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The driver of a car which crashed into a fence on the Methven Highway in the early hours of Saturday morning summoned help from a nearby house.

However, it was too late to save his passenger, 21-year-old David Morgan Muir of Tinwald.

Muir was found deceased after the car was located off the road.

The 22-year-old local man who was the driver had also been injured, and was taken to Ashburton Hospital in a serious condition.

The Guardian understands he has since been released from hospital.

“While the cause of the crash remains under investigation, police remind all drivers at all times to take care on the roads, drive to the conditions, and to ob-

serve the speed limits,” a police spokesperson said yesterday.

The crash happened about 1.30am about eight kilometres from Ashburton, and darkness at the time necessitated a search of the surrounding area to ensure there were no other passengers.

The Ashburton Volunteer Fire Brigade responded and members assisted with the search.

Chief Alan Burgess said there had seemed to be some doubt as to whether everyone had been accounted for.

“It was just a matter of eliminating all those possibilities,” Burgess said.

He reinforced the police message of drivers taking care on the roads at all times.

“They (police) have got a very good programme as far as awareness goes, and I think people just have to take heed

of it,” Burgess said.

It has been a horror weekend on the roads in Canterbury.

Among Ashburton fire brigade callouts was one to a car versus power pole crash on Fairfield Road between State Highway One and the railway line, Fairton, about 4.40am Sunday morning.

Police reported the sole occupant of the car sustained a head injury but was out of the car and walking around, and taken to hospital as a precaution.

The power pole was down with lines hanging on a tree, but the wires were not live as the power had gone underground recently.

The Fairton crash followed a fatal three-car crash south of Timaru on Saturday, in which Daniel Anderson, 40, was killed and a seven-year-old was critically injured.

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■ POLITICS

Teacher shortage here

Smith calls police after attack

By Sue NewmaN

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The Government needs to “wake up” and make teaching a more attractive option to ensure secondary schools can plug their staffing gaps, says Ashburton College principal Ross Preece.

He’s angry that politicians dismiss the teacher shortage as a seasonal blip, it’s not, it’s been there for a while, it’s on-going and it’s getting more severe, he said.

Preece is aware of schools that were so desperate they were taking new graduates sight unseen, simply to fill positions but for the college, taking just anyone to fill a job was not an option, Preece said.

Colleges might be training teachers but schools were fighting against high paid job opportunities in the commercial sector, he said.

“Teaching absolutely has to be made more attractive.”

He’s critical of government proposals to make digital technology

Ross Preece and a second language part of the compulsory curriculum. That’s fine in theory, but the reality is there are nowhere near enough teachers available in those subjects, he said.

“Saying digital technology is going to be part of our cur-

riculum in 2019 is a nonsense; who’s going to teach it? They’ve pledged a second language will be available in all schools; there aren’t enough second language teachers now and we’ve already got a shortage of teacher in core subjects.”

At a recent university open day, Preece said he talked to 27 students keen to get into teaching.

Not one of those was interested in digital technology as a specialty.

“Our staffing is very tight. We’re just fortunate we’ve got a number of retired teachers who’ve been prepared to come back into the classroom.”

Mt Hutt College principal John Schreurs is fighting the same battle. He’s a temporary staff member to fill his maths head of department role. He’s advertised and he’s advertising again, counting himself lucky the temporary appointment is plugging the gap.

‘We’ve been lucky in trying to make this appointment because it wasn’t urgent. This person has

done a fantastic job but they want to move on,” he said.

Mt Hutt is also struggling to fill technology staff ranks and is struggling to secure the number of physics and chemistry teachers it needs.

Staff shortages forced the school to put students in one subject area onto correspondence study part way through this year.

“The students are working really hard with this but it’s not what they signed up for or what the parents expected. And we still have to put a teacher in front of the class,” Schreurs said.

Relief teachers were also in the hard to find basket, he said.

The teacher shortage has many causes he said, but for a growing number of younger people, teaching was no longer viewed as a career for life.

‘People start out in teaching and then go onto something else.

A teaching qualification is a good qualification to go onto other things.”

■ EA NETWORKS CENTRE

Sports centre for the whole community

By Sue NewmaN

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A community’s sports centre and pool complex should be a facility that can be used by everyone, regardless of age, level of fitness or mobility, says EA Networks manager Steve Prescott.

And if you’re looking for someone who epitomises that philosophy it’s Sandra Trudgeon, he said.

From day one she was a regular, turning up every morning on her mobility scooter and spending time in the pool. And during that time she won the hearts of staff.

On Thursday night Trudgeon died and the centre lost one of its greatest advocates, Prescott said.

cal, mental or age barriers to come to the centre that made it a truly community place, Prescott said.

“It doesn’t matter what your age, what your physical ability, you can do this, she’s absolute proof.”

Since it opened two years ago, the EA Networks Centre has regularly broken its own membership targets with its gym and swim classes full and use of the stadium growing each month.

Improvements have been continuous with timer boards, disabled hoists, new chiller units, court divider curtains and stadium netting all add recently or about to be added.

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of who they are or “She just loved how able bodied coming here. She’d they are.” ride her scooter right Additional proof up to the changing that the complex room and the pool. It was used by more was a bit of a struggle than the young and but that didn’t stop fit came in the exher. She said this was plosion of members such a happy place, in the 80 plus age she met so many bracket. happy people here.”

When it opened For the staff, SanSteve Prescott there were nine or dra was absolute 10 over 80s on the proof that the centre books; today there was succeeding in achieving its goal – getting more are 150.

“This just proves that if you people, more active, more often, provide the facility, they’ll come.” he said.

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Environment Minister Nick Smith has laid a complaint with police alleging protesters rubbed rat poison over his face and clothes at the Nelson market.

The Nelson MP has welcomed a drop of poison bait at the Brook Waimarama Sanctuary near Nelson on Saturday. It’s being dropped to kill predators and protect native birdlife but there is local opposition to it and three people were arrested there on Saturday.

Dr Smith said a couple attacked him at the Nelson market yesterday. They left once police were called but continued with threats to poison his family.

“The situation became quite frightening when it escalated from verbal abuse and throwing rat poison at myself and volunteers to physical shoving and rubbing rat poison over my face and clothes.”

He said he was tolerant of peaceful protesters but the incident went too far and he lodged a formal complaint.

“The incident was disappointing because people are generally respectful at the Nelson market even when they disagree with government policy or my views.

“This incident at the Nelson market comes on the top of deliberate sabotage of the sanctuary fence and the holing of a fuel tank on site for helicopters.”

He says the Brook Valley Community Group opposing the pest control needs to condemn these criminal acts.

“This matter has been to court three times, twice in the High Court and a third in the Court of Appeal.

“The courts have ruled clearly that the pest control operation is lawful. The regulation and monitoring of the poison is tight and the environmental benefit of a pest-free sanctuary is huge,” Dr Smith said.

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■ ASHBURTON DISTRICT COUNCIL

Wheelie bin teething problems

BY SUE NEWMAN

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Day one of Ashburton’s long awaited wheelie bin kerbside rubbish and recycling collection is being called ‘close to a winner’ by the Ashburton District Council.

Yes, there were some properties that had not had bins delivered and yes there were some properties where people were confused about what should be put out for collection and what should not, but overall, for such a massive project the first collection run went pretty well, said council service delivery manager Neil McCann.

The biggest problem with the project appeared to be the mis-

match between data base and actual properties on the ground, he said.

“We’ve found there were quite a few properties not on our data base, multiple dwellings at one address or new builds that weren’t on the old rating base,’ he said.

Out of 11,000 properties logged in Ashburton, it appeared between 200 and 300 did not have bins delivered.

A good example of multiple dwellings was Lochlea Retirement Village where there was one physical address with dozens of properties.

When wheelie bins were ordered the council ordered extra to cover any misses but these had all

now been delivered and it could be two or three weeks before additional bins arrived, McCann said.

In the interim the council’s contractors will pick up black rubbish bags or bags of the same size as part of their regular service, he said.

An issue that was an anticipated, however, was the change for the commercial sector. Until wheelie bins arrived businesses had been able to put out multiple black council bags and virtually unlimited amounts of recycling each week.

Now only one bin and one recycling bin would be allocated to each business and independent arrangements would have to be

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made for extra material to be taken to the resource recovery park.

Black council rubbish bags can continue to be dropped off, free of charge, at the park.

Some properties do not have bin labels stating what day and week they are collected, and these labels should arrive in residents’ mailboxes in coming days.

■ POLITICS

O’Neill struck down by laryngitis Results welcomed

BY SUSAN SANDYS

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It is every opera singer’s worst nightmare, and it unfortunately came to fruition for Simon O’Neill at the weekend.

As he nervously prepared for a much anticipated hometown concert at the Ashburton Trust Event Centre, the internationally-renowned tenor was struck with laryngitis.

But the Hospice Mid Canterbury fundraiser, Night Among the Stars, still went ahead on Friday and Saturday night, and was a great success.

O’Neill was not to be outdone by his affliction, and took to the stage anyway. He could not sing, but could still talk and play the piano.

Hospice Mid Canterbury trustee Jane Wright said O’Neill spoke a lot about his career and experiences in the exciting world of opera.

“Which was a wonderful insight to what he does, it was fascinating,” Wright said.

Audiences at the two almost-

Mid Cantabrians had been excited by Ardern’s rise to leader Labour candidate for and she believed that the Rangitata electorfor some, this had ate Jo Luxton is welchanged the way they coming shock poll would be voting. results showing her Rangitata National party is in the lead for candidate Andrew the first time in a decFalloon was not fazed ade. by the poll results.

Last week’s Colmar“We always expectBrunton poll showed ed the numbers to the party on 43 per tighten as the election cent, with National got closer, and that’s trailing behind on 41 what’s happened,” he per cent.

Jo Luxton said.

Party leader Jacinda “New Zealand is Ardern also came out heading in the right as preferred prime minister in the poll, on 34 per cent, direction, and what all the polls compared to 33 per cent for incum- show is that if people want that to continue they have to give their parbent Bill English.

“The recent polls are fantastic ty vote to National.”

“It doesn’t change what I’m donews,” Luxton said yesterday.

“It doesn’t mean that we can take ing locally. Most people I speak to anything for granted and become are hugely concerned at the cost to complacent, we will continue to Mid Canterbury of Labour’s water work hard. Everyone is working re- tax, and are alarmed at Labour’s inally hard, our candidates, MPs and ability to answer basic questions like especially our volunteers, they are how much the tax will be and how much will go to iwi.” amazing.”

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Simon O’Neill sold-out shows had been “a bit gutted” when they first learned they would not hear O’Neill’s renowned opera voice, but accompanying guest performers Tim Beveridge, Tizane McEvoy and Stephen Small ensured they were not disappointed.

Additionally there were exceptional performances by the three choirs Phoenix Chorus,

Phoenix Rising and the MSA men’s choir.

The Ashburton Pipe Band was playing in the foyer before the show and a lone piper from the band joined the concert finale of Amazing Grace, featuring all the show’s artists.

Funds were still being assessed and it was too early to say how much had been raised.

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■ EDUCATION

Schools doubling up internet filter vigilance

BY SUE NEWMAN

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No matter how tight a school’s internet filters, if students use their own data, it is impossible to control what they’re viewing online while on campus, says Ashburton College principal Ross Preece.

The college has double protection on its own network using both the Ministry of Education’s N4L network in addition to a private IT supplier for 40 hours a week.

It is one of a growing number of schools around New Zealand that are outsourcing internet filtering systems to ensure students are unable to access inappropriate material while at school. With most schools now requiring students to bring their own devices to school, the need to ensure inappropriate material was not accessed through the school’s network had increased, he said.

“If they log on to the school’s network then its heavily filtered; but if they use their own data then we can’t monitor it.

“The reality is if they’re prepared to use their own data, it’s no different to them being at home. Short of taking their device away there’s nothing we can do.”

If the school was aware of students accessing inappropriate material using their own data, then the issue would be dealt with, Preece said.

Many schools use the Linewize filter system, saying the Ministry of Education’s system is too slow, but the cost of this is high, he said.

Mt Hutt College is one of those who have added Linewize to its internet filtering armour.

Principal John Schreurs likes the system because it has the flexibility to allow a teacher to open or close sites at their discretion during class time.

Like many schools, the college does spot checks on student de-

vices and blocks sites and like most schools Mt Hutt is helpless when it comes to students accessing inappropriate material using their own data.

“Within the classroom students used to pass notes and the same as it was then, it’s up to the classroom teacher to be aware of what’s going on. If a device is not needed a teacher may require students to leave them on their desk in front of them but we tend not to confiscate phones, that would be the extreme,” Schreurs said.

Students were skilled in how their devices worked, having much higher levels of knowledge than their parents, but often they did not know how to use those devices well or wisely.

That’s where parents could help with their knowledge, by providing some structure around device use and by being there as a sounding board, he said.

Rare sheep killed Christchurch police are investigating the killing of five of the last 35 of a rare breed of sheep.

Farmer Daniel Wheeler on Saturday reported finding the Campbell Island breed ewes’ remains, including the unborn lambs cut from their bellies, in a pen they had been rounded up in at Styx Mill Nature Reserve at Northwood.

Police now say they’re making inquiries to try to find the attackers.

Mr Wheeler said he believed the slaughter had happened days earlier and that it would have taken a group of people to move the carcasses 400 metres to a nearby carpark.

“Just a sense of disbelief and shock and anger ... It’s literally the middle of Christchurch.

There’s flash houses overlooking it, there’s walking tracks. I was a little bit dumbfounded that it had happened in such a public place,” he said.

Campbell Island sheep were brought to their eponymous island at the end of the 19th century.

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In brief Biker critical A motorcyclist has been left with life-threatening injuries in a crash after a police chase in Rotorua.

Police say they tried to pull the bike over at about 9am yesterday, and abandoned their pursuit about four minutes later. Shortly after, the same motorcyclist was found crashed on the corner of State Highway 5 and Maisy Place. The rider was in critical condition and the crash was being investigated, a police spokesman said.

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Test ‘deplorable’ North Korea’s military has confirmed it successfully tested a hydrogen bomb meant for an intercontinental missile, a move Foreign Affairs Minister Gerry Brownlee says is “utterly deplorable”. The rogue state revealed earlier yesterday (NZ time) it had a hydrogen bomb capable of being loaded onto a long-range missile. The nuclear test is understood to be the largest yet and follows two last year, as well as a string of missile tests this year. “Today’s test is a highly dangerous affront to the entire international community,” Mr Brownlee said.

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Social workers march Canterbury social workers have walked 100km to have their voices heard about poverty, inequality and homelessness at a Christchurch rally. A hikoi led by the Public Service Association union and Association of Social Workers arrived at Cathedral Square at about 2pm yesterday.

The workers were protesting a range of issues they face in their work – including poverty, inequality, homelessness and underfunding – in the hope of making an impact on this month’s general election. The workers and their supporters set out from Ashburton on Friday and marched through Rakaia and Rolleston to their final destination.

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Lotto results Official Lotto results for draw number 1678 drawn on Saturday.

Winning numbers (in ascending order): 10, 20, 21, 22, 30, 37.

Bonus number: 39.

Powerball winning number: 4.

Strike: 20, 22, 10, 30.

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Campaign for Auckland continues National yesterday unveiled a $122 million meth action plan but plans to boost rehabilitation services were overshadowed when deputy leader Paula Bennett was left admitting part of the plan would “probably” breach human rights laws.

The plan includes giving police powers under new Firearm Prohibition Orders to search the homes and cars of certain registered gang members without warrants or warning to look for guns.

Talking up the policy at a Higher Ground Drug Rehabilitation centre in Auckland Ms Bennett admitted “it probably does breach the human rights of some of those criminals” but National was forging ahead anyway.

“Some have fewer human rights than others when they are creating a string of victims behind them,” she said.

Less controversially a fourthterm National government would spend $82 million over four years on 375 new residential rehabilita-

Paula Bennett tion places for 1500 Kiwis, and education services through iwi and community groups to promote the devastating effects of methamphetamine.

The number of drug detection dogs would be doubled, they’d be rolled out to domestic airports, ferries and mail centres, penalties for manufacturing and supplying synthetic cannabis would quadruple and gang members could

risk losing benefits if they’re unable to justify expensive assets.

Labour leader Jacinda Ardern had an easier time in the morning, joining long-term renters Amanda and Ed Lipshaw for morning tea in their suburban Auckland home before announcing a policy to help renters feel more at home.

She wants to balance the rights of tenants and landlords, looking at a more long-term attitude toward renting.

The policy would require landlords to give 90 days notice before terminating a lease and, in exchange for a higher bond, would enable tenants to paint walls or hang pictures.

But that policy hasn’t been without its criticisms either – the Property Institute has warned it could put landlords off renting altogether, further worsening the housing crisis.

Both leaders filled the rest of their days with shopping centre visits and trips to local markets.

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Auckland drivers call for speed limit lift Thousands of Auckland drivers are calling for a 100km/h speed limit to be restored on a section of the Northwestern Motorway.

The speed on the eight-kilometre stretch of highway was dropped to 80km/h for the construction of the connecting Waterview Tunnel entrance, but in April the New Zealand Transport Agency announced it wouldn’t be going back up.

At the time, the NZTA said matching the speed limit of the tunnel and the adjoining stretch of highway would make the road safer.

“Introducing a consistent speed limit on the motorway network around (the tunnel), will reduce confusion for drivers,” NZTA highways manager Brett Gliddon said.

But now more than 11,000 people have signed an online petition calling for the limit to go back up to 100km/h.

“Why, when you have a brand new, four-lane-wide motorway, would you make the speed limit 80km/h?” petition author Bradley Scales said.

The safety argument was “the

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“This is a state-of-the-art motorway and features nice, wide lanes, pull-over bays in the instance of breakdowns and incidents, and brand new, up-todate LED lighting for at night.”

Responding to the petition, Mr Gliddon said the way speed limits had been applied was consistent with worldwide best practice. “The motorway system surrounding the tunnel and through the central motorway junction is complex, with high traffic volumes as well as significant lane changes and merging,” he said yesterday.

“As with any new piece of infrastructure, we are monitoring the ongoing management of speeds through this area and whether the current 80km/h speed limit is the most appropriate.”

The lower speed limit applies from Central Motorway Junction and the Rosebank Road area, and a similar limit has also been brought in at the other end of the tunnel on the Southwestern Motorway.

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‘A perfect fit for all’

BRAZIL

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lmost a year ago to the day, on the occasion of the closing ceremony of the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, I wrote: “Brazil is not easy to live in, but easy to love.”

That day, watching pure joy dance around my television, I missed the warmth, the carelessness, the tenderness, the happiness I left behind. I didn’t miss the crowds, the hardship, the not-enough-to-live-on wages and the endless traffic on my daily commute.

I left Sao Paulo, Brazil, in March, 2008, with my then-boyfriend, looking for anything that would be better than the future we saw there. We meant to stay in New Zealand for a year, to test the waters. Instead, we discovered a perfect fit.

Canterbury was a perfect fit because it was and is, warmhearted, simple, easy to live in and to love. Back then, the few brave friends who had made the leap before us would tell tales of magical places like Ashburton, Methven, Tekapo, Queenstown; of road trips to endless beauty, of hard work and early rising on dairy farms, of open space to live in and of the cheapest available calling cards!

Those Brazilian friends were our foundation in New Zealand and we owe them what we have today.

We wouldn’t have made it

Above – Taken at the Rakaia River, January, 2009.

Above right – Supporting the home team against Korea in the Fifa U20 Cup, June, 2015.

Far right – What family looks like after eight years together, October, 2014.

Right – The late Hororata Pub, September, 2009, with friends we helped along the way. without having someone that knows how to open a bank account or how to order takeaway properly.

Now, we hope to be that foundation for new and hopeful Brazilian and Latin American migrants and to give them a shoulder to lean on while show-

of the migration process and a never-ending chain of assistance and everyday learning.

We share the knowledge and support our community because we were there once. No question is too silly, no newcomer shall be alone. Wherever you are, you are one post away from finding

a friend and sharing our bread.

Leaving home is hard, finding home not so much …

Next month I’ll talk a bit about our Brazilian food. See ya!

By Maria M. Macario on behalf of Ashburton’s Brazilian community

Cultural workshop on Muslim community

KIWI ENGLISH

Kiwi English is a free and informal social and English language group based in Ashburton.

Kia ora, hello Kia ora, hello! Kiwi English is a free and informal social and English language group based in Ashburton.

We meet on Monday nights at 7pm at the New Life Church.

This year we have made the most of the longer evenings with outings, such as Staveley bush, Lake Hood canoeing, celebrating Thai New Year and garden walks.

The winter months are spent in the classroom – with the exception of a trip to the museum/art gallery and a mid-winter roast.

Lots of fun.

The lessons are based around what comes up in conversation

ing them the shop where you can find farofa. We will never cease to be Brazilians first, friendly and open and we will love our homeland forever, but New Zealand has also grown to be home.

Facebook has given us a wonderful platform of connection, with support from both ends

and what is relevant to our students’ lives in Ashburton.

The latest topics we studied were around the weather and money as well as pronouncing the months, days and weeks of the calendar.

When the group is large we break off into small groups, so everyone gets a chance to speak more freely.

There is something to do and learn for people of all English levels and we would love to grow our English classes so get in touch if you are interested by finding us on Facebook under “Kiwi English Class”.

On Tuesday the Newcomers’ Network had the privilege of hosting Dr Mohammad Alayan, chairman/ board of trustees of the Al-Noor Charitable Trust/New Zealand.

He was the main speaker for the fourth cultural workshop that we have organised in conjunction with the Ashburton Museum and Volunteering Mid and South Canterbury.

This talk had been eagerly awaited by the community and the Ashburton Museum Learning Centre was at full capacity by the time we started.

The crowd was a mixture of locals, members of the Ashburton Muslim community and returning volunteers, as well as new ones.

Dr Alayan’s talk was honest and open about Islam and the overarching synchronicity between the religion and members of the community.

Indeed, we learned that Islamic is the very essence that defines Muslim identity and their inner spirituality and relation to their faith is what encapsulates their relationship to the world and their place in it.

It is true that we live in a Western society and that many of our values are strikingly different from others, but another reality is that as we have opened our arms to ethnic and cultural diversity, the first step that we ought to take to be able to form strong and positive relationships with others different to us is to embrace them for who they are and respect their own values and differences.

We thank Dr Alayan and the Ashburton Muslim Association In-

corporated for the gift of their time to organise this workshop and even for having prepared delicious food offerings for our attendees.

It was an honour for Volunteering Mid and South Canterbury, the Ashburton Museum and the Mid Canterbury Newcomers Network to facilitate this cultural exchange.

We hope that everyone who attended the talk took something positive out of it!

We welcome volunteers to register for our fifth workshop for this year which will explore Filipino culture and traditions and introduce us to the Filipino community in Ashburton.

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Katie Collins

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KATIE COLLINS

My name is Katie Collins and I am from Norwich, Norfolk, UK. I came to NZ with a Kiwi boyfriend after living together in the Swiss Alps. It kinda just flowed from there … even years later, I am still here, he isn’t and I’m married to an Irishman.

I fell in love with the country, but out of love with the man!

I am the only person from my family to migrate, although they all visited when we got married here two years ago.

I do miss the support, raising a family without any family is hard! My main challenge is raising our toddler with not much other support than my husband and also running a business at the same time.

We are passing ships! My husband is a plumber for Arthur Cates and when he finishes work, I go to work and vice versa. We have very little time for ourselves these days, but I’m sure, as with all things in life, it is a phase, and this too shall pass.

Thankfully technology makes keeping in touch with my family easy at least and I can still feel like I am supported; even though from afar.

I am a yoga teacher and have recently opened Exhale Yoga Studio here in Ashburton.

It was a dream … I don’t feel like I chose it, it feels more like it manifested itself as all my other careers and qualifications have led to this.

What I love about living in Ashburton is being so close to the skifields, the lakes, the beach and the natural beauty of the South Island’s landscapes. I love adventure sports, hiking and yoga and this untamed region offers breathtaking backdrops for these. I made most of my friends here through Southern rugby, after fitness coaching them for one season (where I met my husband).

I miss good, tasty vegetarian food though! Cheese rolls or fries aren’t enough and most cafes/restaurants here barely have one vege option.

I also miss old architecture! Seeing old, cultural buildings – not fast food buildings and mega stores everywhere! I guess this was something that took some time for me to adapt to.

To be honest, I don’t miss much at all about the UK! I don’t feel it is a safe country at the moment. I don’t like the political status that they’re in, I don’t like the over-population of what was once quite quiet rural areas.

I want to live a simple, quiet life and the South Island, Ashburton, has given just that.

Growing food, enjoying the beautiful nature, raising a family that loves outdoor sports that schools offer here, have all contributed to fulfilling my life. Simple life = good life.

I feel very blessed to have our residency here! If there is something I would like to share with other newcomers, it is to find some peace in yourself in your new experience.

Whatever, however you need to do it. Move your body, hike in the trees, sit and feel the sun, swim in the sea. Make the most of what New Zealand has to offer!

I was invited to share my favourite recipe from home, but I would like to share something else with you all. It is a short meditation for grounding …

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Take a moment to centre yourself; sit, however is comfortable for your body. Make yourself at ease, so the mind won’t become distracted. Close your eyes and let your shoulders fall away from your ears. Ask yourself what emotions are present, observe them, without reacting.

Next check in for any sensations in your body; cool air moving through your nostrils, the temperature in your hands, any aches or tingling through your body. Again, acknowledge them, but try not to react to them.

Come towards your breath- the sounds of it in your ears, then the movement of it in your body. Where are you breathing? Use some words to describe the breath to yourself.

Find your mind focusing solely on the breath, flowing in and out of your body, stay for as long as you need to find some space (around 30 breaths for those starting).

iwali or Deepavali is the Hindu Festival of Lights celebrated every year in autumn in the Northern Hemisphere (spring in Southern Hemisphere).

One of the most popular festivals of Hinduism, it spiritually signifies the victory of light over darkness, good over evil, knowledge over ignorance and hope over despair.

Its celebration includes millions of lights shining on housetops, outside doors and windows, around temples and other buildings in the communities and countries where it is observed.

The festival preparations and rituals typically extend over a five-day period, but the main festival night of Diwali coincides with the darkest, new moon night.

This year’s Festival of Lights will be celebrated in Ashburton on September 9 at the Tinwald War Memorial Hall from 6pm to 10pm.

The Ashburton Indian Multicultural Charitable Trust has been organising this festival in Ashburton since 2010 and this year we are planning a bigger and better event to reflect how our community has grown.

We would like to invite you all to join our celebration. It is a familyfriendly event and everyone is welcome. The tickets are $10, which include vegetarian dinner and Indian sweets. Children under 10 are free.

The programme includes: ■ A cultural display ■ Cultural Indian dances and music ■ A fashion show ■ Performances by Krishay and

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Liam from Ashburton College An opportunity to get henna design for a gold coin donation Drawing of raffle ticket An opportunity to try Indian cuisine (included in the ticket price) Photoshoots in traditional Indian outfits, and much more …

Tickets will be sold at the door but you can also purchase them from Revive Hair & Beauty, Panache Hair Studio, Shear Dimensions or contact Bikash/ Rohini from the Ashburton Indian Multicultural Charitable Trust on 027 755-7780/021 958-167.

Looking forward to seeing you all there!

Namaste.

The Ashburton Indian Multicultural Charitable Trust

Barma from Nepal and Rohini from Fiji at the Ashburton Indian Multicultural Charitable Trust Diwali celebration last year.

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iwali all around the world is characterised by families and friends coming together, its religious ceremonies, its beautiful displays of light … and delicious sweets that are gifted and shared among families, neighbours and friends.

Last year was no exception with the Indian Multicultural Charitable Trust gifting us a box of delicacies at their Diwali celebration, to bring back home.

This month’s recipe is for a famed and delectable Indian sweet known as gulab jamun. Gulab means rose and jamun means berry.

These are plump and sweet fried milk powder nuggets soaked in rose syrup until soft and juicy.

Serve 4 1T fine semolina 75g dried milk powder 1T plain flour 1 pinch baking powder 2T ghee (clarified butter) 3T milk Oil for deep frying Syrup 240ml water

100g caster sugar 2 pods cardamom, crushed 1T lemon juice ■ In a small bowl, add semolina to a bit of hot water to absorb.

■ To make syrup: In a small saucepan combine sugar, 240ml water, cardamom and lemon juice; cook about 10 minutes over medium heat, stirring occasionally.

■ To make gulab jamun: In a medium bowl combine milk powder, flour, baking powder and ghee; mix together.

■ Mix in semolina (shouldn’t be too wet), then add milk and mix into a paste. Let stand 10 minutes.

■ Heat a large saucepan, with enough oil for deep frying, over medium high heat. Divide jamun mixture into small portions and form balls with hands. Put balls in heated oil; when they float back up to the surface, turn heat up and brown on all sides.

■ When gulab jamun are golden brown, remove from oil and drain on kitchen paper. Heat syrup in saucepan to hot but not boiling; add gulab jamun and cook in syrup for at least half an hour. Remove from pan and serve hot.

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September 1 and 2 – Hospice Mid Canterbury presents Night of the Southern Stars at the Ashburton Trust Event Centre, 7.30pm, featuring Simon O’Neil with Tim Beveridge, Tizane McEvoy and accompanied by Stephen Small. The MSA Men’s Choir will be performing as well as Ashburton College choirs Phoenix Rising and Phoenix Chorus.

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September 13 – Bill Massey Tourists at the Ashburton Trust Event Centre.

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September 23 – The Imperial Russian Ballet A Festival of Russian Ballet at the Ashburton Trust Event Centre.

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October 6 to 8 – Mid Canterbury Children’s Theatre Disney the Aristocrats Kids & Disney My Son Pinocchio Jr at the Ashburton Trust Event Centre.

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October 14 – Lions Club of Ashburton presents Stars in Your Eyes at the Ashburton Trust Event Centre.

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October 19 – The Sound of Music at the Ashburton Trust Event Centre.

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■ BILL MASSEY’S TOURISTS

Show with a unique twist

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Skilled solo performer Jan Bolwell is touring New Zealand in September to perform her latest play at 23 locations – but she’ll deliver Ashburton’s show with a unique twist.

Ashburton Trust Event Centre is selling no tickets to Bill Massey’s Tourists – instead, Bolwell is performing the play on an open-hat basis where guests pay what they think the evening is worth.

Bolwell will perform as her adolescent self, encouraging her grandfather Arthur to open up about his exploits as a young Kiwi soldier on the Western front in World War One. The resulting performance blends acting, song and dance, and ranges from the painful to the riveting to the downright hilarious.

It’s the third in a trilogy of plays

by Bolwell that delve into the life of her parents and grandparents, and she says she enjoys working with the theme of war.

“It’s very personal but everyone can relate,” she said.

Everyone in New Zealand knows

someone with a story about the war.”

After her previous shows, Bolwell said a lot of people approached her with their own war stories and memories.

“So many New Zealanders were affected by the wars – and so many New Zealanders can identify with the characters I portray.”

Throughout the next month, Bolwell will be travelling from Whitianga down to Invercargill and performing almost every day – but she says Canterbury and North Otago have special sentimental value to the story.

“My grandfather was in the Otago Mounted Rifles and those are the areas where he grew up.”

She said her last performance in Ashburton was also made memorable by an enthusiastic, “great” crowd.

“I’m really looking forward to being back in Ashburton again.”

Bill Massey’s Tourists is coming to the Ashburton Trust Event Centre on Wednesday, September 13 at 7.30pm.

Further information is available at ateventcentre.co.nz

Jan Bolwell will portray her grandfather’s World War One experiences through drama, song and dance when she returns to Ashburton with the play Bill Massey’s Tourists.

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When 19th-century photography meets modern-day poetry, the result is a fresh and intriguing slant on New Zealand’s past.

Young Country is the new offering from the Ashburton Art Gallery and features photographic images from railway worker, photographer and explorer William Williams alongside poems from New Zealand poet, writer and researcher Kerry Hines.

Williams’ photography explores both the rawness of New Zealand landscape and the domestic lives of his family and friends in his travels around the country, from 1881-1940.

Hines’ poetry, presented in written and audio form, draws on the photographs alongside additional fictional elements to create a “speculative” and “immersive” experience. While Williams’ principal archive mainly consists of negatives, a set of albumen prints have been made especially for the show by photographer Wayne Barrar.

At the exhibition opening on Sunday at 2pm, Barrar will speak about the process involved in making the prints, and Hines will discuss her poetry process.

For more information, visit ashburtonartgallery.co.nz

A new exhibition at Ashburton Art Gallery juxtaposes contemporary poetry from Kerry Hines (left) and 19th century photography from William Williams, made into albumen prints by Wayne Barrar (right).

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Crowds flock to powder paradise Crowds flocked to a powder paradise at Mt Hutt at the weekend.

After a wild winter there is no sign of spring on the skifield, where the base now measures up to threeand-a-half metres.

Twenty centimetres of fresh

snow on Friday ensured powder conditions, and yesterday despite low visibility in the morning, the top carpark quickly filled up.

Winter may have to loosen its grip on Mt Hutt soon, as temperatures are forecast to be above av-

erage this spring throughout the country.

In Canterbury, NIWA is forecasting a 60 per cent chance of above average temperatures, with rainfall totals likely to be in the near normal range.

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bout 20 years ago I attended a meeting in Methven where the organisers were looking at strategic planning goals for the tourist town.

When the topic of skifields came up, the organisers asked the attendees what were the long-term risks. There were a few suggestions to do with tourism numbers, infrastructure and the like. But then someone dared to say “global warming”. Of all the suggestions made, the organisers and attendees seemed to see it as the least serious one.

How things have changed two decades down the track.

Global warming is now referred to as climate change, and it is something that governments and policy makers are grappling with worldwide.

Well, the ones who face up to the fact that it is real, and not a myth or a hoax.

Recently at an Ashburton District Council meeting, mayor Donna Favel said she wanted to add her name to a local government declaration on climate change, but fellow councillors balked at the idea.

While they were reasoned in their suggestion that signing is held off until they have an opportunity to discuss possible implications, councillor Stuart Wilson said most rural people will say that climate change is “nothing but a myth”.

He was probably stretching it by talking for most rural people. While most would want to tread cautiously on any regulatory involvement New Zealand takes either nationally or internationally, many would accept the scientific consensus that anthropogenic climate change is real and it is happening.

It seems not a day goes by that there is not another news story about the impacts of climate change.

Yesterday Green Party leader James Shaw talked about a draft Ministry for the Environment (MfE) report, yet to be released, showing a grim picture for lowlying coastal areas in New Zealand.

Coastal areas stand to be the most affected by rising sea levels, and damaging coastal erosion is something we are seeing already in Mid Canterbury.

Shaw pointed out that Bill English as finance minister had previously referred to the Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment’s findings on the impact and cost of coastal risks from climate change as “speculative”.

Once again, dismissal of the realities of climate change are not helpful.

As much as we may not wish to address climate change, the sooner we face it the sooner we can introduce measures to lessen its impact.

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Question of the day: Three years on from the tragic double murder at the WINZ Office in Ashburton, what’s your ever-lasting memory of that day?

Cheryl Being at work and fearing for the safety of my son and all the other children at school. Not being able to get to them until after 3.

Was a very scary day and really feel for all the families torn apart that day.

Fiona I remember waiting for updates on Facebook and feeling isolated in our office. All traffic seemed to have disappeared in town. It certainly made people care for each other.

Melissa I remember the schools and preschools being in lock down and organising my kids pick up. I also remember how helpful and informative people were on Facebook to keep everyone updated on the situation.

Kay That i went home instead of going in ...then helicopters flying back and forth ....not being with

my loved ones ..then they found him Chris The day was unreal when I arrived at work in the building unaware just after the shootings much to the shock of my colleagues Sian The choppers. Being so close to where this happened. Frightening

Maria Working in a school and being on lockdown and when I finished not knowing if I was safe as he still wasn’t caught Muppit Being locked in a classroom not knowing what’s happening and trying to ring family members Anthony Surprised Ashburton made the national news

Shirley Total shock and a very heavy sense of sadness for all the victims and their families.

Belinda The schools being in lock down and we couldn’t get them out.

Elen it still makes my heart race thinking about that day.

Hannah Sadly that day is full of mixed emotions for me. It was the day my son was born.

Rebecca I was pregnant with my son and he was not far from our house when he was found. Had all my doors locked and curtains closed.

Clare My thoughts go out to the friends and family of these precious wome Steve Fear for a good friend

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he Government has recently announced some inspiring new initiatives aimed at helping young families that we intend to put in place should we secure a further term.

Under our recently announced Parents and Newborns Package we will progressively extend Paid Parental Leave to 22 weeks over the next two years, so that from July 1, 2018 parents will be entitled to 20 weeks paid leave following the birth of their baby.

This will then increase to 22 weeks on July 1, 2019.

We also plan to make Paid Parental Leave more flexible by allowing both parents to take some of the 22 weeks off at the same time so they can be at home with their baby together.

We have always wanted to increase Paid Parental Leave in a responsible way.

This package builds on our policy that has already seen Paid Parental Leave increase from 14 weeks to 18 weeks and the criteria widened for those than

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It is expected to cost $88 million a year from 2019/2020 once 22 weeks of Paid Parental Leave is fully implemented.

We also want to support pregnant women and new mothers to take care of their own health.

As pregnancy can lead to dental problems for some women, we will fund one dental course for all pregnant women and mothers up until their baby’s first birthday, including a checkup and any resulting x-rays, extractions and fillings.

All New Zealanders deserve the chance to have a family so we also intend to stand behind people struggling to conceive, through funding for an extra IVF

treatment for those who need it.

Providing a third free IVF cycle will give more families a chance to have a baby, and we will speed up access to fertility treatment for eligible couples.

We believe in supporting families to have healthy babies who grow up to be healthy kids, and we are making real progress.

We have already achieved the following results for families: • Around 800,000 children under 13 are benefiting from free GP visits and prescriptions.

• Around 94 per cent of 8-month-olds are now immunised.

• We’ve introduced free health and development checks for all four-year-olds.

• We’re providing funding for children aged three, four and five to attend early childhood education for up to 20 hours a week.

• Our Family Incomes Package will provide a positive boost to families on April 1 next year.

It will deliver an average of $26 a week to more than 1.3 million

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Our Parents and Newborns Package recognises the role of both parents, and allows families to have the flexibility that suits their circumstances. It is good for parents, good for their baby and will help support women in the workforce.

This important package will share the dividends of a growing economy, and is made possible only by the improving government finances.

It will make a huge difference for thousands of families during a vital stage in their lives.

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Fire reaches sequoias A fire burning near California’s Yosemite National Park has entered a 2700-year-old grove of its famed giant sequoias, which are among the largest and longest-living organisms on Earth.

California fire officials said yesterday the wildfire had entered the Nelder Grove.

The Nelder grove holds 106 ancient sequoias, including one of the world’s largest, the 24-storey-high Bull Buck sequoia.

It was unclear of any of the trees had been destroyed. California Department of Fire spokespeople say they have no new information on firefighters’ efforts to save the grove.

Fire officials say the high number of already dead trees in the area is hampering their fight against the more than 20sq/km wildfire.

Giant sequoia survive in only a few dozen scattered groves in Northern California.

Meanwhile, a wildfire on the northern edge of Los Angeles has rapidly grown into what the mayor has called the largest blaze in the city’s history, prompting the evacuation of hundreds of people and the closure of a major highway.

The 2023 hectare La Tuna Fire, named after the canyon area where it erupted, has

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Smoke rises from a wildfire behind the Fish Camp General Store near Yosemite National Park in Fish Camp, California.

PHOTO AP led authorities to evacuate more than 700 homes in a north Los Angeles neighbourhood and in nearby Burbank and Glendale, officials said.

Authorities warned of erratic winds that could force them to widen the evacuation zone, after the fire destroyed one house in

Los Angeles at the weekend.

“Other than that, no loss of any property,” Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti said.

“That is a pretty amazing thing.”

The fire was only 10 per cent contained with more than 500 firefighters battling it.

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George off to school

Bombs empty German cities

Prince George is starting school this week – a major milestone for the little boy who will one day be king. Prince William and Kate have chosen an independent school in south London for their four-year-old son.

Thomas’s Battersea will welcome the young prince and his parents on Thursday, the first day of the new academic year, with Helen Haslem, head of lower school, expected to greet the royal couple.

Kate has already said she is not sure George “has any idea what’s going to hit him” when he starts school. Thomas’s Battersea has 560 boys and girls aged from four to 13, with around 20 in each class.

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Unexploded World War Two-era bombs forced some 90,000 people to leave their homes in the German city of Koblenz and the country’s banking capital Frankfurt.

The ongoing evacuation of some 70,000 people in Frankfurt yesterday was the largest operation of its kind in post-war Germany.

A 1.8-ton HC 4000 bomb packed with 1300 kilograms of explosives has been defused in the densely populated upmarket Westend neighbourhood in Frankfurt.

The “blockbuster” bomb was dropped by Britain’s Royal Air Force (RAF) pilots during World War Two. Police in Frankfurt handed out flyers to remind residents once more to evacuate and asked neighbours to reach out to anyone who may not have gotten the messages.

Emergency services also advised residents to leave their homes in the same condition they would before holiday.

Police planned to bulk up patrols yesterday to ensure that thieves and other crimi-

nals would not take advantage of the empty residences.

Meanwhile, ordnance experts defused an unexploded World War Two-era aerial bomb in the Karthause section of Koblenz yesterday.

The 21,000 residents who lived within the bomb’s 1km radius were allowed to return after a large-scale evacuation operation.

The operation was slightly delayed after several people in the affected area would leave their homes only after intensive talks, and there were two cases were residences were forcefully evacuated.

A prison, two train stations, a hospital and a senior home also had to be evacuated.

The 500kg aerial bomb was found earlier in the week during construction for a new kindergarten.

Experts estimate that close to a quarter of a million bombs dropped on Germany by the Allied Forces during World War Two did not explode due to technical faults. - DPA

Madonna is heading overseas to a new home in Portugal. The Michigan native had been living in New York. She said on Instagram that she finds the energy of Portugal inspiring, and it makes her feel creative and alive. A spokesman for the singer said she fell in love with the country after ending a tour there in 2004. Madonna posted that she’ll be working on a film and new music in Portugal. She said in her Instagram post: “It’s time to conquer the world from a different vantage point.”

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Being single is hard – Jolie Angelina Jolie admits she doesn’t enjoy being single as she told of a difficult year following her split from Hollywood husband Brad Pitt. The pair, who share six children, filed for divorce last year after two years of marriage. The proceedings have made media headlines and Jolie recently told Vanity Fair that stress from family issues had led her to develop Bell’s palsy. The film star, director and active human rights campaigner, the 42-year-old said: “I don’t enjoy being single. It’s not something I wanted.

There’s nothing nice about it. It’s just hard. Sometimes maybe it appears I am pulling it all together, but really I am just trying to get through my days.”

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Hiroshima A-Bomb Dome.

PHOTOS MIKE YARDLEY

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t’s the sight of the charred, mangled child’s tricycle, inside the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum, that really ripped at my heart.

The scorched bike was donated

by Nobuo Tetsutani, his three year old son, Shin, died hours after the atomic bombing of their city. Nobuo found the barely alive Shin clinging onto the trike’s handlebars, trapped under the rubble of their destroyed home, before dying later in the evening.

Despite its scorched history, permanently defined by its atomic bombing, the horror of war and its lasting legacy is softened by the surprising abundance of beauty in Hiroshima, writes Mike Yardley.

Hiroshima’s backstory needs no introduction. Like millions of fellow visitors every year, I too was drawn to the city where so many people were wiped out in one instant of apocalyptic destruction.

The biggest surprise is the irrepressible beauty of Hiroshima, an instantly agreeable city, soothingly swathed in vast green spaces, lush and leafy streets and eye-catching rivers.

Rather than replicate the

The Flame of Peace, which will only be extinguished when all nuclear weapons in the world have been eliminated.

pre-war cityscape, the new Hiroshima was built as a modern and appealing city, with easy-tonavigate streets in a grid system.

I loved stepping out for a stroll, on the spotlessly clean streets, and riding the trams that zip you all over the city. But it’s the raw and poignant atomic legacy that dominated my exploration.

The most haunting reminder of the bombing, which instantly incinerated tens of thousands of residents, is the A-Bomb Dome.

Located at the confluence of the Ota and Motoyasu rivers, and adjacent to the Peace Memorial Park, this landmark was formerly the Industrial Promotion Hall, situated at ground zero of the bombing.

When the first bomb was dropped on Hiroshima, it exploded 500 metres above the building, killing its occupants instantly. Now preserved as a World Heritage Site, its twisted girders, gaping holes, piles of rubble and shell-like appearance is shockingly evocative, bracketed in verdant trees.

Inside the Peace Memorial Park, I rang the Peace Bell, which visitors are encouraged to do.

Nearby is the Memorial Mound, a monument containing the unclaimed or unidentified ashes of thousands of bombing victims,

interred in an underground vault.

The saddest memorial is the Children’s Peace Monument, which depicts a girl with outstretched hands, while a crane bird, the Japanese symbol for longevity, flutters above.

The monument refers to an 11 year girl, Sadako Sasaki, who believed that if she made 1000 paper cranes, she would recover from her leukaemia, which developed in 1955. She didn’t survive, but as I noticed, the memorial is continuously adorned by fresh paper cranes made by school children all over Japan.

Across the road is the curved beauty of the Cenotaph, which artfully frames the A-Bomb Dome and the Flame of Peace, which will only be extinguished when all nuclear weapons in the world have been eliminated, completes the memorial walk.

From there, I ventured inside the Peace Memorial Museum, which graphically showcases the horrifying consequences of the atomic bombing, like that scorched trike. It speaks to our basic humanity, vividly illustrated through the extensive photographic and video displays, but most powerfully, by the personal stories and exhibits of some of the civilian casualties.

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Hiroshima post-bombing.

Some displays are gruesome, an unvarnished account of truth and human consequences. I was struck by the watch on display, that stopped ticking at 8.15am, when the bomb exploded, worn at the time by Akito Kawagoe; there are various school uniforms, ripped and burnt, worn by children at the time of the bombing; mangled lunch boxes and deformed glass bottles, melted by the horrendous heat.

There are searing first-hand accounts from survivors of the bombing, who later died from their horrific burns, radiation disorders and cancers. They embody the pain and grief of real people.

The final death toll has been estimated at 200,000.

Outside the museum are the so-called Phoenix Trees, which

were growing 1.5km away from the hypocentre of the explosion.

In recent years, they have been transplanted by the museum, and they still bear the crude scorch marks of the bombing’s heat rays.

Beyond the Peace Memorial Park, it helps to dispel the gloom and emotional weight of history, by soaking up Hiroshima’s post-war renaissance. I love how the city has developed so many urban gardens, studded with ponds, miniature bridges and magnificent sculptures.

It’s all so mood-enhancing and pleasing to the eye. The central shopping district is bright, bustling and buzzy. Another unexpected delight is Hiroshima Castle, which seemingly floats on its moat.

The Peace Bell, inside the Peace Memorial Park.

Destroyed by the bomb, it has been faithfully reconstructed and the main courtyard also includes trees sporting scorch marks from that fateful day.

Regardless of the politics of war, and your individual perspective on whether the United States actions were warranted in a bid to bring an end to the war, there is no denying the profound, sobering and insightful impact a visit to Hiroshima serves up.

Steeped in raw tragedy, its wide leafy boulevards, laid-back friendliness and welcome embrace, demonstrate humanity at its best and worst.

The darkest of days, a people’s resilience, and a city rebuilt with its arms wide open to the world.

Hiroshima should stud every Japanese itinerary.

The scorched bike belonging to 3-year-old Shin Tetsutani.

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Hammers’ player ratings Guardian sports reporter Jaime Pitt-MacKay gives his thoughts on the players’ performances against North Otago on Saturday.

Mark Andrews: 6 Was part of the Hammers forward pack that was regularly dominated at the breakdown, but apart from that put in a good slog.

Jackson Donlan: 6.5 Played his part in the much improved lineouts from the Hammers, carried strongly but did seem to have the stuffing knocked out of him by the time he made his way to the bench.

Twenty years on, it looks like Northland may once again have a winning team on their hands. Northland haven’t enjoyed a winning season since 1997, when they were in the second division, and they haven’t had a winning record against top-level competition since 1980. That may all change following a strong start to the 2017 season, which already has seen them double their win total from the past two seasons combined, and includes a dominant 44-13 thrashing of Southland.

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Eric Duff: 6 Facing up against his former side did not seem to daunt him and put himself around well, but was not able to show off his usual strong running game.

Otago bounce back

Angus Lindsay: 6.5 Fearless at the breakdown once again, was not afraid to hit the big Old Golds head on and probably deserved a rest when he made his way to the bench.

Hamish Mackenzie: 6 First start off for the Hammers after bringing energy off the bench last week, put himself around well but not quite to the level of others.

Sam Finau: 8 Looking a great pick-up for the Hammers, takes a lot of stopping and put that on show again this week and picked himself up a well-deserved try.

Will Mackenzie: 6.5 Brought his usual intelligent passing game and even had a few goes himself, consistent as ever.

Jason Kjestrup: 7 His ability to pick up a pass no matter what height or speed it as coming at him is a key part to the Hammers’ backline play, showed some sneaky kicking in to handy places to keep North Otago on the back foot in the first half.

Tasman have scraped past Waikato by the skin of their teeth, earning a 31-29 win in Sunday’s National Provincial Championship clash after the Mooloos missed a lastsecond conversion. Coasting with a 31-12 lead, the Makos almost threw it all away when James Lowe was sin-binned in the 66th minute for a deliberate knock down. A man down, his side struggled to keep out Waikato on their home patch, and eventually conceded an 84thminute Tawera Kerr-Barlow try to put the Mooloos within two. But kicker Matthew Lansdown hooked his conversion wide.

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Adam Stewart: 5.5 Made way at halftime for a bit more size in Adam Williamson, nothing standout on either the good books or the bad.

Phil Watson: 7.5 Put in a lot of hard work, was a bruising match for the flanker but he was happy to keep hitting them hard right to the final whistle, and the value of his versatility in shifting to lock as the second half substitutes are made is a handy asset.

Makos edge Mooloos

The Mid Canterbury Hammers went down 31-25 to North Otago on Saturday.

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Christian Vainerere: 7 Used his size and speed well and was pretty unfairly denied a try, looks like that left wing spot might become a home for the 20-year-old.

Regan King: 6.5 The brains on the defensive end and a key organiser of the backline, seemed a bit hesitant to have a run himself but linked up play as well as ever.

Tom Hanham-Carter: 6.5 Plenty of great nudges in to the corners and showed good hands to get the winger outside him in to the game. Will hopefully come back with even more experience from the Jock Hobbs Under 19 Tournament.

Maleli Sau: 7.5 Two tries and his usual slippery running self, can create his own tries but also has a knack for popping up in the right place at the right time.

Jarred Percival: 7 Another good game off the tee, safe as houses under the high

ball but did drop the head a few times and just look to run it himself, which nearly paid off on one occasion but did leave him isolated on others.

Adam Williamson: 7 Came on at halftime to clearly bring a bit more punch to the Hammers’ forward pack. The noise from the crowd when a North Otago player bounced off him not long after showed the job he was there to do.

Phill Mills: 7 A fantastic mix of energizer bunny and Arnold Schwarzenegger, charged around hammering the North Otago players and seems to be making a habit of stripping the ball from the opposition and charging for the line, was cruelly denied this time around.

Kurt Polson: 6.5 Did his work when he came on, put himself around well and his size was an advantage for the Hammers.

Seta Koroitamana: 7.5

Showed what he was all about with his first touch of the bench, taking a quick tap of a penalty and charging at the defence.

Showed his fantastic ball and running skills on several occasions, and caused real trouble as always.

Tyler Blackburn: 6.5 Got caught a few times from not enough security at the breakdown, but showed his sharp passing and speed to be a real asset and one to definitely keep Will Mackenzie on his toes.

Dan Fransen: 5.5 Dropped an absolute sitter but linked up the play reasonably well on his wing, just needs to get a try under his belt and he will be away.

Timoci Nabakeke: 6.5 First run for the Hammers’ first team this season and showed that he can be handy of the bench. Put in some great runs and linked up well with the other backs, especially after Sau moved to centre towards the end of the game.

Winger Jona Nareki’s hat-trick of tries have helped Otago to their first win of the national provincial competition. After their heartbreaking loss in their Ranfurly Shield challenge last week, the southerners bounced back to overhaul Manawatu 40-30 under the roof at Forsyth Barr Stadium. Over the final 10 minutes, the green-andwhites threw everything at their rivals, but the Otago defence held firm for victory.

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SBW ‘looking fragile’ NRL star Paul Gallen has accused All Blacks midfielder Sonny Bill Williams of dodging him, leaving the Cronulla Sharks captain close to abandoning the boxing bout against the cross-code athlete.

Despite having struck a deal rumoured to have the potential to earn Gallen over $500,000 a fallout with broadcasters appears to be the decisive factor in the breakdown of the fight. However, Gallen believes that Williams is avoiding him. “I think the issue here is that Sonny is worried about me,” Gallen said. “I’ve watched him very closely this year and he is looking a bit fragile.”

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Swamp Foxes just miss A late missed penalty cost Thames Valley a win over Wanganui in the Heartland Championship on Saturday, instead the defending champions scraped home 21-19 after trailing 12-8 at the break.

Buller just got home against neighbours West Coast 34-19 after being down 19-16.

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Phil Watson was an impressive force for the Hammers at the lineout in their 25-31 loss to North Otago on Saturday.

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Poor finishing proves costly From back page No. 8 Sam Finau built the first block of the would-be comeback, picking up three tacklers as generally he had all game, before twisting his body round to score his first try in the green and gold.

Sau picked up his second of the day not long after, with some rather loopy long passes across the midfield opening up the 13-

man hosts, allowing Sau to score easily.

Percival was only able to convert Finau’s effort, with the wind holding up his conversion for the second, setting up a blockbuster finish.

With the seconds dying on the clock, North Otago could have extended their six-point lead to a nine-point lead if they had converted a penalty, but it fell short.

This left the Hammers with 105m to run if they were going to make a fairytale comeback, but it was not to be, losing the ball forward on the half-way line, giving North Otago a scrum to finish off the game.

“You’ve got to congratulate North Otago because they played to their strengths,” said Jowsey.

“They were strong at scrumtime and we couldn’t quite get

our platform going for the way we wanted to play.

“We had a few strong words with the boys at halftime and to their credit the lifted in the second-half.”

Mid Canterbury 25 (Maleli Sau 2, Sam Finau tries; Jarred Percival 2 con, 2 pen) North Otago 31 (Dan Lewis 2, Lemi Masoe, Mika Mafi tries; Lewis 4 con, pen) HT: 24-13

England boasting ‘vast pool of talent’ England are nowhere near hitting their peak yet under coach Eddie Jones, according to Rugby World Cup winner Lawrence Dallaglio.

The Red Rose have only lost one game since Jones took over – an impressive turnaround for a side that slumped out in the pool stages of their own World Cup less than two years ago.

Since then, they have claimed back-to-back Six Nations crowns, including a Grand Slam last year, as well as a whitewash of the Wallabies in Australia.

But this summer has convinced Dallaglio that England have not yet reached their peak, after a side deprived of 17 of their first-choice stars on the Lions

tour downed Argentina twice in South America.

The two clashes with the Pumas saw 11 debutants introduced and while England are now up to No 2 in the IRB world rankings, the added competition will drive England to higher heights.

“Inevitably, with the Lions tour, the spotlight was focused elsewhere, but in many ways, it makes the Argentina tour more of an accomplishment and an achievement,” said the former England captain, who was speaking at this week’s National Rugby Awards at Twickenham.

“Eddie Jones knew what he wanted to achieve, he was able to dig into a very deep pool of tal-

ent and what it showed was the depth of the talent pool is vast.

“Many young people really put themselves forward, because Argentina is not an easy place to play.

“These are healthy options for Eddie Jones to have.

“When I was involved in the England team, one of the things that kept us improving all the time was having players who continually competed against each other, not just one worldclass player in each position but two or three.”

Youngsters like Denny Solomona, Tom Curry, Sam Underhill and Harry Williams all flourished against the Pumas, and it will be vital for England’s development

that they continue to build momentum this autumn.

“I guess the games could easily have gone the other way, but England showed great character,” he said.

New Zealand remain No 1, having downed Australia twice – albeit unconvincingly – this month already.

But Steve Hansen’s side are in Jones’ crosshairs and Dallaglio is excited about where this England side can go.

“They’re currently second in the world, and to be world champions and the best side in the world, they know there is another level they need to reach but they’re well on the way towards doing that,” he added. - NZME

In a move that threatens to reshape New Zealand’s sporting and broadcast landscapes, New Zealand Rugby is expecting internet giant Amazon to throw its hat in the ring and compete for the next round of rugby broadcast rights.

Sanzaar’s formal bidding process for rights to screen provincial, Super and test match rugby from 2021 is now slated to be under way by April next year, an earlier-than-usual start time to allow new overseas players – Amazon’s Prime Video streaming service being the most notable – to address not-insubstantial infrastructural issues.

A source familiar with the internal workings of NZ Rugby said Amazon’s interest had been obvious for at least a year: “I knew they were sniffing around, wanting to do a documentary, but clearly a bid for the broadcasting rights was in the background.”

Given the sensitivity of these developments to the prospects of both NZ Rugby and incumbent broadcaster Sky Network Television, commercial confidentiality was invoked across the board in response to Weekend Herald questions this week.

Sky chief executive John Fellet described his relationship with the sporting organisation for which he held rights as “symbiotic”, but declined to address the battle brewing with Amazon over rugby.

“Thank you for the opportunity, but I have learned over the years never to talk about current or future deals,” he said.

Stacey Keller, a senior publication relations manager at Amazon’s headquarters in Seattle, was similarly unwilling to discuss the matter publicly.

New Zealand Rugby chief executive Steve Tew was also guarded. “Nothing more I can add,” he said.

But an analysis of official company filings and interviews with financial analysts, broadcasters and NZ Rugby insiders has cast light on preparation for largescale disruption to rugby and media markets.

What remains to be seen is whether rights are carved up between the incumbent and challengers; if Amazon want to cherry pick games initially rather than take on full-scale production, or even if NZ Rugby assume some production in-house to become a niche broadcaster.

While no formal bids have yet been registered with NZ Rugby, the early stages of a mutually beneficial relationship with Amazon have been forming for over a year.

Recent financial results for TVNZ and MediaWorks suggest either broadcaster would need rugby rights to boost advertising revenue by an unrealistic onethird - or a massive capital injection from reluctant shareholders - just to cover costs.

“Free to air is out of this market,” one industry source said.

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Fed Express steams on This was Roger Federer at his hard-to-beat best, a performance so unlike the pair of uncomfortable five-setters he laboured through to begin the US Open.

Federer’s back looked just fine, his movement precise, his strokes absolutely on-point.

It all added up to a straightforward 6-3, 6-3, 7-5 victory over 31st-seeded Feliciano Lopez in the third round at Flushing Meadows that lasted all of 106 minutes under the roof in Arthur Ashe Stadium.

The most telling statistic was that the No. 3-seeded Federer was guilty of 16 unforced errors, which is not merely a remarkably low total on its own merits but also significant when viewed through the prism provided by his matches earlier in the week.

He averaged 62 errors in each of those outings, against 19-yearold American Frances Tiafoe and 35-year-old Russian Mikhail Youzhny.

That was the first time in Federer’s career that he opened a Grand Slam tournament with two consecutive matches that lasted five sets.

More relevant numbers: Federer was broken eight times total in those matches, but only once against Lopez.

Federer improved to 13-0 against Lopez and 33-1 in night matches at Flushing Meadows, so perhaps the lopsided nature of this shouldn’t be all that surprising.

Still, Federer had acknowledged after edging a cramping Youzhny that a lack of proper practice and preparation leading up to the US Open on account of tweaking his back in August meant that his timing was off.

Consider Federer back on track.

Next comes a match against 33rd-seeded Philipp Kohlschreiber, who beat John Millman 7-5, 6-2, 6-4. Federer’s head-tohead record against Kohlschreiber is 11-0.

Looming further down the road is a possible semi-final

The Sydney Roosters are the only team who can challenge raging favourites Melbourne for this year’s NRL title, according to Andrew Johns. The Storm became just the seventh salary-cap compliant team in history to finish a season with 20 wins with their 32-6 dismantling of Canberra on Saturday night.

League great Johns said he believed the Roosters were the only team who could stop them winning the title.

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Manly fit and firing

Roger Federer was back to his best with a straight-sets win over Feliciano Lopez yesterday.

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matchup against No. 1 Rafael Nadal, Federer’s long-time rival.

They have never met at the US Open.

Nadal won earlier yesterday, although for the second match in a row, he needed to shake off a poor opening set that he dropped.

Nadal advanced, though, once again figuring things out in the second set and strolling the rest of the way to defeat Leonardo Mayer of Argentina 6-7 (3), 6-3, 6-1, 6-4 and get to the fourth round.

The aspect that caused Nadal the most consternation was his difficulty converting break points, going 6 for 25.

“I overcame a tough situation today. That’s very positive for me.

“I am very happy about this,” Nadal said. “I know I cannot play very well always, and not the whole match.”

Now Nadal meets 64th-ranked Alexandr Dolgopolov, a 28-yearold from Ukraine who is being asked questions about a different tournament entirely – one where he was involved in a match under scrutiny from anti-corruption investigators because of unusual betting.

Dolgopolov reached the fourth round at Flushing Meadows for the first time since 2011 with a 6-1, 6-0, 6-4 win against Viktor

Troicki, then said he has been interviewed by the Tennis Integrity Unit.

That group is looking into a match he played against Thiago Monteiro at a hard-court event in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, on Aug. 20.

Dolgopolov said he approached the TIU. “I was the first one to come there and try to give them all the information, so they can investigate it faster,” he said.

Also still in the top half of the men’s bracket are No. 6 Dominic Thiem, No. 9 David Goffin and No. 24 Juan Martin del Potro, the 2009 US Open champion.

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Manly will carry a near clean bill of health into the NRL finals series, after bench forward Addin FonuaBlake was cleared of a leg injury.

Fonua-Blake limped from the field early in the Sea Eagles’ 28-12 defeat of Penrith on Saturday, sparking fears the powerful prop could miss the early stages of the finals series. But coach Trent Barrett confirmed after the game 21-year-old should be fit for next weekend’s elimination final. The news means Manly will enter next week’s finals series with one of the healthiest squads.

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Smith keeps quiet Poised to become the most capped NRL player of all time, Cameron Smith says the team has to come before his individual achievements.

The Melbourne and test skipper drew level with ex-Brisbane great Darren Lockyer on 355 games when he led the Storm to a 32-6 defeat of Canberra in their final round match. Smith will enter uncharted territory in their qualifying final against Parramatta next weekend but he says it won’t change his approach. “I didn’t think a whole heap about equalling Locky’s record this week, I mainly focused on what my job was for the team,” Smith said.

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Sharks in a warm-up

Ferns in shock victory over Diamonds The Silver Ferns have pulled off a stunning 10-goal 57-47 rout over Australia to claim the Quad Series title for the first time.

Written off after a poor showing against England on Wednesday night, the Ferns answered their critics perfectly yesterday by running riot over Australia, who looked rattled all afternoon.

Needing to win by four goals to take out the series, New Zealand did so comfortably, charging out to an 18-10 lead at the first break and the Diamonds were unable to make any inroads into that

Kiwi golfer Danny Lee has failed to survive the cut at the latest PGA Tour play-off event in Massachusetts, ending his campaign. The 27-year-old, reeling after a disastrous four-over 75 in the first round in Norton, could only manage a second-round three-over 74, four shots off the overall three-over cut-off. The tournament – the Dell Technologies Championship – is the second of four events in the lucrative FedEx Cup play-offs. - NZME

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Lee misses the cut

lead throughout the match.

The win completed an afternoon of boilovers at Stadium Southland in Invercargill, with South Africa pulling off a shock 54-51 win over England in the opening match of the doubleheader.

It was the Proteas’ first win in the Quad Series since the event was introduced a year ago, underlining their status as the big movers in international netball.

But it was the Ferns who produced the biggest shock, making the world champion Australian side look ordinary.

After Wednesday night’s lack-

lustre showing against England, New Zealand skipper Katrina Grant was delighted with the resolve her side showed to put things right in the finale.

“No one has had much belief in us, but we have so much belief and I’m just so, so pleased we got it done,” said Grant.

A couple of bold selection decisions from coach Janine Southby, who opted to start Bailey Mes in the unfamiliar position of goal attack, effectively swapping bibs with Te Paea Selby-Rickit.

Southby also plumped for young defender Kelly Jury, who was sidelined from Wednesday’s

match with an ankle injury, at goal keep - handing the 21-yearold her first start against Australia. Pitted against Caitlin Bassett, Jury delivered a player of the match performance, forcing the Australian sharpshooter to the bench in the third quarter.

At 1.92m tall, Jury is just one centimetre shy of Bassett, eliminating the height advantage in the shooting circle Australia have enjoyed for so long.

Jury was well supported by a committed and determined defensive effort from her teammates right throughout the court.

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Cronulla have work to do leading into enter next week’s elimination final after slogging to an unconvincing 26-18 final-round win over Newcastle yesterday. Despite racing out to an 18-0 lead, the Sharks were pushed all the way but eventually prevailed for a hard-fought second win in three weeks. - AAP

Playoffs worth big bucks The emphatic win over the Solomon Islands on Friday could be worth up to $3 million to NZ Football. With the second leg in Honiara still to come tomorrow, the 6-1 win has all but assured the All Whites passage to the final phase of World Cup qualifying in November, when the Oceania winner will face the fifth-placed South American side. That’s when the cash registers will start ringing, as the television rights for the games could be eye-watering.

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Norman storms to victory

Back home from an unsuccessful Australian campaign, the John Wheeler trained Stormin Norman upset predictions when he snatched a narrow victory in the first race at Te Aroha yesterday.

A handy jumper who has won over both hurdles and steeples, Stormin Norman showed plenty of grit as he outfinished It’s A Wonder to claim the Graham Falconer Open Hurdle by a short head after a dour struggle.

The race provided a stirring contest with five horses stretched across the track at the last hurdle, each with a legitimate winning claim. Race favourite Laekeeper botched the obstacle to ruin his chances before the Central Districts pair cleared out from their opposition in the run to the winning post.

Wheeler’s wife Linda was on hand to greet the winner on his return to scale and indicated a start in the Schweppes Great Northern Hurdle at Ellerslie this coming weekend was still a distinct possibility.

“He’s come back from Australia well and looked in mint condition today,” she said.

“He’s appreciated the softer track and the bigger hurdles.

“We will see how he comes through the race but if he backs up well then we will go to the Great Northern with him.”

Stormin Norman finished fifth in the 2014 edition of the Great Northern Hurdle behind the eventual winner Wee Biskit.

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Winx made to work Her trainer admits he was worried and her jockey has had a few anxious moments but Winx has remained cool under pressure to record her 19th-straight win. Josh Parr on Red Excitement cleared out to a lead of 10 lengths in the Chelmsford Stakes, but in the end it looked easy with Winx striding out down the straight to win by a length. “I don’t think she knew he was out there in front and I have to admit I was more worried this time,” Bowman said. “But when she hit the afterburners I just can’t explain the feeling. I couldn’t do that on any other horse.”

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Glory Days the boss A last to first performance from promising galloper Glory Days, that left no excuses for her beaten rivals, provided one of several talking points from the first Group One raceday of the new season at Hastings on Saturday. The Waverley trained five-year-old maiden was taking on a number of race winners in the day’s special conditions 1200 metre contest but didn’t let reputations stand in her way as she dominated in the closing stages, courtesy of a heady ride from Rosie Myers.

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Best is yet to come

Stormin Norman and Charlie Price hit the hurdles in Te Aroha yesterday.

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Punters get it wrong with Schnapps at Forbury Two runners debuted at Forbury Park yesterday, both in the same race, and punters went for the wrong one.

All the money in the Just Essence Pace was on the Cran Dalgety-trained three-year-old Link To Collect in the hands of Dexter

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Dunn, but victory went to the less fancied five-year-old Schnapps, who had spent much of his three and four year-old seasons running with the hacks on his coowner’s farm, and qualified at Gore just a week before the race.

He was driven by Matthew Wil-

liamson who bagged four to double his tally of wins for the season.

A son of Changeover and Shining Cloud, Schnapps is trained at Gore by Tony Stratford for his partner Dawn Wilson and his uncle Alan Steel, who farms at Waikaka. Stratford paid $10,000 for

the then colt at the 2014 Premier Sale.

“He was a spec buy,” Stratford said. “I liked the way he walked round the ring, the Changeovers were new then and no one was bidding on him, I decided to take the risk.”

Ruakaka trainer Donna Logan is firmly of the opinion that the best is yet to come for impressive mare Rockabyebaby who completed a winning treble on her home track on the weekend. The imposing Rip Van Winkle mare has now won four of her eight starts and is unbeaten in this campaign after seeing off her five rivals with a touch of arrogance in the Harcourts Bream Bay 1400.

- NZME

Betting plunge landed Cambridge visitor Decades wrapped up the first day of the Hawkes Bay Spring carnival in fine style with a dashing effort to win the last on the day’s programme at Hastings.

The Margaret Falconer trained four-year-old was having his first start since May and was heavily backed into favourite on the tote in the 1400m event.

- NZME

Palmerston North dogs Today at Manawatu Raceway

4 3366F Robins Zarr Hood 21.67..............A Turnwald 5 22118 Bigtime George 21.72 ........................L Cole 6 33411 Butterball 21.84 ............................. M Gowan 1 377x1 See Eye Be 21.65 ..............................L Cole 7 72275 Feel The Force 21.61 ............... S Gommans 2 11422 Pat Patterson 21.80 ..........................M Flipp 8 64382 Cawbourne Jarrod 21.53 J & ..............D Bell 3 8x561 Banshee Boy 21.82 ....................B Goldsack 9 68575 Kirkham Jasper 21.53 J & ...................D Bell 4 34563 All In Berlin 21.58 ............................B Marsh 10 21678 Viva La Vixen 21.46 ....................A Turnwald 5 67543 Doosh 21.60...........................J T McInerney 6 4267F Cawbourne Muzza nwtd J & ...............D Bell 8 3.10pm IONLYFLYFIRSTCLASS.COM 4 C4, 375m 1 62636 Bigtime Thinker 21.53 ........................L Cole 7 57765 Bigtime Lady nwtd..............................L Cole 2 43162 Bigtime OnFire 22.12 .........................L Cole 8 63346 Ngakawau nwtd......................J T McInerney 3 37511 Americano 21.54 G &...... Sandra Fredrickso 9 55274 Cawbourne Sandy nwtd J &................D Bell 4 82886 Bigtime Rise nwtd ..............................L Cole 10 33785 Deman Blue Blood 21.72 .......J T McInerney 5 4512x Frappucino 21.88 ...............................L Cole 5 2.10pm USE PETRAVELLER.COM.AU C5 C5, 375m 6 11657 Nero 21.28 ..................................B Hodgson 1 37113 Bigtime Crackem 21.18 ......................L Cole 7 68162 Bigtime Basher nwtd ..........................L Cole 2 12448 Bigtime Blue 21.54 .............................L Cole 8 22261 Hard Merch nwtd G & ..... Sandra Fredrickso 3 12261 Allegro Gun 21.10 ..............................L Cole 9 15756 Bear Inda Square 21.31 .....................L Cole 4 16313 Lover 21.56 .................................A Turnwald 10 38523 Bigtime Summer 21.94 ......................L Cole 5 53114 Bigtime Doug nwtd .............................L Cole 6 74411 Bigtime Sugar 21.38 ..........................L Cole 9 3.35pm OUTBACK TRADING COMPANY C1, 457m 1 2x315 Bigtime Ottey nwtd .............................L Cole 7 21545 Cawbourne Mezza 21.40 .............M Roberts 2 47661 Thrilling Cassie nwtd ................ K Gommans 8 31424 Map My Run 21.30.............................L Cole 3 14711 Bigtime Fred nwtd ..............................L Cole 9 45242 Scooter’s Rose 21.46 ........................M Flipp 4 15724 Trendy Mind 26.14 G & ... Sandra Fredrickso 10 78612 Cawbourne Kaz 21.58 .................M Roberts 5 11223 Bigtime Jonty nwtd .............................L Cole 6 2.27 TAB SUPPORTS GREYHOUNDS C2/3, 410m 6 73841 Bigtime Rosie 26.49 G &. Sandra Fredrickso 1 46541 Harkonen Bale nwtd.................... P C Morris 7 43232 Rubbed Out 26.85.......................B Hodgson 2 x3418 Soft Gambler nwtd ......................A Turnwald 8 82222 Jinja Loren 26.57 G R &.................. S Voyce 3 18848 Breeze Attack 23.43 .........................S Lozell 9 43843 Cawbourne Lick nwtd J & ...................D Bell 4 11623 On The Hunt 23.62........................... S Clark 10 37846 Worboys 26.45 G R & ..................... S Voyce 5 86565 Kaputski nwtd G & .......... Sandra Fredrickso 6 24237 Cawbourne Foxy 23.63 ............... P C Morris 10 3.55 STEVE THE AUCTIONEER DAVIS C2, 457m 1 12416 Bigtime Liam 26.10 ............................L Cole 7 22214 Allegro Beaty 23.51............................L Cole 8 18874 Bigtime Ranson 23.85 G &Sandra Fredrickso 2 72256 Phantom Way 26.44 .....................C J Morris 3 46323 Cawbourne Toddy 26.03 ..............M Roberts 9 56185 Bigtime Spirit 24.00 G &.. Sandra Fredrickso 4 13566 Molly O’Shea 26.35.....................B Hodgson 10 76716 Gunnar Blueblood nwtd .........J T McInerney 7 2.45 PERSONAL PROTECTIVE SERVICES C3, 375m 5 21521 Bigtime Mia nwtd................................L Cole 6 31112 Bigtime Levi 26.05..............................L Cole 1 13136 Cawbourne Danial 21.78 ......... K Gommans 7 66324 Bigtime Bakagain 26.16 .....................L Cole 2 24728 Cawbourne Chezzy nwtd J & ..............D Bell 8 33323 Blackjack Man 26.32 ..................B Goldsack 3 27567 Cool Rythm 21.81 .......................B Hodgson 10 31677 Celtic Rover nwtd .......................... M Gowan

4 1.52 AFFORDABLE PET ACCESSORIES C2, 375m

9 75411 Bigtime Talker 26.43 ...........................L Cole 10 83755 Cawbourne Steele nwtd J &................D Bell 11 4.19 ADRIAN CLARK BLOODSTOCK CONSULTANT C2/3, 457m 1 38536 Bigtime Monty 26.40 ..........................L Cole 2 25572 Bigtime Sam 27.07 G & .. Sandra Fredrickso 3 26445 Bigtime Welldone 26.01 .....................L Cole 4 25157 Toki Girl 26.45 ..........................D W Denbee 5 12318 Bigtime Phantom 26.12......................L Cole 6 53252 Bigtime Caleb 26.54...........................L Cole 7 27778 Watch My Back nwtd..................B Goldsack 8 12111 No Time Toulouse 26.19 ....................L Cole 9 12872 Cawbourne Barcia 26.01 J & ..............D Bell 10 88347 Ace Bale 26.25............................ P C Morris 12 4.35pm M&M MASTER BUTCHERS C4 C4, 457m 1 61867 Autumn Lights 26.04 ...................A Turnwald 2 16374 Bigtime Vanessa nwtd ........................L Cole 3 67214 Bigtime JayJay 26.05 .........................L Cole 4 71133 Fusion Cronulla 26.45 .................A Turnwald 5 63342 Bigtime Do It nwtd ..............................L Cole 6 26865 Spare Some Time 25.95 ....................L Cole 7 12548 Bigtime Flyer 26.04 ............................L Cole 8 72613 Bigtime Dazzler 26.10 ........................L Cole 9 16766 Takamori 25.71 ..........................B Goldsack 10 78573 Kirkham Kylie nwtd J & .......................D Bell 13 4.52pm PAUL CLARIDGE ELECTRICAL C1, 375m 1 65777 Air Express 21.83...................J T McInerney 2 13 Bacon My Heart nwtd ........................L Cole 3 34747 Lip It Up nwtd .........................J T McInerney 4 85843 Bigtime Racer nwtd G &.. Sandra Fredrickso 5 41135 Mikachu 21.85.............................A Turnwald 6 63631 Roketto nwtd .....................................D Edlin 7 42768 Forkner Bale nwtd ........................M Roberts 8 711 Cawbourne Symsy nwtd J & ...............D Bell 9 32775 Sioux Baxter nwtd ..................J T McInerney 10 76447 El Hefe nwtd G &............. Sandra Fredrickso 14 5.09pm BROOKS TIMING C1 C1, 375m 1 83637 Cawbourne Spree 21.78 J & ...............D Bell

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7768F Asteria 21.94 G R & ........................ S Voyce 54231 Nippa Joy nwtd.......................J T McInerney 82357 Five Starlass nwtd....................D W Denbee 15651 Frisky Gambler nwtd ...................A Turnwald 74224 Culvie Den 21.81 ................................ L Bell 65215 Bigtime Tomac 21.97 G & Sandra Fredrickso 53422 Botany Dianne nwtd ...............J T McInerney 52568 Mitsuta 21.83 ....................................D Edlin 54566 Homebush Myra 22.28 ...........J T McInerney 15 5.26pm WWW.PNGREYHOUNDS.KIWI C1, 375m 1 43148 Ndora nwtd........................................D Edlin 2 64267 Kiwi Baxter nwtd ....................J T McInerney 3 81288 Crazy Sunday nwtd ................J T McInerney 4 44365 Apricity 21.82 ..............................A Turnwald 5 4F277 Opawa Janet nwtd ............................M Flipp 6 25474 Adrenalin Kick 21.77 ..............J T McInerney 7 1233x Audacious Assin nwtd J & ...................D Bell 8 51655 Dyna Bevlin nwtd .........................M Roberts 9 44656 Baduzzi 21.75 ........................J T McInerney 10 22866 Cawbourne Murf nwtd J &...................D Bell SELECTIONS

Race 1: Bigtime Narelle, Tazia, Cawbourne Bettsy, Loco Amigo Race 2: Bradam Begins, Bigtime Mark, Charlie Bo Bo, Avedon Film Race 3: Bigtime Champ, Sings Like Elvis, Harry Brown, Uno Nathan Race 4: See Eye Be, Pat Patterson, Bigtime Lady, All In Berlin Race 5: Allegro Gun, Lover, Map My Run, Bigtime Blue Race 6: Soft Gambler, On The Hunt, Allegro Beaty, Kaputski Race 7: Cawbourne Danial, Butterball, Cool Rythm, Bigtime George Race 8: Frappucino, Americano, Hard Merch, Bigtime Thinker Race 9: Jinja Loren, Bigtime Ottey, Thrilling Cassie, Bigtime Rosie Race 10: Bigtime Levi, Bigtime Mia, Bigtime Liam, Bigtime Bakagain Race 11: Bigtime Welldone, No Time Toulouse, Bigtime Caleb Race 12: Fusion Cronulla, Spare Some Time, Bigtime Vanessa Race 13: Roketto, Bacon My Heart, Mikachu, Bigtime Racer Race 14: Frisky Gambler, Culvie Den, Cawbourne Spree, Asteria Race 15: Audacious Assin, Apricity, Adrenalin Kick, Baduzzi LEGEND: fsdt - First Start Here nwd - No Win this Distance fstd - First Start This Distance 31 13 - Best Winning Time This Track

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Monday, September 4, 2017

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By Guy AdAms Such is the chequered nature of Wayne Rooney’s off-field CV that his drink-driving arrest represents just the latest in a seemingly endless string of self-inflicted PR disasters.

In the decade and a half since his elevation to superstardom, a host of unedifying episodes in the former England captain’s private life have generated almost as many unfortunate headlines as his occasional on-field blunders.

The most famous, of course, have involved the married fatherof-three’s habit of occasionally consorting with prostitutes, of varying vintages. On terraces across the land, such behaviour continues to inspire obscene chants from opposition fans.

Other incidents have seen him photographed staggering out of nightclubs, urinating in the street, falling asleep in taxis, smoking, drinking and gambling heavily on his own in casinos.

On one occasion, he was filmed being knocked out during an impromptu boxing fight in a friend’s kitchen. On another – last year – he gate-crashed a wedding reception at the luxury hotel where the England squad was staying.

Many view these scandals as inevitable by-products of a man who has more money than sense.

What’s more, for all his wealth and sporting talent, it’s argued that

Wayne Rooney he’s never quite matured from being the working-class scally from the Liverpool suburb of Croxteth.

Yet such views are not only snobbish but far from the truth.

For in conversation, the 31-yearold is a great deal more intelligent than his reputation suggests.

Hunter Davies, who ghost-wrote his autobiography, has said: ‘His family, and that of Coleen, the wife on whom he has depended so much, are traditional, solid, working class, respectful, God-fearing Catholics. He would have got a slap, if he had really stepped out of line.’

So what lies behind such occasional bouts of stupidity?

Those who have followed his career offer a one-word answer: drink.

‘He’s always been a drinker, and he just can’t shake it off,’ is how one puts it. ‘When he gets drunk, goes on a bender, he will do silly things.

That’s how he ends up sleeping with hookers and in places where he shouldn’t be. His fitness has also suffered because he also had a long-term problem with cigarettes.’

It is revealing to compare Rooney with former Man U team-mate Cristiano Ronaldo. They are just eight months apart in age. But whereas the Englishman’s career peaked at 25, the Portuguese is still one of the world’s best players.

Ronaldo lives like a professional athlete, whereas Wayne Rooney doesn’t. Warning signs have been there since the start of his England career in 2003, when he was 17. It emerged that he’d cheated on thengirlfriend Coleen with a prostitute called Charlotte Glover.

He’d paid the hooker £140 before leaving her a signed photograph as a souvenir. A month later, it was reported that he’d also paid at least ten late-night visits to a £45-a-time Liverpool brothel where he’d consorted with a 48-year-old grandmother nicknamed the ‘Auld Slapper’ who wore a rubber catsuit.

In 2006, he lost £700,000 in a dressing room gambling ring.

His retirement from England was seen by many as a canny move to prolong his career. With sponsors such as Nike, he retains enormous earning potential. Forbes put it at around £15 million a year.

But then came this weekend’s international break. At home alone, with no weekend game to prepare for, Rooney seems to have gone off the rails again. As so often, the most naturally-gifted England footballer of his generation woke to find himself in the news for all the wrong reasons.

- AP

Ozil hits back at critics Arsenal star Mesut Ozil has hit back at personal criticism from former Gunners players and called for them to support the club.

The North Londoners have endured a disappointing start to the new Premier League season, with Germany international Ozil one of the individuals regularly singled out for under-performing.

Emmanuel Petit, Martin Keown and Paul Merson are among the old Arsenal men to have questioned Ozil, while ex-Gunners striker Ian Wright has defended the 28-year-old.

The German World Cup winner Ozil had his say in a lengthy Facebook post on the fourth anniversary of his arrival from Real Madrid.

“Personally I’ve had to accept a lot of criticism during my time in London. ‘Too expensive, too greedy, bad body language, and lacking fight’ – this is what people have said about me,” Ozil posted.

“Some of these comments are made by those who do not know me, some are made by former players – both successful and unsuccessful during their time here at the club.

“Although criticism is something that all football players have to deal with, I nevertheless expected legends to behave like legends – my advice to these former Gunners: stop talking and start supporting!”

Ozil has scored 32 goals in 164 appearances in all competitions since moving to the Emirates Stadium in 2013, but his contribution continues to divide opinion.

World Cup winner Petit criticised Ozil’s “defeatist attitude” following last weekend’s 4-0 defeat to Liverpool, while ex-England defender Keown felt the German had been

Mesut Ozil “going through the motions” at Anfield.

Earlier this year, Merson claimed Ozil “doesn’t show up half the time”, although ex-striker Wright said constant criticism of the player “annoys” him.

Ozil, who is currently on international duty, admits he found it difficult when he first arrived in England but believes the current negative assessments are unfair.

“Although I initially struggled when coming to the Premier League, I accepted the challenge,” he added in the post.

“I started as a left-winger at the beginning, and in all honestly, I am not a great admirer of that position for myself – I’m better as a ‘number 10’.

“The Premier League is physically much more demanding than LaLiga or the Bundesliga.

“Furthermore, there is no winter break, meaning the season is extremely long and exhausting, especially when you are playing at European and National Team level too.”

- PA

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10am METHVEN HERITAGE CENTRE. New Zealand and Agriculture Encounter, interactive fun for all ages. Main Street, Methven.

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Tuesday 9.30am ST DAVID’S UNION CHURCH. Walking group meets outside church. 48 Allen’s Road.

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Cryptic crossword

Monday, September 4, 2017

ARIES (Mar 21-Apr 19): When you’ve a whole crowd of competition, standing out is crucial, and you won’t be able to do it with a mild move. When it comes to love, playing it safe is dangerous.

A match won’t light without friction.

TAURUS (Apr 20-May 20): Affection is the golden ingredient. It’s the difference between getting the laugh and not, drawing people closer in camaraderie or repelling them with antagonism.

GEMINI (May 21-Jun 21): You know trouble when it walks in. That doesn’t mean you’ll stay away from it, though. You’ll move closer for the same reason people visit active volcanoes or walk to the ledge for the view – thrills.

CANCER (Jun 22-Jul 22): Success will depend on creating smaller goals. That big aim happens in thousands of little moves. Give yourself an early win. Reward yourself for beginning and then for taking 10 steps and then 10 more...

LEO (Jul 23-Aug 22): Wanting it now is for children who haven’t been alive long enough to develop a sense of world time. When you get impatient today, step away and take a breath. Notice the already established rhythms.

VIRGO (Aug 23-Sep 22): Knowing a little about someone builds tension. The more slowly a relationship unfolds the more interesting it will be. People who resist revealing themselves will appeal more than the fully disclosed.

LIBRA (Sep 23-Oct 23): It could very well be that the problems of mankind (and, by extension, the problems of the world) will be solved by small diverse groups of smart people. You’ll be in such a group today.

SCORPIO (Oct 24-Nov 21): Knowledge always builds on itself. One piece that’s missing or corrupt affects all that’s built on it. You’ll solve a problem when you deconstruct what you know to root out the misunderstanding.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov 22-Dec 21): Loving someone means protecting their ego. Ego protection involves a list of do’s and don’ts. Public support and loyalty are on the “do” list, and you’ll be participating in much of that today.

CAPRICORN (Dec 22-Jan 19): Learning happens over time, and that time isn’t one night. A little bit every day is the way to mastery. As busy as you are, you have the 20 minutes to begin to master a new skill.

AQUARIUS (Jan 20-Feb 18): The moment things become hidden problems arise. You prevent this by sharing openly with close loved ones and staying in touch with the different parts of their lives, too.

PISCES (Feb 19-Mar 20): Be careful not to lay down rules that make you feel better in the short term but not the long term. Look ahead.

What move can you make now that’s going to create a tenable situation for the future?

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THOMPSON Peter – Suddenly on September 1, 2017, aged 72. Dearly loved husband of Kay, loved father and friend of Vikki and Graeme Roadley and Ross and Valerie, adored granddad of Jessamy, Sam, and Zachary. A service for Peter will be held at Betts Chapel, 33 North St, Timaru on Wednesday, September 6 at 11am followed by private cremation. Messages to 24 Gladstone Road, RD4 Timaru 7974.

GARE, Bruce Fraser On Friday, September 1, 2017 peacefully at Ashburton Hospital, aged 69 years.

After a courageous battle.

Dearly loved husband of Cheryl for 46 years. Much loved and respected father and father-in-law of Phil and Char, Carmen, Fraser and Jing, Craig and Sarah. Loved Grandad of Libby and Fraser Adams, Matthew, Britney, Xavier, Sebastian, Ashton, Kyle, Ruyhei and Darien.

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5:30 Tiny House Hunting 6pm Tiny House World 6:30 American Pickers 7:30 Inside The Tube – Going Underground Rob Bell explores the history of London’s Central Line, the busiest train line in Britain, serving 260 million passengers each year.

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County PGR 1:40 Jury Orleans MV 11:35 Jeopardy! 7:10 Teacher Of The Year Speaks AO 3 2:35 Botched PG Noon Wheel Of Fortune MVLSC 2014 Comedy. Amongst PG 12:25 Pawn Stars PG PGR 3 3:35 Hoarders 3 teenage angst and adult 12:50 Counting Cars PG 4:30 Dance Moms 3 eccentricities, an English teacher 1:20 Robot Wars PGV 2:10 CSI wins California Teacher of the 5:30 Million Dollar Listing – Miami MV 3:05 Heroes MV Year, leading to a very tempting NY 3 4pm The Simpsons PG opportunity. 8:30 Lights Out 6:30 Say Yes To The Dress 4:30 Wheel Of Fortune PG MV 2016 Horror. A woman must Atlanta 5pm Jeopardy! PG understand her little brother’s 7pm Say Yes To The Dress 5:30 Robot Wars PGV experiences, which once tested Atlanta 6:30 Counting Cars PG her sanity, bringing her face-toMorgan is marrying country7pm Pawn Stars PG 7:30 CSI face with an entity attached to music star Jerrod Niemann, and – Miami MV 8:30 NCIS MV their mother.

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11:30 Hoarders 3 4:45 NCIS MV 5:35 Counting 4:50 Lights Out MV 2016 Horror.

Cars PG 12:15 Infomercials 3

11:40 The Crowd Goes Wild 3 The team presents the best of the day’s sports news.

12:10 Closedown

MOVIES GREATS 6:15 What Just Happened MVLS 2008 Comedy.

Robert De Niro, Sean Penn.

8am Ladder 49 MC 2004 Action. Joaquin Phoenix, John Travolta, Robert Patrick.

9:55 No Strings Attached 16LS 2011 Comedy. Natalie Portman, Ashton Kutcher. 11:40 Priest MV 2011 Action. Paul Bettany, Cam Gigandet. 1:05 Kingdom Of Heaven 16V 2005 Action. Orlando Bloom, Eva Green, Brendan Gleeson, Liam Neeson. 3:25 In Bruges 16VLC 2008 Thriller.

Colin Farrell, Brendan Gleeson.

5:10 Whipped 16LS 2000 Comedy. Amanda Peet, Brian Van Holt. 6:30 Water For Elephants MV 2011 Drama. Reese Witherspoon, Robert Pattinson. 8:30 The Big Lebowski 16VLS 1998 Comedy Mystery. A lazy Los Angeles man, known as The Dude, is mistaken for a millionaire named the Big Lebowski, with dire consequences. Jeff Bridges, John Goodman, Julianne Moore.

10:30 Confessions Of A Shopaholic PGL 2009 Romantic Comedy. Isla Fisher, Hugh Dancy.

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3:55 Close Up – Julia Roberts PG 4:25 The Big Lebowski 16VLS 1998 Comedy Mystery.

SKY SPORT 1 6am Motorsport – FIA Formula 1 Championship Gran Premio Heineken D’italia. 8:30 Golf – LPGA Tour Cambia Portland Classic – Round Three.

9am L Golf – LPGA Tour Cambia Portland Classic – Round Four. 11am Golf – European PGA Tour Czech Masters – Round Four.

11:30 Cricket – T20 Blast Semi-final One – Birmingham v Glamorgan. Noon Cricket – T20 Blast Semi-final Two – Hampshire v Nottinghamshire.

12:30 Cricket – T20 Blast Final. 1pm Sky Sports News UK 1:30 Netball – International Silver Ferns v Australia. 2pm Golf – European PGA Tour Czech Masters – Round Four.

2:30 Golf – US PGA Tour Dell Technologies – Round Three. 3pm Golf – LPGA Tour Cambia Portland Classic – Round Four. 3:30 Golf Central 4:30 Cycling – La Vuelta Stage 15. 5pm UEFA Champions League Magazine Programme 5:30 Rugby – First XV 7:30 UFC Now 8:30 Fight Night 10:30 Rugby Nation 11:30 Cricket – International Sri Lanka v India – Fifth ODI.

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Midnight NRL 360 1am Monday Night With Matty Johns 2am Rugby League – NRL Sydney Roosters v Gold Coast Titans.

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SKY SPORT 2 6am Netball – International (RPL) Silver Ferns v Australia.

From ILT Stadium Southland, Invercargill.

7:30 Netball Zone A wrap up of the weekend’s matches and behind the scenes with players and coaches.

8am Rugby League – NRL (HLS) 8:30 Rugby League – NRL (HLS) Tigers v Warriors.

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9am The After Match A postmatch analysis of each Warriors game, and a discussion of the big issues in rugby league.

9:30 L Motorsport – Nascar Cup Series Bojangles Southern 500.

2:30 Rugby League – NRL (HLS) Saturday.

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3:30 Netball – International (RPL) Silver Ferns v Australia.

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7pm The After Match 7:30 The Hunters Club 8:30 NRL 360 9:30 Monday Night With Matty Johns 10:30 The Crowd Goes Wild 11pm Fox Sports News 11:45 Cycling – La Vuelta (HLS) Stage 15.

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Sport Future uncertain . . .

The Warriors face the prospect of losing Roger Tuivasa-Sheck at the end of his current deal. The captain is signed until the end of next season, but there is no certainty he will stay beyond the 2018 campaign.

The Herald on Sunday understands there is a good chance he will seek new pastures, underlining his club’s current malaise. This season has been the worst since 2012, in terms of the expectation and roster potential measured against the results, and it’s hard to see the Warriors going significantly better next year.

Luuka Jones seventh

Christian Vainerere caused the North Otago defence trouble in the Hammers’ 25-31 loss in Oamaru on Saturday.

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Mid Canterbury’s finishing demons came back to haunt them in their 31-25 loss to North Otago in Oamaru on Saturday.

Co-coaches Craig Dunlea and James Jowsey made two changes to their starting XV that dominated Poverty Bay last week, with Christian Vainerere replacing the injured Isireli Masiwini, while Hamish Mackenzie came in at openside flanker for Kurt Polson.

With a strong wind blowing off the sea adding a chill to the air, the Hammers started the brighter of the two sides, forcing a penalty within the first three minutes.

After an impressive second half kicking display from Jarred Percival in the victory against Poverty Bay the week before,

taking the three points was a simple choice and he converted.

Mid Canterbury kept the pressure on the Old Golds, but a moment of hesitation from first-five Jason Kjestrup proved costly, as North Otago’s standout player Dan Lewis intercepted his pass and charged in under the posts.

For the next 15 to 20 minutes, Mid Canterbury were camped in North Otago half, with fine tactical kicking from the boots of Kjestrup and centre Tom Hanham-Carter keeping the hosts pegged back.

The Hammers were not able to make this dominance reflect on the scoreboard however, with Maleli Sau dotting down for a single try, which Percival was able to convert.

For the final 15 minutes of the

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half, North Otago’s forwards asserted their dominance on the game, not letting Mid Canterbury settle at the breakdown, forcing several turnovers.

It was these turnovers that saw North Otago head in to the sheds with a handy lead of 2413 after two quickfire tries and a penalty for the Old Golds, while a Percival penalty was all the Hammers had to take in to the break.

Mid Canterbury started the second half with more bite in their play, making two changes off the bench, but all they saw was the mountain they had to climb get larger, after a piece of individual brilliance from Lewis.

A simple chipped kick over the Hammers line bounced perfectly into space for him to latch on to and score, which he was able to convert.

To the Hammers’ credit, they lifted and created several chances, with Percival making the decision to run it alone looking like the right one until a clip on the ankles sent him diving with five metres still to go before he reached the line.

Vainerere had what appeared to be a legitimate, brilliant solo try ruled out for obstruction, in what seemed to sum up the game for Mid Canterbury.

Several more chances came, but flew by just out of reach for the Hammers, until somewhat of a mini-meltdown from the Old Golds gifted them a golden opportunity to come back in to the game.

They picked up two yellow cards in as many minutes with just over ten minutes to go, and the Hammers sniffed blood.

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Kiwi Olympic K1 silver medallist Luuka Jones has finished seventh in the C1 final at the World Cup canoe slalom regatta in Italy. Australian Jessica Fox was a runaway winner.

Jones, who has only recently expanded her repertoire into C1 kneeling, single- blade racing, was 22.41sec down on Fox’s winning time.

“I was really happy with my semi but I went a bit too hard in the final and wasn’t using the water very well,” the 28-year-old Jones said.

Freddie takes a tumble Former England international Andrew “Freddie” Flintoff has long since given up trying to the impress the crowds at the cricket, but it seems he is still managing to do just that, albeit not in quite the same way as he once did.

Flintoff dressed as Elvis to serenade the crowd alongside David “Bumble” Lloyd, who was Johnny Cash, at this weekend’s NatWest T20 final. The duo teamed up for a rendition of Sweet Caroline and Flintoff, while filming himself on a selfie stick, tripping over a speaker, much to the delight of spectators. Flintoff regained his composure to finish off the duet wig-less.

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