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Teachers unite against plans Teacher unions want better funding for schools, but not bulk funding.

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Standing up for better funding for schools yesterday were (from left) Cezanne Rodgers, Jacqueline Te Hove, Jane Culhane and Jill Gray.

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■ TEACHERS’ MEETING

Teachers want better funding

BY LINDA CLARKE

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Parents could end up paying more for their child’s public school education if a Government proposal to bulk fund schools gets back on the table, teachers in Mid Canterbury were told yesterday.

About 400 teachers, principals, teacher aides and support staff from early childhood, primary and secondary schools across the district joined forces for the first time ever in Ashburton to push for better funding for schools.

Education Minister Hekia Parata said on Thursday the bulk or global funding proposal had no

support but has not yet removed it from education funding review documents.

Teachers were told yesterday only cabinet could take bulk funding off the table and until then they, parents and their communities had to make their feelings known loud and clear.

The PPTA and NZEI say the funding review is a once in a generation opportunity to ensure schools were resourced to provide the best teaching and learning possible for children and young people.

Bulk funding would undermine that and lead to fewer teach-

ers and bigger classes. Parents would be asked to pay for more as schools struggled to survive on their bulk payment and boards may choose to axe teacher jobs to afford other resources.

Cezanne Rodgers, a learning support assistant (LSA) at Ashburton College since 2007, said support staff jobs like hers were already bulk funded and the outcome had not been good for them or students.

She was one of eight LSAs with 160 hours, now she is among four, with 60-70 hours. “You can’t tell me the need has gone down. Don’t let this happen to the teachers.”

Rodgers said hours could vary from term to term, depending on how much schools could afford.

Most LSAs had fixed term contracts which created uncertainty.

Jacqueline Te Hove, head teacher at an Ashburton kindergarten, said the early childhood sector was already operating under bulk funding and the use of unqualified and casual staff had increased as centres tried to meet rising costs.

“More casual staff means learning relationships are at risk. Quality of teaching will suffer. The clear message from early childhood teachers to everyone is bulk funding would take schooling in the

wrong direction.

“If we want better learning for our children we need a funding system that increases equity and certainty for services and restores the funding for 100 per cent qualified teachers. We need better funding, not bulk funding.”

The Ashburton meeting at the Ashburton Trust Event Centre was one of 54 around the country involving 60,000 teachers.

Jill Gray, from the PPTA, said teachers needed to talk to parents and their communities to make sure Government got a clear message that the education sector did not want bulk or global funding.

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■ ASHBURTON COLLEGE

New principal appointed Ashburton College has announced Whangamata Area School principal Ross Preece will be its new principal from next year.

Preece, a former Christchurch Boys’ High School pupil and graduate from Canterbury University and Christchurch Teachers’ College, was a good fit for the 1200-pupil Ashburton secondary school, said board of trustees chairman Rennie Davidson.

Preece replaces former principal Grant McMillan, who left in April. The campus has been run since then by acting principal Andrea Pearce. Pearce will remain at the helm for the rest of the school year; the board said her interim leadership had been both valued and appreciated.

Davidson said Preece would

be moving to Ashburton with his wife, who was a seamstress, and was looking forward to getting to know the community. Their own children had just finished the schooling process.

“He is a very personable man, builds rapport quickly and is passionate about students and helping them progress.”

Davidson said the recruitment process for the new principal had been robust and involved feedback from staff and community stakeholders about the skill set needed to run the college. There had been some quality applicants for the job.

Prior to the interview process, three shortlisted applicants were required to provide a video presentation outlining their view of educational leadership. Set tasks

Ross Preece were then completed on-site at the college last Friday, while the formal interview process took place over the weekend, involving a further presentation and question/answer session with the board, and an interview.

Davidson said Preece was an experienced principal, having progressed from middle management positions at Cashmere High School and Waimea College (Nelson), where he was acting associate principal for a year, to principal of Murchison Area School in 2006. He has been principal at Whangamata since 2008.

He said Education Review Office reports and referee statements backed the board’s perception of Preece’s effectiveness and “fit” for Ashburton College.

“Encouraging staff to be reflective practitioners and improving academic results through a culture of high expectations and improved practice is a hallmark of Ross’ leadership,” the school said in a press release about the appointment yesterday.

“The board was impressed by innovations such as a schoolspecific Effective Teacher Profile, establishment of a student achievement programme and the use of data in “next step” teaching within a Data Smart Schools’ Collective. Data was used also to provide accurate and timely feedback to families.”

At Whangamata, Preece, with staff, had successfully adopted a number of student-focused programmes.

“Ross cites some important factors in progress as including a positive team morale, future focused strategic thinking, wise stewardship, retaining effective practices, challenge with purpose and cross-cultural development.”

He officially takes up the principal’s job on January 28 next year.

Stripper rules out reopening inquiry The stripper at the centre of the Chiefs scandal has said she doesn’t want a police inquiry.

The stripper, known as Scarlette, sent a statement through her lawyer that said she did not want the matters re-investigated and she didn’t want to lay a complaint with police.

Scarlette said she wanted to be left alone and have her privacy respected.

“Scarlette has no wish to see the events surrounding the Chiefs’ end-of-season celebration re-investigated, either by New Zealand Rugby or any other agency.

“She did not make a complaint to the police at the time and she does not intend to make a complaint to the police now. She wants to be left alone and asks media to respect her privacy.”

This comes after fresh allegations from a Radio NZ inter-

view with Scarlette last month.

At the time Radio NZ did not release the full interview. Yesterday they published more of it in which she made further allegations.

Scarlette alleged one player touched her vagina “multiple times with me telling him not to and eventually having to fight him off”. She continued, “that didn’t deter him though he kept going”.

“Then during all of that they just crowded in on me, real pack mentality kind of a thing.”

She alleged the players tried to pull their penises out, “which I don’t do”.

“They were throwing gravel at me during the time as well.”

Police responded that they wanted to interview Scarlette given what had been reported to see if there was any information she wished to give police.

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Experiencing other cultures through dance Dance was the word of the day at Allenton School yesterday when senior students who had been learning dances from across the cultures performed for parents. Co-ordinating their routine were (from left) Sam, 11, Stephen, 10, Tom 10 and Robin 9.

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■ ASHBURTON FAMILY DESPERATE

In brief Deal to boost skiers

Community help praised

Methven and Mt Hutt will see an influx of school-age skiers next winter, thanks to a deal struck between a cluster of Australian schools and a Methven business.

Methven Travel’s Dave Dynes is just back from a conference attended by representatives of 480 schools in the Hunter Valley where he presented a learn to ski package he planned to launch for the next ski season. And the feedback, Dynes said was very positive. “And the bonus with this is they’ll be coming over outside our school holidays.”

The secondary school skier boom will be great for the whole of Methven, he said.

By Colin EngElBrECht Colin.E@thEguardian.Co.nz

An already struggling family has been rocked by a second medical diagnosis.

Mike Henderson and Alyshia Stevenson and her two sons, four-year-old Isaac Wylie and six-year-old Leo Wylie are doing their best to stick together.

Isaac was diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic leukaemia on July 20 earlier this year, something that will require three and a half years of treatment.

However Henderson said they’re fortunate because it has a 95 per cent survival rate.

For the past five weeks Isaac’s been in hospital or at the Ronald McDonald house in Christchurch.

Henderson has been awaiting a heart transplant as the condition he was diagnosed with as a baby meant he had to stop working.

“I was at work deboning some pork and I nearly fainted, my lips went blue,” the qualified butcher said.

Due to the condition, Henderson is unable to drive long distances so Stevenson has had to leave work to make the trips to and from Christchurch with Isaac.

Meanwhile, Henderson has been staying in Ashburton to look after Leo. Henderson said it had been really hard on Alyshia who had to drive to and from Christch-

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Mike Henderson (left) and Alyshia Stevenson (right) with Alyshia’s two sons Leo (left) and Isaac (right) in their home. Isaac is wearing his Beads of Courage. The beads are given to children who have cancer and each bead signifies a procedure, whether it’s an injection, test or round of therapy. Isaac has 107 beads.

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The family rely on support from Work and Income New Zealand and money can sometimes be a real struggle, the 26-year-old said.

Henderson’s father Brent Clutterbuck set up a Give a Little page where people can donate to support the family.

Clutterbuck said he wants to

help cover the costs of living and travel to help relieve some stress and live the best life they can without having to worry about money.

Stevenson said all the nurses and doctors and people they have been dealing with are amazing and the support from Ronald McDonald house was invaluable.

“It’s amazing how supportive

they all are there,” she said.

“All the people here in Ashburton are really supportive, it’s amazing how a small community pulls together when something like this happens,” Henderson said.

The Give a Little page for the family can be found at www. givealittle.co.nz/cause/help4mikeandisaac for anyone who wants to help.

■ MT HUTT SKIFIELD

Skifield has 35 centimetres of fresh snow Mt Hutt Skifield has been transformed with 35cm of new snow from the past couple of days.

Grooming staff were on the mountain as soon as they could yesterday working to get lifts deiced and running.

The polar blast has brought

snow that should see the skifield through to the end of the season.

Plenty of skiers and boarders will be headed there this weekend though, with settled weather forecast today and tomorrow.

To celebrate the new snow and good forecast, there will be a live

DJ on the deck, Corona Ice Bar and bouncy castle up for the wee ones.

MetService meteorologist Peter Little said morning frosts were likely in sheltered places and drivers needed to take care on roads where black ice could form. Con-

ditions are looking excellent for the All Blacks’ rugby test against Argentina at FMG Waikato Stadium tonight, with clear skies and light winds forecast for Hamilton.

It will be cool though, with a temperature of around 8 degrees Celsius at kick-off.

Two men have been caught smuggling meth into Dunedin on a flight from the North Island.

Police said the men were arrested just outside the Dunedin Airport terminal yesterday. The men, aged 32 and 34, will face charges relating to the possession of methamphetamine for supply.

Police said the pair had gang and organised crime connections.

Their arrests had prevented “multiple ounces” of meth from being distributed in the South Island, police said.

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French tourist found A French tourist who was reported missing earlier yesterday has been located. Alexandre Levain, 29, had been staying in an Arthur’s Pass National Park hut and was unaware people were concerned for him.

He had not been seen since Friday, when he was seen at Arthur’s Pass Village, in the South Island. Police thanked their public for their assistance in locating him. - NZME

Costly education Canterbury District Health Board forked out more than $65,000 to send its chief executive to a French business school three times over five months. David Meates attended the INSEAD business school in Fontainebleau, south-east of Paris, in September and November of last year and then in January. He is the latest high level Christchurch executive revealed to have attended the school, courtesy of the public purse. Environment Canterbury and the Canterbury Earthquake Recovery Authority have also sent staff to INSEAD. - NZME

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■ ASHBURTON DISTRICT COUNCIL

Council provided housing for elderly under review

BY SUE NEWMAN

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Almost $6 million will be spent across the Ashburton District over the next 10 years on elderly persons’ housing.

The council is taking a long, hard look at its elderly housing portfolio, what it provides, what it costs and whether the way this project is managed is the best option for itself and for the community.

As part of that it commissioned a review of what it offers today and what will be needed for the future.

Part of that review was the way in which the accommodation service could be provided in the future – this ranged from the council retaining sole responsibility for governance, funding and delivery or having other organisations deliver the service.

Across the district the council owns 112 units it describes as “affordable” housing. The units are let to over 65s at below market rental rates, but a range of criteria must be met before a tenancy is secured.

Rents are expected to cover the costs associated with maintaining the units, but the self-funding model means the need for improvements is likely to outstrip rental income. Demand is high and there is always a waiting list

for accommodation.

In the review the units were identified as having a dated design, with the majority built at least 40 years ago. It was also identified that a major rebuild could be required in 10 years for some units if the present practice of little capital expenditure continued. This could cost upwards of $6 million and would need to be loan funded or met through increased rents or rates.

Each year the council surveys tenants on their satisfaction with the units. Most barely give them a pass marking, rating their accommodation as fair.

In the 2014/2015 year the council received $474,000 in rent, this year rents will total $500,000. If rental income is not spent on maintenance it finds its way into the elderly persons’ housing reserve account. Currently this balance sits at $572,000.

At this week’s council financial services committee meeting councillors looked at the options around providing elderly housing and decided at this stage, to continue providing elderly persons’ housing with enhanced levels of service but opted to leave decisions around the future of the existing units and the work that would be required for the new council to make after this year’s local body elections.

A mix of worlds: Five-year-old Tyler Maley, dressed as Dracula, reads to Alexia Wilson, 11, dressed as Hermione from the Harry Potter series during a celebration of books at Hampstead School this week.

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■ HAMPSTEAD SCHOOL

Book characters brought to life

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■ BOROUGH SCHOOL

Primary school one of six to be IB accredited Ashburton Borough School has become the first state primary school in the South Island to become accredited under the International Baccalaureate (IB) programme.

Principal Sam Winterbourn said the school heard this week it had been successfully assessed and was one of six state schools in the country to be IB accredited.

He said it had been 14 years since he first learned about the programme, which can be continued into secondary school education, and it was an exciting development in the future of the school.

The membership cost and professional development costs of belonging to the IB programme have been met by the school’s business partners and revenue from the school’s Oscar programme.

“It is a major achievement for the school.”

Winterbourn said it was part of the school’s continuous journey of self-improvement and provided a global benchmark for its students, who would work around the world.

Sam Winterbourn, Borough School principal.

It could lead to a roll increase too, especially in international students.

The IB primary programme prepares students to become active, caring, lifelong learners and

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the school has developed its own programmes over the years to meet IB criteria.

Agency off council’s books SUE.N@THEGUARDIAN.CO.NZ

Grow Mid Canterbury has officially been written off the Ashburton District Council’s books.

The economic development agency had been funded by the council for many years to undertake projects within the district that would bring economic benefits.

In recent years the council had questioned whether it was getting value for the $247,000 it invested

Work on the Methven water supply’s gallery has yielded an unexpected and costly surprise for the Ashburton District Council.

While work was under way on the gallery, a large leak in the 200m asbestos supply line was discovered and that, council projects and operations manager Viv Eyberg said could see a budget blow out. Mr Eyberg said the leak in the system was discovered when the system appeared to be pumping well below its capacity.

“I put a camera half way down the line and I was horrified by what I saw,” he said. The pipeline was badly corroded and had to be replaced and that meant the $135,000 project could run over budget.

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■ GROW MID CANTERBURY

BY SUE NEWMAN

Costly surprise

each year and commissioned an independent review of the organisation.

The Peter Winder report made it clear there were serious flaws in the way the organisation had been operating. With that report in hand, the council decided to cease funding Grow Mid Canterbury.

That effectively forced the organisation out of business and this week the council and Grow Mid Canterbury’s directors met for the final time to present a rundown on

how the council’s grant for the January to June 30 period had been spent.

While that meeting was behind closed doors, liaison committee member, district councillor Neil Brown said that meeting meant all dealing between the council and Grow Mid Canterbury had ceased.

“As far as the council’s concerned, they’ve upheld their obligations to us, but the company itself still exists,” Mr Brown said.

If there were any outstanding debts in the final wash-up it would be up to the company’s directors David Dynes, Willy Lefferink and Neil Pluck to deal with these, he said.

Its East Street office has now closed with board chairperson Dynes saying the company was now in the winding up process.

The council is currently working through its options for economic development services for the district.

A quick-thinking neighbour helped police catch two burglars. A Napier man heard intruders in his home just after midnight so he left the house to phone the police. He also told a neighbour about the breakin. The neighbour followed the intruders from the man’s house to another Napier address and then told police of their location. Police recovered a number of electronic items that had been taken during the break-in, and arrested two men and charged them with burglary.

Senior Sergeant Mike Stevenson said this was a good example of the community being eyes and ears for the police. The two men will appear in Napier District Court on Wednesday.

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Students snowed in High school students are among more than 80 people trapped on a Mt Ruapehu skifield because of rough weather. The 40 senior students and up to nine adults from the co-educational Wellington High School are among those who have been at the Tukino Ski Field for the past two days. The students and dozens of other people have been staying in three lodges as they wait for an access road to be cleared, according to Radio NZ. The school and parents had been in contact with the students and staff, who were all said to be in good spirits. “They’re all just holed up in their lodge and enjoying the scenery and having a great time,” a spokeswoman said.

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New seating proves a hit

Winders found guilty

They might have come with a $339,000 price tag, but the banks of concertina seating in Ashburton’s EA Networks Centre are proving a winner with sports teams and supporters.

The seats were a late addition to the complex and provide courtside seating for 966 people. They’ve been tested on two occasions recently and the feedback had been extremely positive said Ashburton District Council sports facility manager Steve Prescott.

“Everyone you talk to about the concertina seating is thrilled with how great it is and what it does for the range of sporting activities coming through the centre,” he said.

The ability to seat large numbers of people courtside opened up new options for the centre in terms of the events it could attract, Mr Prescott said.

“These seats are another great addition to the stadium and we hope the community will continue to enjoy it for many years to come.”

The $339,000 funding for the concertina seating was provided by the Ashburton Stadium Trust and the Lion Foundation. The additional seats bring the total courtside seating capacity to 1300 people.

Quinton Winders has been found guilty of the murder of stop-go worker George Taiaroa.

There was no reaction from Winders when the verdict was delivered in the High Court at Rotorua about 3.50pm yesterday.

Members of the Taiaroa family cried. Winders’ mother Janet shouted “love you”.

Judge Kit Toogood told the jury: “It’s clear to me you have given the case anxious and careful consideration.”

Three members of the jury were in tears – a young man and two women. The public gallery was full with the families of Winders and Taiaroa as well as Detective Superintendent Tim Anderson who led the investigation into George Taiaroa’s death.

“I think its fair to say the circumstances of this case are very rare,” Anderson said after the verdict.

“Our New Zealand police investigators are world class and from the evidence you’ve seen in court for the last five weeks we’ve seen that. Secondly, when we make appeals for witnesses and members of NZ to help resolve these matters, people do come forward – we’ve had over 130 people help us in this case.”

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Proving their worth at the Secondary Schools’ premiership basketball tournament, the new banks of concertina seating in Ashburton’s EA Networks Centre.

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A tick in the box for Opus’s preferred option for the new Civic Centre is a tick supporting demolition of the Baring Square Methodist Church.

A large 6.7 quake originally thought to be centred in Central Otago was later revised to have been centred south of the Macquarie Islands. PHOTO NZ HERALD

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South hit by quake Refrain from voting for this option, instead vote for one of the other options, or tell them that we do not want them to demolish any more of our precious heritage!

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A severe quake initially believed to have hit Central Otago yesterday morning actually struck south of New Zealand.

GeoNet initially reported a magnitude 5.3 quake had struck 30km southeast of Roxburgh, at a depth of 12km, at 9.48am on Friday.

However, GeoNet later revised the strength and location of the quake.

It said the magnitude 6.7 quake actually struck west of the Macquarie Islands at a depth of 10km.

GNS duty seismologist Caroline Little said: “The real earthquake was 1000km south of New Zealand. It’s a magnitude 6.7 near the Macquarie Islands.

“This won’t have caused a tsunami.”

Little said an automatic earthquake location system picked up quake locations within about a minute of one hitting.

“Ninety-five to 99 per cent of the time it’s really good at getting accurate locations for New Zealand earthquakes.

“But sometimes with these large earth-

quakes far outside the New Zealand network, we won’t be able to locate the earthquake very well,’’ she said.

“But we do pick up the earthquake waves and so our system mislocates that as an earthquake within New Zealand - that’s what’s happened here.”

People were advised to always check the GNS website to see whether the location had been reviewed by a duty officer.

The other tip was to check felt reports.

In this case, there were three felt reports in Wellington. However, Little doubted they related to this quake.

“If there was a big earthquake in Otago, we’d expect to see hundreds of felt reports instantly that would match up with that.”

The Fire Service said they had not received any reports of quake-related damage and, as yet, had not been called out to any jobs relating to it.

Today’s shake comes a week after a 7.1 magnitude strong quake struck the East Cape of the country.

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■ HIGH COURT

Court says handcuffs legal Phillip John Smith’s legal challenge over a judge allowing him to be handcuffed in court has been thrown out.

The 42-year-old, who is serving a life sentence for murder, was in custody over an escape to Brazil in November 2014 and was brought to Auckland District Court for a pre-trial hearing.

Smith had been identified as a maximum security prisoner and a flight risk

by Corrections and security officers were directed he should be handcuffed in all non-secure areas at the court.

The courtroom is not considered a secure area and Smith was handcuffed to a security officer with a chain about one metre long.

The officer sat next to Smith in the dock and followed him to the witness box when he gave evidence.

It became apparent at that stage that he was handcuffed and his counsel Tony Ellis applied to have the cuffs removed.

A judicial review was made to the High Court after Judge David Sharp refused

to have Smith unrestrained.

In a decision released this week, Justice Anne Edwards declined the application.

“I am not persuaded that Judge Sharp applied the wrong legal test, or took into account irrelevant factors,” she said.

Subsequently, in an unusual legal procedure in July, a jury was chosen for a trial and the judge immediately directed the 12 men and women to find Smith guilty.

Charges of escaping lawful custody and making a false statement to renew a passport have been added to his lengthy criminal record, along with murder, child sex abuse, kidnapping, tax fraud and arson.

Because Smith did not admit his guilt, this will allow him to pursue Brazilian authorities for what he claims was an unlawful deportation when his bid for freedom ended in a backpackers’ hostel in Rio de Janeiro.

An extra sentence of 33 months was handed down for the prison escape.

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PM at summit The Prime Minister avoided a verbal lashing in his meeting with the unpredictable leader of the Philippines.

John Key met Rodrigo Duterte for the first time at the East Asia Summit in Laos, where drugs and human rights dominated a brief conversation.

US President Barack Obama cancelled a similar meeting, after Duterte called him a son of a whore for opposing the Philippines’ bloody drugs war.

Key was quite direct with Duterte in expressing New Zealand’s opposition to his methods in this war on drugs.

“He wasn’t overly defensive, but he made the point once again that he’s got a belief in how these drugs are coming into the Philippines and he believes his track record of being absolutely resolute is something that has worked,” Key told reporters after the meeting.

Key said he believes traffickers could be held to account in a way that would ensure innocent people were not caught up in the system.

Key earlier met Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev, who had warned of a tough conversation with regards to Russia voting to discourage Helen Clark in her

bid become the next United Nations Secretary-General in favour of an Eastern European candidate.

They also discussed Russia’s military intervention in Syria.

“We’re interested in your take on the situation in Syria given we are in the presidency of the Security Council this month,” Key told Medvedev.

In a meeting with Laos Prime Minister Thongloun Sisoulith, Key pledged $11.5 million and a trial of New Zealand technology to help clear millions of Vietnam War-era unexploded ordnances in Laos.

“Many decades on, this country still has a huge number of unexploded bombs and of course the great tragedy is these little bombs are the sorts of things that a child might pick up,” he said.

The main event was the Summit itself, during which the leaders spoke and addressed issues of concern, including disputes over the South China Sea. Key is now on his way from the summit in Laos to a forum in Micronesia.

He said fisheries and economic issues will also crop up, but climate change will dominate the talks.

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Richard Peebles, a Christchurch developer, wants to develop an indoor food market, and has been looking at several sites within Christchurch to house it.

Fresh food market for Christchurch?

Developer Richard Peebles is looking to by a block of centralcity land to turn into an international-style fresh food market.

Peebles wants to develop an indoor food market, and has been looking at several sites for it.

It is understood that he is in negotiations with Otakaro Ltd to

buy the land the current Re:Start Mall is on for the development.

Re:Start, which was opened following the February 2011 earthquake and sits on Cashel Street, was due to wind up at the beginning of next year.

Peebles said the food market plan was sensitive and he did not

want to comment on what site he was looking at.

“I’m looking for a site for a covered, seven-day-a-week fresh food market,” he said.

Peebles is also developing the $50 million McKenzie & Willis building on High Street.

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A Christchurch bike park that will elevate the city’s status as an adventure sport destination is on track to open in December.

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city bike park that will elevate Christchurch’s status as an adventure sport destination is within three months of opening its trails to its first mountain bikers.

This week marks a significant milestone for the Christchurch Adventure Park with half of the planned development for Stage One completed on schedule for its December opening.

Stage one of the development will see the construction of the Adventure Park village which will house the ticketing office, bike rental and storage as well as a café seating over 200 people.

A high speed chairlift will transport up to 1200 visitors and their bikes per hour to the top of the Port Hills where visitors can access the walking tracks, downhill mountain bike tracks and a custom-built zip line tour.

Christchurch Adventure Park Programme Director, Darron Charity, is confident the opening deadline will be met.

“We are half way there which is exciting but also slightly daunting given our self-imposed deadlines.

We have been very fortunate that the unseasonal dry Canterbury winter has enabled us to keep our development programme progressing.

“The support and professionalism of the local construction team has been instrumental in the park’s progress, as had the close working relationships that had developed

Work is under way on Christchurch’s Adventure Park village ahead of the opening of its bike and walking trails in December.

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with key stakeholders such as Environment Canterbury and the Christchurch City Council,” Charity said.

On site the operational village is almost complete and the cafe will become the building teams next focus. The base station and the towers for the chairlift, manufactured

by Dopplemayr in Austria, arrived in New Zealand last week and the first containers are now arriving onsite.

The development of the trail net-

Views from the Christchurch Adventure Park over Christchurch city.

work is well under way thanks to the added support of a volunteer trail build team.

The park will also host a world class Zip Line Tour that will see locals and tourists flying high above the Cashmere Forest.

The design team have introduced dual lines to the experience with two of the four zip line legs offer non stop zips of about 1km in length.

The next three months in the park’s development were critical,

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Charity said.

“Site activity is going into overdrive. Along with the completion of the physical build of the parks infrastructure and buildings, we are full on hiring the operational team, establishing operational policies and training our team in order to bring the park to life. I can certainly see many long days ahead of us, but the team are excited and are so committed to delivering this project on time that I am confident we will achieve what we have set out to.”

The park has been given the unqualified support of Christchurch Mayor Lianne Dalziel, who said it would be a significant attraction for Christchurch.

“The concept of an exciting bike park in a glorious setting so close to the central city is the sort of attraction that will bring international visitors and thrillseekers to our city.

No adventure tourists will want to go straight to Queenstown from Auckland when they hear about the biggest adventure park in the Southern Hemisphere,” Dalziel said.

“It’s a wonderful initiative for Canterbury.”

The Christchurch Adventure Park is on track to be officially opened in December.

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t has been 45 years since The Plains Vintage Railway & Historical Museum came to life, but the story does not begin with the opening of the museum.

The story actually begins nearly 130 years ago when the first section of the branch line railway that would, in time, become the Mt Somers Branch was laid.

Later, operating on the first approximately three kilometres – to the old Frasers Road railway crossing – The Plains Railway was laid.

The branch was different from many of the other railways built by the New Zealand Government Railways at the time, its sole purpose was not the opening up of the land for agricultural activities, but instead for the cartage of coal and lime from deposits behind Mt Somers – an extinct volcano at the edge of the Southern Alps.

The branch was opened in sections, to Westerfield at 13.39 kilometres in April, 1880 to Anama at 30.9 kilometres in October, 1882 and on to Cavendish at 35.02 kilometres from the junction at Tinwald in March, 1884.

The line originally ended on the bank of the Ashburton River, however it was decided that the line needed to be extended to the Mt Somers township and a bridge was built over the Ashburton River in October 1885.

Even with the addition of this track, lime and coal were still brought to Mt Somers township from the bush tramway which was built behind the mountain.

Because of this, the line was extended into Springburn in September 1889, bringing the total length of the branch to 43.17 kilometres.

The branch operated as a daily mixed train, a train that carried both goods and passengers, for almost 50 years before the roading improved and the numbers of

The Plains Vintage Railway & Historical Museum is celebrating its 45th anniversary this year. Emma Moody dives into the history of the organisation.

Supervisor Doug Armstrong lends some advice to trainee Assistant Guard Thomas Spark.

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train-goers started to decline and led to the closure of the passenger service in 1933.

The use of the branch line continued to slow until World War Two, when a military camp opened in Westerfield which saw military passenger services and an increase in freight for the duration of the war.

After the war, however, the

use of the branch line fell and talks began in 1930 to close the Springburn station, which happened 27 years later. The continual decrease of traffic led to the closure of the entire line, with the exception of wheat trains that travelled from a station named Valetta until April 1968.

With the closing of the Mt Somers/Springburn branch

With its interesting and rare working exhibits, The Plains Vintage Railway & Historical Museum attracts people from all over including (from left) Gavin Bowden, Gerard and Sonia Kennewell, members of Christchurch Steam Punk.

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in 1968, a small group of local model engineer enthusiasts decided to try and save some of the branch line to run a steam train on for locals and visitors.

On July 4, 1971, a public meeting was held and the Ashburton Railway & Preservation Society Incorporated was formed.

The aim of the society is to preserve and operate a vintage train as well as displaying local agricultural history of Mid Canterbury.

The society then secured 2.5 kilometres of track from Tinwald to Frasers Road from New Zealand Railways, which used to be used by Ravensdown Fertiliser, but is now leased to the society to operate their locomotives.

Once the society had their track, they went in search of steam trains, the first being the Dubs ‘A’ Class 0-4-0, ex-NZR No.44 Locomotive, which was on static display at the Ashburton Domain.

The locomotive was relocated to its temporary home in the John Deere Agency on Dobson Street, which was owned by a society member, where it remained for 18 months until restorations were complete.

Around the same time, the society gained a motorised trolley jigger, an unrestored ‘A’ class carriage, which could seat 36 and was built at Addington Workshops in 1913 and a wooden sided M Wagon.

They were also negotiating the purchase of the last active steam engine in Ashburton, which pulled the midnight express

service from Christchurch to Invercargill.

They also gained other donated and loaned exhibits, which were housed in Ashburton’s Pioneer House.

In 1973, Tom McGuigan officially opened The Plains Railway by driving the last golden spike into the line.

“Not everything can or should even be preserved, but there are certain things which are highly significant of an event or an era.

“The steam train is a fine example of such things, not only because of the large and important role it played in this country’s development, but also because it was – and indeed remains – something which fascinates people of all ages,” McGuigan is quoted as saying on the day.

Now, 45 years on from the nailing of the last golden rail spike, The Plains Vintage Railway & Historical Museum hosts weddings, bus tours and is keeping up its promise of preserving and operating vintage trains and showing off the agricultural history of Mid Canterbury.

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A64, an 1873 shunting engine pulls into the station at last year’s October open day at The Plains Vintage Railway & Historical Museum.

Right - Supervisor Doug Armstrong awaits the human traffic coming to have a ride on the 1877 Rogers and Co. K88 Washington engine. K88 has undergone an extensive restoration in the past and is the society’s major drawcard, attracting train buffs the world over.

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Bee Aware Month with TranzAlpine Honey There’s a buzz in the air this month as the humble honey bee emerges from hives around the country and prepares to begin the new season’s honey harvest.

September is also Bee Aware Month, devoted to prompting New Zealanders to think about the critically important role the honey bee plays in ensuring biodiversity boosting and the country’s economy.

New Zealand’s honey bee population contributes about $5 billion to our economy annually and through pollination, bees are responsible for about one-third of everything we eat.

There is a frequently quoted saying; “if the bee disappeared off the face of the earth, man would only have four years left to live”, sometimes attributed to Albert Einstein, and sometimes to Flemish poet Maurice Maeterlinck – the latter seeming the more likely candidate.

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Mid Canterbury’s multi-million dollar small seed industry would collapse if not for the work of honey bees as pollinators.

On the other side of the coin our bees produce some of the highest valued honey in the world in stands of manuka bushland.

Apiculture New Zealand CEO Daniel Paul says the numbers of beekeepers and hives, particularly in the hobbyist/non-commercial sector have been increasing over the past couple of years.

The focus of this year’s campaign will be honey – it’s on our toast, in the supermarkets, in our beauty products and even has medicinal properties. Every Kiwi has a use for honey – even if they don’t realise it.

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Through the theme Show me the Honey, we plan to demonstrate the increasing importance of honey – and therefore bees, Paul says.

“It will be an opportunity to further position New Zealand honey as a value-added product that sits alongside kiwifruit and our wine industry, among others, as lucrative export earners on the world stage.”

Paul says this theme allows for several topics to be explored. For example highlighting the health benefits and multiple uses for honey, educating the public about the different kinds of honey produced in New Zealand, and their different tastes etc, showcasing the significant economic export value and potential within the industry and encouraging honey and honey product sales.

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■ RUGBY

That winning habit

By James Ford

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When the Heartland Championship came to an end last October, it was the first season that Nete Caucau and Seta Koroitamana failed to finish with Meads Cup winners’ medals.

Since their arrival in 2013, the Fijian duo have become serial winners at club and representative level.

Both have played prominent roles in Rakaia’s dominance of the Watters Cup; Seta has won the competition three times, Nete has on two occasions.

And both helped the Hammers to back-to-back Meads Cup triumphs with final victories over North Otago (26-20) in 2013 and Buller (36-13) a year later.

But the pair share more than just success on the rugby paddock.

When Ashburton College’s 1st XV looked to bolster its ranks four years ago, Mid Canterbury Rugby Union CEO Ian Patterson used his contacts in Fiji to bring Seta and Nete to New Zealand.

“Ashburton College wanted to recruit two overseas students who could also play rugby.

“They approached me and I looked into some players from the Nadi area,” said Patterson.

Patterson quickly identified the duo as potential prospects following two fine performances.

“As it turned out, Seta was the first player I identified after a standout performance during Fiji Schools President’s XV’s defeat of the Australian Schools,” he said.

“He scored the winning try and showed great speed, skill and anticipation in that game.”

Nete then caught Patterson’s eye in a later fixture.

“In the subsequent game of the tour, Nete played well in that match,” he said.

“So it was pretty straightforward to make arrangements for them to attend Ashburton College the following year.”

But the second five and wing’s rugby journey goes well beyond 1st XV level.

It has been closely intertwined since they first picked up a ball and ran in anger.

They first met as nine-year-olds when Seta moved to Nete’s primary school.

They went on to play rugby together at Rata Navula College and now work together at South Island Seed in Rakaia.

The 21-year-olds even share the

Above - Nete Caucau and Seta Koroitamana are gunning for another winning season with Mid Canterbury.

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same birth month of June – although five days separates their birthdays.

But now, after three seasons within the senior set-up, they have experience beyond their years – and with that comes responsibility.

Coach Craig Dunlea describes Seta as having the X-factor and skills that cannot be taught, while Nete serves as a rock in midfield with a natural ability to break tackles.

If Mid Canterbury are to relieve Wanganui of the Meads Cup, the Fijians’ ability to change games will no doubt play a crucial role in the coming weeks.

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■ ROWING

Onward and upward ...

It’s been a breakout year for rowing starlet Veronica Wall.

The Ashburton College student became the first in Maadi Cup history to win the treble in single sculls with gold medals in the girls’ under-18, under-17 and under-16 events.

The 16-year-old was also part of the gold medal winning under-18 coxed quad.

Her exceptional performances led to selection to the Junior Women’s Quad Scull that placed fourth in the final of the World Rowing Junior Championships in Rotterdam last month.

Ashburton Guardian sports reporter James Ford caught up with Wall after arriving back to New Zealand.

Before heading to the World Rowing Junior Championships, did you envisage that your team would progress to the final?

I think that we had quite high hopes for our crew, with the calibre of girls sculling this year in New Zealand we were looking at quite a good chance of making it.

Obviously it was never going to be easy to do, but we were definitely hoping to do well.

Making the final was such a great feeling as well, as the girls quad last year missed out on the A final.

The crew was looking quite strong and we were hoping for some good results.

What was the feeling among the New Zealand team after finishing little more than a second outside of the medals?

I think there was a level of disappointment among our crew, we had set quite high standards for ourselves and for our performance.

Fourth in the world isn’t exactly a bad result, but I suppose it would have been better to come home with some silverware.

It was a very tough final, and the weather conditions were pretty undesirable and didn’t suit our crew very well. I think beside the semi-final disap-

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McGuire in hot water It is fair to say that Australian football fans and Channel 9 have a difficult relationship, so a $100 question on the Hot Seat this week didn’t do anything to improve things.

The $100 question is the first on your way to potentially being a millionaire and is usually an easy one with a joke answer in there as well. So when host Eddie McGuire asked this question it led to a backlash from fans across Australia.

Eddie asked: “Which of these is not a common type of playing position in the game of soccer?” with the options of goalkeeper, sweeper, striker or rioter. The question has led to a flood of criticism from football fans on social media. - AAP

Return of Ronaldo Real Madrid will welcome back the added firepower of talisman Cristiano Ronaldo and striker Karim Benzema when they play promoted Osasuna in La Liga this weekend.

Real’s all-time top scorer Ronaldo missed their first two league games of the season and their European Super Cup triumph over Sevilla while recovering from a knee injury he sustained playing in the Euro 2016 final for Portugal. He told reporters yesterday, however, that he would face Osasuna, declaring: “I’m ready”.

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pointment it was still a good result and doesn’t take away from how good of an experience it was being there and competing.

I’m still very proud of the rest of the girls in my crew, and loved every minute of being amongst such an amazing event.

How did you find the overall experience of competing overseas for the first time?

It was certainly a lot more competitive than any regatta I’ve ever been to in New Zealand.

I enjoyed it so much and it was amazing to be able to represent the country at such a high level, in a sport that New Zealand is recognised as being high achievers in.

I really enjoyed how hard the races were, and the obvious talent that was around at the regatta and the different cultures and countries around as well.

Travelling with the under-23 team was a cool experience as

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well. We got to see the kind of level of racing that we’re aiming to be reaching later on, and to be able to be amongst some current world champs as well.

The whole junior team was really cool this year and I enjoyed travelling and getting to know the team.

Away from the water, what did you think of Rotterdam and what is your fondest memory of the championships?

Holland was such an amazing country and I would really love to visit again.

I found it very interesting to see how different the culture and people are over there, and to get amongst a different way of life.

I really enjoyed the entire experience over there, the people I met, different sights and different ways of living. It was such an experience being able to see the world in a sport I love with a really great bunch of people.

Do you think the experience has helped you improve?

Definitely.

I think it has improved my level of professionalism when it comes to sport and showed me the dedication and passion it really takes to succeed at a high level.

I’ll definitely take some of the behaviour I’ve learnt and seen during training and competing and apply it to normal life.

What are your next goals and what do you hope to achieve in the next year?

Hopefully just onwards and upwards.

Just improving on my rowing results from this year and to hopefully make the junior team again next year.

Obviously still getting through school and other things as well, but I’d really love to improve on my performance this year and expand on that.

Debut for Slimani Leicester City’s club record signing Islam Slimani is ready to make his Premier League debut in their clash with Liverpool, manager Claudio Ranieri said yesterday. The 28-yearold Algeria striker moved from Sporting Lisbon for an initial 30 million euros ($NZ44.24 million) hours before the transfer window closed. Slimani scored 27 league goals in 33 appearances as Sporting finished second in the Portuguese championship last season.

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Palace sign Flamini Crystal Palace have signed midfielder Mathieu Flamini on a one-year contract. The 32-yearold, who joins Palace on a free transfer, has made more than 200 appearances in two spells with Arsenal. He had been without a club since leaving the Gunners at the end of last season. Palace have one point from their opening three EPL games this season. - Reuters

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In brief Scott on the charge Adam Scott continued his FedEx Cup surge as defending champion Jason Day struggled badly in a rain-interrupted start to the US PGA Tour’s penultimate playoffs event. Fresh off fourth placings in the opening two playoff events, Australian Scott jumped to four under par through 10 holes in the BMW Championship before bad light ended play about 8pm at Crooked Stick in Indiana. He was three shots behind leader Roberto Castro.

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No Big Bash for Clarke Former Australian captain Michael Clarke will not play in this summer’s Big Bash League, instead opting to join the Nine Network’s commentary team.

Clarke’s cricket future was again thrown into the spotlight yesterday when it was announced he would play the opening three matches of the Sydney grade competition for his Western Suburbs club.

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Big hitter stung

The Plainsmen shooter Coby Snowden takes aim.

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■ SHOOTING

Plainsmen right on target

By James Ford

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Ashburton target shooting team The Plainsmen have fired themselves to a National District’s Competition (NDC) division one title for the second time in three seasons.

Every third Thursday since April, Ashburton’s smallbore shooters have been gathering at the Coronation Target Shooting Range to compete in this season’s NDC. The NDC is separated into two

groups, with seven teams competing in division one, while division two hosts six teams.

Each team shoots at their home range and scores are collated and compared against one another remotely.

After five rounds, the top four teams battled it out over the semi-finals to find The Plainsmen and the formidable Manawatu Marauders as the top two.

Despite Manawatu having Agrade shooters in abundance, the competition’s rules of teams

gaining points for junior shooters, who must be under the age of 21, and composite shooters, from B, C and D grades, favoured the local contingent.

The Plainsmen’s strong junior team had a convincing win in the final over Manawatu’s juniors while the composite group were also victorious.

Manawatu’s higher total score was offset by the three bonus points The Plainsmen gained for each junior shooting a score of 100.

Two of the perfect scores came from Lanelle McArthur to top off a memorable individual season.

Two weeks earlier, the 15-yearold was named captain of the NZ Junior Team after gaining the highest score at the annual North v South Island competition.

Meanwhile, Lanelle’s sister, Savannah, also shot a perfect 100 in the crucial final while Phillippa Fleming scored a 98 and 99 to secure the final victory.

Ryder Cup wildcard Thomas Pieters pulled out of the Dutch Open yesterday after suffering an allergic reaction to a bee sting.

Defending champion Pieters, 24, was stung during a challenge round earlier in the week. Pieters, one of the longest hitters in the game, will make his Ryder Cup debut for Europe against the US at Hazeltine, Minnesota at the end of the month.

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Crows learn lesson The Adelaide Crows have learnt one lesson already from the AFL finals – there’s no such thing as favourites. Adelaide enter Saturday night’s elimination final against North Melbourne as raging favourites – as were West Coast, who got trounced by the Western Bulldogs in Thursday night’s knockout game in Perth.

“History says in finals anyone is a chance,” Adelaide assistant coach Scott Camporeale said yesterday.

“It’s a 50-50 ball game and if you allow the opposition to play how they want to play, it’s going to be very difficult.” Bookies have listed the Crows at $1.17 while rating the Kangaroos as $5.25 long shots to prevail in the Adelaide Oval eliminator.

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■ PARALYMPICS

■ CYCLING

Grimaldi strikes Rio gold

Bauer grabs stage victory

New Zealand is on the medal table on the first day of the Rio Paralympics with a gold and a bronze.

Anna Grimaldi won New Zealand’s first gold of the Games with victory in the women’s Long Jump T47.

That was followed up an hour later by Rebecca Dubber who finished third in the 100m Backstroke S7 final.

Grimaldi put in a mammoth final jump of 5.62m, 3cm ahead of Yunidis Castillo (Cuba) and Carlee Beattie (Australia).

Grimaldi’s previous best jump was 5.41m, putting yesterday’s jump a massive 21cm ahead of her personal best.

She went into this event ranked number two in the world.

The last medal New Zealand won in Paralympic field events for females was a bronze from Leslie Mancktelow in 1988.

It’s been a long dry spell for New Zealand in Para-Athletics at a Paralympic Games, with the last medals won in 2004 – two golds and a bronze, Peter Martin at the Athens 2004 Paralympic Games.

A delighted Jack Bauer has won his first cycle race stage in Europe, just holding off the peleton to take the fifth leg of the Tour of Britain.

The tight finish threatened to be a repeat of being pipped at the post during the 2014 Tour de France but the 31-year-old Kiwi found enough for victory in Bath yesterday.

Bauer was part of a breakaway that led for the vast majority of the 194.5km stage in South Wales.

The Cannondale rider won a sprint ahead of France’s Amael Moinard and Erick Rowsell of Great Britain.

It was rich reward for Bauer, coming 12 months after returning from a career-threatening accident in last year’s Tour de France.

“My fiance Sarah and my family kept supporting me and believing in me,” Bauer said.

“It’s nice for them to see I’ve still got it.”

Bauer was robbed of a stage victory in the 2104 Tour de France when his breakaway was caught metres from the line.

The Bath stage was almost a carbon copy.

- NZME

Kiwi golden girl Anna Grimaldi Liam Malone looks in good form to add another medal on the track after producing the second fastest time in the men’s 100m T44 heats, winning his heat to advance through to the semifinals in a time of 10.90 seconds.

Dubber gave New Zealand’s campaign in the pool a strong start with bronze in the final

event of the day. Dubber surged late to finish third behind Chinese duo Ke Liting and Zhang Ying.

New Zealand team-mate Nikita Howarth finished fifth.

Also in the pool Cameron Leslie finished eighth in the Men’s 200m Freestyle S5 final.

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Horan led Megan Fisher at the 2km mark but the American fought back to finish in a time of 4:04.081.

Horan was less than a second back in 4:04.437.

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■ RUGBY

Hammer time for Zac

By James FoRd

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When the Mid Canterbury Hammers line up at the showgrounds this afternoon a familiar face will be staring back, but not because they’ve met before.

Ex-All Black Zac Guildford will be in action for Wairarapa Bush today.

Although it’s not the first time a former All Black has turned out in the Heartland Championship, Guildford himself would not have expected to be playing in New Zealand Rugby’s third tier as a 27-yearold.

But, the former Hurricanes, Crusaders and Waratahs wing believes he is in the right place to rid himself of personal demons that have marred a once promising career.

“It’s about getting life back on track and enjoying playing rugby – it’s working for me,” he said.

“For me it was about being in a good environment and being around good people, family and friends.”

Guildford, who was set to play for Tasman in the NPC before a late Heartland move, got off to a losing start a fortnight ago.

Wairarapa Bush were downed

by King Country 18-16 in front of a disappointed home crowd at Memorial Park, but bounced back a week later to see off HorowhenuaKapiti 32-22 in Levin.

“I wouldn’t say the rugby’s any easier, it’s still bloody hard and very physical,” said Guildford.

“The skill level is high.

“There’s a lot of very, very good players and the intensity is right up there.”

Since joining up with Bush, Guildford has donned the unfamiliar number 13 jersey.

But, like his new surroundings, he is adapting to his new position on the field.

“I’ve been playing at centre and I’m enjoying it,” he said.

“I’ve still got a lot to learn in that position, but I’m thoroughly enjoying the physicality of it.

“I’m getting a lot more touches and making a lot more tackles.”

Like Bush, the Hammers are also in search of their second win of the campaign after downing North Otago (40-32) before being beaten

by Buller (34-32) last Saturday, and Guildford is expecting a challenging 80 minutes.

“It will be tough.

“We’ve had a look at a wee bit of footage, Mid Canterbury are a very good team,” he said.

“If you give them front-foot ball and don’t disrupt them they’re going to have a field day, so hopefully we can contain them.”

The unfortunate circumstances that have surrounded Guildford throughout his career may have taken attention away from the ability he possesses.

But he is now strongly committed to Bush’s Heartland cause, and will pose a major threat in a game that Mid Canterbury must win if they’re to have any breathing space in the later stages of round robin play.

“Eventually I do want to be a full time rugby professional again,” he said. “But I’m in a good space now, and if we can halve those errors from last week, we’re going to be pretty dangerous.”

Mid Canterbury: Adam Williamson, Jackson Donlan, Kody Nordqvist, Eric Duff, Tavita Ula, Troy Mangan, Jon Dampney (c), Will Mackenzie, Jarred Percival, Seta Koroitamana, Nete Caucau, Koli Tamanitoakula, Maleli Sau, Timoci Nabakeke. Replacements: Brendon Ridgen, Hamish Finnie, Phil Watson, Nick McKain, Tyler Blackburn, Ollie Sapsford, Richard Catherwood.

Wairarapa Bush: Nick Hohepa, Abe Haira, Jacko Hull, Andrew Smith, Andrew McLean, James Goodger, Eddie Cranston, Sam Gammie, John Ika, Tim Priest, Glen Walters, Iziq Foa’I, Zac Guildford, Cameron Hayton, Sam Monaghan.

Replacements: Richard Puddy, Vaike Potoru, Liam Devine, Brendan Campbell, Inia Katia, Andy Humberstone, Corey McFadzean.

Folau a fixture at fullback

By Vince RugaRi

Former All Black Zac Guildford will don the green and red of Wairarapa Bush for the 2016 Heartland Championship season.

PHOTO JADE CVETKOV

Reckon Israel Folau would be better at outside centre instead of fullback for the Wallabies? Good luck convincing Michael Cheika.

No, seriously – he wants to hear it.

Folau won’t be making the positional switch for Australia that took his game to the next level in Super Rugby until someone can show Cheika why it’s worth doing.

Cheika has again named his attacking trump at No.15 for tonight’s test against South Africa at Suncorp Stadium.

Headstrong at the best of times, it appears unlikely the coach will change his tact anytime soon, insisting Folau provides more to the team as custodian.

Statistics from the first two rounds of the Rugby Championship back his claim – he is the only Australian player in the top 10 for carries, metres gained and defenders beaten.

On the rare occasion a player in a gold jersey has threatened over the last six test defeats, it’s usually had something to do with Folau.

“I’m not going to explain my rationale until I hear the rationale why he would play better closer in,” Cheika said.

“I’ve coached the player since he’s been in rugby and I think I’ve got a pretty good rapport with him and know exactly where his strengths are. “(If) we get the ball to him with the opportunities in those spaces and he’ll deliver.

“I could bring him in closer and he could get more touches but will he deliver more excellence in there?

“That’s the question.”

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■ OPINION

Time for the All Blacks to show some innovation

By Justin maRshall We’re five tests into the year after the exodus of some pretty important players in the All Black make-up over the last decade or more, and the team have adapted superbly to the changing of the guard.

Against Wales in June, their first tests of the year with a new squad, they were trying to find their rhythm, not trying to be too expansive or over-creative.

They also knew they were going to be pressured as Wales are a good, well-coached, side, and they coped with it well.

There was an edge about them during that week in Sydney before the first test against Australia.

They arrived much earlier than

usual and were aware that the Wallabies were capable but also vulnerable.

That meant they prepared well and as a result were easily the best team there and the week later in Wellington when they again comprehensively won despite the opposition’s attempts to unsettle them.

So far they have used a reasonably reserved game plan.

They are getting by with doing the basics very well.

We have seen the full array of their skills – offloading, passing in tackle and so on, and at times it has been incredible – but we haven’t really seen anything different.

There have been no creative moves off set pieces, or World Cup innovations such as the

involvement of their wings close to the breakdown, and the resulting variations of short passes or decoy moves.

I expect some evolution if conditions allow at Waikato Stadium against Argentina.

I think they will look to change things up a bit.

They have had some issues in terms of injuries – there has been change in the midfield with Sonny Bill Williams out and Ryan Crotty missing recently.

They have also had to do without Nehe Milner-Skudder on the right wing and cope with the successful introduction of Israel Dagg there, a player who offers something different in terms of his counter-attack and kicking ability.

So, having come through those

Julian Savea must get his hands on the football more

changes, I expect some innovation.

There are too many great minds involved with the team, including assistant coach Wayne Smith who is always working away in the background, for them to stay static.

I think their set piece is going

so well we may see some variations there and possibly around No8 Kieran Read and halfback Aaron Smith from the back of the scrum where there is more space these days.

If it was me, I would want to get their wings into the game more.

There are ways they can inject these players who need to get hands on ball more, particularly Julian Savea, but they can do it in intelligent ways, rather than using them as battering rams.

Put them into positions to set up other players rather than constantly being on end of the chain.

It’s about staying ahead of the pack, and the All Blacks have shown recently that they are very capable of doing that.

- NZME

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■ RUGBY

Playing on the edge

BY PATRICK MCKENDRY After two action-packed and often controversial rounds with Wallabies skipper Stephen Moore in which he stepped to, and occasionally over, the line, Dane Coles has turned his attention to Argentina captain Agustin Creevy, a talismanic player who could perhaps claim to be the All Blacks’ closest challenger to the title of best hooker in the world.

Coles has so far been faultless in his lineout throwing over the two tests against Australia – the All Blacks have yet to lose one in the Rugby Championship – and his running game has also been exceptional.

The 29-year-old’s pace and ability to beat a player with footwork is unique among tight forwards, and his spontaneous, impetuous instincts on the field are mirrored in his personality.

There is no doubting his toughness either, as evidenced by his recent deeds in playing for the Hurricanes despite a painful rib cartilage injury.

He plays close to the edge – a great strength but also a potential weakness – as he admitted this week.

His verbal and physical battles with Moore and others wearing green and gold were such that for the sake of further trans-Tasman relations it’s probably a good thing that the Pumas are the opposition at Waikato Stadium tonight rather than the Wallabies.

“I probably got a bit fired up, to be honest,” Coles said of his attitude in the 29-9 victory over Moore’s team in Wellington a fortnight ago.

“I probably carried on a little bit too much.

“Mate, I play on the edge, but I always go out there to play footy.”

That’s a given, and it’s also a

given that Coles, who has played 41 tests, won’t back down when push comes to shove against the Pumas.

“No, I won’t back down and I’m pretty sure they won’t back down either.

“They’ve got a pretty good hooker in Creevy.

“I’m looking forward to the battle against him, he’s one of the best hookers in the world.

“We go out there to play,” he added.

“We don’t go out there to bring niggle.

“They’re a pretty good side so they’ll just want to play, I think.

“I actually don’t know.

“We’re going out there to play footy and I’m

pretty sure they’ll want to take the confidence they got out of [beating] South Africa and just want to play footy too.

“They might see it as a way to get into us, I’m not sure.

“We’ve probably learned a lesson from that Aussie test, to just get on with it a bit quicker. If they bring that we’ve just got to adapt.”

Coles’ impetuous nature on the field saw him yellow carded at Twickenham in 2014 when he lashed out at an apparent provocation and caught an English player with his boot, and he has long been seen by the All Blacks selectors as a player with special qualities who needs to be handled carefully.

Dull that “edge” and you inhibit Coles’ game.

Off the field and in front of the media, Coles is unfailingly honest, entertaining company.

He is quick

Dane Coles

with a good-natured put-down, the nifty returns not confined to his fast feet.

After Beauden Barrett, his Hurricanes’ team-mate, admitted to the media that he wasn’t always an explosive, quick athlete, and in fact was a better long-distance runner at school, Coles was asked about Barrett’s qualities as a player and a person.

“He’s had enough attention for the last couple of weeks hasn’t he?” was Coles’ tongue-in-cheek response, before he replied: “He’s world class ... just this year, the way he’s come on, especially in that June series and the way he led us at the Canes.

“He’s a cool, calm, collected character and I suppose when you’ve got a guy in that sort of form playing outside you it gives you a lot of confidence.

“As a tight forward when you see a guy like him plugging the corners [with kicks] or taking the hole [when running], it’s pretty reassuring.

“That’s enough from me about him.”

Another target lined up and knocked down – that’s Coles all right.

Meanwhile, the Argentina captain is well aware of the rugby history between New Zealand and Argentina.

He appreciates that no Argentine side has beaten the current Rugby World Cup holders, with the Hugo Porto-led side coming closest in 1985 with a 21-all draw in Buenos Aires.

“That’s why it’s such a huge challenge for us,” Creevy said.

“But we believe that if we do things really well, if we have the perfect game, we can beat them even knowing they are one of the best teams in the world.”

- NZME

Hansen compares Barrett to Nicky Allen

BY GREGOR PAUL All Blacks coach Steve Hansen couldn’t think of many international first-fives who he felt have been in possession of a similarly lethal running game as Beauden Barrett.

When it came down to it, Hansen restricted himself to just one name – suggesting that the late Nicky Allen would be the only other No 10 comparable with Barrett as a ball-in-hand attacking force.

“Nicky Allen probably from a long time ago,” he said after a bit of a think.

“He is not with us any more unfortunately but he was a guy who had real pace and that is what Beauden has got, isn’t it?

“He is just genuinely quick and he can take advantage of the

things that he sees on the field.

“He probably doesn’t see more things than other people, he’s just got that out-and-out gas.”

Allen was a gifted and skilful first-five who played nine games for the All Blacks in 1980, including two tests, making his debut at the age of 21.

But the former Auckland and Counties representative was hindered by injury throughout his senior career and tragically died aged just 26 from a head injury suffered while playing club rugby in Australia.

Barrett is so often the topic du jour in the build-up to an All Blacks test because the 25-yearold has erupted into the most astonishingly consistent and devastating form.

He’s the man who can do no wrong and while he’s been by no

means exclusively responsible for taking the All Blacks’ attacking game to a new level, he’s certainly been instrumental in that.

His running game has been the show stealer.

He’s so often found a way to hit the line at incredible pace and scorch through holes.

The defining image of this year has been Barrett, coming from deep on an angled arcing run, coasting past defenders who simply can’t cope with his speed.

But from Hansen’s perspective, the most pleasing part of Barrett’s development has come in his game management and overall decision-making.

Building that side of his game was always the priority and while Hansen always had faith that Barrett would advance his work in that area this year, the coach

admits to being pleasantly surprised at just how far the young No 10 has come.

Far enough to say that Barrett has surpassed expectations?

“Yeah, probably, if we are being fair,” says Hansen.

“He has got there a bit quicker than we thought and I think that is helped by the Hurricanes playing right through that period, the quarter-finals, semi-finals and final.

“He has been exposed to that pressure and having to drive his team around the park.

“If you think back to the weather conditions, they weren’t the best and he really had to step up and own that and he did that well and has taken some real confidence out of that, and that has allowed him to take his game to another level.”

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Who will you be cheering on?

Tonight’s clash between the Wallabies and Springboks in Brisbane is also an interesting watch for the neutral All Blacks fan.

Both nations are big rivals of the defending world champions and both have also been struggling for form of late.

South Africa are coming off their first ever Rugby Championship defeat in Argentina while the Wallabies have lost their last six tests going back to last year’s Rugby World Cup final.

A Springboks defeat could leave the All Blacks 10 points clear, if they beat the Pumas, with one hand effectively on the trophy.

A Wallabies defeat would add more pressure on coach Michael Chieka and leave their title defence in tatters.

So which side would you rather see win on Saturday?

Some key stats ahead of the clash: - South Africa have won four of their last six games against Australia, though the Wallabies will be aiming for back-to-back wins against the Springboks for the first time since 2012 after a 24-20 win in their last encounter.

- Australia have won six of their last seven games against South Africa when playing on home soil, including each of the last two such iterations of this fixture.

- The Wallabies have won only two of their last seven games at Suncorp Stadium (D1,L4), though their most recent victory there was a 24-20 triumph over South Africa.

- Overall, the Wallabies have won eight of their nine games against South Africa at Suncorp Stadium, including their biggest ever victory over the Springboks in July 2006 (49-0).

- Australia need only two more for 100 tries at Suncorp Stadium, only at two other venues (Ballymore Stadium & Sydney Cricket Ground) have they managed to crack triple digits.

- South Africa will be looking to avoid back-to-back losses for the first time since losing four on the bounce between November 2014 to August 2015, which included a defeat to Australia at Suncorp Stadium.

- The Springboks have won just three times away to Australia since the turn of the century, those victories coming four years apart in August 2005, August 2009 and September 2013.

- Bryan Habana has scored 65 tries in a 119 Test career; his next try against Australia would see the Wallabies become the first opposition against whom he has scored 10+ tries.

- Habana’s try against Argentina meant he overtook David Campese (64) as the top try scorer for any Tier One nation and he sits just four tries behind Daisuke Ohata (69) as the top international try scorer ever.

- David Pocock has won five turnovers in the competition so far, two more than any other player.

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In brief

■ TENNIS

Serena bows out

By Howard FendricH For the second year in a row, Serena Williams’ bid to make history ended with a shocking loss in the US Open semi-finals.

A seventh title at Flushing Meadows, which would have been an Open-era record, will have to wait.

So will a 23rd Grand Slam championship, another record.

And her 3½-year reign at No. 1 in the WTA rankings is over, too, one week shy of what would have been yet another mark.

Undone by a half-dozen double-faults, including on match point, and dealing with an injured left knee that limited her movement, Williams was upset 6-2, 7-6 (5) by big-serving Karolina Pliskova of the Czech Republic yesterday.

“Karolina played great today.

“I think if she had played any less, then maybe I would have had a chance,” Williams said.

“So I think I wasn’t at 100 per cent, but I also think she played well.

“She deserved to win today.”

The 10th-seeded Pliskova began her on-court interview by blurting out that she couldn’t believe she’d eliminated Williams to earn a spot in her first major final.

Then Pliskova changed course, saying: “I mean, actually, I do believe it.

“I always knew I have a chance to beat anyone if I’m playing my game.”

At the 2015 US Open, Williams’ bid for a calendar-year Grand Slam ended when she lost in the semi-finals to unseeded Roberta Vinci of Italy in one of the biggest surprises in tennis history.

This one goes pretty high on the list, too.

This was the 33rd major semifinal of Williams’ career, and the first for Pliskova, who beat the 34-year-old American’s older sister Venus in the fourth round.

Pliskova is only the fourth woman to beat both Williams siblings during the same Grand Slam tournament.

And to think: The 24-year-old

Fullback Frank Belt had not even heard of the Chatham Cup until last year. But the former Hull City professional now finds himself on the verge of winning one of New Zealand sport’s most coveted prizes for the second season in succession. After arriving in Auckland via stints in Australia and the United States, the Englishman was a member of the Eastern Suburbs squad that lifted the trophy in 2015 and is now in line for another winner’s medal if his Waitakere City side can get the better of Birkenhead United in this season’s final on Sunday. - NZME

An expensive derby This weekend’s Manchester derby at Old Trafford is set to be the most expensive game in history, with United and City boasting sides worth a combined total of more than £600million. With new bosses on both sides of the city, United manager Jose Mourinho and City chief Pep Guardiola both splashed the cash this summer in a bid to earn bragging rights over their rivals and challenge for the Premier League crown. Pogba’s expected presence in the United midfield following his £89m switch back to England means Mourinho’s side will be worth a total of £328.1m.

- NZME Serena Williams leaves the court at Flushing Meadow after being knocked out of the US Open semi-finals by Karolina Pliskova yesterday.

PHOTO AP Pliskova had never been past the third round in 17 previous appearances at majors.

“I had a goal today to beat Serena. That’s what I did,” Pliskova said. “I don’t care who is there in the final.”

Williams, who refused to answer questions about the rankings, and Graf also share the mark for most Grand Slam titles since 1968, when professionals were first admitted to majors.

And Williams remains even with Chris Evert with six US Open trophies.

Pliskova, meanwhile, is now one victory from her first, and on Thursday night, she certainly looked the part of an up-andcomer with the strokes and demeanor to go far.

The temperature was in the low 80s, and the air was muggy and still, and Williams kept using the pleats of her black-and-pink skirt to wipe her sweaty palms between

points. She flubbed shot after shot, 31 unforced errors in all.

Afterward, Williams dismissed the notion that she might have been fatigued from a gruelling three-set quarter-final against Simona Halep that concluded less than 22 hours before the semifinal started.

Instead, Williams and her coach, Patrick Mouratoglou, pointed to the left leg that she repeatedly clutched at in the second set. He said she spent far less time than usual warming up for the match, after getting treatment much of the day.

Still, Pliskova surely had a lot to do with Williams’ woes. Pliskova’s power is of the sort that Williams so rarely is forced to confront – much like the difficulties the American’s own game presents others.

The 6-foot-1 Pliskova serves well, leading the tour in aces this season and averaging 109 mph

yesterday, and her angled offerings gave Williams fits.

Pliskova also returns well, often sending stinging responses right at Williams’ feet, leaving her no time to react properly.

And when they engaged in lengthy baseline exchanges, Pliskova’s deep, flat groundstrokes were able to produce the rare sight of Williams back on her heels.

Pliskova moved into her first grand slam final, where she’ll meet Angelique Kerber, who later accounted for Caroline Wozniacki 6-4 6-3.

Kerber had never made a grand slam final at the start of this year.

Then she not only advanced that far but won the title at the Australian Open, beating Williams in the championship match.

She followed that up with a run to the Wimbledon final, where she lost to Williams.

- AP

■ MOTOR RACING

Olympics in Rome?

Italy’s Olympic medallists have written a letter to Rome Mayor Virginia Raggi, seeking support for the city’s bid to host the 2024 summer Games. Raggi, a member of the anti-establishment 5-Star Movement which runs the Rome municipality, has made clear she has other priorities but has yet to definitively back away from the bid.

The signatories include three-times Olympic champion Niccolo Campriani, three-times silver medallist Giovanni Pellielo and members of Italy’s volleyball and water polo teams among others.

- Reuters

Calls to ban tackling British scientists and doctors have renewed calls for rugby tackling in schools to be banned. Researchers from the Sport Collision Injury Collective say youngsters are risking serious injury from the game – which is often made compulsory and overseen by PE teachers with little or no specialist training. They say tackling is responsible for nearly two thirds (64 per cent) of all injuries and 87 per cent of concussions. - Reuters

Magic nab sharpshooter

Van der Drift links up with Erebus for enduros Kiwi Chris van der Drift has agreed to terms with Erebus Motorsport and will partner Shae Davies in the Supercars endurance events.

The highly experienced Kiwi has been based in Europe since the beginning of 2003 and holds three European Championships – in Formula BMW, Formula Renault 2.0 and International Formula Masters.

His most recent championship came in Porsche Carrera Cup

Chatham Cup final

Asia last year, racking up seven victories, six pole positions and 10 podiums from just 14 races.

Van der Drift currently races in the ADAC GT Masters in Germany and the China GT Championship.

“I am over the moon to have signed with Erebus, it has been a dream for many years to try and secure a drive and this is a great way for me to get my feet in the water,” he said.

“I am really looking forward

to working with the guys in the team and the first race can’t come quick enough.”

Despite Sandown being his Supercars debut, Van der Drift is no stranger to its world, having raced New Zealand SuperTourer’s in 2012, then joining Brad Jones Racing for a test day late 2014.

“I have been racing outside of Australasia nearly all my career and have always said I would love to come back and carry on my career in the Supercars Series.

“I would probably say I’ve been trying to break in for about three years now, so it’s great I will be able to experience it.

“I jumped into the V8 SuperTourers a few years ago which was great fun, and I managed to test with BJR in 2014.

“Both cars were very different than what I have been used to but I love how much you have under your right foot.

“I’m sure I’ll get better every time I do another lap.” - NZME

South African shooter Lenize Potgieter will line up for the Magic in next year’s New Zealand netball elite league. The Magic, under new coach Marg Forsyth, released a newlook squad yesterday with Potgieter’s signing a major talking point.

The 22-year-old played in last year’s Netball World Cup as well as the recent Quad Series for world No.5 South Africa, and will replace England’s Jo Harten. Potgieter boosts a Magic squad which has retained only three players from this year’s New Zealand conference-winning team in the now-defunct transTasman league. The Magic are missing Leana de Bruin, who looks set to take up a contract in Australia.

- NZME

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■ TE AKAU’S DAY

Star duo ready for return

Two of the heroes of Te Akau Racing’s memorable 2015-16 season are poised to make waves as they return to racing this weekend.

Last season’s champion threeyear-old Xtravagant and champion two-year-old Heroic Valour will attract attention from opposite sides of the Tasman as they attempt to pick up where they left off last autumn.

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out a race since his brilliant Cambridge Breeders’ Stakes win at Te Rapa in April.

A winner of six of his 10 starts, including runaway Group One wins in the 2000 Guineas and the NRM Sprint at Te Rapa, Xtravagant has pleased connections since a setback ruled him out of a firstup run in last month’s Chandler McLeod Stakes at Moonee Valley.

Damian Oliver rides Xtravagant

Oamaru harness Tomorrow at Oamaru Raceway

Oamaru Harness Racing Club Inc Venue: Oamaru Racecourse Meeting Date: 11 Sep 2016 NZ Meeting number: 8 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 12.00 NORTH OTAGO MOTOR GROUP TROT $7000, 4yo+ c0 trot, stand, 2600m 1 Barham Belle (1) fr ........................L O’Reilly 2 Breenys Cullen (2) fr ........................ D Dunn 3 52D64 Holly Trouble (3) fr ........................M Heenan 4 0003x Belmont’s Greatest (U1) fr .............. G Smith 5 4064x Shona Mary (U2) fr .......................B Orange 6 9 Pat The Monarch (U3) fr...................J Curtin 7 20D60 November Guy (U4) fr .................. G O’Reilly 8 74x48 The Denniston Rose (U5) fr ...........T Chmiel 9 P8 La Vette (U6) fr ................................J W Cox 10 7674x Sugar Cane (U7) fr.............. D D McCormick 2 12.27 PICK & SHOVEL F&M MOBILE PACE $7000, 3yo+ f&m c0 mob. pace, mobile, 2000m 1 83846 Longevity (1) fr ................................ G Smith 2 35028 Sarah Kate fr ................................ Scratched 3 3 Floating On Eyre (2) fr ..................B Orange 4 7 Delishka (3) fr..................................... R May 5 38x Itz Ivy Hillis fr ................................ Scratched 6 824 Gypsy’s Choice (4) fr.................... G O’Reilly 7 3x78 Grey Skies (5) fr .................................. J Hay 8 55707 BG’s Linda (6) fr .............................T Chmiel 9 94926 Fabri Bromac (7) fr ..........................R Payne 10 x5939 Living Glory (21) fr ...............A Fitzgerald (J)

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“He’s ready to go a big race firstup. We want to keep him unbeaten if possible so he’s in the right condition to be winning this one.”

Heroic Valour has won all three starts, including a Diamond Stakes win last March over Northland Breeders’ Stakes rival Wyndspelle.

Dual Group One winner Xtravagant goes into today’s Gr.2 Bobbie Lewis Quality at Flemington with-

Unbeaten Group One-winning Fastnet Rock colt Heroic Valour resumes in today’s Tavistock Northland Breeders’ Stakes (1200m) at Ruakaka after two encouraging trials at Te Teko and Taupo.

“They were two quiet trials and he’s just been going through the motions,” said Jamie Richards, who trains the star duo in partnership with Stephen Autridge.

3 12.57pm MORRISONS SADDLERY & FEED PACE $7000, 3yo+ c0 pace, stand, 2600m 1 860 Lady Alexis (1) fr ........................... K Cox (J) 2 65420 Paleface Sioux (2) fr.........................P Davis 3 040 Happy Ever Laughter (3) fr............... D Dunn 4 786x4 Nadia Bay (4) fr ............................ G O’Reilly 5 0x6 Pegasus Merrily (5) fr ................... S McNally 6 2630x Rocki Warrior (6) fr ......................C DeFilippi 7 93628 Crafty Cullen (7) fr..........................T Chmiel 8 65505 Afro Dizzy Yak (8) fr................. N Williamson 9 92383 Mega Watt (9) fr ...............................J Curtin 10 0 Linda’s Cullen (10) fr ....................... G Smith 11 000 Franco Garcia (U1) fr .............. C D Thornley 4 1.32pm WAITAKI REFRIGERATION SERVICES MOBILE PACE $7000, 3yo+ c0 mob. pace, mobile, 2000m 1 485 Speedy Mach (1) fr .....................C DeFilippi 2 5x5 Glenferrie Duster (2) fr ...................T Chmiel 3 Star Of Memphis (3) fr .....................J Curtin 4 38476 Rostriever Victory (4) fr ................. K Butt (J) 5 Homeforlife (5) fr ................................ R May 6 35 Tanya Dana (6) fr ............................R Payne 7 0x Marco Simoncelli (7) fr ................. G O’Reilly 8 5x40 Mucho Macho Man (8) fr .................. D Dunn 9 4 Never Say Never (9) fr...................B Orange 10 Blue Chip Lad (21) fr ............... C D Thornley 5 2.07pm ONE SMART COFFEE TROT $8000, 5yo+ c1 trot, stand, 2600m 1 94008 Playboy’s Brother (1) fr.............B Williamson

2 90585 Monkey Luck (2) fr ..................... K Cameron 4 421x7 Costa Del Magnifico (4) fr ....... N Williamson 3 56x13 Pretorius (3) fr .............................. S McNally 5 928x3 Franco Nelson (5) fr ..........................J Dunn 4 35560 Stellar Success (4) fr.......................... R May 6 643x5 Cullect A Guinness (6) fr ................. G Smith 5 30020 Ygritte (5) fr .....................................J W Cox 7 4351x Mossdale Conner (7) fr ...................... R May 6 21P28 All Settled Down (6) fr ..................... G Smith 8 2101x Rocker Band (8) fr ...........................M Jones 7 86234 Sarah Palin (7) fr ..............................P Davis 9 27226 Woodlea Legend (9) fr .................. K Cox (J) 8 57969 Ella Lavra (8) fr........................ C D Thornley 10 2268x Quick As A Trick (U1) fr ....................J Young 9 007x8 Dream Big (9) fr ............................... D Dunn 8 3.56 CHANGEOVER JUNIOR DRIVERS MOBILE 10 5267x Soney Beatt (10) fr ...............S Tomlinson (J) PACE $8000, 4yo+, c1 with cond. pace jun.d, 2000m 6 2.42 NORTH OTAGO PASTORAL HANDICAP PACE 1 35061 Dalness Mac (1) fr.................R McIlwrick (J) $8000, 4yo+ c1, c2 with cond, stand, 2600m 2 70x09 The Edge Of Reason (2) fr............ K Cox (J) 1 69507 Tatoo (1) fr............................S Tomlinson (J) 3 184x4 Perfectly Ideal (3) fr ................... M Purvis (J) 2 x5238 Highview Illusion fr ....................... Scratched 4 741x3 Rock N Roll Delight (4) fr .....M Anderson (J) 3 6407x Lis Rulz (2) fr...................................... R May 5 45676 Comic Book Hero (5) fr .............M Parker (J) 4 56947 Zena Mac (3) fr ...............................M Jones 6 5108x Gotta Classie Girl (6) fr ........S Tomlinson (J) 5 74097 Great Abbey (4) fr ................ Hamish Hunter 7 90x06 Spinnaker (7) fr ..................... J Markham (J) 6 5957x Lottie Franco (5) fr...........Henderson Hunter 8 63222 Allison Stokke (8) fr ....................... K Butt (J) 7 x0523 Hotdiggettycullen (6) fr ...................T Chmiel 9 P6027 Mickey Jay (9) fr ..................... J Morrison (J) 8 370x0 Top Brass (7) fr ............................ G O’Reilly 9 4.35pm THE PRES HANDICAP TROT $9000, 5yo+ 9 08035 Chief Kapai (U1) fr ........................... D Dunn 10 06975 Tubby Jim (U2) fr ...................R McIlwrick (J) c2 & faster discrhcp trot, stand, 2600m 1 03204 Brads Kenny (1) fr ................... N Williamson 11 37070 Dapper George (1) 10 .................. S McNally 2 98x02 Stylish Duke (U1) fr ...................... S McNally 12 96056 The Persuader (2) 10 ...............B Williamson The Silver Fox (1) 20 .....................B Orange 7 3.19pm PGG WRIGHTSON HANNON MEMORIAL 34 21401 19224 Ottawa (U1) 30 ................................. D Dunn FFA PACE $25,000, ffa pace, stand, 2600m 5 1530x Zachary Binx (1) 40..............S Tomlinson (J) 1 348x2 Tiger Tara (1) fr ............................ G O’Reilly 6 05710 Arran Chief (2) 40 .......................... A Faulks 2 467x1 Pulp Fiction (2) fr.............................. D Dunn 7 7806x Jag’s Invasion (3) 40 .........................J Dunn 3 4639x Franco Ledger (3) fr ............. Hamish Hunter 8 365x3 Monty Python (4) 40.................B Williamson

9 63250 Phil’s Gift (U1) 40 ............................... R May 10 6178x Arya (1) 50 ..................................C DeFilippi 10 5.07 FAT SALLY’S BAR & GRILL HANDICAP PACE $9000, 5yo+ c2 to c5 spechcp pace, stand, 2600m 1 7746F Canndew (1) fr .................................P Davis 2 17027 I Try (2) fr .............................. Hamish Hunter 3 15422 Vera’s Delight (3) fr......................B McLellan 4 41918 Parramatta (1) 10 ...........................T Chmiel 5 3x637 Provocative Prince (2) 10 .........B Williamson 6 72427 Bank Raider (3) 10 ........................L O’Reilly 7 931x2 Devil May Care (1) 20 ...............M Parker (J) 8 3342x Maybe Flyin (2) 20 .................... R Needham 9 22121 Arden’s Concord (U1) 20 ......R McIlwrick (J) 10 15140 Stunin Dude (1) 30 ........................B Orange SELECTIONS

Race 1: Shona Mary, November Guy, Holly Trouble Race 2: Floating On Eyre, Gypsy’s Choice, Fabri Bromac Race 3: Mega Watt, Rocki Warrior, Nadia Bay, Crafty Cullen Race 4: Mucho Macho Man, Never Say Never, Speedy Mach Race 5: All Settled Down, Dream Big, Sarah Palin, Soney Beatt Race 6: Lis Rulz, The Persuader, Hotdiggettycullen Race 7: Tiger Tara, Franco Nelson, Mossdale Conner Race 8: Perfectly Ideal, Rock N Roll Delight, Spinnaker Race 9: Jag’s Invasion, Arran Chief, Arya, Monty Python Race 10: Arden’s Concord, Provocative Prince, Bank Raider LEGEND: X - Spell from racing of at least 3 months P - Retired (or pulled up) from race L - Driver unseated U1 - Unruly beginner {C} - Concession driver {C.cl} - Claiming concession driver which allows horse to start one class down

Rotorua gallops Tomorrow at Rotorua Raceway

Rotorua Bop HC Venue: Rotorua Meeting Date: 11 Sep 5 8370F Moni Nui 66.5 ............................... Scratched 2016 NZ Meeting number: 6 Doubles: 1 and 2; 3 and 4; 5 6 684F1 Mr Kanton tdm (3) 66.5 ...........W Gordon (3) and 6; 7 and 8 Trebles: 2, 3 and 4; 6, 7 and 8 7 x65P8 Le Bon Fin m (5) 66.5 ........ E Goodinson (3) 1 12.10pm FARMLANDS CO-OPERATIVE MAIDEN 8 42263 Yardstick (6) 63 .......................... S Karnicnik 3 1.15pm SWEENEY TOWNSEND INSURANCE BROHURDLES $10,000, MDN HDL, 3000m 1 77x03 Sontana (14) 68 ............................. S Fannin KERS HURDLES $20,000, OPN HDL, 3500m 1 P6414 Thenamesbond tdm (3) 70. E Goodinson (3) 2 x3094 Armando (11) 68 .......................... M Mitchell 2 21557 Mahanadi m (7) 67.5 ...................... S Fannin 3 20F74 Kentucky Son m (2) 68............W Gordon (3) 3 11154 Mailly m (6) 65.5 .............................M Gillies 4 0F5 Kangaroo (8) 68 4 174x3 Zardetto m (1) 65 .............................. A Kuru 5 00858 Global Warrior (9) 68 5 3284L Hunters Creek m (5) 65 ............... M Mitchell 6 2548x Countdown (7) 68 ...........................M Gillies 6 8370F Moni Nui m (4) 65 ...................W Gordon (3) 7 23596 Finns Halo (5) 68 7 64906 Master Michael m (8) 65 .................M Cropp 8 45212 Lacustre tmb (3) 68 ......................... C Studd 8 26759 Istimagic m (2) 65 ........................... C Studd 9 100PF No Deal (13) 68.......................... S Karnicnik 10 46P17 Perry Mason tmb (1) 68 ..................M Cropp 4 1.50pm T.W.MOORE LTD HIGHWEIGHT RATING 75 11 x9580 Rocky (6) 68 ...................................... A Kuru $8000, Rating 75 & Jmps Hwt Benchmark, 2200m 12 80263 Old Countess (12) 66 ......... E Goodinson (3) 1 66121 Zentangle m (3) 72.5..............S Fannin (2.5) 13 x0LP9 Izzanorange (4) 66 2 34700 Colonel Carrera tm (6) 69 ............ M Mitchell 14 47262 Willy Duggan m (10) 68 3 7236x Crikey Cron m (8) 68.5 ...K Veenendaal (1.5) Emergencies: Izzanorange, Willy Duggan 4 21424 Henry Tudor m (9) 65 ........................ A Kuru 2 12.40pm TEAM WEALLEANS HURDLES $20,000, 5 530x6 Worthiswaitngold m (4) 65 ................. E Farr RST OPEN HURDLE SWP, 3500m 6 61057 Borninasandpit dm (5) 65........W Gordon (3) 1 72516 Nancho Lass tm (7) 69.................... C Studd 7 00350 Kalinda (10) 65................... E Goodinson (3) 2 581P5 McCulley tm (2) 66.5 ...................... S Fannin 8 15821 St D’Ore m (2) 65 ...............S Karnicnik (2.5) 3 31881 That’s How It Goes m (1) 66.5 ..... M Mitchell 9 x8645 Lucky Charm dm (7) 65 ..................M Cropp 4 55666 Danza Lad m (4) 66.5 ....................... A Kuru 10 06457 They Call Me Sven (1) 65 ............S Houston

M3 Auckland Greyhound Racing Club Venue: Manukau Stadium Meeting Date: 11 Sep 2016 NZ Meeting number: 3 Doubles: 2 and 3; 4 and 5; 6 and 7; 8 and 9; 10 and 11; 12 and 13 Trebles: 1, 2 and 3; 4, 5 and 6; 7, 8 and 9; 11, 12 and 13 1 2.16pm HEWLETT ELECTRICAL SPRINT C3, 318m 1 33532 Pat Not Plait nwtd...........................P Henley 2 74166 Sometime Soon 18.49 ......................B Craik 3 26334 Cyclone Lusi 18.62 U & ....................Cottam 4 85531 Thrilling Galaxy 18.49 U & ................Cottam 5 75815 New Look nwtd ..........................D Schofield 6 34618 Nippo 18.57..................................... L Martin 7 37714 Go Andwyn 18.63 ............................ S Clark 8 21744 Lovely Rita 18.50 .......................D Schofield 9 24377 Simply Sam 18.38 ......................D Schofield 10 34385 Rockin’ Fancy 18.57 ...................D Schofield 2 2.33pm $10K GUARANTEED QUADDIE STAKES C1, 527m 1 46757 Mary’s Bad Boy nwtd R & ...........N O’Regan 2 87353 Rocky McAwesome nwtd U & ...........Cottam 3 65454 Podium Bonus 31.36 W & ...............T Steele 4 25473 Idol Leanne nwtd B & ......................... Steele 5 66538 Indefinite Order 31.26 ........................L Hunt 6 43744 Opawa Paul nwtd W & ....................T Steele 7 32424 Nangar Gem 31.29 ....................D Schofield 8 66366 Opawa Top nwtd J & ...........................D Bell 9 63452 Opawa Gumisie nwtd J & ....................D Bell 10 43667 Chateau Neuf 30.89 ........................P Green 3 2.54pm NEW ZEALAND RACING SERIES SPRINT HEAT 1 NZRSq, 318m 1 33712 Allegro Class nwtd ...........................L Ahern 2 27336 Bright Star 18.05 ...............................B Bond 3 844x1 African Princess nwtd J & ...................D Bell

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2.25pm DUKE OF GLOUCESTER CUP RATING 65 $7000, Rating 65&JMPS Benchmark*, 1950m 1 72511 Eddie Gilbert m (4) 72.5 2 21221 Bayrum tm (10) 71.5 ............... J Myers (am) 3 88233 Royal Sceptre m (1) 71.5 ..M Roustoby (am) 4 04656 Teddytwinkletoes (3) 71.5 ... S MacNab (am) 5 68254 Ascomanni m (6) 70.5 ....... M Northcott (am) 6 1x06 Garfunkel (5) 69 ......................C Myers (am) 7 04210 Summer Warrior m (2) 69 ....M Simons (am) 8 3112P Ooee m (11) 68.5 .................. A Donald (am) 9 40959 Messi m (8) 68 ......................... T Miles (am) 10 91693 Scusa mb (13) 68..............B Rogerson (am) 11 32574 Cardon Boy m (12) 67.5 .......... S Wenn (am) 12 55320 In A Trance tm (7) 66.5.............L Calitz (am) 13 0x080 Battle Plan 66.5............................ Scratched 14 92669 Lord Bentley 66.5 ......................... Scratched 15 62010 Remind Me Again mb (9) 69.5 Fleming (am) 16 11154 Mailly 67 ....................................... Scratched Emergencies: Battle Plan, Lord Bentley, Remind Me Again, Mailly 6 3.00pm FIBER FRESH MAIDEN $7000, MDN, 1230m 1 56282 Where Theres Smoke (3) 58.5 ..T Wenn (a3) 2 Natural Athletic (9) 58.5 .................. C Grylls 3 x5008 Ahjay (6) 58.5 ..................................S Collett 4 Keep Up (8) 58.5 ................................M Hills 5 36633 Good Vibes (7) 56.5 ...............J Fawcett (a4)

6 Mo Chara (1) 56.5 ...............Z N Azman (a3) 7 59. Star Ella (2) 56.5 ......................A Jones (a1) 8 0 Stylish Achiever (10) 56.5 ..........R Elliot (a3) 9 2 Clairetheway (5) 54 ................... M D Plessis 10 64x Bonnie Sareeh (4) 54 ......................A Collett 7 3.40pm CHELTENHAM WITH WHEELS RATING 65 1230 $7000, Rating 65 Benchmark*, 1230m 1 1x Banrock (4) 60 ..........................T Wenn (a3) 2 96517 Chatham Whisper (12) 59.5 ........T Thornton 3 5231x El Cajero (2) 59.5 ............................S Collett 4 3896x What’s Up Alf m (5) 59.5 ....L Magorrian (a1) 5 5420x Why Me (7) 59.5.........................R Elliot (a3) 6 0x564 Anuka m (1) 59 7 22923 Salted Caramel mb (8) 59 S Weatherley (a3) 8 43x04 Straight Sets (11) 59 ...............B Hutton (a1) 9 x0180 Enjoy The Ride tm (10) 58.5 ...........A Collett 10 3x1 Sweet Leader 57.5 ....................... Scratched 11 6100. Wee Sonya (3) 56 ..............................M Hills 12 56888 Its A Kinda Magic m (6) 54.........V Gatu (a2) 13 507x0 Foibles (9) 56 ............................ M D Plessis 14 x000x The Link 54 .................................. Scratched 15 431x3 Cutting Up Rough 60 ................... Scratched 16 221x6 Smichael 59.5 .............................. Scratched Em: Foibles, The Link, Cutting Up Rough, Smichael 8 4.16pm AONGATETE COOL STORES LTD MAIDEN 2200 $7000, MDN, 2200m

1 x6534 Boston Havoc (8) 58.5 ........Z N Azman (a3) 2 x8332 Caballo Noir b (7) 58.5 .......L Magorrian (a1) 3 08x35 Kiddo (1) 58.5 ........................ J Bassett (a4) 4 09x64 Cartridge (5) 58.5............................S Collett 5 07476 La Vamos (9) 58.5 ....................... E Farr (a3) 6 005 Tutense 58.5 ................................ Scratched 7 0 Mr Bugsy (4) 58.5 ...........................A Collett 8 0 Pukeake Sam (2) 58.5 ............B Hutton (a1) 9 x9900 Who Can Tell (3) 58.5 ................R Elliot (a3) 10 36442 Libretti b (11) 56.5 ............S Weatherley (a3) 11 08053 Miss Serendipity (10) 56.5 ..........T Thornton 12 74645 Kowhai Kerry b (6) 56.5 ............ M D Plessis 13 06457 They Call Me Sven 58.5 ............... Scratched Emergency: They Call Me Sven Blinkers off : Lucky Charm (R4), Ahjay (R6), El Cajero (R7) Winkers on : El Cajero (R7) Winkers off : What’s Up Alf, Its A Kinda Magic (R7) SELECTIONS

9 56352 Cawbourne Cooks 30.75 .............M Roberts 10 54231 Boris Gump 30.89 ............................ S Clark 9 4.43pm WATERLOO CUP HEAT 2 C5q, 527m 1 88511 Prophecy 30.09 .............................. G Farrell 2 42215 Eva Diva nwtd ............................D Schofield 3 31522 Skuzi 30.62 ......................................L Ahern 4 18841 Top Prosecutor nwtd ...................A Turnwald 5 22283 Thrilling Boris nwtd.......................... K Walsh 6 35312 Sharella 30.45 ...................................B Craik 7 35186 Ebert Bale nwtd ...........................C Roberts 8 16133 Kimetto 30.55 ..............................L Laagland Emergencies: 9 56352 Cawbourne Cooks 30.75 .............M Roberts 10 54231 Boris Gump 30.89 ............................ S Clark 10 4.58pm JOHN PALINO’S-FRIEND OF THE FARMER CAF* STAKES C1/2, 527m 1 51377 Scott The Looks 31.07 U & ...............Cottam 2 67251 Cawbourne Wales 30.57 ..............R McPhee 3 32382 Golden Ivy nwtd W &.......................T Steele 4 24588 Fortis Flier 30.74 U & ........................Cottam 5 32113 Gold Class 30.43 .......................D Schofield 6 84557 Fantastic Ava 30.67....................D Schofield 7 32113 Electric Dee Eye nwtd .....................P Green 8 74244 Mr. Mumbles 30.92 R &...............N O’Regan 9 17665 Zipping Kasey nwtd ....................D Schofield 10 58563 Electric Impulse 30.12 W & .............T Steele 11 5.16pm HAPPY 60TH BIRTHDAY RAY WATTERS STAKES C3, 527m 1 68137 Zimmer Frame 30.87 U &......................Bliek 2 36586 Lucky Man 30.53...............................B Craik 3 12611 Spud Missile 30.17........................... S Clark 4 11128 Lochinvar Brogue 30.45 .............D Schofield

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Race 1: Rocky, Lacustre, Countdown, Sontana, Old Countess Race 2: Danza Lad, Nancho Lass, Mr Kanton, Yardstick Race 3: Thenamesbond, Mahanadi, Hunters Creek, Master Michael Race 4: Zentangle, Crikey Cron, Colonel Carrera, Worthiswaitngold Race 5: Garfunkel, Teddytwinkletoes, Bayrum, Royal Sceptre Race 6: Clairetheway, Good Vibes, Natural Athletic, Mo Chara Race 7: Why Me, What’s Up Alf, Salted Caramel, Anuka Race 8: Miss Serendipity, Boston Havoc, Kowhai Kerry, Kiddo

Auckland dogs Tomorrow at Manukau Stadiumy 4 16171 Fabrelee 18.27 ..................................S Ross 5 66627 Let’s Go Sprite nwtd .........................L Ahern 6 8F676 Lady Rose 18.59 .......................... H Mullane 7 26151 Dreamzone nwtd K & ........................Phillips 8 46211 Formation 18.64 ................................B Craik 9 62488 Baymax 18.50 ...................................B Craik 10 73877 Smash Allegro nwtd .........................L Ahern 4 3.11pm NEW ZEALAND RACING SERIES SPRINT HEAT 2 NZRSq, 318m 1 11752 Idol Gee 18.68 B &............................. Steele 2 11611 Tee Kay Yapper 18.29 ...................... S Clark 3 38164 Happy Wife 18.56 .............................L Ahern 4 71745 Looks All Good 18.41 W & ..............T Steele 5 28712 Americano nwtd ...............................L Ahern 6 72262 Saved By Love 18.41 ...................R K Roper 7 88762 Our Heisenberg nwtd ........................B Craik 8 22362 Jump Up 18.34 ............................. H Mullane 9 45455 Made Time 18.31 ..............................B Bond 10 F8783 Opawa Spice nwtd J & ........................D Bell 5 3.28pm NEW ZEALAND RACING SERIES SPRINT HEAT 3 NZRSq, 318m 1 14781 Thunderation 18.66 ..........................L Ahern 2 13176 Von Trapp 18.18 ................................B Craik 3 47224 Hallo Star 18.23 ................................B Bond 4 55672 Speed Lorde 18.21 ...........................B Craik 5 18827 Allegro Touch nwtd ...........................L Ahern 6 65718 Peaknuckle 18.47 ......................... H Mullane 7 88462 Freedom Flyer nwtd K & ...................Phillips 8 76325 Britney Star 18.50 U & ..........................Bliek 9 73877 Smash Allegro nwtd .........................L Ahern 10 45455 Made Time 18.31 ..............................B Bond 6 3.48 DELI’S SPORTS BAR CLENDON INN SPRINT

C2, 318m 1 3686x Thrilling Forest 18.80 U & .................Cottam 2 31825 Jack McCoy 18.73..........................P Henley 3 66712 Lord De Air 18.52 .............................M Black 4 18358 Skinny Ankles nwtd ........................ P Lowen 5 22187 Sacred Can You 18.54 R & .........N O’Regan 6 6126x Bee Lichter 18.56 ............................. S Clark 7 86154 Costing Money nwtd ...................... I George 8 22413 Missing Allegro nwtd ........................L Ahern Emergencies: 9 26658 Atoonga Air 18.45 ........................... T Green 10 67584 Red Rascal 18.66 R & ................N O’Regan 7 4.06 CAROL’S TAB CLENDON INN SPRINT C2, 318m 1 27252 Scott Tied Up 18.73 U & ...................Cottam 2 27682 Cool Marlow 18.50 .......................... T Green 3 15666 Opawa Libby nwtd B & ....................... Steele 4 75352 Frankincense 18.59.......................H R Scott 5 35235 Peacock Princess nwtd .................. I George 6 74283 Drury 18.41 ...................................A Cleaver 7 12331 Allegro Lass nwtd.............................L Ahern 8 63375 Eva Kaneva 18.62 ............................ S Clark 9 67584 Red Rascal 18.66 R & ................N O’Regan 10 74678 Wheelie Good nwtd........................ P Lowen 8 4.24pm WATERLOO CUP HEAT 1 C5q, 527m 1 1x121 Mi Tensile 30.59 .............................. K Walsh 2 73711 Global Conquest 30.27 W &............T Steele 3 65221 Cawbourne Patty nwtd .................C Roberts 4 12421 Timmy Trumpet nwtd ....................... K Walsh 5 23227 Dyna Vikkers 30.04 ......................C Roberts 6 3x148 Fantastic Sid nwtd ......................D Schofield 7 x8x83 Born To Boom nwtd ...........................J Dunn 8 25242 Joe Joe 30.13 B &.............................. Steele

34345 Instant Success 30.92................D Schofield 34124 Opawa Kuru 30.59 W &...................T Steele 56126 Multicam Ranger 30.80 ..............D Schofield 31878 Crying In Vegas 30.79 ...................... S Clark 45577 Who Dat Boy 30.51 ...................... H Mullane 46x87 Jesse Pinkman 30.42........................B Craik 12 5.37 JACK’S WHOLESALE MEATS SPRINT C4, 318m 1 3413F Unileven 18.64 ...........................D Schofield 2 25375 Ekali 18.42 ..................................... G Farrell 3 47853 Macjam 18.33 ............................D Schofield 4 38572 Effective Power 18.45 ......................L Ahern 5 24165 Percentage Girl nwtd...................L Laagland 6 678x3 Up High 18.47 ................................ P Lowen 7 62643 Wobourn Abbey 18.53 ....................P Green 8 25221 Cranky Pants nwtd ...........................L Ahern Emergencies: 9 24366 Waerenga Star 18.63 U & .................Cottam 10 27576 Diva Pose 18.64 M & ....................... J Smith 13 5.54pm HAPPY 17TH BIRTHDAY SHARDAE HUNT SPRINT C1, 318m 1 3211 Obstinatus 18.40 R & ..................N O’Regan 2 54642 Asta 18.74 .....................................A Cleaver 3 53782 Gimme Hot Chips 18.98 U &.............Cottam 4 77116 Bouncie Al 19.09 ............................. T Green 5 15848 Scott A Motor 18.86 G & ...................M Hunt 6 78877 Little Rascal 18.38 R & ...............N O’Regan 7 47628 Mocha Chino nwtd J & ........................D Bell 8 32373 Le Roi nwtd B & ................................. Steele 9 F7531 Cookie Monster 18.63 .......................B Craik 10 42456 Snigglepuss 18.73 ....................... H Mullane 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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Saturday, September 10, 2016

In brief

■ HALF MARATHON BID

Battling those demons W

eek one is all done and dusted and week two is nearly over!

What a great feeling!

Oh, but it was hard …

Be assured, it was really hard!

My 5km run on Sunday was terribly tough.

I wanted to quit and stop running a hundred times as my legs were painfully heavy (they haven’t been that heavy for a long time!) and my achilles were very sore.

But I kept fighting the urge to quit and told myself “keep going, keep going” a hundred times back.

And so I did!

I ran the 5km without stopping.

It really is a lot about fighting in your head, isn’t it?

The bad Emma, she wanted to stop, walk and not feel the pain.

The good Emma wanted to succeed, run the 5km, work through the pain and do it.

I’m glad the good Emma won that day, but I know it will be a fight between these two in every run and for a while …

Until I get fitter?

Until I get addicted to running?

Will these mixed feelings ever go away?

Six runs so far and I had fights in my head for every one of them.

I am not sure it will ever go away but I am motivating my mind, believing that my body will follow.

Have a strong, positive mind and no matter how tired and exhausted my body is, it will keep running if my mind is telling it to.

Every run I have done since the start of my training has shown me just that.

On top of this mind play while I’m running, there are also the excuses I give myself to not go for a run.

I am very good at finding excuses to not exercise.

I have practised this art for the past few years!

I don’t know if you are like me but everything is a good excuse…

“There is a party tonight so I

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can’t go for a run as I need to get ready and don’t want to be late”, “I am really tired after today’s work so I don’t have the energy”, “I’m too busy to exercise”, “It is raining” - oh, I used this one on Wednesday!

I was meant to do a half an hour run that day at 6am with Zara and as it was raining (probably more like spitting if I am being honest!), I called her and said it was raining and wet outside and that I didn’t want to run in that weather.

Really Emma?!

And so we didn’t run that morning …

Henry made fun of me saying “Well, wouldn’t you run in the rain if it was race day?”

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“Hmm,well, honey, it isn’t race day today so I don’t have to!” (arghh!) And yes it was that easy to not do it!

I’m happy that, in the end, we ran on Thursday instead, which should have been a rest day.

There is a silver lining!

So I am fighting my mind and my excuses.

I admire those people who are so dedicated to fitness that they won’t ever have an excuse not to exercise and will work out through the pain “happily”.

Will I ever become one of them?

Will you?

Let’s keep fighting our mind and excuses together!

PS: To the person who wrote me a letter this week following my last column.

I wanted to call you, however couldn’t find your phone number.

I would like to say to you that I really appreciated reading your letter and that it helped me run this week.

You said “keep up the good work” so I did, thanks to you.

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Coach Shane Flanagan believes Cronulla’s long wait to play finals football has been behind their recent slump in form.

After hitting a mid-season purple patch, setting a club-record 15 game winning streak and confirming a finals berth, the Sharks have won just one of their last six NRL matches.

Cronulla face Canberra at GIO Stadium in tonight’s qualifying final when Flanagan believes the last two months will count for nought.

“We knew there was a semi-finals series coming up and it was probably a bit of a wait for us,” Flanagan said at Sharks Leagues Club yesterday.

“We were hanging around waiting for it and we had to get through a few competition games before it.

“Some of the boys, especially the older Shane Flanagan boys, had it in the back of their mind they didn’t want to get injured in a competition game, they want to play semi-finals.

“It is hard not to think about it when you are in those games but we are there now.”

In contrast Canberra have claimed 10 wins in a row as they stormed to second spot on the ladder after 26 competition rounds.

Regardless Flanagan is confident last week’s loss in the minor premiership showdown with Melbourne has the Sharks battle-ready for the finals.

“I thought it was outstanding for us to go down there and play like that against a side that has its act together,” he said.

“We just need to capitalise on our opportunities which we didn’t do last week.

“That is something we have worked hard on this week.”

- AAP

Johnson eyes silverware League fans can again plan to spend Waitangi Weekend at Eden Park next year, with the fourth edition of the Downer NRL Auckland Nines confirmed for February 4-5, 2017. While the Warriors and their fans are still reeling from their recent disappointing NRL season finish, halfback Shaun Johnson hopes that they can kick-start next year’s campaign by claiming an elusive piece of silverware. “For us at the Warriors, we’d love to go one better next year,” said Johnson.

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New era for Raiders Jarrod Croker admires what Canberra achieved two decades ago, but the skipper wants to make 2016 the start of a new golden era for the NRL club. The secondplaced Raiders are looking to add a new chapter to what’s already been a history-making season when they play third-placed Cronulla in the first qualifying final tonight.

They haven’t been this far since 2012, when they beat the Sharks at home in week one of the finals. The Green Machine haven’t enjoyed much success since, but Ricky Stuart’s men are on a mission this year.

- AAP

Matai’s phone seized Veteran Manly centre Steve Matai has reportedly had his mobile phone seized as police investigate allegations of match-fixing in the NRL. Seven Network and Fairfax Media both reported that Matai’s phone had been taken by police.

Meanwhile, Matai’s former Manly coach Des Hasler, who coached the Kiwis international to the 2008 and 2011 NRL premierships, linked the match-fixing allegations to the proliferation of sports betting. “I think match fixing is a part of sport full stop, not just rugby league,” Hasler said yesterday. “It is across all sport, not just here in Australia but across the world.”

- AAP

Morris in for Hopoate Brett Morris’ stunning debut season at fullback last year has him ready for his return to the custodian role in place of Will Hopoate, according to Canterbury coach Des Hasler.

Morris will take over the Bulldogs’ fullback role for tomorrow’s elimination final against Penrith from Hopoate, who will sit out the match due to his religious beliefs.

NSW and Australian representative Morris starred at the back for the Bulldogs last year in his move from St George Illawarra. However he hasn’t played in the No.1 jersey since.

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A man who claims he pelted the Beatles with eggs more than 50 years ago says police should drop charges against North Queensland NRL players for doing the same to cars. Federal independent MP Bob Katter labelled egging “a great Australian pastime” and called a press conference yesterday to speak on the issue. Star forward Jason Taumalolo and four other Cowboys players are due to face court next month on charges of wilful damage after allegedly egging cars in Townsville on Wednesday.

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Is Apple losing the innovation game?

Not only is Apple suffering from a major lack of hardware innovation but it’s also being outdone in software and online, where apps reign supreme. It quite possibly signals the company’s eventual demise.

The recent launch of Apple’s iPhone 7 was a quiet affair compared to the launch of the first iPhone a little more than nine years ago.

January 2, 2007, was a revolutionary day for world telecommunications as the ailing Steve Jobs held aloft the new iPhone device to the cheers of adoring techies.

The challenge for the likes of Apple and its competitors is keeping up with the speed and innovation of the apps being generated for users.

Fast-forward almost a decade and not much has changed about the iPhone.

The same cannot be said for the applications that iPhones and other phones run – here innovation is fast and furious.

The popular Pokémon Go is an ex-

ample of this. This software was enabled by the iPhone and its competitors, but really used very little of the phone’s processing capacity. The real innovation was in the game itself and the game is a virtual thing, run by some distant server far away.

This is the essential challenge for the likes of Apple and its competitors – the speed of innovation for their physical products is much slower than the speed of innovation of the software and application developers that use their products as a conduit to consumers.

Following this trajectory means a future where what users want is a simple and reliable device that will seamlessly connect them with cloud-based applications of increasing diversity and value.

This future device will have a great display, good battery life and probably a nice camera. However, as that’s really all it needs to have, it will probably be cheap.

It’s this trap that will lead to the inevi-

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Fairfax NZ valued at $122.2m in merger Fairfax Media’s New Zealand assets have been valued at $122.2 million in the proposed merger with NZME. The companies this week said Auckland-based NZME will pay Sydney-based Fairfax $55m in cash and issue shares for Fairfax’s New Zealand assets, giving the Australian group 41 per cent of the merged entity if it can convince the antitrust regulator enough public benefits will be accrued from authorising a deal that would reduce competition.

NZME, publisher of the New Zealand Herald and other publications, yesterday filed a directors’ certificate to the Companies Office to approve the issue of shares equal to 41 per cent of the newspaper publisher and radio station owner at 83.6 cents a share.

That’s a premium to the 73 cents price the shares were trading at when the announcement was made, and values the scrip component of the deal at

$67.2m. NZME shares recently traded at 80 cents valuing NZME at $156.8m.

The September 6 resolution, signed by chairman John Anderson and directors Peter Cullinane and Carol Campbell, said the price was the volume weighted average for the 10 trading days before the agreement and wasn’t less than “the amount to be credited for the issue of shares”.

“In our opinion, the consideration for, and terms of the issue of, the acquisition shares are fair and reasonable to the company

and to all existing shareholders,” the notice said. The merger of Fairfax and NZME’s assets are seen as a way they can start competing online where the likes of Google and Facebook dominate advertising revenue.

The companies are seeking Commerce Commission authorisation for the deal, a higher threshold to cross than a clearance in that it claims an anticompetitive transaction can drive enough public benefit to outweigh any reduction in competition.

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“Arrowtown’s growth in value has been compounded by its ring-fence zoning. That means there is no more land becoming available in the town and the only way to intensify there now is to build up,” Rush said.

She said real estate agents had reported a continued shortage of houses as the inventory level of properties for sale fell.

“This is expected to put further upward pressure on value levels,” Rush said.

She noted Shotover Country, originally marketed as an affordable housing area, now regularly records sales in the $800,000 to more than $900,000 price bracket.

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million Quotable Value median value by $3000 for July, while Kelvin Heights is solidly into that bracket at $1.25 million, following a 33 per cent quarterly gain.

Dunedin’s 15 suburbs covered

by QV averaged out gains of 2.3 per cent, ranging from 0.4 per cent to 4.5 per cent.

Maori Hill is the sole $500,000plus suburb and of the others, only St Clair and North Dunedin have passed $400,000.

QV national spokeswoman Andrea Rush there had been some new building within the Millbrook resort which may have been a contributing factor to the rising median values in Arrowtown.

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Arrowtown hits $1 million milestone Arrowtown has hit the $1 million milestone of house values, posing the possibility that future expansion can now only go skyward.

Up 20.8 per cent on a year ago, Arrowtown has joined Kelvin Heights in the more-than-$1 million bracket in Quotable Value’s Queenstown Lakes housing region, while 90 Auckland suburbs have now hit more than $1 million.

Wanaka has edged over the $900,000 mark, by barely $1000, but with a 20 per cent-plus gain in value from $745,750 a year ago, appears set to make a tilt at the $1 million bracket.

Arrowtown edged over the $1

table decline in Apple’s sales and profits.

Its share of smart phone sales has been falling for some time at the expense of Android developers like LG, Samsung and a bevy of low-cost Chinese manufacturers.

The relatively recent success of the likes of China’s Huawei and HTC provide evidence for the anticipated downward spiral of super-normal profits in the sector in the near future.

The emergence of major markets in developing nations like India, where mobile company Reliance Jio is rolling out a low-cost 4G network, will create massive demand and will mean firms will develop cheap but functional devices.

Ironically, the next big innovation anticipated for the sector will probably accelerate this decline.

A major improvement in battery technology will lead to longer ownership and less turnover of phones. Slower sales, cheaper products, more competitors: it is a strategist’s worst nightmare. - NZME

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6,858.7

+12.12

+0.18%

At close of trading on Sep 8, 2016

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+6.99

+0.04%

At close of trading on Sep 9, 2016

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19.93

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+0.05%

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–26.0

–0.56%

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OUR VIEW

End use as important as new use Sue Newman

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he site for Ashburton’s new civic centre and library complex has engaged the community as few projects have.

Yes, the EA Networks Centre won our hearts while the art and heritage centre raised ire, angst and outrage among many, support from others and some just didn’t care. The civic centre project, however, has brought virtually everyone out of the woodwork.

Opinions are all over the place, possibly because we have several choices when it comes to location and possibly because those locations are ones that everyone feels quite passionate about.

While we might not be quite as analytical as consultants Opus when it comes to the relative merits or not for each, most of us can happily rattle off half a dozen reasons for and against most locations.

For many, it’s not so clear.

Hearts might say go for a particular site but commonsense and pragmatism for another.

And then there’s the end use of whatever is discarded to be considered.

While Eastfield might win the town centre, urban revitalisation tick, there’s still a lot to be said for the current council site.

Realistically, Balmoral Hall was never a runner and the thought of knocking down the Baring Square church and the County Council building can’t even be considered.

It’s down to a race of two.

If Eastfield wins, then the council has an amazing opportunity to turn the current site and two western sections into something spectacular. Imagine a housing cluster of up-market, single and double-storey homes and apartments, strategically built around green spaces, winding paths and gardens. The council could retain ownership of the land, get a developer with vision to create the housing estate and then sell the houses off.

And if the existing site is chosen, then staff don’t even need to move. Build the new civic centre of two or three storeys over part of the two vacant sections, possibly with staff parking underneath and on part of the land.

When work is completed move the staff across.

The existing building could then be demolished and a new library built in its place with vistas across Baring Square – perfect.

If more space is needed for the civic centre, then make the library build two-storeyed.

YOUR VIEW Code of behaviour I reply to M. Marshall’s comments on September 1, 2016 to my letter to you on August 30, 2016, about changing times.

The crux of the matter is that if we don’t teach our children an acceptable code of behavior in society we will reap the whirlwind of chaos, people just doing what they like without any concern for others.

Under Muslim law and even with indigenous societies their people are taught what behavior is expected of them.

Our failure stems from the misguided opinion that everyone is a law unto themselves and where children are falsely taught rights without responsibilities.

Although a Christian myself, I can see why a group in England is advocating dumping western law in favour of sharia law.

In their law, punishment must fit the crime but under our law the victim can end up worse off than the offender, under our law offenders get off lightly because they were under the influence of drugs or alcohol.

Mr Marshall is entitled to think what he likes but surely if we don’t teach and enforce a

CRUMB

common set of rules to live by, we all end up worse off.

For example, a drug peddler said on television recently that he was not concerned about the harmful effect his drug sales were having on people.

He regarded his actions as a sure way of earning a living because he said people did not have to buy his drugs if they did not want to.

What parent would accept such rubbish if their children were caught up in it.

W. A. Cocks

Civic Centre Three sections in a row! So why leave and build a new building, move over, reinforce the old building for earthquakes and when it’s sorted move back. The expense will be less because of owning the land.

In the plan was a walkway across to the new building.

When designed it was planned on the first floor. When it was originally designed it was made to add an extra storey – even the lift shows this fact.

Concrete piers go above the existing roof ready for this extra floor. They were temporarily

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covered until it came time to use them.

Richard Arnst * * * We are great believers in commonsense! Why would anyone lease a building when they own several which would admirably suit the purpose?

Over 400 people being asked their views by poll (and indicating Eastfield as their chosen spot?). A minute percentage of our population!

Former mayor, Geoff Geering’s article on Tuesday, September 6 – Land banked for civil extension – says it all. The existing site ticks all the boxes.

Also the reference to outside consultants being involved to ‘help!’ local decisions is a very costly and unnecessary exercise.

It is no wonder that Geoff was one of the best mayors we ever had.

Full marks also to Murray Anderson, Judith Kingsbury and others on their excellent commonsense letters.

Come on Ashburton. Stand up and be counted!

A. & M. Moore *

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I don’t understand why this whole survey process is being done?

Why is there a question about the site of the Ashburton District Council building?

Previous councillors have land banked west of the current building in preparation for expansion.

Seems pretty simple. Clear the villa, design a building that can be built on the cleared area while staff still work in current building.

If the current building isn’t kept, do some landscaping and car parking in that space.

Regarding the library: the current library and the old County Council building both need strengthening work done.

Keep the CC building, strengthen it, put the library there. Sell current library site and money goes towards strengthening and new building costs.

Speaking of costs, how much money is being spent on this whole survey process including the fees for Opus?

And please leave the final decisions to the new incoming councillors.

T. Heney

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POLL RESULT Yesterday’s result Q: Did you spend the day at home on Thursday due to the weather?

No 66% Yes 34%

Today’s online poll question Q: Are you looking forward to Bookarama this year?

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esterday most schools asked parents to take their children home early so teachers could attend a union meeting. This meeting was organised so teachers could respond to a change to funding for schools.

While cutting into schooling is maybe not the best time for such things, at least our teachers have the freedom to meet and question government decisions. This is not always the case.

For once I have felt sorry for an education minister, and even more this one is not even from New Zealand.

Recently it was announced that Kim Jong Un (despotic leader of North Korea) had his Minister of Education executed by anti-aircraft missile.

And the reason for this scarily sadistic extermination was because the poor man fell asleep during one of President Kim Ping Pong’s self-serving speeches.

I cannot fathom the depths of Kim Tic Tac Toe’s depravity that decides death by sub-sonic missile should suffice as punishment for falling asleep.

However, I can think of some other ways Kim Bok Choy could punish those who don’t make

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it through his soliloquies of stupidness.

1. Get the minister paid by Novopay. This will begin with no pay for the first two months, then being overpaid when correcting the first error and finish with a complete miscalculation of annual leave owing.

2. Require the minister to write a submission to the ministry of education about one of their proposals. This will include attending a policy workshop and filling out SWOT analysis paperwork.

Then have the minister review the actual proposal that comes from the ministry and write a reflection on why none of his ideas were ever listened to.

3. Have the minister create a charter for North Korea. This would include a vision for the prison nation and some aims

around starvation and rule by fear. Then the minister could write annual targets as to how many other government officials will be shot by missiles.

At the end of the year the minister could review the targets and write an analysis of variance as to why the targets were exceeded.

This too could be submitted to Divine Leader Kim Who Flung Dung but will be completely ignored.

4. Get the sleepy man to design national standards around the ability to parade in front of Kim Kow Ward and how many silly goosesteps can be taken per hundred metres.

These standards could be measured every year and the dozy minister could inform the parents of the soldiers how well against the standards their little muppet soldier is doing.

Parents love being told on a regular basis that despite how hard their little Sum Ting Wong is trying, they are still below the national standard in marching.

5. Ask the minister to engage in peer assessment about who else falls asleep during the rantings of Mad Dog

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Kim. This would involve an in-depth interview at the end of a long day and would focus on what could be done in the future to maintain an air of interest when Chairman Kim Bad Hair Day starts dribbling.

You get the picture, I don’t need to thrash this one.

How can any leader ever be taken seriously if he feels so threatened by one of his poor whipping boys nodding off while he blabbered on and on?

Our nation is built on democratic principles and they are as vital to us as our education system.

Our teachers and unions have the right to question government policy and ideas, even though we may not agree as parents about the disruption it causes.

At least our teachers can do this without fear or recrimination. That is the lesson I hope our children learnt from yesterday.

Peter Livingstone is the principal of Tinwald School. The views expressed in this column are his and do not represent the views of his school, the Ashburton Guardian or the Mid Canterbury Principals’ Association.

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Clinton blasts Trump Hillary Clinton has blasted Donald Trump yesterday for his condemnation of American military generals and his praise for Russian President Vladimir Putin, saying her Republican opponent had “failed” at proving he can be commander in chief.

“Every Republican holding or seeking office in this country should be asked if they agree with Donald Trump about these statements,” Clinton said in a news conference the morning after both candidates appeared at a national security forum.

Trump did not directly respond to Clinton’s critique yesterday. At a speech in Cleveland, he tagged his Democratic opponent with a new nickname — “trigger-happy Hillary” and repeated his incorrect claim that he opposed the war in Iraq “from the beginning”.

Still, Clinton indicated later in the day that she does not want the final weeks to be exclusively focused on Trump, unveiling plans for a series of policy speeches aimed at promoting a positive message.

That effort started in Kansas City yesterday with an address on faith at the National Baptist Convention.

Clinton did take some thinly veiled shots at Trump, but she also made an appeal to AfricanAmerican voters and reflected on her Methodist faith.

Baby bump Thirty-five-year-old actress Natalie Portman – who already has a five-yearold son Aleph with husband Benjamin Millepied – showed off her growing baby bump in a pink one-shoulder dress on the red carpet at the premiere of her film Planetarium at the Venice Film Festival.

Natalie recently admitted the frequent travelling she does for her work can make home life with her son hard. She said: “I will never have the boredom or repetitiveness of an office. But every job takes me to a new place with a new schedule, and it requires a reinvention of ritual each time, even more so with a family. When I’m not working. I’m pretty much exclusively with my family, so my rituals have to do with school, meal preparation, playdates, bedtime.”

Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton speaks to members of the media before boarding her campaign plane at Westchester County Airport in White Plains, New York.

PHOTO AP “I’ve made my share of mistakes. I don’t know anyone who hasn’t,” said Clinton. “It’s grace that lifts us up and grace that leads us home.”

The foreign policy discussion followed a Thursday night national security forum.

Clinton was repeatedly challenged on her controversial email use at the State Department and her vote as a senator

for the 2003 invasion of Iraq.

She also fleshed out several national security priorities if she is elected, including trying to take out the leader of the Islamic State and vowing to defeat the extremist group without putting US troops on the ground in Iraq or Syria.

Trump did little to counter criticism that he lacks detailed policy proposals, particularly

regarding the Islamic State group.

He insisted he has a private blueprint for defeating the extremist group and that he would demand a plan from military leaders within 30 days of taking office. But he was also harshly critical of the military, saying America’s generals have been “reduced to rubble” under Obama.

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School shooting

Quake or nuclear testing?

A female shooter has injured a classmate before turning the gun on herself at a high school in Texas, according to local reports.

The shooting happened just after 8.30am yesterday (1.30am yesterday NZT) at Alpine High School, in the state’s west.

An Alpine School Board source told El Paso Proud the female shooter was found dead in the school bathroom.

Brewster County Sheriff Ronny Dodson said a female student was taken to hospital with a gun shot wound, while a police officer responding to the scene was shot in what appears to have been an accident. The identities of the shooter and victims have not been released.

Elizabeth Carter, a lieutenant with the Texas Department of Public Safety, said someone brought a gun onto the school campus yesterday morning.

Ruth Hucke, a spokeswoman for Big Bend Regional Medical Centre in Alpine, said hospital personnel were tending to three “victims”.

Hucke declined to say how the victims were injured or further identify them.

Alpine High School, which has about 280 students, was evacuated and other area schools were also placed on lockdown. Alpine is 354km southeast of El Paso.

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South Korean and international monitoring agencies reported yesterday an earthquake near North Korea’s northeastern nuclear test site, a strong indication that Pyongyang had detonated its fifth atomic test explosion.

South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff said in a statement that “artificial seismic waves” measuring 5.0 were detected near the Punggye-ri test site, and officials were analyzing whether it was a nuclear test.

European and US monitoring services also detected similar seismic activity, with the US Geological Survey calling it an “explosion” on its website.

North Korea conducted its fourth nuclear test earlier this year, part of its push for a nuclear-armed missile that could one day reach the US mainland.

A second nuclear test this year would be a defiant response to Western pressure on Pyongyang to halt its nuclear ambitions.

The country has previously conducted tests every three to four years.

Any test will lead to a strong push for new, tougher

Manganiello – “It’s on” Joe Manganiello is sharpening his swords to take on Ben Affleck’s Batman as the supervillain Deathstroke. The Magic Mike and True Blood vet will appear in Affleck’s stand-alone Batman film as the DC Comics character. DC Entertainment president and chief creative officer Geoff Johns confirmed the casting to the Wall Street Journal in an article. Manganiello then tweeted “it’s on”. Affleck last month teased test footage of Deathstroke on Twitter, leading to a flurry of speculation online about when and where Batman might duel the famed villain.

North Korean leader, Kim Jong Un. sanctions at the United Nations and further worsen already abysmal relations between Pyongyang and its neighbours.

North Korean nuclear tests worry outside governments because they are seen as moving North Korea’s scientists and engineers that much closer to their goal of an arsenal of nuclear-tipped missiles that can reach the United States.

North Korea is thought to have a handful of rudimentary nuclear bombs and has spent decades trying to perfect a multi-stage, long-range missile to eventually carry smaller versions of those bombs.

After several failures, it put its first satellite into space with a long-range rocket launched in December 2012, and has since launched another such successful launch.

The UN calls the North’s long-range rocket launches banned tests of ballistic missile technology.

Some analysts say the North hasn’t likely achieved the technology needed to manufacture a miniaturised nuclear warhead that could fit on a long-range missile capable of hitting the US. But there is a growing debate on just how far the North has advanced in its secretive nuclear and missile programmes.

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Bridget Jones’s Baby Our favourite loveable ditz is back, and this time she’s got herself up the duff and people are loving it. Despite the lessthan-impressed reception of previous Bridget Jones films, critics are rating the latest instalment Bridget Jones’s Baby much higher than expected. In the film, a newly single Jones, played by Renee Zellweger, discovers she is pregnant and, with the help of friends, has to work out who the father is. Jane Crawther from Total Film writes that the film is “a warm, witty and welcome return – intelligently evolved and an absolute hoot. As Bridget would say: ‘v.good’.” Bridget Jones’s Baby is due to be released in New Zealand on September 22.

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To apply visit our website www.calderstewart.co.nz and click our employment section or for a confidential phone chat please contact Patrick Kiely on 021 367 301.

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Blacklows TradeZone Ashburton

Career Opportunities

Automotive Machinist

An opportunity exists in our engine reconditioning workshop for an experienced Automotive Machinist/Engineer.

We are seeking a versatile, motivated individual with a mature outlook.

A level of competence on machines associated with automotive engineering is required.

We offer challenging variety of work and competitive remuneration.

If you would like to be considered for this position, please send your application and CV to: Peter Blacklow, G.J. Blacklow & Co Ltd., Blacklows TradeZone Ashburton.

PO Box 135, Ashburton. or email peter@blacklows.co.nz Applications close Friday 23rd September, 2016.

ASHBURTON

South Street, Ashburton PHONE (03) 308-3147

Malcolm McDowell Road PO Box 571 Ashburton 7740 office@evanstransport.co.nz 03 308 8075

PART TIME POSITION Evans Transport Ltd is looking for a handy person to assist with cleaning trucks and trailers as required,maintaining the workshop and yard work areas.

• The position would possibly suit a school student or person who is looking for a part time position.

• The person must take pride in their work, need to be self-motivated and who can use their initiative to solve problems and complete work given to them. You must be fit for active work.

• Training will be given for the work required to be undertaken.

• Evans Transport Ltd is a health and safety conscious employer. PPE will be issued.

To apply for this role, you are required to complete a pre-employment application available from our office. Should you require any further information please phone: Office 03 308 8075 or Geoff Evans 027 432 7612

Practice Coordinator

(part time) The above position has become available in our practice for a warm, friendly person to join our team.

To be considered for this role, experience in the following would be an advantage: • Excellent interpersonal skills • Competent computer skills in a variety of programmes • Solid organisational and time management skills • Accurate and efficient data entry skills • Attention to detail • Human resources experience • A high level of confidentiality • Experience with protocols/policies • Flexibility to cover reception duties when required Please apply with your CV in writing or email, by Wednesday, September 21, 2016 to: Michael Holdaway Dentistry on Parkside 80 Park Street, Ashburton office@parksidenz.co.nz

Ashburton Shift Manager, Stock Manager, Barista, Maintenance Person Full Time Positions We are currently looking for one person per job title to join our team.

Previous experience is essential.

If you are passionate about people and would love working in a busy quick service restaurant then we would love to hear from you.

We are looking for people who are motivated and have the leadership skills to motivate others. You must be organised, reliable and have the ability to work in a pressure environment.

Needing a new staff member?

Call the Guardian today for your situation vacant advertising requirements.

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Driver - Ashburton We currently have a vacancy for a Full-time Driver based in Ashburton where you will be required to deliver concrete to our valued customers.

You will need to be well organised, and be able to demonstrate a positive and proactive approach to both our internal and external customers.

Candidates must hold a clean Class 4 Driving Licence.

For all subscriber enquiries, missed delivery, new subscriptions, temporary stops, call our subscriber hotline 0800 274 287 0800 ASHBURTON

Applications to graham.o’connor@firth.co.nz Or call 03 3088840 for more details

MERCHANDISING POSITION Here at

The Better Drinks Company ‘Better’ isn’t just a word but a promise and a challenge.

Part Time Office Administrator Cates Grain & Seed is seeking an experienced part time Office Administrator to join our existing team.

The role will be based in our Ashburton offices with the key focus being to provide support for management staff, support and back up for our current office staff, office administration including data entry, answering incoming calls and general administration work.

The successful candidate will have experience with accounts, administration, data entry and have an excellent attention to detail with documentation.

The successful candidate will also have a positive friendly attitude, strong customer service focus, excellent phone manner and the ability to work in a collaborative team.

This is a 3 day per week permanent part time role from 9am to 3.00pm (negotiable).

Applications, including a current CV, close on Friday, September 30, 2016 with: The Manager, Cates Grain & Seed Ltd P O Box 337, Ashburton 7740 Email – stuartb@cates.co.nz All applications or expressions of interest will be treated in the strictest of confidence.

A promise to give everyone a better choice, wherever and whenever they’re thirsty and a challenge to deliver a better range and to be better at everything we do.

We are looking for someone to join our team in a merchandising focused role responsible for the merchandising of Charlie’s and Phoenix drinks in Ashburton.

Key responsibilities: • Promotional compliance/ticketing • Shelf filling • Merchandising within the FMCG grocery channel New World and Countdown with potential for some extra hours at times.

Monday, Wednesday, Friday mornings.

3 hours a week.

To Apply please email: Kim.woods@betterdrinks.co.nz

Agricultural Machine Operator/Farm Assistant Required for operating machinery in a contracting business.

Assisting with all aspects of farm cultivation, some irrigation and stock work.

Heavy truck and trailer licence would be an advantage.

This position offers a large variety of work.

AUTO TRIM, CANVAS & SHADE SERVICES: Hay covers, farm truck seat covers, upholstery repairs, shade sails and blinds, marquee and event hire.

Call Toni & Peter May on 03 308 8893 to find out more!

Applicants must have at least 2 years experience, be machinery competent and work well in a farming family environment.

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Junior Player Registrations Will be held as follows: •

Allenton, Coldstream and Technical Clubs Walnut Avenue Pavilion, Ashburton Domain – Tuesday, September 13, 4pm - 6pm •

Lauriston Club Lauriston Cricket Pavilion – Thursday, September 15, 3.30pm - 5pm •

Methven Club Methven Domain – Tuesday, September 20, 3.30pm - 6pm

Allenton Tennis Club Registration Evening Tuesday, September 13, 5-6pm Andre van Rooyen – Mid Canterbury Tennis coach will be holding a fun tennis session New and returning players of all grades welcome Harrison Street (behind Squash Club) Phone 027 515 9736 for further info

LANDSCAPE SUPPLIES • Bark • Oamaru stone • Rocks • Organic compost • Sand • Screened soil • Home deliveries available

Plus much more FREE loan trailer available!

From a shovel load to a trailer load.

Dobson Street West Ph: 307 8302 Hours: Mon-Fri: 7.30am - 5pm Sat: 7.30am - 12 noon

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Notice Advising Use of Herbicides

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TRADES, SERVICES

The Department of Conservation, Geraldine District Office wishes to advise the start of its 2016/2017 aerial and ground herbicide spraying programme for the purposes of weed control as per resource consents CRC110419.

Spraying will take place on land administered by the Department of Conservation and LINZ within the Ashburton Lakes, Upper Rangitata and Upper Rakaia Rivers between 10 September 2016 and 30 June 2017 as required.

This notice also covers weed control on conservation land managed by the Geraldine District Office outside the areas mentioned above.

Aerial spraying will be only of proprietary formulations containing the herbicides Glyphosate or Triclopyr triethylene amine (TEA) as the active ingredient. Any additives to these herbicide formulations will only be surfactants and dyes added in accordance with the manufacturer’s instructions.

Make your GP team your first call 24/7 Even after-hours a nurse is available to give free health advice Phone your usual General Practice number 24/7

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COMPUTER PROBLEMS ??

For prompt reliable service contact Kelvin Boult, KJB Systems Ltd, 4 Ascot Place, Ashburton. Phone 308 8989.

30 years’ local service. Same RURAL TRADING POST MOTORING day service if possible. GRASS silage baled and WHEEL alignments at great SUPERGOLD discount card wrapped $65 per bale + GST. prices. Maximise the life welcomed.

Phone 027 284 0377. of your tyres with an alignment from Neumanns LEASE land - Land wanted Tyre Services Ltd, 197 Wills ELECTRICIAN suitable for fattening Street. Phone 308-6737.

STODDART livestock. Phone 027 320 ELECTRICAL LTD 5080.

Qualified & reliable MOTORCYCLES electrician; available for WANTED - Penicillin milk. HONDA 200 big red, shaft domestic work e.g.

Please phone 027 943 5722. drive three wheeler, reverse. alterations, installation Really good order. Excellent of lights, plugs, airrubber. $800. Phone 027 conditioning and home 2970 337. ventilation systems. I look forward to hearing from you. Ben Stoddart 027 439 9157.

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Minor repairs, painting etc. Ph 027-677-1952.

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Daily Events Saturday 9am - 11.00am ST PAUL’S CHURCH FAIR. All usual stalls, something for everyone.

65 Oxford Street.

9.30am ST ANDREW’S ANGLICAN CHURCH. Community Garden, Thomson Street.

9.30am - 12.30pm ASHBURTON TOY HIRE. Open for toy hire. Methodist Church Baring Square.

10am

Sunday 8am ASHBURTON MASTERS SWIMMERS. Open to all level of swimmers over 20 years followed by coffee and chat. E A Stadium. E A Stadium.

8am ST STEPHEN’S ANGLICAN CHURCH. Holy Communion. Park Street.

8.30am HOLY SPIRIT CHURCH. Mass, Holy Spirit Church, Thomson Street, Tinwald.

9.30am ST PAUL’S PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH. Morning worship led by Mrs Betty

Monday 6am ST DAVID’S UNION CHURCH. Real women circuit training in hall. 48 Allens Road.

10am

METHVEN HERITAGE CENTRE. New Zealand Alpine and Agriculture Encounter, interactive fun for all ages.

Main Street, Methven.

10am - 11.30am ST ANDREW’S ANGLICAN CHURCH. Pre-loved clothing sale, bargains and cuppa. St Andrew’s Church Hall, Cnr Thomson and Jane Street.

10am - 12pm ASHBURTON VINTAGE CAR CLUB. Museum and parts shed open. 86 Maronan Road, Tinwald.

10am - 1pm

ASHBURTON DISTRICT FAMILY HISTORY GROUP. Open for research, visitors welcome.

Heritage Centre, 327 West Street.

10am - 3pm ASHBURTON AVIATION MUSEUM. A great selection of many aircraft from the past to the future. Ashburton Airport, Seafield Road.

1pm MID CANTERBURY SOCIAL WHEELERS. Registration at 1pm, race start 1.30pm sharp. Fords Road, Tinwald.

1.15pm WAIREKA CROQUET CLUB. Golf Croquet doubles. Waireka Philip St. 1.30pm ASHBURTON TEDDY BEAR CLUB. Monthly get together, visitors welcome.

Catholic Church Hall, Thomson Street, Tinwald.

2.30pm FOETAL ANTI-CONVULSANT SYNDROME NZ. An informative presentation.

Community House, Rakaia Room, Cass Street.

5pm ASHBURTON MASTERS SWIMMERS. Open to all level of swimmers over 20 years followed by coffee and chat. E A Stadium.

6pm HOLY NAME PARISH. Mass, Holy Name Church, Havelock Street.

7.30pm ASHBURTON MUSICAL CLUB. Public concert “Scholars Return Classical to Jazz”. Sinclair Centre, Park Street.

Watson, all welcome. 65 Oxford Street.

9.30am ST DAVID’S UNION CHURCH. Worship Service led by Rev Henry Mbambo. 48 Allens Road.

9.30am ASHBURTON METHODIST PARISH. Service and worship with Rev Tevita Taufalele. Baring Square Church Lounge.

Baring Square East.

10am ST ANDREW’S PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH. Morning worship, Havelock Street.

10am ASHBURTON BAPTIST CHURCH.

Morning service and children’s programme, Ashburton Baptist Church, Cass Street.

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

Main Street, Methven.

10am ST ANDREW’S PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH. Morning worship. Havelock Street.

10am ST ANDREW’S ANGLICAN CHURCH. Holy Communion, Thomson Street, Tinwald.

10am ST STEPHEN’S ANGLICAN CHURCH. Holy Communion, Park Street 10.30am VICTORY BAPTIST CHURCH. Worship God and study his word. 131 Thomson Street, (Tinwald School hall).

10.30am GRACE PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH. Worshipping God and transforming lives. 63 Princes Street, Netherby.

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

1.15pm WAIREKA CROQUET CLUB. Golf Croquet doubles, Waireka, Philip Street.

4pm ST DAVID’S UNION CHURCH. Messy Church in the hall. 48 Allens Road, Allenton.

4pm - 6pm ST DAVID’S UNION CHURCH. Youth group meet in youth room. 48 Allens Road, Allenton.

7pm VICTORY BAPTIST CHURCH. Worship God and study his word. 131 Thomson Street, (Tinwald School hall).

METHVEN HERITAGE CENTRE. New Zealand and Agriculture Encounter, interactive fun for all ages.

Main Street, Methven.

12noon - 1.30pm ASHBURTON BAPTIST CHURCH. Free lunch every Monday. Ashburton

Baptist Church, Cnr Cass and Havelock Streets, entry off Cass Street.

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

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

Heritage Centre, 327 West Street.

6pm ST DAVID’S UNION CHURCH.

Real women circuit training in the hall.

48 Allens Road, Allenton.

7.30pm CATHOLIC PARISH CENTRE. Euchre, all welcome. (not public holidays). Cnr Burnett and Winter Street.

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Cauliflower $1.99 ea Envy Apples 1kg Potatoes 10kg Pears 1kg N.Z Oranges

$1.99 bag $4.99 bag $1.99 bag .99c kg

Specials available from 6/09 - 12/09

OPEN 7 DAYS Road The Green Grocer Main SouthTinwald

Fresh Fruit & Vege

308-1095

WINDOW FURNISHING Fabrics, wallpapers and blinds from leading window furnishing houses.

East to Burnett St, Ashburton Phone 03 308 5269

A country beauty, with blonde hair, blue eyes. Karen has her own grazing properties.

She loves horses and riding, working on the land, fishing, music and weekends away.

A true natural, country beauty!

Please Call 0800 446 332 - quote code 33. www.countrycompanionship.co.nz

MEETINGS, EVENTS Past Round Table and 41 Club Members A meeting is being held at the Ashburton M.S.A. to gauge interest in forming a new Round Table 41 Club.

Wednesday, September 14, 7.30pm (or contact L. Graham 027 332 2612)

BUYER of unwanted animals. Cattle, bobby calves, horse and all farm animals.

We also sell pet food. Call Nick’s Pet Food 0272 101 621, A/H 03 348 9439.

HOLIDAY ACCOMMODATION AKAROA - CHARMING, spacious holiday home, 3 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, all electric heating. Sky, all mod cons, short walk to village.

Phone Brian 307-8000 or 308-6180.

Honda’s range of lawn and garden advanced 4-stroke technology products offer everything you need to make gardening a dream.

ASHBURTON 832 East St 03 307 9911 www.dne.co.nz 0800 432 633

Weekend Services PHARMACIES

Dairy heifer grazing wanted in Canterbury • R1yr heifers grazing Nov - May • R2 yr. heifers grazing May - May • We have weaners available from November • Competitive rates with weight gain bonus options

GRAZING

HORSE grazing available. All enquiries phone 308 4739.

FOR SALE

Phone Richard Andrews 027 536 8693 www.livestockexchange.co.nz

DRY old man pine $180, green old man pine $130, ACCOMMODATION, green blue gum $150, green larch $140, all 3.6m³. Split RENTAL and delivered. Phone Shane AVAILABLE to rent - sunny James Firewood 303 7063. three bedroom house, 2km FIREWOOD - Dry old man east of Tinwald. $350pw. No pine $180, green old man dogs. References required. pine $140, green blue gum Phone 302 6713. $150. All per 3m³ load FOR RENT four bedroom delivered. Phone Tim Boyd house $390 per week. Text, 303 6280. phone 027 419 4661 after FIREWOOD - dry old man 4pm. Available from 11 pine $180, dry gum and September. macro $250. A cord 3.6m³. MATURE professional couple Split and delivered. Phone seeking three bedroom house Peter Nicoll 027 2012 777. in Ashburton area. Have cat SCOOTER’S - new and and outside dog. Phone 027 secondhand three and four 958 9736. wheel electric scooters and TO RENT three bedroom wheel chairs. Call Fred lifestyle block with an approx Reddecliffe at Electric an acre of paddocks available Mobility Ashburton today. to rent, situated just 5 Phone 308-3602 minutes from Ashburton town centre. Has log fire and two ADULT garages with storage. $500 per week, enquires to 027 ENTERTAINMENT 487 8579.

ASIAN lady is a gorgeous beauty. Busty, sexy, sweet, TWO bedroom flat to let. playful. Phone 021 100 3539. Phone 027 207 1551.

SOPHIA - Succulent wild woman. No tattoos, clean, straight. Available 7 days.

Phone 021 044 0698.

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10.30am Worship Every Sunday 63 Princes Street All welcome Rev. David Bayne Ph 307 7355

Birthday Greetings Anna McFall Happy 9th Birthday.

Have a great party today!

Lots of love Mum, Dad and Ben. xxx Tanika Arps Happy 2nd Birthday our cutie.

Love always Mummy, Daddy and Ema. xxxx

Tanika Arps Happy 2nd Birthday big girl. Love always Gran and Poppy. xxxxxx Birthday Greetings are free for those aged 12 and under only. Free birthday greetings must be received at least two working days before date of insertion otherwise there is no guarantee that it will appear on the day requested. Photos will be available at our level 3 office for collection after notice has appeared in the paper.

DIAL 111 in the event of a Medical or Accident Emergency

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ELPLINE ERVICES Wises Pharmacy, Countdown Complex, East HML Home care Medical Limited - Ring 0800 Street, will be open from 9am - 1pm Saturday, ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS 700 155 for FREE 24hr Health Advice. from 10am - 1pm Sunday and from 5pm - 7pm Call 0800 AA WORKS (0800 229 6757) or 027 both evenings.

857 2133 or visit www.alcoholics-anonymous.

DUTY DOCTORS org.nz for more information.

For all urgent medical calls phone 0800 HOSPITAL VISITING HOURS ASHBURTON HOSPITAL 700 155 at any time. IN EVENT OF AN MENTAL HEALTH - Call free on 0800 WARD 1 - DAILY, 10 - 11.30am & 2 - 7.30pm.

EMERGENCY PHONE 111.

222 955. Ask for the Crisis Team.

This service is for emergency medical care Children must be accompanied by an adult. only. Please bring your Community Services WARD 6 - (including Assessment, Treatment & SAFE CARE - 24 hr Rape and Sexual Card. All non New Zealanders should bring Rehabilitation Unit) - OPEN VISITING. Assault Crisis Support. Ph: 03 364 8791 MATERNITY WARD - DAILY, 10am - 8pm. their passport with them, New Zealanders - Husbands and patient’s own children may visit VICTIMS SUPPORT GROUP should bring some form of ID. the patient from: 7am - 10pm.

Sealy Street Medical, Sealy Street, will be the 24 hr - Freephone 0800 VICTIM (0800 842 TUARANGI HOME (Cameron St) - DAILY, duty doctor for Saturday and Sunday until 8am 846) - Direct dials to a volunteer.

Monday. They will hold surgery from 10am - 1pm -unrestricted visiting.

Ashburton Office - 307 8409 week-days, 9am and 2pm - 5pm both days. Please phone 308 2pm - outside of these hours leave a message.

ASHBURTON REST HOMES 1212 for an appointment from 9.30am.

COLDSTREAM HOUSE, CAMERON COURTS ALCOHOL DRUG HELP LINE METHVEN & RAKAIA AREA and PRINCES COURT all have DAILY, Call us free on (0800 787 797).

For weekend doctor and emergency details, unrestricted visiting.

Lines open 10am - 10pm seven days. please telephone the Methven Medical Centre, EMERGENCY DENTIST ph 302 8105.

LIFELINE - Toll-Free: 0800 353 353 If you do not have or cannot contact your Ashburton Hospital DOES NOT regular dentist, please phone 027 683 0679 OMMUNITY ERVICES provide an accident and emergency service.

ART GALLERY Except in cases of emergency, persons requiring for the name of the rostered weekend dentist 327 West Street, phone 308 1133. medical attention must consult their own or the in Christchurch. Hours 9am - 5pm, Saturdays, Open Daily: 10am – 4pm Wed: 10am – 7pm duty general practitioner. Persons subsequently Sundays and Public Holidays. requiring treatment at Ashburton Hospital must ASHBURTON PUBLIC LIBRARY have a general practitioners note of referral.

Havelock Street. Ph 308 7192.

Saturday: 10am - 1pm, Sunday 1pm - 4pm

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327 West Street, Asburton. Ph 307 7890.

Weekends 1pm - 4pm. Research facilities weekday afternoons.

ANIMAL SERVICES DOG, STOCK & NOISE CONTROL Ashburton District Council 03-307-7700 - 24h/sce.

MID CANTERBURY SPCA EA NETWORKS CENTRE - POOLS WEEKEND EMERGENCY PHONE NUMBER: 20 River Terrace - Phone 03 308 4020 WEEKEND HOURS: Sat & Sun 7am - 7pm.

Public Holidays 10am - 5pm.

MAIL CLOSING TIMES

ASHBURTON MAIL CENTRE FAST POST: Mon - Fri 6pm STANDARD POST: Mon - Fri 6pm POST DELIVERY CENTRES Allenton & Tinwald: Mon - Fri 5pm Methven & Rakaia: Mon - Fri 4.30pm ASHBURTON’S STREET RECEIVERS Business Area: Mon - Fri 5pm Residential Area: Mon - Fri 1pm

All enquiries - John Keeley - 308 4432 or 0274 342 646.

MID CANTERBURY ANIMAL SHELTER - Contact - President 021 1356 969.

VETERINARIANS

VET ENT RIVERSIDE - PH 03 308 2321, 1 Smallbone Dr, Ashburton. Saturday clinic: 9am - 12 noon. Weekend 24-hour emergencies: Large: Neroli Wall, Nathan Back, Tom Laycock.

Small: Catherine Haywood.

CANTERBURY VETS - Ph 03 307 0686, West Street Clinic, West Street, Ashburton.

Saturday clinic: 9am - 12 noon. Weekend INFORMATION CENTRES emergencies: Juan Gray.

ASHBURTON - Sat 10am until 2pm.

VETLIFE ASHBURTON - Ph 03 307 5195, Sun CLOSED. Public holidays from 10am until Cnr East St & Smithfield Rd, Ashburton.

2pm. Phone 308-1050.

Saturday clinic: 9am - 12 noon. Weekend METHVEN - Saturday, Sunday and Public 24-hour emergencies: Large: Toni Johnston, Holidays 10am until 3pm.

Phone 302-8955 or isite@midcanterburynz.com Ciprian Verdes. Small: Ref Vet Ent. ASHBURTON VETS - Ph 0276 838 999, 149 Cameron St, Ashburton: Duty vet: Lucie BUS DEPARTURES Stanley. Full emergency service all weekend.

Reservations & timetables, 24-hour service.

Freephone for reservations: 0800 802 802.

Vet Ent and Vet Life now operate a joint afterBUSES - Southbound: 9.30am, 3.20pm. hours small animal emergency service. To use Northbound: 12.30pm, 5.10pm. this service please phone your vet as usual.

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6am Te Karere 3 2 6:30 Country Calendar 3 In their Element.

0 7am Rural Delivery 0 7:30 Infomercials 9am Tagata Pasifika 9:30 Ready, Set… Rio – Paralympics 0 10:30 Come Dine With Me PGR 3 12:55 New Zealand On A Plate 0 1:25 Miguel’s Feasts 1:55 Kiwi Living 0 2:55 Border Security International 3 0 3:25 Code – 1 PGR 3 0 3:55 Pet Medics 3 0 4:25 Our New Zealand Escape Justin and Nicole Marshall experience what Marlborough has to offer, and Nicole overcomes a major fear in the process. 0 4:55 N Chasing Monsters 0 6pm One News 0 7pm Country Calendar 0 7:30 F Tonight At The London Palladium PGR 0 8pm L Lotto The Lotto draw.

8:05 Tonight At The London Palladium PGR 0 8:30 N Holiday Airport PGR 0 9:30 Ready, Set… Rio – Paralympics 0 10:30 Blood And Oil PGR 11:30 Indian Summers AO 3 Ralph conspires to get Aafrin onside by granting him a sought-after promotion; Cynthia’s attempts to coerce Alice lead to further tension between Alice and Ralph. 0 12:30 Dallas AO 3 0 1:25 Emmerdale PGR 3 0 3:25 Infomercials 5:30 The Key Of David

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6am Wiki The Kiwi 3 0 6:05 Little Monstar 3 0 6:10 Blaze And The Monster Machines 3 0 6:35 Buzzy Bee And Friends 3 0 6:40 Paw Patrol 3 0 7:05 Thunderbirds Are Go 3 0 7:25 Nexo Knights 7:50 Ninjago – Masters Of Spinjitzu 0 8:15 Star Wars Rebels 0 8:40 Marvel’s Avengers Assemble 0 9:10 Regular Show PGR 3 0 9:35 Lab Rats PGR 0 10am Fresh 10:30 Family Matters PGR 11am Full House 0 11:30 According To Jim 3 0 Noon Australian Survivor 0 2:50 Once Upon A Time PGR 0 3:50 Young And Hungry 4:20 The Amazing Race 0 5:15 M Escape From Planet Earth PGR 2013 Animated Adventure.

7pm M Monsters’ University 2013 Animated. How Mike and Sulley first met at Monsters’ University.

Voices of Mike Wazowski, James P Sullivan. 0 9:10 M Inbetweeners 2 AO 2014 Comedy. Neil, Simon, and Will join Jay on his gap year in Australia.

James Buckley, Joe Thomas.

0 11:05 M The Hitchhiker’s Guide To The Galaxy PGR 2005 Sci-fi Comedy. Martin Freeman, Bill Bailey, Anna Chancellor. 0 1:10 M Seeking A Friend For The End Of The World AO 2012 Comedy Romance. 3:10 M I Love You Too AO 2010 Comedy. 0 5:05 Fresh 3 5:30 It Is Written 3

7pm M Johnny English PGR 3 2003 Comedy. When all but one of MI5’s top agents are killed in an explosion, the inept Johnny English must discover who has stolen the crown jewels from the Tower of London. 0 8:45 M Contraband AO 3 2012 Crime. 0 10:55 Motive AO 3 0 11:50 Infomercials 5am Hillsong 5:30 Charles Stanley

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BRAVO 9am Dance Moms 3 9:45 Top Chef 3 10:30 Millionaire Matchmaker 3 11:30 Million Dollar Listing NY PGR 3 12:30 Snapped – Killer Couples 3 1:30 Keeping Up With The Kardashians 3 2:30 Shahs Of Sunset 3 3:30 Dance Moms 3 4:30 Dance Moms 3 5:30 Dance Moms 3 6:30 Top Chef 7:30 Millionaire Matchmaker AO Patti Stanger must forge a romance for a trust-fund millionaire hoping to launch a career in show business.

8:30 Southern Charm Lost footage and previously unseen cast interviews.

9:30 The Real Housewives Of Auckland 3 10:30 Kourtney & Kim Take Miami AO 11:30 Snapped PGR 12:20 Infomercials 3

7:25 Project Almanac MLS 2015 Sci-fi. Jonny Weston, Sofia Black-D’Elia.

9:10 No Escape 16VLC 2015 Thriller. Owen Wilson, Pierce Brosnan.

10:50 Horrible Bosses 2 16VLS 2014 Comedy. Jason Bateman, Inbetweeners 2 Jason Sudeikis.

9:10pm on TV2 12:35 Poltergeist MC 2015 Horror. Sam Rockwell, THE BOX Rosemarie DeWitt.

6am Matador MVLS 2:10 Furious 7 MV 2015 6:50 Whose Line Is It Action. Vin Diesel, Paul Walker.

Anyway? US PG 7:15 Whose 4:25 Entourage 16LSC 2015 Line Is It Anyway? US Comedy. Adrian Grenier, PG 7:40 Rocky Mountain Jeremy Piven.

Bounty Hunters MVL 6:10 The Martian ML 2015 8:30 Modern Family Drama. Believed by his fellow PGL 8:55 Branson Taxi crew to be dead, an astronaut PGL 9:20 Counting Cars PG is stranded on Mars, and must 9:45 CSI MV 10:35 NCIS PGV rely on his ingenuity to survive.

11:25 The Simpsons Super Matt Damon, Jessica Chastain.

Saturday PG 2:25 Branson 8:30 Terminator Genisys MVL Taxi PGL 2:50 Law And Order – UK MV 3:40 Elementary MV 2015 Action. As Kyle Reese is sent back to 1984 to protect 4:30 The Simpsons Super Sarah Connor, the timeline Saturday PG 7:30 Modern fractures, changing everything Family PGL 8pm Branson Taxi PGL 8:30 Counting Cars he knows. Jai Courtney, Arnold Schwarzenegger.

PG 9pm Tornado Hunters 10:40 Joe Dirt 2 – Beautiful PG 9:30 Rocky Mountain Loser MLS 2015 Comedy.

Bounty Hunters MVL David Spade, Brittany Daniel.

10:30 Smackdown MV

SUNDAY

12:15 Raw MV 2:40 Piha Rescue PG 3:05 Piha Rescue PG 3:30 Piha Rescue PG 3:55 Modern Family PGL 4:20 Counting Cars PG 4:45 Rocky Mountain Bounty Hunters MVL 5:35 Tornado Hunters PG

PRIME

6am Charles Stanley 6:30 Pukana 2 7:30 Infomercials 9:30 The Nation 10:30 Survivor – Brawn v Brains v Beauty 3 11:30 Marae DIY 0 12:30 Face Off PGR 1:30 Married At First Sight USA PGR 3 0 2:25 Fresh Off The Boat PGR 3 2:55 New Girl PGR 3 3:25 The Goldbergs PGR 3 0 3:55 Thirsty Work 4:25 Creative Living Peter Wolfkamp is as keen as Jo and Richard are to give their villa a new bathroom that will be dry and healthy, and in a much more practical place in the layout of the house.

4:55 Animal Super Senses 6pm NewsHub Live At 6pm

SUNDAY

12:30 The Visit MVL 2015 Horror. Deanna Dunagan, Peter McRobbie.

2:05 Entourage 16LSC 2015 Comedy. Adrian Grenier, Jeremy Piven. 3:50 The Martian ML 2015 Drama.

Matt Damon, Jessica Chastain.

MAORI

11:30 NRL Fulltime Noon The Crowd Goes Wild 3 2:30 Rugby – Mitre 10 Cup 4:30 Damned Designs – Don’t Demolish My Home 3 Series following nine homeowners as they set out to save their dream house from demolition, having fallen foul of the planning authorities.

5:30 Prime News 6pm Simply Nigella 3 Nigella makes oat pancakes with raspberry syrup, and a rice bowl with ginger, avocado, and radish. 0 6:30 David Attenborough’s Natural Curiosities The discovery of the swallow’s migration and the butterfly’s transformation were cloaked in mystery and controversy. David Attenborough looks for the truth of the stories.

7pm Storage Wars – Canada 3 7:30 Britain’s Biggest Superyachts PGR Documentary revealing it is not all plain sailing in the business of engineering luxury for the super-rich. 0 8:30 Rugby – Championship (DLY) All Blacks v Argentina.

From FMG Stadium in Hamilton.

CHOICE

6:30 Dora Matatoa 2 7am Avatar 7:30 The Zoo 3 8am Fitness In The Whare 3 8:30 Te Kaea 3 2 9am Playlist 9:30 Kaitangata Twitch 3 10am KTK – Next Level 10:30 Whanau Bake Off 3 11am Kawe Korero – Reporters 1:30 The Big Hit 2pm Home Krew 3 2:30 Survive Aotearoa PGR 3 3:30 Rugby League – Fox Memorial Shield 5:30 Te Kaea 2 6pm Kapa Haka Whanau Sheree and Elliott Cotter were the face and backbone of Ngati Kahungunu champion kapa haka team, Te Rerenga Kotuku. We learn about their remarkable love story.

6:30 M Dr Seuss’s The Cat In The Hat PGR 2003 Family.

Mike Myers, Alec Baldwin.

8pm Iti Pounamu PGR Ahi Kaa. On the banks of Lake Rotoiti in the early 1900s, during government land confiscations, a girl helps protect the land for future generations.

8:30 M My Left Foot AO 1989 Biography. Daniel Day-Lewis, Cyril Cusack.

10:20 Te Kaea 3 2 10:50 Closedown

11pm Top Gear USA PGR The team takes on two of the 10 most dangerous jobs in America when they each get keys to a logging truck, and instructions to pick up and deliver as many logs as possible.

Midnight 60 Minutes PGR 3 1am Home Shopping

MOVIES GREATS 8am Brothers MVL 2009 Drama. Jake Gyllenhaal, Natalie Portman. 9:45 Happy Gilmore ML 1996 Comedy. Adam Sandler, Christopher McDonald, Julie Bowen. 11:15 21 Grams 16VLSC 2003 Drama. Sean Penn, Naomi Watts. 1:20 Love’s Labour’s Lost 2000 Romantic Comedy. Kenneth Branagh, Alicia Silverstone.

2:55 Hancock MVL 2008 Action. Will Smith, Jason Bateman. 4:30 The Book Of Eli 16VL 2010 Action. Denzel Washington, Gary Oldman.

6:25 Jurassic Park PGV 1993 Adventure. Sam Neill, Laura Dern, Jeff Goldblum.

8:30 Law Abiding Citizen 18V 2009 Crime. When a home invasion becomes lethal, and the district attorney lets the killer go free, the lone survivor sets out to avenge his loved ones. Jamie Foxx, Gerard Butler.

10:20 The Hangover 16LS 2009 Comedy. Bradley Cooper.

SUNDAY

Midnight Untraceable 18V 2008 Crime. Diane Lane, Colin Hanks, Billy Burke.

1:40 Love’s Labour’s Lost 2000 Romantic Comedy. Kenneth Branagh, Alicia Silverstone. 3:15 The Book Of Eli 16VL 2010 Action. Denzel Washington, Gary Oldman. 5:10 Hancock MVL 2008 Action. Will Smith, Jason Bateman.

SKY SPORT 1 6am L Athletics – IAAF Diamond League Brussels.

8am Rugby League – NRL (HLS) Broncos v Titans – Elimination Final One. 8:30 The Crowd Goes Wild 9am Cycling – Tour Of Britain (HLS) Stage Five.

9:30 Cycling – Tour Of Britain (HLS) Stage Six. 10am Cycling – La Vuelta (HLS) Stage 19.

10:30 Canoeing – Slalom (HLS) 11am Rugby – Mitre 10 Cup Friday Highlights.

11:30 Sky Sports UK News Noon L Rugby – Women’s NPC North Harbour v Manawatu.

2pm SKY Sport News NZ 2:30 L Rugby – Mitre 10 Cup North Harbour v Manawatu.

4:30 L Rugby – Mitre 10 Cup Otago v Tasman.

6:30 L Rugby – Championship All Blacks v Argentina.

9:55 L Rugby – Championship Australia v South Africa.

SUNDAY

6am Better Homes And Gardens 7:30 Baz’s Extreme Worlds PGR 8am The Wild West With Ray Mears 8:30 Bears Of The Last Frontier 9:30 Iron Chef America 10:30 Buying And Selling With The Property Brothers 11:30 The Liquidator Noon Half Built House 1pm Gardeners’ World 1:30 Better Homes And Gardens 3pm Nick Knowles’s Original Features 4pm Beverly Hills Pawn 4:25 Salvage Hunters 5:30 Bondi Vet Documentary series that follows Dr Chris Brown’s daily life as a veterinarian in a busy urban environment, at zoos, and in rural communities.

6:30 Walking With The Great Apes 7pm Pete And Pio’s Kai Safari 7:30 Barter Kings 8:30 Where The Wild Men Are With Ben Fogle Ben travels to remote locations to explore extreme lifestyles.

9:30 Auction Hunters 10pm Nick Knowles’s Original Features 11pm Beverly Hills Pawn 11:30 Matt Hayes’s 24 Hour Rod Race 12:30 Auction Hunters 1am Bondi Vet 2am Walking With The Great Apes 2:30 Pete And Pio’s Kai Safari 3am Barter Kings 4am Salvage Hunters 5am Where The Wild Men Are With Ben Fogle

SKY SPORT 2 6am Rugby League – Super League Qualifying 8s – St Helens v Castleford Tigers.

6:30 L Rugby League – Super League Qualifying 8s – Hull FC v Wigan Warriors.

9:30 Rugby League – NRL Broncos v Titans – Elimination Final One. 10am SKY Sport News NZ 10:30 Rugby League – NRL Broncos v Titans – Elimination Final One. 12:30 The Crowd Goes Wild 1pm Rugby League – Super League Qualifying 8s – Hull FC v Wigan Warriors. 1:30 World Rugby 2pm L Rugby – Heartland Championship North Otago v Horowhenua Kapiti. 4:15 Rugby League – NRL Broncos v Titans – Elimination Final One. 4:45 L Rugby League – Holden Cup Raiders v Roosters – Elimination Final One. 6:45 L Rugby League – NRL Raiders v Sharks – Qualifying Final Two. 9:30 L Rugby League – NRL Storm v Cowboys – Qualifying Final One.

SUNDAY

1am Tennis – US Open 12:30 Rugby – Day 12 – Men’s Semi-final.

Championship (HLS) 1:30 Rugby – Championship All Blacks v Argentina.

All Blacks v Argentina.

1am L Cycling – La 2am L Rugby League Vuelta Stage 20. 4am Rugby – Super League Qualifying – Championship (HLS) 8s – Leigh v Huddersfield.

All Blacks v Argentina.

4am Rugby League – NRL 4:25 L Football – League 4:30 Rugby League – NRL Championship Derby County 5am L Motorsport – FIM v Newcastle United.

Speedway Grand Prix

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DISCOVERY 6am Auction Hunters PG 6:30 MythBusters PG Cooking Chaos. 7:30 MythBusters PG The Explosion Special.

8:30 ET Fishing Escapes PG 9:25 Dark Woods Justice M Bones. 10:20 Dual Survival M 11:15 Treehouse Masters PG 12:10 Bering Sea Gold PG Jackpot. 1:05 Naked And Afraid XL M 2pm Through The Wormhole With Morgan Freeman PG What Is Nothing? 2:55 World’s Biggest Shipbuilders PG Huge Hulls. 3:50 Deadliest Catch PG Proving Grounds.

4:45 Alaskan Bush People M Growing the Wolfpack.

5:40 You Have Been Warned M Transformers.

6:35 Bering Sea Gold PG Jackpot.

7:30 Treehouse Masters PG 8:30 Diesel Brothers PG Busting at the Sema.

9:30 Gold Rush PG Golden Bombshell.

10:30 Auction Hunters PG Rock and Roll.

11pm Smart China PG Smart Life.

SUNDAY

Midnight Dual Survival M 12:55 Murder Comes To Town M 1:50 Dirty Jobs PG 2:45 Auction Hunters PG 3:15 Treehouse Masters PG 4:10 Dirty Jobs PG 5:05 MythBusters PG

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6am Sooty 3 0 6:20 Little Monstar 3 0 6:25 Art Attack 3 0 6:50 My Little Pony 3 0 7:10 Alvinnn!!! And The Chipmunks 0 7:35 Jamie’s Got Tentacles 0 8am What Now 10am Dog With A Blog 0 10:25 The Bachelor 0 Noon Shortland Street Omnibus PGR 0 3pm Kevin From Work PGR 3:30 Home And Away Omnibus 0 6pm Black-Ish When Dre’s mother visits, and smothers her pork chops with gravy and Dre with love, and smothers Bow as well, Dre must find a way to get the two women to get along. 0 6:30 The Middle 0

11:35 Q+A 3 Local political-affairs programme. 0 12:40 Attitude 3 0 1:10 Emmerdale PGR 3 0 3:05 Marae PGR Maori current-affairs show. 2 3:35 Infomercials

11:05 M No Good Deed AO 2014 Thriller. Idris Elba, Taraji P Henson.

12:45 Gotham AO 3 0 2:25 Twisted PGR 3 3:15 Infomercials 3:50 Mike Tyson Mysteries AO 3 4:15 It Is Written 3 4:45 Secret Life Of The American Teenager PGR 3 0 5:30 Infomercials

11:10 Lip Sync Battle PGR 3 The Stars of Broad City’s Abbi Jacobson v Ilana Glazer. 0 11:35 Infomercials 5:30 Brian Houston @ Hillsong TV 3

MOVIES PREMIERE

Percy Jackson – Sea of Monsters , 7pm on Three

BRAVO 6am Hoarders 3 6:45 Hoarders 3 7:30 Flipping Out PGR 3 8:15 Flipping Out PGR 3 9am Top Chef 3 9:45 Millionaire Matchmaker AO 3 10:40 Below Deck Mediterranean PGR 3 11:30 The Real Housewives Of Auckland 3 12:30 The Real Housewives Of Beverly Hills 3 1:30 Southern Charm 3 2:30 Made In Chelsea 3:30 Flipping Out PGR 3 4:30 Flipping Out 3 5:30 Flipping Out 3 6:30 Top Chef 7:30 Millionaire Matchmaker 8:30 Dance Moms 9:30 Botched PGR 10:30 N I Am Cait When CJ and her friends go on a cross-country trip in a tour bus, the other women take the opportunity to corner her about her sexual orientation and her politics.

11:30 Snapped PGR 12:20 Infomercials 3

PRIME

6am Life TV 6:30 Brian Houston 7am Charles Stanley 8am UCKG 8:30 Turning Point 9am R And R 9:30 The Hui 0 10am The Nation 0 11am The Embassy PGR 3 0 11:30 Both Worlds 0 11:55 Entertainment Tonight Weekend 1pm Motorsport – NHRA Round 14, Denver.

2pm Motorsport – MotoGP 3pm Motorsport – World RX 4pm Motorsport – WEC 5pm Big Angry Fish The men visit Tauranga harbour, where Nathan has his hands full with a kingfish.

6pm NewsHub Live At 6pm 7pm Australian Survivor 7pm M Percy Jackson – Sea Facing elimination, the three Of Monsters PGR 3 2012 tribes go to the Immunity Adventure. To restore their Challenge. 0 dying safe haven, the son of 8:35 M Pacific Rim AO 2013 Poseidon and his friends set Sci-fi. In the year 2025, when out for the Sea of Monsters Earth is overrun by monstrous to find the mythical Golden creatures rising from the Fleece while trying to stop an ocean, mankind makes a ancient evil from rising. 0 stand with giant robots.

9pm M The World’s End AO 3 Charlie Hunnam, Idris Elba. 0 2013 Comedy. 0

6am Rural Delivery 3 0 6:25 The Fishing Show – Classic Episodes 0 6:50 Sunday 0 7:35 Tagata Pasifika 8am Praise Be 8:30 Attitude 0 9am Q+A 0 10am Waka Huia 10:30 Marae PGR 2 11am Neighbourhood 0 11:30 Fair Go 3 0 11:55 Ready, Set… Rio – Paralympics 2016 0 12:55 Four Rooms 1:55 Location, Location, Location 3 0 2:55 F Descent From Disaster PGR 3 0 3:55 Dare To Dream 0 4:25 New Zealand Story 3 0 4:55 Nature’s Weirdest Events From a crab milked for its blue blood, and stones moving across the desert by themselves, to a swarm of rabbits, Chris Packham unravels nature’s weirdest events. 0 6pm One News 0 7pm Sunday 0 8pm Karena And Kasey’s Kitchen Diplomacy 0 8:30 Hillary PGR 0 9:30 Ready, Set… Rio – Paralympics 0 10:30 Love Child AO 3 0

6:10 Close Up – Johnny Depp PG 6:40 Furious 7 MV 2015 Action. Vin Diesel, Paul Walker. 8:55 Joe Dirt 2 – Beautiful Loser MLS 2015 Comedy.

David Spade, Brittany Daniel.

Prime Planet – 9 Months That 10:40 Terminator Genisys MVL 2015 Action. Jai Courtney, Made You, 7:30pm on Prime Arnold Schwarzenegger.

12:45 The Martian ML THE BOX 2015 Drama. Matt Damon, 6am Piha Rescue Jessica Chastain. 3:05 Into PG 6:25 Piha Rescue The Storm MC 2014 Thriller.

PG 6:50 Piha Rescue PG Richard Armitage, Matt Walsh.

7:15 Border Security PG 4:35 Mad Max – Fury Road 7:40 Helicopter Heroes – 16VC 2015 Action. Tom Hardy, Down Under PG 8:10 The Charlize Theron.

Simpsons Super Sunday 6:35 The 5th Wave MVL 2016 PG 10:45 Tornado Hunters Action. Chloe Grace Moretz, PG 11:10 Border Security Liev Schreiber.

8:30 Daddy’s Home MVLS PG 11:35 Helicopter 2015 Comedy. Will Ferrell, Heroes – Down Under Mark Wahlberg.

PG 12:10 American 10:10 Paranormal Activity Grit PG 1:05 Raw – The Ghost Dimension MVC MV 3:50 Smackdown 2015 Horror. Chris Murray, MV 5:35 Main Event Brit Shaw.

MV 6:30 American Grit 11:45 Stag 16LS 1997 PG 7:30 Scorpion MV Drama. Mario Van Peebles, 8:30 Criminal Minds Andrew McCarthy, Kevin Dillon.

16VS 9:30 Criminal Minds MONDAY 16VS 10:30 Main Event MV 1:10 Mad Max – Fury 11:30 Scorpion MV Road 16VC 2015 Action.

MONDAY Tom Hardy, Charlize Theron.

12:30 Graceland MVLC 3:10 The Making Of Mad 1:20 Piha Rescue PG Max – Fury Road MV 2015 2:35 Border Security 3:25 The 5th Wave MVL 2016 PG 3am Helicopter Action. Chloe Grace Moretz, Heroes – Down Under PG Liev Schreiber. 5:15 Daddy’s 3:30 Criminal Minds 16VS Home MVLS 2015 Comedy.

Will Ferrell, Mark Wahlberg.

5:10 Scorpion MV

CHOICE

10am Sidewalk Karaoke PGR Talent show that gives random people the chance of winning up to $1000.

10:30 Aotearoa 3 11am Native Affairs 11:30 Nga Tangata Taumata Rau 3 12:30 Play PGR 1:30 Te Araroa – Tales From The Trails 2:30 Marae DIY 3:30 Rugby League – Fox Memorial Shield 5:30 Te Kaea 2 6pm Nga Tangata Taumata Rau Kahurangi Maxwell travels to Maketu to meet Wata Cribb to discuss the coastal lifestyle of Te Arawa, and the landing of the Te Arawa waka in the area.

7pm The Laughing Samoans 7pm Storage Wars PGR 7:30 Rugby League – NRL 7:30 Prime Planet – 9 Months (HLS) Melbourne Storm v That Made You PGR North Queensland Cowboys.

Michael Mosley tells the 8:30 M The Trip PGR 2010 story of the middle weeks in Comedy. Steve Coogan, the womb, discovering the Rob Brydon. path to being born, and the infinite possibilities that make 10:30 Te Kaea 3 2 each person unique. 0 8:30 And Then There Were None AO (Mini-series) 0 10:30 Netball – International PGR 12:05 Home Shopping

MOVIES GREATS 6:40 Jurassic Park PGV 1993 Adventure. Sam Neill, Laura Dern, Jeff Goldblum.

8:45 Law Abiding Citizen 18V 2009 Crime. Jamie Foxx, Gerard Butler. 10:35 The Hangover 16LS 2009 Comedy. Bradley Cooper.

12:15 Untraceable 18V 2008 Crime. Diane Lane, Colin Hanks, Billy Burke.

1:55 Cuban Fury MLS 2014 Romantic Comedy.

Nick Frost, Rashida Jones.

3:30 Blow 16VLC 2001 Crime.

Johnny Depp, Penelope Cruz.

5:30 The Happening 16V 2008 Drama. Mark Wahlberg, Zooey Deschanel.

7pm Billy Madison ML 1995 Comedy. Adam Sandler, Bridgette Wilson.

8:30 The Skeleton Key MC 2005 Horror. Kate Hudson, Gena Rowlands, John Hurt.

10:15 The Mask Of Zorro MVL 1998 Adventure.

Antonio Banderas, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Anthony Hopkins.

MONDAY

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6am Religious Programming 10:30 Sport Box The best of the past week’s sports from New Zealand and around the world.

Noon Mayday PGR 3 1pm Elementary PGR 3 2pm Shearing Gang PGR 3 0 2:30 Coastwatch Oz PGR 3 3pm Storage Wars – Canada PGR 3 3:30 Mainfreight Rugby 4:30 Rugby Nation 5:30 Prime News 6pm Keeping It Pure 3 Sustainability has become a major issue in recent times, as resources become scarce and environmental damage spreads, but is it possible to change the way we live? 0

12:30 The Hurt Locker 16VL 2008 Action. Jeremy Renner, Anthony Mackie. 2:40 Cuban Fury MLS 2014 Romantic Comedy. Nick Frost, Rashida Jones. 4:15 Blow 16VLC 2001 Crime.

Johnny Depp, Penelope Cruz.

11pm Koroua 3 Koroua Tom remembers his rugbyplaying days, explaining that he was an effective front-row forward at the time of the famous Brooke brothers and John Kirwan.

11:30 Closedown

SKY SPORT 1 6:30 Rugby – Championship All Blacks v Argentina.

8:30 Rugby – Championship Australia v South Africa.

9am Cycling – Grand Prix Cycliste Quebec 9:30 Cycling – Tour Of Britain Stage Seven.

10am Sky Sport News NZ 10:30 Rugby – Championship All Blacks v Argentina. 11am Rugby League – NRL Raiders v Sharks – Elimination Final Two. 11:30 Sky Sports UK News Noon Rugby – Championship Australia v South Africa. 12:30 Rugby – Championship All Blacks v Argentina.

2:30 L Rugby – Mitre 10 Cup Canterbury v Hawke’s Bay. 4:30 L Rugby – Mitre 10 Cup Auckland v Waikato. 6:30 Rugby – Mitre 10 Cup Week Four Saturday. 7pm Tennis – US Open Women’s Doubles Final. 7:30 L Netball – International Silver Ferns v Jamaica – Game One. 9:30 Rugby – Mitre 10 Cup Auckland v Waikato.

11:30 Rugby League – NRL Panthers v Bulldogs – Elimination Final Two.

MONDAY

Midnight Netball – International 12:30 Cycling – La Vuelta 1am L Cycling – La Vuelta Stage 21. 4am Rugby League – NRL

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

6am Buying Alaska 6:30 Through The Bible With Les Feldick 7am Matt Hayes’s 24 Hour Rod Race 8am Walking With The Great Apes 8:30 Auction Hunters 9am Love Nature – World’s Wildest City 9:30 Beverly Hills Pawn 10am Barter Kings 11am Nick Knowles’s Original Features Noon Pete And Pio’s Kai Safari 12:30 Bondi Vet 1:30 Salvage Hunters 2:30 Where The Wild Men Are With Ben Fogle 3:25 Equator With Simon Reeve 4:30 Jamie’s Food Escapes 5:30 Tiny House Nation Renovation experts travel across America to show off ingenious small spaces and the inventive people who live in them.

6:30 The Living Room 7:30 Heritage Rescue Brigid and the team take on a different kind of museum challenge in Christchurch, to create a pop-up container exhibit featuring artefacts found because of the earthquakes.

8:30 Jack Irish AO 9:45 The Jonathan Ross Show 10:55 Getaway 11:30 Equator With Simon Reeve 12:30 The Liquidator 1am Jamie’s Food Escapes 1:55 Jack Irish AO 2:55 The Jonathan Ross Show 4am Heritage Rescue 5am Tiny House Nation

SKY SPORT 2 8am Rugby League – NRL (HLS) Raiders v Sharks – Qualifying Final Two. 8:30 Rugby League – NRL (HLS) Storm v Cowboys – Qualifying Final One. 9am Sailing – America’s Cup World Series (RPL) Toulon – Day One. 10:30 Rugby League – Super League (HLS) Qualifying 8s – Leigh v Huddersfield.

11am Canoeing – Slalom (RPL) Day One. 12:30 Rugby League – NRL (HLS) Qualifying Final Two. 1pm L Rugby League – Holden Cup Tigers v Eels – Elimination Final Two. 3:30 L Rugby League – Holden Cup Panthers v Sharks – Qualifying Final Two. 5:30 L Rugby League – NRL Panthers v Bulldogs – Elimination Final Two. 8:30 L Rugby League – NSW Cup Newtown v Warriors – Semi-final.

From Pepper Stadium, Penrith.

10:30 Tennis – US Open (HLS) Women’s Singles Final.

From Flushing Meadows’ Arthur Ashe Stadium.

11pm Fox Sports News 11:30 L Motorsport – British Superbike Championship Round Nine.

MONDAY

5am Tennis – US Open (HLS) Women’s Doubles Final.

5:30 Netball – International (HLS) Silver Ferns v Jamaica – Game One. 11Sep16

DISCOVERY 6am Auction Hunters PG 6:30 MythBusters PG Rocketmen.

7:30 MythBusters PG Volunteer Special.

8:30 Bering Sea Gold PG Jackpot. 9:25 Treehouse Masters PG 10:20 Deadliest Catch PG Proving Grounds.

11:15 Dual Survival M 12:10 Murder Comes To Town M 1:05 Railroad Australia PG 2pm Railroad Australia PG Episode 5.

2:55 Railroad Australia PG 3:50 Railroad Australia PG 4:45 Railroad Australia PG 6:35 Diesel Brothers PG Busting at the Sema.

7:30 Extreme Drug Smuggling M 8:30 World’s Biggest Shipbuilders PG Emergency.

9:30 Through The Wormhole With Morgan Freeman PG Can We Resurrect The Dead?

10:30 Treehouse Masters PG 11:30 MythBusters PG San Francisco Drift.

MONDAY

12:30 You Have Been Warned M 1:25 Dirty Jobs PG 2:20 Auction Hunters PG 2:45 Auction Hunters PG 3:15 Dirty Jobs PG 4:10 Treehouse Masters PG 5:05 MythBusters PG

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Family Notices 38 Ashburton Guardian BIRTHS MOLLOY - MARTIN – Simon, Katie and very proud big sister, Emma, are thrilled to announce the arrival of Hazel Leila Molloy on July 21, 2016 weighing 8lb 4oz. Thank you to Hannah Bowden and the wonderful staff at Ashburton Maternity.

ENGAGEMENTS

HART, Leonie Jill – On September 9, 2016.

Passed away peacefully at Ashburton. Aged 57 years.

Much loved mum of Renae and Casey and Jason and Mikayla. Special nana to Kaylee and best friend of Kate. Messages to Hart family, C/- PO Box 472, Ashburton 7740. A service to celebrate Leonie’s life will be held at Our Chapel, cnr East and Cox Streets, Ashburton on MONDAY, September 12, commencing at 11.00am.

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Sth Ashburton at 12:40 pm, yesterday

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Rangitata Klondyke at 3:25 pm, yesterday

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Dearly loved daughter of the late Phil and Bert Hart. Much DEATHS loved sister and sister in law of the late Tony and Karen, CROSSAN, Nicholas Linda (Australia), and Gerard Lindsay (Nick) – On September 6, 2016, and Lyn. Loved aunty of all passed away peacefully at her nieces and nephews.

Nurse Maude Hospice, HART, Leonie – Christchurch, aged 65 years. Dearly loved and cherished Best friend and soulmate of friend of Kate Manning.

Nikki, much loved father and Now at peace. father-in-law of Dean and Nicky, Jacqui and Gordon, LOCKYER, Alan Royd and Nicola and Shane, loved (Royd) – granda of Anna, and George. On September 8, 2016, Loved brother and brother-in- unexpectedly at Christchurch law of Anthony (Tony), Nigel Hospital, in his 74th year. (deceased), Louise-Ann Dearly loved partner and (deceased), and Natham and “Bestie” of Janice. Cherished Annette. Messages may be and loved dad of Janene and addressed to The Family of Ian Donaldson, Frana and the late Nick Crossan, c/- PO Lindsay Bird, Stephen and Box 39001, Christchurch Debbie, and Andrew and 8545. In lieu of flowers, Sharron, much loved friend to donations to Nurse Maude Janice’s children, Ricky and would be appreciated and Joanne, Deena and Russell, may be made at the service. and Darrin and Kristyn. A A service to celebrate Nick’s treasured grandad and great life will be held in our grandad, and much loved Westpark Chapel, 467 brother, brother in-law, and Wairakei Road, Burnside, uncle. In lieu of flowers Christchurch, TODAY donations to the Heart Saturday, September 10, at Foundation would be 2.00pm. appreciated and may be made at the service. The service to celebrate Royd’s life will be held Northbrook Chapel, Rossburn Receptions, Spark Lane (off DOOLAN, Kevin Patrick Northbrook Road), Rangiora, on WEDNESDAY, (KP) – On September 9, 2016. September 14 at 1.30pm.

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Loved grandfather and great Please note all late death grandfather. Messages to the notices or notices sent Doolan family, C/- PO Box 472, Ashburton 7740. A outside ordinary office hours must be emailed to: requiem mass for Kevin will be held at the Holy Spirit deathnotices@theguardian.co.nz to ensure publication.

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Ashburton Airport Temperature °C At 4pm 8.8 9.3 Max to 4pm 3.3 Minimum 1.1 Grass minimum Rainfall mm 3.6 16hr to 4pm September to date 18.0 Avg Sep to date 15 2016 to date 418.8 476 Avg year to date Wind km/h SE 11 At 4pm Strongest gust SW 33 Time of gust 12:25am

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Puzzles and horoscopes www.guardianonline.co.nz Cryptic crossword

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Simon Shuker’s Code Cracker

ACROSS 1. Copy of red tunic – poor adaptation (12) 8. Position to be taken at duet it arranges (8) 9. Be right to include one to rest the coffin on (4) 11. Japanese swordsmanship may finish in a knockout (5) 12. A freckle has gone, lit in such a way (7) 13. Bunch of wool in carpet futuristic backing will reveal (4) 15. It is a positive sign there’s more to it (4) 19. Having been red, male turned green (7) 20. Provide food for Puss going to meet the Queen (5) 22. It is almost quotidian, the assembly in Eire (4) 23. How I rob MCC, one of the bugs going astray (8) 24. Pacemakers for those hoping to make the Vice-Presidency?

(7,5) DOWN 2. Old giant and tent one built for him (5) 3. Restrict the supply of rain to this form of it (6) 4. It is curious, in being misled, that it’s so easy to accomplish it (6) 5. Serving at the start, give it a one – nil result (7) 6. A very anxious person sunk crew, over the confusion (7,5) 7. The brand that outsells others may have trademark Lee (6,6) 10. A city in America, no particular one (3) 14. There’s a fold in line fox can destroy (7) 16. The moon will increase a fit of anger (3) 17. Saying something else about doing one’s sums (6) 18. The dross from the car is scattered round a circle (6) 21. It may be a list of figures for the board (5)

WordBuilder

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

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

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TODAY’S GOALS: Good – 5 Excellent – 8 Amazing – 10

Previous solution: REUSABLE

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ACROSS 1. Catching up (7) 5. Sulked (5) 8. Chances (13) 9. Spoil (3) 10. Sleds (9) 12. Uncertainties (6) 13. Screens (6) 15. Personifying (9) 16. Recede (3) 18. Provides evidence (13) 20. Fear (5) 21. Changes, improvements (7)

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Your Stars ARIES (Mar 21-Apr 19): To invite your favourite people to events you think will be fun is a no-brainer. Invite them to events that have the potential to be boring. With good company, any situation can be a party.

TAURUS (Apr 20-May 20): Because you encourage experimentation and exploration, your team will enrich you with their discoveries. You’ll soon be the best informed and the most cutting edge in all the land.

GEMINI (May 21-Jun 21): Do you dare tell the other person what you really crave, desire and need? That will make you vulnerable.

Then again, partnerships will only be as productive and fulfilling as they are honest.

CANCER (Jun 22-Jul 22): You look past a person’s role, profession and superficial image to see deeply into the intriguing and surprising character underneath. People feel profoundly seen by you and deeply attached to you.

LEO (Jul 23-Aug 22): It may seem that nothing ends, that time runs in cycles and it’s only a matter of counting the moments before patterns repeat. You get to pick and choose what ends and what repeats.

VIRGO (Aug 23-Sep 22): Though you are a straight-A student of culture and you understand the rules perfectly, ultimately you are governed by your passions. If the rules can’t support you in this, you will not support the rules.

LIBRA (Sep 23-Oct 23): Some of the most respected intellectuals around admit to being open to the idea of otherworldly apparitions.

Whether you believe in ghosts or not, there’s a thought that’s haunting you.

SCORPIO (Oct 24-Nov 21): Maybe it’s manipulation, but your intentions are good. You’ll plant an idea in someone’s head then back off. When your prospect takes ownership of the idea, it will be a lot less work for you.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov 22-Dec 21): The logical choice, as intelligent as it may be in its rationale, doesn’t always please. This is why, once in a while (like now!), you should go off script.

CAPRICORN (Dec 22-Jan 19): You’ll provide what another person has been missing and tap into a feeling that goes way back. Perhaps you are healing a childhood wound! Go tenderly.

AQUARIUS (Jan 20-Feb 18): Accept the generosity of others in small amounts. If you receive too much, it makes you beholden to the giver.

For today, only accept gifts in a range you could easily pay back.

PISCES (Feb 19-Mar 20): A memory will stay with you.

The resolution will have little bearing on the matter: The past will permeate your present so you may as well be at peace with it.

Previous Cryptic solution

Across 1. Scrump 8. Wrath 9. Harness 11. Telltale 12. Smirk 15. Late 16. Try 17. Orgy 19. Smile 21. Landfall 24. Yawning 25. Grove 26. Barrow Down 2. Charm 3. Unnerved 4. Past 5. Swill 6. Lama 7. Shoe 10. Severally 12. Sole 13. Commoner 14. Hyde 18. After 20. Lingo 21. Legs 22. Nook 23. Lamb

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Previous solution: ale, alee, ate, eat, eel, elate, eta, lat, late, lea, leat, lee, leet, let, tael, tale, tea, teal, tee.

Across 1. Racy 3. Reliable 9. Pioneer 10. Frame 11. Undetectable 13. Ensued 15. Emerge 17. Combinations 20. Karma 21. Inroads 22. Per annum 23. Asks Down 1. Raptures 2. Crowd 4. Enrich 5. Inflammatory 6. Brawler 7. Ever 8. Feather-brain 12. Persists 14. Scourer 16. In lieu 18. Orals 19. Skip

Fill the grid so that every column, every row and 3x3 box contains the digits 1 to 9.

DOWN 1. Despondency (5) 2. Unflappable (13) 3. Annoyed (9) 4. Dirty (6) 5. Me (Fr) (3) 6. Non government industry (7,6) 7. Gives up (7) 11. Expression of surprise or shock (4,5) 12. Clothed (7) 14. Victor (6) 17. Foundation (5) 19. Small amount (3)

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