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Deputy mayor and long serving councillor Neil Brown confirmed yesterday he will be among those seeking the district’s mayoralty in October’s local body elections.

Brown issues mayoral challenge By Sue Newman

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The race for Ashburton’s mayoralty is likely to be contested by at least four candidates, with deputy mayor and long-serving councillor Neil Brown confirming yesterday that he will be among those seeking the district’s top job in October’s local body elections. With his 15 year background as a councillor, Brown said he would bring the consistent, positive leadership to the job that the district needed for the future. “I did say at the end of last year that I wouldn’t be sitting around the council

table after another election. Five terms is long enough, you have to go the next step or you go out,” he said. One of his key drivers if elected will be to ensure the district’s new civic centre and library project is delivered on time and on target with its new budget. “Council has some big projects ahead and we need a steady hand to ensure common sense prevails over our spending,” he said. Progressing the uniting of town and country would also be key for the future, Brown said. “We need to work on this, on ensuring the rural sector understands the town

and vice versa, that is key and it needs education.” Having both farm and urban business interests gave him the advantage of understanding the unique issues facing each community, he said. The next term of council would see the start of a new era with councillor numbers dropping from 12 to nine and that meant it was vital all elected members had a good understanding of issues district-wide, Brown said.

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That’s a wrap, says Ashburton video club After 30 years of existence, the members of the Ashburton Video Camera Club have decided to call it a day and wind the club up. Foundation member Ian Smith said a combination of new technology, ageing members and declining interest had brought about the decision. He said people these days pulled out their cellphones to video scenes and events; for personal viewing or social media. Club members had gone one step further and used their skills over the years to edit and present historical records of everything from funerals to stage productions, mud plugs and television news. Smith and fellow foundation members Don Hopwood and Bruce McLauchlan yesterday divvied up what was left of the club funds and donated $1076.50 to both the Ashburton Cancer Society and the Ashburton Trust Event Centre, for the benefit of the performing arts. The club was formed back in August, 1989, when video cameras were the new format with instant playback, as compared to the old movie films which had to be sent away to be processed. These new machines were a point-and-shoot camera with instant replay and quickly became popular to record family events. Over 30 people turned out at the initial meeting and monthly get-togethers after that were a chance to share footage and advice. Smith said the group invit-

Foundation members of the Ashburton Video Camera Club (from left) Bruce McLauchlan, Ian Smith and Don Hopwood handed over $1076 to Roger Farr for future use videoing productions. PHOTO LINDA CLARKE ed Arnold Stanbury, an experienced videographer from Christchurch, to come and instruct them the finer points of videoing and editing. “Editing was first done by playing the tape on a VCR and removing or inserting footage before transferring to another VCR. There was also a titling box that could put titles on the tape. Music could also be added.

Many times it was a hit or miss exercise with much frustration. “Then the computer came into play and, while it was much easier to edit on screen, it was a new challenge that had some older members baffled for a while.” Members got together and entered national and regional competitions and forged friends around the South Island with similar interests.

Closer to home they were called on to video events that included country music shows at the Methodist and Tinwald halls, 4WD events, plus a Dancing With The Stars event held in a marquee at Methven where they screened the show live on screens at each end. They also recorded the Mid Canterbury Schools’ Music Festival annually. “Some of these events resulted in payments and this was our income and, although the club had little overheads, it did pay expenses for our annual dinners and club trips away.” Smith said some members specialised in specific events, like weddings, funerals and organised parties. “One of our members was contracted by TV One to record headline events in close proximity for items such as a fire, accident or storm that was newsworthy.” He said members took great pride in recording an event, editing it and producing a packaged DVD. “But sadly, changing times and technology has overtaken some of our members and, like many organisations, there are not enough younger members to replace them. Also the cellphone is so popular and convenient to record an event that anyone can record, although I often wonder how many spend the time to edit their recordings.” Smith said Ashburton was likely the last video club in the South Island to go, but members would continue to pursue their videoing hobby as individuals.

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Racecourse Rd a speeding hot-spot By Jaime Pitt-MacKay Jaime.p@theguardian.co.nz

On Racecourse Road, 77.16 per cent of the 39,948 vehicles recorded by the Ashburton District Council’s vehicle speed display signs were violating the speed limit. PHOTO JAIME PITT-MACKAY 060819-JPM-0005

It is Racecourse Road in name, but it appears some motorists may be taking that too seriously, with council statistics showing that more than 75 per cent of motorists travelling the road have been breaking the speed limit. Data obtained from the Ashburton District Council’s vehicle speed display signs shows that of 39,948 vehicles that travelled past the sign on Racecourse Road, 77.16 per cent of those were breaching the speed limit of 50km/h. The council has 16 vehicle speed display locations around the district with two units progressing around these sites on a monthly timeframe. Each site logs the vehicle speed as it approaches the sign and records the time of day that the vehicle passed. The sign on Racecourse Road recorded a highest speed of 165km/h. One resident said she had two cats killed at the same time by a speeding car on Racecourse Road. “The guy who picked them up for me said that whoever hit them had to be going really fast. “It happens all the time, we can

just no longer have a cat as a pet living on this road.” The next worst road for percentage of violations was Rakaia Barrhill Methven Road in Rakaia, where 57.67 per cent of the 25,016 vehicles recorded were in violation of the speed limit. Vehicles travelling on Walnut Avenue south near Ashburton Intermediate were relatively more considerate with their speed, with 22.13 per cent of the 37,276 vehicles recorded being in violation of the speed limit. It was the only location that had an average speed less than the speed limit, with the average speed being recorded at 45km/h. The fourth site recorded was on Fairfield Road in the Fairton township, and of the 26,522 vehicles recorded, 56.29 per cent were found to be violating the speed limit. Ashburton District Council graduate roading engineer Martin Lo said at the Ashburton District road safety co-oordinating committee meeting yesterday that all four locations had shown an increase in average speed compared to previous times, while there was also an increase in the number of vehicles recorded by the signs.

Mid Canterbury MPs support abortion law reform By Susan Sandys

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Mid Canterbury MPs have come out in support of sweeping reforms to abortion law. Justice Minister Andrew Little announced this week that abortion would be removed from the Crimes Act and treated as a health issue. “A woman has the right to choose what happens to her

body,” Little said. A bill, which will have its first reading today, will allow safe areas around specific abortion facilities to prevent intimidation of patients by anti-abortion protesters. Abortion will be accessible without a statutory test for the first 20 weeks of pregnancy and following that a health practitioner will have to certify the abortion is “appropriate with regard to the

pregnant woman’s physical and mental health, and well-being”. Rangitata MP Andrew Falloon said he had gone through the bill and discussed some of the provisions such as the 20-week limit with medical professionals. “I’m sympathetic to the idea of removing it from the Crimes Act, fundamentally it’s a health issue, not a criminal one,” Falloon said. He would vote for the bill at first

reading today and would have an open door to anyone in his offices in Ashburton and Timaru who wanted to talk through their views. He said he would have an open mind on discussing the specifics of the bill and debate on these would occur if the bill went to select committee. His National colleague, MP for Selwyn Amy Adams, likewise said

she supported reform of the abortion laws and would vote yes at first reading. Labour List MP based in Rangitata Jo Luxton said she would absolutely be supporting the bill. “I completely agree it should be treated as a health issue and not a crime. “These laws are outdated and women should have autonomy over their own bodies.”

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Perfect lines from top apprentice By Linda Clarke

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Five years ago Tom Marriott was the after-school boy at Ashburton canvas fabricator Peter May; now he’s the country’s top qualified apprentice in the industrial textile fabrication trade. Marriott, who turns 20 in October, was named top tier two apprentice and overall apprentice of the year at the recent national Motor Industry Training Organisation apprentice competitions. The awards were presented at the Outdoor Fabric Products Association national conference in Napier at the weekend. To win the title, he designed and made a workproof seat cover, which included a certified air bag seam, a dome, zip and Velcro closing. The work was assessed by a panel of judges. Marriott said he spent a day working on the cover, taking extra care with the one-way pattern and other tricky details. In the process he used a computer to design and cut the fabric, then sewed it perfectly together on an industrial machine at May’s factory. He said he made seat covers on a regular basis at Mays, but his work included a wide variety of projects from making huge 30m-long haycovers to small sunshades. His after-school job five years ago included sweeping the floor, but it also allowed him to see the workshop

in action and he left Ashburton College at the end of 2016 and took up an apprenticeship in the canvas fabrication business. He was a natural fit with his attention to detail, love of numbers and skills passed on from his builder dad. Owner Peter May said Tom had shown he has the ability to be a very skilled tradesman with lots of potential. “We are thrilled that he has been recognised at the awards.” Marriott said he enjoyed the variety of work, which saw him mostly working with PVC and vinyl. He is responsible for the whole production process, from measurement to finished item. He is also responsible for his own clients, which is teaching him another side of the business. It was rewarding to construct new products, but also to give new life to old ones with a fabric make-over, he said. Marriott’s apprenticeship has involved practical and theoretical modules and courses away, but he said a lot of his learning had been in the workshop with May, who had over 40 years’ experience in the trade. He said May and his wife Toni had been great support. The couple accompanied him to Napier, where he also won a $750 cash prize and a hot air plastic welder worth over $1000. Marriott is the fourth May apprentice since 2002 to have won the national award.

Ashburton canvas fabricator Tom Marriott has been recognised as the top apprentice in his trade. PHOTO LINDA CLARKE 060819-LC-0043

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Truck allegedly cuts power By Jaime Pitt-MacKay Jaime.p@theguardian.co.nz

Several homes and businesses were left without power in Hinds yesterday after a truck severely damaged power lines over the main road through the town. The Hinds Volunteer Fire Brigade were called out at around 6.45am to reports that a truck had brought down power lines in the town. Chief Fire Officer Dave Kingsbury said by the time they arrived, the offending truck had left the scene, leaving a trail of destruction. “He has hit the overhead wires,” he said. “He stopped apparently and put the high point down and drove off, he must’ve known he hit them but that is for the police to find him. “It is a hell of a lot of hassle for everyone though, we had to try and find generators for the local shops just so they could keep on trading.” Kingsbury said that quite a few lines had been taken down by the truck, damaging the powerpoles themselves and the connections with the houses that they were forcibly pulled from. “It is quite a nuisance for the area and is something that shouldn’t have happened,” he

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In brief Nominations received New names joined the race for this year’s local government elections with both of yesterday’s nominations stretching across two tables. Ash Shah has been nominated to stand for the Ashburton Licensing Trust and also the Ashburton Ward while current councillor, Mark Malcolm’s nominations were received for both the Ashburton Licensing Trust and the Eastern Ward, creating an election in that ward with only two vacancies available.

Enchanted crafts Costume and fabric artist Jenny Gillies will be a special speaker at the Ashburton Creative Fibre group’s enchanted garden day at the Tinwald War Memorial Hall on Monday. The day includes demonstrations, competitions, traders, raffles and displays and the group is welcoming all visitors. Admission is $5 and the day runs from 10am until 2.30pm.

Farmers’ market back EA Networks staff work to repair powerlines that were damaged in Hinds on Monday morning. PHOTO JAIME PITT-MACKAY 060819-JPM-0004

lines may have been brought down by a vehicle, however when Police conducted area enquiries there was nothing able to be located of this kind,” they said. “I understand there are no fur-

said. A police spokesperson said they were called to the scene by Fire and Emergency New Zealand following a report of power lines down on Peters St, Hinds, about 7am. “We received information that

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The Ashburton Farmers’ Market returns on Saturday with local produce for sale in the West Street car park from 10am until 1pm. The market features cheese, jams and preserves, Crozier’s turkey and duck products, baking, veges and crafts. Buskers, games and a kids’ colouring competition will also be happening.

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Hotel manager loving life in NZ orry for Mid Canty By Susan Sandys

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South Rakaia Hotel manager Kevin Li is loving the rural life in small town Mid Canterbury. It’s a big change from his home city of about six million people in China. “I want to stay here for a long time, I’m excited to join some community clubs, and I can’t wait for fishing salmon. I have done some fishing in New Zealand, never salmon.” Li is from the city of Changchun, in the Ji Lin province, where he was employed as a marketing officer. He came to New Zealand about one year ago on a working holiday, and was introduced to the new owner of the South Rakaia Hotel through a mutual friend. The hotel was sold to Chin Wai Lau, based in Christchurch and on the West Coast where he has other hotels, and his family, about six months ago. For Li’s first six months in New Zealand, he travelled around and worked in various jobs, including motel management, factory machine operation and filleting fish at markets in Auckland. He said until coming to Rakaia, his jobs had been mainly citybased, so now it was fantastic to be in the “real New Zealand”.

Kevin Li is in his element running the almost 150-year-old South Rakaia Hotel. PHOTO SUSAN SANDYS 060819-SS-0066

He had now applied for a working visa and hoped to spend more time here. “I very much appreciate the opportunity to be here. It’s a big change. I always dreamed to feel the real New Zealand … when I came here I was very excited, fi-

nally I’m in the countryside, not very big, far from the city,” he said. “Most of the time people are very friendly, our customers and former owners (Peter Harrison) are giving me a lot of support. They show me and tell me what they are expecting and help me to

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improve all the services and the equipment.” Everything was going according to plan, and he and his customers old and new could not be happier. “Actually I kind of love this place, this pub has a lot of history,” Li said.

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That was something he had researched, and found that the hotel dated back as far as construction of the former combined road and rail bridge over the nearby Rakaia River. It was built by a C. Robinson and opened in 1872. Another interesting anecdote in its past was that a Jack McKendry had a horse which won the Auckland Cup against all odds, and then spent his winnings on buying the pub and living there for the next 35 years. Since coming on board, Li had no trouble working out priorities for improvements, and one of the first things he did was update the lines which deliver the life-blood of every New Zealand pub, beer, to the bar’s taps. He was considering turning a rear car-parking area into a home for alpacas, which would provide an attraction for locals and tourists. He is introducing a scheme whereby community groups can apply for grants from profits made on the hotel’s pokie machines, and wants to offer dining spaces as free meeting venues when they are not in use. The hotel has a restaurant, serving New Zealand and Chinese cuisine, and 13 rooms for accommodation.

Ashburton recorded its highest ever mean temperature for July in what was an unusually warm month, according to NIWA. The organisation’s monthly climate summary released this week reported the nationwide average temperature in July was 9.6 degrees celsius, making it the second warmest July on record. Ashburton recorded a mean air temperature of eight degrees, which was 2.3 degrees above normal and the highest ever mean for the month since records began in 1927. Winchmore recorded its fourth highest mean, of 7.6 degrees, since records began in 1927. Ashburton’s mean maximum, this measuring 13.1 degrees, was 2.3 degrees above normal and the third highest since records began in 1928. Ashburton’s highest mean minimum air temperature also entered the record books, this being the highest since records began in 1928. This was 2.8 degrees, which was 2.3 degrees above normal. Winchmore recorded its fourth highest mean minimum air temperature, of 2.3

degrees, which was 1.8 degrees higher than normal. Ashburton residents felt the heat on July 3, when the mercury soared to 21.6 degrees, the third highest daily maximum for the town. Internationally, July was the hottest month that humans have ever recorded, and at many locations in the Northern Hemisphere people suffered in heat wave conditions. NIWA principal scientist forecasting and media Chris Brandolino said higher than normal mean sea level pressure east of New Zealand, and lower than normal pressure in the Tasman Sea, resulted in more westerly air flows than normal across the country. “The distinct lack of southerly winds throughout the month and warmer than average coastal and regional sea surface temperatures contributed to the unseasonably warm temperatures,” he said. “A central Pacific El Nino also influenced global patterns which led to the unusual mid-winter warmth. It has now been 30 months since New Zealand experienced a nationwide average temperature that was below average.”

Police deny manhandling claims NZME Police have rejected claims from Ihumatao protesters that police staff manhandled at least one of them at the site on Monday. The response comes after tensions rose at the historical site in Mangere when a police presence was ramped up suddenly on Monday. Protest organiser Pania Newton said she was walking through a gate when a police officer rammed her with it – causing her to fall to the ground. She said she was “fine” and luckily, no one was seriously hurt.

Video of the incident shows someone repeatedly yelled out “police brutality”. Newton earlier told MediaWorks: “I was really concerned that there were a number of minors at the front line, so I was coming through the gate and a police officer ran over, rammed the gate I was coming through and I did fall to the ground.” However, police have responded to the claims. Counties Manukau District Commander Superintendent Jill Rogers said: “Police reject allegations that a protester was pushed over.”

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Nato Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg and Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern during their joint press conference in Parliament yesterday. PHOTO NZME where, the terrorists will not win. As long as we are standing up for our values, they are losing and we are winning.” His comments come just days after two mass shootings in the US in which 31 people were killed. One of the shooters made reference to the Christchurch terrorist, allegedly saying he was the inspiration for the attack. Stoltenberg said terrorists may try to inspire each other – “but we just have to stand together and defy them”. Stoltenberg also welcomed

New Zealand’s commitment to contribute more peacekeepers to Afghanistan, specifically to bolster the role of women in peacekeeping situations. Ardern said the New Zealand Defence Force (NZDF) would be creating up to three roles focused on women, peace and security issues within Nato’s mission in Kabul. “These roles will contribute towards safeguarding the hardwon gains Afghani women and girls have made since 2001.” But Stoltenberg would not say if he was disappointed in the

Government’s decision to withdraw Kiwi troops from Iraq. He had previously requested New Zealand send more troops into the region. But In June, Ardern announced New Zealand would withdraw its troops, mainly based in the Taji Camp, by June 2020. “I welcome what New Zealand has done in the global coalition over a long period of time; training the Iraqi forces,” Stoltenberg said when asked if he was disappointed with the Government’s decision.”

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Jason Walls Nato Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg has praised New Zealand’s response to the March 15 mosque attacks, saying it helped to show that terrorists “will not win”. He also commended Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern’s response to the attacks and said her “outstanding leadership and courage has inspired and impressed people around the world”. “You have shown that freedom prevails over oppression; tolerance over intolerance and love always prevails over hate.” Stoltenberg was Norway’s Prime Minister when more than 75 people, mostly teenagers, were killed at a summer camp in Oslo in 2011 by a white supremacist. Speaking to media in Wellington yesterday morning, following a meeting with Ardern, the Nato boss said after March 15, New Zealand showed the world that “tolerance will prevail over intolerance”. “I’m impressed by the way New Zealand handled the terrorist attack in March and the way you stood together; the way you have stood up for ... tolerance, democracy, individual liberty.” Those were Nato’s core values, he said. “As long as we do that in New Zealand, in Norway and else-

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and spa pools as chilly New Zealanders dream of warmer times. “Heaters are in hot demand at the moment with over 99,000 searches in the last seven days, up 32 per cent on the same time last year,” said Trade Me spokeswoman Millie Silvester. Demand outweighs supply

though – there are currently only 20,000 heaters listed for sale on the site. Firewood is also a hot commodity at the moment, with 110,000 searches in the past week, climbing 9 per cent on the week before. “On Sunday alone we saw 13,000 searches for firewood ons-

ite,” Silvester said. Other Kiwis are preparing for snow, with more than 28,000 searches for snow chains. This was up 89 per cent compared to the week before. “Spa pools are also on Kiwis’ wishlists with close to 65,000 searches in the last week.”

The most serious allegation of rape against a parliamentary staffer working for the Labour Party has not been laid by a complainant to Labour or the police, the Herald understands. Meanwhile, Ethan Griffiths, a victim of alleged sexual assault at Young Labour’s infamous summer camp last year, says the party has learned nothing from that incident. Griffiths was referring to the latest allegations to hit the Labour Party, which has ordered an independent review into its handling of allegations of bullying and sexual harassment against a parliamentary staffer who works for the party. It is understood that the incidents in question took place at a Labour Party event, not in the workplace, and while a rape has been alleged, it did not involve any of the people who made complaints about improper behaviour. No disciplinary action was taken after an internal investigation looked into the complaints, but the party has now ordered an independent review of how that was conducted following further complaints. The staffer is understood to still be at work. Griffiths said the latest revelations showed that nothing had changed since the review of party processes following the Young Labour camp, which led to a person being charged with indecent assault. “For a party whose main line is based on wellbeing and all that sort of carry on, this is just ridiculous. The party leadership is just useless.” Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said yesterday that the party had “absolutely” learned from the incident at the summer camp and the current review was a chance to see what, if anything, the party should do differently.

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omeone turn off the tap, it would seem the cup is full. Three unofficially became four yesterday and it would seem we now have the perfect mix to create a truly intriguing race to the role of Mayor of the Ashburton District. Our only problem now, though? Four doesn’t quite fit into one and so there will be some who will fall to the wayside. Potentially into an abyss where their position as servants of this district through their roles will become non-existent. For three of our four, it’s live by the sword and die by the sword, literally. Really there can only be one winner in this four-horse race. Of

course presuming that there isn’t still another candidate in hiding, waiting to pull the rabbit out of the hat at the 11th hour. And in some ways, that only one will be left standing and potentially one might claim a different role than that of mayor, is a little disappointing, because in our four candidates we have a very strong representation of

this district on offer for people to vote for. Each one adds something a little different, brings their own style and would do well in any role available, let alone the top job. And it’s now our decision as to where the dust settles. Some might say it’s a good position to be in, others would suggest it’s a little too much and may dilute the voting process and leave the majority line at a near minimum. But we’d rather have the choice, than not really have one at all – surely? Our neighbours just up the road in Selwyn were, up to very recently, looking at that very

scenario, with it looking likely for some time that their incumbent would be competing in a onehorse race. That situation might not have been too bad considering his general popularity and satisfaction among residents, but it does really take away the impact for those voting to have their chance at a say on who is their elected representative. So, it’s a bit of a double-edged sword, this situation we’re faced with. But I kind of like it. That there are so many permutations and possibilities that could unfold will make this one of the more exciting elections we’ve had in this district for a long time

and anyone who can stand there and state that they know who will win at this point in time is a little bit deluded – sorry for any offence caused by that, but it’s true. It’s going to be tight. And who produces the strongest campaign and stands up and pledges their fight to the matters which impact on the public the most will be the one who is likely to get the pot of gold at the end of the rainbow. So, as the community of the Ashburton District, it’s time to start to put the thinking caps on, time to start observing a little bit more and ensuring that when it comes time to sit down and make a decision that we are as confident in the choice we are making as we can be.

Asian, Middle Eastern and African women in New Zealand. In 2017, medical examiners said the remains of a man who’d been killed at the World Trade Center on 9/11 had been identified, nearly 16 years after the attacks. Ten years ago: Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, on a tour of Africa, urged South Africans to press for political and economic reforms in neighbouring Zimbabwe. Five years ago: President Barack Obama authorised US airstrikes in northern Iraq, warning they would be launched if needed to defend Americans from advancing Islamic militants and protect civilians under siege. A

jury convicted a suburban Detroit homeowner of second-degree murder and manslaughter in the killing of an unarmed woman on his porch, rejecting Theodore Wafer’s claim that he was afraid for his life when he heard Renisha McBride pounding on his door in the middle of the night and had acted in self-defence. (Wafer was sentenced to at least 17 years in prison.) One year ago: The fourth suspect in the shooting death of emerging South Florida rap star XXXTentacion turned himself in to authorities. Chicago police said they would deploy hundreds of additional officers to neighbourhoods where a burst of

gun violence over the weekend left at least 11 people dead and 70 wounded. Today’s birthdays: Magician, author and lecturer James Randi is 91. Humourist Garrison Keillor is 77. Singer B.J. Thomas is 77. Singer Lana Cantrell is 76. Actor John Glover is 75. Actor David Rasche is 75. Actress Caroline Aaron is 67. Comedian Alexei Sayle is 67. Actor Wayne Knight is 64. Rock singer Bruce Dickinson is 61. Actor David Duchovny is 59. Actress Delane Matthews is 58. Actor Harold Perrineau is 56. Jazz musician Marcus Roberts is 56. Actor David Mann is 53. Actress Charlotte Lewis is 52. Actress Sydney Penny is 48. Actor Greg

Serano is 47. Actor Michael Shannon is 45. Actress Charlize Theron is 44. Rock musician Barry Kerch is 43. Actor Eric Johnson is 40. Actor Randy Wayne is 38. Actor-writer Brit Marling is 37. Actor Liam James is 23. Thought for today: “There are a lot of people who think our job is to reassure the public every night that their home, their community and their nation is safe. I don’t subscribe to that at all. I subscribe to leaving people with essentially — sorry it’s a cliche — a rough draft of history. Some days it’s reassuring, some days it’s absolutely destructive.” — Peter Jennings (1938-2005). - AP

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TODAY IN HISTORY Today is Wednesday, August 7, the 219th day of 2019. There are 146 days left in the year. Today’s highlight in history: On August 7, 1998, terrorist bombs at US embassies in Kenya and Tanzania killed 224 people, including 12 Americans. On this date: In 1782, Gen. George Washington created the Order of the Purple Heart, a decoration to recognise merit in enlisted men and noncommissioned officers. In 1789, the US Department of War was established by Congress. In 1915, the Wellington Battalion captured Chunuk Bair. The high point of the New Zealand effort at Gallipoli, the attack on Chunuk Bair underlined the leadership qualities of Lieutenant-Colonel William Malone. In 1942, US and other allied forces landed at Guadalcanal, marking the start of the first major allied offensive in the Pacific during World War Two. (Japanese forces abandoned the island the following February.) In 1959, the United States launched the Explorer 6 satellite, which sent back images of Earth. In 1961, Yale psychology professor Stanley Milgram began conducting his controversial human behaviour experiments concerning obedience toward authority figures. In 1964, Congress passed the Gulf of Tonkin resolution, giving President Lyndon B. Johnson broad powers in dealing with reported North Vietnamese attacks on US forces. In 1971, the Apollo 15 moon mission ended successfully as its command module splashed down in the Pacific Ocean. In 1989, a plane carrying US Rep. Mickey Leland and 14 others disappeared over Ethiopia. (The wreckage of the plane was found six days later; there were no survivors.) In 1995, Shakti begins in New Zealand. Farida Sultana and seven other women met to discuss the establishment of a culturally specialist support service for

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was pleased to learn from an Infometrics Regional Wellbeing report recently that the Ashburton District has better wellbeing outcomes than the national average for civic engagement and governance. This means that more people in our community interact with local decision making and make sure their voice is counted in the voting process than the national average. Representing your community on the Council, Community Board or Licensing Trust is an opportunity to make a difference, have your voice heard around the table and make decisions that affect the residents in your community. If you see yourself as a potential leader and are passionate about your community, then now is your chance to give local politics a go and have a say in

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ward or district that you wish to stand for. As the August 16 deadline is fast approaching, I’d also like to remind residents that now is the time to check that you are on the electoral roll and that your details are correct. You can do this by checking the preliminary electoral roll which is available for inspection at various places around the district, including the council office and Ashburton Library. To become enrolled, simply visit www.elections.org.nz. It will be great to see a strong turnout for our local elections this year, so please ensure you are able to exercise your democratic right to vote by being enrolled correctly. When voting papers are sent out from September 20, electors will be tasked with voting for one mayor, and depending on where

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Shootings spark outrage NZME President Donald Trump denounced “racism, bigotry and white supremacy” after a pair of mass shootings and focused on combating mental illness over efforts to push gun control. Not long after Trump spoke, former president Barack Obama released a statement attacking leaders that foster “a climate of fear and hatred”, without specifically naming Trump. Trump’s nationally televised comments followed a shooting rampage in El Paso, Texas, and another, hours later, in Dayton, Ohio, both with assault-style rifles and loads of ammunition. Thus far, 31 people have died as a result of the two attacks; two people who were shot in El Paso died from their wounds on Monday. Scores of others were wounded. “In one voice, our nation must condemn racism, bigotry and white supremacy,” Trump said in remarks delivered at the White House. “Hatred warps the mind, ravages the heart and devours the soul.” Trump condemned the “two evil attacks” and vowed to act “with urgent resolve,” outlining several possible steps, including the use of “red-flag laws” that focus on better identifying mentally ill people – and others who present as threats for violence – who should not be allowed to purchase firearms. “Mental illness and hatred pull the trigger. Not the gun,” said Trump. Trump also appeared to blame the media for recent mass shootings in a tweet on

The gap is now filled Dakota Johnson has shocked fans by altering her most defining feature. And they’re losing their minds over it. Forget about thigh gaps and the gender pay gap – in 2019, it’s all about Dakota Johnson’s tooth gap. The actress has closed the infamous gap that once appeared between her two front pearlers and now the world is mourning the loss. How could she do this to us? The tooth gap was her signature – her defining quality. It was her … je ne sais quoi. Like Sarah Jessica Parker’s mole. But just like SJP took a scalpel to her iconic feature, Dakota has filled the void.

Mourners gather for a vigil at the scene of a mass shooting in Dayton, Ohio. Monday, writing that “Fake News has contributed greatly to the anger and rage that has built up over many years”. Not long after Trump spoke, former president Barack Obama released a statement bluntly pushing back against what he called “language coming out of the mouths of any of our leaders that feeds a climate of fear and hatred or normalises racist sentiments.” Obama did not mention Trump by name, but his statement appeared to be an implicit rebuke of his successor, denouncing “leaders who demonise those who don’t look

like us” or those who suggest that immigrants “threaten our way of life”. He also called for new gun laws, saying the country is “not helpless” in the face of the mass shootings that have become a regular feature in American society. “Every time this happens, we’re told that tougher gun laws won’t stop all murders; that they won’t stop every deranged individual from getting a weapon and shooting innocent people in public places,” Obama said. “But the evidence shows that they can stop some killing. They can save some

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families from heartbreak.” Authorities in El Paso identified the victims on Monday; among them were people from at least three countries – the United States, Mexico and Germany – who ranged in age from 15 to 90. Their stories have provided heartbreaking glimpses of people killed while doing something mundane: shopping at Walmart. Eight of the shoppers killed in El Paso were Mexican. Mexico has expressed outrage at the massacre and suggested that it might try to bring charges against the perpetrator and the seller of the firearm.

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More missiles fired; US drills denounced AP North Korea continued to ramp up its weapons demonstrations by firing two presumed short-range ballistic missiles into the sea yesterday while lashing out at the United States and South Korea for continuing military exercises that the North says could derail fragile nuclear diplomacy. North Korea’s fourth round of weapons launches in less than two weeks came amid a standstill in nuclear negotiations and after President Donald Trump repeatedly dismissed the significance of the country’s recent tests despite the threat the weapons pose to allies South Korea and Japan and to US bases there. Experts say Trump’s downplaying of the North’s weapons display has allowed the country more room to advance its military capabilities as it attempts to build leverage ahead

North Korea has carried out a series of missile launches in recent weeks. of negotiations, which could possibly resume sometime after the end of the allies’ drills later this month. South Korea’s military alerted reporters to the launches minutes before the North’s Foreign Ministry denounced Washington and Seoul over the start of their joint exercises.

The ministry’s statement said the drills, which North Korea sees as an invasion rehearsal, leave the country “compelled to develop, test and deploy the powerful physical means essential for national defence”. The statement from an unidentified spokesperson said Pyongyang remains commit-

ted to dialogue, but it could seek a “new road” if the allies don’t change their positions. “It is too axiomatic that a constructive dialogue cannot be expected at a time when a simulated war practice targeted at the dialogue partner is being conducted,” said the statement. “We remain unchanged in our stand to resolve the issues through dialogue. But the dynamics of dialogue will be more invisible as long as the hostile military moves continue.” Seoul’s Joint Chiefs of Staff said the two projectiles the North flew cross-country were likely short-range ballistic missiles. They were launched from an area near the North’s western coast and travelled about 450 kilometres on an apogee of 37 kilometres at a maximum speed of above Mach 6.9 before landing in waters off the country’s eastern coast, the JCS said.

MAFS star’s explosive claim Married At First Sight star Elizabeth Sobinoff has dropped a bombshell about her former co-star Cyrell Paule, accusing her former best friend of faking her relationship with Love Island’s Eden Dally. The reality TV stars began dating earlier this year but have since been plagued with speculation that their romance began simply as a bid to stay in the headlines. And according to Paule’s onetime close friend – the rumours are true. The explosive claim was made during a heated public back-and-forth between Paule, 30, and Sobinoff, 28, on Monday night when each of them accused the other of lying in a series of Instagram Stories.

Awkward interview Kiwi star Danielle Cormack was subjected to an interview so cringeworthy her interviewer called for his researcher to be fired when he kept getting his facts wrong. The Xena and Fresh Eggs star appeared on The Project across the ditch with Tommy Little, who made one blunder after another leaving Cormack utterly baffled. By the time they got to the end of their interview, Little had no choice but to apologise for the severely awkward chat. “I’m so sorry,” he said. “Danielle, you’ve been great and on behalf of me, I’m sorry.” But to Cormack’s credit, she laughed it all off saying, “You have no reason to be sorry. It’s been highly entertaining!”

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president of Turkey a “wankerer” (in a limerick where it had to rhyme with Ankara). He is especially fond of turds, a term he reportedly used most recently to describe Theresa May’s Brexit plan and the government of France. None of this stopped him from becoming a member of parliament, the mayor of London or the British prime minister. In fact it probably helped him. Researchers say people who swear can seem more honest, credible and persuasive. There is,

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Westpac is to refund $7 million to 93,000 New Zealand customers overcharged due to incorrect calculation of rewards and fee-waivers on some accounts. Westpac says about 61,000 customers were owed $1.28 million due to fee waivers being incorrectly applied to tertiary or graduate banking accounts between 2007 and 2017. A further $5.7 million is owned to about 32,000 customers who didn’t receive the correct relationship rewards, as disclosed by the bank earlier this year. “We apologise to all the customers affected, most of whom we have already refunded,” said Gina Dellabarca, Westpac New Zealand’s acting general manager of

consumer banking and wealth. “In most instances, the individual amounts are small and are the result of errors in manual processes. We want to assure our customers that we have now changed our systems so that the issue does not occur again.” The refunds are part of a set of enforceable undertakings the bank has made with the Financial Markets Authority and the Commerce Commission. In a joint statement, the regulators noted that Westpac had disclosed to them in December 2017 that it had not been applying discounts for some customers properly. More impacted customers were identified during the following 12 months. “The bank has agreed to refund all fees and

Unemployment hits 11-year low By Rebecca Howard NZME

New Zealand’s unemployment rate fell to an 11-year low while wages ticked up on the back of a rise in the minimum wage. The seasonally adjusted unemployment rate fell to 3.9 per cent in the three months ended June 30, from 4.2 per cent in the March quarter, Stats NZ said in its household labour force survey. Economists surveyed by Bloomberg had tipped the unemployment rate to lift to 4.3

per cent. The New Zealand dollar rose to 65.72 US cents from 65.26 cents just ahead of the data. The unemployment rate was the lowest since June 2008 when it was 3.8 per cent. On the wages front, private sector wage inflation – including overtime – rose 0.8 per cent in the quarter for a 2.2 per cent annual increase. Public sector wage inflation was up 0.4 per cent in the quarter for a 2.2 per cent annual gain.

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charges that have been incorrectly charged and will take all reasonable steps to reach impacted customers.” The affected banking packages included Westpac’s Tertiary Pac, Career Starter Pac, Graduate Pac, International Student Pac, Relationship Rewards Scheme, Family Benefits and Westpac Staff Package, Bizpac, and Government Packages and Portfolio Package. Westpac’s failings mean it potentially breached the fair dealing provisions of the Financial Markets Conduct Act and the consumer credit provisions of the Fair Trading Act. Liam Mason, the FMA’s director of regulation, said it expects market participants to be proactive in this sort of situation.

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oes it matter if you swear a bit at work? What about the odd crass vulgarity? These questions have been on my mind ever since a friend told me in vibrant detail how exuberantly a senior executive in her office swore. I grew up on an Australian sheep farm and once worked on a fishing boat, but this was impressive stuff. Lavish gusts of filth, in person and on social media. It had been the subject of much gossip in my friend’s office but had not caused any obvious bother for the executive, who had been repeatedly promoted. I thought of my friend’s story when Boris Johnson became Britain’s latest prime minister. Johnson is well known for being an adulterous old Etonian with hair that looks as if a large cat just slept in it. But what also sets him apart is his mouth. He has brushed off corporate fears about Brexit with the words “f*** business”. He has called the

of academics, who spend an astonishing amount of time studying swearing. Hundreds of papers have been written on the topic since 1900, according to two experts who said – in 2012 – there was not much evidence the culture was deteriorating when it came to profanity. More recent US research suggests swearing might be on the rise at work, especially among millennials. Either way, one should understand that no matter how old you are, where you live or where you work, there are some places where swearing is not only frowned on but illegal in public places. The rapper 50 Cent discovered this a few years ago when he was fined for cursing onstage in the Caribbean island of St Kitts. He still thought the show a success, but in the memorable words of his representative, he was going to make sure that on any future trips to St Kitts, he “leaves the motherf***ers in the United States”.

and PR people “scared shitless”. As it happens, finance is only the second-worst sector for swearing. It is slightly worse in the healthcare industry, data shows. But does location matter? The other day, I did a cursory trawl through earnings call transcripts of S&P 500 and FTSE 100 companies since 2007 that revealed a trove of r-rated blather. I had expected to find a lot more in the UK, where it has been claimed the average Brit swears 14 times a day. But I was wrong. In the US, a slew of executives have been “beating the shit” out of rivals for years, or deriding them for being “full of crap”, or gloating about having “kicked ass”. A more extensive 2016 analysis of conference call transcripts by CNBC journalists in the US found the incidence of corporate profanity seemed to be on the rise that year compared with 2014 and 2015, though levels had been higher in previous years. This chimes with the findings

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of course, swearing and swearing. A US study that found profanity could be persuasive arrived at the conclusion after testing people’s reactions to “damn”, a word so mild it barely qualifies as an obscenity in many offices. Context also matters. A fourletter-word howl at a jammed printer is more acceptable than one hurled at a boss. And when workers are asked if they approve of bad language in the office, they invariably say they do not. Yet fruity language need not be an obstacle to career success, which is something a lot of smart business leaders have long understood. JPMorgan Chase boss Jamie Dimon is the longest-serving bank chief executive on Wall Street and a bracingly blunt speaker in a sea of corporate timidity. He has publicly complained about the “stupid shit” in the US political system and the critics he has “pissed off”. A few months ago he chortled that, unsurprisingly, he sometimes leaves his bank’s lawyers

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Pumpkin – warming goodness Pumpkins are one of the joys of winter. They’re at their best when the weather is cold and, while pumpkin soup is a staple in most families and roast pumpkin is always a winner, there’s a lot more to the versatile vegetable.

Pumpkin and potato with paprika 1/4-1/2 t paprika 1/4-1/2 t curry powder 2T flour 2T canola oil Pinch salt Freshly ground black pepper, to taste 400g pumpkin, peeled and sliced into chunks 4-6 roasting potatoes, washed and sliced into wedges

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Pumpkin and feta bake 700g peeled, diced pumpkin (about 1/2 medium-sized pumpkin) 2 medium potatoes, peeled and diced 2T olive oil 1 onion, diced 5 eggs 1/2 C cream 2T chopped italian parsley Sea salt and cracked pepper, to taste 100g feta, crumbled, plus extra for garnish ■■ Place the pumpkin and potato cubes in a saucepan of water and simmer until they are just tender. ■■ Drain and set aside to cool. ■■ Heat the oil in a pan over a medium heat and sauté the diced onion until it is soft and fragrant. ■■ Whisk together the eggs, cream and parsley in a bowl. ■■ Season to taste. ■■ In a large bowl, gently combine the pumpkin and potatoes, onion, egg mixture and crumbled feta. ■■ Pour into an ovenproof serving dish and dot over the extra feta. ■■ Bake for 20-25 minutes until the bake is puffed and golden. ■■ Allow it to cool slightly before cutting.

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Pumpkin loaf Butter and flour for greasing loaf tin 1 3/4 C flour 1t baking soda 3/4 t salt 1/2 t ground cinnamon 1/4 t ground nutmeg 1/4 t ground cloves 1/2 t ground ginger 1C pumpkin puree 2 large eggs 50g unsalted butter, melted and cooled 1/4 C vegetable oil 1/2 C sugar ■■ Preheat oven to 160°C fan bake (180°C bake). ■■ Lightly butter and flour one 23 x 13cm loaf pan. ■■ Combine flour, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, nutmeg, cloves and ginger in a large bowl and set aside. ■■ In a mixer, beat the pumpkin puree, eggs, butter, vegetable oil, sugar and 2/3 C water until well blended. ■■ Turn the mixer to low and combine the flour mixture with the pumpkin mixture. ■■ Pour into the prepared pan and bake for 45 to 50 minutes. ■■ Allow to cool for 10 minutes in the pan, then transfer to wire rack to cool completely.

2T oil 1 red chilli, seeds removed and finely chopped 1 red onion, finely chopped 2cm piece of ginger, grated 2 cloves garlic, crushed and chopped 1t ground coriander 1t ground turmeric 1t ground cumin 3T fish sauce 1T brown sugar 2t prepared lemongrass 2 x 400ml cans coconut milk 1T lemon juice 1T tomato paste 750g pumpkin, peeled and chopped 750g potatoes, peeled and roughly chopped Coriander leaves, for garnish ■■ Heat oil in a large saucepan and gently cook chilli, onion, ginger and garlic for 5 minutes. ■■ Add coriander, turmeric and cumin and stir for 1 minute. ■■ Add fish sauce, brown sugar, lemongrass, coconut milk, lemon juice, tomato paste, pumpkin and potatoes. Bring to the boil and simmer until potatoes are just tender. ■■ Serve with rice and garnished with coriander leaves.

400g pumpkin 3 garlic cloves 1t ground cumin 1t celery salt 1t ground coriander 2t paprika 1t turmeric 3T oil 1C chicken stock 1/4 C sundried tomatoes 2T walnuts Salad greens, to serve Dressing 1T red wine vinegar 1T avocado and lime oil ■■ Peel pumpkin. Remove seeds and cut pumpkin into 2cm pieces. ■■ Crush garlic. Peel and chop roughly. ■■ Mix cumin, celery salt, coriander, turmeric and paprika together. ■■ Heat oil in a large frying pan. ■■ Add garlic, spice mixture and pumpkin. ■■ Toss pumpkin in spice mixture for four minutes. ■■ Add chicken stock. Cover and simmer for 25 to 30 minutes or until pumpkin is tender. Cool. ■■ Drain sun-dried tomatoes and chop roughly. ■■ Mix into pumpkin mixture. ■■ Place a handful of salad greens on a plate with pumpkin mixture and roasted walnuts. ■■ Drizzle with dressing. To make the dressing just mix oil and vinegar together.

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Aussies take first Ashes blood AP Australia won the first Ashes test by a huge margin of 251 runs yesterday after dismissing England for 146 in its second innings on the final day. Offspinner Nathan Lyon was often unplayable with 6-49 and passed 350 test wickets in a remarkable turnaround for the Australians, who had been reduced to 122-8 in their first innings at a hostile Edgbaston. “It’s disappointing,” England captain Joe Root told the BBC. “We got ourselves in a really strong position.” Allrounder Chris Woakes provided England’s top score with a defiant 37 at No. 9 after the hosts crumbled from 60-1 to 97-7. Woakes was the last man out in the 53rd over to Pat Cummins (4-32), sending the ball to Steve Smith in the slips as England collapsed in the afternoon. England had resumed after lunch on 85-4. Jos Buttler (1) went in the first over, bowled by Cummins, and Jonny Bairstow was then caught by Cameron Bancroft off Cummins for his 100th test wicket. In what has been a nightmare test at times for the on-field umpires, Bairstow opted to review Joel Wilson’s decision but he was unsuccessful, leading one BBC pundit to exclaim “Joel’s got one right!” Lyon reached the 350-wicket landmark when Ben Stokes (6) was caught behind. The spinner went on to dismiss Moeen Ali for his five-for and had Stuart Broad caught by Smith for a golden duck. Jimmy Anderson came out to bat despite lingering injury concerns – he bowled only four overs in the entire test – and denied Lyon his hat-trick. Rory Burns (11) was the first man out – caught by Lyon off Cummins – when England had added only six runs after starting on 13-0, and Root (28) was the last man out in the morning, visibly angry with himself after tamely sending the ball to Bancroft at short leg off Lyon. Lyon had come on to bowl after an hour’s play and proved the threat that England feared with three wickets before lunch. Lyon also soon settled a big question of the day: Could whiteball specialist Jason Roy patient-

England’s Jonny Bairstow sinks in despair after being dismissed by Australian paceman Pat Cummins on day five of the first Ashes test at Edgbaston. PHOTO AP ly stay in without taking risks in smashing quick runs? That was answered in Australia’s favour when the explosive opener, playing only his second test, needlessly advanced down the wicket against Lyon. The ball turned and clattered into the stumps. Roy was out for 28 after sharing a 41-run partnership with Root and England on 60-2. Bancroft caught Joe Denly (11) at short leg after Lyon struck again

to leave England 80-3 before Root was dismissed. England’s instinctive batting aggression paid huge dividends in its Cricket World Cup title last month, including a semi-final win over Australia in Birmingham, but the switch from white to red ball is proving a tough challenge so far against its well-prepared opponent. Australia even had the luxury of declaring at 487-7 in its second innings to set England an unlikely

winning target of 398. “I love playing cricket here in England. The atmosphere’s always amazing, and the boys turned up and played a really good game of cricket,” man-of-the-match Smith said. “To go 1-0 up in the series is a big boost.” England had taken a 90-run lead after the first innings with 374 in reply to Australia’s 284. But Smith’s centuries in each innings (144 and 142) proved far

McCullum retires from all cricket NZME Former New Zealand captain Brendon McCullum (right) has announced his retirement from cricket at the age of 37. McCullum retired from international cricket in 2016 but has continued to play in Twenty20 leagues around the world, most recently in Canada. He was due to play in the Euro T20 Slam but has advised organisers of his decision to retire.

McCullum said he will now concentrate on television commentary and coaching. In a statement posted on Twitter, McCullum says he goes into retirement “with pride and satisfaction”. “As much as I’m proud of what I’ve achieved in my 20 year professional career – more than I ever could have dreamed of when I first entered the game – I have felt the drive to keep going harder to maintain in recent months,” McCullum said.

“My style of cricket has always been full noise, full throttle. “From Culling Park to Lord’s and everything in between, there have been some wonderful memories,” he continued. “Unfortunately, the sacrifices needed and commitment required to play that type of cricket have now become too great.” McCullum said while he is sad to leave the game behind, he is excited about the future.

too much for a humbled England, especially without its record test wicket-taker Anderson able to bowl after the opening session. Root said it was easy to be wise in hindsight and that Anderson had gone through the normal selection process and passed a fitness test. Root called it “part and parcel of test cricket, sometimes things go against you”. The second of five tests starts at Lord’s on August 14.

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Paovale Sofai tries to evade the Ellesmere Colts’ defence out wide during Mid Canterbury A’s loss at Lincoln on Saturday.

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Mid Canterbury A start with a loss By Erin Tasker

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Mid Canterbury A coach Pete Manson hopes a first-up loss to the Ellesmere Colts on Saturday was just a hiccup at the start of what will otherwise be a pretty good season ahead. He likes the look of the squad he has brought together this season and believes that changes made to the coaching line-up

from last year will benefit the players. And that was what it was all about. The Mid Canterbury A side is a development team, and a feeder to the Mid Canterbury Heartland squad. “Every time we get someone into that Heartland squad, I think that’s a win for us,” Manson said. Last year’s side was relative-

ly young and they struggled at times, but this year’s squad features a few players with a bit more experience and Manson is excited about what they could potentially achieve as the representative season progressed. Mid Canterbury A lost their opening game of the season to the Ellesmere Colts in Lincoln on Saturday, 24-21, and have a weekend off this weekend.

Next weekend they will head to Timaru to get their actual 2019 representative campaign under way. Mid Canterbury A played South Canterbury and North Otago all played each other twice every season, for the Hanan Cup. After playing South Canterbury next weekend, Mid Canterbury will play a friendly against the Canterbury Maori, before playing

North Otago home and away, and then finishing up with South Canterbury in Ashburton. Manson is into his second season with the As and is again being assisted in the coaching duties by Hampstead seniors coach Craig Dwyer, who is looking after the backs, while Methven’s Andy Pearce has also come on board this year to take care of the forwards.

Wallaby forward unit may yet pack a punch By Chris Rattue

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es, the Aussies can talk big even when they are performing small. But when the retired Wallaby warhorse Phil Waugh reckoned this week that the All Blacks are vulnerable, it was hard to disagree. He was simply making an obvious point before Saturday’s clash in Perth. Strangely enough the All Blacks have long been unconvincing in Bledisloe Cup games across the ditch in the World Cup tournament years. Saturday will present a new venue and an old problem for the All Blacks. Since the advent of professional rugby, the All Blacks have lost away Bledisloe Cup games in 1999, 2007, 2011, and 2015. With the build-up to defending the World Cup lacking authority, Steve Hansen’s men will want to make a clear statement this weekend. What the last couple of years

tend to show is that while the aura of All Black invincibility has been dismantled, as Waugh rightly indicated, the Wallabies remain the All Blacks’ bunnies. South Africa and the best northern hemisphere teams have turned contests with the All Blacks into a fairly level playing field. But among the traditional rugby powers, Australia (and dishevelled France) struggle to foot it with the All Blacks. Since suffering their humiliating 57-0 defeat in Albany two years ago, the Springboks have had a draw and one victory in four outings against the world champions. Ireland have beaten the All Blacks in that time, and just as significantly Scotland came very close to their first victory over the men in black in 2017. “We were on the brink. We firmly believed all week, to come up just short was bloody disappointing,” fullback Stuart Hogg said after the match, displaying

unusual Scottish confidence. England also came very close last year, continuing the trend. The Wallabies are trending the other way however. Australia’s 2017 victory in Brisbane was followed by heavy 25, 28 and 17 point drubbings from the world champions last year. There is an obvious conclusion to draw. The teams which cause the All Blacks real problems have strong forward packs, and are particularly good in the tight five. It is an area the All Blacks have openly acknowledged, their search for fitter and more mobile props creating an early 2019 casualty in Karl Tu’inukuafe. This new mood has also seen big Ofa Tu’ungafasi come into more prominence, and athletic Angus Ta’avao make a big World Cup claim. The All Black pack is far from being a settled and reliable unit having lost Brodie Retallick and with Scott Barrett returning from injury. The newcomers, the World

Cup hopefuls, are leaving more questions than answers, and first choice No. 6 Liam Squire has dropped out of sight over apparent confidence issues. The major positives are Ardie Savea’s bursts of energy and Dane Coles’ impressive comeback, giving the All Blacks a unique zip. But the All Black pack is still being re-shaped with the World Cup not far away. Time to set a cat amongst the pigeons. In other words, victory should not be the Wallabies only mission in Perth. Coach Michael Cheika will be hoping his often fragile pack exudes engine room grunt which will flow all the way to Japan. The Wallabies should progress out of their World Cup group, where they face a strong Wales side, minnows Georgia and Uruguay, and a potentially tricky assignment against Fiji. But there will be nowhere to hide once the playoffs commence, and Australia no longer have the backs able to

compensate for a soft centre. Prop Scott Sio’s return had an immediate influence and they are starting to talk big about their scrum. For a Wallaby team struggling to put a credible World Cup campaign together under a volatile coach, the so-called All Black vulnerability in Perth is a double-edge sword. While the All Blacks can claim to be indulging in World Cup subterfuge, there is less form latitude for the Wallabies in front of their long-suffering fans. One of the last things they need is another confidence-sapping Bledisloe Cup collapse, particularly against an All Black team supposedly not in the best shape. More than anything, the Wallabies need an emphatic performance to launch their World Cup campaign from. This is the moment. Which means the time has arrived for the Wallaby pack to make a big statement.

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Valuable win for MCUFC Mid Canterbury United needed to win big on Saturday to improve their all important goal differential, and that’s exactly what they did. They picked up a massive 10-0 win over Nomads United AFC at the Ashburton Domain on Saturday which meant they picked up some much-needed ground on the other main contender to take out the Mainland Football division one title, the Halswell United 1964s. It all added up to mean that with just one game to go, the race to the finish couldn’t be much closer. Mid Canterbury United are still in the same spot on the ladder that they’d been in for a while now – the top spot – but they are also still tied on points with the Halswell United 1964s. The two teams both have 14 wins, a loss and a draw to their names from their 16 outings this season, but the area where the Halswell side had an edge was on goal difference. And it was a decent edge, until Saturday. But Mid Canterbury United’s big 10-0 win over Nomads saw them make up almost all of the difference, making for an interesting final round which will decide who finished on top. If both teams win on Saturday, or even if both teams lost, it would all come down to goal differential because the third placed team – the CTFC Turtles – are well off the pace with 31 competition points and a positive goal difference of just two. All the action is up in top spot, and while Mid Canterbury United were winning big on Saturday, Halswell United were also winning again. They beat Selwyn United FC Div One 5-1, but the smaller mar-

Mid Canterbury United’s Luke Martin braces for a collision during his side’s big win over Nomads United on Saturday. PHOTO DOUG BOVETT

gin meant that Halswell’s goal difference is now 54, and Mid Canterbury’s is 53. Mid Canterbury United’s fate will be decided in Christchurch against the same side they beat on Saturday, this time on Nomads’ home turf at Tulett Park in

Christchurch, while the Halswell United 1964s are also up against the same opposition – Selwyn United – but will be away from home, at Foster Park in Rolleston. For Mid Canterbury United’s division five team, the top of the table is also still in sight head-

ing into their final game, despite drawing on Saturday with Christchurch United Presidents 2-all. In their last game they will play a Universities AFC Yellow Jackets side that currently tops the table on 15 points, and if Mid Canter-

bury United (13 points) could beat them, they will go to the top. But even if that happens, for Mid Canterbury United to take the division out, they will also need second placed Nomads United AFC White (14 points) to lose to the other Nomads team.

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Atami downs Mid Canterbury in a cliffhanger Two weeks after beating them to secure themselves a top six spot in the Canterbury division one basketball competition, Mid Canterbury have gone down to Atami Casa De Banos 67-65 in Christchurch. After kicking off the top six round with a win over a Pioneer Blue side that had only lost one game in the regular season last week, Mid Canterbury took to the court for Sunday’s latest round without the services of their tall timber, Jason Greig. Two weeks ago against Atami, Greig was instrumental in putting the Atami bigs off their game, so Mid Canterbury coach Brian Kerr knew they’d be up against it in what was likely to be a physical encounter. And he wasn’t wrong. Although Mid Canterbury hit a couple of early three pointers, Atami soon settled into their offensive pattern.

Mid Canterbury’s aggressive defence did make Atami work hard though, and the Mid Canterbury side managed to sneak out to an early 13-7 lead, before Atami strung some plays together to get it back to 13-12. At the first break it was 20-all, and the second was a dour contest with Atami putting pressure on the ball and making it hard for Mid Canterbury to get to the basket, while down the other end Mid Canterbury’s defence wasn’t allowing Atami any space either. Atami led 30-29 at the half, but early in the third Mid Canterbury created some turnovers which put them out to a 37-32 lead before Atami called a time out. Mid Canterbury continued to out-hussle the big Atami pack and as they struggled to find the basket the lead pushed out to 4532. But Atami increased their defensive intensity and started find-

ing their way offensively, as Mid Canterbury went cold. Mid Canterbury still held a slender lead at the next break, going into the fourth quarter up 4544, and it was all to play for in the final quarter. Kerr said his side started well with a turnover and a three-point play straight off, and Atami struck straight back, before a Pip Johnston three-pointer took it back to five points. Again Atami came straight back with a couple of fast breaks and the teams went basket for basket, with both teams working hard on the defensive ends. Atami managed to get the ball inside to score and went to a 67– 63 lead, and while a couple of opportunities went begging for Mid Canterbury, their defence gave them hope. Mid Canterbury got the ball up and Pip Johnston was fouled. Two free throws went down and

Mid Canterbury trailed by just two. Atami called a time out and Kerr said with 14 seconds to go, it was chaos. “Atami inexplicably turned the ball over which Mid Canterbury retrieved. Unfortunately the player who retrieved the ball used his dribble and Atami pressurised the Mid Canterbury guards to slow the ball. “The pass was made and then a flying Nick Fechney received the ball on his way to the basket only to be fouled. The ball rolled off the hoop, only just missing. Fechney went to the line needing to hit the two free throws to tie. Kerr said the first shot was too long, and the second was an attempt to regather by throwing it hard off the ring. “Unfortunately it hit the side of the ring allowing Atami to gather the rebound,” Kerr said.

He said Mid Canterbury had opportunities to win the match but just didn’t quite get there. “Even in the last few seconds there was a chance to win or even tie the match. “But it was not to be. That’s how close it was,” he said. He said Mid Canterbury were sound offensively and excellent defensively, forcing a lot of turnovers. “We battled for everything under the boards, which is a tough ask against a much bigger opposition,” Kerr said. Johnston again led the way with 20 points in another good all round performance, while Fechney scored 15 points in a good display, nearly claiming a match winning layup only to be deprived by a foul good enough to put him off his shot. Marc Juntilla also chimed in with 13 points in another busy display.

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A huge effort from our girls Erin Tasker

The ISPS Handa Chatham Cup semifinal draw was completed yesterday in Auckland. The semi-finals will be played on August 24-25 with all teams competing for a berth in the ISPS Handa Chatham Cup Final on September 8. Bay Olympic will host Melville United who were convincing winners over Christchurch United (4-0), while Napier City Rovers will host the 2017 champions Onehunga Sports. - NZME

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finish with two wins and take the shield home, but if North Otago won it each of the three teams would have finished with one win to their names and the rule books would have had to come out. North Otago led at both halftime and three-quarter time, but Mid Canterbury never gave up and came back to take the lead and then hold on to it to win by one. It was a huge feat. Looking back at the names engraved on the shield when it got back to Ashburton, it was clear just how even the competition was. Mid Canterbury had last won it in 2016, and held it from 2011 to 2013, and from 2002 to 2005. All of the years in between though, it had been in South Canterbury or North Otago

hands, and heading into this year’s tournament, North Otago were the holders. Mid Canterbury were determined to bring it home, so they could defend it when they hosted the tournament next season, but it wasn’t going to be easy thanks to the gruelling format the tournament took. Hour-long games with 15 minute quarters, compared to the 10-minute quarters the Mid Cantabrians played in their premier club competition, was just the start. Mid Canterbury sat out the first round and watched on as South Canterbury downed North Otago, before heading out on court themselves for two of those hour long games, with – as it turned out – only 15 minutes between them. With such a short turnaround,

Tappin had a job on her hands. It was a real balancing act, trying to keep the scoreboard ticking over and staying on top, while also ensuring that her players weren’t worn out when it came to the vital final few minutes. It meant rotating players, and changing things up with a bit of regularity, to ensure they had some fresh(ish) legs to bring on at the end, if needed. And they were needed. Mid Canterbury really had to fight in that last quarter against North Otago, and by the time the final whistle sounded there wasn’t much left in the tanks. But, they’d done it. It was a huge effort by a great team of ladies, and I’m already looking forward to watching them defend the shield in Ashburton next year.

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Blair admits to Warriors’ attitude issues

Warriors back rower Adam Blair believes their season can be salvaged – but agrees there were some worrying signs last Friday night against Canberra. The senior forward admits that the Warriors’ defensive issues were magnified by a domino effect, where some poor decisions become contagious across the team. After a promising five-game run that had yielded three wins and a draw, the Auckland side took a major backward step against the Raiders, with their 46-12 loss one of the worst of the year. They looked second best from the first few sets, and the game was over in the 35th minute when Canberra crossed for their fourth try.

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Sunday’s netball game between the Sydney Giants and Queensland Firebirds was a rough-andtumble contest, described in the competition’s official match report as a “60-minute wrestling match”. ​The match contained an extraordinary 159 penalties. Netball doesn’t have a judiciary process or match review panel – yet. - NZME

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hen Claire Tappin stepped out of a van at the EA Networks Centre on Sunday afternoon, her smile was a mile wide. And for good reason. Her team had just taken on their biggest challenge of the season, and absolutely smashed it out of the park. That team was the Mid Canterbury senior representative netball team and thanks to their incredible efforts they’d brought a pretty special passenger back on the bus with them from Waimate, the coveted Hanan Shield. The most prized possession in Mid Canterbury, South Canterbury and North Otago netballing circles, the shield – in its own wooden box – was carried off the bus by a proud team captain Leanne Clemens. She and her relatively inexperienced team when it came to representative netball had headed away just a few hours earlier, knowing they’d be up against it. Every year, the tournament was close. When you only had three teams fighting it out, that was often the case. It generally came down to the last game, and this year it was no different. South Canterbury beat North Otago, but then Mid Canterbury beat South Canterbury, meaning that the last game would decide it. If Mid Canterbury won they’d

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It was a performance that was hard to reconcile with their recent output, but Blair said it revealed some attitude issues. “Defence is an attitude thing and I think for our group if one or two people are off defensively, we all seem to be off together,” said Blair. “You start working against each other, instead of knowing what your job and your role is, you start forgetting about your job and start doing things out of the team structure. “We went away from what’s been working [and] lost that aggression and intent in what we did.” Unfortunately, it wasn’t the first time in 2019. The same group-wise malaise, and lack of desire and hunger, was evident in the losses against the Tigers, Sea Eagles and

Adam Blair Knights, results that have proved extremely costly in the context of the season. It’s left the Warriors three points outside the eight, and with

the toughest run home of any contender, with four opponents in the top five and the fast rising Sharks. Blair isn’t exactly bullish about their finals prospects – which seem to be not much more than a mathematical equation – but there is no sign of the white flag either. “[What we did] in the six weeks previous you don’t lose all that ability over one game,” said Blair. “It’s still there. “The finals are a long way away but if we can turn up with a better attitude than what we did last week and individually prepared to go to battle and make sure we do everything properly then we give ourselves a chance to compete. “It’s the old cliché, one game at a time ... but that is what it has to be for us.”

August 5 Held at Methven Winner of Tucker Shield T Kerr 42, M Beach 39, A Pawsey, B Sivier, A Smith 36, N MCFarlane 35 and G Munro 35. Two’s: T Kerr Next Game Rakaia August 19

DRAWS ■■ Golf Ashburton Golf Club August 10 Weekend Ladies LGU - champ quality - report 8.15am for 8.45am start Convenors S Bradford 0211590983, B Fechney 0211305366 August 13 Mid-week Ladies: LGU - champ qual, report 9.30am for 10.00am start Starters M Watson/D Hinton August 15 Nine hole Men and Women Match play report 9.45am for 10.00am start Secretary M Morgan 0279645380, Club Captain S Lemon 0274054910 August 10 The second of three rounds for the Brandon Cup will be played. These are stableford matches with all three to count. Starting Times: Morning start at 8.00am (note return to usual morning tee time); Afternoon report at 11.30 for a 12pm start, Nine hole golfers report at 12.30 for a 1pm start.

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Brooks pair back up at Riccarton NZME Cambridge trainer Mark Brooks is hoping that his jumpers El Disparo and El Fernando will be met by a better track at Riccarton today for the second day of the Grand National Festival of Racing. The geldings started on Saturday, the first day of the meeting, and Brooks thought the going was too tough for both runners. El Disparo will tackle the feature race of the day, the Hospitality New Zealand Canterbury 130th Grand National Hurdles (4200m), and Brooks believes the son of El Hermano will put in a good showing after his third-placing in the

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run under his belt I think.” Brooks said the eight-year-old has pulled up well after Saturday’s contest and he is looking forward to today’s test with the gelding. “He’s been good since Saturday, he’s happy and has eaten everything. “If the track is slightly better than it was on Saturday, I’d be quietly confident that he’ll be a chance.” TAB bookmakers have set Bad Boy Brown as a $3.70 favourite for the race, while El Disparo has been labelled a $9.50 winning chance. Brooks will also line-up El Fernando in the Racecourse Hotel and Motor Lodge Steeplechase (3200m) and he said the son of El Hermano

Sydenham Hurdles (3100m). “I was pretty happy with his run on Saturday, he probably just hit the wall the last little bit,” Brooks said. “I thought the track was a touch heavy for him, so hopefully these frosts over the last couple of mornings just might dry it out a little bit.” El Disparo arrived with his stablemate at Riccarton on Friday after a two-day trip and Brooks believes the eight-year-old gelding will improve off Saturday’s run. “He had a month between runs and I hadn’t done that much with the big trip down here and two races within four days, so he should improve a little bit with Saturday’s

has taken no harm from falling at the final fence in Saturday’s Maiden Steeplechase (3200m). “He looked like he was getting a bit tired and he had a lie down at the last,” Brooks said. “He seems to have taken no harm from that, so we will go again on Wednesday. “He was going well down the back straight. The steeplechase fences are on the outside, so the track is a bit better, and he wasn’t handling the heavier ground up the home straight. “It’s the same for him, a couple of fine days and a few frosts, it might be a touch better, so that might suit Shaun Phelan rides El Disparo in the Grand National Hurdles. him too.”

Canterbury JC gallops Today at Riccarton Park Raceway

Canterbury Racing Canterbury JC Venue Riccarton Park Meeting Date: 07 Aug 2019 NZ Meeting number: 6 Doubles: 1 and 2; 3 and 4; 5 and 6; 7 and 8; 9 and 10 Trebles: 1, 2 and 3; 4, 5 and 6; 8, 9 and 10 1 11.25am RICCARTON PARK FUNCTION CENTRE MAIDEN HURDLE $15,000, MDN HDL, 3100m 1 63442 Abacus (8) 68...................................... E Farr 2 064P2 Keyboard Warrior mh (6) 68......... B Lammas 3 052F7 Quaff m (2) 68.................................S Phelan 4 x8973 Manhattan Street m (1) 68.............. S Fannin 5 x6803 Revolution m (3) 68............................ A Kuru 6 579x5 Little Macs (9) 68.......................... T Moki (3) 7 x0700 Redesdale tm (11) 68 8 0x073 Southern Cool tm (5) 68................S Higgins 9 847F8 Wentworth h (12) 68................L Douglas (3) 10 6532 Tittletattle (7) 66................... J Seivwright (2) 11 8645L Sheezoff (4) 66...........M Gibbs-Manssen (3) 12 x7x6P Jayla Monet m (13) 66.....................M Cropp 13 50496 Mrs Twinkletoes (10) 66................... I Lupton 2 11.58 CLASSIC VILLA $30,000, Rating 82 Benchmark, 1500m 1 11532 Showpin tmb (8) 59.5.................B Hong (a3) 2 45422 Tabard tmb (10) 59.5........................R Myers 3 00678 Platinum Command tm (9) 59.. K Asano (a4) 4 x0024 Selfie h (6) 58............................... C Johnson 5 1x700 Father Lenihan (5) 55................... R Hannam 6 03321 Monza Circuito tmh (3) 54..... R Mudhoo (a3) 7 60166 Tuilana tdm (4) 54..........................L Allpress 8 x2645 Bakela m (2) 54....................... B Murray (a2) 9 94413 Shanzino th (1) 54.........................T Moseley 10 11x79 So Brazen tmh (7) 54..........S Weatherley (a) 3 12.32pm RACECOURSE HOTEL & MOTOR LODGE STEEPLECHASE $20,000, 0-1 WIN STP, 3200m 1 9F334 Irish Dude (8) 68.5.........................S Higgins 2 53731 Mr Enthusiastic m (7) 68.5.................. E Farr

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Wanganui Greyhound Racing Club Venue: Hatrick Raceway Meeting Date: 07 Aug 2019 NZ Meeting number: 3 Doubles: 1 and 2; 3 and 4; 5 and 6; 7 and 8; 9 and 10 Trebles: 1, 2 and 3; 4, 5 and 6; 8, 9 and 10 1 12.23pm ABSOLUTELY ELECTRICAL C0 C0, 305m 1 2 Pretty Belinda nwtd.............................W Kite 2 35835 Ahuroa Princess nwtd.....................R Murray 3 Big Time Ocean nwtd..........................L Cole 4 54367 Big Time Prickle nwtd A &................Williams 5 638x8 Hurricane Ayla nwtd....................... D Donlon 6 6 Sedgebrook Sally nwtd........................F Kite 7 87573 Gotcha Marshall nwtd................J McInerney 8 77643 Ariana Sunset nwtd.....................B Goldsack 9 77757 That’s Frank nwtd.......................J McInerney 10 36688 Firecracker nwtd A &........................Williams 2 12.41pm WHANGANUI CHRONICLE C0 C0, 520m 1 76426 It’s Timmy nwtd..........................J McInerney 2 66752 Marley Farley nwtd R &........................Voyce 3 65x Simply Smooth nwtd...........................L Cole 4 25653 Stormin’ Home nwtd S &............C Blackburn 5 88 Spring Fox nwtd D &...................J MacAuley 6 64 Big Time Harper nwtd.........................L Cole 7 Cheeseball nwtd.................................L Cole

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Wanganui Greyhound Racing Club Venue: Hatrick Raceway Meeting Date: 07 Aug 2019 NZ Meeting number: 9 Doubles: 1 and 2; 4 and 5 Trebles: 3, 4 and 5 1 3.21pm (NZT) ADEPT ACCOUNTANTS C1 C1, 305m 1 37368 Final Straw 18.10................................ N Udy 2 53224 Homebush Shea 17.91............. S Gommans 3 43474 Zara Zara 17.81.................................M Flipp 4 56337 Ahuroa Flyer 18.13.........................R Murray 5 8x642 Funzalo 17.61..............................B Hodgson 6 57731 Big Time Clare 18.04..........................L Cole 7 46834 Raining Sixes 18.32....................B Goldsack 8 68x51 Collete Baxter 18.32..................J McInerney

3 x8P13 Who Can Tell dm (6) 68.5..K Veenendaal (1) 4 54323 Eion (4) 67................................... B Lammas 5 76005 Tell Me More (10) 67............ J Seivwright (2) 6 x4434 Ooee mb (5) 67.................................. A Kuru 7 x0447 Kangaroo (3) 67............................ T Moki (3) 8 4725F El Fernando (1) 67 9 x176P Infoxicated m (9) 67.................L Douglas (3) 10 609FP Mr Ink m (2) 67.................................M Cropp 4 1.07 NZB INSURANCE $30,000, Rating 82 Benchmark, 2000m 1 23995 The Gordonian tdm (8) 59.............K Mudhoo 2 21210 Albut Me tdmh (9) 58............. S Toolooa (a3) 3 15152 Londonderry Air tdm (1) 58..............J Laking 4 12423 Owen Patrick (5) 57.5.................D Prastiyou 5 06117 Look Out m (4) 57............................S Collett 6 31711 Strad tm (6) 56.5...............................J Lowry 7 13670 Platinum Rapper m (2) 56........ K Asano (a4) 8 54262 Smiling Assassin tdmh (3) 56........L Allpress 9 3318F Class Above m (7) 54.......................R Myers 5 1.42 NAUTICAL INSURANCE GRAND NATIONAL AMATEUR CHAMPS $22,500, R65 Benchmark*, 1800m 1 26001 Karm ‘N’ Easy m (4) 69......... J Fillmore (am) 2 0x631 Itemize m (6) 68.5...............E Anderton (am) 3 8x621 Maestro Blu m (9) 68.5............ S Wenn (am) 4 81844 Nathan Detroit h (3) 68.......... M Dunne (am) 5 x0095 Red Major mh (5) 68............. C Orange (am) 6 20452 Gloss h (11) 67.....................M Gestain (am) 7 x0700 Redesdale tm (8) 67.............. N Supple (am) 8 Fx582 Sir Ritchie tm (7) 67............. S MacNab (am) 9 8x072 Spider Lily tm (13) 66.5.......... J Grundy (am) 10 55904 Madam De Soir (12) 66.5...... J McMath (am) 11 08647 Mrs Gee Eye mh (1) 66.5........... D Frye (am) 12 54938 Rich Habit m (10) 66.5............ N Brown (am) 13 67300 Roc The Cradle h (2) 66.5.. M Cameron (am) 14 60x00 Prawn Star (14) 66.5.......... M Northcott (am)

6 2.17pm ELMWOOD TRADING CO MAIDEN $10,000, MAIDEN, 1600m 1 80x63 Ajay Lincoln (18) 58.5.................. R Hannam 2 903 Whereabouts (16) 58.5.................K Mudhoo 3 03974 Diplomat h (4) 58.5...........................J Lowry 4 90308 Brother Will h (17) 58.5.......... S Toolooa (a3) 5 5x Password (10) 58.5............. C Campbell (a2) 6 6x670 Taimanu h (9) 58.5.......................L Callaway 7 x0558 Five Princes (3) 58.5........................J Laking 8 0x7 Beauden Bee (13) 58.5.. K Chowdhoory (a2) 9 008 Costa Ravi (15) 58.5....................K Kwo (a3) 10 3x252 Cee Sharp h (8) 56.5..........S Weatherley (a) 11 56472 Figeameout h (19) 56.5.................T Moseley 12 66x42 Floral Art b (2) 56.5...................... C Johnson 13 5x95 Gee Tee Eleanor h (5) 56.5... R Mudhoo (a3) 14 000 Donnatina h (11) 56.5............. B Murray (a2) 15 x5690 Love Me Tender (14) 56.5....R Beeharry (a3) 16 50090 Pop Diva h (6) 56.5.................. K Asano (a4) 17 00709 Suffragette h (12) 56.5.....................R Myers 18 969x9 Zante (7) 56.5..................................S Collett 19 500x9 Hermano Rose h (1) 56.5 7 2.52 MCMILLAN EQUINE MAIDEN $10,000, MDN, 1200m 1 039x6 Verses (11) 58.5.................. C Campbell (a2) 2 64 Blue b (7) 58.5.................................J Laking 3 580x Dr Pepper h (16) 58.5.........S Weatherley (a) 4 6x333 She’ll Cat Choux (9) 56.5...................R Elliot 5 x8442 Faux Pas h (4) 56.5.......................T Moseley 6 633 Pure Class (13) 56.5................T Jonker (a2) 7 20 No Quantum (10) 56.5.................L Callaway 8 0x28 Ruby Noir h (6) 56.5......................K Mudhoo 9 24750 Arnage (5) 56.5........................ K Asano (a4) 10 02659 Castlereigh (2) 56.5......................K Williams 11 85 Miss Oaks h (15) 56.5.................D Prastiyou 12 7 Athene h (14) 56.5.....................B Hong (a3)

13 09668 Heartoheart h (8) 56.5...................L Allpress 14 x6098 Jadore Lumiere (3) 56.5.......... B Murray (a2) 15 Liberate (1) 56.5........................... C Johnson 16 9x6x7 Too Precious h (12) 56.5..................R Myers 8 3.29pm HOSPITALITY NZ CBRY 130TH GRAND NATIONAL HURDLES $75,000, OPN HDL, 4200m 1 x 533L Laekeeper tm (1) 68............................. E Farr 2 0541F No Change m (8) 68.......................... A Kuru 3 61322 Bad Boy Brown m (3) 65.5............... I Lupton 4 37021 Guy Fox tm (4) 65................... K Veenendaal 5 29813 El Disparo m (7) 65.........................S Phelan 6 09144 Additup tm (5) 65...........................S Higgins 7 560P1 Alfie Dee m (9) 65........................ B Lammas 8 52741 The Great Guru tm (2) 65............... S Fannin 9 14152 Adequacy m (6) 65.....................J Seivwright 9 4.04 HOTELIERS CHALLENGE MAIDEN $10,000, MDN, 2000m 1 43x98 Raise You Five (11) 58.5...................J Lowry 2 72436 Steele Canyon bh (4) 58.5...... B Murray (a2) 3 x5063 Divinexcuse (20) 58.5...................K Williams 4 60x34 Wholetthefoxout (14) 58.5..................R Elliot 5 084 Red Magician h (1) 58.5......S Weatherley (a) 6 064 Tricky Mickey (9) 58.5......................J Laking 7 46458 Bahhgoofy h (16) 58.5...............B Hong (a3) 8 05x55 Keep It Up (8) 58.5...........................R Myers 9 07x Interllectus (7) 58.5.................. K Asano (a4) 10 30x42 Jildi Jildi (12) 56.5........................ R Hannam 11 62575 Spectra (3) 56.5........................... C Johnson 12 50256 Barzellar (15) 56.5...........................S Collett 13 79083 Jingo h (10) 56.5.........................D Prastiyou 14 43300 Macpac (18) 56.5..........................T Moseley 15 308 Raise Your Sights h (6) 56.5..........K Mudhoo 16 097 Last Letter (13) 56.5.................T Jonker (a2) 17 0x800 Disco Deejay (19) 58.5 18 500x9 Hermano Rose h (5) 56.5 -

19 6x670 Taimanu h (17) 58.5 20 00709 Suffragette h (2) 56.5 -

Em: Disco Deejay, Hermano Rose, Taimanu, Suffragette

10 4.39pm LINDAUER $30,000, Rating 82 Benchmark, 1200m 1 28094 Darci Mac dmh (9) 60.5.............B Hong (a3) 2 84575 Salamanca tdm (11) 60......... R Mudhoo (a3) 3 53288 Saber dmh (10) 59......... K Chowdhoory (a2) 4 14215 Lincoln Hills dm (8) 55.5.............. C Johnson 5 32323 Celtic Cross dmh (4) 54.5...........D Prastiyou 6 52481 Miss Brahmos tdmh (6) 54.5............S Collett 7 47865 Nakyama tdmh (12) 54.......... S Toolooa (a3) 8 32313 Torre Del Greco t (5) 54........... K Asano (a4) 9 x1304 Turncoat dmh (7) 54............S Weatherley (a) 10 72222 Paddy Bourke db (1) 54.................L Allpress 11 Px091 Platinum Volos dm (3) 54..... C O’Beirne (a3) 12 4x060 Boyslightup dm (2) 54............. B Murray (a2) Blinkers on: Platinum Command (R2), Infoxicated (R3), Raise You Five (R9), Salamanca (R10) Blinkers off: Taimanu, Love Me Tender (R6), Interllectus, Last Letter, Taimanu (R9), Boyslightup (R10) Winkers on: Roc The Cradle (R5), Taimanu (R6), Jadore Lumiere (R7), Taimanu (R9) Winkers off: Tuilana (R2), Infoxicated (R3), Prawn Star (R5), Hermano Rose (R6), Ruby Noir (R7), Raise You Five, Hermano Rose (R9)

SELECTIONS

Race 1: Abacus, Manhattan Street, Little Macs, Quaff Race 2: Tabard, Tuilana, Selfie, Showpin, Platinum Command Race 3: Eion, Mr Enthusiastic, Ooee, Who Can Tell, Tell Me More Race 4: Strad, Londonderry Air, Smiling Assassin, Albut Me Race 5: Sir Ritchie, Maestro Blu, Gloss, Nathan Detroit, Itemize Race 6: Cee Sharp, Ajay Lincoln, Password, Figeameout Race 7: She’ll Cat Choux, Faux Pas, Blue, Pure Class Race 8: Bad Boy Brown, Laekeeper, Guy Fox, No Change Race 9: Steele Canyon, Wholetthefoxout, Jildi Jildi, Divinexcuse Race 10: Lincoln Hills, Paddy Bourke, Miss Brahmos, Salamanca

Wanganui dogs Today at Hatrick Raceway

8 83647 Blazing Diamond nwtd...................B Mitchell 3 12.58pm AON CPF C0 C0, 305m 1 Big Time Maple nwtd...........................L Cole 2 23327 Taranaki Brie nwtd........................... C Brider 3 65645 Ahuroa Whizz nwtd.........................R Murray 4 7 Sedgebrook Lover nwtd.......................F Kite 5 53225 Hot Chilli nwtd..................................... N Udy 6 Big Time Gina nwtd.............................L Cole 7 85386 Trudy Remarkable nwtd...................C Morris 8 8 Bigtime Lola nwtd A &......................Williams 9 77757 That’s Frank nwtd.......................J McInerney 10 78767 Ball Chants nwtd................................M Flipp 4 1.16pm RIVERCITY GAS C2 C2, 305m 1 13186 Dottie Bell 18.09 J &............................D Bell 2 11611 Big Time Flash 17.64..........................L Cole 3 31512 Zara Fab 18.10.................................... N Udy 4 56216 Arthur’s Crown 18.06........................R Waite 5 71183 Bigtime Luna 17.95......................S J Phillips 6 77112 Always Dizzy 18.07....................J McInerney 7 55516 Queen Kong 17.77.....................J McInerney 8 42651 Retail Mayhem 18.03...................... L Pearce 9 85872 Bigtime Spark 17.74 G &........ S Fredrickson 10 75817 Idol Little Girl 18.13............................M Flipp

5 1.33pm THE ROCK 95.2FM C1 C1, 520m

1 47348 Opawa Marcie nwtd...........................M Flipp 2 48864 Midnight Molly 30.46....................B Hodgson 3 51367 Bionic Boy 30.92...........................M Goodier 4 64253 Big Time Kobe 30.63...........................L Cole 5 72211 Sahara Dream 31.38..........................M Flipp 6 8x433 Brazil Cambara 30.65 G &...... S Fredrickson 7 32524 Bigtime Roll nwtd........................ D P Symes 8 87658 Bigtime Ronnie 30.65 G &...... S Fredrickson 9 56887 Rumors 30.55.....................................L Cole 6 1.51pm ACCELL THERAPY “LEADING THE WAY IN CANINE THERAPY C2, 305m 1 34144 Light Cruiser 18.07.........................G Atwood 2 33455 Opehu Express 17.86.......................R Waite 3 17262 Manimal 17.77.................................... N Udy 4 14581 Cool Wolf 17.86.............................. D Donlon 5 35833 Punch On Ruby 17.78................J McInerney 6 23532 Sozin’s Fortune 17.93................J McInerney 7 51161 Bigtime Coco 17.72.............................L Cole 8 46513 Judge Me Jackie 17.91................... L Pearce Emergencies: 9 35383 Plan Stan 17.96.............................. L Pearce 10 68432 Bigtime Lizzy 17.65.............................L Cole

7 2.08pm WANGANUI TOYOTA

C1 C1, 305m 1 28143 Bigtime Sam 17.96 G &.......... S Fredrickson 2 56646 Jay Wendy 18.04................................. N Udy 3 22822 Subway Kay 18.28......................B Goldsack 4 88876 White Comet 17.75........................ D Donlon 5 21466 So Severe 18.09..............................C Morris 6 67747 Sly John 17.99 J &...............................D Bell 7 61585 Small Boy 18.32 A &........................Williams 8 66816 Checkpoint 18.26...............................M Flipp Emergencies: 9 64767 Sedgebrook Saint 17.96......................F Kite 10 46878 Crackle 17.94.................................. L A Hunt 8 2.26pm LIQUORLAND WANGANUI C1 C1, 520m 1 58375 Thrilling Stan 30.40............................D Edlin 2 75585 Flash Barry 30.85........................B Hodgson 3 76786 Chat Ya Later nwtd............................. I Howe 4 51865 Bigtime Sandy 30.43 G &........ S Fredrickson 5 78256 Dyna Bryleigh nwtd.......................M Roberts 6 53257 Go Ring 30.71....................................M Flipp 7 63684 Diamond Geezer 30.88.................M Goodier 8 18674 Big Time Marlisa 30.82.......................L Cole 9 56887 Rumors 30.55.....................................L Cole 9 2.44 BOOK YOUR FUNCTION@HATRICK C1, 305m

1 44873 Princess Pea 17.94.............................. L Bell 2 65242 Jericho Warrior 17.83........................R Waite 3 85327 Blue Whizz 18.16........................B Goldsack 4 71168 Collect A Dream 17.91.......................M Flipp 5 52333 Choice Sister 18.21..........................C Morris 6 47443 Elland Road nwtd.......................J McInerney 7 84548 Alamein Tiger 17.80.................... G Hodgson 8 53446 Andrea’s Magic nwtd........................... N Udy Emergencies: 9 75574 Sefton Brew 18.07 J &.........................D Bell 10 38868 Sedgebrook Pride 17.95......................F Kite 10 3.02pm FIRST SECURITY C1 C1, 520m 1 47286 Bigtime Kate 30.43 G &.......... S Fredrickson 2 45873 Tuff Mr. Tee 30.64...........................B Mitchell 3 55856 Smash Rock nwtd........................... L A Hunt 4 48456 Mister Booze nwtd.......................J McArthur 5 76F72 Jay Grim nwtd J &................................D Bell 6 86565 Dee Bee Gee nwtd...................... G Hodgson 7 77556 Opawa Hunter nwtd...........................M Flipp 8 44674 Stormy Jay 30.55................................W Kite 9 56887 Rumors 30.55.....................................L Cole

10 38868 Sedgebrook Pride 17.95......................F Kite 4 4.13pm HATRICK DASH C1 C1, 305m 1 44623 Hashtag Blessed nwtd........................ N Udy 2 13436 Big Time Dusty 18.09..........................L Cole 3 87326 Lucha 17.82.......................................D Edlin 4 24665 Dream On Dreamer 17.91...............M Olden 5 52263 Paradox Prince 18.43...................B Hodgson 6 73356 Uno Again 17.71.................................. L Bell 7 324x6 Go Stopper nwtd................................M Flipp 8 56682 Thrilling Eddie 17.78 J &......................D Bell Emergencies: 9 28857 Epic Spark 18.00................................ B Hunt

10 67778 No Mug 17.90..................................C Morris 5 4.30pm J P PRINT PETONE C1 C1, 305m 1 34217 Big Time Chance 18.06.......................L Cole 2 86855 Prettiest Eyes 18.02.........................M Olden 3 64567 Rockoneva nwtd...........................B Hodgson 4 35136 Just Like Harry 17.93.......................... N Udy 5 88372 Shamrock Green 17.88...............B Goldsack 6 75736 Big Time Rose 18.27 A &.................Williams 7 176F5 Two Percenta 18.23 J &.......................D Bell 8 68743 Auros Advantage nwtd.................... T Pilcher 9 87865 Bigtime Kaea 18.01............................ B Hunt 10 67778 No Mug 17.90..................................C Morris

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

9 76755 Goldstar Charger nwtd.............. K Gommans 10 67778 No Mug 17.90..................................C Morris 2 3.38pm LASER PLUMBING C1 C1, 305m 1 1 Waterloo Girl 18.19.............................W Kite 2 58182 Star Secret 18.26 A &......................Williams 3 31778 Empty Pocket 18.08............................ N Udy 4 78222 Naharis 17.73.....................................D Edlin 5 51778 Scoobasi 17.68..................................M Flipp 6 67745 Hurricane Al 17.85...........................C Morris 7 44763 De Blonde 17.78................................ B Hunt 8 33424 Euphamistic 18.26.......................B Hodgson 9 75856 Not Shackley 17.86............................. N Udy

10 46878 Crackle 17.94.................................. L A Hunt 3 3.55pm PALAMOUNTAINS SCIENTIFIC NUTRITION C1 C1, 305m 1 57622 Articulator 17.88...........................B Hodgson 2 86445 Smash Charger 17.66..................... L A Hunt 3 84544 Bigtime Gal 17.87...............................L Cole 4 33747 Wong Full Arrest 18.19....................C Morris 5 63428 Homebush Razor nwtd..............J McInerney 6 87437 Replica Rango nwtd............................ N Udy 7 73334 Tynecastle Flyer 17.79 R &..................Voyce 8 65265 Idol Jan 17.80....................................M Flipp 9 86876 Bigtime Jasper nwtd A &..................Williams

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Fixing the All Blacks’ lack of urgency By Gregor Paul

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t never takes much to correct a stuttering All Blacks team and this week, it will be just one simple factor that should act as a magic wand and deliver the urgency and accuracy that wasn’t on view in Wellington. That ingredient is a sense of occasion and the certainty that the first Bledisloe Cup test in Perth matters. Whether All Blacks coach Steve Hansen was right to publicly downgrade the opening two Rugby Championship games to warm-up status – intelligence-gathering exercises where outcome was deemed less important than performance – is moot. He did and the performances duly reflected that the mental intensity was down on where it needed to be and as a consequence of that and the need to come to grips with changed attack patterns, the All Blacks’ basic skill execution was poor. Hands were hard, players were static and the whole business looked laboured and forced for much of the game and inevitably there is now divided opinion whether the All Backs are losing the plot or are in the process of a clever rebuild.

The answer to that will become clearer on Saturday night when the All Blacks should turn up in an entirely different state of mind to the one they adopted in Wellington. The sense of occasion will be in their face. Western Australia’s state government has created a magnificent stadium in a city that remains fiercely passionate about the game and loyal to the Wallabies despite Rugby Australia’s clumsy and in the end toxic handling of the decision to axe the Western Force from Super Rugby. Not that the All Blacks need a state-of-the-art stadium rammed with 60,000 orange-shirt-wearing Australians to reach the required levels of mental arousal for a Bledisloe Cup test. Being in Australia is enough in itself to drive into the All Blacks that this week is one where outcome is most definitely higher on the priority list than performance. Seeing the Bledisloe Cup promotional flags line the major highways into Perth would have seen a few All Blacks shift their bums to the front of their seats as they arrived. Hearing Dane Haylett-Petty

reveal that former All Blacks skills coach Mick Byrne, who now does the same job with the Wallabies, picked the Richie Mo’unga-Beauden Barrett dual play-making switch two years ago, would have been another little factor to intensify feelings. The All Blacks, not that they didn’t know it before they arrived in Perth, must realise they are very much behind enemy lines as it were and that the phoney war of last weekend created not just by the self-imposed fact-finding theme but also because they were playing a side they will encounter first up at the World Cup, is over. That much could already be deduced in the body language and words of Ben Smith and Dane Coles, who spoke to the assembled media on Monday. Not that either elaborated but it was clear in as much as what they didn’t say as what they did, that there will be zero tolerance of a similarly prolonged period of poor skill execution. They know they are here to do business, to take home a trophy of which they are fiercely protective. If it seems a little unlikely that the All Blacks can simply flick a switch as it were and magically

Matt Todd on the charge for the All Blacks against the Springboks.

come right this weekend then think back to the last World Cup and how they did just that in the knock-out rounds.

Daily Events WEDNESDAY 6am ST DAVID’S UNION CHURCH. Sweaty Betty’s circuit training in hall. 48 Allens Road. Allenton. 9.30am AGE CONCERN STEADY AS YOU GO. Supportive fall prevention group, all abilities welcome. Phone Age Concern 308 6817. St David’s Church, 48 Allens Rd. 9.30am - 4pm ASHBURTON MENZSHED. Come and join fellow sheddies for some fun and fellowship make/fix something in our new workshops. 8 William Street. 9.30am WALKING GROUP. One hour walking varying fitness levels. Meet Walnut Avenue by the College Auditorium carpark. 10am MT HUTT MEMORIAL HALL. NZ Alpine and Agriculture Encounter, Art Gallery and hall of memories. 160

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They came into their quarter-final with a deepening public and media ire gathering after disjointed pool games against Namibia and Georgia and only a second-half performance of note against Tonga. While panic gripped outside the camp, inside it there was an increasing calm and confidence that everything was tracking as it should be and that all that was missing was the sense of occasion. With the greatest respect to those three teams, the All Blacks knew they could make mistakes and get away with them. They knew they were going to win and what the All Blacks needed was for the safety net to be pulled and the realisation that it was win or go home to infiltrate the players’ minds and sharpen everything in their repertoire. That happened in the quarter-final when they exploded into life and played with an accuracy, urgency and intensity that blew the French away. It’s not that the All Blacks can’t perform without that sense of occasion, but there is no question they play better when the stakes are higher and there is no ambiguity about what the consequences of losing will be.

August 7 & 8, 2019 Main Street, Methven. 10am ST STEPHEN’S ANGLICAN CHURCH. Holy Communion. Park Street. 10am - 3pm 206 CLUB AGE CONCERN. Join us for a fun day filled with activities for the over 60 years. For more information ring Age Concern 308 6817. Seniors Centre, Cameron Street. 10am - 4pm HOSPICE MID CANTERBURY OP SHOP. Quality clothing and homewares. Donations welcome. 71 Tancred Street. 10am - 4pm ST JOHN SHOP. Opportunity shop open daily, donations welcome. 129 Tancred Street. 10.30am AGE CONCERN STEADY AS YOU GO. Supportive fall prevention group, all abilities welcome. Phone Age Concern 308 6817. Buffalo Lodge rooms, Cox St.

10.30am MID CANTERBURY LADIES FRIENDSHIP CLUB. Morning tea. Eat Cafe, EA Network Centre, River Terrace. 10.30am - 12pm ASHBURTON OPEN COFFEE MORNINGS. Every Wednesday, come for a coffee and chat, child friendly location, all welcome. Phone Adi 027 220 8791 or Sue-ann 021 679 348. 10.30am - 3pm ASHBURTON AVIATION MUSEUM. A great selection of over 30 aircraft from the past to the future on display. Open daily with extended hours on a Saturday and Wednesday. Ashburton airport, Seafield Rd. 10.45am MSA TAI CHI. Seated exercises suitable for people with limited mobility. MSA Social Hall, Havelock Street (not school holidays). 11.30am

ST DAVID’S UNION CHURCH. Midweek service, communion and lunch. 48 Allens Road, Allenton. 1pm - 4pm ASHBURTON DISTRICT FAMILY HISTORY GROUP. Open for research, visitors welcome. Ashburton Heritage Centre, West Street. Closed most public holidays. 1.30pm WAIREKA CROQUET CLUB. Euchre $4. Newcomers welcome we are friendly. Waireka Croquet Club, the domain, Philip Street. 1.30pm AGE CONCERN STEADY AS YOU GO. Supportive fall prevention group, all abilities welcome. Phone Age Concern 308 6817. Buffalo Lodge rooms, Cox St. 5pm (sharp) RUN AND WALK ASHBURTON. Wednesday walks, 5km town circuit for all walking abilities and fitness levels. Meet on Philip Street beside the Croquet lawn.

6.30pm THE MID CANTERBURY LINE DANCERS. Beginners learn to Line Dance (6.30pm), lower Intermediate/intermediate (7.30pm-9pm). Instructor Annette Fyfe. Phone 0274 813 131, Tinwald Hall, Graham Street. 7.30pm GLENYS’ DANCE GROUP. Sequence dancing, all welcome. Pipe Band Hall, Corner Queens Drive and Creek Road. 7.30pm ASHBURTON SCOTTISH COUNTRY DANCE CLUB. Weekly fitness, fun and friendship. Contact Elizabeth 308 5437. Buffalo Hall, 20 Cox Street. 7.30pm ALLENTON INDOOR BOWLS. All welcome to come and play indoor bowls at the Indoor Bowls Stadium, McNally Street, in the Riverside industrial area.

for toy hire. Victoria Street, The Triangle. 9.30am - 4pm 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. 10am - 4pm HOSPICE MID CANTERBURY OP SHOP. Quality clothing and homewares. Donations welcome. 71 Tancred Street. 10am - 4pm ST JOHN SHOP.

Opportunity shop open daily, donations welcome. 129 Tancred Street. 10.15am MSA TAI CHI. Beginners refresher and learning of Tai Chi for arthritis. MSA Social Hall, Havelock Street (not school holidays). 10.45am MSA TAI CHI. Stretching exercises for all abilities. MSA Social Hall, Havelock Street (not school holidays). 11am AGE CONCERN STEADY AS YOU GO. Supportive fall prevention group, all abilities welcome. Phone Age Concern 308 6817. Holy Spirit Church. Thomson Street, Tinwald.

1pm ASHBURTON MSA PETANQUE SECTION. Club day, new players welcome. Boules supplied. 115 Racecourse Road, Ashburton. 1pm AGE CONCERN STEADY AS YOU GO. Supportive fall prevention group, all abilities welcome. Phone Age Concern 308 6817. St Peters Church, Allenton. 1pm WAIREKA CROQUET CLUB. Mahjong. Newcomers welcome. $4. Tuition available for new players. Waireka Croquet Club. The domain, Philip Street.

1pm AGE CONCERN STEADY AS YOU GO. Supportive fall prevention group, all abilities welcome. Phone Age Concern 308-6817. Buffalo Lodge rooms, Cox Street. 1pm - 3pm ASHBURTON AVIATION MUSEUM. A great selection of over 30 aircraft from the past to the future on display. Open daily with extended hours on a Saturday and Wednesday. Ashburton airport, Seafield Road. 7.30pm GLENYS’ DANCE GROUP. Old time/sequence dancing. Learn to dance. everyone welcome. Allenton Scout Den, Melrose Road.

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ALSWEILER, Tanya Faye (Cartney) – After a courageous battle following a short illness on Tuesday, August 6, 2019, surrounded by family and friends at Christchurch Hospital aged 50 years. Most gorgeous wife and loving soulmate of Carl. Adoring second mum to Chris and Jillian, Alice and Matt, Jacob and Gemma. Daughter of George and Val of Ashburton, sister to Scott and Paul and sister-in-law to Anna. Aunty to Georgie and Tamsin. Also sister-in-law to Forrest and Nicola McLeod, aunty to Cameron and Bianca, Katie and Keiran and loving companion of Louie the Wonder Dog! So greatly loved by family friends and work colleagues, Tanya we will miss you terribly. Messages to Carl at PO Box 19-544, Christchurch 8023 or George and Val at 69 Kelvin Crescent, Ashburton 7700. Funeral service to be held on SATURDAY, August 10, 1.30pm at the Ashburton Hotel, Racecourse Road, Ashburton followed by private cremation.

BAIRD, Christopher David (Chris) – On August 5, 2019 at home peacefully surrounded by his loving family, after a courageous fight with Motor Neurone Disease, aged 63 years. Adored and so loved husband of Lois, much loved and admired father and father-in-law of Kate, Sara and Tom and Tom and Rachel. Amazing fun loving grandad Tis of Jude, Bowie, and Teddy. Former site manager of Anzco Foods Canterbury. Messages to the Baird family, c/- PO Box 11101, Christchurch 8443. Look after your people and your people will look after you. A celebration of Chris' life will be held in the Ashburton Trust Events Centre, Wills Street, Ashburton on SATURDAY, August 10, 2019 at 1pm followed by an interment at the Ashburton Cemetery.

RUSSELL, Natalie Mavis – On July 30, 2019, suddenly at Terrace View Retirement Village, Ashburton. Aged 71 years. Dearly loved wife of the late Lindsay. Treasured and dearly loved mother and mother-in-law of Johanna and Andrew Trevelyan, Nicholas and Trudie, and Sarah and Steven Sugrue. Precious Nana and Grandma of Ben and Libby; Lucie, Emilie and the late Sam; Polly, and Charlie. Forever in our hearts. Messages to the Russell family, PO Box 472, Ashburton 7740. At Natalie’s request a private service has been held.

DICKSON, Ralph Alexander – Joy, Karen and David Jones invite family and friends to attend a memorial service for Ralph. To be held at The Papanui Club, 310 Sawyers Arms Road, Christchurch on SATURDAY, August 10, 2019 commencing at 2pm.

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BAIRD, Chris – We loved you so very much our amazing Dad/Grandad ‘Tis’ and we didn’t want to ever have to say goodbye but your suffering is now over and you are free. No words are enough to describe how much we already miss you. Love you for all of our days and beyond. Sara, Tom, Jude, Bowie and Teddy Moon X I’m being followed by a moon shadow.

BAIRD, Chris – Dearly loved eldest son of Pat and the late David Baird (Oamaru), loved and respected brother and brother-in-law of Mandy and Glen (Auckland), Peter and Jacquie (Christchurch), David (Oamaru), and loved uncle of his nieces and nephews. Will be sadly missed, his strength was an inspiration to us all. BAIRD, Chris (Moon) – Much loved son-in-law of Rudd and Marna Wallace, and brother-in-law of Wendy, Stephen and Lyndell, and Debbie and Martin. We will always remember and love you for your passion for all sports, your love of the great outdoors, your immense strength, and your love and commitment to your family.

RUSSELL, Natalie Mavis – Passed away suddenly on Tuesday, July 30, 2019 at Terrace View Retirement Village Ashburton. Loved daughter of the late Ron and Mavis Chapman, loved sister of Barry and Jenny Chapman, Graeme and Maxine Chapman, Neill and Margaret Chapman, Stephen and Nicki Chapman, Lindsay and Adrianne Chapman and all her nieces and nephews. Loved niece of Derrick and the late Myra Shaw, the late Joy and Frank Harris, Betty and Stuart Wilson and their families. The extended family would like to pass their appreciation on to the Terrace View Retirement Village Management and Staff in the way they cared for Natalie during her time with them.

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Brethren of Lodge Erewhon fine mainly isolated cloudy drizzle drizzle few showers fine showers clearing showers No 200 are called upon to 30 to 59 attend the Funeral Service of the Late Wor. Bro. Donald fog isolated snow sleet thunder rain snow hail 60 plus Glenwyn Ivey at Paterson’s thunder flurries Funeral Services Chapel, cnr East and Cox streets, Ashburton on FRIDAY, Canterbury Plains Canterbury High Country August 9, at 10.30am. TODAY TODAY FZL: 1300m gradually rising to 1600m Brethren of sister Lodges are invited to attend. Fine with some high cloud. However, a few Fine, with high cloud at times. Northwesterly (Frank Fletcher) showers about the divide, mainly in the breezes. Wor. Master morning, snow to about 1000 metres at first. Wind at 1000m: NW 50 km/h, easing to TOMORROW FUNERAL 35 km/h overnight. Fine, variable high cloud. Northerlies. Wind at 2000m: W gale 65 km/h, easing FURNISHERS to 55 km/h in the morning and to 35 km/h in MASTER FRIDAY the evening. MONUMENTAL MASON

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6:55 Nothing But Trailers M 7:25 2 Guns 16VL 2013 Action. Denzel Washington, Mark Wahlberg. 9:15 The Insider ML 1999 Drama. Russell Crowe, Al Pacino, Diane Venora, Christopher Plummer. 11:50 About Schmidt ML 2002 Comedy. Jack Nicholson, Hope Davis, Kathy Bates. 1:55 Hollywoodland MVLS 2006 Drama. Ben Affleck, Adrien Brody. 4pm Space Cowboys PGL 2000 Comedy. Clint Eastwood, James Garner, Donald Sutherland, Tommy Lee Jones. 6:10 Immortals 16V 2011 Action. Henry Cavill, Mickey Rourke. 8pm Gravity MLC 2013 Drama. A medical engineer and an astronaut work together to survive after their shuttle is destroyed, leaving them adrift in orbit. Sandra Bullock, George Clooney. 9:35 Deuce Bigalow – Male Gigolo MS 1999 Comedy. A meek fishtank cleaner inadvertently finds himself catering to a bizarre range of women as a gigolo. Rob Schneider, William Forsythe, Eddie Griffin. 11:05 Two For The Money MLS 2005 Drama.

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Methven FC celebrating

A 3-0 win by the Methven FC Seniors over the Western AFC Generals on Saturday was enough to see them wrap up the Mainland Football division three title with a match to spare. The win topped off a stellar back half of the season where Methven FC won seven games from seven outings, scoring 30 goals and only conceding four, to put them firmly at the top of the table with 21 points with one

game to go in the regular season. Saturday’s clash was a top-ofthe-table one, with the Western AFC Generals the team with the next best shot of taking the division out, but the result ended any hope for them. Heading into this weekend’s last round, the Western AFC Generals are now six points behind the Methven FC Seniors, who will look to well and truly cement their position as the best in the division

The Methven FC Seniors celebrate taking an unassailable lead in the Mainland Football division three competition. PHOTO HEATHER MACKENZIE 030819-HM-0430 with a win over the Christchurch United Prebbleton Shamrocks in Prebbleton on Saturday. Win or lose, though, the Methven FC boys have won the division and that also means that when next season rolls around they will be a division two side, with winning the division also

coming with promotion. Meanwhile, Methven FC’s Reserves side in division six came away from their penultimate game with a 2-1 loss to their names. They took on the Hornby United AFC Pressies at the Methven Domain on Saturday, at the same

time as their seniors side next door. The Methven Reserves are well down the order in the division six table, sitting in eighth from 12 teams, and their final round opposition this weekend would be the FC Twenty Thunder, in Christchurch.

Parents blamed for Ko’s decline NZME Lydia Ko must “leave the nest” and take control of her own career if she is to return to the top of women’s golf, says her former coach David Leadbetter. The 22-year-old Kiwi is in the worst slump of her professional career and currently sits at 23rd

in the world golf rankings after holding the number one spot for 84 weeks during her peak. Her nightmare form continued last week at the British Open, where she shot a horror 80 in the second round – following up a four-over 76 on the first day – to finish the major in second last, missing the cut by 10 shots.

It was her second consecutive missed cut at a major after having similar struggles at the Evian Championship in France where she finished seven shots behind the cut line. Leadbetter, who oversaw Ko’s rapid rise where she won 17 LPGA titles and two majors, says it’s been tough to see the downfall of one of

golf’s brightest talents and points to her parents’ involvement in her career as the main reason for Ko’s decline. “It really is a very sad situation to observe,” Leadbetter told Radio Sport. “Her team have to be thinking that they have made some huge mistakes taking an unbelievably talented player and turning

her into ordinary. I hope she gets it back but restoring confidence is never the easiest thing to do. Her parents have a lot to answer for – a case of unbelievable ignorance. “I’m angry, I’m sad because to me I know what she’s capable of doing. “And to see her play like this, it’s just very sad to see.”

Brooks pair ready to make an impact at Riccarton

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