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Meth test mania costs landlords BY SUE NEWMAN

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An Ashburton landlord says he has spent about $24,000 to remediate meth contamination, now considered unnecessary. The rental property market has been following Housing New Zealand’s lead with a zero tolerance policy for its state housing tenants. But a report out last week says the agency misused health guidelines that led to an estimated 2500 people being kicked out of about 800 state homes. The report found remediation was only needed in homes that had been used for the manufacture of the illegal drug or where meth had been heavily used. Ashburton’s Paul Dyas is among land-

lords around the country who have also been caught by the testing regime and unnecessarily spent thousands of dollars. Dyas estimates he has spent $24,300 on remediating one property alone, including $8000 for decontamination, $3500 for painting and $12,300 on curtains and carpets. He says the work cost close to the rent he had earned in a year from the property. He had the house tested when he put the property on the market. A prospective buyer said he believed it had been a drug house and that he wouldn’t consider a sale until it was tested. Dyas obliged. “I said at the time, this is a lot of crock, how is it different to nicotine on walls,” he said.

Dyas went along with a request to have his rental property tested. The results were positive and he was then faced with a $500 bill for testing, plus the cost of cleaning his rental. “Yes, it was my own fault for letting it to idiots, to druggies, but how do you know? Now I’ve had to spend money I didn’t need to spend,” he said. Questions were raised over the value of meth testing earlier this year by the Prime Minister’s Chief Science Adviser who said the risk to health was low in most cases. Mould, he said, was far more dangerous than meth.

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■ FIRE CALL-OUTS

■ METH TESTING

Man injured after fumes ignite

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By LiNda CLarke

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A man was taken to Ashburton Hospital to be checked for burn injuries on Saturday after fumes ignited while a racing car was being refueled. Ashburton fire chief Alan Burgess said aviation gasoline was being put into the racing vehicle at the Triangle Garage when what is believed to be static electricity sparked a fireball about 12.45pm. The resulting blaze caused scorching to the car’s paintwork and was put out by people at the garage using fire extinguishers. Burgess said firefighters called the ambulance so the man could be checked out by medical staff. He was taken to hospital. “What we believe has happened is that there has been some static electricity created between him and the fumes and that was enough to cause an explosion.” Burgess said people at the garage had acted quickly. “Kudos to them for being equipped to deal with it.” Firefighters were called to State Highway 1 at Fairton later in the evening where a truck had overturned. Burgess said the south-bound truck was carrying a large generator for a film crew when the

vehicle’s front left tyre blew. The mid-sized curtain-sider wobbled to the left-hand side of the road and then tipped on its side. The driver was out of the cab and unhurt.

Firefighters dealt with fuel that was leaking on the road. Several crews attended reports of a car on fire in a paddock at Bremners Road about noon yesterday.

From P1 A report found that remediation in most cases was needed only in homes that had been former clan labs producing the drugs and where meth had been heavily used. Dyas is angry he’s followed the zero tolerance approach and has spent a considerable amount of money doing remediation work on his house unnecessarily. He’s added his voice to the chorus of discontent that has come after Housing New Zealand tenants were found to be evicted unnecessarily from properties after the testing regime was introduced. This cost HNZ about $100 million in tests and clean-up. Those tenants will now receive compensation, of between $2500 and $3000. But for private property owners who are left out of pocket by the meth testing mania, there is no compensation, Dyas said. If he was looking at almost a year’s worth of lost rent in the testing and subsequent clean up his property, the amount of money wasted by tenants with multiple properties would be significant, he said.

Above – Firefighters were called to the Triangle Garage on Saturday. PHOTO ERIN TASKER 220918-ET-0010

■ ASHBURTON DISTRICT COUNCIL

Countdown on for new civic centre By Sue NewmaN

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The construction of Ashburton’s new civic administration centre and library is on target for completion in early 2021. A milestone marker has been prepared by the Ashburton District Council’s project control group and that schedules the demolition of the Baring Square Methodist Church hall and the

county building to take place in March next year, with construction on the new complex set to begin in October. Ashburton District councillors are taking a cautious approach to the project, learning from the experience of the Ashburton Art gallery and Heritage Centre build. That build had a budget overrun of several million dollars, and they have appointed a probity

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advisor for the civic centre build to ensure this did not happen again. There were a number of learnings produced when that project was reviewed and the council wanted to be sure the current project incorporated best practice in all phases of the project, business support group manager Paul Brake said. That service comes at a cost,

however, Brake said – $2000 per month, and he questioned whether the council would be better served if it utilised the probity advisor on a case by case basis. This would limit the costs but still give assurance when required, he said. To date the council has spent $258,000 on probity advisor work. The project has a seven step marker with the next step due for

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■ METHVEN THEATRE COMPANY

Theatre a lifetime love By Katie todd

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It was shortly before stepping on stage during a 1993 production of the Wizard of Oz that disaster struck for Alister Body. He was supposed to be playing the part of the Lion, but had developed a nosebleed that “just wouldn’t stop”. A quick thinking wardrobe assistant came up with a solution, and Body eventually entered the spotlight with a tampon stuffed up his nose. That particular show is one of many memorable experiences in Body’s 45 years with the Methven Theatre Company, throughout which he has starred in 34 shows, and directed another two. He’s also taken on an organising role, a performing role and the part of compere in the company’s 75th jubilee show, Encore, which will open at the Mt Hutt Memorial Hall this coming Wednesday. Body is, inevitably, the resident expert, having served in the company for longer than any other current members. The dairy farmer and Rural Co chairman said he has come to love drama and music, and the buzz of being on stage. His debut for the company, or the Methven Choral Society as it was then, was in the orchestra of the musical South Pacific as a Form 1 (Year 7) student. But Body soon found himself taking on both straight, dramatic roles and singing roles. “There have been a few challenging parts over the years,” he said. A Tale of Two Cities, set during the French Revolution, stands out as one of the more emotional ones. The story was enacted by the Methven Theatre Company in 1997 and Body’s character eventually went under the guillotine. “So, yeah, I’ve officially had my head cut off,” he said. In the production of STiFF, in 2009, the Methven Theatre Company were temporarily relocated to the Methven resort, but had to rehearse in the New Life Church

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In brief Plane quarantined Passengers were quarantined on a plane at Christchurch Airport arriving from Australia after a child fell ill. Flight QF139 arrived in Christchurch from Sydney about 11pm on Saturday night, and the pilot made the decision to put the plane in quarantine, a Christchurch Airport spokeswoman said. It is understood the passengers were on the plane for about two hours, before being let off about 1am. Airport first responders were not allowed on the plane, and St John Ambulance attended. - NZME

Skier dies A 35-year-old American man has died on Mt Aspiring in a skiing accident. Police said the accident happened around 1.30pm on Saturday near the Bonar Glacier. The skier got into difficulty, fell on the slope and died. Another skier with the man at the time attempted gave first aid. The tragedy was the second mountain death on Saturday. It came just 20 minutes before another man died after falling into Crater Lake at Mount Ruapehu. - NZME

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Alister Body and fellow Methven Theatre Company members are opening an extra special 75th jubilee production on Wednesday. PHOTO ROBYN HOOD 160918-RH-089

and build their set in a disused restaurant. That production was a huge feat of effort and also involved one of his more unusual characters. “STiFF was about a group of prostitutes that take on a funeral parlour. I played the part of a transvestite called Delilah.” In 2011, Body took on his first directing role, for Wrong Window. In 2012, he then directed Little Shop of Horrors. Asked what makes the Methven Theatre Company successful, Body said it’s all about the camaraderie. “Theatre is the ultimate team sport. You can’t have one person being a prima donna, or it’s not

The extra special show is written and directed by Marya Trengrove, musically directed by Kate Lambarth and choreographed by Julia Bell, and will take audiences on a trip down memory lane. “I don’t want to give too much away – but the show brings together some material from shows gone by,” Body said. “It’s got a really great crew, a really great band, and some great people involved.” Four shows will be held, from Wednesday through to Saturday. A special gala evening is also being held on the Saturday night before the final performance, which is also open to the public. Tickets are now on sale from iticket.co.nz

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going to make a good show,” he said. The other aspect, he said, is the audience. “When you’re on stage, you don’t have a second chance. You can’t take something again. You get direct positive feedback from the audience, well, usually it’s positive … and I think we’re lucky in Methven, because we always have a great audience,” he said. Body said it’s thanks to his great farm staff, and a lot of organisation, that he is able to juggle his work duties and thespian duties. He, and a crew of around 30 others, have spent many nights over the past two months working on Encore.

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■ WELCOMING COMMUNITIES

Workshops for cultural awareness The Ashburton District’s volunteers have an opportunity to learn new skills when it comes to making newcomers to the district feel welcome. A series of cultural awareness workshops were held last year and, building on that success, Volunteering Mid and South Canterbury and the Mid Canterbury Newcomers’ Network have partnered with Welcoming Communities to offer a second series in October. The cultural awareness workshops are designed to help further educate, upskill and inform volunteers and their managers when working with cultures other than their own. This year’s workshops will integrate additional cultures, expand on current understanding and include practical tips. Mid Canterbury co-ordinator of Volunteering Mid & South Canterbury Dellwyn Moylan said it was important volunteers continued to support community members and strengthen their confidence when engaging with newcomers, as this helped to build a more connected and inclusive society. “Our district is fortunate to have wonderful volunteers who contribute to making our community more welcoming and healthy. From the feedback received last year, there was a strong desire for further opportunities to expand volunteer understanding and interaction with other cultures.

Left - (from left) Mid Canterbury Newcomers’ Network co-ordinator, Adi Avnit, Mid Canterbury co-ordinator of Volunteering Mid & South Canterbury, Dellwyn Moylan, Ashburton District Welcoming Communities co-ordinator, Ilana Batchelor, and Michelle Brett from the Hakatere Marae Committee, at Hakatere Marae. PHOTO SUPPLIED

“A welcoming and healthy community is more cohesive if we understand each other’s cultures, the values we hold and how best to engage and interact with others. “That is why we are pleased to provide further learning opportunities for our volunteers,” she said. People who felt safe in their

identity when they were connected with and belonged in the community, Ashburton mayor Donna Favel said. “Volunteers are among the trusted members of our community and these workshops offer our volunteers with the support they need to feel equipped and more able to welcome and interact with newcomers,” she said.

The workshops will start in October with the first building on Maori cultural awareness. This workshop will have a practical application and include being welcomed onto the marae, as well as learning and understanding of Maori protocol/tikanga when being welcomed onto a marae. It will include practical tips that

assist volunteers, and managers of volunteers, to feel comfortable on a marae and when interacting with Maori in their home, at school or the workplace. The workshop will be held at Hakatere Marae, State Highway One, Fairton on October 15 from 9.15am to 11am and is open to anyone who volunteers or manages volunteers. The workshop presenter will be Michelle Brett. Registrations for the workshop are essential and close at midday October 12. For enquiries or to register go to http://tinyurl.com/AshburtonMaoriWorkshop2018 or contact Mid Canterbury Newcomers Network co-ordinator Adi Avnit on 027 220-8791 or 03 308-1395 extension 239, or email newcomers@saferashburton.org.nz

■ CHILDREN’S DAY

New faces join Children’s Day celebrations team BY KATIE TODD

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Organisers of Mid Canterbury’s Children’s Day celebrations are happy to have a few new faces in their team, but are still seeking more people-power. The fate of the annual event was hanging in the balance earlier this month due to a shortage of help-

ers, so an open meeting was held on Wednesday for people to learn more and sign up. Committee Member Adi Avnit said several people had been happy to put their names down, either for the committee, or as trustees. He could not confirm whether the event would be going ahead

next year, but said organisers would still be keen to hear from potential helpers – in particular, committee members. Children’s Day is celebrated nationally on the first Sunday of March, but Mid Canterbury is one of few places in the country to offer activities for free. The local event was the brain-

child of a group of social workers wanting to provide children with opportunities they might not otherwise experience. It is now held at the Plains Museum, and has seen thousands of local children enjoying facepainting, bungee jumping, rides, entertainment and family fun over the years.

It costs around $12,000 to provide the activities each year, which committee members fundraise by holding sausage sizzles and other activities, and through grant funding. For more information email childrensday.ashburton@gmail. com, or to sign up head to tinyurl. com/SaveChildrensDay

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Hidden identities irk councillors By Sue NewmaN

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If people were objecting to the Ashburton District Council’s proposal to reduce councillor numbers from 12 to nine, they should put their hands up and let the community know who they were, councillor Stuart Wilson says. He is outraged that someone could appeal a decision made by the council and have their identity hidden. “We are entitled to know who they are. It would be nice if these people appealing owned up and told us,” he said. When councillors agreed to reduce their numbers at next year’s local body elections, the proposal barely raised a ripple of interest in the community. Just 34 people made a submission on the proposed change and of those, only nine opposed the reduction in numbers. None of those who wanted the status quo wanted to talk about their submission at a hearing. Councillors decided to stick with their plan and several were

surprised when three of those objectors decided to take their opposition one step further, lodging an appeal with the Local Government Commission. At Thursday’s council meeting deputy mayor Neil Brown asked if councillors could be told who was objecting and why. He was disappointed when told they could not. The rules were clear, strategy and policy manager Toni Durham said, details of the appeals would not be released until after a hearing, if required, was held. Councillors would not know the outcome until April. Those opposing the change were Ailsa Burnip, Janet Gardiner, Murray Gardiner, Janet Hadley, Grahame Kelly, Margaret Livingstone, Gordon Mockford, Rakaia Community Association and Kate White. An appeal can only be lodged by one of those submitters. The reasons they gave opposing change were: 12 councillors meant better representation, a wider pool of thinking and a lower workload for each councillor.

Thieves target batteries Ashburton police are asking locals to ensure their heavy vehicles are secure and to report any suspicious behaviour, after a number of battery thefts over the past week. Since last Monday, police have been made aware of five instances where batteries have been taken from heavy vehicles. Some were from vehicles parked at work sites in industrial areas and others were from vehicles parked on main roads in town.

Constable Caitlin Brown says it’s important to report to police any suspicious behaviour observed around vehicles. “Ashburton is a close-knit community and we would encourage people to please let us know if they see anything or anyone unusual,” she said. “Any information you provide to police could help prevent another theft or other crime happening. If you see a crime taking place, call 111 immediately with as much detail as possible.”

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Black-billed gulls are preparing to make a new home by the Ashburton River.

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■ BLACK-BILLED GULLS

Gulls making themselves at home By Katie todd

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Around native 4500 black-billed gulls been sighted in two spots on the Ashburton River, prompting pleas to give the area a wide berth. As the birds prepare to nest on the riverbed, Forest & Bird chair Edith Smith said Ashburton residents need to stay clear and considerate, acting “just as if they were Kiwi.” About 3000 of the birds have been sighted at the river mouth while 1500–odd are hanging around Melrose Road. Despite the seemingly large numbers, we need to remember

that they are critically endangered birds in rapid decline, Smith said. The black billed gulls have not yet been sighted gathering twigs in preparation for nesting, but may begin to do so anytime soon – and may end up building their nests on a low-lying islands around 500 metres from the river mouth. Smith said with the warm spring weather and beautiful days many locals will be wanting to recreate. But taking four-wheel-drives downstream or walking dogs off leash could result in bad outcomes for the birds, for whom incubation of eggs takes up to 27

days, plus a further 26 until the chicks are fledged. Even on foot, you can be virtually on a nest before you realise, Smith said. Forest & Bird had been working to set up signage alerting people to the birds, and will be establishing fences around colonies once they choose a spot to nest. Native dotterel have also been observed near the river mouth, and Smith said there is a good chance they too will want to settle. Smith said it was positive that more people seemed to be taking an interest in the black-bill gulls.

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Should we compensate HNZ tenants? T

he Government, and the former Government, will be hoping last week’s methamphetamine testing debacle is quickly forgotten. Under National, Housing New Zealand introduced a zero tolerance for meth in its state houses, under Labour the agency is now paying compensation to tenants it evicted when their provided homes tested positive for the illegal drug. Repeat, illegal drug. The Government’s chief science advisor now says that homes where meth has been smoked are unlikely to need decontamination; houses where meth has been manufactured or heavily used are a different matter and will need to be addressed. Phil Twyford, for the Govern-

ment, said some 800 tenants suffered as a result of Housing New Zealand’s zero tolerance approach and compensation was not for hurt or humiliation but to help people deal with material losses that resulted from being evicted from their state home. Twyford says the flawed meth contamination rules had led to hundreds of millions of dollars being wasted and needless clean-ups and evictions. Judith Collins, for National,

has predictably taken the line that no apology is needed for those evicted. People in those homes that tested positive for meth were breaking the law making it, smoking it or allowing their premises to be used for those reasons. She would not let any of her family members live in a house that had tested positive. She points out millions of dollars will now be paid to people who were smoking or cooking meth in state houses while deserving, law-abiding families waited on the waiting list. The Nats were no doubt acting on the best science advice they were getting at the time zero tolerance was introduced. Meth is a scourge on communi-

ties the length of the country. It wrecks lives, wrecks families, and impacts on thousands of victims whose homes and cars are broken into on a daily basis as addicts look for anything they can steal and sell to support habits that cost hundreds of dollars a day. Addicts steal from the ones who love them the most, they punish children through neglect and drug-induced poverty. In some cases, they bring children into the world with issues that will plague them and society for life. Any action that might slow uptake of the drug should be pursued but it is a little harsh to be evicting some of our most vulnerable people from their homes.

The cost to society of them subsequently being homeless would run to the hundreds of thousands of dollars. But I cannot agree with paying those evicted any compensation. Meth is illegal and evil. Landlords are now embroiled in this, saying they have spent thousands of dollars remediating properties following positive tests. I wonder how many will continue to meth test between tenants. There has been no reported case of death related to third-hand meth contact, but will it ultimately be insurance companies who make that risk assessment? A responsible, not political, approach is needed in the war against meth.

walked off the job at General Motors plants in the first nationwide strike during auto contract negotiations since 1976. Ten years ago: Japanese lawmakers elected Taro Aso, leader of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party, prime minister. Five years ago: President Barack Obama and new Iranian President Hasan Rouhani appeared separately before the UN General Assembly, with both leaders speaking up for improved relations and a resumption of stalled nuclear talks. Kenya’s president proclaimed victory over the terrorists who’d stormed a

Nairobi mall following a bloody four-day siege in which dozens of civilians were killed. A powerful 7.7-magnitude earthquake rocked southwest Pakistan, killing at least 376 people. One year ago: More than 200 NFL players kneeled or sat during the national anthem after President Donald Trump criticized the players’ protests in a speech and a series of tweets. Trump signed a proclamation to replace his expiring travel ban on visitors from six Muslimmajority countries; citizens from eight countries would now face new restrictions on entry to the

country. German Chancellor Angela Merkel won a fourth term in office, but voters weakened her conservatives and a nationalist, anti-migrant party surged into Germany’s parliament. Today’s birthdays: Rhythm-andblues singer Sonny Turner is 79. Singer Barbara Allbut Brown is 78. Singer Phyllis “Jiggs” Allbut Sirico is 76. Singer Gerry Marsden is 76. Actor Gordon Clapp is 70. Actress Harriet Walter is 68. Songwriter Holly Knight is 62. Actor Kevin Sorbo is 60. Christian/jazz singer Cedric Dent is 56. Actress-writer Nia Vardalos is 56. Rock musician

Shawn Crahan is 49. Country musician Marty Mitchell is 49. Actress Megan Ward is 49. Singer-musician Marty Cintron is 47. Contemporary Christian musician Juan DeVevo is 43. Actor Ian Bohen is 42. Actor Justin Bruening is 39. Actor Erik Stocklin is 36. Actor Grey Damon is 31. Actor Kyle Sullivan is 30. Actor Ben Platt is 25. Thought for today: “There was never a nation great until it came to the knowledge that it had nowhere in the world to go for help.” — Charles Dudley Warner, American author and editor (1829-1900). - AP

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TODAY IN HISTORY Today is Monday, Sept. 24, the 267th day of 2018. There are 98 days left in the year. Today’s highlight in history: On September 24, 1789, President George Washington signed a Judiciary Act establishing America’s federal court system and creating the post of attorney general. On this date: In 1869, thousands of businessmen were ruined in a Wall Street panic known as Black Friday after financiers Jay Gould and James Fisk attempted to corner the gold market. In 1890, the president of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latterday Saints, Wilford Woodruff, wrote a manifesto renouncing the practice of plural marriage, or polygamy. In 1960, the USS Enterprise, the first nuclear-powered aircraft carrier, was launched at Newport News, Virginia. In 1968, the TV news magazine 60 Minutes premiered on CBS. In 1976, former hostage Patricia Hearst was sentenced to seven years in prison for her part in a 1974 bank robbery in San Francisco carried out by the Symbionese Liberation Army. In 1988, Canadian sprinter Ben Johnson won the men’s 100-meter dash at the Seoul summer Olympics — but he was disqualified three days later for using anabolic steroids. Members of the eastern Massachusetts Episcopal diocese elected Barbara C. Harris the first female bishop in the church’s history. In 1991, kidnappers in Lebanon freed British hostage Jack Mann after holding him captive for more than two years. Children’s author Theodor Seuss Geisel, better known as Dr. Seuss, died in California, at age 87. In 1996, the United States and 70 other countries became the first to sign a treaty at the United Nations to end all testing and development of nuclear weapons. In 2007, United Auto Workers

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esterday marked a year to the day since I was elected to serve as your local Member of Parliament. In that time there’s been a huge number of local issues I’ve worked on, some you might have heard about through the media, like pushing NZTA for a second bridge over the Ashburton River, but most you won’t have. Much of what an electorate MP does goes on quietly. You typically won’t hear of the wins, and the occasional loss, my staff and I have with Immigration New Zealand, trying to let people stay in our district. Nor will you hear of the everincreasing disputes we have with ACC, Work and Income, and with the DHB. It’s an important part of what I do, and we relish the wins we get. For many people they can be life-changing. Recently though, I was asked at a high school the issue I feel particularly strongly about. I’ve written in these pages before about the fundamental strength of our local economy. That even when there are shocks, like the recession in the

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latter part of the last Labour Government, followed by the Global Financial Crisis, the Canterbury earthquakes, and the significant downturn in global dairy prices, Mid Canterbury came through it all relatively well. That’s something we should feel enormously proud of. But as with all things, there’s more we can do. Our economy has grown strongly in recent years, and that’s created an ongoing need for skilled and semi-skilled staff. Some of that we can fill by attracting more families to come here, but it’s also crucial we give our young people options about future career paths. That we don’t just push them toward university. That we don’t tell young people not suited for a BA or BCom that they’re a failure. It’s

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an attitude some high schools in other parts of the country do have, and I’ve seen too often how it affects those young people and how they feel about education and about themselves. There are some fantastic opportunities in our district, in trades, farming, and other vocations that don’t require a degree. For those young people who do decide that university is for them, Government should do a much better job of encouraging them toward the areas where we need more people trained. The Ardern-Peters Government have thrown $2.8 billion into a policy to give everyone a free year at university, which hasn’t resulted in any more students. That support could have been much more targeted. Why is it that it costs far more to study engineering at university than arts, when we need more engineers? Why is it that a course in science or technology is more expensive than law, when to overcome some of the future challenges our country will face we need more innovative and inquisitive minds?

It’s something I’d like to rectify should I be in a position to serve in Government in future. Until then, I’ll do what I can locally. I’m offering a $1500 scholarship for a local young person to study a ‘STEM’ course (Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics). It’s open to anyone for any year of study, provided they’ve studied at a secondary school level in the Rangitata electorate. Applications should include a 500 word essay or three-minute video on the topic “How Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics can help New Zealand overcome a challenge”, a one page CV and details of intended course of study. Applications close on 30 September and should be sent to andrew.falloon@parliament. govt.nz 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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September 26: Methven Theatre Company presents Encore at the Mt Hutt Memorial Hall (until September 29). September 27: A Celebration at Ashburton Art Gallery. September 28: Assembly Required at the Tinwald Tavern. October 2: Grace Henry - On the Line exhibition opening at the Grace Gallery. October 5: Mid Canterbury Children’s Theatre present Shrek The Musical Jr at Ashburton Trust Event Centre. October 7: Ashburton Society of Arts member art and craft sale at the Short Street Studio, Ashburton Society of Arts Late Spring Show at the Short Street Studio. October 10: The Cat in the Hat by Dr Seuss at the Ashburton Trust Event Centre. October 13: Ashburton Musical Club Public Concert “Grande Finale” at 7.30pm, Sinclair Centre, Park Street. $5 at door, members and students free. Supper served. October 13: Lions Club of Ashburton County presents Stars in Your Eyes at the Ashburton Trust Event Centre. October 20: Ashburton Stone Sculpture Symposium in the Ashburton Domain. October 26: Uniquely Ubana - Another Side of Paul Ubana Jones at Ashburton Trust Event Centre. October 31: Entries close for the Zone Ashburton Female Art Award 2019. November 1: Seven Deadly Stunts and the Messy Magic Adventure at the Ashburton Trust Event Centre. November 5: Social Climbers - A Roger Hall Comedy at the Ashburton Trust Event Centre. November 6: Brent Holley – Perspective exhibition opening at the Grace Gallery. November 10 & 11: Armistice Day Remembrance Concerts at the Ashburton Trust Event Centre. November 11: Mid Canterbury Choir presents Messiah with guest soloists at St Stephens Anglican Church.

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The names of three local support acts have been unveiled in the lead-up to Bite Nite whic is being held this Wednesday. Kiwi musician Jamie McDell

will be joined on stage by three more musical offerings – the Little Einsteins, Liam Pram and Jack Bubb. The event, organised by the Ashburton’s Youth Council, will transform Baring Square East

with an array of entertainment and festivities, including a variety of food trucks and a photo booth. It was first held last year and hailed a big success, with over 500 Ashburtonians in attend-

ance and enjoying the event. Entry will be via gold coin donation, with all proceeds going towards the Mid Canterbury Boxing Academy. Bite Nite will kick off at 5.30pm and run until 8pm.

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Architecture, art, community and food will combine in a public festival in Christchurch next month. Fifty-five events will be taking place in the city during Labour Weekend, for Festa 2018. The festival was first launches in 2012, as a group of organisations and individuals responded to the challenges and opportunities in post-quake Christchurch. This year, organisers are promising their “biggest ever”, most jam-packed programme. For the foodies, 27 venues will host events exploring the ways in which food is an integral part of the urban fabric and how food connects places, people and

ideas. The Corner Store will host Henry Hargreaves and Caitlin Levin’s photographic exhibition Food Maps, while Food and Funk will hit the Dance-O-Mat. A Communal Loaf is teaming

up with the Phillipstown Community Hub to present a series of communal meals and workshops and, for families, Produce A City, will be a chance for children to sculpt buildings in the shape of vegetables and fruits

and create a colourful clay cityscape. On Saturday, October 20, Christchurch’s biggest and brightest street party is taking place in the new public spaces around Mollett Street. Festa’s headline event, Feasta!, a public feast of architecture and food. Amid 17 artistic and architectural installations, guests will be able to enjoy markets, activities, a demonstration station and a food-packaging wearable art parade for children. Festa kicks off on Friday, October 19, and the full programme is available at festa.org.nz

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Beer flows in Munich The first keg has been tapped and the beer is flowing as the 185th Oktoberfest gets under way in Munich. Munich Mayor Dieter Reiter inserted the tap in the first keg on Saturday with two blows of a hammer and the cry of “O’zapft is” – “it’s tapped”. Around six million visitors are expected at the festival grounds in Munich before the Oktoberfest ends on October 7. As in previous years, backpacks and large bags are banned for security reasons. Beer prices are up again, with a one litre tankard costing up to 11.50 euros ($NZ20). - PA An Iranian army member carries away a child from a shooting scene during a military parade marking the 38th anniversary of Iraq’s 1980 invasion of Iran, in the southwestern city of Ahvaz, Iran. PHOTO AP

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Attack on parade kills 25 Gunmen disguised as soldiers have attacked an annual military parade in southwest Iran, killing at least 25 people and wounding 60 in the bloodiest assault to strike the country in recent years. Gunfire was sprayed into a crowd of marching Revolutionary Guardsmen at Ahvaz on Saturday, with bystanders and government officials watching from a nearby riser. Suspicion immediately fell on the region’s Arab separatists, who previously only attacked unguarded oil pipelines under the cover of darkness. Iran’s Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif immediately blamed the attack on regional countries and their “US masters,” calling the gunmen “terrorists recruited, trained, armed and paid” by foreign powers. That further raises tensions in the Middle East, as Tehran’s nuclear deal with world powers is in jeopardy after US President Donald Trump withdrew America from the accord. “Iran will respond swiftly and decisively in defence of Iranian lives,” Zarif wrote on Twitter. The attack came as rows of Revolution-

ary Guardsmen marched down Ahvaz’s Quds, or Jerusalem, Boulevard, which – like many other places around the country – has an annual parade marking the start of Iran’s long 1980s war with Iraq. Images captured by state television showed journalists and onlookers turning to look toward the first shots, then the rows of marchers breaking up as soldiers and civilians sought cover under sustained gunfire. “Oh God! Go go go! Lie down! Lie down!” one man screamed as a woman fled with her baby. In the aftermath, paramedics tended to the wounded as soldiers, some bloodied in their dress uniforms, helped their comrades to ambulances. The state-run IRNA news agency said the attack killed 25 people and wounded 60. It said gunmen wore Guard uniforms and targeted a riser where military and police commanders were sitting. “We suddenly realised that some armed people wearing fake military outfits started attacking the comrades from behind (the stage) and then opened fire on women and children,” an unnamed wounded soldier told state TV.

“They were just aimlessly shooting around and did not have a specific target.” Details about the attack remained unclear immediately afterward. The semiofficial Fars news agency, which is close to the Guard, said two gunmen on a motorcycle wearing khaki uniforms carried out the attack. Khuzestan Governor Gholamreza Shariati told IRNA that two gunmen were killed and two others were arrested. State TV hours later reported that all four gunmen had been killed, with three dying during the attack and one later succumbing to his wounds at a hospital. Who carried out the assault also remained in question. State television immediately described the assailants as “takfiri gunmen,” a term previously used to describe the Islamic State group. Iran has been deeply involved in the fight against IS in Iraq and has aided embattled Syrian President Bashar Assad in his country’s long war. But in the hours following the attack, state media and government officials seemed to come to the consensus that Arab separatists in the oil-rich region were responsible. - AP

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Reynolds mourned About 80 of Burt Reynolds’ friends and relatives have shared memories of the late actor at a private memorial service. A family spokeswoman says Reynolds’ ex-wife Loni Anderson and their son Quinton Anderson Reynolds were among the speakers at Quattlebaum Funeral Home in North Palm Beach, Florida. Reynolds died at age 82 on September 6 and was cremated. No cause of death has been revealed. Bobby Bowden, former football coach at Florida State University, where Reynolds was a player, opened the service with a prayer and stories from the actor’s life. - AP

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Grammy winner Jack White is helping preserve a piece of 1980s movie history. Management for the former White Stripes singer confirmed he donated $30,000 to help restore a house in Tulsa, Oklahoma, that was featured in The Outsiders. Danny O’Connor is leading an effort to turn the house into a museum about the Francis Ford Coppola film that’s based on SE Hinton’s 1967 novel of the same name. O’Connor tells reporters White’s donation helped meet a $75,000 fundraising goal. The Outsiders is a coming-of-age drama dealing with teenage gangs and poverty. The movie starred then-up-and-coming actors, including C. Thomas Howell, Ralph Macchio, Matt Dillon, Patrick Swayze, Diane Lane and Tom Cruise. - AP

A man has been found alive inside a capsized Tanzanian ferry two days after the disaster on Lake Victoria, while the official death toll rose above 200. The engineer was found near the engine of the upturned vessel, Mwanza regional commissioner John Mongella said yesterday. It is understood he shut himself inside the engine room when the vessel turned over. But despite that rescue, officials said search efforts on the ferry are now ending so work can focus on identifying the 209 bodies found so far.

Families of victims have gathered at the scene to claim the dead. It is not known how many people were on board the overloaded ferry, which had a capacity of 101, when it capsized on the final stretch before shore on Thursday afternoon as passengers prepared to disembark. President John Magufuli has ordered the arrests of those responsible for what he called a “great disaster for our nation”. Pope Francis, the United Nations secretary-general, Russian President Vladimir Putin and a number of African leaders

have expressed shock and sorrow. Accidents are often reported on the large freshwater lake surrounded by Tanzania, Kenya and Uganda. Some of the deadliest have occurred in Tanzania, where ageing passenger ferries often carry hundreds of passengers, well beyond capacity. In 1996, more than 800 people died when passenger and cargo ferry MV Bukoba sank on Lake Victoria. Nearly 200 people died in 2011 when the MV Spice Islander I sank off Tanzania’s Indian Ocean coast near Zanzibar. - AP

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Guillaume Gomez, head chef at the Elysee Palace, in his workplace. The presidential palace’s wine cellar contains 14,000 bottles so precious that only a few people can even walk in it.

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he French presidential wine collection holds 14,000 bottles deemed so precious, few people are allowed to enter the cellar where they are stored. The president’s chefs use 150-year-old copper pans. But the flowers displayed at the presidential palace have a shelf life of a couple of hours, lest the blooms appear past their peak freshness. These and other behind-thescenes quirks of the Elysee Palace had a rare public airing recently, when the home of French presidents since 1848 opened its heavy and typically closed doors to a small, but lucky group of ordinary citizens. A few hundred people were invited inside to see the Elysee’s underground kitchen, cellar and florist rooms. Across France, other usually off-limits sites had weekend windows of accessibility as part of European Heritage Days. The private tour of what takes place behind the scenes in France’s presidential palace included a chance to buy souvenirs from a new boutique to

help finance palace renovations expected to cost 100 million euros ($177 million) over the next seven years. An underground world exists under President Emmanuel Macron’s office and the Elysee’s 18th-century golden reception rooms, occupied by a small battalion of workers that makes the whole place tick. They labour out of sight in a maze of austere corridors and narrow rooms with artificial light and grey and beige walls. Every morning, the basement comes to life when fresh produce, fish and meats are delivered to the kitchen and checked for quality. Most of the food – except items like coffee and chocolate – is sourced in France. The kitchen staff of 28 people, plus apprentices, serves 92,000 to 95,000 meals per year. They cook daily for Macron and his wife Brigitte and for some Elysee employees, and handle official dinners, big events like receptions at the Chateau of Versailles west of Paris and prepare in-flight meals for the presidential plane.

Presidential tastes and menus remain one of the best kept secrets of the Elysee. Chef Guillaume Gomez wouldn’t answer questions about the Macrons’ meals. The French leader once said his favourite dish is blanquette de veau, a traditional veal stew in creamy white sauce. “Unlike a restaurant, we work on a daily basis with the seasons, the activity and news events of the president,” he said. The basement kitchen used to be a horse stable. It was converted at the end of the 19th century and renovated in 1989. A full set of copper pots and pans from 1845-1865 hang on the wall and are used daily. Gomez said the copper would corrode if the pans were idle. “If it’s not used – heated, cooled down, heated, cooled down – it dies,” he said. Plus, buying a modern stainless steel replacement set would cost several hundred thousand euros. From the kitchen, a dark corridor leads to one of the most protected places of the Elysee: the

wine cellar. A first room presents a selection of classic wines for working lunches and dinners and a selection of aperitif drinks. The second cellar, much bigger, is protected by a locked door. Higher quality bottles are stocked there and all visitors are banned from entering. The head sommelier’s mission is to select wines that fit with the chef’s menu and to buy the finest vintages to replace them: exclusively French, of course. The multiple underground corridors seem like a labyrinth to outsiders. But the smell of flowers points the way to the florists’ rooms. Three people prepare flower table centres that will then systematically be re-used in other bouquets. The flowers are only displayed when needed for an event, and then immediately go back into cold storage in the Elysee basement. Flowers come from France and other producers like the Netherlands and Ecuador. Marianne Fuseau, head florist, explained that flowers are

matched to suit the tablecloths and tableware “to avoid any bad taste”. She also checks the colours don’t clash with the clothes worn by visiting heads of state. She uses roses but avoids lilies, too fragrant, and mimosas, because they can provoke allergic reactions. About 340 people registered on the Elysee website to visit the palace. The presidency’s just opened online boutique sells branded mugs, pens, T-shirts and other products to help finance palace renovations. A watch with a red-white-andblue wristband and a tote bag marked Premiere Dame (First Lady) are among the items. All the goodies are made in France. European Heritage Days, also called Heritage Open Days, are held every September, with many monuments and sites across the continent opening to the public free of charge. The programme was launched by the Council of Europe in 1985, and in 1999 the European Union joined in. - AP

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O’Gara backs Ireland By Liam Napier Ronan O’Gara needs not a second thought. “Oh yeah, I’ll be there,” he says of Ireland hosting the All Blacks in Dublin come November. O’Gara, the celebrated Irish first five-eighth now assisting Scott Robertson at the Crusaders, achieved many feats during his playing career. From Heineken Cup success with Munster to 130 tests, including two British and Irish Lions caps, O’Gara featured on some of rugby’s greatest stages. Vision of his match-winning dropped goal against Wales which secured the 2009 Grand Slam, Ireland’s first for 63 years, played as he stepped into World Rugby’s Hall of Fame last week. In 13 attempts, though, O’Gara never featured in a winning Irish team against the All Blacks. Ireland, of course, broke their duck with victory in Chicago in 2016. Despite losing the return leg in Dublin two weeks later, O’Gara appears confident Ireland can repeat those history-making efforts in the most anticipated test of the year. “New Zealand plays England the Saturday before Ireland. “That’s two big games in a row and you have to remember these guys are touring, so will it be their full team and what combinations will they pick? “For the Home Nations, it is the biggest game after the Six Nations. “When New Zealand come, that’s the one everyone wants to be at.” Ireland led 25-8 at halftime in Chicago, surviving a typical All Blacks comeback to prevail 4029. “Home advantage is big. “You’ll have 50,000 mad Irish people in there. “If Ireland gets a start like they did the last time, I think they’ll finish the job this time. “But I would like to think New Zealand in their heads will be thinking ‘we can’t start the game like that or give away easy scores’. “It will be a great game, and tactically so interesting to see how both teams go about it.” Given Ireland’s progress under Kiwi mentor Joe Schmidt, it seems remarkable the Six Nations champions are yet to reach a World Cup semi-final. Since retiring, O’Gara watched Ireland’s development during his four years in France with Racing 92, where he formed a tight relationship with Dan Carter while

Ronan O’Gara thinks Ireland can utilise home advantage. taking charge of skills and kicking, and now from Christchurch. Next year in Japan, he hopes Ireland finally take the next step. “They’ve got a lot more detail in their game thanks to Joe Schmidt. “There’s a lot more strength and depth as well. “In my time, there was probably 25 players; now, there’s 40, so they’re not reliant on any one individual. “I think they’re hugely consistent – you know what you’re going to get from Ireland.

“They’re very disciplined, they’re very well organised, they have some very good strike plays and they will keep the ball. “Joe has them humming, no doubt about it. “Ireland will have huge ambitions of getting to a World Cup semi-final and then they will probably reassess. “Getting the monkey off their back will be getting over that quarter-final. “The last time [in 2015], Ireland had a good team as well, but they got a few injuries and

got absolutely smashed by Argentina. “It wasn’t close [43-20]. “Who is going to be the Japan of the last World Cup in this World Cup? There’s always a bolter, so it makes for fascinating viewing.” While there is no mistaking where O’Gara’s heart lies, his presence at the Crusaders has seen him work closely with Richie Mo’unga, a leading influence in guiding the franchise to successive Super Rugby titles this season. Mo’unga did not enjoy the smoothest starting debut for the All Blacks in Nelson this month, making a number of uncharacteristic errors, but O’Gara is certain he will thrive in the test arena. In fact, after the win over the Pumas, O’Gara texted Mo’unga to say the most interesting thing was how at ease he looked. “There’s more to come from him, but what a player. “It’s great he’s the complete opposite of robotic. “He’s very instinctive. He has great acceleration. He enjoys playing what he sees. “I enjoy working with him. “He’s an organised and driven young man, so it’s great to see him get the reward he wants out of the game.” O’Gara describes his first season at the Crusaders as challenging and invigorating. Plotting a third straight title is another step on a coaching path expected to eventually lead him back to Ireland. “It will be interesting to see what Razor does. “Backing it up is when you do it for a second time. “We need a different focus this time. But it’ll be good because he’s in charge. “That’s one of the reasons we’re going back to tap into him a little bit more and enjoy his company and try and get the best out of each other. “He’s going places as a coach and I like working with him. “There’s a lot of really good people there. “You want to get the best out of yourself and I feel that’s where I can do that. I feel I can be myself. “I come probably from a different point of view but the boys seem interested in my opinion. “I don’t have all the answers, they don’t either, so we need each other. “That’s what we did this year and got what we wanted. “I just like the way we have fun and care for each other. “It’s really important.” - NZME

Mitre 10 Cup race heating up The race to make for the semi-finals in the Mitre 10 Cup Premiership looks over – but the race for the title is just heating up. Victories of contrasting style for Tasman and Wellington yesterday followed triumphs for Auckland and Canterbury on Saturday, creating a significant gulf between the top four and the Premiership also-rans. The leading quartet now sit eight points ahead of fifth-placed North Harbour, who will need to pull out something special if they want to disrupt the playoff places, with just three games remaining in the regular season. Those final games will likely only decide the order of the top four. All of the contenders seem to be on a similar level, having combined stretches of dominance with moments of uncertainty throughout their season to date. Tasman managed to display both traits within the span of 80 minutes, shining early to take a 21-0 lead over Counties Manukau, before then having to hold on for dear life to a 21-19 victory. Fullback Will Jordan was in electric form again for the Mako, running for 180 metres and beating eight defenders, and his runaway try looked to have given Tasman an unattainable buffer. However, Counties – who had spent just 30 seconds in the Mako 22 in the first half – suddenly set up camp there. Two tries put them within touching distance, before Tevita Nabura crossed in the corner with three minutes to go. However, the potential gametying conversion was missed, and one last Counties salvo wasn’t enough as Tasman held on to move into second, one point behind Auckland. Wellington sit handily in third after thrashing the hapless Manawatu 49-7. Unlike Tasman’s deceiving start, this game truly was over by halftime, with Wellington running in five first half tries. The pick of the bunch came from Ben Lam, who showcased his old 100 metre sprinting skills by dusting the Manawatu defence in a stunning length of the field counter-attack. The only resistance stopping a larger rout turned out to be the boot of Wellington first five Jackson GardenBachop, who remarkably missed six straight conversions. Manawatu, who are lucky Southland exist, have been easily the disappointment of the competition, but scored a consolation try to avoid being the first team held scoreless this season.- NZME

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Hansen in defence of the defence By Patrick Mckendry

Mid Canterbury centre Tom Hanham-Carter gets wrapped up in a South Canterbury tackler during his side’s 41-10 loss in Timaru on Saturday. PHOTO ERIN TASKER 220918-ET-0012

■ RUGBY

Injuries compound loss By erin tasker

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Mid Canterbury has dropped to eighth on rugby’s Heartland Championship leader-board after a 41-10 loss to South Canterbury in Timaru on Saturday. Mid Canterbury struggled to get into the round five match from the outset, simply outmuscled by the home side’s forwards in the first half and as a result trailed by 22-0 at half time, before the home side picked up where they left off in the second half. To make a bad day even worse, too, the Sean Carter-coached side picked up a number of injuries. Second-five Andrew Letham will miss the next three weeks after being knocked out in a tackle and outside him centre Tom Hanham-Carter picked up a muscle strain in his upper leg, while prop Sam Cottam suffered a knee injury in the opening exchanges, and Seta Koroitamana took a blow to his ribs in the closing stages. Carter said the injury to Cottam, a loan player from Christch-

urch, was a big blow with only a few minutes gone. “Not making excuses, but losing Sam at the start of the game certainly had a major impact on our platform to be able to launch from,” Carter said. South Canterbury’s forwards were dominant at scrum time. A tighthead led to the home side’s first try and that was a sign of things to come. Carter said when you couldn’t achieve what you wanted at the set piece, that had an impact across the field and limited the use of strike weapons out wide. At half-time, despite the 22-point deficit, Carter had faith when he headed to the changing rooms with his side. “I was quite confident that if we could square away our set piece and if they could get their heads into it, there was no reason why we couldn’t come back at these guys,” Carter said. But when South Canterbury crossed for try number five early in the second half Mid Canterbury faced a massive uphill battle to get back into the match, and a comeback looked even

less likely as South Canterbury scored again to extend its lead to 34-0. Two second-half Dan Fransen tries got Mid Canterbury on the board, but it was the home side’s day, and the latest win took the total number of points the South Canterbury side had scored in the past three weeks to almost 200. Last weekend the green and blacks racked up a record 100 points against East Coast. The loss to South Canterbury was Mid Canterbury’s third from five games and meant that the side’s hopes of a top four finish were now looking slim, but it was shaping up to be a competition where anything was possible. If Mid Canterbury could win the final three games heading into the finals – against East Coast, Buller and King Country – the Meads Cup finals were still a possibility. “We are the authors of our own misfortune, and we control our own destiny,” Carter said. Carter said his side needed to take it game by game. “It’s a matter of looking for-

ward to the next game and trying to own those games, and stopping the leak of points against us,” Carter said. “To me it’s not all bad and that’s the thing the players need to understand, that there’s learnings from everything.” In other round five matches, Mid Canterbury’s next opposition East Coast finally put some points on the leaderboard, picking up a bonus point in a 26-19 loss to Poverty Bay on Saturday. At the top of the table Wanganui and King Country have proven to be the sides to beat this season, and when the two met on Saturday it was Wanganui that came out on top 36-19. The win put Wanganui four points clear at the top of the table, with South Canterbury’s win seeing them leapfrog King Country into second spot. Thames Valley moved into fourth spot with a 43-21 win over North Otago, while West Coast moved up to fifth with a 34-28 win over neighbours Buller. Horowhenua-Kapiti picked up the day’s other win, beating Wairarapa Bush 37-21.

As Steve Hansen had a crack at himself and his team for their lack of game management in the defeat to the Springboks in Wellington, he also fired a shot at the critics blaming the loss on the retirement of defence guru Wayne Smith. In this Hansen is dead right because while the All Blacks leaked five tries in the 36-34 defeat, it wasn’t a failure of the system put together by former midfielder Scott McLeod that was to blame, it was the failure to make tackles at important times and even here not many were missed. Yes, Smith was a big loss because of his knowledge and experience and ability to get that across to his players. From a pure teaching perspective there have been few better involved with the All Blacks. But McLeod, a 45-year-old 10-test All Black who has been coaching fulltime with the national team since last year’s November tour, isn’t to blame for an opposition team racking up the most points ever against the All Blacks at home. The Boks, remember, were gifted two tries through an intercept pass from Anton Lienert-Brown and a quick throw-in snafu between Jordie Barrett and Rieko Ioane. They scored another via a driving maul. Which leaves two tries scored by left wing Aphiwe Dyantyi. The first came from phase play via a simple three on two situation in which Ben Smith and Jordie Barrett were caught short on the blindside. The second came in the second half when Dyantyi stepped inside Beauden Barrett close to the touchline for a try; a case of a brilliant piece of timing and deception proving to be the difference because the No11 was in theory covered from a defensive perspective. “There’s been a lot of talk about our defence coach and Wayne Smith is being missed,” Hansen said before getting on the plane with his team to Buenos Aires. “Look, our defence coach I think is going to be one of the best coaches in the world given a bit of time. He’s doing a fantastic job. “Yeah we let in five tries but two of them were from attacks … It’s too easy to blame our defence coach like many people have so if people could stop doing that that would be good.” The only defensive system failure came when the All Blacks were caught short on the blindside for Dyantyi’s first try. Because of the defensive pressure the All Blacks put on opposition teams often struggle to build phases to stress the All Blacks sufficiently. This time South Africa did – twice – and they won as a result and for that they should be applauded. But it wasn’t a system failure. - NZME

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■ AUSSIE RULES

Redemption in sight for Darling

Ben Oliver was the first to cross the line in Methven at the end of the Peak to Pub multisport race on Saturday. PHOTO HEATHER MACKENZIE 220918-HM-204

■ PEAK TO PUB

Oliver snares first title By Erin TaskEr

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A lightning-quick mountain bike leg helped Ben Oliver race to his first Peak to Pub multisport title on Saturday. The Rangiora-based New Zealand cross country mountain bike representative was the first across the line after taking just 1.13.49 hours to get from the top of Mt Hutt Ski Area to the Methven township on Saturday, finishing almost three minutes clear of Steve Melton in second place, with Jamie Smitheram third. The Peak to Pub race saw competitors start at the summit of Mt Hutt by running to their skis and then skiing to the base area, where they then switched their

skis for bikes to make a quick trip down the access road. Once they got to the bottom they had to run the last 12km into Methven, where the finish line was set up outside the Blue Pub. With defending champion Flavio Vianna not in the field as he only arrived back in the country from competing overseas on Saturday, it was anyone’s race, and Oliver’s mountain bike leg ensured he was one of the top contenders. He raced down the access road in 19.53 minutes – 30 seconds faster than anyone had done in previous years – and followed that up with a solid run leg to win it, finishing almost six minutes

clear of his brother Craig Oliver who finished in seventh spot. With defending women’s champion Julia Grant also absent due to her having been competing overseas, there was also a new winner in the women’s race. It was won by Freyja Atkinson in a time of 1.22.26 hours, with Kirsty Schlater the second woman home and Alice West third. In the teams’ event, Jack Boon, Gavin Headley and Will Jones combined to form ***Something Topical*** and they took out the men’s team title, while the women’s team of Sally Studholme, Hollie Woodhouse and Jacqs Manson (Say Yes to Adventure) was first across the line. For the mixed teams, the title

went the way of Lima, Golf Sierra, made up of Lucy Murray, Guy Rutherford and Scott Waterman. Mt Hutt marketing and sales co-ordinator Richie Owen said it was a great day, with record entries. More than 430 people took part in the race, well up on last year’s total of around 360. With the mountain still open for what was a beautiful day’s skiing, the big entries made things a little bit more challenging logistically, but the event went off without a hitch apart from the odd spill off bikes on the access road. “There was a few incidents, but nothing major, which was really good,” Owen said.

West Coast forward Jack Darling has achieved football clarity and he hopes it will help him earn redemption for his 2015 grand final flop. Darling looms as a key figure in Saturday’s grand final against Collingwood at the MCG. The 26-year-old has been in the form of his life this season, booting a career- high 47 goals. Darling kicked 3.3 and snared seven marks in Saturday’s 66-point preliminary final trouncing of Melbourne, while fellow spearhead Josh Kennedy kicked four first-half goals.. West Coast are a perfect 12-0 when Kennedy and Darling have played together this season. The pair now have the chance to erase the memories of their poor displays in West Coast’s 46-point loss to Hawthorn in the 2015 decider. Kennedy went goalless from nine disposals that day while Darling managed just 1.1 from 10 touches - with his nightmare dropped mark in the third quarter etched in the memory of fans. “I’m a much different player now,” Darling told AAP. “I’m really clear in my role and what I have to do. “I might not kick four or five goals but if it’s two versus one, I just make a contest. “I don’t want to get beaten in the air. I want to win it, or bring it to ground for the smalls.” Twelve Eagles players from the 2015 decider will front up on Saturday against the Magpies. Darling said having experienced what a grand final is like will hold the player group in good stead. “We’ve been there before so we’ll know what to expect,” he said. “It’s not going to be such a whirlwind, so hopefully we’ll be more settled. “We’re really mature and we’re reading the game, and what the game needs at certain times.” West Coast coach Adam Simpson is confident Jeremy McGovern and Luke Shuey will be fit for the grand final. McGovern copped a knee to his hip early in the game against Melbourne, while Shuey injured his left ankle. Scans have cleared Collingwood’s Jeremy Howe of any serious damage to his left ankle. - AAP

■ NETBALL

Diamonds still too good for much-improved Ferns Silver Ferns coach Noeline Taurua was smart not to make any promises ahead of New Zealand’s final Quad Series clash against the Australian Diamonds. After a decisive 24-goal win over South Africa, Taurua urged her side not to get ahead of themselves and warned that the Dia-

monds would be a truer test of their perceived improvements. And exactly as the new head coach suggested, the Ferns went down yesterday to their Aussie rivals with a 60-55 defeat in Melbourne securing the Diamonds their second straight Quad Series title.

Although suffering their seventh straight defeat to the world number one, it was the closest margin since last year’s Constellation Cup. In a strong start, shooters Maria Folau and Te Paea Selby-Rickit showed continued improvement as a new combination while cap-

tain Laura Langman led her midcourt with confident circle feeds. Meanwhile, Katrina Grant was in sublime form as the vice-captain caused early problems for Australian shooter and captain Caitlin Bassett. But nicely assisted by her accurate goal attack, Gretel Tippett,

Bassett quickly settled under the hoop to take control of space and assert her towering dominance over the Ferns’ defensive unit. Taking control of the clash, the Diamonds pushed ahead with a threatening five-goal lead which they forcefully held through to the second half. - NZME

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In brief Joshua defends title British boxer Anthony Joshua has retained his heavyweight titles with a seventh-round stoppage of Alexander Povetkin at Wembley Stadium. Joshua, who fought with a suspected broken nose from the second round, sent the Russian to the canvas with a big right midway through the seventh and was unloading a series of punches before the referee stepped in to end the fight. This was another big test passed in front of 80,000 fans at Wembley, just like 17 months ago when he recovered from getting knocked down against Wladimir Klitschko to win an epic fight. - PA

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Charlotte O’Reilly looks to get a pass away during a Basketball New Zealand under-13 skills day at Ashburton’s EA Networks Centre on Saturday. Camps had already been held in Rotorua, Auckland and Wellington earlier this month, with the one in Ashburton on Saturday followed by another in Dunedin yesterday. PHOTO HEATHER MACKENZIE 220918-HM-0144

NOW ON

Team Europe hold a 7-5 lead over Team World before the final day’s action at the Laver Cup. On day two day Roger Federer dazzled Nick Kyrgios 6-3 6-2 while Novak Djokovic lost to Kevin Anderson 7-6 (75) 5-7 10-6 in two grand slam re-matches from this year. Alexander Zverev overcame new dad Josh Isner 3-6 7-6 (8-6) 10-7 in the first match on court before Kyrgios teamed up with Jack Sock in the evening session to defeat Grigor Dimitrov and David Goffin 6-3 6-4. The roars at the United Center were reserved more for underdogs Team World but there was no escaping Federer’s casual brilliance against Kyrgios. - PA

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In brief Stunning cameo Paul Momirovski will likely only play two games for the Sydney Roosters but he’ll leave the club after giving coach Trent Robinson a reward for the ultimate show of faith. Bound for the Wests Tigers at season’s end, centre Momirovski was a shock inclusion in the Roosters’ side in Saturday night’s preliminary final win over South Sydney. Having only filled in once against the Gold Coast earlier this year, Momirovski was only publicly named an hour before kick-off to replace the suspended Latrell Mitchell but scored the matchsealing try in the 12-4 win. - AAP

Friend free to play Jake Friend is free to play in next Sunday’s NRL grand final after the Sydney Roosters co-captain’s clean record at the judiciary saved him from a potential suspension. Friend was charged with a grade-one dangerous tackle on Sunday for his lifting effort on South Sydney’s Greg Inglis in the Roosters’ 12-4 preliminary final win at Allianz Stadium. However, with no carryover points, Friend will be able to take the early guilty plea and avoid any ban and face Melbourne at ANZ Stadium. - AAP

Croft up for clash Leps Seitava from the Ashburton Barbarians tries to find a gap through the Chertsey Oilers’ defence on Saturday. PHOTO HEATHER MACKENZIE 220918-HM-0187

■ RUGBY LEAGUE

Finals berth wide open By erin taSker

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An upset in round two of Aoraki Rugby League’s Aoraki Cup competition on Saturday meant both Mid Canterbury contenders are still well and truly a chance of making the final. Two local derbies played out in round two, with the Ashburton Barbarians narrowly edging out the Chertsey Oilers in one match, and the defending champion Country Cowboys suffering a shock loss to the Timaru Outlaws in the other. That meant the Outlaws were the surprise top-dogs after two rounds, secure in the final and leaving the Barbarians, Oilers and Cowboys to battle it out for the second spot in the final. The Barbarians side made the final last year, and would dearly love another shot at the title after

being downed by the Cowboys in 2017. The Barbarians sat second on the table on points differential heading into the final round, after beating the Oilers 34-26 at Robilliard Park on Saturday. Barbarians manager Matt Milne said Chertsey played extremely well and led at half time. “They actually dominated most of the game, they just went about their job and completed their sets and put us under a lot of pressure,” Milne said. “I guess at times it was more flashes of individual brilliance that kind of kept us in the game.” The Barbarians came back strong in the second half and built a handy lead, with Chertsey then getting back within a couple of points before a try right on the full-time whistle sealed the deal for the Barbarians.

But it wasn’t all good news for the Barbarians, losing Semisi Puleiku to a broken leg during the match. Chertsey Oilers manager Deon Biggs said his side had improved a lot from the first round, where the side lost to the Timaru Outlaws. “The boys put up a really strong first half. “It was just awesome, the improvement was huge during the week and we had got numbers at training and good commitment,” Biggs said. “We just really gave it that flair and really pushed them to the edge. “All of the boys played as one and I’m pretty proud of them, and we were just unlucky not to come away with the win. “In the second half just a few things didn’t go our way.

“We just missed a few opportunities, but for guys that haven’t been playing that long, it’s not too bad an effort to come in and almost beat a team that has been playing all season.” The Oilers had the Cowboys in the final round in Timaru this weekend and if they were able to beat the defending champions by a decent margin it was possible the Chertsey side could still make the final. But the Barbarians could also still make the final, and could even make it a home final, if they could notch up a big win over the Outlaws in the final round. Those two games would form a double header to be played at Timaru’s Ashbury Park on Saturday, on a day which would also feature the new Ashburton Barbarians junior teams in a minitournament.

It’s the master versus the apprentice in Sunday’s NRL grand final and young Melbourne halfback Brodie Croft can’t wait. With Cooper Cronk’s Sydney Roosters winning through to the title decider at ANZ Stadium, Croft will likely get his first chance to take on the player he replaced at the Storm after 14 seasons. Croft missed the round 16 clash, which Melbourne won 9-8, with Jahrome Hughes preferred in the 7 jersey. With just 16 NRL games under his belt and lining up for his first grand final, his experience is dwarfed by Cronk’s 348 games and seven grand finals. - AAP

Rabbitohs just miss They were the three inches that denied South Sydney a shot at NRL glory. Coach Anthony Seibold fell one game short of leading the Rabbitohs to this year’s grand final in his first year in charge after being edged by rivals the Sydney Roosters in a tense 12-4 defeat on Saturday night. He pointed to Roosters winger Blake Ferguson almost stepping out, and centre Paul Momorovski being the beneficiary of a dubious tapback, for two crucial second-half tries. Those decisions were on the back of a close forward pass call that denied Rabbitohs winger Robert Jennings a first-half four-pointer that could’ve changed the course of the game. - AAP

Feelings run high as Slater hearing set for Tuesday By Scott Bailey Billy Slater will have to wait until Tuesday night to know if he can face the Sydney Roosters in his farewell NRL grand final after his judiciary hearing was unable to be brought forward. Melbourne had requested on Saturday that the NRL bring Slater’s hearing forward to tonight,

one day earlier than usual in a bid to help preparations for the week. However the NRL confirmed they were unable to do so for logistical reasons, due to the availability of representatives. The Storm spent yesterday strengthening their case to allow Slater a shot at a fairytale end to his 16-year NRL career, after having already hired gun defence

counsel Nick Ghabar to represent Slater. Ghabar was the man who helped free Justin Hodges to play in the 2015 grand final, and is known for his work in helping players avoid shoulder charge bans – having successfully defended both Sam Burgess and Jack Wighton. Slater’s case over his grade-one charge for his hit on Cronulla’s

Sosaia Feki to save a try and force him into touch has divided the NRL. NSW State of Origin coach Brad Fittler declared the judiciary had no choice but to find him guilty, or risk setting a dangerous precedent. But NRL competition committee member Darren Lockyer and former judiciary panel chairman Paul Conlon have both come

out in the champion Melbourne fullback’s defence. Storm winger Josh Addo-Carr said it would be a “massive blow” to lose Slater. “What’s he meant to do? He’s just gone in for a tackle,” he said. “I don’t reckon it’s a shoulder charge or anything, he just went in for the tackle and did his best to stop the try.” - AAP

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■ HASTINGS

Melody Belle doubles up Outstanding mare Melody Belle made it two Group One wins in succession as she dominated her rivals in Saturday’s Windsor Park Plate (1600m) at Hastings. Although some were prepared to question her credentials over the 1600m of Saturday’s contest, the Tarzino Trophy (1400m) winner from three weeks earlier was installed a warm favourite for the second leg of the Hawkes Bay triple crown. An inch-perfect ride from Malaysian born jockey Shafiq Rusof saw him use the Commands four-year-old’s early gas from the number one barrier draw to position beautifully on the fence behind a strong speed set by pacemakers Contessa Vanessa and Sensible Princess. Approaching the turn Rusof was giggling to himself as he peeled off heels to issue his challenge with the majority of the mare’s rivals struggling to make ground at a crucial stage of the race. Sent for home Melody Belle quickly established a winning break before coasting to the line to score by over two lengths from Savvy Coup, Wyndspelle and Seventh Up who all chased gamely but to no avail. Trainer Jamie Richards, who had earlier taken out the day’s other black-type feature with last season’s champion two-year-old Avantage, was quick to acknowledge the role the mare’s barrier draw had played in the winning result. “Barriers win races don’t they,” he said. “She’s terrific isn’t she, and it was a lovely ride by Shafiq. “She had trained on beautifully and it’s a big thank you to

Lazarus bounces back A fired-up Lazarus bounced back from two defeats to win the Hoosier Park Pacing Derby in Anderson, Indiana yesterday. The champion Kiwi-bred held off a late bid from his arch-nemesis McWicked to win the US$177,000 mile feature in 1:48.4. Lazarus charged out of the gate for Yannick Gingras and took the lead in to the first turn. Gingras steadied going down the back straight and Lazarus clocked his second 400m in 29.0sec, after an opening 400m of 26.0sec. Lazarus registered a sizzling 25.4sec last 400m in what was his second win from four starts. - HRNZ

Mighty effort rewarded Local galloper Mighty Me showed his penchant for his home track at Pukekohe when he downed a quality line-up of rating 82 runners over 1200m yesterday. The lightly raced eight-year-old held out the spirited challenges of Midnight Runner and Excelleration to record his fifth career victory from just 24 starts and his second from just four runs at the venue. The race saw the return of one of last season’s top three-year-olds in Demonetization, who was making a fresh start in a new campaign after injury. - NZME

Emily impresses Shafiq Rusof and Melody Belle cruise to victory in the Windsor Park Plate on Saturday. PHOTO TRISH DUNELL

the team at home who take such good care of her. “Outstanding.” Richards also mentioned that the mare’s confidence levels were at an all time high as she remained unbeaten in three starts in this campaign. “She loves it,” he said. “She’s got that real swagger about her and she prances around like she knows she’s pretty good.”

Purchased by Te Akau Racing boss David Ellis for $57,500 during the premier session of the 2016 National Yearling Sale, Melody Belle is raced by the Fortuna Melody Belle Syndicate which is managed by long-time stable client, John Galvin. It is that trio who will now decide the next steps for the mare this season although an attempt to become the first horse to win the Hawkes Bay triple crown has

been ruled out by Richards. “I think we will just look after and give her a spell now,” he said. “We’ll get her ready for the Railway (Stakes) and then the Telegraph at Wellington.” Riccarton visitor Savvy Coup lost no admirers for the Gr.1 Livamol Classic (2040m) at Hastings on October 6, making up good ground after being denied a run until well into the home straight. - NZME

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Locally trained filly Emily Margaret showed all her fighting qualities as she withstood a fierce challenge from northern visitor Wekaforce to claim the Canterbury Belle Stakes at Riccarton. Those predictions appeared to be well founded with Wekaforce showing a torrent of speed to cross to the lead from the outside barrier in the early stages. Jasmine Fawcett was happy to post the favourite one off the rail as she held her place against the fence on her mount. Emily Margaret found a little more in the concluding stages to draw clear by half-a-length. - NZME

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Palmerston North Greyhound Racing Club (2014) Incor- 7 56663 Cawbourne Owen 21.69 .......... K Gommans 8 48547 All About Space 26.04 .............E Duganzich 10 75614 Lucha 21.75 ......................................D Edlin 9 3.12pm OUTBACK TRADING COMPANY C0, 457m porated Venue: Manawatu Raceway Meeting Date: 24 8 27783 Judge Me Jackie nwtd.................... L Pearce 9 13687 Bigtime Mike 26.18 ............................L Cole 7 2.37 RED SNAPPER SEAFOODS, CHRISTCHURCH 1 37725 Zara Jinx nwtd.................................... N Udy Sep 2018 NZ Meeting number: 3 Doubles: 1 and 2; 3 9 44732 Broken Wallet nwtd .................. K Gommans 5 2.02pm IONLYFLYFIRSTCLASS.COM C2 C2, 375m C3 C3, 375m 2 76544 Jay Wendy nwtd ................................. N Udy and 4; 5 and 6; 7 and 8; 9 and 10 Trebles: 1, 2 and 3; 4, 10 74565 Go Ash nwtd .....................................M Flipp 3 46442 Hashtag Blessed nwtd .................M Roberts 1 17364 Running Freer nwtd.........................M Olden 1 11171 Cheese And Chalk 21.59 ...................L Cole 5 and 6; 8, 9 and 10 3 1.27pm AFFORDABLE PET ACCESORIES C1, 375m 2 13511 Podium Phobia 21.74 .........................L Cole 2 57885 Mahala Bay 22.22 H & ...................... Woods 4 66664 Bigtime Kiowa nwtd............................L Cole 1 12.52pm (NZT) FORMPRO RATINGS FREE EVERY 1 6236x Bigtime Alldone nwtd .........................L Cole 3 46744 Three Amigos 21.96 J & .....................D Bell 3 41531 Cawbourne Symsy 21.56 J &..............D Bell 5 86343 Slam It nwtd ..............................J McInerney 6 36332 Jetlag Jag nwtd .........................J McInerney MONDAY C0 C0, 375m 2 43577 Stole Me Car 21.47 .................. K Gommans 4 27443 Bigtime Kylie 21.56 ............................L Cole 4 62114 Bigtime Joshy 21.59 G &........ S Fredrickson 7 762F Three Of Hearts nwtd .................B Hodgson 1 78858 Sefton Brew nwtd ............................... N Udy 3 57866 Kushka nwtd H &............................... Woods 5 46623 Naharis 22.12....................................D Edlin 5 11111 Idol Nifty 21.72 ..................................M Flipp 8 75 Opawa Tai nwtd .................................. N Udy 2 776 It’s Timmy nwtd .........................J McInerney 4 13775 Sozin’s Roar nwtd .....................J McInerney 6 31663 He’s A Sharkie 21.83 ............... K Gommans 6 55623 Mikachu 21.84.............................A Turnwald 9 76766 That’s Frank nwtd ......................J McInerney 3 85857 Liberty Blue nwtd .............................R Waite 5 31768 Kirkham Webby 21.49 .....................C Morris 7 71365 Choice Lass 21.83 ..........................C Morris 7 56256 Sozin’s Fortune 22.13 ...............J McInerney 4 87684 Flying Huey nwtd ........................A Turnwald 6 2112 Clover Scott 21.82.......................A Turnwald 8 18768 Nicky Baxter nwtd .....................J McInerney 8 72x13 Dynamite Danger 21.82 ..............A Turnwald 10 3.32pm BROOKS TIMING C1 C1, 457m 5 7F88x Smiley O’Riley nwtd ....................... L Pearce 7 18232 Born Fab nwtd .................................S Maher 9 88128 White Comet 21.68 ....................... D Donlon 9 68724 El Hefe 21.59 G & .................. S Fredrickson 1 x5663 Shareef nwtd ...............................A Turnwald 6 7 Grunty Mama nwtd S & .............C Blackburn 8 34432 Idol Alan 22.06 ..................................M Flipp 10 12683 Cawbourne Chops 21.73 ......... K Gommans 10 35736 Tommy The Jett 21.74.................A Turnwald 2 53546 Tiddy Cash nwtd .......................J McInerney 7 5441 Mr. Postman nwtd............................... N Udy 9 64431 Cawbourne Cruz 21.85 ................M Roberts 6 2.20pm J P PRINT, PETONE C2 C2, 375m 8 2.55pm PAUL CLARIDGE ELECTRICAL C4, 375m 3 14153 Bigtime Leeroy nwtd...........................L Cole 8 54743 Cassia nwtd ............................. K Gommans 10 775x1 Azandei nwtd ....................................D Edlin 4 F7166 Firefly Laffey 26.47......................A Turnwald 1 77758 Kirkham Jasper 21.53 .....................C Morris 1 45215 Party Every Day 21.67 ................A Turnwald 9 87888 Cawbourne Skid nwtd .............. K Gommans 4 1.45pm USE PETRAVELLER.COM.AU C4 C4, 457m 2 22264 Bigtime Hunter nwtd...........................L Cole 5 1311 Trojan Hoarse 26.36...........................L Cole 2 36117 Jinja Rules 21.89 ......................J McInerney 6 82244 Cossie Cooper nwtd........................M Olden 2 1.10pm GREYHOUNDS AS PETS C1 C1, 375m 1 26325 Bigtime Levi 25.75..............................L Cole 3 41512 Idol Dude nwtd ..................................M Flipp 3 27866 Bigtime OnFire 21.68 .........................L Cole 7 73556 Spot On Hearty nwtd ...............E Duganzich 1 74222 Nero 21.28 ..................................B Hodgson 2 53312 Bigtime Forest 26.21 ..........................L Cole 4 82781 Rambo nwtd H & ............................... Woods 4 42138 Kirkham Coby 21.54 .......................C Morris 8 37737 Bradam Begins nwtd ...................A Turnwald 2 88586 Chaos Theory nwtd .........................M Olden 3 53756 Lunch Special 26.14 ..........................L Cole 5 61674 Cawbourne Brandy 21.58 J & .............D Bell 5 33312 Bigtime Emjay 21.69 G & ....... S Fredrickson 9 56457 Mischief Viking 25.95 ......................... N Udy 3 54755 Uno Eleven nwtd ................................ N Udy 4 88821 Bigtime Kate 26.13.............................L Cole 6 51177 Little Juzzy 21.87 ........................A Turnwald 6 1215x Bigtime Sienna 21.51 .........................L Cole 10 65485 Bigtime Nibbles nwtd.......................L Doody 4 F1111 It’s Complicated 22.16........................L Cole 5 21133 Bigtime Fred 26.04 .............................L Cole 7 22886 Lucky Sunday 21.73..................J McInerney 7 62673 Hard Merch 21.45 G & ........... S Fredrickson 5 42115 Pick A Pascal 22.03 ....................A Turnwald 6 42456 Arden Emgrand 26.07 .................A Turnwald 8 46528 Plan Stan 21.87 ............................. L Pearce 8 13667 Mila Mila 21.68 ............................A Turnwald LEGEND: fsdt - First Start Here nwd - No Win this Distance fstd 6 31511 Cawbourne Agar nwtd .................M Roberts 7 62237 It’s A Threat nwtd ........................A Turnwald 9 55148 Opawa Bucks 22.51 .........................R Waite 9 87715 Midsomer Magic nwtd ..............E Duganzich - First Start This Distance 31 13 - Best Winning Time This Track

Today at Manawatu Raceway

Palmerston North Greyhound Racing Club (2014) Incor- 8 22283 Fancy Fifita 26.72............................C Morris porated Venue: Manawatu Raceway Meeting Date: 24 Emergencies: Sep 2018 NZ Meeting number: 9 Doubles: 1 and 2; 4 and 9 28754 Bigtime Allgood 26.70 G & ..... S Fredrickson 5 Trebles: 3, 4 and 5 10 68455 Flying Dewy nwtd ........................A Turnwald 1 3.47pm ADRIAN CLARK BLOODSTOCK CONSUL- 2 4.07pm KAMADA PARK C1/C2 C1/2, 457m TANT C1 C1, 457m 1 12212 Sub Eighteen nwtd .............................L Cole 1 27532 Jay Mike nwtd .................................... N Udy 2 48887 Bigtime Sandy 26.15 G &....... S Fredrickson 2 77437 Mitcham Moody nwtd ................J McInerney 3 53888 Bigtime Coffee 25.89 G & ...... S Fredrickson 3 28738 Flying Lachie nwtd ......................A Turnwald 4 36567 Mister Ebby 26.09 .......................A Turnwald 4 23677 Queen Big League nwtd .............A Turnwald 5 86872 All Black Star 26.18..................E Duganzich 5 44652 Bigtime Monty 26.10 ..........................L Cole 6 84425 Midnight Molly 26.42 ...................B Hodgson 6 72116 Bill’s Barker 26.81 ...........................S Maher 7 65485 Cawbourne Ridge 26.47 J & ...............D Bell 7 74773 Ocean Gambler 26.09.................A Turnwald 8 44311 Jinja Flash 26.34 ...............................D Edlin

9 76454 Opawa Mine nwtd .............................. N Udy 9 58458 Cawbourne Muzza 26.33 J & ..............D Bell 10 65456 Tranquil Blossom nwtd ................A Turnwald 10 77574 Bigtime Lonestar 27.28 G & ... S Fredrickson 3 4.22pm STEVE ‘THE AUCTIONEER’ DAVIS C1/C2 4 4.42pm M & M MASTER BUTCHERS C3 C3, 457m C1/2, 457m 1 53444 Bigtime Doug 25.82 ...........................L Cole 1 21558 Gentleman Tim nwtd ...................A Turnwald 2 17524 Bigtime Rosie 26.24 G &........ S Fredrickson 2 33176 Meteor Vege nwtd ....................E Duganzich 3 27858 Five Eyes 25.98 ........................... D Denbee 3 62756 Thrilling Stan nwtd ............................D Edlin 4 21443 Bigtime Serena 25.94 ........................L Cole 4 26828 Bigtime Owen 26.42 G & ....... S Fredrickson 5 41352 Argus Filch 26.14 ........................A Turnwald 5 33332 Bigtime Acacia 26.22 .........................L Cole 6 72827 Bigtime Jason 26.00 ..........................L Cole 6 11767 Bigtime Reece nwtd ...........................L Cole 7 63211 Big League Diva 25.95 ................A Turnwald 7 73216 Dream Kay nwtd................................. N Udy 8 14561 Don’t Knocka Gee 26.15 ....................L Cole 8 66534 Cawbourne Zulu 26.61.................M Roberts Emergencies: Emergencies: 9 55445 Bigtime Zack 26.25 ............................L Cole

10 58663 Millie Prince 26.46..............................L Cole

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18472 Bigtime Tears 25.87 ...........................L Cole 46734 Bigtime Liam 25.97 ............................L Cole 86251 Thomas William 25.97.................. D Denbee 74132 Bigtime Twinkle 25.94 ........................L Cole 32816 Bigtime Caleb 26.04...........................L Cole 88x62 Fusion Cronulla 25.81 .................A Turnwald 17376 Bigtime Michelle 25.80 .......................L Cole 71227 Bigtime Vanessa 25.87 ......................L Cole 13687 Bigtime Mike 26.18 ............................L Cole

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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Classy mare prevails Look out New Zealand, Dream About Me is back. Driver Tim Williams declared the million-dollar mare was back to her best form after she narrowly won the Gr.3 Hannon Memorial at Oamaru yesterday. Dream About Me dug deep in the home straight to nose out runner-up, A G’s White Socks and third placegetter Captain Dolmio in a thrilling finish to the time-honoured $30,000 feature. The six-year-old got her nose in front right at the post for Williams, and in doing so showed him she was back to her best after going winless since she taking out the 2016 Auckland Cup. “It is just great to have her back, she felt back to her best today,’’ he said. Williams and Dream About Me were handed good and bad luck on their way to victory. The bad luck came early when the pair were caught in the breeze for the first lap of the race. Alta Orlando provided them cover going out of the home straight the last time, but that put Dream About Me in a pocket when runners made three-wide moves. Good luck came when Don Domingo

dropped off the back of the leader before the turn and allowed Williams to slot his charge in to the trail behind A G’s White Socks and Ricky May. Captain Dolmio followed her through for Nathan Williamson and the trio fought out an epic home-straight battle. On the line Dream About Me held a head margin over A G’s White Socks with Captain Dolmio a further head away on the markers. “On the turn I thought A G’s White Socks had me beat, to be fair, but it just shows what good order she is in,” said Williams. Co-trainer Greg Hope, who prepares A G’s White Socks with wife Nina, was left pondering what could have been if Dream About Me did not get her slice of good fortune to land the trail behind his horse. “He has gone super. When the mare got in to the trail behind him it was probably the difference at the finish.” “He will go to the Canterbury Classic next.” Captain Dolmio sprinted through behind Dream About Me and eventually found space to launch a big sprint and finish a head behind A G’s White Socks. - NZHN

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Cryptic crossword

Monday, September 24, 2018

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Family Notices 22 Ashburton Guardian DEATHS HERBERT, Charles Anthony (Fat Cat) – Quietly at home in Ashburton on September 23, 2018 aged 58 years. Loved father of Nathan, Michael, and Boogie. Loved son of Nelson and the late Maramatanga (Thelma). A loved brother, brother-inlaw, uncle, grandfather and friend. Funeral details to follow.

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Sth Ashburton at 2:05 pm, yesterday

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Rangitata Klondyke at 4:00 pm, yesterday

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Waitaki Kurow at 3:06 pm, yesterday

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6am Breakfast The Breakfast team presents news, interviews, weather, and information. 9am The Ellen DeGeneres Show Guests include Simon Cowell and Olivia Wild. 0 10am Tipping Point 11am The Chase 0 Noon 1 News At Midday 0 12:30 Emmerdale PGR 0 1pm Coronation Street Catch-Up PGR 0 2pm The Ellen DeGeneres Show 3 0 3pm Tipping Point 4pm Te Karere 2 4:30 Funny You Should Ask Comedy game show featuring a panel of stand-up comedians who interact with contestants for prizes. 4:55 The Chase 0 6pm 1 News At 6pm 0 7pm Seven Sharp 0 7:30 Fair Go 0 8pm Border Patrol PGR 0 8:30 Vanity Fair PGR (Mini-series) Becky Sharp charms her way through darkest Hampshire, making friends with nearly everyone in her new family. 0 9:35 Lucifer AO 0 10:30 1 News Tonight 0 11pm Blindspot AO 3 The FBI team and Avery attend a gala hosted by their target, Hank Crawford, hoping to arrest him; Roman grows closer to the Crawfords. 0 12:50 Te Karere 3 2 1:15 Infomercials 5:35 Te Karere 3 2

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7pm Shortland Street PGR 0 7:30 M Paul Blart – Mall Cop 2 PGR 2015 Comedy. 0 9:20 My Big Fat Summer 0 10:20 Two And A Half Men PGR 3 0 10:50 2 Broke Girls PGR 0

6am The AM Show News, interviews, and humour to start the day. 9am The Café 10am Infomercials 11:30 DailyMailTV Noon Dr Phil AO 3 1pm The Block NZ PGR 3 0 2:30 Come Dine With Me NZ 3 0 3pm Celebrity Name Game PGR 3:30 DailyMailTV 4pm NewsHub Live At 4pm 4:30 Entertainment Tonight 5pm Family Feud Australia 5:30 Modern Family 3 Jay wants to make a good impression on a family moving in across the street; Manny tries to attract a radical thinker; the Dunphy family uses Alex’s mononucleosis to its advantage. 0 6pm NewsHub Live At 6pm 7pm The Project 7:30 The Block NZ PGR 0 8:30 Sidelines AO 0 9pm Lonely Hearts Motel AO 0 9:30 Killer Women With Piers Morgan AO 3 0 10:35 NewsHub Late

6am Codename – Kids Next Door 3 0 6:25 Duck Dodgers 3 6:50 The Penguins Of Madagascar 3 0 7:15 The Fairly Odd Parents 3 7:40 Johnny Test 3 8:05 Sanjay And Craig 3 8:30 Nicky, Ricky, Dicky And Dawn 3 8:55 Tiki Tour 3 0 9:20 Jeopardy 3 9:50 The Crowd Goes Wild PGR 3 10:20 The Doctors PGR 3 11:15 Hot Bench 11:40 Escape To The Country 3 12:40 Bones PGR 3 0 1:35 Mad About You PGR 3 2:05 The Late Show With Stephen Colbert PGR 3 3pm Wheel Of Fortune 3:30 Jeopardy 4pm Antiques Roadshow 3 5pm Frasier 3 0 5:30 Prime News 6pm American Restoration 3 0 6:30 Pawn Stars 3 7pm The Crowd Goes Wild 7:30 American Pickers 8:30 M The Fast And The Furious AO 3 2001 Action. Undercover police infiltrate Los Angeles street car racers to apprehend thieves who have been stealing electronic equipment. Vin Diesel, Paul Walker, Jordana Brewster. 0 10:40 The Late Show With Stephen Colbert PGR

6am Tiny House Nation 7am Wild Britain With Ray Mears 7:30 Baby Animals And Friends 8:30 Flippin’ RVs 9:30 River Cottage Spring 10:30 Big Dreams Small Spaces 11:30 Tiny House Nation 12:30 British Treasure, American Gold 1:30 Everest Air 2:30 Baby Animals And Friends 3:30 Love Nature – A Year In The Wild 4:30 Jamie’s 30-Minute Meals Jamie makes chicken pie with French-style peas, sweet carrot smash, and berries, shortbread, and chantilly cream. 5pm Hemsley And Hemsley – Healthy And Delicious The Hemsley sisters share healthy recipes for every occasion. 5:30 Backroad Bounty 6:30 American Pickers 7pm KaweKorero 7:30 Ancient Invisible Cities 7:30 Real Pasifik 3 Historian Michael Scott 8pm Native Affairs Summer explores underground, using Series the latest laser-scanning 8:30 M Last Call At The Oasis technology and virtual reality PGR 2011 Documentary. to reveal the historical secrets Erin Brockovich, Robert of great cities. Glennon, Jay Famiglietti, and 8:30 Atlantis Rising PGR others are interviewed in 10:30 American Pickers Jessica Yu’s investigation of the world’s water shortage. 10:30 Whare Taonga

11:20 Claws AO 0 12:05 Step Dave AO 3 0 12:55 Shortland Street PGR 3 0 1:20 Infomercials 2:25 Regular Show PGR 0 2:40 Stitchers PGR 3 3:25 Jeremy Kyle AO 3 4:15 Judge Rinder 5:05 Neighbours 3 0 5:30 Infomercials

11:05 The Hui 3 Mihingarangi Forbes presents a mix of current-affairs investigations, human interest, and arts and culture stories. 0 11:40 NewsHub Nation 3 An in-depth weekly current affairs show hosted by Lisa Owen. 0 12:45 Infomercials 5:30 City Impact Church

11:40 The Crowd Goes Wild PGR 3 The team presents the best of the day’s sports news. 12:10 Football – English Premier League West Ham v Chelsea. At London Stadium. 2:10 Closedown

11pm Nga Kapa Haka Kura Tuarua 3 Footage from the 2018 National Secondary Schools’ Kapa Haka Competition in Palmerston North. 11:30 Te Kaea 3 Maori Television’s daily news programme. 2 Midnight Kawe Korero 3 12:30 Closedown

6:30 Kiddets 3 0 6:40 Darwin And Newts 0 6:50 Masha And The Bear 3 0 6:55 My Little Pony 3 0 7:25 Mysticons 3 0 7:50 Beyblade Burst Evolution 3 0 8:15 The Lion Guard 3 0 8:35 Doc McStuffins – Toy Hospital 0 9am Infomercials 10:30 Neighbours 3 0 11am Seven Year Switch US PGR Noon Jeremy Kyle AO 1pm Judge Rinder 2pm Home And Away 0 2:30 Shortland Street PGR 3 0 3:30 Chuggington – Little Trainees 3 0 3:35 Kirby Buckets 0 4pm Fanimals 0 4:30 Friends 3 0 5pm The Simpsons 0 5:30 Home And Away 0 6pm The Big Bang Theory 0 6:30 Neighbours 0

MOVIES PREMIERE 6:30 Call Me By Your Name 16SC 2017 Drama. Armie Hammer, Timothee Chalamet. 8:40 Moonlight MVLSC 2016 Drama. Mahershala Ali, Trevante Rhodes. 10:30 Baywatch 16VLSC 2017 Lonely Hearts Motel The Fast and the Furious Comedy. Dwayne Johnson, 9pm on Three 8:30pm on Prime Zac Efron. 12:25 Miss Sloane MLS 2016 Drama. BRAVO SKY 5 Jessica Chastain, Gugu Mbatha10am Beverly Hills Pawn 3 6am Jeopardy! PG Raw. 2:35 Jumanji – 6:25 Wheel Of Fortune 10:28 The Dish 3 Welcome To The Jungle PGVLS PG 6:50 The Simpsons PG 10:30 Clean House 2017 Action. Dwayne Johnson, 7:15 Survivor – Cagayan PG 11:30 Mysteries And Kevin Hart. 4:35 Close Up 8:05 Pawn Stars PG 8:30 DC’s – Tom Hardy PG 5:05 Con Scandals PGR 3 Legends Of Tomorrow 12:28 The Dish 3 Man MVC 2018 Drama. 12:30 The Real Housewives M 9:20 Border Security M James Caan, Ving Rhames. 9:45 NCIS MV 10:40 CSI – Of Potomac AO 6:45 Pork Pie MVLC 2017 1:30 Tonight Show Starring Miami MV 11:35 Jeopardy! Comedy. James Rolleston, PG Noon Wheel Of Fortune PG Dean O’Gorman. Jimmy Fallon PGR 12:30 NCIS – New Orleans MV 2:30 Million Dollar Listing 8:30 Annabelle – Creation 1:25 NCIS – New Orleans MV NY PGR 3 3:30 Hoarders 3 16VC 2017 Horror. A grieving 2:15 NCIS MV 3:05 Survivor 4:30 The Profit doll maker and his wife – Cagayan PG 4pm The 5:30 Million Dollar Listing Simpsons PG 4:30 Jeopardy! inadvertently provide a NY 3 haven for a demonic force. PG 5pm Wheel Of Fortune 6:30 Undercover Boss Anthony LaPaglia, Miranda Otto. PG 5:30 Border Security 7:30 Flipping Out 10:20 The Zookeeper’s M 6pm DC’s Legends Of 8:30 Million Dollar Listing Wife MV 2017 Drama. Tomorrow M 7pm Pawn NY PGR Jessica Chastain, Daniel Bruhl. Stars PG 7:30 NCIS MV Steve travels upstate to find a TUESDAY buyer for a charming but dated 8:30 Combat Dealers 12:25 Walk Of Fame country home on land half the PG 9:30 Million Dollar MLS 2015 Romantic Car Hunters PG 10:30 CSI size of Central Park; Ryan has Comedy. Scott Eastwood, two weeks to sell a skyscraper – Miami MV 11:25 DC’s Laura Ashley Samuels. in the middle of Times Square. Legends Of Tomorrow M 1:50 Nothing But 9:30 60 Days In TUESDAY Trailers MVLSC 2:05 Con A look at Ashleigh, Sheri, Chris, 12:20 Longmire 16V Man MVC 2018 Drama. and Ryan from the day they left 1:20 Pawn Stars PG James Caan, Ving Rhames. home for Clark County Jail until 1:50 Million Dollar Car 3:45 Pork Pie MVLC 2017 the moment they returned. Hunters PG 2:40 Combat 10:30 Snapped Dealers PG 3:30 CSI – Miami Comedy. James Rolleston, Dean O’Gorman. 11:25 Mysteries And MV 4:20 Border Security 5:30 Annabelle – Creation Scandals PGR 3 M 4:45 NCIS MV 5:35 The 12:20 Infomercials 3 16VC 2017 Horror. Simpsons PG

MOVIES GREATS 7:25 The Recruit MVL 2003 Thriller. Al Pacino, Colin Farrell, Bridget Moynahan. 9:15 Johnny English Reborn PGVL 2011 Comedy. Rowan Atkinson. 10:55 Mirrors 16VL 2008 Thriller. Kiefer Sutherland, Paula Patton, Amy Smart. 12:45 Thirteen Days ML 2000 Drama. Kevin Costner, Bruce Greenwood. 3:05 I Am Legend MV 2007 Drama. Will Smith, Alice Braga. 4:45 Selma MVL 2015 Drama. David Oyelowo, Tom Wilkinson. 6:50 The Watch 16VLS 2012 Comedy. Ben Stiller, Vince Vaughn. 8:30 The Bank Job 16VLS 2008 Drama. A car dealer with a dodgy past and a new family has always avoided major scams, but when he is offered a lead on a foolproof bank hit, it seems the opportunity of a lifetime. Jason Statham, Saffron Burrows. 10:25 The Omen 16VL 2006 Horror. Liev Schreiber, Julia Stiles.

TUESDAY

12:15 Zookeeper PGL 2011 Comedy. Kevin James, Rosario Dawson. 1:55 I Am Legend MV 2007 Drama. Will Smith, Alice Braga. 3:35 The Watch 16VLS 2012 Comedy. Ben Stiller, Vince Vaughn. 5:15 The Bank Job 16VLS 2008 Drama. Jason Statham, Saffron Burrows.

6:30 Takaro Tribe 6:40 Nga Papara Kapi 7:10 Kia Mau 7:20 Potae Pai 7:30 Pipi Ma 7:40 Pukana 2 7:50 Paia 3 8am Te Kaea 3 2 8:30 KaweKorero 9am R&R 9:30 Cam’s Kai 3 10am Hangi Pit Masters 3 10:30 Hip Hop International New Zealand Nationals 3 11am Te Waipounamu 3 Noon Toa – Toa O Aotearoa PGR 12:30 Find Me A Maori Bride PGR 1pm Nanakia PGR 3 1:30 Te Mana Kuratahi – Primary Schools Kapa Haka 2pm Opaki 3 2:30 Nga Pari Karangaranga O Te Motu 3 3pm Takaro Tribe 3 3:10 Nga Papara Kapi 3 3:40 Kia Mau 3 3:50 Potae Pai 3 4pm Pipi Ma 3 4:10 Pukana 3 2 4:20 Paia 3 4:30 Hahana 3 5pm Swagger 5:30 Te Kaea 2 6pm Nga Kapa Haka Kura Tuarua 6:30 Te Kaea 3 2

SKY SPORT 1 10am Golf – European Tour (HLS) Portugal Masters – Round Four. 10:30 Netball – Quad Series (RPL) Australia v Silver Ferns. 11am Netball – Quad Series (RPL) South Africa v England. 11:30 The World Rugby Show Noon Rugby Nation 1pm Rugby – Mitre 10 Cup (HLS) Saturday. 1:30 Rugby – Mitre 10 Cup (HLS) Sunday. 2pm Golf – PGA Tour (HLS) Tour Championship by Coca Cola – Round Four. 2:30 Golf Central 3:30 Golf – European Tour (HLS) Portugal Masters – Round Four. 4pm Rugby – Guinness Pro 14 (RPL) Cardiff v Munster. 6pm Rugby – Guinness Pro 14 (RPL) Leinster v Edinburgh. 8pm Rugby – Mitre 10 Cup (HLS) Sunday. Tasman v Counties Manukau, Manawatu v Wellington. 8:30 The 1014 Rugby Show 9pm Rugby – Mitre 10 Cup (HLS) 9:30 Rugby Nation 10:30 Rugby – Mitre 10 Cup (HLS) Northland v Southland. 11pm Rugby – Mitre 10 Cup (HLS) Saturday. 11:30 Rugby – Mitre 10 Cup (HLS) Sunday.

TUESDAY

Midnight Aussie Rules – AFL (RPL) Preliminary Final – Teams TBC. 3am Hazeltine Memories 4:30 Motorsport – Dakar Rally (HLS) 5am Motorsport – Nascar Xfinity Series (HLS) Go Bowling 250.

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

11:30 Jamie’s 30-Minute Meals Midnight Hemsley And Hemsley – Healthy And Delicious 12:30 Auction Kings 1am Backroad Bounty 2am Love Nature – A Year In The Wild 3am Everest Air 4am Ancient Invisible Cities 5am The Hedgehog Hotel

SKY SPORT 2 6am Sunday Night With Matty Johns 7am Rugby League – NRL Preliminary Final One – Storm v Sharks. 7:30 Rugby League – NRL Preliminary Final Two – Roosters v Rabbitohs. 8am Rugby – Mitre 10 Cup Bay of Plenty v Waikato. 8:30 Rugby Nation 9:30 Rugby – Mitre 10 Cup Saturday. 10am Rugby – Mitre 10 Cup Sunday. 10:30 Sport TBC 11am Rugby League – NSW Cup Grand Final – Newtown Jets v Canterbury Bulldogs. 1pm Rugby League – Queensland Cup Grand Final – Easts Tigers v Redcliffe Dolphins. 3pm Rugby League – NRL Preliminary Final Two – Roosters v Rabbitohs. 5pm Surfing – WSL Margaret River Pro. 6pm Sunday Night With Matty Johns 7pm UFC Connected 7:30 Rugby League – NRL Preliminary Final One – Storm v Sharks. 8pm Rugby League – NRL 8:30 NRL 360 9:30 Big League Wrap 10pm Controversy Corner 10:30 Surfing – WSL 11:30 Netball – Quad Series

TUESDAY

Midnight Netball – Quad Series 12:30 Fox Sports News 1am Rugby – Gallagher Premiership 2am Motorsport – FIM Speedway 5am Surfing – WSL 24Sep18

DISCOVERY 6:35 Gold Rush PG Wagers and Wars. 8:20 Fast ‘n’ Loud PG Don’t Hassle the Hoff – Pontiac Trans Am 2/2. 9:10 Homestead Rescue PG Methane Meltdown. 10am Blowing Up History PG 10:50 Weather Gone Viral M Freak Phenomena. 11:40 Swamp Murders M Love Squared. 12:30 Blood Relatives M Splitting Heirs. 1:20 The 1980s – The Deadliest Decade M The Newlywed Murder. 2:10 How It’s Made PG 2:35 How It’s Made PG 3pm How Do They Do It? PG 3:25 How Do They Do It? PG 3:50 Gold Rush PG Blizzards and Bullets. 4:45 Garage Rehab – Revisited PG Return to Scotty’s Automotive. 5:40 Fast ‘n’ Loud PG 1971 Scat Pack Challenger 2/2. 6:35 Fast ‘n’ Loud PG The Pickup Artist. 7:30 Misfit Garage PG 1957 Corvette 2/2. 8:30 Misfit Garage PG Sue’s Custom 1956 Ford 1/2. 9:25 Garage Rehab PG Grapevine Automotive. 10:15 Diesel Brothers PG Epic Fail of the Year. 11:05 Naked And Afraid M 11:55 The 1980s – The Deadliest Decade M

TUESDAY

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

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Big hits on the diamond Daniel Taylor winds up for a big hit during the opening day of Mid Canterbury Softball’s season on Saturday morning at Argyle Park. Taylor was playing in one of the day’s opening t-ball matches, with this year’s competition having attracted seven under-7 sides and just three under-9 sides. There were four teams in the under-12 little league competition and three in the under-15 junior league, while the senior mixed competition would be contested by five teams this season. PHOTO HEATHER MACKENZIE 220918-HM-0102

Upset means final berth now wide open for Aoraki Cup

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