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Trust calls show farmers hurting

BY NADINE PORTER

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The Mid Canterbury Rural Support Trust is having to hire a part-time manager to deal with an increase in calls from the rural community, and banks concerned about clients, in the wake of the dairy downturn and dry conditions.

Sue Baird has volunteered for the trust for more than 20 years alongside husband Allan, but has now been employed to work one day a week to help dispatch what’s needed to those farmers facing challenging times.

Mrs Baird said there had been an increase in calls in past weeks, particularly in the past five days where they had received a call a day as dry conditions begin to exert more pressure on the

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“There’s a bit of pressure starting to come on and obviously heading into another dry spell alongside the general downturn in profitability is not helping – and it’s putting people under an awful lot of pressure. It’s only natural that some of them will start to struggle to deal with it all.”

Mrs Baird said problems were not just financial with some farmers “really pushing themselves” but said local banks had been sympathetic to customers.

“The banks are trying really hard to work with farmers to make sure the financial burden doesn’t get to a point where it’s not viable anymore.”

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“It may be that we’re going through a blip at the moment but whether that continues … who knows?”

She reiterated the importance of “looking out” for neighbours and not being frightened to ring up if they suspect a farmer needs help, particularly if their behaviour changes.

“And don’t forget the rural professionals in all this because they are under pressure too.

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Photos of a pregnant Michelle Bridges doing crunches sends the wrong message to pregnant mums, physiotherapists warn.

Women’s health physiotherapist Lyz Evans says Bridges had fallen into the trap of believing crunches made the abdominal muscles stronger, when in actual fact, she says, doing them in the later stages of pregnancy puts women at risk of tearing abdominal wall tissue. Such an injury can lead to lower back pain, urinary incontinence and an ongoing pot belly tummy, says Evans. Evans took to Facebook to warn her pregnant clients against copying Bridges after photos of the fitness guru performing the exercise at a beach were published last month.

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Kim Dotcom’s lawyer has accused the Crown of mistranslating the mogul’s communications to demonise him in international headlines. Ron Mansfield opened his case in defence of the internet entrepreneur at the extradition hearing before Auckland District Court yesterday. The FBI laid charges in January 2012 when Dotcom and three others – Mathias Ortmann, Bram van der Kolk and Finn Batato – were indicted on 13 charges including copyright infringement, racketeering, money laundering and fraud. Throughout the Crown’s case on behalf of the US government Christine Gordon, QC, made numerous references to conversations between Dotcom and his co-defendants. The communications – predominantly via Skype and in German – were used to push the US case that the men knew Megaupload was being used frequently to spread copyright-infringing material. But Mr Mansfield said the Crown gave a “prejudicial and fundamentally biased picture of the case”. The “rot”, he said, ran deeper too. He accused the opposing legal team of incorrectly translating some of Dotcom’s messages.

A television drama about convicted murderer Helen Milner – The Black Widow – has received more than $2 million in taxpayer funding from New Zealand on Air. Catching the Black Widow is being made as a Sunday Theatre project for TVNZ and will be backed by NZOA’s platinum fund, it was announced yesterday. The two-hour drama will focus on the story of Milner’s sister-in-law, Lee-Anne Cartier, as she fought to expose the poisoning of her brother Philip Nisbet by his wife Milner, who is now serving a life sentence with a minimum non-parole period of 17 years for the murder of her husband. Police initially believed the death was a suicide and referred it to the Coroner’s Court. But after Cartier’s detective work and a coroner finding no evidence that the Christchurch truck driver intended to kill himself, police launched a murder investigation and Milner was arrested in October 2011.

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Taking the rap for rap Georgia authorities were investigating how a group of inmates in a suburban Atlanta jail were able to make a rap music video using jailhouse equipment and then get it posted on social media, sheriff ’s officials said. The 2-minute-27-second video called Thuggin’ Live from DeKalb Jail was posted on YouTube. It shows a group of inmates dancing, with several taking off their shirts and waving contraband, DeKalb County Sheriff Jeffrey Mann said in a news release.

It shows inmates with a banned cigarette lighter. The inmates used the jailhouse’s video visitation system, which allows callers to see inmates while they talk remotely, Mann said. It was posted online by a person who received the video call, he added.

Authorities are reviewing how the system is monitored to make sure this does not happen again. Mann said in the statement he hoped the inmates “enjoyed their 15 minutes of fame,” and all will be punished.

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Rita Turtill is living proof that a frail child can go on to live a long and healthy life.

The Cameron Courts resident is today celebrating her 105th birthday, and even she herself can’t quite believe it.

Believed to be the district’s oldest person, Mrs Turtill’s birthday festivities began yesterday when she joined the rest homes’ other residents for a special afternoon tea.

Not only that but Westpac Ashburton confirmed Mrs Turtill was one of the branch’s oldest customers.

Upon hearing this, quickwitted as ever, Mrs Turtill announced to daughter Judy Glen yesterday she had “made it at last”.

Ms Glen said it was a privilege to still have her mother around and made a point of visiting from Australia a few times a year.

Not only was her birthday the topic of conversation but so too was the Rugby World Cup final.

Mrs Turtill watched the

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■ SPECIAL BIRTHDAY

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nail-biting game and said she believed the team was full of “good boys”.

Finding it hard to pick a favourite Mrs Turtill said Richie McCaw, Dan Carter and Ma’a Nonu were standouts but it was “about working as a team”.

Banter flew thick and fast during yesterday’s celebrations, Mrs Turtill joked she hadn’t received cards from anyone special “just the Queen”.

Born in Christchurch Mrs Turtill grew up in Ashburton and attended Ashburton Borough School after her father Frank Smallbone opened a garage in Cass Street.

Hampered by illness as a child in the 1920s, she underwent two major operations for an abscess on the lung, surviving to live a long, healthy life.

When she met and married Hubert Turtill a professional cyclist, the couple again frequented between Christchurch and Ashburton, settling here in 1990.

According to Statistics New Zealand Census 2013 data there were only 48 people in the country aged 105 or older.

Queenstown Airport is another step closer to night flights with work on a $17 million runway and lighting upgrade beginning this week. Expected to be completed by early April next year, the project will widen a resurfaced runway from 30m to 45m and new lighting will be installed for the runway, taxiway, apron and approach.

Provided airlines see demand for night services and get regulatory approval, evening flights are likely from next winter.

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Gavitron horror A 12-year-old boy told his mother he thought he was going to die after he came adrift and was thrown around inside an amusement ride in Clareville over the weekend. Jacob Gerritsen, from Martinborough, had been at the A&P Show on Friday night when he took a turn on the Gravitron. The padding had slipped out from underneath Jacob and he had been pushed upwards by the ride’s force, which had thrown him into a backwards flip behind the seats into the steel framing, where he was “tossed around” for the remaining stretch of the ride. Jacob’s outraged mother, Kristan Ramsden, is demanding answers from the ride’s owner as to why despite screams from those witnessing the incident the operator did not stop the ride.

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Rita Turtill’s 105th birthday celebrations kicked off yesterday when she dined on cake and tea with friends at Cameron Courts rest home.

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Rakaia Gorge station Big Ben sold for $12.5m

BY MICHELLE NELSON

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A Rakaia Gorge station has been sold to a US ranching family for $12.5 million.

Big Ben – a 3418 hectare sheep and beef station, formerly owned by Philip and Wendy Wareing and related interests, was purchased by Calvin Erdman and his sons Sumner and Christian, following approval from the Overseas Investment Commission in September.

Mr Wareing said the deal had taken nine months to seal.

The Erdman family have been investing in New Zealand for more than a decade and have compiled a significant portfolio of Kiwi farms, including interests in Coleridge Downs, Dry Acheron and Annavale stations.

The acquisition of Big Ben gives the family control of a huge tract of land on the northern side of the Rakaia Gorge.

Coleridge Downs has been transformed from largely under-developed high country in an intensive sheep and beef finishing property, alongside the development of a deer farm. It has been extensively regrassed and a reticulated irrigation system installed.

Plans are afoot to incorporate Big Ben into the Erdman family’s existing operations.

Under the terms of the investment plan a proposal is in the pipeline to protect 1500ha with a covenant, and to extend a public walkway on Dry Acheron, to create a loop track across Big Ben. The Erdman family continue to hold extensive ranging interests in the US. Mr Wareing, who has transport, property and farming interests in Mid Canterbury plans to invest in the development of the Rolleston Izone site.

Aussie airline Qantas have made good on a bet wagered with Air New Zealand and were yesterday donning the revered All Black jersey. Staff - including two pilots - on a flight from Sydney to Auckland yesterday were all sporting All Blacks gear following the Wallabies loss on the weekend.

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Head boy and girl announced

By RuBy HaRfield

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Choosing next year’s head boy and girl for Mount Hutt College was difficult because of the quality of the candidates, but principal John Schreurs believes they have made the right decision.

During school assembly yesterday, it was announced that Year 12 students Brooke Sandys and Dallas McLeod would be taking the helm of head boy and girl next year.

Mr Scheurs said Brooke and Dallas were fine young adults and he is looking forward to working with them.

“They both have demonstrated natural leadership and support of the school … as did the others.

“It was a very hard decision to make.”

The group of candidates was stronger than previous years and because of this, and the larger year size, they would be having a bigger group of prefects, he said.

Brooke said she was really shocked and surprised when she found out she would be head girl next year because the group of candidates were so good.

Ashburton Volunteer Fire Brigade were called out to a small kitchen fire on Suffolk Street at 3.50pm yesterday, and a small rubbish fire in a private residence on Burnett St at 9.35pm on Saturday.

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“It was anybody’s game.”

During her time in the leadership role she is hoping to promote and raise awareness of mental health and performing arts as well as making sure every-

one in the school has a fun and positive year.

Meanwhile, Dallas wanted to make sure everyone knew how to do the haka because it is an important part of the culture of the

school community.

He is excited to take up the role and wanted to make sure all the students have a good year.

Their deputies will be Rebecca Spittal and Bailey Kinvig.

Education review could be positive for district Ruby.H@tHe guaRdian.co.nz

A review of the education system could be positive for Ashburton, Mid Canterbury Principals’ Association (MCPA) president Chris Murphy says.

Education Minister Hekia Parata announced a proposed revamp of the Education Act yesterday.

Mr Murphy said this could be a good thing but it would depend on exactly what was changed.

“The devil will be in the detail.

“This could be really good, it could be a really positive thing for education.”

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Ewen Macdonald - the man acquitted of killing Scott Guy has been released from prison on parole. Macdonald has been behind bars since April 2011 when he was arrested for his brotherin-law Scott Guy’s murder. He was acquitted at a high-profile trial a year later but jailed for five years after admitting a string of other offences, including burning down Mr Guy’s house, vandalism and killing 19 calves with a hammer.

It is understood he was released from jail yesterday - with a Corrections spokesperson telling TVNZ he was “no longer in our custody”.

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ate a submission on behalf of all schools in Mid Canterbury, he said.

“We’ll be working very hard on our submission.”

One proposal under the new revamp that might interest people in the district was starting five-year-olds in blocks during the year, he said.

Having a child start the day they turned five meant they could settle into school individually but having a group start together could create a support network, Mr Murphy said.

Other bonuses would be knowing who was starting and when and national standard re-

porting would be easier.

However, there would need to be a change in the way early childhood education was funded because currently a child is only funded until its fifth birthday.

Ms Parata said an update was needed because the world has changed a lot since the last review in 1989, known as Tomorrow’s Schools, which enabled education to be administered locally rather than through a centralised system.

“To deliver a high quality education, we need an act that has a clear focus on children and young people, makes it clear what the system is looking for,

enables collaboration and flexibility, and fully engages parents, whanau and local communities.”

The proposed update draws on the recommendations of the Taskforce on Regulations Affecting School Performance which reported in 2014 that the Act focused on structures and administration.

A series of regional meetings, yet to be confirmed, will be held to discuss the proposals.

A consultation process began yesterday and runs until December 14.

Visit www.education.govt.nz/ education-act-update for more information.

Trust calls show farmers hurting

Snow to low levels

From P1 ANZ Mid Canterbury commercial and agri-relationship manager Mark Grenside said the Mid Canterbury branch had made around a dozen calls to the trust on behalf of clients.

“In some instances it’s not because of financial stress. They may just be looking for support in a technical area.”

Mr Grenside said it was not only dairy farmers suffering at present with some arable farmers struggling with crop choice in the face of the dairy slump and others undergoing changes in irrigation such as the Ashburton Lyndhurst Irrigation scheme where farmers are having to pay $3000 to $3500 per hectare to get water.

Farmers face snow down to unusually low levels for November as they gear up for a tough season ahead.

Mid Canterbury Federated Farmers grain and seed chairperson Jo Burke said yesterday a weather watch signalling snow was “all part and parcel of El Nino”. Ms Burke said farmers were already bracing themselves for a “tough season” ahead, with dry conditions, as El Nino forecasts strengthened.

NIWA’s latest seasonal outlook states a certainty of El Nino conditions through to January, with a 95 to 100 per cent chance of these continuing through early autumn until April.

Yesterday’s snow watch came from the MetService, which said

He praised the trust’s role in the agriculture community and said there were challenges across all sectors this year.

“It’s really important to think about the commercial and wider community. Everyone is impacted.”

The trust was not about being the ambulance at the bottom of the cliff, he said, but rather it supplied a credible group of people in town that could materially support the customer.

“They’ve been smart about the skill sets they have enlisted and have people who can make a material difference to a functional or financial situation clients are faced with and that’s amazing.”

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a strong, cold southerly airflow could follow behind weather systems bringing possible severe gales to parts of the South Island.

Snow is likely above 400 metres from mid-afternoon Tuesday until late Wednesday morning.

Ten to 15 centimetres of snow may accumulate above 600 metres, and there is a chance that the snow level could drop as low as 200 metres about the inland Canterbury Plains early Wednesday morning.

Methven, at about 305 metres above sea level, could get five to 10 centimetres of snow, with a slight risk of over 10 centimetres, while Ashburton could get five to 10 millimetres of rain.

Flowering seed crops will be subject to a risk of frosts.

Local man arrested An Ashburton man, aged in his 40s, was arrested and charged with wilful damage of a motor vehicle following an incident at about 10.30am yesterday.

Lowcliffe shed fire Hinds Rural Fire Force were called to a shed fire on Isleworth Road, Lowcliffe, at 5.42pm on Friday.

Chief fire officer Dave Kingsbury said the fire was not big but caused a lot of damage to the pump shed because all the electrics were burnt out. Fire crews were only there for about 45 minutes.

Motorcycle collision A man, aged in his 40s, was transported to Ashburton Hospital in a serious condition after a motorcycle collision on Trevors Road at 2.02pm on Sunday.

St John Ashburton sent two ambulances to the scene. They also attended 17 other medicalrelated incidents on the same day.

Two million in grants During the year the council gave away $2.029 million in grants and contributions to community organisations. The largest of those was to Community House Mid Canterbury, $531,892.

Other large grants were made to Experience Mid Canterbury, $386,632, Ashburton Performing Arts Theatre Trust, $263,743, Grow Mid Canterbury, $247,930 and the Ashburton Art Gallery and Museum Board, $233,350.

Fatal accident A Christchurch woman died on Sunday afternoon when her motorbike and a car collided on a winding section of the Arnold Valley Road, at Aratika. She was travelling north with a group of eight motorcyclists when her bike collided head-on with a southbound car about 3.20pm. The woman died at the scene. - NZME

Ambulance calls Ashburton’s St John ambulance travelled 2746 kilometres last week, attending 96 calls. Forty eight were to urgent incidents and there were also 64 medical calls and 31 accidents during the week.

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■ VANDALISM

Methven swimming pool vandalised

By SuSan SandyS

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Vandalism at Methven swimming pool is jeopardising the valuable community facility, says its president.

Philip Duff is disgusted at the most recent act of damage, where empty paint trays, rollers and lids were thrown into the newlyfilled pool on Sunday.

It followed several incidents over the winter, when benches, a rubbish bin, concrete umbrella stand and other items were thrown in.

“We need to have that for kids to learn to swim,” Mr Duff said of the pool.

He had been involved with the running of the pool for 15 years, and it was a facility in which he and fellow committee members took pride in.

“I like to see the water all nice and clean and the kids swimming; they turn around and do that, it just annoys the crap out of me,” Mr Duff said.

The pool committee was considering replacing one of the older water heating pumps, at a cost of up to $20,000, but abuse

of the facility threw a question mark over these sorts of improvements.

It also jeopardised the pool being able to remain open summer-round for the use of its community.

The pool is used by more than 700 children at the town’s three schools, hosting lessons and swimming sports during school hours. The committee also employs lifeguards and relies on volunteers to operate weekends, evenings and school holidays.

Mr Duff said the pool had just recently been painted and then filled with water on Saturday, in preparation for opening on Christchurch show weekend.

He turned on the pumps and checked it was all running nicely on Sunday, leaving about 11am. He returned about 5pm to discover the vandalism. He believed the perpetrators had jumped the pool fence, then left via the entry gate, leaving it open on their way out.

He planned to report the incident to police, and urged parents in the town to give some thought to where their children and teenagers may have been at the time.

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■ GENERAL ELECTION

Hinds early childhood centre owner possible candidate for Labour?

By nadine Porter

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A Hinds early childhood centre owner is being promoted by Labour MPs as a possible Rangitata candidate in the next general election.

Jo Luxton has been a regular member of the local Labour branch and accompanied three Labour MPs to the Ashburton A&P Show in the weekend.

Both Damien O’Connor and Stuart Nash praised the mother of three and suggested she may be put forward as a candidate under their selection process.

However, Ms Luxton said she hadn’t made any decisions as to whether she would put her name forward and said her focus right now was on lifting the Labour Party profile in the Mid Canterbury area.

Timaru real estate agent Julian Blanchard was the Labour candidate for Rangitata in 2008 and 2011 before controversial Timaru businessman Steve Gibson stood in 2014.

Mr Gibson’s campaign came unstuck however, when he was expelled from the party after criticising then leader David Cunliffe as well as the party itself.

Touted as a possible Labour candidate for Rangitata – Jo Luxton.

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Rangitata continues to be a National stronghold with MP Jo Goodhew winning with a majority of 8112 votes in 2008, 6537 votes in 2011 and 13,152 majority in 2014.

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Strengthening relationships with China

By Sue NewmaN

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Business, civic and economic links between the Ashburton District and China will be strengthened this week as mayor Angus McKay, Willie Lefferink from Federated Farmers and Grow Mid Canterbury’s chief executive Rob Brawley head to China.

The group will be travelling with local businesswoman Ling Mee Shing and will visit Ashburton’s sister city Puyang in the Henan Province.

They will also spend time in the Shaanxi Province visiting the Fineboon Dairy giant, partners in the New Zealand Dairy Co-operative Group, that plans to develop a goat milk factory in Ashburton.

Mr McKay said he will visit one educational institution and is taking informa-

tion from Mt Hutt College with him, along with promotional material about the district and what it has to offer as a place to live, to visit and to do business.

The delegation leaves New Zealand tomorrow and will return on Wednesday next week.

While it is a relatively short trip, it is packed with civic and business visits, with just one half day allowed for sight-seeing.

The trip aims to cement relationships between the Ashburton District and the provinces visited in China.

It comes on the 15th anniversary of the signing of the sister city relationship between Ashburton and Puyang.

While the trip is part of the ongoing link between the council and its sister city, Mr McKay said his trip was not council funded; he is paying all costs himself.

Grandparents at morning tea Childs Play preschoolers Hadley Williams, 3, and brother Jagger, 2, had a very special visitor yesterday. The kids’ grandmother Mandy Gordon joined them and a number of other Mid Canterbury grandparents at Childs Play Preschool’s grandparents’ morning tea.

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Suspended driver catches lucky break in court Samuel James Knowles caught a lucky break during an appearance in the Ashburton District Court yesterday when Judge Joanna Maze let him of the hook on a driving disqualification matter.

The 36-year-old, who has two previous driving while suspended convictions, was picked up travelling at 125km/h in Hinds, where he was suspended on demerit points.

Representing himself, Knowles told the court the police officer had told him he could drive home after picking up a vehicle under repair in Timaru.

When he arrived at the mechanics the vehicle was still up on the hoist, so he postponed his plans until the following day.

Still under the impression he could drive home, he set out but was pulled up by police – resulting in the driving charge before the court.

Knowles said the loss of his licence would cause hardship, as he operated a small family business and had two young children.

He admitted to having slighted his record in the past but said he had turned his life around and had not offended for years.

After verifying Knowles’ story Judge Maze held back from disqualifying him from driving, opting to fine him $850 and imposing court costs of $130 instead.

Michael Peter Sheridan, 30, of Hinds, admitted a charge of drink driving with an excess breath alcohol level of 973 micrograms of alcohol per litre of breath (EBA 973mcg/l). Judge Maze recorded Sheridan’s fifth conviction before remanding him on bail for sentencing on November 23.

Jason Finlay Tillier, of Ashburton, was convicted of drink driving (EBA 460mcg/l). He was disqualified from driving for six months, fined $350 and ordered to pay court costs of $130.

Jeremy David Maddison, 30, of Mitcham, was convicted of drink driving (EBA 543mcg/l). He was disqualified from driving for six months, fined $700 and ordered to pay court costs of $130.

Toby Green, 21, of Wakanui, admitted a charge of driving while disqualified. He was convicted, fined $400, ordered to pay court costs of $130 and disqualified for a further six months, effective from March 20, when his current term of disqualification ends.

Timothy William Newrick, 25, of Eiffelton, was convicted of drink driving (EBA 570mcg/l). He was disqualified from driving for six months, fined $450 and ordered to pay court costs of $130.

Joseph Samuel Cuthers, 43, of Allenton, admitted charges of assault and wounding with reckless disregard.

Cuthers was at the Bedrock Bar and Grill in July when he engaged in a rugby conversation with two strangers, aged 73 and 64.

He took umbrage to a comment one of the men made, shook him violently causing him to fall off a bar stool.

When the second man intervened Cuthers picked up a bar stool and hit him over the head, causing an eight centimetre gash which required stitches.

He later told police one of his victims had made offensive remarks.

Judge Maze said the wounding with reckless disregard charge put Cuthers in line for a first strike warning under the system that imposes heavier penalties on repeat violent offenders, when he returns to court for sentencing on January 25.

Logan George Middlemass, 21, of Allenton, was told he is too immature to hold a driver’s licence, after pleading guilty to two charges of sustained loss of traction in quick succession.

Middlemass was “showing off” in front of a gathering of 40 boy racers in Wigram on August 29, when he performed burnouts in the middle of an intersection.

Facing court charges for that maneuvre did not prevent him from doing another burnout on Moorehouse Avenue two weeks later, resulting in the second charge.

“By going on to repeat the offence in such a short time confirms you are not mature enough to hold a licence – holding a licence is a privilege,” Judge Maze told Middlemass before disqualifying him from driving for eight months, fining him $300 on each matter and ordering him to pay court costs of $130.

Brooke Anthony Monson, 20, of Ashburton, had his community work sentence commuted to an $800 fine. He was convicted and ordered to come before the court if called within six months for resentencing on a charge of breaching the community work sentence.

Leaving a can of soft drink at the scene of his crime landed Adam Thompson, 26, of Netherby, in court yesterday. Thompson broke into an address in

Stratford in May, while the occupant was asleep. He stole a game console, wallet and a cellphone.

When the victim awoke she noticed the window latch had been “popped” and the missing items.

Outside the window she found a can of soft drink – off which police obtained the DNA necessary to charge Thompson.

His explanation was that he had been sleeping rough at the time and sold the items to buy food. He was convicted and remanded at large for sentencing next month.

Luke Alan Tarbotton, 25, of Tinwald, was convicted of breaching a community work sentence, with 125 hours outstanding. He has breached the same term twice previously. Judge Maze asked for a pre-sentence report to include appendices for electronically monitored options to assist with sentencing on January 11.

Matthew John Gordon, 28, appeared seeking a variation to the conditions he was released under following a six month custodial sentence for psychologically abusing a former partner.

Defence lawyer, Michelle Barrell told the court Gordon sought a variation to the conditions which forbade him from living in Ashburton and consuming alcohol or drugs, and his curfew – which are set to remain in place until July next year.

Judge Maze set the matter down for a hearing on January 26. The current conditions will remain in place until then.

Michael Robert Fraser, 25, of Christchurch, was sentenced to six months supervision on a burglary charge and two representa-

tive fraud charges attached to offending committed in January last year. He was also ordered to pay reparations of $860 to the fraud victims and $420 to a pawn shop where he sold a stolen chainsaw.

Failing to comply with the conditions of a community work sentence cost Maka Tuakoi, 21, of Ashburton, an additional 40 hours of his spare time, following a court appearance on two breach charges.

On one occasion Tuakoi defied a work supervisor by not handing over his mobile phone as required.

He then refused to get out of the Corrections van after a meal break, and sat listening to music on the phone.

However, probation officers reported his level of compliance had improved. Judge Maze added another 40 hours to the 45 hours still outstanding on the original sentence.

Bail conditions for Monique Moffat, 28, of Allenton, were amended to allow her to drive on Wednesdays between 8am and 2pm to visit her child.

Joeylee Kevin Tait, 24, was released from custodial remand on strict bail conditions.

Nicholas Warren Johnstone, 21, appeared on a charge of breaching a protection order. He was convicted and sentenced to six months supervision.

Warrants were issued for the arrest of: Jaye Andrew HawkerMiddleton, Charles Chukka Steiner and Richard Parore.

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First victims brought home Russia yesterday started bringing home the bodies of victims from the weekend’s passenger plane crash in Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula as Russians nationwide observed a day of mourning amid a massive outpouring of grief.

The Metrojet Airbus A321-200 crashed shortly after takeoff from the Egyptian resort of Sharm elSheikh en route to St. Petersburg, breaking up at high altitude and scattering fragments of wreckage over a wide area in Sinai.

All 224 people on board died; an overwhelming majority of passengers were Russian.

A Russian government plane brought home bodies of 140 passengers, landing at St. Petersburg’s Pulkovo airport yesterday.

Russian news agencies say the government will be dispatching a second plane to bring back more remains.

President Vladimir Putin declared a nationwide day of mourning, and flags flew at halfstaff.

Aviation experts and the search teams were combing an area of 16 square kilometres to find bodies and pieces of the jet.

The Egyptian government said 163 bodies had been recovered.

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In brief Police clear crossing Nepalese police removed protesters from a key border point yesterday to allow more than 200 vehicles stranded for the past 40 days to cross into India, officials said. Police official Hobindra Bogati said five protesters were detained when police removed them and the tents they had pitched in the no-man’s land between the two countries. He said that 205 trucks and other vehicles had crossed from Birgunj, Nepal, to Raxaul, India, and that more were lining up.

- AP

Mongolian neutrality

A woman prays as she lights a candle in a church in St. Petersburg during a day of national mourning for the plane crash victims.

- PHOTO AP Head of Russia’s federal aviation agency Alexander Neradko told reporters the large area over which fragments were found indicates the jet disintegrated

while flying high. He would not comment on any possible reason for the crash.

In St. Petersburg, hundreds of mourners brought flowers, pic-

tures of the victims, stuffed animals and paper planes to the city’s airport. Others went to churches and lit candles in memory of the dead.

- AP

Sandwiched between China and Russia, landlocked Mongolia has long tread a middle path, maintaining a balance between Moscow and Beijing while referring to the US and other remote allies as “third neighbours.” Now, with a wealth of mineral resources set to transform its largely agrarian economy, Mongolia is moving to cement that even-handed status by adopting permanent neutrality as a safeguard against outside dominance. President Elbegdorj Tsakhia says the move would best serve a desire for peace, security and balanced foreign relations in the vast Asian nation of slightly under 3 million people, while boosting its global profile.

- AP

■ SOMALIA

Islamic militants attack hotel Five of Somalia’s Islamic extremists attacked a leading hotel in the capital at dawn, killing at least six people and injuring 10, before all the assailants were killed by security forces.

The Somali army and the African Union forces ended the siege by the al-Shabab attackers at the Sahafi Hotel, police commander Ali Ahmed said.

“It’s over now. We have killed all the attackers,” Ahmed told The Associated Press by telephone. “They came under cover of darkness and attacked the hotel while some of the guards were sleeping.”

The attack started at daybreak when a suicide bomber detonated an explosivesladen vehicle at the hotel’s entrance gate and then four men, armed with AK-47 rifles, propelled grenades and suicide vests, invaded the premises.

Some of them went into rooms to kill residents while others went to the hotel’s rooftop to fight off government soldiers who came to battle them, said Capt. Mohamed Hussein, a senior Somali police officer.

A second explosion came from a car bomb outside the hotel, said witnesses.

Among those killed was the hotel’s owner and a former military general, Hussein

said. “Had it not been for the courage of some of the hotel residents who fought back the terrorists, the death toll could have been a lot higher than it is now,” Hussein said.

“They came in firing bullets randomly and chanting God is great — they shot anyone they could see,” said a surviving hotel resident, Ahmed Abdulle.

“The guards tried to fight them off but it was too late, they were already inside,” said Abdulle by phone from Mogadishu.

“I hid myself under my bed until security forces broke into my room and got me out a back door. It was a terrible experience.”

Al-Shabab, the Islamic extremist rebels waging an insurgency against Somalia’s weak UN-backed government, claimed responsibility for the attack in a statement

by Sheikh Abdiaziz Abu-Musab, the insurgents’ military spokesman, delivered on the group’s radio station, Andulus.

Al-Shabab called the attack “a powerful blow” that targeted government officials who had sought sanctuary in the hotel and vowed there will be “no safe haven” for Somali leaders and their African Union allies, in a press release translated by the SITE Intelligence Group which monitors jihadi online postings.

- AP

Aussies axe knights and dames Australia is dumping the titles “knights” and “dames” — again.

The government had scratched the honorary titles, granted for public service, in 1986 as anachronisms.

But former Prime Minister Tony Abbott revived them a year ago during his time in office and was widely ridiculed for making Prince Philip, Queen Elizabeth II’s husband, a knight on Australia’s national day earlier this year, instead of honouring a worthy Australian.

Many point to the decision as the beginning of the end of Abbott’s tenure.

Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull, who took over from Abbott in September, announced yesterday that the queen had agreed to an Australian Cabinet recommendation to remove knights and dames from the Order of Australia.

The Cabinet agreed that “knights and dames are not appropriate in our modern honours system,” Turnbull said in a statement.

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OUR VIEW

Not all change in education is good change Sue Newman

ACTING EDITOR

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ew Zealand’s education system seems to be under constant review.

If it’s not what we teach, it’s the way it’s taught. Change is constant and that’s as it should be in a world that’s rapidly changing.

The education provided for tomorrow’s adults needs to fit them for the working world they will occupy, not for the one their parents occupy today.

But not all change is good and that’s as true in education as elsewhere. Methods of teaching the basics go in and out of fashion. Whether one system or method is better than another is always open for debate.

Change also comes within the system itself and the sector is in for another radical shakeup along the lines of the 1989 Tomorrow’s Schools project with the Education Act review.

The era of Tomorrow’s Schools might be more than 25 years distant but for many people it’s still tinged with bitterness.

This was the model of change that saw schools closed, schools amalgamated, school committees axed and boards of trustees ushered in.

Amidst the pain there was much that was good and communities were given more say in running their schools, but the downside was that in many cases more than a century of education was wiped out with the stroke of a pen.

The next wave of change could be equally sweeping.

One proposal that will have huge impact is having five year olds start school in clusters rather than on their birthday.

For some kids that could mean another three months in the pre-school system – if the Government is prepared to pour in additional funds to extend its subsidised pre-school scheme by up to three months per child.

The review will create angst and unease and it will raise the question, is this the best use of education tagged money?

Our current system does not deliver equally to all children, many are not achieving as they should. Will an expensive shakeup in the way schools are run make any difference?

Would the money be better spent in reducing class sizes and putting in place building blocks to ensure every child achieves?

YOUR VIEW Preserving democracy Like the perpetual dripping tap, we have seen over the last 20-25 years, a gradual and subtle erosion of true democracy by national and local politicians, who have taken full advantage of the apathy of the electorate, to introduce their own liberal interpretation on this cornerstone of our society.

The recent decision of the Ashburton District Council to vote to change their policy on how they deal with petitions, should be a serious concern to every citizen.

Surely, both national and local politicians when elected, are expected by the electorate as guardians of our democratic process, to uphold its principles above all else. Instead, nationally, we have seen, thanks to MMP, disproportionately, minority groups affect Government policy, and locally, a disconnect with the electorate on major issues. Petitions were where the electorate at large, at least, had a voice to remind politicians of their democratic responsibility.

Each Anzac day, we all honour

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those men and women who sacrificed so much to defend our democracy, but I, like many, have a growing unease, as I witness politicians, both nationally and locally, representing us at these services, when these same servicemen and women, wouldn’t recognise the democracy we have today.

I congratulate you on your recent editorial regarding the council’s change of policy on petitions, and also congratulate councillors, Beaven, Favel, Ellis, Reveley, and Urquhart, on their attempt to protect democracy, by truly representing the electorate, and its wishes, instead of being swayed by staff, or other vested interests.

There is of course, an appropriate truism in this whole sorry experience, and that is, polling day is a mere 12 months away for those councillors who treat democracy with disrespect, and who believe it is a commodity to be traded.

As citizens, we must always remember that, abuses of position such as this, can only happen if good men and women do nothing.

Ed Eason

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Bombs lie ready in front of a Russian war plane at Hemeimeem airbase, Syria. When Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said his country is ready to aid Syrian rebels fighting Islamic State militants on the ground, rebel commanders scoffed at the notion, pointing out that Russian aircraft were pounding rebel bases in central and northern Syria on daily basis.

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t’s easy to define the American strategy in Syria, although it is more of a wish-list than an actual strategy.

It is “containment” of the nightmarish Islamic State (IS) that now controls eastern Syria and western Iraq, together with the overthrow of the brutal regime of Bashar al-Assad and its replacement by “moderate” rebel forces. But what is the Russian strategy?

It is now a month since Russian planes began bombing in Syria. For every Russian bomb that has fallen on the Islamic State 10 have fallen on the “moderates”, because those are the troops that have been gaining ground against the Assad regime since last spring.

The regime’s troops have now taken some territory back, but they lack the strength to reconquer all of Syria. So what next?

Moscow was not planning a military intervention in Syria until last July, when the officer in charge of Iran’s military aid to Assad, General Qassem Soleimani, flew to Moscow to warn President Vladimir Putin that the

Gwynne Dyer Syrian army was on the brink of collapse.

Neither Iran nor Russia wanted to see extremist jihadi forces take over Syria, and that’s what would have happened: the so-called “moderate” rebels barely exist.

The dominant group in the “Army of Conquest” that has taken over northwestern Syria is the Nusra Front, a clone of Islamic State that broke away from it in 2013.

The Nusra Front is not “moderate”; it is the Syrian franchise of al-Qaeda.

If Assad’s regime collapsed, Islamic State and the Nusra Front would end up ruling all of Syria, so something had to be done fast.

Russian air power has stopped the rebel advance for now, but

the Russian strategy cannot be aimed at reunifying Syria under Assad’s regime; they know that his army is too weak and fragile for that.

So there has to be some kind of diplomatic deal, and the signs are emerging of what Russia has in mind.

Putin insists that he will not accept the partition of Syria between the Assad regime (which still controls most of so-called “useful Syria”), Islamic State in the northeast, and another Islamist mini-state run by the Nusra Front in the northwest.

But that partition has already happened on the ground, and a ceasefire would freeze it without anybody having to admit that it is permanent.

That’s why US Secretary of State John Kerry agreed to meet with Sergey Lavrov, Russia’s foreign minister, in Vienna recently.

Even Turkey and Saudi Arabia eventually showed up at the meeting.

It is possible that a ceasefire may eventually emerge from this process, and Lavrov claims that he can deliver Assad’s agreement

to it. What would Syria look like in this best possible scenario. It still wouldn’t be very pretty.

Assad would keep control of Syria’s big cities, and would rule almost two-thirds of the population.

Islamic State would go on controlling eastern Syria (and western Iraq), and would continue cutting heads off in the usual way.

The Nusra Front and its allies would rule over the northwest, and impose a somewhat less extreme form of Islamist rule there.

If there is no ceasefire deal, the Russians will go on supporting Assad for a while, but they have no intention of taking large casualties.

No other outside player – the US, Turkey, Saudi Arabia – is willing to commit ground troops to the battle against Islamic State either.

So in the end, the jihadis may conquer Syria anyway.

Gwynne Dyer is an independent journalist whose articles are published in 45 countries.

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■ LYTTELTON

Lyttelton Port sues broker

BY PAUL MCBETH Lyttelton Port Co, which was taken private by Christchurch City Council last year, is suing insurance broker Aon for $184 million over the handling of its policies during 2010 and 2011 earthquakes that resulted in the South Island’s biggest marine hub settling with its insurers.

The port company filed a statement of claim in the High Court in Christchurch on June 29 seeking damages plus interest and costs, saying “Aon was negligent and in breach of contract in arranging LPC’s property insurance programme for the period covering June 30, 2010, to June 30, 2011,” according to a contingent liability notice in Aon’s group earnings filed to the US Securities and Exchange Commission.

“LPC contends that acts and omissions by Aon caused LPC to recover less than it otherwise would have from insurers for

Lyttelton Port made a $20.6 million profit last year. losses suffered in the 2010/2011 Canterbury Earthquakes,” it said.

Lyttelton Port reached a settlement with insurers Vero, NZI and QBE in 2013 for $450 million minus deductions of $11.7 million.

It had already received $55.6

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■ STOCK EXCHANGE

Compiled by

NEW ZEALAND SHARE MARKET

Source: NZX and Standard & Poors

3.8m 1.0m 597.6 364.6 962.7 371.5 2.1m 2.9m 17.90 189.9 1.7m 1.2m 289.8 57.52 1.3m 650.6 311.9 374.4 32.78 863.8 73.04 3.0m 67.57 384.0 1.0m 202.9 507.9 4.13 112.2 66.03 478.9 149.1 36.17 117.4 106.9 1.5m 700.3 4.9m 54.56 870.1 47.11 656.9 140.7 72.20 108.1 54.23 70.67 64.65 154.7

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million from its insurers, and said at the time that an issue with a third party was still outstanding and may lead to an additional recovery.

The port company notes the action in its 2015 annual report, saying Aon filed a statement of

defence on August 4 rejecting the claim.

Lyttelton Port’s directors said they were confident in their case but weren’t able to estimate the chances of success or the final amount which may be awarded, while Aon said “it has meritorious defences and intends to vigorously defend itself against these claims.”

The port company has embarked on a long-term redevelopment plan after the earthquakes, and plans to expand its container terminal capacity to cope with a forecast doubling of volumes over the next decade, and dredging the harbour to allow for bigger vessels.

Lyttelton Port reported a profit of $20.6 million on revenue of $109.1 million in the year ended June 30, compared to a profit of $343.9m, which included the insurance settlement a year earlier.

Aon New Zealand Group reported a profit of $10.3m on revenue of $176.2m in 2014.- NZME

S&P/NZX 50 Gross q

5,983.84

–2.53

–0.04%

q S&P/NZX 20 index

4,372.81

–1.12

–0.03%

p S&P/NZX All Gross

6,426.99

+1.56

+0.02%

p Rises 39 q Falls 66

WORLD MARKETS

q S&P/ASX 200 index

5,165.8

–73.6

–1.4%

At close of trading on Nov 2, 2015

q Dow Jones Indust.

17,663.5

–92.3

–0.52%

At close of trading on Oct 30, 2015

FTSE 100 index q

6,361.1

–34.7

–0.54%

At close of trading on Oct 30, 2015

q Nikkei 225 index

18,676.5 –406.6 –2.13% At close of trading on Nov 2, 2015

METAL PRICES

Source: interest.co.nz

q Gold

1,142.35

London – $US/ounce

–6.25

–0.54%

q Silver London – $US/ounce

15.82

–0.21

–1.31%

q Copper London – $US/tonne

5,135.50

–25.5

–0.49%

NZ DOLLAR

Source: BNZ

Country

As at 4pm Nov 2, 2015

Australia Canada China Euro Fiji Great Britain Japan Samoa South Africa Thailand United States

TT buy

0.9665 0.9046 4.563 0.6301 1.5207 0.4481 83.61 1.8589 9.5167 24.57 0.6929

TT sell

0.934 0.8711 4.0045 0.6028 1.3798 0.4324 80.10 1.6222 9.169 23.42 0.6681

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The S&P/NZX 50 Index has booked its best month since the global financial crisis, climbing to record levels in October, as volatility in international markets abated, renewing the demand for returns on equities as low interest rates persist.

The benchmark index advanced 7 per cent in October, touching an intraday high of 6014.48 on October 27 and closing at a record 6002.97 last Thursday.

Last month’s climb is the biggest since July 2009, when the NZX 50 rose 7.9 percent during the volatile trading of the global financial crisis, Grant Williamson, director at Hamilton Hindin Greene said.

October’s surge in kiwi equities came after the NZX 50 Index recorded its worst quarter in the three months ending September since June 2012, dropping some 3.5 per cent to 5,593.36, the lowest level since the start of the year.

Trading in the September quarter was marked by volatile markets, with the VIX Index, known as Wall Street’s ‘fear gauge’, climbing to a four-year high in August of 53.29, as a large correction in Chinese equities spooked global markets, already concerned the world’s second biggest economy was slowing.

The VIX was last at 15.07.

“We certainly had a period of weakness leading into the month,” Williamson said.

“The high volatility on those international markets started to quieten down at the end of September and that brought confidence back into the local market.”

The benchmark index’s October run was bolstered by investor demand for investments paying regular income in a low interest rate environment.

Last week, the Reserve Bank Governor Graeme Wheeler kept the official cash rate at 2.75 per cent, while earlier in the month the European Central Bank signalled it would expand its quantitative easing programme, while the Bank of Japan is expected to boost asset purchases when it meets this week.

The US Federal Reserve retained interest rates near zero at its October meeting.

“It’s been an outstandingly strong month for the local market.

“It’s been a very good month for shares pretty much everywhere,” said Mark Lister, head of private wealth research at Craigs Investment Partners.

“You’ve had your central banks around the world stepping up and doing more, the economic data locally has been pretty solid, and the annual meeting season has been pretty solid.”

Within the index, the month’s rally was broad-based, with 45 stocks gaining, four declining and only Trade Me Group, the online auction house, unchanged.

Sky Network Television was the second worst performer on the benchmark, down 2.4 per cent, with its stock down to the lowest level since July 2012.

The pay-TV provider was also the worst performer in the September quarter as it faces earnings erosion from more viewers turning to online streaming services to get their content. - NZME

Westpac earnings up Westpac Banking Corp’s New Zealand division lifted annual earnings 6 per cent as it ceded market share in the hotly contested mortgage market to protect margins, which lag behind its local peers. Cash earnings in the local business rose to $916 million in the 12 months ended September 30, from $864 million a year earlier, the Sydney-based parent said in a statement. Net interest income gained 8 per cent to $1.71 billion, as the lender’s total loan book expanded 7 per cent to $69 billion.

- NZME

Airport bond issue Auckland International Airport, the country’s biggest gateway, wants to raise $100 million through a seven-year bond issue, a week after lifting plans for capital expenditure, and as another debt issue nears maturity. The Aucklandbased company will sell the unsecured, unsubordinated notes at an indicative margin of 0.95 to 1 percentage point plus the sevenyear swap rate, though the final price will be set in a bookbuild, it said in a statement. New Zealand’s seven-year swap rate was recently at 3.27 per cent.

- NZME

Augusta spends up Augusta Capital, the listed property investor and fund manager, has agreed to buy a Christchurch industrial property for $39.5 from an undisclosed seller, which it plans to offer to investors through a syndication later this month. The Auckland-based company will raise $25.2 million in investor equity through the syndication, of which $6 million will be subscribed to by the vendor, it said in a statement.

The purchase agreement will be settled after the capital raise in mid-December. The property is at 146 Shands Road.

- NZME

Fireworks with that?

Car yards, pizza joints and hunting shops are among the businesses stocking fireworks this year and both buyers and sellers are being asked to prepare for the worst.

Fireworks hit the shelves today in the lead-up to Guy Fawkes on Thursday. Fire Service risk management national advisor Todd O’Donoghue said an increasing number of pop-up stores and businesses were selling fireworks in recent years. Gun City and Hunting & Fishing have fireworks on sale and even Hells Pizza are selling Hellfire fireworks with free delivery.

- NZME

Inflation ‘one indicator’ The Reserve Bank says its policy decisions can’t be judged solely on the level of inflation in the country, as it has to maintain the credibility of its operating framework and can be trumped by new information. Governor Graeme Wheeler’s framework in finalising monetary policy decisions has attracted criticism in recent months, with legislation putting him in sole charge even if the practice is to set the benchmark rate through committee. In September, Wheeler defended his decision to hike rates last year, saying they were the right ones to make with the data the bank had at the time given New Zealand was the only country running positive output gaps.

- NZME

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■ ASHBURTON A&P SHOW

Old-timers take centre stage Vintage machinery proved popular with spectators during the grand parade at the Ashburton A&P Show on Saturday.

PHOTO JOSEPH JOHNSON 311015-JJ-52

MARKET REPORT DAIRY The El Nino weather pattern continues but useful rain last week was helpful and improved the predicted pasture growth forecast, although it was from a lower than normal base.

Early cuts of silage are now evident down country, and with signs of seed head emergence others are shutting up grass surpluses, helped in many instances by a lower stocking rate.

Dairy farmers have adjusted rapidly to the new financial climate and some in the region have been achieving even better production after refocusing on improved pasture management.

The national spring milk peak arrived for Fonterra on October 19 and was 4 per cent lower than last year, but they do report the capital investment in new plant has enabled them to process more milk into higher paying products this year.

The milk market is still seeking direction with Oceania prices stalled and milk futures trades suggesting a small fall maybe likely at this week’s GlobalDairyTrade auction.

Voting is under way for Fonterra governance amid a testy discussion about board numbers led by two past directors who believe a reduced size would focus the decisions makers firmly on the original co-operative principles.

LAMB More schedules easing this week as processors adjusted pricing from last season’s animals to spring lambs, the near completion of the UK Christmas chilled programme, and the recent currency rise that has stolen $9/head out of lamb returns.

Concerns are still held about lamb stocks in China although they are soon to be processed for winter consumption, but better news for mutton as all of last year’s stocks are in the market, and with reduced numbers predicted, a price lift is forecast for early 2016.

Alliance reports they have six candidates to fill the two retirements from long standing directors, but with the sting taken out of red meat reform by the Silver Fern/Mayling deal and the retirement of

the Meat Industry Excellence chair, this election could be very mundane.

Saleyard reports suggest old season lambs and hoggets are getting harder to sell as the slow arrival of new season’s stock arrives, and nervousness builds for the predicted dry period.

Canterbury river levels are dropping as snow melt finishes, run of river irrigation restrictions start, and stored water stocks are utilised.

WOOL The downward falls in wool prices continued at last week’s North Island auction with restricted demand being the main driver, but pleasingly most crossbred growers met the market with 90 per cent of the offering sold.

Merino wools lifted sharply at the Melbourne auction with spinners wool driving the demand and this halted the recent slide in prices for this quality product.

BEEF More beef schedule price falls this week as US importers have to deal with beef stocks awaiting the new quota year, and the supply of prime animals builds ahead of the predicted dry season.

In the saleyards, demand is easing for younger longer term animals especially those with dairy genes, but nationally there has been strong interest by dairy farmers using Wagyu genetics over their Friesian Jersey cross cows, which is estimated to lift the bobby calf value from $20 to $150 ahead and produce an animal sought after in the Japanese beef market.

DEER As the European chilled market gets close to being filled the market is adjusting to frozen production, and while the demand looks stronger than last year the recent firming of the currency has dampened returns at the farm gate.

Velvet buyers report slow early market interest from Chinese buyers, but good long term demand and industry initiatives should flow through as the season progresses.

for the latest prices, visit www.interest.co.nz/rural current price range Saleyard prices …  LAMB ($/head) weighted average Store 58 - 90 Prime 104 - 130  HEIFER (c/kg) 250-350 kgs Lwt Store 213 - 273  STEER (c/kg) 481-580 Lwt Prime 298 - 312 last week

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Processor prices …  LAMB ($) including 1kg woolly pelt 15.5 kg YM SI 95.08 94.04 17.5 kg YX SI 106.69 105.53 19.0 kg YX SI 115.92 114.65 21.0 kg YX SI 127.55 126.15 Local trade (c/kg) SI 610 610 (16-22kg)  MUTTON ($) including 0.5kg pelt 21.0 kg MX1 SI 60.07 57.97  BEEF (c/kg) P2 steer SI 548 575 (270-295kg) M Cow SI 367 395 (170-195kg) M2 Bull SI 473 497 (296-320kg) Local trade P2 SI 590 590 (180-280kg)  VENISON ($/hd) gross AP Hind 50kg SI 417 431 AP Stag 60kg SI 507 523 AP Stag 80kg SI 644 666 Auction prices …  SI WOOL indicator prices (c/kg, clean) Mid mic (23.1-31.5) 891 1,051 Fine Xbrd (31.6-35.0) 617 696 Coarse Xbred >35 mic 588 609 Merino 1,419 1,501

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Source: WSI 1,061 774 696 518 614 472 1,561 1,301

Source: Midlands Grain 443 443 370 430 430 320 426 426 300

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Source: PF Olsen 101.96 93.00 5,393 3,941 4,739 5,180

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International market prices …  LOGS indicator prices, $/tonne Forest index Oct - 15 99.56 93.00 98.55 4,680 3,212 4,160 4,754

1 year ago

94 132

80.61 90.36 98.18 107.95 550

Local market prices …  GRAINS ($/tonne, delivered Canterbury) free price Wheat, milling,12.5%p 370 370 390 Wheat, feed 320 320 360 Barley, feed 300 305 340

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■ FONTERRA

MP urges firm to do more R&D

By NadiNe Porter

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Fonterra needs to take a long look at its business model, and should be doing more research and development into downstream and added value products according to a visiting Labour MP. Napier MP Stuart Nash paid a whirlwind visit to Ashburton on Saturday to attend the A&P Show alongside Dunedin North MP David Clark as part of their strategy to visit and reconnect with provincial New Zealand.

Mr Nash said questions need to be asked as to why Fonterra hasn’t been as innovative as expected and said it was wrong to send so many containers of milk powder offshore.

“They’ve got to drive the growth downstream.”

Value added products such as fresh milk into China would be the nirvana among the 75 per cent of citizens expected to be

Stuart Nash middle class in 30 years.

He was also wary of Fonterra’s decision to power processing plants in the South Island with

coal and the damage a competitor could wrought to our clean green image should they wage a public relations campaign on the

issue. New Zealand’s clean green image may have initially been a tourism campaign but now had morphed into a national brand and was the only globally competitive advantage the country had.

“It can’t be manufactured in the back streets of Mumbai or in an office block in Shanghai but if we don’t protect it jealously and work to enhance it, then we just become another small economy selling commodities into a global market place.”

The great grandson of former Prime Minister Walter Nash believed the current Government had done a “poor job” at managing our global brand and said Government has an important role to play in driving economic development and growth.

“Government needs to fund global research and development and market initiatives.”

Research and development

needs to be an expense to companies rather than capitalised and tax rules need to be changed to reflect that, he said.

“I think a tax credit would be a hugely powerful incentive for companies to do more research and development.”

On the provincial front one of the biggest challenges remained of how to retain our “bright young things”, he said.

“We need to attract talent to the districts. There needs to be jobs and innovative ways of drawing businesses to the provinces.”

Mr Nash said there was a perception that agriculture only offered low skilled jobs, but that was not the reality.

“We need more tertiary qualified people.

“If we really want to take our products to the world we need to be smarter and better innovators.”

Fonterra reaped 25 per cent gain from Bega shares

By JoNathaN UNderhill Fonterra Co-operative Group reaped a 25 per cent gross gain on its two-year investment in Australia’s Bega Cheese shares, which jumped to a record last week after announcing a partnership with Blackmores that will compete with the New Zealand dairy exporter in China’s infant formula market.

Fonterra spent about A$60.7 million to build a 9 per cent stake in Bega in November 2013, which it sold last week for A$74 million.

It also received about A$1.6 mil-

lion of dividends. Fonterra is in the process of transforming its Australian business, having taken a $108 million writedown of its yoghurt and dairy desserts assets across the Tasman in 2015.

The gain on the Bega shares compares to a 5 per cent return on capital from its Oceania consumer and food service business in 2015.

The sale wouldn’t affect Fonterra’s commercial relationship with Bega, which includes a licence on the Bega brand and a supply contract for cheese, said chief financial officer Lukas Paravicini.

The sale was the best use of the capital, he said.

The sale comes after Fonterra announced last week that Australian managing director Judith Swales had been promoted to managing director Oceania, a new unit that adds the New Zealand consumer business to Fonterra’s Australian segment.

Fonterra Brands New Zealand will continue to run as a standalone unit in New Zealand, answering to Swales.

Bega’s shares jumped as high as a record A$6.02 last Thursday, after the announcement of the

Blackmores tie-up. Blackmores’ own shares have soared 376 per cent this year and also hit a record last week on the prospects of the infant formula market, where demand for its vitamins helped almost triple sales in its third quarter.

China’s infant formula market was expected to almost double to $33 billion by 2017, but that was before the world’s second-largest economy said it would end its one-child policy introduced in 1979, potentially doubling the market for baby food.

“We are aware from our pres-

ence in the Asia region that there is significant demand for infant formula and we believe that, with the combination of Blackmores and Bega, we’re uniquely positioned to support those women unable to breastfeed,” the two companies said in announcing their partnership last week.

Fonterra has its own partnership for Chinese sales of infant formula, with Shenzhen stock exchange-listed Beingmate Baby & Child Food.

Their joint venture purchased Fonterra’s Darnum plant in Australia.

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■ TOP TRADE STAND

Cup win a coup for renamed firm Recently rebranded Carrfields took this year’s large trade display cup at the Ashburton A&P Show on Friday.

Stacey McKerchar, who handles the Ashburton-based company’s human resources and marketing support, said it was a coup to win the cup in the first year the company has exhibited under the new banner.

The group’s stable now includes livestock, irrigation, contracting, insurance, seed and wool businesses.

Carrfields have also acquired Smallbones and the Class Harvest, and is an agent for Husqvarna, Isuzu, Holden and Lely.

Mrs McKerchar said the trade

display also fitted in with the theme of this year’s show, Working the Land with Machinery and People.

Show president Lynette Lovett said the number of trade exhibit sites was up on previous shows, and bookings had already come in for next year.

Businesses exhibiting at the show reported a quieter day on Friday, but a steady stream of traffic on Saturday.

Right - James Carr, Stacey McKerchar, Leigh Chalmers and Alastair Thomson at the Carrfields winning trade display.

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Farming family show rugby pride

By John Maslin A Wanganui family’s passion for the All Blacks has received a global audience with some of their farm animals playing leading roles in a YouTube clip that has gone viral.

Dean Lithgow and his family, who farm a property on the outskirts of the city, wanted to show their support for the team but in a very novel way.

They used special paint to brand 68 of their Friesian Hereford heifers with the words “All Blacks” and the silver fern.

Then Mr Lithgow mowed the same words and the Air New Zealand slogan “Crazy about rugby” complete with the koru symbol, into the grass on a paddock next to the family home.

The Lithgow children first had the idea of doing something special to mark the rugby World Cup and the rugby-loving family started working on their “special” project five weeks ago.

“I measured the letters then set about mowing them out. The words All Blacks cover 200m and each letter is 30m high,” Mr Lithgow said.

After the mowing, the letters were sprayed with Roundup to provide a longer lasting symbol.

Clearly visible from the air he said Air NZ flights coming in and out of Wanganui had been tracking a particular route so passengers could catch a glimpse of the Lithgows’ bucolic artwork.

“We’ve had feedback from all around the world,” Mr Lithgow said.

Creating their artistic support for our national team also gave the family something to focus on. Like many others in the Wanganui district they took a hammering in the June floods.

“We got hit hard at our place like a lot of other people, so really we didn’t have a lot to smile about for a while there.”

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Ashburton Hospital about the time William Grace and James Ure were patients for an extended time.

■ HEALTH SERVICES

Long stays in hospital, but why?

By Michael hanrahan One task some of the volunteers do at the Ashburton Museum is indexing archival material, such as old registers.

The advantage of this work is that when someone comes looking for information about a particular name it can be quickly found with a simple search of the database.

It also aids in preserving the old documents because of less handling.

Sometimes entries in these registers have an obvious story behind them. On other occasions they pose more questions than they answer.

One such case involved a man called William John Grace.

The register in question was that for Ashburton Hospital, commencing in 1882, only three years after the hospital opened.

It is not the hospital’s first register, but it is the first one to have come into our collection.

William John Grace was admitted to the hospital on September 29, 1882, the 189th patient the hospital had accommodated.

Unmarried and aged 38, he had come to New Zealand from Jamaica as a five-year-old about 1849.

He was working as a carpenter at Rakaia when he was admitted to Ashburton Hospital with what was described as ‘spinal disease’.

He was discharged on January 7, 1885 after 831 days in hospital with a simple note in the register; “Not improved”. During his 831 days in hospital he paid £1 per week — a total of £118, about $23,000 in today’s currency.

A little additional research unearthed the information that he died less than two years later, on October 9, 1886, at Southland Hospital and is buried in a pauper’s grave in Invercargill’s East-

ern Cemetery. His cause of death was Phthisis pulmonalis, known today as tuberculosis.

He also had paraplegia, which he had been suffering from for nine years. Presumably this was the ‘spinal disease’ he had been admitted to Ashburton Hospital for.

Just three weeks after William Grace was admitted a 54-year-old Scottish born labourer from Alford Forest, James Ure, was admitted to the hospital with the same affliction, ‘spinal disease’. He also spent a long period as a patient, 685 days, and was discharged in July 1885, also ‘not improved’.

He was patient 190 – the very next person admitted after William Grace.

Like William Grace, James Ure died in 1886, a short time after his discharge. He died in the Ashburton Old Men’s Home in Short Street (later, on a different site, known as Tuarangi Home).

Dr James Trevor was the doctor at Ashburton Hospital at that time and was also connected with the Home, so it is likely he discharged James Ure directly from the Hospital to the Home.

His cause of death was a spinal abscess and exhaustion. He had been suffering from his condition

for two years, but as it was four years since his hospital admission with spinal disease this is likely to have been a guess.

The first question that comes to mind is how, in the days before welfare benefits, did a carpenter and a labourer, both unable to work, afford the sum of £1 per week? Did they apply to the charitable aid board for a grant, which they would have been expected to repay?

Was the hospital having a clean-out of patients likely to die, possibly because they would be unable to repay their charitable aid grants?

The fact William Grace came from Jamaica at first sight may seem unusual, but looking at the register very few patients were born in New Zealand. Others came from Germany and Tasmania while others came from Scotland, England and Ireland in about equal proportions.

It is possible William’s parents may have been in the British Colonial Service as officials and were moved from colony to colony on promotion, but that’s a question that would take more research to answer.

There was no knowledge of them when he died.

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Zam-Buk a cure-all for almost all maladies There was a time in New Zealand and Australia when first aid people at sports matches were known as “Zambuks”.

This was because of a popular embrocation that was sometimes used to ease a bruise or sprain so a player could be sent straight back on.

Zam-Buk developed a reputation that it could cure almost anything, and according to the list of ailments on the lid of the tin that was almost the case.

Zam-Buk was developed in Leeds, England in 1902.

It had a paraffin wax base with various oils and resins added.

The source of its name is uncertain but it is possible it had a South African origin as the Boer War was very much in the news at the time it was developed.

It continued in production until 1994. Two years later the brand was revived and today the trademark remains registered in a number of countries.

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The Highland Bowl, at the top of Aspen Highlands.

Aspen curse will make you return There is 5300 acres of skiable terrain at Aspen-Snowmass – a combination of the four ski areas of Aspen Mountain, Buttermilk, Aspen Highlands and Snowmass. Karlis Salna paid a visit.

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ocal legend around Aspen has it that when Chief Ouray led the Ute Indians out of Colorado’s Grand Valley more than 150 years ago, he cursed the land they left behind, as well as all those who would venture there.

According to the curse, anyone who sets foot in Aspen is destined to return again and again.

With 5300 acres of skiable terrain at Aspen-Snowmass - a combination of the four ski areas of Aspen Mountain, Buttermilk, Aspen Highlands and Snowmass - as well as a myriad of apres ski options, no one seems to be complaining.

Ted Mahon, an instructor and ski guide who now calls Aspen home, was struck by the curse more than 20 years ago.

“After finishing college, while I was waiting on some post graduate things to materialise, I took up a friend’s offer to go to Aspen for the winter. It was 1994,” he says.

“It was a temporary move. I promised mum I’d return to New York to get serious about things

after the winter.

“It’s been 20 years since I came out here for a single season.”

Since that promise was made, Mahon has summited Everest, and along with his partner Christy and two-time extreme skiing world champion Chris Davenport, this year became the first to climb and then ski down the Centennial: the hundred highest peaks in Colorado, including 54 above 1200 metres.

He knows what he’s talking about.

“The terrain is some of the most challenging in Colorado, and when you get off the hill, there’s a real town at the bottom with an actual community and a long history, not an imitation ski village that empties every off season,” he says.

“We get 300 inches of snow each year, yet it’s estimated we also get 300 days of sun.”

There are steeps, bowls and bumps, terrain parks and pipes, and plenty of trees. Taking a detour into the pines will reveal shrines to some well-known victims of the curse: Hunter S

Thompson for example, who lived not far away from Aspen at Woody Creek.

The staff at the Woody Creek Tavern will happily tell you stories about Thompson, including the time he was wanting to watch an NFL match but found the bar a little too crowded and noisy for his liking.

The founder of Gonzo journalism proceeded to clear the bar by detonating a smoke grenade.

That’s the thing. Aspen has a lot to offer apart from the skiing and snowboarding.

But the terrain across the four mountains is second to none.

“From a ski instructor’s point of view, the four mountains are each an asset to the overall Aspen-Snowmass picture,” Mahon explains.

“Whatever the guest seeks, one of the four mountains has it.”

Snowmass is vast. It has 94 trails and 21 chairlifts, and offers all sorts of terrain options, boasting the largest lift-served descent in North America; all 1343 vertical metres.

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its long easy runs and beginnerfriendly slopes, has been home to the Winter X Games for 13 years.

Its 6.7-metre superpipe is regularly ranked as one of the best in the world.

And backcountry. There’s stacks of backcountry.

It’s little wonder Aspen regularly attracts some of the world’s best skiers and boarders, and extreme adventurers of the likes of Mahon and Davenport.

Australia’s Torah Bright, an Olympics snowboarding gold medallist and two-times Winter X Games superpipe champion, is also a regular visitor.

The die-hards can hide out at Highlands in “secret stashes” of powder, Mahon says, or just hike the bowl all day.

After having been in this winter mecca for just a few days, I was already starting to feel the effects of Chief Ouray’s curse.

The Highland Bowl, at the top of Aspen Highlands, had been teasing me for days, pulling me ever closer.

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of the bowl as work your way around the four mountains.

The 45-minute hike up a narrow ridgeline is not for the faint-hearted, but the descent is well worth it. “If you want to log vertical and moguls” head to Aspen Mountain, also known as Ajax, Mahon says.

Backcountry enthusiasts can access the wilderness from the top of all four mountains.

Ask the locals today, or anyone who has ever been to Aspen for that matter, and they’re likely to testify that Chief Ouray’s curse is as powerful as it ever was.

More to the point, if you ski or snowboard in Aspen, the chances are you will not ever want to leave.

“There really is something for everyone,” Mahon says.

“There isn’t anywhere else I’d rather live. Seriously.” * Aspen’s skifields officially open on November 26. * The writer was hosted by Aspen Snowmass and travelled courtesy of Qantas. He was a guest of The Little Nell hotel.

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RESULTS ■■ Bowls Ashburton Bowling Club October 30 Toyota Friday Triples 1st Brent Mason, Alan Smith and A Holmes 3 wins, 20 ends 34 points; 2nd M Smallridge, P Whineham and G Sparks 3 wins, 17 ends 31 points; 3rd M Quinn, W Watson and J Drayton 3 wins, 15 ends 39 points; 4th. Bob Neilson, R Petrie and M Sunbeam 3 wins 13 ends 25 points; 5th G Eder, W Lee and D Bruce 3 wins 12 ends 40 points; 6th D Gutberlet, Gaynor Crack and O Collins 3 wins 12 ends 27 points.

October 31 Quaich Trophy sponsored by Robbies Exhausts: 1st G Taylor, K Muir and D Weir 2 wins 1 draw 12 ends 27 points, 2nd M Anderson, U Crack and C Arnst 2 wins 1 draw 10 ends 23 points, 3rd R Anstiss, W Herriott and J Allison 1 win 2 draws 11 ends 21 points.

Men’s Interclub 3 3’s Ashburton 1 v Burnside 2 at Burnside C Leech, R Anstiss and D Kinvig win 17 – 13; B Williams, C Bird and H Kemp win 23 – 10; J Ryk, M Anderson and M Quinn loss 10 -19 Ashburton 2 v Halswell at Ashburton J Smart, G Sparks and R Ford win 28 – 10; R Herriott, W Lee and I Blackwood win 15 -14; G Taylor, J Kerwish and R Lowe win 18 - 11

Tuesday, November 3, 2015 rell-Smith 17; Longest Drive: Barbara May; 2nd Shot on Green: Sharon Burrell-Smith Men Best Gross: Clinton Burrell-Smith 44; Best Net: Mike Marillie 34; 1st Stableford: John Cox 22, 2nd Stableford: Michael Reilly 19, 3rd Stableford: Paul Willian 18, 4th Stableford: Howard Thomas 17; Longest Drive: Michael Reilly, Nearest the Pin: Jack Wright 18 Hole Men Best Stableford: Alan Dent 20; Best Local Player: Hiromi Ikehata 22 Edna Low Open 4/s 1st Melva Middleton, Raylene Heads, Jim Lattimore and Bruce Redmond (only team with 3 wins); 2nd Greg Lock, Wendy Blackwell, Ivan Syme and Gary Blackwell; 3rd Murray Smallbridge, Mike Skilling, Barry Molloy and Gordon Sparks; 4th Boyd Marsh’s team

Rakaia Golf Club

October 28, Ladies Division Teams Stableford: Sally Smith-Sandra QuinnJill Burrowes-Freda Bierema 108 Stablefords Railway Tavern 2nd shot no 3: Sandra Quinn; Rakaia Seed Cleaning 2nd shot no 6: Sally Smith; V Bell Nearest Pin no 8: Sandra Quinn; Chertsey Spraying 2nd shot no 15: Sandra Quinn; S. Quinn 2nd shot no 17: Freda Bierema Ladies Prize List 2015 Sandra Quinn: Langley Cup- Silver Championship, Connelly Cup, J. Dent Trophy – Best Nett over field winter season, K. Lawler Trophy, Gross Ringers Shiree Blackburn: Runner-up Silver Champion Lloyd Trophy. Wendy Watson: RLGC Junior Bronze A Champion. Bev Sutherland: Runner-up Bronze A Champion Lloyd Trophy, Birdie Tree Ashburton Bridge Club Fiona Rushton: RLGC Mr & Mrs R. Stevens October 30 Cup Bronze B Champion. Mandy Hurst: Tuesday Evening – A Ladder Runner-up Bronze B Champion Lloyd TroN/S 1 M Stowell and Pauline Fergus, 2 M phy. Sally Smith: RLGC Bronze A Flight Cup. Buckland and A Maude, 3 B Macaulay and B Runner-up Richards Cup – Mary Hilgendorf McIlraith. E/W 1 R Phillips and B Turton, 2 = J Bowl, H Scott trophy – Best Nett of Day Fechney and S Rosevear, and T and M Small (jointly), Nancy McCormick, Eclectic.

Wednesday Afternoon – Brabant Trophy Jean Evans: Dolan Trophy Bronze B Flight, 1 Pauline Fergus and M Buckland, 2 L Rose June Cromie Cup - Over 70’s and R Brownlie, 3=J Lovett and R Kyle andE Jill Burrowes: Richards Memorial Challenge Lattimore and A Maude Cup, Bryant Cup (jointly), Par Tree Thursday Evening – All Grades.

Teresa Booker: Richards Cup Flight – Feutze N/S 1 A Gray and M Holdaway, 2 M Stowell Plate, Mr & Mrs EC Gardiner Cup – Putand T Downward, 3 J and M de Jong. E/W ting Cup, Longest Drive Bronze A, Chip in 1 G McCormick and K Robb 2 Pauline and Competition (jointly). Val Bell: Bryant Cup Paul Fergus, 3 V Palmer and A Sim (jointly), Thomas Trophy, Approach and Putt Bronze A. Sue Martin: H Scott Trophy – Best Nett of Day (jointly), Harrison Trophy, Longest Drive Bronze B, Chip in CompetiAshburton Golf Club tion (jointly). Freda Bierema: Nett Ringers.

October 30 Robyn Copland: Nancy McCormick Midlands Seed Friday night teams Janet Kingsbury: Approach & Putt Bronze B Top Team: Mayfield Lassies 93.5 – Glenys Lorraine Stagg: Longest Drive Bronze C9 Carr, Pam Morrison, Joan Stocker, Alison Holers: Marg Lloyd: 9 hole Champion – Allen Vessey Trophy, Stableford Ladies: Brandy Slice 83.5, Baby Boomers Judy Moore: 9 hole Runner-up Champion – 82.5; Men: Henpecked 88.5, ACL Hackers Wederell trophy, 9 hole Best gross – Moore 86.5, Four Putters 84.5, Read Rammers 83; Cup, Gross Ringers, Nett Ringers, Par Tree, Mixed: Country Classics 83, All in the Family Putting, Longest Drive 9 Holers, Approach 82.5. Top lady: Joan Stocker 32.5; Top man: & Putt 9 Holers. Lillian O’Hanlon: Sue Bunt, Perry Hunt, Hamish McLeod 33 Eclectic, Nearest Pin #8 Nearest the Pins: Tuesday: Steve Stratford, LGU Medals David Morrison; Templeton Motors – Paul Silver: Sandra Quinn, Bronze A: Teresa Morrison; Paul May Motors – Pam Morrison; Booker, Bronze B: Sue Martin, Bronze C: Mac & Maggies – still at large ?; BP Ashbur- Alison Doig ton – still at large ?

Gabites Lucky Player – R Lopez, BP Lucky Tinwald Golf Club Player – Ron Carlson. Twos: Joan Stocker.

October 27, Ladies Annual Prizegiving South Island Women’s Interprovincial Winner of the Time for Diamonds diamond 1 Canterbury, 2 Aorangi, 3 Otago, 4 Tasman, was Madeleine Smith for the 2nd year in a 5 Southland row. This was presented by Nicola Crossan of Time for Diamonds and we are very apMayfield Golf Club preciative of her generosity.

October 28 Prize winners on the night were: Twilight 9 Hole Stableford Competition Bradford 9 Holers: Sylvia Williams Trophy – Gordon Duthie 21, Stableford Points, Brian N. Costin and R. O’Brien. Bell Trophy – N. Fielder 21, Richard Spicer 20, Wayne Vessey Costin. 2 J’s Putting – N. Costin. Best Gross 19, Jack Allan 19, Steve Schmack 19, Jeff Mc- (over Season) – P. Boon. Ringers – P. Boon.

Neilly 19, Terry Kingsbury 18, Harley Davies Judy Johns Trophy (Best Stablefords) – 18, Steve Cross 18, N. Costin. Sue Bunt Salver (Aorangi) – K. Ladies Joan Johns 19, Allison Ves- Young. Champion – M. Sherriff; Runner Up sey 18, Judy Fielder 18, Nearest the Pin: Joan – N. Costin.

Johns, Weekend Women Weekend Women’s Trophy – S. Lane. Blyth Methven Golf Club Cup – B. MacGregor. Margaret Mapu Me9 Hole Tournament morial Trophy (4BBB) – M. Whiting and D. Ladies Boon. Mary Bovette Memorial Trophy – L. Grade 0-34.9 - Best Gross: Hiromi Ikehata Bell. Weekend Women’s Putting – J. Beard42; Best Net: Wendy Smith 36; 1st Stabl- sley eford: Marie Carrodus 18, 2nd Stableford Tuesday Women Marg Lloyd 18; Longest Drive: Hiromi Ike- Inver Trophy (Gwen Forbes) – M. Oakhata; 2nd Shot on Green: Leigh McEwen. ley. Burrows Cup – P. Smith; Runner Up Grade 2 35.0-42.6 Best Gross: Annett Maw – V. Prendergast. Maree Moore Trophy – J. 54; Best Net: Karen Currie 38; 1st Stable- Bruhns; Runner Up – C. Linney. Mildred Wilford: Sue Graham 18, 2nd Stableford: Lesley liams – M. Pawsey; Runner Up – B. JackReilly 14, 3rd Stableford: Lillian O’Hanlon 13, son. Pat McLauchlan Trophy All Irons – B. 4th Stableford: Marg Kerse; Longest Drive: MacGregor & K. McAuliffe. Norma Bradford Karen Currie; 2nd Shot on Green: Rosalie Putting – D. Bell. Judith Sheate Putting B3 – Chant V. Hampton. Twilighters Trophy – M. Smith Grade 3 42.7-54.4 - Best Gross: Janice Ailsa Jary Trophy – V. Prendergast; RunMcLaughlin 58; Best Nett: Edith Ward 33; ner Up – J. Smith. Ruth Cornwall Salver – V. 1st Stableford: Pat Clarke 18, 2nd Stableford: Prendergast. Captains Salver (Foursomes) – Barbara May 17, 3rd Stableford: Sharon Bur- J. van der Heide and B. O’Neill. Foundation

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Cup – C. Linney. Betty McBride Trophy (B3) – V. Cartney. Alice Baker Trophy – J. Smith.

Celebration Rosebowl – S. Gutsell. Four Square Cup – S. Gutsell.

Standfast Trophy – D. Bell; Runner Up – P. Ellis. Kirsty Trophy (Best Combined Nets over 2 rounds) – J. Smith and P. Bell. Margaret Jackson Memorial Trophy – L. Bell. Marie Smitherham Trophy (4BBB) – J. van der Heide and S. Vucetich. Val Scammell Trophy – C. Linney. Centennial Trophy – C. Linney.

Chip In Trophy – M. Moore.

Birdie Tree Trophy – M. Bennett. Ngaire Gibson Trophy – M. Bennett. Nan Harrison Trophy - L. McClea. Consolation Trophy – I. Divers. Noeline Dickson – S. Gutsell. Davidson Blyth Trophy – V. Hampton.

Bradley Trophy (Tuesday V Weekend Women) – Tuesday women Mavis Chisnall Trophies – Best Gross Scores during Season. Silver – P. Smith; Bronze 1 – C. Linney; Bronze 2 – M. Kennedy; Bronze 3 – P. Ellis. Nearest the Pin (N0 6) –P. Bell.

Ringers Silver – M. Bennett; Bronze 1 – B. MacGregor; Bronze 2 – M. Whiting; Bronze 3 – P. Ellis Aorangi Competitions. Coronation Medal – S. Lane. Aotearoa Cup – A. Dwan. Best Gross Cup – E. Collins. Veterans Trophy – A. Dwan. Nancy MacCormick Foursomes – A. Dwan and B. Cochrane. GNZ (Stylemaster) – P. Smith and B. Cochrane, J. van der Heide and B. O’Neill. Templar Trophy – L. Bell Championship Winners Bronze 3 Champion – P. Ellis; Runner Up – B. Jackson; Bronze 2 Champion – M. Kennedy; Runner Up – V. Prendergast; Bronze 1 Champion – B. MacGregor; Runner Up - C. Linney.

Silver Champion – W. Stevenson; Runner Up - M. Bennett. Lloyd Trophy – J. van der Heide LU Medals Silver – K. McAuliffe; Bronze 1 – J. Undy; Bronze 2 – V. Prendergast; Bronze 3 – V. Cartney. President’s Trophy – 4 Best Nets LGU and Medal Rounds. This is the Top Trophy of the Year – K. McAuliffe October 29, Twilight Stableford: 0-6: Steve Anderson 21 b/l Brock Peddie 21.

7-10: Kieron Gray 20 b/l, Richie Watson 20, John Schofield 20. 11 plus: Matt Stoddart 20.

Women 0-14: Barb MacGregor 19. Bayley’s nearest pin: # 6 A Pierce. # 16 Michael Thomas.

October 30 Closing Day American Foursome Leading scores in the American Foursome round played on Saturday were: Men: Bill Mason and Rod Harris 62.5, Roger Bruce and Darren Green 63, Brian Rouse and Struan Scott 63.5, Brock Peddie and Michael Thomas 63.5, Des Green and Clarrie Whiting 65.5.

Mixed: Barb MacGregor and Warren Scott 63, Leen Bell and Bill Anstey 64.5, Sally Lane and Paul Hefford 69.

Nearest the pin: Tinwald Liqourland # 2; Tony Clarke. Gluyas Ford # 6; Roger Bruce.

Bedrock Bar and Stonegrill # 12; Bill Mason.

Ace Auto Electrical # 16; Bill Mason. Two’s: Bill Mason and Rod Harris, Roger Bruce and Darren Green.

■■ Pigeon racing Ashburton Racing Pigeon Club October 31 Hastings Flock and 2nd Leg Fransen Shield 6 flyers entered 28 birds Winners Flying Time — 9 hours 6 minutes 55 seconds 1st L. Quinn 1157.41 mpm 2nd L. Quinn 1129.86 mpm 3rd N. Martin 1109.15 mpm 4th N.Martin 1104.16 mpm 5th N. Martin 1069.133 mpm 6th S.Davidson 1023.23 mpm 7th R. Cornwall 806.836 mpm 8th R. Cornwall 738.28 mpm 9th M. Davidson 670.20 mpm

■■ Squash Celtic Squash Club Results from last week’s round of the Celtic Squash Club’s summer league: Paul Cousins beat Pat Summerfield 3-1, Phil Andrew lost to Nathan Forbes 1-3, Terry Hutchinson beat Nik Millichamp 3-1, Brendon Adam beat Ed Harrison 2-1, Marie Kennedy lost to Kirsty Clay 0-3.

Ben Kruger beat Lawrence McCormick 3-1, Chrissie Stratford beat Chauntel Kentish 3-0, Chris O’Reilly beat Jock O’Connor 4-0, Pete Blacklow lost to Ed Harrison 1-2, Cath Blacklow lost to Steve Devereux 0-3, Craig Campbell beat Scott van den Bemd 4-0, Mark O’Grady beat Chris Thompson 2-1, James McCloy lost to Ron Carlson 1-3.

■■ Tennis Mid Canterbury Tennis October 28, Twilight Section 1: High Raters 18 v Get A Grip 15, Don’t Blame Me 16 v A N Other 17, Spare

Parts 16 v The Hackers 17, Famous Grouse 16 v Tridents 17, ADC Aces 12 Electric Donkey Bottom Biters 21, Brophy Knight 17 v Council Crew 16, Misfits 15 v Tradies 18 Section 2: The Racqueteers 18 v Vegue & Co 15, Hit 4 Brains 17 v Rob’s Mob 16, The Unknowns 12 v Baseline Bandits 21, TBC 19 v Sapphires 14, The Racketeers 0 v The Twilight Ferns 18.

October 31, Mixed Masters Gold lost to Orange 39 games to 44: H. Woodhouse & S. Kilworth beat J. Brosnahan & W. Christie 9-6; D. Young & A. Hodson lost to C. Ross & S. Letham 4-9; H. Woodhouse & A. Hodson lost to J. Brosnahan & S. Letham 6-9; S. Kilworth & D. Young beat W. Christie & C. Ross 9-5; H. Woodhouse & D. Young beat J. Brosnahan & C. Ross 9-6; S. Kilworth & A. Hodson beat W. Christie & S. Letham 2-9.

Green lost to Red 6 matches to 0: L. Robinson & T. Robinson lost to D. Fisher & M. Morrow 7-9; S. Clemens & G. Esker lost to B. Riseley & S. Moore 7-9; L. Robinson & G. Esker lost to D. Fisher & S. Moore 5-9; T. Robinson & S. Clemens lost to M. Morrow & B. Riseley 2-9; L. Robinson & S. Clemens lost to D. Fisher & B. Riseley 2-9; T. Robinson & G. Esker lost to M. Morrow & S. Moore 3-9.

A Grade Southern lost to Methven 6 matches to 0: A. Hunt & N. Thomassen lost to K. Kawamata & F. Ness 4-6, 3-6; O. McKeown & C. Stock lost to J. Hill & H. Hood 2-6, 5-7; A. Hunt lost to F. Ness 4-6, 1-6; N. Thomassen lost to K. Kawamata 3-6, 1-6; L. McKeown lost to J. Hill 2-6, 1-6; C. Stock lost to H. Hood 2-6, 2-6.

Hampstead lost to Allenton 4 matches to 2: A. Mitchell & Connor Brosnahan lost to B. Looij & R. Cromie 6-7, (3-7), 6-4, 0-1 (8-10); Christal Brosnahan & E. Connelly-Whyte lost to M. Ness & H. Dargue 3-6, 3-6; A. Mitchell lost to R. Cromie 4-6, 0-6; Connor Brosnahan beat H. Dargue 6-1, 6-3; Christal Brosnahan lost to B. Looij 0-6, 3-6; E. ConnellyWhyte beat M. Ness 6-1, 6-3.

A Reserve Tinwald lost to Hampstead 4 matches to 2 D. Scott & J. Millar lost to T. McCaw & Q. Ritchie 3-6, 4-6; S. Millar & J. Leslie lost to L. Schikker & J. Aschen 3-6, 0-6; D. Scott beat T. McCaw 6-2, 6-3; J. Millar lost to Q. Ritchie 0-6, 1-6; S. Millar lost to L. Schikker 2-6, 1-6; J. Leslie beat J. Aschen 6-3, 6-1.

Methven lost to Allenton/Wakanui 56 games to 51: I. Talbot & S. Innes beat M. Looij & C. Paul 2-6, 6-2, 1-0 (10-8); R. Taggart & S. McDonald lost to J. Settle & W. Wallis 4-6, 6-4, 0-1 (9-11); I. Talbot lost to M. Looij 3-6, 0-6; R. Taggart beat C. Paul 7-6, (7-4), 6-0; S. Innes beat J. Settle 2-6, 6-3, 1-0 (10-3); S. McDonald lost to W. Wallis 1-6, 6-3, 0-1 (6-10).

B Grade Rakaia Blue lost to Allenton 5 matches to 1: J. Helem & T. Bassett beat M. Dargue & H. Preston 9-5; H. Helem & S. Moore lost to C. Collins & L. Moore 6-9; J. Helem lost to M. Dargue 0-6, 6-3, 0-1 (8-10); H. Helem lost to C. Collins 0-6, 1-6; S. Moore lost to H. Preston 4-6, 4-6; T. Bassett lost to L. Moore 5-7, 4-6.

Hampstead lost to Tinwald 5 matches to 1: T. Wilson & Z. Diedricks lost to H. Tawatao & L. Scott 5-9; T. Lee & L. Prendergast lost to C. Thomson & C. Donaldson 5-9; T. Wilson lost to H, Tawatao 2-6, 2-6; Z. Diedricks lost to L. Scott 5-7, 6-2, 0-1 (6-10); T. Lee lost to C. Thomson 0-6, 0-6; L. Prendergast beat C. Donaldson 6-2, 6-1.

Methven Green lost to Southern Warriors: N. Alombro & C. Hollings lost to A. Watt & L. Adams 5-9; V. Talbot & B. Allred lost to L. Slee & R. Watt 5-9; N. Alombro lost to A. Watt 6-2, 6-7 (3-7), 0-1 (9-11); C. Hollings lost to L. Slee 7-6 (8-6), 2-6, 0-1 (5-7); V. Talbot lost to R. Watt 3-6, 0-6; B. Allred beat L. Adams 6-7 (5-7), 6-4, 1-0 (12-10).

Junior A Hampstead/Tinwald beat Methven Red 4 matches to 2: D. Williams & T. Feutz beat C. Holmes & J. McDonald 6-4; J. Hunter & Z. Aschen beat G. Holdsworth & M .Hydes 6-0; D. Williams lost to C. Holmes 3-9; T. Feutz beat J. McDonald 9-1; J. Hunter lost to Georgia Holdsworth 6-9; Z. Aschen beat M. Hydes 9-2.

Junior B Allenton beat Wakanui/Southern Wild Slammers 4 matches to 2: J. Parsons & G. Preston beat J. Adam & G. MacLeod 7-6 (8-6); R. Gray & R. Blundell lost to L. Peck & W. Copland 3-6; J. Parsons beat J. Adam 9-7; R. Gray lost to L. Peck 2-9; R. Blundell beat W. Copland 9-5; G. Preston beat G. MacLeod 9-4.

Junior C Methven White beat Rakaia Rascals 6 matches to 0: S. Furndorfler & J. Campbell beat P. Jones & K. Nolan 6-1; C. McSweeney & A. Armour beat M. Pospolitak & S. Nolan 6-0; S. Furndorfler beat P. Jones 6-1; J. Campbell beat K. Nolan 6-0; C. McSweeney beat M. Pospolitak 6-1; A. Armour beat S.

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Dorie drew with Allenton 27 games all: B. Sloper & S. Pye lost to A. Amos & D. Gilbert 4-6; S. Kingsbury & O. Jackways beat I. Harris & K. Harrison 6-2; B. Sloper lost to A. Amos 3-6; S. Pye beat D. Gilbert 6-5, S. Kingsbury lost to K. Harrison 2-6, O. Jackways beat I. Harris 6-2.

Grade Unknown Methven Silver lost to Hampstead 5 matches to 1: H. Simpson & M. Farrell beat A. Spicer & E. Trumper 6-3; J. Hydes & E. McSweeney lost to J. Williams & J. Barry 3-6; H. Simpson lost to A. Spicer 8-9 (4-7); M. Farrell lost to E. Trumper 7-9; J. Hydes lost to J. Williams 1-9; E. McSweeney lost to J. Barry 2-9.

Dorie/Rakaia lost to Longbeach/Willowby 34 games to 28: M. Veix & M. Hopkins beat S. Scott & W. Wilson 6-1; J. Slater & M. Helem lost to J. Keating & C. Brook 1-6; M. Veix beat S. Scott 9-1; M. Hopkins beat J. Keating 9-8; J. Slater lost to W. Wilson 2-9; M. Helem lost to C. Brook 1-9.

Christchurch Competition August 30, Girls Challenger 3 Mid Canterbury beat Waimairi Valley 8 sets to 7: M. Looij & I. Talbot lost to L. Young & B. Ambrosius 2-6, 6-4, 0-1 (3-10); S. Innes & R. Taggart beat A. Connell & M. Swift 6-1,3-6, 1-0 (14-12); M. Looij lost to L. Young 2-6, 2-6; I. Talbot beat B. Ambrosius 7-5, 6-4; S. Innes beat A. Connell 6-2, 6-2; R. Taggart lost to M. Swift 6-3, 2-6, 0-1 (3-10).

DRAWS ■■ Golf Bowls Mid Canterbury Country Rep teams Senior WomenTeam 1 Singles: Sandra Keith Pairs: Katelyn Inch (S), Cait Bassett Fours: Margaret Gray (S), Greta Leigh, Ailsa Judson, Christine Palmer Team 2 Singles: Valmai Hantz Pairs: Serena Matthews (S), Pam Clarke Fours: Rosemary Bennett, Maureen Sullivan, Raiona Isherwood, Noeline Woods Reserves: Faye Taylor, Heather Goodall, Wendy Blackwell Junior WomenTeam 1 Singles: Janice Harper Pairs Wendy Watson (S), Teaghan Mower Fours: Dawn Bruce (S), Janet Kingsbury, Margaret Ward, Shirley Doig Team 2 Singles: Ali Gardner Pairs: Mary Quayle (S), Maggie McKinnon Fours: Bev Scurr S), Rachel Davies, Judie Ryk, Anne Reid Reserves: Diane Rudkin, Sylvia Mellish Senior Men Team 1 Singles: Kelvin Scott Pairs: Trevor Kennett (S), Colin Lowery Fours: Craig Carter (S), Alec Crawford, Graeme Bishop, Pete Whinham Team 2: Singles: Matt Bassett Pairs: Rodney Greaney (S), B Burnett Fours: S Glassey (S), S Thompson, K Greenwood, A Paul Reserves: P Redfern, B Chapman, B Mayson Development Men Ian Barrett, Dean Mower, Bob Shorter, Craig Schroder, Richard Habgood, Bob Anderson, Les Mitchell, Martin Rowson, Gavin Eder, Neil Atkinson, Richard Kane, John Drayton, Rob Coyle, Rob Fensom Reserves: Simon Fleetwood, Josh Stanton, Mike Burke

■■ Tennis Mid Canterbury Tennis November 7 Junior Round 4 All games to start at 9am sharp B Grade - played at ATTC Duty Team Methven Green Rakaia Blue v Dorie; Tinwald Orange v Methven Green; Allenton v Hinds Southern Warriors; Bye – Hampstead.

Junior A & Junior B Combined Grade Methven Red v Hinds/Southern Allenton at Methven Domain; Longbeach/Willowby v Hampstead at Hampstead; Wakanui Southern Wild Slammers v Dorie/Rakaia B at Ashburton Trust TC; Hampstead/Tinwald v Methven Silver at Hampstead; Bye – Allenton.

Junior C Dorie C v Hampstead at Wakanui @ Wakanui; Hinds Southern Stars v Methven White at Ashburton Trust TC; Hinds Southern Stingers v Methven Black at Mayfield; Allenton v Rakaia Rascals at Allenton.

Please phone any defaults through to Mid Canterbury Junior Tennis 308 3020 as soon as possible.

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In brief Earl claims top spot Tinwald Cycling Club riders contested a graded scratch race around the Blackbridge block on Sunday. A and B grade competed over 60km with C and D battling over 40km. Simon Earl fought hard to secure a small break in the dying stage of the A grade and secure the victory. Brad Hudson drove hard in the chase and was rewarded with second place with Neil Wylie and Rob Hooper on his tail rounding out the top four. B grade also saw a late break in the bunch as Rachel Thow showed great strength in the charge to the line to take the spoils.

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ABs clean up - nearly

Canterbury’s Amelia Garvey in action at the South Island Interprovincial at Ashburton Golf Club.

PHOTO JOSEPH JOHNSON 101115-JJ-03

Canterbury interprovincial champs The Canterbury team of Amelia Garvey, Momoka Kobori, Juliana Hung, ex-pat Ashburtonian Catherine Bell, Hillary O’Connor,

Elisha Crosbie, Jasmine Rou and Jessica Crosbie won the South Island Interprovincial, which was played over the weekend at

the Ashburton Golf Club.

The other provinces involved were Otago, Southland, Aorangi and Tasman.

Canterbury won 29 matches during the tournament; they halved 2 and lost 1 from the 32 played.

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1st XI hit straps

Punters splash out Hopeful Kiwi punters have bet just over $3 million on the All Blacks final against Australia. Helping boost the final number was a whopping $400,000 bet on Saturday for New Zealand to win the Rugby World Cup. The gamble has certainly paid off as the lucky bet will rake in $140,000 after the All Blacks took home the trophy. Mystery surrounds the person who placed the hefty bet. The person, believed to be from the North Island, has been described as fiercely private.

- NZME

Intensity lacking It must have been an unusual experience for Stephen Kearney as he faced the media after the 26-12 loss to England yesterday. For the first time in 18 months he had to face questions about a Kiwis defeat, and the answers were unfortunately quite straightforward. Not since the 2014 Anzac test have the Kiwis lost a test match, and you would have to go back to the 2013 World Cup final to find a match where the New Zealand forward pack was significantly bettered. For Kearney, it was down to intensity. “We didn’t match their intensity in the second half,” said Kearney. “We made it really hard for ourselves.” - NZME

By James Ford

James.F@TheGuardian.co.nz

Ashburton College’s 1st XI were in fine form against Shirley Boys’ High School in Christchurch in day one of their two-day fixture on Saturday.

College skipper Kieran Hunt put Shirley Boys’ in to bat after winning the toss, and the decision paid off with the home side all out in the 37th over for a meagre 70.

Ashburton College’s urgent response was largely down to opener Michael Burton who batted well, and was only dismissed when trying to reach his century with time running out before the declaration.

Three wickets fell early as opener Josh Gill was bowled, then Tom Ravenscroft and Liam O’Connor were both caught. Burton and Zach Naldrett dug in against some fine bowling before the latter was caught.

Hunt came in and upped the tempo before being caught off a top edge before little brother Gareth came in and remained with Burton, who was batting well.

Shirley broke the partnership thanks to another catch

by Anton Wylaars to send Gareth Hunt back to the pavilion for 9. Will Graham and Burton then took advantage of some tired bowling to put on 72 before Burton was caught at mid-off with the total on 190.

Once Burton was out Kieran Hunt declared, giving his bowlers 40 minutes to make inroads into Shirley’s second innings.

This time Josh Buchanan broke the opening partnership quickly thanks to a good slip catch by Liam O’Connor.

Sam Hall then had to thank Kieran Hunt for his wicket as the captain dived at gully to catch McDonald.

The two remaining Shirley players managed to survive the rotation and stumps were drawn with Shirley on 22-2, needing another 98 to make Ashburton College bat again.

Day two will begin at Shirley Boys’ on Saturday.

New Zealand’s domination of world rugby was showcased with a near clean sweep at the World Rugby awards yesterday - with one notable exception. Following Sunday’s Rugby World Cup final win, the All Blacks have won almost every award on offer including Daniel Carter being named player for the year for a third time. There was however one award that eluded the All Blacks - coach of the year.

Wallabies coach Michael Cheika denied Steve Hansen from winning the award for a fourth straight year despite the fact Australia defeated the All Blacks once in three attempts this year.

- NZME

Prepare for sledging

PHOTO JOSEPH JOHNSON 311015-JJ-06

Isi going over the fence Isi Ula from the Fairfield Juniors winds up for a big hit during under-13 softball at Argyle Park on Saturday morning. It was week two of the competition and it was a good day for the Fairfield Juniors, as they beat the Demons Cardinals 17-2. Meanwhile in the afternoon’s mixed senior social grade the Rebels beat the Renegades 20-1, while Hampstead beat Fairfield 25-4.

Two days from the start of the first test, Australia’s captain Steven Smith has given his New Zealand rival Brendon McCullum a verbal slap and promised no holding back on sledging their opponents in the series. Smith, ahead of what will be his first series since taking over from Michael Clarke, was reacting to criticism by McCullum over an incident during Australia’s tour of England this year. “We’ve all done things on the field that we regret later,” McCullum wrote. “But it was disappointing that Smith had a chance to make a statement and chose to go the other way.” - NZME

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Today at Wingatui Raceway

Otago RC Venue: Wingatui Meeting Date: 03 Nov 2015 NZ Meeting number: 6 Doubles: 2 and 3; 4 and 5; 6 and 7; 8 and 9 Trebles: 1, 2 and 3; 4, 5 and 6; 7, 8 and 9 1 12.20pm CROMBIE LOCKWOOD INSURANCE RATING 75 $18,500, Rating 75 Benchmark, 2200m 1 30086 Sir Amron tdm (7) 59................ J Lowry (a2) 2 x6010 Kina Win td (1) 58.5 .................... C Johnson 3 606x5 Peter Parrot (2) 58.5.................D Bothamley 4 38166 Delacroix dm (8) 56.5......................D Walsh 5 791x2 The Groomsman td (3) 56.5..R Cuneen (a1) 6 0x684 Saragarhi tdm (6) 56 ....... K Kalychurun (a3) 7 13301 Ina Jam td (4) 54 ..........................T Moseley 8 4x701 Missteeflying d (5) 54 ............. B Murray (a3) 2 12.56pm BRENT WEATHERALL JEWELLERS MDN $10,000, MAIDEN, 1200m 1 4303x Lotterio (11) 58.5......................... C Johnson 2 243x8 Final Shinko (2) 57 ............. D Prastiyou (a2) 3 4 Itemize 57 .................................... Scratched 4 89622 Janefield Jewel h (8) 56.5 ...............T Direen 5 44x43 Go Solo h (6) 56.5.................R Cuneen (a1) 6 78x83 Oh So Smart (10) 56.5.................... J Morris 7 4290x Conceal h (12) 56.5 .....................T Moseley 8 4x5 Inbee h (3) 56.5...................... B Murray (a3) 9 849x4 Penny A Thought (9) 56.5 ..............R Bishop 10 5x5x Velvet Rose h (4) 56.5...............S Wynne (a) 11 9x756 I Am Not (1) 56.5....................C Barnes (a1) 12 Lydia h (14) 56.5 .........................L Callaway 13 635. Manamanup (15) 55.................. S Muniandy 14 4 Waylay 55..................................... Scratched 15 Alitron h (7) 58.5 16 0667x Chili Pepper (13) 56.5 17 22880 Backhand (5) 56.5 -

18 x979x Justabout Ready (16) 58.5 Em: Alitron, Chili Pepper, Backhand, Justabout Ready 3 1.36pm WIDE SPAN SHEDS OTAGO RATING 65 $17,500, Rating 65 Benchmark*, 1400m 1 77587 Stand Your Ground d (9) 59 .........T Moseley 2 010x1 Cairnsville tdm (1) 58.5 .........R Cuneen (a1) 3 522x1 Gallant Defender tdh (5) 58.5.... S Muniandy 4 372x1 All Jokes Aside th (2) 58 ..........D Bothamley 5 60045 Life’s In A Spin d (6) 58 ... K Kalychurun (a3) 6 08x00 Unknown Pleasures dh (12) 57.5....T Direen 7 96707 Ironworker h (11) 57....................L Callaway 8 13550 Hot Pants d (7) 56.5 ..................S Wynne (a) 9 464x8 Ivanskavinskyskvar th (3) 56.5C Barnes (a1) 10 41x02 Tantella (4) 56 .................... D Prastiyou (a2) 11 7x060 Peter Parker m (8) 56 .......................R Black 12 22105 Honor That (10) 54 .......................... J Morris 4 2.13pm GALLAWAY COOK ALLAN R75 $18,500, Rating 75 Benchmark, 1200m 1 22520 Alice Webb Ellis d (2) 59 .............L Callaway 2 641x1 Koxinga d (10) 59 ......................... D Skerrett 3 1248x Gallant Boy tdmh (4) 58 ............ S Muniandy 4 36x10 Jakob Gambino td (1) 57.5........S Wynne (a) 5 41x83 Them Or Us dh (7) 57 ....................R Bishop 6 5160x Pat In Brackets db (9) 56.5.......... C Johnson 7 x5319 Flaming d (3) 56 ................. D Prastiyou (a2) 8 021x0 Hell Raiser d (8) 56 ..........................R Black 9 2x201 Sofia Loren tdh (5) 55.5 ........R Cuneen (a1) 10 69x50 Madam Bentley td (6) 55 ........C Barnes (a1) 5 2.53pm FAREWELL & SAFE TRAVELS ANDRE KLEIN RATING 65 $17,500, Rating 65 Benchmark*, 1200m 1 2521x Elusive Pete d (11) 59 ................. C Johnson

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6574x Buckwild dh (3) 58.5 ..............C Barnes (a1) 9122x Coulee dh (5) 58 ...................... J Lowry (a2) 4323x Royal Dollar tdbh (4) 57.5 .........S Wynne (a) 199x0 Flagrante Delicto h (10) 57.5K Kalychurun (a3) 41590 Sir Lindauer tdmh (1) 57.5 .......D Bothamley 53519 All Dressed Up m (6) 57........R Cuneen (a1) 6530x Delirium d (8) 57 .................... B Murray (a3) 93704 Twist Of Fate m (9) 56.5 ...................R Black 006x3 Doctor Eden d (2) 56.......................D Walsh 60042 Popp ‘N Lindauer h (7) 54.5 .........T Moseley 80x45 Kasundi (12) 54.................. D Prastiyou (a2) 6 3.33pm ABC BUSINESS SALES TROPHY OPEN $25,000, OPN HCP, 1400m 1 32045 Hexie Hao tdmh (3) 59 .............. S Muniandy 2 19x67 Magic Epic d (6) 59 .............. D Prastiyou (a) 3 1102x Tommy Tucker tdmh (1) 59 ......... J Lowry (a) 4 16706 Paraketo td (7) 57 ...................R Cuneen (a) 5 0111x Hayley Maree m (8) 56.............D Bothamley 6 57747 Jack’s Run tm (5) 55.5 ..............S Wynne (a) 7 34x74 Miss Alice d (2) 54 ...................... C Johnson 8 6x454 Brah Spring db (4) 54......................D Walsh 7 4.19pm DUNEDIN CASINO TROPHY RATING 85 David Walsh rides Brah Spring in $20,000, Rating 85 Benchmark, 1200m the $25,000 ABC Business Tro1 96433 Anzac Star tdmh (4) 63 .........K Mudhoo (a4) phy at Wingatui Raceway today.

2 25584 The Lone Ranger dm (3) 61.5 B Murray (a3) 3 6276x Hermione d (7) 57 ....................D Bothamley 4 366x2 Gunnadoo d (1) 57 ...........................R Black 10 x234x Revolutionary (5) 54.5 ...............S Wynne (a) 5 17x44 Signify d (10) 57 .....................C Barnes (a1) 11 52124 Rivertaine Coup d (11) 54 ........... C Johnson 6 1713x Drumregal tdmh (6) 56.5 .......R Cuneen (a1) 8 5.19pm MIKE JACKSON PLASTERERS MAIDEN 7 181x9 Five Kings td (9) 56.5 ............... J Lowry (a2) $10,000, MDN, 1600m 1 x4556 Whatwasthat h (16) 58.5 ...........S Wynne (a) 8 33182 A Bob Short dm (8) 56 .................T Moseley 2 x8x39 Paddyblack (14) 58.5 ...............D Bothamley 9 766x2 Norah th (2) 55.5 .............................T Direen

3 65x6 Shantav bh (13) 58.5 ...... K Kalychurun (a3) 4 5078x Bull Creek (11) 58.5 ............... B Murray (a3) 5 7x87 The Young Pretenda (2) 58.5 .........R Bishop 6 09 Weelywong (7) 58.5 ...............C Barnes (a1) 7 7 Billy Trimbole h (1) 57...................... J Morris 8 0 Tannero’ryley (6) 57 ........................D Walsh 9 8x823 Cristallo h (4) 56.5..................... S Muniandy 10 803x2 Satin Jitterbug (9) 56.5.................T Moseley 11 60930 Mrs Nevill (3) 56.5 ...........................T Direen 12 5 So Gallant h (5) 56.5 ................ J Lowry (a2) 13 585x0 Young Issy h (15) 56.5 ................L Callaway 14 Havasova (10) 56.5 ..................... C Johnson 15 27 Tapilize (8) 55 16 9 Asoma (12) 55 ................... D Prastiyou (a2) 17 73x5 Kiss Like This 56.5 ....................... Scratched Emergency: Kiss Like This 9 6.02pm ZM 95.8 & WASTE MANAGEMENT NZ LTD RATING 75 $18,500, Rating 75 Benchmark, 1600m 1 68037 Keep The Courage dm (1) 59.5B Murray (a3) 2 4x850 Karaka Jack tdm (9) 58 ................T Moseley 3 111x7 Dalwhinnie tdh (6) 56 .................. C Johnson 4 1x310 Montrachet d (3) 55.........................D Walsh 5 16x47 Take Fire d (2) 55 ......................S Wynne (a) 6 120x2 Avow h (4) 54.5 ........................ J Lowry (a2) 7 277x1 Ruby’s Rose tdh (8) 54 ..........C Barnes (a1) 8 1092x Lucille tdh (5) 54 ....................... S Muniandy 9 060x1 La Musique d (7) 54 ..............R Cuneen (a1) Blinkers on: Delacroix (R1), Penny A Thought (R2), Shantav, Tannero’ryley, Mrs Nevill, Tapilize (R8) Blinkers off: Unknown Pleasures (R3), Revolutionary (R7) Winkers on: Dalwhinnie (R9) Winkers off: Delacroix (R1), Penny A Thought (R2), Tannero’ryley (R8)

M2 Auckland gallops Today at Ellerslie Raceway

Empress Elect’s homecoming will be crowned at Ellerslie today with a top three finish.

She will have the opportunity to significantly boost her future broodmare value with a bold showing in the Gr.3 Sofitel Luxury Hotels Stakes.

“She’s owned by Wentwood Grange, our next door neighbours, and they would love some black type for her and I think she’s right up to that,” trainer Lee Somervell said.

“She’s a lovely mare and she’s still on the way up.”

The six-year-old was placed on all three days of the Hawke’s Bay carnival before she finished ninth in the Listed Jakkalberry Classic last time out.

Somervell only has 14 horses in work, but the emphasis is very much on quality with three members of his team heading south on Thursday for Group assignments at Riccarton.

Stradivarius will run in the Gr.1 Sothys NZ 2000 Guineas on Saturday while Celebrity Miss will line up in the Listed Gold Club Metropolitan ahead of the Gr.3 Christchurch Casino New Zealand Cup on the closing day of the meeting.

Auckland RC Venue: Ellerslie Meeting Date: 03 Nov 2015 NZ Meeting number: 2 Doubles: 1 and 2; 3 and 4; 5 and 6; 7 and 8; 9 and 10 Trebles: 1, 2 and 3; 4, 5 and 6; 8, 9 and 10 1 12.28pm (NZT) CARLTON EVENTS RATING 85 2200 $30,000, Rating 85 Benchmark, 2200m 1 5x907 Bellino td (11) 59.5 ......................... J Parkes

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2 153x0 El Soldado td (15) 59 ........ U Holmquist (a2) 3 74177 Little Alfie Brown tmb (5) 58.5 .Z Azman (a3) 4 9x001 Boninsky td (2) 58 ........................... C Grylls 5 44220 Smedley tm (7) 57.5 ...........L Magorrian (a1) 6 15467 Gesemi tdm (8) 57 .......................... S Spratt 7 6x872 Saint Kitt (9) 56 ..............................V Colgan 8 07379 Rafa tm (16) 55.5 ........................ C Dell (a1) 9 86213 Bachelor Zeel (1) 54.5 ....................S Collett 10 30x18 Banbury Lad tm (13) 54.5 ..........G Cooksley 11 2x616 Mangaroa Flo Jo m (12) 54......A Jones (a1) 12 17x63 Ekraarstatic td (3) 54..................M Cameron 13 65336 Permesso tdm (4) 54................... D Johnson 14 72567 Mr Doole tm (6) 54 ........................M McNab 15 05249 Pherozardo m (10) 54 ..................... K Myers 16 15136 Sororia m (14) 54 .......................M Coleman 17 3x443 My Alegria 54 ............................... Scratched Emergency: My Alegria 2 1.08 LASER PLUMBING TE PUKE RATING 85 1200 $30,000, Rating 85 Benchmark, 1200m 1 43912 Close Up tdmb (6) 59 ..............B Hutton (a1) 2 1123x Passing Shot td (5) 58.5.................. C Grylls 3 1226x Girl Of My Dreams td (8) 56.5U Holmquist (a2) 4 75x40 Hannah Mary td (4) 56.5 .................S Collett 5 31571 Mr Knowitall dm (7) 56.5 ............. D Johnson 6 3222x Zorrali dm (2) 55.5 ..........................A Collett 7 x547x The Last Shower t (9) 54.5 L Magorrian (a1) 8 38423 Vibrant Moss td (3) 54................M Cameron 9 10210 Admiral tdmb (10) 54 ..........Z N Azman (a3) 10 0x954 Sherpa tdm (1) 54 ..............................M Hills 3 1.48pm BACH ESPRESSO RATING 65 1200 $30,000, Rating 65 Benchmark*, 1200m 1 190x1 Alicudi td (5) 59 .............................M McNab 2 324x3 Perfect Fit (6) 58.5......................M Coleman 3 12. City Boy mb (9) 58.5 ......................V Colgan 4 817x3 Watch This Space d (7) 58.5 ........... C Grylls 5 7x301 Halleloojah (10) 57.5 ..................R Elliot (a4) 6 441x2 Laaffaire (11) 57 .............................. K Myers 7 0856x Palace Rock (13) 57.................... D Johnson 8 7439x Midnight Mistress td (1) 56.5......M Cameron 9 3655x Way In td (15) 56.5 10 3x1 Dukedom d (14) 56.5 .........L Magorrian (a1) 11 13002 Rio Claro 56.5 .............................. Scratched 12 67534 Getalonghome Cindy m (16) 56 .J Whiteside 13 31203 Sheradream mb (17) 54.5 ........... C Dell (a1) 14 8x1 Shontee d (4) 54.5 ......................... J Parkes 15 2214 Honkietonk Tiger (8) 56 16 63150 Rule The World d (12) 56 -

17 05333 Amber Rayne m (2) 55 18 09006 Offangone dm (3) 54 Emergencies: Honkietonk Tiger, Rule The World, Amber Rayne, Offangone 4 2.28pm PROPELLOR PROPERTY INVESTMENTS MAIDEN 1600 $30,000, MDN, 1600m 1 42x62 First Honour (17) 58.5 ..................... C Grylls 2 62252 Road Trip (1) 58.5 .........................M McNab 3 2x35. Astrolabe (16) 58.5 ....................M Coleman 4 32 Swift Code (6) 58.5 .........................S Collett 5 326 Captain Orange b (23) 58.5L Magorrian (a1) 6 42 Northern Knight (20) 58.5 ..............V Colgan 7 334x6 Pacorus (8) 58.5.................................M Hills 8 5x52 Sarookh (4) 58.5 9 49983 Goldchi (5) 58.5 10 7x32 Splendido b (13) 57....................G Cooksley 11 0x433 Classic Warrior (22) 57 ................... K Myers 12 2 Tavago (21) 57 13 8x383 Battle Plan (7) 57 ............................ S Spratt 14 54 St Regis (15) 57 ............................. J Parkes 15 2x2x3 Zabelle (19) 56.5 16 45022 Eden Rose (9) 56.5 .........................A Collett 17 2 I’llav Bubbles (14) 56.5.............A Jones (a1) 18 65452 Katie Taylor b (10) 56.5 ..............M Cameron 19 00x74 The Sweet Escape (2) 56.5 20 97x4 Tavidar (12) 58.5 .....................B Hutton (a1) 21 7 The Heat Is On (18) 57 22 78798 Lowrider (11) 56.5 23 7004x Arite Guru 58.5............................. Scratched 24 90057 Lola Brigida (3) 56.5 Emergencies: The Sweet Escape, Tavidar, The Heat Is On, Lowrider, Arite Guru, Lola Brigida 5 3.08pm CARBINE CLUB TROPHY $40,000, OPN HCP, 1600m 1 39x06 Farm Boy td (8) 59 .........................V Colgan 2 30x56 King Krovanh td (11) 58 .................. C Grylls 3 4133x Decorah tdm (6) 57.5 ............... E Smith (a4) 4 55305 Bechtolsheimer dm (5) 57 .............M McNab 5 08x60 Deane Martin td (1) 56.5 ....................M Hills 6 3x313 Irish Heartbeat tdm (10) 55.5 .....M Coleman 7 26x23 Miss Foxwood t (3) 54.5 .............M Cameron 8 37237 Vincent Street t (9) 54.5 .............. C Dell (a1) 9 283x1 Rasa Lila td (4) 53...........................S Collett 10 x6982 Sierra Beel (12) 53 ...................... D Johnson 11 65x70 Secret’s Only tdm (7) 53 ................. S Spratt 12 31403 Late Decision (2) 53 ........................ K Myers 6 3.48pm SOFITEL LUXURY HOTELS WFA STAKES

$70,000, WFA, 2000m 1 21135 Spoke To Carlo tm (9) 59 ...........M Coleman 2 3x874 It Has To Be You t (2) 59.............G Cooksley 3 8x609 Soriano tdm (6) 57 ......................... J Parkes 4 50x56 Candle In The Wind t (4) 57 .......M Cameron 5 820x9 The Tidy Express tm (1) 57 ............V Colgan 6 283x1 Rasa Lila t (10) 57 7 86x92 Miss Selby b (7) 57 .......................M McNab 8 33329 Empress Elect dm (3) 57 ................ K Myers 9 2x511 Consensus t (5) 56.5.......................A Collett 10 8x244 Vavasour tdb (8) 56.5 .................. D Johnson 7 4.28pm OMF RATING 85 1400 $30,000, Rating 85 Benchmark, 1400m 1 165x5 Matimba td (12) 59.5 ................A Jones (a1) 2 246x3 Forefront tm (5) 58.5 ....................... K Myers 3 x3377 So Wotif t (7) 58.5 .......................... J Parkes 4 94870 Khemosabi tdm (10) 58................... R Jones 5 21352 Scholes tm (6) 57 ....................B Hutton (a1) 6 24250 Dragonkeeper tm (4) 56 ..................A Collett 7 3333x Charmont (2) 55 .........................M Cameron 8 30x31 Seize The Moment d (8) 55......... D Johnson 9 73231 El Pescado td (11) 54.5...............C Lammas 10 54723 Lucky Feather tdm (9) 54.5 ........M Coleman 11 193x4 Stella’s Honour d (3) 54 .................. C Grylls 12 82x03 Tavy tdb (13) 54 .............................V Colgan 13 110x7 Somethingvain td (1) 54 .................. S Spratt 8 5.28pm KIDD CONTRACTING 3YO MAIDEN 1400 $30,000, MDN 3YO, 1400m 1 2236 Prodigal Son (18) 57.5 ................... J Parkes 2 x5575 Scooter O’Reilly b (15) 57.5 Z N Azman (a3) 3 3x3 Bowie (5) 57.5 ............................M Cameron 4 33 Gumboots (10) 57.5 ....................C Lammas 5 The Irish Bounty (1) 57.5 ........B Hutton (a1) 6 29323 Night Fever (3) 55.5 ........................ C Grylls 7 22 Volks Lightning (7) 55.5.................M McNab 8 5463 Sacred Desire (12) 55.5 .................V Colgan 9 42 Lola Jane (6) 55.5 ....................A Jones (a1) 10 0x52 Mistrahma (19) 55.5 ........................ K Myers 11 8x2. Show Lover (14) 55.5 ...................... S Spratt 12 2 Vitesse (2) 55.5 ..................................M Hills 13 73 August Edition (13) 55.5..................A Collett 14 5x3. Devi (9) 55.5...................... U Holmquist (a2) 15 5x363 Promise To Pay b (17) 55.5 ......... D Johnson 16 5x45 Salvaaj 55.5 ................................. Scratched 17 6 Irish Dawn (11) 55.5........................S Collett 18 7 Ray’s Legacy (4) 57.5 19 Tessastock (16) 55.5 -

20 78x Stryda 57.5................................... Scratched 21 87 Pure Lorde (8) 55.5 Emergencies: Irish Dawn, Ray’s Legacy, Tessastock, Stryda, Pure Lorde 9 6.10pm CBRE RATING 65 1600 $30,000, Rating 65 Benchmark*, 1600m 1 35272 Gotta Keeper (13) 59 ..............B Hutton (a1) 2 20x24 Seventeen Seventy td (15) 59 ......... S Spratt 3 2162. Silencer b (7) 59.........................M Cameron 4 1x555 Trojan Warrior (4) 59 ....................... R Jones 5 7x691 Woodsman d (6) 59..................A Jones (a1) 6 16085 Blackjack Man m (3) 58.5................A Collett 7 4212. Call Me Royal m (18) 58.5 .......... D Johnson 8 L7324 Lamason (2) 58.5 ....L Magorrian (a1) 9 22904 Sing For The Sun tdm (10) 58.5Holmquist (a2) 10 00x03 Undiscovered td (9) 57.5 ................. C Grylls 11 63x32 Gisela (1) 57 ................................... K Myers 12 12623 Keepherinmind m (17) 57...........M Coleman 13 56x32 Nomisma (14) 57 14 10x4 Riverdeep (8) 57 ............................V Colgan 15 40x77 Berg En Dal d (12) 56.5 ..................S Collett 16 8621 Arraignment d (11) 56.5 17 317 Roc de Bank (5) 56.5 .........................M Hills 18 x8712 Lady Painton (16) 55.5 ................C Lammas 19 540x0 Tiara Concerto t (19) 54.5 Emergency: Tiara Concerto 10 6.50pm AUCKLAND CO-OP TAXIS RATING 75 2400 $30,000, Rating 75 Benchmark, 2400m 1 61458 Kidnapped tdm (4) 59 ..................... K Myers 2 01241 Gentil Tonton tdm (14) 58.5............. C Grylls 3 14011 Vicki Anne tm (7) 58...........L Magorrian (a1) 4 x7052 Cursive t (11) 57.5....................... D Johnson 5 11456 Top Choice tdm (3) 57................M Coleman 6 40084 Back In Black m (10) 56.5 ..........G Cooksley 7 57211 Cruiseo tdm (5) 56 ......................C Lammas 8 1x107 Imperium (2) 55..........................M Cameron 9 41379 Royal Sceptre m (8) 55 ............A Jones (a1) 10 85221 Varro (13) 55 ...................................A Collett 11 43815 On Parole tm (9) 54......................... S Spratt 12 01105 Katy O’Beel t (6) 54........... U Holmquist (a2) 13 27442 St D’Ore (12) 54 ..............................S Collett 14 05L30 Lucky Charm tdm (1) 54 .........B Hutton (a1) Blinkers on : Mr Doole (R1), Battle Plan (R4), Mistrahma, Promise To Pay, Pure Lorde (R8) Blinkers off : El Soldado (R1), Palace Rock (R3) Winkers on : Road Trip, Northern Knight, Sarookh, Katie Taylor (R4), Royal Sceptre (R10)

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9 6.23pm MILLS REEF WINERY RATING 65 HANDICAP $7000, Rating 65 Benchmark*, 1400m 1 727x3 Kairanga Lad (13) 59 2 1x347 Gerardasun tmbh (8) 58.5...............R Myers 3 1x5 La Becane (1) 58 .............................K Smith 4 718x0 A Red Prince (7) 57 ................S McKay (a2) 5 2310x Not Allowed (15) 57.........................J Riddell 6 14091 Excuse Me Baybee dh (5) 56.5D Turner (a1) 7 87960 Let Me Think tdm (2) 55.5 ... M Dravitzki (a1) 8 80743 Jackson Street (6) 55.5 .................D Bradley 9 x7x0x That’s Where It Is (12) 55.5 .......... D Mo (a3) 10 737x0 Chipotle (14) 55 ................R Goldsbury (a2) 11 41370 Mare Mia h (3) 55 12 09x00 Auden 55 ...................................... Scratched 13 62771 Stormy Ray d (4) 54.5 ................L Hemi (a2) 14 83x77 Good Mama m (9) 54 15 98x5x Star Emerald m (10) 54........ T Johnson (a4) 16 77800 Dal Te En Tee dm (11) 54.........R Harris (a4) Blinkers on: Amalgamation, O’Reilly’s Dancer (R3), Thane, Wrong Belt, Keeping Faith (R4), Bang (R5), Jandakot (R6), Isola Bella (R7), Dal Dantrix (R8) Blinkers off: Caught Behind, Let’s (R6), Copper Reign (R7) Winkers on: Hollypop (R4), Caught Behind (R6), Good Mama (R9) Winkers off: Belle Boy (R3), Keeping Faith (R4), Jandakot (R6), Gerardasun (R9) LEGEND: b - Beaten favourite at last start c - Won at this distance on this course d - Won at this distance on another course h - Home track m - Won in heavy going t - Won at track X - Spell of three months

Otaki Maori gallops Today at Otaki Raceway

Otaki Maori RC Venue: Otaki Meeting Date: 03 Nov 2015 NZ Meeting number: 4 Doubles: 2 and 3; 4 and 5; 6 and 7; 8 and 9 Trebles: 1, 2 and 3; 4, 5 and 6; 7, 8 and 9 1 12.36pm (NZT) STELLA ARTOIS 2YO $7000, 2YO SW+P, 1000m 1 27 Just You (6) 57...............................D Bradley 2 Jackson Road (3) 57 .................... D Mo (a3) 3 Chouxperb (2) 57 ............................J Riddell 4 6 Itz My One (1) 57 ....................S McKay (a2) 5 Track Star (7) 57...................... D Turner (a1) 6 4. Pathfinder h (5) 55 ..........................R Myers 7 Thistigerdidit (4) 55 ...........R Goldsbury (a2) 2 1.16pm 94.3FM THE SOUND OF KAPITI MAIDEN $7000, MDN, 1200m 1 8. Valour b (10) 57.5 ...........................R Myers 2 Ringmaster (7) 57.5 ........................J Riddell 3 4x2 Victorias Legacy (1) 57 ................ D Mo (a3) 4 0x0x3 La Fille En Jeu (9) 57 .................L Hemi (a2) 5 93x99 Knight’s Princess (2) 57 6 0x980 Bellontherocks (8) 57 .......... M Dravitzki (a1) 7 2x064 Morse Code (3) 55.5 ........................K Smith 8 52x6 Petite Midas (6) 55.5 .....................D Bradley 9 93 Book Smart (5) 55.5................S McKay (a2) 10 440x Eepa Neema h (4) 55.5........... D Turner (a1) 3 1.56pm HUNTING & FISHING OTAKI 3YO MAIDEN $7000, MDN 3YO, 1400m 1 44x0 Belle Boy (7) 57.5.................... D Turner (a1) 2 05 Amalgamation (9) 57.5....................J Riddell

3 08859 Tawera Nikau (4) 57.5 .......R Goldsbury (a2) 4 0 Epic (3) 57.5........................ M Dravitzki (a1) 5 8 O’Reilly’s Dancer (2) 57.5 .............D Bradley 6 235x9 Platinum Looker (10) 55.5 ..........L Hemi (a2) 7 73x4 Oscar’s Shadow (1) 55.5.................R Myers 8 5 O’Ceirins Choice (5) 55.5............. D Mo (a3) 9 7 All In Glamour (6) 55.5 ............S McKay (a2) 10 Penny Wonder (8) 55.5 ....................K Smith 4 2.36pm KAY ZED RACING MAIDEN $7000, MDN 4YO&UP, 1400m 1 3x532 Ron’s Last (1) 58.5 ............R Goldsbury (a2) 2 3 Court In The Act (3) 58.5 ........S McKay (a2) 3 5 Thane (5) 58.5 ...........................L Hemi (a2) 4 9950x Enormas (14) 58.5 .............. M Dravitzki (a1) 5 558 Wrong Belt (8) 58.5 6 79x Master William (9) 58.5 ...................J Riddell 7 Scoota King (12) 58.5 .................. D Mo (a3) 8 73285 Queenofharpz (11) 56.5 ..................R Myers 9 3x27 Sauvignon (2) 56.5 10 060x2 Perran Beach (13) 56.5 11 42726 Suchapalava h (6) 56.5 .................D Bradley 12 559x5 Whostakin Youhome (7) 56.5 13 5x Keeping Faith (10) 56.5 ....................K Smith 14 0 Hollypop h (4) 56.5.................. D Turner (a1) 5 3.15pm EL CHEAPO CARS RATING 65 HANDICAP $7000, Rating 65 Benchmark*, 2200m 1 11568 Farce tm (9) 59.................... M Dravitzki (a1) 2 37128 Hamiltonian (2) 58 -

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14x53 Maxssistar d (11) 59 .......................J Riddell 233x1 Isola Bella d (8) 58.5 .................... D Mo (a3) 6x903 Slimline dm (4) 58.5 1 Wonderbar d (12) 58.5 ........ M Dravitzki (a1) 1595x Belle Eclipse (5) 58 .........................R Myers 108x2 Bronsteel tdh (10) 58 .................L Hemi (a2) 41370 Mare Mia dh (9) 57.5............... D Turner (a1) x340x Copper Reign d (1) 57 ............S McKay (a2) 17040 Jolly Girl dm (3) 57 801 Bellissimo 56.5 ............................. Scratched 2170x Special Bid mb (7) 56.5.....R Goldsbury (a2) x60x2 Red Melody (2) 56 ........................D Bradley 3950x Floscee’s Gold (6) 55.5 ....................K Smith 8 5.42pm INPRO GROUP RATING 75 HANDICAP $8000, Rating 75 Benchmark, 1600m 1 80869 Jackfrost dm (13) 60 .................... D Mo (a3) 2 30679 Cool Moon m (2) 59.5 3 26423 Dal Dantrix d (1) 59 .............. T Johnson (a4) 4 413x4 Master Thomas d (6) 57.5 ...............J Riddell 5 0x120 Longchamp tm (8) 57 6 917x0 No Change dm (4) 56.5 ....R Goldsbury (a2) 7 011x6 Castup d (3) 55 ....................... D Turner (a1) 8 141x8 Powerade d (11) 55 ............. M Dravitzki (a1) 9 247x7 Redalign (7) 55 .......................S McKay (a2) 10 066x0 Attivaree d (9) 54.5........................D Bradley 11 29x60 Kings Court (10) 54.5.......................K Smith 12 29220 Itsagem t (5) 54 ..........................L Hemi (a2) 13 27501 China Star td (12) 54.......................R Myers

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Race that stops two nations Melbourne Races at Flemington NZ Meeting number: 7 Doubles: 1 and 2; 4 and 5; 6 and 7; 9 and 10 Trebles: 2, 3 and 4; 8, 9 and 10.

7 5.00pm EMIRATES MELBOURNE CUP $A6,200,000, group 1, hcp, no allowances, 3200m 1 116X5 Snow Sky m (16) 58.0.....................R Moore 2 5X612 Criterion mh (4) 57.5 ..................... M Walker 3 1X2X6 Fame Game (12) 57.0 .................... Z Purton 4 7X923 Our Ivanhowe h (22) 56.0 ............ B Melham 5 7117X Big Orange d (23) 55.5 ................ J Spencer 6 4X465 Hartnell dh (17) 55.5 ................. J McDonald 7 X36X0 Hokko Brave (20) 55.5 ................ C Williams 8 7221X Max Dynamite d (2) 55.0................ F Dettori 9 2073X Red Cadeaux (8) 55.0....................G Mosse 10 21352 Trip to Paris d (14) 55.0.................... T Berry 11 X7587 Who Shot Thebarman tdmh (6) 54.5B Shinn 12 1X1X2 Sky Hunter m (7) 54.0 ..................... W Buick 13 15541 The Offer dm (13) 54.0.................... D Oliver 14 X0750 Grand Marshal tdh (15) 53.5 .........J Cassidy 15 X0119 Preferment th (11) 53.5 ...............H Bowman 16 112X0 Quest for More d (21) 53.5 ................D Lane 17 50671 Almoonqith h (10) 53.0..................... D Dunn 18 12X38 Kingfisher (9) 53.0.................C O’Donoghue 19 85582 Prince of Penzance t (1) 53.0......... M Payne 20 12122 Bondi Beach mb (18) 52.5 ............B Prebble 21 X0069 Sertorius tm (5) 52.5 .......................C Newitt 22 12261 The United States m (3) 52.5 ........ J Moreira 23 57221 Excess Knowledge th (24) 51.0 ... K McEvoy 24 X9804 Gust of Wind (19) 51.0 ...............C Schofield

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Who Shot Thebarman is possibly New Zealand’s best shot in today’s big race in Melbourne. “We know he can stay,” said trainer Chris Waller.

Running the rule over today’s Melbourne Cup hopefuls Internationals dominate today’s $A6m Emirates Melbourne Cup, with the Japanese visitor Fame Game set to run the favourite. We assess the form for the 3200 metre showpiece.

1 Snow Sky: Quality European performer with two Group Two wins to his credit. Has been successful up to 2800 metres and a sound fifth in the Gr.1 Caulfield Cup. Tough to give this field weight and a beating.

2 Criterion: In outstanding form and while he wouldn’t have beaten Winx in the Gr.1 Cox Plate, he should have finished closer.

Co-trainer David Hayes doesn’t doubt him at the distance, although there has to be a question mark.

3 Fame Game: High class Japanese contender and a two-time Group Two winner at 3400 metres. Red light was flashing when he rounded off strongly for sixth in the Gr.1 Caulfield Cup. A worthy favourite and will be hard to roll on a decent track.

4 Our Ivanhowe: Capped off his improved Australian form with a brave run at Caulfield last time out. Query at the trip and would probably be suited by an easing of the track.

5 Big Orange: Career best win in the Gr.2 Goodwood Cup, but was then beaten a distance by Max Dynamite in the Gr.2 Lonsdale Cup. Likes to roll along near the pace and will have to work hard from a wide gate.

6 Hartnell: Was found wanting when beaten favourite in the Gr.1 Sydney Cup. Has had a light build-up and might struggle.

7 Hokko Brave: Only fair when caught wide in the Caulfield Cup and may be a similar story from outside alley. Placed in the Tenno Sho over 3200 metres in the autumn, a serious form line and a chance at odds.

8 Max Dynamite: Coming off a dominant

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Group Two win in the Lonsdale Cup, in which Trip To Paris and Big Orange finished a long way behind him. No doubt about his staying ability and any rain wouldn’t hinder his chances. Each way prospect.

9 Red Cadeaux: Wouldn’t be a more popular winner and a remarkable stayer who thrives in Melbourne. Hasn’t won a race for nearly three years though and might be too much to expect it from him in this.

10 Trip To Paris: Excellent performance in the Gr.1 Caulfield Cup and will surely improve with the outing. Won the Gr.1 Ascot Gold Cup before he left so the trip is no problem and he has to rate highly.

11 Who Shot Thebarman: Did well last time out at Caulfield, a track that doesn’t suit his style. Third in this last year and expect him to run well again, albeit against a better quality field. Any rain would help.

12 Sky Hunter: Has battled a bruised heel, but cleared to run. His overseas form suggests a few of the internationals will have his measure.

13 The Offer: Dominant in the Gr.3 Bendigo Cup, but this is a massive rise in class. Has won over two miles, but a wet track might be his best hope.

14 Grand Marshal: Another proven at the distance, but his recent form is average.

Hard to see him footing it in this class.

15 Preferment: Trainer believes he’s the best of his three runners and with good reason. Likes Flemington and bred to stay.

Caught on the wrong part of the track in the Gr.1 Cox Plate and better-suited here.

16 Quest For More: European form is very good and was runner-up in the Gr.2 Goodwood Cup. However, he was woeful

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in his Australian debut and hard to see him turning that around.

17 Almoonqith: Victory in the Geelong Cup earns him respect, although this is a major step up. Sixth in Gr.2 Dubai Gold Cup in only run at 3200 metres so not the worst.

18 Kingfisher: Listed winner in Ireland and he did run second to Trip To Paris in the Gr.1 Ascot Gold Cup at level weights so the handicap conditions favour him. Didn’t travel well, but reported to have picked up.

19 Prince Of Penzance: Better effort when runner-up in the Gr.2 Moonee Valley Cup. Bred to get the trip, although he’s likely to struggle in this company.

20 Bondi Beach: Most intriguing runner with only five life-time starts. Won the Gr.3 Curragh Cup over 2800 metres and a last start runner-up in the Gr.1 St Leger. Similar form line to Mahler, who ran third to Efficient in 2007 as a Northern Hemisphere threeyear-old. Appeals at odds.

21 Sertorius: Recent efforts have been poor and he doesn’t look up to the class.

22 The United States: Broke the track record when winning the Gr.3 Moonee Valley Cup. Looks like he’ll stay and drops three and and a half kilos. One of the better lightweight chances to put in multiples.

23 Excess Knowledge: Got in through the back door with his brave win in the Gr.3 Lexus and that form has held up in recent years. Covered a fair bit of ground and he gets no weight penalty. Wouldn’t surprise to see another bold showing.

24 Gust of Wind: Fourth in the Gr.1 Caulfield Cup was her first serious show of form this preparation. Trainer confident of another top effort and any rain won’t bother her.

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TAURUS (Apr 20-May 20): Once you realise what is getting in your way, you will have no problem letting it go. Getting to that realisation is something else — a process of awareness and willingness to see yourself differently over time.

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LIBRA (Sep 23-Oct 23): You’ll encounter the absurd, futile and transitory. This is the fibre of life, and you’ll weave it into something beyond what you might have if you weren’t faced with such colourful adversity.

SCORPIO (Oct 24-Nov 21): To elevate the mundane is your task today. Transform ordinary things — meal, friendly exchange, obligatory task — into something people remember.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov 22-Dec 21): You know that life is about what you give, not what you get. However, it’s pretty hard to give anything if you haven’t gotten anything. With this in mind, you’ll be extra generous.

CAPRICORN (Dec 22-Jan 19): You have to set limits, because the other people won’t. What you do cautiously and anxiously today will be done freely and confidently tomorrow.

AQUARIUS (Jan 20-Feb 18): The New Age old guard suggests the subconscious mind knows no irony, has no humour and will deliver what we dwell on. Today’s evidence may lead your belief system in a different direction.

PISCES (Feb 19-Mar 20): To whatever extent you are able to monitor your thoughts, this is the day to do it. Powerful ideas will float through, some of them detrimental and others quite helpful.

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LEE, Nancy (Nan) – Died peacefully at home on Friday, October 30, 2015.

Loved wife of the late Harry.

Loved mother and mother-inlaw of Alison and the late Brian Burrowes; and Christopher and Rachael Lee. Loved “Narnie” of Mark, and Gemma; Sarah, Matthew, and Amanda and their partners. Great “Narnie” to her five great-grandchildren.

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Mission run a big success

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The inaugural Mission Mt Somers proved a resounding success, attracting almost 200 competitors from across New Zealand and beyond over three categories in Staveley.

Forty-one athletes lined up for the 42km mountain marathon that started and finished at the Staveley store, and circumnavigated the Mt Somers DOC track.

Roman Evarts took home a trophy, sponsor prizes, and $500 cash donated by Tavendale & Partners, as the fastest male and overall winner.

Evarts blitzed the course in 4.37mins, while the fastest female was Methven born Julia Grant, who ran the course in 5.55mins.

Grant said the new event was the hardest marathon she had participated in while Evarts was impressed by the nature of the run.

“It was beautiful scenery and a really nice course, I really enjoyed it,” he said.

“This course was perfect for me as I really enjoy steep long climbs and technical fast down-hills.”

Seventy-three athletes, including 24 Mid Cantabrians, tackled the 21km half-marathon, which started at Woolshed Creek car park with a steep start up to the coalmines, before a gruelling climb to the saddle and a descent down to Pinnacles Hut and out to Staveley.

The fastest half-marathon male and overall winner was Nathan Jones, who ran the course in 2.18 minutes, while the quickest female was Femke Hilbink in 2.40mins.

The 10km course began at Staveley and trailed through private farm land, encompassing stream crossings, swing bridges, a skating rink and lime kilns.

Lauriston’s Mark Wilson had the fastest 10km time at 44mins 13secs.

The 16-year-old’s time was three minutes faster than his nearest rival while Holly Gadson was the speediest female, running a time of 56mins27secs.

The junior contingent were in fine form with 8-year-old William Saunders and 10-year-old brother Hugh from Ashburton claiming sixth and eighth places respectively, meaning three under 18 athletes were in the top 10 of the 10km run.

Enduranz Events Directors Glen Currie and Tineka Johnstone said they were pleased with the day, and are hoping to organise kayak and bike races for early next year.

“We were lucky with the weather, the track was in pristine condition, and all the athletes went hard and had fun out there,” said Currie.

“Big thanks to our sponsors, Marshalls, Search and Rescue, and everyone else who helped behind the scenes, bring on next year and bring a friend.”

Johnstone thanked the participants and the local community for their support.

“The weather, the conditions of the track, our sponsors, and all of the awesome athletes - from the marathon winners to the competitors doing their first ever 10km off-road race, made this event the success it was,” she said.

“We only advertised Mission Mt Somers three months ago, so we are so pleased with the numbers and thank everyone, especially the locals for getting behind us and supporting this race.”

Christchurch’s Hollie Woodhouse tackled the 42km course.

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