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Retired Presbyterian minister Reverend Helen Wallis is in charge of St Paul’s Church while the parish contemplates a new future. PHOTO SUSAN SANDYS 260618-SS-0059

Church’s future hangs in balance BY LINDA CLARKE

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Presbyterian church-goers have been stunned and shocked by the failure of St Paul’s Church on Oxford Street to meet new building standards. A final service is planned there on Sunday with the congregation then to begin a discussion about its future. A recent seismic assessment that gave the church a D grade was unexpected, said the church’s interim moderator, the Reverend Brent Richardson, of Timaru. An initial evaluation in 2013 assessed the building at 44 per cent of New Build-

ing Standards so it was a surprise the actual strength was as low as 31 per cent (a D grade), he said. Church guidelines dictate it can no longer be used and there will be further consultation and assessment to see what is needed to bring the building back up to an acceptable seismic code. Reverend Richardson said the news was communicated to parishioners at St James’ Church in Tinwald on Sunday. The two parishes have been working towards amalgamation and hold alternate Sunday services at St Paul’s and St James’. The congregation was naturally

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shocked and stunned, he said. Services will be held in St Paul’s Church hall in the meantime. “This is not an easy time for the congregation of St Paul’s and people will be coming to terms with this situation and preparing to embark on a new journey of continuing faith. The church doesn’t disappear just because the doors are closed.”

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Devon Tavern ram-raider sentenced An 18-year-old man who took part in a ram raid on the Devon Hotel was sentenced to nine months’ supervision when he appeared in the Ashburton District Court this week and ordered to pay $2500 to cover half the cost of the hotel’s insurance excess. Matiu Morunga was also sentenced to 100 hours community work and disqualified from driving for six months. He had pleaded guilty to charges of burglary at the Devon on March 3, driving with excess breath alcohol (662mcg) and breaching bail. Morunga was the front seat passenger in a ute that was driven into the front doors of the Devon. He and his co-offender targeted the ATM machine inside but could not open it; they then attached strops to the ATM and tried to drag it out of the hotel. They eventually climbed over the bar and took beer worth $40 and left. A forensic examination of the

burglary scene led to Morunga’s arrest. Morunga’s lawyer Roz Burnside said her client was not happy about paying the full $5000 insurance excess. The hotel had made an insurance claim to repair the front doors but was out of pocket $5000 because of the excess it had to pay. She said Morunga had no previous convictions and was easily led. Judge Maze said it was clear Morunga had been influenced by a more experienced offender but pre-sentence reports still concluded he was at a higher risk of reoffending. He should take part in cultural opportunities and interventions as well as drug and alcohol treatment, she said. A warrant for the arrest of the other man charged in relation to burglaries of the Devon and Hotel Ashburton, Alizter Koyla Watson, was issued earlier this year. He is said to be in Australia.

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Reducing trauma on our roads By Katie todd

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Getting behind the wheel of a car as a young driver or passenger can be among the most dangerous things a person does in their entire life. But senior students at Ashburton College have brushed up on potentially lifesaving knowledge and skills this month through the Rotary Youth Driving Awareness (RYDA) programme. Run by Road Safety Education Limited, a not-for-profit organisation, RYDA is committed to reducing trauma on our roads. According to statistics the most dangerous time for any young road user is in the first six to 12 months of being a solo driver. “Young people continue to be

over represented in deaths and injuries on our roads. It is a national tragedy that over 80 young people aged 15-24 died on our roads last year,” Road Safety Education Programme manager Maria Lovelock said. “For each one of these fatalities approximately 20 more suffer life changing situations such as brain and spinal injuries.” She said there are a number of reasons, some outside a young driver’s control, why they are at such high risk. Their brains are still developing, they exhibit sensation-seeking behaviour, they are greatly influenced by peer pressure, often drive less roadworthy cars and often drive at night or for fun. Most importantly, they lack

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Church’s future hangs in balance From P1 Areas of concern in the church are its gable ends, the side walls of the nave (the main part of the building), both the framing and brick veneer. The sub-floor framing is also rated at less than 33 per cent. Reverend Richardson said the church was also awaiting results of a detailed seismic assessment on St James. The results would give a clearer picture of the assets and liabilities of both parishes and inform the path forward, he said. “It is very difficult at this early stage to nail down a time frame but the parish and community will be kept informed of progress and key decisions needed as they arise.” The church expects it would be very expensive to bring St Paul’s up to 67 per cent of the building code it requires. Reverend Richardson said the cost would fall mostly on the parish. An Alpine Presbytery fund could provide limited funding, but it favoured new initiatives rather than restoring building stocks. The parish is currently seeking a permanent minister and is under the temporary care of retired minister Reverend Helen Wallis. The building revelation added to the challenge of finding a minister, but there is no rush to fill the vacancy. St Paul’s was built in the late 1960s and dedicated on September 27, 1970. Services were held in the church hall from 1946 until the church was built. Sunday’s final service in St Paul’s will have a theme of “past, present and facing the future journey with God”. It will start at 10am.

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Ashburton’s Jean Kingan is getting much attention as she turns 100 today, but is not sure what all the fuss is about. “You don’t feel any different actually to what you normally do, except that you get more cards,” she said. Kingan is also not sure her life so far is all that remarkable, and does not think she has done anything out of the ordinary to live healthily to such an old age. “It’s been very uninteresting really. I have had my sad times and my very happy times.” Sad times included losing her husband Russell as the couple were expecting their fourth child. Russell had served overseas in World War Two as a pilot. He was away for more than three years as Kingan cared for their first-born, only to be killed upon his return some years later in a recreational light airplane crash. Kingan remained on his parents’ farm at Overdale to bring up the children, and considers herself fortunate in that she had so much support. “His parents were wonderful, I just lived in their cottage on the farm. The same with my parents (at Mt Somers), I was very lucky.” “But mums are doing it today under different circumstances. I think I used to get lots of sympathy.” The children attended Rakaia School, and thrived on homegrown vegetables and meat from the farm. Today Kingan continues to live independently, and has eight

Jean Kingan turns 100 today. grandchildren and nine great grandchildren. She has always been a homebody, enjoying knitting, baking, cooking, gardening and caring for family. This is how she mostly gets her exercise, and exercise is something she believes in, albeit in moderation. “Running 50 miles or something silly like that, I don’t really

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think your body is built for that,” she said. So her secret to a long life is really no secret at all. “I think it’s in your genes, because all my dad’s family lived well into their 90s,” she said. She is grateful for the many cards she has received from family and friends, and it was lovely to get a card from the Queen. She recalled well singing God

Save the Queen as the national anthem throughout her younger years at so many events, even before movies screened in picture theatres. Kingan is looking forward to celebrating her birthday with family at the weekend, where many are to attend from throughout New Zealand. “I’m going to wear pearls at my party like the Queen,” she said.

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Building a resilient, vibrant community Inclusivity was a key message delivered by visiting guest Aleem Ali to a room of community leaders supporting the Welcoming Communities initiative. Ali, national manager of Welcoming Cities Australia spent the day in the Ashburton District sharing with key groups and leaders’ key messages about the importance of attraction and retention of newcomers to support the success of a resilient and sustainable district. Attracting newcomers, by challenging the negative discourse through positive messaging, was encouraged by Ali. However more important was the retention of newcomers once here through tangible and real inclusive actions driven by the community. Like many regional towns across Australia, the Ashburton District faces demographic and economic challenges, including increasing labour demand and an ageing population. These challenges will give rise to continued sustained growth and prosperity over the long term. Fostering connections be-

tween newcomers and locals through inclusive practice has proven to be a key stepping stone toward revitalisation, sustained growth and harmony across many regional towns in Australia. Ali commended the community on the existing work of business and community groups to promote and drive welcoming and inclusive best practice. He further commended the newly adopted Welcoming Plan, Whakatau mai ke te rohe o Hakatere under the Welcoming Communities initiative, recognising it as an important driver of supporting even more welcoming practices, with the plan’s success resting with the community. “Communities that connect and actively include people from different cultural backgrounds offer a greater quality of life for its residents and help people reach their full potential,” mayor Donna Favel said. “We want to continue fostering the Ashburton District as a place of acceptance and inclusion and further build a resilient and vibrant community where everyone can be part of our economic,

cultural social and civic life. “The Ashburton District Welcoming Plan aims to encourage local communities to take a greater leadership role through inclusive activities and initiatives. Our Welcoming Plan affirms our council and the district’s commitment to work as one”. While in the district Ali, along with a delegation from Immigration NZ leading the Welcoming Communities initiative, participated in a number of activities. This included a powhiri at Hakatere Marae involving youth from the Ashburton College kapa haka group, presentations to the mayor, councillors and local Member of Parliament, Jo Luxton, guests of the local Muslim Association at the new mosque in Tinwald, a tour of the EA Networks Centre – a key facility driving inclusive and welcoming activities and discussions with local Sports Canterbury branch manager, Jan Cochrane about the importance of sport as an equaliser and activity to reduce barriers, remove isolation and generate inclusive practice.

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Over $10,000 raised by living on sardines and beans BY KATIE TODD

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It took teamwork, grit and tough stomachs, but a little group of Methvenites have raised enough money to feed 40 Syrian refugees for a year. By taking on the “ration challenge” and living on dried chickpeas, sardines and beans throughout last week, 14 Our Lady of the Snows school staff, parents and supporters raised over $10,100 for Oxfam. The group finished their challenge on Sunday and were named the top fundraising team in New Zealand. It had been a hard, but amazing experience for all involved, deputy board chairwoman Cara Smart said. “They were a pretty awesome team. Everyone stayed in constant contact. “Someone would send a message saying ‘ooh I really feel like ice-cream’ and others would say ‘no, you’re doing great, hang in there’,” she said. Coffee proved the toughest thing to give up for some members of the team, who suffered withdrawal headaches, she said. “But it all went amazingly well and we’re still talking to each other, so that’s a bonus!” It was the first time the team had taken on the ration challenge. The money raised will be used to provide ration packs to Syrian refugees in Jordan and also help Oxfam deliver hygiene, medicinal products and education to people in poverty around the globe. The distribution of the funds will be transparent to donors.

Fourteen Methven locals have earned the title of top Oxfam fundraisers in the country. “We anticipated donations would stop after it was over, but they’ve just kept flowing in,” Smart said. “Perhaps people were just waiting to see if we would make it.” And Smart said she was confident they had indeed made it without anyone cheating.

“Once you start getting a few sponsors you feel like you have to go through with it.” The Our Lady of the Snows team has done a massive amount of fundraising over the years, but it was good to do something outside their little bubble, Smart said. “It’s too easy to forget about

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started in 2013, nearly $NZ6 million has been raised for Syrian refugees living in Jordan and other vulnerable communities around the world. Donations to the Our Lady of the Snows team can still be made to my.rationchallenge.org.nz/teamols

people beyond our backyard, but there are people out there actually living on sardines and lentils, and that’s what this was all about.” Around 2000 Kiwis take on the Ration Challenge each year, along with thousands of others around the globe. Since the Ration Challenge

Chimney police heading to town BY SUSAN SANDYS

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Environment Canterbury’s chimney police are in town, cracking down on people failing to burn firewood efficiently. ECan staff in Ashburton on June 20 found six chimneys smoking for more than 15 minutes. They left a flyer in each of the

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There was a 24-hour average concentration of 52 micrograms of suspended particulate per cubic metre of air, measured at ECan’s monitoring site in Cambridge Street. However, this is a vast improvement on last year. By this date in 2017, ECan had recorded three days of high pol-

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SAR group boosted by hunters By Katie todd

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Hunters from all over the South Island brought their best game to the Hotel Ashburton carpark on Sunday. More than 220 animals were weighed at the annual Mid Canterbury Hunting Competition, following a sunny weekend in the wilderness. Organiser Richard Clucas said the number of entries was on par with previous years. By the weigh-in at 2.30pm, slightly fewer boars were made up for by a higher number of red and fallow deer. The haul also included tahr, chamois, wallabies, rabbits and hares, and a kids’ section invited entries of mallard ducks, rabbits, hares, possums and wallabies. A total of $7000 in cash prizes was divvied up between different categories, Clucas said, along with spot prizes like clothing and sleeping bags. Prizes were also on offer for the annual carrying race, during which children and adults hauled animals around a racetrack. The event was also held as a fundraiser, benefiting Methven Search and Rescue to the tune of $1000. It was the 11th time the competition has been held.

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driving charge A Mid Canterbury man who pleaded guilty to his fifth charge of drink driving was sentenced to six months community detention when he appeared in the Ashburton District Court this week. Dean Allan John Breading, 49, was also disqualified from driving for six months. Breading was caught over the legal breath alcohol limit driving on Elizabeth Avenue in Rakaia in March. He blew 470mcg. His lawyer Paul Bradford said although it was Breading’s fifth drink drive conviction, the most recent was nine years ago,

and at a low level compared to previous occasions. Judge Joanna Maze said Breading’s previous convictions were in 1988, 2008 and two in 2009 and all had been close to or more than 1000mcg. But he had become a responsible and contributing citizen. She said community detention was still a significant penalty but would allow him to keep his job. “However if you drink and drive again, imprisonment is the inevitable starting point and it may well be the finishing point as well.”

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Hoping to initiate natural revegetation of forest The Presbyterian Church has been given $18,200 for a massive weed control project at its Staveley Campsite. The camp sits on 9ha of black beech forest, a rare slice of native forest that was once logged and is now infested with noxious weeds including ivy. The church put its plan for a three-year weed control project to the Ashburton Water Zone Committee this week and the committee allocated $18,200 from its Immediate Steps biodiversity fund. The church will seek similar amounts next year and in 2020. The natural character of the forest was being overtaken by weeds like ivy, cotoneaster, blackberry and sycamore seedlings, biodiversity officer Sarah Heddell said. The church’s plan was to clear the weeds

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Popular deputy principal Andrea Griffin is wrapping up seven years at Ashburton College and stepping into a role at one of the largest schools in New Zealand. At the end of this term, Griffin will make the big move to Burnside High School in Christchurch, where she has been appointed assistant principal. She said she would treasure her time at Ashburton College, including the continual lasting friendships that she had made. “They really are an amazing group of people,” she said. Since entering the education industry in 1991, Griffin has taught at a number of schools in the UK and worked as a senior lecturer at the University of Portsmouth. She has also taught at Mt Hutt College and Timaru Boys’ High before joining Ashburton College in 2011. She spent a year working as head of science before becoming deputy principal, including a spell as acting principal in 2017. With 2500 students, Burnside High is roughly twice the size of Ashburton College, and zoned. It boasts a high academic status and in-

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and allow the natural revegetation of the indigenous forest. The money would be used to pay a contractor to do the weed control. Heddell said the church had a plan for the Staveley campsite to become a biodiversity learning centre where schoolchildren could learn about the environment. The Staveley Camp forest was ideal for teaching about the need for environmental weed control as it had an impressive range of weeds, a forest that was big enough to understand the problem, but not too big to be overwhelming. “Restoration of the Staveley Forest will undoubtedly benefit the local indigenous biodiversity and can play an important role in the health of the wider eco-system, especially with its impact on hearts and minds.”

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ou mess with New Zealand and our traditions and you should expect to be publicly criticised for it. At the weekend, New Zealand made international headlines when an American jazz singer made a complete hatchet job of our national anthem in the lead up to the New Zealand and England Rugby League match in Denver. Her performance, in which she appeared to get off cue and struggle with her timing, left thousands taking to social media and the airwaves to voice their disgust at the performance – in which it was actually quite clear to see that the singer, Crystal Collins wasn’t at all to blame for what was transpiring.

The Maori verse of the anthem can be hard for even the most ardent of New Zealanders – and if you’ve ever been to a sporting match where the anthem is sung, you’ll have noted how much louder and clearer the crowd becomes when the English verse begins. But for an American, who had been practising singing the anthem acapella only to be told in the lead up that there would

be a backup track playing before not being able to to hear that backup track – it must have been extremely difficult. But, the question is, did Collins deserve the grilling she received from New Zealanders? And is it a turning of your back to the patriotic nature of our country if, at the end of the day, you weren’t that offended? I slide into the latter category, I felt more sorry for Collins than I did aggrieved at her performance. But I also felt humoured watching the New Zealand team sing away to their own tune while the person who is supposed to lead the song struggled. We have this habit here in New Zealand of getting up in arms about things like our anthem,

and also the haka. Those from other countries who don’t understand the cultural significance of the traditional war dance tend to make a bit of a mockery of it which puts them in the firing line. Often, those same people, gain a new-found respect when they are told of the importance of the haka underlining that it’s more about education than it is anything else. But do we need to be so precious? Yesterday morning on Radio Sport, Crystal Collins was given her shot at redemption. She was given a time slot on the popular radio show and spent most of the time apologising for what unfolded – her voice

at times showing the strains of emotion and embarrassment – I thought her conversation alone was enough to let things go. But then Collins was offered the chance to right the wrong through singing the Maori verse of our anthem and she delivered a really polished and strong performance – one that had she been able to produce on the weekend, would have made any Kiwi feel proud. Just facing up to the music on a New Zealand radio station would have been tough enough – but to then go a step further and deliver a live performance over telephone took some real strength. Hopefully that should be the end of it and we can all move on with our lives, Collins included.

programme, the cooling tower at its main atomic reactor at Yongbyon. (However, North Korea announced in September 2008 that it was restoring its nuclear facilities.) In Zimbabwe, roaming bands of government supporters heckled, harassed or threatened people into voting in a runoff election in which President Robert Mugabe was the only candidate. Five years ago: The Senate passed, 68-32, comprehensive legislation offering the hope of citizenship to millions of immigrants living

illegally in America’s shadows; however, the measure became stalled in the GOP-led House. Kevin Rudd was sworn in as Australian prime minister a day after toppling rival Julia Gillard. One year ago: A new and highly virulent outbreak of malicious data-scrambling software began causing mass disruption across the world, hitting Europe — and Ukraine — especially hard. Today’s birthdays: Business executive Ross Perot is 88. Former Interior Secretary Bruce Babbitt is 80. Singer-musician

Bruce Johnston (The Beach Boys) is 76. Fashion designer Vera Wang is 69. Actress Julia Duffy is 67. Actress Isabelle Adjani is 63. Country singer Lorrie Morgan is 59. Actor Brian Drillinger is 58. Writer-producerdirector J.J. Abrams is 52. Actor Edward “Grapevine” Fordham Jr. is 48. TV personality Jo Frost is 48. Actor Yancey Arias is 47. Actor Christian Kane is 44. Actor Tobey Maguire is 43. Rock singer Bernhoft is 42. Musician Chris Eldridge (Punch Brothers) is 36. Reality TV star Khloe Kardashian

is 34. Actor Drake Bell is 32. Actor Sam Claflin is 32. Actress India de Beaufort is 31. Actor Ed Westwick is 31. Actor Matthew Lewis is 29. Actress Madylin Sweeten is 27. Pop singer Lauren Jauregui (Fifth Harmony) is 22. Actor Chandler Riggs is 19. Thought for today: “It is no simple matter to pause in the midst of one’s maturity, when life is full of function, to examine what are the principles which control that functioning.” — Pearl S. Buck, American author (18921973). - AP

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TODAY IN HISTORY Today is Wednesday, June 27, the 178th day of 2018. There are 187 days left in the year. Today’s highlight in history: On June 27, 1846, New York and Boston were linked by telegraph wires. On this date: In 1787, English historian Edward Gibbon completed work on his six-volume work, The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire. In 1844, Mormon leader Joseph Smith and his brother, Hyrum, were killed by a mob in Carthage, Illinois. In 1944, during World War Two, American forces liberated the French port of Cherbourg from the Germans. In 1957, Hurricane Audrey slammed into coastal Louisiana and Texas as a Category 4 storm; the official death toll from the storm was placed at 390. In 1985, the legendary Route 66, which originally stretched from Chicago to Santa Monica, California, passed into history as officials decertified the road. In 1988, at least 56 people were killed when a commuter train ran into a stationary train at the Gare de Lyon terminal in Paris. In 1990, NASA announced that a flaw in the orbiting Hubble Space Telescope was preventing the instrument from achieving optimum focus. (The problem was traced to a mirror that had not been ground to exact specifications; corrective optics were later installed to fix the problem.) In 1991, Supreme Court Justice Thurgood Marshall, the first black jurist to sit on the nation’s highest court, announced his retirement. (His departure led to the contentious nomination of Clarence Thomas to succeed him.) Ten years ago: North Korea destroyed the most visible symbol of its nuclear weapons

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hey say it takes a village to raise a child – and our district has a series of villages and a lot of children. As a passionate advocate for the youth of our district, I wanted to highlight some of the excellent achievements and opportunities that some of our young Maori people are involved with and the wonderful organisations supporting them. The youth programme – “Whakapiri te oranga o nga uri whakatipu – embracing the Maori way of life on the marae with and for our rangatahi” led by the Hakatere Maori Wardens, has nurtured young Maori youth in our district over the past 12 months. The initiative is all about encouraging and empowering at risk youth to reconnect with their culture and community. Students have participated in activities such as learning Maori carving techniques, collection of kai (through fishing), Kapa Haka and Mau Rakau (traditional martial arts). It’s been heart-warming watching the change that has occurred in the 30 youth that undertook the 12-month programme. The programme, a first (and potential template) for New Zealand, couldn’t have happened without the $30,000 of funding from Te Puni Kokiri (the Ministry of Maori Development), and the support of Latoya Leef-Graham, Alex McLeod,

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Weka Laws-Walker, and Huata Martindale. For more information about the inspiring work that Maori Wardens do around the country, visit www.tpk.govt.nz and search ‘Maori wardens’. It’s important, particularly for young Maori, to have strong role models. People like Erana Te Moananui. Erana is the former head girl of Mount Hutt College and is currently studying criminal justice and sociology at the University of Canterbury. I have been fortunate to build a strong relationship with Erana through the Tuia mentorship programme. The Tuia Programme is an initiative led by Local Government New Zealand and the Mayors’ Taskforce for Jobs to encourage and nurture leadership skills in Maori youth across the country. The programme lets Erana explore local government and civic leadership, build strong networks within the district, and participate in community services projects. It’s also an opportunity for us to learn from one another, an experience that I have found

especially beneficial. From 6-9 July, Erana will be in Rotorua at a hui with the other Tuia Programme participants from around the country, who she has made great connections with. Erana says being involved with the programme has been a life changing experience for her and has helped her learn more about her cultural identity. I am honoured to watch her leadership skills grow. Ashburton College graduate Alyce Lysaght is a local Maori woman stamping her mark on the world. As the inaugural recipient of the prestigious NBS Alumni scholarship, as well as a host of other awards, she is now studying for a degree in engineering at the University of Canterbury. With a keen interest in helping to fight climate change, she is aiming to specialise in Natural Resource Engineering. Alyce is also immersing herself within the wider academic community, as the first-year representative on the executive of the Women in Technology Society (WITSOC), a representative for the Student Volunteer Army, and an InSchools volunteer for Engineering without Borders. I’ll be following Alyce very closely as she continues her studies. Winner of the Ashburton College Rakirua Trophy for the Top All-Round Achievement by a Maori student in Year 13 Ve-

ronica Wall is another incredible young Maori woman putting Ashburton on the map. The 18-year old is a rowing superstar, having just set a world record on her way to winning three gold medals at the New Zealand rowing championships at Lake Karapiro earlier this year. In August she will be competing for New Zealand at the Junior World Rowing Championships in the Czech Republic. While it’s her third time competing at the junior championships, it is her first time competing in the singles competition. Fellow Ashburton rower Mollie Gibson will also be competing for New Zealand at the regatta in August. The whole district will be cheering Veronica and Mollie as they go for gold! Erana Te Moananui, who will talk about her experience in the Tuia Programme, and some representatives of the Rangatahi Wananga programme, will be at council on Thursday, June 28. This will give the community an opportunity to hear more about the great opportunities for youth in the district, I hope to see you there. 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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Girl’s mother shoots Kiwi A New Zealand man who travelled to the US home of a 14-year-old girl he had communicated with online was shot by the girl’s mother, a sheriff said yesterday. Troy George Skinner, 25, was shot after he allegedly smashed a glass door and tried to enter the home in Goochland, Virginia, said sheriff James Agnew. New Zealand Police said in a statement it is aware of the incident and will assist US authorities when necessary. The Goochland County sheriff said Skinner was found with duct tape, pepper spray and a camouflage folding clip knife with a 7cm blade. The duct tape and the knife had been purchased from a Walmart on the day of the attack. Agnew said the girl’s mother saw a man trying to enter her home, warned him several times she had a gun, then fired after he broke the glass on the second door he tried to open. Skinner, 25, was struck in the neck and remains in the intensive care unit at VCU Medical Center, according to authorities. A spokeswoman for the hospital told the Herald she had “no information to give about that patient at this time”.

Troy George Skinner The sheriff said Skinner first encountered the 14-year-old girl using the Discord chat service that allows video-gamers to communicate via their PC or smartphone. After three or four months of conversation, the girl attempted to end their communication.

“He was not invited here, he was not expected here, he had been told in the past that the daughter no longer wished to communicate with him,” Agnew said. “All I can say is the manner in which he attempted to enter that home – in the face of a firearm pointed at him and

the implements we recovered from him – the only inference is that he had very bad intent.” Agnew said Skinner will be charged with breaking and entering with a deadly weapon with the intent to commit a serious crime. He has asked federal authorities to assist in the investigation. It is believed the FBI will pursue federal charges against Skinner. A Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade spokesperson told the Herald the ministry was in contact with Skinner’s family and has offered consular assistance, however, for privacy reasons would not comment further or provide more information. A Herald source also confirmed Skinner was not facing any criminal charges in New Zealand and had no historical New Zealand court matters. Skinner had entered the US last Wednesday at Los Angeles International Airport. He had flown from Auckland to Australia, Australia to Los Angeles, and Los Angeles to Washington DC. From DC, he took a Greyhound bus to Richmond. “This was not random, not spontaneous, this was something very planned,” Agnew said. - PA

Astronaut Buzz Aldrin sues children Legendary astronaut Buzz Aldrin is suing two of his children and a former business manager, accusing them of misusing his credit cards, transferring money from an account and slandering him by saying he has dementia. Aldrin’s lawsuit filed earlier this month in a Florida state

court came a week after his children, Andrew and Janice, filed a petition claiming their father was suffering from memory loss, delusions, paranoia and confusion. They asked for the court to name them his legal guardians, saying Aldrin was associating with new friends who

were trying to alienate Aldrin from his family and that he had been spending his assets at “an alarming rate”. Court-appointed mental health experts planned to evaluate Aldrin in Florida today. In April, the 88-year-old Aldrin underwent his own evaluation conducted by a

geriatric psychiatrist at UCLA, who said Aldrin scored “superior to normal” for his age on tests. The astronaut says his son has swiped nearly half a million dollars from his personal bank account in the past two years, reports The New York Post. - PA

Cardi’s secret marriage A marriage certificate shows hip-hop stars Cardi B and the Migos’ Offset were quietly married months ago. Monday night while accepting best group award at the BET Awards, Offset raised some eyebrows when he said, “I thank my wife, you should thank yours.” Cardi B confirmed the marriage in a tweet yesterday. A marriage certificate shows that Cardi B and Offset, whose real names are Belcalis Almanzar and Kiari Cephus respectively, were wed on September 20 in Atlanta, but only announced their engagement in October.

Seymour fans unhappy Some Dancing With the Stars viewers who tried to vote for David Seymour say a technical glitch indicated their support was not counted. The fan favourite Act leader exited after public voting placed him into the bottom two along with Shavaughn Ruakere. Judges decided to save the former What Now star from elimination. Some fans have been left puzzled after their attempts to vote for Seymour during the live show were not counted. One viewer attempted to vote for Seymour at 7.58pm – well in time before the show’s voting cut-off. However, the viewer received a text back just seconds later that said: “Voting is now temporarily closed and will reopen shortly.”

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Aussies spend $6.9 billion on drones Australia’s government says it has bought the first of six US-manufactured long-range drones that will cost 6.9 billion Australian dollars and significantly increase the nation’s surveillance and reconnaissance capabilities. Defense Industry Minister Christopher Pyne told Parliament on Tuesday that the first MQ4C Triton had been bought from Northrop Grumman for $1.4 billion. Pyne said the drone would give Australia high-altitude reconnaissance and surveillance capabilities across 10 per cent of the world’s surface. He said Australia would ramp up its defence spending to 2 per cent of gross domestic product by 2020, a year earlier than had initially been promised. President Donald Trump has been critical of US allies that he accuses of not spending enough on their own defence. - AAP

Cemetery pics ‘disrespectful’ Katherine Heigl has apologised for a series of “disrespectful” photos taken in a graveyard. The actress took the images as she visited the grave of her brother, who died in a car crash in 1986. After stopping by the tomb, the 39-year-old posed for a series of silly snaps in the cemetery with husband Josh Kelley, 38. Fans complained about the images on the star’s Instagram, and the Grey’s Anatomy alum responded. “I noticed that the post was getting a lot of reaction, and I realised you guys are right,” Heigl said later in the day. “It was not appropriate and it was disrespectful and I’ve taken it down.”

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Boss unapologetic over 70hr weeks By GeorGe Block

An investigation by the police commercial vehicle safety team found the accident was caused by the brakes on the trailer not working correctly because of a mechanical fault. Lowe said the Pine Hill accident was “a lesson for us”, and the company had changed its service schedule as a result. “We were doing drum brakes on

a 10,000km cycle so we pulled that forward to 5000km, which actually means for us that in many cases the trailers are serviced every four days.” It had also begun using a heatdetecting gun to identify issues with the brakes on its trucks and trailers, Lowe said. However, he made no apologies for the company working its

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Reserve Bank to spend more By Tina Morrison The Reserve Bank of New Zealand, which has the task of maintaining a sound and efficient financial system for the country, keeping prices stable and supplying the currency, expects to spend more than its agreed funding allows for next year as it takes advantage of earlier underspending. The RBNZ’s budget shows it expects to spend $69 million in the year ending June 30, 2019, which is $7.7 million above the $61.3 million set out in a funding agreement between the finance minister and the Reserve Bank governor specifying how much of the bank’s income it can use to meet operating expenses each year. The bank, headed by Governor Adrian Orr, intends to cover the

shortfall from under-spending in earlier years, it said in its Statement of Intent 2018-2021 released yesterday. The bank’s five-year funding agreement through to 2020 was inked under the previous Governor Graeme Wheeler, and last year’s budget showed he expected to undershoot the funding agreement for the first three years, with spending in the current 2018 year expected to come in $7 million under budget at $59.3 million. The bank’s latest statement published yesterday notes that for the first two years of the funding agreement, aggregate under-expenditure was $22.6 million. “The accumulated underspending in the early years of the funding agreement was due to the capitalisation of staff time on

major projects, higher than budgeted profits for (settlement system) NZClear, and the slower than forecast rate of the replacement of Series 6 bank notes with the more expensive Series 7 bank notes,” the bank said. “The bank is planning to stay within the aggregate funding levels agreed for the full five years of the funding agreement, with expenditure in the latter half of the period exceeding the annual levels specified in that agreement.” The bank, which has more than $27 billion in assets, expects net investment income of $275.9 million in the 2019 year and projects an operating surplus of $206.9 million. Its budget last year forecast a surplus of $195.7 million for the current year ending June 30, 2018. – NZME

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pany acknowledged the unintended breach and was working to ensure tighter control over future marketing. “Following the commission’s original request for information, HCW took steps to address their concerns and immediately removed any inaccurate information based on its feedback. “HCW take an investigation of this kind very seriously. We have put in place additional processes to ensure tighter control over our marketing material in the future.” A sentencing date has been set for September 14, 2018. – NZME

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about: ■ The ability of its water filter systems to soften water ■ The benefits that consumers could expect of soft water after using the water filters ■ The water filters’ ability to reduce skin conditions, such as eczema and dermatitis. Other charges included misleading representations about the levels of chemicals and additives in New Zealand’s domestic water supply resulting in the need for consumers to buy a HRV water filter to address the issue. A spokesperson said the com-

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HRV pleads guilty to 11 charges HRV Clean Water Limited (HCW) has pleaded guilty to 11 charges of unsubstantiated or misleading claims about the benefits of its water filters. The charges were laid by the Commerce Commission in the Auckland District Court under the Fair Trading Act. The charges relate to claims made by HRV between July 2, 2014, and October 12, 2017, on its website, in promotional materials and to customers and the public at presentations. The commission alleges HRV made unsubstantiated claims

with careless and drugged driving, while the driver involved in a crash, near Ashburton, was charged with careless driving. Lowe said the drivers involved in both crashes, who were Summerland employees rather than relief drivers, had fallen asleep at the wheel. A source who knew several Summerland truck drivers alleged they were “pushed to the limit” by management. The NZ Transport Agency limits drivers to 13 hours’ work per day before they must take a 10-hour break, while 30-minute breaks are also required every five-and-ahalf hours. Drivers are allowed to accumulate 70 hours of work before they must take a 24-hour break. Asked if drivers could work 70 hours per week and still remain safe and healthy, Lowe said they could. “I work probably close to 70 hours a week ... I think I’ve got a good balance. “A lot of drivers love what they do. “They’re happiest when they’re on the road.” – Otago Daily Times

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The head of beleaguered trucking firm Summerland has rejected claims his employees are pushed to the limit and says there is nothing wrong with drivers working up to 70 hours per week. Summerland Express Freight general manager Grant Lowe was speaking this week in his first interview regarding the transport company’s recent spate of crashes. Police have investigated three crashes involving Summerland vehicles on southern roads since late last year and are now investigating a fourth near Gore earlier this month. A Summerland truck driver, allegedly travelling on the wrong side of State Highway 1, on the Kilmog, north of Dunedin, was stopped and the driver warned by police last week. The first crash happened on December 22 last year, when a Summerland truck-and-trailer unit went out of control in Pine Hill Rd as it travelled downhill, before rolling on to its side and coming to a halt near the Dunedin Botanic Garden.

trucks and trailers hard. “Most of our trucks and trailers are double-shifted, which means our truck and trailer will be used by another driver [after a shift]. “We’re pretty well known by our suppliers for working our gear hard.” Lowe said the driver involved in the Pine Hill crash was a “relief driver”, provided by a recruitment agency. Prior to the crash, Summerland had been assessing the competence of drivers it employed directly, but were “relying on the service providers that the [relief] drivers were competent”. Following the crash, Summerland now performed its own assessment of relief drivers, Lowe said. “We put them in a truck, we have a checklist, make sure they can connect, disconnect. “We go and check ... how they drive.” Two Summerland crashes at the beginning of this year were found by police to have been caused by impaired or careless drivers rather than mechanical issues. The driver in one of the crashes, near Palmerston, was charged

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hen the temperature drops thoughts usually turn to soup. And soup can mean just about anything – vegetable, meat, chicken or lentils. It doesn’t really matter as long as it’s tasty, piping hot and good to look at in the bowl. Soup, while good on the day it’s made, is often better a day or two down the track. If it’s hearty it can be a complete meal with the addition of a thick slice of bread, or if it’s a consommé it would be a perfect appetite teaser to start a meal.

Hearty bacon soup 2T olive oil 1 onion, peeled and chopped 2 bay leaves 2 stalks of celery, chopped 3 cloves garlic, peeled and crushed 1 bacon hock 1.2L stock 400g can whole peeled tomatoes, drained 1t dried thyme 300g pumpkin, peeled and diced 2 carrots, peeled and diced 420g can cannellini beans, rinsed and drained 4 silverbeet leaves, centre rib removed, roughly chopped Freshly ground black pepper to taste ■ Heat oil in a large, thick-bottomed saucepan on medium heat ■ Add onion and bay leaves and

cook until just softened ■ Add celery and cook for 3 minutes, stirring often ■ Add garlic and cook for a further minute. ■ Add bacon hock, water, tomatoes and thyme. ■ Increase heat to a boil, then reduce to a simmer, uncovered for 1 hour ■ Add pumpkin and carrots and cook for a further 30 minutes. ■ Remove hock from the soup pot to a plate until cool enough to handle ■ Add beans to soup pot and cook for 30 seconds. ■ Add silverbeet and simmer until just wilted. ■ Strip the meat from the hock, chop it, and return meat to the pot. ■ If needed, add 1 cup of water to the soup to thin it to your preference and ensure it is not too salty. ■ Remove bay leaves before serving and season with freshly ground black pepper.

Cauliﬂower and leek soup 1T butter 1 head of cauliflower, cut into florets 1 leek, rinsed and sliced finely 6C stock 6t chicken flavoured stock powder 3 potatoes, peeled and diced ■ In a saucepan fry the leek gently in the butter for 4 minutes with a lid on. Stir frequently.

■ Add the stock, cauliflower, potatoes and stock powder. ■ Bring to the boil and simmer for 10-15 minutes until all vegetables are soft. ■ Liquify with a stick mixer or blender. ■ If the soup is too thick add a little water to thin it out.

Vegetable and chicken soup 2t sunflower oil 1 skinless chicken breast fillet 1 onion, thinly sliced 1 pkt chicken stockpot 1 large carrot, sliced 1 stick celery, sliced 1C broccoli florets, sliced 1/2 C frozen peas 2T chopped parsley ■ Heat oil in a large saucepan and lightly brown the chicken and onion. Mix 2C hot water with stockpot mix. ■ Add to the saucepan along with carrot, celery, broccoli and peas. ■ Bring to the boil stirring and simmer gently for 5 minutes. ■ Sprinkle with parsley and serve with crusty bread. ■ Snow peas and sugar snaps can also be used in this recipe

Pumpkin and ginger soup 1T olive oil 1 brown onion, finely chopped 1kg butternut pumpkin, peeled and cut into cubes 2 cloves garlic, crushed 3C vegetable stock

1T fresh ginger, grated ■ In a saucepan, heat the oil and fry the onion until translucent. ■ Add the pumpkin and garlic. ■ Cook for a few minutes being careful not to burn the garlic. ■ Add the stock and ginger to the saucepan. ■ Bring to the boil and cover. ■ Simmer for 25 minutes. ■ Puree using a stick blender until smooth.

Chickpea and lentil soup 2T oil 1 onion, diced 1/2 t ground ginger 1/2 t turmeric 1/2 t cinnamon 400g can diced tomatoes 1t sugar 90g red lentils, soaked as per packet instructions 1L vegetable stock 420g can chickpeas, drained and rinsed 2T chopped coriander, plus extra for garnishing 2T chopped parsley, plus extra for garnishing Salt and pepper, to taste 3/4 C unsweetened yoghurt 1C chopped cucumber 1 small clove garlic, crushed 1T chopped mint 4 pita bread Olive oil for drizzling ■ Heat oil on a low heat in a large saucepan and add onion. ■ Cook slowly for 10 minutes or until softened and translucent.

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■ Add ginger, turmeric, cinnamon, tomatoes, sugar and combine. ■ Stir in the lentils and pour in the stock. ■ Bring to the boil then reduce heat to simmer for 20 minutes or until the lentils are soft. ■ Stir in the chickpeas and fresh herbs and season to taste. ■ Cook for a further 3 minutes. ■ Place yoghurt, cucumber, garlic and chopped mint into a bowl. Mix until combined. ■ Preheat oven to 200°C. ■ Cut each pita bread in half and then each half in triangles. ■ Place on an oven tray in a single layer. ■ Drizzle with oil and sprinkle with salt. Bake for 10 minutes. ■ Serve soup hot, garnished with parsley and coriander with pita bread and yoghurt sauce.

Onion soup 6 onions 100g butter 2t brown sugar 6C beef stock 1/4 C sherry 2T flour 3T dark soy sauce ■ Melt the butter, add very finely chopped onions and sugar. ■ Cook slowly for 20 to 30 minutes ■ Add flour, stirring the whole time. Add stock. ■ Bring to the boil, reduce heat and simmer for 20 to 30 minutes. ■ Add sherry, soy sauce and black pepper to taste. ■ Serve with toasted french bread with melted cheese on it.

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TEST YOURSELF Test yourself with the Guardian’s weekday quiz 1 - In 2017, which was the sunniest place in New Zealand? a. Nelson b. Wellington c. Hastings 2 - In what year was the first teflon frying pan created? a. 1938 b. 1954 c. 1962 3 - What was the name of the waiter in the TV series Fawlty Towers? a. Carlos b. Diego c. Manuel 4 - What square is diagonally opposite Go in a game of Monopoly? a. Go to jail b. In jail/just visiting c. Free parking 5 - What sort of creature is a Dumbletonius? a. Moth b. Spider c. Worm 6 - Who created the fictional character Long John Silver? a. Robert Louis Stevenson b. John Buchan c. Mark Twain 7 - What nationality is the Formula 1 racing driver Daniel Ricciardo? a. Italian b. Brazilian c. Australian 8 - What is the capital of Austria? a. Vienna b. Salzburg c. Innsbruck

7 6 5 2 4 3 1 7 Perfect reflections in Lake Mapourika 1 3 On a recent trip to south Westland, Ashburton man Robin Pridie took this photo of the reﬂections in Lake Mapourika. It lies 9 north of Franz Josef Glacier and is the largest of the West Coast lakes, a glacier formation from the8last ice age. 4 8 6 1 4YESTERDAY’S 8 5 3 GOODIE GIVEAWAY WINNERS 4 ANSWERS The Ashburton Guardian gives readers a chance to win DVDs courtesy of Universal Pictures. Winners will be announced in this column the following week, so keep looking! If you see your name in the winner’s box, come into the Guardian and claim your prize. ID may be required. Winners have two months to claim their DVDs.

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■ Take the corned beef out of the plastic wrapping and wash off the brine in cold water. ■ Place the onion, 1 carrot, celery, peppercorns, mustard seeds, bay leaves, brown sugar in a large pot and top with water. Bring to the boil, cover and re-

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Corned silverside 1 onion, sliced in half 1 carrot, cut into 4 1 stalk celery 5 peppercorns 1t mustard seeds 2 bay leaves 1T brown sugar 3T butter 2T plain flour 300g pumpkin, skin removed and diced 2 carrots, peeled and diced 1C frozen peas, boiled until tender

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duce heat to a simmer for 1 hour and 40 minutes. Alternatively you can use a slow cooker and cook on low for 6 hours. ■ Place a medium saucepan on a medium heat and add the pumpkin and remaining 2 carrots. Top with water and season with salt. Bring to the boil, then simmer until soft. Drain and add a tablespoon of butter and mash. Season to taste.

■ Remove the meat from pot and allow to rest. Strain the cooking broth reserving the vegetables and 2C of the liquid for the vegetable rue. Discard any peppercorns. ■ To make the vegetable roux heat a small pot on a medium heat and add the remaining 2T of butter. When it froths, add the flour and combine. When the flour begins to bubble slightly and froth, begin to add the liquid, a ladle at a time. It will take 4-5 ladles depending on how thick you want your sauce. When you have a nice sauce-like consistency, add the reserved vegetables and combine. Serve over corned beef with the pumpkin and carrot mash and peas. ■ Smart tip: Slice corned beef across the grain. By Brett McGregor and courtesy of www.countdown.co.nz

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■ FOOTBALL

No red for Ronaldo Football superstar Cristiano Ronaldo was lucky to escape a red card against Iran, as Portugal survived a major scare to take their place in the knockout phase of the World Cup. Controversy raged in group B, with both of the final matches dramatically influenced by VAR, the video replay system. Ronaldo suffered his sixth penalty miss out of 17 attempts for Portugal during the match, leaving his side teetering on the brink and having to survive a late winning chance which fell to Iran. He had a bit of a shocker, struggling to get into the game at all. It could have been far worse, after Ronaldo elbowed Morteza Pouraliganji in the face and had to survive a video review of the incident, after which he received yellow card. Had he been sent off, Portugal may have tumbled out of the tournament, or had to face powerful Uruguay without their best player. The 33-year-old Ronaldo,

who plays for Champions League champions Real Madrid, looked nervous as the referee Enrique Caceres of Paraguay looked at replays by the side of the pitch in Saransk. But Ronaldo then laughed as the yellow card was brandished. Angry Iranian players appeared to think a red card was in order and some fans believe Ronaldo’s superstar image saved him. It was an ugly incident in a sometimes bitter but also spectacular contest, the drama rising as Spain battled to draw with Morocco in the other group match. The British Telegraph reported: “Cristiano Ronaldo flirted with expulsion here. “Frankly, he was lucky to survive ... (he) was lucky to stay on the pitch after the VAR noticed that he had thrust an elbow into an opponent’s face. “The referee ruled that Ronaldo had elbowed Morteza Pouraliganji in the face. “But, extraordinarily, much

to (Iran coach) Queiroz’s boiling fury, only a yellow card was flourished.” BBC pundit Mark Lawrenson, the former Republic of Ireland and Liverpool star, was among those who felt a yellow card was the correct call. “There is so much going on after the ball has gone,” Lawrenson said. “It was a brush of the face. I don’t think he has caught him in the face.” The video replay system is sinking into players’ thinking – Ronaldo had demanded a check when his early free kick hit the Iran wall, and possibly a defender’s arm. He ran towards the ref, rubbing his arm and pointing to the replay screen area near the team dugouts. Lawrenson bagged the earlier penalty decision in Ronaldo’s favour, after another review. “This is where it’s all a bit of a mess. “Time had gone on quite a bit. I don’t think it’s a penalty,” Lawrenson said. - PA

Peak audience for Poms England’s stunning 6-1 win over Panama in the Football World Cup hit a record number of views in the UK. The BBC announced that the clash, which saw England book their spot in the World Cup knockout stage, reached a peak television audience of 14.1 million people and 2.8m live stream requests. It is thought to be one of the largest-watched events in UK television history. - NZME

Spain finish on top Spain have finished ahead of Portugal to advance as top qualifiers in Group B at the World Cup after both sides finished with dramatic draws in group play. Portugal conceded a late penalty to draw 1-1 with Iran while Spain needed a late goal to avoid a shock loss to Morocco. Iran had a chance to knock out Portugal with a late attempt. - NZME

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Uruguay became the first side to win all three of their group games without conceding a single goal since Argentina in 1998. Morocco’s goal against Spain was their first of the World Cup and came from their 29th attempt. It was also the fourth shot on target against Spain at the tournament, all of which resulted in goals. There have been 20 penalties awarded, the most at any World Cup. - NMZE

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■ OPINION

No shortage of desire and promise

osing isn’t much fun. Just ask the Mid Canterbury Combined first XV rugby team. It’s something they’ve done a lot of this season in the Crusaders region secondary school rugby’s UC Championship. But each week, they took to the field with their heads held high and gave it their absolute best, knowing that more than likely they were going to be up against it once again. They had a never give up attitude which shone through on the field. While they are yet to win a game this season, they have been there or thereabouts at the halfway point in a lot of their matches. It was only late in the games that a lot of schools were managing to get the edge. That, the side’s coach Blair

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O’Donnell said, was down to depth. Those big powerhouse rugby schools like Christchurch Boys’ High School and Christ’s College had huge numbers to pick and choose from and there was competition for spots in the team, meaning they had real talent on both the field and the bench. But in Mid Canterbury it was a different story. They had just a fraction of the players to choose from and nowhere near the resources of those big schools. When a player with potential emerged they were often snapped up by one of those bigger schools. On Saturday, two players in the St Andrew’s College side which beat Mid Canterbury Combined, were former Mid Canterbury players.

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This year’s Mid Canterbury side was up against it from the start this season. Not only had they lost players to clubs and to Christchurch schools, they also struggled to find a coach to lead them into their 2018 campaign. Not wanting to see Mid Canterbury without a first XV, O’Donnell and Brent Middleton came to the rescue. But, it was late in the piece – most of the big Christchurch schools would have been training for weeks before Mid Canter-

bury Combined started. Despite the results they’d had this season, O’Donnell was far from disappointed. He was positive at the start, and that hadn’t changed. He knew his side had the potential to rattle a few teams if they could just put the pressure on for another few minutes each game, and he knew what needed to be done to ensure next season was better. There was still plenty of this season to go, but O’Donnell was already thinking ahead to next season. He had grand plans of starting fitness training well before the season started to ensure his side hit the ground running. And with 12 players from this year’s side still at school next year and still eligible to play, hopefully 2019 would play out a lot better than 2018 has so far.

Woods now a Shark Aaron Woods is set to play for Cronulla this Friday night after completing a mid-season switch from Canterbury. The long-mooted move appeared to be dead after weeks of Sharks overtures and an impasse over fees to snare the prop before the June 30 deadline. But the Bulldogs yesterday released Woods just months into his four-year deal. For the Bulldogs it will further ease pressure on a salary cap laden with heavily backended contracts. - AAP

Farah a Tiger again Wests Tigers veteran Robbie Farah insists he has put the fallout over his bitter exit from the NRL club behind him as he prepares to make an emotional return to Leichhardt Oval on Sunday. It was almost two years ago when the Tigers board backed then-coach Jason Taylor’s call to drop Farah to reserve grade, forcing the long-time captain to link with South Sydney last year. Farah had spent 14 years at Concord – including the mergerclub’s maiden premiership in 2005 – before being pushed out. - AAP

Stars set to return

■ RUGBY

Memorabilia up for grabs A rare piece of Mid Canterbury rugby history will go home with the highest bidder at tomorrow night’s JAB rugby fundraising dinner. A Mid Canterbury centurions rugby jersey signed by every player who has played 100 games for Mid Canterbury will go under the hammer in one of two big auctions which will be a feature of the Mid Canterbury Rugby Union’s big annual fundraising night. All Blacks legend Sir Michael Jones will be the guest speaker at the event at the Hotel Ashburton and the other auction will be of a specially made art work featuring the 55-cap All Black. Ashburton artist Rhonye McIlroy has produced a one-off painting – A Tribute to Sir Michael Jones – depicting the player who had the nickname of the Iceman during his playing days. The man himself will autograph the painting before it goes home with the highest bidder. Bidding is now open in the auction for the painting and it will conclude at the function tomorrow night. The centurions jersey auction will also conclude tomorrow night. It is one of two jerseys of its kind but only one will be put up for public auction, with the other to remain a part of the Mid Canterbury

Rugby Union’s memorabilia collection. The jerseys were personally signed by all 22 of Mid Canterbury’s centurions at a special capping ceremony in 2017. All profits from the evening will go to junior rugby in Mid Canterbury. To register your interest in either of the auctions you can email marketing@midcanterburyrugby. co.nz. The fundraiser is a threecourse buffet at the Hotel Ashburton, with individual tickets costing $95 and tables of eight or 10 available. Individual tickets for the night are $95 per person which includes a three course meal and entertainment – or people can gather a table together of 8 or 10 for a memorable night with their clients, work mates, friends and family. The fundraiser will kick off at 6pm at the Hotel Ashburton.

New Zealand test players will arrive home just one day before the start of round 16 after their flight home from Denver was delayed by storms. Kiwi players were originally due to leave Denver on Monday (NZ time), however their flight to San Francisco was cancelled when an electrical storm knocked out the control tower at the airport. With no other flights available, players spent the night at a hotel. The delays haven’t affected members of the English team, who flew home immediately after defeating the Kiwis. - AAP

Apology for anthem The singer of what some have called the worst version of the New Zealand national anthem ever has apologised wholeheartedly before nailing the Māori version live on air. On Saturday, American singer Crystal Collins stumbled her way through the New Zealand national anthem ahead of the Kiwis’ clash against England. Collins was lost throughout the New Zealand anthem. Speaking to Radio Sport Collins said she felt “horrible” about the performance. “I would like to apologise to the citizens of New Zealand. I was waiting for the introduction, but there was none.” The Radio Sport hosts then asked her if she would like to redeem herself. She accepted, and belted out the version in Māori. - NZME

Hayne Plane misfiring

Waratahs expect to lose Hooper for season By Vince RugaRi Michael Hooper’s Super Rugby season is in doubt with the NSW Waratahs resigned to losing him for at least a month due to a hamstring injury. The Wallabies and Waratahs captain suffered the injury during Saturday’s third test against Ireland in Sydney. Assistant coach Simon Cron

confirmed the minimum fourweek timeframe yesterday, meaning Hooper’s only chance of playing again for the Waratahs would be if the side make the finals. “I know our physios are working with the Wallaby physios ... but it’s very early, so they’ll keep working through it,” Cron told reporters. NSW is currently top of the Australian conference on 35 points –

only one ahead of the Melbourne Rebels, who they face in a seasondefining clash on Friday night. The Waratahs then face the Brumbies (home) and Highlanders (away) to complete their regular season. What to do in Hooper’s absence is a question the Tahs have very rarely had to consider, given the 26-year-old’s blessed run with injuries throughout his career.

Cron said they were yet to decide who will take over as skipper but suggested Will Miller was the leading contender to fill in at openside flanker. Miller played at No.6 in their last outing before the June test window but the return to fitness of Ned Hanigan means he can be moved from there. Cron admitted the Waratahs would miss Hooper’s “massive presence” on the paddock. - AAP

Is the Hayne Plane about to be grounded for good? That’s the concern of former NSW hooker Michael Ennis, who has serious concerns about Jarryd Hayne’s rugby league future after watching him put in a mediocre display for Fiji in its 26-14 loss to Papua New Guinea on the weekend. With his time playing for NSW and Australia over, Hayne’s representative commitments now lie with the Bati. But the Eels star failed to have any impact in a game he had every right to dominate. Ennis said he’s worried this season might be the last time footy fans see the Dally M medallist strut his stuff on the field. - AAP

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In brief Simmons top rookie Australia’s Ben Simmons has joined basketball royalty by winning the NBA Rookie of the Year Award. The 21-year-old Philadelphia 76ers star adds his name to a list of the greats of the game with past winners of the coveted prize including Michael Jordan, Larry Bird, Wilt Chamberlain, LeBron James, Tim Duncan and Kevin Durant. The Houston Rockets’ James Harden won the top prize of the ceremony, NBA Player of the Year, ahead of the Cleveland Cavaliers’ LeBron James and New Orleans Pelicans’ Anthony Davis. - AAP

Venus on the rise Mixed news for Kiwi doubles players Michael Venus and Artem Sitak in their final ATP tournament before Wimbledon. Venus and his South African partner Raven Klaasen have won through to the second round in Eastbourne with a 7-5 6-4 win in 1 hr 11 over Chilean Nicolas Jarry and Argentina’s Leonardo Mayer. But Artem Sitak and his Indian partner Divij Sharan have lost 6-4 6-4 in 1 hr 7 to top seeds Colombians Robert Farah and Juan Sebastian Cabal. - NZME

Swans want the MCG

Logjam forming at the top of senior B rugby Southern’s Josh Kingsbury sends the ball towards his backs during his side’s 38-14 win over Methven in the latest round of Mid Canterbury Rugby’s senior B Centennial Mug competition. Rakaia also recorded a win on Saturday, beating Collegiate 22-10 to keep their unbeaten record this season intact. The day’s other game between Celtic and Allenton went the way of Celtic, 20-5. With three rounds gone Rakaia were at the top of the pack, with Celtic second and Methven third. There was now a bye in senior B rugby following last week’s withdrawal of the Hampstead side from the competition. PHOTO ROBYN HOOD 230618-RH-027

■ MOTOR RACING

Massive contract looms Lewis Hamilton’s long-running contract saga could be concluded before next week’s British Grand Prix. Hamilton, 33, is in the final year of his Mercedes deal, but after months of negotiations the Briton’s extension – which will rubber-stamp his future with Mercedes for at least another two seasons – is on the brink of being announced. In what could be his last contract in Formula One, Hamilton is poised to earn £40 million-a-year ($77m) to cement his status as the United Kingdom’s biggest sporting earner. It is understood Mercedes do not have a formal timeline in place to announce Hamilton’s new deal. But team boss Toto Wolff hinted after the French Grand Prix – a race which was attended by Mercedes chairman Dr Dieter Zetsche – that a conclusion may finally be on the horizon. “We don’t want to drag it out much longer,” Wolff said. “I expect it to be done very, very soon.” The Austrian cryptically added: “Maybe it is about choosing the right moment.” Mercedes wanted Hamilton’s future to be resolved before March’s opening race in Australia, but they will head to-

wards the midway stage of the season with two vacant seats for 2019. Hamilton, however, is seemingly certain to stay, and it is likely he will be partnered by Valtteri Bottas for a third year with Mercedes content that the inoffensive Finn is doing enough to retain his seat. Bottas is fourth in the standings, 53 points adrift of Hamilton. Daniel Ricciardo, a two-time winner this season, is out of contract with Red Bull, but Mercedes do not appear interested in the Australian. Hamilton, meanwhile, is back in charge of the championship after his impressive victory on Sunday. The Englishman led all but one lap at the Paul Ricard Circuit to move 14 points clear of Sebastian Vettel, who finished only fifth after his collision with Bottas. The championship pendulum has swung back and forth between Mercedes and Ferrari, but it is Hamilton who now holds the momentum with four races to come in five weeks. “It can swing so quickly,” Wolff added. “I don’t expect this result will change much. “That is going to be the story of the season.” - NZME

Richmond host Sydney in an AFL finals dress rehearsal on Thursday night, but neither club is thrilled with the choice of venue. The top-two showdown, which pits the reigning premiers against the team widely expected to be their biggest challengers in September, is at Etihad Stadium rather than the MCG. League rules dictate that even non-tenant clubs, like the Tigers, play at least one home game at the Docklands ground. - AAP

Hampson misses ton A chronic back injury has forced Richmond ruckman Shaun Hampson to retire from the AFL, effective immediately. The 30-year-old played 98 AFL games for Carlton and Richmond in a career which began in 2007 at the Blues. But he has been managing a chronic back condition for the past two seasons, with his last appearance at senior level coming in 2016. Hampson also made headlines off the field due to his long-term relationship with supermodel Megan Gale. - AAP

Federer back for Hopman Roger Federer has committed to return to Perth for the Hopman Cup at New Year, his fifth time representing Switzerland at the mixed teams tennis tournament. The 20-time grand slam singles champion will pair up with countrywoman Belinda Bencic to defend the Hopman Cup title they won in January. Federer’s presence has been credited as a major factor in the record attendance at this year’s event at Perth Arena. - AAP

Akmal summoned

Lewis Hamilton celebrates on the French podium. PHOTO AP

The Pakistan Cricket Board’s anticorruption unit has summoned test cricketer Umar Akmal to explain his claims about a fixing approach allegedly made to him during the 2015 World Cup. In a recent interview on local television Akmal claimed he was offered $200,000 for “leaving two balls alone” during the World Cup match against India in 2015. - PA

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■ ON THE MOVE

Quality over quantity Change is in the wind at one of the country’s biggest stables with Tony Barron moving on from his two-year training partnership with brother Ken. Tony has shifted next door, to the property owned by Ray Jenkins, and will train his team from there in the future. “My wife and I are just going to do a small team; we’re aiming for about eight to ten in work. “We’ve rented half of Ray’s barn and will be focusing on quality rather than quantity.” Barron and wife Cheryl sold their farm in Makarewa and moved north in 2016, Barron joining up with Ken and Blair Orange to form a super stable, one which had as many as 60 horses on the books at times. Across last season and this one to date, they trained 90 winners.

Barron unashamedly admits that he is looking forward to a much smaller workload. “It’s going to be bloody good, actually; a lot less hassles. We’ve still got some good owners to train for and there are nine weanlings to come through and sell.” Barron has been breeding professionally for a while now and has mares based all over the country from Woodands Stud at Auckland down to Bryleigh Stud in Gore. “We’re probably going to scale back a few of those as well and focus on the best few mares. “There will still be plenty to keep us going, there’s no doubt about that.” Barron says he leaves his brother’s with “no animosity or anything”, he just says it’s time to get “back to basics”.

Tony Barron “We were always coming up to Christchurch, we didn’t make the move just to join with Ken. “It just timed in nicely and the opportunity came up at the right time.” The move left Ken with approximately 30 horses in work and plenty of quality stock to go

on with, Tony reckoned. He says the horse getting him most excited is a rising threeyear-old Bettor’s Delight colt named Global Domination. “Without being too clever about it, I’m hoping he will be our best one; he qualified at the cup trials and is showing us a lot.” Those familiar trips to Auckland will be back on the radar, too. “Definitely, when that extra money comes on stream in March we will be looking to take advantage of that. “We’re lucky in that we have a number of close relationships up there and I will definitely be looking to bring them up myself or send them to the likes of Josh Dickie to capitalize on the good stakes.” - HRNZ

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In brief Cup bonus announced The Oamaru Jockey Club has put up a $25,000 bonus to the connections of any horse that can complete a winter feature race double. The incentive is on offer to the winner of both the Crombie and Price Oamaru Cup (1600m) on July 22 and the Gr.3 Winter Cup (1600m) at Riccarton on August 4. The winner of the Oamaru Cup will be exempt from the ballot for the Winter Cup. - NZME

Rain not a problem Stablemates Blackmagicwoman and Spirited Away won’t be troubled by the testing conditions at Rotorua today. The former contests the Rydges Hotel Rotorua while Spirited Away runs in the NZ Bloodstock Insurance Pearl Series. Eilish McCall will ride the pair, who were both in the money at their latest appearances. “Blackmagicwoman has good heavy track form and Spirited Away hasn’t been out of the placings on wet ground,” trainer Shaune Ritchie said. “This is their time of the year to excel.” - NZME

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Racing Rotorua Venue: Rotorua Meeting Date: 27 Jun 2018 NZ Meeting number: 4 Doubles: 1 and 2; 3 and 4; 5 and 6; 7 and 8 Trebles: 2, 3 and 4; 6, 7 and 8 1 11.59am ARAWA PARK LOUNGES FOR YOUR FUNCTION MAIDEN 1230 $10,000, MAIDEN, 1230m 1 2x2 Ifnot Wainot (3) 58.5 ............................C Dell 2 04336 Clarios (6) 58.5 ........................... C Johnson 3 3 Our Milo 58.5 ............................... Scratched 4 Overthemark (1) 58.5 .................R Elliot (a1) 5 Perswayed h (13) 58.5 ................C Lammas 6 57x6x Next Up (5) 58.5 .........................G Cooksley 7 46x8 Caleb’s Shadow (2) 56.5 ........... T Miles (a4) 8 So Wicked (4) 56.5 ..........................S Collett 9 Heliberry (7) 56.5 .....................J Nason (a2) 10 Pretty Lion (9) 56.5 ....................A Sims (a3) 11 Hour Of Power (8) 56.5 ................... A Jones 12 9x Lo Schiaffo (11) 58.5 13 8 Bright Notes 58.5 ......................... Scratched 14 0 Love Me Tender (12) 56.5 15 07 Cavallo Eccellente (14) 58.5 16 6670x Tuff Girl (10) 56.5 Emergencies: Hour Of Power, Lo Schiaffo, Bright Notes, Love Me Tender, Cavallo Eccellente, Tuff Girl 2 12.34pm CHRISTMAS FUN RACING 28 NOVEMBER MAIDEN $10,000, MDN 2YO, 1230m 1 Fast Mover (1) 57.5 ...................T Wenn (a3) 2 Meryace (4) 57.5 ........................R Elliot (a1) 3 Call Me Jack (6) 57.5 ........................ T Allan 4 Five Plus Five (2) 57.5 ....................J Riddell 5 534 Lady Lira b (7) 55.5 ....................M Cameron

6 Red Forest (3) 55.5 .......................L Allpress 7 7 Expressive (5) 55.5 ........................ S McKay 3 1.09pm NZB INSURANCE PEARL SERIES MAIDEN RACE $12,000, MDN F&M, 1230m 1 7x752 Goodnight Irene (9) 57.5 ................. A Jones 2 4x Crossed My Mind (11) 57.5 3 4940x Lowrider (7) 57.5 .............................R Smyth 4 Rose Bowl (14) 57.5 5 09x50 Kariokka (2) 57.5...........................L Allpress 6 7x657 Reilly Central (5) 57.5 .................... S McKay 7 Goldilicious (3) 57.5 ........................ T Harris 8 Irene Vivian (1) 57.5 ...................A Sims (a3) 9 Remarkable Choice 57.5 ............. Scratched 10 Triple Diamond (15) 57.5............M Cameron 11 Nyneve (4) 57.5.........................T Wenn (a3) 12 8 Oh What Fun (10) 57.5 13 0 Love Me Tender (13) 57.5 14 6670x Tuff Girl (6) 57.5 15 609 Mia Madre (8) 57.5 16 9x00. Just Kate (12) 57.5 Emergencies: Nyneve, Oh What Fun, Love Me Tender, Tuff Girl, Mia Madre, Just Kate 4 1.44pm BDO MAIDEN $10,000, MDN 3YO, 1400m 1 90x03 Arapaho Prince (4) 57.5 ........... D Danis (a3) 2 9x3 Taimanu (5) 57.5 .............................J Riddell 3 9x64 Vincentius (8) 57.5 4 548 Guillocharm (2) 57.5 5 58. Facepaint (3) 57.5 ............................S Rusof 6 5 Ride The Storm (13) 57.5............... S McKay 7 Zenntari (6) 57.5 .........................C Lammas

Emergencies: Ironbark, Jet Charged, Summer Dale, She’s Flossie, Milly Moo, Liquid Inspiration 6 2.54pm NZB INSURANCE PEARL SERIES $12,000, Rating 65 Benchmark Fillies and Mares*, 1400m 1 67634 Red Tsunami m (3) 60 .. A Goindasamy (a4) 2 6421 Sweet Nineteen dm (5) 59 ..............S Collett 3 04915 Nuttee m (7) 58.5 ..................... D Danis (a3) 4 x9574 Liquid Inspiration tm (10) 58 .......C Lammas 5 06149 Politely (12) 58 6 100x0 Miss Campbell dm (4) 57.5 .......T Wenn (a3) 7 506x3 Spirited Away tdmb (6) 57.5 ....E McCall (a4) 8 44550 Tattybogler (9) 57.5 ................J Fawcett (a2) 9 5x334 Bella Blue m (1) 57 ..........................S Rusof 10 10x00 Enjoy The Ride tdm (2) 57 .............. T Harris 11 37x98 Icing On The Cake dm (13) 57 ....... S McKay 12 66578 Mutechi m (8) 56 ......................... C Johnson 13 00670 Showtenaire m (11) 55..................L Allpress Emergency: Showtenaire 7 3.29pm PIAKO TRACTORS MAIDEN 1400 $10,000, MAIDEN F&M, 1400m 1 x70x2 Or Blanche (10) 57.5................. R Scott (a4) 2 34003 Toffee Pop (4) 57.5 ........ A Goindasamy (a4) 3 36 Robusto (5) 57.5 .............................J Riddell 4 8x5 Stormy Waters (8) 57.5 ..............M Cameron 5 3980x Akaba (2) 57.5 ............................... S McKay 6 90 Arenaruler (6) 57.5 ...................J Nason (a2) 7 Cheeky Elle (7) 57.5 .....................L Allpress 8 08x70 Miss Freelove (3) 57.5..................... T Harris 9 Nameofgame (1) 57.5 .....................S Collett 10 6x860 Pavlichenko (9) 57.5 ................. T Miles (a4)

11 90x60 Shamash h (11) 57.5 ..................C Lammas

8 4.04pm RYDGES HOTEL ROTORUA 1950 $10,000, Rating 65 Benchmark*, 1950m 1 058x2 Summer Warrior m (8) 59 ...............R Smyth 2 x08x7 Malfarious m (7) 58.5 .................. C Johnson 3 x4253 Leica Warrior m (12) 57.5 ......J Fawcett (a2) 4 x80x0 Autumn Wind (2) 57 5 7x9x3 Blackmagicwoman m (3) 56.5 .E McCall (a4) 6 43134 Replica mb (1) 56.5....................M Cameron 7 8x030 Master Poet m (10) 56.5 ...............L Allpress 8 09x52 Keen To Keeper tdm (5) 56 .............S Collett 9 91060 Heavenly Gold m (9) 55 .............A Sims (a3) 10 48x80 Into The Mystic m (6) 54.5 Goindasamy (a4) 11 7507x Kokanee Gold m (11) 55.5 12 39x79 Sakhee’s Star m (4) 54 Emergencies: Kokanee Gold, Sakhee’s Star Blinkers on: Clarios (R1), Kariokka, Reilly Central (R3), Miss Campbell (R6) Blinkers off: Lowrider (R3), Mutechi, Showtenaire (R6) Winkers on: Expressive (R2) Winkers off Clarios (R1), Miss Campbell (R6) SELECTIONS

Race 1: Ifnot Wainot, So Wicked, Perswayed, Clarios Race 2: Fast Mover, Lady Lira, Red Forest, Meryace, Call Me Jack Race 3: Rose Bowl, Goodnight Irene, Crossed My Mind, Irene Vivian Race 4: Guillocharm, Taimanu, Vincentius, Facepaint Race 5: Ottavio, Liquid Inspiration, Sapphire Sky, Just For Kicks Race 6: Red Tsunami, Sweet Nineteen, Bella Blue Race 7: Or Blanche, Robusto, Toffee Pop, Stormy Waters, Akaba Race 8: Keen To Keeper, Replica, Blackmagicwoman, Malfarious

Wanganui dogs Today at Hatrick Raceway

Wanganui Greyhound Racing Club Venue: Hatrick Raceway 9 8x847 Ponder Rosa nwtd......................B Goldsack Meeting Date: 27 Jun 2018 NZ Meeting number: 3 Doubles: 10 88 Zara Jean nwtd .................................M Flipp 1 and 2; 3 and 4; 5 and 6; 7 and 8; 9 and 10 Trebles: 1, 2 and 3 12.43pm AON CPF C1 C1, 520m 3; 4, 5 and 6; 8, 9 and 10 1 73734 Phuket Paul nwtd S H & ....................G Hunt 1 12.08pm ABSOLUTELY ELECTRICAL C0 C0, 305m 2 47142 Tuna Speed nwtd .....................E Duganzich 1 7x83 Alf Tupper nwtd .............................. L A Hunt 3 43121 Djay Dynamix 30.17 ...........................L Cole 2 75353 Swift Liberty nwtd.............................R Waite 4 38567 Cawbourne Bee nwtd J & ...................D Bell 3 4442 Alamein Simba nwtd K & ..................Phillips 5 43277 Judge Me Jackie nwtd.................... L Pearce 4 477 Way Anchor nwtd .......................B Goldsack 6 54463 Bigtime Mike 30.43 ............................L Cole 5 6722 Cawbourne Agar nwtd .................M Roberts 7 65483 Take Action 30.84.........................M Goodier 6 Cawbourne Cruz nwtd .................M Roberts 8 88868 Stormy Sunday nwtd .................J McInerney 7 64533 Bigtime Dean nwtd .......................K Williams 9 54858 Goldstar Holly 30.58 ......................... B Hunt 8 Idol Little Girl nwtd ............................M Flipp 10 46758 Paris Global nwtd ......................J McInerney 9 7577 Kylie Jean nwtd .................................M Flipp 4 1.00pm BOOK YOUR FUNCTION@HATRICK C1, 305m 10 78766 Homebush Asher nwtd ..............J McInerney 1 43837 Homebush Flutey nwtd .............J McInerney 2 12.25pm WANGANUI CHRONICLE C0 C0, 305m 2 18775 Accra 17.87 ............................... K B Benson 1 343 Epic Spark nwtd ................................ B Hunt 3 78848 Rocket Jewel nwtd ..........................C Morris 2 3553 Cawbourne Moss nwtd ................M Roberts 4 34125 Cawbourne Chops 18.14 ......... K Gommans 3 76221 Flying Dewy nwtd ........................A Turnwald 5 42555 Tiger Uppercut 17.89 .......................... L Bell 4 88445 Flying Koko nwtd ..............................S Stone 6 58738 Bigtime Kalani 17.88 G & ....... S Fredrickson 5 5473x Shazza’s Boy nwtd S H &..................G Hunt 7 62525 Sozin’s Roar nwtd .....................J McInerney 6 45354 Hurricane Al nwtd............................C Morris 8 32178 Bigtime Winnie 18.10 ...................K Williams 7 76774 Bigtime Claws nwtd ......................K Williams 9 65686 Yankee Foxtrot 17.84 .................... R Maisey 8 24575 Bigtime Ashii nwtd J & ........................D Bell 10 18886 Buzzy Gem 17.96 ..............................J Hunt

8 9x7 Deucalion (14) 57.5 9 Party At Paroa (9) 57.5 ............... C Johnson 10 244 Fistral Beach b (11) 55.5.................S Collett 11 7 Aroader (7) 55.5 .....................J Fawcett (a2) 12 7Lx Rita Aura (12) 55.5 .....................M Cameron 13 8 Oh What Fun (10) 55.5 14 0066 Marji’s Gold (1) 55.5 15 8x5 Stormy Waters 55.5 ..................... Scratched 16 90 Arenaruler 55.5 ............................ Scratched 17 08x70 Miss Freelove 55.5 ....................... Scratched Emergencies: Oh What Fun, Marji’s Gold, Stormy Waters, Arenaruler, Miss Freelove 5 2.19 AT COOK CONTRACTING 1230 $10,000, Rating 65 Benchmark*, 1230m 1 x8501 Colorado Bay m (4) 60 ....................S Collett 2 x2529 Ottavio tdmb (11) 59.5 ................ C Johnson 3 32268 Confessional (8) 59 ....................R Elliot (a1) 4 320x1 Currahee Lad m (10) 58.5.........T Wenn (a3) 5 4388x Eeny Meeny Miny Mo t (6) 58 .......L Allpress 6 71x95 Just For Kicks (14) 58 .............. D Danis (a3) 7 0166x Rough Conduct 58 ....................... Scratched 8 69x15 Electrode b (1) 57.5 ...................M Cameron 9 7588x Swiss Eire (2) 57.5 ......................... S McKay 10 50x03 Sapphire Sky tdm (13) 56 ......J Fawcett (a2) 11 x09x7 Ironbark mb (9) 57 .............. T Yanagida (a4) 12 0x975 Jet Charged tdm (12) 54.5 13 0x708 Summer Dale 56.5 ....................... Scratched 14 x80x0 She’s Flossie m (3) 54 .................... A Jones 15 94690 Milly Moo m (5) 54 16 x9574 Liquid Inspiration tdm (7) 56 -

5 1.18pm J P PRINT PETONE C1F C1, 520m

1 74351 Spot On Hearty nwtd ...............E Duganzich 2 54277 Go Show 31.45 .................................. N Udy 3 72216 Princess Pea nwtd ...........................P Taylor 4 146 Electrical Storm 31.02..................M Goodier 5 21 Midnight Molly nwtd ....................B Hodgson 6 87454 Bigtime Maci nwtd ...............................S Kite 7 18855 Lucky Mick nwtd ................................. N Udy 8 46568 Bigtime Nibbles 31.17 .....................B Marsh Emergencies: 9 87586 Little Tornado nwtd ...........................R Waite 10 46758 Paris Global nwtd ......................J McInerney 6 1.35pm THE ROCK 95.2FM C1 C1, 305m 1 64465 Leo’s Son nwtd..........................J McInerney 2 45848 Rising Hawke nwtd..........................C Morris 3 57875 Idol Patches nwtd ..............................M Flipp 4 78638 Wetchester 17.77 ................................ L Bell 5 13426 Broken Wallet 17.90 ................. K Gommans 6 22362 Bigtime Chris nwtd .............................L Cole 7 F7622 Homebush Shea nwtd ...............J McInerney 8 18786 Carefree Highway 17.76 ..............K Williams Emergencies: 9 65838 Epic Style nwtd ................................. B Hunt 10 87738 Smash Fire 18.13............................... N Udy

7 1.54pm WANGANUI TOYOTA

C1F C1, 305m 1 83751 Idol Nifty 18.19 ..................................M Flipp 2 14722 Rocky Top 18.08 ..............................P Taylor 3 54683 Homebush Demi 18.31 .............J McInerney 4 6677x Alamein Tiger 18.05 ................. K Gommans 5 28212 Fantastic Teddy 17.96 .................A Turnwald 6 37427 Homebush Kazzy nwtd .............J McInerney 7 28333 Empty Pocket 18.28 ........................... N Udy 8 62216 Killer Frost 18.47 ..............................P Taylor Emergencies: 9 65686 Yankee Foxtrot 17.84 .................... R Maisey 10 58777 Reedy Set Go nwtd ...................J McInerney 8 2.09pm LIQUORLAND WANGANUI C1 C1, 520m 1 12245 All Black Star nwtd ...................E Duganzich 2 76543 Pacific Sunrise 30.56 ........................M Flipp 3 17745 Bigtime Welldone 29.88 .....................L Cole 4 23225 Retail Mayhem nwtd....................... L Pearce 5 42313 Bigtime Acacia 30.36 .........................L Cole 6 16865 Cockney Rip Off 30.78 ....................M Olden 7 47654 Milly Rivers 31.26 ........................B Hodgson 8 86244 Thrilling Eddie 30.13 J & .....................D Bell 9 54858 Goldstar Holly 30.58 ......................... B Hunt 10 78856 Bigtime Joshy 30.48 ...........................L Cole 9 2.27pm HATRICK DASH C1 C1, 305m

1 48484 Go Ash 18.05 ....................................M Flipp 2 62786 Lil Diva nwtd ..............................J McInerney 3 26434 Cawbourne Sandy 17.79 ......... K Gommans 4 14473 Bigtime Panther 18.03........................L Cole 5 53676 Cawbourne Merl 17.64 J & .................D Bell 6 87265 Pepper’s Choice 17.97 .................K Williams 7 48624 Nicky Baxter nwtd .....................J McInerney 8 51565 Scott No Value 17.91 S H & ..............G Hunt Emergencies: 9 48835 Shadow Girl 17.75 ..........................C Morris 10 66488 Slick Star 17.74 ...........................B Hodgson 10 2.46pm FIRST SECURITY C1 FINAL C1f, 305m 1 74612 Naharis 17.88....................................D Edlin 2 72151 Bigtime Ivo 17.88 ...............................L Cole 3 45311 Mini Mansion 17.89 ...........................M Flipp 4 48551 Bacon My Heart 17.88 ....................... N Udy 5 75615 Bigtime Minnie 17.82 .........................L Cole 6 23231 Brighteye’s Soul 17.79 ....................... N Udy 7 41341 Alamein Dip 17.95 K & ......................Phillips 8 85771 Luke Skywalker 17.79 .................... L A Hunt 9 F7622 Homebush Shea nwtd ...............J McInerney 10 34125 Cawbourne Chops 18.14 ......... K Gommans

1 447x3 Nic’s Fab 17.67 J & .............................D Bell 2 42655 Pip Baxter nwtd .........................J McInerney 3 25746 Zoe Jean 17.87 .................................M Flipp 4 75687 Stole Me Keys 18.15 ................ K Gommans 5 33347 Opehu Express 18.10 ......................R Waite 6 58687 Lucky Sunday nwtd ...................J McInerney 7 65444 Lavarno nwtd ...................................S Stone 8 32712 Whippy Bale 18.12 ..........................C Morris Emergencies: 9 55675 Cannonball Bolt nwtd ......................L Doody 10 58777 Reedy Set Go nwtd ...................J McInerney 5 4.13pm BOOK YOUR FUNCTION @ HATRICK C1 C1, 305m

1 62885 Set The Limit 17.72 .........................S Maher 2 42236 Manly Monkey 17.80 J & .....................D Bell 3 76752 Lissadell Babe 17.99..................... D Donlon 4 62446 Opawa Bucks 17.87 .........................R Waite 5 56453 Bigtime Kylie nwtd ..............................L Cole 6 67686 Homebush Tulip nwtd ................J McInerney 7 46651 Sozin’s Fortune nwtd.................J McInerney 8 57776 Dermott Brown nwtd ..........................W Kite Emergencies: 9 86767 Carrick 17.97................................K Williams 10 45875 Belfast Delanie nwtd .........................M Flipp

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

Wanganui dogs Today at Hatrick Raceway

Wanganui Greyhound Racing Club Venue: Hatrick Race- 10 65776 Idol Alan nwtd ...................................M Flipp 3 3.38pm LASER PLUMBING C1 C1, 305m way Meeting Date: 27 Jun 2018 NZ Meeting number: 9 2 3.21pm PALAMOUNTAINS SCIENTIFIC NUTRITION 1 86857 Skitzer nwtd ............................. K Gommans Doubles: 1 and 2; 4 and 5 Trebles: 3, 4 and 5 2 86266 Shakti 17.89 ......................................M Flipp C1 C1, 520m 1 3.03pm (NZT) ADEPT ACCOUNTANTS C1 C1, 305m 1 86253 Cawbourne Muzza 30.42 J & ..............D Bell 3 x8777 Cawbourne Nath 17.74 J & .................D Bell 4 46785 Totes 17.80 ...............................J McInerney 1 56643 Bigtime Boy 17.79 ........................M Goodier 2 88574 Forever And Ever 30.44 ...............K Williams 5 63871 Jericho Warrior 17.91 .......................R Waite 2 47784 Pat Bella nwtd .................................... N Udy 3 17836 Go Slick 30.73.................................... N Udy 6 17472 Fishing For Lisa 17.91........................L Cole 3 52662 Cawbourne Hint 17.74 J & ..................D Bell 4 36232 Gray Bale 31.25 ...........................M Roberts 7 46771 Jinja Rules nwtd ........................J McInerney 4 65324 Watch Your Back 17.86 ......................W Kite 5 11257 Fare Dodger nwtd ........................M Goodier 8 78764 Piko Piko 17.89 ............................... C Brider 5 53887 Homebush Razz 18.04 .............J McInerney 6 38462 Clover Bubba 30.00 ....................A Turnwald 6 48768 Indignant 18.47 ...........................A Turnwald 7 57325 Bigtime Clyde 30.66 ...........................L Cole Emergencies: 9 78633 Barn Door Billy 17.88 ............... K Gommans 7 52386 Graemes Pick 18.34........................ C Brider 8 86744 Cawbourne Web 30.23 J & .................D Bell 8 48586 Bublin Max 18.28 ......................J McInerney 9 54858 Goldstar Holly 30.58 ......................... B Hunt 10 67473 Homebush Bailey 17.70 ............J McInerney 9 36756 Bigtime Hunter 17.77 .........................L Cole 10 78856 Bigtime Joshy 30.48 ...........................L Cole 4 3.56pm MAX REFRIGERATION C1 C1, 305m

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

Racing 18

Ashburton Guardian

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Wednesday, June 27, 2018

■ ROTORUA

MEETINGS, EVENTS

FORMER ASHBURTON GUARDIAN COLLATOR

Marsh trio on target Stephen Marsh’s Cambridge barn will have three representatives at today’s Rotorua meeting, on what will be a Heavy 11 surface. The trio of three-year-olds include firststarters Goldilicious and So Wicked, while last-start winner Sweet Nineteen is the stable’s biggest hope, according to stable foreman Rhys Mildon. The Keeper filly has improved with every run in her four start career and will carry 59kg in the New Zealand Bloodstock Insurance Pearl Series Race (1400m). “As a last-start winner she probably deserves to carry that,” Mildon said. “She got through it well at Te Teko (on the Heavy 10 surface). “It will probably be a bit heavier tomorrow, but Rotorua is better than most places when it is heavy like that. “She’s still maturing, but she’s in good form and doing well. “Both mentally and physically she’s slowly getting stronger and every time she has a race she switches on even more.” Earlier in the day, Goldilicious will carry the Rosemont Stud colours in another NZB Insurance Pearl Series Race on the card over 1230m, while Street Cry filly So Wicked will line-up in the Arawa Park Lounges For Your Function (1230m). “Goldilicious has been given plenty of time to mature,” Mildon said. “It might be a bit too testing for her, but she is a filly with ability and her trial (at Taupo where she finished fourth) was a pretty easy trial, but Stephen does rate her quite a lot. “So Wicked is a filly of David Paykel’s and she is having her first start as well, she has won two trials in a row, so will head in to tomorrow in good form.” Sweet Nineteen will likely head to the

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MOTORING

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Talk to Smallbone Ashburton today to get your car winter ready Main South Road Tinwald 03 307 9028 www.smallbone.co.nz

TRADES, SERVICES

6am ST DAVID’S UNION CHURCH. Sweaty Bettys circuit training in hall, 48 Allens Road, Allenton.

9.30am ST DAVID’S UNION CHURCH. Steady As You Go Exercise group. Meet at 48 Allens Road, Allenton.

9.30am - 4pm(winter hours) ASHBURTON MENZSHED. Come and join “fellow sheddies” for some fun and fellowship, make/fix something on our new workshop. 8 William Street. (not public holidays).

9.30am AGE CONCERN, SAYGO EXERCISES.

THURSDAY 9.30am and 10.45am (2 sessions). ST DAVID’S UNION CHURCH. Fit Kidz for 0-5 year olds and caregivers. Mixed ages, gold coin donation. 48 Allens Road.

9.30am - 11am BALMORAL HALL LINE DANCERS. Join our friendly group for fun exercise during term time. Balmoral Hall, Cameron Street.

9.30am - 11.30am MID CANTERBURY BADMINTON CLUB. All ages and abilities welcome, racquets available. E A Network Centre Stadium, 20 River Terrace.

9.30am - 12.30pm THE ASHBURTON TOY LIBRARY

WANTED - Trees to fell, fallen trees, for firewood, prefer Chertsey or Fairton area but anywhere considered. Any calls appreciated. Phone 021 158 8382.

TRADES, SERVICES spelling paddock after Rotorua, while the immediate future of Goldilicious and So Wicked is less certain. “Sweet Nineteen may go to the paddock and have a little break, just because she has done a big job already,” Mildon said. “As for the two first starters, it just depends how they go as to whether they continue on or we give them a quick break and look for better tracks.” - NZME

DENTURES. Dr Peter Rumping, retired dentist, continues to provide full dentures. Repairs to existing dentures also available. Phone 027 220 9997.

Sweet Nineteen is a last-start winner, and the Marsh stable thinks that she is their best hope of snagging a winner at the Rotorua meeting today.

LIVESTOCK, PETS

BUYER of unwanted animals. Cattle, bobby calves, horse and all farm animals. We also sell pet food. Call Nick’s Pet Food 0272 101 621, A/H 03 348 9439.

Daily Events WEDNESDAY

WANTED

June 27 & 28, 2018 ALLENTON - Gentle exercises for muscle strength and balance in a friendly supportive environment. St David’s Church, Allenton.

10am ST STEPHEN’S ANGLICAN CHURCH. Holy Communion, Park Street.

10am MT HUTT MEMORIAL HALL. NZ Alpine and Agriculture Encounter, Art Gallery and hall of memories. 160 Main Street, Methven.

10am - 3pm AGE CONCERN 206 CLUB. Monday Tuesday and Wednesday each week, 60 years and older. More information ring Age Concern 308-6817. Cameron Street.

10.30am INC. Open for toy exchange, 106 Victoria Street, in the Triangle.

9.30am - 4pm (winter hours) ASHBURTON MENZSHED. Come and join “fellow sheddies” for some fun and fellowship, make/fix something in our new workshops. 8 William Street.

10am MT HUTT MEMORIAL HALL. NZ Alpine and Agriculture Encounter, Art Gallery and hall of memories. 160 Main Street, Methven.

10.15am M.S.A. TAI CHI. Beginners refresher and learning of Tai Chi for Arthritis. M.S.A. Social hall, Havelock Street. (excluding school holidays).

10.30am

AGE CONCERN, SAYGO EXERCISES. CENTRAL TOWN - Gentle exercises for muscle strength and balance in a friendly supportive environment. Buffalo Lodge rooms, Cox Street, Ashburton.

10.45am M.S.A. TAI CHI. Seated exercises suitable for people with limited mobility. M.S.A. Social hall, Havelock Street. (excluding school holidays).

1.30pm WAIREKA CROQUET CLUB. Weekly Euchre with cash prizes and afternoon tea. Waireka Croquet Club, The Domain, Philip Street.

1.30pm AGE CONCERN, SAYGO EXERCISES.

CENTRAL- Gentle exercises for muscle strength and balance in a friendly supportive environment. Buffalo Lodge rooms, Cox Street, Ashburton.

6pm RUN AND WALK ASHBURTON. 5km town circuit. All walking abilities and fitness levels catered for. Leaves from Philip Street beside the croquet lawn at 6pm sharp.

7pm BOOTCAMP. Catering for all levels of fitness. Hinds Domain. Contact Georgia 0276888686 or Aleisha 0278489309.

7pm - 9pm MID CANTERBURY LINE DANCERS. Learn to line dance (7pm), beginners/ intermediate(8pm-9pm). Instructor Annette

phone 307-7138 a/h. Tinwald Hall, Graham Street.

7.30pm ASHBURTON SCOTTISH COUNTRY DANCE CLUB. Fitness Fun and Friendship. Buffalo Hall, Cox Street.

7.30pm ALLENTON INDOOR BOWLING CLUB. Club night at the McNally Street Stadium.

7.30pm ASHBURTON PHOTOGRAHPIC SOCIETY INC. Results of 2nd Open Entries Photojournalism. Senior Centre, Cameron Street.

ASHBURTON EMBROIDERERS GUILD.

1pm AGE CONCERN, SAYGO EXERCISES.

most of our photos. Reading Room, M.S.A. Havelock Street.

Stitch and chat, Senior Centre, Cameron Street.

ALLENTON- Gentle exercises for muscle strength and balance in a friendly supportive environment. St Peters Anglican Church, Harrison Street, Allenton.

1.30pm ASHBURTON M.S.A. PETANQUE CLUB.

10.45am M.S.A. TAI CHI. Stretching exercises for all abilities. M.S.A. Social hall, Havelock Street. (excludes school holidays).

11am AGE CONCERN, SAYGO EXERCISES. TINWALD - Gentle exercises for muscle strength and balance in a friendly supportive environment. Holy Spirit Catholic Church rooms, Thomson Street, Tinwald.

1pm AGE CONCERN, SAYGO EXERCISES. CENTRAL- Gentle exercises for muscle strength and balance in a friendly supportive environment. Buffalo Lodge rooms, Cox Street, Ashburton.

1pm - 3pm ASHBURTON AVIATION MUSEUM.

1pm WAIREKA CROQUET CLUB.

A great selection of may aircraft from past to the future. Ashburton airport, Seafield Road.

Weekly Mahjong - non counting and beginners table. Waireka Croquet Club, the Domain, Philip Street.

Clarrie Brake will show us how to make the

1.30pm ASHBURTON SENIOR NET.

Social games, everyone welcome. 115 Racecourse Road.

2pm R.S.A. WOMENS SECTION. Afternoon social and speaker. R.S.A. Cox Street.

5pm - 7.00pm ST DAVID’S UNION CHURCH. Kidz Club, 48 Allens Road, Allenton.

7pm ASHBURTON R.S.A. DARTS. Players of all experience who are interested are urged to come along and have a go. R.S.A. Cox Street.

PUBLIC NOTICES

INITIAL PROPOSAL FOR REPRESENTATION ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE 2019 ELECTIONS On 21 June 2018 the Canterbury Regional Council determined by resolution the proposed number of constituencies, the proposed name and proposed boundaries of each constituency and the number of members proposed to be elected by the electors of each constituency www.guardianonline.co.nz as set out below. It is proposed that the Council comprise 13 members elected from seven constituencies. Council representation The seven constituencies have the following proposed names and reflect the following identified communities of interest: Proposed name of Constituency

Communities of interest

North Canterbury-Ōpukepuke

the North Canterbury-Ōpukepuke Constituency includes the districts of Kaikoura, Hurunui and Waimakariri Districts, and aligns with these territorial authority boundaries

Mid-Canterbury-Ōpākihi

the Mid-Canterbury-Ōpākihi Constituency includes the districts of Selwyn and Ashburton, and aligns with these territorial authority boundaries

South Canterbury-Ōtuhituhi

the South Canterbury-Ōtuhituhi Constituency includes the districts of Timaru, Mackenzie, Waimate, and the part of Waitaki that is within the Canterbury region, and aligns with these territorial authority boundaries

Christchurch North-Ōrei

the Christchurch North-Ōrei Constituency includes the 4 Christchurch City Council wards of Coastal, Innes, Papanui, and Burwood, and aligns with these city council ward boundaries

Christchurch West-Ōpuna

the Christchurch West-Ōpuna Constituency includes the 4 Christchurch City Council wards of Harewood, Waimairi, Hornby and Halswell, and aligns with these city council ward boundaries

Christchurch Central-Ōhoko

the Christchurch Central-Ōhoko Constituency includes the 4 Christchurch City Council wards of Fendalton, Riccarton, Central and Linwood, and aligns with these city council ward boundaries

Christchurch South-Ōwhanga

the Christchurch South-Ōwhanga Constituency includes the 4 Christchurch City wards of Spreydon, Cashmere, Heathcote and Banks Peninsula, and aligns with these city council ward boundaries

The population that each member will represent is as follows: Constituency

Population*

Members

Population per member

North Canterbury-Ōpukepuke

75,800

37,900

Mid-Canterbury-Ōpākihi

93,440

46,720

South Canterbury-Ōtuhituhi

61,320

Christchurch North-Ōrei

100,400

50,200

Christchurch West-Ōpuna

95,700

47,850

Christchurch Central-Ōhoko

103,300

51,650

Christchurch South-Ōwhanga

82,320

41,160

Total

612,280

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Wednesday, June 27, 2018 PUBLIC NOTICES

TRADES, SERVICES

NOTICE OF MEETINGS JULY 2018

The following meetings will be held at Environment Canterbury, 200 Tuam Street, Christchurch: Thursday 19 July Council meeting

11.00am

Regulation Hearing Committee The Regulation Hearing Committee is scheduled to meet weekly. Meetings will be held, as required on Thursday 19 & 26 July commencing at 8.30am. To confirm venue and start times for these meetings please check online at the link described below or contact Customer Services on (03) 353-9007 (calling from Christchurch) or calling from any other areas: 0800 324 636 (0800 EC INFO). Agendas will be available online at http://www.ecan.govt.nz/meetings at least two days prior to each meeting. Members of the public are welcome to attend the above meetings, and copies of the agendas will be made available at the meetings. Bill Bayfield CHIEF EXECUTIVE

FOR SALE

Public Information All information contained in a submission under section 19M of the Local Electoral Act 2001, including names and addresses for service, becomes public information. Your information is held and administered by Environment Canterbury in accordance with the Local Government Official Information and Meetings Act 1987 and the Privacy Act 1993. This means that your information may be disclosed to other people who request it in accordance with the terms of these Acts. It is therefore important you let us know if your form includes any information you consider should not be disclosed. Bill Bayfield - Chief Executive

Hampstead Rugby & All Sports Club Bowling Section

FOR SALE

3-WAY tipper trailer - Brand new tandem axle trailer. Electric hydraulic pump and battery. Deck 3000mm x 1800mm. Gross weight 2600kg, unladen weight 695kg. Removable/Hinged 300mm aluminium sides, with mesh 600mm extension sides. $9,500 + GST. Viewing by arrangement 027 414 8662.

ENTERTAINMENT

CONTAINERS for sale or hire, ex shipping: general and insulated. Sidelifter available for delivery. Wilson Bulk Transport, Phone 308-7772.

Ways to make a submission Submissions open on Thursday 28 June 2018, and close at 4 pm on Monday 30 July 2018. If you wish to present your submission at a hearing, please indicate this in your submission. You can make a submission in the following ways:

By email mailroom@ecan.govt.nz. Please ensure you use Representation Review as your subject and that your name and address is included. If you wish to present your submission at a hearing, please indicate this in your email.

All current and prospective stall holders please attend. Committee to bring supper.

All welcome Any queries please email admin@mcfootball. co.nz

Any queries regarding the Council’s proposal should be directed to Cindy Butt (Governance Services Team Leader) at cindy.butt@ecan.govt.nz or phone 03 367 7436.

Freepost 1201 Representation Review P O Box 345 Christchurch 8140

Monday, July 9, 2018 7.30pm St John’s Rooms, 241 Tancred Street, Ashburton

Wednesday, July 4, 2018 7pm Meeting room, EA Networks Stadium.

• representation by one councillor in South Canterbury-Ōtuhituhi Constituency results in under representation (a +30.20% deviation from the regional average councillor to elector ratio). Based on a 13 member Council and 3 Canterbury constituencies it is not possible to achieve compliance, and in this case the principles of fair and effective representation are balanced between one area and the remainder of the region and is done to align with territorial authority boundaries and reflect communities of interest in the South Canterbury-Ōtuhituhi area (reliant on section 19U(c) of the Local Electoral Act 2001 that requires regional council constituency boundaries, so far as practicable to coincide with the boundaries of territorial authority districts or the boundaries of wards). The under representation in South Canterbury-Ōtuhituhi reflects the geography of the Canterbury region.

In writing Download the form from haveyoursay@ecan.govt.nz, pick one up from any of our offices, or write to us and post to:

AGM

• representation by two councillors in Christchurch South-Ōwhanga Constituency results in over representation (a -12.61% deviation from the regional average councillor to elector ratio). The degree of over representation in this case would not unreasonably compromise fair and effective representation across the city, nor compromise the balance of representation across the region, and is done to align with territorial authority boundaries and reflect the communities of interest in the Christchurch South-Ōwhanga area (reliant on section 19U(c) of the Local Electoral Act 2001 that requires regional council constituency boundaries, so far as practicable to coincide with the boundaries of territorial authority districts or the boundaries of wards).

By hand You can drop your submission form in at the offices of Environment Canterbury • 200 Tuam Street, Christchurch • 75 Church Street, Timaru • 96 West End, Level 2, Kaikoura

Ashburton District Farmers Market

Mid Canterbury Football

• representation by two councillors in the North Canterbury-Ōpukepuke Constituency results in over representation (a -19.53% deviation from the regional average councillor to elector ratio). The degree of over representation in this case would not unreasonably compromise fair and effective representation across the balance of the region and is done to align with territorial authority boundaries and reflect communities of interest in the North Canterbury-Ōpukepuke area (reliant on section 19U(c) of the Local Electoral Act 2001 that requires regional council constituency boundaries, so far as practicable to coincide with the boundaries of territorial authority districts or the boundaries of wards).

Online Complete the submission form online by going to haveyoursay@ecan.govt.nz, and selecting Representation Review.

MEETINGS, EVENTS

Sunday, July 1, 2018 Hampstead Bowling Clubrooms at 11am Agenda: • Nominations for club president • Election of committee • Club reports • General business (floor open to members). All welcome

The representation of the North Canterbury-Ōpukepuke, South Canterbury-Ōtuhituhi, and Christchurch South-Ōwhanga Constituencies does not fall within the range of 47,098 +/-10% (42,389 to 51,807) and therefore does not comply with section 19V(2) of the Local Electoral Act 2001. Section 19V(3)(b) provides that where a regional council considers that effective representation of communities of interest so requires, constituencies may be defined with members distributed between them in a way that does not comply with the +/-10% rule, and Council considers that:

Further information Copies of Council’s resolution and maps setting out the areas of the proposed constituencies can be viewed on Council’s website at haveyoursay.ecan.govt.nz or obtained from the offices of Environment Canterbury (addresses below).

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*estimated resident population as at 30 June 2017 provided by Statistics NZ In accordance with section 19V(2) of the Local Electoral Act 2001 the population that each member represents in the Mid-Canterbury-Ōpākihi, Christchurch North-Ōrei, Christchurch West-Ōpuna and Christchurch Central-Ōhoko Constituencies falls within the range of 47,098 +/-10% (42,389 to 51,807).

New range of knitting wool and patterns available. Geraldine Alpaca Centre, 76D Talbot Street, Geraldine. Phone 03 693 7363.

Sunday, July 1, 2018 at 2pm Sinclair Centre Park Street, Ashburton Tickets from Choir Members Door Sales $15

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Our monthly publications are distributed across Canterbury and North Otago.

The skills required for this position include: • Great knowledge and passion for ALL things rural • Sales and ofﬁce experience • Good level of English, both verbal and written • Organised and conﬁdent • A great personality and enjoy dealing with people

The rural reporter’s position offers the successful candidate an opportunity to write for a wide audience across the entire spectrum of the rural sector because of the district’s diverse agricultural economy. We are open to employment options that could include working as an independent contractor or as a Guardian employee, full or part time. The Ashburton District offers an opportunity to enjoy the best the outdoors has to offer but is within an easy hours drive of Christchurch City. We have Mt Hutt Skifield on our doorstep and offer a wide range of aquatic sports on Lake Hood.

You will be selling into our daily newspaper and monthly farming print publications – Guardian Farming and Dairy Focus. Complimenting our print publications we also offer Digital + mobile advertising to help rural clients promote their businesses effectively.

In return, we will provide you with an attractive base salary and uncapped commission structure. If this is you, please send your CV and cover letter to:

Desme Daniels, General Manager PO Box 77, Ashburton 7740 Or email desme@theguardian.co.nz Applications close Monday, July 2.

Applicants for this position should have NZ residency or a valid NZ work visa and a current New Zealand driver licence.

If you have a solid portfolio of work, a full driver’s licence and the right to work in New Zealand, don’t hesitate, please apply by email, with CV attached, to :

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HANDS ON FOREMAN Rural Building Solutions Ltd is a privately owned and operated company with offices based in Darfield. We specialise in award winning dairy shed design and construction. Due to our growing client base and repeat business, we now require an experienced Foreman to join our team. A background in dairy specific work or specialist concrete work would be an advantage but is not essential. If you enjoy being hands on while leading a motivated team, please email your CV to: Nikki Tod finance@ruralbuilding.co.nz Applications close July 4, 2018.

Registered Nurse Required For on call / casual position. Please make enquiries on phone 03 308 8534 between 9am and 2pm, Mon-Fri.

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Wallace Group LP is recognised as a leader in the primary industry with major investments in service rendering, hides and skins processing and transport. The Company wishes to employ a person to fill the position of Rendering Operator within the Rendering Division, based at their Hororata Plant. This is a full time position, which entails Monday to Friday and Weekend shift work. A willingness to work 12 hour shifts and weekends is essential. The desired candidate would possess the following attributes but the successful candidate will be given full training to achieve the required skills: • Forklift licence • Loader licence • Be able to work unsupervised • Rendering experience would be preferred but not essential • A Mechanical or Engineering background also preferred but not essential The successful applicant will be subject to a pre employment medical including drug and alcohol test. Please apply in writing with curriculum vitae and references to: Gordon Henderson Wallace Group LP P O Box 11, Waitoa Email: gordon.henderson@wallace.co.nz All applications will be treated in the strictest confidence.

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Bobby Calf Lifters Rural Transport are currently looking for several energetic people to assist our drivers with the up-coming bobby calf season running from early August to midSeptember. The successful applicants will need to be physically fit as heavy lifting is involved. The role involves mornings only approx. 7am to 11am. It can be either on a casual basis or part time over potentially seven days. Apply by contacting the Ashburton office at: 15 Northpark Road during working hours Monday to Friday or by phoning 308 4079.

Dairy Farm Assistant Herd Manager We require an Assistant Herd Manager on our 650 cow dairy farm approximately 7km from Mt Somers. 2-3 year experience on dairy farms within the last 5 years is needed. Require competent stock, milking and people skills. Competent with farm machinery. Have clean full drivers licence, drug free, a valid work visa and very good understanding of the English language. Being in NZ to attend interviews is an advantage. Single shared accommodation is available on farm. Have enthusiasm for Dairy industry, be reliable and punctual. Please apply in writing stating experience and 2 employer references to: robertjane.w@xtra.co.nz or post to Withers farming Co Ltd, Springburn, RD1, Ashburton 7771.

ASHBURTON COLLEGE ‘Individual Excellence in a Supportive Learning Environment’

Home Room (Kohanga) Teacher This is a full-time, permanent teaching position, which would suit either a Primary or Secondary trained teacher, for commencement at the start of Term 3 2018 or by negotiation. To teach and work with a group of disengaged Year 9 and 10 students (maximum of 10). Must be capable of facilitating individual inquiry learning and developing programmes to suit the needs of disaffected learners. Appointee will have control over curriculum and programme design. This is a well resourced facility that includes a full-time Teacher Aide. Ashburton College is a participating member of the Hakatere Community of Learning. Applications close noon, Monday 2 July 2018. Information package enquiries and applications please contact:

Jodee Ross, Principal’s Secretary Phone (03) 308 4193 ext 809 Email: rj@ashcoll.school.nz Ashburton College, PO Box 204, Ashburton 7740

Scale A Teacher Y1–2 Part-time 0.6, fixed term Start date: 27/08/2018, end date: 14/12/2018 (Maternity leave)

We are seeking an effective teacher who is motivated, collaborative and willing to support our wonderful team whilst inspiring our fabulous Y1–2 students towards their learning goals. If you have these qualities and would like to be part of the dedicated and professional team at this school, please apply. Send a covering letter and CV, with referees to: Neil Simons, Principal principal@longbeach.school.nz (03) 302 6643

SLURRY TANK DRIVER Our Ashburton based slurry and muck spreading business requires an experienced tractor driver. Applicants must have experience in the following: • A minimum class 2 licence (class 5 an advantage) • Be able to work unsupervised and in a team environment • Good attention to detail • Be mechanically minded • Be able to follow instructions and communicate with farmers and others staff The successful applicant with the right experience will be offered a competitive hourly rate. If you are interested please email your CV and references to: matt.hilary@xtra.co.nz SLURRY MUCK COMPOST

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Insert the missing letter to complete an eight-letter word reading clockwise or anti-clockwise.

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How many words of three or more letters, including plurals, can you make from the five letters, using each letter only once? No foreign words or words beginning with a capital are allowed. There is at least one fiveletter word.

TODAY’S GOALS: Good – 15 Excellent – 20 Amazing – 23

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ACROSS 1. Musical piece (11) 8. Danger sign (3,4) 9. Tear (5) 10. Strike breaker (4) 11. Fit (7) 12. Dull routine (3) 13. Possessing skill (4) 15. Musical symbol (4) 17. Encountered (3) 19. Magical glare (4,3) 20. Cloak (4) 23. Messaging device (5) 24. Clothing (7) 25. Forerunner (11)

ARIES (Mar 21-Apr 19): What good is knowing better unless you also do better? The trouble is, you can’t be sure. You have to take a risk in order to find out. Pursue the promising fix; act on your hunch. TAURUS (Apr 20-May 20): Though you can’t make another person see what they don’t see, you can point out what you see, and those who have the capacity at that moment will have a good chance of sharing in your vision. GEMINI (May 21-Jun 21): The beginning of a project is light in the actual work that must be done, but heavy in the amount of change that must tolerated. This is about adjusting, settling in and figuring out your commitment level. CANCER (Jun 22-Jul 22): You tend to define yourself through a role, which is defining yourself through a set of responsibilities. Don’t forget you’re the one who takes it on. If it’s thrust on you, and you don’t want it, throw it back. LEO (Jul 23-Aug 22): Regarding your project: You don’t have to make up the route. The explorers before you did a pretty good job, and you can refer to their notes, or, if possible, take one with you on the journey. VIRGO (Aug 23-Sep 22): Like duct tape engineering, something you solve today may involve an inelegant fix, but if it works, it works. Don’t look back. You’re resourceful, and it’s something you should be proud of. LIBRA (Sep 23-Oct 23): Brain scans can tell us which part of the brain is firing off neurons, but they can’t show us the thoughts and visions that light up the ultimate privacy of the mind. Your private thoughts will be amusing today! SCORPIO (Oct 24-Nov 21): Share your ideas. They are what make you fascinating and maybe even irresistible to someone. Tonight, there will be interesting and yet inappropriate choices available to you. SAGITTARIUS (Nov 22-Dec 21): All kinds of feelings get entwined in the excitement around a project. Some of them will die down when the project stabilises and becomes a working entity. Some won’t. Romance may be a part of this. CAPRICORN (Dec 22-Jan 19): If you were chosen for the job, you can safely assume that you are the best person for it. Don’t worry about anything but giving this your very best shot. AQUARIUS (Jan 20-Feb 18): Whatever is going on now, more of the same is to be expected today. You can see the potential in others. It’s something to nurture and believe in, but potential is not something to date or do business with. PISCES (Feb 19-Mar 20): There’s a lot you are capable of doing, but the thing you really want to do is taking a back seat. Just because you can fit yourself into a situation doesn’t mean you belong there.

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DOWN 1. Cadaver (6) 2. Communication industry (5) 3. Greasy (4) 4. Swallow (6) 5. Intuition (8) 6. Help develop or grow (7) 7. Scrounges (6) 12. Practise (8) 14. Raise (5,2) 16. Tyrant (6) 17. Threaten (6) 18. Basement (6) 21. Units of farmland (5) 22. Duelling sword (4)

Previous solution: con, cone, cones, cons, cos, ens, eon, eons, noes, nose, once, one, ones, ons, scone, sec, sen, son, sone.

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6am Breakfast The Breakfast team presents news, interviews, weather, and information. 9am The Ellen DeGeneres Show With Jake Gyllenhaal and Kesha. 0 10am Tipping Point 11am The Chase 0 Noon 1 News At Midday 0 12:30 Emmerdale PGR 0 1pm Coronation Street CatchUp 0 2pm The Ellen DeGeneres Show 3 0 3pm Tipping Point 4pm Te Karere 2 4:30 Funny You Should Ask Comedy game show featuring a panel of stand-up comedians who interact with contestants for prizes. 4:55 The Chase 0 6pm 1 News At 6pm 0

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6:30 The Wot Wots 3 0 6:40 Darwin And Newts 0 6:50 Peppa Pig 0 6:55 Ranger Rob 0 7:20 The Zhu Zhus 0 7:45 Zak Storm 0 8:15 Art Attack 0 8:35 Goldie And Bear 0 9am Infomercials 10:30 Neighbours 3 0 11am Heartbreak Island 3 0 Noon Jeremy Kyle 1pm Judge Rinder PGR 2pm Home Improvement 3 0 2:30 Home And Away 3 0 3pm Shortland Street PGR 3 0 3:30 Chuggington – Little Trainees 3 0 3:35 Dog With A Blog 0 4pm Fanimals 0 4:30 Friends 3 0 5pm The Simpsons 3 0 5:30 Home And Away 0 6pm The Big Bang Theory 3 0 6:30 Neighbours 0

6am The AM Show 9am The Café 10am Infomercials 0 11:30 Entertainment Tonight 3 Noon Dr Phil AO 1pm M Moonrise Kingdom PGR 3 2012 Comedy Drama. After two young lovers run away from their New England town, a local search party to sets out to find them. Bruce Willis, Edward Norton, Bill Murray, Frances McDormand. 3pm Celebrity Name Game PGR 3 4pm NewsHub Live At 4pm 4:30 Entertainment Tonight 0 5pm Family Feud Australia 5:30 Modern Family 3 0 6pm NewsHub Live At 6pm

8:05 Batman – Brave And The Bold 3 0 8:30 The Thundermans 3 8:55 Tiki Tour 3 0 9:20 Jeopardy 3 9:50 The Crowd Goes Wild PGR 3 10:20 The Doctors PGR 11:15 Hot Bench 11:40 Flog It! 3 12:40 Ed PGR 1:35 Married With Children PGR (Part 1) 2:05 Football – Fifa World Cup (HLS) 0 3:10 Wheel Of Fortune 3:35 Jeopardy 4pm Antiques Roadshow 3 5pm Frasier 3 0 5:30 Prime News 6pm American Restoration 3 0 6:30 Pawn Stars 3

7pm Seven Sharp 0 7pm Shortland Street PGR 0 7:30 Kirstie And Phil’s Love It Or 7:30 Heartbreak Island 0 List It 8:30 The Big Bang Theory PGR 3 Alex and Danny from Preston 0 bought their home aiming to 9pm The Mick 0 do it up and sell it, but Alex 9:30 Lethal Weapon AO 0 sees it as the perfect place to 10:30 Two And A Half Men PGR 3 start a family. Will they love it 0 or list it? 0 8:35 F Doctor Doctor 0 9:35 Coronation Street 0 10:40 1 News Tonight 0

7pm The Project 7:30 Buying Blind PGR 0 9pm NCIS – Los Angeles AO Kensi is transported to a missile-launch facility to help thwart a takeover of nuclear weapons. 0 9:55 Hawaii Five-O AO 0 10:50 NewsHub Late

7pm The Crowd Goes Wild 7:30 Ultimate Fishing Kiwi fisherman Matt Watson leads a series of extreme expeditions around the world, beginning with a swordfish. 0 8:30 N Emergency Helicopter Medics AO 0 9:30 Can’t Pay? We’ll Take It Away AO 0 10:30 The Great Indoors PGR

11:10 Code Black AO 3 Willis and Campbell are sent to a Russian submarine in US waters to treat a sailor badly wounded during an explosion. 0 12:05 Queen Sugar PGR 3 0 12:50 Te Karere 3 2 1:15 Infomercials 5:35 Te Karere 3 2

11:20 SVU AO 3 A fallen child star accuses Amaro of sexual abuse, further threatening his career. 0 12:20 Infomercials

11pm The Late Show With Stephen Colbert PGR Midnight The Crowd Goes Wild PGR 3 12:30 Closedown 1:45 L Football – Fifa World Cup Mexico v Sweden. 4:05 Closedown

NCIS – Los Angeles 9pm on Three

BRAVO 10am Child Genius UK 3 10:58 The Dish 3 11am Catfish 3 11:45 Escaping Polygamy PGR 3 12:38 The Dish 3 12:40 Below Deck Mediterranean PGR 3 1:30 The Real Housewives Of New York City 3 2:28 The Dish 3 2:30 Botched – Most Outrageous Before And Afters 3 3pm Botched – Most Outrageous Celebrity Patients 3 3:30 Dance Moms 3 4:30 Child Genius UK 5:30 Love It Or List It – Vancouver 6:30 Catfish 3 7:30 Tabatha’s Salon Takeover 3 8:30 M Anchorman – The Legend Of Ron Burgundy AO 3 2004 Comedy. A revered but sexist 1970s TV host is challenged by the arrival of an ambitious female reporter. Will Ferrell, Christina Applegate. 10:33 The Dish 3 10:35 Stripped USA AO 11:25 Killision Course 12:15 Infomercials 3

11pm Mom AO 3 0 11:30 Imposters AO 0 12:15 Private Practice 3 0 1am Shortland Street PGR 3 0 1:25 Infomercials 2:30 Stitchers 3 3:20 Jeremy Kyle 3 4:15 Judge Rinder PGR 5:05 Neighbours 3 0 5:30 Infomercials

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SKY 5 6am Jeopardy! PG 6:25 Wheel Of Fortune PG 6:50 The Simpsons PG 7:15 Ice Road Truckers PG 8:05 Hardcore Pawn PG 8:30 Border Security M 8:55 Counting Cars PG 9:20 Pawn Stars PG 9:45 NCIS MV 10:40 SVU MV 11:35 Jeopardy! PG Noon SmackDown Live MVC 2:10 Supergirl MVS 3:05 Doctor Who PGV 4pm The Simpsons PG 4:30 Jeopardy! PG 5pm Wheel Of Fortune PG 5:30 Pawn Stars PG 6pm Counting Cars PG 6:30 Border Security M 7pm Hardcore Pawn PG 7:30 The Flash M 8:30 Hawaii Five-0 MV 9:30 NCIS MV 10:30 SVU MV 11:25 Counting Cars PG 11:55 Pawn Stars PG

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7am 30 Nights Of Sex MLS 2017 Comedy. Alyssa Brayboy, Nick Bush. 8:30 Capsule ML 2015 Drama. Edmund Kingsley, Lisa Greenwood. 10am Dare To Be Wild MLSC 2015 Drama. Emma Greenwell, Tom Hughes. 11:40 Logan 16VLC 2017 Sci-fi Action. Hugh Jackman, Patrick Stewart. 1:55 Ouija – Origin Of Evil MVC 2016 Horror. Elizabeth Reaser, Lulu Wilson. 3:35 30 Nights Of Sex MLS 2017 Comedy. Alyssa Brayboy, Nick Bush. 5:10 Approaching The Unknown ML 2016 Drama. Mark Strong, Luke Wilson. 6:40 American Made 16VLSC 2017 Crime. Tom Cruise, Domhnall Gleeson. 8:30 Going In Style ML 2017 Crime. Three geriatric friends attempt a bank robbery after their pensions are mishandled. Morgan Freeman, Michael Caine. 10:10 Inconceivable 16VLS 2017 Thriller. Gina Gershon, Nicky Whelan. 11:55 We Love You Sally Carmichael PG 2017 Comedy. Elizabeth Tulloch, Christopher Gorham.

6:35 Pushing Tin ML 1999 Comedy. John Cusack, Billy Bob Thornton, Cate Blanchett, Angelina Jolie. 8:35 Signs M 2002 Scifi Thriller. Mel Gibson, Joaquin Phoenix, Rory Culkin. 10:20 Quartet ML 2012 Comedy. Maggie Smith, Michael Gambon. 11:55 End Of Watch 18VL 2012 Crime Drama. Jake Gyllenhaal, Michael Peña. 1:40 The Incredible Hulk MV 2008 Action. Edward Norton, Liv Tyler, Tim Roth, Robert Downey jr. 3:30 Pushing Tin ML 1999 Comedy. John Cusack, Billy Bob Thornton, Cate Blanchett, Angelina Jolie. 5:30 The Dictator 16LS 2012 Comedy. Sacha Baron Cohen, Anna Faris. 6:55 Magic In The Moonlight PG 2014 Comedy. Colin Firth, Emma Stone. 8:30 Gran Torino 16VL 2009 Crime. A cantankerous Korean War veteran must confront his prejudices after someone tries to steal his prized 1972 Gran Torino. Clint Eastwood, Bee Vang. 10:30 Friends With Benefits 16LS 2011 Comedy. Justin Timberlake, Mila Kunis.

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1:20 Approaching The Unknown ML 2016 Drama. Mark Strong, Luke Wilson. 2:50 American Made 16VLSC 2017 Crime. Tom Cruise, Domhnall Gleeson. 4:40 The Making Of A Royal Night Out PG 4:55 Going In Style ML 2017 Crime. Morgan Freeman, Michael Caine.

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12:20 Waterworld MVL 1995 Action. Dennis Hopper, Kevin Costner. 2:35 Magic In The Moonlight PG 2014 Comedy. Colin Firth, Emma Stone. 4:10 Gran Torino 16VL 2009 Crime.

CHOICE

6:30 Takoha 3 6:40 Nga Papara Kapi 3 7:10 Team Umizoomi 3 7:40 Pukana 3 2 7:50 Kids’ Kai Kart 8am Te Kaea 3 2 8:30 KaweKorero 3 9am KTK – Next Level 3 9:30 Best Of Kai Time On The Road 3 10am F Native Kitchen 3 10:30 Sisters 3 11am Aotearoa 3 Noon Code PGR 3 12:30 The Laughing Samoans 1pm What’s Up With The Tumoanas? PGR 3 1:30 Polyfest Kapa Haka 3 2pm Opaki 3 2:30 Nga Pari Karangaranga 3 3pm Takoha 3 3:10 Nga Papara Kapi 3 3:40 Team Umizoomi 3 4:10 Pukana 3 2 4:20 Kids’ Kai Kart 4:30 Kaitangata Twitch 5pm Marae PGR 2 5:30 Te Kaea 2 6pm Senior Kapa Haka Regionals 6:30 Te Kaea 3 2 7pm KaweKorero 7:30 Hangi Pit Masters 8pm Haka Life PGR 8:30 Marae DIY 9:30 Ahikaroa AO 10pm Haati Grassroots Rugby

11pm Te Kaea 3 Maori Television’s daily news programme. 2 11:30 KaweKorero 3 Inside news from at home and around the globe. Midnight Closedown

SKY SPORT 1 6am L Hockey – Men’s Champions Trophy Netherlands v Pakistan. 8am The Breakdown 9am Rugby – First XV Argentina v Scotland. 11am Rugby – International All Blacks v France – Game Three. 11:30 Rugby – International Australia v Ireland – Game Three. Noon Golf – LPGA Tour Walmart NW Arkansas Championship – Round Three. 12:30 AFL Weekly Highlights 1pm Rugby – International Australia v Ireland – Game Three. 1:30 Rugby – International 2pm Rugby – International 2:30 Rugby – International 3pm Hockey – Men’s Champions Trophy 4:30 Hockey – Men’s Champions Trophy 6pm The Breakdown 7pm Rugby – First XV Revision 7:30 L Netball – ANZ Premiership Magic v Mystics. 9:30 Netball Zone 10pm New Zealand Press Box 10:30 Rugby – First XV Revision 11pm AFL Weekly Highlights 11:30 Rugby – Kick And Chase

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12:30 Netball – ANZ Premiership 1am L Hockey – Men’s Champions Trophy India v Australia. 3am Queenslanders Only 3:30 NRL 360 4:30 League Life 5am Michael Ennis The Greatest 5:30 The World Sailing Show

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

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6am Four Rooms 7am Auction Kings 7:30 Love Nature – What Females Want And Males Will Do 8:30 My Welsh Sheepdog 9am David Attenborough’s Natural Curiosities 9:30 Jamie’s Comfort Food 10:30 Cash Cowboys 11:30 Million Pound Property 12:30 Escape To The Chateau – DIY 1:30 Treasures Of The Indus 2:30 My Dream Home 3:30 Love Nature – Chasing Wild Horses 4:30 Bondi Harvest Bondi chef, surfer, and free diver Guy Turland opens the door to his beachside life to share some of his favourite seasonal recipes. 5pm Tasting Tasmania 5:30 American Pickers 6:30 Collectors’ Candy 7:30 Jeremy Wade’s Mighty Rivers The Mississippi is threatened on several fronts, from alien invaders pushing out native fish to blooms of green algae strangling life from the river. 8:30 Where The Wild Men Are With Ben Fogle 9:30 Hunting Aotearoa 10pm SAS – Rogue Warriors PGR 11pm American Pickers Midnight Tasting Tasmania 12:30 Auction Kings 1am Collectors’ Candy 2am Love Nature – Chasing Wild Horses 3am Treasures Of The Indus 4am Hunting Aotearoa AO 4:30 Bondi Harvest 5am Where The Wild Men Are With Ben Fogle

SKY SPORT 2 6am The Crowd Goes Wild 6:30 Golf – On Par 7am Golf – Asian Tour (HLS) Korean Open. 8am Fox Sports News 8:30 The Crowd Goes Wild 9am NRL 360 10am The Fan 10:30 Rugby League – NRL Pacific Test 11am The Back Page Noon Fox Sports News 12:30 Sky Sports News 1pm Cycling – UCI Women’s World Tour Stage One. 1:50 Cycling – UCI Women’s World Tour Stage Two. 2:40 Cycling – UCI Women’s World Tour Stage Three. 3:30 Cycling – UCI Women’s World Tour Stage Four. 4:20 Cycling – UCI Women’s World Tour Stage Five. 5:30 NRL 360 6:30 The Fan 7pm Queenslanders Only 7:30 The Back Page 8:30 NRL 360 9:30 League Life 10pm Michael Ennis The Greatest 10:30 Rugby League – State Of Origin NSW Blues v QLD Maroons – Game Two. 11pm Fox Sports News 11:30 #SkySpeed

THURSDAY

Midnight Motorsport – Formula One French Grand Prix. 12:30 Motorcycling – FIM World Superbikes Race Two. 1am Netball Zone 1:30 Netball – Beko League (RPL) South v Mainland. 3am Netball – ANZ Premiership (RPL) Magic v Mystics. 4:30 Netball Zone 5am #SkySpeed 5:25 L Cricket – T20 International England v Australia – First T20. 27Jun18

DISCOVERY 6:35 Gold Rush PG Man On Wire. 7:30 How It’s Made PG 7:55 How It’s Made PG 8:20 Fast ‘n’ Loud PG Double Trouble Galaxie. 9:10 Alaska – The Last Frontier M One Man Short. 10am What On Earth? PG Mystery in the Outback. 10:50 MythBusters – The Search PG Revenge of the Needle in a Haystack. 11:40 Web Of Lies M Catfished. 12:30 Blood Relatives M The Widowmaker. 1:20 Murder Comes To Town M 2:10 How It’s Made PG 2:35 How It’s Made PG 3pm How Do They Do It? PG 3:25 How Do They Do It? PG 3:50 Gold Rush PG Day of Reckoning. 4:45 MythBusters – The Search PG Revenge of the Needle in a Haystack. 5:40 Fast ‘n’ Loud PG LowRiding Lincoln. 6:35 Deadliest Catch PG 7:30 Deadliest Catch PG Collision Void. 8:30 Bushcraft BuildOff PG Taking on Water. 9:25 Homestead Rescue PG Grizzly Bait. 10:15 Alaska – The Last Frontier M 11:05 Naked And Afraid M 11:55 Murder Comes To Town M

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12:45 Blood Relatives M 1:35 How Do They Do It? PG 2am How Do They Do It? PG 2:25 Alaska – The Last Frontier M 3:15 Deadliest Catch PG 4:05 Treehouse Masters PG 4:55 How It’s Made PG 5:20 How Do They Do It? PG 5:45 MythBusters PG

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John McDonnell and Julie Smith are happy to show off their trophies after taking out their respective titles in the Celtic Squash Club’s championships which wrapped up last weekend. PHOTO KIRSTY CLAY

Champs of the Celtic courts BY STEVE DEVEREUX

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While John McDonnell’s name is no stranger to the honours board at the Celtic Squash Club, there was a brand new name in the ladies column after the club’s annual championships finished up at the weekend. Julie Smith is playing a lot of squash after a comeback to the sport, and it showed as she impressively went through the women’s A grade round robin unbeaten, only dropping single games to both Melissa Wilson and Kirsty Clay. Wilson finished runner-up after beating Clay 3-1 in their match. McDonnell added his name to the list for the ninth time; after first winning the title way back in 1995, when he interrupt-

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ed Gary Stratford’s incredible run of Celtic championship victories. Top seed McDonnell dropped a game to Ben Kruger, but then beat Billy Nolan in straight sets to meet second seeded Kevin Milne in the final. Milne beat Paul Cousins and Nick Marshall to get a berth in the final, and at 2-1 up in the final match-up, was looking good for a championship title after producing some stunning B-grade squash to have McDonnell on the back foot. But whether Milne blew out, or McDonnell dug deep to find something extra, the last two games went the way of the champion in convincing fashion. Nick Marshall was too good for Billy Nolan in the classic plate, while Chris O’Reilly

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beat Brendon Adam to take the plate. Adam Clement was top seed in the men’s B grade, and met Jimmy Hunn in the final, where his greater experience showed to get his name etched on that cup, taking out the final in three sets. Ed Harrison took the classic plate from Harry Stanway and Pete Blacklow won the plate over Eelke Dijkstra. Unseeded Chris Thompson was the dark horse in the C grade, and so it proved, as he upset Phil Andrew and then beat Rob Giles to make the final against top seed Nathan Forbes. While Forbes made it through without dropping a set, unfortunately he had to default the final due to injury, robbing the gallery of a much-anticipated contest.

Rob Giles beat Jordan Hooper for third, while Ian Dolden took the plate. In the men’s D grade top seed Shane Muckle made it to the final without too much difficulty, but on the other side of the draw the in-form Blair Horrell was lurking, and it was winter league team-mate Horrell who came out best in an entertaining final match. The result was much closer than the 3-0 scoreline indicated. Brendan Clark and Tim Kuipers took the minor spoils in that grade. The women’s B grade went to seedings, with Rebecca McCloy going through without a loss, only dropping the one game to Jan Lee. Kyla Clement was a clear second behind McCloy.

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