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Rakaia players hold up three fingers for their third Watters Cup win in a row.

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Rakaia reigns

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Rakaia is Watters Cup country for the third year running after its rugby team produced a memorable second half comeback in Saturday’s final against Methven.

With the most prestigious prize in Mid Canterbury rugby on the line, the large crowd went along to the Ashburton Showgrounds expecting a close, passionate and action-packed game, and that’s exactly what they got.

And when referee Kevin Opele blew the final whistle, it was the men in blue who threw their arms up in the air jubilantly - the 32-20 win securing them the sought-after hat-trick. It was a classic game of two halves though

with many thinking Rakaia was down and out at half-time after a dominant performance by the men from Methven in the first 40 minutes, starving Rakaia of possession and allowing them few opportunities, to lead 17-3.

But a different Rakaia side ran out onto the field after half-time and a contentious penalty try followed by a hattrick by star number eight Seta Koroitamana saw Rakaia run away with the title.

Watters Cup hat-tricks are rare and for Rakaia to achieve the feat just a few short years after re-entering Mid Canterbury’s senior rugby ranks was a feat the team, and their coach Wayne Foxcroft were proud of.

Methven on the other hand, had been

targeting a rare, yet-to-be-achieved, double – winning both the Combined Country Cup (between Mid and North Canterbury, and Ellesmere teams) and the Watters Cup in the same season.

Methven coach Dale Palmer knew not to take anything for granted in a Watters Cup final. A few years ago they were down and out against Celtic before bouncing back to win the title, and while it was disappointing to be on the other side of the coin this time around, Palmer said he was proud of what his team had achieved this season.

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Charlize Theron adopts baby girl in US South African-born actress Charlize Theron has adopted her second child, an AfricanAmerican newborn named August, US media has reported. The baby joins Theron’s first child, Jackson, who was adopted in South Africa in 2012, according to celebrity news website TMZ. The 39-year-old American actress reportedly adopted US-born August in July, TMZ said. Theron and actor Sean Penn recently called off their engagement, following reports that Penn planned to formally adopt Jackson. The critically acclaimed actress won a Best Actress Oscar for her role as a prostitute-cum-serial killer in the grisly 2003 film Monster. She is also known for her roles in The Devil’s Advocate, The Cider House Rules and Mad Max: Fury Road.

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Kate now an advanced scuba diver The Duchess of Cambridge is now an advanced scuba diver.

A Kensington Palace official has confirmed that Kate has built on her enjoyment for scuba diving by passing a Professional Association of Diving Instructors advanced open water diver qualification. It means she can dive to a depth of 30 metres.

Enjoying the waters looks like it could be a family affair as the Duke of Cambridge is also an experienced diver. William is now the third generation of the monarchy, after his father and grandfather, to head the British Sub-Aqua Club. The Duchess is thought to have gained the qualification from a diving school in Mustique, according to The Telegraph.

Queen poses for new portrait photo Photographer Hugo Rittson-Thomas has produced a striking quadruple portrait of the Queen - in one picture - and joked how the monarch put him at ease during the shoot. Using mirrors he was able to capture full-length images of the Queen from the front, back and sides, creating a picture reminiscent of Anthony van Dyck’s famous triple portrait of Charles I. Prince Charles and Camilla have also posed for the photographer and all the images will be part of the exhibition The Queen’s People, featuring photographs of members of the Royal Household and senior ceremonial figures in their traditional uniforms. In her full-length portrait the Queen is wearing a burgundy coloured dress, designed by her personal assistant and adviser Angela Kelly, with the Waterloo badge of the Royal Scots Dragoon Guards. The Queen was photographed in 2013 at Windsor Castle during an event to mark the 60th anniversary of her Colonelcy of the Royal Scots Dragoon Guards.The Queen’s People exhibition will be held at Eleven Gallery, London from August 19 to September 19.

Susan Wood returns to television Top broadcaster Susan Wood has returned to television for the first time since sustaining a serious brain injury. Wood was rushed to hospital after she fell down some stairs and suffered a brain injury in January. She spent one month recovering at a brain injury rehabilitation facility, before she returned home to continue recuperating.

Wood previously fronted TVNZ’s Q+A programme, and returned for the first time since she was injured yesterday, to interview Time magazine editor Nancy Gibbs about the future of journalism and the US presidential election. TVNZ said the veteran broadcaster would also speak this week on Seven Sharp about her “traumatic year”. Simon Dallow, who has filled in for Wood on Q+A, said it “was great to see Susan back” on yesterday’s show.

Dallow had previously said: “I’m looking forward to keeping the seat warm and I hope to make Susan proud. There’s actually a degree of symmetry to this as Susan once filled in for me 10 years ago, so I’m pleased to be able to return the favour.”

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■ MID CANTERBURY FIRE BRIGADES

Murder trial set to begin

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Rakaia Volunteer Fire Brigade chief fire officer Donald Dunlea is blaming work commitments and more medical calls for a drop in volunteers.

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Call for volunteers

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Some of Mid Canterbury’s fire brigades are feeling the heat as volunteer numbers dwindle.

The level of commitment required for the job and an increasing number of medical callouts have been cited as two possible reasons for the drop in numbers.

The Rakaia Volunteer Fire Brigade has been one of the most affected by the decrease.

Chief fire officer Donald Dunlea said while the night shift is well covered, there is a

shortage of volunteers available during the day.

The brigade had been short for three or four months, he said.

“Our establishment’s 22 and we’ve only got 16 at the moment,” he said.

Work commitments had made things difficult as volunteer firefighters had to be able to drop work and rush off at a moment’s notice, he said.

With fire crews increasingly being called on to attend medical events, the nature of the job had also changed.

“We go to some bloody horrific stuff, you’d never want to see what we go to,” he said.

The Rakaia crew would also attend about 30 car crashes a year, he said.

Principal rural fire officer Don Geddes said the district’s rural fire brigades were “not looking too bad”, but a few were lighter on volunteers during the day.

“Probably Hinds and Mayfield in particular, and Mt Somers a little bit, are in that boat,” he said.

He estimated the district had

about 180 volunteers working across 10 different fire forces.

However while some brigades are looking for more volunteers, others have recently increased their numbers.

The Ashburton Volunteer Fire Brigade currently has a full house, according to chief fire officer Alan Burgess.

“We’re looking pretty good,” he said.

However on a national level there were some brigades which struggled to keep their numbers up, he said.

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The trial for the man accused of murdering Connor Morris will begin today, on the anniversary of the 26-year-old’s death.

Michael Thrift Murray has denied a charged of murdering Mr Morris on August 3 last year.

Police allege he delivered a fatal strike to Mr Morris’ head during a confrontation outside a party.

Mr Morris died soon after, in the arms of his partner Millie Elder-Holmes.

The trial at the High Court at Auckland will get under way at 10am, after a jury of 12 is selected.

The jury will then hear opening addresses from Justice Edwin Wylie, Crown prosecutor David Johnstone and Marie Dyhrberg, Murray’s defence lawyer.

Security is expected to be tight at the court for the trial, set down for four weeks. Mr Morris was a member of the Head Hunters gang, along with other members of his family and friends.

The family have been running a Facebook memorial page for Mr Morris since he died, posting regular tributes, photos and updates.

Yesterday they said they would not be posting at all during the trial, and thanked “the people of New Zealand who have supported us over the last 12 months”.

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■ TRANS-PACIFIC PARTNERSHIP

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NZ ‘down but not out’

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New Zealand is down but not out in the political debate surrounding the stalled Trans-Pacific Partnership talks, a dairy industry spokesman says.

Trade talks in Hawaii to hammer out final details between 12 countries ended without a finalised agreement on Saturday, with access to dairy markets cited as a major stumbling block, ASB rural economist Nathan Perry said.

The United States, Canada and Japan were not prepared to open the gates to foreign competition when it came to their agricultural sectors.

Automotives and intellectual property also proved to be stumbling blocks.

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In Japan automotive exports are of equal importance as dairy to New Zealand.

Federated Farmers dairy industry group chairman Andrew Hoggard said the decision to go back to the drawing board was the only real option at this point. “Obviously the best deal would have been a concluded deal with good market access, but with the other countries standing firm and not budging on their market access, this is next best option,” he said.

“If we had agreed to poor terms it would have been a bad outcome for dairying.”

Once signed, Mr Hoggard said New Zealand would be bound to the terms of the agreement.

“If we had signed up and the

deal for dairy was pretty poor in all likelihood we would not be able to change it, unless there was a clause written in to improve it over time,” he said.

“We could be setting that protectionism in stone, and it would set a precedent for future trade talks.

“It’s important that when we sign that dotted line it includes a good deal for dairying.”

A proponent of free trade, Mr Hoggard wants to see the kinks ironed out and the negotiators get back around the table to “sort it out”.

Trade prohibitive tariff levels in Japan, Canada and the United States contribute to a thin global dairy market and exacerbate extreme price volatility, Dairy Companies Association

of New Zealand chairman Malcolm Bailey said in a statement.

“We are looking to the US, as the largest dairy exporter in the region, to lift the level of ambition in dairy market access.

This is necessary to unlock the dairy deal,” Mr Bailey said.

Opposition leader Andrew Little called for more transparency in the so far highly secretive talks.

“There’s no doubt there’s been some tough talking from all sides, but it’s now up to the Government to stand its ground and ensure it gets the best deal for Kiwis,” he said.

“It’s also time it came clean on what it has signed up to and allowed New Zealanders to become part of the next round of discussions.”

■ BLUE MOON

Rare blue moon

A rare blue moon sailed across Mid Canterbury skies on Friday night. Blue moons are not blue as such. The term refers to the second full moon appearing in the same calendar month. However, the moon can take on a bluish tinge following volcanic eruptions and bushfires when the smoke scatters red light but let blue light through creating a natural filter through which the moon appears blue. The last blue moon was in 2012.

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■ TOURISTS ATTACKED

Tourists hospitalised after attack Two tourists who were attacked by a group of people outside a Christchurch backpackers were victims of “random bad luck”, the hostel owner says.

The pair were hospitalised after being attacked by a group of up to eight people about 2.30am on Saturday outside the Vagabond Backpackers in central Christchurch.

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Incidents attended by St John over the weekend: - Two men were transported to Ashburton Hospital with moderate injuries after their car left the road and hit a tree on Pannetts Road at about 6.43am on Saturday.

- A man in his 20s was flown from Mt Hutt Ski Area to Christchurch Hospital with moderate injuries following a skiing accident on Saturday morning.

- A male in his mid-teens was flown to Christchurch Hospital in a serious condition following a skiing accident at Mt Olympus Ski Field near Lake Coleridge on Saturday afternoon.

Escapee caught A man who escaped custody from Tauranga District Court last month has been arrested in Northland.

Police said the 27-year-old man from Tauranga had pleaded guilty to one charge on July 9 when he leapt from the dock and ran from court staff. Court security and police followed, but were unable to track him down. Several reported sightings sparked several unsuccessful searches in the area.

Police said the man had been found at a home in Northland, and was arrested without incident. He will appear in Kaitaia District Court today.

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By ANNA leAsk A teenager has been charged with the murder of an elderly man in his Christchurch home.

The 16-year-old was among a number of people interviewed by police after the man’s body was found with unexplained injuries in his Upper Riccarton house yesterday.

Police were called to the Owens Terrace address at 9.30am and found the man, the owner and occupier of the house, dead inside.

The house remains cordoned off, along with a second Christchurch property. Scene guards are at each property as police forensic teams carry out scene examinations.

Detective Inspector Tony Hill said that could take days.

He said the 16-year-old was known to the victim, whose name has not been released yet.

There are 18 police staff currently working on the investigation and they are focusing on speaking with and locating people that have been in contact with the victim leading up to his death.

“Although the investigation is in its early stages, the arrest should help assure our community that the Upper Riccarton area continues to be safe place to live,” Mr Hill said.

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rious eye injuries. They stayed in hospital overnight and were discharged yesterday, a Canterbury District Health Board spokesman said.

It is understood one of the tourists is British and one is French.

The Vagabond Backpackers owner, who asked not to be named, said the incident occurred as the pair were putting a friend into a taxi after a goodbye get-together.

He did not see the fight but understood the tourists were assaulted by a group walking past the hostel from town possibly “looking for trouble”, he said.

“It’s just something that’s exceedingly rare in New Zealand, just random bad luck.

Fifteen years I’ve had the hostel and we’ve never had a problem like this, nobody’s ever been mugged or anything.”

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Balcony murder accused Gable Tostee has been released on parole ahead of his trial. Tostee, 29, is accused of murdering New Zealander Warriena Wright, who fell to her death from his 14th storey balcony in August last year.

He was sentenced in February to 10 months in jail over a drunken, high-speed car chase just weeks before Ms Wright’s death. Tostee was released on parole at the weekend after serving six months of his sentence. His lawyer says he now faces conflicting release conditions while awaiting trial over the death of Ms Wright, who he met on dating app Tinder. In November, Tostee pleaded not guilty to a murder charge and was released on bail. He will next appear in court on September 30.

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Car in Avon River The owner of a car which crashed into the Avon River in Christchurch yesterday is being interviewed by police. A police spokesman said emergency services were called to the scene on River Road, between Banks Avenue and Medway Street, at 10.14am. At this stage police were unsure as to how the car ended up in the water. The spokesman said the driver, who did not sustain any injuries in the crash, was found by officers a short time later, and was currently assisting police with their inquiries.

A tow truck was being brought in to remove the car from the river.

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Lotto results Official Lotto results for draw number 1469 drawn on Saturday.

Winning numbers (in ascending order): 6, 8, 18, 19, 20, 35.

Bonus number: 4.

Powerball winning number: 7.

Strike: 35, 19, 6, 18.

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Call for answers over Gloriavale

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Fire took hold of Evans Feed premises on Saturday afternoon.

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Fire in industrial park Fire safety investigators have examined the scene of a fire in a business in Ashburton’s Riverside Industrial Park.

The Ashburton Volunteer Fire Brigade was called to Evans Feed at 2.45pm on Saturday, and found hay, pellets and a forklift on fire inside a building.

A fire safety investigator from Christchurch inspected the building late on Saturday afternoon but Ashburton’s

deputy fire chief Graeme Baker said there was no immediate answer as to what had sparked the blaze.

Mr Baker was in the area when the fire broke out and arrived to find alarms going off and a woman on the phone alerting emergency services.

“I came past it and it was burning very well, you could see it through the windows,” Mr Baker said.

“There was heaps of smoke going across the road - I just thought it was dust for a start.”

At one stage flames were licking through the skylights, but the building was relatively unscathed.

“For the amount of flames it’s not too badly damaged really, it’s really just the pellets and the hay and the forklift which was parked beside the hay.”

Mr Baker understood the

owners of the business had left only around 10 minutes before the fire broke out. It was the second time the business had suffered a fire in recent years and Mr Baker said the owners were understandably upset.

Firefighters donned breathing apparatus to go inside the building and fight the fire, and they remained on the scene for a number of hours to ensure the hay was fully extinguished.

■ REAL ESTATE

Auckland house prices continue rise

By Kirsty Wynn Just a handful of Auckland suburbs remain with average house prices under half a million dollars, new figures reveal.

The latest QV.co.nz E-Valuer statistics show only 10 of Auckland’s 167 suburbs have homes with a median value under $500,000. The number of suburbs that have hit an average $1m mark has jumped from 43 to 50 in just two months.

Real Estate Institute of New Zealand chief executive Colleen Milne said there were still opportunities for first-time buyers but they had to move quickly.

“These properties are quickly sought out,” Milne said.

All 10 suburbs are in South Auckland: Otara, Otahuhu, Clendon Park, Waiuku, Red Hill, Papakura, Manukau, Ma-

nurewa East, Weymouth and Randwick Park. Wellsford, north of Auckland, is also in that bracket.

Previously affordable suburbs of Mangere East, Manurewa, Favona, Rosehill and Clover Park surged ahead in the past two months and now have a median price above $500,000.

At the other end of the Auckland market, the suburbs with a new median price of more than $1m were in new areas or close to the water.

Bucklands Beach, Shelley Park, Somerville, Wai O Taiki Bay, Chatswood, East Tamaki Heights and Waiheke Island’s Onetangi broke through $1m last month.

The figures will add pressure to the Auckland Council and the Government, which are wrestling with the challenge of a city needing 100,000 new

homes over the next 10 years, according to a council report released last week.

Andrea Rush from QV.co. nz said the suburbs that had pushed past $500,000 had been a popular first step “particularly the new-builds in these areas that they can purchase with only a 10 per cent deposit”.

The release of the QV.co. nz E-Valuer statistics comes a month after the Massey University Home Affordability Report showed Auckland residential properties are 56 per cent less affordable than elsewhere in New Zealand.

The report, comparing weekly earnings with house prices and mortgage interest rates, found Auckland affordability fell by 25 per cent over the previous 12 months.

The figures show popular areas of St Johns, Forrest Hill

and Belmont are teetering on the edge of $1m. They are expected to be next to reach the mark.

Auckland’s exclusive Herne Bay is the only suburb with a median value of $2m. But five other suburbs, including Westmere and Campbells Bay, now have a value higher than $1.5m.

Milne believed more affordable properties would come on the market as spring approaches.

REINZ research showed a growing number of investors unable to buy in Auckland were buying within a commute to the central city.

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Politicians will demand answers from education bosses over what secretive Gloriavale school is teaching girls - besides how to expertly wash men’s clothes.

The Education Review Office will be hauled before the Education and Science Select Committee this month to explain why the extreme fundamentalist school is allowed to stop education early and steer all pupils towards life in the community on the South Island’s West Coast.

Green MP Catherine Delahunty, who has requested the briefing, and Labour MP Chris Hipkins hope it will be the forerunner to a Parliamentary probe into the isolated sect’s school.

Delahunty is concerned the school’s narrow curriculum, believed to be based on an American fundamentalist Christian course, prevents pupils, especially girls, from going on to tertiary study.

She understood the highest level of secondary learning was NCEA level 1 and there was a strict divide of subjects girls and boys could study to steer them for working inside the compound.

She is questioning how the ERO, which recently gave Gloriavale a pass mark, could rubber-stamp a school that appeared to be in breach of human rights legislation.

In the latest review, ERO found little fault with the school, saying the tuition standard was suitable for teaching its curriculum.

It noted students at the 161-pupil school achieved well in reading and mathematics.

“Almost all students in the senior school achieved qualifications on the national qualifications framework.

“Older students successfully transition into the working life of the community,” it said.

But Delahunty is concerned this equates to females being forced into a life of domestic servitude.

“I absolutely respect practical education but I know there will be students who have a hunger for academic learning and don’t want to spend their lives ironing and having babies. When you see women with eight to 10 babies from an early age you wonder whether they have that choice.”

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Peters denies prison comment racist

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New Zealand First leader Winston Peters has defended embattled Corrections Minister Peseta Sam Lotu-Iiga – saying he is partly qualified for the job because he is Samoan.

Mr Peters made the comments after his keynote speech at the NZ First conference in Rotorua, in which he returned to well-trodden ground by taking aim at current levels of immigration.

In an off-script comment he attacked Social Development Minister Anne Tolley as entirely unqualified for her previous role of Education Minister.

He was asked by media afterwards why he didn’t criticise the qualifications of other ministers such as Mr Lotu-Iiga, currently under the gun after incidents of violence at Mt Eden prison when it was in control of British company Serco.

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age of people in our prisons happen to be Maori and Polynesians, and someone who understands their culture might be slightly better qualified to understand them than others.”

In his keynote speech, Mr Peters complained that other parties had been stealing NZ First’s policies, such as a ban on foreigners buying houses and a system to ensure immigrants went to the regions. He differentiated NZ First by focussing on its two decades’ old call for low levels of immigration – and said there was no need for the party to unveil new policy.

Referencing the dire economic conditions that led to US President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s The New Deal, Mr Peters called for a “New Kiwi Deal” and a turn away from “free market dogma and neo-liberal dictum”.

Part of the New Kiwi Deal would be a plan – already NZ First policy – to pay beneficiaries a “community wage” to work on jobs for councils, such as fixing up houses and planting trees.

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Sam to take all the consequences,” Mr Peters said.

“I think Sam has a great understanding of some of the conditions and some of the psychology of a majority of prisoners in New Zealand, who happen to be Polynesian and Maori.

“If you come from the biggest population group in the prisons, you might have a rough idea of what some of their concerns and aspirations are. Maybe better than some other culture, that’s all I’m saying. He is far more qualified academically than Anne Tolley as well.”

Mr Lotu-Iiga was born in Apia, Samoa and moved to New Zealand as a child, growing up in Mangere and attending Auckland Grammar School before working as a lawyer and entering Parliament in 2008 as MP for Maungakiekie.

Mr Peters, who is media manager of a parliamentary rugby team of which Mr Lotu-Iiga is a member, denied his comments were racist. “There’s nothing racist about it. The greatest percent-

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Dog bites are causing increasing numbers of people to be hospitalised every year, a new study shows.

Data released at the New Zealand Association of Plastic Surgeons annual scientific meeting today showed there were more than 99,000 dog bites in New Zealand in the last 10 years.

More than 5800 of the bites required hospitalisation and surgery – an average of two admissions every day.

The report, titled The Burden of Dogbite Injuries in New Zealand: 2004-2014 was co-authored by Middlemore Hospital plastic and reconstructive surgeon Zachary Moaveni.

Dr Moaveni worked on highprofile dog bite victim Sakurako Uehara, 7, when she was treated at Middlemore Hospital in 2014 after suffering more than 100 bites to her face and limbs.

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aori Language Week is another litmus test of our country’s maturing as a multicultural nation built on bicultural partnership.

Last week was the 40th anniversary of the week-long promotion and celebration of New Zealand’s official language.

It was entirely mainstreamed in the media and was spoken more frequently on everything from weather reports to music shows.

All the while, it was taught and spoken in our schools, championed in te reo competitions, performed in kapa haka and peppered everyday conversations.

This will keep happening this week and in many weeks hence, and more’s the better. But that does not mean Maori Language Week’s mission is complete.

Recognising, learning and encouraging the use of te reo is an important and potent way to reinforce the biculturalism that underpins New Zealand.

The language was considered on its last legs when the week was first proposed. At the same time, the Treaty relationship was at a fractious low.

A week enjoying the language many of us - even in a casual way - recognise as part of everyday life suggests at least some things have moved on since then.

Many things have changed but recent sidelines incidents during some Canterbury club rugby matches suggest a monocultural racism still affects a lonely few.

On Saturday, the Guardian reported a pair of Rakaia rugby players, originally from Fiji, who said the sort of racism seen in Christchurch would not happen here.

Bigots were emboldened by big city anonymity. In Mid Canterbury, people were more likely to know and mix with each other, including with the people on the field.

Familiarity encourages understanding. There is plenty of work to be done, but the almost universal reaction to sideline racism - and the impact of cultural understanding that comes with te reo - shows New Zealand is slowly getting there.

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n a recent column I discussed some of the things the Government was doing as part of our programme to build a brighter future across regional New Zealand.

More recently, we have announced some changes to our immigration settings which are aimed at ensuring our regions have better access to the skills, people and capital that they need.

The changes will help to spread the benefit of migration across the country and encourage migrants to settle outside of Auckland.

The points awarded under Immigration New Zealand’s skilled migrant category for skilled migrants with a job outside Auckland will be boosted from 10 to 30 points of the 100 points they require to get residency from November 1, 2015.

People receiving extra points will be required to commit to a region for 12 months – currently it is only three months.

The number of points offered to entrepreneurs who set up businesses outside of Auckland will be doubled from 20 to 40 of the 120 points they require for residency from November 1, 2015.This will boost the regional focus of the Entrepreneur Work Visa, launched last year, to increase the number of innovative and high-growth businesses with export potential.

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We are also planning to extend the streamlined labour market test, which is currently operating in Queenstown, nationwide. This will help employers to process visa applications for migrant workers more quickly.

Employers with a low-skilled vacancy will be able to receive formal advice from Work and Income prior to lodging a mi-

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Work and Income will refer any suitable New Zealanders to the employer for consideration.

Employers will also have access to an updated list of jobs where advice is not required, as Work and Income has no jobseekers available to fill the position.

The process will provide more certainty for employers and migrants who will know sooner if a visa application is likely to succeed.

In another initiative, a small number of long-term migrants on temporary visas in the South Island will be provided with a pathway to residency.

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This will provide an option for long-term settlement in New Zealand for lower-skilled migrants and their families who have been in New Zealand for a number of years and whose lives are settled here.

We want to provide a pathway for people who are conscientious workers, paying their taxes and whose families are contributing members of their communities.

The changes are likely to affect around 500 temporary migrants in lower-skilled occupations in the South Island, and this is something I fully support.

The Government expects to set out details of this measure early next year and it will come into effect from mid-2016.

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Debris arrives in France A piece of Boeing 777 wreckage that washed up on an Indian Ocean island and is suspected to have come from missing flight MH370 has arrived at a French laboratory for analysis.

If confirmed as being from the doomed Malaysia Airlines flight, the discovery would mark the first breakthrough in a case that has baffled aviation experts for 16 months.

The convoy containing the two-metre wing part was escorted by police from Paris to the defence ministry laboratory near the southwestern city of Toulouse, encased in a wooden crate.

The part, identified as a flaperon, was flown overnight to the mainland from the French island of La Reunion, where it was found on a beach in the town of Saint Andre earlier this week.

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From Paris’ Orly airport, it was driven south by road, arriving at the laboratory at about 5.30pm on Saturday.

MH370 disappeared on March 8, 2014, en route from

Kuala Lumpur to Beijing with 239 people on board, including six Australians.

Malaysian and French experts will this week begin their analysis of the part, as well as

fragments of a suitcase discovered nearby.

On Saturday, a few hundred people attended a mass in Saint Andre in remembrance of the victims, a few hundred metres from the spot where the flaperon was found.

“I believe that we are moving closer to solving the mystery of MH370. This could be the convincing evidence that MH370 went down in the Indian Ocean,” Malaysia’s deputy transport minister Abdul Aziz Kaprawi told AFP. US aerospace giant Boeing said in a statement on Friday that it would send a technical team to France to study the plane part.

Some have warned that one small piece of plane debris is unlikely to completely clear up one of aviation’s greatest puzzles.

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Bin Laden’s stepmother dies in plane crash Members of Osama bin Laden’s family were among four people who died when a private jet crashed in Britain, Saudi Arabia’s embassy in London says.

The Saudi-registered plane ploughed into a car auction site and burst into flames in southern England at the weekend.

The embassy did not comment on the identities of the dead, but a source close to the family speaking to AFP and Saudi media indicated that they were bin Laden’s stepmother

Raja Hashim, his sister Sanaa, the sister’s husband Zuhair Hashem, and a Jordanian pilot.

Local police said three passengers and the pilot died when the Phenom 300 jet attempted to land at Blackbushe Airport in Hampshire.

The Saudi ambassador “offered his condolences to the sons of the late Mohammed bin Laden and their relations for the grave incident of the crash of the plane carrying members of the family at Blackbushe airport,” a statement posted on

the embassy’s Twitter account said.

The embassy also said it would work with British authorities to investigate the incident and repatriate the bodies for burial in Saudi Arabia.

Osama bin Laden’s father Mohammed was a construction magnate and his numerous relatives constitute a prominent family with wide-ranging business interests.

Mohammed bin Laden himself died in a plane crash in Saudi Arabia in 1967.

His son Osama, the late leader of the al-Qaeda militant network, was shot dead by US special forces in Pakistan in 2011.

Footage of the aftermath of the crash showed plumes of black smoke rising into the sky and several cars on fire in the outdoor area of British Car Auctions, where vehicles were parked awaiting sale.

Saudi Arabia’s General Authority of Civil Aviation said it would work with British investigators to determine the cause of the crash.

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Conflicting reports over killing of lion Zimbabwe has called for the extradition of Walter Palmer, the American dentist who shot Cecil the beloved lion.

And as worldwide outrage over the shooting swells, US authorities have opened a probe into the killing.

On Saturday, Zimbabwe’s parks authority announced restrictions on hunting around Hwange park, including an immediate suspension of the hunting of lions, leopards and elephants. The restrictions have been imposed as uncertainty surrounds the fate of another lion linked to Cecil. A conservation group have reported his “brother” Jericho has also been killed.

“It is with huge disgust and sadness that we have just been informed that Jericho, Cecil’s brother has been killed,” the Zimbabwe Conservation Task Force, which also broke the news of Cecil’s killing in the Hwange National Park, said in a statement on its Facebook page.

“We are absolutely heart broken. We will update you all as soon as we have more details,” the statement added.

The announcement was swiftly picked up by global media, causing consternation among animal lovers who were outraged by Palmer’s killing of Zimbabwe’s best-known lion, renowned for his black mane.

But the Friends of Hwange Trust urged the public to treat the ZCTF’s announcement with caution.

“Please know that reports stating that Jericho - the other half of Cecil the lion’s coalition - was shot today appear to be UNTRUE.” The charity admitted however it did not yet have “definite proof ” of its counter claim.

Media reports cited authorities as saying they would confirm if Jericho was still alive today.

Palmer shot Cecil with a bow and arrow outside Hwange park earlier this month during a hunt that cost him $US55,000 ($NZ83,390).

He and a guide then spent 40 hours tracking the wounded animal before finishing him off with a gun.

Palmer has apologised and said he was misled by his guide.

But the guide, Theo Bronkhorst, said they had “shot an old male lion that I believed was past his breeding age ... I don’t think that I’ve done anything wrong”.

Bronkhorst, who has been charged with “failing to prevent an illegal hunt”, said Palmer had taken a photograph with Cecil’s body - and claimed both he and the dentist had been “devastated” when they realised Cecil was wearing a collar.

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Woman fights off croc A housewife in eastern India has fought off a crocodile attack using cooking utensils. Sabitri Samal, 37, was washing dishes in a creek near her home in Orissa state’s Kendrapara district when the giant reptile lunged at her.

“The crocodile caught hold of her right leg but she staved off the ferocious attack,” senior forest official PK Pattnaik said. “She claimed that she hit the reptile on its forehead and eyes with an aluminium bowl and a wooden spoon and it released her after a struggle,” he added. Samal’s cries for help alerted people nearby who rushed to the scene and took her to hospital.

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Missing trawler found A trawler that’s been missing for more than two weeks off Western Australia’s Pilbara coast has been found with the body of a man onboard. Mason Carter, 26, Chad Fairley, 30, and Murray Turner, 57, failed to return to Point Samson near Karratha in their 13-metre trawler, named the Returner, on July 15 as expected. Police said yesterday that they had found the boat 20km north of Karratha with the body of a man onboard, which was flown to Perth for formal identification.

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California wildfires Thousands of firefighters are battling nearly two dozen blazes across drought-parched California, while at least two of the infernos shut down kilometres of highway traffic, authorities and media said.

About 8000 firefighters have been deployed across the state, said the California National Guard, which has been called into action. And a firefighter died while battling one of the blazes earlier in the day. The dead firefighter was identified as Dave Ruhl, 38, from South Dakota, who was killed while fighting the Frog Fire in the Modoc National Forest outside Alturas.

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Graffiti on wall Anti-Semitic slogans have been found scrawled on a section of the former Berlin Wall as the city hosts thousands of Jewish athletes taking part in the Maccabi Games.

The hate speech was written on the city’s iconic East Side Gallery on a mural that depicted a painting of the Israeli flag superimposed over a German flag. Police said the incident is being investigated and the mural has been temporarily covered until the graffiti can be removed. The East Side Gallery, the longest standing section of the Berlin Wall, is considered the world’s largest outdoor gallery and a popular tourist attraction. - DPA

Out of intensive care Janet Jackson’s father Joe Jackson has been moved out of an intensive care unit at a hospital in Brazil, almost a week after he was admitted following a suspected stroke. The Jackson family patriarch sought medical help at the Albert Einstein Hospital in Sao Paulo on July 26 after suffering signs of a stroke, including a loss of vision, as he prepared to celebrate his 87th birthday in the country. He subsequently underwent heart surgery to have a pacemaker fitted.

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Huatulco – a walk on wild side

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he river rippled calmly in front of us, but we could hear the thunder of the rapids ahead.

“Everybody dowwwn!” our guide bellowed in his thick accent, a command to pull our paddles from the water and crouch on the floor of our rubber raft.

No way we would stay upright on these rapids, I feared, thankful for the helmet strapped to my head. When I could finally see the swirling current, tumbling and slamming into boulders just ahead, I took a deep breath.

Waves of warm water washed over us. Our boat spun and ricocheted, sending us twirling between the tall pines and lush mountain jungle.

I couldn’t help but blurt out a squeal.

Huatulco was my kind of Mexico vacation.

Never heard of it? That’s probably because Huatulco is a somewhat new, less-developed tourist spot along Mexico’s southern Pacific Coast, in the state of Oaxaca.

Huatulco is not a town, but an area made up of nine bays tucked between dramatic cliffs that drop into the sea. Along its 35.4 kilometres of coastline, between the Coyula and Copalita rivers, the foothills of the Sierra Madre loom in the background.

The small towns of La Crucecita and Santa Cruz dot the coast.

Before the government began promoting it for tourism in the 1980s, the area was populated only with fishing villages. Now it is marketing Huatulco as an eco-friendly destination and has vowed to preserve much of the rugged coastline, arid landscapes and green mountainsides.

On arrival, checking in at the open-air front desk of the Las Brisas resort, my husband and I quickly learnt why Huatulco is a good-weather bet: every sun-filled day hovered in the 30s during our stay. The coast sees only about 40 days of rain a year. “We call it rainy season because we have to call it something,” one guide joked.

Still, I cringed as a front-desk clerk strapped a bright blue, all-inclusive band on my wrist.

It would be my ticket to end-

Pam Louwagie takes a walk on the wild side at Huatulco, a less developed special corner of Mexico where adventure can be had at every turn.

White-water rivers, amazing coral reefs, world-class surf breaks, great deep-sea fishing, a wide range of flora and fauna – Huatulco has it all.

less drinks and food, but it also felt like I was being tagged in a herd of livestock.

That worry receded after we headed out of our sleek room to see what the resort had to offer.

There were four different beaches, including a sports beach where we could use kayaks, stand-up paddle boards and catamarans as much as we wanted. “Hey!” I smiled as I said to my husband, “We can do this every day.”

Two beaches over, we could use resort snorkelling equipment to explore a reef just a few metres from shore. A rocky and secluded “secret beach” was tucked around a corner.

None of the beach views were obscured by high rises or billboards or neon lights.

Huatulco was far less crowded and commercialised than I had expected.

And there were plenty of opportunities to get away from the resort. In the lobby, tour operators set up tables hawking day trips: white-water rafting, bicycling, scuba diving, fishing, all-terrain vehicle riding and bird-watching along with tours of coffee plantations, ancient ruins and a butterfly sanctuary.

Huatulco’s nine dramatic ocean bays – its biggest draw – do not disappoint. For a fee, guided tours took tourists to remote bays, accessible only by boat, for snorkelling, diving or

just watching the sunset.

Even on the busiest bays, activity on the water was light.

Iguanas sunned themselves on seaside rocks as we launched a double kayak into ocean swells in Tangolunda Bay, among the most developed with resorts and some private homes.

Almost immediately, we felt immersed in nature: the shell of a large sea turtle bobbed in the distance. A pelican divebombed a fish in front of us.

We circled small rock islands with waves crashing against them.

Nearer to shore, I tried riding the bay on a stand-up paddleboard. Swamped by a large wave, I splashed into refreshing water. Later, we set sail on a small catamaran, learning to pull the sails as we zig-zagged across the surface.

Walking over to the snorkelling beach on the resort’s curving footpath, we passed one of the outdoor bars. We took a break for margaritas. Maybe an all-inclusive resort wasn’t so bad.

As much as the blue waters and beige sand beckoned, I couldn’t help but look at the mountain foothills behind us.

Our guided rafting trip took us a couple of hours up the mountains to the Copalita River. Floating down, we gazed at dense wilderness between bouts of jitters, brought on by Class 4 rapids. The rafting trip

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only whetted my appetite for more mountain fun.

I searched the web and wound up contacting a Florida expat who created the website huatulcoadventure.com.

George Hurchalla, a 47-yearold travel guide writer, met us at the Las Brisas lobby before dawn to take us on a mountain hike.

As his dusty Subaru climbed curvy roads, he couldn’t help but brag about the corner of paradise he called home: whitewater rivers, amazing coral reefs, world-class surf breaks, great deep-sea fishing, a wide range of flora and fauna.

Hurchalla turned his car onto a muddy, bumpy dirt road and stopped at a narrow walking path. The air was a crisp contrast to the heat of the coast.

As we walked, we stopped to soak in the unusual mixture of nature: tall pine trees, shade coffee plants, citrus, bromeliad puffs of palm-like leaves.

A slight wind whispered as magpie-jays swooped.

One morning, during a jog, I headed into the main town of La Crucecita a few kilometres away. I passed markets filled with brightly painted figurines and textiles. I encountered a few name-brand resorts (Secrets, Dreams and Best Western), but no Hard Rock Cafes or Starbucks.

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But there’s still room for development, and tourist magazines there boast of plans for new roads and lodging.

On a morning jog later in the week, I came upon a scooterrental business. Hoping for one more adventure, my husband and I rented a 150cc Kymco that afternoon and buzzed around the local roads, up and down the coast.

With the scooter, we explored at our own pace the picturesque mouth of the Copalita River and small neighbourhoods to the east of our resort.

We stopped at the Copalita Archaeological Park, where workers were slowly peeling back jungle vines to uncover ancient ruins. Rock-paved, shaded paths guided us through tropical plants that stood alongside prickly cactus. Bright blue and red butterflies and tropical birds flittered about.

Driving back west, we gathered with a few locals near a lighthouse on land that jutted south into the Pacific. As the sun set, it bathed seaside cliffs in orange light. We returned the next morning before sunrise on our last morning in Huatulco.

As the sun peeked from the Pacific’s horizon, a school of dolphins jumped in the surf far below, as if they were waving goodbye.

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In brief Interclub squash The Mid Canterbury Squash interclub competition is getting close to finals time; here’s an update on the current scoreboards.

Division 1: Celtic 148 points, Ashburton 137, Mackenzie 109, Methven 104; Division 2: Hinds 2 134, Ashburton 123, Methven 115, Temuka Black 112; Division 3: Celtic 135, Collegiate 132, Methven 125, Pleasant Point 1 106; Division 4: Pleasant Point 148, Hinds 1 140, Geraldine 2 127, Rakaia 117.

Aussies under fire

Hampstead’s Karen McAuley controls the ball during her side’s 5-0 win over Craighead on Saturday.

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■ HOCKEY

Late goal costly for Black

By Erin TaskEr Wakanui Black has dropped back into second place in the Mid/South Canterbury senior men’s hockey competition following a disappointing draw with Cambridge.

The sides drew 2-all in Ashburton on Saturday, after Cambridge fought back from 2-0 down at half time and scored with just seconds left on the clock to lock things up, leaving Wakanui Black with no chance to answer back.

The draw gave the second placed Tainui side a chance to leapfrog Wakanui into first place if they could beat Timaru Boys’ High School, which

they did, 4-2 in Timaru.

Wakanui Black’s Adam Wilson said it was disappointing, and now meant his side needed to beat Northern Hearts next week, and for Wakanui Blue to beat Tainui, if they’re to win the round.

“It was a game we should have won and if we had maybe converted a couple of chances and shut down some angles, maybe we would have.

“But that’s the way it goes sometimes,” Wilson said.

Kent Copland opened the scoring for the Wakanui Blue side, scoring an impressive individual goal, beating a couple of players before drawing the keeper and scoring from a fine angle, before

Sam Kingston made it 2-0 at the break by tapping in a goal set up

by Hugh Copland.

“The way the game was going we were controlling it well and we were happy with how things were going at half time.

“It wasn’t like we played bad in the second half, they just got a couple of goals against the run of play,” Wilson said.

Wakanui Blue also recorded a draw, 3-all with Northern Hearts in Ashburton, after seeing off a late push from the visitors, and they remain in fourth place on the competition ladder.

In the senior women’s competition, Hampstead’s unbeaten run continued with a convincing

5-0 win over Craighead in Ashburton.

“It was good to finally bang some goals into the back of the net,” coach Karen McIntyre said.

Hampstead’s goals came courtesy of Sarah Harrison, Shannon Thompson-Laing, Sophie Morrow, Mel Weitenberg and Hayley Bennett.

“The girls really fired, and Craighead probably only had a couple of chances,” McIntyre said.

Meanwhile, fourth placed Hampstead/Collegians are still in line for a semi-final spot with just one round remaining, despite suffering a 3-2 loss to Timaru Girls’ High School in Timaru on Saturday.

Athletics facing yet another doping scandal Athletics faced a fresh doping scandal over the weekend when leaked results from 12,000 blood tests taken from 5000 competitors allegedly demonstrated instances of cheating

and “a shameful betrayal” of clean athletes.

German broadcaster ARD as well as Britain’s Sunday Times say they passed on their information to leading blood dop-

ing experts who concluded that track and field is in “the same diabolical position today that professional cycling was in 20 years ago”.

The database covers the pe-

riod from 2001 to 2012.

The findings were broadcast in a documentary screened in Germany on Saturday - Top Secret: The Shadowy World of Athletics?

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Trevor Bayliss has urged his England side to inflict a final knockout blow to an Australian team wobbling under the pressure of a potential fourth successive Ashes series defeat on UK soil.

England dominated Michael Clarke’s side in a one-sided third Test at Edgbaston easing to an eight-wicket victory before tea on the third day to take a 2-1 series lead. Only once in Ashes history has a team come from 2-1 down to claim the series and defeat for the tourists at Trent Bridge next week would see Alastair Cook’s side regain the urn lost so embarrassingly 19 months ago.

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Pakistan edge Sri Lanka Shahid Afridi and Anwar Ali played key roles as Pakistan ended a successful tour of Sri Lanka with a thrilling one-wicket victory in the second Twenty20 international in Colombo yesterday. Pakistan recovered from 40-5 in the eighth over to surpass Sri Lanka’s challenging 172-7 with four balls to spare with Imad Wasim striking the winning six off left-arm seamer Binura Fernando. Skipper Afridi led the way with a 22-ball 45 that included four sixes and a boundary.

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Tour good for new boys Development of players will be a key plank of New Zealand’s African safari, which started against Zimbabwe in Harare last night. Part of that is out of necessity. No Brendon McCullum, Corey Anderson, Trent Boult and Tim Southee means there must be an eye on the future.

Coach Mike Hesson cited George Worker, the Central Districts lefthander who got his chance when injury counted out promising allrounder Mitchell Santner, and his provincial team-mate Ben Wheeler as fitting that bill. “They are trying to make their way in international cricket,” Hesson said. “If we are looking ahead to four years’ time and the next World Cup this is the perfect opportunity to start that development. Two years ago we did the same with Corey Anderson, James Neesham and Mitch McClenaghan.”

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Hat-trick seals hat-trick

BY ERIN TASKER A stunning second-half fightback featuring a hat-trick to star number eight Seta Koroitamana secured Rakaia their Watters Cup three-peat on Saturday.

Rakaia beat Methven 32-20 in a classic example of a game of two halves, with Methven looking well in control at 17-3 up at half time, before Rakaia mounted a comeback which left the large crowd on their edge of their seats.

In finals rugby, anything’s possible.

Methven may have looked comfortable after 40 minutes but their coach Dale Palmer wasn’t taking anything for granted, and as it turned out he was right not to as Rakaia piled on the pressure.

Rakaia had earlier put the first points on the board through a penalty, but missed two other penalty shots before Methven’s Nick Wackwitz slotted one of his own to draw even.

But Methven was determined to keep the scoreboard ticking over at a rate of more than just three, and threw attack after attack at the defending champions, who were soon down to 14 men thanks to the sin-binning of prop Garth Fechney following a raft of penalties against his side.

Methven turned down a certain three points from the ensuing penalty, opting instead to kick for touch, and it was a good decision with David Maw scoring the opening try right beside the posts, before winger Osea Baisagale crossed for another out wide to put Methven out to a 17-3 half time lead.

Rakaia were on the ropes, and their coach Wayne Foxcroft knew a fair chunk of the crowd had written them off.

Stern words at the break were needed, and that’s what Rakaia got. They came out with more fire in the second half, reduced the number of penalties against them and finally got their hands on some ball.

A lack of discipline then hurt Methven; a penalty against them with Rakaia hot on attack was advanced 10 metres and halfback Cawte Whiting took a quick tap and charged over the line, with referee Kevin Opele deeming it a penalty try.

At the half way point of the second half, mounting pressure from Rakaia finally told when Koroitamana barged his way over the line for his first try of the afternoon to pull the sides even at 17-all, followed by his second a couple of minutes later to give his side the lead.

The two sides traded penalties and with just a few minutes to go Rakaia led 27-20, with Methven needing a converted try to draw even, or two to win.

But unlike the first half where they were continually threatening, they had nothing left to offer – a result, Palmer said, of not having played rugby for three weeks prior to the final.

Instead it was the defending champions who put it beyond doubt when Koroitamana powered over for his third try of the half, before being handed the ball to attempt his own conversion on what was a memorable afternoon for the young player who his coach described as the side’s “x-factor”.

His conversion attempt missed, although not by much, but Koroitamana had already done enough to secure his side the win.

His power told, and one player in particular will still be feeling the effects today.

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Methven’s Brenton Connell was left injured in the wake of the build up to Koroitamana’s final try and was given a sendoff by Koroitamana before being assisted off the field with a knee injury, on top of the hamstring injury he’d been nursing in the lead-up to the final.

With the side’s third Watters Cup win in as many years in the bag, Foxcroft was a happy man.

But he was far from happy at the half-way point, and a win seemed a long way off.

“We weren’t doing what we

were meant to be doing, and yes, we were being penalised, but at the same time weren’t doing things right,” he said.

Rakaia came out more aggressive, angrier and hungrier in the second half, and soon silenced the sideline critics who had been giving Foxcroft an earful in the first half.

It was the final 40 minutes of the season for both sides and they had to give it their all, and Foxcroft said his boys did just that.

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pinpoint exactly where it went wrong in the second half.

“A lot of calls went our way in the first half, and a lot of calls went against us in the second half, but that’s just the way things go sometimes,” he said.

But he was proud of all his side had achieved this season, particularly winning the Combined Country Cup. “I told them I didn’t want to let that 40 minutes define our season, because overall we have won a lot of games and done pretty well,” Palmer said.

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In brief Two or three halfbacks Tawera Kerr-Barlow’s hard work and dedication in rehabilitating a serious knee injury has paid off with a recall to the All Blacks, but coach Steve Hansen has left open the possibility of naming only two halfbacks for the final World Cup squad. Hansen will name his 31-player squad in Wellington at the end of the month, and if he were to name only two halfbacks they would almost certainly be Aaron Smith and TJ Perenara.

Hansen didn’t elaborate as to what taking two instead of three halfbacks would achieve but it’s possible the extra spot would allow him to take Lima Sopoaga, along with his three other firstfives Dan Carter, Beauden Barrett and Colin Slade.

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Counter-attack begins Rakaia’s Dwayne Burrows looks to get his side’s second half comeback going against Methven.

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Impressive depth in rep squad

By Erin TaskEr A strong side where no player is safe in their position thanks to depth of talent is how Mid Canterbury coach Grant Keenan describes the squad named for the 2015 Heartland Championship.

Keenan named a 30-man squad following Saturday’s Watters Cup final and it features a few stars of the future, and players with a wealth of experience that they hope will help them to another Meads Cup win.

“We are really happy with the squad we have chosen.

“We’ve got strength in the tight five, with height and physical presence, and with Murray (Williams) at 10, he’s probably the best signing out of all the teams,” Keenan said.

“Your 10 is your bus driver – he directs you around the field and everyone on the bus listens to him, and that’s Murray.”

Heartland sides are allowed three loan players and one player of origin, but Keenan’s side features just two loan players – Williams from Ponsonby in Auckland, and Mavae Tomasi from Christchurch’s Shirley club – and Methven’s Matt Thatcher (Christchurch) as the player of origin.

Keenan and his management team are backing local players to do the job, and are looking to the future by including players like young Celtic back Christian Vainerere.

“He just needs to spend time with us to develop as a play-

er both on and off the field,” Keenan said.

“He’s got real talent and we want to nurture that because he’s going to be a star in the future.”

Jon Dampney retains the captaincy, but Keenan said even he isn’t secure in the number eight jersey, such is the depth of this year’s squad.

He said players like Seta Koroitamana – who starred with a hat-trick from number eight for Rakaia in Saturday’s Watters Cup win – are waiting in the wings for their turn to shine.

“There will be a couple of disappointed boys who didn’t make the squad, but that doesn’t mean they won’t feature in the Heartland,” Keenan said.

The squad contains 30 players, but in last year’s championship Mid Canterbury used 37 players, and the year before they used 41, Keenan said, so those who missed out still stand a chance.

Two big names missing, and who won’t feature this year, are Methven’s Brenton Connell and Gary Redmond, with both having made themselves unavailable.

“It’s disappointing because they are such good players and good men, and we’d have loved to have them there, but they are unavailable, which is a shame for us because they are talented players and hard to replace,” Keenan said.

Both are former Tasman Makos and Keenan said Redmond could still be playing in the ITM Cup, and was one of

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Josh MacAtameny, James Millar, Will Mid Canterbury has already Veint, Ryan Williams. Coaches: Dale played three matches this sea- Palmer and Wayne Foxcroft. son, including a Ranfurly Shield Both sides will train tomorrow night challenge, but only has one at the Ashburton Showgrounds at warm up match left before the 7pm. competition starts – against North Otago on August 15.

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Rules ‘a joke’ From facing a two-week suspension to facing the All Blacks - Michael Hooper and the Wallabies have exploited the “joke” rules that govern rugby’s judiciary. That’s the view of former All Black Stu Wilson after Hooper was able to manipulate his ban to be available for next weekend’s decider in Sydney. All Blacks fans would have been forgiven for counting on Hooper’s absence from that match, given the flanker was found guilty of striking Argentinian Nicolas Sanchez in Mendoza. Instead his ban will be served in club rugby. “Good on the Aussies,” he said. “You just have to point the finger at the International Rugby Board - the rules are a joke and they need to get it right.”

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In brief Good start for Celtic First-half goals by Leigh Griffiths and Stefan Johansen gave Celtic a victorious opening to the defence of their Scottish Premiership title yesterday with a 2-0 win over Ross County. They got off to a dream start as Griffiths slammed home a fourth minute penalty. It was Celtic’s fourth consecutive competitive victory of the new season and gives the Scottish champions a boost as they take a slender 1-0 advantage to Azerbaijan for the second leg of their crucial Champions League qualifier against Qarabag on Wednesday.

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Wood begins in style All Whites striker Chris Wood has started off his Leeds United career with a bang. In Leeds’ final pre-season match before beginning their Championship campaign next week, Wood put his name on the scoresheet with a stunning strike against Premier League side Everton.

Wood had earlier had a goal ruled out for offside, but he made sure there was no doubt with a dipping strike over goalkeeper Joel Robles in the 70th minute.

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Home ground advantage no help for United Mid Canterbury United’s 18th grade’s Aron Martizano looks for support further up field during his side’s match against CTFC 18A on Saturday. MCU lost the match at the Ashburton Domain 4-1.

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■ MOTOR RACING

Ford quinellas Ipswich V8s

By Ed Jackson Ford star Chaz Mostert has finally made his superb qualifying form count with a wire-towire victory in yesterday’s V8 Supercars race at Queensland Raceway.

The Bathurst champion, who secured his eighth pole of the season earlier in the day, held off team-mate Mark Winterbottom on the line and then cruised to a comfortable win in the 65-lap race.

Winterbottom, who secured two race wins on Saturday, finished third behind nearest championship rival Craig Lowndes.

Despite that the Ford star leaves Ipswich holding a 256-point championship lead over Lowndes with Mostert a further 36 points back.

In an otherwise uneventful race, it was defending cham-

Chaz Mostert went the distance in his Ford at Ipswich yesterday.

pion Jamie Whincup who provided the talking points.

Starting from fourth, Whincup made a great start to be threatening Winterbottom for second at the first turn.

But within a few laps the sixtime drivers’ champion was let-

ting his team-mate Lowndes through for third place.

Two shoddy pit stops followed before Whincup then ran off the track while battling with Mercedes’ Will Davison for seventh position.

In the end Whincup came

home eighth, leaving his hopes of a fifth consecutive title looking increasingly slight.

There was also late drama for Nissan’s Todd Kelly, who was visibly upset after his Altima broke with just four laps to go.

Mark Winterbottom had extended his V8 Supercars winning streak to four races with back-to-back successes on Saturday.

The Prodrive Racing Australia driver held off championship rival Craig Lowndes in the second of two 20-lap races to extend his lead in the title standings to 265 points.

Winterbottom had earlier dominated the first race of the day, snatching the lead off the line from team-mate Mostert before streaking away.

The next round of the V8s is the Sydney Motorsport Park SuperSprint event from August 21 to 23.

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German Cup holders VfL Wolfsburg have taken the German Super Cup for the first time in the club’s history after defeating Bundesliga champions Bayern Munich yesterday in a penalty shoot-out after the match finished level at 1-1. An Arjen Robben strike three minutes into the second half looked to have secured victory for Pep Guardiola’s side in the Bundesliga curtain-raiser but substitute Nicklas Bendtner made it 1-1 for Wolfsburg one minute from time to send the match into a shoot-out.

Koen Casteels saved Bayern’s second penalty while Wolfsburg scored all five of theirs with Bendtner the last man to step forward, blasting home his effort to secure the 5-4 victory on penalties. - DPA

Concerns over disease Kiwi sporting officials want answers from Olympic organisers after a deadly horse disease was discovered at the Rio 2016 equestrian venue. Two horses from the site tested positive for highly-contagious Glanders disease in April but international health officials and sport bodies were kept in the dark.

The issue has been thrust into the spotlight just days before horses and riders descend on Rio de Janeiro for next week’s Olympic venue test. Organisers promise the horses will be safe, even though tests are ongoing. High performance director Sarah Dalziell said national sporting bodies should have been alerted by both the Rio 2016 committee and International Equestrian Federation.

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Nicholson in Rio? Andrew Nicholson’s chances of being selected for a record eighth Olympics have improved.

The veteran horseman, who celebrated his 54th birthday yesterday, has applied to be in contention for the Rio Games as part of Equestrian Sports New Zealand’s ‘Long List’ of athletes.

‘Long Lists’ are submitted to the New Zealand Olympic Committee so planning and logistics are minimised later.

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In brief

Warriors on knife-edge

By Michael Burgess There were no ambulances required at Mt Smart on Saturday night, but the Warriors’ finals hopes are surely on life support.

They have recorded only one win in the past month and face an imposing run-in of the Dragons (h), Tigers (a), Cowboys (h), Penrith (a) and Bulldogs (a).

They may still be in the eight after this weekend - but for how much longer?

Saturday night’s game was another case of so near, yet so far.

The Warriors gave everything but it wasn’t enough.

They had two chances at the death to snatch a precious victory - including the drama of a video referee decision with 47 seconds left on the clock - but the Sharks hung on to win 1814.

But in contrast to the past two weeks, the Warriors can at least walk around with their heads held high. They stood up and, at times, stood out.

Ultimately, the Cronulla victory was built on a remarkable first-half defensive effort when they repelled almost constant Warriors pressure.

“The defence in the first half ended up winning us the game,” said Sharks coach Shane Flanaghan.

Captain Paul Gallen agreed.

“I was really confident at halftime.

“They [had] scored two tries off kicks and didn’t break us with something like 80 more tackles.”

The home team also lacked a cutting edge without Shaun Johnson, who last week broke his leg and was taken away in an ambulance, and a lot of passes went astray.

Those combinations will improve over the next five weeks but it might be too late.

And the decision to switch centres Solomone Kata and Konrad Hurrell probably backfired, as Hurrell and Manu Vatuvei were all at sea defensively in the second half.

On the positive side, Tui Lolohea had an encouraging stint at halfback and the forward effort was impressive.

Watching this Cronulla team must make fans yearn for the great Sharks sides of the 1980s, when the flair of Gavin Miller, Andrew Ettingshausen and Mark McGaw made them great to watch.

This current incarnation is a no-frills outfit, with a style that’s neither pretty nor pleasing.

But it can be effective, and Valentine Holmes is a gem on the right wing.

They’re experts at winning ugly, and were coming off tough away victories against

Tui Lolohea: Encouraging start at halfback for the Warriors.

the Raiders and Bulldogs.

And while the Warriors lamented Johnson’s absence, the Sharks were missing their own magic man, winning only one game in five when Andrew Fifita doesn’t play.

Unlike last week, the Warriors were up for it.

There was an impressive intensity from the first minute and they dominated first-half possession and territory.

Charlie Gubb came up with one of his trademark shots and

Hurrell forced another turnover with a savage shoulder.

The forwards hunted as a pack and on occasions their driving defence resembled a Pumas’ driving maul.

There was also the usual only-at-the-Warriors-moments with Nathan Friend producing another between-the-legs pass and Hurrell placing a left footed half volley perfectly into the ingoal.

A pinpoint Chad Townsend bomb produced the first try in the fifth minute, Hurrell reacting first to a loose ball.

The Sharks then showed remarkable resilience to repel the Warriors for 33 minutes, with Jeff Robson invoking memories of Michael Speechley’s grass cutting defence with some courageous low tackles on Ben Matulino. Simon Mannering’s 38th-minute try gave the Warriors a handy halftime lead, but it never looked enough.

Two pieces of Holmes magic - with his second chip-andchase try a stunner - levelled the scores before a 71st-minute Ricky Leutele try took the Sydney team ahead.

The Warriors had two late chances to win the game, with the second ruled out for a knock on by Mannering.

Warriors 14 (K. Hurrell, S. Manner-ing tries; T. Lolohea 3 goals) Sharks 18 (Holmes 2, Leutele tries; M. Gordon 3 goals). Halftime: 10-0.

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Big test for Hayne Jarryd Hayne’s NFL dream will soon face its toughest test when practice become full contact and 140kg defensive linemen in helmets and pads are launching themselves at him. The former NRL star isn’t concerned. Hayne’s workouts with the San Francisco 49ers have been without helmets and pads so far, but that will change tomorrow. “I’m sure there will be times there I get smashed and I run a little bit too upright,” Hayne said yesterday. “But that’s part of the learning curve. I don’t have fear in that.”

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Eels’ season still alive Gold Coast captain Nate Myles will be in the in the stands for tonight’s NRL clash against Parramatta after being ruled out with a shoulder injury. The 13th-placed Eels enter the clash against the Titans with back-to-back defeats but a victory would leave them alongside Canberra and Manly on 20 points and just one win outside the top eight. Despite a season dominated by off-field issues, Eels players insist their season isn’t over just yet. “There’s still enough time for us to get some momentum from this week and grow some confidence going into this game and into the rest of the weeks to play,” Parramatta utility Joseph Paulo said.

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Dragons crush Knights St George Illawarra have revived their NRL season, jumping back into the top eight with a comeback 4624 win over Newcastle at Jubilee yesterday. The Knights were unable to capitalise on the emotion of club legend Danny Buderus’ first game as interim coach after Rick Stone’s sacking during the week as they slumped to their 13th loss from their last 15 matches. Dragons five-eighth Gareth Widdop was the conductor, having a hand in three of his side’s five second-half tries.

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Turner crocked again

Meehan likely to be Parker’s next opponent

By Patrick Mckendry Joseph Parker’s next opponent will probably be Australiabased New Zealander Kali Meehan following his first-round demolition of Bowie Tupou.

Parker’s promoters Duco were tightlipped in the aftermath of his impressive knockout of Tongan-Australian Tupou after 63 seconds at Invercargill’s Stadium Southland on Saturday, with David Higgins saying only that the bout in Auckland on October 15 would pit Parker against a “very seasoned, big man, who has boxed a lot of rounds”.

Meehan would very much fit that description, and although Duco refused to comment yesterday, speculation is building in boxing circles across the Tasman that the 45-year-old veteran would be the next to try his luck against the undefeated Parker.

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unique challenge to the 23-yearold Parker, the holder of four belts, including Tupou’s WBO Africa heavyweight belt, following his most recent success.

Meehan, who has a 42-5 record, and was considered unlucky to lose a WBO world title fight by split decision against Lamon Brewster in Las Vegas in 2004, would be at 1.96m the tallest fighter Parker has faced.

Meehan’s last fight was a unanimous points victory over

Kiwi Shane Cameron in Auckland last November, a win which effectively shut the door on Cameron’s career. He was also the winner of the inaugural Super 8 tournament in Auckland last year with a knockout win over Michael Sprott in the final.

Parker’s opponent for the fight at Waitakere’s Trust Arena will be announced tomorrow.

Duco’s Higgins has laid down a challenge for Parker’s supporters in Auckland to respond in the way those in Invercargill - and before that Palmerston North for the victory over Yakup Saglam in June - have.

Both regions gave Parker a thunderous reception, with the 4000-strong Stadium Southland crowd whipped into a frenzy for the main event following stunning knockout victories on the undercard by Izu Ugonoh over Will Quarry, and local hero Kaleni Taetuli against Dave Letele after 22 seconds.

There was disquiet from some in the crowd about the manner of Parker’s victory - some booed at what they thought was a dive by Tupou once they saw the replay - but there was no doubt Parker connected to Tupou’s right temple with a left hand and followed it up with a heavy overhand right to the top of his opponent’s head.

Parker said: “I felt it connected real well and when I looked down he was on the ground.”

Trainer Kevin Barry was in no doubt about what he had seen and couldn’t resist the opportunity to have a dig at critics who he said doubted Parker’s power.

Barry said: “I still go back to two and a half years ago when the media and some people in New Zealand said Joseph Parker can’t punch.

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A concussion to Kyle Turner has soured South Sydney’s thrilling 2016 win over a brave Penrith side at ANZ Stadium last night. Appearing in his first match since breaking his neck in February, Turner was felled in an attempted tackle on prop Jeremy Latimore early in the second half. Play was stopped for almost five minutes. Turner, who was concussed four times in 2014, was later cleared of any further damage to his neck. An upset was on the cards when Penrith shot to a 12-nil lead inside the half hour mark. But the defending premiers moved quickly to level the score and then nudged ahead early in the second half before holding on for a well-earned victory.

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Blockbuster set up Emotions will be running high at Brookvale Oval on Friday when resurgent Manly host South Sydney as Rabbitohs back-rower Glenn Stewart returns to his old home ground with a chance of ending the Sea Eagles’ finals hopes. In a promoter’s dream, much of the build-up is sure to centre around Stewart and Manly coach Geoff Toovey. Manly chairman Scott Penn recently revealed the decision to axe long-time Sea Eagle Stewart played a part in the decision to sack Toovey.

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High fives for High Forty High Forty castled his rivals on Saturday to further enhance the prospects of Grand National masters Brian and Shane Anderton adding to the family record in next weekend’s feature jumping event at Riccarton.

The dour nine-year-old ensured high fives in the birdcage after he produced a supreme staying performance under the topweight of 70kg to land the NZI Koral Steeplechase.

High Forty finished fourth in the Racecourse Hotel & Motor Lodge Grand National Steeplechase 12 months ago and cotrainer Shane Anderton said the gelding was better equipped for the 5600 metre test this time around.

“With another year on him he’s got stronger,” he said.

“He’ll get a big weight, but the way he’s handled it today there’s no reason why he can’t do it again.”

The Andertons have already won three Grand Nationals with Bymai (1984), Lord Venture (1988) and Noble Express (1994) and as the winner of five of his last six starts, High Forty is in prime form to add his name to the honours board.

“He won’t need to do much during the week and he’ll be back next Saturday for another crack,” Shane Anderton said.

High Forty was ridden patiently toward the back by Michael

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Palmerston North Greyhound Racing Club (2014) Incorporated Venue: Manawatu Raceway Meeting Date: 3 Aug 2015 NZ Meeting number: 3 Doubles: 1 and 2; 3 and 4; 5 and 6; 7 and 8; 9 and 10; 11 and 12 Trebles: 1, 2 and 3; 4, 5 and 6; 7, 8 and 9; 10, 11 and 12 1 12.10pm (NZT) FORMPRO RATINGS FREE EVERY MONDAY C0 C0, 457m 1 66777 Fat Boyz Flyer nwtd.................... G Hodgson 2 35363 Derecho Storm nwtd ....................M Roberts 3 77685 Agent Mick nwtd ..............................L Doody 4 84554 Hugglemonster nwtd ............J Woolston-Bell 5 78 Cawbourne Marcy nwtd ...............M Roberts 6 Cawbourne Steps nwtd ................M Roberts 7 78332 Dark Garnah nwtd.................... S Gommans 8 88T47 Rubbed Out nwtd ....................... B Johnston 2 12.30pm GREYHOUNDS AS PETS C0 C0, 375m 1 84463 Charrina Hill nwtd I C &..................J Lenden 2 76272 Sedgebrook Charm nwtd ....................F Kite 3 Cawbourne Gil nwtd.....................M Roberts 4 84556 Homebush Inquiry nwtd .......J Woolston-Bell 5 57864 Terra Way nwtd ............................. M Gowan 6 Jazz Hill nwtd ................................B Mitchell 7 7 Repeat Visit nwtd ................................ L Bell 8 54388 Eva’s Storm nwtd .........................M Roberts 9 7461 Allegro Style nwtd ............................L Ahern 10 47475 Em Cee Dee nwtd L & ....................... Morris 3 12.50pm GRANT IRVINE PHARMACY C2 HEAT 1 C2q, 375m 1 25111 Sedgebrook Magic 21.50 ....................F Kite 2 34612 Working Jewel 21.81 .......................L Doody 3 72162 Not Bad 21.76 ............................ B Johnston 4 1462x Cranky Pants nwtd ...........................L Ahern 5 13462 Homebush Bounce 21.90 ......J T McInerney 6 72543 Flying Blake 21.84 .............................. L Bell 7 14427 Skinny Ankles 21.74 ...................A Turnwald 8 61156 Embee Dee 21.83 ..................J T McInerney 9 83868 Doll Parts 21.54 ..........................B Hodgson 10 75348 Fastback King 21.85 ............... D T Poutama 4 1.10pm BROOKS TIMING C2 HEAT 2 C2q, 375m 1 53285 Homebush Ginger nwtd .........J T McInerney 2 12634 Angie Zarr nwtd...........................A Turnwald 3 55661 Botany Liz 21.87 ....................J T McInerney 4 87133 Homebush Dawn 22.29..........J T McInerney 5 11555 Allegro Blast 21.73 ...........................L Ahern 6 71174 To The Bank 21.79 ....................... P Denbee 7 53538 Making Time nwtd ...............................S Kite 8 15181 One Broke Girl nwtd...........................W Kite 9 55654 Cawbourne Sarah 21.48 ..............M Roberts 10 55565 Boston Lightning 21.57 ...............A Turnwald 5 1.30pm AFFORDABLE PET ACCESSORIES C3, 375m 1 24122 Impersonator nwtd .................... A Bradshaw

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A fist-pump from Michael Mitchell as he crosses the line in the Koral on Saturday.

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Mitchell before they picked up ground and loomed into serious contention across the top.

They led over the final two flights and drew clear to beat the Kevin Myers-trained Get Flash by four and a half lengths.

“He’s been a fantastic find and the ground was perfect for him,” Mitchell said.

“He was very fluent today and very impressive. All I had to do was to bide my time and wait for the runs.”

Meanwhile Lesley Munro struck gold with her first Riccarton runner on Saturday and an already memorable trip to Christchurch promises to get even better next week.

The Pukekohe owner-trainer produced Coolibah to claim Saturday’s Racecourse Hotel & Motor Lodge Sydenham Hurdles and the gelding now looms as a major hope in Wednesday’s Hospitality NZ Grand National Hurdles.

“That was pretty marvellous, very exciting,” Munro said.

“He flew down last Thursday and travelled really well and he’s come through this race without a worry.

“I don’t think the extra distance will worry him in the National, and neither will any rain.

“He’s a really tough horse and he doesn’t give up.”

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Palmerston North dogs Today at Manawatu Raceway 2 63621 Wheelie Chillie 21.66 ..................A Turnwald 3 86288 Red Crystal 21.78 .......................B Hodgson 4 31151 Chocdee Alice 21.60 ..............J T McInerney 5 12331 Bigtime Reign nwtd ..........................L Ahern 6 24215 Apollo 21.75 ..................................... A Clark 7 11326 Ollie Baxter 21.49 ..................J T McInerney 8 21263 Pure Lee 21.79 D & ...................J MacAuley 9 33235 Winfield Winter nwtd ....................M Roberts 10 83615 Another Cover 21.66 ..............J T McInerney 6 1.50pm PAUL CLARIDGE ELECTRICAL C1, 375m 1 65386 Vinny Doon 21.93 .........................G Atwood 2 16311 Sedgebrook Babe nwtd.......................F Kite 3 31128 Cawbourne Legs nwtd ...........J T McInerney 4 7x148 Tamaska nwtd ........................... A Bradshaw 5 73242 Ka Pai 22.62.......................................W Kite 6 88764 Box Of Fluffies 22.25........................L Ahern 7 4F765 Taikorea Lass nwtd ...................... T Downey 8 78656 Nominal Lily nwtd ............................L Doody 9 44337 Gummy Gumpsta nwtd G R & ........ S Voyce 10 24656 Homebush Stew nwtd ............J T McInerney 7 2.09pm WAREHOUSE STATIONERY C1 C1, 375m 1 11718 Boston Thunder 22.13.................A Turnwald 2 62423 Cawbourne Josh 22.04 ....................... L Bell 3 44533 Vinnie Baxter 21.65................J T McInerney 4 84788 Buzzy As nwtd ...................................J Hunt 5 33261 Another Pearl 22.23 ...............J T McInerney 6 7F782 McJopson nwtd ................................ A Clark 7 45425 Elusive Babe nwtd..............................W Kite 8 68557 Space Captain 21.89 D & ..........J MacAuley 9 42825 Bundoran Lad 22.07 ..................... D Donlon 10 86234 Opawa Lachlan nwtd.......................... N Udy 8 2.27pm MANAWATU HARNESS RACING C4, 375m 1 61643 Loving The Mix 21.34 ..................A Turnwald 2 51245 Allegro Master 21.43 ........................L Ahern 3 83335 Super Zip Zip 21.57 ....................A Turnwald 4 53142 All In Berlin nwtd .............................B Marsh 5 13115 Ayra Stark 21.57 .............................. A Clark 6 12214 New Thang nwtd ....................... A Bradshaw 7 21127 Backchat Harry nwtd ................. A Bradshaw 8 63453 Opawa Shaiden 21.66..................M Roberts 9 25317 Manu Rama 22.11 ..........................L Doody 10 77381 Stellar Force 21.45 ................... S Gommans 9 2.48pm OUTBACK TRADING COMPANY C5, 375m 1 7518x Wheelie Rascal 21.50 .................A Turnwald 2 66131 Spring Major 21.48......................A Turnwald 3 31545 Caesar Chance 21.38 .................A Turnwald 4 72621 Wheelie Good 21.47 ...................A Turnwald 5 11517 Fashion And Fame 21.41 .................L Ahern 6 36613 Big Boy Deno 21.59 .....................M Roberts 7 14434 Blue And Curly 21.27 .......................L Ahern 8 54162 Cawbourne Buttsy 21.34..............M Roberts

9 56174 Plenty Of Time 21.77 .......................L Ahern 10 83357 Individual Lily 21.40 .........................L Ahern 10 3.05pm J P PRINT PETONE C1 C1, 457m 1 11212 Heart You nwtd .................................L Ahern 2 46655 Lagoon Mac nwtd.........................M Roberts 3 88882 Mariah 26.63 ....................................P Taylor 4 24141 Spirit Run nwtd............................B Hodgson 5 165 Cawbourne Clay nwtd ..................M Roberts 6 63232 Cawbourne Gable nwtd .......J Woolston-Bell 7 13465 Tuff Diamond 26.49 .......................B Mitchell 8 25622 Thrilling Toby 26.43 ................. D T Poutama 9 56354 Acapella 26.47 ..................................D Edlin 10 55738 Dark Faerytales nwtd .............. D T Poutama 11 3.27pm PERSONAL PROTECTIVE SERVICES C2/3, 457m 1 48714 Arcane Rampage 26.14 ...............M Roberts 2 18874 Archi Bale 27.52.....................J T McInerney 3 43414 Malakai Magic 26.15 .................... P Denbee 4 56231 Alamein Jah 26.18 K & .....................Phillips 5 61535 Opawa Tom 26.01 .............................M Flipp 6 41646 Cawbourne Gracie nwtd ..............M Roberts 7 51186 Another Habit 26.86 .........................L Ahern 8 41372 Briseur De Reves nwtd ............. A Bradshaw 9 57574 Worboys 26.45 G R & ..................... S Voyce 10 47574 Ten Point One nwtd ..........................P Taylor 12 3.44pm SHAKEY JAKEY AT ROCKY RIDGE C4/5 C4/5, 457m 1 46751 Cosmic Scramble 26.10 ..............B Hodgson 2 27175 Calinda Girl nwtd....................... A Bradshaw 3 25536 Premier Division 26.13 .....................L Ahern 4 11161 Vegas Danny 26.03 .....................A Turnwald 5 12547 Cawbourne Brick 26.05................M Roberts 6 12223 Thou Romeo 26.30 ...........................D Edlin 7 84247 Curious Life 26.11 ...........................M Olden 8 12772 Boris 26.17 ................................. B Johnston 9 45544 Izzey Bale nwtd ............................C Roberts LEGEND: fsdt - First Start Here nwd - No Win this Distance fstd - First Start This Distance 31 13 - Best Winning Time This Track

SELECTIONS Race 1: Cawbourne Steps, Derecho Storm, Hugglemonster Race 2: Cawbourne Gil, Sedgebrook Charm, Charrina Hill Race 3: Sedgebrook Magic, Embee Dee, Working Jewel Race 4: One Broke Girl, Angie Zarr, Allegro Blast, Homebush Dawn Race 5: Chocdee Alice, Impersonator, Pure Lee, Bigtime Reign Race 6: Sedgebrook Babe, Cawbourne Legs, Box Of Fluffies Race 7: Another Pearl, Cawbourne Josh, Boston Thunder Race 8: New Thang, Ayra Stark, Backchat Harry, Loving The Mix Race 9: Blue And Curly, Cawbourne Buttsy, Spring Major Race 10: Heart You, Spirit Run, Tuff Diamond, Thrilling Toby Race 11: Alamein Jah, Briseur De Reves, Malakai Magic Race 12: Thou Romeo, Vegas Danny, Cosmic Scramble

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Daily Events Monday

10.00am - 2.00pm CREATIVE FIBRE ASHBURTON. 6.00am Open to the public with displays and ST DAVID’S UNION CHURCH. entertainment. Tinwald Memorial Real women circuit training in hall, Hall, Graham Street, Tinwald.

48 Allens Road, Allenton.

1.00pm - 3.00pm 10.00am ASHBURTON AVIATION MUSEUM. METHVEN HERITAGE CENTRE. A great selection of many aircraft New Zealand and Agriculture from the past to the future. Seafield Encounter, interactive fun for all Road. ages. Main Street, Methven.

1.00pm - 4.00pm 10.00am ASHBURTON DISTRICT FAMILY ASHBURTON COUNTY VETERANS HISTORY GROUP. GOLF. New rooms open for research.

Members will contest the Tucker Ground floor Heritage Centre, East Shield. Stableford. Methven Golf St. All welcome.

Club.

1.15pm WAIREKA CROQUET CLUB. Mahjong - counting. Waireka Croquet Clubrooms, Philip Street.

6.00pm RAKAIA REAL WOMEN. Circuit training, 1st time free. St Andrews Church Hall, Bridge Street, Rakaia.

6.00pm ST DAVID’S UNION CHURCH. Real women circuit training in hall.

48 Allens Road, Allenton.

7.30pm CATHOLIC WOMENS LEAGUE. Euchre . Holy Name Parish Hall, Winter Street.

Tuesday

M.S.A. Havelock St. 1.30pm M.S.A. PETANQUE CLUB. Club social day, new members welcome. M.S.A. Sports Grounds, 115 Racecourse Road.

7.00pm - 9.00pm MID CANTERBURY BADMINTON CLUB. Night section club night, new players welcomed, racquets available. EA Networks Stadium, 20 River Terrace.

8.00pm ASHBURTON STROLLERS CLUB. Club meeting and Annual General Meeting with speaker David Winterburn (DOC Geraldine Manager). All welcome, phone Jenny 308-6862. St Stephens Hall, Park Street.

9.30am ST DAVID’S UNION CHURCH. Walking group, meet at the Church, 48 Allens Road, Allenton.

9.30am M.S.A. TAI CHI. Stretching exercises and Tai Chi maintenance, Social Hall, Havelock Street.

9.30am - 12.30pm ASHBURTON METHODIST PARISH GOODWILL SHOP. Pre-loved clothing. Tinwald Methodist Church, Cnr Main Road and Jane Street, Tinwald.

10.00am METHVEN HERITAGE CENTRE. New Zealand and Agriculture

Encounter.

11.00am M.S.A. TAI CHI. Class for beginners, M.S.A. Social hall, Havelock Street.

12.00pm - 3.00pm ASHBURTON JUSTICE OF THE PEACE ASSOCIATION (INC).

Document or service from a JP, open every Tuesday. Community House, 122 Tancred Street. (rear of Westpac Bank).

1.00pm - 3.00pm ASHBURTON AVIATION MUSEUM. A great selection of many aircraft from the past to the future, Seafield Road.

1.30pm M.S.A. GARDEN SECTION. Speaker, Murray Lister on Orchids.

Puzzles Monday, August 3, 2015

www.guardianonline.co.nz CRYPTIC ACROSS 1. Made hot by being sprayed with lead shot? (8) 7. Such piffle upsets Belgian after an absence (5) 8. Coastal place to treat disease (7) 9. Speaks verse and quotes it for the second time (7) 10. Has a meal – tea-break first, then begins supper (4) 12. No partner with a Scotsman, the wise fellow (7) 14. Peter, upset and topless, would fake it (7) 17. Reversed into proper car-park and made some ground (4) 18. A pig will go around the vestibule in a superficial way (7) 21. Parking sign in a way to cross it out and exhaust one (7) 22. Nominated, having something to call one by (5) 23. Indeed, The Case is Altered – no longer with us (8)

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SATURDAY’S SOLUTIONS CRYPTIC Across 1. Second mate 6. Scan 10. Marriage-licence 11. Sincerity 12. Lapel 13. Noted 15. Unship 19. Esteem 20. Grand 23. Floor 24. Duettists 26. Contemporaneous 27. Sate 28. Percolated Down 1. Samisen 2. Coronets 3. Noise 4. Magnitude 5. Tally 7. Canape 8. Needled 9. Scalding 14. Deserved 16. Symmetric 17. Passport 18. Defects 21. Disused 22. Hornet 24. Duple 25. Tonal

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DOWN 1. Barrier (8) 2. Unspoken (5) 4. Aged (3) 5. Place of delight and peace (8,4) 6. Experienced person (3,4) 7. Nobleman (4) 8. Unsurpassed (6,2,4) 12. Leaves out (5) 13. Inborn (8) 15. Languages (7) 19. Pair (5) 20. Hastened (4) 22. Merriment (3)

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YOUR STARS ARIES (Mar 21-Apr 19): It’s rare if the person who gives you comfort and security also captures your spirit of adventure and excitement. Cherish the one who brings this to your life.

TAURUS (Apr 20-May 20): The best place to keep items you don’t use or love is at the local opshop.

Lighten your spiritual and emotional load by clearing your material world of unnecessary baggage.

GEMINI (May 21-Jun 21): The more conscious you are the more you hurt. It’s the price for being highly sensitive. But there are benefits — like an extra capacity to hold the joy you’ll experience today.

CANCER (Jun 22-Jul 22): Some suggest that avoiding danger is no safer than outright exposure.

There’s something scary you want to do, and if you can negotiate with your fear along the way, you’ll be quite successful in this endeavour.

LEO (Jul 23-Aug 22): You notice errors, rectify mistakes and operate with speed and efficiency.

No wonder you’re in demand. Save some of that superpower for your projects, too!

VIRGO (Aug 23-Sep 22): Your rule is that you don’t have to like everyone, but you do have to treat each person with respect. It’s hard sometimes to stick with this rule, but if everyone did it as well as you, we’d live in a peaceful world.

LIBRA (Sep 23-Oct 23): The person you regard with silent admiration can feel the vibration of your favourable attention. You don’t have to say anything for now. Savour the charged silence between you.

SCORPIO (Oct 24-Nov 21): It will take you a while to decide, but once you decide you’ll be unstoppable. So feel free to take your time. Don’t buy into the pressure. Resist influence. No one else knows what’s best for you.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov 22-Dec 21): You enjoy giving gifts, sometimes more generous than you can afford. Spending more time and more thought will be more effective than spending more money.

CAPRICORN (Dec 22-Jan 19): What worked five years ago seems dated. While you seek fresh options, consider what’s needed may be as simple as a new coat of paint (or the figurative equivalent).

AQUARIUS (Jan 20-Feb 18): In the same manner that career-minded folks are supposed to dress for the job they want instead of the job they have, you give gifts for the income you want.

PISCES (Feb 19-Mar 20): Sometimes you feel alone in your highly sensitive nature. Your ability to observe your surroundings is something to celebrate. It’s a survival mechanism that has contributed to the health of the human race.

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TODAY

Mainly fine. Northeasterlies.

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Mainly fine. Southwesterlies developing.

Rain, heavy near the divide, with snow to 1000m. Mainly fine further east. NW easing.

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Ashburton Airport Temperature °C At 4pm 12.6 14.7 Max to 4pm 2.6 Minimum -0.8 Grass minimum Rainfall mm 0.0 16hr to 4pm August to date 0.0 Avg Aug to date 4 2015 to date 358.0 405 Avg year to date Wind km/h SW 7 At 4pm Strongest gust N 50 Time of gust 8:50am

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Fine with high cloud. Strengthening NW.

FRIDAY

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FZL: Rising to 2200m

Mainly fine, but scattered rain near the divide, clearing at night.

Wind at 1000m: Gale NW 80 km/h, rising to severe gale 100 km/h for a time in the morning and afternoon, dying out at night.

Wind at 2000m: Severe gale NW 110 km/h, easing to W 50 km/h at night.

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World Weather

NZ Today

TOMORROWFZL: 2000m lowering to 1000m at night

from afternoon south of Banks Peninsula.

Northerlies easing, brief evening southerly.

High cloud at times. A few spots of rain possible south of Banks Peninsula.

Northwesterlies.

190 East St, Ashburton Ph 308 8945 www.flowersandballoons.co.nz

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Rain about the divide, with heavy possibly thundery falls, scattered falls further east.

Rain easing to showers later, clearing in the east. Snow down to 1400m.

Wind at 1000m: NW gale 70 km/h, severe gale 90 km/h at times in exposed places.

Wind at 2000m: Severe NW gale 110 km/h.

Mostly fine with high cloud, clearing in the evening. Northeasterlies, fresh at times.

However, strong and gusty northwesterlies developing inland from late morning.

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Any queries please contact 0800 ASHBURTON TOMORROW (0800-274-287). Mainly fine, but the odd shower possible

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A northwest flow with a series of embedded fronts predominates over New Zealand through to Thursday.

On Friday, an unsettled southwesterly flow spreads across most of the country.

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6am Breakfast 9am Good Morning 10am The Chase 3 0 11am May The Best House Win PGR Four sets of home-owners are invited to judge one another’s houses based on interior design, homeliness, comfort, and hospitality.

Noon One News 0 12:30 Emmerdale Victoria and Adam’s wedding day arrives; Aaron makes a discovery; Priya must stop Rakesh. 0 1:30 Coronation Street PGR 3 0 2pm Who’s Doing The Dishes?

2:55 Tipping Point 3:55 Te Karere 2 0 4:25 The Chase 0 5:25 Millionaire – Hot Seat 0 6pm One News 0 7pm Seven Sharp 0 7:30 Border Security PGR 0 8pm The Force PGR A real-estate agency in WA is the victim of a cyber attack; two properties are linked to a suspected drug deal; a busy night for an officer with two car pursuits.

0 8:30 Criminal Minds AO 0 9:30 Castle AO 0 10:30 One News 0 11pm The Following AO 0 11:55 Unforgettable AO 3 0 12:45 Te Karere 3 2 0 1:10 Infomercials 5:05 Impact For Life 5:35 Te Karere 3 2 0

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6:30 The Crowd Goes Wild 3 7am Deal Or No Deal 3 7:30 Home Shopping Noon The Doctors PGR 1pm The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon PGR 3 2pm Doctor Who PGR 3 The Doctor takes new companion Clara to the Festival of Offerings, but the Old God is waking and demands sacrifice.

3pm Storage Wars – Texas 3 The buyers learn about tea parties as they arrive in Lewisville, a well-to-do town of lakes and grand houses.

3:30 Country House Rescue 3 4:30 Hot Bench 5pm Deal Or No Deal 5:30 Prime News 6pm Escape To The Country

9:30 Motorsport – Nascar Xfinity Series (Highlights) US Cellular 250.

From Iowa Speedway in Newton, Iowa.

10:30 Golf – Women’s British Open (Highlights) Round Four.

11:30 Motorsport – Superbike World Championship (Highlights) Malaysia.

12:30 Motorsport – V8 Supercars (Highlights) Supersprint – Race 20.

1pm Cricket – The Ashes (Highlights) England v Australia – Third Test, Day Five.

1:30 Golf – Women’s British Open (Highlights) Round Four.

2:30 Football – Arsenal TV Community Shield – Arsenal v Chelsea.

5:30 Darts – Super League (Replay) Final.

The Simpsons 3 0 New Girl PGR 3 The Goldbergs PGR 3 M Bring It On – Fight To The Finish AO 3 2010 Drama. Christina Milian, Cody Longo, Rachele Smith, Holland Roden.

10:35 The Glades AO 3 Carlos tries to help a former colleague with whom he once had a relationship.

7pm The Crowd Goes Wild 7:30 Animal Airport It is feeding time for the Animal Reception Centre’s slipperiest customers, including the resident rock python; a grumpy mastiff arrives in an oversized crate.

8pm Bondi Rescue PGR 8:30 60 Minutes PGR 9:30 Mayday PGR 10:30 The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon PGR

8:30 Golf – Women’s British Open (Highlights) Round Four. From Ailsa Course at The Trump Turnberry Resort in Scotland.

9:30 Golf Central An in-depth analysis and breaking news on everything that is happening in the world of golf.

10:30 Athletics – IAAF Diamond League (Highlights) Stockholm.

11:30 Entertainment Tonight 11:55 Infomercials

11:30 The Crowd Goes Wild 3 An irreverent daily sports and entertainment show.

Midnight Home Shopping 1:30 The Crowd Goes Wild 3 An irreverent daily sports and entertainment show.

2am Home Shopping

11:30 World Rugby Midnight Aussie Rules – AFL (Delayed) Fremantle v GWS Giants.

3am Fox Sports News 3:30 The Crowd Goes Wild 4am WRC Mid-Season Review 5am Golf – Women’s British Open (Highlights) Round Four.

6am Creflo Dollar Ministries 6:30 Tiki Tour 3 0 6:52 Angry Birds Toons 3 0 6:55 Fish Hooks 3 0 7:20 Sanjay And Craig 3 0 7:45 SpongeBob SquarePants 3 0 8:15 Doc McStuffins 3 0 8:35 Everything’s Rosie 3 0 9am Infomercials 10:30 Neighbours 3 0 11am Home And Away 3 0 11:30 Shortland Street PGR 3 0 Noon Cougar Town PGR 3 0 12:30 Jeremy Kyle PGR 1:30 I’m A Celebrity Get Me Out Of Here AO 2:35 The Middle 3 0 3:30 Angry Birds Stella 0 3:35 Randy Cunningham – 9th Grade Ninja 3 0 4pm Austin And Ally 0 4:30 The 4:30 Show 5pm America’s Funniest Home Videos 3 0 5:30 Home And Away 0 6pm Friends 3 0 6:30 Neighbours 0 7pm Shortland Street PGR 0 8pm My Kitchen Rules PGR The first of the semi-finals, with two teams competing for a place in the final. 0 9:20 Tabatha Takes Over AO Tabatha helps a doggie day-care business, but soon discovers a management nightmare. 0 10:20 20/20 0 10:50 Benched AO

6am Paul Henry 9am Infomercials 10:30 Missing Pieces 3 Terry believes he fathered a child 37 years ago, but the truth shakes two families; Pauline was adopted, and now wants to find her birth mother to thank her for giving her a good life. 0 11am Rachael Ray Kevin James tells Rachael about his new comedy, Paul Blart – Mall Cop 2.

Noon 3 News 12:30 Baggage PGR 1pm Dr Phil AO 2pm The Ricki Lake Show PGR 2:55 The Real Housewives Of Melbourne PGR 4pm Entertainment Tonight 4:25 Million Dollar Minute 3 4:55 The Block – Triple Threat 6pm 3 News 7pm Come Dine With Me New Zealand PGR Louise Sutherland hosts a colourful Mexican fiesta. 0 7:30 M Battleship PGR 3 2012 Action Adventure.

Liam Neeson, Taylor Kitsch, Brooklyn Decker. 0 10:15 Newsworthy 10:45 Gang Related AO 3 0

6am Sesame Street 3 6:55 Peppa Pig 3 7am Sticky TV 3 7:30 Dragons – Riders Of Berk 3 7:55 The Wild Thornberrys 3 8:20 Chuggington 3 8:30 Hi 5 House 8:55 Peppa Pig 3 9am Fireman Sam 0 9:10 Thomas And Friends 3 9:20 Bob The Builder 3 9:30 Barney And Friends 3 9:55 Infomercials 2pm Sesame Street 3 2:55 Pingu 3 3pm Sticky TV 4:35 Drake And Josh 3 5:05 Mr Young 5:30 Life’s Funniest Moments 6pm Malcolm In The Middle 3 0 6:30 How I Met Your Mother 3

11:15 Samantha Who? PGR 3 0 11:45 Go Girls AO 3 0 12:35 Ground Floor PGR 3 0 1:05 According To Jim 3 0 1:25 Infomercials 2:30 The Real PGR 3:15 The Tomorrow People AO 3 0 4am Regular Show 3 0 4:15 Mighty Med 4:35 The 4:30 Show 3 5:05 Neighbours 3 0 5:30 Infomercials

11:45 Infomercials 5:30 City Impact Church

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6am Benny Hinn 6:30 Buying The Bayou 7am Thai Street Food With David Thompson 7:30 The Living Room 8:30 The Auction House 9:30 Walking Through History 10:30 Better Homes And Gardens Noon Backroad Bounty 1pm The Living Room 2pm The Auction House 3pm Being Erica PGR 4pm Luke Gamble’s Vet Adventures 5pm Jamie At Home 5:30 Poh’s Kitchen 6pm Salvage Hunters 7pm Beverly Hills Pawn 7:30 Road Rivals Throughout the series, Charley and Russ take on a series of adventures with Russ longing for rustic experiences and Charley fighting for life’s finer things.

8pm Getaway 8:30 Lands Of The Monsoon The wildlife and cultures of southern Asia have been shaped by the monsoon winds that sweep across this vast region, turning drought into deluge.

9:30 Walking The Nile Photographer and writer Levison Wood attempts to walk the length of the world’s longest river.

10:30 Beverly Hills Pawn 11pm Jamie At Home 11:30 Poh’s Kitchen Midnight Bath Crashers 12:30 Benny Hinn 1am Walking The Nile 2am Luke Gamble’s Vet Adventures 3am Salvage Hunters 4am Road Rivals 4:30 Getaway 5am Lands Of The Monsoon

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6:30 Pukoro 3 2 7:30 Kia Mau! 3 8am Iwi Anthems 3 8:30 Te Kaea 3 2 9am Hoiho 3 9:30 Kai Time On The Road 3 10am Korero Mai 3 2 11am Toku Reo 3 2 Noon Korero Mai 3 2 1pm Toku Reo 2 2pm Ako 3 2 3pm Kai Time On The Road 3 3:30 Pukoro 2 4pm Dora Matatoa 3 2 4:30 Penguins Of Madagascar 3 2 5pm Pukana 2 5:30 Te Kaea 2

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6pm N Nga Pari Karangaranga O Te Motu He Kura te Tangata. 2 6:30 Ako 2 7pm Te Kaea 3 2 7:30 Te Matatini 2015 8pm Waka Warriors 8:30 Native Affairs 9:30 N Get Your Arse Off The Table PGR Half-caste Toi Iti questions the validity of Maori tikanga by exploring the world of Maori superstitions, protocols and lore. 10:30 Iti Pounamu PGR Ross and Beth. 11pm Te Kaea 3 2 11:30 Closedown

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6am Game Of Pawns M 6:30 Deadliest Catch PG 7:30 Gold Rush PG Mutiny.

8:30 MythBusters PG 9:30 Ultimate Fish – Snapper PG 10:30 Deadliest Catch PG 11:30 Dates From Hell M Noon Dates From Hell M 12:30 Desperate Measures M 1:30 Web Of Lies M 2:30 How It’s Made PG 3pm How It’s Made PG 3:30 Gold Rush PG Paid in Full.

4:30 Big Fish Man PG 5:30 MythBusters PG 6:30 Epic Bar Builds PG 7:30 Auction Hunters 8pm Auction Hunters PG 8:30 MythBusters – The Simpsons Special PG 9:30 Outrageous Acts Of Psych M 10pm Outrageous Acts Of Psych M 10:30 How It’s Made PG 11pm How It’s Made PG 11:30 Gold Rush PG

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12:30 Deadly Sins M 1:30 Fatal Encounters M 2:30 Game Of Pawns M 3am Deadliest Catch PG 4am Man v Wild PG 5am Flying Wild Alaska PG

6am The Fifth Estate MVL 2013 Drama. Benedict Cumberbatch.

8:05 Sex Tape 16LSC 2014 Comedy.

Jason Segel, Cameron Diaz.

9:40 Rob The Mob 16VLSC 2014 Crime. Michael Pitt, Andy Garcia.

11:25 Deadfall 16VLS 2012 Crime.

Eric Bana, Olivia Wilde.

1pm Sex Tape 16LSC 2014 Comedy.

Jason Segel, Cameron Diaz.

2:35 The Fifth Estate MVL 2013 Drama. Benedict Cumberbatch.

4:40 Grudge Match MVL 2013 Comedy. Robert De Niro.

6:30 Parker 16VL 2013 Action.

Jason Statham, Jennifer Lopez.

8:30 Paranoia MVL 2013 Thriller.

An employee of a big corporation finds himself a pawn in his boss’s plan to eliminate the competition.

Liam Hemsworth, Harrison Ford.

10:20 Live Nude Girls 18S 2014 Comedy. Mike Hatton, Dave Foley.

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Midnight Jamesy Boy 18VLSC 2014 Crime. Spencer Lofranco 1:45 One In The Gun 16 2010 Thriller. Steven Man. 3:15 Live Nude Girls 18S 2014 Comedy. 4:55 Grudge Match MVL 2013 Comedy. Robert De Niro.

Animal Airport

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MOVIES GREATS 7:35 The Truman Show PGL 1998 Comedy. Jim Carrey, Laura Linney.

9:20 The Boy In The Striped Pajamas MC 2008 Drama.

10:55 The Wedding Planner PGL 2001 Romantic Comedy Jennifer Lopez, Matthew McConaughey.

12:40 Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban PGC 2004 Adventure. Daniel Radcliffe.

3pm Gran Torino 16VL 2009 Crime.

Clint Eastwood.

4:55 Autumn In New York ML 2000 Drama. Richard Gere, Winona Ryder.

6:40 27 Dresses PGL 2008 Romantic Comedy. Katherine Heigl.

8:30 Jerry Maguire MLS 1996 Drama. When a sports agent has a moral epiphany and is fired for expressing it, he decides to put his new philosophy to the test.

Tom Cruise, Renee Zellweger.

10:50 The Sweeney 16VLS 2012 Action. Ray Winstone, Ben Drew.

TUESDAY

12:40 Snatch 18VL 2000 Crime.

2:20 Autumn In New York ML 2000 Drama. 4:05 The Sweeney 16VLS 2012 Action. 5:55 Bafta – A Life In Pictures PG 2012 Documentary.

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9am Motorsport – V8 Supercars (Highlights) Supersprint – Race 20.

9:30 Cricket – International (Highlights) Zimbabwe v Blackcaps – First ODI. From Harare Sports Club.

10am Cycling – RideLondon Grand Prix (Replay) Women’s Criterium Race.

11am Cycling – RideLondon Classic (Replay) 3pm Cricket – International (Highlights) Zimbabwe v Blackcaps – First ODI. From Harare Sports Club.

3:30 Sky Sports UK News 4pm World Rugby 4:30 Golf – Women’s British Open (Replay) Round Fo. From Ailsa Course at The Trump Turnberry Resort in Scotland.

6:30 Golf Central 7:30 Rugby League – NRL (Highlights) Warriors v Sharks.

8pm The After Match Awen Guttenbeil and guests discuss the big issues in rugby league.

8:30 L Rugby League – NRL Titans v Eels. From Cbus Super Stadium, Queensland.

11pm Monday Night With Matty Johns

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Midnight Rugby League – NRL Friday Highlights.

12:30 Rugby League – NRL Saturday Highlights.

1am Rugby League – NRL Sunday Highlights.

1:30 Rugby League – NRL (Replay) Titans v Eels. From Cbus Super Stadium, Queensland.

3:30 Monday Night With Matty Johns 4:30 The Crowd Goes Wild 5am Fox Sports News 5:30 Rugby League – NRL Monday Highlights.

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A classic game of two halves played out at the Ashburton Showgrounds on Saturday, in front of a large and vocal crowd, but at the final whistle it was Rakaia celebrating their third Watters Cup victory in as many years.

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Osborne’s stock rises, Jane’s falls

BY KRIS SHANNON Patrick Osborne’s elevation to the All Blacks squad can be construed as another sign that time is running out for Cory Jane.

The Highlanders wing was yesterday added to an alreadycrowded outside back picture and, with the World Cup squad announcement looming at the end of the month, Jane might be the man squeezed out.

That’s not to suggest Osborne will hear his name called, however.

Waisake Naholo’s broken leg ever so slightly opened the door, but the All Blacks would have to suffer a serious injury crisis for Osborne to feature in England.

Which is exactly why the wing will spend the next fortnight with the All Blacks as they prepare for back-to-back Bledisloe Cup tests, the first of which, in Sydney on Saturday night, also decides the Rugby Championship.

The All Blacks certainly have recent experience of a succession of players in the same posi-

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tion falling over at a World Cup, and they want to prepare for every possibility.

So Osborne will soak up the environment and, even if he never takes the field, be better placed were an SOS call to eventually arrive.

The likelihood of such a call only increases with every opportunity passing by Jane during a frustratingly injury-plagued season.

Jane will be assessed as the All Blacks assemble in Auckland this week but is unlikely to re-

turn to the field until the ITM Cup, which may leave him, like Osborne, World Cup injury cover at best.

“With Waisake out for three months and Cory still struggling with his injuries, we just wanted to make sure we that we had someone else who’s been in the environment,” Hansen said.

“If we ended up going to the World Cup and needing some outside players, and [Naholo and Jane] weren’t available, then we’d have someone who’s been here and feels comfortable. It was

a bit of pre-planning, really.”

Hansen insisted Jane was still a chance for England, with both his past credentials and undoubted pedigree under the high ball keeping him in the frame, but the coach remained wary of choosing a player who has found it impossible to remain healthy throughout the season.

Nehe Milner-Skudder was another outside back Hansen wanted to see, having recovered from the rib injury that has so far precluded his participation in the Rugby Championship. - NZME

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