep my job, I don’t communicate with Daniel Anderson because I don’t agree with what he’s doing,” Stuart said. “I know a lot of other coaches, or most, are the same in regards to my thoughts.” Parramatta have already been fined $10,000 this season for Stuart’s lambasting of Anderson after the Eels’ round-six loss to the Gold Coast. - AAP
• Daley backs Merritt NSW Origin coach Laurie Daley says Queensland plans to exploit Nathan Merritt won’t have an impact on the Blues debutant - claiming the veteran winger has been a target his entire NRL career. Merritt will make his long-awaited State of Origin debut in Wednesday night’s clash at Suncorp Stadium - after being called up to replace the stood down Blake Ferguson. While his selection was met with almost unanimous approval, it didn’t take long for the Maroons to suggest the winger could be exploited - in particular by South Sydney team-mate Greg Inglis. However Daley said the Blues were making no special provisions for Merritt, who will give away 14 centimetres to Maroons juggernaut Inglis. “He’s probably heard that all his career,” Daley said of Merritt - AAP being targeted.
• Rapana on a mission Canberra recruit Jordan Rapana looked destined to be the NRL’s next big thing four years ago after scoring five tries in as many matches for the Gold Coast Titans. But the Wellington-born Mormon instead chose religion over an immediate rugby league career. He spent the next two years of his life on a mission for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in rugby dominated England and Wales. “I guess that’s where I picked up the rugby union urge to play,” the 100kg outside back said. “I enjoyed my time doing the mission. It was cold, but good.” That urge stayed with Rapana until his return to Australia, travelling to Canberra in a bid to crack the highly-competitive Brumbies squad. Instead, Rapana has found himself back in the NRL at the Raiders, with the long-term losses of winger Edrick Lee and suspended NSW winger Blake Ferguson creating space - AAP for him.
Mark Paston: The hero when he saved a penalty goal against Bahrain regard and who has played firstteam football with League Two outfit Oxford United. The 19-year-old was born in this country before moving to the UK as a youngster, and has committed his international future to New Zealand. He will be a key figure for the Junior All Whites at the Under-20 World Cup in Turkey which kicked off on Saturday (NZT) and could be called up for one of the All Whites’ international matches leading up to November. But Paston is a safe pair of hands, so to speak. “I have the responsibility to have the best players to do the best job in November and if that is a phone call to Mark and getting him involved then, absolutely, I wouldn’t hold back,” Herbert said. “I don’t think we would be doing it
right if we didn’t. I spoke to Mark just prior to him announcing his retirement and I think there is a potential option there. I don’t think we are too far away from saying to him, ‘let’s see if we can work through this’.” Paston, who is now working fulltime in IT and has three young children, hasn’t played a game since finishing with the Wellington Phoenix in March but has kept himself fit. He wasn’t ready, however, commit to the final stages of the All Whites’ World Cup campaign. “I haven’t made a decision yet,” he said. “I will probably to that in the next month or so. “When I finished with the Phoenix I needed to take some time off and step away from the game. “I still haven’t decided if I will hang up the gloves completely.” - APNZ
Spain, Uruguay into semi-finals By Barry Whelan
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and South America at the Maracana stadium. Spain’s 3-0 win against Nigeria left them top of Group B with a maximum nine points to face Group A runners-up Italy on Thursday. Uruguay hammered Tahiti 8-0 to finish second behind Spain, putting the 2011 Copa America champions up against Brazil on Wednesday.
Tonight’s all-South American duel will recall Brazil’s bitter defeat to Uruguay at Rio de Janeiro’s Maracana in the final deciding game of the 1950 World Cup. Brazil needed a point to be world champions, but Uruguay came from behind to stun the home side 2-1 in a game before a record crowd of almost 200,000. - DPA
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Big finishes for Lee, Ko Danny Lee and New Zealand amateur Lydia Ko have both had top five finishes in their respective tour events yesterday, but Lee will be kicking himself for missing out on a rare victory. Lee finished second at the web. com Tour’s Rex Hospital Open in North Carolina after faltering late into his final round. The New Zealander held a two shot lead with four holes to play before recording two bogeys as American Chesson Hadley finished the stronger of the two players to take the title. Lee had an even-par 70 to finish at 17-under for the tournament. He had three bogeys on the final six holes, after he had gone 36 holes
without dropping a shot. Hadley, who shot a 64 yesterday, was a staggering seven-under through his final 10 holes including an eagle and five birdies to storm by Lee for the victory. Despite the disappointing ending it was Lee’s first top five of 2013 and sees him climb from 23rd place to sixth on the money-list. His runner-up finish will be a huge help towards him returning to the PGA Tour in 2014. The former NZ Amateur Champion needs to finish in the top 25 players on the Order of Merit to automatically qualify for the PGA Tour in 2014. Ko had her best finish of the LPGA Tour since winning last year’s
Canadian Open with a fourth placing at the Walmart NW Arkansas Championship. The world’s number one amateur fired a three-under 68 to finish two strokes behind Korea’s Inbee Park. Ko’s fourth place finish continued her remarkable record in professional tournaments in 2013 where she has recorded six top-10 finishes. Her worst result is a tie for 25th at the Kraft Nabisco major championship in what has been an incredible run. The 16-year-old has never missed a cut in 19 pro events. Ko will look to make more history next week at the U.S. Open by trying to become the youngest major winner in what will be her fifth major championship. - HOL
• Maroons ‘sucked in’ They may have made headlines for all the wrong reasons of late but Queensland captain Cameron Smith has blamed the all-conquering Maroons’ State of Origin series-opening loss to NSW on believing their own press. However, Smith hopes it will be a different story in their must-win game two clash at Suncorp Stadium on Wednesday night thanks to some home truths delivered from coach Mal Meninga. Usually keen to adopt the underdog tag, Queensland have not been able to avoid the spotlight after being ambushed 14-6 in Origin I. Smith conceded Queensland had been carried away by other newspaper talk after winning the last seven straight Origin series. “You hear it from everyone, all the time. ‘How good is this footy side? What about this backline?’,” Smith said of Queensland’s pre-series - AAP mindset.
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Hooker Mealamu capped 104 times, found himself in an unusual position during the France series. He didn’t start a test; his longest run coming at Eden Park in the opener when he came on for Dane Coles after 56 minutes. He played only 16 minutes at New Plymouth and wasn’t required for the match-day squad in Christchurch. Coles’ calf injury before the weekend’s test at Yarrow Stadium allowed Mealamu his cameo and he conceded the past three weeks had been “different”. It is also something he might have to get used to - the All Blacks selectors are committed to Coles now, with Andrew Hore and Mealamu probably consigned to back-up roles. Reflecting on the France series, the 34-year-old Mealamu expected the intensity of the Rugby Championship to be several notches higher, an opinion made after watching coverage of the Wallabies against the British and Irish Lions in Brisbane. “You look at the Aussies playing the Lions. By the time we come up against them in the Championship they’ll be battle hardened. “Obviously the French have finished a long season and they’ve probably come down here a bit tired as well. We won’t expect the same in the Championship.” Asked if the Lions tour could leave Australia flat, Mealamu said: “There’s that opportunity for them to go either way, either hit the wall or grow stronger. We expect them to take the second option.” Of New Zealand’s other Super Rugby teams, the Chiefs play the Hurricanes in Hamilton on Friday night and the Highlanders host the Crusaders on Saturday. - APNZ
By Patrick McKendry Of all the All Blacks returning to the Super Rugby competition after the three-test sweep of France, it is perhaps Keven Mealamu and his fellow Blues’ players who have it the toughest. The majority of the Blues are already in Durban for the match against the Sharks at Kings Park on Sunday morning NZT, with their All Blacks’ team-mates Mealamu, Steven Luatua, Charles Piutau, Francis Saili, Piri Weepu, Rene Ranger making their way over in dribs and drabs. All Blacks’ newcomers Luatua, Piutau and Saili left yesterday morning, along with Weepu. The former pair made their test debuts on Saturday night. Mealamu is due to leave today. It is understood Ranger, who has a new baby, will leave tomorrow. They arrived at their homes from the third test in New Plymouth on Sunday afternoon. Sir John Kirwan’s team are still in the play-off equation in eighth place - one point behind the seventhplaced Waratahs and three points behind the sixth-placed Crusaders, so at least the two matches in the Republic will be meaningful. A week after the Sharks, the Blues play the Cheetahs in Bloemfontein. Both matches are likely to be extremely physical. The Cheetahs, fifth, and with a relatively comfortable run home, have everything to play for. “We’re still in the hunt. “We have a bit of travel coming up but we’re pretty excited,” Mealamu said. “We want to make sure we push our team a bit further.”
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Sparrow takes Rakaia honours There was an upset of sorts at the Rakaia Squash Club’s open tournament held over last weekend, when second seed Kendall Sparrow produced his best work to shut out top seed and favourite Steve Leckie in the men’s A grade final, and did it in straight sets just to rub it in. The match was played at a frantic pace, with Leckie trying to put pressure on his opponent with his vast array of shots, but as the first, then the second game went the way of Sparrow, it became apparent that the tournament second seed had brought a truckload of determination to the final, and after several years of trying wasn’t going to let this one slip. Despite a couple of intense glaring matches with the umpires,
Sparrow kept his concentration, and along with a series of amazing retrievals from shots that had already left the gallery gasping, Sparrow went on to wrap up the match in a remarkable straight sets result. Leckie has been known to dig really deep on many an occasion in tournament finals throughout Mid Canterbury, but on this occasion his undoubted skills were not enough to deny his challenger a well-deserved title. Darren Dudson beat Jason Palmer to take out the plate, while Alex Smith took the special plate and Elliot Jones beat Emmett Sparrow for third spot. The ladies final was a superb contest of power versus finesse, as top seed Methven’s Rachel Allred
tried to stamp her authority on the match, but repeatedly found her big shots being returned by Julie Smith, playing on her home court, and those shots often turned out to be extremely well placed. The end result was a victory for the home ground player, but she certainly knew she had been in a final. Collegiate’s Ken Thompson took the B grade title at the expense of Rakaia’s Grant Smith in a torrid battle, Steve Hands won the plate, Paul Taylor the special plate while Dan van der Salm took third. Jeff Hurst did best in the C grade final over Andrew Crozier, Ivan Brown, Mark Frear and Brent Ridge took the minors, while in the D grade Matt Speedy overcame Jason Baxter’s challenge, Chris
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Uzbekistan too good for Junior All Whites strong starting line-up looking to repeat New Zealand’s last victory against Uzbekistan, where they ran out 4-1 winners in the FIFA U17 World Cup in 2011. It was Uzbekistan who started the brightest and fired an early warning to the Junior All Whites,
having the ball in the net in the fourth minute with only a handball saving New Zealand. It was a mistake by keeper Max Crocombe in the 14th minute that led to the first goal for Uzbekistan. A routine clearance was hit straight to Uzbekistan forward Igor
Sergeev. His shot was well saved but Abbosbek Makhstaliev slotted into an empty net. Makhstaliev and Sergeev also combined for the second goal. New Zealand’s next game is against Uruguay on June 26. - HOL
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Canterbury Plains
TODAY: Fine, morning frosts. Light winds.
TOMORROW: Fine, morning frost. Light winds.
CHRISTCHURCH
9
METHVEN HVEEN HVEN HV
Ashburton Forecast MAX
9
DARFIELD
11 5 3 2 5 1 -4 3 -3 -4 -3 6 6
15 14 13 12 11 12 11 12 9 9 4 9 10
NZ Situation
A few, mainly coastal showers. Cold southwesterlies.
The high over the south Tasman Sea directs a southwest flow onto New Zealand until Saturday. SATURDAY Meanwhile, a low approaches the north of the country on Thursday, bringing strengthening southeasterlies to the North Island, before Becoming fine and frosty. Light winds. moving away on Friday.
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.
THURSDAY Fine and frosty. Light winds.
FRIDAY
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FRIDAY Fine and frosty. Light winds.
SATURDAY Fine and frosty. Light winds.
“ We never thought to check our chimney for excessive smoke. We check all the time now.”
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fine fine rain cloudy fine fine fine thunder rain rain fine fine showers fine cloudy fine fine rain showers showers drizzle fine thunder rain showers fine fine rain fine thunder rain fine showers fine fine rain cloudy fine fine rain drizzle fine cloudy showers showers
8 9 26 14 8 17 23 26 3 25 21 30 11 9 12 9 3 26 23 27 22 4 25 10 17 14 6 18 19 28 24 10 12 21 14 14 21 26 9 9 27 21 21 20 12
16 18 30 19 20 26 36 33 13 30 32 41 16 16 19 19 11 29 28 36 33 22 34 18 23 30 16 30 30 35 33 19 19 28 24 20 30 34 25 18 30 31 27 32 17
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
138.1 10.4 13.5 65.8
Source: Environment Canterbury
Canterbury Readings
to 4pm yesterday
max
Ashburton Airport
Temperatures °C
Rainfall mm
Wind km/h
min grass 16 hour Jun 2013 min to date to date
max gust
13.0 -0.8 -6.5
0.2 222.2 554.0
NW 19
Christchurch Airport 13.5 -3.8 -4.0
0.2 183.0 390.0
NW 9
Timaru Airport
0.0 165.2 359.4
SE 19
Average Average
11.6
1.2
-1.8
11.6
1.0
-1.6
11.3
-0.2
11.2 -2.2
Average
–
48
330
48
291
32
233
Tides, Sun, Moon and Fishing m am 3 3
6
Tuesday 9 noon 3
6
9 pm am 3
Wednesday
6
9 noon 3
6
9 pm am 3
6
Thursday 9 noon 3
6
9 pm
2 1 0
4:42
10:54 5:14 11:28 5:38 11:50 6:09 12:23 6:35 12:47 7:05 The times shown are for the Ashburton River mouth. For the Rangitata river mouth subtract 16 minutes and for the Rakaia river mouth subtract 6 minutes.
Rise 8:09 am Set 5:02 pm Bad
Bad
Bad fishing Set 9:05 am Rise 7:22 pm
Last quarter 30 Jun
Rise 8:09 am Set 5:03 pm
4:55 pm
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First quarter 16 Jul
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