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An Ashburton man who lived on his own but was known as “a friend to everybody” died in Christchurch Hospital early yesterday. Francis Brendan Tully, known to everyone as Frank, died in the hospital’s intensive care unit after he was struck by a van while riding his mobility scooter over a pedestrian crossing on Tinwald’s main street on Monday. The southbound van hit Mr Tully, 89, about 11.20am, coming

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to a stop 10 to 15 metres past the Archibald Street crossing. Mr Tully was flown to Christchurch Hospital in a critical condition at midday on Monday, but died of his extensive injuries with family around him at 12.02am yesterday. His death has been referred to the coroner, and yesterday Senior Sergeant Grant Russell, of Ashburton, said no charges had been laid but enquiries were ongoing. Brother-in-law Tony Purcell, who is married to Mr Tully’s sister Maureen, joined other family

members at Mr Tully’s Tinwald home yesterday. He told the Guardian Mr Tully was a well known man about town, who had a strong Catholic faith. “He lived on his own, never married or had any kids but he was a friend to everybody,” he said. Mr Purcell said the family had rallied round at the hospital from 2pm on Monday, and it was hard to see him go. “All we know is he was going from where he lives to get some lozenges for a sore throat, but he

got hit on the crossing,” he said. Originally from Rakaia, Mr Tully spent 40 years working as a linesman around the South Island, moving to Ashburton in the late 1980s, Mr Purcell said. “He enjoyed his work and he was a great traveller too. He called a spade a spade and loved his trots and rugby,” he said. Mr Tully was a regular at the Holy Spirit Church in Tinwald where his funeral will be held on Saturday. He will then be buried at the Rakaia cemetery. Mr Tully, one of six siblings, was survived by his sister Maureen

Purcell and several nephews and nieces. Mr Russell said police were continuing with investigations and the Serious Crash Unit and photographers visited the scene yesterday. “We still have to speak to witnesses and establish what has gone on.” Although it was still unclear what occurred in the final seconds before Mr Tully was hit, Mr Russell said it was vital pedestrians looked both ways and took extra care when crossing the road.

Father refuses to let kids use crossing By Myles Hume An Ashburton father says it is a shame it has taken a death to highlight the dangers of a pedestrian crossing on Tinwald’s main street. Francis Brendan Tully, 89, was killed after he was hit by a southbound van while riding his mobility scooter over an Archibald Street pedestrian crossing on Monday. Following the death, Tinwald School principal Peter Livingstone and parent Robin Burgess met yesterday, and are now looking to improve safety at the “concerning” pedestrian crossing several pupils use to get to and from school. Mr Burgess, a father of two, has always held grave concerns over the pedestrian crossing and has refused to let his seven and 11 year old children walk to Tinwald School, instead he has them driven to school each day. He wants improvements to be made, including flashing lights and restricting parking with yellow lines to improve visibility. “Until there’s a death, nothing will be done,” Mr Burgess said. “I’ve stood there many times with my children and cars just don’t stop there.” Mr Livingstone said it was unfortunate the death served as

“the catalyst”, but he would now look to find out how many pupils used the crossing, what the issues were, then launch a campaign in a bid to improve safety. Mr Burgess said he was at the pedestrian crossing yesterday when police were in the area about 10am, waiting for traffic to stop. “I went to cross the road, and of course a lady drove straight through without stopping.” Mr Livingstone said there appeared to be several problems with the location of the pedestrian crossing which was previously situated further north on the road outside a service station. The current crossing area was congested with trucks and vehicles exiting and entering nearby businesses, and visibility was poor with sun strike and building verandas obstructing the view from the Graham Street intersection, he said. “One of the biggest things is the traffic going down from 70km/h to 50km/h when heading into town, are they really doing 50?” he said. A Sims’ Bakery worker, who did not want to be named, said it was a busy pedestrian crossing and there had been “many close calls”. “I just don’t think it’s in the right place at all, I wouldn’t have it there,” she said.

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Tinwald siblings Dale, 7, (left) and Adele, 11, Burgess have been told not to use the Archibald Street pedestrian crossing by their father Robin, who has always held concerns over the crossing.

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The tell-tale signs of boy racers who regularly visit the intersection of Company and Works Roads near Fairton, according to nearby residents.

Boy racers leaving shredded rubber, smashed beer bottles and golf clubs at a regular meeting spot in Fairton have pushed nearby residents to breaking point. One resident, who did not want to be named in fear of a backlash from the culprits, said the boy racers have been “leaving their filth” at the intersection of Company and Works Road for months and wanted them gone. Steve Neshausen, who lives near the intersection which also serves as the entrance to Silver Fern Farms Fairton, said it was usually teens who gathered at the spot, who were ”ripping themselves off having to buy new tyres”. He said the boy racers could be in the area for up to 40 minutes at night, mainly on Friday and Sunday,

and had used it as a regular meeting place since Christmas. “They just go out there and run amok, I have got to the point where I have thought about contacting police a couple of times,” Mr Neshausen said. The Guardian visited the intersection after reports of several cars meeting there at the weekend. A giveway sign had been pulled out of the ground, skid marks and rubber were strewn across the intersection, along with broken bottles and a tyre that had two snapped golf clubs sitting inside of it. The unnamed resident said she avoided using the road at the weekends, as she believed the gatherings would cause a serious accident one day. “It needs to be nipped in the bud before someone goes around the bend on Company Road and someone gets hit, that bend is what makes it so dangerous,” she said.

Senior Sergeant Grant Russell urged residents to contact police before the boy racers fled the scene. “When that is happening, problems with alleged boy racers, please call police when it’s happening because there is little we can do when they are gone,” he said. Silver Fern Farms Fairton plant manager Charlotte Stevens said the boy racers had not caused any damage to the worksite, but asked them to “cut it out”. “It’s not a good look and is a risk to people, so we have passed on what we know to the community constable,” she said. On Monday, 19-year-old herd manager Brandon Michael CampbellMatahaere was convicted and fined $1000 and disqualified from driving for nine months in the Ashburton District Court after he was charged with wheel spinning under boy racer legislation.

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CAIRNS, Neil Edward – Neil passed away peacefully on June 24, 2013, in the presence of his loving family and the caring staff at Anthony Wilding Retirement Village. Aged 79 years. Neil was the dearly loved friend and husband of Beulah for 65 years, and a treasured dad who will be remembered with much love by daughters Debbie Halls (Sydney), Melissa (Dunedin), Rachel Harris (Christchurch), our late son and brother Shannon; and sons-in-law Graham Harris and Brady Halls. Grandchildren Jett, Indiana, Charlotte, Poppy, Ella, Louis, and greatgrandaughter Evie, all have fond memories of a loving Grandad. Neil will be greatly missed by us all. Messages to 1875 SelwynLake Road, RD2, Leeston 7682. The service to celebrate Neil’s life will be held at Hope Presbyterian Church, 27 Amyes Road, Hornby, at 1.00 p.m. on FRIDAY, June 28, followed by private interment at the Ashburton New Lawn Cemetery. In the care of: Heritage Funeral Services F.D.A.N.Z. Ph. 03 322 7770 HARRISON, Joyce Ivy – After a life well lived on Monday, June 24, 2013 at Coldstream House Ashburton. Aged 91 years. Dearly loved 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, and the late Michael, Chelsea, and Jaimee, and their partners. Much loved great nana of Lachlan, Jarod, Asha, Charlie, Maggie, Jameson, Michaela, Aliiyah, Cullen, Jett, Harrison, Hazel, Cleo, and Jaxon. In lieu of flowers, donations to the Ashburton Branch of the Cancer Society would be appreciated and may be left at the service. Messages to Harrison Family, C/- P O Box 472, Ashburton 7740. Joyce’s funeral service will be held at St David’s Union Church, Allen’s Road, Ashburton TOMORROW, THURSDAY, commencing at 1.30pm. To be followed by interment at the Ashburton New Lawn Cemetery. Paterson’s Funeral Services FDANZ Ashburton

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 godmothers; 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 2.00pm. All are welcome. Please wear bright colours. Lamb & Hayward Ltd FDANZ Phone 03 359-9018 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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$5000 teacher incentive By Myles Hume Some of Mid Canterbury’s top teachers are set to benefit from a $5000-a-year bonus, but the district’s representative says it is not performance pay. Last week, the Ministry of Education and teachers’ union, the New Zealand Educational Institute (NZEI) agreed to pay teachers who showed expertise

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an extra $5000 per annum to keep them in the classroom. To receive the allowance, teachers must demonstrate creativity and innovation based on research and theory, positive outcomes for all learners across the curriculum and strong engagement with other teachers and with families. Mid Canterbury NZEI branch president Janine Barker said some Mid Canterbury teachers would feature out of the 800

teachers expected to be eligible for the pay boost. “In Mid Canterbury, with the fibre connected schools focus we have had, there are teachers in the district with expertise in those (IT) areas, we are very lucky here,” she said. However, most importantly, Ms Barker said the incentive would keep highly skilled teachers in the classroom. In the past, Ms Barker said several teachers felt they need-

ed to move into management levels to further their career and increase pay, but believed the $5000 allowance would be enough to retain them in the classroom. “It allows more career pathways for teachers rather than years of experience having to go into management, they can show their expertise in certain areas and get recognised for it.” NZEI have been vocal in their

opposition to performance pay for teachers, and Ms Barker denied the allowance was exactly that. “Performance pay is based on scores and results of children, but you can have a teacher who puts in a huge amount of effort and gets good results for children in terms of progress rather than the final result,” she said. The allowance will be available for teachers from 2015.

• Rodent problem A rodent problem in the Far North has compounded concerns for poorer families amid the cold snap, as some children are having to sleep on flimsy mattresses on floors instead of beds. In Kaitaia demand for Salvation Army services, including bedding for children, has been “incredibly high” so far this winter, said Lieutenant Nikki Mellsop. “There is a desperate cry for mattresses and bedding,” she said. With the cold weather causing mice to make their way indoors, she said families were becoming increasingly concerned for children sleeping on cheap mattresses close to the floor. -APNZ

• Heke’s reburial The great warrior chief Hone Heke is due to be reburied at dawn on August 31 at an undisclosed location near Kaikohe. In 2011 descendant David Rankin removed the Ngapuhi chief’s bones from the cave near Pakaraka where they had lain since 1850, saying they were threatened by a new subdivision. They were placed temporarily in a burial cave west of Kaikohe. -APNZ

• High price for bull A Kaharau Stud rising twoyear-old Angus bull sold for a New Zealand high price this year of $52,000 at the stud’s bull week sale at Coventry Station, Muriwai, south of Gisborne. A crowd of about 300 packed the sales complex on Monday and all 76 bulls put forward were sold. The average price was $8100, down slightly on last year. -APNZ

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The past months have been packed with planning and preparation for children performing in the Mid Canterbury Primary Schools’ Music Festival.

Young voices fill centre with glorious song By Gabrielle Stuart

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The Ashburton Event Centre echoed with hundreds of young voices last night, as almost 600 pupils from 17 schools across the district converge this week for the annual Mid Canterbury Primary Schools’ Music Festival. The 200 smiling faces shining onstage at the first concert last night were backed by an army of support from hardworking teachers, organisers and parents, and with two more concerts to perform this week the work is far from over. Musical director Fiona Maw said the team did it “for the love”.

“What we’re really trying to do is get the schools inspired. We’re aiming not just to encourage the kids but also the teachers, because they’re learning through this too and they might some day be the

conductors doing our jobs.” With most of the schools hard at work since January practising their individual items and group choir pieces for the concert, she said it took a lot of hard work from everyone involved to bring it all together. “It’s a real team effort. There’s quite a lot of trust that has to happen between us and the school conductors, because they’re working away individually all term to make sure their pieces are up to standard. We’ve got to work as one big extended team.” And if the school choirs were working hard to learn their piece, the 40 kids in the ‘special choir’ had twice the work to do, conductor Elaine

ished presentation of I Won’t Give Up and Rule The World. The first song was a delight to the ear, with a lovely tone and clear diction. The second bracket of songs presented by the Massed Choir demonstrated that much hard work had gone into the preparation. Let it Go and Reach were songs with challenge but the choir succeeded in reaching their goal. Ashburton Intermediate Choir sang with some very attractive harmonies during their performance of You’ve Got a Friend and Blame It On The Boogie. Well done. The presence of both Phoenix Rising and the Phoenix Chorus from Ashburton College must surely have been a highlight for the primary school aged singers, as well as those in the audience. To witness what one can

aspire to in future years, provides incentive to work towards such achievement. The performances by both choirs were polished and a pleasure to listen to. The performance from this year’s Special Choir was well worth listening to. Clear diction, attention to dynamics and the added treat of soloists gained audience approval. Money, Money, Money was a favourite. The evening concluded with a bracket of songs by the Massed Choir. All three songs were well sung, but Dare to Dream had to be the favourite. On behalf of all who attended, congratulations and thank you to everyone involved in preparing and presenting this year’s festival. To sing is special, and to listen to children sing is even moreso. Moyra Whiting

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Vallender said. “I had 108 children audition for the special choir, so they’re handpicked and a fabulous bunch of kids. They’ve been

absolutely great this year.” Tickets for the Wednesday and Thursday concerts are available online or from the Ashburton Event Centre.

Two years ago a group of Ashburton people, concerned that the community did not have a united voice, formed the Ashburton Citizens’ Association. A public meeting was held and attracted about 50 people who were determined to see a group formed and issues of community concern addressed. That was in March 2011 and since then the association has lobbied for the community on several fronts – over the Ashburton Art Gallery – Museum project, the site for

Ashburton’s second bridge, for a change in meeting times for the Ashburton District Council and for the council to be more open in its dealings with the community. Tomorrow night the association will hold its second annual meeting and spokesman Russell Ellis said the committee hopes for a big turnout. The citizens’ association annual meeting will be held in the MSA board room at 7.30pm tomorrow night.

A well rehearsed performance Citizens to hold AGM The chills of winter were forgotten for a couple of hours last night, when those attending the first night of The Heartland Bank Schools’ Music Festival for 2013, were able to sit back and enjoy a well rehearsed performance. The Massed Choir opened the festival with three challenging songs, all containing profound messages. Little Red Poppy and Sir Ed demanded clear diction and feeling, with both beautifully delivered. Children from Hinds School portrayed real enjoyment in their performance and are to be congratulated for presenting A Different Beat unaccompanied. The soloists deserve to dream of a future in music. Accompanied by guitar, a lively, foot tapping performance of Count On Me, was given by the choir from Tinwald School. Netherby School gave a pol-

Youth the winner from grants By Gabrielle Stuart More than $40,000 was granted to Ashburton organisations yesterday by the Mid and South Canterbury Community Trust, bringing the total given to Ashburton organisations over the past 25 years close to $5.5 million dollars.

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Trustees met in Ashburton yesterday to go over funding applications, awarding grants to the Mania-o-Roto Scout Group, HYPE Youth Health Centre and Ashburton Community Alcohol and Drug Service. Community Relations Manager Clive Callow said the trustees were keen to give

youth in the region a lift up. “We have a reasonably high standard for applications, and we’re interested in outcomes the organisations offer to youth and to the community. It’s just coincidence that all of the organisations chosen today work specifically with youth, but they all hold the core values we look for.” by David Fletcher

Concert rescheduled Although snow on Friday dampened plans for the Mid Canterbury Choir concert, celebrating “10 years of song” will go ahead, with the concert postponed until Sunday, July 30. The concert was planned to celebrate 10 years of the Mid Canterbury Choir, and will include a range of favourites from Bach to the Beatles.

A truck driver was trapped in his vehicle after it rolled onto its roof at Taupo yesterday morning. Emergency services were at the scene of the crash on Tihoi Road, about 3km west of Tirohanga road, Taupo, after the crash about 7.50am. The truck had rolled over down a small incline. - APNZ

Mid Canterbury Choir Manager Carol Gunn said that, as well as the date change, the time of the concert had been changed to 2pm on Sunday. “We hope that this new afternoon slot may suit some of our concert goers who prefer not to go out in the evening.” Tickets are available from the Event Centre.

A hole and subsidence has caused a section of the Wanganui riverbank walkway behind the railway yards to be closed. Wanganui District Council has temporarily shut part of the riverbank walkway between the Cobham Bridge and City Bridge as a deep hole, about a metre long by half a metre wide, has developed at one of the narrowest points of the walkway. - APNZ

• Tax relief roll over The Government will roll over tax relief measures to support business and residents after the Christchurch earthquakes. The Government introduced temporary measures after the February 2011 quake to provide taxpayers with tax relief on depreciation recovery income resulting from buildings being earthquake damaged. Revenue Minister Todd McClay announced the current time limit for the tax measures, due to expire at the end of the 2016 income year, would now be extended until the end of the 2019 financial year. -APNZ

• Torn between jobs The man chosen as dean of the Dunedin School of Medicine says he will be leaving the job he loves so he can help others fulfil their potential. The University of Otago’s Prof Barry Taylor, a distinguished child health researcher, was announced as the school’s new dean this week. At present head of paediatrics and child health, Prof Taylor will take over from the retiring dean, Dr John Adams, in January. - apnz

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Council to spend over $30m locally By Sue Newman More than $30 million will be pumped into the local economy this year in Ashburton District Council spending. Council group manager business support Paul Brake said that equated to about two-thirds of its total expenditure and indicated the council was a strong supporter of local businesses. “We think this is a very healthy investment in local businesses, especially when you dig a little deeper and look at the council’s spending profile. The proportion of local spending depends on the type of projects the council is undertaking but we think the two-thirds figure might well be about the average,” Mr Brake said. While the council will spend more than $30 million locally in the coming year, it will collect less than that, around $28 million, in rates. Included in the local expenditure figure is staff payroll of around $8 million. “With most council staff living in the district almost this entire amount finds its way into the local economy,” Mr Brake said. The analysis of council spending has been based on the first 10 months of the current year. Currently the council spends around $6 million a year on items that must be provided by suppliers from outside the district. This includes transporting the district’s residual waste to the Kate Valley landfill facility, electricity, telecommunications

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After less than two years in her trade, local florist Nicole Hazlehurst has already cleaned up awards across the country and is preparing to take on the world. This Friday will see the young florist join a team of New Zealand’s top tradespeople on their way to Leipzig, Germany, to complete in the ‘Trades Olympics’, the World Skills Competition. And the road to success has been far from easy. Diving straight in to the competition just three weeks after finishing her training, she placed second in the Ellerslie Flower Show junior Florist of the Year Competition, and moved on to win the World Skills NZ National competition and take away top awards in her second Ellerslie show. Even then her route to Germany wasn’t secure, as she still had to face a round of interviews and then her biggest hurdle yet – raising $18,000 for flights to Germany, accommodation and expenses, not just for herself but a category judge as well. Ten months later, with the funds raised and her bags packed, Nicole said she couldn’t have done it alone. “It’s been tough, but the community has been amazing. There’s no way any of this could have happened without my boss, the community and my family supporting me. The training has been rigorous, and between working two jobs and fundraising in the community Nicole has spent hours making up the same bouquet again, again and again. “It gets boring, but it’s what I have to do to do it fast and get it exactly right every time.” Once she reaches Germany she’ll be competing between jewellers on one side and aircraft engineers on the other, with judges and spectators watching every move, “There will be thousands and thousands of people watching, so it could get really noisy.” She will be travelling to the competition with a team of 12 other top Kiwi tradespeople, dubbed the ‘Tool Blacks’, competing in skills from plumbing to autobody repair. “They’re all guys except for the hairdresser, so that will be interesting. It’s just great to be around so many other people who are all really dedicated and love what they do.” And when it’s all over? “It’s going to be strange! To be honest I haven’t even thought about it. I’ve been preparing for this for more than a year, so it’s going to be really weird to come home.”

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and computer software licensing. Expenditure on tendered projects awarded to firms based outside the district is approximately $6 million in the current year. Mr Brake says this figure does not capture work that is subsequently sub-tendered to local firms or that which is undertaken by local workers employed by out of town firms. “We have no way of knowing what proportion of projects awarded to outside companies is actually undertaken by local people, but it could be quite significant,” he said. An example of local firms benefiting from expenditure that initially appears to be going outside the district is in electricity charges, but a significant proportion of this is paid to EA Networks in lines charges. When it comes to civil engineering projects such as roads and pipeline installations, local firms had an opportunity to tender for work as the council generally used an open tendering system to award contracts. For complex projects like the EA Networks Centre, however, a pre-tendering process was used to ensure firms with the necessary expertise were invited to tender, Mr Brake said. The council will shortly update its procurement policy approach. This is currently covered within the council’s delegations register but will be brought into a standalone policy. The policy will increase transparency and provide clearer guidance to staff on what council requires in purchasing processes,” Mr Brake said.

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outh Africa’s first black President Nelson Mandela is critically ill. At 94 he is an old man, but even now inspirational – not least for the fact he has survived this long, having spent 27 years incarcerated in harsh conditions, under the former apartheid regime. Thousands of his fellow freedom fighters died in the battle for emancipation – to have the right to vote in their own country; to walk on the

OUR VIEW same side of the street as white people; to choose where to sit on public transport; or where to live – and that is just the beginning of the restrictions placed upon them. Others were innocent victims who died in massacres such as those that occurred in the Bantustan (black homeland) of Soweto – where up to 700 people were slaughtered on

June 16, 1976. If you were a black South African prior to the 1990s every aspect of your life was dictated by the state. The cost of freedom for South Africa was paid in blood – for many, many decades – stretching into centuries, before Mandela came to power and in an internal war that continues today.

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It hasn’t always been a black and white debate, Boers and British, and coloured people also factored into this complicated equation. All suffered.

Not down-crying the ultimate sacrifice black and coloured people made for their freedom, many white South Africans also paid the price. Some were fortunate enough to have the funds to run; others disappeared. In the face of the modern regime, people of all races in South Africa continue to suffer – it will take considerable time for the country to regain its equilibrium. The horror stories of those

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Cannabis charge The people who cultivated cannabis in Rakaia have been excused a conviction because they apparently intend to travel to do good work. And because they made a donation. The fact they made the donation and it was accepted by the judge surely indicates at best there was a case to answer, at worst guilt. Let’s say I, or in fact any reader, was next in line before the judge for an identical charge but couldn’t stump up the cash and was not expecting to travel. Presumably I would get convicted, fined and my passport may be affected. Some time later I need to travel for compassionate reasons but because of the conviction

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may not be allowed to. Equal justice? Or one law for the people with the readies (regardless of source - flicked off a few weeds?) one for the poorer (no harvest to sell). Now let’s think about the donation – could it be tax deductible? If so we, you me and other taxpayers, have just paid part of the penalty. I think fines go into the public purse presumably to help meet the cost of prosecutions such as this. If that’s correct it could be said the judge has failed to collect revenue due to the country. I don’t think anyone would object to the recipient of the donation and I am sure the money will be used wisely, but the judge has in effect given away our money and we didn’t have any say in who got it.

This is the second similar incident I am aware of which has been decided in this manner in the Ashburton Court in recent years. The other was a serious drink driving case, the judge accepted a similar plea and then gave a similar ruling, make a donation and there’ll be no conviction. I believe both cases were opposed by the police – what message does this give them? These two cases have set a risky precedent and could easily be regarded as examples of the law not being applied equitably. One could be excused for thinking the law is an ass because surely this makes a mockery of the justice system. There are many who doubt the effectiveness of our courts, decisions like this don’t exactly inspire confidence.

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new democracy tentatively stable for almost 20 years, notwithstanding the problems it has faced. Mandela is known in his country as Tata – father of the nation; this is the man whose words of forgiveness inspired us all back in 1994. Can we hold tight to the sentiments of this modern day prophet, and embrace a world free of racism and bigotry on both sides of the colour barrier? Yes we can!

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who have left their homeland are real and valid – and they know it’s not over yet, by a long shot. Right now the expatriate South African population in Mid Canterbury is fearful for the safety of their friends and family – as is much of the population of their homeland, regardless of race, colour or creed. They share that sentiment with all in South Africa – Mandela has been the glue which has held a

Prime Minister John Key said Labour opposition to the GCSB spy agency amendment bill could prevent New Zealanders being safe in an event like the Boston bombings. Mr Key yesterday went on the offensive over the bill, saying Labour politicians should be ashamed of themselves. “They were in government, they actually set up this mess - it was Helen Clark who actually ran the operation like this and we are doing the tidy up. “By the way, very senior Labour members within that caucus understand completely the importance of national security and of keeping New Zealanders safe and the very question they might have to ask themselves if one day there was a equivalent of the Boston bombings in New Zealand would they be the very same members who would stand up and say they

prevented New Zealanders from being kept as safe as they otherwise could be,” Mr Key said. He was “very confident” that United Future leader Peter Dunne would vote for the bill expanding the legal powers of New Zealand’s foreign spy agency on the basis that he had served on the Intelligence and Security Committee for many years. “He knows the value of what is actually happening in terms of GCSB. He is quite well aware of the fact that both the previous Labour Government and this Government, that GCSB was providing support to those agencies. That has now stopped.” The legislation legalises the way in which the GCSB has for many years been helping the domestic spy agency the SIS and the police to spy on New Zealanders. That help has been suspended in the meantime. Mr Key said passing the law was in New Zealanders’ interests. “At the end of the day, this isn’t

play-time,” he told reporters at Parliament. “What actually happens with national security is protecting the interests of New Zealanders, and if people aren’t doing something wrong, then it’s very unlikely they would be falling within the remit of the GCSB’s activities.” Mr Key also said the proposal of New Zealand First leader Winston Peters’ in getting interception warrants signed off by a panel was quite possible. But he did not think there was any chance of Labour voting for the bill. “You’ve got to understand that David Shearer isn’t running the ship over there - Grant Robertson is.” He said Mr Robertson was playing “schoolyard politics”. “He doesn’t have a clue about national security and he doesn’t really care about it. He is caring about point scoring. If David Shearer was serious about becoming the next Prime Minister of New

Zealand he would vote for this legislation but he is demonstrating through his actions that he is not in control of his deputy.” Mr Shearer said Mr Key was trying to shift attention away from the fact that he could not get enough support to pass the bill. Labour wants a full and independent inquiry into all of New Zealand’s intelligence agencies before considering any legislation. He said it would not need to be a long inquiry - three or four months. He did not accept Mr Key’s view that New Zealand was more vulnerable now because of the suspension of help the GCSB was giving to the SIS and police. “Let’s face it, he has bungled this right from day one whether it be Dotcom and the illegal spying, the appointment of Ian Fletcher [GCSB director]. All this around John Key’s neck and now he wants to push through a piece of legislation and say ‘it’s all okay’. Well it’s not.” - APNZ

Complaint laid over Goff’s use of the f-bomb By Kate Shuttleworth Labour MP Phil Goff has admitted dropping the f-bomb under his breath in a Parliamentary committee was inappropriate and signalled he would apologise for swearing. Law and order select committee chairwoman Jacqui Dean has complained to the Speaker about

the behaviour of Mr Goff and Labour colleague Trevor Mallard during the appearance of Police Commissioner Peter Marshall and his deputy Mike Bush at the committee earlier this month. Mr Goff said yesterday that swearing was “something I should never have done”. He said if Jacqui Dean had apologised for questioning his right to be at the law and order committee,

“I guess I can reciprocate”. Mr Goff argued with National MP Ms Dean and swore after his questions about police redundancies and station closures were stifled. Mr Mallard stormed out of the committee during a fiery exchange about the eulogy given by Mr Bush at the funeral of former detective inspector Bruce Hutton in April. Mr Bush told mourners that Mr

Hutton, who was found to have planted evidence in the Crewe murder inquiry, had “integrity beyond reproach”. Police Minister Anne Tolley tried to have Mr Mallard’s questions on the subject ruled out of order at the committee because the Labour MP appeared to say Mr Bush should be sacked. Ms Dean said both outbursts were unacceptable. -APNZ

As Nelson Mandela lies in hospital in a critical condition, South African expatriates in New Zealand and around the world keep watch. The 94-year-old former president was admitted to hospital in Pretoria three weeks ago with a recurring lung infection, but in recent days current President Jacob Zuma has acknowledged Mandela is critically ill. Ashburton dairy farmer Luke Upfold immigrated to New Zealand with his wife and three sons seven years ago, and said that the family was watching the news closely. “One thing that New Zealanders don’t understand is that elections in South Africa happen at the cost of people’s lives. Politics there is a deadly game. “More than anything I’m concerned. It’s not going to be a good thing for South Africa. Although he is now just an icon, and because practically he has no control anymore, there have been rumours that his death will signal an uprising.” He said that although the family felt at home in Ashburton, not knowing what was really going on with friends and family still in South Africa was difficult. “The media there are very selective about what goes out. Law in South Africa says that any news reporting on the government goes through President’s office, so we only hear what they want us to hear.” Mr Upfold was living in South Africa when Nelson Mandela became President in 1994, and said it was a hopeful time for the country. “At the time we were just relived that it was a bloodless takeover, which was a miracle in itself. It was great and everyone was very optimistic. He made a lot of moves to bring reconciliation, and people on both sides admitted to wrongdoing and made peace.” However, he said that he had mixed feelings about the country’s first black president’s time in power. “He means a lot of different things to different people. During the ANC [African National Congress] bombings he was in charge. So I have mixed feelings, he did a lot of good, but he sanctioned bombings of innocent people.” He said he did not have much

Nelson Mandela hope that he would live to see peace for his home country. “It would be fantastic, a miracle, but there is so much corruption. “Africa is very unique. It’s so beautiful, it just gets a part of you and it’s very hard to leave. It is an amazing way of life there, in spite of the violence- but we have no intention of going back.” Another South African expat, Tanya Twiname, was living in London when Mandela came to power. She has lived in New Zealand for the past 14 years. “I remember him from way back but definitely during the 1994 elections, when the ANC (African National Congress Party) was very prominent – and for the first time non-white people could vote,” she said. “It was absolutely exciting to be part of it; I went to the South African embassy to vote,” And she voted for Mandela’s party. “Mandela is definitely an icon. He’s been a very important person for South Africa – he did a lot for the country. “We were hoping South Africa would find a way forward. We were ready to leave behind the old ways. “Of course that depended on your political fit but generally people were very optimistic. Like Mr Upfold, Mrs Twiname said everyone is watching to see what happens with a certain amount of wariness. “He’s an old man and he can’t live forever, but we are worried about what might happen after he’s gone. “A lot of people are expecting an uprising, without his influence.”

Speaker pulls plug on United Future; Dunne’s pay cut By Claire Trevett Speaker David Carter has ruled that Peter Dunne’s United Party will lose more than $180,000 in extra party funding and Mr Dunne is effectively an independent MP, at least until he can re-register his party. Mr Carter issued his decision yesterday, saying he could no longer recognise United Future as a Parliamentary Party because of its lack of registration with the Electoral Commission, but said he would re-visit that decision if United Future did register again. He also called a review of Parliament’s rules, saying they did not include any specific provisions to deal with situations such as United Future’s in which the party was registered when the MP was elected but later de-registered. Earlier this month he had allowed Mr Dunne to retain his funding for six to eight weeks

to allow time for United Future to re-register. However, that has been delayed because of the requirement United Future provide signed evidence of 500 members. Mr Dunne’s salary will be about $13,900 less if he is no longer considered a party leader. Instead, he will drop to the ordinary backbench MP salary of $141,800 a year. He will also lose about $185,000 in annual funding to pay for his party’s operations, such as research and communications. Mr Dunne said he accepted the Speaker’s decision to suspend the funding. “I think the Speaker had no credible alternative, given the intransigent attitude of the Electoral Commission to United Future’s re-registration process.” He expected United Future to be re-registered “in the next few weeks” and would discuss it with the Speaker again at that point. - APNZ

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Murder after affair By Kurt Bayer Canterbury dairy farmer Sameera Chandrasena Battelage was brutally murdered after an eight-month affair, a court heard yesterday. And the two men jointly charged with cutting his throat and setting his body on fire both blame each other for the murder. On the opening day of the High Court trial in Christchurch, Viraj Alahakoon, 34, and Thuvan Prawesh Sawal, 24, admitted visiting the cricketloving Mr Battelage at his rented farmhouse on Domain Rd, just outside Oxford in North Canterbury on February 23 last year. The Crown says Mr Battelage’s neck was stabbed or cut six times before his body was doused in petrol and set alight.

His badly charred body was found by firefighters later that morning. Both accused deny attacking him. “He was there, but not involved,” said Alahakoon’s counsel Kerry Cook. “Mr Sawal was responsible for the murder and arson, not him.” Alahakoon and Sawal, both of Christchurch, are jointly charged with murder, as well as arson. Alahakoon, a jeweller and former team-mate of Mr Battelage at Oxford Cricket Club, is also charged with assaulting a woman, who has name suppression, with a pair of scissors on December 5, 2011, and again on Boxing Day that year. John Brandts-Giesen, counsel for Sawal, however, said his client was “totally stunned” and “scared beyond

belief” when Alahakoon killed their mutual friend. Sawal denies any guilt, saying he was used as “bait”. Earlier, the Crown alleged that Alahakoon was furious with Mr Battelage for having a sexual relationship with a woman he knew between October 2010 and June 2011, and enlisted Sawal’s help to exact fatal revenge. The woman who had the eight-month affair with Mr Battelage gave evidence yesterday from behind a protective screen. She told how she needed someone to talk to and had struck up a friendship with the dairy farmer. They slept with each four times before she decided to break it off. But in the months leading up to Battelage’s death, Alahakoon and Sawal agreed he should be killed, the Crown

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Rare visitor drops in at Waverley A large seabird, more used to the big blue ocean than wide green paddocks, ended up on a Waverley farm at the weekend. Most likely blown inland by the foul weather last week, the white capped mollymawk is reasonably rare, said Department of Conversation Whanganui biodiversity

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up and go. “We expected it to be still there but it had gone.” Mollymawks are in the albatross family, spending their lives at sea “on big oceans and enjoying big winds”. The bird weighs about 4kg typically with a wingspan of between 2.2m to 2.5m. Mr Campbell said they are a handsome bird. “They look really sharp if you get them in hand.”

This one looked in good nick for its experience and didn’t appear to be injured. The birds are found around the Auckland Islands and other sub-Antarctic spots but are also seen in New Zealand waters, though not inland. Their conservation status is “declining”. “It’s a real treat to see it,” Mr Campbell said of the photographs the Sorensen family took of their visitor. - APNZ

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only one phone call from the agency and a meeting was never arranged with them. Mr Mackley was also concerned that after the first overdose, his daughter was prescribed two months worth of antidepressant medication by a doctor at a youth service, Vibe. He thought weekly doses of medication would have been more appropriate than supplying her with hundreds of pills. Mr Mackley also felt he was not being updated on Rachel’s health by any of the specialists who were looking after her in the months before she died. “I did not get a chance to help my daughter with this.” The day before Rachel’s final overdose Mr Dye found out she was threatening to take another overdose. Earlier on the day of her fatal overdose he tried to warn health authorities, including the DHB and the eating disorder service which regularly dealt with Rachel, but no urgent action was taken. Coroner Evans said Mr Dye’s calls to the DHB should have been of some concern. “It might be thought that CATT could have done something further than acting passively,” he said. DHB staff were due to give evidence today. - apnz

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assessment and treatment team (CATT) discharged her daughter from hospital after the second overdose. “I thought she needed secure hospitalisation.” In March 2009 Rachel’s school guidance counsellor Nick Dye contacted CYF because he was concerned her mental health was deteriorating. CYF investigated, but Rachel would not co-operate with them. The case worker closed the investigation in May because she felt there was enough support for the teenager. CYF supervisor Jan Fisher said as well as being in a school play and having a part-time job, she was also supported by her school counsellors, her teacher, her parents and her homeopath. “They all seemed very concerned for her wellbeing.” Coroner Evans said none of those people were appropriate to offer specialised mental health support to Rachel. “It seems to me that the backing off by CYFs was premature.” Rachel’s parents were divorced and her father Ken Mackley said he had never been contacted by CYF about his daughter - something Ms Fisher agreed was not good enough, and policies had changed around contacting both parents of children they were investigating. Mrs Mackley said she had received

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An 18-year-old Masterton teen who stole thousands of dollars worth of property and cash while working as a waitress at a wedding has been convicted and ordered to pay reparations. The teen faced eight charges of theft, the majority of which had occurred while guests were outside listening to wedding speeches, when she appeared in the Masterton District Court on Monday. According to the police summary of facts, on January 19 the defendant was working for a catering company at a wedding in Pahiatua. While taking a break she became bored and looked around the house. The victims were outside in a marquee. The teen stole items including i-Pods, an iPhone, GHD hair straighteners, perfume, jewellery, make-up, and cash from various locations in the home. From one room she took $1200, which was to be used to pay the caterers at the end of the night.

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This defendant has the ability to cope with stress, lie her way out of situations and to go through someone’s house during a wedding ... for these people it will be one of the memories of the wedding, being ripped off by one of the workers

She also stole $60 from a work colleague’s wallet after the colleague had unlocked her car for her to sit in. When spoken to by police, the teen admitted the facts, except for taking the $1200 cash. She said she had taken the items because she liked them. Defence lawyer Jock Blathwayt said the offending was “spur of the moment”. “It’s not as if she has gone on a spree around the district,” Mr Blathwayt said. He did not think there had been any financial loss and most of the stolen material had been recovered. Mr Blathwayt asked Judge Michael Behrens to discharge the defendant without conviction. “Every time she seeks

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employment she is going to have to acknowledge these convictions.” He said the offending was connected with serious problems the defendant was coping with. “She’s undergoing a lot of strain at the moment.” Mr Blathwayt said the defendant was still in school, had never appeared in court before and was considering studying for a law degree. The defendant had suffered enough and been branded a thief at school. Prosecuting Sergeant Garry Wilson said the defendant was “certainly well enough to conduct the sort of work she was doing at these times”. Mr Wilson said the offending was prolonged and systematic, at one stage she was

caught red-handed by one of the complainants and managed to lie her way out of it. “This defendant has the ability to cope with stress, lie her way out of situations and to go through someone’s house during a wedding ... for these people it will be one of the memories of the wedding, being ripped off by one of the workers,” Mr Wilson said. Judge Behrens said a psychiatric report indicated the defendant was in a dissociative state. “In legal terms, [the] argument is that there was a reduced responsibility in law for doing what you did.” Police argued the defendant could have stopped at any time, “but you carried on, there were separate, deliberate decisions made by you to commit the various thefts,” Judge Behrens said. The gravity of offending had been high and there was not much by way of mitigation. Judge Behrens convicted the defendant on all eight charges and ordered her to pay reparations, the highest of them $1200. The defendant was granted interim name suppression. - APNZ

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PM calls for inquiry into police smears pened and we get the full truth out.” Lawrence was stabbed in 1993 and an ensuing inquiry found the Metropolitan Police “institutionally racist” in its response to the killing. It said the Lawrence family had been treated insensitively and unsympathetically by police officers, who deliberately withheld information and denied the murder was a racist attack. Last year, almost 20 years after the murder, two men were convicted for the murder following the discovery of new scientific evidence and covert video footage. One had previously been acquitted in 1996. Three other suspects in the case remain free and deny any involvement in Lawrence’s death. – AP

Mandela ‘asleep’ during visit South Africa’s president yesterday said a critically ill Nelson Mandela was “asleep” when he visited the 94-year-old at the hospital, and he urged the country to pray for Mandela, describing him as the “father of democracy” who made extraordinary sacrifices on behalf of his people. President Jacob Zuma told dozens of foreign and South African journalists that doctors are doing everything possible to help the former president feel comfortable on his 17th day in a Pretoria hospital, but refused to give details of Mandela’s condition, saying: “I’m not a doctor.” The briefing came a day after the government said Mandela’s condition had deteriorated and was now critical. Yesterday’s press gathering highlighted the tension between the government’s reluctance to share more information about Mandela on the basis of doctorpatient confidentiality, and media appeals for thorough updates on a figure of global interest. The

government’s belated acknowledgement that an ambulance carrying Mandela to the hospital on June 8 broke down has fuelled the debate about transparency versus the right to privacy. Zuma’s briefing was also an indicator of the extent to which reports on Mandela’s health sometimes overshadow the business of the state. Under questioning, Zuma said President Barack Obama would go ahead with a visit to South Africa, despite concerns about Mandela’s health. “President Obama is visiting South Africa,” Zuma said. “I don’t think you stop a visit because somebody’s sick.” Obama, who arrives in Africa this week, is due to visit Senegal, South Africa and Tanzania. White House spokesman Jay Carney wouldn’t speculate about how Mandela’s health would impact Obama’s upcoming visit to South Africa, saying only that the US president “continues to look forward to his trip”. – AP

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• Snowden ‘safe’ Edward Snowden is “safe and healthy” according to Julian Assange but the WikiLeaks founder won’t say where he is because of “bellicose threats” coming from the United States. Snowden yesterday vanished in Moscow after failing to take a booked flight to Cuba from where he had been expected to continue to Ecuador. Washington has angrily accused Russia of helping him escape the clutches of US justice. The Interfax news agency reports Snowden may have already left Russia on a different plane. – AAP/AFP

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Prince Charles has spoken out against the “apparent rise in anti-Semitism” in Britain and warned of “other poisonous and debilitating forms of intolerance” after a series of attacks on mosques. Charles was speaking at a London event yesterday celebrating Jonathan Sacks, Britain’s outgoing Chief Rabbi. “Running throughout your time as Chief Rabbi has been that all-important principle of which this country has long been an exponent, the principle of tolerance,” he said. “I sometimes fear not enough recognition is given to the role of the faith communities in the life of our country in promoting such a critical principle, and I join with you, in mounting anxiety, at the apparent rise in anti-Semitism, along with other poisonous and debilitating forms of intolerance.” – AFP

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Former Italian prime minister Silvio Berlusconi vows to fight for his political survival after a court in Milan sentenced him to seven years’ imprisonment for soliciting sex from a minor and abusing his position to cover up the affair. Yesterday’s sentence handed down by judges in the so-called “bunga bunga” trial was one year longer than what had been sought by the prosecution. The sentence also included a lifetime ban on holding public office. Berlusconi rejected what he called an “incredible” ruling as “an attempt to eliminate me from political life”. But he vowed to “resist against this persecution because I am absolutely innocent and in no way do I want to abandon my struggle to make Italy a truly free and just country”. The conviction will not be enforced until appeal proceedings are exhausted – a process that could take years – and could be quashed

A series of evening bombings near markets in and around Baghdad and other blasts north of the capital killed at least 42 people and wounded dozens of others yesterday in the latest eruption of bloodshed to rock Iraq. The attacks were the latest in a wave of violence that has claimed more than 2000 lives since the beginning of April. Militants, building on Sunni discontent with the Shiite-led government, appear to be growing stronger in central and northern Iraq. The violence came as tens of thousands of Shiites poured into the holy city of Karbala, 80km south of Baghdad, for the annual festival of Shabaniyah. – AP

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if the statute of limitations expires beforehand. Berlusconi’s lawyer Nicolo Ghedini, who is also a member of his conservative People of Freedom (PDL) party, said the verdict was “very much expected”, hinting at the Milan court’s alleged bias against the politician. He said the verdict would be appealed. Fabrizio Cicchitto, a senior PDL figure, said judges had “criminalised not just Berlusconi, but also the nine million Italians who had voted for him” in February elections. The three-time premier is a key backer of the grand coalition government led by Prime Minister Enrico Letta. Cicchitto said the PDL would continue supporting the government, despite its anger at the ruling. The centre-left Democratic Party, the other key member of the coalition, simply “took notice” and said it respected “the decisions that the judiciary takes autonomously, whatever they may be”. – MCT

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British Prime Minister David Cameron called yesterday for an immediate investigation into allegations that an undercover police officer was ordered to smear the reputation of the family of a murdered black teenager. The Guardian newspaper published claims yesterday that the officer infiltrated anti-racism protest groups to gain information that could discredit the family of 18-year-old Stephen Lawrence. “To hear that, potentially, the police that were meant to be helping them were actually undermining them – that’s horrific,” Cameron said in Downing Street. “We must make sure those investigations get rapidly to the bottom of what’s hap-

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about 30 minutes. • Heat oil in a large h e a v y skillet over medium-high heat. • C o a t parsnip slices in flour, then fry in the hot oil until golden brown on both sides. • Drain on paper towels, and season with salt, chili powder and cayenne to taste. • Add parsnips, and cover partially. • Simmer until vegetables are very tender, about 15 minutes. Drain well. • Return vegetables to saucepan, and stir over medium heat until any excess moisture evaporates. Transfer to food processor. • Add butter, and process u n t i l smooth. • Season with nutmeg, salt, and pepper.

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1 medium onion, chopped 500g, peeled and cubed 1 clove garlic, finely chopped 2t curry powder 3 1/2c chicken stock 1/2 c heavy cream salt and pepper to taste 1 pinch red pepper flakes or paprika for garnish • Melt the butter in a large saucepan over medium heat. • Fry the onion in butter until soft, about 5 minutes. • Add the parsnips, garlic and curry powder, and fry for a couple of minutes to release the flavours. • Add stock and stir to remove any bits of vegetable from the bottom of the pot. • Simmer for 15 minutes or until parsnips are soft and easy to break with a wooden spoon. • Puree mixture. • Stir in the cream, and heat through. Do not boil.

Charming Thai Ashburton

harming Thai Ashburton opened its doors on Friday the 30th July, 2004. Owners Ton and Patty Kittikote are proud to support local contractors and suppliers in bringing this delicious asset to the town. Together with their two children - Gina and Jinny, Ton and Patti enjoy the Mid Canterbury lifestyle and are keen members of the community through school, sports groups and the friends they make through the restaurant. As a chef at the busy Ironside restaurant in Christchurch, the couple felt they needed to bring Thai cuisine to Ashburton and with other business and management degrees between them, this was just the

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Whipped carrot and parsnip 250g carrots, coarsely chopped 1kg parsnips, peeled and cut into 1/2 inch pieces 1/2 c butter, diced and softened 1 pinch ground nutmeg salt to taste ground black pepper to taste

• Peel parsnips and slice into 1/4 inch rounds. • Bring a pan of lightly salted water to a boil, and add parsnips. • Cook for about 5 minutes, until tender but still crisp. • Drain, and cool slightly. • Dip slices in melted butter, and place on a baking sheet. • Refrigerate until the butter is firm,

• Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil. • Add carrots, cover partially, and simmer 5 minutes.

smooth. • Add the milk and horseradish; season to taste with salt and pepper. • Process until mixed.

Parsnip and apple curry

½ T vegetable oil 1 onion, peeled and diced 1-2T red curry paste 2 large parsnips, cut into chunks 1c tomato juice 1 red-skinned apple diced

• Heat the oil in a heavy based pan, add onion and cook until transparent. • Add curry paste and stir fry for 1-2 minutes. • Add parsnips and tomato juice. • Bring to the boil, reduce heat and simmer for about 20 minutes or until parsnips are just soft. • Transfer to serving dish and scatter with diced red apple.

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500 casserole steak 1 cooking apple – peeled and sliced 1 dessertspoon vinegar 1 sprig rosemary 1/2 t ground ginger 1 large onion, finely sliced 1 parsnip, sliced 1t golden syrup 2 small strips lemon peel 1 sprig thyme 1/2 t ground cloves flour, seasoned

3 parsnips, peeled and cubed 2 potatoes, peeled and cubed 2T prepared horseradish sauce 1/4 cup fat-free evaporated milk salt and ground black pepper to taste

• Place the parsnips and potatoes into a large pot and cover with salted water. • Bring to a boil over high heat. • Reduce heat to medium-low, cover, and simmer until tender, about 20 minutes. • Drain and allow to steam dry for a minute or two. • Place the vegetables into a food processor, and process until

• Preheat oven to 150°C. • Toss cubed meat in seasoned flour. • Arrange in casserole dish with apple, parsnip, onion and herb sprigs, spices and peel. • Mix vinegar and syrup with sufficient water to cover. • Cook for 2-3 hours. • Thicken if necessary before serving with a little flour mixed with cooled cooking liquid.

Potato, pumpkin and parsnip gratin

1 clove garlic, halved 80g softened butter, plus extra for greasing 700g even-sized medium potatoes, peeled and thinly sliced ¼ t ground nutmeg Sea salt and freshly ground black pepper 300g pumpkin, peeled, cut into quarters and thinly sliced 300g parsnip, peeled, cut into quarters and thinly sliced 1 small onion, peeled, halved and finely sliced 450ml hot chicken or vegetable stock 4T cream • Heat the oven to 200°C. • Rub the cut sides of the garlic over a medium-sized gratin dish. • Grease the dish with butter. • Arrange one-third of the potatoes in the dish, overlapping the slices a little. • Season and sprinkle with a little nutmeg, salt and pepper. • Arrange a third of the pumpkin over the potatoes, again overlapping the slices a little, and season. Arrange a third of the parsnip over the pumpkin, overlapping the slices, too, and season. • Sprinkle with a third of the onion, then dot with a third of the butter and pour over some of the stock. • Repeat the layers with the remaining ingredients. • Dot with half the remaining butter and pour on the rest of the stock. • Bake for an hour or so, or until the vegetables are cooked through and tender. • Raise the heat to 220°C. • Drizzle the gratin with the cream, dot with the remaining butter and season. • Return to the oven for a further 12-15 minutes, or until bubbling and golden.

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challenge they were after. Charming Thai has grown to be one of Ashburton's top meal destinations, offering only the freshest ingredients and the best service in town. Charming Thai are proud to say no to MSG and most of their meals can be made gluten free for you. There are four variants of hotness: mild, medium, hot and Thai hot, for the more adventurous. Charming Thai chefs are brought over from Thailand from 5 star hotels and resorts, to ensure authenticity and top quality dishes. Although some pastes and spices need to be sourced from Thailand, the restaurant uses local vegetables and meat, in season for the freshest taste.

Charming Thai Testimonials

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Colleen

My partner and I have been a few times to Charming Thai restaurant and we love it. The decor is lovely, the staff are very friendly and the food is delicious.

I recommend Charming Thai without reservation, the food is wonderful, the selection on the menu kept everyone happy. Great value for money, Ton and the team are very helpful and friendly. Super food and excellent hosts.

Sue and Gary Cardigan

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Charming Thai has become a Sunday night ritual for us whether it be dine in or takeaway. We are never anything other than completely satisfied with the food and service Ton and his team deliver and we have raved about Charming Thai to everyone we know! Sue and Gary.

Best Thai Ever! I have been here lots of time and the food and service are great and fast. My favourite would be the Satay Chicken. Make sure you come and try this if you are in Ashburton.

Sonja Mckurow

Jemma

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Caroline

I love coming to Charming Thai, Good value for money, very good hosts, delicious food, great platters.

One of my favourite places to dine, food is delicious, service is fantastic and we always have our meal on the table within 15 minutes. Superb!

We have dined in and have taken away and every time the food has always been consistent, delicious and very filling. The staff are always very friendly and polite, also there are many choices for children which can be hard to find in Thai restaurants. Highly recommend Charming for a great night out with friends or with family.

Fantastic, love the fresh food, great for takeaway tea the meals are huge, in fact my husband and I can normally share one! Great value for money and definitely traditional Thai food, cooked to perfection.

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Feeling like a good Thai curry? Charming Thai Restaurant is an excellent and unique Thai restaurant in Ashburton. In our menu, you will find a variety of distinctive tastes, ranging from the north to the south and from the west to the east of Thailand.

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The successful applicant should: • Have a full, clean New Zealand drivers licence and New Zealand residency • Have experience preferably, but not essential • Have the ability to work in a happy team environment • Be physically fit and hard working Please send your CV and a cover letter to: The Manager PO Box 5063 Tinwald, Ashburton

WE OFFER: • Sole operator of a 2010 Isuzu F Series Truck with a 24 metre sprayer including the latest GPS equipment • Full training will be provided at our expense for you to gain qualifications in this internationally recognised skill • Remuneration at the top end of the scale • Close to amenities such as excellent schools and Mt Hutt Ski Area

Drummond & Etheridge Ltd is a long serving company in the Canterbury districts. A leader in the John Deere network, we are looking for an Aftermarket Manager to lead our Parts and Service teams, building loyalty and passion whilst succeeding through sales and profits. Our Ashburton and Christchurch dealerships are in an exciting phase of growth. We have completed a state of the art facility in Ashburton, with the Christchurch (Rolleston based) facility close to completion. We are diversifying into many new exciting projects and brands, whilst concentrating on our core business that has been the backbone of our success. Our brand is rock solid and we will continue to build on the last 80 years of evolution in the business. To support ongoing growth our Senior Management team is expanding. This creates the opportunity for an Aftermarket Manager to join us. With our current Aftermarket Manager still on our team, this creates a seamless transition with plenty of support. Reporting to the Dealer Principal, this role is responsible for the development and management of the Parts and Service departments, ensuring our dealerships deliver on our strategies and financial goals. The role will focus on our customers and our people, ensuring that our brand is backed up with superior service, satisfied customers and a productive and happy workforce. We are looking for a go-getter who will harness the potential of our people, developing within and showcasing our Service and Parts ability. The ideal candidate will display;

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Customer focus, with problem solving and negotiation skills, Extensive leadership and people management skills, Excellent administration and computer skills, A high level of personal motivation, with the ability to motivate and support those around you, A sound knowledge of the agricultural sector, An aptitude for all things mechanical, Ability to support training and ongoing development of our people, Strong service or parts management experience, Honesty and integrity at all times.

If you are interested in being part of our future, please apply or ring for a confidential discussion.

To find out more about this opportunity please apply with an up to date CV and application letter to: Courtney Freller, HR Manager courtney@dne.co.nz or post to: Drummond & Etheridge Ltd PO Box 340 Ashburton 7740 Ph. 027 5720 034 for more details

BENEFICIAL TO HAVE: • Agricultural background • Class 2 Drivers Licence • Positive personal attributes including honesty and reliability

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WDL – Dairy farm

Talley’s is a successful and well known brand, operating several plants throughout the South Island, as well as having many diversified interests in seafood, frozen vegetables, meat and dairy products. We currently have the following positions at our Fairton plant located 10 minutes drive from Ashburton.

WDL Dairy is located 7 minutes from Ashburton in Wakanui. We require a part-time relief milker to assist our staff on our 200 pedigree cow dairy. Applicants will preferably have dairy experience and/or a willingness and interest to learn new skills. Hours will be to cover days off and leave for existing staff, with some flexibility and will cover approximately 1-2 days per week.

Forklift Operators Talley’s Ashburton has Forklift Operator positions available on the Ashburton site.

Remuneration negotiable to experience/suitability

nina@canterburydriedfoods.co.nz or phone Nina (Mobile 0275 666 682 or Work 03 302 3817). Applicants for this position should have NZ residency or a valid NZ work permit, and applications will close on Tuesday, June 2, 2013 at 5pm.

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The Ashburton site runs rotating shift patterns.

For further consideration email your cv (detailing experience, skills and including references and visas) to:

Forklift experience would be an advantage but not essential as full training will be given to the right candidates.

Email a copy of your CV with a cover letter to Tony.Gimblett@ash.talleys.co.nz or complete an application at the guard house on-site.

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Ashburton College is requesting an expression of interest from people who would like to join their cleaning team.

There are positions available now in the following areas – • Relief cleaners (filling in for absent staff members) • Buffer/polisher operators (experience an advantage) Expressions of interest close Friday 03 July 2013.

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$15 for 7 days The Ashburton Farmers Market Committee seeks applications for the position of Market Manager. The Market season runs from beginning October to end of April (approx). This is a part time job, every Saturday morning during the Market season, plus some phone and computer work and during the week. Please reply by July 20, 2013 to secretary, Ashburton Farmers Market, PO Box 49 Ashburton, 7740.

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ACCOMMODATION, RENTAL LARGE 2 bedroom house, heat pump, electric heating, internal double garage, close to college. Catherwood Ave $330 pw. References required, available July 21. Phone 027 348 2351 or 03 308 5967. TO RENT - 2 bedroom + sun room, red brick, heat pump + gas fire, double garage, well fenced. $310.00 pw. Phone 03 308 1489 evenings.

ADULT ENTERTAINMENT A LOVELY new Asian, hot and sexy, really friendly, sensual massage. Phone Amy 021 100 3539. AFRICAN LADY, sexy, chocolate brown. In for a few days. Call 021-0227-2962.

ENTERTAINMENT Beckley Coachlines Programme “Kings of the Gym” Saturday, July 6, 2pm Court Theatre, Chch This is a comedy produced by the team who produced the popular show “The Motor Camp” For bookings phone 308 7646.

FOR SALE BODUM KITCHENWARE SALE.... Half price on selected Bodum kitchen tools, coffee makers and storage jars. Great savings on a fabulous product, while stocks last. At Kitchen Kapers, The Arcade, 3088287. for sale or hire, ex shipping: general and insulated. Sidelifter available for delivery. – Wilson Bulk Transport, Phone 308-7772. CONTAINERS

KWILA DECKING Available in 90x19 and 140x19 with large choice of lengths available. Stocking all your timber requirements for under your deck as well Adams Sawmill, Malcolm McDowell Road, Ph 308 3595 - Eftpos/credit card. New from Denby THE HERITAGE COLLECTION. Simple and honest with a real rustic charm Veranda, Pavilion and Orchard are all designed to work together and look fantastic in your kitchen. Available at The China Shop in the Arcade.

PUBLIC NOTICES

Review of Conservation Management Strategies Canterbury, Otago and Southland The Director-General of Conservation gives public notice of the review of the following conservation management strategies (CMS) under section 17H of the Conservation Act 1987: • Canterbury Conservation Management Strategy; • Otago Conservation Management Strategy; • Southland Murihiku Conservation Management Strategy. Copies of the draft CMSs can be inspected during working hours between 9.00am and 4.30pm at: • Department of Conservation, National Office, Conservation House, 18-32 Manners Street, Wellington; • Any Conservancy Office in New Zealand; • All Department of Conservation Area Offices and Visitor Centres in Canterbury, Otago and Southland; • Main public libraries in Canterbury, Otago and Southland. The draft CMSs can also be viewed and downloaded at any time, along with information about making a submission at www.doc.govt.nz/cms. Persons and organisations are invited to make submissions on the draft CMSs and must do so in writing by 4.30pm, Friday 13 September 2013. Your submission should clearly state which draft strategy is being referred to, and be sent or emailed to: CMS Submissions Department of Conservation Private Bag 4715 Christchurch Mail Centre 8140 Fax 03 365 1388 Email: southislandcms@doc.govt.nz Any person or organisation wishing to be heard in support of their submission should state this in their submission. Submitters should be aware that any submission they make is subject to provisions of the Privacy Act 1993 and the Official Information Act 1982. To obtain a copy of a draft CMS or for more information phone 03 371 3700 or email southislandcms@doc.govt.nz For more information about the Department visit doc.govt.nz

DAILY DIARY TODAY - WEDNESDAY JUNE 26

9.00am-4.00pm. ASHBURTON BUDGET ADVISORY SERVICE INC. For free budget advice and workshop enquiries. Phone 307-0496. 60 Cass Street Consultancy House. 9.30am - 1.00pm. ASHBURTON BAPTIST CHURCH. Second time around op shop. Ashburton Baptist Church, Cnr Cass and Havelock Streets. 9.45am. ASHBURTON LADIES PROBUS. Monthly social meeting, Doris Linton Lounge, R.S.A. Cox Street. 10.00am. ST STEPHENS ANGLICAN CHURCH. Holy Communion, Park Street. 10.00am - 3.00pm. ASHBURTON AVIATION MUSEUM, Classic aircraft on display including DC 3. Ashburton Airport, Seafield Road. 10.00am - 4.00pm. ASHBURTON DISTRICT FAMILY HISTORY GROUP. Open for research, non members welcome. Upstairs in the Old Polytech Building, 254 Cameron Street. 10.00am - 7.00pm. ASHBURTON ART GALLERY AND MUSEUM Open, Baring Square East. 10.45am. M.S.A. TAI CHI CLUB. Exercises for people with limited mobility. M.S.A. Social hall, Havelock St. 12.00noon. OSTOMY SOCIETY. Mid winter lunch and meeting. Community Services Lounge, Ashburton Hospital, Elizabeth Street. 1.15pm. TINWALD 500 CLUB CARDS. Come join in and play cards, all welcome. Tinwald Hall, Graham Street. 1.30pm. WAIREKA CROQUET CLUB. Euchre, all welcome, Waireka Croquet Club, the Domain, Philip St 7.00pm. GLENYS’ DANCE GROUP. Sequence dancing. Pipe Band Hall, Creek Road. 7.00pm - 9.30pm. MID CANTERBURY LINE DANCERS. Learn to line dance 7pm, followed by beginner/intermediate (8pm - 9pm). Phone 307-7138 a/h. Tinwald Hall, Graham Street. 7.30pm. ST DAVID’S UNION CHURCH. Real women walking group. 48 Allens Road. 7.30pm. ASHBURTON SCOTTISH COUNTRY DANCE CLUB. Dancing, music, fitness and fun. Buffalo Hall, Cox Street. 7.30pm. ASHBURTON PHOTOGRAPHIC SOCIETY. Entries natural history. Senior Centre, Cameron Street. 7.30pm. ALLENTON INDOOR BOWLING CLUB. New members welcome. Allenton Hall, Harrison Street.

TOMORROW - THURSDAY - JUNE 27 9.00am-4.00pm.

ASHBURTON BUDGET ADVISORY SERVICE INC. For free budget advice and workshop enquiries. Phone 307-0496. 60 Cass Street Consultancy House. 9.30am. M.S.A. TAI CHI CLUB. Beginners class, newcomers welcome. M.S.A. Social hall, Havelock Street. 9.30am - 11.30pm. MID CANTERBURY BADMINTON CLUB. Daytime section, new players very welcome. Sports Hall, Tancred Street. 9.30am - 12.30pm. ASHBURTON TOY LIBRARY. Open today. Methodist Church Hall, Baring Square East. 9.30am - 1.00pm. ASHBURTON BAPTIST CHURCH. Second time round op shop. Ashburton Baptist Church, Cnr Cass and Havelock Street. 10.00am. ST DAVID’S UNI0N CHURCH. Fit Kidz, 48 Allens Road, Allenton. 10.30am. MID CANTERBURY NEW COMERS NETWORK. New Comers coffee morning group. McDonald’s Ashburton. 10.45am. M.S.A. TAI CHI CLUB. Qigong exercises, newcomers welcome. M.S.A. Social hall, Havelock Street. 11.45am. TINWALD GARDEN CLUB. Mid winter lunch, then annual meeting. Stables Restaurant then Tinwald Hall. 12.30pm. M.S.A. PETANQUE. Petanque has started, everyone welcome, Racecourse Road. 1.00pm. ASHBURTON SCOTTISH SOCIETY INDOOR BOWLS. Bowls afternoon new and old members welcome. Balmoral Hall, Cameron Street. 1.00pm - 3.00pm. ASHBURTON AVIATION MUSEUM, Classic aircraft on display including DC 3. Ashburton Airport, Seafield Road. 1.15pm. WAIREKA CROQUET CLUB. Mahjong - beginners welcome. Waireka Croquet Club, the Domain, Philip St. 2.00pm. R.S.A. WOMENS SECTION. Entertainment, R.S.A. Cox Street. 7.30pm. GLENYS’ DANCE GROUP. Old time/sequence dancing. learn to dance. All welcome. Pipe band hall, Creek Road.

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Cle an He at libr ary SeSSion The Ashburton District Council would like to invite Ashburton Residents to a public information session about the Clean Heat Ashburton Programme. This will be held at the Ashburton Public Library between 11.00am and 1.00pm on the following dates: â&#x20AC;˘ Thursday 27 June â&#x20AC;˘ Thursday 11 July, Thursday 25 July A representative will be available on site to offer advice, provide guidance and answer any questions that you have relating to Clean Heat Ashburton and the options that are available to home owners who live within the Ashburton Clean Air Zone. For further information visit www.cleanheatashburton.org.nz or call (03) 307 7700. Together â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Letâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s clean up our air r CatCHPoWle, environmental Monitoring Manager

t V takebaCk Progr aMMe The Ashburton District Council is participating in the Ministry for the Environmentâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s TV TakeBack program. For a limited time a subsidised fee of $5 will be charged to drop off your old televisions at the Ashburton Resource Recovery Park only. The Ashburton Resource Recovery Park is located on Range Road, Ashburton and is open: â&#x20AC;˘ Monday â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Friday 8 am â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 5 pm â&#x20AC;˘ Saturday 9 am â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 5 pm â&#x20AC;˘ Sunday 1 pm â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 5 pm Further information about the nationwide TV TakeBack programme is available at www.mfe.govt.nz

UPCoMing PUbliC MeetingS - JUne / JUly 2013 All meetings are open to the public unless specified and residents are welcome to attend. thursday 27 June Council â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 1.30 pm thursday 1 July Methven Community Board â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 1.30 pm thursday 18 July Operations Committee â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 1.30pm Environmental Services Committee â&#x20AC;&#x201C; to follow Operations Committee thursday 25 July Finance & Community Services Committee â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 1.30pm Council and committee meetings are held in the Council Chamber, Ashburton District Council offices, 5 Baring Square West, Ashburton. Methven Community Board meetings are held in the meeting room of the Methven Heritage Centre, Main Street, Methven. b leSter, Chief executive

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FOR SALE THE EURO SRUBBY IS BACK. Euro scrubby makes clean-up fast and easy, plus its safe for ALL surfaces. The must have for every kitchen and bathroom. Only $8.00 at Kitchen Kapers, The Arcade.

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LOST, FOUND LOST - from Bullock Street/ Miller Avenue area. One black cat. May be heading back to Chalmers Avenue. Phone 307 7601. LOST on Monday, June 24, small silver brooch, around Allenton Shopping Centre. Has sentimental value. If found, please phone 308-1425.

MEETINGS, EVENTS GENERAL hire. Lawnmowers, chainsaws, concrete breakers, trailers, and more. All your DIY / contracting work, Call and see U-Hire Ashburton. 588 East Street. Open Mon-Fri 7.30 - 5.30pm; Sat 7.30am - 5.00pm; Sunday 8am - 12.30pm. â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Ph: 308 8061 A/h: 308 7460 www.ashburtonuhire.co.nz

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LARGE office room with adjoining reception area available for lease. Ground floor and central location. Phone Julie 027 688 4334.

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WHEEL Alignments at great prices. Maximise the life of your tyres with an alignment from Neumanns Tyre Services Ltd, 197 Wills Street. â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Phone 308-6737.

BUYER of unwanted animals. Cattle, bobby calves, horse and all farm RURAL TRADING POST animals. We also sell pet food. Call Nickâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Pet Food LUCERNE hay, good quality 0272-101-621 A/H 03-322- small bales for sale, no rain, 7626. shed stored. Also limited quantity good meadow hay. Phone 0274-733-010. CALF SHED BEDDING Premium woodmulch TRADES, SERVICES chipped from our slabwood. Guaranteed 100% untreated wood/bark NO HOME handyman available. CONTAMINATION OR Minor repairs, painting etc. DEMOLITION Ph 027-677-1952. MATERIALS. Sawdust also available - Adams Sawmill, Malcolm McDowell Road. Ph Guardian Classifieds 308 3595.

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Shock exit for Nadal Rafael Nadal suffered Wimbledon humiliation by Belgian world No.135 Steve Darcis yesterday, a stunning firstround defeat which instantly cleared the title paths of Andy Murray and Roger Federer. The 29-year-old Darcis won 7-6 (7-4) 7-6 (10-8) 6-4 in two hours and 55 minutes, inflicting the fifth-seeded Spaniardâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s first loss in the opening round of a major. It also came just two weeks after 12-time grand slam title winner Nadal, the 2008 and 2010 Wimbledon champion, had celebrated a record eighth French Open crown. But he refused to blame his constant struggles with his knees for defeat. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I tried my best in every moment, but it was not possible this afternoon,â&#x20AC;? said Nadal. â&#x20AC;&#x153;On grass, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s difficult to adapt when you donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have a chance to play on the surface before Wimbledon.â&#x20AC;? Darcis will next face Polandâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Lukasz Kubot. Second-seeded Murray made history as the world No.2 cruised into the second round with a 6-4 6-3 6-2 victory over Germanyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Benjamin Becker. Murray becomes the most successful British man in grand slam history, surpassing Fred Perryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 106 matches won at the four majors. Next up, the US Open champion will play Britainâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s James Ward or Lu YenHsun of Taiwan. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a good start. â&#x20AC;&#x153;There are always nerves before the first match at a grand slam, especially here for me. Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m glad to get it out of the way and keep improving,â&#x20AC;? said the 2012 runner-up. Federer began his bid for a record eighth Wimbledon with a 69-minute demolition of Victor Hanescu. The seven-time champion swept to a 6-3 6-2 6-0 win to celebrate the 10th anniversary of his first Wimbledon triumph. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s the most special thing to be back on centre court,â&#x20AC;? said Federer, playing in his 55th straight grand slam and seeking an 18th major. He next plays Sergiy Stakhovsky of Ukraine. French sixth seed Jo-Wilfried Tsonga eased to a 7-6 (7-4) 6-4 6-3 win over David Goffin of Belgium. Tsonga, who reached the semi-finals last year, will next play fellow Frenchman Edouard Roger-Vasselin or Ernests Gulbis of Latvia. Australian qualifier Matt Reid suffered a first-round loss to Czech veteran Radek Stepanek, going down 6-2 6-2 6-4 in his

first senior appearance in a grand slam singles match. Fellow Australian Marinko Matosevic fell 6-1 4-6 6-4 6-3 to Frenchman Guillaume Rufin. Tenth-seeded Marin Cilic of Croatia defeated Marcos Baghdatis in straight sets and Serbian Viktor Troicki downed compatriot and 14th seed Janko Tipsarevic, also in three. Other seeds to score first-round wins included Nicolas Almagro (15), John Isner (18), Mikhail Youzhny (20), Juan Monaco (22), Jerzy Janowicz (24) and Benoit Paire (25). Austrian Jurgen Melzer upset 30th seed Fabio Fognini of Italy in four sets. Meanwhile Lleyton Hewitt is staying patient despite the planets aligning for him to make an unlikely run deep into the draw at Wimbledon. The 32-year-old opened his 15th consecutive Wimbledon campaign with a brilliant 6-4 7-5 6-3 win over Swiss 11th seed Stanislas Wawrinka, a victory he rated among the best in his career. While the triumph allows him to effectively take Wawrinkaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s spot in the draw, Rafael Nadalâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s shock exit has cleared the path even further for 2002 champion Hewitt, now ranked 70th. The Australian faces German world No.189 Dustin Brown tonight and a potential third-round opponent, American John Isner, remains the highest seed at 21 on a path to a possible quarter-final showdown with Roger Federer. Hewitt has reached the quarter-finals only once in the past seven years (2009) and although his form and the draw suggest he can do it again, the former world No.1 refuses to get ahead of himself. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The moment that you knock off a decent player, then let your guard down, thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s when youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re going to go out of the tournament,â&#x20AC;? said Hewitt, who reached the semi-finals at Queenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Club a fortnight ago. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I still have to stay composed but be confident. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Know that Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m hitting the ball well but Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve still got to go out there and do the job.â&#x20AC;? Asked where the win ranked in his career, Hewitt said it was â&#x20AC;&#x153;definitely up thereâ&#x20AC;? particularly given his injury struggles in recent years. Hewitt underwent radical toe surgery in 2012 to save his career and revealed several surgeons told him he would never play again. â&#x20AC;&#x153;There were probably five, six, seven that I spoke to worldwide. They said if I had it done, youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re done,â&#x20AC;? Hewitt said. - AFP-AAP Right: Rafael Nadal considers what went wrong at Wimbledon.

Fisiiahi retained at the back Glen Fisiiahi, who has scored four tries in the Warriorsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; last three games, has again been named at fullback to face Brisbane at Mt Smart Stadium on Sunday afternoon. The Warriorsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; quest for a fifth straight win will be in the hands of a familiar combination in Sundayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 16th-round NRL clash against the Broncos. Head coach Matthew Elliott yesterday named the same 17 players used in the 23-12 win over the Sydney Roosters on June 16 with fullback Kevin Locke and prop Suaia Matagi added on a six-man bench. Locke is back in the frame after recovering from the hip flexor injury which ruled him out of the wins over Manly and the Roosters, while Matagi stays in the mix after being included in the initial squad last time. While Ben Matulino has been named in jersey No 10 and Russell Packer on the bench in No 14, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s still anticipated Packer will start as he has done recently alongside fellow front rower Sam Rapira. The formula has served the

Warriors well with Matulino and Jacob Lillyman making a huge impact off the bench. In the wins against Newcastle, Brisbane, Manly and the Roosters, Matulinoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s series of metres gained reads 136, 123, 159 and 147 while Lillymanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s numbers have been 126, 159, 154 and 89; he played only 31 minutes in his last game. Lillyman will be back with the Warriors on Thursday after filling the 18th man role with Queensland for tonightâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s second State of Origin battle against New South Wales in Brisbane. Like the Warriors, the Broncos will also be coming off a bye but reinforced by the expected presence of Queensland Origin players Justin Hodges, Sam Thaiday, Corey Parker and Matt Gillett who all missed the heavy 56-18 loss to the Warriors at Suncorp Stadium on June 3. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Our next match is always our toughest and this one against Brisbane will be a huge challenge for us,â&#x20AC;? Elliott said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We worked really hard and made some significant improvements

When it comes to boxing, few people are ever completely retired. In March last year, David Tua publicly said he was done with a sport that had seen him travel from

the Olympics to being one of New Zealandâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s highest-paid athletes, back to living in his own boxing gym. Heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s been through a divorce and countless legal proceedings with his former business partners, but it appears that thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s still some life left in the 40-year-old.

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Golf

Ashburton Golf Club Womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Section June 25 Nearest The Pins: No. 4 Gabites: Fiona Williamson, No 8 House of Travel Ashburton: Wendy Parr, No.12 Lynnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Small Salon: Not Struck No. 14 Todds of Ashburton: Heather Robertson, 2nd Shot to Green: Heather Trott Twos: Heather Robertson No 14.

Netball ANZ Championship Round14 MELBOURNE VIXENS 69 (Karyn Howarth 41 Tegan Caldwell 16 Sharelle McMahon 12) bt WEST COAST FEVER 39 (Catherine Cox 17 Kate Beveridge 13 Caitlin Bassett 7 Lisa Millman 2) at Hisense Arena.

Robbie Deans may have a major backline headache but Wallabies milestone man Ben Alexander has warned of a Lions scrummaging backlash at Etihad Stadium. Preparing for his 50th Test, scrum anchor Alexander is bracing for the grizzled British and Irish forwards to enter Saturday nightâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s second Test with revenge on their minds. The scrum is the area the tourists were expected to have the biggest advantage in the three-Test series, but the underrated Australian pack limited the damage in the opening 23-21 loss and also came away with their heads held high following two huge â&#x20AC;&#x153;winsâ&#x20AC;? in the last 10 minutes. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Lions wonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t be happy with the way they finished and knowing Graham Rowntree, theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll be working hard on that this week,â&#x20AC;? Alexander said. - AAP

â&#x20AC;˘ Manly on SBW alert Glen Fisiiahi: A Warrior in superb try-scoring form recently. before the bye but we all know thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a long way still to go. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We might be facing the same club again for the second time in a matter of weeks but the team itself will be a lot different to the one we met last time.â&#x20AC;?

Warriors: Glen Fisiiahi, Ngani Laumape, Dane Nielsen, Konrad Hurrell, Manu Vatuvei, Thomas Leuluai, Shaun Johnson, Sam Rapira, Nathan Friend, Ben Matulino, Feleti Mateo, Simon Mannering (c), Elijah Taylor. Interchange: Russell Packer, Jacob Lillyman, Todd Lowrie, Dominique Peyroux, Kevin Locke, Suaia Matagi. - APNZ

Tua ready to hit the ring again By Daniel Richardson

â&#x20AC;˘ Big scrum expected

The Samoa Observer reported in September that Tua wanted to return to the ring and that longawaited bout will happen at the end of August against towering Russian Alexander Ustinov. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s unfair to say that this is Tuaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;last chanceâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; given how many oppor-

ADELAIDE THUNDERBIRDS 54 (Carla Borrego 33 Erin Bell 21) bt QUEENSLAND FIREBIRDS 52 (Romelda Aiken 44 Natalie Medhurst 8) at Netball SA Stadium. CENTRAL PULSE 73 (Caitlin Thwaites 45 Donna Wilkins 28) bt SOUTHERN STEEL 64 (Jhaniele Fowler 60 Jodi Brown 4) at Stadium Southland. WAIKATO BAY OF PLENTY MAGIC 68 (Irene van Dyk 46 Ellen Halpenny 22) beat NORTHERN MYSTICS 40 (Catherine Latu 19 Maria Tutaia 19 Bailey Mes 2) at ASB Baypark Arena. NSW SWIFTS 62 (Susan Pratley 39 Carla Dziwoki 12 Melissa Tallent 8 Amorette Wild 3) defeated CANTERBURY TACTIX 42 (Joanne Harten 25 Julianna Naoupu 12 Sophia Fenwick 5) played at the Sydney Olympic Park Sports Centre. Standings P W L For Agt % Pts Adelaide T-birds 13 12 1 688 620 110.9 24 Melbourne Vixens 13 9 4 692 589 117.4 18 Waikato BoP Magic 13 9 4 749 650 115.2 18 Qâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;land Firebirds 13 9 4 793 691 114.7 18 Central Pulse 13 8 5 736 706 104.2 16 Southern Steel 13 6 7 812 790 102.7 12

tunities a boxer will be afforded in their career but there canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t be many miles left on his odometer. Victory over the 2.02m Ustinov, who is 28-1, would put Tua back on the map in a heavyweight division dominated by the Klitschko brothers, Wladimir and Vitali. - APNZ

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Shooting Mayfield Smallbore Rifle Club June 24 P Fleming 93.3, 93.0. P McClintock 95.4, 94.3. J Fleming 99.4, 199.15. M Fleming 96.4, 200.12. C Nordqvist 99.5, 98.6. S Bartlett 97.5, 98.4. A Wakelin 92.2.

Volleyball Robbies Bar & Bistro Volleyball June 17 Silver Fern Farms v S & Giggles 0-3, Wondars v AshColl 3-0, Social Quads v Scared Hitless 1-2, Set, Play v Team Mega 2-1, Atomics v Misfits 0-3, 4 Play v Team Havoc 3-0. Player of the night is Kees from Misfits.

Manly are on a mission to stop superstar Sonny Bill Williams in Monday nightâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s NRL blockbuster at Allianz Stadium. Fresh off the bye, the Sea Eagles are desperate to retain their all-important place in the top four and are making no secret of the danger Williams poses. Already a Rugby World Cup, NRL grand final winner and heavyweight boxing champion, Williams added another string to his bow with a first-time cameo in the halves in the undermanned Roostersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; upset win over the Bulldogs. Coach Geoff Toovey yesterday admitted Williams had the Eagles on high alert in the showdown between the leagueâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s third and fourth-placed teams. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s got a bit of a roving role the last month or so. He could pop up anywhere,â&#x20AC;? Toovey said. - AAP

â&#x20AC;˘ Heat fans celebrate Music boomed, confetti rained down and strobe lights beamed through billowing smoke as the Miami Heat celebrated their second-consecutive NBA championship with a downtown parade yesterday. Players and coaches rode on buses and trucks through the streets, including along Biscayne Boulevard to the American Airlines arena for a rally. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a grind to be able to win a championship,â&#x20AC;? superstar LeBron James told the crowd. â&#x20AC;&#x153;When you do it with some great teammates ... it doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t seem so bad. The main thing is championships, and thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s all that matters.â&#x20AC;? The Heat beat the San Antonio Spurs in game seven on Friday to collect their third title in franchise history. Last season they beat Oklahoma City for the title. - AFP

RACING

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3 3x Lady Sayyida (9) 55.5................ M Cameron 4 400x5 Keepit (2) 55.5.........................B Hutton (a3) 5 x7956 Universal (4) 55.5............................ R Jones 6 0x65 Scorching (7) 55.5...........................S Collett 7 6 River City (8) 55.5................... A Forbes (a1) 8 0 Aitchalpeebee (6) 55.5.................T Thornton 9 8 Magic Grey (10) 55.5....................... K Myers 10 Swisswristwatch (3) 55.5........K Chiong (a4) 4 1.55pm GARTSHORE CONSTRUCTION R65 SPRINT $7000, Rating 65 Benchmark*, 1200m 1 x0777 Conrwin tdm (3) 58....................J Oliver (a4) 2 6x621 Leonidas (11) 58.................. R Hutchings (a) 3 43x18 Perfect Flow 57.5.......................... Scratched 4 81 Clio d (8) 56.....................................S Collett 5 1. Hot Cha dm (1) 56................... P Turner (a1) 6 500x5 Blue Streak d (6) 56........................... M Hills 7 54237 Wainui Prince dm (10) 55.5.........T Thornton 8 76x26 Kaap’s Princess (9) 55..................... M Wenn 9 9x59x Ambitious Prince d (4) 55.......... M Cameron 10 830x0 Le Couguar (7) 54.5........................ K Myers 11 370x0 Hula Belle tdm (2) 54.............. A Forbes (a1) 12 8x067 Oscarsgold tdm (5) 54................M Sweeney 5 2.30pm TEAM WEALLEANS MAIDEN 2100 $7000 1 33x33 Peregrine (3) 58.5......................... L Allpress 2 52695 Sergios (7) 58.5...............................R Jones 3 0x380 Arise (6) 58.5................................... K Myers 4 7 Tequila At Midnite (11) 58.5......A Jones (a4) 5 0x00. Skai Ruler (12) 58.5...........T Thornton 6 65x70 Skye Buie (9) 58.5............................. M Hills 7 Talos (8) 58.5............................ A Taylor (a3) 8 8x528 Lucky Ruby (2) 56.5....................M Sweeney

9 74434 Manacor (5) 56.5................. R Hutchings (a) 10 4x053 Mangaroa Miss (10) 56.5.................S Collett 11 346x0 Lady Lindauer (1) 56.5..............J Oliver (a4) 12 77x07 I’m Ruby (13) 56.5......................... R Norvall 13 09x99 Saucy Penny (4) 56.5.............. P Turner (a1) 6 3.05pm J SWAP CONTRACTORS LTD R65 1600 $7000, Rating 65 Benchmark*, 1600m 1 00x64 Black Attack tdm (7) 59....... R Hutchings (a) 2 57x1 Delacroix dm (2) 59................... M Cameron 3 96x42 Jack Romanov (12) 59............ A Forbes (a1) 4 415x4 Slumdog Millionare m (11) 59... T Wenn (a4) 5 97260 Clareen (9) 58.................................... M Hills 6 290x2 Sir Elmo (8) 58..........................A Jones (a4) 7 16795 Mr Chez td (5) 57.5................... A Taylor (a3) 8 8x535 Nottoobad dm (1) 57........................S Collett 9 x3319 Beauty Glow dm (6) 56.5.................R Jones 10 60x95 Hollywood Angel 56...................... Scratched 11 00900 Sky Hi Baby d (3) 56....................C Dell (a1) 12 27x98 Rockonby m (10) 56...................... R Norvall 13 959x0 So Bling tm (4) 55........................T Thornton 7 3.40pm BOP MARQUEE PARTY HIRE MAIDEN 1200m 1 26304 Command (11) 58.5.................. A Taylor (a3) 2 49x3x Carmody (15) 58.5........................... R Jones 3 x8x00 Action Man (10) 58.5 4 29x79 Mr Trixstar (9) 58.5.......................C Dell (a1) 5 45x37 Contrada (7) 56.5............................... M Hills 6 0477x Miss Zeta (8) 56.5..................... T Wenn (a4) 7 6. Annameika (6) 56.5...................... L Allpress 8 Bellbird (16) 56.5................. R Hutchings (a) 9 Broadway Express (12) 56.5..............J Jago 10 7080x Cartelora (1) 56.5............................ M Wenn

11 8x Hidden Secret (3) 56.5.............. M Cameron 12 x0x0x Just Juliet (13) 56.5................ A Forbes (a1) 13 Swisswristwatch (4) 56.5 14 Umizoomi (5) 56.5................... P Turner (a1) 15 8x0 I’m A City Girl (2) 56.5...............J Oliver (a4) 16 000x0 Mivory Diamond (14) 56.5...........T Thornton Emergencies: I’m A City Girl, Mivory Diamond 8 4.15pm NEW WORLD WHAKATANE MDN 1600 $7000, MAIDEN, 1600m 1 222x0 Diktator (5) 58.5............................... K Myers 2 63220 Whatwasthat b (9) 58.5.............. M Cameron 3 4337 Cee Tee Are (10) 58.5......... R Hutchings (a) 4 548x0 Archie (7) 58.5............................... R Norvall 5 88x79 C’mon George (8) 58.5................T Thornton 6 570 Reeperbahn (4) 58.5.......................... M Hills 7 08 The Nott (12) 58.5........................ L Allpress 8 x4047 She’lblitzem (3) 56.5........................R Jones 9 048x7 Midnite Rendezvous (2) 56.5... P Turner (a1) 10 77x06 Encharm (1) 56.5.....................B Hutton (a3) 11 Oh How Bazaar (6) 56.5.................. M Wenn 12 488x6 Sharakti (11) 56.5................... A Forbes (a1) SELECTIONS Race 1: A L’Orange, Diamond Edge, Tavake, Madame Millie Race 2: Full Count, Another Emperor, Fascination Street, Crystalight Race 3: Lady Sayyida, Universal, Keepit, Scorching, Magic Grey Race 4: Hot Cha, Wainui Prince, Leonidas, Kaap’s Princess Race 5: Peregrine, Mangaroa Miss, Manacor, Lucky Ruby, Sergios Race 6: Delacroix, Jack Romanov, Nottoobad, Black Attack Race 7: Carmody, Contrada, Annameika, Hidden Secret Race 8: Cee Tee Are, Whatwasthat, Encharm, Midnite Rendezvous

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Wanganui greyhound fields, form Wanganui Greyhound Racing Club Venue: Hatrick Raceway Meeting Date: 26 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; 13 and 14; 15 and 16 Trebles: 1, 2 and 3; 4, 5 and 6; 7, 8 and 9; 10, 11 and 12; 14, 15 and 16 1 12.05pm (NZT) ABSOLUTELY ELECTRICAL C0 C0, 305m 1 36458 All For One nwtd........................J McInerney 2 42635 Homebush Sting nwtd................J McInerney 3 57834 Dixie Queen nwtd....................... B Johnston 4 Creme Da Genes nwtd.....................L Ahern 5 34367 Another Stone nwtd...................J McInerney 6 48T27 Genia Haka nwtd.......................J McInerney 7 7873 Ranger Chick nwtd................... S Gommans 8 7 All The Milk nwtd...........................M J Lozell 9 7 Heza Carlos nwtd.........................M J Lozell 10 56774 Sedgebrook Glory nwtd.......................F Kite 2 12.30pm HARRISON HIRE MASTER C0 C0, 305m 1 24 Thunder Time nwtd G &............. Sarah Ross 2 47627 Judy In Disguise nwtd.................R N Maisey 3 36232 Snuffalopogas nwtd..........................L Ahern 4 All The Coco nwtd.........................M J Lozell 5 75562 Another Drink nwtd....................J McInerney 6 62352 Where’s Rican nwtd...................J McInerney 7 37548 Charlie’s Pal nwtd......................J McInerney 8 47275 Groovy Leo nwtd........................J McInerney 9 7 Crazy Katie nwtd....................... S Gommans 10 8 Westerly Wind nwtd......................M J Lozell 3 12.54pm J P PRINT, PETONE C0 C0, 520m 1 53535 Another Another nwtd................J McInerney 2 34382 Tepirita Tuiteka nwtd......................B Mitchell 3 3252x Mammy Brown nwtd.........................L Ahern 4 53634 Billy Holmes nwtd.......................G M Clarke 5 86282 Tepirita Jazil nwtd........................ C D Brider 6 53723 Gucci Rush nwtd L &.......................... Morris 7 34764 Just Like Prince nwtd.......................S Maher 8 44785 Jimmy Buffett nwtd K &......................Phillips 9 74758 Big Job Jonesy nwtd K &...................Phillips 10 48877 Seconds Good nwtd.................A Duganzich 4 1.12pm GUTHRIE BOWRON C1 C1, 305m 1 27111 Homebush Churro nwtd.............J McInerney 2 25431 I’m A Catch 17.59 L &........................ Morris 3 44886 Dolly Wind 18.08 4 4x787 Homebush Julie 18.55.............. S Gommans 5 7x882 Randy Outside 18.09......................... B Hunt 6 45515 Sydenham Opal 17.99................G M Clarke 7 85484 Kurohara nwtd G &.............................Denby

8 13263 Hat Trick Chaos 17.78......................L Ahern 9 67678 El Maestro nwtd H &............................Taylor 10 48786 Galba John nwtd........................J McInerney 5 1.29pm GARY ROSS DECORATOR C1 C1, 305m 1 67777 Homebush Cindy 17.97...................P Knight 2 38334 Go With It 17.77................................G Quirk 3 112 Lockett In Eddie 17.68......................L Ahern 4 17556 Speedy Feet 17.89.................... K B Benson 5 85881 Homebush Esme nwtd...............J McInerney 6 85771 Miss Foxy Minx 18.08 G &..................Denby 7 56687 Sydenham Sam 17.73................G M Clarke 8 55883 Tanybryn 18.02 L &............................. Morris 9 48587 Calm Brooke nwtd............................. B Hunt 10 48786 Galba John nwtd........................J McInerney 6 1.47pm PALAMOUNTAINS NUTRITION C1 C1, 305m 1 75437 Opawa Charlie 17.77.......................... R Udy 2 48688 Sedgebrook Skite 18.19......................F Kite 3 114F6 Queen Cobra 18.12.......................... A Clark 4 14 Aschenputtel 17.83...........................L Ahern 5 66265 Homebush Limbo 17.90.............J McInerney 6 3P387 Alamein Rip 18.17 K &......................Phillips 7 27776 Amicus Curiae nwtd.................T McCracken 8 57534 Opawa Gift 17.81.............................S Maher 9 48587 Calm Brooke nwtd............................. B Hunt 10 86888 Homebush Awesome nwtd........J McInerney 7 2.05pm MICKEY’S SUPER LIQUOR C1 C1, 305m 1 67785 Cullen’s Impact 17.64...................... M Black 2 33288 Liquorice Whip 18.05.................J McInerney 3 57576 Armour 17.83....................................G Quirk 4 141 Zippit Sweetie 17.98.........................L Ahern 5 47728 Kiwi Ranger 18.15...............................F Kite 6 44628 Kate Rose 17.96.......................... C D Brider 7 37637 Ya Laughin’ nwtd............................B Mitchell 8 64266 Sub Silentio nwtd.........................B Goodwin 9 67678 El Maestro nwtd H &............................Taylor 10 68888 Mrs. Bouquet 18.22.....................G M Clarke 8 2.23pm BROAD ROOFING C1 C1, 520m 1 P8633 Opehu Tiger nwtd.............................R Waite 2 43725 Botany Kevin 30.65....................J McInerney 3 25664 Thrilling Ava 30.51...........................B Marsh 4 42574 Alamein Gus 30.50 K &.....................Phillips 5 74448 Bullabakanka 30.54.................T McCracken 6 47352 Big Girl Welshy 30.23................J McInerney 7 27338 Double Tapp 30.77.........................M Gowan 8 56356 Armistice Day 30.45..........................L Ahern 9 57847 Baby James nwtd......................J McInerney

1 4x773 Homebush Anabel 18.12.................. C Clark 2 66485 Another Street 17.67..................J McInerney 3 35868 Uno Green 17.81.............................S Maher 1 54124 Sectioned 17.90.......................... M Goodwin 4 54756 Working Camarade 17.86............B Goodwin 2 67187 Homebush Diamond 18.13........J McInerney 5 77887 Jetsun Jules 17.94............................. B Hunt 3 715x8 Thirsty Shayne 18.33.................... D Craigen 6 32352 Scarilicious 18.03 L &......................... Morris 4 36882 Working Waikato 17.75.................. D Donlon 7 48567 Nina Be Good 18.04............................ L Bell 5 66457 Nuts For Sure 17.83................... B Johnston 8 36788 Saucy Tomato 18.09.........................R Waite 6 16643 Waimak Dave 17.75...................J McInerney 9 67678 El Maestro nwtd H &............................Taylor 7 13 Cold Turkey 17.59.............................L Ahern 10 47787 Inner Beauty 18.03..................... B Johnston 8 56655 Sedgebrook Lad 18.06........................F Kite 14 4.08pm KEENAN CONCRETE C1 C1, 520m 9 67678 El Maestro nwtd H &............................Taylor 1 65631 Mighty Baxter 30.65...................J McInerney 10 68888 Mrs. Bouquet 18.22.....................G M Clarke 2 42147 Mr. Darci 30.35 A &.............................. J.Hall 10 2.58pm RENOWN BAKERY C1 C1, 305m 3 47545 Belle Cadeau 30.76.........................H S Kite 1 36587 Groovy Shane 17.63 B &.............. G Atwood 4 64312 Bigtime Tip 30.32..............................L Ahern 2 42335 Yeah Nah 17.89...................................L Udy 5 62234 Botany Seaton 30.64.................J McInerney 3 56427 Cawbourne Tina 17.86......................... L Bell 1. Follow (5) Reference work (13) Morris 6 26643 Darby1. Lane nwtd L &.......................... 4 86657 Prefontaine 17.82.......................J McInerney 7 82647 Hair He 30.63.................................. R Udy 5 77576 Uno Orange nwtd.............................S 4. LoyalMaher (7) 2.IsLedge (5) 8 63758 Opawa Patch nwtd.....................J McInerney 6 34544 Wunya nwtd...............................J McInerney 8. Cheese (7) 3. Small whirlpool (4) 9 57468 Opawa Stu nwtd...............................G Quirk 7 43866 Sisal nwtd..................................... D Craigen 9. Brings up (5) 10 87668 Mr. Lochlyn nwtd...........................M J Lozell 4. Bold (6) 8 12288 Techno Tacho 18.04 F &.................Turnwald AT THE RACES 9 48587 Calm Brooke nwtd............................. B Hunt 10. Eating place (4)15 4.25pm MID5.WINTER GoodCHRISTMAS (8) C2 C2, 305m 10 47787 Inner Beauty 18.03..................... B Johnston 11. Insinuation (8) 5 1 JULY 6. Apprentice (7) 53343 Furious Response 18.05...................... L Bell 11 3.15pm WANGANUI SECURITY C1 C1, 520m 13. Extremely (4) 7.Jurante Disturbing (13) McInerney 2 41554 Jimmy 17.80..................J 1 43467 Thrilling Cloud nwtd.................T McCracken S Gommans Mercedes Nobleman (4) 3 32451 Black12. Keep17.85.............. (8) 2 75362 Pandemonium Paws 31.2914. K &.........Phillips Rum 17.69............................R Waite 3 23152 Botany Pete 30.81.....................J McInerney(8) 4 16837 Dasher 16. Forebear 13. Leaves empty (7) 5 31573 Fly Canary Fly nwtd...................J McInerney 4 35686 Ramessee 30.52............................M Gowan 17. Islamic ruler (4) 6 31281 Botany 15.Jessie Evening gathering McInerney (6) 17.91..................J 5 6687x Mi Ti Pa nwtd....................................L Ahern A Peanut ................J McInerney 20. Dissuade New18.01. Zealand native (5) 6 12662 Homebush Lestat 30.47.............J McInerney (5) 7 84654 What18. 42411 Azure Dreams 17.84...................G M Clarke 7 33572 Uno Charm nwtd...............................L 21. PastaAhern dish (7) 8 19. Wicked (4) 17.51....G M Clarke 9 25855 Sydenham Bubbles(c1) 8 56543 Monkey Queen nwtd...........................W Kite 22. Stern Quirk (7) 10 43761 Scott No Money (c3) 17.89 U &.. McCracken 9 57468 Opawa Stu nwtd...............................G 16 4.43pm 10 87784 Botany Comet 30.17..................J McInerney 23. Being mendacious (5) PUNTER OF THE YEAR 19 JULY C2f, 305m 1 55126 Opawa Prince 17.74................... B Johnston 12 3.33pm THE ROCK 95.2FM C1 C1, 305m 2 41327 Sydilicious 17.84................................. R Udy 1 57757 Calm Rita 18.17.......................... B Johnston 3 12332 Eureka Izmir 17.59 F &...................Turnwald 2 35644 Opawa Black nwtd B &................. G Atwood 4 21112 Gogo (c3) 17.69 F10&...............Turnwald 3 55688 Exact Master 17.90............................ Across: B3 Hunt Amusement; 8 Boot; 9Rioli Scoundrel; Creche; 11 5 44741 Crystal Wave (c3) 17.65............. B Hodgson 4 75836 Another Pizza nwtd....................J McInerney Class; 14 Noted; 15 Tame; 16 Yearn; 18 Tear; 20 Eject; 21 6 33435 Mr. Reece 17.83.................................. R Udy 5 66763 Gunna Excite 18.03 L &...................... Morris Least;S24Drysdale Deduct; 25 Perimeter; 26 Bred; Perforate. 7 21822 Stevie’s Magic2717.79. ..........................W Kite 6 75345 Red Hot Dutch 18.26.................. 8 61411 Homebush Rick (c3) 17.72......T McCracken 7 48442 Cawbourne Darcy 17.65...................... L Bell Down: 1 Obscenity; 2 Potential; 4 Mace; 5 Skull; 6 Modest; 7 9 36573 Homebush Bazil 17.71.......................R Hunt 8 26713 Sydenham Jade 18.07................G M Clarke Need; 9 Shady; 11 Craft; 12 Safeguard; 13 Rectitude; 17 Never; 10 67464 Riba Lorda 17.73........................G M Clarke 9 48587 Calm Brooke nwtd............................. B Hunt 19 Relief; 22 Swear; 23 Cede;fsdt24- First Debt. LEGEND: Start Here nwd - No Win this Distance fstd 10 86888 Homebush Awesome nwtd........J McInerney First Start This Distance 31 13 - Best Winning Time This Track 13 3.50pm BOX 9 CATERING C1 C1, 305m 10 47787 Inner Beauty nwtd....................... B Johnston

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ONE News. (T) Seven Sharp. (T) Fair Go. (T) Border Security. (G, R, T) 8.30 24 Hours In A&E. (Final, AO, T) Season Finale: Nine-year-old Tino is rushed to A&E when she suddenly forgets what day it is, Karen’s ailment maybe all in her head, and 11-year-old Bailey has been run over by a slow moving car. 9.30 999: What’s Your Emergency? (AO, T) Follow Blackpool’s emergency services dealing with incidents.

6.00 Friends. (G, R, T) 6.30 Neighbours. (G, R, T) 7.00 Shortland Street. (PGR, T) 7.30 Two And A Half Men. (PGR, T) 8.00 The Neighbors. (G, T) 8.30 The Big Bang Theory. (PGR, T) Howard finds a letter from his father and is forced to confront his past, and Leonard and Penny throw a “grownup” cocktail party at the apartment. 9.00 2 Broke Girls. (PGR, T) 9.30 Arrow. (AO, T) 10.30 Supernatural. (AO, T) 11.30 Are You There, Chelsea? (AO)

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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, T) 9.00 Infomercials. 10.30 Neighbours. (G, R, T) 11.00 Shortland Street. (PGR, R, T) 11.30 Spin City. (PGR, R, T) 12.00 Hart Of Dixie. (G, R, T) 1.00 Jeremy Kyle. 2.00 Jeremy Kyle USA. (AO) 3.00 Mr Men. (G, R, T) 3.05 Doc McStuffins. (G, T) 3.30 Spongebob Squarepants. (G, 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)

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Breakfast. Good Morning. Ellen. (PGR, R) Coach Trip. (G) House Guest. (G, R) ONE News. (T) Emmerdale. (PGR, T) Laurel and Marlon are disgusted, Paddy is sad, and Diane encourages Ashley to do some shifts in the pub. Come Dine With Me. (G) Four Weddings USA. (G, R) Ellen. (G, R) Te Karere. (T) MasterChef: The Professionals – Australia. (G, T) The Final Five Contestant Chefs are all cooking in today’s pressure test. Millionaire Hot Seat. (G, T) Six contestants go head-to-head.

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10.35 ONE News Tonight. (T) 11.05 Tennis. Wimbledon. Day 2. Highlights. Day 3. Live.

12.00 Neighbours At War. (PGR, T) 12.30 20/20. (R, T) 1.30 Infomercials. 2.30 Desperate Housewives. (AO, R, T) 3.15 The Amazing Race. (G, R) 4.05 Anderson. (PGR, R) 5.05 Erin Simpson. (R) 5.30 Infomercials.

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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. (PGR, R) The final three contestants square off in the crowning challenge. Rachael Ray. (G) Entertainment Tonight. (G) Home And Away. (G, T) Tamara can not remember Casey, John pretends to still be injured, and Leah is terrified of being home alone.

6.00 Home Shopping. (G) 6.30 The Crowd Goes Wild. (G, R) 7.00 Deal Or No Deal. (G, R) 7.30 Home Shopping. (G) 12.00 The Doctors. (G) 1.00 The Jeff Probst Show. (G) 2.05 America’s Got Talent. (G, R) 3.05 Better Homes And Gardens. (G, R) Ideas and practical guides to improvement projects for your home and garden, plus recipes and entertaining solutions. 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 3 News. 7.00 Campbell Live. 7.30 Destroyed In Seconds. (PGR, T) 8.00 Road Madness. (PGR, R, T) 8.30 3rd Degree. Co-hosted by Duncan Garner and Guyon Espiner, 3rd Degree brings a human face to the issues that matter to Kiwis, confronting the people who need to be confronted, probing the secrets that need to be uncovered, and celebrating Kiwis who are living extraordinary lives.

6.00 Deal Or No Deal. (G) 6.30 Millionaire: Hot Seat. (G) 7.00 The Crowd Goes Wild. 7.30 Top Gear USA. (PGR) 8.30 Elementary. (PGR) Joan investigates the disappearance of a woman who left her husband a tearful breakup video that mentioned a murder on a subway platform. 9.30 Game Of Thrones. (AO) Arya shares a secret with a familiar recruit, and a scout returns to Dany with disturbing news. 10.35 Back Benches. (PGR)

9.30 The Town That Caught Tourette’s. (AO, T) 10.35 Nightline. 11.15 Media3. 11.50 Hawaii Five-O. (AO, R, T) 12.50 Infomercials. (G) 5.00 Joyce Meyer. 5.30 Infomercials. (G)

11.35 The Late Show With David Letterman. (G) 12.30 Rugby League. (G) State of Origin. Game 2. New South Wales v Queensland. Delayed. 2.20 Home Shopping. (G)

6.30 Futurama. (G, R) Tired of feeling like an outcast, Leela has a second eye grafted onto her face. 7.00 The Simpsons. (G, R) The townspeople of Springfield divide into two communities when the telephone company institutes a new area code system. 7.30 Glee. (PGR, R) Will assigns the glee club a Spanish singing assignment, and enlists the help of his musically-inclined night school teacher.

Sky Movies 1, 8.30pm Directed by Wes Anderson (The Royal Tenenbaums, Fantastic Mr. Fox), Moonrise Kingdom is a sweet coming-of-age story set on an island off the coast of New England in the 1960s, in which a pair of 12-yearolds decide to run away together. Meanwhile, their home town turns to chaos as they attempt to search for the missing youngsters. A sweet and whimsical love story.

FOUR 6.00 Sesame Street. (G, R) 6.55 Pingu. (G, R) 7.00 Sticky TV. (G, R) 7.30 Scaredy Squirrel. (G, R) 7.55 Hey Arnold! (G, R) 8.20 Chuggington. (G) 8.30 Bananas In Pyjamas. (G, R) 8.45 HUMF. (G) 8.50 Bob The Builder. (G, R) 9.00 Thomas & Friends. (G, R) 9.10 Peppa Pig. (G, R) 9.15 Peppa Pig. (G, R) 9.20 Barney And Friends. (G, R) 9.50 Tickety Toc. (G, R) 10.00 Infomercials. (G) 2.00 Sesame Street. (G, R) 2.55 Peppa Pig. (G, R) 3.00 Sticky TV. (G) 4.30 FOUR Live. (G) 6.00 Everybody Hates Chris. (G, R)

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8.30 FILM: Step Up. (2006, PGR, R) Channing Tatum, Jenna Dewan, Rachel Griffiths. A juvenile delinquent sentenced to do community service at a high school for the performing arts becomes involved with a beautiful ballet dancer. 10.40 Burn Notice. (Final, AO, R) Michael goes up against a terrorist who’s threatening to detonate a bomb in Miami. 11.35 Entertainment Tonight. (G)

sky sPORt 1 9.00 Crowd Goes Wild. 9.30 Rugby. Steinlager Series. All Blacks v France. From Yarrow Stadium, New Plymouth. Replay. 11.30 Re:Union. 12.30 Golf. Champions Tour. Encompass Championship. Highlights. 1.30 Golf. Asian Tour. Selangor Masters. Highlights. 2.30 Netball. ANZ Championship. WBOP Magic v Northern Mystics. Replay. 4.00 AFL Weekly Highlights. 5.00 Cricket. England v New Zealand 1st T20. From Kennington Oval, London. Replay. 8.30 Rugby Zone: Lions Tour. 9.00 Crowd Goes Wild. 9.30 ANZ Golf World. 10.00 Netball. ANZ Championship. NSW Swifts v Canterbury Tactix. Replay. 11.30 The Netball Zone. 12.00 Crowd Goes Wild. 12.30 Rugby League. State Of Origin. Game Two. Replay. 3.00 Rugby Zone: Lions Tour. 3.30 ANZ Golf World. 4.00 Golf. Asian Tour. Selangor Masters. Highlights. 5.00 Golf. Champions Tour. Encompass Championship. Highlights.

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) 10.35 NCIS. (M) 11.25 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation. (M) 12.15 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation. (M) 1.05 NYPD Blue. (M) 1.55 Whose Line Is It Anyway? (PG) 2.20 Cash Cab USA. (PG) 2.45 24. (M) 3.35 Raw. (M) 6.35 The Simpsons. (PG) 7.00 Hardcore Pawn. (PG) 7.30 NCIS. (M) 8.30 NCIS: LA. (M) NCIS investigates the murder of a Navy officer entangled in the world of Hollywood glitz and glamour as the team is joined at Hetty’s request by LAPD liaison Marty Deeks. 9.30 NCIS: LA. (M) 10.30 Law & Order. (M) 11.30 NCIS. (M) 12.30 24. (M) 1.20 America’s Funniest Home Videos. (PG) 1.45 Cash Cab USA. (PG) 2.10 NYPD Blue. (M) 3.05 NCIS: LA. (M) 3.55 NCIS: LA. (M) 4.45 24. (M) 5.35 Whose Line Is It Anyway? (PG)

sky sPORt 2 6.00 Crowd Goes Wild. 6.30 Golf Central. 7.30 Rugby. British And Irish Lions Tour. Wallabies v British & Irish Lions. 1st Test. Replay. 9.30 Rowing. World Cup. Eton Dorney Finals Day. Replay. 12.30 Sky ARENA Access. 1.00 Rugby League 40/20. 2.00 Re:Union. 3.00 Rugby League. NRL Premiership. Titans v Storm. Replay. 5.00 Rowing. World Cup. Eton Dorney Finals. Highlights. 6.00 Sky Sport What’s On. 6.30 Netball. ANZ Championship. WBOP Magic v Northern Mystics. Replay. 8.00 The Netball Zone. 8.30 Deaker On Sport. 9.30 Rugby League. State Of Origin. Game Two. Live. 12.30 Fight Night On SKY. Paulie Malignagsi v Adrien Broner. 2.30 Sky ARENA Access. 3.00 Netball. ANZ Championship. WBOP Magic v Northern Mystics. Replay. 4.30 Netball. ANZ Championship. NSW Swifts v Canterbury Tactix. Replay.

sky MOVIes 1 6.00 Another Earth. (2011, M) Brit Marling, William Mapother. 7.35 Haunting Sarah. (2005, M) Kim Raver. 9.05 The Double. (2011, M) Richard Gere, Topher Grace. 10.45 Behemoth. (2011, M) Ed Quinn, Pascale Hutton. 12.15 Flypaper. (2011, 16) Patrick Dempsey, Ashley Judd. 1.45 Girl In Progress. (2012, M) Eva Mendes, Cierra Ramirez. 3.20 Biography: Sean Penn. (2009, PG). 4.10 Demon Hunter. (2005, M) Sean Patrick Flanery, Billy Drago. 5.30 True Justice 2: Vengeance Is Mine. (2012, M) Steven Seagal. 7.00 Underworld Awakening. (2012, 16) Kate Beckinsale, Michael Ealy. 8.30 Moonrise Kingdom. (2012, M) Bruce Willis, Edward Norton. 10.05 Texas Killing Fields. (2011, 16) Sam Worthington, Jeffrey Dean Morgan. 11.50 The Pool Boys. (2011, 16) Matthew Lillard, Brett Davern. 1.20 Everything She Ever Wanted Part 1. (2009, M) Gina Gershon, Rachel Blanchard. 2.50 Texas Killing Fields. (2011, 16) Sam Worthington, Jeffrey Dean Morgan. 4.35 The Pool Boys. (2011, 16) Matthew Lillard, Brett Davern.

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Auction Hunters. (PG) Dirty Jobs. (PG) Jungle Gold. (PG) Gold Rush: Behind The Scenes. (PG) Mythbusters. (PG) Ultimate Warfare. (PG) Future Firepower. (PG) Fatal Encounters. (M) Nightmare Next Door. (M) River Monsters. (PG) Jungle Gold. (PG) Gold Rush: The Jungle. (PG) Mythbusters. (PG) Bering Sea Gold: Under The Ice. (PG) Moonshiners. (M) Alaska: The Last Frontier. (PG) Summer half over, the Kilchers head out fishing, but it’s not for fun, at least not entirely. Each couple has their own time-proven technique for catching salmon, halibut & trout. Sons Of Guns: Guns Of Glory. (M) Deadly Sins. (M) Scorned: Love Kills. (M) Jungle Gold. (PG) Moonshiners. (M) Alaska: The Last Frontier. (PG) Sons Of Guns: Guns Of Glory. (M) Deadly Sins. (M) Auction Kings. (PG)

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MOVIe GReats 8.00 The Watcher. (2000, 16) Keanu Reeves, James Spader. 9.35 Talladega Nights: The Ballad Of Ricky Bobby. (2006, M) Will Ferrell, John C. 11.20 Conan The Barbarian. (1982, M) Arnold Schwarzenegger, James Earl Jones. 1.25 Bulletproof. (1996, 18) Damon Wayans, Adam Sandler. 2.50 Pitch Black. (2000, M) Vin Diesel, Cole Hauser. 4.35 Changeling. (2008, 16) Angelina Jolie. 6.55 Rush Hour. (1998, M) Jackie Chan, Chris Tucker. A loud-mouthed L.A. detective is temporarily loaned out to the FBI to babysit a cunning Hong Kong cop. 1998. 8.30 Pirates Of The Caribbean: At World’s End. (2007, M) Johnny Depp, Keira Knightley. Captain Barbossa, Will and Elizabeth must navigate treachery and make their final alliances for one last battle. 2007. 11.20 The Chronicles Of Riddick. (2004, M) Vin Diesel. 1.20 Changeling. (2008, 16) Angelina Jolie. 3.40 Pirates Of The Caribbean: At World’s End. (2007, M) Johnny Depp, Keira Knightley.

shINe 6.00 Quick Study 6.30 Answers with Bayless Conley 7.00 Booga Booga Land 7.30 The Lads TV 8.00 Creation’s Creatures 8.30 Life with Paul de Jong 9.00 David Jeremiah 10.00 Born To Be Free 10.30 Abundant Life Church 11.00 Little Film Big Heart 11.30 Christian World News 12.00 Life with Paul de Jong 12.30 Enjoying Everyday Life 1.00 The 700 Club 1.30 Just Thinking 2.00 Lakewood Church: Joel Osteen 3.00 Booga Booga Land 3.30 The Lads TV 4.00 Creation’s Creatures 4.30 Ultimate Choice 5.00 Xtreme Life TV 5.30 Little Film Big Heart 6.00 Abundant Life Church 6.30 Destined to Reign 7.00 The 700 Club 7.30 Just Thinking 8.00 H2O: A Journey of Faith 8.30 Lakewood Church: Joel Osteen 9.30 Christian World News 10.00 Life with Paul de Jong 10.30 The 700 Club 11.00 Answers with Bayless Conley 11.30 Just Thinking 12.00 Hymns of the Forefathers 12.30 David Jeremiah 1.30 Abundant Life Church 2.00 Nzone Now 2.15 Christianity Explored 2.30 H2O: A Journey of Faith 3.00 Lakewood Church: Joel Osteen 4.00 Just Thinking 4.30 Little Film Big Heart 5.00 Life with Paul de Jong 5.30 Answers with Bayless Conley

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ASHBURTON GUARDIAN, Wednesday, June 26, 2013

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MOTORING

Things to do on a wet weekend “Keeping warm and reading a book” was pretty much the standard answer when the age old question “what are your plans for the weekend?” was asked last week. It’s the answer I heard quite often, and it’s one I gave too. After all, not a surprising answer with the way the weather was. And it’s what I ended up doing, second choice mind you, had hoped to catch up with the owner of a lovely old car which has an interesting history and delightful family associations. So I can’t as I had hoped give you the story about that right now but with any luck you’ll hear about it soon. Now before I get on to the rather amusing book I browsed through, I must mention a timely reminder which occurred because of the inclement weather and because of a warning. On the weekend before the really bad weather set in we took off for Lyttelton. Just out of town the car flashed a warning that the oil should be checked, so we dutifully pulled off the main road and did just that. The warning came as a bit of a surprise because that car never uses oil, and it is checked nearly every time the car gets a drink at the service station. Despite the fact it’s a surprisingly economical car it does seem to need a drink pretty often, and it had one just the day before and oil had been checked and it was fine then. Anyway the bonnet provided some shelter and the oil got checked and was found to be at the right level, but an unusual noise which to put it mildly was a little bit nerve-wracking - and sounded expensive - was detected, so the decision was made to limp home and get another car. As an aside getting out to check the oil wasn’t the first time I got wet that day, earlier I learned first-hand just how fast and furiously water comes out of a cistern, when one doesn’t quite get the pipe back in place after making adjustments. Anyway, that’s another story, for another day. We went home and got into a lovely red Honda Civic and set off again. I was allowed to drive the Honda while its proud owner

The Top Gear team do come up with some unusual machines, but thanks to Jokers Social Club member Gerald Mckenzie we don’t always have to look that far afield to see something interesting. Gerald sent us these photos of this awesome English car called the Flatmobile, which has a jet engine and does 100 mph (160 km/h). Flatmobile has apparently been recognised by the Guinness World Records as the lowest street legal car. It stands at just 19 inches or 48 cm tall, which led Gerald to suggest you wouldn’t need a garage - just park it under the bed.

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assumed the role of navigator. And here comes another aside. My colleague Roger Hart and I often get asked about the various cars we see and/or drive. They are all great, but as I was driving the Honda I realised how much fun it is to drive, how special it is to its owner and I remembered the fascinating events which led to her owning it. I’m going to ask her if I can share that story at a later date. But now back to where we were, on our way to Lyttelton, in a great car but one which doesn’t get a lot of use, as evidenced by the remarkably low numbers on its odometer. Because it mainly gets used for short runs and not often in the wet, it wasn’t until our trip that the need for some new wiper blades became apparent. We got some fitted, by a very helpful and efficient young fellow at a well known parts supplier. He, by the way, shared his interest in the motor sport of drifting, telling us about the car he is building up and explaining that drifting is currently the fastest growing sport in the world. And he quoted statistics to back up that claim. The cost of the wiper blades was minimal, in fact much less than expected. A great value for money purchase! The benefit of having them fitted was priceless. So the message and one it was pleasing to see listed amongst wet weather precautions is for the small cost involved it’s certainly worth renewing wiper blades. Thankfully the noise in the other car wasn’t an expensive one, just a simple little thing, but again a reminder of the value of having an engine warning system and heeding it. Right, about now our everpatient sub-editor Steve and quite

likely you the reader, actually I hope that you should be read in the plural not the singular, will be wondering what was the amusing book? It’s a tome written by Richard Porter called Ambitious But Rubbish – the secrets behind Top Gear’s craziest creations. The book is one of many which been spawned from the incredibly popular Top Gear series and it lists some of the rather wacky tests undertaken

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ARIES (Mar 21st Apr 20th) Today is a very important one in the astrology calendar, marking as it does the arrival of Jupiter into a new home, this time Cancer. This is its first move for a year and the beginning of the second cycle of retrograde affecting Mercury. Ironically, this can throw up both opportunity and challenges on the home and emotional fronts.

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TAURUS (Apr 21st May 21st) Your words, ideas and personal communication talents can bring you fortune in the next year. But in the next three weeks, as Mercury recoils, you absolutely must not assume that all this will occur without any effort on your part. If you like, this is a transition period, and first there may be some lessons or old ground you need to go over.

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GEMINI (May 22nd Jun 21st) You ruler Mercury slams on the astral brakes today and this creates the impression that it is stationary. Due care will be needed, therefore, around your everyday finances and how you express your personal values over the next three weeks. Yet the bigger picture for your cash fortunes is in fact, very bright, so be hopeful.

by the Top Gear team. Amazingly considering I picked up the book to fill in time on a wet day it fell open at page 26 which features the snowbine – a combine harvester fitted with chains and tested in the snow. Described as a brilliantly simple Top Gear idea, the snowbine was a good example of what’s good in theory isn’t always so in practice. Luckily for the Top Gear Team there isn’t an SPCC – Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Caravans – because if there was the things Jeremy and his cohorts did to these poor defenceless mobile holiday homes would have earned them penalty upon penalty. Their invention of a caravan airship really is amusing both because of how it looks, but also because James May who thought up the idea had to hor-

ror of horrors join a caravan club so he could legally land in a camping ground! And the prize for strangest design of the lot, let’s not call the poor creation ugly, would have to go to the electric car built or maybe better described as thrown together vehicle they named the Hammerhead – I Eagle Thrust. Apparently there was some confusion regarding the name and obviously about a few other things too! All in all the book is a lot of fun, one of those publications which falls into the category of the more you read it the more you laugh. Or cry! I just hope that all the people who told me they’d be doing some reading last weekend were able to do so and I hope it was as enjoyable for them as it was for me. Wet weekends aren’t all bad!

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CANCER (Jun 22nd - Jul 23rd) Jupiter lands in Cancer, the first time it has been in your zodiac sign for eleven years. In years gone by this was considered to be the planet of neat good fortune, and in certain alliances with other planets there is little doubt it can trigger new beginnings, births and even windfalls. Be bold in the next year and embrace your talents.

LEO (Jul 24th - Aug 23rd) Some undercurrents have been affecting certain relationships at times this month, and the same can be true in the next three weeks. This is not a good time to assume the best about anyone. Be realistic, especially around those people who have never been your natural allies. That aside, some can turn out to be quite a guide in the next year.

VIRGO (Aug 24th Sep 23rd) Your thinking around your long-term hopes is likely to be quite fluid in the next three weeks. You can find yourself being inspired by a bolt of optimistic energy about your future, around something new and potentially very exciting. This may mean switching focus from something you were previously highly committed to.

LIBRA (Sep 24th Oct 23rd) Your professional prospects can burgeon in the next year if you are open to really showing the ambition and commitment to climb the summit of success. Ironically, the next three weeks can coincide with a time when snags, irritations and great sacrifices seem to bring little but hassle and aggravation, but think of the long term.

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SCORPIO (Oct 24th - Nov 22nd) This week has had the potential to conjure up all sorts of new perceptions and can continue to do so. Some of these you can soak up from osmosis, others can come from what you do more proactively yourself. One area that is very well placed for you in the next twelve months, Scorpio, is higher education or distance learning.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov 23rd - Dec 21st) Someone may not meet your expectations around a business deal or a shared financial proposition. Equally, if you are trying to ‘seal the deal’ on a property purchase or any other kind of investment, proceed cautiously. If you do so and refuse to just take things at face value, you may indeed unlock some kind of fantastic value.

CAPRICORN (Dec 22nd - Jan 20th) Make a conscious effort to be more attentive around your interactions with others. This is one of the most important areas of life and you can avoid some misunderstandings and pitfalls by being more switched on even to non-verbal expression from others. If you invest time to do this, someone very special can emerge into your world.

AQUARIUS (Jan 21st - Feb 19th) You can be very down to earth, and rarely does a Water Carrier see themselves as above the nuts and bolts of life. That’s good, but equally if you spend too much doing things which would be better delegated to someone else, you might be missing out on what you can do elsewhere. Get it? Try to step back and marshal your time better.

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PISCES (Feb 20th Mar 20th) With the Sun and your co-ruler Neptune continuing a truly special alliance, the arrival of Jupiter in your sector of selfexpression can only aid this. Why? Well, it too has a bearing on the ethereal sign of Pisces that, along with Neptune, it governs. Just remember that not everyone will be tuning in at the same cosmic vibrational level as you.

ASHBURTON GUARDIAN, Wednesday, June 26, 2013

SPORT

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Franklin the opening gambit? By Andrew Alderson As New Zealand and England embark upon a candidate for ‘most short-horned series in cricket history’ with their two Twenty20 matches, there is no shortage of motivation for James Franklin. With the introduction of several allrounder prospects recently - Corey Anderson, Colin Munro and Jimmy Neesham being examples - Franklin is playing for his livelihood with next year’s contracted players revealed within a fortnight. Franklin admits as much, having spent minimal time batting and taking no wickets for 113 from 15 overs in New Zealand’s six ODI matches in England. He front-foots any suggestions of critique with some disarming honesty: “It’s frustrating when I didn’t make a significant contribution either with bat or ball.” The 32-year-old is renowned for his versatility but, in an odd way, he believes it may have been a hindrance in an international career stretching back to 2001. “I’ve never really nailed down a certain position,” Franklin concedes. “But I’ve been around long enough to know you have to adapt when asked.” Franklin gives the impression he’s confronted the demons of his inability to translate often impeccable domestic form to the international stage. One theory doing the rounds is a curiosity as to how he might go opening in the shorter formats?

It might just sustain his career. As a fellow left-hander, Hamish Rutherford is opening with Martin Guptill in T20s for now but is Franklin a viable option? Few players time the ball sweeter when in form and anecdotal evidence suggests he is as powerful a hitter as anybody in recent years. Understandably Franklin doesn’t want to query team strategy; but he’d willingly accept the task if offered. “I love doing it because you can play without too much fear, get the team off to a good start and dictate the pace of the innings. “I’ve had a couple of goes at international level [he made 60 from 37 balls against Zimbabwe and 35 from 36 against Bangladesh in 2012]. It gave me a great opportunity to have a crack.” Franklin is familiar with facing the new ball in English conditions and such a role might offer him more purpose in the current limited overs line-up be it for 50-overs (where Luke Ronchi struggled over six innings in England) or 20. In the English 40-over competition back in 2010 he averaged 73 opening or at first-drop for Gloucestershire. He made a couple of hundreds and fifties with a strike rate of 92. New Zealanders have rarely seen this side of him. In the T20 matches, he averaged 39.16 but stepped the strike rate up to 130. Similarly for Essex last season, he faced the new ball in the majority of his 10 T20 innings. He averaged 27.55 with a top score of 78 and a strike rate of 111.

Former coach John Wright flirted with the idea of Franklin opening in limited overs but it’s a concept worth reviewing with a World T20 in Bangladesh next year. Coach Mike Hesson indicated Franklin was the ODI squad’s backup opener and, if such a move was pursued rather than continuing to use him in a piecemeal all-rounder role, it could resurrect his career. Franklin’s contributed some stellar moments in an international career which started in January 2001. He’s the owner of two of the more unusual test records. Franklin is one of only two New Zealanders (the other being Peter Petherick) to take a test hat-trick. He ran around the field wearing a look suggesting Santa had not long shot up the chimney when he bowled Bangladesh’s Tapash Baisya at Dhaka in 2004. There was also his record eighth wicket partnership of 256 with Stephen Fleming against South Africa at Cape Town in 2006 on his way to 122 not out; his sole test century. However, he is magnanimous - or perhaps realistic - enough to foresee a future without him. “I’ve got to an age where I’m not looking too far ahead. Guys out there are filling a similar role to me and I’ve got to keep up with the pace. “It is just a matter of time before there is a transition to the likes of Corey [Anderson]. “He’s got all the skills and is honing them at the moment. The role of older guys like myself, Dan [Vettori] and Kyle [Mills] is to guide and help.” - HOS James Franklin: One of only two New Zealand cricketers with a test hat-trick to their name.

By Ben Horne

Darren Lehmann: Promises that Australia will play aggressive cricket.

Only time will tell whether Cricket Australia have moved swiftly enough to save their Ashes ship from sinking, but Darren Lehmann’s appointment as coach ensured the underdogs fired the important opening shot of the series. Rather than cower in a corner, covering up their internal problems and waiting for England quick James Anderson to charge in to deliver the first ball at Trent Bridge, CA have done exactly what the old enemy wouldn’t want them to do. If Lehmann’s record and reputation in cricket didn’t worry England enough, his promise to play aggressively, call on input from Australian legends like Shane Warne and bring

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start afresh and move forward. As a group we’re pretty clear on what we want to do.” In the days following David Warner’s suspension, the tension at Australia’s training sessions was so thick you could cut it. But despite the shock of Arthur’s sacking, it was clear on Monday from the buoyant body language of players, that Lehmann’s arrival had given Australia the spring in the step they so badly needed. Lehmann might be confident that ongoing internal issues within the ranks will now cease to exist under his watch, but fixing deeply-rooted problems like Australia’s batting woes appears the more relevant short-term challenge. Haddin has played under Lehmann for the Australia A side over recent

• Warriors release Tupou Winger Bill Tupou was granted an early release from his Warriors contract yesterday to join the Canberra Raiders until the end of the 2015 NRL season. Tupou, who was due off contract with the Warriors at the end of 2014, has been playing for the Auckland Vulcans in the New South Wales Cup after nine NRL appearances earlier in the season. Warriors general manager of football operations Dean Bell said Tupou had been a model professional and the club was happy for him to secure his long-term future. - APNZ

• Curling in Auckland The swish of curling stones on ice will be heard next to the Auckland Town Hall on Sunday morning. Curlers will christen the temporary Paradice ice rink in Aotea Square for an hour from 9am, when the Auckland Curling Club demonstrate their sport and invite anyone keen to give it a go. “The winter Olympic sport of curling has been played in New Zealand for over 120 years,” Auckland Curling president Ian Ford said. “Curlers here have played at Paradice Avondale since 1996, so we’re delighted to join with Paradice to bring it into the centre of the city where anyone can see it and try. Curling is a - APNZ sport for all ages.”

• Orica wants a win

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Lehmann making England nervous a “win, win and win” mantra may have unnerved a few in Alastair Cook’s camp. Lehmann is from the old school. Back from the days when Australia bullied England. “For the 1st time in Months I’m worried about Australia,” tweeted former England captain Michael Vaughan. Lehmann, 43, didn’t mince words in his opening address to the media on Monday, and was even more blunt when he gathered his players for the first time in the early evening in Taunton. “We’re about winning cricket games. That’s as simple as it got,” said vice-captain Brad Haddin of Lehmann’s message in the meeting. “Basically it’s a new start. A new coach has come in. We’ve all got to

weeks, and said the experience and personality of the former Test batsman would at least give the struggling order a shot at a quick fix. “I hope so ... I’m pretty confident we’ll go in the right direction over the next two weeks,” Haddin said. “The bottom line is we’ve got to perform and I’m comfortable with where this group’s at. “Darren’s got experience at all levels, I think he’ll come into this environment comfortable with where he wants to take the team.” Arthur’s demise, two weeks out from the Ashes, shows just how deep the team’s cultural crisis had run. However, by deciding they weren’t going to die wondering, CA have at least given Michael Clarke’s men a - AAP way forward.

Orica-GreenEDGE would have loved a stage win last year in their Tour de France debut - now they need one. The first Australian team to contest the Tour have been okay in their second year, but without the booming successes that punctuated their debut season. Asked how this year was progressing, general manager Shayne Bannan admitted: “That’s probably a good question to ask after the Tour. The Tour will give us a really good indication - if we can pull off a stage win, I reckon we can say it’s been pretty suc- AAP cessful.”

• Support for Benji Chris Lawrence suspects Benji Marshall’s ongoing contract negotiations are affecting the superstar playmaker but insists his Wests Tigers teammates need to deliver as well. While pleased with his game-breaking display in the Tigers’ weekend win over Canberra, Marshall yesterday admitted his form this NRL season had been “below par” by his lofty standards. The former world player of the year remains confident his best form is around the corner, but Lawrence says the Kiwi Test ace needs more support. “Obviously Benji would probably be the first one to say he probably hasn’t had the best season, but everyone else in the team has got to put their hand up,” Lawrence said. - AAP

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They may have claimed the last about is that we want a fair go from seven straight State of Origin series, the referees. but Queensland coach Mal Meninga “We just want it refereed fair, an admits his side must go back to even share of the decisions.” basics if they are to return to the With glint in his eye Meninga added: “We are nice guys, that’s the winners’ circle tonight. The Maroons must win game way we like it. “We are honest. two at Suncorp Stadium to stay “You can trust us. alive in the best of three interstate “All those nice quantities make series - and Meninga admits it will up a Queenslander. be a challenge. “We like to win the fairest way.” “We know we have to do better, our attitude has to be spot Meanwhile NSW Origin on and that the effort is skipper Paul Gallen is there,” he said yesterday. happy for Queensland to “All the little things that put a target on his head make up a good game we - particularly if the extra attention helps return have to do better. “We have to execute the State of Origin shield that now. south of the border. “We are up against a Tagged ‘Public Enemy very committed NSW side No.1’ after unleashing a who are here to do a job flurry of punches on Nate Mal Meninga Myles in the Blues’ serieson us.” opening win, Gallen says Meninga was forced to deliver a few home truths to the he would welcome the Maroons side after their 14-6 game one loss playing the man rather than the to NSW in Sydney after captain ball in seeking retribution. Gallen admitted to being surprised Cameron Smith admitted the all conquering Maroons started to at the lack of hostility from fans believe their own hype. in the lead-up to the game, and But Meninga launched a charm believes the Maroons could play offensive yesterday after the NSW into the Blues’ hands if they make camp accused Queensland of trying him the focus tonight. to influence the referees ahead of “That’s fine, if they want to target game two. me I’ve got 16 other blokes behind QRL chairman Peter Betros this me that are going to be right there week admitted they had expressed with me,” Gallen said at yesterday’s their concerns about referee Ashley match-eve press conference. Klein’s game one performance but “If they want to concentrate on the whistleblower was still appointed me, there’s a lot more strike power for Origin II. on the field than me. But Meninga said yesterday: “The “If they just want to worry about only thing we have complained me I’ll be happy with that.” - AAP

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It was a finish for the man upstairs when Laurence Hanrahan’s two runners at Ashburton trials, Mustang Bullitt and Face the Facts almost dead heated in race one.

Hanrahan team running hot By Sue Newman Laurence Hanrahan would have gone home a happy man from the Ashburton racecourse yesterday. In the first race of the Mid Canterbury Trainers and Owners Association trials he had two runners, a pair of three-year-olds who were out to qualify for race day. And the pair did their trainer proud. He backed that up with a tidy run by another three-year-old Bute Courage, in race three.

After running faultlessly over the 2400 metres, Mustang Bullitt and Face the Facts powered up on the turn for home, running down race leader Dancemeoutside. In the tightest of finishes, Mustang Bullitt took line honours from Face the Facts. In a field of just five after trainer Gavin Smith arrived too late to have his pair, Altar Ego and Sambuca Joe geared up in time for the starter’s whistle, the Hanrahan pair settled down to run steadily in third and fourth for most of the distance.

Ken Barron’s Dancemeoutside looked to have the race completely under control, leading from the start with Swiss Lass settling in the trail. With 400 metres to run, Barron looked to have the race in the bag, but the pressure came on from the rear with Terry McMillan and Mustang Bullitt making a huge impact in the run for home. Not to be outdone, Hanrahan in the sulky threw everything at Face the Facts, with the pair just squeezing out Dancemeoutside at the line.

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Mustang Bullitt (McArdleSoonenuff) ran the 2400 in 3.05.9, 800, 59secs, 400, 29.3secs to win by a narrow nose from Face the Facts (Art Major-Less Said) with Dancemeoutside (American Ideal-Tiz A Cullen) a head back in fourth followed by Swiss Lass and River Tique. In race Three Bute Courage with Ricky May in the sulky turned in another sterling performance for the Hanrahan stable, with the Courage Under Fire-Bute Sister gelding running out the 2400 metre journey in 3.08.8.

Heat goes on for New Zealand sevens teams Sevens skipper Huriana Manuel

The women’s side wasted no time in getting into an intense training session the morning after arriving. Captain Huriana Manuel, back for her second World Cup, said the team had rested well after the long haul from New Zealand. “We are feeling great, we’ve recovered well and the girls are just ready to go. We are very excited to be in Russia, it’s a first for eve-

ryone, not much rugby happens here, but we are hoping to build crowds and that people get behind the game and us.” Coach Sean Horan said playing a World Cup in Moscow was a unique moment for his young side. “This is a pinnacle event and that’s the exciting thing about it it’s the World Cup and there won’t be another pinnacle event for the

women until the Olympics so it’s a good test ground.” The men ended their second day of training with a noticeable lift in intensity. “It’s about getting tuned for a big tournament, just once every four years so that is why it is very special,” said coach Sir Gordon Tietjens. “We haven’t won since 2001 so that’s why it is very im-

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portant we get off to a good start Friday. “Russia is new for us and new for a lot of the teams. “A few of the teams, England and Wales have played in tournaments here before so they probably have a step on us, but in Moscow we have good playing temperatures, outstanding training facilities, good training grounds.” - APNZ

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The New Zealand men’s and women’s sevens teams have settled into their training routines quickly, coping with temperatures soaring to near 30C in Moscow ahead of this week’s World Cup. Both sides have trained side by side at pitches in the giant Luzhniki Olympic Stadium complex where the tournament kicks off on Friday.

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Guardian Weather

Wednesday, 26 June 2013

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DARFIELD

LYTTELTON

Canterbury High Country

TODAY

Fine, with morning frosts. Light winds.

Fine and frosty. Wind at 1000m: Light. Wind at 2000m: SW dying away.

MAX

10 OVERNIGHT MIN -2

MAX

8 OVERNIGHT MIN 2

FRIDAY: Cloudy periods, chance shower. Cold southwest.

LINCOLN

Canterbury Plains

TODAY: Fine, morning frosts. Light winds.

TOMORROW: Cloudy periods, chance shower. Cold southwest.

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METHVEN

Ashburton Forecast

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Rakaia

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Geraldine

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SATURDAY: Fine and frosty. Light winds.

AKAROA

MAX

NZ Today

6 OVERNIGHT MIN -3

Midnight Tonight

Wind less than km/h 30

7 OVERNIGHT MIN -1

30 to 59

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

60 plus

8 3 2 3 5 -1 -5 1 -4 -2 -3 7 7

15 14 13 13 11 12 11 12 10 10 5 9 10

A few, mainly coastal showers. Cold southwesterlies.

FRIDAY A few, mainly coastal showers. Cold southwesterlies.

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showers fine fine fine fine fine fine fine fine fine fine shower showers

TOMORROW

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NZ Situation

A high over the south Tasman Sea directs a southerly flow over most of New Zealand tomorrow, while a low passing to the north brings a strengthening southeast flow to the North Island. The high slowly spreads onto the country during Friday.

Fine and frosty with light winds.

TOMORROW

FZL: Lowering to 1200m

FZL: 1000m

Fine and frosty. Wind at 1000m: Light Wind at 2000m: S 35 km/h.

FRIDAY Fine and frosty. Light winds.

SATURDAY Fine and frosty. Light winds.

SUNDAY SUNDAY Frosts, followed by increasing high cloud. Northwesterlies developing.

High cloud, but rain developing about the divide, falling as snow above 1300 metres. Northwesterlies strengthening, rising to gale about the tops.

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River Levels

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Rakaia Fighting Hill (NIWA) at 1:45 pm, yesterday Nth Ashburton at 2:00 pm, yesterday Sth Ashburton at 3:30 pm, yesterday Rangitata Klondyke at 3:00 pm, yesterday

123.4 9.35 12.5 62.0

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Canterbury Readings

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Ashburton Airport

Temperatures °C

Rainfall mm

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Wind km/h

max gust

11.2 -1.3 -6.6

0.0 222.2 554.0

NW 22

Christchurch Airport 11.7 -3.0 -3.7

0.0 183.0 390.0

SW 19

Timaru Airport

0.0 165.2 359.4

NW 24

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1.2

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11.6

1.0

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11.3

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9 noon 3

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9 pm am 3

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9 noon 3

9 pm

2 1 0

5:38 11:50 6:09 12:23 6:35 12:47 7:05 1:20 7:34 1:45 8:02 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 5:03 pm Bad

Bad fishing Set 9:47 am Rise 8:37 pm

Last quarter 30 Jun

4:55 pm

Rise 8:09 am Set 5:03 pm Bad

Bad fishing Set 10:24 am Rise 9:49 pm

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7:16 pm

Rise 8:09 am Set 5:04 pm Bad

Bad fishing Set 10:56 am Rise 11:00 pm

First quarter 16 Jul

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