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odd Muller rocked up to Ashburton on Wednesday with the ghosts of National past (Gerry Brownlee), present (Andrew Falloon), and future (Nicola Grigg), set to announce a commitment to spend $1.5 billion on a new expressway between Ashburton and Christchurch. What was meant to be an opportunity to push National’s big campaign message of being the party that delivers for small businesses and builds infrastructure, was instead overshadowed by “rogue” MP Hamish Walker, who had leaked confidential Covid-19 patient information after receiving it from former National Party president Michelle Boag. Muller has often cut a tense figure in television interviews in his time since being elected leader, under pressure to tackle the nation’s sweetheart, Jacinda Ardern. But with all this pressure, including the current scandal, sitting down to chat one-on-one Muller was relaxed and confident in his ideas of what they should do to will win the election, and why he thinks Ashburton is a key cog in the economic recovery from Covid-19. “What we bring is an understanding that Mid Canterbury is a key part of the economic recovery,” he said. “It is very understandable for people to reflect on other parts of the country and think because of their numbers of people they are important, and of course they are, but when you look at the GDP that comes out of here, the exports that come out of here, the businesses and flow-on businesses that are supported by the economic activity here and the fact that our exports are based on what I think are our natural competitive advantages of the country in terms of good soils and access to water, I think this is an area that will be part of that recovery.” Muller said while policies they have released so far have not been huge, they show a point of difference compared to the current Government in “not spraying money round indiscriminately and forgetting what the debt

With less than three months to the election, National Party Leader Todd Muller has a tough road ahead of him, one he admits may be the most important for the country’s future in his lifetime. Guardian reporter Jaime Pitt-MacKay sat down with the farm boy from Te Puna to discuss how he plans to win the election and what a National-led Government would mean for Mid Canterbury.

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BIG CENTRES AND BUREAUCRACY Muller said he feels the current Government are too focused on Wellington and bureaucracy and not thinking about what communities like Ashburton need to function. “I do think while it is a single announcement, $1.5 billion of four-lane highway, additional second bridge over the Ashburton river – this is going to fundamentally change this community,” he said. Muller said while he does not see too many similarities be-

tween Ashburton and Tauranga in terms of size, which he now says sometimes feels like a suburb of Auckland, the way the towns have grown and economies run are similar. “The big similarity is, of course, the reliance on the surrounding rural heartland to provide the economic horsepower, here, of course, it is in dairy and sheep and beef, increasingly dairy over recent times, and for me in my area it is kiwifruit,” he said. “It is massive so you’ve got that sort of same dynamic, part of the reason Tauranga has grown

so strongly is that obviously, and the port being part of that, is its proximity to a sector that has just boomed, when I was first involved at Zespri it had sort of a $400 million turnover, now it is $3.5 billion, it is just like poof, supercharged. “The same here in terms of agribusiness, the value that comes out of here, huge, so you look at the export receipts Mid Canterbury generates for the country and then you look at the resources it gets from central Government in terms of enabling infrastructure, night and day in terms of proportionality.”

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rong policy they don’t understand culturally what you mean when you talk about that. “That is why I get so exercised about the border shambles, because both the Prime Minister and Clark didn’t ask the sort of simple basic questions that anyone who has managed a business would ask. “I know you’ve got a job to do and you’ve told me you’ve done the job, but demonstrate to me that you have.”

“You are never going to get a line ball but you have got to make sure that areas like this feel like they are being supported.” While Mid Canterbury and Rangitata is typically a safe area for National, Muller is hoping their policies will be what swings the party vote in their favour at the election in September. “We will be unashamedly focused on jobs and the economic recovery, because that is what a lot of families are worried about, they can see the numbers, they see when people say 40,000 lost their jobs in April, and the number is expected to be 80,000 by September and 120,000 by Christmas, people think that could be me. So getting a sense of which of the two parties has the best economic recovery that is going to support me and my family is critical,” he said. “Second is the horsepower of the team, these guys have got three or four people that do most of the jobs, cause they can’t give them to anybody else, and that’s not a politician spinning, that is the reality. David Clark gets sacked and they give a huge Minister of Health role to the Minister of Education, and the Minister of State Owned Enterprises and whatever else, and the leader of the house. It is just proof point that they don’t have the team to be able to provide the focus that we need.”

BIG WORK AHEAD Muller said while every election is important for the people competing in it, he accepts this one may be one of the most important in recent times. “I know every election people sort of frame it up as this is the important one but if you look at the context of which we are operating in, both globally and domestically, it is hard pressed to think of one in our lifetime that is more important,” he said. With social media being used as a powerful tool by the current Government, Muller accepts it will play an important role in this election. “We are lifting ours (social media content) quite rapidly which is what you would expect,” he said. Muller said both sides would be clear on their policy, with discussions then happening around what will be the best way to catch people’s imagination. “You know we’ve got some fantastic creatives doing that, it is awesome actually, it is so weird, like I mean I gave a speech, swung the bat, did reasonably well I thought, a bit tubthumpy, and we put it up and there was like 700,000 people watched it, I mean 700,000 people,” he exclaimed. “Of course the other side have a particular individual that they hang all their messaging off, so we’ve gotta counter with our own smart, really good policy and then smart ways of connecting with people.” “It is massively different and we are having fun doing it. “It is unexplored territory and almost certainly means you are swinging the bat sometimes and you go ‘that ah, didn’t quite work’, it doesn’t matter.”

DEPTH IN NUMBERS Muller is confident he has the depth in his cabinet to do the job better, pointing to Rangitata MP Andrew Falloon as an example of their depth. “Look at the experience of what Andrew has done, and the calibre of his thinking and you go through our line-up and it is lived experience in communities, business, they understand actually what it takes to step a business back up and to create an environment of success and are used to being accountable for delivery, and that is the key thing,” he said. “Most of these guys that are holding ministerial roles on the other side, they have never had a job with acute accountability before, and an expectation to drive performance,

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Celebrating two becoming one By Sue Newman

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At the start of this year Rachel Redmond divided her energies between two businesses at opposite ends of the Ashburton Arcade. But today those businesses, Ashburton’s China Shop and Kitchen Kapers share one large retail space. They’ve retained their own identity, but now the two flow seamlessly down a long stretch of the arcade. And the co-location is proving a winner not only with Redmond and her staff, but also with customers who say they’re enjoying being able to browse a much wider range of goods in one place. To celebrate the change, Redmond brought several experts in store on Friday to demonstrate a range of cookware and appliances, while staff member Sade Kearvell set up workspace to demonstrate creative ways to put together eye-catching and mouth-watering platters of nibbles. While she might have been a little anxious about bringing two stores into one retail space, Redmond said the feedback from customers had been nothing but positive. Any concerns that the customers who had been China Shop stalwarts since it first opened in 1979 by Shirley Redmond might miss their standalone store were

Nothing is being left to chance when it comes to ensuring Mid Canterbury’s agricultural industry retains its position as a national leader in the post Covid-19 environment. With funds from the Provincial Growth fund in hand, the Ashburton District Council’s economic development team is appointing an agricultural port-

The Ashburton District Council is planning to ease its restrictions on rates penalties to make life a little easier for cash-strapped ratepayers. Currently just one penalty waiver can be granted within a 24 months period. Due to Covid-19, it intends to waive this limit for instalments one to four for this financial year. To meet its legal requirements to allow this to happen, it will undertake a targeted consultation with the community. This consultation will be completed by August 13. After reading submissions and listening to submitters, Ashburton’s district councillors have modified proposed speed limit changes on a number of Ashburton roads. There was strong opposition to a proposal to introduce a 30km/h limit on several streets but this has been scrapped, with the Lochlea, Braebrook, Oaklea and Tarbotton’s subdivisons now to have 40km/h limits. Murdochs, and Morris roads and Ashford Avenue were to have a 60km/h speed limit but these will become 80km/h. The current 70km/h area on Company Road will remain unchanged.

Methven road speeds Denise MacGregor (left) and Pennie Saunders at Kitchen Kapers-China Shop celebration, taking tips from the experts in creating platters designed to tempt the palate. PHOTO SUE NEWMAN 100720-SN-0192

groundless. Feedback from those long established customers had been

absolutely positive, she said. “One woman looked around the shop and said ‘I feel like I’m

in Harrods’.” And that has to be the ultimate compliment, she said.

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folio advisor to work alongside the industry to identify opportunities, build resilience and future-proof the district’s economy. In explaining the purpose of the role to councillors at Thursday’s community services meeting, chief executive Hamish Riach said the position would see information collected from a wide range of organisations in the agricultural sector such as

MPI and Lincoln University and that information would then be used for projects that would enhance the district’s economy. “It’s about future-proofing the primary sector, with a view to what might the future look like for agriculture,” he said. Part of that would be looking for projects that could be supported by the Provincial Growth Fund (PGF). The position itself is funded through this fund.

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Across Canterbury, two advisors would be appointed, one working in tourism and the Ashburton-based advisor working in agriculture. The role will include working on improving the knowledge of environmental science and identifying projects that would directly help with the natural environment. The position is a fixed term, 18-month contract.

In Methven the Camrose subdivision and McDonald Street will have 40km/h limits and the 50km/h limit will be extended on the Methven Chertsey Road to Jackson Holmes Contracting vehicle crossing and on Barkers Road to Homes Road.

Rural road speeds All roads in and around Lake Camp will have speed limits of 40km/h. The 50km/h limit will extend on the Ashburton Gorge Road to the water station and this limit will also apply to Hoods Road.

Line Road Ashburton District councillors found themselves divided when it came for deciding the right speed for traffic on Line Road opposite the Lauriston settlement. With a sweeping bend in the road at the Lauriston Barrhill Road intersection to be realigned later this year, some wanted the speed to remain at 80km/h while others wanted it reduced to 60km/h to improve road safety. When put to the vote, 60km/h won the day, but the final decision will be made at the council’s August meeting.

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Tournament making history By Adam Burns

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Organisers of the Mid Canterbury Winter Classic Pickleball Tournament hope the historic event is just the tipping point for the sport. More than 70 players will be involved across the three-day tournament to be played at Ashburton’s EA Network Centre. It is the first major pickleball tournament to be staged in the South Island. The sport, which combines elements of tennis, badminton and table tennis into one, was introduced to Mid Canterbury last year and after strong initial interest through some public open days in Ashburton. Proceedings kicked off last night with men’s and women’s singles competitions, the first ever singles championship to be held in the country, A total of 24 players were vying for glory in the singles event. Doubles and mixed formats begin today with final stage action across all forms to commence tomorrow. Organiser Ruben Garcia said several international competitors had originally planned to travel for the event, however Covid-19 stymied those plans. “They’ve been really supportive,” he said. Some were travelling from opposite ends of the country including competitors from Northland and Gore.

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Dotted around the Ashburton District are small blocks of ownerless land. Two of those, where the search is currently under way for anyone with a possible claim to ownership, are in Hinds. One section runs along State Highway One and the other along a boundary of the Hinds Domain. Their last known owners were Robert Wilson, who bought his section in 1878 and Annie Carter, a purchaser in 1885. With decades of unpaid rates on its books, the Ashburton District Council has decided to attempt to find descendants of

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Garcia, who also serves as the president of the Pickleball New Zealand board, said the sport was more prevalent in the North Island with tournaments previously held in Rotorua. “There are now 3000 players in New Zealand across 60 clubs.” He hoped this weekend’s tournament would bolster the sport’s rise in the South

Island alongside showcasing the Mid Canterbury region. “It’s about managing the growth. “By scheduling it around this time of year, we hoped it would attract people to the Mid Canterbury region, we’ve got the beautiful skiing backdrop and we think it will generate interest in the area.”

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the two early settlers, to sort out future ownership of that land. They’re hoping to find a will or a successor who can help unravel the land ownership puzzle. District councillor Stuart Wilson, whose home patch is Hinds, said the land was classified as abandoned but the council needed to go through the process of trying to find anyone who might have a rightful claim before selling it off to a new owner. The section along the highway was a reasonable sized residential lot, but that alongside the domain was a narrow strip, he said. Before the land could be sold, the council had to go through

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a set process, Wilson said, but if no ownership claims were made the land would be disposed of. The council went through a similar process in 2017 when a large number of sections near Mt Alford were disposed of. They were taken by the council for plantation purposes. Those sections were part of Diamond Town, surveyed in the late 1880s after a prospector believed he had found diamonds in the area. More than 160 sections were created but when the diamonds proved to be crystals, the town was abandoned before the first house was built. The sections were technically still owned by those original

prospectors, but no rates had been paid on the lots for more than a century. By default the council had used the land for forestry. While it already owned more than 70 sections in the paper town, it wanted to tidy up ownership of those that had been abandoned. About 27 landowners were involved, many owning several lots. The council went public with its search and after three months when no claimants came forward under the Public Works Act, ownership transferred to the council. If a section had been claimed, the council could then have negotiated a land purchase.

Owen Brewster and his team are the people you never see, but they’re the people who play a huge role in keeping Ashburton’s town centre a safe place after dark. Ashburton’s Town Watch team spend Friday and Saturday nights providing police with extra eyes and ears on the street. They’re all volunteers but their rewards come in knowing they’re playing a role in keeping the community safe, he said. The group, however, is one of dwindling numbers. Most of those in the group are older and several have been members for many years. Currently it has just 10 members and that means they’ve had to cut out Friday patrols. Those patrols work in groups of three – two in the car and one monitoring the inner town CCTV cameras. But they desperately need more members, Brewster said. “And we’re flat-out at the moment trying to raise money to replace our car, but we’re in the queue with that,” he said. To join Town Watch, you need to pass a police check and complete a 10-module study course. Once you tick those boxes you undergo a three-month on-the-job trial before you’re signed on. While the job involves patrolling the streets by car, it does not involve active involvement in any situations, Brewster said. “There’s no question that safety is paramount, If you see a situation, you don’t dive in and get in the middle of it, you call the police.” The Town Watch team are on patrol from 10pm until 3am and while winter nights are reasonably quiet, the summer is a bit more active, Brewster said. Late night behaviour improved when the district’s one-way door policy after 1am and 2am closing was introduced, he said. More information about joining Town Watch can be obtained by emailing ashburton.cpnz@gmail. com

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In brief Bad parking warning Police are urging eager skiers heading to Mt Hutt to watch where they park. A police spokesperson said they had been made aware of vehicles being parked on the side of McLennans Bush Road. “We are asking people to park their vehicles off the road on the grass so the road can be used by other motorists.”

Ski jam Skiers faced hour-long waits to get up Mt Hutt as traffic jams clogged the access road yesterday. All five car parks had filled up before the mountain opened at 9am and police were called to help with parking on surrounding roads. The mountain has had a thorough coating of snow, with a 125-centimetre base layer on some runs including a 10cm top-up on Thursday.

Covid cases Health Minister Chris Hipkins said there were two new cases of Covid-19 in New Zealand, and was speaking to media after it was confirmed yesterday that a third person had escaped a managed isolation facility. It was confirmed yesterday that a 50-year-old man has been arrested after he cut through fence ties in a 1.8 metre fence to break out of a managed isolation facility located in Hamilton.

Creating a new after dark life Over the past weeks trees along Ashburton’s East Street green have taken on a new life after dark. When the street lights are turned on each night so too are thousands of tiny lightbulbs strung through the trees on the green and they’ve been such a hit with the community, the Ashburton District Council is extending their period of illumination. Initially the trees were to be lit during July only, but this week they decided the trees would continue to be lit until September. That will coincide with a report district councillors have requested into festive lighting in the central business district. PHOTO SUPPLIED

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Age no barrier for local everyday hero By Heather Mackenzie

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Twelve-year-old Alex Carr has a social conscience that most adults would be proud of. Too young to donate blood, but wanting to do something to honour her amazing Nana Marie Lockyer, who she had lots of fun times with and who passed away from leukaemia three years ago, Alex chose to be an everyday hero when she signed up with the Shave for a Cure fundraiser. Alex has certainly proved worthy of the everyday hero title, due to her efforts $3150 has made its way into the Leukaemia and Blood Cancer New Zealand bank account to date. Mum Kylie said when she and Alex got to Capelli’s Hair Design on Thursday she wasn’t sure how her daughter would react. A change of hairdresser at the last minute could have posed an issue, but Mum needn’t have worried. The plucky pre-teen was all smiles and chatty confidence as she made the final, no going back now, decision to have it all shaved off. “Her hair was actually long enough to donate to the Dunedin wig makers, without having to lose it all, and that would have left her with a stylish bob, but she wanted to have it shaved too.” Alex admits she was a bit nervous to begin with but once hairdresser Sinead

got under way, the nerves vanished and she had fun. “First Sinead braided my hair and then cut the braids off, and then she shaved my head.” Going from having hair that reached to just below her elbows, to a short fuzz that her brother keeps wanting to touch “as it looks so soft”, is a big change, but one Alex said she will get used to pretty quick. So it won’t be too much of a shock for her Wakanui School mates Alex has furnished their social media accounts with images of the new-look Alex, and they have all let her know in return how impressed they are with her efforts. Kylie said her daughter has an inbuilt knack of finding the bright-side in any situation. Alex told her she’s pleased she doesn’t have long hair to dry any more and the back of her t-shirt will no longer get wet. “We are going to Hanmer Springs for a holiday and I have a nice warm beanie to take with me,” Alex said. “I am now as bald as Dad,” Kylie, glowing with pride, said she had managed to keep it together at the hairdressers, but said it was a different story when they left. “When we got home I gave her a big hug and that is when the tears came. ‘Are you crying Mum?’ Yes Alex, I am, I am just so proud of you.”

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Ashburton links to winning architecture By Sue Newman

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Ashburton man Phil Redmond was a double winner in this year’s Canterbury branch of New Zealand Institute of Architects awards. He took out top awards in the residential category for a home in Christchurch’s Park Terrace and in the education sector for his design of a new pre-school in Burnside. He was among 25 winners that the judging panel said demonstrated wide-ranging excellence in architecture across the Canterbury region. The designs showed that Canterbury housing, in particular, was in good design health, they said. The awards were judged by a panel of professionals including convener, Christchurch architect Huia Reriti, who was joined by fellow Christchurch architects Bernadette Muir and Dan Sullivan, Wellington architect Anne Kelly and Christchurch architectural designer Tobin Smith. The Park Terrace home was a great project, Redmond said, with a fairly wide open brief, with just the number of bedrooms stipulated, along with the desire for a gable roof. It was a project that took about six months in the initial design phase and then another year to work through the design process and obtain all consents required. The owners purchased a vacant site, with the previous house having been demolished after the 2010 and 2011 earthquakes.

Architect Phil Redmond’s Park Terrace home in Christchurch earned him top honours in this year’s Canterbury branch of the New Zealand Institute of Architects awards. He was also recognised for his design of Burwood’s Rabbit Patch Pre-school. PHOTO SUPPLIED

The judges commended Redmond’s design for the way it acknowledged and playfully integrated Christchurch’s architectural heritage. The black gable form was exquisitely composed via a process of addition and subtraction, blending the themes of industrial and

residential, they said. Internally it is a blend of raw industrial aesthetic, balanced by elegant detailing. They said it was a design where drama and contrast underpinned the architectural configuration. His winning design of Rabbit Patch Pre-School was another

new build, with the new complex standing on its own section, but also relating to the existing complex. The building turns its back to the street to create an enclosed space where children can interact and respond to the play of light, shadow, texture and reflection

created by its architecture. The building is deliberately residential in scale and material. Also on the podium was a third project with Ashburton District links, the ablutions block at Farmers Corner. This was designed by Dunedin architectural company Architype.

■■ TALES FROM THE BACK SEAT

The wonderful world of anagrams

ren’t words wonderful things! Things we use every day to communicate either verbally or in print like these words appear. Words enable events and statistics to be recorded, like the fact that this is the 50th tale from the back seat. A total approaching 28,000 words have gone into these tales so far. Just imagine how many thousands of words make up just this edition of our newspaper. Words can be confusing, especially when spelled differently to denote different meanings while sounding the same, like their and there. Or to, too and two – which don’t equal six. The dictionary defines a word as: A single distinct meaningful element of speech or writing, used with others (or sometimes alone) to form a sentence and typically shown with a space on either side when written or printed. And also as a command, password, or signal for example: “The editor gave me the word to start writing.” Words can be challenging – take for example our daily Word

Bernard Egan TALES FROM THE BACK SEAT

Wheel. And words can be fun. One way of having fun with words is by rearranging the letters which they contain resulting in an anagram. Anagram – a word, phrase, or name formed by rearranging the letters of another, such as spar, formed from rasp. So here’s a few more where the letters have been rearranged to form other words. Presbyterian – best in prayer. Astronomer – moon starer. The eyes – they see. The Morse Code – here come dots. Slot machines – cash lost in me. Animosity – is no amity. Election results – lies, lets recount. (Some may be saying so on 19 September?)

Guardian motoring correspondent, Bernard Egan is well known around these parts. He’s agreed to share with us some of his tales of yesteryear. Some will be his own telling while others will come directly, or indirectly from others. The whole truth of some, can be left for public opinion. Readers are invited to share tales with Bernard by emailing geegeeber@gmail.com

Snooze alarms – Alas, no more zs. A decimal point – I’m a dot in place. Eleven plus two – twelve plus one. And of course people’s names can be rearranged too (that’s not to or two!) Jim Morrison (lead singer of the Doors) - Mr Mojo Risin’. Appropriate! Damon Albarn - Dam Abnormal. A bit unfair mind you he may have tempted fate by being part of rock bands with names like Blur and The Good, The Bad & The Queen. George Bush (President) - He bugs Gore (Bill Clinton’s Vice President). George Bush or maybe both Bushes probably did bug Al Gore but most likely it was recipro-

cated. Clint Eastwood - Old West action. Clint The Outlaw Josey Wales and The Man with No Name certainly provided plenty of old west action and a bit more modern day stuff too when punks made his and his Magnum 44’s day. Ronald Reagan - A darn long era. Don’t agree – it wasn’t long enough, can’t get enough of Ronnie’s wit. Elvis - Lives. Some people think the King still lives. In fact some true fans and believers erected a sign in Memphis proclaiming Elvis Lives! Underneath someone wrote “Yes but they buried the poor bu##&r!” Bart (as in Bart Simpson) - Brat. Fancy calling Bart a brat! Got

to be careful saying that quickly and we’re too windy to mention an anagram for frat which rhymes with brat. What about the word anagram itself? An anagram of anagram is nag a ram. Words are great and creating anagrams is fun Hope you’ve enjoyed these ones. Me thinks sharing them was the write, whoops, I mean right thing to write, which means one write made a wrong but the other didn’t. And to my friends Bob and Anne in the high country don’t forget you’re to have a little celebration to mark this 50th tale. Maybe a little of Shaunessey’s moonshine?

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Dead mayor leaves apology

Seoul’s mayor left a note saying he felt “sorry to all people” before he was found dead early yesterday, officials in the South Korean capital said as people began mourning the liberal legal activist seen as a potential presidential candidate. Mayor Park Won-soon had been found dead in wooded hills in northern Seoul hours after his daughter reported to police he had left her a “willlike” verbal message and disappeared. His body was found after hours of searching near the last location of his phone. Police said there were no signs of foul play at the site but refused to disclose his cause of death. A mourning station was set up at a hospital to receive mourners for five days. Some politicians and civic activists visited the hospital to pay respects to Park. His funeral is to be held next week. Seoul government officials said Park cancelled his scheduled appointments and did not come to work without explanation. South Korean media including SBS television network reported Thursday night that one of Park’s secretaries had lodged a complaint with police on Wednesday night over

Concern for Kanye Kanye West’s family are concerned his bizarre bid for president comes amid another bipolar episode. The rapper’s family shared their concerns as he’s struggled with manic and depressive episodes in the past, according to People. A source told the magazine Kanye had been “doing well”. And Kanye’s wife Kim Kardashian West, who the source says is in LA with the couple’s four kids while he is in Wyoming, is “worried”. “Kim is concerned. It’s super stressful for Kim, because Kanye’s behaviour is very unpredictable. She is worried,” the source claimed. The body of Seoul Mayor Park Won-soon, reportedly embroiled in sexual harassment allegations, was found more than half a day after giving his daughter a will-like message. alleged sexual harassment for an extend period. Police later confirmed that a complaint against Park had been filed but cited privacy issues in refusing to elaborate, including on whether the complaint was about sexual behaviour. Seoul’s city government said a note left by Park was found

at his residence. “I feel sorry to all people. I thank everyone who has been with me in my life,” the note shown on TV said. It continued with a request his remains be cremated and scattered around his parents’ graves. The US Ambassador to South Korea, Harry Harris, expressed his sadness at Park’s

■■UNITED STATES

Victoria has 288 Covid cases Australia’s Victoria state yesterday reported the new daily record of 288 coronavirus cases, which also reflects a record number of tests exceeding 37,500. Meanwhile, Prime Minister Scott Morrison said that the number of citizens and permanent residents allowed to return to Australia each week will be reduced by more than 4000 from next week. Sydney, Australia’s largest city, has been carrying a disproportionate burden of hotel quarantine that is currently paid for by the New South Wales state government. Victoria, to the south, has banned international arrivals after breaches of hotel quarantine in Melbourne were blamed for Australia’s only widespread transmission

Cohen returns to prison

of Covid-19. Victoria’s Chief Helath Officer Breet Sutton said “certainly, 288 new cases today is a pretty ugly number”. “Our numbers are the numbers that the US gets every 10 minutes. We are still in a fortunate position and we have gone to a lockdown at this juncture in order not to have those kind of pressures manifest in our system,” Sutton said. Melbourne went into lockdown again on Wednesday night for six weeks. Victoria has become the first state to recommend its residents wear masks if they can’t maintain 1.5 metres social distancing such as when they’re on public transport or in supermarkets.

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death. “My condolences to his family and to the people of Seoul during this difficult time,” his tweet said. Park, 64, was a longtime civic activist and human rights lawyer before he was elected Seoul mayor in 2011. He became the city’s first mayor to be voted to a third term in June 2018.

President Donald Trump’s former personal lawyer and fixer, Michael Cohen, was returned to federal prison yesterday, after baulking at certain conditions of the home confinement he was granted because of the coronavirus pandemic. Records obtained by The Associated Press said Cohen was ordered into custody after he “failed to agree to the terms of Federal Location Monitoring” in Manhattan. But Cohen’s attorneys disputed that, saying Cohen took issue with a condition of his home confinement that forbid him from speaking with the media and publishing a tell-all book he began working on in federal prison. The rules also prohibited him from “posting on social media,” the records show. “The purpose is to avoid glamorising or bringing publicity to your status as a sentenced inmate serving a custodial term in the community,” the document says. Cohen has written a tell-all book that he had been preparing to publish about his time working for the Trump Organization, his lawyers said. “Cohen was sure this was written just for him,” his attorney, Jeffrey Levine, said of the home confinement conditions. “I’ve never seen anything like this.” A Justice Department official pushed back on that characterisation and said Cohen had refused to accept the terms of home confinement, specifically that he submit to wearing an ankle monitor. - AP

‘I’m not a reality star’ Florence Pugh says criticism of her romance with Zach Braff makes her “feel like s**t”. The Midsommar star and Braff, 45, have a 21-year age gap between them, and she has said she’s tired of the idea that she’s “old enough to be an adult and pay taxes”, but isn’t old enough to decide what’s best for her own love life. She said: “I’ve always found it funny, how I can be good enough for people to watch my work and support my work and pay for tickets and I’m old enough to be an adult and pay taxes but I’m not old enough to know who I should and should not have sex with.”

Bid to stop publication The Duchess of Sussex has asked a British court to prevent a newspaper from publishing the names of five friends who defended her while speaking to an American magazine under the shield of anonymity. The former Meghan Markle made the request in a witness statement for her lawsuit against the Daily Mail and its parent company over excerpts from a “private and confidential’’ letter she wrote to her father that the newspaper published last year. Her statement claims the newspaper has threatened to publish the names of the five women who spoke to People Magazine anonymously but are named in confidential court documents as part of her lawsuit.

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Former New Zealand prime minister Helen Clark. other panel members, he said. The panel will then provide an interim report to an annual meeting of health ministers in November and present a “substantive report” next May.

“This is not a standard report that ticks a box and is then put on a shelf to gather dust. This is something we take seriously,” Tedros said. In May, WHO’s member states

adopted unanimously a resolution proposed by the European Union calling for an evaluation of the global response to the pandemic. Addressing yesterday’s meeting, Clark said the assignment would be “exceptionally challenging”. Johnson Sirleaf, whose country was ravaged by West Africa’s Ebola outbreak, the world’s worst, in 2014-2016, said she looked forward “to doing all we can to respond” to the pandemic’s challenges. More than 12 million people are reported to have been infected by the novel coronavirus worldwide and 548,429have died, according to a Reuters tally. Global health expert and former WHO head of communications Ilona Kickbusch said any review had to be credible. “It has to be seen as a group of people that one can trust, that can start the process, and will probably involve others,” she said.

Glee star drowned? Authorities said Thursday that they believe Glee star Naya Rivera drowned in a Southern California lake but they are continuing the search for her a day after her 4-year-old son was found alone in a rented boat. “Investigators believe Rivera drowned in what appears to be a tragic accident,” a Ventura County Sheriff’s Office statement said. The boy, who was found asleep and wearing a life vest, told investigators that he and his mother went swimming and he got back on the boat, but “his mom never made it out of the water,” Sheriff’s Sgt. Kevin Donoghue said. - AP

‘Invasion gone wrong’ Authorities believe rising rapper Pop Smoke was shot and killed during a Los Angeles homeinvasion robbery in February after his social media posts led five suspects to the house he was renting, police said after detectives arrested the group yesterday. Los Angeles police had initially discounted a robbery theory in the days after the 20-year-old rapper’s death at a home in the Hollywood Hills. Pop Smoke’s legal name is Bashar Barakah Jackson. Capt. Jonathan Tippet said three men and two teenage boys likely went to the home because they knew Pop Smoke was there from social - AP media posts.

Trump loses secrecy

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Feds fear Ghislaine Maxwell might kill herself Federal officials were so worried Jeffrey Epstein’s long-time confidant Ghislaine Maxwell might take her own life after her arrest that they took away her clothes and bedsheets and made her wear paper attire while in custody, an official familiar with the matter told The Associated Press. The steps to ensure Maxwell’s safety while she’s locked up at a federal jail in New York City extend far beyond the measures federal officials took when they first arrested her in New Hampshire last week. The Justice Department has added extra security precautions and placed federal officials outside the Bureau of Prisons in charge of ensuring there is adequate protection for Maxwell. That’s to help prevent other inmates from harming her and to stop her from harming herself, the official said. The concern comes in part because Epstein, 66, killed himself in a federal jail in Manhattan last summer while in custody on sex trafficking charges, spawning conspiracy theories over his death despite a medical examiner ruling it a suicide. The sprawling case against him ensnared British royalty and American elite who attended parties at his mansions. Whispers over who knew what and when about Epstein even reached the White House, after video surfaced of President Donald Trump and the financier chatting at a Mar-a-Lago party in 1992.

In brief

Clark to co-chair WHO panel to review Covid-19 pandemic The World Health Organisation (WHO) said yesterday it was setting up an independent panel to review its handling of the Covid-19 pandemic and the response by governments worldwide. The announcement follows strong criticism by US President Donald Trump’s administration, which accused the WHO of being “China-centric”, and US formal notification on Tuesday that it was withdrawing from the UN agency in a year’s time. Former New Zealand prime minister Helen Clark and former Liberian president Ellen Johnson Sirleaf have agreed to head the panel, WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said. “The magnitude of this pandemic, which has touched virtually everyone in the world, clearly deserves a commensurate evaluation, an honest evaluation,” Tedros told a virtual meeting with representatives of WHO’s 194 member states. The co-chairs would select the

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In this file photo, British socialite Ghislaine Maxwell, driven by Britain’s Prince Andrew leaves the wedding of a former girlfriend of the prince, Aurelia Cecil, at the Parish Church of St Michael in Compton Chamberlayne near Salisbury, England. The case appeared dormant until Maxwell was arrested last Thursday on charges she helped lure at least three girls – one as young as 14 – to be sexually abused by Epstein, who was accused of victimising dozens of girls and women over many years. Maxwell, the daughter of the late British publishing magnate Robert Maxwell, was the former girlfriend and long-time close associate of Epstein. She is accused of facilitating his crimes and even joining him in sexually abusing the girls, according to the indictment against her. Several Epstein victims have

described Maxwell as his chief enabler, recruiting and grooming girls for abuse. She has denied wrongdoing and called claims against her “absolute rubbish”. Maxwell was arrested by a team of federal agents last week at a $1 million estate she had purchased in New Hampshire. The investigators had been keeping an eye on Maxwell and knew she had been hiding out in various locations in New England. She had switched her email address, ordered packages under someone else’s name and registered at least one new phone number under an alias “G Max,”

prosecutors have said. When the agents swooped in to arrest her, they weren’t sure that she was even at the home, the official said. Some investigators believed she may have already fled the United States to avoid prosecution, the official added. Maxwell was not sent to the same jail. Rather, she was taken to the Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn, just over the Brooklyn Bridge from where Epstein was held. The other protocols put in place for Maxwell’s confinement include ensuring that she has a roommate in her cell, that she is monitored and that someone is always with her while she’s behind bars, the official said. The official could not discuss the ongoing investigation publicly and spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity. The Bureau of Prisons has been the subject of intense scrutiny since Epstein’s death, with staff shakeups and leadership changes. Attorney General William Barr said his death was the result of the “perfect storm of screw ups”. The Bureau of Prisons has been plagued for years by serious misconduct, violence and staffing shortages so severe that guards often work overtime day after day or are forced to work mandatory double shifts. It has also struggled recently with an exploding number of coronavirus cases in prisons across the US.

Rejecting President Donald Trump’s complaints that he’s being harassed, the Supreme Court ruled in favour of a New York prosecutor’s demands for the billionaire president’s tax records. But in good political news for Trump, his taxes and other financial records almost certainly will be kept out of the public eye at least until after the November election. In a separate case, the justices kept a hold on banking and other documents about Trump, family members and his businesses that Congress has been seeking for more than a year. The court said that while Congress has significant power to demand the president’s personal information, it is not limitless. - AP

Air spread ‘possible’ The World Health Organization is acknowledging the possibility that Covid-19 might be spread in the air under certain conditions – after more than 200 scientists urged the agency to do so. In an open letter published this week in a journal, two scientists from Australia and the US wrote that studies have shown “beyond any reasonable doubt that viruses are released during exhalation, talking and coughing in microdroplets small enough to remain aloft in the air.”

New Stones’ tracks The Rolling Stones will release a new version of their 1973 album Goats Head Soup featuring three unheard tracks, including one featuring Led Zeppelin’s Jimmy Page. The band announced yesterday that the release on September 4 will include a fourdisc CD and vinyl box set editions that includes 10 bonus tracks, including outtakes and alternative versions. - AP

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Starry, starry night. Relaxing in the hot pools at Tekapo Springs while gazing up to the heavens.

Mackenzie Country calling P

urring through lonely Burkes Pass, past the retro Americana novelties, antiques and giftware delights of Three Creeks, the jagged snowdraped fangs of the mighty Southern Alps suddenly reveal their full glory at Dog Kennel Corner, commandeering the high country horizon. My first overnight stop was in Lake Tekapo, where it’s obliga-

Strung across the vast reaches of the Mackenzie Basin, connecting Fairlie to Tekapo, Twizel and Aoraki/Mount Cook, State Highways 8 and 80 have been evocatively renamed the Starlight Highway, underscoring Mackenzie’s global brag-power as the largest gold-standard International Dark Sky Reserve, writes Mike Yardley. tory to pay homage to the Sheep Dog statue and the sigh-inducing sweetness of the Church of

the Good Shepherd. I conversed with some fellow free-spirited Kiwi travellers, we

Tekapo’s Church of the Good Shepherd basking in starry goodness.

all remarked on the novelty of savouring these time-honoured landmarks sans the crowds. The global forest of selfie sticks was conspicuously absent. It felt like tripping through the Mackenzie circa 1985. Tekapo was still sporting the aftermath of the previous weekend’s snow dump, caking Two Thumb Range in a deep and creamy paintjob, while Mount John was fashionably flecked in a lighter snow coat. As the mercury plunged as fast as the dipping winter sun, I ventured across the road from my Tekapo abode, Peppers Bluewater Resort, to surrender to the unrivalled alpine bathing glory of Tekapo Springs. Mercifully, the changing rooms are as toasty as a Finnish sauna, before succumbing to a few seconds of icy air, as you stroll, admittedly at a brisk pace, to the three hot pools gracing the outdoor facility, exquisitely bracketed in billowing tussocks and local vegetation. A fleeting twilight soon yielded to the canopy of inky-darkness, as the glacial lake shimmered like an apparition under bright moonlight. You’ve got three hot pools at

your disposal, Oahu, Pukaki and Tekapo, ranging from 36 to 39°C. Tekapo is a particularly soothing adults-only space to commune with the wraparound alpine splendour. If you’re up for a spot of star-gazing, Tekapo Springs’ guided tours have swung back into action, unlike the bigger boys in town, the Dark Sky Project, which hastily hit the hibernation button, laying 90 people off. Chatting to Jack Randall, Tekapo Springs’ Star Gazing manager, they’ve been enjoying great numbers on the weekend night tours and are looking to ramp up their tour options. It’s one thing to gaze up at the glittering chandelier of constellations spangling the night sky, but I’ve always found it all the more wondrous and enriching to be suitably navigated. Dan was my last ebullient sky guide at Tekapo Springs, sweeping us up in starry-eyed wonder. Through the telescopes set out on the deck of the Tahr Bar, we drooled in wonder over an array of celestial bodies, from the rings of Saturn to the intensity of star-birthing nebulae, revolving serenely above.

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Twizel is laced by canals on its outer limits, that deftly serve as super-sized mirrors the Ben Ohau Range. Dan’s commanding breadth of knowledge and his engaging story-telling made for a compelling night. It’s one thing to have an insane amount of astronomic knowledge, but being able to impart it in such a way that mere mortals can easily digest, takes real flair. You can blend the sky and pools together at Tekapo Springs, “floating” among the stars, sound-tracked by astro-music and more celestial story-telling. It’s the Milky Way’s powdered depth and texture that kept mesmerising me deep into the night. It’s the razor-sharp clarity of Tekapo’s skies that underscores its universal astro-tourism appeal. Soak it up. After a restful night at beautiful Peppers Bluewater Resort, the day dawned crisp, clear and calm as I feasted on the vista, overlooking millpond-smooth Lake Tekapo. The elemental architecture and natural palette decor of Peppers artfully celebrates the sense of place. Warm earthy tones of blue,

brown, cream and beige bring the outside in. Stylish, contemporary accommodations are complemented with private balconies and come fully-equipped with home comforts. It’s a magnificent retreat with a dress-circle view of Tekapo. Grab a suite, or villa, to suit. At daybreak, filling my lungs with pristine and freshly-chilled alpine air, the sun poked its head over Two Thumb Range, intensifying the brilliance of the lake’s turquoise hue. I pointed the car west on the Starlight Highway, passing the unrivalled radiance of Lake Pukaki for a tootle around Twizel. This plucky town of hydro dam creation, is laced by canals on its outer limits, that deftly serve as super-sized mirrors on the Ben Ohau Range. Cruise along the side of those glossy canals for Insta-perfection – my prime spot is Glen Lyon Road Bridge. I love how Twizel’s hospo venues lustily celebrate the town’s roots. As the name would suggest,

Hydro Café is a playfully retro affair with works project fittings and homely 1970s décor. Similarly, MOW Bar & Eatery is an evocative, celebratory salute to the guts and glory of the mammoth Ministry of Works project. Synonymous with the Mackenzie, get your fill of fresh alpine salmon. Just south of Twizel, High Country Salmon offers you the chance to feed the fish, grab a coffee from the floating café and buy some fresh salmon from the working salmon farm. Another popular option is at the base of Lake Pukaki, where Mt Cook Alpine Salmon has set up a shop, stocking oh-so fresh fish, which are hand-fed and raised in the swift currents of the glacial waters of the Southern Alps. It’s impossible not to be uplifted and seduced by this superlative pocket of the Canterbury high country. For more touring tips and trip inspiration on exploring the legendary Mackenzie, head to www. mackenzienz.com

Twizel’s Hydro Café is a playfully retro affair with works project fittings and homely, 1970s décor.

The author had a restful night at the beautiful Peppers Bluewater Resort.

It’s obligatory to pay homage to the statue of James Mackenzie’s dog.

Just south of Burke’s Pass is Three Creeks, offering retro Americana novelties, antiques and giftware.

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OUR VIEW

Sue Newman

SENIOR REPORTER

Giving the gift of time T

hey’re a small group of individuals who fly pretty much under the radar. And that’s the way they like it. That group is made up of around 10 people, many of them retirees, but they’re doing a huge community service, keeping Ashburton’s party people safe after dark. Town Watch has been around for years. Its membership has waxed and waned and right now it’s waning. The group is battling on with a tiny team of just 10, still doing what they committed to do, but right now they’re struggling to put names on rosters. They’ve cut out Friday night patrols and on Saturday nights, the group divides its resources between car patrols and monitoring the town centre CCTV cameras. There is no question what they do is invaluable, no question that they make a difference, but there’s also no question that it’s a job few seem to want to do and that has to mean it leaves the group teetering on the edge of viability. They’re desperately in need of a personnel boost. Membership doesn’t mean giving up your weekends, it simply means giving up one night every three weeks. And that’s probably why it sits so comfortably in the time basket of retirees who may look forward to a quiet night in, rather than a big night out. Becoming a member requires a couple of simple steps – pass a police check and complete some training modules. A bit of onthe-job training and then you’re good to go in a job that’s short on time commitment and long on rewards. Our community runs on the back of its volunteers but sometimes even the most dedicated of those volunteers runs out of steam – or in the case of the Town Watch crew, out of years. Town Watch’ s plight is mirrored across many organisations and that raises the spectre of a society, not too far down the track, where volunteerism has disappeared. But it might not be until that happens that we realise just how huge the role the gift of someone else’s time has played in our lives.

YOUR VIEW St Vincent de Paul Society The Ashburton St Vincent de Paul Society wishes to express on behalf of all our clients who receive food parcels, their most grateful thanks for the meat donated by the Meat the Need charity. The meat received adds such great value to the food parcels delivered, enabling so many families to produce quality meals for their families. Many of our clients have children who need protein in their diet to help them to grow and learn. We are so thankful for all the meat donated by our local farm-

ers to help those in our district who are struggling at this time. The wonderful support from our farming community is gratefully appreciated. Thank you all so much. Michael Hanham President Ashburton Conference of St Vincent de Paul Society

Four-lane highway Congratulations to the NZ National Party for their commitment to a four-lane motorway from Ashburton/Tinwald to Rolleston, commencing in 2023. This long overdue project will be one of the best infrastructure constructions for our region for

many decades. For Ashburton town, the project MUST start just south of Tinwald and bypass the town going north, taking all through traffic out of the town centre, making the current bridge viable again for many years yet, with the concern for a second local bridge then becoming quite unimportant. The problems with accidents on the current Rakaia River bridge greatly reduced by having a second bridge, avoiding the long trek up through the Rakaia Gorge. Travelling on the new North Island motorways proves the dream they are with vastly reduced accidents. George Currie

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‘Facebook is not compatible’ – Stuff By Colin Peacock

tuff says Facebook is not compatible with its own “core public values” and it’s “pausing its presence” on the social media giant. The move has raised eyebrows in the media – and New Zealand’s most popular publisher of online news will lose eyeballs as a result. But Stuff is backing up its new owner’s fighting talk. Not long before striking a $1 deal to buy the company last month, Stuff chief executive Sinead Boucher made it clear she was no fan of Facebook. “They have built businesses off the quality content others have created,” she told Mediawatch in April. “News companies like us haven’t seen any of the benefits. “We stand opposite to them in a lot of ways and it is good for us to keep them at arm’s length – because the work we produce, the code of ethics we adhere to and the fact that we produce journalism that is fair and balanced is at odds to Facebook and the fact it permitted massacres to be livestreamed, and personal data to be misused to manipulate elections.” She also told Mediawatch she objected to Facebook propagating conspiracy theories that Covid-19 was caused by 5G technology. “Those things are damaging and we need to stand in opposition to that.” Now she has. Boucher also backed the Australian government’s efforts to tackle the market dominance of Facebook and Google and said our government should follow suit. Along with other media executives, she has urged the government not to spend public money on Facebook advertising – she would, of course, prefer to see the ads placed with New Zealand media companies, including hers. Both Google and Facebook have invested in support for online journalism, such as the Facebook Journalism Project and the Google News Initiative. Both have launched tools to help media outlets secure paying subscribers and visited New Zealand to promote them. “I haven’t had any meetings with Facebook,” Boucher told Mediawatch in April. “That’s not to say they haven’t reached out but the sort of things they offer don’t help us in any way.” Tuesday’s announcement,

Sinead Boucher reported by The Spinoff, that Stuff had “ceased all activity” on Facebook and its partner networks, such as Instagram, in a trial until further notice won’t have surprised staff familiar with her views – and it’s not the first time the company has acted on them. After the atrocity in Christchurch in March 2019, Facebook’s role in live-streaming it – and its slow and initially ambivalent response – persuaded Stuff to stop paying Facebook to boost posts (a common way of increasing lucrative online traffic) and Stuff stopped advertising itself and its events on the platform. Stuff also decided it was time to civilise the often unpleasant space “below the line”. It stopped publishing online comments on news stories about the topics that got readers the most wound-up – including the mosque shootings, 1080, climate change, suicide and even transport. Many other local media outlets had already abandoned comments for similar reasons. “In an era when many media outlets simply outsource comments to the unmoderated wilds of Facebook, we continue to see value in a curated conversation,” Stuff’s chief editor, Patrick Crewdson, said at the time. But online engagement with the audience is vital to any media company operating in the online era, so why would Stuff cut off such a critical conduit? “We get 7000 comments a day from a daily audience of 1.2 million unique browsers. It’s actually a drop in the bucket,” Crewdson previously told Mediawatch. Facebook was the biggest part of the “bucket”. On any given day, several Stuff staffers around the country were posting Stuff’s content to Facebook at all hours. On June 5, Crewdson told RNZ readers could still share Stuff stories from their own Facebook

feeds, but the plethora of accounts for Stuff’s various sections and mastheads became officially “dormant” from that morning. “Seven hundred and fifty large companies around the world are boycotting Facebook in terms of ads because it is not doing enough on fake news and hate speech,” Crewdson said. Less online traffic back to Stuff’s site means less income per advert placed on the site, so pulling content altogether will come at a cost, though Crewdson is not sure what that will be. “We’re going to measure the impact of this but we have a large loyal audience that comes directly to us each day. Some which come via Facebook will come directly,” he said. Cutting the cord? It remains to be seen if other local media companies will follow their lead, but some community groups and forums have already abandoned Facebook. Online tech forum Geekzone no longer publishes on Facebook. “Good on Stuff. It’s a risky move but ethically the right thing to do. Hopefully the recent global movement against Facebook will continue to snowball,” one Geekzone user said Tuesday. The move will also please those who have long argued local media should distance themselves from the tech titans. In 2018, Dr Merja Myllylahti, research fellow at AUT’s School of Communication Studies, said local media had become dangerously dependent on Facebook and Google for online traffic. Her research showed the online platforms’ share of digital ad revenues was growing, but New Zealand news organisations don’t make any substantial revenue from Facebook. Dr Myllylahti said publishers were making the same mistake with Facebook news distribution as they did with their online news sites 20 years ago when they decided to make the content

available for free. “Chasing clicks did not provide them with a sustainable revenue model, and chasing users’ attention is not working for them either. Facebook user numbers are declining in some major markets, and if the user numbers decline, so will the potential audience for news companies. Why do they stay on the platform?,” Dr Myllilahti asked. Lessons from Norway? She told Mediawatch there were other publishers New Zealand media could learn from, such as Norwegian company Schibsted. “They have a paywall and they built their model outside of Facebook and social media,” she said. Schibsted combines all its digital publishing in Europe and has a mobile-focused news platform Omni in a bid to push back against Google and Facebook. But that’s easier said than done in New Zealand. Back in 2016, Stuff (then Fairfax Media) joined New Zealand’s other biggest news media companies TVNZ, MediaWorks and NZME in KPEX – a joint venture to sell digital ads. This was billed as a “premium alliance” that could offer advertisers a “brand-safe” environment – unlike Facebook and Google which blends legitimate and fake news and real ads alongside scams. But those four media companies pulled the plug on KPEX last year. Like Stuff, Schibsted confronted Facebook over its ethics in 2016 when it ‘censored’ the paper’s journalism. The government got involved and it had leverage because Norway’s massive state sovereign wealth fund has a 1.4 per cent shareholding in Facebook. In June, it backed six activist shareholders’ initiatives to reform Facebook’s oversight of questionable content. All were rejected by the Facebook management, but it highlighted the growing concern over Facebook’s ongoing ambivalence about the content it publishes. Colin Peacock is a Mediawatch presenter. The views, opinions, positions or strategies expressed by the author and those providing comments are theirs alone, and do not necessarily reflect the views, opinions, positions or strategies of the Ashburton Guardian Co Ltd or any employee thereof.

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Call for extended wage subsidy Businesses struggling under the economic weight caused by the pandemic are calling for the wage subsidy to continue in some form after it ends in September. The wage subsidy scheme has been credited with saving the jobs of thousands of New Zealanders as the crisis took its grip on the country. Businesses say without it, many would not have survived. To date 1.705 million jobs have been cushioned by the wage subsidy at a cost of $12.3 billion. Russell’s historic Duke of Marlborough Hotel co-owner Riki Kinnaird said the business had to lay off 50 seasonal staff months earlier than planned as bookings disappeared overnight. The future of his 50 permanent workers also looked grim without the subsidy, he said. Even with an increase in domestic tourism the future was still uncertain and targeted help for the sector was vital, Kinnaird said. The Bernina Sewing Centre in Whangarei has two workers. Owner Tim Robinson said the subsidy assured it could hold on to them. The jobs of all 40 workers at Robinson Asphalt in Whangarei

Finance Minister Grant Robertson were also saved by the wage subsidy. Co-owner Annette Johnston said applying for the wage subsidy was a no-brainer. The business did not need to apply for the subsidy extension as work picked up during Alert Level 3 and was now back to pre-Covid-19 levels – for now at least. In Northland, 60 per cent of businesses took up the subsidy and that dropped to 40 per cent for the extension. Northland Chamber of Commerce chief executive, Steve

Smith, said once the subsidy came to an end, targeted help for some businesses was essential. There were 291,257 jobs covered in the second round of the subsidy. About 41,000 were newcomers not covered during the first wage subsidy. Infometrics senior economist Brad Olsen said that proved the economy was far from out of the woods. “What I think we are going to continue to see is businesses – as they try to rearrange their affairs are going to try and keep as many

workers as possible on – they are going to use that wage subsidy to do it and at the same time they are going to start rationalising their workforce.’’ Olsen said it was important to realise assistance at the scale of the wage subsidy and the extension could not continue unabated, as it was not realistic. Ongoing help for businesses, particularly those reliant on international tourists, needed to change, he said. It was too early to say if any businesses supported by the wage

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Me Today raises $4m through share offer Health and wellness company Me Today has raised $4m in capital raising. The offer, launched on Wednesday, attracted bids for over twice the $3m sought. The company has accepted one million in over subscriptions. There was to be 42,105,263 new shares issued yesterday, representing 11.54 per cent of Me Today’s existing ordinary shares on issue before the offer. The shares sold at 9.5 cents each. Me Today Chairman Grant Baker said the company appreciated the level of interest in this offer. “We are looking forward to continuing the journey of growth

with a committed group of shareholders and ambassadors for the Me Today brand. “The capital raise will be used to accelerate growth and raise the profile of Me Today further in NZ and globally,” he said. The company commenced trading on the NZX yesterday. Me Today chief executive Michael Kerr said the company will use the money to gain more of a share of the multi-billion dollar supplements and natural skincare industry. “We’re quite keen to raise the money to allow us to invest in above the line marketing, to continue to grow the brand, not only in New Zealand but also offshore.”

Kerr said the company had plans to bring the brand to life in countries such as Australia but there were compliance costs involved with any expansion. He said he was confident the Me Today brand could stand out in a competitive wellness industry because it had a unique brand and a range of products, from skincare to supplements. The company will launch nine new supplements over the June to September period. Kerr said it would use some of the money from the share issue to develop a range of new products. Me Today is expecting sales for the year ending in March to be more than $2m.

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Meridian had deal on table for Rio Tinto Meridian Energy met with investors yesterday after Thursday’s bombshell notice by Rio Tinto that the Tiwai Point aluminium smelter would close next year. Rio Tinto announced on Thursday it would close the smelter, following a review which concluded the business was no longer viable given high energy costs and a challenging outlook for the aluminium industry. Meridian Energy chief executive Neal Barclay said there had been a good package for the smelter on the table. “It was a four-year commitment to term, it had some reduced rates, it had a demand response premium ... and more recently the industry came together and we were able to add in a trans-

subsidy would end up folding because there was other help available and it would take a year or so for struggling businesses to throw in the towel, Olsen said. Business New Zealand chief executive Kirk Hope said there was no real argument for another wage subsidy extension. “The extension that we have seen now wasn’t necessarily picked up by all the businesses that took the original subsidy, so you would expect to see a sort of telescoping downwards of the number of businesses that would need that sort of support and I think it would need to be very targeted.’’ Minister of finance, Grant Robertson, said the government was considering what assistance could be provided by those still affected by the economic impact of Covid-19. He said the focus was on more targeted, sector specific support. “We also have the Covid-19 Income Relief Payment for workers who lose their jobs as a result of Covid-19 that pays them the equivalent of the wage subsidy payment.’’ “The wage subsidy scheme has been immensely successful,’’ he said.

mission underwrite. “The total value of that package was $50 million, increasing to mid-sixties close to $70 million over the next couple of three years. “We haven’t been tinkering around the edges ... it was a meaningful offer.” He said if Rio Tinto had agreed to a 10-year term contract, it could have put together an offer that would have got it “a long way” to their ask of a third off. “Clearly, from our perspective, there’s bigger issues at play in regard to the overall Rio Tinto portfolio ... it is what it is.” Barclay said as far as the company’s communications with Rio Tinto, the exit was a done deal, and if it was a negotiating tactic, it was “pretty cynical”.

Chief financial officer Mike Roan said it would now look to a future without the smelter, and would first and foremost support Transpower’s Clutha to Upper Waitaki lines project. The project is on track for completion in June 2023 Roan said the next challenge was the constraint in the North Island reserve market, as opposed to transmission capacity on the link between the top of the South Island and the North Island [HPDC link]. “We don’t see the HPDC constraint as necessarily being that big a challenge but we will encourage them to do that work.” Barclay said while the exit was not the outcome it wanted, Meridian would be a stronger company in the medium to long term.

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Health and wellness coach Alicia Mabey knows how important fitness is to a happy and balanced life, so she’s set up a support and information Facebook page to help those make that first big step to fitness. The Guardian’s Heather Mackenzie reports

Just a mum on a mission H

ealth and wellness coach Alicia Mabey has set her own mission for this year’s Mission Mt Somers race on October 31, she wants to get as many new-to-running mums across the finish line as possible. Mabey has taken to the internet to set up a Facebook running group called Mums on a Mission for those new to cross-country running or who wish to increase their fitness and off-road running skills. Each registrant is taken through a series of questions by Mabey to ascertain their personal goals and to identify any existing injuries or special running requirements. Once she has the answers, entrants are then furnished with

an individualised programme, put together by Mabey. She is excited about working with the 30 women who have signed up for either the five, 10 or 21 kilometre training options. “I am not looking to create ultra-competitive win-at-allcosts elite athletes,” Mabey said. “I want to help those, especially, brand new to running, to feel success as they cross the finish line, with support from an amazing group of other mums in my group.” Walk it, run it, or a combination of both, Mabey said it’s about getting the courage to enter and then ticking it off the done list. “If you’re moving, you’re im-

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We [mums] should be able to have our cake and eat it too – and we can. It’s about finding balance and moderation

proving,” she said. Registrations have come in from Christchurch, Timaru, Ashburton and Methven. So in order to help her group stay motivated and keep training, Mabey will set up satellite groups

in local areas. “Running and training can be a lonely business. I will tee-up groups who can get together to encourage each other and do the odd outing to Mt Peel for a group hike.” Come race day Mabey said she will have a Mums on a Mission tent set up and hopes it will be filled to overflowing with cheering, waving supporters. “I am encouraging everyone to bring their families along. Children can enter for free, so maybe some of the group would like to do it with their children beside them. “By way of a celebration there will be a BBQ to finish,” she said. Once the Mission Mt Somers

race is over, Mabey has no plans to shut down the Facebook page and take up gardening. The 2016 Coast to Coast mountain run individual winner and mother of four, has set up two other groups to help people reach their full potential. Ongoing health and wellbeing are issues that Mabey knows are vital to a happy and balanced life. With that in mind, her Marvellous Mums page has a couple of other options for people to enrol in, both offering a combination of at-home workout videos and wellbeing tips. “We should be able to have our cake and eat it too – and we can. It’s about finding balance and moderation.”

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ith colds and flus going around at the moment, here are some quick ways to get back to good health:

What to reduce: Reduce dairy – By reducing dairy products or completely omitting them, it gives the body’s immune system a chance to move through a cold or flu much more quickly. Dairy products can help produce mucous which is what you want to reduce to avoid symptoms getting worse. Reduce sugar – Sugar can feed the bugs that have invaded your immune system. Reducing sugar as much and as quickly as you can will have a huge impact on your overall health with a cold or flu, and avoidance will improve your performance in eradicating it fast and

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successfully. Reduce caffeine – Caffeine has a huge impact on our adrenal glands and, when we are feeling tired and run down, these glands are often the ones being affected. By reducing or omitting caffeine, and maybe drinking herbal tea instead, you can give your immune system a quicker chance to recovery. Reduce alcohol – Alcohol is high in sugars and can have an effect on our gut immunity, where over 70 per cent of our immunity resides. Reducing or omitting alcohol can help your immunity fend off the nasties much more quickly. Alcohol also has a huge impact on sleep quality and the deep restorative sleep – sleep is important to help your immune system continue functioning to an optimum level. Reduce baked foods – These foods are generally high in sugar and reducing sugar is really important to give the immune system a chance to do its work and help your body recover quickly as possible. Baked

goods also contain dairy foods and wheat which are both considered mucous-forming foods, keeping away from these food types is important when sick with the flu and aiming for a fast recovery. Reduce intense exercise – Continuing with intense exercise is really counter-productive, when the body is trying really hard to fight off those nasty invaders. By using up the body’s excess energy resources you can hamper its chance of recovery. Stop all intense exercise while sick and resume again when well. Reduce going out – Carrying on with everyday life, such as work, requires extra energy that your body needs to utilise to help you recover as quickly as possible, so you are only delaying the time to get well again. So stop and get well is the short-term goal.

What to increase: Increase rest – Rest-up as much as you can. Give your body that fighting chance to get well again much more quickly than if you just carry on with your everyday tasks as per normal, within reason of course, as life still has to carry on. But resting when and where you can is extremely important to a fast recovery. Increase fruits – Fruits high in vitamin C, like oranges, lemons and berries, give the body’s cells the fuel and building blocks it needs to help the immune system invade and attack the nasty bugs causing all the havoc. It also feeds the adrenal glands with vitamin C, which can

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m winter ills will support immunity. The immune system can work more efficiently when it is well hydrated. Increase prebiotic foods – Ensure that you are fuelling your cells with the important vitamins and minerals that it needs. Foods such as apples, bananas, cabbage and mushrooms, support gut health. Nourishing your gut flora is crucial to maintaining a healthy immunity. Increase sleep – Sleeping allows the body to rest and the immune system to fire full steam ahead and do the important work it needs to eradicate those nasties as fast as. Extra sleeping is a really im-

portant thing to do when you are down and out with a cold or flu. Increase sunshine – Just sitting outside in the sunshine and letting the sun settle on your hands and feet is a great way to absorb vitamin D. It helps your immune system do its job in getting you well again. Even if you are sitting in the sun with warm clothes and a blanket with your hands and feet exposed for 10 minutes daily can really help your body.

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uscle injuries, such as hamstring, calf and shoulder strains are common and unfortunately the re-injury rate is far too high. So today I want to let you in on how you can hugely decrease the risk of injuring yourself again, as surely you wouldn’t want to go through it all again if you can help it right? Firstly though, I want to define what a strain is. A strain is an overstretched or torn muscle and there are three grades. Grade 1 is overstretched muscle fibres, grade 2 is a partial tear and grade 3 is a large tear or rupture. Too often people think a strain is different from a tear, but it isn’t – there’s just different grades. If we look at calf injuries first, they are one of the most commonly injured muscles, making up 13 per cent of muscle injuries in footballers for example. Now, injuries happen, and you can’t go back and change that, BUT you can control what you do after that. The re-injury rate following a calf injury is 16 per cent, which is basically one out of every six people that injure their calf will do it again within a year – not great odds at all. The re-injury rate for hamstring injuries is at least 12 per cent (literature shows 12-63 per cent) which means about one in eight people that injure their hamstrings will do it again. Now I know that all sounds negative, but here is the positive. The good news is that through the right rehab, you can reduce the risk of reinjury massively. Generally, you reinjure your tissue not due to the muscle being permanently damaged as our tissue heals and is really resilient. We generally re-injure something because it hasn’t been made to regain is conditioning – full strength, power, capacity and resilience. It has not been made to adapt back to normal – which also takes time. Through specific rehab, we can encourage strong healing and build tissue resilience. For example, through doing a specific eccentric rehab protocol for hamstring injuries, it has been shown that there is under a 1 per cent re-injury rate for hamstring injures compared

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to 12 per cent in the ones that don’t follow the correct rehab protocols. The same goes for calf injuries, or shoulder injuries, with the right loading, that is progressed and fine-tuned over time, we can make your tissue adapt for the better to make it stronger. Good rehab also depends on knowing what kind of injury you have, to be able to strengthen well. Take the calf muscle for example, which is made up of your gastrocnemius (the superficial, two-headed muscle you can see in your shank) and the soleus, deep into it. In 86 per cent of calf injuries, it is your soleus muscle that is injured and as well as that, it has a higher re-injury rate than your superficial calf muscle, which makes it quite important to be assessed and to pick up which muscle of your calf complex is injured as that needs to be strengthened in a different way. The same goes for your hamstrings and your rotator cuff which are made up of 3-4 different muscles. Muscle injuries can be rehabilitated back to full capacity if given the right conditions, the right progressive strength exercises and importantly, time to adapt. Even large tears, they just take longer and a bit of perseverance! I am not at all telling you that you can avoid injury, but just like doing a good warm up reduces your risk of injury, doing good thorough rehab until you are 100 per cent really reduces risk or re-injury. If you want to decrease risk of injury, rehab your injury better or have any concerns, book in with your local physio for guidance for your rehab. It’s what we do. Shaun Clark is principal physio and director at PhysioSteps Ashburton and Selwyn and has experience at the Commonwealth Games and World Rugby 7s. The team are experts in musculoskeletal pain and injury rehab.

A winter rescue mission

rrrr. So, it’s still cold out there for a little city kid like me, and the farm, you will be pleased to know, is still filled with surprises for this princess. One frosty morning, when icicles littered the landscape and I was contemplating just how cold it was and wondering if it was any warmer in the city (which I decided it could be, but probably not by much), I saw a strange little thing in the distance in a paddock. I say little, because it stood out by simply being smaller than all the other woolly sheep around it. On closer inspection not only was it small, but noisy and very bouncy.

FARMY PRINCESS with DONNA-MARIE LEVER

OMG, it was a baby lamb. We had a new addition! Now I don’t claim to know exactly what happens, and when, on the farmy calendar, but I’m pretty sure fluffy, little lambs usually arrive in spring, not winter. But wait, there’s more, there were actually two of them – twins! As I stared on in amazement, watching this strange winter event play out, I witnessed something truly awful. The mother was happily feeding one of

the twins, but as the other came closer in hunger it was fully rejected, shunted and head butted to the ground. I yelled out “Oi” to the mother, briefly thinking she may apologise and tell me she was just tired. But no, time and time again this poor wee newborn was being knocked around by its evil mother. On went the gumboots (and we all know I don’t do that very often) and off I went on a rescue and recovery mission into paddock number two. It was as if it was meant to be. The frosty little lamb danced towards me (I’m sure she was smiling a bit) and I scooped her up. A frantic phone call to the farmer

followed to organise bottles, teats, milk powder and blankies. We had a newborn to take care of again with round-the-clock bottle feeds. Frosty is growing big and strong you will be pleased to know, but her birth was also followed by several others and a couple of calves in the mix too. It may be time to have that chat with the farmer again about the birds and the bees, or more importantly, the rams and the ewes! TV reporter, journalist, mum and born and bred Aucklander Donna-Marie Lever talks about life after marrying a farmer and moving to rural Mid Canterbury

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Winter gardening tasks J

uly is one of the more difficult winter months in the home garden. It is often wet and cold – conditions that are not conducive to working in the garden! However, on days that are clear and sunny, there are many tasks requiring attention.

Plant flowering annuals Displays of flowering annuals can add a little cheer and colour in a dreary winter garden, whether grown in flower beds, containers or decks and patios. Primulas are often at their absolute best in July. With all flowering annuals, commence dead-heading (the removal of dead flowers) to encourage continuous flowering.

Vegetable garden Continue harvesting your winter vegetables and regularly inspect your plants for slugs and snails. They appear to be hardier every year! If you have sown a green crop this year, then towards the end of the month or August (once plants are about 30cm and before they flower) chop it up and dig it

further tree or shrub plantings on your property. Always select healthy, vigorouslooking new specimens and ensure they are fit for purpose, ie they will achieve what you require where they are planted.

Rose pruning into existing soil in preparation for spring plantings. Green crops help improve soil structure and provide organic nitrogen naturally.

Fruit trees and kiwifruit Finish pruning deciduous (sheds leaves in autumn) fruit trees. Spray with a copper compound to help prevent re-infection of fungal diseases in spring. Kiwifruit vines can now be pruned. Remove all the surplus growth and tie down fruiting leaders on frames or wires. In warm sheltered areas, citrus can now be harvested – mandarins, lemons, limes, and navel oranges.

Berries It’s the final month for pruning vigorous-growing berry fruit – raspberries, boy-

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senberries, loganberries, and gooseberries. Remove all the old growth and reduce the amount of last summer’s canes. Tie the canes to existing framework.

Lawns There is little work to do on lawns this month and it is often best to keep off them if they have become excessively wet. Moss may occur in wet, shady parts of the lawn but this is no cause for alarm as it will disappear over the dry summer months. Do take note of areas that retain water long after heavy rain as they may require additional drainage to be installed in summer.

Trees and shrubs An excellent time to carry out any

Most roses have now shed their leaves and can be pruned. Remove all dead or diseased wood, remember most rose bushes, even though quite healthy, will have some dead wood. Prune to outward-facing buds and remove any wood that is thinner than pencil thickness. If some plants have a lot of dead/diseased wood, it is advisable to remove the specimens and replace with new rose bushes. With climbing roses, train the main leaders (growing up from ground) on a horizontal axis as this encourages the production of flowers. With all roses, a spray with copper compound after the completion of pruning helps minimise re-infection of fungal disease in spring. Visit www.daltons.co.nz for more gardening advice or information on the wide range of Daltons products

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TEST YOURSELF Test yourself with the Guardian’s weekday quiz 1 - Which town in New Zealand was originally called Beavertown? a. Blenheim b. Invercargill c. Hokitika 2 - What is a young spider called? a. A hatchling b. A spiderling c. A juvenile 3 - How many bishops are there on the board at the start of a game of chess? a. Two b. Four c. None 4 - What is the profession of Mario in the Super Mario video game series? a. Plumber b. Builder c. Electrician 5 - Which of these cities has a suburb called One Tree Hill? a. Christchurch b. Auckland c. Wellington 6 - In Roman numerals, what’s X multiplied by X? a. D b. M c. C 7 - Grey Goose, Vladivar and 42 Below are all brands of which drink? a. Vodka b. Whisky c. Gin 8 - What name is often given to the Sequoia tree? a. Redwood b. Giant Oak c. Douglas Fir

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Chocolate coconut caramel slice

250 grams butter, softened 2/3 C caster sugar 1t vanilla extract 1/4 C good quality dark cocoa powder 2 1/2 C plain flour 1t baking powder 1C desiccated coconut Caramel 400g sweetened condensed milk 400g caramel sweetened condensed milk 60g butter, softened 1T golden syrup

of a tablespoon. Pop in the fridge while you prepare the rest. ■■ Mix condensed milk, caramel, butter and golden syrup in a microwave-proof bowl. ■■ Microwave on high for 1 minute and whisk until smooth. ■■ Refrigerate while you do the

dishes. ■■ Pour caramel mix over base and sprinkle over remaining base mixture. ■■ Bake for 30-35 minutes until cooked through. ■■ Cool, slice in tin, then hide it in the cupboard.

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Playing around with forks will get your eyes crossed. Nel Davison submitted this photo in a recent Ashburton Photography Society competition.

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■■ Preheat oven to 180°C. ■■ Line the base and sides of a 28x21cm slice tin with baking paper. ■■ In a bowl beat butter, sugar and vanilla extract until pale and soft ■■ Add cocoa, flour, baking powder and coconut, and mix well. ■■ Press 3/4 of the mix into the tin and smooth firmly with the back

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Jordan can’t get a start

Nomads take out a thriller

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COLLEGE SNATCH A DRAW

United’s Abi Lunn lines up a shot during her side’s 26-all draw with College A this week.

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By Adam Burns

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A last-gasp penalty shot ensured College walked away from its premier netball clash against United with competition points on Thursday. Down by one with time effectively up on the clock, College goal attack Hayley Tallentire settled the ledger at 26-all with a second penalty shot, after fellow shooter Sophie Adams hit the ring on first attempt. College had claimed a narrow lead by the midway point of a frenetic, highly physical battle. However United fought their way back in the final two periods of the game and eventually took the lead in a see-sawing final spell. Hampstead later firmed its position as ACL contenders with a classy 41-24 win over Methven. Earlier, Mt Somers defaulted to

Celtic to put their season on the back foot. Both coming off opening week defeats, the desperation was evident from the outset between United and College. The two sides pressed hard on defence during the opening stages, with goals hard to come by in the first period. A hefty collision in mid-court between Milli Sullivan and Charlotte Samson indicated players were putting their bodies on the line. All square at 5-5 at the first break, both sides began shouldering long overheaded balls into the attacking areas in the hope of catching defensive markers off guard, which garnered mixed results. Several turnovers were effected with College skipper Poppy Kilworth in particular proving to be

a nuisance at the back for United. College in the end dominated the second period, claiming a 15-8 advantage at halftime. United turned the tables in the third quarter, defending stoutly and executing more often than not inside the circle, with Stacey Smith Grant sinking some long range goals after moving from wing attack to goal attack. Now with all the momentum, United got it back to within one goal in the third spell, as Adams hauled herself about in the circle to wrangle back the ascendancy. All set up for a nail-biting climax, United nudged ahead courtesy of some pivotal points from super-sub shooter Brans Surridge, who went toe-to-toe with Kilworth in the circle. College kept their composure to remain in striking distance during the final stages with one

of their key players pulling off the clutch play in the dying seconds. After sharing the points, both teams now sit fourth and fifth on the ACL standings with College holding a slightly better points differential. It was a closely fought beginning between Hampstead and Methven as both sides looked to utilise their height in the shooting circle via Hampstead’s Alice Eddington and Methven’s Kelera Nawai. After holding a slender twogoal advantage at the first break, Hampstead powered ahead as their mid-court began to dominate matters with Eddington and Nicole Hands turning a modest advantage into a healthy one. Down 26-15 at halftime, Nawai was sent to goal keep, possibly to counter the flow of scoring. However Hampstead went up a

notch as their dynamic mid-court combinations fed on any loose ball. Methven competed strongly during the third spell, with Leanne Clemens enjoying further opportunities to land points for her side. However Hampstead stormed home as goal keep Hannah Spence smothered her opposite in goal as the blue and golds in return were able to move the ball into the attacking third cleanly to finish the game off. In premier 2, Celtic B dispatched Hampstead B 44-21 earlier in the night. Competition favourites Southern A hammered AshColl’s senior B side 46-9 before Methven B prevailed over Celtic C 34-26. There were also wins for United B and Hampstead under-18A, with College’s 10A side having the bye.

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Watters Cup starts to heat up By Matt Markham

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It has been enjoyable until this point, but from today, Mid Canterbury’s senior rugby competition starts to get interesting. By the close of play this evening, the puzzle of who the top dog is should be a little easier to decipher, with just one further round remaining after today’s two games. Until now, it has been anyone’s competition. Rakaia made a play last week with their demolition job on Celtic, but no-one has firmly thrown their hand in the air and announced themselves as the side to beat for the truncated season of 2020. Semi-final spots are still available for all teams. Methven, Southern and Rakaia look to be locks for the first three spots with Hampstead and Celtic set to fight it out for the final berth, and it’s the latter who have the highest mountain to climb. With one solitary competition point next to their name, they head into the bye week today but get the added bonus of picking up five points to add to their tally. The only disadvantage of that is that Hampstead, who will head to Rakaia this afternoon, will do the same next week. If Hampstead get beaten today without a bonus point to their name, their best result is 10 points. That would mean Celtic will need to come out and beat

Methven’s Tim Lawn will come off the bench as he looks to carry his good form into today’s clash with Southern at Hinds. PHOTO ASHBURTON GUARDIAN Southern next weekend with a bonus point to finish ahead of them. A tough task indeed. At the other end of the points table, it’s equally as intriguing. Methven and Southern, who lock horns today at the Hinds Domain, are both unbeaten, with Methven just ahead thanks to bonus points. Whoever wins that match will move to the top of the ladder and all but assure themselves a home

semi-final spot in two weeks. Then there’s Rakaia. They were that good last week that learned judges are prepared to declare them untouchable, but Southern were able to beat them in the opening round of the competition. They should, on paper, be too good for Hampstead today – but will be conscious of facing up against a side spurred on by a new team environment and a desire to finish the pool play stage

of the competition on a high. That top spot will prove critical, with the leader at the end of pool play set to face the fourth qualifying side while the second and third ranks team will belt it out against each other a week before a Watters Cup final. The Southern and Methven top-of-the-table clash today is without doubt the highlight of the round and promises to be an absolute humdinger of a battle between two proud country sides.

To this point, Southern have been very much a traditional version of Southern. Good clean basic rugby is often their modus operandi, and in two rounds of play thus far it’s worked the oracle, resulting in wins against Rakaia and also Hampstead. On the other side of the coin, Methven have been solid without reaching their full potential. Both of their victories against Celtic and Hampstead have been scrappy and incomplete efforts with plenty to work on looking ahead to the next week. On paper, they’ve had the easy ride thus far. But it’s only going to get tougher for them from today with Southern and then Rakaia at home next week in the final round. Both sides provide a strong set piece, coupled with a willingness to play open and expansive rugby using talented backlines and strong ball carriers which should further enhance the prospects an absolute belter at the Hinds Domain. The Max Gilbert Trophy, currently held by Methven, also goes on the line to add some further motivation to the battle. At a glance: Points: Methven 15, Southern 14, Rakaia 11, Hampstead 5, Celtic 1. Today: Rakaia v Hampstead, 2:30pm at Rakaia Domain. Southern v Hampstead 2:30pm at Hinds Domain.

Robertson facing a coaching dilemma like no other By Matt Markham

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If there is any peril in being at the helm of one of the most powerful sporting teams on the globe then selection time at Crusaders HQ must be it. A squad which is literally bursting at the seams with talent, boasting and endless supply of former, current and future All Blacks and depth across every position on the paddock. That’s life for Scott Robertson. For him, discussions on who’s getting a starting jumper each week must be a bit of a nightmare conversation, whereas for almost any other coach in the world of rugby it’s something they can only dream of. Yet the job must be done. The decisions must be made. And it’s for that reason that when the Crusaders run out onto Orangetheory Stadium tonight to take on the Blues in a top-of-thetable clash in Super Rugby Aotearoa, they’ll do so with one of the hottest prospects in the game sitting on the pine, Will Jordan. Robertson has moved the try-scoring machine to the bench this week in favour of starting his All Black wingers, Sevu Reece and George Bridge and vice-captain

David Havili as his back three. In an ideal world, Robertson said he’d have all of them on the field – but when you’ve got a midfield that boasts Jack Goodhue and Braydon Ennor – the selection problem only magnifies. “He’s in red hot form,’’ Robertson told superrugby.co.nz of Jordan. “But when you have two All Blacks wingers and your vice-captain in David Havili, they are really experienced. “We would start all four if we could and we spent a lot of time on the decision making. But the young fella is going to bring a lot off the bench.” The Crusaders will also be without Ethan Blackadder, who is out of the side this week after issues with his knee. Meanwhile Robertson said he was looking forward to taking on a team coached by his former team-mate, Leon MacDonald, and that he hadn’t been at all surprised at the success of their opposition this year. “It doesn’t surprise me at all. “Leon is a great coach, that’s why I had him in my All Blacks coaching group. “I knew that he was world class and knew he would turn the

team [Blues] around. “They’ve done extremely well with a lot of the local guys in there and it shows work ethic and how much care they have in their group and organisation.” With the bye next, the Crusaders will be out to continue the momentum from the past three weeks while a win for the in-form Blues would see them overtake their rivals at the top of the leader board half way through the competition. Crusaders: 1. Joe Moody 2. Codie Taylor (C) 3. Michael Alaalatoa 4. Samuel Whitelock 5. Mitchell Dunshea 6. Tom Sanders 7. Tom Christie 8. Whetukamokamo Douglas (VC) 9. Bryn Hall 10. Richie Mo’unga 11. George Bridge 12. Jack Goodhue 13. Braydon Ennor 14. Sevu Reece 15. David Havili (VC) RESERVES: 16. Andrew Makalio 17. George Bower 18. Oliver Jager 19. Quinten Strange 20. Sione Havili 21. Mitchell Drummond 22. Fetuli Paea 23. Will Jordan Blues: 15 Beauden Barrett, 14 Mark Telea, 13 Rieko Ioane, 12 Harry Plummer, 11 Caleb Clarke, 10 Otere Black, 9 Finlay Christie; 8 Hoskins Sotutu, 7 Dalton Papalii, 6 Akira Ioane, 5 Josh Goodhue, 4 Patrick Tuipulotu ©, 3 Ofa Tuungafasi, 2 James Parsons, 1 Alex Hodgman. Reserves: 16 Kurt Eklund, 17 Karl Tu’inukuafe, 18 Sione Mafileo, 19 Aaron Carroll, 20 Blake Gibson, 21 Jonathan Ruru, 22 TJ Faiane, 23 Matt Duffie.

Will Jordan is in scintillating form, but can’t find a starter’s spot in a Crusaders side peppered with current and future All Blacks.

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Game of the century - it’s all on again

t’s been a long time coming, but here we are. In the big arena of rugby rivalries this is surely the biggest, with intensity both on and off the field up there with any test match. The Blues for so long an also-ran, if not the whipping boy, of Super Rugby, have finally come to the party with a team that might just give the mighty Crusaders a wee bit to think about. Before we get too far ahead of ourselves, we might remind outselves that the Crusaders have left out Will Jordan; you know, the fella that’s been tearing up the grounds all over the shop, with performances that have ‘All Black In Waiting’ stamped all over them. No, he’s not injured, Razor simply couldn’t find a spot for him in his match-day run-on back three. Still, there’s a great deal more to talk about in the Blues camp than has been the case in recent years. Lots of years, actually. For years there’s been optimism at the start of the Super Rugby season for the Auckland outfit, with a succession of new coaches, and always, always, the biggest catchment of players in the land to choose from. Cattle on the ground has never been an issue, and as I might

have said before, if you’d just arrived from Mars, done your quarantine, and then watched an extended highlights reel of the Blues over the last decade, you’d be easily convinced that they were regularly at the sharp end of the competition, and not the blunt bit. Losing can be a seriously bad habit; sports teams throughout the world have found that out the hard way as they fight to get out of the form slumps that everybody (yes, even the All Blacks) suffers in the cyclical story that is sport itself. It goes both ways; some previous Crusader sides just didn’t seem to know how to lose, despite whatever dire situation they were in with minutes left on the board. It so often depends on the leadership team, and the Blues, after years of dilly-dallying around, finally found a good Crusaders man to install as head coach. Leon MacDonald convinced the previous year’s model, Tana Umaga, a man with as much rugby mana as anyone in the land, to stick with the ship, and added tough-guy Tom Coventry, and skills bloke Daniel Halangahu to complete the team. Their playing roster is as good as it’s been for a while; the likes of Patrick Tuipulotu, Akira and

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Rieko Ioane, Finlay Christie and Dalton Papalii supplying the tried-and-true base, add a bit of potent future star quality like Caleb Clarke, and then coach MacDonald’s game-busters – playmakers, heaps of them. Harry Plummer, Otere Black and TJ Faiane would make most Super teams’ line-ups. Pop in a guy who shows a bit of promise at the back, get one of the best first-fives ever in world rugby (a Crusader of course) to give them all a few tips and tricks, and suddenly you’re not at all surprised that finally all that promise is coming home to roost, and the Blues find themselves in rarified air, right at the top of the rankings. Oh, and Hoskins Sotutu. If the ABs get to play any games this year, Sotutu will be in that squad. So, all they have to do is sweep aside the Crusaders, a team that hasn’t lost at home in 35 games, and has beaten the Blues 14 of

the last 16 times they’ve met. They’re some awesome stats, and very hard to ignore. Last week, in the second half, the Crusaders turned up the heat, then turned it up some more, down at Forsyth Stadium, and a brave Highlanders outfit repulsed every attack launched at them – or they seemed to. But at game’s end the scoreboard read 40 points to the Crusaders, 20 to the southern men, leaving them scratching their heads as to what exactly had just been done to them. It’s simply what Razor has them doing; composure and confidence in everything they do, support at every turn, meticulous defensive lines, retaining possession and using it wisely, and yes, they’re masters of the comeback, just waiting, waiting, waiting for the enemy to clear the ball, to a dynamite back three, and that’s with or without Will Jordan. Have this edition of the Blues got the wherewithall to mirror Carlos’ antics back in 2004? You might recall the night he enraged the Lancaster Park crowd (if you were there, it remains seared in the brain) by engineering – and scoring – a matchwinning try. The Crusaders were a couple of points down, but had been hot on

attack for the final ten minutes, and the thin Blues line just had to break eventually. But the ball popped out of a ruck on the Blues line, allowing first-five Carlos ample time to boom a big kick into touch. But of course he didn’t, instead hurling a ridiculously-dodgy, high looping pass – this is behind his own posts – to his outsides; a couple of broken tackles later he’s back in the movement, blasting through a gap to take the last pass and streaking away half the length of the field. He then strolled nonchalantly right into the in-goal corner to eventually dot down surrounded by happy, laughing team-mates who, seconds before, had been drawing their last breath before the certainty of being over-run by the Crusaders juggernaut, casually converting it himself from right on the sideline to deny the home side an important bonus point, then giving the crowd a huge suggestion that they might collectively like to visit the local taxidermist. But do the Blues have some sort of superstar with the acceleration of a Top Fuel dragster to equal Carlos’ outlandish feats from that night? Well, actually they do. Game on, well and truly.

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Cold water on cross-code match New Zealand Rugby boss Mark Robinson has played down the prospect of the All Blacks playing the Kangaroos in a potentially lucrative cross-code clash later this year. Robinson confirmed late last month that the two parties had taken part in negotiations over the idea, though he noted at the time that trying to get international rugby fixtures confirmed for the All Blacks was the organisation’s first priority. Now, Robinson has provided an update, revealing yesterday that there had been no further movement or discussions on the somewhat optimistic concept. “We are not actively working on this,” Robinson said. “It is fair to say the ball is firmly in the court of the NRL at the moment in terms of future consideration of it. “They might have got cold feet, we’re not sure, but it’s quiet at present and that’s ok with us – we’ve obviously got lots of things to work on and are focused on a whole range of projects.” One of those projects is trying to confirm fixtures for the All Blacks, with a Bledisloe Cup series against Australia the most likely. It is understood that the first Bledisloe Cup test is tentatively scheduled for October 10 in Wellington as part of a four-test series, but the other dates remained flu-

id, and none of the matches have confirmed by New Zealand Rugby, while Australia’s recent flare-up of Covid-19 cases might make travelling to Australia for two proposed games across the Tasman trickier, or less alluring, to implement. Robinson said no fixtures had been confirmed yet. “It’s still very dynamic. “All the things we’ve been talking about in the last month or so still remain true in terms of understanding what the possibilities might be for travel. “We’re in regular contact with people out of Rugby Australia and around the Government and Ministry of Health – as are the Australians with their authorities there.” The possibility remains of the Rugby Championship managing to be played later in the year, with speculation that New Zealand could be a logical host for the majority of the matches, given the country’s low Covid-19 rates. However, Robinson is still waiting on further clarity before any decisions can be revealed. “We’re working with SANZAAR on the possibility of it, and they remain open. “There’s a huge amount of water to go under the bridge before anything like that can be confirmed, but our intention is to do absolutely the best we can to get that competition played this year at some stage.” The All Blacks probably won’t be performing a haka in front of the Kangaroos anytime soon.

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■■BASKETBALL

High scoring at Oxford Street More than 300 points scored across two matches highlighted a competitive night of basketball in the Men’s A Grade competition at the Oxford Street Stadium on Wednesday night. The night also marked the return to the competition of defending champions Team Donkey, who sat out the first round with the bye, and their opening clash of the competition against a spirited College side proved to be one for the books with a high-scoring, hard-fought and close affair. Both sides took to the court ready to rock and roll and were able to slide into a good rhythm from the outset, with 13 three-pointers dropping in the first quarter alone. It was College who took to the bench in front at the end of the first quarter 25-24. After a free-flowing opening quarter in which buckets rained, there was a tighter defensive approach in the second from both sides. That shift allowed Donkey to use their experience to drive more to the inside, where they found gaps and took a five-point lead at the half-time break. With their opposition starting to tire in their first hit-out for the season, College attempted to pounce on the match and make some inroads to the deficit on the scoreboard, but Team Donkey found a second wind in the closing stages of the match to run away 94-84 winners in a highly

Nomads’ Jamie Smitheram drives to the basket on Wednesday night. He later went on to drain a three-pointer with three seconds remaining to win the game. PHOTO JAIME PITT-MACKAY 080720-JPM-001

entertaining fixture. Pip Johnston was, as per normal, a shining light for Team Donkey with an impressive 38 points, while Fotu Hala (27 points) and Cam Butler (19 points) also had strong matches. For College, Riley Sa was out-

standing. He complemented a high defensive effort by throwing his scoring ability onto the court as well, with a game-high 42 points to keep his side in the match – an impressive effort considering Sa is just a Year 11 student.

Kambell Stills produced another strong effort to continue his good form with 19 points. Wednesday night’s second match was between Nomads and Newlands, and it went down to the final buzzer. A strong start by the Newlands side threatened to see the match go one way, but Nomads settled into their work nicely and worked their way back into the match to trail by just six at the end of the first quarter. Newlands were able to keep their head above water and remained in front of the scoreboard in the second quarter, but a strong defensive effort from their opposition meant the baskets didn’t drop easily. The half-time score, 45-39. The third quarter was a continuation of the first two quarters of the match. Nomads would work themselves back within striking distance only for Newlands to extend again. Halfway through the final quarter, Nomads held a five-point lead, but a mini Nomads roll drew the scores level at 68-all. A battle ensued and the two sides bounced off each other and the scoreboard ebbed and flowed. With 15 seconds left on the clock, Newlands held a two point lead but Nomads were in possession of the ball but under pressure before Jamie Smitheram fired off a three pointer from the side with three seconds remaining. It looked too long, but the ball

managed to hit the furthest part of the rim, pop up, bobbled onto the backboard and then dropped back through the hoop. Nomads ahead by one, 79 to 78. Newlands called a timeout and ran a play. The ball was given to Marvin Agacer just outside the threepoint line. Because Nomads were in foul trouble, all Newlands actually required was a foul to get them to the free throw line. But the Nomads double team was effective, resulting in the shot dropping short. Nomads’ Daniel Coley finished with 19 points for the match in what was a complete team effort. Tony Gilbert chipped in with 16 points while Smitheram found his shooting range late in the match. For Newlands, Randy Buenafe played a big game, dropping 27 points in a match where he was just as strong on defence as he was attack. Marc Juntilla was equally as impressive, as he usually is. Injury and foul trouble didn’t help the Newlands cause, especially late in the match, but overall it was defensive display from Nomads that got them over the line. They didn’t panic at the crucial stage of the game, stuck to their guns throughout and never fell away. They led the game only once, when it mattered. Information provided by Brian Kerr.

■■ FOOTBALL

Stern challenge coming up at home for United By Adam Burns

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A tough footballing assignment awaits Mid Canterbury United in what is a bumper day at the Ashburton Domain today. The Mid Cantabrians will be firm underdogs at home as they take on competition leaders Halswell United in the Canterbury Championship League. However the side should be aided by generous home support, with three senior games to be played at the Domain this afternoon. United came close to clinching three valuable competition points in Christchurch last weekend, however a 1-1 result at Parklands is hardly a disaster. Their opponents Halswell have been, up until this point, an unshakable force in the competition. Unbeaten across five games, the side has only conceded five goals in total. Unlocking the Christchurch club’s steadfast defence poses the biggest question for the home side today. The reserves could also be up against it today, against a side averaging more than four goals per outing this season, despite United exhibiting significant improvement

as their campaign has progressed. The side picked up their first competition points of the season last week with a 2-2 result at Parklands. Flying high in division 2 is the unbeaten Methven, locked up with Western AFC at the top of the table. The side should be favoured to get the job done at Avonhead against the eighth placed FC Twenty11 Bombers. That is also the case with Mid Canterbury in division 4 as they hosts competition cellar dwellers Christchurch United. With the side trailing Papanui-Redwood on goal differential at the top of the standings, United will need to ensure they capitalises on their opportunities against a team which has leaked 21 goals this season. Methven have their tails up in division 6 where they have secured four championship points over the past fortnight, following a tough start to the season. The side host division 6 frontrunners Parklands at the Methven Domain in which the home team will be looking to overthrow its opponents progress at the other end of the ladder.

Mid Canterbury United midfielder Nick Campbell in action for United earlier in the season PHOTO ADAM BURNS 130620-AB-3122

Racing 30 Ashburton Guardian

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Saturday, July 11, 2020

■■WANGANUI

Reunited, and it feels so good One of the most formidable partnerships in Australasian jumps racing continued their undefeated record at Wanganui yesterday when winning the Brian FM Open Hurdle (2400m). Top New Zealand jumps jockey Aaron Kuru and Tallyho Twinkletoe were reunited for the first time since their historic Grand National Hurdle (4200m) and Steeplechase (4500m) double last year

and the pair were able to pick-up where they left off, despite their 74kg impost. Kuru took a patient approach with the Kevin Myers-trained gelding, settling towards the rear of the field. The son of St Reims was three lengths off the main pack heading down the back straight for the final time, however, Kuru’s patience paid off and Tallyho Twinkletoe

was able to reel in his opposition and run away to a comfortable four-length victory on his home track. Part-owner Jo Rathbone was thrilled with the performance, particularly under such a heavy weight. “It was quite comfortable in the end,” she said. “It didn’t look like it was going to be down the back straight, he

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was a wee way off them. “I was thinking to myself that he will need to be a very good horse to win from there, and he just did it so easy. “It was amazing really, he looped them and won it with ease. “He is just such a good horse.” Rathbone said they elected not to claim with the gelding, believing Kuru’s association with the horse was worth the extra weight.

“We opted to go with Aaron rather than try and claim with him, just because he does know him. I think that can be worth more than the claim with some horses,” Rathbone said. “It certainly is tough on them to carry that much weight, especially on a heavy track like that. We had a lot of rain over the last few days and it does make it pretty hard on them.”

8 400x1 Te Mokopuna tdm (11) 56.5.............G Jogoo 9 383x3 Papagena tdmbh (12) 56....... S Toolooa (a3) 10 9x70x Bellarosina d (6) 55..........................A Balloo 11 460x0 Devil’s Staircase m (3) 55....... W Papier (a4) 12 8600x Devine Love h (5) 55................ K Asano (a1) 8 2.35 NORWOOD FARM MACHINERY $15,000, Rating 95 HCP, 1200m 1 820x1 Irish Excuse tdm (10) 63....... R Mudhoo (a2) 2 3318x Belle Fascino tdmh (11) 57.............S Wynne 3 x26x0 Dynamic tdmh (4) 57................ K Asano (a1) 4 125x2 Turncoat tdmh (6) 56.5............ W Papier (a4) 5 511x0 Nowhere Man tdmh (2) 55 6 7147x Meara Mary dmh (8) 55.................. T Jonker 7 069x5 Dreaming Easy tdm (13) 55..........K Williams 8 x70x9 Carson River tdh (5) 55.. K Chowdhoory (a2) 9 x22x0 Nakyama tdmh (9) 55............ S Toolooa (a3) 10 x32x2 Whale Song h (1) 55......................L Allpress 11 124x3 Final Savings td (7) 55..................K Mudhoo 12 253x1 Celine tmh (12) 55..................T Comignaghi 13 426x1 Expressive tdm (3) 55............S Macnab (a2) 9 3.10pm DAVID LYTTLE FAREWELL $15,000, Rating 62 HCP, 1400m 1 126x0 Effervescent tdh (3) 59....................B Murray 2 8427x Raff th (5) 57.5.............................. R Cuneen 3 0551x Qwerty t (11) 57............................K Mudhoo 4 747x5 Sanctify dmh (8) 57.................. K Asano (a1) 5 x99x2 Wanderin Over td (6) 56.5............K Kwo (a2) 6 6997x Ricky Baker (2) 56.5..............S Macnab (a2) 7 3000x Top Ghia d (7) 56........................... C Barnes 8 048x7 Faux Pas tdmh (10) 55.5...............T Moseley 9 404x0 Lincoln Zephyr (1) 55.5....... C Campbell (a1) 10 8687x Top Ofthe Straight h (4) 55.5..... Y Chew (a4) 11 8886x Van Diamond (12) 55.5................ C Johnson 12 000x0 Reliable Glow mh (9) 55.K Chowdhoory (a2) 10 3.45pm CHRISTCHURCH CASINO $15,000, Rating 77 HCP, 1400m 1 8567x Just Push Play tdm (7) 63...... S Toolooa (a3) 2 336x4 Upperhand tdm (1) 63.............. K Asano (a1) 3 3x8x9 Lord Beaver tdm (10) 61............B Hong (a3) 4 671x5 O’Guy tdh (9) 58.........................D Prastiyou 5 366x4 Tryfan tdmh (2) 57.5.......................L Allpress 6 224x3 Augustace tdh (5) 57.................... C Johnson

7 6720x Jin Lu dh (13) 56.5..........................B Murray 8 0517x Crispin d (3) 56................... C Campbell (a1) 9 616x1 Gee Tee Eleanor tdmh (12) 56.R Mudhoo (a2) 10 120x6 Gloss h (8) 55.5............. K Chowdhoory (a2) 11 150x0 Quaintrelle tmh (4) 55...................T Moseley 12 9247x Queen Jetsun tdm (6) 55..............K Williams 13 0401x Queen Sweep dh (11) 55........T Comignaghi 11 4.23pm RACECOURSE HOTEL & MOTOR LODGE $15,000, Rating 74 HCP, 1600m 1 1048x Forged tdmh (2) 63............... R Mudhoo (a2) 2 2300x Standrews Masonic tdm (4) 61.... C Johnson 3 7110x Slammer tm (12) 60.5.................... C Barnes 4 341x7 Hunua Hank mh (9) 59.5...............K Williams 5 456x6 Tuilana tdm (13) 58.5......................S Wynne 6 398x8 Whiskey In The Jar tdm (10) 58......B Murray 7 551x4 Coup Dreamwood th (3) 57.5Chowdhoory (a2) 8 576x5 Repo Sun dm (1) 57.5............S Macnab (a2) 9 7723x Producer (7) 56................................A Balloo 10 800x8 Smiling Assassin tmh (8) 56..........L Allpress 11 8x90x Dante Fire (11) 55.5.............R Beeharry (a3) 12 7841x Chookie’s Girl m (5) 55....... C Campbell (a1) 13 0x98x Odysseus m (6) 55.....................K Ramsamy 14 606x3 Redesdale tdm (14) 55................K Kwo (a2) 15 404x0 Lincoln Zephyr 55......................... Scratched Blinkers on: Metasequoia (R4), Selfie (R6), Nakyama (R8) Blinkers off: Kiwi Princess (R3), Glacier Point, Mangaroa Sky (R5), Montreux Miss (R6), Bellarosina (R7), O’Guy (R10) Winkers on: Boyslightup, Montreux Miss (R6), Bellarosina (R7), O’Guy (R10) Winkers off: Trekolure (R1), Shinnecock (R5), Selfie (R6) SELECTIONS Race 1: Spindleshanks, Razor, Ayappan, Jojo Roxx Race 2: Button, Ataahua Dreamtime, Bella Eve, Collaborator Race 3: Five Princes, Keep Quiet, Figeameout, Rambo’s Way Race 4: Oceans Away, Metasequoia, Mamba, Pamir Race 5: Matuki, Brother Will, Take A Risk, The Saintly One Race 6: Rocanto, Miss Brahmos, Saber, Nellie Bly Race 7: Papagena, Hot Tap, Swiss Eire, Bronte Beach Race 8: Whale Song, Belle Fascino, Dynamic, Carson River Race 9: Sanctify, Effervescent, Reliable Glow, Faux Pas Race 10: Upperhand, Tryfan, Augustace, Lord Beaver Race 11: Standrews Masonic, Forged, Repo Sun, Slammer

Florence Ivy 2.53 BARFOOT & THOMPSON PROPERTY MANAGEMENT 1400 $15,000, MDN, 1400m 1 Cotton Eye Joe (5) 59.5.............. L Satherley 2 95x Not Usual Glorious (9) 59.5...............R Elliot 3 Woodwind (11) 59.5..................... D Johnson 4 8x6 Wind Chimes (10) 59.5................C Lammas 5 0700x Fourchoux (13) 59.5.....................T Thornton 6 3000x Go Bobby (7) 59.5................ T Yanagida (a1) 7 0986x Hardout (2) 59.5......................C Burdan (a2) 8 007x Hugh Glass (16) 59.5..............J Fawcett (a1) 9 8x Husk (14) 59.5...................... M Kareem (a4) 10 8509x Sir Zack (12) 59.5.....................C Jones (a4) 11 708x0 Under the Pump (3) 59.5.....................C Dell 12 3298x Haere Up (4) 57.5............M Hashizume (a3) 13 454x0 Miss Fendt (8) 57.5.............B Rogerson (a4) 14 08x Astro (15) 57.5............... A Goindasamy (a2) 15 90x Jakki Sparrow (6) 57.5.................... A Calder 16 Rising Road (1) 57.5........................ S Spratt 9 3.28 BARFOOT & THOMPSON RURAL 1400 $15,000, Rating 76 HCP, 1400m 1 115x1 Double Happy m (15) 63...........C Jones (a4) 2 2x7x2 Mont Ventoux tdm (5) 62.5...................C Dell 3 6603x Redcayenne t (21) 62.5.. A Goindasamy (a2) 4 2220x Elle Eye Are tdm (17) 60.5...............J Riddell 5 030x9 Switch In Time dm (12) 59.5..............L Innes 6 984x0 Bluetwentytwo m (22) 59 7 7x1x6 Parisian b (14) 58.5............................R Elliot 8 370x9 Two Thirty dm (1) 57.5.....M Hashizume (a3) 9 3917x Easy M’Lady d (3) 56.5....................S Collett 10 718x5 Good Vibes dm (11) 56.5................ S McKay 11 x21x4 Speechmaker d (18) 56.5.......J Fawcett (a1) 12 7169x Red Beach m (16) 56..................M Cameron 13 260x4 My Superior Girl dm (13) 55........... A Calder 14 954x7 Firoden d (20) 55............................. C Grylls 15 208x0 Hear My Voice dm (19) 55............... S Spratt 16 87x8x Dr Hank m (7) 55.........................T Thornton 17 466x1 Diogenes m (10) 56 18 2215x Secret Runner b (9) 56 19 738x3 Sonofabutcher (4) 56 20 3x87x English Gambler m (2) 56 21 37x2x Splendido (8) 55.5 22 7450x Gumpert m (6) 55 Emergencies: Diogenes, Secret Runner, Sonofabutcher, English Gambler, Splendido, Gumpert 10 4.04pm BARFOOT & THOMPSON BODY CORPORATE 1200 $15,000, Rating 87 HCP, 1200m 1 108x0 Back In A Flash tdm (11) 63Goindasamy (a2) 2 316x2 Lupelani tdm (9) 61...................C Jones (a4) 3 0057x Livin’ On A Prayer td (4) 59.5.M Kareem (a4) 4 x409x Ritani tdm (2) 58.......................... D Johnson

5 4890x Time To Fly d (10) 57...................... S McKay 6 x099x Royal Prince d (5) 56.5................... A Calder 7 0184x Red Forest dm (12) 56............J Fawcett (a1) 8 711x9 Bruzo (1) 56.....................M Hashizume (a3) 9 5564x Jakkalbomb (8) 55.5....................C Lammas 10 7330x Imblaze dm (3) 55.................T Newman (a3) 11 2180x Symbio (6) 55................................... S Spratt 12 3343x Nomoathaj (7) 55..................E Nicholas (a4) 11 4.38pm BARFOOT & THOMPSON COMMERCIAL 1200 $15,000, Rating 63 HCP, 1200m 1 1738x Caithness Kid m (19) 59..................J Riddell 2 297x1 Fast Mover m (1) 59.................... L Satherley 3 336x0 Looks Like (17) 59....................C Jones (a4) 4 185x6 Western Choice d (6) 58.5............... S Spratt 5 5127x Midnite Invasion m (9) 57.5..........C Lammas 6 4210x Qiji Dancer (11) 57.5...................M Cameron 7 571x Shotgun Sally (20) 57.5................... C Grylls 8 600x8 Our Prom King (14) 57.5..............T Thornton 9 3009x Rusavy t (13) 57.5................ T Yanagida (a1) 10 1030x Ruby Negroni (3) 57................C Burdan (a2) 11 18x4x Ludus (16) 56.5............................ D Johnson 12 3908x Trouble tm (12) 56.5................J Fawcett (a1) 13 7849x Craftyaffair d (10) 55 14 0580x Nuttee dm (5) 55............ A Goindasamy (a2) 15 1x66x Shoshone tdm (4) 56.5 16 306x0 Cin Cin (7) 56.5 17 536x0 Keep The Cash d (18) 57 18 7059x Dudewithattitude d (2) 57 19 060x5 Whoshe’s Girl m (15) 55 20 067x8 Call Me Bob dm (8) 56.5 Emergencies: Shoshone, Cin Cin, Keep The Cash, Dudewithattitude, Whoshe’s Girl, Call Me Bob Blinkers on: Crimson Star (R1), Peshawar (R7), Mont Ven-

Today at Riccarton Park

Canterbury Racing Canterbury JC Venue Riccarton Park Meeting Date: 11 Jul 2020 NZ Meeting number: 6 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 10.35am (NZT) HYGAIN/MITAVITE MAIDEN $15,000, MDN 2YO&UP, 1200m 1 Where’s Wally h (18) 59.5............. R Cuneen 2 9x Are There (19) 59.5..........................G Jogoo 3 Jolly Rodger (13) 59.5................K Ramsamy 4 00x6x Louvres (12) 59.5..........................T Moseley 5 273x3 Just A Girl h (4) 57.5...................... C Barnes 6 x947x Don’t Lie To Me h (17) 57.5.............B Murray 7 4x74x Shelby Devine (15) 57.5.................. T Jonker 8 0280x Spindleshanks (10) 57.5.............. C Johnson 9 0x Molly Maguire h (11) 57.5............K Kwo (a2) 10 0x Imperial Girl h (8) 57.5.......... R Mudhoo (a2) 11 8008x More Than Enough (14) 57.5.C Campbell (a1) 12 86P7x Ready To Roar h (7) 57.5.K Chowdhoory (a2) 13 90x Trekolure (2) 57.5.........................L Callaway 14 Turn Your Eyes (9) 57.5...........T Comignaghi 15 La Forza h (16) 56.5................ K Asano (a1) 16 739x2 Razor h (6) 59.5 17 540x3 Ayappan h (3) 59.5 18 420x7 Miss Oaks h (5) 57.5 19 570x9 Jojo Roxx (1) 57.5...........................S Wynne Emergencies: Razor, Ayappan, Miss Oaks, Jojo Roxx 2 11.05am RICCARTON PARK FUNCTION CENTRE MAIDEN $15,000, MDN 2YO&UP, 900m 1 2540x Mr Hass h (12) 59.5.........................J Laking 2 Collaborator h (14) 59.5.................. T Jonker 3 Rock Sensation h (1) 59.5.............L Allpress 4 Soviet Wonder (16) 59.5....... R Mudhoo (a2) 5 x027x Super Tap b (6) 57.5.................... C Johnson 6 Ataahua Dreamtime h (11) 57.5.... R Cuneen 7 80x5x Itsonlymoney (9) 57.5..................K Kwo (a2) 8 7x69x Kneazle (7) 57.5..............................B Murray 9 Shes A Fiery Girl h (10) 57.5.... Y Chew (a4) 10 Our Clarry (13) 56.5.........................G Jogoo 11 0x Total (15) 56.5.......................... K Asano (a1) 12 Walkthisswey (8) 55...............S Macnab (a2) 13 Lightning Ridge (19) 55.................. C Barnes 14 Lillimai (2) 55.................................K Williams

15 Miss If Formax h (5) 55.. K Chowdhoory (a2) 16 x876x Tennessee Rock (18) 57.5 17 3760x Nifty (3) 57.5 18 759x2 Button (17) 57.5 19 709x5 Bella Eve (4) 57.5 3 11.38am AVON CITY FORD MAIDEN $15,000, MDN, 1600m 1 347x2 Five Princes (11) 59.5......................G Jogoo 2 x03x4 Keep Quiet h (9) 59.5.................... R Cuneen 3 700x Andale Andale h (3) 59.5.............L Callaway 4 Rambo’s Way (12) 59.5................ C Johnson 5 053x3 Just A Promiss h (6) 57.5......... K Asano (a1) 6 803x0 Aquattack (4) 57.5 7 784x0 Figeameout h (2) 57.5...................T Moseley 8 3497x Kiwi Princess h (10) 57.5........T Comignaghi 9 9040x Volvik (7) 57.5...............................K Williams 10 Stiorra h (5) 57.5.................... S Toolooa (a3) 11 0758x Reliably Perky h (1) 57.5....... R Mudhoo (a2) 12 706x Sakura Belle (13) 57.5...............B Hong (a3) 13 960x7 Star Wars Princess (8) 57.5............S Wynne 4 12.13 COCA-COLA $15,000, Rating 81 HCP, 2000m 1 524x4 Riviera Rock td (6) 63.....................B Murray 2 668x0 Pamir th (9) 57.............................K Kwo (a2) 3 221x0 Delacroix tm (3) 55.5.....................K Mudhoo 4 4351x Metasequoia (12) 55.................... C Johnson 5 3921x Jingo h (8) 55......................... S Toolooa (a3) 6 1x7x0 Hillersden h (10) 55.................. K Asano (a1) 7 x03x0 Nathan Detroit h (5) 55...........T Comignaghi 8 056x0 Jildi Jildi (7) 55.................................A Balloo 9 600x7 Oceans Away d (1) 55.................... C Barnes 10 550x4 Mamba h (2) 55.............................T Moseley 11 1x0x6 Tai Ho m (11) 55.............................S Wynne 12 730x9 Magical Mystery (4) 55..........S Macnab (a2) 5 12.48 HORORATA SPONSORS MAIDEN $15,000, MDN, 1400m 1 0840x Red Magician h (10) 59.5.................J Laking 2 8x50x The Saintly One h (17) 59.5............S Wynne 3 8800x Brother Will h (6) 59.5............ S Toolooa (a3) 4 05x Glacier Point (5) 59.5.............S Macnab (a2) 5 Echo Bay h (8) 59.5...................... R Cuneen 6 0x9x Ideal Warrior (4) 59.5...........R Beeharry (a3) 7 Nons The Name h (7) 59.5......T Comignaghi

8 3x87x Zurafaa h (19) 57.5......................L Callaway 9 0490x Donnatina h (20) 57.5...................T Moseley 10 4x00x Youneverknow h (14) 57.5............K Williams 11 Middle Island (13) 57.5.. K Chowdhoory (a2) 12 x860x Road To Diamonds (12) 57.5........K Mudhoo 13 7x77x Shiranui (18) 57.5........................ C Johnson 14 0807x Tantalee h (16) 57.5.................Z Bholah (a3) 15 7x07x Mangaroa Sky (1) 57.5 16 x007x Shinnecock h (15) 59.5 17 524x2 Matuki bh (9) 57.5 18 240x4 Highland Lady bh (11) 57.5 19 420x7 Miss Oaks h (3) 57.5 20 788x6 Take A Risk h (2) 57.5 Emergencies: Mangaroa Sky, Shinnecock, Matuki, Highland Lady, Miss Oaks, Take A Risk 6 1.23pm CUP WEEK HOSPITALITY ON SALE NOW $15,000, Rating 92 HCP, 1000m 1 6414x Rocanto mh (3) 63................... K Asano (a1) 2 142x6 Saber dmh (4) 58.5......................... T Jonker 3 14x1x Nellie Bly th (9) 55.......... K Chowdhoory (a2) 4 525x5 Miss Brahmos tdmh (5) 55.............L Allpress 5 2600x Selfie h (1) 55............................... C Johnson 6 0x12x Confessional tdh (16) 55......... W Papier (a4) 7 1450x Rocket Ship h (6) 55.............. S Toolooa (a3) 8 5236x Admiral Rous t (13) 55...............B Hong (a3) 9 6316x Athene th (14) 55..........................T Moseley 10 3156x Operator h (8) 55 11 x198x Tap ‘n’ Go th (7) 55.......................L Callaway 12 3640x Villeret mh (11) 55................. R Mudhoo (a2) 13 6658x Boyslightup m (10) 55.............T Comignaghi 14 5069x Montreux Miss h (12) 55.................S Wynne 15 8808x Holy Loch (15) 55...................S Macnab (a2) 16 549x0 Fortune Patch (2) 55...................... C Barnes Emergency: Fortune Patch 7 2.00pm SPEIGHT’S $15,000, Rating 65 HCP, 1200m 1 6x21x Golden Harvest dh (7) 59.K Chowdhoory (a2) 2 x709x Full Of Grace h (10) 58.5.........Z Bholah (a3) 3 351x7 Swiss Eire tdh (2) 58.5...................L Allpress 4 8360x Bronte Beach dh (9) 58...................B Murray 5 0x1x9 Leighton Warrior dh (1) 58..............S Wynne 6 244x8 Arnage dm (8) 56.5.......................K Williams 7 9560x Hot Tap dm (4) 56.5..................... C Johnson

Today at Ellerslie Raceway

Auckland RC Venue: Ellerslie Meeting Date: 11 Jul 2020 NZ Meeting number: 2 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 10.47am BARFOOT & THOMPSON 880 $15,000, MDN 2YO&UP, 880m 1 363x2 Divine Dive b (10) 59.5.. A Goindasamy (a2) 2 7x Antigua (7) 59.5............................... S Spratt 3 7x Mr Fox (2) 59.5...............................J Waddell 4 Kohi Kid (4) 59.5...................E Nicholas (a4) 5 Mouton (6) 59.5................................ C Grylls 6 5387x Crimson Star (3) 57.5................. N Alam (a4) 7 4x99x Cheers (5) 57.5...........................M Cameron 8 Easy Peasy (8) 57.5................J Fawcett (a1) 9 08x8x Huckleberry Hussie (1) 57.5.T Newman (a3) 10 9x Starlight Express (14) 57.5.....C Burdan (a2) 11 Sussex (13) 57.5.................S Weatherley (a) 12 7x La Diva (11) 55................................S Collett 13 Beautifulnightmare (9) 55............. D Johnson 14 Incy Wincy Spider (12) 55....................C Dell 2 11.22am STELLA ARTOIS 880 $15,000, MAIDEN 2YO&UP, 880m 1 20x Extersea (9) 59.5........................ L Satherley 2 3768x Burton (13) 59.5............................... S Spratt 3 Final Express (11) 59.5................... A Calder 4 3679x Hesagoodboy (4) 59.5..........T Newman (a3) 5 3070x Nitro (3) 59.5............................O Helagi (a4) 6 Fleurissimo (8) 57.5....... A Goindasamy (a2) 7 0x Macushla (12) 57.5...................C Jones (a4) 8 8x Mini Mystic (6) 57.5.................J Fawcett (a1) 9 Kool Power (5) 57.5...................... D Johnson 10 Somethin About It (2) 57.5.... M Kareem (a4) 11 Cutting Edge (10) 56.5.................... S McKay 12 3x Lady Telena (1) 55........................... C Grylls 13 Rubyshowoff (7) 55......................T Thornton 3 11.57am SKYCITY AUCKLAND 880 $15,000, Rating 83 HCP, 880m 1 9710x Orakei Overlord tm (4) 63............. C Ormsby 2 3714x Iron Eagle t (5) 59........................... S McKay 3 3309x Deluxe Edition tm (12) 56.....T Newman (a3) 4 x04x2 Air Centre tm (16) 55.5........................C Dell 5 6x38x Appellant tm (13) 55..................... D Johnson 6 8x31x Silent Truth (7) 55........................M Cameron 7 4570x Darci Palmer (11) 55........................ C Grylls 8 8967x Bolt From The Blue (2) 55............... A Calder 9 5520x Gorgeous Geisha b (6) 55........C Jones (a4) 10 2584x Lookseasy (15) 55 11 1686x My World t (14) 55............................S Collett 12 406x1 Keep It Real m (9) 55..... A Goindasamy (a2) 13 8x80x Elliot Power (8) 55....................... L Satherley 14 0x90x Show Bird (10) 55...................C Burdan (a2) 15 4656x Riverfalls (1) 55.....................E Nicholas (a4)

16 3887x The Dom t (3) 55 Emergencies: Riverfalls, The Dom 4 12.32pm DUNSTAN FEEDS 1200 $15,000, MAIDEN 2YO&UP, 1200m 1 7243x Oceanic (12) 59.5............................J Riddell 2 54x King Rat (14) 59.5........................T Thornton 3 357x5 Tumbril (2) 59.5................................ C Grylls 4 x47x6 Uncle Terry (5) 59.5..............T Newman (a3) 5 5 First Sea Lord (4) 59.5..................... S Spratt 6 9x Rising Risk (8) 59.5...................C Jones (a4) 7 334x Rail Queen (10) 57.5....................... A Calder 8 047x El Nymph (3) 57.5................ T Yanagida (a1) 9 6 Simply Silver (15) 57.5... A Goindasamy (a2) 10 Ama La Vita (7) 57.5................... L Satherley 11 Brymaar (6) 57.5.......................... D Johnson 12 877x Leicalot (19) 57.5............................ S McKay 13 8x7x O’Pristine (1) 57.5............................S Collett 14 Star Rise (9) 57.5....................J Fawcett (a1) 15 7509x Little Stevie 57.5........................... Scratched 16 The Green Gremlin (16) 59.5 17 5x Sweet Molly Malone (17) 57.5 18 Evagiorgio (11) 59.5 19 Paddy Wagon (18) 57.5 20 Colossal (13) 59.5 Emergencies: Little Stevie, The Green Gremlin, Sweet Molly Malone, Evagiorgio, Paddy Wagon, Colossal 5 1.07pm EAGLE TECHNOLOGY 1200 $15,000, MDN 2YO&UP, 1200m 1 720x4 The Buffer (16) 59.5............S Weatherley (a) 2 5x O’Connor (7) 59.5......................... C Ormsby 3 Macros (6) 59.5............................C Lammas 4 3877x Stratius 59.5.................................. Scratched 5 3x Light Brocade (18) 57.5 6 x350x Lady De Winter (3) 57.5...............T Thornton 7 2049x Sheez Leica (9) 57.5........................S Collett 8 7300x The Last Tsunami (1) 57.5....T Newman (a3) 9 467x Movinonbye (13) 57.5......M Hashizume (a3) 10 206x8 Blew By You (15) 57.5...................... C Grylls 11 0x Justastate (11) 57.5..................... D Johnson 12 0008x Mi Sky (10) 57.5.............................. A Calder 13 69x Reliable Lady (5) 57.5...................... S Spratt 14 Swiss Regal (12) 57.5................. L Satherley 15 7509x Little Stevie (2) 57.5................C Burdan (a2) 16 The Green Gremlin (4) 59.5 17 5x Sweet Molly Malone (17) 57.5 18 Evagiorgio (19) 59.5 19 Paddy Wagon (14) 57.5 20 Colossal (8) 59.5 Emergencies: Little Stevie, The Green Gremlin, Sweet Molly Malone, Evagiorgio, Paddy Wagon, Colossal 6 1.42 BARFOOT & THOMPSON 1600 $15,000, Rating

94 HWT HCP, 1600m 1 794x0 Kaharau td (16) 74........................R Cole (3) 2 507x3 Major Tom tdm (22) 68.5..................... E Farr 3 215x4 Pursued dm (7) 66................M Roustoby (3) 4 127x7 Tipical dm (11) 66.............................. A Kuru 5 6310x Seemax m (9) 66...................... N Downs (3) 6 0947x Lake Superior (2) 66..........................R Elliot 7 174x0 Florence Ivy m (20) 66..............H McNeill (3) 8 7165x Zedcrest m (19) 66..................S O’Malley (1) 9 6519x Ohthoserussians (10) 66..........L Douglas (3) 10 0x08x Sentito d (13) 66.....................E Nicholas (3) 11 5x0x0 Yes Boy (5) 66............................... T Moki (3) 12 842x4 Gabriel (17) 66................. I Fraser-Hayes (3) 13 939x3 Zenntari d (6) 66........................D Parker (3) 14 5x4x3 Mishka (15) 66 15 8830x Banks Road (1) 66.......................... S Fannin 16 438x8 Abu Dhabi (8) 66 17 x89x6 Blushing Heights (21) 66.............C Studd (2) 18 Mokele Mbembe (18) 66...... J Seivwright (3) 19 98x0 Renegade Fighter (3) 66 20 09x7x Gocara 66..................................... Scratched 21 7P80x Flyingwithoutwings 66................... Scratched 22 9x09x Monbeau (4) 66 23 370x9 Two Thirty dm (14) 66 24 4076x Vincentius m (12) 66 Emergencies: Renegade Fighter, Gocara, Flyingwithoutwings, Monbeau, Two Thirty, Vincentius 7 2.18 BARFOOT & THOMPSON RESIDENTIAL 2200 $15,000, Rating 83 HWT HCP, 2200m 1 1P1x7 Trisha Lea dm (15) 74.................C Studd (2) 2 138x1 Magnanimous Man dm (12) 70.E Nicholas (3) 3 930x4 Rocking Good Time m (1) 68..S O’Malley (1) 4 466x4 Windy Height dm (18) 68..............R Cole (3) 5 1536x Maestro Blu mb (16) 67.5............... S Fannin 6 0526x Keepella Heights dm (4) 66........... T Moki (3) 7 4076x Vincentius m (6) 66...............M Roustoby (3) 8 235x9 In A Minute m (13) 66................D Parker (3) 9 4x76x Ngatira Gold tm (9) 66......... J Seivwright (3) 10 4L0x0 Raaj m (19) 66.......................... N Downs (3) 11 5Fx6x Blanco Bay (7) 66............................... E Farr 12 8x0x0 Go Go Gonzo m (14) 66.. I Fraser-Hayes (3) 13 367x0 Henry Tudor m (17) 66.............L Douglas (3) 14 Px0x8 Top Choice tdm (3) 66...............H McNeill (3) 15 486x3 Charred (2) 66....................................R Elliot 16 x220x Zedman (10) 66................................. A Kuru 17 5506x Peshawar (11) 66 18 00x Piacenza 66.................................. Scratched 19 9Px0x Cashel m (5) 66 20 211x2 Tallyho Twinkletoe 71.................... Scratched 21 174x0 Florence Ivy m (8) 66 Em: Peshawar, Piacenza, Cashel, Tallyho Twinkletoe,

toux (R9), Midnite Invasion, Qiji Dancer (R11) Blinkers off: The Last Tsunami, Mi Sky (R5), Kaharau, Vincentius (R6), Vincentius, Zedman (R7), Red Forest, Nomoathaj (R10), Looks Like, Craftyaffair (R11) Winkers off: Crimson Star (R1), Hesagoodboy (R2), Trisha Lea (R7), Easy M’Lady (R9)

SELECTIONS

Race 1: Divine Dive, La Diva, Sussex, Beautifulnightmare Race 2: Lady Telena, Cutting Edge, Extersea, Macushla Race 3: Riverfalls, Orakei Overlord, Appellant, Silent Truth Race 4: O’Pristine, Rail Queen, Sweet Molly Malone, Brymaar Race 5: The Green Gremlin, Little Stevie, Lady De Winter Race 6: Ohthoserussians, Major Tom, Tipical, Zedcrest Race 7: Rocking Good Time, Raaj, Vincentius, Keepella Heights Race 8: Haere Up, Cotton Eye Joe, Woodwind, Rising Road Race 9: Double Happy, Speechmaker, English Gambler Race 10: Back In A Flash, Ritani, Jakkalbomb, Red Forest Race 11: Shoshone, Western Choice, Looks Like, Qiji Dancer

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Saturday, July 11, 2020

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Winter Cup return a huge boost The last few weeks have put a spring in the step of the team at Riccarton Park. Earlier in the year, the Covid-19 pandemic had threatened to deal a cruel blow to the South Island’s flagship racetrack and its two premier carnivals. August’s Grand National Festival was impossible in a calendar with no South Island jumps racing, while transport uncertainty cast grave doubt over the two Group One showpieces of Cup Week in November. Provisional schedules indicated that the New Zealand 2000 Guineas (1600m) and 1000 Guineas (1600m) may instead be hosted at Te Rapa and Ellerslie respectively. But the tide has turned over the last two months. The Guineas were confirmed as remaining at Riccarton, racing resumed at the Christchurch track on June 27 with bumper turnover, and $10m in funding was announced for the installation of an all-weather track. Planning for that development is now underway, with details to be confirmed over the coming weeks. Most recently, this week brought the return of one of the Grand National Festival’s iconic features. Through the co-operation of the Canterbury Jockey Club and New Zealand Thoroughbred Racing,

since we resumed racing, and now having the Winter Cup back on the calendar means there’s a good race for some of those horses to work towards. “We’re looking forward to it and delighted that the race could be reinstated.” Riccarton staged 11 races in its comeback meeting on June 27, and turnover exceeded the club’s expectations. There are another 11 races carded for today with a total of 164 acceptances. “Our total turnover on June 27 was $2.36 million, which was a

the 128-year-old Gr.3 Winter Cup (1600m) has been reinstated and will be run on Saturday 15 August. “It’s been very exciting,” Riccarton Park’s chief executive Tim Mills said. “I think the return of the Winter Cup is a really positive development. “We were previously looking at having no real feature racing until the Hawke’s Bay carnival kicks off in September, but this will give us something to look forward to in August. “There have been good, competitive fields in all three regions

huge result,” Mills said. “It was actually an increase on what they had at Pukekohe the previous week, and you’d normally expect it to be higher for a meeting held in the Auckland region. “That momentum carried on into last weekend, where there was a total of more than $4 million across the two meetings. “I think it’s really showing how keen New Zealand punters are to get back into action. “The engines are starting to get back up and running again. “Hopefully it’ll be onwards and

upwards from here, building towards that reinstated Winter Cup and into the spring at Hastings and then back down here for Cup Week.” Confirmation that the Guineas would remain at Riccarton came as a huge relief to Mills. The three-year-old features are the only Group One races staged in the South Island. “They’re such important races for us, they’re the jewels in the crown of Cup Week,” he said. “Preparations are now well underway for this year’s carnival, and we’re expecting it to be as big as ever. “It’s New Zealand’s most-attended week of racing, with 14,000 for New Zealand Cup day alone, and we’re working towards more of the same this year. “It’s been obvious to see that people are dead keen to break out of the hibernation and attend exciting events, and we’re looking forward to delivering that for them. “We’ve also had enquiries this year from people who might normally get their racing fix in Melbourne at that time of the year, so we’re hoping to welcome them to Christchurch instead. “You’ve always got to be optimistic in this game, and at the moment I think we’ve got a fair bit to be optimistic about.”

NZ Metro harness Tomorrow at Addington Raceway

NZ Metropolitan Trotting Club: Addington Meeting Date: 12 Jul 2020 NZ Meeting number: 8 Doubles: 2 and 3; 4 and 5; 6 and 7; 8 and 9 Trebles: 1, 2 and 3; 4, 5 and 6; 7, 8 and 9 1 12.35pm (NZT) HYDROFLOW AMATEUR DRIVERS MOBILE PACE $7000, 4yo+ r40-r53., mobile, 1980m 1 89776 Play By Ear (1) fr............J Buckland-Stevens 2 00514 Jenabella (2) fr........................... A Fitzgerald 3 89968 Alexy (3) fr....................................... C Negus 4 59633 Flame Lady (4) fr........................... P Wallace 5 33626 Kayla Maguire (5) fr.................. T Woodward 6 91609 Caesar’s Quest (6) fr......................... G Cook 7 67442 Changearound (7) fr.....................M McIntyre 8 41578 Sonic Reign (8) fr.............................N Munro 9 62187 The Governor (9) fr.........................S Murtha 10 70004 Cheddar Made Beta (21) fr...............B White 11 5x448 Plutonium (22) fr................................A Edge 2 1.00 BOOK AN EVENT AT ADDINGTON & BE IN TO WIN TROT $7000, r40-r47,r48 w/c, stand, 2600m 1 00803 Time In A Bottle (1) fr.............. J Morrison (J) 2 255P0 Bright Glow (2) fr...........................I Cameron 3 94803 Shpeedy (3) fr....................................J Dunn 4 35x30 Sugarinspice (4) fr..........................R Holmes 5 0800x Rogie Falls (5) fr............................ S McNally 6 448x3 Gotta Ticket (6) fr..........................T Williams 7 80x48 Red Harbour (7) fr.................... C D Thornley

Auckland Greyhound Racing Club Venue: Manukau Stadium Meeting Date: 12 Jul 2020 NZ Meeting number: 9 Doubles: 1 and 2; 3 and 4; 5 and 6; 7 and 8; 9 and 10; 11 and 12 Trebles: 1, 2 and 3; 4, 5 and 6; 7, 8 and 9; 10, 11 and 12 1 12.02pm (NZT) TROPHIES PLUS SPRINT C0, 318m 1 How’s The Enemy nwtd....................R Roper 2 62236 Loudred nwtd R &................................L Udy 3 57827 Indi Shae nwtd................................ S O’Neill 4 25235 Electric Shock nwtd............. A J Christiansen 5 Full Of Secrets nwtd...................... D R Laing 6 44 Serbian Ace nwtd...............................B Craik 7 55846 Rowdy Ratbag nwtd..........................M Black 8 53 All Day Long nwtd............................R Roper 9 7 Mallorca nwtd.....................................B Craik 10 67 Botany Racheal nwtd.......................P Green 2 12.23pm JO’S WHOLESALE & SPORTS BAR TAIPA TAVERN SPRINT C1, 318m 1 2767x Sweet Clover 18.81.....................K T Herbert 2 37633 Botany Sandy 18.86.........................P Green 3 15135 Attila’s Arrow 18.66............................H Scott 4 63386 Yella Ella 18.58 R &.............................L Udy 5 43476 Fancy 19.00................................ M Prangley 6 52222 Mobility Scooter 18.65......................M Black 7 52577 Tango Miss 18.73............................. T Green 8 46855 Party Every Day nwtd R &...................L Udy 9 4758x Magic Eight Ball 18.96 R &..........N O’Regan 10 5778x Carl Spackler nwtd R &........................L Udy 3 12.48pm PUMP & ENGINEERING SERVICES LTD

8 40x36 Tequila Sunset (8) fr.................... K Cameron 9 00069 Mickey Jay (U1) fr.................K Tomlinson (J) 10 4260x Ardee Trouble (U2) fr........................... R May 11 360x6 Rachmaninov (U3) fr......................... T Grant 3 1.25 HRS CONSTRUCTION MOBILE PACE $7000, r40-r46,r47 w/c., mobile, 2600m 1 84389 Madame Frost (1) fr.......................R Holmes 2 50653 Magicol Ideal (2) fr................... S O’Reilly (J) 3 90500 Pocket Call (3) fr..............................L Dobbs 4 05447 Magical Matty (4) fr...............S Tomlinson (J) 5 21079 Galleons Connoisseur (5) fr...........B Orange 6 97633 Donegal Gilbert (6) fr.......................... R May 7 2x020 Frank The Tank (7) fr....................C DeFilippi 8 00850 Aveross Spitfire (8) fr.......................J W Cox 9 09796 Loissonya (9) fr.......................J Young-Grant 4 1.50 STORER MOTORS JUNIOR DRIVERS PACE $7000, 4yo+ r40-r55 jun.d, stand, 2600m 1 980x0 Anna Barclay (1) fr.....................E Barron (J) 2 73702 Vintage Beach (2) fr..............K Tomlinson (J) 3 10644 Razcal Alley (3) fr..................... S O’Reilly (J) 4 0x010 The Diva (4) fr.........................K Newman (J) 5 92331 Glacier Coaster (5) fr..............S Thornley (J) 6 23257 Pats Dragon (6) fr......................... B Hope (J) 7 00134 Stealth Bomba (7) fr...................M Hurrell (J) 8 58076 Go Davey (8) fr......................S Tomlinson (J)

9 20x19 Reflectionsofmylife (9) fr......... J Morrison (J) 10 80203 Flamboyant (10) fr..................B Laughton (J) 5 2.16 DOMINION TRADING COMPANY TROT $7500, 3yo+ r48-r52, stand, 2600m 1 x9322 Horse Of Course (1) fr............. M Williamson 2 x0620 Honeys Son (2) fr..................S Tomlinson (J) 3 63357 Take After Me (3) fr.......................... G Smith 4 07558 The Eye Of The Tiger (4) fr................J Dunn 5 0100x Steel Dust (5) fr............................T McMillan 6 93542 Idle Stuartia (6) fr...........................B Orange 7 5x091 Majestic Rollon (7) fr..................... A Lethaby 8 92265 Palisade (8) fr...................................... D Butt 9 44171 Kowhai Sundown (U1) fr............E Barron (J) 10 05010 Missalyssa (U2) fr.........................T Williams 6 2.41pm ALLIED SECURITY MOBILE TROT $8500, 2yo., mobile, 1980m 1 2D8x4 Royal Del (1) fr.............................C DeFilippi 2 13 Time Up The Hill (2) fr..................... K Barron 3 1x La Reina Del Sur (3) fr............N Rasmussen 4 4212 Franco Jorik (4) fr................................ R May 5 21D Summer Lovin (5) fr...........................J Dunn 6 1x Regal Attire (6) fr............................M Purdon 7 1 Love N The Port (7) fr............... M Williamson 8 11 Eurokash (8) fr............................. B Hope (J) 9 6x0P0 Crown Range (U1) fr......................... A Clark

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RIES MBL PACE $7500, 3yo+ r40-r55., mobile, 2600m 1 8x800 Trompeur (1) fr......................S Tomlinson (J) 2 50x65 Donegal Carnbouy (2) fr...............T Williams 3 03655 Pete’s Dash (3) fr.......................M Hurrell (J) 4 00645 Playboy Prince (4) fr..............K Tomlinson (J) 5 35852 Jazelle (5) fr...................................B Orange 6 93064 Essence Of Easton (6) fr.......... M Williamson 7 x0222 Ivana Legacy (7) fr......................... A Armour 8 99526 Paul’s Verdict (8) fr............................S Ottley 9 00468 Four Starzzz Shiraz (9) fr........J Young-Grant 10 51x95 Hes Fast And Furious (21) fr..............J Dunn 8 3.41pm TRACKSIDE DINING AT ADDINGTON TROT $7500, 3yo+ r53-r55, stand, 2600m 1 0080x Escargo (1) fr....................................S Ottley 2 79003 Idle Moose (2) fr.....................B Laughton (J) 3 1055x Scrappylittlenobody (3) fr................. G Smith 4 39442 She’s Allthe Craze (4) fr..........J Young-Grant 5 72239 Justan’s Sister (5) fr..............S Tomlinson (J) 6 7x510 Makura (6) fr................................. G O’Reilly 7 97363 Prince Teka (7) fr......................... K Cameron 8 5400x Easy Pickings (8) fr...................... B Hope (J) 9 40504 Alvira Hest (9) fr.................................. R May 10 02P1 Missucci (U1) fr..............................B Orange 9 4.16pm BLUE STAR TAXIS MOBILE PACE $7000,

3yo+ r47-r50., mobile, 2600m 1 17575 Stavros The Terror (1) fr.................B Orange 2 2253x Luella (2) fr................................... B Hope (J) 3 29x21 Adam Patron (3) fr............................ G Smith 4 64090 Regatta (4) fr.....................................S Ottley 5 43282 Machs Mareta (5) fr...........................R Close 6 85774 Mordecai (6) fr.......................K Tomlinson (J) 7 067x0 Ideal Rule (7) fr............................. S Lethaby 8 x1888 I Am Adaline (8) fr............................J W Cox SELECTIONS

Race 1: Shiffty, Yea You, Bella Button, Be Bee Lass Race 2: Admirable, Vincent Van Gone, Mickey Jay, Calypso Rock Race 3: Crackabrie, Distinguished Taste, Hells Shadow Race 4: Boom, Tyke, Zambia, Jake, Kwik Sport Race 5: Krug, Wyatt Waller, Eastwood Ideal, Held To Ransom Race 6: Majestic Man, Phoebe Onyx, Midnight Dash, Enghien Race 7: Red Envy, Tsunami, Her Majesty, Tara Bromac Race 8: Matt Damon, Tango Tara, Escargo, Change Is Good Race 9: Nemera Franco, Willison, Burnham Boy, Glenledi Chief Race 10: Majestic Lavros, Vacation Hill, Baxter, That’s The Story Race 11: Plutonium Lady, Carlos Bromac, A Delightful Act, Terry 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

Auckland dogs Tomorrow at Manukau Stadium STAKES C1, 527m 1 18684 Kapai Chris 31.05 W &.....................T Steele 2 63663 Opawa Queen nwtd W &..................T Steele 3 44568 Winbourn Freddy nwtd.....................S Codlin 4 42782 Birds Fly High 31.00........................P Henley 5 78537 Noah Who 30.52......................... M Prangley 6 76475 Happy Medium 30.69 R &............N O’Regan 7 16576 Vibe nwtd.........................................S Codlin 8 25622 Opawa Gonzo nwtd......................... G Farrell 9 13788 Opawa Lola 31.22........................... G Farrell 4 1.13pm HEWLETT ELECTRICAL SPRINT C1, 318m 1 28475 Tribal Conquest 18.80 R &...................L Udy 2 87647 Agbeze 18.98....................................M Black 3 64178 Fernando Charm 18.79.................... T Green 4 44732 Kapai Stewie 18.78 W &..................T Steele 5 32434 Waiterimu Ripper 18.51 R &................L Udy 6 66723 Noise Maker 18.70...........................P Green 7 42885 Not Shackley 18.79............................J Black 8 32758 Go Kiki nwtd.................................... G Farrell 9 87568 Pliskova 18.78.................................S E Hunt 10 47788 Smash Out 18.94 R &..........................L Udy 5 1.40pm MT WELLINGTON TAB SPRINT C3, 318m 1 51672 Portland Art 18.47..............................B Craik 2 23621 Audrette 18.45...................................B Bond 3 11387 Pacemaker 18.71............................ S O’Neill 4 35712 Stay Rich 18.55 M &......................... J Smith 5 22126 Ma Chere 18.67.............................. S O’Neill 6 24443 Thank You Next 18.60........................B Craik

7 27662 Last Star 18.56.............................. D R Laing 8 64715 Frosty Blaze 18.71........................... T Green 9 78486 Bigtime Cutie nwtd R &................N O’Regan 10 88886 Talkabout Izzy 18.61........................... D Ray 6 2.06 SPORTSBOWL FUNCTION CENTRE SPRINT C1, 318m 1 53448 Medusa Who 18.97..................... M Prangley 2 74557 My Snuggles 18.93......................... G Farrell 3 87584 Bailey And Cream 18.81 R &...............L Udy 4 86268 Bigtime Thor nwtd R &.................N O’Regan 5 37453 Ford Man 18.90 R &.............................L Udy 6 48127 Hillbilly Brewed 18.81.........................H Scott 7 38348 Tamantha 19.04.................................B Bond 8 1 Portland Toy 18.65.............................B Craik 9 56668 Just Maddie nwtd..............................M Black 10 5578x Shambi’s Girl 18.96.....................K T Herbert 7 2.33pm TERMINATING PICK6 STAKES C1, 527m 1 33311 Hit Zone 30.90.................... A J Christiansen 2 58844 Opawa June nwtd............................S Codlin 3 5F776 My Bro Bobby nwtd..................... M Prangley 4 75354 Bobble nwtd W &..............................T Steele 5 55755 Our Scarlett nwtd............................ G Farrell 6 1416F Thrilling Neve nwtd........................... K Walsh 7 27337 Opawa Big 30.91............................ G Farrell 8 31662 Award Winner 30.97......................... T Green 9 13788 Opawa Lola 31.22........................... G Farrell 8 2.58pm HAPPY BIRTHDAY DOROTHY GREEN C4,

318m 1 11132 Marked Man 18.41 W &...................T Steele 2 51232 Manila Bala 18.24 R &.................N O’Regan 3 38443 Express Emporium 18.46 W &.........T Steele 4 87116 Dignity Dented 18.76....................... T Green 5 48845 Podium Phobia 18.53.........................B Craik 6 83F16 Botany Thommo 18.60.....................P Green 7 14578 Botany Rifles 18.69..........................P Green 8 24771 Thrilling Hudson 18.51..................... T Green 9 68586 Bigtime Bremner 18.68 R &.........N O’Regan 10 81747 Paddy Fast 18.76 M &....................... J Smith 9 3.16pm MPS FENCING DISTANCE C1d, 603m 1 56617 Boyka nwtd..................................... G Farrell 2 41361 Robson 35.23..............................P Ferguson 3 x5154 Glow Up 36.04...................................B Craik 4 3x532 Thrilling Amelia nwtd........................ K Walsh 5 31143 Thrilling Stomp nwtd........................ K Walsh 6 25321 Opawa Delight 36.24.........................B Craik 7 53214 Go Angel 35.74............................... G Farrell 8 16531 Dobby Who 35.41....................... M Prangley 9 21557 Spring Queen nwtd............................E Potts 10 3.33 CAROL’S TAB TAIPA TAVERN STKS C2, 527m 1 52133 Go Diego nwtd.................................R Roper 2 57425 Enjoy The Perks 30.87........ A J Christiansen 3 x2415 Kai Nan 30.79................................. G Farrell 4 46414 Opawa Nemo 30.96 W &.................T Steele 5 41255 El Narco 30.69.................................P Green 6 53787 Jinja Babe 31.03..............................P Green

7 73163 Thrilling Dora nwtd.............................E Potts 8 24411 Opawa Travis nwtd.............................E Potts 9 62464 Thea Who 31.34......................... M Prangley 11 3.51 QUALIFIED PET SERVICES SPRINT C5, 318m 1 76571 Franky The Jett 18.44........................E Potts 2 26318 Ashen 18.42.......................................B Bond 3 11218 Morton Keeping 18.47......................S Codlin 4 3617x Opawa Magic nwtd......................... G Farrell 5 71265 Iron Eyes 18.41..................................E Potts 6 x5561 Isn’t She Sassy nwtd........... A J Christiansen 7 26336 Electric Dancer 18.48 W &...............T Steele 8 61713 Portland Wonder 18.37......................B Craik Emergencies: 9 37336 Jinja Mongo 18.34 W &....................T Steele 10 27834 Thrilling Peta 18.29.......................... K Walsh 12 4.08pm JACK’S WHOLESALE MEATS SPRINT C2, 318m 1 34147 Little Leaf 18.66.................................E Potts 2 56115 Nexus 18.60.................................... G Farrell 3 1x411 Dundee Glitter 18.67..........................E Potts 4 33386 Opawa Roy nwtd............................. G Farrell 5 25574 Go All Lin 18.56.............................. S O’Neill 6 56573 Tommy The Jett 18.99.......................M Black 7 17662 Choo Choo 18.65............................ G Farrell 8 83127 Fall Gracefully 18.74................... M Prangley 9 32555 Does He Exist 18.53........................R Roper 10 44464 Kuridrani 18.49..................................M Black LEGEND: fsdt - First Start Here nwd - No Win this Distance fstd

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RESULTS ■■ Bridge Ashburton Bridge Club Monday Evening –June 29th, 2 rds, diff ptr N/S 1st =Bruce Sim & Wendy Parr and Pauline Scott & Ruth Logan, 2nd Dee Murdoch & Sue Smith, 3rd Graham & Anne Gilbert E/W 1st Colin Clemens & Amanda Watson, 2nd George Brown & Paul Leadley, 3rd Mary Bruce & Mervyn Jones Tuesday Evening – June 30th, Ron Sutherland Trophy N/S 1ST Pat Jordan & Audrey Rooney, 2nd = Mary Buckland & Judith Edmond and Rosemary McLaughlin & Jan de Jong, 3rd Trish & Peter Downward E/W 1st Sue Rosevear & David Sewell, 2nd Mike Holdaway & Kay Robb , 3rd Rewa Kyle & John Fechney Wednesday AfternoonJuly 1st, Individual Ladder N/S 1st Trish Downward & Rewa Kyle, 2nd Maree Moore & Pat Jordan, 3rd Beth McIlraith & Rona Brownlie E/W 1ST Peter Downward & Mary Buckland, 2nd = Pauline & Paul Fergus and Kay Robb & Derek Prebble, 3rd Val Palmer Bev Turton Thursday Evening - July 2nd, Mary Mulligan Trophy

DRAWS

N/S 1st Judith Edmond & Maree Moore, 2nd Lois Rose & Audrey Rooney, 3rd Val Ferrier & Trish Downward E/W 1st = Sue Rosevear & Paul Fergus and Alan Sim & Mike Holmes, 2nd John Shearer & Bill Kolkman, 3rd Rewa Kyle & Trish Small Monday Evening –July 6th, B & C Ladder N/S 1st Shirley Harris & Faye Priest, 2nd Pauline Scott & Colin Clemens, 3rd David Fisher & George Brown E/W 1st David Robins & Hilda Blee, 2nd Derek Prebble & Bruce Leighton, 3rd Mary Bruce & Bev Blair Tuesday Evening –July 7th, A Ladder N/S 1ST Kay Robb & Rosemary McLaughlin, 2nd Leigh Wackrow & Mike Holdaway, 3rd Lois Rose & Rona Brownlie. E/W 1st Sue Rosevear & John Fechney, 2nd Audrey Rooney & Maureen Kolkman, 3rd Peter & Trish Downward Wednesday Afternoon- July 8th, Duplicate N/S 1st Kay Robb & Rosemary McLaughlin, 2nd Mary Buckland & Debbie Seddon-Sewell, 3rd Pat Jordan & Paul Fergus. E/W 1ST Sue Rosevear & Maryke Blignault 2nd Peter & Trish Downward, 3rd Rewa Kyle & Pauline Fergus Thursday Evening – July 9th, Mary Mulligan Trophy N/S 1st Mary Buckland & Rosemary McLaughlin, 2nd Trish Small & Rewa Kyle, 3rd Judith Edmond & Maree Moore E/W 1st David Wilkinson & Derek Newton, 2nd Jim Rooney & Maureen Kolkman, 3rd Audrey Rooney & Lois Rose

Ashburton Ladies Golf Weekend Ladies - July 11 2020 Round 2 MacKay Trophy (S), Round 1 Smallbone Trophy (S), Report 9.00am for 9.15am Convenors S. Bradford 0211590983/B Fechney 02111305366. Mid Week Ladies – Tuesday 14 July Report 9.30am for 10am - Starters M Watson/D Hinton Nine Hole Men and Women – Thursday 16 July Report 9.45am for 10am - Convenor M Morgan 0279645380 Club Captain V Moore 0272437724

Tinwald Ladies Golf LGU 2nd Kirsty - 9 Holes LGU Judy Johns Trophy Stableford. Report 9.30 for 10.00 start Starters B. Harris H. Hargreaves, Cards. J. Bruhns K. McAuliffe, Kitchen B. Cochrane, Draw steward J. Bruhns.

Wednesday 8 July Thomas Trophy: Val Sisson 33 stablefords, Jill Burrowes 32 stablefords, Conelly Cup, Extra medal: Vall Sisson 106-31-75, Sally Smith 104-28-76. 9 Holers - Stableford round: Judy Moore 18 stablefords, Railway Hotel 2nd shot #3: Judy Moore, Rakaia Seed Cleaning 2nd shot #6: Sally Smith, V. Bell nearest pin #8: not struck, Chertsey Spraying 2nd shot #15: Sally Smith, S. Quinn 2nd shot #17: Marion Wederell.

Mayfield 9-Hole July 9 Stroke & 5th Stableford, Men 1st Eddie Graham 50-1436 18, Ladies 1st Jill Ludemann 59-19-40 14 2nd Elspeth Jaine 65-22-43 14, Greg Sim Builders No2: Jill Ludemann, Mayfield Transport No 5: Elspeth Jaine.

■■ Target Shooting Ashburton District Rifle Club

1st = N McFarlane and E Jackson +7, T Watson +6, B McIssaac, B Winchester +5, G Hortin, P Nolan and K Sisson +4. Two B Jury. Next Match Copland Trophy Mayfield

500 yards at The Butts, 5 July. TR, Martin Fleming 50.7, 50.7, 100.14, John Snowden 50.5, 50.5, 100.10, John Miller 50.6, 48.6, 98.12, Brian Hawksby 49.4, 50.3, 99.7, John Fleming 45.4, 50.4, 95.8. FTR, Murray Cook 59.6, 60.6, 119.12, Mark Alexander 59.3, 56.1, 115.4, Coby Snowden 55.5, 59.3, 114.8, Brian Graystone 56.3, 57.1, 113.4. FO, Mike Chui 59.6, 59.9, 118.15, Bob McDonald 58.2, 60.6, 118.8, Georgina Torrington 59.3, 58.3, 117.6, David Smith 58.6, 59.3, 117.9, Darryl Bradley 59.4, 57.3, 116.7, Ash Bland 58.4, 53.2, 111.6, Andrew Ducket 49, 53.2, 102.2, George Cuthbert 55.1. Indoor results, 6 July.

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■■ Golf Ashburton County Vets

■■ Golf

Rakaia Ladies Golf

Medal: Silver: Jenny Harrex 77, Bronze 1: Belinda Kirdy 75, Bronze 2: Marion Oakley 88. Stroke: Marilyn Bennett 78 c/b, Sue Gutsell 78. Nearest the Pin: Murray Young Property Broker (2nd Shot) #2 Not Struck, Sims Bakery 2nd Shot) #6 Marilyn Bennett, #12 Mac & Maggie Marilyn Bennett, Outdoor Adventure (2nd Shot) #16 Marilyn Bennett. Memory Funerals Longest Putt – Sue Gutsell.

Methven Ladies Golf 2nd Sarah Maw Bev Isherwood 107-31-76 33 stbl, Angela Mowbray 9012-78 32, Sandra Marr 109-30-79 30, Aqua best Nett Of the Day:- Bev Isherwood 76. Nearest the Pins: No 4 Open & Br B Methven Foursquare Wendy Wareing, No 17 Open Supervalue Sandra Marr, No 13 Open Methven Pharmacy Roz Grant, No 6 Open Methven Travel Fay Redfern, No 13 Saturday Girls The Surprise Hole Ellen Kemp, Twos and Nett Eagles: Heather Middleton. Marg Kelk. Angela Mowbray x2. Bev Isherwood.

Greg Menzies 99.7, Allan Mitchell 94.2, James Storey 85, Leo Wildey 94.3, Lachlan Storey jnr 78, Penny Stilgoe 82.1, 69, Tyler Rattray 74, 75, Sophie Watson 66, 72.1, Austin Watson 73.1, 54.

Mt Somers Rifle Club Zoey Reveley 70, 71, Payton Fews 61, 63, Emily Heaven 73, 68, Jess Heaven 90.1, 87.1, Lachlan Rooney 79, 80.1, Archie Rooney 80, 79, Olivia Fews 88.3, 85.1, Chris Rooney 82, Tim Greer 94.2, 94.5, Brent Frame 97.7, 100.6, Julian Evans 89.3, Kevin Fews 94.3, Stephen Millichamp 92.1, 97.7, Dave Millichamp 93.3, 89, Wayne Tubb 94.1, Eddie Millichamp 96.3, Andrew Oram 96.4.

Mayfield Rifle Club Robert Spencer, 87, 91.2, Caroline Lovett 91.4, Chloe Lovett 77.1, Dylan Lovett 57, Nicholas McDowell 86.1, Ella McDowell 90.2, Alan Wakelin 92.1, Carl Nordqvist 96.2, 96.5, Ben Nordqvist 96.5, John Fleming 98.5, Martin Fleming 95.4.

■■RUGBY LEAGUE

Roosters give Cowboys a towelling Matt Ikuvalu became the first Roosters player to score five tries in a match since 1955 after receiving a late call-up to replace Brett Morris in their 42-16 win over the Cowboys on Thursday night. Morris hurt his groin in the warmup and Ikuvalu made the most of his first game since round two to equal Brian Allsop’s haul against Parramatta at Sydney Sports Ground 65 years ago. South Sydney flyer Alex Johnston had been most recent NRL player to bag a quintet with his 2017 effort. Coming into the clash on Thursday, Ikuvalu had scored four tries in 15 NRL appearances. You couldn’t tell from the final scoreline but the Cowboys had the upper hand early as the Roosters completed just 64 per cent of their sets in the opening stanza at Queensland Country Bank Stadium. But they exploded with five tries in 20 minutes after the break to cruise to victory, the right edge attack giving their opponents nightmares. “To score five tries, the first for a Rooster since 1955, and [Ikuvalu] is a really humble shy kid but also confident in his own ability ... he deserves credit for his preparation. “It’s a great story, said coach Trent Robinson.

CLUB NEWS Ashburton Golf Club When this writer decides to play morning golf and the conditions are better in the afternoon for the first time ever, you know you should have stayed in bed. However, another great field took to the course to play a stroke round off the blue tees for the third qualifying round of club champs. Story of the day was the second hole in one inside a fortnight. Well done to Chris Ralston, the hunky fireman was too hot to handle on number 8 with a wonderful ace. Chris also knows how to celebrate, after playing in the morning and drinking with the afternoon players before they teed off, he was still in the clubrooms with playing partner Steve McCloy, waiting for them when they finished. Top effort! Best scores of the day were net 69s to Ryan Stoddart and Daniel Snowball, very good scores off the back tees. This Saturday we turn to the major pairs trophy, with qualifying for the Watson Cup. We will be playing a best ball stroke with the top score picking up the Murray Webb trophy and top seed. The top eight pairs then go into the Watson Cup with the next eight going into the Newton trophy. We will then have match play over the following three weeks to find the champs. Who will reign supreme? The Stoddart boys will start as strong favourites to defend their title. Could it be Lefty and Ken’s year? Yeah right! Jason and Brent may well fancy the big prize after picking up the Newton last year. The big news though is after many years of disappointment Gaby has thrown Perry on the scrap heap and taken on Mr Reliable Bruce Day as his partner. While at first glance this may look like a great

pairing, to me it just looks a tad vanilla. Two very steady golfers who won’t give many holes away, but where is the bravado and passion to scoop the big prize. Who said boring? Get down on Saturday, sort out your own pairs or let Matt do a bit of match-making, he has got a knack of putting good pairs together. Last Sunday we had Pennants, the less said the better. The shining light was Mary Lou and her Birdies picking up a win. Hamish and his Bullets snaffled a walkover and that was about it. The Jolly boys are having a trip to Pegasus on Wednesday this week. Old spud has arranged it and hopefully the weather behaves and more importantly I hope the boys behave. Our big 125 years jubilee coming up on the 19th and Quiz on the 31st, check website for details, come along and join the fun. Till next time, Good golfing.

Our next meeting will be on Wednesday 5 August at Hotel Ashburton starting at 6.30pm.

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Ashburton Lions Club Our first meeting, post-Covid, coincided with the much anticipated changeover night. The evening meeting, at Hotel Ashburton, was presided over by Roger Paterson and was a great success. There were over 90 attendees with a host of visitors from other Lions Clubs as well as District Governor Ellen Butson, who addressed the meeting and spoke about the achievements, of recent projects run by the Lions Club of Ashburton. She also mentioned the strength of the Lions Clubs within the Mid Canterbury zone. Our new member, Stuart Geddes, sponsored by David Stewart, and inducted by Garth Bateup, was warmly welcomed. Stuart is the new manager of the MSA. The presentation of awards to Lions Garth Madden and Jeff King featured next.

Roger Paterson presided over the Ashburton Lions Club meeting. Garth Madden was awarded the Lloyd Morgan Honorary Award for long standing service to the Lions Club of Ashburton. Jeff King was the recipient of the Ed Von Tunzelmann Award for his huge contribution to club projects. Stewart Dunlop reported on Meals on Wheels being ‘full steam ahead!’ Bruce Ferriman reported on this year’s club Charity Golf Tournament which will be held on Thursday 8 October. Graham Smith added that the proceeds would be going to the Chris Ruth Centre Trust supporting the disabled and the Mountain Bike Park Ashburton project. Graham also stated that proceeds from

this year’s Playhouse Raffle would go to Riding for the Disabled. Rod Green outlined the support for Tony Todd’s Bike Riding Hospice Fund Raiser and the surprising amount of money raised. Having our Lions Club participate was the ‘icing on the cake’ from Tony’s point of view. Roger Paterson, who has done an outstanding job in this role, will continue as President for the next twelve months. Roger presented a very full and detailed report to the meeting. The new board for the coming year was introduced to the meeting as part of the changeover proceedings.

Having not met since February due to the Covid 19 Lockdown it was great to see good numbers of Wakanui WI members at the June meeting at the Sinclair Centre. Dianne Carter, Vice-President welcomed members and introduced our speakers for the afternoon, Roger Scammell and Moyra Whiting from the Mid-South Canterbury Life Education. Roger and Moyra gave us an interesting insite into the Mobile Classroom which visits 67 schools between the Rakaia and Waitaki Rivers. Children learn about their bodies and how to live a healthy lifestyle. The Harold Club is also an important part of the Trust which helps fund the Mobile unit. A most informative talk! While thanking the speakers Diane gave each a small gift plus a donation from the Wakanui WI. Business for the meeting was then resumed. Motto for the day was – Life without laughter is like bread without yeast. The Roll Call of a tea towel or baking for the 206 Club at the Seniors Centre resulted in a generous amount of goods. Display – An old school book or photograph saw many childhood memories revived and laughed over. Anne Copland was thanked for supplying flowers for the Hospital. Members were asked to supply food for afternoon tea at the Vintage Ploughing Match held at Beggs property in Wakanui. Notices were given regarding entries for the Federation Cup Day and the A & P Show Bay and Tray competitions. All suggestions for these are welcome at the next meeting on Wednesday July 22.

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Emergency Dentist

327 West Street, Ashburton, phone 308 1133. Open daily: 10am – 4pm.

Pharmacies

Wises Pharmacy, Countdown Complex, East Street, will be open from 9am - 1pm Saturday, from 10am - 1pm Sunday. From 5pm - 7pm both evenings. All Ashburton Rest Homes open with Covid-19 restrictions. 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 Alcoholics Anonymous

Call 0800 AA WORKS (0800 229 6757) or visit www.aa.org.nz for more information.

Mental Health - Call free on 0800 222 955. Ask for the Crisis Team.

Safe Care - 24hr Rape and Sexual Assault Crisis

Support. Phone 03 364 8791

Victims Support Group

24hr - Freephone 0800 VICTIM (0800 842 846). Direct dials to a volunteer. Ashburton Office - 307 8409 week-days, 9am - 2pm, outside of these hours leave a message.

Call us free on (0800 787 797). Lines open 10am - 10pm seven days.

Ashburton Museum

Methven - Saturday and public holidays 10am until 2.30pm. Phone 302 8955 or isite@midcanterburynz.com

All enquiries - phone 308 4432 or 027 3329286.

Veterinarians

ASHBURTON VETS - Ph 0276 838 000, 149 Cameron Street, Ashburton: Duty vet: Ben Hallenstein. Full emergency service all weekend. Ashburton Public Library VET ENT RIVERSIDE - Ph 03 308 2321, Havelock Street. Ph 308 7192. Saturday: 10am - 1pm. 1 Smallbone Drive, Ashburton. Saturday clinic: 9am - 12 Sunday: 1pm - 4pm. noon. Weekend 24-hour emergencies. VETLIFE ASHBURTON - Ph 03 307 5195, EA Networks Centre - Pools 20 River Terrace - phone 03 308 4020. WEEKEND HOURS: Cnr East Street and Seafield Road, Ashburton. Saturday clinic: 9am - 12 noon. Weekend 24-hour emergencies. Sat and Sun 7am - 7pm. Public holidays 10am - 5pm. CANTERBURY VETS - Ph 03 307 0686, Mail Closing Times West Street Clinic, West Street, Ashburton. Saturday clinic: ASHBURTON MAIL CENTRE 9am - 12 noon. Weekend emergencies: Jonathan Christian. STANDARD POST: Mon - Fri 6pm 327 West Street, Ashburton, phone 307 7890. Open daily: 10am – 4pm.

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

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

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PUBLIC NOTICES SITUATIONS VACANT

We’re looking for... Research Technicians

2020 Executive Elections Polling in the Club Elections will take place at the Club on:

Last chance today Saturday, July 11 3pm – 7pm Please have membership cards available Stuart Geddes General Manager

Celebrating 30 years of Daffodil Day on Friday 28 August The Cancer Society is selling beautiful bunches of fresh daffodils Please call our Mid Canterbury Centre to order either a bunch of 30 daffodils for $35 or 50 daffodils for $55. Daffodils will be delivered to your business or home on Monday 24 August WITH YOUR HELP THERE IS HOPE Cancer Society Mid Canterbury Phone 307 7691

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.

To enquire or apply email viana.fallaver@vetent.co.nz

HIRE

ADULT ENTERTAINMENT ENVY - exotic Fiji-Indian, mature, slim, toys, four days only. Phone 021 0894 5151 NEW Asian, absolutely excellent, sexy body, busty 38DD, personal massage. Great service. Phone 022 197 4434. STUNNING mature lady would suit mature gentleman, in and out, cash. Phone 021 027 59055 for appointments. Thank you

Birthday Greetings George Bennett Happy 9th Birthday. Have the best day and party. Lots of love Mum, Dad and Anna xoxoxo.

VetEnt Research are looking for reliable, hard working team members for a trial for the month of August. Shift work hours for 4-6 weeks Based in the Ashburton region Flexibility and reliability essential Excellent attention to detail required

For Private Buyers and Sellers Only Goods must be under $500 and used (not new) Include a picture for only $10

FREE

C L A S S I F I E D ADVERTS*

*Terms and conditions apply, offer available until August 31, 2015.

03 307 7900

TWO Asian lady special. Lili size 14, 36E busty and Judy size 10, 36D busty, excellent service in/out calls. Phone 022 572 5823

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Situations Vacant

307 7900

GENERAL hire. Lawnmowers, chainsaws, concrete breakers, trailers, and more. All your DIY / party hire, call and see Ashburton U-Hire. 588 East Street. Open Monday-Friday 7am - 6pm; Saturday 7.30am - 5pm; Sunday 8.30am 12.30pm - Phone 308 8061. www.ashburtonuhire.co.nz

SITUATIONS VACANT

WANTED FISHING – Long time collector of old/vintage rods, reels, tackle, etc. Top prices paid. Steve 03 324 2064. FORESTRY blocks wanted or shelter belts. Phone 029 773 1001, Shane James.

GARAGE ITEMS - Wanting to buy old tools, tool boxes, chainsaws, garden tools, tins, bottles, etc. Maybe MOTORING having a WHEEL alignments at downsizing, great prices. Maximise the clean out or an estate. life of your tyres with an Phone 021 115 3021 alignment from Neumanns Tyre Services Ltd, 197 Wills WANTED TO BUY old Street. Phone 308 6737. cross cut saws (m tooth,) any condition. Also wanted, old saddles, any condition. Call John 027 944 3725 TRADES, SERVICES COMPUTER PROBLEMS?? isabethjohn@gmail.com. For professional computer servicing and laser engraving, see Kelvin at KJB Systems, 4 Ascot Place. Phone 308 8989. Locally owned and serving Ashburton for 30 years. Same day service if possible. Supergold discount card welcomed.

Guardian

Motoring 307 7900

Chef and Front of House Staff required. Good terms, and enjoyable working environment. For more information phone 027 644 9008

Buying or selling a property? Call the Guardian for all your classified requirements. 307 7900

Happy Birthday

For just $10!* Book your birthday greeting, including a photo, for just $10! Ten words only.*

Phone 03 307 7900 Email: classifieds@theguardian.co.nz

(Under 12 children’s birthday greetings remain FREE)

Level 3, Somerset House, 161 Burnett Street

*Terms and conditions apply.

Daily Diary

2020

SATURDAY, JULY 11

9am - 12.30pm ASHBURTON TOY LIBRARY.

Toys to hire, the Triangle, 106 Victoria Street, look us up on facebook - Ashburton toy library.

9am - 5pm NZ ALPINE AND AGRICULTURE ENCOUNTER AND THE ART GALLERY.

Open for viewing. Mt Hutt Memorial Hall, 160 Main Street, Methven.

SUNDAY, JULY 12

ST DAVID’S UNION CHURCH. Worship service led by Rev Jim Young. 48 Allens Road, Allenton.

10am ST ANDREW’S PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH. Morning worship led by Rev Eric Mattock, all welcome. Sinclair Centre, Park Street.

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

2pm ASHBURTON MUSICAL CLUB. Public Concert, The Dirt Road Ensemble featuring young instrumentalists with a wide variety of music. Everyone welcome, $5 entry, members free. Sinclair Centre, Park Street.

9am – 5pm NZ ALPINE AND AGRICULTURE ENCOUNTER AND THE ART GALLERY. Open for viewing. Mt Hutt Memorial Hall, 160 Main Street Methven.

9.30am ASHBURTON METHODIST CHURCH. Morning worship with Rev Heather Kennedy, Paterson’s Chapel, corner East and Cox Street.

9.30am

MONDAY, JULY 13 6am ST DAVID’S UNION CHURCH. Sweaty Betty’s circuit training in hall, 48 Allens Road, Allenton. 9am – 5pm NZ ALPINE AND AGRICULTURE

ENCOUNTER AND THE ART GALLERY. Open for viewing. Mt Hutt Memorial Hall, 160 Main Street Methven. 10am - 3pm 206 CLUB AGE CONCERN. Join us for a fun day filled with activities for the over 60 years. For information phone Age Concern 308 6817. Seniors Centre, Cameron Street.

10am ASHBURTON BAPTIST CHURCH. Morning worship, all welcome, 67 Cass Street. 10.30am COMMUNITY WALKING GROUP. Meet and walk from the Hockey pavilion, Walnut Avenue. 1pm WAIREKA CROQUET CLUB. Mahjong - counting. Waireka Croquet clubroom, Philip Street.

10am HAKATERE PRESBYTERIAN PARISH. Morning worship led by Rev Johanna Warren, all welcome. 127 Thomson Street, Tinwald. 1pm - 4.30pm THE MID CANTERBURY LINEDANCERS. 1pm - 2pm. Beginners learn to Line Dance, following on to easy Intermediate 2.30pm - 3.30pm and Intermediate level from 3.30pm - 4.30pm. Instructor Annette Fyfe 0274 813131. Tinwald Hall, Grahams Street.

6pm ST DAVID’S UNION CHURCH. Sweaty Betty’s circuit training in hall, 48 Allens Road, Allenton. 7pm - 9.30pm R AND R LINE DANCING ASHBURTON. Upper Improver/Intermediate weekly line dance class. Balmoral Hall, 240 Cameron Street.

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6am Te Karere 3 2 0 6:30 Country Calendar 3 Mussel Man. 0 7am Supershoppers 3 7:30 Infomercials 0 9am Whanau Living 3 0 9:30 Tagata Pasifika We hear an exciting announcement for Pacific rugby union players; we meet tech creators keeping the I-Kiribati language alive; and in the era of fake news, who do you trust? 10am The Family Chase 3 0 11am Dinner Date 3 0 Noon History Of The New Zealand Home PG 0 1:10 Eat Well For Less 3 0 2:25 Jamie Cooks Italy 3 0 3:25 Gino’s Italian Coastal Escape 4pm Rhys Darby – Big In Japan 3 0 5pm The Chase 3 0 6pm 1 News At 6pm 0 7pm Jamie – Keep Cooking And Carry On 0 7:30 The Hotel Inspector ML 0 8pm L Lotto 8:05 The Hotel Inspector ML 0 8:30 All Round To Mrs Brown’s ML 0 9:15 Dinner Date M 0 10:15 F Butterfly 16C 3 0

6am Thomas And Friends 0 6:20 Tinpo 0 6:30 Mission Force One 3 0 6:55 The Insectibles 3 0 7:05 Wacky Races 3 0 7:30 Stretch Armstrong 0 7:50 Beyblade Burst Rise 0 8:15 Bakugan – Battle Planet 3 0 8:40 Teen Titans Go! 3 0 9am Adventure Time 0 9:10 Marvel’s Avengers – Secret Wars 0 9:35 The Simpsons PG 3 0 10am Fresh PG 10:30 My World 0 10:55 BlackIsh 3 0 11:20 The Mayor PG 11:45 F 8 Simple Rules 3 0 12:35 F Cutest Puppies Make You LOL 3 0 1:35 My Kitchen Rules – The Rivals PG 3 0 5:05 The Crystal Maze Celebrity 0 6:05 Young Sheldon 3 0

6am Charles Stanley 3 6:30 Infomercials 9:30 NewsHub Nation 0 10:30 The Taste USA 3 11:30 Married At First Sight USA PG 3 12:30 America’s Next Top Model 3 0 1:30 MasterChef UK PG 2:50 The Goldbergs PG 0 3:20 Planet Parrot 3 0 4:25 Flirty Dancing PG Sensitive, rugby-loving Dan meets Anna from Poland for an intimate dance; Seretta and Steven are both looking for some post-divorce magic. 0 5:30 A New Zealand Food Story PG Back in Auckland, with more delays to the restaurant, Ben goes to Waiheke to taste the best of the best oysters before his world comes crashing down. 0 6pm NewsHub Live At 6pm

6am Ben 10 3 0 6:50 Danny Phantom 3 0 7:40 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 0 8:05 Teen Titans 3 0 8:30 Batman – The Animated Series 0 9am Justice League PG 3 0 10am SmackDown PGV 3 11am Raw PGV 3 Noon The Loggers PG 3 0 1pm NRL Try Time 2pm Loosehead Footy 3 3pm Pacific Brothers 3 4pm American Restoration 3 0 4:30 Hot Bench 3 5pm Fishing Classics PG Under the Kaikoura Ranges, Matt and the team work the deep trench, then the shallows, before catching some crayfish and going into the hills to hunt wild boar. 0 5:30 Prime News 6pm Landscape Artist Of The Year 0

7pm M The Lego Batman Movie PG 2017 Animated. Bruce Wayne must deal with the usual suspects as they plan to rule Gotham City, while discovering he has accidentally adopted a teenage orphan who wants to become his sidekick. 0 8:45 M Interstellar ML 2014 Sci-fi. 0

7pm M Rock Dog M 2016 Animated. When a radio falls from the sky into the hands of a Tibetan Mastiff, he leaves home to fulfill his dream of becoming a musician, leading to a series of unexpected events. 0 8:45 M The Heartbreak Kid 16 3 2007 Comedy. 0 10:55 Tin Star 16 3 0

7pm WhichCar 0 7:30 Call The Cleaners PG 3 0 8pm Dream Home Dilemma 0 8:30 Living With Tourette’s 16LC 30 9:30 Super Rugby Flashback 2001 (RPL) Hurricanes v Highlanders.

11:10 M About Schmidt ML 2002 Comedy. A man entering retirement must come to terms with his daughter’s marriage to a man he does not like and the fact that his life is unfulfilled. Jack Nicholson, Hope Davis, Kathy Bates. 0 1:20 Coronation Street Omnibus 3 0 2:35 Infomercials

11:50 M Deception 16LS 2008 Thriller. 1:45 M Cold Creek Manor 16VL 2003 Thriller. 3:45 F Baby Daddy PG 3 4:10 Australian Survivor M 3 0 5:05 Fresh PG 3 5:30 Infomercials

Midnight Infomercials 5am Brian Houston @ Hillsong 3 5:30 Charles Stanley 3

11:40 NXT MVC NXT is a brand of the American professional wrestling promotion. 12:40 Mayday PG 3 Minutes after taking off from Panama City, Copa Airlines Flight 201 disappears from radar over one of the remotest jungles on earth. 1:40 Closedown

MOVIES PREMIERE

The Hotel Inspector 7:30pm on TVNZ 1

BRAVO 10am Judge Jerry 3 10:30 Love It Or List It – Vancouver 3 11:30 Love It Or List It – Vancouver 3 12:30 Hollywood Medium With Tyler Henry PG 3 1:30 Hollywood Medium With Tyler Henry PG 3 2:30 Love It Or List It 3 3:30 Love It Or List It 3 4:30 Stop Search Seize PG 3 5:30 Undercover Boss 3 6:25 Million Dollar Listing Los Angeles PG 7:35 Botched PG 3 8:30 Keeping Up With The Kardashians M The family goes to Bali for a relaxing vacation, but tension arises when Kourtney accuses Khloe of complaining too much. 9:30 Murdered By Morning 16 10:30 The Mark Of A Killer 16 3 11:25 Love It Or List It 3

Sunday

12:20 Infomercials 5am Clean House PG 3

6:39 Lying And Stealing 16LSC 2019 Thriller. Theo James, Emily Ratajkowski. 8:16 Forever My Girl PGC 2018 Drama. Alex Roe, Jessica Rothe. 10am Level 16 16VC 2018 Scifi. Katie Douglas, Celina Martin. 11:40 Undercover Angel MLC The Lego Batman Movie 2017 Drama. Shawn Roberts, 7pm on TVNZ 2 Katharine Isabelle. 1:05 Godzilla II – King Of SKY 5 The Monsters MVL 2019 6am Trucking Hell M Action. Kyle Chandler, Millie Bobby Brown. 6:50 The Simpsons Super 3:15 Judy MLC 2019 Saturday PG 9:20 Trucking Drama. Renee Zellweger, Hell M 10:10 Marvel’s Jessie Buckley. 5:12 Woman Runaways M 11am NXT MVC On The Edge 16VC 2017 Noon SmackDown Live MVC Thriller. Rumer Willis, 2:05 Storage Wars – Barry’s Jeffery Patterson. 6:45 The Best Buys PG 2:50 Supergirl Chaperone PGL 2018 Drama. Elizabeth McGovern, MVS 3:45 Counting Cars PG Haley Lu Richardson. 8:30 The 4:35 The Simpsons Super Dead Don’t Die 16VLC 2019 Saturday PG Horror. In the sleepy town of 7:30 Trucking Hell M Centerville, the dead begin to 8:30 Ronnie’s Redneck rise from their graves and feast Roadtrip MVL on the living, meaning ordinary citizens must fight to survive. 9pm Counting Cars PG Bill Murray, Adam Driver. 10pm Pawn Stars PG 10:15 Time Freak ML 10:30 Trucking Hell M 2018 Romantic Comedy. 11:20 The Simpsons PG Asa Butterfield, Sophie Turner. 11:50 The Simpsons PG 11:58 Pride And Prejudice, Cut PG 2019 Romance. Sunday Lexi Giovagnoli, David Witts. 12:20 The Simpsons Super Sunday 1:23 Judy MLC Sunday PG 2:10 Ronnie’s 2019 Drama. Renee Zellweger, Redneck Roadtrip MVL Jessie Buckley. 3:17 Woman 2:35 Supergirl MVS 3:20 NXT On The Edge 16VC 2017 MVC 4:05 Classic Pawn Stars Thriller. Rumer Willis, PG 4:30 Counting Cars PG Jeffery Patterson. 4:47 The 5:15 Chicago PD MV Chaperone PGL 2018 Drama.

MOVIES GREAtS 7:25 The Heat MVLS 2012 Crime Comedy. Sandra Bullock, Melissa McCarthy. 9:20 Bad Neighbours 16LSC 2014 Comedy. Seth Rogen, Zac Efron, Rose Byrne. 11am Dreamgirls MC 2006 Musical Drama. Jamie Foxx, Beyonce Knowles, Eddie Murphy. 1:10 Pitch Perfect 2 MS 2015 Comedy. Rebel Wilson, Anna Kendrick. 3:05 Salmon Fishing In The Yemen ML 2011 Comedy Drama. Ewan McGregor, Emily Blunt, Amr Waked. 4:50 Our Idiot Brother MLS 2011 Comedy. Paul Rudd. 6:20 Gridiron Gang MVL 2006 Action. Dwayne The Rock Johnson, Xzibit. 8:30 No Country For Old Men 16V 2007 Crime. A hunter finds some dead bodies, a stash of heroin, and more than $2 million in cash near the Rio Grande. Tommy Lee Jones, Javier Bardem. 10:35 Mission – Impossible III MV 2006 Action Adventure. Tom Cruise, Phillip Seymour Hoffman, Laurence Fishburne.

Sunday

12:45 Pitch Perfect 2 MS 2015 Comedy. Rebel Wilson, Anna Kendrick. 2:45 Salmon Fishing In The Yemen ML 2011 Comedy Drama. Ewan McGregor, Emily Blunt, Amr Waked. 4:35 Our Idiot Brother MLS 2011 Comedy. Paul Rudd.

CHOICE

6:30 Waiata Mai 6:40 Takoha 6:50 Kia Mau 3 7:20 My Mokai 7:50 Polyfest Kapa Haka 3 8:20 Haati Paati 8:30 Pukana 3 2 9:30 Korero Mai Noon Waka Ama Sprint Nationals 3 1pm The Pits TV 3 2pm Poitukohu Kura Tuarua 3 3pm Touch Rugby – National Championships 3 4pm Waiata Nation 3 4:30 Fresh PG 5pm The Hui – Kaupeka Wha Maori current affairs hosted by Mihingarangi Forbes. 5:30 Nga Tangata Taumata Rau 3 6:30 Nga Pari Karangaranga O Te Motu 3 7pm M Stuart Little 3 2005 Family Animated. As the Little family spend their vacation near Lake Garland, in the forest, a beast is threatening the animals to give her food every night. 8:30 M Carol 16 2015 Romantic Drama. 10:35 Nga Pari Karangaranga O Te Motu 3

6am Toy Hunter 6:30 Hairy Bikers’ Mediterranean Adventure 7:30 Africa’s Underwater Wonders 8:30 Mysteries At The Museum PGC 9:30 Inside Out Homes 10:30 James Martin’s Islands To Highlands 11:30 Salvage Hunters 12:30 Ugly House To Lovely House 1:30 Escape To The Chateau 2:30 The Curse Of Oak Island PGC 3:30 Hurricane Man PGCL 4:30 Brent Owens Unwraps Mauritius Brent goes to Port Louis and meets Lloyd in Chinatown to try Chinese street food, where Chinese influence on Mauritian food has been huge. 5pm Nigellissima 5:30 Expedition Unknown 6:30 Forged In Fire 7:30 Restoration Home 8:30 M Molly’s Game 16VLC 2018 Drama. Based on the true story of Molly Bloom, an Olympicclass skier who directed an elite, high-stakes poker game before being arrested by the FBI. Jessica Chastain, Idris Elba.

11:05 Senior Kapa Haka Regionals 3 Exclusive coverage from the Tamaki Makaurau Senior Kapa Haka Regionals 2020 at the Aotea Centre. 11:35 Closedown

11:15 Dirty Rotten Survival Series that follows three men with three very different skill sets as they set out to reinvent the great American road trip. 12:15 Expedition Unknown 1:15 Supercar Mega Build 2:15 M Molly’s Game 16VLC 2018 Drama. Jessica Chastain, Idris Elba. 5am Forged In Fire

SKY SPORt 1 6am NPC 1996 (RPL) Auckland v Counties Manukau – Final. 8am Super Rugby 2004 (RPL) Crusaders v Blues. 10am Super Rugby Australia (RPL) Rebels v Reds. Noon Super Rugby Aotearoa (HLS) Highlanders v Crusaders. 12:30 Super Rugby Aotearoa (HLS) Chiefs v Hurricanes. 1pm 24 Sevens 1:30 GrassRoots Rugby 2:30 L First XV Rugby Manurewa High School v Wesley College. 4:20 L First XV Rugby Christchurch Boys vsSt Andrew’s College. 6:05 Super Rugby 2002 (RPL) Crusaders v Blues. From Jade Stadium in Christchurch. 6:30 L Super Rugby Aotearoa Crusaders v Blues. From Orangetheory Stadium, Christchurch. 9:10 L Super Rugby Australia Waratahs v Force. 11:15 Super Rugby Aotearoa (RPL) Crusaders v Blues. From Orangetheory Stadium, Christchurch.

UKtV 6:55 Qi M 7:25 Qi M 7:55 Qi M 8:30 Would I Lie To You? PG 9am Would I Lie To You? PG 9:30 Would I Lie To You? PG 10:05 The Bill MVC 10:50 The Bill MVC 11:40 The Bill MVC 12:25 The Bill MVC 1:10 The Bill MVC 1:55 Casualty PG 2:50 Casualty PG 3:45 Holby City MC 4:50 A Touch Of Frost MVLC 6:40 Father Brown PG 7:35 Casualty PG Marty is betrayed; Charlie questions his decision to put Duffy in a care home; Archie and Connie bond over their work. 8:30 A Touch Of Frost MVC A whisper in a confessional box provides an insight into what appears to be a straightforward case of matrimonial murder. 10:25 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown MLS 11:15 Who Do You Think You Are? USA PG

Sunday

Midnight Who Do You Think You Are? USA PG 12:40 Who Do You Think You Are? USA PG 1:25 Who Sunday 1:15 24 Sevens Documentary. Do You Think You Are? 1:45 Super Rugby Australia USA PG 2:05 Who Do You Think You Are? USA (RPL) Rebels v Reds. 3:45 Super Rugby Aotearoa PG 2:50 A Touch Of Frost MVC 4:35 Father Brown PG (HLS) Crusaders v Blues. 4am Super Rugby Australia 5:20 The Graham Norton Show M (RPL) Rebels v Reds.

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; C Content may offend; L Language may offend; M Suitable for mature audiences 16 years and over; PG Parental guidance recommended for young viewers; S Sexual content may offend; V Contains violence. Local Radio: NewsTalk ZB 873AM/98.1FM FM Classic Hits FM 92.5; Port FM Local 94.9, 98.9 and 106.1

11Jul20

DISCOVERY 6:35 How It’s Made PG 7:05 How It’s Made PG 7:30 Aussie Gold Hunters PG 8:20 Outback Opal Hunters PG 9:10 Outback Opal Hunters PG 10am Outback Opal Hunters PG 10:50 Outback Opal Hunters PG 11:40 Outback Opal Hunters PG 12:30 Mysteries Of The Deep PG The Bermuda Triangle Conspiracy. 1:20 Deadliest Catch PG Into the Red. 2:10 Expedition Unknown – Hunt For Extraterrestrials PG Close Encounters. 3pm Aussie Gold Hunters PG 3:50 Gold Rush – Dave Turin’s Lost Mine PG 4:45 Gold Rush – Dave Turin’s Lost Mine PG 5:40 Gold Rush – Dave Turin’s Lost Mine PG 6:35 BattleBots PG 7:30 UFOs – The Lost Evidence PG Pilots and Astronauts. 8:30 Contact PG Deep State. 9:25 Aliens – The Definitive Guide PG 10:15 The Day I Ran China PG Grand Finale. 11:05 Expedition Unknown – Hunt For Extraterrestrials PG 11:55 Alien Highway PG

Sunday

12:45 How It’s Made PG 1:10 How Do They Do It? PG 1:35 Nasa’s Unexplained Files PG 2:25 What On Earth? PG 3:15 What On Earth? PG 4:05 What On Earth? PG 4:55 What On Earth? PG 5:45 What On Earth? PG

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6am Yours Faithfully 3 0 6:25 Fantasy Homes By The Sea 3 0 7:15 Tagata Pasifika 3 7:40 Praise Be 3 8:10 20/20 3 0 9am Q+A With Jack Tame 0 10am Marae 2 0 10:30 Waka Huia 11am Attitude 0 11:30 Fair Go 3 0 11:55 Sunday 3 0 12:55 F Love Your Garden 3 0 1:55 Building Giants 0 2:55 Driving Test 3 0 3:25 NZ Hunter Adventures PGC 5pm The Chase 3 0 6pm 1 News At 6pm 0

7pm Country Calendar 0 7:30 Sunday 0 8:30 Beat The Chasers 0 9:30 I Am M 3 0 10:30 M Wilson 16L 2017 Comedy. 0

12:10 Infomercials

Honey Wars

8pm on Prime

BRAVO 6am Clean House PG 3 6:45 Clean House PG 3 7:35 Clean House PG 3 8:20 Clean House PG 3 9:10 Love It Or List It 3 10am Love It Or List It 3 10:50 Botched PG 3 11:40 Masters Of Flip 3 12:35 Hoarders PG 3 1:25 Hollywood Medium With Tyler Henry PG 3 2:20 Hollywood Medium With Tyler Henry PG 3 3:15 Judge Jerry 3 3:40 Judge Jerry 3 4:05 Judge Jerry 3 4:30 Judge Jerry 3 5pm Hollywood Medium With Tyler Henry PG 3 6pm Masters Of Flip 3 7pm M Little Fockers M 3 2010 Comedy. Robert De Niro, Ben Stiller. 9:05 M Parenthood M 3 1989 Comedy Drama. 11:30 The Real Housewives Of Melbourne 16 3 12:30 Infomercials

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6am Life TV 6am Paw Patrol 3 0 6:30 Brian Houston @ Hillsong TV 6:20 Thomas And Friends 0 7am Charles Stanley 6:30 New Looney Tunes 3 0 8am Life TV 3 6:55 Powerpuff Girls 3 0 8:30 Turning Point 7:05 My Little Pony 3 0 9am R&R With Eru And K’Lee 7:25 Littlest Pet Shop 0 9:30 The Hui 0 7:50 Kai Five 3 0 10am NewsHub Nation 3 0 7:55 The Drawing Show 0 11am Classical Destinations 3 8am What Now? 10am Shortland Street Omnibus 11:25 Xscape 3 11:55 Asia’s Amazon 3 PGC 3 0 1pm Motorsport 12:05 The Bachelorette PG 1:01 Monster Jam The Men Tell All Special. 0 2pm Bridge To Bridge Water Ski 1:45 Home And Away Classic Omnibus 3 0 3pm British Superbikes 4:05 N American Housewife 4pm Motorsport – Super2 PG Series 3 4:30 Ellen’s Game Of Games 5pm Gone Fishin’ Contestants must compete in Aw 5:30 The Fishing Show Classics Snapped. 0 The best of The Fishing Show. 0 5:25 N America’s Got Talent 6pm NewsHub Live At 6pm PG 7pm MasterChef Australia – 7pm Big Brother Australia PG Back To Win PG 0 Big Brother gives one 8:10 N MasterChef Australia housemate a second chance – MasterClass PG to beat the others. As 9:10 M Burnt ML 2015 housemates become ‘yes Comedy Drama. A chef who men’, there is another pairs destroyed his career returns Nomination Challenge. 0 to London determined 8:35 M Central Intelligence to redeem himself by MVLS 3 2016 Comedy Action. spearheading a top 0 restaurant that can gain three 10:40 To The Line M 0 Michelin stars. 0 11:05 Paranormal Caught On Camera PG 3 0 11:55 M Underworld – Blood Wars 16V 2016 Action Fantasy. 1:30 Gordon Ramsay’s 24Hrs To Hell And Back 16L 3 0 2:25 Australian Survivor PG 3 0 4:25 Infomercials

Gypsy’s Revenge 8:30pm on Choice

SKY 5 6am Ronnie’s Redneck Roadtrip MVL 6:25 Supergirl MVS 7:10 NCIS – New Orleans MV 7:55 NXT MVC 8:50 Survivor – Worlds Apart PG 9:40 Supergirl MVS 10:25 Pawn Stars PG 10:55 NCIS – New Orleans MV 11:45 Counting Cars PG 12:40 Mountain Men PG 1:30 Ronnie’s Redneck Roadtrip MVL 2pm Raw PGV 4:45 NXT MVC 5:45 SmackDown PGV 7:30 NCIS – New Orleans MV 8:30 NCIS MV 9:30 NCIS MV 10:30 Chicago PD MV 11:25 Survivor – Worlds Apart PG

Monday

12:15 SmackDown MVC 1:55 Chicago PD MV 2:45 NCIS – New Orleans MV 3:35 Survivor – Worlds Apart PG 4:25 NCIS MV 5:10 NCIS MV

11:10 N Chicago PD M After a bystander is shot during a difficult operation, Chief Lugo reviews the shootout, and Halstead becomes a key player in the outcome. 0 Midnight Magnum PI M 3 12:50 Infomercials

6am Toy Hunter 6:30 Through The Bible With Les Feldick 7am Leading The Way 7:30 Key Of David 8am Home Of The Year 8:30 When Bjork Met Attenborough 9:30 Billy Connolly’s Tracks Across America PGCL 10:30 Forged In Fire 11:30 Building The Dream 12:30 Hurricane Man PGCL 1:30 Expedition Unknown 2:30 Restoration Home 3:30 Supergiant Animals 4:30 Rick Stein’s Road To Mexico San Francisco to Monterey. Rick enjoys sitting on the dock of the bay in San Francisco, tasting famous dishes like the hangtown fry – oyster pancake. 5:30 Million Dollar Car Hunters 6:30 Nor’easter Men

8pm Honey Wars PG After two years of poor returns, there is a lot at stake as the Murrays prepare to harvest honey from their far-north sites; Rob must resurrect a tractor that most would send to the wreckers. 0 8:30 Weather Gone Viral PG 0 9:30 World’s Scariest M 3 0 10:30 SmackDown PGV

7:30 Marks Of Mana 3 8:30 M Jackie MVLC 2016 Drama. After her husband’s assassination, Jackie Kennedy works to protect her husband’s legacy and carve her place in US history. Natalie Portman, Peter Sarsgaard. 10:20 Nga Pari Karangaranga O Te Motu 3

7:30 Turquoise Fever PGCL 8:30 Gypsy’s Revenge MCLSV Manipulation turned to matricide is explored in a documentary examining the story of mother-daughter duo Dee Dee and Gypsy Rose Blanchard. 10:30 Turquoise Fever PGCL

11:30 60 Minutes PG Scott Pelley examines job seeking in the time of coronavirus; Lesley Stahl reports on how the pandemic is affecting farmers in rural America. 12:30 Closedown

11:20 Closedown

11:30 Nor’easter Men 12:30 Million Dollar Car Hunters 1:30 Toy Hunter 2am Supercar Mega Build 3am Gypsy’s Revenge MCLSV 5am Building The Dream

MOVIES PREMIERE

MOVIES GREAtS 6:10 Mission – Impossible III MV 2006 Action Adventure. Tom Cruise, Phillip Seymour Hoffman, Laurence Fishburne. 8:20 Gridiron Gang MVL 2006 Action. Dwayne The Rock Johnson, Xzibit. 10:30 No Country For Old Men 16V 2007 Crime. Tommy Lee Jones, Javier Bardem. 12:35 Taking Lives 16VLS 2004 Crime Drama. Angelina Jolie, Ethan Hawke, Kiefer Sutherland. 2:20 American Hustle ML 2013 Drama. Christian Bale, Bradley Cooper, Amy Adams. 4:40 The Hundred-Foot Journey PGL 2014 Drama. Helen Mirren, Manish Dayal. 6:45 Love, Rosie MLS 2014 Romantic Comedy. Lily Collins, Sam Claflin. 8:30 Yes Man MLS 2008 Comedy. Based on the true story of a man who goes a year without saying no. Jim Carrey, Rhys Darby. 10:20 The Forgotten MVL 2004 Thriller. Julianne Moore, Anthony Edwards. 11:55 Taking Lives 16VLS 2004 Crime Drama. Angelina Jolie, Ethan Hawke, Kiefer Sutherland.

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6:30 Waiata Mai 6:40 Takoha 6:50 Kia Mau 3 7:20 My Mokai 7:50 Polyfest Kapa Haka 3 8:20 Haati Paati 3 8:30 Waka Ama Sprint Nationals 3 9am Globe 3 9:30 Swagger 10am Whanau Bake Off 3 10:30 Sidewalk Karaoke 3 11am Te Ao Tapatahi Noon Te Ao With Moana 3 12:30 Piri’s Tiki Tour PGC 3 1pm Touch Rugby – Junior National Championships 3 2pm M Stuart Little 3 2005 Family Animated. 3:30 Marae DIY 3 4:30 Tagata Pasifika 5pm Te Ao Toa Discussion of the latest sports news from a Maori perspective. 6pm Waka Huia 6:30 Te Ao Marama

6:32 Elvis Goes There – Ryan Coogler MC 2019 Documentary. 7:26 The Dead Don’t Die 16VLC 2019 Horror. Bill Murray, Adam Driver. 9:08 Time Freak ML 2018 Romantic Comedy. Asa Butterfield, Sophie Turner. 10:49 Pride And Prejudice, Cut PG 2019 Romance. Lexi Giovagnoli, David Witts. 12:14 Judy MLC 2019 Drama. Renee Zellweger, Jessie Buckley. 2:09 The Chaperone PGL 2018 Drama. Elizabeth McGovern, Haley Lu Richardson. 3:54 The Amaranth MVLC 2018 Thriller. 5:20 Final Score 16VL 2018 Action. 7:05 All Nighter 16VLSC 2018 Comedy. JK Simmons, Emile Hirsch. 8:30 Joker 16VLC 2019 Thriller. In Gotham City, a mentally troubled comedian begins a slow descent into madness, eventually transforming into the criminal known as Joker. Joaquin Phoenix, Robert De Niro. 10:35 Stella’s Last Weekend 16LSC 2018 Drama. Nat Wolff, Alex Wolff. 12:15 Grace 16C 2019 Romantic Comedy. 1:55 The Amaranth MVLC 2018 Thriller. 3:21 Elvis Goes There – Ryan Coogler MC 2019 Documentary. 4:15 Final Score 16VL 2018 Action. 5:56 Joker 16VLC 2019 Thriller.

MAORI

6am Religious Programming 7am Nella The Princess Knight 3 0 7:30 Religious Programming 10am The Great Escapers 3 11am Antiques Road Trip 3 Noon L UFC 251 Prelims 2pm Super Rugby Aotearoa (RPL) Crusaders v Blues. 4pm GrassRoots Rugby 5pm Hot Bench 3 5:30 Prime News 6pm Pawn Stars PG The guys check out a completely customised 1932 Ford Roadster; Rick sees a diploma from the 1912 Olympics. 6:30 Netball – ANZ Premiership (RPL) Stars v Magic. From the Auckland Netball Centre.

1:40 American Hustle ML 2013 Drama. Christian Bale, Bradley Cooper, Amy Adams. 4am The Hundred-Foot Journey PGL 2014 Drama. Helen Mirren, Manish Dayal.

SKY SPORt 1 6am Super Rugby Australia (HLS) Rebels v Reds. 6:30 First XV College Rugby (RPL) Manurewa High v Wesley College. 8am Super Rugby Aotearoa (RPL) Crusaders v Blues. 10am Loosehead Footy 11am Super Rugby (RPL) Hurricanes v Highlanders 2015. 1pm Super Rugby Aotearoa (RPL) Crusaders v Blues. 3pm L Super Rugby Aotearoa Hurricanes v Highlanders. From Sky Stadium, Wellington. 6pm Super Rugby Aotearoa (HLS) Crusaders v Blues. From Orangetheory Stadium, Christchurch. 6:30 Super Rugby Aotearoa (RPL) Hurricanes v Highlanders. 8:30 Rugby Nation 9:30 Super Rugby Aotearoa (RPL) Crusaders v Blues. From Orangetheory Stadium, Christchurch. 11:30 Super Rugby Aotearoa (HLS) Hurricanes v Highlanders.

Monday

Midnight Super Rugby Aotearoa (HLS) Hurricanes v Highlanders. 12:15 Super Rugby Aotearoa (RPL) Hurricanes v Highlanders. 2:15 Super Rugby Australia (RPL) Waratahs v Force. 4:15 GrassRoots Rugby 5:15 Super Rugby Aotearoa (HLS) Crusaders v Blues. 5:30 Super Rugby Australia (HLS) Waratahs v Force.

UKtV 6:10 Holby City MC 7:10 EastEnders PG 7:40 EastEnders PG 8:10 Inspector George Gently M 9:45 Heartbeat MVC 10:30 The Jonathan Ross Show PG 11:20 The Graham Norton Show ML 12:10 Dragons’ Den PG 3 1:10 A Touch Of Frost MVC 3pm The A Word ML 4:05 Doc Martin PG 5pm Heartbeat MVC 5:55 Would I Lie To You? PG 6:30 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown MLS 7:25 Death In Paradise PG 8:30 Who Do You Think You Are? PG Comedian Lee Mack finds out more about his greatgrandfather, who was also a comedian, known as Billy Mac. 9:35 A Touch Of Frost M Frost investigates a woman receiving threatening phone calls in connection with the murder of a teenaged girl. 11:25 The A Word ML

Monday

12:25 Casualty PG 1:15 Death In Paradise PG 2:15 Father Brown PG 3am Who Do You Think You Are? PG 4am A Touch Of Frost M 5:45 Death In Paradise PG 12Jul20

DISCOVERY 6:35 How Do They Do It? PG 7:05 How Do They Do It? PG 7:30 Alien Highway PG UFO Terror. 8:20 Aliens – The Definitive Guide PG 9:10 Mysteries Of The Deep PG The Bermuda Triangle Conspiracy. 10am Expedition Unknown – Hunt For Extraterrestrials PG Close Encounters. 10:50 Deadliest Catch PG Into the Red. 11:40 Aussie Salvage Squad PG 12:30 Aussie Gold Hunters PG 1:20 Gold Rush – Dave Turin’s Lost Mine PG Golden Playbook. 2:10 Aussie Gold Hunters PG 3pm Aussie Gold Hunters PG 3:50 Aussie Gold Hunters PG 4:45 Aussie Gold Hunters PG 5:40 Aussie Gold Hunters PG 6:35 Aussie Gold Hunters PG 7:30 Aussie Gold Hunters PG 8:30 Alien Highway PG Murder on the Prairie. 9:25 Alien Highway PG UFO Recovery. 10:15 Mysteries Of The Deep PG The Bermuda Triangle Conspiracy. 11:05 Gold Rush – Dave Turin’s Lost Mine PG Golden Playbook. 11:55 Aussie Salvage Squad PG Monday 12:45 How It’s Made PG 1:10 How Do They Do It? PG 1:35 Nasa’s Unexplained Files PG 2:25 Naked And Afraid MVL 3:15 Naked And Afraid MVL 4:05 Naked And Afraid MVL 4:55 Naked And Afraid XL M 5:45 Naked And Afraid XL M

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COLLINS, John Francis – On Thursday, July 9, 2020, at Palm Grove Rest Home, aged 82 years. Dearly loved husband of the late Pauline, loving father and father-in-law of Michael and Yolan, Janine and Grant, Philip and Donna. Dearly loved Grandad of Jonathan, Samantha, Joshua, Melissa, Caleb, and Emma. Special thanks to Nurse Maude and the staff at Palm Grove. Messages may be addressed to the Collins family C/- 19 London Street, Christchurch 8013. In lieu of flowers donations to Cancer Society would be appreciated and can be made online at bit.ly/jfcollins0907. A Requiem Mass for John will be Celebrated at Christ The King Catholic Church, 90 Greers Road, Burnside, Christchurch, on TUESDAY, July 14, at 10:30 am, followed by a burial at Ashburton Cemetery at 2pm. Recitation of the Rosary will be held at the Church, MONDAY, July 13, at 6:30pm.

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HAYWARD, Mona Eileen – Promoted to Glory On Wednesday, July 8, 2020 at Wesley Care, aged 78. Much loved wife of Murray. Cherished mother and mother-in-law to Karyn and Paul, and Dianne and Michael. Extremely loved Nan to Cam, Ben, Hugh, Guy and Harvey. Messages to the Hayward family can be sent to c/- PO Box 26112 Christchurch 8148. A celebration of Mona’s life will be held at The Salvation Army Christchurch City Corps on TUESDAY, July 14, at 1.30pm.

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ORR, Jennifer Ngairie – On July 5, 2020, in the loving care of Elloughton Gardens, Timaru, in her 85 year. Loved daughter of the late Myrtle and Stanley Orr, fondly remembered by her cousins. Special neighbour and friend of Janice and Bruce. A special thank you to the staff at Elloughton Gardens for their loving care of Jennifer. Messages to The Orr Family, c/- PO Box 472, Ashburton 7740. At Jennifer’s request a private cremation is to be held, followed by her ashes to be interred with her parents in the Ashburton Cemetery.

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HOLDAWAY, John Graham – On July 9, 2020, at Radius Millstream Ashburton, aged 86 years. Loved husband of Natalie for 66 years. Loving father and father-in-law of Chris and Christine, Kathryn and Kevin Moseley, Michael and Rachel, and Ian and Linda. Loved Granpa of John, Thomas, and Stephen; Nicola, and Julia; Jacob, and Cushla; Libby, and Anna, and 6 great grandchildren. Messages to The Holdaway Family, c/- PO Box 472, Ashburton 7740. A service to celebrate John’s life will be held at our Chapel, cnr East and Cox streets, Ashburton on TUESDAY, July 14, commencing at 1.30pm, followed by cremation at the Ashburton Crematorium.

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ACROSS 7. Wipes out (6) 8. Uncivilised (6) 10. Intellectual (colloq) (7) 11. Recoil (5) 12. Certain (4) 13. Scrimmage (5) 17. Refuse (5) 18. Statutes (4) 22. Slice (5) 23. Prison (colloq) (7) 24. This one or that (6) 25. Relating to spring (6)

Previous cryptic solution

Across: 1. Miniature 5. Sit 7. Lump 8. Debonair 10. Faded out 11. Blow 13. Colour 15. Cobweb 18. Mice 19. Fresh air 22. Displays 23. Beau 24. Ass 25. Monograph 6 Down: 1. Malefic 2. Nomad 3. Useful 4. Eros 5. Swallow 2 8 5 6. Throw 9. Odium 12. Bossy 14. Locusts 16. Borough 17. Crayon 18. Media 20. Arena 5 21. Clam 4 2

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