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Farmers are not alone in being out of pocket from Fonterra’s lower milk price forecast of $6.25 to $6.50 a kilogram of milksolids as it is set to remove $50 million to $100m from the Mid Canterbury economy. Within the province farmers face losing $82,500 to $165,000 in income from the 25c to 50c/kg cut yesterday to the September forecast of $6.75/kg for the 201819 season. Nationally, the drop will re-

sult in $380m to $760m slipping through the cracks of the economy. Fonterra revised the expected price because global milk supplies are stronger at this stage than buyer demand. The latest cut follows a 25c/kg prune in September. Federated Farmers Mid Canterbury dairy chairman Chris Ford said everybody in the province would feel the lower milk price in some way. The payout drop would result in $160,000 of revenue being re-

moved from his 1000 cow farm, he said. “No one likes a drop in the payout. Once again, it’s money off the bottom line and with the lowering business confidence it is less money spent in the district. “That $160,000 is a nice new tractor.’’ Ford said farmers would understand that the milk price had been dropped because of a global over-supply of milk, but it was a pity this was not offset by the lower dollar the past few weeks. The co-op has increased its

own forecast of New Zealand milk collection volumes by 1.3 per cent to 1550 million kilograms of milksolids as a result of good growing conditions. Fonterra chief executive Miles Hurrell said the change to the farmgate milk price forecast was because global milk supplies were stronger than demand at the moment. “We are still seeing strong production coming from Europe, United States and Argentina. While the hot weather in Europe has slowed down the region’s pro-

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■ FUEL PRICE RISES

If demand is there the bike parks will come By Sue NewmaN

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With New Zealand’s petrol prices running at an all-time high, demand for bike parks might soon be rivalling the demand for vehicle parking spaces in Ashburton. Currently the Ashburton District Council provides fewer than a handful of bike park racks around the town centre, but if there’s an upsurge in the number of people cycling to work followed by a demand for more bike parking spaces, the council could be facing a new demand for bike racks. And if that demand comes, then the council will respond, says roading engineer Brian Fauth. Bike parks are already on the agenda as part of the upgrade of Ashburton’s town centre, but consumer demand could see temporary stands put in place, he said. Several years ago when a bike track inside the West Street car park was on the council’s works programme, bike stands were planned for two East Street sites, one beside the old information centre building and another alongside the town centre fountain. The track project did not proceed and plans for the two bike parks were canned. There had been no further discussions on bike parks until the town centre redesign came up for discussion, Fauth said.

“We’re certainly looking at them as part of this. Technology is changing and we’re thinking about what we need to look at in the central business upgrade. We’re trying to slow traffic down and get parking more on West Street and we want to increase foot traffic. Part of that will be people getting into there by bike.” Other issues that will be part of the transportation discussion will be e-bikes and electric vehicle charging stations. No decisions had yet been made about the facilities needed in the town centre and these would be firmed up in the design stage, he said. As an interim measure, however, if there was an upsurge in people cycling into town and the demand was there for additional bike parks, the council would look at meeting that need, Fauth said. The jolt in petrol prices has not yet translated into a rush of sales of either traditional or e-bikes. Paul Wylie anticipates this could come if prices climb much higher and says he’s well stocked to deal with any increased demand. And it’s the same with e-bikes, retailer Dean Crossan said. Demand is good from people wanting to get back on a bike, but that demand is not yet being driven by petrol prices, he said.

Lower Hutt MP and police spokesperson Chris Bishop and MP for Rangitata Andrew Falloon were in town discussing community, safety and gun laws on Tuesday. PHOTO KATIE TODD 091018-KT-0086

Police spokesperson gets a local perspective on firearms laws By Katie todd

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Lower Hutt MP and police spokesperson Chris Bishop packed in meetings with a variety of community groups during a planned visit to Ashburton on Tuesday. Bishop met with Safer Ashburton, Talbot Security and the Ashburton Youth Council before holding the first of dozens of firearms forums around the country at Hotel Ashburton. Bishop said he is hoping to visit up to 30 regional centres in

total in coming months, to hear from the licence-holders directly affected by arms laws before National drafts policy for 2020. Labour iscurrently reviewing the Arms Act, however Bishop said there is currently a lack of clarity or publicity around what new rules could be introduced, which could be “worrying” for some members of the community. MP for Rangitata Andrew Falloon, who also helped organise the forum, said he was particularly concerned that decisions

around gun laws could be made in the same manner as recent decisions around tahr conservation – without consultation with local hunting groups. However, Tuesday’s visit to Ashburton was also a chance for Bishop to hear from other groups relevant to his police portfolio, including Safer Ashburton. Bishop said he was very impressed by what he saw of Safer Ashburton and said it could even become a model for similar initiatives in other parts of the country.

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Celebrating her 100th birthday, May Parker with three of her daughters (from left) Sue, Deb and Pip. PHOTO SUE NEWMAN 101018-SN-0094

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Happy, healthy and now 100 By Sue NewmaN

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May Parker may have turned 100 yesterday, but her years sit graciously on her tiny shoulders. The new centenarian celebrated yesterday with her daughters and staff at Coldstream Lifecare Village, cutting a birthday cake, sharing a celebratory morning tea, but most importantly opening a birthday card from the Queen. While she might be a little frail, May is still sharp as a tack, still has a wicked sense of humour and says she’s still happy to be bossed around by her four daughters, Sue, Pip, Rose and Deb.

That’s the way it’s been all of her life, so why should it change when she turns 100, she said. Yesterday’s birthday party was just the beginning of a long run of celebrations for May. She celebrated afternoon tea with six of her best friends and on Saturday will be having a third celebration with what is now her large family – four daughters, nine grandchildren and 12 great grandchildren. She puts her longevity down to healthy living and working hard. The daughter of a suffragette, May continued in her mother’s footsteps, heading back to work as a nurse when her children were still quite young, a rare

thing at that time, she said. Working with the elderly, the sick and the disadvantaged has been an important part of her life. May (Whittington) was born in Dunedin on October 10, 1918 and married husband Geoffrey, a pharmacist, in 1941. That wartime marriage saw the young couple face what became an almost six-year separation as Geoffrey headed overseas with the New Zealand Army. On his return home the couple began their belated start to married life in Oamaru and over the following years May raised her four girls but also worked across a range of nursing posi-

tions from night shifts at Iona Home, district nursing and occupational health nursing at the local freezing works. She then retrained as a hospital medical social worker. Keeping busy was important, May said, but she still made time for a long list of community work including the local kindergarten, St John, the National Council of Women, the Oamaru Basketball Association and teaching Sunday School among many others. When Geoffrey retired, the couple decided that with their daughters living in Canterbury, they’d make a new start in Ashburton.

From P1 He said global demand was simply not matching supply growth. “At recent Global Dairy Trade (GDT) [auction], prices for all products that make up the milk price have fallen. Demand for whole milk powder, in particular, continues to grow in China, and it remains strong across South East Asia, but it simply isn’t matching current levels of supply.” Ford said farmers would hope that the payout might turnaround again as ASB was still sticking to its $6.50/kg forecast. “The weather can have a massive impact and if we have the dry that is predicted supply could drop off.’’ Fonterra’s latest forecast sits below the $6.65/kg predicted the past week by Rabobank. In a new move, the co-op has provided a milk price range. Hurrell said the range was introduced to provide the best possible signals for farmers as it was difficult to pinpoint an exact forecast in a “hugely volatile’’ global marketplace. “As a result, we have chosen to give a range of $6.25-$6.50/kg and be clear that the Advance Rate is based on $6.25/kg and the final price could be outside this range as we are still early in the season and up against considerable volatility. We therefore recommend farmers budget with ongoing caution.” Nationally, farmers producing an average of 160,000kg of milk solids with a herd of 430 cows will lose $40,000 if 25c/kg is cut and $80,000 if 50c is removed. Average Mid Canterbury farmers collect 330,000kg with herds of 760 cows. Ford said farmers would approve of the latest update which was beyond Fonterra’s requirements from the Dairy Industry Restructuring Act (DIRA).

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In brief Plate theft mystery Police believe a mystery thief may be stockpiling stolen number plates in Petone, after a “drastic” increase in plate thefts. Hutt Valley prevention manager Inspector James McKay said the number of car number plate thefts in the area has “at least doubled” since June, but there hasn’t been a corresponding rise in stolen plates being used for petrol drive-offs. The rise in thefts has been predominantly in the Petone and Lower Hutt CBD areas, though there have been a few in Upper Hutt and Taita, McKay said. “We’re a little bit concerned about the Hutt behaviour.” - NZME

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With three of the cutest sheep in the world are Edward White (left), with Arthur, and his sisters Harriet with Albert and Tabitha with Alex. PHOTO TIM CRONSHAW 081018-TC-0060

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Three newborn lambs are from a sheep breed called the cutest in the world because of their dreadlocked fringes and black faces and are believed to have just taken foot in Mid Canterbury for the first time. The Williamson family have used romney ewes as surrogates to rear a trio of valais blacknose from embryos. Against the odds, the embryo transfers have resulted in three ram lambs Arthur, Albert and Alex. So the family, based at Coniston Homestead on the outskirts of Ashburton, are bringing in more embryos from Scotland to build a pedigree flock. Amy Williamson, daughter of Donald and Carol, said she could not be disappointed for too long at the gender imbalance because it was unusual to get a full suc-

cess rate with embryos. “To be honest they are pretty cute,’’ she said. “Once they are registered as a stud we will be looking for services they can provide and fingers crossed the next batch will produce ewe lambs. We have to consider ourselves fortunate that we got a 100 per cent take as the average is between 60 to 70 per cent.’’ Originating in Switzerland, the breed was found in mountainous regions and was bred for its meat and wool. Valais blacknose fleece, averaging 38 microns, is favoured for its long staple by spinners and felt-makers. The lambs were only two weeks old and their wool growth was “amazing’’, said Amy. “The intention is to build a flock. We are in the process of registering the three ram lambs and bringing in some more embryos. There are no ewes for sale in New Zealand as yet so we have

to bring embryos in. “To our knowledge there are only eight breeders of them in New Zealand.’’ Albert is half a day older than his siblings, all born within two days of each other. The ram lamb is also the friendliest as it was hand reared with a milk bottle because its surrogate ewe was not producing enough milk. Amy said the surrogate ewes had to be large framed as the valais blacknose come out as big lambs and fully grown a ram could weigh between 85 to 120 kilograms. She said the breed was becoming more popular in the United Kingdom and the United States because of its cute reputation and commercial potential. “I think there is enough interest in them, to create a sustainable future for them in New Zealand. Our hope is to keep production local and to sell

their wool to local spinners and felters.’’ Amy lives and works in Cairns, Australia and is relying on her parents for their daily care. The embryos came from the Goldie family who have a stud in Dumfries, Scotland and supply valais blacknose to other New Zealand farms. Buying embryos is not a cheap exercise and other breeders have paid $2000 each for them. The cute trio will soon be unveiled to the Ashburton community. Granddaughter Tabitha White will exhibit Albert at the Ashburton A&P Show and her brother Edward will display a ram lamb at the Longbeach Schools’ Country Day. Younger sister Harriet will play a supporting role. They have already become a hit with visitors during garden tours at Coniston Homestead who line up to bottle feed them.

An immigrant’s final effort to gain refugee status in New Zealand out of fear for religious and political persecution from the Turkish government has been denied by the Supreme Court. Kerem Yuksel, a Turkish national, made four claims for refugee status on the basis he would be killed or seriously harmed by his Muslim relatives and persecuted by ultra-nationalists and state agents if he returned to his home country. In July, the Court of Appeal dismissed his appeal of a High Court decision declining a judicial review and yesterday the Supreme Court refused a final challenge to the country’s highest court. - NZME

On the run A “dangerous” man with distinctive facial tattoos is on the run from Hawke’s Bay police. Police are struggling to locate Hira Hauraki, who has a warrant out for his arrest. Police said members of the public who saw him should not approach him, but should call 111, Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111. - NZME

Unwanted award Regional Economic Development Minister Shane Jones has been awarded the inaugural “Jonesie” life time achievement award for “wasteful spending” as an MP and civil servant. The awards were put on by right-wing lobby group the Taxpayers’ Union. But a spokeswoman for Jones has fired back, calling the Taxpayers’ Union executive director a “discredited, right-wing troll”. - NZME

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■ AUCTION NIGHT

Auction to help Nikki get treatment to get her life back By Katie todd

a fun-filled evening featuring live entertainment, a light supper, discounted drinks and a chance to bid on prizes. From 7pm, local musical duo ToPeace will provide entertainment while auctioneer Jarrod Ross will keep the bids rolling on goodies like home décor, makeup, tools, getaway trips, massages, gift baskets and photo sessions. Following the last event, Tyrrell penned a thank you letter to organisers and supporters. She said she prays that “this might finally be the breakthrough” for her. “To gain even a modicum of quality of life would be a huge win, to just be able to see friends, or get to the supermarket, or wash my own hair,” she said. “I want my life back. I have so much to live for and so much to give. I long to help others going through this illness.” Tickets for the auction night are now on sale from Unique Boutique and the event will be held at the Collegiate North Club Rooms.

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A dedicated group of Ashburton residents hope they can follow up a successful fundraising concert with another winning venture, as they help out their sick friend Nikki Tyrrell. Their sell-out concert raised $10,000 for the cause last month, and a Givealittle page another $4400, but Tyrrell needs $70,000 before she can get to Cyprus to receive the specialist medical treatment that she desperately requires. Tyrrell suffers from Myalgic Encephalomyelitis (ME) and Lyme disease and has been largely bedbound for 20 years with seizures, migraines, paralysis episodes, flulike symptoms and limbic system dysfunctions. Members of Tyrrell’s fundraising committee are hoping to rally the support of the community again through an action night on October 27. Organiser Jane Tait said for the $10 ticket price, guests can expect

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Drive-offs increase as petrol prices rise Parallel to the ever-increasing cost of petrol in New Zealand, Z Energy has witnessed more consumers leaving stations without paying. Due to increasing costs of crude oil, the New Zealand dollar falling and increasing fuel taxes, petrol pumps are forcing a strain on Kiwis. Some motorists are taking drastic actions to avoid the economic sting, putting in fuel and driving away from stations before paying. Over the last few weeks, Z Energy has witnessed a small increase of motorists getting behind the wheel instead of the cash register. “At a high level we have seen a slight increase in the number of drive-offs,” a spokeswoman said. “We don’t have exact numbers for that but we do have automatic number plate recognition software and CCTV installed at all our sites.” Z Energy, who is New Zealand’s largest retail fuel chain and also supplies fuel to the Caltex brand, said it’s not a common trend for motorists to leave before paying. The spokeswoman said even if

motorists do drive off, they’d have trouble if they went to another station. “If a vehicle drives in that has committed a drive-off in the past, [the security system] flags that,” she said. Earlier yesterday Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern poured cold water on calls from members of the public to have the Government remove petrol taxes. Despite claiming consumers were being “fleeced” by petrol prices on Monday, the Prime Minister said removing taxes weren’t on the radar.

“We have seen an increase [in fuel prices] over the past year of almost 39c and in that period of time excise has been 6.8c of that,” Ardern said. “If we remove the 3.5c tomorrow, I cannot guarantee that would be passed on to consumers.” On October 1, excise tax was increased by 3.5c. Yesterday, she defended her strong language saying it was “an expression I used just in utter frustration”. She said there is a significant proportion of the petrol price that cannot be explained. - NZME

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Man charged over damage to sculpture The man who shattered Wellington’s $300,000 Len Lye Water Whirler will face a charge of wilful damage. A police spokeswoman yesterday confirmed a 28-year-old man has been summoned to appear in court for damaging the $300,000 sculpture. His case will be heard in November. Hunter MacDonald has publicly admitted to being the person filmed climbing the Water Whirler earlier this week, bending it until it broke. MacDonald was hit on the head by the pole before falling into the water on Monday, leaving him with a gash in his head. He was treated in hospital for his injuries. MacDonald has not responded to requests for an interview, but in a video supplied to Stuff he said he was bored at the time and wanted to practise his gymnastics. “A crowd started to form, sort of egging me on ... I was sort of taking it further and further seeing how high I could go, seeing how far I could push the sculpture.” In another video supplied to

One News, he said there “wasn’t a sign that says don’t climb”. Wellington Mayor Justin Lester said he supported the police decision to lay charges. “Look, it was an act of utter stupidity, really. I encourage people to think twice about doing something this silly.” He said Wellingtonians were “rightfully” upset and disgusted with MacDonald’s antics. “I’ve seen some pretty silly acts in my time ... this was certainly a very negligent act of a public display of bravado which really backfired quite seriously. “I look forward to the justice system taking its course.” The Len Lye sculpture had been undergoing maintenance following damage caused during the Kaikoura earthquake when sea water got into it and fried the electrics and was due to be back in action this month. But the flexible fibreglass structure was bent and broken after being climbed on Monday. Roger Horrocks, a trustee of the Len Lye Foundation and author of Lye’s biography, said it was not the first time the iconic sculpture had been damaged. - NZME

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Novichok suspect exposed One of the two suspects in the poisoning of a Russian ex-spy in England is a medical doctor in Russian military intelligence who was honoured as a Hero of the Russian Federation by President Vladimir Putin in 2014, a group of British investigators said yesterday. British police say two GRU agents travelling under the aliases Alexander Petrov and Ruslan Borishov used the Soviet-made nerve agent novichok to poison Sergei Skripal and his daughter in the English city of Salisbury in March. Investigative organisation Bellingcat said it had used documents and other research to identify Petrov as Dr. Alexander Mishkin, a member of Russia’s GRU intelligence agency. Last month, it said that Borishov’s real identity is GRU Col. Anatoly Chepiga. British authorities don’t dispute the identifications. Moscow, which denies involvement in the poisoning, declined to comment. Bellingcat is a team of volunteer digital detectives who scour social media and opensource records to investigate crimes. In the past, the group has focused on the downing of a Ma-

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Alexander Petrov laysian airliner over Ukraine and chemical attacks in Syria. The group said it identified Mishkin through passport information, residents’ databases, car registration records and phone records, as well as personal testimony from people who know him. The head of the Insider, Bellingcat’s Russian partner organisation, called the GRU “stupid” for allowing its agents to be found so easily.

Rusian Borishov “The most important thing for Russian media and for Russian bloggers, people who follow the story, is how the GRU could be so stupid?” Roman Dobrokhotov said. “And what is the chaos inside the system if all this information appears to be so open and easy to access for anybody.” Mishkin was born in 1979, grew up in the remote marshland village of Loyga in

northern Russia and studied medicine at the elite Military Medical Academy in St. Petersburg, according to the group. Two former students at the academy confirmed Mishkin was the man British authorities identified as Alexander Petrov, Bellingcat said. Bellingcat founder Eliot Higgins said one ex-student told the group that classmates had “been told not to talk to anyone about his identity”. - AP

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UN’s Nikki Haley to leave in latest Trump shake-up In the latest shake-up for President Donald Trump’s turbulent administration, UN Ambassador Nikki Haley abruptly announced yesterday she is resigning at the end of the year, raising fresh questions about the Trump team and about the outspoken diplomat’s own political ambitions.

Recording artist and prominent Donald Trump supporter Kanye West is coming to the White House to have lunch with the president, the White House said. West will also meet with presidential sonin-law and senior adviser Jared Kushner during the visit, press secretary Sarah Sanders said in a statement. “Topics of discussions will include manufacturing resurgence in America, prison reform, how to prevent gang violence, and what can be done to reduce violence in Chicago,” Sanders said. Kushner has spearheaded the administration’s efforts overhaul the criminal justice system.

The news blindsided some key US allies and many congressional Republicans involved in foreign policy matters. And it came less than a month before congressional elections, thwarting White House efforts to project an image of stability, with the loss of one of the highest-profile

women in the administration at a time when women’s votes are being vigorously pursued. But Haley, the former South Carolina governor, has often been an unpredictable and independent force in the Trump administration. At times she has offered strikingly different perspectives on world events

from her more isolationistminded boss. A smiling Haley announced her decision at an Oval Office meeting alongside the president, bringing up her own political prospects even as she underscored her continued support for Trump. - AP

It was revealed earlier in the year that singer/songwriter Ed Sheeran has overtaken Adele as the highest-earning musician on the planet, becoming one of the top 10 celebrity earners in the world. Yet it’s now been calculated that his daily earnings alone are a mammoth £75,000 ($NZ152,079) a day – and that over the past year he has made a profit of £27 million ($NZ54,750,735) according to DailyMail. Over the weekend, Ed Sheeran Ltd released its financial records. The business boasted an annual turnover of £36,293,611 with a gross profit of £27,376,900.

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Shredded Banksy artwork only worth $2 The owner of a Banksy print allegedly worth more than £40,000 ($NZ81,000) has shredded it in a copycat attempt to try and double its value – but has now been told it is worthless. Art experts were contacted by an owner hoping to sell their destroyed Girl With a Balloon print after mimicking the artist’s latest stunt – where a remote device was used to shred the Banksy print at auction. The seller supposedly sliced strips into the expensive piece with a stanley knife, then requested the print be listed for a minimum of £80,000. But the experts refused to accept the defiled piece, which they claim is one of just 600 mint condition prints in the

world. They blasted the crazy decision as opportunistic vandalism and estimated the piece would now be worth £1 ($NZ2). Banksy shocked the art

world when his iconic print was ripped to shreds moments after it went under the hammer for more than a million ponds at Sotheby’s auction in London, the MailOnline reported. However, far from

devaluing the art, experts believed that the stunt may have actually doubled the price of the work because of the huge interest it generated. Experts, My Art Broker, claimed they had warned people on social media after receiving initial enquiries from people who wanted to shred their Banksy pieces to increase their value. They said: “We’ve had a number of Banksy print owners contact us today asking if they shred their artwork will it be worth more. “Please, Please DON’T. The events of the last 24hrs are a very unique piece of art history.” The art specialist said that only Banksy could pull off the shredding stunt. - NZME

TV’s ﬁrst trans superhero An activist in Maine who won a lawsuit over using the girls’ bathroom at her school is making her TV debut as a transgender superhero. The Bangor Daily News reports 21-year-old Nicole Maines will appear on Season 4 of The CW’s series Supergirl on Sunday. The Orono native will play Nia Nal, also known as Dreamer. Producers say the character is a “soulful young transgender woman with a fierce drive to protect others”. The character is believed to be the first transgender superhero on US television. Maines has made previous TV appearances, including the show Royal Pains and the HBO documentary The Trans List.”

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ow’s the battle at the pump going? We’re well into week two of a nationwide fuel price outrage and we seem no closer to stopping the rising price of petrol and diesel than we did at the beginning. In fact, all we have largely seen is a bit of blame game going on between higher powers as they scuffle over who is responsible for Kiwis being struck at the pumps. Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern was quick to deflect the blame from the Government and instead, turned her attack on the fuel companies, saying that consumers were being fleeced when they filled up their vehicles.

In the past 12 months the price of fuel has risen almost 39 cents per litre, but Ardern was quick to mention that only 6.8 cents of that increase was influenced by the Government through tax. Even if they were to claim back the excise tax introduced at the beginning of the month of 3.5 cents per litre, there’s no guarantee that it will result in a price-

drop by fuel companies. So, perhaps the Government is the wrong tree to be barking underneath – unless of course you are a rival party of those which currently hold sway in the Beehive, which, judging by media comments this week, there are a few. Which really only leaves us with the fuel companies to point the finger at. Managing director of BP Debi Boffa said that they monitored their prices daily to ensure they were fair to Kiwi vehicle users and other fuel companies agreed the same. One can only wonder if they would all be singing off the same

hymn sheet if motor vehicle users were boycotting certain petrol companies in protest at the current prices as has been suggested in some corners. Those behind the movement to try and stem the flow have suggested a targeted approach, which would see one particular fuel company left alone by consumers for a period of time until they reduced their price – at which time all traffic would be directed to their stations to try and force other companies to follow suit. It’s got merit, but it wouldn’t be the easiest plan in the world to deliver on. The toughest part of the whole situation is that, here in our little

part of the world, that we would struggle to live without fuel. Most of us travel at some point in the day, whether it is to drop the children at school or day care, or as a huge majority of us do, travel each day in our vehicles to get to work. Unless you’ve gone full steam ahead and purchased an electric vehicle, then that means that you need fuel, so there’s not much choice. Which isn’t fair. A trip to the petrol station shouldn’t be a stressful part of life, it should just be another part of everyday living. But for many, it’s getting harder and harder to bear.

may take a year or two” to track down Osama bin Laden and his terrorist network in Afghanistan. In 2002, former President Jimmy Carter was named the recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize. Ten years ago: President George W. Bush and foreign financial officials, meeting at the White House, displayed joint resolve in combatting the unfolding financial crisis. Austrian far-right politician Joerg Haider, 58, was killed in a car accident. Five years ago: The Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons won the Nobel Peace Prize for its efforts to stop chemical warfare. One year ago: The Boy Scouts of America announced that it would

admit girls into the Cub Scouts starting in 2018 and establish a new programme for older girls based on the Boy Scout curriculum, allowing them to aspire to the Eagle Scout rank. Strong winds fuelled wildfires burning through California wine country; the confirmed death toll climbed to 23 as authorities ordered new evacuations. An American woman, Caitlan Coleman, her Canadian husband Joshua Boyle, and their children were freed, five years after they were seized by a terrorist network in the mountains of Afghanistan; officials said the couple and their three children were rescued in a dramatic raid orchestrated by the US and

Pakistani governments. Today’s birthdays: Actor Ron Leibman is 81. Actor Amitabh Bachchan is 76. Country singer Gene Watson is 75. Singer Daryl Hall is 72. Rhythm-and-blues musician Andrew Woolfolk is 68. Actress-director Catlin Adams is 68. Country singer Paulette Carlson is 67. Actor David Morse is 65. Actor Stephen Spinella is 62. Actress-writer-comedian Dawn French is 61. Actress Joan Cusack is 56. Rock musician Scott Johnson is 56. Comedy writer and TV host Michael J. Nelson is 54. Actor Sean Patrick Flanery is 53. Actor Lennie James is 53. Actor Luke Perry is 52. Country singer-songwriter Todd Snider is 52. Actor-comedian

Artie Lange is 51. Actress Jane Krakowski is 50. Rapper U-God is 48. Actress Constance Zimmer is 48. Bluegrass musician Leigh Gibson is 47. Rapper MC Lyte is 47. Actor Darien Sills-Evans is 44. Actor/writer Nat Faxon is 43. Singer NeeNa Lee is 43. Actress Emily Deschanel is 42. Actor Matt Bomer is 41. Actor Trevor Donovan is 40. Actor Robert Christopher Riley is 38. Actress Michelle Trachtenberg is 33. Actress Lucy Griffiths is 32. Golfer Michelle Wie is 29. Rapper Cardi B is 26. Thought for today: “Science is organised knowledge. Wisdom is organised life.” — Immanuel Kant, German philosopher (17241804). – AP

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TODAY IN HISTORY Today is Thursday, October 11, the 284th day of 2018. There are 81 days left in the year. Today’s highlight in history: On October 11, 1991, testifying before the Senate Judiciary Committee, Anita Hill accused Supreme Court nominee Clarence Thomas of sexually harassing her. On this date: In 1809, just over three years after the famous Lewis and Clark expedition ended, Meriwether Lewis was found dead in a Tennessee inn, an apparent suicide; he was 35. In 1884, American first lady Eleanor Roosevelt was born in New York City. In 1910, Theodore Roosevelt became the first former US president to fly in an airplane during a visit to St. Louis. In 1958, the lunar probe Pioneer 1 was launched; it failed to go as far out as planned, fell back to Earth, and burned up in the atmosphere. In 1961, actor-comedian Leonard “Chico” Marx, 74, died in, California. In 1962, Pope John XXIII convened the first session of the Roman Catholic Church’s Second Vatican Council, also known as Vatican 2. In 1968, Apollo 7, the first manned Apollo mission, was launched with astronauts Wally Schirra, Donn Fulton Eisele and R. Walter Cunningham aboard. The government of Panama was overthrown in a military coup. In 1983, the last full-fledged handcranked telephone system in the United States went out of service. In 1986, President Ronald Reagan and Soviet leader Mikhail S. Gorbachev opened two days of talks concerning arms control and human rights in Iceland. In 1992, in the first of three presidential debates, three candidates faced off against each other in St. Louis: President George H.W. Bush, Arkansas Govenor Bill Clinton and businessman Ross Perot. In 2001, in his first prime-time news conference since taking office, President George W. Bush said “it

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Surplus . . . what surplus? By Audrey young

he Crown accounts published this week are a confirmation of two things: one is that the previous government left the books in sound condition, and the other is that Grant Robertson has kept them in a sound condition. There was no question that the final accounts for the 20172018 year were going to end in surplus. The question was – how much? The $5.5 billion surplus is higher than last year’s surplus of $4 billion and the $2.4 billion surplus forecast. The figure is helpful and unhelpful for Robertson. It is helpful because having such a sound set of accounts it is yet another counterbalance to the continuing negative sentiment from the business community towards the Labour-led Government, something Robertson and Jacinda Ardern now just accept as a fact of political life. But it is unhelpful because to the cash-hungry public sector – including teachers – it will

appear as though Robertson is awash with cash and has billions spare to play with. He doesn’t. And he will be at pains to point that out. Most of Labour’s costly spending items are not in these accounts. Most don’t kick in until the financial year starting on July 1, such as the families package (except the accommodation supplement increases which began on April 1) or are nowhere near being ramped up – such as spending on Kiwibuild or the Provincial Growth Fund. Much of the set of accounts released actually relates to spending decisions from National’s last 2017 Budget. They are a rear-view mirror. To that extent, they are a hybrid, largely from National’s decisions and Labour’s management. Treasury has also advised that half of the $2.4 billion between the forecast surplus and the $5.5 billion surplus is down to timing issues and will be reversed in the current financial year. Robertson is likely to cop pressure from the left about the

fact the Government debt target of 20 per cent of GDP before 2023 appears to have been met four years early – 19.9 per cent in this set of accounts. Robertson counters that by saying it is a guideline, not a target, and he expects fluctuations in the years ahead. He also talks about the need to be resilient, to be prepared for the next rainy day, biosecurity crisis, global trade war or earthquake. In that respect he does a good imitation of Bill English and Steven Joyce, which is fitting because he shares this set of books with them. – NZME

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When cyclists lack commonsense By Mike yArdley

ell, Auckland motorist Pieter Kruger has certainly sparked a storm of media attention after taking to task the inherent selfishness of cyclists riding two abreast who block road traffic. And good on Pieter for calling them out. Captured on camera, in full lycra glory, stubbornly refusing to form a single file on a dangerous winding and narrow road, knowing full well he was behind them in his car, and could not safely pass. He was on his way home to Piha on West Coast Road. But oh no, these dorks chose to keep their conversation going, while cycling two abreast, commandeering the roadway, and blocking his ability to pass them. Perhaps these wannabe Lance Armstrongs were channelling their righteous arrogance. But isn’t this so typical? So cliche. So completely out of control. Rabid, careless two-abreasters, who refuse to budge, refuse to show one skerrick of basic courtesy and refuse to follow basic courtesy on the road. I am staggered that the Cycling Action Network has had the gall to defend this kind of behaviour

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PO Box 77 We welcome your letters and emails, but: by cyclists. Patrick Morgan can’t see anything wrong. He would have you believe that riding two abreast on a winding road is safety enhancing, because it prevents motorists from recklessly overtaking. And he also claims the road rules are widely misunderstood, because riding two abreast is permitted. I can’t tell whether he is being deliberately provocative, and mischievous for the sake of it, but Morgan needs a refresher on the rules. The code states quite explicitly

that it’s legal for cyclists to ride two abreast. But if the road is narrow, or if they are impeding traffic from behind, they must cycle single file. So why don’t they play ball? And don’t get me started on wannabe Lance Armstrong pack cyclists. The peloton brigade who seem to take perverse pleasure in hijacking much of the road, and to tell hell with anyone else. Equally exasperating are those turkeys who insist on riding two abreast, where one is in the paint-

ed cycle lane, while the other rides side by side on the roadway, blocking you. Get in your lane. Now please, before you think I’m peddling hate against cyclists – I am a cyclist too. Mike on his bike. I love my bike, for a weekend blast about. But the rabid, feckless rump of the cycling community are their own worst enemies. Stuffed with entitlement. And stuff you. -NZME Mike Yardley is a Newstalk ZB host.

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Curtis’ departure a huge loss By Tim Cronshaw

Left – IrrigationNZ chairwoman Nicky Hyslop (right) said Andrew Curtis’ (left) departure will be a loss.

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After almost a decade of service as the chief executive of IrrigationNZ Andrew Curtis will soon be calling it a day and moving on to new ground. He will not be a loss to irrigation, however, as he leaves to start Irrigation Support, an independent advisory service to assist irrigators with good management and Water Strategies, a consultancy providing expert advice for water allocation and management. Curtis said he has enjoyed his time with the organisation and was keen to spend more time with his family. He felt he had made a contribution to the irrigation industry over the past decade. “I have decided it’s time for a change and I have been in the role for a decade and it’s time that someone else takes over and for me to sink my teeth into passions that have come about from this role.’’ Curtis said he had found New Zealand irrigators to be among the most progressive in the world during his travels. He said the Irrigation Support service was aimed at assisting irrigators with good management and providing them with a plan, while the other service was aimed

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Canterbury dairy farmer Jonny Brown’s goal of getting into the final of the FMG Young Farmer of the Year is back on track. The 27-year-old suffered a setback last year after he failed to qualify for the Tasman regional final. “I missed out by one point. I was gutted,” said Brown, who’s an assistant manager on a 1000-cow farm at Rakaia. The narrow loss drove the Dunsandel Young Farmers member to step up his efforts this year. He took out first place in the Christchurch district contest at the Courtenay A&P Showgrounds last weekend. The win has secured the Lincoln University graduate a spot in the Tasman regional final in March. “It’s a relief to know I’m advancing to the next stage,” said Brown. “But I was cursing a bit when I had to tackle three sheep modules in a row. Dairying is definitely my strong point.’’ Fellow club members Alex Knowles, 25, and Martin Bates, 29, have also

qualified for the event. “I’m quite surprised I did as well as I did,” said Alex, who is an agri-manager with Ravensdown. “I only entered because I thought it’d be hypocritical of me to tell other people to sign up if I didn’t have a go myself.” Competitors had to assemble a shearing handpiece, identify different types of plants, reverse a quad bike and trailer, and judge milking sheep. Knowles plans to learn how to shear a sheep and practise her welding skills before the regional final. Bates is a qualified builder and contract milks 1200 cows across two farms at Charing Cross. He will be competing in his second regional final. “The last one was a great experience because it highlighted my shortfalls and what I need to work on,” he said. The Tasman winner will compete with other regional finalists in the grand final in Napier in July.

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United States market for New Zealand wool By Tim Cronshaw

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Wealthy United States carpet lovers are about to get easier access to luxury floor coverings made from New Zealand wool as Carrfields Primary Wool establishes closer ties with major manufacturer J Mish Mills. A new distribution partnership between them is expected to step up the exposure of a premium woollen carpet and rug range to thousands of US householders. Under the agreement, J Mish will continue to design and manufacture carpets and rugs at its Cartersville, Georgia facilities from yarn grown and spun in New Zealand. They will then be distributed throughout the US in an exclusive arrangement with J Mish’s large dealer and designer network. J Mish has about 100 partners and distributors throughout the US, compared with CP Wool’s previous distribution through six stores. The new partnership is a rebrand of the Just Shorn range with carpets and rugs made from CP Wool yarn to be included under J Mish’s Signature and Promenade collections. The Just Shorn brand will continue to be distributed in New Zealand and Australia through Harrisons. CP Wool chief executive Colin McKenzie said the partnership would build on an existing relationship to increase the profile of New Zealand wool across the residential market in the US. “We’re very excited about expanding our relationship with J Mish, who have already been manufacturing carpets from CP Wool yarn at their facility in Cartersville, Georgia, for several years. We’re confident that J Mish has the reputation, resources and scale needed to put New Zealand wool carpet in front of consumers across the US.” McKenzie said J Mish was recognised as a leader in styling,

CP Wool chief executive Colin McKenzie design and colour of wool carpet in the US. CP Wool has identified an opportunity to increase the size of the market for wool carpet among US at the upper end of the US market. Wealthy consumers view natural fibres as an exclusive, luxury option for home furnishings. Traditionally, North American householders have been slow adopters of wool carpet in their homes, with sales at low levels compared with New Zealand and Australia. To turn this around New Zealand wool will be promoted to them as a beautiful, natural and sustainable option for soft flooring. The premium range includes six broadloom and four custom carpets made from hand-graded wool grown on selected New Zealand farms. “We’re working to add value across the industry in New Zealand, from growers up,” said McKenzie. The J Mish partnership follows CP Wool’s joint venture with Amie and James Nilsson, founders of the Merino Kids brand, to distribute carpets and rugs in Australasia under the Hushaberry Heritage brand. CP Wool is a joint venture owned by Mid Canterbury’s Carrfields Group and the farmerowned Primary Wool Co-operative.

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■ MYCOPLASMA BOVIS

Second round of tests for M. bovis nears end So far only three farms have been confirmed with mycoplasma bovis after nearly two rounds of bulk milk testing among New Zealand’s 12,000 dairy farms. Ministry for Primary Industry officers report the M. bovis tests are progressing well from milk samples taken from every dairy farm in the country. The test programme began shortly after the start of calving, when cows are most likely to be shedding the bacterium if they are infected. Milk samples are being collected from each farm every two weeks with up to a total of six

samples to be completed over 12 weeks. So far almost 10,000 of New Zealand’s 12,000 dairy farms have completed two rounds of testing. Cows found to be infected on the three properties during the bulk milk tests were already part of the MPI tracing programme and they all had previously known links to the disease. MPI said the initial outcome was encouraging, but it was still too early to speculate about the final results. Calving on some farms was a few weeks later than expected, so full milk test results for most

of them are now expected to be delivered to farmers in both the North Island and South Island in early December, rather than in November as previously forecasted. About 2 per cent of farms are expected to still be undergoing testing in early December and their results are likely to be delivered to farmers by mid-January. In the meantime, MPI said it would contact farmers if any suspicious results were found in a milk test. Dairy companies would continue to keep farmers updated throughout the test programme.

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More than half of the sites are already booked five months before the start of the South Island Agricultural Field Days near Kirwee. Exhibitors are being encouraged by field days organisers to secure a position soon for the three-day event from March 2729. SIAFD spokesman Daniel Schat said the event was recognised in the farming community for its strong agricultural programme. “Agricultural technology is the primary focus of SIAFD and we are proud of our status as the field day with the largest machinery demonstration programme in New Zealand.” Every two years the three-day

event is held at its permanent venue near Kirwee, attracting about 30,000 farmers and other rural people. Waikuku dairy farmer Alastair Robinson is the new chairman of the executive committee, which has financial and governance oversight of the SIAFD Society. He led the organising committee when the event was first held at Kirwee in 2015. Before this it was based at Lincoln. He said preparations for the field days were tracking well and infrastructure was being improved at the venue for the event. “Sites are selling well, which is important because income from registrations helps us carry out

the work we want to do to improve our facilities.” The upgrade includes better electrical infrastructure to make it easier and safer for exhibitors to set up sites and clean up afterwards. “Earlier this year we have gravelled all the lane ways, which will make life more pleasant if we get wet weather during the field days. We have also extended our irrigation system and planted native trees along the boundaries of the property.’’ Robinson said businesses had been generous with their support of the event. The field days are run entirely by volunteers.

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■ RETAIL SPENDING

Electronic card spending up New Zealand spending on electronic cards grew in every sector for a second month running amid upbeat consumer confidence and increased government support for households. Seasonally adjusted total retail spending on credit and debit cards rose 1.1 per cent, matching the increase in August. Core retail spending, which strips out expenditure on petrol and vehicles, also rose 1.1 per cent in September, a faster pace than the 0.9 per cent recorded in August. Spending rose in all sectors in the month, led by 1.3 per cent gains in spending on services and other non-retail industries. Spending on consumable items rose 1 per cent and was up 0.9 per cent on apparel. Expenditure on vehicles and durable goods were each up 0.8 per cent, while spending on fuel and on hospitality each gained 0.4 per cent. The widespread increases during the past two months follows the July introduction of the government’s Families Package, tar-

geting low-income households with financial support. However, it predates Auckland’s regional fuel tax hike this month. The ANZ Roy Morgan consumer confidence survey last month showed consumers were still in good heart, although households

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squeezed profitability. Westpac Banking Corp senior economist Satish Ranchhod said he expects retail spending to continue rising, but at a more moderate pace. “While spending is now being supported by the government’s

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were less likely to buy big ticket items than they have been for the past three years. And the New Zealand Institute of Economic Research’s quarterly survey of business opinion showed retailers remained pessimistic as rising costs that they weren’t able to pass on

Families Package, disposable income growth still remains fairly modest,” he said. “In addition, many households are finding their spending power is being crimped by rising costs for necessities like fuel.” Yesterday’s data show actual spending on electronic cards rose to $6.92 billion in September, up 4.9 per cent from a year earlier. Of that, core retail spending was up 5.1 per cent to $4.39 billion. Spending on petrol jumped 11 per cent to $640 million and hospitality spending rose 7.3 per cent to $997 million. Credit cards were more popular than debit cards, accounting for 52.3 per cent of 143 million transactions, compared to 49.3 per cent of 137 million transactions in September last year. The value per transaction was $48, unchanged from a year earlier. Reserve Bank data show total credit cards billings in New Zealand rose an annual 7.7 per cent to $3.73 billion in August while total advances outstanding was up 5.9 per cent at $7.17 billion. - NZME

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Discussions about the fuel price are often fixated on price per litre, but the number we should really be looking at is the per centage of salary spent on fuel annually. Data from the website Globalpetrol prices shows that New Zealanders spend around $2.55 per litre on petrol, placing our nation around the middle of the pack (albeit well ahead of the global average of $1.80 per litre). This is, of course, well ahead of the oil-rich regions of the like of Iran, Kuwait, Nigeria, which all pay below a $1 per litre of fuel. However, $2.55 doesn’t seem a bad deal to a nation like Norway, which is forking out $3.19 a litre or Hong Kong, which pays a massive $3.42 for a few splashes of fuel.

New Zealand is also better off than the UK, Ireland, France and Denmark. This might make it seem that New Zealand is getting a relatively average deal, particularly when compared to the rest of the developed world – but things start to look far worse when you factor in how much Kiwis are spending on fuel relative to their incomes. Research from Bloomberg, released in July when the petrol price was $2.32 a litre, shows that Kiwis spend an average of 2.56 per cent of their typical salary at the pump annually. The per centages will now be higher as the cost of fuel has increased by at least 20 cents since then.

Kiwis are among the highest consumers of fuel in the world per capita, burning through around 672 litres of fuel a year. When this is factored in alongside the fuel price, citizens of Hong Kong and Norway actually get a much better deal than New Zealand. While we’re spending over 2.5 per cent of our income on fuel, Norway only spends 0.53 per cent of its annual income on fuel and Hong Kong only 0.49 per cent. The only countries to get worse deals than New Zealand are Brazil (2.8 per cent), Saudi Arabia (2.87 per cent), Greece (2.95 per cent), Canada (3.01 per cent), South Africa (3.64 per cent) and Mexico (3.94 per cent). – NZME

Supermarket rivals in courtroom spat Supermarket rivals Foodstuffs and Woolworths have battled it out at the Advertising Standards Authority court over misleading prices and savings. Foodstuffs, who own Pak’nSave and New World, complained to the ASA about a 32-page Countdown mailer they said was misleading customers over savings they could get from the advertised discounted products. The mailer, for the week from May 28 to June 3, promoted “1/2 price week on selected promotions”. Of the roughly 270 items listed in the mailer, 47 of them were promoted as half price. Foodstuffs said the mailer advertisement was misleading in four ways: • the implied usual price of products was in many instances not genuine as it is too

old or rarely used • the main 1/2 price message was significantly diminished by the fine print • the fine print was too inconspicuous and too small • that the saving is for one week is misleading because some products do not return to their usual prices at the end of the promotion week but remain at the discounted price. Foodstuffs said by leading customers to believe they will be achieving some sort of saving off a price that wasn’t genuine, Woolworths were exploiting the lack of knowledge that consumers have about pricing because they cannot know the non-promotional price. Countdown-owned Woolworths said the mailer was not misleading or deceptive as it gen-

uinely offered at least 50 per cent off the non-promotional price of the products advertised. In relation to the savings customers could get, Woolworths said many factors needed to be considered when assessing the accuracy of save statements and the context for them. Woolworths also pointed out that there was no law or obligation that the price of a half-price promotional product must be returned to its non-promotional price immediately after the promotion ends. The authority ruled – with the exception of the Cadbury Novelty Bar, which Woolworths admitted shouldn’t have been part of the mailer – Woolworths had not misled customers and did not uphold Foodstuffs’ complaint. – NZME

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Ashburton Dahlia Club Ashburton Dahlia Circle have held their first meeting of the new season. This was our spring daffodil show, such a great variety of blooms, doubles, split corona, white, yellow, orange and pink. Miniatures, small and large cup over thirteen classes. The best in show was awarded to Brian Glassey. Other spring flowers were also displayed camellias, rhododendron, pansies and tulips. The raffle was won by Alison Donald. It is time now to be planting Dahlias tubers for the long summer flowering that they bring. Soil preparation and fertilisers are key to success. So our next meeting on Tuesday October 16 will be a special look and learn evening. Members and visitors are very welcome to come along to see a practical demonstration of choosing the best tuber and shoots to leave attached, along with de-branching and when to pinch out to get maximum blooms of great quality. Where to plant and what are the best fertilisers to use? Everyone who attends the evening will go home with a dahlia to plant. Note the date October 16 at 7.30pm in the supper room of the Tinwald Hall, Grahams Road. We look forwards to meeting new and interested persons. Reminder of our sales table item donations. Contact 02102458001 for further information. Our annual Dahlia tuber sales and plants stall date is November 3rd at the Farmers Market on West Street.

Ashburton Golf Club It is getting down to crunch time in the RMF Cup, with only two regular rounds to go and a total of 24 points on offer. A quick glance at the league table shows that over 70 players still have a reasonable shout at making the top 30 for the finals series. Peter Walker and Phil Kerr have been jostling for the lead all season, and seem to have the top two places sewn up, but Charlie is closing fast. After the round 16 “cut” all points will be cancelled and new points will be issued corresponding to your final position, with top finisher getting 30 points, 2nd getting 29pts and so on down to 30th and ties getting only 1 point. For week 17 only these 30 players can score points, so the top score of these 30 will score 15 points, 2nd place gets 14 and so on down to zero. Then after this round the bottom five players will be cut, and 25 players will move into round 18, this will again be for 15 points, and after this round five more are cut meaning only 20 players take their place in the final which is on November 24. With big bonus points on offer for winning the final round, everyone involved should have a mathematical chance of picking up the cup and having their club sub for 2019 paid for by our great friends at Russell Moon and Fail. Hope this is as clear as mud. A full list of rules are on the club notice board and on the website. This Saturday for round 15 we have the DCL cup round 1. The DCL cup is 3 rounds of stroke with the best combined nett of all 3 rounds winning. This will be 3 out of the next 4 Saturdays, not Labour weekend. Our Midlands Seeds Friday night teams tournament kicks off tomorrow, with around 200 players taking part every week. It’s great to see all the old faithful teams in the mix again along with quite a few new ones. A great way to start your weekend.

Run and Walk Ashburton It’s a busy time with organised events taking place and members are taking full advantage of their fitness to compete. At the weekend our runners competed in the 78th Takahe to Akaroa Road Relay which is steeped in history being first contested in 1935. Each team carries a baton, which are handmade and painted in their club colours. Traditionally the baton carried a message from the mayor of Christchurch to the Mayor of Akaroa. Our team (above) started at 8.30am from the sign of the Takahe with distances varying depending on the lap you ran. It was a chilly start but soon enough the sun appeared, however laps 4 and 5 had a head wind to contend with making for challenging laps. This year the team was made up of 4 men and 4 women who in total took 6 hours and 7 minutes to arrive in Akaroa. Well done to everyone who took part.

Coming up at the end of the month we have the County Stroke, where teams of 4 ladies and 4 gents from all the wonderful clubs in Mid Canterbury converge on the Brandon to play for the Mayor’s Trophy. Our Captains will be out and about in the next few weeks scouting for some in form players to carry the club’s name, good luck. Also, look out for the Lions club Charity golf day, this will be on Thursday October 25, always great fun, well organised, and raises lots of money for great local causes. See you around the course. Good golfing.

Ashburton MSA Petanque Club Thursday October 4 we played our third round of the Super Six competition and did very well scoring more points in the morning rounds than we did in the whole day in the round before. The fourth and final round is to be played in Ashburton on the 25th and the three clubs will travel down here to play and promises to be a good day. We had three players take part in the South Island Singles and Doubles over the weekend. Richard Browne did very well winning the singles event and Neville Bensdorp also played well coming 3rd equal in the Championship. Karen Bensdorp finished 3rd equal in the plate. On the second day in the doubles, Richard Browne won this event as well along with Brian Westerbeek from Christch-

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The SI Masters games began at the weekend in Timaru. We had five walkers and one runner taking part on Sunday in the 5km cross country event. A clean sweep with all members bringing home medals. Congratulations to you all. Back home in Ashburton the Saturday early birds had just two runners and one walker meet at 7.30am. The afternoon meet was hosted from Harland Street and 11 members walked along the Grahams Road bike track. The group soon split into three with each choosing their return route depending on distance wanting to be achieved, a choice between Wilkins Road, Melcombe Street or Tarbottons Road. The weather was hot with a little wind. During the week the Wednesday Walkers enjoyed the extra light of day light saving with seven in total, including one on a scooter, striding out their town route. Good luck to our members taking part in the Greymouth Relay and Masters games this coming weekend.

urch. Karen and Neville Bensdorp won the plate. A successful weekend. We have a team of six players taking part in the Piste of Origin tournament in Christchurch on Sunday. The Super Six days have been a good practice run for those involved. Tonight, October 11 at 6.30 will be our first night of Twilight petanque to give individuals and families the opportunity to try out the game. Just turn up at 115 Racecourse Road and we will have everything you need to try out the game. An Open Day on Sunday October 28 from 10am until 3pm will also give members of the public another chance to try themselves out.

Ashburton Woodworkers President Bruce Ferriman welcomed 22 members to our September meeting including two guests. Bruce mentioned that it is pleasing for the club to host several new members on Wednesday afternoon from 1-4pm to experiment with turning and receiving tuition from our skilled members. You can even come along for a yarn, tea, coffee, view and a think. Think I could enjoy and do wood turning. That Boulevard Day was a chilly event which, unfortunately, affected the raffle selling tickets. The A&P Show is on October 26 and 27, members to get their entry into the wood turning section. The Wood & Clay Exhibition, a combined event between the Hakatere Ceramics and the Ashburton Woodworkers November 15, held in the Triangle. Members to select their best items to enter this event. NAW committee member Peter Clemett will attend to critique the woodworking and select the best items. Also the club is seeking sponsorship to stage the exhibition. Show & Tell Bruce Ferriman: a long necked yew vase Les Mattingley: pyrography work Dave Busby: natural edged walnut bowl, thin walled burr bowl, Ken Neale: 3 handy rimu trays Kevin Challis: spalted ash bowl always difficult to finish neatly, a dream catcher Steve Wise: new to turning, a tidy rimu bowl and an ash platter Mary Lee: first timer a walnut bowl Wim Melchers: a walnut book stand Dave Busby demonstrated a three corner bowl. Accuracy is essential to achieve an even wall thickness. A square block of

ash was placed from corner to the opposite corner between two centres. Dave created a spigot at the tail stock end to fit the chuck. Using a gouge the bottom edges were rounded off. Care had to be taken not to chip the top of the first section and with Dave’s skills, he achieved that. Once satisfied the bottom section neatly round the block of wood was turned around and so the spigot or foot was tightened into a chuck. As a safety precaution the tail stock was used to hold the block into place. Dave proceeded to remove the wood from the top section of the bowl, with a gouge. More care needs to be taken to ensure the three points of the bowl do not get chipped. In the end a wonderful three cornered bowl was completed. Thanks Dave for your challenging demonstration.

Ashburton Writers’ Group Acting ppresident Stacey welcomed members to the October meeting of the Ashburton Writers’ Group held recently. Stacey read a quotation – Almost all good writing starts with terrible first efforts, you need to start somewhere - Anne Lamott. The presentation to the Ashburton Rotary Club at their meeting on Tuesday September 11 was successful and well received. The Suffrage 125 Event at the event theatre had been attended, Freya Jemmett had competently read her winning story in the Ashburton Writers’ Group Short Story Competition. The assignment for the meeting was “Caught Red Handed”. Members wrote of lots of books, gun in bank, edge of emotion and thieving cat. The instant exercise was to write of a magic spell. Not an easy exercise but members wrote of hocus pocus, noisy neighbour, hairy wart and mermaids and unicorns. The meeting concluded at 2.45pm with the serving of afternoon tea and an exercise on adjectives and adverbs. The November assignment is Beauty is in the Eye of the Beholder. Visitors are welcome, contact Rae on 3088927.

Netherby WI Twenty-six members and one visitor attended the meeting on October 8. Members were asked to bring along their oldest possession. These proved to

be varied and very interesting. Among those shown was an old tea set that was well over 100 years old; another member was wearing a pair of shoes that she had worn for 60 years – they are so comfortable and need a few repairs done she told us; a very old meat plate that has been handed down through the generations; an old nutcracker that would have needed patience to use; clothes that were worn many years ago; heirloom brooches and several other items were shown and talked about. Ngaire Gibbs was presented with a 50 year badge and she also won the raffle. Competitions were once again well supported and the Moyland Trophy was one by Valmai Mitchell and the Northchurch Trophy by Barbara Burst. Some members will be in the Arcade on Thursday October 18 from 10am to 3pm to promote Women’s Institutes. Stroll through and have a chat and maybe you would like to join us on a regular base. Don’t be surprised if you find a lonely bouquet of flowers lying around the street with a message asking the finder to Please take me home. This is an initiative from the NZ Federation of Women’s Institute. Afternoon tea completed the afternoon.

Plains Ladies Friendship Club Our September meeting was held on Boulevard Day so we were down in numbers and the weather was not very nice. Val welcomed everyone and no one was confessing to birthdays or anniversaries. We did acknowledge the passing of one of our members Isobel Smith. There were 13 Apologies. The Friendship newsletter Highlights was available for viewing. Reported from the area meeting: that there would be no church service this year and Friday November 30 at 2pm is the day for the combined over 90s afternoon tea. Please give names to Val or Alison. The new road signs have been erected at the North and South ends of town. We are financially sound with only five subs left to pay and we were reminded that the money for the bus trip to Christchurch was due today. Don’t forget to take spare cash for the candle shop as there is no efpost there. Raffles were won by Annette Watson and Shirley Patterson. The Movie for Wednesday October 3 was Ladies in Black. Before morning tea Alison Doig began her talk and slide show about a trip that she and her father did in 2010 to find her great great Uncle’s burial place. Trooper Robert Harry Lambie of the Canterbury Mounted Rifles, son of John and Jane Lambie of Rakaia, aged 28, died on 9/8/16 and is buried at the Kantara War Memorial Cemetary at Alexandria. The Graves are maintained by the Commonwealth War Graves Commission. Her Dad, Bruce, was very keen to pay his respects from the family to his Great Uncle as nobody from New Zealand had been able to do so. First they had a great bus trip through some of Egypt from Cairo to Alexandria taking in a trip to see the Pyramids and the Sphinx. It was a very windy day with the desert sands blowing which made it unpleasant for everyone but they did get to explore some of the burial tunnels and view some of the private burial chambers from the gates. They also did touristy things: viewing Museums and Churches and Mosques and walking in the beautiful gardens in Alexandria. Following morning tea we continued with their adventures. After a very emotional time in Alexandria they boarded the cruise ship Discovery and spent ten days on the Mediterranean Sea calling at Libya Malta, Tunisia Cagliar and Cartagena and finishing the cruise in Malaga in Spain. In most places they disembarked and explored the cities taking in the Greek and Roman ruins and admiring the local arts and crafts. At a couple of places they were not allowed off the ship because they had to have a special visa to do so. All in all they had a wonderful time and were thrilled to have the opportunity to have the experience. Alison was thanked for sharing her journey with us. Next meeting is October 15, early because of Labour weekend.

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In brief Defender hailed as hero Sebastian Coates has been hailed as a hero after his quick thinking potentially saved a team mate’s life during a game in Portugal. The Uruguay international defender was in action for current club Sporting Lisbon against Portimonense in the Premeira Liga. During the game, his goalkeeper Romain Salin clattered into the post and was left unconscious – prompting Coates to step in with emergency aid to clear his airways. Sallin had been hurt as he attempted to save Portimonense’s second goal, scored by striker Shoya Nakajima. The keeper was knocked out, with the risk that he would be unable to breathe if his tongue was blocking his throat. As Sporting physios raced onto the pitch, Coates opened Sallin’s mouth and placed his fingers inside, ensuring that there was no blockage and that breathing was possible. - NZME

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It hasn’t been the most successful of tournaments, but the Mid Canterbury Football under 17 girls’ football team will be hoping they can turn things around in their final clash of the week at the South Island tournament being played in Ashburton. The girls have been up against it from

the outset against some slick opposition and while failing to win a match, or to score a goal, they get their chance this morning when they take on either Southland or Nomads in their final match of the tournament. Their opposition was to be decided in the final game yesterday.

Mid Canterbury faced tough encounters from Cashmere Technical, South Canterbury, Otago Gold and Nelson Bays in their pool play games. This morning they take to the Ashburton Domain at 10am for their match. PHOTO MATT MARKHAM 091018-004

Wallabies winners in big test shake-up World Rugby has settled on a preferred option for a proposed new league of nations that will dramatically reshape the international game and deliver massive financial bonuses to the Wallabies. While the proposal is still in its early stages and has to undergo a feasibility study before being approved, Sydney’s Daily Telegraph can reveal that the sport’s leading nations have at least reached consensus on the preferred model to explore. If the proposal is considered and is accepted, the top 12 nations will all play each other once a year with the top four going into a playoff system to decide an annual champion. “The premise is we need to generate more money for the international game and the more meaningful those games are, the more likely they are to generate broadcast revenue so we’re doing an exercise in the viability of a broadcast uplift in those fixtures,” World Rugby CEO Brett Gosper

told The Daily Telegraph. “It just makes sense and it would seem to be the time to do this and there’s a consensus and a desire to try and do that “It’s not just Australia, everyone can do with more revenue in this area and the sport deserves to get the value it can get for those fixtures.” Under the preferred format, the top six teams from the northern and southern hemispheres would have to play each other each year with results counting for the 12-team league. The Rugby Championship and the Six Nations would both double for the league while the crossover matches would take place in the July and November windows. It would possibly mean the end of three match tours like the one Ireland just made to Australia but would ensure that every match mattered. “The team coming south would have to play three (different) teams, but it’s mak-

ing sure each game count towards an end that is more interesting to the fans, and therefore a more viable product,” Gosper said. Although the details are still to be worked out, the most likely starting date for the new competition would be 2020 and tours by the British and Irish Lions would continue. There would also be a second tier competition, with promotion and relegation, and the rankings used to determine the seedings for each World Cup, adding even more incentive for teams to perform well. “It keeps the Rugby World Cup as the pinnacle event but you’re building towards that over a three-year period,” Gosper said. Gosper said the key for the plan to be approved was how much money it was likely to generate but under the proposal, all the major tournaments would be bundled together, which could provide a massive windfall. - Daily Telegraph

The New Zealand Cricket Player’s Association have revamped their player’s handbook to include notes on how to deal with various risk areas covered in their personal development programme, including affirmative sexual consent. The programme has been in action for about seven years, covering off several risk factors including anti-doping, life after professional cricket and sexual consent. Until this year, the aspects outlined in the programme had not been included in the handbook. NZCPA chief executive Heath Mills said the decision to include them now was simply based on making the material more accessible to players around the country. “We have always taken the view for our members that they become members when they start playing and they’re members of the player’s association for life, so we want to educate them and help them as much as we can with off-field matters and personal growth and development,” Mills said. - NZME

Lynn keeps single focus It’s a case of so far so good for Chris Lynn and his fragile shoulders but that doesn’t mean he’ll push his luck by playing for Queensland in the Sheffield Shield this season. The destructive batsman will fly to Dubai on Sunday in stellar form before Australia’s three-game Twenty20 series against Pakistan. The 28-year-old was the domestic one-day cup’s leading run-scorer before Wednesday’s final with 384 runs from seven innings, including two centuries and a staggering 27 sixes. While relishing his first one-day tournament for the Bulls in nearly five years, he is wary of overdoing it as he eyes a World Cup campaign in England next year. Lynn, who averages 43.53 in first class cricket, insists the passion to play red ball cricket remains. - AAP

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Ashburton Guardian

Thursday, October 11, 2018

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■ RUGBY

■ CRICKET

Success for AshColl tourists Cane

recovers after neck surgery

By Matt MarkhaM

Matt.M@theguardian.co.nz

The Ashburton College First XI claimed their first success on Sunday in their week-long tour in Australia. Playing against a Caloundra Cricket Club Invitational XI at the Caloundra Club on Sunday, the Ashburton lads had to hold off their excitement early in the day with the weather resulting in a delayed start and a match reduced to just the 35 overs. With the willow in hand for the opening innings, the College boys put together an impressive 203-4 off their 35 overs including strong contributions from Isaac Bazley (88) and Devon Flannery (76). In reply, the host side could only muster 106 runs before they were all dismissed with Ben Middleton playing the role of chief destroyer with the impressive figures of 4-25. On Monday, the team turned its focus to improving their skillset thanks to a coaching session with the head coach of the Matthew Flinders Cricket Club, Alan Gale – who put them through their paces in an excellent training session. Play was supposed to happen on Tuesday in the form of a T20 match against Sunshine Coast Grammar School and while some play was achieved, the weather again intervened. The hosts won the toss and chose to bat and were 69 without loss after 10 of the 20 overs when thunderstorms settled in for the afternoon and saw the match

The Ashburton College First XI are currently in Australia and spent Monday taking part in a coaching session with renowned coach Alan Gale. PHOTO SUPPLIED abandoned. Yesterday the club were set to play a day/night T20 match under lights against the Sunshine Coast Cricket Association before rounding out their visit with a 50

over match against the Matthew Flinders Anglican School First XI. The side were initially set to take part in their first Canterbury secondary schools’ Cricket

Express First XI Cup match this Saturday against Christchurch Boys’ High School Colts but the match has been deferred with the side only returning to New Zealand on Friday.

McGregor suspended after UFC defeat Conor McGregor has been hit with a one-month suspension on medical grounds following the beating he took at the hands of Khabib Nurmagomedov at UFC 229. The Irishman was submitted by a rear naked choke in the fourth round of their lightweight championship bout on Saturday. An official line on the list of medical suspensions released by the organisation read: Conor McGregor: Suspended until 6/11/18, no contact until 28/10/18. McGregor absorbed some punishing strikes in the second round after being rocked by the Russian with a massive overhand right. The Dagestani then landed a number of powerful shots on the ground before eventually executing the submission in the fourth and McGregor is banned from contact training until October 28. It is common practice for the UFC to hand out medical suspensions and McGregor would not have fought again within the next month anyway. But the damage was not just physical for the defeated lightweight and he could yet be hand-

Conor McGregor took a beating. ed a longer suspension by the UFC and also Nevada State Athletic Commission for his role in the ugly brawl that followed the climax to the fight. Khabib jumped over the cage to attack McGregor’s team-mate Dillon Danis after being gestured to come outside, sparking a chaotic melee. One of the Dagestani’s team, his cousin, was then seen entering the octagon and McGregor

landed a seemingly unprovoked punch on him, prompting two more of the entourage to come in and attack the Notorious. Zubaira Tukhugov, a former UFC fighter himself, was the guilty party, catching the 30-yearold from behind after scrambling over the cage. On the face of it, Khabib triggered the brawl but McGregor’s punch on the champion’s cousin escalated matters and could see

him given a lengthy suspension from competition. His opponent is likely to be given a more serious punishment from the Nevada State Athletic Commission who also withheld his £1.2 million ($NZ2.4m) purse after reviewing the footage. In the immediate aftermath McGregor was not judged to have been culpable for the frenzy and was allowed to take home his £2.3 million ($NZ4.6m). The NSAC and UFC can both impose separate sanctions on the fighters as the contest in Las Vegas was authorised by the local authority. UFC president Dana White questioned whether Khabib might have his visa revoked in his first press conference after the extraordinary brawl but has since softened his prediction. He believes a percentage of the Russian’s winnings and short suspension would suffice although he admitted they may take all of his purse away. The veteran promoter said: “I think they should take £250,000 from him. (He) absolutely keeps his title. And he’s going to get suspended, so maybe you give him a four to six months suspension.”

All Blacks flanker Sam Cane has begun the road to recovery after suffering a neck fracture in Sunday’s comeback win over the Springboks. The All Blacks’ official Twitter account posted an update yesterday after Cane underwent surgery in Pretoria. “@SamCane7 is up and about after his successful operation in South Africa. Sam would like to thank everyone for all the support he has received from around the world, he is set to make a full recovery,” the Tweet said. After a collision with Springboks loose forward Francois Louw in the 35th minute of the All Blacks comeback victory, Cane stayed down and then looked in obvious pain. Cane needed surgery to repair a fracture on the lower right side of his neck and will remain in South Africa for a week to recover. All Blacks doctor Tony Paige said there was no nerve damage but he will stay to monitor Cane’s progress. While expected to recover, Cane will be out for at least three months and, therefore, misses the northern tour which opens with the third Bledisloe in Yokohama in three weeks. “First he’s got to get through the operation,” Paige told media in South Africa. “We have every confidence he’ll do well with that and then like any fracture it takes a couple of weeks and months. It will probably take about three months for the bone to get strong but we’ll just take it step by step. “The operation is really just to keep everything in the right place so the bone can heal on its own accord.” Like All Blacks captain Kieran Read following his spinal surgery late last year, Cane’s return to play will be a cautious affair. “Many sportsmen have had this injury and people in other walks of life and they usually make a good recovery. It’s one level of the neck. “Sam’s in good spirits he’s obviously sore in the middle of the night as you are the night after a fracture but he’s being well looked after and is getting lots of support and texts and phone calls.” Given concern around a break in the neck, All Blacks coach Steve Hansen attempted to downplay fears. “Once you remove the drama of it being a neck injury you’ve just got to look at it and treat it like any fracture,” Hansen said. “It’s obviously really disappointing for Sam and his family but the pleasing news is he’s being given great medical care from the time of the injury through the whole process and best of all he’s going to get a full recovery and play again.” - NZME

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In brief

■ ALLENTON CRICKET

Club man’s long career over By Matt MarkhaM

matt.m@theguardian.co.nz

While Mid Canterbury Cricket laments the loss of the Allenton team from this year’s longer format senior cricket competition, past and present players, as well as club stalwarts, are taking a much wider approach when it comes to how they view the demise. Mid Canterbury Cricket confirmed on Monday that Allenton had advised they would not be fielding a side in the main competitions this season, however they were able to get enough players together to compete in the T20 competition which begins this weekend. Long-standing club man and now a reluctant former captain of the side, Jeff Naish, said the outcome had spelt the end of his 20-year senior cricketing career in Mid Canterbury. “It’s bloody disappointing that this is how my senior cricketing career has finished after so long,” he said. “To go from having an 18-man strong squad the season before last to having six or seven committed players this season is gutting.” Others confirmed that Naish had worked tirelessly to try and get a team together over the past few weeks, but instead of thinking of his own efforts, Naish was more concerned about those who had put plenty into the senior club side since it joined the senior competition in 1987. “That’s who it’s really disappointing for, the guys who have contributed so much to the club over the years.” Naish, and others spoken to by the Guardian this week, all spoke of how they felt this kind of situation wasn’t just isolated to the cricket scene, but instead a wider problem for a majority of sports – however cricket was the one right at the forefront of conversa-

Trio of possible hosts The International Olympic Committee has three official candidates to host the 2026 Winter Games and a new timetable to pick the winner. Now the Olympic body needs to ensure all three candidates stay on the ballot next June, IOC members were told as opposition over the hosting costs intensify. The 2026 Olympics contest is between Calgary, Canada; Stockholm, Sweden; and the combined Italian bid of Milan and Cortina d’Ampezzo after IOC members formally backed the bids recommended last week by their executive board. - AAP

Bolt on trial

The demise of the Allenton cricket senior side this season has brought a premature end to the 20-year senior cricket career of Jeff Naish. PHOTO ASHBURTON GUARDIAN

tions at the moment. “I’m not sure any sport is immune to this problem of declining player numbers,” Naish added. “But until we all work out how to convince the youth sports people that being committed to a team sport is turning up to trainings and being available to play every weekend, we may see a further decline to senior sporting numbers across all codes.” Another long-standing member of the Allenton senior side, Dean Harrison said he was also saddened to hear the news that

there would be no team this year. “I feel for the likes of Naishy who has put so much effort in to trying to get things going, but just had no luck. “I think one of the major problems at the moment is that there isn’t the sense of feeling of belonging to a club anymore. “Not all that long ago, there was a real pride factor about playing for a club, but it seems to have gone out the window now which is really disappointing. “There’s no real quick fix answer either I think. Unfortunately, when we lost the second grade

competition we lost the opportunity to feed the senior competition which was such a big part of it all.” Long-time cricket scorer and Allenton stalwart Bob Bruhns said that without an Allenton senior side, he was uncertain whether or not he would continue scoring Mid Canterbury senior cricket this season. “I’m just really disappointed that it has come to this, it’s a real shame.” Bruhns didn’t say if he would continue to score for the Mid Canterbury representative side.

DWZ seen as long-term leader for Kiwis Dallin Watene-Zelezniak has been anointed a long-term New Zealand rugby league captain by coach Michael Maguire, although another classy fullback with a double-barrel name may have a say about that. Maguire stamped his mark on the Kiwis by unveiling 23-yearold Penrith fullback WateneZelezniak as the Kiwis’ leader for Saturday’s Test against Australia – followed by the three-test series away to England. A number of more experienced candidates were available but the coach deliberately turned to youth in his biggest call since taking charge after last year’s World Cup disaster. It begged the question: What happens when Roger TuivasaSheck returns? Warriors skipper and Dally M medallist Tuivasa-Sheck is out

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for the rest of this year with injury but will surely return to the test arena in 2019. “We’ll assess that as we move forward,” Maguire said. “At the moment we’re in camp and we’ve got Dallin as our fullback. “I think the future is in a lot of the younger guys. “Dallin will be a big leader of our team leading forward for a long period of time.” One solution could be to shift Watene-Zelezniak to the wing, where he has primarily played for the Panthers and played five of his seven tests. It was during the build-up to the June loss to England in Denver that Maguire spotted the attributes he wanted in a skipper. The former Souths premiership-winning mentor deliberately “annoyed” Watene-Zelezniak

Dallin Watene-Zelezniak with phone calls, sounding him out about what he envisaged for the Kiwis, before surprising him two weeks ago by offering him the captaincy. “There was a little bit of silence

there. I’m not quite sure he believed what I was saying at the time,” Maguire said. “When it sunk in, he was very honoured and you could hear that in his voice. “I’ve worked with a lot of great players in my career and a lot of things Dallin was talking about were the reasons why a lot of people have had success in the game.” Maguire said senior players, including former skippers Adam Blair and Jesse Bromwich, all supported Watene-Zelezniak and had accepted change was necessary for a team desperately seeking success. “You could probably say it is a fresh start,” he said. “Ultimately, we want to make sure we do all the things right and set up a good base for where we’re going.” - AAP

Usain Bolt believes tomorrow’s trial match could determine his future with the Central Coast Mariners. Bolt is expected to start for the first time since arriving at the A-League club in August in the hope of beginning a professional soccer career. “This is going to be a big game. I think it will determine if the club makes up its mind on what to do with my career,” said Bolt of the match against a select Macarthur South West United team. After being used as a winger in his first brief trial appearance in late August, the retired track great hinted at a positional change for the match at Sydney’s Campbelltown Stadium. Not only has coach Mike Mulvey raised the prospect of starting with Bolt, but also deploying him further up the pitch in the frontline. - AAP

Kennedy in doubt Defending champions Melbourne could be without import DJ Kennedy as they open their NBL season against the Illawarra in Wollongong on Friday night. Kennedy linked with United for their two-game NBA preseason friendlies, but injured his foot in their first match against Philadelphia. The American swingman has been in a moonboot for a week but appeared to pass a fitness test in Melbourne yesterday, which was the first step towards making his NBL debut against the Hawks. He had his foot in ice as he sat out the last few drills but United coach Dean Vickerman is hopeful he will line up. - AAP

More football turmoil More upheavals are coming for New Zealand Football, and last week’s review could be the beginning of another phase of turmoil, rather than the conclusion. A New Zealand Football board member has resigned in the wake of the release of the Independent Review into NZF – and it could be the first of several departures. The Herald understands that executive council member Jon Ormond advised the rest of the executive committee of his decision to resign late last week. In a statement, Ormond said it came down to a “conscience vote”, given the findings of the review. Ormond also claimed that the chairman Deryck Shaw’s position is now “untenable”. His decision could be a catalyst to spark others on the board to act. “I have resigned from the board of NZF,” said Ormond in a statement sent to the board. - NZME

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Ashburton Guardian

Thursday, October 11, 2018

www.guardianonline.co.nz

■ ASHBURTON RACES

Seriously good cup contest coming up By GreG Jones What do Savvy Coup, Age of Fire and Patrick Erin have I common? They were three Group 1 winners from last year’s Ashburton meeting. The Ashburton Racing Club’s meeting in October has long had a reputation for the quality of horses contesting the Barneswood Farm Stakes (historically the John Grigg Stakes) for three-year olds. In fact, it has almost become a rite of passage to be considered a real contender for the guineas races that follow at Riccarton to perform well at Ashburton. Past New Zealand Horses of the Year are included on the honours board and a raft of other quality winners have prevailed in some of the better races held throughout the country later in their careers. The Ashburton Cup for open class horses has usually played second fiddle despite having been won by some seriously good horses. However, 2017 changed that somewhat and the last two weeks have seen both Savvy Coup and Patrick Erin claim Group 1 success in prestigious races. Their

ble of the champion trainer Chris Waller. Two weeks ago, the plan came to fruition and the $750k Group 1 Metropolitan Handicap at Royal Randwick was won in more convincing fashion than at Ashburton. So, on Saturday 20th October there will be horses of real ability lining up at Ashburton. Whether they are mature and have their potential developed enough on the day is yet to be seen but rest assured history will show them to be well above average and patrons, especially racing purists, will be in for a treat. The final field will be decided next Wednesday. Indications are that all the races on the afternoon will be competitive and quality horses will be engaged. A great day out for the public free of charge is being offered and it is a chance to take in the spectacle of racing whilst enjoying the company of friends. Richard Bromley will be the birdcage presenter for the day and will keep patrons informed of all the entertainment on offer and the lucky punter draw winners.

Savvy Coup will be among some top company at the Ashburton meeting on Labour weekend. PHOTO SUPPLIED land, the Livamol Classic. Australia beckons, battling it out with some of the elite thoroughbreds from Australia and Europe. The $669k in the bank looks likely to be enhanced. The clear top weight in the Ashburton Cup last year was Patrick Erin who had progressed from taking four starts to win a race

to being a consistent type with a touch of class. Win he did; by a nose, much to the enjoyment of the connections who had Wellington Cup dreams. However, consistency had a price in the form of rating points and weight. Things didn’t go the way of the rangy gelding and off to Australia he was sent to join the Sydney sta-

Wairarapa gallops Today at Tauherenikau

Wairarapa Racing Club Venue: Tauherenikau Meeting Date: 11 October 2018 NZ Meeting number: 4 Doubles: 1 and 2; 3 and 4; 5 and 6; 7 and 8 Trebles: 2, 3 and 4; 6, 7 and 8 1 12.55pm (NZT) THE HITS MAIDEN $10,000, MDN, 2050m 1 90063 Our Jocko (2) 58.5 ..................... Z Moki (a3) 2 9x411 Mexican (1) 58.5 ..............................S Rusof 3 998x9 Mancini (6) 58.5 ............................. J Parkes 4 68x All In Stitches (3) 58.5 ...................L Allpress 5 7L Silent Sam (4) 58.5 .............. T Johnson (a2) 6 24234 Francesca Kate b (5) 56.5...............R Myers 7 26052 Belindabella (8) 56.5 .......................D Turner 8 4x552 Witch Hazel (7) 56.5 .......................S Collett 2 1.30pm NZB INSURANCE PEARL SERIES RACE $10,000, 2YO SW+P, 1000m 1 Media (4) 57 ....................................S Collett 2 Pinotage (1) 55 ...............................R Myers 3 The Tailors Niece (2) 55 ................. J Parkes 4 Vino Bella (5) 55 ...........................L Allpress 5 Xplosion (3) 55 .................................S Rusof 3 2.05pm LAMB-PETERS PRINT MAIDEN $10,000, MDN, 1000m 1 4337x Darci’s Day b (4) 58.5........................L Hemi 2 336x Rocco Bello b (10) 58.5 ..................R Myers

success just emphasises the excellent horse flesh that can be seen here at this Ashburton meeting. Savvy Coup didn’t win the Barneswood; in fact it was unplaced but during the season as it developed the filly won the New Zealand Oaks and was voted the top three year old. Prom Queen was an easy winner last year and has gone on to win open class races and $248,000 in stakes. The runner-up Sensei has won four races and in all likelihood will capture a significant race this season as the trainers set their sights on purely sprint racing for the speedster. Third placed Age of Fire from the tremendously strong Te Akau Racing Stable went on to finish second in the Group 1 2000 Guineas and then claim the ultimate aim, wining the Group 1 Levin Classic taking the stake earnings to $288k. Finbarr a five-time winner was another who progressed from the race to become a likely candidate for higher targets. And last Saturday at Hastings Savvy Coup showed how good she is by demolishing the best Group 1 field that could be assembled at this time of the year in New Zea-

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977x4 Zeduzzi (6) 58.5 ......................... Z Moki (a3) x3005 Master Ben (3) 58.5 .................... R Hannam 9x7 Mi Gold Card (12) 58.5 .................L Allpress 96x5x Spinnaker Bay (8) 56.5 ................... A Jones 49x Witchery (9) 56.5 6460x Marquita Miss (5) 56.5 ....................S Collett 6x0 La Landonne (7) 56.5..................... J Parkes 0077x Nancees Gold (11) 56.5 ...........M Singh (a2) 3 Greystone (1) 56 ....................... D Hirini (a2) Irish Heart (13) 54 ............................S Rusof 77x0 Glide Queen (2) 54 ........................... T Allan 4 2.40pm NZB INSURANCE PEARL SERIES RACE MAIDEN $10,000, MDN F&M, 1000m 1 x252x Magico (12) 57.5 ...........................L Allpress 2 00032 Super Girl (10) 57.5 ........................D Turner 3 48673 La Turque (5) 57.5 ............... C O’Beirne (a3) 4 354x Silhouette Beauty (3) 57.5 ..............S Collett 5 8645x Wild Child (1) 57.5 ..........................R Myers 6 49x Witchery (7) 57.5..............................S Rusof 7 Fagiolo Majico (8) 57.5......................L Hemi 8 Tennessee Rose (2) 57.5 .........M Singh (a2) 9 00x8 Anzhelika (13) 57.5 ........................... T Allan 10 Irish Heart (11) 55 11 5 Muzzarati (9) 55 ................... T Johnson (a2) 12 Calling Us Home (6) 55.................. J Parkes

13 77x0 Glide Queen (4) 55 3.15pm PGG WRIGHTSON MAIDEN $10,000, MDN 3YO, 1400m 1 9x4 Fattore Otto (8) 57.5........................R Myers 2 34x8 Kahu Rock (1) 57.5 ..................... R Hannam 3 9 Bruno Kelly (6) 57.5 ........................D Turner 4 6x Shinnecock (7) 57.5 .................M Singh (a2) 5 Don’t Know Jakk (2) 57.5 ..... T Johnson (a2) 6 7 Ocean Star b (3) 57.5 ......................S Rusof 7 Royal Inn (4) 57.5................................C Dell 33 Mohaka (12) 55.5 ............................S Collett 8 9 33 Guillada (11) 55.5 ............................. T Allan 10 Per Perseverance (5) 55.5 ............L Allpress 11 6 Booty Lara (9) 55.5 ............. C O’Beirne (a3) 12 Miss Labasa (10) 55.5 ................... J Parkes 6 3.53pm GRAYS CONTRACTING MAIDEN $10,000, MDN, 1400m 1 Pastoral (1) 58.5.................. C O’Beirne (a3) 2 Port Lincoln (9) 58.5............. T Johnson (a2) 3 89x Trending (4) 58.5 ......................... B Lammas 4 Your Not Wrong (12) 58.5 ..... H Durrant (a4) 5 22x55 Surveillance (11) 56.5 ......................S Rusof 6 3039x Miss Pacific (5) 56.5 .............T Newman (a3) 7 378x Missy Miu Miu (13) 56.5 ..................R Myers 8 0380x The Last Samurai (6) 56.5 .......M Singh (a2)

9 9x Diamond Belt (14) 56.5 .................L Allpress 10 Naderca 56.5 ............................... Scratched 11 3 Duck Road (15) 56 ..........................S Collett 12 0 Hesagoodboy (3) 56......................D Bradley 13 77x Performante (8) 56 ......................... J Parkes 14 35x8 Naughty Nana (2) 54......................... T Allan 15 9760 Handsome Blue (10) 58.5 ...............D Turner 16 6x Shinnecock (7) 56 17 7 Ocean Star 56 .............................. Scratched Emergencies: Handsome Blue, Shinnecock, Ocean Star 7 4.27pm MOBIL CARTERTON MAIDEN $10,000, MDN, 1600m 1 586x2 War Hero (7) 58.5 ...................... Z Moki (a3) 2 404 Christiano (14) 58.5 .................M Singh (a2) 3 685x9 Rawhide (10) 58.5.......................... J Parkes 4 0x Albaron (6) 58.5 .................. C O’Beirne (a3) 5 22660 Madam Makfi h (3) 56.5 ............ D Hirini (a2) 6 28293 Reliably Perky (9) 56.5 ......................L Hemi 7 6328x Hypatia (1) 56.5 ..............................R Myers 8 80x94 Balanto (8) 56.5 ............................L Allpress 9 07540 Sea Ya Later (5) 56.5 ......................D Turner 10 9x Akela Belle (13) 56.5............ T Johnson (a2) 11 378x0 English Rose (4) 56.5 ......................S Rusof 12 8x687 Makeitrain (12) 56.5 ........................S Collett 13 72067 Our Charli’s Angel (11) 56.5..........D Bradley

14 Zedflix (2) 56.5 ....................................C Dell 5.07pm LIQUORLAND MASTERTON $10,000, Rating 65 Benchmark*, 1400m 1 538x2 Cyclops db (13) 59 ........................L Allpress 2 1200x He’s A Freak (15) 58.5 3 4505x Johnny Lincoln (14) 58.5............. R Hannam 4 250x8 Powerball d (12) 58 .................... Z Moki (a3) 5 8556x Rosetta 57.5................................. Scratched 6 261x0 Fine Bouquet 56.5........................ Scratched 7 317x3 Flourishing (10) 56.5 .......................S Collett 8 4481x Ravenhill (5) 56.5 ..............................L Hemi 9 30x14 Sainted Pearl b (1) 56.5 ...........M Singh (a2) 10 136x4 Siren Call (3) 56.5 ...........................R Myers 11 107x5 Bellissimo d (2) 56 ..........................D Turner 12 109x3 Empress Tzu Hsi m (4) 56 ............. J Parkes 13 35853 Pincanto (8) 56...................... H Durrant (a4) 14 0x190 Surpriseus m (17) 56 ................ D Hirini (a2) 15 4935x Chouxperb d (6) 57.5 .......................S Rusof 16 0x90x Vino Blanco (11) 55.5 ....................... T Allan 17 090x3 Dance For Money (18) 54.5 18 0070x Cool Hand Duke (7) 56.5 19 60880 Smoken’ Ace m (9) 55 20 000x9 Godzila Girl m (16) 54 Emergencies: Chouxperb, Vino Blanco, Dance For Money, Cool Hand Duke, Smoken’ Ace, Godzila Girl

ICAP TROT $14,400, r80+ discrhcp, stand, 2600m 1 45740 Arran Chief (1) fr ............................ A Faulks 2 2111x Winterfell (2) fr...............................M Purdon 3 07x60 Ronald J (3) fr .............................. G O’Reilly 4 036x5 BD Khaosan (4) fr .............................. R May 5 6x211 Muscles Galore (5) fr ...................T Williams 6 x1273 Jen Jaccka (6) fr.......................B Williamson 7 76x87 Belles Son (7) fr ...................S Tomlinson (J) 8 x5925 Hey Yo (1) 10M .................... J Harrington (J) 9 54x52 Monty Python (2) 10M............. M Williamson 10 11213 Woodstone (U1) 10M ...................... G Smith 11 160x0 Amaretto Sun (1) 20M...............A Tomlinson 12 097x0 Sunny Ruby (2) 20M .................... S McNally 8 8.40pm HUNGRY HORSE FEED SUPPLIES MOBILE PACE $13,500, 4yo+ mares r80., mobile, 1980m 1 20107 Senorita Margarita (1) fr .......... M Williamson 2 26250 Queen Of Glory (2) fr .............. S O’Reilly (J) 3 14842 Immortal Change (3) fr.............. L McKay (J) 4 79267 Possente Cavallo (4) fr .....................R Close 5 6P7x4 Cindy Bromac (5) fr ..................... B Hope (J) 6 10x Bardot (6) fr ........................................ R May 7 415x1 Nimah Franco (7) fr ........................T Chmiel 8 01941 Flyin Milly Mac (8) fr .....................T Williams 9 230x5 Bettor’s Heart (9) fr .......................M Purdon 10 06691 Highland Reign (21) fr ......................J Young 11 65189 Sails (U1) fr ..................................... G Smith 9 9.10pm AIRPARK C’BURY SUPPORTS HARNESS RACING MBL PACE $10,000, 3yo+ r40-r54., mobile, 1980m 1 75680 Stop Means Stop (1) fr ...................T Chmiel 2 26546 Locked Out Of Heaven (2) fr .............. C Butt 3 27400 It’s A Deal (3) fr ..........................R Cameron

4 80673 Doctor Tim (4) fr ........................... G O’Reilly 5 03008 Selena Franco (5) fr ................ C D Thornley 6 666x5 Back In Black (6) fr ...........................J Curtin 7 33935 Martin John (7) fr .............................R Close 8 9x576 Cool Changes (8) fr.........................M Jones 9 22045 Hit The Sky (9) fr .......................... A Lethaby 10 919x Cast No Shadow (21) fr ......... J Morrison (J) 11 03523 Just Dance (22) fr .............................. R May 12 73842 Sheez Good (23) fr .......................L O’Reilly 13 0120x Son Of A Tiger (24) fr ..........................B Butt 14 1P Pro Surfer (25) fr ..........................T Williams Pacifiers on : He’s A Ladies Man (R3) Pacifiers off : The Cruise Missile (R4), Mikey Maguire (R6) SELECTIONS: Race 1: Romanite, Xmas Bay, Bettor Backim, Zulu Courage Race 2: Zsa Zoe, Monrika, Rachmaninov, Galleons Glory Race 3: Ultimate Sniper, My Carbon Copy, Scorcha, Slingshot(AUS) Race 4: Held To Ransom, Adam Patron, Koromiko Eyre, Tere The Terminator Race 5: McLovin, Scarlett Banner, Ruthless Kayla, Idle Moose Race 6: Hail Christian, A Bettor Act, Swamp Major, Hayden’s Meddle Race 7: Winterfell, Muscles Galore, BD Khaosan, Woodstone Race 8: Bettor’s Heart, Cindy Bromac, Bardot, Sails Race 9: Pro Surfer, Cast No Shadow, Son Of A Tiger, Sheez Good

NZ Metro harness Today at Addington Raceway

NZ Metropolitan Trotting Club Inc Venue: Addington Raceway Meeting Date: 11 October 2018 NZ Meeting number: 8 Doubles: 2 and 3; 4 and 5; 6 and 7; 8 and 9 Trebles: 1, 2 and 3; 4, 5 and 6; 7, 8 and 9 1 5.11pm (NZT) SUPREME EQUINE FEEDS (AMATEUR DRIVERS) MBL PACE $8000, 4yo+ r40-r52, upr69 +claimer., mobile, 2600m 1 776x7 Passion Flower (1) fr ......................S Murtha 2 76P04 Bettor Backim (2) fr ...........................P Cook 3 78099 Limoso (3) fr ............................... D Paterson 4 80603 Zulu Courage (4) fr....................... R Sissons 5 50880 Opawa Mach (5) fr ..................... M Maynard 6 47006 Sky City King (6) fr ........................ B Wilmott 7 70930 Pat Campbell (7) fr ......................... C Negus 8 54370 Eastwood Chieftain (8) fr ................N Munro 9 x0012 Romanite (9) fr ............................. P Wallace 10 80168 My Nikayla (21) fr ........................M Stratford 11 05056 Xmas Bay (22) fr ............................. T Quate 2 5.40pm AIRPARK CANTERBURY AIRPORT PARKING MOBILE TROT $10,000, r40-r55., mobile, 1980m 1 00905 Star Pride (1) fr .............................L O’Reilly 2 4678x Rocknpop (2) fr ....................K Tomlinson (J) 3 93366 Spurred By Success (3) fr ................J Curtin 4 76388 Sugar Cane (4) fr .................... L McCormick 5 700x9 Anna Kate (5) fr.................................. R May 6 647x0 Galleons Glory (6) fr...................S Payne (J) 7 47653 Rachmaninov (7) fr .......................... T Grant 8 52x22 Zsa Zoe (8) fr .......................S Tomlinson (J) 9 31 Eraser (9) fr ....................................T Chmiel 10 x4719 Lone Star Lad (21) fr ...................C DeFilippi 11 000x2 Bacardi N Coke (22) fr .................T Williams 12 880x6 Chivasion (23) fr ........................ M Edmonds

13 12770 Lovey Dovey Moment (U1) fr ..... D Keast (J) 14 63717 Monrika (U2) fr ............................. S McNally 6.09pm SPORTSWRITER AT ALABAR MOBILE PACE $10,000, non-winners 3yo+., mobile, 1980m 1 5x2 My Carbon Copy (1) fr..................... G Smith 2 Ultimate Sniper (2) fr ..............N Rasmussen 3 0 Ohoka Matty (3) fr ..........................T Chmiel 4 Bettathanfast (4) fr ............................. R May 5 Slingshot(AUS) (5) fr .....................M Purdon 6 0x0x0 King Arthur (6) fr .......................... S McNally 7 90790 Aveross Spitfire (7) fr ..................... A Faulks 8 80 The Cruise Missile fr .................... Scratched 9 343x Zinny Mach fr ............................... Scratched 10 Scorcha (21) fr .............................T Williams 11 4223 Chatty Man (22) fr .................. J Morrison (J) 12 00897 Matau Gem (U1) fr ..................... D Keast (J) 13 52335 Mockingjay (U2) fr ............................J Young 14 2P283 He’s A Ladies Man (U3) fr ....... M Williamson 4 6.40pm GRAPHITE DEVELOPMENTS FUTURITY PRELUDE MBL PACE $10,000, non-winners 4yo+., mobile, 2600m 1 75306 Tracksarefortrains (1) fr ...................M Jones 2 35462 Algranco Albyone (2) fr ................... G Smith 3 86x0x Tere The Terminator (3) fr............... K Barron 4 7Px63 Dark Rage fr................................. Scratched 5 62 Ava Adore (4) fr ...................................K Cox 6 42584 Koromiko Eyre (5) fr .....................T Williams 7 80 The Cruise Missile (6) fr .......... C D Thornley 8 6x683 Pocket Call (7) fr........................... A Lethaby 9 44670 Baker Creek (8) fr .........................L O’Reilly 10 4xP00 Raging Thunder (21) fr .....................J Curtin 11 42x04 Chain Reaction (22) fr ............ J Morrison (J)

12 3 Isla’s Joy (23) fr ..........................R Cameron 13 0 Ohoka Matty (24) fr 14 42 Adam Patron (25) fr............................ R May 15 568x Jack’s Shadow (26) fr .....................T Chmiel 16 3 Held To Ransom (U1) fr ...................R Close Emergencies: The Cruise Missile, Ohoka Matty 5 7.09pm TRENT YESBERG TRAINING STABLES HANDICAP TROT $10,000, r56-r79 discrhcp, stand, 2600m 1 558x0 Theodosia (1) fr.................................. C Butt 2 904x6 Time For Diamonds (2) fr ................... J Ford 3 01132 Scarlett Banner (U1) fr .................... G Smith 4 12271 Idle Moose (1) 10M ..........................J Curtin 5 32133 Ruthless Kayla (2) 10M .......... J Morrison (J) 6 1PPPx Justamollyarcher (3) 10M..............R Jenkins 7 12657 Beyond The Horizon (4) 10M ........... J Smith 8 46x74 McLovin (1) 20M .......................... A Lethaby 9 21325 Medusa (2) 20M ......................... K Cameron 10 x4636 Sundons Flyer (3) 20M ....................J Young 6 7.40pm HEATHER JERARD TRAINING STABLES MOBILE PACE $14,400, 3yo+ r56-r80., mobile, 1980m 1 94321 One Direction (1) fr .........................J W Cox 2 2139x A Bettor Act (2) fr ...................N Rasmussen 3 770x0 Ardent Lustre (3) fr ........................R Holmes 4 82415 The Golden Boy fr ........................ Scratched 5 51238 Bringitonhome (4) fr ........................ G Smith 6 2175x Swamp Major (5) fr ..........................R Close 7 1110x Ohanzee (6) fr ...............................M Purdon 8 21212 Hayden’s Meddle (7) fr .................T Williams 9 33136 Mikey Maguire (8) fr ....................C DeFilippi 10 2318x Hail Christian (21) fr ........................... R May 7 8.11pm RIPPLE CREEK EQUINE SERVICES HAND-

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Payment oversight leaves Ladies First ineligible Allan Sharrock says he has nobody but himself to blame after missing the first acceptance payment for next month’s $A7 million Gr.1 Melbourne Cup (3200m), rendering Gr.1 Auckland Cup (3200m) winner Ladies First ineligible to start. The New Plymouth trainer was alerted to his mistake when talking to co-owner Humphrey O’Leary, who noted that there were 85 horses remaining in contention after Tuesday’s first acceptances. Sharrock hurriedly made calls to Victoria Racing Club and Racing Victoria officials and took advice off racing administrators and fellow trainers in New Zealand but to no avail. “It was plain and simply an oversight and I have to own that,” Sharrock said, adding that he had feared he could lose Ladies First because of his mistake.

“Humphrey and Fiona were very understanding and I’m incredibly grateful for that. I woke up in hot and cold sweats last night. It’s a sackable offence as a trainer but they have been great.” A payment of $A3000 was due by midday on Tuesday, with fellow New Zealand stayers Bonneval, Mongolianconqueror, Our Abbadean, Highlad and Surrey not paid up. That leaves Jon Snow (10th on the order of entry), Vin De Dance (17th), Zacada (34th), Charles Road (35th) and Pentathlon (58th) as the remaining New Zealandtrained entries for the 3200m Flemington showpiece on November 6. Ladies First would have sat about 39th on the entry order had Sharrock made the payment. In recent years, several leading New Zealand stables have missed acceptance payments for fea-

M3 Waikato Greyhound Racing Club Venue: Cambridge Raceway Meeting Date: 11 October 2018 NZ Meeting number: 3 Doubles: 1 and 2; 3 and 4; 5 and 6; 7 and 8; 9 and 10; 11 and 12 Trebles: 1, 2 and 3; 4, 5 and 6; 7, 8 and 9; 10, 11 and 12 1 12.11pm (NZT) WELCOME TO CAMBRIDGE RACEWAY SPRINT C0, 375m 1 Gao Gao nwtd ................................ G Farrell 2 55325 Tuff’s My Mum nwtd ..........................S Ross 3 Worth A Punt nwtd W & ..................T Steele 4 3 Mr. Tucker nwtd ................................M Black 5 Mrs. Opal nwtd W & ........................T Steele 6 2F Thrilling Biff nwtd............................. K Walsh 7 42243 Typical nwtd ......................................S Ross 8 22424 Little Trilise nwtd ........................ A Lawrence 9 Magic Eight Ball nwtd W & ..............T Steele 10 Just Maddie nwtd .............................M Black 2 12.29pm AFFORDABLE PET ACCESSORIES SPRINT C1, 375m 1 66517 Seven Sharp 21.70 ...........................S Ross 2 78868 Home Bound nwtd R & .......................L Udy 3 55583 Opawa Libby 21.33 W &..................T Steele 4 321 Your Valentine nwtd ...........................B Craik 5 24641 Jetsun Shadow 21.82 ....................G Wilson 6 18552 Just A Matthew nwtd ........................M Black 7 62438 Bigtime Wayno nwtd..................... H Mullane 8 42443 Snoopy’s Bro nwtd ............................. D Ray 9 88x56 Hop On Mate nwtd .......................... T Green 10 8785x Magnetude Eight nwtd .................R McPhee 3 12.46pm BOX 1 GOLD SERIES HEAT 1 C2q, 375m 1 11x76 It’s A Must nwtd W & .......................T Steele 2 86465 Bodyguard 21.29...............................B Craik 3 87x58 Bigtime George nwtd ................... H Mullane 4 323x4 San Tan Samson nwtd .................... T Green

Christchurch Greyhound Racing Club Venue: Addington Raceway Meeting Date: 11 October 2018 NZ Meeting number: 9 Doubles: 1 and 2; 3 and 4; 5 and 6; 7 and 8; 9 and 10; 11 and 12 Trebles: 1, 2 and 3; 4, 5 and 6; 7, 8 and 9; 10, 11 and 12 1 4.18pm (NZT) THE FITZ SPORTS BAR SPRINT C3, 295m 1 72876 Howie Bale 17.17 .........................C Roberts 2 83436 Fired Up Jed 17.31 .......................... B Dann 3 53632 Broken Penniless 17.45 .................G Cleeve 4 44214 Native Scout 17.44 ........................... B Dann 5 73275 Mitcham Faye 17.22 ..................J McInerney 6 14175 Mulberry Minx 17.34 .....................R Adcock 7 14627 Half Silver Fern 17.39 ...............J McInerney 8 43511 Sass ‘Em Up 17.31 ........................J Jopson 9 55186 Ohoka Angel 17.41 ......................A Waretini 10 17753 Hilton Open 17.22 ..................C N Anderson 2 4.37pm ACTIVE ELECTRICAL CHRISTCHURCH SPRINT C4, 295m 1 43472 Billy Frost 17.45 .............................. M Grant 2 11467 Fiery Affair 17.19...............................J Dunn 3 57267 Elodea 17.40 .............................R Blackburn 4 71711 My Bro Michael 17.43 ............... M Robinson 5 12432 Mitcham Reado 17.48 ...............J McInerney 6 53363 Know Approval 17.32 .....................G Cleeve 7 66361 Go All Lin 17.30 ........................A Bradshaw 8 14457 Cosmic Marty 17.65 ..................J McInerney 9 17666 Lisa’s Boy 17.24 ..............................R Casey 10 76877 Saraya Jayde 17.25 ..................... L Waretini 3 4.54pm A2C ASPHALT 2 CONCRETE PH.0800222583 DASH C3, 295m 1 12643 Hi Ho Tonto 17.38 ............................ B Dann 2 28523 Smash Bomber 17.23 ..................... M Grant 3 51573 Shanly Star 17.39 .....................J McInerney

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Auckland Cup winner Ladies First will not contest the Melbourne Cup due to a payment oversight. PHOTO TRISH DUNELL

Waikato dogs Today at Cambridge Raceway

5 16473 Pyro Polly nwtd ............................ H Mullane 6 28863 Sisco Kid 21.22 ..............................C Henley 7 13637 Jetsun Singer 21.38 .......................G Wilson 8 41514 Grouch Pawset 21.57......................P Green 9 48757 On Da Quest nwtd R & .......................L Udy 10 85578 On Demand nwtd .............................M Black 4 1.04pm BOX 1 GOLD SERIES HEAT 2 C2q, 375m 1 62267 Oscar Tron 21.23 S & ........................G Hunt 2 67525 Good Job 21.05 ..............................P Green 3 3x31x Rumble Soldier nwtd ..................P Ferguson 4 8626F Yella Ella 21.54 R &.............................L Udy 5 28262 Jetsun Jamie 21.29 ........................G Wilson 6 31858 Wairoa Bonnie 21.24.................... H Mullane 7 27665 On Fleek 21.22 .................................B Craik 8 21652 Opawa Loyal 21.27 .......................... S Clark 9 54747 Powerful Lomar nwtd ........................B Craik 10 85578 On Demand nwtd .............................M Black 5 1.21pm FOND FOODS LTD STAKES C1, 457m 1 53272 Billy Bright 26.49 ........................P Ferguson 2 84573 Hitch A Ride 26.09 .......................... T Green 3 411 Smoochie nwtd ......................... A Lawrence 4 36423 Fushidara nwtd ............................... L Martin 5 24522 Tuff Treasure nwtd .............................S Ross 6 87677 Wairoa Arna nwtd ........................ H Mullane 7 56F68 Star Mechanic 26.43 ...................... L A Hunt 8 15563 Jetsun Woody nwtd ........................G Wilson 9 42384 Opawa Velocette nwtd W & .............T Steele 10 47854 Idol Ajay nwtd W & ..........................T Steele 6 1.39pm THE CLUBHOUSE SPORTS BAR SPRINT C4, 375m 1 31317 Thrilling Katie 21.23 ........................ K Walsh 2 67288 Botany Wayne 21.31 .......................P Green 3 12555 Nangar Dream 21.16 ........................B Craik 4 84453 Retired Mouse 21.34....................... T Green

ture races in Australia and been forced to make costly late entry payments but in Sharrock’s case, the late entries for the Melbourne Cup closed on September 6, so he has no way back. He received no communication from Victorian officials that Tuesday’s declaration payment was pending, despite Australian trainers reporting a regular stream of notifications about upcoming deadlines. Ladies First is still in line to campaign in Melbourne, provided she races well in Saturday’s South Taranaki Club Egmont Cup (2100m) at Hawera, but her programme has changed. Sharrock plans on starting her in the Gr.2 Moonee Valley Cup (2500m) on October 27 before tackling the Gr.3 Queen Elizabeth Stakes (2600m) at Flemington on November 10. - Racing Desk

3 22833 Damaging Lomar nwtd ......................B Craik 63344 El Narco nwtd..................................P Green 4 75285 Zipping Ringo 25.61 ........................... D Ray 34882 Fancy Fox nwtd ..............................C Henley 5 22312 Ridin’ Shotgun 25.48 ....................... K Walsh 43556 Kiwi Gal 21.27 U & ............................Cottam 6 65861 Opawa Jimbo 26.04 W & ................T Steele 12212 C’est L’Amour 21.44 ..........................B Craik 7 73644 Beaumont 25.58................................B Craik 388x6 Another What nwtd.......................... K Walsh 8 75567 Cosmic Barwon 25.67 ....................C Henley 14547 Pat Tama 21.35 ................................ S Clark 7 1.56pm MAYHOUNDS RACING RETIREMENT 10 2.49pm SUPERIOR CHUNKY DOG ROLLS PROJECT SPRINT C1, 375m SPRINT C5, 375m 1 45782 Opawa Anthony nwtd ........................J Black 1 67834 Brotastic 21.30 ..................................B Craik 2 45444 Scott No Value nwtd S & ...................G Hunt 2 51223 Barwon Annie 21.05.......................C Henley 3 46745 Fancy Gas nwtd M & ........................ J Smith 3 31181 Zipping Arnold 21.06 ......................C Henley 4 23522 Unconscionable 21.46 R & .................L Udy 4 1x551 Danny Dee 20.94 ............................ K Walsh 5 487F1 Jetsun Bear 21.72 ..........................G Wilson 5 15812 Reality Check 21.51 ........................ K Walsh 6 61 Barossa nwtd ............................ A Lawrence 6 43318 See Eye Be 21.04 ........................ H Mullane 7 23533 Jinja Lad 21.72.............................R McPhee 7 31266 Zipping Vito 21.46 .............................B Craik 8 75654 Pretty and Pink 21.59................... H Mullane 8 37227 Alyeska 21.31 ...................................B Craik 9 86775 Bigtime Moola 21.96 R & ....................L Udy 9 31278 Raging Demon 20.99 R & ...................L Udy 10 74747 Dangerous Motion nwtd W & ..........T Steele 11 3.06pm NZ RACING SERIES ADVANCED (C4-C5) 8 2.14pm GARRARDS HORSE & HOUND SPRINT FINAL NZRSf, 457m C2/3, 375m 1 71868 Bigtime Jason nwtd ...................... H Mullane 1 54315 Spare Some Time 21.42 .............. H Mullane 2 56x64 Vikings 25.62 ....................................E Potts 2 17274 Token Jasper 21.30 .......................... S Clark 3 11536 Bigtime Jacob 26.04 .................... H Mullane 3 36334 Subzero Princess nwtd ..................C Henley 4 16215 Draxler 25.99 ................................. G Farrell 4 67423 Mobility Scooter 21.37 .....................M Black 5 25134 Thomas William nwtd ................... D Denbee 5 75273 Stay Rich 21.52 M & ........................ J Smith 6 62241 Cameo Syd 26.08 .............................B Craik 6 34843 Princess Alea 21.36 .......................C Henley 7 82871 Noah Who 25.87 .......................... H Mullane 7 11265 Gotcha Millie 21.58 ...................... H Mullane 8 63488 Beautiful Boy 25.51 ...........................B Craik 8 8x878 Sonic Attack 21.04 .....................M Mathews 9 46745 Trevor Gibbs 25.60 W & ..................T Steele 9 54747 Powerful Lomar nwtd ........................B Craik 12 3.24pm MIKE STENT DECORATORS LTD STAKES 10 48757 On Da Quest nwtd R & .......................L Udy C2/3, 457m 9 2.31pm FARMLANDS HAUTAPU STAKES C4/5, 1 13685 Teesha 25.91 ............................ A Lawrence 457m 2 16476 Our Sambo 25.80.......................M Mathews 1 11726 Looking Sassy 25.71....................... K Walsh 3 17115 Thrilling Watch 26.07 ...................... K Walsh 2 11111 Pinny Mack 25.33............................. S Clark 4 38718 Luke Skywalker 25.91 .................... L A Hunt 5 6 7 8 9 10

5 25738 Yooldome 25.86 ............................. G Farrell 6 68483 Thrilling Billy 25.48 .....................P Ferguson 7 42335 Mazu 25.95 .................................... G Farrell 8 88772 Finkle Foot Fred 26.04 ....................... D Ray 9 67578 Zipping Silva 25.82............................. D Ray LEGEND: fsdt - First Start Here nwd - No Win this Distance fstd - First Start This Distance 31 13 - Best Winning Time This Track SELECTIONS: Race 1: Thrilling Biff, Gao Gao, Mr. Tucker, Tuff’s My Mum, Typical Race 2: Your Valentine, Seven Sharp, Just A Matthew, Opawa Libby, Snoopy’s Bro Race 3: Grouch Pawset, Sisco Kid, Pyro Polly, Bodyguard, It’s A Must Race 4: Rumble Soldier, Good Job, Oscar Tron, Opawa Loyal, On Fleek Race 5: Smoochie, Tuff Treasure, Fushidara, Billy Bright, Hitch A Ride Race 6: Thrilling Katie, Nangar Dream, Kiwi Gal, C’est L’Amour, Fancy Fox Race 7: Opawa Anthony, Unconscionable, Jetsun Bear, Scott No Value, Jinja Lad Race 8: Princess Alea, Subzero Princess, Spare Some Time, Token Jasper, Gotcha Millie Race 9: Pinny Mack, Ridin’ Shotgun, Looking Sassy, Beaumont, Damaging Lomar Race 10: Danny Dee, Zipping Arnold, Reality Check, Alyeska, Barwon Annie Race 11: Noah Who, Cameo Syd, Bigtime Jason, Vikings, Thomas William Race 12: Thrilling Watch, Yooldome, Thrilling Billy, Teesha, Mazu

Christchurch dogs Today at Addington Raceway

x4231 Jitterbug Jewel 17.36 ...................C Roberts 17586 Homebush Skip 17.50...............J McInerney 71421 Go Marsha Go 17.32 .........................C Weir 31353 Aroha 17.37 ...................................B Pringle 83768 Miss Dupre 17.33 ............................. B Dann 28256 Jaded Affair 17.35 ........................ L Waretini 188F5 Jinja Cream Fizz 17.27 ....................A Joyce 4 5.26pm KAISA EARTHWORKS PH.0272073333 DASH C3, 295m 1 45514 Dunk It 17.40.................................... B Dann 2 11142 It’s A Joke 17.47........................J McInerney 3 82151 Disobedience 17.36 S & .................B Evans 4 56443 Cosmic Jase 17.42 ...................J McInerney 5 45176 Call Me Joe 17.44 .................... A Botherway 6 41512 Eyrewell Tango 17.38 ..................... H Cairns 7 17331 Ring Clown 17.19............................ M Grant 8 74586 Inside Affair 17.16 .............................J Dunn 9 28256 Jaded Affair 17.35 ........................ L Waretini 10 56187 We Rocking 17.44 H & ........................Taylor 5 5.54pm THURSDAY PLACE PICK SPRINT C4, 295m 1 1835F Goldstar Linkin 17.32 S & ...............B Evans 2 53424 Come A Guster 17.33 ..................... M Grant 3 75215 Debbie Baxter 17.21 .................J McInerney 4 21741 Hatfield 17.28 ............................... L Waretini 5 16548 Odin Slayer 17.34 ..................... A Bradshaw 6 58227 Mina Allen nwtd............................C Roberts 7 12322 Treville 17.33 .............................R Blackburn 8 16481 Zipping Lance 17.37 .....................R Adcock 9 17666 Lisa’s Boy 17.24 ..............................R Casey 10 57785 Cosmic Ruben 17.23 ................J McInerney 6 6.24pm I PAVE CONCRETE SPRINT C4/5, 295m 1 81111 Dizzy Banjo 17.13 ..............................C Weir 2 16246 Call Me Flo 17.24 ..................... A Botherway 3 51536 Special Affair 17.30 ...........................J Dunn

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81388 Sergess 17.28 ...........................J McInerney 5 25367 Runway Bono 37.98 S & .................B Evans 21246 Sarcasm 17.02 ...............................G Cleeve 6 3PF36 Galway Gal nwtd S & ......................B Evans 22411 It’s That Fresh 17.29 S & .................B Evans 7 37382 Barge Bale nwtd...........................D Roberts 87184 Dissident 17.30 ............................C Roberts 8 55437 Go Belle nwtd..................................R Wales 31326 Dove Love 17.15 ................................C Weir 9 42157 Go Brat nwtd J & .............................D Fahey 17666 Lisa’s Boy 17.24 ..............................R Casey 10 73447 Homebush Izzy nwtd .................J McInerney 76877 Saraya Jayde 17.25 ..................... L Waretini 10 8.26pm FOX & FERRET @ THE PALMS STAKES 7 6.55pm DURASTEEL STRUCTURES C3, 520m PH.0333796195 DASH C4/5, 295m 1 17x77 Amy Bale 30.64...............................J Tanner 1 74177 Pita Ramos 17.26 .............................J Dunn 2 53688 Cosmic Stu 30.81......................J McInerney 2 13713 Cash A Roo 17.27 S & ....................B Evans 3 55311 Smash Calling 30.56 ....................... M Grant 3 23427 Too The Nail nwtd J & .....................D Fahey 4 41382 Know Shame 30.21........................G Cleeve 4 14817 Black Tori 17.35.........................A Bradshaw 5 37444 Eyrewell Martin 30.57 .................... H Cairns 5 11121 Rocket Raccoon 17.01 .......................C Weir 6 76853 Eyrewell Turbo 30.39 ...................... H Cairns 6 11381 Shady Banjo 17.29.............................C Weir 7 67265 Martha Magic 30.42 H & .....................Taylor 7 23125 Sozin’s Blue 17.37 ....................J McInerney 8 42157 Go Brat 30.16 J & ...........................D Fahey 8 45312 Oskitz 17.12 .................................C Roberts 9 54736 Dave’s Dot 30.19 .......................J McInerney 9 17666 Lisa’s Boy 17.24 ..............................R Casey 11 8.55pm 2018 KOLORFUL KANVAS ROBINSON 10 57785 Cosmic Ruben 17.23 ................J McInerney ROSEBOWL C5, 520m 8 7.24pm SHIRLEY VET CLINIC STAKES C4/5, 520m 1 11254 Dirk Bale 30.03 ............................C Roberts 1 62545 Panel Beater nwtd S & ....................B Evans 2 21366 Shallay Pallay 30.31 J &..................D Fahey 2 74188 Must Be Rusty 30.24.................J McInerney 3 41417 Dyna Monty 29.94 ........................C Roberts 3 42316 Dyna Walter 30.05........................C Roberts 4 53161 Dyna Dave 29.73 .........................C Roberts 4 13217 Perfect Result 30.15 ......................R Adcock 5 35132 Egomaniacal 30.17 J & ...................D Fahey 5 Box Vacant 6 23531 Avenger Bale 29.82......................C Roberts 6 15343 Goldstar Marvely 30.17 S & ............B Evans 7 37252 Goldstar Ashton 30.35 S & .............B Evans 7 55612 Opawa Rooster 29.99 J & ...............D Fahey 8 11131 Dyna Elwyn 29.67 ........................C Roberts 8 38168 David’s Legacy 30.15 ................ M Robinson 12 9.26pm LIVAMOL SPRINT C4/5, 295m 9 7.55pm MY BRO FABIO DISTANCE FEATURE C1d, 1 24621 Flower Bomb 17.06 ...................A Bradshaw 645m 2 61634 Cawbourne Britty 17.30 ...............C Roberts 1 51F31 Replica Casino 38.27 .....................B Pringle 3 21145 Nangar Warrior 17.01.........................C Weir 2 46532 Gotcha Rocky nwtd ...................J McInerney 4 52142 Smash Wild 17.08 ........................... M Grant 3 32146 He’s All Power nwtd J & ..................D Fahey 5 54388 Kalonga 17.36 S & ..........................B Evans 4 x7587 Waimac nwtd............................ A Botherway 6 22717 Danziger 17.10..........................R Blackburn

7 41435 Sunlit Johnny 17.23 ...........................C Weir 8 88267 Think Tank 17.40 .......................J McInerney 9 17666 Lisa’s Boy 17.24 ..............................R Casey 10 57785 Cosmic Ruben 17.23 ................J McInerney LEGEND: fsdt - First Start Here nwd - No Win this Distance fstd - First Start This Distance 31 13 - Best Winning Time This Track SELECTIONS: Race 1: Howie Bale, Mulberry Minx, Broken Penniless, Fired Up Jed, Native Scout Race 2: Fiery Affair, Billy Frost, Elodea, Mitcham Reado, Lisa’s Boy Race 3: Go Marsha Go, Smash Bomber, Hi Ho Tonto, Shanly Star, Jitterbug Jewel Race 4: Inside Affair, Ring Clown, It’s A Joke, Disobedience, Dunk It Race 5: Come A Guster, Debbie Baxter, Treville, Mina Allen, Hatfield Race 6: Dizzy Banjo, Dove Love, Call Me Flo, Special Affair, Sarcasm Race 7: Rocket Raccoon, Too The Nail, Pita Ramos, Cash A Roo, Oskitz Race 8: Opawa Rooster, Perfect Result, Panel Beater, Dyna Walter, Goldstar Marvely Race 9: Replica Casino, Barge Bale, He’s All Power, Runway Bono, Go Brat Race 10: Go Brat, Know Shame, Eyrewell Turbo, Smash Calling, Eyrewell Martin Race 11: Dyna Elwyn, Dyna Dave, Dirk Bale, Avenger Bale, Dyna Monty Race 12: Flower Bomb, Nangar Warrior, Danziger, Smash Wild, Sunlit Johnny - NZME

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Another side of Paul Ubana Jones An intimate, soulful performer, an acoustic guitar sensation and winner of three New Zealand Music Awards. Paul has shared the stage with Crowed House, Bob Dylan and BB King, just to name a few. He’s described as a national treasure and is so much more than a man with a guitar. All tickets $30.00 plus fees

OCTOBER

Tickets $16* plus fees (includes and meal and refreshments)

Adult $35 /Senior, Student $20 /Child (up to 16) $15 /Family (x2 adults and x2 children) $85

Sat, 6pm

OCTOBER

Dancing Through the Seasons

Stac Attack St Andrews College Pipe Band This show is packed with entertainment including the stirring sound of bagpipes, drums and dancers from the Julie Hawke School of Dance.

OCTOBER

Sun, 2pm

Watch these talented dancers tell a story of each season of wind, rain, sun and snow. They will delight you with their love of performing.

Tickets Adult $28 / Child $18 / Pre-schooler $8

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Fri, 8pm

Come and join in the celebrations with yummy sweet treats, music, henna designs, Indian Culture along with the Bollywood Group from the West Coast.

Sat, 3pm

NOVEMBER

211A WILLS ST, ASHBURTON, 7700

Affordable Theatre made easy. Pay what you believe the show was worth following the show

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Daily Events THURSDAY 8.30am - 1pm ASHBURTON MENZSHED. Come and join “fellow sheddies” for some fun and fellowship, make/fix something in our new workshops. 8 William Street. 9am - 12pm ST DAVID’S UNION CHURCH. Children’s holiday programme. 48 Allens Road, Allenton. 9.30am and 10.45am (2 sessions) ST DAVID’S UNION CHURCH. Fit Kidz for 0-5 year olds and caregivers. Mixed ages, gold coin donation. 48 Allens Road. (excludes school holidays) 9.30am - 11am BALMORAL HALL LINE DANCERS. Join our friendly group for fun exercise during term time. Balmoral Hall, Cameron Street. 9.30am - 11.30am MID CANTERBURY BADMINTON CLUB. All ages and abilities welcome, racquets available. E A Network Centre Stadium, 20 River Terrace. 9.30am - 12.30pm THE ASHBURTON TOY LIBRARY INC. Open for toy exchange, 106 Victoria Street, in the Triangle. 9.30am- 1.30pm ASHBURTON BAPTIST CHURCH OP SHOP. Op Shop open, clothing

FRIDAY 6am ST DAVID’S UNION CHURCH. Sweaty Bettys circuit training in the hall, 48 Allens Road, Allenton. 6am BOOTCAMP. Catering for all levels of fitness.

Oct 11 & 12, 2018 donations welcome. Ashburton Baptist Church. Cass Street. 10am MT HUTT MEMORIAL HALL. NZ Alpine and Agriculture Encounter, Art Gallery and hall of memories. 160 Main Street, Methven. 10am WAIREKA CROQUET CLUB. Coaching Association Croquet, all welcome, Waireka Croquet Club, The Domain, Philip Street. 10.15am M.S.A. TAI CHI. Beginners refresher and learning of Tai Chi for Arthritis. M.S.A. Social hall, Havelock Street. (excluding school holidays). 10.45am M.S.A. TAI CHI. Stretching exercises for all abilities. M.S.A. Social hall, Havelock Street. (excludes school holidays). 11am AGE CONCERN, SAYGO EXERCISES. TINWALD - Gentle exercises for muscle strength and balance in a friendly supportive environment. Holy Spirit Catholic Church rooms, Thomson Street, Tinwald. 1pm ASHBURTON EMBROIDERS GUILD. Stitch and chat. Senior Centre, Cameron Street. 1pm

AGE CONCERN, SAYGO EXERCISES. ALLENTON- Gentle exercises for muscle strength and balance in a friendly supportive environment. St Peters Anglican Church, Harrison Street, Allenton. 1pm AGE CONCERN, SAYGO EXERCISES. CENTRAL- Gentle exercises for muscle strength and balance in a friendly supportive environment. Buffalo Lodge rooms, Cox Street, Ashburton. 1pm - 3pm ASHBURTON AVIATION MUSEUM. A great selection of may aircraft from past to the future. Ashburton airport, Seafield Road. 1.30pm ASHBURTON M.S.A. PETANQUE CLUB. Social games, everyone welcome. 115 Racecourse Road. 6.30pm ASHBURTON MSA PETANQUE CLUB. Twilight Petanque, social play and practise, everyone welcome. 115 Racecourse Road. 7pm ASHBURTON R.S.A. DARTS. Players of all experience who are interested are urged to come along and have a go. R.S.A. Cox Street.

Walnut Avenue Pavilion. Contact Georgia 0276888686 or Aleisha 0278489309 (not public holidays). 9.30am- 1.30pm ASHBURTON BAPTIST CHURCH OP SHOP. Op Shop open, clothing donations welcome. Ashburton Baptist Church. Cass Street.

10am 50+ An interesting speaker. Senior Centre, Cameron Street. 10am MT HUTT MEMORIAL HALL. NZ Alpine and Agriculture Encounter, Art Gallery and hall of memories. 160 Main Street, Methven.

Lions Club of Ashburton Pakeke DEMENTIA AWARENESS BREAKFAST

The Club Orchestra

WHAT’S ON

will be performing

Hotel Ashburton Friday, October 19, 2018 Commencing at 7.30am

Inspirational Australian Greg Kelly who is living with Dementia, “It’s an institution” will speak publicly to raise $10awareness entry, under 18of FREE First race starts at 12.30pm dementia.

Saturday December 19 7.30pm

BOXING DAY RACES

Pack a picnic for a fantastic day at the Boxing Day Races Ticket price out $35 per person

Fun and games for the kids Nyree

and Tickets available at: music by Gluyas Motors Ofﬁce N.B.S., East Street Property Brokers, West Street The Courier, Burnett Street. Or contact Robert Spencer 03 308 1777 or 022 362 8807 Email susanspencer@xtra.co.nz

Members, guests and affiliates all welcome. 231 Burnett Street, Ashburton www.ashburtonclub.co.nz

Ph 308 7149 Courtesy van available.

December 22 @ 7.30pm Immaculate Misconceptions

Proceeds to dementia services in Mid Canterbury

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Presented by Georgina Siv and Anna Heffernan. A Tongu in-cheek Christmas Comed Featuring musical Guests; Wayne The Waynebows. Created in a me 9 days, it mirrors the gestati period of our first characters chi Leah is heavily pregnant, ov emotional and locked in a ba Watching over her like some sort of incompetent guardian ang is her eager yet chaotic estranged sister.

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British Invasion

Jo Castelow an Alice Sollis bring yo the Mid Canterbu Summer Singin School for the 16 year. The theme th year is British Invasio and includes mus from Elton John, The Rolling Stones, The Kinks, The Beatle Lulu, Cilla Black and Dusty Springfield, along with a medl from the musical Kinky Boots.

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Birthday Greetings FOR SHOW INFO:

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Birthday Greetings are free for those aged 12 and under only. Free birthday greetings must be received at least two working days before date of insertion otherwise there is no guarantee that it will appear on the day requested. Photos will be available at our level 3 office for collection after notice has appeared in the paper.

Emma Gallagher Happy 5th Birthday gorgeous girl! Lots of love Mummy, Daddy, Ryan and Louie. xoxo Emma Gallagher Happy 5th Birthday to our beautiful granddaughter. Love always from Grandma and Barry. xxx

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Puzzles

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Cryptic crossword

Thursday, October 11, 2018

Simon Shuker’s Code Cracker

WordWheel

WordBuilder

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

Quick crossword 1

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

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ACROSS 7. Shut (6) 8. Magical drink (6) 10. Enmity (3,4) 11. Similar (5) 12. Arrange (4) 13. Donated (5) 17. Face of a gem (5) 18. Salary (4) 22. Representative (5) 23. Makes certain (7) 24. Journey (6) 25. Flaw (6)

ARIES (Mar 21-Apr 19): You might be surprised at what makes you happy. That’s why it’s so important to try new things. Today, it’s lucky to do this with someone you trust. Tackling fresh experiences together will create a tight bond. TAURUS (Apr 20-May 20): Self-absorption is a state of fear. It may be a low current of worry that the world is not safe for us. Therefore it’s best to tend to what is known. The self-absorbed will need your compassion today. GEMINI (May 21-Jun 21): Do you walk around this fair thinking, “I’ve already ridden all the rides I want to?” You’re missing something. Maybe you ruled it out as too scary but, in fact, there’s a thrill inside that’s just your size. CANCER (Jun 22-Jul 22): This is the cosmic opportunity of the day: If you did it once, you can do it again. And if you haven’t done it, you’re due. Believe it, and make your move. LEO (Jul 23-Aug 22): The highest form of flattery is imitation. You once followed someone just to make that person feel good about his or her choice? You won’t need to go that far today to make people feel good. VIRGO (Aug 23-Sep 22): Don’t worry; you will be something better than you were before. And this mistake? It’s not a setback. It’s actually the mechanism through which improvement is made possible. LIBRA (Sep 23-Oct 23): To forward your personal journey, you’ll have to ditch a lot of the bad. And now you’ll get even stricter with yourself, only because you want certain results that take sacrifice. You’re ready. SCORPIO (Oct 24-Nov 21): Your role requires you to live in your head more than you’d like to, reviewing possibilities, playing out different scenarios, testing things mentally. Take breaks to stay fresh. This one is important. SAGITTARIUS (Nov 22-Dec 21): No one can do what you do. You’re losing perspective on how special you are. To give yourself credit isn’t narcissistic; in fact, it’s the spiritual generosity that helps you be more kind today. CAPRICORN (Dec 22-Jan 19): To understand others takes emotional wit, social cleverness and a better than average awareness. To understand yourself takes these things plus courage and acceptance. AQUARIUS (Jan 20-Feb 18): Do you ever wonder what sort of peace you’d experience through a day without talking? Maybe you can’t go the whole day, but things will change with even a few quiet hours. Silence is a teacher. PISCES (Feb 19-Mar 20): Primates reject or, more likely, attack anyone outside of the group. For humans, inclusion is often the very reason the group thrives. There’s much to absorb from those who are different from us.

Previous cryptic solution

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Previous quick solution

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TODAY’S GOALS: Good - 9 Excellent - 11

Previous solution: HORRIFIC

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Your Stars

ACROSS 1. Quickly went when Lebanon’s tree was put out (5) 4. Pour it on pie for slapstick (7) 8. The nature of somebody in a novel situation (9) 9. The driver’s right to be going away (3) 10. Colouring orange piece meant a loss (7) 12. Constant traffic starting on a street overseas (4) 14. Stays with the corpse (7) 17. Get double back on mere return (4) 18. It sounds as if one will make money out of Amos, say (7) 20. It may have been Indian marijuana (3) 21. Obsession with fire no pair may make up (9) 23. Resentment at failure, gone awry (7) 24. Settle where freemasons will meet (5) DOWN 1. Surrendered for second time and went back over main points (13) 2. Put new life in one’s battery for a fee (6) 3. How it fed a need to be rendered unhearing (8) 4. A joint that has been adulterated (3) 5. It is kind to separate it into lots (4) 6. A table in a ship (6) 7. If fried, eat ten varieties one can tell apart (13) 11. Live as a vagrant on a cargo-boat (5) 13. Relaxed in class with a Liberal (8) 15. One who lacked the courage to be a playwright (6) 16. Peevishly complained when I’d been moved (6) 19. Part of the church will fall from the faith without a leader (4) 22. Show a film of the shoal (3)

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Guardian

Family Notices 22 Ashburton Guardian DEATHS

STEAD, Alan Walter – 14.05.1936 – 09.10.2018 It is with sadness that Rose and his son Roger announce that Alan (Steadly) passed away suddenly but peacefully at home. Dearly loved husband and best friend of Rose and respected Steadly of her children Bruce Heywood, Murray Heywood, Robyn Stockdale and their partners and families. Messages to the Stead family, PO Box 472, Ashburton 7740. A special thank you to Dr Penny Holdaway and the District Nurses for their loving care of Steadly. Alan’s funeral will be held at St David’s Union Church, Allens Road, Ashburton TOMORROW Friday, October 12, commencing at 1.30pm. Followed by private cremation.

Weather

Patersons Funeral Services and Ashburton Crematorium Ltd Office and Chapel Corner East & Cox Streets, Ashburton

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Ph 307 7433

STEAD, Alan Walter – Loving father of only son Roger and grandson Will. Former husband of the late Dawn. Will be sorely missed.

Ash

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STEAD, Alan Walter – Youngest son of the late Armit and Bessie Stead. Loved brother of the late Dennis and Gwen Stead and Pat and Brian Nairn, and loved Uncle of their families. Please note all late death notices or notices sent outside ordinary office hours must be emailed to:

deathnotices@theguardian.co.nz

to ensure publication. To place a notice during office hours please contact us on 03 307 7900 for more information

Any queries please contact 0800 ASHBURTON (0800-274-287)

Find out how you can help by visiting: www.otago.ac.nz/chchheart A University of Otago Centre of Research Excellence

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OVERNIGHT MIN

2 3 4

Midnight Tonight

gitata

SUN PROTECTION ALERT

10:35 – 3:55 AM

PROTECTION REQUIRED Even on cloudy days Data provided by NIWA

Waimate

NZ Situation

Wind km/h less than 30 fine

fog

mainly isolated cloudy drizzle drizzle few showers fine showers clearing showers

isolated snow thunder flurries

sleet thunder

Canterbury Plains

rain

snow

hail

60 plus

NZ Today

Canterbury High Country

TODAY

Rain at times. S tending E in the morning, then back to S in the evening.

FZL: 900m rising to 1800m in the afternoon

Rain at times, with snow to 600 metres at first. Wind at 1000m: SE 40 km/h, dying out in the morning. Wind at 2000m: SE 50 km/h turning SW 40 km/h in the evening.

TOMORROW

Frequent showers, possibly heavy with hail and snow lowering to about 300 metres about the foothills, easing in the evening. S, rising to gale about the coast for a time.

TOMORROW

Thursday, 11 October 2018

A complex low pressure system remains slow moving over the Tasman Sea. An associated front moves onto the North Island this evening, while tonight another cold change sweeps out of the southern ocean and onto the south of the South Island. The low crosses the country during tomorrow and Saturday.

30 to 59

FZL: 800m, to 500m in the evening

overnight max low

Auckland

showers

Hamilton

showers

Napier

fine

Wellington

showers

Nelson

rain

Blenheim

rain

Greymouth

rain

Christchurch

rain

Mostly cloudy with a few showers. Gradually clearing and fine spells developing, but cloud returning evening. Southwesterlies about the coast with light winds inland.

SUNDAY

SATURDAY

Timaru

rain

Morning cloud, with a few showers north of Mt Cook, falling as snow to about 500m at first. Fine spells increasing afternoon, but cloud returning evening. S turning SW.

Queenstown

cloudy

Dunedin

cloudy

Invercargill

mainly fine

SATURDAY

Cloudy periods and a few showers, clearing afternoon. Southwest breezes.

MONDAY

Mainly fine. Southwest breezes.

World Weather

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5:58 12:11 6:20 12:33 6:49 1:02 7:10 1:24 7:41 1:53 8:03 The times shown are for the Ashburton River mouth. For the Rangitata river mouth subtract 16 minutes and for the Rakaia river mouth subtract 4 minutes.

Rise 6:49 am Set 7:52 pm

Bad fishing

Rise 8:10 am Set 10:01 pm

First quarter

Rise 6:47 am Set 7:53 pm

Bad

Bad fishing

Rise 6:45 am Set 7:54 pm

Bad

Rise 8:42 am Set 11:08 pm

Full moon

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Bad fishing

Rise 9:17 am

Last quarter

1 Nov

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5:42 am

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cumecs

Selwyn Whitecliffs (NIWA) at 2:00 pm, yesterday

1.14

Rakaia Fighting Hill (NIWA) at 2:00 pm, yesterday

74.1

Nth Ashburton at 2:10 pm, yesterday

4.70

Sth Ashburton at 2:10 pm, yesterday

5.78 nc

Rangitata Klondyke at 2:10 pm, yesterday

40.9

Waitaki Kurow at 2:09 pm, yesterday

224.5

Source: Environment Canterbury

Canterbury Readings

Saturday

Bad

River Levels

Forecasts for today

23 22 31 24 22 31 31 31 15 30 34 33 38 16 18

20 20 20 20 15 16 16 15 11 10 11 10 11

Palmerston North cloudy

Frequent showers, turning to snow in the morning, easing from evening. Wind at 1000m: SE rising to gale 70 km/h in the morning, easing 50 km/h in the evening. Wind at 2000m: SE rising to severe gale 110 km/h from late morning, easing to gale 80 km/h in the evening.

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OVERNIGHT MIN

SUNDAY: Cloudy periods, becoming fine afternoon. SW.

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OVERNIGHT MIN

SATURDAY: Mostly cloudy with a few showers, clearing later. SW.

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METHVEN

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DARFIELD

Map for today

IN MEMORIAM

CREAN, Kevin Thomas – 21.03.1929 - 11.10.2017 Sadly missed along life’s way, Quietly remembered every day. No longer in our life to share, But in our hearts, you’re always there. Dearly loved husband of Doreen, and loved dad of Tony, Bryan, Jacqueline, the late Bronwyn, Murray, and Wayne, and a loved grandad and great grandad.

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DEATHS

Ashburton Airport Temperature °C At 4pm 12.0 21.2 Max to 4pm 5.8 Minimum -0.3 Grass minimum Rainfall mm 0.0 16hr to 4pm October to date 1.8 Avg Oct to date 19 2018 to date 695.0 532 Avg year to date Wind km/h S 37 At 4pm Strongest gust SW 63 Time of gust 3:35pm

to 4pm yesterday

Methven

Christchurch Airport

Timaru Airport

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0.0 0.0 17 572.8 387

N 28 – –

NW 33 NW 61 12:26pm

S 50 S 69 3:10pm

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6am Breakfast The Breakfast team presents news, interviews, weather, and information. 9am The Ellen DeGeneres Show 3 With guest Cher. 0 10am Tipping Point Quiz show in which players take on a machine, hoping to win its jackpot. 11am The Chase 0 Noon 1 News At Midday 0 12:30 Emmerdale PGR 0 1pm Coronation Street Catch-Up PGR 0 2pm The Ellen DeGeneres Show 3 0 3pm Tipping Point 4pm Te Karere 2 4:30 Funny You Should Ask 4:55 The Chase 0 6pm 1 News At 6pm 0

6:30 Kiddets 3 0 6:40 Darwin And Newts 0 6:50 Masha And The Bear 3 0 6:55 Peppa Pig 0 7am Monchhichi Tribe 0 7:25 Mysticons 3 0 7:50 Pokemon Sun And Moon – Ultra Adventures 3 0 8:15 The Lion Guard 3 0 8:35 Doc McStuffins – Toy Hospital 3 0 9am Infomercials 10:35 Neighbours 3 0 11am Jeremy Kyle’s Emergency Room PGR 3 Noon Jeremy Kyle PGR 1pm Judge Rinder 2pm The New Adventures Of Old Christine 3 0 2:30 Home And Away 3 0 3pm Shortland Street PGR 3 0 3:30 Chuggington – Little Trainees 3 0 3:35 Kirby Buckets 3 0 4pm Fanimals 0 4:30 Friends 3 0 5pm The Simpsons 0 5:30 Home And Away 0 6pm The Big Bang Theory 3 0 6:30 Neighbours 0

7pm Seven Sharp 0 7:30 MasterChef Australia PGR 0 8:40 Restaurant SOS Alex and Oliver go to Leicester, a city known for its wealth of Indian restaurants but, with almost 200 to choose from, they decide to eat at Lilu, described as a fine-dining Indian restaurant. 0 9:40 Coronation Street PGR 0 10:40 1 News Tonight 0 11:10 Re – Late Hamish’s Story. 0 11:20 20/20 3 An investigation into the US opioid crisis after the death of music superstar Prince after he overdosed on counterfeit prescription pills. 0 12:20 Fishy Business 1:20 Te Karere 3 2 1:45 Infomercials 5:35 Te Karere 3 2

7pm Shortland Street PGR 0 7:30 Police Ten 7 0 8pm Renters PGR 0 8:30 Bride And Prejudice UK 0 9:35 F Bad Teen To Ballroom Queen AO For the final competition, the teens work hard to perfect their routines. 0 10:35 Two And A Half Men AO 3 0

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8:40pm on TVNZ 1

BRAVO 10am Clean House 11am Snapped 3 Noon The Real Housewives Of Potomac 12:58 The Dish 3 1pm How To Look Good Naked – USA 1:55 Bachelor Australia PGR 3 3:38 The Dish 3 3:40 Hoarders 3 4:35 The Profit 5:35 Million Dollar Listing NY 3 6:30 Undercover Boss 7:28 The Dish 3 7:30 Escaping Polygamy PGR 3 8:30 Disappearance Of Crystal Rogers After an informant shares new information about the crimes in Bardstown, Stephanie and Dwayne follow up the claims, and discover new details unknown to investigators. 9:30 Law And Order – SVU AO 3 10:30 Snapped 11:30 My Crazy Ex AO 3 12:20 Infomercials 3

THREE 6am The AM Show 9am The Café 10am Infomercials 11:30 DailyMailTV Noon Dr Phil PGR 3 1pm M Love’s Last Resort PGR 2017 Romance. When a woman runs into her former boyfriend and his fiancée on vacation, she recruits a handsome resort manager to pretend to be her boyfriend and make him jealous. Alix Angelis, Thomas Beaudoin, April Bowlby. 0 3pm Celebrity Name Game PGR 3 3:30 Entertainment Tonight 4pm NewsHub Live At 4pm 4:30 The Block Australia PGR The judges score some impressive guest bedrooms; a former contestant returns to pay one of the Blockheads a visit. 6pm NewsHub Live At 6pm 7pm The Project 7:30 Jono And Ben PGR 8:30 M Hansel And Gretel – Witch Hunters AO 3 2013 Action Horror. 0 10:20 NewsHub Late 10:50 The Good Wife AO 3

11:50 Infomercials 11:05 Police Ten 7 3 0 11:30 F The Last Ship AO 0 12:20 Marvel’s Inhumans AO 0 1:10 Shortland Street PGR 3 0 1:35 Infomercials 2:40 Desperate Housewives AO 3 0 3:25 Jeremy Kyle AO 3 4:15 Judge Rinder 5:05 Neighbours 3 0 5:30 Infomercials

The Demolition Teams 7:30pm on Prime

SKY 5 6am Jeopardy! PG 6:25 Wheel Of Fortune PG 6:50 The Simpsons PG 7:15 The Amazing Race PG 8:05 Pawn Stars PG 8:30 MacGyver M 9:20 Hardcore Pawn PGL 9:45 NCIS MV 10:40 CSI – Miami MV 11:35 Jeopardy! PG Noon Wheel Of Fortune PG 12:30 Nightwatch M 1:25 The Crayfishers PG 1:50 The Loggers PG 2:15 NCIS MV 3:05 The Amazing Race PG 4pm The Simpsons PG 4:30 Jeopardy! PG 5pm Wheel Of Fortune PG 5:30 Hardcore Pawn PG 6pm MacGyver M 7pm Pawn Stars PG 7:30 NCIS MV 8:30 NCIS MV 9:30 Hawaii Five-0 MV 10:30 CSI – Miami MV 11:25 MacGyver M FRIDAY 12:20 Longmire 16V 1:20 Pawn Stars PG 1:50 Hawaii Five-0 MV 2:40 NCIS MV 3:30 CSI – Miami MV 4:20 Hardcore Pawn PGL 4:45 NCIS MV 5:35 The Simpsons PG

PRIME

MAORI

6am Codename – Kids Next Door 3 0 6:25 Duck Dodgers 3 6:50 The Penguins Of Madagascar 3 0 7:15 The Fairly Odd Parents 3 7:40 Johnny Test 3 8:05 Youth Olympic Games Highlights 3 9am Tiki Tour 3 0 9:25 Jeopardy 3 9:50 The Crowd Goes Wild PGR 3 10:20 The Doctors PGR 3 11:15 Hot Bench 11:40 Escape To The Country 3 12:40 Doctor Who PGR 3 0 1:35 Mad About You PGR 3 2:05 The Late Show With Stephen Colbert PGR 3 3pm Wheel Of Fortune 3:30 Jeopardy 4pm Antiques Roadshow 3 5pm Frasier 3 0 5:30 Prime News 6pm Storage Wars 3 6:30 Pawn Stars 3 7pm The Crowd Goes Wild 7:30 The Demolition Teams PGR 3 A look into the world of the demolition teams working in quake-affected areas. 0 8:30 Ice Road Truckers PGR 0 9:30 Silent Witness AO 0 10:35 Youth Olympic Games

11:35 The Late Show With Stephen Colbert PGR The best of Stephen Colbert’s satire and comedy, discussing politics, entertainment, business, and more. 12:35 The Crowd Goes Wild PGR 3 The team presents the best of the day’s sports news. 1:05 Closedown

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MOVIES GREATS

7:25 Going In Style ML 2017 Crime. Morgan Freeman, Michael Caine. 9am A Family Man MLS 2016 Drama. Gerard Butler, Willem Dafoe. 10:50 We Love You Sally Carmichael PG 2017 Comedy. Elizabeth Tulloch, Christopher Gorham. 12:15 Before I Fall ML 2017 Drama. Zoey Deutch, Kian Lawley. 1:50 Patriots’ Day 16VLC 2016 Drama. Mark Wahlberg, Kevin Bacon. 4pm Going In Style ML 2017 Crime. Morgan Freeman, Michael Caine. 5:35 2 Years Of Love MS 2016 Romance. Kayla Ewell, Ryan Merriman. 7:05 Amityville – The Awakening MVLC 2018 Horror. A single mother moves into a new house in an effort to cure her criticallyill son, but her choice takes a sinister turn. Bella Thorne, Jennifer Jason Leigh. 8:30 Maze Runner – The Death Cure MVL 2018 Action. To find the cure that will obliterate the global epidemic, the lives of the immune are put in danger. Dylan O’Brien, Kaya Scodelario. 10:55 Berlin Syndrome 18VLSC 2017 Thriller. Teresa Palmer, Max Riemelt. FRIDAY 12:50 The Competition MLS 2017 Romantic Comedy. Thora Birch, Chris Klein. 2:35 2 Years Of Love MS 2016 Romance. 4:05 Berlin Syndrome 18VLSC 2017 Thriller.

7:30 The Girl Next Door 16LS 2004 Comedy. Emile Hirsch, Elisha Cuthbert, Timothy Olyphant. 9:15 Michael Clayton MVL 2007 Drama. George Clooney, Tom Wilkinson. 11:10 Horrible Bosses 16LS 2011 Comedy. Jason Bateman, Jason Sudeikis, Jennifer Anniston. 12:45 In Time MVLC 2011 Scifi. Justin Timberlake, Amanda Seyfried. 2:35 The Girl Next Door 16LS 2004 Comedy. Emile Hirsch, Elisha Cuthbert, Timothy Olyphant. 4:20 The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo 16VLS 2011 Crime Drama. Daniel Craig, Rooney Mara, Christopher Plummer. 6:55 Connie And Carla PGS 2004 Comedy. Nia Vardalos, Toni Collette, David Duchovny. 8:30 Man On Fire 16VC 2004 Crime. A former CIA assassin is hired to protect an industrialist’s daughter in Mexico and, when she is kidnapped he vows to kill anyone involved. Denzel Washington, Dakota Fanning. 11pm Paul MVLS 2011 Comedy. Simon Pegg, Nick Frost. FRIDAY 12:50 The Cabin In The Woods 16VLC 2012 Horror. Chris Hemsworth, Anna Hutchinson. 2:25 The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo 16VLS 2011 Crime Drama. 5am Man On Fire 16VC 2004 Crime.

CHOICE

6:30 Takoha 3 6:40 Dora Matatoa 2 7:10 Kia Mau 3 7:20 Te Nutube 3 7:30 Nia’s Extraordinary Life 3 7:40 Pukana 2 7:50 Smooth 8am Te Kaea 3 2 8:30 KaweKorero 3 9am Whanau Living 3 9:30 Best Of Kai Time On The Road 3 10am Kitchen Kura 3 10:30 Sidewalk Karaoke PGR 3 11am Matangi Rau 3 Noon Waka Warriors 3 12:30 The Laughing Samoans 1pm F Gate To The Globe 3 1:30 Te Mana Kuratahi – Primary Schools’ Kapa Haka 3 2pm Opaki 3 2:30 Nga Pari Karangaranga O Te Motu 3 3pm Takoha 3 3:10 Dora Matatoa 2 3:40 Kia Mau 3 3:50 Te Nutube 3 4pm Nia’s Extraordinary Life 3 4:10 Pukana 3 2 4:20 Smooth 3 4:30 The Big Sing 3 5pm Waka Huia 5:30 Te Kaea 2 6pm Nga Kapa Haka Kura Tuarua 6:30 Te Kaea 3 2

7pm KaweKorero 7:30 Traditional Kai 3 8pm Funny Whare – Gamesnight PGR 8:30 Sidewalk Karaoke PGR 9pm The Ring Inz AO 9:30 Find Me A Maori Bride 3 10pm F Nanakia PGR 3 10:30 Nga Kapa Haka Kura Tuarua 3 11pm Te Kaea 3 Maori Television’s daily news programme. 2 11:30 KaweKorero 3 News reporters dissect and discuss the day’s news and events. Midnight Closedown

SKY SPORT 1 8:30 The Breakdown 9:30 Rugby – Mitre 10 Cup (RPL) Southland v Auckland. 11:30 Rugby – Farah Palmer Cup (HLS) Noon Rugby – The Championship (HLS) South Africa v All Blacks. 12:30 The 1014 Rugby Show 1pm Rugby – Mitre 10 Cup (RPL) Southland v Auckland. 3pm Super Rugby – Kick And Chase 4pm The Breakdown 5pm Rugby – Farah Palmer Cup (HLS) 5:30 Rugby – Mitre 10 Cup (HLS) Southland v Auckland. From Rugby Park in Invercargill. 6pm The 1014 Rugby Show Hosted by Gareth Dinneen and Steven Prescott. 6:30 Mainfreight Rugby Club matches from around New Zealand. 7:30 L Rugby – Mitre 10 Cup Tasman v Hawke’s Bay. From Trafalgar Park, Nelson. 9:30 Team Talk 10pm Rugby – The Championship (RPL) South Africa v All Blacks. From Loftus Versfield in Pretoria.

FRIDAY

Midnight #SkySpeed 12:30 Rugby – Mitre 10 Cup (RPL) Tasman v Hawke’s Bay. 2:30 Rugby – Mitre 10 Cup (RPL) Southland v Auckland. 4:30 Super Rugby – Kick And Chase 5:30 The 1014 Rugby Show

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

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6am Before And After 7am Wild Britain With Ray Mears 7:30 Love Nature – Bondi Vet 8:30 Strippers – Cars For Cash 9:30 Paul Hollywood’s Pies And Puds 10:30 Best Of American Pickers 11:30 Supercar Mega Build 12:30 Bear’s Mission With Warwick Davis 1:30 China – Treasures Of The Jade Empire 2:30 Fishy Business 3:30 Love Nature – America The Wild 4:30 Masters Of Taste With Gary Mehigan Gary meets restaurateur Zorawar Kalra and samples his signature dish, daal chawal arancini, at Farzi Café, and invites composer Vishal Dadlani to help him cook risotto with greens. 5pm Paul Hollywood City Bakes 5:30 Forged In Fire 6:30 American Pickers 7:30 Martin Clunes – Islands Of Australia 8:30 Gus Worland – Marathon Man PGR 9pm Starting Up Starting Over 10pm You Should Really See A Doctor 10:30 American Pickers

11:30 Masters Of Taste With Gary Mehigan Midnight Paul Hollywood City Bakes 12:30 Colin And Justin’s Cabin Pressure 1am Forged In Fire 2am Love Nature – America The Wild 3am China – Treasures Of The Jade Empire 4am Martin Clunes – Islands Of Australia 5am Starting Up Starting Over

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DISCOVERY

6:35 Gold Rush PG Lost Gold. 7:30 How It’s Made PG 7:55 How It’s Made PG 8:20 Fast ‘n’ Loud PG Frustrated with a 1932 Ford; Return to Pike’s Peak 2/2. 9:10 Alaska – The Last Frontier M Do or Die. 10am Deadliest Catch PG 10:50 Hard To Kill PG Test Pilot. 11:40 Swamp Murders M What Lies Beneath. 12:30 Blood Relatives M Duct Tape Divorcee. 1:20 The Perfect Murder M A Shot in the Dark. 2:10 How It’s Made PG 2:35 How It’s Made PG 3pm How Do They Do It? PG 3:25 How Do They Do It? PG 3:50 Gold Rush PG The Father, the Son, and the Holy Roller. 4:45 Outback Pilots PG 5:40 Fast ‘n’ Loud PG Racing a 1967 Dodge Dart 1/2. 6:35 Outback Opal Hunters PG 7:30 Outback Pilots PG 8:30 Bering Sea Gold PG Miners on the Storm. 9:25 Treasure Quest – Snake Island PG 10:15 Deadliest Catch PG 11:05 Naked And Afraid M 11:55 The Perfect Murder M A Shot in the Dark. FRIDAY 12:45 Blood Relatives M 1:35 How Do FRIDAY Midnight Rugby – Mitre 10 They Do It? PG 2am How Do They Do It? PG 2:25 Alaska Cup (HLS) Tasman v Hawke’s Bay. 12:30 Cricket – APL T20 – The Last Frontier M (HLS) Paktia v Balkh. 1am L 3:15 Deadliest Catch PG Cricket – APL T20 Kandahar v 4:05 Treehouse Masters Kabul. 4:30 Fox Sports News PG 4:55 How It’s Made PG 5am L Cricket – APL T20 5:20 How Do They Do It? PG 5:45 MythBusters PG Nangarhar v Balkh.

6am New Zealand Press Box Hosted by Bernadine Oliver-Kerby. 6:30 Serie A Highlights Show 7:30 Golf – PGA European Tour (HLS) Alfred Dunhill Links Championship. 8am Fox Sports News 8:30 The Crowd Goes Wild 9am Netball – Constellation Cup (RPL) Australia v Silver Ferns – Second Test. 10:30 Triathlon – Super League (HLS) 11:30 Golf – Asian Tour Hls (HLS) Yeangder TPC. 12:30 Golf – PGA European Challenge Tour (HLS) Irish Challenge. 1:30 Golf – European Tour (HLS) Alfred Dunhill Links Championship. 2pm Golf Central 2:30 Golf – PGA Tour (HLS) Safeway Open. 3:30 L Golf – PGA Tour CIMB Classic – Round One. 7:30 New Zealand Press Box Hosted by Bernadine Oliver-Kerby. 8pm #SkySpeed 8:30 The Kiwi League Show 9pm Fox Sports News 9:30 Archery – World Cup Final (HLS) Compound. 10pm Archery – World Cup Final (HLS) Recurve. 10:30 Mainfreight Rugby 11:30 Team Talk

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Emma Stagg, Mollie Gibson, Marion Hardwick and Veronica Wall claimed gold at the recent Mainland Inter Provincial Rowing Championships.

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Dazzling form continues BY MATT MARKHAM

MATT.M@THEGUARDIAN.CO.NZ

Ashburton rowers have again shown their prowess on the water ahead of the new season with outstanding results at two separate events over the weekend. Competing at both the Mainland Inter Provincial Championships and a Concept 2 R2K Singles Regatta on Lake Ruataniwha, the names of Ashburton-based rowers featured prominently on the results sheets at both events.

Three boats with Ashburton rowers claimed gold medals at the Inter Provincial champs with the under 20 women’s four of Emma Stagg, Marion Hardwick, Mollie Gibson and Veronica Wall emerging victorious. Wall then claimed gold in the women’s under 20 single sculls before she and Gibson combined to win the double sculls as well. Gibson finished fourth in the single sculls and Stagg placing sixth, behind Wall. Stagg and Hardwick picked up fifth place

in the double sculls final while Haxby Hefford combined with Liam Parker to finish sixth in the double sculls final. Hefford was the other to make his way onto the podium with his effort for bronze in the under 20 men’s single sculls. Rowers then turned their attention to the singles regatta and Wall picked right up where she left off producing some dazzling performances to win the women’s event. After cruising through the heat she was in demolition mode in the final, winning

Seriously good Ashburton Cup contest looms

by more than 50 seconds from her closest rival. Hefford finished second in his first heat of the under 19 men’s event and was then third in the A final. Ged Wall produced a strong performance to win his heat of the under 16 event and then replicated that to finish third in the A final – continuing his progress – while Paddy Dekker produced two strong rows to earn himself a spot in the B final of the same event.

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