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A 29-year-old Ashburton man, in custody for the past two months while police process a mountain of paperwork in relation to more than 100 charges of burglary, theft and dishonesty, was granted bail when he appeared in the Ashburton District Court yesterday.

Jayden Eric Cromie was one of three arrested in relation to the crime spree

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earlier this year, when dozens of Ashburton people reported vehicles parked on their properties had been broken into and items stolen.

Cromie was granted bail by Judge Allan Roberts, who said conditions of his release included a 24-hour curfew at the Ashburton home of his father and a requirement to present himself at the door

when police conducted bail checks.

Cromie was also banned from drinking alcohol or taking non-prescription drugs.

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Gulls check out their new SH One river island

By SuSan SandyS

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Ross Chalmers set out on his bulldozer yesterday to do one of the more unusual jobs of his career.

That was to save Ashburton’s black billed gulls from extinction.

And the gulls themselves were checking out the machine operator’s work, of creating an island in the Ashburton River for them to breed and raise their young.

A flock flew nearby, having come over from the town centre where they have been hanging around for the past fortnight.

“Pushing shingle around for an island is a bit unusual, we do more river protection work rather than bird protection,” said Chalmers, who works for Welshy Contracting.

The State Highway One site on the river is a regular favourite chosen by the birds each year, and having a clear island increases their chances of survival. Absence of vegetation means there is nowhere for predators to hide, and a water channel either side deters riverside predators.

Environment Canterbury is funding the work, and overseeing the job was biodiversity advisor Donna Field.

She said it could be as soon as

Bulldozer driver Ross Chalmers and Environment Canterbury biodiversity officer Donna Field are making the Ashburton River State Highway One nesting site inviting for black billed gulls.

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Wednesday when the bulldozing has finished, that the birds begin to settle there.

However, with a lot of clear riverbed this year due to high flows, the birds had the pick of the river and may choose to go elsewhere.

But she hoped they would

choose the site.

“Because it really helps increase their profile. It’s something that puts Ashburton on the map. There’s very few school children who don’t know about the birds,” Field said.

Black billed gulls are the most

threatened gull species in the world, and New Zealand’s only endemic gull.

They breed mainly on braided rivers throughout the South Island, and the Ashburton River last year boasted the species’ biggest population.

■ ASHBURTON DISTRICT COURT

Driver disqualified for crash A 58-year-old woman with a spotless driving record was found guilty of careless use causing injury following a judge-alone trial in the Ashburton District Court yesterday.

Christine May Henderson, of Christchurch, had denied the charge, which arose when she was driving her 82-yearold mother from Ashburton to Christchurch last December.

Her mother sustained injuries that resulted in a two-week stay in hospital.

Henderson was convicted after Judge Allan Roberts heard evidence from three prosecution witnesses and one defence

witness. Two were driving on the same road at the time.

Henderson was driving on Rakaia River Road about 8pm when the accident happened.

State Highway One traffic had been diverted because of a crash on the Rakaia River bridge and she was heading west, towards Methven, in a convoy of at least eight vehicles.

The weather was drizzly and overcast at the time and the surface of the road wet and slippery.

Henderson failed to take a sharp left-hand bend and hit a power pole head-on.

Witnesses said traffic had

been travelling slower than the open road speed limit because of the conditions and only going about 50km/h at the bend.

Defence lawyer Roz Burnside asserted that Henderson had been driving carefully and that the condition of the road caused the crash.

But Judge Roberts found that Henderson had still been going too fast for the conditions and technically her driving had fallen below the standard of the ordinarily prudent driver.

“I take into account your long driving history without prior blemish. I think this was tragic … you were driving to assist

your mother, you had an accident and she was injured.”

He imposed the mandatory six-month period of disqualification from driving as the only penalty.

Burnside said her client had been driving since she was 17, without incident, and she was on an invalid’s benefit as a result of a stroke.

Henderson told police after the accident that she had slowed down for the corner and the vehicle had skidded across the oncoming lane and into the power pole.

“I just seemed to lose traction and shoot across the road.”

Police oppose bail for Cromie From P1 Alleged co-offenders Quentin James Parkinson, 38, and Stacey Leigh Curtis, 28, were granted bail in June – Parkinson to Martinborough in the North Island and Curtis to a Christchurch address.

Cromie was yesterday remanded to appear again on September 27 for a review of the charges against him.

Police are working their way through details of the alleged offending against each defendant, with around 140 charges expected to be processed.

Police had opposed Cromie’s application for bail, concerned about the risk of offending on bail or failing to turn up on the remand date.

Cromie’s counsel John Black acknowledged his client had a poor record of compliance but that, and the alleged offending, had occurred when Cromie was in the throes of an addiction to methamphetamine.

He said Cromie’s two months in custody had denied him access to drugs and he had developed a new insight into his behaviour.

“You can be confident were you to release him on bail he would not just disappear back into the throes of his previous drug addiction,” Black told the judge.

“The period of sobriety has had an effect on him.”

He said Cromie was facing 39 charges and counsel for all three were working their way through the associated paperwork.

Judge Roberts told Cromie that bail was a one-off and any breaches or infractions would not be tolerated.

Curtis has entered not guilty pleas to the charges against her.

Her lawyer has already alleged that Parkinson was the main offender and she was ringed in because he was her partner.

She also has been dealing with drug addiction.

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■ CANTERBURY YOUTH AWARDS

Artem’s volunteering efforts rewarded with award win

By Katie todd

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Years of leadership and volunteering have paid off for 18-yearold Artem Kravchenko, who has been plucked out as the district’s most extraordinary young person of 2018.

The Year 13 student from Ashburton College and co-chair of the Ashburton Youth Council was named as the winner of the Andrew Falloon MP Supreme Youth Award for Ashburton at the Canterbury Youth Awards.

Kravchenko was one of four 12 to 24-year-old Ashburton nominees to attend the ceremony in Christchurch on Friday.

He was presented with the local award by its sponsor Andrew Falloon, who said he is a great example of a young person contributing to the local community.

“The judges were impressed by his breadth of service across a range of different areas, particularly as a youth leader with the YMCA and as co-chair of the Ashburton Youth Council,” he said.

“Artem has helped organise the successful Bite Nite in Ashburton, and as a Year 13 student at Ashburton College has supported younger students to live

Andrew Falloon and Artem Kravchenko at the Canterbury Youth Awards on Friday night.

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up to their potential.”

The annual awards ceremony recognises young people making

a difference across 10 different categories including leadership, community action, commit-

ment to wellbeing and advocating for inclusion and diversity, as well as local awards.

Also nominated for the Supreme Youth Award for Ashburton were Ronan Kenny, who is heavily involved in the scouting movement; Alyce Lysaght, former Ashburton Youth Council chairperson and leader at Ashburton College and Hine Moka, who has organised a number of inclusive initiatives at Mount Hutt College.

“There are so many young people in our midst doing fantastic things.

“These awards represent an opportunity to acknowledge the contribution they’re making to make our district a better place,” Falloon said.

“The calibre of finalists showed the enormous talent we have here in Mid Canterbury. As the local MP it was a privilege for me to sponsor the award and hear some of their stories.”

The awards have previously been held once before, in 2016, when the Supreme Award was given to Mount Hutt College student Daniel Binsted.

Ashburton College student Tayla Wright also took home the 2016 runner-up Community Action Award in recognition of her dedication to the CACTUS programme.

■ MT HUTT SKIFIELD

Biggest snowfall of the season

By SuSan SandyS

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Mt Hutt has received its largest 24-hour snowfall for this ski season, but it’s not enough to turn off the snowmakers.

Mother Nature blessed the ski area overnight on Sunday and yesterday with 25 centimetres of wind-affected powder, exciting ski area staff in what has been a lean-

snow year. Manager James McKenzie said the quarter-metre fall was quite awesome, and an easily manageable amount, considering in some seasons the ski area can receive from 50 centimetres to one metre of snow in a single fall.

“It’s a very, very timely and helpful top-up,” McKenzie said.

A further two centimetres had fallen by 3pm.

The ski area has enjoyed a fantastic ski season, with main trails topped up by its state-of-the-art snowmaking system.

But the base has hovered around the one-metre mark, well below last year’s 3.8 metre record breaker.

The ski area was closed yesterday due to the snowfall, but avalanche control work and access road clearing was under way yes-

terday afternoon.

There was another five to 10 centimetres expected overnight last night, and the ski area is expected to open today in what may be low visibility conditions with snow a showers finishing about 10am.

“Which means on Wednesday when it clears with light winds it will be close to epic,” McKenzie said yesterday.

The good conditions were likely to continue through the week into the weekend.

“We are still snowmaking and if we can get a team up we will continue to make the most of these cold temperatures,” McKenzie said.

It was not unusual in a leansnow year to continue making snow into mid-September.

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In brief Boil water notice The Ashburton District Council has issued a precautionary boil water notice for the Mt Somers water supply after monitoring equipment detected high levels of turbidity in the water, likely to have been caused by the heavy rainfall experienced on Sunday night and yesterday morning. Residents connected to the scheme should boil their drinking water, water used in food preparation, and for hygiene purposes for at least one minute before consuming. While the treatment plant equipment is operating normally, turbidity causes the equipment to be less effective. The boil water notice is a precaution until the quality of the water returns to normal.

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Charlotte (left) and Sophia Clifford, with Alasdair Freeborn looking forward to the Love Your TimeBank week Scavenger Hunt.

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A year of swapping skills, time

By Sue NewmaN

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For almost a year people around the Ashburton District have been swapping skills and sharing their time with strangers.

And they’ve been doing that through an innovative organisation, the Mid Canterbury TimeBank and Learning Exchange initiatives, led by the Connecting Mid Canterbury Charitable Trust.

To celebrate the organisation’s first birthday the trust is holding a series of events during a celebration called Love Your TimeBank. This will run from September 23-30.

The celebrations will feature a scavenger hunt, information sessions, a carwash fundraiser and end with birthday celebrations at the Sinclair Centre in Ashburton.

These events will help to com-

memorate a year where newcomers, migrants and locals of all ages and backgrounds have connected with each other, shared their skills and experienced a greater sense of belonging to the community.

Co-ordinator Kate White said members were proud of what the TimeBank and Learning Exchange had achieved and contributed to the community over the past 12 months.

Love Your TimeBank week aims to spread the word about timebanking, something that anyone could be part of, White said.

“Everyone has something to offer, whether it’s a listening ear, the ability to drive others to appointments, gardening expertise, baking skills – the list is endless!”

The week kicks off with a Scavenger Hunt Competition, where

people are encouraged to find clues or take a selfie in front of signs that will spring up around the district.

Those who complete the Scavenger Hunt or upload a selfie to the Mid Canterbury TimeBank Facebook page will go into a prize draw.

TimeBank members will be at a display in the Ashburton Public Library each afternoon to share their experiences and answer questions. Information sessions will also run from midday on September 26 at Community House followed by a Starter Session the following day for those wanting to join.

People can also support the organisation by patronising a $5.00 carwash fundraiser on September 29 from 10am-1pm.

The week wraps up at the Sinclair Centre in Ashburton on

September 30 when from 2pm4pm there will be games, activities, demonstrations and stalls as well as a free afternoon tea.

“It will be a great opportunity to make connections with people in the community and raise awareness about what TimeBank members do and the skills they share,” White said.

Mayor Donna Favel has given her support to the organisation saying it was a great way to build connections and relationships between newcomers and the community. ”These are key to reducing isolation and enhancing commut nity wellbeing,” she said.

For more details about the Love Your TimeBank week or to learn more about the Mid Canterbury TimeBank and Learning Exchange initiatives, visit www. mctimebank.nz

Police are looking for Rakaia man Alister Peter Johnson, who failed to appear in the Ashburton District Court yesterday. Johnson, 23, is facing charges of burglary and intentional damage. Judge Allan Robert issued a warrant for his arrest yesterday. Defence counsel Roz Burnside said she had also written letters to Johnson about his court date, but with no avail.

Messiah rehearsals An article in Monday’s Guardian incorrectly stated that the Mid Canterbury Choir are holding the final rehearsals for Messiah on September 9 and 10. The final rehearsals will in fact be held on November 9 and 10 ahead of the Sunday, November 11 performance.

Tampering allegations A serving Christchurch City Councillor is calling for an independent inquiry after allegations of tampering with the rebuilding city’s district plan.

Councillor David East called a press conference yesterday to shed light on the alleged tampering, which he claims has affected property owners across the postquake coastal suburbs of South New Brighton, Southshore and Redcliffs. The concerns relate to an alleged omission of a policy in the Christchurch City Council district plan that enabled people to build, renovate or extend their homes.

After receiving correspondence from Sir John Hansen who determined the plan, East now fears it was “deliberately” left out of the plan.

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Katie gets on her (e-)bike

By Katie todd

Katie.t@theguardian.co.nz

In the 1997 film Titanic, an iconic moment emerged when Rose declared “I’m flying” while atop the bow of the mighty ship.

On Friday, August 31, I experienced my own taster of this moment as I mounted an electric bike and flew down Alford Forest Road at a swift 30 kilometres an hour with the wind in my (helmet) hair and not so much as a bead of sweat on my forehead.

Ashburton’s Smith & Church have recently acquired a number of Onya brand e-bikes and I was lucky enough to trial the RollsRoyce of their models, the Tui eMax, over the weekend.

And when the time came to part with my blue steed yesterday morning, with 23 kilometres added to the clock, I really, really, didn’t want to give that bike back, for several reasons.

The first being that that it was a far cry from anything I initially imagined an e-bike to be.

Before stepping into the store and seeing them I didn’t exactly equate the concept with cool.

I envisaged some sort of thick tubed, clunky beast with a loud, whining battery pack and horrible, hairy knot of tangled wires –

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The e-bike was even put to the test around the shores of Lake Hood.

PHOTO KATIE TODD 020918-KT-0096 and absolutely no street credit for its rider.

But the Tui eMax that I collected on Friday was shiny blue in colour, graceful in profile, with seven gears, a headlight, a nifty built-in lock, a bell (very nice ding) – and a soft, comfortable seat that the spin bikes at EA Networks Centre could definitely learn from.

The battery pack was perched on the back under a small carrier

and linked to a little dashboard on the front. At the flick of an on switch, the dashboard displayed the bike’s current speed, battery status (you can do up to 65km before she’ll need a charge) and my selected level of “electric assist”, ranging from 1, mostly the rider’s own pedal-power, to 5, the maximum possible electric input.

The staff at Smith & Church warned me to start easy, on 1, but

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predictably I had gone full gungho on level 5 before even leaving the carpark.

For every downwards stroke of the pedal, I felt a slight surge of input from the bike. Without any audible noise, it was rather eerie – a bit like being pushed along by a cheeky 80 newton metre ghost.

The extra boost wasn’t enough to send me wobbling, but definitely enough to make quick work of a headwind or a hill. The battery will help up until 32 kilometres per hour, at which point under New Zealand law, the electric assist has to drop out.

The only downside of Onya’s Tui eMax model would be the size. At 23 kilograms it took a fair amount of wrangling through doorways and in and out of the van for a trip to Lake Hood on Sunday.

But its cumbersomeness is partially made up for by a secret, in-built ‘walk’ mode. By holding down one of the buttons, I was able to make the bike wheel itself at walking pace beside me at traffic lights.

For people really after something more portable, Smith & Church also stock several smaller frames including the foldable F19.

I decided to give the bike a

charge before returning it, and discovered it was no different from plugging in a laptop, at a cost of around 10 cents for a full charge. But running out of battery on an electric bike wouldn’t exactly be the most diabolical predicament in the world, I figure.

Better than in reporter Susan Sandy’s trialled Nissan Leaf car, anyway.

By the end of the weekend, I found myself reminiscing about a previous job on Ponsonby Road, where I would barely touch the accelerator during my morning hour-long commute along the waterfront. There were no bus routes from my area and I managed to accumulate a rather big, sad stack of parking tickets from Auckland Transport.

I imagined the sheer smugness I could have experienced atop an e-bike, zipping past the bumperto-bumper traffic directly to the door of my office.

At costs of up to $3500, I’m not rushing out the door to buy an ebike – but it’s firmly on my longterm wish list.

With oodles of fun to be had, I don’t imagine it’s the kind of thing that could ever just gather dust in the garage.

Good on ya, Onya.

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Kiwis fund woman’s way home Kiwis have paid it forward by fronting $170,000 for the medical evacuation of Abby Hartley, who is in a coma in Bali.

National Party leader Simon Bridges told Newstalk ZB yesterday he was contacted by concerned New Zealanders last week who he knew “pretty well” who didn’t want anything out of it aside from helping the Hamilton family.

“They could see the money was the issue.

“They have underwritten what has happened and paid for the medevac.”

Bridges said he had facilitated the payment for the medevac with Abby’s husband Richard.

“The plane has been paid for, the medevac has been paid for. Now it’s just about when the medical right time [is] for Abby to come back to New Zealand,” he told Newstalk ZB It was still uncertain when she would return home, he said.

Hartley has been in a hospital for a month with septicaemia and her bill is already over $100,000.

Hartley fell ill at the start of last month while holidaying at the tourist destina-

Simon Bridges: “Now it’s just about when the medical right time [is] for Abby to come back to New Zealand.”

tion and was eventually placed in an induced coma on August 15.

Her family created a Givealittle page to help cover the enormous hospital bills stacking up after their insurance company refused to pay. By yesterday it had raised $237,000.

Abby’s daughter, Sophie, posted an updated on the Givealittle page on Sunday saying Abby had been stable for the past two days.

“Mum’s sodium levels are now clearing up which is good because this is a prime factor of getting her to fly home.

“We are still working really hard to get Mum home as soon as possible.”

Bridges would not reveal the identity of the funders and he did not know the name of Abby’s insurance company.

“We are in a situation where there is still medical complications.”

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■ OPINION

Euthanasia, just another doctrine of the national religion?

Mike Grove, pastor of the Victory Baptist Church, attended last week’s End Of Life Choice Bill meeting hosted by National MP Andrew Falloon.

He penned the following letter to the editor following the meeting:

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ent to a religious gathering Monday evening.

Not your typical church service, but a gathering of believers none the less.

They advertised it as a meeting to discuss the proposed End of Life Choice Bill introduced by the leader of the ACT party, David Seymour.

After much discussion, there was an attempt to bring religion

into the discussion, but it was made clear that a theological or spiritual discussion was not desired. But wait, isn’t the matter of life and death a theological and spiritual matter?

The word theological refers to the study of the nature of God and religious beliefs.

Let’s not beat around the bush!

The only acceptable theological and spiritual discussion at this religious meeting must be according to the doctrines of Secular Humanism.

In no way could we consider the desires of our Creator God when it comes to matters of life and death! If you love this country, this should bring fear to your heart!

I don’t know what percentage of the crowd supported Mr Seymour’s opinions, but he did get some applause.

Many do not want anything to do with religion, but without knowing it, they have become “voting members” of the Secular Humanist Church (SHC).

It seems this has become the national religion of New Zealand, funded by us, the taxpayers!

Make no mistake, it IS a religion – a system of beliefs. Followers of this religion believe that man is a “God” unto himself.

After all, we got here by chance,

the process of evolution, survival of the fittest and we are not accountable to any higher power.

The Humanist Manifesto, clearly the doctrinal statement for the SHC, states that “Humanism is a progressive philosophy of life that without supernaturalism, affirms our ability and responsibility to lead ethical lives of personal fulfillment that aspire to the greater good of humanity”.

Man, being God, must decide what the “greater good of humanity” is. But WHICH MAN makes the final decision?

It has been said that if one puts a frog in cool water and slowly heats the water, the frog will stay in the water until it is too late – he boils to death.

The water is almost boiling, New Zealand!

What is bringing the water to a boil? What is the heat source?

First it was the teaching of evolution as fact; there is no God, we simply evolved by chance.

I’ve spent years studying evolution versus creation. Evolution comes up wanting no matter how many times they try to change their theory!

It is based on every type of faulty reasoning imaginable, yet it has been taught as fact in our schools for generations.

Is it any wonder that Secular

Humanism is the religion of the day? Evolution is their key doctrine!

A few other things which have turned the temperature up little by little ... How about the changing of the definition of marriage – two men, two women, one person marrying him/herself – the normalisation of all forms of immorality, living together has the same benefits as marriage if you have been together at least two years, legalisation of prostitution, the criminalisation of proper child discipline, the destruction of a proper authority structure in the family, the glorification of alcohol despite its endless damage to society and now the desire to legalise marijuana and the “suicide” of the elderly.

As one of the speakers said, “there is no right or wrong” in the euthanasia decision, we just need to have a civilised discussion about these things.

No right or wrong? Really?

According to the Secular Humanist Doctrine, truth – right or wrong – is determined by what you want it to be.

Man is God therefore he decides what truth should be. Truth is relative. This is where the water comes to a boil and the frog is soon ready for us to enjoy frog legs. This is the slippery slope of

Secular Humanism. Do we really want to go there?

In the opening remarks of the meeting it was said that we need to pass this bill because THEN people will talk about it, it will draw attention to the problem.

I take issue with that reasoning!

Any Bible-believing minister in the country would love to talk to people about their fears, their struggles, their suffering – in fact, at our church we talk about the way to avoid the fear of death every Sunday!

If your church is not telling you what God says about life after death, then maybe you need to find a different church!

The problem is, too many have converted to Secular Humanism without even realising it! Do you really want to go where this is headed?

If you still believe God is our creator, the author and giver of life and all that is truth, you better speak up before it is too late!

The water is almost to a boil!

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■ BRAZIL

Fire ravages museum A massive fire tore through a 200-year-old museum in Rio de Janeiro yesterday, lighting up the night and sending large plumes of smoke into the air.

Firefighters worked to put out the blaze at the esteemed National Museum in northern Rio, which houses artefacts from Egypt, Greco-Roman art and some of the first fossils found in Brazil.

In a statement, the museum said the blaze began around 7.30pm. There were no reported injuries and the fire began after it had closed to the public, said the statement. It wasn’t immediately clear how the fire began.

In a statement, President Michel Temer said it was “a sad day for all Brazilians”.

“Two hundred years of work, investigation and knowledge have been lost,” said Temer.

According to the museum’s website, it has more than 20,000 items related to the history of Brazil and other countries, and that many of its collections came from members of Brazil’s royal family.

Connected to the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, the museum has expositions that include anthropology, archaeology and paleontology,

Allen coming to NZ British singer Lily Allen is coming to New Zealand for one show in Auckland, as part of her Australasian tour. The much-loved pop star is coming fresh from the June release of her latest album No Shame, to play her first show in New Zealand since 2010. The album was a kind of reset for the artist who says it was a chance to “get the bullshit away and make it as truthful as possible”. “When I started writing the record I was in a sad, dark place, and this record could almost be starting at midnight, and getting through to the end of the day. It’s been cathartic for me,” she says.

Flames engulf the 200-year-old National Museum of Brazil, in Rio de Janeiro. among others.

The vice director of the museum, Luiz Fernando Dias Duarte, told Globo news the museum suffered chronic underfunding.

“Everybody wants to be supportive now. We never had adequate support,” he said.

Brazil has struggled to emerge from its worst recession in decades.

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The state of Rio de Janeiro has been particularly hard hit in recent years thanks to a combination of falling oil prices, mismanagement and massive corruption.

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■ UNITED STATES

Kanye for president?

Arrested after giving girlfriend a wet willy

Kanye West insists he is seriously considering a run for president – though he has pushed back by four years his original plan to throw his hat in the ring in 2020. West told a Chicago radio station last week that he is mulling a run for the White House in 2024. “If I decide to do it, it will be done, I’m not going to try,” the hip-hop mogul told Power 92’s DJ Pharris. “Yes, 100 per cent it could happen ... 2024.” West has become a controversial figure among a large portion of his fans because of his praise for President Donald Trump.

A Florida man has been arrested for giving his girlfriend a ‘wet willy’.

Joseph Sireci, 47, was charged with second-degree battery after he licked his finger and stuck it in his girlfriend’s ear.

Sireci’s girlfriend, whose name has not been released, said she came home from work on August 15 and found him intoxicated.

She said Sireci, who she described as her live-in boyfriend, was drunk and lying on the living room floor of their

Joseph Sireci Fort Pierce home, the MailOnline reported.

The girl told investigators

that Sireci started “arguing with her and being rude”.

She then decided to take her daughter to her nurse’s house, according to the Miami Herald.

But Sierci followed her and “continued to drink and be belligerent”, the woman told police.

When Sireci and his girlfriend were on their way back home after dropping her daughter off, he grabbed her hand and pulled her arm.

He then gave her a wet willy.

His girlfriend said she re-

peatedly told Sireci to stop and asked him to get out of the car, but he refused.

She said he continued to be belligerent once they returned home, throwing objects around the house. Her daughter has confirmed her account.

Sireci was arrested and taken into custody at the St Lucie County Jail and later released on $2500 bond.

Although he refused to give a written statement to investigators, Sireci claimed that he was not intoxicated at the time of the incident.

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Patient dies after mob attacks ambulance staff A 25-year-old man has died after a mob of “angry males” swarmed paramedics and stopped them from treating him in Sydney’s south.

According to the Australian Paramedics Association (APA), emergency services were called to Iris Avenue in Riverwood on Sunday morning where the male was suspected of having suffered a drug overdose.

However, family members of the dying man became “irate” and tried to intervene, the APA alleges.

Up to 80 “angry males”

quickly gathered at the unit and allegedly threatened the health workers and charged at a female paramedic, injuring her shoulder. The four others were “shaken up” by the attack.

The paramedics union has lashed out at the behaviour of the mob, saying it was an act of “stupidity” which ultimately cost the man’s life.

“Paramedics were forced to fend off angry males who eventually forced them to stop treating the patient who was in cardiac arrest and subsequently died,” APA secretary

Steve Pearce said.

“We had the outrageous situation where a violent mob demanded paramedics hand over a defibrillator and drugs, saying they would treat the patient.”

The paramedics barricaded themselves inside the unit as the violent mob demanded a defibrillator and drugs believing they could treat the young man, Pearce added.

About 20 police officers arrived at the scene, including the Public Order Riot Squad, to rescue the paramedics at about 7.45am.

However, the male patient died at the scene.

“On this occasion the stupidity of these people have taken the life of their family member,” Pearce said.

“We don’t want any more people to face the horrifying situation of their loved ones dying because paramedics are unable to treat patients after threats of violence.

“Paramedics are being subjected to this type of aggression all too often and it is time those who think it is acceptable to attack paramedics woke up to themselves.”

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Second chance call Kevin Spacey’s former co-star Robin Wright thinks the actor should be given the chance to “reform”, following his sexual assault scandal. The 58-yearold disgraced actor is facing several accusations that he sexual assaulted men including actor Anthony Rapp and the allegations caused the star to be removed from Netflix drama House of Cards, which Robin also stars in. And now, Robin has said that she believes all human beings, including Kevin, deserve a “second chance”, providing they can show “growth” from the result of their actions.

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Education key to fighting addiction A

ddiction, in its many form and variations, is a blight on our society – and a growing concern here locally too.

Despite the good work of various groups and organisations out there, the noticeable increase in addiction related offences that are creeping into these very pages will be of huge concern to people out there in our community.

Be it drug usage or something as seemingly quiet as gambling, as long as the product is readily available, there will be those who become addicted and reliant on the thrill of engaging in it.

It’s a bridge too far to assume

that we will one day rid the world of negative addictions – the goal is too unrealistic and the availability of certain addiction fostering things is too large.

However, with continued improvements in education and the continued professional help available to those who have found themselves down the very

dark depths of the spiral that comes with addiction, we, as a nation, can certainly improve the numbers.

Drug use is a serious concern at the moment – and its profile in the Ashburton District seems to grow by the week as well.

The presence of drug related offending in the local District Court news from week to week is prolific and more and more stories of individuals or groups offending who are under the influence of the drug of the hour is a prominent feature.

But our drug use learnings and educating shouldn’t just stop at those who are directly involved.

barb pierced his chest.

In 2014, comedian Joan Rivers died at a New York hospital at age 81, a week after going into cardiac arrest in a doctor’s office during a routine medical procedure.

Ten years ago: Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick pleaded guilty to obstruction of justice in a sex scandal, forcing the Democrat out of office after months of defiantly holding onto his job.

Five years ago: Responding to President Barack Obama’s request, a sharply divided Senate Foreign Relations Committee voted 10-7 to authorise the “limited and specified use” of US

armed forces against Syria.

One year ago: Texas emergency management officials said at least 60 deaths were attributed to Hurricane Harvey. Colombia’s government and the country’s last remaining major rebel group signed a cease-fire ahead of a visit by Pope Francis.

Today’s birthdays: Actress Mitzi Gaynor is 87. Actor Kenneth Kimmins is 77. Singer Merald “Bubba” Knight (Gladys Knight & The Pips) is 76. World Golf Hall of Famer Raymond Floyd is 76. Actress Jennifer Salt is 74.

World Golf Hall of Famer Tom Watson is 69. Rhythm-and-

Matt Markham

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We could all do with learning a little more about how and why people become addicted to drugs because there is a common misconception out there that only the dark and grey of society are those who dabble in the art.

In fact, a huge percentage of people don’t understand why or how others become addicted.

Many believe it’s a life choice that someone chooses to make, and while there is an element of truth to that in the first instance, the power of addiction takes the ability for one to choose away from them.

Drugs will change the way

a person thinks and operates, which makes quitting all that more difficult – even if someone does want to quit. So even with a really firm desire to shake the addiction, it’s never quite as easy as just stopping and saying no more.

And it’s for that reason that we need to be much better educated on the matter.

As a society this is a blight we want to eradicate or manage in a much better way and unless we all understand what that way is and how much of an effort it might take for us to reach the ultimate goal, we won’t make that much needed progress.

blues musician Ronald LaPread is 68. Actress Judith Ivey is 67.

Rock musician Martin Chambers (The Pretenders) is 67. Actor Lawrence Hilton-Jacobs is 65.

Actress Khandi Alexander is 61. Actor-comedian Damon Wayans Sr. is 58. Rock musician Kim Thayil is 58. Actor Richard Speight Jr. is 49. Actor Noah Taylor is 49. Actress Ione Skye is 48. Actor-singer James Monroe Iglehart is 44. Pop-rock singerDJ-musician-producer Mark Ronson is 43. Rhythm-and-blues singer Richard Wingo (Jagged Edge) is 43. Rock musician Ian Grushka (New Found Glory)

is 41. Actor Wes Bentley is 40.

Actor Max Greenfield is 39.

Singer Dan Miller (O Town) is 38.

Singer Beyonce Knowles is 37.

Country singer-musician Tom Gossin (Gloriana) is 37. Actresscomedian Whitney Cummings is 36. Actor-comedian Kyle Mooney is 34. Folk-rock musician Neyla Pekarek (The Lumineers) is 32.

Pop-rock singer-songwriter James Bay is 28. Actor Carter Jenkins is 27. Actor Trevor Gagnon is 23.

Thought for today: “This moment contains all moments.”

— C.S. Lewis, British author (1898-1963).

TODAY IN HISTORY Today is Tuesday, September 4, the 247th day of 2018.

There are 118 days left in the year.

Today’s highlight in history: On September 4, 1951, President Harry S. Truman addressed the nation from the Japanese peace treaty conference in San Francisco in the first live, coastto-coast television broadcast.

On this date: In 1781, Los Angeles was founded

by Spanish settlers under the leadership of Governor Felipe de Neve.

In 1917, the American Expeditionary Forces in France suffered their first fatalities during World War One when a German plane attacked a British-run base hospital in Camiers.

In 1944, during World War Two, British troops liberated Antwerp, Belgium.

In 1957, Arkansas Gov. Orval Faubus used Arkansas National Guardsmen to prevent nine black students from entering all-white Central High School in Little Rock.

In 1962, The Beatles, with their new drummer, Ringo Starr, recorded Love Me Do at EMI Studios in London. (The more familiar version with substitute drummer Andy White and Starr playing the tambourine was recorded a week later.)

In 1971, an Alaska Airlines jet crashed near Juneau, killing all 111 people on board.

In 1972, US swimmer Mark Spitz won a seventh gold medal at the Munich Olympics in the 400-metre medley relay.

In 1987, a Soviet court convicted West German pilot Mathias Rust of charges stemming from his daring flight to Moscow’s Red Square, and sentenced him to four years in a labour camp.

(Rust was released in August 1988.)

In 1999, Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak and Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat signed a breakthrough land-for-security agreement during a ceremony in Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt.

In 2006, Crocodile Hunter Steve Irwin, 44, died after a stingray’s

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Rushed NAIT laws raise farmers’ hackles

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ew farmers will take issue with the drive to make the national animal identification and tracing (NAIT) scheme more efficient. In fact, given that recommendations from a review of NAIT that started in 2016 are only now starting to be implemented, plenty will say the necessary improvements have moved at snail’s pace.

What has got farmers’ backs up is surprise amending legislation being pushed through Parliament under urgency a fortnight ago, with limited explanation and in a separate process to the one implementing the 38 recommendations out of the NAIT review.

Agriculture Minister Damien O’Connor has bristled at the Opposition’s objections and a degree of sector backlash. But some of the concerns – and misinformation – would likely have been lessened if time had been allowed to give these so-called “technical amendments” proper scrutiny and consultation.

At a time when farmers and their sector groups are working with MPI as a genuine Team Ag to try to rid our shores of mycoplasma bovis, the sparring over the rushed changes to NAIT are a distraction.

Attention has focused on warrantless inspections and searches. However, Federated Farmers also has concerns about the other leg of the amendments – the requirement to declare an animal movement between locations whether they are NAIT locations or not.

The rumour-mill went into overdrive, with talk that farmers would be subject to greater powers of search than can be exercised on suspected drug dealers.

However, the Minister insists the NAIT Amendment Bill

On Sunday afternoon I returned from Tekapo to Ashburton via Orari arriving at 5.35pm.

The traffic was light to medium and travelling freely until I reached approximately 1 km south of the Maronan Road intersection in Tinwald when the traffic came to a halt then we crawled from there to just short of the Ashburton River Bridge where the traffic was flowing normally again.

It took me some 25 minutes to

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merely aligns the powers under the NAIT Act with those in the Search and Surveillance Act 2012.

Even under the old laws, MPI officers could enter a farm unannounced to inspect for NAIT compliance. They are still not allowed to enter a house or living quarters (even if the house contains the farm’s office) without permission or a court-ordered search warrant.

MPI officers already had search and surveillance powers under the Animal Welfare Act, Biosecurity Act and other pieces of legislation but the old NAIT laws only allowed them to enter a property and have a look around without a warrant. It did not allow them to collect evidence that might be central to enforcement/prosecution.

As for animal movements, there are real question marks over how the changes will work in practice and if they will create more problems than they solve.

Simply enforcing the existing obligation that all places where NAIT animals are kept or held must be registered as a NAIT location would have addressed the issue MPI wanted to deal with – that some lifestyle blocks are not registered NAIT locations.

Instead, including “other locations” (defined as – a place, other than a NAIT location, where one or more NAIT animals are kept or held) potentially creates other problems and risks undermining

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Email us! two foundational pillars of the system: that people in day-to-day charge of NAIT animals must be registered with NAIT as a PICA (person in charge of an animal); and all places where NAIT animals are kept or held must be registered as a NAIT location.

NAIT currently does not let you send a movement to a location without a NAIT number. Prior to the changes if you wanted to send animals to an unregistered location you needed to get the receiver to register with NAIT, an important step to ensure everyone is using the system.

There is talk of adding an additional field to enable doing a movement to an address if the location isn’t a registered NAIT location/doesn’t have a NAIT number. The problem is if they are not registered they also won’t have a PICA to complete the receiving movement (another part of the obligations). This would then result in a whole lot of broken chains and incomplete movements in the system, undermining its integrity.

The very broad definition of “other location” also means instead of just having to do a movement to the person you

are sending your animals to, if it is a long journey requiring the truck to stop and unload along the way, you now also have an obligation to register to NAIT the movement to the stop location, even though you have no way of knowing where the truck is going to stop in order to do that.

That’s the problem with rushing law changes. You can end up with glitches and unintended consequences.

Federated Farmers will work with MPI and OSPRI to try and avoid these inconsistencies impacting farmers in day-to-day practice.

We’ll also look to have them addressed in the further amendment Bill that is expected later in the year to progress the legislative changes that arose from the NAIT review.

Miles Anderson is Federated Farmers Meat & Wool Chairperson The views, opinions, positions or strategies expressed by the author and those providing comments are theirs alone, and do not necessarily reflect the views, opinions, positions or strategies of the Ashburton Guardian Co Ltd or any employee thereof

YOUR VIEW Tinwald traffic

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travel through Tinwald.

I had the opportunity of turning off at Maronan Road, travel along Melcombe Street then back on to Archibald Street via the railway underpass.

I was aware a lot of traffic were taking this option which would have shortened my travel time by some 20 minutes.

The issue is, by traffic taking this option and consistently being let back into the main traffic flow they exacerbate the main road traffic delays.

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A possible solution to help relieve this problem would be to have a temporary No Left Turn sign at Maronan and Lagmhor Roads for traffic heading north.

I appreciate there could be some minor issues for local traffic but it would seriously benefit the majority of traffic.

Brian Goodwin

Winter heating It was great as a pensioner to receive money to keep us warm. But,

then our rates came out.

We budget each week for our rates when we were only given two months to pay the first quarter (three months).

We are short by nearly two hundred and fifty dollars which also gives us only eleven months to pay our rates.

So, guess where our heating money is going? To pay our rates.

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Highs and lows for NZ ploughmen

By Tim Cronshaw

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Blenheim ploughman Ian Woolley was rewarded for his consistency with a third in the conventional class at the world ploughing championships in Germany.

In the reversible class Bob Mehrtens was left ruing a tough first day after initially placing 18th in the stubble ploughing.

His finish was advanced another three places when it was found excessive penalty points were added to his score sheet.

He made a good recovery the following day in the grasslands ploughing, finishing third, but it was too big a gap for a podium finish when the results of the two days were combined to place him eighth overall.

New Zealand supporters at the championships said Mehrtens was surprised and disappointed with the first day result.

Woolley had to block out several challenges leading up to the event.

He was advised by a plough inspection team that his plough failed the rules because of a plough wheel attached to a hydraulic linkage arm and also had to deal with weld repairs to his plough after hitting rocks.

On the second day of competition he lifted his performance with a third in the grasslands ploughing after a fourth in the stubble event. Judges gave him the bronze medal after combining the points tally over two days of competition during the weekend.

New Zealand Ploughing Association president Bruce Redmond, from Methven, said Woolley had done well to be so consistent over two days of top ploughing in dry conditions.

“What it means to me is he’s moving up all the time. The way he’s going in the future he will win it.’’

Ian Woolley was a model of consistency to finish with a bronze medal at the world ploughing championships.

Redmond said the dry conditions would have been the same for all competitors, but at this level of competition few mistakes were made, so Woolley had put in a world class performance.

Only three New Zealanders have won the conventional class, including Redmond, Alan Wallace

and Ian Miller.

Woolley was seventh at the last world event in Kenya and Mehrtens runner-up in the reversible class.

Redmond had yet to hear why Mehrtens had a difficult first day.

“You don’t have to make much of a mistake to get down at this

level. It’s pretty competitive.’’

Experienced Republic of Ireland ploughman Eamonn Tracey won the gold medal in the conventional class and Northern Ireland’s Thomas Cochrane was first in the reversible class.

The world championships were contested by the best ploughmen

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BY GUY TRAFFORD Just when farmers were breathing a collective sigh of relief over methane gas liabilities. (This related to the fact that methane has a 12-year half-life and therefore should be treated as a flow greenhouse gas rather than stock (building up GHG in atmosphere)).

Another report has come out arguably taking a middle road. Dr Andy Reisinger, deputy director of the Agricultural Greenhouse Gas Research Centre (AgGGRC) has modelled that holding livestock methane levels to their current levels would not do anything to help reduce atmospheric carbon levels and a reduction of 20 per cent of 2016 methane levels is required.

Farming leaders seem prepared to accept these levels in the interest of reducing climate warming and a 20 per cent reduction target is a lot better than 100 per cent.

Where it is going to get interesting is how the different sectors are asked to respond.

Sheep, beef and dairy as the major livestock industries all have quite different emission profiles.

The initial discussions around GHG emissions were pegged to 1990 levels. At that time New Zealand sheep numbers were around 51m (not quite apples with apples as weights and productivity have increased since then but still indicative).

Since then numbers dropped to 27.6 million by 2016, however, over the same period dairy cow numbers have increased from 2.4 million (plus replacements) to 4.86 million (plus replacements) (also with increases in productivity).

Since the 1990/91-year (which was internationally considered to be the base year for calculating GHG emissions) dairy has approached double of its base year.

But when sheep are examined, the reverse (almost) has occurred with sheep numbers now only 65 per cent of the 199091 season. If, as Dr Reisinger implies, the 2016 year should be the base year then the reverse livestock trend may occur (difficult to be too exact at this stage as numbers are still to be published). However, the timing of when the base for the reduction period is critical and depending upon which industry you belong to will have a major influence on farmers’ attitudes.

Dairy since 2012 is reducing numbers, whereas this year it is possible that we may see a lift in sheep numbers.

A lift in hogget (1-year sheep) numbers last year looks like it may see breeding sheep numbers increasing. So, is it fair that both industries are treated the same?

They are both involved in livestock, however, the GHG profiles over time have been quite different.

It is also worth looking at what has happened to New Zealand’s gross GHG emissions over the 1990 to 2015 period (closest numbers available).

Total emissions have increased by a whopping 24 per cent. Agriculture (mostly livestock) over the same period has increased by 16 per cent.

Given agriculture makes up about 48 per cent of the total; then of the 24 per cent increase (only) 8 per cent can be tracked back to agriculture. However, energy production (includes transport) has increased by 36.7 per cent by 25 per cent and industrial processing by a massive 47 per cent by 7 per cent. Waste has actually decreased over this period, which is why the numbers don’t make up the 24 per cent increase.

So, while agriculture has been the whipping boy for the ills of the world, critics should perhaps be looking closer to home with regard to GHG emissions and climate.

Venison It has finally happened and venison has

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taken a step back from its unrelenting progress as buyer resistance has meant one of the processors has cut 10 cents off the schedule.

However, given the North Island processor has increased its venison schedule by 15 cents, the reason for the cut does have a hollow sound.

Sheep Lamb has taken further small steps forward with another schedule increase, but mutton got a chop of 15 cents.

Saleyard prices have also had a softening, but as the old season is coming to an end, time is running out to finish lambs and dry ewes and culls will take until the docking sort up brings more out to get a good gauge on that market.

Wool The fickle nature of the wool industry continues with further lifts in the market by up to 10 per cent.

However, given the recent history, unless there are some fundamental changes to the industry, going up tends to mean you’re getting closer to the next fall.

Beef Given the time of year, reasonable numbers of cattle have been coming forward, however, prices haven’t been breaking any records.

Holding, would categorise most of the beef markets. The schedules however, are getting close to the best of the season which were in mid-winter last year.

Arable It’s worth mentioning the good returns that the base arable crops of barley and wheat are achieving at the moment. Both sitting around $430 per tonne.

Driven by demand, especially with the Fonterra-driven swing away from PKE, although, even PKE has jumped from around $280 per tonne in July to approaching $350.

Dairy With the drop in the Fonterra forecast payout to $6.75/kgMS dairy farmers will be keeping an eye on their budgets to make sure there are no cost over-runs.

There is likely to be plenty of commentary on the milk payout before this season is over.

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878 346 346 2,239

Source: WSI, NZMerino 1,068 1,557 727 293 424 302 293 399 267 1,588 2,944 1,588

400 398 390

Source: Midlands Grain 362 430 300 370 428 280 371 420 290

Processor prices … u LAMB ($) including 1kg woolly pelt 15.5 kg YM SI 121.09 17.5 kg YX SI 136.72 19.0 kg YX SI 148.44 21.0 kg YX SI 164.06 Local trade (c/kg) SI 820 (16-22kg) u MUTTON ($) including 0.5kg pelt 21.0 kg MX1 SI 109.67 u BEEF (c/kg) P2 steer SI 537.5 (270-295kg) P Cow SI 424 (170-195kg) M2 Bull SI 483 (296-320kg) Local trade P2 SI 590 (180-280kg) u VENISON ($/hd) gross AP Hind 50kg SI 561 AP Stag 60kg SI 680 AP Stag 80kg SI 906

Local market prices … u GRAINS ($/tonne, delivered Canterbury) free price Wheat, milling,12.5%p 430 420 Wheat, feed 428 415 Barley, feed 420 400

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■ SHARESIES

Trade Me sees revenue pool

By Paul McBeth Trade Me paid $4 million to become the biggest shareholder in start-up fund distribution platform Sharesies, which it sees as opening up “big revenue pools”.

The Wellington-based company announced the “small investment” in its annual result last month, saying the size of the investment was “commercially sensitive and not material”.

Documents lodged with the Companies Office dated August 24 show Trade Me paid $14.11 a share to build a 16 per cent stake in Sharesies, valuing the firm at $24.4 million.

“We think making investing more consumer-friendly can do great things for New Zealand consumers while opening up big revenue pools,” Trade Me said in its annual report.

“This is also another step in us building out a vibrant New Zealand online ecosystem.”

Trade Me’s Sharesies stake is one of four ‘innovation’ initiatives singled out in the annual report.

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The others include the company’s new payment system Ping, experiments with artificial intelligence to accelerate the listing process, and a new-look mobile interface.

Trade Me spent $28.7 million on investment activities in the year ended June 30, of which $24.7 million was the purchase and capitalisation of intangibles, including internal software development.

The online auction site has previously invested in other financial service platforms, such as its 13 per cent stake in peer-topeer lender Harmoney Corp.

Sharesies came out of the Kiwibank-sponsored 2017 fintech accelerator, providing an online platform for people to make regular small investments in a range of funds.

It launched in June last year and as at July 31 had signed 20,000 customers and facilitated $21 million of investments.

The start-up doesn’t charge on portfolios of $50 or less. Portfolios between $50 and $3000 attract a $1.50 monthly charge and those over $3000 have a $3 monthly fee.

Investors can access 13 funds offered by AMP Capital, Pathfinder Asset Management and

NZX’s Smartshares exchangetraded funds.

NZX named Sharesies as a channel innovator in supporting the stock market operator’s efforts to expand its ETF suite of products last year.

NZX and Sharesies commissioned retail investor research

by Colmar Brunton which found just 18 per cent of New Zealanders own shares, with the biggest reasons being a lack of surplus cash, a lack of knowledge in how to invest, a belief that shares are a risky asset, and a belief that the share market is only for wealthy people.

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Restaurant Brands will not renew its license agreement with Starbucks Coffee International when it expires in October, the company made the announcement yesterday. The Auckland-based fast food company, which owns KFC, Pizza Hut and Carl’s JR, sold the New Zealand business’ assets to Tahua for $4.4 million. - NZME

Summerset offers bonds Summerset Group plans to sell up to $100 million of seven-year, fixed-rate bonds as the retirement village operator cuts it reliance on bank debt. The bond offer for $75 million with the ability to accept oversubscriptions of $25 million is expected to open the week of September 10.

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Guardian Shares & Investments Compiled by

NEW ZEALAND SHARE MARKET

Source: NZX and Standard & Poors

1280 331.5 3172 109.5 134 711 465 567 556 2099 1575 634 501 762 245 692 149 175 344.5 154 328 137.5 2822 330 325.5 634 256 106 511 145 177 389 772 1385 770 485 214 221 404 394.5 192 769 1300 562 528 602 350 208.5 3120 708

Last sale

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Daily Volume move ’000s

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S&P/NZX 50 Index Gross 9390 9276 9162 9048 8934 8820

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At close of trading on Monday, September 3, 2018

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S&P/NZX 50 Index Gross constituents

q S&P/NZX 50 Gross

9,257.29

–55.91

–0.6%

q S&P/NZX 20 index

6,173.68 –48.39 –0.78%

q S&P/NZX All Gross

10,076.25 –59.62 –0.59%

Kauaroa Bay is a picturesque part of Waiheke Island.

p Rises 51 q Falls 49 Top 5 NZX gainers

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Company

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daily % rise

+6.67% +4.65% +3.85% +2.33% +1.98%

Top 5 NZX decliners Company

daily % fall

Pacific Edge F&P Healthcare Metro Perf Glass Telstra Corp Hallenstein Glasson

–4.29% –3.90% –3.57% –2.94% –2.54%

METAL PRICES

Source: interest.co.nz

p Gold

1,202.45

London – $US/ounce

+5.15

+0.43%

q Silver London – $US/ounce

14.65

–0.01

–0.03%

q Copper London – $US/tonne

6,019.0

–47.0

–0.77%

NZ DOLLAR

Source: BNZ

Country

As at 4pm Sep 3, 2018

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

TT buy

0.9344 0.88 4.7984 0.5834 1.4416 0.5206 74.99 1.7987 9.8471 21.99 0.6741

TT sell

0.9027 0.8473 4.2102 0.558 1.3267 0.5021 71.81 1.5701 9.4869 20.93 0.6497

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Billionaire spends up large

By Grant Bradley US billionaire Julian Robertson Jr been given approval to buy 34ha of freehold land at Kauaroa Bay on Waiheke Island.

Robertson, a lodge developer and philanthropist, paid $18.9 million for the land and plans to build a luxury lodge for 30-40 guests at Gordons Rd. In 2015, when the property was on the market it was advertised as having 2km-plus of riparian water frontage of his 558sq metre beachfront Waiheke home.

It also has a caretaker’s cottage, two visitors’ units, double garage, helipad, tennis court and boatshed.

The homestead was originally built in 1865.

The Overseas Investment Office said the construction and operation of the lodge by Robertson was

likely to result in new job opportunities on the island and new investment in New Zealand.

Robertson has interests in lodges at Kauri Cliffs near the Bay of Islands, Cape Kidnappers in Hawkes Bay, and Matakauri at Queenstown.

Robertson will provide public access to parts of the property, which has until now been off limits.

The public will be able to walk to the coast and a lookout point on the property which provides a 300-degree view across Auckland, Koi Island and Rocky Bay (Whakanewha Bay).

“The applicant also intends to undertake a managed ecology programme on the property to restore wetlands and undertake pest control and revegetation of parts of the land,” the office said.

Land Information minister Eug-

enie Sage and Associate Finance minister David Parker made the decision under the Overseas Investment Act. The construction of the lodge, public access and the ecology programme are conditions of the consent to buy the property.

Forbes magazine puts his current wealth at $4.1 billion ($6.21b) and he ranks 527 on the list of the world’s wealthiest.

He helped pioneer the modernday hedge fund industry when he founded Tiger Management in 1980. Forbes says that since closing his fund in 2000, Robertson has been managing his own book and has seeded several funds, dubbed Tiger Cubs.

Born and raised in North Carolina, Robertson served two years in the US Navy after graduating from the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill.

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TEST YOURSELF Test yourself with the Guardian’s weekday quiz 1 – The author Katherine Mansfield is identified with which NZ city? a. Auckland b. Wellington c. Christchurch 2 – The first modern use of anaesthetics came in which decade? a. 1840s b. 1880s c. 1920s 3 – In soccer, how far is the penalty spot from the goal line? a. Six metres b. 11 metres c. 16 metres 4 – What is the time in New York when it’s 1pm in NZ standard time? a. 9pm b. 2am c. 6am 5 – What is the main language of Myanmar? a. Urdu b. Shan c. Burmese 6 – The Stewarts are characters in which soap? a. Shortland Street b. Coronation Street c. Home and Away 7 – Which Simpson character is the middle child? a. Lisa b. Maggie c. Bart 8 – The primary teaching union is the...? a. NZTA b. NZEI c. NZEA

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Up to no good ...

By Connor Lysaght

P

ractical jokes come with an inherent risk; they have the potential to go wrong.

The way a prank can go wrong varies. Usually, hiding somebody’s personal belongings will only slightly annoy the victim, but even an act as innocent as that could end in an altercation.

Then there are the more risky pranks – drugging, rigging traps, feigning the death of yourself or someone you know – practical jokes that can end in prosecution.

It comes as no surprise that early New Zealand was the stage for countless practical jokes, some of which were of a dangerous and reckless manner.

Most pranks pulled were tame, of course, and the ones that were covered in the Ashburton Guardian were either the funniest, or the most dangerous.

The ideas many people had for pranks were quite Victorian, or in other words, tame. One reverend described a potential practical joke where you would steal a £5 note off somebody you know who is less than enthusiastic in their faith and hide the money inside their Bible. This reverend then implied that the congregation had better check their bibles often to see if they have had their money hidden inside – a clever way to get the public to peruse the good news more often.

Standard gags In the early 1880s, the Ashburton Guardian reported on three particular pranks that are notable for their genius. The first of these pranks took place in the North Island near Greytown, at a doctor’s residence. He was awoken by a loud, continuous noise that he could not quite recognise, prompting him to arm himself and investigate.

The doctor ventured downstairs and found that once he unlocked his front door he was unable to open it. He managed to open his door slightly and, to his surprise, he discovered a male calf tied to his doorknob, which was making a great deal of noise in trying to escape.

Above and left – These humorous or novelty postcards, as they were termed, all had small images of the town.

Below – A “funny” postcard from Ashburton.

The journalist concluded with: “The doctor’s feelings may be better imagined than described.”

To our knowledge, the prankster was never identified.

In 1883, a weirder prank of a more premeditated nature occurred in Nelson involving a 30-year-old goat and a gullible populace. It was not yet deer shooting season, when a man claimed to have some quality venison in his possession.

Commissions poured in, and eventually a feast was held where the prime haunch was devoured with gusto.

By now you are probably wondering, or have guessed how the goat fits in. A friend of the man who presented the venison had a large, elderly pet goat that was nearing its end. The owner of the

goat requested that the prankster kill and dress it as venison to fool the others into eating it, most likely just for fun.

The Guardian journalist commented, “It would seem to be scarcely safe to talk about venison at present to certain Nelson residents.”

Dire consequences The pranks people pulled in the 1880s did not always have a favourable outcome. A case was brought before the Havelock police court in November 1883, regarding an instance of poisoning.

A man named Charles Frederick Horton was secretly given croton oil, a strong purgative, by the landlord of the Commercial Ho-

tel. The landlord had managed to get this oil from the local doctor, who agreed to help him with his prank and gave it to him without charge. The landlord snuck

the oil into a jug of egg flip, which the landlord urged Horton to drink as it was his son’s birthday. The result was excruciating for Horton and he was ill for days after being drugged. The case was brought before the Blenheim court, where as well as the landlord and the doctor, two others were charged with poisoning.

One more amusing case of a prank gone wrong was the Wellington ghost affair. It was reported in late September, 1886, that a man was arrested on Thorndon Quay.

He was charged with breaching the Police Offences Act for carrying items of disguise – a spooky ghost costume.

Apparently there may have been more than one person doing this, but the person who got arrested had been scaring people while wearing a white sheet. He claimed to have “only been having a bit of fun”, but the police did not enjoy his antics evidently, and a journalist wrote on the matter, “he will be made an example of, for such senseless freaks as these have often the most disastrous results”.

Honouring the Fallen The Ashburton Museum, with the assistance of the Rotary Club of Ashburton Plains, has erected in front of the museum one of the original Ferriman flagpoles, and on the centennial of the death of each Ashburton soldier will fly a replica flag. This week the Ashburton Museum honours: September 5: Leslie Samuel, BUCHANAN, William Thomas WOTTEN September 6: Frederick SIMCOCK September 9: John SILLIFANT

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RESULTS ■ Bridge Ashburton Bridge Club August 27 Irwin Trophy N/S 1st Colin Clemens & Maryke Blignault, 2nd Sheila Lyons & Kate White, 3rd Catherine Robins & Marjorie Hoar E/W 1st Fiona Williamson & Bev Blair, 2nd Michael Brierton & George Brown, 3rd Mervyn Jones & Mary Bruce August 28 A Ladder N/S 1st John McDonald & Alan Wright, 2nd Melva Stowell & Pauline Fergus, 3rd Maree Moore & Rewa Kyle E/W 1st Anne & Maurice Reid, 2nd Trish & Maurice Small, 3rd Audrey & Jim Rooney August 29 Brabant Trophy N/S 1st= Pauline & Paul Fergus and David Sewell & John McDonald 2nd Melva Stowell & Johnny Wright, 3rd Trish Downward & Rosemary McLaughlin E/W 1st John & Margaret Shearer, 2nd Beth McIlraith & John Irwin, 3rd Mary Buckland & Peter Downward August 30 Eileen Willoughby Trophy A Section N/S 1st Kay Robb & John Fechney, 2nd Mary Buckland & David Sewell, 3rd Bev Macaulay & Trevor Coulter E/W 1st John & Margaret Shearer, 2nd Paul & Pauline Fergus, 3rd Sue Rosevear & Pat Jordan B Section N/S 1st Maree Moore & Judith Edmond, 2nd Perry Jowers & Ruth Logan, 3rd Martin & Jan de Jong E/W 1st John McDonald & Maurice Reid, 2nd Joyce Johnson & Hilda Blee, 3rd Trish & Maurice Small

■ Cycling Mid Canterbury Social Wheelers September 1 31 Riders. 16km.

1st Harriet Sutton CT.31.21. HT. Go. RT. 31m 21s. 2nd Rachel Reid CT. 31.23. HT. Go. RT. 31m 23s. 3rd Chris Reid CT.32.30. HT. 4.40m.

RT. 27m 50s. 4th Emma Hudson CT.32.31.

HT. 2.10m. RT. 30m 21s. 5th Lynn Scammell CT. 32.31. HT. 2.10m. RT. 30m 21s. 6th Liz Wylie CT.32.32. HT. 2.10m. RT. 30m 22s.

7th Brent Kircher CT. 32.32. HT. 4.40m. RT. 27m 52s. 8th Alan Johns CT. 32.34. HT. GO. RT. 32m 34s. 9th Pam Harcourt CT.32.36.

HT.4.40m. RT. 27m 56s. 10th Ben Aldridge CT. 32.38. HT. 4.40m. RT. 27m 58s. 11th Brent Hudson CT.32.40. HT. 4.40m. RT.28m 00s.

12th Don Morrison CT.33.47. HT.7.00m. RT. 26m 47s. 13th Andrew Shepherd CT. 33.48.

HT. 7.00m. RT. 26m 48s. 14th Nick Grijns CT. 33.48. HT. 7.00m. RT. 26m 48s. 15th Bruce McClelland CT. 33.48. HT. 7.00m. RT. 26m 48s. 16th Kevin Opele CT. 33.49. HT. 10.20m.

RT. 23m 29s. F/T. 17th Kristine Marriott CT. 33.50. HT. 9.10m. RT.24m 40s. 18th Paul Sinclair CT.33.50. HT. 10.00m. RT. 23m 50s.

3f/t. 19th Brad Hudson CT.33.51. HT. 10.20m.

RT. 23m 31s. 2f/t. 20th Don Sutton CT.33.51.

HT. 9.10m. RT. 24m 41s. 21st Ronnie Camp-

DRAWS ■ Golf Ashburton Golf Club September 8 The second round of matchplay for the Club Championships will be held along with the first round of the Plates.

For those not in the match play a Stableford round will be held.

Number 1 Tee 11.45 Jamie Stone v Peter Bain; Robert Pawsey v Wilson Hii 11.52 Matt Tait v Brayden Wood; Ryan Stoddart v Jeff Williamson 12.00 Bevan Rickerby v Phil Kerr; Chris Robertson v Dave Hewitt 12.08 Sean Strange v Dylan Stoddart; Brent MacGregor v Tim Newton 12.15 Grant Smith v Chris Lovelock; Paul Greer v Chris Ralston 12.22 Tufuga Sa v Robbie Bell; Blair Franklin v Owen Miller 12.30 Peter Walker v Charlie Alexander; Jordan Green v Josh Ackerley Number 10 Tee 11.45 Bill Hetrick v Perry Hunt; Ron Carlson

Tuesday, September 4, 2018 bell CT.33.51. HT. 9.10m. RT. 24m 41s. 22nd Gerard Morrison CT.33.52. HT. 10.00m.

RT. 23m 52s. 4f/t. 23rd Matt Marshall CT. 33.52. HT.10.00m. RT. 23m 52s. 5f/t. 24th Mark Summerfield CT. 33.53. HT. 9.10m. RT. 24m 43s. 25th Paul Chapman CT.33.53. HT. 9.10m. RT. 24m 43s. 26th Ross Templeton CT.33.56. HT. 10.00m. RT. 23m 56s 6f/t. 27th Colin Teahan CT.33.57. HT. 4.40m. RT. 29m 17s. 28th Mike Hanson CT.34.01. HT.9.10m.

RT. 24m 51s. 29th John Uden CT.34.45.

HT. 9.10m. RT. 25m 35s. 30th Paul Macfie CT.35.54. HT.10.00m. RT. 25m 54s. 31st Dave Shurrock CT.35.55. HT. 7.00m. RT. 28m 55s.

Hamilton denies Ferrari Lewis Hamilton (left) tries a bit of crowd surfing to celebrate another Formula One victory. World champion Hamilton has equalled Michael Schumacher’s record of five Italian Grand Prix wins and left Ferrari feeling the pain yet again in their own backyard.

The Mercedes driver and his Ferrari title rival Sebastian Vettel tangled at the fourth corner of the opening lap, with the German spinning while the Briton sped off with an undamaged car.

Vettel then fought back through the field from 18th to fourth, ending the day 30 points behind Hamilton with seven races remaining.

Kiwi driver Brendon Hartley crashed out on the first lap.

Tour of Spain Results from Stage 9 of Tour of Spain, a 200-km ride from Talavera de la Reina to La Covatilla.

1. Benjamin King (USA/DDD) 5hr30m38s 2. Bauke Mollema (NED/TFS) 48 3. Dylan Teuns (BEL/BMC) 2:38 4. Miguel Angel Lopez (COL/AST) 2:40 5. Nairo Quintana (COL/MOV) same time 6. Wilco Kelderman (NED/SUN) s.t.

7. Rigoberto Uran (COL/EFD) 2:43 8. Ion Izagirre (ESP/TBM) 2:46 9. Simon Yates (ENG/MTS) 2:49 10. George Bennett (NZL/TLJ) 3:02 Overall standings 1. Simon Yates (ENG) 36hr54m52s 2. Alejandro Valverde (ESP/MOV) 1 3. Nairo Quintana (COL/MOV) 14 4. Emanuel Buchmann (GER/BOH) 16 5. Ion Izagirre (ESP/TBM) 17 6. Tony Gallopin (FRA/ALM) 24 7. Miguel Angel Lopez (COL/AST) 27 8. Rigoberto Uran (COL/EFD) 32 9. Steven Kruijswijk (NED/TLJ) 43 10. George Bennett (NZL/TLJ) 48

■ Football English Premier League English Premier League results and standings Burnley 0 Manchester United 2 (R Lukaku 27, 44) Send-offs: (Rashford 71 - Manchester United), Watford 2 (Deeney 69, Cathcart 76) Tottenham Hotspur 1 (Doucoure 53 og), Cardiff City 2 (Camarasa 45+2, Ward 70) Arsenal 3 (Mustafi 11, P Aubameyang 62, Lacazette 81), Manchester City 2 (Sterling 8, Walker 52) Newcastle United 1 (Yedlin 30), West Ham 0 Wolves 1 (Traore 90+3), Crystal Palace 0 Southampton 2 (Ings 47, Hojbjerg 90+2), Everton 1 (Calvert-Lewin 36) Huddersfield Town 1 (Billing 34), Chelsea 2 (Pedro 72, E Hazard 85) Bournemouth 0, Brighton & Hove Albion 2 (Murray 67, 84pen) Fulham 2 (Schurrle 44, Mitrovic 62), Leicester City 1 (Ghezzal 63) Liverpool 2 (Mane 10, Firmino 45).

Standings P W D L F A Pts Liverpool 4 4 0 0 9 1 12 Chelsea 4 4 0 0 10 3 12 Watford 4 4 0 0 9 3 12 Manchester City 4 3 1 0 11 3 10 Tottenham Hotspur 4 3 0 1 9 4 9 Bournemouth 42 1 1 6 5 7 Everton 4 130 7 6 6 Leicester City 4202 6 5 6 Arsenal 4202 8 8 6 Manchester United 4202 6 7 6 Wolves 4 12 1 4 5 5 Southampton 4 1 12 4 4 4 Fulham 4 1 12 7 9 4 Brighton Hove Albion 4 1 1 2 5 7 4 Crystal Palace 4 103 3 6 3 Cardiff City 4022 2 5 2 Huddersfield Town 4 0 2 2 2 10 2 v Dave Gill 11.52 Tom Blacklow v Shane Beavan; Ken Clucas v Greg Fleming 12.00 Jordan Bird v Gaby Jansen; Noel Sutton v Nick Knight 12.07 Neil MacDonald v Jason Overend; Vince Carr v Sam Clarke 12.15 Paul May v Gordon Crawford; Jeff Hewitt v Terry Kingsbury 12.23 Adrian Hopwood v Greig Sparrow; Paddy Bradford v Hamish Niles Starting times: Morning 8.00am; Afternoon report to the Pro Shop at 11.15am for an 11.45am start. Nine Hole golfers report at 12.15pm for a 12.45pm start.

September 9 Aorangi Pennant Semi-final and finals matches will be played commencing at 11.30am.

These matches will take precedence.

Mayfield Golf Club August 30 9 Hole Golf 8th Handicap & Putting Putting: 1st John Greenslade 13, 2nd Lynley MacKenzie 15 c/b Tessa Gallagher 15 Handicap Ladies: 1st Jill Ludemann 53-18-35, 2nd Lynley MacKenzie 56-21-35 Men: 1st John Greenslade 51-19-32, 2nd Eddie Graham 51-16-35

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■ Golf Ashburton Golf Club September 1 Match play from round one of the Club Championships Winners: Senior – B Franklin, O Millar, T Sa, R Bell, J Green, J Ackerley, C Alexander and P Walker; Intermediate - S Strange, D Stoddart, B MacGregor, T Newton, G Smith, C Lovelock, P Greer and C Ralston; Junior AM Tait, B Wood, R Stoddart, J Williamson, B Rickerby, P Kerr, C Robertson and D Hewitt.

The Radius Care Player of the day was Chris Lovelock 81-14=67nett and +4. Other winning scores were: Brendon Davidson and Paul McFie +3; Gene Hunt and Terry O’Reilly +2; Grant Hastie, Wilson Hii and Don McQuarters +1.

Twos: Gene Hunt, Ian Rive, Paul McFie, Chris Lovelock and Gordon Crawford.

Nearest The Pins: South Island Seeds: Gordon Crawford; Rothbury Insurance: Chris Lovelock; Allenton Meat Centre: Paul McFie; Braided Rivers: Grieg Sparrow; Charming Thai Longest Putt: Brendon Davidson; The Stables Family Restaurant Lucky Draw: Bill Mason: Donkey of the day: Peter MacAulay.

Birdie Jackpot: #5, Nett Eagles: #6 September 2 The winner of the Foodstuffs Trophy was Tinwald with an average score of 34.8pts from Ashburton’s 34.7. Best woman was Sally Lane 40pts from Leigh Wackrow 39 and the best man was Sean Strange 41opts from Lindsay Jackson.

Mayfield Golf Club September 1 Par round winners Jeff Mcneilly 4 up Allan Sim 2up Harley Davies and Dave Morrrow 1 up Alan Dixon and IAN Beach square Player

■ Rugby Mid Canterbury Rugby Saturday 8th September 2018 Heartland Agstaff Mid Canterbury v West Coast, 2:30pm, Ashburton Showgrounds James Munro, Kevin Opele, Christopher O’Malley, Charlie Kelland, Joc O’Connor, Mike Southby Agstaff Mid Canterbury A Agstaff Mid Canterbury A v Cantabrians U20, 12:45pm, Ashburton Showgrounds Christopher O’Malley, Joc O’Connor, Greg Jopson ACL Mid Canterbury Under 18 Mid Canterbury v West Coast Colts, Sheffield, 1:15pm ACL Mid Canterbury Under 16 Mid Canterbury v Metro Dev, Methven, 12:00pm Hamish Grant, Simon Bennett, Paul Arnold ACL Mid Canterbury Under 14 Mid Canterbury v West Coast, Sheffield, 12:00pm ACL Mid Canterbury Under 13 Mid Canterbury v South Canterbury, Timaru, 11:00am

of day Jeff Mcneilly 88/21/67

Methven Golf Club September 1 Men’s Division Semi-finals Club Champs Senior: Alister Maxell 77-7-70, Intermediate: Barry Wackwitz 88-17-71, Junior A: Ian Lucas 90-21-69, Junior B: Russell Currie 102-21-73 Other Good Scores: 70 Athol McAlpine, Bernard Walsh 71, Keith Middleton 72, Piers Rolton 73, Dayle Lucas 74, Graeme Gunn, Max Ferris, Kevin McCloy Two’s: Phil Elliott, James Anderson, Max Ferris, Allen Lock.

Dubliner Best Nett: Ian Lucas 69, Methven Foursquare Second Best Nett: Alister Maxwell 70 by lot, Methven Travel Best Gross: Alister Maxwell 77 Closest to the Pin-Aqua Japanese Restaurant No 4: Tim Robinson, Hunters Wine No 6: Jim Rooney, Ski Time No 13: Alan Lock, Green Parrot No 17: James Anderson, Cinema Paradiso 2nd shot No 14: Ross Breach Next Week September 9: Semi Finals plate.

Blue tees.

Club Champs Finalists are: Senior Dayle Lucas v Alister Maxwell, Intermediate: Max Ferris v Athol McAlpine, Junior A: Ross Breach v Phil Elliott, Junior B: Les Linton v Russell Currie.

Tinwald Golf Club September 2 Stroke Leading scores in the stroke round played on Saturday; Senior; -18; Simon Ross 68, Cawte Whiting 69, Ryan Ford 71, John Smitheram 71.

Junior; 19 plus: Neil Rayner 68, Pete Nolan 73, Graham Hortin 73. Women: (stableford) Jacqui Beardsley 34 c/b. Nearest the pin: Tinwald Liquorland # 2; Jason Mactier.

Gluyas Ford # 6; Wayne Ross. Bedrock Bar and Stonegrill # 12; Dave Enwright. Ace Auto Electrical # 16; Nigel Heney. G & R Seeds 2nd shot # 11; Greg Hubbard.

Twos; Jason Mactier, Snow Pierce, Steve McCloy, Nigel Heney, John Smitheram, Cawte Whiting. Net eagle; # 17 Richard Thompson

■ Motor racing Italian Grand Prix Results from the Italian Grand Prix (53 laps): 1. Lewis Hamilton (ENG) 1hr 16m 54.484s 2. Kimi Raikkonen (FIN/FER) +8.705 3. Valtteri Bottas (FIN/MER) 14.066 4. Sebastian Vettel (GER/FER) 16.151 5. Max Verstappen (NED/RBR) 18.208 6. Esteban Ocon (FRA/RAC) 57.761 7. Sergio Perez (MEX/RAC) 58.678 8. Carlos Sainz Jr (ESP/REN) 1m 18.14 9. Lance Stroll (CAN/WIL) 1 lap 10. Sergey Sirotkin (RUS/WIL) 1 lap 11. Charles Leclerc (MON/SAU) 1 lap 12. Stoffel Vandoorne (BEL/MCL) 1 lap 13. Nico Hulkenberg (GER/REN) 1 lap 14. Pierre Gasly (FRA/STR) 1 lap 15. Marcus Ericsson (SWE/SAU) 1 lap 16. Kevin Magnussen (DEN/HAA) 1 lap Not classified: Romain Grosjean (FRA/HAA) Disqualified Daniel Ricciardo (AUS/RBR) 30 laps Fernando Alonso (ESP/MCL) 43 laps Brendon Hartley (NZL/STR) 53 laps

■ Pigeon racing Ashburton Pigeon Club This week we raced from Kaikoura, 5 flyers sent 111 birds First equal M Davidson L Davidson 1354.568 mpm, 3rd T Drummond 1352.433, 4th D Lensley 1338.080, 5th N Martin 1319.085 Last week 5 flyers sent 130 birds once again from Kaikoura First equal M Davidson L Davidson 1031.0470 mpm, 3rd T Drummond 1030.582, 4th N Martin 1023.975, 5th D Lensley 980.668

■ Run and Walk Run and Walk Ashburton September 1 Club Champs Walkers – 6km Dave Strong 41:45 (Fastest Time); Judith Crozier 42:20; Patrice Ansell 44:53; Noel Batty 45:15; Chrissie Stratford 45:23; Marie Batty 45:44 (1st woman on handicap); Peter Larkin 46:10 (1st man on handicap); Bill Hood 46:20; Lori Rusbatch 47:12; Lynda Bayne 48:34; Barbara Taylor 48:59; Pauline McFarlane 49:00; David Bayne 53:37; Keith Rutherford 53:37; Kim Ford 57:00; Janet Hood 57:04; Rhonda Bunting 1:05:00.

Runners 4km U12 Angel Spooner 18:53; U16 Jessica Grey 19:18; Runners 6km Womens: Toresa Hooper 30:07. Men 65+: Merv Gilbert 32:30.

Runners 8km Joe Ford 32:52 (1st place and fastest time on handicap); Shaun Clark 33:45; Ian Broadbelt 37:43; Eamon Hooper 54:57.

■ Rugby Mid Canterbury Rugby 1st September Heartland Agstaff Mid Canterbury 33 North Otago 34 Agstaff Mid Canterbury ‘A’ Agstaff Mid Canterbury A 40 North Otago A 39 ACL Mid Canterbury Under 18 Mid Canterbury 15 North Otago 13 ACL Mid Canterbury Under 16 Mid Canterbury North Otago (Cancelled) ACL Mid Canterbury Under 14 Mid Canterbury v North Otago (Cancelled) ACL Mid Canterbury Under 13 Mid Canterbury 47 v North Otago 33

■ Shooting Ashburton District Rifle Club September 2 Club day at 600 yards, TR, Allan White 50.7, 50.5, 100.12, John Snowden 50.4, 50.3, 100.7, John Miller 49.2, 49.8, 98.10, Darian Miller 50.3, 48.1, 98.4, Daniel Alexander 48.1, 49.4, 97.5, John Fleming 43.3, 46.3, 89.6, Megan Snowden 44.2, 45.3, 89.5, Brian Hawksby 40.0, 45.3, 85.3, Coby Snowden 39.1, 41.1, 80.2.

FTR, Murray Cook 58.0, 58.4, 116.4, Mark Alexander 57.2, 59.2, 116.4, Brian Graystone 52.0, 56.2, 108.2.

FO, Mike Chui 60.7, 60.5, 120.12, Jack C 53.4, 58.3, 111.7, George Cuthbert 58.2.

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In brief Wallace wins in Denmark Matt Wallace has made an impressive case for a Ryder Cup wild card with a third win in his past 15 starts, a victory completed in dramatic fashion in front of captain Thomas Bjorn. Wallace birdied five of his last six holes to finish 19 under par and get into an all-English fourman playoff with Lee Westwood, Steven Brown and Jonathan Thomson at the Made in Denmark event at Bjorn’s home course.

Wallace produced a winning birdie from four feet in the final playoff hole.

- PA

Garvey best of Kiwis The Espirito Santo Trophy has come to an end with the New Zealand team of Wenyung Keh, Julianne Alvarez and Amelia Garvey finishing 19th at the World Amateur Team Championships, while the men prepare to start their Eisenhower Trophy campaign tomorrow. Canterburys Amelia Garvey continued her impressive form to record a round of two-under par to be the most consistent of the week in Ireland with rounds of 76, 70, 72 and 71 (par 73).

- NZME

Alex wins by four

Tinwald golfers capture local derby Peter Walker looks to sink a putt at the Ashburton Golf Club on Sunday. Walker was among those taking part in the annual Foodstuffs Trophy tournament which pitted members from the Tinwald Golf Club and the Ashburton Golf Club against each other.

The tournament was hosted at Ashburton, but a strong contingent of Tinwald golfers turned up and turned it on, ensuring they retained the trophy for another year.

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Marina Alex has rallied to win the Portland Classic for her first LPGA Tour title, closing with a sevenunder 65 for a four-stroke victory over Georgia Hall. Australian world No.7 Minjee Lee, two strokes behind playing partner and overnight leader Hall entering the final round, had a disastrous 77 to blow any chance of claiming a second LPGA victory this season.

The 22-year-old could not find a birdie on Sunday in her five-over round and finished fourth at 11 under.

- AAP

■ EQUESTRIAN

Burghley tops very special year Three of the six premier four-star eventing trophies now reside in the Price household.

New Zealand’s Tim Price yesterday won the Burghley trial with a superb showjumping ride to bag his second four star trophy.

Add in the last two events, Badminton and Luhmuhlen in Germany both won by his wife Jonelle, and it’s been some season for the Kiwi pair.

Price, 39, took the slenderest lead into the showjumping ride aboard Ringwood Sky Boy. However he got a bonus of a rail up his sleeve courtesy of one put down by his closest pursuer Britain’s Oliver Townend, and held his nerve.

The horse performed beautifully to leave all rails intact and finish on 27.3 penalty points.

Five-time Burghley winner Andrew Nicholson put a heap of pressure on Price with a clear round on Swallow Springs in their first four star start to finish third on 32.1 with Townend on last year’s winner Ballaghmor Class second on 31.9 points.

Price was also 10th on Bango

on a day in which only eight of the remaining 39 combinations managed to go clear and inside the required time. Price had two of those eight finishes.

The win meant “absolutely everything” to the Rio Olympian.

“I’m just so thrilled.”

It is Price’s second four-star title, after winning Luhmuhlen aboard Wesko in 2014.

Between them the husbandand-wife team have collected four four star crowns.

Tim Price, up to fourth-ranked rider in the world, has been a podium finisher at the Badminton, Burghley, Kentucky and Pau premier events.

In terms of Burghley, Price finished second in 2015, fourth in 2016, and fifth last year so he can scarely be faulted on consistency.

Yesterday was the 14th Burghley crown for a New Zealand rider and 30th overall four star victory, a list headed by the greats Mark Todd and Andrew Nicholson with nine apiece.

“He has always been putting his best hoof forward with everything,” Price said.

Tim Price full steam ahead in the cross-country.

“I’m really just trying to stay up with the missus,” he quipped of his top performing wife.

“She is a great driving force for both of us – we are lucky to have each other.

“I am sure we will look back on this event in years to come – 2018 has been a very special year for us.”

Price had conceded Ringwood Sky Boy wasn’t the world’s finest

showjumper but was “the world’s greatest trier”.

“Burghley is the place you want to come to and put your best foot forward. You have got to bring your best game – from a riding point of view, this is where you want to be your best.

“This is very special – I will always carry it with me.”

Todd added four faults aboard NZB Campino to finish 18th on 49.6, while Caroline Powell, a four star winner aboard Lenamore at Burghley in 2010, was in 31st spot on On the Brash, while Dan Jocelyn was 32nd on Dassett Cool Touch.

Burghley newcomer Ginny Thompson withdrew Star Nouveau after the cross-country while Nicholson also chose not to bring Jet Set IV back for the showjumping and Todd was eliminated during the cross-country.

The Prices aren’t finished for the year either.

Both are in New Zealand’s eventing team for the world games in North Carolina this month, along with Todd, Jocelyn and veteran Blyth Tait.

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In brief Maloney breaks records James Maloney will become just the fourth playmaker to play finals football at four different clubs, but insists he and Penrith are still on track to create bigger NRL history.

A proven winner come September, the NSW five-eighth is back and fit for this year’s finals series following a number of problems since State of Origin. Saturday’s elimination final against the Warriors will be Maloney’s 19th finals match since his debut for Melbourne in 2009. It equals a mark set by Brett Kimmorley, Brett Finch and Jason Smith.

- AAP

Finals race wide open The finals are here but the NRL premiership race remains the most open in the history of the competition. On the final day of the regular competition, a Corey Oates-led Brisbane dismantled Manly and Valentine Holmes fired Cronulla past Canterbury. Amazingly just two points separates minor premiers the Sydney Roosters and eighthplaced wildcards the Warriors.

Since the introduction of the top eight in 1995, the margin between top spot and eighth has never been smaller than eight points.

But with barely a sliver between all eight sides, the title is anyone’s for the taking.

- AAP

Forward battle vital

Westlake Girls’ High School and Waikato Diocesan were among the schools battling it out at the Ashburton hockey turf yesterday on the opening day of the Chris Arthur Cup tournament. The tournament – part of the nationwide secondary schools’ tournament week – was for girls’ second XI hockey teams, and 12 teams from schools around New Zealand started their pool play campaigns in cool, windy conditions yesterday. The tournament was set to run all week, culminating in the final at 12.30pm on Friday at the Ashburton turf. No Mid Canterbury teams were taking part.

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■ SCHOOLS’ TOURNAMENTS

Footballers kick off with win

By Erin TaskEr

Erin.t@thEguardian.co.nz

There were mixed results for Mid Canterbury’s secondary school sports teams around the country yesterday as the national secondary schools’ tournament week kicked off.

Down in the deep south in Invercargill, a Nick Eden hat-trick helped the Ashburton College boys’ first XI football team get off to a perfect start at their Linwood Tournament.

They took on Verdon College and won 6-0, with Eden scoring

three goals, Ben Holland scoring two, and Keegan Gentle adding the other.

But in their second game they took on Massey and things didn’t go so well.

They lost 4-0 and coach Mike Pearce said they were simply outplayed on the day by a stronger team.

In Timaru at the Johnson Cup hockey tournament, Ashburton College’s boys’ first XI took on Cashmere yesterday morning and went down 2-0.

But it was a close match, with

Cashmere only scoring their second goal with a couple of minutes left on the clock.

Team manager Jason Vannini said Cashmere simply had more possession and his side’s goalie saved a number of shots.

“We had a few on target, but not enough territory in the game,” Vannini said.

In Invercargill at the Audrey Timlin Memorial Tournament, the Ashburton College girls’ hockey first XI were a bit slow to wake up in their first outing against Lincoln High School and

were down two goals by halftime.

They came out stronger in the second half though and Jenna Turnbull finished off a good team goal, but unfortunately the clock ran out before they could get any more, going down 2-1.

In Queenstown, at the Rural Livestock Junior Rugby Tournament, the Ashburton College Under-15 team suffered a narrow loss in their opening game, beaten by Gore High School 2217, before taking on Wakatipu late yesterday afternoon.

Gallen expects a tough game against star-studded minor premiers the Sydney Roosters but is confident the Sharks will prevail by winning the battle in the middle. He believes his side can neutralise James Tedesco and Cooper Cronk by dominating with their forward pack in Saturday night’s NRL qualifying final. The winner of the Allianz Stadium encounter earns a week off and a path straight to the grand final qualifier.

- AAP

Who will you watch?

New Zealand sports fans will be doing quite a bit of TV channel surfing on Saturday night. The NRL finals are with the Warriors making their return to the playoffs for the first time since the 2011 season.

The Warriors’ road to the Grand Final will begin in Sydney on Saturday against the Panthers – at the same time as the All Blacks’ big clash against Argentina in Nelson. It will be the first instance the Warriors and All Blacks are playing at the same time this season. And an NZME poll, which received over 5000 votes, showed that the Warriors playoff match is slightly more popular with the punters.

- NZME

■ RUGBY

Argentina making plans to take down the All Blacks A little over four months ago Mario Ledesma came to Eden Park with his muscular Jaguares team and achieved a breakthrough victory against the Blues, before charming the assembled media with his observations and his fears about his players’ playoff mentality.

As it turned out, the Jaguares did make the playoffs for the first

time, only to lose 40-23 to the Lions (the eventual grand finalists) in Johannesburg in their quarterfinal, but now Ledesma, the bald former prop with a wicked sense of humour, is back in New Zealand with the Pumas, effectively the Jaguares in disguise.

The task that he and his men face in Nelson on Saturday against

the All Blacks is big but, bolstered by their form in Super Rugby this year and the run the Jaguares went on – seven consecutive victories including wins over the Blues in Auckland, and, more impressively, the Chiefs – there will be confidence among them that they can create history at Trafalgar Park.

The Argentines have developed

more subtlety in the outside channels – as evidenced by their recent victory over South Africa – and are good defenders, but their main asset is their pack and in particular their set piece and that is the area where the All Blacks are expecting to face their biggest challenge.

“They take real pride in their set piece,” prop Owen Franks said.

“You saw against Africa they kept the ball in their scrum and they had ascendency.

“The thing about the Pumas is you can never underestimate them. Back in 2012 their scrum went to another level and I probably didn’t give them the respect they deserved and I paid for it.

“It’s a big challenge.”

- NZME

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In brief Nadal to meet Thiem World No.1 Rafael Nadal has set up an intriguing quarter-final showdown with Dominic Thiem after snuffing out a comeback attempt

by Georgia’s Nikoloz Basilashvili at the US Open. The top-seeded Spaniard looked like he would cruise to an easy win on Sunday after pocketing the first two sets but the Georgian stepped up his game to take the third set. The defending champion would not be denied and fired his seventh ace to end the three hour, 20-minute tussle 6-3 6-3 6-7 (6-8) 6-4.

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Umpire keeps his job The chair umpire who climbed out of his seat to talk with Nick Kyrgios during a second-round match will continue to officiate during the US Open. A comprehensive review conducted by tournament officials determined that Mohamed Lahyani’s mid-match chat with Kyrgios went “beyond our protocol,” spokesman Chris Widmaier said. But Widmaier said that Lahyani would not be sanctioned, on account of his exemplary track record as an international tennis official.

- PA Ken Mackenzie keeps an eye on things at the Welch Trophy on the weekend in Upper Hutt.

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■ INDOOR BOWLS

Bowlers come up just short The Ashburton Indoor Bowls team came within a one win of being the national representative champions on the weekend at the Welch Trophy in Upper Hutt.

Up against some of the best regions, and the best players, in the land the Ashburton group put themselves right in contention on Sunday morning after four sessions of play but fell agonisingly short of pulling off a historic win in what would have been the district’s first success at the prestigious event.

The tournament, which ran from Friday night through to

Sunday lunchtime, started horrifically for the Ashburton side who struggled to get going on Friday night and ended up in last place of the six teams, well off the pace.

But through Saturday, they clawed their way back into contention to sit just off the speed, before pushing themselves right into contention first thing on Sunday.

The tournament was won by Manawatu and had Ashburton been able to beat them in one round of two games against them in the final round of pairs

on Sunday they would have claimed the title – instead they ended up third.

Captain Michael Lawson said the result was a tough one for the side.

“We were right there, so close,” he said.

“To come up that short is pretty gutting, but to even get ourselves back into a position where we could win it was a huge effort by everyone.”

Lawson said the Ashburton side is continuing to grow and the more exposure gained at that elite level would put them in a

position to be able one day break the drought in the competition.

“We’ve got a group of players at the moment who I am certain will be able to get us the victory in it one day, we just need everything to fall into place.”

Ken Mackenzie ended up as Ashburton’s leading player for the weekend with nine wins from his 15 games, Grant Wilson and Mat Bassett both finished with eight wins and a draw while; Murray Bassett, Chris Talbot, Matt Markham and Lawson all ended with seven wins and a draw.

Pliskova dumps Barty Ashleigh Barty has shifted her focus to doubles after having her US Open singles campaign abruptly halted in New York. Barty rued an opportunity lost after 2016 finalist Karolina Pliskova showed her class in a 6-4 6-4 victory despite being under pressure for much of the match. Barty won just about everywhere but on the scoreboard, striking 29 winners to Pliskova’s 16, out-aceing the Czech six to four, winning more points in total. - PA

Praise for De Minaur Former world No.1 Mats Wilander has urged tennis types to “stay the hell out of” Alex de Minaur’s way and let the teenage sensation develop his own way. Claiming de Minaur boasts more on-court intensity than Rafael Nadal and Lleyton Hewitt, Wilander says the 19-year-old is something special.

“I’m very impressed. Very impressed.”

- PA

■ TENNIS

Serena, Stephens among US Open last eight Serena Williams’ yells of “Come on!” crescendoed right along with the tension in a fourth-round US Open match that began as a rout and suddenly became riveting.

When she ripped a backhand winner to claim the third set’s opening game yesterday, Williams let out her loudest shout of the day, leaning forward and rocking both arms. This turned into a test, and she passed it.

Williams reached the quarterfinals at Flushing Meadows for a 10th consecutive appearance by picking her level up after a lull and using 18 aces to beat Kaia Kanepi 6-0 4-6 6-3.

“It wasn’t an easy match at all.

She obviously knows how to play,” Williams, a six-time US Open champion said.

She finished with 47 winners to Kanepi’s 22.

“I was just happy to get through it,” Williams said.

This was filled with big hitting by both women, along with all manner of shifts in momentum and quality of play.

Next comes a last-eight showdown with 2016 runner-up Karolina Pliskova, who accounted for Australian 18th-seed Ashleigh Barty 6-4 6-4.

The Czech eighth seed was decisive in the big moments and broke Barty once in each set – converting her only two break-point opportunities – to secure the victory.

Champion Sloane Stephens maintained her title defence with a 6-3 6-3 victory over Belgian Elise Mertens.

Third-seeded Stephens, who has not dropped a set in four matches at Flushing Meadows this year, lost to Mertens in Cin-

Sloane Stephens beat Elise Mertens to stay on track for her title defence at the US Open.

PHOTO AP cinnati last month but was never in danger of suffering a repeat as she wrapped up the win in one

hour and 26 minutes. “(Mertens) beat me two weeks ago so I knew that I had to come

here and fight and do my best,” Stephens said.

“I played a solid match so I couldn’t really ask for any more.”

The American struck 17 winners and controlled play from the baseline, she dominated in the longer rallies and was helped by her opponent’s struggles on serve.

Next for Stephens is a repeat of last year’s quarter-final against Latvian Anastasija Sevastova, who has reached the last eight in New York for the third successive year.

“In a tournament you have a couple of really tough matches you have to battle through and that last year was the one,” Stephens said.

“I’m sure she’ll give me a tough match so I’m looking forward it.”

The 19th-seeded Sevastova stunned seventh-seeded Elina Svitolina 6-3 1-6 6-0.

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■ $1.27M WINNER

Cult hero Gingernuts retired Three-time Group One winner and equine cult hero Gingernuts has been officially retired.

The chestnut son of Iffraaj captured the imagination of the racing public, thanks to his catchy name, his enthusiastic ownership group and his heroics on the track.

Trained by Stephen Autridge and Jamie Richards for Te Akau Racing, Gingernuts suffered a fractured pastern on the way to the barriers for the Gr.1 Emirates Stakes (2000m) at Flemington in November.

Affectionately known as Jerry, he had surgery to correct the break at the University of Melbourne Veterinary Clinic at Werribee before being transferred to the King’s Park Equine Clinic.

After three months recovering in Melbourne, the popular galloper returned to Te Akau Stud in February.

“Gingernuts is undoubtedly

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Southland Greyhound Racing Club Venue: Ascot Park Raceway Meeting Date: 04 Sep 2018 NZ Meeting number: 3 Doubles: 1 and 2; 3 and 4; 5 and 6; 7 and 8; 9 and 10; 11 and 12; 13 and 14 Trebles: 1, 2 and 3; 5, 6 and 7; 8, 9 and 10; 12, 13 and 14 1 12.07pm (NZT) SOUTHLAND GREYHOUNDS WELCOME C0, 390m 1 38453 Homebush Flynn nwtd ..............J McInerney 2 4542 Reign Of Fire nwtd ....................J McInerney 3 87583 Homebush Comet nwtd ............J McInerney 4 Southern Ranger nwtd ................R Hamilton 5 77772 Norton Baxter nwtd ...................J McInerney 6 33 Clausen Jewel nwtd .....................C Roberts 7 8 Homebush Pierce nwtd .............J McInerney 8 86857 Homebush Connor nwtd ...........J McInerney 9 48775 Bruiser’s Day nwtd ........................ B Conner 10 86768 Dreamy Baxter nwtd .................J McInerney 2 12.25pm ADDED ENERGY DASH C0, 390m 1 74645 Homebush Mikey nwtd ..............J McInerney 2 6 Homebush Katie nwtd ...............J McInerney 3 331 Little Lozza nwtd .......................J McInerney 4 45554 Cassia nwtd ..............................J McInerney 5 56568 Homebush Carl nwtd ................J McInerney 6 7 Dream Runner nwtd J &..................D Fahey 7 78 Joe Bonanza nwtd ....................J McInerney 8 835 Dream Hard nwtd .......................... B Conner 9 48775 Bruiser’s Day nwtd ........................ B Conner 10 86768 Dreamy Baxter nwtd .................J McInerney 3 12.42 SOUTHLAND OTAGO PHOTO FINISH C0, 457m 1 72233 Melting World nwtd.........................J Guthrie 2 43326 Black Bobby nwtd.......................... B Conner 3 22621 Tianyu nwtd J & ..............................D Fahey 4 443x3 Bertie Allen nwtd ..........................C Roberts 5 35322 Guilty Rogue nwtd..........................J Guthrie 6 62387 Ben Vane King nwtd ..................J McInerney 7 33552 Our Greg nwtd ................................R Wales

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Gingernuts may be seen again on the racecourse, leading out Group One fields. the most popular horse we have had at Te Akau,” principal David Ellis said.

“He captured hearts and imaginations and has a huge following.

We were stunned by the outpouring of care and concern when he

suffered his life-threatening injury in Melbourne.

“It has almost been a year since his injury and three separate specialists have now thoroughly reexamined and again x-rayed him and he is retired.

“Gingernuts is such a special horse – we would never compromise his well-being being. His owners are also adamant that their boy comes first, so he will now spend the rest of his days as promised at Te Akau Stud.”

With a 42-strong team of owners, Gingernuts attracted strong support on raceday, with the majority decked out in fluorescent G-Nuts caps.

“We have already been contacted by racing clubs who are keen to have Gingernuts lead out fields for their Group One races – this is a possibility for sure,” Ellis said.

“It would be wonderful to see Jerry become a true ambassador for thoroughbred racing in New Zealand.”

Purchased by Ellis for $42,500 from the NZ Bloodstock Ready to Run Sale, Gingernuts amassed $1.27 million in prize-money from his 12 starts.

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Cup contender rested Australia’s leading NZ Cup contender Chicago Bull is having a brief freshen-up after posting his sixth win from as many starts this campaign at Gloucester Park.

Gary Hall Sr’s superstar won in trackwork-like style by working to the front from stablemate Runrunjimmydunn, cruising through a 59.8sec middle half and dashing home in 55.3 and 27.5sec to win without being extended.

The plan is for Chicago Bull to be flown to Auckland soon after the Victoria Cup and race once at Alexandra Park ahead of his NZ Cup tilt at Addington.

- HRNZ

Tiger in car crash Tiger Tara’s NZ Cup preparation struck a snag with his scratching from Menangle. There’s nothing wrong with the star stayer, but his trainer Kevin Pizzuto is recovering from minor injuries after a car accident last Tuesday. “A car came out of nowhere, hit us side-on, so we lost control and crashed into some trees. It’s wrecked my car and float,” Pizzuto said. “We were lucky it wasn’t a lot worse.” - HRNZ

Southland dogs Today at Ascot Park Raceway 8 643 Eye Star nwtd..................................R Wales 9 85576 Jay Grim nwtd .................................R Wales 10 48775 Bruiser’s Day nwtd ........................ B Conner 4 1.00 BODYAUDITSOUTH@GMAIL.COM C5, 390m 1 11125 Wheelchair Norm 22.06 ............J McInerney 2 52416 Dave’s Dot 22.42 .......................J McInerney 3 13187 Grid Lock 22.37 J & ........................D Fahey 4 8x123 Ohoka Alex 22.45..........................R Adcock 5 34133 Platinum Marshal 22.48 ...............C Roberts 6 35525 Cosmic Jase 22.90 ...................J McInerney 7 F6516 Disclaimer 22.63 ...........................R Adcock 8 61117 Opawa Jumper 22.66 ......................R Wales 9 F8368 Sergess nwtd ............................J McInerney 10 68687 Botany Cold nwtd ......................J McInerney 5 1.17 MR WHIPPY SOUTHLAND HEATS C1q, 457m 1 88665 Tartan Watch nwtd .........................J Guthrie 2 77444 Gotcha Rocky nwtd ...................J McInerney 3 84246 Koputai nwtd ..................................J Guthrie 4 217 Galifianakis 26.40 .............................B Eade 5 T671 Jax Jewel nwtd....................C Roberts 6 8T244 Goldstar Liberty nwtd .....................J Jopson 7 72458 Forbury Flyer 26.60 ...................J McInerney 8 47278 Bashful Buffy nwtd ....................J McInerney 9 87676 Dig Dig Dig 26.95 ...........................J Jopson 10 88787 Sacred Opera nwtd ........................J Guthrie 6 1.35 MR WHIPPY SOUTHLAND HEATS C1q, 457m 1 35568 Homebush Izzy 26.84 ...............J McInerney 2 23556 Sozin’s Emperor 26.35 ..............J McInerney 3 45447 Allen Hadrian 26.19 .....................C Roberts 4 26732 Shift The Blame 25.94...............J McInerney 5 53545 Glass Harpoon 27.08 .....................J Guthrie 6 84858 Sly Bet nwtd ...................................J Jopson 7 37716 Springheel Jack nwtd .....................J Guthrie 8 54810 Chunk nwtd ...............................J McInerney 9 87676 Dig Dig Dig 26.95 ...........................J Jopson 10 88787 Sacred Opera nwtd ........................J Guthrie

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1.52pm TONI@BODYAUDITSOUTH PH 021657001 C3, 390m 1 587x8 Homebush Banker 22.67 ..........J McInerney 2 12287 Gotcha Zena 23.57 ...................J McInerney 3 73868 Unfounded nwtd .............................J Jopson 4 53271 Sozin’s Blue 22.68 ....................J McInerney 5 23413 Zefside 22.57 ............................J McInerney 6 88734 NippaOfSambucca 22.59 ..........J McInerney 7 34317 Ketchikan Blue 22.77 ........................B Eade 8 36753 Zipping Clyde 22.54 ...................... B Conner 9 68748 Opawa Binge 22.34.........................R Wales 8 2.10pm ASCOT PARK CONSORTIUM C1/2, 457m 1 53231 Dyna Monty 26.24 ........................C Roberts 2 16178 Opawa Lawsey 25.87......................R Wales 3 62465 Lightning Crash nwtd ....................R Adcock 4 14577 Luciastar 26.03 .........................J McInerney 5 23576 Raylene nwtd ................................R Adcock 6 88347 Archie’s Ranger nwtd .....................J Jopson 7 26724 Homebush Miles 26.21 .............J McInerney 8 x1411 Zarbo Allen 26.15.........................C Roberts 9 76675 Awesome Annie nwtd.................... B Conner 10 37478 Chasing Great nwtd ..........................S Keen 9 2.27 GREYHOUNDSASPETS.ORG.NZ C1/2, 390m 1 53475 Chasing Fame 22.73 .........................S Keen 2 67687 Homebush Ragna 22.64 ...........J McInerney 3 68356 Homebush Ellie 22.72 ...............J McInerney 4 65142 Elland Road 22.80 ....................J McInerney 5 54131 Cosmic Marty 22.96 ..................J McInerney 6 x6878 Opawa Norris 22.81 ........................R Wales 7 16426 Dyna Lenny nwtd .........................C Roberts 8 76x14 Shoe Fly nwtd ................................J Jopson 9 76675 Awesome Annie nwtd.................... B Conner 10 14687 Zipping Ripley 22.62 ..................... B Conner 10 2.47 FIND US ON TWITTER@SGRCINFO C4, 390m 1 24363 Think Tank 22.38 .......................J McInerney 2 33165 Nippa Martino 22.66 .................J McInerney

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73653 Cosmic Ruben 22.55 ................J McInerney 82132 Another Message 22.81 .................J Jopson 74131 Zipping Lance nwtd .......................R Adcock 36473 Debbie Baxter 22.57 .................J McInerney 51463 Princely Gold 22.49...................J McInerney 34764 Opawa Sheldon 22.22.....................R Wales F8368 Sergess nwtd ............................J McInerney 77586 Cawbourne Britty 22.42 ...............C Roberts 11 3.07pm CONGRATULATIONS FORBIDDEN FRUIT C3, 390m 1 73385 Homebush Scorpio 22.79 .........J McInerney 2 52118 Tee An’ Cee 22.50 ......................... B Conner 3 12125 Lonely Baxter 23.05 ..................J McInerney 4 74687 Mitcham Faye 23.02 ..................J McInerney 5 55866 Opawa Waihemo 22.66 ...................R Wales 6 13847 Half Silver Fern 22.74 ...............J McInerney 7 876x1 Dyna Kushida nwtd ......................C Roberts 8 11767 Chief Doug 22.59 ......................J McInerney 9 68748 Opawa Binge 22.34.........................R Wales 12 3.24pm DAVE ROBBIE PHOTOGRAPHER DASH C1/2, 390m 1 3788x Andrea’s Magic nwtd .....................R Adcock 2 61683 Homebush Skip 22.76...............J McInerney 3 84864 Jealous Much 22.57 ..................J McInerney 4 67862 Wong Box nwtd ..............................J Jopson 5 73888 Homebush Maycee 22.64 .........J McInerney 6 x7621 Tubby Kevie 23.15 ..........................J Jopson 7 63272 Shanly Star nwtd .......................J McInerney 8 26216 Black Dan 22.68........................J McInerney 9 76675 Awesome Annie nwtd.................... B Conner 10 14687 Zipping Ripley 22.62 ..................... B Conner 13 3.44 WWW.SOUTHLANDGREYHOUNDS.CO.NZ C1, 390m 1 76883 Cosmic Ryder 22.97 .................J McInerney 2 74434 Zipping Jen 22.65 ......................... B Conner 3 517 Gotcha Aussie nwtd ..................J McInerney

4 31218 Homebush Razor nwtd..............J McInerney 5 21848 Dream Stone Jade 23.09 ..................S Keen 6 42845 Little Snicko nwtd ......................J McInerney 7 87334 Homebush Jasper nwtd ............J McInerney 8 73568 Southern Honey nwtd .................R Hamilton Emergencies: 9 76675 Awesome Annie nwtd.................... B Conner 10 35677 Homebush Nesbo nwtd .............J McInerney 14 4.01 RACING AGAIN 18 SEPTEMBER C1, 390m 1 31576 It’s A Joke 22.90........................J McInerney 2 28355 Mick The Mower nwtd ...............J McInerney 3 16825 Pretty Keen nwtd ...............................S Keen 4 62286 Storming Mack 22.85 .................... B Conner 5 5F854 Pip Baxter nwtd .........................J McInerney 6 66426 Homebush Indi 22.60 ................J McInerney 7 47433 Leanne’s Way nwtd ........................J Jopson 8 33325 Homebush Pete 23.05 ..............J McInerney 9 8656x Homebush Clint nwtd ................J McInerney 10 14687 Zipping Ripley 22.62 ..................... B Conner SELECTIONS

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Race 1: Reign Of Fire, Southern Ranger, Norton Baxter Race 2: Dream Runner, Dream Hard, Little Lozza, Homebush Mikey Race 3: Tianyu, Black Bobby, Guilty Rogue, Eye Star Race 4: Wheelchair Norm, Grid Lock, Ohoka Alex, Dave’s Dot Race 5: Galifianakis, Forbury Flyer, Goldstar Liberty, Bashful Buffy Race 6: Allen Hadrian, Sozin’s Emperor, Chunk, Homebush Izzy Race 7: Ketchikan Blue, Zefside, Homebush Banker, Gotcha Zena Race 8: Dyna Monty, Lightning Crash, Homebush Miles Race 9: Dyna Lenny, Opawa Norris, Chasing Fame, Elland Road Race 10: Princely Gold, Think Tank, Opawa Sheldon, Nippa Martino Race 11: Dyna Kushida, Tee An’ Cee, Opawa Waihemo Race 12: Andrea’s Magic, Jealous Much, Homebush Maycee Race 13: Zipping Jen, Cosmic Ryder, Southern Honey, Gotcha Aussie Race 14: It’s A Joke, Storming Mack, Homebush Indi, Mick The Mower LEGEND: fsdt - First Start Here nwd - No Win this Distance fstd - First Start This Distance 31 13 - Best Winning Time This Track

Christchurch dogs Today at Addington Raceway

Christchurch Greyhound Racing Club Venue: Addington 3 385F4 Homebush Tasha 17.59 ............J McInerney Raceway Meeting Date: 04 Sep 2018 NZ Meeting num- 4 337F5 Auros Advantage 17.67 S & ............B Evans ber: 9 Doubles: 1 and 2; 3 and 4; 5 and 6; 7 and 8; 9 and 5 64268 Belfast Delanie 17.59 H & ...................Taylor 10; 11 and 12 Trebles: 1, 2 and 3; 4, 5 and 6; 7, 8 and 9; 6 61467 My Bro Michael 17.43 ............... M Robinson 10, 11 and 12 7 88358 Jingili Jill 17.55 M & ............................ Smith 1 3.16pm THE FITZ SPORTS BAR SPRINT C1, 295m 8 x2313 High Violet 17.40 .......................R Blackburn 9 87838 Rockin’ Robyn 17.46 ....................... M Grant 1 16658 Gotcha Pixie 17.64....................J McInerney 2 878F7 Inky Lord 17.53 ............................S Hindson 10 27675 Idol Georgie 17.31 ............................ J Rush 3 34188 El Happy Jack 17.89 ......................J Jopson 4 4.08pm ROBBIE PHOTOGRAPHER DASH C1, 295m 1 78837 Magic Tracey 17.42 ................... A Bradshaw 4 77723 Holly Grace 17.92 ........................... M Grant 2 71778 Sparkling Terra 17.12 ......................R Casey 5 21171 Business Ethics 17.37.......................J Dunn 3 47446 Verbena 17.52 .............................. K Cassidy 6 F5687 Jinno Gino 17.51 ......................... J McMillan 4 21867 Ketchikan Kim 17.66 .........................J Dunn 7 46282 Mamma Rose 17.73........................R Casey 5 51667 Homebush Fued 17.42 .............J McInerney 8 31265 Goldstar Galaxie 17.66 S & ............B Evans 6 78x32 Extroverted nwtd ............................J Jopson 9 86847 Tui Style 17.54 M & ............................. Smith 7 33358 Camside Rose 17.84 M & ................... Smith 10 27748 Jinja Cody 17.41 .......................J McInerney 2 3.37pm STEVE ANNGOW DRAPES & BLINDS PH 8 42756 Goldstar Spotty 17.52 S & ..............B Evans 9 87838 Rockin’ Robyn 17.46 ....................... M Grant 0272719588 DASH C1, 295m 1 53558 Knocka Rush 17.95......................... M Grant 10 27748 Jinja Cody 17.41 .......................J McInerney 2 185 Wildebeest 17.56 ...................... A Bradshaw 5 4.26pm ISLINGTON TAVERN SPRINT C1, 295m 1 37418 Okuku Maree 17.61 ........................R Casey 3 27574 Ohoka Tess nwtd..........................A Waretini 2 32242 Giancana 17.36............................S Hindson 4 47626 Mulberry Minx 17.50 .....................R Adcock 3 37832 Rum Gin Mixer 17.37 .......................A Joyce 5 22784 Snickerdoodle 17.42 ........................ B Dann 4 12758 Gotcha Bolt 17.79 .....................J McInerney 6 85535 Homebush Cherico 17.69 .........J McInerney 5 76336 Cornali 17.68..................................J Jopson 7 358x6 Gorm The Great 17.62 ................D Kingston 6 42267 Mr Black Magic nwtd S & ................B Evans 8 x22x6 Zara Petal nwtd ...............................R Wales 7 13521 Hear This 17.46............................... M Grant 9 86847 Tui Style 17.54 M & ............................. Smith 8 56464 Dapper Danny 17.56 ................... J McMillan 10 28468 Goldstar Tu Puc 17.50....................J Jopson 3 3.53pm HAPPY BIRTHDAY MARCIE FLIPP SPRINT 9 86847 Tui Style 17.54 M & ............................. Smith 10 28468 Goldstar Tu Puc 17.50....................J Jopson C1, 295m 1 85812 Okuku Terra 17.59...........................R Casey 6 4.43 CAROL’S TAB CLENDON INN SPRINT C1, 295m 1 17527 Beck Eleven 17.42 ........................R Adcock 2 12486 Sass ‘Em Up 17.31 ........................J Jopson

2 77325 White Not Wong 17.53 ...................J Jopson 3 74545 Poetik 17.59 S & .............................B Evans 4 87873 Idol Eve 17.43 .................................R Wales 5 17686 Homebush Sloan 17.53 ............J McInerney 6 82787 Lord Protector 17.41 ........................ B Dann 7 48285 Just James 17.43 .......................H Anderton 8 41563 Smash Reward 17.64...................... M Grant 9 86847 Tui Style 17.54 M & ............................. Smith 10 27675 Idol Georgie 17.31 ............................ J Rush 7 5.02pm CHRIS AND LISA EARL STAKES C1, 520m 1 18563 Eyrewell Bentley 31.04................... H Cairns 2 67454 Know Courtesy 30.89.....................G Cleeve 3 63474 Daring Affair 31.31 ....................... L Waretini 4 53415 Coming Of Love nwtd...................... M Grant 5 38538 Goldstar Whitey 31.16 S & ..............B Evans 6 45685 Goldstar Dodge 30.72 S & ..............B Evans 7 134 Goldstar Captain 30.80 S & ............B Evans 8 61447 Token Hazel 30.27 ........................... B Dann 9 15758 Midnight Maggie nwtd S & ..............B Evans 10 77478 Goldstar Hemi 31.16 S & ................B Evans 8 5.21pm MURRAY WIGLEY@RAY WHITE STAKES C1, 520m 1 68357 Goldstar Hurley 31.11 S & ..............B Evans 2 63434 Know Equal 30.66 ..........................G Cleeve 3 155 Nardango nwtd J & .........................D Fahey 4 58467 Goldstar Charger 31.01 S &............B Evans 5 12233 Country Gent 30.87................... A Bradshaw 6 26625 Goldstar Sydney 31.11 S &.............B Evans 7 88847 Feral Whanau nwtd .........................M Butler 8 73488 Tikao Jackie nwtd M & ........................ Smith 9 15758 Midnight Maggie nwtd S & ..............B Evans 10 66778 Opawa Sophie 30.52.......................R Wales

5.38pm CLARKSON’S SIGN STUDIO SPRINT C1, 295m 1 47344 Chop Shop 17.32 ......................J McInerney 2 211 Loco Lola 17.98 ........................A Bradshaw 3 21746 Right On Time 17.54 .................R Blackburn 4 2274x Rion King 17.45 .............................. M Grant 5 52633 Dagny nwtd ....................................J Jopson 6 34723 Goldstar Bryton 17.76 S & ..............B Evans 7 4726F Opawa Janet nwtd ..........................R Wales 8 13464 Okuku Mistress 17.85 .....................R Casey Emergencies: 9 87838 Rockin’ Robyn 17.46 ....................... M Grant 10 27748 Jinja Cody 17.41 .......................J McInerney 10 5.56 CHRISTCHURCH CLUB AWARDS 15/09/2018 STAKES C1, 520m 1 41857 Goldstar Auburn 30.84 S & .............B Evans 2 37252 Eyrewell Ebony 30.75 .................... H Cairns 3 54763 Go Belle 30.96 ................................R Wales 4 46274 Goldstar Chief 30.85 S & ................B Evans 5 41857 Goldstar Renee 30.74 S & ..............B Evans 6 312 Frosty Blaze 30.63 ........................R Adcock 7 44532 Know Potential 30.71 .....................G Cleeve 8 25628 Zephaniah nwtd ........................ A Bradshaw 9 15758 Midnight Maggie nwtd S & ..............B Evans 10 88686 Matariki 30.92 ..................................A Joyce 11 6.18 DURASTEEL STRUCTURES PH 033796195 DASH C1, 295m 1 36576 Homebush Pansy 17.69 ............J McInerney 2 25344 Okuku Billy 17.49 ............................R Casey 3 178F4 Goldstar Tasman 18.19 S & ............B Evans 4 15676 Ring Clown 17.26............................ M Grant 5 13 Neelix 17.34 ..............................R Blackburn

83376 Know Dollars 17.51 ........................G Cleeve 31546 Jinja Ellie nwtd .................................A Joyce 81787 Epic Boom 17.47............................J Jopson 86847 Tui Style 17.54 M & ............................. Smith 27675 Idol Georgie 17.31 ............................ J Rush 12 6.36pm LIVAMOL SPRINT C1, 295m 1 35748 Cannonball Bolt 17.49.....................R Casey 2 42357 Homebush Scribe 17.36 ...........J McInerney 3 74474 Idol Star 17.50.................................R Wales 4 188x8 Chat Ya Later nwtd S & ...................B Evans 5 26342 Gordy Junior 17.51 ........................J Jopson 6 76867 Batty Who 17.73 M & .......................... Smith 7 67554 Mertz 17.49 ...............................J McInerney 8 75377 Know Bias 17.75 ............................G Cleeve Emergencies: 9 87838 Rockin’ Robyn 17.46 ....................... M Grant 10 28468 Goldstar Tu Puc 17.50....................J Jopson SELECTIONS

Race 1: Business Ethics, Holly Grace, Mamma Rose, Gotcha Pixie Race 2: Wildebeest, Zara Petal, Snickerdoodle, Knocka Rush Race 3: High Violet, Sass ‘Em Up, Okuku Terra, Homebush Tasha Race 4: Sparkling Terra, Magic Tracey, Homebush Fued, Extroverted Race 5: Rum Gin Mixer, Okuku Maree, Gotcha Bolt Race 6: Beck Eleven, White Not Wong, Poetik, Smash Reward Race 7: Token Hazel, Coming Of Love, Know Courtesy, Daring Affair Race 8: Country Gent, Nardango, Goldstar Sydney, Goldstar Hurley Race 9: Loco Lola, Chop Shop, Dagny, Goldstar Bryton Race 10: Frosty Blaze, Know Potential, Goldstar Auburn, Go Belle Race 11: Neelix, Ring Clown, Jinja Ellie, Epic Boom Race 12: Chat Ya Later, Gordy Junior, Idol Star, Cannonball Bolt 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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Tough day for Currie It was a hard day out for Braden Currie at the 2018 Isuzu Ironman 70.3 World Championships in South Africa on Sunday.

Racing in a phenomenally talented field, Currie managed eighth place at the Port Elizabeth event, a result he would use to fuel his fire for the World Ironman Championships in Kona in six weeks’ time.

The crème de la crème of the world’s athletes lined up at the 1.9km swim start in Port Elizabeth and competing over half the distance he would race in Hawaii, Currie admitted his top-end speed was not where it needed to be.

“I hate to make excuses but looking back, I haven’t had the ideal build-up with a week being sick, then racing in Cebu (where he placed third in the Asia Pacific Ironman 70.3 championships) took a week out of training.

“I was not able to put a lot of focus into my top-end speed and power. I think that really

showed,” the Methven raised athlete said.

The day started extremely positively for Currie, as he dealt admirably with the painfully fast pace on the swim. He stayed at the front and spurred himself on to set a personal best swim time of 21.57 minutes – exiting the water only four seconds behind the leaders.

“I had an awesome swim start and felt really comfortable. I sat in behind Jan (Frodeno) and (Javier) Gomez and caught a really good wave into the beach,” Currie said.

Currie had an uncharacteristically tricky changeover to the 90km bike. He was off the bike in 2.09.15 hours, five minutes behind the leaders, who had set off maintaining an insane pace.

“I wasn’t running as fast as I hoped but I had really good endurance, so that’s positive for Kona,” Currie said.

Frodeno took the win in 3.36.30 hours, with Currie crossing the line in 3.49.16.

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10am - 3pm AGE CONCERN, 206 CLUB. Fun filled days for over 60 years, for more information ring 308-6817. Cameron Street.

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Cryptic crossword

Tuesday, September 4, 2018

Simon Shuker’s Code Cracker

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

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TODAY’S GOALS: Good – 9 Excellent – 13 Amazing – 17

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ACROSS 6. Annual (6) 7. Boredom (6) 10. Beat by ballot (7) 11. Perfect (5) 12. Level (4) 13. Mix of rain and snow (5) 16. Animal (5) 17. Den (4) 20. Motionless (5) 21. Slanted writing (7) 22. Without haste (6) 23. Idolise (6)

ARIES (Mar 21-Apr 19): You will figure out how a thing works. This takes time, curiosity, care, patience, intelligence, attention. And for everything it takes, it will give even more.

TAURUS (Apr 20-May 20): Recharging your brain is as or more important than any of the other activities you do to maintain your health and well-being. Listen to what your body tells you and obey.

GEMINI (May 21-Jun 21): The one who puts you on the defensive has something to teach you about what you have to protect, where you’re vulnerable and what matters to you. Finding the lesson will be easier in retrospect.

CANCER (Jun 22-Jul 22): There’s something you want to accomplish that you think should be done right where you are, and you’re probably right. But a bit of travel will help you get perspective on it. Don’t stay put just because you’re “too busy.”

LEO (Jul 23-Aug 22): Those who belittle others are feeling littler than them inside. Yours is a personal culture of generosity. It hurts you to see people mistreated. You’ll do something about it.

VIRGO (Aug 23-Sep 22): People see you in one role and don’t know how multifaceted you are. But they sense it, and you’ll give them a taste today. You’re in the mood to shake things up and get a reaction.

LIBRA (Sep 23-Oct 23): Someone you love may play the victim. It will not suit you to buy into the game and become the saviour. Rather, help others by teaching them to help themselves.

SCORPIO (Oct 24-Nov 21): You’re more worldly because of this day’s events. Mainly, you’re able to pay attention to them and decide where you stand in it all without leaning in any particular direction.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov 22-Dec 21): You’ll waste no time in getting down to business with the people you know, and this will wind up opening doors for you. You’ll bring new people into your world.

CAPRICORN (Dec 22-Jan 19): You’re the matchmaker of your own destiny. It’s a lot of responsibility, and many times it feels like it’s not even in your hands. A good match promotes prosperity. A bad match will do the opposite.

AQUARIUS (Jan 20-Feb 18): The way it’s done in the world of theatre is to change the setting or the costumes to get noticed anew. You’ll do this sort of thing today and enjoy the attention.

PISCES (Feb 19-Mar 20): Considering the present star configuration, here’s a question worth asking: “Why am I listening to you?” The answer will provide you with an enlightening answer.

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Family Notices 22 Ashburton Guardian DEATHS

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WILLIS, Kenneth Albert (Ken) – On August 30, 2018 at Ashburton Hospital.

Peacefully surrounded by family. Dearly loved husband of the late Jean and the late Flo. Dearly loved brother of Joyce and Ron and uncle of Robert (U.K.). Loved father of Lynda and Ricky Gair (U.K.), Ian and Heather, Garry and Chrissie, Ashburton. Dearly loved grandad of Stefan (U.K.), Andrew, James, Sam, Kim and Janet. Great grandad of John, Grandad Ken of Mereta, Penny, Chloe, Paige, Lucy, and Ashley.

Dearly loved mate of Fred the dog. Special thanks to AAU for all your teams amazing care. Messages to Willis family, 24 Glassey Drive, Ashburton 7700. A private service has been held.

Please note all late death notices or notices sent outside ordinary office hours must be emailed to:

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JOHNSON, Aileen Janet (nee Allnutt) – Died peacefully at Ashburton Hospital, on September 3, 2018 surrounded by her family. Aged 82 years. Loving wife of Angus (Gus) of 58 years. Dearly loved mother and mother-in-law of Angela, Paul and Sandra, Maryann and Greg and the late Jamie.

Much adored Nana of Sam, Emily, and Ruby; and Fynn.

Special thanks to the staff of Ward 1 of Ashburton Hospital for their special care of Aileen. Messages to the Johnson family, PO Box 472, Ashburton 7740. Feel free to bring a garden flower for Aileen. A service for Aileen will be held at St Stephen’s Anglican Church, Park Street, Ashburton on FRIDAY, September 7, commencing at 1.30pm Followed by private cremation at the Ashburton Crematorium.

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Ashburton Airport Temperature °C At 4pm 8.9 9.7 Max to 4pm 5.6 Minimum 4.8 Grass minimum Rainfall mm 20.8 16hr to 4pm September to date 23.4 Avg Sep to date 5 2018 to date 674.0 466 Avg year to date Wind km/h S 22 At 4pm Strongest gust SW 67 Time of gust 4:20am

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11:30 The Breakdown

6am NRL 360 7am Big League Wrap 8am Rugby League – NRL (RPL) Broncos v Sea Eagles.

10am Rugby League – NRL (RPL) Bulldogs v Sharks.

Noon Rugby League – NRL (RPL) Eels v Roosters.

2pm Motorsport – F1 (HLS) Italian Grand Prix.

2:30 Golf Central 3:30 Golf – European Tour (HLS) Made in Denmark.

4pm Golf – PGA Tour (HLS) Dell Technologies Championship – Round Four.

From TBC Boston, a private golf course located in Massachusetts and designed by the great Arnold Palmer.

4:30 Cricket – International (HLS) England v India – Fourth Test, Day Five.

From The Rose Bowl, Southampton.

5pm Glory 55 Rewind 6pm NRL 360 7pm Big League Wrap 8pm Super League Fulltime 8:30 NRL 360 9:30 The Fan 10pm Queenslanders Only 10:30 NRL Try Time 11:30 Super League Fulltime

12:30 Rugby – Mitre 10 Cup Sunday. 1am Rugby – Mitre 10 Cup Saturday.

1:30 Rugby – Mitre 10 Cup Auckland v Waikato. 2am UFC Connected 2:30 Rugby – First XV (RPL) Top Four Playoffs.

4am Rugby – Mitre 10 Cup Bay of Plenty v Canterbury.

Midnight Rugby League – NRL (HLS) Warriors v Raiders.

12:30 The Back Page 1:30 Cycling – La Vuelta (HLS) Vuelta a España – Week One. 2am L Cycling – La Vuelta Stage 10. 4am Rugby League – NRL (RPL) Storm v Panthers.

WEDNESDAY

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

WEDNESDAY

4Sep18

DISCOVERY 6:35 Gold Rush PG Mega Barge and Kid Commando.

7:30 How It’s Made PG 7:55 How It’s Made PG 8:20 Fast ‘n’ Loud PG 9:10 Homestead Rescue PG Abandoned and Alone.

10am Misfit Garage PG Crushed GTO and Chopped 1941 Ford 2/2. 10:50 Garage Rehab – Revisited PG Return to Westside Hotrods.

11:40 Evil Lives Here M My Brother, the Devil.

12:30 Murder Comes To Town M Secrets of a Country Store. 1:20 Web Of Lies M Playing Doctor. 2:10 How It’s Made PG 2:35 How It’s Made PG 3pm How Do They Do It? PG 3:25 How Do They Do It? PG 3:50 Gold Rush PG Record Gold. 4:45 Robson Green’s Australian Adventure 5:40 Fast ‘n’ Loud PG 6:35 Misfit Garage PG Crushed GTO and Chopped 1941 Ford 2/2. 7:30 Outback Opal Hunters PG 8:30 MythBusters PG Invisible Assassins. 9:25 What On Earth? PG 10:15 Naked And Afraid XL M 11:05 Naked And Afraid M 11:55 Web Of Lies M WEDNESDAY 12:45 Murder Comes To Town M 1:35 How Do They Do It? PG 2am How Do They Do It? PG 2:25 Homestead Rescue PG 3:15 Deadliest Catch PG 4:05 Treehouse Masters PG 4:55 How It’s Made PG 5:20 How Do They Do It? PG 5:45 MythBusters PG

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Sport

24 Ashburton Guardian

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STRIDING IT OUT

Runners Eamon Hooper (left) and Merv Gilbert setting the pace at the start of Run and Walk Ashburton’s road championships on Saturday.

Run and Walk Ashburton found its road running and walking champions for 2018 on Saturday.

The club held their road championships at the Ashburton Business Park in fine conditions on Saturday afternoon, with the competitors completing their

laps around a 2km loop.

Taking line honours and recording the fastest time on handicap for the men in the 8km race for runners was Joe Ford in a time of 32.52 minutes with Shaun Clark – and his dog Charlie – second home, while Toresa Hooper was

the first home in the 6km women’s running race in 30.07 minutes.

Merv Gilbert won the men’s 65-plus category – raced over 6km – in 32.30 minutes, while the youngest competitors raced over 4km and Angel Spooner was the first home for the under-12s in

18.53 minutes, and Jessica Grey was first home in the under-16 section in 19.18 minutes.

For the walkers, racing over a 6km distance, Dave Strong was the fastest crossing the finish line in 41.45 minutes, while Marie Batty was the first woman home

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on handicap in 45.44 minutes, and Peter Larkin was the first man home on handicap, running a time of 46.20 minutes.

The race started and finished on Ashford Avenue, and the circuit competitors raced over took in the business park’s walkway.

Dixon avoids IndyCar carnage Scott Dixon claimed to remember little about his last race at Portland International Raceway, a visit 16 years and four championships ago.

Should he win a fifth IndyCar title this season, his return to the Pacific Northwest will be one he

never forgets. The New Zealander salvaged his championship run yesterday with an improbable comeback that made the championship his to lose as Australian Will Power, one of his challengers, could only finish 21st after a crash in Portland.

Dixon finished fifth, far behind race winner Takuma Sato, but put together the kind of drive that may define his season after starting 11th, overcoming a massive first-lap crash and a penalty for speeding on pit road.

He moves on to the season’s final

race next weekend with a 29-point lead over Alexander Rossi.

“Huge day for the team, feels like a win for us,” Dixon said.

“The points, whatever it is, is not a huge amount.”

Rossi had a decent race but was cycled out of the lead because of

cautions and finished eighth.

However, it was a terrible day for Power, the Indianapolis 500 winner.

He had a mechanical problem eight laps into the race when leading and later went off course into a tyre barrier.

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Bowlers go agonisingly close to Welch Trophy victory

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