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Garden gazing Trott’s Garden opened its gates to the public on Sunday, and welcomed close to 2000 keen visitors.

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Luxton to speak at House opening

BY COLIN WILLISCROFT

COLIN.W@THEGUARDIAN.CO.NZ

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Honoured but more than a little nervous – that’s been Jo Luxton’s lot over the past few days after being chosen to give her maiden speech at the opening of Parliament tomorrow.

The Hinds-based Labour List MP will join another first-term Labour MP, Tamati Coffey, in the Address in Reply debate, Coffey being the mover and Luxton the seconder.

“It’s very exciting but pretty nerveracking,” Luxton said of being given the honour of speaking at Parliament’s 52nd opening.

“I was originally going to speak on the 15th (of November) but then I got an email to say that the Prime Minister

would like myself and Tamati Coffey to make our maiden speeches at the opening.

“I’m really honoured to be asked.”

It meant she was very busy working on her speech over the weekend.

“It’s been good though. I’ve had great support from my mentor, Maryan Street, and I’ve also had a phone call from Annette King.

“It’s very nice to have support from those who know what it’s like,” Luxton said of the advice she’s received from the two former Labour MPs. The only public speaking Luxton has done in the past was on the recent campaign trail, so it’s all a bit new to her.

“It doesn’t come easily,” she said. “I do get nervous but I guess it will get better.”

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She expects the audience on Wednesday to be supportive, although there will be plenty of pressure “because everyone will be focused on what we’re saying,” she said.

Luxton said before she sat down to write her speech she thought carefully about the things that were important to her, and although the 15-minute time allocation initially looked daunting, that feeling didn’t last long.

“At the start I thought 15 minutes was going to be really hard but in the end I could have written more.”

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■ METHVEN COMMUNITY BOARD

Bid to widen road hits a roadblock

By SuSan SandyS

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Methven Community Board members are further investigating widening an area of Methven Chertsey Road.

At the board’s six-weekly meeting yesterday, board members considered a recommendation from the Ashburton District Council contracts engineer Hernando Marilla that their request to widen 100 metres of the road from the cemetery gates to the rugby club be declined.

The requested work was in addition to a previously approved widening of the road from the cemetery entrance east towards a fertiliser plant.

“The initial request to widen

the seal of the road fronting Harmer Engineering and Ravensdown Fertiliser was appropriate due to the significant damage being caused to the berms by heavy vehicles entering and leaving the two premises,” Marillo said in a report to the board.

And council officers had secured agreement from adjacent businesses to share the cost of that project. However, the additional section was not showing the same level of damage, and it was possible the council could have to pay the full $3060 widening cost.

Board members decided to let the council recommendation lie while they undertook more investigation on the issue.

Local Labour list MP Jo Luxton has been asked by the Prime Minister to make her maiden speech at the opening of Parliament.

Luxton to speak at House opening Paid parental leave rises Jacinda Ardern says increasing paid parental leave to 26 weeks could mean new parents are more likely to return to the same employer.

Cabinet yesterday approved the policy to increase paid parental leave to 22 weeks by July 1, 2018, and 26 weeks by July 1, 2020.

Paid parental leave is currently at 18 weeks. The Government will meet the cost of increasing it and estimates it will have a net cost of $325m over four years.

Prime Minister Ardern said finding someone to replace staff for longer could prove tougher for some businesses, however it could also make it easier to find temporary replacements.

And workers could be more likely to return after a longer leave

period, Ardern said.

“I hope by setting out the timeline that we have, [businesses] will be able to plan for that.

“I also hope that overall ... they may perhaps be more likely to see their employee return to work because they have had a decent amount of paid parental leave.”

In June last year the Nationalled Government used a financial veto to wipe a Labour Party bill by Sue Moroney to extend paid parental leave to 26 weeks.

Ardern indicated urgency would now be used, because Moroney’s bill had already been examined by select committee.

Labour has a tight timeframe to progress policies contained in its 100 day plan, with a deadline of February 2.

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From P1 She’s been practising at home with her husband Matt listening, timing herself to make sure she comes in under 15 minutes.

“They say the best way is to practice in front of a mirror but I haven’t done that. It might be a bit odd.”

Matt, along with Luxton’s two adult children, will be in the public gallery for the occasion but unfortunately her mum won’t be able to make it to Wellington due to ill health, while her dad is away and may not be back in time to get to the capital.

“But I’m sure they’ll be watching (on Parliament TV),” Luxton said, adding that she would be dedicating her speech to her mum.

The past few weeks have been

“muddy”, she said, part of which she attributed to only being able to move into her new office last week.

She has now attended a couple of caucus meetings, so is finding out more about the background behind issues, as well as how things work.

“I just can’t wait to get my feet under the desk and get stuck into it.”

As a new MP Luxton acknowledges it’s going to be a “huge” learning curve for her at the beginning and she will be very busy between now and the end of the year, with the House sitting for two weeks, going into recess for one week, and then sitting again for another four weeks, before winding up for the year around December 21.

Select committee appointments are due to be announced this week and although Luxton is yet to be told where she will be assigned, there have been discussions about which ones she might be interested in.

The owner/operator of the Hinds Early Learning Centre, she said education was a natural fit for her but she was also looking to broaden her horizons.

“I think it’s also important to get onto committees that you don’t necessarily know much about, to get out of your comfort zone.”

With that in mind she’s been looking at committees like transport and infrastructure, and governance and administration.

In the meantime, there’s a certain speech to make.

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Garden open day attracts plenty of extra volunteers By katie todd

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Dozens more volunteers have put their hands up to help maintain Ashburton’s Trott’s Garden after a successful open day on the weekend.

Nearly 2000 Ashburtonians seized the opportunity to spend a Sunday strolling through the seven spectacular acres of “international significance”, on the garden’s first open day since being purchased by a charitable trust.

Trust chairperson Robin Kilworth said three garden tours with founder Alan Trott lured those interested in hearing the story of the gardens, whilst the EA Networks pavilion, decorated

by Silk Estate, attracted people interested in seeing a “wedding sample”. The chapel was also decked with flowers from Samantha Rose.

“People were delighted with the gardens and very generous with their donations … and a lot of people said they were interested in becoming volunteers,” Kilworth said.

She said the open day was a chance for people to spend time in a location that is now essentially community owned, with food stalls and live music providing additional entertainment.

“The trustees and the volunteers worked very hard to get the gardens to the standard that we

Visitors meandering through the pristine grounds of Trott’s Garden on Sunday. wanted the public to see on Sunday,” she said.

“There was lots of detail that

had to be thought of.”

Trotts Gardens were established 33 years ago and features

a woodland garden, damp bog garden, pond, nursery and formal garden.

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It is maintained by trustees, teams of volunteers and a newly appointed onsite manager.

■ IRRIGATION POND CLEANERS

Plans to put carp to work on farm

By Linda CLarke

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A Mid Canterbury farmer has applied for consent to release grass carp into his irrigation pond to control weed growth.

Bill Thomas, of Longbeach Estate, wants to release around 200 young fish into an eight hectare man-made lake that holds water he uses to irrigate his farm.

The lake is fed by a stream and in summer becomes clogged

with oxygen weed that strangles pumps and takes over the pond.

“We would like to control it with grass carp, rather than the alternative methods, chemical use or mechanical removal,” Thomas said in the application to DOC for consent to release the fish.

Grass carp are effective aquatic weed-eaters but must be contained in the water body they are released into.

Thomas would install a fish

screen to prevent them escaping the pond.

Carp do not breed in New Zealand conditions and the fish would be supplied by an Auckland company, Aquatic Weed Management.

Grass carp have been controlling weed in Lake Hood for more than a decade.

About 2000 grass carp were released into the lake in 2005 but some people were opposed to it at the time, worried carp would

escape and compete with native fish for food.

Lake manager Gilbert Murdoch said the carp had been successfully doing their job since their release. Fish screens kept them in the lake.

The carp population had twice been topped up with smaller releases of around 500 fish.

“We’ve not had to spray the lake for weed which suggests they are eating it down. They grow from 350mm long to quite

big. You can see them when it’s warm up at the surface.”

The fish retire to the bottom of the lake when it is busy with power boats.

Murdoch said he had spoken with farmers interested in putting the fish into their irrigation ponds to control weed growth.

Carp do not breed in New Zealand conditions and their transfer and release must have the permission of the Minister of Conservation.

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In brief SCF pop-up shop Save the Children is running another pop-up stall on East Street this week. The Ashburton branch no longer has shop premises but still fundraises by selling baking and other goodies. The stall will be on East Street, near the old ANZ bank, on Friday, from 8.30am to 12.30pm. President Liz Quaid said there would be all sorts of great things for sale, provided by volunteers and supporters of the charity.

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Roy Thompson was among about 1000 anglers in the Lake Coleridge area at the weekend. He is pictured fishing at Lake Georgina, where he caught a rainbow trout.

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Christopher Brakey caught this 5.5 pound rainbow trout on Lake Selfe in the Lake Coleridge area.

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■ HIGH COUNTRY FISHING SEASON

Anglers brave breezy conditions for opening

By SuSan SandyS

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Anglers followed tradition and headed out with their families when the high country fishing season opened at the weekend.

Almost 1000 flocked to the Lake Coleridge area, attracted by an annual competition and refusing to be deterred by strong winds.

Lakes in the area are among Canterbury’s most popular, and are one of the few spots where anglers can reel in all three fish

varieties of salmon, brown trout and rainbow trout.

Fish and Game South Island communications advisor Richard Cosgrove said a north-westerly did little to dampen enthusiasm.

“While boat-based anglers were curtailed by the choppy conditions, shore-based anglers were consistently reeling in good condition fish,” he said.

Rangers checked 460 anglers on the Saturday and no offences were recorded.

About 260 anglers of all ages competed in the Lake Coleridge fishing competition, and more than $5000 in prizes sponsored

by Hunting & Fishing Christchurch were awarded at Ryton Bay on Saturday afternoon.

Many camped out overnight in Ryton Bay due to the generosity of the owners at Glenthorne Station who had allowed anglers to continue the tradition.

Cosgrove estimated there would have been more than 2000 anglers altogether on lakes

throughout Canterbury.

However, numbers were down in the Ashburton high country.

Central South Island Fish and Game officer Rhys Adams said a ranger had reported from the Lake Emma and Clearwater area that conditions were “bloody rough”.

Catches had included perch and trout, but numbers reflected the weather.

Reasonable numbers of salmon had been caught at Lake Heron.

■ METHVEN COMMUNITY BOARD

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Methven Community Board members are not in favour of reducing the town’s liquor ban area despite a question over the legality of its size.

Ashburton District Council community relations manager Vincie Billante presented a diagram to members at their six-weekly meeting on Mon-

Guilty verdict The man who punched, kicked and stomped his partner to death in a 20-minute beating has been convicted of murder. Robert Roupere Hohua, 36, admitted killing Marie Rose Harlick at her Opotiki home in November last year. He claimed to be guilty only of the lesser charge of manslaughter; that he never meant to kill Harlick, or was unaware the injuries inflicted were likely to kill her. The jury which heard the evidence in his six-day trial in the High Court at Tauranga disagreed.

On the charge of murder, the jurors took four and a half hours to reach the guilty verdict.

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Rock injures driver

Liquor ban status quo favoured

By SuSan SandyS

Ashburton District Council staff have begun preparation for the swimming season at the Tinwald pool. The pool will open on Saturday December 2 at noon and staff have been busy preparing the grounds, erecting the shade sails and checking the plant. The swimming season at Tinwald will run until March 4.

day, showing the current liquor ban area which extends into the town residential area, with a new proposed smaller area around the town’s pubs within this.

She declined giving a copy of the map to the media, as the topic had yet to come up for public consultation, from January 15 to mid February.

Billante told members the

council’s new alcohol policy would necessitate removal of liquor ban regulations from the public places by-law into another by-law.

As a result the liquor ban area was being reviewed, and the council was not sure if the current area encompassing residential parts of town was legal.

“We are looking to ring-fence it to the township where the

pubs are,” she said.

Board members said the wider area was not thoroughly policed, and complained that people walked carrying alcohol in the area.

Nevertheless they could not see any point in reducing it.

“I think it just seems funny trying to fix something that’s not broken,” chairman Dan McLaughlin said.

A Hamilton woman has been admitted to hospital after a rock smashed through her windscreen and hit her in the face. The rock, described as football sized, smashed through the driver’s side of the car’s windscreen yesterday.

The woman was taken by ambulance to hospital with moderate injuries following the incident at 9.45am, Waikato Police senior sergeant Mike Henwood said. The woman suffered two broken teeth in the incident, he said, and was now in a stable condition. She told police officers in the hospital she could not remember what happened. - NZME

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■ PIKE RIVER MINE RE-ENTRY

‘We’re finally being listened to’ A new legal entity to take control of Pike River re-entry could be signed-off in the next couple of weeks – but no decision has been made on whether a law change will be needed.

Pike River families met with Andrew Little, Minister Responsible for Pike River Re-entry, at his Beehive office yesterday, and afterwards Bernie Monk told media they felt they were finally being listened to.

“We are pretty excited. All the problems we have had in the past have been wiped. We are starting with new people on the ground.

We have confidence in Mr Little making this happen. And we are going to stick by that and be part of it,” said Monk, who lost his son Michael in the disaster.

“Whereas other establishments, other Government, they didn’t make us part of that.”

Little had previously said manned re-entry of the mine could happen by April next year, but today said it was too early to talk timelines.

The first step was to set up a legal entity to replace state-owned miner Solid Energy, which has control of the mine. Little said

Andew Little with Pike River family representatives (from left) Anna Osborne, Bernie Monk and Sonya Rockhouse. he would talk to NZ First leader Winston Peters about different options for that entity before going to Cabinet in the next couple weeks for sign-off.

“We have got a choice between something that is arm’s-length, like Solid Energy is at the moment. Or is it something that is

closer to the Minister, where I as Minister get to exercise, frankly, a little more control,” Little said, saying his preference was for the latter.

“This is a political issue now ... and I want to be able to, frankly, show some responsibility and exercise some responsibility and

have a structure that enables me to make the critical decisions – setting up the planning, the resourcing of it, using the technical experts.

“The final decision – re-entry or not. That has got to be something that I’ve got to take responsibility for.”

The mine has not been operating since a gas explosion in 2010 killed 29 workers, whose remains have never been removed because of concerns about high methane levels. The National-led Government was working towards unmanned re-entry, but said manned re-entry wouldn’t be possible under health and safety laws that were passed after the disaster.

Little has previously said the Government could pass legislation to exempt the new entity from health and safety laws, to allow re-entry.

Yesterday, he said it wasn’t clear if legislation would be needed, and he was taking advice on that currently. If it was, he wanted legislation in the House before Christmas and passed early next year.

Anna Osborne, who lost her husband Milton in the Pike explosion, said after the meeting with Little, “we feel part of a team now”.

“We feel like we have been finally listened to after seven years.

And it feels great ... the families are all on board. We are excited now just to get it under way and happening.”

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The Ashburton Youth Council’s slogan is Your Voice, Your Say and we have worked hard this year to do just that. This monthly spread is a way to share what AYC have been up to, what activities we have coming up for young people to get involved in, and who our youth councillors are. We’re a group of students from Mount Hutt and Ashburton colleges who come together at least once a month to discuss issues affecting young people in the community, as well as ways to increase youth participation and representation in our district.

YOUTH VOICE

Youth council well worth the effort Profile Hi all! I’m Alyce Lysaght and this year I’ve been lucky enough to be the chairperson of AYC. I’m in Year 13 at Ashburton College and am also Green House Captain.

A bit about me I stayed in Germany for three months on a student exchange in Year 11.

I lived in Vietnam and travelled throughout Asia when I was younger for two years with my family.

I did an Outward Bound course at the beginning of the year.

Why I wanted to be a part of AYC in 2017 I was on the youth council last year and loved it! I enjoyed the community-based work and the sense of achievement it brought.

Above – At the Ashburton Youth Council debate.

Below – Members of the council.

Below right – Raising funds at the AYC’s Bite Night this year.

Highlights from this year There are a few things I look back fondly on such as flying to Wellington for a National Health and Wellbeing Symposium with a group of other like-minded people; being the Master of Ceremonies at the Ashburton Bite Nite event; raising $4000 for CanTeen at the AYC v ADC Debate; attending the two-day South Island Youth Connect in Kaiapoi and meeting up with the Selwyn Youth Council to share experiences, strengthen our network and learn ways to make AYC even better (this involved some amazing adrenaline activities at Washpen Falls).

Working with such a great team would be my favourite memory of 2017 AYC.

Things I’ve learnt in AYC I can take through life Definitely organisation and leadership skills. Being the chairperson means you have to keep tabs on how everyone is going and what’s coming up.

I feel my communication skills and confidence speaking to large crowds has also improved. Delegation and communication is vital for this role and that’s something that has helped with my studies and leadership roles at school.

What I like doing in my spare time I love hanging out with my mates and going on cool adventures.

thinking of applying for the 2018 AYC

ing with Honours at University of Canterbury.

Do it! It’s one of those things where you get out what you put in, and AYC can offer you so many opportunities.

It helps form networks and you’ll be exposed to so many amazing experiences.

What I would tell my 15-year-old self

Plans for next year My advice for anyone

I’m going to study a Bachelor of Engineer-

Get stuck into absolutely everything and anything that you can get your hands on!

All of the hard work that you put in pays off. I adopted the saying “effort never betrays you” and that is something I wish I

realised sooner.

Coming up We’re busy helping put together a community event for later this year – so keep an eye out!

We’re also recruiting new members for the 2018 AYC. If you’re interested in joining AYC, download an application form from ashburtondc.govt.nz

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■ UNITED STATES

Shooting ‘horrific’ A white man dressed in black tactical-style gear and armed with an assault rifle has opened fire inside a church in a small Texas community, killing 26 people and wounding at least 16 others in the deadliest mass shooting in the state’s history.

Two people were shot dead outside the First Baptist Church in Sutherland Springs in Wilson County, about 65 kilometres east of San Antonio, before the shooter entered the church and continued firing during a sermon.

The victims ranged in age from five to 72 years.

Police didn’t name the shooter at a news conference but two US officials have identified him as 26-year-old Devin Patrick Kelley, who lives in a San Antonio suburb with no apparent links to any organised terror groups.

Investigators are now looking at Kelley’s social media posts in the days before the attack, including one that appeared to show an AR-15 semiautomatic weapon.

The Pentagon has confirmed Kelly had served in the Air Force “at one point”.

Air Force spokeswoman Ann Stefanek says records show that Kelley served in Logistics Readiness at Holloman Air Force Base in New Mexico from 2010 until his discharge.

The date of his discharge and the circumstances under which he left the service were not immediately available.

Regional director of the Texas Department of Safety Freeman Martin told a news conference the attacker, wearing full tactical gear and a bullet proof vest, pulled up at a petrol station across the road from the church and walked across the street before he started firing with a Ruger AR rifle.

He then continued shooting as he entered the small church midway through the 11am service, Martin said.

Fowler dating Jonas Nick Jonas is “casually dating” Georgia Fowler. The 25-year-old singer is romancing the 25-year-old model, and this news comes shortly after the darkhaired hunk put on a public display of affection with his girlfriend at his older brother Joe Jonas and fiancé Sophie Turner’s engagement party at the weekend. The Jealous hitmaker was reportedly cosying up with his partner in the corner of Mamo restaurant in New York at the bash. The brunette beauty also shared a string of images and videos on her Instagram Story, which remains on the photo-sharing site for 24 hours.

Carrie Matula embraces a woman after a fatal shooting at the First Baptist Church in Sutherland Springs, Texas, on Sunday. Matula said she heard the shooting from the gas station where she works a block away.

PHOTO AP An armed resident confronted and chased the shooter as he left the church building. A short time later the shooter was found dead in his vehicle, which also contained several weapons, at the county line, Martin said.

It’s unclear if the shooter died from a self-inflicted gunshot or by the resident who had confronted him.

A motive for the shooting has still not been identified.

Texas Governor Greg Abbott called the attack the worst mass shooting in Texas history.

“There are no words to describe the pure evil that we witnessed in Sutherland Springs today,” Abbott said.

“Our hearts are heavy at the

anguish in this small town, but in time of tragedy, we see the very best of Texas.

“May God comfort those who’ve lost a loved one, and may God heal the hurt in our communities.”

The 14-year-old daughter of the church’s pastor Annabelle Pomeroy was listed among the dead.

Her parents Pastor Frank Pomeroy and his wife Sherri, were both out of town when the attack occurred, Sherri Pomeroy wrote in a text message to the AP. “We lost our 14-year-old daughter today and many friends,” she wrote.

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munity of a few hundred residents after the attack.

Alena Berlanga, a Floresville resident who was monitoring the chaos on a police scanner and in Facebook community groups, said everyone knows everyone else in the sparsely populated county.

“This is horrific for our tiny little tight-knit town,” Berlanga said.

“Everybody in this town is going to be affected and everybody knows someone who’s affected.”

US President Donald Trump, who is visiting Japan as part of a 12-day Asia visit, called the shooting an “act of evil” and said he was monitoring the situation.

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Picking cup winners a lottery Matt Markham

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ecause I come from a racing background, I get asked every year what I’m tipping for the Melbourne Cup. Often, I smile politely and offer up three or four suggestions who are usually the favourites because I actually have no idea.

Betting on the Melbourne Cup is always an interesting experience. It’s one race every year that you can guarantee that 75 per cent of your friends have had a wager – whether it be on the tote or through an office sweepstake which, let’s face it, is also gambling.

So instead of trying to tip you the winner of this year’s edition of the race that stops a nation, I thought it might be best to provide some statistics to help you make your own informed decision.

Favourites, as I suggested before, are often the best bet.

Thirty-five of them have won the cup, although the last came in 2013, so it’s been a while in between drinks.

At the other end of the scale, only four horses have won paying more than 100/1 – so those who like the long odds might have their work cut out for them.

A lot of people base their decision on the colours the horse will wear.

More jockeys have won the cup winning predominantly black colours than any other although both navy blue and royal blue aren’t far behind.

Numbers wise, horses wearing the four and 12 saddlecloths have been the most successful over the years with 11 wins each while one has produced 10 winners and six has been worn to victory on nine occasions.

So, as you can see from those few statistics, finding the winner of the Melbourne Cup is a lot like the lottery in that you can really only throw your numbers into the mix and hope you come up trumps.

If all else fails, just pick the pretty looking one, the one wearing your lucky number, or the jockey wearing your favourite colour.

If you’re still stuck after that, then I can guess I can try and help.

I’m quite keen, this year, on No.22 Rekindling.

A European raider with absolutely no weight on its back and good credentials, it also has the services of one of the best in the business in Corey Brown.

Just don’t blame me if it decides that it wants to stop alongside the rest of the nation.

YOUR VIEWS ON FACEBOOK Question of the Day: Two months on from the introduction of the new wheelie bins in the Ashburton District, how are you finding them and the process?

Kirsty So much better, cleaner and tidier than the old system. Having an organic/green bin would have been good though.

Jessica We still don’t have them! And we’ve had zero contact from the council about when we can expect them.

Dianne Liking the service and the fact there is a lot less rubbish blowing round the streets. Just have to get people organised as to which bins go out each week.

Lisa They are great. Much better than the old system. And testing problems are to be expected with every new venture.

Leigh They are so much better than the bags and being able to put them out at night is awesome. I do find the red bin to be too small tho, would be nice to have the option of a bigger bin for rubbish.

Chris The bin is tidy but rather small.

Not everyone’s got one and the council is so disorganized when you ring and enquire you will get a different answer

every time. Embarrassment all around for the council and their leadership

bins like christchurch and timaru etc though.

Kristin Be good to have a yellow bin instead of bags, that we’re lucky if it gets picked up. No word from council either as to when our yellow bin will grace our presence

Wendy Yes so easy & tidy. I have had to hire a green bin though for garden rubbish & grass. Red bin only held one mowing so that is another expense.

Brenda They are fantastic... surprising how with a bigger recycling one all our waste fits in the red one no problem Sybil Awesome no ripped rubbish bags that were being ripped open by the cats in our neighborhood I love them Kerryn Love them, so much tidier, and I don’t have to worry about buying bags in the groceries.

Katie I think they are great! The red bin could really do with being the same size as the yellow bin.

Monica Happy with the bins and the service. So much better than those tragic, expensive bags.

Melissa Great, much tidier and easier than the old system, a compost bin would be great though

Georgia Much prefer the bin system to the bag system but the red bin needs to be the size of the yellow bin or the sizes swapped. With garden waste as well the rubbish bin is too small. Also the green crate never has much in it (however one party night would soon fill it) so would be better if glass could be combined with recycling in the yellow bin, to combine the two for those that arent worth putting just the crate out, and to provide more space for those that do go through a lot of glass.

Rach Great. So much tidier and love that we can put them out the night before now. Couldnt before or animals would rip open the bags.

It would be great to have green waste

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Valuable protections sprout from seed levy

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ost Canterbury arable farmers will now have completed the majority of their spring planting, with some farmers on heavier soils having a frustrating time getting crops planted.

Thoughts will soon turn to spray programmes and the hope of a good growing season to set crops up perfectly for harvest.

One of the most important jobs off farm for me is involvement in the Herbage Seedgrowers Subsection of Federated Farmers, which is part of the Arable Industry Group of Federated Farmers. The latter is one of six industry groups that our members are able to indicate an interest in.

The role of the Herbage Seedgrowers Subsection is to look after the interests of the growers of herbage seed from a technical perspective.

The Herbage Seedgrowers Subsection collects a royalty on the seed line Samson and this royalty income is invested in the Foundation for Arable Research to support research into herbage seed.

In recent years this research funding has supported Canterbury University research on the identification of genes responsible for seed shattering, seed

Hugh Wigley FROM THE FARM

number and seed size in perennial ryegrass and from 2017 the funding will support Richard Chynoweth’s PhD research.

The group is looking to support farmers or other technical experts who wish to increase their own knowledge in herbage seed research.

The Herbage Seedgrowers Subsection’s most important role is to manage the non-proprietary cultivars and uncertified herbage seed levy.

This week the group is meeting in Palmerston North to set the levy rates on non-proprietary cultivars and uncertified herbage seeds, including red and white clover and ryegrass.

The non-proprietary cultivars are publicly available varieties (Nui, Huia, Moata, Tama, Ruanui, Manawa, and Pawera) often known as the commons.

The levy is collected on all commons and uncertified herbage seed in order to maintain those varieties and ensure they continue to be available

for growers in New Zealand.

For the commons to continue to be grown under New Zealand’s seed certification system, live nucleus and pre-nucleus seed of each variety must be actively maintained in order to make breeders and basic seed available to growers.

Annually it costs around $140,000 to ensure the base material is available to growers and Grasslanz Technologies is contracted to undertake this work.

The non-proprietary and uncertified seed levy was first mandated in 1997 when the responsibility for maintaining these cultivars was transferred to the Herbage Seedgrowers Subsection by the Government. Growers have reaffirmed the continuation of the levy in three referenda, with the most recent levy order granted in 2014. It expires in 2020.

The levy is determined for the following calendar year at a meeting of the Herbage Seedgrowers Subsection after consultation with the Seed Certification Bureau and the New Zealand Grain and Seed Trade Association.

It is a fixed kilogram cost calculated on the projected harvest of each cultivar and the estimated per kilogram price

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received by the grower. The maximum levy that is set is up to five per cent, but it is typically between 0.1 per cent and 3.5 per cent. The levy is then collected by all testing stations on the first purity and germination test for each line.

Mid Canterbury growers are represented on the Herbage Seedgrowers Subsection

by Methven farmers Hamish Marr and John McCaw, with the remainder of the subsection comprising South Canterbury farmers Hugh Wigley, Doug Simpson, Colin Hurst and Guy Wigley, North Canterbury farmers David Birkett and Jim Macartney and executive administrator Philippa Rawlinson.

We encourage growers to get in contact with the subsection if they have any comments or concerns surrounding our work.

Hugh Wigley is a Federated Farmers Arable Executive member. The views, opinions, positions or strategies expressed by the author and those providing comments are theirs alone, and do not necessarily reflect the views, opinions, positions or strategies of the Ashburton Guardian Co Ltd or any employee thereof

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In brief

■ WESTPAC

Cash profit $970 million

By Tamsyn Parker Lower impairments in its dairy lending book has helped to boost cash earnings at the New Zealand arm of Westpac bank to $970 million.

That was a rise of 9.5 per cent for the year to September 30, up from $886 million in the prior year. But the Australian-owned bank said its core earnings were flat, falling 0.3 per cent to $1.28 billion.

Westpac New Zealand chief executive David McLean said it was a solid result in an environment where core earnings were flat and high levels of competition continued to compress margins.

Impairment recoveries at the bank improved from -$59 million to a positive $76 million.

Net loans grew 2.91 per cent to $77.3 billion with home lending up 4 per cent while business lending grew 0.7 per cent.

Deposits were up 1.6 per cent to $58.4 billion.

McLean said the result reflect-

Westpac New Zealand chief executive David McLean.

ed a strong economy and was supported by good credit quality, with the bank continuing to focus on enhanced customer service, quality lending and targeted growth in key sectors.

“We are continuing to focus on helping our customers and the New Zealand economy grow and we are investing in our business to improve the banking ex-

perience. Customers are taking advantage of today’s low interest rates by making extra mortgage repayments, building savings buffers and entering the property market.

McLean said the bank was experiencing strong momentum across the digital side of its business with sales through digital channels up 22 per cent.

He said the bank had lifted term deposits by 3 per cent year on year and its KiwiSaver scheme was continuing to grow, increasing by 19 per cent to $5.2 billion over the year with the average balance up 17 per cent from $11,300 to $13,200.

Net interest income at the bank rose 0.6 per cent to $1.735 billion but its net interest margin fell 13 basis points to 2.02 per cent.

The bank’s operating expenses rose 0.9 per cent to $963 million on the back of continuing investment in customer service.

Parent company Westpac made a net profit of $7.99 billion.

Andrew Bascand, chief executive of New Zealand fund manager Harbour Asset Management, said the result was broadly in line with expectations.

He said as a group Westpac’s capital position was strong and its net interest margin was up a little while its asset quality was good.

Westpac shares are up 18.6 per cent over the last year. - NZME

Macca’s get it wrong It is always tricky for multinationals to pick a name that sounds right to Chinese ears, but few went as wrong as McDonald’s latest tweak.

When the fast-food giant had changed its name in China, ditching Maidanglao – a transliteration of the company’s English name – in favour of Jingongmen, which translates as Golden Arches. Social media gorged itself. “It sounds like a furniture store. Are you sure the food is edible?” one wrote, while another observed “even Ronald McDonald cannot stand the new name”, referring to a widely circulated image of the clown mascot on the phone, saying: “Boss, I have to quit. The new name is unbearable.”

- PA

New Countdown app Supermarket retailer Countdown has launched an app designed to make its Click & Collect service more convenient for consumers.

The Countdown Click & Collect app alerts users to let them know when their online grocery order is ready to pick up and the store when the customer is on its way.

The app uses GPS to create a 400m “geo-fence” radius around a selected Countdown store. When a customer “breaks” the radius the in-store team is alerted.

- NZME

Brickies in demand

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At close of trading on Monday, November 6, 2017

6/10

S&P/NZX 50 Index Gross constituents

q S&P/NZX 50 Gross

8,053.63 –11.49 –0.14%

q S&P/NZX 20 index

5,405.34

–8.99

–0.17%

q S&P/NZX All Gross

8,730.15

–7.17

–0.08%

p Rises 50 q Falls 57

WORLD MARKETS

q S&P/ASX 200 index

5,953.8

–6.1

–0.1%

At close of trading on Nov 6, 2017

p Dow Jones Indust.

23,539.2 +22.93 +0.10% At close of trading on Nov 5, 2017

p FTSE 100 index

7,560.4

+5.03

+0.07%

At close of trading on Nov 5, 2017

p Nikkei 225 index

22,554.9 +15.75 +0.07% At close of trading on Nov 6, 2017

METAL PRICES

Source: interest.co.nz

q Gold

1,267.20

London – $US/ounce

–8.3

–0.65%

q Silver London – $US/ounce

17.09

–0.01

–0.03%

p Copper London – $US/tonne

6,898.0

+43.0

+0.63%

NZ DOLLAR

Source: BNZ

Country

As at 4pm Nov 6, 2017

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

TT buy

0.9178 0.8987 4.8734 0.6093 1.4682 0.5383 80.99 1.8287 9.9683 23.23 0.7046

TT sell

0.8873 0.8656 4.2778 0.583 1.3526 0.5195 77.60 1.6012 9.6066 22.13 0.6795

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Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern says securing a free trade agreement with the European Union is “top of our agenda” – and much higher than getting a deal with Russia across the line.

Ardern made the comments at a joint press conference with German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier, who has arrived in the country for meetings including with Opposition leader Bill English.

A surprise inclusion in Labour’s coalition agreement with New Zealand First was to work towards a free trade deal with the Russia-Belarus-Kazakhstan Customs Union.

That has ruffled feathers – at a briefing last week in Wellington, European Union ambassador Bernard Savage said any moves made towards thawing relations with Russia would be viewed in a “very negative” light, and complicate efforts to secure a deal with the EU. The Herald asked Steinmeier if the intention to work toward a deal with Russia could be viewed negatively in Europe. Before he answered, Ardern made clear FTA negotiations with the EU were the priority.

“It is certainly not a higher priority than the EU free trade agreement, which is top of our agenda,” Ardern said.

Steinmeier reiterated Germany’s support for a NZ-EU trade deal, saying his country was one of exporters and post-Brexit needed to forge links with countries that had close trading rela-

New Zealand is hoping to encourage thousands of British construction workers to emigrate as part of a drive to deliver the country’s biggest ever infrastructure and housing programme. According to the Building and Construction Industry Training Organisation, New Zealand is suffering from a skills shortage and is in need of 65,000 new workers over the next five years. The high level of demand has led to New Zealand’s building sector uniting to target UK construction talent.

- NZME

Squeezing ‘em in

Jacinda Ardern tionships with the United Kingdom, such as New Zealand.

Germany wanted a deal with New Zealand concluded “as quickly as possible”, and would support the European Commission to make that happen.

On the Labour-led Government’s intention to kick-start negotiations towards a deal with Russia, Steinmeier said that was not a matter for Germany.

“If New Zealand wants to negotiate with other countries, that’s fine. It’s up to them to make those decisions.”

The European Union is our third-largest trading partner with a total of $20 billion in imports and exports each year, while twoway trade with Russia currently amounts to only $417 million.

Steinmeier travelled to Wellington from Australia, where he met with Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull. - NZME

Australia’s largest budget airline has commenced a bold plan to squeeze more seats onto its planes. An extra row of economy seating has been fitted into 43 of Jetstar’s A320 fleet by rearranging the toilets and reducing the galley space. The airline has claimed the move will let it keep airfares down by allowing it to operate on a higher-volume basis.

- NZME

Warning from Apple Apple’s iPhone X has the ability to produce darker blacks and a more vivid picture thanks to using an OLED display. While a revamped display might be a welcome change for iPhone fans, the technology isn’t without its downsides. Just days after launching the 10th anniversary edition iPhone X, Apple warned customers about the risk of “burnin” on the device’s display. “This can occur in more extreme cases such as when the same high contrast image is continuously displayed for prolonged periods.” - NZME

Trustpower profit boost Trustpower, New Zealand’s fifthlargest electricity generator, boosted first-half profit 80 per cent as its spread of generation assets allowed it to benefit from higher prices. Net profit rose to $80.8 million, or 25.8 cents a share, in the six months ended September 30.

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MAR governance group meets with Arowhenua

BY COLIN WILLISCROFT

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Members of the Managed Aquifer Recharge governance group met with Arowhenua representatives on Sunday afternoon as part of an ongoing process of meetings between the two organisations aimed at keeping dialogue open.

MAR governance group chairman Peter Lowe said the afternoon involved a field trip that was designed as a familiarisation exercise so the Arowhenua members “could understand and take

on board the kind of things we’re doing”.

The field trip included a look at new sites being developed under the MAR project, as well as a visit to the pilot test site. Lowe said Arowhenua also had a representative on the governance group, so it was always up with the play on what was happening with the project and the field trip just added to the flow of information.

“We’re setting out to realise the community’s aspirations about water quality.”

Right – Managed Aquifer Recharge governance group members with Arowhenua representatives at a field day on Sunday.

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Dairy sheep better for clean, green image New Lincoln research points to sheep dairy better fulfilling the green credentials New Zealand uses to differentiate its produce in the global market than its cow counterparts.

Senior lecturer in agribusiness management, Nic Lees, cowrote the paper Competitive advantage through responsible innovation in the New Zealand sheep dairy industry, which found that rather than competing on cost, the sheep dairy industry should promote sustainability and environmental benefits, and be innovative.

“Future environmental constraints make milking sheep a more sustainable option than milking cows in New Zealand,” Lees said.

Sheep do not have the same nitrogen leaching effect as cows because they have a lower volume of urine.

Sheep milk also has health benefits.

It has three-times higher whey content compared to cow milk, which aids digestion. It also has higher calcium and higher vitamin D levels, which aid the regulation of phosphorous and calcium absorption essential for bone mineralisation.

Sheep milk also contains different forms of proteins that are unlike the beta-lactoglobulin and alpha S1 casein in cow milk that commonly cause milk allergies and intolerance.

Lees said there is an opportunity to build on the positive perception of low intensity, pasturebased production systems.

“By emphasising these attributes in marketing, sheep dairy products could obtain market advantage and could potentially gain higher product premiums.

At the same time, this would help

meet the requirement from stakeholders for environmentally sustainable agricultural production.

“Furthermore, consumers are increasingly looking for foods that align with their personal values, such as environmental sustainability, animal welfare, fair trade and organic production. The industry has the potential to see this not as a compliance cost but as a way to provide a valuable competitive advantage.”

He said it could invest in developing new innovations such as superior sheep milk products for niche sectors like health, infant care and gourmet food.

It is estimated that the demand for sheep milk is growing by 10 to 20 per cent each year New Zealand’s largest sheep dairy operation, the Blue River Dairy in Southland, has seen a 50 per cent increase in the milk powder price over the last three years.

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■ PROTECT OUR FUTURE

Dairy farmers urged to have say on biosecurity DairyNZ is behind the yellow Protect Our Future packs that have landed in letterboxes around the country in the past week or so.

The packs are about the Government Industry Agreement for Biosecurity Readiness and Response Deed (GIA).

DairyNZ proposes signing the GIA on behalf of dairy farmers, but first, farmers are being asked to give their views by December 6.

This can be done online at www.dairynz.co.nz/gia, where there is also information about conference calls for farmers to ask questions of specialists and other farmers.

The over-arching aim of the GIA is to protect the future of farming in New Zealand by having the right biosecurity in place.

DairyNZ’s policy general manager, Carol Barnao, said

“as the recent incursion of mycoplasma bovis has shown, diseases and pests have a toll on the bottom line of business, and carry an emotional toll too.

“We believe signing the GIA is an important next step in making sure dairy has a voice at the decision table at government, both on preparedness and response outcomes, and funding – and we want our farmers to let us know what they think,” she said.

The GIA has already been signed by several other sector organisations.

Joining DairyNZ in consulting with farmers on the agreement are Beef + Lamb New Zealand and Deer Industry New Zealand.

“We are confident that DairyNZ becoming a signatory is the best way to provide our farmers with more influence and certainty,” Barnao said.

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MARKET REPORT Dairy

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Farm gate price watch …

for the latest prices, visit www.interest.co.nz/rural current price range Saleyard prices … u LAMB ($/head) weighted average Store 95 - 107 Prime 153 - 154 u HEIFER (c/kg) 250-350 kgs Lwt Store 200 - 383 u STEER (c/kg) 481-580 Lwt Prime 296 - 311 last week

Processor prices … u LAMB ($) including 1kg woolly pelt 15.5 kg YM SI 105.54 17.5 kg YX SI 118.77 19.0 kg YX SI 129.06 21.0 kg YX SI 142.29 Local trade (c/kg) SI 700 (16-22kg) u MUTTON ($) including 0.5kg pelt 21.0 kg MX1 SI 95.02 u BEEF (c/kg) P2 steer SI 521 (270-295kg) M Cow SI 397 (170-195kg) M2 Bull SI 487 (296-320kg) Local trade P2 SI 560 (180-280kg) u VENISON ($/hd) gross AP Hind 50kg SI 494 AP Stag 60kg SI 598 AP Stag 80kg SI 798

4 wks ago

3 mths ago

52 week high low

1 year ago

230

313

285

52 week high low

84.74 95.61 103.88 114.25 590

105.93 119.21 129.54 142.35 700

73.82 82.82 90.07 99.07 520

85.89

82.95

58.39

95.02

56.92

525

529

508

542

503

392

417

355

425

352

487

502

460

510

450

570

570

540

600

530

486 589 782

453 549 732

415 504 640

494 598 798

387 471 604

395 280

Source: WSI, NZMerino 787 1,068 727 454 454 307 446 446 267 1,544 1,777 1,541 Source: Midlands Grain 300 350 300 275 370 275 265 380 265

International market prices … u LOGS indicator prices, $/tonne Forest index Oct -17 118.80 119.02 118.73

114.68

u DAIRY (NZ$/tonne) Butter Skimmilk powder Wholemilk powder Cheese - cheddar

5,467 3,091 3,861 4,937

8,740 5,646 4,230 5,475

8,289 2,763 4,313 5,458

2016/17 final $6.12 2016/17 final $0.40

0.7179 0.6130

Source: PF Olsen 120.05 114.68 8,874 3,624 4,765 6,040

5,455 2,617 3,852 4,853

Beef Schedules were steady this week, but strong domestic kills in the US and Australia will dampen demand for imported beef from New Zealand.

The weaner dairy bull sales have started up north to strong demand, with prices $50 to $100 per head above last year, and reports suggest more bobby calves have been reared this season.

Beef and Lamb NZ have reduced funding for the very successful Steak of Origin competition and farmers will be disappointed their skills in producing tasty tender beef has less emphasis.

Lamb

Deer

Schedules eased slightly this week as more spring lambs came on stream and discounts of between 5 to 20c/kg cwt are now starting to appear for last season’s animals.

Silver Fern Farms are suggesting lambs will peak around $7/kg before Christmas and dip to $5.60 to $6.20 mid-season.

More lifts in mutton schedules this week and heavy cull animals are averaging well over $100/head in a market desperate for more stock.

The retiring directors were elected unopposed at Alliance and the co-op has attracted more shareholders from the North Island to now attribute 10 per cent of the total membership.

Disappointingly, the Glammies competition has had its funding cut by Beef and Lamb NZ as they look to reprioritise their marketing emphasis to improving the promotion of farmers’ environmental story.

Venison schedules may have peaked this week as shipping deadlines move close to meet the European chilled deadlines.

Deer farmers’ optimism has lifted significantly with both main products attracting strong pricing and demand for breeding females strong.

Main crop velvet harvesting will now be well through and industry predictions of a crop in excess of 675 tonnes green appears to meet market approval.

Wool No auction last week as wool exporters

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2017/18 f'cast $6.75 2017/18 f'cast $0.45 - 0.55c NZX FCG $5.94$6.40

* before retentions

u EXCHANGE RATE (NZ$1.00=) US dollar 0.6922 Euro 0.5938

349

98.96 111.33 120.99 133.36 660

Local market prices … u GRAINS ($/tonne, delivered Canterbury) free price Wheat, milling,12.5%p 350 350 350 Wheat, feed 370 370 350 Barley, feed 380 380 360

Fonterra milk price Fonterra dividend Fonterra share price

65 96

105.35 118.55 128.83 142.03 700

Auction prices … u NI WOOL indicator prices (c/kg, clean) Mid mic (23.1-31.5) 791 906 Fine Xbrd (31.6-35.0) 336 319 Coarse Xbred >35 mic 294 298 Merino 1,813 1,654

8,324 2,617 4,351 5,959

127 163

November starts in a more traditional fashion with nor’westerly winds and hot temperatures on the plains ensuring irrigators are needed to maintain pasture growth rates.

The feed is hardening off, but pastures are maturing and surplus grass is being made into silage.

The identification of cycling cows and AI programmes continues and follow-up bulls are active in the first-calving heifers.

Strong interest will be seen in this week’s milk auction for the market’s direction, but Fonterra showed confidence by reaffirming their $6.75 payout and dividend in the 0.45 to .55c range.

The wet spring period saw a lift in palm kernel usage and some will need to look hard at changing their feeding systems if use of this supplement is to be reduced.

Research is finding more positive outcomes in the use of A2 milk and some farmers are changing their breeding programmes to achieve a point of difference with their product.

LIC announced their semen has tested free from mycoplasma bovis and a commercial test is now available to guarantee animals are free of this disease.

get a breather from the lack of interest in crossbred fibre and insatiable demand for finer micron wools.

It has been noted more animals with wool shedding genes are being bred by lifestyle block holders and breeders are showing interest in animals with short bare tails in a bid to reduce costs of the shearing operation.

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Farm visits to aid FTA

By Colin WillisCroft

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A member of the European Parliament spent time on two Mid Canterbury dairy farms on Saturday as part of a trip aimed at progressing the free-trade agreement currently being negotiated between New Zealand and the European Union.

David Campbell Bannerman visited David and Maree Stewart’s Ashburton farm, while also stopping in to see New Zealand Sharemilkers of the Year Christopher and Siobhan O’Malley, in a daylong tour of the Ashburton area hosted by National’s Rangitata MP Andrew Falloon.

Campbell Bannerman is in New Zealand as a representative of the European Parliament’s trade committee, but as a British politician he was also keen to look at trade opportunities for the UK postBrexit.

Falloon said Campbell Bannerman has a particular interest in New Zealand’s dairy and wine industries, so as well as his time in Mid Canterbury as part of his New Zealand visit, he spent a day in Marlborough visiting some of that area’s vineyards. Mid Canterbury was chosen as part of his itinerary due to the strong presence of dairy farms in the area.

Although Campbell Bannerman was only in Mid Canterbury for a day, Falloon said he was able to get a better understanding of dairy farming in New Zealand because of his time here.

Part of the discussions going on in Europe at present around the EU-New Zealand free-trade agreement are focused on environmental issues, Falloon said.

“They want to be satisfied that we are as clean and green as we say we are.

“I think I can say he was very

Rangitata MP Andrew Falloon, with Mid Canterbury sharemilkers Christopher and Siobhan O’Malley, hosted European Parliament MP David Campbell Bannerman at the O’Malleys’ Lauriston property over the weekend.

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“Two-way trade with the EU is (worth) $20 billion a year, so the potential is huge. We have to pay high tariffs on most of our exports to the European Union. Eliminating those will make it easier for our farmers and manufacturers to compete on a fair playing field in those markets.

“Mid Canterbury has a lot to gain from more trading opportu-

nities. We produce what the world wants”.

During his week in New Zealand Campbell Bannerman has also met with Trade Minister David Parker, opposition trade spokesman Todd McClay and Fonterra officials in Auckland.

Under its Common Agricultural Policy, the EU still subsidises its farmers to give them a leg-up and Falloon said Campbell Bannerman was interested in how New

Zealand farmers could operate successfully without that sort of helping hand.

“The EU has very large subsidies (in agriculture) so they want to understand how we operate without them.”

With the UK leaving the European Union, Falloon said it was keen to progress a free-trade agreement with New Zealand as quickly as it could, which would benefit farmers here, and Campbell Banner-

man would be well-placed to help advise on making that a reality in the future.

The UK-based MP is on the record as saying he would like to see better trade relations with Commonwealth countries in a post-Brexit environment, which Falloon said could only be a good thing for New Zealand farmers.

“Better access to 65 million British consumers would be hugely positive.”

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Test yourself with the Guardian’s weekday quiz 1 - The sparkling wine Cava comes from which country? a. Italy b. Portugal c. Spain 2 - Which word is closest in meaning to antithesis? a. Hatred b. Opposite c. Pride 3 - Which night was the title of Shakespeare’s play? a. Opening b. Silent c. Twelfth 4 - Drew Barrymore shot to fame in which film? a. ET – The Extra Terrestrial b. The Wedding Singer c. Scream 5 - Andrew Ridgeley was the lesser known half of which chart-busting duo? a. Pet Shop Boys b. Wham! c. Eurythmics 6 - How many right angles does a square have? a. 0 b. 2 c. 4 7 - What is a pugilist? a. A singer b. A boxer c. A writer 8 - In which city is the headquarters of the NZX stock exchange? a. Wellington b. Auckland c. Christchurch

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STANLEY BERRYMAN

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tanley was born in Waimate in 1890 to Henry and Mary. He was educated at Borough School and entered Ashburton High School in 1903 with a governor’s scholarship. He left the following year having distinguished himself in all branches of athletics, particularly football and cricket. A farmer when he enlisted in August, 1914, he served in Gallipoli where he was wounded twice and invalided to England. He was sent back to New Zealand for his commission as officer and returned to action in 1917. He took part in the capture of Gaza, and after recovering from dysentery in an Egyptian hospital, returned to Palestine, where he fell in action in March, 1918. To commemorate his son, Henry established the Stanley Berryman Memorial Prize of one guinea to be awarded annually for an essay in the character or paraphrase of the statement: “Tis only noble to be good, kind hearts are more than coronets and simple faith than Norman blood”.

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ohn was born in Timaru in 1895 to Mary and Robert, who later became proprietor of the Ashburton Guardian. John was enrolled in Borough School, then Ashburton High School in 1906 to 1907, where he showed good promise as a footballer. He left school to work at the paper, becoming foreman of the compositing staff, before enlisting in March 1917. John had tried to enlist earlier but was considered ‘not suitable’ due to flat feet. His father then approached the Appeal Board on the grounds that workers in the industry were becoming hard to come by. His appeal was denied, and John was killed in France in August, 1918. In 1919, Robert established the John Bell Memorial Scholarship, awarding a two year scholarship to enable sons of small farmers, farm labourers or artisans to pursue studies in agricultural sciences. The funds were secured in £1000 of government bonds to the value, which were expected to gain interest of £45 per annum. Two scholarships were awarded every two years from 1920.

Above – Ashburton High School Prefects 1914, Errol (Tom) Hood is back row, second from right.

Right – Ashburton High School Old Boys’ Football team, 1902. Stanley Berryman is in striped shirt leaning on ground at front left.

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Remembering after the war

By Kathleen Stringer

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his is the final in our series of Heavens XV and reserves.

Although World War One officially ended on Armistice Day, on November 11, 1918, sadly deaths were still occurring or being reported after that date.

By December, Ashburton High School’s magazine began the dreadful tally of casualties.

Of the 285 High School Old

Boys who were known to have enlisted, 49 had died of wounds or illness. The magazine noted that as some Old Boys had enlisted near the end of hostilities so not all of that number had actually served overseas.

Approximately 250 Old Boys served overseas, meaning that more than one in five had paid the ultimate price.

With the end of the war, communities and groups began the

task of raising money for numerous honours boards and war memorials. However, remembering the fallen sometimes took on forms other than built monuments, halls and physical reminders. Some parents chose to commentate their sons in ways that would benefit others’ futures or education, such as two prizes awarded by grieving parents of fallen Ashburton High School Old Boys. Lest We Forget.

tuart was born in 1893 to Robert and Agnes.

He attended Borough School and Ashburton High School from 1908 to 1909, where he was prominent in football and school games, and also a talented pianoforte player. Stuart worked at the auctioneers, Nicoll Brothers, before moving to Auckland to work at the Auckland Herald. He enlisted in September 1915. Wounded in July 1916 at Armentieres, he was invalided in England but contracted an infectious disease so had to receive special treatment. After a short stint in France he contracted tuberculosis and was sent home in January 1918. He spent some months in a sanatorium before returning home to Ashburton, where he died in May 1919. He was buried in the Ashburton cemetery with a full military funeral.

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orn in 1897 to John and Margaret, at school he was Errol, but family and close friends called him Tom. He attended Mount Somers School, then Ashburton High School in 1912 to 1915. An all-rounder, he was captain of the 1st XV in 1912 and 1915, a prefect in 1914 and 1915, a tennis, gymnastics and senior athletics champion, and Cadet Corps sergeant. On leaving school Tom worked for the Lands and Survey Department in Christchurch, then returned to Ashburton as a cashier in the National Mortgage Agency. Surprisingly, when he enlisted in March 1917 the medical board decided he was only suitable for clerical or farm work due to his flat fleet. He served in France where he died on 7 November 1918, just four days before Armistice Day. To give an example of the agony of waiting endured by those at home, news that he had been wounded arrived in Mount Somers on November 21, and the telegram announcing his death came two days later.

Honouring the Fallen During the period of World War One, 1914 to 1915, many men from the Ashburton District signed up to fight for the Empire against the German army. Many did not return — almost 450 from Ashburton were killed. The first Ashburton men were killed on April 25, 1915 — the first Anzac Day. Ashburton philanthropist and patriot Frederick Ferriman presented a special flag and a flagpole to the families of those men. The Ashburton Museum, with the assistance of the Rotary Club of Ashburton, has erected in front of the museum one of the original Ferriman flagpoles, and on the centennial of the death of each Ashburton soldier will fly a replica flag. An original flag is on display in the museum. This week the Ashburton Museum honours: November 10: James JAMI(E)SON November 14: John William JONES

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Cups king wants to add more

BY CARYL WILLIAMSON The man who has owned more Melbourne Cup winners than anyone else has a thirst for more.

Retired Melbourne businessman Lloyd Williams has six horses in this year’s race today including last year’s winner Almandin.

Williams won his first Cup with the TJ Smith-trained Just A Dash in 1981.

After sourcing horses from New Zealand including 2007 winner Efficient, Williams has joined the growing trend to buy from Europe with the southern hemisphere breeding industry concentrated on speed.

Williams son Nick admits the imported Almandin is the sentimental favourite among the family’s half dozen.

“If I could pick who I would love to win, it would be Almandin,” Williams said.

“But that’s because we love this race, we have a great sense of history, we’re proud Melburnians, and to have the honour of having a back-to-back winner would mean a great deal to us.”

Until Sunday afternoon punters also supported Almandin, but the money started to come for English horse Marmelo.

To be ridden by Hugh Bowman, the Hughie Morrison-trained assumed $8.50 favouritism with Almandin now out to $9.

“Marmelo shortened from $11 into $6.50 equal favourite for the Melbourne Cup after finishing sixth in the Caulfield Cup on October 21, but did ease with horses like Humidor impressing with a runner-up finish to Winx in the Cox Plate,” TAB’s Trent Langskaill said.

“Since getting out to as much as $10, punters have rallied for the five-yearold and Marmelo has now displaced Almandin as the TAB Fixed Odds favourite for Tuesday’s Melbourne Cup.” Bowman, who has won three Cox Plates on Winx, believes Marmelo is his best chance to win a Melbourne Cup which has presented limited opportunities in the past for the heavyweight jockey.

Another sentimental favourite, the Chris Waller-trained Who Shot Thebarman, was withdrawn on Sunday afternoon with an elevated temperature.

His scratching has reignited the debate regarding emergencies for the Melbourne Cup which now has a field of 23.

A review in 2015 determined it was not commercially viable to accommodate emergencies because of the costs involved.

A record-equalling 11 horses trained in the northern hemisphere are in the field including 2015 runner-up Max Dynamite, one of three runners for Irish trainer Willie Mullins.

Williams’ other runners are Johannes Vermeer, Bondi Beach, US Army Ranger, Gallante and Rekindling.

Almandin, Bondi Beach and Gallante are trained by Williams’ Australian trainer Robert Hickmott while Aidan O’Brien trains Johannes Vermeer and his son Joseph O’Brien is the trainer of US Army Ranger and Rekindling.

There are only two mares, Amelie’s Star and Single Gaze with the latter to be ridden by Kathy O’Hara, the only female jockey in this year’s race.

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Today at Ellerslie Raceway

Auckland RC Ellerslie Meeting Date: 07 Nov 2017 NZ Meeting number: 2 Doubles: 1 and 2; 3 and 4; 5 and 6; 7 and 8; 9 and 10 Trebles: 1, 2 and 3; 4, 5 and 6; 8, 9 and 10 1 12.17pm CHEVALIER PRODUCE 2200 $30,000, Rating 85 Benchmark, 2200m 1 10x86 Hushed (8) 60 ...............................O Bosson 2 49314 Banbury Lad tdm (1) 56.5 ........J Nason (a2) 3 x1214 Mongolian Legend tdmb (7) 56.5M Cameron 4 13361 Youwantmore tdm (2) 55 .................A Collett 5 5P161 Hesalljazz m (5) 54 ....................R Elliot (a1) 6 02206 Seconds Out m (9) 54 ............... M D Plessis 7 61016 Rocanic (4) 54................................. A Jones 8 x0612 Silver Sasanof (3) 54...................T Abel (a4) 9 20P92 El Fernando t (6) 54 ....................T Thornton 2 12.52 CARLTON EVENTS 1600 $30,000, MDN, 1600m 1 82 Blue Breeze (20) 58.5 .................T Abel (a4) 2 03434 Plazabeel (12) 58.5 ...................S McKay (a) 3 06277 Royal Ruler (4) 58.5 ........................S Collett 4 2636x Flash As b (17) 58.5 5 000x3 Makfactor (2) 58.5 6 7368x Asylum Seeker (15) 58.5 ................ T Harris 7 065 Raise The Phantom (16) 58.5 ......... S Spratt 8 32267 Ohceedee b (14) 57 ........................A Collett 9 75x3 The Boy Wonder (21) 57 .............C Lammas 10 725x3 Grand Soleil (6) 56.5 ......................V Colgan 11 5x52L Keep The Moment (5) 56.5 .........T Thornton 12 80x22 My Dakota (9) 56.5 ..................... D Johnson 13 6x732 Elana Rose (13) 56.5 ......................J Riddell 14 78472 Liz’s Gift (18) 56.5 ............S Weatherley (a1) 15 3x35 Spree (1) 56.5 ............................M Coleman 16 92 Vaudesir (8) 56.5....................... M D Plessis 17 99494 Lowrider (3) 56.5 .................................C Dell 18 56 Konstantina 55 ............................. Scratched 19 87x50 Head Rush (7) 58.5....................R Elliot (a1) 20 60696 Madam Makfi (11) 56.5 ........ S MacNab (a2) 21 3780x Smiling Assassin (19) 58.5 22 x2232 Trail Blazer (10) 55 Em: Head Rush, Madam Makfi, Smiling Assassin, Trail Blazer 3 1.30 IDEAL ELECTRICAL LEGRAND 1200 $30,000, Rating 85 Benchmark, 1200m 1 6597x Rocanto d (7) 59 ......................... D Johnson 2 1044x The Justice League td (4) 59 ........O Bosson 3 1228x Go Nicholas td (8) 58.5 ............. M D Plessis 4 546x7 Mr Knowitall tdm (9) 58 ..........B Morgenrood

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04222 Kitaya m (5) 55 .......................J Fawcett (a3) 4554x Caprikosa t (6) 54 ......................M Coleman 0x111 Yearn d (3) 54 .............................T Thornton 5332x Cinematic tdb (2) 54........................A Collett 927 Pushka (1) 54............................ R Scott (a3) 4 2.07pm AUCKLAND CO-OP TAXIS 1200 $30,000, Rating 65 Benchmark*, 1200m 1 3x675 Bluetwentytwo 60 ......................... Scratched 2 31869 Money Trail tdm (13) 60.........H Marzuki (a3) 3 1243x Splendido (14) 59.5....................G Cooksley 4 26x12 Tremendous tm (19) 59.5 ...........A Sims (a3) 5 134x Howbowdat d (11) 59 ......................M Vance 6 44346 Summer Dale dm (16) 59.................. T Allan 7 21x Ironbark dm (6) 58.5 ..............J Fawcett (a3) 8 5719x Glass Slipper t (9) 58 .......S Weatherley (a1) 9 0x176 Joy Anna m (3) 58 ........................... S Spratt 10 26225 I See Red (1) 57.5...........................A Collett 11 624x4 Monrecour b (12) 57.5 ...................V Colgan 12 4421x Almarie (5) 57 ................................ J Parkes 13 406x9 Scarlet’s Secret d (2) 57................M McNab 14 7x75x Way In td (15) 57.............................J Riddell 15 630x3 Neeson (18) 58.5 ...................... M D Plessis 16 744x5 Wonder Woman (8) 56.5 17 139x8 Excelleration (17) 55 18 75x6x Indecision (10) 56 19 2660x Masu (7) 58 20 770x3 Elusive Empire (4) 57.5 Emergencies: Neeson, Wonder Woman, Excelleration, Indecision, Masu, Elusive Empire 5 2.42pm JOHN DEERE AGROWQUIP 1600 $30,000, Rating 65 Benchmark*, 1600m 1 31630 Creative Genius d (3) 60 ..S Weatherley (a1) 2 12335 Kirkintilloch db (5) 59 ...................... S Spratt 3 64207 Innamincka dm (13) 58.5 .......... R Scott (a3) 4 2x673 Laddie Of Oakview (21) 58.5 .......... T Harris 5 9x251 One Prize One Goal 58.5............. Scratched 6 255x4 Fashionably db (14) 58 .................O Bosson 7 06340 Touch Of Silver t (1) 58 8 2132x Lovelight b (15) 57.5 ................. M D Plessis 9 31x42 August Edition dmb (10) 57.............J Riddell 10 1334 Don’t Think Twice (2) 57 ..................S Collett 11 126 Kachhi (7) 57...............................C Lammas 12 2341 Miss Campbell m (17) 57 ...........R Elliot (a1) 13 71x87 She Brings Joy t (6) 57 ............... D Johnson

14 21452 Ticket To Ride m (9) 57 ...................R Myers 15 43x17 La Foi m (18) 56.5 ...........................A Collett 16 44x47 Mistrahma (19) 56 .........................M McNab 17 668x3 Korakonui (20) 55.5........................V Colgan 18 885x5 Marshal 55.5 ................................ Scratched 19 37088 Em Kay Pops m (8) 55 ......... S MacNab (a2) 20 00701 Luen Yat Miracle d (12) 59 ............. J Parkes 21 4x14 Serenity (11) 55.5 ......................M Cameron 22 007x4 Courtmaster (16) 56.5 23 48890 Lotus Laud m (4) 55 Emergencies: Em Kay Pops, Luen Yat Miracle, Serenity, Courtmaster, Lotus Laud 6 3.17pm CARBINE CLUB TROPHY $40,000, OPEN HANDICAP, 1600m 1 9x118 Watch This Space dm (5) 60S Weatherley (a) 2 14564 Francis Drake d (11) 57................R Elliot (a) 3 40x76 Maid Of Steel td (3) 55 ...................V Colgan 4 66384 King Krovanh td (13) 55 .............. D Johnson 5 28222 Doiknowyou tdm (6) 54.5 ................R Myers 6 11302 Waipipi Lad dm (1) 54 ..................... S Spratt 7 8x155 Mangaroa Flo Jo tdm (12) 53..........A Collett 8 12633 Bowie dm (8) 53 9 71x25 Roc de Bank d (7) 53 .........................M Hills Johnathan Parkes will be aboard 10 224x8 Zacada t (2) 53...........................M Cameron Wait A Sec, which is on a hat-trick, 11 52131 Crafty Jess tdm (10) 53 in the $70,000 OMF Stakes today.

12 21752 He’s Cavalier tdm (9) 53.............. R Scott (a) 13 23x52 Camino Rocoso td (4) 53 ...........M Coleman OMF STAKES $70,000, WFA, 2000m 7 3.52pm ELLERSLIE JEWELLERS & ENGRAVERS 814.27pm 11311 Wait A Sec m (10) 59 ..................... J Parkes 1400 $30,000, Rating 85 Benchmark, 1400m 2 45x10 Chance To Dance dm (1) 59 .........O Bosson 1 3187x Gravano tm (4) 59.5 .................. M D Plessis 3 50226 Authentic Paddy dm (12) 59............J Riddell 2 15L8x Marky Mark td (9) 58.5 ................ D Johnson 4 0x754 Saint Emilion td (4) 59................M Cameron 3 4907x Seventeen Seventy 58 ................. Scratched 5 14x03 Pacorus tdm (3) 59............................ V Gatu 4 6769x Cheeky Boy tdm (12) 57 ............G Cooksley 6 x4410 Nymph Monte d (11) 59 ..................R Myers 5 218x0 Romantic Maid d (1) 55.5...............V Colgan 7 41666 Smedley tm (8) 59 ..................... M D Plessis 6 49x90 Prince Mambo (5) 55.5 8 40x28 Consensus td (2) 57........................A Collett 7 x7382 Staccato tm (8) 55.5...................R Elliot (a1) 9 1x965 Mime tdm (5) 57 .........................M Coleman 8 04222 Kitaya m (13) 55 .....................J Fawcett (a3) 10 55464 Jiayuguan (9) 57 ............................V Colgan 9 6423x Top Prospect tdb (2) 55...................A Collett 11 18027 Big Dreamer (7) 57 .................... L Satherley 10 3328x Devise d (7) 54.5 ........................M Coleman 12 80x34 Promise To Reign b (6) 57 .......... D Johnson 11 x757x Skyweka d (14) 54.5 12 13x36 Tomelilla tdm (11) 54..................M Cameron 9 5.25pm BUNNINGS TRADE 1400 $30,000, 3YO 1 52 Abacus (13) 57.5.............................J Riddell 13 441x5 Cherry Bay t (3) 54..........................R Myers 2 2. Aero De Paris (6) 57.5 ...............M Coleman 14 250x9 Hasahalo t (15) 54 .......................... S Spratt 3 95x2 Formidable (7) 57.5 ..................... D Johnson 15 0x610 Naughty Knuckles tdm (10) 54 ........S Collett 4 2 Owen Patrick (9) 57.5 ......S Weatherley (a1) 16 831x6 Te Waewae Bay d (6) 54 .............T Thornton

5 34 Draiochta (11) 57.5 6 553 Simply Optimistic (16) 57.5 ........G Cooksley 7 4 Iago (4) 57.5..................................O Bosson 8 47 Commended (5) 57.5 ................ M D Plessis 9 460 De Koning 57.5 ............................ Scratched 10 Transformer (1) 57.5........................ T Harris 11 Verry Flash (8) 57.5 ....................T Thornton 12 2. Spring Heat (15) 55.5....................M McNab 13 2x73 Way Too Easy (14) 55.5 .................. S Spratt 14 0x93 Dream (3) 55.5 ................................A Collett 15 433x7 Fashion Sense (12) 55.5 ................V Colgan 16 Spectra (10) 55.5 .......................M Cameron 17 O’Hara (2) 55.5 18 5x Eitilt 57.5 ...................................... Scratched 10 5.57pm SCOTT ELECTRICAL 2400 $30,000, Rating 75 Benchmark, 2400m 1 15431 Worthiswaitngold tm (9) 60 .............J Riddell 2 x4732 Clarify tb (4) 59.5 ......................S McKay (a) 3 5x312 Sheridan b (12) 58 .........................V Colgan 4 12251 Suggestive Heights m (3) 57.5 ... L Satherley 5 0x123 Angel In Bluejeans (2) 57................ S Spratt 6 32130 Arite Guru m (1) 57 .....................T Thornton 7 41277 Deluxe Edition m (8) 56..........J Fawcett (a3) 8 51065 Stormy Habit m (7) 56 .......... S MacNab (a2) 9 15083 Nina Arora tm (13) 54.5 .............M Coleman 10 25352 Master Genie m (5) 54 ....................S Collett 11 06661 Tama Akarana (6) 54 ...............J Nason (a2) 12 54263 Beaufighter m (11) 54 .................C Lammas 13 67924 Model Aye (10) 54 ...........................A Collett Blinkers on: Mongolian Legend (R1), Ohceedee (R2), Chance To Dance (R8), Abacus (R9) Blinkers off: Silver Sasanof (R1), Asylum Seeker (R2), Masu (R4), Lotus Laud (R5), Doiknowyou (R6), Smedley (R8) Winkers off: Almarie (R4) SELECTIONS Race 1: Mongolian Legend, Hushed, Banbury Lad, Hesalljazz Race 2: Grand Soleil, My Dakota, The Boy Wonder, Vaudesir Race 3: Yearn, Go Nicholas, The Justice League, Rocanto Race 4: I See Red, Glass Slipper, Elusive Empire, Monrecour Race 5: Fashionably, Kachhi, Luen Yat Miracle, Lovelight Race 6: Camino Rocoso, Crafty Jess, Waipipi Lad, Zacada Race 7: Top Prospect, Romantic Maid, Marky Mark, Tomelilla Race 8: Authentic Paddy, Mime, Saint Emilion, Promise To Reign Race 9: Aero De Paris, Spring Heat, Owen Patrick, Iago Race 10: Clarify, Sheridan, Beaufighter, Worthiswaitngold

Otago gallops Today at Wingatui Raceway

Otago RC Venue: Wingatui Meeting Date: 07 Nov 2017 NZ Meeting number: 6 Doubles: 2 and 3; 4 and 5; 6 and 7; 8 and 9 Trebles: 1, 2 and 3; 4, 5 and 6; 7, 8 and 9 1 12.00pm (NZT) OTAGO FARM MACHINERY $10,000, MAIDEN, 1600m 1 24623 Little Bossing (2) 58.5 .................L Callaway 2 60x3 Riding High h (7) 58.5 ................ J Lowry (a) 3 650x6 Kilowatt b (1) 58.5 ...................K Kalychurun 4 Castle (8) 58.5 .............................T Moseley 5 83 Oreo (4) 56.5................................... J Morris 6 88x80 Beaver Las Vegas (9) 56.5 7 0x776 Erin’s Babe h (6) 56.5 ........ C Campbell (a3) 8 0 Mayfair Madam (5) 56.5 ............ S Muniandy 9 Chelsea Blue h (3) 55 ................... C Barnes 2 12.35pm CENTRAL CITY CAR PAINTERS $30,000, Rating 85 Benchmark, 1200m 1 33539 Somethings Burning tdm (5) 61T Jonker (a3) 2 870x6 Magic Epic d (2) 60 ................. G Jogoo (a1) 3 2123x Tomm Jones tdb (4) 59 .......... S Wahab (a4) 4 20x58 Fascinate tdh (1) 56.5 ........ C Campbell (a3) 5 414x1 Passito tdh (6) 54.5 ......................... J Morris 6 11715 Wize Act dm (3) 54 ......................K Williams 3 1.10pm RAY AND ALISON KEAN OF SOUTHERN WIDE REAL ESTATE $25,000, R75 Benchmark, 1600m 1 8x646 King Nero m (4) 59..................K Kalychurun 2 22315 Shakti dm (1) 59.......................D Bothamley 3 45682 Gallant Defender th (3) 58......... S Muniandy

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Wanganui Greyhound Racing Club Venue: Hatrick Raceway Meeting Date: 07 Nov 2017 NZ Meeting number: 9 Doubles: 2 and 3; 4 and 5; 6 and 7; 8 and 9; 10 and 11; 12 and 13; 14 and 15 Trebles: 1, 2 and 3; 4, 5 and 6; 7, 8 and 9; 10, 11 and 12; 13, 14 and 15 1 5.32pm ABSOLUTELY ELECTRICAL C4/5, 305m 1 26113 Sedgebrook Babe 17.28 .....................F Kite 2 71111 Bigtime Opal 17.17 ............................L Cole 3 22362 Bigtime Stu 17.48...............................L Cole 4 84414 Bear Inda Square 17.29 .....................L Cole 5 2F357 Bigtime Blackie 17.48 ........................L Cole 6 82443 Cawbourne Mezza 17.41 .............M Roberts 7 42117 Hard Merch 17.47 G & ........... S Fredrickson 8 18726 Bigtime Ellie 17.42 .............................L Cole 9 71888 Harry Brown 17.75 .............................L Cole 10 42x54 Oity Allen nwtd .............................M Roberts 2 5.49pm WANGANUI CHRONICLE C3/4 C3/4, 520m 1 46344 Thrilling Wilson nwtd .......................... N Udy 2 31668 Mija Sydney 29.84 ......................A Turnwald 3 11421 Jinja Loren 30.22 G R &.................. S Voyce 4 14868 Allegro Gun 29.92 ..............................L Cole 5 47617 Bigtime OnFire 29.94 .........................L Cole 6 66446 Bigtime Fred 30.29 .............................L Cole 7 26368 Bigtime Light 30.50 G & ......... S Fredrickson 8 68843 Vince Fawn nwtd .........................A Turnwald 3 6.12pm METEOR OPD WANGANUI C4 C4, 305m 1 67778 African Princess 17.51 J & ..................D Bell 2 75755 Kirkham Kylie 17.51 J & ......................D Bell 3 11226 Bigtime Rapid 17.69 G & ....... S Fredrickson 4 53323 Fabrelee nwtd ..................................S Lozell 5 31635 Bigtime Champ 17.84 ........................L Cole 6 57156 Thunderation 17.48 G &......... S Fredrickson 7 6175P Chair Up 17.48 ..................................M Flipp 8 16217 Hotdog Shannon 17.98 ............... P C Morris 9 78237 Bigtime Summer 17.53 ......................L Cole

4 333x2 Indiana Pearl m (5) 56.5...............T Moseley 5 82463 Bridget Town dm (2) 56 ......... A Morgan (a1) 6 437x0 Suzerain d (7) 55.5............................L Hemi 7 x077x Lady Lindauer tmh (6) 54 ... C Campbell (a3) 4 1.46pm OTAGO TYRES $10,000, MDN, 1400m 1 8x6. Aboli h (4) 58.5.............................. C Barnes 2 080x9 Brunello h (9) 58.5 ..................... J Lowry (a) 3 980x Never You Mind h (3) 58.5 .............M Tanaka 4 79 Runningthegauntlet (5) 58.5 .......L Callaway 5 Spanky h (6) 58.5......................... R Cuneen 6 738x9 It’s Pandemonium (8) 56.5 ......K Kalychurun 7 90x00 Gracious Luck (1) 56.5 8 Jakaya (11) 56.5 ...................K Mudhoo (a1) 9 8x70x Jandles h (7) 56.5 ..................... S Muniandy 10 30900 Macario (2) 56.5 ......................P Shaikh (a2) 11 2x867 Ruby Marie (13) 56.5 ...................T Moseley 12 890x7 Zayzay (12) 56.5 ..........................K Williams 13 3x0. Turbulence h (10) 55 .......... C Campbell (a3) 5 2.22pm LIVING CORPORATION $35,000, OPEN HANDICAP, 1400m 1 5218x Gallant Boy tdmh (4) 60 ............. J Lowry (a) 2 15545 Dynamic dm (1) 57.5.................P Shaikh (a) 3 x2053 Hayley Maree tdm (7) 56.5... C Campbell (a) 4 31054 Secret Power dm (2) 54 ...............K Williams 5 4x177 Fairlight td (5) 54 ...........................K Kwo (a) 6 296x1 King Pin td (3) 54 ...................... G Jogoo (a) 7 6x308 Honor That td (6) 54 ..........................L Hemi

6 3.05pm KB CONTRACTORS $10,000, MDN, 1200m

1 4337x Bob’sthejob (8) 58.5 ..........................L Hemi 2 23x59 Edward h (9) 58.5 ..........................S Wynne 3 4863x Plowshare h (12) 58.5 ................ J Lowry (a) 4 x246x Yes You Did h (3) 58.5 .............K Kalychurun 5 Murray h (11) 58.5..................... S Muniandy 6 08x Tussock (10) 58.5 .................... G Jogoo (a1) 7 x4024 Zabay h (4) 56.5 ................. C Campbell (a3) 8 2x00x The Rosy Glow (13) 56.5 .............K Williams 9 Mowenna (1) 56.5 .................K Mudhoo (a1) 10 6. Always On Call h (14) 56.5 ..........T Moseley 11 x067x El Famoso (6) 56.5......................K Kwo (a3) 12 Cocee h (5) 55 ..............................M Tanaka 13 Hiho h (7) 55 ................................. C Barnes 14 7x Peggy Stewart h (2) 55 ................... J Morris 15 980x Never You Mind h (15) 58.5 Emergency: Never You Mind 7 3.40pm CROMBIE LOCKWOOD $25,000, Rating 75 Benchmark, 1200m 1 55115 Born A Royal dm (9) 59...............K Kwo (a3) 2 146x4 Raise You Ten th (7) 58.5 ... C Campbell (a3) 3 11567 Flicka Of Gold tdmh (6) 57.5 ...T Jonker (a3) 4 1939x Willow tdh (2) 57 ........................ J Lowry (a) 5 4277x Celtic Cross td (3) 56 .......... R Firdhaus (a2) 6 4283x Tickets On Her td (1) 56 .......... G Jogoo (a1) 7 130x1 Mia Mamma td (5) 55 ............. S Wahab (a4) 8 43345 Docket (10) 55................................S Wynne

9 23x80 Elusive Boxers d (4) 54.5 ..................L Hemi 10 2116x Taieri Gem tdmh (8) 54 ................. C Barnes 8 4.19 BROCKLEBANKS DRYCLEANERS $22,500, Rating 65 Benchmark*, 1200m 1 163x3 Galway Garry dm (4) 59..............K Kwo (a3) 2 3300x Jakob Gambino td (5) 58.5..R Beeharry (a4) 3 6030x Them Or Us d (11) 58.5 ...............K Williams 4 226x1 Our Teddy Boy dh (7) 58 .... C Campbell (a3) 5 40286 Killa Question tdm (6) 58 ...... A Morgan (a1) 6 x3637 Macy tdh (9) 57.5 ...................... S Muniandy 7 x030x Dan Cugat (10) 57 ............................L Hemi 8 5103x Olympia tdmb (3) 56.5 ...................S Wynne 9 5x609 Kruger Rand (1) 56.5 ..............K Kalychurun 10 17x00 Ellerstina d (2) 55.5 .................T Jonker (a3) 11 07x00 Cavallucci (12) 55.5 ........................ J Morris 12 64868 Livadream (8) 54 .................... S Wahab (a4) 9 5.19 THE WINGATUI FUNCTION CENTRE $22,500, Rating 65 Benchmark*, 1400m 1 65x10 Paw Patrol h (13) 59................... J Lowry (a) 2 67270 Travel Wise dm (3) 58.5 ..........T Jonker (a3) 3 x7381 Why Me d (14) 58.5.................P Shaikh (a2) 4 37166 Queen Serene tdm (2) 58 ..... A Morgan (a1) 5 6170x Tantella (11) 58 ....................... G Jogoo (a1) 6 24490 I’m Horace d (17) 58 .........................L Hemi 7 45322 Entree (16) 57.5 .............................S Wynne 8 7x10x Perceptive tmh (12) 57.5 .... C Campbell (a3) 9 4190x Majic El th (5) 57.5 ................. S Wahab (a4)

10 0x30x Road To Redemption d (6) 57.5 ......D Turner 11 x074x Southern Dancer (1) 57.5 .....K Mudhoo (a1) 12 510x0 Squizzy tmh (7) 57.5 ....................... J Morris 13 3747x Long Harbour d (8) 56.5............... R Cuneen 14 24x76 Countess Ruby th (15) 56 ......... S Muniandy 15 10040 The Kraken tmh (18) 57 ...............T Moseley 16 x960x Bushido td (4) 57 17 30x06 Alakazam (10) 54 18 07x00 Cavallucci (9) 55 Em: The Kraken, Bushido, Alakazam, Cavallucci Blinkers on: Erin’s Babe (R1), Indiana Pearl (R3), Brunello, Macario, Turbulence (R4), Kruger Rand (R8), Alakazam (R9) Blinkers off: Never You Mind (R4), Edward, The Rosy Glow, Never You Mind (R6), Dan Cugat, Cavallucci (R8), Majic El, Cavallucci (R9) Winkers off : Erin’s Babe (R1), Indiana Pearl (R3), Kruger Rand (R8)

10 8.35pm WANGANUI TOYOTA C2 C2, 305m

1 24411 Bad Movies 17.90 ............................S Stone 2 72645 Cawbourne Pottsy 17.58 J &...............D Bell 3 73767 Another Vespa 17.85.........................M Flipp 4 87547 Smash Gator nwtd ............................. N Udy 5 34223 Let’s Go Sprite 17.65 G & ...... S Fredrickson 6 25312 Al’s Apprentice 17.75 .........................W Kite 7 68875 Graemes Pick 18.34........................ C Brider 8 25254 Wellington Wind 18.02 K & ...............Phillips Emergencies: 9 12575 Botany Dianne 17.79 .............J T McInerney 10 73756 Celtic Rover 17.93.........................M Gowan 14 9.52pm J P PRINT PETONE C1 C1, 305m 1 31456 Tiger Uppercut 17.89 .......................... L Bell 2 31234 Bublin Max 18.28 ...................J T McInerney 3 84568 Lissadell Marcus 17.89 ................. D Donlon 4 8x264 Ciara 17.87 I C & ...........................J Lenden 5 44265 Lace 18.29 ....................................M Gowan 6 63426 Bigtime Moe Moe 17.73 G & .. S Fredrickson 7 18558 Hello It’s Me 18.26 ................... S Gommans 8 51 Tyson’s Quest 17.67........................B Marsh 9 14284 Lori Elle 18.31 ...................................M Flipp 10 54556 Cawbourne Web 17.78 J & .................D Bell 15 10.09pm MAX REFRIGERATION C1 C1, 305m 1 67757 Jandel Man 17.81 .................... K Gommans 2 78777 Homebush Freda 17.89 .........J T McInerney 3 64424 Hungry Machine nwtd .....................L Doody 4 21532 Agent Anna 18.02 ............................S Stone 5 42768 Forkner Bale nwtd ........................M Roberts 6 73365 Jinja Coll 17.59 G R &..................... S Voyce 7 74244 Bigtime Reign 17.51........................... N Udy 8 23332 Nic’s Fab nwtd J &...............................D Bell 9 17 Alamein Lady 18.17 K & ...................Phillips 10 23566 Opawa Shay 18.08............................M Flipp

SELECTIONS

Race 1: Little Bossing, Oreo, Riding High, Kilowatt, Castle Race 2: Wize Act, Tomm Jones, Somethings Burning, Fascinate Race 3: Gallant Defender, Shakti, Indiana Pearl, Bridget Town Race 4: Jakaya, It’s Pandemonium, Ruby Marie, Turbulence Race 5: Dynamic, Hayley Maree, Secret Power, King Pin Race 6: Mowenna, Edward, Bob’sthejob, Zabay, The Rosy Glow Race 7: Raise You Ten, Mia Mamma, Willow, Tickets On Her Race 8: Galway Garry, Killa Question, Macy, Livadream Race 9: Queen Serene, Entree, Paw Patrol, Southern Dancer

Wanganui dogs Today at Hatrick Raceway

10 77421 Bigtime Shaker 17.56.........................L Cole 6.32pm ADEPT ACCOUNTANTS WANGANUI C2/3 C2/3, 305m 1 54852 Dreamzone 17.52 K &.......................Phillips 2 58714 Kirkham Coby 17.41 J & .....................D Bell 3 26261 Homebush Minnie 17.64 ........J T McInerney 4 73658 Kalisi 17.71 ........................................ N Udy 5 16728 Minder 17.83 ..........................J T McInerney 6 74371 Polly Cracker 17.67 ........................ L Pearce 7 182F8 Britt Baxter nwtd.....................J T McInerney 8 52133 All In Berlin 17.44 ............................B Marsh 9 6x58x Thrilling Berry 17.79................. K Gommans 10 86853 Viva La Vixen 17.72 ....................A Turnwald 5 6.52pm PALAMOUNTAINS SCIENTIFIC NUTRITION C1/2 C1/2, 520m 1 85487 Cawbourne Trixy 30.09 ................M Roberts 2 11156 Bigtime Sandy 30.43 G &....... S Fredrickson 3 42675 Take Action 30.84.........................M Goodier 4 21588 Cawbourne Ridge 30.43 J & ...............D Bell 5 47651 Meteor Vege 30.41 ...................E Duganzich 6 37275 Idol Jazz 30.75 ................................... N Udy 7 44764 Making Time 30.21..............................S Kite 8 16447 Cawbourne Brandy 30.46 J & .............D Bell 9 37682 Lucky Sunday nwtd ................J T McInerney 10 38675 Avedon Film nwtd..............................M Flipp 6 7.15pm LASER PLUMBING WANGANUI C2/3, 305m 1 71256 Bigtime Sophie 17.83 .........................L Cole 2 48462 It’s The Lovely 17.58 ................ K Gommans 3 8711F Another Flag 17.68 ...........................M Flipp 4 85567 Spelling Misteak 17.51 ................A Turnwald 5 24233 Homebush Rocky 17.61 .........J T McInerney 6 47475 Polly The Dolly 17.71 J & ....................D Bell 7 24345 Doosh 17.70...........................J T McInerney 8 11328 Devil’s Tongue 17.77 ........................S Stone 9 747F4 Uno Brent 17.75 ................................. N Udy

4

10 57773 Homebush Olive 17.63...........J T McInerney

7 7.35pm AON CPF C0 C0, 305m

1 68538 White Comet nwtd......................... D Donlon 2 34328 Homebush Demi nwtd ............J T McInerney 3 Smiling Sid nwtd ..............................S Stone 4 33 Rowdy Ruby nwtd ...............................S Kite 5 44 Alamein Panda nwtd K & ..................Phillips 6 Alamein Stryda nwtd K & ..................Phillips 7 35525 Piko Piko Dawn nwtd ...................... C Brider 8 54422 Crackle nwtd ..................................... B Hunt 9 586 Final Story nwtd ................................M Flipp 10 35786 Bark My Words nwtd .....................M Gowan 8 7.55pm FIRST SECURITY C0 C0, 305m 1 8 Alamein Tiger nwtd K &.....................Phillips 2 78x Oloroso nwtd ...............................A Turnwald 3 2 Schiehallion nwtd ..............................D Edlin 4 234 Who’s John Galt nwtd ........................L Cole 5 86345 Cool Wolf nwtd .............................. D Donlon 6 33285 Bigtime Swift nwtd G & .......... S Fredrickson 7 45 Alamein Tane nwtd K & .....................Phillips 8 43672 Ziggy Attack nwtd...............................L Hunt Emergencies: 9 6667 Shark And Tayty nwtd ................B Goldsack 10 88777 Ahuroa Flyer nwtd ..........................R Murray 9 8.15pm THE ROCK 95.2FM C1 C1, 520m 1 F6512 Erasmus 30.91 ................................L Doody 2 47233 Thrilling Eddie nwtd.......................M Gowan 3 67823 Worboys nwtd G R &....................... S Voyce 4 43468 Chip Off Block 30.49 ...................J McArthur 5 54243 Mischief Viking nwtd........................... N Udy 6 75732 World Freakshow 30.47 ..................M Olden 7 52124 Bigtime Owen 30.98...........................L Cole 8 125 Bigtime Kate 30.83.............................L Cole 9 48653 Celestial Action 30.66 .............. K Gommans 10 67773 Winevara 30.58 G & ........................ J Clarke

1 21352 Watch Your Back 17.96 ......................W Kite 2 47314 Sasha McBell 17.60 ...............J T McInerney 3 31888 Roketto 17.83....................................D Edlin 4 31654 Fear The Beard nwtd.........................M Flipp 5 85517 Bev’s New Point 17.80 .............E Duganzich 6 61476 Smash Fire 18.22............................... N Udy 7 21356 On Da Quest 17.72 ........................ L Pearce 8 43718 Homebush Tulip nwtd .............J T McInerney Emergencies: 9 48817 Ivanhov 17.81 K & .............................Phillips 10 56178 Banshee Boy 17.86 ....................B Goldsack 11 8.52pm LIQUORLAND WANGANUI C2 C2, 305m 1 36413 Uno Again 17.71 ................................ N Udy 2 48225 Bigtime Danger 17.85 ........................L Cole 3 37557 Ngakawau 17.82 ....................J T McInerney 4 56576 Bigtime Racer 17.74 G & ....... S Fredrickson 5 65233 Opawa Blair 17.53.............................. N Udy 6 73735 Steel The Gold 17.76 .................. P C Morris 7 532F2 Pat Patterson 17.77 ..........................M Flipp 8 57135 Kiwi Baxter 17.74 ...................J T McInerney 9 46548 Downgrade King 17.57 G R & ......... S Voyce 10 48821 Kirkham Jasper 17.67 J & ...................D Bell 12 9.12 BOOK YOUR FUNCTION@HATRICK C1, 520m 1 65526 Luke Skywalker nwtd .........................L Hunt 2 13524 Midsomer Magic 30.66.............E Duganzich 3 56333 Bigtime Redo 30.60 ...........................L Cole 4 67341 Opawa Shiloh 30.41 ........................B Marsh 5 34436 Bonus Lotto nwtd ............................L Doody 6 43223 Idol Patches 30.75 ............................M Flipp 7 71584 Patty Boy 30.65 .................................. N Udy 8 16724 Bigtime Wild 30.88 .............................L Cole 9 54467 Banshee Reel 30.84 ........................R Waite 10 48465 Cawbourne Merl 30.51 J & .................D Bell 13 9.33pm HATRICK DASH C1 C1, 305m

LEGEND: fsdt - First Start Here nwd - No Win this Distance fstd - First Start This Distance 31 13 - Best Winning Time This Track

Sport 18

Ashburton Guardian

Tuesday, November 7, 2017

www.guardianonline.co.nz

In brief Charged over biting England winger Jermaine McGillvary has been charged with contrary conduct after allegedly biting Lebanon skipper Robbie Farah. McGillvary will face a Rugby League World Cup judiciary hearing tonight, appearing by video link. The charge came after the match review panel reviewed footage of England’s win over Lebanon on Saturday night, during which Farah alleged he was bitten

by McGillvary.

- AAP

Accolades ignored Shaun Johnson has brushed off his new Kiwis all-time points record, saying personal accolades were the furthest things from his mind.

The playmaker bagged 22 points in Saturday’s 74-6 Rugby League World Cup rout of Scotland, and has now scored 175 points for his country – leapfrogging Matthew Ridge, who scored 168. Johnson told reporters it was great to be recognised alongside Ridge and Stacey Jones, but that he didn’t take much satisfaction from the record. “I’m just stoked we got the win,” Johnson said.

- NZME

Foran taking it easy

Sabastyan Finn looks to power home in the 100m sprint at the Ashburton Athletics Club meeting on Sunday.

PHOTO ROBYN HOOD 051117-RH-224

■ ATHLETICS

Athletes burn up the track

By Jaime Pitt-macKay Jaime.p@theguardian.co.nz

The Ashburton Athletics Club have held their first event of the season on Sunday, with clubs battling it out for two important pieces of silverware.

The Ashburton Domain Oval played host to more than 150

athletes ranging right through from seven-year-olds to seniors for the Arthur Cup and Rakaia Cup competitions.

The Arthur Cup is contested between Ashburton, Temuka, South Canterbury, Geraldine and Waimate, with Temuka taking home the shield this season.

The team of 47 athletes collected 320 points on the day, only 17 ahead of second-placed South Canterbury. Ashburton finished third with 158, while Waimate’s one athlete earned six points.

In the Rakaia Cup, which is contested between Ashburton and Selwyn, Selwyn took home

the silverware, with 395 points to Ashburton’s 208.

“It was a really great day and the weather was brilliant,” club secretary Alanna Peck said.

“We have got the Rose Shield here in a few weeks and hopefully we will be able to get even more along for that.”

Oddest rugby trophy The Wallabies may not have touched the Bledisloe Cup since 2003 but they now have their hands on one of the strangest trophies in world rugby. Skipper Michael Hooper was presented with a bizarre trophy following his side’s victory over Japan on Saturday. After the match, Hooper was handed a large energy drink bottle as part of sponsor Taisho Pharmaceutical, an official sponsor of the 2019 Rugby World Cup. No doubt the trophy will go straight to the pool room at Wallabies HQ. - NZME

Secrecy surrounds Peru

■ MOTOR RACING

Hartley’s team land world endurance crown Everything’s going right for Kiwi driver Brendon Hartley, whose team have powered to victory in the World Endurance Championship class.

Hartley, compatriot Earl Bamber and German Timo Bernhard finished second in the penultimate round in Shanghai. It means they can’t be headed off for the crown, regardless of the outcome of the final round in Bahrain.

It caps a remarkable period for Hartley, who last month was rapidly promoted into Formula One team Toro Rosso, becoming the first new Zealander to drive at that level in 33 years.

Hartley is favoured to be contracted by the team on a full-time basis next year.

Star Canterbury recruit Kieran Foran admits he is unlikely to be involved in any contact work until the new year as he rebuilds his battered body for his new club.

Foran has been in rehabilitation at the Bulldogs for the best part of a month after battling quad, back and hamstring injuries during his stint with the Warriors.

- AAP

Those giddy heights didn’t distract the 27-year-old as his Porsche team crossed the line second behind their nearest rivals – the Toyota team of Japan’s Kazuki Nakajima, Britain’s Anthony Davidson and Swiss racer Sebastien Buemi.

It adds to the 2015 title Hartley won with Bernhard and Australian Mark Webber.

Victory in four races through the middle of this year were at the heart of their title charge.

They didn’t finish worse than fourth in any race.

Porsche, who are leaving the championship at the end of the season, also claimed the manufacturers’ crown for the third year in a row.

- NZME

Right – Kiwi driver Brendon Hartley at the wheel of the Porsche.

The Peru invasion is almost upon us – but it is going to be a clandestine mission. The Peruvian team, together with a large contingent of officials, media and sponsors, arrives today, ahead of Saturday’s Intercontinental world cup qualifying playoff in Wellington. Mystery surrounds most of the Peruvian plans, as they have been understandably reluctant to divulge much of their schedule while in this country. All of their movements will be accompanied by tight security, which underline the high stakes of what will unfold over the next 11 days. - NZME

Man City extend lead Manchester City continue to set a blistering pace at the top of the Premier League after they beat Arsenal 3-1 to extend their lead to eight points. Kevin de Bruyne, Sergio Aguero and Gabriel Jesus scored City’s goals as they moved eight points clear of Manchester United and Tottenham. United were beaten 1-0 at champions Chelsea, while Spurs won 1-0 over bottom side Crystal Palace.

- PA

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RESULTS ■ Bowls Ashburton Bowling Club November 4 Quaich trophy 1st Gladys Body, Kath Muir and Reg Diamond 2 wins 1 draw, 2nd Graham Taylor, Russell Anstiss and Jim Allison 2 wins, 3rd Leonie Spargo, Jim Mills and Ian Blackwood Ditch to Ditch 1st Alison Gibbs, 2nd Maurice Wilson

Hampstead Bowling Club November 3 Friday Half Day Triples Proudly Sponsored by the Devon Tavern 1st Place: C. Dennis, A. McKenzie, J. Smart, 3 Wins, 14 Ends; 2nd Place: G. Bishop, B. Holdem, S. Holdem, 3 Wins, 12 Ends; 3rd Place, C. Tubb, N. Atkinson, M. Grice 2 Wins, 1 Draw.

■ Bridge Ashburton Bridge Club October 30 Individual & Walker Trophies N/S 1st Heather Sim & Sheryl Reid, 2nd David Wilkinson & Lynette Leadley, 3rd Mary Bruce & Ann Gilbert E/W 1ST Pat Wise & Gladys Baker, 2nd Averil Leckie & Jackie Chisnell, 3rd Maryke Blignaut & Ruth Logan 0ctober 31 Ron Sutherland Trophy N/S 1st Trish & Peter Downward, 2nd Perry Jowers & Bev Macaulay, 3rd Raylene Phillips & Rona Brownlie E/W 1st Jeanette Lovett & Arthur Maude, 2nd Mary Buckland & Trish Small, 3rd Lois Rose & Maureen Kolkman November 1 2 rds, diff player N/S 1st Mary Buckland & Trish Downward, 2nd Pauline Fergus & Kay Robb, 3rd Perry Jowers & Bev Macaulay E/W 1st Beth McIlraith & Edna Segers , 2nd Rona Brownlie & Shirley Harris, 3rd Val Palmer & John Fechney November 2 President’s Trophy N/S 1st Elaine Lattimore & Jim Rooney, 2nd Melva Stowell & Anne Reid, 3rd Trish Downward &Rosemary McLaughlin E/W 1st John Fechney & Bev Turton, 2nd Peter Downward & Mary Buckland, 3rd Trish Small & Val Palmer

■ Cycling Mid Canterbury Social Wheelers November 1 Wednesday Night McGee Cup & Social Wheelers Series 1st Cameron Harcourt CT. 28.48. HT. Go. RT. 28m 48s. 2nd Mark Summerfield CT. 30.12.

HT. 2.30m. RT. 27m 42s. 3rd Ethan Titheridge CT. 30.13. HT. 4.15m. RT. 25m 58s. 4th Isabella Roulston CT. 30.13. HT. 3.30m. RT. 26m 43s.

5th Paul Sinclair CT. 30.13. HT. 6.15m. RT. 23m 58s. 3f/t. 6th Ross Templeton CT. 30.15. HT. 6.15m. RT. 24.m 00s. 4f/t. 7th Ronnie Campbell CT. 30.17. HT. 2.30m. RT. 27m 47s. 8th Paul Macfie CT. 30.18. HT. 6.15m. RT. 24m 03s.

9th John Fergusion CT. 30.18. HT. 2.30m. RT. 27m 48s. 10th Michelle Knight CT. 30.18. HT. 3.30m. RT. 26m 48s. 11th Gerard Morrison CT. 30.20. HT. 6.15m. RT. 24m 05s. 12th Kevin Opele CT. 30.23. HT. 4.15m. RT. 26m 08s. 13th Matt Marshall CT. 30.25. HT.6.15m. RT. 24m 10s. 14th Kerry Clough CT.30.27. HT. Go. RT. 30m 27s. 15th Pam Harcourt CT. 30.30. HT. 3.30m. RT. 27m 00s. 16th Mark Smitheram CT. 30.41. HT. 3.30m. RT. 27m 11s. 17th Brian Fauth CT. 30.41. HT. 2.30m. RT. 28m 11s. 18th Brent Hudson CT. 31.00. HT. 3.30m. RT. 27m 30s. 19th Oliver Davidson CT. 31.19. HT. 7.26m.

RT. 23m 53s. F/T. 20th Tony Ward CT.31.19.

HT. 7.26m. RT. 23m 53s. 2f/t. 21st Dave Knight CT. 32.00. HT. 7.26m. RT. 24m 34s. 22nd Martyn Hyde CT. 32.00. HT. 4.15. RT. 27m 45s.

23rd Paul Summerfield CT. 32.10. HT. 6.15m CT. 25m 55s. 24th Coleman Burke CT. 33.19.

HT. 7.26m. RT. 25m 53s.

■ Croquet Waireka Croquet Club Golf October 30 Croquet - Interclub Primary Grade Waireka v Ashbury Singles: Bruce Leath 7 v Graeme Wallace 5; Shelagh Field 7 v Marilyn Doublas 3; Rod Webb 7 v Heather Knowler 5; Pauline Scott 7 v Sue Somerville 5; Bruce Leath 7 v Marilyn Doublas 3; Shelagh Field 4 v Graeme

Wallace 7; Rod Webb 5 v Sue Somerville 7; Pauline Scott 7 v Heather Knowler 5 Doubles: Bruce Leath and Shelagh Field 6 v Graemen Wallace and Marilyn Douglas 7; Rod Webb and Pauline Scott 6 v Heather Knowler and Sue Somerville 7; Total games won Waireka 6 v Ashbury 4; Total points (hoops) Waireka 63 v Ashbury 54: Intermediate Grade Waireka Red v Ashbury Singles: Audrey Leath 6 v Helen Cooke 7; Bev Blair 3 v Trish Quinn 7; Eva Kircher 6 v Marie Pike 7; Phyllis Reith 4 v Carol Burt 7; Audrey Leath 7 v Trish Quinn 4; Bev Blair 2 v Helen Cooke 7; Phyllis Reith 6 v Marie Pike 7; Eva Kircher 1 v Carol Burt 7; Doubles: Audrey Leath and Bev Blair 6 v Helen Cooke and Trish Quinn 7; Eva Kircher and Phyllis Reith 4 v Marie Pike and Carol Burt 7; Total games won Waireka Red 1 v Ashbury 9; Total points (hoops) Waireka Red 45 v Ashbury 67; Waireka White v Geraldine Singles: Jackie Rollinson 7 v Jenny Wilson 6; Heather Kaye 4 v Bill Anderson 7; Mary Bruce 4 v Chrissie Miller 7; Donna Lobb 6 v Margaret Coker 7; Jackie Rollinson 3 v Bill Anderson 7; Heather Kaye 7 v Jenny Wilson 5; Mary Bruce 7 v Margaret Coker 5; Donna Lobb 3 v Chrissie Miller 7; Doubles: Jackie Rollinson and Heather Kaye 7 v Jenny Wilson and Bill Anderson 5; Mary Bruce and Donna Lobb 3 v Chrissie Miller and Margaret Coker 7; Total games won Waireka White 4 v Geraldine 6; Total points (hoops) Waireka White 51 v Geraldine 63; Advanced Grade Waireka v Geraldine Singles: Logan McCorkindale 7 v Jack Ellery 5; Sue Lamb 7 v Sue Hutchins 5; Caitlin Smith 7 v Bill Anderson 2; Bev Blair 6 v Bev Hill 7; Logan McCorkindale 7 v Sue Hutchins 4; Sue Lamb 3 v Jack Ellery 7; Caitlin Smith 7 v Bev Hill 1; Bev Blair 7 v Bill Anderson 2; Doubles: Logan McCorkindale and Sue Lamb 7 v Jack Ellery and Sue Hutchins 5; Caitlin Smith 7 v Bill Anderson and Bev Hill 6; Total games won: Waireka 8 v Geraldine 2; Total points (hoops) Waireka 65 v Geraldine 44:

■ Football English Premier League English Premier League results and standings Chelsea 1 (Morata 55) Manchester United 0, Everton 3 (Niasse 67, Calvert-Lewin 74, Baines 90+1 pen) Watford 2 (Richarlison 46, Kabasele 64), Manchester City 3 (De Bruyne 19, Aguero 50 pen, Jesus 74) Arsenal 1 (Lacazette 64), Tottenham Hotspur 1 (Son H M 64) Crystal Palace 0, West Ham 1 (Lanzini 55) Liverpool 4 (M Salah 21, 75, Matip 24, Oxlade-Chamberlain 56), Swansea 0 Brighton & Hove Albion1 (Murray 29), Newcastle United 0 Bournemouth 1 (Cook 90+2), Huddersfield Town 1 (Van La Parra 45) West Bromwich Albion 0, Southampton 0 Burnley 1 (Vokes 81), Stoke City 2 (Shaqiri 39, Crouch 73) Leicester City 2 (Iborra 33, Mahrez 60).

Standings P W D L F A Pts Manchester City 11 10 1 0 38 7 31 Manchester United 11 7 2 2 23 5 23 Tottenham Hotspur 11 7 2 2 20 7 23 Chelsea 11 7 1 3 19 10 22 Liverpool 11 5 4 2 21 17 19 Arsenal 11 6 1 4 20 16 19 Burnley 11 5 4 2 10 9 19 Brighton Hove Albion 11 4 3 4 11 11 15 Watford 11 4 3 4 17 21 15 Huddersfield Town 11 4 3 4 8 13 15 Newcastle United 11 4 2 5 10 10 14 Leicester City 11 3 4 4 16 16 13 Southampton 11 3 4 4 9 11 13 Stoke City 11 3 3 5 13 22 12 Everton 11 3 2 6 10 22 11 West Brom Albion 11 2 4 5 9 14 10 Bournemouth 11 3 1 7 7 14 10 West Ham 11 2 3 6 11 23 9 Swansea 11 2 2 7 7 13 8 Crystal Palace 11 1 1 9 4 22 4

■ Golf Ashburton Golf Club November 3 Midlands Seed Friday night Top Team: Periwinkles 94 – Wendy Smith, Joy Nicholas, Mike Smith, Dick Hanson, Men: Cunning studs 93, Probians 89.5, Mikes Mob 89, Women: Mixed Bunch 89, Baby Boomers 86 by lot The Follies, Mixed: Wait N C 90.5 by lot, Country Classis 90.5, Gabites Swingers 86, Top lady: Joy Nicholas 35, Top man: Steve Stratford 33 Nearest the Pins: Templeton Motors – Charlie Alexander, Paul May Motors – Heather

Tuesday, November 7, 2017 Robertson, Mac & Maggies – Barb Williams, BP Ashburton – Bevan Rickerby, Gabites Lucky Player – Dick Hansen, BP Lucky Player – Jessie Devon Twos: Adrian Hopwood

Mayfield Golf Club November 1 Twilight 9 Hole Stableford Competition Don Ingold 19 Stableford points, Wayne Blair 19, Ian Beach 18, Roger Lake 18, Ian Hopping 18 Andrew Peck, 18, Allan Dixon 18.

Nearest Pin: Ian Hopping and Hole in one

Rakaia Golf Club November 1 Ladies Division Teams Event Teresa Booker & Freda Bierema 67 Railway Tavern 2nd Shot No 3 - Sandra Quinn, Rakaia Seed cleaning 2nd Shot No 6 – Sue Martin, Chertsey Spraying 2nd Shot No 15 – Sue Martin, S. Quinn 2nd Shot No 15 – Jo Johnson

Tinwald Golf Club November 2 Twilight, Par Leading scores in the par round played on Thursday -6; Brock Peddie 5 up, Dave Morrison 4 up, John Smitheram, Terry Reynolds 2 up. 7-10; Chris Hart 5 up, Wayne Mellish, Brendan Hurley, Kerry Whiting 3 up, Graeme Mills, Pete Summerfield 2 up. 11 plus; Jon McAuliffe 3 up, Mike Sandrey, Tom Wing 2 up. Women: -14; Joyce VanderHeide 4 up, Elizabeth Collins 2 up b/l. 15 Plus; Val Prendergast 4 up, Sharon Watson 3 up, Sue Gutsell 2 up. Non-Handicap; Brian Frear 33 net.

Nearest the pin: # 6 A Rattray. # 12 Kevin Bishop. Two’s: John Smitheram, Paul Hefford, Keith Bonnington November 4 4BBB Leading scores in the 4BBB summer season opening played on Saturday: Men; Trevor Taylor and Lindsay Jackson 59, Roger Bruce and Doug Osborn 60, Brian Rouse and Ton Kittikote 62 Mixed; Keith Bonnington and Jo Peacock 61, Terry Reynolds and Elizabeth Collins 62, Paul Hefford and Christine Kinita 62.

Nearest the pin; Tinwald Liquorland: #2; Bruce Collins. Gluyas Ford # 6; Michael Thomas. Bedrock Bar and Stonegrill#12; Joyce VanderHeide. Ace Auto Electrical # 16. Ton Kittikote. Twos; Brian Rouse, Elizabeth Collins, Jason Mactier, Joyce VanderHeide, Michael Thomas.

Winners of the annual shootout played on Sunday where 10 players teed off on the 1st hole and were slowly eliminated until only 2 were left to play the last were Terry Reynolds and Barb MacGregor.

Tinwald Golf Club Women’s Golf 2017 Prize Giving Gwen Forbes Salver: Lyn Bird, Burrows Cup: Joan Undy, Burrows Cup Runner Up: Sue Gutsell, Maree Moore Trophy: Diana Wellman, Maree Moore Trophy Runner Up: Di Bell, Pat McLauchlan, All Irons: Diana Wellman, Norma Bradford Putting: Joyce Van der Heide, Twilighters Trophy: Di Bell, Ailsa Jary Trophy: Joan Undy, Alisa Jary Trophy Runner Up: Colleen Linney, Ruth Cornwall Salver Barb Cochrane, Marilyn Bennett, Joan Undy, Captains Salver: June Bruhns & Sue Gutsell, Foundation Cup: Joan Undy, Alice Baker Trophy: Pat Bell, Celebration Rosebowl: Jenny Harrex Four Square Cup: Sally Lane, Standfast Trophy: Colleen Linney, Standfast Trophy Runner Up: Barb Cochrane, Kirsty Trophies: Colleen Linney & Barb Harris, Margaret Jackson Memorial Trophy: Di Bell, Marie Smitheram Trophy: Judith Smith & Sue Gutsell, Val Scammell Trophy: Jo Peacock, Centennial Trophy: Mara Kennedy, Mildred Doak: Sue Gutsell, Marg Wilson Trophy: Sally Lane, Ina Divers and Diana Wellman, Weekend Women’s Trophy: Sue Newman, Blyth Cup: Barb MacGregor.

Margaret Mapu Memorial Trophy : Leen Bell & Barb MacGregor, Mary Bovette Memorial Trophy: Christine Kinita, Weekend Women’s Putting: Barb MacGregor, Chip In Trophy: Jacqui Beardsley, Birdie Tree Trophy: Christine Kinita, Ngaire Gibson Trophy: Di Bell, Nan Harrison Trophy: Maree Moore, Noeline Dickson Trophy: Karen Young: Mavis Chisnall Trophy’s - Silver: Bronwyn Flannery, Bronze I: Barb MacGregor, Bronze 2: June Bruhns, 9 Hole: Shirley Young, Ringers - Silver: Sue Newman, Bronze 1: Christine Kinita, Bronze 2: Sue Gutsell, 9 Hole: Jan Fitzgerald, Bell Trophy: Jan Fitzgerald: 2 J’S Putting: Phyl Ellis, Sylvia Williams Tray: Shirley Young, Judith Johns Trophy: Nancy Costin, Pauline Boon Grandmothers Trophy: Betty O’Neill,

Into the unknown Black Caps speedster Trent Boult admits his side will go into tonight’s third Twenty-20 international decider against India in Thiruvananthapuram oblivious to the conditions on the ground. The capital of the southern Kerala region, Thiruvananthapuram has not hosted an international cricket match since January 1988.

As a result, the 28-year-old Boult said he and his team-mates would approach the match with little knowledge on the pitch or conditions. Rain is also forecast for the region over the coming days.

Yet Boult said they’d do all they could to bring home the series title, having levelled the three-match series with a 40-run win on Sunday.

Most 1 Putts: Shirley Young, Lloyd Trophy: Joan Undy, Nearest the Pin No 6: Sue Gutsell.

Nearest the Pin No 12 Time for Diamonds: Shona Vucetich, L G U Medals - Silver: Phylis Smith, Bronze 1: Pat Bell, Bronze 2: Sue Gutsell, 9 Hole: Donalda Mitchell, Presidents Trophy: Christine Kinita.

■ Music Trinity College Practical music exams held recently: Grade 1 Merit: Jonty King, Pass: Ruby Giera (Piano); Grade 2 Merit: Olivia Fox, Olivia Glass (Piano), Isabella Casey-Solly, Kasey Higson (Singing); Grade 3 Distinction: Angus Tsui, Tamieke Kuipers, Hannah Kuipers (Piano), Merit: Rebecca Brown, Jessica Bleach, Mae Patterson, Penny Nell, Pass: Molly Milmine (Singing); Grade 4 Merit: Ellie Lawn (Singing), Brianna Sloper (Violin), Pass: Henrietta Harford, Lynda Bayne (Singing), Emma Petrie, Parker Bradford, Emma Cochrane (Piano); Grade 5 Distinction: Tiffany Yang (Piano), Pass: William Wallis, Savannah Martin, Joe Danielson (Singing); Grade 6 Merit: Lacey Cairns (Piano), Poppy Dodd Flute, Pass: Erin Connelly-Whyte (Flute), Harrison McMillan (Singing); Grade 7 Distinction: Samuel Kuipers (Piano), Merit: Erin Connelly-Whyte (Singing), Simon Harford, Eliane Vinculado (Piano), Pass: Tenielle Booth, Mickayla Milmine, Lara Biggs (Singing); Grade 8 Distinction: Shayna Cairns (Piano), Samantha McArthur (Singing); Pass: Sophie Kettley (Singing).

■ Tennis Mid Canterbury Tennis November 1 Twilight Division 1 TBC 14 v Hackers 19, Tax-manian Devils 13 v Tridents 20, CATS 11 v Famous Grouse 22, High Raters 10 v We Are Stihl Suzuki 16, What’s The Score 19 v Untouchaballs 14, Council Crew 19 v ADC Aces 14 Division 2 Hit 4 Brains 19 v Harcourts 14, String Quartet 16 v Flow Dairies 17, Bits and Pieces 15 v Court Jesters 18.

November 2 Sunset Doubles Ladies Go Girls 6 v Dorie Damsels 0, Wanna Bees 5½ v One Hit Wonder ½, RMF/TP 2½ v In with a Shot 3½ Division 1: Serve n Volley 5½ v Carrfields 1 ½, Fairton Turkeys 3½ v Heineken Openers 2½,

Ashburton Guardian 19 Cates Grain & Seed 4½ v Lakers 1½, Coasters 1 v AFC 5 Division 2: Miss Hits 0 v Ball Wackers 6, Back Spin 0 v Geraldine 6, Cream of the Crop 4 v Carrfields 2 2, Winchmore 2½ v Golden Flyers 3½, Ruapuna 4 v New Boys 2 Division 3: I’d Hit That 1½ v Farm & Kitchen 4½, Faultless 4 v 4 Aces 2, B Team 5 v What a Racquet 1, Read Revellers 5 v Willies Wonkers 1 November 4 A Grade Allenton lost to Methven 5 matches to 1: A. Van Rooyen & T. Brosnahan lost to S. Bubb & K. Kawamata 0-6, 4-6, M. Martin & N. Cormick lost to G. Evans & J. Hill 0-6, 1-6, A. Van Rooyen beat S. Bubb 7-5, 3-6, 1-0 (10-6), A. Reid lost to K. Kawamata 3-6, 1-6, M. Martin lost to J. Hill 1-6, 0-6, N. Cormick lost to G. Evans 1-6, 1-6.

Hampstead beat Tinwald 4 matches to 2: A. Mitchell & P. Kirwan beat P. Leonard & E. Dargue 6-4, 3-6, 1-0 (10-5), M. Thyne & J. Brosnahan beat H. Tawato & J. Leslie 6-2, 6-0, A. Mitchell lost to P. Leonard 3-6, 4-6, P. Kirwan beat E. Dargue by default, M. Lucas lost to H. Tawatao 3-6, 1-6, J. Brosnahan beat J. Leslie 6-1, 4-6, 1-0 (10-5).

Fairton beat Southern 6 matches to 0: R. Cromie & T. Leonard beat J. Feutz & L. Glendining 6-2, 6-1, P. Crozier & E. ConnellyWhyte beat A. Watt & R. Watt 6-1, 6-2, R. Cromie beat J. Fetuz 6-2, 6-4, T. Leonard beat L. Glendining 6-3, 5-7, 1-0 (10-5), P. Crozier beat A. Watt 6-1, 6-1, E. ConnellyWhyte beat R. Watt 6-3, 6-2.

A Reserve Hampstead Aces beat Hampstead Hillbillies 5 matches to 1: O. Bubb & K. Williams beat Z. Aschen & A. Pearson 6-4, 6-2, M. Hopkins & A. Spicer beat M. Pearson & H. Stock 6-1, 6-0, O. Bubb beat Z. Aschen 6-2, 6-1, M. Hopkins beat A. Pearson 6-1, 6-3, A. Spicer beat M. Pearson 6-3, 6-4, K. Williams lost to H. Stock 2-6, 1-6.

Allenton lost to Methven Gold 4 matches to 2: J. Parsons & G. Preston lost to J. Sheridan & H. Simpson 6-2, 3-6, 0-1 (5-10), L. Moore & I. Cabalse lost to J. Ermio & G. Newton 1-6, 5-7, J. Parsons beat J. Sheridan 6-3, 6-2, G. Preston lost to H. Simpson 6-4, 2-6, 0-1 (5-10), L. Moore beat J. Ermio 6-2, 6-4, I. Cabalse lost to G. Newton 6-3, 3-6, 0-1 (710).

Methven Diamonds beat Southern/Wakanui 5 matches to 1: N. Alombro & M. Farrell beat L. Adam & J. Adam 5-7, 6-3, 1-0 (10-7), J. Sheridan & V. Talbot beat B. Fleming & S. Scott 6-1, 6-1, N. Alombro beat L. Adam 2-6, 6-3, 1-0 (11-9), M. Farrell lost to J. Adam 2-6, 5-7, J. Sheridan beat B. Fleming 6-1, 6-1, V. Talbot beat S. Scott 6-0, 6-0.

Junior A Allenton Wolves lost to Hampstead Eagles 39 games to 37: S. Van Rooyen & D. Gilbert lost to R. Breen & H. Feutz 2-6, R. Gray & R. Blundell beat A. Spooner & E. Bessai 7-5, S. Van Rooyen lost to R. Breen 4-9, D. Gilbert beat H. Feutz 9-3, R. Gray lost to A. Spooner 6-9, R. Blundell beat E. Bessai 9-7.

Southern Sparks beat Wakanui 4 matches to 2: G. Austin & C. O’Connell lost to W. Copland & I. Adam 3-6, S. Wilson & I. Brook beat F. Veix & A. Whittaker 6-5, G. Austin beat W. Copland 9-5, C. O’Connell beat I. Adam 9-5, S. Wilson beat F. Veix 9-2, I. Brook lost to A. Whittaker 1-9.

Junior B Southern Slammers lost to Methven Black 5 matches to 1: F. Fulton & L. Jones beat J. Campbell & L. Farrell 6-1, S. Wilson & R. Kidd lost to R. Giera & C. McSweeney 4-6, F. Fulton lost to J. Campbell 2-6, L. Jones lost to J. Farrell 3-6, S. Wilson lost to R. Giera 1-6, R. Kidd lost to C. McSweeney 2-6.

Tinwald beat Hampstead 6 matches to 0: J. Gilbert & D. Burgess beat R. Wall & L. Feutz 6-5, M. Duke & A. Burgess beat J. Bruce & O. Flack 6-3, J. Gilbert beat R. Wall 6-3, D. Burgess beat L. Feutz 6-1, M. Duke beat J. Bruce 6-3, A. Burgess beat O. Flack 6-1.

Allenton Bears beat Dorie B 4 matches to 2: A. Ciora & H. Bradford lost to S. Kingsbury & B. Sloper 4-6, S. Holland & A. Parsons beat S. Pye & S. Drye 6-1, A. Ciora lost to S. Kingsbury 1-6, H. Bradford beat S. Pye 6-3, S. Holland beat B. Sloper 6-2, A. Parsons beat S. Drye 6-1.

Junior C Hampstead lost to Tinwald 6 set to 0: A. Artz & I. Wall lost to P. Soshnikob & B. Hyde 3-6, R. McKay & L. Watson lost to D. Soshnikob & A. Houston 4-6, A. Artz lost to P. Soshnikob 1-6, I. Wall lost to B. Hyde 4-6, R. McKay lost to D. Soshnikob 2-6, L. Watson lost to A. Houston 5-6.

Methven Black lost to Southern Allenton Sharks 5 sets to 1: H. Redfern & F. Cudmore lost to A. Cromie & J. Ellis 0-6, E. Armour & I. Perham lost to T. Ellis & J. Reed 4-6, H. Redfern lost to A. Cromie 1-6, F. Cudmore lost to J. Ellis 1-6, E. Armour lost to T. Ellis 2-6, I. Perham beat J. Reed 6-5.

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Position 1 is permanent, position 2 is fixed term for 1 year, commencing 2018.

We are seeking passionate classroom teachers with proven classroom experience and knowledge of the Year 1 and 2 learner.

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Applications close 5pm, Friday, November 10.

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handicap singles Golf Croquet. The Domain, Philip Street.

10am NEWCOMERS SOCIAL GROUP. Weekly coffee morning for new people to Ashburton. Nosh Cafe at Ashfords, West Street.

10am METHVEN HERITAGE CENTRE. New Zealand and Agriculture Encounter. Main Street, Methven.

10am M.S.A. TAI CHI. Exercises and Tai Chi for Arthritis. M.S.A. Social Hall, Havelock Street.

10am - 4pm ASHBURTON MUSEUM. Balls, bullets and boots, from rugby field to battle field. Ashburton Art Gallery and Heritage Centre, West Street.

10.30am AGE CONCERN ASHBURTON. Fall prevention strengthening muscles improving balance. All Saints Church Methven.

12pm - 3pm JUSTICE OF THE PEACE. Signing Centre, New Community House, 44 Cass Street.

1pm AGE CONCERN ASHBURTON. Fall prevention strengthening muscles improving balance. Presbyterian Church, Rakaia.

1pm - 3pm ASHBURTON AVIATION MUSEUM. A great selection of many aircraft from the past to the future, Seafield Road.

1.30pm ASHBURTON M.S.A. PETANQUE CLUB. Club day, non-members welcome. 115 Racecourse .

5.30pm - 7.30pm ST DAVID’S UNION CHURCH. Youth group, 48 Allens Road, Allenton.

7pm - 9pm MID CANTERBURY BADMINTON CLUB. Weekly club night, all player levels welcome. E A Network Stadium, River Terrace.

7.30pm ASHBURTON TABLE TENNIS. Weekly games, come and have a go!

Ashburton Club and MSA, Havelock Street.

Wednesday

9.45am MID CANTERBURY LADIES FRIENDSHIP CLUB. Monthly meeting. Doris Linton Lounge, RSA Cox Street.

10am - 11am AGE CONCERN. Hip hop for seniors, all welcome. $5.

Balmoral Hall.

10am ST STEPHEN’S ANGLICAN CHURCH. Holy Communion. Park Street.

10am WAIREKA CROQUET CLUB. Tasmanian doubles, Association croquet. The Domain, Philip Street.

10am - 4pm ASHBURTON MUSEUM. Balls, bullets and boots, from rugby field to battle field. Ashburton Art Gallery and Heritage Centre, West Street.

10.30am AGE CONCERN ASHBURTON. Fall prevention strengthening muscles improving balance. Buffalo Lodge Cox Street.

10.45am M.S.A. TAI CHI. Seated exercises suitable for people with limited mobility. M.S.A. Social Hall, Havelock Street.

1pm WAIREKA CROQUET CLUB. Association croquet, mixed doubles.

The Domain, Philip Street.

1pm - 3pm ST ANDREW’S ANGLICAN CHURCH. Drop in and pre loved clothing shop. Cnr Thomson and Jane Streets, Tinwald.

1pm - 4pm ASHBURTON DISTRICT FAMILY HISTORY GROUP. Open for research. Heritage Centre, West Street.

1.15pm ALLENTON CROQUET CLUB. Play Golf or Association Croquet.

Allenton Sports Club, Cavendish Street.

1.15pm (draw) WAIREKA GOLF CROQUET. Doubles, The domain, Philip Street.

1.30pm AGE CONCERN ASHBURTON. Fall prevention strengthening muscles improving balance. Buffalo Lodge Cox Street.

5.30pm - 7pm ASHBURTON JUNIOR ATHLETICS CLUB. For 7 - 14 year olds, meet at the cricket oval in the domain.

6pm ASHBURTON M.S.A. PETANQUE CLUB. Practice night for new and experienced players. 115 Racecourse Road.

6pm ASHBURTON GOLF CLUB. She Loves Golf and he does too. Bring a friend and or family and give golf a go.

All equipment supplied, free BBQ. 7pm - 9pm MID CANTERBURY LINE DANCERS. Learn to line dance (7pm), beginner/ intermediate (8pm - 9pm). Instructor Annette phone 307-7138 a/h. Tinwald Hall, Graham Street.

7.30pm Ashburton Photographic Society Inc. AGM, Field Trip competition, Senior Centre, Cameron Street.

9.30am ST DAVID’S UNION CHURCH. Walking group meets outside church.

48 Allen’s Road.

9.30am - 1.30pm ASHBURTON BAPTIST OP SHOP. Good clean ‘Second time around” clothing for sale. Ashburton Baptist Church, cnr of Cass and Havelock Streets.

9.45am WAIREKA CROQUET CLUB. (9.45am draw), (1.15pm draw). Morning singles Golf croquet, afternoon 6am ST DAVID’S UNION CHURCH. Sweaty Bettys circuit training in hall. 48 Allens Road.

8am ASHBURTON STROLLERS CLUB. Meet at Ashburton Courthouse, Good views, venue Mt Sunday.

9.30am ST DAVID’S UNION CHURCH. Steady as you go exercise group. 48 Allens Road.

9.30am - 1.30pm ASHBURTON BAPTIST OP SHOP. “Second time around” good clean clothing for sale. Ashburton Baptist Church, cnr Cass and Havelock Streets.

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Cryptic crossword

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ARIES (Mar 21-Apr 19): You’ve plenty of hustle to apply and just the right circumstances to apply it.

You’re about due to fall into the kind of sweet luck that happens when a hard worker meets a soft opportunity.

TAURUS (Apr 20-May 20): Some people show strength to the world, overcoming their obstacles and achieving their goals publicly. Stronger still are those who quietly fight private battles that no one will ever know about.

GEMINI (May 21-Jun 21): You don’t have to know steps 10 through 100 to get started. All you have to know is step one. Although, a general knowledge of steps two through nine would be extremely helpful to your momentum.

CANCER (Jun 22-Jul 22): Seasons change. Don’t confuse the season for a fact of life. This is not the way it’s going to be forever. For better or worse, this moment will pass. Let that inform your priorities today.

LEO (Jul 23-Aug 22): It might be hard to see at first, but take a step back and view it again and you may notice that you have much more power in the situation than you’re using. Things will continue on just the way you allow them to.

VIRGO (Aug 23-Sep 22): There are consequences to every action: some foreseeable, some not.

You’ll drive yourself crazy trying to project an end result before you choose. This is a situation where you have to go with your gut.

LIBRA (Sep 23-Oct 23): The desire to raise your voice can seem to happen after you’re already yelling. But you’ve extra powers of awareness and restraint to use to communicate on a higher, not louder, level.

SCORPIO (Oct 24-Nov 21): You know what it’s like to be encouraged, and you also know what it’s like to be torn down. That’s why you build up the people around you whenever you get the opportunity to do it.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov 22-Dec 21): The tone of this day might not be consistent enough for you to ever get comfortable, and that’s a good thing.

You’ll stay alert and you’ll see what others miss. You’ll cut trouble off at the pass.

CAPRICORN (Dec 22-Jan 19): The first time you go somewhere is usually the most exciting because you don’t know the way. Feeling unsure and lost makes the adventure great.

AQUARIUS (Jan 20-Feb 18): You can trust people without being naive. Do it with accuracy – to learn the nature of the other person so that you can predict future behaviour and to put your trust in that particular expectation.

PISCES (Feb 19-Mar 20): You may have to go far out of your way to make the situation work today, but don’t let that stop you from taking on the work. Like a glow stick, you’ll have to do some serious bending before you shine.

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ACROSS 7. Astonished (6) 8. Separate (6) 10. Level area on a hillside (7) 11. Clan (5) 12. Stagger (4) 13. Lane (5) 17. Pass out (5) 18. Sulk (4) 22. Brings up, nurtures (5) 23. Serviceman (7) 24. Economy (6) 25. Downpour (6)

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DOWN 1. Grazing land (7) 2. Wed (7) 3. Unwind (5) 4. Moves quietly (7) 5. Polite (5) 6. Even (5) 9. Refill (9) 14. Fake (7) 15. Plentiful (7) 16. Erudite (7) 19. Angry (5) 20. Delay (5) 21. Swift (5)

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ACROSS 1. It may afflict one painfully to hold something fast (5) 4. Broken icon it’s crazy to enter if wandering about (7) 8. One up to studying, to a certain degree (13) 10. Direct course for a man canonised, always poetic (5) 11. When the leaves do, in America (4) 12. Continued enjoyment of rights for the employer (4) 16. In painting, the French are on the qui vive (5) 17. Lope in, be exact in sorting out its being objected to (13) 19. No end of enticement nonchalantly presented melodramatically (7) 20. Francis? He was a bird! (5) DOWN 1. Tennis ground has attraction for hearing of law protests (5,2,6) 2. Candy contents, too (3) 3. Ripe for change? Be quiet – or die! (6) 4. They may be frayed with one suffering from them (6) 5. The way the senior service is not behind the times (6) 6. Recognition of what’s wrong with soda: gin is out (9) 7. Gorge-ous dairy product (7,6) 9. Vehicle that’s in force? (6,3) 13. Took a drink in beastly fashion as one passed back-runner (6) 14. A tax that includes it for thoughtlessness (6) 15. At having done wrong, made amends (6) 18. Snake that shows no end of craft (3)

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HOOPER, Brian William – Dearly loved HOOPER, Brianbrother William –and ANDREWS, Irene Julia brother-in-law ofbrother Ruth – and Dearly loved On Monday, November 6, Raymond Logan brother-in-law of (Wakanui).

Ruth and 2017 Christchurch Treasured, kind, caring, Raymond atLogan (Wakanui).

Hospital. and humorous Dearly ‘animal talking’ Treasured, kind,loved caring, treasured the late uncle of daughter Karen, humorous ‘animalof Antony, talking’ Jack Winnie Lawler Rosa, and Antony, Harriet uncle and ofLucyKaren, (Rakaia).Melton) Dearlyand loved sister (West and Harriet Blair, Rosa, Lucy and sister-in-law JohnBlair, and Maria, Elizabeth and Briar (West Melton) ofand HOOPER, Brian William – Kathleen Lawler (Rakaia), (Wakanui).

Maria, Elizabeth and Briar Ashburton Guardian Tuesday, Dearly loved and November 7, 2017 Jim and the late brother Mary Combe Precious memories.

(Wakanui). brother-in-law of Ruth and (Christchurch), Bruce and Will miss you forever. the Precious memories.

Raymond Logan (Wakanui). late Will Kathy White miss you (Ashburton), forever.

Treasured, kind, caring, the late Patrick, Monica and humorous ‘animal talking’ Terry O’Neill (Rakaia) and DEATHS D EATHS NEWTON, Hugh Benjamin – DEATHS uncle of- 3.11.2017.

Karen, Antony, dearly loved Aunty Irene of 3.5.1945 Died at NEWTON, Hugh Benjamin – ANDREWS, Irene Julia – Rosa, and Beloved Harriet her nieces and nephews. homeLucy Picton.

3.5.1945 - in 3.11.2017.

Died at HOOPER, BrianNovember William – 6, his On Monday, (West Melton) and Blair, R.I.P. ofinSusan, father and his home Picton.and Beloved Dearly loved brother and husband at Christchurch 2017 Maria, Elizabeth Briar father-in-law of Andrew of Susan, father and SMALLBONE, Betty brother-in-law of loved Ruth and Hospital. Dearly and husband (Wakanui).

ANDREWS, Irene Julia – Newton,ofand Kate and Katharine (nee Vincent) – father-in-law Andrew Raymond Logan (Wakanui). of the late Nikki treasured daughter Precious memories.

On Monday, November 6, On November 4, 2017, Higgins.

Adored Nikki Newton, and Kate and Treasured, kind, caring, Jack and Winnie Lawler Peter Will miss you forever.

2017 at Christchurch peacefully at Anthony Wilding respected Papa of Ben and Peter Higgins.

Adored humorous ‘animal talking’ (Rakaia). Dearly loved sister Hospital. Dearly loved sister Village. Aged 94 years. respectedNewton, Papa ofAnna Ben and uncle of Karen, Antony, of John and George and sister-in-law and sister-in-law of John and Hamish Newton, Higgins.AnnaLoved and Dearly loved wife of the late Rosa, and (Rakaia), Harriet George KathleenLucy Lawler Benjamin – Bruce. Much loved mother Kathleen Lawler (Rakaia), brother ofHugh Tim Newton Hamish Higgins.

Loved (West and Combe Blair, NEWTON, Jim and Melton) the late Mary 3.5.1945 3.11.2017.

Died at and motherin-law of Mary and and friend of Michele and (Ashburton).

Messages may brother of Tim Newton Maria, Elizabeth and Briar (Christchurch), Bruce and the his hometo in Trevor. be sent thePicton.

NewtonBeloved family, (Ashburton).

Messages may Kent MacLachlan (both (Wakanui). late Kathy White (Ashburton), husband ofthe Susan, father and deceased), Anne and the late A brave lady, finally at peace. c/PO Box 110, Blenheim be sent to Newton family, Precious memories. the late Patrick, Monica and father-in-lawR.I.P. of Andrew and John Griffiths, Peter and 7240.

In lieu of flowers, c/PO Box 110, Blenheim Will miss you forever.

Terry O’Neill (Rakaia) and Nikki Newton, and Kate and Marlena Smallbone. Loved a donation to Hospice 7240.

In lieu of flowers, dearly loved Aunty Irene of Peter Higgins.

BELL, Ian Chauncey – and Marlborough wouldHospice be grandma of Tony and Erin a donation toAdored her nieces and nephews. respected Papa of4,may Ben2017. and On November appreciated and Marlborough would be (West Melton), Nick and NEWTON, Hugh Benjamin – R.I.P. George Newton, Anna and Suddenly at Christchurch made at the service sentbe to Maca (Christchurch) and appreciated and or may 3.5.1945 - 3.11.2017. Died at Hamish Higgins.

Loved Hospital.

Dearly loved PO Box Blenheim 7240. made at 411, the service or sent to Portia, Harry and Bertie his home in Irene Picton.

Beloved ANDREWS, Julia – brother of Tim Newton husband of Julie.

Very much (Perth) and A to celebrate POservice Box 411, BlenheimHugh’s 7240. Smallbone husband of Susan, father and On Monday, November 6, loved (Ashburton).

Messages may and admired father and lifeservice will to becelebrate held atHugh’s Port treasured by her 3 great A father-in-law and be 2017 at of Andrew Christchurch sent to the Newton family, father-in-law of Candace and Marlborough 181 grandchildren. Special thanks life will be Pavilion, held at Port Nikki Newton, Katesister and c/Hospital.

Dearlyandloved POKingsbury, Box 110, Blenheim Terry Lizzy, Waikawa Road, Picton atand 12 to the wonderful staff at both Marlborough Pavilion, 181 Peter Higgins. Adored of John and David and sister-in-law 7240.

In lieu of flowers, and Bridget.

Treasured FRIDAY, Waikawa Road,November Picton at 10, 12 Woodcote and Anthony respected Ben and anoon, Lawlerof (Rakaia), Kathleen Papa donation to Hospice brother and brother-in-law of Wilding for their loving care followed by private cremation noon, FRIDAY, November 10, George Newton, Anna and Marlborough and friend of Michele would be Susie and Wayne Hayward, they have given to Betty. at the Sowman Crematorium. followed by private cremation Hamish Higgins.

Loved Trevor. appreciated and Rayna and and may Antonio cared for bybe Communications C/- PO Box at Respectfully the Sowman Crematorium. brother of finally Tim atNewton A brave lady, peace. Martin. made at the service or sent to Much loved brother in 7244, Christchurch 8240.

GEOFFREY Tcared SOWMAN for by (Ashburton).R.I.P. Messages may PORespectfully Box Blenheim of 411, Linda, Philip 7240. and A private cremation BLENHEIM FDANZ GEOFFREY T SOWMAN be sent to the Newton family, law A service to celebrate Hugh’s Diane, Graham and Sarndra, has been held. A memorial Tel 03 578FDANZ 4719 BLENHEIM c/- POIanBox 110, Blenheim BELL, Chauncey – life willand be held at Port Sandy Greg and loved by gathering for Betty is Tel 03 578 4719 7240. November In lieu of4, flowers, On 2017. Marlborough 181 being his nieces Pavilion, and nephews. held at Hotel a donationat toChristchurch Hospice all Suddenly Waikawa Road, Picton at 12 Messages to R D 11, Rakaia Ashburton, Racecourse Athol Menzies – Marlborough Dearly would loved be REID, Hospital. noon, FRIDAY, November 10, 7781.

A service for Ian will be Ashburton, on November 3, 2017.

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At THURSDAY, November 9, made and at theadmired servicefather or sentand to home loved at the Sowman Crematorium.

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NZ Situation

Wind km/h less than 30 fine

30 to 59 fog

isolated snow thunder flurries

sleet thunder

Canterbury Plains TODAY

TODAY

Rain, with heavy falls and snow possible down to 600m south of Banks Peninsula, easing to isolated showers early morning, clearing in the afternoon. Gale southwesterlies easing in the morning.

60 plus

FZL: 1200m, rising to 2500m in the evening

TOMORROWFZL: lowering to 1400m in the morning

Mainly fine, a few showers developing later in the south. Strong NW, turning S later.

FRIDAY

THURSDAY

A few showers. Fresh S, dying out inland.

Showers about the divide with light snow down to 1800m, fine elsewhere. Winds turning strong NW early, rising to gale or severe gale for a time.

SATURDAY

Cloudy periods, a few showers about the foothills. Southeasterlies dying out.

Forecasts for today

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Rise 6:06 am Set 8:27 pm

Bad

Bad fishing

Set 8:30 am Rise 11:47 pm

Last quarter

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Rise 6:05 am Set 8:29 pm

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New moon

Bad fishing

Rise 12:48 am Set 10:29 am

19 Nov 12:43 am

First quarter

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For the very latest weather information, including Weather Warnings, visit metservice.com

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Auckland

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Hamilton

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Napier

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Wellington

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Nelson

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Blenheim

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Greymouth

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Christchurch

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Timaru

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Queenstown

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Dunedin

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Invercargill

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Selwyn Whitecliffs (NIWA) at 2:05 pm, yesterday

Rakaia Fighting Hill (NIWA) at 2:00 pm, yesterday 259.2 Nth Ashburton at 12:05 pm, yesterday

7.01

Sth Ashburton at 12:05 pm, yesterday

11.2

Rangitata Klondyke at 2:05 pm, yesterday

133.2

Waitaki Kurow at 12:09 pm, yesterday

337.6

Source: Environment Canterbury

Ashburton Airport Temperature °C At 4pm 14.2 15.0 Max to 4pm 2.0 Minimum -4.6 Grass minimum Rainfall mm 0.0 16hr to 4pm November to date 0.2 Avg Nov to date 13 2017 to date 859.0 585 Avg year to date Wind km/h E 19 At 4pm Strongest gust NW 31 Time of gust 12:02am

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Canterbury Readings

Thursday

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NZ Today

Rain, possibly heavy about the divide, easing to a few showers in the morning and clearing during afternoon. Snow down to 1000m in the morning. Wind at 1000m: NW severe gale 100 km/h changing SW 45 km/h in the morning. Wind at 2000m: NW severe gale 120 km/h, changing SW 60 km/h in the morning.

THURSDAY

fine fine rain cloudy thunder fine fine fine showers thunder thunder fog fine fine drizzle

hail

Showers turning to rain about the divide, with heavy falls there, then spreading elsewhere in the evening. Snow to 1000m in the evening.

Wind at 1000m: NW gale 65 km/h, rising to severe gale 100 km/h in the afternoon. Wind at 2000m: NW gale 70 km/h, rising to severe gale 120 km/h in the afternoon.

TOMORROW

World Weather

snow

Canterbury High Country

High cloud increasing. Scattered light rain developing in the evening. NW rising to gale in the evening, with gusts to 100 km/h.

Changing gale S overnight.

Adelaide Amsterdam Bangkok Berlin Brisbane Cairns Cairo Calcutta Canberra Colombo Darwin Delhi Dubai Dublin Edinburgh

rain

Tuesday, 7 November 2017

A ridge over the country drifts away to the east today, while a deep low and associated fronts approach from the Tasman Sea. The low crosses the South Island overnight and moves away to the south-east tomorrow. A weak front moves onto the lower South Island on Thursday, followed by a south-west flow.

mainly isolated cloudy drizzle drizzle few showers fine showers clearing showers

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6am Breakfast 9am The Ellen DeGeneres Show 0 10am Morena 10:30 The Chase 3 0 11:30 Seven Sharp 3 0 Noon 1 News At Midday 0 12:30 Emmerdale PGR 0 1pm MasterChef Australia 3 0 2:25 Code – 1 PGR 3 0 2:55 Tipping Point 3:55 Te Karere 0 4:25 Come Dine With Me Daytime In the second night of the Derbyshire competition, entrepreneur and self-proclaimed leader Fraser has got confidence to spare, but will his arrogance leave his guests with a sour taste?

4:55 The Chase 0 6pm 1 News At 6pm 0

6:30 Sesame Street 0 6:55 The Jungle Bunch To The Rescue! 0 7:15 F Robin Hood 0 7:45 The 7D 0 8:10 Disney Junior Art Attack 0 8:35 Disney Junior – Doc McStuffins 0 9am Infomercials 10:30 Neighbours 3 0 11am Reno Rumble PGR 0 Noon Jeremy Kyle’s Emergency Room PGR 1pm Judge Rinder 2pm Home Improvement 3 0 2:30 Home And Away 3 0 3pm Shortland Street PGR 3 0 3:30 Leon 0 3:35 The Adam And Eve Show 0 4:05 Bunk’d 0 4:30 Friends 3 0 5pm The Simpsons 3 0 5:30 Home And Away Olivia knows Mick is here but not that Irene brought him out. 0 6pm The Big Bang Theory 3 0 6:30 Neighbours 0

7pm Seven Sharp 0 7:30 Outback Truckers 0 8:30 N The DNA Detectives 0 9:30 F Million Pound Properties 0 10:30 1 News Tonight 0

7pm Shortland Street PGR 0 7:30 Australian Survivor PGR 0 8:35 Three Wives, One Husband PGR In the middle of the Utah desert, 14 fundamentalist Mormon families have made a safe haven where they practice a way of life that is met with fascination and suspicion. 0 9:35 Grey’s Anatomy AO 0 10:30 2 Broke Girls PGR 0

11pm Boss AO Kane and his camp battle with the media to dominate the situation when buried information surfaces. 0 12:10 Murder In The First PGR 0 1:05 Te Karere 3 0 1:30 Informercials 5:35 Te Karere 3 0

11pm Mike And Molly PGR 3 0 11:30 Girlfriends’ Guide To Divorce AO 12:25 How To Get Away With Murder AO 3 0 1:10 Shortland Street PGR 3 0 1:35 Infomercials 2:40 Devious Maids PGR 3 0 4:10 Full House 3 0 4:40 The Adam And Eve Show 3 0 5:05 Neighbours 3 0 5:30 Infomercials

The DNA Detectives 8:30pm on TVNZ 1

BRAVO 10am Four Weddings UK 3 10:55 Tabatha Takes Over 3 11:50 Snapped – Killer Couples 3 12:45 The Real Housewives Of Beverly Hills PGR 1:40 Million Dollar Listing – LA 101 3 2:40 Killer Couples 3 3:40 Catfish 3 4:35 Teen Mom 3 5:30 Four Weddings UK 6:30 Tabatha Takes Over 7:30 Botched PGR 3 8:30 Leah Remini – Scientology And The Aftermath A woman who ascended to Scientology’s highest levels of spiritual enlightenment shares with Leah the price of her experience.

9:30 The Real Housewives Of New Jersey After an explosive fight on their trip, Siggy and Dolores have aligned themselves against Teresa and Melissa; as the girls grow closer to Margaret, the rift between Margaret and Siggy turns ugly.

10:30 Intervention AO 3 11:25 Snapped – Killer Couples AO 3 12:15 Infomercials 3

The Great British Bake Off 7:30pm on Prime

THE BOX 6am Wheel Of Fortune PG 6:25 Jeopardy! PG 6:50 Robot Wars PGV 7:40 Heroes 16VS 8:30 The Simpsons PG 8:55 NCIS MV 9:45 NCIS MV 10:40 Hawaii Five-0 MV 11:35 Jeopardy!

PG Noon Wheel Of Fortune PG 12:25 Pawn Stars PG 12:50 Counting Cars PG 1:15 CSI – Miami MV 2pm Raw Live MV 5:15 Wheel Of Fortune PG 5:40 Robot Wars PGV 6:30 Counting Cars PG 7pm Pawn Stars PG A 1963 Beatles’ signed guitar is brought into the shop.

7:30 CSI – Miami MV When Horatio’s son Kyle returns from war he seeks his father’s help to solve a murder.

8:30 MacGyver M 9:30 Outsiders 16VLSC 10:30 NCIS MV 11:25 CSI – Miami MV

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12:15 Raw MV 2:40 Pawn Stars PG 3:05 Supernatural 16VS 3:55 MacGyver M 4:45 Outsiders 16VLSC 5:35 Counting Cars PG

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6am The AM Show News, interviews, and humour to start the day.

9am The Café A lifestyle and entertainment show.

10am Infomercials 0 11:30 Entertainment Tonight 3 Noon Dr Phil AO Dr Phil looks back on some of the show’s most memorable guests.

12:55 Married At First Sight NZ PGR 3 0 1:55 Minute To Win It 3 2:55 Celebrity Name Game PGR 3:20 Sticky TV 4pm NewsHub Live At 4pm 4:25 Entertainment Tonight 4:55 The Best Of Family Feud Host Dai Henwood revisits his favourite Family Feud episodes. 0 5:30 Family Feud Australia 0 6pm NewsHub Live At 6pm 7pm The Project 7:30 F Grand Designs NZ PGR Mahuia and Mindy are preparing to be first-time parents and want to build a family home that will double as a recording studio and a rooftop performance space. 0 8:30 F Lost And Found PGR 3 0 9:30 F Employable Me AO 0 10:50 NewsHub Late

6am The Legend Of Korra 6:25 League Of Super Evil 3 6:50 Max Steel 7:15 Kung Fu Panda – Legends Of Awesomeness 7:40 Sanjay And Craig 3 8:05 The Loud House 3 8:30 Nicky, Ricky, Dicky And Dawn 8:55 Tiki Tour 0 9:25 Million Dollar Minute 3 9:50 Jeopardy 3 10:20 The Doctors PGR 3 11:15 Hot Bench 11:40 Antiques Road Trip 12:40 Escape To The Country 3 1:35 The Late Show With Stephen Colbert PGR 3 2:30 The Crowd Goes Wild 3 3pm Escape To The Country 3 4pm Hot Bench 3 4:30 L Horse Racing – Melbourne Cup 0 5:30 Prime News 6pm Storage Wars 3 6:30 Pawn Stars 7pm The Crowd Goes Wild 7:30 The Great British Bake Off The eight remaining bakers are tested on three very different types of pastry. 0 8:35 F The White Princess AO 9:45 Qi PGR 10:25 60 Minutes PGR 3

11:20 The Blacklist AO Cooper enlists Red on a case of personal importance; Ressler tries to stop the resurgence of a murder-forhire ring; Tom ignores warnings to stop investigating the suitcase. 0 12:15 The Project 3 News and entertainment show.

12:45 Infomercials

11:25 The Late Show With Stephen Colbert PGR 12:25 The Crowd Goes Wild 3 The team presents the best of the day’s sports news.

12:55 Closedown

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MOVIES GREATS

6:45 Free State Of Jones 16VC 2016 Drama.

Matthew McConaughey, Keri Russell. 9am I’m Yours MSC 2011 Romantic Comedy. Rossif Sutherland, Karine Vanasse.

10:20 Approaching The Unknown ML 2016 Drama.

Mark Strong, Luke Wilson.

11:50 Masterminds MVSC 2016 Crime Comedy.

Zach Galifianakis, Kristen Wiig, Owen Wilson. 1:25 Blair Witch 16VLC 2016 Horror.

James Allen McCune, Callie Hernandez.

2:55 Free State Of Jones 16VC 2016 Drama.

Matthew McConaughey, Keri Russell. 5:15 Delinquent 16V 2016 Crime. Alex Shaffer, Bill Sage.

6:50 Demolition MLS 2015 Drama. Jake Gyllenhaal, Naomi Watts.

8:30 Grimsby 16VLSC 2016 Comedy Action.

A football hooligan and father of nine is thrust into the world of espionage after reuniting with his long-lost brother, the world’s greatest spy. Sacha Baron Cohen, Mark Strong, Rebel Wilson.

10pm Spotlight MLC 2015 Drama. Mark Ruffalo, Rachel McAdams.

6:40 Seabiscuit MC 2003 Drama.

Tobey Maguire, Jeff Bridges.

8:55 Sideways MLS 2004 Comedy. Paul Giamatti, Thomas Haden Church, Virginia Madsen. 11am Battle – Los Angeles MVL 2011 Action. Aaron Eckhart, Michelle Rodriguez.

12:55 Crazy Stupid Love MLS 2011 Comedy. Steve Carell, Ryan Gosling. 2:55 Corky Romano MVS 2001 Comedy.

Chris Penn, Chris Kattan, Peter Falk. 4:20 Warrior MVL 2011 Action. Tom Hardy, Nick Nolte. 6:40 Arthur PGVL 2011 Comedy. Russell Brand, Helen Mirren.

8:30 The Lincoln Lawyer MVLS 2011 Thriller.

A sleazy defence attorney has a crisis of conscience when he represents a wealthy client who has a foolproof plan to beat the system.

Matthew McConaughey, Marisa Tomei.

10:30 The Pink Panther PGC 2006 Comedy. Steve Martin, Beyoncé Knowles, Kevin Kline.

WEDNESDAY

12:05 Backup Boyfriend 16VLSC 2015 Comedy.

1:30 The Trust 16VLSC 2016 Crime. 3am Delinquent 16V 2016 Crime. 4:35 Grimsby 16VLSC 2016 Comedy Action.

WEDNESDAY

Midnight Corky Romano MVS 2001 Comedy.

Chris Penn, Chris Kattan, Peter Falk. 1:25 Warrior MVL 2011 Action. Tom Hardy, Nick Nolte. 3:45 Arthur PGVL 2011 Comedy.

Russell Brand, Helen Mirren.

5:35 The Lincoln Lawyer MVLS 2011 Thriller.

Matthew McConaughey, Marisa Tomei.

CHOICE

6:30 Takaro Tribe 6:40 Dora Matatoa 2 7am Miharo 3 2 7:30 Pukana 3 7:40 SpongeBob Tarau Porowha 3 2 8am Whanau Living 3 8:30 Te Kaea 3 9am Kawe Korero – Reporters 3 9:30 Kai Time On The Road 3 10am Cam’s Kai 3 10:30 My Country Song 3 11am Te Araroa – Tales From The Trails 3 Noon Toa – Toa O Aotearoa PGR 3 12:30 Hamu And Tofiga PGR 1pm What’s Up With The Tumoanas PGR 3 1:30 Kapa Haka Regionals 2016 3 2pm Opaki 3 2:30 Nga Pari Karangaranga O Te Motu 3 3pm Takaro Tribe 3 3:10 Dora Matatoa 3 2 3:30 Miharo 3 2 4pm Pukana 3 4:10 SpongeBob Tarau Porowha 3 2 4:30 Whanau Living 3 5pm Tagata Pasifika 5:30 Te Matatini 3 6pm Nga Pari Karangaranga O Te Motu 3 6:30 Te Kaea 2

7pm Kawe Korero – Reporters 7:30 My Family Feast It is Stana Kolundzija’s 66th birthday and she invites Sean Connolly to join her friends and extended family for a Serbian feast.

8pm Native Affairs 8:30 Steve Jobs – The Lost Interview AO 3 10pm Taha Tauiwi 10:30 Te Kaea 3 2 11pm Kawe Korero – Reporters 3 News reporters dissect and discuss the day’s news and events.

11:30 Closedown

SKY SPORT 1 6am Pure Fly 6:30 Golf – LPGA Tour Toto Japan Classic – Round Three. 7am Golf – PGA European Challenge Tour NBO Golf Classic Grand Final. 8am Golf – US PGA Tour Shriners Hospitals for Children Open. 9am Golf – European Tour Turkish Airlines Open. 9:30 Cricket – International T20 10am Fox Sports News 10:30 Rugby – International 12:30 Golf – US PGA Tour 1:30 Golf – European Tour 2pm Golf Central 3pm Motorcycling – FIM World Superbikes 3:30 Motorcycling – FIM World Superbikes 4pm Motorsport – Auckland Supersprint 4:30 Motorsport – Auckland Supersprint 5pm Fight Night 7pm Rugby Nation 8pm School Of Hard Knocks 8:30 The Breakdown 9pm Motorsport – Auckland Supersprint 9:30 Motorsport – Auckland Supersprint 10pm Motorcycling – FIM World Superbikes 10:30 Motorcycling – FIM World Superbikes 11pm Motorsport – Nascar Sprint Cup Series WEDNESDAY Midnight Motorsport – Nascar Xfinity Series 1am Basketball – NBL 1:50 Cricket – International T20 2:20 L Cricket – International T20 India v Blackcaps – Third T20.

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

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6am Benny Hinn 6:30 Pilgrimage With Simon Reeve 7:30 Love Nature – Brazil Untamed 8:30 American Pickers 9:30 River Cottage To The Core 10:30 Selling Houses With Amanda Lamb 11:30 Home By Novogratz Noon Pilgrimage With Simon Reeve 1pm Joanna Lumley’s Greek Odyssey 2pm Chivalry And Betrayal – The 100 Years War 3pm Colin And Justin’s Cabin Pressure 3:30 Love Nature – America Over The Edge 4:30 Brent Owens – Extreme, Authentic And Unwrapped Exploration of Cape Town, a premier tourism destination and magnificent gateway into Africa.

5pm My Restaurant In India 5:30 Salvage Hunters 6:30 Cash Cowboys 7:30 Escape To The Chateau Dick and Angel find their fairy-tale French castle but with no heating or hot water in the depth of winter the workload is enormous.

8:30 My Dream Home 9:30 Money For Nothing 10:30 Cash Cowboys A gentleman farmer throws open a 150-year-old barn and is determined to make a deal.

11:30 Brent Owens – Extreme, Authentic And Unwrapped Midnight My Restaurant In India 12:30 Benny Hinn 1am Salvage Hunters 2am Love Nature – America Over The Edge 3am Home

By Novogratz 3:30 Colin And Justin’s Cabin Pressure 4am Escape To The Chateau 5am My Dream Home

SKY SPORT 2 6:30 Motorcycling – FIM World Superbikes Pirelli Qatar Round – Race One. 7am Motorcycling – FIM World Superbikes Pirelli Qatar Round – Race Two. 7:30 Motorsport – Auckland Supersprint Race 23.

8am Motorsport – Auckland Supersprint Race 24.

8:30 Motorsport – Nascar Sprint Cup Series AAA Texas 500. 9:30 Rugby Nation 10:30 UFC Now 11:30 Fight Night 1:30 Pure Fly 2pm NRL 360 – Summer Series 3pm Squash – PSA World Series Tour Qatar Classic – Semi-final. 4:30 Golf – US PGA Tour Shriners Hospitals for Children Open.

5:30 Golf – European Tour Turkish Airlines Open.

6pm Golf Channel Academy 6:30 Golf Central 7:30 The Golf Fix 8:30 School Of Golf With Martin Hall. 9:30 The Golf Show 10:30 Rugby League – World Cup New Zealand v Scotland.

11pm Rugby League – World Cup 11:30 Fox Sports News WEDNESDAY Midnight Ten-Pin Bowling – Weber Cup Team Europe v Team US. 1am Squash – PSA World Series Tour Qatar Classic – Semi-final. 2:30 Back Page 3:30 School Of Hard Knocks 4am The Breakdown 4:30 Motorsport – Nascar Sprint Cup Series AAA Texas 500. 5:30 Motorsport – Auckland Supersprint 7Nov17

DISCOVERY 6:35 Deadliest Catch PG 7:30 How It’s Made PG 7:55 How It’s Made PG 8:20 MythBusters PG MacGyver Myths.

9:10 Alaskan Bush People M 10am Fast N’ Loud PG NHRA; ‘55 Pink Caddy – Part Two. 10:50 Diesel Brothers PG Truck Norris. 11:40 Swamp Murders M One for the Road.

12:30 Blood Relatives M So Lonesome I Could Die. 1:20 Shadow Of Doubt M Right Place, Wrong Time. 2:10 How It’s Made PG 2:35 How It’s Made PG 3pm How Do They Do It? PG 3:25 Auction Hunters PG 3:50 Deadliest Catch PG 4:45 Naked And Afraid XL M Left Behind. 5:40 MythBusters PG 6:35 Fast ‘n’ Loud PG NHRA; ‘55 Pink Caddy – Part Two. 7:30 Shark Tank PG 8:30 Naked And Afraid XL M The Final Fight. 9:25 Ed Stafford – Left For Dead M Bulgaria – The Rhodope Mountains.

10:15 Moonshiners M Thunder Pumpkins.

11:05 Naked And Afraid M 11:55 Shadow Of Doubt M WEDNESDAY 12:45 Blood Relatives M 1:35 How Do They Do It? PG 2am Auction Hunters PG 2:25 Alaskan Bush People M 3:15 Deadliest Catch PG 4:05 Treehouse Masters PG 4:55 How Do They Do It? PG 5:20 Auction Hunters PG 5:45 Yukon Men M

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Sport Cavs lose to Hawks The Cleveland Cavaliers’ tough NBA season start has continued in a 117-115 home defeat by the injury-riddled Atlanta Hawks, who ended an eightgame losing streak. The Hawks were missing five players, but still posted their first victory since topping Dallas in the season opener. Coming off a winning 57-point performance at Washington, LeBron James had 26 points and 13 assists for Cleveland but it wasn’t enough as they suffered their fifth loss from their last seven games. Dennis Schroeder scored 28 points for the Hawks.

Methven proved too good for Tech in the first round of the Pritchard Shield on Saturday, while Lauriston picked up a win over a depleted Coldstream.

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After getting through the T20 competition unscathed, the player numbers curse has struck Mid Canterbury’s cricketing clubs for the first time this season.

Coldstream were only able to muster eight men for their match against Lauriston in the first round of the Pritchard Shield, and as would be expect-

ed, were handed a heavy eightwicket defeat.

Bo Houston top scored with 16 as only one of two players to hit double figures.

Alex Hooper was once again the pick of the Lauriston bowlers, taking 4/9 off 4.3 overs, with Coldstream all out for 51-7 after 12.3 overs.

Houston also collected the best bowling figures as Coldstream attempted to defend the

meagre total, taking 2/25 off five overs as Lauriston got home with 52-2, with Nick Gilbert top scoring with 28.

In the other game of the day, Tech and Methven played in a rematch of last week’s T20 final.

It was another low-scoring game on a very green wicket, and Tech faced the challenge of batting first.

They managed to reach 105 all out, with Toby Redfern doing the

most damage for Methven, taking 3/15. Jeremy Punselie was switched on with the bat, notching up 26 runs.

Methven took their time chasing down the total, but did so comfortably, catching them after 23 overs with seven wickets to spare.

Mitch Sim was Methven’s best batsman, scoring 33 not out.

Defending champions Allenton sat out this round with a bye.

Pukekohe gets the ATEED seal of approval Auckland Council has given the ITM Auckland SuperSprint the thumbs up with a little over 105,000 people turning up to watch the Supercars at Pukekohe Park Raceway over the weekend.

The crowd total was just short of what was recorded in 2016 although wet weather affected both Friday and Saturday.

Nearly 40,000 packed into the track on Sunday to watch Jamie Whincup edge Kiwi Scott McLaughlin to win the Jason

Richards Memorial Trophy.

The new format used this year saw drivers complete two 200km races over the weekend, with two compulsory pit stops, and produced a much better spectacle for fans, prompting approval from ATEED [the council’s events arm].

“Record numbers today added to the on track excitement for yet another memorable Auckland stopover for the Supercars Championship,” Steve Armitage, GM Destination - ATEED said.

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“Favourable weather meant that the hill was jam-packed, and the grandstands and corporate zones were completely sold out.

“The revised race format worked really well, with the longer races ensuring that tactics and pit crew performance added to the overall spectacle.

“The crowd certainly seemed to love it.

“It now shapes up as a battle between Jamie and Scott for championship honours, and we

wish Scott all the best in Newcastle for what could be his first Supercars Championship.”

The positive review gives hope that a new three-year extension will be signed in the coming weeks to ensure the championship returns to Pukekohe.

The two parties reached a memorandum of understanding a few weeks ago that outlined the financial investment from the city and Supercars are comfortable with the upgrades made to the ageing track.

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Romano eyes test spot Luke Romano’s been around long enough to know sweet-talk from a coach isn’t worth much. Then again, he’ll take it when there’s a contentious All Blacks jersey up for grabs.

A muscular showing from Romano in the 31-22 win over the Barbarians at Twickenham was acknowledged straight after the game by Steve Hansen. Normally reluctant to single out individuals, Hansen immediately nominated the 31-year-old when asked which players had impressed.

Bronze for Dawkins Kiwi track cyclist Eddie Dawkins has picked up a bronze medal in the sprint competition of the sport’s World Cup in Poland. Having lost his semi-final to Polish star Mateusz Rudyk, Dawkins managed to sweep aside Dutch cyclist Harrie Lavreyson to earn a podium finish. Rudyk was eventually beaten out by Australian Matthew Glaetzer for gold. Dawkins, 28, is also a current world champion in the team sprint. Elsewhere, young Kiwis Emma Cumming and Olivia Podmore finished seventh in the women’s team sprint.

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