Ashburton Guardian, Monday 29 July 2013

Methven and Rakaia in final P28 ASHBURTON

guardianONLINE.co.nz

Monday, July 29, 2013

Since Sept 1879

Retail $1.40 Home delivered from 90c

The independent voice of mid Canterbury

Here it is

By Coen Lammers

Welcome to paradise Mid Canterbury is magnificent.

People from all walks of life between the Rakaia and Rangitata rivers refer to it simply as ‘paradise’. All residents spoken to by the Guardian were unanimous that they ‘love’ it here. In this historic edition of the Guardian, we celebrate Mid Canterbury.

TOP 10 HIGHLIGHTS

P4-5

After months of preparation, you finally have the new-look Guardian in your hands.

Just in case you have missed my regular updates, or are new to the Guardian, today is the first edition of our new compact size paper which replaces the Monday to Friday editions on the traditional larger broadsheet format.

As you will see, the new paper is more convenient, looks fresh and modern and will hopefully appeal to our loyal long-time subscribers, but also be more relevant to a younger audience.

You will find new sections like our page two with some lighter fare for the morning, a new puzzles page and the Your Place section with local faces, a daily quiz and a quick recipe.

The Family Notices have moved to the inside back page, but we will keep the names of any deceased on page two for your convenience.

You can give me some feedback today from 11am on the East Street chessboard opposite our offices where we will be putting on a barbecue and hear what you have to say.

Enjoy your paper.

BRINGING PRICES DOWN! OUR $5 BREAD DEALS! Premium Bread (700g varieties)

Daily Bread (600g varieties)

FUDGE SLICE

Southern Plains (700g varieties)

$ $ 5 5 R R R O O O 4F 3F 2F 5 $

OR

1 ea

$ .39

Weather: High 14˚ - Overnight 1˚ Page 26

ea OR $1.99

Puzzles: Page 25

OR

Ph 03 307 7900 to subscribe!

2 ea

$ .99

Television: Page 27

2

$ .99 Save $1.00

29/07/13 to 04/08/13

BAK ER IES

While stocks last.

Open 7 Days. 7.30am - 6.00pm.

110 East St, Ashburton • Ph: 03 308 8487

Family Notices: Page 26

www.guardianonline.co.nz

Inside cover 2 Ashburton Guardian

www.guardianonline.co.nz

Monday, July 29, 2013

5 BITES 1 Money drama

Five things that may interest you

3

News LETTERS world YOUR PLACE PHOTOS TRAVEL sport PUZZLES FAMILY NOTICES TELEVISION

Newsroom Call 03 307-7957

Germans feel the heat Germans are flocking to swimming pools, lakes and beaches to escape soaring temperatures that are expected to hit 39°C yesterday. Meteorologists say Germany’s highest-recorded temperature of 40.2°C, measured in 1983, might even be reached today. Thunderstorms over the weekend are expected to bring some respite before the thermometer rises again next week.

Another Sunday, another tip Ashburton woke up to its usual Sunday morning mess yesterday.

This public rubbish bin on East Street was tipped over during Saturday night antics and was just another eye sore among the empty bottles, takeaway packaging and cigarette butts on Ashburton streets.

Police reported a quiet weekend in Ashburton, while not one Mid Canterbury fire brigade was called for assistance.

Something to celebrate

Chief reporter michelle.n@theguardian. co.nz

Libby Fenwick (left), Abby Brownlie (middle) and Aoi Sakamoto helped prepare for the Guardian’s celebratory party, to be held on the chessboard on East Street at lunchtime today. Join us for a sausage sizzle and tell us what you think of our new-look newspaper between 11am and 1pm.

5

Letters to the Editor editor@theguardian.co.nz Advertising Sales manager Desme Daniels Call 03-307-7974 advertising@theguardian. co.nz

Fagan still strong New Zealand shearing champ David Fagan has won a stunning double triumph at the Corwen Shears in Wales.

Now 51 and a near-annual competitor in the UK throughout his open-class career of almost 32 years, Fagan had been called in to replace injured New Zealand team member Tony Coster.

He was first to finish each of the 20-sheep events, the points for his times of 11min 52sec and 11min 30sec respectively being enough to hold-off the challengers.

Enquiries Call 03-307-7900 enquiries@theguardian.co.nz Address Ashburton Guardian Level 3, Somerset House 161 Burnett House PO Box 77, Ashburton Customer service/subscription circulation@theguardian. co.nz Call 03-307-7900

WHAT’S ON – Mon 29 July 201 Post-Earthquake Heritage: New works by Ross Gray Ashburton Art Gallery, Baring Square until August 25 – Multi Cultural Playgroup Plunket Rooms, Cameron Street every Monday from 1pm to 3pm. Call Torika

p1 - 9 P10-11 P12 P13 P14-15 P16-17 P18-24 P25 P26 P27

contacts

Photo Joseph Johnson 280713-JJ-014

4

2

Photo Joseph Johnson 280713-jj-012

A $27m Lotto win in April seems to have caused Trevor Cooper’s tight family to divide, according to a Sunday paper.

The supermarket worker from Te Kauwhata has not spoken to his closest family members for some months. In the most telling evidence of the family split, public records show properties bought just after the win – which were in the names of Trevor, his father Kevin and sister Sharon – have since been transferred into the names of just Trevor and wife Sharie.

inside today

Patterson at Presbyterian Support on 308-5868 or Thelma Bell on 027 2208791 for more details.

– Out of town Midday Monday Concert Featuring Doug Caldwell CPIT, Madras Street, Christchurch, 12pm to 1pm

– On the couch Heston’s Mission Impossible (Food Television, 8.30pm to 9.30pm). Heston Blumenthal attempts to help four of Britain’s biggest brands dramatically transform their food production - and maybe improve their profit margins too. On the horizon

– Methven Craft Fair Mt Hutt Memorial Hall, 160 Main Street, Methven August 3 and 4, 10am to 4pm. A free two-day event where you’ll find lots of amazing local art, crafts and giftware to look at and buy. Treat yourself to something great and help raise some money for Methven Play Centre.

Preparing for spring?

Missed paper 0800 ASHBURTON (0800 274 287)

deaths Anthony, Ivan Alfred Banks, Beryl Mary Hart, Elizabeth Jane Small, Nita Jane

www.guardianonline.co.nz

KFC

...come and see us first

Products, Parts and Accessories for your motorhome, caravan or 5th wheeler needs.

we are here 0800-287-284 Ph: 03-308-6627 027 443 0757 (AH) Cnr Chalmers Ave & Dobson St, Ashburton (turn at KFC) www.life-style.co.nz enquiries@life-style.co.nz

Normal business hours 8.30am - 5.30pm Mon - Fri

build.refurb.repair

Ashburton Guardian

Monday, July 29, 2013

www.guardianonline.co.nz

myles.h@theguardian.co.nz

KiwiRail says the Ashburton District Council went above its head when it installed stop signs at a troubled Ashburton railway crossing.

The rail authority has now told the council to take down the signs and reinstate the former giveway signs at the North Park Road crossing.

It comes after the council had compulsory stop signs installed and yellow lines painted at the North Park Road crossing after a train struck a truck and trailer unit while crossing the railway lines in June.

At the time of the smash, the crossing had giveway signs to control traffic.

The crossing was also the scene of another serious incident in 2002, when David Nigel Dunham was killed after a train struck his westbound vehicle.

“Installation and maintenance of regulatory level crossing signs, for example those at the crossing within

the rail corridor, are the responsibility of the rail access provider (KiwiRail), not the local road controlling authority,” a KiwiRail spokesperson said.

The spokesperson said the stop signs did not pose a risk but “KiwiRail reserves the use of stop signs for level crossings where there are seriously obstructed views”.

Observations at the crossing showed several motorists ignored the stop sign rule. At the time of the crash, many nearby residents spoke of the dangers of the busy crossing, including early morning sunstrike when looking to the north.

KiwiRail said it was planning to upgrade the North Park railway crossing before June next year with the installation of new flashing lights and bells.

It is sitting at number 14 on its priority list.

The Ashburton District Council confirmed KiwiRail had been in contact and it would reinstall the giveway signs.

Photo Kirsty Clay 240713-KC-049

New stop signs installed at the troubled North Park Road railway crossing by the Ashburton District Council will be taken down and replaced by giveway signs following an order by KiwiRail.

Labour’s housing policy rubbished

By Rebecca Quilliam Labour’s new housing policy to restrict foreign ownership has been rubbished by the Government and real estate industry commentators who say it won’t work.

One industry commentator

says the policy is a “nonsense” because the largest number of foreign home-buyers are Australians - who would be exempt from the policy.

Labour says the policy, announced yesterday, will help first-time homeowners because there will be a decreased de-

mand on property, which will bring the prices down.

Labour leader David Shearer told TVNZ’s Q+A programme that the policy would halt overseas-based buyers from coming into the housing market.

“We’re going to restrict, almost totally, foreign ownership,

3

Drunk steals car outside tavern

KiwiRail, council clash over sign

By Myles Hume

News

to buy established houses that are here,” he said.

The policy would allow foreigners to build houses here because that would increase the housing stock.

About 2600 homes were bought last year by offshore property speculators. - APNZ

A female dial-a-driver was thrown from the vehicle she was called to drive home after a drunk driver tried to steal it in Whangarei.

The driver was called to Kensington Tavern at around 12.45am on Friday by staff who said they use the service up to 12 times per night.

Whangarei police Sergeant Russell Windle said police were called after a 22-year-old man allegedly jumped into a vehicle parked outside and headed off in it.

The driver had collected the keys to the vehicle from inside the tavern, and brought the car out from the carpark.

She left the keys in the ignition and quickly headed inside to get her passenger, the car’s owner.

The running car proved too tempting for the drunk man, who leapt into the car and headed off. The woman saw what happened and raced after him, reaching her hand inside the window of the moving car and trying to take the keys out of the ignition.

The man allegedly struck the driver in the head, causing her to be thrown back from the vehicle.

Owner of the Kensington Tavern Craig Woods said he had noticed the man acting suspiciously in the tavern earlier in the night. “He arrived late, around 11pm, and had obviously been drinking at home.

We didn’t serve him one drink,” he said.

“We viewed video footage after and he was definitely lurking in the carpark a bit.”

- APNZ

Create your own journey with Unique Jewellery

111 Tancred STreeT, aShburTon Phone 307 6663 www.uniquejewellery.co.nz

designs - manufacture - remakes - repairs - valuations

4

News

What do you love about Mid Canterbury?

Guardian reporter SUSAN SANDYS asked people on the street and some of our high profile residents.

10 Ashburton Guardian

“It’s always been home, it’s easy to make friends, I just like it in general really,” said 17-year-old Tayla Hawke, who was born here but moved back from Invercargill after 13 years there.

“It has good surroundings and people are nice, compared to our home country it’s very peaceful,” said Daisy Devera from the Philippines. The mum of two young daughters has lived in Ashburton with her dairy farm worker husband for five years, and works at Talley’s.

Neil Stockdill, 72, who owns Mid Canterbury Machinery, has been in the district his whole life. He grew up on a Methven family farm before he and his wife went farming themselves in the Mayfield Westerfield area, before moving into Ashburton in later years.

The dad of three loved the “slower pace” of life, and said Ashburton people looked out for each other.

“If things happen, people hear around town, whether it’s positive or negative.”

Engineer Raymond Bruce, also at Mid Canterbury Engineering, is originally from Southland and spent some time living in the Australian states of Victoria and New South Wales. It had mainly been Mid Canterbury’s climate featuring clear and warm days which drew him back from across the Tasman.

He had since found he much preferred working with New Zealanders in business.

Methven Community Board chairperson Liz McMillan said she loved having mountains and

Monday, July 29, 2013

rivers close by, and loved the people and the community.

“People support all the different fundraisers, and there’s always something exciting going on, some event happening,” Ms McMillan said.

Mid Canterbury Principals’ Association president Neil Simons said he enjoyed the sense of community, and how people were always prepared to help each other, both in person and by volunteering for the district’s many organisations.

“I like the wide openness of it, the backdrop of the mountains.

It’s a great little town, you can get everything you need,” Mr Simons.

Perhaps Mid Canterbury’s most famous resident, and keen fly fisher, Lynda Topp at Staveley, said the district’s lakes and rivers offered some of the best trout fishing in the world.

“I’m a North Island girl, I really love the weather down here too. You get extremes down here, but when you get a good sunny winter’s day, and the sun is shining on the mountains, there’s nothing more exciting.”

The mountains under which she lived at Staveley had a “special energy” and “most importantly it’s people that make an area,” Ms Topp said.

Mid Canterbury Federated Farmers president Chris Allen, from the Waikato originally, said he loved the weather here, the location and the people.

“Give me a good hard frost any day rather than the cold damp winters you get in some other places,” Mr Allen said.

www.guardianonline.co.nz

reasons why we lov Back country

Within a 30 minute drive of Ashburton you can lose yourself in our vast back country.

There are opportunities to tramp the Mt Somers track, to visit tranquil back country lakes and to enjoy big skies, wide open spaces and an environment where the landscape rules and people are few. Our back country also offers mountain bikers superb cross country and down hill runs on the slopes of Mt Hutt.

Mt Hutt

Our skifield is a huge winter drawcard for skiers and snowboarders from around the world. It is usually the first field in New Zealand to open for the season and one of the last to close. During the winter the field and our ski village Methven become the Ashburton District’s hot spot. The winter playground has put us on the international list of ‘mustski’fields.

Our children

This is a district for families, it’s a district where children matter, where there is a strong focus on giving our young people the best possible start in life.

Our school system offers choice from pre- school to college and there are sporting and recreational activities in abundance.

Check out any sports field any weekend and the mum, dad, nana and granddad spectators out number players usually 10 to one. That’s families supporting one another.

Lake Hood

This man-made lake has become a recreational playground that attracts visitors from around Canterbury. It’s shores have also become a living choice for many. The lake grew from small beginnings and today work is under way to double its size and to create a range of new living options from canal side houses to lifestyle blocks.

The arts alive and well

Whether its music, dance, dramatic or visual arts, Ashburton is well catered in terms of tutors and participants. And we punch above our weight on the national scene.

Across the country there are countelss exAshburtonians whose names are up in lights.

Recognising the importance of arts in a community we’re well catered in terms of performance space too with a five star events centre and a soon to be opened art gallery complex.

Our hotel’s conference facilities are the best equipped in the Ashburton District and can cater for anything from 4 to 400 people.

Hotel Ashburton has something to suit every corporate traveller.

Come and enjoy everything that the Ashburton District has to offer!

250 free off-street car parks 6 well-equipped function rooms Clearwater Garden Restaurant Clearwater Lounge Bar Break out rooms

Wonderful Garden Free wi-fi Day Delegate Packages Expansive range of menus

Racecourse Road Ashburton Phone: (03) 307 8887 or 0800 330 880

Ashburton Guardian

Monday, July 29, 2013

www.guardianonline.co.nz

ove Mid Canterbury

News

Magnificent Mid Canterbury

Community spirit

The Ashburton District is a district of volunteers. They run community organisations and clubs and they are the back bone of countless support groups. Sports clubs run on the good will of volunteers and when there’s money to be raised for a community cause, there are always willing hands to give their time and their energy.

In our district if you ask for help, it’s given.

Location

What could be more perfect than to live in a district that is within a one-hour drive of an international airport, an international skifield, a major city with all it has to offer and a back country in which to lose yourself and find your soul. We can breathe air that is pure, drink water from mountain streams and gaze into endless blue skies. And if that is not enough, we can walk to work or drive where there is little traffic and we can walk down streets where people still smile and say hello.

Join the celebration of Mid Canterbury and tell us what you like about your district. Contact us by email, mail, text or Facebook (see P11) and we would love to publish your views. (Please put Magnificent in the subject line).

Ashburton Domain

Dubbed the ‘jewel in Ashburton’s crown’ by the Ashburton District Council, the domain is a significant community asset with over 37 hectares of serene open space, lawns, gardens and recreational facilities. It has been the pride and joy of the district since 1883. Located within walking distance from the central business district of Ashburton, the domain is at its most picturesque in autumn and spring.

Sports facilites

Rakaia River

The Rakaia River is known internationally for both its salmon fishing and as a perfect example of the braided river system. Each year hundreds of fishers take part in the annual Rakaia River Fishing competition. The headwaters of the Rakaia have also earned a reputation as a deer stalkers heaven.

Within two years Ashburton will have a state of the art recreational stadium, The EA Networks Centre. It will open with four indoor playing courts and a four pool aquatic centre but there is provision to both extend the centre and to develop greenfields for a wide range of outdoor sports. This will add to other nationally ranked facilities such as our tennis centre and hockey turf.

Turns boring old cusTard inTo creme brulee

When you have your dream kitchen, everything tastes better, so let Kitchen Express make that dream come true.

With over 85 years experience, Kitchen Express gives nothing but the highest efficient top quality service, offering a FREE home measurement and consultation to get your dream kitchen underway.

So if you want the type of kitchen that will leave your custard tasting a little more like a fancy creme brulee, all at a great price, then give the team at Kitchen Express Ashburton a call today.

606 E ast Stre et Ashbur ton 03 307 7131

5

6

News

Ashburton Guardian

Monday, July 29, 2013

www.guardianonline.co.nz

In brief

QUAD BIKE DEATHS

Two killed on quad bikes

By Kathryn Powley and Matthew Theunissen A veteran farmer and a hunter have died in separate quad bike accidents.

Eric Bernard Schollum, 72, of Puhoi was killed on Thursday while working on his steep sheep and beef block on Schollum Access Road south of Warkworth.

And on Saturday, a 64-year-

old man, whom police have not yet named, died on a forestry track in Wairarapa.

Schollum’s younger brother Pat said Thursday was the worst day of his life.

“I think he was riding along the road and he may have looked up at his dogs or something and the front wheel has gone slightly up the bank. It rolled over half a turn, threw him off face down and landed

on top of him,” he said. The accident happened in the early afternoon and Eric was found in the early evening. He had spent a lifetime on the land and was experienced with bikes.

But Pat said: “No bike’s really safe, is it? On hills, you’ve got to have your wits about you. It would only have taken a split second. It was unlucky.”

In Wairarapa, Sergeant Paul Lee said the 64-year-old Cart-

erton man who died on Saturday had been out hunting with friends in a forestry block near Tinui. The man had a known medical condition and appeared to have suffered a sudden onset of “discomfort” when he came off the bike.

“CPR was commenced by his companions but with the isolation of the scene it took about one hour for emergency medical - APNZ staff to arrive.”

EDUCATION

Correspondence school ‘limits freedom’

By Myles Hume

myles.h@theguardian.co.nz

Correspondence school can be dry and limits the freedom of children, a Mid Canterbury home educator says following a damning report from education authorities.

Mayfield parent Melanie Hewson has partially used Te Aho Te Kura Pounamu, or correspondence school, for two of her three children, but found her own teaching style was more effective.

It comes after a report from the Education Review Office (ERO) which found 61 per cent of the correspondence school’s 4000 full-time pupils were “at risk”, many who had low motivation and achievement levels.

The school provides distance learning from early childhood level to Year 13 with advisors, teachers and regional staff working with students and families.

Mrs Hewson home educated her children so they could invest time in topics they were interested in, allowing them “to chase their dreams”.

However, she had also used the correspondence school for her two eldest children to gauge their progress and obtain

Unpredictable children and complacent drivers can form a dangerous mix on roads surrounding Mid Canterbury schools, say roading authorities as school returns for another term.

Today, thousands of Mid Canterbury pupils will be on or around rural and urban roads in the district, prompting calls from police and road safety advocates to take extra care.

Rural Women New Zealand councillor Kerry Maw, of Dorie,

Victim farewelled The family of the man who made the country’s first pineapple chunks have met at the factory where the New Zealand favourite was turned out for the first time 60 years ago. Amongst the line-up of family members who gathered in Oamaru on Friday to celebrate the 60th anniversary of Charles Diver’s invention was his daughter Nancy Bell and sons Peter and John. The anniversary also marked a special milestone.

Under the branding of Regina, Rainbow Confectionery launched a new lolly range, including - APNZ Pineapple Chunks.

A $50 million convention centre for Queenstown is a step closer after councillors gave the proposal its unanimous support.

Queenstown Lakes District Council confirmed its favoured site is Lakeview, on a terrace above the central business district. Lakeview was favoured because the site allowed for future expansion and could support an adjoining hotel, casino and retail development, according to a public discussion document.

- APNZ Photo Kirsty Clay 260713-KC-003

Mayfield’s Courtenay Hewson, 17, (left), with her mother Melanie and brother Ethan, 14, who work together to get the best out of home education. nationally recognised NCEA qualifications. That did not meet their expectations.

“When we came to NCEA we found it a bit dry, they didn’t enjoy it as much as they expected but they got what they needed out of it,” she said.

“My daughter loved music but when she got into the music course we found it was structured in such a way that it didn’t allow freedom.”

Mrs Hewson was yet to decide if she would use the correspondence school for her youngest child, and said a more fluid curriculum would help children reach their full potential instead of “being told what to learn and regurgitating it”.

The ERO report also found the learning model was not suitable for many at risk children because they lacked skills and motivation to work alone.

It recommended the school needed better self-review system and more focus on e-learning.

Mother-of-four Karen Hesketh-Palmer educates her children from her Staveley home.

She has never used the correspondence school because of its structured and text book approach. She believed every life experience added knowledge.

Care urged as school returns myles.h@theguardian.co.nz

Multiple people were believed to have been involved in a Papakura stabbing which left a man in a critical condition yesterday morning. Police were called to the assault at Rosehill in Papakura about 2.30am.

A 21-year-old man had been stabbed several times and was taken to hospital with “serious, life-threatening stab wounds,” police said. He has had surgery but remains in a critical condition.

- APNZ

Convention centre

ROAD SAFETY

By Myles Hume

Man stabbed

said the first day of a school term often posed the biggest risk on local roads after drivers slipped back into bad habits during the holiday break.

Mrs Maw has been working with Pearsons Coachlines to promote the little known road rule that drivers cannot exceed 20km/h, in any direction, when passing a school bus that is dropping off children.

Since 1987, 23 children have been killed in New Zealand when crossing the road to or from school buses while 47 have been seriously

injured, and 92 received minor injuries.

“A lot of bus drivers have reported poor driver behaviour, with some overtaking when buses are pulling in and out, and particularly in rural areas you have to remember there are no footpaths, so many children are walking on grass verges and there’s nothing separating them from the road,” Mrs Maw said.

Pearsons Coachlines Ashburton manager Mark Cook said driver behaviour had improved since the campaign started.

Road safety ■■ 20km/h either way past a stationary school bus ■■ Obey speed restrictions around schools ■■ Children should wear high visibility jackets ■■ Avoid parking on yellow lines ■■ Avoid parking in bus stops ■■ Avoid double parking

Suspicious fire A Whangarei fire at which Black Power members surrounded and harassed police and firefighters is being treated as suspicious.

Whangarei Fire Service senior fire station officer Ron Wilson said when fire crews arrived at the house in Otangarei at 1.20am yesterday it was “well involved”. It was originally thought that there was someone inside, but firefighters carried out an extensive search and determined there wasn’t.

“The building is in a pretty bad state. We’ve requested that the owners, Housing Corporation, demolish it,” Mr Wilson said.

- APNZ

Spying accusation Journalist Jon Stephenson has accused the Defence Force of spying on him. An article written for Fairfax by journalist Nicky Hager claims the New Zealand military had received help from US spy agencies in monitoring Stephenson’s phone conversations while he was working in Afghanistan.

According to the article, members of the New Zealand Defence Force had copies of intercepted phone metadata.

The reports, which related to phone conversations last year, showed who Stephenson had called and who those people had called, Hager wrote.

Stephenson was working as a Kabul correspondent for the US McClatchy news service.

- APNZ

Ashburton Guardian

Monday, July 29, 2013

www.guardianonline.co.nz

News

7

Full licence ‘too expensive’

By Cécile Meier

Licence fees

Ashburton drivers in their late twenties on their learner and restricted licence say getting a full licence is too expensive and time-consuming, and some have to breach restrictions as a result.

Ashburton motorist Ally Lamb, 28, has been on her restricted licence for 12 years and said she could not afford the time and money to get her full licence.

“I would take the test tomorrow, but it’s too expensive and I just don’t have the time,” she said.

The 28-year-old said she was able to drive her children to school and to use her car within the time limits of her restricted licence. She said her partner would take over after 10pm.

Nationwide figures from the Ministry of Transport show 92,561 drivers have held their learner licences for more than six years, and 125,102 have held their restricted licences for more than six years.

The number of people holding a learner or a restricted licence has grown to 506,123 compared to 391,785 in June 2003.

AMI Insurance manager Veronica Rabbitt said she noticed more and more people in their thirties were putting off getting a full licence.

To get a full licence, drivers must pay a $50 application fee and a $61.70 test fee which they will have to pay again if they fail the test.

Another Ashburton motorist, who asked not to be named, said she breached the restrictions of her restricted licence up to four times a week but could not afford to get her full licence.

The 20-year-old said she often had to work late and it - An Ashburton took her 45 min- restricted driver utes to drive home so she often had to drive after 10pm.

“I just take the risk,” she said. “It takes too much time to get a full licence and it is too expensive.”

All licences have to be renewed every 10 years, but there is no obligation to graduate to a full licence.

The Ministry of Transport is planning to introduce a time limit to learner and restricted licences, former associate minister of transport Simon Bridges announced earlier this year.

“The Government intends to limit learner and restricted licence periods to five years to encourage drivers to move through the Graduated Driver Licensing System,” said Mr Bridges.

He said drivers should not stay on a learner or restricted licence indefinitely.

“What these drivers need to do is demonstrate their skills and competence and graduate to a full licence in a reasonable time,” he said.

Ashburton driving instructor David Leadley agreed with the associate minister of transport.

He said older drivers might want to give a ride to a friend, which was illegal under a restricted licence.

“If they get caught driving illegally, they risk fines and loss of insurance coverage if they have an accident.”

■■ Learner licence application fee $48.70 - test fee $47.70 ■■ Restricted licence application fee $48.70 - test fee $88.30

GE N0 1 6 3 AG2 6 x 4

“

-

1

■■ Full licence application fee 2 0 1 3 - 0 7 - 2 3 T 1 3 : 4 6 : 0 3 + 1 2 : 0 0$50 - test fee $61.70

are

better together

I just take the risk

Swit tch both your LPG G and electricity to o us and ve a discount of at least $200 on standard receiv sis Energy residen ntial prices in the first year.

Genes

Just like fish and chips, your LPG and electricity really are better together. Right now if you sign up both your LPG and electricity with Genesis Energy for your home, you’ll receive a discount of at least $200 on standard Genesis Energy prices in the first year.

GEN0163_AG_26X4

Call 0800 436 011

or visit genesisenergy.co.nz This promotion is open to all new Genesis Energy residential LPG and electricity customers who sign up between 22 July 2013 and 20 December 2013 and who have not been a Genesis Energy customer in the last three months. New LPG and electricity customers will receive a $120 (incl GST) credit on their electricity bill and their first year’s LPG bottle rental free, worth $92 (incl GST).

Visit genesisenergy.co.nz/save for more information.

8

News

Ashburton Guardian

Monday, July 29, 2013

www.guardianonline.co.nz

FIRE

Fire at Synlait factory Rakaia Volunteer Fire Brigade was called out to the Synlait Milk factory last night.

Rakaia firefighter Tyrone Burrows said a fire had started in the factory’s boiler room, which quickly filled with smoke, setting off alarms shortly before 7.45pm.

Crews from Dunsandel and other nearby brigades also attended.

A Synlait engineer was called in to rectify the fault, and no action was required on the part of the fire crews.

The incident caused only minor damage.

RACISM Photo Joseph Johnson 280713-JJ_002

Lauriston Rural Fire Force secretary Bevan Crozier and chairman David Butterick at the official opening of their station headquarters yesterday.

Lauriston firefighters’ new home The Lauriston Rural Fire Force officially opened its new base to the community yesterday. The area’s fire appliance is too big for its original station and the Ashburton District Council and the New Zealand Fire Service joined forces to give the station $120,000 to build a shed, featuring space for the truck, a kitchen, meeting room, toilet facilities and space for training.

Lauriston Rural Fire Force chairman David Butterick said the shed was completed two years ago and surrounding land developed before officially opening it to about 60 people in the community yesterday.

Ashburton District Mayor Angus McKay was at the opening, and said he was impressed with the final result.

“You have a fire brigade in Methven and one in Rakaia but

there’s no one between, so Lauriston is necessity,” he said.

“It’s great for the council to assist in this with volunteers who can be called out at any moment to help other people.”

The station serves as a base for the rural fire force’s 15 volunteers. The volunteers mainly attend vegetation fires and the unit is now in the process of becoming a registered fire force.

Apology over attack An Invercargill man who subjected a taxi driver to a racist tirade says he will meet his victim to apologise - but he still has issues with Muslims and fears “what we have let past our borders”.

Greg Shuttleworth, a technician for engineering company Jesco, yesterday said he regretted the verbal attack on Pakistan-born Tariq Humayun early on Friday. The exchange was captured on Mr Humayun’s taxi security camera. Mr Humayun remained polite throughout the tirade.

Yesterday, as criticism of his actions grew and police said

they would investigate, Mr Shuttleworth said it was a “oneoff situation” which involved too much alcohol and he was now paying the price. Despite that, he was still concerned about Muslims in New Zealand.

“They don’t stand in a pretty light overseas...And I am worried about what they’ve come to New Zealand [for] and what we let past our borders,” he said.

However, he acknowledged he could have handled things better.

He said he had tried to make contact with Mr Humayun to apologise.

- APNZ

Pay It Online - Dog Re-registrations 2013/14

Lochlea Lifestyle Resort

Time is running out.

Re-register me online this year.

To learn more, go to: www.ashburtondc.govt.nz

Three new villas to view Enquiries to Tony Sands, Resort Manager

Contact 03-307-9080 Free phone 0800-2727-837 After hours: 03-302-6887 Email: tony@lochlearesort.co.nz

Provisonal member of rvA.

Ashburton Guardian

Monday, July 29, 2013

www.guardianonline.co.nz

Professional Business Services Directory

News 9

■ mental health

Mobile Accounting and Auditing Services

New policy upsets former sufferer

High quality tailor-made services at competitive prices - Free initial consultation - Fixed price fees - Guaranteed turnaround times

Our flexible, mobile service means that we can come to you when it suits!

P: 03 307 2482 www.vaa.co.nz

Byron and Mary Pearson

By Myles Hume Counselling played a major role in Kane Olsen’s fight against depression and that’s why he believes plans to cut its funding would have serious ramifications.

Depression was a long, hard journey for the 17-year-old after he was diagnosed early last year.

“I was just feeling really low for an extended period of time,” he said.

“I was physically and mentally exhausted, it got to the point when you start thinking of the easy way out, which is the scary bit. Suicide crosses your mind a wee bit but I was pretty fortunate I’m close with my family and my mum kept me grounded,” he said.

Kane’s journey has shaped him into who he is today, including his role as head boy at Ashburton College - a title he never thought was possible during his “rollercoaster ride” just last year.

It was a dogged determination, family support and regular visits to his counsellor that got him through as he slowly starts to come off the medication today.

But news yesterday had him concerned for others who are currently going through where he had been.

Sovereign Insurance New Zealand has indicated it wants to redirect funding for talk therapy towards exercise programmes and medication for New Zealanders with depression.

The Government has also looked to reduce its counselling services for several of its departments.

The cut backs have sparked worry with health advocates who claim it is a cost-saving exercise that would fall into the hands of drug companies, even though evidence suggests it is not the best method.

“The Government has toughened up on counselling, but that’s the key to get through it, meds can only do so much and you don’t want to rely on them,” Kane said.

“I saw my psychiatrist once month and my counsellor once a week. What the psychiatrist did was control the medical side of it and the counsellor kind of retrained my brain.

“My counsellor, she described depression like a cut on my brain and told me it needed to heal.

The counselling helped that to heal properly, to stop me from going back, because a lot of people relapse with depression.”

The medication helped support that healing, but talking through it in therapy

Everist Gilchrist lawyers are now situated 826 Ashburton Everist Gilchrist lawyers are now situated atat826 EastEast StreetStreet Ashburton

Everist Gilchrist lawyers are now situated at 826 East Street Ashburton Criminal, Employment, Property, Work licences, Family, Criminal, Employment, Property, Work licences, Family, Relationship Property, Buying andfly selling property, Court. Family, * Criminal, Property, Work Storing yourEmployment, car when out of licences, Christchurch Airport is now easier and cheap Relationship Property, Buying andyou selling property, Court. *Court.

Marilyn Gilchrist, Jonowned Everistvehicle and Angela Rolton.

Airpark Canterbury is a privately storage company airport parking Relationship Property, Buying and selling property, * company in the city. located close to the airport, offering the best rates in Christchurch Marilyn Gilchrist, Jon and Angela Rolton. *Same day orEverist next day appointments for urgent Family Marilyn Gilchrist, Everist and Angela Rolton. “Our prices are just $17 a night for the first three night for 24-hour parking.

It also offers aJon 24/7 parking facility and can court matters. night after that. We only charge by the night, not the d store up to 620 cars.

It owns two new Mercedes vans to shuttle means you can park your car at 7am and come back *Same day or next day appointments Family day nextatday urgent Family customers to *Same and from the or airport any appointments time offor theurgent day or for night. following evening and you still only pay for one night,” 03 307 7441 | 021 904 154 | 0800 242 542 | Fax: 03 307 7443 | www.everistgilchrist.co.nz court matters. court matters.

Airpark Canterbury prides itself on being the cheapest option for Graeme Harris says.

24/7 airport parking in Christchurch. It is the largest privately owned Canterbury owned) 03 307 7441 | 021 904 154Airpark | 0800 242 542 | Fax: 03(Privately 307 7443 | www.everistgilchrist.co.nz

03 307 021154 904 154 242 | 0800 542 | 24Fax 03- |$15 307 7443 | www.everestgilchrist.co.nz 03 307 74417441 | 021|904 | 0800 542 242 | Fax: 03than 307 7443 www.everistgilchrist.co.nz Less hours 1-3 nights - $17 per night Extra nights - $7 per night

The most competitive prices in Canterbury

.O. Box P.O.PBox 277277 Ashburton, Mid Canterbury, Ashburton, Mid Canterbury, 7740 7740 admin@teamwork-si.co.nz admin@teamwork-si.co.nz 03 975 8505 | 03 975 8506 03 975 8505 | 03 975 8506 www.teamwork-si.co.nz www.teamwork-si.co.nz

Teamwork has been Teamwork(SI) (SI)LtdLtd has been established quality staffsta establishedtotoprovide provide quality management and employment management and employment advice to the South adviceand andassistance assistance to rural the Sout Island’s and Island’ssmall smallbusiness business and rural sectors.

Whilst Teamwork does sectors. not hold aWhilst registerTeamwork of availabledoes not hold a register of available employees, they are happy to speak to job seekers and offer to employees, they are happy advice can. and offer speak where to jobthey seekers

advice where they can.

Photo Joseph Johnson 280713-JJ-003

Ashburton College head boy Kane Olsen says counselling was vital in his battle with depression last year.

“

Counselling is the key to get through it, meds can only do -Kane Olsen so much

Dealing with depression ■■ Regular exercise ■■ Good quality sleep ■■ Understand what triggers depression for you ■■ Join a support group

■■ Healthy eating ■■ Reduce stress ■■ Learn relaxation techniques.

helped him heal mentally while providing the tools to deal with future challenges.

For Kane, that was the key, and as a leader of the college, he is now a constant beacon of inspiration for fellow pupils.

“I never had confidence to speak up but the illness is what

has made me today, I know things will never get as bad as that and I’ll never go back and I’m grateful I went through it,” Kane said.

“It’s a taboo subject, no one likes to talk about it, but the best thing you can do is talk up and ask for help.”

Source: Ministry of Health

Who needs marketing?

Every business that hopes to be successful needs marketing.

There is no point in spending money willy-nilly on an ad here and some sponsorship there. If you don’t have a targeted and integrated marketing plan then you will be throwing money away and no doubt, feeling very frustrated.

To many people the world of marketing is all about advertising, but this is only one small part of the real offerings that a smart marketing strategy will provide. We cover the entire marketing spectrum and all the touchpoints involved. And even better, we can implement them for you.

We have a wealth of skills and many years of experience dealing with branding and building brand awareness.

If you increase your profile then you will increase your profits!

We can help your business with its: • Branding • Graphic design needs • Web design and development • Advertising

• Marketing strategy and planning • Event management • Social media management

Big ideas for low prices.

Contact us now to put your business on the front foot.

Phone: 03 307 7232 Email: info@redraisin.co.nz Web: www.redraisin.co.nz

concept.

strategy.

execution.

To advertise in this directory please phone Desme on 027 468 8186

www.guardianonline.co.nz

Monday, July 29, 2013

New laws to give ratepayers better value

Ashburton Guardian 11

poll result Yesterday’s result Q: The end of the school holidays has come…

Jo Goodhew Your MP - WORKING FOR YOU

N

ew Zealand families, businesses, and individuals have been tightening their belts over the past few years.

This, along with smart management of the Government’s finances, has seen New Zealand come through the worst of the global financial crisis in good shape.

But ratepayers and taxpayers rightly expect better value from local government too. Ratepayers deserve to know their council is spending their money wisely, on services that matter to them.

Under the previous Government, council debt quadrupled and rates skyrocketed. Struggling ratepayers could not keep up.

That is why National is embarking on its Better Local Government reforms.

Our reforms are part of our drive to deliver better public services – one of our four key priorities.

The first phase of our Better Local Government reforms was passed into law last year.

We are working with Local Government New Zealand to introduce new financial prudence regulations, setting benchmarks for council income, spending, and debt. These tools will help councils operate within their means and keep rates affordable.

After the previous Government expanded the role of councils, rates went up an

Today’s online poll question Q: Who will win the Watters Cup ?

contacts News tips Call 03 307-7957 reporters@theguardian.co.nz After hours Call 021 585-592 Advertising Call 03 307-7974 desme.d@theguardian.co.nz Classifieds Call 03 3077-900 classifieds@theguardian.co.nz

Ratepayers deserve to know their council is spending their money wisely. average of 7 per cent a year, far outstripping inflation. This had to stop.

Our reforms focus councils on their core roles: local infrastructure, local public services, and local regulatory functions.

It’s early days but our reforms are off to a good start. In 2013, we’ve had one of the lowest average annual rate rises across local government in recent years.

Our next steps in reforming local government are also under way. There is an even greater focus on reducing red tape, and better enabling ratepayers and communities to understand what councils do on their behalf.

We also want to see local government play its part in making housing more affordable. We

“

Missed paper Call 0800 ASHBURTON 0800 274 287

It’s early days but our reforms are off to a good start. In 2013, we’ve had one of the lowest average rate rises across local government are looking at the way councils fund infrastructure for new sections and developments. The average development charge has increased from $3,000 per section a decade ago to $14,000 per section now – placing pressure on families aiming to afford

their own home. Good, effective local government is important for all New Zealanders. Affordable rates mean more money in the pocket for hardworking Kiwi families, and help build a brighter future for all New Zealanders.

Text us!

021 052-7511

Write to us!

40 Editor, PO Box 77

Email us!

editor@ theguardian.co.nz Facebook us!

facebook.com/ ashguardian

Keeping style since 1986 The Arcade Ph 308 5521

World 12 Ashburton Guardian

www.guardianonline.co.nz

Monday, July 29, 2013

Three million gather for Pope

In brief Gored by polar bear An American lawyer camping in Canada has been seriously injured after being gored by a polar bear, hospital authorities say. Matt Dyer, a lawyer from Lewiston, Maine, was attacked in Torngat Mountains National Park last week, and remains in critical condition at Montreal’s General - AFP Hospital.

Baby dumped Child protection detectives will visit hospitals and churches in a bid to to track down a mother who dumped her newborn baby boy on the doorstep of a southeast Queensland home.

The boy, who had been wrapped in blankets and placed in a basket, was found by residents of a home in the Logan suburb of Kingston, near Brisbane, early Saturday morning. A police spokesman has confirmed there was a letter accompanying the child, asking for the community to help raise it. The baby, who is just a few days old, is likely of Pacific Islander descent. - AAP

Fresh charges

ap photo

Pilgrims and residents gather on Copacabana beach before the arrival of Pope Francis for World Youth Day in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, at the weekend.

BRAZIL

By Jenny Barchfield Pope Francis drew a reported three million flag-waving, rosary-toting faithful to Rio’s Copacabana beach yesterday for the final evening of World Youth Day, hours after he chastised the Brazilian church for failing to stem the “exodus” of Catholics to evangelical congregations.

Francis headed into the final hours of his first international

BRITAIN

trip riding a remarkable wave of popularity: By the time his open-sided car reached the stage for the vigil service, the back seat was piled high with soccer jerseys, flags and flowers tossed to him by adoring pilgrims lining the beachfront route.

“I’m trembling, look how good you can see him!” gushed Fiorella Dias, a 16-year-old Brazilian . On the beach, pilgrims staked out their spots on the

sand, lounged and snacked, preparing for an all-night slumber party ahead of the final Mass today.

Many of those actually paying attention to the vigil had tears in their eyes, moved by Francis’ call for them to build up their church like his namesake, St Francis of Assisi, was called to do.

“Jesus offers us something bigger than the World Cup!”

Francis said. The vigil capped a busy day for the pope in which he drove home a message he has emphasized throughout the week in speeches, homilies and off-the-cuff remarks: the need for Catholics, lay and religious, to shake up the status quo, get out of their stuffy sacristies and reach the faithful on the margins of society or risk losing them to rival churches.

- AP

SPAIN

George will Train crash victims identified be king - poll Almost three quarters of Britons think newborn Prince George will be king and the country will not opt for a republic before his turn arrives, a new poll says.

Some 74 per cent believe baby George will take the throne to which he is third in line, The ComRes poll for the Sunday Telegraph newspaper found.

The poll appears to represent a surge in confidence in the royal family: ComRes found in 2011 that 57 per cent thought there would still be a monarch in 50 years.

In the latest poll, only 9 per cent thought Britain would abolish its monarchy to become a republic before George accedes to the throne.

- AFP

Spanish police have finished identifying all 78 victims of the nation’s deadliest train crash in decades, a court in the northern region of Galicia where the accident happened says.

“The three victims of the accident that still needed to be identified have been officially identified. One of them is a

French man,” the High Court of Galicia which is leading the investigation into the accident said yesterday.

The confirmation that a Frenchman was among the dead brings to eight the total number of foreigners killed in last week’s accident near the city of Santiago de Com-

postela. A US citizen, an Algerian, a Mexican, a Brazilian, a Venezuelan, an Italian and a national of the Dominican Republic also died in the crash.

Seventy-one people remained in hospital, including 28 adults and three children who were in critical condition, regional health authorities said. - AFP

UNITED STATES

Six shot to death by gunman Six people have been shot to death by a gunman in an apartment building near the US city of Miami that ended when police killed the suspect, police say.

Authorities said there was gunfire on several floors of the building in Hialeah before

the suspect decided to hunker down in an apartment, taking the couple inside hostage.

His motive was not immediately known, police spokesman Sergeant Eddie Rodriguez said, adding “six innocent people died and also the suspect who initiated this situation”.

“The pair of hostages did not know the suspect and tried for hours to negotiate with him to surrender,” Rodriguez said, adding when the suspect continued to refuse, “police had to act”.

The two hostages were unin- AFP jured.

Two people are facing fresh charges after police uncovered an Aladdin’s cave of stolen goods worth millions of dollars in Brisbane’s south. Cars, motorbikes, power tools, televisions and jewellery were among the haul of stolen goods estimated to be worth more than $2 million found in storage sheds in Coopers Plains on Friday. A 35-year-old man and 22-year-old woman were charged in relation to the find. But police say they have since charged the pair with a range of drug and weapons charges.

- AAP

72 killed in Egypt At least 72 people have been killed during clashes in Cairo, Egypt’s health ministry says, after violence erupted at a demonstration in support of ousted president Mohamed Morsi. The ministry said nine others had died in violence in Egypt’s second city, Alexandria, a day earlier, putting the toll in two days of unrest at 81. The Cairo bloodshed yesterday was the worst since Morsi’s ousting in a military-led coup on July 3 and prompted domestic and international condemnation, as protesters accused security forces of using live ammunition.

- AFP

Three killled in crash A bus carrying teens coming home from a church camp crashed yesterday after exiting an interstate in Indianapolis, killing three people and sending 26 others to hospitals, officials said. Witnesses said the bus came speeding off of an interstate highway, struck a retaining wall as it tried to round a curve and overturned. WTHRTV reported the bus driver told witnesses his brakes failed.

Duane Lloyd said he heard a loud noise behind him as he was traveling near the intersection and saw the crash. “I heard a skid. I looked back. I see this bus in the air and people falling out of the bus,” Lloyd said.

- AP

Your place Monday, July 29, 2013

www.guardianonline.co.nz

TEST YOURSELF

YOUR TEAM

Yesterday’s top 5 stories on guardianonline.co.nz:

1 – Who won the Wimbledon Women’s Tennis Championship in 2013?

Maria Sharapova Serena Williams Marion Bartoli

The Longbeach team took on Rakaia in the Mid Canterbury 10th grade football competition on Saturday, winning by five points in the first game after the school holiday break. There are three games left to play in this season’s competition.

2 – What is the chemical symbol for gold?

Au Ad Gd 3 – Which of these is NOT a retirement village in Ashburton?

Terrace View Wood Grange Rosebank

5 – Where is Tehran?

Iraq Iran Syria 6 – The mayor of New York is...?

John Kerry Michael Bloomberg Michael Holder 7– Which medal is awarded to civilians?

The George Cross The Distinguished Service Order The Victorian Cross 8 – Which of these is not an Ashburton District councillor for the Ashburton ward?

Robin Kilworth Jim Burgess Alan Totty

13

TOP 5 ONLINE

Test yourself with the Guardian’s weekday quiz

4 – Who invented Morse Code?

Samuel Morse Thomas Edison Guglielmo Marconi

Ashburton Guardian

■■ Dairy cow abuse condemned ■■ Nelson takes Friendship honours (+Video) ■■ Skiers in a hurry paying dearly ■■ Third person throws hat in mayoral ring ■■ College catching the competition

PHOTO GALLERY

Photo Joseph Johnson 270713-jj-031

SEND US YOUR PHOTOS Your Place is the place to display the photos of your sports team, your pets, your school events, or just something ordinary from the present or days gone by. Please send your photos to subs@theguardian.co.nz with the words YOUR PLACE in the subject line and we will run it in the Guardian or our website Guardianonline.co.nz

QUICK MEAL

Salmon pasta with broccoli and lemon 150g penne, rigatoni or other pasta 2 t olive oil 275g packet Regal Salmon Fresh Cuts Salmon Stir Fry ½ red onion, sliced 1 small clove garlic, crushed ½ C cream 2 T lemon juice 1 t lemon zest 1 C broccoli florets, blanched 1 T chopped parsley

■■ Cook the pasta following the directions on the packet.

■■ Heat the oil in a frying pan over medium heat.

■■ Add the Regal Salmon Fresh Cuts Salmon Stir Fry and cook for 2 minutes ■■ Remove from the pan and set aside.

■■ Add the onion and garlic to the pan and cook for 1 to 2

minutes ■■ Add the cream, lemon juice and zest and stir to combine ■■ Add the salmon back to the pan with the broccoli and drained pasta.

■■ Heat through, stirring.

■■ Stir through the parsley just before serving.

Go to guardianonline.co.nz to check out the new photo galleries.

Magnificent Mid Canterbury

Join the celebration of Mid Canterbury and tell us what you like about your district. Contact us by email, mail, text or Facebook (see P11) and we would love to publish your views. (Please put Magnificent in the subject line).

Recipe www.regalsalmon.co.nz

Answers: 1 Bartoli. 2 Au. 3.

Wood Grange. 4. Samuel Morse. 5.Iran. 6.Michael Bloomberg.

7.George Cross. 8. Alan Totty.

Offering a wide range of Yoke chains at our local onsite shop, we can also order in items at your request Customer service is our priority.

Our dedicated and experienced staff can advise you on the best solution to meet your needs.

Our people 14

Ashburton Guardian

www.guardianonline.co.nz

Monday, July 29, 2013

27072013-JJ-055

Goalkeeper Lachlan McArthur scrambles for the ball with Marcus Furrer.

27072013-JJ-023

Rakaia players (above) congratulate each other following their semi-final victory over Southern. Below: Southern’s Lee Armstrong looks to fend off Rakaia’s Andrew Fluker.

27072013-JJ-51

Chris Thompson serves during the Celtic Squash Open.

27072013-JJ-043

Right: Wakanui Blue’s Sam Moore gets a pass away under pressure from Wakanui Black’s Richard Hawke.

Left: Methven’s Stephen Blackwell dives in for a try against Celtic.

View or purchase photos online guardianonline.co.nz

sPRING - it’s around the corner so be ready with our free no - obligation appraisals - NoW

TREVOR HURLEY Owner

027 543 5799

sold - sold - sold “It’s why more people are choosing us”

Karen Groves

Stephen Watson

Janine Reinecke

Trevor Hurley

Sue Prendergast

Jane Hurley

Maree Hartley

Urban

Urban

Urban

Lifestyle

Urban

Admin

027 4339 695

027 772 0692

027 543 5799

027 322 8422

308 6173

027 438 4706

Janet Corry

Di Skilling

Brenda Smith

Admin

Rentals Ashburton

Rentals Ashburton

Rentals Methven

308 6173

308 6173

308 6173

303 3178

308 6173

Free appraisals: mcgregorrealestate.co.nz/appraisals.htm Rental help: mcgregorrealestate.co.nz/propman.htm

Monday, July 29, 2013

www.guardianonline.co.nz

Ashburton Guardian 15

28072013-JJ-001

Above: Youngsters (from left) George Butterick, 10, Adam Shears, 10, and Liam Begg at the Lauriston Rural Fire Force’s official opening of its headquarters yesterday.

27072013-JJ-053

Above: College’s Ella Robertson competes for the ball with Hampstead’s Kirsty Naish.

Right: Hampstead’s Nicole Hands receives a pass against College A.

27072013-JJ-042

Wakanui Black’s Adam Wilson vents his frustrations.

RENTAls 4 Property mangers 5 security checks 3 management options

TREVOR HURLEY Owner

027 543 5799

sold - sold - sold “It’s why more people are choosing us”

= YouR piEcE oF miNd The team at McGregors would like to congratulate The Guardian on thier new look compact.

Sue Prendergast Urban

027 322 8422

Janet Corry

Di Skilling

Brenda Smith

Rentals Ashburton

Rentals Ashburton

Rentals Methven

308 6173

308 6173

303 3178

308 6173

Free appraisals: mcgregorrealestate.co.nz/appraisals.htm Rental help: mcgregorrealestate.co.nz/propman.htm

Travel 16

Ashburton Guardian

Monday, July 29, 2013

www.guardianonline.co.nz

Outback, Mad Max style Travel writer Rob Griffith experiences the Australian Outback by motorcycle.

A

ustralia has thousands of kilometres of roads crisscrossing the country’s vast Outback. But most travellers miss out on the beautiful sites dotted across the land by flying from one city to the next.

Four mates and I decided it was time for a closer exploration of the country we call home. And so, armed with our cameras, we hit the road for a seven-day, 3000km journey across the Outback on our motorcycles.

When travelling in such a remote area, planning is essential. We booked our accommodations in advance so we had a definite plan that kept us on schedule.

We set out from Sydney and headed southwest across the state of New South Wales, bypassing the nation’s capital, Canberra, and heading west to Griffith. Thousands of sheep graze in pastures surrounding the town, which has a strong Italian heritage, a passion for food and a vibrant, creative culture. Griffith is Australia’s largest wine-producing region, featuring more than a dozen wineries and rich citrus and stone fruit orchards.

We’d stopped in Griffith because it was a convenient location, but we soon discovered its charms after a delicious dinner at the Bistro inside the Griffith RSL Club, a popular social club.

The osso buco was one of the best I’ve tasted, and was worthy of any top restaurant’s menu.

Trips like this sometimes entail extreme conditions, which for us meant cold, early morning departures on dark roads infested with kangaroos and emus. It’s dangerous no matter what you’re driving, as ‘roos bound across the road without warning.

We made it safely to the Hay Plains, a flat region with little blocking the view of the horizon, and photographed a spectacular sunrise before traveling to Wentworth. The southwest New South Wales town is best known as the junction of the Murray and Darling Rivers, the country’s largest river system, and boasts the stunning Perry Sandhills, an expanse of windswept, red sand dunes.

After 1000km on our bikes, Wentworth was a nice break from the saddle, offering plenty of sites to explore on foot and on the water, including a tour of a historic jail and a ride on an old-fashioned paddleboat.

Meals at the local pub, the Captain Sturt Hotel, provided a good opportunity to meet (and play pool with) the locals, and taste some hearty Outback cuisine. Vegetarians beware: the steaks here are the size of small dogs.

Our next stop was Broken Hill, a mining community in far west New South Wales. This is

An old fashioned paddle boat, the Rudy, sits on the Murray River. where you’ll find the harsher side of the Outback, with dry, cracked earth, spiky spinifex grass and jagged outcrops of granite and sandstone.

Broken Hill offers accommodation ranging from $20 hostels to swank $250 hotels. After the long ride, we opted for swank, and checked into our posh digs before heading to nearby Silverton — famous as the shooting location for the post-apocalyptic film, Mad Max 2.

At first glance, Silverton (population 36) doesn’t look like much. There’s a museum, an old Masonic lodge, a tourist information center and a collection of old cars used in the Mad Max sequel. But a visit to the pub revealed just how popular

this place is: More than a thousand signatures adorned the town visitors’ log, which is kept on top of the bar.

The 1981 Mel Gibson flick is the real draw here. The pub walls are plastered with movie memorabilia and newspaper articles documenting the film shoot, and a glass case boasts a now-empty box that once held the gun carried by the film’s bad guy, Humongous.

With a takeout dinner of fish and chips in hand, we rode out to the desert to photograph another dazzling sunset before returning to Broken Hill for the night. The next day, we stopped at the Living Desert Reserve, which features Aboriginal rock carvings and a collection of gi-

ant, manmade sandstone sculptures jutting out of the red earth.

The next day we rode more than 750km to the city of Dubbo, where the trip turned from rural Australia to African safari: We had booked a two-night stay at the Taronga Western Plains Zoo. When we finally coasted into the zoo, we were welcomed with traditions from a different continent: an epic African feast.

We ate in an open-air dining area in the style of a Zulu hut with a fire roaring just outside.

It was an interesting end to an amazing trip. Australia’s Outback is so massive that we could only scratch the surface in seven days. We are already planning the next adventure. - AP

Monday, July 29, 2013

www.guardianonline.co.nz

Ashburton Guardian 17

Bears, humans co-exist in Alaska Mark Thiessen discovers a place where brown bears run free, and people happily watch them.

K

im Spanjol has seen gorillas in Congo and orangutans in Borneo. But for a honeymoon with her husband Jim O’Brien, she planned a trip to Katmai National Park and Preserve in remote Alaska, where they started seeing brown bears the minute their floatplane landed on the beach.

“There’s a bear in the water, and there’s a bear coming down the beach,” said Spanjol, a psychologist from New York. “And then, we were coming in to eat and there was a bear running by, and there were three bears just over there by the river. So, that was amazing to have it so accessible.”

About 10,000 people make the difficult trek here each summer to see the bears, some staying at a small lodge or the campground at Brooks Camp, others flying in from elsewhere in Alaska for the day. The 1.6-million hectare park, a little bigger than Connecticut, is located on the Alaska Peninsula, about about 400km southwest of Anchorage. Brooks Camp is only accessible by air.

At peak bear-viewing season, the end of July, there will be up to 70 adult bears plus cubs within a one-mile area of Brooks Camp. It’s not uncommon to see brown bears running around the camp, dodging humans as the bruins playfully chase each other.

That there have been only two minor mishaps in the last 63 years between the species is a testament to rules put in place by rangers to respect the bears’ right of way. “I don’t think there’s any place quite like Brooks Camp in that we’ve got so many people and so many bears,” said Roy Wood, chief of interpretation at Katmai.

What draws the bears here are salmon running in the Brooks River. The bears stand patrol at Brooks Falls, about a mile walk from Brooks Camp, and try to catch the jumping salmon. When they snag one, they usually polish it off on a sandbar or side of the river.

Bear-viewing stands have been built at Brooks Falls, an area about about 185 metres downstream, called the riffles, and at the lower river,

AP Photo/Mark Thiessen

Two brown bears look for salmon at Brooks Falls at Katmai National Park and Preserve, Alaska, this season. which is prime viewing area in September. “The bears behave differently at that time of the year, they’re really fat,” said ranger Michael Fitz. “Instead of chasing fish actively, a lot of the times they are just cruising up and down the river like battleships. They’re looking for anything that can’t swim away from them.”

The flight from Anchorage is about a three-hour trip, and if you’re lucky, you can see white beluga whales surfacing in Cook Inlet. The ride also can be bumpy, especially through the narrows of Lake Clark Pass.

The pass offers stunning views of mountains and glaciers, but if the ride is rough, you might want to keep the barf bag handy.

Lodge owner Sonny Petersen said he’ll begin taking reservations for the 2015 season from January. Another option is camping at the park service’s electric-fence enclosed campsite.

Bear orientation for visitors to Katmai is mandatory. They’re told they cannot give bears food, carry any liquid but water, or leave things like backpacks

on the ground. They also learn how to act when they meet a bear and how much space to give them.

Rangers patrol Brooks Camp with walkie-talkies, and will stop human traffic — called bear jams — until bears leave the area. Rangers also are positioned on either side of a pedestrian bridge over the river, and will stop people to give bears time to move away at their own speed. The rangers also warn fishermen to back up if a bear gets too close.

“There are a few rules we try to impose on the bears, but mostly the rules are to keep the humans at that safe distance from the bears so they don’t disturb the bears and the bears don’t feel threatened and perhaps retaliate,” Wood said.

Only twice have bears intentionally made contact with humans since Brooks Camp opened around 1950, Wood said, though they occasionally knock people over while running.

A person was bitten in the 1960s, and three decades later, a - AP ranger was scratched.

A bear walks between a viewing stand and an angler fisherman at Katmai park. At the height of the salmon season, near the end of July, there will be up to 70 brown bears plus cubs in the area.

Discover the world with House of Travel

Enrich your life by exploring exciting new cultures and experiencing the wonders of our world – let us show you the way!

Maxine Whiting Owner Operator

Bronwyn Wooding Travel Consultant

Nathan Bartlett Travel Consultant

Anna Schmack Travel Consultant

Aimee Mangin Travel Consultant

Maxine Chisnall Travel Consultant

At House of Travel, we’re travellers too! We live and breathe travel and can recommend an adventure to suit your budget and travel desires.

All of our friendly travel consultants are passionate about exploring the world, and are well practiced at it! We will ensure you have the time of your life.

196 East Street Ashburton Phone (03) 307 8760

Sport 18

Ashburton Guardian

Monday, July 29, 2013

photo joseph johnson 270713-JJ-022

Top: Southern players realise the match is slipping away in the closing stages of their semi-final with Rakaia.

Photo Joseph Johnson 270713-JJ-001

Right: Southern’s Jon Dampney wins the lineout from Rakaia’s Kody Nordqvist during their Watters Cup semi-final in Rakaia.

Senior B wrap

www.guardianonline.co.nz

Leaping into the final

Tinwald will meet Collegiate in the Senior B championship final this Saturday. The top-seeded Tinwald held off Rakaia 21-19 while in the replay of last year’s championship final defending champions Collegiate got up over Southern 10-8 in Hinds.

It wasn’t a great day for the Southern club with all three of their open grade teams in final coming up short.

The seniors lost to Rakaia and the senior Bs to Collegiate in their semifinals while the Southern colts went down to Waihora 15-17 in the combined competition final in Tai Tapu.

All the Mid Canterbury competition finals from JAB Centurion Shield matches to Watters Cup will be at the Ashburton Showgrounds this Saturday.

By Jonathan Leask The Watters Cup will either remain in Methven or go back to Rakaia after the two sides produced strong second half efforts to win their semi-finals on Saturday.

The defending champions had to grind their way past Celtic, while Rakaia eventually rumbled over Southern.

Methven finished on top, but Celtic will be kicking themselves after they led at halftime and had ample opportunity with the wind at their backs in the second half to secure the win but came up empty handed.

“I’m struggling to work out how we lost it,” Celtic coach Dave McCrea said.

“It’s been our Achilles heel all year - a lack of points in the second half.

“The crucial games are all about getting the points when it counts and we didn’t so we came up empty handed.”

Methven had the wind in the first half and got off to the better start.

Centre Max Bullivant landed a penalty in the opening minutes before wing Jay Aitken put second-five eighth Ryan Ashworth away on the outside for the opening try to lead 8-0.

However, Celtic was dominating the set pieces, which allowed them to counter the wind and put continued pressure on Methven, putting points on the board into the wind.

First-five eighth Mat O’Sullivan kicked two penalties and converted the try from prop Tukulua Tolu to put Celtic up 13-8 at the break.

In last year’s Watters Cup final against Methven, Celtic led 13-0 at the break but couldn’t add to their tally, and 13 was again an unlucky number on Saturday as they went scoreless in the second half.

“Methven started dominating the lineouts and our possession dried up,” McCrea said. “They started taking it to us up front and having Richard Catherwood one off the ruck making inroads, we just couldn’t get our hands on the ball.”

Methven came storming out of the blocks with hooker Stephen Blackwell brushing off defenders on his way to the try line to get Methven level after the side worked their way up field.

“The way we started the second half is some of the best rugby we have played this season,” Methven coach Dale Palmer said.

Methven then missed a penalty shot before Aitken, their third kicker, stepped up and put his side in front 16-13.

Celtic attempted a comeback but couldn’t crack the hosts defence and after being on target into the wind, O’Sullivan had three attempts on goal sail wide and Celtic missed the chance to go level. Methven went into shutdown mode and kept the ball in tight until time ran out to advance to the final.

“We really had to grind it out at the end and rode our luck a bit to get there but we are excited at the prospect of another final,” Palmer said.

Rakaia took time to put their dominance on the scoreboard but

were in control for most of the match to beat Southern 21-12.

“We were convincingly beaten by a better team,” Southern coach Nathan Hellyer said.

“Rakaia played pretty well and their forward pack just muscled us up and kept smashing it through the middle.”

Both coaches described it as a stop-start affair with a lot of penalties, but with two forward packs giving it everything it was to be expected.

Southern had first say with Lee Armstrong kicking a penalty before Rakaia got their roll on but they failed to capitalise on their dominance.

“We butchered at least three tries in the first half with the line open. Poor pass, dropped pass, forward pass, things like that and we just couldn’t finish off. It was a good forward battle. They bashed each other and knocked each other about and we broke them in the backs but just couldn’t convert the chances.

But it felt like a matter of time before we did.”

After a sustained period of

pressure, centre Dwayne Burrows bust through the midfield off a scrum close to the Southern line for a try and Andrew Fluker converting to go up 7-3.

Armstrong added a second penalty to make it a one point ball game at halftime, frustrating their hosts after making most of the play.

It wasn’t long before they did, as Southern failed to clear to touch at the start of the second half and wing Richard Burns finished off the counter-attack for the hosts second try.

Southern could only add another two penalties from Armstrong but they were matched

by Rakaia fullback Josh Walker’s three penalties to put Rakaia out of reach and book a place in the Watters Cup final.

The win came at a cost with halfback Cawte Whiting damaging his knee ligaments and flanker Jackson Donlan breaking his leg adding to their injury list and their motivation.

“They are keys guys to lose but it only gives us more to play for.”

Sport www.guardianonline.co.nz

Monday, July 29, 2013

Ashburton Guardian 19

In brief Girls win final match The Canterbury Country girls’ finished 11th at the National under 15 basketball championships in Wellington on Saturday.

The girls proved too strong for Counties-Manukau in their final match taking a 51-26 win. The girls had recorded a two win-two loss record in pool play and beat Hutt Valley in their cross over match but were edged out by North Harbour A 41-50 before the win over Counties-Manukau.

The Canterbury Country boys concluded their tournament with another close loss, going down 67-71 to Hutt Valley to finish 14th. They were then beaten by Rotorua 68-97 in cross-overs before an overtime win over Wellington 59-56 to go on to face Hutt Valley. In Nelson the Canterbury Country Boys’ were also 11th. They lost both their pool games to move into the bottom five where they had wins over Tasman and Southland, a one point loss to Waitakere West and a95-107 loss to Taranaki.

Skipper goes overboard

Hampstead sounds a clear warning Photo Joseph Johnson 270713-JJ-046

Hampstead’s Nicole Hands pulls in a high pass against College A in the opening round of the premier netball competition on Saturday.

By Jonathan Leask Hampstead A cleaned up College A 36-18 to send a strong message at the start of the Premier netball competition on Saturday.

The top six sides all started their campaign towards Mid Canterbury netball supremacy and a fired up Hampstead were looking to spark their season into life against College A, and achieved just that.

“I think we’ll see a different Hampstead side in this round.

They have their heads in the game, their playing as a team as unit and using all their options which is really good to see.”

Hampstead moved out to a seven point lead in the opening quarter at 12-5. The seconded quarter was a lot closer with College lifting their defensive effort to restrict Hampstead to seven goals but still trailed 19-9 at halftime.

With a majority of the College side involved in the Mid Canterbury under 17s during the week, the affects started to show in the third as they only

managed three goals to fall further behind at 12-27.

“I didn’t realise they had been away and they certainly came to play but we didn’t even let them in the game,” Scott said. “They threw a few different things at us in that third quarter and had a lapse but we got back on top of it.”

Hampstead kept the foot down in the final quarter to close out a convincing 36-18 win.

Celtic A then carried on their unbeaten run with a 40-20 win over College B making it eight straight and the just the start coach Angela Leadley was looking for.

“It was a good start to the premier,” Leadley said. We were able to get a few of our bench players on and move people around to different positions but also our goal is to play for the

“

full 40 minutes and we achieved that.”

The opening round was then completed when the defending premiers Methven A made it back-to-back wins over United A 29-24.

The two sides met on a Monday night ending to their Senior A round when Methven got out to a stronger start and held their advantage as the pair went goal-for-goal with Methven holding onto their early advantage.

Methven again got off to a strong start racing out to a 6-2 lead before an injury time-out from United stem the flow and allow them to regroup.

“We had that strong start again but then they called a break and when we went back out we didn’t settle back into that rhythm and they caught

They certainly came to play, but we didn’t even let them into the game

up,” Methven coach Dianne McTigue said.

United came back to be one goal down at 7-8 at quarter time and then over took Methven in the second quarter to lead 15-12 at halftime.

United maintained their three goal advantage in the third quarter to be up 21-19 heading into the final quarter, however, the momentum immediately swung in Methven’s favour as the defending premiers piled on six consecutive goals to take the lead and held United to just three goals to take a 29-24 win.

“In the last quarter we were quiet determined we could pull it off.

“We played controlled and patient, didn’t force anything and pulled ahead and never looked back,” McTigue said.

In the new look senior A Collegiate A signalled their intentions with a resounding 40-19 win over Hampstead B, which had pipped them for a place in Senior A earlier in the season.

Methven B came out on top of College U18 33-29 while Rakaia A rolled Celtic B 40-22.

had a serious undertone, but stand-in skipper Glenn Ashby and his Emirates Team New Zealand team-mates clearly enjoyed the change of routine at the helm of the boat yesterday. With normal skipper Dean Barker rotated to give back-up Ashby some time at the wheel, and another no-show from Artemis, their scheduled opponent, the team relished the changing of the guard. It’s a convention that the last man off the boat (who is not part of the sailing crew) takes various items not allowed or not wanted on board - and jumps in the water to be picked up by the chase boat.

‘Focus on the footy’ It’s by no means out of mind, but Cronulla concede they are getting better at dealing with the ASADA investigation that has engulfed the club as the Sharks stamped themselves genuine top-four contenders. Fears the Sharks season could unravel after the drugs scandal went up a gear during the week when the NRL instructed those players caught up in the 2011 supplement drama to set up meetings with the anti-drugs body, with interviews to begin on Thursday. But the Sharks rebounded from the distraction and a heavy loss to the Sydney Roosters to thump Penrith 38-10 yesterday, coach Shane Flanagan admitting players were growing strength courtesy of the scandal.

– AAP

Snedeker takes lead Brandt Snedeker fired a nineunder par 63 yesterday to take the lead at the Canadian Open, where overnight leader Hunter Mahan withdrew to be at the birth of his first child. Mahan, who led the $US5.6 million PGA Tour event by two strokes after the second round, was on the practice range prepping for his weather-delayed third-round start when he received word that his wife, Kandi, had gone into labor.

In his absence, Snedeker stepped up with a bogey-free round that gave him a 14-under par total of 202 and a one-stroke lead over Sweden’s David Lingmerth.

– AFP

20

Sport

Ashburton Guardian

Monday, July 29, 2013

www.guardianonline.co.nz

Draw specialists do it again

View or purchase photos online guardianonline.co.nz

Photo Joseph Johnson 270713-JJ-039

Wakanui Black’s Sam Bennett scrambles to get to the loose ball before Wakanui Blue defender Hayden Sinclair.

By Jonathan Leask

270713-JJ-040

Wakanui Black’s Ryan Hampton is congratulated after scoring a goal.

For the third time this season the two Wakanui men’s hockey teams couldn’t be separated.

Wakanui Black and Wakanui Blue played out a 2-2 draw on Saturday, their third in the Mid-South Canterbury hockey competition this season.

The defending champions Wakanui Black have registered a win every time they have taken to the turf, except when they have met Wakanui Blue, and that was the case again third time around despite a dominant performance from Black.

“We were our own worst enemies,” Wakanui Black’s Mark Bennett said.

“We had multiple of penalty comers and didn’t convert one.

We had plenty of opportunities to win by a comfortable margin, but our execution wasn’t good enough.”

Blue struck first with Karl Snowball scoring in the opening five minutes, but the rest of the half was all Wakanui Black but the defending champions were off

target, going to the break a goal down.

Black failed to find the back of the net in the first half, and it took until midway through the second half to find their finishing touch with Richard Hawke hitting home to equalise and then they went ahead with 10 minutes to go through Ryan Hampton.

But within a minute of the restart, Blue swept up field and struck straight back, with Snowball again finding the back of the net to further frustrate Wakanui Black and see a third Wakanui derby end in a draw.

“We only got into their circle on three occasions and score twice but other than that we were pretty impotent up front,” Wakanui Blue’s Sam Moore said.

“I lost count of how many penalty corners they had and Black probably should have put us away comfortably, but I guess we defended pretty well. Nathan (Stephen) made a lot of saves on the line and the backs scrambled well off the line.”

The result had no effects on the defending champions with Black who were already guaranteed a home semi-final in the Mid-South Canterbury competition but Blue are bound for a third place finish and a semi-final date with Northern Hearts, which beat Timaru Boys’ on Saturday, in Timaru.

But as the two top Mid Canterbury teams their three draws may mean they will still need to play-off for the Bowman Cup, for the top Mid Canterbury side.

Tinwald were also in Ashburton and

likewise had a 2-2 draw with Cambridge in the bottom four.

“Considering they beat us 9-1 last time it was a pretty pleasing effort,” Tinwald coach Ian Snowball said. “We had our chances to win it but unfortunately it turned out to be a game of two halves.”

Tinwald went ahead early through Daniel Snowball, and soon after Cambridge missed a stroke and the chance to go level before Snowball put Tinwald up 2-0 at the break. The second half had Tinwald continue to toil to no avail before the momentum swung Cambridge’s way in the latter stages and the visitors conjured up two goals to be level at fulltime.

All three Mid Canterbury men’s sides are at home for the final round of the top and bottom four this weekend before a week off, with Timaru hosting the first round of the NHL and then the semifinals on August 17.

Saturday also had the start of the women’s play-offs where the top three sides play the bottom three sides.

Hampstead were away to top-three side Craighead and went down 1-0, with coach Karen McIntyre believing her side was unlucky not to at least earn a draw.

“It was a pretty even game with both sides having their chance but Craighead put one in with 15 minutes to go,” McIntyre said.

Hampstead head back to Timaru to take on the defending champions St Andrews this weekend.

Ashburton Guardian

Monday, July 29, 2013

www.guardianonline.co.nz

Faumuina back in black

By Wynne Gray

Charlie Faumuina’s return from injury continues this week with his inclusion in the All Black training squad.

The Blues’ tighthead prop tore his calf muscle in the fourth round of Super rugby and was invalided out of the tournament.

He has been training fully for the last couple of months and has been picked amongst the 30 players who will attend a two day training camp starting in Auckland on Wednesday.

Regular All Black captain Richie McCaw also returns after his time out from the national game alongside fellow Crusaders Matt Todd who missed a previous camp at Mt Maunganui.

Several players called up to the last camp are missing this time. Frank Halai and Tom Taylor have not been picked, Ali Williams has retired, Jeffrey Toomaga-Allen and Dominic

Bird are injured and Hosea Gear is heading offshore.

Blues centre Rene Ranger is also heading overseas but not until after the end of the ITM Cup and has been included.

Six Chiefs players were called to the first camp but will miss this session as they prepare to defend their Super 15 crown.

They are Ben Afeaki, Sam Cane, Aaron Cruden, Tawera Kerr-Barlow, Liam Messam and Brodie Retallick.

The All Black squad for the Rugby Championship, likely to be 28 players and three extras, will be announced on Sunday.

That group will assemble in Wellington on August 9 when they will be involved in several trial hit outs as part of their preparation for the start of the championship series against the Wallabies in Sydney on August 17.

Forwards: Hookers: Dane Coles, Andrew Hore and Keven Mealamu.

Props: Wyatt Crockett, Char-

lie Faumuina, Ben Franks, Owen Franks and Tony Woodcock.

Locks: Luke Romano, Jeremy Thrush and Samuel Whitelock.

Loose Forwards: Steven Luatua, Richie McCaw, Kieran Read, Brad Shields, Matt Todd and Victor Vito.

Backs: Halfbacks: TJ Perenara, Aaron Smith and Piri Weepu. First five-eighths: Beauden Barrett and Daniel Carter. Midfielders: Ma’a Nonu, Rene Ranger, Francis Saili and Conrad Smith.

Outside backs: Israel Dagg, Charles Piutau, Julian Savea and Ben Smith.

- NZH

Richie McCaw

Brumbies road only getting tougher

By Patrick McKendry

The Brumbies will look to back up one of their greatest ever performances with a feat in this week’s Super Rugby final that no other side has ever accomplished.

Becoming the first Australian or South African team to win a finals match in New Zealand after a staggering 18 failed attempts.

The Brumbies became the first ever team to beat the Bulls in a finals game at the hostile Loftus Versfeld stadium in Pretoria on Sunday morning when they snatched a miraculous last minute victory.

Having lost an early ten-point lead, the ACT franchise was down by four points with 90 seconds to go when five-eighth Matt Toomua broke the line and slipped a match winning pass to centre Tevita Kuridrani.

It was only the three-time title winning Bulls’ third loss against Trans-Tasman teams at home in 25 matches.

However the Brumbies will face a statistically much tougher challenge this Saturday when they travel around the world to play defending Super Rugby champions the Chiefs in Hamilton - who beat fellow New Zealanders the Crusaders 20-19 just hours earlier.

There have been 28 finals matches played in New Zealand since Super Rugby began in 1996.

In a match in which the Chiefs looked like they would suffer the death of a thousand cuts or at least defeat by several Dan Carter penalties - Lelia Masaga scored the try which suggested his team could not only stop the bleeding but work themselves up to a knockout blow.

It came about 10 minutes after halftime and shortly after an Aaron Cruden penalty had closed the gap on the Crusaders to 9-6. With the Chiefs hot on attack but the strike not yet organised, Masaga received the ball from halfback Tawera KerrBarlow with few options.

“I think it was just a play that went wrong,” Masaga said afterwards of the try which gave the Chiefs the lead for the first time.

“Tawera hit me and there was no point in going wide because there was nobody out there so I thought I would go back in.

When I got the ball I felt deja vu because I did it against Counties [in the ITM Cup]. I only saw one person [George] Whitelock, and he is a bit chubby so I thought I would go over with a bit of pace. It worked. I think I had white-line fever and managed to get over the line.”

Masaga revealed coaches Dave Rennie and Co and drilled into their troops at halftime the importance of attacking the Crusaders.

Lelia Masaga: ‘White line fever’

“They were saying, ‘just get the ball in hand and run hard, aggressive, and try to flick the game around’. The opportunity came to me and funnily enough I saw the red sea part and it was my time to score the try.”

For Masaga, the score had extra significance because he is leaving at the end of the season for Japanese club Honda.

Among those also leaving are centre Richard Kahui and skipper Craig Clarke.

Masaga’s try, which he celebrated by yelling “time to go home”, was a testament to the instinctiveness and flair this Chiefs team has in abundance.

Masaga was icing an ankle afterwards, but it’s unlikely to stop him from turning out against the Brumbies in the final at Waikato Stadium on Saturday night, though.

“We’re all about B2B, which is back-to-back trophies,” he said.

“Our aim is to go home with another.”

- APNZ

In brief Pietersen returns Kevin Pietersen has been included in a 14-man squad for next week’s third Ashes Test against Australia at Old Trafford despite concerns over his calf injury. Star batsman Pietersen will be given time to prove his fitness for the match, which starts at the Manchester venue on Thursday, with Nottinghamshire’s James Taylor added to the squad as cover.

– AFP

Blackadder re-signed

Masaga magic turns the tide

By David Barbeler

Sport 21

The Crusaders are pleased to announce that Head Coach Todd Blackadder has re-signed with the organisation for another season and that contract negotiations with assistant coaches Dave Hewett, Tabai Matson and Aaron Mauger are in the final stages.

Crusaders CEO Hamish Riach said that the Crusaders Board are fully behind the coaching team.

“We are delighted to re-sign Todd for another season and to be in advanced conversations with all three assistant coaches. This year was the first year that we have had a coaching resource made up of four dedicated coaches.

It has allowed the Crusaders a more specialised focus and we are pleased with the foundation the coaching staff have developed over the course of this season.”

Gay’s doping confirmed Tyson Gay, the second-fastest 100m sprinter in history, is likely to miss more than August’s world championships after the US Anti-Doping Agency confirmed his positive doping test yesterday.

Gay had already revealed that his “A” sample had been positive from a May 16 out-of-competition test and USADA confirmed that the “B” sample was also positive, as was another “A” sample collected from Gay. “We can confirm that the B sample analysis has been completed, and that the B sample analysis has confirmed the A sample findings,” USADA CEO - AFP Travis Tygart said.

Only twice has the away team prevailed and both times that was New Zealand’s Crusaders (1998 and 1999).

The 1999 championship winning Crusaders outfit was also the only team in Super Rugby to win the title from outside the top two.

Hewitt in vintage form And only the 2000 Crusaders Hewitt is rolling back the team has won a grand final in a Lleyton years and pushing for an unlikely foreign country. return to the world’s top 50. It took Yet Brumbies coach Jake serving world-record holder John White has no doubt his third- Isner to blast 21 aces past Hewitt placed finishing side can rewrite to deny Australia’s resurgent warrior a place in back-to-back the history books.

“I’m under no false illusions ATP Tour finals for the first time in more than seven years. But that it’s never been done before,” Hewitt’s run to the semi-finals at the World Cup winning coach the Atlanta Open, a week after said. blunting Isner en route to the title “But there’s a lot of things match at Newport, will elevate the that haven’t been done by teams former world No.1 to the cusp of – AAP before and the Brumbies have the top 60. done them week-in, week-out.” Young gun claims win “Who knows, this is a special group of players. Two years ago The driver dubbed “the next Craig Lowndes” - Scott McLaughlin no one gave us a chance.”

- already appears ready to The Brumbies have had a re- make a name for himself after markable turnaround over the claiming race two honours at past month - let alone the last the V8 Supercars’ Ipswich round yesterday. The Kiwi young gun two years.

Following their historic win racked up the second win of his against the British and Irish rookie season, finishing almost ahead of defending Lions in June, the ACT fran- aV8second champion Jamie Whincup chise slumped to a stagnant loss while fellow Holden driver James against the lowly Western Force Courtney was third. It adds in the final round of Super Rug- another entry to the 20-year-old’s already impressive resume. He by.

Their uninspiring win against made everyone sit up and take when he became the the Cheetahs in Canberra for notice youngest winner of a V8 race this the finals qualifier last week- year, claiming line honours still end only increased the number 58 days shy of his 20th birthday of pundits writing them off as at Pukekohe in his native New – AAP genuine title contenders. - AAP Zealand.

22

Racing Ashburton Guardian

Monday, July 29, 2013

www.guardianonline.co.nz

Purdon already eyeing up next season power engaged in the last week of the season.

While Purdon never sets out to win the premiership you can detect a slight rankle in his voice that he may lose it.

“I thought we had a good enough lead a month ago to hang on but it may not work out that way,” he said.

Champion trainer Mark Purdon may be about to lose the national premiership but changes in his stable set-up could see him bounce back even stronger next season.

Purdon (113 wins) has won the past five premierships but is under attack from Cran Dalgety, who has significantly more fire-

M6

“But it is never the first priority at the start of the season. The group races and winning money for the owners is, with the premiership being a nice bonus.”

While Dalgety may train more winners than Purdon by season’s end, Purdon is still the king of cash, with his charges having won more than $2.8 million in

New Zealand this season and plenty more in Australia, compared with Dalgety’s $1.2 million domestically.

Purdon’s stable has averaged $2.94 million in domestic stake earnings over the past five seasons, with at least another $500,000 a season in Australian earnings.

- NZH

Oamaru gallops Today at Oamaru raceway

Oamaru JC Venue: Oamaru Meeting Date: 29 Jul 2013 NZ Meeting number : 6 Doubles: 1 and 2; 3 and 4; 5 and 6; 7 and 8; 9 and 10 Trebles : 1, 2 and 3; 4, 5 and 6; 8, 9 and 10 1 11.10am TOM WOOD FAREWELL HURDLE $10,000, RST OPN HDL, 2950m 1 76511 Aronsay tm (1) 67.5...................... M Mitchell 2 60217 Hemingway m (4) 66...................J Rathbone 3 93323 Faites Vos Jeux t (3) 65.5.........R Doherty (a) 4 84105 Giocchino (5) 65.........................A Kuru (1.5) 5 88988 Ballyrina (6) 65................................. C Studd 6 78x75 Smartymarty (2) 65............... A Browne (1.5) 2 11.45am RON WILLIAMSON HURDLE $10,000, RST OPN HDL, 2950m 1 3116L Keep It Tight m (4) 69.................N Quinn (3) 2 11469 Deceptive m (7) 67...................R Doherty (a) 3 42222 Gargamel m (2) 66................ A Browne (1.5) 4 36386 Reynards Bro (1) 65....................J Rathbone 5 73804 What A Find (3) 65.....................A Kuru (1.5) 6 9800P Avid Ruler (5) 65........................... M Mitchell 7 x0567 Muzza m (6) 65................................ C Studd 3 12.18pm CROMBIE & PRICE LTD OPEN HANDICAP $12,000, OPN HCP, 2200m 1 32722 Dickens m (4) 59.............................R Bishop 2 22532 Needastar t (5) 59........................ B Lammas 3 07440 Lisa Love m (3) 56....................... R Hannam 4 x2114 Soldier Of Love t (2) 56................ C Johnson 5 91458 Ima Dude 54................................. Scratched 6 9x317 Tuffinup m (1) 54...................... L McKay (a3) 7 75947 Mangaroa Lad m (6) 54.........R Doherty (a1) 4 12.53pm RON WILLIAMSON STEEPLECHASE $12,000, RST OPN STP, 4200m

1 00482 Kidunot td (6) 72........................... M Mitchell 2 x1F26 No Rush’n m (4) 70....................A Kuru (1.5) 3 12103 Lagerfeld mb (3) 67.5..................N Quinn (3) 4 55174 Pakitin Pete m (2) 66.5.............R Doherty (a) 5 48541 Palemo m (5) 65.5.......................J Rathbone 6 53358 Winning Genes m (1) 65....... A Browne (1.5) 5 1.28pm FLAIR AMATEUR RIDERS RATING 65 $7000, Rating 65 Benchmark*, 2200m 1 41522 Sabhraj m (4) 72......................A Verrall (am) 2 15x34 Ask My Wife m (3) 70.5.......... R Thistoll (am) 3 25075 Adidazler (5) 69.................. M Northcott (am) 4 45107 Pforperfect 68............................... Scratched 5 03866 Saint Ryan (9) 68....................... D Frye (am) 6 09096 Nolawood (7) 66.5.................L Wheeler (am) 7 77575 Aqualine (2) 66.5 8 6x095 Benjy Hullah (8) 66.5............. M Dunne (am) 9 8x792 Get Flash 66.5.............................. Scratched 10 00900 Tickle My Fancy (1) 66.5.......... B Smith (am) 11 3. Estrella (6) 66.5..................A Swainson (am) 6 2.03pm GLENMOA FARMS LTD MAIDEN $7000, MDN, 1200m 1 43362 Golden Bay b (11) 58.5..................O Bosson 2 882. Best Fella (10) 58.5.....................M Cameron 3 2 Gallaru (8) 58.5............................ C Johnson 4 x050x Sipavino (3) 58.5.......................... B Lammas 5 9x0 King Kong (5) 58.5....................... R Hannam 6 48x04 Hermione (1) 56.5.........................T Moseley 7 6 Dame Kate 56.5............................ Scratched 8 00x05 Kingsley Rose (7) 56.5....................R Bishop 9 Geez All Heart (6) 56.5............A McKay (a3) 10 980x9 Golden Castle (9) 56.5...........R Doherty (a1) 11 00x Miss Goldy Norriss (2) 56.5.......J Wong (a4)

M10 Christchurch Greyhound Racing Club Venue: Addington Raceway Meeting Date: 29 Jul 2013 NZ Meeting number: 10 Doubles: 1 and 2; 3 and 4; 5 and 6; 7 and 8; 9 and 10; 11 and 12 Trebles: 1, 2 and 3; 4, 5 and 6; 7, 8 and 9; 10, 11 and 12 1 3.36pm (NZT) SUPER PETS SPRINT C1, 295m 1 45786 Noisy Leo 17.58.........................J McInerney 2 32225 Easy Silence nwtd............................. B Dann 3 113 Quattro 17.66............................. M Robinson 4 57643 Cawbourne Ranga nwtd.................. M Grant 5 26455 Mustang Magz 17.60.........................M Flipp 6 31755 Flirt With Me 17.64 M &.....................Jopson 7 56863 Botany Jessie nwtd....................J McInerney 8 64275 Word For Word 17.79.................R Blackburn Emergencies: 9 5468x Glenn Is Goodesy nwtd.................... M Grant 10 75868 All Against Me 17.47..........................P Scott 2 3.58pm TERRA KEROMA AT STUD STAKES C0, 520m 1 68 Burn Patty nwtd L &............................ Wales 2 3 Opawa Chris nwtd L &........................ Wales 3 73644 Opawa Lauren nwtd L &..................... Wales 4 32732 Casino Black nwtd......................H Anderton 5 58376 Lacey nwtd M &.................................Jopson 6 4 Magdalene nwtd M &.........................Jopson 7 2 Opawa Pearl nwtd L &........................ Wales 8 74727 Morgan Baxter nwtd...................J McInerney 9 63867 Scotsome Power nwtd M &................Jopson 10 Opawa Tania nwtd L &........................ Wales

M9

1 42343 Thunder Time nwtd G &..............Sarah Ross 2 32758 Oche nwtd..........................................J Dunn 3 33543 Coyote Caught Ya nwtd..........E S Duganzich 4 35443 Groovy Leo nwtd........................J McInerney 5 25364 Miss Sara nwtd.................................L Ahern 6 5 No No Romeo nwtd...........................G Quirk 7 321 Addicted (c1) nwtd............................L Ahern 8 57235 Another Stone nwtd...................J McInerney 9 4 Magherafelt nwtd........................ B Johnston 10 56564 Circle of Life nwtd.......................R N Maisey 2 12.27pm WOODVILLE DASH C1 C1, 375m 1 63122 Uno Orange nwtd.............................S Maher 2 58848 Rijeka 21.76...................................M Gowan 3 61135 Emily Patrick nwtd..............................J Dunn 4 53778 Blue Rush nwtd L &............................ Morris 5 45763 Homebush Coco nwtd................J McInerney 6 33611 Creme Da Genes (c2) 21.93.............L Ahern 7 56x41 Nitro Luis nwtd F &..........................Turnwald 8 38534 Time For What nwtd....................... M Gowan 9 74688 Opawa Stu nwtd................................G Quirk 3 12.45pm J P PRINT (PETONE) C1 C1, 375m 1 38888 Double Tapp 22.03......................... M Gowan 2 26523 Dogged Dan nwtd.............................. R Hunt 3 46765 Shalana Star nwtd..............................J Dunn

8 2163x Ask Me (6) 56............................... C Johnson 9 84516 Incontrol 56................................... Scratched 10 43555 Lincoln’s Girl d (8) 56.................J Wong (a4) 11 33026 Short Tale d (9) 55.5...................M Cameron 12 56189 Jacksanfives dm (13) 54.5....... T Direen (a1) 13 06539 Elusive Law (1) 56.5..................... B Lammas 14 46678 Yazoom (2) 54.5.................. D Prastiyou (a3) 15 55470 Mind Reader dm (10) 54 16 66430 Master Chief b (15) 55.5 17 75757 Shes All Class dm (3) 54 18 5680x Lets Talk Gold (4) 54 Emergencies: Elusive Law, Yazoom, Mind Reader, Master Chief, Shes All Class, Lets Talk Gold 9 3.48pm OAMARU CLUB MAIDEN $7000, MDN, 1600m 1 44x66 Coup Rotorua (5) 58.5 2 Sea Wolf (8) 58.5............................ J Bullard 3 8 Otautahi Boy (3) 58.5..................M Cameron 4 7x967 King Filou (11) 58.5..................... A Frye (a2) 5 72 Bellaleah (7) 56.5..........................T Moseley 6 74863 Down Here Up There (12) 56.5.... B Lammas 7 0x603 Spic N Span (6) 56.5................ T Direen (a1) 8 7x736 Blushing (14) 56.5..........................O Bosson 9 x5484 Conceal (1) 56.5.............................R Bishop 10 004 Miss Citron (20) 56.5.................... C Johnson 11 0x547 Itswotido (2) 56.5....................... S Muniandy 12 x9657 Quest For Luck (13) 56.5..........J Chong (a3) 13 8 Lady Guinevere (9) 56.5........R Doherty (a1) 14 80 Moonofklairessa (10) 56.5........... R Hannam 15 500x6 Ravishing (19) 56.5 16 0x870 Madam (15) 56.5 17 57x90 Nancho Lass (4) 56.5 18 48077 Indiana Jones (16) 58.5........... A Denby (a1)

19 69x79 Poach The Cash (17) 58.5 20 0x809 Crispncool (18) 56.5 Emergencies: Ravishing, Madam, Nancho Lass, Indiana Jones, Poach The Cash, Crispncool 10 4.23pm EASY MADE MARMALADE RATING 65 $7000, Rating 65 Benchmark*, 1600m 1 7x321 Contador dm (3) 59.....................M Cameron 2 02082 Terelle (14) 59...............................T Moseley 3 05302 Golden Tower m (15) 58.5............... J Bullard 4 32220 Puddle Alley (12) 58.5......... D Prastiyou (a3) 5 1x966 Snowdon (8) 58.5......................... C Johnson 6 30255 Miss Lincoln d (13) 58.................. B Lammas 7 45178 My Reason d (5) 58................... S Muniandy 8 17x50 Howlongdowewait 57.5................. Scratched 9 x3385 Commander Cody (4) 57...............O Bosson 10 18x07 Drumreims (10) 57 11 480x9 Corazana d (6) 56.................... T Direen (a1) 12 7x000 Chair Up (9) 55.5......................... R Hannam 13 00504 Slick Nickel 55.5............................ Scratched 14 87530 Waiting (11) 54.5........................J Wong (a4) 15 78609 Showcase h (16) 54.................... A Frye (a2) 16 69x70 Logan Town (7) 54.................R Doherty (a1) 17 5x709 Gee Gee Girl 54............................ Scratched 18 0x078 Zolatoi m (2) 54 19 77575 Aqualine (1) 54 Emergencies: Showcase, Logan Town, Gee Gee Girl, Zolatoi, Aqualine Blinkers on : D’Jake, Dynaflight, Fly Me To Da Moon (R7), Nancho Lass (R9) Blinkers off : Prince Eden (R6), Prince Eden (R7), Elusive Law (R8), Conceal (R9) Winkers on : Faites Vos Jeux (R1), Conceal (R9)

1 27612 Duco To Duco 17.73...........................M Flipp 2 12784 Go Nola 17.55.................................G Cleeve 3 88737 Homebush Awesome 18.04.......J McInerney 4 58724 Yapster Jewel 17.55 M &...................... Smith 5 66x56 Another Gunna nwtd..................J McInerney 6 75212 Blue Gale Rise 17.66........................ B Dann 7 38482 Zed Kay Man 17.60......................D Kingston 8 74236 Bee Ostee 17.65...............................B Shaw 9 5468x Glenn Is Goodesy nwtd.................... M Grant 10 66477 Cawbourne Hurdo 17.51.................. M Grant 9 5.58pm SHIRLEY VET CLINIC STKS FINAL C1f, 520m 1 74281 Botany Comet (c2) 30.68...........J McInerney 2 66534 Opawa Cassidy 31.13 L &.................. Wales 3 46572 Calm Spirit nwtd..................................J Allen 4 38411 Palucka (c2) 30.69 J &.....................D Fahey 5 53563 Moon And Sea 31.23..........................J Allen 6 11632 Mega Girl 30.73 A &............................Seque 7 57411 Zarishel (c2) 30.68 H &........................Taylor 8 22352 Gypsy Hunter 30.85 W &................... Nissen 9 45773 Waimak Dave nwtd....................J McInerney 10 46445 Party Rock 31.30 S &.......................B Evans 10 6.14pm YELLA MUSTARD STUD DASH C1, 295m 1 46557 Wandy Feather nwtd........................ M Grant 2 57687 Star Gun nwtd J &...................................May 3 22235 Wellywood 17.82 W &........................ Nissen 4 44661 White Legs 17.76.......................J McInerney 5 37842 All Too Hard nwtd.......................J McInerney 6 65773 Jet To Mars 17.70 M &......................... Smith

7 33288 Liquorice Whip nwtd...................J McInerney 8 62441 Cec Divine 17.60.............................G Cleeve 9 5468x Glenn Is Goodesy nwtd.................... M Grant 10 87764 Billy Brand 17.89............................... B Dann 11 6.30pm THE MILLER BAR CAFE SPRINT C1, 295m 1 45423 Ohoka Hart 17.71......................... L Waretini 2 41771 Claremont Diva 17.73....................... B Dann 3 4711 Mer De Noms 17.41...................R Blackburn 4 71735 Bit Piccadilly nwtd H &.........................Taylor 5 52616 Jumpin Sally 17.75.....................J McInerney 6 63676 Homebush Limbo 17.78.............J McInerney 7 35737 Quiet Snort nwtd.................................J Allen 8 17277 Opawa Sister 17.69 L &...................... Wales 9 5468x Glenn Is Goodesy nwtd.................... M Grant 10 82888 Wandy Millah 17.63......................D Kingston 12 6.49pm SPEIGHT’S DASH C2, 295m 1 25633 Aversion 17.66 H &..............................Taylor 2 37147 Belfast Suzy 17.69 H &........................Taylor 3 34631 Home Truth (c3) 17.32....................G Cleeve 4 12474 Another Street 17.98..................J McInerney 5 21242 Mr. Blobby 17.36......................... D T Barnes 6 72112 Batiatus 17.34............................R Blackburn 7 37266 Jed Norton 17.36............................G Cleeve 8 43268 Don’t Call Me 17.54.......................... B Dann 9 36667 Cawbourne Burn nwtd..................M Roberts 10 18777 Homebush Esme (c1) 17.68......J McInerney

Christchurch dogs Today at Addington Raceway

3 4.15pm CHRIS & LISA EARL SPRINT C0, 295m 1 522F7 Homebush Sting nwtd................J McInerney 2 44765 Em Are Dee nwtd...............................M Flipp 3 6x234 Teevee Kimba nwtd............................M Flipp 4 Smoochy Jewel nwtd C &.............D Roberts 5 34261 What I Like (c1) nwtd.................J McInerney 6 48x3 Bit Perusa nwtd W &.......................... Nissen 7 4 Trumped Up nwtd M &.......................Jopson 8 58358 Springstown nwtd.......................J McInerney Emergencies: 9 482 Hurricane Sandy nwtd................. D T Barnes 10 786 Jasper Haka nwtd......................J McInerney 4 4.33pm COALGATE TAVERN STAKES C1, 520m 1 174 Game Girl 31.12 A &...........................Seque 2 65226 Know Taste 30.85............................G Cleeve 3 45773 Waimak Dave nwtd....................J McInerney 4 88768 Hannah nwtd B &.............................. T Shaw 5 72547 Wandy Chloe 31.05.......................... M Grant 6 66478 Know Fun 30.62............................ L Waretini 7 13861 Pseudonym 31.04......................R Blackburn 8 7167 Thanks Louise nwtd M &................PT Binnie 5 4.50pm ACTIVE ELECTRICAL DASH C0, 295m 1 587 Homebush Verona nwtd.............J McInerney 2 22475 Gorilla On Drums nwtd J &.....................May 3 44458 Bublin Jed nwtd..................................M Flipp 4 58643 Vienna nwtd...............................R Blackburn 5 25831 Cosmic Echo (c1) 17.67 A &...............Seque

6 1 Katie Ate It (c1) 17.94................ M Robinson 7 4338 Mop Head nwtd........................... D T Barnes 8 545 Homebush Coral nwtd...............J McInerney 9 28746 Hot Tea nwtd..............................A Bradshaw 10 65677 Wunzee nwtd.............................J McInerney 6 5.05pm FANTA CLAWS AT STUD DASH C1, 295m 1 55334 Son of Grace 17.61....................R Blackburn 2 41822 Joyville nwtd...............................J McInerney 3 55248 Genia Haka nwtd.......................J McInerney 4 52415 Attack Wide nwtd............................G Cleeve 5 88342 Homebush Daphne nwtd...........A Bradshaw 6 56456 Genista Outlaw 17.48 J &.......................May 7 51741 Conaloo 17.53............................ M Robinson 8 78867 Okotoks 17.65 M &.............................. Smith 9 5468x Glenn Is Goodesy nwtd.................... M Grant 10 87764 Billy Brand 17.89............................... B Dann 7 5.23pm CHRISTCHURCHGREYHOUNDS.CO.NZ STAKES C1, 520m 1 516 Opawa Romeo nwtd L &..................... Wales 2 61264 Rite Round Range 31.60...........A Bradshaw 3 21262 Know Solution 30.99..................... L Waretini 4 58876 Paddy Baxter nwtd.....................J McInerney 5 Box Vacant.................................... Scratched 6 27637 Massage Only 31.09....................D Kingston 7 38635 Know Future 30.74..........................G Cleeve 8 25826 Bank Roller 30.67..............................M Flipp 8 5.40pm YALDHURST HOTEL SPRINT C1, 295m

LEGEND: fsdt - First Start Here nwd - No Win this Distance fstd First Start This Distance 31 13 - Best Winning Time This Track

Palmerston North dogs Today at Manawatu Raceway

Palmerston North Greyhounds Venue: Manawatu Raceway Meeting Date: 29 Jul 2013 NZ Meeting number: 9 Doubles: 2 and 3; 4 and 5; 6 and 7; 8 and 9; 10 and 11; 12 and 13 Trebles: 1, 2 and 3; 4, 5 and 6; 7, 8 and 9; 11, 12 and 13

1 12.07pm (NZT) AWAPUNI DASH C0 C0, 375m

12 7x Xhale (4) 56.5.........................C Barnes (a2) 13 000x2 Karaka Jack 58.5.......................... Scratched 14 x000x Luvlybubbly (12) 56.5....................... J Morris 15 000x Prince Eden (13) 58.5 Emergencies: Karaka Jack, Luvlybubbly, Prince Eden 7 2.38pm GORDON HANDY MACHINERY LTD MAIDEN $7000, MDN, 1200m 1 62x2x Warlock b (6) 58.5........................ C Johnson 2 56537 Tennessee Whiskey (8) 58.5.......M Cameron 3 475x Just Bolting (3) 58.5...............R Doherty (a1) 4 6x655 D’Jake (12) 58.5............................... J Morris 5 9. Fair Spoken (13) 58.5................. A Frye (a2) 6 36900 Magic Epic (11) 58.5......................O Bosson 7 60x07 Ochocinco (4) 58.5 8 4 Drumregal (7) 56.5..................... S Muniandy 9 45 Misscattlecreek (1) 56.5...... D Prastiyou (a3) 10 6 Manuia (2) 56.5..........................J Wong (a4) 11 4889 Dynaflight (9) 56.5...................C Barnes (a2) 12 0 Fly Me To Da Moon (10) 56.5........T Moseley 13 000x2 Karaka Jack 58.5.......................... Scratched 14 x000x Luvlybubbly 56.5........................... Scratched 15 000x Prince Eden (5) 58.5 Emergencies: Karaka Jack, Luvlybubbly, Prince Eden 8 3.13pm SPORTS CENTRAL BREWHOUSE RATING 65 $7000, Rating 65 Benchmark*, 1200m 1 05x12 Latin Saint dm (14) 59................ C Lunn (a3) 2 75322 Oraka Prince d (5) 58.5................... J Bullard 3 53248 Individual 58.................................. Scratched 4 3865x Mt Difficulty d (7) 58..................... R Hannam 5 04756 Tricatchme d (12) 57.5...................O Bosson 6 23425 Lucky Nemo dmb (11) 57............ A Frye (a2) 7 73L30 Navigator 57.................................. Scratched

4 43574 Opawa Black 21.74 B &.................G Atwood 5 81182 Tarryn’s Pride 21.71 F &.................Turnwald 6 14513 Snuffalopogas 21.93.........................L Ahern 7 46454 Homebush Alex 21.64................J McInerney 8 83485 Rebel Joe 22.41................................ A Clark 9 74688 Opawa Stu nwtd................................G Quirk 4 1.02pm MANAWATU RACEWAY STAKES C1, 457m 1 21634 Almost Got It nwtd U &................ McCracken 2 46778 Ghost Chips nwtd.......................A Blackburn 3 63613 Queen Cobra nwtd............................ A Clark 4 11211 Thrilling Giggle(c2) nwtd.................. K Walsh 5 24111 Beadman nwtd...................................J Dunn 6 34343 Summer Tension nwtd............E S Duganzich 7 11211 Graduation (c2) nwtd........................L Ahern 8 28223 Home Brewer nwtd........................A Speight 9 74458 Jag You Are 26.51....................... B Johnston 10 28267 Secret Nadia 26.21..........................S Maher 5 1.20pm PETER SINCLAIR PHOTO FINISH C1, 375m 1 67558 Flayosc 22.37.............................. T M Furner 2 74423 Endorse nwtd..............................D Schofield 3 45564 Bulet Tooth Tony 21.65......................R Waite 4 87643 Face The Demon nwtd....................... R Hunt 5 55654 Yes He Will nwtd............................... I Moore 6 87444 Thrilling Halo 21.80........................M Gowan 7 41323 Supreme Shelleen nwtd.............J McInerney 8 84773 Snap To It 22.23...........................T R Pilcher 9 74688 Opawa Stu nwtd................................G Quirk 6 1.37pm MARTON DASH C2 C2, 375m 1 78265 Chelsea’s Beauty 21.75................ T Downey

2 58845 Cawbourne Steffi 21.86........J Woolston-Bell 3 23676 Raveon 22.18.................................M Gowan 4 64525 Thrilling Terror 21.78.........................G Quirk 5 24275 Flying Blake 22.36............................... L Bell 6 87628 It’s A Doll 22.05............................A Turnwald 7 77588 Stunt Double 21.75...........................L Ahern 8 62328 Gone Awol nwtd.........................J McInerney 9 86883 Smidged 22.03...............................A Speight 10 87756 Still Helina nwtd G &...................Sarah Ross 7 1.55pm ASHURST SPRINT C2 C2, 375m 1 83237 Winsome Achiever nwtd.................A Speight 2 62126 Black Hennessy 21.37 F &..............Turnwald 3 64561 Kazillion (c3) 21.83............................D Edlin 4 45572 Emma Marie 21.77........................ T Downey 5 44833 Mr. Big Stuff nwtd..............................G Quirk 6 25238 Thrilling Tune 21.90......................B Hodgson 7 65264 Eunuchs Luck 21.85..................A Blackburn 8 11425 Another Burst 21.94....................D Schofield 9 86883 Smidged 22.03...............................A Speight 10 87756 Still Helina nwtd G &...................Sarah Ross 8 2.12pm FEILDING DASH C3 C3, 375m 1 2223F Rene Ranger 21.78...........................L Ahern 2 11214 Feel The Vibe 21.50....................D Schofield 3 83883 Ode To Liberty nwtd..........................R Waite 4 56663 See To Believe nwtd...................J McInerney 5 12146 Hot King Cole 21.84..........................L Ahern 6 11611 Miss Foxy Minx 21.56 G &..................Denby 7 46317 Lochinvar Yasi nwtd.....................D Schofield 8 68886 Krussian (c2) 21.59............................D Edlin

9 74374 Stock Taker 21.40.............................L Ahern 10 37628 Deceiver nwtd..................................M Olden 9 2.30pm CLOVERLEA STAKES C3/4 C3/4, 457m 1 48568 Jack’s First 26.86.............................. A Clark 2 75716 Just Mac 26.23.............................B Hodgson 3 35575 Necter (c3) 25.85.........................B Hodgson 4 37476 False Step (c3) nwtd..........................J Dunn 5 62382 Laugh Like Santa 26.09....................L Ahern 6 54413 El Jetta 26.41....................................L Ahern 7 24137 Cawbourne Tilly 26.31...............J McInerney 8 14346 Retaliate First 26.14 F &.................Turnwald 9 62362 Ostapchuk (c3) 26.12........................L Ahern 10 73416 Crushed Monkey (c3) 26.34 U &.McCracken 10 2.48pm SHANNON DASH C4 C4, 375m 1 56751 Barry’s Way (c5) 21.38......................R Waite 2 82533 Starla 21.64................................J McInerney 3 34265 Ever So Hopeful 21.63 G &.................Denby 4 41453 Thrilling Cairo 21.68........................... D Little 5 28861 Run Junior Run 21.79..................A Turnwald 6 4474x Theodore West 21.19........................L Ahern 7 45676 Tilt Your Glass 21.43 D J &.....J M MacAuley 8 55372 Radiator Springs nwtd.......................G Quirk 9 77386 Aussie Haka nwtd U &................ McCracken 10 87678 Jonny Jet nwtd...................................J Dunn 11 3.05pm FOXTON DASH C4 C4, 375m 1 21354 Crystal Wave 22.01......................B Hodgson 2 36366 Go Fern Go 21.95........................A Turnwald 3 43453 Moody Man 21.73..............................D Edlin 4 21565 Talk It Over 21.55................................. L Bell

5 51112 Swapan 21.76 U &...................... McCracken 6 77543 Tiz Now 21.68 F &..........................Turnwald 7 87155 Rando Reason 21.95........................G Quirk 8 17275 Shanghai Sam 21.36........................L Ahern 9 77386 Aussie Haka nwtd U &................ McCracken 10 87678 Jonny Jet nwtd...................................J Dunn 12 3.23pm WWW.RACINGDOGS.CO.NZ C5 C5, 375m 1 31644 Sir Richie 21.57.................................L Ahern 2 86212 Daddy Lowe 21.17............................L Ahern 3 86128 Slangevar nwtd.................................. D Little 4 21626 Cosmic Fury 21.65............................L Ahern 5 45157 Tarapunga nwtd..........................D Schofield 6 54113 Darlyne Ottey 21.34..........................L Ahern 7 32127 Charming Nev 21.60.........................L Ahern 8 41266 Bee Rabbit 21.62..............................L Ahern Emergencies: 9 27451 Mirage 21.32 F &............................Turnwald 10 x5452 Thrilling Havoc nwtd..........................G Quirk 13 3.41pm BULLS STAKES C1/2 C1/2, 457m 1 11265 Mi Ti Pa nwtd....................................L Ahern 2 56733 That’s King nwtd...........................B Hodgson 3 67674 Upahut Cindy 26.47.....................B Hodgson 4 63212 Criniti’s (c3) nwtd...............................J Dunn 5 64x77 Thrilling Deal 26.31......................B Hodgson 6 72757 Another Fantasy 26.22...............J McInerney 7 11121 Mammy Brown (c3) 26.22.................L Ahern 8 3677F Eric’s Song (c1) 26.56................. B Johnston 9 74458 Jag You Are (c1) 26.51................ B Johnston 10 Px487 Thrilling Grace (c1) nwtd B &.........G Atwood

Ashburton Guardian

Adams extends winning streak Valerie Adams continued her amazing streak of unbeaten competitions with a dominant win in the London Diamond League shot put yesterday.

By winning the event, the double Olympic champion is now unbeaten in 38 competitions stretching over almost three years.

Adams’ best throw of 20.90 metres is the best in the world this year and 20 centimetres better than her 2012 Olympic gold medal performance in the same stadium.

The throw improved on her own 2013 world leading distance of 20.88m and was well clear of her opponents, including the second and third best performers in the world this year. Adams’ series of 20.71m, 20.79m, 20.82m, 20.31m, 20.90m and 20.40m showed fantastic consistency. In comparison, neither of her two main rivals managed to surpass the 20m mark.

Adams commented that she was very happy with her performance to improve on her season best and, in the process, set a new London Diamond League record. She said she was looking forward to the Moscow world championships starting in two we e k s.

- APNZ

Monday, July 29, 2013

www.guardianonline.co.nz

Sport 23

Queen of the court

photo joseph johnson 270713-jj-052

The umpires confer while ladies top seed Emma Sloss serves during her semi-final match at the Celtic Squash Club’s open tournament on Saturday.

The weekend saw the 24th running of the Celtic Squash Club’s Ray McBeth Memorial open squash tournament, and three men’s and one ladies grade battled it out to Saturday evening’s finals.

Top seed Peter Summerfield from the Ashburton club had to get past Collegiate’s Steve Hands in the semi-final to book his place in the final, while on the other side of the draw Collegiate’s Phil Hurley had a strong challenge from Dean Harrison (Ashburton) to contend with before stepping on to the court for the final.

The first set of that final was a good contest, with both players feeling their way into the match and some fine rallies resulted, but Summerfield still took the set reasonably comfortably.

There was no hint in that set of what was to come for the rest of the match; the top seed came out firing, and simply shifted up to a higher gear that his opponent couldn’t match.

Impeccable length, a series of nicks that just rolled across the floor and some sublime drop shots left Hurley, an accomplished player in his own right, completely stranded as Summerfield marched on to take the championship trophy, once again proving that despite not yet being back to full fitness he remains in the top two or three in squash in Mid Canterbury.

In the ladies division, Ashburton’s Emma Sloss beat the host club’s Marie Kennedy in straight sets to get to the final, while in keeping with the seedings, Vanessa Loe was too good

NBS ASHBURTON

DUATHLON SERIES

Ashburton Racecourse I Sundays I August 4 and September 8 Short and long courses Enter online at www.ashburtonduathlon.co.nz Proudly sponsored by

Guardian Ashburton

for Rakaia’s Christina Lima.

Loe brought plenty to the final, playing some fine shots, finding some good length and getting around the court extremely well - but none of it mattered as top seed Sloss countered everything that was thrown at her, and returned it all with interest, in a classy display that left Loe with nowhere to go, and a 3-0 scoreline.

The men’s B final was possibly the most intense and entertaining match of the tournament, as third seed Scott Evans (Collegiate) made it through to take on Rakaia’s Jeff Hurst.

The gallery was treated to a superb display as a determined Evans took it to the top seed with all guns blazing, but Hurst wasn’t taking any backward steps himself and both players

surely had nothing left in the tank has Evans finally hit the winning shot to take the honours.

Mitchell McLauchlan also learnt a thing or two about playing the winning shot - in the C grade final he made it to match point in the fifth, after a terrific struggle with Collegiate clubmate Steve Symons, but just couldn’t find that last winner as despite a string of chances Symons kept reclaiming serve and inched closer and closer, before a relieved McLauchlan finally forced an error to seal the result.

The tournament was part of the Mid Canterbury Squash super series, which will itself conclude next weekend with the running of the Mid Canterbury Championships, held at Collegiate.

Sport 24 Ashburton Guardian

Classified www.guardianonline.co.nz

Monday, July 29, 2013

Warriors thump Storm

By Michael Brown A spot in the top eight continues to elude the Warriors, even though they have won seven of their last eight games, but they are getting closer with each week and it won’t be going unnoticed across the Tasman.

Yesterday they downed the defending champions Melbourne 30-22 which lifted them to ninth on the ladder but their early season form continues to act as something of a handbrake.

They are fighting desperately hard to make a move and there will be few teams keen to tackle them over the coming weeks, and even fewer who will want to come across them if they make the playoffs.

Momentum is a powerful commodity towards the end of the season and the Warriors are building nicely.

“I think the message is already there,” Warriors assistant Andrew McFadden said. “When this team plays its best footy, it’s hard to stop. But we are still not there.

We still have another six rounds to go and we are by no means in the finals. But I think if we get there, most teams will be looking over their shoulders.”

The problem is, one loss can prove damaging to the Warriors as 11 teams jostle for eight spots and Saturday’s home game against Cronulla looms as yetanother big one.

With a points differential of minus-63 (almost the amount they got beaten by Penrith), the only thing to do is keep winning and particularly at Mt Smart Stadium where they have lost only once all season.

Yesterday’s result was one that could have gone either way. The Warriors played well, particu-

For Sale

FRIDGE freezer, lacquer white chest, dishwasher, king single bed, headboard, stereo, white duchess and mirror. Household small items. Snow chains Rav 4. Ph 03 307 1067.

Hire

FUNCTION / party equipment available for hire. Marquees, tables, chairs, glasses, cutlery, cooking equipment, heaters and more. See U-Hire Ashburton. 588 East Street. Open Mon-Fri 7.30am - 5.30pm; Sat 7.30am 5.00pm; Sunday 8am 12.30pm. Ph: 308-8061, A/h: 308-7460. www.ashburtonuhire.co.nz

Motoring Shaun Johnson sizes up his options against the Storm yesterday.

larly in the first half as they built an 18-4 lead, but they came under tremendous pressure from the Storm in the second spell and it was only a combination of poor Storm option-taking and tenacious defence that got them home.

There were so many big moments in the match and many of them involved the big players - Billy Slater dropping a high ball under no pressure, Cameron Smith hitting the upright with a relatively easy penalty attempt which would have levelled the scores 18-18, Shaun Johnson being cut down by Will Chambers 2m short of the tryline after a now-trademark breakaway which would have given the Warriors a

For all subscriber enquiries, missed delivery, new subscriptions, temporary stops, call our subscriber hotline 0800 274 287 0800 ASHBURTON

healthy 22-4 lead and Melbourne bombing at least four tries.

The Warriors were always in the lead but it was only when fullback Kevin Locke soared to collect a Johnson chip with two minutes remaining to the delight of the 20,126-strong crowd that they felt comfortable.

The Warriors are taking a oneweek-at-a-time approach but it must be hard not to look too far ahead. It has shades of 2008 and 2011 and they ended up pretty well.

Warriors 30 (Ngani Laumape 2, Thomas Leuluai. Konrad Hurrell, Kevin Locke tries; Shaun Johnson 5 gls) Storm 22 (Justin O’Neill, Billy Slater, Maurice Blair, Cooper Cronk tries; Cam- APNZ eron Smith 3 gls). HT: 18-4.

ASIAN - absolutely new to town. Thai sexy body, busty 38DD, very good massage.

Ph 021 137 9869.

Entertainment

Beckley Coachlines Programme

NEW to town, Starr, aged 20, size 8, D cup. Blonde, part ◊ “Sound of Music” European, part Hawaiian.

Theatre Royal, LINDEN LEAVES. Herbalist Please phone or text 021 565 Timaru Sunday 15th hand and nail cream. Revive 126.

September @ 2pm dry and cracked hands priced for $9.00. Come in and treat ◊ Charlie Pride yourself at The China Shop in CBS Arena, Christchurch The Arcade.

Friday 29th November ROYAL Doulton 7 piece @ 8pm Water Set. Special price $127.00 Gift Boxed Set. For bookings Perfect gift for 21st, wedding phone or engagement. Come in and see us at The China Shop in 308 7646 The Arcade.

TREAT YOURSELF!! To a new ring, necklace or earrings from the Valentina Range. Sterling silver with cubic ziconas. Come in and see the range at The China Shop in The Arcade.

photo nzh

Adult Entertainment

WHEEL alignments at great prices. Maximise the life of your tyres with an alignment from Neumanns Tyre Services Ltd, 197 Wills Street. Phone 308-6737.

Trades, Services

SUN Control Window Tinting.

For professional window tinting of homes, offices and vehicles. UV (fading) privacy, glare and heat control. Phone your only local applicator, Craig Rogers 307-6347.

Member of Master Tinters NZ.

For all subscriber enquiries, missed delivery, new subscriptions, temporary stops, call our subscriber hotline

Guardian Classifieds

0800 274 287 0800 ASHBURTON

307 7900

Birthday Greetings Brought to you by Kitchen Kapers.

Millar Todd Happy 1st Birthday, Millar. Love and hugs from Mum and Dad. xxx Millar Todd Happy 1st Birthday, Millar. Lots of love from Nana, Grandad, Gran, aunties, uncles and cousins.

Birthday Greetings are free for those aged 12 and under only. Free birthday greetings must be received at least two working days before date of insertion otherwise there is no guarantee that it will appear on the day requested. Photos will be available at our ground floor office for collection after notice has appeared in the paper.

Guardian Classifieds Cake Tin Hire

307 7900

20 novelty shapes

$15 for 7days

The Arcade, Ashburton 03 308 8287

Daily Events Monday 9.00am ST DAVID’S UNION CHURCH. Real women circuit training in the hall. 48 Allens Road, Allenton.

9.00am - 4.00pm ASHBURTON BUDGET ADVISORY SERVICE INC. For free budget advice and workshop enquiries. Phone 307-0496. 60 Cass Street.

9.30am - 10.30am AGE CONCERN ASHBURTON. Ladies exercise classes. Senior Centre, Cameron Street.

Tuesday 9.30am ST DAVID’S UNION CHURCH. Walking group meets outside church, 48 Allens Road, Allenton.

9.30am M.S.A. TAI CHI CLUB. Stretching exercise for all abilities. M.S.A. Social hall, Havelock Street.

10.00am ASHBURTON NEWCOMERS SOCIAL GROUP. Coffee morning, all welcome. NOSH Cafe, Ashford Village, West Street.

10.00am ASHBURTON COUNTY VETERANS GOLF ASSN. African Stableford, drawn partners, Mayfield Golf club.

10.30am - 11.30am AGE CONCERN ASHBURTON. Men’s exercise classes. Senior Centre, Cameron Street.

1.00pm - 3.00pm ASHBURTON AVIATION MUSEUM. Classic aircraft on display including DC3. Seafield Road.

1.15pm WAIREKA CROQUET CLUB. Mahjong - counting, all welcome. Waireka Croquet Club, the Domain, Philip Street.

6.00pm ST DAVID’S UNION CHURCH. Real women circuit training in the hall. 48 Allen’s Road.

7.30pm CATHOLIC WOMENS LEAGUE. Euchre in the Parish Centre, Cnr Burnett and Winter Streets.

7.30pm TINWALD INDOOR BOWLING CLUB. Bowlers welcome, Tinwald Hall, Graham Street.

10.45am M.S.A. TAI CHI CLUB. Maintenance class and exercises. M.S.A. Social hall, Havelock Street.

11.00am - 3.00pm TE HUB. Seeds, seedlings, workshops, Enviro centre. 35 Dobson Street West, Biograins building.

12 noon - 3.00pm ASHBURTON JUSTICE OF THE PEACE ASSN (INC).

Signing centre. Community house, rear of Westpac Bank, 122 Tancred Street.

12.50pm M.S.A. PETANQUE. Come and try Petanque, everyone welcome. Racecourse Road.

1.00pm - 3.00pm ASHBURTON AVIATION MUSEUM. Classic aircraft on display including DC3. Ashburton airport, Seafield Road.

1.30pm R.S.A. CARDS “500” R.S.A. Cox Street.

7.30pm - 9.30pm MID CANTERBURY BADMINTON. Great fun, everyone welcome, racquets provided. Sports hall, 35 Tancred Street.

Puzzles Monday, July 29, 2013

www.guardianonline.co.nz CRYPTIC

1

ACROSS 1. Finished the viva voce with this sort of poem (8) 7. Hill around the North shown in colour-wash (5) 8. Take the meeting and live quietly to begin with (7) 9. Gentle manipulation around top of crown showing lack of care (7) 10. One has nothing on get the picture? (4) 12. Disheartened sap studies ranches in America (7) 14. Sort of soldier is orderly (7) 17. Heap of offal finally used in pastry creation (4) 18. Count is thus able to supply forceful intake (7) 21. Monarch about to decapitate young lady: affectionate action (7) 22. Lodge member thus held by adult male (5) 23. One leaves Delhi and sees disruption without regard (8)

SOLD SO LD SOLD SOLD SOLD SOLD SOLD SOLD SOLD SOLD SOLD SOLD SOLD SOLD SOLD

2

3

4

5

6

7

25

FRIDAY’S CROSSWORD SOLUTION Across: 7 Strikebreaker, 8 Abnormal, 9 Rant, 10 Bonnet, 12 Façade, 14 Uneven, 16 Clammy, 18 Oval, 20 Exciting, 22 Incarceration.

Down: 1 Stubborn, 2 Disown, 3 Seem, 4 Prolific, 5 Fabric, 6 Mean, 11 Tendency, 13 Dominion, 15 Vulgar, 17 Astute, 19 Vend, 21 Care.

8 9

Ashburton Guardian

10

11 12 13

14

SATURDAY’S SUDOKU SOLUTION

15 16

17

18

19 20

21

22

DOWN 1. Bosun is greeting the decorative edging (6) 2. Transmitting first of post-cards in using money (8) 3. Honourable order it follows one will leave out (4) 4. Wartime servicewomen held information on spies (6) 5. It is capped by Kate’s first born (4) 6. Deep-sea divers explore them with utter misery (6) 7. Kind wishes, one observes (7) 11. Short number unwell: I’m upsetting vastly more than that (7)

13. If chill follows practical skill, it spells trickery (8) 14. Start again by taking what it adds up to ere it’s changed (6) 15. It will go on vexing the French following line of soldiers (6) 16. Pretends there’s no gold in foreign speculation to begin with (6) 19. When surrounded by central heating, get money for the cheque (4) 20. Accustomed to being taken advantage of? (4)

$10,000 THANK DONATED SO FAR TO THE HEART FOUNDATION OF Nz FROM EVERY PROPERTY WE HAVE SOLD!

SUDOKU Fill the grid so that every column, every row and 3x3 box contains the digits 1 to 9.

YOU

23

QUICK ACROSS 1. Prison room (4) 3. Having worth or merit (8) 9. Core (7) 10. Tear into small pieces (5) 11. Not recorded (12) 13. Proper (6) 15. Position (6) 17. Done with attention to detail (12) 20. Dock (5) 21. Overcome (7) 22. Bookish (8) 23. Musical composition (4)

DOWN 1. Victory (8) 2. Tied (5) 4. Accept without proof (6) 5. Not authorised (12) 6. Grow and flourish (7) 7. Concludes (4) 8. Clerk (colloq) (6,6) 12. Uses again (8) 14. Part of a film or book (7) 16. Evening meal (6) 18. Mischievous child (5) 19. Biblical brother (4)

SOLD SO LD SOLD “It’s why more people are choosing McGregors” SOLD SOLD SOLD SOLD SOLD SOLD SOLD Phone Enquiries: 308 6173 Online Enquiries: SOLD www.mcgregorrealestate.co.nz/property-appraisal/ SOLD SOLD SOLD ALL PUZZLES © THE PUZZLE COMPANY SOLD

29/7

YOUR STARS

by Forecasters

ARIES (MAR 21 – APR 20) The sooner you can deal with any work/life balance issues the more you can put them aside, appreciating that you can have the best of both worlds.

TAURUS (APR 20 – MAY 21) Venus is on a mission to bring fun, joy, bliss and love into your life, mainly by changing your focus and the way you look at things.

GEMINI (MAY 21 – JUNE 22) It may feel a little like you’ve just been spat out from life’s spin cycle, but everything is now out in the open.

You can’t change what you can’t see.

CANCER (JUNE 22 – JULY 24) As Venus trail blazes her way through your communication sector she’s urging you to wear your heart on your sleeve, open up and share.

LEO (JULY 24 – AUG 23) Still in her early days in your income sector Venus is working on boosting your expectations and a sense of entitlement, which must come first.

VIRGO (AUG 23 – SEP 23) Having Venus in your sign weeks before your birthday month begins is giving you a chance to first determine what you want from the future.

LIBRA (SEP 23 – OCT 23) Any emotional responses triggered or buttons pushed on the relationship front hold some valuable clues, with the door now open to second chances.

SCORPIO (OCT 23 – NOV 24) This could be a confusing time professionally, with some things held back and others pushing forward.

Trusting your gut is essential.

SAGITTARIUS (NOV 24 – DEC 21) Today is more about listening to your heart, instincts and imagination as a fuller picture of your professional objectives emerges.

CAPRICORN (DEC 21 – JAN 20) You’re halfway through the only professional lull that will end all too quickly. Seize this opportunity to recharge your batteries.

AQUARIUS (JAN 20 – FEB 19) While the money gods have been more active on the income front, there’s a chance now to update financial expectations which might be lagging behind.

PISCES (FEB 19 – MAR 20) As the Moon leaves your income sector hold onto the nose for money and hindsight this leaves you with, even if it doesn’t fully make sense.

www.thepuzzlecompany.co.nz

phone 0900 85000 www.forecasters.co.nz

brother and brother in law of the late Keith, the late Ngaire, Dennis and Janice, and Lynn and Stev Tocher. Loved uncle ANTHONY, Ivan Alfred – of Craig and Karen (Clutha), Passed away suddenly at Lyndon and Pania (Clutha), Ashburton on July 24, 2013. loved son of the late Bevan and Zarnia (Christ- Dearly Ray and Ada Anthony. Loved Ashburton Guardian July 29, 2013 26 church), Dawn and Scott brother and brother inMonday, law of (Port Chalmers), Carmen and the late Keith, the late Ngaire, Dennis and Janice, and Lynn Tony, Paul and Desiree Deaths and Stev Tocher. Loved uncle Funeral Furnishers Deaths (Brisbane), Ivan the Alfred late Yvette of Craig and Karen (Clutha), ANTHONY, – MASTER and Ken, away Natashasuddenly and Nigel, Passed at Lyndon and Pania (Clutha), MONUMENTAL MASON Bevan and Zarnia (ChristAshburton on July 2013.

Brendon and Tania,24,and all Dearly loved son of the late church), Dawn and Scott E.B. CARTER LTD their families.

Messages to (Port Chalmers), Carmen and Ray and Ada Anthony. Loved For all your memorial 167 McMurdo Street,inAshburbrother and brother law of Tony, Paul and Desiree requirements (Brisbane), the late Yvette the Keith, the late Ngaire, ton late 7700.

Donations to the and Ken, Natasha and Nigel, New headstones and designs Dennis and Janice, and Lynn Renovations, Ashburton Branch of uncle the Brendon and Tania, and all and Stev Tocher.

Loved Additional inscriptions, their families.

Messages to Cancer Society would be of Craig and Karen (Clutha), Cleaning and Concrete work McMurdo Street, AshburLyndon and and Pania Carried out by qualified appreciated may(Clutha), be left 167 ton 7700.

Donations to the Bevan and Zarnia (Christtradesmen. at the service.

A service to Ashburton Branch of the church), Dawn and Scott 620 East Street Ashburton Cancer Society would be celebrate Ivan’s life will be (Port Chalmers), Carmen and HART, Elizabeth Jane Ph/Fax 308 5369 appreciated and may be left or 0274 357 974 Tony, PaulChapel, and Cnr Desiree held at Our East (Jane) –service. A service to ebcarter@xtra.co.nz at the (Brisbane), the late Yvette On July 27, 2013, peacefully and Cox Streets, Ashburton, celebrate Ivan’s life will be NZMMMA Member and Ken, Natasha and Nigel, at Hospital, held atAshburton Our Chapel, Cnr East TODAY, MONDAY, July Brendon and Tania, and 29, all surrounded by her loving and Cox Streets, Ashburton, their families. Messages to family. commencing at 1.30pm.

77 years.July Dearly TODAY,Aged MONDAY, 29, A leader in providing 167 McMurdo Street, Ashbur- loved Followed by cremation. wife of the Len. commencing at late 1.30pm.

Prompt, Personal ton 7700. Donations to the Loving mother and mother in Followed by cremation.

Paterson’s Funeral 24-Hour Service Ashburton BranchServices of the law of Penny, and Paterson’s FuneralChris Services Cancer Society would be Mary-Jean, FDANZ Ashburton PATERSONS Anthony and FDANZ Ashburton

Guardian

Family Notices

(Auckland), Maureen BANKS, Beryl Mary – BanksPassed peacefully on Bennett away (Ruakaka), Lynda July 26, 2013 at Ward One, Banks (Wellington), and the Ashburton Hospital. Beryl is late David, cherished Richard, and and the much loved of Allan and loved Phillip.wife Loved grandmother of mother of Robyn Vallom Ben, Hamish, Abigail, and (Auckland), Maureen BanksCordelia, and great grandson, Bennett (Ruakaka), Lynda Banks the Callum.(Wellington), Beryl will beand at her late David, Richard, and home for family and friends to Phillip. Loved grandmother of farewellHamish, until theAbigail, serviceand to Ben, Cordelia, grandson, celebrate and her great life, which will Callum. will be Corner at her be held Beryl our Chapel, home for family and friends to East and Cox Streets, farewell until the service to celebrate which will Ashburton her on life, WEDNESDAY be held31,ourcommencing Chapel, Corner July at East and Cox Streets, 2.00pm. followed by AshburtonToonbeWEDNESDAY July 31, cremation commencing at private 2.00pm.

ToMessages be followed by Ashburton. to P.O. private cremation at Box 472, Ashburton, 7400 Ashburton. Messages to P.O. Box 472, Ashburton, 7400 Paterson’s Funeral Services Paterson’s Funeral Services FDANZ Ashburton FDANZ Ashburton Please note Please note all all late late death death notices or notices sent outnoticesordinary or notices senthours outside office must be emailed office to: side ordinary hours deathnotices@theguardian.co.nz must be emailed to:

14

13

12

Ash

Geraldine

Ra n

MAX

AKAROA

Ra

13

1

13

OVERNIGHT MIN

1

ka

MAX

13

OVERNIGHT MIN

2

12

OVERNIGHT MIN

4

THURSDAY: Cloud and drizzle developing. Easterlies.

ia

MAX

bur to

OVERNIGHT MIN

WEDNESDAY: Fine. Northerlies.

Rakaia

14

14

TOMORROW: Fine. Northerlies.

LYTTELTON

LINCOLN

ASHBURTON

MAX

CHRISTCHURCH

14

METHVEN

TODAY: Fine, morning frost.

Light winds.

14

DARFIELD

Map for today

Ashburton Forecast

Wa i m a ka r i r i

Midnight Tonight

n

gitata

TIMARU

14

Waimate

NZ Situation

Wind km/h less than 30 fine

fog

mainly isolated cloudy drizzle drizzle few showers fine showers clearing showers

isolated snow thunder flurries

sleet thunder

rain

snow

hail

Monday, 29 July 2013

A broad ridge across New Zealand should weaken in the north on Wednesday and Thursday as a subtropical low moves into the area north of the country. Meanwhile, a weak front over the South Island on Wednesday is followed by the redevelopment of the high in the south on Thursday.

30 to 59 60 plus

Canterbury owned, Locally operated.

Office and Chapel Corner East and Cox Streets, Ashburton

TODAY

TODAY

Fine, with morning frosts. Light winds.

When the need arises PHONE 307 7433

TOMORROW

Fine weather.

Wind at 1000m: Light NW. Wind at 2000m: SW 35 km/h.

Fine with morning frosts. Northerly breezes.

TOMORROW

WEDNESDAY

Fine weather.

Wind at 1000m: NW breezes.

Wind at 2000m: W 40 km/h.

Wellington

fine

Nelson

fine

WEDNESDAY

Blenheim

fine

Fine weather. Fresh northwesterlies easing.

Greymouth

cloudy

THURSDAY

Christchurch

fine

Mostly fine but becoming cloudy in the evening. Easterlies developing at low levels, northeasterlies about the tops.

Timaru

fine

Queenstown

fine

FRIDAY

Dunedin

fine

Cloudy periods. Fresh northeasterlies.

Invercargill

clearing

Canterbury Plains

Celebrate and honour your loved ones

THURSDAY Becoming cloudy and drizzle patches developing. Easterlies developing.

FRIDAY Cloudy periods and some coastal drizzle.

Northeasterlies.

World Weather

190 East Street Ashburton Phone 308 8945

307 7900

(Melbourne), Leonie and John Savage (Sydney).

Loved nana of Juliet, and James. Messages to P.O. Box 472, Ashburton, 7740.

Funeral details later Paterson’s Funeral Services FDANZ Ashburton

Adelaide Amsterdam Bangkok Berlin Brisbane Cairns Cairo Calcutta Canberra Colombo Darwin Dubai Dublin Edinburgh Frankfurt

showers showers rain drizzle showers showers fine thunder showers rain fine fine drizzle showers showers

FZL: 2000m

m am 3 3

6

9 noon 3

6

Geneva Hobart Hong Kong Honolulu Islamabad Jakarta Johannesburg Kuala Lumpur London Los Angeles Madrid Melbourne Moscow Nadi New Delhi

17 24 31 25 21 27 35 32 15 30 33 42 20 19 26

thunder showers showers fine showers showers fine showers showers fine fine showers rain fine thunder

18 8 27 24 27 24 4 25 17 16 16 11 14 20 27

26 17 32 29 37 32 18 32 23 19 31 18 24 28 33

New York Paris Perth Rarotonga Rome San Francisco Seoul Singapore Stockholm Sydney Taipei Tel Aviv Tokyo Washington Zurich

showers showers showers showers fine rain rain thunder rain showers cloudy fine drizzle fine showers

9 pm am 3

6

Tuesday 9 noon 3

6

9 pm am 3

6

9 noon 3

6

9 pm

1

2:46

9:04 3:13 9:31 3:44 10:03 4:13 10:30 4:40 11:01 5:12 11:28 The times shown are for the Ashburton River mouth. For the Rangitata river mouth subtract 16 minutes and for the Rakaia river mouth subtract 6 minutes.

Rise 7:51 am Set 5:28 pm Good

Rise 7:50 am Set 5:29 pm Good

Good fishing Rise 12:03 am Set 10:57 am

Fair

Good fishing

7 Aug www.ofu.co.nz

Fair fishing Rise 2:06 am Set 12:06 pm

New moon

5:45 am

©Copyright OceanFun Publishing Ltd.

Rise 7:49 am Set 5:30 pm

Rise 1:06 am Set 11:30 am

Last quarter 30 Jul

mainly fine

Hamilton

mainly fine

Napier

fine

First quarter

9:52 am

14 Aug 10:58 pm

Maori Fishing Guide by Bill Hohepa

For the very latest weather information, including Weather Warnings, visit metservice.com

22 18 8 20 22 12 24 25 17 12 26 24 25 15 20

River Levels

31 25 19 25 32 20 31 32 25 22 30 33 30 29 24

15 15 14 15 13 15 15 12 14 14 11 13 14

6 1 1 2 5 1 0 4 1 1 1 4 4

cumecs

2.99 nc

Selwyn Whitecliffs (NIWA) at 1:00 pm, yesterday

Rakaia Fighting Hill (NIWA) at 9:45 am, yesterday 118.2 Nth Ashburton at 1:00 pm, yesterday

8.39

Sth Ashburton at 9:30 am, yesterday

11.1

Rangitata Klondyke at 2:00 pm, yesterday

55.3 292.1

Waitaki Kurow at 9:00 am, yesterday Source: Environment Canterbury

Canterbury Readings

Wednesday

2

0

Auckland

Forecasts for today

11 14 26 21 15 19 24 26 5 24 20 34 12 14 18

overnight max low

Palmerston North fine

FZL: 2200m

Tides, Sun, Moon and Fishing Monday

NZ Today

Canterbury High Country

Fine weather. Northerlies dying away in the afternoon.

to ensure publication. deathnotices@theguardian.co.nz During office hours notices SMALL, Nita Jane – to ensure publication. may also be sent to: On 27 July 2013, at classifieds@theguardian.co.nz Ashburton Hospital. Loved During office hours notices Any may also be sent to:queries wife of Jim. Much loved please contact mother and mother in law of classifieds@theguardian.co.nz Gregory (Perth), Brendon 0800 ASHBURTON (Melbourne), Leonie and Any queries John Savage (Sydney).

(0800-274-287). please contact Loved nana of Juliet, and James. Messages to P.O. SMALL, Nita Jane0800 – On 27 July 2013, at Box 472, Ashburton, 7740.

ASHBURTON Ashburton Hospital.

Loved Funeral details later wife of Jim.(0800-274-287).

Much loved Paterson’s Funeral Services mother and mother in law of FDANZ Ashburton Gregory (Perth), Brendon SMALL, Nita Jane – and (Melbourne), Leonie On July 2013, at John 27Savage (Sydney).

Loved nanaHospital. of Juliet,Loved and Ashburton James. Messages to P.O. wife 472, of Jim. Much 7740. loved Box Ashburton, mother mother Funeral and details later in law of Paterson’s (Perth), Funeral Services Gregory Brendon www.flowersandballoons.co.nz FDANZ Ashburton

Guardian Classifieds

LAKE COLERIDGE

Weather

FUNERAL SERVICES AND ASHBURTON CREMATORIUM LTD

Kirsty, Michelle and Andrew – BANKS, Beryl Rattray.

LovedMary grandmother Passed peacefully on of Sarah,away and Symone; Cory, July 26, at Ward One, Mat, and2013 Thomas; Lauren, Ashburton Hospital. is and Nicholas.

LovedBeryl great the much cherished grandmother of Sophie, and loved wife of Allan and loved Kayden. mother of were Robyn Vallom Mum you always so (Auckland), Maureen loving, thoughtful andBankskind.

Bennett (Ruakaka), Lynda What beautiful memories Banksyou (Wellington), and the leave behind. late Close David,to our Richard, hearts and Phillip. grandmother youLoved will forever stay. of Ben, Hamish, Abigail, and Loved and remembered Cordelia, andsingle greatday. grandson, every Callum. Beryl will late be atHope her Daughter of the homeJim for Quigley family and to and of friends Leeston. farewellsister until of theJeffrey serviceand to Loved celebrate her life, which will Bronwen, Graham and Pat, be heldand ourChris, Chapel, Keitha andCorner Mark, East theandlateCox Streets, and Robin, and Ashburton on WEDNESDAY Murray. Loved sister and July 31, commencing at sister in law of Patty and Dick 2.00pm. To be followed by Wigley, Michael and Rae privateand the cremation at Hart, late Jacquetta Ashburton. to P.O. Freeth.

DearMessages friend of Marion, Box 472, Ashburton, Thomas, and 7400 Shaun.

Paterson’s Funeral Messages to P.O. Services Box 472, FDANZ Ashburton Ashburton 7740. Donations to the Ashburton Cancer Society would be appreciated and maybe Please notelestallat the lateservice. death A special Dr. notices or thank noticesyou sentto outPenny Holdaway the side ordinary officeandhours nurses Ashburton must beatemailed to: Hospital for their wonderful care of deathnotices@theguardian.co.nz Jane.

A service for Jane will to ensure publication. be held at St Stephens During office hours Anglican Church, Park notices Street, may also beonsent to: Ashburton WEDNESDAY, classifieds@theguardian.co.nz July 31, commencing at 2.0pm. To beAny followed queriesby private cremation please contactat Ashburton 0800 Paterson’s Funeral Services ASHBURTON FDANZ Ashburton (0800-274-287).

RANGIORA

Ashburton Airport Temperature °C At 4pm 15.8 17.4 Max to 4pm 1.7 Minimum -3.6 Grass minimum Rainfall mm 0.0 16hr to 4pm July to date 26.6 Avg Jul to date 51 2013 to date 582.4 395 Avg year to date Wind km/h NE 9 At 4pm Strongest gust NW 20 Time of gust 1:12am

to 4pm yesterday

Methven

Christchurch Airport

Timaru Airport

15.1 16.4 6.7 –

16.7 18.3 0.1 -2.2

13.7 15.3 -0.2 –

0.0 65.1 – 1084.2 –

0.0 47.0 65 440.8 370

0.0 11.4 39 370.8 281

N4 – –

NE 6 W 13 1:51am

S2 NW 20 4:41am

Compiled by

© Copyright Meteorological Service of New Zealand Limited 2013

324 East Street. Latest Ashburton. 03Showhome 307 6380.

Ashburton’s www.nbs.co.nz Sm

Come and see what we can build for you

Rd

ar Tu

he

gi an

Rd

g Ma

t

rS ne

n

St

St

s ce

r Or

in

Pr

and win $5000 cash per month*

Al

rt be

St

324 East Street.Every Ashburton.

307your 6380. $10003in www.nbs.co.nz Target Account

Showhome 26 Braebrook Dr, Ashburton Ph: (03) 308 7052 OPen Thursday & Friday 12.00pm-4.00pm Saturday & Sunday 10.00am-3.00pm

equals one chance to win!

www.nbs.co.nz

A Prospectus & Disclosure Statement is available upon request, free of charge from any NBS Branch. *Terms & conditions apply. NBS is not a registered bank.

GJ-SH-C7-MC0713

Prospectus & Disclosure Statement is available upon request, free of charge from any NBS Branch. *Terms & conditions apply. NBS is not a registered bank.

324 East Street. Ashburton. 03 307 6380.

C

tc

Ki

ASHBURTON

ld fie ith

t A Prospectus & Disclosure Statement is available upon request, free of charge from any NBSe SBranch. g id ol *Terms & conditions apply. NBS is not bank.

Br li n a registered s St > Three Bedrooms > Study > ensuite ol ia > Home Theatre St Dr ge id > Double Garage Br > Plus much more Braebroo k Dr

appreciated and may be left at the service.

A service – to BANKS, Beryl Mary celebrate Ivan’s life will be Passed away peacefully on held at Our Chapel, Cnr East July 26, 2013 at Ward One, and Cox Streets, Ashburton, TODAY, MONDAY, Ashburton Hospital. July Beryl29,is commencing at 1.30pm. the much cherished Followed by cremation. and loved wife ofFuneral Allan Services and loved Paterson’s FDANZ Ashburton mother of Robyn Vallom

14

12

Phone 03 688 2043

www.gjgardner.co.nz

Television Monday, July 29, 2013

www.guardianonline.co.nz

TV onE

©TVNZ 2013

TV Two

©TVNZ 2013

6am Breakfast 9am Good Morning 10am The Chase 3 A quiz show where contestants must stay one step ahead. 0 11am Coach Trip PGR 0 11:30 House Guest 3 noon One News 0 12:30 Emmerdale PGR Cameron wakes in the police station; Nikhil has a sleepless night; Nicola must look after Angelica. 0 1:30 Come Dine With Me 3 2pm Four Weddings USA 3 3pm N Dickinson’s Real Deal 3:55 Te Karere 2 0 4:25 Masterchef Australia 3 The top 15 contestants embark on Wild West week at Fremantle. 0 5:25 Millionaire – Hot Seat 0 6pm One News 0

TV ThREE

FoUR

PRIME

Ashburton Guardian 27

SKY SPoRT 1 6:30 Red Bull Chronicles 7am L Golf – US PGA Tour Canadian Open – Round Four. From Glen Abbey Golf Course in Oakville, Ontario.

10am Golf – Champions Tour (Delayed) Senior Open Championship – Final Round. The last two and a half hours of play from Royal Birkdale Golf Club, Southport, Merseyside.

12:30 Sky Sport – What’s On 1pm Darts – World Matchplay (Replay) Final.

3pm Football – UEFA Women’s Euro Final (Replay) Germany v Norway.

5:30 Sea Master Sailing A monthly sailing roundup of all the latest news and stories from the world of grand prix sailing.

6pm Rugby League – 40/20 7pm Arena Access 7:30 Rugby – Super Rugby (Replay) Semi-final One – Chiefs v Crusaders. At Waikato Stadium, Hamilton.

9:30 Rugby – Super Rugby (Replay) Semi-final Two – Bulls v Brumbies. At Loftus Versfeld Stadium, Pretoria, South Africa.

6am Creflo Dollar 6:30 Buzzy Bee And Friends 3 0 6:35 Tiki Tour 0 7am Toon Disney 3 0 7:25 Rated A For Awesome 0 7:50 Generator Rex 3 0 8:15 Franklin 8:40 Mike The Knight 3 0 8:50 Fireman Sam 0 9am Infomercials 10:30 Neighbours 3 0 11am Shortland Street PGR 3 0 11:30 Scrubs PGR 3 0 12:30 Cougar Town PGR 3 0 1pm Jeremy Kyle PGR 2pm My Kitchen Rules 0 3:10 Supernormal 3 0 3:20 Angry Birds Toons 0 3:30 SpongeBob Squarepants 3 0 4pm Kickin’ It 0 4:30 The Erin Simpson Show 4:59 Horace In Slow Motion 3 5pm America’s Funniest Home Videos 3 0 5:30 Hope And Faith 3 0 6pm Friends 3 0 6:30 Neighbours 0 7pm Seven Sharp 0 7pm Shortland Street PGR 0 7:30 Dog Squad 7:30 The Middle PGR Police dog team Junior and The Hecks’ summer includes Ike find some copper thieves Axl in summer school, Brick hiding in a cupboard; it is all growing a giant tomato, on at Waikeria prison with Sue bonding with Mike, and four drug dogs on the case. 0 Mike choosing his favourite 8pm Life Flight PGR 0 child. 0 8:30 Person of Interest AO 0 8:30 Grey’s Anatomy PGR 0 9:30 Castle AO 0 9:30 Wentworth AO 0 10:25 One News Tonight 0 10:30 Shameless AO 0 10:55 Unforgettable AO 3 0

6am 3 News – Firstline 8:30 Infomercials 10:30 The Shopping Channel 11:30 Everybody Loves Raymond 30 noon 3 News 12:30 Home And Away 3 0 1pm Dr Phil AO Residents of Simi Valley, California, discuss their plans to curb their town’s heroin epidemic.

2pm The Dr Oz Show PGR Television investigative reporters and Dr Oz expose the biggest health scams.

3pm Top Chef 3 0 4pm Rachael Ray Rachael prepares herb-chicken kebabs and smoky TexMex sloppy joes.

5pm Entertainment Tonight 5:30 Home And Away Indi and Dex decide to give a party; Indi tries to help Casey; Sally faces a decision. 0 6pm 3 News 7pm Campbell Live 7:30 N Storm City – Flood PGR The destructive power of floods is brought to life through experiments and stories of survival.

8:35 M The Day After Tomorrow AO 3 2004 Action.

A climatologist must save the planet from a catastrophic weather change.

Dennis Quaid, Jake Gyllenhaal. 0

6am Sesame Street 3 6:55 Pingu 3 7am Sticky TV 3 7:30 Avatar – The Last Airbender 3 8am Hey Arnold! 3 8:30 Chuggington 8:40 Bananas In Pyjamas 3 8:55 Bob The Builder 3 9:05 Thomas And Friends 3 9:15 Peppa Pig 3 9:25 Barney And Friends 3 9:50 Tickety Toc 3 10am Infomercials 2pm Sesame Street 3 2:55 Peppa Pig 3 3pm Sticky TV 4:30 Four Live Pop-culture entertainment show.

6pm Everybody Hates Chris 3 0 6:30 Futurama 3 0

6:30 The Crowd Goes Wild 3 An irreverent daily sports and entertainment show.

7am Deal Or No Deal 3 7:30 Home Shopping noon The Doctors PGR 1pm The Jeff Probst Show 2pm Cops LAC PGR 3 When a teacher is killed, Sam is convinced the victim’s neighbour, a notorious stand-over man, is responsible, but proving it is not easy.

3pm Millionaire – Hot Seat 3 0 3:30 Getaway 3 4pm The Late Show With David Letterman 3 5pm Deal Or No Deal 3 5:30 Prime News 6pm Deal Or No Deal 6:30 Millionaire – Hot Seat 0

7pm The Simpsons 3 0 7:30 How I Met Your Mother PGR 3 8pm New Girl PGR 3 8:30 Up All Night PGR 9pm Don’t Trust the B**** in Apartment 23 PGR 3 9:30 The Mindy Project PGR 9:55 F Community PGR 3 10:25 The Ringer AO

7pm The Crowd Goes Wild 7:30 Mayday PGR 8:30 Madagascar On the east of Madagascar, rugged mountains rise from the Indian Ocean, and are home to ring-tailed lemurs, jewelled geckos and predatory wasps.

9:35 60 Minutes PGR 10:35 The Crowd Goes Wild 3

11:55 World’s Strictest Parents US PGR 3 0 12:50 Te Karere 3 News and current affairs from a Maori perspective. 2 0 1:15 Infomercials 5:05 Believer’s Voice Of Victory 5:35 Te Karere 3 2 0

11pm Nightline 11:30 Sons Of Anarchy AO 3 Jax and Clay keep Samcro focused on its impending showdown with Zobelle’s group. 0 12:35 Infomercials 5am Joyce Meyer 5:30 City Impact Church

11:20 Entertainment Tonight 11:45 Infomercials

11:05 The Late Show With David Letterman A late-night comedy and talk show.

12:05 Home Shopping 1:35 The Crowd Goes Wild 3 An irreverent daily sports and entertainment show.

2:05 Home Shopping

7:30 Kai Time On The Road 8pm Kapa Haka – Behind The Faces 3 8:30 Native Affairs 9:30 Te Ara Wairua – A New Hope AO 10pm Tamaki Paenga Hira 3 10:30 Rugby League – UK Super League 3 Tetley’s Challenge Cup – Semi-final.

9am Rugby League – NRL (Replay) Knights v Roosters. From Hunter Stadium in Newcastle.

11am Rugby League – NRL (Replay) Warriors v Storm. From Mt Smart Stadium in Auckland.

1pm Golf – US PGA Tour (Highlights) Canadian Open – Round Four. From Glen Abbey Golf Course in Oakville, Ontario.

2pm Sky Sport – What’s On Madagascar Storm City – Flood 2:30 Rugby – Super Rugby 8:30pm on Prime 7:30pm on TV3 (Replay) Semi-final Two – Bulls v Brumbies. At Loftus Versfeld SKY MoVIES MoVIES GREATS Stadium, Pretoria, South Africa.

4:30 Red Bull Chronicles 6:20 The Insider ML 1999 Drama.

6:45 Ice Age – Continental Drift 5pm Motorsport – Nascar Russell Crowe, Al Pacino, Diane PGV 2012 Animated. Voices of Ray Romano, Denis Leary. 8:15 Making Venora, Christopher Plummer. 8:55 Nationwide Series (Highlights) Indiana 250.

Behind Enemy Lines MV 2001 Of Dr Suess’s The Lorax 6pm Motorsport – Nascar Sprint Action. Gene Hackman, Owen 8:30 Rock Of Ages MLS 2012 Wilson. 10:40 Sexy Beast 18VL 2000 Cup Series (Highlights) Brickyard Musical. Julianne Hough, Diego 400.

Crime. Ben Kingsley, Ray Winstone.

Boneta, Tom Cruise.

7pm Rugby League – NRL 10:30 Safe House MVL 2012 Action. 12:10 Firewall MVL 2006 Crime.

(Highlights) Coverage of the Dragons Denzel Washington, Ryan Reynolds. Harrison Ford, Paul Bettany. v Raiders and Titans v Rabbitohs.

1:55 Austin Powers In 12:25 True Justice 2 – One Shot 7:30 Rugby League – NRL Goldmember MVLS 2002 Comedy.

One Life 16V 2012 Action. Steven (Highlights) Coverage of Warriors Mike Myers, Beyonce Knowles.

Seagal.

3:30 Fear MVLS 1996 Thriller. Reese v Storm, Sharks v Panthers, and 1:55 Three Inches M 2011 Sci-fi.

Witherspoon, Mark Wahlberg, Alyssa Knights v Roosters.

Noah Reid, James Marsters.

8pm Rugby League – NRL Milano.

3:25 Mr Popper’s Penguins 2011 (Highlights) Warriors v Storm. From 5:05 National Lampoon’s Family. Jim Carrey, Carla Gugino.

Mt Smart Stadium in Auckland.

European Vacation MS 1985 5pm Abduction MVL 2011 Action 8:30 L Rugby League – NRL Comedy. Chevy Chase, Beverly Thriller. Taylor Lautner, Lily Collins.

Wests Tigers v Sea Eagles. From D’Angelo.

6:45 Here Comes The Boom MVL Campbelltown Stadium in Leumeah, 6:40 Broken Arrow MVL 1996 2012 Comedy. Kevin James, Salma NSW. Action Adventure.

Hayek.

11pm L Monday Night With 8:30 Zodiac 16V 2007 Crime.

8:30 Killer Elite 16VL 2011 Action.

Matty Johns 11:10 Napoleon Dynamite PGC 10:30 The Girl With The Dragon 2004 Comedy.

Tattoo 16VLS 2011 Crime Drama.

Tuesday Midnight Aussie Rules – AFL Tuesday Tuesday (Delayed) Sydney Swans v 1:05 The Barrens 16VL 2012 Horror. 12:40 Saw 18V 2004 Horror. 2:20 Richmond. From the SCG in Sydney.

2:45 Making Of Safe House MVL The Making Of The Bourne 3am Rugby League – 40/20 3:05 Foster PGL 2011 Drama. 4:35 Legacy MV 2:35 Broken Arrow 4am Motorsport – FIA Formula Three Inches M 2011 Sci-fi. 6:05 MVL 1996 Action Adventure. 4:20 One Championship (Replay) Here Comes The Boom MVL 2012 Zodiac 16V 2007 Crime. 6:55 The Comedy.

Making Of The Bourne Legacy MV Magyar Nagydij Grand Prix.

ChoICE TV

6am Benny Hinn 6:30 N2K PGR 7am The Kitchen Job 8am Luke Nguyen’s Greater Mekong 8:30 Cheese Slices 9am The Story Of Wales 10am Big Dreams, Small Steps 10:30 Our Food 11:30 Saturday Cookbook 12:30 Storage Hoarders 1:30 Days Of Our Lives PGR 2:30 Early Edition 3:30 Crashers 4pm Trish’s Paris Kitchen 4:30 Secret Meat Business 5pm Design Star 6pm What’s Really In Our Food?

6:30 House Crashers 7pm Odd Folks Home Hosted by Edgar Oliver.

7:30 Urban Secrets 8:30 James Nesbitt’s Ireland James meets and engages with Irish people from all walks of life, as he provides a fresh perspective on iconic landmarks.

9pm Martin Shaw Aviators Acclaimed actor Martin Shaw sets out to restore his treasured Stearman Two Six aircraft after it crashes.

9:30 Coast 10:30 Stupid Stupid Man A0 11pm Odd Folks Home 11:30 Early Edition

Tuesday

12:30 Benny Hinn 1am House Crashers 1:30 What’s Really In Our Food?

2am Trish’s Paris Kitchen 2:30 Secret Meat Business 3am Design Star 4am Urban Secrets 5am Coast

11:40 Happily Divorced PGR 3 0 12:10 Good Vibes AO 3 12:35 Rookie Blue AO 3 0 1:35 Infomercials 2:35 Private Practice AO 3 0 3:20 Jeremy Kyle PGR 3 4:15 Anderson 3 5:05 The Erin Simpson Show 3 5:30 Infomercials

MAoRI TV 7am Rugby League – UK Super League 10am Korero Mai 3 2 11am Toku Reo 3 noon Korero Mai 3 2 1pm Toku Reo 3 2pm Korero Mai 3 2 3pm Tatai Hono 3 3:30 Pippi Longstocking 3 2 4pm Miharo 3 2 4:30 Pukana 2 5pm Toi Whakaari 3 2 5:30 Te Kaea 2 6pm Nga Pari Karangaranga O Te Motu 3 6:30 Ako 7pm Te Kaea 3 2

ThE Box 6am NYPD Blue MVLS 7:10 The Simpsons PG 7:35 Hardcore Pawn PG 8am America’s Funniest Home Videos PG 8:25 Whose Line Is It Anyway? PG 8:50 Cash Cab USA PG 9:15 24 MVLS 10:05 Law And Order MV 10:55 CSI – Miami MV 11:45 SmackDown! MC 1:25 NYPD Blue MVLS 2:15 Whose Line Is It Anyway? PG 2:40 Cash Cab USA PG 3:10 24 MVLS 4pm Hardcore Pawn PG 4:30 The Simpsons PG 5pm Law And Order MV 6pm America’s Funniest Home Videos PG 6:30 The Simpsons PG 7pm Hardcore Pawn PG 7:30 CSI – Miami MV 8:30 CSI – New York MV 9:30 SVU MV 10:30 Law And Order MV 11:30 CSI – Miami MV

Tuesday

12:30 24 MVLS 1:20 America’s Funniest Home Videos PG 1:45 Cash Cab USA PG 2:10 NYPD Blue MVLS 3:05 CSI – New York MV 3:55 SVU MV 4:45 24 MVLS 5:35 Whose Line Is It Anyway? PG

11:30 Motorsport – FIA Formula One Championship (Replay) Magyar Nagydij Grand Prix.

2am Rugby League – NSW Cup (Replay) Illawarra Cutters v Auckland Vulcans.

4am Rugby League – NRL (Replay) Dragons v Raiders.

SKY SPoRT 2

Tuesday

12:30 Te Kaea 3 2 1am Closedown

DISCoVERY 6am Destroyed In Seconds PG 6:30 Dirty Jobs PG 7:30 Sons Of Guns M 8am Sons Of Guns M 8:30 Ultimate Fish – Barramundi PG 9:30 Deadliest Catch PG 10:30 Top Hooker PG 11:30 River Monsters With Jeremy Wade PG 12:30 I (Almost) Got Away With It M 1:30 Blood, Lies And Alibis M 2:30 Auction Hunters PG 3pm Auction Hunters PG 3:30 Sons Of Guns M 4pm Sons Of Guns M 4:30 Deadliest Catch PG 5:30 Mythbusters PG 6:30 Alaska – The Last Frontier PG 7:30 Auction Kings PG 8pm Auction Hunters PG 8:30 Mythbusters PG 9:30 The Big Brain Theory PG 10:30 Deadly Devotion M 11:30 Stalked – Someone’s Watching M

Tuesday

Midnight I Was Murdered M 12:30 Sons Of Guns M 1am Sons Of Guns M 1:30 Auction Kings PG 2am Auction Hunters PG 2:30 Mythbusters PG 3:30 The Big Brain Theory PG 4:30 Man v Wild PG 5:30 Auction Kings PG

0 Closed captions; 3 Repeat; 2 Maori Language. Ratings: 16 Approved for persons 16 years or over; 18 Approved for persons 18 years or over; AO Adults only; C Content may offend; L Language may offend; M Suitable for mature audiences; PG/PGR Parental guidance recommended for young viewers; S Sexual content may offend; V Contains violence. Local Radio: NewsTalk ZB 873AM/98.1FM FM Classic Hits ZEFM 92.5; Port FM Local 94.9, 98.9 and 106.1

29Jul13

metservice.com | Compiled by

Sport 28

Monday, July 29, 2013

Rakaia grabs final berth

View or purchase photos online guardianonline.co.nz

By Jonathan Leask Methven and Rakaia will battle for the 2013 Watters Cup and Mid Canterbury rugby supremacy.

The two top qualifiers came through their semi-finals to set up an enticing third clash of the season as the previous two cup holders go head-to-head.

Defending Watters Cup champions Methven had to come from behind and

hold off Celtic for a 16-13 win, in a 2012 Watters Cup final rematch.

The similarities with that match echoed in the semi-final as Celtic led 13-8 at halftime but were shut out in the second half, playing with the wind, as the host rallied for a 16-13 win, just as they led 13-0 in last year’s final only to be run down 13-20.

Rakaia struggled to convert their dominance on the scoreboard but still

outscored Southern 21-12. Southern scrambled and battled hard only to be out-played for a second straight semifinal exit after spending 11-straight years in the Watters Cup final.

The Watters Cup final now pits the defending champions against the 2011 winners, with the latter taking a psychological advantage. Methven may have qualified top but Rakaia has claimed victory over Methven already

this season in two close encounters.

Rakaia’s 16-13 win over Methven in Methven in the combined competition round robin was their first over Methven since 1978 and they didn’t have to wait long for a second, beating Methven 20-19 in Rakaia two weeks ago to claim the Max Gilbert Trophy for the season. There is a more at stake third time around and both teams will be up for the battle.

Hampstead a Warriors upset real contender NRL front runners P19 P24 Rugby match reports Page 20

Third derby draw: Page 21

Today’s fields and form: Page 22

Celtic squash Open: Page 23

www.guardianONLINE.co.nz