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Plastic straws on the black list BY SUE NEWMAN

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Plastic drinking straws could be set to disappear from Ashburton’s hospitality scene if the district follows Christchurch’s lead in pushing for more environmentally friendly options to be used. Earlier this year Ashburton’s district councillors showed their support for the plastic straw ban when they put the council on the list of local authorities that supported the development of a plan to eliminate the use of single use plastic bags and plastic straws. More than 95 per cent of local authorities have given their support to the plas-

tics ban. Ashburton’s hospitality businesses could be ahead of the game in making the switch from plastic straws. Phat Duck owners Nigel and Amanda Joyce have removed plastic products from their restaurant and bar. Containers for takeaway meals, straws with drinks, they’re all biodegradable. Making the change was a no brainer, Amanda Joyce said, and the new products were introduced as part of the restaurant’s rebranding. Yes, there’s an additional cost to going down the environmentally friendly path, she said, but it’s a move the business is committed to.

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■ ECONOMY

Rural sector bumps up GDP By Sue NewmaN

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The Ashburton District could drive New Zealand’s economic momentum over the next 18 months as economists predict growth will be led by provincial areas. The latest quarterly Infometrics economic monitor shows the district’s GDP has grown 2.5 per cent to $1953 million to June 2018, on the back of higher earnings across the rural sector. Lamb prices are at an all-time high, horticultural products have been tracking upwards, climbing 14 per cent over the year to June 30 and the farmgate milk price is now 70 per cent up on the 2015/2016 all-time low. Total dairy payout for the

2017/2018 season for the district is expected to be $976 million, up $64.1 million on last year. Population growth in the provinces has been well above average and that will also play apart in surging rural economies. The district continues to run well below the national average at 1.9 per cent, down 2.1 per cent on June 2017. Canterbury’s rate is 3.8 per cent and New Zealand, 4.5 per cent. At June 30, there were 399 registered jobseekers in the district. While there was a 65 per cent lift in the number of non-residential building consents over the year, residential consents dropped by 12 per cent. The growth in nonresidential consents has been spread across commercial, in-

■ ENVIRONMENT

Plastic straws on the black list From P1 Columbus Coffee has also made the switch, using biodegradable straws. By the end of September the goal is to have every container leaving the premise – food containers, coffee cups, straws and bags – either recyclable or compostable, owner Nigel Heney said. And yes, there’s a cost to being environmentally aware, but it’s a cost his café is prepared to carry, he said. His commitment to ensuring compostable material ends up in compost rather than landfill, extends to taking serviettes and cups home to his own compost bin. While the council is not yet formally committed to placing a ban on plastic drinking straws given that councillors supported the local government remit on banning single use plastic bags and straws, there is clear support for the move around the council table, mayor Donna Favel said. Right - Phat Duck owner Nigel Joyce, has put his business in behind the switch away from plastics, now using paper straws and cardboard take away food containers. PHOTO SUE NEWMAN 240818-SN-128

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dustrial and storage, and farm building work and in this area Ashburton outstrips the national rate of growth, 10 per cent. House sale numbers were static for the year to June 30 in contrast to 4.5 per cent growth nationally. Commercial vehicle registrations have increased 11 per cent over the past year and are running at record levels. Spending and investment in the district was described as mixed in the report, but the indicators are largely pointing in the right direction. Retail spending rose 4.8 per cent over the June 2018 year, compared to 4.4 per cent growth nationally. Car registrations and new dwelling consent numbers however, dropped and house prices

have remained flat for the past two years. The district’s visitor economy is on a roll with estimates showing that visitor spending totalled $182m over the June 2018 year, compared to $169m a year earlier. There has, however, been a fall in guest nights, but this is being attributed to an increase in people using non-commercial forms of accommodation such as Airbnb. Unemployment sits at just 1.9 per cent, well below Canterbury, 3.8 per cent and the New Zealand average of 4.5 per cent. Infometrics quarterly economic report is available on the Ashburton District Council website www.ashburtondc.govt.nz

■ LOTTO

Another big Lotto win for Mid Canty Another big Lotto victory in Mid Canterbury at the weekend has continued this district’s golden run as one of the luckiest parts of the country when it comes to claiming big prizes. One of the three Powerball Division Two winning tickets in Saturday’s draw was purchased from Netherby Four Square, entitling the bearer of the ticket to a prize of $16,323, while 21 tickets in total claimed the ordinary second prize of $11,468. It has been a good year for Lotto wins in the Ashburton District so far, with one player hitting the jackpot in March and winning $1 million. This was followed up with another division one win in June, with the big cash haul was shared between six players, $166,667 each. Statistics provided by Lotto show that Ashburton has sold 33 first division winning tickets and four Powerball first division winning tickets since Lotto began in 1987. The largest of those Powerball tickets was sold in April 2016 and netted its buyer $22.2 million. The ticket was sold at Countdown to an Ashburton couple. They have never been publicly identified. Lotto celebrated its 30th birthday last year and over those years has given away more than $10 billion in prizes to 450 million winners. The biggest ever prize is the $44 million Powerball prize won by a couple from Hibiscus Coast in November 2016.

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■ ASHBURTON DISTRICT COUNCIL

There’s still room to fight for county building By Sue NewmaN

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Until the bulldozer rolls on site, there’s still hope that Ashburton’s old county council building can become part of the district’s new civic administration building and library, says district councillor Selwyn Price. On Thursday councillors signed off on a contract that sees Athfield Architects the successful tender as lead architect and designer of the multi-million project. When the deal was done, mayor Donna Favel confirmed that the project would include the demolition of the county building. Price is not so sure. “I haven’t lost all hope on this. What we’re

doing is quite different to what we consulted on as we’ve bought additional properties and if the rest of the councillors agreed, we could now put up the new building without demolishing the county building or Pioneer Hall,” he said. Some of the rationale behind the drive to demolish came from an assessment carried out several years ago on the cost of strengthening the county building. This indicated it would cost at least $1m more to restore the building than it would for a new build. Price said he had looked at the assessment and the figures used were a little confusing. In addition, the size of the building was incorrect and the new build was based on a

single storey rather than double storey. “And I believe they were wildly off the mark with the cost of demolition,” he said. As design leaders for the new complex, Price said he took heart with Athfield because of the projects they had been involved with where old buildings and new were successfully merged. “So I’m still optimistic.” Retaining a building that had links with the council’s past was also a good way of reminding successive teams of councillors where they have come from and what had gone before in the community, he said. A second building on the site is the historic Pioneer Hall. No decision has yet been made on its future.

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■ AUCKLAND BAG-SNATCHING

Two women targeted in bag-snatching attempts A woman who was pulled to the ground and dragged along the street during a bag snatching attempt in Newmarket on a recent Sunday morning says she no longer feels safe. Police said the woman was lucky not to have suffered serious injury after she was pulled to the ground and dragged along. The incident happened on Sunday, August 19 at 11.15am. The New Zealand Herald was told it was one of two such incidents that happened that weekend. On Saturday, August 18 a man tried to snatch a bag from another woman who was waiting to be picked up after a swim behind the Olympic Swimming Pool around 2pm. She did not report to the police because she didn’t lose her bag and suffered just minor scratches. But she contacted the Herald because she wanted to warn others. “It happened so fast, like in a matter of seconds, because a car

Joe Tipene stopped and a man rushed out and tried to grab my bag,” said the woman, who did not want to be identified. “I fell the to the ground, and he quickly ran away when I

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screamed. I am still in shock.” Both victims were Asian – one Indonesian Chinese, the other Korean. Inspector Joe Tipene of Auckland City Police said the Sunday incident happened on Crowhurst Street, near the BP petrol station. “The victim and her husband were walking when a male attempted to grab hold of her handbag, causing her to fall to the ground,” Tipene said. “Her husband intervened and the offender has left the scene on foot empty-handed.” Tipene said the incident was distressing and frightening for the victim. “It is lucky the victim was not seriously injured given she was pulled to the ground and dragged along,” he said. “It is completely unacceptable that an innocent member of our community going about their business would be targeted in this way.” Tipene described bag snatching

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offenders as cowards who had no regard for the safety of others. Police were in the process of making further inquiries, he said, including speaking with witnesses and reviewing available CCTV footage. The woman, who owns a business in Newmarket, said the incident had left her shaken and scared. “The fact that it happened in broad daylight on a Sunday means people can no longer feel safe anywhere or at anytime,” said the woman, who also did not want to be identified. “Robbers are thieves are becoming more daring, and it seems like the law can do nothing about them.” Tipene said these types of incidents were rare, but even one of these incidents was “one too many for the police”. “We did recently have another incident of a handbag snatch in Remuera for which a 23-year-old male has been charged with ag-

gravated robbery,” he said. “While people should be able to walk around our streets we always have to be aware that opportunistic thieves likes this can be around and just to make sure you keep handbags close to you and ensure you report any suspicious activity.” Mark Knoff-Thomas, chief executive of the Newmarket Business Association, said he was alarmed and upset to hear about the two incidents and the trauma caused for the victims. “We hope both are recovering well,” he said. “We remain dedicated to providing a safe experience for all customers, residents and business owners, and will continue to work closely and proactively with police and Cityguard Security to make sure our streets are safe.” Knoff-Thomas urged people to report crimes to police as soon as possible so that swift action could be taken to address the issue. - NZME

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■ TURN AROUND PANTRY

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Woman dies in crash A 63-year-old woman has died after a crash in Southland yesterday. She was the sole occupant of a car which crashed on Mataura Island-Fortrose Road. Police attended the crash at 9.30am before the woman died at the scene. The Serious Crash Unit is investigating. - NZME

Home invasion Police are seeking information about a home invasion on Milton Road, Napier on Friday night. Police responded to the incident about 5pm on Friday, after receiving reports the homeowner had been assaulted. Detective Sergeant Darren Pritchard of Hawke’s Bay Police, described the attack as cowardly. “Hawke’s Bay police are looking for any information about the man responsible for a cowardly attack on a young local resident. Several demands were made of the victim before the offender fled the address. The victim was left shaken and with non-life threatening injuries.” - NZME

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When Natt Taufa was a young mum with four children she often found it tough making ends meet and putting healthy, satisfying meals on the table. She’s never forgotten those days and says that gives her a real understanding of the struggle many families have today just to provide the basics. Taufa also hates seeing good food being wasted and decided there had to be a way to match up surplus food and people in need. She found it in the novel idea of creating a community pantry where people could give food or collect food according to their needs. “I saw this happening in other towns and it made me think, we need this, I can do this,” she said. It’s a simple idea, but it’s one that has the power to change lives. Turn Around Pantry is a place where those with food to spare or share can drop food off and those in need can collect what they want from what’s on offer. It’s a service that asks to questions and offers no judgment. People can just come along and take what they need, Taufa said. “I know how hard it is to admit you’re struggling to say you need a bit of help but this is simply about turning up and helping yourself to whatever you need. You don’t even need to see anyone or talk to anyone if you don’t want.” As a bakery manager, Taufa knows how much good food goes to waste each day and she wants to see that food go to people in need. “We’ll take whatever food people want to give. You just come in and put it in the containers on my terrace.” She will also store food in her freezer and plans to have this available, probably on a set day at set times. “The people I’ve talked to about setting this up are really enthusiastic. I imagine it’ll be slow to build, but even over the last two weeks since I’ve had it on Facebook, the response has been amazing.” Turn Around Pantry will be available from today. Details are on the service’s Facebook page.

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Chch man missing The family of a Christchurch man missing since his house burned down in suspicious circumstances four days ago are worried for his safety. Mystery surrounds the disappearance of 40-yearold Michael Croucher last seen by Tilford Street neighbour at about 5pm last Wednesday. There was a fire at Croucher’s home Wednesday night, which police said they were treating as suspicious. Police earlier said there was no evidence to suggest he was caught up or injured in the fire. Croucher’s family was very concerned for his welfare and wanted to know he was safe. - NZME

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Tribute to McCain Foreign Affairs Minister Winston Peters has paid a heart-felt tribute to United States Senator John McCain who died yesterday. “My deepest and sincerest sympathies go to the family of Senator John McCain at this very sad time,” Peters said. “Senator McCain was a man of principle who dedicated his life to the service of his country. “He was an inspirational leader and war hero, a man of integrity and bravery. “It was an honour to meet with Senator McCain on several occasions over recent years.” McCain had been a strong supporter of New Zealand’s close partnership with the US. “The tributes to his record of service have rarely been more deserved,” Peters said. “His leadership qualities will be missed by the people of the United States,” Peters said. Peters met McCain on several occasions including a visit in 2006 in which he got into angry exchanges with New Zealand journalists over a photo opportunity. - NZME

Auckland concrete truck drivers are striking today over claims they are overworked, poorly paid and that migrant workers are being exploited. About 10 drivers were expected to picket outside Allied Concrete Penrose Plant in Mount Wellington. The action follows a strike and picket last Friday in Avondale. First Union members have been in negotiation with the company since December last year. - NZME

Monster squid Three brothers were searching the Wellington coastline for somewhere to dive yesterday when they came across a monster squid washed up on a beach. Daniel, Jack and Matthew Aplin were driving along the track near Red Rocks on Wellington’s south coast when they spotted it. A spokesman from the Department of Conservation said it was most likely a giant squid, not a colossal squid like the one at Te Papa. - NZME

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■ ASHBURTON VINTAGE CAR CLUB

Car club fundraiser a huge success The Ashburton Vintage Car Club’s generosity will once again benefit the Cancer Society following another successful fundraiser yesterday. A huge turnout of vehicles showed up at the vintage car club’s grounds on Maronan Road yesterday for a Show and Shine event.

Last year the club held a rally to raise funds for the Cancer Society, but this year the format was changed to the Show and Shine style with prizes handed out during the day for the best entries in a large number of categories. Guardian photographer Robyn Hood was there to capture some of the action.

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■ STABBING

Woman critical after stabbing A 20-year-old woman has suffered critical injuries after being stabbed at a Hawke’s Bay marae that hosted a 21st birthday party on Saturday night. Two men were also hospitalised with injuries after the skirmish at the private event. Detective Sergeant John McCarthy said police were called to the address about 10pm after a fight broke out and a number of shots were reportedly fired. Police say no one was injured by these shots.

The woman was taken to Hawke’s Bay Hospital with stab wounds in a critical condition, McCarthy said. “She is now in a serious but stable condition.” Two men were also taken to hospital following the incident, he said. “Police are speaking to witnesses and have completed a scene examination.” Those involved were believed to be known to each other and police were “following positive lines of inquiry”.

A local, who did not wish to be named, told the Herald Moteo Pa Rd, Swamp Rd and parts of Omaranui Rd were cordoned off by armed police on Saturday night. She first noticed the flashing lights of a passing ambulance but was brought to a halt at the end of Vicarage Rd by the cordon late last night. “There were around 11 police cars that I could see,” she said. There was a large police presence and they were all heavily armed, she said.

“Every single police officer I saw was well armed, with protective vests and a full long rifle.” She said she had to turn her car around. “I didn’t have anywhere to go.” Luckily the doors were open at a nearby pub, she said. “I had my daughter in the car with me. We left the Puketapu pub because they were closing the doors and I didn’t want to put them out any longer.” Returning to the cordon was distressing for her daughter, she

said. “She didn’t want to sit there and wait. She wanted to go into town where she was safe.” They saw a small undamaged hatchback on the back of a tow truck being taken away from the scene, she said. About six cars went through when the cordon was lifted about 1am, she said. She said she had not seen anything like it in the area before, as with the exception of the odd party it was “usually pretty quiet out here”. - NZME

■ BLEDISLOE CUP

Airbnb Auckland home trashed by guests An Auckland Airbnb user is upset his Wallabies guests have broken his strict no big parties rule, trashing the rented house on Bledisloe game night before absconding back across the ditch. Ravi Punjwani said he prides himself on taking close care of all the properties he manages. But he was disgusted by the state of his Onehunga property after a group of 16 Australians used the accommodation for their trip to New Zealand to watch the test match at Eden Park. Yesterday morning, the suburban home was littered with glass fragments and empty beer bottles after the All Blacks dominated the Wallabies on Saturday night. Clothing and bedding was strewn across the house with several pairs of underwear among the items that had been left behind by the occupants. There were also smudge marks on the carpet and a small dent in the lounge wall as well as splatters of liquid on the walls and ceiling. Punjwani said the group had broken the house rules by having such a large party. “We don’t allow such groups, if you want to party you can’t rent

Left - Ravi Punjwani starts to clean the Onehunga home. PHOTO NZ HERALD

t our house,” he said. “This is a residential area.” It was important to respect the peace and quiet of the area, he said.

“They have covered the smoke alarm because they want to smoke in here,” Punjwani said. That was another breach of the rules, because it was strictly a no-

smoking area, he said. It was frustrating, he explained, for the young family who immigrated to New Zealand two years ago.

“This is our dream project. We want to add more houses [to the business].” A lot of time it felt like a mistake to be involved in managing rental properties but maybe “some day we will find a way to resolve all these issues”. “We would never do this [to someone else’s home].” Punjwani said the renter had assured him there would be no parties after he changed the booking from one person to 16, and also made inquiries about whether or not the bond was refundable. Punjwani has insurance for the house, not including contents, but his excess was $1000 so it was unlikely he would claim in this instance, he said. The person who rented the property has been approached for comment. - NZME

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■ SELWYN ART GALLERY

Trip down memory lane Five accomplished artists are making a welcome return to the Selwyn Art Gallery in September, and taking viewers on a stroll down memory lane. The Blast from the Past exhibition opens at the gallery in Darfield on August 31 and will run through until September 27. The Malvern Community Arts Council (MCAC) arts co-ordinator, Katrina Ellis, said the five artists that feature had all exhibited at the gallery before. “We are proud to play a role in their continuing journey as they all juggle the demands of a busy family and working life alongside their arts practice,” Ellis said. The artists are Caroline Bartholomew, Amelia Guild, Anneke Stewart, Janna van Hasselt and Malvern’s own Rachael Inch. Inch has an extensive history of promoting and supporting the arts in Selwyn through founding the Selwyn Creative Network alongside her own visual arts practice. Ellis said her “vibrant colours take us on a path of self-discovery in her body of work for this exhibition”. “Acrylic and ink abstract works representing minerals and crystals spark memories of the magnificent and sometimes fleeting moments we experience throughout life – communicating without the use of words.” Bartholomew has been teaching and making art periodically for over 15 years. She gained experience exhibiting in New Zealand before pursuing a career in teaching. The Petone artist offers the series of work a flutter of colour which is intended to be enjoyed at a glance, a pop of colour and texture. The subject matter of the kea, tui and piwakawaka conjure up memories of moments shared with family – a scene of beautiful colours, creating an intricate pattern, the tapestry of life that continues to be woven. Guild is a full-time artist and actress (Amelia Dunbar) amidst juggling the demands of motherhood. Growing up on a high

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country station, she has always been interested in depicting the world around her, influenced by rural life and creatures – specifically cattle. Not satisfied with realistic depictions or colourways, Guild has found great enjoyment in showing her love for cattle through texture, gesture and palette. Her bright, bold and dynamic artworks reflect her sentiments towards rural living and people. Ellis said Stewart seeks to visualise and manifest art works

that personify the energy of our earthly existence, attempting to draw attention to the importance of living conscious and sustainable lives. Her main objective is to create finely crafted New Zealand made design and art works, making quality items using locally sourced materials and labour – modern and contemporary art and design that honour the Earth. The digital technique applied to her photographic imagery

explores the art of the Mandala, symbolic geometric healing art from Buddhist spiritual beliefs. Christchurch’s van Hasselt studied Printmaking at the Ilam School of Fine Arts and graduated in 2004 with a BFA and BSc in Linguistics. She then travelled extensively, undertaking residencies in the UK, Europe and the US. A NZ Fulbright Graduate Award lured her to Chicago, where her love affair with clay began and she graduated with a Master of Fine Arts from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago in 2014. During her graduate study, van Hasselt was introduced to handbuilding, mould-making and extrusion techniques as well as alternative approaches to clay. The Selwyn Gallery will be open daily (except Mondays) from 10am to 4pm for the duration of this show.

■ August 29: Barbara Jaine Artist Talk at Ashburton Art Gallery. ■ September 7: Wayne’s School of Rock and the Big Little Theatre Company present Follow Your Dreams at the Ashburton Trust Event Centre. ■ September 8: D’Sendantz at the Tinwald Tavern. ■ September 15: Celtic Illusion at the Ashburton Trust Event Centre. ■ September 16: Ashburton Society of Arts Early Spring Show finishes. ■ September 22: Adam McGrath & the Roaring Days at Ashburton Trust Event Centre. ■ October 7: Ashburton Society of Arts member art and craft sale at the Short Street Studio. ■ October 10: The Cat in the Hat by Dr Seuss at the Ashburton Trust Event Centre. ■ October 13: Lions Club of Ashburton County presents Stars in Your Eyes at the Ashburton Trust Event Centre. ■ October 26: Uniquely Ubana – Another Side of Paul Ubana Jones at Ashburton Trust Event Centre. ■ October 31: Entries close for the Zone Ashburton Female Art Award 2019. ■ November 1: Seven Deadly Stunts and the Messy Magic Adventure at the Ashburton Trust Event Centre. ■ November 5: Social Climbers – A Roger Hall Comedy at the Ashburton Trust Event Centre. ■ November 10 & 11: Armistice Day Remembrance Concerts at the Ashburton Trust Event Centre. ■ November 11: Mid Canterbury Choir presents Messiah with guest soloists at St Stephen’s Anglican Church.

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Mid Canterbury A’s Luke Gilbert tries to bust through a South Canterbury A tackle with Harry Ashworth (left) and Reuben Early (centre) in support. PHOTO ROBYN HOOD 250818-RH-047

Kibson Manumua makes a bust up field for Mid Canterbury A against South Canterbury A on Saturday. PHOTO ROBYN HOOD 250818-RH-019

The Mid Canterbury A development rugby side took on South Canterbury A at the Ashburton Showgrounds on Saturday and came away with a 64-38 loss.

Ese Fakatoka makes a run up field with Finn Cleary in support during their Mid Canterbury A side’s loss to South Canterbury A on Saturday. PHOTO ROBYN HOOD 250818-RH-027

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Trying to break through the South Canterbury A defence was Mid Canterbury A’s Jey Aiolupotea. PHOTO ROBYN HOOD 250818-RH-046

Trying to dart around the South Canterbury A defence on Saturday was Mid Canterbury A’s Deon Biggs. PHOTO ROBYN HOOD 250818-RH-034

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obody likes to see something or someone they love struggling, so anyone who’s been to Christchurch lately may have taken some solace from the fact that it appears as though the city is again starting to move forward. Yes, the speed isn’t record breaking – but there are evident signs of heading in the right direction all these years after the quakes which changed the lives of so many in February of 2011. The city’s beating heart, Cathedral Square, is the one exception, its very core remains almost untouched apart from the brightly coloured walls which surround

the new city ruins, otherwise known as the former Christchurch Cathedral. But all around that area, there’s progress. What stopped beating when the ground shook has slowly been brought back to life and as the streets fill with more and more

people who are walking back into the centre of the city, the revitalisation project continues to be a long way from being finished, but as said, at least there is progress. Spending a few hours in the city centre at the weekend, both during the middle of the day and then again later at night, there was a real vibe of normality about the place despite the evidence of there actually being no normality whatsoever in the big scheme of things. The nightlife is returning and the casual shopper who can spend days on end wandering through shops has come back, giving a real sense of progress to

the entire area. What unfolded on February 22 will forever change the way we look at Christchurch as a whole but there is no reason it can’t return to its former glory at some point and perhaps even become better than it was before. And the same could be said for Ashburton. Our current Central Business District was a wonderful thing once, but it has become outdated and is in need of a change and it’s lucky we have some very dedicated groups who are strongly advocating for jazzing the heart of Ashburton up to make it more visually appealing to anyone passing through or spending time

in the town. We have an opportunity to really take things forward and so far the plans put forth and the ideas mooted all show real promise, but ensuring that they are activated and then followed through on will be the major challenge. It can be easy to say something is going to be done, only for it to never happen, so the it’s up to this community to keep the ball rolling to ensure we get an optimum result. Like Christchurch, it may take time and we will need to be patient, but persistence will get us there.

explosion claimed by the Irish Republican Army. In 1989, the first US commercial satellite rocket was launched from Cape Canaveral, Florida — a Delta booster carrying a British communications satellite, the Marcopolo 1. In 2006, a Comair CRJ-100 crashed after trying to take off from the wrong runway in Lexington, Kentucky, killing 49 people and leaving the co-pilot the sole survivor. Ten years ago: Barack Obama was nominated for president by the Democratic National Convention in Denver. A federal judge in Boise, Idaho, sentenced longtime sex offender Joseph Edward

Duncan III to death for the 2005 kidnapping, torture and murder of 9-year-old Dylan Groene. Five years ago: Major Nidal Hasan, the Army psychiatrist who’d fatally shot 13 people at Fort Hood, Texas, in 2009, rested his case without presenting any evidence during his trial’s penalty phase. (Hasan ended up being sentenced to death.) One year ago: Hurricane Harvey sent devastating floods into Houston, with rising water chasing thousands of people to rooftops or higher ground; streets became rivers navigable only by boat. A rally in Berkeley, California, was disrupted when scores of anarchists wearing

black clothing and masks stormed the demonstration and attacked several supporters of President Donald Trump. Today’s birthdays: Musician Daryl Dragon is 76. Actress Tuesday Weld is 75. Actor G.W. Bailey is 74. Rock singermusician Tim Bogert is 74. Actress Marianne Sagebrecht is 73. Country musician Jeff Cook is 69. Actor Paul Reubens is 66. Rock musician Alex Lifeson (Rush) is 65. Actor Peter Stormare is 65. Actress Diana Scarwid is 63. Rock musician Glen Matlock (The Sex Pistols) is 62. Country singer Jeffrey Steele is 57. Gospel singer Yolanda Adams is 57. Movie

director Tom Ford is 57. Country musician Matthew Basford (Yankee Grey) is 56. Writerproducer Dean Devlin is 56. Rock musician Mike Johnson is 53. Rap musician Bobo (Cypress Hill) is 51. Country singer Colt Ford is 49. Actor RonReaco Lee is 42. Rapper Mase is 41. Actresssinger Demetria McKinney is 40. Actor Aaron Paul is 39. Actress Amanda Fuller is 34. Thought for today: “Genuine tragedies in the world are not conflicts between right and wrong. They are conflicts between two rights.” — Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel, German philosopher (born this date in 1770, died 1831). - AP

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TODAY IN HISTORY Today is Monday, Aug. 27, the 239th day of 2018. There are 126 days left in the year. Today’s highlight in history: On August 27, 1928, the KelloggBriand Pact was signed in Paris, outlawing war and providing for the peaceful settlement of disputes. On this date: In 1776, the Battle of Long Island began during the Revolutionary War as British troops attacked American forces who ended up being forced to retreat two days later. In 1859, Edwin L. Drake drilled the first successful oil well in the United States, at Titusville, Pa. In 1883, the island volcano Krakatoa erupted with a series of cataclysmic explosions; the resulting tidal waves in Indonesia’s Sunda Strait claimed some 36,000 lives in Java and Sumatra. In 1892, fire seriously damaged New York’s original Metropolitan Opera House. In 1949, a violent white mob prevented an outdoor concert headlined by Paul Robeson from taking place near Peekskill, New York. (The concert was held eight days later.) In 1962, the United States launched the Mariner 2 space probe, which flew past Venus in December 1962. In 1964, the Walt Disney movie musical fantasy Mary Poppins, starring Julie Andrews and Dick Van Dyke, premiered at Grauman’s Chinese Theatre in Hollywood. In 1967, Brian Epstein, manager of the Beatles, was found dead in his London flat from an accidental overdose of sleeping pills; he was 32. In 1975, Haile Selassie, the last emperor of Ethiopia’s 3000-year-old monarchy, died in Addis Ababa at age 83 almost a year after being overthrown. In 1979, British war hero Lord Louis Mountbatten and three other people, including his 14-year-old grandson Nicholas, were killed off the coast of Ireland in a boat

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onight I am holding a public meeting on the End of Life Choice Bill, which would permit legal euthanasia. The guest speakers will be the Bill’s sponsor David Seymour, and Nuk Korako an MP against the Bill. 5.30pm at the Senior Centre, 206 Cameron Street. A warning from the writer: this column contains issues of suicide that the reader may find troubling. Most of the time in our Parliament when a draft piece of legislation comes to the debating chamber our political parties will have made their mind up. Subject matter specialists make a recommendation to the party, there’ll be a debate, and the party will collectively decide to vote a certain way. There are exceptions. The National Party has an explicit allowance that allows MPs to vote against the party position if it is contrary to the interests of their electorate. I haven’t had to do that yet, but I would if I felt that my party took a position that harmed our district. The more typical exception is areas that our Parliament deems conscience issues. Traditionally these have been on matters like drugs, alcohol, gambling, abortion, and more recently, euthanasia. It recognises that most political parties, while having an agreed set of economic positions, don’t typically agree on all moral issues. It’s for that reason we had the curious situation late last year where the then Leader of the National Party Bill English gave a powerful speech against the first reading of the End of Life Choice Bill, while a great many National MPs, myself included, voted in favour. I voted for it at the time to let it go to Select Committee so

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that all New Zealanders, not just politicians, could have their say on this important issue. The public response has been unprecedented with more than 35,000 written submissions. The Select Committee are now working their way around the country hearing from the thousands of submitters who want to be heard in person. It’s a long process, and one that won’t be completed until early next year, when Parliament will again be required to vote on the legislation. I’ve read many of the 35,000 submissions, and all of the more than 4000 emails that have been sent to me by locals and others from around the country. Although I voted for the Bill at first reading I continue to have

reservations about it. Elder abuse is already a major issue for our country, particularly younger family members putting financial pressure on their older family members. To support the Bill I would need to be satisfied there are sufficient safeguards to prevent family from putting pressure on an older person to prematurely end their life. I want to see more put in place to support people in our community with mental health issues. In the last few days figures have been released about suicide numbers in the past year. They’re up, to 668 from 606 in the previous year. It’s a national tragedy. The question was put to me recently how we can legislate for legal euthanasia for some, while telling our young people that suicide is wrong. There’s no easy answer, and there’s tragic stories on both sides. One, a man who had just been diagnosed with Huntingdon’s

disease, a degenerative illness for which there is no cure. He’d watched his mother die a horrible death from the same condition, unable to do anything, even swallow. And so, with many good years ahead of him he took his own life, knowing that he could, but knowing that that ability he would eventually lose. It’s an awful story, but one I’ve heard and read variations of many times from many families who argue in favour of the Bill. It’s not an easy debate to have, but one I believe as a country we are mature enough to have. Please come along to the meeting tonight to have your say, or email your thoughts to andrew.falloon@parliament. govt.nz

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to do next. Let’s remind ourselves that the i-site building is consented only for dispensing information. So, I challenge council to “swallow a dead rat” so to speak and re-open the i-site as part of their long-awaited upgrade of the CBD. I find it ironic that Experience Mid Canterbury claim visitors to our district are booming (numbers which are very subjective) at the same time we have closed our information centre. Our town deserves a professionally run iSITE/information centre from its designated site. Or have we just found the first

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Bishop quits as foreign minister Julie Bishop has resigned as foreign minister under new Prime Minister Scott Morrison, but will stay in parliament for now. Ms Bishop issued a statement yesterday announcing her decision. “Today I advised the Prime Minister that I will be resigning from my Cabinet position as Minister for Foreign Affairs,” she said. “I will remain on the backbench as a strong voice for Western Australia. “I have been pre-selected by the Liberal Party for the seat of Curtin and I have made no decision regarding the next election.” Ms Bishop, 62, was deputy Liberal leader for more than a decade but she only received 11 votes in last Friday’s leadership ballot after Malcolm Turnbull called a spill. Mr Turnbull yesterday paid tribute to his deputy, thanking her for her loyalty and friendship. “She has been and remains an inspiring role model for women here and around the world.”

Ms Bishop’s Labor counterpart Penny Wong paid tribute to her for her trailblazing role as the first Australian woman to be Foreign Affairs Minister. “For five years she has dedicated her life to our nation with a tireless work ethic and exhausting travel schedule,” Senator Wong said in a statement. “While Labor has at times been critical of the foreign policy directions under prime ministers Abbott and Turnbull, Ms Bishop’s commitment to standing up for Australia both here and abroad has never been in question.” Former prime minister and foreign minister Kevin Rudd also tweeted Ms Bishop had been a highly effective Australian foreign minister. “ ... she has earned, absolutely, the respect of foreign ministers around the world,” he said. British High Commissioner to Australia Menna Rawlings she was sad to hear of Ms Bishop’s resignation.

“She has been a gutsy, dynamic, representative of Australia. And a fantastic friend of GB (Great Britain),” she tweeted. Education Minister Simon Birmingham earlier yesterday said Ms Bishop was “the most significant woman in the history of the Liberal Party” and deserved to make a decision about her future without external pressure. “We would love to see Julie continue, but that really is up to Julie,” he said. MP Melissa Price will be environment minister in the Morrison government, after serving as assistant minister in the portfolio in the Turnbull cabinet. Mr Morrison, who won the leadership ballot against Peter Dutton, is expected to announce his new ministry as soon as next Sunday. Nationals MP Keith Pitt has hung up his hat of assistant minister to the deputy prime minister for the backbench, saying Mr Morrison and his new ministry has his “full support”. - AAP

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US says farewell to McCain Senator John McCain, the 81-year-old Republican Party’s 2008 US presidential nominee, has died, 13 months after revealing he was suffering brain cancer. He died at his Arizona home yesterday after stopping treatment for aggressive glioblastoma, which was diagnosed in July 2017. McCain was known to the end as a pugnacious maverick, last month offering blistering criticism of US President Donald Trump’s failure to stand up to Russian President Vladimir Putin. “With the Senator when he passed were his wife Cindy and their family. At his death, he had served the United States of America faithfully for 60 years,” his office said in a statement. He had halted treatment for aggressive glioblastoma, which was diagnosed in July 2017. The retired Navy fighter pilot, who was shot down over North Vietnam in 1967 and held as a prisoner of war for more than five years, entered Congress in 1983 from Arizona and has served in the Senate since 1987. Days after undergoing brain surgery in Arizona, with open stitches above his left brow, McCain appeared on the Senate floor in late July 2017, delivering a speech against partisanship and eventually casting the deciding vote against a major health care measure supported by Trump. The hawkish chairman of the Senate Armed Services committee was a top Republican voice on defence and foreign policy. McCain has been a leading Republican dissident since Trump took office in January 2017. - AP

Air guitarists show pluck Air guitar enthusiasts have gathered in the Finnish city of Oulu to shred and strum their imaginary instruments in pursuit of the world championship of the bizarre dance form. Under grey, wet skies, this year’s 15 finalists appeared on the open-air stage on Oulu’s central square at the weekend, twanging, jangling, riffing, screeching and plucking the air. This year’s title was taken by Japan’s Nanami Nagura, who performed under the artist name Seven Seas in the contest’s 23rd edition. She started her performance dressed as a modest cleaning lady before transforming into a heavy metal guitarist. - AAP

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Kiwi comedian Rose Matafeo has taken out the 2018 Edinburgh Comedy award, the prestigious comedy prize handed out at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival. Matafeo took the win for her comedy show for Horndog, which she debuted at this year’s New Zealand International Comedy Festival to rave reviews. The 26-year-old said in a tweet following the win: “I am completely overwhelmed to win this award. Far out. Awesome actually.” The Guardian called Matafeo “terrific,” calling her first nomination “overdue”. Matafeo thanked her director Phoebe Bourke for taking a “punt” on her. - NZME

Sixteen dead in bus accident Sixteen people have been killed in a bus accident outside the Bulgarian capital of Sofia, Interior Minister Valentin Radev confirmed. The bus was travelling towards Sofia on Saturday when it veered off the road and crashed near the town of Svoge, police said. The cause of the accident was unclear. A further 27 people were injured in the

crash, Health Minister Kiril Ananiev said. According to broadcaster bTV, the passengers, pensioners from the village of Svetovratchene outside the capital, were on their way back from a visit to a monastery. The bus rammed several cars before leaving the road and plunged 20 metres, about halfway down a ravine. - DPA

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Strong quakes kills two in Iran Three earthquakes, including one registering as a magnitude 6, have struck western Iran, with state media reporting at least two people have been killed and 241 injured. The US Geological Survey says two other earthquakes, measuring magnitude 4.4 and 4.2, struck yesterday near the city of Javanrud in Iran’s Kermanshah province. State TV is reporting the toll, citing Reza

Mahmoudian, a governorate official. The state-run IRNA news agency says one of the two killed was a 70-year-old man who died of a heart attack during the earthquakes. Iran is prone to earthquakes. Last November, a major 7.3 magnitude earthquake struck the same region, killing over 530 people and injuring thousands. - AAP

Aretha Franklin’s estate has been urged by PETA to donate her fur coats to the organisation. The music icon died at her home on August 16, aged 76, and the animal rights’ organisation has subsequently written a letter to Franklin’s niece Sabrina Garrett Owens, who is the representative of the singer’s estate. PETA has called on Owens to donate the late singer’s collection to its fur donation campaign, which sends furs to people in refugee camps and homeless shelters. A number of high-profile celebrities have previously donated their fur to the scheme. - AP

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Barossa Valley: Vintage affair G

azing over the edge of an infinity pool as the sun sets over endless rows of grapevines, I feel like I’ve stepped into one of those Instagram pictures that makes you doubt it’s even real. In fact, I can barely convince myself that this is my reality for the next few days. I’m staying at The Louise, in the Barossa Valley, home of said infinity pool, and enjoying the kind of luxury that makes it that much harder to go home. My ride also contributes to a difficult return. I’m being driven around in a vintage Daimler by guide John Baldwin of Daimler Tours (barossadaimlertours. com.au). It’s an old paddock car, apparently, and without naming names, he hints that it’s had more than a few famous faces in the back seat. Synonymous with fine food and even finer wine, I’m eagerly anticipating eating my way around the Barossa. We start our tour with an early morning visit to the St Hugo winery, entering the estate down a long drive lined with cork oak trees. Like many of the wineries in the area, St Hugo has a long and interesting history, starting with Johann Gramp, a German immigrant who was one of the wine pioneers of the region, planting his first vines in 1847. The original business was taken over by his grandson, Hugo Louis Gramp, but Hugo was killed in an air accident in 1938, along with two other wine industry leaders. His legacy was honoured in 1983, with the first of the St Hugo range of wine; the title inspired by the European tradition of naming vineyards after saints for good fortune. There have been more than 30 vintages of St Hugo cabernet sauvignon – soft and elegant, but still pretty bold – since then. The family connection continues to this day. I’m told that Hugo’s son, 96-year-old Colin Gramp who planted the cork trees that line the drive, comes in for lunch by himself every Father’s Day and still tears up when he talks about his dad. Colin was at boarding school when he heard the news of his father’s death. He had received a letter from him the day before. This “last letter” was immortalised in St Hugo’s Legacy Collection, as The Last Letter Barossa Cabernet Sauvignon, with the letter printed on its label. As I sample the winery’s Private Collection flight – a very

A classy old set of wheels proves the perfect way for Eli Orzessek to tour the Barossa’s stunning vineyard country.

St Hugo winery has a long and interesting history, starting with Johann Gramp, a German immigrant who was one of the wine pioneers of the region, planting his first vines in 1847. nice way to start the morning – I look out over the vineyards and the elegant mixture of new and old architecture, and muse on the history of the area. After St Hugo, we make a quick stop at Apex Bakery (apexbakery. com.au) in Tanunda, a German bakehouse that dates back to 1924 – as does much of the equipment used out the back. I’m treated to a delicious Berliner doughnut that really hits the spot, as well as some biscuits to take home to my German dad. A short drive from there is our second wine destination of the day, Langmeil Winery (langmeilwinery.com.au), which also has a rich German heritage, dating back to 1842. It was originally a village founded by Christian Auricht, an immigrant from Prussia looking for religious freedom, and pioneer buildings are dotted around the estate. I’m handed a glass of their “black champagne” – Langmeil’s NV Sparkling Shiraz Cuvee, which the winery has made since 1892, when they found them-

selves with an excess of shiraz. Walking around the vines, I notice the large spaces between them – this was so a horse and cart could fit inside, back in the day. Our tour ends with a descent into the Freedom Cellar, which was originally a cobbler’s shop. Today, it’s an atmospheric and intimate location in which to taste some of the winery’s product. It’s at this point that I’m going to admit I’m a bit of a wine tour virgin and four wineries in one day starts to feel a bit daunting. Though I’d originally scoffed at the spittoons on offer – why would you spit out such good wine? – I’m starting to appreciate them. If you gulp back all those little tasters, you’ll need to be rolled out of the Daimler at the end of the tour. We must truck on, however: there are still two more wineries to visit and lunch to eat. Vintner’s Bar & Grill (vintners.com. au), is the perfect place to soak up some of the alcohol, and the

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crunchy pigs’ ears and anchovies on crispbread go down particularly well. Stepping into the epic wine cellar at Yalumba winery really feels like a privileged experience. It’s more like a museum, expertly curated by the HillSmith family who’ve run the winery over five generations and 167 years. With bottles as far as the eye can see, the collection contains Yalumba’s own historic vintages, as well as important wines from around the world. I’m shown a bottle of Yalumba’s Four Crown Port from 1929 – which Douglas Mawson took with him on his mission to the Antarctic and shared with his crew for Christmas lunch. The menu card still remains. Just when you think you’ve seen it all, the cellar expands into yet another room. To see this incredible collection yourself, you need to book into one of Yalumba’s private behind the scenes tours – or be a VIP. It’s the only winery in the

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southern hemisphere to make its own barrels and I get a peep at the cooperage, before settling in for a few more tastings. Around the corner at Turkey Flat (turkeyflat.com.au) – a small, but sweet winery – the cellar door is in the old Schulz family butchers shop. The bluestone building is surrounded by historic vineyards that date back to 1847. I sample my first rosé of the day here, a refreshing drop and a nice way to end our tour. By the time the Daimler makes its way through the vineyards and back to the Louise, I’m feeling well and truly overdue for a boozy nap – but in the best possible way. With a belly full of incredible wine and rich food, I roll myself out of the limo, back to my cottage and into bed. After a couple of hours sleep, I’m ready to do it all again. I finish the day with an amazing four-course dinner at the Louise’s Appellation restaurant – with perfect wine matches, naturally. - NZME PlunketLine

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In brief Do-no-wrong Ronaldo Cristiano Ronaldo missed an open goal on his Juventus home debut but inadvertently provided an assist for Mario Mandzukic to score as the Serie A champions beat Lazio 2-0. Juventus, chasing an eighth successive title, have six points from two games after a somewhat fortunate win, but Ronaldo is still waiting for his first goal since his move from Real Madrid. Piotr Zielinski scored twice as Napoli came from two goals behind to beat AC Milan 3-2 and give new coach Carlo Ancelotti an unforgettable home debut. - AAP

Barca survives a scare Ousmane Dembele scored the only goal as Barcelona overcame a late scare, with the aid of the video assistant referee (VAR) to claim a 1-0 La Liga win at Real Valladolid. Dembele’s second-half strike made it two wins from as many games for the reigning champions, who had to work hard to overcome a side promoted from Spain’s second tier last season. And Valladolid thought they had claimed a late equaliser, only for Keko’s header to be disallowed for offside after VAR was consulted. - AAP

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Season finale doesn’t go Mid Canterbury’s way Dominic Wilson-Knight from the Mid Canterbury 17th grade football side winds up for a big kick during his side’s loss to Waimak United on Saturday. Mid Canterbury went down 4-0 in what was the final act of the season for Mid Canterbury’s travelling teams in the Mainland Football competitions. Players who had made Mid Canterbury representative teams would now turn their attention to upcoming tournaments which were being held in the next school holidays. PHOTO DOUG BOVETT

Champions Bayern Munich scored twice in the last eight minutes to beat visiting Hoffenheim 3-1 in the Bundesliga premiere and hand new coach Niko Kovac a winning league debut. Thomas Mueller put the hosts ahead with a glancing header in the 23rd minute but Adam Szalai levelled with a fine low shot in the 57th for the fellow Champions League club. In the 82nd minute Bayern striker Robert Lewandowski netted a penalty at the second attempt, after he had to retake his spot kick, and Arjen Robben fired in the third goal from close range in the 90th. - DPA

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Liverpool on the charge After failing to convince Premier League rivals of the need for the video assistant referee (VAR), Manchester City have contributed more evidence why the technology is needed. It came at the cost of dropping two points at Wolverhampton. The champions fell behind yesterrday when Willy Boly used his arm to divert the ball into the net when attempting to meet Joao Moutinho’s cross with a header. That was clear from the replays, but England is the only major European league that has yet to allow referees to defer to

VAR for a second opinion. With City at least recovering to draw 1-1 – through Aymeric Laporte’s header – City manager Pep Guardiola kept his cool. In public, at least. “I don’t work for the Premier League,” he said when asked if VAR would have made a difference. The draw leaves City with seven from a possible nine so far. Liverpool have begun the league campaign with three wins and three clean sheets as they chase a first English title since 1990. Egypt forward Mohamed Salah

side-footed a low shot in off the far post past Brighton’s Socceroos goalkeeper Mat Ryan in the 23rd minute to take his tally to 29 goals in as many games at Anfield. Reds keeper Alisson made sure of the 1-0 win when he kept out a Pascal Gross header. For the first time in 22 years a manager other than Arsene Wenger has led Arsenal to victory with Unai Emery earning has his first win – 3-1 over West Ham. The hosts had to come from behind in the London derby after Marko Arnautovic scored in the 25th minute.

Left back Nacho Monreal equalised on the half hour before substitute Alexandre Lacazette’s cross ricocheted off Issa Diop’s chest for an own goal on 70 minutes. Danny Welbeck sealed the points in stoppage time. Two players were sent off as Bournemouth scored twice in five second-half minutes to claim a 2-2 comeback draw with Everton, who had Richarlison sent off for headbutting Adam Smith before halftime. The Toffees led at the break through goals from Theo Walcott and Michael Keane.

Only after the hosts also had a player sent off – Smith – did they mount a fightback with Joshua King’s penalty and Nathan Ake’s tap-in securing a point. Harry Maguire scored in stoppage time to give Leicester a 2-1 win at Southampton. The defender struck after the Saints had been reduced to 10 men when Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg was sent off for a second bookable offence – an act of simulation in the box in the 77th minute. Demarai Gray had already cancelled out Ryan Bertrand’s opener for Southampton. - AP

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In brief Napa facing big ban Sydney Roosters prop Dylan Napa is facing a ban of three to four NRL matches for his ugly tackle on Brisbane hooker Andrew McCullough on Saturday. Napa has been given a grade three dangerous contact charge by the match review committee for his shot that knocked out McCullough in the 24th minute of the Roosters’ loss to the Broncos. Napa will miss three matches if he takes the early guilty plea, but risks being rubbed out for four matches should he contest the charge and lose. - AAP

Roadbump for Roosters Luke Keary has rubbished the suggestion that the Sydney Roosters are dead in the water after being humbled by Brisbane just two weeks out from the NRL finals. Trent Robinson’s side have now suffered back-to-back losses for the first time this season – unfortunately for them it’s happened at the wrong time of the year. The Roosters must now bounce back in the last round of the regular season against cellar dwellers Parramatta if they’re to head into the finals with momentum. It’s been a sharp slide for the Roosters after loses to Canberra and the Broncos. - AAP

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Hampstead prevails in senior A final It was finals day for Mid Canterbury Netball’s junior grades on Saturday at Ashburton’s EA Networks Centre. Among those taking to the court were the St Joseph’s Celtic Gold team and Hampstead A, in the senior A grade final. The game was won by Hampstead A 21-18. PHOTO ROBYN HOOD 250818-RH-007

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Hockey titles elusive By Erin TaskEr

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It was heartbreak in Timaru on Saturday afternoon as two Mid Canterbury teams fell agonisingly short of claiming Mid/South Canterbury senior hockey titles. Hampstead lost the Mid/South Canterbury senior women’s final to Cambridge 1-0, while Wakanui – after leading for much of the match – had victory ripped out from under them as Cambridge fought back to force a penalty shoot-out decider, which they won 5-3. It was the final no one saw coming, with Cambridge battling to even make the finals four weeks ago, but a late surge earnt them a spot in the finals and resulted in a surprise win, which made it a big day for the Cambridge club.

Back-up five-eighth Mason Lino says the Warriors will ride a wave of confidence into Friday’s NRL clash against Canberra and on into the playoffs following their impressive win over Penrith. The 24-year-old was superb filling in for injured No 6 Blake Green (calf strain) against the Panthers, scoring a try and combining well with halfback Shaun Johnson throughout the 3616 win that confirmed the Warriors will feature in the playoffs for the first time since 2011. Lino admitted he felt nervous in the lead-up to the biggest game of his career and just his seventh appearance of the season so far but credited the side’s senior playmakers for simplifying his role. - NZME

Both of their top club sides defied the odds, going in as underdogs against the two Mid Canterbury sides who had taken out the round robin trophies, and taking the season’s titles out. In the women’s competition, Hampstead – who lost the 2017 final to Timaru Girls’ High School (TGHS) – had been the form team all season. They’d been held to draws twice by Geraldine, but hadn’t lost a game, and hadn’t been kept scoreless in a game. All season though, their coach Rex Turnbull hadn’t been getting ahead of himself, saying an unbeaten season meant nothing if you lost the one that mattered at the end. “We just chose the worst possible day to have an off day,” Turnbull said.

Down 1-0 with time ticking away, Hampstead threw everything they could at Cambridge to no avail. “It was a shame for the girls to go through the season unbeaten and to fall at the final hurdle. “But credit to Cambridge, they put us under pressure,” Turnbull said. And that pressure told. “We’ve played a certain style all season and to suddenly change the way we play because of the situation wasn’t too smart,” Turnbull said. “It was just one of those days where the 50/50 balls didn’t go our way and I don’t really have an explanation for it, other than pressure, that’s the only thing I can say.” But he remained proud of his team.

He said they’d come together at the start of this season as a bunch of players who had never really taken to the turf together before, so to achieve what they had was a pretty impressive feat in itself. In the men’s final, Wakanui had all the early running, going up 3-0 early in the second half. But Cambridge came roaring back with three goals of their own to tie it up and send the game to a penalty shoot-out, which Cambridge won 5-3. Hampstead knew all too well the feeling of losing in such a way – that was them last season. In 2017 Hampstead were beaten in the final by TGHS in a penalty shoot-out, a year after winning a penalty shoot-out to claim the title against the same young side.

Brodie Croft has the inside lane, but Melbourne coach Craig Bellamy admits he’s still no closer to nailing down his preferred halfback as the defending NRL champions prepare for a finals tilt without Cooper Cronk. With the long-time playmaker now at the Sydney Roosters, Bellamy has tested a trio of options with varying degrees of success. Croft was solid in the side’s 10-8 defeat of Gold Coast that cemented a top-four spot on Saturday night, but Bellamy said the audition process was ongoing given Jahrome Hughes was fit and available after a knee injury. - AAP

Thurston finale sellout Johnathan Thurston’s final NRL game has drawn unparalleled interest on the Gold Coast, with the Titans selling out a home clash for the first time in club history. Tickets were exhausted one week out from the clash in a coup for the lowly Titans and a nod to Thurston’s pulling power as he bids farewell to a career that began in 2002. Club officials can’t recall an official sellout and rookie coach Garth Brennan will have one of the best seats in the house. “I’m probably his biggest fan,” Brennan said. - AAP

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More to come from ABs By GreGor Paul The quite staggering fact to take out of the All Blacks 40-21 Eden Park Bledisloe victory is that they still haven’t found their true flow and cohesion. As incredible as it may seem given the way they moved the ball in the second half, is that their set play attack, while better, wasn’t as good as they would have liked. Good enough to win and better than Sydney, but not at the level they are chasing. Much as happened in Sydney the week before, they didn’t really find their rhythm when the game was structured. They threw a few wild passes, dropped a few easy balls and forced things more than they needed to. And the All Blacks being the All Blacks, they will spend the next week or so looking at what went wrong rather than what went right. Again, it’s hard to take in, but

the All Blacks will be so much more dangerous and even harder to beat when they have their structured plays working the way they want them. At the moment, they are living off their unrivalled ability to pounce off turnover ball and counter attack. It’s quite stunning how good they are at it – so capable of transitioning from defence into attack and turning nothing into something. It’s what they did in Sydney and then took it to another level in Auckland. If Wayne Barnes hadn’t discovered a new-found ability to detect forward passes, the All Blacks would have scored 50 and we’d all be wondering if we’d seen one of the greatest minutes of guerrilla rugby ever played. The Wallabies, not that they would admit it, were in awe of what they encountered and coach Michael Cheika was frank in his assessment of where the game was won and lost.

For him the game was pretty much all square across the board but New Zealand scored six tries because they were so much more alert and alive to the opportunities that presented in broken play. Their pass and catch was sublime. Their ability to interchange between forwards and backs is so much better than Australia’s and the awareness of everyone was at a different level. The All Blacks were in a different league when it came to the business of seeing and exploiting space and as the rest of the world searches for answers as to what sets New Zealand, the answer was clear for everyone to see. Beauden Barrett is the best attacking rugby player on the planet and Ben Smith isn’t so far behind. But while those two could be singled out, everyone did their bit and the other thing that sets the All Blacks apart is the ease with which the forwards get in-

volved and make good decisions. “I thought it was a pretty special performance by the team,” said All Blacks coach Steve Hansen. “One of the hardest things to do is back up a scoreboard dominant win. “Tonight we had to come out and earn it again and I thought we played well. “The boys got better as the night went on. “Three tries off the set piece and three off the lineout – we are pretty happy with that.” As for the contribution of Barrett, Hansen, who has backed his man all the way, said: “Beauden is a special player. “We know that and I understand everyone getting excited about Richie Mo’unga because we are too and he will be a special player. “But you can’t buy that experience and moments in the middle and Beauden has had those and we saw what happened when they all come together.” - NZME

Ryan Crotty could be available to play for the All Blacks against Argentina in Nelson in a couple of weeks as the selectors look to give others, including Richie Mo’unga, opportunities. Crotty was knocked out against Australia in Sydney last weekend, a high-profile incident given his previous instances of concussion injuries over the last year and a half. But coach Steve Hansen said the midfielder would be considered for the test against the Pumas on September 8 should he pass all the required exams. “He’s fine,” Hansen said. “We’ll keep monitoring him and he’ll be available next time we play.” Flanker Sam Cane passed his head injury assessment after getting a head knock in a tackle which he didn’t get right in the second half against the Wallabies at Eden Park and could be available but the selectors are likely to make a few bold calls as they attempt to grow depth and ease the pressure on those with high workloads. No 10 Mo’unga is an obvious candidate for his first start in a test after Beauden Barrett’s exploits in Sydney and Auckland, with centre Jack Goodhue probably due for a rest too. The pressure on Goodhue to perform over the past fortnight cannot be underestimated. He was said to be extremely nervous before his breakout test at ANZ Stadium and did a solid job at Eden Park but he looked fatigued at times as the All Blacks retained the Bledisloe Cup for another year. Lock Scott Barrett could come in for Sam Whitelock, Nathan Harris could replace Codie Taylor at hooker, and Nehe MilnerSkudder will likely get a run. The earliest that midfielder Sonny Bill Williams is likely to be considered is for the following week against the Boks in Wellington. Hansen said his players had come through the Eden Park test well but that it had taken its toll. “Obviously we’re a bit battered and bruised. “It was a big test match, a lot of tackling, big tackling going on throughout the whole team so there are sore shoulders, but most people pulled up pretty good,” said Hansen, who confirmed Cane injured a knee and hip on Thursday and didn’t train at all the day before the test. The Pumas showed the threat they possess when beating South Africa 32-19 in Mendoza, but the All Blacks selectors are unlikely to deviate from the plan they agreed before the Rugby Championship kicked off. “You’re always flexible in your thinking but we’ve got a plan in place and we just have to trust everybody to do their jobs,” Hansen said. “You can’t get sidetracked by results, you’ve got to understand what you’re trying to do.” - NZME

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Hammers grab a bonus By Erin TaskEr

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Mid Canterbury have made a dream start to their 2018 Heartland Championship rugby campaign, picking up a bonus point win over last year’s runners up Horowhenua-Kapiti in Foxton on Saturday. Mid Canterbury won the match 30-24 in surprisingly perfect conditions for rugby, successfully fending off a second half surge from the home side, putting them in second spot on the competition’s leaderboard with one game gone. At half time the scoreboard read 27-7 in Mid Canterbury’s favour, and coach Sean Carter said his players were guilty of taking the foot off the gas to an extent, thinking they had the game sewn up. But Horowhenua-Kapiti were a class side that were never going to go down without a fight and when Mid Canterbury failed to secure the opening kick-off of the second half, Horowhenua-Kapiti capitalised on the error and suddenly Mid Canterbury were on the back foot. Mid Canterbury had dominated possession and territory in the first half, but in the second half they lived off scraps, Carter said. Horowhenua-Kapiti took control and Mid Canterbury had their defence tested for long periods.

Isireli Masiwini was one of four Mid Canterbury try-scorers. But they withstood the challenge. The home side featured a vigorous and robust forward pack, just as Carter and his team had expected, but Mid Canterbury stood up to the challenge well. They dominated at line-out time and took it to them at scrum time, Carter said. Mid Canterbury scored four tries – through Brian Matoramusha, Isireli Masiwini, Timoci Nabakeke and Eric Duff – to secure a bonus point from the game, while first-five Jarred Percival added two conversions and two penalties. “As a coach you’re always

looking for an 80-minute performance and sometimes that’s unrealistic because you have to remember you’ve only got these guys for an hour-and-a-half on a Tuesday and a Thursday, and you have to be realistic in your expectations,” Carter said. But the first 40 minutes on Saturday were great – Mid Canterbury stuck to their structure and patterns. Carter said they now needed to build on that and play 50 or 60 minutes like that. “There are just simple work ons. There’s nothing that scares us, that can’t be worked out and settled,” Carter said.

Mid Canterbury was second on the leaderboard after one round, with King Country – who romped home against East Coast on Saturday – topping the standings. Having won away from home against a side like HorowhenuaKapiti in round one, Carter said Mid Canterbury would now have a bit of a target on their backs. “It’s a double-edged sword because now the cat’s out of the bag. “I don’t mind being the underdogs, and I think we are still the underdogs and it’s not a bad place to be,” Carter said. “It’s lovely to take the win and be in the top mix, but we are very mindful that one game doesn’t make a competition and we need to stay grounded and start again from scratch.” Poverty Bay, West Coast, Wanganui and Mid Canterbury’s next opponents, North Otago, also picked up round one wins. “We’ve got to execute really well now. “We don’t have the option of making unforced errors. “We need to be clinical and execute well,” Carter said. Mid Canterbury were set to play North Otago at the Ashburton Showgrounds this Saturday, and they could be without the services of both Seta Koroitamana and Masiwini, who both picked up injuries against Horowhenua-Kapiti.

Makos put the bite on Southland Stags The wait goes on for the Southland Stags as they hunt for their first away win in three years. Bested at home by Hawke’s Bay in their opening round, the Stags went on the road this week to get bitten by the Tasman Mako. The shortfin mako is on record as the fastest shark in the ocean, and the Tasman side have channelled that aspect of their namesake early in the season. Tasman looked like an early contender for the Premiership title with a win over Canterbury

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in the opening round, and looked just as good against Southland as they ran away with a 45-24 win. For 40 minutes, it was a tight affair. Southland showed signs of a bygone era where they were one of the top defensive teams in the competition – circa 2011 – and did well to stifle a number of Tasman attacks. Hooker Andrew Makalio opened the scoring for Tasman inside 10 minutes from a lineout drive, but was swiftly answered

by Southland loose forward Tony Lamborn. After some solid defence at one end, the Stags found the lead through hooker Flynn Thomas. For a moment, it looked like Southland might have been on their way to ending a 13 match losing streak. But the Mako put that idea to bed before halftime with backto-back tries to lead 19-12 at the break. From there, the hosts never took their foot of the gas as they

run in another four tries in the second 40 minutes – including a brilliant solo effort from Will Jordan in the dying stages – to close out a 21-point win and make it two from two. Tasman 45 (Quinten Strange 2, Will Jordan 2, Andrew Makalio, Solomon Alaimalo, Ethan Blackadder tries; Tim O’Malley 5 cons) Southland 24 (Tony Lamborn, Flynn Thomas, Maanaki SelbyRickitt, Rory van Vugt tries; James Wilson 2 cons) HT: 19-12. - NZME

Springboks stunned Argentina have claimed just their fourth Rugby Championship win in 35 games with a 32-19 victory over South Africa in coach Mario Ledesma’s first home test in charge. Ledesma’s team scored three of their four tries in eight minutes in a rampaging first-half performance at the Estadio Malvinas Argentinas. The win was Argentina’s third over South Africa, all coming in the past three years. - AAP

More rugby needed The Wallaroos simply need more rugby, preferably against New Zealand, if they’re to keep pace in the increasingly-competitive women’s game. That’s the assessment of coach Dwayne Nestor after the Black Ferns swept his side 2-0 in their historic series. New Zealand dominated the second test to win 45-17 on Saturday, a week after prevailing 31-11 in Sydney. - AAP

Black Clash at Hagley Ever wondered how the All Blacks might fare against the Black Caps on the cricket field? Fans will get that opportunity in January when a host of former New Zealand cricketers take on a mix of current and ex-rugby internationals in a Twenty20 match branded the Black Clash at Hagley Oval. The event is the creation of former New Zealand captain Stephen Fleming and Duco Events boss David Higgins. The All Blacks side expects to feature Kieran Read, Richie McCaw and renowned cricketing talents Beauden and Jordie Barrett, Israel Dagg and Leon MacDonald. - NZME

Power closing gap Australian driver Will Power has got the fuel strategy right to win the IndyCar race in Madison, Illinois, keeping his championship hopes alive. Power, the Indy 500 winner, took a splash of fuel late in the race, allowing him to go flat out to the finish as he regained the lead with eight laps to go at Gateway Motorsports Park. That was enough to stay in front of American Alexander Rossi, who tried to conserve fuel for about 70 laps and wound up making one less stop to finish second. Rossi, the winner the last two races at Mid-Ohio and Pocono, wound up nipping into the points lead of New Zealand’s Scott Dixon, who finished third. - NZME

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Whincup wins; SVG claims series lead By LainE CLark The Bend has produced a twist to the Supercars championship race. Holden’s Shane van Gisbergen has snatched the series lead from Ford’s Scott McLaughlin after pole-sitter Jamie Whincup won yesterday’s 200km race at the maiden Supercars round at Tailem Bend, an hour’s drive from Adelaide. Seven-time series champion

Whincup took out The Bend SuperSprint’s 41-lap Sunday finale, more than 11 seconds ahead of van Gisbergen with Holden’s Dave Reynolds third. But Whincup’s team-mate van Gisbergen was the big mover on the tough 18-turn 4.95km track, taking the series lead by 19 points after leapfrogging McLaughlin, who finished a distant 10th on Sunday. McLaughlin had a slim 41-point

advantage before yesterday’s race, which was watched by 17,100 fans, extending overall attendance to 41,250 for the debut threeday round. Van Gisbergen had already whittled the lead from fellow Kiwi McLaughlin, who started the round with an 89-point advantage, by winning Saturday’s 120km race. McLaughlin was sixth in the opening race.

Van Gisbergen had won four of the past five races on the Supercars calendar. Defending series champion Whincup claimed his fourth win of the year – and 112th of his glittering career – to remain at third in the championship. His last win was in Townsville in early July. Whincup was never threatened in yesterday’s race, only relinquishing the lead when he took a

second pit stop after 23 laps and came out of the garage in second behind Ford’s Mark Winterbottom. But normal service resumed when Winterbottom pitted after lap 30. The Bend created havoc in practice and qualifying as drivers slid off arguably the calendar’s most technical course but yesterday’s race, remarkably, didn’t feature a safety car. - AAP

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In brief Hiflyer ready for Tarzino A powerful workout at Matamata on Thursday by stable star Hiflyer has Te Aroha trainer Peter Lock excited about his prospects for the first Group One contest of the season at Hastings this coming weekend. Hiflyer will start as one of the well fancied candidates for the Tarzino Trophy, currently sitting on the second line of betting at $6 in the TAB’s Fixed Odds market behind $3.80 favourite Melody Belle. Lock believes the Tavistock gelding’s recent Australian campaign has been the making of the six-year-old. - NZME

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Mark Purdon gets Princess Tiffany home in the Australasian Breeders Crown final on Saturday night.

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Tiffany takes the Crown Brilliant filly Princess Tiffany rounded off an unbeaten juvenile season with a sensational Group 1 win at the Australasian Breeders Crown meeting in Melbourne on Saturday night. It took her record to a perfect nine wins from nine starts, including three Group 1 races and a Group 2. Factor in that she won one of those with a hoof punctured by a nail that put her on the sidelines and it makes for a quite remarkable season. She was a short-priced favourite for the A$290,000 Final at Mel-

ton but had to do it the hard way, sitting parked for co-trainer Mark Purdon outside local star Kualoa for most of the race, including a searing 27-second quarter down the back straight the last time. Purdon was full of praise for the daughter of Art Major, saying she didn’t race that generously throughout, so to win was a big effort. “She was very courageous and full credit to her,” he said postrace. “She took quite a bit out of herself over-racing, which surprised me a bit. Down the back I just let

her roll, so we got down the back pretty good. “We were both off the bit at the quarter, but it was just survival of the fittest.” Princess Tiffany is raced on lease by her breeders, Braeden and Caroline Whitelock (Palmerston North), in partnership with friends Phil and Margaret Creighton (Mosgiel). The group have all been with Purdon and Natalie Rasmussen for many years. “A good group of owners who have been with me a long time, so it gives you a great pleasure

when you win for them races like this,” said Purdon. Princess Tiffany will soon be crowned New Zealand 2YO Filly of the Year and, combined with the feats of fellow Group 1 winner last season Kayla Marie, the Whitelocks will be in the thick end of discussions for Breeders of the Year. For Purdon and Rasmussen, it was their third win in the race after taking the 2015 edition with Dream About Me and 2016’s with Partyon, both fillies also ending their juvenile campaigns unbeaten. - HRNZ

Todd the toast of Melton racecourse Acclaimed young North Canterbury trainer Regan Todd recorded his first Group 1 success when Show Gait was victorious at the Australasian Breeders Crown in Melbourne on Saturday night. Todd combined with master horseman Mark Purdon for the win, the latter doing the driving. “Words can’t really explain it,” said Todd soon after the win. “I’m pretty bloody rapt. “I’m never a ‘confidence’ person heading in to races but she seemed spot-on after the way she had trialed at Shepparton last week and worked since. “It’s been awesome over here the past month. I had some good experiences with Mark Jones’ horses but to do it with one of your own is bloody cool.” Purdon went forward off the mobile had her parked for most of the first lap before getting oneone cover behind The Great Redeemer for the last circuit. It was

a thrilling four-horse race to the finish line but Show Gait finished best to outdo Moonshine Linda and The Great Redeemer. “The way it panned out, I thought that was going to make it tough enough for her, but she dug deepest,” said Todd. For Todd, the win was extra satisfying because he had been entrusted with the horse by Purdon and his training partner Natalie Rasmussen, whose mother Cheryl owns the filly. “They said she was a bloody nice filly that needed time and because Cheryl owned her they would give her every opportunity out on the beach with me. “I was very lucky she came up the driveway, to be honest.” The relationship has blossomed from there, the All Stars heads sending Todd a number of horses since then, as well. “It’s just sort-of snowballed from there, really.

“Hicori is quite a nice horse, and Alta Ronaldo is there too. “And that’s probably the best thing about all this is getting the win for them, with Mark driving it. It was nice to pay them back for the faith they’ve shown in me.” Ironically, it was only when Purdon and Rasmussen’s other trotting filly, Luby Lou, was injured before the Harness Jewels that Todd started to make Breeders Crown plans. “If Luby Lou came over we wouldn’t have even bothered. “That being said, and I’m not making excuses, my filly wasn’t quite right going in to the New Zealand (Trotting) Oaks and (Trotting) Derby and I was trying to nurse her through after her Southland (Trotting) Oaks. “So, once I knew Luby Lou definitely wasn’t coming I started making plans.” The plan gained momentum

when she won her Addington Breeders Crown heat, giving her a direct route in to Saturday night’s A$70,000 Final. And the final piece of the puzzle came thanks to Purdon last week. “I said to him what’s the best thing to do after she had won at Menangle. I was going to nominate to race at Melton last week but he sort of said its going to be tougher leading in to a Group 1 by giving her a race a week out. “So, we trialed her against the pacers and she went unreal. “She just got better and better over here; she’s really thrived.” It will be back to New Zealand for both horse and trainer now and Todd expects the daughter of Majestic Son will have a quiet four-year-old season. Show Gait, then named Lydia Lindenny, was a $16,000 Christchurch yearlings sales purchase by Purdon in 2016. - HRNZ

Talented four-year-old Irish Flame indicated he could be in for a prosperous spring campaign when he scored a gutsy fresh-up victory over 1400m on his home patch at New Plymouth on Saturday. A Group Three winner as a two-yearold, Irish Flame hadn’t been seen on the track since finishing midfield in the New Zealand Derby at Ellerslie back in March. Wheeler has always held a high opinion of the Zed gelding and was confident of a good performance despite opting not to trial him leading into the fixture. “He’s a pretty good horse who’s always shown me a lot,” Wheeler said. - NZME

Big win for Mauna Kea Hawera galloper Mauna Kea, representing the Horowhenua district, notched his biggest win when he took out the ITM Interprovincial Challenge at New Plymouth. The Per Incanto five-year-old has proved a model of consistency throughout his winter campaign with four wins and a further 3 placings from just seven starts. Saturday’s victory was his best effort yet as he disputed the pace throughout the contest before holding out the late challenge of race favourite Igraine, who was the King Country district representative. - NZME

Favourite delivers A brilliant tactical ride by Aaron Kuru paved the way for Hastings visitor Perry Mason to take out the feature event at Te Aroha on Saturday, the Bridges Insurance Services Pakuranga Hunt Cup (4200m). Sent out favourite after winning a restricted open event at the same venue ten days earlier, Perry Mason never looked in danger of defeat as Kuru saved every inch of ground along the rail for the entire 4200m journey. Sent to the front with 1000m to run, Perry Mason shook off the challenge of Zamora with two fences left to jump. Kuru nursed his charge over the remaining obstacles before holding out the late charge of Old Countess. - NZME

Aussie scores an upset Visiting Australian jumps jockey Braidon Small upset the applecart when he guided rank outsider Letmeby to victory in Saturday’s Corson Maize Open Hurdle at Te Aroha. The eleven-year-old gelding had won his hurdle debut on the track in October last year but in six subsequent starts over the fences had failed to run in the money. Co-trainer Graham Richardson put that down to misjudgement by riders in some of Letmeby’s earlier hurdle starts, as he praised Small for following instructions to the letter to land the victory. - NZME

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Triple delight for Rogerson A winning double at Te Aroha followed by a hard-fought victory for class filly (Our) Malambo at Moonee Valley sealed a day of delight for trainer Graeme Rogerson on Saturday. Rogerson, who operates under the Team Rogerson banner with wife Debbie and grand-daughter Bailey, was feeling quietly satisfied with the team’s results yesterday morning as he reflected on the previous 24 hours. “We’ve made a pretty good start to the season with a double last weekend and another one on Saturday,” he said. “While we missed an opportunity to win the rich maiden race at New Plymouth, Malambo winning in Melbourne certainly eased any pain about that.” Rogerson was referring to stable runner Sure Bet who found plenty of back luck in running before finishing mid-field in the $101,000 Platinum Homes Taranaki Challenge (1400m). The Reliable Man filly was coming off the back of a top performance at Tauranga with Rogerson quick to forgive Saturday’s effort. “She just didn’t get any luck and ended up in the wrong part of the track in the run home,” he said. “She probably should have tracked the winner (Back In A Flash) out wide but she kept getting blocked and didn’t really get a crack at them until it was too late. “I think she is a real stayer in the making and we have the VRC Oaks as her main spring target. “She can go home for a quick

Vega Magic on target Champion trainer David Hayes is confident Vega Magic is on target to defend the Group One Memsie Stakes at Caulfield ahead of his shot to go one better in the $13m Everest. Vega Magic returned to winning ways with a dominant performance in the Group Three Bletchingly Stakes (1200m) last month at Caulfield. The three-length victory over subsequent Aurie’s Star Handicap winner Voodoo Lad was enough for Vega Magic to show off his Everest credentials and clinch a slot for the second running of the world’s richest race on turf in October at Randwick. - AAP

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Mutechi was an impressive winner at Te Aroha for the Rogerson stable on Saturday. break now before we work out a programme to get her to Melbourne for that race.” Rogerson also believes there is plenty more in store for Te Aroha winners Mutechi and Gallante who impressed in their respective victories. “Mutechi has really come to it of late and I think she has the ability to go through the grades,” he said. “She won well at Te Rapa last weekend and we thought that’s where we were going back to until they shifted the meeting. “She missed the start on Satur-

day and still went around them to beat a pretty good line-up. She can go back there in a fortnight and will be very competitive again.” Dual Group One winner Gallante showed he will be a force to be reckoned with in his new role as a jumper based on his competent display to win on debut over hurdles. “I think he will be a star as a jumper,” Rogerson said. “He’s won two Group Ones and over $2m on the flat but he just wasn’t showing us that much, so we decided to try him as a jumper.

“He’s been out at Ann Browne’s place and she taught him to jump. “He’s been going up that hill there and it has really sharpened him up. “We are seriously thinking of sending him back to Te Aroha for the Great Northern Hurdle next month although I wish he could have had one more run over the fences before then. “No matter what happens he is a candidate for all the big jumps races in Australia next year, so we have plenty to look forward to in his new role.” - NZME

Trainer Tony Gollan has stuck with Sydney jockey James McDonald for Outback Barbie in the Furious Stakes at Randwick. Outback Barbie was unlucky when second in the first leg of the four-race Princess Series, the Silver Shadow Stakes on August 18 when ridden by McDonald. The filly was held up for a run for much of the final 200m before going under by a neck to Fiesta. Gollan said McDonald was keen to atone. “He wasn’t very happy with himself. James is an international class jockey and we were naturally keen to keep him on the filly,” Gollan said. - AAP

Track suits horse Leading trainer Darren Weir has criticised the way the Moonee Valley track raced despite landing the final event with all-the-way winner Theanswermyfriend. Surging to the lead in Saturday’s Harrolds Handicap, the $2.70 favourite Theanswermyfriend outran his rivals. “I can’t bag it (the track) after that race, The way the track was racing suited that horse. It was a good tough win as we didn’t want to die wondering.” - AAP

Palmerston North dogs Today at Manawatu Raceway

Palmerston North Greyhound Racing Club Incorp. Venue: 10 8x736 Cawbourne Frost 21.89...................C Morris Manawatu Raceway Meeting Date: 27 Aug 2018 NZ Meeting 3 1.10 AFFORDABLE PET ACCESORIES C1, 375m number: 3 Doubles: 1 and 2; 3 and 4; 5 and 6; 7 and 8; 9 and 1 88858 Cawbourne Lyns 21.67 ....................... L Bell 10 Trebles: 1, 2 and 3; 4, 5 and 6; 8, 9 and 10 2 17453 Cawbourne Cruz 22.03 ................M Roberts 1 12.35pm FORMPRO RATINGS FREE EVERY MON- 3 32535 Idol Alan 22.06 ..................................M Flipp DAY C0 C0, 375m 4 57788 Ace Star 21.91 ...........................B Goldsack 1 76 Three Of Hearts nwtd .................B Hodgson 5 64545 Spirit Of Nathan nwtd ......................C Morris 2 5F It’s Complicated nwtd .........................L Cole 6 35146 Cawbourne Johno 21.93 .......... K Gommans 3 74537 Idol Little Girl nwtd ............................M Flipp 7 61864 Homebush Belle 22.01..............J McInerney 4 37634 Arm Turner nwtd........................J McInerney 8 16671 Idol Dude nwtd ..................................M Flipp 5 48827 Bigtime Ashii nwtd J & ........................D Bell 9 87726 Sly Carl nwtd ...................................... N Udy 6 275 Opawa Marcie nwtd ..........................M Flipp 10 75448 Jelani 22.00.......................................D Edlin 7 585 Ello Treacle nwtd ..........................M Goodier 4 1.27pm USE PETRAVELLER.COM.AU C5 C5, 375m 8 6223F Hashtag Blessed nwtd .................M Roberts 1 13114 Benny Burrito 21.31 ....................A Turnwald 9 56658 Slam It nwtd ..............................J McInerney 2 31315 Tazia 21.56................................... D Denbee 10 78683 Way Anchor nwtd .......................B Goldsack 3 13241 Blazin’ Carter nwtd .............................L Cole 2 12.52pm GREYHOUNDS AS PETS C1 C1, 375m 4 37327 Bigtime Eve nwtd ...............................L Cole 1 57676 Indignant nwtd.............................A Turnwald 5 11453 Hypocritical 21.46 .......................A Turnwald 2 51311 Idol Nifty 21.81 ..................................M Flipp 6 35235 Cawbourne Mezza 21.30 J & ..............D Bell 3 75427 Lucha 21.83 ......................................D Edlin 7 51464 Bigtime OnFire 21.68 .........................L Cole 4 55462 Cawbourne Symsy 21.68 J &..............D Bell 8 44157 Lover 21.56 .................................A Turnwald 5 52764 Tiger Uppercut 21.84 .......................... L Bell 9 83554 Opawa Lyon 21.63 ............................. N Udy 6 86843 Lil Diva 21.87 ............................J McInerney 10 28276 Bigtime Lucy 21.58 ............................L Cole 7 57133 Homebush Demi nwtd ...............J McInerney 5 1.45pm IONLYFLYFIRSTCLASS.COM C2 C2, 375m 8 33415 He’s A Sharkie 21.83 ............... K Gommans 1 43577 Stole Me Car 21.47 .................. K Gommans 9 24575 Uno Again nwtd.................................. N Udy 2 76137 Sozin’s Roar nwtd .....................J McInerney

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3 22162 Blue Precision 21.76 .......................C Morris 5 73458 Millie Prince 21.53..............................L Cole 4 46632 Bigtime Kylie 21.56 ............................L Cole 6 13216 Bigtime Emjay 21.69 G & ....... S Fredrickson 5 81688 Ngakawau 21.72 .......................J McInerney 7 14731 Sozin’s Noir 22.00 .....................J McInerney 6 64415 Uno Eleven nwtd ................................ N Udy 8 24254 Kirkham Coby 21.54 .......................C Morris 7 21465 Plan Stan 21.87 ............................. L Pearce 9 51778 Nippa Eel 21.75 ........................J McInerney 8 51352 Cawbourne Looks 21.46 .......... K Gommans 10 42664 Bigtime Panther 21.89........................L Cole 9 58571 Brad Baxter nwtd ......................J McInerney 8 2.36pm PAUL CLARIDGE ELECTRICAL C1, 410m 10 88816 Slick Star 21.71 ...........................B Hodgson 1 36762 Bigtime Joshy 23.85 G &........ S Fredrickson 6 2.01pm J P PRINT, PETONE C2 C2, 375m 2 64347 Cawbourne Muzza nwtd J & ...............D Bell 1 42328 Retail Mayhem nwtd....................... L Pearce 3 112 Cheese And Chalk nwtd ....................L Cole 2 23351 Sozin’s Fortune 22.13 ...............J McInerney 4 85653 Kellydean nwtd ................................C Morris 3 21445 Manly Monkey 21.91 J & .....................D Bell 5 27232 Fancy Fifita nwtd .............................C Morris 4 26563 Stole Me Wallet nwtd................ K Gommans 6 74534 Electrical Storm nwtd ...................M Goodier 5 84188 White Comet 21.68 ....................... D Donlon 7 44544 Lucky James nwtd.............................M Flipp 6 23736 Jinja Rules 22.24 ......................J McInerney 8 57532 Cawbourne Lick nwtd J & ...................D Bell 7 35251 Naharis 22.12....................................D Edlin 9 84768 Watch My Back nwtd..................B Goldsack 8 22471 Choice Lass 21.83 ..........................C Morris 10 38774 Mitcham Moody nwtd ................J McInerney Emergencies: 9 2.52pm OUTBACK TRADING COMPANY C0, 457m 9 37518 Homebush Flutey nwtd .............J McInerney 1 64644 Monsoon Malabar nwtd...............A Turnwald 10 26782 Blackjack Man 21.65 ..................B Goldsack 2 34F Here’s Hemi nwtd ......................J McInerney 7 2.17 RED SNAPPER SEAFOODS, CHRISTCHURCH 3 6 Mainline Lil nwtd .........................B Hodgson C3 C3, 375m 4 75 Jetlag Jag nwtd .........................J McInerney 1 32562 Bigtime Autumn 21.90 ........................L Cole 5 56384 Diamond Geezer nwtd .................M Goodier 2 33237 Mitsuta 21.83 ....................................D Edlin 6 27 Bill’s Barker nwtd.............................S Maher 3 2x144 Bigtime Michelle 21.75 .......................L Cole 7 Billy’s Churn nwtd....................... G Hodgson 4 18671 Feel The Force 21.61 ............... S Gommans 8 66x3 Bigtime Leeroy nwtd...........................L Cole

9 78776 That’s Frank nwtd ......................J McInerney

10 3.12pm BROOKS TIMING C1 C1, 457m

1 52575 Gentleman Tim nwtd ...................A Turnwald 2 66557 Bigtime Nibbles nwtd.......................L Doody 3 11417 Queen Big League nwtd .............A Turnwald 4 26614 Go Ring nwtd ....................................M Flipp 5 38278 Bigtime Sam 26.08 G & ......... S Fredrickson 6 31121 Buddy Loaded 26.33 .................. G Hodgson 7 28655 Brazil Cambara nwtd...................A Turnwald 8 64552 Bigtime Allgood 26.70 G & ..... S Fredrickson Emergencies: 9 52377 Bradam Begins nwtd ...................A Turnwald 10 32351 Iris Allen nwtd..............................A Turnwald SELECTIONS

Race 1: Three Of Hearts, Arm Turner, Hashtag Blessed Race 2: Idol Nifty, Cawbourne Symsy, Lucha, He’s A Sharkie Race 3: Idol Alan, Idol Dude, Cawbourne Cruz, Cawbourne Johno Race 4: Benny Burrito, Hypocritical, Bigtime OnFire, Bigtime Eve Race 5: Bigtime Kylie, Plan Stan, Cawbourne Looks, Stole Me Car Race 6: Naharis, Stole Me Wallet, Manly Monkey Race 7: Millie Prince, Sozin’s Noir, Bigtime Autumn, Mitsuta Race 8: Cheese And Chalk, Electrical Storm, Cawbourne Lick Race 9: Bill’s Barker, Bigtime Leeroy, Monsoon Malabar Race 10: Buddy Loaded, Queen Big League, Bigtime Allgood LEGEND: fsdt - First Start Here nwd - No Win this Distance fstd - First Start This Distance 31 13 - Best Winning Time This Track

Palmerston North dogs Today at Manawatu Raceway

1 45126 Cawbourne Ridge 26.47 J & ...............D Bell Palmerston North Greyhound Racing Club (2014) Incor- Emergencies: 2 12144 Mija Sydney nwtd ........................A Turnwald porated Venue: Manawatu Raceway Meeting Date: 27 9 16668 Flying Dewy nwtd ........................A Turnwald 3 261F8 All Black Star 26.18..................E Duganzich Aug 2018 NZ Meeting number: 9 Doubles: 1 and 2; 4 and 10 55678 Cawbourne Sandy nwtd ........... S Gommans 4 46528 Blazin’ Audrey nwtd ............................L Cole 5 Trebles: 3, 4 and 5 2 3.48pm KAMADA PARK C3 C3, 457m 1 3.27pm ADRIAN CLARK BLOODSTOCK CONSUL- 1 17615 Fantastic Teddy nwtd...................A Turnwald 5 55538 Bigtime Coffee 25.89 G & ...... S Fredrickson 6 25222 Bigtime Fred 26.04 .............................L Cole TANT C1/C2 C1/2, 457m 2 16318 Bigtime Mike 26.18 ............................L Cole 7 21411 Dyna Vernon nwtd ........................M Roberts 1 35623 Mister Ebby 26.09 .......................A Turnwald 3 62371 Bigtime Flyer 26.04 ............................L Cole 8 33675 Bigtime Acacia 26.22 .........................L Cole 2 84888 Bigtime Sandy 26.15 G &....... S Fredrickson 4 12786 Cawbourne Assist 26.16 ..............M Roberts 3 46617 Thrilling Stan nwtd ............................D Edlin 5 52551 Bigtime Rosie 26.24 G &........ S Fredrickson Emergencies: 9 58565 Spare Some Time 22.42 ....................L Cole 4 66732 Bigtime Serena 25.94 ........................L Cole 6 75557 Bigtime Brucie 26.16 ..........................L Cole 5 22546 Big League Diva 26.37 ................A Turnwald 7 67636 Bigtime Wild 26.50 G & .......... S Fredrickson 4 4.22pm M & M MASTER BUTCHERS C4 C4, 457m 1 41443 Bigtime Doug 25.82 ...........................L Cole 6 47433 Cawbourne Brandy nwtd J & ..............D Bell 8 35147 Rumors 26.29 ....................................L Cole 2 65367 Cawbourne Palmer 25.93 ...........A Turnwald 7 52682 Bigtime Owen 26.42 G & ....... S Fredrickson 9 58565 Spare Some Time 22.42 ....................L Cole 8 44877 Ocean Gambler 26.09.................A Turnwald 3 4.05pm STEVE THE AUCTIONEER DAVIS C3, 457m 3 82625 Bigtime Zack 26.25 ............................L Cole

4 88574 Bigtime Forest 26.21 ..........................L Cole 5 86612 Five Eyes 25.98 ........................... D Denbee 6 64376 Bigtime Caleb 26.04...........................L Cole 7 85326 Bigtime Levi 25.75..............................L Cole 8 73577 Bigtime Vanessa 25.87 ......................L Cole Emergencies: 9 78386 Bigtime Liam 25.97 ............................L Cole 10 46758 Bigtime Jason 26.00 ..........................L Cole 5 4.42pm TOTAL BODYSHOP SUPPLIES C4/5, 457m 1 61368 Thomas William 25.97.................. D Denbee 2 36245 Lunch Special 26.14 ..........................L Cole 3 53814 All About Space 26.04 .............E Duganzich 4 42442 Arden Emgrand 26.07 .................A Turnwald 5 22473 Bigtime Twinkle nwtd ..........................L Cole

6 25215 Ask King Jeff 25.78 ............................L Cole 7 14136 Djay Dynamix 25.79 ...........................L Cole 8 31511 Monster Fish 26.01 .....................A Turnwald Emergencies: 9 78386 Bigtime Liam 25.97 ............................L Cole 10 46758 Bigtime Jason 26.00 ..........................L Cole SELECTIONS

Race 1: Bigtime Serena, Ocean Gambler, Cawbourne Brandy Race 2: Bigtime Flyer, Bigtime Brucie, Bigtime Mike, Rumors Race 3: Blazin’ Audrey, Bigtime Fred, Cawbourne Ridge Race 4: Bigtime Vanessa, Bigtime Forest, Bigtime Caleb Race 5: Monster Fish, Bigtime Twinkle, Lunch Special 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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Insert the missing letter to complete an eight-letter word reading clockwise or anti-clockwise.

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

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8 9

Previous cryptic solution

Across 1. Redoubtable 7. Caution 9. Ague 11. Franc 12. Jostle 14. Beauty spots 18. Locker 20. Raise 22. Sale 23. Ridding 24. In a nutshell 76. 8 9 1 Down 2. Educate 3. Buns 4. Light 5. Scoff Meter 8. Included 10. Compared 13. Eye 15. Trivial 16. Close 17. Verge 19. Colon 21. Fret

TODAY’S GOALS: Good – 9 Excellent – 12 Amazing – 14

Previous solution: CONFETTI 11

7 9 6 4 8 7 9 3 8 Across 1. Vulnerable 7. Occur 8. Trading 10. Turncoat 2 6 8 7 11. Blab 13. Widest 15. Outwit 17. Naps 18. Inveigle 21. Scourge 22. Again 23. Happy 3 event 5 9 6 Down 1. Vicar 2. Lyricist 3. Entrap 4. Afar 5. Laid low 4 3 6 9 5 6. Forty winks 9. Go-betweens 12. Numerate 14. Diploma

Previous quick solution

12 13

15 16

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ACROSS 1. Pacify (4) 3. Courageous (8) 9. Relating to sight (7) 10. Test (5) 11. Strong liking (12) 13. Breathe out (6) 15. Japanese hostess (6) 17. Insecure or overambitious scheme (5,2,5) 20. Part (5) 21. Going sharply upwards (7) 22. Ensued (8) 23. Regrettably (4)

Previous solution: born, bow, bro, brow, brown, nob, nor, now, orb, own, rob, row, won, worn.

16. Annexe 19. Giant 20. Grip

Fill the grid so that every column, every row and 3x3 box contains the digits 1 to 9.

DOWN 1. Casino employee (8) 2. Measure of liquid (5) 4. United (6) 5. Extended (12) 6. Threatening (7) 7. Alone (4) 8. Weak spot (8,4) 12. Road markers (8) 14. Wild, noisy parties (inf) (7) 16. Hair product (6) 18. Drive back (5) 19. Urge on (4)

ARIES (Mar 21-Apr 19): Ask yourself who is good for your life. Enough has happened to show you the honest truth in this regard. The one you are attracted to may be more fun than appropriate. TAURUS (Apr 20-May 20): Maybe you can’t take it with you, but can you still enjoy and appreciate wealth without identifying yourself by it? You’ll keep your perspective, always remembering that relationships are the true treasures of life. GEMINI (May 21-Jun 21): You feel powerful, and you are powerful. Your perspective makes the world seem manageable, and this comes naturally to you. Help others get to the same place. CANCER (Jun 22-Jul 22): There are days when you blink and things change. Then there are days and decades that go by without much change. This is a rare time when it’s all up to you. To change or not to change, that’s the question. LEO (Jul 23-Aug 22): The next small step is a small step (and perhaps even a symbolic one), but it’s in an entirely new direction, which makes the repercussions quite large indeed. VIRGO (Aug 23-Sep 22): You will find the hidden meanings and assimilate a deeper sort of knowledge about your topic of interests -mostly because you’re curious and you ask good questions. LIBRA (Sep 23-Oct 23): As the sign of partnership, it’s natural for you to join a friend or a group to do the things you enjoy, but company is not a prerequisite of the experience. Today you’ll have just as much fun doing it alone. SCORPIO (Oct 24-Nov 21): You’ve come up with some interesting ideas. Whether they are good ones or not, well, the jury is still out on that one. But you feel that there’s something there, and right now that’s enough of a reason to move forward. SAGITTARIUS (Nov 22-Dec 21): Why flirt with disaster? Certain relationships have already proved to be no good for you. And as you steer away from those, you’ll steer right into a very valuable new connection. CAPRICORN (Dec 22-Jan 19): Relationships will have humble, unremarkable beginnings. You don’t have to know what you’re doing to start, but you have to start if you’re ever going to know what you’re doing. AQUARIUS (Jan 20-Feb 18): Quite a lot will seem important to you today, yet you won’t know what to do with the information. Take notes. It’s a way of saving the things that matter without having to make a decision yet. PISCES (Feb 19-Mar 20): A mess can be very creative, but there are times such as today, in which the mess will hold you back. So organise it. Ordering your time and possessions well will help you become very accomplished.

ACROSS 7. Equal grind not capable of such high-flown meaning (13) 8. They like them to be English (11) 12. Time off from politics at the Hole in the Wall? (6) 14. Aver, in a different way, how deep a split there is (6) 16. How one got out of jug perhaps (6) 18. A reserve food may be taken from the charts (6) 19. He may be a stem naval officer (4,7) 23. All-embracing way I’ve chosen to work out perm (13) DOWN 1. A bit of opera in particular I always show (4) 2. Cosy way rifles are given up (4) 3. It takes skilled navigators to slip out like this (6) 4. Dam on first meeting is something different (6) 5. When the moon is round one can’t take any more (4) 6. The burden of Latin is not on them (4) 9. One bat, Len, out (caught) (7) 10. Country showing the art Eire produces (7) 11. Some game-shows appear in the network (4) 12. It’s right to make pie that’s ready for eating (4) 13. The novel pronoun is feminine (3) 15. Is likely to find phosphor at getting round it (3) 17. One who, after shuffling, may be a trader (6) 18. The South gives me rum to mix when it’s hot (6) 19. Charge one too much for a castle (4) 20. ‘Where, the sacred river, ran’ (Coleridge) (4) 21. It is a trick that’s sure to go wrong (4) 22. Exist to be broadcast as it happens, by the look of it (4)

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Fine with morning frosts. High cloud increasing in the evening. Northerlies.

Mainly fine. However, becoming cloudy with a few showers about the divide, falling as snow to 1900 metres. Wind at 1000m: NW 50 km/h. Wind at 2000m: NW 50 km/h, rising to gale 75 km/h for a time in the afternoon, easing to 30 km/h overnight.

TOMORROW Fine at first, then becoming cloudy with scattered rain by early afternoon. Southerlies developing, turning easterly later.

THURSDAY Fine with high cloud. Northerlies dying out.

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FRIDAY

Rain about the divide, with occasional falls further east, clearing later. Snow to 1200m. Strong NE, gale about the tops, easing later.

Becoming cloudy with occasional rain or drizzle and southerlies developing.

World Weather fine rain rain cloudy fine fine showers thunder cloudy showers fine drizzle fine fine fine

FZL: Lowering to 1200m

Cloud increasing, occasional rain from afternoon with snow to 1200 metres. Wind at 1000m: S 30 km/h developing. Wind at 2000m: NW 30 km/h dying out early, NE 30 km/h developing in the evening.

Cloudy with occasional rain, clearing later. Northeasterlies.

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Sth Ashburton at 2:05 pm, yesterday

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Waitaki Kurow at 3:05 pm, yesterday

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6am Breakfast The Breakfast team presents news, interviews, weather, and information. 9am The Ellen DeGeneres Show With guests Seth Meyers and Sean Diddy Combs. 0 10am Tipping Point 11am The Chase 0 Noon 1 News At Midday 0 12:30 Emmerdale PGR 0 1pm Coronation Street Catch-Up PGR 0 2pm Alphabetical 0 3pm Tipping Point 4pm Te Karere 2 4:30 Funny You Should Ask Comedy game show featuring a panel of stand-up comedians who interact with contestants for prizes. 4:55 The Chase 0 6pm 1 News At 6pm 0

6:30 Kune’s Kitchen 3 0 6:40 Takaro Tribe 6:50 Peppa Pig 0 7am Alvinnn!!! And The Chipmunks 3 0 7:25 Matt Hatter Chronicles 3 0 7:50 Thunderbirds Are Go! 3 0 8:15 The Lion Guard 3 0 8:35 Captain Jake And The Neverland Pirates 3 0 9am Infomercials 10:30 Neighbours 3 0 11am Less Than Perfect PGR 3 0 Noon Jeremy Kyle PGR 1pm Judge Rinder 2pm The New Adventures Of Old Christine 0 2:30 Home And Away 3 0 3pm Shortland Street PGR 3 0 3:30 Chuggington – Little Trainees 0 3:35 Raven’s Home 0 4pm Fanimals 0 4:30 Friends 3 0 5pm The Simpsons 0 5:30 Home And Away 0 6pm The Big Bang Theory 3 0 6:30 Neighbours 0

7pm Seven Sharp 0 7:30 Fair Go 8pm Border Patrol 0 8:30 Criminal Minds The BAU takes charge of a hostage situation at a law firm in DC where Matt Simmons’s wife works. 0 9:25 Lucifer 0 10:25 1 News Tonight 0 10:55 Blindspot AO 3 0

7pm Shortland Street PGR 0 7:30 Travel Guides 0 8:30 Gordon Ramsay’s 24 Hours To Hell And Back AO Gordon travels to Wichita, Kansas, to save Fetch Bistro, the first dog-friendly restaurant in the state. 0 9:30 Station 19 AO 0 10:25 Two And A Half Men PGR 3 0 10:55 Mom PGR 0

12:45 Te Karere 3 News and current affairs from a Maori perspective. 2 1:10 Infomercials 5:35 Te Karere 3 News and current affairs from a Maori perspective. 2

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

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6am The AM Show 9am The Café 10am Infomercials 11:30 Entertainment Tonight 3 Noon Dr Phil PGR 1pm The Block NZ PGR 3 0 2:30 Come Dine With Me NZ 3 0 3pm Celebrity Name Game PGR 3 4pm NewsHub Live At 4pm Susie Nordqvist presents comprehensive coverage of global and local news. 4:30 Entertainment Tonight 5pm Family Feud Australia 5:30 Modern Family 3 Phil cannot get anyone else to care about tending to the eggs; Claire is anxious about taking her closet ideas to Jay; Cameron becomes too attached to the frat guys living in the upstairs unit. 0 6pm NewsHub Live At 6pm 7pm The Project 7:30 The Block NZ PGR 0 8:30 Westside AO A murder pits the gang against each other; Cheryl and Wolf disagree about wedding venues; Rita gives Ted an ultimatum. 0 9:30 True Medical AO 0 10:45 NewsHub Late

6am Codename – Kids Next Door 3 6:25 Hank Zipzer, The World’s Greatest Underachiever 3 6:50 Kid v Kat 3 7:15 The Fairly Odd Parents 3 7:40 Danger Mouse 3 8:05 Sanjay And Craig 3 0 8:30 The Thundermans 3 8:55 Tiki Tour 3 0 9:20 Jeopardy 3 9:50 The Crowd Goes Wild PGR 3 10:20 The Doctors PGR 11:15 Hot Bench 11:40 Escape To The Country 3 12:40 Chicago Justice AO 3 0 1:35 Mad About You PGR 3 2:05 The Late Show With Stephen Colbert PGR 3 3pm Wheel Of Fortune 3:30 Jeopardy 4pm Antiques Roadshow 3 5pm Frasier 3 0 5:30 Prime News 6pm American Restoration 3 0 6:30 Pawn Stars 3

11:15 The Hui 3 Mihingarangi Forbes presents a mix of currentaffairs investigations, human interest, and arts and culture stories. 0 11:50 NewsHub Nation 3 An in-depth weekly current affairs show hosted by Lisa Owen. 0 12:50 Infomercials 5:30 City Impact Church

11:50 The Late Show With 11:10 Te Kaea 3 Maori Television’s Stephen Colbert PGR The best of daily news programme. 2 Stephen Colbert’s satire and comedy, 11:40 Closedown discussing politics, entertainment, business, and more. 12:50 Football – English Premier League Watford v Crystal Palace. From Vicarage Road. 2:50 Closedown

MOVIES PREMIERE 6:15 The Founder ML 2016 Drama. Michael Keaton, Nick Offerman. 8:10 The Magnificent Eleven MLS 2012 Comedy. Robert Vaughn, Sean Pertwee. 9:40 Goodbye Christopher Robin PGL 2017 Westside Billy Connolly’s Tracks Across Drama. Domhnall Gleeson, Margot Robbie. 11:25 Eloise America, 7:30pm on Choice 8:30pm on Three 16VLC 2016 Horror. Chace Crawford, Eliza Dushku. BRAVO SKY 5 12:55 Goon – Last Of The 6am Jeopardy! PG 10am Beverly Hills Enforcers 16VLSC 2017 Comedy. 6:25 Wheel Of Fortune Pawn 3 10:28 The Dish Seann William Scott, Alison Pill. PG 6:50 The Simpsons PGR 3 10:30 Catfish 3 2:35 Star Wars – The Last Jedi PG 7:15 Survivor – Blood 11:30 Snapped 3 MV 2017 Action. Daisy Ridley, v Water PG 8:05 Hardcore 12:28 The Dish PGR 3 Mark Hamill. 5:05 Any Day 12:30 The Real Housewives Pawn PG 8:30 Supergirl MVS 2015 Drama. Sean Bean, MVS 9:20 Border Security Of Miami 1:30 How To M 9:45 NCIS MV 10:40 CSI – Eva Longoria. 6:45 The Look Good Naked – UK PGR Edge Of Seventeen MLS 2016 Miami MV 11:35 Jeopardy! 2:30 Million Dollar Listing PG Noon Wheel Of Fortune PG Comedy. Hailee Steinfeld, NY PGR 3 3:30 Clean House 12:30 NCIS – New Orleans MV Woody Harrelson. 8:30 Black 4:30 Dress To Impress 1:25 NCIS – New Orleans MV Butterfly MVL 2017 Thriller. A writer attempts to start a 5:30 Tonight Show Starring 2:15 NCIS MV 3:05 Survivor Jimmy Fallon 3 – Blood v Water PG 4pm The career-saving screenplay, but 6:30 Catfish 3 Simpsons PG 4:30 Jeopardy! then meets an edgy drifter who hustles his way into PG 5pm Wheel Of Fortune 7:30 Beverly Hills Pawn 3 his work. Antonio Banderas, PG 5:30 Border Security 8pm Beverly Hills Pawn 3 Jonathan Rhys Meyers. M 6pm Supergirl MVS 8:30 Million Dollar Listing 10:05 Madame MLS 2017 7pm Hardcore Pawn PG NY PGR Comedy. Toni Collette, 7:30 NCIS MV 8:30 Combat Fredrik lists a Chelsea Harvey Keitel. Dealers PG 9:30 Million townhouse whose eccentric 11:35 Perfect Plan M 2010 Dollar Car Hunters seller has a reputation for firing Thriller. Emily Rose, Lucas Bryant. PG 10:30 CSI – Miami brokers; Ryan entrusts a Park MV 11:25 Supergirl MVS TUESDAY Slope listing to a new agent 1:05 Any Day MVS 2015 TUESDAY whose methods could cost him Drama. Sean Bean, 12:20 Survivor – Blood v a client; Steve must recover Eva Longoria. 2:45 The Water PG 1:20 Hardcore from his launch of the Circa Edge Of Seventeen MLS 2016 Pawn PG 1:50 Million Dollar building with a new strategy. Car Hunters PG 2:40 Combat Comedy. Hailee Steinfeld, 9:30 60 Days In Dealers PG 3:30 CSI – Miami Woody Harrelson. 4:30 Black 10:30 Snapped Butterfly MVL 2017 MV 4:20 Border Security 11:25 60 Days In PGR 3 Thriller. Antonio Banderas, M 4:45 NCIS MV 5:35 The 12:20 Infomercials 3 Simpsons PG Jonathan Rhys Meyers.

6:30 Takaro Tribe 3 6:40 Nga Papara Kapi 3 7:10 Kia Mau 3 7:20 Potae Pai 7:30 Pipi Ma 7:40 Pukana 2 7:50 Paia 3 8am Te Kaea 3 2 8:30 KaweKorero 3 9am R&R 3 9:30 Cam’s Kai 3 10am Angelo’s Outdoor Kitchen 3 10:30 Paki Vault 3 11am F Tales From The Trails Noon Toa – Toa O Aotearoa PGR 3 12:30 Funny Whare – Gamesnight PGR 3 1pm F Head Start 1:30 Te Mana Kuratahi – Primary Schools’ Kapa Haka 3 2pm Opaki 3 2:30 Nga Pari Karangaranga O Te Motu 3 3pm Takaro Tribe 3 3:10 Nga Papara Kapi 3 3:40 Kia Mau 3 3:50 Potae Pai 3 4pm Pipi Ma 3 4:10 Pukana 3 2 4:20 Paia 3 4:30 Hahana 3 5pm Fitness In The Whare 3 5:30 Te Kaea 2 6pm Polyfest Kapa Haka 6:30 Te Kaea 3 2

7pm KaweKorero 7pm The Crowd Goes Wild 7:30 Real Pasifik 3 7:30 American Pickers 8pm Native Affairs 8:30 Instinct PGR Dylan and Lizzie are unable to 8:30 M 20 Feet From Stardom AO 2013 identify motive or connection Documentary. True story of when several ordinary people the backup singers behind blow themselves up using some of the greatest musical suicide bombs. 0 legends of the 21st century. 9:30 M Escape Plan AO 2013 10:10 Taha Tauiwi 3 Action. 0 10:40 Te Matatini 3

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6am The Home Show 7am Tiny House Hunting 7:30 American Pickers 8:30 North Pole – Ice Airport 9:30 Hairy Bikers’ Mediterranean Adventure 10:30 Building The Dream 11:30 Flipping Bangers 12:30 Storage – Flog The Lot! 1:30 Everest Air 2:30 Biggest Dog In The World 3:30 Love Nature – Tigers About The House 4:30 Jamie’s 30-Minute Meals Jamie Oliver makes rogan josh curry with fluffy rice, carrot salad, poppadoms, and flatbread. 5pm Hemsley And Hemsley – Healthy And Delicious Sisters Jasmine and Melissa Hemsley visit Australia to share their healthyfood philosophy and recipes. 5:30 Backroad Bounty 6:30 American Pickers 7:30 Billy Connolly’s Tracks Across America PGR Billy Connolly travels from Chicago to Seattle, seeing Americana at the Minnesota State Fair, marvelling at the expansive prairies, and seeing small-town America. 8:30 Treasures Decoded 9:30 Morocco To Timbuktu – An Arabian Adventure 10:30 Backroad Bounty 11:30 Jamie’s 30 Minute Meals Midnight Hemsley And Hemsley – Healthy And Delicious 12:30 Waterfront House Hunting 1am American Pickers 2am Love Nature – Tigers About The House 3am Morocco To Timbuktu – An Arabian Adventure 4am Billy Connolly’s Tracks Across America PGR 5am Treasures Decoded

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7:15 Three Kings 16VL 1999 Action. George Clooney, Mark Wahlberg, Ice Cube. 9:10 Ocean’s 13 PGV 2007 Crime Thriller. Brad Pitt, George Clooney, Matt Damon. 11:10 Ted MLS 2012 Comedy. Mark Wahlberg, Mila Kunis, Seth MacFarlane. 12:55 The Vow PGLS 2012 Romance. Rachel McAdams, Channing Tatum. 2:35 Superbad 16LSC 2007 Comedy. Jonah Hill, Seth Rogan, Emma Stone. 4:25 Mystic River 16VL 2003 Drama. Sean Penn, Tim Robbins, Kevin Bacon. 6:40 Magic Mike 16LS 2012 Comedy Drama. Channing Tatum, Alex Pettyfer, Olivia Munn. 8:30 Abraham Lincoln – Vampire Hunter 16V 2012 Horror. Abraham Lincoln, the 16th President of the United States, discovers vampires are planning to take over the United States and he makes it his mission to eliminate them. Benjamin Walker, Rufus Sewell, Dominic Cooper. 10:20 Bad Teacher 16LS 2011 Comedy. Cameron Diaz, Justin Timberlake. 11:50 American Psycho 2 16VLS 2002 Horror. Mila Kunis, William Shatner.

10am Golf – European Tour (HLS) Czech Masters – Round Four. 10:30 Fox Sports News 11am Rugby – The Championship (HLS) All Blacks v Australia. 11:30 Rugby – Mitre 10 Cup (RPL) Waikato v North Harbour. 1:30 Golf – European Tour (HLS) The Northern Trust – Round Four. 2pm Golf – LPGA Tour (HLS) Canadian Pacific Women’s Open – Round Four. 2:30 Rugby Nation 3:30 Rugby – Mitre 10 Cup (HLS) Sunday. 4pm Rugby – The Championship (HLS) All Blacks v Australia. 4:30 UFC Fight Night (RPL) Gaethje v Vick. 6:30 Rugby Nation 7:30 Rugby – The Championship (HLS) All Blacks v Australia. From Eden Park. 8pm Rugby – The Championship (HLS) Argentina v South Africa. From the Estadio Malvinas Argentinas in Mendoza. 8:30 The 1014 Rugby Show 9pm Fox Sports News 9:30 Rugby – Women’s International (RPL) Black Ferns v Australia. 11:30 Rugby – The Championship (HLS) All Blacks v Australia.

6am Motorsport – Formula 1 (RPL) Belgium Grand Prix. From Circuit de SpaFrancorchamps in Stavelot, Belgium. 8:30 Fox Sports News 9am Sunday Night With Matty Johns 10am Rugby League – NRL (RPL) Roosters v Broncos. Noon Rugby League – NRL (RPL) Dragons v Bulldogs. 2pm Controversy Corner 2:30 Rugby League – Challenge Cup (RPL) Final – Catalans Dragons v Warrington Wolves. 4:30 Rugby League – NRL (RPL) Warriors v Panthers. From Mt Smart Stadium, Auckland. 6:30 Sunday Night With Matty Johns Matty Johns is joined by former players and guests to wrap up the round’s NRL action. 7:30 The Hunters Club 8:30 NRL 360 9:30 Big League Wrap 10:30 Controversy Corner The latest controversies from the NRL are tackled. 10:58 L Cricket – Women’s T20 Super League Western Storm v Surrey Stars. From the First Central County Ground in Hove.

1:20 Mystic River 16VL 2003 Drama. Sean Penn, Tim Robbins, Kevin Bacon. 3:35 Magic Mike 16LS 2012 Comedy Drama. 5:25 Bad Teacher 16LS 2011 Comedy.

Midnight Rugby Nation 1am The 1014 Rugby Show 1:30 Rugby – Mitre 10 Cup (HLS) Sunday. 2am UFC Fight Night (RPL) Gaethje v Vick. 4am Fight Night

2:30 Cricket – T20 Blast (HLS) Somerset v Nottinghamshire. 2:58 L Cricket – Women’s T20 Super League Final – Teams TBC.

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

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DISCOVERY 6:35 Gold Rush PG Eye in the Sky. 7:30 How It’s Made PG 7:55 How It’s Made PG 8:20 Fast ‘n’ Loud PG 9:10 Alaskan Bush People M 10am Blowing Up History PG 10:50 Aussie Gold Hunters PG 11:40 A Crime To Remember M The Gentleman Killer. 12:30 Murder Comes To Town M Lurking in the Hollers. 1:20 People Magazine Investigates PG Killing Field. 2:10 How It’s Made PG 2:35 How It’s Made PG 3pm How Do They Do It? PG 3:25 How Do They Do It? PG 3:50 Gold Rush PG Frankenstein Machinery. 4:45 Garage Rehab – Revisited PG Back to the Slop Shop. 5:40 Fast ‘n’ Loud PG 6:35 Fast ‘n’ Loud PG 7:30 Misfit Garage PG Launching a 1969 Satellite. 8:30 Misfit Garage PG Crushed GTO and Chopped 1941 Ford. 9:25 Garage Rehab – Revisited PG Offset Kustoms Revisited. 10:15 Diesel Brothers PG Feed the Beast-Mode. 11:05 Naked And Afraid M 11:55 People Magazine Investigates PG Killing Field.

TUESDAY

12:45 Murder Comes To Town M 1:35 How Do They Do It? PG 2:25 Alaskan Bush People M 3:15 Deadliest Catch PG 4:05 Treehouse Masters PG 4:55 How It’s Made PG 5:20 How Do They Do It? PG 5:45 MythBusters PG

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Mid Canterbury A’s Oscar Baisagale tries to barge through a South Canterbury A tackle on Saturday.

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Points galore; wrong result It was a try-fest at the Ashburton A&P Showgrounds on Saturday when Mid Canterbury and South Canterbury’s A development rugby sides squared off. Unfortunately for the home crowd though, it was the southern visitors that eventually came out on top, beating Mid Canterbury A 64-38.

Mid Canterbury A coach Craig Dwyer said South Canterbury were very good on the counter attack from turnover ball, and ultimately his side conceded far too many turnovers and made some costly errors which they were made to pay for dearly. “It’s not often you score 38 points and end up on the losing

side, however there were still lots of positives in our performance,” Dwyer said. Mid Canterbury’s tries were scored by Tait Chisman, Shepherd Mhembere, Kibson Manumua, Luke Gilbert and Cam Turpin, while Reuben Early was outstanding with the boot, kicking five out of five conversions and a penalty.

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It’s not often you score 38 points and end up on the losing side

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