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A long-standing spat between the Minister for Transport, Phil Twyford and local MP Andrew Falloon took another turn yesterday with the Rangitata MP accusing the Minister of being anti-democratic and playing politics. Falloon yesterday released information which suggested that the minister had been intervening to prevent members of parliament from meeting with local New Zealand Transport Authority officials. The documents showed that Twyford had intervened on eight occasions as
the Transport Minister to recommend to NZTA that they don’t meet with local MPs. Co-incidentally, all eight of those instances involved MPs from the National Party, while all requests from Government MPs were approved by the minister. The three recommendations for responses to the meeting requests are “written information should be provided”, “requested that questions be put in writing”, or “meeting not approved”. Falloon said it wasn’t good enough. “Phil Twyford is clearly playing politics with access to officials who are
meant to operate on a non-partisan basis,” he said. “Previously meetings were declined if there were health and safety concerns where MPs, of any party, wanted to visit an active work-site. “Even then they were generally granted. “My request was simply for a meeting in my office, there’s no reason at all for the minister to be declining it other than the fact I’ve been calling for him to ensure our roads are made safer.”
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Irish ambassador visits Methven By Jaime Pitt-MacKay Jaime.p@theguardian.co.nz
Ireland’s first ever official ambassador to New Zealand made his first trip to Mid Canterbury yesterday, and while the trip was a special one, he certainly knew he was not the first Irishman to have stepped foot in the district. Ambassador Peter Ryan visited Methven yesterday, speaking with local Irish workers and employers of the Irish, along with local government politicians, school children and service clubs. Having been in the job for less than a year, Ryan said his main job is to get in touch with the many Irish communities that exist in New Zealand. “I really want to get around as many communities as I can and introduce myself,” he said. “We are still in our first year and it is a very exciting time. “I also want to meet with local leaders and let them know that Ireland is very happy to be involved and see what we can contribute.” Having worked as a diplomat in the Asia-Pacific region previously, Ryan was asked to make the move down under to be Ireland’s first ambassador to New Zealand. “It is a pretty special honour but I am also conscious that I am not the first Irishman to come here,”
he said. While in Methven, Ryan shared a lunch with many local Irish contractors based in Methven, along with their employers and other Irish-expats, including Karen and Gary Manning, owners of The Dubliner and who hosted the lunch. Ryan said he believes there is great potential for more free trade between the two nations who share very similar views on the world. Alongside more trade and business between the two countries that are more than 18,000km apart, Ryan said he would like to see more young Kiwis getting a taste of the Irish life. “We want to encourage more young Kiwis to come over and spend their OE in Ireland, it is a very special place and they would be very welcome and it is a bit easier to get around,” he said. Ryan said the biggest concern Irish people living in New Zealand have was how Brexit would impact on Ireland now that there was a free and open border between Ireland and Northern Ireland. Speaking to crowd gathered at the Friends of Ireland lunch, he reassured them that no matter the outcome, Irish people would still have full access to the island – north, south, east and west.
Irish ambassador Peter Ryan chats away at the friends of Ireland lunch at the Dubliner in Methven yesterday. PHOTO JAIME PITT-MACKAY 240719-JPM-0003
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Falloon versus Twyford: The next instalment From P1 Given the opportunity to respond to the matter, Twyford chose to take a more direct approach right back at Falloon. “Andrew Falloon is the one playing politics,” Twyford said. “The former government treated the opposition exactly the same and he received a full update from NZTA, including on the feedback they received from the local community. “No one wants NZTA officials tied up in meetings when they have important work to get on with,” he ended.
Falloon disputed the comments from Twyford. “Mr Twyford is wrong,” he fired back. “I sought a meeting with NZTA to discuss a range of concerns I have about roading in our region, but all he had them provide was some brief information about one project, which may not even go ahead. “There was nothing about the need for traffic lights at Tinwald and nothing about fixing the dangerous State Highway 79 intersection at Rangitata, which has had five crashes in the past
six months alone. “It’s two meetings a year which our local NZTA officials have always been very happy to schedule, it’s Phil Twyford who has told them not to. “If NZTA officials are as busy as Mr Twyford suggests, why has he approved all meeting requests by Labour and Green MPs?” Falloon said that the importance of being able to meet with local representatives from the NZTA to discuss local roading projects was high but added that since being elected almost two years ago, only two such meet-
ings had been held. “That changed earlier this year when I received notification from NZTA that they would not be able to meet, with information instead provided on a project quite irrelevant to the issues I wished to discuss.” Falloon’s reasons behind a strong desire to meet with NZTA officials centre around the safety of roads within the district – in particular the previously mooted plan to introduce a four-lane highway between Ashburton and Christchurch. “Since Phil Twyford became
Transport Minister he’s canned the proposed four lane highway between Ashburton and Christchurch, and has cut $5 billion from the state highway network, with that money instead going into Auckland rail and cycle projects. “Those cuts will make our roads less safe, but his reaction has been to attempt to stifle the debate by removing my access to NZTA officials, and that of other National MPs concerned about cuts in their communities. It’s anti-democratic and strikes at the heart of the role MPs are elected to do.”
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Artist thrilled to win exhibition’s People’s Choice Award By Susan Sandys
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Winning the People’s Choice Award means more to wellknown Christchurch artist Svetlana Orinko than the praise of any single judge. “I am just thrilled,” Orinko said. “Because it’s many, many voices.” Her realistic water colour Satsuma Plums received 37 votes for the Ashburton Society of Arts annual exhibition at the Ashburton Art Gallery, a clear margin ahead of a few runners-up which received about 25 votes each. Orinko grew up in the Ukraine where she received her art education, prior to moving to New Zealand in 1992. Today she fits painting in with helping care for her three grandchildren and tending a large fruit and vegetable garden in her backyard. “I think if I could just paint eight hours a day it would be a luxury,” Orinko said. She generally sold most of her works, ranging in price from $2000 to $8000, although it was hard to tell which ones would sell quickly as she painted them.
“Some might take two to three years, others sell before I finish, I never know what will sell,” she said. Satsuma Plums, which has a price tag of $7650, remained unsold as of earlier this week. However, Orinko’s other work entered of Berrie Bliss, at $3950, had sold. Orinko said coming across the subject of her winning painting in real life had been a wonderful find. After using plums on a tree at her house, she noticed a far more interesting tree in an orchard while visiting the Pegasus Bay Winery. “When I saw these leaves, I just thought ‘wow, I love their grey colour and the rugged look of the leaves and branches’.” She painted it with watercolours, using a lot of brush strokes applied over many hours. She then bestowed the finishing touch of a custom-made frame, something she generally liked to do with all her pictures. More than 3600 people have been through the society exhibition, which runs until 4pm tomorrow after opening earlier this month.
Right – Svetlana Orinko’s Satsuma Plums was voted by the majority of Ashburton Society of Arts exhibition visitors as their favourite painting. PHOTO SUSAN SANDYS 230719-SS-0047
Upston to hear mothers’ concerns By Susan Sandys
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National MP Louise Upston will be in Ashburton tomorrow.
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Many mothers struggle at home on their own with a new baby and government can do more to help them. So say representatives at The Stork Network, which is hosting National MP Louise Upston for a talk tomorrow. Upston has proposed new mothers have three days of in-hospital care funded by district health boards, rather than the current 48 hours. Stork Network education manager Zalie Doyle said it was fan-
tastic the Taupo representative was wanting to support mothers, however, focusing on a longer stay in hospital had missed the mark. “There’s a million more things that can be more beneficial. I rang Louise and told her that, and invited her to come and have a chat with us,” Doyle said. Hospital resources were already stretched trying to look after new mums, Doyle said. The Stork Network is a new parenting education and children’s retail store at Allenton. Doyle said a survey of parents
had found that they were more concerned about their partner not having time off work to support them in the weeks following childbirth and the issue of post-natal depression, which up to 20 per cent of mothers encountered. Parents attending Upston’s talk tomorrow would be able to tell the MP directly about their needs and concerns. “She is not going to know if she doesn’t hear it,” Doyle said. The talk, at The Stork Network 10am on Friday, will be open to the public.
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Strong voice, talking sense needed A high profile Mid Canterbury farmer, known for his environmental work and national advisory roles, will stand for a seat on Environment Canterbury. Ian Mackenzie has farmed at Eiffelton for most of his life and says the Ashburton District needs a strong voice “talking sense” at the regional decision-making level. He said the effect of some proposed Government policies, like lower speeds on highways, would have a major impact on rural districts like Ashburton, as people and produce moved more slowly to cities for things like health care and export markets. It was time for the provinces to push back, he said. The Mackenzie family farming operation is a diversified one, producing grain, seeds, meat and milk, all under irrigation. They are also involved with tourism, hosting visitors on a regular basis through the warmer months, and Mackenzie is a shareholder of a local engineering business. He has a long history of advocacy on behalf of the Ashburton district and will have strong support here. He has considerable experience in governance roles and has served on the boards of several commercial businesses, charitable and community groups, government and NGO groups. He served some years on the
Eiffelton farmer Ian Mackenzie (right) talked mudfish with students from Hinds School when they visited his farm earlier this year. PHOTO ASHBURTON GUARDIAN regional council transport committee but is better known for his involvement with water and the environment. Through his various roles with Federated Farmers, at regional and national level, he has been involved in trying to help develop environmental policies that underpin a rational strategy for water and the environment that does not destroy social and economic wellbeing. Mackenzie was an inaugural
member of the Canterbury Water Management Strategy and was part of the process for developing the concept of sub-regional zone committees. He served several years on the national Land and Water Forum and was a member of the ministerial advisory group charged with setting the parameters for national freshwater policy. “This all sounds complicated, but emphasises that I am an advocate for devolving decision-making to local communities with
only some oversight and direction from regional and central government. This devolution still needs some work.” Mackenzie has also earned the nickname Mr Mudfish because the family farm now hosts possibly the world’s largest population of the rare Canterbury mudfish, as well as other native fish species. He and his wife Diana are passionate advocates for the environment, having protected and
developed wetlands and aquatic habitat on their farm Akaunui for more than 20 years. The wetlands also provide a home for a huge variety of wetland birds. Mackenzie said the Ashburton Water Zone Committee, like other zone committees in Canterbury, needed the flexibility to get on with changes and rules they had collaborated with their communities about, rather than wait years for the changes to be processed by ECan in a costly and slow way. It was also a time for regulators and farmers to trust each other. “If New Zealand is really going to genuinely address some of the environment and water issues, we need to grow up and trust people. Mutual trust and respect goes a long way. “There are some good regulators and some bad regulators. There are farmers who are genuinely engaged and some who hope it will all go away, but there are very few bad farmers.” He said farmers, like Jews in Nazi Germany, were being blamed for a nation’s problems. “Farmers have been getting it in the neck for everything that could possibly go wrong. ... water quality, the environment, transport problems because we are producing too much food. “But you could wipe out all the farming in New Zealand and those issues would not be solved.”
Gas appliance safety important at all times – FENZ Investigations are still ongoing in to an incident that destroyed a house in Christchurch, injuring six people and damaging more than 20 other properties, last Friday. All the indications are that it was a gas explosion, but Fire and Emergency New Zealand are not yet in a position to say what the cause actually was. Investigators are on the site, but but they say identifying the cause may take some time given
the extent of the damage. “If you smell gas in your home, get out of your house and contact a registered gas fitter or the gas supply authority. Call 111 if you believe you’re in any danger,” fire risk management officer Bevan Findlay said. “If you are using an LPG gas bottle or gas appliance, our advice is to do the soapy water test every time they are disconnected and reconnected. You do this by pouring a soapy
solution of a quarter of a cup of water with a squirt of liquid suds over the valve. If any bubbles are created, you may have a gas leak.” Findlay said if you ever smell gas in your home, as well as leaving the house, it is a good idea to open all the doors and windows so the gas can dissipate. Ashburton District Council environmental services group manager Jane Donaldson said that at this stage the council has not
initiated any investigations in relation to gas fires or gas systems in houses in the district following the incident in Christchurch. “We are, however, waiting for further information following on from the investigation,” she said. Currently there are six sections in Lake Hood that have gas reticulation installed, or are in the process of having it installed. “The number of properties in the Ashburton District with consents is unknown because instal-
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lation for gas fire installations are self-certified,” Donaldson said. “In terms of advice to home-owners that are using gas appliances in their homes, it’s important to know that natural gas is tasteless and odourless. “Suppliers add an additive that smells like rotten eggs so that you are able to smell a gas leak. If you have gas and come across this smell, please investigate it prior to using any gas appliance or fixture.”
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Bec to open for Urzila By Susan Sandys
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Ashburton’s Bec Sandys has hit the comedy jackpot, getting her big break tomorrow night opening for Urzila Carlson. “It’s all my dreams come true and all my nightmares come true at the same time,” Sandys said. The comedian and comedy producer said the nightmare part was a fear of dying on stage and letting her idol down. “She’s my favourite, her and Justine Smith are the two comedians I resonate with the most. I have always followed her and it is just such an honour to perform alongside her, I can’t even describe it,” Sandys said. Sandys, now based in Christchurch, said she and Carlson were friends and had been chatting earlier this month via
messaging when Carlson asked her if she wanted to open for her. “I said yes, but then I was like ‘Maybe she’s got the wrong person’.” Sandys is now polishing her best material in preparation for her opening set for Carlson’s new show Token African tomorrow, 7.30pm at the Christchurch Town Hall. The show has been selling out in Australia and New Zealand, and Sandys expected an audience of more than 2000. This was 10 times bigger than her previous largest audience ever of 200. “That was in a pub, not at the town hall,” she said. Sandys will be back on home ground next week, presenting her second Taking the Piste Comedy Night in Methven at Arabica on August 1.
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Hunters in action on an irrigation pond near Mitcham.
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Duck hunting season flies by Duck hunters are being praised for their good behaviour around Mid Canterbury ponds and waterways as the game bird season draws to a close this weekend. Central South Island Fish and Game officer Rhys Adams said there had been no compliance or safety issues in the Ashburton District since the season opened in May with hunters bagging an average of six mallards per outing. The season is extended in some areas for paradise shelducks, with those birds able to be hunted west of State Highway 1 until September 29. Adams said the paradise
shelducks could cause significant issues for crop farmers. The season for shoveler duck, pukeko and black swan also finishes on Sunday, while for upland species like california quail, pheasant and chukar, the hunting season finishes on August 25. Adams said Fish and Game’s hunter harvest surveys until the end of June showed the game bird season had been successful with moderate levels of harvest. Data for the remainder of the season had still to be collected and processed. “Up until the end of June we estimate around 45,000
mallards and 7500 paradise shelduck have been harvested in the region, which includes the Ashburton, Timaru, Mackenzie, Waimate, and Waitaki districts.” He said hunters in the Ashburton District had averaged six mallards per hunt, ranging in number form 0-20. Those hunters that targeted paradise shelduck harvested between one and eight birds. “We have had no game bird hunting compliance or safety issues arise through the season and we wish hunters the best of luck for the last weekend of the season.”
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Eight in 10 Kiwis worried over climate change By Jamie Morton NZME
More Kiwis are worried about facing a warmer, wilder future – yet just a third think the Government will be able to lessen the impact climate change will have on our homes and communities. A new poll, out yesterday, also suggests the same minority believe the country will be able to meet the emissions reductions targets it’s set for itself. The poll of more than 1000 people, carried out by Ipsos over a week last month, was the second annual survey commissioned by insurer IAG New Zealand. It found the number of Kiwis who felt the issue was important to them personally had now grown to 79 per cent, from 72 per cent last year. Sixty-nine per cent said that they have become more concerned about climate change over the past few years — up from 60 per cent. When asked about the potential effects of climate change, 86 per cent expected more frequent and extreme storms and 85 per cent expected the inundation of coastal locations due to sea-level rise. Just over three quarters thought some people might have to move from where they live and around the same number felt land use would need to be reconsidered. Despite moves to bring in a landmark Zero Carbon Bill that would shape climate policy for decades to come, there appeared to be little faith in the Government’s response to date. When asked how they would rate action on climate change to date, only 41 per cent thought New Zealand’s approach to climate change was on the right track. They were divided on the Government’s performance – 35 per cent good, versus 28 per cent poor – and only 33 per cent were confident New Zealand would be able to reduce its emissions to reach its current targets.
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Nearly 80 per cent wanted the Government to offer guidelines to councils on what they should do and 71 per cent thought it should amend laws to empower councils to take action. Just over half thought funds should be provided to help protect homes and businesses from the physical impacts of climate change – around the same proportion who thought the Government should step in when insurers and banks pull back from insuring and lending to high-risk locations. “This research indicates clearly that climate change is a growing concern for Kiwis, but people are worried that we will not be able to reduce its im-
pacts,” IAG chief executive Craig Olsen said. “For Government, business and New Zealand as a whole, that is an indication of the size of the challenge ahead.” Climate Change Minister James Shaw said he wasn’t surprised more people were concerned. “We’re seeing impacts now, with the flooding that’s left that huge clean-up on the Fox River, the wildfires in the Nelson Tasman earlier this year and on the Port Hills in Christchurch a couple of years ago,” he said. “There’s the terribly difficult situation for residents in Matata who are being told they might have to move, and other coastal communities who worry they
face a similar fate. “Add to that warnings from the insurance industry about the likely increasing financial risk from climate change and it’s understandable that more Kiwis are concerned about climate change.” Shaw said the Government “absolutely understands” it had an important role to play and had been working closely with local government. “The work of a National Climate Change Risk Assessment panel, which is happening now, will be essential in that process and we intend to have a better picture next year that can help us develop a national adaptation plan,” he said.
Drink driver hits 180km/h on residential road NZME A judge has labelled the actions of a drink driver who hit speeds of 180km/h down a major residential Napier street as both “reckless and breathtaking”. Napier man Jayson Campbell Bower, 28, pleaded guilty to a charge of drink driving and driving in a dangerous manner in the Napier District Court yesterday before Judge Geoff Rea. He later told police his excessive speeds were down to an argument with his partner on the afternoon of July 7 this year.
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He drove down Napier’s Kennedy Rd – both a residential street and main arterial route – which has a standard speed of 50km/h. Bower was clocked at 150km/h by a stationary officer. Police didn’t attempt to pursue him because of the risk he posed to both the public and himself due to the nature of his driving, according to the summary of facts. He continued speeding along Kennedy Road and as he approached an intersection he lost control of his car.
He veered right, mounted the traffic island and bowled over two street sign posts, eventually coming to a stop on the opposite side of the road. When spoken to by police he exhibited signs of recent alcohol consumption. Amazingly, he was uninjured. Bower’s breath was found to contain 668 micrograms of alcohol per litre of breath and he admitted he was speeding about 180km/h before he crashed. “We see some pretty crazy things but this is well up there,” Judge Rea said to Bower.
“In an afternoon, you drive up Kennedy Road more than oneand-a-half times the legal limit, exceeding 180km/h. “Not only is that entirely reckless but breathtaking, quite frankly. “If you did have any drink driving convictions you’d be going to prison. You have to give something back to the community.” Bower was sentenced to 100 hours’ community work, along with nine months’ supervision. He was also disqualified from obtaining a driver’s licence for six months.
A 51-year-old man has been charged with murdering Auckland baby Malcolm Robert Bell, who died from non-accidental injuries in Starship Hospital last month. Malcolm was just 16 months old when he died. Police yesterday confirmed that an arrest had been made, following an exhaustive investigation into Malcolm’s final days. The man was arrested and charged yesterday and will appear in the Auckland District Court this morning. “Today’s arrest is the result of countless hours of work by a team of investigators who have investigated this child’s tragic death,” Detective Senior Sergeant Geoff Baber said. He could not comment further as the matter is now before the courts. Little Malcolm was rushed to Starship by ambulance with critical injuries on June 23. He died six days later, sparking a homicide investigation involving upward of 20 police. Police were alerted to Malcolm’s injuries by hospital staff who believed he had been deliberately harmed. Malcolm has five older siblings who have all been removed from his mother’s care by Oranga Tamariki. Malcolm’s mother has refused to speak to the Herald. “I have had legal advice and I will not be speaking to the media,” Savanna Bell said when approached for comment. When her son was six months old she posted about him on Facebook. “Watching you grow makes me so happy,” she wrote. “Your first word was mama I was so happy when I heard you say mama. “You have an awesome personality my son Malcolm your (sic) growing every single day and night ... I love you always my son.” A month later she updated her family and friends again. “I’m so proud to b your mama your (sic) learning how to crawl,” she wrote. “Son I learn new stuff from you every day my baby.” After Malcolm died and his name was released publicly, his mother deactivated her social media profile. Malcolm’s father was not in a relationship with Bell when he died. He lives with his new partner and other children out of Auckland. Last month Children’s Commissioner Judge Andrew Becroft announced a review into Oranga Tamariki’s child uplift policies relating to care and protection issues for Maori babies.
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Chaotic path to power AP Boris Johnson aspires to be a modern-day Winston Churchill. Critics fear he’s a British Donald Trump. Johnson won the contest to lead the governing Conservative Party and is set to become Britain’s prime minister. Like revered World War Two leader Churchill, Johnson aims to turn a national crisis – in this case Brexit – into a triumph. Like Trump, he gained his country’s top political office by deploying celebrity, clowning, provocation and a loose relationship with the truth. “He’s a different kind of a guy, but they say I’m a different kind of a guy, too,” Trump said approvingly last week. “We get along well.” Maintaining strong relations with the volatile Trump will be one of the new leader’s major challenges. So will negotiating Britain’s stalled exit from the European Union, the conundrum that brought down predecessor Theresa May. It’s hard to say whether he will rise to the occasion or fail dismally. Blond, buoyant and buffoonish, the 55-year-old Johnson may be one of Britain’s most famous politicians, but in many ways he is a mystery. His beliefs? Johnson is now a strong believer of Brexit, but he famously agonised over the decision, writing two newspaper columns – one in favour of quitting the EU, one against – before throwing himself behind the “leave” campaign in Britain’s 2016 referendum over whether it should remain in the bloc. His plan for Brexit? Johnson says he will lead Britain out of the EU on the scheduled date of October 31, with or without a divorce deal. He says Britain
Astronaut’s family settle An Ohio hospital paid the estate of astronaut Neil Armstrong $6 million in a confidential agreement to settle allegations that post-surgical complications led to Armstrong’s 2012 death, according to court documents and a report in the New York Times. The 2014 settlement went to 10 family members, including Armstrong’s two sons, sister, brother and six grandchildren. Armstrong’s sons, Mark and Rick, contended care provided by Mercy Health-Fairfield Hospital cost their father his life, according to the New York Times.
Boris Johnson says he will lead Britain out of the EU.
should prepare intensely for leaving without an agreement, but insists the chances of it happening are “a million-toone against”. Then again, he also once said he had as much chance of becoming Britain’s prime minister as of finding Elvis on Mars. Johnson statements are best taken with a grain of salt, it seems. Historian Max Hastings, Johnson’s former boss at the Daily Telegraph newspaper, has called him “a man of remarkable gifts, flawed by an absence of conscience, principle or scruple.” Alexander Boris de Pfeffel Johnson was born in New
York in 1964, the eldest child of a close-knit, extroverted and fiercely competitive upper middle-class British family. His forebears include Turkish journalist and government minister Ali Kemal, one of Johnson’s great-grandfathers. His sister Rachel has said Johnson’s childhood ambition was to be “world king”. Johnson attended the elite boarding school Eton College, where he began to use his middle name, Boris – his family called him Al – and cultivated the still-familiar image of a quick-witted, slightly shambolic entertainer able to succeed without visibly trying very hard.
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At Oxford University, he was president of the Oxford Union debating society, and a member of the Bullingdon Club, a raucous drinking-and-dining society notorious for drunken vandalism. After university, Johnson became a journalist. He survived being fired from The Times newspaper for making up a quote to become Brussels correspondent for the Daily Telegraph. He specialised in exaggerated yarns about the EU’s dastardly plans to truss Britain in red tape. The Brussels officials who now have to deal with Prime Minister Johnson have not forgotten his role in demonising the EU.
Atwood on prize list Booker Prize winners Salman Rushdie and Margaret Atwood are contenders again for the coveted fiction trophy. Rushdie, who won in 1981 for Midnight’s Children, makes the 13-book longlist for his latest novel, Quichotte. Atwood won in 2000 for The Blind Assassin and is nominated for The Testaments, a follow-up to The Handmaid’s Tale. The eight women and five men on the list include Britain’s Max Porter for Lanny; and Nigerian-British writer Oyinkan Braithwaite for My Sister, the Serial Killer.
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Black deaths of Red Summer recalled AP America in the summer of 1919 ran red with blood from racial violence, and yet today, 100 years later, not many people know it even happened. It flowed in small towns like Elaine, Arkansas, in medium-size places such as Annapolis, Maryland, and Syracuse, New York, and in big cities like Washington and Chicago. Hundreds of African American men, women and children were burned alive, shot, hanged or beaten to death by white mobs. Thousands saw their homes and businesses burned to the ground and were driven out, many never to return. It was branded Red Summer because of the bloodshed and amounted to some of the worst white-on-black violence in US history. Beyond the lives and family fortunes lost, it had far-reaching repercussions,
contributing to generations of black distrust of white authority. But it also galvanised blacks to defend themselves and their neighbourhoods with fists and guns; reinvigorated civil rights organisations like the NAACP and led to a new era of activism; gave rise to courageous reporting by black journalists; and influenced the gen-
eration of leaders who would take up the fight for racial equality decades later. “The people who were the icons of the civil rights movement were raised by the people who survived Red Summer,” said Saje Mathieu, a history professor at the University of Minnesota. For all that, there are no national observances marking Red Summer. History textbooks ignore it, and most museums don’t acknowledge it. The reason: Red Summer contradicts the post-World War One-era notion that America was making the world safe for democracy, historians say. “It doesn’t fit into the neat stories we tell ourselves,” said David Krugler, author of 1919, The Year of Racial Violence: How African Americans Fought Back. Researchers believe that in a span of 10 months, more than 250 African Americans were killed in at least 25 riots across the US by white mobs that never faced punishment.
Harper battles brain cancer Doctors have recommended that acting legend Valerie Harper be put in hospice care, but her husband is refusing to do so. “I have been told by doctors to put Val in Hospice care and I can’t [because of our 40 years of shared commitment to each other] and I won’t because of the amazing good deeds she has graced us with while she’s been here on earth,” Valerie’s husband, Tony Cacciotti, wrote on Facebook. “We will continue going forward as long as the powers above allow us, I will do my very best in making Val as comfortable as possible.” The Mary Tyler Moore Show star’s health has been dwindling as she battles brain cancer.
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Two politicians and a heap of roading Y
ou might look at today’s front page story on the latest in the battle between Phil Twyford and Andrew Falloon and think – not again. Sure, the sight of two politicians engaging in a war of words can become a little irksome after a while, but there does seem to be a much deeper issue here that is a little concerning. One thing I’ve picked up since coming back to the Guardian a few years ago is that people in this community are more passionate about their roading network than they have ever been before. It’s generally the things residents find most unsatisfactory when polled on anything to do with the district and it’s the one
thing you can almost guarantee you’ll find someone discussing each time you jump on social media. So, perhaps Falloon’s attempts to get a message across to Twyford and to the New Zealand Transport Agency are pretty valid, particularly here in Mid Canterbury. Ignoring the fact that it’s hard to not see a couple of toddlers battling it out over the last truck
in the playground at a kindergarten at times, I don’t think Twyford did himself any favours with his response to questions asked by us yesterday. Yes, the NZTA office might be busy, but surely it is important that they meet with local MPs and other officials to ensure that they gain the full picture of what is happening in any given area around New Zealand? Of anyone in this country, members of parliament are those who will be receiving the most comments, complaints and requests on a daily basis. They are literally the puzzle piece that sits between normal civilisation and the biggest house in town where all the decisions are made. So, it’s important that they are
informed and go forth with the best possible interests of the people they are serving, to try and get the best result possible. It was quite noticeable in the response from Twyford’s office yesterday that he neither confirmed nor denied the allegations of intervening to stop NZTA officials from meeting with members of parliament. It was the perfect opportunity to do so, but he chose not to. The list of responses provided by Twyford’s office in relation to requests from members of parliament for a meeting with NZTA officials certainly doesn’t stack up well in his favour. It is quite clear that those who had meetings not approved, or that questions are submitted in
writing, all hail from the opposition party while others haven’t been treated with quite the same intent. Falloon has hung his hat on the four-lane highway between Ashburton and Christchurch and improvements to the Rangitata intersection so roading is one of his buzz words at the moment. So, it should come as no surprise to see him strongly trying to advocate for the subject at a higher level and give some understanding as to why he seems to continuously be calling Twyford out on his actions. It’s just a shame that things seem to be going round and round in circles and, despite the best efforts, we’re not actually getting anywhere.
countries’ 46-year-old formal state of war. In 2000, a New York-bound Air France Concorde crashed outside Paris shortly after takeoff, killing all 109 people on board and four people on the ground; it was the first-ever crash of the supersonic jet. In 2002, Zacarias Moussaoui declared he was guilty of conspiracy in the September 11 attacks, then dramatically withdrew his plea at his arraignment. Ten years ago: President Barack Obama continued his full-court press to pass health care reform legislation, citing a new White House study indicating that small businesses were paying far
more per employee for health insurance than big companies, a disparity the president said was “unsustainable” as well as “unacceptable.” Five years ago: President Barack Obama met at the White House with the presidents of Guatemala, Honduras and El Salvador; afterward, he urged the leaders and congressional Republicans to help ease the influx of minors and migrant families crossing the southwest border of the United States. One year ago: After a White House meeting, President Donald Trump and European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker announced they had agreed to work toward “zero tariffs”
and “zero subsidies” on nonautomobile goods, dialling down tensions that had been rising. A study published in the journal Science revealed that a huge lake of salty water appears to be buried deep in Mars, raising the possibility of finding life on the planet. Today’s birthdays: Folk-pop singer-musician Bruce Woodley is 77. Rock musician Jim McCarty is 76. Rock musician Verdine White is 68. Singer-musician Jem Finer is 64. Model-actress Iman is 64. Cartoonist Ray Billingsley is 62. Rock musician Thurston Moore is 61. Celebrity chef/TV personality Geoffrey Zakarian is 60. Actresssinger Bobbie Eakes is 58. Actress Katherine Kelly Lang
is 58. Actress Illeana Douglas is 54. Country singer Marty Brown is 54. Actor Matt LeBlanc is 52. Actress Wendy Raquel Robinson is 52. Rock musician Paavo Lotjonen is 51. Actor D.B. Woodside is 50. Actress Miriam Shor is 48. Actor David Denman is 46. Actor Jay R. Ferguson is 45. Actor James Lafferty is 34. Actress Shantel VanSanten is 34. Actor Michael Welch is 32. Actress Linsey (cq) Godfrey is 31. Classical singer Faryl Smith is 24. Actor Mason Cook is 19. Actress Meg Donnelly is 18. Actor Pierce Gagnon is 14. Thought for today: “Life is not a matter of milestones, but of moments.” — Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy (1890-1995). – AP
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TODAY IN HISTORY Today is Thursday, July 25, the 206th day of 2019. There are 159 days left in the year. Today’s highlight in history: On July 25, 1960, a Woolworth’s store in Greensboro, North Carolina, that had been the scene of a sit-in protest against its whites-only lunch counter dropped its segregation policy. On this date: In 1866, Ulysses S. Grant was named General of the Army of the United States, the first officer to hold the rank. In 1946, the United States detonated an atomic bomb near Bikini Atoll in the Pacific in the first underwater test of the device. In 1952, Puerto Rico became a selfgoverning commonwealth of the United States. In 1956, the Italian liner SS Andrea Doria collided with the Swedish passenger ship Stockholm off the New England coast late at night and began sinking; 51 people – 46 from the Andrea Doria, five from the Stockholm – were killed. In 1972, the notorious Tuskegee syphilis experiment came to light as The Associated Press reported that for the previous four decades, the US Public Health Service, in conjunction with the Tuskegee Institute in Alabama, had been allowing poor, rural black male patients with syphilis to go without treatment, even allowing them to die, as a way of studying the disease. In 1978, Louise Joy Brown, the first test tube baby, was born in Oldham, England; she’d been conceived through the technique of in-vitro fertilisation. In 1981, anti-tour demonstrators invaded Hamilton’s Rugby Park, forcing the abandonment of the Springboks-Wakiato rugby match. In 1985, a spokeswoman for Rock Hudson confirmed that the actor, hospitalised in Paris, was suffering from Aids. In 1994, Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin and Jordan’s King Hussein signed a declaration at the White House ending their
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ur incredible recent experience travelling around the UK for three weeks seemed then, as it still does as we now bask in the afterglow, to have taken place aboard a magic carpet. It was smooth, seamless, effortless, timely, fast and also, importantly, immensely pleasant. But it was no literal magic carpet, just us making full use of the UK’s spectacular railway system. I’m not embellishing, I unreservedly give Great Britain 10 stars for its equally great railway services. Somehow the Brits, bless them, still manage to get the odd moan in about it, but honestly it’s first class. For nearly three weeks we criss-crossed London on the subway and across the wider British landscapes and each and every journey was faultless. Check the station electronic board for destination, head down the escalators to the appropriate platform. More often than not a train was pulling in as you stepped off at the bottom. Doors open, people quickly off, people on. Continue. All that took about as long as you could hold your breath. That quick. Absolutely no mucking about. And in the pipeline now is a new bespoke train network the HS2, a high-speed link between Birmingham and London which is going to reduce commuter times from around an hour and 21 minutes, to just 49 minutes.
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That’s going to make Birmingham a realistic commute to daily work in London. The fact that there are several different national railway operators utilising the rail network in the UK led me to believe there could be potential for confusion. “Am I on the right train?” But somehow it all works and if there is any doubt, any questions, there are always smartly uniformed attendants at “tap-on tap-off” turnstiles and around the classy terminals who are friendly, courteous and more than happy to assist. They possibly understand that a lad from New Zealand might not have much understanding of passenger trains in the new age. They are a pretty rare breed here. But why? Rail, done properly, on a scale to suit our population, visitor numbers and requirements surely could work here. Forget the greater United Kingdom for a moment. Let’s focus on England. It doesn’t have 100 times our population, or 50, or 30 or even 20. England has 11 times our pop-
ulation. Fifty-five million people. And a railway’s infrastructure is a gazillion times greater than ours. Yes, even a lowly scholar achieving around 20 per cent in School Cert maths and science understands about exponential growth and critical mass and the relative cost burden on infrastructure. But hey, we already have a main line railway system running the length of the country. The hard work’s done. The biggest piece of the puzzle is in place. Has been since dot. Surely it’s time we took a fresh look at rail and what it can do for moving us and our visitors around our great long lean land. Imagine fresh new fit-for-purpose snazzy railway trains with on-board wif-fi and the best tech kit available, traversing Godzone. Let’s use our imagination a bit, conjure up some marketing imagery that sells the thing. The Spine. How about you can buy a reasonably-priced, great-value ticket on The Spine that allows you to go up and down the country on your own schedule for say a month. Stopping at our major cities, sampling our provincial heartland at whatever point takes your fancy. Screens on board, sat nav triggered which play promotional footage extolling the virtues of the next stop, an hour down the track. A bit of Shane Jones’ provincial
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slush fund to set it up would be good. Virtually the whole country could benefit. Auckland has its central rail loop project well advanced now and what a wonderful thing that will be for a crowded city of two million people. It’s been too long coming, but at least like other major overseas cities, it will be a reality. It’s impossible to imagine Sydney for example without its underground. If we want people to keep coming here, and it appears we do, we have to be able to handle the load. To move them about. Trains are the new black. Rangiora and Rolleston are now thriving and still-growing satellite towns for a regenerating Christchurch. Futuristic railway units running in and out from both centres to the CBD makes sense to me. Park and ride. Get people into the city, and fewer cars to clog it up. Our recollections of trains in New Zealand are pretty much based around outdated tired inefficient services. But with an imaginative new approach, what might be possible? Broadcaster Peter Mac is Ashburton born and bred and the afternoon host on the Hokonui Radio Network. The views expressed in this column are his and do not reflect the opinion of his employer or the Ashburton Guardian.
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Farmers urged to be vigilant By Heather Chalmers
Left - Mid Canterbury Federated Farmers arable chairwoman Joanne Burke says arable farmers have been watching developments overseas and are aware of the risk of herbicide resistance.
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Canterbury arable farmers are being asked to be vigilant after a survey identified glyphosate-resistant plants in crops for the first time. A herbicide, glyphosate is the active ingredient in the world’s most popular weedkiller, Roundup. Herbicide resistance was becoming a significant issue in some cropping regions overseas, but New Zealand growers have been largely unaffected until now. The Foundation for Arable Research survey of farms in Selwyn identified ryegrass resistant to several herbicide chemical families. The Selwyn survey is part of a five-year research programme which will survey crops in South Canterbury next summer and Mid Canterbury the following year. FAR senior research adviser Phil Rolston said herbicide resistance was a significant issue in Australia, where cereal crops were grown year after year. “New Zealand farmers perhaps naively assumed that wouldn’t happen here because of our cropping rotations.” While glyphosate resistance had not been noticed by arable farmers to date, it had been evident in Marlborough vineyards for the past five years. “It occurs when you use the
same chemical, year after year. “The results of this survey, particularly around glyphosate resistance are causing us some concern. “We are now working to understand how to manage such resistance on cropping farms,” Rolston said. Mid Canterbury Federated
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Farmers’ arable chairwoman Joanne Burke said arable farmers had been watching developments overseas and were aware of the risk of herbicide resistance. “This survey has put science behind it and specific information about what herbicides are involved.” In Mid Canterbury, a couple of
farms had identified herbicide resistance to ryegrass, with farmers being proactive in reporting it, Burke said. The survey was carried out last summer as part of an MBIE-funded project, managing herbicide resistance, which was led by AgResearch. It involved FAR staff collecting wild oat, brome and ryegrass plants from wheat and clover paddocks on 48 farms between the Rakaia and Waimakariri rivers. This represented about 20 per cent of cropping farms in the area. The plants were forwarded to AgResearch for resistance testing. To date, resistance had been identified in ryegrass on 13 of the farms. No resistance was found in any of the bromes and the results from the wild oat testing were not yet available. Ryegrass was found to be resistant to group A, group B and group G herbicides. Group A includes clethodim, haloxyfop-P and pinoxaden, Group B includes iodosulfuron-methyl and pyroxsulam, while Group G is glyphosate. Rolston said resistance to haloxyfop-P had already been encountered and resistance to pi-
noxaden, used for the control of grass weeds in cereals, was not surprising. University of Canterbury professor of toxicology Ian Shaw said the identification of herbicide resistance in ryegrass was “another illustration of our overuse of this important herbicide”. “There are three reasons to use glyphosate more responsibly – it is a suspect human carcinogen and so might result in health effects in farmers repeatedly exposed to it, it is an environmental estrogen and will impact ecosystems in combination with the many other identified estrogen mimics (for example, pyrethroid insecticides) and repeat use will encourage resistance development.” Rolston said farmers concerned about herbicide resistance on their farm needed to check paddocks after herbicide application and remove any plants which had “escaped” treatment. Do not allow any “escaped” plants to go to seed. Farmers were advised to contact their agrichemical representative, or FAR, if they believed that “escapes” were the result of resistance, rather than application conditions.
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Odour could protect sheep A global research project led by The University of Western Australia, in collaboration with the Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development Western Australia, has identified compounds in merino sheep wool that are attractive to Australian blowflies. The discovery, published in Medical and Veterinary Entomology, could help breeders develop fly-resistant flocks of sheep, which will improve animal welfare and productivity. Professor Phil Vercoe from the UWA Institute of Agriculture and UWA School of Agriculture and Environment said the findings could help to prevent flystrike, a distressing disease caused by blowflies which poses a significant health risk to sheep. “This research is a step in the right di-
rection towards the development of more clean, green and ethical approaches to preventing flystrike,” Vercoe said. “If future studies find that the wool odour is inherited, then the compounds we’ve identified could lead to a more effective way to breed sheep that are resistant to flystrike. “This would be a great thing for industry because it would improve the welfare of the animals and productivity and address the cost of flystrike which has been estimated to cost the agriculture industry $280 million annually.” Dr Johan Greeff from the Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development said that the discovery could lead to a simple test, based on the presence of certain volatile compounds in sheep’s wool that determines whether flies will be attracted to the sheep.
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M. bovis: The cost of a disease By Andrea Fox NZME
New Zealand seems to be winning so far in its world-first attempt to eradicate the serious cattle disease Mycoplasma bovis, but there’s more than a year’s hard work still ahead, says the agriculture ministry’s chief science advisor. Dr John Roche said 14 months into the near-$1 billion eradication drive, he’s still optimistic of a win because none of the alarm signals that could be expected have shown up. “I can only answer that question at a point in time but yes, all the indications are that we are winning. “But it’s important that people realise this is a long game. We have another 12 to 18 months of heavy lifting ahead, tracing and casing farms, depopulation and from there we enter into longer-term background surveillance.” Roche said the technical advisory group assisting the ministry, comprising some of the world’s top mycoplasmologists and veterinary experts, assess all information gathered to provide their best ongoing estimates on whether the disease can be eradicated. “All indications are that is true. We have not found a massive cluster of farms we didn’t anticipate. We haven’t found an alternative strain we didn’t anticipate. We haven’t got any evidence it was here prior to late 2015. “All of these things give us confidence that we can still eradicate.” Latest available ministry data says 108,182 cattle have been killed and 179 farms have been confirmed as infected. Of 1233 farmer claims for compensation, 878 have been paid in full or part, totalling $83 Unless “something absolutely genius million. The value of assessed claims so far comes out of that which greatly increase is $97.6m. the opportunity to eradicate”, he’s confiClaims are taking an average 28 days to dent the team won’t have to go back to the be paid and 795,359 tests have been comGovernment for more money. pleted. He said the science programme has sufThe Government, in agreement with the ficient resources but noted many of the dairy and beef sectors, decided in May last expert advisors in New Zealand and from year to try to eradicate M. bovis at an estioverseas were donating their time and mated cost of $870m over 10 years. work to help. Taxpayers are down to pay $591m, M. bovis causes incurable mastitis, the dairy sector $262m and beef arthritis and respiratory issues and is farmers $17.4m. Farmers will pay endemic in the herds of New Zealand’s through levies agreed with their intrading partners. It is highly resistant to dustry-good sector organisations. antibiotics and cannot be passed to huRecent reports suggest the taxpayer bill mans. has passed $200m. Roche said New Zealand has only one Separate to the eradication budget, the identified strain of M. bovis. The ministry ministry has allocated $30m to fund the is working with researchers in Australia, science effort over two years. Roche, who the US and Europe to try to determine had yet to join the ministry when the eradwhere it came from. How it got into New ication decision was made, said a science Zealand is still not proven. plan has been developed within that alloBecause the disease is endemic around cation, with diagnostics work a priority.
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Rosy outlook for sheepmeat Restricted global supplies and strong international demand are set to keep sheepmeat prices at elevated levels over the remainder of this season and into the next, according to Rabobank animal proteins analyst Blake Holgate. He said the strong market fundamentals experienced throughout the current season had resulted in healthy returns for sheep farmers over recent months. And with these fundamentals set to persist for at least the rest of 2019, Holgate said the outlook for New Zealand sheepmeat pricing was “very positive”. Prices were expected to level out at the end of the season around the id $8 per kilogram mark. Holgate said sheepmeat supply out of both New Zealand and Australia – the key
exporters of sheepmeat to international markets – was expected to remain tight over the coming year. While New Zealand had limited capacity to lift production given ewe numbers, Australia was also unable to life production due to drought conditions. “Over the next 12 months we expect to see global demand for sheepmeat remain strong with African swine fever predicted to reduce China’s domestic protein availability during this period. “This will support strong Chinese demand for a range of lamb products and particularly mutton,” he said. Economic expansion in the US had also generated more disposable income and red meat consumption had increased there.
the world there hasn’t been much research on it and the knowledge around its genetics is sparse, he said. The decision to try to eradicate the disease through killing infected cattle rather than managing it as overseas farmers do has caused Kiwi farmers huge distress and financial difficulty as their animals and herds, some bred up over many decades, have been ordered to be killed. The trauma has been amplified by the fact many animals had not shown any physical illness but were identified by ministry testing. Federated Farmers’ dairy chairman Chris Lewis has said the “why” of the campaign has become lost this year in farmer anger over a ministry testing and movement restriction upsurge just as the June dairy season was about to start. The Herald asked Roche to recap why eradication was being attempted. “Mycoplasma bovis is an incredibly debilitating disease. From an animal welfare
perspective that’s a key reason for eradication. “The economic analysis done ... suggested it would be cheaper to eradicate than to live with it over the 10-year timeframe. “And third, it’s important to remember that under the Biosecurity Act we are compensating people for losses ... if we were to just go to long-term management, people would be dealing with the losses themselves. “Yes it is tough and I don’t for a second want to belittle the angst and some of the suffering that people caught up in the response are going through. “But if we didn’t eradicate you’d have people equally challenged and anxious having to deal with an outbreak on their farm on their own, at their own cost.” The ministry was keeping an eye on vaccine developments around the world but no Government science work on vaccines was being done here, Roche said. Vaccine use would be a problem in an eradication response because it wouldn’t be possible to tell the difference between naturally infected animals and those vaccinated. Also, using a live vaccine in the place you were attempting to eradicate a disease wasn’t a good idea. Research on the use of dead or attenuated vaccines, where the virulence of the pathogen was much reduced, had shown they were basically non-effective, Roche said. And just as a human flu vaccine didn’t stop people getting the flu but prevented them getting very sick with it, M. bovis vaccines used overseas didn’t stop animals getting infected or halt the spread. The aim was to reduce sickness and limit productivity loss. If eradication is successful, what’s to stop the disease getting back into the country? Roche said live animal shipments were the greatest risk and they had been stopped by the Government. Strict biosecurity regulations around importation of equipment used in the livestock sector would limit that risk. Another possible entry pathway was through imported semen and embryos. “Everyone seems to talk about that being the route but there’s no confirmation that has been the route of infection (here). “We have a research programme which is looking for scientists in New Zealand or anywhere in the world to provide us with a mechanism to allow us to test with confidence semen or embryos in a non-destructive way. We don’t want to damage them. But that would give us confidence it won’t come in by any legal means.”
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Companies up their climate change pledge By Jamie Morton NZME
A coalition of companies making up nearly two-thirds of New Zealand’s gross emissions has upped its pledge to combat climate change, as it reports taking an equivalent 264,000 cars off the road since it launched one year ago. The Climate Leaders Coalition – including major business players like Fonterra, Sanford, Air New Zealand, Spark, Kiwirail, The Warehouse Group and Westpac – marked its one-year anniversary by releasing a snapshot of its progress. By signing on the coalition, the chief executives of each of its 109 members have agreed to measure and report their emissions and work with suppliers to keep levels down. The founding aim was to help keep future global warming within 2C – the key goal of the Paris Agreement, under which New Zealand has already pledged to slash emissions by 11 per cent below 1990 levels. Yesterday, the coalition raised its goal by instead committing to a 1.5C target, and aligning its efforts with the ambitions of the
Government’s Zero Carbon Bill. “As stated in the IPCC special report on the impacts of global warming of 1.5C, by lowering our target half a degree from 2C to 1.5C, we can significantly decrease the impact of climate change,” said the coalition member and SkyCity Entertainment Group boss, Graeme Stephens. “The coalition’s new pledge shows that we are ambitious about reducing emissions with the intention of educating our
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Twenty-four signatories also reported reducing their emissions over the past year by a combined 569,000 tonnes of CO2 – or the equivalent of taking 264,000 cars off the road. However, 21 members reported emissions trending upwards, which was put down to factors like organisations re-setting their baseline emissions profile, and business growth. As well as accounting for 60 per cent of New Zealand’s gross emissions, the coalition employed more than 170,000 people, and represented nearly one third of private sector GDP. Climate Change Minister James Shaw, who, along with Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern was meeting coalition representatives yesterday, praised the efforts. “To my knowledge, no other country in the world has a business network for climate action that even comes close to the level of coverage across the economy, or as a portion of national emissions, that the Climate Leaders Coalition has,” Shaw said. “If these companies can reduce their emissions to live within the 1.5C threshold, then New Zealand as a whole should be able to
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Asians are far more confident in New Zealand’s financial markets than Pacific Islanders and Maori while the confidence levels of most ethnicities eased a little in the Financial Markets Authority’s latest annual survey. Men are also more confident in financial markets than women and the higher a respondent’s income, the more likely they were to express confidence. The survey, the seventh by the FMA and the second conducted online using Buzz Channel’s research panel, buzzthepeople, found overall confidence in New Zealand financial markets steady at 65 per cent compared with 66 per cent in last year’s survey. The survey, conducted between April 23 and May 7, included 1037 people over 18 and weighted by age, gender, region and ethnicity to ensure the results were representative of the New Zealand population. It has a 3 per cent margin for error at the 95 per cent confidence level. However, most respondents’ confidence levels were fairly lukewarm with 56 per cent describing themselves as “fairly confident”, only 9 per cent choosing “very confident” and 15 per cent choosing “don’t know.” “While investor confidence has been stable over the past two years, it’s encouraging to see that it has steadily improved since we first started the survey six years ago,” FMA chief executive Rob Everett says.
The “very confident” respondents have increased from 4 per cent in 2013 when the “fairly confident” were 54 per cent. Those who are not at all or not very confident fell to 20 per cent in the latest survey, compared with 32 per cent in 2013. “Not surprisingly, investor confidence can be impacted by factors such as market volatility or global events, so we expect to see investor confidence move around from year to year,” Everett says. “What’s more important is the longer term trend which clearly shows investor confidence on the rise.” Asians were the most confident with 67 per cent expressing confidence compared to only 48 per cent of Pacific Islanders and 49 per cent of Maori. Pakeha/New Zealand European respondents came in at 60 per cent while other Europeans were at 52 per cent. The latter and Maori showed the largest falls from 2018 when confidence among other Europeans was at 61 per cent and at 57 per cent among Maori.
About 57 per cent of female respondents expressed confidence compared with 65 per cent of men. Of those with personal incomes above $100,000, 82 per cent expressed confidence, while only 46 per cent of those earning less than $20,000 were confident in financial markets. About 86 per cent of those surveyed had investments, with the most common being KiwiSaver for 66 per cent, term deposits for 34 per cent, shares for 17 per cent and managed funds for 14 per cent. Only 14 per cent owned residential property as investments and only 12 per cent had superannuation other than KiwiSaver. For 32 per cent of those surveyed, KiwiSaver was their only investment. Reserve Bank figures show investors accounted for 17.6 per cent of new mortgage lending by banks in May, the latest available data, down from 23.7 per cent a year earlier. Mortgage borrowing by investors has been declining in recent years because of the central bank’s requirement that they hold higher deposits.
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TEST YOURSELF Test yourself with the Guardian’s weekday quiz 1 - What sort of animal is a lamprey? a. Fish b. Bird c. Cat 2 - Which country produces around 30 per cent of the world’s avocadoes? a. Mexico b. Brazil c. South Africa 3 - In which sport might competitors do a camel or a death spiral? a. Sailing b. Downhill skiing c. Figure Skating 4 - Who had a 1979 hit with the song Bright Eyes? a. Cat Stevens b. Elton John c. Art Garfunkel 5 - What is the world record for the most push-ups completed in an hour? a. 2682 b. 5109 c. 11,413 6 - Which of the former Soviet Baltic states is the northernmost? a. Estonia b. Latvia c. Lithuania 7 - New Britain and New Ireland make up parts of which country? a. Papua New Guinea b. Trinidad and Tobago c. Singapore 8 - Which of these historical figures was born first? a. Thomas Jefferson b. Henry VIII c. Leonardo da Vinci
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Thursday, July 25, 2019
Ashburton Pakeke Lions Club President Lion Noel Lowe welcomed members to the July Meeting of the Pakeke Lions Club held on Monday Night. Lion David Horrell read the apologies and a New Members Clip Board was circulated. Lion Owen Everest said grace a lovely meal followed. New President Noel outlined his agenda for the forthcoming year with his theme “Challenges Make Us Stronger” emphasising our need for new members and focusing on enjoyment and fellowship within the Club. Lion Joe Butchard outlined the various projects for the year and stated that collection for our February “Charity Sale” has already commenced. The Club are picking up and storing good furniture as of now, and the general public are welcome to contact any member of Pakeke Lions if they have any household items etc they wish to donate. Lion Trevor Andrews gave an outline of his intentions for programme and social events for the coming year, including a list of speakers for monthly meetings and a proposed visit to Cromwell Lions Club. A very detailed report was given and explained by Treasurer Lion Peter O’Neill on the Annual Financial Statements which were presented and passed following an interesting discussion. Lion Dave Horrell gave a report on the progress of the upgrade to the Sextons Building at the Ashburton Cemetery and Lion Les Briggs thanked members for their participation in helping with Meals on Wheels over the last month. Lion Ron Paterson was presented with a Diamond Centennial Award for service to Lions over the last twelve months as President. Raffles were drawn and Tailtwister Bob Rodgers fined several members for misdemeanours occurring during the month. President Noel closed the meeting with the singing of the National Anthem. The next craft morning will be on Monday August 12 at Lesley Faulkners at 10am.
Ashburton Strollers Club The first stroll in June was on the Rakaia Gorge north bank. We saw the entrance to an old coal mine before following the track inland through two lookouts and then down near the river for our lunch break. There were some excellent views along the way with a variety of terrain. The next stroll started from Centennial Park in Timaru, and followed the Saltwater Creek Walkway towards the coast, with a detour due to track maintenance. We walked through the Otipua Wetlands with elevated views over the lake and wetlands. A first time stroller was able to explain the history of this former farmland, which has been developed and planted over the past 20 years. In early July there was a stroll up the Rapaki Track from the Christchurch side, with views over the city, Rapaki and Cass Bay. This track is well used by walkers, runners and cyclists. A stroll from Lincoln towards Motukarara also took place in July, through Ahuriri Reserve and along part of the railtrail. The Club held a mid-winter lunch recently at the Ashburton Club & MSA. There are two strolls planned for August. On Sunday 4 there will be a stroll around Lyttelton, looking at points of interest. The second, on the 14, will be in Tekapo, through both forest and tussock grassland. Both strolls depart from the Ashburton Courthouse at 8.30am.
Striving to be the best under 16 rugby team The big guys weren’t the only rugby teams in action at the Ashburton Showgrounds on Saturday for Watters Cup final day. Matches were played throughout the day including the above battle between the two Mid Canterbury under 16 sides, the Alps and the Plains. A wrap-up of other matches will appear in tomorrow’s edition of the Guardian. HEATHER MACKENZIE 200719-HM-009 The Club Meeting and AGM will be held in the Sinclair Centre, Park Street, on Tuesday August 6 at 7.30pm. The speakers will be Bill Hood and Dan Symons, speaking of their trip to Nepal. For further information about the club and activities, please telephone Jenny on 308 6862.
Cavendish Club At the end of June the Cavendish Club held their mid-winter dinner at “The Stables”. A large number of members enjoyed a lovely meal and were in no hurry to leave what was a most enjoyable gathering. Arts and Crafts On July 5 the Arts and Crafts section of the Cavendish Club enjoyed a very interesting meeting with Audrey Edmonton entertaining us and describing her extensive collection of miniature Christmas trees amassed from worldwide locations. Not only does she display them at Christmas time but enjoys sharing her exhibits and experiences of obtaining them with family and friends. The exhibits were acquired from New York, Britain, Europe and an interesting one from a Paris Coffee shop, a sugar cube with a Christmas tree enhanced on it. As well there are treasures from $2 shops and Meyers in Melbourne. A very enjoyable afternoon concluded with Norma Galway thanking Audrey and making a suitable presentation. Also displayed were two beautiful tapestry cushions made by our late member Heather Holdaway which she wished to be passed on to two members of our club. The afternoon concluded with a lovely afternoon tea.
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Gardening Club There was good attendance at the June 14 meeting of the Cavendish Club. Members were given a very enlightening talk by Samantha Trott of Samantha Rose Flowers, situated in Burnett Street. Samantha told of her childhood growing up and the love of flowers and the delight of becoming a florist. She demonstrated to those present on how to arrange a box of flowers using everyday greenery and flowers she obtains at the flower market. This was a very lovely colourful modern arrangement and could be used for any occasion. She also spoke of being kept extremely busy being a wedding stylist and supplying special occasion flowers and has a wonderful array of giftware and candles for sale in her shop. Samantha was thanked and presented with a gift for her very informative presentation. Music Circle In May the Cavendish Club ladies were entertained by the Organ Club Skiffle Group. With their banjos, keyboards and accordion and a solo sung by one of the group it was a very different and enjoyable afternoon. It is easy to see they are enjoying what they are doing and we all joined in singing along to the lovely old songs. It is amazing how the words all come back. Lynne thanked them and presented them with a small gift. Afternoon tea was a happy chatty time as the group knew so many of the members. Thank you for sharing your music with us.
Library Circle The Library Circle speakers for May and July were both from Ashburton and both have had books published and both impressed us with their enthusiasm and willingness to share their achievements with us. In May Marilyn Cross, writer and poet came and brought a selection of her books of poems which she read from Marilyn ‘sees’ poems in the everyday activities and creatures and beauty of the world around her and has done so since she was in Standard One at Lyndhurst School. She now derives much pleasure from writing for and reading to her grandsons. The books are colour fully illustrated by David Wesley, a West Coast artist, whose work complements Marilyn’s verses delightfully. One of her favourites is ‘Tractor Fred and Other Poems’ which includes titles such as my Grandmother’s Handbag, Wiggly Tooth, Bubbles, Socks and of course Tractor Fred, (Tractor Fred is a 1947 Farmall M
wearing a magnificent coat of red). In the introduction to her books Marilyn includes two quotes which have been central to her life and achievements, “the gift of inspiration is a friend for life” and “always follow your dream – any dream will do”. Our speaker in July was Robin Pridie whose interest in photography began when at age eight he was given a camera – a Box Brownie. Membership of his secondary school camera club and a year on a scholarship in Britain developed his interest more fully. Marriage to Neroli, also a camera enthusiast, necessitated a compromise with her photographing family while Robin concentrated on scenery. A request from Paper Plus to contribute photos for a calendar led to the production of a book showing the amazing beauty of Mid Canterbury and the many interesting aspects of life here. Robin showed us a selection of photos from his book often with informative or amusing comments. We thoroughly enjoyed seeing stunning scenery, historical places and buildings, workplaces and farming activities, schools, pubs and churches, birds, animals and of course gardens and people. It was a comprehensive picture of this place that we love. In spite of a technical glitch (happily resolved) this was a much appreciated meeting.
Patrons Choice For the Patrons Choice afternoon Betty asked Mrs Rosemary Lindley from Christchurch to come and speak at our afternoon. Rosemary, a nurse, said she had always wanted to work on a Mercy Ship around West Africa. The opportunity arrived and Rosemary left for three weeks of nursing, a very intensive but rewarding position. Ten or twelve surgeons operate every day for three weeks while the ship is in port before sailing to another destination. Some terrible sights of children and young adults with deformed limbs and faces so poor to receive help other than the free treatment on board the ship. Since 1978 Mercy Ships have performed over 83,500 free essential surgeries. TVNZ “Sunday” programme film crew took an incredible journey to the Mercy Ship following our huge hearted Kiwi volunteers. Betty thanked Rosemary for a very interesting talk and presented a token of vouchers before afternoon was served.
Rakaia Women’s Institute The Rakaia Women’s Institute held their July meeting with a good attendance, all enjoying a very nice mid-winter lunch of
soup and finger food. The Motto was “Nobody ruined their eyesight by looking on the bright side of things”. The Roll Call, “The most fascinating place I have visited” were many and varied; Fiji, Doubtful Sound, Hanmer Springs, Rotorua and Ireland, bringing back many happy holiday memories. Members had participated in the annual Cup Day and Quizco held in Ashburton recently and were delighted with being the winners of the quiz, also gaining some places in the competitions. Arrangements were made for the half yearly meeting which is being hosted by Rakaia on September 27; also our Annual Flower Show, flowers for hospital and meals on wheels. The Monica Johnson Trophy was won by P. Dolan for most points in competitions.
Target Shooting Mid Canterbury In any sport there comes that magical moment when a coach can say that “something has clicked” or “the penny has dropped”. The clatter of pennies dropping and things clicking must have been nearly deafening at the Phoenix club this week. Personal bests for Sean McQuillan, Brontson Cudmore and Tane Moore. Jack MacIntosh and Amelia Swan responded to the confidence shown in them by the selectors by returning top scores. Golden girl Shania Harrison-Lee produced a couple of possible 100’s to go with the excellent result from the weekend. Shania ventured north to the Manawatu championships to try her skill against the top shooters in New Zealand… and….beat them all. Emma Smith, Charlotte McKenzie, Amelia Swan, Jack MacIntosh and Jacob Kilworth will join Shania this weekend as a very strong team in the Andrews and Faulkner junior section. Many districts in the country are experiencing difficulty in recruiting new juniors a problem we don’t seem to have. Perhaps it is the example being set by these young champions that attracts others. While it is easy to wax lyrical about our wealth of juniors there are a number of senior shooters also holding up their hands with no less than seven possible hundreds shot on Monday night at Coronation. Steve McArthur has returned to form after breaking his rifle and having to adapt to a different one. Colin Taylor, Nick Stewart and Nina McKenzie are all peaking at the right time so things are looking good. Gee! It’s easy to be positive when so many are producing the goods.
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Mahe going full circle NZME sports reporter Alex Chapman profiles Olympic champion Mahe Drysdale in the build-up to Tokyo. It’s a brisk, overcast winter’s afternoon. Lake Karapiro is still. The trees reflecting off the glassy water. It’s quiet. It’s not often it is. Then, all six-foot-six of Mahe Drysdale emerges. He breaks into a hurried walk, and makes his way down. If you ever needed further proof that Drysdale is the ever-consummate professional, this is it. The two-time Olympic gold medalist has managed to squeeze in half an hour to chat. “Sorry mate, we have another training,” he explains as he sits down. Another training. How many of them have there been? At least one already today, but how many over the last couple of decades. How many times has he sat in a boat or on a rowing machine? The hair is certainly thinner and greyer and there are a few more wrinkles, but the determination seems as prominent as ever. The 40-year-old is measured. It’s almost like every move is part of a precise schedule which has him on the path to Olympic glory. Emotion is carefully conveyed. Even when handed a pair of headphones to listen to Radio Sport’s commentary of him narrowly winning gold in Rio, Drysdale hardly hesitates. There’s the occasional smile, and the odd chuckle, but not the overwhelming emotion one may expect when listening to the call of them winning gold. The emotion slightly kicks in when he talks about the race. “I love sport. “And I love watching Kiwis do well, and it could be anyone else doing that, but when it’s yourself, it’s pretty special.” The veteran is clearly driven towards a third Olympic gold, but it hasn’t always been the case. Even at 18, an age when others
are still daring to dream, Drysdale concedes he gave up the dream. “My first Olympic memory is 1988 and watching Carl Lewis winning in Seoul. “That was the defining moment for me because that was when I thought ‘I want to go to the Olympics’. I was what, nine years old? And that was what I wanted to do. “Throughout school I loved sport. I was good at everything, but not great at anything. So by the time I got to university I thought I’d done my dash and that I wasn’t going to make it. “And then rowing came along.” Rowing’s been with him since. The now years of experience are evident when Drysdale talks about Tokyo. It’s consistently “if we make it”. He knows all too well that nothing is a done deal, regardless of the past. Some of the now more famous pictures of Drysdale are proof of that. Tubes up his nose, leaning over a boat vomiting into the waters of the Shunyi District, almost like he was being rushed to hospital after being found on a desert island screaming “Willlllsonnnnnn!”. Drysdale had a bronze medal to his name at the 2008 Beijing Olympics, despite suffering a severe gastrointestinal infection. That’s not quite how he sees it though. “It’s still quite a hard moment for me to think about. “It was incredibly disappointing. I went in as the favourite and wanting this Olympic gold medal. And I didn’t achieve it,” he concedes. “But as an athlete, what it did, was get me two Olympic golds. And if I hadn’t had that experience, I don’t think I would have overcome things that happened to me in the next eight years.” “As a person, it just strengthened my resolve. It was tough after that, because I kind of looked at everything and looked at myself in the mirror and asked a few people some pretty tough questions. “And I got some answers I didn’t want to hear.
Mahe Drysdale with his gold medal after winning the single sculls title at the London Olympics. “And that was a turning point for me. When I looked back at it, I’d screwed it up,” he emphasises. “I wasn’t good enough to overcome what was thrown at me and still win.” “When I put my hand on my heart, I know there are things I could have done better. “But I was the three-time world champion. I had the world best time. And I thought that was good enough. That was a tough lesson to learn on the biggest stage.” Drysdale now isn’t in the single sculls boat he has the strong association with. After missing out to Robbie Manson for the seat this year, Drysdale joined the men’s eight to continue New Zealand’s pursuit of a first gold in the blue ribbon event since 1972. There’s certainly a romanticism to Drysdale bowing out in a crew boat.
He’ll retire after Tokyo. There’s a sense of everything going in full circle. Ironic when that’s the last thing any rower wants to be doing. Drysdale debuted at the Olympics as a 26-year-old in a crew boat. A four which consisted of another future Olympic champion, Eric Murray. They, alongside Donald Leach and Carl Meyer finished fourth in Athens. Drysdale switched to the single and by then a bloke called Hamish Bond had arrived on the scene. Murray and Bond then won 69 consecutive races and two Olympic golds after they switched to the men’s pair, before they themselves went their separate ways after the Rio Games. It’s hard not to think of similarities to Bond or Drysdale when you speak to the other. Both so calculated. Bond had a reputation for being
the sensible one of the “Kiwi Pair”. Murray, the larrikin, Bond, the statesman. Now Bond and Drysdale are the senior heads in the eight. There’s also the coincidence that another man Drysdale has a long affiliation with is also now with a crew. His former coach, Dick Tonks, is in charge of the Canadian team. His mentor, is now a rival. “I’ve spent the best part of 15 years being coached by him, so there always will be a bond.” He laughs, “It’s probably a bit different now though, he won’t be as forthcoming because one of their priority boats is the men’s eight, so we will be coming up against each other in direct competition. I don’t think he will be giving me as many technical points.” In 2006, after winning his first of now five Halberg Sportsman of the Year Awards. Drysdale made a comment which is such an obvious concept when you think about it. “Everyone needs an inspiration in life. Every Olympics my inspiration changes. But my inspiration now is my family,” he reflects. “They’re the reason I do what I do. They inspire me every day and it’s just fantastic to go home, and no matter how good the row was, you just get that support and love from them.” Drysdale’s wife Juliette won three world championship golds and an Olympic bronze medal in the women’s coxless pair with Rebecca Scown. Now the Drysdale’s are needing a boat bigger than just a quad, with a third child on the way. “Brontë [the Drysdale’s oldest child] just thinks it’s normal that you have medals, and every dad just brings them back medals. “That just puts it all in perspective.” And just like that, Drysdale has to once again go train. Handshakes are quickly exchanged, and he sprints from the dock, up the hill, and disappears into the high performance centre to hunt for another Olympic gold.
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Table-topping clash on court By Erin Tasker
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A mouth-watering top-of-thetable clash will feature tonight when Mid Canterbury Netball’s premier one competition returns to the EA Networks Centre after a week off. And it’s a clash that, at the start of the season, not many people would have picked to be taking place at the mid-point of the competition’s third and deciding round. That’s largely because one of those teams, United A, wasn’t even in premier one at the start of the season. United A had been demoted to premier two at the end of round two last season, so this season they were determined to get back up to the top flight. They did that at the end of round one, taking the automatic promotion spot as the top team in premier two, but they didn’t just stop there. United A are yet to drop a game since their return to premier one – in fact, they were the only premier side unbeaten for the whole season so far. So after the first two games of round three, they were at the top, along with a young Ashburton College side that has just gotten better and better as the season has gone on. Tonight, those two teams will play each other in what is likely to be a tight and entertaining clash, at the end of which there should be one team out in front with the label of ‘team to beat’ well and truly theirs. But, in sport, nothing can be taken for granted, and there are a couple of other teams that are shaping up as possible title contenders, too. At the top of that list is Celtic A. The defending champions had a bit of a tough time towards the end of round two, losing to both College A and United A, before losing to Hampstead A in
Sala Bueta and her Celtic A team-mates are eyeing up their second win of premier one netball’s third and final round, when they take on Mt Somers tonight. PHOTO ASHBURTON GUARDIAN a nail-biter in their first game of round three. But, against Methven A in their last outing on court, they looked much more like the Celtic A of old, and they will be looking to keep that return to form going against Mt Somers tonight. Last season, Celtic A went through the season unbeaten
and took the title out with a win in the final against Methven A, but the past few weeks have been ones that the Methven side would probably rather forget. After a strong showing in round one, they failed to pick up a win in round two and had to survive a tense promotion/relegation game against Southern A just to
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ensure they’d even see the season out in premier one. On the flip side, tonight, Methven A will take on a Hampstead A side that started round three on an absolute high, picking up that rare win over Celtic A which showed that they could well be the dark horse in the field this season.
Silver Ferns shooter Ameliaranne Ekenasio has opened up on the absence of a payout after winning the Netball World Cup, saying the team plays for pride, not for money. Hours after the Silver Ferns lifted the Netball World Cup in Liverpool on Monday morning it was revealed that there was no prize money up for grabs from event organisers. It was a stark contrast to the $3 million the Black Caps earned for finishing runners-up in the Cricket World Cup just a week before. A further slap in the face came overnight when the South African team, which finished fourth, were given a R1.2m ($130,000) bonus to share among the 12-player squad. But arriving at Auckland Airport yesterday morning, Ekenasio said
while a bonus would be nice, it was part of the reality of being a Silver Fern. “The biggest thing is you can’t compare the cricketers to us,” she said. “We play for pride, pride in the fern and the black dress. “That is what gets our passion burning. No one here plays for the money, no-one ever has. How cool would it be to get a payout, but unfortunately that’s not the case.” Team-mate Phoenix Karaka added similar sentiments on the pay issue. “No feeling that could ever compare to winning a World Cup. No amount of money that could make you feel how we feel right now.” Yesterday, major sponsor ANZ agreed to contribute to a fund to reward the side for their championship-winning performance following comments from Jacinda Ardern.
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By Gregor Paul
Mid Canty A side named
ABs are slaves to their DNA I t’s admirable that this All Blacks side is willing to back its innate running ability regardless of score, occasion, scenario or opponent and never miss the chance to see if pass and catch can deliver a try. No matter how much pressure this All Blacks side comes under, they still see the opportunity to run. Their first instinct remains to move the ball into space and to see if their pace, ball skills and timing can break the defence. Other teams are prone to restricting their vision and ambition when they feel the pressure, but not the All Blacks. They are quite fearless and uninhibited and it is this which makes them so difficult to beat and yet also sits as their greatest point of vulnerability. After an unconvincing display by Vaea Fifita against Argentina, the lack of certainty about who to play at blindside is gripping some as the biggest problem to solve. Sonny Bill Williams’ continued injury dramas and subsequent lack of clarity as to the best midfield combination is being hailed by others as the most pressing business to fix. But personnel issues are not the big concern.
They will solve themselves like they always do when someone makes a compelling case to be the solution. What isn’t clear, though, is whether this All Blacks side is going to learn self-restraint and be able to inject well-placed conservatism into their thinking. At the moment they are a slave to their DNA: they can’t resist the temptation to do what comes so naturally and attack with ball in hand. To them it is always the right option and while that is indeed admirable, it is also misguided and could prove catastrophic to their goal of winning a third consecutive World Cup. The All Blacks don’t have their game management under control. Not the way they need to if they are to find safe passage through what will inevitably be tense knock-out games where defences dominate. Their natural instincts have to be encouraged and allowed to flourish but it doesn’t need to be all or nothing. This is the bit they don’t seem to quite get yet. They haven’t yet shown they can balance their game: curb their instincts at times, trust them at others and understand that it is sometimes better to be without possession deep in their opponents’ territory than it is to
Steve Hansen lays down the law to TJ Perenara at training.
have the ball inside their own. If there is one lesson this All Blacks side needs to learn before heading to Japan it is that glory can be found in a giant hoof down the field as much as it can in a beautifully orchestrated pass-and-run sequence. That should be their key finding after their first test of the year when they were four points ahead in Buenos Aires with three minutes left. When they rolled a driving maul inside Pumas territory, they would have had total control of the game if either Brad Weber or Beauden Barrett had kicked high, deep into the right-hand corner of Argentina’s 22.
The Pumas would have the ball, but they would also have to find a way to advance 90 metres. The right play was for the All Blacks to back their defence but instead, they had Anton LienertBrown at first receiver and tried to work Barrett into the middle of the field. It was intricate and the third pass went astray, handing possession to the Pumas who were able to play the final three minutes on the All Blacks’ goal-line. Since the Lions were here two years ago, plenty of followers have carried this uneasiness about the All Blacks. It has been hard to say why there is this sense that the current All Blacks side don’t have the same aura of invincibility as the 2015 World Cup team. But it is becoming clearer that the source of that doubt is that the current team haven’t shown the same breadth of vision to best assess how to close a test. They are at times needlessly reckless and maverick with their decision-making, seeing a need to pull off a miracle moment as if the percentage play is beneath them. Only when this team stops running as their default pressure play will they eradicate the sense of vulnerability that has clung to them since they drew with the Lions.
Old Golds ready for another tilt at the shield By Terry O’Neill North Otago has a proud (albeit unsuccessful) history of challenging for the Ranfurly Shield which will continue when it meets Otago at Whitestone Contracting Stadium tomorrow. It is just Otago’s second defence in more than 60 years so it probably has more to lose in the encounter. North Otago’s first challenge was in 1938 when it was beaten by Otago 12-0.
North Otago had to wait 24 years for its next challenge. It came against Canterbury in 1971 when, in a gutsy performance, the Old Golds went down 14-0. Two years later after Marlborough had caused a boilover in taking the Shield from Canterbury 12-6, North Otago headed to Blenheim, going down 26-9. South Canterbury took the shield off Marlborough and, the following year, North Otago lined up for its fifth Ranfurly Shield challenge on August 31. In a game
in which just one try was scored, South Canterbury held on 9-3. North Otago’s next challenge was in 1983 against Canterbury. North Otago could not field its strongest team with at least three of its most experienced players unavailable. Canterbury won 880. Canterbury scored 17 tries and Robbie Deans added 10 conversions. North Otago went big time in 1993 when it challenged Auckland in Oamaru. North Otago scored first with winger Hayden
Hunt dotting down, but Auckland added 139 unanswered points. At the turn of the century, Waikato brought the Ranfurly Shield south and lined up against North Otago, having previously beaten West Coast 99-3, scoring 15 tries. North Otago did slightly better, conceding 15 tries as Waikato marched to a 95-17 win. Further challenges were against Canterbury in 2003 and Auckland in 2008. In 2010, Southland beat the Old Golds 48-3 in Invercargill, scoring seven tries.
Mid Canterbury A rugby coach Pete Manson has named his squad for the 2019 representative season. While the Mid Canterbury Heartland Championship squad, named after Saturday’s Watters Cup final, was dominated by the Watters Cup winning Rakaia side, the Mid Canterbury A side was dominated by runners-up Methven when it was named on Tuesday. After having just four players named in the Heartland Championship squad, Methven has 13 players in the Mid Canterbury A squad. Rakaia has six players in the Mid Canterbury A side, with 10 of their players already having been named in the Heartland squad. Southern are the next biggest contributors to the Heartland side, with seven players, and they have just two – Finn Cleary and American Bryan Hazel – in Mid Canterbury A. Celtic has eight players in the A side, while Hampstead has four. The squad will come together this Saturday to train at the Ashburton A&P Showgrounds for their first training session, at 1.30pm. The Mid Canterbury A squad for 2019 is: Bryan Hazel, Finn Cleary (Southern), Cam Butler, Cam Turpin, Jacob Sutton, Kaydis Hona, Kody Stuthridge, Paovale Sofai, Sean Strange, Shepherd Mhembere (Celtic), Charles Suyker, Hamish Allen, Jarad Maquire, Kipi Manumua, Matt Groom, Matt Liszt, Mitch Pannett, Oscar Baisagale, Reuben Early, Sairusi Turuva, Sam Luscombe, Tait Chisman, Trent Roberts (Methven), Esi Fakitoka, Harvey Blyth, Iromi Dawai, Logan Flett, Tim Hanrahan, Todd Boag (Rakaia), Lofi Lapa, Logan Smart, Semisi Lei, Tupea Mata’u (Hampstead).
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TOP SIX FOR GREEN AND GOLDS Mid Canterbury powered to a win over Atami Casa De Banos on Sunday, a result which secured them a top six finish in their return season to the Canterbury men’s division one competition. But, it didn’t come easy. It was a crunch game and the Tricroft Mid Canterbury side knew they’d be faced with a big and physical Atami side, and they weren’t disappointed. Atami started with an aggressive man-to-man defence, but Mid Canterbury met that aggression, especially big Jason Greig who imposed himself at both ends of the court and helped his side move out to a 10-6 lead. Zone defence employed by the green and golds meant the big Atami forwards struggled running their offence, while Mid Canterbury were able find good scoring opportunities to extend the lead and they went into the second quarter leading 27-13. Atami changed up their defence, dropping back to a zone which Mid Canterbury didn’t ad-
A key figure in last year’s Ashburton College side, Marc Juntilla is this season turning out for Mid Canterbury and proving to be a thorn in opposition sides. PHOTO ASHBURTON GUARDIAN just to straight away, and that allowed Atami to get on a 7-0 run before a timeout was called. It had an immediate impact as the run was stopped, however it took a couple more minutes to show dividends. The defensive end was where Mid Canterbury were doing the business though, as they fought hard at upsetting the Atami offence and they finished the quarter strongly and re-established their lead at the halftime break 47-27. The third quarter was crucial as Atami needed to make early inroads into the lead, and the start from both teams was mixed as neither impacted on the game until Mid Canterbury’s bustling defence created a couple of turnovers, pushing out the lead. Again it was the defensive effort that paid dividends as Atami could not convert their opportunities, and Mid Canterbury ap-
plied the afterburners, finishing the quarter strongly, taking a 7241 lead into the final quarter. But Atami weren’t finished yet. They went back to a man-toman defence and began to make inroads into the lead, as Mid Canterbury failed to adjust their offence accordingly and Atami got on a nine-point run. A time-out was called by Mid Canterbury to try stop the rot, but this time it didn’t happen and Atami were pushing hard as Mid Canterbury turnovers and fouls let them get closer. Mid Canterbury’s lead was reduced to 75-59 – still a big ask, but momentum was going the way of Atami. Fortunately Mid Canterbury were able to reignite their defence which slowed Atami’s progression, and three big offensive plays by Mid Canterbury pushed the lead back out and essentially extinguished Atami’s comeback
hopes. From there it was about controlling the clock, which they did efficiently, finishing with an excellent win 85-68. Mid Canterbury coach Brian Kerr said Atami were physical, but Mid Canterbury matched that and more as they showed that they weren’t going to be intimidated and set about their game plan. “They looked to advance the ball at every opportunity and were able to drop their shots,” Kerr said. “Offence was generally good however at times it was a little chaotic. “The big thing for me was the energy on the defensive end which was outstanding. “They just got in Atami’s faces and disrupted their offence.” Pip Johnston found his shooting touch, top scoring with 27 points (five 3-pointers), while Marc Juntilla was a constant
thorn in Atami’s side. “He hassled the Atami guards, was good on the break and continually sniped away on the drive,” Kerr said. Juntilla finished with 20 points, while Nick Fechney scored 12 points in a mixed display, and Greig had his best game in Christchurch. “He was able to pressure Atami’s big men defensively, forcing them to change their shot as well as displaying some good offensive moves and finished with 11 points,” Kerr said. “This was an excellent team effort, there was a lot riding on the game and the boys really turned up to play. “A good result meaning a top six spot.” With the competition now split into top and bottom six, Mid Canterbury will start their top six campaign this weekend against Pioneer Blue.
Spurs legend returns - as assistant coach AP Tim Duncan is back with the San Antonio Spurs, this time as an assistant coach under Gregg Popovich. Duncan, the Spurs’ all-time leader in points, rebounds and blocked shots – and the only player to be on all five of San Antonio’s NBA championship teams – officially returned to the franchise on
Tuesday. The Spurs, per their usual style, made the announcement in a very understated way, not even putting Duncan’s name in the headline of the news release. “It is only fitting, that after I served loyally for 19 years as Tim Duncan’s assistant, that he returns the favour,” Popovich said in the release. Duncan didn’t even get top billing in the announcement.
That went to Will Hardy, who will be taking on an expanded role as one of the Spurs’ assistant coaches. Hardy has been with the Spurs since 2010, working his way up from the video room at first. “The entirety of the Spurs’ description of Duncan in the release was this: “Duncan, a 1997 Wake Forest graduate, played 19 seasons with the Spurs before retiring in the summer of 2016.”
No mention of his rings, his 15 All-Star nods, his three NBA Finals MVP awards, his two NBA MVP awards or anything else. Duncan retired from playing three years ago, but has worked at times with San Antonio’s players. He has long been one of Popovich’s favourites, going back to 1997 in the days leading up to San Antonio taking Duncan with the No. 1 overall pick in that year’s draft.
Gregg Popovich and Tim Duncan
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■■LISA LATTA
Trainer nudges over $20m mark NZME Rock Island Line’s win in the Revital Fertilisers 1400 at New Plymouth on Saturday will live long in the memory of Lisa Latta. The Rock ‘n’ Pop gelding’s victory was the 950th for the Awapuni
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conditioner and pushed her career earnings over the $20 million mark. Latta was pleased with the run and is hoping the rising 5-yearold will make the final field for the Winning Edge Presentations Winter Cup at Riccarton on Saturday week.
“We were a little bit concerned with how heavy the track was (on Saturday),” Latta said. “It was a good ride by Robbie (Hannam). “There was a bias towards the inside and he got a beautiful run. “He will head to Riccarton. The Winter Cup has always been a race
that we would quite like him to start in. “He is so much bigger and stronger this time in.” Latta has had many highlights in her 20 years training, but noted winning the NZ Oaks with Sentimental Miss in March was a great thrill.
Trainer Lisa Latta
Manawatu gallops Today at Awapuni Raceway
Manawatu RC Venue: Awapuni Meeting Date: 25 Jul 2019 NZ Meeting number: 4 Doubles: 1 and 2; 3 and 4; 5 and 6; 7 and 8 Trebles: 2, 3 and 4; 6, 7 and 8 1 12.18pm (NZT) LJ HOOKER HURDLE $20,000, RST OPN HDL, 2750m 1 x4612 Max tm (4) 67....................... J Seivwright (2) 2 16370 Guy Fox m (3) 66.5............K Veenendaal (1) 3 x04F2 Bay Rocker m (5) 65.5....................S Phelan 4 749P1 So Keep Em m (2) 65.5................. T Moki (3) 5 26218 Mesmerize tm (1) 65........................ I Lupton 2 12.53pm MANAWATU ITM HURDLE $10,000, MDN HDL, 2750m 1 2560P Alfie Dee (2) 68............................ B Lammas 2 34600 Kirkenes (8) 68.................................... E Farr 3 7x897 Manhattan Street tmh (7) 68... Shaun Fannin 4 7xP06 Mr Davinci (5) 68..............................M Cropp 5 007 She Said Yes (9) 68....................... T Moki (3) 6 0x0P8 Starbro (4) 68...........................L Douglas (3) 7 6x606 Toodaloo m (6) 68.............................. A Kuru 8 653 Tittletattle (3) 66................... J Seivwright (2) 9 7P80F Medini m (1) 66...............................S Phelan 3 1.28 CODY SINGER MEMORIAL STEEPLECHASE
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Christchurch Greyhound Racing Club Venue Addington Raceway Meeting Date: 25 Jul 2019 NZ Meeting number: 9 Doubles: 1 and 2; 3 and 4; 5 and 6; 7 and 8; 9 and 10; 11 and 12 Trebles: 1, 2 and 3; 4, 5 and 6; 7, 8 and 9; 10, 11 and 12 1 4.25pm THE FITZ SPORTS BAR SPRINT C3, 295m 1 55842 Come A Guster 17.30...................... M Grant 2 81613 Special As 17.30 J M....................... McCook 3 74726 Homebush Finn 17.21................J McInerney 4 15267 Cosmic Jase 17.42....................J McInerney 5 12127 Cawbourne Cruz nwtd..................D Roberts 6 57278 Kalonga 17.36 S &...........................B Evans 7 15871 Fickle Mistress 17.47.....................R Adcock 8 53131 Dyna Lenny 17.17.........................C Roberts 9 75662 Punch On Jessie nwtd...............J McInerney 10 87F56 Know Hassle 17.29.........................G Cleeve 2 4.41pm I PAVE CONCRETE SPRINT C4, 295m 1 13127 Hear This 17.30................................ M Grant 2 35273 Dahteste 17.24.....................................A Lee 3 73743 Loco Lola 17.18......................... A Bradshaw 4 31131 Colbert 17.37.............................R Blackburn 5 63654 Mitcham Reado 17.24................J McInerney 6 42231 Jaded Affair 17.33......................... L Waretini 7 84882 Forehand Raid 17.19.........................J Dunn 8 75x16 Chanyaka 17.34................................ B Dann 9 86743 Pita Ramos 17.16..............................J Dunn 10 15587 Know Sweat 17.26..........................G Cleeve 3 5.03pm KAISA EARTHWORKS 0272073323 DASH C4, 295m 1 45283 Smash Attack 17.22......................... M Grant 2 67164 Dyna Kushida 17.00......................C Roberts 3 27242 Nozzno Fear 17.10.................... A Bradshaw 4 35476 Elodea 17.39..............................R Blackburn
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Waikato Greyhound Racing Club Venue: Cambridge Raceway Meeting Date: 25 Jul 2019 NZ Meeting number: 3 Doubles: 1 and 2; 3 and 4; 5 and 6; 7 and 8; 9 and 10; 11 and 12 Trebles: 1, 2 and 3; 4, 5 and 6; 7, 8 and 9; 10, 11 and 12 1 12.09pm (NZT) COOKIES CAFE SPRINT C0, 375m 1 Mr Felix nwtd.....................................M Black 2 43322 Sovereign Pride nwtd.........................S Ross 3 43 Tango Miss nwtd.............................. T Green 4 77574 Xena Poppy nwtd R &..........................L Udy 5 43482 Grey Way nwtd............................ G Pomeroy 6 43544 Tamantha nwtd...................................B Bond 7 82382 Mrs. Presley nwtd............................ S O’Neill 8 Donny nwtd U &.................................Cottam Emergencies: 9 78845 Mad Jack nwtd................................. T Green 10 758 Ford Man nwtd R &..............................L Udy 2 12.27 VETORA CAMBRIDGE SPRINT C2/3, 375m 1 24122 C’est L’Amour 21.44...........................B Craik 2 63186 Jinja Jake 21.62 W &.......................T Steele 3 58536 Pat Tama 21.35................................. S Clark 4 87442 Trevor Gibbs nwtd W &.....................T Steele 5 63255 Waiterimu Ripper 21.28 R &................L Udy 6 26363 Raging Demon 20.99 R &....................L Udy 7 55213 Oskitz 21.47.....................................S Codlin 8 1F346 Bigtime Hunter 22.08.................... H Mullane 9 85674 Botany Esmay 21.58........................P Green 10 82778 Luke Skywalker nwtd...................... L A Hunt 3 12.44 SUPERIOR CHUNKY DOG ROLLS SPRINT C4/5, 375m 1 12131 Athenais 21.19...................................S Ross 2 21838 Powerful Lomar 21.29........................B Craik 3 12112 Suspicious Minds 20.89.....................B Craik
$20,000, RST OPN STP SWP, 4000m 1 6x665 Wise Men Say dm (8) 72.5.............. I Lupton 2 8x93L Des De Jeu tmh (7) 68....................... A Kuru 3 x4x75 Crash Bandicoot m (2) 66.5.... Shaun Fannin 4 0x8P1 Who Can Tell tm (1) 66.5.............. T Moki (3) 5 F5373 Mr Enthusiastic (6) 65......................... E Farr 6 Px005 My Magician tmh (5) 65.......... T Johnson (3) 7 60x17 Infoxicated m (9) 65............. J Seivwright (2) 8 0P6 Lucky Frank (4) 65...................L Douglas (3) 9 90PPR Porotene Magnum (3) 65............. B Lammas 4 2.03 UNREAL GRASS & THE BNI HEARTLAND LEGENDS 2100 $10,000, Rating 65 Benchmark*, 2100m 1 6x030 Rocking Good Time m (4) 70...C Isdale (am) 2 x6527 The Great Guru tmh (10) 68.5. L Myers (am) 3 18045 Ascomanni dm (13) 68....... M Northcott (am) 4 x6588 Magic Ivan m (7) 67.5..............E Quinn (am) 5 80x05 Taboo d (6) 67......................... J Lupton (am) 6 77x36 Donardo m (9) 66.5..........Sarah Fannin (am) 7 21760 Tell Me More (3) 66.5................F Lazet (am) 8 0x694 Wonder Lass (8) 66.5.............. K Singh (am) 9 3Fx58 Sir Ritchie m (1) 66.5........... S MacNab (am) 10 x0048 Zedabel Lass m (12) 66.5.......V Mason (am) 11 68079 Dowry Duty m (2) 66.5...........E Taiaroa (am)
12 70x60 Fort Street Dancer d (5) 66.5.. L Phelan (am) 13 0650x Madam Ace (11) 66.5............ S Rennie (am) 5 2.38pm ABERDEEN ON BROADWAY 2100 $10,000, MDN, 2100m 1 254x5 Country Bumpkin (9) 58.5 2 4 Dundee Street (3) 58.5.................T Johnson 3 04 Vacation (10) 58.5............................D Turner 4 05x5 Keep It Up (5) 58.5...........................S Collett 5 7x605 Tycoon Zed (7) 58.5............... H Andrew (a1) 6 598x9 Galapagos (4) 58.5........................L Allpress 7 6x07P Kings Kite m (1) 58.5................B Ansell (a4) 8 99x0x Lucquide (6) 58.5............................. M Singh 9 93334 Cast In Bronze h (2) 56.5............. R Hannam 10 6x796 Dashing Ruby h (11) 56.5..................R Elliot 11 09 Go Victoria (8) 56.5.................... D Hirini (a1) 6 3.13pm CAFE CUBA 2100 $10,000, MDN, 2100m 1 32752 Kion (5) 58.5..........................M Hudson (a3) 2 04253 Rigel b (11) 58.5............................L Allpress 3 860x3 Wholetthefoxout (10) 58.5............... J Parkes 4 0x667 Junior (3) 58.5........................ H Andrew (a1) 5 x579x Little Macs (9) 58.5..........................R Myers 6 6x00 The Fot (4) 58.5...............................D Turner 7 8x094 Princess Jenni (8) 56.5.....................J Baillie
8 6 Really Hi Princess (7) 56.5.............. M Singh 9 499x0 Crossed My Mind (1) 56.5................S Collett 10 76x00 In Dreamland (6) 56.5................ D Hirini (a1) 11 0 Wicked Sister (2) 56.5............C McLean (a4) 7 3.48pm DCPOWER 1200 $10,000, MDN 2YO&UP, 1200m 1 8360x War Hero (6) 58.5..........................L Allpress 2 90x3 Monkey Town h (4) 58.5......... H Andrew (a1) 3 336x8 Benson (5) 58.5...............................R Myers 4 30x Young Squire bh (7) 58.5........... D Hirini (a1) 5 0x640 Thewayyoumademe (3) 58.5....... R Hannam 6 9x00x Lincoln Dreamer h (11) 58.5..............R Elliot 7 23x32 Our Chloe b (2) 56.5....................... J Parkes 8 595x0 Muzzarati (1) 56.5..................M Hudson (a3) 9 00x0 Salt ‘n’ Pepper h (12) 56.5.............T Johnson 10 98898 St Theresa (9) 56.5.......................... M Singh 11 543 Beaudz Well (8) 55.5........................D Turner 12 Silent Approach h (10) 53.5.............S Collett 8 4.19 ROBERTSON PRESTIGE 1400 $10,000, Rating 65 Benchmark*, 1400m 1 1978x Keep It Savvy tdmh (10) 59.5.......... J Parkes 2 769x6 Gordys Gesture dm (12) 58.5..........S Collett 3 7204x Cornerstone tmh (11) 57...............T Johnson
4 4160x Dauphine tmh (6) 56.5............... D Hirini (a1) 5 80x31 Facetime tdm (7) 56.5....................L Allpress 6 33022 Sophia Magia mh (3) 56.5............ R Hannam 7 x2966 Beltoy dm (4) 56............................... M Singh 8 22196 Veloce dmh (9) 55.5............... H Andrew (a1) 9 70x50 Fully Charged dmh (1) 55................R Myers 10 82288 That’s Funny tm (8) 54.5..................D Turner 11 38x09 Deuce Coupe tdm (2) 54....................R Elliot 12 00x00 Madam Makfi (13) 54.............M Hudson (a3) 13 006x7 Em Kay Pops tdm (5) 54...........B Ansell (a4) Blinkers on: Go Victoria (R5), Thewayyoumademe, Our Chloe, Salt ‘n’ Pepper, Beaudz Well (R7), Beltoy (R8) Blinkers off: Magic Ivan, Zedabel Lass (R4), Keep It Savvy (R8) Winkers on: Taboo (R4) SELECTIONS
10 22258 Disobedience 17.19 S &..................B Evans 9 6.47pm 2019 FLAIR CANTERBURY LAURELS FINAL R/Af, 520m 1 26152 Gem 30.21 J &.................................D Fahey 2 27317 Sefton Joy 30.70..............................R Wales 3 41512 Go Glow 30.24 J &...........................D Fahey 4 11166 Max Dancer 30.13 J &.....................D Fahey 5 354x1 Ester 30.33.......................................R Wales 6 43182 No Kissy Missy nwtd.................. A Bradshaw 7 4F115 Opawa Lyn 30.31 J &.......................D Fahey 8 11141 Our Jolene 30.32.............................R Wales 9 536x3 Opawa Mason 30.46........................R Wales 10 25453 M’Lady Sadie nwtd..................... A Bradshaw 10 7.06pm 2019 KOLORFUL KANVAS GARDEN CITY CLASSIC FINAL R/Af, 520m 1 38124 Opawa Roy 31.28............................R Wales 2 1532 Go Diego 30.46 J &..........................D Fahey 3 36431 Double Speed 30.11......................R Adcock 4 12454 Joe Bonanza 30.39....................J McInerney 5 22563 Meka 30.19 J &................................D Fahey 6 17282 Boyka nwtd J &................................D Fahey 7 11251 Opawa Vinny 30.36 J &....................D Fahey 8 48633 Sausage 30.16 J &...........................D Fahey 9 15165 Eddie Hemi 30.25............................R Wales 10 11115 Opawa Deal 30.28 J &.....................D Fahey 11 7.24pm CHRISTCHURCH CASINO STAKES C4/5, 520m 1 73621 Know Shame 30.04.........................G Cleeve 2 11524 Know Refusal 30.35........................G Cleeve 3 15843 Bahama Queen 30.17........................J Dunn 4 74751 Go Brat 30.14 J &............................D Fahey 5 57137 Eyrewell Turbo 30.25....................... H Cairns
7 63688 Bigtime Ollie 21.68...................... M Prangley 8 21236 Looby’s Story 21.74................... A Lawrence 9 46433 Kapai Tahi nwtd R &.............................L Udy 10 14457 In Focus 21.66 P &........................ J Cleaver 9 2.31pm GREYHOUNDS NORTH GRADUATION DISTANCE C1d, 650m 1 86466 Peekay Shout nwtd U &.....................Cottam 2 85476 Amy Amy 38.12............................... G Farrell 3 36766 Aleng nwtd......................................S E Hunt 4 33324 Go Angel 38.17............................... G Farrell 5 21166 Odnoc Ankie nwtd.......................P Ferguson 6 22516 Thrilling Amigo nwtd......................... K Walsh 7 72471 Smoochie 38.24......................... A Lawrence 8 32338 Cawbourne Palmer nwtd U &.............Cottam 9 22766 Little Trilise nwtd......................... A Lawrence 10 2.48 FARMLANDS VIRKON STAKES C2/3, 457m 1 11417 Zoro 25.85.................................. A Lawrence 2 48382 Billy Bright 26.10.........................P Ferguson 3 31373 Sheyna nwtd.....................................S Lozell 4 72284 Dig Dig Dig nwtd............................. S O’Neill 5 68225 It’s A Stroll nwtd U &..........................Cottam 6 12157 Thrilling Uma 25.79.......................... K Walsh 7 33211 Thrilling Audrey 25.68...................... K Walsh 8 26172 Victini 25.91....................................C Henley 9 27127 Pam Arising nwtd............................ S O’Neill 10 65268 Hey Khali nwtd U &............................Cottam 11 3.06 YVETTE BODIAM PHOTOGRAPHY SPRINT C4, 375m 1 32287 Barossa 21.38............................ A Lawrence 2 68727 Botany Wayne 21.24........................P Green 3 33674 Your Valentine 21.43..........................B Craik 4 34422 Thrilling Katie 21.23...........................E Potts
5 4x571 Zipping Gabby 21.32...................P Ferguson 6 21342 Call Me Leo 21.28............................ T Green 7 75173 Stay Rich 21.52 M &......................... J Smith 8 45177 Bigtime Jacob 21.24..................... H Mullane Emergencies: 9 41774 Too The Nail 20.89.............................E Potts 10 12758 Mobility Scooter 21.20......................M Black 12 3.23pm MIKE STENT DECORATORS LTD STAKES C4/5, 457m 1 31125 Thrilling Talk 25.42........................... K Walsh 2 84144 Damaging Lomar 25.53.....................B Craik 3 25372 Thrilling Carly 25.83......................... K Walsh 4 43615 Opawa Viking nwtd..........................S Codlin 5 66516 Thrilling Vice 25.48.......................... K Walsh 6 32312 Our Rick 25.62...................................E Potts 7 67418 Keysile 25.56...............................P Ferguson 8 23387 Typical nwtd.......................................S Ross 9 27323 Thrilling Billy 25.48......................P Ferguson 10 33413 Frosty Blaze 26.16........................... T Green SELECTIONS
Race 1: Guy Fox, Max, Mesmerize, Bay Rocker, So Keep Em Race 2: Kirkenes, Toodaloo, Tittletattle, Manhattan Street Race 3: Des De Jeu, Crash Bandicoot, Intoxicated, My Magician Race 4: Ascomanni, Sir Ritchie, Magic Ivan, The Great Guru Race 5: Cast In Bronze, Country Bumpkin, Dashing Ruby, Vacation Race 6: Kion, Rigel, Junior, Crossed My Mind, Wholetthefoxout Race 7: Our Chloe, Beaudz Well, Young Squire, Monkey Town Race 8: Sophia Magia, Facetime, Dauphine, Keep It Savvy
Christchurch dogs Today at Addington raceway 5 23521 Versailles 17.07..................................J Dunn 6 61878 Debbie Baxter 17.11..................J McInerney 7 56827 Goldstar Spotty 17.31 S &...............B Evans 8 x4517 Hilton Hangover 17.15...................... B Dann 9 86743 Pita Ramos 17.16..............................J Dunn 10 15587 Know Sweat 17.26..........................G Cleeve 4 5.19 AMAZING CHASE SUNDAY 28 JULY SPRINT C3, 295m 1 14343 Broken Penniless 17.40..................G Cleeve 2 83677 Homebush Boots 17.41.............J McInerney 3 12418 Memoir 17.44 H &................................Taylor 4 64853 King Kali 17.19................................. M Grant 5 16444 Call Me Joe 17.40..................... A Botherway 6 54141 Yi Feng 17.28.............................J McInerney 7 48835 Cash A Roo 17.27 S &.....................B Evans 8 66687 Homebush Hundy nwtd..............J McInerney 9 75662 Punch On Jessie nwtd...............J McInerney 10 87848 Mitcham Quinn 17.15................. A Bradshaw 5 5.37pm THURSDAY PLACE PICK SPRINT C5, 295m 1 66411 Randy Raccoon 17.08........................C Weir 2 41255 Cawbourne Britty 17.22................C Roberts 3 61556 Goldstar Major 17.26 S &.................B Evans 4 21315 Busy Rocca 17.29............................ M Grant 5 52351 Neelix 17.29...............................R Blackburn 6 16186 Platinum Paisley 17.08.......................J Dunn 7 17135 Man Of Letters 17.38...........................A Lee 8 22171 Opawa Lacy 17.04 J &.....................D Fahey 9 37127 Raptor Attack 17.18................... A Bradshaw 10 61287 Nippa Martino 17.22..................J McInerney 6 5.54 FOX & FERRET@THE PALMS DASH C3, 295m 1 68638 Bashful Buffy 17.17....................J McInerney 2 16635 Cathy Maree 17.17.......................... M Grant
3 52143 Homebush Rehaina nwtd...........J McInerney 4 31622 Smash Grenade 17.38..................... M Grant 5 36582 Goldstar Dodge 17.26 S &...............B Evans 6 77744 It’s A Joke 17.26.........................J McInerney 7 11667 Ma Chere 17.31......................... A Bradshaw 8 38861 Know Scrutiny 17.24.......................G Cleeve Emergencies: 9 75662 Punch On Jessie nwtd...............J McInerney 10 87F56 Know Hassle 17.29.........................G Cleeve 7 6.12pm ACTIVE ELECTRICAL CHRISTCHURCH DASH C3, 295m 1 35621 Ohoka Clare 17.17........................ L Waretini 2 47268 Shaw Winner 17.52 J M................... McCook 3 21122 Eyrewell Ebony 17.37..................... H Cairns 4 31815 Smash Rebel 17.46......................... M Grant 5 53678 Homebush Tesan 17.28.............J McInerney 6 26781 Sozin’s Blue 17.26.....................J McInerney 7 36654 Goldstar Jay Jay 17.25 S &..............B Evans 8 23437 Know Logic 17.21...........................G Cleeve 9 75662 Punch On Jessie nwtd...............J McInerney 10 87848 Mitcham Quinn 17.15................. A Bradshaw 8 6.29pm AMAZING CHASE DINING PH 0274310117 SPRINT C5, 295m 1 31452 Jinja Ellie 17.26.................................A Joyce 2 11111 Sheza Rippa 16.91 J &....................D Fahey 3 12112 Our Dazzel 17.00.............................R Wales 4 23642 Goldstar Trooper 17.01 S &..............B Evans 5 71147 Beck Eleven 17.41........................ L Waretini 6 11161 Fleur Dior 17.27.........................R Blackburn 7 17343 Ezra Blueblood 17.33.................J McInerney 8 24132 Nelso Allen 16.89..........................C Roberts 9 34735 Wildebeest 17.20....................... A Bradshaw
6 44622 Sailor Allen 30.07..........................C Roberts 7 55814 Bertie Allen 30.01.........................C Roberts 8 12313 Dyna Varsity 30.17........................C Roberts 9 55176 Kia Tere 30.48 S &...........................B Evans 12 7.47 TRACKSIDE DINING 28 JULY PH 0274310117 SPRINT C4, 295m 1 47166 Justin Ryan 17.27 S &.....................B Evans 2 17465 Martha Magic 17.33 H &......................Taylor 3 27853 Smash Damage 17.17..................... M Grant 4 23176 Homebush Velma 17.46.............J McInerney 5 12718 Bender Truth 17.11..................... A Bradshaw 6 24325 Inside Affair 17.16..............................J Dunn 7 47333 Lisa’s Boy 17.24...............................R Casey 8 45322 Treville 17.27..............................R Blackburn 9 86743 Pita Ramos 17.16..............................J Dunn 10 15587 Know Sweat 17.26..........................G Cleeve
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Race 1: Come A Guster, Dyna Lenny, Special As, Fickle Mistress Race 2: Loco Lola, Dahteste, Colbert, Forehand Raid Race 3: Versailles, Dyna Kushida, Smash Attack, Nozzno Fear Race 4: Homebush Boots, Memoir, Yi Feng, Broken Penniless Race 5: Randy Raccoon, Opawa Lacy, Goldstar Major, Neelix Race 6: Homebush Rehaina, Smash Grenade, It’s A Joke Race 7: Eyrewell Ebony, Sozin’s Blue, Homebush Tesan Race 8: Sheza Rippa, Our Dazzel, Goldstar Trooper, Jinja Ellie Race 9: Max Dancer, Opawa Lyn, Gem, Go Glow, Our Jolene Race 10: Double Speed, Opawa Vinny, Go Diego, Sausage Race 11: Dyna Varsity, Bahama Queen, Go Brat, Know Shame Race 12: Bender Truth, Treville, Inside Affair, Justin Ryan LEGEND: fsdt - First Start Here nwd - No Win this Distance fstd - First Start This Distance 31 13 - Best Winning Time This Track
Waikato dogs Today at Cambridge Raceway 4 63478 See Eye Be 21.04......................... H Mullane 5 14344 Fancy Fox 21.21..............................C Henley 6 7321x Taking Aim nwtd..............................P Henley 7 52858 Chitina Tin nwtd...............................P Green 8 11613 Sparta 20.81.................................... K Walsh 9 454F4 Cameo Syd nwtd................................B Craik 10 71456 Go All Lin nwtd................................ S O’Neill 4 1.02pm FARMLANDS COPRICE SPRINT C1, 375m 1 36388 Grouch Pawset 21.57.......................P Green 2 46433 Kapai Tahi nwtd R &.............................L Udy 3 56854 Snoopy’s Hero 21.44........................... D Ray 4 66846 Crackle 21.69.................................. L A Hunt 5 55274 Talkabout Sophie nwtd......................M Black 6 68635 Double Change nwtd U &..................Cottam 7 26477 Hallo Star 21.08 R &............................L Udy 8 42525 Jinja Ted nwtd...................................S Lozell 9 14457 In Focus 21.66 P &........................ J Cleaver 10 47678 Tilly’s Silly 21.55 R &............................L Udy 5 1.19 AFFORDABLE PET ACCESSORIES STAKES C1, 457m 1 22766 Little Trilise nwtd......................... A Lawrence 2 45F47 Salvarotti 25.75..................................B Craik 3 61323 Stefano 25.83............................. A Lawrence 4 16872 Bold Diesel 25.85............................. T Green 5 1 Dignity Dented nwtd......................... T Green 6 23252 Flying Dewy nwtd R &..........................L Udy 7 22111 Enjoy The Perks nwtd.....................P Henley 8 21642 Tuff’s My Mum 25.93..........................S Ross 9 4628x Massimo Osti nwtd......................P Ferguson 10 12144 Thrilling Roar 26.41.......................... K Walsh 6 1.37pm THE CLUBHOUSE SPORTS BAR SPRINT C1, 375m
1 44442 Native Scout nwtd............................P Green 2 73574 Thrilling Arnold 21.48.......................S Codlin 3 2F544 Crackling Gal nwtd U &......................Cottam 4 25683 Decision nwtd.................................... S Clark 5 74526 Tribal Conquest nwtd R &....................L Udy 6 64664 Just Maddie 21.72.............................M Black 7 88255 Smash Rock nwtd........................... L A Hunt 8 23187 Wedgwood Warrior nwtd M &............ J Smith Emergencies: 9 37857 Snoopy’s Bro nwtd.............................. D Ray 10 47678 Tilly’s Silly 21.55 R &............................L Udy 7 1.55pm GARRARDS HORSE & HOUND SPRINT C2, 375m 1 5x786 Smash Charger nwtd...................... L A Hunt 2 51563 Little Moo nwtd U &............................Cottam 3 53563 Always Dreaming 21.40.................. G Farrell 4 446x7 Wairoa Angel 21.41..................... M Prangley 5 47851 Yella Ella 21.54 R &.............................L Udy 6 66225 Elouera Mist 21.33......................P Ferguson 7 64711 Artic Miss 21.16.......................... G Pomeroy 8 67811 Go Home Harry 21.58....................... S Clark Emergencies: 9 17325 Extroverted nwtd............................. S O’Neill 10 34154 On Demand nwtd..............................M Black 8 2.15pm MAYHOUNDS RACING RETIREMENT PROJECT SERIES FINAL C1f, 375m 1 8x178 Stellar Babe 22.10 P &................... J Cleaver 2 63774 Jinja Liv 21.44 U &.............................Cottam 3 12211 Sophia Noir 21.42...................... A Lawrence 4 525F2 Shozip Boomer 21.35......................T Patton 5 73233 Fancy nwtd.................................... H Mullane 6 58837 Talkabout Ziggy nwtd.......................... D Ray
Race 1: Sovereign Pride, Mrs. Presley, Tamantha, Mr Felix Race 2: C’est L’Amour, Pat Tama, Trevor Gibbs, Oskitz Race 3: Sparta, Suspicious Minds, Athenais, Powerful Lomar Race 4: Jinja Ted, Kapai Tahi, Crackle, Talkabout Sophie Race 5: Enjoy The Perks, Stefano, Little Trilise, Salvarotti Race 6: Native Scout, Decision, Crackling Gal, Thrilling Arnold Race 7: Artic Miss, Go Home Harry, Little Moo, Smash Charger Race 8: Sophia Noir, Looby’s Story, Shozip Boomer, Jinja Liv Race 9: Go Angel, Odnoc Ankie, Smoochie, Amy Amy Race 10: Thrilling Audrey, Zoro, Billy Bright, Thrilling Uma 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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– Arts On Tour In 1913 Annie enters the remote mountains of Kahurangi National Park to live a hidden life. Forty years in exile this true story is full of love, loneliness and laughter.
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If you’re not scratching your head over how to stream the Rugby World Cup on Spark Sport, the telco will now come to your home and hand-hold you through the process – for a price. A new $149 Spark service includes a Spark rep walking customers through their broadband connection, testing their connection speed, setting up any streaming devices and demonstrating Spark Sport. The service is for Spark customers only. For those wanting to get connected but are not Spark customers, Noel Leeming, Harvey Norman and Geeks on Wheels have all set up dedicated in-home Spark Sport solutions, the telco says. Each have teams that will arrange a time to visit the customer’s home to discuss and set up Spark Sport. This includes internet speed tests, making sure the households tech is set up correctly, and then teaching the customer how to easily watch Spark Sport on their preferred device to ensure they will be comfortable to do it on their own.
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ASHBURTON MENZSHED. Come and join fellow sheddies for some fun and fellowship make/fix something in our new workshops. 8 William Street. 10am MT HUTT MEMORIAL HALL. NZ Alpine and Agriculture Encounter, Art Gallery and hall of memories. 160 Main Street, Methven. 10am - 4pm HOSPICE MID CANTERBURY OP SHOP. Quality clothing and homewares. Donations welcome. 71 Tancred Street. 10am - 4pm ST JOHN SHOP. Opportunity shop open daily, donations welcome. 129 Tancred Street. 10.15am MSA TAI CHI. Beginners refresher and learning of Tai Chi for arthritis. MSA Social Hall, Havelock Street (not school holidays).
10.30am ASHBURTON EMBROIDERERS GROUP. Bring your stitching and meet a friendly group. Seniors Centre, Cameron Street. 10.45am MSA TAI CHI. Stretching exercises for all abilities. MSA Social Hall, Havelock Street (not school holidays). 11am AGE CONCERN STEADY AS YOU GO. Supportive fall prevention group, all abilities welcome, Phone Age Concern 308-6817. Holy Spirit Church. Thomson Street, Tinwald. 1pm ASHBURTON MSA PETANQUE SECTION. Club day, new players welcome. Boules supplied. 115 Racecourse Road, Ashburton. 1pm
AGE CONCERN STEADY AS YOU GO. Supportive fall prevention group, all abilities welcome, Phone Age Concern 308-6817. St Peters Church, Allenton. 1pm WAIREKA CROQUET CLUB. Mahjong. Newcomers welcome. $4. Tuition available for new players. Waireka Croquet Club. The domain, Philip Street. 1pm AGE CONCERN STEADY AS YOU GO. Supportive fall prevention group, all abilities welcome. Phone Age Concern 308 6817. Buffalo Lodge rooms, Cox Street. 1pm - 3pm ASHBURTON AVIATION MUSEUM. A great selection of over 30 aircraft from the past to the future on display. Open daily with extended hours on a Saturday and Wednesday. Ashburton
airport, Seafield Road. 1.30pm ASHBURTON SENORNET. Internet banking, hands on forum. Bring your device, login, i.d., password. Tutors will guide you. $2. Reading room, MSA, Havelock Street. 2pm RSA WOMEN’S SECTION. Social afternoon with speaker. Competition sandwich plate. RSA Cox Street. 2pm - 4pm VINTAGE CAR CLUB. Museum only open (parts shed closed). 86 Maronan Road. 7.30pm GLENYS’ DANCE GROUP. Old time/sequence dancing. Learn to dance. everyone welcome. Allenton Scout Den, Melrose Road.
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10am - 4pm ST JOHN SHOP. Opportunity shop open daily, donations welcome. 129 Tancred Street. 10.30am SENIORS COFFEE CLUB Held at the Ashburton Anglican Parish Centre, 64 Park Street, Ashburton.
All welcome 1pm - 3pm ASHBURTON AVIATION MUSEUM. A great selection of over 30 aircraft from the past to the future on display. Open daily with extended hours on a Saturday and Wednesday. Ashburton airport, Seafield Road.
1pm - 4pm ASHBURTON DISTRICT FAMILY HISTORY GROUP. Open for research, visitors welcome. Ashburton Heritage Centre, West Street. Closed most public holidays.
9.30am AGE CONCERN EXERCISE CLASS. Weekly classes. Seniors Centre, 206 Cameron Street. 9.30am - 11am BALMORAL HALL LINE DANCERS. Join our friendly group for fun exercise during term time. Balmoral Hall, Cameron Street. 9.30am - 11.30am MID CANTERBURY BADMINTON CLUB DAY TIME SECTION. New members very welcome, rackets available. EA Networks Stadium, River Terrace. 9.30am - 12.30pm ASHBURTON TOY LIBRARY. Open Thursday and Saturday mornings for toy hire. Victoria Street, The Triangle. 9.30am - 4pm
6am ST DAVID’S UNION CHURCH. Sweaty Betty’s circuit training in the hall, 48 Allens Road. 10am MT HUTT MEMORIAL HALL.
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Cryptic crossword
Thursday, July 25, 2019
Simon Shuker’s Code Cracker
Your Stars ARIES (Mar 21-Apr 19): Exits can feel awkward, but you’re not doing anyone a favour by sticking around after the metaphorical party is over. The sooner you leave a played-out situation, the better. TAURUS (Apr 20-May 20): Just because a boundary is defined doesn’t mean it has to stay that way. As proven by shifting realms, territories, landmarks, countries, even continents... the shape of things changes. Be a shaper. GEMINI (May 21-Jun 21): When providing someone with all they need prevents them from learning how to help themselves, it’s no help at all. Step back and ask, “How can I give without enabling?” CANCER (Jun 22-Jul 22): People will pay you according to the pricing you establish. You get to set that up. Take cues from what others are doing, but don’t copy them. Consider the value you create for others, and price accordingly. LEO (Jul 23-Aug 22): Do you wish you could be like a movie director yelling “cut” to end the scene and try the whole thing over from the top? It’s not going to happen exactly like that, but you will get some version of a do-over. VIRGO (Aug 23-Sep 22): You learned what everyone wanted, but now that seems like a long time ago. Some have changed their minds. Some you’ve forgotten about. It’s time to learn anew. LIBRA (Sep 23-Oct 23): Your directions, requests, needs, purchasing behaviours and more will have far greater impact than you think, perhaps indirectly. Think about the ripple before you throw the stone. SCORPIO (Oct 24-Nov 21): Maybe you can’t totally control your moods (feelings can be impervious to control), but you’ve a good mastery over them, and you’ll use what you know to guide yourself into the sunshine. SAGITTARIUS (Nov 22-Dec 21): Whether brilliant or dark, these thoughts drifting through your mind are not you, do not define you and probably are not even anything you came up with. They are merely clouds. You are the sky. CAPRICORN (Dec 22-Jan 19): When you give your laughter freely and easily, you become a magnet for funny people – especially the ones who interpret laughter as the ultimate form of love. They could be right about that. AQUARIUS (Jan 20-Feb 18): Temporary separations are actually good for relationships of all kinds, especially work. Even a short time away will be enough to give you the perspective that, upon your return, leads to a breakthrough. PISCES (Feb 19-Mar 20): Chores reward. Surveying a freshly mowed yard or opening drawers filled with freshly laundered and folded clothes – these details are confidence boosters.
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Among those having a go at table tennis on Sunday at the EA Networks Centre was Nick Kreutzer.
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Table tennis again a big hit A regular Sunday table tennis competition is now in the pipeline after the EA Networks Centre’s second table tennis open day proved just as popular as the first. The EA Networks Centre’s 12 tables were again well and truly in demand at Sunday’s second
have-a-go day, with people of all ages and all abilities trying their hand at the newest addition to the stadium’s growing family of sports. Ashburton District Council service delivery manager Neil McCann said around 50 to 60
people went along to the second have-a-go day, which was great given when they first got the table tennis tables they really had no idea if the sport would be a hit or a miss. “We could’ve only had two people.
“We were really just throwing it out there to see if people were remotely interested,” McCann said. As it turned out, people certainly were interested, and McCann said they now wanted to build on that popularity.
They were looking at starting a regular Sunday competition from 1pm until 3pm, as well as a more corporate focused lunchtime competition. Details for both, including starting dates, were still being worked out.
Mahe Drysdale goes full circle on the road to Tokyo
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