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‘Our front door slammed shut’

BY SUE NEWMAN

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If the beneficiaries of Ashburton’s i-SITE are businesses, then perhaps they should be paying to keep its doors open, says mayor Donna Favel.

She floated the idea at a heated meeting yesterday that saw Experience Mid Canterbury’s (EMC) annual meeting held against a background of simmering discontent at the closure of the Ashburton i-SITE. EMC decided to close the information site because it was losing money – $31,000 last year – and that closure was greeted with howls of outrage from the community with a petition mounted and a public rally held.

At yesterday’s meeting, EMC board chairman James Urquhart kept the lid on i-SITE discussions until the annual meeting wrapped up and then the floodgates opened.

Many of the 60-plus people at the meeting that usually attracts fewer than 20 people, were there to tell EMC they wanted the i-SITE to reopen. That it made a loss was immaterial, providing information was a service, many said.

As a council-controlled organisation EMC was liable and accountable to the council, Urquhart said.

“They give us an agreed amount of money. Of course we’ll continue to work to see if we can get more money, that’s our job. We sit down four times a year with councillors

and the CEO and talk about what we’re doing, where the money is being spent and we ask whether they’re happy with what we’re doing.”

The decision to review the iSITEs and close Ashburton because of the changing way people obtained travel information, came on the back of a council commissioned review of EMC. Its recommendations were passed on to the EMC board.

“The world has changed the way people are sourcing their information and we have to base our decision on facts, not emotions and the facts show there was a declining number of people coming through the i-SITE’s doors,” Urquhart said.

For its $386,000 council grant, through its marketing strategies EMC generated a $171 million tourist spend in the last financial year.

The council came in for heavy criticism for not providing EMC with enough money to promote the district and the i-SITES in Methven and Ashburton. And that prompted Favel to suggest businesses could pay a targeted rate to reopen the centre or council could add the cost on to general rates.

“But we are constantly asked to keep rates low. Do you want an increase in rates spent on roads or on an i-SITE?” she said.

When asked if he was given more money would he reopen the Ashburton site, Urquhart kicked for touch.

Experience Mid Canterbury chairman James Urquhart addresses yesterday’s EMC annual meeting.

The board’s preferred option was to establish an information centre in the Ashburton Library.

“We’re doing a compromise. Is it our preferred model? We believe it is going forward. We have to do what we believe is right as an organisation and we appreciate this won’t please everyone. If we tell council we’re having losses, we get hammered. We have to look to the future.”

The board accepted there was a demographic that had not changed and would not source information via the internet, Urquhart said.

That demographic was well represented and quite vocal at yesterday’s meeting.

“It’s an unfortunate perception with a lot of people that you’ve slammed the doors on tourism. Our front door, our welcome mat has

been slammed shut,” Peter McQuarters said to a round of applause.

“I understand EMC doesn’t have enough money. It needs to go back to the council. Why do we have to lead the way in closing our i-SITE, it’s not a good look.” (more applause).

Tony Todd, who led a large public rally against the i-SITE’s closure said he believed personal agenda had come into play around the council table when closure decisions were made.

Earlier reports had indicated the iSITES were good value for the money invested and that the decision to review the sites was fundamentally a council directive.

“We had three reports and it seemed council needed to keep going until it got a recommendation to close the i-SITES. The question is, do

you think the council is adequately funding EMC to allow it do its job in a professional manner, including the i-SITES?” The answer wasn’t a simple yes or no, Urquhart said.

“I’m not going to lie, yes, we’d like more money.”

The council is reducing EMC’s grant by $10,000 a year over 10 years and that was why it was constantly forced to review its business.

“We have to live within our means,” he said.

“So EMC is the fall guy for the council.” Todd said.

It was easy to fire questions and criticism at the council and the board but the decision that was made was believed to be the right one for the community and for ratepayers, Urquhart said.

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■ OPINION

When Tony Todd speaks out for a local cause, I listen T

ony Todd’s a nice guy. He oozes humility, decency and charm. He’s a local identity who’s successfully run, for probably 50 years, an iconic local retail store.

He also spent many, many years on the board of the Ashburton (Licensing) Trust, and served time as its chairman.

When Tony speaks out for a local cause, I listen.

Yesterday, I attended the AGM of Experience Mid Canterbury (EMC).

A strong crowd turned up, not so much to hear about the highly commendable year’s work EMC general manager Bruce Moffat and chairman James Urquhart proudly reported on, but to again express feelings about the closure of the Ashburton i-SITE. And feelings and emotions were still raw.

EMC’s Moffat and Urquhart spoke of a year where our district experienced exponential growth in tourism. They also spoke of declining numbers using our i-SITE. It’s a funding issue said Urquhart. We are council funded and

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losses have been incurred from operating the i-SITE, he said.

Urquhart’s a smart man, but when he was challenged on if funding was not the issue, would his board have made the same decision, he stuttered, and responded with a cautious political reply, after all mayor Favel was present and had yet to speak.

Then our mayor took to the floor and attempted to take charge; appearing rattled, she used a common ploy and turned the crowd’s calls of extra funding back on them – “Do you all want a special levy on local businesses?” she asked.

Tony was left with the last say, which was a similar tack to the impassioned plea he made to the 4-500 at the public meeting on the chequerboard, several weeks

ago. I know, like Tony, a business cannot sustain losses for too long; but an earlier decision of council to reduce EMC’s funding by $10,000 a year over 10 years, has effectively begun to strangle it, and forced its board to make a snap, short-term business decision. The i-SITE must go. And it has.

The EMC’s board is blessed with talented and skilled people.

Bruce Moffat appears a gem.

EMC is experiencing unparalleled success.

My feeling yesterday was the board was not at all convinced closure of the i-SITE was the right decision. It was not in the best interests of fostering further tourism to our district, after all, tourism is booming. It’s part of a bigger picture. There are many parts that go to make up this whole. And one is to have a fully functional i- SITE operating in our down town.

It’s not too late, mayor Favel.

Listen to your constituents, your ratepayers. I haven’t experienced such highly charged feelings around our town for a long time.

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Old Ashburton High School bell rings out again

BY KATIE TODD

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A familiar soundbite from times of old has returned to echo through Ashburton College.

More than five decades since the original Ashburton High School bell last tolled, it has been restored and mounted on a wooden stand for use at special events and assemblies.

The restoration project utilised the brains of the student executive, the expert handiwork of hard technology teacher Chris Thompson, and recycled materials from the school’s science block renovations in 2011.

“Everything in it has got a connection with the college,” Thompson said.

The bell was used at Ashburton High School to signal a change in periods, but ceased to be used when Ashburton High School merged with Hakatere College in 1965.

“It was mounted on a tower, and it used to be the task of a senior student to ring the bell to mark a change of periods,” Thompson said.

“I heard one story in which some students climbed up the tower, wrapped cloth around it

so the sound was muffled and no one would hear it … they actually had to get the fire brigade to go up the tower and remove the cloth.”

College management administrator Sheena Tyrell said since its redundancy, the bell had floated around the administration block, and had even been used as a doorstop to the principal’s office.

Student executive members then came up with the idea of restoring the bell for use at special events, and Renato Poienar drafted a design.

“They came and saw me and explained they’d designed a stand but didn’t have time to complete it,” Thompson said.

“I decided to create it using timber from the old science block … then they told me it had to be done by November 6.”

He said the hardest part was laminating and sorting the usable from non-reusable materials.

“That took quite some time.”

Thirty-five hours of hard grafting later the bell was ready for unveiling, at this week’s Ashburton College Senior Prizegiving ceremonies.

“I’m sure it will go on for another 50 years,” Thompson said.

The Ashburton High School bell has acquired a new lease of life.

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■ ASHBURTON DISTRICT COUNCIL

Underground systems well placed

BY SUE NEWMAN

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An environmental report might condemn the wastewater and stormwater systems in many New Zealand towns and cities as woefully inadequate, but that does not describe Ashburton’s infrastructure, a local body engineer says.

The climate change report makes it clear that ageing infrastructure would be under pressure to cope with the strain of climate change, but the Ashburton District Council’s infrastructure renewals programme meant the town was well placed for the

future, assets manager Andrew Guthrie said.

Some local authorities would be looking at a double-whammy in terms of their infrastructure with rising sea levels and flooding putting pressure on ageing networks, the Climate Change and Stormwater and Wastewater report says.

Ashburton was well ahead of the game in terms of replacing its water reticulation network, with less than 5 per cent of pipes laid in the 1920s remaining, he said.

“Waste water there’s still work to do. Some of the old stuff in Hampstead was laid in the 1940s

and we need to look at this but stormwater, most of that asset only came into being in the last 40 or 50 years, so compared to the other two it’s relatively new.”

Ashburton was one of the local authorities that had adopted a policy of spending depreciation money on on-going renewal rather than stockpiling that money, Guthrie said.

“Successive councils believed that if you’re going to collect the money you should be doing something with it.”

The council had a 30-year plan for infrastructure replacement, but projects where pipes were

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first laid in one year could take 10 years to progressively replace.

“We have a reasonable idea where we’re targeting our spend each year but there’s always some flexibility in there to deal with bolters, projects that come out of the blue,” he said.

The council tags about $1.2 million each year for work on water supply infrastructure and the same amount for waste water.

Several roads around Ashburton will become work sites over the summer as new sewer and water mains are laid.

Sewer pipes will be replaced on Cameron Street between Grigg

Street and Oak Grove, on Creek Road between Middle Road and Queens Drive and Elizabeth Street from Oak Grove west for two or three blocks.

The council has also awarded a $1 million contract for work that will see water pipes that are more than 50 years old replaced on sections of Nelson, Princes and Victoria Streets in Ashburton and Chapman Street in Methven.

A new water pipe connection will also be installed in Tarbottons Road.

This work is scheduled to start on Tuesday and is due to be completed by the end of April.

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Rare river bird numbers set to soar Two species of endangered birds that breed in the upper Rakaia and Rangitata Rivers have been given a survival boost thanks to $100,000 of predator control funding over the next five years.

The funding will be used to monitor traps set to catch predators including stoats, rats, hedgehogs, and ferrets, along the river banks.

The vulnerable wrybill and the endangered black-fronted tern are already benefiting from work done to date, with Wrybill survival increasing from 46% to between 60 - 80%.

Of 71 black-fronted tern nests monitored, 36 yielded hatchings. The survival rate in an area with no predator control was zero.

The funding was granted by the Ashburton Water Zone Committee from it’s Immediate Steps biodiversity fund, with support from external partners.

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■ ASHBURTON COLLEGE

At-risk students on learning path

By Sue NewmaN

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A group of at-risk young teens is being given a second chance at education thanks to an innovative new programme running at Ashburton College.

Concerned that a small number of students were on the fast-track to exclusion, principal Ross Preece began looking for new ways to keep those 13 and 14-year-olds engaged in learning.

“I’d identified a group of kids who were struggling to cope in the mainstream environment where they were changing classrooms during the day and had a variety of teachers. In a class of 25 they were struggling academically because their home or social issues were making them very unsettled,” he said.

Preece knew that without some form of intervention the school would be forced to exclude the students, setting them up to become society’s problem in the future.

“The traditional model works for most students; these are not most students,” he said.

Drawing on past experience where he’d worked in a home room at a previous school, Preece decided to create a programme he called kohanga (nest) that would see the struggling Year nine and 10 students work as one group with one teacher every school day.

The programme sees students study literacy, numeracy and ICT skills in the morning and work in a range of other out-of-the-classroom activities in the afternoon.

“Their teacher is also free to give them whatever social skills they need, real life skills to cope.

As a group they lack those skills.

For most of their lives they’ve been in flight or fight mode. This is about trying to set up something at the top of the cliff rather than the ambulance at the bottom which would have been exclusion,” he said.

And it’s working. One student had attended school only 17 per cent of the time in term one but

Ashburton College kohanga students, climbing their way to the top. since becoming part of the kohanga his attendance record is good.

The class was established at the start of term two with eight students. All eight are still there, still at school. Without kohanga, most, if not all, would have been excluded, Preece said.

Now they’re making progress academically with some of the Year 10 students likely to return to the mainstream Year 11 classroom next year, all are learning social skills and are showing a sense of pride in their achievements.

“Yes there’ve been hurdles – we

had no money, no facility and no teacher and yes it’s been challenging and we’ve had to adjust the programme because some of our original ideas didn’t work but the boys are all still there.”

Advance Ashburton Foundation helped fund a teacher, Lindsay Abbott who had extensive experience working with disruptive youth in Australia, the school’s unused netball pavilion became the kohanga base and the college juggled its books to fund a teacher aide.

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cannot will have the option of the alternative education programme.

“The overriding goal of this programme is to keep the kids engaged. If we can support these kids now, in five years’ time they’ll be a positive contributor to society rather than a menace,” Preece said.

“This is small beer compared to what it costs to keep someone in youth justice or criminal justice for a year.”

A mentoring option may be looked at next year where an adult would take one of the students on an activity such as fish-

ing or out on a farm, he said.

“Most of these kids just want a chance. For a lot of them, having a positive role model, a male, might be a rarity in their lives.

Talk to these kids and all they want is to have a happy life.”

Feedback from parents was positive, with one telling Preece if the programme had been running when he was at school he wouldn’t have been excluded at 13.

The programme is now in its third term and will continue next year but the issue of how it’s funded remains its biggest challenge.

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■ EARTHQUAKE RESILIENCY

Spark’s East Street store closed – for now

By Sue NewmaN

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The doors to Ashburton’s Spark store have been closed because the East Street building does not meet the company’s health and safety requirements.

How long the store remains closed will depend on the amount of work required to bring the building up to Spark’s policy standard for earthquake resiliency, media spokesperson Ellie Cross said.

“This closure is definitely temporary as Spark remains committed to being in town; it’s a case of doing the work that needs to be done,” she said.

The closure has come as Spark undertakes a national audit of stores in keeping with its health and safety policy.

“Unfortunately, we’ve identified that the store does not satisfy the Spark policy standard for earthquake resiliency, so it has been temporarily closed for

the safety of our staff and customers.

“Our policy standard is more stringent than government building requirements, so we are making these closures by choice rather than by necessity.”

Spark accepted the closure would cause some inconvenience for customers, but there

were a number of options that could be used for people needing assistance, including a live chat service, she said.

The option of opening in another location was being looked into and this could be a temporary or permanent move, depending on the work required in the East Street store.

“We’re very conscious that in a smaller town it’s super obvious when a store closes and we have staff in there now assessing what needs to be done,” Cross said.

Until the store reopened in an alternative location customers would need to visit the Christchurch store if they needed faceto-face customer contact.

In the meantime, staff are being relocated where possible or being assigned work that can be completed remotely, she said.

“We’d prefer not to have to close these stores so close to Christmas, but we hope that this announcement demonstrates our commitment to putting the safety of our staff and customers first.”

Cross said Spark would provide updates on the East Street store assessment and the option of opening in a temporary location as soon as possible.

Spark’s Timaru store has also closed.

Celebrations in Mayfield

By Katie todd

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The Mayfield Lions Club and Mayfield Playcentre are joining forces to mark 150 years of collective history with a nifty new addition to town and a fun-filled fair.

On December 10 the Lions are celebrating a centenary of “Lionism” worldwide, while the Mayfield Play Centre is ticking off 50 years of service.

The fair will take place at the Mayfield Domain, where the Mayfield Lions are unveiling their centenary project – a rebuilt domain entrance.

Lion Neil Blake said the project had taken around $28,000 and three months of work.

“The Lions were originally founded in America and they’ve asked each club around the world to come up with a project to celebrate 100 years,” he said. “We decided we wanted to make the entrance to the domain a bit friendlier.”

He said the old gateway was too narrow for many vehicles and the idea to rebuild it had generated a lot of support from the local community. The new stone gateway has been created using local greywacke and is the handiwork of a local stonemason.

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Lorde offers fan pacifier Lorde (right) is offering “special hometown merch” to upset fans who are having to change or cancel their plans after changes to her shows this weekend.

Lorde was due to kick off three nights of much-anticipated performances at the Powerstation tomorrow.

The concerts were sold out.

In a surprise move yesterday promoters announced they have been forced to move her Sunday night show to a different venue and that under 18s wouldn’t be able to attend the other two.

In a press release issued yesterday afternoon, promoters said Lorde’s Sunday night show had been forced to move to the Bruce Mason Centre in Takapuna on the North Shore.

Her remaining two shows, on November 14 and 15, will remain at the Powerstation.

Promoters blamed the move on “licensing complications”. not cool i’m so bummed out. if you can’t make the sunday show, reply to this and i’ll hook u up with some special hometown merch on me ?? Lorde (@lorde) November 10, 2017 Anyone holding all-ages tickets to Lorde’s shows on November 14 and 15 are unable to go as the venue was R18, but they could use their tickets to get into her Bruce Mason Centre show on Sunday.

Promoters said they were “incredibly disappointed with this last-minute venue change”.

Yesterday afternoon Lorde vented her displeasure on Twitter, promising to make it up to fans and saying she was “blindsided” by the change.

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Synthetic drugs blamed for death A man is dead after allegedly taking synthetic drugs.

The 36-year-old Hutt Valley man’s death comes after news that 11 people have been hospitalised this month in the Wellington area after possibly using synthetic drugs.

There have been 17 incidents linked to synthetic drugs since November 1 in the Kapiti-Mana area alone.

Police, along with the Armed Offenders Squad, yesterday executed a search warrant at an address in Porirua in relation to the supply of psychoactive substances, and say a man and a woman are helping them with their inquiries.

Police remain at the address, which is the subject of an ongoing search.

Police have already seized a large amount of synthetic drugs from addresses in the Hutt Valley and wider Wellington district and have arrested a number of people.

Eleven people have been admitted to Wellington Hospital in the past week-and-ahalf due to suspected synthetic drug use, including four people admitted over the space of 24 hours.

Kapiti-Mana Police said emergency services needed to be called four times between Tuesday and Wednesday afternoon.

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Gail –Allenton Pharmacy How long have you ran the business or worked there?

Time flies when you are having fun, but seriously I have been here 14 years.

What’s the funniest thing that has ever happened in the shop?

Well it was the time when… NO what happens in the shop stays in the shop.

Where’s your favourite place to visit in Mid Canterbury?

Allenton Pharmacy of course. Runner up would be Robert Harris.

What do you think needs to be done to inject some more life into the CBD? Free parking everywhere, more parking spaces for elderly etc.

What would you do of you won $2500?

Probably shout workmates to a nice morning tea, give a bit to charity, maybe buy some new shoes…

Howard – Lolly Mania How long have you ran the business or worked there?

Eight years.

this was way back in 2010 when I had just opened my shop.

What’s the funniest thing that has ever happened in the shop?

The unforgettable was when a six year old boy gave me a hug and thanked me for opening the Lolly Shop, but then proceeded to touch my hand and asked me what happened to me (implying that why do I have dark skin. Kids are always innocent and are willing to ask questions)

Where’s your favourite place to visit in Mid Canterbury?

Sharplin Falls.

What do you think needs to be done to inject some more life into the CBD? More Social Entertainment.

What would you do of you won $2500?

Go on a cruise.

Michelle and Jackie – Pool & Pump World How long have you ran the business or worked there?

12 years.

What’s the funniest thing that has ever happened in the shop?

Customers turning up for a pool water testing with empty test bottles.

What do you think needs to be done to inject some more life into the CBD? Mall like shopping (variety) – seems to be the way to move into the future.

What would you do of you won $2500?

Shout family and staff out for tea.

Where’s your favourite place to visit in Mid Canterbury?

Around the lakes in our motorhome.

Bhupinder – Super Liquor East Street How long have you ran the business or worked there?

I have been working here for eight months.

Where’s your favourite place to visit in Mid Canterbury?

I like to visit Cashmere Hills.

What’s the funniest thing that has ever happened in the shop?

One day a drunk man came into my store and I asked him, “how can I help you sir?”. He started singing a song and laughing. I refused to serve him and politely asked him to leave the premises and then he became louder, laughing and dancing. I was laughing at his reaction. It was a funny moment. At the end he left the store happily.

What do you think needs to be done to inject some more life into the CBD? They need to work on the infrastructure of the city and open more businesses. They should make more houses in CBD with more parking spaces.

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Ricky May is going into Cup Week without the expectations of being a favourite.

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New Zealand Trotting Cup Day and Ricky May go together like peas and carrots. The most successful driver in the history of New Zealand harness racing’s greatest race, May has made it his own. This year though, it’s different. After 13 years of having incredible horsepower in front of him, this year he’s got outsiders. Guardian editor, Matt Markham caught up with him ahead of one of the busiest weeks of the year.

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up Week 2017 is going to be very different for Ricky May. Not different in the fact that he will still be out on the track at Addington, doing battle in some of the greatest harness racing events of the season – but more for the fact that he will be doing it without the amount of horsepower he is used to having at the ready.

Since 2004, the Methven horseman has had the services of the first, or in two cases, second favourite in one of the major group one races of the week.

This year, his best chance is in the New Zealand Trotting Free-For-All on Tuesday where he will drive Everybody Knows at odds of $14-to-one.

“I’ve been pretty lucky when you look back at it all,” May said during the week.

“The list of horses I have been able to drive in some of those major races is a

pretty impressive list. “It’s going to be a bit harder this year though.”

His chances took a hefty blow when superstar trotter, Monbet, was sidelined with injury last month, losing May the chance to keep his run of favoured runners going for another 12 months.

“He would have been the drive of the week for sure, but that’s racing, you’ve got to take the good with the bad.”

In Tuesday’s New Zealand Trotting Cup, he’ll drive Seel The Deal for Greg and Nina Hope.

An up-and-coming stayer with plenty of potential, it’s a hard ask for the horse against the might of a horse like defending champion Lazarus, as well as a hoard of other runners from the leading stable of Mark Purdon and Natalie Rasmussen.

“He’ll need all the luck in the world.

And probably then a little bit more.

“But if he managed to land three deep on the fence or something like that, he’d be a wee chance of running into third or fourth if he’s on song.”

And it’s a similar case for Everybody Knows.

May’s pretty sure that if the stars happen to align he’s just the sort of horse to make the most of a gifted opportunity.

The 11-race winner looked much more like it when bursting past to win at Addington last Friday night, which was another step forward from his placing in the Ashburton Trotters’ Flying Mile.

Prior to that there had been some ordinary performances from the usually consistent trotter, but May was heaping the blame for those efforts on himself.

“I drove him bad a couple of times, not the way he probably goes best.

“We got left three wide one night at

Addington, which isn’t really his go in that grade.

“He could do it lower down the grades, but not against the good ones.

“But he’s bounced back well and feels as good as ever, so with a good trip he’s the sort of horse who could make the most of a run three back on the fence or something.”

After they produced the quinella in the race last year, you wouldn’t bet against the Hope stable being able to pull a rabbit out of the hat with Everybody Knows.

“He’s got the speed to sit off them and try and run on strongly, but we will need that little bit of luck to go our way.”

And while he might not have a favourite in his arsenal, skill goes a long way on the biggest of days and it’s a proven fact that there are few better at excelling than Ricky May.

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Lauriston girl lands starring role

Lauriston-born thespian Megan O’Reilly is starting to make a splash in the tough Auckland theatre scene. Tonight the curtain will close on her latest show, Sweet Charity – in which she has played the lead role. Guardian reporter Katie Todd caught up with her.

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n her way into the world of the performing arts, Lauristonborn Megan O’Reilly recounts a memorable moment.

A workmate at SprayMarks Ashburton asserted that acting couldn’t be more than “just a hobby”. Megan quietly resolved to prove him wrong.

Several years down the track, the bubbly and self-assured 27-year-old is doing exactly that.

With a degree in performing arts under her belt, she’s now negotiating the Auckland theatrical scene. This month she stepped onto the Spotlight Theatre stage for her biggest role to date – as Charity Hope Valentine in Sweet Charity.

Megan said the role has been the “real boost in confidence” she needed.

“I’m stoked. I was very shocked to get it. It’s my first lead role.”

The play follows the plight of Charity as she works as a dance hostess in New York and is strung along in a series of unsuccessful relationships. Despite her luck, Charity remains the eternal optimist.

“Charity is kind of a triple threat – singing, dancing, and performing,” Megan said.

“She’s a cool character with a cool outlook on life.”

The show is Megan’s debut for Manukau Performing Arts and the end product of two-and-a-half months of thrice-weekly rehearsals. It ran from October 28 to November 11, and among those eagerly watching were Megan’s Mid Cantabrian family.

The last time they saw Megan on stage was seven years ago in Ashburton.

“I think it would have been when I was in Cats … I’m so excited to show everyone what I’m doing now,” she said.

Since moving to Auckland six years ago, Megan has also appeared in performances of Jesus Christ Superstar, West Side Story and Hair. But, her success isn’t just limited to showbiz. By day Megan works at Epsom Dental Care in Newmarket, where she has made an unexpected foray into the world of dental prosthetics.

“I applied for a job there but I didn’t really know anything – I mean I guess I once had braces …” she laughed.

“And after a while they said to me ‘hey, you’re creative, how would you like to train to be a dental technician’?”

But high flying Megan hasn’t forgotten her roots (excuse the dental pun). She

credits the work of Mid Canterbury’s Jo Castelow for keeping her passion alive, along with her inspirational two best friends – Newshub reporter Ben Irwin and Newshub camera operator Daniel Pannett.

She says aspiring performers in Mid Canterbury have opportunities aplenty to explore their passions – from Children’s Theatre to the Big Little Theatre Company.

“If I had to give advice… it would be to get involved in school productions, because those can be really fun.” Just keep doing it. Carry on doing what makes you happy and following your dream, I guess!”

Her ultimate dream? To be on TV one day.

“I want to give it a good go, but for now I’m just taking small steps to get in,” she said. Watch this space.

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Test yourself with the Guardian’s weekday quiz 1 - Which of the following definitions best describes the word facetious? a. Feeling very embarrassed b. Being overly aggressive c. Being inappropriately sarcastic 2 - Which of these is not the name of one of Popeye’s nephews? a. Peepeye b. Plopeye c. Pupeye 3 - What was the title of George Michael’s first solo single? a. Freedom b. A Different Corner c. Careless Whisper 4 - How many countries in the world have a name beginning with Z? a. Two b. Three c. Four 5 - Which body organ is affected by glaucoma? a. Heart b. Stomach c. Eye 6 - Who was leader of Germany during the First World War? a. Wilhelm II b. Friedrich III c. Paul von Hindenburg 7 - Which of these curries has the strongest flavour? a. Korma b. Phaal c. Vindaloo 8 - What are the secondary colours? a. Red, orange and yellow b. Brown, grey and white c. Green, orange and purple

At the Chaff Cutter While at the Mayfield A&P Show in 2017 Jorg Nittmann of the Ashburton Photographic Society was drawn to the vintage machinery display. This image earned him an acceptance in the second open competition.

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QUICK MEAL

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

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

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

■ Fold through the salmon, courgette and spring onions. Season to taste.

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

■ Heat a little oil in a frying pan on high. Place heaped tablespoonfuls of batter into the pan in batches. Fry for 2-3 minutes

each side, until golden and cooked through. Drain on a paper towel.

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

■ Serve fritters with salsa on the side.

■ Tip: This makes a great afternoon snack, lunchbox filler or add a side salad for a more complete meal.

Recipe courtesy of www.countdown.co.nz

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Pay boost for TVNZ boss

BY MATTHEW THEUNISSEN

Kevin Kenrick

■ ICEBREAKER

Certainty for NZ merino farmers

BY TINA MORRISON Merino outdoor clothing company Icebreaker has signed the longest ever supply contract with growers of New Zealand merino wool, worth $100 million over 10 years.

The Auckland-based company, which announced last week that it is being bought by US-based VF Corporation, has inked agreements with New Zealand woolgrowers in collaboration with wool marketer The New Zealand Merino Company to ensure it has long-term supply of the fibre. Pricing will be at a premium to market prices to recognise long-term grower loyalty and to enable Icebreaker to use farm imagery and

storytelling in its global marketing campaigns, Icebreaker said.

The company’s link with New Zealand merino wool goes back to 1994 when founder Jeremy Moon tried on some prototype thermal merino clothing that had been developed by a merino sheep farmer on Pohenui Island. Today its clothing is sold in 47 countries through wholesale, branded retail and e-commerce platforms and merino wool is in hot demand by manufacturers worldwide.

For Icebreaker, the new contracts give it security of supply of the fibre and provide end consumers with a link back to growers, enhancing its brand. New Zealand sheep farmers benefit from the deal by gaining certainty

to underpin production, avoiding the potentially volatile spot market pricing for commodities.

NZ Merino Company chief executive John Brakenridge said the contract is a further endorsement of its business model.

“In partnership with Icebreaker and our growers, we have pioneered forward wool fibre contracts to provide greater price certainty and stability,” Brakenridge said.

Last year, The New Zealand Merino Company heralded the signing of a five-year $45 million deal to supply fine merino wool to Italian luxury fabric manufacturer Successori Reda, which was at the time its longest-ever contract.

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“It will dramatically improve the quality and consistency of handmade pizzas – cooked and cut to perfection,” he said.

ASX-listed Dragontail Systems will use Google AI software to enhance the machine’s capability.

“Dragontail is the pioneer but it has been a joint collaboration,” Meij said.

“The other partner in this is Google AI software which allows companies like Dragontail and Domino’s to develop products more cost-effectively rather than having a machine learning from scratch.”

Domino’s is Dragontail’s first large-scale customer, after it tested its technology with a standalone pizza business in 2016.

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can also be sent to the customer, along with a notification if their pizza has failed the quality test and needs to be remade.

The system designed to appease the picky pizza lover is being trialled at one store as the first step in a project to automate quality control.

Domino’s plans to start rolling out the system across Australia in 2018 and has struck a 12-month global exclusivity agreement with the developer of the technology, Dragontail Systems, to roll it out at stores overseas.

Chief executive Don Meij said Pizza Checker is a “virtual trainer” which will lift standards and lead to a reduction in customers rejecting their pizza, or being disappointed with their purchase.

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Are you tired of opening a pizza box to discover a meagre serving of your favourite topping? Do you hate it when the best bits are all on one slice, or worst of all, when it’s cold?

Domino’s believes it has the answer, with new technology that is set to ensure every pizza has the correct toppings and an even spread of ingredients.

It will also assess whether your Margherita or Supreme is the right temperature and looks exactly how it’s supposed to look.

The Pizza Checker takes a photo with a camera that sits above the cutting board in Domino’s stores and uses artificial intelligence to assess whether it’s up to scratch.

The results are sent to the store manager and a photo of a pizza

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which it said was mostly due to an “onerous contract provision and marginal year-on-year declines in advertising revenue”.

Its revenue declined 2.5 per cent to $316.5m. Although 2017 started with a faster fall in TV advertising, TVNZ said it ended with year-on-year growth in TV revenue.

Kenrick said at the time that the business was now in good shape

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a business leader of his skill and experience,” she said.

The company’s annual financial result was released in August, revealing TVNZ’s net profit fell to just $1.4m in the year to June, from $12.7m in 2016.

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Chairwoman Dame Therese Walsh said Kenrick’s remuneration was based on independent market advice and the board’s assessment of his performance against specific objectives.

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TVNZ chief executive Kevin Kenrick received a pay bump of more than $200,000 and is now earning nearly $1.4 million a year despite the company’s 89 per cent fall in profit.

The state broadcaster’s annual report was tabled in Parliament yesterday, revealing its top-paid employee earned between $1.35 and $1.36m. A TVNZ spokeswoman confirmed this was Kenrick, who earned about $1.2m in the 2016 financial year.

The latest annual report, to the year to June 2017, shows that an un-named “former employee” was the next highest paid employee, earning $890,001 to $900,000.

The report revealed 44 current and two former employees earned $100,000 to $110,000; 40 current employees earn $110,001 to $120,000; and 25 current and four former employees were paid $120,001 to $130,000.

Forty-six current and former employees earned over $200,000 in FY2017.

to put the foot down in three key areas, including investing more in local content.

The broadcaster said its content agreement with Disney had become loss-making and it has booked a $12.4m provision in the 2017 financial year to recognise the forecast future losses of this contract.

However, it said yesterday that its big focus for 2017 was creating a more sustainable future including redesigning the organisation structure, renegotiating core content agreements, and writing off unsustainable content and accommodation lease commitments.

“FY2017 initiatives to lower TVNZ’s operational cost base has created financial headroom in FY2018 to increase investment in local content – our sustainable point of difference – and to accelerate growth in our online business,” the broadcaster said.

“This positive revenue momentum has continued into FY2018 and the business is on track to deliver year-on-year growth in earnings.”

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Right idea, just the wrong place Matt Markham

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t was the right idea and for the right reasons, but perhaps at the wrong place and at the wrong time.

Like many others yesterday I attended the Experience Mid Canterbury AGM, hoping to gain some clarity in the decision behind closing the Ashburton i-SITE. I’ll state from the outset here that I’m neither against its closure nor whether it stays open.

I’ve said it before, I’m from the technological age, so I don’t see a purpose for them in my life so it’s not a major impact for myself, either way.

So, what I wished to acquire from the meeting was more knowledge to have a better understanding of why?

Unfortunately, I think emotion got in the way.

The sole purpose of the event was for the Experience Mid Canterbury group to hold their AGM, but you could tell from the outset that wasn’t why the people were there.

They wanted answers, they wanted action and they wanted some accountability.

Yet none of it was really directed at EMC – instead, the Ashburton District Council took the flak.

At some points it got quite downright embarrassing and awkward. The constant interjections of a couple of individuals who felt it their right to interrupt an AGM was rude and uncalled for.

Yes, we get there is passion. But at least wait until the opportunity to speak is given.

I walked out of the meeting thinking long and hard about what had unfolded.

I commend Tony Todd for continuing to challenge the council on the i-SITE closure decision and his call for the building to be reinstated while a full consultation process with the public is completed.

But, the messages that were being hammered out yesterday from the public weren’t best heard at the AGM of EMC. They would be better directed in the public forum at the next meeting of the Ashburton District Council.

That’s where the emotion lies.

Not so much with EMC, but with the council for their apparent failure to see the decision as the wrong one and also not seeing it worthwhile interjecting and stopping the process.

Whether that’s right or wrong is for another debate.

For now, the i-SITE is closed and it’s hard to see that changing in the near future.

Tony isn’t giving up the fight though, so not all is lost.

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Question of the Day: If you went to school in the Ashburton district, who was your favourite teacher and why?

Hayley Mr Hislop Ashburton college hands down! Did you ever see his pen trick!?

Kim Happy Hampstead and my favourite teacher was Miss Peterson because she made learning fun, 28 years later and looking like she hasn’t aged a day she’s also teaching my daughter who thinks she’s pretty awesome too #4thgenerationathampstead Sarra Pattie Ree at Mt Somers School was such a wonderful encouraging teacher, she’s now the principal at Our Lady of the Snows Methven, this just proves how wonderful of a teacher and principal she is!

Rach Mr Beech from Ash Borough. I think he went on to tinwald,he was my most influential teacher, kind man who encouraged my creativity Alicia Scott Haines - you take out this dubious honour for me! You may be pleased to know that I am midway through a benefits analysis for a business case as I write this, no doubt Year 12 economics was the critical success factor here Melissa Joan Archer @ Borough School.

Dear lady who 35 years on still remem-

bers me and I love a chat and a catchup when I see her.

She influenced a HUGE part of my life still to this day!

Robert Greta Ann, two unforgettable years of the best teacher I could ever have. My inspiration to teach secondary school as well. Hopefully I can be just as great

Sonya Borough school Mr Norris he was a awesome teacher so was Miss Archer

Larissa Kinvig Tinwald school - Mrs Syme room 1 my first teacher. Intermediate - Mrs Chapman helped me though a lot of rough patches! College - Miss Tait helped me all the way through college with my hearing loss and health issues Leanne Mrs Prendergast at Lauriston Primary - was such an inspiration growing up she was into so many exciting and cool things... drag car racing etc Stacey Mrs Hubbard from Allenton school. She was just a super lovely person and never made you feel unwanted or a hassle Rochelle Mrs. Blair/Hastings from Ash College. Believed I could achieve something when no one else did.

Louise Mrs Bonnington from Ashburton Intermediate... Was the loveliest lady ..

Still is Jessica Mrs Sparks from intermediate!

Kerryn Mr Nicol, Ashburton Intermediate. Teaching kids to think outside the box.

Yvette Mr Swann from Borough School, he was a very fun and kind teacher.

Catherine Too easy Mr Maw form 2 at Intermediate he was super fun Aaron Sue Johnson, was McPike. Why? I loved the PT sessions. Did lots of awesome stuff.

Stephanie Mrs blair ashburton college but sadly passed away Amy Mr Harding from Lagmhor school.

I was only there for 8 months but he was the best teacher Jazz Mr Niven from Tinwald then Mr Batty at Allenton Jo Pam Black at Ashburton Borough, she was so lovely, will always remember her Michelle Mr Niven from Tinwald School Matt Mrs whiting tinwald school and don’t even need a reason for that.

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he National Party seems to be making the best of a bad job. The dust of defeat has mostly settled round their well-heeled shoes though there are still whorls of frustration and resentment about, reluctant to die down.

“What on earth are we doing on the Opposition benches? “is a cry, borne on the northwest breeze, I have heard from Wellington. As the now long retired but muchloved tennis star, John McInroe, used to holler when penalised in any way, so now the vexed National Party. “Are you kidding me?”

Defeat’s like that; astonishment quickly followed by bewildered incredulity.

However, “the grin and bear it” stage may now be beginning to kick in. In politics, at least, resentment has only a limited life span.

The National morale-raiser will be saying something along these lines: “Come on chaps; MMP may have done the dirty on us, in particular that old renegade Winston Peters, but let’s face it, we’re the largest Opposition Party in NZ history so should be able to make life pretty difficult for that rabble opposite.

“For a start their whips are going to have to be very much on the ball to ensure they always have the numbers available to defeat us when we challenge them. Those numbers are close at the best of times and with our superior savvy about the ways of parliament it surely shouldn’t be beyond our collective knowledge

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and experience to bring them down.

“That opens the way to another election long before the threeyear term is up. By then Winston’s star will finally have disappeared from the parliamentary firmament and, with luck, his “Dad’s Army” gang with him. His King or Queen-making opportunities will be gone for ever as well as the electoral aberration that allowed him such political power altogether disproportionate with his standing in the community.

“So there’s a cheerful scenario we should hang our hats and hopes on. In the meantime, we must use the next three years – hopefully fewer – to recharge our overworked batteries, encourage the young hopefuls and put out to grass those who perhaps have reached their use-by dates.

“Let’s face it, after nine years of Beehive rough and tumble some of us have well-earned a peaceful retirement in the sun, whether to continue roaming the world on the back of our statesponsored pensions or settled on the decks of our fabulously expensive yachts or baches overlooking Lake Wakatipu and other seascapes of similarly majestic splendour. It’s not all bad.

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Actually, it will be quite a pleasure to pass the poison chalice of government to the other lot and see them making a complete horlicks of it

“Actually, it will be quite a pleasure to pass the poison chalice of government to the other lot and see them making a complete horlicks of it. I mean look what happened yesterday with the appointment of the Speaker. It should have been a formality but thanks to their clumsy handling of the vote it very nearly turned into a disastrous embarrassment.

“And see who they elected; Trevor Mallard, graduate of 30 expulsions from the House by previous Speakers. Talk about poacher turned gamekeeper. It looks like a recipe for Beehive chaos. The only other maverick MP to run him close on number of dismissals is, of course, the old fox himself, Winston Peters! What with all the post-election secret negotiations and now the appointment of these two “rogue” old stagers to appointments of responsibility, it’s no wonder our electoral system is the subject of curiosity and some hilarity amongst governments round the world.

“Now we hear, Deputy Prime Minister – for the second time – and Foreign Minister – also for the second time – Winston P – has embarked on a vengeful lawsuit

“to bring to justice” those who leaked information regarding his pension. Is that the sort of notoriety Jacinda would have chosen for her Foreign Minister from the “get-go”? Probably not.

“It will, though, be interesting to see whether Winston enjoys the same “dreamy” relationship with current American Secretary of State, the steely, gravel-voiced Rex Tillerson, and former tsar of Exxon, as he did with the elegant Condoleezza Rice when he was last on this watch. The chemistry then crackled across the screen.

“They always reminded me of two characters in a commercial moving in slow-motion towards each other brought together by the fragrance of some irresistible toiletry.

“So really what I’m saying is we must mount an endless series of well-planned ambushes in the House, challenge them constantly, outfox them with our deep awareness of parliamentary procedure and watch them fall in a heap before you can say Keith Holyoake or Robert Muldoon.

That’s the spirit boys and girls.

Keep your peckers up; the new dawn cannot be far away.”

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wo thousand years ago a heavily pregnant young woman and her husband were desperately seeking some accommodation and a place to give birth to her child in the town of Bethlehem. To their dismay, they were greeted with “No vacancy” signs and closed doors at every attempt to find something, anything, to stay in.

There was to be “no room in the inn” for them that night, and they had to make do with a stable. The rest is history, as they say.

But have you ever been stuck for accommodation? I mean, as in desperate for somewhere safe to lay your head.

I have slept in a few airports, due to inconvenient connections or delayed flights. But at least at those times, there was a roof over my head, a toilet to use and access to drinking water as a minimum.

Rob Davison

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We even slept in the car park at Lake Windermere in the UK until a patrolling police officer moved us on at about 5am.

However, wandering over the nearby hill revealed the beauty of a picturesque panorama of Windermere emerging from the mist. It made the rough night and the rude awakening easier to take, just to see the view.

Homelessness, sleeping rough and a shortage of social housing, have all hit the headlines in the recent past. Even here in Ashburton, the churches and social agencies have all experienced those desperate for safe and suitable accommodation.

They come asking for a variety of reasons. For some it’s follow-

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LETTERS ing a family break-up, domestic violence, or a genuine emergency.

Sometimes it’s as a result of poor choices, or bad behaviour that has become unacceptable to a landlord.

Whatever the reason, it doesn’t change the fact of the desperation for a roof over their heads.

When children are involved, or people have health needs, it’s no time to play the blame game.

That can be addressed later, as the matter at hand is finding somewhere safe and warm to house someone.

Therefore, it’s been heartening to see the recent project from Presbyterian Support come to fruition, providing some affordable social housing.

Still more needs to be done at several levels, but as always, it’s a challenge to find the goodwill from within the community, to

actually make something work.

The people who present as those just needing a hand-up, rather than a hand-out, are the easier category to get alongside and help.

Maybe those of us with a spare room could make that available, with suitable vetting of course, from time-to-time.

The harder category of people to find a suitable solution for are those who present as a little less socially acceptable, maybe lacking some character traits or with addiction issues.

We’re not big enough here to have our own City Mission functioning for the desperate.

So, sadly for some, there may continue to be “no room at the inn” for them, unless a whole new bunch of modern day “good samaritans” see and act on the need in an appropriate way.

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Saudis held over corruption Dozens more people have been taken into custody by Saudi authorities, bringing to 201 the number detained in a sweep that investigators say has uncovered at least $US100 billion in corruption.

Saudi critics and experts have called the unprecedented purge of top princes and businessmen a bold and risky move

by Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman aimed at consolidating power as he casts his eye toward the throne, sidelining potential rivals and dismantling alliances built with other branches of the royal family.

The sweep comes at a time of increased tensions between Saudi Arabia and its main regional rival, Iran, over the ongoing conflict and suffering in Yemen and a newly erupting political crisis in Lebanon.

Saudi Attorney General Saud al-Mojeb said 208 people had been called in for questioning, and that seven were released without charge,

Saudi King Salman has sworn in new officials to take over from a powerful prince and former ministers believed to be detained in a large-scale sweep that has shocked the country and upended longstanding traditions within the ruling family.

PHOTO AP leaving 201 in custody.

The figure is the first reported by the government and far larger than what was previously known, reflecting a continuing series of arrests.

UN to investigate Burundi war crimes A formal investigation into alleged war crimes in Burundi got the green light from the International Criminal Court (ICC), just weeks after the east African country withdrew from the UN body.

There was “a reasonable basis to proceed with an investigation in relation to crimes against humanity,” including murder, rape and torture between 2015 and 2017, the court, which sits in the city of The Hague, said in a statement.

“The Chamber noted that, according to estimates, at least 1200 persons were allegedly killed, thousands illegally detained, thousands reportedly tortured, and hundreds disappeared,” the statement continued.

Burundi became the first country to withdraw from the ICC last month, with the government accusing the organisation of bias and saying it only goes after African leaders.

Other African nations have made similar complaints, with both Gambia and South Africa having threatened to leave.

Burundi was plunged into a political crisis in 2015 after President Pierre Nkurunziza decided to run for a third term.

According to Human Rights Watch the security forces have since been “responsible for numerous killings, disappearances, abductions, torture, rape, and arbitrary arrests”.

– DPA

The stunning purge began last weekend, initially catching 11 princes and 38 officials, military officers and business leaders. They are being held at five-star hotels.

The 32-year-old crown prince, who is the son of King Salman and is popularly known by his initials MBS, is leading the investigation as head of a newly formed anti-corruption committee.

Among those detained are billionaire Prince Alwaleed bin Talal and two sons of the late King Abdullah, including Prince Miteb, who had headed the powerful National Guard.

Several years ago, he was considered a contender for the throne and was recently believed to be opposed to MBS becoming crown prince.

An estimated 1700 individual bank accounts have been frozen.

“The potential scale of corrupt practices which have been uncovered is very large,” alMojeb said, adding that based on investigations in the past three years, at least $100 billion has been misused through corruption and embezzlement.

– AP

Oldman marries again Gary Oldman has married for the fifth time. The 59-year-old British actor married art curator Gisele Schmidt at the Beverly Hills, California home of his friend and manager Doug Urbanksi, Urbanksi said. Oldman confirmed his marriage in an interview, saying he’d done it “quietly”.

Urbanksi said Oldman had known Schmidt for four or five years and the wedding included several dozen friends.

A judge finalised Oldman’s divorce from his fourth wife two years ago, according to court records. Oldman, known for the Harry Potter and Dark Knight franchises, is currently promoting his role as British Prime Minister Winston Churchill in director Joe Wright’s Darkest Hour.

■ UNITED STATES

Church to be demolished The pastor of a small-town Texas church that was the site of a massacre plans to demolish the building.

Pastor Frank Pomeroy has told leaders of the Southern Baptist Convention it would be too painful to continue using First Baptist Church of Sutherland Springs as a place of worship.

A national Southern Baptist Convention spokesman says Pomeroy discussed the plan this week with the denomination’s top executives who had travelled to the community in a show of support.

The spokesman says Pomeroy expressed hope he could turn the site into a memorial for the more than two dozen people who were killed last weekend and build a new church on property the church owns.

Meanwhile, vice president

Mike Pence joined Texas Governor Greg Abbott at a memorial service for the victims of the massacre at a small-town Texas church.

Pence told the crowd on Tuesday that the shooting was the worst mass shooting at a church in American history and called the gunman “deranged”.

Abbott began the service by praying “for healing and for help” and proclaimed Monday a statewide day of prayer.

Authorities say Devin Patrick Kelley killed 26 in the attack, including the unborn baby of one of the women slain.

Apple released a statement saying it has offered the FBI technical advice after learning the bureau was trying to access Kelley’s mobile phone, but that the FBI had not requested its assistance.

– AP

Hugh Grant dancing solo Hugh Grant has said he enjoys dancing in his “old age” but joked that his children “run away in tears” when he gets his groove on. Grant is known for dancing in hit Christmas film Love Actually and also dances in his new movie Paddington 2.

Having previously said he does not like dancing, Grant told the BBC’s The Graham Norton Show: “I’ve changed.

I was reluctant to dance in the original Love Actually but now I find that I like to express myself through movement. I find in old age that it brings something out in me. There’s something lovely about it and I get it now. If I’m having a miserable afternoon, I like to put on Gypsy Kings and do a bit of dancing”.

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In brief Haka at the Arc The All Blacks have performed the haka on many hallowed turfs but probably nowhere as iconic as their latest effort. Sonny Bill Williams posted a photo on Twitter leading a haka in front of the Arc de Triomphe in Paris. Williams was joined by Codie Taylor, Dane Coles, Jeffery Toomaga-Allen, Seta Tamanivalu and TJ Perenara in a haka on the Champs-Elysees.

- NZME

Miraculous comeback Nepo Laulala loves proving his doubters wrong. When one of the biggest doubters is your own doctor, it makes it that much sweeter.

Laulala has one of the more remarkable injury recovery stories to tell as he continues his second coming with the All Blacks against France. It comes nearly two years after the powerhouse prop snapped three knee ligaments and tore his quad muscle off the bone in a horrific pre-season training incident. “My doc told me that he didn’t think I’d play again.”

- NZME

Fifita ready to fire

Methven on the march

Don’t be fooled by Vaea Fifita’s quiet countenance. All Blacks teammate Dane Coles reckons the rookie blindside flanker is ready to unleash his freakish brand of rugby on France in the opening test of their European tour. Fifita is the exception in a predictable All Blacks side, having been catapulted past Liam Squire (virus) and Jerome Kaino (tour-ending knee injury) to line up for his fourth start.

- NZME

BY MATT MARKHAM

Wales tough challenge

Koji Kawamata is in top form on the tennis courts.

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■ TENNIS

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Methven will look to continue their strong hold on the Mid Canterbury senior interclub tennis competition this weekend and remain unbeaten for the season when they tackle Southern today at the Ashburton Trust Tennis Centre.

The Methven side has been the dominant force thus far, winning all three of their fixtures, spearheaded by Koji Kawamata who is yet to taste defeat with six wins from six matches.

Playing in the No.2 spot in the

Methven side, he’s also been in strong form in doubles, winning three matches with team-mate, Sam Bubb.

Southern, who won their first two matches, but were cleanswept by Fairton last weekend will be looking to bounce back to form with the experienced Jason Feutz playing from the front of their side.

The Feutz and Bubb match-up in the singles will be an intriguing encounter. Fairton take on Hampstead in an interesting match with both sides having picked up two wins apiece.

Rhys Cromie has been the main destroyer for Fairton, winning all three of his singles matches in a talented line up of scalps that includes Bubb, Andre van Rooyen and Feutz.

Cromie is being ably assisted on the court by Tyler Leonard, the wily Phil Crozier and Erin Connelly-Whyte.

Hampstead’s players have chipped away well so far this season and will be looking to continue that form.

Jane Brosnahan has been their best performer and alongside Cromie is one of only a few

players unbeaten in singles after three rounds.

The weekend’s final match sees Allenton and Tinwald square off.

Allenton will be slightly favoured due to the fact they have won a match this season, while Tinwald are still searching for their first victory of the season.

Victories this weekend will be important for all sides with next weekend seeing a break from interclub due to Christchurch Show weekend, before the final round of games in the first round of the competition are held on November 24.

Wallabies coach Michael Cheika is bracing for the challenge of a Wales team desperate to end their appalling record against his side. The Wallabies have not tasted defeat since 2008 and have lost just one of the last 17 meetings between the two nations. Warren Gatland will give home debuts to three players, headlined by five-eighth Owen Williams who will play in the centres with Dan Biggar. Cheika insists the Welsh pose a huge threat on home soil with a team boasting six players who featured in the drawn Lions series. - NZME

McKenzie looks for balance on rugby’s world stage A forgettable night in Brisbane has an upside for All Blacks fullback Damian McKenzie, who reckons he’s grasping the difference between flash and foolish.

Chiefs whippet McKenzie will start the eighth successive New Zealand test wearing No.15 when they face France in Paris tomor-

row morning. He reckons the previous seven count for something as he gradually comes to grips with a greater need for balance on the international stage.

McKenzie knows he erred too far from caution in the loss to the Wallabies at Brisbane three weeks ago, running down blind alleys

when trying to counter against an organised defence.

“At times I like to take a few risks around how I play and I guess it’s getting that balance right between high risk, high reward,” he said.

“It’s not changing things dramatically, it’s trying to improve little things.

“I learned a lot in that game.”

Steve Hansen maintains faith in the 22-year-old, who has shredded Super Rugby defences with ease over the last two seasons.

Hansen repeated the line from a month earlier that McKenzie was like a fly inside a bottle.

“He’s not hitting the side so of-

ten, he’s managing to go round and round,” Hansen said.

“But test rugby is not like Super Rugby, where you can do audacious things and get away with it.

“The opposition are a lot sharper, a lot more tuned in to making sure their defence is right.”

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■ CRICKET

Allenton set to refocus

By Matt MarkhaM

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Defending champions Allenton will begin their Pritchard Shield defence this weekend in Mid Canterbury senior cricket when they take on Tech.

After sitting out last weekend’s opening round of the competition with the bye, the Allenton lads will be keen to get things back on track when they take to the wicket today after a disappointing T20 competition in which they failed to make the final.

That won’t have worried captain, Jeff Naish though. He publicly stated prior to the T20 competition that his side was looking at using the tournament as more of a chance to play some cricket, with the longer format of the game their major targets.

“Our focus is probably more on the long form stuff,” he said.

Allenton will meet a strong Tech side who will be keen to avenge a defeat at the hands of Methven – for the second week in a row – seven days ago.

After posting a disappointing total of 105 runs, they did give themselves a chance with the ball and that may prove to be their biggest asset today.

Callum Gallagher has some handy weapons in his arsenal and his manipulation of rotating his bowlers will be a key part of the match.

Jason Morrison will return to the side this week after not being available last weekend which will also aid their chances.

Today’s other match will see T20 champions Methven look to continue their good start to the season when they play host to Coldstream at the Methven Domain.

Davey Maw has his side firing on all cylinders early doors this season and the challenge will be carrying that form through the entirety with a really good mix of youth and experience that should set them in good stead.

Coldstream on the other hand will be at least hoping they can rock up to Methven with a few more players.

They managed to field just eight players last week – a concerning number considering it is the early stages of the competition.

At their best, with a fully functional side, Coldstream will push any side in the competition particularly if the steadying nature and experience of players like Richard Print and Bo Houston are on form.

By Steve Larkin

Kody Stuthridge in action for Tech earlier this season.

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Speculation of an impending haircut to domestic cricket’s first-class programme has been scuttled.

The 10-round Plunket Shield competition will remain intact for at least next summer and most likely beyond.

Although New Zealand Cricket are working their way through a $9.3 million deficit on their books, and the Shield is an expensive exercise, an NZC spokesman said there are no plans to trim it back at least next season.

The Shield should be seen as an investment in the game and developing New Zealand firstclass cricketers is paramount.

Even if it is an example of a loss leader, it needs to be fostered.

Talks of a cutback come as it was revealed NZC will present a $9.3 million loss to its annual meeting next week.

That is balanced by incoming revenue from the biggest broadcast rights deal it has secured, with Star Sports India to screen internationals in New Zealand into the subcontinent for the next three years.

Put the loss down to significant changes at the International Cricket Council.

When the so-called Big Three – India, Australia and England – were pulled back into line

by ICC president Shashank Manohar, who led the way back to more equity among member nations, it meant a reworking of the financial model.

The goal posts moved on the incoming financial arrangements.

In short, that change meant the ICC will be giving NZC $128 million over the 2015-23 period, which is far more than what would have been $88 million.

However, the money won’t be coming in even packages, which means a deficit will be offset by the belief NZC will benefit towards the latter part of that period.

- NZME

As an Englishman with South African pedigree, Dawid Malan knows what’s coming.

Crowd abuse and sledging.

“It’s the whole challenge of an Ashes series,” he told reporters in Adelaide yesterday.

“I’m actually looking forward to seeing what I get called, what sort of lines they have.

“They do say most of the lines are funny.

“I think you probably get the odd guy that crosses the line a few times.

“You’ve got to learn to deal with that.”

Malan, a 30-year-old middle order batsman who has played five tests, was born in London.

Aged seven, he moved to South Africa with his family.

Eleven years later, he returned for a stint of coaching at Northamptonshire expecting to return to South Africa but never did.

“I was born in England, I have lived in England for 19 years of my life.

“I’m as English as they come,” Malan said.

“If people want to give me stick about my old man moving to South Africa and taking me when I was seven, then so be it – I didn’t really have a choice.

“I probably will never move back to South Africa, as much as I enjoy the country and as good as the country has been to me.

“England is my home and that is where I see my future.”

Malan had all but given up hope of test cricket when summoned for his debut last July – ironically, against South Africa.

The prospect of playing an Ashes test hadn’t crossed his mind.

“I never imagined I would be playing one,” he said.

“Even if someone had said to me last year you would be playing in an Ashes, I would have probably laughed at them.”

Now in Australia for the fivetest series starting on November 23, Malan has re-set his sights.

“You don’t want to be a casualty, you want to ... play all five tests, that is the goal,” he said.

“For me personally, every test series is about scoring runs and about scoring as many runs as you can.

“It’s your career, it’s your future.”

- AAP

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■ RUGBY LEAGUE

Taumalolo calm ahead of big clash

BY ANGELO RISSO Tonga coach Kristian Woolf has labelled the prospect of Kiwi defector Jason Taumalolo fronting against the country of his birth in today’s Rugby League World Cup clash a “non-issue”, and says it won’t be discussed in-house.

In a bitter blow to New Zealand on the eve of their Cup campaign, Taumalolo and three other players snubbed the Kiwis to represent their Tongan motherland.

They’ve since bounced back with dominant wins over Samoa and Scotland, but are set to face Taumalolo’s Tonga head-on this weekend in Hamilton.

Woolf said the 24-year-old Dally M medallist was his usual ebullient self in training this week, and wouldn’t be distracted by the noise surrounding him.

Neither he nor his fellow defectors – David Fusitu’a, Manu Ma’u and Sio Siua Taukeiaho – were having any trouble keeping calm ahead of the test.

“They made decisions five or six weeks ago, they’re happy with their decisions and you only have to look at their body language to tell how they feel, so for us it’s a non-issue, it really is – I’m not sure how the Kiwis feel about it,” Woolf said. “They’re relaxed, confident in their own ability.

“Jason is Jason, always the same – out there having a laugh, having fun.”

Plenty is riding on today’s result for Mate Ma’a, who have started their campaign with a 50-4 thumping of Scotland and 32-18 win over Samoa.

A victory against New Zealand would mark the first ever victory of a tier-two na-

Weekend Sports Box A look ahead to the sporting weekend, with a glance back over the shoulder at the week that was.

Out and about ...

While the normal sports events are on this week, something a bit special will be going on out at the Ashburton Showgrounds.

The South Island Jumping and Show Hunter Championships are being held at the Showgrounds, and will see 400 horses and ponies coming to town to compete at an international event.

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Jason Taumalolo tion over a tier-one nation, and help Tonga evade Australia until the Cup final.

It’d also be a huge moment for the side’s players, who – like the aforementioned Kiwi defectors – are majority born and raised in New Zealand.

Woolf said today’s test would be Tonga’s hardest yet.

“To try and find a weakness (in the Kiwis team) is really hard, they’ve been outstanding in those two games and really dominated them,” Woolf said. “They’re going to ask plenty of questions – they’ve been absolutely devastating, they look like they had spiders on them against Scotland.” - NZME

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Quote of the Week …

“How they want to use me as a scapegoat over a interview – I’ll tell you what I do every day after court, believe me, when I break this down to y’all it will be like a movie!”

Chris Gayle asks for $400,000 for a tell-all interview about his defamation win in a Sydney courtroom last week.

Emotion out of the equation Senior forward Simon Mannering says the Kiwis have learned from past mistakes and are not letting emotions cloud their thinking ahead of today’s crunch Rugby League World Cup clash against Tonga.

The 31-year-old dismissed suggestions the Kiwis might draw motivation from the fact they are lining up against four former test team-mates who turned their back on New Zealand to represent Tonga.

The quartet’s defection initially sparked howls of protest but Mannering reiterated recent talk downplaying the potential for fireworks at Waikato Stadium.

The 43-test veteran said high emotions had undermined the Kiwis in years gone by and while the prospect of any bad blood between the two teams remains a hot topic, the players are focused on maintaining their discipline and getting the job done. - NZME

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In brief

■ FOOTBALL

Self-belief key to win

By Michael Burgess Keep calm – and carry yourselves to glory.

That’s the message to the New Zealand side from former All White Tim Brown, one of the stars of the 2009 playoffs against Bahrain.

Brown, who has since found business success with his footwear company AllBirds, played a vital role in midfield in the 0-0 draw in Manama and famous 1-0 win in Wellington which earned New Zealand a place at the 2010 World Cup in South Africa.

That night in Wellington remains his favourite footballing memory, albeit also the most nerve-wracking.

“I’ve never watched the match again – never,” said Brown.

“I don’t think I could. It was so much to go through, so tense, that 90 minutes, and the margin of victory was so narrow.

“It would make me too nervous. We all knew what was at stake and how it could change in a moment.”

But if the match was a pressure

cooker, the lead-up was relatively serene, given the circumstances.

“We didn’t want to add pressure to the occasion,” said Brown.

“And as a group, we got the tone of the week right.”

Former Black Caps skipper Stephen Fleming addressed the team early in the week with a message which really hit home, Brown said.

“He emphasised that it would be an emotional rollercoaster but you needed to be incredibly selfish and careful in the management of your energy.”

That resonated with Brown, despite the increasing hype around the country.

“You had to realise that none of those texts matter, nor those phone calls, nor what the papers are saying,” said Brown.

“It’s just about calmly getting through the week and then executing. It freed you to keep something that could potentially be very emotional, quite simple.

“It was a very calm build-up to something we knew was very big.

Sometimes you can get ahead of yourselves and start over-think-

Tim Brown ing it and over-playing it, and certainly I was guilty of that during my career.”

Brown got through the week well, before the enormity of the occasion hit him on the Saturday morning.

“I went for a walk, as I liked to do. There were people in white everywhere, all over the place, and I saw Gareth Morgan in a boiler suit. That’s when you realised ... wow, this is going to be something.”

Brown’s words might be relevant to the current All Whites.

The team has been bunkered

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down in their hotel most of the week, with all training sessions closed to media and the public.

There have been plenty of team meetings and tactical discussions, and the All Whites have to fit a lot into their build-ups, due to their lack of matches and contact time compared with other nations.

The hope is coach Anthony Hudson has got the balance right.

This week has felt very different to other match weeks, but sometimes there is a danger in straying too far from the normal routine for professional athletes.

Putting aside all the minutiae, the only thing that matters is that the All Whites emerge from the tunnel just before 4.15pm today with clear heads, sharp minds and fresh legs, ready to play the game of their lives.

“We went out knowing the odds were against us,” said Brown.

“But we were going to have a damn good go. And it changed all of our lives, that night.

“Peru is another level [compared with Bahrain] but I am sure this side has belief.”

- NZME

Ban on instruments Peru’s fans won’t be able to bring their cavalcade of noise and colour to Saturday’s clash with the All Whites, due to a ban on musical instruments inside Westpac. It’s standard policy for the stadium, though there have been exceptions granted in the past, if requested by the venue hirer. It’s left many visiting fans disappointed, as it is traditional to have trumpets, horns and drums at games in South America. - NZME

Franjic ready to Roar Former Socceroo Ivan Franjic has put an ill-fated stint in South Korea behind him and is ready to reestablish himself at Brisbane Roar.

The 30-year-old has signed for the rest of the season in a deal that marks his return to the Roar, where he won three A-League titles.

Franjic hopes it will put his career back on the same trajectory as it was when he left Brisbane. - AAP

Victory still confident Melbourne Victory have never earned fewer points to start an A-League season but coach Kevin Muscat insists the poor record won’t be an albatross around the neck of his players. Last year’s grand finalists will host ninthplaced Brisbane Roar at Etihad Stadium tonight in a clash between two sides yet to take home the three points.

- AAP

■ OPINION

Fanga’s new Mustang Electric atmosphere Two-time Demon Energy D1NZ National Drifting Championship title winner Daniel Woolhouse (‘Fanga Dan’ to fans and rivals alike) has confirmed that he will wield a newly built Formula Drift-spec RTR Ford Mustang for the upcoming drift season.

Woolhouse’s new car will replicate the Monster Energy Mustang that former Formula Drift champion Vaughn Gittin Jr campaigns in the US; complete with a 700kW Roush Yates V8 that red lines at 9,000rpm, left-hand drive, and plenty of carbon-fibre construction.

“It’s a dream come true. I’ve been walking around with a smile on my face every day,” Woolhouse said.

“It didn’t feel real until I had my hands on the activation car. Then it really hit home about two weeks ago when Vaughn Gittin Jr did a video for us to play at Big Boys Toys.

“Even telling you now it’s making me shiver.

“I would’ve never dreamed of it. I’m just so stoked to have the support I’ve had from my existing sponsors, they’re so happy for us.”

As reported by Driven in September, Gittin Jr will compete at next year’s Leadfoot Festival in Hahei in a newly built RTR Mustang drift car.

At the end of that event Woolhouse will take ownership of the new car, where it will then adopt the look of his activation car [pictured].

The announcement is a checkpoint at the end of a series of calls and connections between New Zealand and the United States that’s helped cement a relationship between Woolhouse, RTR Vehicles in the US, and New Zealand’s agent for Ford Performance and Roush performance upgrades; CTB Performance and Accessories.

Talks began after a Ford drive and expe-

rience day at Hampton Downs Motorsport Park, when Woolhouse was approached by Sam Bakalich from CTB. “He said ‘I see huge potential in what you guys do, and you’re good people to work with,’ which was pretty awesome. [CTB] had some ideas around some Mustangs – they happen to be one of my favourite cars,” said Woolhouse.

“As that was going on, Sam had started making some noise over in the States with Ford Performance; telling them we were going to be building a drift car and asking them how they could help us and support us with this. “[Ford Performance] got off the phone and rang Ian Stewart – a New Zealander and part owner with Vaughn Gittin Jr of RTR Vehicles. They said ‘these guys in New Zealand are building a drift car for a guy called Fanga Dan’, and Ian said ‘ah, I know who Fanga Dan is. I think I need to make a call to New Zealand ...’

“Things built on from there, and we were officially accepted into the RTR family with Vaughn. My way of explaining it was that we made a quantum leap. We were here, getting ready for next year with our old car.

And next minute, everything got flipped upside down and we started fresh.”

Headed by Gittin Jr and Stewart, RTR Vehicles are best known for their exploits in motorsport; namely for the former’s wild Ford Mustang Formula Drift weapon, and for the all-wheel drive ‘Hoonicorn’ Mustang that’s featured in several of Ken Block’s precision ‘Gymkhana’ videos, as well as on an episode of Top Gear.

But the brand also builds road cars, having just recently revealed their 2018 Ford Mustang RTR at SEMA. It sports aggressive spoilers and bodywork, and engine upgrades that pump the power output to more than 500kW in Spec 3 trim. - NZME

A

Columbian, an Irishman and a Kiwi walked into a stadium in Ecuador (the bars came later).

A couple of hours later they left soaking wet but with smiles on their faces, the Kiwi at least not too sure what he’d just been part of or whether he witness anything like it again.

That Kiwi was me and at the time, 2001, I was travelling around South America.

As luck would have it, while I was in Ecuador the country was hosting the South American Under 20 Football Championships.

I managed to see half a dozen games, the first one with a couple of guys I met at the backpackers where I was staying.

Although I’d been to plenty of sporting occasions in New Zealand and Australia, including crowds of 90,000-plus at the MCG for one-day cricket internationals and the opening game of an AFL season, but I’d never been to anything in South America before.

The ground itself, in a city called Cuenca, would have held no more than 30,000 and two-thirds of that was in the form of the old-fashioned terraces.

The result I don’t remember. The occasion and the behaviour of the crowd will stay with me as long as I live.

What started off as (I think) as a couple of young guys near us on the terrace throwing a bit of water on a couple of girls walking past escalated pretty quickly. The girls got some water of their own and returned in kind, then others got involved and then soon pretty much everyone on the terraces was involved in the largest water fights I’m ever likely to see.

It was the time of the annual carnival festival in South America, so people ex-

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pected to get wet. There was no aggro, just plenty of laughter and people having fun. It was an occasion and everyone there wanted to enjoy themselves, which I’m sure they did.

Fast forward nine years and I’m at Westpac Stadium in Wellington for the All Whites versus Bahrain game.

Again, it was one of those times that will stay etched in my memory.

A sold-out stadium yelled and screamed, sang and danced like I’ve never seen a New Zealand crowd do before or since.

Quarter of an hour after the game was over the majority of the crowd were still there. They hadn’t moved, not wanting to leave what can only be described as a very special atmosphere. People were still singing and cheering.

I took my nephew Hemi, at the time about 10 years old, to the game, thinking it might be a bit of an experience for him. When I dropped him off at my brother’s place about an hour later he asked if it was ok that his ears were still ringing from all the noise.

And so to this afternoon’s game. While I’m hoping for an All Whites win, what I want most is a special occasion with an electric atmosphere. Because that’s what it deserves.

And that’s what undoubtedly awaits in Lima.

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■ TENNIS

Classic attracts future stars Picture this scenario.

It’s 2023, semi-finals day at the US Open in New York, world number one Denis Shapovalov is playing fourth ranked Andrey Rublev and third seed Hyeong Chung meets 8th seed Karen Khachanov.

Of course it’s hypothetical but a scenario that is not as farfetched as it may seem to the untrained eye. The four ATP Next Gen stars are all 21 or younger and are this week playing at the inaugural Next Gen Finals in Milan.

And they’ve also signed on to play in Auckland’s ASB Classic in January.

It’s a coup for organisers because the quartet is in demand.

All four are being touted as future Grand Slam champions.

In 2000 Roger Federer and Juan Carlos Fererro graced court six at the then Heineken Open in a first round match in Auckland and there have been numerous future champions who have appeared over the years before they became household names such as Andy Murray and Rafael Nadal and Juan Martin del Potro six months before winning the US Open.

Chung has been compared to a younger version of Japan’s Kei

Nishikori and has cruised into the semi-finals of the Next Gen Finals with an impressive three straight round robin wins.

The Korean hits a flat ball with a particularly strong two handed backhand and he’s notched up wins over world number three Sascha Zverev, Gael Monfils, Sam Querrey and David Goffin this year.

Khachanov is a big strong guy in the mould of Marat Safin. He made a fleeting appearance in Auckland this year, losing in the first round but the 21 year old has wins over the likes of Kei Nishikori, Giles Simon, John Isner and Tomas

Berdych this year and reached a career high 29 in August.

20-year-old Rublev made the US Open quarter-finals in September and is the highest ranked of the quartet at 37 while Shapovalov is the youngest at 18. He showcased his ability with incredible wins over Nadal and del Potro at the Montreal Masters in August.

Tournament director Karl Budge has actively pursued the future stars.

It’s a wise approach and the signing of the quartet boost a field that now has a world class feel to it.

- NZME

Andrey Rublev of Russia

■ OPINION

Breaking down sports clubs by subterfuge E

the bar, and well-fed from the little kitchen.

Sunday morning clean-up sessions tended to carry on a bit too, with all the kids playing in the probably incredibly dangerous shingle pit next door, and having a great time.

Eventually a new clubrooms was built, again with a colossal effort from club members, and again an event mirrored throughout the land.

politicians, who as we all know are just puppets of big business, and the alcohol lobby is very big business indeed.

(Ed: Careful counsellor, that’s dangerous territory. Me: Thank you Your Honour, I withdraw that statement).

We all know the law is an ass sometimes, historically well proven.

And big business, for example the liquor industry, sees the law as something in their favour; something to help them make money.

And they make a lot more if the punters buy their grog at the pub, instead of going to some clubrooms somewhere, where the profits are fully turned back into that club, for the good of the

and they do sterling work with the clubs, getting their message across about the undoubted dangers around an excess of alcohol.

But I would be a bit disappointed if their remit included punitive entrapment on a grand scale, as happened to a couple of clubs around these parts in recent times.

With one, an officer of the law (not from this town it must be stressed) sitting outside in a car sent two young ladies into the bar, to try and entice a hardworking and over-hassled volunteer behind that bar to serve them, therefore inventing (sorry Your Honour) DISCOVERING a crime in progress.

When that ploy didn’t work,

Along with a million other examples, this is what’s collectively known as club spirit, and I have no doubt it is reflected in every single club around the place, in fact in the whole country.

If there were liquor laws, it wasn’t a major thing because mostly it was self-regulated; very much a family-orientated thing.

But in recent years it’s all changed, with the law at the centre of it all.

The laws are passed by our

sport, and the club’s members.

So they’re quite happy to push for increasing stringency of those laws around clubs, no matter than the law enforcement personnel in each and every town has a very fair idea of who’s the good guys and who’s the bad guys, and which clubs/ pubs/houses might need a bit of special attention at times.

There’s some very good people at the outfits like ACADS who are in there to assist the law as well,

Plan B was to send in a bloke who looked convincingly like a supporter of the visiting team; he strode up to the bar, caught the eye of another young man who had been press-ganged into bar duty, ordered a beer as a hundred fellas had just before him – and then triumphantly swished out his badge, saying ‘You’re nicked!’

(Ed: Cool the dramatics please.

Me: Yes Your Honour).

This exceedingly brave and

ntrapment: noun the state of being caught in or as in a trap. the action of tricking someone into committing a crime in order to secure their prosecution.

There’s various forms of entrapment, most of them seemingly to involve the law enforcement people.

And everyone has their own line in the sand over what’s acceptable for the overall betterment of society, and what is something else.

(Ed: This is a sports column?

Me: Yes Your Honour, the jury will see where I’m going with this.)

There’s speed cameras.

Generally speaking you can’t complain about them, much as you might like to, but seeing them at the end of a passing lane, when you’ve just got past that plonker who’s been doing 94.7km/h for the past five kilometres, that’s really annoying.

Flipside, there’s that woman in Auckland who complained about getting caught again and again and again, by the very same camera, in the exact same place, in their flash new tunnel.

The definition of stupidity perhaps?

There’s other forms too, and they involve upholding the law by keeping clubs and organisations, particularly sports clubs, in line with the current liquor laws.

We all know the landscape has changed dramatically in that arena over the decades.

I’m very familiar with the history of one club in particular, which I won’t name, but there always seemed to be lots of Dwyers, O’Gradys, Prendergasts, Hurleys and Morrisons running around.

Many years ago the clubrooms was an old house transported to the club’s grounds by a huge effort from club members, and Saturday nights always finished up in a massive sing-song around the piano/guitar, with everyone well-lubricated from

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clever team then journeyed up the road to another club, and repeated their cunning plan, which again brought ‘success’.

Clubs who have been pinged currently await their sentence; most likely being closed down for a Saturday night next season, and most likely that night will be Club Night, always the biggest night of the year.

Action like this brings about a couple of things.

The sometimes-strong rapport built up between clubs and the local Police very rapidly erodes, with all the old mistrust of anyone wearing a uniform coming back into vogue in a big way, and that’s a bad, bad thing.

The clubs have to spend a great deal of money getting all sorts of licences for people to stand behind the bar, doing exactly what they’ve been doing for years, again money that should be going to more positive things, at a time when funds are harder and harder to come by.

And that aforementioned club spirit takes a hammering, as eventually people realise their clubrooms is being transformed into a business before their very eyes, by people sitting in Wellington with no idea of how heartland New Zealand has operated for the past century.

We know what people think of the politicians, now for a great many young sportsmen that will extend to the powers that be as they see the Fun Police curtailing their social activities.

Is it right that someone, possibly off their own bat, can come up with this ultimately vindictive idea to ‘clean up the clubs’, and put this operation into motion, without any consulation with the locals to find out how things work around here?

Something about it smells, and really bad.

(Ed, furiously banging his little gavel: Order! The jury will disregard everything it has heard today. Me: Thank you Your Honour, the defence rests).

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Pitman team in outstanding form Michael and Matthew Pitman’s stable is running hot ahead of the opening day of the New Zealand Cup carnival.

The Riccarton trainers annually plan for multiple representation through the Christchurch Casinosponsored festival and today they have in-form runners in two of the three feature events.

M7

He has won two of his three starts this preparation with a runner-up finish behind Prom Queen in the Barneswood Farm Stakes between victories. At his most recent appearance, Sensei coasted to success at Motukarara last Sunday.

“It wasn’t a hard run for him and we can back our horses up as good as most so we’re not worried,” Pit-

man said. “At this stage the mile is right at the end of his range, but he has been nice and settled in his trials and in his races. He’s got a huge amount of speed and can run great sectionals.”

Pitman tipped Kinagat as their top hope of claiming the Listed Yesberg Insurance Services Pegasus Stakes Handicap.

- NZME

Michael Pitman

Wyndham harness Tomorrow at Young Quinn Raceway

Wyndham Harness Racing Club Inc Venue: Young Quinn Raceway Meeting Date: 12 Nov 2017 NZ Meeting number: 7 Doubles: 2 and 3; 4 and 5; 6 and 7; 8 and 9; 10 and 11 Trebles: 1, 2 and 3; 5, 6 and 7; 9, 10 and 11 1 11.42am SIR LINCOLN AT ALABAR MOBILE PACE $9000, r47 to r51 mob. pace, mobile, 2400m 1 00280 Martin McGuinness (1) fr ........ N Williamson 2 63109 Allonblack (2) fr ................................ D Dunn 3 70208 Don’t Pass I’m Fast (3) fr...............B Orange 4 8049x Northview Betta (4) fr ......................R Swain 5 125x0 Two Ply (5) fr ...............................B McLellan 6 2x609 Man I’m Good (6) fr ............................ A Kyle 7 x9296 Justasip (7) fr .......................... M Williamson 8 6097x Highview Illusion (8) fr ..........S Tomlinson (J) 9 700x9 Grace Burns (21) fr ....................... K Barclay 10 380L7 Bold Ruler (22) fr............................ P Hunter 11 6x084 Highland Girl (23) fr...................... L Pearson 2 12.12pm NET TEN EOM AT MACCA LODGE F&M MOBILE PACE $8000, non-winners 3yo+ f&m mob. pace, mobile, 1609m 1 09836 Betty Boo (1) fr ................................. D Dunn 2 2395x Chinook Winds (2) fr .......................R Swain 3 06x07 Razcal Alley (3) fr .................... M Williamson 4 7 Hot Starff (4) fr .....................M Anderson (J) 5 66076 Hans Ideal (5) fr .........................C Ferguson 6 4200x Excellent (6) fr ......................... N Williamson 7 40875 January Jones (7) fr .................B Williamson 8 55606 Gotta Good Looker (8) fr ............R McIlwrick 9 00974 My Blue Heaven (21) fr ........S Tomlinson (J) 10 4 Miss Munro (22) fr .............................A Beck 11 90x09 Fleur Galleon (23) fr ....................A Suddaby 12 8254 Motu Belle Du Jour (24) fr .............B Orange 13 77x60 Lily Ducket (25) fr ...........................K Larsen 14 Px00 Iwanadancewitsumbody (U1) fr......H Hunter 3 12.42pm FRANK’S MOTORCYCLES & 4 SPARES PACE $8000, non-winners 3yo+ pace, stand, 2400m 1 0x76x Vincenzo Denario (1) fr ...............B McLellan 2 6 Hunterton (2) fr ..........................C Ferguson

M4

“I’ve never won so many races prior to the Cup meeting in my career – six or seven is usually good, but we’ve won 15 races already,” Michael Pitman said. “We’re hoping our luck continues.”

The stable’s Gr.1 Al Basti Equiworld New Zealand 2000 Guineas (1600m) chances rest with the talented colt Sensei.

3 69224 Delight N Gold fr .......................... Scratched 4 x0480 Lady’s Lass (3) fr...................... T Robertson 5 0x80 Roman Rebel (4) fr ..............S Tomlinson (J) 6 00200 Boomer (5) fr .................................... D Dunn 7 604 Bettor Rock Again (6) fr ......... S Walkinshaw 8 9x Raffy Roo fr .................................. Scratched 9 2x427 Shelby Bromac (7) fr .........................A Beck 10 20 The Heart Rulz (8) fr ............... N Williamson 11 0 Liverpool Peg (9) fr.....................R McIlwrick 12 0080x Von Richthofen (10) fr ............. M Williamson 13 4x5 Quartz fr ....................................... Scratched 14 006Px Particular (11) fr .......................C Faithful (J) 15 75758 Handsome Mac (12) fr ...................H Hunter 16 80x4 Easton Karere (13) fr ....................B Orange Emergencies: Roman Rebel, Raffy Roo 4 1.10pm SBS BANK MOBILE PACE $8000, r40 to r46 mob. pace, mobile, 2400m 1 996x4 Tour Director (1) fr ................... N Williamson 2 00720 Alexy (2) fr .................................D O’Connell 3 26500 Justan’s Sister (3) fr .............S Tomlinson (J) 4 89090 Mandolin (4) fr ..........................C Faithful (J) 5 06095 Wayward Roc (5) fr .......................... D Dunn 6 6x003 Tiziano (6) fr ...................................H Hunter 7 17900 Aveross Ferrari (7) fr .................M Hurrell (J) 8 968L8 Rocking Robyn (8) fr ..................C Ferguson 9 38x60 Pay Master (21) fr ......................R McIlwrick 10 2880x Pegasus Merrily (22) fr ................A Suddaby 11 90005 Jetenara (23) fr .............................B Orange 12 3x252 Ellnbac (24) fr..............................B McLellan 13 x075P Senorita Margarita (25) fr .............. K Barclay 5 1.42pm ALASDAIR HENRY CLERK OF COURSE 50 YRS MBL PACE $12,000, r60 to r80 mobile, 2400m 1 80447 Groomsman (1) fr...........................H Hunter 2 56251 Machie Mach (2) fr ...............M Anderson (J) 3 61x26 Steiger (3) fr ...................................K Larsen 4 5255x Hopes And Dreams (4) fr ................. D Dunn 5 0x036 Betta Go Fernco (5) fr ............. N Williamson 6 4000x Tiger Thompson (6) fr ............. M Williamson

7 1x104 Six Diamonds (7) fr ..................B Williamson 8 2319x Gotta Del (8) fr ..............................B Orange 6 2.17 CLEARWATER CONTRACTING HANDICAP TROT $10,000, r56 & faster discrhcp, stand, 2400m 1 35924 Mass Invasion (1) fr...................E Barron (J) 2 92504 Our Budd (2) fr ....................... S Walkinshaw 3 8x800 Rydgemont Milly (U1) fr ................R Holmes 4 03x40 I’ve Got This (U2) fr ................... C Purvis (J) 5 503x2 War Machine (U3) fr ......................... D Dunn 6 32636 Sam Galleon (1) 10 ..................B Williamson 7 3x755 Spotlight The Valley (1) 20 ............B Orange 8 0x757 Brads Kenny (2) 20 ................. M Williamson 9 3315x Grey Power (1) 30 ................... N Williamson 7 2.53 PHILLIPS HORSE TRANSPORT PACE $9000, with cond. pace, stand, 2400m 1 2810 The Red Robber (1) fr ...................B Orange 2 32160 Tilly Patron (2) fr............................... A Milne 3 2Px52 Sportzstar (3) fr ...................... S Walkinshaw 4 1x803 Triple VC (4) fr ......................S Tomlinson (J) 5 30246 Western Delight (5) fr ....................... D Dunn 6 34641 Highview Justice (6) fr ................ T Quate (J) 7 38899 Pat’s Legacy (7) fr ....................C Faithful (J) 8 43417 Bettor B Ready (8) fr ............M Anderson (J) 9 02377 Got A Beauty (9) fr ....................M Hurrell (J) 10 34x26 Rozzano (10) fr ..........................C Ferguson 8 3.28pm WYNDHAM WORKOUTS COMMITTEE MOBILE PACE $8000, non-winners 3yo+ , mobile, 2400m 1 x7808 Matai Will (1) fr ................................. A Milne 2 4 Captain Thunderbolt (2) fr ....... M Williamson 3 09 Running On Empty (3) fr .............B McLellan 4 65497 Allie (4) fr................................ S Walkinshaw 5 9x Raffy Roo (5) fr 6 0x80 Roman Rebel (6) fr 7 48 Major McRae (7) fr ............................A Beck 8 66396 Dismara (8) fr ..................................R Swain 9 892 Bettor Option (21) fr .................B Williamson 10 55x8 James Butt (22) fr ..........................K Larsen 11 6P6P3 T C Business (23) fr ......................... D Dunn

12 Mr Kiwi (24) fr.......................... N Williamson 13 33 Direct Control (25) fr .....................B Orange 14 Harrydahorse (26) fr.............S Tomlinson (J) 15 Broadway Banner (U1) fr ...............H Hunter 16 73 The Maroon Marauder (U2) fr ....C Ferguson Emergencies: Raffy Roo, Roman Rebel 9 4.03 MLT/PIONEER TAVERN GOLD CHIP TROT FINAL $12,000, r40 & faster discrhcp trot, stand, 2400m 1 7x136 Moniburns (1) fr.............................B Orange 2 43313 Belmont’s Greatest (2) fr ............C Ferguson 3 08x88 Jaccka Josh (3) fr 4 x2247 Jeddy R Ya Ready (4) fr ...........B Williamson 5 96340 Prince George (5) fr .......................K Larsen 6 31708 Scarlett Lane (6) fr .................... M Purvis (J) 7 x7094 Sky Tower (7) fr ....................... M Williamson 8 08623 She’s Allthe Craze (8) fr .......... N Williamson 9 800x7 Eyre’s A Rag Doll (9) fr ...............G McEwan 10 01460 Ambro Ameigo (10) fr......................R Swain 11 x4222 Southern Alps (11) fr .....................R Holmes 12 x7809 Ko Wrected (12) fr .............................. A Kyle 13 28x76 The Power Broker (13) fr ............R McIlwrick 14 88x99 Topnotch Eagle (14) fr.......................A Beck 15 84467 Cuddly Trouble fr .......................... Scratched 16 21430 Laura Bush (15) fr ............................ D Dunn 17 2x245 Crusher Collins fr ......................... Scratched Emergencies: Jaccka Josh, Ko Wrected, Topnotch Eagle 10 4.38pm SOUTHLAND STANDARDBRED BREEDERS F&M MBL PACE $9000, 3yo+ f&m up to & including r60 mob. pace, mobile, 1609m 1 0640x Rahuri Badlands (1) fr ................... A Armour 2 80x44 Leah Mac (2) fr.........................C Faithful (J) 3 x4005 Kiwi On Show (3) fr .......................R Holmes 4 03952 Lorretta Franco (4) fr ................B Williamson 5 45987 Mighty Empire fr ........................... Scratched 6 72146 Ideal Conquest (5) fr ............M Anderson (J) 7 114x9 Clifton Tactic (6) fr ......................R McIlwrick 8 8x341 Erin Jaccka (7) fr ...............................A Beck 9 30x39 Miss Fandango (21) fr ..........S Tomlinson (J)

10 11 12 13 14

10x03 Repartee (22) fr ...................... N Williamson 1x071 Maidonthebeach (23) fr ..................H Hunter 61 Sarah Burt (24) fr ..........................B Orange 0x410 Sheezus (25) fr ................................ D Dunn 4259x Somejoy (26) fr..........................E Barron (J) 11 5.04pm MATAI FARM MOBILE PACE $10,000, 3yo+ r52 to r59 mob. pace, mobile, 2400m 1 54633 Bontz (1) fr .................................... K Barclay 2 02153 Franco Huntington (2) fr .............R McIlwrick 3 86x14 First Son (3) fr ......................S Tomlinson (J) 4 00x61 Big Smoke (4) fr .......................B Williamson 5 166x7 The Night Hawk (5) fr .............. M Williamson 6 3638x Simple Pleasure (6) fr .................A Suddaby 7 4P473 El Capitan (7) fr ....................... N Williamson 8 3215x Southbound Train (8) fr ...................R Swain 9 51580 A Smart Excuse (21) fr .................B Orange 10 737x1 Argyle Beach (22) fr ............... S Walkinshaw 11 2x198 Cullens Avenue (23) fr .........M Anderson (J) 12 x0221 Frankie Jones (24) fr .....................R Holmes 13 21x53 Lilac Flash (25) fr ............................. D Dunn 14 1xP Share The Road (U1) fr.....................A Beck Pacifiers on : Lady’s Lass (R3), Matai Will (R8) SELECTIONS

Race 1: Don’t Pass I’m Fast, Man I’m Good, Highland Girl Race 2: Hot Starff, Motu Belle Du Jour, Excellent, Chinook Winds Race 3: Bettor Rock Again, The Heart Rulz, Shelby Bromac Race 4: Ellnbac, Justan’s Sister, Wayward Roc, Rocking Robyn Race 5: Tiger Thompson, Six Diamonds, Hopes And Dreams Race 6: War Machine, Sam Galleon, Grey Power, Brads Kenny Race 7: Sportzstar, Triple VC, Western Delight, Bettor B Ready Race 8: Mr Kiwi, The Maroon Marauder, Bettor Option Race 9: Moniburns, She’s Allthe Craze, Jeddy R Ya Ready Race 10: Somejoy, Erin Jaccka, Sarah Burt, Repartee Race 11: Lilac Flash, The Night Hawk, Argyle Beach, El Capitan 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

Hawkes Bay RI gallops Tomorrow at Hastings Raceway

Hawkes Bay Ri Venue: Hastings Meeting Date: 12 Nov 2017 NZ Meeting number: 4 Doubles: 1 and 2; 3 and 4; 5 and 6; 7 and 8 Trebles: 2, 3 and 4; 6, 7 and 8 1 1.25pm HB RACING SUPPORTING FAWC MAIDEN 1600 $10,000, MAIDEN, 1600m 1 5x82 Perazzo (6) 58.5................................L Hemi 2 2636x Flash As b (8) 58.5...................... C Johnson 3 44 Vannoss h (5) 58.5 ........................M Tanaka 4 70x Donardo (11) 58.5 ...........................J Riddell 5 Lightning Flash h (10) 58.5 .............S Collett 6 Brioni 57 ....................................... Scratched 7 35956 Lucky Snip (2) 56.5 .........................D Turner 8 59. Makamojito (7) 56.5 ....................... J Parkes 9 0x La Jolie Fille (1) 56.5.......................R Myers 10 090x Miss Sequoia (4) 56.5 ..................... A Jones 11 6 English Rose (3) 55 12 8 Walk With Kings (9) 55 ..................D Bradley 2 2.00pm STELLA ARTOIS MAIDEN 2100 $10,000 1 53498 Lucquide (4) 58.5 .................. H Andrew (a2) 2 00x37 Cowboys Dont Cry h (3) 58.5...... C Johnson 3 x6x38 Game Over (7) 58.5 ....................... J Parkes 4 085 Cornerstone (1) 58.5 .................S McKay (a) 5 33006 Matovani h (2) 58.5 .........................J Riddell 6 6x0 Mr Baggins (9) 58.5 ............. S MacNab (a2)

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7 x69x8 War Hero (6) 57 ................................L Hemi 8 80x9 Bella Margarita h (5) 56.5 .............M Tanaka 9 86599 Nasheeta (10) 56.5 .........................D Turner 10 26867 Patricia Rose (8) 56.5 ..................... A Jones 11 9x902 Soul Serenade 56.5 ..................... Scratched 3 2.35pm ROBYN MACTAGGART CUP $10,000, Rating 65 Benchmark*, 2100m 1 x0109 Class Above m (10) 60..................D Bradley 2 2910x Itiswhatitis (1) 58.5 ..........................R Myers 3 90052 Keilib h (11) 57.5 .............................J Riddell 4 62x35 Hot In High Heels (9) 56.5 ..........C Lammas 5 4x580 My Tommy th (4) 56 ......................M Tanaka 6 30620 Andarta m (6) 55.5 ...................... C Johnson 7 18005 Sioux m (2) 55.5.................... H Andrew (a2) 8 x0065 How Perfect (5) 54 ............................L Hemi 9 970x9 High Spirits tdh (3) 54 .....................S Collett 10 59407 Miss Interpreted m (8) 54 ..... S MacNab (a2) 11 750x0 Elucidate (7) 54 ................... C O’Beirne (a3) 4 3.10pm CELEBRATING WAIT A SEC MAIDEN 1200 $10,000, MAIDEN, 1200m 1 My Gene Genie (5) 58.5 ................. T Harris 2 70950 Gates To Rio h (6) 58.5 ...................J Riddell 3 6 Whowouldknow h (10) 58.5.........C Lammas 4 Malcan h (8) 58.5 ........................... J Parkes

5 344 Rio Star b (4) 57............................M Tanaka 6 47x6. Amazing Banker (1) 57 .................. J Bayliss 7 427x3 Shez Gonna Getcha (11) 56.5H Andrew (a2) 8 37x Elegant D’Oro (3) 56.5 ..................M McNab 9 3x8. Real Beach h (7) 56.5 ................. C Johnson 10 6575 Carillion h (9) 56.5 11 Elston h (2) 55.................................S Collett 5 3.45 LIVAMOL MAIDEN 1200 $10,000, MDN, 1200m 1 90x Benny ‘N’ The Jets (1) 58.5 .. S MacNab (a2) 2 Darci de Luca (7) 58.5 .................... T Harris 3 6725x Pincanto (4) 56.5...............................L Hemi 4 205x Deb h (6) 56.5 .................................R Myers 5 53x7. Iffonlynaomi h (5) 56.5 ....................D Turner 6 34x7x Poppy Star (3) 56.5 .......................M McNab 7 0x0x9 Miss Oahu (2) 56.5 .......................M Tanaka 8 Happy Hitter h (8) 56.5 ................C Lammas 9 9 Kaipawe h (9) 56.5 ..........................S Collett 10 4. Gunna Shock’em All h (10) 55 O’Beirne (a3) 11 Jessie May (11) 55 ......................... J Bayliss 6 4.20pm VERTIGO CATERING 1200 $11,000, Rating 75 Benchmark, 1200m 1 18x68 Xcuses Xcuses dh (8) 59 ................S Collett 2 00x4x Altius d (2) 58.5 .........................S McKay (a) 3 3211x Ruby Bloom td (3) 58 ..............E McCall (a4)

4 516x5 Fibonacci td (6) 58 ......................... J Parkes 5 816x1 Steppenwolf tdh (7) 58 ................C Lammas 6 75x00 Goodsav tdh (1) 57.5 .................. C Johnson 7 30x6x Stratocaster td (5) 57.5 ...................J Riddell 8 11x7 Don’tblamethemusic d (9) 57 ........M McNab 9 691x6 Pakapunch tdh (4) 55 ....................M Tanaka 7 4.55pm TRINITY HILL MAIDEN $10,000, 3YO, 1300m 1 73x8. Van Halen h (10) 57.5 .................C Lammas 2 47x6. Amazing Banker (3) 57.5 3 Full Of Grace (11) 57.5 .................M McNab 4 78x He’s A Freak (9) 57.5 ......................J Riddell 5 2. Spring Heat (8) 55.5....................... J Bayliss 6 4. Rippin h (7) 55.5 ............................ J Parkes 7 6x Dare To Rock h (4) 55.5 ................M Tanaka 8 6. Glitzyrock (5) 55.5 ...........................S Collett 9 0 Estefania h (12) 55.5 .............. J Bassett (a4) 10 8 Go Roxy (1) 55.5 ................... H Andrew (a2) 11 Pont Alma (2) 55.5 ...................... C Johnson 12 So You Sparkle (6) 55.5 ..................R Myers 13 What Choux Xpect h (13) 55.5 O’Beirne (a3) 8 5.30 TWILIGHT@HASTINGS 14/12 1400 $10,000, Rating 65 Benchmark*, 1400m 1 781x8 Hugo The Boss dh (7) 59.5 .........C Lammas 2 1237x Handfull (9) 58.5 .............................J Riddell

3 973x5 Mr Selfridge d (8) 58.5 ................... J Bayliss 4 81x09 Lady Guinness th (12) 58.......J Fawcett (a3) 5 613x0 Chouxperb dh (4) 58 .......................D Turner 6 10x66 Rainbow Song m (13) 58 7 15 The Macallan 57.5 ....................... Scratched 8 67x82 Red Tiara tdh (5) 56 ........................S Collett 9 850x6 Hot Saki (2) 55.5 ............................ J Parkes 10 47307 Royal Ruby (6) 55.5 .................... C Johnson 11 0100x Unfazed d (10) 55.5 ......................M McNab 12 x0963 Cascata (11) 55 ..............................R Myers 13 46035 Swiss Elle (1) 54.5 ............... M McNelis (a3) 14 0978x Star Ella t (3) 54 .............................. A Jones Blinkers on: English Rose (R1), Elegant D’Oro (R4), Fibonacci (R6), Red Tiara (R8) Blinkers off: Miss Sequoia, Walk With Kings (R1), Goodsav (R6), Star Ella (R8) SELECTIONS

8 13748 Barwon Annie 31.02...................D Schofield 9 35554 Electric Dee Eye 30.88 ...................P Green 9 3.37pm DELI’S SPORTS BAR CLENDON INN SERIES FINAL C2f, 318m 1 62543 Stranger Things 18.92.......................B Craik 2 57511 Epic Force 18.63 .......................... H Mullane 3 42184 Red Dee 18.53 ................................P Green 4 23342 Space Oddity 18.66 ..........................B Craik 5 37354 Princess Alea 18.94 ...................C M Henley 6 62333 Opawa Rocket 18.86 W & ...............T Steele 7 41111 Mad Harry 18.61 .............................. S Clark 8 74642 Kawaii 18.70......................................B Craik Emergencies: 9 14425 Gimme Hot Chips 18.56 U &.............Cottam 10 17556 Shortcut Pluto 18.57 W &................T Steele 10 3.54pm PLASTERBOARD STAKES C1, 527m 1 38644 Zimmer Frame 30.77 R &....................L Udy 2 16 Zara Storm nwtd ............................ G Farrell 3 15536 Jack No Lag 31.51 ......................... Y Castro 4 11772 Kapai Bart 31.16 W & .....................T Steele 5 43836 Twelve Gauge nwtd ..........................M Black 6 35415 Monkey Bars nwtd...........................C Steele 7 611 Mai Meng 31.14 ................................B Craik 8 65112 Secret Lily nwtd W & .......................T Steele 9 46655 Sue Zooki nwtd ............................... T Green 10 78888 Magnetrix nwtd............................... G Farrell 11 4.12pm THRILLING BORIS FINAL SPECAf, 527m 1 27121 Trumped nwtd W & ..........................T Steele 2 84363 Wong Way 31.10 U & ........................Cottam 3 11345 Thrilling Billy 30.65 .....................P Ferguson

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Race 1: Makamojito, Perazzo, Flash As, Vannoss, Lucky Snip Race 2: Cornerstone, Lucquide, Patricia Rose, Matovani Race 3: Hot In High Heels, Keilib, My Tommy, Andarta, Itiswhatitis Race 4: Elegant D’Oro, My Gene Genie, Carillion, Rio Star Race 5: Poppy Star, Deb, Darci de Luca, Happy Hitter, Jessie May Race 6: Fibonacci, Steppenwolf, Don’tblamethemusic, Xcuses Xcuses Race 7: Spring Heat, Full Of Grace, Van Halen, So You Sparkle Race 8: Mr Selfridge, Cascata, Hugo The Boss, Rainbow Song

Auckland dogs Tomorrow at Manukau Stadium

Auckland Greyhound Racing Club Venue: Manukau Stadium 3 55661 San Tan Samson nwtd .................... T Green Meeting Date: 12 Nov 2017 NZ Meeting number: 9 Doubles: 4 63722 Zarzuella nwtd.................................S Codlin 2 and 3; 4 and 5; 6 and 7; 8 and 9; 10 and 11; 12 and 13 5 7543F Stay Away Haydo nwtd.................... T Green Trebles: 1, 2 and 3; 4, 5 and 6; 7, 8 and 9; 11, 12 and 13 6 58754 Howlin’ Ace nwtd .............................S Codlin 1 1.18pm WELCOME TO THE MANUKAU SPORTS- 7 35787 Beltom nwtd ...............................D Schofield 8 76855 Opawa Kuru nwtd W & ....................T Steele BOWL SPRINT C3, 318m 1 16267 Brotastic 18.62 ..................................B Craik 4 2.09pm DOGZONE SPRINT C1, 318m 2 52432 Fantastic Sid 18.49 ....................D Schofield 1 42824 Jetsun Jamie nwtd .........................G Wilson 3 71835 All Hail Caesar 18.65 U & .................Cottam 2 8x575 Myrniong Girl 18.62 ........................ T Green 4 13545 Nangar Panther 18.53 ................D Schofield 3 251 I’m A Leo 18.76 ...........................L Laagland 5 78364 Absinthe Minded nwtd.................. H Mullane 4 87646 Agistri 18.68 ................................... G Farrell 6 12764 Waerenga Star 18.63 U & .................Cottam 5 22353 Scott Tied Up 18.63 U & ...................Cottam 7 18387 Made Time 18.31 ............................S Codlin 6 57413 Snoopy’s Hero 19.05 D R & .............. D Hunt 8 54618 See Eye Aye 18.62 ...................... H Mullane 7 57585 Don’t Brag 18.44 .......................... H Mullane 9 15674 Bodyguard 18.66...............................B Craik 8 67442 Emoji 18.51 .......................................B Craik 10 6748x Bombs Falling nwtd W & .................T Steele 9 65747 Doug Deep nwtd R & ..........................L Udy 2 1.34pm STITCHES UPHOLSTERY STKS C0, 527m 10 83777 Simple Request 19.08.......................B Bond 1 6 Hatshepsut nwtd ...............................B Craik 5 2.26pm AGRC REWARDS SPRINT C0, 318m 2 52224 Wee Meredith nwtd ......................... L Martin 1 67 Miss Bucket nwtd ..........................A Cleaver 3 3 Finkle Foot Hero nwtd D R & ............ D Hunt 2 72535 Jetsun Bear nwtd ...........................G Wilson 4 44x53 Midnight Daydream nwtd R & .............L Udy 3 6 Tilly Toodle nwtd............................... S Clark 5 72 Jetsun Swan nwtd ..........................G Wilson 4 47742 Warrior Tony nwtd U & ......................Cottam 6 52 Alyeska nwtd .....................................B Craik 5 75 Tuipuloto nwtd ...............................A Cleaver 7 37262 Mini Mansion nwtd .......................A J Steele 6 86 Agbeze nwtd .................................A Cleaver 8 3487 Deception Diva nwtd W & ...............T Steele 7 28523 Barwon Bandit nwtd ...................D Schofield 9 687 Stokers Siding nwtd W &.................T Steele 8 576F7 Bright Boy nwtd .................................B Bond 8 Sky Ryder nwtd ................................M Black 3 1.51 GREYHOUNDS NORTH MAIDEN DISTANCE 9 10 8 Bright Concept nwtd R &.....................L Udy C0d, 603m 1 17775 Knead You nwtd ..............................P Green 6 2.44pm TROPHIES PLUS SPRINT C2, 318m 2 87223 Goldstar Holly nwtd ........................ G Farrell 1 33226 On Demand 18.88............................M Black

2 75713 Unconscionable 18.71 R & .................L Udy 3 42568 Opawa Libby 18.55 W &..................T Steele 4 63843 Diva Pose 18.64 M & ....................... J Smith 5 14756 Ken Wilde 18.63 ........................... H Mullane 6 18656 Zipping Maro nwtd ........................... S Clark 7 86451 Mini Bike 18.52 ................................ S Clark 8 35886 Umaga Rama 18.61 .........................M Black 9 25686 Audrette 18.64...................................B Bond 10 76557 Bigtime Amelia 18.83 ..................... G Farrell 7 3.02pm PUMP ENGINEERING SERVICES STAKES C1, 527m 1 54326 Idol Ajay nwtd W & ..........................T Steele 2 88678 Conquest Girl 30.96 W & ................T Steele 3 24224 My Red Hero 31.47 D R & ................ D Hunt 4 11363 Opawa Loyal nwtd ............................ S Clark 5 43125 Uno Twenty Five nwtd .................... G Farrell 6 75387 Cosmic Rover 30.73........................ T Green 7 87783 Jetsun Stampede 31.39 .................G Wilson 8 811 Nasa 31.37........................................B Craik 9 75745 Aurora nwtd .................................... G Farrell 10 78888 Magnetrix nwtd............................... G Farrell 8 3.19pm HAPPY BIRTHDAY ELIZABETH WHELAN STAKES C2, 527m 1 32137 Barwon Storm 31.33 ..................D Schofield 2 85856 Global Conquest 30.27 W &............T Steele 3 78415 Cosmic Barwon 31.24 ................D Schofield 4 82431 Elaborate 30.88..........................P Ferguson 5 23284 Zipping Ringo 31.09 D R & ............... D Hunt 6 43163 Jinja Heart 30.87 W & .....................T Steele 7 47182 Little Bit Silly 30.93.....................D Schofield

45248 On The Hunt 31.21........................... S Clark 51328 Yooldome 30.59 .........................D Schofield 22151 El Narco 30.69 ................................P Green 51474 Hezaman 30.89 U &..........................Cottam 41264 Jinja Squeak 30.48 W & ..................T Steele 7543F Stay Away Haydo 30.70 .................. T Green 76855 Opawa Kuru 30.35 W &...................T Steele 12 4.29 QUALIFIED PET SERVICES SPRINT C4, 318m 1 11627 Sun Is Shining 18.56 .........................B Craik 2 84173 Beat The Butcher 18.36 R & ...............L Udy 3 44236 Kapai Lana 18.61 R & .........................L Udy 4 87358 Amazing Contact 18.67.....................B Bond 5 53242 Ekali 18.42 ..................................... G Farrell 6 6245F Nitrology 18.26 ................................. S Clark 7 24748 Classy Impact 18.56 ....................... T Green 8 11251 Tumbalaioo 18.45.......................P Ferguson 9 72568 God Particle 18.45 ..........................P Green 13 4.47pm JACK’S WHOLESALE MEATS C1, 318m 1 54575 Call My Name 18.51 .........................B Craik 2 87726 Allegro Cody 18.67 D R & ................. D Hunt 3 5425F Microphone 19.07 .......................... G Farrell 4 24833 Elouera Mist nwtd ......................P Ferguson 5 67424 Bigtime Moola 18.69 R & ....................L Udy 6 131 Statman Dave 18.76 ..................H Laagland 7 77676 Rocky McAwesome 18.75 U &..........Cottam 8 81888 Red Head 18.62 ..............................P Green 9 6786F Hows Your Mum 18.62 U & ...............Cottam 10 8848x Bahama Gas 19.06 ......................... T Green 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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Weekend Services

MEDICAL SERVICES

11/11/17 DIAL 111 in the event of a Medical or Accident Emergency

Ashburton Rest Homes

HML Home care Medical Limited - Ring 0800 700 155 for FREE 24hr Health Advice.

COLDSTREAM HOUSE, CAMERON COURTS and PRINCES COURT all have DAILY, unrestricted visiting.

Emergency Dentist

DUTY DOCTORS

For all urgent medical calls phone 0800 700 155 at any time. IN EVENT OF AN EMERGENCY PHONE 111.

This service is for emergency medical care only. Please bring your Community Services Card. All non New Zealanders should bring their passport with them, New Zealanders should bring some form of ID. Sealy Street Medical, Sealy Street, will be the duty practice for Saturday until 8am Sunday. Clinics will be held between 10am until 1pm and from 2pm until 5pm. Please phone 308 1212 for an appointment from 9.30am on Saturday.

Tinwald Medical Practice, Archibald Street, will be the duty practice for Sunday until 8am Monday. They will hold surgery from 10am until 12 noon and from 6pm until 7pm. Emergency phone 0800 700 155.

If you do not have or cannot contact your regular dentist, please phone 027 683 0679 for the name of the rostered weekend dentist in Christchurch. Hours 9am - 5pm, Saturdays, Sundays and Public Holidays.

HELPLINE SERVICES

Reservations & timetables, 24-hour service.

Freephone for reservations: 0800 802 802.

BUSES - Southbound: 9.30am, 3.20pm.

Northbound: 12.30pm, 5.10pm.

Ashburton Museum

ANIMAL SERVICES

327 West Street, Ashburton, phone 308 1133.

Open Daily: 10am – 4pm - Wednesday: 10am – 7pm 327 West Street, Ashburton, phone 307 7890.

Open Daily: 10am – 4pm

Call 0800 AA WORKS (0800 229 6757) or 027 857 2133 or visit www.alcoholics-anonymous.org.nz for more information. EA Networks Centre - Pools 20 River Terrace - Phone 03 308 4020 WEEKEND HOURS: Sat & Sun 7am - 7pm.

Mental Health - Call free on 0800 222 955.

Public Holidays 10am - 5pm.

Ask for the Crisis Team.

Safe Care - 24 hr Rape and Sexual

Assault Crisis Support. Ph: 03 364 8791

Victims Support Group

Alcohol Drug Help Line

Call us free on (0800 787 797).

Lines open 10am - 10pm seven days.

Lifeline - Toll-Free: 0800 353 353.

Bus Departures

Art Gallery

Havelock Street. Ph 308 7192. Saturday: 10am - 1pm.

Sunday: 1pm - 4pm.

24 hr - Freephone 0800 VICTIM (0800 842 846) For weekend and emergency services please phone 302 Direct dials to a volunteer.

8105 for details on how to access the after hours service Ashburton Office - 307 8409 week-days, 9am - 2pm outside of these hours leave a message. each weekend.

Wises Pharmacy, Countdown Complex, East Street, will be open from 9am - 1pm Saturday, from 10am - 1pm Sunday. From 5pm - 7pm both evenings.

COMMUNITY SERVICES

Ashburton Public Library

Alcoholics Anonymous

Methven & Rakaia Area

Pharmacies

Ashburton Guardian

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

Information Centres

Methven Saturday, Sunday and Public Holidays 10am until 3pm.

Phone 302-8955 or isite@midcanterburynz.com

Daily Events

Dog, Stock & Noise Control

Ashburton District Council 03-307-7700 - 24h/sce.

Mid Canterbury Spca

WEEKEND EMERGENCY PHONE NUMBER: All enquiries - 308 4432.

Mid Canterbury Animal Shelter - Contact President 021 1356 969.

Veterinarians

VETLIFE ASHBURTON - Ph 03 307 5195, Cnr East St & Seafield Rd, Ashburton. Saturday clinic: 9am 12 noon. Weekend 24-hour emergencies.

CANTERBURY VETS - Ph 03 307 0686, West Street Clinic, West Street, Ashburton. Saturday clinic: 9am - 12 noon. Weekend emergencies: Steve Williams.

ASHBURTON VETS - Ph 0276 838 000, 149 Cameron St, Ashburton: Duty vet: Ben Hallenstein. Full emergency service all weekend.

VET ENT RIVERSIDE - Ph 03 308 2321, 1 Smallbone Dr, Ashburton. Saturday clinic: 9am - 12 noon.

Weekend 24-hour emergencies.

Vet Ent and Vet Life now operate a joint after-hours small animal emergency service. To use this service please phone your vet as usual.

November 11, 12 & 13, 2017

Saturday

9.30am - 12.30pm ASHBURTON TOY LIBRARY. Open Thursday and Saturday.

Methodist Church hall, Baring Square East.

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. Drop in and pre loved clothing shop. Cnr Thomson and Jane Streets, Tinwald.

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. 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.

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

1pm WAIREKA CROQUET CLUB. Association croquet, singles and doubles. Waireka Croquet Club, the Domain, Philip Street.

1.15pm WAIREKA CROQUET CLUB. (draw to be done) Golf croquet, casual doubles for all ages. The domain, Philip Street

1.15pm ALLENTON CROQUET CLUB. Play association or golf croquet.

Allenton Sports Club, Cavendish Street.

1.30pm ASHBURTON M.S.A. PETANQUE CLUB. Social play, new members welcome. 115 Racecourse Road.

Sunday

9.30am ASHBURTON METHODIST BARING SQUARE CHURCH. Morning worship, all welcome. Rev Tevita Taufalele. Baring Square East.

10am ST ANDREWS PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH. Morning Worship. Remembering Armistice Day, Sinclair Centre, Park St. 10am METHVEN HERITAGE CENTRE. New Zealand Alpine and Agriculture Encounter, interactive fun for all ages.

Main Street, Methven.

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

10am ST PAUL’S PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH. Morning Worship at St James Tinwald, no service at St Paul’s today. 127 Thomson Street, Tinwald 10am ST ANDREW’S ANGLICAN CHURCH. Holy Communion, Thomson Street, Tinwald.

10am ASHBURTON BAPTIST CHURCH. Morning service, all welcome. 67 Cass Street.

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

10.30am 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.

11am PLAINS RAILWAY COMBINED CRAFT GROUP. Crafts people come along and spend an enjoyable day. Plains Museum, 19 Maronan Road, Tinwald 11am to 4pm THE PLAINS RAILWAY. Maronan Road Tinwald Steam Train Rides, Museum Village Open.

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. (draw to be done) Golf croquet casual doubles for all ages. The domain, Philip Street. (no normal club play this weekend).

7pm VICTORY BAPTIST CHURCH. Worship God and study his word. 131 Thomson Street, (Tinwald School hall).

Monday

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

Main Street, Methven.

12pm - 1pm BAPTIST CHURCH FREE LUNCH. Free lunch for everyone. Baptist Church, please enter off Cass Street.

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

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

1.15pm ALLENTON CROQUET CLUB. Play Golf and Assn croquet. Allenton Sports Club, Cavendish Street.

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

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

9am - 12.30pm ASHBURTON FARMERS MARKET. Local fresh produce, hot and cold food and drinks. North End West Street car park, Ashburton.

9am - 12.30pm ASHBURTON CRAFT MARKET. Local crafts, new stalls welcome. West Street Car park.

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

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

8am Ashburton Strollers Club.

Meet at Ashburton Courthouse for great river and tussock walk, Cameron River.

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

9.30am ST DAVID’S UNION CHURCH. Worship service led by Rev Henry Mbambo, 48 Allens Road, Allenton.

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

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PAINTER & DECORATOR Phone 03 307 4200 022 698 7358 No obligation free quotes

Heat pumps Undertile Heating Inslab Heating Fresh Air Ventilation systems Ducted Heat Pumps

Contact us 0800 287 423 or 03 307 1544 www.auricelectrical.co.nz

Farms, factories, commercial buildings, private homes, club rooms, sheds, etc.

Services include but not limited to:

• Minor repairs • Roof painting • Spouting cleaning • Water blasting • Mould and moss treatment • Airless spraying

To advertise here contact Cushla on 021 959 783 or 03 307 7955

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Manager/Supervisor for Potato Farm and Snap-Frozen Chip Factory – Papua New Guinea –

Independent Distributors Ltd

FULLTIME PICKER / PACKER

Based in the western highlands of Papua New Guinea, near Mt Hagen, The position becomes available in February to March of 2018.

TRUCK DRIVER REQUIRED CLASS 4

We will supply a new European house, car and return airfares for family, on a negotiable basis.

Our busy Ashburton depot is looking for a full time, permanent Truck Driver with a Class 4 license to work on one of our successful, regular runs.

The successful applicant will be responsible for:

The successful applicant will hold a current forklift license, work well in a busy team, have great work ethic and communication skills.

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Previous production or factory management experience •

Agronomy skills, particularly relating to potato crops •

Demonstrated ability to lead an infield team

To apply for this position please Phone Zac: 021 273 2704 or Email: zac.edgar@idltransport.co.nz

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Factory design and machinery purchase •

Oversight of potato growing by local workforce •

Supervision of nucleus estate of 600 Ha of potatoes Competencies advantageous to successful candidates include:

Due to growth and development of the business we are seeking an experienced Warehouse picker/packer to join our busy team in a full-time role based in Ashburton. The focus of this role is picking and assembling/packing outbound orders, and general warehouse duties. Due to the nature of some of these duties, you will need to be of reasonable fitness, able to lift heavy objects and able to be on your feet all day.

You will need to be able to work as part of a team, have a positive attitude, and be of a practical nature with good numeracy skills. In return we offer you the opportunity to be part of a team in a stable and interesting work environment.

Hours of work are: 8am to 5pm Monday to Friday.

If this sounds like you, and you are rearing to get stuck into a new job, then email your CV and cover letter to:

nicky@cm.net.nz or post to: Picker/Packer Position, PO Box 124, Ashburton.

Interviews can be held in New Zealand or Papua New Guinea by negotiation.

Email CV and cover letter to:

Only candidates with the right to work in New Zealand will be considered.

pdshearer.evergreen@gmail.com Applications close December 31, 2017.

Lifestyle

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Giftware – Crafts & Hobby Supplies – Collectables & Revamped Furniture

Open Mon - Thu 9am - 5.30pm | Fri 9am - 6pm | Sat 10am - 2pm | Sun 11am - 2pm East Street, Ashburton - Phone 308 5771 - www.sparrows.co.nz

128 Victoria Street, Ashburton | 03 308 2295 | victoria128@xtra.co.nz

House of Hearing

Plants for all projects - Landscaping Plants - Ornamental & Specimen trees - Native plants for all purposes - Hedging plants & Topiaries - Fruit & Nut plants.

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Licensed Sales Assistant BAYLEYS - Ashburton Bayleys Ashburton sells some of Canterbury’s finest Rural and Lifestyle properties and there is now an opportunity for an aspiring sales assistant to work alongside Mike Preston, one of the Canterbury’s top salespeople, as part of Mike’s highly-functioning team.

This is an evolving role offering plenty of growth and opportunity for the right candidate. Initially day-to-day responsibilities will include sales support and customer communications, buyer work and open home support.

This role requires a balanced skill-set and the ideal candidate will have secured a national certificate in real estate while possessing competency across compliance, marketing, superb communication skills and excellent presentation – along with an interest in the Agribusiness sector and Rural market.

This is a rare opportunity for a real estate professional in the early stages of their career to benefit from the skill sets that exist in Mike’s current team which will provide support to achieve your full potential.

As the South Islands largest full-service agency Bayleys Canterbury has built a strong reputation in the market place as a market leader in the rural and lifestyle sector and as an exciting, vibrant place to work. The company offers unlimited opportunity for a candidate who is motivated, proactive and ready to reach their potential.

For an exciting career with a great team culture please send your CV to: lara.russell@bayleys.co.nz Whalan and Partners Ltd, Bayleys, Licensed under the REA Act 2008

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Class 4 and 5 Drivers

Warehouse Production Manager CM Trailer Parts is a fast growing, industry leader in the wholesale supply of light trailer parts to the New Zealand market. We have grown our 100% locally owned business based on strong principles of trust and providing quality products to ensure the safety of customers.

We are looking for the right person to join our team as our Warehouse Production Manager for our busy operation based in Ashburton. This is a hands-on role where you will lead by example; providing mechanical and production support to the team to ensure the safety and productivity of processing staff, while contributing to the continual improvement of processes and systems.

Your key responsibilities will be: • Organise the daily and weekly work load for the team • Ensure resources, material and equipment is available to meet demand • Work allocation – plan and organise the maintenance of all company forklifts and warehouse vehicles and plant • Ensuring products meet quality standards • Ensuring the warehouse is always fully compliant with regulatory requirements • Liaise with other departments The successful applicant will have the following sills and attributes: • Experience with stock/inventory/parts management • Be focussed on delivering a quality product as efficiently as possible and to quality standards.

• Have excellent time management skills • Hold a full driver licence • Able to manage staff effectively • Mechanical / Engineering skills To be successful in this role, it is essential you have previous mechanical and/ or production management experience. Your mechanical know-how, your understanding of work-place safety and ability to motivate a team is what will set you apart. On offer is a competitive salary and working with a stable company and a dedicated team.

If this sounds like you, email your CV to: alasdair@cm.net.nz.

Only candidates with the right to work in New Zealand will be considered.

Manufacturing / Production Position Essential Nutrition manufactures mineral and feed products for livestock from our premises in Ashburton. We are seeking someone with the capacity to work as part of our team in all areas of production.

We are a close knit team who subscribe to the what-ever-it-takes motto – where everyone is motivated to meet production targets and supply deadlines for our farmer customers. This role involves picking, batching, mixing, labelling, packing and dispatching according to manufacturing protocols, so being good at basic maths and following systems are a must.

The successful applicant will receive training in the safe operation of plant and machinery, be able to think ahead to keep the work up to others in the production team. Being reliable and able to complete work accurately and efficiently, stepping up as required and being responsible in supervising temp staff are key attributes we seek.

Window Washer Wanted Physically fit individual needed, based in the Methven area.

Drivers licence desired.

30-40 hours a week.

Call Gary on 027 433 9763

A car license is required; a forklift license desirable. Some weekend work may be required to keep up with production demands.

Apply with covering letter and CV by November 21, 2017 to:

Level 2,St 73 Burnett St, Ashburton | MembersSchool of I.B.A.N.Z & Brokernet NZ Ltd. Joseph’s Catholic

Fixed Term Position.

Beginning January 25, 2018.

We are looking for a vibrant, enthusiastic teacher to join our team in 2018.

This teaching position will be in the Year 5/6 area.

A willingness and ability to participate in religious instruction appropriate to the special character of the school is a condition of appointment.

Please send your CV and covering letter to: principal@st-josephs.school.nz Applications close December 2, 2017.

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Agriculture Machinery Operator

Hewson Farms are a progressive arable farm located in Chertsey area, Mid Canterbury. We are seeking an experienced, competent and motivated applicant for a permanent Agriculture Machinery Operator position.

The applicant must have experience in operating agricultural machinery this includes combine harvesting, drilling, cultivation and fertilizer spreading. Holding a class 5 license is an advantage.

Applications for this position should have NZ residency or a valid work visa.

If this sounds like you please contact: Sarah Hewson 027 465 6783 or email sarah@hewsonfarms.co.nz

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Ashburton Showroom Consultant/Receptionist Our well established Kitchen Sales team is looking for a proactive Consultant/Receptionist for our central Showroom.

307 7900

Opportunities available at the following depots: • Rolleston (bulk and pea harvest) • Hillsborough (swinglift and skeles) • Sockburn (general freight) • Timaru (bulk, general freight, V-bin) Applications invited from Class 4 and 5 drivers with strong geographical knowledge of the local area, as well as a commitment to Health & Safety.

• Hours of work will vary on a week by week basis, with a guarantee of 80 hours per fortnight in permanent and fixed term roles.

• Predominantly day shift hours, although some rotating shifts and night shift roles also available.

• Full time permanent, fixed term and casual contracts available to suit individuals For further information and to apply online, please visit: www.hiltonhaulage.co.nz

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TRUCK DRIVER REQUIRED CLASS 5 Our busy company is looking for a full time, permanent Truck Driver with a Class 5 license ready for an immediate start in Ashburton.

The successful applicant will hold a current forklift license and enjoy working in a busy team. You will also possess a great work ethic and communication skills.

To apply for this position please Phone Zac: 021 273 2704 or Email: zac.edgar@idltransport.co.nz

This is a full time job shared position covering Wednesdays 9am to 1pm, Thursdays and Fridays 9am to 5pm and alternate Saturdays 9.30am to 12.30pm. Approximately 22 hours per week.

You will need to have good computer knowledge as you will be responsible for maintaining: • Client data base • Invoicing • Quotes • Weekly scheduling and appointments.

Applications close Friday, November 17, 2017.

russell@kitchenexpress.co.nz

Level 2, 73 Burnett St, Ashburton | Members of I.B.A.N.Z & Brokernet NZ Ltd.

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If you are interested in joining our small local team please email your confidential CV to:

Essential Nutrition Ltd, PO Box 355 Ashburton 7740 or2, 73email julia@essentialnutrition.co.nz Ashburton Members I.B.A.N.Z && Brokernet Ltd. NZ Ltd. LevelSt, 2,to: 73 Burnett St,|Ashburton Members of NZBrokers I.B.A.N.Z & NZ Brokernet Level 2, 73Level Burnett St,Burnett Ashburton | Members of|of I.B.A.N.Z

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KitchenExpress

Hilton Haulage Limited is a diverse, well established organisation offering transport and logistic solutions to a wide range of customers predominantly in the South Canterbury and Canterbury areas. We are currently searching for enthusiastic Class 4 and 5 drivers to join our professional driving teams.

Hobbs & Banks Ltd Mayfield Transport

Class 5 - Bulk Truck and Trailer Driver

CARETAKER POSITION Allenton School is looking for a Caretaker with good handyman, gardening and all round skills.

The position is for 5 hours a day from Monday to Friday.

The successful applicant would start from Monday 4th December 2017 or a negotiable date.

An Application pack can be obtained from www.allenton.school.nz or the school office, 110 Harrison Street, Ashburton or by enquiring at the office on 308 6495.

Farm Worker Required

A Canterbury transport company based in Geraldine and Mayfield.

Monday-Friday, 4-6 hours per day.

Our Mayfield branch is looking for a class 5 bulk truck and trailer driver.

Person required to move irrigation for the season - 3 Roto-rainers plus sprinklers.

This is a permanent position.

Other tractor work available such as rolling, mowing and feeding out when required.

If you are interested, please contact: Tony Boles 03 693 8352 (ext 2) - 027 432 5381 MAKE SMALLBONE HOLDEN YOUR NEXT STOP tony@hbl.nz & GET THE SERVICE YOU DESERVE

SERVICE ALL MAKES AIRCON - ELECTRICAL MAKE SMALLBONE HOLDENGENUINE YOUR NEXT STOP WOF CHECKS HOLDEN PARTS FULL MECHANICAL CHOOSE YOUR & GET THE SERVICE YOUYOU DESERVE REPAIRS LEVEL OF SERVICE Bookings essential Main South Road, Tinwald, Ashburton 03 307 9028 www.smallbones.co.nz

Also some house, shed and yard maintenance included, such as upkeep of gardens and houses.

Hourly rate. Farm location is just Christchurch side of the Rakaia River.

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To apply, please email cover letter and CV to: burmontholdings@spectrumgroup.co.nz or for more info, contact Dave on Guardian Real Esate 307 7900 027 200 7222

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Beckley Coachlines Programme ◊ NEIL DIAMOND

March 15, 2018 @ AMI Stadium Christchurch.

SPECIAL GENERAL MEETING Will be held at the Ashburton Trust Tennis Centre, Oak Grove, Ashburton On Monday 20th November 2017 at 7.30pm in order to amend the Constitution to comply with our Club Licence conditions. www.midcanterburytennis.co.nz

TRADES, SERVICES

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

WANTED

WANTED second hand Hecton sheep handler, air operated. Phone 027 295 5430.

WANTED trees to fell, fallen trees for firewood, prefer Chertsey, Fairton area but anywhere considered. Please phone 021 158 8382 or 03 308 3873 evenings.

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TRADES, SERVICES

DENTURES. Dr Peter Rumping, retired dentist, continues to provide full dentures. Repairs to existing dentures also available.

Phone 027 220 9997.

HOME handyman available.

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

SITUATIONS WANTED

LOOKING for farming work with class 4 licence. Can do anything. Phone 308 8585.

FOR SALE - 1997 Suzuki 4x4, 2L petrol, 3 door and tow M bar.OTORING Good condition. $4,200 ono.

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FOR Phone SALE03- 307 1997 Suzuki 4x4, 2L petrol, 3 door and tow bar. Good condition. $4,200 ono. Phone 03 307 8938.

WHEEL alignments at great prices. Maximise the life of your tyres with an alignmentalignments from Neumanns WHEEL at great Tyre Services Ltd, 197 prices.

Maximise the Wills life Street.

Phonetyres 308-6737. of your with an alignment from Neumanns Tyre Services Ltd, 197 Wills M EETINGS EVENTS Street.

Phone,308-6737.

Allenton Rugby Football Club (Inc)

The Annual General Meeting Will be held at the clubrooms on Sunday, November 26, 2017 at 10am Secretary, Alister Glassey

◊ OPERATUNITY Christmas Concert

Resource Recovery Parks The Ashburton Resource Recovery Park will be open Friday 17 November 2017. The Rakaia Resource Recovery Park will be closed.

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Residents who receive kerbside collection services on Friday 17 November will have their bins and/or crate collected Saturday 18 November. No other collection days will be affected.

Please ensure all rubbish and recycling is placed at the kerbside by 7.30am on collection day.

Neil McCann Group Manager Service Delivery ashburtondc.govt.nz

MEETINGS, EVENTS HINDS SQUASH CLUB AGM Monday, November 27, 2017 at 8pm at the Hinds Squash Club, Rogers Street, Hinds.

All members welcome.

Mid Canterbury Rugby Supporters Club Annual General Meeting 2017 Business: Annual report Annual accounts Election of officers General business Thursday, November 30 at 7pm Downstairs Lounge, Ashburton Showgrounds.

All welcome.

Doaky’s Plumbing Ltd 150 Smithfield Rd, Ashburton doakys@xtra.co.nz 03 308 1248

LIVESTOCK, PETS

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.

LAYING hens for sale. Brown shaver point of lay pullets.

Delivery possible. Phone or text 027 502 6569.

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.

HIRE

GENERAL hire.

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

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

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

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◊ WOOLSTON BRASS - Christmas Concert December 10, St Margarets College.

Rubbish and Recycling - Kerbside Collection M

November 30 - Theatre Royal, Timaru @ 11am.

For all subscriber enquiries, missed deliveries, new subscriptions, temporary stops – text, call or email:

Text 021 271 3399 Phone 0800 274 287 Email circulation@ theguardian.co.nz

PROGRESSIVE LIVESTOCK LTD Good Quality Grazing Mayfield Mid-Canterbury

For 250 - 300 Weaners with Heifers Weighed Monthly

From now until May 1, 2019 Please contact

Birthday Greetings Ella Rose Reed Wishing you a very happy 11th Birthday.

Love you lots from Grandma and Grandad Murchie. xx Lily Hulme Happy 10th Birthday.

You are amazing!

All our love and hope you enjoy your day, Dad, Mum, Cooper and Jackson. xx Lily Hulme Happy 10th Birthday for tomorrow.

Love Nana and Grandad. xx

John Leath

027 206 6764

www.progressivelivestock.co.nz

FOR SALE

ALLENTON Bowling Green carpet. Artificial bowling green carpet $5 per metre.

Lengths are 4.8 metres wide.

Club will cut to order. Ideal floor covering for garages, workshops etc. Pre-orders phone, 307 2954. On-site November 15, 2017 at 9.00am.

ADULT ENTERTAINMENT A NEW beautiful Asian, great body, sexy, busty, 14D cup, friendly, full service. Great massage. Phone 021 185 6338.

LYN, active, attractive, available for booking the clean and straight but not GREEN old man pine $140, boring. No texting please. green blue gum $160. Spilt Phone 021 0440 698. and delivered. All 3.6m³.

Phone Shane James NEW Chinese lady, size 10, busty, professional massage.

Firewood 303 7063.

In/out calls. Phone 022 460 SCOOTER’S - new and 3977. secondhand three and four wheel electric scooters and SPECIAL Asian, gorgeous, wheel chairs. Call Fred friendly, sexy, busty, good Reddecliffe at Electric massage. Phone 021 052 Mobility Ashburton today. 8165.

Phone 308-3602

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.

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Will Smith, Margot Robbie.

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Michael Fassbender, Marion Cotillard.

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10:50 The A-Team MV 2010 Action. Liam Neeson, Bradley Cooper, Jessica Biel.

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6am Big House, Little House 7am BBQ Champ 8am Secret Creatures Of Jao 8:30 Pride In Battle 9:30 Inside Heston’s World 10:30 Storage Hoarders 11:30 Big House, Little House 12:30 Gardeners’ World 1:15 Better Homes And Gardens 2:30 Watt’s World 3pm Charlie Luxton’s Homes By The Sea 4pm Junk Gypsies Sisters Amie Sikes and Jolie Sikes-Smith dust off dressers and reimagine relics at the flea market.

4:30 Baggage Battles 5pm Buy It, Fix It, Sell It 5:30 F Bondi Vet 6:30 50 Ways To Kill Your Mammies

7pm M Zathura – A Space Adventure PGR 2005 Action.

Two brothers must put their differences aside when they are drawn into an intergalactic adventure.

8:50 M La Femme Nikita AO 3 1990 Action.

10:55 Te Kaea 3 2

7:30 American Pickers 8:30 M Jimmy P PGR 2013 Biography Drama. In late 1940s Kansas, a gifted analyst takes on the case of a Native American war veteran whose blackouts and blinding headaches appear to have no physical cause.

Mathieu Amalric, Benicio Del Toro, Gina McKee.

11:25 All Talk With Anika Moa AO 3 Singer and song-writer Anika Moa hosts a talk show with guests, live music, and her perspective of what is trending, and offending, in pop culture.

11:55 Closedown

11pm Wildlife Icons Midnight Charlie Luxton’s Homes By The Sea 12:50 Watt’s World 1:20 Secret Creatures Of Jao 1:50 M Jimmy P PGR 2013 Biography Drama. Mathieu Amalric, Benicio Del Toro, Gina McKee. 4am 50 Ways To Kill Your Mammies 5am American Pickers

SKY SPORT 1 6am Golf – LPGA Tour Blue Bay LPGA – Round Three.

6:30 Golf – US PGA Tour OHL Classic at Mayakoba – Round One. 7am L Golf – US PGA Tour OHL Classic at Mayakoba – Round Two. 10am Golf – European Tour Nedbank Golf Challenge – Round Two. 10:30 Golf – LPGA Tour Blue Bay LPGA – Round Three. 11am Inside The PGA Tour 11:30 Rugby League – World Cup Fiji v Italy. Noon Ten-Pin Bowling – Weber Cup Team Europe v Team US. 1pm World Rugby 1:30 Sky Rugby – Team Talk 2pm Golf – LPGA Tour Blue Bay LPGA – Round Three.

2:30 Golf Central 3pm Golf – US PGA Tour OHL Classic at Mayakoba – Round Two. 3:30 L Football – International All Whites v Peru. 6:30 Rugby – International Maori All Blacks v French Barbarians. 7pm Football – International All Whites v Peru. 9:30 Fox Sports News 10pm #SkySpeed 10:30 Rugby – International Maori All Blacks v French Barbarians. 11pm Golf – US PGA Tour 11:30 Fox Sports News SUNDAY Midnight Rugby – International 2:20 Rugby – Oceania Sevens 3:50 L Rugby – International England v Argentina.

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

SKY SPORT 2

DISCOVERY

6am Rugby League – World Cup (RPL) Fiji v Italy.

8am Sky Rugby – Team Talk 8:35 L Rugby – International French Barbarians v Maori All Blacks.

10:35 The World Rugby Show 11am Cricket – International T20 (HLS) India v Blackcaps – Third T20.

11:30 Basketball – NBL (RPL) NZ Breakers v Perth Wildcats.

1:30 The F1 Show 2pm Fox Sports News 2:30 International Festival Of Hockey (RPL) Men’s – Australia v Black Sticks.

4pm Rugby League – World Cup (HLS) Fiji v Italy. From GIO Stadium, Canberra.

4:30 L Rugby League – World Cup New Zealand v Tonga. From FMG Stadium, Hamilton.

7pm L Rugby League – World Cup Samoa v Scotland.

From Barlow Park, Cairns.

9:30 L Rugby League – World Cup Australia v Lebanon. From Allianz Stadium, Sydney.

6:35 MythBusters PG 7:30 How It’s Made PG 7:55 How It’s Made PG 8:20 First In Human PG Prognosis. 9:10 Bering Sea Gold PG Cruel Summer.

10am Diesel Brothers PG Truck Norris. 10:50 American Monster M Alabama Murder Mystery. 11:40 Murder Calls M Death Mask. 12:30 Ed Stafford – Left For Dead M Bulgaria – The Rhodope Mountains. 1:20 Naked And Afraid XL M The Final Fight. 2:10 Fast ‘n’ Loud PG NHRA; ‘55 Pink Caddy – Part Two. 3pm Bering Sea Gold PG Cruel Summer.

3:50 Treehouse Masters PG Glamorous Glamping Retreat. 4:45 Treehouse Masters PG City Sleeker Treehouse. 5:40 Treehouse Masters PG 6:35 Shark Tank PG 7:30 Treehouse Masters PG 8:30 Insane Pools – Off The Deep End PG 9:25 Alaska – The Last Frontier Homestead Secrets M 10:15 Auction Hunters PG 10:40 Crossroads – 2000 Years On The Silk Road PG SUNDAY 11:30 Ed Stafford – Left 12:20 Rugby League – World Cup (RPL) New Zealand For Dead M SUNDAY v Tonga. 2:20 Rugby 12:20 Bering Sea Gold League – World Cup (HLS) PG 1:10 Yukon Men M Fiji v Italy. 2:50 L Rugby 2am How Do They Do – International Italy v Fiji.

It? PG 2:25 Alaskan Bush 5am The World Rugby Show People M 3:15 Treehouse 5:30 Rugby League – World Masters PG 4:05 Yukon Cup (HLS) New Zealand v Men M 4:55 MythBusters PG Tonga.

5:45 MythBusters PG 11Nov17

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6am F Rural Delivery 3 0 6:25 F Fishing And Adventure 6:50 F Sunday 3 0 7:35 Tagata Pasifika 3 8am Attitude Awards 3 0 9am Q+A 0 10am Marae PGR 2 10:30 Waka Huia 11am Mastermind PGR 3 0 11:35 Fair Go 3 0 Noon Coronation Street AO 3 0 1pm The Zoo 0 1:55 Rapid Response PGR 3 0 2:25 Piha Rescue 3 0 3pm Ready For Take Off 0 3:30 The 48 Hour Destination 0 4pm Nigel Latta Blows Stuff Up 3 0 4:30 Pet Medics 0 5pm Tipping Point Lucky Stars 0 6pm 1 News At 6pm 0

7pm Country Calendar 0 7:30 N Blue Planet II 0 8:45 N Trust Me AO Driven to desperate measures, nurse Cath Hardacre decides to steal the identity of her best friend, an A&E doctor. It is not long before her lie threatens to unravel everything. 0 9:55 Cold Feet AO 0 11pm F Happy Valley AO Catherine confronts a delusional Frances; John’s torment leads him to desperate measures. 0 12:05 Q+A 3 Local political-affairs programme. 0 1:15 Emmerdale PGR 3 Harriet gets an unexpected offer; Debbie is keen to help. 0 3:20 Infomercials

Trust Me

8:45pm on TVNZ 1

BRAVO 6am Four Weddings UK 3 6:45 I’m Having Their Baby 3 7:30 Teen Mom 3 8:15 Teen Mom 3 9am Teen Mom 3 9:45 Catfish 3 10:25 Millionaire Matchmaker PGR 3 11:15 Extreme Guide To Parenting PGR 3 Noon Flipping Out 3 12:55 Four Weddings UK 3 1:50 Four Weddings UK 3 2:50 Four Weddings UK 3 3:50 Catfish 3 4:45 Tabatha Takes Over 3 5:40 Tabatha Takes Over 3 6:35 Hollywood Medium With Tyler Henry 3 7:35 I’m Having Their Baby Megan is a pregnant teenager who believes she has to place her child for adoption in order to fulfil a military career.

8:35 Dance Moms 9:35 Tabatha Takes Over 10:30 Ladies Of London AO 11:30 Four Weddings UK 3 12:20 Infomercials 3

©TVNZ 2017

THREE

PRIME

6am Paw Patrol 0 6:25 Thomas And Friends 0 6:35 Peppa Pig 0 6:45 Takaro Tribe 6:55 Little Monstar 0 7am Alvinnn!!!

And The Chipmunks 0 7:10 N Elena Of Avalor 0 7:35 Be Cool ScoobyDoo! 0 8am F What Now? 10am Shortland Street Omnibus PGR 3 0 Noon M Betting On The Bride 2017 Romance. Steve Baran, Lia Frankland. 0 1:50 Regular Show 0 2pm BlackIsh PGR 3 0 2:30 Home And Away Omnibus 3 0 5:05 M Addams Family Values 1993 Comedy Fantasy. A horrormovie-type family must rescue their uncle from his gold-digging new love. Anjelica Huston, Raul Julia, Christopher Lloyd, Christina Ricci. 0 7pm The Simpsons 0 7:30 The Crystal Maze 0 8:30 M Point Break AO 2015 Crime. A young FBI agent infiltrates an extraordinary team of extreme sports athletes he suspects of masterminding a string of unprecedented, sophisticated corporate heists. 0 10:40 M Wolf Creek 2 AO 2013 Horror. 0

6am Life TV 0 6:30 Brian Houston 7am Charles Stanley 8am Living Church Of God 8:30 Turning Point 9am R&R 9:30 The Hui 0 10am The Nation 0 11:05 Rescue Dog To Super Dog 3 0 Noon Entertainment Tonight Weekend 1pm Motorsport – Ashley Forest Rally Sprint PGR 1:30 CRC Motorsport – Muscle Garage PGR 2pm CRC Motorsport – Racing Series PGR 3pm Motorsport – Monster Jam PGR 4pm Motorsport – FIA World Endurance Championship PGR 5pm Life PGR David Attenborough looks at some specific adaptions of cold-blooded reptiles and amphibians. 0 6pm NewsHub Live At 6pm

12:45 Gotham AO 3 2:15 The Vampire Diaries AO 3 0 3am Infomercials 3:35 F 24 – Legacy AO 3 0 4:25 Regular Show 3 0 4:35 It Is Written 5:05 Ellen 0 5:30 Infomercials

11pm M Anna Karenina AO 3 2012 Drama.

An aristocratic woman must navigate societal and familial expectations and choose between her covetous husband and her lover. Keira Knightley, Jude Law, Emily Watson. 0 1:40 Infomercials 5:30 City Impact Church

Addams Family Values 5:05pm on TVNZ 2

THE BOX 6am Million Dollar Car Hunters PG 6:50 The Force MC 7:40 The Simpsons Super Sunday PG 10:15 Face Off M 11:10 The Force MC 12:05 MacGyver M 1pm Helicopter ER M 2pm Raw MV 4:45 Smackdown MV 6:30 Main Event MV 7:30 MacGyver M Mac must use a large blade and water bottle to get help after his and Jack’s helicopter crashes in a remote area with a war criminal on board.

8:30 Texas Rising 18VLSC 9:30 Bosch MVL 10:30 Helicopter ER M 11:30 Main Event MV

MONDAY

12:30 Helicopter ER M 1:20 Deep Undercover MVLC 1:45 The Force MC 2:35 Face Off M 3:25 Texas Rising 18VLSC 4:15 Bosch MVL 5:05 Main Event MV

7pm Married At First Sight NZ PGR 0 8:35 M Sisters AO 2015 Comedy.

Two sisters decide to hold one last house party before their parents sell the family home.

Amy Poehler, Tina Fey, Maya Rudolph. 0

11:30 Football – English Premier League (HLS) 12:30 Closedown

MOVIES GREATS

7:55 The Bye Bye Man 16VC 2017 Horror. Douglas Smith, Lucien Laviscount.

9:30 Close Up – Ben Stiller PG 10am Two-Bit Waltz MLS 2014 Drama.

Clara Mamet, William H Macy.

11:20 Assassin’s Creed MVL 2016 Action.

Michael Fassbender, Marion Cotillard. 1:15 T2 – Trainspotting 16VLSC 2017 Crime Drama. Ewan McGregor, Jonny Lee Miller. 3:10 Backup Boyfriend 16VLSC 2015 Comedy. James Pumphrey, Rachel Melvin. 4:35 Free State Of Jones 16VC 2016 Drama.

Matthew McConaughey, Keri Russell. 6:50 Zoolander 2 MVLS 2016 Comedy.

8:30 Live By Night 16VLS 2016 Crime. The son of a police officer becomes entrenched in the criminal underworld, battling with rival gangs and the KKK. Ben Affleck, Elle Fanning.

10:40 Blair Witch 16VLC 2016 Horror. James Allen McCune, Callie Hernandez.

6am Nothing But Trailers M 6:20 Hot Fuzz MVL 2007 Comedy. Simon Pegg, Martin Freeman. 8:20 Mystic River 16VL 2003 Drama.

Sean Penn, Tim Robbins, Kevin Bacon. 10:35 The A-Team MV 2010 Action.

Liam Neeson, Bradley Cooper, Jessica Biel. 12:45 In The Valley Of Elah 16VLC 2007 Crime. Tommy Lee Jones, Susan Sarandon, Charlize Theron. 2:45 Gattaca MVL 1997 Sci-fi Thriller.

Ethan Hawke, Uma Thurman, Jude Law, Alan Arkin.

4:30 The Town 16VLS 2010 Crime. Ben Affleck, Rebecca Hall. 6:35 The Ring 16C 2002 Horror. Naomi Watts, Martin Henderson, Brian Cox. 8:30 Wanted 16VL 2008 Action. A frustrated office worker learns he is the son of a professional assassin, and that he shares his father’s superhuman killing abilities. James McAvoy, Morgan Freeman, Angelina Jolie.

10:25 Crazy Stupid Love MLS 2011 Comedy. Steve Carell, Ryan Gosling.

MONDAY

MONDAY

CHOICE

10am Whanau Bake Off 3 10:30 Sidewalk Karaoke 3 11am Native Affairs 3 11:30 Marae DIY 3 12:30 Code PGR 3 1pm Ipukarea 3 1:30 On The Ladder 3 2pm Finding Aroha PGR 2:30 Basketball – Secondary Schools National Championship 3:30 Pete And Pio 3 4pm Hoiho 3 Raetihi.

4:30 Hip-Hop – New Zealand Nationals 3 Highlights from the National Street Dance competition.

5pm Haka Nation 3 The best kapa haka from the regional, secondary school and Matatini competitions.

5:30 Matangi Rau 3 6:30 Te Kaea 2 7pm Storage Wars – Miami PGR 7pm The Ring Inz AO 3 7:30 N Jamie’s Super Food 7:30 Pacific Solution – From Jamie travels to the healthiest Afghanistan To Aotearoa places in the world to PGR uncover how the people 8:30 M Whiplash there live longer, beginning AO 2014 Musical Drama. in Costa Rica, where living to 10:25 Te Kaea 3 100 isn’t unusual. 0 10:55 Aotearoa 3 8:30 The Brokenwood Mysteries PGR 0 10:30 60 Minutes PGR

MOVIES PREMIERE

12:10 Approaching The Unknown ML 2016 Drama.

Mark Strong, Luke Wilson.

1:40 Nothing But Trailers MVLSC 2:10 Free State Of Jones 16VC 2016 Drama.

4:25 Backup Boyfriend 16VLSC 2015 Comedy. 5:50 Live By Night 16VLS 2016 Crime.

MAORI

6am Religious Programming 10:30 Sport Box The best of the past week’s sports from New Zealand and around the world.

Noon Rugby – International (DLY) France v All Blacks. 0 2:05 Hot Bench 3 2:30 University Challenge 3 Otago v AUT. 0 3pm Storage Wars – Barry Strikes Back PGR 3 3:30 Mainfreight Rugby 4pm Hot Bench 4:30 Rugby Nation 5:30 Prime News 6pm Homes By The Sea 3 Architectural designer Charlie Luxton heads to the north west of Scotland to the crystal clear waters, pristine beaches and amazing homes of the Outer Hebrides. 0

12:20 The Rite MV 2011 Horror. Anthony Hopkins, Colin O’Donoghue.

2:15 People Interview – Nicole Kidman 2016 Featurette. 3am Gattaca MVL 1997 Sci-fi Thriller. 4:45 The Town 16VLS 2010 Crime.

11:25 Closedown

SKY SPORT 1

6am Live Here, Buy This 6:30 Through The Bible With Les Feldick 7am Christ Embassy 7:30 Buying Alaska 8am Trouble In Lemur Land 9am The Lost Lagoon 10am Charlie Luxton’s Homes By The Sea 11am 50 Ways To Kill Your Mammies Noon Live Here, Buy This 12:30 Inside Nature’s Marvels 1:30 Baggage Battles 2pm Buy It, Fix It, Sell It 2:30 American Pickers 3:30 Extreme Frontiers 4:30 Jamie’s Big Feastival Jamie gets back to basics, cooking fish over a fire and sliced beef on hot rocks.

5:30 George Clarke’s Amazing Spaces 6:30 The Living Room 7:30 Where The Wild Men Are With Ben Fogle 8:30 M Criminal Activities AO 2015 Crime. Presented with a get-rich-quick scheme, four friends find themselves embroiled with the Mafia and with an axe hanging over their heads. John Travolta, Dan Stevens.

10:20 The Auction House 11:20 Buying Alaska 11:50 Trouble In Lemur Land 12:50 Jamie’s Big Feastival 1:50 M Criminal Activities AO 2015 Crime. John Travolta, Dan Stevens. 3:30 Buying Alaska 4am Where The Wild Men Are With Ben Fogle 5am George Clarke’s Amazing Spaces

SKY SPORT 2

6:05 L Rugby – International Wales v Australia.

8:30 L Rugby – International France v All Blacks.

Noon Rugby – International (RPL) England v Argentina.

2pm Rugby – International (HLS) France v All Blacks.

2:30 Rugby – International (HLS) Ireland v South Africa.

3pm Rugby – International (RPL) Wales v Australia.

5pm L Basketball – NBL Brisbane Bullets v Cairns Taipans. From Brisbane.

7pm Rugby – Australian National Championships (RPL) Final.

9pm L Basketball – NBL Perth Wildcats v NZ Breakers.

From Perth Arena.

11pm Fox Sports News 11:30 Rugby – International (HLS) France v All Blacks.

From Stade de France, Paris.

6:20 L Rugby – International Ireland v South Africa.

8:30 International Festival Of Hockey (RPL) Men’s – Black Sticks v Pakistan.

10am Fox Sports News 10:30 Rugby – International (RPL) Scotland v Samoa.

12:30 Rugby – International (RPL) France v All Blacks.

2:30 Golf Central 3pm Golf – US PGA Tour (HLS) OHL Classic at Mayakoba – Round Three.

3:30 Rugby – International (HLS) Italy v Fiji.

4pm Rugby – International (HLS) England v Argentina.

From Twickenham Stadium, London.

4:30 Rugby – International (HLS) Wales v Australia.

From Principality Stadium, Cardiff.

5pm Rugby League – World Cup (HLS) New Zealand v Tonga. From FMG Stadium, Hamilton.

MONDAY 5:30 L Rugby League – Midnight Rugby – World Cup PNG v USA. International (HLS) Maori All From PNG Football Stadium, Blacks v French Barbarians.

Port Moresby.

12:30 UEFA Champions 8:15 L Rugby League – League Magazine World Cup Wales v Ireland.

1am The World Rugby Show From AAMI Park, Melbourne.

1:30 Rugby – International 10:45 L Rugby League – (RPL) Wales v Australia.

World Cup England v France.

3:30 Rugby – International MONDAY (RPL) Maori All Blacks v French 1:20 Rugby League – World Barbarians.

Cup (HLS) 2am L Darts 5:30 Rugby League – World – Grand Slam Day Two – Session One. Cup (HLS)

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

12Nov17

DISCOVERY 6:35 MythBusters PG 7:30 How It’s Made PG 7:55 How It’s Made PG 8:20 Alaskan Bush People – Book Of Browntown M Homeward Bound.

9:10 Naked And Afraid XL M The Final Fight. 10am Bering Sea Gold PG Cruel Summer.

10:50 Moonshiners M Two Pot Bang Bang. 11:40 Alaska – The Last Frontier Homestead Secrets M Eivin and Eve. 12:30 Alaskan Bush People – Book Of Browntown M Homeward Bound. 1:20 Shark Tank PG 2:10 Alaska – The Last Frontier M Homesteading for the Holidays. 3pm Alaska – The Last Frontier M Bracing for Change. 3:50 Alaska – The Last Frontier M Winter is Coming. 4:45 Alaska – The Last Frontier M Gold Rush.

5:40 Alaska – The Last Frontier M 6:35 Alaska – The Last Frontier M 7:30 First In Human PG 8:30 Ocean Warriors PG 9:25 Ocean Warriors PG 10:15 Fast N’ Loud PG 11:05 Diesel Brothers PG 11:55 Treehouse Masters PG MONDAY 12:45 Yukon Men M 1:35 How Do They Do It? PG 2am Auction Hunters PG 2:25 Alaskan Bush People M 3:15 Yukon Men M 4:05 Treehouse Masters PG 4:55 MythBusters PG 5:45 MythBusters PG

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Family Notices 30 Ashburton Guardian DEATHS

EDWARDS, Mary Elizabeth – October 31, 2017 in Wales.

Aged 85. Dearly loved mother and mother-in-law of Andrea and Mark Davies. Loved grandmother of Tomos and Megan.

Sadly missed.

EPPS, Anne Baird (nee Murray) – Peacefully and surrounded by family at Ashburton Hospital on Friday, November 3, 2017, her 84th birthday. Dearly loved wife of the late Don, big sister and sister-in-law to William and the late Betty (Scotland) and sister-in-law to Val and John (England).

Mother and mother-in-law to Carl and Sarah, Don and Nicola, Karen and Kevin, Iain and Jill, and Ingrid and Tony.

Treasured Granny to Matthew, Mark and Kayla, Joel, Nate, Caitlin and Cameron, Kallum and Lochlan. Much loved aunty and cousin to the Murray, Bousie and Payton families and a cherished friend to the Wouters, Schofield, Allan, Lamont and Cocks families.

At Anne’s request, a cremation was held and a family gathering is planned.

Messages may be sent to 18 Pinewood Close, RD2, Kaiapoi 7692. In lieu of flowers, please take someone special to you out for lunch and call it Anne’s shout.

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HARVEY, Patricia Anne (Trish) – Suddenly on November 4, 2017 at Ashburton Hospital surrounded by her loving family. Aged 61 years.

Beloved wife and best friend of Alan. Loved mum of Michael and partner Emma, and David. Loved sister and sister-in-law of the late Ken, Doug and Helga and much loved aunty of Stuart and Lana. Messages to 40 Charlesworth Drive, Ashburton 7700. At Trish’s request a private family service has been held.

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TODAY: Partly cloudy with the odd morning shower. Light winds.

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MAX 13 OVERNIGHT MIN 5 13 McLAY, Peter Andrew – TUESDAY: Morning cloud, then ASHBURTON Ra Sam, Nic, Gina and family ka wish to sincerely thank ia 14 fine. Light winds. everyone for the love and MAX 18 OVERNIGHT MIN 7 support following the passing Ash bur to of our dearly loved Dad, Geraldine n Midnight Tonight brother, brother in law, uncle and friend. Thank you to Ra n HARMER, James Joseph everyone for the baking, gitata (Jim) – cards, flowers, phone calls 1923 - 2007 and visits. Thank you to It is hard to believe ten years everybody who attended TIMARU have passed. We still miss Pete’s service and to those 14 you as much today. The SUN PROTECTION ALERT who donated to St John of stories you used to tell us of God. A special thank you to your life mustering in the Dr David Zarifeh for his :35 :55 AM PM Rakaia Gorge entertained us compassionate care. A huge PROTECTION REQUIRED all. A time we will never see thank you to St John of God Even on cooler days again. Your years playing the for the outstanding care and Data provided by NIWA accordion in the Foothills love they gave to Pete and us Waimate Band is something that gave over the past 8 years, we will Wind km/h Saturday, 11 November 2017 NZ Situation pleasure to many. You will always be extremely grateful. less than 30 never be forgotten.

A low pressure system brushing northern New Please accept this as a fine mainly isolated cloudy drizzle drizzle few showers Your loving family. personal acknowledgement Zealand directs a strong southeast flow across the fine showers clearing showers from all of us.

30 to 59 upper North Island, while a ridge builds over the WILLS, Gary Mervyn – 17/09/1952 – 11/11/2006. It is QUAID, Isabelle Maude – South Island. The low moves eastwards tomorrow with a heavy heart that I recall 18-09-1930 – 10-10-2017. fog isolated snow sleet thunder rain snow hail 60 plus as the ridge spreads over much of the country on thunder fl urries that disastrous day eleven Isabelle’s family wish to Monday and intensifies from Tuesday. years ago, when you left your sincerely thank everyone for overnight Mother and family. We still their support, phone calls, NZ Today Canterbury High Country max low miss you darling so very cards, baking, flowers and the Canterbury Plains much, a treasured son, father many kind gestures shown to TODAY Auckland rain 15 12 TODAY FZL: 1600m rising to 2200m in the morning and brother and friend.

Mum when she was unwell. Partly cloudy with isolated showers, then Mostly cloudy morning and evening, but fine God bless you.

Hamilton late rain 15 8 Please accept this as a spells and a few showers in the afternoon. becoming overcast in the evening. Light Forever with us, Mother. personal acknowledgement.

MELROSE, George Ferguson – (18/10/1917 – 11/11/2014) Greatly loved and missed by his family and friends. Often in our thoughts, and remembered always.

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Wind at 2000m: S 20 km/h.

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TOMORROW

TOMORROW

Cloudy with a few showers, retreating to the foothills in the evening. Southerlies developing.

Napier

Palmerston North fine

FZL: 2200m

Wellington

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Nelson

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Blenheim

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MONDAY

Greymouth

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Christchurch

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Timaru

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Queenstown

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Dunedin

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Invercargill

fine

MONDAY

Mostly cloudy with a few showers, mainly north of the Mackenzie Basin.

Wind at 1000m: Light winds.

Wind at 2000m: S 20 km/h.

Cloudy at first with isolated morning showers about the foothills, and long fine spells in the afternoon. Southerlies dying out in the evening.

Mostly cloudy at first with a few morning showers in the north, but long fine spells in the afternoon. Southeasterlies.

TUESDAY

TUESDAY

Morning cloud, then fine. Light winds.

Morning cloud then fine. S dying out.

WEDNESDAY

WEDNESDAY

Fine apart from afternoon showers in the north. Light winds.

Fine. Northeast breezes.

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2.07 nc

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

Rakaia Fighting Hill (NIWA) at 2:00 pm, yesterday 287.4 Nth Ashburton at 12:15 pm, yesterday

6.84

Sth Ashburton at 12:05 pm, yesterday

10.8

Rangitata Klondyke at 2:05 pm, yesterday

121.5

Waitaki Kurow at 12:19 pm, yesterday

319.4

Source: Environment Canterbury

Canterbury Readings

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Ashburton Airport Temperature °C At 4pm 15.0 16.8 Max to 4pm 5.8 Minimum 0.9 Grass minimum Rainfall mm 0.0 16hr to 4pm November to date 4.8 Avg Nov to date 22 2017 to date 863.6 594 Avg year to date Wind km/h E 20 At 4pm Strongest gust E 43 Time of gust 12:32pm

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Saturday, November 11, 2017

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

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

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ACROSS 6. Paradoxical (6) 7. Minor setback (6) 10. Very poor, awful (7) 11. Arc (5) 12. Summit (4) 13. Tired (5) 16. Vision (5) 17. Attention (4) 20. Instruct (5) 21. Turns (7) 22. Consternation (6) 23. Thin covering (6)

Previous solution: est, lest, let, lets, lose, lost, lot, lots, olé, set, sloe, slot, sol, sole, sot, stole, telos, toe, toes, tole.

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DOWN 1. Dissatisfied (12) 2. Imitator (7) 3. Movies (5) 4. Reject (7) 5. Frighten (5) 8. The expectations of your cohort (4,8) 9. In another place (9) 14. Road (7) 15. More distant (7) 18. Severe (5) 19. Speak (5)

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ARIES (Mar 21-Apr 19): It’s not about having better cards than the others at the table. It’s about knowing when not to sit at the table at all, and if you do sit there, knowing when to go home.

TAURUS (Apr 20-May 20): Even though you’ve been to this place hundreds of times already, you have all the excitement of a person arriving for the first time. Your mind is open and from this mindset springs your endless creativity.

GEMINI (May 21-Jun 21): Thinking of the world that was long before you and the one that will be long after you will accelerate your spiritual growth. You’ll act out of a responsibility to tomorrow, the next decade and next century.

CANCER (Jun 22-Jul 22): What is standing in the way of your ability to give others what they want and need from you? Figuring this out and acting to improve the situation will make your life easier in at least 10 ways.

LEO (Jul 23-Aug 22): Forces of destruction don’t always come in ugly, terrible packages. They are often captivating, seductive and beautiful, in fact. Beware of what falls into these categories today.

VIRGO (Aug 23-Sep 22): You’re different because of your work title. Your profession obligates you to act in a way that goes beyond what the law, morality or public opinion demands. It’s something you can’t shake.

LIBRA (Sep 23-Oct 23): What you got into voluntarily won’t be gotten out of with as much ease.

Think about this before you raise your hand.

Would you still volunteer if you knew you couldn’t undo it later?

SCORPIO (Oct 24-Nov 21): Some relationships are like video games. You have to “die” a few times before you realise how the game is played.

You’re confident and ready to learn. Your ego can handle a few blows, you’ll be better for it.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov 22-Dec 21): Younger people than you may be doing it, but that doesn’t mean you’re too late. The train may have left the station, that doesn’t mean that you’re too late.

Maybe you’re just early for the next ride.

CAPRICORN (Dec 22-Jan 19): There’s something very intense about the kind of love that exists only theoretically, without physical interaction or real-life obstacles. This kind of dreamy love has something to teach you this weekend.

AQUARIUS (Jan 20-Feb 18): There’s freedom in privacy.

That’s why you don’t always tell people where you’ve been, what you’re up to and where you’re going. You might take this a step further and go completely undercover.

PISCES (Feb 19-Mar 20): You’ll lose a mindset without losing your mind. Or another way to think of it (as many neuroscientists do) is that you have many minds inside you, so it’s really ok to lose one from time to time.

ACROSS 1. And study the T! (11) 7. Take the animals off the wagon, being perhaps sat-upon (7) 9. A touch on the snooker table signified by an ‘X’? (4) 11. Infection by high-explosive with first-class content (5) 12. Fish for charity, the last first to get on (6) 14. Mainstay has a line at sea with what holds one to bed (5-6) 18. Keep a check that includes the weekend soldiers (6) 20. Publish the last of the books I use for distribution (5) 22. Dinner may perhaps consist of ground grain (4) 23. It provides colouring for hog-minders at end of August (7) 24. What one must pay for a sitting, perhaps (8,3) DOWN 2. With extra-large clothing, start talking to opulent bird (7) 3. How many increased to unit quantity by removing the top?

(4) 4. Illegal smoking of pot in university muddles beginners (5) 5. It is crazy to try to lose heart after taking marijuana (5) 6. Availing oneself of gun is potentially upsetting (5) 8. Deplorable, the way it will call one up (8) 10. Month in Feilding finally gets one going (8) 13. A month that is permissive (3) 15. Dirty boy endlessly had up on a bit of play (7) 16. Some snooker, all that’s needed to complete the picture? (5) 17. Betters bone on leaving wartime army girls (5) 19. Prepare one for what may follow the bride (5) 21. A jaunt in the car may produce a good yarn (4)

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