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Best egg throwers in the world By Jaime Pitt-MacKay Jaime.p@theguardian.co.nz

Ashburton has another world champion flying the New Zealand flag on the world stage, this time in egg throwing. Former Ashburton College head boy Lachie Davidson and his team-mate Ben McColgan finished first at the World Egg Throwing Championships in the United Kingdom in the early hours of Monday morning (NZ time). The pair successfully threw the egg 60m, with Davidson doing the throwing and McColgan, a wicket-keeper, the catching. The pair qualified for the event after finishing second at the New Zealand Rural Games after only initially entering the have-a-go competition. “We were doing the fencing and stuff and hadn’t even thought about the egg throwing, but we won the have-a-go section and ended up in the nationals which was full of cricket players and baseball players,” Davidson said before the trip to the United Kingdom. The pair that won the national title chose not to take up the offer of a free trip to the world championships, handing it to Davidson and McColgan. The flights to the event in England were sponsored by a travel company and Davidson said Massey University has jumped on-board, sponsoring their team outfits, proudly showing off their name, the Yolk Ferns. Prior to the competition, Davidson said their goal was to head over and give it a good crack and have a bit of fun. Right - Former Ashburton College head boy Lachie Davidson and Ben McColgan have taken out first place at the World Egg Throwing Championships in England. PHOTO SUPPLIED

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Opportunist thief jailed for 10 months on raft of charges A 34-year-old man who admitted a raft of charges including burglary, theft, receiving and stealing a vehicle was jailed for 10 months yesterday when he appeared in the Ashburton District Court. Shane Alex Graham was an opportunist offender, said Judge Joanna Maze. He had broken into a scrap metal yard and stolen metal worth $96, he had stolen meat from a supermarket, $400 cash and petrol, received stolen prop-

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erty, taken a $30,000 vehicle and driven while forbidden, she said. “It was opportunist offending and you were trying to meet your immediate needs at the time, putting your desires above the rights of others.” Judge Maze said he had a history of dishonesty, including several convictions for burglary, though a probation report suggested he was making positive progress to reform. She jailed him for 10 months,

refusing leave for the term to be converted to home detention with electronic monitoring. She noted he owed reparation of $23,000 and remitted his outstanding fines so he could concentrate on repaying the victims of his crime. Defence counsel Gretchen Hart said Graham had kept himself out of prison since 2006 but had spiralled after making a mistake because he thought he would be sent back to prison an-

yway. “He made a mistake with the first offence and then immediately thought that the outcome would be he would be sent back to prison so an element of futility in his behaviour crept in. He assumed he would be sent back to prison and became cavalier in terms of his thinking right from wrong.” Hart said he was keen to make good changes in his life and was sorry for his actions. “He cannot let it spiral out of

control again.” Judge Maze ordered Graham to be under special conditions for six months following his release from jail and ordered him to make reparation of $96 for the scrap metal burglary and $400 for the cash. An alleged co-offender Marjorie Leeann Gill, 41, faces one charge of burglary and was remanded to August 12. More court news, P5

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Police happy with Mid Canterbury’s booze bus result By Jaime Pitt-MacKay Jaime.p@theguardian.co.nz

Mid Canterbury drivers have been given a big tick of approval after a police booze bus operation on Friday night in Ashburton resulted in just one low-limit breach of drink driving laws. The drivers of around 280 vehicles were processed at a checkpoint on West Street on Friday and only an infringement notice for a low-level reading was issued during the course of the operation. Another small blip on the radar came later in the night once the operation was completed and policing staff branched out wider into the district, catching one driver who will appear before the courts for failing the evidential breath test. Ashburton’s senior sergeant Leigh Jenkins said the outcome was a positive one for the district. “We are very happy with that as a result,” he said. The booze bus is based in Christchurch and can be requested for locations like Ashburton, something Jenkins is planning on doing more frequently in the future. “It is a high visibility deterrent,” he said. “In the winter especially it is cold, dark and icy and the last thing we need is people on the roads with booze in their system.” The checkpoint was located on West Street near the Ashburton Domain, so that as much traffic as possible could be screened

Police work to process cars quickly at the booze bus checkpoint in Ashburton on Friday night. PHOTO JAIME PITT-MACKAY 280619-JMP-0020

with the crew of 19 police officers. “With this number of officers it allows you to stop a road like State Highway 1 as you can process six to eight cars at a time and keep it moving. “A state highway is always a concern as they are either going north or south and going 100km/h with booze in the system doesn’t tend to end well.” Jenkins said the age of social

media had had a small effect on the booze bus checkpoints, but that it was something out of their control and not a major issue. “It is something that we really can’t avoid,” he said. “In the past we might have stayed in one location all night, but now we only stay for an hour or two and move on.” For drivers aged 20 and over, if they are found to have between

moned to court. After the checkpoint was completed, police spread across the district and located the sole driver to be issued with a summons for the night and they also found a restricted driver in breach of their licence, a small quantity of cannabis, a driver was given a demerit suspension and a vehicle was impounded due to an unlicensed driver.

250 and 400mcg of alcohol per litre of breath, they are issued with a $200 fine and 50 demerit points. If they are found to be driving with between 400mcg and 650mcg, they are summoned to appear in court where the judge will impose the penalty. If they are found to be driving with more than 650mcg, their licence is immediately suspended for 28 days and they are sum-

Hospitalisations double, one flu death By Susan Sandys

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Flu hospitalisations in Mid Canterbury have more than doubled over the past week and there has been one flu-related death. Canterbury District Health Board medical officer of health Dr Ramon Pink said one patient admitted to Ashburton Hospital,

with pre-existing conditions, had died of complications from influenza. “Canterbury community influenza-like illness rates and influenza-related hospital admissions remain above average for this time of year,” Dr Pink said. There had been 11 influenza-related hospitalisations in the Ash-

burton District so far this flu season, since the start of May. This compares to reported hospitalisations totalling five for the whole season last week and the week before. “In New Zealand, flu-related illnesses cause around 400 deaths a year and account for 45 per cent of sick days each winter,” Dr

week prior. The high level is despite a near-record uptake nationwide of the flu vaccine early in the season, which subsequently put pressure on the national stockpile. Dr Pink said people most at risk from being seriously ill or developing complications from influenza were still able to receive a free flu shot.

Pink said. Influenza A continues to dominate, although there has been an increase in influenza B cases. Canterbury-wide there has been a 193 (139 influenza A – untyped, 54 influenza B) positive identifications for the week ending June 27, compared to 182 (143 influenza A – untyped, 39 influenza B) for the

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S.E.E.D.S needs more volunteers By Jaime Pitt-MacKay Jaime.p@theguardian.co.nz

After one of their busiest years since they started, S.E.E.D.S are on the hunt for more volunteers to join their team. S.E.E.D.S (sharing everyday experiences and drawing on skills) is an organisation that matches trained volunteers with families who have pre-schoolers and teaches them parenting and domestic skills to reduce stress and improve family confidence. Co-ordinator Marie McAnulty said an increase in cases going through the organisation had seen a demand for volunteers increase. “We are always looking for new volunteers,” she said. “There is quite a high need now, we had 23 cases in 2010 and we had between 38 and 40 last year. “The work has become a bit more complex, but we have a wonderful group of ladies and we match their skills to the clients.” McAnulty said while they have never had a male volunteer, they would certainly not turn one away if they put themselves forward. “There have been no men that are keen to, it has just never happened,” she said. The programme focuses around setting goals for the clients, which can be incredibly rewarding as a volunteer she said. “If they can reach one of those goals it is a real success and a breakthrough,” she said. The S.E.E.D.S programme is always looking for volunteer parent support workers. The ideal parent support volunteers are practical, open-minded, warm, empathetic and have a good sense of humour. Anyone interested in being a part of the programme is asked to contact co-ordinator Marie McAnulty through Safer Ashburton.

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Selwyn District Councillor Craig Watson has announced he will not seek re-election, choosing instead to put his name forward for selection for the National Party candidacy in Selwyn. Watson had told the Selwyn App earlier this month he was still undecided whether he would stand again for election to the council this year and then last week incumbent Selwyn MP, National’s Amy Adams, announced she will retire from politics at the 2020 election. Rather than seek a second term on the council Watson has set his sights set on filling Adams’ vacancy. “Amy Adams’ announcement [last] week to stand down as the local National Party MP forced me to have a few days of reflection to decide where I could best serve the people of Selwyn most effectively,” Watson said.

“My family and I love this district, it’s our home, and it has been a privilege working for the Selwyn council where I have been involved in a variety of fantastic projects, but I have never made a secret of my dream to one day represent our community in Parliament. “I have served the National Party for over a decade and have a strong relationship with the local membership, so I believe the time is right to offer myself for consideration to be their next representative in Wellington.” In making his announcement, Watson said he wanted to make an early decision about standing for council to avoid triggering a potential council by-election. “I know there are no guarantees when standing for the National Party candidacy, but I decided it would have been unethical going through the council elections, knowing that I could be involved in another election in a year’s time,” Watson said.

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■■ASHBURTON DISTRICT COURT

Drink drivers given interlocks A Mid Canterbury farmer convicted of two drink driving offences within 18 months was sentenced to an alcohol interlock device when he appeared in the Ashburton District Court yesterday. Matthew David John Walker was caught over the limit in February last year driving with 441mcg and again recently with 693mcg. He admitted the new driving with excess breath alcohol charge. Judge Joanna Maze said she accepted he had been moving his

vehicle only a short distance and didn’t want to leave chemicals exposed. She did not impose a fine but said the alcohol interlock sentence could cost up to $3000. Walker is disqualified from driving for 28 days then can apply for an interlock, a device fitted to his vehicle which will only operate with an alcohol-free breath sample. The interlock will be followed with a three-year zero alcohol licence. Judge Maze said the breath al-

cohol level was not high. “But it is of concern that after the first conviction you should offend again so quickly.” Defence counsel Roz Burnside said Walker had properties some distance apart and drove many different types of farm vehicles. The interlock could only be attached to one. Sapphire Lee Campbell was also sentenced to an alcohol interlock device. She admitted two charges of drink driving, two charges of careless driving and one of driv-

ing while suspended. Judge Maze also added a sentence of intensive supervision. Both incidents happened outside Mid Canterbury. In the first Campbell had 106mg of alcohol per 100ml of blood in her system when she went through an intersection last year, hit a kerb and went through a fence. In the second, after which she blew 545mcg, she lost control of her vehicle and hit a parked car, which was shunted forward and hit another. She had a previous drink drive

conviction in 2016 and one in the youth court for careless driving causing injury. The judge imposed judicial monitoring with the intensive supervision, telling Campbell she would be keeping a close eye on her progress. She did not impose any fines because of the financial cost of the interlock sentence that the defendant would have to bear. Campbell owes some $23,000 in reparation for the first incident, but the matter will be dealt with in the civil court.

Restorative justice meeting with family member over theft Others to appear before Judge Maze yesterday were: Brendan John Pethig, 45, will have a restorative justice meeting with a family member after admitting dishonestly using her bank card. She gave him her card on May 1 to buy cigarettes for her, but he also bought cigarettes for him, filled up his car with petrol and withdrew $200 cash. The unauthorised spending totalled $376. The complainant cancelled the bank card when she realised Pethig had not returned it. He was remanded to August 12 for sentence, following restorative justice. “Obviously the more you can do to put things right with the victim, the better it will be,” the judge told him. Daniel John Sampey, 29, drove against court orders with no appreciation of the consequences. Sampey admitted four charges of driving while disqualified, once in March and three times in May. His lawyer Gretchen Hart said Sampey failed to recognise the gravity of the situation and a special report about his level of understanding might help the court in sentencing. “The issue is he finds himself in situations where he drives by default when the situation presents

itself. Until the cycle is stopped he will just continue to appear on these matters, in spite of the fact he says he knows he cannot drive.” Judge Maze said Sampey made deliberate decisions to drive during a period of disqualification. “There was nothing about it which was compelling him to drive. He simply chose to do it. The fact that he does not have the same appreciation of the consequences is not in itself a basis for a defence, or I would have a lot of other people saying ‘I didn’t appreciate it would go this far’.” She convicted him on the driving while disqualified charges and remanded him for sentence on August 12. Marcia Jane Gordon, 50, admitted driving with excess blood alcohol (162 milligrams of alcohol per 100ml of blood) in Ashburton on April 24. The blood alcohol limit is 50mg. Police prosecutor sergeant Ian Howard said Gordon was driving in Tinwald about 6.30pm and pulled out in front of another vehicle turning onto Archibald Street. Her vehicle was seen weaving up the road and running over a traffic island. Gordon was followed to Wakanui Road and seen to go into a house. Police were called and

Emma Sarah Small admitted six charges, including four of assault, following a family incident at Orari. The 40-year-old was remanded to August 26 for sentence, following a restorative justice meeting with her mother and step father. Police said she grabbed her mother’s hair and tried to punch her. Then she tried to punch her step father when he got up to intervene. The couple locked themselves in a bedroom and called police. Outside in the hallway, Small broke a vase, a table and an internet modem causing $300 damage. Small got into a scuffle when police came to arrest her; she was described as aggressive and argumentative. She kicked one officer in the chest and another in the lower back.

Judge Maze asked for the intensive supervision to be accompanied by judicial monitoring, which means she will see a report about Hemi’s attitude and progress in three months’ time. If the judge is not happy, Hemi will be resentenced. Judge Maze said Hemi and her brother, with a knife tucked in the waistband of his pants, had gone to a house and demanded money from the occupant. He had denied them entry. The pair went back a second time, the brother with an imitation gun, and repeated their demands. The man called police. Hemi’s lawyer April Kelland said the young mother’s life had been in a downward spiral since the death of her father. She was trying to get her life back together and did not want to end up in Christchurch Women’s prison, where she had already spent two weeks in custody while on remand.

A 20-year-old mother-of-two who went to a house with her brother, who was armed with a knife, to demand money from the occupant was sentenced to 12 months’ intensive supervision and 75 hours community work. Jesse Hemi had admitted two charges of demanding with intent to steal.

Allan James Smith, 36, admitted driving while suspended at Rakaia on June 16. He had gone to the Christchurch police station to collect his notice of suspension but did not read its terms; when his licence was mailed back to him he thought he could drive again. He was sentenced to five

she was tested for alcohol. She was remanded to August 19 for sentence.

months’ community detention last week for a similar offence and Judge Maze imposed the same, the terms running concurrently. She did not impose further disqualification. Shaquille Harmony Fa’atili, 25, of Ashburton admitted injuring with intent and wilful damage to a coffee table after an altercation with another woman. She was remanded to September 23 for sentence following a restorative justice meeting. “You should hang your head in shame,” Judge Maze told Malcolm Morunga, who admitted possessing methamphetamine, a glass pipe and breaching post-detention conditions. Morunga had told the judge he shared his home with a child. “That child is entitled to live in a safe home, not exposed to drugs, not exposed to police calling around to search for drugs,” she told Morunga. She sentenced him to six months’ supervision and ordered him to do alcohol and drug counselling and a parenting course. Police said the drugs were found on Morunga after he was spoken to at Baring Square yesterday. He was searched at the station and the drugs and pipe found in a sunglasses case.

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Scammers fleece hundreds Cars collide on Cameron Street Emergency services were called to the scene of a four-car crash on Cameron Street on Monday. A St John spokesman said two patients were taken to Ashburton Hospital in a moderate condition following the crash. Ashburton Volunteer Fire Brigade chief Alan Burgess said firefighters only had to check things were all right and clean up minor spills from the vehicles. He said it appeared one vehicle had struck the rear of another, forcing it to hit the rear of another vehicle, which was repeated for the fourth vehicle. PHOTO JAIME PITT-MACKAY 10719-JPM-0002

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Award for ‘dedicated’ branch Forest and Bird’s Ashburton branch members are thrilled to have received their national organisation’s annual branch award. Presented at Forest and Bird New Zealand’s annual conference in Wellington on Saturday, the award recognised branch members’ work in protecting and restoring nature. Forest and Bird’s Canterbury and West Coast regional manager Nicky Snoyink said Ashburton branch members were highly dedicated.

The award gave credit to members’ work over many years at the Hakatere Conservation Park and the wider Ashburton Lakes wetland area, and in conducting lakes and river bird surveys, engaging the community and environmental advocacy including on the hot topic of climate change. Other laudable projects included wilding pine eradication, pest trapping, and restoration work on the Harris Scientific Reserve, a rare dryland ecosystem near Ashburton.

Chairwoman Edith Smith said it was an honour to receive the award. “We have always had a wonderful committee,” Smith said. “It was a wonderful committee when I first joined and got to know some of the old stalwarts in the 1980s. Now we have new members coming along.” She said it wasn’t always easy being the voice of nature in a region with such a strong focus on intensive agriculture, irrigation and dairying.

Air rifle causes all sorts of problems NZME A Christchurch tenant who left behind an air rifle in his vacated rental later sent armed police swarming on his landlord’s property by reporting the firearm stolen. According to a recent Tenancy Tribunal decision, the incident started two days after the Christchurch mosque shootings when the tenant moved out of his New Brighton rental and was found to have damaged its walls, kitchen bench, mattress and microwave. He also left an unlicensed air rifle under the bed. The tenant – who the Herald have chosen not to name because he is under 18 years old – has since contacted the Herald to say they weren’t able to attend the Tenancy Tribunal hearing and that they dispute many of the landlord’s claims. According to the Tenancy Tribunal decision, however, landlord Alan Butcher found the rifle two weeks later and called police and handed it over to them, before telling his tenant what

he’d done. That led the tenant to phone police and claim Butcher had stolen his firearm – a call that sent armed police swarming on Butcher’s premises. Faced with armed officers, Butcher was forced to explain what had happened and the police eventually confirmed they already had the rifle in custody. “It was a big shock for Mr Butcher to find the air rifle and he then had to deal with the police twice over it,” the Tenancy Tribunal adjudicator said. “The second time armed police came to the premises ... was at a time of extremely heightened tension over the possession of firearms.” The adjudicator found the tenant showed a disregard for the difficult situation he put his former landlord in. He also found the tenant had committed an unlawful act by keeping the unlicensed firearm in the house and awarded $300 in exemplary damages to Butcher. “It is obviously behaviour that the Tribunal should discourage because it is not in anyone’s interests,” he said.

The tenant also had to pay a further $541 to cover the repairs and cleaning needed at the tenancy after he vacated. The tenant later told the Herald he was overseas at the time of the tribunal hearing because he mistook the date it was being held. He said he only damaged the flat’s kitchen bench by leaving a burn mark on it, damage that he immediately told the landlord about. He also claimed the landlord unlawfully entered his flat and removed the air rifle before his tenancy ended, not after he vacated the flat. He said he had mostly cleared his belongings from the flat but hadn’t fully removed them. His father then called police to ask them to recover the air rifle, he said. This led to two armed police visiting the landlord. The tenant also claimed this took place almost two months before the Christchurch mosque shootings, not days after it as the Tenancy Tribunal decision stated.

NZME Police believe there may be hundreds of victims in an ongoing phone scam which has urged the public to post hundreds of thousands of dollars across the country or overseas. Police are issuing a public warning after some banks indicated to police there may be hundreds of victims over the past few months. Auckland City Financial Crime Unit’s Detective Sergeant Kevin Blackman said police have received a significant number of reports regarding people falling victim to a phone scam, which involves callers falsely claiming to be from Spark and/or the police before convincing victims to withdraw or to transfer tens of thousands of dollars from their bank accounts. Earlier this month, police investigating the scam reports were able to intercept two separate packages in Auckland containing a total of $25,000. The two victims, one of whom was an 84-year-old woman, were identified and had their intercepted money returned by police. Further inquiries revealed that both victims had posted further packages containing substantial amounts of money, which is yet to be recovered. Blackman said these were just two examples of the unfolding scam, which police believe follows a clear pattern. “The victims in these matters are almost always contacted initially on their landline phones,” Blackman said. “The caller typically claims they are from Spark, claiming there is a security or internet issue with their computer or router.” At some point in the conversation, the victims are told by email that they are the subject of identity theft or fraud. They are then spoken to by a person falsely claiming to be a police officer. “The victim is then told that police need their assistance to set up a ‘trap’ to catch the criminals,” Blackman said. “They are convinced to withdraw large sums of money – often in the area of $10,000 to $15,000 – and given an address to post the money to or bank account to transfer it to. “The victims are often called repeatedly by the person claiming to be a police officer and talked into sending further large sums of money as part of the ‘trap’. “We are aware of victims being asked to send money to different addresses in Auckland, as well as overseas locations including

Spain, Japan and Australia.” Blackman said by the time some people realised they had been scammed, they had lost tens of thousands of dollars, which has likely made its way overseas making it very difficult to be recovered. “Not every case has been reported to police so we are unable to confirm how much money has been sent to the scammers, but it is easily in the hundreds of thousands of dollars.” Blackman said many of the victims were vulnerable, older members of the community who were less technologically-minded and therefore more likely to believe claims they’ve fallen victim to computer hacking or identity fraud. “It’s imperative that you warn your family and friends. Have conversations with your parents and grandparents, inform your elderly or vulnerable neighbours and ensure that everyone is aware of this scam,” he said. “Never give your personal details over the phone to a stranger. If you think a call may be suspicious, hang up immediately and do not engage with the caller. “A police officer will never ask for your bank details over the phone or ask you to transfer money. If you receive a call of this nature, hang up immediately.” The New Zealand Telecommunications Forum (TCF) warns that consumers should be suspicious of any unsolicited calls from telecommunications companies. TCF CEO Geoff Thorn said telecommunications providers would never ring and ask for personal information like credit card details, bank account numbers or request access to a computer or laptop without you knowing why. “They will also never ring unexpectedly and tell you that there is a virus or security issue with your computer,” he said. “If you do have some concerns about a call, ring the company back on their publicly listed number, not the number they called you from, and alert them to the call you have just received. They will let you know if it was a legitimate call. “We know that scammers can be persuasive, but if something seems to be unusual or completely out of the blue, then you should hang up.” Police believe the scammers operate overseas but understand people in New Zealand may be assisting with sending the packages of money offshore. Anyone who believes they are a victim of a scam is advised to contact police immediately.

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“Ok, let’s do it.” With those words, a deliberate step and a pat on the arm of Kim Jong Un, President Donald Trump became the first sitting American leader to step into North Korea as the two made history at the heavily fortified Demilitarized Zone. The made-for-television moment was unthinkable just two years ago, when the men were trading base insults and grim threats. Trump’s three-hour stop at the DMZ – of which about 80 minutes were spent with Kim – was a display of handshake-diplomacy for the history books, but also a chaotic spectacle reflective of the last-minute nature of the invitation to the authoritarian leader to join him at the border between the Koreas. Afterward, it was unclear whether the meeting was more show than substance. Other than the headline-grabbing moment and the unprecedented images, Trump’s only accomplishment appeared to be securing an agreement to restart nuclear talks that he himself had walked out on in February during his last summit with Kim in Vietnam. Trump had long planned a visit to the DMZ, dating to 2017 when a scheduled trip was cancelled by fog, but aides said the public invitation for Kim to join him there was as spontaneous as it seemed. In typical Trump fashion, it started with a tweet. “I would meet him at the Border/DMZ just to shake his hand and say Hello(?)!” Trump

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North Korean leader Kim Jong Un (left), and US President Donald Trump shake hands over the military demarcation line at the border village of Panmunjom in Demilitarized Zone. PHOTO AP As Trump took his first “I never expected to meet posted about 30 hours before steps, the former reality teleyou at this place,” he told the visit. vision star quickly moved to Trump as they shook hands The secrecy that had surstage-manage the show of his across the concrete slab markrounded the ill-fated attemptown creation. ing the Military Demarcation ed visit two years ago was re“Come on,” he said to Kim, Line between North and South. placed by a media frenzy stoked tapping his elbow, as they It was Trump who first by the president himself. walked side by side 10 paces broached the notion of walkTrump said North Korea into the North. ing into North Korea. “Would quickly responded and exAfter a moment, they turned you like me to step across?” pressed interest in the invitato face the press waiting in the he asked Kim as an interpreter tion. US and North Korean ofSouth. translated his words to Korean. ficials spent much of Saturday Trump escorted Kim back to “Would you like me to?” evening and early Sunday trythe South as a scuffle broke out Kim waved Trump over, reing to surmount the immense between reporters and North plying through an interpreter logistical and security hurdles Korean security guards, with of his own: “If your excellency on such a tight timetable. officials shoving and trying to would step forward, you will be Even Kim seemed unable to block the press from capturing the first US president to cross contain his surprise when the the moment. the border.” meeting occurred.

■■JAPAN

Whaling resumption seen as face-saving AP Japan has resumed commercial whaling after 31 years, meeting a long-cherished goal of traditionalists that’s seen as a largely lost cause. Whaling boats embarked yesterday on their first commercial hunts since 1988, when Japan switched to so-called research whaling, but will stay within the country’s exclusive economic waters. Japan’s six-month notice to withdraw from the International Whaling Commission took effect Sunday. The Fisheries Agency said the catch quota through the end of this year is set at 227 whales, fewer than the 333 Japan hunted in the Antarctic in recent years. The quota for this season’s catch, planned for release in late June, was withheld until yesterday apparently to avoid criticism during the Group of 20 summit that concluded over the weekend in Osaka. As the boats left port, whalers, their families and local officials in two major whaling

Whaling boats leave a port in Kushiro, Hokkaido, northern Japan yesterday. Japan is resuming commercial whaling for the first time in 31 years. PHOTO AP towns, Shimonoseki in southwestern Japan, which is Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s electoral constituency, and Kushiro in the north, celebrated the fresh start, hoping for a safe return and a good harvest. “We hope commercial whaling will be on track as soon as possible, contribute to local prosperity and carry on Japan’s rich whale culture to the

next generation,” Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary Yasutoshi Nishimura told reporters in Tokyo. While the resumption of commercial whaling is condemned by many conservation groups, others see it as a face-saving way to let the government’s embattled and expensive whaling programme gradually succumb to changing

times and tastes. Despite the massive attention and tax money and political support from ruling party lawmakers, whaling in Japan involved only a few hundred people and accounted for less than 0.1 per cent of total meat consumption in fiscal 2017, according to the latest government data on food sufficiency. Whale meat was an affordable source of protein during the lean times after World War Two, with consumption peaking at 223,000 tons in 1962. But whale was quickly replaced by other meats. Whale meat consumption was down to 6000 tons in 1986, a year before the commercial whaling moratorium imposed by the IWC. Under the research hunts, which was criticised as a cover for commercial hunts as the meat was sold on the market, Japan at its peak caught as many as 1200 whales but has drastically cut back on its catch in recent years after international protests escalated and whale meat consumption slumped at home.

FOMO Festival has just announced its full lineup and are bringing the biggest star of 2019 to our shores; Lizzo. Lizzo has been dominating the music scene off the back of her third album Cuz I Love You, which was released in April and earned the singer her first platinum record, with Truth Hurts. Recently, she’s slayed the stage at the MTV and BET awards and played a massive set at Glastonbury, and this summer, she’s bringing her Juice to New Zealand. Joining the already announced headliners Brockhampton, Lizzo will be among a massive lineup playing Auckland’s Trusts Arena on January 15.

Sale disappoints Swift Taylor Swift has taken to social media to express her grief and disappointment after learning her entire back catalogue had been sold to a company owned by Scooter Braun. She called it her “worst case scenario” and detailed the “manipulative bullying” she claims to have suffered at Braun’s hands for “years”. Braun’s company Ithaca Holdings acquired Swift’s former label Big Machine Label Group, which owns the master recordings from her 2006 debut right through to 2017’s Reputation. Swift said she was upset not only because the deal prevents her from owning her music herself, but also because it was Braun who had it.

Grace Jones quits Bond 25 has been hit by several setbacks since production started, with injuries, crew reshuffles and even explosions marring work on the film. Now the yetto-be-named 25th installment of the James Bond franchise is said to have been dealt another blow, as Grace Jones has reportedly quit her role. Grace, 71, was believed to be making a cameo in the upcoming film, 34 years after starring alongside Roger Moore in A View To A Kill, but is said to have pulled out in a dispute over her camera time, the Daily Mail reports.

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The storm that might take months to hit A

silent storm began brewing across Ashburton last week, but it might be a couple of months yet before we see the full impact it has on our district. The epicentre of the storm ....? A simple water feature, on the western edge of one of the busiest streets in Ashburton, East Street, and its potential relocation to a new home in the Ashburton Domain. Seems innocuous enough, but what should be well known by now after a number of other issues over the past few years within this district, when the community aren’t in favour of something being decided on in the council chambers, then they generally like to make their

feelings known – and it tends to happen in big numbers. Councillors voted last Thursday on the relocation with the majority of those sitting around the table in favour of the change to make way for a new architectural approach as part of the CBD revitalisation process. It wasn’t a clear-cut vote, a number of councillors spoke against the proposed change but were ultimately outnumbered

by their peers around the table and a binding majority decision was made. But while this decision was made on the spot on Thursday, with information provided to councillors through reports and other fact gatherings, the real information appeared to be sitting in a much more accessible location – social media. Just days earlier on the social media page of local radio announcer Phill Hooper followers were asked the very same question posed to councillors on Thursday – were people in favour of the relocation of the water feature? And the short answer, was no. In fact with more than 200 people commenting on the

post, you’d hazard a guess that between 95 and 99 per cent of those were vehemently against it. Those facts and figures aren’t taken to meetings in preparation for decisions like this, it is the responsibility of individual councillors to do their own homework on how the public might react to a decision – but in this case it would seem that perhaps that wasn’t done by all sitting around the table. The decision is made and most would presume that it therefore spells the end of the debate, but a binding decision can be re-visited by the same elected members who made the original decision if it is deemed a worthwhile discussion to have.

Not that this should come into the equation at all, but with an election just around the corner decisions made now will more than likely be etched in the minds of voters when it comes time to head to the polling booths. It could be quite possible that some might choose to make a stand and react to the public outcry and bring the discussion back to the table for a second look – allowing public opinion and feeling to have an impact in decision making and potentially score a couple of brownie points for voting day in the process. That’s all speculative of course – speculative but a distinct possibility if word around the water feature is anything to go by.

mansion, Lyle and Erik Menendez were sentenced to life in prison without parole. Ten years ago: Thousands of US Marines poured into Talibancontrolled villages in southern Afghanistan in the first major operation under President Barack Obama’s strategy to stabilise the country. North Korea test-fired two short-range missiles. Federal marshals took possession of disgraced financier Bernard Madoff’s $7 million Manhattan penthouse, forcing Madoff’s wife, Ruth, to move elsewhere.

Five years ago: Palestinians accused Israeli extremists of abducting and killing an Arab teenager and burning his body, sparking hours of clashes in east Jerusalem and drawing charges that the youth was murdered to avenge the killings of three kidnapped Israeli teens. One year ago: Rescue divers in Thailand found 12 boys and their soccer coach, who had been trapped by flooding as they explored a cave more than a week earlier. Harvey Weinstein was charged with a sex crime

against a third woman as New York prosecutors continued building cases against the former Hollywood studio boss. Today’s birthdays: Former Philippine first lady Imelda Marcos is 90. Jazz musician Ahmad Jamal is 89. Actor Robert Ito is 88. Actress Polly Holliday is 82. Former Mexican President Vicente Fox is 77. Actor Saul Rubinek is 71. Rock musician Roy Bittan is 70. Rock musician Gene Taylor is 67. Actress Wendy Schaal is 65. Actress-model Jerry Hall is 63. Actor Jimmy

McNichol is 58. Country singer Guy Penrod is 56. Rock musician Dave Parsons is 54. Actress Yancy Butler is 49. Actor Owain Yeoman is 41. Singer Michelle Branch is 36. Actress Vanessa Lee Chester is 35. Actor Nelson Franklin is 34. Actress-singer Ashley Tisdale is 34. Actress Lindsay Lohan is 33. Actress Margot Robbie is 29. Thought for today: “The best way to find out if you can trust somebody is to trust them.” — Ernest Hemingway (1899-1961). - AP

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TODAY IN HISTORY Today is Tuesday, July 2, the 183rd day of 2019. There are 182 days left in the year. Today’s highlight in history: On July 2, 1964, President Lyndon B. Johnson signed into law a sweeping civil rights bill passed by Congress. On this date: In 1881, President James A. Garfield was shot by Charles J. Guiteau at the Washington railroad station; Garfield died the following September. (Guiteau was hanged in June 1882.) In 1917, rioting erupted in East St. Louis, Illinois, as white mobs attacked black residents; nearly 50 people, mostly blacks, are believed to have died in the violence. In 1937, aviator Amelia Earhart and navigator Fred Noonan disappeared over the Pacific Ocean while attempting to make the first round-the-world flight along the equator. In 1938, On 2 July 1938, Minister of Railways Dan Sullivan and Wellington Mayor Thomas Hislop officially opened the electrified rail line between central Wellington and the northern suburb of Johnsonville. In 1961, author Ernest Hemingway shot himself to death at his home in Ketchum, Idaho. In 1976, the US Supreme Court, in Gregg v. Georgia, ruled 7-2 the death penalty was not inherently cruel or unusual. In 1977, Russian-American author Vladimir Nabokov, 78, died in Montreux, Switzerland. In 1982, Larry Walters of San Pedro, California, used a lawn chair equipped with 45 helium-filled weather balloons to rise to an altitude of 16,000 feet; he landed eight miles away in Long Beach. In 1987, 18 Mexican immigrants were found dead inside a locked boxcar near Sierra Blanca, Texas, in what authorities called a botched smuggling attempt; a 19th man survived. In 1996, seven years after they shotgunned their parents to death in the family’s Beverly Hills

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t was pleasing to hear Forestry Minister Shane Jones tell TVNZ recently that he will take another look at land use regulations to address the growing unease among farmers that prime livestock land is being snapped up for mass pine planting, including by foreign companies. But other statements he and some commentators are making, generally downplaying the impact of farmland to forestry conversion impacts on rural communities, and asserting that forestry generates more jobs and GDP than the sheep and beef sector, are vexing. Firstly the numbers. Statistics NZ data for 2017 (the most recent year available) tells us that dairy cattle farming contributed $5.77 billion to NZ’s GDP; sheep, beef cattle and grains farming $2.91 billion; and other livestock farming $550 million. Forestry and logging contributed $1.74 billion. In terms of processing, meat product manufacturing contributed $1.93 billion, dairy product manufacturing $1.82 billion, and wood product, pulp and paper manufacturing $2.18 billion. What about jobs? Statistics NZ’s Business Demography data (2018) tells us sheep, beef cattle and grains farming had 23,784 enterprises employing 24,400 full-time equivalent (FTE) staff (excluding owners). Forestry and logging – 4761 enterprises, employing 4950

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FTEs. On the processing side, not including the wool industry, meat product manufacturing employed 30,300 FTEs, wood, pulp and paper, 23,600. Our concern on the job and rural economy front is that agriculture is a year-round activity, with staff and owners on site, interacting and spending in the rural communities – food, farm supplies, stock transport, vet services and all the rest of it. Forestry has surges of activity – planting, then harvesting 25 or so years later, with not much in between save for some pruning and spraying. Most of that is achieved with forestry gangs, who then move on to the next site. A key principle of Federated Farmers is that it doesn’t tell farmers what to do with their land. But we are concerned to see mass forestry plantations swallow productive farmland due to a skewing of rural land prices by government intervention. This intervention is in the form of One Billion Trees planting subsidies; ‘carbon farming’ under the ETS; more relaxed rules for

overseas investors if they’re buying land for forestry; and a permissive National Environmental Standard for Plantation Forestry when land use rules for farming activities are becoming ever more prescriptive. Strangely enough, in the same TVNZ report that quoted Shane Jones, Federated Farmers found itself in tune with Kevin Hackwell of Forest & Bird, who said a mix of forestry and farming is the ideal solution. There are often good reasons for farmers to plant trees, including diversification of income streams, better use of parts of the farm not suited to animals or cropping, erosion control, animal shelter, biodiversity and water quality. But what we’re seeing in parts of the country – Wairoa, the Wairarapa, the central North Island, Gisborne and parts of Nelson/ Marlborough – is entire farms being bought up and planted out. There are reports that Wairoa has already lost 7 per cent of its sheep and beef farmland to forestry; 30,000ha of farmland in the central North Island is being converted and Pamu (Landcorp) alone plans to convert 40005000ha in the next three years. Perhaps the biggest factor in all of this is the government’s climate change policy and the ETS. With the $25 a tonne price ceiling for carbon dioxide due to be repealed in the next year or

so, and a government that is encouraging offsetting of emissions rather than pushing harder for Co2 emitters to switch to cleaner technologies, the lure of significant profits from carbon farming is heavily influencing land use and purchase decisions. Remember that unless trees are left permanently in place, Co2 is only sequestered until harvest time. So, we have a stop-gap environmental measure that allows the likes of Air NZ to buy up great swathes of productive farmland – still the biggest earner of foreign exchange for the nation – so that we can all continue to fly off for holidays in Bali and France. The government has said on numerous occasions that it’s all about more trees being planted on marginal land. But that’s not what’s actually happening. The government needs to urgently revisit its policy settings before the trends we’re seeing accelerate and do real damage to the rural economy and way of life. Andrew Hoggard is Federated Farmers forestry spokesperson The views, opinions, positions or strategies expressed by the author and those providing comments are theirs alone, and do not necessarily reflect the views, opinions, positions or strategies of the Ashburton Guardian Co Ltd or any employee thereof

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Harvest time at Pendarves farm Harvesting of carrots is under way on Lovett Family Farms at Pendarves. Spokesman Daniel Lovett said stable weather had favoured fantastic harvesting conditions. The carrots are harvested before being washed at the company’s wash plant at Wakanui. They are then trucked to Juice Products New Zealand (JPNZ) in Timaru and sold as juice into the Japanese market.

Rangitata pair tackling things head on NZME Josh and Becs Dondertman love large-scale dairy farming. The couple, who are contract milkers at Rangitata, also love to “take big jumps that might be a bit scary”. Their business, Valleyfield Pastoral, stood for balance, profit, lifestyle, empowerment, future proofing and enjoyment – and those were their drivers. Josh grew up on a dairy farm in the Wairarapa, but made the decision to get out of the family farm and explore other options. He went to Massey University

and completed a degree in applied science. While there, he met his future wife who was in her last year studying resource environmental planning. Straight from leaving university, they headed to a job in Tasmania. Becs had never been on a dairy farm, let alone worked in the dairy industry. They were working for a New Zealand equity partnership that had invested in Tasmania and was converting a dairy farm with 1300 cows. There were four equity partners involved and it was $1 million short on investment. They were 100km from the

nearest dairy farm and nestled between two vast stations. They certainly learned a lot and that included learning about equity partnerships and when the cows started being sold to pay their wages, they decided to move on. But one of the key things they learned was that they loved largescale dairy farming. They entered the dairy industry awards and made the national finals and shifted to a Hawke’s Bay farm. From there, they moved to a management position with Craigmore Farming, at Culverden, where they learned a lot concern-

ing multi-farm management. They were at Culverden for six years before recently moving to Rangitata, where they are contract milking 780 cows for Rangitata Dairies, a corporate farming operation that owns 11,000 cows. Having two young children, life is all about balance for them. They are not out to work 80 hours a week – their goal is to work a 40-hour week – but that did not mean that they were not working hard, Josh said. When it came to the criteria they looked for in a job, it was always concerning people and the people they would be working for.

“Are they driven? Balanced? Can we see ourselves being comfortable having conversations with them ... are they successful? Are there opportunities for personal development? We want to be industry leaders and we need to be continually challenging our thinking,” Becs said. The couple believes if they could line up all those things, then the profit will come. When it came to large-scale farming, an enjoyment of people was necessary. “You have to love people. You’re going to be dealing with people every day,” she said.

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MARKET REPORT By Guy Trafford In 1990 the government of the day invited Professor Michael Porter from Harvard University and author of The Competitive Advantage of Nations to come to New Zealand to discuss New Zealand’s economy and ways forward. This was my introduction to the term competitive advantage (although a wellestablished principle by then, just not to me). To the uninitiated it is basically what can we do well that other nations cannot do as well that gives us an economic advantage. Coming from a more industrial and technological background it isn’t surprising that his focus was on these areas and innovation rather than focusing on agriculture. However, his visit did, for at least the rank and file, provide a way of thinking which clarifies what may and may not work. For the record, his main findings and recommendations were to increase productivity and domestic rivalry and competition to enable NZ to compete overseas. When he returned in 1998, he said that the structural reforms New Zealand had undertaken were out of fear, and people have been scared and worried about survival. I’m not sure a lot has changed in that regard. While New Zealand may not have the resources that other countries have with their abundance of minerals and coal, given the direction the world is moving, I think the natural resources we have are more valuable. When it comes to which is the “lucky country”, I believe New Zealand wins hands down. Water and climate in the correct combination are, and will be increasingly so, gold in a world which will be increasingly short of water and the food it can produce. New Zealand is 11th on the list of renewable water resources per head of capita and, with the exception of Canada which ranks above New Zealand, the rest arguably are constrained either by climate – several like Norway and Iceland for instance are limited in food production by winter extremes – and others, such as PNG and some equatorial countries, by a lack of development and also climate extremes at the other end of the spectrum. So New Zealand with its “goldilocks” combination has a considerable natural competitive advantage. So, when I hear people suggesting we should reduce cow numbers to reduce carbon emissions and see productive land going into trees. Worse still, land being zoned into urban, making it too expensive to farm, I can’t help but feel we are at risk of throwing the baby out with the bath water. Yes 48 per cent of emissions come from agriculture and most of that livestock so it can’t be disregarded, but most of the remaining 52 per cent comes from the energy sector, notably transport, and it appears to be a glaring omission from many people’s discussion on how New Zealand can lower its total emissions. Given that New Zealand is one of only a few countries that have a focus on livestock emissions likely means that progress in that area is going to be slow. Whereas, almost without exception, every other country is looking at reducing transport emissions so there should be some lowhanging fruit New Zealand can benefit from. The problem is that it will require the general public to take greater responsibility and the cost that comes with it! And given the current trend of populous politics, where everyone loves to hate the farmers, I don’t trust politicians to tackle the hard topic of making everyone accountable when there is a convenient

whipping boy available. At the moment agriculture is not flavour of the month, but at some stage in the nottoo-distant future the country will be glad that it has its rural economy and the water. Be it saved irrigation or from the skies, will be an important part of that scenario. To those that point to dairying as requiring too great of a cost, I suspect that given time, variable climates worldwide, not to mention the raft of regulations the industry has to deal with, it will reduce it as a component of the ag picture and more plant-based production systems will move into the gaps. However, this will take time (and water) and there are not the returns or systems out there to support such land use change and show a profit at the moment. The fact that New Zealand can and, largely does, have the most naturally-based dairy farming system is one of the reasons Fonterra’s back-to-basics approach does frustrate me somewhat, as it is missing the opportunity of differentiating itself from the vast majority of dairy production worldwide, which has all the warts New Zealand dairy has plus a whole lot more. There does appear to be some moves to try and take advantage of these natural advantages, but they seem to be on a fairly minor scale. Whereas companies such as Synlait have grasped the opportunity far more fully. The New Zealand meat companies also have made large steps down the same pathway and with a product less transformable than milk. Given the opportunities our natural products are beginning to achieve in the world, we may be able to have our cake and eat it. A modest reduction in stocking rates will achieve a more natural system and the premiums that should accompany them and reduce environmental impacts along the way. So, back to the original theme, New Zealand’s major competitive advantage comes from its ability to produce cheap, healthy food, of all types. Let’s make sure that in the pursuit of satisfying the wider electorate with shortterm aims we don’t lose sight of that and throw the baby out with the bath water.

Markets A great week for meat producers with virtually all classes of meat lifting. The exceptions were mutton, which is holding on to its already solid prices, and venison which appears to be locked into its current price. Sheep Both saleyards and schedules have lifted again and the lamb schedule is almost identical to the same time as last year, although the NZ dollar is below where it was last year. What makes the strong schedule interesting is that the processors were warning farmers that they paid too much for lamb last year and farmers shouldn’t expect a repeat and yet here we are 12 months on and the prices are identical. Wool Prices softened slightly at the sales and, although the finer grades lifted, it was on small amounts which have distorted the average somewhat. Beef A very similar picture to sheep with both schedules and saleyard prices lifting for all grades of beef. Venison The exception to other schedules with venison around $120 behind where it was at a similar time last year. Dairy The biggest mover in dairy is the Fonterra share price which has continued its slide which began in January 2018. Not a rounding endorsement of the current policies.

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Jeff Bezos, the founder of Amazon and the world’s richest man, is to pay $38bn to settle the divorce with his wife of nearly 26 years, MacKenzie Bezos. A judge is expected to rubber-stamp the world’s most expensive divorce settlement this week, confirming an agreement which will see Ms Bezos, taking a 4 per cent stake in the online shopping behemoth. The couple married in 1993, before Mr Bezos set up Amazon from his garage in Seattle. Ms Bezos, 49, has promised she will hand over at least half the gigantic settlement to charity. - NZME

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Karyn Cullingford Another revealed her recent experience saying the service was poor and the coffees were terrible. “Yep went there two weekends ago with a group of special needs people. “Firstly the door was opened no heat pump on, fricken cold. The food was good but the customer service was absolutely shocking!! No ‘Hi how are you? ...Thanks for spending your money here.’ “Coffee and hot chocolates were shocking, cold overheated milk. “Sloppy. Definitely won’t be going back. Nothing has changed since the last time I was there over 10 years ago.” Another former customer gave her two cents’ worth, writing: “We went there you could feel the bad vibes in the shop the lady was very abrupt. I did ask her if she was having a bad day. “The food is nice and they could do so well there if she wasn’t so rude.” However, others disagreed with the backlash with a number of cur-

rent and former customers revealing their pleasant experiences with the cafe owners. One woman revealed she’s never had a bad experience and says her grandchildren demand to go back. “They have always been very polite to me and my grandchildren so much so the grandchildren would only want to go there and nowhere else. Lovely food and service.” One fan of the cafe backed the owner’s behaviour, saying she only stands up to customers who treat the cafe with disrespect. “Sounds like she’s actually a human! And I agree with everything that she’s said ... people treat hospitality workers like second class citizens.” Despite the bad reviews and publicity, the Springfield Cafe has stayed in business in its spot on the tourist trail. And now Kiwis who have followed the cafe’s shaky history say the bad publicity has put the town of Springfield on the maps. “This woman has put Springfield on the map. People are talking about the last pit stop. “People stop to watch or be part of the entertainment. Every other outfit tries to win the best cafe and pays for publicity. This couple have it all for free,” one woman wrote. “I’m definitely going to stop not for a coffee or pie but for the abuse, great advertising,” another potential customer revealed. One fan said “they put Gordon Ramsay to shame” but find the hostility appealing. Companies Office records show the Cullingfords taking over the cafe in 2010.

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Ramsay ‘put to shame’ On Sunday “New Zealand’s rudest cafe” was hit with controversy after police visited the owners to offer “customer service advice” – now Kiwis have hit back revealing their own experiences at the Canterbury cafe. The Springfield Store and Cafe, on the western edge of the Canterbury Plains, made headlines after receiving numerous “terrible” reviews on TripAdvisor. In a recent review, Christchurch’s Col Henderson said “never have I struck such a rude person”. “As Kiwis it is concerning that tourists get to experience this sort of service in our country.” Now New Zealanders have hit out following the latest incident to reveal the truth of their own experiences at the controversial cafe, run by owners Donald and Karyn Cullingford. Many former and current customers agreed with the numerous poor reviews, including allegations the cafe worker tried to get rid of a sparrow with fly spray. “I’ve been there before and a sparrow was inside, so she told one of her workers to get fly spray and spray the sparrow to get rid of it. “Unbelievable,” the former customer wrote. A tourist also weighed in saying the owners made them feel uncomfortable. “We will never return back to this cafe, all we could hear was the husband and wife arguing with one another and felt totally uncomfortable, was not the nicest way to start our holiday that’s for sure.”

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Air New Zealand is emailing frequent flyers about changes to premium lounge rules which are under pressure from the growing number of passengers eligible to get in. New rules are aimed at ensuring its most high value customers get a better deal at the same time as it’s about to get harder for those who earn points on some credit cards to access them. The airline has surveyed its frequent flyers about the lounges and the most consistent complaint is that they are overcrowded. While the new measures will be welcomed by the airline’s elite clients, some who have had a taste of lounge comfort through credit card points face a let down. Last week more problems emerged at its Auckland international lounge when “exceptionally heavy demand’’ meant some passengers were diverted away from its lounge into the airport company’s Strata Lounge. While many passengers don’t mind the switch, others say they

have paid for Koru privileges and want to use them. Peak travel times in the morning are the worst for overcrowding in the lounges. Angry passengers have complained the airline’s lounges can at times resemble crowded food courts in shopping malls, packed with screaming children. The airline and airport are still working with each other to find more space for the long-awaited expansion of Air New Zealand lounges, but have no details on when this could happen. ANZ has already warned it will make it harder for some of its customers to get free passes to Air New Zealand lounges. From July 10, Platinum Visa card holders will have to spend $30,000 on their card for two single entry passes, up from $20,000 now. Overcrowding has been exacerbated by growing numbers of Air New Zealand’s 17 million passengers a year rising through the ranks of its Airpoints scheme which rewards frequent flyers at certain levels with lounge access.

Hell Pizza will be reminded of its obligations under the Food Act after selling fake meat pizzas to thousands of unwitting customers. The fast food chain sold more than 3000 of its new Burger Pizzas last month, with most customers not realising its burger-like topping was made of Beyond Meat, a plantbased meat alternative. Now the Ministry for Primary Industries has stepped in, saying after several complaints it will be talking to Hell Pizza about “the importance of consumers being aware of ingredients so they can make informed decisions”. - NZME

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TEST YOURSELF Test yourself with the Guardian’s weekday quiz 1 – The world’s steepest suburban street is reputedly in...? a. Wellington b. Dunedin c. Oamaru 2 – What is the longest recorded human life span? a. 114 b. 118 c. 122 3 – A loganberry is a cross between a? a. Blueberry and raspberry b. Blackberry and raspberry c. Blackberry and strawberry 4 – In which century did Lady Jane Grey rule England for nine days? a. 14th b. 15th c. 16th 5 – Angkor Wat was built as a temple for which religion? a. Hindu b. Buddhist c. Muslim 6 – What is euchre? a. A plant b. A disease c. A card game 7 – Which city did John Lennon grow up in? a. Manchester b. London c. Liverpool 8 – Benji Marshall represents New Zealand in which sport? a. Rugby league b. Soccer c. Squash

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■■ Preheat the oven to 190°C. Cook the Family Roast chicken according to packet instructions. Remove from the oven and allow to rest for 10 minutes. ■■ Half an hour before the chicken is cooked, heat 1 tablespoon of the oil in a wide saucepan and quickly wilt the spinach leaves. Set the spinach aside and wipe out the pan.

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■■ Add the remaining oil and half the butter to the pan, then add the onion and fry gently until soft but not coloured (around 5-10 minutes). ■■ Add the rice and half the lemon zest, stir to coat with the oil and fry for a few minutes then add the wine and stir until all liquid has evaporated. ■■ Add the hot chicken stock, a ladleful at a time, stirring constantly until all the liquid is absorbed before adding the next

ladleful. ■■ Keep at a rapid simmer. Continue until the rice is al dente, adding extra liquid if needed. Add the peas in the last few minutes. ■■ Stir through the remaining butter and parmesan, add the spinach and lemon juice and season to taste. Cut up the chicken and serve with the risotto. Recipe courtesy of Waitoa Free Range Chicken www.waitoafreerange.co.nz

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Teddy’s night at the museum By Kathleen Stringer

ext week we open our newest exhibition, Make, Do and Mend, which includes all sorts of creative ways that people have recycled and reused unexpected materials. While the exhibition planning is almost complete and a new show being installed, at the same time we are already looking ahead to new activities and programmes for the school holidays. One such activity begins on Tuesday, July 9, and runs overnight until Wednesday, July 10. It’s a fun event that we ran last year, especially as it’s not often that can we say that a night at the museum is on offer. But next Tuesday – and overnight – we’ll be holding our, now annual, teddy bears’ sleepover. The idea is that we let some very brave teddies spend a night away from their human friends, provided they are well behaved, of course. Back home, friends and family can check in on the Ashburton Museum Facebook page overnight to see just what their teddies are up to. The following day the humans are allowed to return and catch up with teddy. There will be games and snacks available for the humans and teddies. And it’s a good way to meet other teddies, and play while your teddy tells you all about their adventures. A big night When we held the first teddy sleepover last year we had no idea how much work was involved. We soon discovered that it was quite a struggle, keeping all the participants entertained and controlled. Who knew what mischief such creatures got up to at night? Luckily we have an excellent – and now experienced – toy wrangler on our team and he managed to ensure everyone had a great time and got home safely, if a little sleepily, the following day. Apart from their energy, museum staff were surprised by which furry friends took part. Gone are the days when children’s friends were only bear-shaped teddies; including all furry friends meant our overnight guests included dinosaurs and super heroes, even an All Black! One very special bear had a night away from his best friend, both now are in their 80s. It was all great fun and we look forward to hosting even more teddy guests this year. Thinking back on the make, do and mend theme, I’m reminded that often the many activities happening at the museum come together as last year some of the friends of the more elderly teddies needed advice on how to mend their companions. My highlight was being able to restore the sight of one aged teddy whose eye had been carefully put in a bag for many years. I was also interested to see amongst the teddies in our museum collection how often small

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s your teddy brave enough to spend a night away from their human friend? If they are, then the Ashburton Museum would like to invite them to our teddy bears’ sleepover. It’s a night of board games, movies, candy and mischief just for teddies. So if your teddy is ready for a night on their own, drop them off at Ashburton Museum before 2pm on Tuesday, July 9. You will be able to keep up on what they’re doing through our Facebook page, where photos of all their shenanigans will be posted throughout the night. Teddies can be picked up from the museum at 9.30am the following day, where we will have a shared morning tea (bring a plate) and crafts available for teddies to do with their humans.

1 – Bears get ready for their night at the museum before last year’s sleepover. 3 – Ted Bruce is 83 years old and came to last year’s sleepover. As you can tell from the worn bottoms of his feet he’s been on lots of adventures. 4 – Nothing could be cuddlier than this cute dog in the Ashburton Museum collection. He has a few battle scars, which have been repaired, but what tales he could tell. 5 – March on in for this year’s teddy bears’ sleepover, creatures of every size, colour or species are most welcome! amounts of fabric or wool (what grown-ups might call scraps) were used to repair or clothe dolls and toys – as evidenced by the teddies who get to sleep over at Ashburton Museum every night. 2 – This older doll has been given a modern makeover with a hand-knitted dress.

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RESULTS ■■ Bowls Allenton Winter Bowls June 28 5th Round Hunt Trophy 1st N. Skerten, J. Harris & L. Innes 3 wins, 17 ends & 34 points, 2nd M. Anderson & L. & J. Mills 3 wins, 17 ends & 29 points, 3rd M. Quinn, M. Smallridge & S. Doig 3 wins, 13 ends & 25 points June 29 3rd Round Kiddey Cup 1st B. Mayson & J. Drayton 3 wins, 16 ends & 34 points, 2nd D. Watson & C. McFarlane 2 wins, 16 ends & 31 points, 3rd R. Kane & K. O’Connor 2 wins, 16 ends & 28 points

■■ Bridge Ashburton Bridge Club June 24 Irwin Trophy N/S 1st Colin Clemens & Maryke Blignault, 2nd Debbie Seddon-Sewell & Sue Smith, 3rd Catherine Robins & Ken Kingsland. E/W 1st John Rickard & Jackie Chisnall, 2nd Sheryl Reid & Wendy Parr, 3rd Bruce Leighton & Dee Murdoch June 25 Hazelmere Trophy N/S 1st Mary Buckland & David Sewell, 2nd Bill Kolkman & Pat Jordan, 3rd Martin de Jong & Lois Rose. E/W 1st Linda Baker & Mike Holmes, 2nd Trish & Maurice Small, 3rd Peter & Trish Downward June 26 Valetta Trophy N/S 1st Kay Robb & Sue Rosevear, 2nd Bev Turton & Rona Brownlie, 3rd Beth McIlraith & Maree Moore E/W 1st Pauline & Paul Fergus, 2nd John Fechney & David Sewell, 3rd Rewa Kyle & Trish Downward June 27 Eileen Willoughby Trophy N/S 1st Trish & Peter Downward, 2nd Audrey Rooney & Ian Doel, 3rd Annette Blain & Rona Brownlie. E/W 1st Paul & Pauline Fergus, 2nd John & Margaret Shearer, 3rd Kay Robb & John Fechney

■■ Cycling June 29 26 Riders 16km out and back 1st Tim Craig CT. 33.04. HT.4m. RT. 29m 04s. 2nd Kerry Clough CT. 33.15. HT.4m. RT.29m 15s. 3rd Ross Proctor CT.33.15. HT.4m. RT. 29m 15s. 4th Brent Hudson CT.33.15. HT. 4m. RT.29m 15s. 5th Doug Coley CT.34.27. HT.6m. RT.28m 27s. 6th Andy Skinner CT.34.28. HT.6m. RT.28m 28s. 7th Brian Ellis CT.34.28. HT. 6m. RT. 28m 28s. 8th Don Morrison CT.34.28. HT.6m. RT. 28m 28s. 9th Colin Teahan (Tim) CT.34.29. HT.6m. RT. 28m 29s. 10th Allan Johns CT.34.31. HT. 1.30. RT. 33m 01s. 11th Ron Kennedy CT.34.33. HT. Go. RT. 34m 33s. 12th Debbie Skinner CT.34.41. HT.4m.

■■ Golf Ashburton Golf Club July 6 The semi-finals of the President’s Trophy and Plate match play will be held. For those not in the match play a Stroke round will be held. Number 1 Tee 12.00 Vince Carr v Brayden Wood; Paddy Bradford v Paul Greer 12.07 George Brown v Alan White; Ken Clucas v Chris Robertson. Starting Times: Morning start at 8.30am; Afternoon report at 11.30 for a 12pm start, Nine hole golfers report at 12.30 for a 1pm start.

■■ Hockey Mid Canterbury Hockey Association July 5 to 10 Grade Playing Times Teams Small Sticks Duty Club: Allenton Friday July 5 Kiwi Sticks [Yr 5] 3.45pm Tinwald Bonnington Painting v Wakanui Black [Turf a] L Ellis Allenton v Rakaia [Turf b] G Tavendale, H Kidd 4.15pm Wakanui Blue v Methven Black [Mt Hutt] Coaches 4.30pm Methven White v Collegians D & E [Turf a] G Tavendale, H Kidd Tinwald Mayfield Transport v Tinwald Engineering Solutions [Turf b] L Ellis Kiwi Sticks [Yr 6] 5.15pm Collegians White v Tinwald The Tool Shed [Turf a] Briar, Darryl Tinwald Mayfield v Allenton [Turf b] R Kidd, Bree 6.00pm Rakaia v Tinwald Smith & Sons [Turf a] Briar Darryl Wakanui v Methven [Turf b] R Kidd

RT.30m 41s. 13th Roger Wilson CT.35.21. HT.8.20m. RT.27m 01s. 14th Nick Grijns CT.35.22. HT. 8.20m. RT. 27m 02s. 15th John Uden CT.35.22. HT.8.20m. RT.27m 02s. 16th Ethan Titheridge CT.35.52. HT.10.20m. RT.25m 32s. 17th Simon Chapman CT.35.52. HT. 10.20m. RT. 25m 32s. 18th Caitlin Titheridge CT.36.00m. HT. 10.20m. RT.25m 40s. 19th Merv Grewar CT.35.02. HT. Go. RT. 36m 02s. 20th Mike Hansen CT.37.14. HT.12.40m RT. 24m 34s F/T. 21st Rob Hooper CT.37.14. HT. 12.40. CT.24m 34s. 2f/t. 22nd Gerard Morrison CT.37.15. HT. 12.40m. RT. 24m 35s.3f/t. 23rd Matt Marshall CT. 37.15m. HT. 12.40m. RT. 24m.35s. $f/t. 24th John Delore CT.37.53. HT, 8.20m. RT. 29m 33s. 25th Nigel Chatterton CT.38.05. HT.8.20m. RT. 29m 45s. 26th Oliver Davidson CT.39.10. HT.13.10m. RT.26m 10s.

■■ Golf Ashburton Golf Club June 27 Ashburton 9 Hole Golf Winners of Round 4 Heather Smith Trophy Stableford: Colin Fleming 23, Chris Anderson 23, Tong King 19 Gobblers: Gavin Johnston, Colin Fleming, Joy Nicholas Twos: Val Ferrier June 29 Presidents Trophy match play Winners: Vince Carr, Brayden Wood, Paddy Bradford and Paul Greer. Plate winners were: George Brown, Alan White, Ken Clucas and Chris Robertson. The Radius Care Player of the Day was Dylan Stoddart 75-10=65 and 43 pts. Other winning scores were: Peter Morgan 42; Matt Tait 39; Terry Molloy, Hamish Niles, Greig Sparrow And John Richards 38; Beavan Wilson, David Fisher and Darren Peace 37; Shane Beavan, Mike Holmes, Guildford Lane and Pat Turton 36 on c/b. Twos: Brayden Wood, Peter Walker, Robbie Bell, Tufuga Sa, John Richards, Don McQuarters (2), Terry Molloy (2) and John Dudley. Nearest The Pins: Braided Rivers: Barry Jury; Rothbury Insurance: Tufuga Sa; Value Plus Processing: Brayden Wood; South Island Seeds: Dylan Stoddart: Property Brokers #6: Adrian Hopwood; Charming Thai Longest Putt: George Brown; Tinwald Tavern Spot Prize: Ryan Stoddart. Birdy Jackpot: #14, Net Eagles Jackpot: #16 Harvey Bakehouse Nine Hole Stableford round Winner: Anthony White with 24pts. Other good scores were: Bruce Leighton 21, Gavin Johnston 20 and Peter Wright 19. A two for Peter Wright.

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June 27 - Nine Hole Golf Stroke & 6th Stablefords: 1st Bernie Morrison 57-21-36 19, 2nd Jacinta Schmack 57-20-37 17, John Greenslade 54-18-36 18 Greg Sim Building & Excavating No 2: John Greenslade Mayfield Transport No 5: John Greenslade

Methven Golf Club June 26 - Ladies Division LGU Silver: Jenny Senior 96-14-82 C/B, Gayle O’Duffy 97-15-82 Bronze A: Lynn Worsfold 93-25-68, Sharryn Bree 97-2473, Pam Watson 94-20-74, Ruth Smith 95-21-74 Bronze B: Roz Grant 99-28-71 C/B, Nola Hydes 100-29-

1st Grade Women 6.50pm Methven Black v Methven White [Tinwald, Collegiate] 8.00pm Tinwald v Collegiate [Methven Black, Methven White] Nunweek Park 2 Connetics SSL Div 1 Boys 5.45pm Shirley Boys’ High School 1st XI v Ashburton College 1st XI Umpires supplied Nunweek Park 3 Connetics SSL Div 2 Boys 5.50pm Christchurch Boys’ High School Headmasters v Ashburton College 2nd XI Umpires supplied Small Sticks Duty Club: Allenton Saturday 6 July Mini Sticks [Yr 3] 9.30am Wakanui v Methven [Turf a] Coaches Tinwald The Green Grocer v Rakaia [Turf c] Coaches Mini Sticks [Yr 4] 9.30am Hampstead v Tinwald Mayfield [Turf d] Coaches 10.10am Allenton Eagles v Rakaia [Turf a] Coaches Methven v Wakanui Black [Turf b] Coaches Allenton Hawks v Wakanui Blue [Turf c] Coaches Collegians v Tinwald Skip-2-It Flooring Xtra [Turf d] Coaches Coaches Fun Sticks [Yrs 1 & 2] 11.00am Draw made on the day Timaru Senior Women 2.40pm Craighead 1st XI v Hampstead Umpires supplied NBS Ashburton Senior Men 2.40pm Wakanui v Northern Hearts R Turnbull, C Hastie July 7 2nd Grade Girls No play [U18 Girls hosting Timaru] 1st Grade Men 4.00pm Allenton v Tinwald Lowcliffe [Tinwald, Wakanui Blue] 5.15pm Tinwald Black v Wakanui Black [Allenton, Tinwald Lowcliffe] 6.30pm Tinwald v Wakanui Blue [Tinwald Black, Wakanui Black] July 8 2nd Grade Boys No play 1st Grade Women No play July 9

71, Heather Middleton 100-29-71, Sandra Marr 102-29-73 5th Tuis: Lynn Worsfold 41, Nola Hydes 38, Heather Middleton 38 Aqua Japanese Best Nett of the Day: Lynn Worsfold 68, Mt Hutt Lodge Best Nett of the Month: Lynn Worsfold 68 Nearest Pins: #6 Open Arabica Gail Limbrick, #17 Open Cinema Paradiso Gail Limbrick, #4 Br B & Open Methven Foursquare Sharon Burrell-Smith, #13 Open Methven Travel Heather Santy, #14 Br B (2nd shot) Supervalue Dennise Hood, #6 Sat Girls Methven Pharmacy Sally Jones Twos and Nett Eagles: Sally Jones, Gail Limbrick x4, Lynn Worsfold, Nola Hydes, Ruth Smith. June 29 Men’s Division 3rd Round Mt Harding trophy. Senior: Craig Middleton 76-8-68 39pts. Intermediate: Paddy Helmore 85-14-71 36pts. Junior A: Mike Gray 8819-69 38pts. Junior B: Alan Smith 101-30-71 36pts. Other Good Scores: 39pts Pete Wood. 37pts Frank Sandys. 36pts Les Linton Rodger Callaghan, Eric Meaclem. 35pts Jimmy Rooney, Michael Kemp, Phil Elliott, Graham Gunn, Ian Lucas, Gavin Santy. Two’s: Simon Wareing. Eagles: Mike Gray no12, Dayle Lucas no5 Dubliner Best Nett: Pete Wood 68 by lot. Methven Foursquare Second Best Nett: Craig Middleton 68. Methven Travel Best Gross: Craig Middleton. Closest to the Pin: Aqua Japanese Restaurant No 4: Jimmy Rooney. Hunters Wine No 6: Simon Wareing. Ski Time No 13: Graham Gunn. Green Parrot No 17: Mike Gray. Cinema Paradiso 2nd shot No 14: Ian Lucas. Next Week July 6: Medal Round, Blue tees, 4th round club champs qualifying, 5th round Callaghan trophy.

Rakaia Golf Club June 26 Ladies Division Thomas Trophy - Stableford Round: Debbie McCaw 35 Stablefords, Teresa Booker 33 Stablefords, Tina Pearce 32 Stablefords 9 Hole Stableford Round: Judy Moore 15 Stablefords Railway Hotel 2nd Shot No 3: Teresa Booker, Rakaia Seed Cleaning 2nd Shot No 6: Teresa Booker, Val Bell Nearest the Pin No 8: Not Struck, Chertsey Spraying 2nd Shot No 15: Tina Pearce, S. Quinn 2nd Shot No 17: Val Sisson

Tinwald Golf Club June 29 Stroke Leading scores in the stroke for the 2nd round the Alan Teale Memorial Trophy played on Saturday: Brent Smith, Kieron Gray 67, Sake 69, Maeva Timote 70, Poko Paraia 72, Arthur Pawsey, Norm McFarlane 73. Women; (Combined net) Leen Bell & Barb Mac Gregor 149 b/l. Nearest the pin: Tinwald Liquorland # 2; Tetua Tuakeu. Gluyas Ford # 6; Tony Andrews. House of Travel # 12; Elizabeth Collins. Ace Auto Electrical # 16; Clarry Whiting. G & R Seeds 2nd shot # 11; Gary Lee. Two’s; Tony Andrews, Leen Bell, Tetua Tuakeu. Eagle; # 3 Adam Wilson. Net Eagle; # 11 not struck. Semi-finalists RSA Trophy are Bruce Collins, Raui Tare, Adam Wilson, Ray Wards, and in the up section Lindsay Jackson, Andrew Barrie, Clarry Whiting, Neil Rayner.

Kwik Sticks [Yrs 7 & 8] No play July 10 Connetics SSP Boys No play

■■ Rugby Mid Canterbury Rugby July 3 Secondary School Girls AshHutt v TGHS, Celtic 4:30pm Bradley McFarlane July 6 Senior Watters Cup - Max Gilbert Challenge Trophy Methven Wareings v Devon Tavern Hampstead 02:45 PM Methven: 1 Kalifa Faalogo, Hamish Grant, Charlie Kelland Dave White Memorial Cup Southern Stu Tarbotton Contracting v Celtic Darryl Phillips Motor Company 02:45 PM Mayfield 1, Kevin Opele, Joc O’Connor, Nathan Forbes Rakaia Senior v Bye Senior B Centennial Mug Allenton v Mt Somers, All1, 2:30pm Simon Bennett Southern Wholesale Seeds v Celtic Kelly’s Cafe & Bar, Mayfield1, 1:00pm, Nathan Forbes Rakaia v Collegiate, Rak1, 2:30pm, Matt Gallagher Methven R & R Spreading Bye Combined Colts (Playoffs) Southern v Methven/Rakaia 1pm Mayfield 2, Joc O’Connor UC Championship Shirley Boys v MC Combined, Shirley Boys Field 1, 12:00pm, Under 18 Mid Canterbury Alps v Prebbleton, Methven 1, 1:00pm, Hamish Grant Under 16 Combined Comp Waihora v Mid Canterbury Alps, Rhodes Park field 2, 1:00pm

Rolleston College v Mid Canterbury Plains, Rolleston Reserve Field 5, 1:00pm Under 14.5 Combined Comp Play Offs 3rd & 4th Darfield v Mid Canterbury Alps, Darfield 1, 12:25pm Playoffs BDI v Mid Canterbury Plains, Dunsandel Synlait Park, 12:35pm ACL - Under 13 Methven Black v Collegiate Ashburton Crane Hire, Methv2, 1:15pm, Jeremy Robinson Methven White v Hampstead, Methv3, 1:15pm, Linda Kelsall Southern/Tinwald Quigleys v Celtic Lysaght Glass, Mayfield3, 1:15pm, Phill Everest ACL – Under 11.5 Celtic Lysaght Glass White v Tinwald/ Hampstead, Celtic1, 1:00pm, Liz Bell Celtic Ashburton Online Green v Collegiate Morgan Fencing, Celtic2, 1:00pm Southern Howden Ag v Methven, Mayfield3, 12:15pm, Phill Everest Allenton Smallbones v Bye ACL – Under 10 Methven Black v Hampstead, Meth4, 1:30pm Methven White v Celtic Blacklows, Methv4, 12:30pm Southern Hayden Mckenzie Contracting v Rakaia, Mayfield4, 12:30pm Collegiate Cates Grain & Seed v Bye ACL – Under 9 Allenton Trembath Construction v Methven/Mt Somers, All3, 1:30pm Celtic Summerfield Builders White v Methven Red, Cewlt4, 1:00pm Methven Black v Methven White, Methv5, 1:30pm Rakaia Rugby Club v Collegiate Ross Leadley Building, Raka4, 1:15pm Southern Four Seasons Treecare v Celtic Blacklows, Mayfield4, 1:30pm Tinwald Ace Electrical v Bye

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New AB jersey ‘primo’

NZME From a distance, it looks much the same as any All Blacks jersey. But see it up close, and the intricate black-on-black design might just surprise you. Paying homage to both Maori and Japanese cultures, the new-look strip tributes the legacy of players who have worn the jersey in the past and represents the younger players coming through. As one of a select few All Blacks granted the privilege to model the new jersey at its launch yesterday in Auckland, All Black halfback Aaron Smith has heaped praise over the innovative design. “Sometimes black can be a bit boring,” Smith said at the launch yesterday. But they’ve made this jersey look primo. “The normal black jersey is always exciting for Kiwis but with the silver fern on it, it just makes it extra special.” The jersey features a round black collar with the All Blacks logo over the heart and sponsor Adidas in the middle of the chest to accommodate the World Cup logo.

ACL – Under 8 Allenton Engineering Solutions v Methven Black, Allt2, 12:45pm Hampstead v Celtic McCrea Painters White, Hamp1A, 1:00pm Southern Red Coleman Ag v Celtic Summerfield Builders Green, Mayfield 2A, 12:00pm Southern White Riverlea Ag v Tinwald NZ Livestock, Mayfield4, 11:30am Rakaia v Collegiate Redpaths, Rakaia1A, 1:15pm Methven White v Bye ACL – Under 7 Hampstead v Celtic Summerfield Builders White, Hampstead1B, 1:00pm Methven Black v Collegiate Red Matt Lovett Slurry, Methven2A, 12:30pm Methven White v Mt Somers, Methven2B, 12:30pm Southern: Red James Doyle Contracting v Allenton Alpine View, Mayfield2B, 12:00pm Southern White Busch Joinery v Celtic Finishing Company Green, Mayfield1A, 12:15pm Rakaia v Tinwald Canvas, Rakaia1B, 1:45pm Bye v Tinwald Gluyas Nissan ACL – Under 6 Allenton Young Electrical Maroon V Mt Somers, Altenon2, 1:45pm Methven Black v Tinwald Stables, Methven1A, 12:15pm Methven White v Tinwald Cranfield Glass, Methven1B, 12:15pm Southern Blue Agspread v Collegiate Gold Groundworks Services, Mayfield1A, 11:30am Southern Red Harcourts Ashburton v Celtic Anderson Joinery White, Mayfield1B, 12:15pm Southern White v Celtic Anderson Joinery Green, Mayfield1B, 11:30am Rakaia v Collegiate Red Garador, Rakaia1B, 1:00pm Allenton Auto Centre Gold v Bye

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Lizzie Bell and her Methven A team-mates need to win tonight if they’re to stay in premier one. PHOTO ERIN TASKER 300519-ET-0033

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Proud history goes on the line By Erin Tasker

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Methven’s proud netballing history goes on the line tonight at the EA Networks Centre. After finishing last at the end of the second round of Mid Canterbury Netball’s premier one competition, Methven A found themselves in the position no team wanted to be, having to fight for their premier one lives in a promotion/relegation game. And it well and truly will be a battle, with the team lining up on the court next to last year’s premier one runners-up tonight being another proud netballing side, Southern A, a team that

came so close to being promoted at the end of round one. Promotion and relegation were automatic at the end of round one, and which team would be promoted to premier one came down to the final game of the round between Southern A and United A. Both were teams that had been relegated to premier two in 2018, and both were determined to get back there, but it was United A that came out on top in that game to be promoted, and since then they had gone on to prove their worth in premier one, winning the top grade’s second round. Meanwhile, Southern A con-

tinued their winning ways in premier two, finishing round two unbeaten to claim that top spot and give themselves the opportunity to win their way back into premier one. It meant that Southern A headed into tonight’s game as a team well used to winning, whereas Methven A headed into it off the back of five straight losses in round two, after finishing round one in second spot on the ladder. One of the biggest changes for Methven A from round one had been the absence of star shooter Leanne Clemens, who had been overseas and will return part-way through the season’s third and fi-

nal championship round. But Methven A coach Maree Firth said Clemens was just one of seven players on the court, and Methven A still had a more than capable team without her there. Things just hadn’t come together for them in the past few weeks. She said it was obviously disappointing to go from finishing second in round one, to sixth in round two, but that was how it was. Now, they simply had to focus on fending off the challenge Southern A had to offer tonight, to keep their place in premier one. “We just have to keep our heads

really, and play good, structured netball,” Firth said. “We can’t take them lightly.” United A were the team in the same position as Methven A last year. They took on Celtic B in the promotion/relegation match, and lost. Tonight’s game between Methven A and Southern A will hit the court at 7.30pm. The full promotion relegation round draw for tonight is: 6.30pm – Hampstead C v Celtic C, Hampstead Under-18 v Ashburton College Under-18B; 7.30pm - Methven A v Southern A, Ashburton College Year 10B v Allenton Under-18.

Televised discussion heats up over men’s netball team TVNZ presenter Hayley Holt was called out for “discriminating” against men’s sport in a heated onair debate with renowned sports journalist Scotty Stevenson. Stevenson and Holt were discussing last week’s historic clash between the Silver Ferns and the New Zealand Men’s Invitational team in the Cadbury Netball Se-

ries live on Breakfast on Friday morning. The men’s side, which went on to take out the series with an 11-goal win over the Silver Ferns in the grand final on Saturday, earned high praise for their performances, with many netball fans delighted by the challenge they gave the Ferns ahead of the Netball World

Cup. But when Stevenson shared a similar view while appearing on Breakfast, Holt hit back, calling the match “weird”. “How good was that game last night,” Stevenson said before Holt rebutted. “Unfortunately for the Silver Ferns, they don’t need men to actually push them anymore be-

cause they get pushed by everybody,” she said. Shocked by the comment, Stevenson quickly questioned Holt’s stance. “So the New Zealand men’s team who never get television coverage, who are not recognised by the international netball federation, get the chance to play on the biggest

stage against these Silver Ferns and you’re saying it’s a bad idea?” he asked. “They’re taller, they’re heavier, they can throw the ball harder, I just think it’s weird,” replied Holt. The Silver Ferns depart for Liverpool this week ahead of their opening Netball World Cup game against Malawi on July 12.

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■■INDOOR BOWLS

Champions on the mats By Matt Markham

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Two indoor bowlers added another championship title each to their already glittering list of achievements on the mats in Ashburton at the weekend. Grant Wilson and Graeme Chapman won respective singles titles on Saturday at the McNally Street Stadium, seeing off some strong competition in the process during a competitive day of play. In the open Jim Patterson singles, Wilson emerged on top of a small, but select field of players. Qualifying rounds were held on Friday night and Saturday morning with Wilson and Michael Lawson advancing from the field of four on Friday night and Chris Talbot and Jeff Nowell working their way through from the field of four on Saturday morning. Eight entries for the event was a disappointing turnout especially given the two possible options of playing qualifying games. With four competing for the finals, Wilson beat Chris Talbot in one match while Lawson accounted for Nowell. In the final Lawson and Wilson traded blows until the latter extended out to a four shot lead playing the last end, leaving Lawson requiring a maximum score to level the match up and force an extra end. Lawson managed to sit with the required four shots after his last bowl, but Wilson was able to drop the count to three shots, giving him the victory and his 12th centre title. Saturday’s other event, the Ken Hampton Masters Singles, a new event on the calendar, saw Chapman emerge on top from a field of 14 players. Six players qualified for post-section play from the four rounds of qualifying.

Graeme Chapman claimed his 22nd Ashburton Indoor Bowls title at the weekend when winning the Ken Hampton Masters Singles. PHOTO MATT MARKHAM 290619-MM-007

Chapman beat Mark Sheard in one match-up, while Ken Johnstone was victorious against Raewyn Robin in the other match. Kevin Smith and Tom Palatchie

played off in one semi-final with Smith, fresh off the back of his championships pairs win a week ago, advancing to one final spot with Johnstone losing to Chap-

man in the other. Chapman controlled the final well and held off the challenge of Smith to win the title and claim his 22nd Ashburton Indoor Bowls

championship victory with Saturday’s win only his second championship singles win after winning the men’s singles in the 2011 event.

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Coll, King continue to dominate at the top Paul Coll and Joelle King continued their domination of New Zealand Squash after winning their respective national titles for yet another year. For King it was her eighth national title as she defeated second seed Amanda Landers-Murphy from Rotorua 11-2, 11-4, 11-6, not that she knew how many titles she had won. “Eight? Really. I didn’t know that. I thought it was seven. “It’s actually hard to play Amanda. She’s such a nice person. “It’s hard to play someone you really like. “It’s nice to play in New Zealand which I hadn’t done for a while, so it was great to play in front of a home crowd. “It’s pretty cool to win your national title,” said King who is now

Joelle King was too good for all her rivals in the race for the national squash title this year.

going to take a little bit more time to relax and look at her future season before she heads back to her base in the Northern Hemisphere. “I’m going to take a little bit longer to rest and look at how to

approach the new season.” King, 30 dominated Landers-Murphy who struggled to find any rhythm as the top seed kept up the pace of the match and had an answer to anything that

her opponent hit at her. In the men’s final it was the man from Greymouth, 27-year-old Coll, winning his fifth title as he overcame second seed and one of the most consistent men of

the sport over the past few years, Campbell Grayson, 11-3, 11-7, 11-4 controlling the pace of the game and never letting Grayson work the front of the court. On the rare occasion Grayson gained the front he found the retrieving ability of his rival frustrating to say the least. The large crowd at Unitec in Auckland were impressed to see players ranked as high as No.6 in the world work the points in both men’s and women’s final and lead the way for the future. One of the pleasing aspects of the tournament was the emergence of several younger professional players such as Lwamba Chileshe, but also the return of Megan Craig and Lana Harrison who came back after having children and made the semi-finals.

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■■CRICKET

Selectors keeping the faith By Niall Anderson Whether they have one, two, or three games left at the Cricket World Cup, the Black Caps are set to pick Martin Guptill and Tom Latham in their starting XI for every encounter. That’s the Black Caps’ ethos – have faith in the experienced campaigners with proven track records – and they’re not straying from it, despite both Guptill and Latham being embroiled in batting slumps. Guptill has shown glimpses – he started the tournament with an unbeaten 73 against Sri Lanka, made 35 against South Africa before standing on his stumps, and has reached 20 on two further occasions. Two first-ball ducks and a mere five against Pakistan blot the scorebook, but Guptill has a history of emerging from funks with big performances, and the Black Caps are keeping faith in one of New Zealand’s greatest ODI batsmen. Latham’s situation is slightly less cut-and-dried. Coming into the World Cup having just recovered in time from a fractured finger, Latham hasn’t passed 15 in his six innings at the World Cup, a shocking run only slightly mitigated by having been inserted into a few tricky scenarios where he had to deal with a rapidly rising required run rate, or was required to play aggressively from ball one. However, the Black Caps dropping one of their most credentialed batsmen and vice-captain for the uncapped Tom Blundell would have been unfathomable at the start of the tournament; a reasonable indicator of a decision that would be rashly made. And, while Latham’s run of form is his worst since returns of 4, 7, 0, 0, 2, 0 and 15 when opening the batting in 2017, you only have to look at his next four ODI innings after that slump – 54, 104, 84 and 103 not out – to see why Black Caps batting coach Craig McMillan is tipping a return to form. “One thing you notice about World Cups and tournament play – you have fluctuations in terms of form throughout a tournament,

Martin Guptill hits runs off the bowling of Australia’s Mitchell Starc during the match between New Zealand and Australia at Lord’s cricket ground in London. PHOTO AP and you’ve just got to ride with that,” said McMillan. “Obviously both those players are a touch short on runs but we’re actually quite excited by the fact we haven’t quite clicked as a batting unit yet, but we’re still at this point in the tournament where we’ve got one game left and if we win that, we know we’re dead certs for a semi-final. “They’re two players that we

have a lot of trust in, they’ve done the job for us over a period of years, and we’re backing them to come good.” With Kane Williamson having a stellar tournament and Ross Taylor, Jimmy Neesham and Colin de Grandhomme all having contributed runs, McMillan knows how timely and pivotal a boost from Guptill and Latham could be for the Black Caps’ chances of claim-

ing a major victory as the tournament reaches the business end. “I’ve thrown a lot of balls at Tom over the last few days and we’ve had a lot of conversations, and the same with Martin, he’s done a lot of work. “Sometimes it clicks, sometimes it doesn’t, but we know we’ve got two world-class players who at their best are going to put a performance on the board that is

going to help the team win games, so we’re backing them – there’s still some cricket to be played and they’ll come to the fore.” A strong vote of confidence from the Black Caps coaching staff, but with just a clash against England tomorrow left before a likely semi-final showdown with either Australia or India, Guptill and Latham are running out of time to deliver on that faith.

Lack of urgency from Indian batsmen surprises New Zealand cricket legend Daniel Vettori is among those questioning why India didn’t go for broke as they chased a big England total at the World Cup. Match commentators Sourav Ganguly, a former Indian captain, and Nasser Hussain attacked India for a lack of urgency as they tried to overhaul England’s impressive total of 337 at Edgbaston. Indian supporters could be seen leaving the ground early as their team, needing plenty of boundaries, pushed the ball around for singles instead. They still had five wickets intact

at the end, despite falling 31 runs short. Final batsmen MS Dhoni, with 42 from 31 deliveries, and Kedar Jadhav, with 12 from 13, had decent run rates. But it was way short of what India needed. On ESPN’s CricInfo, Vettori praised England’s tactics saying they forced India to attack down the ground on a slow pitch. But he was also bemused by the lack of urgency. “I thought the (England) game planning was great,” said Vettori. “I also thought that Dhoni and Jadhav didn’t have the intent.

“I would have expected to see them clearing the front leg and trying to hit sixes every ball. “But there was still a lot of noodling it for one. They just had to go all out to try and win the game. It didn’t matter if they lost because it felt like they were going to lose anyway.” Fellow analyst Murali Kartik, a former Indian cricketer, said “it was just a question of the intent”. “I don’t think they could have won, and you can’t blame them (Dhoni and Jadhav) for the loss … but at least go down fighting.” England hit 13 sixes to one as

they restored their title credentials by handing the Indians their first defeat of the tournament. As India plodded towards defeat, Ganguly was critical saying: “I don’t have an explanation for that. You asked me the question but I can’t explain these singles. “You can’t be chasing 338 and still have five wickets in the end. It’s about mindset and the way you look at the game. “The message had to be clear: no matter where it comes and no matter where the ball lands you have to find the boundary. A dot ball at this stage!.”

Former England captain Hussain agreed, saying: “I am completely baffled. What’s going on! This is not what India needed. What are they doing? “Some Indian fans are leaving now. Surely they must want to see Dhoni go for his shots, even if he slogs it off in the air. It’s a World Cup game, top two sides, give it a go! “Indian fans would want their side to go down with a fight. Risk it to win it.” One Twitter wag joked that a measured innings from Dhoni had left India in a great position for the next day.

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First blood to the Allstars By Adam Hamilton It only took Mark Purdon one race to stamp himself on the Queensland Winter Carnival. Purdon and co-trainer Natalie Rasmussen’s first two runners this raid – Self Assured and Jesse Duke – snared the quinella at the Albion Park meeting on Saturday night. The quinella came the day after the Allstars’ glamour filly Our Princess Tiffany blazed her way to a 1min51.4sec trial win for 1660m at Albion Park to show she was right on target. The hype around the Aussie-owned Self Assured continued to grow despite his third win from as many starts only being by a whisker over Jesse Duke after trailing the last-start Jewels winner throughout and getting last shot at him.

Self Assured, the latest exciting pacer raced by Victoria’s Jean Feiss, was privately-timed to run his last quarter in a scorching 25.9sec. “We were rolling along and he did a good job to get up,” Purdon said. Jesse Duke made him earn it, peeling off a 53.9sec last half in front after driver Kylie Rasmussen dictated terms in front. It’s going to take something special to stop the Allstars winning the Queensland Derby and Oaks judging by Princess Tiffany’s trial and the fact Self Assured and Jesse Duke are Derby-bound. “Princess Tiffany will be lining up next week and we’ll have one of these boys (Jesse Duke or Self Assured) in the Premiers’ Cup next week as well,” Purdon said.

Southland Greyhound Racing Club Venue Ascot Park Raceway Meeting Date: 02 Jul 2019 NZ Meeting number: 3 Doubles: 2 and 3; 4 and 5; 6 and 7; 8 and 9; 10 and 11; 12 and 13; 14 and 15 Trebles: 1, 2 and 3; 4, 5 and 6; 7, 8 and 9; 10, 11 and 12; 13, 14 and 15 1 12.02pm (NZT) WWW.SOUTHLANDGREYHOUNDS. CO.NZ C0, 457m 1 3F53 Goldstar Flora nwtd S &...................B Evans 2 2 Punters A Hero nwtd........................R Wales 3 33562 Goldstar Vale nwtd S &....................B Evans 4 21 Our Anna nwtd.................................R Wales 5 4 Opawa Oscar nwtd..........................R Wales 6 5 Our Cook nwtd.................................R Wales 7 233 Bye Bye Punter nwtd J &.................D Fahey 8 2642 Goldstar Yankee nwtd S &................B Evans 9 3677 Homebush Surgeon nwtd..........J McInerney 10 676 Goldstar Rebel nwtd S &..................B Evans 2 12.20pm CONGRATULATIONS KAZY C5, 390m 1 24533 Wildebeest nwtd.........................A Bradshaw 2 23615 Tee An’ Cee 22.50.......................... B Conner 3 33456 Little Krakatoa nwtd................... A Bradshaw 4 F5347 Goldstar Trooper 22.25 S &..............B Evans 5 72517 Must Be Rusty 22.38..................J McInerney 6 12615 Goldstar Major nwtd S &..................B Evans 7 11315 Malaga Molly 22.80....................J McInerney 8 68571 Eyrewell Turbo nwtd........................ H Cairns 9 87175 Punch On Jessie nwtd...............J McInerney 10 87185 Homebush Tesan 22.54.............J McInerney 3 12.37pm MR WHIPPY SOUTHLAND C1/2, 457m 1 74754 Flying Canary 26.69...................J McInerney 2 41854 Blazing Banjo 26.53...................J McInerney 3 44618 Zipping Jen 26.41.......................... B Conner 4 11434 Bartholomew Cub 26.54....................B Eade 5 14666 Black Bobby nwtd........................... B Conner 6 56365 Opawa Silver nwtd...........................R Wales 7 21463 Baldrick nwtd..............................J McInerney 8 86641 Chunk 26.28...............................J McInerney 9 64878 Storming Mack 26.13..................... B Conner 4 12.55pm FIND US ON TWITTER@SGRCINFO C3,

Christchurch Greyhound Racing Club Venue Addington Raceway Meeting Date: 02 Jul 2019 NZ Meeting number: 9 Doubles: 1 and 2; 3 and 4; 5 and 6; 7 and 8; 9 and 10; 11 and 12 Trebles: 1, 2 and 3; 4, 5 and 6; 7, 8 and 9; 10, 11 and 12 1 2.51pm THE FITZ SPORTS BAR SPRINT C1, 295m 1 52631 Ineffable 17.62.................................. B Dann 2 85778 Gotcha Zena 17.48....................J McInerney 3 46341 Jetstream Marley 17.70................A Williams 4 32145 Smash Out 17.71............................. M Grant 5 88665 Epic Mate 17.41 J M........................ McCook 6 24786 Mitcham Trudy nwtd...................J McInerney 7 86147 Nuclear Jewel 17.58.....................C Roberts 8 32664 Lightning Crash 17.27 H &...................Taylor 2 3.08pm POWER FARMING CANTERBURY DASH C1, 295m 1 32535 Know Approval 17.32......................G Cleeve 2 54666 Okuku Terra 17.59............................R Casey 3 75747 Opawa Pam nwtd.............................R Wales 4 55667 Half Silver Fern 17.39................J McInerney 5 47676 Dapper Danny 17.56.................... J McMillan 6 77285 Smash Ocean 17.50....................D Kingston 7 77477 Jay Spencer 17.77........................ L Waretini 8 43432 Goldstar Diesel 17.46 S &................B Evans 3 3.23pm SWIMMING GOAT @ STUD DASH C1, 295m 1 47445 Jealous Much 17.50...................J McInerney 2 1x447 Major Storm nwtd..........................C Roberts 3 32346 Culvie Jay Dee 17.40 H &....................Taylor 4 866x6 Go Shirly Go 17.57............................J Dunn

Hopes continue to grow Colt Thirty One is good enough to snatch a hometown win in one of the upcoming major races at Albion Park. Grant Dixon bypassed the Chariots Of Fire to focus on this carnival. He is setting Colt Thirty One for the two marquee races – the Sunshine Sprint on July 13 and the $250,000 Blacks A Fake a week later. Colt Thirty One made it seven wins from eight starts this campaign when he won with authority on Saturday night, his 30th win, in a scorching 1min51.3sec mile rate. - HRNZ

Road to Riccarton Shaune Ritchie is hoping an annual winter stopover in Ruakaka will pave the way for an elusive win in the Gr.1 Gavelhouse.com New Zealand 1000 Guineas at Riccarton in November. Each year the trainer sends a team north to further their preparations for spring campaigns and he already has Bella Mente and Jennifer Eccles on the list. “I’ve found it a great advantage as, apart from being able to canter along the beach, they also get to work on a beautiful track”. - NZME

Right – Mark Purdon’s Allstars have launched their assault.

Colt Thirty One firing

Southland dogs Today at Ascot Park Raceway 457m 1 44211 Eyrewell Ebony 26.28..................... H Cairns 2 54324 Shift The Blame 25.94................J McInerney 3 11384 Opawa Hypo 26.27..........................R Wales 4 67255 Kia Tere 26.12 S &...........................B Evans 5 1148F Opawa Lara 26.18............................R Wales 6 64375 Cosmic Stu 26.29.......................J McInerney 7 34781 Opawa Tab 26.14.............................R Wales 8 74754 Cosmic Ruben 26.50.................J McInerney 5 1.13 NZ RACING SERIES NOVICE (C0-C1) HEATS NZRSq, 457m 1 86844 Homebush Izzy 26.84................J McInerney 2 12517 Boyka 26.55 J &...............................D Fahey 3 38344 Maybe Right nwtd................................A Lee 4 75532 Black Dan 26.48.........................J McInerney 5 2x511 Our Nala nwtd..................................R Wales 6 7751 Lakota Tonka 26.84......................... H Cairns 7 36785 Archie’s Ranger 26.42 J M............... McCook 8 15551 Opawa Nat 26.41.............................R Wales 9 4858 Lakota Kohana nwtd....................... H Cairns 10 5578 Lakota Scout nwtd.......................... H Cairns 6 1.30 NZ RACING SERIES NOVICE (C0-C1) HEATS NZRSq, 457m 1 88744 Homebush Austin 26.64.............J McInerney 2 62527 Trajan 26.14...............................J McInerney 3 44561 Don’t Cry Joni nwtd..............................A Lee 4 78767 Eyrewell Bentley nwtd..................... H Cairns 5 17857 Goldstar Chief nwtd S &...................B Evans 6 21122 Meka nwtd J &.................................D Fahey 7 24147 Opawa Slick 26.31...........................R Wales 8 54243 Eddie Hemi 26.71............................R Wales 9 4858 Lakota Kohana nwtd....................... H Cairns 10 5578 Lakota Scout nwtd.......................... H Cairns 7 1.47 NZ RACING SERIES NOVICE (C0-C1) HEATS NZRSq, 457m 1 65647 Three Gold Stars nwtd....................C Healey 2 1111 Opawa Deal 26.12 J &.....................D Fahey 3 52246 Every Minute nwtd...............................A Lee 4 86782 Dave’s Dot 26.15........................J McInerney

5 778x5 Go Mufasa nwtd...............................R Wales 6 57525 Homebush Carl nwtd.................J McInerney 7 32343 Goldstar Alaska nwtd S &................B Evans 8 22486 Sausage 26.47 J &...........................D Fahey 9 4858 Lakota Kohana nwtd....................... H Cairns 10 5578 Lakota Scout nwtd.......................... H Cairns 8 2.04 NZ RACING SERIES NOVICE (C0-C1) HEATS NZRSq, 457m 1 35665 Never Knew nwtd.................................A Lee 2 55756 Sefton Jill nwtd.................................R Wales 3 68127 Sefton Joy nwtd...............................R Wales 4 11 Opawa Vinny nwtd J &.....................D Fahey 5 76276 Lakota Micco nwtd.......................... H Cairns 6 11218 Homebush Hotshot 26.35..........J McInerney 7 27425 M’Lady Sadie 26.82................... A Bradshaw 8 76835 Homebush Maycee nwtd............J McInerney 9 4858 Lakota Kohana nwtd....................... H Cairns 10 5578 Lakota Scout nwtd.......................... H Cairns 9 2.25 NZ RACING SERIES NOVICE (C0-C1) HEATS NZRSq, 457m 1 1121 Sozin’s Symphony nwtd.............J McInerney 2 56438 Opawa Roy nwtd..............................R Wales 3 15 Go Diego nwtd J &...........................D Fahey 4 15336 Fidgety Feet nwtd................................A Lee 5 53857 Bruiser’s Day 26.37........................ B Conner 6 F4687 Opawa Al 26.55...............................R Wales 7 87776 Forbury Flyer 26.52....................J McInerney 8 65441 Dream Runner nwtd J M.................. McCook 9 4858 Lakota Kohana nwtd....................... H Cairns 10 5578 Lakota Scout nwtd.......................... H Cairns 10 2.42pm ADDED ENERGY DASH C4, 390m 1 77517 It’s A Joke 22.49.........................J McInerney 2 41128 Country Gent nwtd..................... A Bradshaw 3 23838 Nozzno Fear nwtd......................A Bradshaw 4 14547 Homebush Finn 22.58................J McInerney 5 11816 Homebush Hundy 22.87............J McInerney 6 53166 Mitcham Faye 23.02...................J McInerney 7 51766 Joe Bonanza 22.74....................J McInerney 8 22735 Ezra Blueblood 22.72.................J McInerney

9 87175 Punch On Jessie nwtd...............J McInerney 10 81874 Magic Jess Lass 22.62...................C Healey 11 2.59pm MARK TURNER PAINTER PH021737111 C2/3, 390m 1 568x6 Mitcham Doug nwtd...................J McInerney 2 F8832 Zefside 22.57.............................J McInerney 3 68132 Dream Stone Jade 22.83...................S Keen 4 25846 Black Tori 23.20..........................A Bradshaw 5 51357 Nippa Martino 22.47..................J McInerney 6 14478 Gracie Lee 23.28.......................J McInerney 7 43147 Shaw Winner 22.78 J M................... McCook 8 13613 Homebush Comet nwtd.............J McInerney 9 85762 Debbie Baxter 22.57..................J McInerney 10 75841 Pukeko Rustler nwtd.......................B Healey 12 3.16pm SOUTHERN LIGHTS AT STUD C2, 390m 1 35738 Crushington nwtd.......................J McInerney 2 46127 Chasing Great 23.15..........................S Keen 3 13621 Citizen Aguero nwtd...................J McInerney 4 23352 Goldstar Galaxie 23.38 S &.............B Evans 5 53712 Astro Tipple 22.85...................D J MacMillan 6 1711 Homebush Rehaina 23.16.........J McInerney 7 44421 Homebush Boden 22.38............J McInerney 8 62262 Thornado nwtd...........................A Bradshaw 9 34833 Nikko Baxter 22.88.....................J McInerney 10 75841 Pukeko Rustler nwtd.......................B Healey 13 3.32pm DAVE ROBBIE PHOTOGRAPHER DASH C0, 390m 1 2 Amuri Magic nwtd......................J McInerney 2 6 Southern Max nwtd......................R Hamilton 3 Homebush Sayer nwtd...............J McInerney 4 3267 Sozin’s Melody nwtd..................J McInerney 5 4F31 Sozin’s Azure nwtd.....................J McInerney 6 1 Amuri Liv nwtd...........................J McInerney 7 67346 Homebush Reed nwtd...............J McInerney 8 424 Sozin’s Assassin nwtd................J McInerney 9 25768 Homebush Jennia nwtd.............J McInerney 10 8734 Opal Nora nwtd..........................J McInerney 14 3.50pm BODYAUDITSOUTH@GMAIL.COM C1,

390m 1 65542 Melting World nwtd..........................J Guthrie 2 17452 Nippa Enough nwtd....................J McInerney 3 216 Homebush Rapper nwtd............J McInerney 4 211 Sozin’s Empire nwtd...................J McInerney 5 76327 Homebush Pierce 22.88............J McInerney 6 15384 Mitcham Shemon nwtd.............. A Bradshaw 7 76624 Rocky Vincitore nwtd...............D J MacMillan 8 36536 Cosmic Ryder 22.97..................J McInerney 9 3468x Little Lozza nwtd........................J McInerney 10 78536 Pretty Keen nwtd................................S Keen 15 4.10pm RACING AGAIN 16TH JULY C1, 390m 1 52287 Homebush Tasha 23.09.............J McInerney 2 77824 Homebush Miles 22.44..............J McInerney 3 28253 Taramakau 23.04.......................J McInerney 4 47365 Mr Black Magic 23.68.....................J M Lane 5 17723 Punch On Rex 22.80..................J McInerney 6 74136 Regal Jock nwtd.........................J McInerney 7 66753 Koputai nwtd...................................J Guthrie 8 54313 Pacemaker nwtd........................A Bradshaw 9 3468x Little Lozza nwtd........................J McInerney 10 78536 Pretty Keen nwtd................................S Keen SELECTIONS

Race 1: Punters A Hero, Our Anna, Our Cook, Goldstar Flora Race 2: Must Be Rusty, Goldstar Trooper, Wildebeest, Malaga Molly Race 3: Bartholomew Cub, Chunk, Blazing Banjo, Zipping Jen Race 4: Opawa Hypo, Opawa Tab, Opawa Lara, Kia Tere Race 5: Our Nala, Boyka, Opawa Nat, Archie’s Ranger, Black Dan Race 6: Meka, Opawa Slick, Trajan, Eddie Hemi, Don’t Cry Joni Race 7: Opawa Deal, Sausage, Dave’s Dot, Every Minute Race 8: Opawa Vinny, Never Knew, M’Lady Sadie, Sefton Joy Race 9: Go Diego, Dream Runner, Fidgety Feet, Opawa Al Race 10: It’s A Joke, Country Gent, Nozzno Fear, Homebush Finn Race 11: Zefside, Nippa Martino, Shaw Winner, Debbie Baxter Race 12: Citizen Aguero, Thornado, Nikko Baxter, Crushington Race 13: Amuri Liv, Amuri Magic, Sozin’s Azure, Sozin’s Melody Race 14: Nippa Enough, Melting World, Homebush Pierce Race 15: Homebush Miles, Pacemaker, Taramakau, Regal Jock LEGEND: fsdt - First Start Here nwd - No Win this Distance

Christchurch dogs Today at Addington raceway

5 23433 Heidi Hates Rap 18.06..................S Hindson 6 12 Enchantee 17.91........................R Blackburn 7 48515 Smash Over 17.44........................... M Grant 8 75222 Goldstar Bryton 17.74 S &...............B Evans 4 3.41pm CHRIS & LISA EARL STAKES C0, 520m 1 1 Punters Bolt 31.38...........................R Wales 2 23323 Skinny Binny nwtd J &.....................D Fahey 3 33323 Neptune Allen nwtd.......................C Roberts 4 7 Our Scarlett nwtd.............................R Wales 5 45458 Smash Story nwtd............................ M Grant 6 5 Punters Choice nwtd........................R Wales 7 6 Our Olive nwtd.................................R Wales 8 2773 Rivalries nwtd J &............................D Fahey Emergencies: 9 4 Smash McDougal nwtd................D Kingston 10 My Kirsty nwtd H &...............................Taylor 5 3.59pm KAIKANUI TAVERN SPRINT C1, 295m 1 87577 Know Burden 17.60........................G Cleeve 2 83322 Just James 17.43........................H Anderton 3 46578 Little Lottie 17.47 M &.......................... Smith 4 45334 Elton Blueblood nwtd.................J McInerney 5 37733 Vik Vikkers 17.47..........................C Roberts 6 68676 Okuku Mistress 17.85......................R Casey 7 84553 Heated Threat nwtd....................... L Waretini 8 76786 Chat Ya Later 17.96 S &...................B Evans 6 4.19pm ADDINGTON EVENTS CENTRE SPRINT C1, 295m 1 47328 Right On Time 17.54...................H Anderton

2 71654 Andrea Said 18.14 J M.................... McCook 3 16454 Smash Achiever 17.16..................... M Grant 4 x7722 Gorm The Great 17.62.................D Kingston 5 17782 Homebush Flynn 17.30..............J McInerney 6 37861 Lucy Lingers nwtd......................J McInerney 7 21864 Stompin’ Ground 17.58 S &.............B Evans 8 84882 High Violet 17.40........................R Blackburn 7 4.36pm MURRAY & HANNAH @ RAY WHITE CASHMERE DASH C1, 295m 1 73655 Mamma Rose 17.73.........................R Casey 2 76862 Batty Who 17.73 M &........................... Smith 3 64846 Goldstar Hurley nwtd.................... L Waretini 4 65685 Jitterbug Jewel 17.36....................C Roberts 5 17785 Know Legend nwtd.........................G Cleeve 6 78668 Call Me Dolly 17.63................... A Botherway 7 32473 Homebush Indi 17.47.................J McInerney 8 44114 Jinja Sneak 17.36.............................A Joyce 8 4.54pm MY BRO FABIO DISTANCE C1d, 645m 1 34436 Goldstar Sydney 38.36 S &..............B Evans 2 86745 Galway Gal nwtd S &.......................B Evans 3 526F2 Von Strass nwtd J &.........................D Fahey 4 F2261 Gem nwtd J &..................................D Fahey 5 24415 Go Glow nwtd J &............................D Fahey 6 43663 Classy Witch 38.53.........................G Cleeve 7 76287 Opawa Hope 38.37..........................R Wales 8 7575P Deception Diva nwtd........................C Steele Emergencies: 9 12523 Boss Cobra nwtd J &.......................D Fahey

10 27133 Midnight Maggie nwtd S &...............B Evans

7 33324 Little Secret 30.44......................... L Waretini 8 56718 Stumpy Bill 30.61....................... M Dempsey 9 56556 Tikao Jackie nwtd M &......................... Smith 295m 1 77563 Nippa Eel 17.33.........................J McInerney 10 67466 Opawa Queen 30.67........................R Wales 2 26424 Tonkawa 17.62 M &.............................. Smith 12 6.06pm LIVAMOL DASH C1, 295m 3 85788 Leanne’s Way 17.70 J M.................. McCook 1 76545 Cisco Reign 17.58......................... L Waretini 4 42234 Platonic Affair 17.47...................... L Waretini 2 78777 Step Inside Love 17.74.....................A Joyce 5 14782 Eternal Debt 17.29..........................G Cleeve 3 88886 Homebush Scorpio 17.38..........J McInerney 6 43645 Twizel Storm 17.55........................... M Grant 4 76535 Jingili Jill 17.55 M &............................. Smith 7 36886 Lonely Baxter 17.32...................J McInerney 5 54564 Nicky Baxter 17.34.....................J McInerney 8 35643 Memphis Jewel 17.41...................C Roberts 6 81382 Inky Dinky Jewel 17.71.................C Roberts 10 5.28 A2C ASPHALT 2 CONCRETE PH 0800222583 7 88487 My Bro Michael 17.29................ M Robinson 8 11148 Special As 17.52 J M....................... McCook DASH C1, 295m SELECTIONS 1 41477 Goldstar Halsey 17.65 S &...............B Evans 2 55786 Rum Gin Mixer 17.37........................A Joyce Race 1: Jetstream Marley, Ineffable, Smash Out, Gotcha Zena 3 44743 Sefton Jay 17.46........................J McInerney Race 2: Know Approval, Goldstar Diesel, Jay Spencer, Smash Ocean 4 476x7 Jin Jin nwtd......................................C Steele Race 3: Major Storm, Enchantee, Jealous Much, Culvie Jay Dee 5 3456x Know Dollars 17.51.........................G Cleeve Race 4: Rivalries, Punters Bolt, Skinny Binny, Punters Choice 6 58758 Elsa Blueblood nwtd..................J McInerney Race 5: Just James, Vik Vikkers, Heated Threat, Little Lottie 7 23245 Black Eye Bill 17.68................... M Dempsey Race 6: Smash Achiever, Stompin’ Ground, Right On Time 8 45652 Aroha 17.19.............................. A Botherway Race 7: Jinja Sneak, Jitterbug Jewel, Batty Who, Mamma Rose 11 5.46pm SPRINGSTON HOTEL STAKES C1, 520m Race 8: Von Strass, Boss Cobra, Goldstar Sydney, Go Glow 1 64868 Matariki 30.92...................................A Joyce Race 9: Eternal Debt, Nippa Eel, Memphis Jewel, Tonkawa 2 54448 Know Leave 30.73..........................G Cleeve Race 10: Aroha, Sefton Jay, Know Dollars, Black Eye Bill 3 73214 Culvie Ness nwtd H &..........................Taylor Race 11: Culvie Ness, Raquel Allen, Ohoka Carsen, Stumpy Bill 4 82832 Raquel Allen nwtd.........................C Roberts Race 12: Special As, Cisco Reign, Nicky Baxter, Inky Dinky Jewel 5 16563 Knows No Better nwtd............... M Dempsey LEGEND: fsdt - First Start Here nwd - No Win this Distance fstd 6 27234 Ohoka Carsen 30.88..................... L Waretini - First Start This Distance 31 13 - Best Winning Time This Track

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Max Verstappen bounced back from a disastrous start and survived a nervous wait post-race to to claim an incredible win at the Austrian Grand Prix yesterday. The Dutchman was made to delay his celebrations when stewards investigated an incident late in the race which threatened to rob the young gun of his first win for the season. Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc led for much of the 71-lap race but on lap 68 he and Verstappen collided when the Red Bull star took the inside on Turn Three. The pair bumped into each other and Leclerc went off the track, causing him to complain over the team radio. “What the hell is that,” he yelled. But Verstappen was able to breathe a sigh of relief when stewards finally made a decision in their investigation more than two hours after the grand prix finished, saying they “did

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not consider that either driver was wholly or predominantly to blame for the incident. We consider that this is a racing incident”. Verstappen’s breakthrough win means the freakish streak of Mercedes is over after a stunning dogfight between two drivers widely considered to be the future of the sport. The Mercedes pair of Lewis Hamilton and Valtteri Bottas sitting on the second row had overtaken Verstappen as he dropped down in the pack. The commentators called it an “atrocious start” but Red 63.5mm x 63.5mm Bull’s main man soon flew back into contention. A memorable fight with Ferrari’s Sebastian Vettel and Bottas was just the appetiser as Verstappen and Leclerc fought for supremacy. The win for Red Bull was also the first for the team with the Honda engine after switching from Renault this season.

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Your Stars ARIES (Mar 21-Apr 19): Tight friendships bring soul comfort and heart happiness. However, they should not be your only influence. Meeting new and different people on a regular basis makes you better, stronger and more versatile. TAURUS (Apr 20-May 20): Affection, warmth, laughter, playfulness – these are the qualities you’d like certain relationships to reflect. It’s not hard to get there, but it takes a directional shift away from a humdrum reality. GEMINI (May 21-Jun 21): Glimpsing the workings of other people’s brains makes your life more interesting, but to further your understanding of human psychology protect your assets and advance your goals. CANCER (Jun 22-Jul 22): You’re a force for good and a positive influence. Then again, everyone believes this. How do you know it’s true? The more tolerant and compassionate your actions, the more likely you’re on the right side. LEO (Jul 23-Aug 22): You’ve been known to flirt without realising it. Perhaps the word “flirt” is too reductive to describe your interaction style, which has more to do with stirring up good vibes than it does with any social agenda. VIRGO (Aug 23-Sep 22): You are an excellent planner, and it’s worthwhile to spend your time and energy drawing up your ideas for the future. Your plans are like musical arrangements that add a feeling of drama or comedy to life. LIBRA (Sep 23-Oct 23): It’s not your job to make the people around you happy. Why not go where you’re happiest? You’re the one most qualified to navigate there, and no one will mind when you do this today. SCORPIO (Oct 24-Nov 21): Having too many things to do would prevent you from doing any of them exceptionally well. Step back to look at your tasks with an objective eye. What can be axed that you wouldn’t miss? SAGITTARIUS (Nov 22-Dec 21): Most will be won over by your charm. As for those who are not, go around them. Leave them alone. Under no circumstances should you try harder when there’s enjoyment to be gained by moving on. CAPRICORN (Dec 22-Jan 19): Things don’t have to go according to plan in order for you to feel like they are as they should be. You accepted long ago that you’re not in charge of it all, and that’s a relief, really! AQUARIUS (Jan 20-Feb 18): Even favourable circumstances, fortuitous opportunities and wonderful events can be incredibly stressful. Excellent self-care becomes more important when excitement is in the air. PISCES (Feb 19-Mar 20): It’s not that you made a wrong choice; it’s just that you acted on what you knew. Now you know so much more. It takes a big person to reassess decisions and overturn them if they prove less than ideal.

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Previous solution: ail, ale, alike, elk, ilea, ilk, kale, kali, kea, lake, lea, leak, lei, lek, lie, like

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HORTON, Pauline Margaret (nee Anderson) – Passed away quietly at home, Ashburton, on June 29, 2019, aged 62 years. Dearly loved wife of the late Ron. Loved and respected Mum of Chris, Tina and Craig, and Chris Wilson. Much loved Nana of Hannah and Jessica. Loved sister and friend of Ruth, the late Donald, and David. Special friend of Tracy. Taken too soon, sadly missed. Messages to the Horton family, PO Box 472, Ashburton 7740. A memorial service for Pauline will be held at our Chapel, cnr East and Cox streets, Ashburton TOMORROW Wednesday, July 3, commencing at 2.00pm.

WILLIAMS, Sylvia Isobel Please note all late death (nee Seyb) – notices or notices sent On June 26, 2019. Passed outside ordinary office away peacefully at Ashburton, in her 96th year. hours must be emailed to: Dearly loved wife of the late deathnotices@theguardian.co.nz to ensure publication. Ernest Edwin. Much loved mother and mother-in-law of To place a notice during Robin and Paula, David and office hours please contact Sue, and Peter. Loved Nana us on 03 307 7900 for more of Michelle, and Mark; information. Jeremy, and Kellie; Brooke, Any queries please and Tim, and great Nana of contact 0800 Matthew, and William; Zac; ASHBURTON Eva, and Harry; and Caleb. (0800-274-287) Messages to the Williams family, c/- PO Box 472, Ashburton 7740. In lieu of flowers donations to Ashburton St John would be much appreciated and may be left at the service. A service for Sylvia will be held at our Chapel, cnr East and Canterbury owned, Cox streets, Ashburton on locally operated THURSDAY, July 4, Patersons commencing at 1.30pm. Followed by interment at the Funeral Services Ashburton New Lawn and Ashburton Cemetery.

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Good fishing Rise 7:09 am Set 4:28 pm

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Bad fishing Rise 9:12 am Set 6:33 pm

Full moon 17 Jul

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Selwyn Whitecliffs (NIWA) at 3:00 pm, yesterday

Rakaia Fighting Hill (NIWA) at 3:00 pm, yesterday 103.4 Nth Ashburton at 10:10 am, yesterday

5.85

Sth Ashburton at 2:05 pm, yesterday

7.76

Rangitata Klondyke at 3:30 pm, yesterday

44.4 324.2

Waitaki Kurow at 3:08 pm, yesterday Source: Environment Canterbury

Canterbury Readings

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Palmerston North mainly fine

Forecasts for today

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Periods of rain about the divide. High cloud and a few spots of rain farther east. Wind at 1000m: NW 30 km/h rising to 50 km/h in the evening. Wind at 2000m: NW gale 65 km/h, easing to 40 km/h in the morning. Rising to gale 75 km/h evening. Rain about the divide with possibly heavy falls, easing to a few showers. Scattered rain further east clearing. Falling as snow to about 1500m. Wind at 1000m: NW gale 65 km/h, easing to 40 km/h in the evening. Wind at 2000m: NW severe gale 90 km/h, easing to 55 km/h at night.

THURSDAY

Tuesday, 2 July 2019

An intense high, centred east of the North Island, maintains a ridge back across central and northern New Zealand. A front is extending onto the south of the South Island from the Tasman Sea. The front moves slowly over the North Island tomorrow and Thursday followed by an unsettled south to southwesterly flow.

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Brian Sivier is all concentration at Sunday’s Table Tennis open day at the EA Networks Centre.

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Ping-pong back in vogue By Matt Markham

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When the EA Networks Centre threw out the challenge of a table tennis give-it-a-go day they headed very much into the unknown of what might unfold. But when the dust settled on bringing the sport to Ashburton’s main recreation facility on Sunday, there were only positive results reported, with big numbers and plenty of enjoyment for both

young and old on offer. Around 70 people showed up to take part in the day, which was a huge result for organisers and Ashburton District Council service delivery group manager, Neil McCann said there was a wide variety of people there. “We had a really good mix of people come along with varying ages and experience levels at the playing the sport, which was great.”

Organisers knew the event was going to be popular judging by reaction on social media, but they never quite expected the numbers to surge to the point where people would be waiting to get a turn on one of the 12 tables set out for the day. “Looking across the room it looked great, there were a lot of people having a lot of fun which was the ultimate goal of the day,” McCann said.

While Sunday was very much a give-it-a-go day, McCann said that it set the platform for more events of a similar nature going forward and potentially even more opportunities further down the track. “I think we have to call it a success. “We’ve already put plans down to hold another afternoon later in the month but we’re yet to lock down a date and a time.

“And then who knows after that. “Quite a few people have expressed an interest in getting back into the competitive side of things, but we will need to do some work on figuring out what the best way to go forward is in that regard.” It was a busy day at the EA Networks Centre on Sunday with five sports being played across the venue.

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