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An extra $750,000 will be spent on upgrading some of the Ashburton District’s worst condition roads this year. With the money unspent in the last financial year, district councillors last week were faced with an unusual dilemma – did they spend the money on roading this year or use it to pay off debt. The money was unspent because of several heavy rain events that saw the council forced to undertake unplanned repair work on damaged roads using money from an emergency event fund. And that meant contractors ran out of time to complete all of the unsubsidised roading work planned, said roading engineer Brian Fauth. He was keen to see the money used to pay down the loan funding requirement in this year’s budget, because roading contractors were now fully committed for the year.’ With the $850,000 already approved in the current year’s budget, that would mean $1.6 million in the unsubsidised roading budget, he said. “There is no way I can spend $1.6 million and get value for money in the district.”

Stuart Wilson didn’t agree. “You can’t tell me there aren’t contractors out there willing to pick up the extra work. If we’ve got the money, they’ll do the work. Councillors were constantly fobbing people off when they complained about the state of the district’s roads, saying there was no money for the work, he said. “It would be great PR and great for the district. This is an ideal opportunity and it doesn’t make sense to say we have money and we can’t spend it. This money’s been rated for and it’s available.” Peter Reveley agreed. The $850,000 borrowed for roading had already been approved through the long term plan process so the carry over funds should be spent, he said. “We have some abysmal roads and we could easily spend this money. Use the money.” Spending that extra money needed to start today, Neil Brown said. “We rate for it, we have the money, let’s do the work,” he said. Councillors agreed to use last year’s unspent money from the unsubsidised roading budget as part of this year’s work programme.

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■ I-SITE BUILDING

Building future under wraps By Sue newman

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Just what the future is of Ashburton’s i-SITE building will remain under wraps until the end of this month. At Thursday’s finance and business services committee meeting Ashburton District Councillors discussed several options for the building’s use but those discussions were carried out behind closed doors. The discussion was held incommittee because of the commercially sensitive nature of some or the proposals. The number of groups pitching for use of the building is not known, but one group that wants to re-establish and information service and more in the building, was given the opportunity to speak to councillors and to answer questions. This group intends to run an information based business from the centre with any prof-

its made being returned to the community. The council would have no involvement other than as owner of the building. A use that centres around providing information means a variation to the original resource consent will not be required. Committee chairman Russell Ellis said the ideas put forward were quite varied. All options were looked at and there was considerable debate and discussion around the council table before a decision on the best use for the building was decided. That decision is now a recommendation to the next Ashburton District Council meeting on October 30. That recommendation is likely to also be discussed in committee, but Ellis anticipates the outcome will be made public shortly after it is passed by council.

Christchurch woman’s death unexplained Christchurch emergency services were called to an unexplained death at an address in Spinnaker Lane just before 1am yesterday morning. The street is a short cul-desac with just a handful of houses in the suburb of Clifton. A cordon blocks off the entrance to the well-to-do street overlooking Sumner and the coast. The house at the centre of po-

lice focus appears to be at the bottom of the steep street. Police have told neighbours there had been an unexplained death. “We have no idea what’s going on,” one neighbour said. Another local woman hoped for answers soon. “It’s so sad, whatever has happened,” she said. “Let’s just hope it’s nothing sinister.” – NZME

Dunedin sculptor Suzanne Emslie at work on her limestone hatchling in the Ashburton Domain over the weekend. PHOTO HEATHER MACKENZIE 211018-HM-3

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Dunedin sculptor Suzanne Emslie is used to working in bare feet, but her creative juices have not been impeded by the workboots she is wearing at the Ashburton Domain. Emslie is one of 11 top artists taking part in the 2018 Ashburton Sculpture Symposium and living in a caravan on site at the domain while she turns a block of Mt Somers limestone into a sensual womanly form. The artists are working in the open air on a corner of the domain near the children’s paddling pool off West Street and encouraging curious members of the public to stop by and have a look.

The art works will be completed over the next week or so and auctioned at a public event on November 11. Emslie said she had taken part in similar symposiums before and though it was early days, she was on track to have her sculpture finished by next weekend. It will take the human form of a woman, with finer details. She is used to working in Oamaru stone and said it was her first time hand carving in Mt Somers stone. The rock was yielding some soft pockets that she is using to creative advantage. Her working title for the work is “contemplation”. She has bought a selection of hand tools for the work and is in

her own creative zone working alongside sculptors using generator-powered tools. Dust from their machines fills the air and they are also all wearing safety boots and masks. Emslie said she was relishing the chance to work in such a setting and enjoying sharing ideas with the other sculptors, some who are also staying on site. People interested in meeting the sculptors can do so at a meet and greet at Grace Gallery tonight. The sculptors will also be hosted by the Ashburton Art Gallery on October 31 when the artists will talk about their work. It is the third biennial Ashburton Sculpture Symposium.

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■ RIDE FOR THE FUTURE

On a dementia awareness mission By Sue NewmaN

Left – From left: Ashburton Lions president Ron Paterson, early onset dementia awareness rider Greg Kelly and Gluyas Ford owner Peter Gluyas in Ashburton last Thursday.

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Greg Kelly’s a bald-headed, tough talking, hard riding biker. He’s a man who loves life, a man on a mission. Greg Kelly also has young onset dementia. The former financial services executive was diagnosed at 59, but he knows his dementia began several years earlier. It was diagnosed as depression and that misdiagnosis is very common, he said. What’s also all too common is the absolute lack of knowledge about the condition; the focus, the publicity and the understanding are all around Alzheimers’ and age-related dementias, Kelly said. His mission, for as long as he’s able, is to change mindsets, create awareness and most of all to raise funds for research. Kelly and his Harley-Davidson stopped off in Ashburton last Thursday as part of a massive bike trek that has already wrapped up 21,000 kilometres over 11 weeks in Australia. Now it’s New Zealand’s turn and he’ll then head for the United States and Great Britain. When he talks young onset dementia, Kelly knows his stuff. He quotes figures that are alarming – it’s the number two killer in Australia, number three in New Zealand. It hits people in their 20s, 30s, 40s, 50s. It hits people with families, mortgages and good careers. It’s non-discriminatory and it’s always fatal. It’s a silent and insidious killer, Kelly said. “It’s always terminal. The average life span from diagnosis would be six to eight years. It moves very fast and unfortunately it’s usually misdiagnosed as depression, most who have it go through two or three misdiagnoses before they’re actually diagnosed.” Kelly reckons he’d had dementia for five or six years before he was diagnosed.

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“I simply wasn’t able to do my job, I paper shuffled all the time and my PAs covered up. I’d had 42 years in finance and was a state manager of one of the big banks so it’s a problem when you’re in finance and you can’t work out the change for a cup of coffee.” Eventually Kelly became swamped by the indecision that seemed to dog his day and went home in tears. Wife Janet became his advocate and kept asking questions and demanding tests until finally a scan showed Kelly’s brain had

started shrinking. He had frontotemporal dementia and young onset dementia. “He said, ‘it’s terminal, go away and get your affairs in order’,” Kelly said “He told me it’s aggressive, within five or six years you won’t remember your family or your friends.” Kelly said he couldn’t work out how dementia could kill him, but was told it was quite simple – his brain would forget to send messages to his organs and they’d stop functioning. His world had tilted on its axis,

but rather than sit in a corner saying ‘woe is me’ he decided to fight the disease and to create awareness around the size of the early onset dementia issue. And from there the bike trek Ride for the Future was born. “More often than not, people like me who receive a diagnosis have young families, and all the financial and personal pressures of life are still happening around them,” he said. a “I am not taking this lying down. I will fight this disease with my remaining skills and experience. I’m determined to

shine a light on frontotemporal and younger onset dementia. “It is something I will live with for the rest of my life but I am determined to make a difference while I still can. I’m doing this for other people’s families, not for me. In the face of adversity I’m standing up and giving it the finger, giving it my best shot.” Currently Kelly says he’s functioning at a reasonably high level. “I believe I’m treading water with it but it doesn’t mean some things aren’t getting worse.” And appearances can be deceptive, he said. His support crew takes care of all the details, he simply rides and talks. His trek is about raising awareness both of young onset dementia and raising funds for research. He’s keen to see top 500 companies in each country give just half a cent for every dollar of gross profit they make towards a research pool – for any disease. That would mean the lesser known conditions had an equal opportunity to access funding, he said. A documentary team has been following Kelly’s story and will join him at select locations along the way. Portions of this were filmed in Ashburton where he stopped off at sponsor Gluyas Ford and spoke at an Ashburton Lions

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Ashburton to host Cowboy National BY MATT MARKHAM

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A slice of Ashburton will resemble the scene of a wild western movie next month when the 19th New Zealand Cowboy National Championships roll into town. To be held over four days at the Beckley Range on Cochranes Road the championships will attract over 100 competitors to Ashburton from all over New Zealand to take part in the festivities. The championships begin on November 1 and run through until November 4, taking in a whole range of activities for those participating. Hosted by the Ashburton Pistol Club, the event is a full-blown affair with competitors wearing period costumes to suit the occasion, with flamboyancy an absolute must. “It looks a bit like a walk back in the 1870s at some points,” match director Bob McDonald said. “But it is a whole heap of fun and a great way of bringing people into the district. “Numbers are always down when the championships are held in the South Island, but we

should have around 100 people here which will be great.” The championships always carry a theme and this year it is based on the movie, Maverick – featuring James Gardiner and Mel Gibson. Following competition on Saturday, a casino night is being held to keep within the theme. The competition will begin with a long-range buffalo game on the Thursday, which is competed for off-site before things get really serious on the Friday and the Saturday for the official competition. Things wrap up on the Sunday with the hugely popular speed match. McDonald said any members of the public who wished to attend were more than welcome to and advised the best vantage points for viewing the competition were actually on the road above the range. “You see more up there sometimes than what you do down in the middle of it all – and by watching from up there it’s a lot easier because there’s not the need for protective wear and everything else.”

Right – A competitor at the New Zealand Cowboy National Championships the last time they were held in Ashburton. PHOTO ASHBURTON GUARDIAN

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Time at the Guardian Three months. Where are you from? I was born in Montreal, Canada, and migrated with family to New Zealand, settling a year later in Christchurch. What’s the most enjoyable part of your job? I enjoy talking to farmers, meeting new people and visiting the back country. What’s your back story, where do you hail from, your working career? I started writing part-time for the Christchurch Star’s weekend publication when it was a daily and I was a uni student. After an extended OE, I returned to Christchurch to work for community and metro newspapers, including the short-lived Citizen, became the editor of two magazines and worked in a media role for the regional council before becoming the rural editor for The Press. For six years I worked as the national rural editor for Fairfax, now known as Stuff. What exciting experiences have you enjoyed while working in your role? I was in a glider which did a loop twice, have enjoyed flights in a balloon and a Hercules, and once interviewed Eddie “the Eagle’’ Edwards and David Bellamy. During overseas stints the job has taken me to Australia, Vanuatu, China, Chile, Uruguay and Brazil. Have there been any embarrassing moments in your working career? The usual – forgetting to put a battery or card in a camera, leaving the lens cap on and having to borrow a pen. Best piece of advice ever given to you? Treat people right, check facts and check them

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he past few days have been a series of tartan-print Chinese laundry bags and existential questions, as I prepare to amputate myself from a district I’ve become alarmingly fond of. Many of you have already approached me and kindly bid me well, because word here seems to spread swifter than a secret tape of a party leader’s questionable racial remarks. But for those who don’t know: this may well be my last appearance in the Guardian. In fact, although I’m speaking in the present tense, I might already be gone ... spooky! As of this week, I am off to a new job in the concrete playground of Christchurch city. The new adventure is super exciting, but unfortunately it’s with great annoyance that I write this goodbye. That’s because you lot, you cheeky chooks, really haven’t made the leaving process easy. In a series of events I don’t think I could have imagined when I moved here, I think I’ve found more things to like about this district than there are shetland ponies packed into that glorious paddock on the outskirts of Mt Somers, or even ducks in

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the southern end of Lake Hood (and that’s a suspiciously large quantity of ducks). Well played you lot, well played. I’m yet to figure out how I’ll tell the time without the regular, comforting bing bong of the town clock, or how I’ll post mail without a drive-through post box. I’ll struggle to farewell my flat, home to some of the greatest homo-sapiens I’ve met and an even greater spice rack. But front of mind is this silly 139-year-old newspaper I’ve been helping decorate with words every day. Last Thursday it came time to sift through my stored copies (yes, I tried to keep them all when I moved here, yes, very stupid) and choose which to bin, and which to cling to. I spent a lot of time sneezing and a little time reading and made meagre progress but I did

realise just how many people have helped me along the way. To everyone who has been in front of my camera, or on the other end of my phone call, thrown news, feedback or even constructive criticism my way: thank you. For making my job

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Crowds gathered to mark the 40th anniversary of Mid Canterbury Softball.

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Coldstream’s Garry Singh prepares to send a delivery down the pitch in an open grade T20 cricket match against the Tech Old Dogs. PHOTO HEATHER MACKENZIE 201018-HM-040

Above - Ryan Stoddart putts during a round of golf at the Ashburton Golf Club on Saturday. PHOTO HEATHER MACKENZIE 201018-HM-007

Below - Gina Woodhouse prepares to shoot for Mid Canterbury during a game against West Coast in a basketball tournament at Ashburton’s EA Networks Centre. PHOTO HEATHER MACKENZIE 201018-HM-015

Melanie Smith lines up a shot at the South Island Chartered Club’s Women’s Golf Championships at the Ashburton Golf Club. PHOTO HEATHER MACKENZIE 201018-HM-002

Preparing to return a forehand during a match at the Ashburton Trust Junior Tennis Open over Labour Weekend was Brendan Fleming.

Ashburton College’s Will Copland prepares to connect with a delivery during his side’s cricket match against St Thomas of Canterbury on Saturday.

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■ TAIWAN

Taiwanese fast train derails One of Taiwan’s fastest passenger trains derailed yesterday on a curve along a popular weekend route, killing at least 18 people and injuring more than 170 others, authorities said. The Puyuma express was carrying more than 360 passengers from a suburb of Taipei in the north to Taitung, a city on Taiwan’s southeast coast, when it went off the tracks shortly before 5pm, the government said in a statement. There was no immediate word on the cause of the accident. Most of the deaths were in the first car, and it was unclear whether other people were trapped in the train, according to a government spokesman, who spoke on the customary condition of anonymity. Some passengers were crushed to death, Ministry of National Defense spokesman Chen Chung-chi said. “Their train car turned over. They were crushed, so they died right away,” Chen said. Earlier, the government put the death toll as high as 22, but the National Fire Agency, citing the Cabinet spokesman’s office, later reduced that figure. Photos from the scene just south of the city of Luodong showed the train’s cars in a zig-

Rescue workers are seen at the site of a train derailment in Lian in northern Taiwan. PHOTO AP zag formation near the tracks. Five cars were turned on their sides. Local television reports said passengers tried to escape through windows and that bystanders gathered to help them before rescuers arrived. Hours after the accident, one of the eight cars was seen tipped over at about a 75-degree angle, with the entire right side destroyed. Fearing people may be trapped beneath the car, firefighters with lights on their hard hats peered underneath as a crane prepared to upend it.

Soldiers removed bodies to identify them, but nightfall complicated the rescue work. On a live feed provided by Taiwan’s United Daily News, rescuers could be seen carrying what appeared to be a body wrapped in white plastic away from the site. At the scene, searchers walked through an upright car with flashlights. The searchand-rescue work was to continue to make sure everyone aboard was accounted for, Premier William Lai told reporters shortly after midnight. “The underlying cause

should be investigated to the maximum extent to avoid anything like this happening in the future,” Lai said. “We will make the whole thing transparent.” Ensuring that rail traffic goes back to normal is also a priority, he said. Most people who were seriously hurt suffered head injuries and one was bleeding internally, said Lin Chih-min, deputy director of Luodong Boai Hospital, where four people were in intensive care. The wreck happened at a railway station called Hsin Ma, but the train was not scheduled to stop there. The Puyuma was launched in 2013 to handle the rugged topography of Taiwan’s east coast. It is distinct from the high-speed rail that runs on the west coast. The Puyuma trains travel up to 150 kilometres per hour, faster than any other in Taiwan except for the highspeed rail. The train that derailed had its most recent inspection and major maintenance work in 2017, Taiwan Railways Administration Director Lu Chie-shen said. This derailment was at least the third deadly rail accident in Taiwan since 2003. – AP

Julia Louis-Dreyfus honoured Julia Louis-Dreyfus is one of the best-known comedic actresses of her generation, and now she’s being recognised with the Mark Twain Award for lifetime achievement in comedy. She received the 21st annual Twain prize yesterday at Washington’s Kennedy Centre, with testimonials from Jerry Seinfeld, Stephen Colbert and 2010 Mark Twain recipient Tina Fey. As celebrity guests arrived for the ceremony, Seinfeld recalled the first time he saw LouisDreyfus in action — and knew almost immediately she was a major talent. Louis-Dreyfus said she knew from an early age that she had a gift for comedy.

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Baby’s first outing

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Proud parents Pippa Middleton and James Matthews have been seen with their newborn son for the first time. New father James, 43, pushed their six-dayold baby boy in a pram as they headed out for a stroll near their $22 million west London home at the weekend. The picture of domestic bliss, the couple also brought along their two dogs, a Labrador and a Cocker Spaniel named Rafa, on the family outing in leafy Chelsea. Pippa, 35, welcomed a baby boy weighing 8lb 9oz at the private Lindo Wing, at St Mary’s Hospital, Paddington, early last week, but his name has not yet been revealed.

US National Security Adviser John Bolton faces two days of high-tension talks in Moscow after President Donald Trump announced his intention to withdraw from a landmark nuclear weapons treaty. Trump’s announcement that the United States would leave the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces, or INF, treaty brought sharp criticism from Russian officials and from former Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev, who signed the treaty in 1987 with President Ronald Reagan. Trump said Russia has violated terms of the treaty that prohibit the US and Russia from possessing, producing or test-flying ground-launched nuclear cruise missiles with a range of 500 to 5500 kilometres.

Russia has repeatedly denied allegations that it has produced and tested such a missile. Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov was quoted as telling state news agency Tass that leaving the treaty “would be a very dangerous step”. It would “cause the most serious condemnation from all members of the international community who are committed to security and stability”, Ryabkov is quoted as saying. Gorbachev told the Interfax news agency that Washington’s desire to “turn back politics” cannot be supported. “Not only Russia, but also all who cherish the world, especially a world without nuclear weapons, must declare this,” Gorbachev was quoted as saying.

Western reaction was mixed. British Defence Secretary Gavin Williamson said the UK stands “absolutely resolute” with Washington on the issue and called on the Kremlin to “get its house in order”. German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas said that Trump’s announcement “raises difficult questions for us and Europe”, but noted that Russia hasn’t cleared up allegations of violating the treaty. The Kremlin hasn’t directly commented on Trump’s statement, but spokesman Dmitry Peskov said that explanations of the American side will be required. Bolton and Russian President Vladimir Putin are due to meet this week. Bolton is due

to meet with Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov today. The prospect of withdrawing from the INF adds to the substantial tensions between Washington and Moscow, including allegations of Russian meddling in the 2016 presidential election and sanctions imposed over Russia’s involvement in the eastern Ukraine conflict. The treaty helps protect the security of the US and its allies in Europe and the far East, but has constrained the US from developing new weapons. The US will begin developing them unless Russia and China agree not to possess or develop the weapons, Trump said. China isn’t a party to the pact. – AP

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Tourists killed in rafting incident

Ferry collides with yachts

Foreign tourists are among five people killed in a rafting accident on a swollen river in Costa Rica, officials say. The Red Cross and the security ministry have confirmed the deaths in Sunday’s accident on the Naranjito River. The Red Cross said on Facebook the victims were in a group of at least 18 people

when rafts overturned near Liverpool de Quepos. Costa Rica President Carlos Alvarado expressed his dismay about the accident on Twitter. Costa Rica’s Judicial Investigation Organism were expected to confirm the victims’ identities and nationalities late yesterday. – NZME

A ferry has collided with at least two yachts and ran aground while trying to berth at a harbour on the Isle of Wight off southern England. The ferry company Red Funnel said the ferry was “aground but is watertight”. The coastguard said 56 passengers onboard are safe and well, but lifeboats are searching the area after a member

of the public reported hearing cries for help at the harbour. The company said the ferry was sailing from Southampton to East Cowes and was trying to berth at Cowes Harbour in dense fog yesterday morning when it collided with several small yachts. It said workers are trying to refloat the vessel. – NZME

The child actor who starred in Free Willy has been arrested on suspicion of domestic violence after ‘grabbing’ his girlfriend during a row. Jason James Ritcher, 38, was arrested in California for a domestic violence misdemeanour, TMZ reported. He spent two nights in jail until he was released on a $20,000 bail. Ritcher’s representative told TMZ that he got into an argument with his girlfriend. The representative said she locked the bedroom door only for Ritcher to break it down and confront her. The girlfriend reported the incident to the police hours later, alleging domestic violence.

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magine a snake dropping onto the floor of your car as you were happily driving along a New Zealand road. It would be many people’s worst nightmare. We don’t do snakes here. So when a man went to the Te Anau police station on Sunday afternoon and asked for help after spotting the slippery Australian import in his ute, it was a big deal. The Ministry for Primary Industries planned to fumigate the vehicle, with the snake still inside it. The experts say it probably made its way into the car before the vehicle was imported here from Australia three months ago.

It’s believed the snake was an Australian tree snake, which is not dangerous to humans and mostly eats frogs, skinks and reptiles. Feel better? Nope. Last year a brown tree snake hitch-hiked to New Zealand in the wheel housing of a private jet that arrived from Brisbane. At least snakes are fairly visible.

It’s the smaller unwanted hitchhikers and pests that are harder to find and fight. Biosecurity is a big deal in Mid Canterbury, the food bowl of the country. And we can help keep it that way. We could probably learn a thing or two from the people of Tauranga, who have formed a biosecurity group to tackle the threat of invasive pests and diseases. They have already had several high-profile incursions like Psa in kiwifruit, myrtle rust and mycoplasma bovis. Education is part of the group’s mission – it launched last week with industry training days and public events and information

sessions. Biosecurity minister Damien O’Connor says it is the first collective of its kind in New Zealand and could be a template for other regions. It also supports the national Ko Tatou This is Us campaign, unveiled last month, which asks all New Zealanders to help create a biosecurity team of 4.7 million. Mid Canterbury farmers cannot afford to rely on biosecurity at our borders to stop unwanted pests and diseases that could destroy their businesses. They need to set up their own systems at the farm gate and keep an eye on who comes and goes and where they go on farm.

In the past, we’ve had velvetleaf, black grass and, most recently, the potato mop top virus. We’re guarding against pea weevil, Chilean needle grass and a bad-ass stink bug. Then, of course, there’s mycoplasma bovis. Managing, controlling and eradicating pests and diseases is part of a necessary programme that needs to be put before more people, especially young people. I must be in the blissfully ignorant camp when it comes to biosecurity – I know not to bring anything potentially dangerous into the country from my overseas trips, but what else do I need to know?

In 2001, the nation’s anthrax scare hit the White House with the discovery of a small concentration of spores at an offsite mail processing centre. In 2006, former Enron CEO Jeffrey Skilling was sentenced by a federal judge in Houston to 24 years, four months for his role in the company’s collapse. Ten years ago: Badgered by lawmakers on the House Oversight Committee, former Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan denied the nation’s economic crisis was his fault but conceded the meltdown had revealed a flaw in a lifetime of economic thinking and left him in a “state of shocked disbelief.” Five years ago: A defensive Obama administration acknowledged its problemplagued health insurance

website didn’t get enough testing before going live. German Chancellor Angela Merkel called President Barack Obama to complain about allegations US intelligence had targeted her cellphone. One year ago: New York State Attorney General Eric Schneiderman announced a civil rights investigation into the Weinstein Co, amid sexual harassment and assault allegations against its founder, Harvey Weinstein. As Republicans searched for ways to finance tax cuts, President Donald Trump promised that the popular 401(k) retirement savings program would not be touched. Sen John McCain said he didn’t consider Donald Trump to be a draft-dodger, but told ABC’s “The View” that

the system that allowed Trump and other wealthy Americans to use medical deferments to avoid military service during the Vietnam War was wrong. Today’s birthdays: Movie director Philip Kaufman is 82. Soccer great Pele is 78. Rhythm-and-blues singer Barbara Ann Hawkins is 75. Actor Michael Rupert is 67. Movie director Ang Lee is 64. Jazz singer Dianne Reeves is 62. Country singer Dwight Yoakam is 62. Community activist Martin Luther King III is 61. Movie director Sam Raimi is 59. Parodist “Weird Al” Yankovic is 59. Rock musician Robert Trujillo is 54. Christian/ jazz singer David Thomas is 52. Rock musician Brian Nevin is 52. Country singer-musician Junior Bryant is 50. Actor Jon

Huertas is 49. Movie director Chris Weitz is 49. Bluegrass musician Eric Gibson is 48. Country singer Jimmy Wayne is 46. Actress Vivian Bang is 45. Rock musician Eric Bass is 44. Actor Ryan Reynolds is 42. Rock singer Matthew Shultz is 35. Rhythm-and-blues singer Miguel is 33. Actress Masiela Lusha is 33. Actress Emilia Clarke is 32. Actress Briana Evigan is 32. Actress Inbar Lavi is 32. Actress Jessica Stroup is 32. Neo-soul musician Allen Branstetter is 28. Actress Taylor Spreitler is 25. Actress Amandla Stenberg is 20. Thought for today: “Be content with what you are, and wish not change; nor dread your last day, nor long for it.” — Marcus Aurelius, Roman emperor (CE 121-CE 180). – AP

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TODAY IN HISTORY Today is Tuesday, October 23, the 296th day of 2018. There are 69 days left in the year. Today’s highlight in history: On October 23, 1983, 241 US service members, most of them Marines, were killed in a suicide truck-bombing at Beirut International Airport in Lebanon; a near-simultaneous attack on French forces killed 58 paratroopers. On this date: In 1707, the first Parliament of Great Britain, created by the Acts of Union between England and Scotland, held its first meeting. In 1915, tens of thousands of women paraded up Fifth Avenue in New York City, demanding the right to vote. In 1942, during World War Two, Britain launched a major offensive against Axis forces at El Alamein in Egypt, resulting in an Allied victory. In 1944, the World War Two Battle of Leyte Gulf began, resulting in a major Allied victory against Japanese forces. In 1956, a student-sparked revolt against Hungary’s Communist rule began; as the revolution spread, Soviet forces started entering the country, and the uprising was put down within weeks. In 1958, Boris Pasternak was named winner of the Nobel Prize in literature. In 1973, President Richard Nixon agreed to turn over White House tape recordings subpoenaed by the Watergate special prosecutor to Judge John J Sirica. In 1987, the US Senate rejected, 58-42, the Supreme Court nomination of Robert H Bork. In 1991, Cambodia’s warring factions and representatives of 18 other nations signed a peace treaty in Paris. In 1995, a jury in Houston convicted Yolanda Saldivar of murdering Tejano singing star Selena.

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his is a public plea born out of a chat on a plane with a concerned importer. If you enjoy drinking New Zealand wine, eating New Zealand produce and living in a community with basic infrastructure like roads and hospitals, please make sure your imported seeds or posted goods have met the requirements for entry to the country. I know people are very proud of their gardens and some people want to grow new and exotic species, but it has become clear not all people importing seeds are aware of the legislation that regulates this behaviour. All importers of seed need to make sure they are following the law, that includes large commercial companies, through to home gardeners ordering seeds online to individuals coming back from overseas. The law relating to the importation of seed is grounded in the Biosecurity Act 1993 and associated Import Health Standards [IHS]. For anyone importing seeds,

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the IHS (Seeds for Sowing) applies to seeds imported by anyone from any other country. It is the importer’s responsibility to ensure the requirements of the IHS are met. If the consignment does not meet the requirement of the IHS, then it will not be cleared for entry and will be directed for further treatment, reshipping, or turned away from New Zealand. In the case of domestic gardeners’ illegal imports, it may be destroyed. Importers are liable for all associated expenses, and ignorance of the law cannot be used as a defence. Federated Farmers want you to be aware of your obligations so that you can avoid putting our country at risk, avoid the

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guilt of importing an unwanted pest and avoid incurring a hefty fine. Biosecurity incursions cost the country millions of dollars and have a significant detrimental impact on the industry affected. Look at the response to Kiwifruit’s PSA outbreak, Varroa, Mycoplasma bovis or more localised incursions such as the pea weevil in the Wairarapa. Brown Marmorated Stink Bug (BMSB) is not yet present in New Zealand, but is working its way through Europe and the United States of America. The potential pathway into New Zealand is as a hitchhiker pest on imported goods or travellers’ goods. An operational plan has already been developed by MPI and industry to be ready to respond. If BMSB arrives in New Zealand and establishes a population then it is predicted that real GDP will fall by $4.1 billion by 2038 and export volumes by $1.2 billion. The deterioration in our standard of living quickly becomes apparent. To minimise New Zealand’s

biosecurity risk and your potential liability always buy from a reputable store or if you would prefer to import your seeds directly you must go through the correct biosecurity procedures. If you have any questions, please contact MPI. If you see something that shouldn’t be growing in your garden, contact MPI’s Weeds, Pests and Disease hotline (0800 80 99 66) and let them investigate. Just remember if you are purposefully operating outside of the law this is where biosecurity breaches happen and you can be held financially responsible for any consequence. Effective biosecurity is the responsibility of every New Zealander. Karen Williams is Federated Farmers Arable Industry Group Chairperson The views, opinions, positions or strategies expressed by the author and those providing comments are theirs alone, and do not necessarily reflect the views, opinions, positions or strategies of the Ashburton Guardian Co Ltd or any employee thereof

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Mad cow disease re-detected in Britain

By Tim Cronshaw

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Primary Industries Minister Damien O’Connor is a late addition on the VIP guest list for the Ashburton A&P Show. The minister plans to visit the showgrounds on Friday morning to see as many of the attractions he can before his next engagement. O’Connor is among several MPs attending the show this year and is the first agriculture minister to attend for several years. Organisers are uncertain if the late addition on his programme is a result of him wanting to rub shoulders with farmers dealing with the mycoplasma bovis cattle disease or perhaps the show theme of irrigation had been the attraction. Administrator Lucille Brown said the show committee welcomed O’Connor’s visit and show president David Butterick had reworked his morning programme to accommodate the minister. She said his request to attend the show had come “out of the blue’’. “In my four years we have not had [an agriculture minister] here. We did invite Nathan Guy last year or the year before, but he declined.’’ Brown said they were more than happy that O’Connor’s visit had thrown the show president’s morning in “disarray’’. “Normally, he would go to the home industry pavilion and have morning tea with the judges and stewards and go see the [exhibitors]. He will be able to take the minister to the dog trials and there

Minister for Primary Industries Damien O’Connor. is plenty of horse events and the grain and the wool will be judged on Friday morning and he will be able to see the home industries.’’ She said O’Connor would likely want to talk to farmers and organisers hoped fine weather would encourage more of them to come on the first day. The Rural Support Trust had received a free site and this could be among his stops. “I would like to think he would like to talk to them and they would like to talk to him

I would imagine.’’ Among other MPs attending the president’s lunch are Andrew Falloon accompanied by Kanwaljit Bakshi and Jo Luxton, while Amy Adams has sent her apologies. Butterick has selected irrigation as the show theme and on the guest list will also be John Wright, Bob Engelbrecht, Phil McKendry and Brian Cameron, who have worked hard to develop irrigation. The trade area is full with 120 stands booked.

All livestock on an Aberdeenshire farm will be destroyed after a case of mad cow disease was identified, the first in Britain since 2015. A movement ban has been put on the estate 40 miles from Aberdeen, to prevent the disease spreading further, after one dead cow was diagnosed during routine testing. The Scottish Government said no infected meat has entered the food chain but said it had initiated its response plan and said an investigation has been launched to find out how the animal became infected. It is the first case in Scotland since 2009. North east MSP Peter Chapman, of the Scottish Conservatives, described the infection as “very concerning”. Scotland’s Chief Veterinary Officer Sheila Voas said the government was working closely with Defra and the Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA) to find out how the cow became infected. A Whitehall source said that it is believed to be an isolated case and that rigorous testing of livestock at abattoirs meant that the “food chain is incredibly well protected”, adding that there are “incredibly robust inspection measures in place”. Asked whether the discovery of BSE would lead to increase checks at border crossings, they said it was highly unlikely as the UK was already under a “controlled scenario” due to previous outbreaks. Bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE), commonly known as mad cow disease is a deadly brain condition in cattle that is caused by infection with prions. Prions are infectious proteins with abnormal shapes and once they enter the brain they cause extensive brain damage.

There is no cure. BSE originally occurred in UK cattle through the feeding of infected meat and bone meal. And during the UK outbreak in the 1980s and early 1990s, it is estimated that up to half a million cattle may have been infected. Cows are now fed a strict vegan diet to avoid infection, but BSE can sometimes also occur sporadically in the cattle population – causing a disease known as atypical BSE, which has been the cause of the most recent outbreaks in Britain. In rare cases, BSE can be passed between people and animals by eating contaminated meat, causing the disease variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (vCJD). Animal tissues where the BSE prion proteins are concentrated such as the brain, spinal cord and spleen are now banned from the human food chain. Prof Neil Mabbott, Personal Chair in Immunopathology at The Roslin Institute & Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Sciences, University of Edinburgh, said: “While the identification of a new case of BSE in Scottish cattle is worrying, the measures that remain in place in the UK should ensure that there is no risk to the public. “Clearly urgent research is now required to identify the potential source and characteristics of the BSE in this outbreak.” UK Chief Veterinary Officer, Christine Middlemiss, said: “While it is too early to tell how this animal became infected, this detection shows that the surveillance system is doing its job. “As it has been made clear, there is no risk to food safety or human health in any part of the UK.” – NZME

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Bumblebees under threat Over the past century bumblebee species have been declining in range and number and the situation is set to get worse, according to a study in Scientific Reports. Research shows further climate changedriven declines of bumblebee species across much of North America are likely in the future, as bumblebees are vulnerable to frequent extreme temperature events. In response to rapid temperature changes, some pollinator species move to higher latitudes. However, the majority of bumblebee species have failed to move beyond their northern range limits and have been decreasing in numbers at their southern range limits. Catherine Sirois-Delisle and Jeremy Kerr used previous patterns of bumblebee range changes, (the geographical area within which a species can be found), and bumblebee queen dispersal rates to model potential changes in their ranges under

different future climate scenarios, (greenhouse gas emissions peaking by approximately 2020, 2040, 2080, or continuing to rise throughout the century). All model results, including when using the least severe climate change scenario (emissions peaking by 2020), suggest that significant further declines of bumblebee species across much of North America are likely in the future. When using a realistic bee dispersal rate (10 km/year), some modelled species are predicted to experience range losses of over 25 per cent by 2070. The models also show that the potential range expansions of many bumblebee species may overlap with each other, suggesting the presence of ‘hotspots’, (mostly in Ontario, Quebec and northern parts of Michigan), for range expansion, where management activities could benefit many species at once. – NZME

MARKET REPORT BY GUY TRAFFORD If anyone needed reminding about the importance biosecurity, then the report that Britain has had a reactor cow for BSE (mad-cow disease) should capture all attention. Found in the Scottish region of Aberdeenshire, the surprising thing that came out of the report from this commentator’s perspective, is the regularity of these outbreaks. This is the first since 2015, but over the last decade 76 animals have been identified over the United Kingdom. Given that in the UK 4.4 million animals were destroyed during the 1986 outbreak it shows the difficulty in getting rid of diseases that get a hold within a resident population. Hopefully, mycoplasma bovis doesn’t prove to have the same resilience, although many believe this also is going to be a ‘long game’. The bobby calf kill has been extended for an additional month by one of the major processors indicating that numbers being slaughtered are well up on normal years as a result of the reduced number of calves being kept to supply into the meat industry as a result of the mycoplasma bovis risk. On a different note, real estate company Colliers have released their latest review of dairy farm sales through Canterbury for the period from December 2017 to April 2018. Perhaps the most interesting fact to come out has been the consistency of numbers of farms sold. At 15 farms for the period, the number is close to the 10 year average, although the data shows two outlier years of 2009/10 with only two sales, but made up for in the 2013/14 period with 28 sales. Prices per hectare have come off the high of $47,852, also in 2013/14, and for the last period are sitting on $43,788 –close to but slightly below the 10 year average. Within the latest period it is worth not-

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ing that all finance has been sourced locally likely indicating that new buyers are Kiwi residents. Prices for kgMS showed an average cost of around $35 with a range from $29.23 up to $40.69 but with most sales congregated around the $33-$36 range. All properties were irrigated with a preference to irrigation scheme based nutrient consents was observed also. The comment was included in the report that ‘dryland’ properties are valued at between $17,500 up to $27,500/ha. Which leads to a mention that Stage 2 Central Plains Water is starting to flow; for most farmers signed up, not before time, although the Canterbury Plains are still looking green.

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SHEEP The new season’s store lambs are starting to make an appearance and Coalgate saleyards had sales ranging from $103$120. Ewes with lambs at foot are making similar money ‘all counted’. The schedules, however, are continuing their downward slide with most processors chipping another 10 cents off the lamb schedule. WOOL No real recovery at last week’s Napier sale but prices have held and passing ins have also been kept at a moderate level. BEEF The schedule story is similar here with three of the four processors reducing their prime schedule and cow also taking another trim. The schedule is having an impact in the saleyards with prime steer prices back to mid-winter levels. VENISON An interesting occurrence this week with the two big processors moving in opposite directions. One lifted schedule prices by +10 cents while the other dropped by -10 cents. At least they can’t be accused of colluding.

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Farm gate price watch … for the latest prices, visit www.interest.co.nz/rural 21-Oct-18 current price range Saleyard prices … u LAMB ($/head) weighted average Store 98 -111 Prime 154 - 174 u HEIFER (c/kg) 250-350 kgs Lwt Store 157 - 307 u STEER (c/kg) 481-580 Lwt Prime 270 - 276 This week

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2018 Ashburton A&P Show Tim Cronshaw

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The Ashburton A&P Show is already promising to be a bigger event than last year in some sections as a result of increased entries. Ashburton’s showgrounds are a hive of activity as organisers prepare for the largest two-day annual agricultural event in Mid Canterbury. The 114th show will again be hosted at the showgrounds on 17.4 hectares of land, owned by the Ashburton Agricultural & Pastoral Association since its founding in 1877. Even the cancellation of cattle showing is failing to dampen the enthusiasm of organisers for the event to be held on October 26 and 27. Each year the association’s

Lauriston farmer David Butterick believes he hasn’t missed attending a show in all of his 63 years. PHOTO ASHBURTON GUARDIAN

president chooses a show theme and David Butterick has selected irrigation. The theme will come to the fore in many exhibits and competitions. Butterick said irrigation was chosen for this year’s show because it was the life blood of Mid Canterbury. Before irrigation farmers were vulnerable to droughts

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and restricted in their farming, but it had opened the way to dairying, potato growing, small seeds, maize and other types of farming, he said. “The theme is not just for modern irrigation, but [reflects] the RDR scheme and its construction and Lyndhurst and the Mayfield Hinds scheme which is now MHV.

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“Constructing these schemes in the 1930s and 1940s created jobs and much of the work was done by manual labour. “All the ditches which are since being piped are from the hard work of 80 years ago and we have moved to the modern up-to-date schemes which are as efficient as you will find anywhere. [The district] would be a bit bony, stony and

dry without it and I think we take it all a bit for granted.’’ Butterick said initial entries pointed to another well attended event, particularly if the weather co-operated. The arable farmer, who does beef, heifer and some sheep grazing and has five irrigators on the property, is a big show supporter. “I don’t think I have missed a show since I was born and I am 63 years old. “I can’t remember the first one I went to, but I was born in August and the show is in October so as far as I am aware I have never missed one as I probably went as a baby.’’ He said the event was shaping up to be another good event with good trade and market entries and the livestock sections were always well supported and organisers just needed the weather to cooperate. The cancellation of cattle showing was disappointing but necessary because of the risk of spreading the mycoplasma bovis cattle disease. That would remove none of the excitement from livestock

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2018 Ashburton A&P show showing, he said. “The risk of bovis was too much to handle. But I think the bovis thing is calming down and hopefully, in the next few years, cattle will return, but we have to take the precaution.’’ Few A&P shows were holding cattle showing events this year. Cattle were removed from the show ring at the Mayfield A&P Show last March and many school pet shows have also closed cattle entries. The show continues to attract other exhibitors from throughout the South Island. Trade sites have again been in demand and the 112 sites booked is slightly up on last year. The outdoor market is full with a waiting list in case exhibitors pull out. There are only a few positions in the indoor market still available. Livestock entries are still being finalised and the red ribbons can again be expected to be hotly contested. The home industries pavilion will include a full programme of entries and the adults’

knitting and sewing section has more than doubled. Many student classes are well up from last year. Administrator Lucille Brown said the equestrian section was again “our big player’’ with more than 1300 entries, excluding showjumping with the showjumping entries not closing until mid-October. Equestrian riding would run over both days of the show with livestock judging held only on Saturday. Brown said an early start could be expected for the sheep dog trials, with the first of 153 runs starting at 7.30am on Friday and continuing the next day. She said more dog trialists had entered than last year and they were attracted to the good prizes and the competition as the event was part of the Tux sheep dog trials circuit. Many of the dog trialists were familiar names and efforts had been made to attract younger trialists, she said. Shearing entries have yet to be confirmed for the Saturday competition.

President’s address

Big welcome from show president

Welcome to the 141st running of the Ashburton A&P Show. The theme for this year’s show is: Irrigation – the lifeblood of Mid Canterbury. Please visit the Presidents Tent beside the Home Industries Pavilion where Mid Canterbury irrigation companies have displays showing the benefits of irrigation to our local economy. I hope you enjoy seeing how the way we now do things has advanced so much since days gone by. Please remember the change in the layout of the show that happened last year. Please look for the yellow direction signs so you don’t miss out on seeing your favourite attractions at the show. I would like to acknowledge and thank the committee members and volunteers for the hours of work that they put in to prepare for and run the annual show.

David Butterick , Ashburton A&P Association president

On behalf of the A&P Association I would like to thank our numerous sponsors for their continued generous support, without them we wouldn’t be able to put on the show. Good luck to all the

exhibitors and competitors who have come to the show and I hope you all have a successful show. Thank you for coming and please enjoy your day. David Buttrick, president Ashburton A&P Association

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Plenty on offer for the children At the show there are a number of things to interest and entertain children. Note that Pedalmania and items 5-10 are available on Saturday only.

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Go to the Home Industries Pavilion to see colouring competition entries, as well as student and pre-school entries (includes cooking, craft, technology, flowers, woodwork, sand saucers, Lego, junk-to-funk and art).

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Find balloon man Clint Hawke within the showgrounds and be rewarded with a balloon animal.

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Go to the ITM/Young Farmers Animal Pavilion and see a variety of animals. On Saturday, you can see more animals at the show, including sheep, goats, alpacas and poultry.

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Watch, or if you are young enough, enter into the Tiny Tots competition, held on the Hokonui entertainment stage.

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Take in the sideshows, or maybe take a ride on the ferris wheel. Maybe you will win a prize to take home with you at the sideshows.

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Ride a pony with Pony Parties or crazy bike with Pedalmania, both located at the Farmyard (eastern end of the grounds near the market sites).

Watch or dance a jig or reel in the Highland dancing located by the ITM/ Young Farmers Animal Pavilion. Or, for a different style of dance, watch the St Joseph’s School hip-hop group on the Hokonui stage.

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Enter your pet lamb in the show or watch the judging of the pet lambs. Maybe win a mountain bike when you are crowned Ashburton District primary school champion!

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Watch a performance from, and be amazed by, magician Josh Grimaldi and his stilt walker persona The Golden Man.

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10 Watch the entertainment of the show’s Grand Parade and catch some lollies in the lolly scramble.

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Entertainment aplenty The list of entertainment is endless at the Ashburton A&P Show. Putting the many competitions to one side, there is a variety of entertainment mostly on Saturday on the Hokonui Entertainment Stage and at other locations. On either day, visitors can try their luck at the sideshows or take a ride at Sturgeon’s Amusements with the elevated view from the top of the ferris wheel among favourite attractions. On Saturday keep a look-out for Josh Grimaldi in his stilt walker persona the Golden Man’ or find balloon man Clint Hawke. A reading session at 1.30pm on Saturday will be held at the Bayleys Real Estate trade site for the book Ace, a horsey tale of courage, with all proceeds from book sales to go to the Make a Wish NZ Foundation. Just half an hour later and the Grand Parade, led by the Ashburton Highland Pipe Band, will take centre stage, accompanied by a convoy of livestock, machinery,

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vehicles and horses This will be followed by the Cowboy challenge. On both days children can ride a pony at the farmyard or a crazy bike on Saturday. The Hokonui Entertainment Stage is at the eastern end of the showgrounds near the market sites with entertainment to start from 9.40am on Saturday. Among the highlights will be a dance demonstration from St Joseph’s School at 10am. Be

amazed by the dazzling slight of hand of Christchurch magician Josh Grimaldi with two family shows at 10.30am and 12.15pm. Live music is on at 11.30am and 3pm with acts from ToPeace with Nikita Hydes on guitar and vocals and Simon Christensen on drums. The Tiny Tots show is on at 1pm for children up to four years of age and parents need to have them entered before the 1pm start.

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A&P Show program

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The show events programme tells you about the things going on at the show. The show events are spread over two days, Friday and Saturday. More events occur at the show on Saturday. Friday, October 26, 2018 From Friday morning, the trade, market and food sites and sideshows are operating at the show. Dog trial and equestrian competitions also start, and continue throughout the full two days of the show. Following judging Friday morning, the Home Industries Pavilion opens Friday afternoon. 7.30am 8.00am 9.00am 9.30am 10.00am 1.00pm 2.00pm

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Dog trials – The dog trials can be found at the East Street end of the showgrounds, by Drummond and Etheridge. At the dog trials, you can (over the two days of the show) see working dogs herd sheep. In the Home Industries Pavilion, you can find entries in areas such as cooking, flowers, photography, grain and seed, and children’s competitions.

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mme of events Saturday, October 27, 2018 On Saturday, the animal entries arrive at the show. Animals that can be seen at the show include sheep, goats, poultry and alpacas. The animals can be found on the northern and eastern sides of the showgrounds. Judging for animals occurs at various times during the day, as set out in the programme. On Saturday morning, the highland dancing and shearing competitions commence and events also start happening on the entertainment stage. 7.30am 8.00am 8.30am 9.00am

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Dog Trials Horse Events commence Donkey Judging Alpaca Judging South Island Seed Dressing & Storage Home Industries Pavilion opens Indoor and Outdoor Market opens Sheep Judging Aorangi Stock Judging competition commences Shearing commences Highland Dancing Competition starts Hokonui Radio Entertainment starts Goat & Poultry Judging: ITM/Young Farmers Animal Pavilion Dance demonstration from St Joseph’s School hip hop dance group on the Hokonui Entertainment Stage Pony Parties and crazy bikes with Pedalmania start Shetland Pony Judging Champion of Champion Lamb Competition

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Family magic show by magician Josh Grimaldi on the Hokonui Stage Shetland Harness Live music from ToPeace (Nikita Hydes and Simon Christiansen) on the Hokonui Stage

On Saturday afternoon, the entertainment highlights of the show occur, the entertainment stage and the show’s grand parade. Presentations also occur of prizes in a number of areas of the show, as set out below. 12noon 12.15pm 1.00pm 1.30pm 1.50pm 2.00pm 2.15pm 2.30pm 3.00pm

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Champion of Champion Ram & Ewe Hogget’s Presentation of Sheep & Awards: Sheep Pens Family magic show by magician Josh Grimaldi on the Hokonui Stage Tiny Tots Show on the Hokonui Stage Book reading at the Bayleys Real Estate trade site Address by A&P President Grand Parade led by the Ashburton Highland Pipe Band Vetlife Ashburton Lucky Draw Farmlands Lolly Scramble Cowboy Challenge Live music from ToPeace (Nikita Hydes and Simon Christiansen) on the Hokonui Stage Showjumping continues Shearing Presentations South Island Seed Dressing & Storage Home Industries Pavilion – trophy presentations

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New farm machinery range welcomed Based near Ashburton, Willowbrook Machinery are the sole New Zealand importers and distributors of Proforge cultivation equipment and FarmGem crop sprayers. Proforge are the manufacturers of a large range of cultivation equipment, including the top selling UK disc cultivator, the Proforge Inverta. Proforge have an ever-expanding range of machines available under their brand, currently the product list includes disc and tine cultivators, rollers, moledrainers, mulchers, tractor weight blocks, log splitters and loader attachments. There are a number of new additions soon to be added to this list. FarmGem” sprayers are a leading European sprayer manufacturer. Their range consists of mounted, trailed and air blast sprayers along with specialist self-propelled machines. FarmGem have just released a new generation of their sprayers after listening to the needs of existing owners and operators they have designed new models incorporating new features

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and the very latest technology. This allows Willowbrook Machinery to offer some of the highest spec sprayers on the New Zealand market, with some exceptional pricing. They currently have these new high-spec machines in transit to New Zealand and look forward to presenting these exceptional machines to the New Zealand market.

Matthew Sim, managing director of Willowbrook Machinery, is a third generation arable farmer in Mid Canterbury and understands the requirements of the New Zealand farmer and contractor. He has spent considerable time over the last three years developing relationships with UK based agricultural manufacturers and dealerships to

now bring an ever-expanding range of new brands and machines not previously seen on the New Zealand market. Matthew uses both Proforge machinery and FarmGem sprayers on his 250ha cropping farm. “We are using the the top selling UK disc cultivator, the Proforge Inverta a Proforge InvertaMax a Proforge Roller

and a FarmGem sprayer on my own farm, which often allows for potential customers to view the machines in action before they decide to make a purchase.” says Matthew Willowbrook Machinery also brings in various pieces of second-hand machinery that are popular here in New Zealand and are able to provide their clients with new and used machinery from a number of overseas countries, machines are hand-picked by overseas contacts and then workshop checked and prepared for shipping to New Zealand. Willowbrook Machinery are able to sit down with their clients and discuss their needs, then go about sourcing the right piece of equipment for the job. They can provide clients with a number of options including detailed pictures and pricing for them to choose from. Call the team at Willowbrook Machinery today to discuss your needs. No item is too big or too small for them to source. Advertising feature

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Revolutionising lighting in NZ – The ultimate way The lighting industry in New Zealand has enormous potential for revolutionising the way energy is used in all spheres – domestically, commercially and in industry. Around a third of New Zealand’s electricity usage is from households. A further third is from the industrial sector. Ultimate Lighting has been servicing the industrial sector for the past eight years producing high quality lighting solutions to industries and spaces across the country. This enables businesses to save on their overhead costs while having the best and brightest in smart lighting technology. Why would industries, commercial spaces and outdoor spaces change to LED lighting? • LED lights last 6 to 10 times longer than traditional lighting, lasting for around 50,000+ hours of use. • The extra illumination saves businesses thousands of dollars per annum in electricity charges • LED lights have no warmup time and comes on instantly at full strength. • LEDs are cost effective and environmentally friendly Ultimate Lighting’s team has a combined experience of over 40 years and has worked throughout New Zealand and Australia introducing cost effective lighting solutions and making LED lighting a

mainstream lighting solution. Ultimate Lighting is based in Sydenham, Christchurch. We have a wide network of suppliers and manufacturers that have invested millions of dollars of research and development and are recognised world leaders in the field. Standard LED lighting emits around 90 to 100 lumens per watt. Ultimate Lighting FUJILITE premium products emit up to 180 lumens per watt. This means more light for less energy and less cost. Our clients in the industrial and commercial sector are actively looking for ways to reduce their overhead charges while maximising their output. Ultimate Lighting will prepare a lighting plan assuring illumination is well distributed and the fixture is suitable for the type of activity and business. We have a wide range of customisable fixtures and light specifications available making sure that our lighting solution is the best choice for you. All our products are quality tested and appropriately IP rated. Ultimate Lighting also has a range of LED solar Smart lights. These lights are clean, sleek, easy to install and extremely efficient with zero operating costs. These solar lights are the future of lighting. Advertising feature

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D&E have you covered Effluent solutions

Drummond & Etheridge are your local John Deere dealers, selling and servicing all things ag related, including; combines, foragers, tractors, farm machinery, ATVs, golf and turf equipment, lawnmowers and the ever popular range of John Deere toys and merchandise. Alongside the agricultural business is D&E Repairs & Spares based in Chalmers Ave, specialising in refurbishing, dismantling and selling used parts, also found at Chalmers Ave is D&E Water Solutions and D&E Track & Trail. Based at Moore Street is D&E Outdoors, your one-stop recreation shop, specialising in offering a personalised purchasing experience. D&E Outdoors are agents for the revolutionary range of Stabicraft

boats, as well as Yamaha Jetskis and Outboards. They are also home to UBCO electric drive bikes and Polaris Utility Vehicles, and have an exciting new product line launching soon…! In addition to their great brands, D&E Outdoors also stock Hutchwilco, Loose Unit, Jobe, Waxenwolf and Yamaha water sports equipment and life vests/ jackets, plus a great range of UTV attachments and accessories. Plus, with a full parts department and service workshop for all your marine and off-road aftermarket needs, you’ll always be serviced and ready to go when you want. For more info on the Drummond & Etheridge brands, phone 0800 432 633, or visit www.dne.co.nz Advertising feature

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Established in 1984 with offices in Christchurch and Geraldine, Pump Systems Ltd. (PSL) is a specialist supplier of high performance, high quality pumping and wastewater process equipment to the municipal and industrial wastewater markets in New Zealand and Australia. Partnering with some of the world’s leading manufacturers in the areas of sludge and solids pumping, tank and digester mixing, energy recovery and screening solutions, PSL holds extensive experience and a proven history of performance in these fields. Pump Systems in conjunction with Marsden Engineering now introduce these world class products to the New Zealand agricultural market. With a combined wealth of technical application and engineering expertise, and backing of industry leading manufacturers, the combination of the two companies enables delivery of high quality, efficient and experienced “turn-key” effluent solutions. Pump Systems employ highly experienced and factory-trained sales and projects personnel and pride themselves on delivering successful, cost-effective solutions first time, and on time. This is achieved through meticulous

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application analysis, product selection and design, professional communication, after sales technical support and training. Marsden Engineering’s team of trade qualified, certified engineers along with in-house mechanical engineers ensures the delivery of quality products with total control of every phase from design and supply, through to installation and commissioning. Marsden Engineering and Pump Systems, the right choice for all your engineering, effluent pumping, separating and storage solutions. We will pump your problems. Advertising feature

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Rainfine your Iconic gear is here! irrigation solution RainFine Irrigation are the major manufacturer of irrigation systems in China, with access to the most advanced manufacturing technology RainFine Irrigation has been providing international clients with customised watering solutions since 2002. Now available in New Zealand, RainFine Irrigation Canterbury Ltd was developed to provide Canterbury farmers with high quality irrigation solutions and servicing at affordable pricing. With access to several patented products such as no-flat tyres, and the best product guarantee available in New Zealand, (manufacturer’s 20 years warranty on galvanizing) RainFine has the equipment to meet the specific needs of your agribusiness. RainFine Irrigation Canterbury understand that every agribusiness is different, the unique types of challenges faced by Canterbury farmers and that every farm requires specific requirements to best fit a irrigation system. By using accurate GPS mapping we can ensure your system will fit your land as designed. At RainFine

Irrigation Canterbury Ltd we will help you plan out and install every aspect of your new irrigation solution, whether you’re changing or upgrading your current system, converting a dry land block starting from scratch, our mission is to plan, supply, install and maintain your new system at competitive prices. Whether your agribusiness needs a centre pivot or lateral move system, our experienced team will visit your property and customise an irrigation layout that maximises your property’s area. Our irrigation systems have been built to work with the different types of challenges and environmental conditions faced by New Zealand agribusinesses, and coupled with the best guarantee available on the market, ensures your investment will stand the test of time. Advertising feature

Ikon Machinery is an importer and national retailer of agricultural machinery, based in Geraldine, South Canterbury. We are a family owned and operated business, specialising in high quality machinery. Our brands are class-leading, iconic in their markets! Our brands are specialists in their field, they concentrate on making the very best machines, by the mark of quality not quantity. Köckerling are specialists in cultivation and seeders. Made in Germany, the family business was established in 1955. Since then it has grown to be a household name in Europe, a force to be reckoned with and trend setting a lot of cultivation machine designs. Köckerling have a policy of continuous product improvement. Siloking are specialists in mixer wagons/diet feeders, trailed and self-propelled. Made in Germany, the business was established in 1983. Since then the company has grown into a global brand, their R&D into the dietary requirements of livestock is second to none and this, shines through in their machines pioneering design and build quality. Larrington Trailers are specialists in trailers and crop transfer.

Made in the UK, the company started in 1972. They are often referred to as the Rolls-Royce of trailers. Their high build quality and clever design, have set some major milestones in the UK trailer manufacturing market. These three major brands, brought to the New Zealand market exclusively by Ikon Machinery, have been selected for their build quality and their class-leading working operation of machines. Come along and see Ikon Machinery at Ashburton A&P Show.

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A profitable option Innovative machinery Pure Beltex carcasses, Silver Fern Farm Pareora.

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Since the import of Beltex embryos and about 60 purebred lambs being born in 2017, a further 120 purebreds have been born at Blair Gallagher’s “Rangiatea” property at Mount Somers this spring. Increased numbers will be available at the Beltex sale 2019. In the UK the Beltex lambs continue to command premiums at auction equivalent $NZ 20 to 30 / lamb compared with lambs from other sires. From our own data from some purebred ram lambs we slaughtered, meat yields were about 80 per cent. Experienced butchers at Pareora were astounded at the results and quality carcases. We expect that quarter Beltex (from a Beltex X Suffolk or Beltex X

Texel or other terminals) will confer a 2 per cent higher meat yield, 2.5 per cent killing out per cent, and similarly a pure Beltex will confer about a 4 per cent higher meat yield or 5 per cent killing out per cent in the progeny from commercial ewes, in comparison with existing terminal sire breeds in New Zealand. Consequently Beltex crosses from existing terminal breeds will very much become the terminal rams of choice within industry as more and more purebred animals become available. The higher meat yields are on current schedules worth another $4 to $8 / lamb, and the greater muscling allows greater returns from the premium cut areas. Advertising feature

We are a family owned Canterbury business in the heartland of the South Island’s rural community specialising in delivering innovative agricultural machinery solutions for leading New Zealand farmers and contractors. You may have already heard about us, we are the exclusive New Zealand importers, dealers and service agents for leading European cultivation, fertiliser spreading and spray equipment brands; He-Va, Bredal, Househam, Mzuri and Billericay. We are also the South Island importer for Multidrive specialised tractors. For more than 20 years, EuroAgri has developed and maintained a reputation of excellence, not only by the quality of the machines we stand by, but also by the service, we provide. Connecting farmers and contractors with leading European equipment that combines innovation and excellence, with an unsurpassed suitability for our conditions is one of our key goals. Because we are dealing direct with

all our European franchise brands, which are family owned and operated, there are no extra links in the chain. This means more competitive pricing, quality assurance and most importantly, products to suit contractors, large-scale farmers and smaller specialist operators. Euroagri have recently released a new range of Bredal spreaders with the very latest in spreading technology and reliability. Mzuri have also released a new vacuum precision planter to add further versatility to the Mzuri Pro till range of drills. Heva have updated their disc roller range with the release of the contour range from 2.5 to 8 metres and also the brand new XL range of heavy duty disc rollers. It’s actually quite simple. At EuroAgri we believe in providing excellence … and constantly enhancing our operations to the benefit of our clients. Advertising feature

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Making every drop count It can be easy to assume that irrigation is, just add water and it’ll grow. But many have discovered that there’s more to it than this. Visualising what you can’t see under your feet, while looking up at the weather and juggling compliance and profitability can put anyone to the test. Farmers and growers can now unearth what’s really beneath their feet with the accuracy and timeliness of soil moisture technology. Combining state-of-theart AquaCheck software and sensors with agronomy, allows crops and pastures to be measured and managed more accurately. Irrigation, rainfall and soil temperature data is captured in real time. “This can mean the difference between an average grower or an extraordinary one,” says Agri Optics operations manager Chris Smith. “The AquaCheck range of products provides a powerful tool to improve the management of all

Some of the Agri Optics team installing an AquaCheck soil moisture probe in a Mid Canterbury PHOTO SUPPLIED ryegrass crop.

agricultural crops,” he says. AquaCheck has more than 20,000 probes installed in more than 20 countries around the world. The technology allows growers to optimise water use, optimise production and reduce potential nutrient leaching by accessing data such as: current soil moisture status, infiltration rate, date and time of irrigations, depths of irrigation and fertigation applied and daily water consumption rates.

The AquaCheck soil probe is compatible with a range of telemetry options and end user platforms. The probes are a verticallyoriented, are easy to install and have a short settling time. They also have multiple soil moisture and temperature sensors down their length, giving you a detailed look at what’s going on under your feet. All information from the AquaCheck probes is wirelessly telemetered to

AquaCheckWEB software and all the soil moisture and temperature data can be viewed, recommendations made and forecasts given for irrigation requirements or soil moisture trends. Additionally, the AquaCheck soil moisture probe data can also be pushed to other websites so that you can view your AquaCheck soil moisture data along-side other information that you may use for your irrigation scheduling. “Quick and easy access to

this data is having a significant effect on farmers’ production and profitability,” says Smith. The farmer has online access to these sensors anywhere in the world through a computer or a phone app in the palm of their hand. “Agri Optics provides the tools and knowledge to understand your soil moisture and irrigation, enhancing management, productivity and profits. Precision is the key to a more robust farming system,” says Sephrah Rayner, an Agri Optics advocate. Agri Optics NZ Ltd is based in Methven but helps people in agriculture optimise their operations New Zealand wide; from horticulture to dairy farming and everyone in between. They have a spring 2018 limited offer on a range of robust, reliable and affordable AquaCheck soil moisture probes with a range of telemetry options. Optional extras include weather stations and rain gauges. Advertising feature

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Efficient water use using Aquaflex Hamilton 470 HamiltonJet New Zealand has taken a step away from the conventional with the design of its newest jet boat model, the 470 Sportsman Range. The 470 takes a fresh look at every aspect of comfort, safety and practicality for the jet boater and passengers, with the boat’s whole design, from bow to stern and keel to windscreen, a reflection of this focus. Offering a different profile from anything else seen on local rivers and lakes, thanks largely to its distinctive curved sheer line and sleek windscreen. These obvious differences are just a small part of the whole design philosophy behind the Sportsman Range, which has come about after listening closely to jet boater feedback for many years. We’ve taken into consideration all

those things jet boaters have told us they like and dislike, and what they want from a boat to give them the best jet boating experience. We’ve taken all the good things about our jet boats and enhanced them further, while at the same time taking a clean sheet redesign approach to those aspects of our current designs which didn’t fit this new philosophy. The 470 is available with three standard engine configurations, each ideally suited to the HJ212 waterjet with turbo impeller. Also an additional option of customer supplied engine package. Hull, deck and seat upholstery are available in a range of colours. Sold as turn-key packages only. Advertising feature

An Aquaflex customer recently commented that “trying to manage irrigation without an Aquaflex Soil Moisture Sensor is like trying to drive a car without a speedometer – I don’t know how I managed without it”. Being able to observe soil moisture trends, the effect of rainfall and irrigation and also the rate of soil moisture depletion allows both production and environmental considerations to be addressed. With more stringent environmental and consent requirements being enforced on farmers, Aquaflex is a vital part of any Farm Environmental Plan and Nutrient Budget. There have been interesting papers generated lately re minimising nutrient loss by efficient irrigation management – but you need an

accurate gauge (speedo) to make sure you are on target. With its unique 3m long sensing tape correctly installed Aquaflex provides an accurate representative indication of soil moisture, this spatial averaging is what motivated the researchers at Lincoln to develop Aquaflex in the 1990s.

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Discover boarding at St Margaret’s Creating a warm, caring home-away-from-home atmosphere for 150 unique individuals is what the St Margaret’s College boarding staff excel at. When school finishes at the end of each day, the boarding houses come alive with the sounds of many voices and laughter. The boarding staff take pride in having the privilege of watching the girls grow and blossom into incredible young women and treasure the moments they capture with them. By successfully creating this home-away-from-home, St Margaret’s provides our students with the opportunity of a world-class education while building strong relationships and learning lifelong values. The three boarding houses are arranged in year groups and structured to the specific needs of each developmental stage. In Julius House (Y7-10) the environment is structured and nurturing for the girls to make the transition into boarding. Kilburn House (Y11-12) encourages the

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girls to begin personally integrating these skills. Cranmer House (Y13) allows for more freedom to help them develop life skills and become driven, self-managed young

women, all in a monitored setting. These senior girls thrive as they become the leaders of the boarding school and the ‘older sisters’ of the younger girls.

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The boarding community is at the heart of St Margaret’s

emotional wellbeing of the girls, as well as their academic achievements and development in sport and the arts. Come and find out more at our SMC Ashburton Regional Event on Thursday 25 October at the Somerset Grocer at 6:00pm to 8:00pm. Meet other local St Margaret’s families, past, current and future, along with our Director of Boarding, Nicky Langley, and Executive Principal, Diana Patchett. Call Wendy Groves on 03 379 2000 or email wendy. groves@stmargarets.school. nz to register. We’d also love to see you on our stand at the Ashburton A&P Show. For further information on St Margaret’s College, visit www.stmargarets.school.nz.

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Boarding at St Margaret’s College is a home away from home. It’s a place where lifelong friendships are formed. Come and find out more at our St Margaret’s College Regional Event at The Somerset Grocer, 161 Burnett Street, Ashburton on Thursday 25 October at 6:00pm to 8:00pm. All SMC Families – past, current and future welcome! Or come and visit our stand at the Ashburton A&P Show. For boarding enquiries, please contact Lizzie Dyer: T: 03 353 2563 E: enrol@stmargarets.school.nz

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Test yourself with the Guardian’s weekday quiz 1 - What kind of animal is a schnauzer? a. Pig b. Horse c. Dog 2 - What is examined using an otoscope? a. Eye b. Throat c. Ear 3 - What is the French word for winter? a. Ouintre b. Printemps c. Hiver 4 - What was a ducat? a. A royal carriage b. A gas lamp c. A gold coin 5 - Which sea does the River Jordan flow into? a. Red Sea b. Dead Sea c. Mediterranean Sea 6 - What colour face does a Suffolk sheep have? a. White b. Brown c. Black 7 - What is measured on the Mercalli scale? a. Earthquakes b. Hurricanes c. Tsunamis 8 - What did Captain Cook call the islands of Tonga? a. The Welcome Isles b. The Friendly Isles c. The Neighbourly Isles

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Andrew and Lynley Mackenzie enjoyed a day in the sunshine at Methven’s 49th annual rodeo on Sunday. The event attracted a bumper crowd of at least 5000. PHOTO HEATHER MACKENZIE 211018-HM-40

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Woman’s Christian Temperance Union BY KATHLEEN STRINGER As we recently celebrated the passing of the Bill that allowed women to vote in New Zealand, we come across numerous mentions of the organisation known as the Woman’s Christian Temperance Union, also known as the WCTU. Some people may wonder what connection, if any, this group had with women’s suffrage. It’s easy to assume that those women, and men, who wanted voting rights for all were progressive and radical, whereas the WCTU, by their very name, were old fashioned traditionalists, killjoys who protested against the demon drink. It is no stretch of the truth to say, however, that without the WCTU, there would be no suffrage celebrations. Kate Sheppard, for example, the heroine of the suffrage movement was a foundation member of the WCTU organisation in New Zealand, in 1885. Clara Lill, our local version of Kate, was also involved with both temperance and suffrage. Often the two causes went handin-hand, as women who wanted to rid society of such issues as drink (other drugs including tobacco were also considered a threat) saw the only way they could achieve that goal was to ensure women could vote. Alcohol was a widespread issue. In many places water supplies were quickly polluted and alcohol was drunk instead of Adam’s ale or water. Alcohol was used as a cure-all for a number of illnesses and acted as pain relief. It also helped deaden the pain of a life once full of hope now reduced to subsistence and monotony. Drinking spouses meant for

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many New Zealand women – abuse, neglect and poverty. However, looking at early police gazettes, women were as likely to be imprisoned for habitual drunkenness as men. But the WCTU was not solely concerned with prohibition. Unlike the political and militant suffragettes of England, in New Zealand the WCTU took on a moral guardianship role for both their families and society at large. Their motto was ‘For God and Home and Humanity’. As such they have involved themselves in a number of areas such as labour law reform and the eight hour workday; education, including kindergartens; and marriage and divorce law reform. Previously men could easily obtain a divorce whereas women could not. The group strove for equality between sexes, but also acknowledged the role of women in the home and society. Ashburton had a good number of WCTU members, many of

whom were Methodists, so areas such as Willowby and Wakanui were strongholds. For many years the Temperance Band entertained the community and were active in parades and other events. While the fight for votes ended with the passing of the Bill in 1893, for those involved in the WCTU the fight for women’s rights, and protection continued, as it does today. When we celebrate the passing of the momentous decision by men to allow women to vote, we should not think just of women with placards or being rowdy in the streets. We should remember too, the quiet ladies wearing blue and white, or a small white ribbon pinned to their lapels. These ladies wrote letters, held meetings, sang songs and actively worked amongst their families and communities to change people’s minds and lives.

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4 1 Temperance float 2 Ashburton Temperance Band 1906. Back row: U Hosken Senior, U Hosken, W Hosken Junior, R Mathieson; R Terris, Dave Terris, Chas Davidson. Third row: H Addis, Ed Silcock, R J Tucker, W R Tucker, L McDonald, W Andrews, Philip Addis. Second row: W Marsden, Alf Hoskin, D Leech, G Hosken Senior, E J Tucker, Geo Hoskin, G Bowman. Front: U B Hosken Junior, R Mathieson Senior, A Pollock, Reg Anthony, ? Terris. 3 While it may sound like an oxymoron, a temperance hotel sold soft drink not hard liquor. Sometimes they even sold coffee, although for a time that too was thought to be a little too racy. This hotel was on Havelock Street from 1878–1881, after which it was replaced by a much larger building. 4 For those committed enough, signing the pledge meant you promised to abstain for life. This card was presented to local man David Moore when he took the pledge.

Honouring the Fallen During the period of the First World War, 1914 to 1915, many men from the Ashburton District signed up to fight for the Empire against the German army. Many did not return — almost 450 from Ashburton were killed. The first Ashburton men were killed on April 25, 1915 — the first Anzac Day. Ashburton philanthropist and patriot Frederick Ferriman presented a special flag and a flagpole to the families of those men. The Ashburton Museum, with the assistance of the Rotary Club of Ashburton Plains, has erected in front of the Museum one of the original Ferriman flagpoles, and on the centennial of the death of each Ashburton soldier will fly a replica flag. An original flag is on display in the Museum. This week the Ashburton Museum honours:

October 24: Gordon Doddridge FERRIMAN, James GREYGOOSE, Edward Nicholas MONSON October 27: Andrew TODD October 29: Alan Douglas LUXTON

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■ GOLF

Top conditions for golf Two perfect days for golf met competitors when they teed off for the Clubs New Zealand South Island women’s golf tournament at the Ashburton Golf Club on Saturday. The two-day pairs tournament attracted a field of 56 players from as far away as Invercargill, Gore, Blenheim, Nelson and from around Canterbury. At the end of two days of golf under clear blue skies and on a course in perfect condition it was a team from Invercargill which took out the Tinwald Trophy for the best nett, while a team from Waimea in Nelson won the Nelson Suburban Trophy for the stableford. The best stableford on paper actually went to the composite team of Heather Robertson from the Ashburton RSA and Jacqui Beardsley from the Ashburton Club and MSA, but because they were a composite team they were unable to win the trophy. Of the two other Ashburton pairs in the field Trish Cates and Judith Webb provided the best result, finishing third.

In brief Career best finish Kiwi driver Brendon Hartley has completed a career best result at the USA Grand Prix in Texas following a couple of disqualifications after the race. Returning to the track he made his debut for Toro Rosso last season, Hartley finished the race in 11th place, one spot outside of the points. However he was moved up the final placings after Esteban Ocon and Kevin Magnussen were disqualified. The ninth placed finish is the Kiwi’s best result in Formula One after 10th placed finishes earlier this year at Azerbaijan and Germany. - NZME

Khachanov wins Russian ace Karen Khachanov has breezed past Frenchman Adrian Mannarino 6-2 6-2 to win his third career ATP title at the Kremlin Cup in Moscow. Khachanov’s powerful serve dictated the match yesterday, as it has done all tournament. He fired in six aces and wrapped up the win in 55 minutes. Victory means the 22-year-old Russian is guaranteed to enter the top 20 in the rankings for the first time. - AAP

Bolt contract talk Ashburton’s Maxine Whiting watches the progress of a drive during the Chartered Clubs Women’s Golf Championship at the Ashburton Golf Club on Saturday. PHOTO HEATHER MACKENZIE 201018-HM-003

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Raikkonen win delays Hamilton F1 title Ferrari’s Kimi Raikkonen has won the US Grand Prix while championship leader Lewis Hamilton was third to take the Formula One title fight to Mexico next week. Raikkonen enjoyed his first F1 win since the Australian Grand Prix in 2013 and his first since returning to Ferrari from Lotus four years ago, while Red Bull’s Max Verstappen came from 18th on the grid to finish second. Hamilton had to make do with another podium finish at the Circuit of Americas in Texas, one place ahead of title challenger Sebastian Vettel of Ferrari. Australian Daniel Ricciardo’s race was over after the engine in his Red Bull failed on lap 11. Hamilton nows leads Vettel by 70 points with a maximum 75 to win from the last three races of the season. “A big congratulations to Kimi, he did a great job with no mistakes. He had a great start and managed to go all the way,” Hamilton said. “Max did a great job too, he was on a better tyre than us at the end, so naturally a bit of a strug-

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Ferrari driver Kimi Raikkonen, of Finland, holds the trophy after winning the Formula One US Grand Prix auto race at the Circuit of the Americas in Austin, Texas. Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton (right), of Britain, finished third. PHOTO AP gle for us but it was the best we could do in the end. “At least we could have a good race. But we’ll leave it until next weekend.” Texas was meant to be the

stage for Hamilton to triumph on a race he has dominated in the past – winning the last four – but Raikkonen stole his thunder. “Maybe they (the fans) are happier, it’s been a great week-

end, the car has been good all the time,” Raikkonen said. Hamilton started from pole but the race began well for Ferrari with Raikkonen on ultra-soft tyres getting past the Briton at the start. However, Vettel spun off before lap two after he had overtaken Ricciardo before their cars touched while trying to defend a counter attack, an incident which shoved the German back to 15th. Hamilton took the lead when Raikkonen pitted for new tyres on lap 21. With blistering tyres, Hamilton was in the pits again on lap 37, but probably a shade too late, to emerge fourth, teammate Bottas then soon making way for him. The race and the title was fully in the balance as it went into a tense last 10 laps, with Raikkonen, Verstappen and Hamilton close together, and Vettel moving up on Bottas. The top three remained unchanged but Vettel was successful in overtaking Bottas. Raikkonen winning his 21st grand prix victory, ending a winless run of 113 races. - DPA

Central Coast coach Mike Mulvey insists his focus isn’t clouded by the mystery surrounding Usain Bolt’s future at the club despite fresh reports a deal is on the table. The eight-time Olympic sprint champion-turned A-League hopeful didn’t travel with the Mariners for their season opener in Brisbane on Sunday, which ended in a 1-1 draw. Reports surfaced mid-contest he was instead in Melbourne pondering a deal tabled over the weekend by club boss Shaun Mielekamp. Bolt’s long-time agent Ricky Simms later confirmed the offer had been tabled, which was apparently news to the man he would be coached by. - AAP

Suspended and fined Los Angeles Lakers teammates Brandon Ingram and Rajon Rondo and Houston Rockets star Chris Paul have been suspended Rajon Rondo and fined heavily by the NBA over the weekend’s on-court fight. Ingram was suspended four games, Rondo will sit out three games and Paul two games. The NBA handed down the punishments a day after the incident in the fourth quarter at Staples Center in Los Angeles. The incident is costliest to Paul, who will be fined a total of $US491,782. Rondo will be fined a total of $US186,207, while Ingram’s total is $US158,816. - AAP

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Warriors to host Bulldogs in opener

Riders round a bend during the Tinwald Cycling Club’s race around the Dawson’s Road block on Sunday.

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Cyclists work hard in heat Ladies led the way when the Tinwald Cycling Club headed to the Dawson’s Road block for the latest instalment of their summer road cycling programme on Sunday. The front markers worked hard in rising temperatures to keep the chasing groups at bay, in the White Fox and Jones Lawyers 45km handicap event. Recent newcomer to the district, Marcel Smithers, had the final say in a four-up sprint to the

line, claiming the victory and lifting the major spoils, while the evergreen Dave Shurrock produced another solid ride to secure second place. Kerry Clough was in the thick of the finish to claim the final podium position, while Liz Wylie produced her best performance of the season so far, putting in a sterling effort to take fourth place. Ronnie Campbell and Doug Coley led in the chasing bunch to secure fifth and sixth

places respectively. Kristine Marriott kept the ladies at the forefront of the day, claiming fastest time honours, riding the distance in 68.48 minutes, with co-markers Coleman Burke and Richard Kirwan taking second and third best times. The juniors and division two riders contested a 15km handicap event. Alex Holmes, building towards a Coast to Coast team’s debut, produced a powerful sprint to take victory in the junior

event, while Maddi Lowry continued her good form to secure second place and second time. Back marker Ethan Titheridge rode strongly to take third place and fastest time honours, riding the course in 24.51 minutes. Debbie Skinner secured division two honours from Janette Hooper and Mary Pearson. Next week the club would contest a 48km handicap event on the Grahams Road block on the outskirts of Tinwald.

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Late header gives Inter Serie A derby win Inter Milan have maintained third place in Serie A thanks to Mauro Icardi’s last-gasp header in a 1-0 win over arch-rivals AC Milan at San Siro. The Nerazzurri had to wait until the second minute of stoppage time to break the deadlock but Icardi’s close-range finish from Matias Vecino’s cross extended Inter’s winning league run to five games. AC Milan started brightly, with Suso drilling wide from 25 yards early on and Hakan Calhanoglu volleying off target shortly afterwards. Inter sprang into life when Ivan Perisic’s header forced Gianluigi Donnarumma into a save, and they almost took the lead after 34 minutes when Stefan de Vrij hooked an effort onto the post. Vecino also had a fine chance to break the deadlock as the first half drew to a close, but he fired over from 10 yards when well placed. Opportunities were few and far between in the second half, with Matteo Politano firing a volley over for the Nerazzurri on the hour

mark. Suso wasted AC Milan’s best chance in the 80th minute when he tamely shot at Samir Handanovic before Inter captain Icardi struck in added time. Lazio also left it late but picked up their seventh win in nine league games with a 2-0 victory at Parma. Ciro Immobile broke the deadlock with an 81st-minute penalty after Valon Berisha went down in the box, and Joaquin Correa sealed the three points in added time. Chievo remain rock bottom as Josip Ilicic inspired Atalanta to a 5-1 victory with a hat-trick at Stadio Marc’Antonio Bentegodi. The hosts had Federico Barba sent off after 40 minutes but by that time Atalanta were already 2-0 up thanks to goals from Marten de Roon and Ilicic. Slovenia star Ilicic went on to complete his treble with two goals in two minutes at the start of the second period. Robin Gosens added a fifth for the visitors before Valter Birsa grabbed a consolation for Chievo with an 84th-minute penalty. - PA

Inter Milan’s Mauro Icardi (left) scores during the Serie A soccer match between Inter Milan and AC Milan at the San Siro Stadium in Milan, Italy. Icardi’s stoppage-time header gave Inter Milan a 1-0 win over AC Milan. PHOTO AP

The Warriors will open their season at home in 2019, and Kieran Foran could be part of the opposition line-up. According to Australian media reports, Stephen Kearney’s men will face the Bulldogs on Saturday, March 16, in an afternoon game at Mt Smart. It will be an early opportunity to avenge last season’s surprise 27-26 loss in round 24, which ultimately cost the Warriors a home play-off. Foran, who got married for the second time last week, could be back in the Bulldogs fold, after being sidelined with a toe injury since June. It will be only the second time the Bulldogs have visited Mt Smart since 2012, with the Sydney club playing in Wellington (twice), Hamilton, Dunedin and at Eden Park during that time. The full NRL draw is released on Thursday, but Australia media have reported details of the opening round. As usual, and unlike Super Rugby, there is an emphasis on heavyweight clashes and traditional rivalries, and the storylines to flow from that. The season will kick off in Melbourne on a Thursday night, with the 2018 grand finalists hosting the Broncos in Wayne Bennett’s farewell campaign. The following night is highlighted by the longest running grudge match in the sport, with the Roosters facing the Rabbitohs. That game will be extra special, as it will be staged at the Sydney Cricket Ground. Saturday sees the Sea Eagles travel to Leichhardt to face the Tigers, while later that evening Jason Taumalolo and the Cowboys host the Dragons. Sunday’s big game is the battle of the west, with Parramatta travelling to Penrith for a game that may also double as Ivan Cleary’s coaching return. Starting the season at Mt Smart has been rare for the Warriors this decade. Since 2010 they only kicked off their campaign once in Penrose. The others have been in Australia, aside from two games at Eden Park (2011 versus Parramatta, 2012 versus Manly). The Warriors have been notoriously slow starters, though that trend has been arrested over the last two seasons. In Stephen Kearney’s first match in charge in 2017 they beat the Knights at home, which ended a seven-year streak of losses on opening day. The club has a preference to start the season at home, given the confidence and belief gleaned from a positive result in round one. - NZME

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Top weekend of basketball

Kiwi rivals brace for Supercars finish

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Basketball Mid Canterbury’s attempt at resurrecting an old tournament that had fallen by the wayside has been deemed a roaring success. Ashburton hosted teams from around the South Island over Labour Weekend for a tournament modelled on a division three tournament which hadn’t been played for around a decade, and fielded three senior teams of its own – the first time Mid Canterbury had put senior rep basketball teams on court in a number of years. Mid Canterbury had two teams in the men’s draw, with the Mid Canterbury Green team taking the tournament out by beating South Canterbury 84-81 in a tense final on Sunday night, while Southland beat South Canterbury in the women’s final 5848. Pip Johnston was part of the winning Mid Canterbury Green team and he said it was a great weekend of basketball. “I think the first day for all teams was extremely hard as three games in one day is pretty hard on the body. Our team was luckily enough to get through pool play with only a couple of minor injuries,” Johnston said. Heading into the semi-final against Mid Canterbury Yellow the Green side rested one player due to a sore back, and still managed to win it comfortably 8847 and earn a spot in the final against South Canterbury. The bulk of the tournament was held at the EA Networks Centre, but due to the stadium closing early on a Sunday the finals were played at Basketball Mid Canterbury’s Oxford Street stadium, and the men’s final started off with both teams going basket for basket. “We held onto a small lead going into the second half and tried to push the pace of the game and it worked well for four or five

Jason O’Connor looks for the hoop under pressure from the West Coast defence during a basketball tournament in Ashburton at the weekend. PHOTO HEATHER MACKENZIE 201018-HM-009 minutes, but South Canterbury responded well and made a run of their own,” Johnston said. The fourth quarter was crunch time and South Canterbury put the Mid Canterbury side under pressure, forcing them into a positions they hadn’t been in all weekend. Down by five with four minutes to play Mid Canterbury Green needed to step up, and they did. “We held strong on our defence which had been a strong point

for us all weekend. We ended up coming out on top. It was a real nail biter,” Johnston said. The Mid Canterbury Yellow side ended up fourth, just going down to West Coast 69-68 in their final game of the tournament. Mid Canterbury’s women’s side – a team only pulled together in a week which had not had the opportunity to train before the tournament – also finished fourth, going down 56-51 to West Coast in their final game.

Johnston said heading into the tournament that it was hoped other regions would jump on board and help to ensure the tournament would again become a regular feature on the basketball calendar. A successful running of the two-day tournament by Basketball Mid Canterbury at the weekend had helped to do just that, with South Canterbury having put their hand up to host the tournament next year.

Kiwi rivals Scott McLaughlin and Shane van Gisbergen are steeling themselves for a Supercars championship battle royale in their homeland next month. After Sunday’s Gold Coast race was abandoned due to a thunderstorm making the Surfers Paradise street circuit unsafe to race, the New Zealand racers are separated by a mere 14 points heading into the penultimate event of the year. That sets the scene for a blockbuster head-to-head for the local favourites at Pukekohe Park Raceway when the Auckland SuperSprint is held from November 2 to 4. Van Gisbergen, the 2016 champion, said there’ll be no holding back from either driver in the race to the finish line. “Now we’re starting from scratch, it’s a two-round race and it’s going to be awesome,” the Red Bull Holden Racing team ace said. “We’ve both got fast cars, it’s probably going to be whoever makes the least mistakes and it’s really exciting, can’t wait.” Van Gisbergen is a three-time race winner at the venue. McLaughlin has won one race at the Auckland raceway and is aiming to erase the ghosts of his championship near-miss 12 months ago. “Last year we came out behind (at Gold Coast) so we’re a little bit of a step ahead but it’s only very slender,” he said. “It’s going to be on and it’s going to be really exciting for the New Zealand crowd, two Kiwis going at it as well, I’m sure every man and their dog is going to be there – and woman.” - AAP

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Black Ferns Sevens win USA Sevens The Black Ferns Sevens have made the perfect start to the World Rugby Women’s Sevens Series defending their title to win the USA Sevens in Glendale, Colorado. The World Cup champions thrashed the hosts USA 33-7 in the final after wins over Canada and Ireland in the earlier knockout games. The win in the final was New Zealand’s 30th straight victory. Portia Woodman stepped up, as she often does in the big games, scoring a hat-trick in the final while Sarah Goss and Niall Williams also crossed over. The USA took a 7-0 lead in the second minute before New Zealand took care of

the rest of the scoring in the final. Woodman finished the tournament as the top try scorer with 10 while Ruby Tui was named player of the final. “We had some amazing players in our team. Thankful for the speed on the outside,” captain Goss said. “Women’s rugby is looking amazing and I can’t wait for the teams to get better and better.” Canada finished with bronze while defending series champions Australia had to settle fof fifth after a shock defeat in the quarters. The next event is at the end of next month in Dubai. - NZME

The Black Ferns Sevens have won the USA Sevens in Glendale, Colorado. Portia Woodman (above) finished the tournament as the top try scorer.

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Back to winning form Former top juvenile Sword Of Osman was back in the winning groove at Te Rapa where he took out the Gr.2 James & Annie Sarten Memorial Stakes (1400m) with a bold frontrunning performance. A Group One winner during his two-yearold season, the Savabeel gelding had been slow to find his feet in this campaign with two unplaced efforts preceding Monday’s much improved showing. Aided by an inch-perfect ride by Opie Bosson, Sword Of Osman dictated the speed throughout before repelling a strong challenge in the run home by Qiji Express, who failed by just a nose to topple the winner. Race favourite Madison County, the stablemate of the runner-up, made ground late to finish third without threatening the first two home. Trainer Jamie Richards, who prepares the gelding for the Te Akau Great Sword syndicate, admitted he wasn’t sure if his charge had got the victory until the judge declared the result of the photo-finish. “I wasn’t sure but I watched it with David (Ellis) and he said don’t give up just yet,” he said. “A big thanks to the team at home who look after him and have done a good job to get him back on track. “He took a while to come out of the winter but we haven’t been able to fault him at home. “It mapped like he might get it soft enough (in front) but that’s probably up to his peak in terms of distance.

In brief Winx aims for four A field of eight would suit champion mare Winx perfectly as she strives to win an unprecedented fourth Cox Plate, trainer Chris Waller says. Amid talk of a field of seven or eight for Saturday’s Cox Plate, Waller expects a few others may jump in to make up the numbers. - AAP

Field of 16 for Geelong English stayer Withhold is one of the headline entries for the Group Three Geelong Cup which has attracted a field of 16. The Geelong Cup has proven a guide to the Melbourne Cup with internationals Media Puzzle (2002), Americain (2010) and Dunaden (2011) completing the double. To be ridden by Kerrin McEvoy, the Roger Charlton-trained Withhold has barrier six in Wednesday’s 2400m-race and has been installed the $3.80 favourite in opening markets. - AAP

First career victory Sword Of Osman (inner) holds out Qiji Express at Te Rapa. “It was a lovely ride by Opie, who rides him in all his gallops. He is such an important part of our team so I’m really thrilled for him.” Richards confirmed Sword Of Osman will now head south to contest the Gr.1 Al Basti Equiworld Dubai New Zealand 2000 Guineas (1600m) at Riccarton on November 10. “We’ll sit down now and make some plans as we will have three or four in the Guineas,” he said. “It’s been a good race to us so why not.”

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Sword Of Osman now sits on the second line of betting on the TAB Fixed Odds market at a $7 quote, a price he shares with stablemate Our Flying Ace behind favourite Madison County who remains steady at $2.80. The Savabeel gelding was a $165,000 purchase by Te Akau Racing boss, David Ellis, from the Trelawney Stud draft during the Premier session of the 2017 National Yearling Sale. – NZ Racing Desk

Talented galloper Rhinestone Cowboy was on his best behaviour at Te Rapa yesterday to land his first career victory. The talented but headstrong Teofilo four-yearold had finished third at his only start as a three-year-old before being put aside to mature further by trainers Murray Baker and Andrew Forsman. Rhinestone Cowby is raced by Lindsay de Souza, Willie Leung and Neville Murdoch. - NZ Racing Desk

Results from Ashburton’s Monday races The weather was fine and the track fast for the Ashburton Harness at Ashburton yesterday. RACE 1 - MORRISONS SADDLERY TROT, $12,000, 2400m 2-2 Missie Castleton (15) R May 1 7-6 Majestic De Fence (5) J Morrison 2 4-3 Chivasion (7) M Edmonds 3 Scratched: Belmont’s Greatest. Also (in finishing order): 9-8 Motu Great Sensation, 1010 Anna Kate, 5-7 The Rev, 1-1 Lone Star Lad, 6-5 Eden Creek, 15-15 Monaro Maro, 8-9 Rocknpop, 12-12 Ideal Invasion, 13-14 Star Dude, 14-13 Ed Wood, 11-11 Spurred By Success, 3-4 Ali Lindenny. Hd, Nk, Hd. Time: 3:09.00. MR: 2:06.70. Last 800m: 58.49. Win: $6.60. Places: $2.50, $3.00, $2.60. Quinella: $31.30. Trifecta: $348.90 (15,5,7). First4: $1005.00 (15,5,7,11). Sub: Lone Star Lad (14). Trainer: Lochie Marshall, Geraldine. Breeding: 8 m Sundon-Tinka Castleton. RACE 2 - ZILCO MOBILE PACE, $10,000, 2400m 2-2 Bettor My Dreamz (14) N Rasmussen 1 1-1 Bettathanfast (7) R May 2 9-9 Ascalabus (5) J Keast 3 Scratched: Matau Gem, Midas Touch. Also (in finishing order): 3-3 Portalegre, 6-5 Koromiko Eyre, 4-4 Dadndave, 10-10 Lausanne Lass, 7-7 Mongolian Warrior, 5-6 Three Ideas, 11-11 Forty Wives, 8-8 Chain Reaction, 12-12 Ideal Asset, 13-13 Karanga Sweet P, 14-14 Master Milano. Nk, 1-3/4L, Nk. Time: 2:57.00. MR: 2:03.90. Last 800m: 57.20. Win: $2.90. Places: $1.60, $1.20, $7.30. Quinella: $2.50. Trifecta: $107.00 (14,7,5). First4: $443.00 (14,7,5,16). Sub: Bettathanfast (7). Trainer: Purdon/Rasmussen, Rolleston. Breeding: 3 c Bettor’s Delight-All My Dreamz. RACE 3 - MAINLAND WOOL TROT, $12,000, 2400m 2-2 Rebel Kibbybones (14) J Hay 1 14-14 Theodosia (8) C Butt 2 13-13 One Night Out (1) B Weaver 3 All started. Also (in finishing order): 8-8 My Eyre, 10-11 Madeleine Stowe, 7-7 Red Harbour, 3-3 Gil Favor, 6-6 Sea Rover, 12-12 Diana Harbour, 9-9 Tres Magnifique, 11-10 Clover Lou, 5-5 Maudarchy, 1-1 Lotamuscle, 4-4 Take After Me (Pulled up). 1/2 nk, 1/2 nk, 2-3/4L. Time: 3:08.00. MR: 2:06.10. Last 800m: 58.90. Win: $4.50. Places: $2.00, $13.20, $9.60. Quinella: $131.30. Trifecta: $3697.70 (14,8,1). First4:

$1811.10 (14,8,1,4). Double: $14.90 (14/14), $87.20 (14/8). Treble: $167.10 (15/14/14). Sub: Lotamuscle (6). Trainer: John Hay, Ashburton. Breeding: 8 g Monkey Bones-Kibby Novander. RACE 4 - MID CANTERBURY TROTTING OWNERS LADIES MILE MOB, $13,000, 1609m 7-7 Mossdale Rose (5) B Hope 1 1-1 Bettor Joy (9) R May 2 4-4 Queen Bee Bardon (10) C D Thornle 3 Scratched: Dibaba. Also (in finishing order): 3-2 Ivana Flybye, 5-5 Tyron Bettor’s Ella, 6-6 Delight My Soul, 2-3 Bettor’s Heart, 11-11 Stately, 9-9 Patanjali, 8-8 Be Mine Tonight, 10-10 Turkish Trousers. Hd, 1/2 nk, 4-3/4L. Time: 1:54.20. MR: 1:54.20. Last 800m: 56.90. Win: $25.70. Places: $4.50, $1.20, $2.40. Quinella: $18.30. Trifecta: $656.70 (5,9,10). First4: $3110.80 (5,9,10,11). Sub: Bettor Joy (9). Trainer: G & N Hope, Woodend Beach. Breeding: 5 m Bettor’s Delight-Mossdale Kara. RACE 5 - DOWNBYTHESEASIDE @ WOODLANDS STUD MOBILE, $13,000, 2400m 3-3 Henry Hubert (10) G Smith 1 11-10 Acuto (1) T Williams 2 2-1 Smokin By (2) N Williamson 3 Scratched: Franco Saxon. Also (in finishing order): 5-5 Malik, 4-4 Kingslayer, 1-2 Beaudiene Western, 8-8 Bringitonhome, 7-6 Mighty Santana, 6-7 Sails, 9-11 The Golden Boy, 12-12 Boomer Bailey, 10-9 Born To Run. 6L, 1-1/4L, 1/2L. Time: 2:52.70. MR: 1:55.80. Last 800m: 56.90. Win: $4.90. Places: $1.70, $8.60, $1.60. Quinella: $109.70. Trifecta: $475.00 (10,1,2). First4: $3573.50 (10,1,2,11). Quaddie: $6608.10 (14/14/5/10). Double: $79.30 (5/10), $65.60 (5/1). Sub: Beaudiene Western (4). Trainer: Robert Dunn, Woodend Beach. Breeding: 4 g Bettor’s Delight-Queen Camille. RACE 6 - CYRIL HAY MEMORIAL HANDICAP PACE, $12000, 2400m 1-1 Airpark Flyer (7) M Williamson 1 2-2 Flying Mister Ideal (14) R May 2 7-7 Enchantee (9) C DeFilippi 3 Scratched: Ideal Rule. Also (in finishing order): 5-3 Nearis Green, 9-10 Bound To Impress, 12-12 Articulight, 6-6 Nimah Franco, 4-5 Copperhead Rose, 8-8 Overarm, 10-9 Awaytocullect, 14-14 Abiento, 11-11 Mysistersastar, 13-13 Big Smoke, 3-4

Go Kiwi. 3/4L, 2L, 1L. Time: 2:58.80. MR: 1:59.90. Last 800m: 57.50. Win: $2.60. Places: $1.40, $1.80, $4.10. Quinella: $5.70. Trifecta: $109.40 (7,14,9). First4: $299.40 (7,14,9,4), $750.50 (7,14,9,5). Sub: Airpark Flyer (7). Trainer: Trent Yesberg, Ohoka. Breeding: 5 g Dali(USA)Rock And Roll. RACE 7 - ASHBURTON MSA LIQUOR CENTRE FLYING STAKE, $50,000, 2400m 2-3 Eamon Maguire (2) N Rasmussen 1 3-2 Dream About Me (1) T Williams 2 7-7 Alta Orlando (10) R Houghton 3 All started. Also (in finishing order): 4-4 Star Galleria, 1-1 Ultimate Machete, 8-10 No Doctor Needed, 6-6 Captain Dolmio, 10-8 Northview Hustler, 5-5 A G’s White Socks, 9-9 Letspendanitetogetha. Hd, 1-3/4L, 1-1/4L. Time: 2:54.20. MR: 1:56.80. Last 800m: 54.20. Win: $4.10. Places: $1.60, $1.60, $5.60. Quinella: $6.50. Trifecta: $205.00 (2,1,10). First4: $1073.70 (2,1,10,8). Double: $7.60 (7+/2), $3.30 (7+/1). Treble: $68.80 (10/7+/2). Sub: Ultimate Machete (7). Trainer: Purdon/Rasmussen, Rolleston. Breeding: 5 g Art Major-Kim Maguire. RACE 8 - FASTTRACK INSURANCE $2.5K HANDICAP TROT, $14500, 2400m 1-2 Sundees Son (11) G Smith 1 16-15 Splash Cola (12) N Williamson 2 12-9 Mr Fahrenheit (1) B Butt 3 Scratched: Chief Of Staff, Missandei. Also (in finishing order): 3-3 Ruthless Kayla, 5-4 Idle Moose, 8-8 Globe Trekker, 6-5 Momentous, 15-14 Speedy Command, 7-7 We’ll Meet Again, 9-10 Time For Diamonds, 11-12 Amaretto Sun, 2-1 McLovin, 13-13 Flyinova, 10-11 Red Hot Poker, 4-6 The Dominator, 14-16 Justamollyarcher. 1L, 1-1/2L, 4-3/4L. Time: 3:03.60. MR: 2:03.10. Last 800m: 56.10. Win: $3.60. Places: $2.00, $13.90, $6.50. Quinella: $146.10. Trifecta: $3188.50 (11,12,1). First4: Not Struck. Sub: McLovin (14). Trainer: Robert Dunn, Pukekohe. Breeding: 4 g Majestic Son-Stardon. RACE 9 - THE PRESS ASHBURTON TROTTERS FLYING MIL, $30,000, 1609m 4-3 Marcoola (7) C Ford 1 2-1 Great Things Happen (3) G Smith 2 12-12 Ronald J (11) G O’Reilly 3 Scratched: Tijuana Taxi, Harrysul.

Also (in finishing order): 8-8 Le Lievre’s Gift, 9-9 Hey Yo, 1-2 Harriet Of Mot, 11-11 Everybody Knows, 5-5 Wilma’s Mate, 7-7 Sunny Ruby, 13-14 Jen Jaccka, 1010 Missandei, 14-13 BD Khaosan, 3-4 Winterfell, 6-6 Woodstone. 1/2L, 1L, 3L. Time: 1:54.50. MR: 1:54.50. Last 800m: 56.70. Win: $5.20. Places: $1.80, $1.50, $11.60. Quinella: $9.10. Trifecta: $562.70 (7,3,11). First4: $5153.80 (7,3,11,4). Double: $12.90 (11/7), $6.40 (11/3). Sub: Harriet Of Mot (2). Trainer: Ken Ford, West Melton. Breeding: 6 h SundonArabess. RACE 10 - EA NETWORKS HANDICAP PACE, $14,000, 2400m 1-1 Turn It Up (5) M Purdon 1 4-4 Ashley Locaz (4) T Williams 2 3-3 Spankem (7) T Herlihy 3 All started. Also (in finishing order): 9-10 Sicario, 2-2 All U Need Is Faith, 10-9 Swamp Major, 12-12 Baileys Knight, 11-11 Ohanzee, 6-6 Hail Christian, 8-8 Mikey Maguire, 7-7 Raukapuka Ruler, 5-5 Sheriff. Nk, 1/2 nk, 1-1/4L. Time: 2:56.90. MR: 1:58.60. Last 800m: 55.30. Win: $2.60. Places: $1.50, $2.20, $2.10. Quinella: $8.80. Trifecta: $67.60 (5,4,7). First4: $578.40 (5,4,7,12). Sub: Turn It Up (5). Trainer: Purdon/Rasmussen, Rolleston. Breeding: 4 g Courage Under Fire-O Narutac Bella. RACE 11 - ASHBURTON GUARDIAN MOBILE PACE, $12,000, 2400m 3-2 Ready To Bloom (10) S Ottley 1 5-5 Johnny White (6) T Williams 2 7-7 Wainui Creek (12) R May 3 Scratched: Mysistersastar, Cindy Bromac, Awaytocullect. Also (in finishing order): 9-9 The Kaik, 10-10 Huey Lewis, 6-6 Mongolian Cavalry, 8-8 Jonty James, 4-4 Son Of A Tiger, 11-11 Daring Dash, 12-12 Stompem, 13-13 Mister Slick, 2-3 Mamma Knows Best, 1-1 Artstanding. 1-1/2L, Hd, 1L. Time: 2:57.40. MR: 1:58.90. Last 800m: 55.40. Win: $5.00. Places: $1.80, $3.30, $4.50. Quinella: $25.80. Trifecta: $446.40 (10,6,12). First4: $5855.60 (10,6,12,11). Quaddie: $231.40 (11/7/5+/10). Place6: $91.40 (7+,9,14/1,2,10/1,11,12/3,7,11/4,5+,7/6,10,12 ). Double: $11.30 (5+/10), $7.40 (5+/6). Treble: $66.80 (7/5+/10). Sub: Artstanding (5). Trainer: Regan Todd, Woodend Beach. Breeding: 4 g Bettor’s Delight-Bendall Rose.

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Tuesday, October 23, 2018

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■ MAGIC CONDOR

Black-type option for smart maiden winner Cambridge trainer Shaune Ritchie doesn’t know where maiden winner Magic Condor sits in the pecking order of three-year-old fillies, but is happy to find out in Saturday’s Gr.3 Partners Life Soliloquy Stakes (1400m) at Ellerslie. “She’s going to run in the Soliloquy and she’s going to be competitive,” Ritchie said. “From what I’m reading through the press, Melt’s not certain to run and with Xpression campaigning in the South Island, all of a sudden it looks like a race that’s within the range of these types of fillies.” Magic Condor’s victory at Ruakaka earlier in the month came on debut and despite getting an economical rails run, was a cosy winner on the line. “She really has come on from that first-up win,” Ritchie said. “She’s in that group of horses that when they come out of maidens you just don’t know how good they are or aren’t, there’s only one way to find out and that’s to throw them in. “She still holds a nom for the One

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Thousand Guineas but she’d want to be highly competitive in the Soliloquy to justify a trip. “We’ll leave her in there till after Saturday and make a call from there. I believe she’s up to black-type, whether she needs more practice or not I guess that’s the question.” Meanwhile, Ritchie is pleased with his Group One winner Devise who is likely to trial at Te Aroha on Thursday. “She’s come up great and she looks stronger than she’s ever been. “We just want to stick to the fillies & mares weight-for-age races as much as possible. The Gr.2 Dunstan Feeds Auckland Thoroughbred Breeders’ Stakes (!400m) at Pukekohe in late November and the Gr.2 Cal Isuzu Stakes (1600m) at Te Rapa in mid December are the initial targets. “Her long-range aim will be the Herbie Dyke Stakes (Gr.1, 2000m), with the Rich Hill Mile (Gr.2, 1600m) and Thorndon Mile (Gr.1, 1600m) possible options along the way.” – NZ Racing Desk

Magic Condor opens her winning account at Ruakaka.

Christchurch dogs Today at Addington Raceway

Christchurch Greyhound Racing Club Venue: Addington Raceway 4 65621 Cisco Reign nwtd ..................................... L Waretini 1 43166 Step Inside Love 17.74 ............................... A Joyce Meeting Date: 23 Oct 2018 NZ Meeting number: 9 Doubles: 1 and 5 37635 Goldstar Charger 31.01 S &........................B Evans 2 43363 Snickerdoodle 17.42 ....................................B Dann 2; 3 and 4; 5 and 6; 7 and 8; 9 and 10; 11 and 12 Trebles: 1, 2 and 6 41633 Tianyu 30.73 J & .........................................D Fahey 3 66644 Norton Baxter 17.62 ............................. J McInerney 3; 4, 5 and 6; 7, 8 and 9; 10, 11 and 12 7 62152 Nardango nwtd J &......................................D Fahey 4 31232 Another Cold One 17.79 ............................J Jopson 1 3.18pm (NZT) THE FITZ SPORTS BAR DASH C1, 295m 8 54466 Smash Rebel 30.58.....................................M Grant 5 63664 Know Respect 17.28 ................................. G Cleeve 1 16242 Goldstar Avalon 17.65 S & ..........................B Evans 9 8x448 Kay Bomb 30.47........................................ G Cleeve 6 51667 Nuclear Jewel 17.90.................................C Roberts 2 57863 Dapper Danny 17.56 ...............................J McMillan 10 6768x Sefton Jill 30.73...........................................R Wales 7 48472 Goldstar Auburn nwtd S &...........................B Evans 3 158 Homebush Finn 17.57 .......................... J McInerney 4 4.09pm DAVE ROBBIE PHOTOGRAPHER SPRINT C1, 295m 8 77168 Homebush Pierce 17.83....................... J McInerney 4 85835 Rockin’ Robyn 17.46 ...................................M Grant 1 45747 Goldstar Bindi 17.57 S &.............................B Evans 9 28668 Andrea’s Magic nwtd .................................R Adcock 5 65665 Culvie Jay Dee 17.40 H & ...............................Taylor 2 57455 Gordy Junior 17.51.....................................J Jopson 10 57678 Goldstar Tasman 18.19 S & ........................B Evans 6 8x767 Sea Spray Elsa 17.47 ............................ B Freeman 3 76427 Justin Ryan 17.27 S &.................................B Evans 7 5.04pm SHIRLEY VET CLINIC STAKES C1, 520m 7 86715 El Happy Jack 17.58 ..................................J Jopson 4 58758 Camside Rose 17.84 M & ...............................Smith 1 42554 Double Speed nwtd ...................................R Adcock 8 31868 My Ginger Kiss 17.61 S & ...........................B Evans 5 16854 Culvie Chairman 17.47 H & ............................Taylor 2 74425 Bossy Affair 30.29 .................................... L Waretini 9 28668 Andrea’s Magic nwtd .................................R Adcock 6 36576 Homebush Clint nwtd ........................... J McInerney 3 37532 Go Belle 30.96 ............................................R Wales 10 56787 Super Stevie 17.36.....................................J Jopson 7 83278 Okuku Terra 17.59 ...................................... R Casey 4 78536 Goldstar Chief 30.85 S & ............................B Evans 2 3.35pm ADDINGTON EVENT CENTRE SPRINT C1, 295m 8 86837 Lonely Baxter 17.32 ............................. J McInerney 5 27281 Eyrewell Ebony 30.69 ................................H Cairns 1 84633 Goldstar Dodge nwtd S &............................B Evans 9 28668 Andrea’s Magic nwtd .................................R Adcock 6 1415 Busy Flash 30.60 J & ..................................D Fahey 2 66748 Abacus Magic 17.39................................. L Waretini 10 86887 Unfettered 17.51 .................................... B Freeman 7 34553 Opawa Hilary 30.32 J & ..............................D Fahey 3 75678 Idol Duke nwtd ............................................R Wales 5 4.28pm AMBER CLEANING SERVICES DASH C1, 295m 8 57454 Goldstar Renee 30.74 S & ..........................B Evans 4 62578 Epic Fantasy 17.41 ....................................J Jopson 1 3F623 Holly Grace 17.92 .......................................M Grant 9 76674 Dig Dig Dig 31.11 .......................................J Jopson 5 53166 Goldstar Hemi 17.79 S & ............................B Evans 2 27773 Extroverted nwtd ........................................J Jopson 10 77756 Know Courtesy 30.89................................ G Cleeve 6 35826 Chop Shop 17.32 ................................. J McInerney 3 88172 Homebush Flynn 17.59 ........................ J McInerney 8 5.21pm CAROL’S TAB CLENDON INN DASH C1, 295m 7 85366 Batty Who 17.73 M & ......................................Smith 4 74327 Goldstar Galaxie 17.66 S &.........................B Evans 1 82236 Gorm The Great 17.62 ........................... D Kingston 8 12544 Right On Time 17.54 ............................ R Blackburn 5 58177 Chat Ya Later 17.96 S & ..............................B Evans 2 42857 Homebush Ellie 17.39 .......................... J McInerney 9 28668 Andrea’s Magic nwtd .................................R Adcock 6 78377 Opawa Pam nwtd ........................................R Wales 3 63774 Goldstar Bryton 17.76 S & ..........................B Evans 10 87588 Homebush Shea 17.58 ........................ J McInerney 7 84722 Tui Style 17.54 M & .........................................Smith 4 62563 Okuku Mistress 17.85 ................................ R Casey 3 3.54pm SPRINGSTON HOTEL STAKES C1, 520m 8 76452 Ohoka Tess nwtd......................................A Waretini 5 66524 Goldstar Power 17.51 S & ...........................B Evans 1 F3683 Galway Gal nwtd S & ..................................B Evans 9 28668 Andrea’s Magic nwtd .................................R Adcock 6 26674 Dyna Lenny 17.27 ....................................C Roberts 2 55467 Tikao Jackie nwtd M & ....................................Smith 10 56787 Super Stevie 17.36.....................................J Jopson 7 35633 Verbena 17.52 ..........................................K Cassidy 3 42675 Token Pick 31.15 .........................................R Wales 6 4.45pm CRATE & BARREL HOTEL SPRINT C1, 295m 8 43785 Epic Boom 17.47........................................J Jopson

M3 Otago Greyhound Racing Club Venue: Forbury Park Raceway Meeting Date: 23 Oct 2018 NZ Meeting number: 3 Doubles: 1 and 2; 3 and 4; 5 and 6; 7 and 8; 9 and 10; 11 and 12; 13 and 14 Trebles: 1, 2 and 3; 5, 6 and 7; 8, 9 and 10; 12, 13 and 14 1 12.05pm (NZT) ALL FENCING SOLUTIONS STAKES C0, 545m 1 1 Our Rick nwtd ...................................R Wales 2 42554 Know Cause nwtd ........................... G Cleeve 3 2331 Opawa Big nwtd................................R Wales 4 Jinja Shake nwtd J & ........................D Fahey 5 87 Unhinged nwtd........................... P Hammond 6 67x21 Opawa Sweet nwtd J &.....................D Fahey 7 88 Jimi Jimi Jonson nwtd................ P Hammond 8 5 Go Glow nwtd ...................................R Wales 9 65386 Guilty Rogue nwtd .......................... J Guthrie 10 7 Biwi nwtd ..........................................R Wales 2 12.22pm WWW.GREYHOUNDSASPETS.ORG.NZ C0, 310m 1 63422 Gracie Lee nwtd ........................ J McInerney 2 42 Crushington nwtd................................J Dunn 3 75344 Homebush Comet nwtd ............. J McInerney 4 247 Southern Ranger nwtd................. R Hamilton 5 282 Yi Feng nwtd .............................. J McInerney 6 6878x Kowloon Lights nwtd ....................... J Guthrie 7 C’Mon Benny Boy nwtd .................. J Guthrie 8 3x Goldstar Hudson nwtd ............... J McInerney 9 26248 Mr. Chang nwtd.......................... J McInerney 10 28755 Homebush Secret nwtd ............. J McInerney 3 12.40pm GREEN ISLAND BARBER SPRINT C1, 310m 1 85582 Homebush Boden nwtd ............. J McInerney 2 68314 Glass Harpoon 18.76...................... J Guthrie 3 13521 Forehand Raid nwtd ...........................J Dunn 4 22341 Tricode Boy nwtd ............................B Conner 5 58638 Elland Road nwtd ...................... J McInerney 6 87453 Black Dan 18.83 ........................ J McInerney 7 77276 Homebush Razor 19.00 ............. J McInerney

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9 28668 Andrea’s Magic nwtd .................................R Adcock 10 86887 Unfettered 17.51 .................................... B Freeman 9 5.39pm I PAVE CONCRETE STAKES FINAL C1f, 520m 1 48511 Know Threat 30.57 .................................... G Cleeve 2 72331 Goldstar Trooper 30.73 S &.........................B Evans 3 55512 Know Potential 30.71 ................................ G Cleeve 4 525F2 Little Secret 30.61 .................................... L Waretini 5 71741 Ohoka Carsen 30.88 ................................ L Waretini 6 54681 Matariki 30.92 ............................................. A Joyce 7 53522 Born Quick 30.66 ........................................R Wales 8 36452 Know Talent 30.78 ..................................... G Cleeve 9 F3683 Galway Gal nwtd S & ..................................B Evans 10 78536 Goldstar Chief 30.85 S & ............................B Evans 10 5.55pm ISLINGTON TAVERN SPRINT C1, 295m 1 27F84 Opawa Robynann 17.64 .............................R Wales 2 54577 Jinja Cody 17.41 .................................. J McInerney 3 23336 Okuku Billy 17.49 ....................................... R Casey 4 43625 Goldstar Diesel 17.46 S &...........................B Evans 5 75574 Homebush Banker 17.36 ..................... J McInerney 6 53282 White Not Wong 17.53 ...............................J Jopson 7 16578 Auros Advantage 17.67 S & ........................B Evans 8 17443 Call Me Dolly 17.63 ..............................A Botherway 9 28668 Andrea’s Magic nwtd .................................R Adcock 10 37778 Know Bias 17.75 ....................................... G Cleeve 11 6.14pm SPECTATOR’S BAR & BISTRO DASH STAKES C1, 520m 1 76243 Eyrewell Bentley 31.04...............................H Cairns 2 28664 Goldstar Hurley 31.11 .............................. L Waretini 3 45123 Opawa Henry 30.54 ....................................R Wales 4 22455 Goldstar Sydney 31.11 S & .........................B Evans 5 128T7 Cawbourne Taber 30.49 ...........................C Roberts

6 1124 Jinja Murphy 31.06 J &................................D Fahey 7 23387 Goldstar Scooby 30.97 S & .........................B Evans 8 24242 Shoe Fly nwtd ............................................J Jopson 9 37x77 Sly Rose 30.96............................................R Wales 10 77756 Know Courtesy 30.89................................ G Cleeve 12 6.32pm LIVAMOL DASH C1, 295m 1 43168 Homebush Katie 17.63......................... J McInerney 2 77175 Jay Grim nwtd .............................................R Wales 3 56753 Lord Protector 17.41 ....................................B Dann 4 52766 Rum Gin Mixer 17.37 .................................. A Joyce 5 64665 Mr Black Magic nwtd S & ............................B Evans 6 32826 Jax Jewel 17.74 .......................................C Roberts 7 77456 Little Lozza 17.93 ................................. J McInerney 8 44787 Goldstar Liberty nwtd .................................J Jopson 9 28668 Andrea’s Magic nwtd .................................R Adcock 10 57678 Goldstar Tasman 18.19 S & ........................B Evans

3 83762 Bookie Monster nwtd ..........................J Dunn 4 12627 Storming Mack 32.87......................B Conner 5 14722 Carltonian nwtd J & ..........................D Fahey 6 71446 Know Equal nwtd ............................ G Cleeve 7 64434 Know Hassle 32.60 ......................... G Cleeve 8 88445 Cosmic Stu 32.65 ...................... J McInerney 9 37585 Sozin’s Emperor 33.25 .............. J McInerney 10 25686 Forbury Flyer nwtd ..................... J McInerney 11 3.05pm PETER SINTON PLUMBING SPRINT C4, 310m 1 15286 Debbie Baxter 18.44 .................. J McInerney 2 78524 Cosmic Ruben 18.50 ................. J McInerney 3 52542 Know Sweat 18.74 .......................... G Cleeve 4 48154 Zipping Lance 18.46 .......................R Adcock 5 34553 Ohoka Alex 18.57 ...........................R Adcock 6 43245 Mitcham Reado 18.68 ............... J McInerney 7 46727 Fiery Affair nwtd..................................J Dunn 8 42311 It’s A Joke 18.60 ........................ J McInerney Emergencies: 9 26782 Think Tank 18.40 ....................... J McInerney 10 167x1 Sheza Rippa nwtd J & ......................D Fahey 12 3.24pm DAVE ROBBIE PHOTOGRAPHER DASH C4/5, 310m 1 17783 Pita Ramos 18.56 ...............................J Dunn 2 15362 Special Affair nwtd ..............................J Dunn 3 26641 Edge Of Town nwtd .........................R Adcock 4 22466 Know Scrutiny 18.58 ....................... G Cleeve 5 17514 Opawa Lawsey nwtd .........................R Wales 6 38816 Sergess 18.36 ........................... J McInerney 7 12831 Opawa Jumper 18.35 .......................R Wales 8 25754 Sozin’s Blue 18.69 ..................... J McInerney 9 26782 Think Tank 18.40 ....................... J McInerney 10 26386 Disclaimer 18.52 .............................R Adcock 13 3.46pm PRESIDENT’S NOVICE SPRINT NO. 2 C1, 310m 1 44248 Smokey Dodger 18.94 ............... P Hammond 2 12745 Go Gunna 18.85 ...............................R Wales

3 65855 Koputai 18.73.................................. J Guthrie 4 41887 Nikko Baxter nwtd ...................... J McInerney 5 1 Black Rounder nwtd............................J Dunn 6 55532 Pretty Keen 19.04 .............................. S Keen 7 85358 Homebush Tesan nwtd .............. J McInerney 8 56723 Reign Of Fire nwtd..................... J McInerney 9 78786 Sacred Opera nwtd ......................... J Guthrie 10 88578 Magic Jean Lass nwtd .................... C Healey 14 4.02pm RACING AGAIN THURSDAY 8 NOVEMBER C1, 310m 1 52424 Business Ethics 19.09 ........................J Dunn 2 12616 Homebush Mikey nwtd .............. J McInerney 3 45433 Homebush Fued 18.51 .............. J McInerney 4 85645 Homebush Jasper 19.03............ J McInerney 5 67324 Mertz 18.75................................ J McInerney 6 34237 Cosmic Ryder nwtd ................... J McInerney 7 65363 Astro Tipple nwtd .....................D J MacMillan 8 78235 Southern Fantasy 18.90 ..................B Healey 9 25470 Homebush Sloan 18.54 ............. J McInerney 10 37388 Bigtime Kendall 18.74 .................. R Hamilton

SELECTIONS Race 1: Goldstar Avalon, Homebush Finn, My Ginger Kiss Race 2: Abacus Magic, Goldstar Dodge, Epic Fantasy Race 3: Nardango, Cisco Reign, Galway Gal, Token Pick Race 4: Justin Ryan, Okuku Terra, Lonely Baxter, Gordy Junior Race 5: Extroverted, Holly Grace, Homebush Flynn, Tui Style Race 6: Snickerdoodle, Know Respect, Andrea’s Magic Race 7: Opawa Hilary, Busy Flash, Double Speed, Bossy Affair Race 8: Dyna Lenny, Gorm The Great, Goldstar Power Race 9: Know Threat, Born Quick, Little Secret, Know Potential Race 10: Call Me Dolly, Okuku Billy, Jinja Cody, White Not Wong Race 11: Opawa Henry, Jinja Murphy, Cawbourne Taber, Shoe Fly Race 12: Lord Protector, Goldstar Liberty, Andrea’s Magic

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

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Today at Forbury Park Raceway 8 48754 Homebush Miles 18.46 .............. J McInerney 9 35278 Darlek Ian 18.72 ........................ J McInerney 10 77387 Homebush Cherico 18.71 .......... J McInerney 4 12.58pm SANDRA KEEN STAKES C1, 545m 1 411 Opawa Hunter 33.71.........................R Wales 2 44862 Chunk 33.43 .............................. J McInerney 3 25123 Bashful Buffy 33.36 ................... J McInerney 4 1 Know Pudding nwtd ........................ G Cleeve 5 63232 Miss Nina nwtd ...............................R Adcock 6 42213 Bahama Queen nwtd ..........................J Dunn 7 17451 Bruiser’s Day nwtd ..........................B Conner 8 43441 Jin Jin nwtd ...................................... C Steele 5 1.15pm PRESIDENT’S NOVICE SPRINT NO. 1 C1, 310m 1 72756 Pukeko Rustler 19.13 ......................B Healey 2 78387 Chasing Great 18.97 ......................... S Keen 3 76475 Springheel Jack nwtd...................... J Guthrie 4 58754 Tartan Watch nwtd .......................... J Guthrie 5 316 Flora Dora nwtd ..............................R Adcock 6 21546 Dream Hard 19.06 ..........................B Conner 7 78552 Homebush Carl 19.03................ J McInerney 8 62874 Jinja Spirit nwtd ......................... J McInerney Emergencies: 9 x6666 Sefton Force nwtd.............................R Wales 10 788x7 Rocky Vincitore nwtd ...............D J MacMillan 6 1.33pm ST KILDA VETERINARY CENTRE SPRINT C2, 310m 1 57175 Leanne’s Way nwtd ..........................J Jopson 2 15832 Dagny nwtd ......................................J Jopson 3 86368 Gotcha Zena nwtd ..................... J McInerney 4 23122 Avalanch City 18.80 ................... J McInerney 5 83845 Valyrian Steel 18.73................... J McInerney 6 57841 Botany Alan 18.98 ..................... J McInerney 7 53636 Homebush Maycee 18.85 .......... J McInerney 8 68354 Jealous Much 18.80 .................. J McInerney 9 47177 Homebush Austin 18.62 ............ J McInerney 10 75288 Epic Rose 18.69 ..............................J Jopson

7 1.50pm BRIAN BAGLEY DRIVER LICENSING STAKES C1, 545m 1 55565 Awesome Annie 32.70 ....................B Conner 2 8x845 Paris Global nwtd....................... J McInerney 3 85655 Zefside nwtd .............................. J McInerney 4 46624 Freckle Flyer 33.46 ............................. J Allen 5 64737 Zipping Ripley nwtd ........................B Conner 6 77434 Luciastar 32.67 .......................... J McInerney 7 44788 Homebush Izzy nwtd ................. J McInerney 8 32774 Gotcha Rocky nwtd.................... J McInerney 9 25686 Forbury Flyer nwtd ..................... J McInerney 8 2.08pm BROCKLEBANKS DRY CLEANERS SPRINT C2, 310m 1 87728 Chief Doug 18.70....................... J McInerney 2 53737 Lightning Crash nwtd ......................R Adcock 3 81166 Joe Bonanza 18.95.................... J McInerney 4 88134 Homebush Hundy 19.18 ............ J McInerney 5 17581 Cornali nwtd.....................................J Jopson 6 87277 NippaOfSambucca 18.63........... J McInerney 7 27313 Epic Owen nwtd ...............................J Jopson 8 56511 Astrid nwtd ..........................................J Dunn 9 27775 Half Silver Fern 18.75 ................ J McInerney 10 13786 Homebush Tasha nwtd .............. J McInerney 9 2.25pm KEYOSK SERVICE BAR SPRINT C3, 310m 1 18611 Beck Eleven 18.89 ..........................R Adcock 2 51147 Sass ‘Em Up 18.87 ..........................J Jopson 3 31714 Ketchikan Kim 18.94 ...........................J Dunn 4 48768 Nippa Martino 18.53 .................. J McInerney 5 78624 Botany Cold 18.73 ..................... J McInerney 6 21384 Magic Jess Lass 18.65 ................... C Healey 7 41117 Mick The Mower 18.78............... J McInerney 8 58622 Inside Affair nwtd ................................J Dunn 9 83715 Chasing Fame 18.48 ......................... S Keen 10 51246 Tee An’ Cee 18.54 ..........................B Conner 10 2.45pm OTAGO DAILY TIMES STAKES C1/2, 545m 1 36143 Shift The Blame 32.60 ............... J McInerney 2 36788 Dave’s Dot 32.22 ....................... J McInerney

SELECTIONS Race 1: Our Rick, Jinja Shake, Opawa Sweet, Opawa Big Race 2: Yi Feng, Gracie Lee, Crushington, Goldstar Hudson Race 3: Homebush Miles, Homebush Boden, Tricode Boy Race 4: Know Pudding, Opawa Hunter, Bashful Buffy Race 5: Flora Dora, Chasing Great, Jinja Spirit, Dream Hard Race 6: Botany Alan, Avalanch City, Dagny, Leanne’s Way Race 7: Luciastar, Zefside, Freckle Flyer, Zipping Ripley Race 8: Astrid, Lightning Crash, Joe Bonanza, Half Silver Fern Race 9: Beck Eleven, Inside Affair, Botany Cold, Chasing Fame Race 10: Carltonian, Know Hassle, Bookie Monster Race 11: It’s A Joke, Cosmic Ruben, Ohoka Alex, Think Tank Race 12: Pita Ramos, Edge Of Town, Sergess, Special Affair Race 13: Smokey Dodger, Pretty Keen, Reign Of Fire Race 14: Homebush Fued, Cosmic Ryder, Homebush Sloan LEGEND: fsdt - First Start Here nwd - No Win this Distance fstd - First Start This Distance 31 13 - Best Winning Time This Track

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Hasler back as Manly coach and 1996 premierships, Hasler rebuilt the Sea Eagles out of the Northern Eagles debacle and turned them into a premiership force. However, his decision to sign with Canterbury after issues with the club’s board at the end of 2011 led to him being sacked, prompting the mentor to threaten legal action. He took Canterbury to two grand finals in 2012 and 2014 but was axed late last year just months after a contract extension was announced, prompting an out-of- court settlement with the Bulldogs in May. His salary cap management was heavily questioned at the time of his departure from the Bulldogs but the Sea Eagles are desperate to turn their club around both on the field and in the eyes of their fans. - AAP

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unclear, with the club still locked in negotiations with him as he is currently contracted until midway through the 2019 season. “I think we’ve been clear for the last few months that Trent is still employed by the club,” said Manly chairman and majority owner Scott Penn. “He has a contract on foot. He resigned. That was his decision and then as a club we need to protect our interests and that’s exactly what we’re doing. “We need a coach for 2019 and we’re still working through that process.” Hasler was optimistic about the prospects of the team for next season despite their grim 2018, although he said that was ultimately up to the players. “Watching their games this year they were certainly in amongst it,” he said. “The roster is quite strong, there is a good mix.” A star player in Manly’s 1987

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Des Hasler’s return to Manly is complete after the NRL club yesterday confirmed him as their new head coach on a three-year deal. Seven years after his acrimonious departure for Canterbury following Manly’s 2011 premiership success, Hasler has again been tasked with rebuilding the Sea Eagles – who finished second last in a horror 2018 season. Hasler, who led the club to seven consecutive finals series and two NRL titles during his previous eight-season tenure, replaces Trent Barrett, who gave notice in July citing a lack of resources at the club. “You learn in rugby league very soon that all things are possible,” a smiling Hasler said. “I really missed coaching this year,” he said. “I’m looking forward to just getting back into that day-today ... interaction.” Barrett’s future role remains

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Tuesday, October 23, 2018

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ARIES (Mar 21-Apr 19): The group will throw out plenty of ideas, yours being best. Now you’ll have to convince the others, keeping in mind that it’s not the best idea that wins, it’s the most popular one. Strategise. It will be worth it. TAURUS (Apr 20-May 20): Things still have to change, but some days you get tired of thinking of all the ways they must. It’s OK to give yourself a break, to relax and enjoy the transition that’s already underway. GEMINI (May 21-Jun 21): It is difficult, if not impossible, for people to give what they have never received. Consider this when you seek out your next source of love, understanding, wisdom, knowledge and more. CANCER (Jun 22-Jul 22): You’re curious and open, putting feelers into the world. When you clearly see and deeply feel a cause is worth fighting for, you’ll go all in and find no greater happiness in life than this sacrifice. LEO (Jul 23-Aug 22): Adaptability is one of your many gifts. You can quickly get used to even the most astonishing things when you want to or have to. And yet you’re still discerning and cannot be convinced if you’re not feeling it. VIRGO (Aug 23-Sep 22): You want to let people know you support them and that you care enough to make sure they’re all right. The trick is to do this without crossing any boundary that might classify you as a busybody. LIBRA (Sep 23-Oct 23): It would be much easier just to handle problems for your people. But then you’ll have to do that every time, and when you’re not around they’ll suffer. So the kind thing is to train them to be self-sufficient. SCORPIO (Oct 24-Nov 21): For some, being busy is a status symbol. It makes them feel important. Others see leisure that way. It means they can afford it. The pacing of your day will feel so perfect as to render status rankings moot. SAGITTARIUS (Nov 22-Dec 21): Unexpressed wishes and desires can be like submarines: invisible below the waves though still able to torpedo your mood. Bring your aspirations to the surface where they will no longer be a threat. CAPRICORN (Dec 22-Jan 19): If someone is trying to bring you down, it’s because that person perceives you as being high above him or her. You might take it as a compliment. Even so, step out of range. AQUARIUS (Jan 20-Feb 18): If you wait for inspiration, you’ll miss out on all the creativity that trickles in once you get working. Inspiration is only one of many things not worth waiting for today. Get moving and see what happens. PISCES (Feb 19-Mar 20): Your growing power will impact those around you, though they’ll try to hide it. It’s wise to be humble and quiet about your success, if not out of modesty, then out of strategy.

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VINCENT, Stanley Victor (Stan) – On October 20, 2018, peacefully at Oamaru Hospital. Aged 96 years. Dearly loved husband of the late Doreen, dearly loved father and father-in-law of Ron and Sharon (Oamaru), the late Jennifer (Oamaru), Graham and Kaye (Christchurch), Robin and Suzanne (Christchurch), and Christine and Marcus (Palmerston North) and much loved grandfather of all his grandchildren and great grandchildren. Stan’s funeral service will be held at the Weston Presbyterian Church, Weston on FRIDAY, October 26 commencing at 1pm followed by a private cremation. Messages to 18 Colne Street, Oamaru 9400. Wall’s Funeral Services, Oamaru, FDANZ. Please note all late death notices or notices sent outside ordinary office hours must be emailed to:

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Ashburton Airport Temperature °C At 4pm 19.4 21.1 Max to 4pm 5.5 Minimum 0.6 Grass minimum Rainfall mm 0.0 16hr to 4pm October to date 25.6 Avg Oct to date 42 2018 to date 718.8 555 Avg year to date Wind km/h SE 11 At 4pm Strongest gust E 22 Time of gust 2:47pm

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Sevens win for Kiwis

Hasler back at Manly

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Cup puzzle gets tricky BY MATT MARKHAM

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The New Zealand Trotting Cup puzzle got a little trickier yesterday when the powerhouse stable of Mark Purdon and Natalie Rasmussen flexed their muscles even further and added another contender to their growing list of possibles for the great race. After the dominance of Dream About Me through the early stages of the Cup build-up and then the impressive victory of Cruz Bromac last week at Methven, Eamon Maguire chucked his name in the hat with a typically tradesman-like win in the Ashburton Flying Stakes. And all that has unfolded with-

out the stable’s supposed leading contender, Ultimate Machete, looking likely of winning one of the lead-up features. His gallop, as favourite, at the start of yesterday’s event threw things wide open for another to put their hand up and it was Eamon Maguire who took full advantage of the opportunity to dash up the lane and snare success from his brave stablemate, Dream About Me. “He was a little professional out there today and was always going to be hard to beat with that kind of run,” said Rasmussen, who did the driving. “I was happy to stay in front with him actually, but when Tim

(Williams) came around with Dream About Me I thought that was even better. “They were probably a bit unlucky that it was me sitting on their back to be honest, because this guy is just so fast.” While the win will have created a few headaches for punters looking toward the Cup, it has created an even bigger problem for Rasmussen who now has to ponder over which horse she is going to steer in the race on the second Tuesday in November. “At this stage, I’ve got no idea. They are all really good potential drives.” Rasmussen effectively has the choice of Eamon Maguire, The-

fixer or Methven Cup winner Cruz Bomac. Her decision may be clear by the time racing heads to Kaikoura next weekend as all three horses are potentially headed to the seaside race meeting. Yesterday’s win by Eamon Maguire was the fifth consecutive victory for the All Stars stable in the race with four of those five producing stable quinellas. While the Cup puzzle got murkier, the race to the major trotting events of Cup Week got a little clearer yesterday. It’s hard to make a case against Marcoola after he dealt a heavy blow to some of the biggest names in trotting in the Ashburton Trot-

Raikkonen win delays Hamilton Formula One title

ters’ Flying Mile. The Ken Ford trained, Clint Ford driven entire came from mid-pack to blow his rivals off the track under a hold – much to the delight of his driver. “He’s going fantastic, it just shows how crook he was last season.” Clint Ford said. In winning, Marcoola equalled the national record for all-comers over a mile with his time of 1:54.5 and beat a brave Great Things Happen and a much-improved Ronald J.

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