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to $275,000 of the 37 houses sold. That’s a $25,000 drop from July’s figures which saw the median house price at $300,000 with 54 homes sold. Nationally, the median house price rose $5000 over the month to $390,000, which is $10,000 below the record set in March this year. Mid Canterbury homes
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Mid Canterbury experienced a double drop last month as the median house price fell sharply along with the number of house sales compared with July. The Real Estate Institute of New Zealand released its latest figures for August yesterday, with the median house price in Mid Canterbury dropping
continue to be almost $100,000 below the median house price in Christchurch which saw the average price drop just 3 per cent from July, but with 7.4 per cent more homes sold. But Auckland remains the most expensive place to live with August’s figures showing the average home to cost $563,000, up 13 per cent from the same time last year.
The North Shore remained the most expensive place to live, with the cost of an average home being $707,000. It is still cheaper to buy a house in Timaru, with the average August price being $255,000, bolstering sales in the district with 16 more homes sold compared with Mid Canterbury. Canterbury/Westland expe-
rienced a $20,000 rise in the median house price compared with August 2012, and only a $5000 increase from July. There were 835 homes sold, up a whopping 22 per cent from the same time last year. Canterbury and Auckland accounted for 83.5 per cent of the increase in the median price between August 2012 and August 2013.
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Prime Minister John Key says he’s not worried about running out of things to discuss with the Queen (right) when his family visits Balmoral Castle in Scotland this weekend. Mr Key was first extended a rare invite to Balmoral three years ago, but had to call off the trip at the last minute due to the 2010 Christchurch earthquake.
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On the chopping block A limited release rimu chopping board from the ruins of Carisbrook will push a Rotary project beyond its fundraising goal. Carisbrook Rotary Project committee member Lindsay Thorburn said the remaining rimu bench seats salvaged from the Rose Stand would be made into cheese boards and platters. About 500 boards would be made and 400 boards had been pre-sold.
Coin gold for Kiwi company A New Zealand company has struck a deal to produce a one-ounce gold coin to mark the 50th anniversary of Doctor Who. There are only 250 of the coins being produced by New Zealand Mint and each is expected to sell for US$2500, despite a nominal value of $200. New Zealand Mint chief executive Simon Harding says the gold coin has been produced following “significant� international response to a silver souvenir coin from fans of the sci-fi series around the world. “We think this limited edition Doctor Who one ounce gold coin will be snapped up in record time - it’s a very exclusive mintage with only 250 coins produced.� The coin, which features an engraved picture of Doctor’s Who Tardis spacecraft comes in a wooden box. It is issued as legal tender under the authority of Niue Island.
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Flies avoid being swatted in just the same way Keanu Reeves dodges flying bullets in the movie The Matrix - by watching time pass slowly. To the insect, that rolled up newspaper moving at lightning speed might as well be inching through thick treacle. And it is not alone in its ability to perceive time differently from us. New research suggests that across a wide range of species, time perception is directly related to size. Generally the smaller an animal is, and the faster its metabolic rate, the slower time passes.
Billboard has named Pink (right) its woman of the year. The international music news magazine announced yesterday the pop singer will receive the honour at its annual Women In Music event on December 10 in New York. Pink’s sixth album, The Truth About Love, has notched up 1.7 million sales since it was released last year. It launched three Top 10 hits, including Just Give Me a Reason. Past recipients of Billboard’s woman of the year award include Beyonce, Katy Perry and Taylor Swift. Pink is on her international The Truth About Love tour.
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Teenagers avoid prison sentence Two Ashburton teenagers have narrowly avoided a prison sentence for their part in a raft of offences, primarily involving other people’s vehicles. Jamie Ryan Hamilton, 19, and co-offender Vincent James Kuru-Nathan, 18, appeared in front of Judge Joanna Maze in the Ashburton District Court yesterday for sentencing on a combined total of 67 charges. Both blamed alcohol and drug use for the offending, saying they were motivated by a need to fund their dependencies –
however they wrecked many of the vehicles they stole, and rather than make money, they now face reparation costs of $9000 in Hamilton’s case, and more $11,646 in Kuru-Nathan’s case. Hamilton was first in the dock. He was already awaiting sentence on charges relating to vehicle theft, dangerous driving and failing to stop for police, when he and Kuru-Nathan notched the offending up a level in May. In a two-week period Hamilton, Kuru-Nathan and another
offender, who has already been dealt with in a Christchurch court, stole about 16 vehicles, from as far afield as Temuka, trashing many of them, stealing property from them – and adding a number of driving-related charges to the list. Both teenagers were remanded in custody, but after receiving several beatings in prison, they were released on electronically monitored bail pending yesterday’s appearance. Hamilton was sentenced on 33 charges, including unlawfully
taking vehicles, interfering with vehicles, theft, dangerous driving and driving while disqualified. Judge Maze gave him credit for saving $400 from his benefit payments to kick off reparation payments, and ordered him to continue making payments at $20 a week. She acknowledged that he was motivated to make changes to his life, and delivered a warning about the consequences of not abiding by the terms of the eight-month home deten-
tion sentence she handed down, which took into account the time Hamilton was disqualified from driving for 18 months, and convicted and discharged on charges of breaching his community work sentence and failing to stop. He must also attend alcohol and drug counselling, including residential treatment as directed. Kuru-Nathan will spend six months on home detention and pay reparations for his share of the offending.
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Family still waiting for power to be restored BY SUSAN SANDYS
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Methven’s Isherwood family have lived in their milking shed and at a relative’s house since they lost power in last week’s wind storm. Brent and Becs Isherwood and their three children - Caleb, 9, Mikayla, 7, and Stella, oneand-a-half - lost power to their Ashburton River Road dairy farm about 2.30pm one week ago today, and don’t know when it will be restored. Their home is among those still waiting to be connected after the ferocity of the windstorm saw hundreds lose power. EA Networks linesmen have been working 14 to 16 hours days to restore households. The frustrating thing for the Isherwoods is they had power restored to their farm and house a couple of days after the storm, but then one day later their home itself lost power, probably due to residual damage from the storm.
The family camped out one night in their milking shed, as it has a carpeted room and kitchenette, and after that Mrs Isherwood and the children moved in with her mother in Methven. Mr Isherwood has remained in the dairy shed, but comes into Methven for showers and hot food. The latter is no longer an option on the farm, after a chest freezer full of food has thawed out and is ruined. The couple have been putting in big days on the property, not only carrying on with milking and farm duties, but cleaning up about 150 huge shelter belt trees which were casualties of the storm. Mrs Isherwood is keeping in regular contact with EA Networks, hoping to find out when the home will be restored, but understands the company has to restore larger areas before worrying about just one home. “I think they are doing their Brent and Becs Isherwood and their children Caleb, 9, and Mikayla, 7, are still without power one best,” she said. week after the storm which hit Mid Canterbury. PHOTO TETSURO MITOMO 160913-TM-044
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Ashburton police received a complaint over a vehicle that was unlawfully taken and left 40 metres from where it was left parked at 3am Sunday. Inquiries are continuing into the incident.
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Mid Canterbury youth will soon be given a real insight into bullying and its impact after three short films were created to crack down on abusive behaviour in the district. Young actors from Christchurch’s Big Little Theatre descended on Ashburton College on Saturday, where they joined Think First project co-ordinator John Hobbs to create videos that he hopes will make the district’s youth think twice about their actions while also helping victims deal with abuse. Think First is a campaign run by Safer Ashburton District aimed at reducing bullying in Mid Canterbury. Mr Hobbs said three films are being edited and will be uploaded on the Think First website which is set to be launched next month. “The main forms we covered in the video were text bullying and physical bullying and one that I actually didn’t know too much about until the scoping process which is relational bullying, when people bully friends to go out with other people in their class,” he said. He said the video situations were often resolved, but were designed to spark youth into
A vehicle was broken into on Malcolm Street, but nothing appeared to have been taken. Ashburton police are investigating the incident.
Domestic violence Ashburton police attended a domestic violence incident at about 10.30am on Sunday, and another family violence case on the same day about 5.30pm.
Nose to tail Ashburton police attended a minor nose-to-tail crash on East Street about 11am on Saturday.
Burglary Meat was taken and a vehicle entered at a Bridge Street home overnight Friday when burglars entered through the garage. Ashburton police are continuing with inquiries into the incident.
Death not suspicious Ashburton’s anti-bullying campaign Think First project co-ordinator John Hobbs (left) watches over as director Jack Sexton (right) works with youth from the Big Little Theatre Company to create three videos to raise awareness about bullying in Mid Canterbury. Photo Donna Wylie 150913-DW-141
thinking about how they would handle similar situations and deter people from bullying. “It’s more about providing guidance and trying to help
people,” Mr Hobbs said. The films had been made as realistic as possible, with young quality actors using language and actions they had witnessed
themselves at school. While Think First has its website created, youth can visit its Facebook page; www.facebook.com/thinkfirstNZ
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The death of a man in an Invercargill park was not suspicious, police say. The man’s body was found by a member of the public in the Otepuni Gardens near Forth Street about 10.15am yesterday. The man was 26 years old, but his identity will not be released until all next of kin have been notified, police said. A post mortem examination will be conducted and the death has been referred to the coroner. - APNZ
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robbery at the weekend. Mr Lochhead, 51, died and his brother Peter Graham Lochhead was hospitalised with injuries after an altercation at his White St home at about 9.30pm on Friday.
A 36-year-old Canterbury man appeared in court yesterday charged with the murder of Rangiora man Tony John Lochhead during an alleged armed NG
Police made an arrest late Sunday night. The man is charged with murder and with wounding Peter while leaving the alleged aggravated robbery. After a short hearing before Judge Brian Callaghan the man
was remanded in custody without plea. No application for bail was made and he will be back at court on October 11. His name was suppressed, as were the reasons for the judge’s order. - APNZ
Firefighters helped clean up a liquid mercury spill at a South Auckland medical centre yesterday. The poisonous liquid metal spilled on the triage area floor at Manukau City Accident and Medical, on Bakerfield Place, about noon. Fire Service northern communications shift manager Jaron Phillips said a hazardous materials unit was working with staff to clean up the spill. - APNZ
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Methven should become a “twin village” with its namesake in Scotland, says chairperson of the Methven Community Centre in Scotland. Jim Bain wrote to the Methven Community Board to suggest the idea, and it was discussed by board members at their last meeting for this local body term yesterday. “I think the possibilities are endless for enhancing both locations in the long term as well as having a quirky welcome sign of ‘Welcome to Methven, twinned with Methven’, etc,” he said. Community planning manager Gavin Thomas told board members that the Ashburton District currently had sister city relationships with four cities. “We haven’t taken as much advantage of those relationships as maybe we might have,” Mr Thomas said. Such a relationship would be managed by the council, “but we would like to see enthusiasm from key groups in the community to make it work for the benefit of both Methvens”, he said. He suggested the board canvass the community to see what interest there might be, and it could be discussed at a meeting in the New Year. Member and Ashburton District councillor Martin Nordqvist highlighted the connection between the two villages - Robert Patton who named Methven came from Methven in Scotland - but later said he did not know what benefits there would be from a sister village relationship. Chairperson Liz McMillan said the board would look into the initiative, and respond to Mr Bain to let him know what was happening.
Methven in Scotland has many similarities to Methven in New Zealand.
TWIN VILLAGES Methven, New Zealand, population 1300 Methven, Scotland, population 1100 Similarities: ■ Surrounded by picturesque farming land ■ The main road is named Main Street ■ Methven Primary School is main school for non-secondary school pupils ■ Both lost their railway stations last century
Methven Community Centre, Scotland, chairperson Jim Bain has proposed a twin village concept.
Differences: ■ Skiers in Methven, Scotland, have to travel 72 kilometres to their nearest skifield, whereas internationally-renowned Mt Hutt is just a short drive from Methven. ■ Methven in Scotland has a traffic light controlled pedestrian crossing on its busy Main Street, compared to just a zebra crossing in Methven in New Zealand. ■ Methven in Scotland has a long history, represented by its own castle and its own battle, the Battle of Methven, which took place in 1306.
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A Tinwald woman owes more than $7800 to a string of victims. Kelly Ann D’Esposito, also known as Kelly Ann Simpson, 34, of Tinwald, faced three fraud charges, one of converting a motor vehicle, one theft and two of failing to answer bail conditions when she appeared in the Ashburton District Court yesterday. D’Esposito’s offending dated back to March 2011, when she was selling products for the National Cleaning Company. Some customers paid her directly, but D’Esposito failed to bank cash to the tune of $1050, or an uncrossed cheque for $320 into the company’s account. Thirty eight containers of the product were also unaccounted for – and the company also sought $1759 in reparations for them. In April, 2011 she paid $1754 for hair extensions and merchandise at a Wellington salon with a dud cheque in the name of Kelly Ann Simpson. The court was told there had never been sufficient funds in the account to clear the cheque. She also took a vehicle belonging to a flatmate to visit friends in Auckland, when she was located a month later, she claimed to have had a half share in the car. In May 2011, she passed off another bad cheque, paying $849 for a laptop after telling store staff her credit and store cards had been stolen, and booked into a $140 a night room at a motor inn, leaving seven days later owing $980. “I’m more than willing to make reparation, it’s my fault that I’ve done it,” D’Esposito told Judge Joanna Maze – who convicted her and remanded her on bail for presentence and reparation reports to be prepared before she appears for sentencing on October 14.
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Bid to outrun police costly An attempt to outrun police by driving at high speeds has proved costly for an 18-yearold man. Cade Ethan Russell, 18, a builder of Willowby, was signalled to stop by police in the Northpark area on September 6 – instead of pulling over he sped off, hitting speeds of
156km/h and running through a stop sign. Some 20km/h later he finally stopped – and told police he was scared of getting another fine, and thought he could get away. He was carrying two passengers at the time. His fears became fact when
he appeared in front of Judge Joanna Maze in the Ashburton District Court yesterday, to face charges of failing to stop and dangerous driving. Russell’s lawyer Paul Bradford asked for the offending to be dealt with by way of a fine, but Judge Maze said it was not possible given the speeds in-
volved in the chase. She handed down a sentence of 100 hours of community work, disqualified Russell from driving for 12 months – and told him to be prepared for all sentencing options should he appear before her again on such charges.
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Inmates refuse to talk A group of inmates are stonewalling a police investigation into a near-fatal stabbing at Paremoremo Prison. Police said in a release yesterday seven prisoners were refusing to speak with officers about the fight, which broke out just before 10.30am on Sunday. One man was taken to Auckland hospital in a serious condition, and two other prisoners were treated for minor injuries from incident. The man had surgery on Sunday night, and is expected to make a full recovery. “At this stage the four offenders and three victims are refusing to speak with police,” North Shore detective James Bolton said. It will be several days before any charges were laid. It is understood the fight involved members of two rival gangs. Investigators were currently reviewing CCTV footage taken during the attack, and speaking with prison staff. - APNZ
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said. The open days run for most of the day, each kindergarten creating a theme for parents and prospective pupils to play along to. Aubrey Mason Kindergarten is holding their open day from 8.45am-2.45pm, with Hampstead Kindergarten holding its open day tomorrow, Merle Leask on Thursday and Thomas Street’s on Friday. Each open day from Wednesday will be from 8.30am-2.30pm.
Police investigating the alleged murder of Elderslie farm worker Justin McFarlane have apprehended a third suspect and are still searching for another person who may have been present at the time of the incident. Mr McFarlane, 35, was found dead in his Pine Hill Rd house about 4.30am on Wednesday, and Southern Police Acting Detective Inspector Colin Blackie yesterday confirmed a third suspect was arrested and charged with murder on Sunday night, after a 23 year-old man was located in a Nissan Skyline car in Oamaru. The man, from Oamaru, was due to appear in Dunedin District Court yesterday, but was given a registrar’s adjournment. - APNZ
Climbers identified By Teuila FuaTai Two climbers who died in separate incidents in the Aoraki Mt Cook National Park have been identified. New Zealander Duncan Robert Rait, 36, died on Friday after slipping on ice, falling down a gully and over a bluff. Mr Rait, who was living in Melbourne, was with a party of ski mountaineers who were flown by helicopter to a spot near the Tasman Saddle Hutt on the Tasman Glacier on Friday morning. He had been planning a four-day ski tour of the area with his brother and was alive when rescuers reached him. Police said efforts to rescue the experienced alpinist were hampered by bad weather conditions on Friday.
“The rescue team were dropped at the hut and then descended from there to the location of the injured man as the helicopter became grounded due to poor weather.” Rescuers carried Mr Rait for two hours before reaching the helicopter. He was pronounced dead by paramedics on arrival at Mt Cook Village. Englishman Robert Buckley, 31, has been identified as the second climber who died in the Aoraki Mt Cook National Park. Mr Buckley, who was living in Christchurch, was with three other young men who had attempted to climb the Sefton Bivvy from Mt Cook Village on Saturday. - APNZ
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Disappointment over forced by-election By SuSan SandyS
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Methven Community Board chairperson Liz McMillan is disappointed not enough new candidates stood for election to the board during the recent local body nomination period. Just four candidates put their names forward to fill the five positions on the board. At yesterday’s board meeting, the last for this local body term, Ms McMillan said it was “a shame” there was one vacancy remaining, forcing a by-election which would be held in February. “I think there were quite a few people we spoke to who said they were interested but never really committed, it was a bit of a shock,” she said. And “funnily enough” now that a by-election would be held, it seemed there was plenty of interest in the remaining position, with some people having mentioned their intention to stand. The four people who have been elected unopposed are Ms McMillan and fellow current members Hamish Gilpin and Dan McLaughlin, while Sonia McAlpine will be a new addition.
Standing down from the board are David Wilson and Anna Johnson. Mr Wilson served two-and-ahalf terms after being elected unopposed at a by-election following the death of member Mike Gadd, while Mrs Johnson served one-and-a-half terms after being elected at a byelection following the resignation of member David den Baars. Mr Wilson said there was a long list of improvements the board had overseen in the past seven or eight years, including establishing the Hobbs Road walkway, recycling recovery park upgrade, flashing school speed signs, and Methven Primary School secondary access. He was confident there would be more than one person stand at the by-election. “I think people realise it’s something that can add value to a town,” he said. Mrs Johnson said belonging to the board had been “educational”, and she urged Methven residents to consider standing for the one remaining place. “You are never going to get any change if you don’t speak up,” she said.
Methven Community Board members Anna Johnson (left) and David Wilson (right) enjoy a farewell afternoon tea after their last board meeting this week. They are pictured with board chairperson Liz McMillan and new Ashburton District Council chief executive Andrew Dalziel. Photo SuSan SandyS 160913-mcb-0004
■ DISTRICT COURT
Man in court on sixth drink driving charge The following people appeared in front of Judge Joanna Maze in the Ashburton District Court yesterday. Driving matters Michael Graeme Smallridge, 43, of Ashburton, appeared for sentencing on his sixth conviction for drink driving. He refused to supply a breath or blood sample when requested by police, after showing signs of being impaired by alcohol when stopped. Although a previous home detention sentence hadn’t persuaded Smallridge to change his ways, the latest charge had, his lawyer said. Smallridge had acknowledged the extent of his problems with alcohol and voluntarily entered treatment programmes. Judge Maze said her starting point for sentencing would be 15 months imprisonment, but giving credit for Smallridge’s early guilty plea settled on a sentence of five months home detention with strict conditions attached – Smallridge is not to consume alcohol, enter licenced premises – other than supermarkets, he must attend counselling and treatment programmes as directed. He must complete 100 hours of community work and was indefinitely disqualified from driving and ordered to obtain and use a zero alcohol
licence for three years, if and when he obtains a licence again. Elizabeth Audrey Bell, 51, a labourer of Rakaia, was convicted of driving with an excess breath alcohol level of 953 micrograms of alcohol per litre of breath (EBA 953mcg/l), when the legal limit is 400mcg/l, and careless use of a motor vehicle. Bell ploughed into a stationery vehicle while driving home from a local hotel on September 1. She was disqualified from driving for six months, fined $900 and ordered to pay court cost. Richard James Falloon, 23, a shepherd of Huranui, was convicted of driving with an alcohol level of 165 milligrams per 100 millilitres of bloods. Falloon, who has one previous conviction for drink driving, was disqualified from driving for six months, fined $650 and ordered to pay court costs of $130, medical expenses of $75 and analyst fees of $93. Adam Robert Broome, 19, a student of Ashburton, pleaded guilty to drink driving (EBA 925mcg/l); he was convicted, disqualified from driving for six months, fined $800 and ordered to pay court costs of $130. Turi Jack Clarke, 18, of Netherby, pleaded guilty to
drink driving (EBA 579mcg/l); convicted, disqualified from driving for six months, fined $450 and ordered to pay court costs of $130. Dylan John Voice, 20, a farmer worker from Waitaki, pleaded guilty to drink driving (EBA 834mcg/l); he was convicted, disqualified from driving for six months, fined $700 and ordered to pay court costs of $130. Brooke Anthony Monson, 18, of Chertsey, pleaded guilty to two counts of drink driving (July 13 EBA 680mcg/l and August 3, EBA 304mcg/l) and one of driving while suspended. He was disqualified from driving for 12 months, and order to obtain a zero alcohol licence for three years once his licence is returned, ordered to do 100 hours of community work, and undertake six months supervision – to include drug and alcohol counselling and treatment. Richard Iaopo, also known as Richard Solomona, 18, of Ashburton, pleaded guilty to drink driving (EBA 681/mcg/l). He was convicted, disqualified from driving for six months, fined $550 and ordered to pay court costs of $130. He was convicted and discharged on a charge of driving while forbidden.
Allanah Jayne WelshCleave, 22, a waitress of Timaru, appeared for driving while suspended, in July and August. Lawyer Roz Burnside, said her client had made two stupid mistakes. “Make that three,” Judge Maze said. “She also doesn’t turn up to community work.” Welsh-Cleave was remanded on bail for sentencing on October 14. Other matters Angela Kim Weir, 24, of Ashburton told police she sold cannabis to prop up her benefit so she could feed her children, after she was found in possession of 38 “tinnies” and implements. She was convicted and remanded on bail for sentence on October 14. Michael Bruce Haynes, 25, of Darfield, pleaded guilty to driving while disqualified and careless use of a motor vehicle. The charges related to a night out, during which Hayne’s friend was attacked by a group. The court was told Haynes, who has four previous disqualified driving convictions, got in the car and drove toward the group to rescue his friend, who suffered head injuries as a result of the attack. The vehicle he was driving later slid off an icy road, went through a fence and came to a
stop in a paddock. The $20,000 vehicle was written off, leaving Haynes and his partner to foot the bill – on this basis he was convicted and discharged on the careless use charge. On the other matter he was disqualified for a further 13 months, from March 20, 2014 and sentenced to three months on community detention. Casey Joan Caroline Kerr, 22, formerly of Ashburton, was in the court yesterday morning, but when her name was called for sentencing on two charges of breaching a community work sentence, she had disappeared. Her partner explained to Judge Maze that Kerr had received a call from her daughter’s school, where it was thought she had been injured. Kerr’s attendance was excused, and the matter transferred to the Greymouth District Court, as Kerr now resides in the Otira Gorge. Chloe Rose Romana, 22, a factory hand of Ashburton, pleaded guilty to a charge of willful damage. Romana was intoxicated when she threw a road cone through a shop window on Burnett Street on August 30, injuring herself in the process. Reparations of $2000 are sought. She was convicted and remanded for sentence on October 14.
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■ OBITUARY
■ ROADS CLOSED
Businesses suffering Dr R S McGregor By Lucy IBBotson Haast and Makarora business owners are reporting “huge” losses in revenue as a result of the major slip on State Highway 6, between the Gates of Haast Bridge and Haast Pass Summit. Heavy rain frustrated efforts by the New Zealand Transport Agency (NZTA) to re-open State Highway 6 yesterday, forcing the closure of the road until at least tomorrow. The large slip at Diana Falls has blocked the highway since last Wednesday and is having a significant impact on tourism businesses on either side. Eamonnd Johnston, coowner of Johnston Motors, at
Haast Junction, said the shop and petrol station side of his business had been “dramatically” affected by the road closure, with sales down as much as 90 per cent. Haast’s Fantail Cafe closed its doors from Friday through to Sunday because of a lack of patrons, only opening again yesterday when it was thought the road would re-open. “It’s just gone dead for us, our business completely revolves around the tourists,” cafe coowner Janene McIntyre said. “We’ll come down [today] and see if there’s anyone we can feed and if there’s no-one about we go home. We’re just trying to do the best we can for the tourists.”
The cafe was running “very low” on supplies as delivery trucks could not get through. Ms McIntyre said the lack of cellphone coverage in Haast further compounded the situation for motorists, a view shared by Wilderness Accommodation owner Ollie White. Guest numbers at Mr White’s motel and backpacker business were down at least 50 per cent since last week’s slip. “There’s a fair hole in the income for sure,” he said. Simon Jackson, general manager of the Heartland World Heritage Hotel, at Haast Junction, said few tourists were willing to wait it out in Haast for the road to re-open. - APNZ
Helping clean up our country The New Zealand Motor Caravan Association (NZMCA) Ashburton branch members donned reflective vests and picked up rubbish in the town on Sunday. It was part of a spring clean initiative held nationally by the association, run in conjunction with Keep New Zealand Beautiful week. Members filled 19 bags with rubbish they collected from the Tinwald bridge area, Ashburton cemetery and along the south side of State Highway 1. Photo suPPlied
Ashburton-born Dr Stuart McGregor, Emeritus Fellow of Wolfson College, died recently in Cambridge, England. Dr McGregor was a pupil of Ashburton High School and its dux and sports champion in 1946. He graduated Master of Arts from Canterbury University College with First Class honours in English and French in 1950 and 1951 before leaving New Zealand with a scholarship to study at Merton College, Oxford. There his interest in linguistics led eventually to the study of Hindi and an appointment to the School of African and Oriental Studies, London. A year’s study at the University of Allahabad followed. In 1964 he took up an appointment at Cambridge University where he taught and worked until his retirement. Dr McGregor instituted the formal study of Hindi in the UK and researched and published extensively on its language and early literature. One of his major works was the re-writing at the request of OUP, of the Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, a work of 20 years, which remains a definitive source. His work on Hindi grammar and other aspects of the language saw him recognised by the Indian government, the Hindi Institute of Agra and the Third International Congress of Hindi in New Delhi. He also lectured and advised on Hindi in Europe, USA and Australia. In an obituary in The Indian Express, a daily newspaper, Dr McGregor is described as “a philologist, grammarian, literary historian, translator and lexicographer of the front rank (who) probably did more for Hindi studies in the West than any other scholar of his generation.”
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Another colleague has described him as “the most remarkable scholar of Hindi language and literature of the second half of the twentieth century, (his) dictionary of Hindi is used across the world as the authoritative source for English translation. He also produced the most complete history of pre-modern Hindi literature and a raft of specialized studies of enduring importance.” Dr McGregor retained a life-long love of music having learnt piano from Miss Lilian Lewis and continued with piano lessons in London well into his retirement. His father, Ronald McGregor, known to most as Sandy, may be remembered still as having taught for many years at AHS. Stuart is survived by his wife, Elaine and three children in England and a sister in Auckland.
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Synthetic cannabis dilemma Coen Lammers EDITOR
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arry Davies’ open letter to the community will raise a few eyebrows in Rakaia as he defends his decision to sell synthetic drugs. Many readers will wonder why the Guardian has allowed Mr Davies this platform to share his views as this paper has consistently campaigned against the sale of synthetic drugs. There is no reason or benefit to this country to justify the sale of these chemicals, aside from the profits to people like Mr Davies. The anecdotal evidence of addiction, physical and psychological damage to users and their families is overwhelming and even Mr Davies admits his products carry certain risks. This is why it is hard to understand why the National Party Government has opted for the current ridiculous situation that some drugs and shops have been given an interim license, while the products are being tested. Just imagine someone trying to do that with any other consumer foods or products. The argument that a total ban would be too hard to police seems a lame excuse. Authorities have been fighting a desperate battle against other drugs for decades but that is still no reason to allow them. The new legislation has allowed people like Mr Davies to use the loophole and he points out that critics should appeal to the Government, not him. The debate around selling the drugs is therefore an ethical dilemma that divides Mr Davies and much of the Rakaia community. In a way it is not too different from the debate over legalising cannabis. The community may not like what he sells and can try to change his mind but while he operates within the law, the critics can not force him to share their values. It is the role of failing local, national and health authorities to step in and do what is right, but until that happens we have to respect Mr Davies’ choice and his opinion.
YOUR VIEW Gang presence Gangster issue – Our town is extremely unsafe nowadays and it’s just a matter of time before we are headline news for a murder. Young thugs claiming to be gang affiliated and travelling in packs attacking innocent people out for a good night is common- place in Ashburton now. It’s a shame not one of our councillors addressed this issue in Saturday’s Guardian. It’s time the council and the police took action before it’s too late. Remember it could be you or your children who fall victim
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Majority equals democracy Thanks for the election special. It’s a pity three didn’t contribute. Daryl Nelson has a good record. Sam Quinton has courage, but I would like to hear detail from her instead of slogans. Vicki Smith is an individual who will not be bullied into submission. This must mean she won’t ac-
cept a majority decision which is what democracy is all about. She’s lost my vote. (Text message) ***** Vicki Smith really needs to get over herself. (Text message)
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Time for a dose of Groundhog Day
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POLL RESULT Yesterday’s result Q: Will you attend the Guardian’s Mayoral Debate on Wednesday?
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aybe because I am a fan of Bill Murray, one of my favourite movies is Groundhog Day. It’s about an arrogant TV weatherman who’s cursed to re-live the same day over and over until he finally learns to appreciate others. Some of dairying’s most vocal critics and even some of our industry’s hotheads could benefit from experiencing a Groundhog Day of their own. A few week’s ago, the Dominion Post’s Jon Morgan penned a piece entitled, It’s time to stop booing our dairy farmers. He predicted some would disagree with that and he wasn’t mistaken given the online comments. On the other side of the ledger, almost as many ‘liked’ his article or tweeted it on social media. There was also an online poll, which had just under two-thirds agreeing with what Jon Morgan had written. That kind of response restores your faith in your fellow Kiwi and puts the vocal knockers in their rightful place. Just like faith in the New Zealand dairy industry is being restored by the fantastic news that our products never contained Clostridium botulinum. Yet coverage of that positive news was appreciably less than the bad news preceding it. Now why’s that? Looking back upon August,
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it seemed more like Groundhog Month than Groundhog Day. It started back on the last day of July when Fonterra supplier-shareholders got a welcome uplift in the current season’s dairy payout. Less than 72 hours later we were plunged into ‘Botu-geddon’. Bizarrely, this reversed almost a month to the day later when Fonterra again revised its forecast upwards. Then, 24 hours later, we got the best possible news about C. botulinum. That double whammy of great news is welcome when you consider our overdrafts, the bad press over August and, not to mention, that freaky spring storm from last week. Looking back with the America’s Cup now on and the news spotlight shifted off us, you gain more than a little
perspective. All of us, including Fonterra, had become fixated over that ‘dirty pipe’ meaning we didn’t see the wood for the trees. Key vital messages were lost, like how the recall was ‘precautionary’ and came off tests that were ‘presumptive’. When my staff show alarm over the death of a cow, I immediately ask them about the rest of the herd. When indications of C. botulinum were publicly released, everyone jumped right past ‘presumptive’ to ‘confirmed’ when it wasn’t. I now know why my Federated Farmers colleague, Dr William Rolleston, told me that trying to find C. botulinum was needle-in-haystack material. While Fonterra took safety first and got roasted locally for it, the co-op and the wider
industry will emerge with its reputation enhanced as long as we farmers pitch in. While there’s still plenty for Fonterra and the rest of the industry to look into, as the various inquiries will find out, we have to communicate the facts to all of our friends, families and acquaintances here and abroad. It wasn’t C. botulinum and we can cite the United States’ Centres for Disease Control (CDC) no less. It means taking to social media and going on to blogs. Farmers have to play our part by spreading the message that New Zealand Dairy products are not only safe but the world’s best and who better than those who produce the raw material. Willy Leferink is Federated Farmers Dairy chairperson
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Garry Davies has been heavily criticised for selling synthetic drugs in his R18 shop in Rakaia. The retailer wants to explain his views on the debate in an open letter to his critics.
R18 shop owner: What about everyone’s rights?
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our town is also my town. You want the town to been run a certain way, some of us believe it could be run differently. What gives you the right to decide how this town should be run without consulting everyone in town? The rants I have seen in the media over the last three weeks shows very little appreciation for the rights of others in Rakaia. You may not like what I am selling, but your concerns are with the law, not me, because I am doing nothing illegal. I know some in the community have started a petition to the Government against synthetic
drugs and I fully appreciate and support those people to pursue their beliefs. Also, who are these unsavoury elements that you claim are visiting my shop? Maybe you need to take a closer look at the number of local people who visit this store. From your description, unsavoury elements are anyone who does not follow your way of thinking. The demographics of Rakaia have been changing rapidly since the earthquakes in Christchurch and have nothing the do with the sale of these products. You state that you don’t want drugs in your town, yet I have
not seen any sign of you trying to clean up the Rakaia River bed of all the cannabis grown there. How true are your beliefs then? People who don’t wish to be named obviously have upset people in this town or is it just a smear campaign against me? If you want to know more about me come a visit anytime between 8am and 8pm and find out for yourself. The person who stated that they had watched young men go downhill after taking these drugs, have you spoken to the young men and found out if it was the drugs as you believe, and did you offer the help him if they had a problem?
You show no interest in cleaning up the drugs in the Rakaia River bed. I can understand if you are afraid of the growers. This just proves that past policies of banning them have failed and allowed gangs to take control. This government is trying to find a better way to control synthetic and other drugs. I am happy that finally someone has had the sense to try something new. Finally I would like to give you some background about the new legislation. There are six new types of interim licences being issued, to retail, to import, to manufacture, to wholesale, to research and to sell
psychoactive substances that are not approved products. You can find these at http:// www.health.govt.nz/our-work/ regulation-health-and-disability-system/psychoactive-substances/interim-licences These are temporary licences while testing is being done on the different products to look at any possible harmful effects. If any of the products prove only minimal harm, the psychoactive substances authority will approve them. If any products are approved there will be three-year licences issued to sell these products. During this time the government will be monitoring the results.
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■ SYRIA
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Syrians hail arms deal A US-Russian plan to remove Syria’s chemical weapons is a “victory” that averts a war, a Syrian minister says, as Washington’s top diplomat briefed Israel about the landmark deal. “On one hand, it helps the Syrians emerge from the crisis and on the other it has allowed for averting war against Syria...,” Minister of State for National Reconciliation Ali Haidar told Russian news agency Ria Novosti yesterday. “It’s a victory for Syria that was achieved thanks to our Russian friends.” His remarks came as US Secretary of State John Kerry met Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to brief him on the plan to eradicate Syria’s chemical weapons. Washington is seeking to bolster international support for the agreement inked in Geneva on Sunday, which demands action from Damascus within days. The ambitious plan to dismantle and destroy Syria’s chemical arms stockpile - one of the largest in the world - by mid-2014 was thrashed out during three days of talks in Geneva between Kerry and his Russian counterpart, Sergei Lavrov. It gives Syrian President Bashar al-Assad a week to hand over details of his regime’s arsenal of the internationally banned arms so as to avert unspecified sanctions and the threat of US-led military strikes. It also specifies there must be immediate access for arms control experts and that inspections of what the US says is about 45 sites linked to the Syrian chemical weapons program must be completed by November. The deal won the backing of China, a veto-wielding permanent member of the Security Council, which like Russia has vetoed several UN resolutions on Syria.
“This agreement will enable tensions in Syria to be eased,” Foreign Minister Wang Yi told his visiting French counterpart Laurent Fabius who will meet Lavrov on Tuesday in Moscow. Ahead of yesterday’s meeting, Netanyahu said he hoped the accord would see a complete destruction of the Damascus regime’s chemical weapons. “We hope that the RussianUS agreement on Syria’s chemical weapons will bear fruit but the real test will be in its implementation: the full dismantling of the regime’s chemical weapons stockpile,” Netanyahu said at a ceremony marking 40 years since the Yom Kippur War. Israel has voiced alarm at the use chemical weapons inside its neighbour Syria because of the potential fallout for Israelis across the border. Some Israeli commentators raised the question of whether Washington would lean on Israel to ratify the international treaty banning the use of chemical weapons. “Kerry may tell Netanyahu the United States is working to remove one of the gravest threats on Israel’s security, by combining a credible military threat with creative diplomacy,” said Barak Ravid, correspondent for Haaretz newspaper. “Now, Kerry may say, the US needs Israel’s help by ratifying the treaty prohibiting the use of chemical weapons,” he wrote. Israel signed the Chemical Weapons Convention in 1993, but never ratified it, despite demands to do so from Washington and Moscow. The Syrian rebels, fighting to oust Assad since March 2011, have rejected the deal, warning it would not halt the conflict that has killed more than 110,000 people and displaced millions. But on the streets of Damascus there was hope that the end of the devastating 30-month
Italian shipwreck rising The Costa Concordia cruise ship has begun emerging from its watery grave off the Italian island of Giglio. The ship, which is on its side, could be seen lifting up by around a metre as operators worked to hoist it upright in an unprecedented salvage yesterday. The 290-metre ship could be seen gradually turning upright from the sideways position it has been in ever since it foundered off the Tuscan coast in January 2012 in a tragedy that claimed 32 lives. - AFP
Crisis in Cambodia Cambodia’s political rivals have held fresh crisis talks as thousands of protesters massed for a second day following violent clashes against a disputed election that left a demonstrator dead and several wounded. Prime Minister Hun Sen and opposition leader Sam Rainsy met for several hours yesterday at the national assembly in search of a way out of the deepening political stand-off triggered by July polls marred by allegations of electoral fraud. In a joint statement released afterwards, they said they had agreed on three points - to heed the king’s call for an end to the violence, to set up a mechanism to bring about election reform in the future, and to continue negotiations. - AFP
Father let twins starve
US Secretary of State John Kerry walks with French President Francois Hollande before a meeting regarding Syria. AP PHOTO
conflict may be in sight. “We have more hope now, after this agreement. We might be able to see an end to terrorism and the troubles that we’ve had no part in creating,” said beauty salon owner Muna Ibo. After meeting Netanyahu for a few hours, Kerry flies to Paris for talks with Fabius and British Foreign Secretary William Hague, as well as Saudi Foreign Minister Saud al-Faisal. Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu was also to meet Kerry in Paris after the two men talked during the flight to Jerusalem, a US official said. France has so far been Wash-
ington’s closest ally as it has sought to build support to punish Syria for using chemical weapons. The Paris leg of Kerry’s diplomacy will come the same day as the United Nations is due to release its investigation of an August 21 attack near Damascus. Washington says Assad’s forces unleashed sarin gas on the suburb, killing some 1400 people. UN chief Ban Ki-moon has accused Assad of multiple crimes against humanity and said the UN inspectors’ report would provide “overwhelming” confirmation chemical weapons were used. - AFP
■ SCOTLAND
Independence referendum only a year away There’s a year to go until Scotland’s independence referendum but separatists face an uphill struggle to convince voters to back a momentous split from the United Kingdom. Scotland’s charismatic leader Alex Salmond has brought his Scottish National Party closer than ever to its dream of independence, but opinion polls suggest only a third of Scots intend to vote in favour of breaking away. A “yes” vote would mean
splitting away from England, Wales and Northern Ireland, severing a 300-year-old union - not a decision the 5.3 million Scots are taking lightly. “We’re one year to the biggest decision we’ll ever take as a country,” Michael Moore, Secretary of State for Scotland, told AFP. “This is an argument about the head and the heart.” Scotland currently has a devolved government, giv-
ing First Minister Salmond’s administration in Edinburgh control over a range of policies including health and education. But other big policy areas, including defence, foreign policy and welfare, are still controlled by London. Voters now have formidable questions to weigh up. Would an independent Scotland be richer? How much clout would the tiny new nation have on the international stage? And from
border controls to setting up a new army, how would it work on a practical level? Prime Minister David Cameron’s Conservative-led government is pushing hard for a “no” vote. “We want to continue to make the case for Scotland as part of a successful United Kingdom - something that gives us greater economic opportunity and security and a much stronger place in the world,” said Moore. - AFP
A father who regularly drank and played poker while his twin toddlers were starving to death in their bedroom has been sentenced to eight years’ jail for manslaughter. The 33-year-old man, who cannot be named, stood stony-faced in the dock of the Supreme Court in Brisbane as he was sentenced yesterday. Justice Peter Lyons said the father had lived a remarkably narcissistic and self-centred lifestyle as his relationship with the twins’ mother was falling apart in 2008. After the relationship breakdown, the mother began to suffer from mental illness and stopped feeding the twins solids, causing them to slowly starve to death in their bedroom over two months, the court heard. - AAP
300,000 evacuated Typhoon Man-yi has battered central Japan, forcing the evacuation of almost 300,000 households amid fears the storm could go on to hit the crippled Fukushima nuclear plant. The typhoon made landfall in Toyohashi, Aichi prefecture, shortly before 8.00am yesterday, packing gusts of up to 162 kilometres an hour, the Japan Meteorological Agency said. Public broadcaster NHK said four people were missing in landslides or floods, while at least 65 people were injured and more than 860 houses flooded. - AFP
Dangers of coffee This is not meant to keep you awake at night, but heavy coffee drinkers are at increased risk of death, according to a major study. For reasons that researchers don’t fully understand, a 17-year study of 45,000 people shows those aged under 55 who average more than 28 cups a week are at risk, according to the The University of Queensland and the University of South Carolina study. - AAP
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■ REAL ESTATE
■ ASSET SALES
Buyers look to Auckland’s fringes
Struggle to meet $5b - Key
John Key
vatise Genesis Energy in the first half of next year, ahead of the general election expected in November, despite its unpopularity, and that a “shorter, sharper process” would be used to sell down further shares in Air New Zealand.
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Economic Development Minister Steven Joyce has confirmed he persuaded would-be participants in a campaign fighting for lower internet prices not to take part. The Coalition for Fair Internet Pricing claims a recent Government proposal for internet pricing sets the price for copper-based broadband services too high and will result in a windfall profit of $600 million to lines company Chorus, something they say amounts to an unfair tax. Consumer NZ boss Sue Chetwin, who is leading the group, last week said leading telecommunications companies and business groups were supportive of the group but “came under considerable political pressure” not to take part. A telecommunications industry source said both Vodafone and 2degrees had been involved in the coalition but had withdrawn suddenly in recent days. A spokesman for Mr Joyce said the Economic Development Minister was advised of the campaign about a week before its launch on Thursday. “He talked either specifically or as part of other conversations to three groups that he understood had been ap-
NZX 50 constituents Company CODE
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Sell price
72 135.5 538 3478 94 328.5 292 513 584 163.5 1025 375 966 705 437 102 57 499 88 245.5 305 111 1094 324 148 217 331 82 126 201 1445 99 133.5 106 278 700 167 569 396 283 317 232.5 183 456 710 267 136 375 3665 1890
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proached to be part of it because he wanted to be sure they were aware of the reasoning behind the Government’s proposal. “They indicated they would make final decisions whether to participate in due course. He understands that none of the three ended up participating. He takes that to mean the campaign tends to fall apart whenever the other view has a chance to be represented.” Vodafone said last week it had been working with the coalition, and was closely aligned with its aims, but had chosen not to take part. It denied any pressure from the Beehive, as did 2Degrees. Federated Farmers and the School Trustees’ Association both confirmed they had been in talks with the coalition but also decided against participating. Again, both said there was no political pressure behind their decisions. At issue is the price other companies and ultimately consumers pay for internet access over the old copper wire telephone network owned by former Telecom network business Chorus. The Commerce Commission has proposed it should be cut by as much as a third next year. - APNZ
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Source: NZX
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Role in broadband campaign confirmed By adam BenneTT
Key confirmed there would be a two-stage payment process for the shares, and an upper limit on the price that New Zealand retail investors could expect to pay. The price range for the Meridian float will be announced Friday, when the prospectus will also become available. Would-be investors will have three weeks from September 30 to October 18 to apply for shares. With respect to Air New Zealand, State-Owned Enterprises Minister Tony Ryall said the Government was “working through the best way the sell down can occur and we remain keen to ensure that New Zealanders have the opportunity to participate in it.” “At this stage, no final decisions have been made, including on timing,” Ryall said. Air New Zealand shares were unchanged at $1.35. - APNZ
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Cash-strapped home buyers are looking towards Auckland’s city fringes for affordable properties. Latest figures from the Real Estate Institute (REINZ) show sales in Waitakere and Manukau jumped in the past year - and local agents are saying many buyers have chosen the areas after being priced out of Auckland’s traditionally desirable suburbs. According to the August REINZ report, the median house price in the Auckland region reached $563,000 during the month, up 11.4 per cent on August last year. Sales in Auckland City suburbs had a median of $625,000 for the month, while in Manukau and Waitakere the median house price reached $510,000 respectively. In North Shore, the median house price in August was $707,000. Harcourts Henderson Blue Fern Realty owner Phil Freeman said a number of buyers from Howick and the North Shore were choosing to buy in Waitakere. “They have been pretty unsuccessful finding what they want in their price range in those two areas and they suddenly find they get quite a bit more for their money in the old Waitakere City Council area.” Buyers - both first-time home owners and previous property holders - have found getting into west Auckland a lot easier than in “the Ponsonbys and the Freemans Bays and places like that,” he said. “In Waitakere and probably south Auckland, you can probably pick something up for $350,00 to $400,000.” Bayleys North-West franchise director Angela Little said population growth in the Auckland region, combined with the proposed Unitary Plan, had resulted in noticeable expansion around the Kumeu, Huapai and Riverhead areas. “We are seeing urban intensification around the fringes of these town centres, as well as greater development of lifestyle blocks in the one hectare size range.” REINZ figures show 359 homes were sold in Waitakere in August - 11.5 per cent more than last August. The median house price jumped 24.4 per cent across the months, reaching $510,000 in August. - APNZ
The company is already listed on the NZX, although it remains 73.3 per cent government-owned. Key said an Air New Zealand selldown before Christmas could not be ruled out. Asked why it was still a good deal for the taxpayer to sell electricity assets in a soft electricity market and whether there was potential to flood the New Zealand sharemarket with electricity shares, Key said: “There’s lots of cash out there. “Meridian is a high yield stock. I’m confident there’s more than enough cash floating around in KiwiSaver and bank deposits to soak up what’s a pretty big offer.” Meridian could reap around $2.5 billion for the sale of a minority 49 per cent stake, although the rules of the float mean at least 85 to 90 per cent of the initially issued shares must go to New Zealand owners.
23/8
By Teuila FuaTai
The government’s asset sales programme risks raising less than the $5 billion lower end of its target range for proceeds, Prime Minister John Key said yesterday. The policy has been sold for its ability to raise between $5 billion and $7 billion to help fund investments in public infrastructure, but weakness in the electricity market, threats of major policy change with a change of government and lukewarm investor appetite mean the bottom of that range may not be met. “We are trying hard to get there,” said Key of the $5 billion target at a press conference announcing the start of advertising for the sale of 49 per cent of Meridian Energy last night and the release of investment offer documents on Friday, ahead of NZX and ASX listing on October 29. Key made it clear the Government still intends to pri-
NZX 50 index
4,693.62 +42.68 +0.92%
NZX 20 index
3,708.75 +37.51 +1.02%
NZX All index
5,010.65
+44.1
Rises 51
+0.89%
Falls 35
WORLD MARKETS
S&P/ASX 200 index
5,248.0
+28.4
+0.54%
At close of trading on Sep 16, 2013
Dow Jones Indust.
15,376.06 +75.42 +0.49%
At close of trading on Sep 13, 2013
FTSE 100 index
6,583.8
–5.18
–0.08%
At close of trading on Sep 13, 2013
Nikkei 225 index
14,404.67 +17.4 +0.12%
At close of trading on Sep 13, 2013
METAL PRICES
Source: interest.co.nz
Gold
1,318.5
London – $US/ounce
Silver
21.72
–9.5
–0.72%
London – $US/ounce
–0.95
–4.19%
Copper London – $US/tonne
7,028.5
–15.0
–0.21%
NZ DOLLAR
Source: BNZ
Country
As at 4pm Sep 16, 2013
Australia Canada China Euro Fiji Great Britain Japan Samoa South Africa Thailand United States
TT buy
0.888 0.8581 5.3379 0.6253 1.5736 0.5225 82.74 1.9711 8.3077 26.55 0.8333
TT sell
0.867 0.8304 4.6922 0.6021 1.4577 0.5061 79.53 1.7031 8.0062 25.31 0.8082
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Fee-free farm tuition on offer By Carmen Hall A fee-free programme is offered in Tauranga by one of the country’s leading rural tertiary educators. The Taratahi Agricultural Training Centre, which has its main campus in Wairarapa, will begin its first Introduction to Farming course next month with other qualifications to follow next year. The Bay is an attractive opportunity for Taratahi and follows its successful launch into Waikato in February. “All of the courses have just gone crazy and the feedback from the community has been extremely positive,” she says. “They said it was about time something like this was available in the region for young people.” That message prompted Taratahi to push ahead with plans to set up in the Bay.” It’s a good entry-level programme and designed for people interested in the industry that don’t have the skills at the moment. It may be people who have been missing out on farm jobs because of that and this is a real step up the ladder. “It is a win/win for everyone involved and there has been a real demand,” Yvonne Way says. “It’s an amazing opportunity for the region and for the youth to get motivated and make something of their lives.” Students spend three days on farm and one day in the
An aerial shot of the Taratahi Agricultural Training Centre.
classroom learning the theory and science of farming.Federated Farmers’ Bay of Plenty provincial president, Rick Powdrell, says Taratahi has a good reputation and has been servicing the rural farming community well. Bringing the programme to the people instead of the people having to go to the programme was beneficial. “There are a lot more people interested in the opportunities in agriculture than you think,” he said.
“We went through a period where careers advisers in schools were not encouraging children into agriculture. “That seems to be changing so I think if the opportunities are there, and if students get those opportunities, you will be surprised at how many take it up.” To Powdrell’s knowledge Taratahi has not made contact with Federated Farmers in the Bay of Plenty, but he thought it needed to be commended for what it was doing.
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MARKET REPORT LAMB While much of the attention is on the chilled trade, the US rack market is reported to have been quietly improving. Recovery in this market has been slower than others, as it’s largely dependent on items reclaiming their place on restaurant menus, which is a slow process. Exporters are growing in confidence that prices have now bottomed out, with slightly firmer returns being reported by some. However, the most positive indication is the increase in volumes being ordered, which is ultimately the first step before any significant increase in price can be expected. At the farmgate, meat processors have mostly left schedules unchanged for this week, with a 17.5kg carcaseweight lamb fetching around $100/head. However, increases are expected when Christmas chilled production gets going.
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Children should never be allowed to ride quad bikes, according to an Australian professor of agricultural health and safety.
Quad bikes no good for kids, report By Clifford fram Children should never be allowed to ride quad bikes, says an agricultural safety expert. “There is no way in the world would I allow a child on to one,” says Associate Professor Tony Lower of the Australian Centre for Agricultural Health and Safety. Prof Lower is co-author of a study in the Medical Journal of Australia that shows quad bikes are dangerous and suggests that they be replaced with other vehicles where possible. The study by Monash University and the University of Sydney shows there were 19 quad-bike deaths and 800 hospital admissions in Victoria over the nine years to the end
of June 2011. The problem would be similar in other parts of Australia, says Prof Lower and his organisation reports 12 deaths across Australia in the first eight months of 2013. Most of the deaths reported in the medical journal involve farm use, but an increasing number of vehicles are being used for recreational purposes. Most injuries involve experienced adult riders, but more than 15 per cent involve children. One of the biggest dangers is the quad bikes are fundamentally unstable and prone to rollover. They can flip and crush their rider. This happens even with the ones marketed for use by children, says Prof Lower.
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He points out that Surf Lifesaving Australia is replacing its quad bikes with safer vehicles that do the same job. And the journal article recommends that farmers do the same. If quad bikes must be used, then crush-protection devices should be fitted, it says. “Children must not ride quad bikes and passengers must not be carried.” Prof Lower says he would prefer if farmers let their children ride two-wheel motorcycles, with appropriate protective gear including a helmet, instead of quad bikes. “When they do come off they may injure themselves but the chances of them dying are significantly less than on a quad bike.” – AAP
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The recent announcement of beef import policy changes in Indonesia has raised the hopes of NZ exporters that orders from this market could increase significantly in the coming months. Exports to Indonesia soared during 2009/10, which saw it become NZ’s second biggest beef market that season. However, hefty import quotas have since resulted in trade slowing to only about 30% of what it was at its peak. The new system reportedly sees quotas replaced by a price-based import trigger. This means that when domestic beef prices rise above a certain level, the Indonesian Government will release import permits until supply catches up with demand and prices fall to affordable levels. Current prices are about 25% higher than the desired level, so the release of permits is expected.
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Dairy commodity prices are still very firm but they will gradually decrease as supply increases or the market perceives that supply is increasing. There has been some evidence of weaker prices on the NZX Dairy Futures market this week. But at present many buyers still have very limited stocks to hand, therefore prices are expected to remain elevated until supply catches up with demand and this is unlikely to occur anytime this year. Volumes offered by Fonterra for the next GlobalDairyTrade auction are largely as previously forecast. Fonterra’s 12 month forecast sees a reshuffle between products with more whole milk powder (WMP) offered while skim milk powder volumes have fallen. At present, WMP returns are considerably better than SMP incentivising greater manufacture of WMP. In Australia dairy product manufacturer Bega Cheese has made a takeover bid for Warrnambool Cheese and Butter which is Australia’s oldest dairy processing company. If the merger of the companies is successful then it would become a similar size to Fonterra’s Australian operation in terms of milk throughput.
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Market Price Trends Week beginning September 16, 2013
L A M B ($) Including 1 kg Shorn Pelt this week 13.0kg YL SI 13.5kg YM SI 15.0kg YM SI 15.0kg YM NI 15.0kg YM Market Indicator 17.5kg YX SI 19.0kg YX SI 19.0kg YX NI 21.0kg YX SI 21.0kg YX NI 23.0kg YX SI
last 4 weeks 3 months week ago ago
1 year ago
44.89 64.88 83.64 85.59 64.44 96.83 104.37 108.86 114.41 120.37 116.36 44.89
44.89 64.88 83.64 85.11 62.93 96.83 104.37 108.25 114.41 119.70 116.36 44.89
40.89 60.72 79.02 82.60 58.12 91.44 98.51 105.07 107.94 116.18 109.28 44.89
36.21 55.46 73.17 74.21 60.97 84.62 91.10 94.44 99.75 104.44 100.31 44.89
48.15 68.71 85.32 84.21 60.69 98.78 106.47 106.80 116.73 118.10 130.48 44.89
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2011/12 ave
48.15 56.71 68.71 76.89 87.66 94.67 86.47 95.42 64.44 * 71.25 101.51 110.00 109.43 117.99 109.67 120.31 120.00 129.32 121.27 132.83 134.07 139.52
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57.64
61.70
P2 Steer SI (296-320kg) NI P2 Steer Market Indicator M Cow SI (160-195kg) NI M Cow Market Indicator
426 448 412 275 319 300
426 448 426 275 319 306
406 428 386 260 313 286
381 401 394 247 297 274
399 415 377 280 319 295
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386 403 356
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Based on announced schedules with levies & charges deducted and published premiums included. For a valid comparison between the Islands, add $1.20 in Lamb and 7c/kg in Beef to the North Is values, because North Is Cos pay freight.
Ballance looking for tomorrow’s leaders Applications for the Ballance Agri-Nutrients scholarships are now open for students with an eye on a future in New Zealand’s cutting edge primary and science industries. The scholarships provide $4000 per year for up to three years and are open to immediate family members of Ballance shareholders or company employees. Four scholarships are available to students for study at tertiary level in either the general primary industry field or in process engineering. Ballance research and development manager, Warwick Catto, says Ballance is deeply committed to the development of science in New Zealand and also science extension, which is about the practical application of new and existing ideas and technology on farm. “New Zealand scientists develop world-leading capabilities in agricultural technology, animal health and also food technology. Our economy is intrinsically linked to being efficient with the use of our land and we’re very good at it,” he says. “We’re looking for tomorrow’s leaders and our scholarships make a real contribution. Our primary industries need high quality people who work hard to solve very real world problems – both today in our fields and paddocks and also in the future.” More than 60 students have benefited from the Ballance scholarship programme since 2002. One of the previous recipients was Hamilton-based Peter West who is now part of Fonterra’s business graduate programme, working with the co-operative’s commercial business performance reporting.
Mr West completed an Honours Degree in Agricultural Science in 2012 from Lincoln University and says the scholarship enabled him to focus on what was important. “The Ballance scholarship reduced the financial pressure of being a student. Not having to work part-time enabled me to spend more time focusing on my studies,” says Mr West. “Leaving university relatively debt free also places you in a much better position to get stuck in and achieve your goals quicker.” For Calvin Ball receiving a Ballance scholarship not only helped him graduate with an Honours Degree in Agricultural Science from Massey University in Palmerston North but it enabled him to gain valuable work experience with the co-operative during his holidays. “It was paid work that allowed me to experience working with the field consultant team where I was able to get out on the road and talk to farmers and merchants. “This gave me a clear idea about what I wanted to do once I graduated and now I’m in a fulltime role with Ballance as their field consultant for North Wairarapa,” says Mr Ball. “Day-to-day my role involves working with farmers to provide them with onfarm support including fertiliser and nutrient recommendations, soil testing and nutrient budgeting advice. “I now have my own area and set of customers, and without the scholarship I doubt I would be where I am today.” Applications for the Ballance scholarship close on October 28. For more details or to apply, visit www. ballance.co.nz
V E N I S O N ($/kg - gross) AP Hind 50kg AP Stag 60kg AP Stag 80kg
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7.43 7.53 7.13
7.18 7.28 6.88
6.43 6.53 6.13
7.83 7.93 7.53
6.38 6.48 6.08
7.98 8.08 7.68
7.73 7.82 7.42
Mayoral candidates to be quizzed
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1285 945 810 725 500 475 473 450 510
1500 995 823 755 470 465 455 450 515
1360 1055 860 715 410 375 355 345 495
1280 910 790 670 395 345 340 315 465
1570 1100 900 755 543 540 535 515 545
1465 1033 845 716 453 417 405 389 502
Mid Canterbury Federated Farmers will host the district’s three mayoral candidates this week. President Chris Allan said Angus McKay, Don McLeod and Russell Ellis would all be given five minutes to speak about themselves, and would then field questions from members.
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446 412
472 432
338 408
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5370 5680 5800 5430 13580
3850 4090 3850 4810 11070
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W O O L Data: WSI Fine (21 microns) Medium (25 microns) Medium (27 microns) Medium (29 microns) Coarse (35 microns) Coarse (37 microns) Coarse (39 microns) 2nd Shear (37 microns-85mm) Lamb (31 micron-75mm)
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He said he expected members to have lots of farming questions for the trio, which would test their vision for the district. The meeting will be at Federated Farmers building on Thursday, starting 7.30pm. Members are encouraged to attend.
W H E A T ($NZ/Tonne) ASW (Aus standard White) NZ Free (12.5% protein)
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DAIRY PRODUCT PRICES Butter (NZ$/tonne) Skim Milk powder Whole Milk Powder Cheddar Cheese Casein
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4465 4735 4862 5057 12107
Prices are indicative only. They are compiled from an assessment of sales made worldwide on one-off basis in US $. Quota market sales and contracts are excluded. The prices are then converted to $NZ/t FOB at current exchange rates.
OVERSEAS
MEAT
UK PM Lamb (p/kg) CIF US Bull (USc/lb) CIF US Cow (USc/lb) CIF Venison Bone-in leg (E/Kg)
PROCESSING
StockCo pays for bulls that the farmer selects, no repayments are required until the bulls are sold (after mating).
495 197 187 6.40
390 193 184 6.40
0.814 0.515 0.612 3.52
0.807 0.516 0.605 3.60
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Lamb SI Mutton SI Beef SI Information provided by NZX Agrifax
54 19 4.2
The Service Bull Package is designed to give dairy farmers a competitive finance option for their service bulls. The package is cash flow friendly and provides up to 100% finance on service bulls at rates from 0% pa.
How it works
PRICES 380 191 172 6.40
315 212 196 6.80
315 189 172 6.40 *
495 * 225 212 6.80
405 210 198 6.72
FINANCE US Dollar UK Pound Euro 2 Year Wholesale Rate (%)
Service Bull Package
0.810 0.831 0.515 0.515 0.606 0.640 3.00 2.69 (Estimates only) 64 369 49 14 38 19 4.8 25.4 4.5
0.828 0.514 0.629 2.76
0.844 0.526 0.637 2.82
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508 134 26.7
Note: * denotes a new low/high for season.
0.812 0.518 0.626 2.87
Repayment is achieved by the sale of the bulls through Alliance with any shortfall made up from the sale of the cull cows. The finance rate is determined based on the number of cull cows to be supplied. A ratio of 5 cull cows processed at Alliance per 1 bull financed will typically result in an interest rate of 0%. When the farmer sells the bulls and cull cows through Alliance, proceeds are credited to the farmer’s StockCo account. Excess funds are passed directly to the farmer on the same day they would normally receive payment.
Contact
Alliance Cattle / Dairy Representatives: Greg Jopson M Paul Whittaker M Ian MacLean M Colin Lindsay M
027 447 4382 027 431 3234 027 285 1988 027 201 7319
StockCo Agribusiness Managers: Mark Poole M 027 614 1148 Sam Earl M 027 677 7195
Call 0800 920 929 or visit www.stockco.co.nz
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1. Three-car crash in Ashburton 2. Learner driver in lucky escape 3. 350 still without power 4. Hammers hit speed bump 5. Line Road ‘not on route’
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5 - Who provided the voice for Shrek? a. Eddie Murphy b. John Lithgow c. Mike Myers 6 - The supporters of which English Premier League Club sing a song about bubbles? a. Aston Villa b. West Ham c. Tottenham Hotspur 7 - In which NZ city would you find the suburbs of Maori Hill and Waikari? a. Hamilton b. Whanganui c. Dunedin 8 - Ashburton’s heaviest snowfall was 60cm in…? a. June 2006 b. August 1972 c. July 1956
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Courgette pie 3 medium size courgettes 3 slices bacon, chopped 1/2 c of oil 1c of grated cheese 1t chicken or vegetable stock powder 5 eggs 1 spring onion or small onion finely chopped 1c flour 1/2 t baking powder ■ Pre-heat oven to 180°C. ■ Grate the courgettes and mix with chopped bacon and spring onions and the cheese. ■ Add the oil and the eggs, then fold in the flour, stock powder and baking powder. ■ Put in a flatish greased oven dish and bake for about 25mins on 180oC or until the middle is cooked. ■ Cooking time will vary according to the depth of the mixture.
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Good on you Mr Clark T By Kathleen Stringer
hese two images (left) were rediscovered by museum staff recently in an album donated by the granddaughter of the photographer, Mr Clark. They are a great example to us on how we should all label our photographs. While we moan about our relations handing us albums full of unnamed people or bearing the vague description ‘Granddad at farm’, I am sure we have a great many such images on our hard drives with no information whatsoever. Who are these people (full names please), what are they doing, where are they doing it and when? In a few years’ time will we even remember? Interesting though these images might be they would be rather useless as resources if we didn’t have the information of who the shop belonged to and when the fire occurred. A quick search of the newspaper tells us about the fire and a few look ups in a book or two and we have a story to tell. Shortly before 5pm on February 24, 1916, Mr Edward New (ironically, a second-hand dealer) noticed fire coming from his neighbour’s store. The fire brigade was called and the fire was contained. Meanwhile, members of the public assembled began to remove crockery and hardware
from the store. There was significant damage to the goods in the store, both from fire and smoke, and water. The building contained Alfred Lee’s Cash Store, but was in a building owned by G. W. Andrew who may have been part of the company Andrews and Co, Tailors, who sold their business to T. A. Drury in 1914. It wasn’t insured, and the stock and fittings, valued at £955, were underinsured. The store was closed on the day of the fire, because it was a public holiday. Mrs Lee visited the store at 1pm and all was as it should be. It was thought that rats coming in contact with matches had, as Mr Lee feared, caused a fire. Rats had become a problem in the store. Maybe they were coming from the domain, which had reported an influx of these pests (as well as stoats). Vegetation on the island, where they were seen in number, had been chopped down, perhaps forcing them to congregate elsewhere. In June 1912, Alfred Lee had opened the People’s Cash Store in the Triangle. While nominally a grocers it sold hardware and other items, such as crockery, as well. A month after the fire he reopened in temporary premises still in the Triangle. The following year he returned to the original site, but in a new building. An interesting snippet of history and all because Mr Clark labelled his photos, well done!
More evidence about the Dromore Hotel By Michael hanrahan
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e recently (August 13) published an article raising the possibility that there had once been a hotel at Dromore, operated by a Mr Turton. The possibility had been raised through references in the reminiscences of two early settlers in the area, although nothing appears in the official record. According to Alex Hewson in his book “Early Days in the Ashburton County”, associated with this hotel was supposed to be a hand-dug water well. We have since been contacted by two people who have said that until very recent times the remains of such a well could be found on the west side of State Highway One, about midway between Dromore Winchmore Road and Dromore Methven Road and about 50 metres back from the highway. Adding to this is a newspaper article we have discovered, dated December 3, 1877. Titled Water on the Plains, it talks about William Turton (presumably the same William Turton who in 1858 built Ashburton’s first building, the Accommodation House) having successfully sunk a well to 76 feet on
his farm two and a half miles north of Ashburton. We know from an advertisement in 1878 that William Turton owned a farm adjacent to rural section 27351, which was Aitken and Smiths’ property on Hepburns Road. That would put Turton’s property in what is today the Fairton area, to the west of State Highway 1, which would be about two and a half miles from Ashburton. All this proves nothing, other than that William Turton put down a well on a property near Fairton in 1877. However, the article goes on to state “About 12 years ago [about 1865] Mr Turton, being in search of water, sunk a shaft at a spot seven miles from the township [Ashburton], to a depth of 220 feet, which yielded a constant supply”. Seven miles from Ashburton would place this second well about the same spot near Dromere that our two informants mentioned above referred to. This may well have been the site of a hotel, although there are still unanswered questions — for instance, was this the building John Grigg was supposed to have purchased at Chertsey and had carted to Longbeach by Ben Ede to enlarge his homestead?
When shoes shined By Kathleen Stringer
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rom the time she was a small child my cousin loved shoes. Every time she got birthday or Christmas money my aunt would have to take her shoe shopping. While she still has shoes for every occasion I only have a few. But those I have I take care of, and this is no doubt due to my mother who would spend much of her Sunday afternoons polishing the family’s shoes. I don’t do it now of course, as most of my shoes aren’t leather and if they are, I must admit I cheat and use the liquid polish. But there was a time when I too used to nugget my shoes and had a little box full of my equipment – items which
are displayed here. How many readers remember the routine of brushing the shoe clear of dirt then applying just the right coloured nugget (which of course is a brand name which has become a generic term for shoe polish) with one brush then brushing it off with another. For an even glossier shine, a cloth buffer was employed. It was quite a skill making school and work shoes lovely and bright ready for Monday morning and one which people like my mother and I took great pride in. Then, of course, shoes were an expensive made-to-last item and taking care of them was essential to their longevity. Now such shoe-cleaning boxes are literally museum pieces. How times have changed!
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■ AMERICA’S CUP
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In brief Peak to Pub returns There are two weeks until the annual Peak to Pub multisport race in Methven and entries are staring to roll in. From New Zealand’s top multisporters to enthusiastic amateurs will start at the top of Mt Hutt on September 28 and make their way down to the Blue Pub in Methven over ki, bike and run legs. However, there are a few twists with optional routes on the run and in recent years a mystery obstacle near the finish line.
Tinwald grabs pennants Tinwald claimed two trophies in the Aorangi South Canterbury Golf Association Pennants finals held at the Gleniti Golf Club on Sunday. The Holmes Cup was won by Geraldine after they won 10-2 against a Composite team that had ousted defending champions Ashburton by the same score in the semi-finals. The Hayes Cup was won by Timaru after they were too good for Tinwald 10-2, but in the next grade down the Tinwald team beat Geraldine 8-4 to take the Redpath Cup. Gleniti then beat Methven 10/7 for the Patterson Cup and in the next grade also beat Grande Vue 11/6 for the Alexander Cup. Tinwald took a second pennants victory winning the Moyes Cup with an 11-6 win over Gleniti.
Tactix sign Mackle Emirates Team New Zealand skipper Dean Barker holds up a radio after winning the tenth race of the America’s Cup yesterday. From left in the background is grinder Derek Saward (12), trimmer James Dagg (9) and grinder Grant Dalton (6). ap photo
Cup glory edges closer By Glenn Chapman Emirates Team New Zealand grabbed back momentum in the 34th America’s Cup yesterday, inching closer to prying the prized yachting trophy from the hands of Oracle Team USA. The pivotal victory in the 10th race of the series came after the event’s fiercest on-water duel, with the rivals swapping leads repeatedly in a race that wasn’t decided until the Kiwis rounded the final gate. New Zealand kept control over the rest of the battle on San Francisco Bay, crossing the finish 17 seconds ahead of Oracle.
New Zealand has notched seven victories and needs just two more to wrest the Cup from Oracle. “If you didn’t enjoy today’s racing out there, you should probably watch another sport,” New Zealand skipper Dean Barker quipped after the hardfought match on San Francisco Bay. The Kiwis crossed the start only a heartbeat ahead of the Americans but managed to fend them off in a dash to the first marker, rounding just a second ahead. Oracle closed the gap and the teams got into a game of leapfrog in what has proven to be a
pivotal upwind third leg of the race course. Oracle surrendered the lead for good when it dipped behind New Zealand, slowed and let the Kiwis dart ahead. “The boys dug deep and got us back into the position where we are fighting for the lead,” said Oracle skipper Jimmy Spithill. The win broke a nascent rally by Oracle, which had triumphed in the prior two races in the best-of-17 series. Oracle, penalised two points for infractions before the start of the races, is fighting for an unprecedented victory comeback but still needs eight more wins to retain the trophy.
New Zealand could seize the Cup as early as Wednesday, when the next two races are scheduled. “It was very important to bounce back after race one,” Barker said. “The Oracle guys had a great first race; there were no opportunities for us.” Oracle won the ninth race earlier yesterday. Oracle tacked and jibed with precision and built on its lead to reach the finish line 47 seconds ahead of the Kiwis. If the Kiwis win the cup, they will take command of where the next regatta takes place and what type of boats are used. - AFP
■ MOTOR RACING
Paddon cleans up in Rally Australia New Zealanders Hayden Paddon and John Kennard put the pedal to the metal in the final day of Rally Australia to win all six stages in their WRC2 category. Their outright speed in their Skoda Fabia Super 2000-spec rally car was best demonstrated by the event’s final test, the
power stage, when Paddon’s time put him sixth quickest overall and faster than Mikko Hirvonen and Jari-Matti Latvala who were seventh and eighth quickest respectively. Paddon’s final placing of fifth in the WRC2 class didn’t reflect the Kiwi’s stunning turn of pace on the final two days of
his third World Rally Championship event of the season. But having missed all of Friday’s stages due to an electrical issue, which prevented them even making it to the start of Friday’s first test, Paddon and Kennard knew a repeat podium placing in the WRC2 class - they finished third in Finland and Germany -
was unlikely to be within their reach once they restarted on Saturday with a repaired car. Paddon was the fastest or equal fastest WRC2 competitor through 10 stages and said: “It was a clean sweep today with six stage victories in WRC2 to cap off a rally of ‘what could have been’.” - APNZ
The Canterbury Tactix have signed New Zealand under-21 player Nicola Mackle from Wellington, where she has been playing and studying. The 19 year old midcourter hails from South Canterbury where she was born and bred on a farm near Timaru and educated at Craighead Diocesan School. Having endured the disappointment of having to withdraw from the national under-21 team last month for medical reasons, Mackle is now ready to get back on court. “Nicola is exactly the type of player we’ve been looking for and she will boost our mid-court stocks immensely,” Tactix chief executive Brigit Hearn said. The Cantabrians, who finished second-to-bottom this year, recently signed Malawi goal shoot Mwai Kumwenda. - APNZ
Erakovic up the rankings New Zealand’s Marina Erakovic has been beaten in straight sets in the fourth WTA tournament final of her career. The sixth-seeded Kiwi lost to Czech Lucie Safarova 6-4, 6-3 in the Bell Challenge in Quebec. Erakovic had her chances to win her second tournament of the year, following victory at the US National Indoor Tennis Championships, squandering five break point opportunities. Despite the defeat, Erakovic is expected to rise around 15 places in the rankings to just outside the world’s top 50. - APNZ
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■ BOWLS
Jourdain backs Thurston Despite claiming it was time to move on from their bitter NRL finals exit, North Queensland boss Peter Jourdain stoked more controversy by endorsing Johnathan Thurston’s sensational conspiracy theory. And Jourdain said the NRL should not fine the club for Thurston’s rant because they were entitled to be emotional over the weekend 20-18 elimination final loss marred by Cronulla’s seventh-tackle try. Thurston remarkably claimed on Sunday that the Cowboys were paying the price for Queensland’s eight straight State of Origin series wins in a Sydney-centric NRL. - AAP
Toovey ‘puzzled’ Manly coach Geoff Toovey is unsure why the NRL hasn’t sanctioned North Queensland for comments after Saturday’s big refereeing blooper. Toovey is still contesting a $10,000 fine the NRL imposed on him for comments about the refereeing in the Sea Eagles’ loss to South Sydney last month. He feels sympathy for North Queensland’s anger over the seventh tackle referee error, but, though he chose his words with care, Toovey appeared confused by the NRL reaction to it compared to his case. “I think it was pretty obvious what he (Henry) was saying but it is an emotional game played by emotional men and people love that passion,” said Toovey. “I thought my comments were very passive and I am still arguing that case.” - AAP
Storm ‘still in it’ Melbourne Storm may be taking the hard road but are still very much in the race to win the NRL crown, according to halfback Cooper Cronk. The Storm must win three successive matches to successfully defend their title, starting with Newcastle in their elimination final at AAMI Park on Saturday night. Melbourne fell to South Sydney 20-10 last Friday night while the Knights steamrolled Canterbury 22-6 to advance to the final six. Cronk felt the Storm let an opportunity slip in their loss to the Rabbitohs but he didn’t think it would impact on their season’s hopes. “I’ve seen people in Formula One win a race from not being in pole position,” said Cronk. - AAP
Carney calls for help Cronulla star Todd Carney concedes that he needs a miracle to play against Manly on Friday night, even turning to Sea Eagles rival Brett Stewart for some divine intervention. One of the NRL’s great rivalries has temporarily been put to one side in recent days, with Carney consulting Stewart on recovery methods from hamstring injuries. Carney twinged his hamstring late in Saturday night’s epic elimination final win over North Queensland, in what was his comeback from two weeks out with the same injury. - AAP
Opening day on the greens Todd Vincent, in his first day on the greens, lines up his bowl at the opening day of the season at the MSA Bowling Club on Saturday. The rolling season is underway with three bowling clubs now open for the season and the rest to follow in the next two weeks. The MSA, Hampstead and Allenton clubs all opened for the season on Saturday. Rakaia follows suit this Saturday with Methven on Sunday while Ashburton and Hinds open on September 28. Photo JosePh Johnson 140913-JJ-003
■ GOLF
Ko good to go as a pro By Daniel RichaRDson Lydia Ko has finally indicated she will turn professional next year and it’s a move that will be accompanied with lofty expectations. She’s 16, currently navigating her way through Year 12 at Pinehurst School on Auckland’s North Shore, and is also the fifth-ranked female golfer on the planet; it’s mind boggling. Her record as an amateur in pro tournaments is incredible 25 starts, four wins, seven topfive finishes and she has never, yep, never, missed a cut. Every press conference with Ko always includes the standard line of questioning about when she will start receiving cheques for her efforts rather than spot prizes. That switch will happen in 2014. After she finished a re-
markable second at the Evian Championship in France during the weekend, Ko confirmed she will “definitely” become a professional player next year. She won’t play any more tournaments this year as she focuses on her schooling. As she began her climb to international recognition, Ko always insisted the money didn’t matter to her and it’s a good thing it doesn’t, because she has already left more than $1 million on the table in prize money alone plus much more in endorsements. There’s never a perfect time to turn professional given the extra pressure and expectation that comes with the move but there’s no denying Ko is one of the world’s premier players, so she may as well be paid for her work.
A turn to the professional ranks will bring different challenges, though. When an amateur plays in a professional event it’s considered a notable feat if they make the cut or finish well, but when it’s your full-time job it’s part of the week-to-week grind. Given the results she has put on the board, the hype around her will be ramped up and people will, unfairly, expect miracles from her. But give Ko time and she’s the sort of player who could deliver them. The LPGA rules dictate players must be 18 to join the Tour - unless an exemption is granted - and preliminary discussions between Ko’s camp and the LPGA have already taken place. She won’t be the first player to gain an exemption.
Americans Lexi Thompson and Morgan Pressel and Thailand’s Aree Song are among those who have made successful applications to the LPGA for inclusion at a young age - and with the interest surrounding Ko there’s no reason she should be denied. Ko will turn 17 next April, and by then she will have had the opportunity to defend her New Zealand Women’s Open title at Clearwater. At last year’s New Zealand Open, Ko had a press conference of her own and she couldn’t understand all the attention around her - she was probably right too considering it was the men’s event, Ko was just there as a guest. Well, Lydia, that attention is only going to grow from here. - APNZ
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■ CROQUET
No 10s impress Mains New Zealand’s depth at first-five is giving them a big edge over their international rivals, says former All Blacks coach Laurie Mains. Beauden Barrett’s performance after replacing incumbent Dan Carter in the All Blacks’ victory over the Springboks at Eden Park has highlighted the extent of the production line for the No10 jersey. Barrett, Aaron Cruden, Tom Taylor and Colin Slade are all waiting in the wings, with Mains saying it would give the team a boost ahead of their 2015 World Cup defence. “It’s a great time for New Zealand rugby right now, especially as we’re halfway to the next World Cup, having this many resources to choose from,” Mains said. - NZH
No sanction for du Plessis
Fun day on croquet courts Jackie Currie lines up her shot at the opening day of the Allenton Croquet Club season yesterday. The Allenton members were joined by members from the Methven and Waireka clubs for a fun day of play to open the season. Allenton play every Monday, Tuesday and Saturday afternoons from 1.30pm at the Allenton All Sports Club and are welcoming to any new players. Photo tetsuro MitoMo 160913-tM-018
M10 Christchurch dogs Today at Addington Raceway
Christchurch Greyhound Racing Club Venue: Addington 7 Opawa Zara nwtd J &......................D Fahey 9 43868 Twister Al 17.43........................... J McMillan Raceway Meeting Date: 17 Sep 2013 NZ Meeting num- 8 43455 Lacey nwtd M & ................................Jopson 10 16767 Thanks Louise 17.47 M & ...............P Binnie ber : 10 Doubles: 1 and 2; 3 and 4; 5 and 6; 7 and 8; 9 9 38643 Toddy’s A Flyer nwtd ....................C Roberts 7 2.00pm ANGLER’S ARMS STAKES C1, 520m and 10; 11 and 12 Trebles: 1, 2 and 3; 4, 5 and 6; 7, 8 10 85262 Know Judge nwtd ...........................G Cleeve 1 64712 Game Girl 30.63 A & ..........................Seque and 9; 10, 11 and 12 4 1.06pm LITTLE BROWN JUG DASH C0, 295m 2 22324 Nom De Plume 31.19................R Blackburn 1 12.12pm (NZT) SUPER PETS SPRINT C1, 295m 1 Radical Rufus nwtd .......................... B Dann 3 1127 Cawbourne Jelly nwtd W & ............... Nissen 1 54652 Cawbourne Hurdo 17.51 M G &......SR Hurd 2 87354 Sum Are Fun nwtd ............................M Flipp 4 26326 Ohoka Taylor 31.28 ......................A Waretini 2 77863 Mulberry Hunter nwtd................... K Cassidy 3 26 Chocdee Karen nwtd ................J McInerney 5 35645 Moon And Sea 31.23 .........................J Allen 3 Tx351 Zoe Brand 17.29 ............................... B Dann 4 366 Some Genes nwtd ....................J McInerney 6 54432 Goldstar Jeanie nwtd S & ...............B Evans 4 74338 Ohoka Hart 17.71 ........................ L Waretini 5 86547 Homebush Crash nwtd..............J McInerney 7 43563 Bank Roller 30.67 .............................M Flipp 5 13652 Car Bootle 17.62 ....................... M Robinson 6 76231 Cawbourne Beau 17.49 .................. M Grant 8 15654 Mulberry Brook nwtd .................... K Cassidy 6 74464 Harper Mehl nwtd S & .....................B Evans 7 23622 Bublin Jed nwtd.................................M Flipp 9 75188 Opawa Chill 31.17 L & ....................... Wales 7 27168 Teevee Gidget 17.88 .........................M Flipp 8 67 Harper’s Bizarre nwtd....................... B Dann 10 58768 Secret Sarah 31.03 S & ..................B Evans 8 22111 Sheza Gamble 17.38 W &................. Nissen 9 785 Zee Brugge nwtd.......................J McInerney 8 2.18pm FANTA CLAWS STUD SPRINT C1, 295m 9 43868 Twister Al 17.43........................... J McMillan 10 56768 Go Patch nwtd................................G Cleeve 1 1854 Katie Ate It 17.94 ...................... M Robinson 10 88586 Liquorice Whip nwtd ..................J McInerney 5 1.25pm SHIRLEY VET CLINIC STAKES C1, 520m 2 75683 Black Tank nwtd L G & ................ SJA Stone 2 12.30pm HAPPY BIRTHDAY KIRSTY TAYLOR SPRINT 1 74736 Massage Only 31.09 ...................D Kingston 3 23881 Blue Gale Rise 17.36 ....................... B Dann 2 62572 Know Solution 30.99 .................... L Waretini 4 1 Cawbourne Dasher 17.41 W & ......... Nissen C0, 295m 1 755 Sprinkles nwtd...........................J McInerney 3 45732 Bizarro 31.16 S & ............................B Evans 5 41173 Teevee Kimba 17.65 .........................M Flipp 2 572 Marbella nwtd....................................M Flipp 4 43733 Claretown Leroy nwtd J & ...............D Fahey 6 44211 Noble Fantasy 17.62 S & ................B Evans 3 5233 Yabba Yabba nwtd H & ........................Taylor 5 32716 Pukeko Prowler 30.64 ....................B Healey 7 65833 Belfast Suzy 17.69 H & .......................Taylor 4 Spilt Wine nwtd L & ............................ Wales 6 34323 Calm Spirit nwtd .................................J Allen 8 x7442 Hilton Friday 17.55 ....................J McInerney 5 32423 Fleur Du Liys nwtd ....................R Blackburn 7 35x57 Hustler Ambition nwtd ..................M Roberts 9 43868 Twister Al 17.43........................... J McMillan 6 575 Harlem Haka nwtd ....................J McInerney 8 42474 Starburst Benny nwtd ...................... M Grant 10 16767 Thanks Louise 17.47 M & ...............P Binnie 7 66 Unique Tilly nwtd .............................. B Dann 9 75188 Opawa Chill 31.17 L & ....................... Wales 9 2.36pm FLAIR DISTANCE C1d, 645m 8 83333 Homebush Zelda nwtd ..............J McInerney 10 47576 Gypsy Hunter 30.85 W & .................. Nissen 1 44443 Know Future nwtd ..........................G Cleeve 9 785 Zee Brugge nwtd.......................J McInerney 6 1.42pm ROBBIE PHOTOGRAPHY DASH C1, 295m 2 67438 Thrilling Sound nwtd S &.................B Evans 10 58668 Jibbajabba Jewel nwtd .................C Roberts 1 173 Cawbourne Porshe 17.80 W & .......... Nissen 3 34538 Sahara Storm nwtd ...........................M Flipp 3 12.48pm TERRA KEROMA AT STUD STKS C0, 520m 2 27456 Jumpin Sally 17.41....................J McInerney 4 34563 Alisaray 39.15 .............................. L Waretini 1 54444 Opawa Cuddles nwtd L &................... Wales 3 43758 Candy Belle nwtd S & .....................B Evans 5 82156 Wandy Chloe nwtd .......................... M Grant 2 421 Chocdee Alice 31.17 .................J McInerney 4 67328 Okotoks 17.65 M & ............................. Smith 6 82351 Know Fun 39.28 ........................... L Waretini 3 26822 Opawa Chris nwtd L & ....................... Wales 5 23856 Ketut nwtd ....................................C Roberts 7 64568 Law To Excel nwtd M & .....................Jopson 4 621 Smash Rumour nwtd ...................... M Grant 6 74565 Claremont Diva 17.73 ...................... B Dann 8 12263 Opawa Jed nwtd J & .......................D Fahey 5 46726 Homebush Coral nwtd...............J McInerney 7 68367 Flirt With Me 17.64 M & ....................Jopson 9 13245 Rob’s Mate nwtd M & ............................J Hill 6 531 Smashin’ Time nwtd ........................ M Grant 8 57633 Wandy Feather nwtd ....................... M Grant 10 57177 Line Honours nwtd .........................G Cleeve
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1417 Validation 30.90 ...........................C Roberts 56445 Noggin nwtd .......................................J Allen 35645 Yapster Jewel 31.07 M &..................... Smith 17543 Gay Thorley nwtd ......................J McInerney 42712 McJopson 31.23 S & .......................B Evans 57157 Pukeko Raptor nwtd .......................B Healey 511 Know Ambition 30.77 .....................G Cleeve 82837 Cawbourne Polly nwtd .................... M Grant 75188 Opawa Chill 31.17 L & ....................... Wales 47576 Gypsy Hunter 30.85 W & .................. Nissen 11 3.13pm ISLINGTON TAVERN DASH C1, 295m 1 36337 Phat Pants 17.66 M & .......................Jopson 2 22337 Word For Word 17.77 ................R Blackburn 3 74713 Keramus Girl 17.63 ........................G Cleeve 4 25725 Starburst Paul nwtd ......................... M Grant 5 182 Cala Rapita 17.87 .............................M Flipp 6 86467 Homebush Esme 17.51 ............J McInerney 7 26356 Quiet Snort nwtd ................................J Allen 8 56544 Nitro Express nwtd ....................... L Waretini 9 43868 Twister Al 17.43........................... J McMillan 10 88586 Liquorice Whip nwtd ..................J McInerney 12 3.31pm SPEIGHT’S SPRINT C2, 295m 1 32536 Make Your Point 17.40 S &..............B Evans 2 21222 Jack’s A Jewel 17.35 ....................C Roberts 3 48F55 Smash Amego 17.60 ...................... M Grant 4 11261 Cool Bear 17.47 .............................. M Grant 5 35231 Embee Dee nwtd ......................J McInerney 6 45514 Hot Shot Lawyer 17.48 H &.................Taylor 7 21538 Cawbourne Ranga 17.47 ................ M Grant 8 31323 Wellywood 17.60 W & ....................... Nissen 9 14387 Smash Dora 17.53 .......................... M Grant 10 88371 Glenn Is Goodesy 17.52 ................. M Grant LEGEND: fsdt - First Start Here nwd - No Win this Distance fstd First Start This Distance 31 13 - Best Winning Time This Track
M20 Southland dogs Today at Ascot Park Raceway
Southland Greyhound Racing Club Venue: Ascot Park 3 35645 Yapster Jewel 31.07 M &..................... Smith 10 85576 Tepirita Rita nwtd .............................B Shaw 4 17672 Ate Pizza nwtd .................................B Shaw Raceway Meeting Date: 17 Sep 2013 NZ Meeting num- 4 17543 Gay Thorley nwtd ......................J McInerney 4 Addington Raceway (R) 3.13pm ISLINGTON TAV- 5 12388 Homebush Churro nwtd ............J McInerney ber: 20 6 15246 Jennings 22.82...........................D Stapleton 5 42712 McJopson 31.23 S & .......................B Evans ERN DASH C1, 295m 1 Ascot Park Raceway (R) 2.45pm (NZT) BRENDON 6 57157 Pukeko Raptor nwtd .......................B Healey 1 36337 Phat Pants 17.66 M & .......................Jopson 7 41162 Admire 22.29 A & ...............................Seque 7 511 Know Ambition 30.77 .....................G Cleeve 2 22337 Word For Word 17.77 ................R Blackburn 8 81511 Princely Dollar 22.54 .................J McInerney BURKE @ FIRST NATIONAL C4/5, 457m 1 73858 Another Colt 26.25 ....................J McInerney 8 82837 Cawbourne Polly nwtd .................... M Grant 3 74713 Keramus Girl 17.63 ........................G Cleeve 9 36648 Primitive nwtd.............................D Stapleton 2 32237 Oscar Tuivasa 26.66........................L Philips 9 75188 Opawa Chill 31.17 L & ....................... Wales 4 25725 Starburst Paul nwtd ......................... M Grant 10 18457 Lincoln Flyer nwtd ........................C Roberts 3 2672P Cawbourne Renee nwtd ..............C Roberts 10 47576 Gypsy Hunter 30.85 W & .................. Nissen 5 182 Cala Rapita 17.87 .............................M Flipp 6 Addington Raceway (R) 3.31pm (NZT) SPEIGHT’S 4 25116 Charlie’s Choice 26.07 A & ................Seque 3 Ascot Park Raceway (R) 3.05pm (NZT) ASCOT 6 86467 Homebush Esme 17.51 ............J McInerney SPRINT C2, 295m 7 26356 Quiet Snort nwtd ................................J Allen 1 32536 Make Your Point 17.40 S &..............B Evans 5 18474 Dyna Groll 25.92 ..........................C Roberts PARK HOTEL C4, 390m 6 11247 Bone Nerd 26.00 ..........................M Roberts 1 71587 Heza Sensation 22.80 P & ............ B Conner 8 56544 Nitro Express nwtd ....................... L Waretini 2 21222 Jack’s A Jewel 17.35 ....................C Roberts 3 48F55 Smash Amego 17.60 ...................... M Grant 7 55435 Banbit nwtd ......................................B Shaw 2 43224 Just A Mate 22.75 .....................J McInerney Emergencies: 8 23327 Criniti’s nwtd ......................................J Dunn 3 56543 Opawa Legs 22.94 .......................M Roberts 9 43868 Twister Al 17.43........................... J McMillan 4 11261 Cool Bear 17.47 .............................. M Grant 10 88586 Liquorice Whip nwtd ..................J McInerney 5 35231 Embee Dee nwtd ......................J McInerney 9 54425 Homebush Violet nwtd ..............J McInerney 4 41242 Two Ways nwtd ................................B Shaw 10 557x3 Flying Moe nwtd ...............................B Shaw 5 74345 Benny’s Angel nwtd...................J McInerney 5 Ascot Park Raceway (R) 3.22pm (NZT) JUSTRAC- 6 45514 Hot Shot Lawyer 17.48 H &.................Taylor 7 21538 Cawbourne Ranga 17.47 ................ M Grant 6 33553 Ringa Ding 23.04 ......................J McInerney ING.CO.AU C4/5, 390m 2 Addington Raceway (R) 2.54pm C.T.V. STAKES 7 74721 Our Beowulf 22.30 .....................D Stapleton 1 28131 Stirling Dann 22.56 C & ..................... Fagan 8 31323 Wellywood 17.60 W & ....................... Nissen C1, 520m 1 1417 Validation 30.90 ...........................C Roberts 8 77218 Adulterous nwtd ...........................C Roberts 2 24552 Homebush Helen 22.41 ............J McInerney 9 14387 Smash Dora 17.53 .......................... M Grant 2 56445 Noggin nwtd .......................................J Allen 9 18457 Lincoln Flyer nwtd ........................C Roberts 3 61725 Bugsy Bangles 22.54 .......................B Shaw 10 88371 Glenn Is Goodesy 17.52 ................. M Grant
The Springboks have the luxury of playing their two remaining Rugby Championship tests at home and Bismarck du Plessis is likely to be available for the final and most important one - a potential series decider against the All Blacks at Ellis Park in Johannesburg. The International Rugby Board’s surprisingly quick review and statement that the hooker should not have received a yellow card from referee Romain Poite for his tackle on Dan Carter in the All Blacks’ victory at Eden Park suggests little or no action will be taken against him following his hearing today. A case could be made that his elbow to the throat of Liam Messam early in the second half deserved a red card on its own, rather than a second yellow, but even if the IRB rule on that he is likely to get off. - APNZ
Devcich in Black Caps Northern Districts batsman Anton Devcich is the only newcomer in the New Zealand limited overs squad to tour Bangladesh next month. The 27-year-old left-hander is currently in India with the New Zealand A side where he scored 115 against India A in a four-day match earlier this month, as well as 48 and 66 in the one-dayers. Black Caps one-day and Twenty20 squad for Bangladesh tour: Brendon McCullum (c), Corey Anderson, Anton Devcich, Grant Elliott, Tom Latham, Mitchell McClenaghan, Nathan McCullum, Kyle Mills, Adam Milne, Colin Munro, James Neesham, Hamish Rutherford, Tim Southee, Ross Taylor, Kane Williamson. - APNZ
Czechs v Serbia The Czech Republic will bet on a time-tested successful team of Radek Stepanek and Tomas Berdych when they face Novak Djokovic-led Serbia in the Davis Cup finals on November 15-17. Defending champions, the Czechs won their eighth Davis Cup tie in a row when they swept Argentina in the semi-finals in Prague, while 2010 champions Serbia, led by world No.1 Djokovic, saw off Canada. The Czech Republic and Serbia last clashed in the 2012 quarter-finals, which the Czechs won 4-1 on their way to the victory. Two years earlier, Serbia had beaten the Czechs in the semi-finals in Belgrade 3-2 to lift the trophy in the end too. Djokovic remains a concern given his record against the Czechs - 14-2 with Berdych, 8-1 with Stepanek. - AFP
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Final round scores from European Tour September 13 event, the KLM Open yesterday (par-70). Monday Evening – Irwin Trophy 268: Joost Luiten (NED) 69 65 66 68, N/S 1 A van Dyk and B Leighton, 2 K Miguel Angel Jimenez (ESP) 64 67 70 67 Dunn and M Hoar, 3 A and G Gilbert. (involved in playoff) E/W 1 J Allen and S Lyons, 2 A Clelland 271: Gregory Havret (FRA) 67 70 68 and P Wise, 3 H Blee and L Leadley 66, Ross Fisher (ENG) 69 68 68 66, SiTuesday Evening – A Ladder mon Dyson (ENG) 69 63 71 68, Damien N/S 1 E Lattimore and J Penney 2= M McGrane (IRL) 65 70 67 69 Buckland and J Edmond and E Taylor and A Wright. E/W 1 A Maude and M Evian Championship Moore, 2 P and T Downward, 3 W Kolk- 1 Suzann Pettersen -10 66 69 68 203 2 Lydia Ko -8 68 67 70 205 man and J Rooney -6 72 67 68 207 Wednesday Afternoon - 3 round Dupli- 3 Lexi Thompson T4 Se Ri Pak -5 66 71 71 208 cate -5 71 66 71 208 N/S 1 M Buckland and T Downward, 2 R T4 So Yeon Ryu Kyle and R McLaughlin, 3 J Edmond and B Smith. E/W 1 A Reid and S Rosevear, 2 M Moore and A Maude, 3 P Downward MotoGP World Championship and V Palmer Collated results from the MotoGP World Thursday Evening – Presidents Trophy N/S 1 P Downward and M Muir, 2 M Buck- Championships yesterday: land and B Smith, 3 Johann de Jong and 1. Jorge Lorenzo (ESP-Yam) 44m 5.522s M Small. E/W 1 M Holdaway and K Robb, 2. Marc Marquez (ESP-Honda) 44:08.901 2 M Kolkman and A Maude, 3 S Rosevear 3. Dani Pedrosa (ESP-Honda) 44:12.890 4. Valentino Rossi (ITA-Yam) 44:20.584 and L Wackrow. Standings 1. Marc Marquez (ESP) 253 2. Jorge Lorenzo (ESP) 219 Mayfield Golf Club 3. Dani Pedrosa (ESP) 219 September 14 4. Valentino Rossi (ITA) 169 Winners Ambrose: 5. Cal Crutchlow (GBR) 146 60-11-49 Arnold Rushton, Terry KingsSuperbike World Championship bury, Kingsley Young, Richard Spicer 63-7.25-55.75: Steve King, Tony Neilson, Results from the Superbike World Championship yesterday: James Kirkwood, Colin Bryant Nearest Pins: Aon Insurance Brokers No 2: Race 2: Tony Neilson; John McAuliffe Bayleys Real 1. Eugene Laverty (IRL/Aprilia) 34:80:775 Estate No 11: Colin Bryant; Marilyn Cross 2. Tom Sykes (GBR/Kawasaki) +1.708 Property Brokers No 5: Andrew Peck; Na- 3. Sylvain Guintoli (FRA/Aprilia) 4.052 tional Bank No1 4: Arnold Rushton; ATS 4. Marco Melandri (ITA/BMW) 10.860 Race 1: 2nd Shot No 9 and No 18: Bill Allan 1. Eugene Laverty (IRL/Apr) 34m 57.650s Methven Golf Club 2. Marco Melandri (ITA/BMW) 2.009 Semi Finals Flights Stroke Round 3. Tom Sykes (GBR/Kawasaki) 3.432 September 14 4. Sylvain Guintoli (FRA/Aprilia) 3.919 Senior: Craig J Middleton 78-11-67; In- Overall Standings termediate: Ben Rutter 80-13-67 by lot; 1. Tom Sykes (GBR) 323 Junior A: Rodger Callaghan 90-23-67; 2. Sylvain Guintoli (FRA) 315 Junior B: Gary Kermode 99-28-71 3. Eugene Laverty (IRL) 297 Other Good Scores: 67 Doug Sheldon, 4. Marco Melandri (ITA) 290 Peter Harper,68 Keith Middleton, 69 Ian 5. Chaz Davies (GBR) 239 Sawers, 70 Mark Gazzard, David Gorman, Pete Wood, 71 Mike Gray, 72 Piers Rolton, Bruce Dickson. Twos: Doug Sheldon, Phil Johnson, Les Ashburton Racing Pigeon Club Linton, Craig J Middleton, Ben Rutter, Da- September 14 vid Gorman, Keith Middleton, Mike Gray. Kaikoura 5 Flyers – 90 Birds Topnotch 4 Square Super Market Best Winners Flying Time: 2 hours, 50 minNett Rodger Callaghan 67 By Lot; Aqua utes & 58 seconds Restaurant 2nd Nett Peter Harper 67; 1st: Lisa Quinn 1329.873m.p.m; 2nd: RogClub Voucher Best Gross Keith Middle- er Cornwall 1311.37m.p.m; 3rd: Malcolm ton 78 By Lot; Club Voucher 2nd shot # Davidson 1309.802m.p.m 14 Piers Rolton Closest Pins: Arabica Licensed Cafe #4 Mike Gray; Terrace Downs Resort #6 Ben Rutter; Ski Time Resort #13 Phil Elliott; Mid Canterbury Rugby Hunters Wines #17 Doug Sheldon Mid Canterbury Representative Rugby Club Flights Finalists: Senior Stu Wilson September 14 /??????; Intermediate James Ander- Heartland Championship son/?????; Junior A Pete Wood/Allan “The Trust Ashburton” Mid Canterbury Smith; Junior B Jim Lathimore/Gary Ker- 18 v “McKeown Petroleum” North Otago mode 19, Green Jacket Graham Gunn; Runner up Development: Mid Canterbury Develop-
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Eugene Laverty hurls his Aprilia around the Istanbul track on his way to two wins in the Superbike World Championship round yesterday. ment 26 v North Otago Development 7, Under 18: Mid Canterbury 25 v South Canterbury 14, Under 16: Mid Canterbury 8 v South Canterbury 16, Under 14: Mid Canterbury 61 Ellesmere 8, Under 65kg: Mid Canterbury 22 v Canterbury Country 18, Under 48kg: Mid Canterbury 7 v Canterbury Metro 36, Mid Canterbury 12 Canterbury Country 20 Canterbury Metro v Canterbury Country, No Result received
■ Shooting Ashburton District Rifle Club 700 yards 15 September John Snowden 48.4, 49.4, 97.8, John Miller 47.2, 48.6, 95.8, Peter Newman 46.1, 47.3, 93.4, Chris Kershaw 47.1, 46.5, 92.6, John Fleming 42.1, 43.2, 85.3, Darren Swaney 38.1, 46.4, 84.5, Allan White 38, 45.1, 83.1, Brian Hawksby 32, 41, 73, Murray Cook 29, 39.2, 68.2. Free rifle, Mike Nabor 35.1, 53, 87.
■ Tennis Quebec Challenge Collated results from the Quebec Challenge yesterday (prefix denotes seeding). Women, Final: 3-Lucie Safarova (CZE) bt 6-Marina Erakovic (NZL) 6-4 6-3.
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Tinwald Golf Club September 21 Draw for 2nd round of the championships to be played on Saturday. The morning players will have a clubhouse draw for an 8 am start. Players are asked to report 15 minutes prior to tee off times. A clubhouse draw for a par round will be held for all non-championship players. Semi-finals of the championships will be played on Sunday 22nd. Qualifiers in the championships and 1st round losers not in the draw have a bye in the 2nd round and will be in the semi-finals on Sunday. Sunday start time will be 12.30. Starters; am, B Collins. pm, S Newman, E Collins. Cards; P Marshall.House Duty: House Committee No 1 Tee. 12.30, N Heney, v, K Greenaway, B McFarlane, v, J Hewitt. 12.36, J Smitheram, v, A Marshall, R Feutz, v, J Smith. 12.42, D Cockburn, v, W Mason, B Collins, v, G Hubbard. 12.48, R Kirdy, v, G Smith, P Marshall, v, M Thomas.12.54, L Moore, v, S Webster, L McGee, A Pierce. No 10 Tee .1 2.30, C Bell, v, S Kircher, N Rayner, v, W Mellish. 12.36, A Barrie, v, L Jackson, R Shearer, v, C Whiting 12.42, C Johnstone, v, R Watson, R Bruce, v, B Kirdy. 12.48, E Tulip, v, A Lilley, G Cartney, v, E Jackson. 12.54, J Rooney, v, D Green, A Anderson, , B MacGregor. No 7 Tee. 12.36, B Peddie, v, D King, D Lye, v, S Ross. 12.42, B Jary, v, B Smith, P Boon, v, B Ravenscroft. 12.48, J Smith, v, W Eddington, J King, v, S Anderson, .
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Club ‘given free players’ By Sam Lienert and roB ForSaith The Victorian Premier League soccer club at the centre of Australia’s biggest matchfixing scandal were provided with five players from England this season at no expense, their president says. Southern Stars FC president Ercan Cicek says he had no suspicion of any alleged matchfixing until news broke on Sunday that Victorian police had arrested 10 people - believed to be nine Stars players plus the coach. The arrests relate to an alleged match-fixing ring estimated to have reaped more than $2 million of betting winnings, mainly overseas, from manipulating scores of the bottomplaced Stars. They follow a Victoria police investigation which began last month on information from Swiss-based sports and betting data intelligence agency Sportradar, which was passed on by Football Federation Australia. “This is the first case we’ve uncovered of this level of match-fixing in Australia,” said Victoria police deputy commissioner Graham Ashton. Ashton said police were interviewing those allegedly involved and more people could yet be implicated. Many of the players arrested were from the United Kingdom and playing in Australia in their off-season. Cicek said five players from
England joined the south-east Melbourne-based Stars at the start of the season, at the instigation of a man who also offered to organise sponsorship. Cicek said the man, whose full name he was unable to provide to AAP, first contacted him in 2012. “Last year somebody emailed me from England, (saying) ‘We want to sponsor your club,’ Cicek said. The Stars initially ignored the offer, but received a second approach about six months later. “Again comes email to me ... he is saying ‘We give you five players for a present’.” The Stars, who Cicek described as a small community club, didn’t have to pay the players. “Our committee members are thinking, ‘Oh beautiful, five players for free, we’re not going to pay anything, it’s a big big bonus’. “It looks like a delight for us.” Cicek said the Stars’ coach also gave his services for free this season, telling the club he just wanted a chance at Premier League level. “Our football club’s budget is very squeezed,” Cicek said. “That’s why we say ‘If you come in we can’t pay anything to you. We don’t have any budget for that.’” He said ‘Okay, I’ll come to you, I’ll organise my sponsors and then I’ll come to you. I’ll bring money.”
By Kieran Canning Real Madrid star Cristiano Ronaldo says he might end his career with the Spanish giants after signing a new contract with Madrid that will run until 2018. The Portuguese international has scored a remarkable 203 goals in 203 games since joining for a then world record 94 million euros ($A136 million) from Manchester United back in 2009. And he is hoping to continue that sensational form for the next five years. “It is a privilege for me to continue with this club. “It is just like my first day here,” he told a press conference. “I am going to continue with the same spirit of sacrifice and
Kruse targets Man U Socceroo Robbie Kruse has said Bayer Leverkusen need to hit the ground running at Manchester United’s Old Trafford tonight to build some Champions League momentum. The 24-year-old joined Sami Hyypia’s Leverkusen in July from Fortuna Duesseldorf and admitted it would be a dream come true to make his Champions League debut against United. “We are in a difficult group, it’s important to start well and this is a tough test. Everyone knows how strong Manchester United are, but we have the talent. If we stick to the game plan, hopefully we can get a good result.” - AFP
Rooney sinks Palace
David Gallop: ‘Detection measures we’ve had in place have worked’
Cicek said the prospect of match-fixing never occurred to Stars officials. “We (were) never thinking about (the) betting side or the other side, (that) he’s going to take money somewhere. “We don’t know. We were thinking about only our club, what’s the advantage for our club?” The Stars have played 21 games this season, losing 16 and drawing four. Their only win was a 1-0 victory over top side Northcote City, on August 18. The Stars had lost their previous four matches, conceding a total of 13 goals and not scoring any. Those arrested were expected to face newly-introduced match fixing charges which carry a maximum penalty of 10 years in prison.
FFA chief executive David Gallop welcomed the work of the police and Sportradar. “This highlights the fact that lower league games, which aren’t under the scrutiny of things like TV broadcasts, are potentially more susceptible to this kind of activity,” Gallop said. “What we can say is the detection measures that we’ve had in place have worked, and that is a sign we’re working in the right direction. Gallop noted that the scandal was “alarming” and “clearly distressing”, but cautioned that it was a one-off incident of illegality under the FFA’s umbrella. “At this stage, the police have indicated to us that they’re looking at an isolated issue in Victoria,” Gallop said. “We need to be guided by the police in that regard.” - AAP
Cristiano Ronaldo keeping it Real
Cristiano Ronaldo: Set to become the richest player in football’s history.
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give everything for the shirt. “It is a special day for me, I want to thank the president for making this happen and the fans who continue to support me. “Maybe I will stay here until the end of my career. “This club is the biggest in the world and I am extremely happy.” With Ronaldo’s previous deal set to expire in 2015, there had been strong speculation linking the 28-year-old with a return to Old Trafford, but he says United are very much in the past and that a verbal agreement had been in place for a new contract since the end of last season. “The president gave me his word at the end of the season and I did to him too. “It is something that I always
wanted and the president also showed his feelings that he wanted me to stay. “I will be honest. “I was playing in Manchester for six years and they gave me many things that I will never forget, but United is now in the past. “Now I am at home, my family is here and I am happy. “I respect all the other clubs but my objectives are here and to play until possibly the end of my career.” Although Madrid did not give any specific details of the contract extention, the deal is expected to make Ronaldo the world’s highest paid player, with Spanish newspaper El Pais reporting that he will earn close to 20 million euros a season. - AFP
Wayne Rooney returned to give Manchester United manager David Moyes his maiden win at Old Trafford as the champions beat Crystal Palace 2-0, while Jose Mourinho suffered the first Premier League defeat of his second spell at Chelsea. Rooney had missed United’s defeat at Liverpool and England’s World Cup qualifiers against Moldova and Ukraine after suffering a gashed head in a training ground collision but, wearing a black headband to protect the damaged area, Rooney marked his return to action with his first goal of the season in the 81st minute. Robin van Persie had struck from the spot to give United the lead, and with Alex Ferguson watching from the stands for the first time since his retirement, United sealed their first win in three league games thanks to Rooney’s fine free-kick. - AFP
Spurs OK without Bale Tottenham has started the postGareth Bale era with a 2-0 win against Norwich at White Hart Lane. Bale joined Real Madrid just before the transfer deadline earlier this month but the Welsh winger’s move doesn’t seem to have unsettled Andre Villas-Boas’s team, who have won three of their four matches this term. Stoke manager Mark Hughes frustrated his former club as Manchester City were forced to settle for a 0-0 draw at the Britannia Stadium. Hughes was furious to be sacked by City’s Abu Dhabi-based owners in 2009 but he enjoyed a measure of revenge in a dour clash as Stoke held on against Manuel Pellegrini’s expensively-assembled outfit. - AFP
Celtic downs Hearts Teemu Pukki scored on his debut as Celtic warmed up for their Champions League match against AC Milan in midweek with a 3-1 win over Hearts at Tynecastle. The Finnish striker, who signed for Celtic from Schalke on transfer deadline day, had been on the pitch for only 12 minutes when he headed home a clever flicked pass from Anthony Stokes from three yards out in the 86th minute. Stokes himself had fired past Jamie MacDonald to restore Celtic’s lead in the 65th minute, just seven minutes after Jason Holt had hauled Hearts level. It was a deserved win for the Scottish champions who inflicted the Jambos’ first defeat at Tynecastle this season to leave the Edinburgh side rooted to the bottom, nine points from safety. - AFP
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Wednesday 9.00am - 4.00pm ASHBURTON BUDGET ADVISORY SERVICE INC. For free budget advice and workshop enquiries. Phone 307-0496. 60 Cass Street, Consultancy House.
Monthly meeting with a mini and main speaker. Seniors Centre, Cameron Street. 10.00am ASHBURTON EMBROIDERER’S GUILD. Inspired to stitch - local embroiderers exhibition. Ashburton Art Gallery, Baring Square East. 10.00am ASHBURTON NEWCOMERS SOCIAL GROUP. Coffee morning, all welcome. NOSH Cafe, Ashford Village, West Street. Holy Communion, Park Street. 10.00am ASHBURTON EMBROIDERER’S GUILD. Inspired to stitch - local embroiderers exhibition. Ashburton Art Gallery, Baring Square East. 10.00am WAIREKA CROQUET CLUB. Tasmanian Doubles. Waireka Croquet Club, the Domain, Philip Street.
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7.30pm ST DAVID’S UNION CHURCH. Real women walking group. Leaves from 48 Allens Road, Allenton. 7.30pm ASHBURTON SCOTTISH COUNTRY DANCE CLUB. Dancing, music, fitness and fun. Buffalo hall, Cox Street. 7.30pm ASHBURTON TRAVEL CLUB. Don and Alison Shearer speaking on their world cruise. St David’s Church lounge, 48 Allens Road, Allenton.
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16. Model of industry necessary to urban trade (3) 17. You’ll find me in limousine with a device for shooting (6) 18. It’s the time of year to make a sudden move (6) 21. Do very well to impart polish (5)
CRYPTIC Across 1. Asking 8. Villa 9. Compete 11. Ending up 12. Glass 15. Nero 16. And 17. Arch 19. Adorn 21. Cucumber 24. Diverse 25. Trout 26. Demure Down 2. Spoil 3. Impostor 4. Gate 5. Avail 6. Flag 7. Carp 10. Entangled 12. Gong 13. Daydream 14. Shun 18. Smite 20. Riser 21. Cots 22. Cook 23. Rind QUICK Across: 1. Loop 8. Abbreviate 9. Numerous 10. Edgy 12. Arming 14. Dapper 15. Unions 17. Storms 18. Beta 19. Liberate 21. Noteworthy 22. Spry Down: 2. Occurrence 3. Pale 4. Oblong 5. Versed 6. Live up to 7. Levy 11. Grey matter 13. Isolated 16. Sallow 17. Sabots 18. Bind 20. Rays
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DOWN 1. Likely successor (4,8) 2. In the normal manner (2,5) 3. Lukewarm (5) 4. Repressed (7) 5. Tilts (5) 8. Be indecisive (6,6) 9. Ministers of religion (9) 14. Freedom (7) 15. Strongly dislikes (7) 18. Negative (5) 19. Representative (5)
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YOUR STARS by Forecasters
ARIES (MAR 21 – APR 20) This is such an important time for money matters that the best approach is to stand back and pay attention. TAURUS (APR 20 – MAY 21) Within both your personal and professional relationships there is a need to take things seriously, while also keeping a sense of perspective. GEMINI (MAY 21 – JUNE 22) You’ve reached the point on the work front where everything until now has been leading up to and everything from now will lead on from. CANCER (JUNE 22 – JULY 24) Get excited about any financial tension today, for it’s the only challenge that Mars will get during the 7 weeks he’ll spend in your income sector. LEO (JULY 24 – AUG 23) Your emotional responses are making sure you haven’t let things slide on the relationship front and when it comes to claiming your personal power as well. VIRGO (AUG 23 – SEP 23) With life likely to be busy, there will be plenty of reasons why you don’t have time to have the conversations you need to have, but no excuse. LIBRA (SEP 23 – OCT 23) This is a day for wearing your heart on your sleeve, giving any personal and/or relationship tension a voice, getting everything out in the open. SCORPIO (OCT 23 – NOV 24) Any issues that come to a head today are simply a reminder of how far you’ve come, but also how much work there still is to be done. SAGITTARIUS (NOV 24 – DEC 21) When you add the Moon’s intuitive edge to the logical, articulate and intellectually savvy energy in play today this gives you a real edge. CAPRICORN (DEC 21 – JAN 20) At a time when you’re starting to gain some professional leverage, a bit of financial tension can provide some real and timely motivation. AQUARIUS (JAN 20 – FEB 19) Already in the heart of a very powerful 10 day professional period, you’re now entering the very epicentre, with the coming days some of the most. PISCES (FEB 19 – MAR 20) While work and money matters dominate, there is a reminder to remain focused on the big picture that will help keep things in perspective.
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7pm Campbell Live 7:30 The Block NZ PGR Renovations of the bathroom and laundry continue; Dinner Wars sees Pete and Andy host a party with a medieval theme; Loz and Tom cook a Korean barbecue. 0 8:35 Best of Grand Designs 3 0 9:35 Hawaii Five-0 AO 0 10:30 Nightline
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28 Ashburton Guardian
www.guardianonline.co.nz
Tuesday, September 17, 2013
Sport Our latest New Zealand champion
BY JONATHAN LEASK
JONATHAN.L@THEGUARDIAN.CO.NZ
Grant Wilson has become the first Ashburton indoor bowler to win the national Champion of Champion Singles. The 41-year-old from the Willowby club beat Gavin Eccles of Te Atatu 14-8 in the 15-end final in Auckland on Saturday night. “It was just one of those days that everything went right,” Wilson said. “You get days when the bowls don’t fall your way but everything seemed to improve as the day went on.” Wilson became the first Ashburton player to win the event since it was introduced in 1975, and was his first national title. Wilson, the brother of Mat Black Fiona Wilson, first played as a junior in Tauranga until 1995, but hadn’t played again until last year after marriage and raising his family. After bowling out the cobwebs in 2012, Wilson has been on a roll winning three
Ashburton singles titles and representing Ashburton at the Welch Trophy the previous weekend. He carried that stellar form with him to Auckland, getting better with each game. It wasn’t the best of starts as he lost his opening match in section play to North Taranaki’s Grant Harvey but won his next three to advance to the knockout stages. Wilson got some revenge in the quarter-finals beating Harvey 16-6 before beating Southland’s Grant Fortune 17-5 to advance to the final. Wilson got off to a flyer in the final to lead 6-1 after five ends and then 8-1 after seven ends. However, Eccles fought back and after 10 ends trailed Wilson’s up 9-5. Wilson stretched his lead over the closing stages and was in an almost unbeatable position when he killed the fourteenth end and Eccles conceded the match.
New Zealand Champion of Champions singles winner Grant Wilson. PHOTO JONATHAN LEASK 160913-JL-007
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