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Meth prices take a huge hit

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Methamphetamine prices have dropped to record lows in Mid Canterbury as supply into the South Island increases.

The median price for a gram of meth is down from almost $600 in the 2017-18 period to $500 in 2018-19.

The results, for the wider Canterbury region, are from the latest bulletin of Massey University’s New Zealand Drug Trends Survey.

Nationwide the price is down from $538 in 2017-18 to $500 in 2018-19, and compares to $1000 in the early 2000s.

The decline comes despite massive

seizures at New Zealand’s borders, indicating the power of the market is swamping drug enforcement.

Researcher Chris Wilkins said the price had been declining in the South Island in particular, a result which reflected the expansion of the market from the North Island to the South Island.

The research was conducted by asking drug users themselves what the current price of the drugs were, and overall 10,966 people completed the survey.

Researchers found the declining prices in the South Island were consistent with official reports from police of gangs expanding methamphetamine selling

into rural and South Island regions.

At the same time lower prices reported in some North Island regions was consistent with their proximity to international smuggling routes, such as airports, seaports and isolated coastlines, as well as the concentration of domestic methamphetamine manufacture.

The price of illegal drugs was an important determinant of who used them, the level of consumption, and the related individual and social harm.

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Teamwork key to successful marriage

By Susan Sandys

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Romance was in the air when David and Pat Waller met in 1952.

Today aged 86 and 87 respectively, the Ashburton couple reminisce about that evening when they went to a dance at the town’s Radiant Hall with friends, and ended up waltzing the night away.

Whether it was love at first sight, David is not sure.

“But we did get attached to one another, and today she’s still there,” he said.

Dancing ended up being something they did together throughout their life, following being married at St Stephen’s Anglican Church in Ashburton on October 9, 1954.

Today as they celebrate their 65th wedding anniversary, they can look back on a happy marriage. They have two daughters, four grandchildren and four great grandchildren.

David said “meeting halfway” was behind the successful relationship, while Pat said it was “working together”.

“You can’t have it all one way, so you just work together, just a bit of teamwork,” David added.

Pat and David Waller.

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Slug gun shooting inquiry continues The SPCA says X-rays confirmed two slug gun pellets are in a pet cat that is the centre of an investigation they are conducting in Ashburton.

Oscar the cat, who belongs to Hampstead woman Annette Whyte, returned home just over a week ago with an air rifle wound.

She said he had also been shot last year.

An SPCA investigation into the recent shooting is continuing and an inspector will do a flyer drop in the area looking for more information on the incident.

“Our investigation showed there was only one cat that was shot, named Oscar,” a spokesperson said.

“X-rays showed two slug gun pellets. One appeared to be an older wound, this had healed. Although the pellet was still imbedded in his skin, they were able to remove it using local anaesthetic.

“The other pellet is in his abdomen and Oscar is being monitored to see how his body reacts.

So far, Oscar is doing well.”

The SPCA said there had been several reported cat shootings

that had been investigated across the country in the past 12 months.

If an investigation gathers enough evidence to prove a particular person is shooting cats, the SPCA can lay a charge of ill treatment, under the Animal Welfare Act. “We ask anyone who witnessed this latest incident, who has further information about it, or anyone in the surrounding area whose cat has been injured in a similar way to please call SPCA and lodge an animal welfare complaint.”

Left – An X-ray shows two slug gun pellets in Oscar the cat.

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Meth prices take a huge hit From P1 “Declining prices can stimulate higher consumption and more harmful use, particularly among at-risk groups, such as youth, dependent users, low socio-economic groups and firsttime users,” the researchers said.

Wilkins said addressing the issue was two-fold. As well as the need to look at border control, improvements were needed in treatment and prevention.

It was important there was access to drug treatment and health services in rural and isolated areas, and that young people were engaged in activities such as culture, art and sport.

Additionally, it was important families had good housing, employment and were not affected by poverty.

Ashburton Community Alcohol and Drug Service (ACADS) CEO Chris Clark said meth use was on the increase, but alcohol remained the largest drug of concern in the community as it was causing the most harm.

Mid Canterbury was fortunate it had the free outpatient service of ACADS, funded by the Canterbury District Health Board, Ministry of Health and community grants.

“The concern is that it’s in our community, and we need to be taking care of the people who want help to stop,” Clark said of meth and those addicted to it.

ACADS provided help not only for users, but also their families, and anyone requiring assistance is advised to contact the service on 308-1270.

About 150 people attended the official opening of the Mid Canterbury Vintage Machinery Club’s new headquarters.

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Ideal spot for old machines

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the showgrounds site had ultimately proved the ideal spot as the space was perfect for members and could generate income through hiring the facilities to agribusinesses who used it to train tractor technicians.

He said the building was debtfree thanks to local businesses, funding groups and the late Arthur Chisnall, who left a sizeable donation in his will to the club.

Lion Foundation, the Mid and South Canterbury Community Trust, Rotary and contractor Greg Donaldson were also big contributors of the club base, which was built by Structure Wise.

Hall said the project had survived several club chairmen and involved a big effort from many members.

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The Mid Canterbury Vintage Machinery Club officially opened its new headquarters at the weekend with some special thanks for those who helped the project over its 35-year pipeline.

The club now has meeting rooms and display space in a large, new building at the Ashburton A&P Showgrounds after what members politely refer to as “a long journey” to find a suitable site.

The instigator of the project back in 1983 was club member Bruce Campbell, who was on hand at the opening – several sites were investigated in the decades that followed, but none deemed suitable.

Club member John Hall said

are now is ideal. We generate income and it is paying its way. It is also a high profile site and at the A&P showgrounds we can have displays at the annual show.”

The club will have several vintage farm machines, including a combine harvester, in the grand parade at this year’s show next month, where the theme is seeds of Mid Canterbury.

The clubrooms was officially declared open by Rangitata MP Andrew Falloon, who delighted in getting behind the wheel of a vintage crawler and taking it for a slow spin.

About 150 people turned up for the event and spent time looking over the facilities and restored tractors already on site.

Current chairman John Stewart said the club had 110 mem-

bers from all walks of life. It had monthly meetings with a guest speaker and informal weekly get-togethers.

The club also organises annual tractor treks and international trips. Planning is well under way for a trip to Victoria, Australia, in June next year when 22 members and their partners will visit farms, vintage collections and other tourist destinations.

The club also organises an annual ploughing match, takes part in community events and every few years pulls out all the stops and hosts a Wheat and Wheels Rally, which attracts thousands of people from all around the world.

The next one is in 2020, with planning already under way for the event on Anthony Hampton’s Lauriston farm.

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Pet blessing a happy affair The Ashburton Anglican Parish’s annual pet blessing service resulted in an assortment of furry friends at St Stephen’s church on Sunday.

Vicar Joan Clark said there were dogs and a lamb, and many brought a soft toy that reminded them of pets at home or who had passed on.

The animals were well-behaved and lined up for the blessing without a murmur, she said.

The pet blessing is held as close to October 4 as possible, to honour St Francis of Assisi, the patron saint of animals. He loved all creatures and was said to have preached to even the birds.

Clark said the Ashburton church invited anyone with animals and birds to take part, and it was great to have the part of the church family.

“I think that everyone enjoyed it, even those who did not bring a pet. There was lots of oohs and aahs as people honoured each other’s pets.”

In brief Fire re-ignites The embers of a pit fire came back to life on Monday and resulted in a late-night call-out for the Lauriston fire unit. Volunteer firefighters were called to the Mitcham pit about 10.30pm and extinguished the blaze. Fire chief Mark Shears said it was common for embers from a fire to be re-ignited by wind, which was the case on Monday night. He said people needed to make sure fires were properly out.

ShakeOut On Thursday next week it will be time to drop, cover and hold for up to one minute for ShakeOut. The national earthquake drill will be at 1.30pm, reminding Mid Cantabrians of the right action to take during an earthquake. As well as dropping to the floor, taking cover and holding onto something secure, residents in coastal areas are advised to practise a tsunami hikoi (evacuation).

Body in creek Police recovered a body from a creek in Kaitaia after a call from the public. Police were called to reports of the body being found in a creek near Allen Bell Drive just after 1pm yesterday, Northland police Detective Inspector Rhys Johnston said. “The identity of the body is not yet known and police will be making a number of inquiries to establish that.” - NZME

The animals at St Stephen’s Church on Sunday were on their best behaviour for the annual blessing.

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Stabbing arrest

Murder accused remanded

A man has been arrested after another man was stabbed and left seriously injured on Sunday night.

A 29-year-old man has been charged with wounding with intent to cause grievous bodily harm and will appear in Hamilton District Court today. Police were called to Tristram St about 5.40pm on Sunday following a report of someone being stabbed. - NZME

The 26-year-old man charged with the murder of Rakaia man Tony Waldron is due to appear again in the High Court at Christchurch on October 21.

The man appeared in court last Friday after police announced they had made a breakthrough in the case.

The Rakaia dairy farm worker was found dead in his bed on October 18 and police staged a big search operation involving local rivers and effluent and water storage ponds to find the evidence.

A police spokesman said yesterday the investigation was ongoing and a significant amount of information that had been collected during the inquiry was being assessed.

There will continue to be a police presence in Rakaia as part of the investigation, but police are confident there is no heightened risk to the public.

Pinned between trees A worker who died yesterday afternoon at a rural Manawatu property was pinned between two trees, according to Worksafe.

WorkSafe said it had been notified of a forestry fatality that occurred in Pohangina yesterday. “We understand the victim was fatally injured after becoming pinned between two trees,” the health and safety regulator said.

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New season marks start of T The official walking season for the Te Araroa trail has begun.

The trail runs the length of New Zealand and includes 70km across Mid Canterbury, taking in the Hakatere Conservation Park and the spectacular scenery of the Clent Hills and surrounding foothills.

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s hundreds of thousands of New Zealanders head into the outdoors this spring and summer, they will be joined by a growing number of people taking time off work and study to walk the length of the country on the 3000km Te Araroa trail.

The official 2019-20 walking season runs from October to the end of April and a number of inspirational hikers have already registered their intentions.

Among those walking Te Araroa this year are harpist Michelle Doyle and jazz fiddler and singer Mickey O’Donnell. The Australian duo are known for their contemporary folk music and plan to stop in at pubs, halls and other venues to play gigs throughout their journey.

Doyle has osteoporosis – a chronic bone disease that increases the risk of fractures – and their walk will also raise money for research into the disease.

Other walkers include Brook van Reenen from Wanaka, who is running the trail to raise money for the Mental Health Foundation, and Greytown man David Murray, who is fulfilling a lifelong dream by walking the trail with his 14-year-old son Baxter.

Te Araroa walkers in the Richmond Ranges.

Doyle took her first steps from Cape Reinga on September 29, while O’Donnell broke his toe in the lead-up to the journey and will join her from Whangarei, once he receives the all-clear from his doctor.

The six-month adventure will take them through New Zealand’s major cities, rural locations and scenic mountains while their instruments are couriered to each gig.

The duo are thrilled to be releasing their debut album A Walking Pace in this unique way and are donating 20 per cent of the tour’s merchandise sales to osteoporosis research.

You can follow their progress on www.mickeymichelle.com The Murrays will leave their Greytown home later this month

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and head to Cape Reinga, where they will begin their long walk south on October 17.

“It had always been a goal of mine to do a long-distance hike, since I was about 16,” Dave Murray said.

“Then life got in the way and it was never a good time – with work and family commitments always taking priority. It was actually Baxter who badgered me into taking the plunge. He was keen, and his logic was flawless. ‘It will never be a good time so let’s do it next year’.”

Follow them at www.walktheta. co.nz Van Reenen is already on his trail journey, having left Cape Reinga to begin his run last month.

“I would like to raise money

for Mental Health because some of my closest friends have been affected by it,” he said.

“Running is great for my own mental health and I will be overcoming massive mental battles within myself when I am running day after day. I’m doing this because nearly 50 per cent of New Zealanders will experience a mental health problem in their lifetime, and I don’t want them to face it on their own.”

You can follow him on Facebook/thelongrun19.

Te Araroa Trust chief executive Mark Weatherall said he was pleased to see the trail providing inspiration for fantastic adventures and worthy causes.

“When Te Araroa was being created the goal was simply to create a continuous trail traversing the

length of New Zealand that would allow people to connect with and enjoy our stunning outdoors. Few could have imagined the amazing stories Te Araroa is now giving rise to, and the life-changing experiences it is providing for walkers.”

Last year a record 1100 people walked the length of Te Araroa, and tens of thousands more walked individual sections during their weekends and holidays.

Weatherall said awareness of the trail was continuing to rise – highlighted by its selection for a New Zealand Post stamp series in September – and walker numbers were likely to grow again this year.

“We want the trail to be popular and enjoyed by many, but we know it needs to be managed carefully to ensure the experience remains a high quality one.”

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Te Araroa odyssey for many

Above – Australians Mickey O’Donnell and Michelle Doyle in the Blue Mountains, New South Wales, in the lead-up to their Te Araroa journey. The musicians will play gigs across New Zealand while walking Te Araroa. PHOTO DANIEL DI BIASE PHOTOGRAPHY A Te Araroa walker on the Tamahunga Trail in Warkworth.

To help manage the growing numbers Te Araroa Trust has spent the winter developing improved guidance and support for walkers.

This includes enhancements to The Trail App – a smartphone app many walkers use to access trail notes and other helpful information. The app has been upgraded this year to enable the trust to more effectively push out safety alerts to walkers.

The trust has also worked with other outdoor organisations to produce a code of conduct, dubbed The Trail Pledge, to help raise awareness of responsible behaviour among Te Araroa trail walkers.

The pledge provides advice on how to respect New Zealand’s environment, Maori culture, private property and other trail walkers.

It will be shared on Te Araroa’s website, as well as on posters at campsites and other accommodation providers along the trail’s length.

“The pledge is part of our ongoing effort to help walkers understand the Kiwi way of enjoying and

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Below – Te Araroa walkers explore the Tararua Ranges.

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caring for our outdoors. While the vast majority of Te Araroa walkers are respectful and responsible in the outdoors, there are always a few that need a helping hand.”

Te Araroa Trust has been working closely with the Department of Conservation, councils and others to manage walker numbers and ensure the future sustainability of the trail.

“Managing Te Araroa and providing a high-quality experience is a team effort which involves multiple agencies, organisations and private landholders. Funding is of course always a challenge and we are still seeking trail partners and supporters,” Weatherall said.

Te Araroa was opened by former Governor-General Sir Jerry Mateparae in December 2011, following more than two decades of work by dedicated volunteers and trail supporters to create and link a nationwide network of tracks from Cape Reinga to Bluff. In the years since, it has been ranked among the best long walks in the world

by CNN, National Geographic and other major media outlets.

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OUR VIEW

Share the love – $7.5 billion surplus I

t’s nice to see the bank account in the positive, whether it be your own account, a business account or, in the case of the Government, the Crown accounts.

They announced yesterday that they were sitting on a $7.5 billion surplus and the lowest level of debt for the past 10 years.

That’s great. It’s a positive result for this country and shows good diligence by our bean counters to get it to that mark. But the big question is, what’s in it for us – as a whole?

We probably can’t quite start singing from the rooftops, can we?

Chances are the impact of this

positive result and such a strong surplus will have on us, here in this district, will be minimal in the least, although essential parts of life such as health, education and infrastructure are set to be the major benefactors which could have a flow on effect here in the Ashburton District.

That health is included on the likely list of organisations

and sectors to benefit from the surplus is no surprise when the same information released yesterday morning also detailed an increase in the deficit from $700 million to $1 billion.

There is a little bit of irony in the decision to pledge to pump more funds, and go on a spending spree, in these particular sectors based on stimulating a weakening economy when most New Zealanders will agree that the costs associated with everyday life in this country could be considerably less if the tax levels associated with those costs weren’t so high.

I stood at the petrol pump filling my vehicle yesterday and

as I watched the pump flush away my dollars with an almost exciting attitude, it was hard not to feel like I was being a little duped.

At loosely around $2.30 per litre at the moment, it’s costing more than ever to feed the engine at the petrol pump – yet it becomes even more disheartening when you actually sit back and look at how much of that is going into taxes associated with petrol.

Latest figures show that mark to sit around close to 74 cents a litre – the majority of which is earmarked for the National Land Transport Fund. Wouldn’t it be wonderful if, off the back

of yesterday’s big bonus and news of such a healthy surplus, that a portion of that profit was invested back into that particular field with a reduction in taxes associated with fuelling up the car then handed down to everyday New Zealanders to help ease their petrol cost burden.

Prudent saving and costs have led to an unexpected surplus that’s $4 billion higher than what was predicted. As previously said, that’s a great result for all of us.

So, it’s only fair then that the positive benefits from that result impacts on all of us as well.

It’s a good position for our country to be in.

Letters postmarked in Trenton, New Jersey, were sent to senators Tom Daschle and Patrick Leahy; the letters later tested positive for anthrax.

In 2006, North Korea faced a barrage of condemnation and calls for retaliation after it announced that it had set off a small atomic weapon underground.

In 2012, former Penn State assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky was sentenced to 30 to 60 years in prison following his conviction on 45 counts of sexual abuse of boys.

Ten years ago: President Barack Obama won the 2009 Nobel Peace Prize for what the

Norwegian Nobel Committee called “his extraordinary efforts to strengthen international diplomacy and co-operation between peoples.”

Five years ago: Six US military planes arrived in the Ebola hot zone with more Marines as West African leaders pleaded for the world’s help in dealing with what Sierra Leone President Ernest Bai Koroma described as “a tragedy unforeseen in modern times”.

One year ago: Police at the Orlando, Florida airport removed a passenger who refused to get off a flight to Cleveland after she was found carrying a squirrel she had described as an emotional support animal.

Today’s birthdays: Rhythmand-blues singer Nona Hendryx is 75. Singer Jackson Browne is 71. Actor Gary Frank is 69. Actor Richard Chaves is 68. Actor Robert Wuhl is 68. Actress-TV personality Sharon Osbourne is 67. Actor Tony Shalhoub is 66.

Actor Scott Bakula is 65. Musician James Fearnley is 65. Actor John O’Hurley is 65. Actor Michael Pare is 61. Jazz musician Kenny Garrett is 59. Rock singer-musician Kurt Neumann is 58. Country singer Gary Bennett is 55. Former British Prime Minister David Cameron is 53. Singer P.J. Harvey is 50.

Movie director Steve McQueen is 50. Actress Cocoa Brown is 47.

Country singer Tommy Shane

Steiner is 46. Actor Steve Burns is 46. Rock singer Sean Lennon is 44. Actor Randy Spelling is 41. Actor Brandon Routh is 40.

Actor Zachery Ty Bryan is 38.

Actress Spencer Grammer is 36.

Comedian Melissa Villasenor is 32. Actor Tyler James Williams is 27. Country singer Scotty McCreery is 26. Actor Jharrel Jerome is 22.

Thought for today: “I think everyone should go to college and get a degree and then spend six months as a bartender and six months as a cab driver. Then they would really be educated.” – Al McGuire, American Basketball Hall of Fame coach (1928-2001).

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TODAY IN HISTORY Today is Wednesday, October 9, the 282nd day of 2019. There are 83 days left in the year.

Today’s highlight in history: On October 9, 1967, Marxist revolutionary guerrilla leader Che Guevara, 39, was summarily executed by the Bolivian army a day after his capture.

On this date: In 1776, a group of Spanish missionaries settled in presentday San Francisco.

In 1910, a coal dust explosion at the Starkville Mine in Colorado left 56 miners dead.

In 1914, the Belgian city of Antwerp fell to German forces during World War One. In 1930, Laura Ingalls became the first woman to fly across the United States as she completed a nine-stop journey from Roosevelt Field, New York, to Glendale, California.

In 1936, the first generator at Boulder (later Hoover) Dam began transmitting electricity to Los Angeles.

In 1940, rock-and-roll legend John Lennon was born in Liverpool, England. (On this date in 1975, his son, Sean, was born in New York.)

In 1958, Pope Pius XII died at age 82, ending a 19-year papacy. (He was succeeded by Pope John XXIII.) In 1967, New Zealand signalled the end of the six o’ clock swill. Fifty years of six o’clock closing in pubs ended after a referendum convinced the government to abolish the antiquated licensing law.

In 1974, businessman Oskar Schindler, credited with saving about 1200 Jews during the Holocaust, died in Frankfurt, West Germany (at his request, he was buried in Jerusalem).

In 1985, the hijackers of the Achille Lauro cruise liner surrendered two days after seizing the vessel in the Mediterranean.

In 2001, in the first daylight raids since the start of US-led attacks on Afghanistan, jets bombed the Taliban stronghold of Kandahar.

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Decide not to miss out D

on’t you find making decisions in today’s world a lot harder than it used

to be?

What if we get it wrong?

What if something better comes along?

What if I change my mind?

What if I miss out?

It’s anxiety provoking!

FOMO – fear of missing out – I believe that’s the term for it.

What if your decision leads you to miss out on something more spectacular?

The problem with FOMO is that there is always going to be something else that is different, it may even be better and, again, it may not. We simply do not own a highly tuned crystal ball.

So we stall, delay and eventually wind ourselves up so much, that no decision is ever made.

I believe that it stems from having too many choices.

I like choices, the freedom to pick and choose what I desire.

But too many choices can be frustrating.

Take bread …

When I first started living my adult life I could choose from

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wholemeal or white bread. Now we have whole grain, gluten free, seedy bread, purple grain, sprouted, wholemeal with flaxseed, white with oats, and somewhere in the mix is regular wholemeal and white bread.

Damn it, all I want is a cheese sandwich!

Only last week, I took my daughter out to lunch and she stares at the menu and I see her freeze up, so I suggest “Go for the dish you like best.”

“Well, I haven’t tried them all so I don’t know which one I like best.”

“Then pick one you haven’t tried.”

“I might not like it.”

You see the dilemma?

And this is what we are increasingly faced with on a daily basis. It’s not just bread and the

lunch menu but most things around us, jobs, cars, houses, even partners.

So many choices that we fail to commit. But who is missing out here?

You are.

Each choice is an opportunity to gain something, at the very least knowledge and experience.

Yes, you may pick a dud, but next time you make that choice, you’ll be a hell of a lot wiser and smarter. Nothing’s lost.

Yet so many of us worry about the “what-ifs” instead of experimenting with our choices and developing sound judgement with our decision making.

Take a moment to consider the decision making process.

Perhaps we are trying to mentally calculate whether the choice is the right one or the wrong one. That builds skill, for sure. Yet we can make a decision emotionally too, can we not?

We’ve all made those emotional decisions in the heat of the moment, when we were fired up, angry or in love/lust.

Personally, I like to rely on gut instinct, that first response that happens in about a nanosecond

before we override it with emotional and intellectual chatter.

That instantaneous instinct that just knows, but we choose to ignore.

That moment when you know but don’t really know why you know. That’s the one I like.

It’s got me into so many interesting situations, challenged me, stretched me and, along the way, has been the best thing for me.

Because it’s not about a moral decision (is it right or wrong?).

It’s about the right fit for me at this moment in time.

Is it what I need right now?

And once that decision is made, you can relax and devote your energy and time making of it what you desire.

Sahera Laing Strategic Intervention Coach/ Clinical Hypnotherapist/NLP Practitioner Sahera has a background in engineering with two engineering degrees that provided her with a strategic way of thinking and is now a strategic intervention coach, clinical hypnotherapist and NLP practitioner.

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Within this act, there is laid out a specific and workable sequence for the resolution of tenancy disputes.

Obviously, the first step in any resolution would be to contact the other party to discuss the problem.

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obligations under either the act or the tenancy agreement. This notice is a legal demand, and is an essential step in the process, yet I have found very few tenants are aware of its existence. There is a template for the 14 day notice on the Tenancy Services website.

If the landlord does not comply within that 14-day time, the tenant can move on to a claim at the Tenancy Tribunal.

The Tenancy Tribunal is a specialist court which can award compensation or order repairs up to a value of $50,000. It’s faster than going to a normal court. It’s also a lot cheaper – the application fee is $20.44.

Orders may include the requirement to repair, maintain or upgrade the rental property, and possibly requiring the landlord to pay restitution or damages.

When I lay out this sequence in front of tenants I normally get one of two reactions. Either they say “if I do that the landlord will evict me” or “If I demand this then the landlord will put the rent up”.

However, it is an unlawful act for a landlord to end a tenancy in retaliation for a tenant exercising a right under the tenancy agreement, the relevant law, or by making a complaint relating to the tenancy. This is called a “retaliatory notice” under the Residential Tenancies Act.

Tenants who take direct action against landlords are able to challenge an alleged retaliatory notice up to 28 working days after it has been issued. On the tenant’s application, the tribunal can overturn a landlord’s notice to end a tenancy if it believes the landlord gave the notice as a consequence of actions taken by the tenant in exercising their rights. Thus, there is no reason to fear termination of the tenancy when asking for the property to be maintained in good condition.

In many cases I see, the tenant admits they are paying a rent well below market levels. In this case, their fear that improvements to the property will result in a rent increase may be well founded. However, if they decide not to pursue their claim on these grounds, what they are really saying is “I’d sooner have cheap and nasty rather than good at reasonable cost”. That may be their choice, but then they actually have no grounds for complaint. By paying cheap they get cheap.

Thus when we hear calls for strengthening the laws around tenancy issues and for imposing increasingly draconian requirements on landlords, perhaps the real question we should be asking is: “How do we educate our tenants about the powers they already have and how to use them?”

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ANZ Bank, the Australia-based parent of New Zealand’s largest bank, says its annual results will be hit by an $A559 million after-tax charge to cover the costs of remediating over-charging and mis-selling products to its customers.

The bank is also warning there may be ongoing costs from problems it has yet to uncover.

“Within continuing operations, remediation charges recognised in the second half of 2019 will be $A405 million after tax, – $A485 million before tax – largely related to product reviews in Australia retail and commercial for fee and interest calculation and related matters,” ANZ says in a statement.

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“These include historical matters recently identified during the period, as well as refinements to estimates of existing customer compensation programmes and associated costs,” it says.

The bank will also book $A154 million in remediation costs from discontinued operations – it sold 23 businesses in the six months ended March, freeing up $A12 billion of capital.

Total provisions for the year will be $A682 million, up from $A422 million the previous year.

ANZ reported statutory group profit of $A3.17 billion for the six months ended March, down 5 per cent from the previous first half, and a flat $A6.4 billion for the 12 months ended September last year.

“The charges relate to issues that have been identified from reviews to date and these reviews remain ongoing,” it says.

Chief financial officer Michelle Jablko says the bank recognises the impact these charges have on both customers and shareholders.

“We are well-progressed in fixing issues and have a dedicated team of more than 500 specialists working hard to get any money owed back to customers as quickly as possible,” she says.

The need for remediation within financial services companies was unmasked by Australia’s royal commission into financial services which reported earlier this year after discovering myriad problems including institutions charging for services never delivered and charging dead people.

The Australian review prompted New Zealand’s prudential regulator, the Reserve Bank of New Zealand, and the market conduct regulator, the Financial Markets Authority, to conduct their own review of New Zealand financial institutions.

The government is planning legislation based on their findings.

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Spring fresh dining ideas It’s spring and that means lighter meals are often the order of the day.

And lighter doesn’t mean light on flavour or quality.

As new season vegetables start to hit the supermarket there are plenty of options for using these or whatever is coming into season in your garden for a quick, tasty and healthy dinner.

Asparagus and pea risotto 2 bunches asparagus 1 litre vegetable stock 2T olive oil 1 onion, diced 1C arborio rice 25g butter 1C frozen peas, thawed Salt and pepper

Lemon pasta and broccoli 350g spaghetti 250g broccoli, cut into small florets 2 shallots, finely chopped 85g pitted green olives, halved 2T capers, drained 198g can tuna in oil Zest and juice 1 lemon 1T olive oil plus extra for drizzling ■■ Boil the spaghetti in salted water for 6 minutes.

■■ Add the broccoli and boil for 4 minutes more or until both are just tender.

■■ Meanwhile, mix the shallots, olives, capers, tuna, lemon zest and juice in a roomy serving bowl.

■■ Drain the pasta and broccoli.

■■ Add to the bowl and toss really well with the olive oil mix and lots of black pepper.

■■ Serve with a little extra olive oil drizzled over.

Spring vege pie 1 carrot, peeled and grated 1 courgette, grated 330g can corn kernels, drained Handful of baby spinach leaves 1/4 red capsicum, finely chopped 1 medium onion, finely chopped 3T oil 3 eggs, beaten 1t sweet chilli sauce (optional) 3/4 C (100g) self-raising flour 50g edam cheese, grated Salt and pepper to season ■■ Preheat oven to 200°C and grease a 25cm flan/quiche dish.

■■ Place vegetables, oil, eggs and sweet chilli into a bowl and combine.

■■ Add flour, but do not over mix. Add salt and pepper to taste.

■■ Place into prepared dish, sprinkle with grated cheese.

■■ Bake in oven for 15 to 20 minutes or until golden brown.

■■ Trim the asparagus. Slice the spears into half centimetre slices, leaving the tops longer for garnish.

■■ Heat the stock in a medium-sized saucepan and simmer the asparagus for 1-2 minutes, ■■ Remove the asparagus from the stock with a slotted spoon and set aside.

■■ Heat the olive oil in a large, heavy-based saucepan over a medium heat.

■■ Add the onion and cook for 3-4 minutes until soft but not brown.

■■ Stir through the rice for 1 minute until the grains are coated evenly.

■■ Add the warm stock, 1 cup at a time, letting the liquid absorb between each addition.

■■ Make sure the rice is always just covered.

■■ After 15-20 minutes remove the pot from the heat.

■■ When the rice is cooked, add the butter, peas and asparagus pieces.

■■ Toss to combine, warm through and season to taste.

■■ Serve immediately, in large bowls.

Salmon and courgette fritters

Sesame salmon, greens and mash

1C self-raising flour Salt and pepper 150ml water 1T oil, plus extra for frying 1 egg, separated 415g can salmon, drained and flaked 1 courgette, grated 2 spring onions, sliced Salsa: 1 avocado, chopped 1 red capsicum, seeded and chopped Squeeze of lemon juice

1 1/2 T sesame oil 1T low-salt soy sauce Thumb-sized piece ginger, grated 1 garlic clove, crushed 1 t honey 2 kumara, scrubbed and cut into wedges 1 lime, cut into wedges 2 boneless skinless salmon fillets 250g purple sprouting broccoli 1T sesame seeds 1 red chilli, thinly sliced (deseeded if you don’t like it too hot)

■■ Sift flour and a pinch of salt into a large bowl. Make a well in the centre.

■■ In a jug, whisk together water, oil and egg yolk. Add to the flour, mixing to a smooth batter.

■■ Fold through the salmon, courgette and spring onions.

Season to taste.

■■ In a clean bowl, beat egg white until stiff. Lightly fold into batter.

■■ Heat a little oil in a frying pan on high.

■■ Place heaped tablespoonfuls of batter into the pan in batches.

■■ Fry for 2-3 minutes each side, until golden and cooked through. Drain on paper towel.

■■ To make the salsa, combine avocado, capsicum, spring onions and lemon juice.

■■ Serve fritters with salsa on the side.

■■ Heat oven to 200°C and line a baking tray with parchment.

■■ Mix together 1/2 tablespoon of sesame oil, the soy sauce, ginger, garlic and honey.

■■ Put the kumara wedges, skin and all, into a glass bowl with the lime wedges.

■■ Cover with cling film and microwave on high for 12-14 minutes until completely soft.

■■ Spread the broccoli and salmon out on the baking tray.

■■ Spoon over the marinade and season.

■■ Roast in the oven for 10-12 minutes, then sprinkle over the sesame seeds.

■■ Remove the lime wedges and roughly mash the kumara with a fork.

■■ Mix in the remaining sesame oil, the chilli and some seasoning.

■■ Divide between plates, along with the salmon and broccoli.

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No team has been more impressive so far at the Rugby World Cup than New Zealand.

Hosts Japan have come closest and we now wait to see if they might meet the All Blacks in the quarter-finals.

We’ll get to Pool A later, but first New Zealand’s 71-9 Pool B victory over Namibia.

Perfectly adequate Surely no-one expects more than what New Zealand produced, in their 11 tries to none thrashing.

Namibia were quite good, particularly in the first half.

As they were entitled to be.

They were never going to win the game, but they are allowed to compete.

This idea that somehow the All Blacks let themselves down by not being 50-0 up within five minutes is just nonsense.

Neither of their playmakers – Richie Mo’unga and Beauden Barrett – were picked to play at Tokyo Stadium, with most of the others backing up from the 63-0 win over Canada four days prior.

Regular readers will know this column isn’t exactly an All Blacks’ fan zone, but there’s absolutely no reason to put the boot into them after this game.

This assignment was a genuine hiding to nothing, in which the best the team could hope for was gametime for lock Brodie Retallick, no injuries and no red cards and/or lengthy suspensions.

In those respects, New Zealand should have no complaints.

The yellows It seems safe to assume teams will regularly play a man or two down, as the tournament goes on.

Whether that’s for 10-minute bursts – as was the case when props Nepo Laulala and Ofa Tuungafasi were sinbinned against Namibia – or the remainder of the match is the only bit that’s up in the air.

The bottom line is referees are being encouraged to brandish

Richie Mo’unga and Beauden Barrett are gelling for the ABs. cards and, as long as they’re relatively consistent about it, there won’t be a problem.

World Rugby has to protect the head of players and if you make contact with it, as Tuungafasi and Laulala did, then you deserve to take a seat.

Everyone recognises that and it’s partly why the All Blacks played the last few minutes of their pre-world cup clash with Tonga a man down. No doubt they’ll be regularly doing the same at training.

In the Namibian case, the process was good.

Referee Pascal Gauzere saw the hits by the All Blacks’ props and asked for them to be reviewed.

Clearly there was contact with the head but, because both ball-carriers were low and falling lower, he felt yellow cards were sufficient.

Again, people will wear that.

They might not love it, but they can understand and accept the sequence of events.

What’s less palatable is when

no-one sees an infringement, but a Television Match Official opts to intervene a minute or two down the track.

That smacks of a peripheral figure actively looking for ways to change the course of events and that won’t wash with anyone.

Quickly on Sam Cane Anyone else think Cane took a knock against Namibia?

The openside flanker appeared to stumble out to the wing, after being involved in a tackle during the first half of the game in Tokyo.

He stayed put out there until Laulala was sinbinned and was then the player substituted when Angus Ta’avao had to come on to contest a scrum.

Ta’avao ended up replacing Laulala permanently, with Cane returning once the 10 minutes had expired.

Coincidence or not, Cane didn’t go on to produce the finest performance of his All Blacks’ career.

So where are the team at?

They’re travelling pretty well, you’d have to say.

Sterner tests await, but the Mo’unga and Beauden Barrett thing is showing signs of progress.

The midfield backs are all firing and Sevu Reece and George Bridge continue to impress on the wings.

There’s room to improve up front, which might make life easier for Aaron Smith and TJ Perenara at halfback. Neither have been amazing so far and, if any halfback’s caught the eye, it’s third-stringer Brad Weber.

Scott Barrett’s going to make himself hard to leave out of the first XV, with blindside flanker maybe an option now Retallick’s back.

You could also argue Jordie Barrett showed enough control against Namibia to suggest he could supplant Ben Smith as the team’s main outside back reserve.

You’d still think a big side, who can dictate a slow tempo, will eventually trouble or beat the All Blacks. But as long as games are played at pace, then there doesn’t appear to be a side with the skill and athleticism to match them.

To Pool A Are we about to see how New Zealand might go against a bruising and pedestrian foe?

At this rate Japan are a good chance to beat Scotland handily, in the final round-robin match of the tournament, and top Pool A. That would likely mean Ireland are the All Blacks’ quarter-final opponent.

It’s still all up for grabs in Pool A, where third-placed Scotland are yet to play Russia and Japan.

Ireland meet Samoa in the remaining game, which looms as pretty winnable.

Assuming Scotland get a bonus-point win against Russia tonight, then all eyes will turn to Sunday’s clash with Japan in Yokohama.

Ireland look assured of going through, with Japan and Scotland playing for the right to join them.

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RESULTS ■■ Bowls Allenton Bowling Club September 21 Barr Memorial: 1st Bruce Hopwood, Mick Buchanan, Cory O’Connor, 2nd Graeme Dowie, Denys McEvedy, Robin Ford, 3rd John Bruce, Ken McLaren, Dave McDonnell September 25 Campbell Trophy: 1st B. White, M. Watson, D Thomas, 2nd J. Bruce, P. Gibson, D. Watson, 3rd D. Hickman, D. Thorne, P. Burrows September 28 Anama Tray: 1st Brent Manson, Milly Foggo, 2nd Bruce Harper, Wayne McCarthy, 3rd Graeme Bishop, Jenny Mitchell, 4th Graham Clarke, Mick Buchanan, 5th Margaret Eder, Leonie Spargo October 6 Todd Cup Open Fours - Sponsor Skip 2 It: 1st P. Whinham, D. Gutberlet, S. Holdom, V. Whinham, 2nd C. Carter, R. Fenson, W. Carter, L. Fenson, 3rd G. Bishop, A. Crawford, G. Dowie, A. Sargisson, 4th R. Greaney , B. White, M. Reid, A. Reid

■■ Squash Celtic Squash Club September 30 Team 2 beat Team 3 10-4: Adam Clement beat Billy Nolan 3-1, Melissa Wilson beat Rob Giles 2-1, Rebecca Abernethy drew with Hamish Trott 2-2, Jan Lee beat Jonny Stanway 3-0.

Team 5 beat Team 9 9-4: Chris O’Reilly beat James McCloy 3-0, Chris Lima beat Chris Thompson 3-0, Shane Muckle beat Brendon Clark 3-1, Hannah O’Reilly lost to Kate Williams 0-3.

Team 8 beat Team 6 7-5: Jimmy Hunn lost to Julie Smith 1-2, Blair Horrell lost to Nathan Forbes 1-3, Reece Wallington beat Hayden Robinson 3-0, Chrissie Stratford beat Sarah Forbes 2-0.

October 2 Team 1 lost to Team 7 5-9: Nick Marshall lost to Paul Cousins 0-3, Phil Andrew lost to James Bowker 1-2, Amy Muckle beat Nicky Dryland 3-1, Megan Bell lost to Tate Dryland 1-3.

Team 10 beat Team 4 11-3: Ben Kruger beat Mick Hooper 3-1, Jordy Hooper drew with Ian Dolden 2-2, Steve Devereux beat Charlotte Smith 3-0, Kate Williams beat Johnny Stanway 3-0.

DRAWS ■■ Bowls MSA Bowling Club October 11 Skips entered MSA Bowling Club Half Day Triples - 12.30pm Sponsored by Skip2It Flooring Xtra D Muir, R Mitchell, D Kinvig, G Sparks, B Williams, T Inwood, G Taylor, N Atkinson, B Harrison, B Hopwood, R Anstiss, E Maw, A McKenzie, M Anderson, D Hickman, J Argyle Whites or Club Shirts to be worn, $21.00 team entry. If unavailable please phone D Muir 3086466

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■■GOLF

■■ATHLETICS

Wareing makes history

Championships ‘the best ever’

Methven golfer Simon Wareing has this season achieved something it’s believed no other golfer has ever achieved in the town.

Wareing played in a total of 13 match play events this season, and won every single one of them.

Methven Golf Club golf co-ordinator Bruce Dickson said it was believed to have been the first time in the club’s 95-year history that anyone had gone through an entire season unbeaten in match play.

That unbeaten run resulted in Wareing being presented with an impressive haul of trophies at the Methven Golf Club presentation day on Saturday.

He took out the Duff Trophy with James Anderson, the intermediate club championship (thanks to beating Anderson in the final), the senior knockout competition and the Bush Cup (with Dayle Lucas, who he also beat in the senior knockout final).

To round out his unbeaten season, Wareing won his match on the last hole in the annual Gun Club/Golf Club challenge.

Right – Simon Wareing, with the haul of trophies he won at the Methven Golf Club this season.

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The 2019 World Athletics Championships in Doha were the “best we have ever had” in terms of athletic performance, says IAAF chief Lord Coe. And Coe once again defended the hosting of the event in Qatar as the 10-day competition drew to a close.

There has been criticism of the poor attendances and scheduling, while issues of alleged human rights abuses in Qatar were raised.

“Our sport is in pretty good shape,” said the Briton.

“It is pretty clear to us on athlete performance this is the best World Championships we have ever had.”

USA sprinter Allyson Felix broke Usain Bolt’s record for the most World Championship gold medals, winning her 12th in the 4x400m mixed relay and her 13th in the women’s event – 11 months after giving birth.

Other highlights included Felix’s fellow American Dalilah Muhammad improving her own world record in the 400m hurdles, while Dina Asher-Smith became the first British athlete to win three medals at a major global championships.

Elsewhere, the USA’s Noah Lyles outlined his potential as Bolt’s heir apparent with 200m gold and Mutaz Essa Barshim thrilled the home crowd by retaining his high jump title.

“It is really important the sport moves around the world, and it cannot forge its relationships based on political structures or transitory political systems,” added Coe. “Fundamentally, I believe sport is the best diplomat we have.”

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■■OPINION

■■UFC

Log o’ Wood returns home I f you ever wanted to see an example of how much the Ranfurly Shield still means in New Zealand rugby circles, you got one on Saturday night.

After almost a year of calling Dunedin home, the Ranfurly Shield has come back to Christchurch, and Canterbury rugby’s biggest fans probably still have the biggest smiles on their faces to show for it.

It was a tight game, where intercept tries both ways were followed by Tim Bateman being sinbinned with just a few minutes to go.

Otago pounced on the oneman advantage and scored a try which narrowed the gap to seven with less than five minutes to go.

It was game on.

And the tension was palpable, even through the television screen.

The passionate Otago crowd were on their feet and making a

The Ashburton Golf Club could not have asked for a better day to throw its doors open to the public on Sunday.

With clear blue skies above, it was a perfect day for golf, and a great day for the Ashburton Golf Club’s open day.

Aimed at all ages and stages, equipment and coaching was supplied, as the Ashburton club showcased what its course and driving range had to offer.

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hang of a lot of noise, but when the conversion missed their heads were in their hands.

And when their side gave away an easily kickable penalty with only a couple of minutes to go, which Canterbury converted, the realisation that the shield would be leaving Dunedin started to sink in.

Otago kept fighting right until the end, but when the final whistle went it was the visiting side’s fans who were celebrating, with their side having taken a 10-point win.

Methven lad Dallas McLeod and his team-mates threw their

hands up in the air in celebration and there were high-fives all around.

It was a win that meant a lot to everyone, but probably most of all to players like McLeod, for whom it was the first time lifting the shield aloft.

It’s a proud moment for anyone, and something that only a select few of the country’s elite players get to experience.

I have no doubt that the celebrations on Saturday night reflected that.

On the flip side, though, it was a sad day for Otago fans, who will remember the moment their side took the shield off Waikato almost a year ago, like it was yesterday.

It had been a long time since the Otago team had held the shield in their province for that amount of time, and it no doubt did plenty of good for the region, you just needed to look at the crowd there on Saturday

night to know that.

It was always going to be a cracker game, and it looked like a fair few Canterbury supporters anticipated that, and made the trip down to help bring the shield home.

Otago managed to produce six successful defences, but a seventh against a strong Canterbury side was just a bridge too far.

As Michael Collins handed the Log o’ Wood over to Luke Whitelock a big cheer went up in the crowd, and after the now well-known Reuben Thorne chant was belted out – with the legend himself of course there as part of the side’s coaching staff – many a kiss was planted on the shield that has such a proud history.

Now, the shield is in Christchurch and if we can hold onto it, who knows, maybe the team will bring it on a bit of a tour around the region like they would have in the good old days.

Adesanya just getting started The Kiwi who has officially become one of the biggest stars in one of the world’s fastest growing sports says he’s just getting started.

Israel Adesanya’s knockout win over Kiwi-born Australian Robert Whittaker at UFC 243 in Melbourne on Sunday cemented his place at the summit of the mixed martial arts world.

It was a crowning moment in a meteoric rise for the talented 30-year-old, whose family emigrated from Nigeria when he was 11.

With no lack of charm and confidence in front of a camera or microphone, he’s now alongside Irishman Conor McGregor as a superstar of his sport.

UFC senior executive Lawrence Epstein said the scale of it all was just the tip of the iceberg for the uber-confident Kiwi.

“Israel Adesanya can fill stadiums anywhere in the world.

“There’s no doubt that this guy is gong to be a huge star, he’s incredibly charismatic.”

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■■MOTOR RACING

Lap records in serious danger at Bathurst Holden drivers are confident aerodynamic changes to their Commodores have closed the gap on Ford’s runaway Mustangs ahead of this weekend’s Supercars showpiece, the Bathurst 1000.

But Holden star Shane van Gisbergen is not so sure.

Van Gisbergen looked to have been one of the great beneficiaries of the Commodores’ updated aero packages when they were introduced at the last round in New Zealand, the Auckland SuperSprint.

The Kiwi jumped from fourth to second on the championship, winning one race and finishing second in the other at Pukekohe in what appeared to be a changing of the guard.

Supercars experts believed the aero changes had significantly

the aero changes have improved Holden’s speed, turned the Bathurst form predicting record lap times guide on its head. at Bathurst and Ford’s domDefending series inant series leader Scott champion McLaughlin McLaughlin to be looking was the hot tip to claim nervously in his rear-view a maiden Bathurst after mirror. a record 17 race wins this But instead of being quiseason and grabbing a etly confident of winning remarkable 598-point a maiden Bathurst title, championship lead over van Gisbergen surprisingly nearest rival van Gisberclaimed his Red Bull Racing gen. team still had plenty of work However, Whincup to do to get up to speed bereckoned nothing could fore the Great Race. be taken for granted “It’s an unknown,” he said.

Shane van Gisbergen in his Commodore. thanks to Holden’s re“Obviously the new aero “We spent our test day trying to jigged Commodores. changes got us closer at All Commodores on the grid Pukekohe but the car was out of figure that out, trying to balance received a revised package for balance there (after aero chang- the car but it’s still an unknown.”

But fellow Red Bull Racing driv- Pukekohe after official approval, es).

“It put a lot of downforce to the er and seven-time series cham- featuring an extended front unrear, which is not what we wanted. pion Jamie Whincup believes dertray and new Gurney flap, a

device on the rear wing that increases speed and faster cornering.

“We were going to be a long shot before the aero changes at New Zealand, now I feel the cars are as even as they can be – we are certainly in with a shot,” Whincup said of the changes.

Whincup’s co-driver and seven-time Bathurst champion Craig Lowndes not only predicted Holden to be in the mix but expected lap records to fall.

“The aero update on the Commodore is a good thing.

“It looks like it has closed the gap (on Ford),” he said.

“We won’t know until we get to Bathurst but I think the pace of the race and qualifying is going to be quicker.

“I expect lap records.”

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■■BOWLS

Familiar names back on Todd Cup Sending one of his first ever bowls rolling down the green during the Todd Cup fours tournament at the Allenton Bowling Club on Sunday, was Manu Otene (left).

It was Otene’s maiden bowls tournament, and it was eventually taken out by some familiar faces in local bowling circles.

The winning team was skipped

by Peter Whinham, who played alongside Diane Gutberlet, Sandra Holdom and Valmai Whinham.

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■■METHVEN CUP

Cup build-up on in earnest Defending New Zealand Trotting Cup champion Thefixer will begin his bid to reclaim his title in New Zealand harness racing’s greatest event in Sunday’s Methven Cup. The six-year-old gelding, who hasn’t raced since finishing second behind A G’s White Socks in the Rangiora Classic back in April is one of eight horses who will contest the $30,000 Group Three event and one of three runners from the powerhouse stable of Mark Purdon and Natalie Rasmussen.

The All Stars stable will also be represented by both Chase Auckland and Ashley Locaz who are coming off polar opposite performances in last Friday night’s Canterbury Classic.

The latter was very good in his first run for the season, hitting the line with real strength while Chase Auckland misbehaved at the start and then was ordinary afterwards.

The trio will be joined by five other runners who while lacking in the class department compared to them, will all put their best

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hooves forward on the grass track surface.

Noted grass track performers Clasina Maria and Airpark Flyer will draw support while up and coming pacers Gran Chico and Smokin By offer up the unknown aspect of the race.

Hail Christian from the Paul Court stable is the eighth runner in the field.

Thefixer, who the Guardian understands is currently domiciled at the Woodend Beach stable of Regan Todd, has had an interrupted preparation thus far through niggling injuries however all reports in the past week have been very positive for the son of Bettor’s Delight.

With Spankem currently dominating both lead up races and the betting markets for the race on November 12, there will be high interest in the grass track feature due to his absence to see who steps up and asks to be counted.

Big fields will be the order of the day on Sunday with 11 races programmed for the meeting following the first meeting of the season being transferred to Ashburton after inclemNatalie Rasmussen and Thefixer were a happy team after last year’s NZ Cup. ent weather.

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Wanganui Greyhound Racing Club Venue: Hatrick Raceway Meeting Date: 09 Oct 2019 NZ Meeting number: 3 Doubles: 1 and 2; 3 and 4; 5 and 6; 7 and 8; 9 and 10 Trebles: 1, 2 and 3; 4, 5 and 6; 8, 9 and 10 1 12.03pm ABSOLUTELY ELECTRICAL C0, 305m 1 6 Small Dukie nwtd A &......................Williams 2 65536 Big Time Ivy nwtd................................L Cole 3 867x Bigtime Layla nwtd.......................S J Phillips 4 33752 Gemmas Dilemma nwtd.............J McInerney 5 62243 Big Time May nwtd..............................L Cole 6 7 Freckle nwtd...............................J McInerney 7 42266 Spring Comet nwtd D &..............J MacAuley 8 42826 Mickey Mowhawk nwtd................. D Denbee 9 78537 Hopcorn nwtd A &............................Williams 10 567 Dewie nwtd............................... S Gommans 2 12.20pm WHANGANUI CHRONICLE C1/2, 305m 1 2117x Frizzled 17.81...............................M Roberts 2 27344 Idol Patches 17.71.............................M Flipp 3 76121 Homebush Rieko 17.89.............J McInerney 4 82128 Collect A Dream 17.91.......................M Flipp 5 43732 Tiger Uppercut 17.89........................... L Bell 6 33163 Barbarossa Boy 17.74................B Goldsack 7 32533 Guru’s Choice 17.76 A &.................Williams

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11 Whistling Cloud 55.5..................... Scratched 12 7 Arabia (10) 55.5..........................M Cameron 13 66 Fonts de L’Algar 55.5.................... Scratched 14 8 Queen Kamada 55.5..................... Scratched 15 6857 Power Of Hope (7) 55.5...............T Thornton 16 Dawnting (8) 57.5 17 Laureate (4) 57.5...........................O Bosson 18 8x Marroni (9) 57.5............................... C Grylls 19 0 Hugh Glass (1) 57.5 Emergencies: Power Of Hope, Dawnting, Laureate, Marroni, Hugh Glass 3 2.14pm NZB INSURANCE PEARL SERIES RACE MAIDEN $10,000, MDN F&M, 1300m 1 4455x Rip Em Up (8) 57.5...................... D Johnson 2 872x2 Wondering 57.5............................. Scratched 3 08x2 Soft Hearted (1) 57.5......................V Colgan 4 67x43 Let Me Tell Ya (12) 57.5.................... T Harris 5 34 Simona (9) 57.5.................................R Elliot 6 3057x Recension (2) 57.5.......................D Mansour 7 369x Torque Straight (5) 57.5...................S Collett 8 90007 Famous Belle (3) 57.5.............C Burdan (a3) 9 6x987 Furious Walk (7) 57.5.......................J Riddell 10 x0700 Just Kate (4) 57.5........................ L Satherley 11 24x20 Aalaalune (11) 55.........................T Thornton 12 7 Arabia (6) 55...............................M Cameron 13 6857 Power Of Hope 55......................... Scratched 14 7 River Rising (10) 55......................... S Spratt 4 2.49pm PITCH SPORTS BAR & LUCKY LIZARD MAIDEN $10,000, MDN, 1200m 1 4 Hierarchy (4) 58.5..........................O Bosson

2 8308x Count Conti 58.5........................... Scratched 3 Thunder (11) 58.5...................C Burdan (a3) 4 5 War Path (12) 58.5..........................V Colgan 5 366x3 Craftyaffair (8) 56.5..........................S Collett 6 23x Kylie Bax (7) 56.5......................... D Johnson 7 Duraaj (2) 56.5............................M Cameron 8 Lum Reek (13) 56.5 9 0 Hugh Glass (5) 56..............................L Innes 10 58x Rockley Beach (6) 54..... A Goindasamy (a2) 11 Istina (9) 54..................................D Mansour 12 Montana Mist (10) 54...................T Thornton 13 Tradition (1) 54............................M Coleman 14 6x7 Pontiac (3) 58.5................................ C Grylls 15 7 Without Flaw 54............................ Scratched Emergencies: Pontiac, Without Flaw 5 3.29pm STARLIGHT CINEMA CENTRE $10,000, Rating 65 Benchmark*, 1200m 1 8x61x San Siro 59................................... Scratched 2 1 Top Brass t (10) 59.........................O Bosson 3 0553x Miss Valencia (9) 58......................... T Harris 4 1750x Pont Alma (3) 58.............................V Colgan 5 53709 Colorado Bay m (2) 57.5..............J Kam (a4) 6 280x0 Makabar (5) 57.5...................S Johnson (a4) 7 7x42x Lady Lira m (11) 57..................... L Satherley 8 1900x Charlie Zulu d (8) 57........................S Collett 9 129x5 The Fugitive (6) 56.5........................ S Spratt 10 x197x Ensemble d (7) 56.5...........................R Elliot 11 57x75 Maybeashowoff (1) 55.5.A Goindasamy (a2) 12 64x1 Lilikoi td (4) 54.5........................... D Johnson 6 4.04pm GENERATION HOMES TAUPO MAIDEN

$10,000, MDN 3YO, 1100m 1 2270x Challa 57.5.................................... Scratched 2 636x Patch Prince (9) 57.5....................... C Grylls 3 00x86 King Midas (12) 57.5....................T Thornton 4 Shadow Runner (7) 57.5....................L Innes 5 Kirra Lad (8) 57.5................S Weatherley (a) 6 2x2 Burgundy Rose b (3) 55.5.......C Burdan (a3) 7 33x7x Vino Bella (1) 55.5 8 4 Show The Love (13) 55.5 9 Can I Get An Amen (6) 55.5 10 Double Expresso (4) 55.5............D Mansour 11 Miss Mirabelle (14) 55.5 12 Riverfalls (10) 55.5......................M Cameron 13 7 Without Flaw (5) 55.5...................... S McKay 14 8x Qiji Melody (11) 55.5.................... D Johnson 15 0x Valtteri (2) 57.5.............................J Kam (a4) 16 Montana Mist 55.5........................ Scratched Emergencies: Qiji Melody, Valtteri, Montana Mist 7 4.39pm PLACEMAKERS TAUPO $11,000, Rating 72 Benchmark, 1100m 1 5355x Island Bay d (6) 59.5..........................R Elliot 2 62320 Ottavio tm (10) 59.................R Beemud (a4) 3 1x13x Blood Warrior mb (4) 58..................V Colgan 4 9626x Bolt From The Blue t (7) 58.............. T Harris 5 x9455 Fortune Patch (5) 58............ T Yanagida (a2) 6 6518x Carillion tm (9) 56.5.............S Weatherley (a) 7 x420x Pierina (2) 55.5............................ D Johnson 8 596x7 Walkin’ By (8) 55.5......... A Goindasamy (a2) 9 8x61x San Siro (1) 55.5............ K Chowdhoory (a2) 10 62160 Pincanto (3) 55.........................E McCall (a3)

8 5.14pm HIGGINS TAUPO MAIDEN $10,000, MDN, 1800m 1 60530 Captain Reg (1) 58.5....................T Thornton 2 57854 Man Power (2) 58.5.........................V Colgan 3 847x0 Fiery Dragon (12) 58.5................M Cameron 4 0 Uluaki (5) 58.5 5 270x4 Acacia (10) 56.5...........................D Mansour 6 674 Mood (13) 56.5............................M Coleman 7 54x54 Verbier (4) 56.5...................S Weatherley (a) 8 85306 Global Diamond (14) 56.5..................R Elliot 9 x6099 Oh What Fun (11) 56.5...........J Fawcett (a1) 10 98x0 Rio Belle 56.5................................ Scratched 11 808x8 Two Madison (9) 56.5....................... C Grylls 12 089 Zareeba (7) 56.5............................O Bosson 13 55 Gone West (8) 56.............................S Collett 14 76 Border Leicester (6) 56................... S McKay 15 00800 Valhexa (3) 56.5......................C Burdan (a3) Blinkers on: Furious Walk (R3), San Siro (R7), Acacia, Valhexa (R8) Blinkers off: Torque Straight (R3), Kylie Bax (R4), Lady Lira (R5) Winkers on: Pokuru Grace (R2) Winkers off: Colorado Bay, Ensemble (R5) Pacifiers off: Maybeashowoff (R5) SELECTIONS

7 1.48pm ACCELL LEADING THE WAY IN CANINE THERAPY C1 C1, 520m 1 22188 Skinny Binny 30.94 R &.......................Voyce 2 75321 Big Time Benny nwtd..........................L Cole 3 45253 True Testament 30.59...................B Hodgson 4 55535 Slam It nwtd...............................J McInerney 5 78648 Jetlag Jag 31.34.........................J McInerney 6 483F8 Secret Babe nwtd.........................S J Phillips 7 663F7 Zipping Romeo nwtd J &......................D Bell 8 36343 Replica Rango nwtd............................ N Udy 9 7688F Bionic Boy 30.92...........................M Goodier 8 2.05pm LIQUORLAND WANGANUI C1 C1, 305m 1 76581 Taranaki Brie 18.16.......................... C Brider 2 51877 Homebush Shea 17.91............. S Gommans 3 32847 Bigtime Champ 17.66 A &................Williams 4 23412 Big Time Nash nwtd............................L Cole 5 45332 Tynecastle Flyer 17.79 R &..................Voyce 6 34574 Zara Daiken 17.93.............................. N Udy 7 15776 Bigtime Boy 17.76........................ P B Briggs 8 7687x Niamh’s Way 17.81.......................P Blanche 9 37848 Homebush Demi 18.02..............J McInerney 10 18887 Princess Pea 17.94.............................. L Bell 9 2.22pm PALAMOUNTAINS SCIENTIFIC NUTRITION

C1 C1, 305m 1 66376 Blitzem Gem 18.03................... S Gommans 2 37236 Epic Spark 18.00................................ B Hunt 3 67765 Bigtime Hannah 17.80................ D P Symes 4 22364 Big Time Prickle 17.92 A &..............Williams 5 67313 Sedgebrook Saint 17.78......................F Kite 6 17764 Just Like Harry 17.93.......................... N Udy 7 37364 Choice Sister 18.21..........................C Morris 8 54545 Thrilling Ivy 18.10...................... K Gommans 9 37848 Homebush Demi 18.02..............J McInerney 10 57888 Bigtime Claws nwtd A &...................Williams 10 2.39pm FIRST SECURITY C1 C1, 520m 1 36165 Bigtime Ava 30.70............................. P Clark 2 42675 Bigtime Rosie 31.03 G &......... S Fredrickson 3 48675 Jay Grim nwtd J &................................D Bell 4 25452 Opawa Tai 30.66................................. N Udy 5 46644 Arm Turner nwtd.........................J McInerney 6 32363 Bigtime Alfie 30.09..............................L Cole 7 58876 Rose And Crown 30.32.................M Goodier 8 111 Thrilling Amelia 30.66...................... K Walsh 9 7688F Bionic Boy 30.92...........................M Goodier

4 3.54pm THE ROCK 95.23FM C1 C1, 305m

1 74377 Yee Coo Coo 18.01....................J McInerney 2 5327x Dyna Frankie nwtd........................M Roberts 3 x7858 Mustang Moo nwtd.............................. N Udy 4 66238 Zara Fab 18.10.................................... N Udy 5 42734 Black Mags nwtd...............................S Stone 6 11472 Sedgebrook Lover 18.16......................F Kite 7 84777 Flying Huey 17.88..................... K Gommans 8 37535 Big Time Rose 18.27 A &.................Williams 9 37848 Homebush Demi 18.02..............J McInerney 10 66787 Inky Dinky Jewel nwtd......................L Doody

Race 1: Manrico, Motley Crue, Ronaldo’s Dream, Ruiz, Excitonic Race 2: Excitonic, Wild West, Whispering Wind, Acting Up Race 3: Aalaalune, Soft Hearted, Let Me Tell Ya, Simona, Arabia Race 4: Hierarchy, Kylie Bax, Duraaj, Craftyaffair, Thunder Race 5: Ensemble, The Fugitive, Lady Lira, Lilikoi, Top Brass Race 6: Burgundy Rose, Vino Bella, Shadow Runner, Patch Prince Race 7: Blood Warrior, Carillion, Bolt From The Blue, Island Bay Race 8: Verbier, Acacia, Gone West, Zareeba, Mood

Wanganui dogs Today at Hatrick Raceway

8 73127 Bigtime Kylie 17.82..................... D P Symes 9 37848 Homebush Demi 18.02..............J McInerney 10 18887 Princess Pea 17.94.............................. L Bell 3 12.38pm AON CPF C1/2 C1/2, 305m 1 22814 Shamrock Green 17.88...............B Goldsack 2 5F456 Big Time Dusty 18.09..........................L Cole 3 55451 Nuclear Jewel nwtd..........................L Doody 4 88868 Bigtime Kiowa nwtd A &...................Williams 5 44827 Dino The Fox 17.75.......................M Roberts 6 43432 Bigtime On Track 17.77........................F Kite 7 57118 Ahuroa Princess 17.97....................R Murray 8 56177 Go Stopper 17.95...............................M Flipp 9 37848 Homebush Demi 18.02..............J McInerney 10 58868 Bigtime Ronnie nwtd.......................... I Howe 4 12.55pm RIVERCITY GAS C1 C1, 520m 1 65636 Valve Bouncing nwtd........................... N Udy 2 43136 Summer Glee nwtd....................J McInerney 3 84565 Bigtime Baxter nwtd.................... D P Symes 4 46343 Diamond Geezer 30.88.................M Goodier 5 42214 Big Time Gina nwtd.............................L Cole 6 67222 Pick A Pascal nwtd G &.......... S Fredrickson 7 63115 Thrilling Nina 30.51.......................... K Walsh 8 65366 Midnight Molly 30.46....................B Hodgson

9 7688F Bionic Boy 30.92...........................M Goodier 5 1.13pm HATRICK DASH C1 C1, 305m 1 17654 Smash Charger 17.66..................... L A Hunt 2 67635 Double Change nwtd................ S Gommans 3 63635 Slick As Jewels 18.75............ L E Dunkerton 4 4787x Rising Hawke 17.99.........................C Morris 5 64176 Mister Booze 18.09......................J McArthur 6 18887 Small Paige nwtd A &.......................Williams 7 51316 Pretty Belinda 17.99............................W Kite 8 38547 Mr. Postman 17.85.............................. N Udy 9 37848 Homebush Demi 18.02..............J McInerney 10 58868 Bigtime Ronnie nwtd.......................... I Howe 6 1.30 BOOK YOUR FUNCTION@HATRICK C1, 305m 1 88667 Judge Me Jackie 17.91................... L Pearce 2 74654 Rockoneva nwtd...........................B Hodgson 3 81816 Morning Sun 18.00....................J McInerney 4 57566 Chat Ya Later nwtd............................. I Howe 5 42763 Star Secret 18.26 A &......................Williams 6 52466 Hashtag Blessed 17.81....................... N Udy 7 51763 So Severe 17.89..............................C Morris 8 78421 Sedgebrook Sally 17.98.......................F Kite 9 37848 Homebush Demi 18.02..............J McInerney 10 66787 Inky Dinky Jewel nwtd......................L Doody

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

Wanganui dogs Today at Hatrick Raceway

9 37848 Homebush Demi 18.02..............J McInerney 10 57888 Bigtime Claws nwtd A &...................Williams 2 3.19pm J P PRINT PETONE C1 C1, 305m 1 17564 Uno Eleven 17.75................................ N Udy 2 38465 Scoobasi 17.68..................................M Flipp 3 61111 Thrilling Peta 18.04.......................... K Walsh 4 78635 No Mug 17.90..................................C Morris 5 58845 Andrea’s Magic nwtd........................... N Udy 6 51 Johny Mowhawk 18.04.................. D Denbee 7 85426 Small Boy 18.32 A &........................Williams 8 17584 Cool Wolf 17.86.............................. D Donlon 9 37848 Homebush Demi 18.02..............J McInerney

10 58868 Bigtime Ronnie nwtd.......................... I Howe 3 3.37pm WANGANUI TOYOTA C1 C1, 305m 1 58864 Unfashionable nwtd............................. N Udy 2 41856 Hurricane Al 17.85...........................C Morris 3 6566x Clansman Douglas 18.16............B Goldsack 4 53558 Big Time Rusty nwtd...........................L Cole 5 27438 Bigtime Jasper nwtd A &..................Williams 6 21215 Spring Poppy 18.02 D &..............J MacAuley 7 66547 De Blonde 17.78................................ B Hunt 8 22335 Bright Concept 17.84........................... L Bell 9 37848 Homebush Demi 18.02..............J McInerney 10 57888 Bigtime Claws nwtd A &...................Williams

1 32345 Shadow Girl 17.75...........................C Morris 2 3F366 Smalltime Johnny 18.11 A &............Williams 3 88x54 Killer Frost 18.19...............................P Taylor 4 61556 Dream On Dreamer 17.91...............M Olden 5 24453 Token Pick nwtd.................................. N Udy 6 78748 Empty Pocket 18.08............................ N Udy 7 356F7 Uno Again 17.71.................................. L Bell 8 55243 Elsa Blueblood nwtd..................J McInerney 9 37848 Homebush Demi 18.02..............J McInerney 10 66787 Inky Dinky Jewel nwtd......................L Doody 5 4.12pm ADEPT ACCOUNTANTS C1 C1, 305m

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

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Ashburton Guardian 19

■■SHAUNE RITCHIE

■■TE AKAU SHARK

Future looking bright

Cox Plate on the horizon

Cambridge trainer Shaune Ritchie is looking forward to stepping smart four-year-old Swords Drawn through his grades this spring after the gelding broke maiden ranks over 1400m at Hastings on Saturday.

Ridden by Opie Bosson, Swords Drawn won by two and threequarter lengths at his 11th start, having placed on five occasions and competed well at stakes level as a three-year-old.

“He is obviously a very talented horse.

“He split the Derby and the Oaks winners in the Wellington Stakes (Gr.3, 1600m) and he ran third in the Salver (Listed, 2100m) close up behind Cutadeel,” Ritchie said.

“The interesting part with him is whether he is going to be one of those horses who is going to be a solid miler because he has a bit of a turn of foot, or whether he is going to get over ground.

“He is by Camelot out of a Zabeel mare so that is a lethal cross for getting a little bit further.

“I guess we just have to play it by ear as to whether he is ready for 2000m and we will get a line from his jockeys as to whether we try him over 2000m at Christmas time or whether we stick to the mile.

“He is in a unique position where he is still a rating 65 horse and he can go to the premier meetings going through the grades which will give him plenty of confidence.

“You’d like to think he would be highly competitive in those.

“We would like to try and get him in those open miles or those cup style races just after Christmas with no weight on his back.

“That will be the key targets with him.

“We will have a little bit of fun and bank some money and when we do get to the open company then we are going to have a crack with hopefully some decent prizemoney in the bank before we get there.”

Ritchie also has much to look forward to from his pair of smart three-year-old fillies Jennifer Eccles ($10) and Bella Mente ($21) which remain on track for a tilt at the Gr.1 gavelhouse. com New Zealand 1000 Guineas (1600m).

Bella Mente showed she was back on track with an eye catching second placing over 1200m at Te Rapa on Friday behind Chiaretta,

Opie Bosson and Swords Drawn make a formidable team on the track. bouncing off a disappointing fresh-up performance where she suffered a cardiac arrhythmia and finished last.

“She is in great order and I thought we might have got that other filly,” Ritchie said.

“That lack of a recent run just sort of told on her the last bit.

“She will take her place in either the Soliloquy (Gr.3, 1400m) or the Sarten (Gr.2, 1400m). If she has got a hiccup, it is that she needs good ground.

“She will run at whichever track provides the best surface.

If they are both good tracks then we can go by barrier.”

Ritchie said he felt $21 about the daughter of El Roca in the Guineas was overs and he hoped to go one better than her halfsister Bella Gioia, who ran second in the fillies feature in 2016.

The Cambridge trainer said he had a couple of options for Jennifer Eccles, who will also be nominated for the Soliloquy

Stakes at Ellerslie on October 26.

“She is in a luxurious position, where though she is stakes placed, she is still a maiden,” Ritchie said.

“We have the option of running her in a maiden race if we are looking for a softer kill.”

Jennifer Eccles was first-pastthe-post at Hawke’s Bay two starts back before being relegated for interference to Kali and endured a checkered-passage at the same venue when fourth in the Gr.2 Gold Trail Stakes (1400m) last start.

“Because of the fact she has been knocked around a fair bit, I have spent more time in the Steward’s Room with her than any horse in my life,” Ritchie said.

“It would be nice to see her drop back and get to the outside and get home in a weaker race which the Soliloquy is likely to be.

“She has a very quick turn of foot and there is probably a

length between those top fillies, there is not much between them.

“I don’t think one is more dominant than the other so I think it will come down to the best ride, the best run, and the best prepared horse in the Guineas.”

Meanwhile, Ritchie reports The Good Fight is coming home next week after finishing 10th in the Gr.3 Bart Cummings (2500m) at Flemington on Saturday.

“He will have 10 days off before he flies home, have 10 days in the water walker and we will see how he comes to hand over Christmas.

“We will set him for the Auckland Cup (Gr.1, 3200m) and if he runs well we can revisit Melbourne next year.

“He still has a bit of growing to do despite his age.

“He wasn’t up to them yet and now we realise that we will retreat quietly and get our confidence back.”

A Gr.1 Cox Plate (2040m) tilt has been confirmed for Te Akau Shark.

The Jamie Richards-trained gelding finished runner-up to Kolding in Saturday’s Gr.1 Epsom Handicap (1600m) and his connections have elected to head straight towards the Moonee Valley feature on October 26.

“He likes his races being spaced a little bit,” trainer Jamie Richards said.

“He’s not the best of eaters and he is a little bit day-to-day with his soundness, but we have got him well under control now.

“We would certainly like to take him down to Victoria and show him off.”

Te Akau Shark was purchased

by Te Akau principal David Ellis out of Lyndhurst Farm’s 2016 New Zealand Bloodstock Ready to Run Sale of 2YOs Sale for $230,000.

Part-owned by Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks captain Paul Gallen, Te Akau Shark has won five of his nine career starts including the Gr.2 Coupland’s Bakeries Mile (1600m) and Gr.3 Red Badge Spring Sprint (1400m).

Meanwhile New Zealand-bred galloper Humidor may have only placed tenth in his three resuming runs since returning to racing this spring, but his connections have been pleased with his continued improvement.

The Ciaron Maher and David Eustace-trained seven-year-old had been on the sidelines with injury since his third-placing in the Cox Plate last year.

He returned in August in the Gr.1 Memsie Stakes (1400m) at Caulfield before lining up in the Gr.1 Makybe Diva Stakes (1600m) at Flemington last month, before returning to Caulfield to contest the Gr.1 Underwood Stakes (1800m).

“Humidor has made steady improvement through each run,” Maher said.

“He just needs to draw a gate so we can actually put him into the race, so he is not turning in last and having a mountain of work to do.”

The son of Teofilo holds nominations for the Gr.1 Cox Plate (2040m), Gr.1 Caulfield Cup (2400m), and Gr.1 Melbourne Cup (3200m).

Hawtin returns to training ranks in fine style Keith Hawtin has made a flying start to his resumption as a trainer, headlined by a treble at Te Rapa on Friday.

The Te Awamutu trainer has recently renewed his license to take up the running of his son Brendon’s barn after he accepted a position with Trent Busuttin and Natalie Young in Victoria.

“He rang after each race and told me he got them ready for me,” Hawtin quipped, regarding his winning treble.

“I think Brendon has made the right move. It was too good to turn down and he has got Simply Optimistic over there now and Animator will get ready here and he will head over there after Christmas.

“He will be competitive on the flat in some of those staying races, and over jumps, that is his forte.”

Hawtin, who had been running his son’s Te Awamutu stable, said he is enjoying being back in the training ranks.

“I have got to do something with myself and I kept Te Awamutu going with a few horses Brendon, my

wife and I own, as well as a few local owners,” Hawtin said.

“When Brendon decided to go to Australia I thought I’d have to get my licence out anyway.

“I’m only going to sit on about 16 horses and that’s with about eight clients that we have had from day one.

“I’m looking forward to seeing

what happens over the next 12 months.”

While he is looking ahead, Hawtin was delighted to record a treble at Te Rapa, a feat he previously attained with Graeme Rogerson.

“We have had a couple of doubles and have just got beaten in the third one. It’s nice to have a winner, let alone three.”

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Phone Adi 027 220 8791 or Sue-ann 021 679 348.

10.30am - 3pm ASHBURTON AVIATION MUSEUM. A great selection of over 30 aircraft from the past to the future on display. Open daily with extended hours on a Saturday and Wednesday. Ashburton airport, Seafield Road.

10.45am MSA TAI CHI. Seated exercises suitable for people with limited mobility. MSA Social Hall, Havelock Street (not school holidays).

10.45am ALLENTON CROQUET CLUB. Golf Croquet. Allenton Sports Club, Cavendish Street.

1pm - 4pm ASHBURTON DISTRICT FAMILY HISTORY GROUP. Open for research, visitors welcome.

Ashburton Heritage Centre, West Street.

Closed most public holidays.

1.15pm ALLENTON CROQUET CLUB. Association Croquet. Allenton Sports Club, Cavendish Street.

1.15pm WAIREKA CROQUET CLUB. Golf Croquet doubles, new players welcome.

Waireka Croquet Club, Philip Street.

1.30pm AGE CONCERN STEADY AS YOU GO. Supportive fall prevention group, all abilities welcome. Phone Age Concern 308 6817.

Buffalo Lodge rooms, Cox Street.

5pm (sharp) RUN AND WALK ASHBURTON. Wednesday walks, 5km town circuit for all walking abilities and fitness levels. Meet on Philip Street beside the Croquet lawn.

6.30pm THE MID CANTERBURY LINE DANCERS. Beginners learn to Line Dance (6.30pm), lower Intermediate/intermediate (7.30pm9pm). Instructor Annette Fyfe. Phone 0274 813 131, Tinwald Hall, Graham Street.

7.30pm GLENYS’ DANCE GROUP. Sequence dancing, all welcome. Pipe Band Hall, Corner Queens Drive and Creek Road.

7.30pm ASHBURTON SCOTTISH COUNTRY DANCE CLUB. Weekly fitness, fun and friendship. Contact Elizabeth 308 5437. Buffalo Hall, 20 Cox Street.

7.30pm ASHBURTON PHOTORAPHIC SOCIETY. Results of 3rd open. Seniors Centre, Cameron Street.

For 5 - 12 year olds, no booking needed, gold coin donation. St David’s Union Church, 48 Allens Road, Allenton.

9.30am - 12.30pm ASHBURTON TOY LIBRARY. Open Thursday and Saturday mornings for toy hire. Victoria Street, The Triangle.

9.30am - 4pm ASHBURTON MENZSHED. Come and join fellow sheddies for some fun and fellowship make/fix something in our new workshops. 8 William Street.

9.30am - 4pm ST JOHN SHOP. Opportunity shop open daily, donations welcome. 129 Tancred Street.

10am MT HUTT MEMORIAL HALL. NZ Alpine and Agriculture Encounter, Art

Gallery and hall of memories. 160 Main Street, Methven.

10am ST DAVID’S UNION CHURCH. Fit Kidz for preschoolers and caregivers. 48 Allens Road.

10am - 4pm HOSPICE MID CANTERBURY OP SHOP. Quality clothing and homewares. Donations welcome. 71 Tancred Street.

10.15am MSA TAI CHI. Beginners refresher and learning of Tai Chi for arthritis. MSA Social Hall, Havelock Street (not school holidays).

10.45am MSA TAI CHI. Stretching exercises for all abilities. MSA Social Hall, Havelock Street (not school

holidays).

11am AGE CONCERN STEADY AS YOU GO. Supportive fall prevention group, all abilities welcome. Phone Age Concern 308-6817.

Holy Spirit Church. Thomson Street, Tinwald.

1pm ASHBURTON MSA PETANQUE SECTION. Club day, new players welcome. Boules supplied. 115 Racecourse Road, Ashburton.

1pm AGE CONCERN STEADY AS YOU GO. Supportive fall prevention group, all abilities welcome. Phone Age Concern 308-6817. St Peters Church, Allenton.

1pm AGE CONCERN STEADY AS YOU GO. Supportive fall prevention group, all abilities

welcome. Phone Age Concern 308-6817.

Buffalo Lodge rooms, Cox Street.

1pm - 3pm ASHBURTON AVIATION MUSEUM. A great selection of over 30 aircraft from the past to the future on display. Open daily with extended hours on a Saturday and Wednesday. Ashburton airport, Seafield Road.

1.30pm LITTER FREE ASHBURTON. Volunteers needed to help pick up litter.

Meet East Street Chess Board, opposite Burnett Street.

7.30pm GLENYS’ DANCE GROUP. Old time/sequence dancing. Learn to dance. everyone welcome. Allenton Scout Den, Melrose Road.

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Cryptic crossword

Wednesday, October 9, 2019

Simon Shuker’s Code Cracker

ACROSS 1. Assume it’s the mail has broken a lute (9) 5. Chess piece will hop off twice (3) 7. Piece endlessly rewritten, but it’s a great story (4) 8. Italian capital dweller with facial twitch is sentimental (8) 10. Bird involved in a duel possibly at some height (8) 11. In bottles sometimes there isn’t as much (4) 13. Must bear it to the finish, sure of not starting (6) 15. A being may be seen through his child, who’s male (6) 18. Hybrid tea may be produced by watering-can sprinkler (4) 19. Bird previously put on by judge pronouncing death sentence (8) 22. Service book shows a rib, very out of place (8) 23. Country of pure potential (4) 24. Show one agrees with its land in the Bible (3) 25. Steady application was shown by a stage-coach in France (9) DOWN 1. Read it first in order to get cap free (7) 2. Keep one short of a day’s work (5) 3. Keeps out of the way of empty space as it’s around (6) 4. The impetuosity of the French is in the language (4) 5. Takes trouble, with herbs, to mix them (7) 6. The blows that may be afoot (5) 9. Bird substituting for midwife, they say (5) 12. It’s pax, or a part of it, one is told (5) 14. Did surround the nets put up to spread (7) 16. Write up a song for a marine deity (7) 17. Could be all up, including the right, and that’s not singular (6) 18. Sparrow’s victim may have been born to take one in (5) 20. Not guilty of breaking lance (5) 21. It’s porridge for 9, 19 or 18 Down, say (4)

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ARIES (Mar 21-Apr 19): Good people are good to good people, but that’s not how you can tell. It’s when they are good to those who are not as good when the true character trait provides a model worth following.

TAURUS (Apr 20-May 20): Persistence and determination make this day interesting because you’ll get to see what happens beyond the point where most would have given up. There’s kookiness and magic on the other side of that boundary.

GEMINI (May 21-Jun 21): Inspiration always has a novel element, maybe a twist, or an expectation far exceeded. No one gets inspired by what they’ve already seen. You bring originality and newness to what you do today.

CANCER (Jun 22-Jul 22): Do whatever you can to get consensus in the group, even if it’s on the most basic tenet of reality. Agreement on a shared reality is, it turns out, a much harder achievement than one might think.

LEO (Jul 23-Aug 22): Your imagination is so strong it’s sure to get the best of you. For this reason, you need to be extra-vigilant about what you feed it. Try a diet of positivity, humour and happy ideas. That’s good stuff to chew on.

VIRGO (Aug 23-Sep 22): You’re very teachable these days, mostly because you want to learn, are highly receptive and just happen to be surrounded by some of the best and brightest minds.

LIBRA (Sep 23-Oct 23): You weren’t around when earlier generations of your family made their mistakes, and yet you’re still affected by those and are likewise still being influenced by their successes.

SCORPIO (Oct 24-Nov 21): You’ll be on the lookout for love, compassion, decency... they’re out there, really. You may have to start with a lower standard such as “people who don’t bicker on social media” and work up from there.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov 22-Dec 21): Ideas inspire you but examples give you something to strive for. Examples, plus instructions, followed by action is the magic sequence that will transform your life.

CAPRICORN (Dec 22-Jan 19): Theoretical knowledge could let people down today so wherever possible, put the thing in action, give it legs, take it out of your mind and let it dance (or stumble around) on the stage of life.

AQUARIUS (Jan 20-Feb 18): You’ll have an exchange with an adjacent person in a public setting.

This is true even if no words are exchanged, as you’ll be picking up and deflecting all sorts of energies... and very effectively so today.

PISCES (Feb 19-Mar 20): Your reasons for loving people don’t always stay the same. As the relationship moves along, reasons are added, subtracted and adjusted. Stay flexible and open to the natural movement of life.

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DAWSON, Peter – On October 6 at Balclutha Hospital. Loved son of the late Thomas and Hazel Dawson, loved brother and brother-in-law of the late Russell and Bernice, Pamela and the late Edward Templeton, Winston and Barbara (Bundaberg) and Tony and Diane. Loved uncle of all his nieces and nephews.

Sadly missed.

SUNBEAM, Alan Maurice (Maurice) – Died suddenly at home, Ashburton on October 4, 2019. Will be missed by his wife and soulmate Anne, his son Andrew and stepson Walter. Will be missed by his siblings Rex, Susan, Christine, Judy and their extended families and sadly missed by his close friends and others. Messages to the Sunbeam family, PO Box 472, Ashburton 7740. No flowers by request, donations to St John would be appreciated and may be left at the service. A funeral service for Maurice will be held at our Chapel, cnr East and Cox streets, Ashburton on FRIDAY, October 11, commencing at 2.00pm.

Followed by private cremation at the Ashburton Crematorium.

Please note all late death notices or notices sent outside ordinary office hours must be emailed to: deathnotices@theguardian.co.nz

to ensure publication.

To place a notice during office hours please contact us on 03 307 7900 for more information.

Any queries please contact 0800 ASHBURTON (0800-274-287)

LAIRD, Betty – Geoff and Bernice wish to thank all of their Ashburton friends and workmates for their kind support and messages on the loss of a dearly loved mother and mother-in-law. Please accept this as our personal acknowledgement.

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Wind at 2000m: Severe gale NW 90 km/h gradually easing to 40 km/h.

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Low cloud with rain or drizzle at times.

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Low cloud and drizzle clearing.

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At a high-school party, four friends find losing their virginity more difficult than they had thought.

Jason Biggs, Shannon Elizabeth, Chris Klein, Alyson Hannigan.

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Troy Osterberg, Kimmy Caruso.

8:55 Norman ML 2016 Drama.

Richard Gere, Lior Ashkenazi.

10:50 Ant-Man And The Wasp PGVL 2018 Action.

The Rookie Paul Rudd, Evangeline Lilly.

8:35pm on Three 12:45 Night School MLSC 2018 Comedy. Kevin Hart, SKY 5 Tiffany Haddish.

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By ML 2017 Drama.

Thursday 12:10 Shipping Wars UK PG Dakota Fanning, Toni Collette.

12:50 Wheel Of Fortune PG 2:20 Overboard MLS 2018 1:15 Jeopardy! PG 1:40 Border Security – Canada’s Frontline M Comedy. Eugenio Derbez, 2:05 Helicopter ER M 2:50 Piha Anna Faris. 4:10 The Rescue PG 3:15 The Force MC Domestics 16VLC 2018 Thriller.

3:40 SVU MV 4:25 Ronnie’s Sonoya Mizuno, Tyler Hoechlin.

Redneck Road Trip MVL 5:45 People Interview – 4:50 NCIS – New Orleans MVS 5:35 The Simpsons PG Glenn Close

6am The Powerpuff Girls 3 0 6:30 Kung Fu Panda – Legends Of Awesomeness 3 0 7am Sky Sport News 8am Game Shakers 8:30 The Moe Show 3 0 9am Million Dollar Minute 9:30 The Crowd Goes Wild 3 10am The Doctors PGR 3 11am Antiques Roadshow 3 Noon Sky Sport News 12:30 Robot Wars PGR 3 1:30 Superior Donuts PGR 3 0 2pm The Late Show With Stephen Colbert PGR 3 3pm Judge Judy PGR 3:30 Jeopardy 3 4pm The Chase Australia 0 5pm 3rd Rock From The Sun 3 0 5:30 Prime News 6pm Bowls – Ultimate Championship (HLS) At the Deer Park Club in Melbourne.

7pm The Crowd Goes Wild 7:30 Traffic Cops PGR 0 8:30 Ambulance AO A specialist paramedic attends a machete attack, but his less-urgent jobs are as troubling. 0 9:45 Bad Tenants, Rogue Landlords AO 10:45 Motorsport – FIA World Endurance Championship 11:45 The Late Show With Stephen Colbert PGR The best of Stephen Colbert’s satire and comedy, discussing politics, entertainment, business, and more.

12:45 Closedown

MOVIES GREATS 6:50 Nothing But Trailers M 7:05 Transformers – Dark Of The Moon MVL 2011 Action.

Shia LaBeouf.

9:35 Get Smart PGV 2008 Comedy. Steve Carell, Anne Hathaway.

11:25 The Incredible Hulk MV 2008 Action.

Edward Norton, Liv Tyler, Tim Roth, Robert Downey jr.

1:15 The Curious Case Of Benjamin Button MLS 2008 Drama. Brad Pitt, Cate Blanchett.

3:55 The Fifth Estate MVL 2013 Drama.

Benedict Cumberbatch.

6pm Knowing MC 2009 Drama. Nicolas Cage.

8pm Anchorman – The Legend Of Ron Burgundy MVLS 2004 Comedy. A revered but sexist 1970s television host is challenged by the arrival of an ambitious female reporter – worse still he might be falling for her. Will Ferrell, Christina Applegate.

9:40 The Duchess MS 2008 Drama. Keira Knightley, Ralph Fiennes, Dominic Cooper.

11:30 Syriana 16VL 2005 Drama. George Clooney, Matt Damon.

Thursday

MAORI

1:35 The Fifth Estate MVL 2013 Drama.

Benedict Cumberbatch.

3:40 Nothing But Trailers M 4:10 Knowing MC 2009 Drama. Nicolas Cage.

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6:30 Takoha 3 6:40 Pukoro 2 7:10 Tamariki Haka 3 7:20 E Kori 3 7:25 E Ki E Ki 7:30 Te Nutube 7:40 Darwin + Newts 3 7:50 Kids’ Kai Kart 3 8am Pukana 3 2 9am Te Ao – Maori News 3 9:30 R&R 3 10am Tangaroa With Pio 3 10:30 Sidewalk Karaoke PGR 3 11am Tautohetohe 3 Noon Waka Ama Sprints 3 12:30 Funny Whare – Gamesnight PGR 3 1pm Haka Life PGR 3 1:30 This Is Piki PGR 2pm Toku Reo 3 2 2:30 Nga Pari Karangaranga O Te Motu 3 3pm Takoha 3 3:10 Pukoro 2 3:40 Tamariki Haka 3 3:50 E Kori 3 3:55 E Ki E Ki 4pm Te Nutube 4:10 Darwin + Newts 3 4:20 Kids’ Kai Kart 3 4:30 F Pukana 2 5pm Ariki 5:30 Te Matatini Ki Te Ao 3 6pm Nga Pari Karangaranga O Te Motu 6:30 Te Ao – Maori News

6am David Attenborough’s Natural Curiosities 6:30 Jamie’s 30-Minute Meals 7am Choccywoccydoodah 7:30 Jelly Jamm 8am Hope For Wildlife 9am David Attenborough’s Natural Curiosities 9:30 Lone Star Restoration 11:30 Craft It Yourself 12:30 Building The Dream 1:30 Restoration Australia 2:30 Buying And Selling With The Property Brothers 3:30 Secret Life Of The Koala 4:30 Hemsley And Hemsley – Healthy And Delicious 5pm Nigella Bites 5:30 Mysteries At The Museum 6:30 Bangers And Cash

7pm Whanau Living 3 7:30 Marae Kai Masters Special 3 8pm Haka At Home Showcase of some of the best kapa haka from around Aotearoa, performing on their marae, and sharing their history and stories through their songs.

9pm Ahikaroa AO 3 10:30 Te Ao – Maori News 3

7:30 American Pickers 8:30 Walking The Americas PGR Explorer Levison Wood takes on a new expedition to walk the length of Central America from Mexico to Colombia.

9:30 Fishy Business Adam Clancey leads a team of anglers and divers on fishing adventures around New Zealand and the world.

10pm Alone Redemption PGR

11pm Te Matatini Ki Te Ao 3 Highlights from 2019 Te Matatini Kapa Haka Festival, held at Westpac Stadium, Wellington.

11:30 Closedown

11pm Hemsley And Hemsley – Healthy And Delicious 11:30 Mysteries At The Museum 12:30 Wild Ireland 1am Fishy Business 1:30 Nigella Bites 2am Ancient Egypt – Life And Death In The Valley Of The Kings 3am Secret Life Of The Koala 4am Bangers And Cash 5am Mysteries At The Museum

SKY SPORT 1 6am The Breakdown 7am Rugby – Farah Palmer Cup North Harbour v Taranaki.

7:30 Rugby – Farah Palmer Cup Bay of Plenty v Manawatu.

8am Rugby – Farah Palmer Cup Auckland v Counties.

8:30 Rugby – Farah Palmer Cup Waikato v Canterbury.

9am Rugby – Mitre 10 Cup Counties v Hawke’s Bay. 9:30 Rugby – Mitre 10 Cup North Harbour v Wellington.

10am Rugby – Mitre 10 Cup 10:30 Rugby – Mitre 10 Cup 11am Rugby – Mitre 10 Cup 11:30 Rugby – Mitre 10 Cup Noon Rugby – Mitre 10 Cup 12:30 Rugby – Farah Palmer Cup 2:30 Rugby – Farah Palmer Cup 4:30 Rugby Nation 5:30 Pro14 Weekly Highlights Show 6:30 The Breakdown 7:30 Rugby – Farah Palmer Cup 8pm Rugby – French Top 14 8:30 Big In Japan 9pm Wednesday Wind Back 11pm Rugby – Farah Palmer Cup 11:30 French Top 14 Highlights

Thursday

Midnight Rugby – Premiership Cup 12:30 Rugby – Premiership Cup 1am Rugby – Farah Palmer Cup 1:30 Rugby – Farah Palmer Cup 2am Rugby – Farah Palmer Cup 2:30 Rugby – Farah Palmer Cup 3am Rugby – Farah Palmer Cup 3:30 The Breakdown 4:30 Rugby – Mitre 10 Cup 5am Rugby – Mitre 10 Cup 5:30 Rugby – Mitre 10 Cup

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

SKY SPORT 2 6am CPL Magazine Show 6:30 Cricket – CPL (HLS) Third v Fourth.

7:30 Cricket – CPL (HLS) First v Second.

8:30 Cricket – India v South Africa (HLS) First Test.

9:30 ICC Cricket 360 10am Women’s Cricket – Australia v Sri Lanka (HLS) Second T20.

10:30 Women’s Cricket – Australia v Sri Lanka (HLS) Third T20.

11am Women’s Cricket – Australia v Sri Lanka (HLS) First ODI. Noon Women’s Cricket – Australia v Sri Lanka (HLS) Second ODI. 1pm L Women’s Cricket – Australia v Sri Lanka Third ODI. From Allan Border Field, Brisbane.

9:30 Cricket – The Ashes (HLS) England v Australia – Third Test, Day Four.

From Headingley, Leeds.

10:30 Cricket – The Ashes (HLS) England v Australia – Fourth Test, Day Five.

From Old Trafford Cricket Ground, Manchester.

11:30 Cricket – The Ashes (HLS) England v Australia – Fifth Test, Day Four.

From The Oval Cricket Ground, London.

DISCOVERY 6:35 Fast ’n’ Loud PG 7:30 Weather Top Tens PG Top Ten Weather Inventions.

8:20 BattleBots PG USA v the World. 9:10 Expedition Unknown PG America’s Lost WWII Hero. 10am How It’s Made PG 10:25 How Do They Do It? PG 10:50 Aussie Gold Hunters PG 11:40 Evil Lives Here M Something Wasn’t Right. 12:30 Evil Kin M Brothers in Arms.

1:20 American Monster M Live by the Sword.

2:10 Weather Top Tens PG Top Ten Weather Inventions.

3pm Alaska – The Last Frontier PG 3:50 Gold Rush PG Make It Rain. 4:45 Fast ’n’ Loud M Demolition Theatre.

5:40 Aussie Gold Hunters PG 6:35 Deadliest Catch PG Sixty-Foot Monster.

7:30 Deadliest Catch PG Crane Wreck.

8:30 Aussie Lobster Men PG The Pranksters.

9:25 Aussie Lobster Men PG The Season’s End. 10:15 Moonshiners M Backwoods Justice.

11:05 Naked And Afraid M Hangry.

11:55 How It’s Made PG

Thursday

12:20 How Do They Do It? PG 12:45 Weather Gone Viral PG 1:35 Gold Rush Thursday PG 2:25 Bering Sea Gold 12:30 CPL Magazine Show 1am Cricket – CPL (HLS) Third PG 3:15 Alaska – The Last Frontier PG 4:05 The Pool v Fourth.

2am Cricket – CPL (RPL) First v Master PG 4:55 Naked And Second. 5:30 ICC Cricket 360 Afraid M 5:45 Gold Rush PG 9Oct19

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Wednesday, October 9, 2019

Sport

24 Ashburton Guardian

Simon cleans up trophies

Manu’s first shot at bowls

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Ashburton’s Neville Bensdorp plays a shot during the Piste of Origin tournament hosted by the Ashburton MSA Petanque Club on Sunday.

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Piste of Origin champs

By Erin Tasker

erin.t@theguardian.co.nz

A proud moment in the history of the Ashburton MSA Petanque Club played out on Sunday.

For the first time in the Ashburton club’s history, they’ve got their hands on the Piste of Origin, one of the most sought-after prizes in Canterbury petanque circles.

And they did it on home soil, at

the Ashburton club’s Racecourse Road grounds, in what turned out to be near-perfect petanque conditions.

Richard Browne from the Ashburton Petanque Club said it was a great result, which went down to the wire.

“It came down to the last game,” Browne said.

Teams from the Ashburton,

Christchurch, Ascot, Woolston and Timaru clubs battled it out, along with a second team from Ashburton which was made up to replace the Papanui side which had pulled out at the last minute.

The Ashburton team of Neville and Karen Bensdorp, Browne, Jonathan Crum, Rewa Kyle and Johnny Wright won it with a

score of 36-and-a-half, while Ascot were second on 33, and Christchurch third.

“Ascot were leading all the way until that final end,” Browne said.

The Piste of Origin sees players turn out for the clubs where their playing careers began, and it has been running since 2006, but the Ashburton club has only been in existence since 2013.

With that prestigious victory in the bag, a number of Ashburton petanque players are now turning their attention to the South Island singles and doubles championships, to be played this weekend.

Browne heads into both as the defending champion, and he is also the current national point end champion.

The Log o’ Wood is back where it rightly belongs

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