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Supper success Ashburton’s Longest Dinner in The Arcade raised thousands of dollars for the Ashburton Art Gallery.

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Labour MP Jo Luxton has accused National MP Andrew Falloon of “scaremongering” as coalition talks proceed towards formation of a new government.

Falloon beat Luxton in the election race for the Rangitata seat, but Luxton made it into Parliament as a List MP. As speculation mounts on which party New Zealand First leader Winston Peters will choose as the next government, Falloon yesterday took a swipe at Labour and the Greens.

He said that it was important for Mid Canterbury that Peters chose to go with National.

“Labour and the Greens would scrap

the four-lane highway between Ashburton and Christchurch and spend that money on Auckland transport projects,” Falloon said.

“New taxes would be back on the table, like a capital gains tax and a water tax that would take $40 million out of the Ashburton District,” he added.

Luxton bit back, and said Falloon would not know what Labour’s plans were, as he was not a member of the Labour Party and was wrong to comment on what Labour would do.

“It sounds a bit like scaremongering to me,” she said. This was something the country had seen a lot of from National in the election lead-up, Luxton added.

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Ashburton Greypower president Peter Thomas said he would welcome Peters managing to sway National into keeping the retirement age at 65.

While Labour and the Greens were happy to retain the current age, National is planning to raise it to 67 in 2030.

Personally, Thomas wanted to see the age retained at 65.

“He’s in a strong position to negotiate,” Thomas said.

Peters is also expected to win key concessions around the SuperGold card, which he wants to extend to a comprehensive e-wallet providing discounts on healthcare and maybe even power bills.

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■ ELECTION 2017

National increases local lead

By SuSaN SaNdyS

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The National Party has increased its majorities in the Rangitata and Selwyn electorates now that the official vote count is in.

The Electoral Commission finalised results on Saturday with an extra 380,000 special votes counted. This translated to about 3800 extra in Rangitata, and 6000 extra in Selwyn.

National candidate for Rangitata Andrew Falloon won the electorate by a majority of 6331, up from 5810 on election night.

“I’m humbled and excited to be elected as our local Member of Parliament,” Falloon said yesterday.

“Regardless of whether we’re in Government or opposition I’ll work hard to serve Mid Canterbury locally and in Parliament.”

Likewise National candidate for Selwyn Amy Adams won her electorate by a majority of 19,639, up from 17,625 on election night.

Both increases are about 9 per cent, similar to the margin Labour candidates in each electorate secured from special votes.

Party votes for National and Labour increased by similar margins, reflecting the increase in vote numbers overall.

Falloon’s finalised majority of

RANGITATA - 38,043 OFFICIAL VOTES

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6331 compares to his predecessor’s Jo Goodhew’s in 2014 of 13,152, while Adams’ majority of 19,639 compares to the majority of 18,665 she achieved in 2014.

The results of special votes cast nationwide was announced on Saturday, resulting in National losing two seats, while Labour and the Greens gained one each.

National leader Bill English said he remained determined to lead a strong, stable government.

The Green Party’s Te Atatu electorate candidate Golriz Ghahraman, 8th on the Green Party list, has now become the country’s

first refugee MP. Iranian-born Ghahraman is an Oxford-educated human rights expert who previously worked as a lawyer for the United Nations.

The Green Party received 5.9 per cent of votes from the preliminary results, which granted it seven MPs. Special votes gave the party an additional list MP. “I know we’ve got that real core of support in New Zealand, especially being the Green movement, it’s such a part of New Zealand’s identity,” she said on election night.

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Candidate votes: Andrew Falloon (National) – 19,994 (election night 18,229) Jo Luxton (Labour) – 13,663 (12,419) Mojo Mathers (Greens) – 1583 (1307) Olly Wilson (The Opportunities Party) – 1828 (1585) Tom Corbett (ACT) – 262 (237) Party votes: National 20,106 (18,221 election night) Labour 12,729 (11,467) NZ First 2281 (2096) Greens 1321 (1085) The Opportunities Party 825 (686) ACT 193 (170)

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Candidate votes: Amy Adams (National) 28,686 (25,320 election night) Tony Condon (Labour) 9047 (7695) Chrys Horn (Greens) 2772 (2255) Lindy Michelle Palmer (NZ First) 1345 (1138) Nicky Snoyink (The Opportunities Party) 1270 (902) Brian Davidson (ACT) 198 (159) Party votes: National 26,003 (22,716 election night) Labour 11,508 (9652) NZ First 2440 (2101) Greens 2339 (1947) The Opportunities Party 1131 (902) ACT 201 (164)

Time to complete cycleways project

By Sue NewmaN

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Ashburton’s stalled inner town cycle project could be about to receive a kickstart with several district councillors keen to see work on the network resume.

But reviving that project could take not only significant work but also cash, says council roading manager Brian Fauth.

The project has had a stop-start history over the past 10 years and stalled about three years ago

when district councillors could not agree on a planned route through the West Street car park.

Fauth was also keen to see the project take a breather until traffic patterns into the EA Networks centre were established.

He’s now keen to relook at the project and at ways cycle routes can be channelled into the centre, but said he was out of time to have money set aside for this in his NZ Transport Agency budget for the next three years.

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The original plan was for a cycleway to link Tinwald to Ashburton College along West Street and through the Ashburton Domain.

A pathway was formed as far as Moore Street.

“Originally it was to continue from there through the car park alongside the railway line and then there was a school of thought that perhaps it could go along the East Street green but there were problems with getting around the fountain and the information

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centre,” he said.

The project then foundered on the inability of district councillors of the day to agree.

Now the town centre committee wants it picked up and dusted off.

Fauth is keen but said the routes have to be carefully planned in line with where Ashburton’s development is likely to go in the future.

He still sees a link with the EA Networks Centre as critical and said this could take a number of

routes – alongside the Ashburton River or Dobson Street and through the Riverside Industrial area to the sports complex where new playing fields are planned.

“But if councillors want to resume this cycle project they need to let staff know so we can get the money in the NZTA budget and not just fund it out of rates.”

The project would need to be built into the council’s long term plan, with discussions on this under way in earnest next year.

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■ ELECTION 2017

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■ COUNCIL

Polling booths blue all the way Fluoride

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By Sue NewmaN

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National’s Rangitata MP Andrew Falloon made a clean sweep at every polling booth in the Ashburton District’s side of his electorate.

In some such as Mayfield and Lowcliffe, he received 81 per cent of all votes cast. Even in urban areas that might have shown less support for his party, Falloon polled well.

Hampstead was one of the closest calls, but 52 per cent of the votes went National’s way.

This polling booth showed a higher than average number of votes for candidates for both the Greens and the Opportunities Party.

It was a different story for Falloon south of the Rangitata River with several booths showing strong support for Labour.

When it came to early voting almost 6000 people in the Ashburton District opted to get in ahead of election day. The highest early vote count came from the Ashburton Event Centre, 5143 followed by Methven 474. Falloon secured 3891 of those early votes.

His Selwyn counterpart Amy Adams also made a clean sweep of the Selwyn electorate polling booths based in the Ashburton District. Just one of the 36 votes cast at the Pendarves Hall did not go her way with support in other polling booths topping 70 per cent.

ACT’s Tom Corbett broke into double figures at just two Ash-

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burton District polling booths in Allenton and Tinwald.

Greens candidate Mojo Mathers enjoyed a fairly consistent vote across the district, securing about five per cent in most booths, while the Opportunities Party Olly Wilson scored enough votes to become the third ranked candidate in several, topping Mathers at Ashburton Intermediate, the Sinclair Centre, Walnut Avenue Pavilion, Hinds and Rakaia.

When it came to party votes,

National retained its booth-bybooth lead, but in most not all the votes cast for Falloon translated into votes cast for his party. New Zealand First was the electorate’s big party vote winner gaining almost 10 per cent of votes cast in some booths.

The district’s greatest number of New Zealand First supporters voted at Ashburton Intermediate, 85, followed by 73 at Allenton School.

Democrats for Social Credit have just three supporters in the

district, with one vote each cast at Wakanui, Tinwald Hall and the Sinclair Centre.

Legalise Cannabis, however had a sprinkling of supporters, 32 in total with the highest concentration at the Allenton Hall and in Methven, four each.

Ban 1080 attracted 13 of the district’s voters.

While some polling booths attracted a large voter turnout, it appears the Winchmore Hall did not. It shows a zero count across all parties and all candidates.

North Auckland facing 43 per cent rate rise?

A forecast rates hike of 43 per cent in Auckland’s northern sector if it pulls out of the Super City will “focus the thoughts” of the area’s ratepayers, Phil Goff says.

The Auckland Mayor was questioned on TVNZ’s Q + A about New Zealand First’s pre-election commitment to a referendum on the request by a community

Goff said: “They can do that [secede] but we have just had an independent study done by Morrison Low which shows that their rate increase in the first year will be 43 per cent.

“I think that will focus the thoughts of North Rodney people rather more carefully about what the pros and cons are of se-

ceding from Auckland.”

The Northern Action Group wants a new council created to serve the area from Puhoi to south of Mangawhai Harbour and from Manukapua Island in the Kaipara Harbour to Kawau Island in the east. The area incorporates the towns of Warkworth, Matakana and Wellsford.

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group in North Rodney to secede from the Auckland Council.

NZ First leader Winston Peters said in August: “To give locals the chance to voice their opinion on the subject New Zealand First is committed to holding a binding referendum to decide whether they want to leave the Super City, or remain.”

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The door might have opened for the Ashburton District Council to relook at fluoridating Ashburton’s water supply but district councillors this week made it very clear that’s a discussion they’ll be steering well clear of.

The Ministry of Health is regularly updating local authorities on a new bill that allows district health boards to direct water suppliers to fluoridate their drinking water supplies.

The Health (Fluoridation of Drinking Water) Amendment Bill is currently awaiting its second reading and it may pass before the end of the year.

Councils may have the option then of engaging with their health board if they are considering fluoridation to secure a share of a $30 million fund that would be set aside over 10 years to build the infrastructure required.

Under the terms of the bill, health boards could direct local authorities to fluoridate their water supplies and funds would be available for capital works needed to do this but not for ongoing maintenance costs.

When fluoridation was mentioned at Thursday’s service delivery meeting, councillors had no appetite to discuss the issue, saying they were happy to leave the debate at Canterbury District Health Board level.

The council withdrew fluoride from Ashburton’s water supply in 2002 after a referendum. Attempts were made to have it reintroduced in 2008 but these were unsuccessful.

A similar vote in Methven in 2008 saw fluoride remain in the village supply.

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■ ASHBURTON ART GALLERY

Arcade hosts longest dinner

By SuSan SandyS

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Ashburton’s Longest Dinner in The Arcade was a sell-out success on Saturday night.

The Ashburton Art Gallery held the dinner to raise funds for its exhibition programme and for care of its permanent collection.

Aimed at foodlovers, Ashburton’s Longest Dinner attracted 120 people, who enjoyed a fourcourse meal provided by Twentyfour Catering’s Chantelle Quinn.

They were seated at a 50-metre long dinner table along The Arcade’s interior.

Curator Shirin Khosraviani said the evening was a beautiful one, with the daytime shopping venue having been transformed for the occasion.

“It was quite phenomenal and obviously the catering was outstanding,” Khosraviani said.

She thanked supporters who ensured the evening was a great success.

Quinn said the night was a hit and at $120 per head, it raised around $5000 for the art gallery.

“It was an amazing event, I’m so glad that everyone jumped on board with my crazy idea! I love it when a creative plan comes together.”

Samantha Rose Florist and Toni May from Silk Estate trans-

formed the arcade into a breathtaking pop-up restaurant and Quinn served four courses.

The menu included canapes of roasted scallops with lime aioli

and crispy bacon. the second course was chef’s favourite sharing platters and the main was Quinn’s signature beef fillet. A dessert trio topped it off.

More than $12,000 has been donated to a Syrian refugee, whose plans to start a business were destroyed by a vandal.

Khaled Al Jouja moved to Lower Hutt about 18 months ago, and after finding his feet had started growing plants in his backyard to turn into a business.

That plan seemed to be destroyed, when on Tuesday this week he came home to find vandals had destroyed all the plants that were nearly ready to sell.

But the community rallied around to pot new plants for him at the community enterprise hub on Waiwhetu Road, and present him with $12,500 cheque from well-wishers as far away as Ireland, the UK and US. Al Jouja seemed overwhelmed and emotional at the outpouring of support.

“Thank you everybody in the country and New Zealand for your support, thank you everybody for coming today to help me, thank you, everybody.”

Common Unity Project founder Julia Milne said the support was “overwhelming”, as they’d originally only asked helpers for extra bags of potting mix.

“Obviously the response to Khaled and what happened has morphed into this most beautiful thing.

“We thank you from the bottom of our hearts.

“It’s a demonstration of what is possible when we close the gaps between us, and stand in solidarity against so many of the things that are happening in the world today.”

As well as individual donations, Mitre 10 donated hardware and staff, while Tommy Millions pizza and Almighty Juice kept the volunteers fueled up.

Almighty Juice co-founder Adan Tijerina said they wanted to make sure the story had a happy ending.

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Above – The Arcade was transformed into an evening dining venue on Saturday night.

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■ CRIME

‘Open the till or I’ll shoot you’ A Hamilton dairy owner has described the terrifying moment masked gunman burst into the store and demanded she open the till.

Usha Patel owns Forest Lake’s Mitcham Avenue Dairy with her husband Dipak.

On Saturday afternoon, two men “came running in”, one holding a gun.

Patel was dragged by her wrist

to the counter by the men, their faces covered in bandanas.

Robbers threatened to shoot her if she didn’t comply with their orders, she told the Herald.

“They took cigarettes from the cupboard, and one said: “Open the till or I’ll shoot you’.”

A car pulled up outside the dairy which scared the robbers off - “luckily”, Patel added.

“I’m very lucky. If the custom-

ers hadn’t have come they could have taken a lot more.”

Customers outside managed to call police and record the thieves’ number plate.

Husband Dipak was upstairs having a nap when his wife was held at gunpoint. He was relieved Usha was safe and had escaped the ordeal unharmed.

Although shaken after the robbery, Patel said she wanted to as-

sure people she was alright.

She estimated the stolen tobacco products were worth around $800-$1000.

The couple’s 13-year-old daughter, Richa, said she saw the two men from the living room window walking up the alleyway next to the shop before the attack.

The Patels have owned the Hamilton dairy for 14 years.

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Two seats no game fixer Two extra seats felt like a win to many on the left. But Massey University’s Claire Robinson, writing for The Spinoff, says that historical analysis of prior MMP results suggests this was far from a change election.

Saturday’s final election results were, contrary to how they were received by some, a real blow for Labour.

They didn’t pick up the number of special votes they hoped for. They can’t govern alone with the Greens. More importantly, they can’t govern alone with New Zealand First, which Labour would have been holding out hope for. Labour and New Zealand First together have 55 seats.

National and ACT have 57 seats.

No wonder Bill English was beaming in the images at his stand up after the announcement of the final result, and Jacinda Ardern was looking grim, flanked by her equally grim looking ‘henchmen’ (her description) Grant Robertson and Kelvin Davis.

National has to only negotiate with NZ First to form the next government. The process is uncomplicated.

Labour has to hold multiple negotiations. Although commentators are treating them as if they are one entity already, Labour and the Greens are not yet a coalition. Labour says it will first negotiate with the Green Party, then with NZ First, and then, presumably, at some stage all three parties will need to come together either physically or virtually to agree on a way forward.

This is a complicated process.

Jacinda knows this. She must also know that her argument for still being at the negotiating table is baseless. She’s claiming she has the mandate for change on the grounds that “the majority of New Zealanders voted against the status quo”, and ‘the majority of New Zealanders voted for change”.

In reality there has not been one election since MMP was introduced in 1996 where the ‘winning’ major party got over 50 per

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Toddler loses battle A two-year-old has died after she was found face-down in a swimming pool on Wednesday.

Saylor Rose Kerlin lost the fight for her life over the weekend after three days in the paediatric intensive care unit at Auckland’s Starship Hospital. The toddler was left in a coma after being found unconscious in a swimming pool.

A Givealittle page set up in support of Saylor Rose’s parents, Chantal and Conor Kerlin, said her mother gave her CPR until the ambulance arrived. “She is now fighting for her life in PICU,” it said.

“Saylor Rose has an unbelievably powerful spirit, but she needs all of our energy to win this battle, please have her in your thoughts and prayers.”

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Truck crash fatal National’s Bill English cent of the party vote and with only 36.9 per cent of the party vote, it’s difficult for Labour to argue that they have more of a ‘mandate’ to form the next government than National on 44.4 per cent in 2017.

Moreover, at 44.4 per cent, National’s party vote is greater than Labour’s Party Vote in 1999, 2002 and 2005 - three elections where Labour was more than happy to overlook the fact they didn’t have a majority yet still claim they had the ‘mandate’ to lead the next government.

The final 2017 results show Labour attracted 351,649 more voters than in 2014, which is without question an amazing improvement.

But this should not be read as a vote for change so much as a re-

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turn to home base - the precursor to a genuine vote for change, which is expected to come at the next election.

Labour will have picked up votes from the Greens (who dropped by 94,916 votes), NZ First (who dropped by 21,594 votes), the Internet Mana party (who dropped 30,452).

Until we see how votes moved in the NZ Election Study, we’d also have to add some Conservative votes. And Labour got a good proportion of the 175,417 new voters who didn’t vote in 2014.

But to be a vote for change Labour would have had to get more votes than National. In fact National got 20,574 more votes in 2017 than it did in 2014. This is not evidence of a widespread vote to change the major party

leading the government. This was a vote for the status quo.

This is devastating for Labour.

They don’t want to be in opposition another three years. And to be fair we have to see what transpires this week, before writing them out of being able to form a government.

But my research over the past 21 years has shown that where there is a genuine mood for change it shows up in the public opinion polls 12-18 months out from the next election, when more respondents start preferring the major opposition party over the government.

If Labour does find itself leading the opposition again after this week it needs to focus on getting to this point, and fast.

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Uni looks at cancer spread One of New Zealand’s top emerging scientists is setting out to crack an enduring mystery facing cancer research - what drives the killer disease to spread.

What Otago University’s Dr Aniruddha Chatterjee and his colleagues discover could lead to improvements in the way we diagnose and treat cancer.

Cancer remains the world’s single biggest cause of death: in New Zealand, it’s estimated that just one out of three people diagnosed are able to be cured.

Metastasis, or the spread of cancers to distant organs, is responsible for about 90 per cent of cancer-related deaths, yet researchers still haven’t been able to define exactly what it is that causes primary cancer cells to become metastatic.

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A Hamilton man who died in a crash just south of the city crossed the centre line in his vehicle into the path of a truck, police say. However, exactly how and why that occurred is still being investigated by the Waikato police Serious Crash Unit, Senior Sergeant Mike Henwood said.

Henwood said the Linfox truck was travelling north on State Highway 1 at Tamahere, just past the Hamilton International Airport turn-off, when the older model BMW crossed the southbound lane into the path of the truck about 3pm. The sole occupant, a 20-year-old from Hamilton, died at the scene.

Eagle rays wash up More than a dozen dead eagle rays have mysteriously been found washed up on an Auckland beach.

Beachgoers were shocked to find more than 15 large eagle rays scattered along St Heliers Beach on Saturday afternoon. The eagle rays appeared uninjured apart from a few lesions caused by seagulls pecking on their flesh.

St Heliers resident Holger Boehm went down to the beach with his son on Saturday after hearing about the dead rays. He said the wingspan of the eagle rays was about 90cm. “It was a sad picture seeing all of the dead animals,” said Boehm. “[Everyone] was pretty shocked to see so many dead, so many wasted.” Boehm said he had never seen anything like it in the six years he had lived in St Heliers.

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Lotto results Official Lotto results for draw number 1688 drawn on Saturday.

Winning numbers (in ascending order): 1, 12, 20, 23, 25, 35.

Bonus number: 3.

Powerball winning number: 1.

Strike: 23, 35, 1, 20.

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Terrace View Retirement Village is more than a retirement home, it’s a complete lifestyle community. It offers residents affordable luxury living with the benefits of experienced and skilled staff and the comforts of home.

Terrace View on Carters Terrace in Tinwald takes the title as Ashburton’s first purposebuilt retirement village.

It is set on five acres of land among peaceful, landscaped grounds and gardens, bordered on one side by the Ashburton River. The village has a variety of lifestyle and care options, including independent or assisted living in villas, apartments or studios, right through to full resthome, hospital or palliative care.

There is also a communal lounge/theatre space, dining room, laundry facilities and a café / bar facility. All the rooms on-site are modern, warm and spacious.

Whether it be Terrace View’s quality meals and onsite services, or getting one’s health care needs met, Terrace View’s staff are second to none, and offer residents’ quality care right at their door. It’s just one more on-site option that gives residents – and their family members – peace of mind.

Depending on the lifestyle option chosen, residents of the villas can keep their independent living in a secure property offering full kitchen facilities, living rooms and bedrooms for family visitors. Each villa has been professionally designed and the neutral décor is just ready and waiting for occupation.

The apartment options offer the same security and freedom but in a smaller sized property. The apartments have also been designed to meet residents’ needs and care packages can be upgraded if those needs change.

The studios also offer the same secure independence with a range of service packages including 11 care suites providing a higher level of care.

The Terrace View resthome and hospital has professional staff working in a modern and purpose-built facility. The large rooms come complete with ensuite and views of the grounds and gardens.

The range of lifestyle options at Terrace View mean couples can remain close to each other in retirement if they have different health care needs. It’s just another bonus that gives some comfort for all concerned.

As if the site and its facilities were not enough to prompt a call to Terrace View, the retirement village has another drawcard: at Terrace View, residency means no lawn mowing, maintenance or upkeep of the grounds or the property. That means more time to spend on other interests.

The communal areas are a great way to keep in contact with other people and offer a facility for regular social activities. The lounge/theatre area, with bar facilities, is also a great place to relax with others while catching up on local news, gathering for national, or sporting, events around the large communal television or to just sit and admire the fabulous garden setting and listen to the birds.

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Giant, polished-steel dinosaurs, enormous braille writing, a glowing glass pavilion and microscopic diatoms blown up to billboardscale. Bizarre spectacles are popping up on Christchurch streets, but for a good cause.

Scape Season 2017 launched over the weekend and will serve up six weeks of public contemporary art from local and international artists, along with a range of interactive activities.

This season, 10 Scape artists have created 40 works around the theme of “time and space, territories and flow.”

Managing curator Heather Galbraith said the works deliver creative interpretations on how we look at time. Some inhabit spaces like the gallery and museum, but the outdoor works can be viewed from a walkway through the central city.

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She also enjoys the way the project turns her into a public artist.

“Kids have been watching me drawing on walls and they think it’s pretty amazing. I hope they don’t go home and try the same thing though,” Sorrel said.

Her work is not restricted to charcoal sketches on wood or paper.

She also creates welded sculptures and is a regular exhibitor

at next month’s Sculpture on the Peninsula.

But whatever art form she’s working in, Sorrel said she draws her inspiration from landscapes, in real time or through old black and white photos that tell stories of the past. Her sketchbooks, and there are dozens of them, are her record of works completed.

Sorrel has a Masters of Fine Art from Otago Polytech’s school of art and also works as a teacher at

Maniototo area school.

She has been working as an artist for 25 years, has exhibited widely around New Zealand and also incorporates her work into performance and community art projects.

The Sorrel exhibition will remain on the gallery foyer wall until the end of March and to celebrate the completion of the work, Sorrel will speak at the gallery at 10.30am today.

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Visitors to Ashburton’s art gallery over the coming months will be greeted by a little bit of home.

The gallery’s large exhibition wall in its foyer is now hosting an exhibition of charcoal drawings that take visitors on a journey around the Ashburton District.

Last week Dunedin artist Juliet Novena Sorrel has been sketching the district’s natural environment and then resketching her work as a series of snapshots onto the gallery’s exhibition wall.

It’s a project that’s taken her around the district and one she says has been immensely satisfying.

While Sorrel has undertaken similar projects previously, this is the first time she’s worked in such a vertical scale.

“The slow bit’s the sketching. I take those sketches and enlarge and adjust them a bit maybe with shading so it’s not an exact copy; I really enjoy the scaling up,” she said.

While her preliminary work is done on paper, Sorrel says her real enjoyment comes from working on hard surfaces.

Wood is often her canvas of choice and this, like the gallery wall, means she’s able to “dig into” the surface more than she could on paper.

While the exhibition is temporary and the work will be painted over when it closes, Sorrel said there’s a certain pleasure to be taken from its transient nature.

“I believe this encourages people to come and see it as they know it won’t be there for ever.”

Exhibitions such as the one she’s mounting in Ashburton are particularly satisfying, she said as there’s an immediate connection between the work and the people viewing it.

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“You can walk it, scooter it, bike it … certainly buggy it, and even drive it if you need,” said Galbraith.

“And of course it’s all visible from the Christchurch tram.”

She said a free Scape app also provides further information about the art.

Throughout this season a range of activities are also on offer, including lei-making workshops, modelmaking, guided tours, artist talks and pareu printing.

“It’s definitely for all ages,” said Galbraith.

Scape is now in its 18th year, and is the largest producer of new contemporary art in New Zealand.

Some previous works have been installed permanently in the city, and each year focuses on a new theme.

Scape Season 2017 runs until 18th November 2017.

For event dates, walkway maps and more information, head to scapepublicart.co.nz.

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October 9 – Landlines Exhibition opens at Ashburton Art Gallery.

October 11 – Paper-Mache workshop at Ashburton Art Gallery.

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

October 14 – Ashburton Musical Club final concert for the year and scholarship announcement at the Sinclair Centre. Public warmly welcomed, $5 at the door and supper will be served.

October 14 – King Kapisi and Che Fu at The Blue Pub, Methven.

To October 15 – District card competition at the Ashburton Art Gallery.

October 18 – Paper-Mache workshop at Ashburton Art Gallery.

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

October 21 – Legends – Music of Our Times at the Ashburton Trust Event Centre.

October 22 – Andrew London Trio at the Ashburton Trust Event Centre.

October 25 - Paper-Mache workshop at Ashburton Art Gallery.

October 27 – Isla Grant in concert at the Ashburton Trust Event Centre.

October 18 – Ms Methven at Methven Heritage Centre.

To November 5 – Impressions Exhibition at the Ashburton Art Gallery.

November 5 – Bands in the Park at Ashburton Domain.

To November 12 – Pigs, Penguins and Polecats: Animals from the David Elliot Collection at the Ashburton Art Gallery.

To November 12 - Ashburton Society of Arts Late Spring Show at the Short Street Studio.

November 12 – Entries close for the ZONTA Ashburton Female Art Awards.

November 16-18: The Playspace Theatre Co. presents Tomorrow’s Too Late at the Ashburton Trust Event Centre.

November 18 – Delaney Davidson at the Ashburton Trust Event Centre.

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Caps ‘something special’ The Mid Canterbury centurions who were presented with their caps in a ceremony before the Mid Canterbury v Buller match at the Ashburton Showgrounds on Saturday.

From left: Alan Hill, Mike Hanham, Paul Williams, Jock Ross, Alan Smith, Greg Prendergast, Lucas McLay (representing his grandfather John), Warren Frew, Bruce Parkin, Murray Roulston and Alan Grieve.

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Mid Canterbury Rugby has recognised the contributions of their centurions through the presentation of caps to their longest serving players.

Ten of the union’s centurions received special caps to acknowledge their achievements in a ceremony held before the Heartland Championship clash between Mid Canterbury and Buller on Saturday.

“The awarding of caps was a fitting way to honour the huge contribution of a select group of former players and also a great opportunity for players to get to-

gether and relive their playing history,” board chairman Gerard Rushton said.

“Anyone who represents their province this number of times steps into a part of Mid Canterbury history.

“It’s important to us that we recognise that history.

“Fortunately, all our centurions are still with us so we are pleased that they and families are able to share the occasion.”

Alan Smith, Mike Hanham, Greg Prendergast, Jock Ross, Murray Roulston, Alan Grieve, Bruce Parkin, Warren Frew, Paul Williams and Alan Hill were all on hand to receive their caps, while

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Anyone who represents their province this number of times steps into a part of Mid Canterbury history

John McLay’s grandson, Lucas, collected the cap on his behalf.

The rest of the caps will be presented at the union’s award ceremony in November.

All of the recipients shared a few words and fond memories of

There was a strong contingent of travelling Buller supporters cheering on their side throughout the game on Saturday.

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their time playing rugby in the green and gold, with many thanking their wives for putting up with all the time they spent away from home while playing rugby.

“I learnt a lot about team spirit playing with these guys.

“A teacher said to me you will learn more on the rugby field than you will in a classroom, and I think they were right,” Alan Hill said. “It is not until you get a bit older and look back and just realise how special it was.”

“I would do it all over again with the same guys in an instant,” Murray Roulston said.

Rugby legend Tiny Hill was also present at the ceremony and offered a few words at the end.

“I would just say don’t be like me and lock it (the cap) away in a cupboard to collect dust. Put it out where people can see it and you can talk about it, because it is something special,” he said.

Things occasionally got heated between Mid Canterbury and Buller, with plenty of pushing and shoving going on at times.

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Winston sticks to his own coalition timeline Susan Sandys

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hat Winston Wants. So said the headline on a story over the weekend, aptly summing up just what the country is turning its thoughts to right now.

New Zealand First leader Winston Peters has become a political legend of his own time.

He has had many ups and downs in his career, but somehow seems to always work his charm and find favour with voters.

And now, once again, he is kingmaker.

There has been no end of frustrations for the media since the election last month, asking him time and time again – what party are you likely to go with, what will be your bottom line?

Peters has said from the start he would wait until the special votes came in on October 7.

However, if a week is a long time in politics, as 1960s British Prime Minister Harold Wilson said, it is an even longer time in the news industry. October 7 would have seemed like a century away to media covering the election.

But it is fair enough that Peters wanted to wait this long, it really does seem to make sense to wait until the makeup of seats in Parliament was finalised.

And now that date has come and gone, and Peters is in discussions with Labour and National.

Finally, some progress.

Caretaker PM Bill English was talking up National’s mandate after the counting of special votes, saying people had signalled they want National to govern. Labour is claiming just as much, saying the number of votes which went to opposition parties had shown people want change.

Only time will tell what form our next government will take.

However, at least we have been given the certainty of a date. Just like with the information he gave about the beginning of coalition talks, Peters has come up with a date that everything will be sorted by.

That will be October 12, he has said. As much as people, including many in the media, may wish to criticise Peters, it does at least seem that he likes to stick to his guns and not mess the public around unnecessarily.

YOUR VIEWS ON FACEBOOK Question of the Day: What’s one thing you’ve wanted to see in the past 12 months from Council that has either happened, or is yet to happen?

Shirley I would have to say the 12 month report card for our Mayor and Councillors would be a “F” I’m sick of again reading in today’s Guardian the Civic building is back to square one after all the money that has been spent. For god sake get your act together. Previous council’s have brought land for this very thing why would you “need” to find anywhere else.

I’m sick of the members having their own agenda’s not worrying about the people who voted for them to represent the whole of Ashburton. And why would the mayor have to have an assistant when nothing has been done Janet N Craig I do agree with some of the comments made however don’t believe this is the Mayor or Councillors role. Is it not the CEO and staff’s role - even it is just checking a job that has been done by contractors is satisfactory? Remember the role of the Council as in the Mayor and Councillors is governance. Mr Dalziel and his staff’s role is management.

Chris Roading in this district is appalling, only interested in building new libarays and council headquarters, it also shouldnt take 45 min to get through a small town like ours ar peak times.the mark would be a fail

Michael I’d like it if the council actual listened to its ratepayers instead of deciding what they want themselves to be put before what residents want and need. A new council building? Money better off elsewhere if they opened their ears and eyes

Michelle Before our mayor was elected she said she was not going to spend any money on roads and infrastructure, everyone who voted for her has a short memory.

Dave How about the mucking around of the new civic building. always seems to be delay after delay cos someone changes there opinion. also the wasted ratepayers money on consultants when there is so many staff in there, if we need outsiders do we need the amount of staff anymore?

Debra I would love to see Baring Square look cool again. The trees got cut down ages ago and it looks like nothings been done to make it beautiful again. It used to be a great spot to sit and have lunch. Also why was the roundabout garden by the Domain changed to asphalt? It also used to look lovely & now it’s just a big black circle to drive around

Jane CBD rejuvenation project - nothing different in a year? Except closing the i-site which seems to be the opposite? More community focus - not happening in all areas. And library and civic centre build is getting ridiculous!

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wo weeks ago I was elected Member of Parliament for Rangitata. It’s a large area, encompassing Ashburton in the north, Timaru in the south, and extending west to include Methven, Mayfield and Pleasant Point.

I was born and raised in Ashburton, so it’s incredibly humbling to be chosen by you to represent our region in our Parliament.

Regardless of who you voted for, or which parties ultimately form the next Government, I will be a strong advocate for you in Parliament, standing up for our local interests.

While coalition discussions are under way, newly-elected MPs have been busy in Wellington on an induction course.

Together with my new National Party colleagues I’ve been meeting with a range of different Parliamentary and Government agencies to work out how best to serve you over the next three years as your Member of Parliament.

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I also attended my first National Party caucus meeting, spoke with the Prime Minister Bill English and met with a number of other senior colleagues including Transport Minister Simon Bridges and Tourism Minister Paula Bennett.

These meetings reflect some of the things I discussed during the campaign, like the need for better infrastructure for tourists in the South Island, and the four-lane highway between Ashburton and Christchurch that National has pledged to build if we are returned to Government.

It’s a critical project to support the continued growth of the local economy. I’ve argued for it for a long time, and in Parliament

I’ll continue to push for our fair share of infrastructure spending.

I’ve sought a meeting with the New Zealand Transport Agency to push for a second bridge over the Ashburton River. It’s already a choke point at various times of the day, so I’ll be asking them to bring the project forward to better align it with the construction of the four-lane highway.

Once I’m officially sworn in as an MP, I’ll be meeting with police to discuss crime prevention in the district. Crime across the country is decreasing, but two areas remain stubbornly high: domestic violence, and youth crime.

Recognising the issues that Ashburton has had with a small number of youth in recent years, before the election the National Party announced sweeping changes to youth justice, including increased parental responsibility, a 12-month course at Waiouru for our most violent recidivist offenders, more funding for community-based pro-

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grammes, and greater use of the adult court rather than the youth court. I look forward to voting for those changes in Parliament.

I also plan to meet soon with the Immigration Minister Michael Woodhouse to ensure we are getting the right people, with the right skills, in the right place.

Although we do have regional migration settings in the form of the Canterbury Skill Shortage List, in recent months I’ve met dozens of employers who are unable to find staff locally, and have struggled to bring people in from offshore.

Finally, thank you for the support you’ve placed in me in electing me as your Member of Parliament.

Many of you have been my friends and neighbours for years, some I’ve met only in recent months, and others of you I look forward to meeting in the coming years. I’ll be keeping offices in both Ashburton and Timaru, so please call or drop by for a chat.

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Mourners pay tribute Jack Beaton felt equally comfortable gripping a pair of barbecue tongs surrounded by friends or swinging his roofer’s hammer on a hot day at work. He died a hero shielding his wife from a gunman in the nation’s deadliest mass shooting in modern history.

More than 800 people packed into a California church at the weekend for one of the first memorial services for the 58 people killed when gunman Stephen Paddock opened fire from a Las Vegas casino hotel room nearly a week ago. The service was held in Beaton’s hometown of Bakersfield, a community that was home to several victims.

In family pictures and in tearful tributes, Beaton, 54, was remembered as a fun-loving friend, a hard-working roofer by trade, a generous and kind-hearted neighbour, and above all a devoted husband and father. He took his wife, Laurie, to Las Vegas for the Route 91 Harvest festival to celebrate their 23rd wedding anniversary, and he died in her arms.

“He told me, ‘Get down, get down, get down!’” Laurie Beaton told The Associated Press ahead of the memorial service.

He put his body on top of hers for protection, she said.

“He told me, ‘I love you, Laurie,’ and his arms were around me and his body just went heavy on me,” she said.

Jeff Sallee, a next-door neighbor to the Beatons, said Jack was the kind of person who put others first. If you tried to thank him for his kindness, Sallee said, he would cut you off and say: “Well, that’s just what you do. Doesn’t everyone?”

Inside the church, the family displayed photos from the couple’s wedding and family portraits throughout the years.

His football jersey from Kern Valley High School was laid out near a portrait of him wearing it as a young man. There was a

No runway worries Cindy Crawford says she’s more concerned about her 16-year-old daughter sitting behind the wheel of a car than walking a runway. The supermodel’s daughter, Kaia Gerber, made her New York Fashion Week debut last month. Her 18-year-old son, Presley Gerber, also is a model. “My daughter just got her driver’s licence. I’m a lot more concerned about her driving by herself than her entering the world of modelling,” Crawford said. “The great thing for my kids is that I know a lot about that world. I feel like: Who better to help guide them than me?”

Laurie Beaton, right, hugs a mourner after a memorial service for her husband, Jack Beaton.

PHOTO AP coffee mug that had “I Love Dad” painted on it in bright colors.

He leaves behind a 20-year-old son and 18-year-old daughter.

Vice President Mike Pence, in Las Vegas on Saturday, praised the heroic response by police and others in the crowd, and he mentioned that Beaton shielded his wife.

“In the depths of horror we will always

find hope in the men and women who risk their lives,” Pence said.

Friends remembered Beaton’s easy smile, his love of camping with family and friends, and his fondness for a cold beer and a shot of Maker’s Mark. He was genuine with no pretenses, a what-you-see-iswhat-you-get kind of guy, friends said.

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Protests mark Putin’s 65th In a challenge to President Vladimir Putin on his 65th birthday, protesters rallied across Russia at the weekend, heeding opposition leader Alexei Navalny’s call to pressure authorities into letting him enter the presidential race.

Police allowed demonstrators in Moscow to rally near the Kremlin in an apparent desire to avoid marring Putin’s birthday with a crackdown. A bigger rally in St Petersburg, Putin’s hometown, was disbanded by police after protesters blocked traffic and attempted to break through police cordons.

The rallies came as Navalny himself is serving a 20-day jail term for calling for an earlier unsanctioned protest.

In Moscow, several hundred protesters, most of them students, gathered on downtown Pushkinskaya Square, waving Russian flags and chanting “Russia will be free!” and “Let Navalny run!” Police warned them that the rally wasn’t sanctioned and urged them to disperse, but let the protest continue for hours without trying to break it up.

Mostly teenage protesters later walked down Moscow’s Tverskaya Street toward the Kremlin, shouting “Putin, go away!” and “Future without Putin!”

Police lines blocked them from approaching Red Square and they turned back. Several hours later, some made a

new attempt to march on the Kremlin, shouting “Putin thief!” and briefly attempted to block traffic.

“We battle for Russia to be free from Putinism. Because the power we have now is feudal, we have no freedom of speech, no freedom of choice,” said protester Stepan Fesov.

The authorities’ decision to refrain from breaking up the Moscow protest contrasted with a more forceful response to previous Moscow rallies called by Navalny, when police detained more than 1000

demonstrators. Police also didn’t intervene at first with a bigger unsanctioned rally in St Petersburg, where nearly 2000 gathered at Marsovo Pole park and then marched across the city chanting “Russia without Putin!” and “Putin, retire!”

Shortly after, police broke up the demonstration, detaining nearly 40 after some tried to break through police lines. Police said those detained were released and will face fines for blocking traffic.

One detainee, Marina Bukina, said she was injured in the head when a police officer hit her with a club.

After the St Petersburg march was disbanded, several hundred protesters continued rallying for hours at the downtown Vosstaniya Square as police stood by without intervening.

“Putin has been in charge since I was born,” said Dmitry Samokhin, an 18-yearold protester in St Petersburg. “The country is mired in stagnation and I want to see changes.”

Navalny’s headquarters called protests in 80 cities. Most were not sanctioned by authorities, but police largely refrained from dispersing the rallies that drew from a few dozen to a few hundred people.

The Siberian city of Yakutsk saw a tough police response, with a few dozen demonstrators reportedly detained.

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Ivana Trump tells all A new book from Donald Trump’s first wife pulls back the curtain on a tumultuous period of the president’s life, including the messy divorce that was splashed across New York’s tabloids for weeks. Ivana Trump, who was married to the real estate magnate from 1977 to 1992, writes in “Raising Trump” that she knew her marriage was over soon after a day in December 1989. “This young blonde woman approached me out of the blue and said ‘I’m Marla and I love your husband. Do you?’” writes Ivana Trump. “I said ‘Get lost. I love my husband.’ It was unladylike but I was in shock.”

Award for leading man George Clooney will be the 46th recipient of the American Film Institute Life Achievement Award. The AFI announced on Thursday it will honour the actor-director at a gala tribute in Los Angeles in June. The 56-year-old Clooney may be on the young side for lifetime achievement awards, but this isn’t his first. The Hollywood Foreign Press Association in 2015 handed him its lifetime achievement award, the Cecil B DeMille Award. AFI board of trustees chairman Howard Stringer calls Clooney “America’s leading man”.

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Test yourself with the Guardian’s weekday quiz 1 - What colours are the two rings on the bottom row of the Olympic flag? a. Blue and black b. Yellow and green c. Black and red 2 - Which rock band often uses a lips and tongue logo? a. U2 b. AC/DC c. Rolling Stones 3 - Which Hollywood actress was born Lucille Fay LeSueur? a. Joan Crawford b. Ingrid Bergman c. Bette Davis 4 - A ream is made up of how many sheets of paper? a. 100 b. 500 c. 1000 5 - What is the French word for the colour pink? a. Rose b. Fleur c. Lilac 6 - Inky, Pinky, Blinky and Clyde are characters from which classic video game? a. Space Invaders b. Pac Man c. Frogger 7 - Which Beatle spent nine days in a Japanese jail before being deported in 1980? a. George Harrison b. Paul McCartney c. Ringo Starr 8 - The Oscar-winning film Slumdog Millionaire is set in which city? a. Mumbai b. Chennai c. Kolkata

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While spending time overseas, Ashburton Photographic Society member Megan Ellis was lucky enough to travel to the Galápagos Islands where the animals have no fear of humans and because of that you can get up close and they don’t run away. The Galapagos land iguana is a species of the lizard family. This up close and personal image earned an Acceptance in the Set Subject - Animals Competition.

QUICK MEAL 750 Quality Mark chuck steak, cut into 5cm pieces 2 tablespoons Massaman curry paste 1 small onion, coarsely chopped 1 cup coconut milk 1 cup water 2 tablespoons lime juice 2 tablespoons brown sugar 1 bay leaf Splash fish sauce 300g waxy potatoes, cut into large chunks

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onion and cook until soft but not coloured. Transfer to an ovenproof casserole dish.

■ Add another dash of oil to the frying pan and place in the beef, in batches, and brown on both sides. Transfer to the casserole dish as you go. Pour the coconut milk and water into the frying pan and allow to bubble up.

Add the lime juice, sugar, bay leaf and fish sauce. Stir to combine, then pour over the beef.

■ Place on the lid and place in the oven to cook for 1 hour. Remove from the oven, taste for seasoning and add the potatoes. Cook for a further 1 1/2 hours until the beef is almost falling apart.

■ Serve Massaman beef curry topped with the peanuts and parsley. Add a bowl of cooked rice.

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The region’s sweetest attraction – the Yarra Valley Chocolaterie and Ice Creamery has qualified chocolatiers from Belgium and France and is a mecca for chocolate lovers.

A weekend of luxury in the Yarra

By Kaitlyn Offer

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utch-born landscaper John van de Linde has always loved French gardens. So naturally, he moved to Holbrook in regional NSW where he became overwhelmed by the dry heat.

“I’ve been seeking shade ever since,” he says.

Mr van de Linde and his wife Prue found an empty paddock for sale in the Yarra Valley about 20 years ago and have been creating Alowyn, a botanical wonderland complete with French gardens, ever since.

“When we built this we really built it with the idea of shade in mind – in summer you could walk from one end to the other in the shade if you’re that way inclined,” van de Linde says.

The Yarra Valley is worldrenowned for its stunning wines and vineyards, but a gourmet getaway in the region should definitely include a stop by Alowyn.

When finding a base, look no further than the lavish Balgownie Estate Vineyard Resort and Spa. From your well-appointed suite you can overlook the valley and tuck into breakfast at Rae’s Restaurant, watching the hot air balloons float through the clouds.

The resort is just one kilometre from the gardens and two kilometres from the region’s sweetest attraction – the Yarra Valley Chocolaterie and Ice Creamery.

There you can grab a hot chocolate, a spoonful of samples and watch the team make their magic through the factory window.

Open in 2012, this mecca for chocolate lovers has recruited six qualified chocolatiers from Belgium and France to lead the team hand crafting some 250 different products, including fresh, delectable truffles.

After satiating your sweettooth, it’s time to find wine and the Yarra Valley has a cellar door for every taste and price point.

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GETTING THERE: The Yarra Valley is about a one-hour drive from both the Melbourne CBD and Melbourne Airport.

STAYING THERE: Balgownie Estate is a 4.5 star boutique resort and spa that also provides luxury wedding and conferencing facilities. Prices start

For a casual meal and cheeky tasting, you can’t go past Innocent Bystander in Healesville. It’s shareable plates paired with its quirky approach to wine tastings – kegs and automated pourings, anyone? – make the wine house a must-see on any visit to the Valley.

But if you are more inclined to a taste of luxury, Levantine Hill will leave you wowed and wanting more.

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promise on quality, owners Elias and Colleen Jreissati have spared no expense in creating Frenchinspired wines, an architecturally-designed cellar door complete with helipad and aircraft, and a menu that emphasises regional freshness.

If you have not had your fill, Yarra Yering’s cellar door is not far away and should not be missed.

James Halliday winemaker of the year, 2017, Sarah Crowe

is creating spectacular drops at what is frequently named one of the region’s top wineries.

On day two, if you’re in a more spirited mood, the awardwinning Four Pillars Gin distillery in Healesville will have your tastebuds and Instagram account popping.

Four Pillars make eight, wildly popular gins. So head in, grab a tasting and a share platter and I dare you not to take a photo in the stylish space decorated with modern, native floral arrangements.

And if a classic country pub is what you are craving, then look no further than the “heart of the Yarra Valley” - the Healesville Hotel.

The hotel prides itself on providing a seasonal menu and an outstanding wine list, showcasing the best the region has to offer with welcoming staff to boot. * The writer travelled as guest of Visit Victoria and Yarra Ranges Tourism.

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In brief Wallabies edge Pumas The travel-weary Wallabies have rounded out their 2017 Rugby Championship campaign with a hard-earned 37-20 win over Argentina in Mendoza. The Wallabies scored five tries to two but were made to sweat after Bernard Foley missed four straight shots at goal to keep the Pumas in the contest.

With South Africa losing 25-24 to New Zealand in Cape Town, Australia’s victory earned the Wallabies second place in the championship behind the unbeaten All Blacks for the second year running.

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Milner-Skudder out again All Black Nehe Milner-Skudder is all but certain to miss the rest of the test season with a dislocated right shoulder. The luckless Hurricanes back has endured a tough 18 months with injuries. He’s now set for another stint on the sidelines after landing awkwardly on his shoulder in the All Blacks’ 25-24 win over South Africa. Steve Hansen confirmed the 26-year-old Milner-Skudder had dislocated his shoulder in the blow.

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Celebrating Shield win

All Blacks in a thriller

Taranaki have celebrated their Ranfurly Shield with style and sensibility. A remarkable 55-43 victory over Canterbury saw Taranaki hold the Shield aloft for the sixth time, ending Canterbury’s year-long reign. While there was a good time had in the aftermath, Taranaki have to defend the Shield on Wednesday against Manawatu, and then play North Harbour next Sunday as they try to earn home advantage into the Mitre 10 Cup Premiership playoffs. As a result, the celebrations were enjoyable but not excessive, said Taranaki hooker Ricky Riccitelli.

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NZ wins showdown

Rieko Ioane runs through the South African defence to score a try during the final match of the Rugby Championship match between South Africa and New Zealand at the Newlands Stadium in Cape Town yesterday.

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Another character-building victory for the All Blacks in which they emerged from the good, the bad, and the ugly.

Probably losing Nehe MilnerSkudder for the season; a 50 minute first half, poor red card to Damian de Allende and a sublime test match.

What more could you ask for?

In South Africa they say “lekker” to describe something this good. Once his heart rate settled back at normal pace, even All Blacks coach Steve Hansen had to admire what he witnessed at Newlands.

“That game could’ve gone either way. We’ll take that and go and have a quiet beer with the Boks,” Hansen said after the 2524 win in Cape Town.

“What we saw tonight was if everyone is in the right mindset the Boks are a very good team.

“What it showed us is we’ve got to be in the right mindset otherwise we’re vulnerable. That’s the same with every team.

“There’s a lot of good things in

it. We’ll go away and grow and learn even more about ourselves.

“That seems to be the song we’re singing this year but it’s not a bad song.”

Indeed, in a match where the Springboks used their big ball carries – the brilliantly brutal Malcolm Marx, Steven Kitshoff and Eben Etzebeth – to get a roll on and gradually grow in self-belief, the All Blacks survived their toughest test since the British and Irish Lions series.

This is exactly what we expect from this great rivalry.

On the back of the 57-0 hiding in Albany, most outside the All Blacks camp thought this would be another comfortable victory.

It was anything but.

With Milner-Skudder dislocating his shoulder and Beauden Barrett exiting after a head knock, both in the first half, the All Blacks needed Lima Sopoaga, David Havili and Damian McKenzie step up in a cauldron of duress.

Sopoaga showed immense composure to slot crucial kicks; McKenzie scored a late try which

turned the match with one jink and a 50-metre burst of speed.

Between the pair, they have fewer than 20 tests.

Hansen clearly wasn’t happy with all aspects of his team’s performance, noting they should have kicked the ball out rather than playing on for 10 added minutes at the end of the first half. That completely changed the picture of how he planned to use his substitutes.

But he lauded their courage and character after being forced to make 52 more tackles (144 in total) than the Boks.

“You get greater pleasure when you see people performing under pressure. You want contests.

“Tonight we know we won a test match where both teams really played well. When you win those games, there’s probably a bit more satisfaction.

“We tried to tell anyone that would listen Albany, even though the score looked ridiculous, it wasn’t reflective of the game. In that game we took every opportunity and tonight we didn’t.”

Hansen likened McKenzie to a

fly in a bottle, saying sometimes he comes off and other times he hits the side.

“He’s getting better and better at it as he understands what test rugby is all about which is really pleasing.

“There’s been times where even he didn’t know what he was going to do he just did it. But tonight he was calculated in most of the things he did. He’s growing all the time. I’m on record saying he’s going to be a better 10 than he is 15 but he’s starting to tell me that might not be right.”

Kieran Read suggested the All Blacks lacked intensity from the outset, possibly due to a light training week after their longhaul journey from Argentina.

The skipper also agreed with Hansen that playing on at the end of the first spell almost proved costly.

“The Boks showed their intent and our egos maybe got in the way of what was, perhaps, a smart decision,” Read said.

“We made ourselves work a bit harder than we should’ve.”

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New Zealand crossed for three late tries to beat Australia 34-11 in a trans-Tasman secondary schools match in Sydney. The visitors completed an unbeaten tour with an impressive performance but it took time to make the result safe after leading 10-6 at halftime.

No.8 Devan Flanders was at the forefront of a powerful forward effort and was named player of the match.

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Red card ‘harsh’ You should know a red card when you see one. Which is hard to explain why Springboks midfield replacement Damian de Allende was given his marching orders in his side’s 25-24 defeat to the All Blacks. De Allende became the ninth Springboks player to be sent off in test rugby when French ref Jerome Garces gave him a red card following a late hit on Lima Sopoaga. He certainly could have done a better job withdrawing from the tackle and a penalty would have been a fair call. Yellow a push. But a red seemed very harsh. - NZME

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McKenzie passes a major test

By Chris rattue

Mid Canterbury’s flying Fijian Maleli Sau breaks a tackle on the way to one of his three tries against Buller on Saturday.

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Hammers blow big lead

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

The Mid Canterbury Hammers will now have to keep their fingers and toes crossed, as well as do their bit if they are going to make it to the Meads Cup semifinals after a disappointing 40-32 loss to Buller on Saturday.

It was a stereotypical game of two halves, with the Hammers putting 29 points on the board in the first half, unleashing their superb attacking rugby skills that had seen them surge up the table in the past few weeks.

Fullback Maleli Sau was at his slippery best, putting three tries on the board in the half, all coming within 18 minutes of each other.

The first two were within two minutes of each other. The first, he broke several tackles and slid over the line in the rainy conditions at the Ashburton Showgrounds.

The second came straight from the Buller kick off, with Sau getting put into space, where he sidestepped the last defender back through the Arthurs Pass.

Jarred Percival once again showed his consistency off the tee.

Having started off the game with a penalty, he converted all of Sau’s tries, the third of which came from patient play from the Hammers allowing them to spread the ball over the park, before a sneaky chip over the defence from Percival allowed Sau to dart in.

Two penalties from Buller’s star man James Lash had kept them

on the scoreboard, but they still trailed 24-6.

The Hammers’ fourth try of the half came courtesy of lock Angus Lindsay, his second try of the season.

Second-five Nete Caucau was at his rampaging best, breaking several tackles before offloading, from which the ball was spread wide to Lindsay who galloped over in the corner.

The last five minutes of the half saw two vital moments give Buller a sign of hope.

Hammers openside flanker Seta Koroitamana was shown a yellow card for what appeared to be a dangerous hit, while with only a minute left on the clock, Lash caught the Hammers’ defence napping, and instead of kicking for the corner as it appeared he would do, he tapped it quickly and took the easy 10 metre dash to the try line.

This left Buller trailing by 16 at the break, with the scoreboard reading 29-13.

Buller eased their way in to the second half with two penalties courtesy of the boot of Lash, while the Hammers squandered two chances, with Percival missing one, while sub Tom HanhamCarter put one wide from out in front after Percival was collected late with a big hit that left him dazed on the ground.

Buller then set up an exciting finish, after a Lash grubber kick was spilled by Sau, allowing Iliesa Ravudra in for his first try of the game.

Lash landed a brilliant conver-

sion, bringing the visitors within three.

Just moments after coming on while the conversion was being taken, sub Tyler Blackburn was heading straight back to the sideline for 10 minutes after taking the man in the air from the kickoff.

The Hammers extended their lead slightly thanks to a Jason Kjestrup penalty, but saw it all crashing down around them after Kjestrup’s clearing kick from a deep kick-off was charged down

by David Egelstaff, who scored in the corner.

Lash held his nerve with the conversion, putting the visitors one point in front.

There was to be no last-minute magic from the Hammers, with Ravudra crossing for his second, which Lash converted, sending the strong travelling support wild.

“It was a really gutting loss,” co-coach Craig Dunlea said.

“There are a few things we are going to have to address, and now we just have to hope things go our way.”

Dunlea highlighted James Lash as an important figure in Buller’s comeback.

“We had kept him under wraps but from about 30 minutes on, he started to control the game a lot more,” he said.

“We went away from what was working, starting doing things as individuals and made some silly mistakes.”

Two yellow cards in a game is never good for any side, with

Koroitamana’s being his third in three games, that now sees him suspended for the next game.

“That is why we took him off when we did as we didn’t want to risk him getting another one and the chance it could be two weeks,” Dunlea said.

“They were both at really crucial times so we have just got to look at that, why they happened, whether it was brain explosions or whatever.”

With a late kickoff against the King Country next week, the Hammers will know what they need to do if they are going to make it in to the Meads Cup. “We will know by kick-off if we have a chance at making it or whether we will be looking at a home Lochore Cup final,” he said.

In other results around the competition, Wanganui suffered their third loss of the season after going down 15-8 to Horowhenua Kapiti, while South Canterbury recovered from a scare against Wairarapa Bush to win 29-20, having been trailing 12-17 at half time.

The West Coast picked up an important win at home to Thames Valley 24-17, while the East Coast lost yet again, going down 57-14 to North Otago.

Poverty Bay continued their strong end of the season, winning 43-29 against the King Country.

Mid Canterbury 32 (Maleli Sau 3, Angus Lindsay tries; Jarred Percival 3 con, pen; Jason Kjestrup pen) Buller 40 (James Lash, David Egelstaff, Iliesa Ravudra 2 tries; Lash 4 con, 4 pen). HT: 13-29

It’s back to the wing for Ben Smith, because Damian McKenzie showed at Newlands why the All Blacks can’t afford to leave him out of their starting lineup.

I still fear that the brilliant Chief will end up on the bench, but Steve Hansen, Ian Foster and co. must surely be looking at his role in a different light after the last two tests.

McKenzie was being painted as a more likely first five-eighths option, and that has long seemed his best position.

But McKenzie has danced all over that theory in Buenos Aires and Cape Town.

Smith’s sabbatical and Jordie Barrett’s injury let a genius out of the bottle, and it would be a disaster to shove it back in.

Buzzing around for the Chiefs is one thing, doing it for the All Blacks at a famous enemy cauldron is another.

McKenzie was a little giant at a vibrant Newlands stadium, where he saved the test match for the All Blacks with a wonder try beyond even the imagination of any other rugby player in the world.

He made the Springbok No. 8 Francois Louw look like a mug along the way, and the other defenders couldn’t even get a hand on him.

But McKenzie does that to a lot of people.

His tackle/steal to snuff out a Springboks attack was just as brilliant. He plucked a high bouncing ball out of thin air. He danced and twirled out of trouble, showed what a terrific long punt he has.

He has it all, his most precious commodity being an attacking imagination and instinct let loose by his brilliant feet.

He even offers some goalkicking backup.

Facing the most intense pressure the All Blacks are likely to encounter these days McKenzie shone out during an epic battle with the Boks.

There will always be the odd error from a player with such extreme limits. But everyone makes errors, and the payoff in his case is well worth the trouble.

McKenzie doesn’t just have pace – he has sideways evasion skills which is a rare thing in the modern game. His appetite for work, the desire to be involved, is amazing. When presented with rare genius like this, Hansen may have little option but to stick with the tiny dynamo. He represents what the All Blacks are all about – taking the game forward.

This was an absolutely brilliant test, as good as it gets, won by moments of magic from the All Black outside backs. Even test rookie David Havili joined the party.

For my money, the best back three to set for the World Cup is McKenzie, Smith – if he comes back in full form and is over the head knocks – and Rieko Ioane.

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In brief Sydney FC roll on A-League champions Sydney FC continued their streak of dominance over Melbourne Victory, winning 1-0 in Saturday night’s grand final rematch. An own-goal from defender Thomas Deng early in the second half was all the Sky Blues needed as they opened their title defence with an assured, confident performance in front of 24,808 fans at Etihad Stadium.

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Costa Rica in finals Costa Rica have booked their place at the World Cup finals after a 1-1 draw against Honduras – thanks to an injury-time equaliser. The side, currently ranked 21st in the world, only needed a point in San Jose to be sure of finishing in the top three of their qualifying group which will see them off to Russia. The match had been postponed by 24 hours after heavy rainfall, and a 66th minute goal from Eddie Hernandez for Honduras may have also delayed Costa Rican celebrations.

But Kendall Watson connected with a cross five minutes into injury time to seal the point they needed.

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The Ashburton Barbarians fell short in the final of the Aoraki Rugby League Competition, losing to the Country Cowboys 40-18 in the final Devaun Thompson is pictured on the charge for the Barbarians.

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Final a bridge too far

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

The Ashburton Barbarians were unable to finish off their season on a high after losing to the Country Cowboys 40-18 in the final of Aoraki Rugby League competition.

The score was identical to when the two sides met in the round robin stage of the compe-

tition, with the Cowboys proving they were the best team in the competition.

“It was not the result we wanted but they were a very welldrilled team,” Barbarians coach Steve Gamble said.

“We went in with a game plan and stuck to it for the most part, but when we made mistakes, they capitalised from it.

“I am pretty proud of the boys’ effort.

“They scored lots of points through our mistakes but we put two tries on them at the end of the game. The boys could have rolled over and let them run away with it but we kept on fighting.”

The game was played at the Alpine Energy Stadium in Timaru as a curtain-raiser to the Heart-

land Championship clash between South Canterbury and Wairarapa Bush, and Gamble believed many watching would not have thought the scoreboard reflected the game.“It was a good, tough, hard game,” he said, “That is our final thing for the season, so now we are looking forward to a rest before thinking about next season.”

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Diamonds overpower lacklustre Ferns

By Dana Johannsen The Silver Ferns have all but thrown away the Constellation Cup, turning in another ordinary performance in Christchurch yesterday to give Australia a 2-0 lead in the series.

The Ferns now head into the second half of the series needing to pull off two convincing wins on Australian soil to have a chance of getting their hands on the prized trans-Tasman netball trophy for the first time since 2012.

Just as in Thursday night’s opener in Auckland, the Ferns lacked energy and composure on attack, committing far too many soft turnovers.

Diamonds defender Courtney

Bruce, who only made her debut in last month’s Quad Series, had a field day in the defensive circle, gobbling up the misdirected passes she created by confusing the space in the circle.

Bruce finished with an impressive return of six deflections and five intercepts – just one less than the combined Silver Ferns defensive effort.

The Silver Ferns had a dream start to the match as the Diamonds handed them a four-goal headstart after a flurry of unforced errors – including turnovers off their first two possessions.

The Ferns showed good patience to break up the suffocating Australian defence and convert their early opportunities, but

their composure deserted them as the quarter wore on.

The New Zealand side started making some fairly basic errors of their own, with their optiontaking in the attacking third particularly suspect.

Young defender Courtney Bruce had a field-day picking off the wobbly passes around the shooting circle, and the Diamonds made sure her efforts were rewarded, scoring the last five goals of the spell to take a 1411 lead at the first break.

The second spell seemed to play out in a similar way to Thursday night’s opening test, with Australia threatening to run away with the contest, extending their lead out to six goals through the middle stages, before the Ferns

were able to claw their way back and limit the damage.

Janine Southby was forced to go to her bench just before halftime, introducing Te Paea SelbyRickit to the shooting mix, with Bailey Mes taking the bench, and Maria Tutaia moving out to the more familiar role of goal attack.

Trailing 29-26 at the long break, Southby was forced to make further changes to her midcourt and defensive circle, introducing Kayla Cullen and Temalisi Fakahokotau into the mix for Sam Sinclair and Kelly Jury respectively.

Despite a typically energetic performance from Fakahokotau, the Ferns could not make any inroads into the Diamonds lead, as the same attacking concerns remained.

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The raw result was a disappointment but the bigger picture means All Whites coach Anthony Hudson leaves Japan a content man. A willing New Zealand side conceded goals at either end of the second half against a superior Japan to lose their friendly 2-1 in Nagoya.

Hudson was disappointed not to at least eke out a draw after striker Chris Wood bagged an equaliser in the 58th minute. However, he revealed the mindset of the players was to treat the match as if it was the away game of a two-legged fixture, as theyll face in next months World Cup intercontinental playoff against South American opposition.

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McKenzie eyes medal New Zealand sailor Andrew McKenzie is in the thick of the race for medals heading into the final day of the European Laser championships in Barcelona.

McKenzie is fifth heading into the double-points medal race and the packed nature of the leaderboard means he could yet win gold or finish as low as eighth. Twelfth and 17th placings in the final fleet races on Saturday didn’t help the Kiwi’s cause as his net point tally slipped to 58.

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Warner made captain David Warner’s short stint as T20 captain could refresh Australia as they desperately try to avoid another series defeat, says Aaron Finch. Warner, Finch’s opening partner, is in charge for the three matches against India, with regular skipper Steve Smith to head home due to a shoulder injury.

Australia lost the first game under Warner’s leadership in Ranchi on Sunday, making tomorrow’s clash in Guwahati a must-win. “I think it can be a totally different job when you’re filling in for someone as opposed to when you’ve got the job yourself,” Finch said. “There’s obviously a lot more expectation and a lot more scrutiny around Steve as a leader because he does have the job in all three formats full-time.

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Title bid gets closer Canterbury driver Blair Orange underlined his title credentials in the national premiership, when he reined three winners in the slush at Timaru yesterday, to reach 35 for the season.

He is now 20 wins clear of 10time successive premiership winner Dexter Dunn, who had a delayed start to the season.

Dunn drove Linton Shard to win fresh-up since March in the last yesterday to make it four winners for the weekend and 15 overall.

Orange had sustained his flying start by driving five winners for the weekend before he arrived at a wet and cold Phar Lap Raceway.

Many believe this could be the season he breaks his title drought, after running second the last four, last time notching 193 wins to Dunn’s 228.

Orange got a strong start when

Blair Orange scored three wins at Timaru yesterday.

Bettor’s Delight four-year-old mare Hot Off The Press ($7.50) cleared maidens nicely in the second race and then Live Or

Die three-year-old colt Mongolian Mars ($2.10) led all the way to break his duck impressively in the fifth.

Promising three-year-old gelding Vandanta ($1.70) made it a treble for Orange on debut in the eighth race, despite settling in the last four after a sluggish beginning as Vintage Beach led.

He was eased to three-back outer and sprinted sharply at the 800m to hit the front, Orange sitting quietly the last 100m, outstaying his rivals by 1.5 lengths.

The son of Christian Cullen recorded 3:25.5 for the 2600m stand trip, the last 800m in 57.3sec and the 400m in 28.6.

He had won his last three trials for Weedons trainer Nigel McGrath.

Linton Shard ($3.60) won the last for Dunn to complete a tricky $25,000 Pick6, with 0.38 winning units.

It had been rocked by longshot first-leg winner Rainy River ($17), driven by Kyle Cameron.

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Winx does it again Champion mare Winx has a third Cox Plate at her mercy after giving her rivals a galloping lesson in the Turnbull Stakes at Flemington.

Having her first start at Flemington, and just her fourth in Melbourne, Winx recorded her 21st consecutive victory as she raced away to one of the easiest wins of her career. Sent off the $1.20 favourite under Hugh Bowman, Winx raced clear to a 6-1/2 length victory from Ventura Storm with Humidor a length away third. Winx shortened to $1.25 favouritism for the Cox Plate on October 28. - AAP

Plan B for Gingernuts A start in the $3m BMW Caulfield Cup in a fortnight is off the table for New Zealand Derby winner Gingernuts after he missed a run in the Livamol Classic on Saturday.

The abandonment of racing at Hastings, due to concerns around rider safety following a horse slipping badly, has meant the team at Te Akau Racing must now switch to Plan B. Gingernuts will now remain in New Zealand before heading to Melbourne later than planned to contest the Emirates Stakes on the last day of the Melbourne Carnival.

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Champion pacer Heaven Rocks ‘a bit of a sook’ All Stars stable co-trainer Natalie Rasmussen loves Heaven Rocks, but says he can be a “bit of a sook’’ at times as the giant pacer recovers from a minor heel injury.

Heaven Rocks finished last of five as favourite in the Canterbury Classic on Friday night at Addington, pacing unevenly at times, but was later found to have a greasy heel, which has been treated.

“With many horses you wouldn’t even know they had it,” Rasmussen told the stable website.

“But Heaven Rocks can overreact.

“The experts went over him

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and all the X-rays were clear so we are pressing on.

“He’s always been a bit like that.

“Many horses just take minor things in their stride. Some can have a greasy heel and you couldn’t tell looking at them. ‘’But with Mene (Heaven Rocks) it’s always a big deal.

“He’s a bit of a sook in that respect. Where others think there might be something a little bit wrong, he acts like he has a broken a leg.

“It is an easy fix and he will not miss any work as a result so it is a case of pressing on.’’

He will probably line up next in the $50,000 Ashburton Flying

Natalie Rasmussen Stakes (2400m) on October 23.

NZ Cup champion Lazarus took the Canterbury Classic well

fresh-up after trailing stablemate Have Faith In Me, with All Stars mare Dream About Me powering into third and going over $1 million in stake earnings with her $3500 share.

The 2016 Auckland Cup winner is the 10th All Stars millionaire, reaching the mark in 24 starts with 19 wins.

Lazarus is now a $1.75 favourite on NZ TAB fixed odds for the $800,000 NZ Cup on November 14, with Heaven Rocks at $3.50.

Unbeaten three-year-old Chase Auckland has been cleared off injury after getting cast in his box on Thursday night and being scratched from the Sires Stakes heat at Addington.

- NZHN

The Bus arrived right on time to win the $12,000 Southland Nuggets final at Invercargill on Saturday.

Favourite Benio Ben worked hard to lead early, with the Mark Jonestrained The Bus (Samantha Ottley) improving three wide from the rear to sit parked with a lap left. Some Excusesomewhere blazed to a narrow lead over The Bus with 600m left as Benio Ben stopped quickly and they fought out a torrid battle, with The Bus edging clear off the fast-finishing Kilowatt Kid, as Some Excusesomewhere broke under pressure.

- NZHN

Top start to the day The powerful Murray Baker & Andrew Forsman training partnership got their day off to a bright start at Hastings on Saturday when underrated performer Mongolian Legend scored a gritty win in the opening event. Punters installed him as a warm favourite and he didn’t disappoint under Matt Cameron. - NZME

Palmerston North dogs Today at Manawatu Raceway

Palmerston North Greyhound Racing Club Incorporated 7 34158 Sozin’s Noir nwtd ...................J T McInerney Venue: Manawatu Raceway Meeting Date: 09 Oct 2017 8 44613 Bigtime Sugar 21.38 ..........................L Cole NZ Meeting number: 3 Doubles: 2 and 3; 4 and 5; 6 and 9 21417 Bigtime Trev nwtd ...............................L Cole 7; 8 and 9; 10 and 11; 12 and 13; 14 and 15 Trebles: 1, 2 10 68114 Hard Merch 21.50 G & .... Sandra Fredrickso and 3; 4, 5 and 6; 7, 8 and 9; 10, 11 and 12; 13, 14 and 15 4 2.44pm GREYHOUNDS AS PETS C3 C3, 375m 1 1.52pm (NZT) FORMPRO RATINGS FREE EVERY 1 67858 Viva La Vixen 21.46 ....................A Turnwald 2 88732 Bigtime Fever 21.44 ...........................L Cole MONDAY C0 C0, 375m 3 14547 Nero 21.28 ..................................B Hodgson 1 7 Bigtime Wild nwtd...............................L Cole 4 81231 Ngakawau 21.94 ....................J T McInerney 2 72727 Dermott Brown nwtd ..........................L Cole 5 87747 Kalisi 22.05 ........................................ N Udy 3 1 Midsomer Magic nwtd ..............E Duganzich 6 75165 Billy Marlow 21.49 .............................M Flipp 4 1 Blue Precision nwtd .....................C J Morris 7 28111 Thrilling Lola 21.58.......................... K Walsh 5 2 Idol Tom nwtd ....................................M Flipp 8 84872 Breeze Attack 21.66 .........................S Lozell 6 8 Bigtime Bev nwtd ...............................L Cole 9 28784 Butterball 21.84 ............................. M Gowan 7 65357 Bark My Words nwtd ..........................L Cole 10 86777 Autumn Lights nwtd.....................A Turnwald 8 2 Bigtime Owen nwtd ............................L Cole 9 7355 Flying Koko nwtd .........................A Turnwald 5 3.02 AFFORDABLE PET ACCESSORIES C2, 375m 10 35751 Stole Me Keys nwtd ................. K Gommans 1 44712 El Hefe 21.69 G & ........... Sandra Fredrickso 2 52462 Brighteye’s Soul nwtd......................... N Udy 2 2.09pm J P PRINT, PETONE C1 C1, 375m 3 33353 Minder nwtd ...........................J T McInerney 1 12885 Crazy Sunday nwtd ................J T McInerney 4 44512 Bigtime Mark nwtd .............................L Cole 2 74768 Adrenalin Kick 21.77 ..............J T McInerney 5 57732 Bigtime Monty 21.86 ..........................L Cole 3 32127 Kinetic Shadow nwtd........................... L Bell 6 42747 Uno Brent nwtd .................................. N Udy 4 15751 You’re The Best 21.61 ........................ N Udy 7 33765 Allegro Beaty nwtd .............................L Cole 5 23577 Five Starlass nwtd....................D W Denbee 8 61243 Bigtime Tomac 21.97 G & Sandra Fredrickso 6 73636 Alquezar nwtd ...................................M Flipp 9 37436 Blackjack Man 21.65 ..................B Goldsack 7 24521 Mikachu 21.85.............................A Turnwald 8 67248 Totes 21.56 ............................J T McInerney 10 68666 Thrilling Stan nwtd ............................D Edlin 9 38447 Sozin’s Galaxy nwtd ...............J T McInerney 6 3.19pm IONLYFLYFIRSTCLASS.COM C3 C3, 375m 10 44857 Cawbourne Patty nwtd J & ..................D Bell 1 44483 Americano 21.54 G &...... Sandra Fredrickso 3 2.27pm USE PETRAVELLER.COM.AU C4/5, 375m 2 83476 Bigtime OnFire 22.12 .........................L Cole 3 17777 Cawbourne Danial 21.78 ......... K Gommans 1 37278 Bear Inda Square 21.31 .....................L Cole 4 14276 Act Naturally 21.63...........................S Stone 2 71631 Allegro Beau 21.94 G & .. Sandra Fredrickso 5 25354 Cawbourne Jarrod 21.53 J & ..............D Bell 3 75718 Bigtime Basher 21.41.........................L Cole 6 18883 Don’t Muzzle Me 21.50 ..............B Goldsack 4 55331 Bigtime Thinker 21.53 ........................L Cole 7 131F2 See Eye Be 21.65 ..............................L Cole 5 45145 Bigtime Jane 21.44 ............................L Cole 8 48764 Opawa Blair nwtd ............................... N Udy 6 33718 Harry Brown 21.56 .............................L Cole

9 28784 Butterball 21.84 ............................. M Gowan 10 86777 Autumn Lights nwtd.....................A Turnwald

10 4.34 STEVE THE AUCTIONEER DAVIS C3, 457m

56756 Mark’s Boy 25.84 ...............................L Cole 11168 Bigtime Coffee 25.89 G & Sandra Fredrickso 72485 Map My Run 26.04.............................L Cole 1 58285 Lucky Sunday nwtd ................J T McInerney 46562 Bigtime Caleb 26.54...........................L Cole 2 47838 Orangey Yellow nwtd ................E Duganzich 11717 Danlee Night Out 26.46 .....................L Cole 3 x5727 Bigtime Taylor nwtd G & .. Sandra Fredrickso 35554 Bigtime Dazzler 26.10 ........................L Cole 4 11717 Bark Knopfler 23.78 ...........................L Cole 84221 Bigtime Levi 25.89..............................L Cole 5 54687 Tomorrow Star nwtd ................. S Gommans 33654 Thrilling Wilson 26.13 ......................... N Udy 6 858x8 Cawbourne Serina nwtd............... T Downey 26776 Bigtime Rise 26.12 .............................L Cole 7 48623 Bigtime Ottey nwtd .............................L Cole 86777 Autumn Lights 26.04 ...................A Turnwald 8 63221 Golden Pixel nwtd ...................... G Hodgson 9 66758 Homebush Myra nwtd ............J T McInerney 11 4.49 ADRIAN CLARK BLOODSTOCK CONSUL10 78585 Bev’s New Point nwtd ...............E Duganzich TANT C3/4 C3/4, 457m 1 66483 Frappucino 25.99 ...............................L Cole 8 3.55pm PROTECTIVE SERVICES C1 C1, 457m 2 63724 Spare Some Time 25.95 ....................L Cole 1 31635 Mischief Viking 26.77 ......................... N Udy 3 47632 Bigtime Doug 25.93 ...........................L Cole 2 41241 Bradam Begins nwtd ...................A Turnwald 4 76673 Takamori 25.71 ................................S Stone 3 1142 Thomas William nwtd ...............D W Denbee 5 11711 Light ‘em Jax 25.92 ......................... K Walsh 4 45546 Thrilling Rory nwtd .......................... K Walsh 6 47848 Bigtime JayJay 26.05 .........................L Cole 5 211 Idol Hot nwtd .....................................M Flipp 6 37641 Bigtime Allgood 26.79 G &Sandra Fredrickso 7 13262 Bigtime George nwtd .........................L Cole 8 12111 Me Jane 26.15 ...................................L Cole 7 T5741 Bigtime Brucie nwtd ................L Cole 9 26776 Bigtime Rise 26.12 .............................L Cole 8 12273 Bigtime Rosie 26.49 G &. Sandra Fredrickso 9 44253 Molly O’Shea 26.35.....................B Hodgson 10 86777 Autumn Lights 26.04 ...................A Turnwald 10 75285 Toki Girl 26.45 ..........................D W Denbee 12 5.09pm M&M MASTER BUTCHERS C5 C5, 457m 9 4.14pm OUTBACK TRADING COMPANY C2, 457m 1 41335 Bigtime Flyer 26.04 ............................L Cole 2 51224 Bigtime Blue nwtd ..............................L Cole 1 85164 Rubbed Out 26.85.......................B Hodgson 3 32211 Bigtime Paddy 25.96 ..........................L Cole 2 13212 Extrapolate 26.61 ...............................L Cole 4 17132 Thrilling Raider 26.00 ...................... K Walsh 3 22111 Ridin’ Shotgun 26.08 ....................... K Walsh 5 21327 Nitehawk Rose 26.08 ..................B Hodgson 4 72771 Patty Boy nwtd ................................... N Udy 6 12163 Bigtime Fred 26.04 .............................L Cole 5 47112 Ocean Gambler nwtd ..................A Turnwald 7 11618 Allegro Gun 25.82 ..............................L Cole 6 77134 Cawbourne Angus 25.94 J & ..............D Bell 8 12242 Timmy Trumpet 25.83 ..................... K Walsh 7 x3323 Light ‘em Nash nwtd........................ K Walsh 9 5x831 Bigtime MacDaddy 25.67 ...................L Cole 8 73174 Meteor Vege nwtd ....................E Duganzich 9 47741 Ace Bale 26.25.............................C J Morris 10 14x26 Thrilling Surge 26.24 ....................... K Walsh 10 68452 Bigtime Liam 26.10 ............................L Cole 13 5.26pm BROOKS TIMING C1 C1, 375m

7 3.39pm PAUL CLARIDGE ELECTRICAL C1, 410m

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1 45758 Nippa Eel nwtd .......................J T McInerney 2 72443 Culvie Den 21.81 ................................ L Bell 3 84386 Avedon Film nwtd..............................M Flipp 4 25527 Little Scamp nwtd.....................D W Denbee 5 57745 Barn Door Billy nwtd ................ K Gommans 6 34523 Kiwi Baxter nwtd ....................J T McInerney 7 77744 Air Express 21.83...................J T McInerney 8 84423 Uno Again nwtd.................................. N Udy Emergencies: 9 35858 You Got Rivered nwtd .................A Turnwald 10 66487 Rally Sarious nwtd .................J T McInerney 14 5.46 TAB SUPPORTS GREYHOUNDS C1, 375m 1 46564 Baduzzi 21.75 ........................J T McInerney 2 43136 Eye Kno nwtd .................................... I Howe 3 67421 Bigtime Racer 21.89 G & Sandra Fredrickso 4 35845 Cyndi Action nwtd .................... K Gommans 5 16665 Apricity 21.82 ..............................A Turnwald 6 56473 Lil Diva nwtd ...........................J T McInerney 7 55323 Ear’s Boris 21.40 ...............................M Flipp 8 64768 Goldstar Gizmo nwtd ......................L Doody 9 54758 Hanover State nwtd............................ N Udy 10 55885 Chase Me Apatche 21.96 .............G Atwood 15 6.06pm TAB FIXED ODDS C1 C1, 375m 1 23344 Fear The Beard nwtd.........................M Flipp 2 55674 Enhancer 21.51...........................B Hodgson 3 48754 Smash Gator nwtd ............................. N Udy 4 74763 Lip It Up nwtd .........................J T McInerney 5 25616 Botany Dianne nwtd ...............J T McInerney 6 86845 Lissadell Marcus nwtd................... D Donlon 7 18558 Bigtime Spirit 21.70 G &.. Sandra Fredrickso 8 56863 Mitsuta 21.83 ....................................D Edlin 9 37864 Hungry Machine nwtd .....................L Doody 10 67864 Celestial Action nwtd................ K Gommans LEGEND: fsdt - First Start Here nwd - No Win this Distance fstd - First Start This Distance 31 13 - Best Winning Time This Track

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Monday, October 9, 2017

■ BASKETBALL

TRADES, SERVICES

Young team pleases coach The Ashburton College Senior Girls’ Basketball side have wrapped up a successful national tournament, finishing 20th out of 24 teams.

The side had to wait till the end of the pool play to pick up their first win of the tournament, downing Massey High School of Auckland, cruising to a 89-59 victory.

They made it back to back victories the next day in the first round of crossover matches, defeating the New Plymouth

Girls’ High School side 60-55.

The second to last day saw them take on Western Heights High School for a place in the 17th/18h place playoff.

The side from Rotorua proved too strong, taking out the victory 70-61.

This left AshColl playing against Rangitoto College for 19th and 20th place.

AshColl ran them right to the final whistle, with Rangitoto eventually sneaking away to win 69-62.

“We came here to compete in every match and we did that.

“We’ve finished 20th in New Zealand, which is a huge accomplishment for our young team,” AshColl coach Andrew Shepherd said.

Ashburton College’s other team at a national tournament is the Senior Girls’ Netball side, who kick off their tournament on Tuesday against Mount Albert Grammar School.

Cairns still too good for Breakers A new season, but the same outcome for the New Zealand Breakers.

An 82-71 defeat to the Cairns Taipans has continued the Breakers’ losing streak against the Queensland side, following a 0-4 mark last season.

It’s a curious statistical quirk – and probably an outlier – especially considering Cairns aren’t exactly tipped for glory in the ANBL. Yet, they have had their way with the Breakers of late, and it continued at Spark Arena yesterday.

The Breakers looked solid for a half, but their play slowly disintegrated as the Taipans slithered back into the contest.

Led by import Scoochie Smith and forward Stephen Weigh, the Taipans hustled

back from a double digit first-half deficit, with the Breakers having several players succumb to foul trouble.

Centres Rob Loe and Alex Pledger were both in foul trouble by halftime, and while they questioned the referees on their decisions, they weren’t aided by the Taipans’ procession to the rim.

Cairns were proficient through most of the contest at getting to the bucket, sneaking past the Breakers’ first line of defence with regularity.

Early, they were giving the Breakers a reprieve, missing several bunnies.

Later though, they found room to manoeuvre inside, and if the shots didn’t fall, they were at least drawing contact.

The Breakers were relying on the duo of

■ MOTOR RACING

Hamilton’s eighth title Championship leader Lewis Hamilton won the Japanese Grand Prix yesterday, taking a major step toward winning his third Formula One title.

The Mercedes driver crossed the finish line 1.2 seconds ahead of Malaysia GP winner Max Verstappen to claim his eighth F1 victory of the season and third at the Suzuka circuit.

Verstappen’s Red Bull team-mate Daniel Ricciardo was third.

Hamilton moved 59 points clear of title

rival Sebastian Vettel with four races left.

Vettel was forced to retire on the third lap when his Ferrari lost power.

With Vettel gone, it quickly became a showdown between Hamilton and Max Verstappen.

Hamilton built a comfortable four-second lead before his first pit stop on the 23rd lap.

Verstappen pulled close over the final two laps but wasn’t to able close the gap.

- AP

Phoenix hold Adelaide to draw A blistering start promised so much more as Adelaide United and Wellington Phoenix ground out a 1-1 draw in their opening A-League encounter in New Zealand.

The action matched the temperature on a frigid Sunday afternoon in Wellington as the visitors failed to turn their superior chances in front of goal into more.

The Phoenix didn’t score in their opening three matches last season but it took just five minutes for a new-look side to open their account at Westpac Stadium.

Former Socceroo Dario Vidosic latched onto a delicious cross from Roy Krishna from the right side to head past stranded Adelaide goalkeeper Paul Izzo.

The counter-punch arrived quickly.

Nikola Mileusnic had time and space

Daily Events Monday 6am ST DAVID’S UNION CHURCH. Sweaty Bettys circuit training in the hall, 48 Allens Road, Allenton.

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

12pm - 1pm BAPTIST CHURCH FREE LUNCH.

Tuesday

■ FOOTBALL

By Kris DanDo

Tom Abercrombie and Edgar Sosa for their early offence, with the pair combining for 31 of their 43 first half points.

With import DJ Newbill amongst the few waging war with foul trouble, it gave the Breakers an interesting offensive look. Kirk Penney – coming off the bench for the first time since 2010 – got some time at small forward, with Abercrombie at power forward.

The restricted use of Loe and Pledger saw the small-ball lineup potentially get more time than otherwise planned, and Weigh did find some success posting up against Abercrombie, of whom there could be an extra reliance on this season.

Long a reliable contributor on both ends, Abercrombie’s skillset has added value in this potentially egalitarian offence.- NZME

down the right to measure a cross and it was met by Johan Absalonsen on debut, who headed it downward past 18-yearold Keegan Smith, making his debut in goal.

There were some bright moments in the Phoenix’s first game under new head coach Darije Kalezic in a team featuring six new signings.

They were missing captain Andrew Durante, Tom Doyle and Michael McGlinchey who were on international duty with the All Whites in Japan this week, while Gui Finkler was ruled out with injury.

The absence of McGlinchey and Finkler was keenly felt as Adelaide won the midfield battle, looking more comfortable in possession than the hosts.

Like the Phoenix, they paid for a lack of killer touch in front of goal.

- AAP

9am - 12pm ST DAVID’S UNION CHURCH. Children’s holiday programme for 5 to 12 year old. 48 Allen’s Road.

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

9.30am ASHBURTON COMBINDED FRIENDSHIP CLUB. Monthly meeting with guest speaker, Senior Centre, Cameron Street.

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.

SUN CONTROL WINDOW TINTING. Quality window films for privacy, UV (fading), heat, safety and security. For cars, homes and offices.

Phone Craig Rogers 307 6347 or 0800 TINTER. Member of Master Tinters NZ. Check us out on FACEBOOK.

HIRE

GENERAL hire.

Lawnmowers, chainsaws, concrete breakers, trailers, and more.

All your DIY / party hire, call and see Ashburton U-Hire.

588 East Street. Open MonFri 7.00 - 6.00pm; Sat 7.30am - 5.00pm; Sunday 8.30am 3.00pm. – Ph: 308 8061 www.ashburtonuhire.co.nz

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greases, fuel additives, filters, antifreeze, car polish, V & L cleaner, tyre cleaner, rust bust, rain clear, engine cleaner and more. Call local distributor: Veehof phone 302 2911.

MOTORING

WHEEL alignments at great prices. Maximise the life of your tyres with an alignment from Neumanns Tyre Services Ltd, 197 Wills Street. Phone 308-6737.

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Oct 9 & 10, 2017

Free lunch for everyone. Baptist Church, please enter off Cass Street.

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

1pm - 4pm ASHBURTON DISTRICT FAMILY HISTORY GROUP. Open for research. Heritage Centre, 327 West Street.

1.15pm ALLENTON CROQUET CLUB. Play Golf and Assn croquet.

Allenton Sports Club, Cavendish Street.

6pm ST DAVID’S UNION CHURCH. Sweaty Bettys circuit training in the hall, 48 Allens Road, Allenton.

7.30pm CATHOLIC WOMENS LEAGUE EUCHRE. Every Monday night, Catholic Parish Hall Cnr Burnett and Winter Streets.

9.45am WAIREKA CROQUET CLUB. (9.45am draw), (1.15pm draw).

Morning singles Golf croquet, afternoon 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.

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 .

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.

Puzzles

www.guardianonline.co.nz Puzzles and horoscopes

Cryptic crossword

Monday, October 9, 2017

Simon Shuker’s Code Cracker

WordWheel

ARIES (Mar 21-Apr 19): Traditions are historical. With the world rolling ever forward, you have the option of carrying them into the future or leaving them behind. What traditions do you want to keep as you roll right along with it?

TAURUS (Apr 20-May 20): There are things that are clearly not going to work out no matter how much effort goes into them. Put those in the “won’t” pile, not the “can’t” pile. Let’s not infantilise ourselves by saying that we can’t.

GEMINI (May 21-Jun 21): You’ll steer clear of potentially addictive games and products that you don’t want to need. You’ve got plenty else going on. With your full agenda, there will be little room for such things to seduce you.

CANCER (Jun 22-Jul 22): It would seem that you choose whom you want to choose, yet what’s actually going on is that you’re limited to the options you see in your immediate environment. So how free really is your choice?

LEO (Jul 23-Aug 22): Today’s happiness depends on what you’re willing to do to achieve it. Are you willing to adjust your expectation?

Change the plan? Change your role? Think of things differently?

VIRGO (Aug 23-Sep 22): There are more wonders in the world than the official seven. Because of your increased awareness of the world, you’ll note more than one in your immediate environment before the sun goes down.

LIBRA (Sep 23-Oct 23): Get out your metaphoric broom. Old things need to go away so you have room for new things in your realm.

(Actually, what’s needed may be more akin to a metaphoric moving crew plus truck.)

SCORPIO (Oct 24-Nov 21): There are some things you can leave to chance that will have better results than if you hadn’t. And then there are things that must be commandeered. Knowing the difference is your cosmic gift today.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov 22-Dec 21): You’re powerful, partly because it’s not your goal to be. Your whole aim is to take care of those who need you. It turns out that the goal is enough to make you bigger and stronger by the day.

CAPRICORN (Dec 22-Jan 19): The gentle stirring of the trees isn’t much, but it’s an indicator of the magnificent storm that’s coming. Pay attention to the metaphoric representation of this in your life today.

AQUARIUS (Jan 20-Feb 18): Any fool can cheat when dealt a bad hand of cards. It’s more important to play fairly when you have a winning hand.

Hold yourself to higher standards when you find yourself advantaged.

PISCES (Feb 19-Mar 20): You’ve formed an opinion, not many have! If someone else seconds that opinion, you’ll not only agree but also consider that person to be a sort of kindred.

WordBuilder

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

How many words of three or more letters, including plurals, can you make from the five letters, using each letter only once? No foreign words or words beginning with a capital are allowed. There is at least one fiveletter word.

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TODAY’S GOALS: Good – 8 Excellent – 10 Amazing – 12

Previous solution: NUMERACY

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Previous solution: aid, and, ani, avid, dan, din, diva, divan, vain, van, via, viand, vina.

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ACROSS 7. Get ready to pump man of church to be head of government (5,8) 8. The reverse of armed? Brims deemed capable of being so (11) 12. Compact disc, perhaps, stands if it’s unbroken (6) 14. Make one cross a green in the confusion (6) 16. Sort of club for one at the wheel (6) 18. Unsparingly reviews preliminary lists of candidates (6) 19. Been upset with crammer, such a souvenir having been found (11) 23. They may stand for one’s social standing (6,7) DOWN 1. Note: get shot of the grating (4) 2. Is to hold politician for kids who are mischievous ... (4) 3. ... one of whom will stop, and threaten (6) 4. How one might take a bun with ale? Can’t! (6) 5. He has the advantage of pause, restricted in part (4) 6. Very small letter standing for number unwanted in bed (4) 9. Be disposed towards the slope (7) 10. Might make ice last – might be made longer (7) 11. It isn’t so much the French craft (4) 12. Overlap a journey on horseback (4) 13. Regret having planted it? (3) 15. No goal, not in League leaders (3) 17. Being concerned with failure to hit target is lax (6) 18. Administers water to flower arrangements (6) 19. Rodents head the bill, having been upset (4) 20. Object of end-game is to find a chum (4) 21. Cocoa-beans when crushed may be applied to paper (4) 22. They slip up, sleep being inconclusive (4)

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Sudoku

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DOWN 1. Cautious (5) 2. Murk (3) 3. Second letter of Greek alphabet (4) 4. Fleeting (9) 5. Fecund (7) 8. Gently mocks (6) 11. Moved elsewhere (9) 13. Charted (6) 14. Express strong disapproval (7) 16. Of this area (5) 18. Pretence (4) 20. Assistance (3)

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6am Breakfast 9am The Ellen DeGeneres Show 0 10am N Morena The latest in lifestyle from a Maori perspective.

10:30 The Chase 0 11:30 Seven Sharp 0 Noon 1 News At Midday 0 12:30 Emmerdale PGR 0 1pm Red Rock PGR 2pm George Clarke’s Amazing Spaces 3 0 3pm Tipping Point 3:55 Te Karere 2 4:25 Come Dine With Me In Sheffield, getting the party started is 49-year-old performing-arts teacher Helen. Her dinner does not exactly go to plan, but her party is all about the entertainment.

4:55 The Chase 0 6pm 1 News At 6pm 0 7pm Seven Sharp 0 7:30 Fair Go 0 8pm Highway Cops PGR 0 8:30 N Doctor Foster 0 9:40 Criminal Minds – Beyond Borders AO 0 10:35 1 News Tonight 0

11:05 Lucifer AO 3 After leaving hell, Lucifer Morningstar seeks a more exciting life in Los Angeles. 0 12:05 Training Day AO 0 1am Te Karere 3 2 1:25 Infomercials 5:05 Impact For Life 5:35 Te Karere 3 2

Doctor Foster

8:30pm on TVNZ 1

BRAVO 10am Top Chef 10:55 Tabatha’s Salon Takeover PGR 3 11:50 Snapped – Killer Couples PGR 3 12:45 The Real Housewives Of Orange County PGR 1:40 Hollywood Medium With Tyler Henry 3 2:35 Botched PGR 3 3:35 Hoarders – Family Secrets 3 4:30 Dance Mums UK 5:30 Four Weddings UK 6:30 N Tabatha’s Salon Takeover PGR Tabatha takes over a Chicago salon that lacks organisation, passion, and teamwork.

7:30 Flipping Out Moving day is difficult, as they must work around baby Monroe’s nap and feeding schedules; after the move back to Hollywood, the trio are finally able to settle into a routine.

8:30 Three Days To Live 9:30 Snapped – She Made Me Do It PGR 10:30 Intervention AO 3 11:30 Snapped – Killer Couples PGR 3 12:20 Infomercials 3

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6am Creflo Dollar 6:30 Sesame Street 0 7am My Little Pony – Friendship Is Magic 3 0 7:25 Robin Hood 3 0 7:50 Gravity Falls 3 0 8:15 Art Attack 3 0 8:35 Sofia The First 0 9am Infomercials 10:30 Neighbours 3 0 11am The Undateables 3 0 Noon M Teen Beach 2 2015 Family Musical.

Ross Lynch, Maia Mitchell, Grace Phipps. 0 2pm The Simpsons PGR 0 2:30 Home And Away 3 0 3pm Shortland Street 3 0 3:30 Leon 0 3:35 The Adam And Eve Show 0 4:05 Bizaardvark Best friends Paige and Frankie take the video-blogging world by storm with their online comedy channel Bizaardvark. 0 4:30 Friends 3 0 5pm The Simpsons 3 0 5:30 Home And Away 0 6pm The Big Bang Theory 3 0 6:30 Neighbours 0

6am The AM Show Duncan Garner, Amanda Gillies, and Mark Richardson present news, interviews, and humour to start the day.

9am The Café 10am Infomercials 11:25 Entertainment Tonight 3 11:55 Dr Phil PGR 3 12:55 Married At First Sight New Zealand PGR 3 0 2:25 Now That’s Funny! PGR 3 0 2:50 Celebrity Name Game PGR 3:20 Sticky TV 4pm NewsHub Live At 4pm Susie Nordqvist presents comprehensive coverage of global and local news.

4:25 Entertainment Tonight 4:55 Family Feud Australia 5:25 The Best Of Family Feud 0 6pm NewsHub Live At 6pm

7pm Shortland Street 0 7:30 My Kitchen Rules New Zealand 0 8:30 N Will And Grace 0 9pm The Mick 0 9:30 Love Island AO 0 10:35 2 Broke Girls AO 3 0 11:05 Mike And Molly PGR 3 0 11:35 The Mysteries Of Laura PGR 30

7pm The Project 7:30 Married At First Sight New Zealand PGR 0 8:30 Tin Star AO 0 9:30 Blue Bloods AO 0 10:25 NewsHub Late 10:55 Satisfaction AO 0

12:25 Desperate Housewives PGR 3 0 1:10 Shortland Street 3 0 1:35 Infomercials 2:40 Switched At Birth PGR 3 0 3:25 Beowulf – Return To The Shieldlands AO 4:10 America’s Funniest Home Videos 3 0 4:40 The Adam And Eve Show 3 0 5:05 Neighbours 3 0 5:30 Infomercials

11:50 The Project 3 News and entertainment show hosted by Jesse Mulligan, Kanoa Lloyd, and Josh Thomson.

12:20 Infomercials 5:30 City Impact Church

Love Island

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THE BOX 6am Wheel Of Fortune PG 6:25 Jeopardy!

PG 6:50 Robot Wars PGV 7:40 Heroes 16V 8:30 The Simpsons PG 8:55 Criminal Minds 16VS 9:45 NCIS – New Orleans MV 10:40 NCIS – New Orleans MV 11:35 Jeopardy!

PG Noon Wheel Of Fortune PG 12:25 Pawn Stars PG 12:50 Counting Cars PG 1:20 Robot Wars PGV 2:10 CSI – Miami MV 3:05 Heroes 16V 4pm The Simpsons PG 4:30 Wheel Of Fortune PG 5pm Jeopardy! PG 5:30 Robot Wars PGV 6:30 Counting Cars PG 7pm Pawn Stars PG 7:30 CSI – Miami MV 8:30 NCIS MV 9:30 Hawaii Five-0 MV 10:30 Criminal Minds 16VS 11:25 CSI – Miami MV TUESDAY 12:20 Robot Wars PGV 1:20 Wheel Of Fortune PG 1:50 Criminal Minds 16VS 2:40 Pawn Stars PG 3:05 Supernatural 16VS 3:55 Hawaii Five-0 MV 4:45 NCIS MV 5:35 Counting Cars PG

6:30 Takoha 6:40 Nga Papara Kapi 7am Penguins Of Madagascar 7:30 Pukana 3 2 7:40 Huritua 7:50 Paia 8am R&R 8:30 Te Kaea 3 2 9am Kawe Korero – Reporters 9:30 Kai Time On The Road 3 10am Ako 3 2 11am Toku Reo 2 Noon Korero Mai 3 1pm Toku Reo 3 2 2pm Opaki 3 2:30 Nga Pari Karangaranga O Te Motu 3 3pm Takoha 3 3:10 Nga Papara Kapi 3 3:30 Penguins Of Madagascar 3 4pm Pukana 3 2 4:10 Huritua 4:20 Paia 3 4:30 It’s In The Bag 3 5pm Paki Vault 3 5:30 Te Matatini 3 6pm Nga Pari Karangaranga O Te Motu 3 6:30 Te Kaea 2 7pm Kawe Korero – Reporters 7:30 Moose Meat And Marmalade PGR 8pm Aotearoa 8:30 Game Of Bros PGR 9pm Haka Life 3 9:30 Toa Hunter Gatherer AO 3 10pm Whawhai Fight Night 10:30 Te Kaea 3 2

11:30 The Crowd Goes Wild 3 The team presents the best of the day’s sports news.

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11pm Kawe Korero – Reporters News reporters dissect and discuss the day’s news and events.

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MOVIES GREATS 8am 2 Fast 2 Furious MV 2003 Action.

Paul Walker, Cole Hauser, Eva Mendes. 9:45 The Directors – Stephen Frears PG 10:15 Chaos MVLS 2005 Action.

Jason Statham, Ryan Phillippe, Wesley Snipes. Noon Just Go With It MS 2011 Romantic Comedy. Adam Sandler, Jennifer Anniston.

1:55 Hansel And Gretel – Witch Hunters 16VL 2013 Action Horror. Jeremy Renner, Gemma Arterton, Peter Stormare.

3:25 Scream 4 16VLC 2011 Horror. Neve Campbell, Courteney Cox, David Arquette.

5:15 Rushmore ML 1998 Romantic Comedy. Bill Murray, Brian Cox. 6:45 Limitless MVLS 2011 Thriller.

Bradley Cooper, Robert De Niro.

8:30 Rendition 16VL 2007 Drama. A CIA analyst questions his assignment after witnessing an unorthodox interrogation at a secret detention facility outside America. Reese Witherspoon, Jake Gyllenhaal, Meryl Streep.

10:35 Up In The Air MLS 2009 Drama. George Clooney, Vera Farmiga.

TUESDAY 12:25 Scream 4 16VLC 2011 Horror.

Neve Campbell, Courteney Cox, David Arquette.

2:15 Limitless MVLS 2011 Thriller. Bradley Cooper, Robert De Niro.

4am Rendition 16VL 2007 Drama.

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6am The Legend Of Korra 3 6:25 League Of Super Evil 3 6:50 Max Steel 7:15 Kung Fu Panda – Legends Of Awesomeness 7:40 Hank Zipzer, The World’s Greatest Underachiever 3 8:05 Kung Fu Dino Posse 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 1:30 The Late Show With Stephen Colbert PGR 3 2:30 The Crowd Goes Wild 3 3pm Escape To The Country 4pm Antiques Roadshow 3 0 5pm Million Dollar Minute 5:30 Prime News 6pm Storage Wars 3 6:30 Pawn Stars 7pm The Crowd Goes Wild 7:30 Hook Me Up! 0 8:30 Nightwatch AO 0 9:30 Mayday AO 10:30 The Late Show With Stephen Colbert PGR

7:35 Solace 16VSC 2016 Crime. Anthony Hopkins, Jeffrey Dean Morgan.

9:20 The Other Side Of The Door 16VC 2016 Horror. Sarah Wayne Callies, Jeremy Sisto, Sofia Rosinsky.

10:55 Central Intelligence MVLS 2016 Comedy Action. Dwayne Johnson, Kevin Hart, Danielle Nicolet.

12:45 The Shadow Effect 16VLSC 2016 Action Thriller.

Jonathan Rhys Meyers, Michael Biehn. 2:20 Fantastic Beasts And Where To Find Them MV 2016 Adventure. Eddie Redmayne, Katherine Waterston.

4:30 Americons 16VLSC 2015 Drama. Beau Martin Williams, Matt Funke. 5:55 The Revenant 16VS 2016 Drama. Leonardo DiCaprio, Tom Hardy, Will Poulter.

8:30 The Darkness MVLSC 2016 Horror. A family returns from a vacation at the Grand Canyon, but are unwittingly followed by an evil, unknown entity that preys on their autistic son. Kevin Bacon, Radha Mitchell.

10:10 Doctor Strange MV 2016 Action.

Benedict Cumberbatch, Tilda Swinton.

12:05 Submerged 16VLC 2016 Thriller. Jonathan Bennett, Talulah Riley. 1:45 Nothing But Trailers MVLSC 2am Americons 16VLSC 2015 Drama. 3:30 The Revenant 16VS 2016 Drama.

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6am Benny Hinn 6:30 The Living Room 7:30 Strip The City 8:30 Extreme Frontiers 9:30 Jamie’s Great Britain 10:30 Tiny House Nation 11:30 Live Here, Buy This Noon Stupid Man, Smart Phone 1pm Extreme Frontiers 2pm The Living Room 3pm Reno v Relocate 3:30 Love Nature – Brazil Untamed 4:30 River Cottage Spring Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall presents a guide to locally produced food.

5:30 Tiny House Hunting Realtors help two people looking for a tiny home to find the perfect mini-space.

6pm Tiny House World 6:30 American Pickers 7:30 Inside Mandarin Oriental 8:30 Joanna Lumley’s TransSiberian Adventure 9:30 Britain’s Ancient Tracks With Tony Robinson 10:30 American Pickers

11:30 River Cottage Spring Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall presents a guide to locally produced food.

12:30 Benny Hinn 1am Tiny House Hunting 1:30 Tiny House World 2am Love Nature – Brazil Untamed 3am Live Here, Buy This 3:30 Reno v Relocate 4am Britain’s Ancient Tracks With Tony Robinson 5am Inside Mandarin Oriental

SKY SPORT 2

6am Motorsport – Formula One Japanese Grand Prix.

8:30 Netball – Constellation Cup Silver Ferns v Australian Diamonds – Second Test. 9am Netball Zone 9:30 Cricket – International T20 India v Australia – First T20. 10am Golf – US PGA Tour Safeway Open – Round Three. 10:30 L Golf – US PGA Tour Safeway Open – Round Four. 1:30 Motorsport – Supercars Bathurst 1000 – Race 20. 3pm Cricket – International T20 India v Australia – First T20.

3:30 Football – A-League Wellington Phoenix v Adelaide United. 4pm Football – Fifa U17 World Cup New Zealand v Turkey.

4:30 Netball – Constellation Cup 6:30 Netball Zone 7pm Basketball – NBL 7:30 Pure Fly NZ 8pm Rugby – The Championship 8:30 Rugby – The Championship 9pm Rugby – Mitre 10 Cup 9:30 NRL 360 Summer Series 10pm Rugby – Mitre 10 Cup 10:30 Rugby – Mitre 10 Cup 11pm Rugby Nation TUESDAY Midnight Motorsport – Supercars 1:48 UEFA Champions League TUESDAY Midnight Rugby – Mitre 10 Magazine 2:18 Football Cup (RPL) Manawatu v Counties – A-League 2:48 Football – Fifa U17 World Cup Manukau.

3:18 L Football – Fifa 2am Rugby – Mitre 10 Cup U17 World Cup New Zealand (RPL) Canterbury v Taranaki. v Paraguay. 5:30 Cricket – 4am Rugby – Mitre 10 Cup International T20 (RPL) Otago v Bay of Plenty.

7am Rugby Nation Highlights and analysis of the latest rugby action.

8am Rugby – The Championship (RPL) South Africa v All Blacks.

From DHL Newlands, Cape Town.

10am Rugby – The Championship (HLS) Argentina v Australia.

From Estadio Malvinas Argentinas, Mendoza.

10:30 Extreme Kayaking – World Championship (HLS) Noon Rugby – The Championship (RPL) South Africa v All Blacks.

2pm Rugby – The Championship (RPL) Argentina v Australia.

4:30 Golf Central 5pm Golf – European Tour (HLS) 5:30 Rugby – The Championship (RPL) South Africa v All Blacks.

From DHL Newlands, Cape Town.

7:30 UFC Now 8:30 Fight Night On Sky 10:30 Spartan Race – World Championship (HLS) Asheville.

11:30 Rugby – Mitre 10 Cup (HLS) Tasman v North Harbour.

From Lansdowne Park, Blenheim.

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DISCOVERY 6:35 Gold Rush PG Excavator Down. 7:30 How It’s Made PG 7:55 How It’s Made PG 8:20 MythBusters PG Voice Flame Extinguisher.

9:10 Manhunt – Unabomber M 10am Manhunt – Unabomber M 10:50 First In Human PG 11:40 Swamp Murders M A Run for the Money. 12:30 Blood Relatives M You Only Kill Twice. 1:20 Murder Among Friends M Hell Storm. 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 Gold Rush PG Double Trouble. 4:45 Diesel Brothers PG Callout Fallout.

5:40 MythBusters PG Birds in a Truck. 6:35 Diesel Brothers PG Free Willy’s. 7:30 Fast ‘n’ Loud PG The Shorty Short VW Bus. 8:30 Fast ‘n’ Loud PG One Cool Impala.

9:25 Diesel Brothers PG There Will Be Mud. 10:15 Deadliest Catch M Man Down.

11:05 Murder Among Friends M Hell Storm.

11:55 Blood Relatives M You Only Kill Twice.

TUESDAY 12:45 Gold Rush PG 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 Leeds stun Castleford Danny McGuire insisted he had no regrets about his decision to leave Leeds after he inspired the Rhinos to a record-extending eighth Super League title. The veteran halfback was playing in his final match for his home town club and he produced a kicking masterclass to guide Leeds to a 24-6 victory over Castleford in the grand final. McGuire added a brace of tries and two drop-goals to deservedly win a second Harry Sunderland Trophy.

The 34-year-old helped launch Leeds’ golden era with a title-clinching try against Bradford in 2004 and has made a habit of saving his best for Old Trafford.

Upset in the pool

FULL STORY P17

Buller completes a stunning comeback

The New Zealand short course swimming championships have thrown up a major upset in the women’s 50m backstroke final. Sixteen-year-old Kyla Alexander toppled Auckland clubmate Gabrielle Fa’amausili in a thrilling final, breaking the latter’s national age group record in the process in 27.71 seconds. At the other end of the distance scale, Michael Mincham won the men’s 1500m final in 14min 50.61sec, more than 20sec clear of the field.

Mid Canterbury’s Phil Watson looks to claim the kick-off in his side’s 40-32 loss against Buller at the Ashburton Showgrounds on Saturday.

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Time for Parker to step up

BY PATRICK MCKENDRY Chief among the concerns for Joseph Parker’s handlers securing an opponent for his next fight will be making their man look good.

Parker’s recent WBO defence against Hughie Fury in Manchester was the third time in three fights he has gone 12 rounds.

The worry for the Kiwi is he has reached a plateau rather than continued on a constant plane of improvement compared with his IBF, WBA and IBO world champion rival Anthony

Joshua, so the importance in getting the selection of Parker’s next opponent right cannot be overstated.

A stoppage after a dominant performance is beginning to be a necessity for Parker as he strives for parity on the world stage with Joshua and WBC champion Deontay Wilder.

It’s one thing being underrated as a champion, and therefore a man everyone wants to fight, and quite another being an all-action knockout merchant building a global following. It’s about money – the bigger the profile, the bigger the payday.

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Some of the names putting their hands up would be a good fit for Parker as he seeks to go to a new level in terms of his performance.

A bout against Japanese heavyweight Kyotaro Fujimoto at, say, the Tokyo Dome would be a good one for Parker. Fujimoto is a 31-year-old with a 17-1 professional record ranked ninth by the WBO and 14th by the WBC. His loss came against Solomon Haumono, the Australian whom Parker walked through in four rounds, which suggests a relatively easy night’s work

would be in store for the Kiwi.

Would it be a significant victory for Parker?

Probably not for his wider development, but it would be a good payday and a step in the right direction in terms of stoppages.

Australian Lucas Browne would also appear a good fit, as would Dillian Whyte from England, although a low-ball offer from his promoter Eddie Hearn would appear to rule that one out in the near future.

Parker is keen to fight again between November and the New Year.

- NZME

Maxwell ‘will come right’ Aaron Finch has backed Glenn Maxwell to end his wretched run of form which continued with another disappointing showing against India. Legspinner Yuzvendra Chahal claimed Maxwell’s wicket all four times he’s batted on the tour, needing just 17 balls to do so. Maxwell fell to him again in yesterday’s first T20 international defeat in Ranchi for 17, as Australia’s middle order again folded.

It was a rank long-hop which Maxwell pulled straight to mid-wicket. Finch said his Victoria team-mate has dominated bowling attacks in Indian conditions before and can do it again.

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