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Mid Canterbury teachers are hoping for continued support from the community if they end up taking further strikes.

Two months on from the full-day strike which forced 17 primaries to close across the district, more industrial action is a distinct possibility.

Members of teachers union NZEI Te Rui Roa have voted to reject the government’s latest pay offer through a secret ballot that closed on Tuesday night.

NZEI Mid Canterbury branch president Jade Tonks said members were a bit fed up that the offers did not address concerns about the growing teacher shortage, nor time to teach and support for children with additional learning needs.

“Something desperately needs to be done,” she said.

The offer for teachers included a three-year term from date of settlement and an increase in the base salary scale by 3 per cent each year for three years.

Three per cent increases are what politicians get every year regardless of whether they are asking for it, Tonks said.

NZEI members are currently discussing the next step. Representatives such as Tonks will attend the union’s annual conference at the start of October and make a formal recommendation about what to do – be it further strike action, or otherwise.

During the last strike, teachers and principals marching in Ashburton were asked whether they would prefer a geographically based rolling strike or a twoday strike, should their demands continue to be ignored by the Ministry of Education.

The crowd voted overwhelmingly in favour of the latter, and the same response was measured in other union meetings around the country.

Acting President of the Mid Canterbury Principals’ Association, Rebekah Clement, said from an NZEI point of view, teacher strikes are used to alert school communities to the current conditions in which both teachers and students are experiencing.

She said they were hoping for ongoing support from the community, as the issue directly affects all children in it.

“The support has been pretty good so far, but you start to wonder what they [the community] would do things carried on,” Tonks said.

“We’re just having to stand our ground, because this is what we’ve been asking for, for years, but we’ve been a bit too weak.”

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■ DAFFODIL DAY

In brief

Society coffers boosted Katie.t@theguardian.co.nz

Ronald McDonald House in Christchurch is opening its doors to members of the public for an open day on Thursday. From 10.30am to 12.30pm, you can take a tour of the house, find out about how families are kept close when their child is receiving hospital care and what people can do to help that continue. The 26-bedroom Ronald McDonald House opened in Christchurch in 2003 and provides more than 1000 families a home away from home each year. It is run by an independent charitable trust.

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the ANZ have held, and organisers are planning to make it extra special.

ANZ Business Manager Natasha Wilson said all staff at the bank get involved in the worthy event.

Planning starts several weeks beforehand, and the main task is to spread the word to local busi-

nesses, then at the conclusion of the event, staff work to tally up the totals, and distribute prizes.

All proceeds raised stay within the area and are used to help those battling with cancer – through counselling, information, childcare, petrol vouchers, grocery vouchers and other forms of support.

Above - Mandy Casey (second from left) and Annie Bonifant (right) with ANZ’s Caryn Stewart, Anna Woolley and Natasha Wilson.

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Police investigate death at boarding house The spokeswoman confirmed police were making inquiries into the death but wouldn’t provide any further details at this stage.

The boarding house, a two-storey building at 454 Great North Road, was a former convent and has previously been labelled a “slum in the heart of the city” by councillor Mike Lee. Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern campaigned for the place to be

Yesterday’s death comes just five months after another body was found at the boarding house.

And in March, the bodies of Tania Ellwood, 39, and Timothy Kerr Hamilton, 36, were found at Dryden Lodge – another boarding house in Grey Lynn.

Ellwood had been missing for a week when a maintenance worker found the bodies.

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closed down in March last year when she was Labour deputy leader.

“In my view no one should be inhabiting a place that doesn’t have basic standards,” Ardern said at that time.

The boarding house has previously made headlines for its substandard living conditions and causing problems for nearby St Joseph’s primary school.

Petrol prices nationwide have increased by 3.5 cents a litre as a new fuel excise tax came into effect yesterday. Transport Minister Phil Twyford flagged increases of between 3c a litre and 4c for each of the next three years to fund transport plans such as light rail from the CBD to the airport, according to information the Herald obtained under the Official Information Act in June. The impact of these increases has seen the petrol price in some parts of the country creep over $2.40 per litre for 91.

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■ AUCKLAND DEATH

Police are investigating a sudden death at an infamous Auckland boarding house and former convent.

Police were called to a residential property on Great North Road at 4.51am on Saturday, a police spokeswoman said.

The death reportedly comes just two days before the Grey Lynn house was due to close its doors.

St John transported a motorcyclist to Ashburton Hospital about 5.30pm on Saturday. The rider had minor injuries after coming off their bike at Mt Somers.

Open day

By Katie todd

Another instalment of ANZ’s eversuccessful Daffodil Day quiz has generously topped up the local Cancer Society’s bank account to the tune of $18,557.50.

One month after the annual event was held at Ashburton Hotel, ANZ staff were able to finalise the impressive total and present a cheque to two representatives from the Mid Canterbury branch of the Cancer Society.

Community liaison officer Annie Bonifant said they were very grateful for the efforts of ANZ and the generosity of the Ashburton community.

Around 65 teams entered this year’s event, which was emceed

by Lynda Topp (Ken) and featured a raffle, auction and silent auction.

Guests walked away with prizes such as a 35-minute helicopter ride with Richie McCaw, a signed All Blacks jersey, luxury accommodation, meat packs, Bluetooth speakers and hundreds of other items offered up by local businesses.

“Every year, seeing the prizes that have been donated for the quiz – it’s very overwhelming,” Bonifant said.

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■ HORMONES AND AGEING

Dr Libby coming to Ashburton

By SuSan SandyS Dr Libby is bringing her inspiring brand of women’s health advice to Ashburton.

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Nutritional biochemist and international speaker Dr Libby Weaver is coming to Ashburton, set to impart her inspiring brand of health advice for women.

Dr Libby will speak on Hormones and Ageing at the Ashburton Trust Event Centre on October 16, 7pm to 9pm.

The best-selling author told the Guardian the South Island was one of her favourite places in the world, and she was looking forward to addressing her Mid Canterbury followers.

“For almost a decade I’ve being doing events in Christchurch and women from Ashburton would share that they’d gotten car loads of friends together to come. It was time for me to thank them and save them the drive,” Dr Libby said.

“It’s also special for me to meet women who have participated in my nine-week online course, Weight Loss for Women, and I’m very often moved to tears by their stories and experiences that they share with me.”

She said hormones was by far the most requested topic that

people wanted to hear about.

Monthly symptoms or difficult transitions through menopause were common, but should not be seen as normal.

“Ageing is inevitable, and I want to empower people with their health so that they can live a long, healthy life full of vitality.”

Many health challenges could be addressed through lifestyle changes.

“The challenges we experience aren’t our body betraying us, they’re our body trying to communicate to us that something needs to change.”

■ TIMEBANK

TimeBank celebrates one year Showing Mariel Rodriguez (right) how to flax weave is Kirstin Cook, at the Mid Canterbury TimeBank one-year anniversary celebration at the Sinclair Centre yesterday.

People turned out to learn all manner of activities, alongside stalls, demonstrations and games.

The TimeBank has over 120 members and is more than just a labour-exchange service, as it aims to connect people and give them a sense of belonging.

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Athens – the heart of civilisation Former Ashburtonians Tony and Leanne Argyle have temporarily abandoned their Gold Coast home to travel lightly around Europe. Follow their adventure, through Tony’s observations.

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f you are interested in ancient history then there are few places in the world to match Greece – and Athens in particular.

Civilisation has existed here well before Jesus was a twinkle in his mother’s eye, although if you believe in immaculate conceptions it must have just been hay fever she had.

Of course, the pinnacle, both literally and figuratively, of Athens history is embodied in the Acropolis and the iconic Parthenon that stands above it.

Rumoured to have been started around the time that Winston Peters first entered parliament, the building is adorned in scaffolding and looks like it’s suffered a little from leaky home syndrome, nevertheless its share size and scale, and the area of the Acropolis itself is quite incredible.

With so many things you see appearing

smaller in person than when you see them on television (the exception being Donald Trump’s ego) this is certainly one monument that is impressive in its grandeur and well worth a visit.

The city itself is an interesting mix of old and new. Ruins and monuments sit alongside 1970s multi-level apartments.

The city is very spread out with very little in high-rise buildings – it’s a struggle to find

Meet the team Over the next few weeks we will introduce a member of the Guardian team each day, from our family to yours.

Time at the Guardian Six years.

Where are you from?

Ashburton.

What’s the most enjoyable part of your job?

I’m a tech nerd so I love software, spreadsheets and anything that helps the machine run smoothly, however the most enjoyable part would have to be the people – whether over the desks or over email there is always a brilliant level of banter, jokes, laughter and smiles.

What’s your back story, where do you hail from, your working career?

For me it’s been a path of right brain/left brain – I was in graphic design and sign writing before studying accounting.

What exciting experiences have you enjoyed while working in your role?

The stand out moments have been the launch of the Ashburton Guardian rebrand and the launch of the Ashburton App – both very exciting and proud times to be a part of.

Have there been any embarrassing moments in your working career?

None really – but I did walk out of the ladies with my dress hooked into my leggings – luckily a workmate told me before I walked through the office!

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Laughter is the best medicine.

Away from work, what do you like to do in your spare time?

I’m currently obsessed with yoga – specifically hot yoga, my body feels so amazing afterwards.

If you weren’t in your current role, what do you think you’d like to be doing?

Maybe a hot yoga teacher!

Name three people you’d love to invite to dinner I would have to turn this into a comedy fest and have my favourite dry, hard-working and inspirational comedians (in that order) James Acaster, Hasan Minhaj and Rose Matafeo.

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anything much higher than ten stories here.

Athens lacks an obvious financial district, although given the state of their national finances and the level of debt they owe internationally there would seem little point to having one.

They have yet to fully recover from the global financial crisis with unemployment at over 20 per cent.

Given the lack of jobs and high levels of tax that have been imposed to balance the budget Greeks have little incentive to disclose their earning and a large-scale cash economy exists.

Despite the hardships being faced, we find the Greek people to be exceedingly warm and generous.

They are a proud and passionate people, always willing to share a drink or their opinion on the current government.

Using private accommodation has given us a wonderful opportunity to meet true Greeks on their own local environment and we have made some wonderful friends as a result.

No visit to Athens is complete without heading up Lycabettus hill – Athens highest point which offers panoramic views of the city and a chance to look down on the Acropolis itself.

The hill can be climbed on foot or by traveling on a funicular and once at the top you’ll be able to see the small church that has been built there.

The Greeks love to build churches in out of the way places that both parishion-

ers and builders would have cursed - as if finding God wasn’t so much their mission as challenging God to try and find them.

Much of Greece’s economic frustration has played out in the graffiti that sadly adorns so many buildings in the city.

Despite this eyesore many Athenians appear unconcerned by it, as if silently applauding it as a communal middle finger salute to the politicians and powersthat-be who created the financial crisis in the first place.

Many homeless also exists here, sleeping in doorways and park benches or wherever they can find shelter from the sun.

Some are locals while others are refugees who have poured in from the troubles in the Middle East hoping to make a new start.

Not surprisingly given its age Athens has a host of museums that pay tribute to the history and relics that exist. Many of the original relics from the Acropolis have been relocated to the Acropolis museum for their protection.

The English aristocracy had made something of an art form of stealing Greek relics during the 19th century which did not go down well with the Greeks.

It is rumoured the British Government had offered to return one relic owned by the Royal Family, but the Greek government said it had nowhere to house Prince Philip, so the Queen was best to keep him.

Despite its history Athens is a young city at heart.

You get the feeling that a large part of the population is under forty and there is a vibrancy to the city as a result.

Never one to let a little unemployment get in the way of a good time Greeks know how to enjoy themselves – their restaurants, cafes and bars are always full and their national drinks of raki and ouzo are always generously available – don’t be surprised when ordering a drink to find a free shot of raki is provided to help wash it down.

The throwing of plates is now largely a thing of the past.

Tourism is growing rapidly with recent numbers showing a growth of over 10 per cent in just the last twelve months.

The months of July and August are particularly crowded but travelling in the shoulder season has given us the chance to avoid the worst of the heat, crowds and tourist prices.

If Athens is on your bucket list then there has probably never been a better time to go.

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■ ASHBURTON TRUST

Groups benefit from donations

By Sue NewmaN

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Seventeen organisations based in the Ashburton District have benefitted in the September round of Ashburton Trust gaming machine grants.

A total of $224,083 was given in grants by the Ashburton Trust Lion Foundation regional grants committee from gaming machines operating in Ashburton Trust owned premises.

Trust chair Fay Watson said applications for this round of grants was $213,000 higher than the funds available and that meant many organisations received less money than the grants committee wanted.

“The same occurred in July when applications totalled $262,000 more than the funds available,” she said Swimming, tennis and football were big winners in the grants round with Tennis Mid Canterbury receiving $35,000 for operational costs and salaries, Mid Canterbury Football $30,000 for a football development officer salary and the Ashburton swim team $25,000 for regional and national meet costs.

The Ashburton Aviation Museum

received $10,000 to purchase an historic Simmonds Spartan bi-plane, circa 1929 and the Menz Shed received $15,000 to extend a garage roof and the Mid Canterbury Emergency Relief Charitable Trust received $5000 towards newcomer driver tutoring costs.

Other grants: Ashburton aquatic Park Charitable Trust, $12,500 for Lake Hood walking and bike track; CCS Disability Action Canterbury West Coast, $15,000 service co-ordinator salaries; Community House Mid Canterbury Trust, $12,000 operating costs; Equestrian Sport NZ Ashburton area showjumping, $7000 event costs; Lions Club of Ashburton County Charitable Trust, $3484, Stars in Your Eyes; Mount Hutt College, $2000, electronic drum kit; Phoenix Preschool, $11,000 sleep room construction, Rakaia Bowling Club, $3073, chair upholstery; Rakaia Lions Charitable Trust, $2026 Rakaia Salmon Run St John ambulance and traffic management costs; Royal NZ Plunket Trust Mid Canterbury; $25,000 operational costs and salaries; Winchmore Community Hall Society, $11,000, kitchen upgrade.

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■ BOWLS TOURNAMENT

Coldstream takes out bowls event

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Norman Dunn and Pat McLauchlan accepting the first place trophy on behalf of Coldstream Lifecare & Village on Thursday.

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Ashburton woman Bernice Laird was bowled over with positive feedback on Thursday, after organising a successful new event for local rest home residents to enjoy.

The town’s first ever inter-rest home bowls tournament lured 44 competitors from Rosebank, Coldstream, Terrace Downs, Radius Millstream and Park Street Day Care.

Participants played in pairs and vied for trophies, which were awarded to rest homes with the highest overall percentage of wins.

Coldstream took out the first place trophy and a $250 prize, which they will put towards activities for residents.

Laird’s partner, Geoff, said it’s hoped the event will continue annually.

“There were just so many smiles, it was great,” he said.

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e have been very busy with our two groups of ladies taking part in the programme.

Our second group are half way through road code lessons and are hoping to sit their learner’s licence in early November. We have covered core, road position and parking. The ladies are beginning to get good results on the practice tests already.

It is great to have such a diverse group of students together at lessons and a lovely bunch of children as well.

Special thanks to our ladies who come in to look after the children while their mothers are in class. This group of students come from the Philippines, Sri Lanka, India, Pakistan, Ukraine, Samoa, Brazil and New Zealand. It is lovely to see the beautiful traditional dress that some of the women wear, and hearing the different languages being spoken.

The first group are now out with their volunteer men-

tors getting driving practice.

The feedback from mentors and students has been very positive. We are very grateful to the mentors for giving up their time so freely.

We can’t run this programme without our volunteers and it’s very satisfying to know that you are making a positive difference to someone else’s life. If you are interested in becoming a driving mentor, we would love to hear from you. Please contact Wendy Hewitt on 027 611 3301 or wendy@saferashburton.org.nz The Mid Canterbury Rural Driver Licensing Scheme is proudly sponsored by The Lotteries Commission, Advance Ashburton, COGs, Ashburton District Road Safety Council and The Mid Canterbury Rural Support Trust.

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The Catacombs of Paris.

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Funerals explained

ur monthly dinner at the end of August had Jo Metcalf, a funeral director and the manager of Memory Funerals funeral home in Ashburton.

Jo talked about funerals and burial in New Zealand, something unfamiliar to some migrants who come from countries with different cultural customs.

In New Zealand the choices are mainly cremation or burial (many people choosing the former due to costs).

There are less common options, such as “natural” burial or burial at sea. You can also be an organ donor, which doesn’t take away your choice of burial v cremation.

Coffins are also a cost for burials, and apparently some people build their own, or even buy a coffin in advance and use it as furniture in their home!

Another option is donating a body for medical science to help train medical students. You can’t be both an organ donor and donate the body to science. According to Jo you have to meet very strict criteria to donate your body to science.

Funerals themselves might be held in a church, a funeral home, a combination of both or a different location.

Part of the funeral director’s role is to help the relatives plan the ceremony.

Sometimes people may ask for the deceased’s favourite song without being aware the lyrics are unsuitable for the occasion, such as a song about someone dying in a crash.

I suppose AC/DC’s Highway to Hell would also be a very poor choice for a funeral service.

Hindu tradition involves keeping vigil with the deceased and a cremation, usually within 24 hours of death.

After the cremation the ashes are scattered at a sacred body of water (like the Ganges), which means that in some cases the body would be flown from NZ to India and cremated there, or cremated here and the ashes flown to India.

In Israel, Jewish burial involves wrapping the body in shrouds (no embalming) and burying it in the ground (no coffin). Then the family has an open house for seven days, in which friends and family come to share their condolences and show support.

Cost may also affect the way people are buried.

While rich families may have their own mausoleums (family crypts) in the US, in countries

in which land is precious people are being buried in multi-tiered concrete buildings.

While in Japan cremation is being practiced, the ashes and boned of the dead are buried in cemeteries.

However, with land costs being high, people have started using grave apartments – buildings in which a locker-sized grave may be purchased.

In Paris, with cemeteries overflowing near the end of the 18th century, you can see the remains of over six million people buried in tunnels under the city, called The Catacombs of Paris.

It is recommended to have a funeral plan in advance, so relatives will not need to make hard choices, and may also be prudent to set money aside to cover costs.

It was a very interesting talk and people stayed engaged in conversations for most of the evening.

We try to have interesting guest speakers in most of our monthly potluck dinners, which are held at the last Friday of the month (on different locations) at 6.30pm and are open to anyone, newcomers and locals alike.

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PROFILE - Coby Snowden

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Coby Snowden

am Coby Snowden (nee van Rijswijk), born in The Netherlands but at age 12 my family emigrated to New Zealand.

Since then I moved from Christchurch to Whangarei, then to Napier, then Wellington, moving up the career ladder in the corporate accounting world.

In Holland we lived in Breda, quite a large city.

I was very excited to move to New Zealand, even though I didn’t know much about this country. There were so many changes to our lifestyle, from housing to climate not to mention the culture, the Kiwi way of doing things.

Learning the English language came easily to me, being immersed in it at school each day. I didn’t have many friends in Holland, but at my new school in the new country I was the different girl, and I was blessed to find girls who were keen to befriend me and help me readjust.

I took up rifle target shooting as a sport 13 years ago, which is how I met John.

I had no intention to leave Wellington but a good man like John is hard to find and soon after he proposed my daughter and I moved to Ashburton in 2007.

Although already well in my 40s, we were blessed with two more daughters, now aged 8

and 10, with the 18-year old starting study at Canterbury University this year.

After taken a few years off full-time work, helping hubby on the farm and getting involved with volunteering, I have just started a part-time position with the CanInspire Charitable Trust, looking after their national operations and finance.

When I moved from Wellington to Ashburton 10 years ago I also had some readjusting to do, more than I initially realised.

Again, a housing readjustment: after being so used to having neighbours close by now I am living on a farm with the nearest neighbour a kilometre away.

I’m loving the climate here but the farmers here are obsessed with rainfall!

In the summer I’ll say “nice day isn’t it” and I’ll get a grumpy farmer replying “no it’s not nice, we need heaps of rain”.

And again I’ve had to deal with a different language!

At school, in town, I heard about farmers sowing their seeds, and harvesting their crops.

Imagine my reaction when my new husband tells me he’s going to be drilling all day. Drilling? Didn’t know we had any DIY projects on the go.

Then the following February he wasn’t home for tea, so I texted him, “where are you”, to which I got the reply “heading”.

I was waiting for the rest of the message to come through, as in, heading where to? His mother phoned, asked if John was heading. “yes, but where’s he heading to?”. Embarrassing way to find out that’s the rural term for harvesting.

I remember a nice gentleman who, 40 years ago, helped us settle in New Zealand.

He came to our house every day to explain the NZ way of life, helped complete forms etc.

As a 12-year old I remember thinking that’s something I would like to do when I grow up, however, I never got the opportunity to pursue that, getting too busy with corporate finance in Wellington plus so involved with all our shooting activities but always hoped there are plenty of people doing this worthwhile community service.

I firmly believe that’s where the Mid Canterbury Timebank is such a great avenue for newcomers to settle in our community plus meet our awesome people.

I sincerely hope to being able to offer help to a new migrant or even a city gal getting to grips with the rural life here!

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Friday, October 5, 7pm – International women’s group It’s a perfect opportunity to leave the kids and hubby at home and hit the town for an evening of connection, sharing, laughs and catching up with other women from different cultures.

Both newcomers and locals welcome! Venue is Somerset Grocer, 161 Burnett St. For additional details text 0272208791 or email newcomers@saferashburton.org.nz Sunday, October 6, 7pm – Navratri celebration Join the Ashburton Indian Multicultural Charitable Trust for this celebration. (more details on their Facebook page) October 6-7, 9am-5pm - UNIFIL family sports fest, Ashburton college gym. Call Jennifer Juntilla for enquires 022 310 0184 October 13-14 – Welcoming Communities Futsal Extravaganza. http://www.nzfootball.co.nz/GET-INVOLVED/WelcomingCommunities-Futsal Monday, October 15, 9.15am - Free Maori cultural awareness workshop for volunteers. Doing some kind of volunteering and want to learn about the Maori culture? Register for a free workshop at http://www.tinyurl. com/AshburtonMaoriWorkshop2018 or email newcomers@ saferashburton.org. nz or phone/txt 027 220 8791. Ride share available.

Friday, October 26, 6.30pm – International Dinner Party. Your family and yourself are invited to the Newcomers and friends International Dinner Party Potluck. To register text to 0272208791 or email newcomers@ saferashburton.org.nz Saturday, October 27, 5.30pm - Diwali - Festival of Lights. Come and be part of this celebration and enjoy the Indian delicacies, music, dance, henna designs and the Indian Culture. The doors will open at 5.30pm for dinner (included in ticket price) and the main entertainment starts at 7pm. Tickets through the Ashburton Trust Event Centre (the venue for the event)

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he year so far: So far, 2018 has been a busy year! In term one we welcomed Ginga back for his fourth and final year along with new students – Lea (Germany), Sayaka, Yume, Yuki, Yuzuki and Ami (Japan.) We also had a group from Shukutoku Girls High School (Japan) who stayed with us for one week. This was their first time and they are coming back again next year. Our school Diversity event was held in March and our students dressed in their traditional costumes and cooked local fare.

Term two saw a change in ESOL teacher. Harry Hansman and his wife re-located to Waimate to be closer to family and Mrs Drummond returned to the helm once more. Clemens arrived from Germany for a six-week stay. The school ball was held this term and our students thoroughly enjoyed this and looked wonderful.

Term three was the biggest intake of the year. We said hello to Maki, Misaki and Asahi (Japan) and Dona, Merry, Lus, Yunseok and Jinsoo (Korea.) We also welcomed Doro, Lina, Marlene, Stella and Constantin (Germany.)

Our students have watched a Crusaders game, visited Willowbank, shopped in Christchurch, rode the Gondola and attended the All Blacks v Canterbury & Otago evening. Last weekend we visited Lake Tekapo. It was a beautiful day and the students tubed, skated and soaked in the awesome scenery that is the Mackenzie country.

Our students have enjoyed being a part of Mount Hutt College and all that we have to offer them.

In turn we enjoy the diversity and sharing of cultures generously given by these young ambassadors from all over the world. We wish all of you the very best when you return to your homelands.

Good bye Ginga, we have

watched you grow into a fine young man and we wish you all the best for your future.

Thanks must go to all the homestay families who host these

students on our behalf. For looking after them as you would your own and for showing them the delights of Mid Canterbury and beyond. They truly appreciate

their experiences.

Ms Caron Chandler International Student Programme Mount Hutt College

Celebrating Maori culture

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he building and the land now known as Hakatere Marae on State Highway One at Fairton was originally the site of the Fairton Primary School, established in 1901.

During the late 1960s a new Fairton School was built in the township, leaving the old school abandoned.

Abandoned as a school in 1969, the 90-yearold building was rapidly deteriorating and the grounds which had won the McFarlane Shield for rural school gardens were overgrown with weeds, grass and scrub.

This was the state of the building in 1970 when the Mid Canterbury Maori Committee, chaired by Riki Ellison, acquired a five-year lease with the option to buy.

For the newly formed Hakatere Marae Committee the price was $2224, not much by today’s prices but a new house cost $6000 then. Hakatere had to raise about $1000 and received a grant from the Timaru Trust for the rest.

Meanwhile in 1960 a branch of the Maori Women’s Welfare League was formed under the name of Mania-o-Roto and sponsored by the Taumutu branch, Lake Ellesmere. This was the beginning of a close relationship between Taunutu and Hakatere The new branch then changed its name to Hakatere, the original name of the river.

In 1973 the first celebration of Waitangi Day was held with an evening ceremony. In 1974 a New Zealand Day was held with demonstrations of culture, craft and a hangi meal.

In 1976 Riki Ellison and Hakatere Marae trustees met the Assistant Commissioner of Crown Lands in Christchurch, where the area of land by then known as Hakatere Marae was gazetted as a Maori Reserve. It is administered by the Hakatere Maori Komiti Trust.

Kate White, a member of the Komiti: “I got involved in Hakatere Marae when they needed someone to be the secretary on their committee in 2010. I did that until I went overseas in 2016 and now I’m back I am again part of the komiti.

I really enjoy being part of the marae and feel very fortunate to have been given this opportunity as someone who is not Maori.

We are lucky in Ashburton that our marae is so open to anyone being part of the marae community.

That includes Maori from anywhere in NZ as it is not an iwi (tribal) based marae, European New Zealanders and more recent migrants from anywhere in the world.

It has been great for me learning how things are done at a marae and seeing how people pull together to help each other out.

If anyone wants to learn more about Maori culture they can help out at events and get involved.

We have had people from other countries help out during school visits, learning and helping the children with flax weaving or helping in the kitchen and through that they experienced elements of the culture.

If anyone wants to get involved don’t hesi-

tate! We love seeing new faces at our events or at our committee meetings. “ On the morning of Monday, October 15, people who do any kind of volunteering work will have the opportunity to experience and learn about the Maori culture.

This is a joint effort by the Marae Komiti, Ashburton Welcoming communities programme, Volunteering Mid & South Canterbury and the Mid Canterbury Newcomers’ Network.

This workshop is the continuation and expansion of a cultural awareness workshop which ran (with a great success) last year.

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Core Maori values underpinning Maori culture.

Practical tips that assist volunteers to feel comfortable on marae and when interacting with Maori in their home, at school or the workplace.

Cultural awareness for managers of volunteers.

■ For further details and to register (registration is required and is free) please go to http://www.tinyurl.com/AshburtonMaoriWorkshop2018 or email newcomers@saferashburton.org.nz or phone/txt 027 220 8791

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Same-sex marriage a hot topic T

he subject of gay marriage in churches is an ethical dilemma of huge proportions.

Within each domain, that of marriage and that of the church, there are values and morals held dear to the people involved.

Two people wanting to get married, love each other so much they wish to make a vow to each other, and in front of the whole world, that they will be together forever.

Then celebrated within the church is the connection between people and God, where parishioners build on their spirituality and aspire to be as good as the God they are worshipping.

The two worlds of marriage and religion are traditionally intertwined, and those getting married can undertake their treasured marital vows before

god himself. It seems unfair to rule out people wanting to do this based on their sexuality.

However, each and every religion has its own interpretation of the doctrines upon which it is based, and develops its own practices accordingly.

On this basis there is nothing wrong with individual churches choosing to retain their traditional roots, and refuse to marry same-sex couples. At the same time, if a church wishes to change its interpretations and

see things in a different light, there is nothing wrong with it instead embracing diversity and moving with the times.

The same-sex debate has come together in a perfect storm in Mid Canterbury recently, where Rakaia minister Al Drye is leaving the Anglican Church due to its change to allow the blessing of same-sex marriages.

And one has to admire the conviction he has for his beliefs, and his courage in standing up for them.

Indeed, it would appear the teachings of the Bible by no means hold up homosexuality as an ideal practice, and some passages within it appear to instead reflect a divine disapproval. This is itself arguable, however, as a quick internet search revealing evangelical authors shows.

The New York Times has reported on the teachings of Matthew Vines. He is an openly gay, evangelical Christian and the author of God and the Gay Christian: The Biblical Case in Support of Same-Sex Relationships. He has addressed many a biblical passage which seems on the surface to be anti-gay.

For example, “…men also abandoned natural relations with women and were inflamed with lust for one another. Men committed indecent acts with other men, and received in themselves the due penalty for their perversion”.

Vines says in this passage (Romans 1:26-27), Paul is explicit that same-sex behaviour referred to here is motivated by lust, concluding that of course Christians should affirm with Paul that

sexual behaviour out of selfseeking lustfulness is wrong.

“But that’s very different than same-sex marriages that are based on self-giving love, and we shouldn’t conflate the two in how we interpret this text today.”

The Anglican church is stopping short of holding samesex marriages, but is allowing individual parishes to bless these same-sex relationships if they wish to. So are they saying samesex marriage is okay, or it’s not?

It seems the path of taking a middle road has not worked for the church, and it is a cruel irony that in trying to please everyone it has created much division, disillusioning many parishioners and seeing some, such as the Reverend Drye, pack up their theological belongings and beliefs and leave.

at age 75. TV actor House Peters Jr., the original Mr. Clean, died in Los Angeles at age 92.

Five years ago: The federal government partially shut down because of a budget impasse in Congress, the same day Americans got their first chance to shop for health insurance using the online marketplaces that were at the heart of President Barack Obama’s health care overhaul (however, government websites designed to sell the policies struggled to handle the traffic, with many

frustrated users reporting trouble setting up accounts).

Novelist Tom Clancy, 66, died in Baltimore.

One year ago: A gunman opened fire from a room at the Mandalay Bay casino hotel in Las Vegas on a crowd of 22,000 country music fans at a concert below, leaving 58 people dead and more than 800 injured in the deadliest mass shooting in modern US history; the gunman, 64-year-old Stephen Craig Paddock, killed himself before officers arrived.

O.J. Simpson was released from

a prison in Nevada a few minutes after midnight, after serving nine years for a botched hotel-room heist in Las Vegas.

Today’s birthdays: Former President Jimmy Carter is 94.

Actress-singer Julie Andrews is 83. Actress Stella Stevens is 80. Rock musician Jerry Martini (Sly and the Family Stone) is 75. Jazz musician Dave Holland is 72. Actress Yvette Freeman is 68. Actor Randy Quaid is 68. Rhythm-and-blues singer Howard Hewett is 63. British Prime Minister Theresa May is

62. Alt-country-rock musician Tim O’Reagan (The Jayhawks) is 60. Actor Zach Galifianakis is 49.

Singer Keith Duffy is 44. Actress Kate Aselton is 40. Actress Sarah Drew is 38. Actor-comedian Beck Bennett is 34. Actress Jurnee Smollett-Bell is 32. Actress Brie Larson is 29. Singer/songwriter Jade Bird is 21.

Thought for today: “It is not easy to find happiness in ourselves, and it is not possible to find it elsewhere.” — Agnes Repplier, American essayist (1858-1950).

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TODAY IN HISTORY Today is Monday, October 1, the 274th day of 2018. There are 91 days left in the year.

Today’s highlight in history: On October 1, 1908, Henry Ford introduced his Model T automobile to the market.

On this date: In 1910, the offices of the Los Angeles Times were destroyed by a bomb explosion and fire; 21 Times employees were killed.

In 1937, Supreme Court Justice Hugo Black delivered a radio address in which he acknowledged being a former member of the Ku Klux Klan, but said he had dropped out of the organisation before becoming a US senator.

In 1949, Mao Zedong proclaimed the People’s Republic of China during a ceremony in Beijing.

A 42-day strike by the United Steelworkers of America began over the issue of retirement benefits.

In 1964, Japan’s first high-speed bullet train, the Tokaido Shinkansen, went into operation between Tokyo and Osaka.

In 1971, Walt Disney World opened near Orlando, Florida.

IIn 1982, Sony began selling the first commercial compact disc player, the CDP-101, in Japan.

In 1987, eight people were killed when an earthquake measuring magnitude 5.9 struck the Los Angeles area.

In 1996, a federal grand jury indicted Unabomber suspect Theodore Kaczynski in the 1994 mail bomb slaying of advertising executive Thomas Mosser.

(Kaczynski was later sentenced to four life terms plus 30 years.)

Ten years ago: After one spectacular failure in the House, the $700 billion financial industry bailout won lopsided passage in the Senate, 74-25, after it was loaded with tax breaks and other sweeteners. Nick Reynolds, a founding member of the Kingston Trio, died in San Diego

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hile members of the current Government claim to be trying to help the poorest New Zealanders, they seem to have failed to realise that the policies they are implementing are actually driving up the cost of living and putting more pressure on hard-working Kiwis across the country.

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a litre in many centres, but the Government is pushing ahead with its planned petrol price hikes, with another 4 cents per litre tax being added on Sunday.

It is irresponsible to increase fuel taxes when crude oil prices are at a four-year high, but this is just the latest act in a pattern of poor decision making by a Government which thinks it knows best.

Not only are New Zealanders going to be paying even more at the pump, but new data shows the median weekly rent in New Zealand reached a record high in August, further adding to the burden placed on many households.

Once again the Government ignored expert advice on this

matter and forged ahead with its decision to reform the legislation that governs renters and landlords. Officials advised the Government that this move would drive landlords out of the market and hike rents up further.

Housing Minister Phil Twyford refused to listen, however, and insisted that this wouldn’t happen.

These decisions have all resulted in increases to the cost of living that will hurt New Zealanders. And they will hit our poorest the hardest because they are most likely to rent, to drive older, less fuel-efficient cars, and have less flexibility around household heating costs.

My National Party colleagues and I understand the pressures that hard-working Kiwis are facing.

We believe in doing things to grow the economy, not slow it down, because that’s how New Zealanders will get ahead.

We believe New Zealanders should be able to keep more of what they earn and are taxed

enough as it is.

But unfortunately taxpayers are being used to bankroll the Government’s bad ideas and the Government is refusing to rule out new and higher taxes following its review of the tax system.

It is no surprise that consumer confidence is following business confidence downwards.

Households in Auckland, which have been lumbered with a regional fuel tax as well as nationwide excise hikes, are the gloomiest in the country, according to Westpac.

This Government is claiming to be kind, but the unintended consequences of their uninformed decisions are ultimately hurting New Zealanders.

Amy Adams is the Selwyn district member of parliament.

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YOUR VIEW Boulevard Day 2018 The atmosphere at Boulevard Day this year was very relaxed given that the weather was not perfect and indeed we had rain for a short time around lunchtime, but that did not deter the public from joining our event and what a great day it turned out.

The stallholders were very happy, some selling out before the event finished at 3.30pm, and both existing and new stallholders said they had really enjoyed

the atmosphere the day brought and it had been a very worthwhile day.

We have so many people to thank for adding to the ambience of the day, with a special thanks to the Ashburton Guardian, who each year give us great coverage.

To Nelson Building Society who were absolutely fantastic in helping us also achieve our goal of making it a true community event.

To our local retailers, service groups, community groups and

Peter McAuliffe Branch Manager DDI: 03 975 8710 M: 021 288 8303 E: peter.mcauliffe@rothbury.co.nz Members of IBANZ

new businesses – thank you, you keep this event running and the dream that Russell Anstiss started alive.

Of course, our own Mid Cantabrians who came, enjoyed, ate and purchased also with great spirit and a leisurely stride, you all added to the day.

Last but not least we would like to thank ToPeace who did a fantastic job of entertaining on the day. It was great having a local band and we look forward to them playing again next year,

although they have set us a challenge of where they would like to site themselves, so watch this space.

Boulevard Day has been going for 42 years, a real testament to the strength of our retailers and those that have run it over the years, and I have to say the Ashburton Guardian has been a strong supporter of events in our district and in particular this event.

Roll on Boulevard Day 2019.

Bob McDonald

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Above - Making the most of face-painting services was Tessa Sim, 3. 290918-RH-021 Below - Alexciah Skozek, 7, entertains and has fun at the same time.

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The Extravaganza Fair attracted the crowds on Saturday.

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Elsie Corbett, 3, keeps it colourful at the Extravaganza Fair on Saturday.

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Thorny is busy making a tripod picture frame.

As well as all things crafty, there was plenty of food and activity stalls, open mic sessions and live music, rides, massage tarot, tea leaf reading, a magic show and fire show at Extravaganza Fair on Saturday.

Karl Austin keeps crowds entertained at the Extravaganza.

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Sewing and selling upcycled clothing is Ruby Oakley.

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Jaz Felix, 5, is a dab hand with devil sticks at the Extravaganza Fair.

Granny Trish sells preserves and pickles at the Ashburton Farmers’ Market.

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Julie Hermansen helps eight-year-old Charlee Dawsen get the most out of activities on offer.

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The Ashburton Farmers’ Market at the West Street carpark is back for the season. Shoppers turned out to make the most of the fresh produce, plants and gourmet products on offer.

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New exhibition on foyer wall

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Defining gravity – Croactus sculptor Tony Bond at the Ashburton Art Gallery.

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Moulding clay into artwork is a little like writing a poem, says Corsair Bay sculptor Tony Bond.

“You add and you take away, it sort of grows as you work with it, so you are not sure how it is going to end up, there’s a sort of knowing when it’s finished and you end up with something you have not seen before.”

Bond has taken up the prime position of the Ashburton Art Gallery foyer wall, representing the first time an artist working with objects has tackled the exhibition space.

All the sculptures are small and colourful, and the art gallery’s blurb calls them playful and intriguing, with over-inflated forms and suggestions of animals, birds and body parts.

“They appear to define gravity; precariously perched on small shelves which are fixed to the wall at irregular angles, appearing likely to topple at any moment.”

The Croactus exhibition opened September 26, and will run through to March.

Bond has exhibited extensively throughout New Zealand, and happened upon the potential of the Ashburton exhibition space when on his way through the town. He popped in to the gallery about this time last year, when staff were painting the wall after its latest installation.

He creates the small sculptures from clay and surfaces them with acrylic laqueur, working from his home studio with a firing kiln. His work is held in various public and private collections, and he is also known for larger works, for example, installations on Sculpture on the Gulf on Waiheke Island.

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The first Breakout event in years was held at the Mount Hutt Memorial Hall and hailed a big success. Students sought to showcase the special culture of Mt Hutt College, its connection to Opuke and the ‘breaking out’ of normal school routine.

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October 2: Grace Henry - On the Line exhibition opening at the Grace Gallery.

October 5: Mid Canterbury Children’s Theatre present Shrek The Musical Jr at Ashburton Trust Event Centre.

October 7: Ashburton Society of Arts member art and craft sale at the Short Street Studio, Ashburton Society of Arts Late Spring Show at the Short Street Studio.

October 10: The Cat in the Hat

by Dr Seuss at the Ashburton Trust Event Centre.

October 13: Lions Club of Ashburton County presents Stars in Your Eyes at the Ashburton Trust Event Centre, Halloween Party with Wishlistt at Tinwald Tavern, Ashburton Musical Club Public Concert Grande Finale at 7.30pm, Sinclair Centre, Park Street. $5 at door, members and students free.

October 14: Big Little Theatre Company Masonic Lodge Annual Concert.

October 20: Ashburton Stone Sculpture Symposium in the Ashburton Domain.

October 26: Uniquely Ubana - Another Side of Paul Ubana Jones at Ashburton Trust Event Centre.

October 27: A Murder Mystery with Big Little Theatre Company.

October 28: St Andrew’s College Pipe Band present StAC attack at the Ashburton Trust Event Centre.

October 31: Entries close for the Zone Ashburton Female Art Award 2019, Big Little Theatre Company Fright Night at the Plains Museum.

November 1: Seven Deadly Stunts and the Messy Magic Adventure at the Ashburton Trust Event Centre.

November 5: Social Climbers - A Roger Hall Comedy at the Ashburton Trust Event Centre.

November 6: Brent Holley – Perspective exhibition opening at the Grace Gallery.

November 10 & 11: Armistice Day Remembrance Concerts at the Ashburton Trust Event Centre.

November 11: Mid Canterbury Choir presents Messiah with guest soloists at St Stephens Anglican Church.

November 23: Lee Child at St Andrew’s College, Christchurch.

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Quake death toll at 384 Residents of the Sulawesi city of Palu have camped out in the darkness, too afraid to sleep indoors, while victims recounted harrowing stories a day after a tsunami unleashed waves as high as six metres, killing hundreds.

The official death toll stands at 384, with all of the fatalities coming in the hard-hit city of Palu, but it is expected to rise once rescuers reached surrounding coastal areas.

The nearby cities of Donggala and Mamuju were also ravaged, but little information was available due to damaged roads and disrupted telecommunications.

Indonesian disaster agency spokesman Sutopo Purwo Nugroho said “tens to hundreds” of people had been taking part in a beach festival in Palu when the tsunami struck. Their fate was unknown.

Hundreds of people were injured and hospitals, damaged by the magnitude 7.5 earthquake that triggered the tsunami, were overwhelmed.

Dwi Haris suffered a broken back and shoulder and was among those who rested outside Palu’s Army Hospital, where patients were being treated outdoors due to continuing strong aftershocks.

Tears filled his eyes as he recounted feeling the violent earthquake shake the fifth floor hotel room he shared with his wife and daughter.

“There was no time to save ourselves. I was squeezed into the ruins of the wall, I think,” said Haris, who was in town with his family for a wedding.

“I heard my wife cry for help, but then silence. I don’t know what happened to her and my child. I hope they are safe.”

Palu, which has more than 380,000 people, was yesterday strewn with debris from the earthquake and tsunami.

A mosque heavily damaged by the quake was half submerged and a shopping mall was reduced to a crumpled hulk.

A large bridge with yellow arches had collapsed. Bodies lay partially covered by tarpaulins and a man carried a dead child through the wreckage.

Most people slept outdoors, fearing strong aftershocks. More than half of the 560 inmates in a Palu prison fled after its walls collapsed during the quake, said its warden, Adhi Yan Ricoh.

Ricoh said there was no immediate plan to search for the inmates because the prison staff and police were consumed with the search and rescue effort.

Indonesian President Joko Widodo says he has instructed the security minister to co-ordinate the government’s disaster

Malia Obama

Malia Obama in pop video Former first daughter Malia Obama has appeared in a music video with the New Dakotas in which she sings and plays harmonica. Obama, 19, dressed in a beanie and oversized jumper, head bangs along with the tune Walking On Air. The New Dakotas all go to Harvard. It isn’t known if Obama, who also attends Harvard, is friends with the band. Obama has spent her time since finishing high school in the entertainment industry.

She has had internships on the set of the Halle Berry television series Extant and Lena Dunham’s series Girls. She also worked at the now defunct Weinstein Company.

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Villagers view a ship swept ashore by tsunami in Palu, Central Sulawesi, Indonesia.

PHOTO AP response, and has told the country’s military chief to help with search and rescue efforts.

An Australian Department of Foreign Affairs spokesperson said the government was not aware of any Australians affected

by the disaster but was continuing to make inquiries with local authorities.

Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison tweeted his condolences, saying he was saddened to hear of the tragic event on Sulawesi.

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Gwyneth Paltrow has wed her fiance of one year, Brad Falchuk. The ceremony took place on Saturday at her mansion in the Hamptons on Long Island, New York. Guests includes Robert Downey Jr, Jerry Seinfeld, Steven Spielberg and Benji Madden, but her ex-husband Chris Martin was not there; instead the Coldplay frontman was a two-hour drive away in New York City at the Global Citizen Festival. The Oscar-winning actress, 46, and the Assassination Of Gianni Versace producer, 47, have been together for four years but engaged for one the past year.

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Two locked up over half tonne cocaine bust The Australian Federal Police want to speak to the crew of a yacht which was discovered with about 500 kilograms of cocaine in the Solomon Islands in an international probe.

Two men have been charged in Sydney, including an alleged drug importation kingpin following a joint investigation involving Australian, Solomon Islands and US officials.

The operation ended on Thursday when the half-tonne of drugs – a magnitude not seen before by the South Pacific nation, was discovered inside the hull of a Belgian-registered, 44-foot yacht moored in Honiara.

Police believe the yacht’s crew are no longer in the Solomon Islands.

The cache was concealed and stored inside a steering mechanism that flows through the Vieux Malin vessel.

The AFP allege the yacht travelled from South America and the syndicate was arranging another “handover” at sea before venturing to Sydney.

Simultaneous to Thursday’s discovery, two Australian citizens were arrested over their alleged involvement in the planned importation and faced Sydney’s Central Local Court on Friday.

Zhen Tao Qi, 41, has been charged with knowingly dealing in money or other property which is an instrument of crime valued at greater than $50,000, and conspiracy to import commercial quantity of border-controlled drugs, which carries a

maximum penalty of life behind bars.

Zheng Zhao, 39, has also been charged and he, along with Qi, have been refused bail with their matters due back in court on November 28.

It is the largest major organised crime probe undertaken by AFP with the Royal Solomon Islands Police Force.

AFP Detective Superintendent Ben McQuillan said they suspect Qi is a senior syndicate figure, if not the head.

“We’re still yet to completely weigh the seizure and to analyse it but I think I’d be comfortable in saying probably a street value of between $200 to $300 million would be a reasonable estimate,” Det Sup McQuillan said.

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Ye

Kanye changes name “The being formerly known as Kanye West” now wants us all to call him by a new name...kind of. The rapper took to Twitter yesterday to reveal he will now go under the stage name of Ye. He tweeted: “The being formally known as Kanye West...I am YE.” The announcement comes just ahead of West’s appearance Saturday Night Live and the upcoming release of his new album, Yhandi. West will perform on the season premiere of SNL with host Adam Driver and Yhandi is expected to drop during the episode. The announcement follows news that West invited a homeless man to join him in the recording studio.

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■ Meanwhile, spray a frying pan with oil. Heat over high heat.

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QUICK RECIPE 1 ½ cups couscous 1 ½ cups boiling water Cooking oil spray 3 carrots, sliced in to batons 1 ½ cups orange juice ¼ cup slivered almonds, lightly toasted 50g baby spinach leaves 2 T lemon juice Salt Pepper 8 thin pork steaks 1 clove garlic, crushed 1 T Dijon mustard 1 T golden syrup or honey

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■ Once the couscous has absorbed the liquid, use a fork to fluff and separate the grains.

Pour into a bowl and add carrot mixture, almonds, spinach and lemon juice. Mix well and season to taste.

■ In the frying pan, cook pork, in 2 batches, for 1 minute each side or until browned and cooked.

Transfer to a heatproof plate.

Cover with foil and rest for 2 minutes.

■ Add garlic, mustard, golden syrup and remaining orange juice to the pan. Bring to the boil and cook for 2 minutes or until reduced by half. Return pork to the pan and coat with the sauce.

■ Serve pork on couscous, drizzled with sauce from the pan.

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Route 66 is all about small-town main streets and quiet country byways.

Mike gets his kicks on Route 66 A

rendezvous with Route 66 is as classic as it gets.

Far from the madding crowd and those soulless six-lane interstate highways, it’s all about small-town main streets and quiet country byways on Route 66.

Bookended by Chicago’s big shoulders and the sun-kissed palm trees of Santa Monica, you’ll need weeks to traverse the

Do you fancy sampling a taster of America’s Mother Road? Illinois ticks all the boxes, capturing the essence, the kitsch and evocative spirit of America’s greatest byway, writes Mike Yardley. full-length of this 92-year-old, 3800km cross-country route.

But I got my proverbial kicks on the first 500kms of the route, cutting a path from Chicago to St. Louis, studded with retro American delights galore.

True to the spirit of the full Route 66 experience, the diagonal course of the highway was purposefully designed to stitch together rural towns, uniting them with a shared national highway system.

Spanning the Mississippi river is the historic Old Chain of Rocks Bridge, built in 1929 to spirit Route 66ers across the might Miss.

In 1926, the Illinois stretch of US 66 was already paved in concrete and the first state to claim it was “slab all the way”.

A plethora of roadside services soon sprouted up. Food, lodging, auto services, souvenir shops, roadside attractions … the travel industry was born.

After making our way out of the suburban of Chicago’s southern flank, we followed the old route southwest from Joliet through a series of sweet little towns, popping up between the infinity sprawl of cornfields, stretching as far as the eye could see across the pancake flat expanse of the Mid-West.

It’s now officially designated as Highway 53, but the Historic Route 66 signs are ever-present.

Our first stop was Wilmington where a 10-metre tall, bright green roadside statue soon captivated proceedings.

Towering above the old Launching Pad Drive-in Restaurant, Gemini Giant is a lofty fibreglass spaceman, erected during the giddy heights of the space age. He still commands court as a wildly popular selfie stop.

As we prepared to pose in front of Gemini, the restaurant owner breezed outside to greet us and offered to take our group photo.

Such outgoing friendliness and hospitality, we soon discovered, was ever-present all along Route

66. Further up the road, we popped into Nelly’s Café, ablaze in retro memorabilia and buzzing with happy diners. Their angus beef burgers are irresistible.

Once again, we were urged to sign their guest book, as we did in every Route 66 attraction – and a quick flick through the pages revealed a regular supply of passing Kiwis.

The guest books are like a thumbs-up throwback to the preFacebook and Trip Advisor era.

Few sights encapsulate the romance of the historic highway in more stirring fashion than the pint-sized roadside service stations. Two great specimens, that have been lovingly preserved and restored can be found in the neighbouring towns of quaint and leafy Dwight and Odell.

A short hop led us to Pontiac, which instantly seduced me as a heart-stealing Route 66 town.

Bright, colourful and charismatic, Pontiac plays up its Mother Road credentials with irresistible panache.

Nineteen giant wall murals evoking the glory days driving on Route 66 carpet the streetscape in the historic district.

Miniature classic cars have been installed on the sidewalks, paying tribute to the American automobile industry and the glorious vehicle models that once purred through these streets.

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Nineteen giant wall murals evoking the glory days driving on Route 66 carpet the streetscape in Pontiac’s historic district.

Left – Towering above the old Launching Pad Drive-in Restaurant in Wilmington is Gemini Giant, a lofty fibreglass spaceman, erected during the giddy heights of the space age.

Right – Springfield holds huge pull among Abraham Lincoln aficionados.

He lived and worked here from 1837 to 1861.

I managed to park myself in one of them.

Parked up outside the Route 66 Hall of Fame and Museum, is Bob Waldmire’s 1966 Chevrolet school bus.

Bob was one of the leading preservationists of the historic highway, celebrating the history and richness of Route 66 through art.

Another of his road-touring vehicles, a 1972 VW Microbus was immortalised in Pixar’s Cars movie, serving as the inspiration for the character, Fillmore.

Bob’s last commissioned artwork is the 22-metre long map of the highway adorning the side of the museum on Main Street.

Too sick to paint the mural himself, his family and 500 friends from all along Route 66 gathered in Pontiac in 2011, to paint it in his memory.

We then ventured to the only town named for Honest Abe during his lifetime – Lincoln. He supposedly baptised the place by spitting out a mouthful of watermelon seeds, hence the

plaster watermelon and historical plaque, honouring the event.

Lincoln also proudly boasts the world’s largest covered wagon, as certified by Guinness, suitably being driven by Honest Abe. Add that one to your selfie stops.

Further down the road, the state capital of Springfield holds huge pull among Abraham Lincoln aficionados. He lived and worked here from 1837 to 1861, leaving Springfield upon his election to the presidency.

The holy trinity sights comprise his presidential library, his home and Lincoln’s Tomb. Before departing town, make tracks to a celebrated Route 66 Diner, the Cozy Dog Drive-In. Founded in 1949 by the father of Bob Waldmire, Ed is lauded as giving birth to that cherished Mid-West staple, the corn dog. In these parts, the snack is simply called a Cozy.

Leave room in the tummy for one more roadside stop en-route to St. Louis, in Lichfield. The Ariston Café is reputedly the oldest operating café on Route 66, as

old as the Mother Road and still run by the family descendants of Peter Adam who first opened it.

The menu is a step-up from the usual roadside fare, with white linens, refined décor and hearty hospitality completing the picture.

Our effervescent waiter, Logan, enthralled us with his humour, grace and sparkle. He was straight out of Disney central casting.

The last gasp of Illinois’ Route 66 encounter climaxes on the banks the Mississippi River, where the state line rubs shoulders with Missouri.

Spanning the river is the historic Old Chain of Rocks Bridge, built in 1929 to spirit Route 66ers across the might Miss.

This marvellous mile-long bridge has a 30-degree angled bend mid-way – the cause of many a crash. As the lights of St. Louis flickered on the horizon, our riveting rendezvous with Route 66 from Chicago left us with a warm, satisfying and lingering glow.

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The Ariston Café in Lichfield is reputedly the oldest operating café on Route 66 and a must-visit. Our effervescent waiter, Logan (above), enthralled us with his humour, grace and sparkle.

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Cheika plays the long game

Tough day out for the younger brigade Mid Canterbury’s Blair Donaldson runs the ball at the South Canterbury defence during the Hanan Shield under-14 rugby tournament at the Allenton Rugby Club on Saturday. Mid Canterbury went down to South Canterbury 38-17 on Saturday, while North Otago lost to Ellesmere 41-31. Mid Canterbury also lost to North Otago 36-10 and Ellesmere 45-29, while South Canterbury beat North Otago 73-27 and just edged out Ellesmere 26-25. South Canterbury’s three wins from three games was enough to see it take the Hanan Shield home. In other age group rep action Mid Canterbury’s Under-18 side was well beaten by Metro Red 67-7, while Mid Canterbury’s under-16 side downed West Coast 60-12 in the curtain raiser to Mid Canterbury’s Heartland Championship match against East Coast.

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Wallabies coach Michael Cheika is digging in despite another test loss leaving his side on the brink of some unwanted Rugby Championship history.

Australia’s 23-12 toppling in South Africa yesterday morning brought the tally to eight defeats from the side’s last 10 tests.

A contest in Salta’s altitude against an in-form Argentina awaits next weekend before the third Bledisloe in Japan and a tough Spring Tour.

They’ll head to South America hoping to avoid their first-ever wooden spoon since the Rugby Championship’s 2012 inception and worst-ever result in a southern hemisphere competition.

With one game to play the Wallabies sit with a single win and four losses and a points difference of minus 63.

Three times they brought up the Tri Nations tail.

Australia have sunk to a recordlow No.7 during this current trot and there’s less than a year until the World Cup, but Cheika is sure he’s the man to bring out the best in the misfiring squad.

“No-one wants to win more than me, trust me,” he said.

“And I think we made an improvement this week, definitely.”

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By Patrick Mckendry Such has been the recent improvement by Argentina it was perhaps unfortunate for them that they had to face an All Blacks side determined to respond to one of their worst performances in a long time.

There was always going to be a reaction from Steve Hansen’s men at Estadio Jose Amalfitani yesterday and the most obvious was the five tries they scored – two to Rieko Ioane in the first half – as they did what they couldn’t do against South Africa in Wellington a fortnight ago and capitalised on virtually all their opportunities, winning 35-17.

The Rugby Championship has been retained before their trip to South Africa and the final test next weekend, and there is plenty to celebrate besides that.

There was a comeback of sorts by the Pumas at the start of the second half once the All Blacks got an almost unassailable lead – and probably for that reason – but the home side was hamstrung by a dysfunctional set piece due in part to the constant pressure coming at them.

There were so many good news stories for Hansen after the woe at Westpac Stadium that it’s almost difficult to know where to start.

We’ll begin with the pack and its utter dominance and the performance at No.8 from Ardie Savea, into the starting line-up due to Luke Whitelock’s illness; the impact from the two props Karl Tu’inukuafe and Ofa Tuungafasi, and Angus Ta’avao when he came on; Sam Cane’s workrate and lock Patrick Tuipulotu’s performance when he came on for Sam Whitelock.

Beauden Barrett was clearly

determined to draw a line under his performance at Westpac Stadium and he did it by kicking all four of his shots at goal – two from the sideline in the first half – but once he went to fullback for Ben Smith for the final quarter, Richie Mo’unga put in a mightily impressive performance at first-five.

But away from the headline acts of Barrett and their speedsters Ioane and Waisake Naholo, the response could be seen in particular in their defence.

They were horrified at conceding five tries to South Africa in Wellington a fortnight ago but in front of a capacity crowd in Buenos Aires they were watertight in the first half, even during the 10-minute absence of midfielder Sonny Bill Williams, who was yellow-carded just before halftime for being offside twice in a couple of minutes.

The Argentines used to pride themselves on their scrum but those days are well over on this evidence.

The black machine exerted so much pressure that we had the bizarre sight of the Pumas not trusting themselves to win their own ball back.

The Pumas came into it off the back of two victories over the Springboks and Wallabies, but their set-piece performance was so poor here, and the visitors so dominant, it’s anyone’s guess as to how this will affect their confidence.

It may have played a part in a bizarre decision by No10 Nicolas Sanchez to attempt a cross-kick from an attacking penalty rather than kick for touch but the ball sailed instead into the arms of Naholo.

This was a test which became

frayed at the edges in the second half and referee Mathieu Raynal had only the slimmest control of it as frustrations grew and tempers flared.

He had to deliver bad news to Pumas skipper Agustin Creevy so often he probably felt compelled to award Tomas Cubelli’s try – against the advice of the television match official.

Emiliano Boffelli’s try probably gave the Pumas false hope more than anything, but Anton LienertBrown’s try from Mo’unga’s cute kick through was just reward for all.

- NZME New Zealand 35 (Rieko Ioane 2, Waisake Naholo, Patrick Tuipulotu, Anton Lienert-Brown tries; Beauden Barrett 4 cons, Richie Mo’unga con) Argentina 17 (Tomas Cubelli, Emiliano Boffelli tries; Nicolas Sanchez pen, 2 cons) Halftime: 21-3

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In brief Cantabs smash Bay Canterbury scored their seventh win of the season yesterday, to move up to one point behind Tasman on the Premiership table. They ran in seven tries in Christchurch to thrash Hawke’s Bay 49-24 in the Mitre 10 Cup. The red and blacks were the superior side, but Hawke’s Bay made it a genuine contest for the first 50 minutes.

Hawke’s Bay lacked the class and game-breakers of their opposition but not the effort.

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Mooloos retain Shield So much for the Magic of the Ranfurly Shield. The tired cliché, trotted out by hopeful commentators in every lopsided Shield challenge, received one of its most optimistic uses yet when Southland – losers of 17 straight games – held an 11-7 lead over Waikato with 30 seconds remaining until halftime. Sure enough, Waikato came firing back, scoring through Sevu Reece to take the lead into the sheds. Game over, wrote all impartial observers, and so it proved as Waikato piled on four second half tries to predictably run away with the contest and defend the Shield, 42-11.

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Tasman hit the front

Tyler Blackburn makes a break up field during Mid Canterbury’s win over East Coast on Saturday.

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Tasman have stamped their mark as a title contender, moving to the top of the Mitre 10 Cup Premiership with a 28-22 victory over Wellington on Saturday night. Runnersup the past two seasons, Tasman added the scalp of Wellington to their first round defeat of Canterbury, showing they have what it takes to topple the big guns come semi-finals time. While Auckland are just two points behind with a game in hand, Tasman are oddson to secure home advantage into the playoffs after seeing off Wellington’s attempted secondhalf comeback.

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Walker on the podium

By Erin TaskEr

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Mid Canterbury’s Heartland rugby championship finals hopes were boosted by a 56-7 win over East Coast in Ashburton on Saturday, but the home side’s coach wasn’t an entirely happy man after the final whistle.

Mid Canterbury coach Sean Carter said while it was great to take maximum points from the game after two consecutive losses had dropped his side down to eighth on the table, the performance over East Coast was far from what he wanted to see from his players six rounds into the competition.

“It was good to get the win without a doubt, but I didn’t feel like we played as a team – there was a lot of individuals out there – which was disappointing,” Carter said.

“They just broke the line and tried to go all the way by themselves rather than looking for their support players.”

As a result, Mid Canterbury left plenty of points out on the park.

Playing into a stiff breeze in the first half Mid Canterbury charged out to a 14-0 lead thanks to tries to Aron Einarsson and Isireli Masiwini.

But then East Coast showed a glimpse of brilliance with a pinpoint accurate kick – incredible given the gusty wind – putting

wing Jayden Milner over for a try.

Mid Canterbury led 14-7 at half time but had the wind at their backs in the second half, and a runaway was on the cards.

But it took 12 minutes for the score to change in the second half, and when it did it was courtesy of a penalty try to Mid Canterbury, but after that the floodgates opened.

Masiwini scored his second try of the day followed by Logan Bonnington, Dan Fransen, Leauma Tu Uga and Angus Lindsay to well and truly wrap the game up.

The win lifted Mid Canterbury from eighth on the points table, to seventh, and ensured the Hammers remained in striking distance of the top four with only two rounds to go until the competition split into the top four (Meads Cup) and next four (Lochore Cup).

Mid Canterbury has a tough run home – away to Buller in the next round, before finishing the round robin at home to King Country at home – and Carter said his players could not afford to play the way they did against East Coast in either of those games.

“If they want to play as individuals, they need to go and find another sport, because that’s not rugby,” Carter said.

“It’s a bit frustrating because it’s a team game, and it’s not how

we encourage them to play.

“There was just a lot of tunnel vision, is the best way to describe it.”

Carter said he liked East Coast, but the way Mid Canterbury played on Saturday was in part down to the opposition and the way the game opened up.

That was no excuse though; no matter what the opposition, players needed to stick to systems and structures, and play for the team and not for themselves, Carter said.

“That game, not being disrespectful to East Coast, but it was a game where you could sort of cement your draw pass and use it as a build-up for how you want to play in the next two games, but really they learnt nothing off it,” Carter said.

The Mid Canterbury team that took to the paddock on Saturday was vastly different – particularly in the backs – from that which fans had seen in recent weeks, with changes forced by injury and unavailability.

Carter said the changes didn’t impact on the performance though – in fact there had been plenty of positives to come from those changes.

One of those was Nathan McCloy, who made his first start of the season at first-five, with Jarred Percival moving to fullback.

McCloy took over the kicking duties for the day with Andrew Letham missing due to injury, and he had a stellar day, knocking over seven conversions from seven attempts despite the challenging wind.

With Percival away for this weekend’s match against Buller at Westport, McCloy was likely to get another chance to shine this weekend.

Mid Canterbury headed to Buller needing to take five points from the game to keep in touch with the top four, as the competition became even tighter as the rounds went by.

Wanganui came back from trailling against Buller at half time on Saturday to win 45-15 and move seven points clear at the top of the table, while South Canterbury remained in second despite losing to Wairarapa Bush on Saturday 27-24.

King Country dropped down to fifth with a second loss on the trot, beaten by now fourth placed Horowhenua-Kapiti 36-30, while Thames Valley moved into third with a 37-34 win over Poverty Bay. Mid Canterbury was seventh on points differential, currently sitting on 17 competition points along with Wairarapa Bush and a West Coast side that was thumped by North Otago on Saturday 40-19.

Top BMX rider Sarah Walker has ended seven years of injury and pain to return to the podium in the UCI Supercross World Cup. The 30-year-old veteran finished third in the penultimate round of the series in Argentina yesterday, her first World Cup podium finish since 2011. Walker has sustained a number of serious injuries since then, but has remained determined to compete at the highest level. - NZME

Boxer slams Serena Boxing champion Claressa Shields has slammed tennis champion Serena Williams, revealing why it’s not always a good idea to meet your idols. The 23-year-old WBA and IBF female middleweight and super middleweight world champion said Williams used to be a idol, until they met at the 2016 Rio Olympics. She told the Detroit Free Press she was upset after meeting her childhood idol.

“Well, one used to be Serena Williams,” Shields, 23, said. “She used to be. I was able to meet Serena at the 2016 Olympics. She was just not nice. For me to look up to her like I did when I was a kid and then meet her in person and see how she’s not fan-friendly, (that was upsetting). She was kind of mean to a lot of people at the Olympics and just kind of made me not want to be like her,” Shields said.

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In brief Final repeat avoided West Coast twin towers Josh Kennedy and Jack Darling can smile about it now, but both feared history was repeating itself early in the 2018 AFL grand final. Each had moments to forget as Collingwood romped to an early 29-point lead at the MCG on Saturday before the Eagles rallied to score a thrilling five-point win. Kennedy finished with three goals, 18 possessions and 11 marks.

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Yankees set record Gleyber Torres and Giancarlo Stanton connected as the New York Yankees broke the MLB record for home runs in a season and reached 100 wins with an 8-5 victory over the Boston Red Sox at Fenway Park.

Torres’ two-run drive in the fourth was the Yankees’ 265th of the campaign and moved them past the 1997 Seattle Mariners for the mark. Stanton pushed the record to 266 in the seventh with his 38th homer, a solo hit to left field. - AP

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The Ashburton Barbarians are celebrating after earning themselves a home final in the Aoraki Rugby League competition.

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Baabaas grab home final

By Erin TaskEr

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Big wins by the Ashburton Barbarians and the Country Cowboys meant the final of this year’s Aoraki Cup rugby league competition would be one not many would have picked heading into Saturday’s final round.

Heading into the final round double-header at Timaru’s Ashbury Park the Timaru Outlaws side was the surprise competition leader, unbeaten at the top of the table on four points, and it looked like being a battle between the competition’s other three teams to find out who would take the second spot in the final.

But a big 56-26 win by the Country Cowboys over the Chertsey Oilers followed by a 3820 win by the Ashburton Barbarians over the Outlaws turned the competition on its head.

The results meant the Outlaws, Barbarians and the Cowboys all finished on the same points at

the top of the table so the calculators had to come out to work out which sides would go through to the Duncan McGregor Cup final on superior points differential.

With a points difference of +24 the Barbarians came out on top, meaning the Ashburton side would host the final this weekend.

Finishing second on the ladder and taking the second berth in the final was the Cowboys, with a points difference of +22, while the Outlaws dropped down to third and missed out on the final.

Ashburton Barbarians manager Matt Milne said his side played well, knowing that they had to win by a certain number of points to make the final.

“At half time, being up 14-12, we knew that we had to win by 16 and then they scored right on the stroke of full time and Marv (Brown) kicked the goal to give us the clearance to go through,” Milne said.

“But the biggest highlight was our defence. It was the best defensive effort we have had all season.

“It was immense, they were ruthless, everyone was putting their bodies on the line.”

The Barbarians side had struggled for players heading into the final round and had a few new players on the pitch.

“We managed to get 19 players.

“Radio (Steve Gamble) and Matiu (Andrews) came out of retirement, and they played well,” Milne said.

With so many new faces there was the danger of the game plan coming unstuck, but it didn’t, and the Barbarians exploited the Outlaws’ weaknesses well, Milne said.

“The boys are absolutely stoked.

“There was a bit of pressure on us, but they didn’t let it get to them.

“They are starting to learn in these pressure situations you’ve

just got to go about it and do your job.”

The Cowboys and the Barbarians were the sides that contested the 2017 final, too, where the Cowboys came out on top.

But the Cowboys only beat the Barbarians by two points a fortnight ago, then lost to the Outlaws last weekend to leave the defending champion side’s season hanging by a thread.

Against a depleted Chertsey side on Saturday, though, the Cowboys side was ruthless and the 56-26 result ensured the competition’s newest side – the Chertsey Oilers – would finish season number two winless.

Making a great day even better for the Barbarians club was the fact that its junior teams were in action again for only the second time in a mini-tournament in Timaru as part of the big day of league on Saturday.

Both the under-8 and under-10 sides finished the day unbeaten.

Australia’s won’t curb their attacking instincts and are unlikely to tinker with their batting line-up, despite a top order collapse in the first women’s T20 match against New Zealand. Chasing 163 on Saturday, Australia crashed to 4-45 in the sixth over. An unbroken fifth wicket stand of 119 between Meg Lanning (56) and Rachael Haynes (69) powered them to a six-wicket win.

“I think we back our batting lineup, we do bat quite deep in our order,” Haynes said.

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New low for Man U Manchester United’s troubled season has reached a new low after a 3-1 defeat at West Ham. Felipe Anderson’s early strike, a Victor Lindelof own-goal and Marko Arnautovic’s finish left United manager Jose Mourinho increasingly feeling the heat. The drama is rapidly turning into a crisis as United equalled their worst start to a Premier League season with just 10 points from their opening seven matches. - AAP

Hearts go clear Hearts have preserved their fivepoint lead at the top of the Scottish Premiership following a 2-1 win over St Johnstone at Tynecastle.

The Jambos saw their 100 per cent start to the campaign come to an end after a goalless draw at home to Livingston last week. But they returned to winning ways courtesy of goals from Peter Haring and Jimmy Dunne. Celtic ended a two-game winless run with Scott Sinclair’s brilliant finish in the 63rd minute the difference against Aberdeen.

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Sturridge demonstrates his true worth for Liverpool When Daniel Sturridge sent the ball swerving into the net at Stamford Bridge it recovered a point for Liverpool.

It also showed Juergen Klopp just how useful the former Chelsea striker can still be.

Since Klopp’s arrival in 2015, Sturridge has struggled with injuries and the inability to prove

he can fit into the manager’s high pressing system.

The 29-year-old striker has scored fewer goals in the past four English Premier League seasons (17) than in the 2013/14 campaign (21) when Liverpool came close to winning the Premier League with Luis Suarez in the frontline.

Back from his loan spell at

West Bromwich Albion, Sturridge scored his third goal in six appearances in all competitions after coming off the bench yesterday.

He curved the ball from 25 yards high past Kepa Arrizabalaga, the world’s most expensive goalkeeper, to clinch the 1-1 draw in the 89th minute.

“He’s in the best shape since I’ve known him,” Klopp said.

“It’s really cool. I’m really happy for him.

“When he came in the dressing room it was pretty loud.

“The boys were really happy for him because he’s in a good moment.”

Sturridge, who joined Liverpool

from Chelsea in 2013, was keen after the match to chat with Gianfranco Zola, the former Blues player who has returned to the Blues as a coach under Maurizio Sarri.

“I was just telling him I’m watching his videos – that’s how I’m learning,” Sturridge said.

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Poignant Avondale victory There were emotional scenes in the Avondale birdcage on Saturday following the win of former Hong Kong galloper, Born Dragon.

Amongst the ownership group of the six-year-old is injurystricken jockey Maija Vance who is currently in the Otara Spinal unit as she begins the long road to recovery following a horror race fall at Rotorua that saw her suffer major damage to her spinal column.

Trained by Maija’s parents Bob and Jenny Vance, Born Dragon was having his first start in New Zealand after winning three times from 20 starts in Hong Kong.

Expected to provide a forward showing, the Nicconi gelding sat handy to the pace throughout before forging clear in the home straight to set off some jubilant reactions amongst the crowd in attendance.

“I knew he went fast as he’s one of the fastest horses I ride,” said Bob Vance after the race.

“He’s a lovely horse with a big stride although he didn’t settle well but he got away with it.

“Sprinting is his go so we will now find another nice race for him.”

Vance had quipped before the race that if the horse didn’t perform on Saturday his daughter

Melbourne beckoning Enigmatic galloper Stratocaster booked his ticket for a crack at the riches of the Melbourne spring carnival when he cruised to victory at New Plymouth on the weekend.

The lightly raced seven-year-old had hinted at a return to his best form when a fast finishing third at Hastings last weekend and so it proved when he took out the special event for grey horses only over 1400m on Saturday. Settled near last by rider Darryl Bradley the Mastercraftsman gelding swooped into contention on the point of the home turn before dashing clear to win untouched by three quarters of a length. - NZME

Arabian Duke delivers Promising chaser The Arabian Duke showed he could be a force to be reckoned with in next season’s major jumping events with a devastating victory in yesterday’s Bayleys Waikato Hunt Cup Steeplechase at Te Aroha. Patiently handled by one of the stars of the jumps season in Aaron Kuru, The Arabian Duke sat back off a torrid early pace set up by race favourite Yipson. Kuru set his mount out after the leaders with 1000m left to run before swooping to the front with two fences left to clear. The Arabian Duke negotiated both safely as he forged clear to win by two and half lengths from Yipson.

- NZME

Born Dragon gets to the line for Sam Spratt at Avondale on Saturday. may be looking for a new trainer as he provided an update on her current prognosis.

“She (Maija) is pretty banged up,” he said.

“The broken ribs don’t help as she is trying to rehabilitate.

“She has movement in her right leg but none in her left although she does have some sensation in her left leg.

“Her arms and hands are very good and from her waist up.

“It is going to be a long slow

process but luckily the spinal cord wasn’t severed, just damaged.

“It has been put in place so it can’t get worse, it can only get better.

“She’s handling it very well.”

- NZME

Patrick Erin impresses Outstanding Kiwi galloper Patrick Erin sat atop the Sydney staying ranks on Saturday after he produced a devastating sprint to capture the The Metropolitan (2400m) at Royal Randwick. It was the type of performance that his former mentor, legendary trainer Brian Anderton, knew he was capable of from the day he galloped him for the first time at his Wingatui base.

“He was a lovely young horse and I thought from day one that he had the makings of a really top stayer,” Anderton said.

- NZME

Bit Lippy full of cheek on three-year-old debut Pocket rocket Bit Lippy carried on where he left off last season when he dealt to his three-yearold rivals over 1200m at Avondale on Saturday.

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The Wayne Hillis trained gelding raced exclusively in stakes company as a two-year-old where he signed off his juvenile campaign with victory in the Phoenix

Park 2YO Classic (1200m) at New Plymouth following minor placings at his first three starts.

Patiently handled by rider Cameron Lammas, Bit Lippy

stalked the pace throughout before easing into the clear at the 200m mark. Bit Lippy eased clear to score with plenty in hand from Rip Em Up and Valalie. - NZME

Palmerston North dogs Today at Manawatu Raceway

Palmerston North Greyhound Racing Club (2014) Incor- 7 56537 Kellydean nwtd ................................C Morris 8 13115 Rain And Tears 21.72...................M Roberts 10 56653 Gotcha Penny nwtd ...................J McInerney porated Venue: Manawatu Raceway Meeting Date: 01 8 43771 Mitcham Moody nwtd ................J McInerney 9 8x627 Fusion Cronulla nwtd ..................A Turnwald 7 2.57pm PAUL CLARIDGE ELECTRICAL C2, 375m Oct 2018 NZ Meeting number: 3 Doubles: 1 and 2; 3 and 9 68634 Skitzer nwtd ............................. K Gommans 10 67445 Three Amigos 21.96 J & .....................D Bell 1 14585 Doosh 21.60..............................J McInerney 4; 5 and 6; 7 and 8; 9 and 10 Trebles: 1, 2 and 3; 4, 5 and 10 86543 Homebush Tulip nwtd ................J McInerney 5 2.25pm NANCY COBAIN DISTANCE HEATS OCT 2 78252 Blackjack Man 21.65 ..................B Goldsack 6; 8, 9 and 10 3 1.50pm IONLYFLYFIRSTCLASS.COM C1 C1, 375m 15TH C2d, 660m 3 44411 Thrilling Eddie 22.16 J & .....................D Bell 1 1.15pm FORMPRO RATINGS FREE EVERY MON- 1 21154 Pick A Pascal 22.03 ....................A Turnwald 1 75176 Iris Allen nwtd..............................A Turnwald 4 14F34 Wet Gambler nwtd ......................A Turnwald DAY C1 C1, 375m 2 45654 Go Ash nwtd .....................................M Flipp 2 61736 Cawbourne Trixy 38.72 ................M Roberts 5 65636 Stole Me Wallet nwtd................ K Gommans 1 47323 Broken Wallet nwtd .................. K Gommans 3 35865 Flying Koko nwtd ..............................S Stone 3 21263 Allen Mack nwtd ...........................M Roberts 6 56147 Lucha 21.75 ......................................D Edlin 2 78665 Magma nwtd ...................................L Doody 4 57721 Stole Me Car 21.47 .................. K Gommans 4 77574 Bigtime Lonestar nwtd G & .... S Fredrickson 7 88128 White Comet 21.68 ....................... D Donlon 3 72761 Ndora 21.90 ......................................D Edlin 5 75x16 Azandei nwtd ....................................D Edlin 5 31562 Bigtime Chloe nwtd ......................M Goodier 8 25644 Sozin’s Fortune 22.13 ...............J McInerney 4 58622 Zara Zara 21.67 ................................M Flipp 6 236x1 Bigtime Alldone 21.99 ........................L Cole 6 45615 Don’t Knocka Gee 38.62 ....................L Cole 9 51485 Opawa Bucks 22.51 .........................R Waite 5 22225 Nero 21.28 ..................................B Hodgson 7 85881 Cawbourne Lyns 21.67 ....................... L Bell 7 12326 Cawbourne Krusty nwtd ...............M Roberts 10 62638 Blue Precision 21.76 .......................C Morris 6 77x85 Five Starlass nwtd........................ D Denbee 8 88765 Cool Wolf nwtd .............................. D Donlon 8 44762 Mija Sydney 39.00 ......................A Turnwald 8 3.17pm BROOKS TIMING C2/C3 C2/3, 375m 7 13656 Choice Lass 21.83 ..........................C Morris Emergencies: 6 2.42 RED SNAPPER SEAFOODS, CHRISTCHURCH 1 53127 Cawbourne Symsy 21.56 J &..............D Bell 8 86258 Watch My Back 22.14 ................B Goldsack 9 73855 Homebush Razz nwtd ...............J McInerney C2 C2, 375m 2 16741 Cawbourne Brandy 21.58 J & .............D Bell 9 73748 Leo’s Son nwtd..........................J McInerney 10 45586 Cawbourne Rob nwtd .............. K Gommans 1 62343 Naharis 22.12....................................D Edlin 3 4856x Little Scamp 21.80 ....................... D Denbee 10 54854 Bigtime Nibbles nwtd.......................L Doody 4 2.07pm J P PRINT, PETONE C4/C5 C4/5, 375m 4 74431 Bigtime Kylie 21.56 ............................L Cole 2 88432 Mary Blue Blood 21.92..............J McInerney 2 1.32pm USE PETRAVELLER.COM.AU C1 C1, 375m 1 54614 Opawa Lyon 21.63 ............................. N Udy 3 56576 Bigtime Conrad nwtd G & ...... S Fredrickson 5 84755 King’s Call 21.96 ..............................R Waite 1 17855 Our Tyson nwtd .................................M Flipp 2 15362 Tazia 21.56................................... D Denbee 6 62342 Mikachu 21.84.............................A Turnwald 4 13112 Trojan Hoarse nwtd ............................L Cole 2 78334 Judge Me Jackie nwtd.................... L Pearce 3 85416 Cawbourne Mezza 21.30 J & ..............D Bell 7 35736 Tommy The Jett 21.74.................A Turnwald 5 12683 Cawbourne Chops 21.73 ......... K Gommans 3 65476 Cawbourne Bee 21.81 J & ..................D Bell 4 13117 Bigtime Basher 21.25.........................L Cole 8 87248 El Hefe 21.59 G & .................. S Fredrickson 6 65282 Plan Stan 21.87 ............................. L Pearce 4 13241 Billy’s Churn nwtd....................... G Hodgson 5 66712 Mila Mila 21.68 ............................A Turnwald 9 77878 Nippa Eel 21.75 ........................J McInerney 7 15116 Cawbourne Agar nwtd .................M Roberts 5 51463 Cawbourne Johno 21.93 .......... K Gommans 6 14133 Benny Burrito 21.31 ....................A Turnwald 8 12147 Goldstar Sawyer nwtd ......................S Stone 10 58671 Cockney Rip Off nwtd .....................M Olden 6 67867 Lissadell Marcus 22.16 ................. D Donlon 7 26731 Hard Merch 21.45 G & ........... S Fredrickson 9 16633 He’s A Sharkie 21.83 ............... K Gommans 9 3.40pm OUTBACK TRADING COMPANY C4/5, 375m

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52155 Party Every Day 21.67 ................A Turnwald 31274 Bigtime Emjay 21.69 G & ....... S Fredrickson 17715 Butterball 21.53 ............................. M Gowan 66x81 Bigtime Bucko nwtd............................L Cole 15x46 Bigtime Sienna 21.51 .........................L Cole 21388 Kirkham Coby 21.54 .......................C Morris 87358 Smash Charger nwtd .................... M Gowan 86653 Bigtime OnFire 21.68 .........................L Cole 8x627 Fusion Cronulla nwtd ..................A Turnwald 67445 Three Amigos 21.96 J & .....................D Bell 10 3.57 ADRIAN CLARK BLOODSTOCK CONSULTANT C1 C1, 457m 1 22834 Fancy Fifita 26.72............................C Morris 2 71667 Firefly Laffey 26.47......................A Turnwald 3 41533 Bigtime Leeroy nwtd...........................L Cole 4 42818 Bigtime Bridget nwtd ....................... C Brider 5 54856 Cawbourne Ridge 26.47 J & ...............D Bell 6 35464 Tiddy Cash nwtd .......................J McInerney 7 77375 Bradam Begins nwtd ...................A Turnwald 8 66641 Bigtime Kiowa 26.34 ..........................L Cole 9 65456 Tranquil Blossom nwtd ................A Turnwald 10 87868 Idol Jan nwtd .....................................M Flipp 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

Palmerston North Greyhound Racing Club (2014) Incor- 8 15878 Bigtime Forecast 26.38 H & .............. Woods 8 33224 Bigtime Acacia 26.22 .........................L Cole porated Venue: Manawatu Raceway Meeting Date: 01 9 65456 Tranquil Blossom nwtd ................A Turnwald Emergencies: Oct 2018 NZ Meeting number: 9 Doubles: 1 and 2; 4 and 10 87868 Idol Jan nwtd .....................................M Flipp 9 65456 Tranquil Blossom nwtd ................A Turnwald 5 Trebles: 3, 4 and 5 2 4.35pm STEVE ‘THE AUCTIONEER’ DAVIS C1/2 10 87868 Idol Jan nwtd .....................................M Flipp 1 4.15pm (NZT) KAMADA PARK C1/2 C1/2, 457m 3 4.52pm M & M MASTER BUTCHERS C3 C3, 457m C1/2, 457m 1 65675 Mister Ebby 26.09 .......................A Turnwald 1 68281 Bigtime Owen 26.42 G & ....... S Fredrickson 1 21243 Sub Eighteen nwtd .............................L Cole 2 84586 Cawbourne Muzza 26.33 J & ..............D Bell 2 68721 All Black Star 26.18..................E Duganzich 2 65217 Bigtime Monty 26.10 ..........................L Cole 3 55832 Gentleman Tim nwtd ...................A Turnwald 3 34443 Bigtime Doug 25.82 ...........................L Cole 3 43114 Jinja Flash 26.34 ...............................D Edlin 4 47735 Ocean Gambler 26.09.................A Turnwald 4 73768 Bigtime Michelle 25.80 .......................L Cole 4 15786 Diddilee 26.26 .............................A Turnwald 5 27814 Rambo nwtd H & ............................... Woods 5 36876 Bigtime Mike 26.18 ............................L Cole 5 86588 Cawbourne Assist 26.16 ..............M Roberts 6 87546 Bigtime Allgood 26.70 ................... M Gowan 6 18141 Buddy Loaded 26.23 .................. G Hodgson 6 27563 Thrilling Stan nwtd ............................D Edlin 7 11777 Little Juzzy nwtd..........................A Turnwald 7 42657 Dyna Vernon nwtd ........................M Roberts 7 58431 Tuna Speed 26.29 ....................E Duganzich

8 35252 Argus Filch 26.14 ........................A Turnwald 5 5.27pm OUTBACK TRADING CO. MANAWATU CUP 9 78584 Five Eyes 25.98 ........................... D Denbee HEATS OCT. 8TH C4/5, 457m 4 5.10pm TOTAL BODYSHOP SUPPLIES C3/4, 457m 1 12271 Bigtime Vanessa 25.87 ......................L Cole 2 32521 Bigtime Levi 25.75..............................L Cole 1 58663 Millie Prince 26.46..............................L Cole 3 557x7 Bigtime Mia 26.09 ..............................L Cole 2 45632 Arden Emgrand 26.07 .................A Turnwald 4 62513 Thomas William 25.97.................. D Denbee 3 75247 Bigtime Rosie 26.24 G &........ S Fredrickson 5 57134 Djay Dynamix 25.79 ...........................L Cole 4 52127 Cawbourne Liz nwtd ....................M Roberts 6 37563 Lunch Special 26.14 ..........................L Cole 5 22377 It’s A Threat nwtd ........................A Turnwald 7 53117 Monster Fish 25.75 .....................A Turnwald 6 55738 Bigtime Brucie 26.16 ..........................L Cole 8 54784 All About Space 26.04 .............E Duganzich 7 67342 Bigtime Liam 25.97 ............................L Cole 8 54454 Bigtime Zack 26.25 ............................L Cole LEGEND: fsdt - First Start Here nwd - No Win this Distance fstd 9 78584 Five Eyes 25.98 ........................... D Denbee - First Start This Distance 31 13 - Best Winning Time This Track

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Monday, October 1, 2018

■ MOTOR RACING

Bathurst the great leveller

Shane van Gisbergen’s Red Bull Holden Racing outfit has wrestled back the balance of power in the Supercars Championship from compatriot Scott McLaughlin and the Shell V-Power team.

The 29-year-old Van Gisbergen holds a 55-point lead in the championship battle heading into next weekend’s Bathurst 1000 while his team has taken out the last five races in a row while McLaughlin’s dominance has seemingly deserted him.

McLaughlin took control of the championship in round three at Tasmania and led all the way through until the Tailem Bend round last month.

Van Gisbergen overtook the Ford driver on the Sunday before extending that lead at Sandown a fortnight ago.

But he isn’t sure if the balance of power has moved considerably or if the sample size is just too small.

“I think we will find the answer to that at Bathurst,” Van Gisbergen said.

“All the tracks we have been dominating at lately are the tracks we have traditionally done well at and DJR Team Penske sort of haven’t.

“At Bathurst last year Scotty was amazing there, on rails and set the record and was basically the fastest car by miles when it was dry.

“I think at Bathurst we will find out if we have made big gains on all types of track.”

What is clear is that the Red Bull Holden has made massive gains over the last couple of months, particularly when it comes to one lap speed.

“Qualifying was certainly our weakness in the mid-part of the year,” Van Gisbergen explained.

“We have always had good racing speed and we were able to drive to the front but we were losing so many points to Scotty because he was always qualifying on the front row.

“That has been the biggest gain; finding some things to switch the tyre on I guess you would call it in qualifying.

“Certainly starting up front we have been able to race him from an equal start point.”

All three cars in the Triple Eight stable [Van Gisbergen, Jamie Whincup and Craig Lowndes] have seen improved results of late.

“As a team we are working together closer than ever both in setup and how we work together within sessions,” the 2016 series champion said.

“It has been really cool watching the whole team lift and get better and better and, as a result, we have chipped away at the championship because we were a long way behind Scotty and we have been getting closer and closer.”

Van Gisbergen lines up with fellow New Zealander Earl Bamber in the three Pirtek Endurance Cup rounds at Sandown, Bathurst and the Gold Coast.

The pair finished second at Sandown with Bamber credited for an impressive drive in his Supercars debut.

“It is hard when someone does all their racing overseas and you don’t know how good they really are.

“He has won some massive races and world championships and he is a pretty accomplished driver.”

- NZME

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Puzzles

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Cryptic crossword

Monday, October 1, 2018

Simon Shuker’s Code Cracker

WordWheel

ARIES (Mar 21-Apr 19): You’ll do a sort of mental training.

You’ll steer your thoughts to create a peaceful state. It will be easy this time, and you’ll be able to build on this positive experience when circumstances make it harder.

TAURUS (Apr 20-May 20): The people you cherish will know it. They sense it in the tenderness of your eyes, thoughtfulness of your words and warmth of your being. You and your loved ones are rewarded equally in the exchange.

GEMINI (May 21-Jun 21): To get faster takes training.

Put yourself through the paces. Repeat the processes until you can do them more automatically, until the friction points wear smooth. Doing a thing well is its own reward.

CANCER (Jun 22-Jul 22): Thoughts will seem to bump up against one another, creating confusion and division in your mind. Instead of taking on each as a battle to be sorted, get into exercise and breathing. All will calm down.

LEO (Jul 23-Aug 22): You listen well. Do they? This matters today. Make it known that you have an expectation regarding the quality of attention you receive from others. You deserve this, and there’s a classy way to do it.

VIRGO (Aug 23-Sep 22): There’s an effect you’re going for – a reaction you’d like to get from others. You’re not even aware of it, until you realise that it’s not happening. Take it as an opportunity to fulfil an elusive need.

LIBRA (Sep 23-Oct 23): Don’t let it get complicated.

It doesn’t have to be. Kindness is the way.

Kindness is the choice through which all the other choices will be made clear.

SCORPIO (Oct 24-Nov 21): The task requires your emotional involvement. It requires you to relate to others, see it their way and lean into the unknown of interactions. A computer couldn’t pull it off. The labour is a celebration of your humanity.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov 22-Dec 21): The cleanest, most direct and effective way to get your goal is through sacrifice. It gets the unpleasantness out of the way upfront. But there’s something instantly gratifying about doing hard things.

CAPRICORN (Dec 22-Jan 19): Capricorn is a sea goat who climbs mountains while remembering where he came from – the sea. You’ll be recognised in your community yet stay connected to your emotional and spiritual source.

AQUARIUS (Jan 20-Feb 18): Because you will accomplish what you believe you can, it will be very effective to spend more time visualising your desired outcome and hyping yourself up.

PISCES (Feb 19-Mar 20): You’re driven to become better at what you do. However, you’re not ready to handle a lot of attention just yet. Play it low-key. Keep learning. Tonight features a moment of accidental good luck.

WordBuilder

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

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

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ACROSS 1. Scottish body of water (4) 8. Emphasise (10) 9. Golden-coloured horse (8) 10. Fold (4) 12. Rabbit colony (6) 14. Instant (6) 15. Large urban areas (6) 17. Package (6) 18. Look after (4) 19. Free of blame (8) 21. People who set a good example (4,6) 22. Seaweed (4)

DOWN 2. Singly (3,2,1,4) 3. Circle of light (4) 4. Atonic (anag) (6) 5. Tell (6) 6. Client (8) 7. Quick look (4) 11. 100th anniversary (10) 13. Caribou (8) 16. Mariner (6) 17. Contemplate (6) 18. Ripped (4) 20. Barrel (4)

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Previous solution: ace, aces, ale, alec, alecs, ales, case, cel, cels, lac, lace, laces, lacs, lase, lea, leas, sac, sal, sale, scale, sea, seal, sec.

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ACROSS 7. Brood left for right recital by one in the family (5,8) 8. Go round the bend, set on change vital to construction (6,5) 12. Claim everything, say, will start to expand (6) 14. Hollow laugh? No – but it may come with a smile (6) 16. Dear little fellow, Little Bear, embracing the girl (6) 18. Non-u queues forming at Lyceum opening, and this follows (6) 19. He oppresses his staff, having worked hard on the Thames (5,6) 23. He can’t be found to impress, nosing about (7,6) DOWN 1. Don’t quite veto this combination of nations (4) 2. Work over the gold if hard up (4) 3. Furnace refuse used in building what blows (6) 4. Went in to fight the enemy when shut up (6) 5. Fragrant oil to go up and down (4) 6. One given the initial aspiration to make it sharp (4) 9. Fuel supply to lubricate thoroughly (3,4) 10. Trident-bearer turned writer, with a melody (7) 11. Sound simile heard at start of last lap (4) 12. Supreme bridge-builder will put it across (4) 13. Soundly had it in mind it was an antelope (3) 15. Keen resentment starts in rubbishing egotists (3) 17. Fish will almost merge in with the Big Apple (6) 18. Completely removes the cartoons in newspapers (6) 19. Integument, various kinds of which may be revealed (4) 20. Behind the choir it will lose head in fall from faith (4) 21. Make changes on the Virginia railway (4) 22. Cover for turn has nothing in it (4)

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Weather

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Monday, October 1, 2018

DEATHS

17

ADAMS, Leslie Walter (Les) –

On September 27, 2018 at home with his family. Aged 76 years. Dearly loved husband of Jenny. Loved and respected father and father in law of Keren and the late Hamish Gooseman, Lewis and Michelle, and Angela and Wayne Farr. Dearly loved grandad of Melissa, and Flynn; Hayden, Grace, and Sophie; and Blake. Messages to the Adam’s family, C/- 496 Boundary Road, Ashburton 7774. In lieu of flowers donations to Ashburton Palliative care and District Nurses would be appreciated and may be left at the service. A special thank you to Dr Penny Holdaway and the District Nursing team for their wonderful care of Les. A service to celebrate Les’ life will be held at the family home, 496 Boundary Road, Ashburton on WEDNESDAY, October 3 commencing at 11.00am. Followed by private family interment.

ADAMS, (Les)–– ADAMS, Leslie Leslie Walter; Walter (Les) On September 27, 2018 “Legend” “Legend”

I In loving memory memory of of aa much much n loving loved Dad and Grandad to loved dad and grandad to Lewis Michelle, Hayden, Hayden, and Michelle, Lewis and Grace, Grace, and and Sophie.

Sophie.

ADAMS, Leslie Walter (Les) –

Beloved dad, father in law and grandad of Angela, Wayne and Blake Farr.

Loving and kind in all your ways. Thank you for a lifetime of memories, for your love, help and kindness, encouragement. You may have left this world behind but you will never leave our hearts and minds.

DRYLAND, Sandra Elizabeth (nee Coulson) – On September 27, 2018.

Passed away peacefully at Ashburton with her family and friends.

Dearly loved daughter of the late Joan and Stan. Beloved sister of Lynne.

Messages to PO Box 210, Ashburton 7740. A memorial service for Sandra will be held at the Ashburton Baptist Church, cnr Cass and Havelock Streets, Ashburton on TUESDAY, October 2, commencing at 3.00pm.

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OVERNIGHT MIN

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SUN PROTECTION ALERT

11:10 – 3:30 AM

PM

PROTECTION REQUIRED Even on cooler days Data provided by NIWA

Waimate

NZ Situation

Wind km/h less than 30 fine

mainly isolated cloudy drizzle drizzle few showers fine showers clearing showers 30 to 59

fog

isolated snow thunder flurries

sleet thunder

Canterbury Plains TODAY

60 plus

Areas of morning cloud, then scattered rain developing. Strong W turning lighter S.

WEDNESDAY

Cloudy at first, then becoming fine further E. Showers developing about the divide. NW developing and possibly rising to gale in exposed places.

Areas of morning cloud, then fine.

Northeasterlies developing, dying out later.

THURSDAY

THURSDAY

Cloud increasing. Northwesterlies developing.

Showers about the divide turning to rain, possibly heavy in the S with snow to 1400m.

Scattered rain developing further E. NW, gale in exposed places.

FRIDAY

Showers spreading north with a southerly change, clearing later and winds dying out.

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Frankfurt Geneva Hobart Hong Kong Honolulu Islamabad Jakarta Johannesburg Kuala Lumpur London Los Angeles Madrid Melbourne Moscow Nadi

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fine fine fine showers cloudy showers cloudy showers fine fine cloudy rain drizzle fine showers

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9:14 3:29 9:43 3:55 10:15 4:31 10:46 4:55 11:16 5:35 11:46 The times shown are for the Ashburton River mouth. For the Rangitata river mouth subtract 16 minutes and for the Rakaia river mouth subtract 4 minutes.

Rise 7:06 am Set 7:39 pm

Good

fine

Hamilton

fine

Napier

fine

Wellington

rain

Nelson

fine

Blenheim

fine

Greymouth

rain

Christchurch

fine

Timaru

shower

Queenstown

cloudy

Dunedin

shower

Invercargill

fine

Good fishing

Rise 12:59 am Set 10:45 am

Last quarter

2 Oct 10:47 pm ©Copyright OceanFun Publishing Ltd.

Rise 7:05 am Set 7:41 pm

Good

Good fishing Rise 2:05 am Set 11:34 am

New moon

9 Oct www.ofu.co.nz

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Rise 7:03 am Set 7:42 pm

Good

Good fishing Rise 3:06 am Set 12:32 pm

First quarter

17 Oct 7:03 am

Maori Fishing Guide by Bill Hohepa

For the very latest weather information, including Weather Warnings, visit metservice.com

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River Levels

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cumecs

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

1.41 nc

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

96.3

Nth Ashburton at 2:10 pm, yesterday

4.51

Sth Ashburton at 2:10 pm, yesterday

6.08

Rangitata Klondyke at 2:10 pm, yesterday

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Waitaki Kurow at 2:14 pm, yesterday

417.4

Source: Environment Canterbury

Canterbury Readings

Wednesday

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Auckland

Forecasts for today

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overnight max low

Palmerston North showers

TOMORROW

WEDNESDAY

Monday

NZ Today

TODAY

Fine with high cloud and northwest breezes at first. Showers developing from the south with a southerly change during the afternoon and evening.

cloudy drizzle rain cloudy fine fine rain fine fine thunder fine fine fine fine cloudy

hail

Partly cloudy with a few showers spreading northward during the morning and afternoon, clearing in the evening.

Northwesterlies turning southwesterly.

TOMORROW

World Weather

snow

Canterbury High Country

A few showers spreading northward during the morning and afternoon as northerlies change southerly. Showers clearing later.

Adelaide Amsterdam Bangkok Berlin Brisbane Cairns Cairo Calcutta Canberra Colombo Darwin Delhi Dubai Dublin Edinburgh

rain

Monday, 1 October 2018

A trough of low pressure and associated fronts slowly cross the country during the day. Meanwhile a weak low centre lies just offshore the West Coast of the South Island with a stationary front spreading across the South Island, lying close to Timaru at midnight.

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THURSDAY: Cloud increasing.

Northwest winds.

MAX

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TIMARU

IN MEMORIAM NEAL, Elva Amelia – You left us two years ago today, October 1, 2016.

Our special memories of you will always bring a smile, If only we could have you back for just a little while, Then we could sit and talk again just like we used to do.

You always meant so very much and always will do too.

The fact that you’re no longer here will always cause us pain, But you are forever in our hearts Until we meet again.

We miss you Arber With all our love, Amelia and Andrew Corbett.

MAX

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E.B. CARTER LTD JONES, Eric William – On September 28, 2018.

Loved brother and brother in law of the late Greg and Joan Jones. Loved brother in law of the late Joseph, and Margaret Holliday, Ivy and Hughie McLay (deceased) and Mary and Bill Winchester (deceased).

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Office and Chapel Corner East & Cox Streets, Ashburton

JONES, Eric Please note all lateWilliam: death ( R unotices a p u or n anotices - F a isent rlieAshburton) – outside ordinary office hours be emailed On must September 28,to: 2018 deathnotices@theguardian.co.nz peacefully at Ashburton to ensure publication.

Hospital.

Aged 91 years.

Dearly lovedahusband of Amy, To place notice during foroffice 63 years. and hoursLoved pleasefather contact fatherusinonlaw of Cathie 03 307 7900 and GregforPrebble, (Springston) more information Ross and Alice, (West Melton) Any queries and loved Grandpa of Sam, please contact and Ben Prebble, Reuben 0800 and Jess, Iain and Jordon, ASHBURTON and Sarah Jones and a loved (0800-274-287) great Grandpa.

Messages to the Jones family PO Box 472, Ashburton 7740. In lieu of flowers donations to the Ashburton Order of St John would be appreciated and may be left at the service. A service celebrating Eric’s life will be held at St Stephen’s Anglican Church, Park Street, Ashburton on Wednesday October 3, commencing at 1.30pm. Followed by interment at the Ashburton New Lawn Cemetery.

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ASHBURTON

OVERNIGHT MIN

WEDNESDAY: Morning cloud, then fine. Northeasterlies developing.

AKAROA

DEATHS

15

TOMORROW: High cloud, light winds.

S change late afternoon with showers. www.guardianonline.co.nz

LYTTELTON

LINCOLN Rakaia

DEATHS

MAX

CHRISTCHURCH

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METHVEN

TODAY: Partly cloudy, chance shower until evening. Light winds.

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DARFIELD

Map for today

Ashburton Forecast

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Ashburton Airport Temperature °C At 4pm 11.9 13.0 Max to 4pm 7.5 Minimum 4.8 Grass minimum Rainfall mm 0.0 16hr to 4pm September total 42.6 Avg for September 52 2018 to date 693.2 513 Avg year to date Wind km/h SE 11 At 4pm Strongest gust W 31 Time of gust 5:03am

to 4pm yesterday

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6am Breakfast The Breakfast team presents news, interviews, weather, and information.

9am The Ellen DeGeneres Show Ellen DeGeneres brings her brand of humour to daytime talk. 0 10am Tipping Point Quiz show in which players take on a machine, hoping to win its jackpot.

11am The Chase 0 Noon 1 News At Midday 0 12:30 Emmerdale PGR 0 1pm Coronation Street Catch-Up PGR 0 2pm The Ellen DeGeneres Show 0 3pm Tipping Point 4pm Te Karere 2 4:30 Funny You Should Ask 4:55 The Chase 0 6pm 1 News At 6pm 0

6:30 Kiddets 3 0 6:40 Darwin And Newts 0 6:50 Masha And The Bear 3 0 7am My Little Pony 3 0 7:25 Mysticons 3 0 7:50 Beyblade Burst Evolution 3 0 8:15 The Lion Guard 3 0 8:35 Doc McStuffins – Toy Hospital 3 0 9am Infomercials 10:30 Neighbours 3 0 11am Jeremy Kyle’s Emergency Room PGR 3 Noon Jeremy Kyle PGR 1pm Judge Rinder 2pm Home And Away 3 0 2:30 Shortland Street PGR 3 0 3:30 Chuggington – Little Trainees 3 0 3:35 Kirby Buckets 3 0 4pm Fanimals Kelly Wilson introduces three trainers to their wild Kaimanawa horses; Maria and her pig in Nuts About Animals; Stacey answers questions. 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 0 8pm Border Patrol 0 8:30 N Take Two AO The disgraced former star of a hit police series begins shadowing a lone-wolf private detective to research a potential comeback role. 0 9:25 Lucifer AO 0 10:25 1 News Tonight 0 10:55 Blindspot AO 0

7pm Shortland Street PGR 0 7:30 N Project Runway New Zealand PGR A Scandinavia-inspired cocktail-dress challenge leaves one designer struggling at the last minute. 0 8:40 Grown Ups 2 AO 0 10:35 Two And A Half Men PGR 3 0

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

11pm 2 Broke Girls AO 3 0 11:30 Claws AO 3 0 12:20 Step Dave AO 3 0 1:10 Shortland Street PGR 3 0 1:35 Infomercials 2:35 Stitchers PGR 3 3:20 Jeremy Kyle PGR 3 4:15 Judge Rinder 5:05 Neighbours 3 0 5:30 Infomercials

Take Two

8:30pm on TVNZ 1

BRAVO 10am I Found The Gown 3 10:28 The Dish 3 10:30 Clean House 11:30 Snapped 3 12:28 The Dish 3 12:30 The Real Housewives Of Potomac 1:30 How To Look Good Naked – USA PGR 2pm How To Look Good Naked – USA PGR 2:30 Million Dollar Listing NY PGR 3 3:30 Hoarders 3 4:30 The Profit 5:30 Million Dollar Listing NY 3 6:30 Undercover Boss 7:30 Flipping Out 8:30 Million Dollar Listing NY PGR Ryan must sell the biggest townhouse in the neighbourhood, with a price tag to match; Steve must sell an impeccably designed apartment with a major location flaw.

9:30 60 Days In A look at Monalisa, Dion, Quintin, Brian, and the so called Sewergate fiasco.

10:30 Snapped 11:25 Mysteries And Scandals PGR 3 12:20 Infomercials 3

Project Runway New Zealand, 7:30pm on TVNZ 2

SKY 5 6am Jeopardy! PG 6:25 Wheel Of Fortune PG 6:50 The Simpsons PG 7:15 Survivor – Cagayan PG 8:40 DC’s Legends Of Tomorrow M 9:25 Hardcore Pawn PG 9:50 NCIS MV 10:40 CSI – Miami MV 11:35 Jeopardy! PG Noon Wheel Of Fortune PG 12:30 NCIS – New Orleans MV 1:25 NCIS – New Orleans MV 2:15 NCIS MV 3:05 Survivor – Cagayan PG 4:30 The Simpsons PG 5pm Wheel Of Fortune PG 5:30 Hardcore Pawn PG 6pm DC’s Legends Of Tomorrow M 7pm Pawn Stars PG 7:30 NCIS MV 8:30 The Cops MV 9:30 Trauma Rescue Squad M 10:30 CSI – Miami MV 11:25 DC’s Legends Of Tomorrow M TUESDAY 12:20 Longmire 16V 1:20 Pawn Stars PG 1:50 Trauma Rescue Squad M 2:40 The Cops MV 3:30 CSI – Miami MV 4:20 Hardcore Pawn PG 4:45 NCIS MV 5:35 The Simpsons PG

THREE

PRIME

6am The AM Show News, interviews, and humour to start the day.

9am The Café 10am Infomercials 11:30 DailyMailTV Noon Dr Phil PGR 3 1pm F The Block NZ PGR 3 0 2:30 Married At First Sight NZ PGR (Starting Today) 3 The first two couples are introduced and matched by the relationship experts. 0 3:30 Entertainment Tonight 4pm NewsHub Live At 4pm 4:30 N The Block Australia PGR The teams arrive at The Gatwick, a rundown 58-room hotel built in 1937, and have 48 hours to deliver a winning bedroom to have first pick of the apartments.

6pm NewsHub Live At 6pm 7pm The Project 7:30 Married At First Sight NZ PGR 0 8:30 N 9-1-1 AO 0 9:30 N Beach Cops AO 0 10pm Beach Cops AO 3 10:35 NewsHub Late

11:05 The Hui 3 Mihingarangi Forbes presents a mix of currentaffairs investigations, human interest, and arts and culture stories. 0 11:40 Newshub Nation 3 Weekly current affairs show. 0 12:45 Infomercials 5:30 City Impact Church

6am Codename – Kids Next Door 3 0 6:25 Duck Dodgers 3 6:50 The Penguins Of Madagascar 3 0 7:15 The Fairly Odd Parents 3 7:40 Johnny Test 3 8:05 Sanjay And Craig 3 8:30 Nicky, Ricky, Dicky And Dawn 3 8:55 Tiki Tour 3 0 9:20 Jeopardy 3 9:50 The Crowd Goes Wild PGR 3 10:20 The Doctors PGR 3 11:15 Hot Bench 11:40 Escape To The Country 3 12:40 Doctor Who PGR 3 0 1:35 Mad About You PGR 3 2:05 The Late Show With Stephen Colbert PGR 3 3pm Wheel Of Fortune 3:30 Jeopardy 4pm Antiques Roadshow 3 5pm Frasier 3 0 5:30 Prime News 6pm Storage Wars 3 6:30 Pawn Stars 3

11:45 The Crowd Goes Wild PGR 3 The team presents the best of the day’s sports news.

12:15 Football – English Premier League Cardiff v Burnley.

At Cardiff City Stadium.

2:15 Closedown

MOVIES PREMIERE

MOVIES GREATS 7:30 American Reunion 16LSC 2012 Comedy. Jason Biggs, Alyson Hannigan, Seann Scott, Tara Reid. 9:20 The Bourne Ultimatum MV 2007 Action.

Matt Damon, Joan Allen, Julia Stiles. 11:15 The Others M 2001 Thriller. Nicole Kidman, Fionnula Flanagan. 1pm The Adjustment Bureau MLS 2010 Sci-fi Thriller.

Matt Damon, Emily Blunt, Terence Stamp, John Slattery.

2:45 Crazy Stupid Love MLS 2011 Comedy.

Steve Carell, Ryan Gosling.

4:40 Mirrors 16VL 2008 Thriller. Kiefer Sutherland, Paula Patton, Amy Smart.

6:30 Michael Clayton MVL 2007 Drama. George Clooney, Tom Wilkinson. 8:30 Hot Fuzz MVLC 2007 Comedy. A top London policeman finds himself reassigned to a sleepy village and is partnered with a clueless young constable, but not everything is as idyllic as it seems. Simon Pegg, Martin Freeman.

10:35 Underworld 16VC 2003 Action Thriller. Kate Beckinsale, Scott Speedman, Michael Sheen.

TUESDAY 12:35 Crazy Stupid Love MLS 2011 Comedy. Steve Carell, Ryan Gosling. 2:30 Nothing But Trailers MVLSC 2:45 Hot Fuzz MVLC 2007 Comedy.

Simon Pegg, Martin Freeman.

4:45 Underworld 16VC 2003 Action Thriller.

TUESDAY

CHOICE

6:30 Takaro Tribe 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 Best Of Kai Time On The Road 3 10am Hangi Pit Masters 3 10:30 Sidewalk Karaoke 3 11am Matangi Rau 3 Noon Toa – Toa O Aotearoa PGR 3 12:30 The Ring Inz PGR 3 1pm Shear Bro PGR 3 1:30 Te Mana Kuratahi – Primary Schools Kapa Haka 2pm Opaki 3 2:30 Nga Pari Karangaranga O Te Motu 3 3pm Takaro Tribe 3:10 Nga Papara Kapi 3 3:40 Kia Mau 3 3:50 Potae Pai 3 4pm Pipi Ma 3 4:10 Pukana 3 4:20 Paia 3 4:30 Hahana 3 5pm Swagger 5:30 Te Kaea 2 6pm Nga Kapa Haka Kura Tuarua 6:30 Te Kaea 3 2

7pm KaweKorero 7pm The Crowd Goes Wild 7:30 Real Pasifik 3 7:30 American Pickers 8pm Native Affairs 8:30 M 2 Fast 2 Furious AO 8:30 M Jim – The James 2003 Action. Stripped of his Foley Story AO 2016 badge, Officer O’Conner must Documentary. An in-depth infiltrate a Miami street-racing look at the life and work of circuit to redeem himself.

American journalist James Paul Walker, Tyrese Gibson, Foley, who was killed by ISIS Eva Mendes. 0 terrorists in 2014.

10:45 The Late Show With 10:30 Nga Kapa Haka Kura Stephen Colbert PGR Tuarua 3

7:30 Annabelle – Creation 16VC 2017 Horror. Anthony LaPaglia, Miranda Otto. 9:20 Ingrid Goes West 16VLSC 2017 Comedy. Aubrey Plaza, Elizabeth Olsen. 11am A Dangerous Arrangement MC 2015 Thriller. Tamara Duarte, Mikhail Basmadjian, Larissa Bonaci. 12:25 The Dark Tower MV 2017 Action.

Matthew McConaughey, Idris Elba. 2pm All The Money In The World 16VLSC 2017 Crime. Michelle Williams, Christopher Plummer.

4:10 People Interview – Bryan Cranston 5pm Ripped 16C 2017 Comedy. Russell Peters, Faizon Love. 6:30 To Walk Invisible MVLS 2016 Drama.

Finn Atkins, Charlie Murphy.

8:30 Before I Fall ML 2017 Drama. A popular high-school girl with a bright future finds herself stuck re-living the same day over and over, not knowing how to break free.

Zoey Deutch, Kian Lawley.

10:10 Flatliners 16VSC 2017 Thriller. Ellen Page, Nina Dobre.

Midnight Willed To Kill M 2012 Drama.

Sarah Jane Morris, Dylan Bruce.

1:35 Ripped 16C 2017 Comedy. Russell Peters, Faizon Love. 3:05 To Walk Invisible MVLS 2016 Drama.

Finn Atkins, Charlie Murphy.

5:05 Before I Fall ML 2017 Drama.

MAORI

11pm Te Kaea 3 Maori Television’s daily news programme. 2 11:30 KaweKorero News reporters dissect and discuss the day’s news and events.

Midnight Closedown

SKY SPORT 1 6am Live From The Ryder Cup 8am Fox Sports News 8:30 Rugby – Mitre 10 Cup (HLS) Saturday.

9am Rugby – Mitre 10 Cup (HLS) Sunday.

9:30 Golf – Ryder Cup (HLS) Day Three.

10:30 Rugby – Mitre 10 Cup (RPL) Canterbury v Hawke’s Bay. 12:30 Motorcycling– British Superbikes (HLS) Round 11.

1:30 Canoe Slalom – ICF World Championship (RPL) Finals – Day Three.

2:45 Canoe Slalom – ICF World Championship (RPL) Day Three.

3:55 The World Rugby Show 4:35 Cricket – Women’s International (HLS) Australia v White Ferns – First T20.

5:05 L Cricket – Women’s International Australia v White Ferns – Second T20.

9pm Fox Sports News 9:30 Rugby – Gallagher Premiership (HLS) Round Five.

10:30 Motorsport – Nascar Cup Series (HLS) Roval 400.

11:30 Motorsport – Nascar Xfinity Series (HLS) Drive for the Cure 300.

TUESDAY

12:30 The 1014 Rugby Show 1am Fox Sports News 1:30 Golf – Ryder Cup (HLS) Day Three. 2:30 Live From The Ryder Cup 4am Rugby – Farah Palmer Cup (RPL) Canterbury v Counties Manukau.

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

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6am Tiny House Nation 7am Wild Britain With Ray Mears 7:30 Baby Animals And Friends 8:30 Flippin’ RVs 9:30 River Cottage Spring 10:30 Big Dreams Small Spaces 11:30 Tiny House Nation 12:30 British Treasure, American Gold 1:30 Peter Ackroyd’s Thames 2pm Luxury Uncovered 2:30 Baby Animals And Friends 3:30 Love Nature – A Year In The Wild 4:30 Jamie’s 30-Minute Meals Jamie Oliver shows how to make a fish tray-bake with Jersey royals, salsa verde, and simple spinach salad, followed by cheat’s banoffee pie.

5pm Hemsley And Hemsley – Healthy And Delicious 5:30 Cold Water Cowboys PGR 6:30 American Pickers 7:30 Ancient Invisible Cities 8:30 Project Impossible Around the world, a new class of superstorms is overwhelming coasts and, if nothing is done, major cities like New York, Venice, and Tokyo will disappear.

9:30 Secret Cities 10:30 American Pickers 11:30 Jamie’s 30-Minute Meals Midnight Hemsley And Hemsley – Healthy And Delicious 12:30 Auction Kings 1am Cold Water Cowboys PGR 2am Love Nature – A Year In The Wild 3am Peter Ackroyd’s Thames 3:30 Luxury Uncovered 4am Ancient Invisible Cities 5am Project Impossible

SKY SPORT 2 6am The Darts Show 6:30 Cricket – Women’s International (HLS) Australia v White Ferns – First T20. 7am Rugby – The Championship (HLS) Argentina v All Blacks. 7:30 L Canoe Slalom – ICF World Championship Extreme Slalom – Day Three.

9am Rugby League – NRL (RPL) Grand Final – Roosters v Storm. 11:30 Daily International News Bulletin Noon Rugby League – NRL (RPL) State Championship – Bulldogs v Dolphins. 2pm Rugby League – Women’s NRL (RPL) Grand Final. 3:30 Rugby League – NRL (HLS) Grand Final – Roosters v Storm.

4pm Motorsport – F1 (RPL) Russian Grand Prix. 6:30 UFC Now 7:30 Fight Night 9:30 L NRL 360 Grand Final. 10:30 Rugby – The Championship (RPL) Argentina v All Blacks. TUESDAY 12:30 Rugby – Gallagher Premiership (HLS) Round Five.

1:30 Rugby League – NRL (HLS) Grand Final – Roosters v Storm. 2am Cricket – Women’s International (HLS) Australia v White Ferns – Second T20. 2:30 Rugby Nation 3:30 The 1014 Rugby Show 4am Rugby – Gallagher Premiership (HLS) Round Five. 5am Rugby – The Championship South Africa v Australia. 5:30 Rugby – The Championship Argentina v All Blacks.

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DISCOVERY 6:35 Gold Rush PG Colorado Strikes Back. 7:30 How It’s Made PG 7:55 How It’s Made PG 8:20 Fast ‘n’ Loud PG 9:10 Alaska – The Last Frontier M The Lost Episode.

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Grant lifts the lid on netball regime Silver Ferns vice-captain Katrina Grant is singing the praises of the changes implemented by new coach Noeline Taurua as the Ferns try to fight their way back to the top of international netball.

In doing so, though, she may have further revealed just how wayward the Ferns had become under Janine Southby’s leadership.

“It’s been great,” Grant says of the start of the Taurua tenure.

“I’ve loved every minute of it.

“Noels has brought in a whole lot of different ideas and I think you can see that every game we played in the Quad Series, we got better.”

She’s right – after a record loss to England to kick off the Quad Se-

ries, the Ferns smashed South Africa and had a somewhat respectable 60-55 defeat to Australia. So what pieces of genius has Taurua implemented to kick-start the turnaround?

Well, that’s where things get interesting. When asked about the key differences between Southby’s tenure and the start of Taurua’s

reign, Grant reels off “very simple” changes – items you would have assumed to be already implemented in an international netball environment.

“Understanding what our role is – what we’re going into training and doing, what we’re working on, and having meetings and game plans on what exactly we need to

work on to go forward,” pinpointed Grant.

Read between the lines, and the inference is that such simple measures were an issue under Southby’s reign, and Grant describes the new environment with such vigour that you get an underlying sense of how bad things may have been before.

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