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The victim of a serious attack outside the Devon Hotel last year will receive $7500 from the four men who beat him. The assault was captured on security cameras and showed the man being held on the ground between two parked cars while the group punched, kicked and stomped on him. He cannot remember the incident. Four men charged over the attack were in the Ashburton District Court
yesterday for sentencing by Judge Joanna Maze. John Harawira Tu, Lucan Colin Culshaw and Kahn Joseph Culshaw admitted charges of assault with intent to cause grievous bodily harm, while William Barney Charles Wilson admitted a charge of assault with intent to injure. Tu, considered the primary offender, was sentenced to 12 months’ home detention and has already paid $3000
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to the victim. Lucan Culshaw was sentenced to six months’ community detention and 200 hours of community work and Kahn Culshaw was sentenced to six months’ community detention and 100 hours’ community work; they have each paid $1500 to the victim.
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End of an era at the MSA By Susan Sandys
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When MSA Restaurant owner/ operator Pip Heney turned out the lights at close of business on Sunday night, it signalled the end of an era. It was the last night of operation for the restaurant prior to it being demolished and recreated in a new rebuild. The restaurant has been in operation on its first-floor site above Burnett Street since 1982, a plaque on the wall recording it as being officially opened by the club’s president at the time, N. F. Dunn. Heney said it had become an institution in the town and being part of that over the past nine years had been a great experience. Initially she had hoped the lease held by herself and husband Dan could be extended beyond the nine years, and that when they decided to leave the business they had bought, they would be able to on-sell it. However, this ended up not being the case, as after the Canterbury earthquakes the MSA had decided rebuilding was required, meaning the only option was to walk away. “If this wasn’t having to happen, I would be there another nine years,” Heney said. “I’ve met some incredible people who are friends, not just customers.” All but one of their eight remaining staff at close of operation who required ongoing employment had found jobs. She was helping the one remaining to find work and was confident this would not take long due to the woman’s high level of skill and experience. The restaurant had been an institution not just for locals, but others from throughout Can-
Time to pack up: MSA Restaurant owner/operator Pip Heney says goodbye to an Ashburton institution. part of her life came to a close. It was a big day for her on Monday, as the power went off and tradesmen arrived on site, while outgoing chattels were prepared for pick up. She had managed to sell most of these, mainly to other Canterbury restaurant operators, who turned up on the day as planned with plenty of muscle. The sold chattels included seven freezers, four fridges, two
terbury who could not just pass through Ashburton without stopping in for a meal. Regular diners turned out in their droves on Saturday night, when the kitchen put through more than 200 meals. Sunday was more relaxed, but there were many regulars and other diners making the most of the last night. Heney said she had had plenty of hugs and flowers from well-wishers as this treasured
bain-maries, one salad bay, stainless steel benches, chiller shelving and microwaves, while one till still remained. Heney will continue to be busy in the hospitality trade, operating her Eat Café at Ashburton EA Networks Centre, and continuing to cater for Rotary members who had dined at the MSA, but this time at the MSA Bowling Club. Ashburton Club and MSA manager Simon McDonnell has told
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the Guardian previously demolition work is expected to be completed mid-October, with the new ground-level restaurant completed in 2020, comprising three zones with a total seating capacity of 200. Renovation plans under way at the MSA involve demolition and rebuild of the two-storey Burnett Street section, while access to facilities will remain from the Havelock Street side.
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National champs beckon
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By Susan Sandys
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Building and operating robots is fun, say two Ashburton Intermediate students who are off to the national robotic championships. The Robocup regionals were in Christchurch last week, and Daniel Muir and Daniel Nicoloiu came second in the senior rescue category. This has qualified them for the nationwide event to be held in Dunedin on September 14. The two Daniels have had to build a robot and then write a computer programme to ensure it can complete the tasks given to it. At the regionals their robot, named Bossy the Rescuer, had to push a victim, represented by an aluminium can, out of a chemical spill, represented by a green square on a large mat. Before it could do that, Bossy had to get there first, negotiating a long road represented by a black line, move around an obstacle and climb over a ramp. “Building the robot is the easiest part,” Muir said. “But trying to start the pro-
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By Susan Sandys
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It has been the winter from hell for many Mid Cantabrians, with flu plaguing the district and hospitalising dozens. There were 36 influenza-related hospitalisations in Ashburton District between May 1 and August 31, compared to just seven for the same period last year. In addition two patients admitted to Ashburton Hospital, with pre-existing conditions, have died from influenza-related complications this year. Medical officer of health Dr Cheryl Brunton said this year’s flu season started unusually early after two relatively quiet seasons, with the dominant influenza strain having a significant impact in the community. “However, the incidence of influenza-like illness has now fallen both nationally and in Canterbury,” she said. Those most at risk from being seriously ill or developing complications from influenza were still able to receive a free flu vaccination.
Daniel Muir, Bossy the Rescuer and Daniel Nicoloiu are preparing for the national robotics championships. PHOTO SUSAN SANDYS 030919-SS-0018 gramme … you might have a small problem and sometimes that problem can lead into other problems.” The robot has light sensors
which “read” the colours on the mat, and ultrasonic sensors which detect objects. The pair are looking forward to taking Bossy to the nationals
and taking on whatever challenges come their way. “I’m nervous, excited … I was stoked to hear we were able to go down there,” Muir said.
Four attack one – street assault appalling – judge From P1 Wilson, seen later in the security footage trying to stop his co-offenders, was sentenced to 180 hours’ community work and ordered to pay $1500 to the victim. Judge Maze said the attack was an appalling piece of gratuitous street violence. “Whatever it was that started it, it really did not need to degenerate into four men attacking one
Wilson had grabbed him and pushed him backwards while the others tried to punch him. The victim fell backwards between two cars and Wilson stood on the man’s torso while the others continued their attack. Wilson later tried to stop the attack. Judge Maze said she had watched the security footage and the men had acted as a group, chasing off an associate of the victim’s. It was more good fortune
other.” The victim, who was taken to Ashburton Hospital after the attack at 9.45pm on June 28 last year, received a black eye, cut lip and ear and multiple grazes to his head. He spent the night under observation and was discharged the next day. Crown prosecutor Anne-Marie McRae said the victim and an associate had parked their vehicle at the Devon and got into an altercation with the defendants.
than good management that the victim’s injuries were not more serious. Tu was seen to deliver two punches and two kicks and then stomp three times in quick succession on the victim. The judge said while alcohol was the cause of the attack, none of the defendants were considered to have alcohol abuse problems. She accepted their remorse. She had earlier indicated a
24-month jail term for Tu, which was able to be converted to 12 months’ home detention. The Culshaws received community detention so they would keep their jobs and business viable. Wilson’s lawyer Keith Owen said the security footage did not show Tu being hit at the outset, which led to his client getting involved. Tu and the Culshaws received first strike warnings for the serious violence offence.
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■■ASHBURTON CLEAN UP DAY
Call to tidy up our town By Heather Mackenzie
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Locals who are keen to see Ashburton become litter free are being urged to come forward this weekend and take part in Ashburton Clean Up Day – a day for the community to come together and tidy up the town. Officially the nationwide 2019 G.J. Gardner Homes Clean Up Week runs from September 9 to September 15, but Litter Free Ashburton volunteers, not the types to wait around, have moved the local date forward to this coming Saturday. Litter Free Ashburton volunteers are a regular sight around the town. The group of eight meet once a month and to clean up well known trouble spots. Because they already take such pride in making the township litter free, it is an easy extension for them to get involved with the national clean up week. Volunteer Bev Skates (right) said they’d love to have more people on board this weekend. “We would like to see a large group of people turn out on Saturday, young and old.” The group will be on hand to supply bags and gloves and to co-ordinate the helpers. Rubbish collected will be taken away via the Ashburton District Council event trailer and recycling will be dealt with appropriately. Eco Educate’s Lesley Ottey will also be involved on the day. “We will be there with high-vis vests and litter pickers,” the Rethink educator said. “Let’s get out and give Ashburton a spring clean. “Involve your friends and family, as many people as you can. Even if each person picks up one piece of rubbish, the difference will be huge.” “Clean your street, your local park, anywhere that needs it. Be proud rubbish-free Kiwis.” The event begins on Saturday with a 10am meeting in the West Street car park and runs to 1pm.
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Right – The call has gone out to make Ashburton litter free this weekend. PHOTO ASHBURTON GUARDIAN
Three-plus hours to fight vegetation fire By Jaime Pitt-MacKay Jaime.p@theguardian.co.nz
Firefighters spent more than three hours battling a vegetation fire on Sunday afternoon after a controlled burn-off became out of control in the Mt Hutt area. Fire and Emergency New Zealand spokesman Daryl Ball said the call came in just after 12.30pm. “It was a property on Wight-
mans Road in the Mt Hutt area that was a controlled burn that became out of control,” he said. “We sent units from Alford Forest, Hororata, Methven and Mount Somers and on arrival they discovered a fire that was covering an approximate area of 200 metres by 50 metres.” Ball said the most challenging factor of fighting the fire was getting access to it, but they were able to have the fire under
Mid Canty records another case of TB
control in around three and a half hours. “It didn’t take that long in the scheme of things as we are starting to throw as many resources as we can quickly which is negating some of the longer times (taken to fight vegetation fires),” he said. The fire was fought solely by ground crews and no helicopters were needed to assist. It has been a busy period for South Island firefighters at-
tempting to control vegetation fires across the island. Travel through Porters Pass was seriously affected from Sunday morning onwards following a fire in Department of Conservation land. On Monday morning it was confirmed the fire had burnt 270 hectares of DOC and private land. An investigation into the cause of the fire is under way.
Ashburton District has recorded a third confirmed case of tuberculosis (TB) for this year. Health authorities are not concerned by the relatively high incidence of the disease compared to average. Medical officer of health Cheryl Brunton said while the average number of cases has been between zero to one per year, the number in any year may be higher simply by chance. “In a district with a small population, the number of cases of an uncommon disease may vary widely year by year,” Dr Brunton said. The confirmed case is one of two TB cases notified for last month, with the second not having been confirmed at this stage. People with tuberculosis don’t always show symptoms, Dr Brunton said. Symptoms could be similar to other illnesses, with the most common symptoms being a cough lasting three weeks or more, often with thick phlegm, as well as tiredness, night sweats, weight loss and swollen glands, usually in the neck. “Coughing up blood is a widely known symptom of TB, but if this occurs, it is usually later in the illness,” Dr Brunton said. “If you think you may have TB, it’s important to see your doctor as TB is a serious illness. Your GP can arrange tests to see if you’re infected and refer you for treatment by a specialist if you have the disease.” According to the World Health Organisation, TB remains the world’s deadliest infectious killer. About half those with active TB will die if they do not receive treatment, and almost 4500 people lose their lives daily to the disease. It is caused by bacteria which spreads through microscopic droplets released into the air from an infected person coughing, sneezing or talking.
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Flying fox down for repairs
Prison for violence A man with 20 previous convictions for violence was jailed for six months when he appeared in the Ashburton District Court yesterday on a charge of assaulting a woman. Jeremy Alan Reuben had already been in custody for 108 days, so the prison term had effectively been served, said Judge Joanna Maze. Reuben had delivered 5-6 punches to the head and body of his victim. “The vulnerability of the blows to the head cannot be over-emphasised and a single blow to the head can be fatal and cause lasting serious injury,” the judge said. “So this is not a minor matter.” The victim experienced concussion-like symptoms following the attack. Reuben had been in custody on remand since May 31 waiting for the case to be dealt with.
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The Ashburton Domain’s iconic flying fox is out of action for a couple of weeks as repairs are carried out. Council staff are currently in the process of repairing a child-proof gate at the bottom of the new stairway, while the trolley is also being repaired, said Ashburton District Council business support group manager Paul Brake. “We are currently repairing a child-proof pool gate at the bottom of the new stairway that was vandalised shortly after it was installed recently,” he said. “The new stairway was built to allow easier access up to the platform. Extra bracing was also added to the structure and some general repairs and maintenance were carried out. “At present we are waiting for the trolley to be repaired and expect it to be completed within one to two weeks.”
Police hit a brick wall in May district-wide crime spree Jaime.p@theguardian.co.nz
Ashburton Police have been left frustrated after no leads were generated after turning to the nation’s television audience in a bid to help crack the case of the district-wide crime spree that occurred in May. In a July episode of the popular television show Police Ten 7, the story of the crime spree that occurred across the district in the early hours of May 24 featured. Detective Craig Clare said they had been unable to arrest anyone in relation to the case and had hit a brick wall which was why they decided to do the story, but it also failed to generate any information. “We have not heard a thing unfortunately,” he said. “Nobody gave me a call or even popped a note in to my letterbox with a name. “We will just have to park it up and wait until any infor-
mation is found as we have exhausted every avenue.” Spanning five hours, the crime spree began at the Z petrol station in Tinwald, where a person who was travelling in a stolen green Toyota Prado smashed open the glass door to the store and stole a large quantity of cigarettes. The offender then travelled south to Hinds, while being followed by a local security firm vehicle. In Hinds, the offender then used their vehicle to ram the security firm’s vehicle. From there, the vehicle carried on to Mayfield, where a police car pulled in behind the stolen vehicle. The vehicle was then reversed into the police car, ramming it and disabling it. “It was a very cops and robbers situation,” Clare said. Mt Somers was the next destination for the offender, where the situation took a more seri-
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ous turn. The stolen vehicle was parked behind the Mt Somers General Store and the offender exited the vehicle and entered a nearby house, turning on lights and rummaging through drawers until he was able to find a set of keys. The first stolen vehicle was set alight, destroying it, the carport it was parked under and a nearby shed and vegetation as the offender drove off after stealing another vehicle. Clare said it was a very distressing situation for the young couple in the house and that the decision to set the vehicle alight was a dangerous decision. “The fire is the most alarming part as it could’ve led to serious injury or death,” he said. The offender has then travelled along the inland scenic route in the second stolen vehicle to Christchurch and has set it alight after a short pursuit
near the Christchurch International Airport that police abandoned due to the dangerous driving of the offender. The green Toyota Prado that was used at the beginning of the crime spree was stolen in Methven between 1pm and 3pm on May 23, and Clare said he was hopeful that someone may have seen the offender driving the vehicle in the township at that time and may be able to identify that person. Police believe the offender to be a caucasian male who is approximately 6ft tall and he was wearing black pants with Athletics Team and 23 in white writing on the left leg. If anyone has any information, they are asked to call 0800 107-4636 and to press the number five on their phone. Alternatively, information can be supplied confidentially via crimestoppers 0800 555 111 or direct to the Ashburton Police on 03 307 8400.
It’s the job of the Council to make decisions on behalf of our community that will make Ashburton a better place to live, work and play. In the last three years we’ve seen decisions that have gone against the strong wishes of the community, like the permanent closure of the Ashburton i-Site Centre. The plan to move the water feature from East Street, initially voted for by a majority of Council, was never feasible. Those involved in the original design and construction agreed it would cost far more than the Council estimated. That poor decision took weeks to unwind. Every day that Council spends wasting time on nonsense is a day they’re not discussing the big challenges and opportunities our district faces. Keep a lid on rates | Quality infrastructure | Responsible governance Vote John Falloon for Ashburton Ward to get the basics right.
Two bodies found Two bodies have been discovered on West Coast beaches within 24 hours. A man’s body was discovered at about 3.40pm on Piha Beach on Monday afternoon, while a second body was found on Muriwai Beach yesterday. A tourist spotted the body in the water and United North Piha surf lifesavers were called and retrieved the Piha beach body. Yesterday police recovered a body from Muriwai Beach. Area Commander Inspector Mark Fergus said formal identification processes were still to be carried out, however police believed it was the man they have been searching for since the weekend. - NZME
Dispute over body The family of a Canterbury musician who died after being hit by a car 11 days ago are battling a woman they say is an “ex-girlfriend” to have his body released for a funeral. Colin McCormick, 44, was struck by a car on Beach Rd outside Kaiapoi about 1.10am on Friday, August 23. He died at the scene. But a row over what to do with his body has erupted in the days following his death. A North Canterbury woman has been named next-of-kin, which his blood relatives dispute. They say the body should be released to them so they can give him a big funeral send-off. - NZME
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■■WORLD PLOUGHING CHAMPIONSHIPS
Kiwi ploughmen make their way home The Kiwi contingent at the World Ploughing Champs in North America was busy yesterday cleaning tractors and ploughs for packing into containers for a return trip to New Zealand. Timaru ploughman Bob Mehrtens was 10th in the reversible competition, while Ian Woolley was 10th in the conventional. Group spokesman Alan Wills said the two tractors and ploughs were being thoroughly steamcleaned at a workshop owned by a local called Big Bear, who had become a big fan of the Kiwis. For the 66th world championship in Baudette, Minnesota, at the weekend, the weather was ideal, despite the results being a little disappointing. The weather was sunny but quite windy on day one, but calm and overcast on day two. “For the Americans and WPO it had to be a successful event. A big crowd on the Saturday all positioned on the walkway between two long banks,” Wills said. “The American people from the trailer park were there ‘rooting for us’ on both days. They, like Big Bear, were totally intrigued with it all.” The competition was livestreamed around the world for
Tractors and ploughs being steam-cleaned in readiness for the trip back to New Zealand. other fans. “There was a somewhat subdued atmosphere within our camp after the stubble results were announced. Both Ian and Bob were disappointed with their position in the field.
“Saturday was a new day of course and both of our ploughmen produced good plots resulting in both being 10th overall.” Wills said the winner of the conventional class, Andrew Mitchell, had won the reversible class
on five previous occasions. Two young ploughmen from Northern Ireland won bronze in each class and the reversible champion was Marco Angst of Switzerland. “A super young guy and the Swiss cabin was just behind ours.
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They partied well into the small hours.” Wills said the Kenyans had also improved, with their conventional ploughman finishing 21st from 26 and their reversible competitor finishing 23rd.
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■■GREEN PARTY OUTRAGE
‘Transphobic’ article sparks exits By Boris Jancic NZME
The Green Party has caused outrage among its members by publishing an article criticising the party’s push for trans rights in its official magazine. The article, written by long-time Green Party member Jill Abigail, appeared in the latest edition of party publication Te Awa and said some “older feminists” within the party were concerned the party was putting gender identity over the rights of biological women. Abigail was particularly critical of MP Jan Logie’s comments in a previous issue that: “We continue to push for progress on LGBTQI+ freedoms, and resist the backlash that’s trying to undermine our trans and gender diverse whanau and roll back their hardwon rights”. “I am a lesbian, supposedly under their umbrella, but I am part of the backlash,” Abigail wrote. She said while trans people were vulnerable and “justly” claiming their right to equal treatment, the free speech of those who opposed “male-bodied trans women” entering “female-only spaces” was being shut down with accusations of hate speech. The article was taken down after a about week, following a series of complaints by members. Online, various party members described the article as transphobic and some have gone as far as to call it hate speech. A few
Greens co-leader Marama Davidson apologised on social media for the harm caused by the article. came to Abigail’s defence, particularly on grounds of free speech. The Herald understands the party’s Rainbow wing had lodged a complaint, but requests for comment were not answered. Te Awa is put together by a board of volunteers independent of the party’s politicians. The editor declined to comment on Tuesday. In a statement, a spokesman for the party
said the board had apologised. “We regret that the article was published without a response or right of reply from the affected community, and that our party policy wasn’t made clear,” he said. “The Green Party upholds the value of diversity and inclusion and we want to reassure members of this.” A long-time member and former candi-
date for the Green Party, speaking on condition of anonymity, called for the board to resign to allow for fresh elections. “They were … not sorry, didn’t see a problem, that it would stay up, and felt we were overreacting.” The member said the inference trans women were not real women was offensive and “tremendously unfair”. “Trans people already struggle enough with not being able to have gender reassignment surgery without women being scared they’re going to be sexually assaulted by them because they still have a penis. It can’t get more bigoted than that.” Another member said she had resigned from the party over what she said was a lack of action, and that others had done the same. MP Logie took to Facebook, outlining the party’s position amid the criticism. “We have an urgent human rights challenge to realise the rights of trans and non-binary people,” she said. “I don’t think it’s in anyway acceptable to suggest those rights threaten anyone else.” Greens co-leader Marama Davidson, also on Facebook, apologised for the harm caused by the article. “We are actively working on resolving this,” she said. Both MPs declined to comment on the matter on Tuesday. The Herald has been unable to contact Abigail.
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OUR VIEW
Birthdays now more about everyone else Y
esterday my body clock officially completed another full turn and a number I tend not to look at too often grew higher by one. I really struggled to curb my enthusiasm. Cue the sarcastic undertones. There are many sayings around about birthdays, some really good and some not quite so good or clean but my favourite about sums it all up, I reckon. It’s that birthdays are a lot like donuts, sometimes it’s better not to remember how many you’ve had. I’m not a birthday Grinch or anything like that, I think I’ve just finally reached that point in my life where, like so many of you out there in the community I’m
sure, just see it as another day on the calendar. And so, I’ve chosen to treat it like that. But my question is, am I right in doing so? Now as a fast-ripening 32-yearold, I know I’m not exactly at the point where I could consider myself as heading over the hill or anything like that, but my enthusiasm for birthday celebrations have certainly waned considera-
bly in the past few years. So, I did what any person my age would do if they didn’t know the answer to a question and I asked my good friend Google. At what age should I stop enjoying my birthday – I typed. Of course, that brought forward a plethora of results and studies, none of which actually made an awful lot of sense to me, but I read on anyway. It was shown, through a study, that most people begin to lessen their excitement around days of birth once they reach the age of 31 – that made sense considering my thoughts on the day had changed notably in the past few years. It also suggested that it then became a point of looking for-
ward to notable milestones such as the 40th, 50th and 60th as opposed to taking it year by year. Again, I couldn’t disagree. But what I couldn’t find anywhere, and to be honest I expected to find it was that priorities change as we get older. For me, the most important thing about birthdays now is family. Anyone who has kids will know how excited young ones get about days such as birthdays and the joy that they take in terms of presents, parties and cakes. But it’s also that chance to get everyone together again and spend time with your extended family, almost as though it’s the only occasion worth doing so. Sadly, for many families, it
is the only occasion in which it happens. My philosophy now is that we can’t be 100 per cent certain that we’ll make another birthday, or in some cases more importantly, whether others in our lives will be able to make it either, so seizing that opportunity to get everyone near and dear to you together to mark the occasion is the most special part of it all. So, after starting my day of birth yesterday wondering whether it was actually any different to any other day of the year at all, I’m looking at ending it being grateful for what I’ve got and who is around in my life. A thought process we should probably all think about on such occasions.
barb pierced his chest. In 2010, a 7.1 earthquake rocked Canterbury. The earthquake which struck at 4.35am on a Saturday morning was felt by many people in the South Island and southern North Island. There was considerable damage in central Canterbury, especially in Christchurch, but no loss of life. A plane crashed soon after taking off from Fox Glacier airstrip, killing all nine people on board. The Walter Fletcher FU-24 was piloted by 33-year-old Chaminda Senadhira and carried four skydiving instructors and four skydivers who were touring the West Coast on a Kiwi Experience bus trip. In 2017, Texas emergency management officials said at least
60 deaths were attributed to Hurricane Harvey. Ten years ago: A German army colonel called in a US airstrike on a pair of hijacked tanker trucks in northern Afghanistan, resulting in civilian casualties. (German officials said up to 142 people were believed to have died or been injured; Afghan leaders estimated 30 to 40 civilians were killed.) Five years ago: 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. One year ago: Amazon became the second publicly-traded company to reach $1 trillion in market value, following closely behind Apple.
Comic actor Bill Daily, the sidekick to leading men on TV’s I Dream of Jeannie and The Bob Newhart Show, died in New Mexico at the age of 91. Today’s birthdays: Actress Mitzi Gaynor is 88. Soul singer Sonny Charles is 79. Actor Kenneth Kimmins is 78. Singer Merald “Bubba” Knight is 77. Actress Jennifer Salt is 75. Rhythm-andblues musician Ronald LaPread is 69. Actress Judith Ivey is 68. Rock musician Martin Chambers is 68. Actor Lawrence Hilton-Jacobs is 66. Actress Khandi Alexander is 62. Actor-comedian Damon Wayans Sr. is 59. Rock musician Kim Thayil is 59. Actor Richard Speight Jr. is 50. Actor Noah Taylor is 50. Actress Ione Skye is 49. Actor-singer James Monroe
Iglehart is 45. Pop-rock singerDJ-musician-producer Mark Ronson is 44. Rhythm-and-blues singer Richard Wingo is 44. Rock musician Ian Grushka is 42. Actor Wes Bentley is 41. Actor Max Greenfield is 40. Singer Dan Miller is 39. Singer Beyonce Knowles is 38. Country singer-musician Tom Gossin (Gloriana) is 38. Actresscomedian Whitney Cummings is 37. Actor-comedian Kyle Mooney is 35. Folk-rock musician Neyla Pekarek is 33. Pop-rock singersongwriter James Bay is 29. Actor Carter Jenkins is 28. Actor Trevor Gagnon is 24. Thought for today: “Yesterday is history, tomorrow is a mystery, today is God’s gift, that’s why we call it the present.” — Joan Rivers (1933-2014). - AP
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TODAY IN HISTORY Today is Wednesday, September 4, the 247th day of 2019. There are 118 days left in the year. Today’s highlight in history: On Sept. 4, 1998, Internet services company Google filed for incorporation in California. On this date: In 1781, Los Angeles was founded by Spanish settlers under the leadership of Governor Felipe de Neve. In 1863, soon after leaving Nelson for Napier, the Delaware was wrecked in what is now known as Delaware Bay. Accounts of the incident often focus on the heroism of Hūria Mātenga, one of five local Māori who helped the crew get ashore. In 1944, during World War Two, British troops liberated Antwerp, Belgium. In 1951, President Harry S. Truman addressed the nation from the Japanese peace treaty conference in San Francisco in the first live, coast-to-coast television broadcast. 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 1969, the Food and Drug Administration issued a report calling birth control pills “safe,” despite a slight risk of fatal bloodclotting disorders linked to the pills. In 1971, an Alaska Airlines jet crashed near Juneau, killing all 111 people on board. 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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Warmer days signal start of road construction season T
here seemed to be a collective sigh of content around the district this past week, as the sunny weather and warmth of spring started to settle in. The new season signals a few things for residents: blossoming gardens, hay fever and ever-increasing sunlight hours come to mind, but from the council’s perspective, it’s also the start of major roading programmes. Warmer weather means the conditions are right for road construction projects to begin. This financial year, there are four main rehabilitation projects to get under way. Rehabilitations are the kind of road works that require the most investment and result in significantly improved roads. They involve undercutting failed pavement, metal course construction, sealing, drainage and – in most cases, widening of the road. Beach Road from Chalmers Avenue to Trevors Road is the first
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cab off the ranks this season, with work starting this month. Arundel Rakaia Gorge Road and Fords Road in the high country will be up next, and our ongoing upgrades on Thompsons Track will pick up from where they finished last year. Progress on the Ashburton CBD revitalisation means that footpath, kerb and channel renewals and road construction will be carried out as well, bringing the total amount of money to be spent on rehabilitation this year to an estimated $4.53 million. On top of this, roading crews will be out completing chip-
seal resurfacing on around 60 different sites across the district. Combined with resurfacing in the CBD, this will be around $2.95 million. Of course, this work doesn’t include any of the maintenance activities that will also be completed on sealed and unsealed roads. Just over $1 million will be going towards sealed road maintenance. This includes digging out sections of road pavement, fixing potholes, filling in edge breaks and water cutting. Some of the roads programmed to receive this work are Tinwald Westerfield Mayfield Road, Racecourse Road, Barkers Road, Beach Road and Arundel Rakaia Gorge Road. Collectively, it makes for a very busy and constructive year for Ashburton District roads, which – as has been reported before, is the third largest rural roading network in the whole country.
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stares at the menu and I see her freeze up, so I suggest: “Go for the dish you like best.” “Well, I haven’t tried them all so I don’t know which one I like best.” “Then pick one you haven’t tried.” “I might not like it.” You see the dilemma? And this is what we are increasingly faced with on a daily basis. It’s not just bread and the lunch menu but most things around us, jobs, cars, houses, even partners. So many choices that we fail to commit. But who is missing out here? You are. Each choice is an opportunity to gain something, at the very least knowledge and experience. Yes, you may pick a dud, but next time you make that choice, you’ll be a hell of a lot wiser and smarter. Nothing’s lost. Yet so many of us worry about the “what-ifs” instead of experimenting with our choices and developing sound judgement
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Decisions, decisions; they’re becoming harder D on’t you find making decisions in today’s world a lot harder than it used to be? What if we get it wrong? What if something better comes along? What if I change my mind? What if I miss out? Its anxiety provoking! FOMO – Fear Of Missing Out – I believe that’s the term for it. What if your decision leads you to miss out on something more spectacular? The problem with FOMO is that there is always going to be something else that is different, it may even be better and, again, it may not. We simply do not own a highly-tuned crystal ball. So we stall, delay and eventually wind ourselves up so much, that no decision is ever made. I believe that it stems from having too many choices. I like choices, the freedom to pick and choose what I desire. But too many choices can be frustrating. Take bread … When I first started living my adult life I could choose from wholemeal or white bread. Now we have whole grain, gluten free, seedy bread, purple grain, sprouted, wholemeal with flaxseed, white with oats, and somewhere in the mix is regular wholemeal and white bread. Damn it, all I want is a cheese sandwich! Only last week, I took my daughter out to lunch and she
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LETTERS EMAIL US/WRITE US editor@theguardian.co.nz with our decision making. Take a moment to consider the decision making process. Perhaps we are trying to mentally calculate whether the choice is the right one or the wrong one. That builds skill, for sure. Yet we can make a decision emotionally too, can we not? We’ve all made those emotional decisions in the heat of the moment, when we were fired up, angry or in love/ lust. Personally, I like to rely on gut instinct, that first response that happens in about a nano-second before we override it with emotional and intellectual chatter. That instantaneous instinct that just knows, but we choose to ignore. That moment when you know but don’t really know why you
know. That’s the one I like. It’s got me into so many interesting situations, challenged me, stretched me and, along the way, has been the best thing for me. Because it’s not about a moral decision (is it ‘right’ or ‘wrong’?). It’s about the right fit for me at this moment in time. Is it what I need right now? And once that decision is made, you can relax and devote your energy and time making of it what you desire. Sahera has a background in engineering with two engineering degrees that provided her with a strategic way of thinking and is now a strategic intervention coach, clinical hypnotherapist and NLP practitioner. www.saheralaing.com
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Trump downplays tests NZME As North Korea fired off a series of missiles in recent months – at least 18 since May – President Donald Trump has repeatedly dismissed their importance as short-range and “very standard” tests. And although he has conceded “there may be a United Nations violation,” the president says any concerns are overblown. Kim Jong Un, North Korea’s leader, Trump explained recently, just “likes testing missiles”. Now, American intelligence officials and outside experts have come to a far different conclusion: that the launchings downplayed by Trump, including two late last month, have allowed Kim to test missiles with greater range and manoeuvrability that could overwhelm US defences in the region. Japan’s defence minister, Takeshi Iwaya, told reporters in Tokyo last week that the irregular trajectories of the most recent tests were more evidence of a programme designed to defeat the defences Japan has deployed, with US technology, at sea and on shore. Kim’s flattery of Trump with beguiling letters and episodic meetings offering vague assurances of eventual nuclear disarmament, some outside experts say, are part of what they call the North Korean leader’s strategy of buying time to improve his arsenal despite all the sanctions on North Korea. The rapid improvements in the shortrange missiles not only put Japan and South Korea in increased danger but also threaten at least eight US bases in those countries housing more than 30,000 troops, according to an analysis of the missile ranges by The New York Times. Such missiles, experts say, could be designed to carry either conventional or nuclear warheads. “Kim is exploiting loopholes in his agreements with President Trump pretty brilliantly,” said Vipin Narang, a political-science professor at MIT who studies North Korean weapon advances. “These are mobile-launched, they move fast, they fly very low, and they are manoeuvrable. “That’s a nightmare for missile defence. “And it’s only a matter of time before those technologies are migrated to longerrange missiles.” Trump says that Kim committed to him during a meeting in Singapore 14 months ago that he would refrain from testing intercontinental ballistic missiles and con-
No more holding hands Kristen Stewart was told she would ruin her chances of landing a role in a Marvel movie if she was seen holding her girlfriend’s hand in public. The Twilight star – currently dating Stella Maxwell – decided to re-evaluate the types of people she works with in the film industry after someone told her that her sexuality would impact the likelihood of her securing a big part in a superhero blockbuster. “I have been told: ‘If you just like do yourself a favour, and don’t go out holding your girlfriend’s hand in public, you might get a Marvel movie.’ I don’t want to work with people like that.”
A North Korean missile, capable of carrying nuclear weapons, blasts off. ducting nuclear tests while negotiations are under way, and he has kept those promises even though there have been no substantive talks since a second summit in Hanoi, Vietnam, in February resulted in an impasse. But North Korean state-run media made clear last week that the country feels no such limits when it comes to improving other missile technologies, saying it would never accede to the West’s demand “for disarmament under pressure and appeasement of ‘international society.’ “ By pushing ahead with short-range missile tests, though, Kim has managed to sow divisions between the United States and its main allies in Asia. That was evident recently when Trump met with Prime Minister Shinzo Abe of Japan and once again dismissed the importance of the launches. Abe, usually an ardent supporter of Trump, immediately contradicted him, telling reporters that all of North Korea’s tests have violated UN Security Council resolutions. Although Trump acknowledged that “there may be a United Nations violation,” he appears unwilling to make statements or take actions that could call into ques-
tion what he considers his warm relationship with Kim, which the president believes is crucial to ending decades long hostilities with the North. For his part, Kim has not been shy about touting the latest missile advances, attending many of the tests and releasing photographs of post-launch celebrations with his missile brain trust, a group of officers who have steadily continued weapons development while diplomacy has sputtered. An estimate by the Defence Intelligence Agency, circulated to select officials inside the US government this summer, estimates that the North has also produced enough fuel for roughly a dozen new nuclear weapons since the historic talks in Singapore. Other intelligence agencies have “more conservative numbers,” one former senior official said, but all point to an expanding cache of bombs. Defence Secretary Mark Esper told reporters recently that “we are concerned” about North Korea’s missile tests, but that “we’re not going to overreact” in the interest of preserving efforts at a diplomatic solution.
Potter spells ‘are real’ A Catholic school in Tennessee has removed the Harry Potter books from its library after the school’s priest decided they could cause a reader to conjure evil spirits. In an email obtained by The Tennessean, the Rev. Dan Reehil of Nashville’s St. Edward Catholic School said he consulted exorcists in the US and Rome who recommended removing the books. Reehil wrote, “The curses and spells used in the books are actual curses and spells; which when read by a human being risk conjuring evil spirits into the presence of the person reading the text.”
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HK leader ‘would resign if she could’ NZME Hong Kong’s embattled leader Carrie Lam has said she “would resign if she could”, according to an audio recording of a speech she gave to a group of businesspeople last week. In often anguished remarks, she apologised for igniting the “unforgivable chaos” in the city and said her room to respond was “very limited” as the Chinese government now considers the protest movement a national security issue.
“If I have a choice,” she said, “the first thing is to quit, having made a deep apology.” The audio recording of the speech, given in English, was obtained by Reuters and gives the clearest indication yet of the weakness of the Hong Kong government in relation to Beijing, which has not faced a political crisis this severe since the Tiananmen Square protests in 1989. Lam has long denied being a puppet of the Chinese government but reports have con-
sistently made clear that the Communist Party is effectively calling the shots on how to handle the crisis. However, Lam was adamant the Chinese military will not intervene. She said there was “absolutely no plan” to deploy the People’s Liberation Army and that China has imposed no deadline on ending the unrest, preferring to ride out any economic cost. The chief executive, who was chosen as city leader in 2017,
spoke of her sadness at being unable to walk the city or visit hair salons such is the anger at her government. However, she was bitterly self-critical about the decision to try and pass the extradition bill that kicked off the protests, saying the decision was nothing to do with Beijing. “This is not something instructed, coerced by the central government,” she said, adding “this has proven to be very unwise given the circumstances.”
Thorne ‘mentally distorted’ Bella Thorne, the 21-year-old ex-Disney star, Instagram provocateur, cat enthusiast, weed entrepreneur, porn director and fanatical crafter, wanted more glitter. She yanked a length of sparkling pink yarn around a wooden shuttle and wove it back and forth across a loom. A videographer traced the zigzag movement, but Thorne would never post this to Instagram. Her 21.3 million followers don’t go for arts and crafts. They would never appreciate it, she said. “My mind is a little mentally distorted right now,” she said. Last year, she told a camera crew from Vogue that she can earn $65,000 for a social media post.
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Last week, Spark changed tack and said it would bump its stream back to 60fps. This sort of tweaking was always going to happen, but just 18 days from RWC kickoff is cutting it fine. 4. The delay The All Blacks’ squad announcement highlighted that Spark Sport runs behind traditional broadcast TV. Latch put this down to the need to encode video for many different types of devices. For RWC games themselves, Spark will also have to get a feed via satellite from Japan, process it via partner TVNZ, send it on to partner iStreamPlanet in the US then deliver it back to NZ via content delivery partner Akamai. All told, the delay will be between 20 and 40 seconds, Latch said last week. That leaves plenty of time for seeing spoilers via social media or liveblogs, or hearing them via radio. 5. What next? Recently-departed Spark boss Simon Moutter was bullish on sport. His successor, Hodson, seems to be dialling down expectations. She has made a point of saying the telco will maintain its dividend next year, and said – three times – during a Herald interview that Spark will only bid for further sports content where it sees a commercial return. In contrast, new Sky chief executive Martin Stewart is all guns blazing on sport. He said at the company’s fullyear result that it had suspended its dividend and opened a new $200m credit line as war chest moves to prepare itself for the streaming wars – and content rights fights – ahead. Stewart has made no secret that he’s willing to bid till it hurts, and absorb no little short-term pain, in an effort to scare off Spark. That means even if the Rugby World Cup goes perfectly for Spark – and odds-on, it won’t – Spark’s Hodson, and her board, will still face a tough go-hard or go home decision. Personally, I hope she goes hard. Streaming offers punters far more content, and much more control over how they access it. Consumers will be the winners if Spark keeps pushing Sky to go further with online content. But neither am I going to go easy on Spark Sport, as my inbox constantly fills with complaints. Call it tough love.
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broadband or Wi-Fi isn’t up to snuff. I imagine that will be magnified 1000x as rugby fans pile on – and by Spark’s own estimate, it will be a last-minute pile on. The company recently said it expected 50 per cent of signups to its app to arrive in the final two weeks. It just takes time for people to acclimatise to streaming, and wrap their heads around the various concepts involved, even when everything’s working flawlessly. That’s time that Spark just doesn’t have. Spark Sport head Jeff Latch said that one issue is that a number of people have bought a Rugby World Cup Tournament Pass but have yet to access its library content to give the service a workout. To help gee things along, Spark Sport will stream the South Africa v Japan warm-up game this Friday. Latch encourages people to jump in and give it a go. 3. Last minute device support The easiest way to watch Spark Sport is through an app on a smart TV (that is, most TVs sold these days, which often run on the same Android software that powers many phones and laptops). Samsung was onboard from the get-go, but it was never clear when Sony, Panasonic and LG would come onboard. All have now joined the party, but in LG’s case, only with one foot in the door. Spark Sport head Jeff Latch said last week, “Spark Sport will soon launch on 2019 LG TVs. “However, despite extensive collaboration between Spark Sport app development and the device manufacturer, the Spark Sport app experiences significant issues playing on 2017 and 2018 LG TVs, so the app will not be made available on these devices before the Rugby World Cup.” There’s no support for Microsoft’s Xbox or Sony’s PlayStation, perhaps the two most common devices that Kiwis use to get internet-delivered content to a regular telly. With more time, surely game console support would have been on Spark’s agenda. There’s also been chopping and changing in technical strategy, with Spark last month chopping down video quality from 60 frames per second to 30fps to help smooth performance on older laptops and older models of Google’s popular Chromecast widget.
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ith less than three weeks to go until the 2019 Rugby World Cup kicks off in Japan, Spark Sport faces several unresolved issues. Here’s a look at the five most thorny, as the clock ticks down. 1. Technical wobbles New Spark chief executive Jolie Hodson recently told the Herald that Spark Sport is now technically up to snuff, with 99.99 per cent uptime, and that the telco’s main focus is now on an education campaign. That pledge wasn’t borne out by Spark Sport English Premier League coverage over the weekend, however, when Spark acknowledged problems with the streams for two games (Newcastle v Watford and Southampton v Manchester United) and drew complaints about highlights packages that were late to appear, and then which initially went online with no audio. Spark says it has gold-plated things at its end, and that it can handle any crush of traffic that arrives for RWC games. Problems have occurred with third-party providers, it says. That might be true, but viewers don’t care where along the streaming foodchain a problem lies. Managing the whole chain is part of what it means to be a broadcaster. Spark’s board and management will be getting nervous that, so far into its World Cup dress rehearsal, Spark Sport is still not putting in seamless performances. The Herald has heard whispers that Spark’s board will assess Spark’s performance after the first game of the RWC. If there was any meltdown – or just too many glitches and user problems to stomach – the nuclear option would be to move all games to free-to-air on TVNZ (the state-owned broadcaster is already playing a major safety net role). As things stand it will show all of the All Blacks pool games and the ABs’ assumed quarter-final on just a one-hour delay, with no ad breaks thrown in – at least beyond those that feature on Spark Sport – plus the semis and the final live. 2. Running out of time for education Broadly speaking, New Zealand is a nation of two halves. There’s the 50 per cent who are Netflix-comfortable, and the 50 per cent who don’t know Chromecast from their elbow. Many rugby fans fall into the latter camp. They don’t know how to set things up in their lounge so content can stream from their laptop to their big screen TV and, more, they resent being forcemarched into a change if they want to see every RWC game. When I’m watching social media complaints about Spark Sport’s Premier League coverage, some are due to genuine technical issues at Spark’s end, but many are due to people getting confused about the various technologies involved, or drowning because their home
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For the love of a good spud Potatoes are an absolute Kiwi staple. Year round they’re available at a reasonable price and with a wide range of varieties on the market, there’s a potato for every dish. Floury, waxy or all purpose. They’re easy to grow, easy to cook and are equally at home simply boiled or mashed, on top of other ingredients or as the main ingredient in a tasty bake.
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6 medium potatoes 250ml sour cream 1 packet (40g) of dry French onion soup mix 1C (125g) grated tasty cheese 1C chopped, cooked vegetables ■■ Pre-heat oven to 200 degrees C. ■■ Grease a baking dish with canola cooking spray or a little butter. ■■ Scrub potatoes and slice thinly leaving skin on. ■■ In a mixing bowl mix sour cream and French onion soup mix until well combined. ■■ Layer potatoes and sour cream mixture in baking dish starting with potatoes on the bottom, ■■ Top with grated cheese. ■■ Bake for about an hour.
50g butter 4 leeks, finely sliced 1T seed mustard Salt and pepper 1.5kg floury potatoes 300ml cream 1/2 C grated tasty cheese ■■ Preheat oven to 180°C. ■■ Melt butter in a frying pan and then gently cook leeks until tender. ■■ Mix in seed mustard and season to taste. ■■ Peel potatoes and thinly slice. ■■ Butter a 20 x 30cm baking dish and layer potatoes and leeks in it, seasoning as you go. ■■ Pour over cream and then bake for 30 to 40 minutes until potatoes are tender. ■■ Remove from oven, sprinkle with cheese, then return to oven until cheese is golden and bubbling.
■■ Preheat the oven to 190°C. ■■ Mix the eggs, milk, garlic, salt, bacon and 3T chopped chives. Reserve. ■■ Using 1 tablespoon of oil, oil a 20cm square ovenproof dish. ■■ Layer one third of potatoes evenly into the dish ■■ Pour over one third of the egg mixture, making sure bacon and chives are evenly distributed. ■■ Repeat with the remaining twothirds of the potatoes and egg mixture. ■■ Sprinkle the cheese evenly on top. ■■ Cover loosely with foil and place in the oven for 45 minutes. ■■ Uncover and bake a further 15 minutes until the potatoes are tender and everything is bubbling and golden.
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TEST YOURSELF Test yourself with the Guardian’s weekday quiz 1 - Which film series would you associate with producer Cubby Broccoli? a. Star Wars b. Lord of the Rings c. James Bond 2 - What is the smallest of the four main islands of Japan? a. Shikoku b. Hokkaido c. Honshu 3 - Which was the first US president to address the American people on TV? a. Dwight D. Eisenhower b. John F. Kennedy c. Franklin D. Roosevelt 4 - Numpty is an affectionate Scottish term meaning what? a. Friend b. Spouse c. Idiot 5 - What is the diameter of an Olympic-standard table tennis ball? a. 30mm b. 40mm c. 50mm 6 - What name is given to the practice of reading and creating codes? a. Cryptology b. Cartography c. Codology 7 - In which country would you find the test match venue of Galle? a. Sri Lanka b. India c. South Africa 8 - What part of the human body is most affected by cellulite? a. Skin b. Teeth c. Hair
5 6 9 7 1 2 6 4 2 4 3 2 8 6 5 Chinaku Mutonhori, 7, checks out the Ashburton District Council’s rustic but beautiful signage recently. PHOTO SIMON MUTONHORI 2 9 7 GOODIE GIVEAWAY YESTERDAY’S 7 8 1 2 ANSWERS If you would like to go into the draw to win a copy of Rocketman DVD, write your name, phone 4 3 5 number and the DVD’s title on the back of an envelope and send to:
Taking a pitstop at the Ashburton District Council
The Ashburton Guardian gives readers a chance to win DVDs courtesy of Universal Pictures. Winners will be announced in this column the following week, so keep looking! If you see your name in the winner’s box, come into the Guardian and claim your prize. ID may be required. Winners have two months to claim their DVDs.
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Winners of The Hustle are: Rose Trudgeon, Cheryl Kerr and Lisa Kiesanowski.
Answers: 1. James Bond 2. Shikoku 3. Franklin D. Roosevelt 4. Idiot 5. 40mm 6. Cryptology 7. Sri Lanka 8. Skin.
QUICK MEAL
Steamed salmon 500g boned salmon fillet 4 nori sheets 1t miso paste 1t rice vinegar 1t mirin Seaweed salad 1C shelled edamame beans 8 small umeboshi plums 1C fresh coriander, roughly torn up 2 small radishes, thinly sliced 1C cherry tomatoes, quartered 1C seasoned Japanese seaweed salad 1T rice vinegar ■■ Salmon: Cut your salmon fillet into 125g portions. ■■ Place each piece of salmon on top of one nori sheet.
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■■ Mix all salad ingredients together and serve with the salmon. ■■ Tips: These ingredients are all commonly available at most Asian food stores in NZ and in many supermarkets. The seaweed salad often comes frozen in a vacuum-packed plastic bag and is already seasoned with sesame oil, sesame seeds and chili. ■■ Umeboshi are salted and pickled plums from Japan, these are quite strong in flavour. You don’t need many in this dish and you may want to try one before adding to the salad just in case they aren’t to your liking. Recipe courtesy of www. seafood.co.nz Seafood New Zealand Recipe been developed by the Heart Foundation
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■■TENNIS
Monfils charges into quarters AP Gael Monfils quickly advanced to his third US Open quarter-final, needing less than an hour and a half to dispatch Pablo Andujuar 6-1, 6-2, 6-2 yesterday. Monfils, the No. 13 seed from France, was never seriously threatened against the 70th-ranked Andujar, ripping 34 winners to just four from his opponent and never losing his serve. For the 33-year-old Monfils, Flushing Meadows gives him another chance to deliver on the potential of one of the game’s great shotmakers and showmen. Though he has now advanced to at least the quarter-finals of nine Grand Slam tournaments, he has never gone further than his semi-final showings at Roland Garros in 2008 and the US Open in 2016. Monfils next takes on No. 24 Matteo Berrettini, who earlier defeated Andrey Rublev in straight sets. Meanwhile Naomi Osaka’s achy left knee didn’t let her serve without pain, so she didn’t practice that key part of her game leading into the US Open. The knee also prevented her from covering the court and preparing for shots the way she’d like. Those weren’t the only reasons that the No. 1-seeded Osaka’s 10-match winning streak at the US Open and title defence ended in the fourth round. Belinda Bencic’s clean, crisp strokes, struck with the ball still on the rise, contributed plenty to the outcome, too. Osaka joined 2018 men’s champion Novak Djokovic on the sideline before the quarter-finals, exiting with a 7-5, 6-4 loss to the 13th-seeded Bencic under a closed roof at Arthur Ashe Stadium on a rainy afternoon. Djokovic stopped playing in his fourth-rounder on Monday because of a problematic left shoulder. “I honestly didn’t move well today. You know what I mean? I felt like I was always flat-footed. “The knee was a little bit an-
Gael Monfils, of France, serves to Pablo Andujar, of Spain, on his way to a quarter-final spot at the US Open. noying in the movement aspect,” Osaka said. “But I think that that’s something I should have overcome.” As for her powerful serve, Osaka called it “inconsistent,” saying she hadn’t been working on it coming into the year’s last Grand Slam tournament “because I can’t really land on my leg that great”. Osaka made her breakthrough at Flushing Meadows a year ago, winning her first major championship by beating Serena Williams in a chaotic final that devolved after Williams got into an extended argument with the chair umpire. Osaka has been wearing a black
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sleeve on the knee and was given a pain-killing pill by a trainer midway through the second set. By then, Bencic was up a set and a break, employing a quickstrike style of taking balls early and snapping them back, rushing Osaka and not leaving her enough time to respond. It worked before: Bencic is now 3-0 against Osaka in 2019. “I don’t have the biggest power. Don’t have the most winners or most aces. But I think I can really read the opponent’s game well,” said Bencic, who will face No. 23 Donna Vekic of Croatia in the quarter-finals.
“I definitely try to do that against anyone, not only against her.” Bencic is 22, just a year older than Osaka, but her progress was slowed in recent years by injuries, including wrist surgery. Back in 2014, when she was 17, Bencic became the youngest woman into the US Open quarterfinals since 1997, when another Swiss woman, Martina Hingis, took the title. In men’s action, No. 2 Rafael Nadal’s bid for a fourth US Open trophy and 19th Slam title in all progressed via a 6-3, 3-6, 6-1, 6-2 victory over 2014 champion Marin Cilic in front of an appreciative
Ashe crowd that included Tiger Woods throwing uppercuts to celebrate spectacular shots. Nadal’s quarter-final foe will be No. 20 Diego Schwartzman, a 3-6, 6-2, 6-4, 6-3 winner against No. 6 Alexander Zverev, who was undone by 17 double-faults. “My first serve is still fine. My second serve needs to be worked on,” Zverev said. “But I’ll deal with it.” No. 24 Matteo Berrettini gave Italy its first US Open men’s quarter-finalist since 1977 and made it this far himself for the first time at any major with a 6-1, 6-4, 7-6 (6) victory over Andrey Rublev.
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■■BASKETBALL
A chance to learn important skills Special skills sessions aimed at players aged under-13 will return to Ashburton this month, as Basketball New Zealand (BBNZ) looks to groom the next wave of basketball talent. It’s the second year BBNZ has run a series of skills days nationwide and Ashburton has again been named as one of six centres around the country set to host one, on September 15. The skills days see local associations and regional stakeholders working with BBNZ to run six days of advanced basketball tutelage around the country, exposing athletes between the ages of 11 and 12 to a new style of play and familiarising them with the national set-ups concepts and tactics. BBNZ high performance general manager Leonard King said the skills days are beneficial for both the attendees and those working in the national representative space. “The Basketball New Zealand under-13 skills days are held to develop young athletes in alignment with BBNZ’s long-term development framework and stage age-appropriate skills and games. “We help athletes maximise their potential by positively in-
troducing the athletes to a series of movement competencies that can be used in any sport.” Last year’s skills days were a huge success, with well over 500 kids in attendance over the five days. The overwhelming response and registration numbers prompted BBNZ to add another site for this year’s series. King also said these days presented BBNZ with the chance to educate parents on the importance of their role in their child’s development. “The role of the parent of an athlete cannot be underestimated and is far more important than most parents realise,” King said. “Basketball New Zealand view the coach, athlete and parents as partners. A team united and committed to helping kids achieve the goals they have set for themselves.” For information on how to get involved in the skills day in Ashburton, check out the Basketball New Zealand website. Ashburton’s Skills Day will be held at the EA Networks Centre on September 15, with the girls’ session to run from 10am until 1pm and the boys’ session from 1.30pm until 4.30pm.
Basketball New Zealand high performance manager Leonard King is bringing his nationwide under-13 Skills Day series to Ashburton again next month. PHOTO ASHBURTON GUARDIAN
MC power into final In their return season to top level basketball in Christchurch, Mid Canterbury’s men have booked themselves a place in the final. They took on Atami Black in the semi-finals of Canterbury Basketball’s men’s division one competition in Christchurch on Sunday, and recovered from some early nerves to come back and take it out 83-75. The game started at pace, as both teams tried to settle into their games, and it was Atami that made the early running to shoot out to an 18-6 lead. But as the Tricroft Mid Canterbury side’s defence started to work well, they were able to increase pressure on the ball, and slowly worked their way back into the game. Atami led 24-7 at the end of the first quarter and the second initially started well for Mid Canterbury, but they continued to turn the ball over. They kept fighting though and began to find the basket, eventually drawing level at 36-all. Mid Canterbury coach Brian Kerr said the shots were dropping and Atami were getting frustrated at their offence not functioning, and Mid Canterbury finished the half with a spectacular Pip Johnston three-pointer from just in-
side his own half which put his side out to a 47-38 lead. Mid Canterbury again upped the tempo in the third, stretching their lead to 13, and things were going nicely when Atami called a timeout, followed by a change from zone to man-to-man defence. Kerr said Mid Canterbury mitigated that well, but Atami did pull a couple of baskets back to make it 6855 at the end of the third quarter. With a finals spot on the line, Atami started the fourth strong and dropped a couple of early baskets to reduce the gap to nine, but Mid Canterbury continued to find ways to keep the scoreboard ticking over. Atami kept chipping away and were able to close the gap to just two, 77-75 and alarm bells were ringing for Mid Canterbury. They had been stuck on 77 for more than four minutes, but finally they got a turnover and an easy layup which got them moving again, as their defence stepped up and shut Atami down. Atami resorted to fouling, and Mid Canterbury were able to hit a couple of free throws to take out the game 83-75 and book a spot in the final. Kerr said Mid Canterbury had appeared jittery early, were guilty of unforced
errors and missing some easy put backs, but they improved as the game progressed. “Their defence was again outstanding as they worked hard on shutting down the Atami playmakers,” Kerr said. “The big difference from last week was the boxing out on defence. They restricted Atami’s second shot options which had cost them last week.” Johnston was again outstanding, topping the scoring with 37 points (seven 3-pointers). “He was everywhere and constantly hit the baskets when they were needed. He had a massive game,” Kerr said. “And big Jason Greig had a big offensive third quarter but caused Atami a lot of headaches.” Greig finished with 14 points, while Nick Fechney and Gareth Hunt both had high work rates and finished with nine points each. “All the boys that got on the court made good contributions, especially in keeping that defensive intensity level high. “It was definitely what made the difference,” Kerr said. Mid Canterbury will now take on Atami Casa de Banos in the division one final in Christchurch on September 14.
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RESULTS ■■ Golf Ashburton Golf Club August 31 and September 3 Hidden Holes: Judy McKeown, Fiona Williamson – 12 on c/b Nearest the Pins: No 4 Gabites: Not struck, No 8 House of Travel: Catherine Trott, No 12 Lynn’s small Salon: Shirley Elliott, No 14 Todds of Ashburton: Wendy Suttie, No 18 2nd Shot to Green: Judy McKeown Two’s: Lynn Small No 12
Ashburton Vets Golf September 2 1st R Lake and J Cornelius 71, D Fisher and P Kerr 68 equal with R Suttie and G Sparrow, 3rd equal P Walker and J Beach, G Santy and P McKay and D Tilson and T Sa 67 Next Game September 16 at Tinwald.
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Mixed results for rep rugby teams Halfback for the Mid Canterbury under-16 rugby team Thomas Patterson heads in for a try at the Hinds Domain on Saturday. Patterson and his team-mates took on South Canterbury in a pre-season match and came away with a loss, but Mid Canterbury’s under-18 side fared better, beating South Canterbury 20-19. Meanwhile, the Mid Canterbury A development side was in Oamaru on Saturday and beat North Otago 34-26, and in Culverden Mid Canterbury’s under-14.5 side lost to Buller 37-34. Mid Canterbury’s under-13 side ran rampant against Buller in Culverden though, winning 95-13. PHOTO ERIN TASKER 310819-ET-0148
■■TOURNAMENT TIME
Perfect start for netballers By Erin Tasker
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A perfect record in pool play saw Ashburton College’s A netballers top their section at the South Island Secondary Schools’ Netball Tournament in Nelson yesterday. They beat last year’s runners-up Southland Girls’ High School 29-26 yesterday morning to add to their day one wins – 3531 over Nayland College, and 4129 over Marlborough Girls’ High School. It was just the start the side’s coaching staff wanted, as they eyed a top 16 finish in the 32team A grade competition, and credit for the big win over Marlborough went to both ends of the court. Samantha Holden was a menace on defence, gaining multiple tips and intercepts, while shooter Hayley Tallentire shot 35 from 41 (83 per cent). The Ashburton girls were on fire, racing out to an 8-1 lead over Nayland in their second game, too, but let them back into the match. Ashburton’s defensive duo of Holden and Mia Pearson created numerous turnovers but the side failed to turn that possession into goals at the other end. Jasmin Strawbridge entered
the fray at goal attack and created more space in the circle and shot with confidence, and eventually Ashburton College came away with the win which put them in a strong position heading into day two, as the only unbeaten team in section H. They’re now in section V and started post-section play with a narrow 33-32 win over Central Southland College late yesterday, and will now look to keep that unbeaten streak going against Nelson College for Girls this morning and Rangiora High School this afternoon. Down in the B grade, in section E, Mount Hutt College’s tournament hasn’t gone quite as well so far, losing all three of their pool play games. They lost to Verdon College and Kaikoura High School on day one, then lost to Timaru’s Roncalli College 32-16 yesterday morning. Today, Mount Hutt College will play Bayfield High School this morning, and Tokomairiro High School in the afternoon in B grade’s section W. Meanwhile, but also in Nelson, the Ashburton College boys’ first XI hockey side drew nil-all with Nelson College in their first Johnson Cup game, with goalie Jacob Gray seeing off a Nelson
onslaught which included six short corners in the first two quarters. They then took on Cashmere High School, who they’d played twice already in the Christchurch competition this season, and after coming out with hard flat passes and finding space to slot an early goal in the first quarter, Cashmere went on to win 3-0. After conceding an early goal in the second quarter too, Ashburton College defended well for the rest of the first half, with Jonty Small doing particularly well to hold Cashmere out. Cole Aitken came close to scoring for Ashburton College in an even third quarter, before Cashmere landed a late goal to make it 3-0 at the end of the third quarter, and that was the way it stayed. Yesterday, the Ashburton College boys took on Mount Roskill Grammar School and drew 1-all. The Ashburton College boys’ second XI, playing in the Coaches Cup tournament in Ashburton, followed up their day one win over Waitaki Boys’ High School on Monday with a 6-1 loss to Roncalli College yesterday morning. And in Cromwell, the Ashbur-
ton College girls’ first XI made it two from two with a 2-0 win over Gore High School yesterday morning, following on from their win over South Canterbury Rural Combined on day one. Down in Timaru at the Gary Sowden Tournament, the Ashburton College girls’ first XI football team lost 6-0 to Papanui High School on Monday morning and then 1-0 to Dunstan on Monday afternoon, and yesterday they finished off pool play with a 3-0 loss to Kapiti College, to finish bottom of pool C. That put them into the playoffs for ninth to 16th, where they will today play Timaru’s Roncalli College. Meanwhile, in Dunedin at the Junior Secondary Schools’ Premiership Zone 4 tournament, the Ashburton College junior girls’ basketball team has finished 12th after losing to Rangi Ruru 80-60 in their final game yesterday. The day before, they beat Riccarton High School 58-48 in the morning, before losing to Taeri 111-59 in the afternoon, which put them into the play-off for 11/12th. Today, Ashburton College’s senior boys and girls basketballers start their tournaments in Nelson.
August 29 Final Round, TSNZ National District Championship The Plainsmen with Open Team 5, and Total Team 1 = 6 points, lost to Nelson Guns with Composite Team 4 and Junior Team 3 = 7 points. Plainsmen Open Squad, Darryn Quigley 100.5, 99.4, 99.7, 298.16, Katrina Quigley 99.4, 100.5, 99.6, 298.15, Martin Fleming 100.9, 98.4, 99.6, 297.19, Greg Menzies 99.7, 95.4, 99.5, 293.16, Gordon Wright 96.3, 98.5, 99.2, 293.10, Tania Boerlage 97.6, 96.4, 99.6, 292.16, Regan Dalley 97.1, 97.3, 97.5, 291.9, Bryan Tubb 97.6, 98.6, 97.3, 292.15, John Fleming 98.7, 97.4, 95.5, 290.16, Robert Dalzell 98.4, 94.1, 98.4, 290.9, total 2934.141, emergencies Carl Nordqvist 97.6, 97.5, 98.5, 292.16, Chris Kershaw 96.1, 97.4, 97.6, 290.11. Nelson Open Squad, Rachel McLaren 100.8, 99.7, 100.3, 299.18, Ian Inwood 96.4, 99.6, 99.7, 294.17, Graeme Vallance 98.7, 98.3, 98.7, 294.17, Alan Gibbs 97.5, 99.7, 98.4, 294.16, Sheryl Guyton 100.4, 96.5, 98.7, 294.16, Mike Biggs 99.6, 98.3, 97.3, 294.12, Barry Fickling 100.5, 92.5, 97.5, 289.15, Paul Holland 96.3, 97.3, 94.4, 287.10, Rick Black 92.3, 92.1, 97.4, 281.8, total 2914.141, emergencies Bruce Ward 96.2, 95.2, 95.2, 286.6, Clem Rankin 93.0, 97.5, 97.3, 287.8. Plainsmen Composite Squad, Brent Frame 98.7, 96.2, 98.7, 292.16, Andrew Donaldson 97.6, 97.5, 98.4, 292.15, Craig Benbow 98.3, 96.3, 97.5, 291.11, Bryan Ashby 95.1, 93.3, 94.4, 282.8, total 1443.62, emergencies Bill Getz 97.5, 98.5, 96.6, 291.16, Stephen Millichamp 96.5, 93.3, 92.1, 281.9. Nelson Composite Squad, Peter Slinn 100.2, 98.2, 97.3, 295.7, Cameron Gibbons 95.4, 99.7, 98.8, 292.17, David Baigent 95.5, 98.6, 99.2, 292.13, Gary Pearson 97.3, 98.6, 96.3, 291.12, Krystal Thawly 96.3, 98.6, 96.4, 290.13, total 1460.62, emergencies Kristina Hornell 94.3, 94.1, 98.4, 286.8, Cara Pearson 97.5, 93.1, 93.3, 283.9. Plainsmen Junior Squad, Piper Benbow 97.4, 98.5, 195.9, Sam Kershaw 94.2, 97.3, 191.5, Oliver Machill 95.4, 94.4, 189.8, total 575.22, emergencies Martin Quigley 96.3, 96.3, 192.6, Robert Spencer Jnr 96.2, 94.0, 190.2. Nelson Junior Squad, Katherine Butt 98.5, 99.5, 197.10, Scott Green 95.3, 98.6, 193.9, Livy Guyton 96.4, 91.1, 187.5, total 577.24, emergencies Holly Gibbons 95.3, 96.4, 191.7, Henry Ward 90.1, 94.3, 184.4. September 2 Club Scores Ashburton Rifle Club Abbey Calder 79, Allan Mitchell 96.3, Chrissy Lee 85.2, Garth Wright 87.4, Grant Glassey 86.1, Greg Menzies 100.7, 99.5, James storey 88.3, 96.2, Lachlan Storey 79.1, Leo Wildey 93.3, Mathew Lee 75.0, Murray Cook 95.3, 93.2, Paul Fletcher 94.4, Sam Lovett 87.1, Taylah Geddes 67, Quinn Geddes 79.0. Mt Somers Rifle Club, Emily Heaven 85.2, 74, Jess Heaven 91.2, 94.3, Zoey Reverly 58, Sam Coldicot 80, Lachie Rooney 89.1, 80, Jessie Lill 82, Alex Coldicot 76, Hunter Lill 95.2, Archie Rooney 93.1, 93.2, Eddie Millichamp 96.3, 92.3, Andy Oram 94.4, Dave Millichamp 97.5, Wayne Tubb 91.2, Brent Frame 100.7, Kevin Fews 88.1, Bree Greer 88.1, Tim Greer 94.1, Caleb Greer 68.1. Mayfield Rifle Club Daniel Gould 92.2, Robert Spencer Jnr 92.0, Fernando Torres 97.6, Sarah Gould 86.1, Ben Nordqvist 95.5, Ella McDowell 88.0, Hamish Dalzell 96.3, Carl Nordqvist 94.3, Andrew Donaldson 94.0, John Fleming 93.2, James Waddell 74.0, Martin Fleming 99.7.
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Kids can’t have sport without us A
Khawaja out; Smith returns
s I stood on the sideline taking photos at the junior rugby league tournament in Ashburton on Saturday, a young boy came and sat down on the ground not far from me. I didn’t even notice he was there, with his head in his hands, until someone he knew came over to see if he was all right. I’d been so engrossed in the game and the photos that I was taking, that I hadn’t noticed that this poor young fella was crying next to me. I thought maybe he’d hurt himself, but then I heard the person who’d come over to see if he was all right say something along the lines of ‘it’s OK buddy, you’ll get to go back on soon, they’ve just got too many people in the team so everyone’s going to have to have turns at having a rest’. Satisfied that the child wasn’t hurt as I had feared, I turned my attention back to what I was doing. But, the fact that this kid was crying because he just wanted
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to play league came back to me again later. The Ashburton Barbarians Rugby League Club-organised event was absolutely awesome. It showed just how far league had come in this district in such a short space of time, and how many people had been waiting to have the opportunity to give the sport a go. It attracted teams from the Barbarians as well as clubs in Timaru, Rolleston and Christchurch, and it was just awesome to watch, but it could have been even bigger. Talking to Steve McKeown from Aoraki Rugby League on Sunday, he was telling me that they’ve got more kids wanting to play than they can handle.
Clubs, including the Ashburton Barbarians, had to turn kids away because they simply didn’t have the coaches and helpers to run the teams. And that brought me back to this kid on the sideline on Saturday, who was actually part of a team, but sad that he had to have a break. It made me feel for the kids who – like him – wanted to play, but couldn’t because there simply wasn’t the manpower to handle all the teams. It’s probably not that uncommon though. My kids are just starting out in their sporting endeavours, and twice already we’ve ended up being coaches or managers, effectively by default, because no one else wanted to. For kids to play sport, they need our help. They need more parents to tick the ‘yes, I’ll help’ box, and when they do, I reckon they’ll find out it’s actually a lot of fun. Those who took charge of the young teams on Saturday will agree with me, I’m sure.
It was a fantastic day, for those playing, those helping, and those watching. A few years ago, you wouldn’t have seen senior league teams on the park in Mid or South Canterbury, let alone juniors. Aoraki Rugby League has worked so hard to get things to where they are now, and there’s more to come. Knowing they couldn’t compete with rugby, they decided to work around it. Their season for juniors starts after the rugby season finishes, allowing kids who want to the opportunity to play both. And it’s working. So many kids have put their hands up to play, and it’s great to see, but more parents need to put their hands up too, to make sure their kids are able to take to the field. With plans to add under-14s to the existing under-8s, under-10s and under-12s grades from next year, Aoraki Rugby League are really going to need more help if they’re to keep the momentum going.
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Ireland, All Blacks in final NZME They’re the top two nations in men’s rugby, and experts are tipping them to meet in the final of the game’s biggest tournament. A panel of experts from the Telegraph unanimously selected the All Blacks and Ireland to contest the final in Japan this year as the All Blacks look to make it a third straight World Cup victory. The six panellists all predicted the All Blacks would beat England in the semi-finals while Ireland would get the better of Wales on their route to the main event. Four of the pundits believed the All Blacks would reign supreme again, while the other two were tipping Ireland to win their first title. The All Blacks and Ireland have met just three times in the past six years, and last year’s clash in Dublin was one of the most anticipated international fixtures in recent years. Ireland have had the All Blacks’ number in recent times, winning two of the last three tests between the sides. It would be an impressive change of fortunes should Ireland claim the World Cup. Having contested every tournament since 1987, they have never progressed beyond the quarter-finals. Ireland have reached the knockout stages in seven of their eight campaigns, being twice eliminated by Australia, France and Argentina, and once by Wales. The All Blacks have only failed to reach the semi-finals once – being eliminated in the quarter-finals by France in 2007. They are three-time champions, having won the last two tournaments as well Bundee Aki leads the charge for Ireland, who northern pundits think will make the Rugby as the inaugural World Cup in 1987. World Cup final in Japan. PHOTO AP
NZME Usman Khawaja has paid the price for poor Ashes form and is the unlucky batsman to make way for returning star Steve Smith in the fourth test. Khawaja made scores of 13, 40, 36, two, eight and 23 in the first three matches and has been omitted from a 12-man squad revealed yesterday. “I actually feel really good batting, I just haven’t made any big runs lately which is obviously frustrating,” Khawaja said last week. Smith comes back in after missing the third test through concussion – and his replacement Marnus Labuschagne has also held his position after three consecutive half centuries. Labuschagne, having top-scored in three consecutive test innings for Australia, is expected to bat at first drop this week after filling Smith’s shoes at No.4. “I’m happy to bat anywhere, wherever I’m needed or most valuable for the team. “It doesn’t really matter what time I come out to bat,” Labuschagne said. “I haven’t actually played with Steve yet, so I’m excited about that. Very happy to have someone of his calibre coming back.” Selectors have also continued to rotate the fast bowlers, dropping James Pattinson for Mitchell Starc. Peter Siddle is also in the squad but it’s expected Starc will play his first match in the series as Pattinson continues to go one-on, one-off. Australia have carefully managed the workload of their fast bowlers on this tour, especially Pattinson given it is the express paceman’s long-awaited international comeback after three and a half years of injury hell. There is a three-day break between the fourth and fifth tests, all but ensuring the attack will be changed yet again for the series finale. Marcus Harris and Matthew Wade had been the other batsmen under the pump. But selectors want to give Harris, recalled for the third test after Cameron Bancroft was dumped, a chance to show his opening partnership with David Warner has a future. Wade was retained after modest returns with the bat at both Lord’s and Headingley. Former Aussie skipper Mark Taylor had predicted the change this week. “Khawaja makes way for me. He’s unfortunately out of form,” Taylor said. “Unfortunately, he’s not making runs. That’s what you’ve got to do at No. 3.” But former Cricinfo editor Rick Eyre said: “I would have stuck with Khawaja but I’m not on Justin Langer’s radio frequency or even his bandwidth ... Khawaja is an imperfect player in an imperfect team. Should Warner’s spot in the batting be any safer?”
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All Stars all smiles A three horse and driver procession coming off the lightning-fast Ashburton track gave the perfect impression of the levels of happiness with three of the potential big guns for this year’s New Zealand Trotting Cup yesterday. First came Tim Williams, his drive, Chase Auckland. Clearly just there for run and not in any mood to go to war just yet, the effort was more about the feel than the way it looked. A wry smile and an almost nonchalant nod of the head from the young horseman said he was a happy man and the potential he’d felt through the reins of the up and comer was all he needed to know. Next off was Natalie Rasmussen and the young pretender, Ultimate Sniper. A generally bubbly and happy person at the best of times, Rasmussen’s smile was wide as she ran her eyes over last season’s leading three-year-old and a quick “I couldn’t be happier with that run” suggested there’s bigger things in store. But it was the final smile, a sign of excitement we don’t usually see from a man as measured as Mark Purdon which told the big story as he came off the track last with the outstanding Spankem. He’d just come off the back of Ultimate Sniper and let down with an impressive finishing
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Mark Purdon’s All Stars team were a happy bunch at the Ashburton trials yesterday.
sprint to win the six horse heat in fine fashion – a surefire sign that the big mover in the open class pacing ranks last season is back for the spring and as good as ever. “He felt awesome out there,” Purdon said. “But he’s come back from that spell incredible well, he’s nice and forward and that run will just tighten him up beautifully.” With the first runs for the season out of the way, the big question is now where to really kick things off and head to the races. The Hannon Memorial has been mooted in some corners and Purdon was keen on the option with all three, but a return next week at Addington in the race known as the New Brighton Cup is also a distinct possibility. “We’ll let them tell us, they are all progressing really nice and we’re happy but we’ll see how they come through this run as to whether or not they need another or if they’ll be ready to go next week.” One thing is locked in place at this stage and that’s that the three who stepped out yesterday are highly unlikely to be sneaking across the Tasman for the Victoria Cup attack. Purdon had double the reason to smile yesterday too with a promising return from untapped trotter, Oscar Bonavena who won his heat in ridiculously easy fashion after sitting parked for the final 500 metres of the heat.
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Counties gallops Today at Pukekohe Park Raceway
Counties RC Venue: Pukekohe Park Meeting Date: 04 Sep 2019 NZ Meeting number: 2 Doubles: 2 and 3; 4 and 5; 6 and 7 Trebles: 2, 3 and 4; 5, 6 and 7 1 12.32pm SSANGYONG MAIDEN 2100 $10,000, MDN, 2100m 1 72353 Plushenko b (9) 58.5....................D Mansour 2 x5820 Hunua Hank h (11) 58.5...................S Collett 3 2 Superleggera (7) 58.5...................... C Grylls 4 x7547 Each Way (4) 58.5 5 270x0 Iskander 58.5................................ Scratched 6 84005 Cassio h (5) 58.5..............M Hashizume (a4) 7 4x066 Piggy Malone (8) 58.5.....................V Colgan 8 75506 Peshawar 58.5.............................. Scratched 9 44780 Alfred George (1) 58.5................M Cameron 10 56x0 The Anarchist (3) 58.5..................... R Jones 11 86727 Our Star (10) 56.5............................ S Spratt 12 90276 Sienna Grace (6) 56.5..................T Thornton 13 04498 Shahana (12) 56.5............................T Wenn 14 609 Amasecoya (2) 56.5..................... D Johnson 2 1.07pm DUNSTAN HORSE FEEDS 1600 $10,000, R65 Benchmark*, 1600m 1 2541x Desert Storm (5) 60.........................S Collett
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Wanganui Greyhound Racing Club Venue: Hatrick Raceway Meeting Date: 04 Sep 2019 NZ Meeting number: 3 Doubles: 1 and 2; 3 and 4; 5 and 6; 7 and 8; 9 and 10 Trebles: 1, 2 and 3; 4, 5 and 6; 8, 9 and 10 1 12.06pm (NZT) ABSOLUTELY ELECTRICAL C0 C0, 305m 1 57267 Piruleta nwtd......................................M Flipp 2 23325 Pretty Belinda nwtd.............................W Kite 3 78454 Star Way nwtd..................................C Morris 4 Freckle nwtd...............................J McInerney 5 Bill Barnacle nwtd A &.....................Williams 6 677 Big Time Ivy nwtd................................L Cole 7 Big Time Tatum nwtd...........................L Cole 8 44 Mickey Mowhawk nwtd................. D Denbee 9 47867 Duhart nwtd J &...................................D Bell 10 8x888 Hurricane Ayla nwtd....................... D Donlon 2 12.23pm WHANGANUI CHRONICLE C0 C0, 520m 1 Big Time Elsa nwtd.............................L Cole 2 42 Thrilling Stomp nwtd........................ K Walsh 3 7 Webber Come nwtd...................J McInerney 4 25444 Marley Farley nwtd R &........................Voyce 5 64T Big Time Harper nwtd.........................L Cole 6 Big Time May nwtd..............................L Cole 7 Big Time Ricky nwtd............................L Cole
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Wanganui Greyhound Racing Club Venue: Hatrick Raceway Meeting Date: 04 Sep 2019 NZ Meeting number: 9 Doubles: 1 and 2; 4 and 5 Trebles: 3, 4 and 5 1 3.02pm (NZT) PALAMOUNTAINS SCIENTIFIC NUTRITION C1 C1, 305m 1 74668 Bright Concept 17.84........................... L Bell 2 16557 Black Mags nwtd...............................S Stone 3 F7x46 Idol Fancy Pants 17.77......................M Flipp 4 55526 Prettiest Eyes 18.02.........................M Olden 5 65765 Slam It nwtd...............................J McInerney 6 33833 Choice Sister 18.21..........................C Morris 7 44773 Raining Sixes 18.32....................B Goldsack 8 6463F Smalltime Johnny 18.11 A &............Williams
2 21024 Dalmar m (9) 58.5....................E McCall (a3) 3 0x108 Dependsonsituation m (7) 58.5....C Lammas 4 14436 Deluxe Edition tdm (11) 58........ R Scott (a3) 5 1x0x0 Territory h (4) 58................................L Innes 6 01024 Friday Woolfe dm (2) 57.5..............O Bosson 7 61674 Zenntari tdh (3) 57.5.................... D Johnson 8 67400 Dare To Compare t (10) 56.5Goindasamy (a3) 9 4676x Pearlescence dm (1) 55..............M Cameron 10 x8000 Critics Choice dm (6) 55......................C Dell 11 9x900 Hoyt Axton (8) 55....................J Fawcett (a1) 12 09589 Innamincka tdmh (12) 55.................R Smyth 3 1.42pm MOUNT SHOP MAIDEN 1600 $10,000, MDN, 1600m 1 580x3 Lake Superior 58.5........................ Scratched 2 x7547 Each Way (8) 58.5........................ D Johnson 3 270x0 Iskander h (4) 58.5...........M Hashizume (a4) 4 40x48 Anatow h (6) 58.5...........................O Bosson 5 x6578 Man Power (5) 58.5.................J Fawcett (a1) 6 9 Pax Vobiscum (9) 58.5.........................C Dell 7 88990 Signor Dal h (1) 58.5....................T Thornton 8 x8369 Liz’s Gift (3) 56.5..............J Kamaruddin (a4) 9 00 Barbara h (7) 56.5............................ S Spratt
10 0x070 Huckleberry Hussie (2) 56.5..............R Elliot 4 2.17pm BETAVET MAIDEN 1400 $10,000, MDN, 1400m 1 580x3 Lake Superior (9) 58.5................. D Johnson 2 4 Diogenes h (10) 58.5.........................L Innes 3 4 Way South h (4) 58.5...................... A Calder 4 54 Abu Dhabi 58.5............................. Scratched 5 90x He Can Sing (7) 58.5......................G Swann 6 0 Equate (8) 58.5 7 0x98x Go For Dough h (6) 58.5.. M Hashizume (a4) 8 9x224 Geri b (5) 56.5........................... D Danis (a2) 9 8x032 Flashdance h (3) 56.5.......... T Yanagida (a2) 10 0066 Break The Rules (2) 56.5................. R Jones 11 00x00 Sharwing (1) 56.5.........................T Thornton 5 2.52pm OSCAR ON MAIN MAIDEN 1200 $10,000, MDN, 1200m 1 22 Ihu b (6) 58.5................................ D Johnson 2 40073 Ego Fast h (5) 58.5..........M Hashizume (a4) 3 4 Willy Away (7) 58.5......................C Lammas 4 Antigua h (9) 58.5............................ S Spratt 5 Fired (10) 58.5............................ L Satherley 6 2340x Scomadi (3) 56.5................................L Innes
7 56x Lookseasy h (8) 56.5........... T Yanagida (a2) 8 8 Little Stevie (4) 56.5................... R Scott (a3) 9 4 The Irish Gambler h (2) 56 10 Singoursong (1) 54......................D Mansour 6 3.29pm HAUNUI FARM MAIDEN 1200 $10,000, MDN 3YO, 1200m 1 22 Bullybrook bh (7) 57.5......................R Smyth 2 4 The Irish Gambler h (3) 57.5..........O Bosson 3 Border Leicester (2) 57.5.................S Collett 4 Go Bobby (1) 57.5..............................R Elliot 5 424x Sizzler 55.5................................... Scratched 6 3x Blitzabeel 55.5.............................. Scratched 7 Manchu (6) 55.5.................................L Innes 8 7x8x Atomic Kitten (4) 55.5.........S Weatherley (a) 9 Fonts de L’Algar (5) 55.5.............M Coleman 10 Imaready (9) 55.5............................. C Grylls 11 Shocking Penny h (8) 55.5......J Fawcett (a1) 7 4.04pm FASTTRACK INSURANCE 1200 $10,000, Rating 65 Benchmark*, 1200m 1 x5473 Irish Mist mh (7) 60..........M Hashizume (a4) 2 0213x Duck Road 59............................... Scratched 3 2410x Trouble mh (5) 59.........................C Lammas
4 P102x Wheao (6) 58.5...............................V Colgan 5 07588 Playboy Prince tdm (3) 57.5........ L Satherley 6 6x155 Gorgeous Geisha h (8) 57............... S Spratt 7 7x42x Lady Lira 57.................................. Scratched 8 5x16x Choctoc d (2) 56.5.............................L Innes 9 130 Quizzy Lizzy tdm (9) 56.5............ D Johnson 10 26671 Victoria tm (4) 56.5............... T Yanagida (a2) 11 x0x47 Retallick m (10) 56.5........................ R Jones 12 770x0 Tin Soldier dm (1) 56...........................C Dell
7 1.51pm J P PRINT PETONE C1 C1, 520m
1 33552 Punch On Ruby 17.78................J McInerney 2 42531 Jericho Warrior 17.83........................R Waite 3 16558 Arthur’s Crown 18.06........................R Waite 4 65143 Idol Patches 17.71.............................M Flipp 5 68367 Bigtime Hannah 17.80................ D P Symes 6 65461 Dream On Dreamer 17.91...............M Olden 7 22261 Naharis 17.73.....................................D Edlin 8 43337 Mr. Postman 17.85.............................. N Udy Emergencies: 9 56723 Bigtime Jamie 17.71...........................L Cole 10 F8416 Cosmic Marty 18.15...................J McInerney 10 2.44pm FIRST SECURITY C1 C1, 520m 1 86433 Bigtime Sandy 30.43 G &........ S Fredrickson 2 x1372 Simply Smooth 30.62..........................L Cole 3 85765 Flash Barry 30.85........................B Hodgson 4 24257 Bigtime Roll nwtd........................ D P Symes 5 83414 Opawa Marcie 31.23..........................M Flipp 6 33535 Tuff Mr. Tee 30.64...........................B Mitchell 7 25312 Big Time Kobe 30.63...........................L Cole 8 56887 Go Show 31.45 A &.........................Williams 9 78755 Opawa Tai 30.66................................. N Udy 10 57864 Jetlag Jag 31.34.........................J McInerney
Blinkers on: The Anarchist (R1), Innamincka (R2), Equate (R4) Blinkers off: Territory, Hoyt Axton (R2), Sharwing (R4) Winkers on: Flashdance, Sharwing (R4) Winkers off: The Anarchist (R1) SELECTIONS Race 1: Superleggera, Plushenko, Each Way, Our Star Race 2: Deluxe Edition, Dalmar, Zenntari, Pearlescence Race 3: Each Way, Barbara, Anatow, Liz’s Gift Race 4: Flashdance, Geri, Diogenes, Way South, He Can Sing Race 5: Ihu, Willy Away, Antigua, Scomadi, The Irish Gambler Race 6: Bullybrook, Manchu, Imaready, The Irish Gambler Race 7: Choctoc, Quizzy Lizzy, Irish Mist
Wanganui dogs Today at Hatrick Raceway
8 Big Time Camila nwtd.........................L Cole 9 66765 It’s Timmy nwtd..........................J McInerney 3 12.41pm AON CPF C0 C0, 305m 1 87378 Siran nwtd J &......................................D Bell 2 23 Yarn Sister nwtd...............................C Morris 3 Gemmas Dilemma nwtd.............J McInerney 4 88 Big Time Kenny nwtd..........................L Cole 5 85558 Bigtime Lola nwtd A &......................Williams 6 36742 Gotcha Marshall nwtd................J McInerney 7 53446 Ahuroa Whizz nwtd.........................R Murray 8 66463 Big Time Nash nwtd............................L Cole Emergencies: 9 87678 Ball Chants nwtd................................M Flipp 10 6778 Sedgebrook Sally nwtd........................F Kite 4 12.58pm RIVERCITY GAS C1 C1, 305m 1 68258 Bigtime Jasper nwtd A &..................Williams 2 51572 Collete Baxter 18.32..................J McInerney 3 65413 Checkpoint 18.07...............................M Flipp 4 x88x7 Mustang Moo nwtd.............................. N Udy 5 48788 Goldstar Dayton nwtd.......................S Stone 6 47667 Spark ‘Em Up nwtd................... S Gommans 7 74635 Sefton Brew 18.07 J &.........................D Bell 8 45687 Bionic Boy nwtd............................M Goodier 9 85678 Small Boy 18.32 A &........................Williams
10 77786 No Mug 17.90..................................C Morris 5 1.16pm THE ROCK 95.2FM C1 C1, 520m 1 44531 Thrilling Roar 30.59.......................... K Walsh 2 77114 Sedgebrook Lover nwtd.......................F Kite 3 72878 Lucky Mick nwtd J &............................D Bell 4 56774 True Testament 30.59...................B Hodgson 5 54242 Brazil Cambara 30.65 G &...... S Fredrickson 6 65237 Big Time Benny nwtd..........................L Cole 7 12331 Big Time Ocean nwtd..........................L Cole 8 15542 Sakichi nwtd................................P Ferguson 9 77378 Bigtime Diesel 31.16 G &........ S Fredrickson 10 37748 Secret Babe nwtd.........................J T Pruden 6 1.33pm BOOK YOUR FUNCTION @ HATRICK C1 C1, 305m 1 65741 Bigtime Jasmine 17.61........................L Cole 2 76376 Bigtime Wayno nwtd A &..................Williams 3 54715 Ahuroa Princess 18.26....................R Murray 4 43244 Auros Advantage nwtd.................... T Pilcher 5 F5678 Two Percenta 18.23 J &.......................D Bell 6 87x83 Shadow Girl 17.75...........................C Morris 7 55572 Token Pick nwtd.................................. N Udy 8 52877 Leger’s Magic 18.05...........................M Flipp 9 85678 Small Boy 18.32 A &........................Williams 10 56588 Bigtime Toby 18.47............................ P Clark
1 42226 Stormy Jay 30.55................................W Kite 2 77225 Mainline Lil 31.21.........................B Hodgson 3 175 Thrilling Morris nwtd......................... K Walsh 4 77564 Bigtime Lonestar 30.53 G &.... S Fredrickson 5 87864 Big Time Dynasty 30.85......................L Cole 6 33312 Big Time Trae 30.59............................L Cole 7 21622 Skinny Binny nwtd R &.........................Voyce 8 25474 Jay Grim nwtd J &................................D Bell Emergencies: 9 77378 Bigtime Diesel 31.16 G &........ S Fredrickson 10 17578 Lucky James 30.59............................M Flipp 8 2.08pm LIQUORLAND WANGANUI C2 C2, 305m 1 12221 Mischief Seeker 18.00......................R Waite 2 42121 Funzalo 17.61..............................B Hodgson 3 22424 Bigtime Spark 17.74 G &........ S Fredrickson 4 68212 Collect A Dream 17.91.......................M Flipp 5 54134 Zara Daiken 17.93.............................. N Udy 6 18643 Viking Ash 17.87................................. N Udy 7 25138 Big Time Clare 18.02..........................L Cole 8 23635 Sozin’s Fortune 17.93................J McInerney 9 78281 Scoobasi 17.68..................................M Flipp 10 63267 Queen Kong 17.77.....................J McInerney 9 2.26pm HATRICK DASH C2 C2, 305m
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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9 85678 Small Boy 18.32 A &........................Williams 10 87765 Thrilling Eddie 17.78 J &......................D Bell 2 3.19pm LASER PLUMBING C1 C1, 305m 1 56676 Mister Booze 18.09......................J McArthur 2 42862 Homebush Razor nwtd..............J McInerney 3 76363 Slick As Jewels 18.75............ L E Dunkerton 4 53542 Idol Jan 17.80....................................M Flipp 5 72611 Big Time Prickle 17.92 A &..............Williams 6 73886 Blue Whizz 18.16........................B Goldsack 7 87642 Star Secret 18.26 A &......................Williams 8 78354 Wong Full Arrest 18.19....................C Morris Emergencies: 9 26876 Rocky Top 18.08 J &............................D Bell
10 36868 Final Straw 18.10................................ N Udy
3 3.37pm WANGANUI TOYOTA C1 C1, 305m
1 65456 Go Stopper nwtd................................M Flipp 2 76375 Big Time Rose 18.27 A &.................Williams 3 27244 Paradox Prince 18.43...................B Hodgson 4 846P4 Little Tornado 18.16..........................R Waite 5 78858 Rose And Crown nwtd..................M Goodier 6 7F274 Ahuroa Prince 18.11.......................R Murray 7 54743 Yee Coo Coo 18.01....................J McInerney 8 53465 Hurricane Al 17.85...........................C Morris 9 85678 Small Boy 18.32 A &........................Williams 10 88787 Kushka nwtd...................................... I Howe
4 3.54pm ACCELL THERAPY “LEADING THE WAY IN 5 4.12pm ADEPT ACCOUNTANTS C1 C1, 305m
CANINE THERAP C1, 305m 1 43272 Zara Zara 17.81.................................M Flipp 2 17787 Empty Pocket 18.08............................ N Udy 3 47443 Bigtime Champ 17.66 A &................Williams 4 63664 Banjo Hope 17.85 A &.....................Williams 5 87237 Homebush Demi 18.02..............J McInerney 6 23646 Barbarossa Boy 17.74................B Goldsack 7 24875 Homebush Shea 17.91............. S Gommans 8 35784 Goldstar Sawyer nwtd.......................S Stone 9 26876 Rocky Top 18.08 J &............................D Bell 10 36678 Inky Dinky Jewel nwtd......................L Doody
1 75478 Bigtime Winnie 18.10 A &................Williams 2 77753 Always Dizzy 18.07....................J McInerney 3 28562 Shamrock Green 17.88...............B Goldsack 4 16776 Duke Bruce 17.94............................... N Udy 5 11762 Sahara Dream 18.10..........................M Flipp 6 78685 Chat Ya Later nwtd............................. I Howe 7 33453 Tynecastle Flyer 17.79 R &..................Voyce 8 66345 So Severe 18.09..............................C Morris 9 26876 Rocky Top 18.08 J &............................D Bell 10 75788 Bigtime Claws nwtd A &...................Williams 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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Tennis centre gates to swing open By Erin Tasker
everyone when it comes to competitions in Mid Canterbury, from the competitive inter-club grades on Saturdays and rep tennis from age grade level right through to seniors (35-plus), to the popular mid-week social competitions – Twilight Tennis on a Wednesday evening, and Sunset Doubles on a Thursday night. Coaching ranges right from Hot Shots for the littlest tennis players through to adult coaching, including two new initiatives being introduced by Mid Canterbury’s new tennis coach Jack Tiller. He’s starting up a new men’s night, from 6.30pm until 7.30pm on Tuesdays, which will involve drilling and technical support, fun rally type games and social point play. Tiller is also starting up skills and drills sessions on Tuesday mornings from 10am until 11am, and on Friday nights from 7pm until 8pm, which will follow a similar format. All three sessions are open to anyone to take part and more information on those can be found on the Mid Canterbury Tennis Facebook page, or by heading along to the open days, which are free to attend and open to all ages.
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Mid Canterbury Tennis is having a party, and everyone’s invited. They’re throwing the doors open at the Ashburton Trust Tennis Centre this weekend, on both Saturday and Sunday, and welcoming people in to give the sport a go and hopefully, fall in love with it. It’s all part of a nationwide Love Tennis initiative that will see tennis clubs and tennis centres around the country opening their doors and inviting anyone who might be interested in tennis to head along and have a go. The Mid Canterbury Tennis Love Tennis weekend will be held at the Ashburton Trust Tennis Centre on Oak Grove, from 1pm until 4pm this Saturday and Sunday. There, people of all ages will be able to have a game of tennis, learn some new skills or just enjoy the hospitality, with a coffee cart on site and a barbecue running, and plenty of spot prizes up for grabs. They’ve got Hell’s Pizza vouchers on offer for the first 200 visitors, demo racquets available to swing around, and information on the range of coaching and competitions available in Mid Canterbury. There’s something for just about
Last year’s open day at the Ashburton Trust Tennis Centre attracted a huge crowd and organisers are hoping for more of the same this weekend. PHOTO ASHBURTON GUARDIAN
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ACROSS 1. Insolence one may form by silently moving one’s lips (5) 4. Keeps an eye on the old hunters (7) 8. How did Ted feel CD was turned aside? (9) 9. It doesn’t score in turning fifty (3) 10. Put an end to it in the collection for the frying-pan (7) 12. Sort of fiction that needs it to be preached from (4) 14. Tidal part of river, say, true to form (7) 17. Fleece man starting in the corner (4) 18. Get soap out for the cost of sending it (7) 20. It writes for a person of some importance (3) 21. Mistaken or sure, one has to move around (9) 23. It isn’t certain to turn bud into it (2,5) 24. Is told off for being highly thought of (5) DOWN 1. The way of working it is Latin (5,8) 2. It isn’t just to be decked out in a fur (6) 3. Paying no attention in Leeds, he’s moving (8) 4. Is moderately conservative but ineffectual (3) 5. Season that comes in on the beach (4) 6. Is seen on getting in time for decoration (6) 7. Having collectedness of mind, one is owned by nobody else (4-9) 11. A card for taking a good, trusty chap (5) 13. He’s a captive sniper, or has the makings of one (8) 15. Made a thorough search for it, and is kempt (6) 16. Indian gang-robber used acid to sort him out (6) 19. He was a dandy lover! (4) 22. Further to ferment, ends decay (3)
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ARIES (Mar 21-Apr 19): It’s simple spiritual math: Those who feel they have enough are generous with others. Stinginess and greed come from feelings of lack. A lack of love and attention is more profoundly harmful than material lack. TAURUS (Apr 20-May 20): Humans need rituals. It’s part of the way we process experience. Consider how you might add to or change your personal rituals. Benefits will extend beyond the original reason for a ritual. GEMINI (May 21-Jun 21): It’s really OK to be thankful to yourself. In fact, you should be. You’re as deserving as any of the people you’ve been giving your appreciation to, if not more so. CANCER (Jun 22-Jul 22): In a fair, balanced relationship, it is impossible for one person to feel satisfied and sufficiently loved if the other does not. Whatever has a favourable or ill effect on the relationship affects both parties. LEO (Jul 23-Aug 22): You’ll notice that your thinking has evolved and, like all evolution, it is neither good nor bad, higher nor lower. Rather, it is a function of adaptation. This is not something to be assessed and rated so much as accepted. VIRGO (Aug 23-Sep 22): If you have a choice (and you usually do have a choice), go for the option that puts you before a greater number of people, as it will give you a chance to develop your style. LIBRA (Sep 23-Oct 23): Maybe opposites will attract, but more likely this is a matter of filling in blanks. You will be magnetised to those who possess what you lack and lack what you possess. SCORPIO (Oct 24-Nov 21): Advocating on your own behalf is just one of the duties that goes along with being you. You’ve been better at this in the past. It’s time to return to taking a bigger role in the protection of your own interests. SAGITTARIUS (Nov 22-Dec 21): Enthusiasm is attractive. You will be drawn to others who show signs of being as passionate as you are about forwarding the cause, discovering the information or revealing the mystery. CAPRICORN (Dec 22-Jan 19): There are those who only put in effort when they need something. Then, once they get what they came for, they become quite scarce. Make sure the trade is equitable all along the way. AQUARIUS (Jan 20-Feb 18): It’s interesting to see how other people live, and, at times, it is only human nature to be nosey in this regard. How else are we to understand the world and its standards? PISCES (Feb 19-Mar 20): Strive for perfection but don’t let the pursuit stop you from turning in work that’s good enough. Play the long game. If you keep getting a little better each time, you’ll grow ever closer to the ideal.
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GIBSON, Patricia Mary (Pat) – On September 1, 2019 at Ashburton. Aged 81 years. Loved wife of the late Ray. Loved mother and mother-inlaw of Nicola and the late Brian Thomson, Ross and Deborah, and Kathryn. Loved Grandma of Grace; Olivia, Mollie, Jack, and Sophie. Messages to Gibson family, PO Box 472, Ashburton 7740. A service to celebrate Pat’s life will be held at St Stephen’s Anglican Church, Park Street, Ashburton TOMORROW Thursday, September 5, commencing at 11.30am. Followed by interment at the Ashburton New Lawn Cemetery.
SHAW, Ngaio Mavis – On September 1, 2019, passed away peacefully at Rosebank Resthome, Ashburton with her family by her side. Aged 85 years. Dearly loved and devoted wife of the late Owen. Much loved mother and mother-inlaw of Christine and Vince, and David, and Janet. Dearly loved Grandma of Bridget, Theresa and Steven and great Grandma of Amy, Holly, and Riley. May she rest in peace. Messages to the Shaw family, PO Box 472, Ashburton 7740. Special thanks to the staff at Rosebank for their love and care of Ngaio. A celebration of Ngaio’s life will be held at our Chapel, cnr East and Cox streets, Ashburton on FRIDAY, September 6, commencing at 10.30am. Followed by interment at the Ashburton New Lawn Cemetery.
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BUTTERICK, Gilbert Warren – 28-06-1943 – 01-09-2019 On Father’s Day, Gilbert passed away peacefully at home, surrounded with love. Amazing Dad and father-inlaw of Darryl and Lyn, Fiona, Michael and Rachel, Shane and Anna, Aaron and Jane. Loved Grandad and mate to Jack, Annabel, Emma, Charlotte, Penny, Pippa, Canterbury owned, locally operated Rafferty, Eli, Silva, Zea, and Lewis. Loved son of the late Patersons Rex and Thelma, brother and Funeral Services brother-in-law of Jenette and the late Graeme Storrier, and and Ashburton loved uncle of the late Duncan, and Trudi and great Crematorium Ltd uncle of Soraya, and Mace. In Office and Chapel lieu of flowers donations to the Cancer Society would be Corner East & Cox greatly appreciated and may Streets, Ashburton be left at the service. A celebration of Gilbert’s life will be held at his home, 159 Please note all late death Wilkins Road, Tinwald TOMORROW Thursday, notices or notices sent September 5, commencing at outside ordinary office 2.30pm. Followed by private hours must be emailed to: cremation at the Ashburton deathnotices@theguardian.co.nz Crematorium. to ensure publication. To place a notice during office hours please contact us on 03 307 7900 for more information. Any queries please contact 0800 ASHBURTON (0800-274-287)
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SKY SPORT 1 6am Game Of The Weekend 8am The Breakdown 9am Rugby Nation 10am Rugby – Hurricanes Regional Final (RPL) Palmerston North Boys’ High v Hastings Boys’ High. 11:30 Rugby – French Top 14 (RPL) Lyon v Toulouse. 1:30 Rugby – Mitre 10 Cup (HLS) Wellington v Counties. 2pm Rugby – Mitre 10 Cup (HLS) Otago v Manawatu. 2:30 Rugby – Mitre 10 Cup (HLS) Canterbury v Southland. 3pm Rugby – Wales v Ireland (HLS) 3:30 Rugby – France v Italy (HLS) 4pm Rugby – Heartland Championship (HLS) Wairarapa Bush v North Otago. 4:30 Rugby – Farah Palmer Cup (HLS) Canterbury v Wellington. 5pm Rugby – Farah Palmer Cup (HLS) Waikato v Auckland. 5:30 The Breakdown 6:30 Rugby Nation 7:30 Rugby – Farah Palmer Cup (HLS) 8pm Rugby – Pasifika Challenge (HLS) Fiji v Tonga. 8:30 Wednesday Wind Back 10:30 Rugby – Farah Palmer Cup (HLS) 11pm The Breakdown
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SKY SPORT 2 6am Cricket – Sri Lanka v Blackcaps (RPL) Second T20. From Pallekele International Cricket Stadium, Kandy. 9:30 Cricket – Women’s Super League (HLS) Grand Final. 10am Cricket – Sri Lanka v Blackcaps (HLS) Second T20. 11am Cricket – T20 Blast (HLS) Kent v Gloucestershire. 11:30 Cricket – T20 Blast (HLS) Somerset v Middlesex. Noon Cricket – Sri Lanka v Blackcaps (RPL) Second T20. From Pallekele International Cricket Stadium, Kandy. 3:30 Cricket – West Indies v India (RPL) Second Test – Day Five, Last Two Hours. 5:30 Cricket – Sri Lanka v Blackcaps (HLS) Second T20. 6:30 Cricket – Women’s Super League (HLS) Grand Final. 7pm Cricket – West Indies v India (HLS) Second Test – Day Five. 8pm Cricket – Sri Lanka v Blackcaps (HLS) Second T20. 9pm L Cricket – The Ashes England v Australia – Fourth Test, Day One. Morning session from the Old Trafford Cricket Ground, Manchester.
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Shaun Clark rounds a bend on his way to winning the Run and Walk Ashburton club championships on Saturday.
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Clark claims club crown By Erin Tasker
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Runners and walkers put their best feet forward on Saturday when Run and Walk Ashburton hosted their annual club championships. An impressive field of athletes lined up at the start line in warm conditions on what was the last day of winter, to battle it out over varying distances at the Ashbur-
ton Business Estate on the northern outskirts of Ashburton. Coming out on top in the 8.32km senior men’s race for runners was Shaun Clark in 33.27 minutes, while Jeremy Hayes was the first masters athlete home in 33.57 minutes, followed by Joe Ford in 34.40 minutes. Ian Broadbelt was the first man home on handicap in 39.45 minutes.
The senior women runners contested a 6.24km race and it was won by Ashlea Mulligan in 26.37 minutes. She was first over the line and first on handicap, while Tam Grant took the masters women’s title in 28.46 minutes. The veteran men’s 6.24km race was taken out by Merv Gilbert in 34.00 minutes, followed by Mike O’Callaghan in 49.15 minutes,
while Angel Spooner won the 4.16km under-14 race in 18.51 minutes. A 2.08km distance was also on offer and Jack Hooper won the under-12 title in 11.25 minutes, while Stacey Hooper won the under-13 title in 11.26 minutes and Kathryn Page was the masters entrant home in 20.18 minutes. The under-10 title was won by Stacey Hayes in 10.30 minutes,
while under-6 was won by Jamie Hooper in 19.19 minutes and the under-5 title was won by Addison Page in 20.18 minutes. For the walkers Rob Beale was fastest across the 6.24km distance, finishing in 41.30 minutes, while Robert Moffitt was first man home on handicap in 47.10 minutes, and Marie Batty was the first woman home in 49.08 minutes.
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