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Ngawaiata Williams chalks a positive message about mental health onto the pavement at the Let’s Chalk About Mental Health event in Ashburton on Saturday. PHOTO ERIN TASKER 310819-ET-0127
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The chessboard on East Street turned into a splash of colour over the weekend as people chalked positive messages about mental health onto the pavement. Co-organiser of the Let’s Chalk About Mental Health, Bec Sandys, said people came to talk, share their experiences and chalk their message. The chessboard and surrounding areas were awash with colour by the afternoon’s end. The event was part of a global campaign as New Zealand kicks off Suicide Awareness Month. “People were sharing their experiences, some were sitting on the side reflecting and some people came with family to write a message of love for someone
who had passed on. Others spoke about their experiences and reached out and got through it.” One of the guest speakers was Timaru mother Michelle Cogger, whose son Ryan committed suicide four years ago. She is organising a Walk for Hope in Timaru on September 15 to help spread a message of hope. Sandys said the chalk event in Ashburton attracted people of all ages, from youth to the elderly, and it has spurred her to look for other ways to keep people connected when they need it most. Representatives of other organisations, including He Waka Tapu and Safer Ashburton, were also present, talking with people and sharing information about their services. Sandys, a comedian, said she hoped
the chalk event would become an annual one and she was also investing the possibility of workshops using comedy as a buffer to talk about mental health to youth people. Fellow organiser Ngawaiata Williams said prior to the event that the culture of not talking about suicide had its own downfalls for those who had gone through such trauma, and she hoped Let’s Chalk About Mental Health would help promote messages of wellbeing while providing a forum for those who needed to talk.
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Aaron Nicolson was just one of the many people who headed to the annual Smiles4Miles event on Saturday. PHOTO ERIN TASKER 310819-ET-0099
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Truck fans hit the road More than 100 kids with special needs became kings of the road in Mid Canterbury on Saturday during the annual Smiles4Miles event. About 30 big trucks and other interesting vehicles rolled in a continuous 21km circuit for several hours, with their passengers beaming broadly. Organiser Dean Rattray said 108 children with special needs or medical issues had registered for the event, which gave them
a chance to ride in vehicles they might not normally get to, such as fire trucks, stock trucks and vintage cars. Other trucks this year included a concrete mixer and a rubbish collection truck. Rattray said the youngsters were excited to ride and many had spent time learning about the big trucks. “Some of the kids are real truck fanatics.” The youngsters and their car-
egivers came from Mid Canterbury and also from Timaru and Christchurch. The event, now in its fourth year, had become a highlight on their calendar, Rattray said. “They were super excited and had a fantastic day.” Rattray said he was grateful to the drivers, who donated their time, and the companies they worked for, who donated the use of their vehicles, fuel and road user charges.
Each ride was 21km, beginning at the Ryal Bush Transport yard and going in a loop across the Ashburton River to Racecourse Road, up to the Methven Highway and back to town and the yard. “There is a cost for them but they just wanted to come and do something a little special for these people.” The rapid relief team was also on hand providing a free sausage sizzle.
From P1 Up the road in Christchurch, the Maia Health Foundation raised more than $160,000 for the region’s mental health facilities through a fundraising feast attended by 288 people. “You don’t have to look far to realise the struggles that our community is facing in terms of mental health. While frontline staff have responded admirably to these challenges, we think we can do more, and we’re going to,” said Michael Flatman, Maia Health Foundation chief executive. The Canterbury population has increased by 10 per cent in the past five years but demand for mental health services has exceeded population growth – with recent times being particularly tough on some of our children and young people. In the past six years there’s been a 108 per cent increase in new presentations to Child, Adolescent and Family mental health services. This means every month up to 300 more children and young people are requiring mental health services than did prior to the earthquakes. “While we can’t yet share details of our next project, we know we’re going to need to raise in the vicinity of $5 million to create the state-of-the-art facilities our community needs and deserves. It’s a project that’s not for the faint hearted. But I know that with our amazing community of supporters we will be able to help create a physical environment where our loved ones can get the very best care – in the very best place - to enable them to be well.” Since its launch in 2016, the Maia foundation has raised $7 million for Canterbury’s health system, $5.2 million of these funds have gone towards an upgraded helipad for Christchurch Hospital and improvements to child health facilities.
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Praise be, it’s bee aware month Spare a thought this month for the bees that pollinate Mid Canterbury crops and provide honey for our toast. September is the 10th annual Bee Aware Month and Methven farmer Andrew Currie says bees are important to our ecosystems, food chain and the economy. Currie operates about 20 hives and the bees pollinate his crops. He grows a variety of conventional grain crops, as well as quinoa and sunflowers, which are in happy view of the main road between Methven and Ashburton. He also tutors hobby beekeepers at the Methven Summer School. He said farmers were mindful of scheduling farm work, like spray, around times when bees were active and about using insecticides that could be harmful. “Education and timeliness of use are important. You don’t spray flowering crops I the middle of the day. “Most of our cropping farmers are very aware of what to use and when because bees pollinate our crops.” Currie said managing hive health was also important, from back-yard hives to large apiaries. Beekeepers were constantly monitoring and treating their hives for varroa, a mite that damages bees and causes colonies to collapse, and checking for American foulbrood disease. Cases of American foulbrood must be reported and hives destroyed. “Bees are so special to the environment to have to kill them be-
cause of something like American foulbrood is a terrible thing.” Currie said people who lives in towns could help plant more flowering trees to help urban bees. Agriculture Minister Damien O’Connor launched Bee Aware Month nationally last week, talking to young beekeepers visiting beehives at the Prime Minister’s Wellington residence Premier House. “Without bees we wouldn’t have pollination, and without pollination we wouldn’t have food. If we look after the bees then they can look after pollination.” Bee Aware Month is co-ordinated by Apiculture New Zealand, and the theme this year is Love our Bees. All New Zealanders are being asked to show their love by taking some simple steps to improve bee health such as: planting bee-friendly plants like wildflowers, providing clean water for bee rehydration, choosing bee-friendly pesticides and spraying safely. Apiculture New Zealand chief executive Karin Kos is also asking New Zealanders to support hard-working bees. “We are lucky to have a healthy bee population in New Zealand, but we can’t be complacent. Bees need our help to stay healthy and Bee Aware Month is all about encouraging people to do those small, but vital things, that make a real difference.” New Zealanders can learn more about bees and Bee Aware Month by checking out the Apiculture New Zealand website or by following Bee Aware Month on Facebook or Instagram.
Agriculture Minister Damien O’Connor inspects the beehives at Premier House with young beekeepers (from left) Issac Holback, Izy Iversen-Stenning, Saffanah Rahman and Sterling Williamson. PHOTO SIMON EDWARDS
Tinwald man taken to hospital with burns A Tinwald man was taken to hospital with burns to his face, neck and arms after backyard burnoff went wrong on Saturday. Ashburton firefighters were called to the property about 3pm, along with a St John ambulance crew. Fire chief Alan Burgess said it appeared
the man had been trying to burn off-cuts and tree trimmings and had thrown fuel on the pile to make it burn. “But it has blown back on him and he was burned his face, neck and arms.” The man was treated by ambulance staff and taken to hospital.
Burgess said people should never use an additive around fires. “Inevitably, it goes wrong.” Firefighters were called to another rubbish fire at Hampstead on Saturday night. Burgess said someone had been burning garden rubbish, illegally, as the fire was
within the town boundary. The home owner put it out. Rakaia firefighters were called to a chimney fire about 9.20am yesterday, but it was also out on arrival. Fire chief Tyrone Burrowes said the fire was put down to a buildup of gum in the chimney.
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Hunting for more volunteers By Jaime Pitt-MacKay Jaime.p@theguardian.co.nz
Methven’s team of St John volunteers are looking to expand their ranks and are hoping to attract as many people as possible to an information evening next week. Currently there are 10 volunteers with Methven St John, but station manager Stacey Mawle said they could do with more due to fluctuating availability. “We have 10 volunteers all year round, some are farmers so around harvest time they are less available and there are dairy farmers who are busy at different times so it is a bit seasonal,” she said. The event will be held at the Methven Ambulance Station on Tuesday night at 7pm. “Basically come along, we will have our team of volunteers here and we will have a presentation of what we can offer and people can ask questions,” she said. “We will then run an assessment evening that will involve an interview and a fitness test that is quite easy to pass.” All training for the role is provided by St John, including travel costs to get there. Anyone interested must have a full driver’s licence and be able to drive manual, be over the age of 18, a New Zealand resident,
State Highway 73 between Spring field and Arthur’s Pass village was closed for much of yesterday while fire crews battled a large vegetation fire. The fire is believed to have started in a gully and jumped the road, which was closed about 6am. The NZ Transport Agency said the road was expected to open to one lane late in the day but it may need to close again. Delays are expected and motors should check conditions before travelling to the area.
Shooting incident The team of volunteers at Methven St John are looking to expand their numbers. PHOTO SUPPLIED
have a clean police record and be able to pass the fitness test. Cawle said the role required volunteers to be able to work one shift every fortnight, which involves being on call through a
pager system. It is not restricted to those who solely live in the Methven township as well. “As long as you live within six minutes of the station that is
okay, we aren’t trying to put rural people off from joining,” she said. “I am rural myself and I just come in to town for the day for my shift.”
Government unveils national cancer agency The Government yesterday unveiled plans to establish a national cancer agency, which will be led directly by experts of the deadly disease, and a $60 million injection into Pharmac. Until now, decisions about how to tackle New Zealand’s cancer “crisis” came from bureaucrats within the Ministry of Health. By December 1, the Government has promised decisions will come from a team of top
The first day of spring was a pearler in Mid Canterbury yesterday, with a maximum of 22 degrees Celsius recorded in the district around 2pm. The weather for Father’s Day was settled all over the country but MetService forecasts a big change next week, though there are still some days of fine weather to enjoy. A subtropical low in the Tasman could bring rain and be followed by a southerly to top up snow on the skifields.
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cancer specialists who will report directly to Health Minister David Clark. That is the date the agency will officially be up and running. World-leading public health physician and cancer epidemiologist Professor Diana Sarfati has been appointed as the Ministry of Health’s interim national director of the agency. “This is huge for New Zealand. It’s the biggest change in cancer care in at least 15 years, if not ever. When the UK ap-
pointed a national cancer director there was an unprecedented improvement and survival rates increased dramatically,” Cancer Society of New Zealand medical director Chris Jackson said. It comes after a powerful public movement started by dying dad Blair Vining who launched a petition calling for a national cancer agency to hold District Health Boards to account and put an end to postcode lottery. His petition gained more than 140,000 signatures from New
Zealanders across the country. The announcement is part of the Government’s new Cancer Action Plan for 2019 to 2029. The plan includes four aims: consistent and modern cancer care; equitable survival outcomes; fewer cancers and better cancer survival overall. One of the main aims of the plan is to have equitable cancer survival rates across New Zealand by 2030 – including across geographic areas and across ethnicities.
Police last night responded to a shooting incident in Ōwhata, on the eastern side of Rotorua. A worker at House of Spice in Rotorua said a taxi driver, who is a regular customer, came into the store asking for help. He said he saw “lots of blood” and that the man appeared to have been shot in the shoulder. ”Somebody shot him on the road... his taxi is out front [of the store]. One of my mates took him to the hospital.” Armed police were on the scene and it’s understood two cars were stolen. A police media spokeswoman said she was unable to confirm reports the incident involved a firearm. She said one person had been taken into custody but she was unable to confirm anything else. - NZME
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At 2pm every Wednesday, the Two O’Clock Club meets at Methven’s Cafe. The group was formed about three years ago by a small group of local women. “We all knew each other but not well, so getting together once a week for a catch up seemed like a very good idea,” said one group member. “In this day and age you can live next door to people and never speak to them, so we wanted to rectify that. “It’s a very causal arrangement, if you’re there good, if not we’ll see you next week.” Typically when a group of people of similar backgrounds and various ages gets together, the conversation inevitably turns to past events, people and memories. A chance conversation about swimming lead Marg Quirk (nee Sandys) to recall her experiences of competing in the mile swimming race in the RDR at the back of Methven when she was aged 15 and 16. “The race marked the end of the local swimming season at the local Methven swimming baths,” Quirk said. “It was a big deal when you were considered old enough to enter. Wow, I am going to swim in the RDR race. We
would get in just past the Methven golf course and get out a mile later.” The training consisted of swimming length after length of the Methven pool, gradually increasing the distance each week. As Quirk points out: “A mile is a flaming long way!” “The water was really, really cold. I covered myself in Vaseline to try and keep the cold out but it didn’t make much difference. “A wet suit would have been ideal, but since they hadn’t really been invented then I was out of luck.” Her mum and dad would walk along beside as she swam offering encouragement – of sorts. “I would say to dad, I’m really cold and I want to get out. He would reply, ‘You can stay in there, I’ve not walked all this way with you for you to get out now!’ “It didn’t matter to him that I was blue. Dad was always a firm believer in if you started something you finished it.” He must have taught her well, because those who know Marg know she has never been a quitter. Memories from the past are important to all of us. Little groups like the Two O’Clock Club provide a platform to relive our own past experiences but also enable a kind of verbal district history to be kept alive.
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Ashburton players win bridge double at weekend Local players won both the intermediate and junior bridge tournaments in Ashburton on Saturday. Audrey and Jim Rooney won the intermediate event with an average score of 57.58 per cent across the two sessions of play. This gave them a 1.70 margin over the Christchurch pair of Mike Bunce and Jean Rath who finished second. In the junior section, Debbie Seddon-Sewell and Janine Havis won both sessions of play for an average score of 59.67 and a clear 3.57 margin of victory over second place-getters Wayne and Jennifer Pierce from Christchurch. Ashburton Guardian www.guardianonline.co.nz 3 Tuesday, January 9, 2018 www.guardianonline.co.nz The event was well attended with 80 playDebbie Seddon-Sewell (left) and Janine Havis were coners from around the Canterbury region par■ METHVEN ticipating together with one visiting pair Audrey and Jim Rooney won the Ashburton intermediate vincing winners of the Ashburton Bridge Club’s junior pairs pairs bridge event on Saturday. tournament on Saturday. from Franklin in the North Island.
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Getting pitch perfect for their production later this week are Mid Canterbury Summer Singing School students (from left): Lucy Clough, EJ Stockman, Emily-Jane Farr and Annah Casey-Solly. practice, before director Alice Sollis steps in to help with the actions from Wednesday onwards.
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already assessed. Then we’ll do another desk top review and pick up the ones we may have missed and we’ll work with them,” he said. Buildings that have not been assessed will be given the lowest rating until an assessment is done, Wong said. There had been a proposal to change the rules so the cut-off date for engineering assessment would have moved forward to cover all buildings built before 2004 and that would have seen hundreds of buildings around the district bearing stickers, he said. The consultation process ensured there was no date change
Te Araroa walkers are on the rise, benefiting the summer tourism industry in Methven. Many who do the 3000-kilometre trail, which runs the length of New Zealand, end up in the ski town, as it is a natural resting point near the uncrossable Rakaia River. Methven i-SITE consultant Lyndsay Agnew said December to February was peak season for assisttrail walkers, and she was assist ing about half a dozen per week. “Most of them are doing the whole trail or the whole South Island, depending on how much THE time they have got,” she said. “They are really interesting people, you have to be a certain breed to want to go and walk 3000 kilometres.” They mostly came from Europe and North America, and walked north to south, hitch-hiking into Methven from above Lake Coleridge. They generally stayed in the campground or backpacker lodges in Methven. “It’s nice to have them here and they spread the word when they go back,” she said. Walkers rejoin the trail on Blackford Road in the Rakaia Gorge, and Methven Travel provides transport on the “empty” section of its school bus run, and operates an on-demand shuttle service in school holidays. After a couple of days rest in Methven, the Te Araroa trail beckons once again for American hiker The Te Araroa section through Mid Canterbury goes from here to the Hakatere Heron Road, taksouth. “A lot of Kiwis don’t even hitchhiked to Methven, and left fered a Hikers’ Special made it all ing a public access easement over know about the trail,” Beckett at the weekend aiming to hitch to the more attractive. Glenariffe Station, then crossing said. north of Lake Coleridge to resume “My feet were pretty banged up, the 60,000-hectare Hakatere ConHe was not worried about being the trail. so I decided to hang out for just servation Park. without a cellphone. Beckett said the trail to date had one more day,” Beckett said. Among those undertaking Te “If you don’t have service it’s had many river crossings, and He flew into Auckland in midAraroa is American Clayton Becknot going to help you and you are some mountainous terrain, as December, and had his cellphone ett. His trail name is Chef, he has not going to get that in the mounwell as farm tracks and dirt roads. stolen in his first two days. He a travel blog at chefspecial5.com tains,” he said. Besides the road walks, which he flew to Queenstown and shuttled and is from Connecticut. He was confident enough from did not like as they lacked the wilto the southern end of Te Araroa The 26-year-old is walking the previous trail walking in Chile derness appeal of true trail walkat Bluff, and walked 555 kilomeSouth Island section, south to and America not to worry about ing, and a lack of markers in some tres north to Twizel over the next north, and was in Methven at the an emergency locator beacon. areas, he was enjoying the scenfortnight, staying in high country weekend. He said he ended up In the 12 months to July last ery and meeting lots of people. huts and his tent. With last week’s staying two nights instead of one year, 550 people walked the full Of the few fellow hikers he had storm system forecast he decided at Snow Denn Lodge because he length from Cape Reinga to Bluff, met, most were walking north to to skip the next section and he needed the rest, and the fact it of-
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compared to 350 in 2015-2016 and 210 the year before. Te Araroa Trust chairman David McGregor said the trail, which takes five months to complete and officially opened in 2011, was attracting people from all walks of life. “From students and young people taking a gap year to retirees and workers taking an extended holiday. “It’s a great way to connect with New Zealand and to really get to know the landscapes, people and climate,” McGregor said.
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Five dead in rampage AP Police have labelled an active shooter who went on a killing spree in Texas an “animal” following his deadly attack which killed at least five people and injured another 21 in the United States. The rampage started with the shooting of a Texas State Trooper during a traffic stop in Odessa, Texas, according to police. The man, who has now been identified as a white male in his 30s, then began “shooting at random people” shortly after 4pm local time, reports News.com.au. One of the victims has been identified as a 17-month-old baby who was reportedly shot in the face. A busboy who was working at a restaurant in Odessa reportedly heard gunshots about 4.30pm local time, according to the New York Times. He and his co-workers later went outside and saw a number of cars with bullet holes, and came across a baby in a car seat who had been shot in the shoulder. A Home Depot store was also reportedly targeted as authorities urged residents to
stay in their homes. It was earlier believed two shooters were driving together before reportedly hijacking two vehicles. Police later clarified there was a single active shooter who hijacked a USPS mail truck, killing its driver, before hijacking another vehicle. The incident began at about 3.17pm local time, when a Department of Public Safety officer attempted to pull over a driver in a gold Honda according to Odessa Police Chief Michael Gerke. When the vehicle stopped, the occupant then shot the officer. The driver in the Honda then continued westbound, through Odessa to 42nd Street, where “there were multiple victims” according to Police Chief Gerke. Following this the suspect is believed to have hijacked a mail truck after abandoning his Honda. More people are believed to have been shot following this. The suspect then began driving east, where he was confronted by officers outside the Cinergy movie theatre. He exchanged fire with officers before fatally shot, according to Police Chief Gerke.
Midland Mayor Jerry Morales said that not all of those injured were shot by the gunman, according to CNN. He said the gunman was shot down outside the Cinergy movie theatre in Midland. “I do not know anything about the person or the motive,” Mr Morales said. “He was pulled over (for a traffic stop) and shot a police officer, and then fled the shooting … We are hoping there was just one shooter, and we have contained him.” US President Donald Trump has been advised of the situation and the White House is actively monitoring the situation, Press Secretary Stephanie Grisham said. The Texan Attorney-General released a statement responding to the incident on Twitter, calling the mass shooting an “evil attack”. Midland and Odessa were placed in lockdown by police as they searched the areas, spaced about 32km apart. The Medical Centre Hospital in Odessa has currently taken in 14 shooting victims. None of the patients conditions or their ages have been provided, according to CNN.
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Water cannons deployed in Hong Kong AP Several water cannon trucks firing blue water have been stationed around Hong Kong as police attempt to identify protesters. Teargas and coloured blue water has been fired dramatically from a water cannon truck at raging protesters who threw gasoline bombs at government headquarters in Hong Kong. Demonstrators were doused by the high-pressure coloured water after taking over roads and major intersections in popular shopping districts as they rallie. Local media reported that the coloured spray aimed to make it easier to identify suspects. Authorities closed streets and a subway
station near the Chinese government office and parked water cannon trucks and erected additional barriers nearby, fearing protesters might target the building. The mostly young protesters, in their signature black T-shirts and masks, marched in the Causeway Bay shopping district, with the crowds beginning to grow after dusk. The stand-off continued for some time, but protesters started moving back as word spread police were headed in their direction. Frontline protesters hurled gasoline bombs at the officers in formation. “Peaceful protest doesn’t work,” 22-yearold protestor Stone said, giving one name. “I think they (the hardcore protesters) have to vent their anger to achieve something.”
Streets were set aflame as demonstrators targeted a roadblock near Hong Kong police headquarters, sending plumes of black smoke into the night sky. The scenes seem certain to inflame tensions in a city driven by nearly three months of pro-democracy demonstrations. Later police stormed an underground railway carriage and hit passengers with batons and pepper spray. Police were swinging batons at passengers on the platform of Prince Edward subway station as they backed into one end of a train car shielding themselves with umbrellas. Police say they entered the station to arrest offenders after it was believed protesters assaulted others and damaged property.
British pop superstar Ellie Goulding and her new husband Caspar Jopling were the picture of wedded bliss as they tied the knot at York Minster in northeast England at the weekend. The Love Me Like You Do singer, 32, arrived at her star-studded wedding ceremony in a gown that has polarised fans on social media. Goulding arrived in a blue VW campervan, and was greeted by her bridesmaids who all wore white long sleeved white dresses. The singer’s wedding dress was a bespoke silk crepe creation by Natacha Ramsay-Levi for French fashion house Chloe. - AP
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Jackson ‘super excited’ Hugh Jackman’s two New Zealand shows are a week away – and The Greatest Showman star can barely contain his excitement. But fans aren’t the only ones counting down. Posting a candid video to his Instagram page mid-hike in the south of Brisbane, Jackman said “The tour here in Australia is just incredible, and I can’t wait to get to New Zealand.” Maori singer and actress Keala Settle is joining Jackman on stage, and he said it’s part of the reason he cannnot wait to perform here. ”I’m super excited, I know Keala [Settle] is super excited to get back to the country, so I’m just grateful for everything.” Settle performed the hit This Is Me in The Greatest Showman movie.
Another rugby movie Hot off the heels of former All Black Dan Carter’s movie A Perfect 10 comes The Brighton Miracle, starring Temuera Morrison. The movie is based on Japan’s Temuera Morrison exploits at the 2015 Rugby World Cup and Morrison is playing Australian coaching legend Eddie Jones. If you think New Zealand has gone RWC crazy, the Japanese media are eating up the rugby excitement with The Brighton Miracle trailer filling up headlines, reminding the nation of the Brave Blossoms’ 34-32 win over two-time world champions South Africa four years ago. The movie, written and directed by Max Mannix, was filmed in Australia and Japan.
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A massive day of rugby league played out at the Hampstead Rugby Club on Saturday, where the Ashburton Barbarians were hosting a junior rugby league tournament that attracted under 8, under 10 and under 12 teams from as far away as Timaru, Rolleston and Christchurch. The Guardian’s Erin Tasker went along, camera in hand.
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Cancer Action Plan welcome, if late T
he Government unveiled plans yesterday to establish a national cancer agency, led directly by experts, and injected another $20 million into Pharmac this year for cancer drugs. Bureaucrats within the Ministry of Health had previously made decisions about how to tackle the deadly disease, but now world-leading public health physician and cancer epidemiologist Professor Diana Sarfati will lead an agency that should be up and running by December 1. The Cancer Society of New Zealand says it’s the biggest change in cancer care in at least 15 years and that a similar move in the UK resulted in a dramatic improvement in survival rates. The plan includes four aims: consistent and modern cancer
care; equitable survival outcomes no matter where you live; fewer cancers and better cancer survival overall. Improving survival rates once people have cancer, with an emphasis on better, earlier screening, and improved treatment once diagnosed, will be welcomed by people in Mid Canterbury. Cancer sufferers away from the main centres face extra challenges. Some chemother-
apy is available at Ashburton Hospital, avoiding the need to travel an hour up the road to Christchurch, but radiation still means a sometimes uncomfortable drive. We are blessed to have the support of the Cancer Society in Mid Canterbury and they work they do is often quietly supporting sufferers and their families behind the scenes. Our community values that, as seen by the huge support last week for Daffodil Day. Fewer preventable cancers is another aim of the new plan, though that should be every New Zealander’s personal aim. Wear sunscreen, maintain a healthy weight, drink less alcohol, don’t smoke. And most importantly, go to your doctor if you notice a
change in your body. Don’t delay because it’s in an embarrassing spot, or because it might be nothing and you don’t want to waste your doctor’s time, or because you don’t think cancer will happen to you. Cancer is not fussy, it loves us all. Some experts say it’s a shame that it has taken so long for a Government response to the calls from cancer patients for action, especially the increased funding for cancer drugs. It will be important now that district health boards have the health workforce, including cancer specialists, radiologists, radiotherapists, oncologists, cancer nurses and many others, to enable these services to be delivered. These people are special people. They are kind, compassion-
ate and professional, and help families deal with life-changing news that comes with cancer. We know that there is a shortfall of these professionals. So, there is now much to do to make sure hospitals are properly equipped to deliver cancer treatment services, from people to equipment. More Government funding will be only half the answer. Health minister David Clark said work on implementing the Cancer Action Plan will begin immediately, with an opportunity for the public and health professionals to provide feedback before it is finalised next year. In the end, he says, it is about improving outcomes for Kiwis, with fewer cancers, earlier detection and better treatment for everyone living with cancer.
world speedway title. In 1998, a Swissair MD-11 jetliner crashed off Nova Scotia, killing all 229 people aboard. In 2003, a federal appeals court in San Francisco threw out more than 100 death sentences in Arizona, Montana and Idaho because the inmates had been sent to death row by judges instead of juries. In 2005, a National Guard convoy packed with food, water and medicine rolled into New Orleans four days after Hurricane Katrina. In 2013, on her fifth try, US endurance swimmer Diana Nyad
became the first person to swim from Cuba to Florida without the help of a shark cage. Ten years ago: A Taliban suicide bomber attacked officials leaving a mosque in Afghanistan, killing the country’s deputy intelligence chief and 23 others. Five years ago: Islamic State group extremists released a video showing the beheading of American journalist Steven Sotloff, and warned President Barack Obama against further US airstrikes on the group. One year ago: A huge fire engulfed Brazil’s 200-year-old National
Museum in Rio de Janeiro, as firefighters and museum workers raced to save historical relics. Today’s birthdays: Rhythmand-blues singer Sam Gooden (The Impressions) is 80. Rhythmand-blues singer Rosalind Ashford is 76. Singer Joe Simon is 76. Actor Mark Harmon is 68. International Tennis Hall of Famer Jimmy Connors is 67. Actress Linda Purl is 64. Rock musician Jerry Augustyniak is 61. Country musician Paul Deakin is 60. Actor Keanu Reeves is 55. International Boxing Hall of Famer Lennox Lewis is 54. Actress Salma
Hayek is 53. Actor Tuc Watkins is 53. Actress Kristen Cloke is 51. Rhythm-and-blues singer K-Ci is 50. Actor-comedian Katt Williams is 46. Actor Michael Lombardi is 45. Actress Tiffany Hines is 42. Rock musician Sam Rivers is 42. Actor Jonathan Kite is 40. Actor Joshua Henry is 35. Actress Allison Miller is 34. Electronic music DJ/producer Zedd is 30. Thought for today: “Always remember that you are absolutely unique. Just like everyone else.” – Margaret Mead, American anthropologist (1901-1978). – AP
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TODAY IN HISTORY Today is Monday, September 2, the 245th day of 2019. There are 120 days left in the year. Today’s highlight in history: On September 2, 1969, in what some regard as the birth of the Internet, two connected computers at the University of California, Los Angeles, passed test data through a 15-foot cable. The first automatic teller machine (ATM) to utilise magnetic-striped cards was opened to the public at Chemical Bank in New York. On this date: In 1864, during the Civil War, Union Gen William T Sherman’s forces occupied Atlanta. In 1930, the first nonstop airplane flight from Europe to the US was completed in 37 hours as Capt Dieudonne Costes and Maurice Bellonte of France arrived in Valley Stream, New York, aboard their Breguet 19 biplane, which bore the symbol of a large question mark. In 1945, Japan formally surrendered in ceremonies aboard the USS Missouri in Tokyo Bay, ending World War Two. In 1958, President Dwight D. Eisenhower signed the National Defense Education Act, which provided aid to public and private education to promote learning in such fields as math and science. In 1960, Wilma Rudolph of the United States won the first of her three gold medals at the Rome Summer Olympics as she finished the 100-metre dash in 11 seconds. New Zealand enjoyed an Olympic golden day when runners Peter Snell won the 800 metres and Murray Halberg won the 5000 metres. In 1963, Alabama Gov George C Wallace prevented the integration of Tuskegee High School by encircling the building with state troopers. In 1972, New Zealand’s rowing eight won gold at the Olympic games. In 1979, Ivan Mauger won his sixth
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Te Wiki o Te Reo Maori September 9-15 We will be posting a mixture of Te Kupu O Te Ra, Whakatauki, Pepeha Structure, fun videos, waiata and interesting bits ’n” pieces to try your pronunciation and have a go!! Because Te Reo is so important to us, we will be grasping this opportunity to post Te Reo from September 1 – so we will have Te Maramataka o Te Reo Maori!!!!! Stayed tuned in! Just a reminder – I am based on the marae Monday to Friday 10am-1pm and contactable via email: Hakatere.marae@gmail. com Mauri Ora!! Lara Reihana – co-ordinator, Hakatere Marae
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Communication Communication is the backbone of our society. It allows us to form connections, influence decisions, and motivate change. Without communication skills, the ability to progress in the working world and in life, itself, would be nearly impossible. Public speaking is one of the most important and most dreaded forms of communication. Glossophobia, or a fear of public speaking, is a very common phobia and one that is believed to affect up to 75 per cent of the population – more than any other phobia. Some individuals may feel a slight nervousness at the very thought of public speaking, while others experience full-on panic and fear. And if it’s that bad for native speakers, imagine how it feels for a non-native English speaker being required to speak in front of others using English! That’s the reason we launched our public speaking course for migrants earlier this year, in cooperation with the Ashburton District Welcoming Communities project and with the Ashburton Toastmasters club. A Toastmasters club meeting offers a supportive group environment where people with diverse skills and backgrounds come together to practice their skills and exchange valuable feedback. In addition to delivering speeches, members are asked to evaluate other members speeches while also developing their own listening and interpersonal skills.
Recent public speaking course graduates. You could really see a huge difference between the voice usage, pose, structure and especially confidence of participants between the first speech and the final one, and I’m certain the par-
The programme we ran was a cut-down version of the Toastmasters programme, and it ran for seven sessions of two hours. We started the course with nine participants, and six of them graduated.
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ugust marked the end of the public speaking course for migrants, with graduates from the Philippines, India, Peru and Nepal. Our weekly open coffee morning mums group with Plunket has been going well, with about 20 mothers and children (both locals and newcomers) meeting each Wednesday morning at the Plunket rooms. Thanks to Sue-ann from Plunket for her support and to Lauren for taking over the running of the group. We had a great time at our monthly board games club, with trying new games like RoboRally (a coding game), Olympus, Travelers and Jaipur. Catherine, our awesome volunteer, organised a walk to Washpen Falls. While the weather has not been ideal (very overcast and windy) we were lucky not to have any rain on the day or before it, and the view along the way, both watching the plains from above and the falls themselves. The track is well maintained and not long, about one hour of brisk walk, but if you are slower or stopping along the way it may take you two hours. We’ll definitely organise more walks in the future. We are also looking for volunteers on behalf of holiday programmes in Ashburton, these programmes are looking for volunteers interested in teaching children cultural skills and games
from other countries. our upcoming AGM, coming up If you want to volunteer please on Tuesday, September 17, 2pm, contact us at newcomers@saferat Community House, 44 Cass ashburton.org.nz or 027 220 8791. Street, Ashburton. We welcome Janice McKay, the The Hakatere Multi Cultural Council is proudly sponsored by new co-ordinator for the Ashburthe Advance Ashburton Comton District Welcoming Commumunity Foundation, the Tindall nities project. Foundation, COGS, Ashburton Janice brings a new skillset to District Council, The Lion Founthe role and has already supportdation, Community Trust Mid & ed our activities this month with South Canterbury. the initiation of the Mid CanMa te wa terbury Multicultural Advisory Adi Avnit, co-ordinator Committee. Hakatere Multicultural Council Mid Canterbury Multicultural Advisory Committee will be a group of individuals from varied ethnic backgrounds who will form an advisory group for the Hakatere Multi Cultural Council and will • Promote co-operation between different ethnic communities • Encourage celebrations of diversity and multicultural events in the district • Raise concerns and issues for migrants and turn them into action plans • Possibly advocate for migrants in the district Looking forward to seeing this project growing and evolving. Washpen Falls You are invited to
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Newcome profile Kia Ora, ko Janice toku ingoa I’m Janice and I am thrilled to have been appointed as the new Welcoming Communities Advisor for Ashburton District Council. The purpose of my role at ADC is to continue implementing the Welcoming Plan crafted by the community in 2018 and achieving the standards set by Immigration NZ (MBIE). Newcomers support our growing economy while enriching our civic and social community so I believe it’s important that we support them in their settlement here. My passion for Welcoming Communities comes from watching my mum settle in New Zealand from the Philippines. I was born in the city of Hamilton (Kirikiriroa) and my school days were in Cambridge (Kemureti) – a town very similar to Ashburton. Ten years ago my husband was offered a business opportunity and I had always dreamed of living near the snowy mountains and beautiful lakes of the South Island. We moved to Ashburton from Rolleston in 2011. The first three years were very isolating. When we first moved to Ashburton, I was anxious from the Canterbury earthquakes, my children were very young and I worked for our family business. This meant I didn’t have much time or confidence to make new friends. It wasn’t until I went out to work in the community and when my children started school that I started to develop a network. In 2014 I left the family business to pursue my own work interests and that is what helped me build confidence while also meeting people in the community. In 2016 I decided to work for myself but felt even lonelier, so started attending community groups such as the Newcomers Network. I don’t miss my town too much – Ashburton feels more like home now. I do miss being nearby city amenities like public transport and all the shops being open late nights and weekends! On the other hand, I love adventuring in the outdoors together with my husband Ricky and two school-aged children; hiking, skiing Mt Hutt and boating at Lake Hood. I have made friends now through my children’s school and my personal work networks. On a personal level I have a goal to be able to ski with style on the advanced-intermediate runs at Mt Hutt! I am collaborating with the community on hatching an action plan for what is next in my new role. I would like to create sustainable mechanisms that enable continued and consistent development of the Welcoming Communities programme well into the future. Every whanau, every family in New Zealand has an immigration story. Even Tangata Whenua (the original inhabitants of New Zealand) describe the waka (boat) they arrived on. Diversity of cultures doesn’t need to mean we all blend into one culture. My child’s kindergarten teacher said to me that diversity is a colourful fruit salad – we retain our uniqueness, but flavours rub off on each other – and we are much more awesome all together! I couldn’t agree more.
As you probably know, Ashburton has been selected as a refugee resettlement town, starting from 2020. New Zealand’s refugee resettlement programme is a humanitarian programme. The refugees are referred from UNHCR, a UN Refugee Agency, which is a global organisation dedicated to saving lives, protecting rights and building a better future for refugees, forcibly displaced communities and stateless people. The New Zealand government sets the quota size, reviewed every three years, which will be 1500 people each year from July 2020. Using past data we can tell that the main reason for referral is protection, and that nearly 50 per cent of the people arriving are under 18. The three main nationalities in the 2018/9 quota came from Myanmar, Colombia and Syria. The government tries to settle groups from the same ethnicity in the same region. For example, Christchurch refugees in that period
came from Eritrea and Afghanistan. Next year’s cabinet paper for quota distribution and planning (the countries and ethnicities chosen) should be published around September. The refugees coming here are residents on arrival. They first arrive to the Mangere Refugee Reception Centre for a six week programme of five days a week, school hours plus after school programmes/evening sessions. The focus is giving them skills to live here, including English language skills. They move to their new homes, only after one is found for them, mostly by the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (MBIE). A small percentage will be allocated public housing by the Housing New Zealand national placement team. The families then move into a fully furnished house. Initially between 10 and 15 quota refugees (approximately three to five families) will be allocated per intake, arriving in settlement locations every
6-8 weeks. That means we can expect an increase of around 30 people seeking employment each year throughout the district from a very varied skill set. The initial focus during the 12 months’ resettlement period is on integration within the local community, not necessarily on finding work. During the first 12 months the families will have the support of a settlement services provider, and organisation, responsible for help and support through the initial resettlement period. We should know which organisation has been chosen for Ashburton after the local elections. Thank you to the council for organising the recent Refugee Resettlement Information Hui and to Sarah Ward from MBIE who presented this information. While we still have time, if you want to volunteer to help the refugees once they arrive here in 2020, feel welcome to email newcomers@saferashburton.org.nz
Driver relicensing scheme The year has gone so fast, it’s hard to believe that it is September already. Spring is in the air, the days are getting longer and its definitely feeling warmer. That means for us, it’s time to run another learner’s licence course. We are kicking off again on September 17, at the Ashburton Learning Centre. This free course is open to migrants and newcomers living on farms or small rural towns, who need a learner’s licence or to convert their international licence. Unfortunately, we are not able to take teenagers but welcome enquiries from eligible adults. Once you have passed your learner’s licence, we will work towards a restricted licence.
Over the last month we have had two more learners and one more restricted licence achieved, with others getting closer to sitting their test. It’s been great fun having driving practice with some of the women, and seeing what a great job the mentors are doing. Feedback from our participants has been very positive about what a difference the programme has made to them. Not just in terms of getting a driver’s licence, but also new friendships made, job opportunities found and the sense of freedom and independence gained. Our driving mentors are also enjoying the benefits of the social contact with a person from another culture as well as the improvement in their own driving since going through our
mentor training. If you would like to be part of this wonderful programme, either as a driving mentor or as a learner driver, please get in touch with the co-ordinator, Wendy Hewitt phone 027 611 3301 or wendy@saferashburton.org. nz. The Mid Canterbury Rural Driver Licensing Scheme is proudly sponsored by The Lotteries Commission, Ashburton District Council, Advance Ashburton, COGs, The Lion Foundation, The Ashburton Licensing Trust, Community Trust Mid & South Canterbury, Ashburton District Road Safety Council and The Mid Canterbury Rural Support Trust. Wendy Hewitt Rural Licensing co-ordinator
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Barbecued prawns with avocado salsa 800g prawns, tails on, deveined 3T olive oil 2 cloves garlic, finely chopped 1T lime juice 1t ground coriander 1t ground cumin 1t chilli flakes Lemon wedges, to serve Avocado salsa 1 large tomato, chopped 1 avocado, peeled, roughly chopped 1/2 red onion, finely chopped 1T lime juice Salt and pepper
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For years they’ve rocked out around Mid Canterbury and the Nor’Westers Music Club still continues to flourish. On during the last Sunday of each month at the Devon Tavern, Heather Mackenzie popped along last week to see who was in action. Paul Johnson.
■■ September 7 – The AC/DC Story, 7.30pm, Ashburton Trust Event Centre. Performed by the world touring ACCA DACCA. ■■ September 8 – Ashburton Musical Club’s Sounds of the Season, arranged by Carolie Andrew, 2pm at the Sinclair Centre, Park Street. Visitors welcome, $5 at the door. ■■ September 14 – Taking the Piste Comedy Night, The Blue Pub, Methven, from 7.30pm to 9.30pm. ■■ September 15 – The Kugels – Open Hat Night at Ashburton Trust Event Centre, 5pm. ■■ To September 22 - Gathering of Threads, an exhibition of pieces created by the Ashburton Embroiderers’ Guild, at the Ashburton Art Gallery. ■■ September 24 – Mid Canterbury Schools Dance Champs 2019 – Life Dance Academy, 6.30pm, Ashburton Trust Event Centre. ■■ October 6 - Mid Canterbury Choir’s Let Us Entertain You, 2pm at the Sinclair Centre, Park Street. Door sales $10. Join the choir for songs from the shows My Fair Lady, Les Miserables, Abba, Oklahoma, The Music Man and more. ■■ To November 3 - AEIOU - Explore the Maori Alphabet. An engaging and interactive exhibition exploring the Maori language through art and objects at the Ashburton Art Gallery.
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New exhibition shows history of education An exhibition of local schooling over the past 150 years opened at the weekend at the South Canterbury Museum. The Three Rs: Education in South Canterbury has been developed by Museum Curator Tony Rippin, using both museum resources and collaborations with schools and individuals in the community. This exhibition, which runs from now until November 24, will provide snapshots of how the education system and schools developed as the community grew. It also takes a look at modern
schools, providing a comparison with how schools have changed in recent times. South Canterbury Museum Director, Philip Howe, says the exhibition offers an excellent opportunity for different generations to get connected and share their stories. “School today bears little resemblance to traditional schooling that focused on the ‘three Rs’ – reading, writing and arithmetic, the style of schooling that came with early settlers in the mid19th Century,” he said. “Major changes through the
20th Century reflected societies gender perceptions of the time. Boys in rural high schools had compulsory agriculture classes, while girls had to learn home sciences. Some even felt that further education made girls unfit for motherhood. “The exhibition touches upon these subjects and more. It is well-illustrated with photographs, digital media, and items from past and present. “We believe it will evoke memories for anyone who attended school. It also offers an excellent opportunity for the current gen-
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t was the silence that frightened me. The darkness I could bear, and the eerily still water, and the creatures scuttling away underfoot as I descended the slippery rock stairs – but not the dead quiet. It was too much. But, I thought, I’ve come this far, and began to undress into my togs. When’s the last time you took your life into your own hands? Mine was at Anapala Chasm at Niue, a freshwater pool in a deep limestone crack. Against advice, I’d arrived in the early morning, when the sun had yet to climb high enough to reach into all the corners of its vast crevasse. The first half of the walk there was through humid, sunny bush. The second half was a sharp, dark descent to the grey-green water, with vines brushing my face as I tried desperately to calm down. I stopped at the last step down to the pool and looked around. Nothing but rock, and an oppressive hush. I peered down the length of the chasm, where I thought I could see light reflecting off something at the end. Was I really meant to swim here? I went to pull out my phone to Google it, before remembering there was no 4G on Niue. There was barely wi-fi at the hotel. And the map and guide were in the car. I slipped into the water, praying that if I died the newspaper would use a flattering photo. It was cool and deep. As I paddled along, my eyes adjusted to the light. The limestone sparkled white through the gloom. It was beautiful. I lay on my back at the cavern’s end and watched the sunlight far above, and felt my breathing slow. My mind slowed too. I felt calm. When’s the last time you were truly alone with your thoughts? That day in Anapala was the first in a long while for me. I mulled it over as I floated in the cool water. Even though I live alone, and frequently run alone, the internet is a constant noisy presence, always available, cluttering my mind. I scroll Twitter and Instagram endlessly, mindlessly. I outsource so many of my functions and decisions to my phone – I use it as external memory, as a constant guide. The day before I’d left for Niue I’d even Googled a review of a cafe while I was seated and looking at the menu, unwilling to leave even this smallest of choices to fate. At Anapala, I resolved to wallow in a week without wi-fi, to use my map and experience only what I could find. Niue – large for a coral atoll but tiny compared to any other nation in the world – was perfect for the experiment. Even I, a person who goes nowhere without Google Maps, could hardly manage to get lost, I thought. The island, a lush expanse of rainforest dotted with limestone
In the internet age, are we ever really alone? A week on an isolated island nation forces Kirsty Johnston to ruminate on the value of silence and solitude.
Niue’s remoteness gives the perfect excuse for switching off. caves, was only 260sq km, a ring road around its outside. The worst that could happen was to run out of petrol, and that seemed unlikely. I wanted to have time not just to explore, but to think. My first destination was Togo Chasm, a 40-minute walk through tropical jungle and fossilised coral pinnacles. At the end of the trail the sea crashes into huge blowholes, the water soaking anyone trying to get a picturesque selfie (yes, that was me). To the right is a path through a narrow canyon, stopping at a high ladder. A careful climb led to a small sandy beach, surrounded by coconut palms. It seemed surreal – this expanse of sand on an island of coral. I took my shoes off and walked in it, and then regretted it as the tiny white grains filled my socks. The rest of my trip felt just like this – discovery. Instead of excessively Googling and planning, I drove along the pot-holed road in my rental car, windows down, radio on, stopping where I liked. I walked down sea tracks to find hidden picnic spots. I took photos of abandoned houses reclaimed by forest. I swam in caves and chasms and pools. I walked around the reef at Tamakautoga to find a secret beach and swam in a sun-warmed pool in solitude. I ate at cafes without reading reviews. One day a restaurant had an hour wait for lunch – the staff
had gone to a funeral, the owner said. It didn’t matter. I drank a Corona and stared out at the sea, scanning for Humpback whales, due to arrive soon for breeding season. Nothing was a worry. Sometimes it should have been. I was lucky to escape a flat tyre on my journey through the Huvalu Rainforest, home to some of the largest potholes ever seen. I read later it was recommended to go 30km/h, not the usual 60km/h at Huvalu. Live and learn. It also pays to go slower-than-recommended on the inland road to Alofi. At one point, a white dog with a nice brown face ran in front of me. I slammed on the brakes and it looked up, startled. I was equally startled when I read “New Zealand High Commission” on the sign behind it and had to later confess to the High Commissioner I’d nearly killed his pet. I spent hours snorkelling, revelling in the silence of the ocean. At Avaiki Cave – site of the first canoe landing – I swam through arches, watching tiny mudskippers. I walked out to the edge of the reef, and watched the swell, before leaping in and floating high above the 100m drop-off, teeming with fish. It was a calm day with no current. The next day at Limu Pools I wasn’t so lucky. While snorkelling near the edge of the reef I felt a wave crash over, and then the familiar sucking feeling as it swept
back out. I’d forgotten about the gap in the rock. I swam, as hard as I could, lungs burning, to the side of the channel, my togs almost scraping on coral. I remember thinking, “how embarrassing to come from New Zealand and forget to look out for rips”. When I finally reached the rocky shore again I collapsed, panting, and resolved not to tell anyone. The only interruption to my thinking time was other visitors. Although Niue’s size means only a handful of other tourists are on the island with you, its few amenities mean you’ll almost certainly bump into each other at some point. I saw Tony, the star expert from Hawaii, at lunch, and he came to Avaiki with me. I saw the nice couple from Marlborough at Matipu Chasm, where fresh water meets salt water and does funny things to your eyes. I saw Environment Minister James Shaw. “Are you working,” he asked, when I walked into the office of Magical Niue Sea Adventures for a snorkelling tour. “No, are you?” I said. “No.” He looked relieved. We later snorkelled together into a cave called The Belly of the Whale, where I pointed out a sea snake writhing upwards, just a metre from his face. Most of the interruptions were a welcome break from my solitude. My tour with Explore Niue Tours’ Vanessa Marsh was an excellent insight to the culture
and history of the island and one of the highlights of my stay. At the Scenic Matavai, the island’s one resort, I revelled in hearing the local gossip. One couple staying there had eloped, getting married on the restaurant deck. Another couple had just become engaged. Two more had won their trip. My only disappointment was discovering the adorable couple I’d assumed were gay (risque in a deeply Christian nation) were actually auditors from New Zealand Treasury. By the day of my departure, I deleted both Instagram and Twitter from my phone and resolved to limit my heavy internet use to work hours, to take up swimming again, to stop worrying so much and go more with the flow. Disconnecting should be compulsory, I decided. My mind felt clear, my heart light. On my last day on the island, after enjoying a coffee at Crazy Uga’s, I drove past some works on the side of the road. “What’s that,” I asked at the resort later. The answer made my heart sink: an undersea broadband cable, planned to bring fast internet to the island by 2020. As I got on the plane, I thought about the changes it would bring to Niue – better education, surely, but also a huge change. And then my eyes lit on something else – the plane had wi-fi! I connected right away, eager to post my pictures from my week away online.
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Eels prove too slick in the end By Erin Tasker
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A come-from-behind 32-30 win by the Aoraki Eels over the Canterbury Maori was the cherry on top of a pretty good day in Ashburton on Saturday. It was the final act at the end of a big day of rugby league, which started bright and early with kids’ teams from around Canterbury converging on the Hampstead Rugby Club for a tournament hosted by the Ashburton Barbarians Rugby League Club. Under-8, under-10 and under-12 teams from the Ashburton Barbarians were joined by teams from the Timaru Outlaws and Country Cowboys in South Canterbury, the Rolleston Warriors and the Riccarton Knights, and organisers could not have asked for a better day when it came to both the weather, and the action on the fields. Aoraki Rugby League deputy chairman and co-manager of the Aoraki Eels Steve McKeown said it was a huge day and a great spectacle. “Seeing all those kids playing league is a bit of a buzz,” McKeown said. Especially given the fact that rugby league was still a relatively new thing in Aoraki. Club rugby league, at a senior level, only began in 2016 – the first time there’d been a rugby league competition in Aoraki in 108 years, McKeown said. It started with just the three clubs – the Outlaws, Cowboys and Barbarians – and in 2017 the Chertsey Oilers joined in, setting up the first ever clash between two Mid Canterbury rugby league clubs. Last year, junior teams were added into the mix, and McKeown said it was incredible looking back, seeing how fast things had moved. And they still had big plans to
DJ Dillon from the Aoraki Eels surveys his options after making a break up the sideline during his side’s win in Ashburton on Saturday. PHOTO ERIN TASKER 310819-ET-0244 come, with the junior competition likely to expand to include under-14s next season. “Our thinking was to start with under-8s, then under-10s and under-12s, and then keep moving up through the grades until they get to under-18s, so they can then start feeding into the senior
teams,” McKeown said. So some of the youngsters who took to the field yesterday, could well one day be back as Aoraki Eels, and who knows where rugby league in the wider South Island will be by then. The Aoraki Eels at the moment take part in the South Island
premiership, and this year they’re two from three so far. They started with a loss to Southland, and followed that up with a win over the Otago Whalers, before beating the Canterbury Maori side in Ashburton on Saturday. And it turned out to be a crack-
er game of league, with the Canterbury Maori side leading 2012 at half time, before the Eels mounted a successful comeback in the second half to take the win 32-30. The Eels will take on the West Coast in Timaru in their next game this Saturday.
Luke may be heading for a future at Brookvale NZME
Issac Luke and his son chat with Jacinda Ardern.
The Manly Sea Eagles could target off-contract Warriors hooker Issac Luke. The Brookvale club, fifth on the NRL ladder, have identified Luke as a possible solution to bolster their hooking stocks, with their front line No 9 Apisai Koroisau moving to the Panthers next season. Manly have young gun Manase Fainu waiting in the wings but see Luke as an option for 2020. Luke’s manager Bruce Sharrock con-
firmed the Sea Eagles have expressed an interest in the 43-test Kiwi. “They see him playing a role there, both as a player and in helping guide the young guys,” Sharrock said. The Tigers have also been linked with Luke. They lack depth in the position after Robbie Farah’s retirement and a serious knee injury to Jacob Liddle, while coach Michael Maguire has a established relationship with Luke from their long spell together at South Sydney, which included the 2014 NRL title.
The 32-year-old Luke likely made his last home appearance for the New Zealand club in Friday night’s 31-10 loss to the Rabbitohs. After the match, Warriors coach Stephen Kearney admitted Luke’s chances of being at Mt Smart next year were remote but said he still had much to contribute at NRL level. “When he is playing well and playing his best footy, he is an asset for any footy team. But he has to be at his best,” said Kearney. “He’s been a wonderful servant for the footy club and for rugby league.”
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Hammers repel tough challenge By Erin Tasker
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Mid Canterbury rugby coach Dale Palmer knows that his side’s seven point win over East Coast on Saturday wasn’t what some people were expecting. Many would have expected a much bigger margin against a side which had regularly finished down the bottom of the Heartland Championship leaderboard in recent years. But if those same people had seen the game in Ruatoria on Saturday, they’d probably have been surprised by how strong East Coast were, Palmer said. But he wasn’t. He and his side headed north expecting to be met by a big, physical side, and that’s exactly what they got. Mid Canterbury took the game out 22-15, scoring tries through captain Jon Dampney, Matt McAtamney and replacement Manasa Bari, but for the first 20 minutes of the game it was all East Coast. The home side had Mid Canterbury hard on their line for much of the opening quarter and Palmer was pleased Mid Canterbury’s defence held them out. Defence and better line speed had been big work ons for Mid Canterbury following their round one loss to Horowhenua-Kapiti, and Palmer said it was good to see improvement. “Our defence played with a lot more intent than last week, particularly in the first half. “We talked about starting the game how we finished the week before, and having more intent than the week before, and we did that,” Palmer said.
Eric Duff on the charge for Mid Canterbury against Coast on Saturday. The victory put Mid Canterbury into eighth spot on the ladder after two rounds, on five points, while up the top on nine
points were Mid Canterbury’s round three opposition, the West Coast. West Coast and North Otago
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are the only two unbeaten teams after two rounds, with South Canterbury now third courtesy of a big win over Poverty Bay on
Saturday, while King Country are fourth after their win over Buller. But just one point behind King Country and South Canterbury, ware four five teams all on the same points – Mid Canterbury included. With the competition again shaping up to be tight, Palmer and co-coach Jason Rickard were happy to have their first tick in the win column. “We’re really pleased to get our first win and I know the perception about the East Coast and maybe how they have tracked in the past, but they played really well on their home ground,” Palmer said. “They were physical, a lot more physical than previously seen in the past few years, and they played in good spirit.” With the All Blacks having been in their patch during the week, and the opening of their new offices on Saturday, it was a big week for East Coast Rugby, and they were keen to top it off with an upset. Mid Canterbury proved to be up to the task, but on East Coast’s performance on Saturday Palmer said he wouldn’t be surprised if they upset a team or two this season. “We left a few points out there because of some basic handling errors and a few other things, but a lot of the time we put it together, so it was a great game,” Palmer said. Palmer said there was still plenty for Mid Canterbury to work on, but things were heading in the right direction. “They are all small steps, but they are all small steps in the right direction,” Palmer said.
Young whippersnapper stirs up the IRB N By Phil Gifford
o wonder Agustin Pichot, the Argentinian vice-president of World Rugby, rattles cages in the northern hemisphere. Just how he looks and sounds would be enough to bug some in the rugby establishment. By tradition a lot of the men at the helm of the world game have looked just one gin away from a coronary. Pichot, on the other hand, could pass for the lean, fit brother of Antonio Banderas, designer stubble and all. He’s a Johnny Foreigner who has the gall to say things that don’t suit the way rugby has been run by the British since the days the old International Rugby Board was going to kick out the French before World War II because, gasp, there were suggestions some of the chaps across the Channel were getting travelling money from their clubs. It took an invasion by Adolf Hitler for the IRB to allow the French a second chance. I am not making that up.
The latest outrage from 45-yearold whippersnapper Pichot came when he called the world rankings “ridiculous”. In one dizzying week, as Wales, without playing, overtook the All Blacks, who had just beaten Australia 36-0, and then the All Blacks, without playing, were back at the top when a second string Welsh side was beaten by Ireland, 22-17, that point was pretty well proven. But the rankings are just a sideshow to where Pichot really wants to change the rugby world. He was one of those trying to encourage a genuine, worldwide competition, an idea that has ground to a halt, partly because the Six Nations in Europe is a massive money machine that powers the British, Irish and French international game. The reality is that self-interest dictates that helping, for example, the Pacific Island nations to genuinely challenge at the top level, would reveal that the northern game isn’t really the pinnacle of test rugby at all. If a full strength, well prepared,
Fiji, or Tonga, or Samoa, could consistently beat Scotland, for example, an element of charade in the Six Nations would be laid bare. Pichot has also railed against the hypocrisy of fast tracking players into teams on the basis of just three years in a country they have no relationship with beyond a pay packet. “When I see the national anthem, and people not singing it,” he said last year, “it confuses me a little bit.” For that jibe, and listing the fact that 46 per cent of the players in the 2018 Scottish squad were not born in Scotland, he was accused of xenophobia and racism, one commentator describing him as “Nigel Farage in a T-shirt and blazer”. To be fair, the country of birth figures were a pretty blunt instrument, but Pichot’s suggestion that at the least a player should live in a country for a minimum of five years before qualifying for a test start, did deserve a consideration it will probably never get. (In passing, expect more media
examination of the All Black squad in Japan. Having once faced deep scepticism from a London rugby writer when I said, correctly, that Jonah Lomu was born in Auckland, not Tonga, I doubt pointing out that Atu Moli was born in Gisborne, and Angua Ta’avoa in Auckland, will gain a lot of traction either. And yes, it’s true that Sevu Reece came to New Zealand from Fiji to play rugby, but it wasn’t for Waikato as a fully developed player, it was to go to Hamilton Boys’ High. Reece is one of just three players in the 31 member All Black squad not born in New Zealand. The other two, Nepo Laulala and Ofa Tu’ungafasi, also arrived as schoolboys). I applaud the fact Pichot isn’t content to rubberstamp some of the more egregious habits of World Rugby. Sadly you can’t help but wonder if any real change might have to come from an enlightened insider, rather than an outspoken outlier. Franks no slacker It should be no surprise that Owen Franks, whose natural inclination is to regard the spotlight
with the same affection most of us have for root canal dentistry, took his dropping from the All Blacks with a stoic grace. What did sting him into, for him, extensive comment, was the suggestion that somehow he hadn’t returned to his best fitness levels after surgery on an Achilles tendon in 2017. “If I compare myself to me three years ago, there’s no doubt I’m moving better and am in better shape,” he told journalist Richard Knowler this week. What I do know for sure is that the Franks brothers, low key and likeable as they are, take a keen and entirely reasonable pride in how they look after their bodies. “You’ve got professional rugby players at the highest level,” Crusaders’ forward coach, Jason Ryan told me last year, “and then you’ve got Owen Franks, and how he prepares.” The men who have now taken his place in the All Black front row may be quicker than Franks. But bet the farm on the fact they didn’t overtake him because he was slacking at training.
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Welcome return for Crotty
ABs back on top of the world
NZME Ryan Crotty’s two-try return for Canterbury against Southland will put him in the frame for an All Black start against Tonga in Hamilton next Saturday. The All Blacks coaches had asked him to play only 40 minutes in Christchurch and the midfielder’s first half in the 80-0 demolition of the Stags was just about as good as it gets for Crotty, who has been sidelined by a broken thumb. He looked sharp in his first game back since the Crusaders’ semi-final victory over the Hurricanes on the same ground and now will be part of a selection process for the test at Waikato Stadium which could be among the most challenging of the lot. Assuming Jack Goodhue’s hamstring, which he strained in Perth, has recovered, the two Crusaders players will jump to the top of the list of those who need game time the most. Coach Steve Hansen has said he wants to put out a strong lineup against the Tongans and thus treat it as a proper World Cup warm-up, which makes sense because otherwise it would be a potential waste of time, so Sonny Bill Williams, who also needs game time, will be pushing hard for a starting spot too after his excellent performance against the Wallabies at Eden Park. There is also Anton LienertBrown, the standout All Black midfielder over the past two Bledisloe Cup tests – a big defeat and a big victory – to factor in on his home ground. Although, given Lienert-Brown’s consistent excellence over his two recent 80-minute tests, he is less of a priority in terms of needing time on the field. “It’s 100 per cent,” Crotty said of his thumb before what was his
final match for Canterbury. “It’s good and I reckon it’s been good for a couple of weeks now. “I’ve been overly precautious and followed everyone’s instructions. “It’s completely fine and it was probably overkill anyway.” Crotty, 30, has played 44 tests since 2013 and has been included in Hansen’s 31-player squad for his experience, temperament and distribution skills. He is also equally at home at second-five or centre, an adaptability that the 24-year-old Lienert-Brown is also capable of. “He’s a leader and he made a difference,” Canterbury coach Joe Maddock said after his side’s victory. “From the All Blacks point of view they’ll be happy he got through 40 minutes.” Crotty’s absence from the Rugby Championship means he has been in the unusual position of following an intensive All Blacks’ training plan put together by Nic Gill while knowing he hasn’t been able to influence his chances of making his first World Cup, a metaphorical no-man’s land which for him had a slight positive in the fact he was presumably safe from further injury. “There’s no point in worrying about stuff you can’t control,” Crotty said. “All I’ve been concerned about is how hard I work to get right and how hard I’ve trained to give myself the best chance to take my opportunity if I get it.” He got it on Saturday and with no further injury issues as Canterbury took their first win of the Mitre 10 Cup. His next chance should be against Tonga, and possibly for a similar amount of time. Look for him to be named in the No12 jersey with Goodhue outside him at centre.
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Ryan Crotty has been following an intensive training plan.
Tasman remain unbeaten in Mitre 10 Cup NZME Tasman are the only team left with a perfect record in the Mitre 10 Cup, after taking down Taranaki 28-18 in New Plymouth yesterday. Two tries to Tima Fainga’anuku – including one right before halftime to give the Mako an 18-6 lead – were pivotal, and while Taranaki cut the gap after the break through a try to Lachlan Boshier, a penalty and a Finlay Christie try saw Tasman create a comfortable buffer which they were able to hold to claim their fourth win in four games. That 100 per cent record sees Tasman move to 19 points, holding a five point buffer over second-placed Auckland at the top of the Premiership ladder. Taranaki, who were the other side to be a perfect three-from-
three to start the season, now find themselves in second on the Championship ladder, behind Bay of Plenty. The Bay have continued their strong start to the National Provincial Championship, knocking off North Harbour 27-19 in Albany. Despite being in the Championship division, Bay of Plenty’s fast start and dominant second-half performance were too much for their Premiership rivals, despite flanker Mitch Karpik being yellow carded. The sides scored three tries apiece, but it was the boot of Daniel Hollinshead that proved to be the difference. The Bay of Plenty No. 10 slotted three conversions and two penalties to steer his side to their third win in four matches. North Harbour remain second-
to-last on the Premiership ladder. Waikato have put in another impressive display in the Mitre 10 Cup, but they were left disappointed to not come away with a win over Auckland on Saturday. Discipline was an issue for Waikato, who settled for a 20-20 draw with Auckland in Hamilton, as lock James Tucker was yellow carded after his team conceded too many penalties inside their own 22 early in the contest. Waikato raced out to an early 14-3 lead before Tucker was sent from the pitch. Auckland took advantage of the one-player advantage to close the gap, and while Waikato pushed the lead back out to as many as 10 points, they allowed Auckland back into the match late, with a try to Leni Apisai and a penalty from Daniel Kirkpatrick levelling the game with sev-
en minutes to go. Both teams had chances to win the game long after the hooter sounded – the best chance going to Waikato first five Fletcher Smith, who had a penalty from 45 metres out on an angle. Smith – who hadn’t missed a kick all season and had already nailed two conversions and two penalties – couldn’t find the distance, missing out on the chance to win the game in the 84th minute. His attempt fell into the hands of Auckland, who in turn tried to win the game, but when given a penalty of their own, their attempt –this time to find touch – also came up short, and a subsequent Waikato handling error saw the teams forced to share the points. It’s the second draw in four games for Auckland.
The All Blacks are, once again, the top ranked rugby team in the world. Wales have lost top spot in the world rugby rankings and dropped to fourth after a 17-22 home defeat to Ireland. A win by a margin of less than 15 points for the Irish now means they have climbed from fourth to second and the All Blacks have resumed the top spot. England are the third-placed team. If Ireland had beaten Wales by more than 15 points, they would have become number one in the world for the first time in history. Now, assuming England, New Zealand and Australia all win their respective games next weekend by more than 15 points (against Italy, Tonga and Samoa respectively), Wales would need to beat Ireland by more than 15 points in Dublin to go to the World Cup as the number one side in the world. A Welsh win by less than 15 points in Dublin would see Wales climb to second, behind the All Blacks, while a draw with Ireland would see Ireland climb to second, Wales climb to third, and England drop to fourth. Any defeat to Ireland next weekend will see Wales head to the World Cup ranked fourth in the world. Such are the vagaries of World Rugby’s ranking system that despite their annus horribilis on the pitch, culminating in last weekend’s 57-15 shellacking at Twickenham, Ireland would have replaced Wales as world No 1 had they won this match by more than 15 points. They nearly did it, too. At one point in the second half Joe Schmidt’s team were 22-3 up and cruising. The two late tries Ireland conceded as Wales belatedly came to life will annoy Schmidt more than the lost No 1 ranking, as they ultimately ran out 22-17 winners. The Ireland coach will be delighted with the response he got from his team though. This was very much a Wales B team against a mix-and-match Ireland side, and the game was played in front of a strangely subdued crowd considering it was Warren Gatland’s 67th and final home game as Wales coach. But still. After their beating at Twickenham, it was a hugely welcome performance from an Irish perspective with a number of fringe players putting their hands up for World Cup selection. In classic Gatland fashion, the Kiwi had lobbed a snarky grenade into the Irish camp in the buildup, suggesting Schmidt was unsure of his best lineup, that his players might be too old, that Wales could derail Ireland’s World Cup train. His barbs would undoubtedly have rankled with Schmidt, who sees and hears everything from his bunker. But instead of unsettling Ireland, they had the effect of awakening Irish pride.
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Coco Gauff, right, of the United States, wipes away tears while talking to Naomi Osaka, of Japan, after Osaka defeated Gauff during the third round of the US Open yesterday. PHOTO AP
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Osaka sends powerful message AP Naomi Osaka looked across the net after ending Coco Gauff’s US Open in the third round yesterday and saw the tears welling in the 15-year-old American’s eyes. Osaka also saw a bit of herself in the kid she’d just beaten 6-3, 6-0. So the tournament’s defending champion and No. 1 seed, who is only 21 herself, comforted Gauff with a hug and words of consolation, then encouraged her to address the 23,000 or so folks pulling for the young American in the Arthur Ashe Stadium stands. Knowing how tough it is to lose, Osaka told her: “You need to let those people know how you feel.” So Gauff obliged – a rare instance of a match’s loser addressing the crowd from the court. And was appreciative of Osaka’s gesture. “She just proved that she’s a true athlete. “For me, the definition of an athlete is someone who on the court treats you like your worst enemy, but off the court can be your best friend,” Gauff said later at her news conference. “I think that’s what she did tonight.” It’s that sort of maturity off the
court, and a wise-beyond-heryears game on it, that has helped Gauff generate all sorts of attention already. She was the youngest woman since 1996 to win two matches at Flushing Meadows, her follow-up to a captivating run to the second week at Wimbledon in July. In this much-hyped showdown under the lights, Gauff often looked exactly like what she is: an immensely talented player who is still learning her way at tennis’ top level. “We definitely know what we’ve got to work on,” Gauff’s father, Corey, said. “She wanted to win the match. It wasn’t, ‘See how well you can do.’” Gauff pounded serves at up to 119 mph but also double-faulted seven times. She overcame a slow start to get within 4-3 in the opening set but she also dropped the last eight games. Don’t forget: The US Open was only the second Slam for Gauff, who was ranked No. 313 at the start of Wimbledon and is now No. 140. Osaka’s advantages in age and accomplishments – she is a twotime major champion, including
at the Australian Open in January – played a role. So, too, did her on-target power, which resulted in a 24-8 edge in winners. “For me, this is the most focused I’ve been since Australia,” said Osaka, who’s had an up-anddown season since earning that trophy and is wearing a black sleeve on the left knee that’s been problematic lately. Addressing Gauff, she said: “I’m so sorry for playing you (with) this type of mentality.” When it ended, after merely 65 minutes, Gauff began to bawl on the sideline. Osaka approached her and they spoke, briefly, then later cried, too, while addressing Gauff’s parents on-court. “For me, it’s crazy to me to see how far she’s come in such a little amount of time,” said Osaka, who was born in Japan and moved to the United States when she was just three. Both players are based in Florida now and have known each other for a few years. Their fathers are friends. “She was crying; she won. I was crying. Everybody was crying,” Gauff said. “I was like, ‘You won the match!’”
Gauff acknowledged feeling some jitters at the outset, and Osaka produced the match’s initial seven winners. It took all of 10 minutes for Osaka to lead 3-0. When Gauff did claim a game, she did so with a couple of exclamation points in the form of aces at 105 mph, then that one at 119 mph. Osaka slumped her shoulders. The crowd roared. It seemed, fleetingly, that this might be a competitive match. “Next time I play her,” Gauff said, “I’m going to try to come up with a different plan.” Soon enough, Osaka was edging ahead – and then pulling away, showing the same poise and power that carried her to the championship a year ago in a memorably chaotic final against Serena Williams that ended with spectators booing and both women in tears after the 23-time major champion got into a lengthy dispute with the chair umpire. On this evening, Gauff’s body language was getting progressively worse and worse, whether it was a slap of her thigh or raising her racket overhead as if contemplating a spike or the palms-up glare toward her parents and oth-
ers in a courtside guest box to ask why they weren’t giving her more support. Gauff’s dad said afterward that his daughter might not appear on tour again until next year, because of age restrictions on the women’s tour that limit how many tournaments someone who is 15 may enter. Next for Osaka is a match against 13th-seeded Belinda Bencic of Switzerland, with a quarter-final berth at stake. Moving into the men’s fourth round were three-time champion Rafael Nadal and 2014 title winner Marin Cilic, who are the only past Grand Slam champions in their half of the draw and now must face each other. Cilic, the No. 22 seed, overcame his own 17 double-faults and withstood 40 aces from 14th-seeded American John Isner to win 7-5, 3-6, 7-6 (6), 6-4. With Isner and Tennys Sandgren losing Saturday, zero American men reached the fourth round. Other winners included No. 6 Alexander Zverev, No. 24 Matteo Berrettini and unseeded Andrey Rublev, who beat the ever-combustible Nick Kyrgios 7-6 (5), 7-6 (5), 6-3.
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Belle reigns supreme NZME New Zealand’s best mare, Melody Belle, provided racegoers with another display of her undoubted class when she defended her Gr.1 Tarzino Trophy (1400m) crown with an amazing performance to win on Saturday. The five-year-old Commands mare, who kicked off a stunning haul of five Group One victories in the 2018/19 racing season with her win in the race twelve months ago, showed she would be just as competitive at the highest level again this year with another sparkling effort. An indifferent run first up in the Gr.2 Foxbridge Plate (1200m) at Te Rapa to open her campaign, combined with an outside barrier draw, saw punters tread warily with the Jamie Richards-trained mare, installing her as a loose second favourite behind her Te Rapa conqueror Endless Drama. Expected to race in a handy position, that plan went out the window when she dwelt slightly at the start. Rider Michael McNab was forced to bide his time near last in a strung-out field as rank outsider Deerfield set up a hectic speed out in front. McNab didn’t panic as he eased his charge to the outside to track up Endless Drama and Wyndspelle around the home bend before angling for clear running at the 350m. Melody Belle let down with a devastating sprint to collar Wyndspelle and Helena Baby with 50m to run as McNab rose high in the irons to celebrate the victory. “This is just unreal,” McNab said. “With the work that has been put in by the whole Te Akau team, I had a good feeling.
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Palmerston North Greyhound Racing Club (2014) Incorporated Venue: Manawatu Raceway Meeting Date: 02 Sep 2019 NZ Meeting number: 3 Doubles: 1 and 2; 3 and 4; 5 and 6; 7 and 8; 9 and 10 Trebles: 1, 2 and 3; 4, 5 and 6; 8, 9 and 10 1 12.15pm (NZT) FORMPRO RATINGS FREE EVERY MONDAY C1 C1, 410m 1 35424 Brazil Cambara nwtd G &....... S Fredrickson 2 83867 Plan Stan nwtd................................ L Pearce 3 17648 Opawa Henry nwtd J &........................D Bell 4 63423 Mother’s Touch nwtd J &......................D Bell 5 76574 Bigtime Jasmine 23.63........................L Cole 6 63667 Winbourn Freddy nwtd.................A Turnwald 7 54373 Valyrian Steel nwtd....................J McInerney 8 26287 I’ll Be Loyal nwtd..........................B Hodgson 9 78685 Chat Ya Later nwtd............................. I Howe 10 48788 Goldstar Dayton nwtd.......................S Stone 2 12.33pm GREYHOUNDS AS PETS C1 C1, 410m 1 27633 Jinja Ted nwtd...................................S Lozell 2 32724 Paradox Prince nwtd....................B Hodgson 3 74568 Bionic Boy 24.41...........................M Goodier 4 57287 Lucky Mick nwtd J &............................D Bell 5 57451 Cawbourne Moss 23.75................M Roberts 6 F8776 Thrilling Eddie 23.83 J &......................D Bell 7 22127 Harpoon Harry nwtd D &.............J MacAuley
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Palmerston North Greyhound Racing Club (2014) Incorporated Venue: Manawatu Raceway Meeting Date: 02 Sep 2019 NZ Meeting number: 9 Doubles: 1 and 2; 4 and 5 Trebles: 3, 4 and 5 1 3.13pm (NZT) STEVE ‘THE AUCTIONEER’ DAVIS C1/C2 C1/2, 457m 1 67756 Bigtime Lonestar 27.28 G &.... S Fredrickson 2 63554 Bigtime Alfie 26.52..............................L Cole 3 77447 Arm Turner nwtd.........................J McInerney 4 58643 Bigtime Sandy 26.15 G &........ S Fredrickson 5 32123 Cheeseball 26.35................................L Cole 6 23346 Zipping Romeo 26.61...................A Turnwald
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In brief Catalyst impressive Flashy three-year-old Catalyst contributed to a huge day for The Oaks Stud owner Dick Karreman and his resident sire Darci Brahma, when he captured the Listed El Roca-Sir Colin Meads Trophy at Hastings in emphatic fashion. The Oaks Stud bred and raced threeyear-old gelding Double Impact had opened his account in style with a dashing debut to win over 1000m at Ruakaka less than thirty minutes before Catalyst destroyed his threeyear-old opposition at his first attempt at stakes company. - NZME
NZ Cup on the radar Classie Brigade put a frustrating season behind him on Friday night when he dashed along the Addington passing lane to win the Maurice Holmes Vase and book his ticket to the New Zealand Cup. The one-time arch nemesis of Lazarus outsprinted the leader, Hail Christian, and held off a late dive from A G’s White Socks to win the group 3 New Zealand Cup qualifier.
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Michael McNab celebrates victory in the Tarzino Trophy on Saturday. “We stepped slow and I thought that was Plan A definitely gone as I was going to go forward. “So, I went back and got in and across the top I saw Endless Drama out posted and I thought he would take me far enough (into the race). “We chased him and then sucked up and sucked up and when she got out, she let rip – just an amazing horse. “She’s a no-frills type of horse and just a real warhorse.” Richards praised the effort by McNab, who Te Akau Racing boss
David Ellis had taken under his wing after the jockey returned from an unhappy stint of riding in Australia. “It was a no panic ride,” Richards said. “She stepped half a stride slow, but they went really good tempo which probably worked in our favour..” Richards admitted he had been second guessing himself after Melody Belle had been beaten first up at Te Rapa. “I just kicked myself first-up as we needed to do a little more in her trial at Te Rapa,” he said.
“She was beaten fair and square (in the Foxbridge) but I knew the 1400m was really going to suit her and she has done a terrific job. “She’s always been a poor eater but, as she has gotten older, she can handle a bit more racing. She came through that last race well, ate well and did everything right. “She’s just a champion.” Richards confirmed the mare would return to Hastings for the Gr.1 Windsor Park Plate in three weeks before tackling the Gr.1 Livamol Classic on October 5.
Trainer Shaune Ritchie is taking a positive attitude about his day at the office on Saturday despite suffering the frustration of having all four of his stable runners finish in the money without actually winning a race. At Hastings three-yearold filly Jennifer Eccles looked to have scored a superb victory before having the race taken off her in the inquiry room. Sultan Of Swing also finished runner-up while lightly raced All Paid Up battled into third after leading for home. - NZME
New partnership Spring is setting up as an exciting time for the newly formed father and son training partnership of Ross and Chris Wilson. The granting of Chris’s licence comes just days after Wilson stable star Robyns Playboy was nominated for the New Zealand Cup. The partnership was formed partly as due reward for Chris’s long service and also with an eye to the future.
Palmerston North dogs Today at Manawatu Raceway 8 27775 Always Dizzy nwtd.....................J McInerney 9 78685 Chat Ya Later nwtd............................. I Howe 10 88878 Kushka nwtd...................................... I Howe 3 12.50 AFFORDABLE PET ACCESORIES C2, 410m 1 62334 Bigtime Cutie nwtd..............................L Cole 2 28814 Kirkham Coby 23.52........................C Morris 3 368x2 Born Fab 23.84................................S Maher 4 23143 Big Time Dusty 23.76..........................L Cole 5 12428 Zara Fab nwtd..................................... N Udy 6 14426 Eye Kno 23.65...............................W Woods 7 74475 Cawbourne Ridge 23.56 J &................D Bell 8 73788 Sheyna nwtd.....................................S Lozell 9 78288 Bigtime Silver 24.47............................L Cole 10 78888 Bigtime Thor 23.38..............................L Cole 4 1.08pm CREATIVE CATERING C2 C2, 410m 1 11112 Thrilling Bruce nwtd......................... K Walsh 2 88512 Tazia 23.53.................................... D Denbee 3 68365 Retail Mayhem nwtd....................... L Pearce 4 47615 Nuclear Jewel nwtd..........................L Doody 5 71855 Cry Lonely nwtd................................S Lozell 6 46864 Millie Prince 23.29 J &.........................D Bell 7 32352 Zara Jinx nwtd..................................... N Udy 8 25138 Big Time Clare nwtd............................L Cole 9 78288 Bigtime Silver 24.47............................L Cole
10 57687 Bigtime Daisy 23.61............................L Cole 5 1.25pm J P PRINT, PETONE C3 C3, 410m 1 46344 Mikachu 24.20..............................A Turnwald 2 82827 Mahala Bay nwtd...........................W Woods 3 62761 Tuff Temptress 23.72......................B Mitchell 4 52844 Three Amigos 23.65 J &......................D Bell 5 56453 Bigtime Chris 23.88 G &......... S Fredrickson 6 22421 Big Time Marlisa 23.37.......................L Cole 7 66131 Electrical Storm 23.64...................M Goodier 8 72727 Our Hemi nwtd.............................A Turnwald 9 25365 Bigtime Caleb 23.98............................L Cole 10 57553 Bigtime Molly nwtd..............................L Cole 6 1.43 RED SNAPPER SEAFOODS, CHRISTCHURCH C4 C4, 410m 1 48752 Bigtime Lily 23.30................................L Cole 2 85352 Magic Flynn 23.38...............................L Cole 3 15258 Bigtime Sheer nwtd.............................L Cole 4 22557 Queen Big League 23.18 G &.S Fredrickson 5 18475 Bigtime Kiss 23.19..............................L Cole 6 554F1 Vibe 23.76....................................A Turnwald 7 48186 Big Time Tina 23.42............................L Cole 8 87871 Bigtime Puma 23.57............................L Cole 9 85377 Bigtime Ziggy 23.86............................L Cole 10 38665 Fare Dodger nwtd.........................M Goodier
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1 66134 Bigtime Emjay 23.56 G &........ S Fredrickson 2 12673 Bigtime Pearl nwtd..............................L Cole 3 87514 Dynamite Danger 23.55 G &... S Fredrickson 4 13518 Bigtime Stella 23.62............................L Cole 5 11351 Bigtime Lizzy 23.43.............................L Cole 6 24316 Bigtime Banjo 23.58............................L Cole 7 16128 Awesome Quality 23.24......................L Cole 8 51331 Bigtime Shine 23.23............................L Cole 9 18718 Bigtime Eve 23.26...............................L Cole 10 85377 Bigtime Ziggy 23.86............................L Cole 8 2.22pm DOUG BRADLEY PAINTERS C0 C0, 457m 1 44x35 Meandering nwtd.........................A Turnwald 2 55 Penny Mowhawk nwtd................... D Denbee 3 3 Thrilling Nina nwtd........................... K Walsh 4 67657 Haze Adams nwtd........................A Turnwald 5 2 Woman No Cry nwtd....................A Turnwald 6 53331 Big Time Trae nwtd..............................L Cole 7 Webber Come nwtd...................J McInerney 8 26646 Big Time Nash nwtd............................L Cole 9 77 Big Time Goldie nwtd..........................L Cole 10 8841 Spring Fox nwtd D &...................J MacAuley 9 2.38pm OUTBACK TRADING COMPANY NZ BRED
ONLY C1 C1, 457m 1 25786 Jetlag Jag nwtd..........................J McInerney 2 35116 Big Time Amie 26.79...........................L Cole 3 35784 Goldstar Sawyer nwtd.......................S Stone 4 11233 Big Time Ocean nwtd..........................L Cole 5 33535 Tuff Mr. Tee 26.54...........................B Mitchell 6 41522 Tiddy Cash nwtd........................J McInerney 7 36576 Slam It 26.64..............................J McInerney 8 47535 Bill’s Barker 26.58............................S Maher Emergencies: 9 88648 Midnight Molly 26.28....................B Hodgson 10 88878 Kushka nwtd...................................... I Howe 10 2.54 KERNOW CONSTRUCTION GUARANTEED 15K PICK 6 C4/C5 C4/5, 457m 1 24428 Ask King Jeff 25.78.............................L Cole 2 77781 Bigtime Rocco 26.05...........................L Cole 3 61756 Arden Emgrand 25.93..................A Turnwald 4 35333 Turanza’s Terror 25.98..................A Turnwald 5 72415 Fusion Cronulla 25.81..................A Turnwald 6 11476 Bigtime Benji 26.11.............................L Cole 7 68443 Bigtime Archie 26.36...........................L Cole 8 57145 Tommy The Jett 26.17..................A Turnwald 9 38665 Fare Dodger 26.03........................M Goodier LEGEND: fsdt - First Start Here nwd - No Win this Distance fstd
Palmerston North dogs Today at Manawatu Raceway 7 36523 Big Time Benny 26.60.........................L Cole 8 57885 Rose And Crown nwtd..................M Goodier 2 3.36pm MONSTER FISH AT STUD C2 C2, 457m 1 42235 Thomas William 25.97................... D Denbee 2 45544 Zipping Cobra 26.01...........................L Cole 3 34133 Pick A Pascal 26.24 G &......... S Fredrickson 4 81333 Dyna Bryleigh nwtd.......................M Roberts 5 28224 Tuff Knight 26.78............................B Mitchell 6 34842 Bigtime Tank 26.37..............................L Cole 7 x1141 Thrilling Winter 25.87....................... K Walsh 8 14757 Tuff Treasure 26.54........................B Mitchell 3 3.51pm TOTAL BODYSHOP SUPPLIES C3 C3, 457m
1 33123 Big League Diva 25.95 G &.... S Fredrickson 2 32887 Gazza’s Girl nwtd G &............. S Fredrickson 3 34741 Bigtime Shadow 25.75........................L Cole 4 86112 Kamada Park 25.93.....................A Turnwald 5 26364 Bigtime Acacia 26.09..........................L Cole 6 51466 All Black Star 26.10........................ M Gowan 7 51142 Funky Facts nwtd G &............. S Fredrickson 8 12717 Big Time Rhino 26.30..........................L Cole 9 87662 Zoie Willow nwtd J &............................D Bell 10 18634 Here’s Hemi 26.33.....................J McInerney 4 4.09pm NZ RACING SERIES ADVANCED (C4-C5) HEATS NZRSq, 457m
1 16311 Thrilling Vice 26.53.......................... K Walsh 2 71624 Bigtime Leads 26.03...........................L Cole 3 78332 Bigtime Annie 26.24............................L Cole 4 15762 Cheese And Chalk nwtd.....................L Cole 5 54315 Big Time Seth 26.07............................L Cole 6 56125 Bigtime Rod 26.04..............................L Cole 7 42114 Bigtime Brody 25.94............................L Cole 8 32314 Buddy Loaded 26.23................... G Hodgson 9 68443 Bigtime Archie 26.36...........................L Cole 10 48752 Bigtime Lily 25.91................................L Cole 5 4.26pm NZ RACING SERIES ADVANCED (C4-C5) HEATS NZRSq, 457m
1 81285 Bigtime Lilah 25.75.............................L Cole 2 3741x Thrilling Jo 26.23.............................. K Walsh 3 22767 All About Space 25.68........................L Cole 4 13251 Bigtime Levi 25.75..............................L Cole 5 11151 Bigtime Cooper 25.65.........................L Cole 6 74122 Bigtime Homie 26.08...........................L Cole 7 33416 Trojan Hoarse 25.99............................L Cole 8 61261 Thrilling Amigo 25.84....................... K Walsh 9 68443 Bigtime Archie 26.36...........................L Cole 10 77781 Bigtime Rocco 26.05...........................L Cole LEGEND: fsdt - First Start Here nwd - No Win this Distance fstd - First Start This Distance 31 13 - Best Winning Time This Track
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GIBSON, Patricia Mary: (Pat) – On September 1, 2019 at Ashburton. Aged 81 years. Loved wife of the late Ray. Loved mother and mother in law of Nicola and the Late Brian Thomson, Ross and Deborah, and Kathryn. Loved Grandma of Grace; Olivia, Mollie, Jack, and Sophie. Messages to Gibson family, PO Box 472, Ashburton 7740. A service to celebrate Pat’s life will be held at St Stephen’s Anglican Church, Park Street, Ashburton on Thursday, September 5, commencing at 11.30am. Followed by interment at the Ashburton New Lawn Cemetery.
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JUNIORS TAKE CENTRE STAGE
Slipping through a gap in the opposition defence during a junior league tournament in Ashburton on Saturday was Mitch Fletcher. The Ashburton Barbarians Rugby League Club hosted the tournament, which attracted teams from as far away as Rolleston, Christchurch and Timaru, playing in under-8, under-10 and under-21 age groups. PHOTO ERIN TASKER 310819-ET-0056
Parker makes a date with Chisora NZME Joseph Parker has booked what could be a pivotal bout in his boxing career, with a fight against Britain’s Dereck Chisora confirmed in London on October 26. The 26-2 Parker has had just one fight in 2019, a TKO of Australian Alex Leapai in Providence in June. Chisora has a 31-9 record with victories over Senad Gashi and Artur Szpilka this year. The bout will be the co-main
event on the card headlined by a super-lightweight world title unification fight, and shapes up to be a turning point in Parker’s career – for better or for worse. Both fighters are household names in the UK and are both well respected. Chisora has become a fan favourite in his homeland due to his knock out power and trash talk. “Styles make fights,” Higgins said. “They’re a good match up.
“Some think Chisora, some think Parker – it could go either way. So it’s got all the ingredients: two stars, parochialism, New Zealand versus England, you’ve got the good guy Parker versus the bad guy Chisora, it’s got competition ... so it’s got all the magic ingredients. “For Parker, winning is everything. There’s a lot at stake. “If he loses, it’s a very long and hard road back, and he knows that. But if he wins, he’s right back
at poll position. Beat Chisora in his home country, and that’s a statement. “Then Joseph can quite rightly call out the big boys again – the Anthony Joshua’s of the world, Deontay Wilder, Tyson Fury, Andy Ruiz. “So the focus is on 26 October, win and Joseph can be calling out those guys again.” Higgins said a win for Parker could lead him to a “mega stadium event” against one of the big
names in the division work millions. “That’s the funny thing with boxing – if you lose you go back to the bottom of the pile but if you win you can be right up in the stratosphere. There’s no other sport quite like that.” The bout was in doubt as recently as next week after reports that Parker’s camp were threatening to call off the fight as they had not been able to get a commitment around drugs testing.
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