Ashburton Guardian, Thursday, July 12, 2018

Thursday, July 12, 2018

Since Sept 27, 1879

Retail $1.80 Home delivered from $1.15

THE INDEPENDENT VOICE OF MID CANTERBURY

www.guardianonline.co.nz

Drug water test plan P3

Celebrating the launch of the Welcoming Communities programme – complete with a Chainui cuppa – were Ashburton Mayor Donna Favel, MP for Rangitata Andrew Falloon, Labour List MP Jo Luxton and Arowhenua Marae upoko Te Wera King.

PHOTO KATIE TODD 110718-KT-0046

Our welcoming community Clough in the silver P24

BY KATIE TODD

KATIE.T@THEGUARDIAN.CO.NZ

An initiative to foster stronger ties between Ashburton locals and newcomers has kicked into gear.

Yesterday marked the official launch of the Welcoming Communities programme, an Immigration New Zealand initiative that Ashburton, together with the Selwyn District Council, is just one of five communities in the country to

pilot. A number of local community members, groups, agencies, cultural groups, government agencies, and sector representatives have contributed to the development of a Welcoming Plan to help close the gap between migrants and community members.

The plan addresses leadership, civic engagement and participation, the connectedness and inclusiveness of communities, economic and business and

employment opportunities, equitable access, public spaces culture and identity.

The plan is the result of months of hard work across the district, Ashburton Mayor Donna Favel said.

CONTINUED

P2

Ph 03 307 7900 to subscribe!

www.guardianonline.co.nz

News 2 Ashburton Guardian

www.guardianonline.co.nz

Thursday, July 12, 2018

Ross River Virus case in Mid Canty

By SuSan SandyS

SuSan.S@theguardian.co.nz

An elderly Mid Canterbury patient has recovered from Ross River Virus (RRV) after contracting the illness in Queensland.

Canterbury District Health Board (CDHB) medical officer of health Dr Ramon Pink said yesterday it was just the third case of the virus notified in Canterbury in the past five years.

Ross River fever is caused by a virus that is transmitted to humans by a mosquito bite, and a case was notified to the Ministry of Health from the Ashburton District in June.

Symptoms include fever, tiredness, painful and/or swollen joints – particularly wrists, knees, ankles, fingers and elbows. Sometimes skin rashes also occur.

“We do not have cases of Ross River fever contracted in New Zealand, because we do not have the mosquito species that transmits the virus to humans,” Pink said yesterday.

While the Ministry for Primary Industries reported in March that it had detected larvae of Culex sitiens mosquitos, a species known to transmit Ross River virus, north of Auckland,

the species is not confirmed as established. MPI said at the time it was investigating how the mosquito may have entered the country, and if it was able to establish a sustainable breeding programme it would begin an eradication programme.

Researchers have previously recommended that Kiwi travellers to Australia and the Pacific Islands should be warned about the risk of RRV, and other arboviruses.

Travellers can reduce the risk of infection by mosquito avoidance measures such as using insect repellents, mosquito nets, wearing light coloured longsleeved clothing, using fans and air-conditioning, avoiding the use of perfumes, remaining indoors at dawn and dusk which is the peak biting period for many mosquito species, and staying in screened accommodation.

“Travellers should be advised to seek medical care if they develop fever, rash, or joint pains after travelling to areas with a risk of arboviral infections,” researchers warned in the 2012 study Imported Cases of Ross River Virus Disease in New Zealand – A Travel Medicine Perspective.

The friendly bunch from the Ashburton Youth Council hit the streets yesterday to connect with their community. Back row (from left): Co-chair Tom Collis, Michael Baker, secretary Malakai Swindley. Front row: Wilson Hii, Chrizia Cayanan, Jessica Timmo, Artem Kravchenko and William Hii. PHOTO KATIE TODD 110718-KT-0024

■ ASHBURTON YOUTH COUNCIL

Looking for more new members

By Katie todd

Katie.t@theguardian.co.nz

Wafting music and the smell of freshly cooked sausages heralded the arrival of the Ashburton Youth Council on East Street yesterday.

The group’s mid-year recruitment day was held in high spirits on the chessboard.

Communications officer Jessica Timmo said 10 people are currently in the group, and they were hoping to attract a few more members.

The group’s 2018 goals are to strengthen the link between youth, the community and the district council, to encourage

youth participation in the community and highlight youth issues to the Ashburton District Council and external stakeholders.

Members meet monthly and have previously helped organise events like Bite Nite, and a District Council vs Youth Council debate.

Our welcoming community programme launched From P1 “This has been produced by the community, for the community.”

Yesterday’s launch celebration gathered community members, councillors and local MPs for congratulatory speeches, cultural

performances and – in good Kiwi style – hot cuppas.

Addressing the audience, MP for Rangitata Andrew Falloon said the plan will help Ashburton become a model to the rest of New Zealand.

and feel a sense of belonging, they put down roots and they stay… we have the responsibility of creating that sense of belonging,” she said.

On average, net migration in the district over a 10-year period

from 2007-2017 has been 110 people per year.

The intention, should the pilot trials succeed, is for the programme to be rolled out right across the country, including other Canterbury councils.

AFFORDABLE LUXURY

ST LA NE O

IN HIGH DEMAND SECURE YOUR STUDIO TODAY

Jo Luxton, Labour List MP based in Rangitata, said Ashburton residents should be excited about the opportunity to both showcase the district and to connect as a community.

“When people feel welcome

ONE GREAT STUDIO AVAILABLE FOR PURCHASE • One-bedroomed suite • Little outdoor area • Nice, spacious and comfortable room • Care packages available to purchase

OUR WEEKLY FEE IS LOCKED IN FOR LIFE

CALL TODAY FOR MORE INFORMATION Donna Coxshall 03 307 6140 – FACILITY MANAGER 37 Carters Terrace, Tinwald, Ashburton 7700 | www.terraceview.co.nz

News www.guardianonline.co.nz

Thursday, July 12, 2018

Ashburton Guardian

3

Dogs star in Ossie’s 100th birthday celebrations

By SuSan SandyS

susan.s@theguardian.co.nz

“Some may say I always was a blow-hard,” joked Ossie Symons as he blew out the candles on his 100th birthday cake.

The Ashburton World War Two veteran was celebrating with friends at the Park Street Day Centre yesterday prior to his birthday today.

He not only had a cake made for him, but enjoyed canine agility demonstrations by Mid Canterbury Dog Training Club members.

It was a visit planned especially for his birthday, and he was chuffed.

Symons was particularly taken with an elderly red border collie named Paddy. Having a farming background, he had seen many border collies in his time, but never a red one.

Symons said he was surprised to be reaching 100 after none of his ancestors had got to such a good old age.

“Get plenty of sleep,” he said as one of the secrets to a long life.

Symons told the Guardian in 2014 that he was born in Balclutha, one of three children. He said he was mainly brought up by his mother and aunties and uncles, and his Christian-orientated early years saw him attend six schools as he lived in various areas, two of them twice.

He was an underachiever at school, and left at the age of 14.

“Words like geometry and algebra, they are just words to me.”

One of his first jobs was at Castle Rock sheep station. He started off milking cows, and would read the National Geographic and Reader’s Digest mag-

azines one of the ladies at the station shared.

“It was like a whole window on the world for me.”

It was not too long before he was seeing some of that world first-hand, as he served with the sixth field ambulance in World War Two. He was a stretcher-bearer and served in areas such as Greece, Crete, Syria, El Alamein and Tunisia.

One of his most searing memories was retreating among a convoy of trucks under constant aircraft fire from a sudden German onslaught in Greece.

“It was amazing how few of those trucks got hit.”

In 1952 he bought a 20-acre block at Alford Forest and over the years bought surrounding land so that it grew into over 300 acres, farming 50 dairy cows and 800 sheep.

Most of the land in the initial block was tussock and paddocks which had gone back to gorse, with just one paddock of grass. There was plenty of work to do to turn it into productive farmland, and that job included cleaning out disease-ridden manuka and selling it for firewood.

The disease had spread along the flats with trees exhibiting a sooty blackness and then dying.

“No-one seemed to know where it came from.”

There were huge “rather fearsome” wetas at the base of the trees.

Symons and his late wife Lucy had six children, and retired into Ashburton in 1985.

Yesterday, he recalled taking his late wife Lucy dancing after he met her, before the war.

“I had to be very civil to her, she had five brothers,” Symons said.

“I used to escort her to the dances, she was a good dancer. And when I went overseas she wrote to me regularly.”

Ossie Symons received a special visit from Gracie the cavalier king charles spaniel as a 100th birthday treat. PHOTO SUSAN SANDYS 110718 -SS-100

■ ASHBURTON DISTRICT COUNCIL

Councillors back drug water test plan

By Linda CLarke

Linda.c@theguardian.co.nz

Ashburton District Councillors have thrown their weight behind a plan to develop a national regime of waste water testing to gauge drug use in communities.

Waste water testing has already been trialled in three communities, showing a different illegal drug in each as a major issue.

A remit by the Tasman District Council for Local Government

New Zealand (LGNZ) to work with central government to develop a national testing regime already has the support of six other territorial authorities.

Ashburton Mayor Donna Favel will also vote in support on behalf of her council when the remit is put to representatives at the LGNZ conference in Christchurch next week.

The testing results would provide relevant services with the

ability to identify the use of illegal and harmful substances and identify practices to reduce harm.

Councils are particularly concerned about the use of methamphetamine in their communities; other drugs or future problem drugs may show up through testing.

Drivers affected by methamphetamine has already been identified in some communities

as an area of concern.

Testing waste water is seen as a straightforward and effective way to demonstrate the scale and nature of problems with illegal drugs.

The testing technology was previously tested in Christchurch (for MDMA), Auckland’s North Shore (cocaine) and Whangarei (methamphetamine).

The Tasman District Council has proposed the development

of a nationally consistent regime for testing waste water for illegal or harmful drugs.

The drug testing remit was one of 12 mayor Favel put to councillors recently in advance of the LGNZ conference.

She tested their opinions on a range of remits that included climate change, local alcohol policies, single-use plastics and reducing New Zealand’s waste stream.

Today’s construction is tomorrow’s legacy If a home of excellent design and exceptional quality of workmanship is important to you, then look no further than Des Millar Construction. The quality home builders.

With more than 30 years of building quality homes for the Mid Canterbury community, Des has a strong reputation for “old school” workmanship, backed by results.

 Housing  Commercial  Farm  Renovations

For housing, Commercial, farm buildings and renovations, contact Des anytime for a free no obligation quote on 03 308 9936 or 027 432 3258

News 4

Ashburton Guardian

Thursday, July 12, 2018

www.guardianonline.co.nz

■ NURSES’ FUNDRAISER

In brief

Radical makeover transforms Sharkey

By Katie todd

Katie.t@theguardian.co.nz

In the first two days of this week Mark “Sharkey” Sheard has received a few double-takes, dozens of messages of support and even a standing ovation.

The local bowler and former Sharkeys Takeaways owner has shed his beard and locks to raise funds for the Ashburton team of District and Palliative Care Nurses.

After witnessing first-hand the amazing, selfless job they do in the community, he wanted to establish a social fund to allow them to do fun activities together.

He had his head shaved live on Hokonui Hoops on Air show on Monday and said the process took a little longer than expected.

“It took around half an hour … they had to go over it with clippers first to make sure there were no scars, and then the razor blade after that,” he said.

“Hoops says things and tries to make you laugh on air, but there’s this big razor blade right by your head.”

Fittingly, the job was done courtesy of Jeff Swindley, The Bald Barber, who has also donated $200 to the cause and is challenging other businesses to get on board.

Ashburton’s Mark Sheard has adopted a dramatic new look this week.

“He’s not only done a great job – he’s been very generous,” Sheard said.

Sheard is collecting funds until the end of the month and plans to set up the fund separately

from the nurses’ other accounts, with signatories to ensure no money is lost in administration fees.

“A lot of people have told me they’ve never heard of a cause

PHOTO SUPPLIED

like mine,” he said.

“I think giving [over the money] is going to be quite humbling for me and for the nurses.”

Donations can be made to ANZ account 06 0837 0270192 01.

Free access to licence photos Katie.t@theguardian.co.nz

A police rule requiring written consent to access driver licence photos has been scrapped, making way for a new system local police say will make processing easier.

Police have this week obtained 24/7 access to NZ Transport Agency driver licence photos via an automated system.

Police will be able to immediately check the identity of driv-

The Ashburton A&P Association have accepted a recommendation from its cattle committee to not hold a cattle section at the 2018 Ashburton A&P Show due to the mycoplasma bovis outbreak.

The decision will be reviewed for the 2019 show. A spokesperson said although the cattle section is not large it is well supported by regular entrants and has a popular calf competition for school children, where a prize of a mountain bike is keenly sought after. Ashburton joins a growing number of other A&P associations around the country, including Ellesmere, not to hold a cattle section this show season.

Still on the run

■ NEW ZEALAND POLICE

By Katie todd

No cattle at A&P show

ers in instances where a driver fails to produce their driver licence, Senior Sergeant Phil Dean said.

Access to the photo will reduce opportunities for unlicensed, disqualified, or suspended drivers to pass themselves off as legitimate licence holders.

Driver licence photos will also assist police to identify a person where necessary in other situations, such as when a person is disorderly or committing an

offence. “This information will make it easier for us to do our jobs, and will ultimately help to keep people safe,” Road Policing Assistant Commissioner Sandra Venables said.

Until 2017, police required a person’s written consent or a warrant to access a driver licence photo.

The change is part of the Progressive Steps Project, launched after a 2015 Government Inquiry into a fleeing prisoner

incident. Phillip John Smith, a murderer and child sex offender, was able to escape to Brazil on a passport issued on his birth name, Traynor, while on temporary release from Spring Hill Prison.

The change is one of a number recommended by the government, regarding identity and information sharing across the justice sector and other related agencies such as Customs and Internal Affairs.

A man granted bail to attend his father’s funeral has spent over a month on the run from police and is being sought in connection for another incident. Rambo Barton, 32, was granted bail to attend his father’s funeral, but failed to return to Christchurch Men’s Prison on June 9, as per his bail conditions.

The Department of Corrections notified police and a warrant was issued for his arrest. A border alert was also raised.

- NZME

Redundacies at uni The number of staff taking voluntary redundancies as part of a University of Otago support services review has reached 149. A spokeswoman said 96 support staff members had left the university since the review process began. Seventy-eight went through the voluntary redundancy process. Another 71 voluntary redundancies had been confirmed, but the staff concerned had not left yet.

- NZME

Assault arrest A 25-year-old man has been arrested following an incident that put a 43-year man in hospital.

Detective Sergeant Dylan Ross said the assault took place at Mobil petrol station on Saturday night.

The victim of the assault was taken to Dunedin Hospital with serious injuries, where he remains in a stable condition. “We would like to thank members of the public who have come forward with information which has helped lead us to make an arrest,” Ross said.

- NZME

OUT TOMORROW Check out Guardian Motoring in tomorrow’s Ashburton Guardian for all the latest motoring news and reviews. www.facebook.com/ashguardian

www.guardianonline.co.nz

News Thursday, July 12, 2018

www.guardianonline.co.nz

Ashburton Guardian

5

Speed shearing again coming to a pub near you

By Katie todd

Katie.t@theguardian.co.nz

It’s not every day you see a sheep in a pub – even less so accompanied by shearers, rousies and a commentator.

But Ashburton’s ever popular speed shearing event is returning this weekend to take over the Tinwald Tavern and the Brown Pub. The Mainland Speed Shears, formerly known as the Southern Man Speed Shear Series, were first launched in the early ’90s as a fundraiser for the A&P show. Money raised from them now goes towards supporting shearing sports in the local community.

Shearers will step on stage and take a crack at cash prizes in open and senior categories, while a generous $1000 will also be given to any shearer who can beat Rob Sutton’s 18-second record, set at a speed shear event several years ago.

With average time prizes also dished out in both categories, everyone has a chance at winning, committee member Norm Harraway said.

As for the venue, “it’s good to

bring a little bit of country to town.”

“It’s always a real crowd pleasing event,” he said.

Methven Young Farmers help transfer sheep from truck to stage and ensure no damage to the venue, while a variety of sponsors have contributed to the prizes.

An electronic timing system and leaderboard keeps track of the competition.

“We’ve always got good support from local businesses and farmers, because really, it’s all about putting money back into the community,” With a severe lack of shearers around the country, any bit they can do helps, Harraway said.

Organisers are also eyeing up the idea of holding a young shearers school later this year.

The first Speed Shear will be held at the Tinwald Tavern on Friday from 7.30pm, with live entertainment from the Southern Man afterwards.

It will be followed by a second event at the Brown Pub in Methven at the same time on Saturday night.

Shearers are gearing up for Ashburton’s annual pub-based speed shearing competition.

PHOTO ASHBURTON GUARDIAN

Nurses’ strike ‘putting lives at risk’

By SuSan SandyS and nZMe Today’s nurses’ strike is putting the health and wellbeing of Mid Cantabrians at risk, says Rangitata and Opposition MP Andrew Falloon.

And, no surprises, he is blaming the Government.

“If Health Minister David Clark doesn’t step in to avert this strike, dozens of procedures locally won’t go ahead,” Falloon said yesterday.

“The Ardern-Peters Government have raised expectations in the sector but haven’t matched their rhetoric with reality.”

However, Labour MP based in Rangitata, Jo Luxton, was quick to throw the light of blame back onto the previous National government.

“This offer would have gone a long way to address nurses’ pay and staffing concerns, but you

cannot fix nine years of underfunding in one pay round.”

Meanwhile, up to 8000 people have had procedures rescheduled ahead of today’s nurses’ strike and hospitals are ramping up preparations to make sure they can treat those who are in urgent need.

Thousands of nurses, midwives and healthcare assistants voted to walk off the job today for the first time in 30 years after rejecting the latest pay offer from the district health boards (DHBs).

Capital and Coast chief medical officer John Tait, speaking on behalf of health boards around the country, said between 6000 and 8000 elective procedures would be deferred.

“Nurses are the cornerstone of hospital services. We cannot underestimate the impact of this strike,” he said.

“DHBs have been planning for

a considerable length of time to reduce patients and patient demand, leading up to this strike.

“We will be, and are, working extremely hard to get people the care they need in acute emergency care. But in situations that are not life-threatening, care will take longer.”

The DHB, as with others throughout the country, was taking steps to lessen the load for the staff left working during the strike which would run for 24 hours from 7am today.

Essential and acute services would be prioritised, outpatient appointments and elective surgeries would be reschedule and inpatients would be assessed to see if it was clinically appropriate to discharge them.

Helen Mason on behalf of the DHBs said hospitals around the country were very busy at this

time of year and had already experienced significant disruption in the lead up to the strike.

Mason said emergency and essential services would still be provided through the strike and people should not delay seeking medical and hospital treatment if the matter was urgent.

The Life Preserving Services agreement between DHBs and the union meant enough staff would be rostered on at each hospital to make sure patients were protected from permanent harm or a threat to life.

Starship medical director Dr Mike Shepherd said they had been working on contingency plans for Auckland City Hospital and Starship for a couple of weeks and had already started postponing elective procedures and non-urgent outpatient clinics.

Affected patients would be con-

tacted in the next 24 hours if they had not been already. If people had not heard from the hospital they should attend their appointment as was planned, he said.

Shepherd said the hospital was at 95 per cent occupancy, with many patients suffering from serious winter illnesses.

He reassured patients they would still have enough nurses on to make sure they were well looked after but people might have to wait longer.

The intensive care unit would be fully staffed but the emergency department and other wards would have less staff than usual.

Association of Salaried Medical Specialists executive Ian Powell earlier said DHBs were working to make sure the wards were rescheduling elective procedures to ensure the wards were as empty as possible.

- NZME

S

RTING OUR RURAL FAMILIE

MAJOR SPONSORS SUPPO

FARMING FAMI LIES DAY AT THE RACES Sunday, July 15 Starts from 11.30am Ashburton Racecourse Free race book and admission. Come along for a great family day out! st via

Please register your intere

www.ashburtontc.co.nz

bury@gmail.com

s” or email rst.midcanter

lies Day at the Race Facebook “Farming Fami

www.facebook.com/AshburtonTC

Our schools 6

Ashburton Guardian

Thursday, July 12, 2018

www.guardianonline.co.nz

HINDS SCHOOL

Students learn to deal with stress Hinds School students aren’t about to let the stress get them down, thanks to a few tips and tricks from Relax Kids coach Sue Yearbury. Juniors and seniors learned methods to calm their bodies and minds when they are feeling “big emotions”. Sue will be bringing her popular classes back to the school later in term 4.

NETHERBY SCHOOL

Firewise at Netherby Left – Netherby students are now a bit smarter about the hot, orange stuff, thanks to local firefighting personnel and the Firewise programme.

Craig and his truck were the subject of great excitement.

Right – School holiday reading is sorted with thanks to KPMG, the Netherby’s Duffy School Sponsors.

Netherby students received a range of new books to sink their teeth into over the break.

OUT FRIDAY Check out Guardian Property in Friday’s Ashburton Guardian. www.facebook.com/ashguardian

www.guardianonline.co.nz

Thursday, July 12, 2018

www.guardianonline.co.nz

Ashburton Guardian

SCHOOLS’ CALENDAR ■

Throughout holidays until July 20: HitPlay School Holiday Programme at Allenton School hall, activity sessions at the Ashburton Public Library, Base School Holiday Programme at 193 Burnett Street

■

Throughout the holidays until July 22: Ashburton District Council Mid-Winter Burty Challenge, Patterns Aplenty drop-in activity at Ashburton Art Gallery, Project Tekau at Ashburton Museum, Tekau Trail at Ashburton Museum, EA Networks Centre Pools School Holiday Activities

■

July 12-13 Sport Canterbury Active Kids School Holiday Programme

■

July 15: Farming Families Day at the Races at Ashburton Trotting Club

■

July 16-19: Hannah’s Dance Workshop holiday classes at 9 Creek Road, Ashburton

■

July 17: Squash School Holiday Programme at Ashburton Collegiate Squash Club, Make Your Own Wiggle-bot at Ashburton Museum

■

July 18: Ashburton Borough School LEGO-themed fundraiser at the Sinclair Centre

■

July 20: Kidzmethven LEGO themed fundraiser at Mount Hutt College hall

■

July 23: First day for term 3

■

July 27: Hinds School Mt Hutt Ski Day

■

August 2: Mid Canterbury Winter Tournament

■

August 7: School photos at Rakaia School

■

August 8: Ashburton Borough School ski trip

■

August 14: Fairton School Speech Competition

■

August 16: Ashburton Borough School Lip Sync

■

August 30: Ashburton Christian School production

MAYFIELD SCHOOL

All hands on deck at Mayfield Mayfield School has won hundreds of native trees from environmental conservation organisation Trees That Count for dreaming up an outdoor tree classroom design. Greenfingered students were more than happy to plunge into a working bee last week.

Bulk Buy & Save!

6 Pack $ 19.20 12 Pack $ 37.20 18 Pack $ 54.00

Take Home Pie Packs

SAupVE to $ .60 6 SAupVtoE

Mix & Match

From our great selection!

Bulk Buy not available with Venison

$14.4 0

SAupVE to

$23.40

Cold pies only

Phone 03 308 5774 123 Main South Road - Ashburton -

7

Opinion Ashburton Guardian

8

Thursday, July 12, 2018

www.guardianonline.co.nz

OUR VIEW

Our Kiwi heroes need to be lauded T

here’s something about a good Kiwi film that always feels understated.

A lot of it will have to do with the fact that other than the big ticket films that have been produced on our shores, the majority work within miniscule budgets compared to those from other countries.

Lord Of The Rings, an obvious exception to the rule, with its huge expenditure, should have opened our country up to something great – and in some sense it has, but we’re still no closer to seeing something of a similar ilk than we were when they closed production on the series.

That’s not to say we haven’t produced good movies. Boy is a Kiwi classic and Hunt For The Wil-

derpeople is simply fantastic, but even they felt like they missed a few dollars and cents somewhere along the way.

So it was with cautious optimism and a minimal amount of nervousness that I sat down to watch the NZ On Air funded movie Kiwi on Sunday night on TV1.

The tale of the horse known as the Waverley Flyer, who dragged a town right on the brink of depres-

sion back to jubilation with his incredible, come from last effort to win the 1983 Melbourne Cup for Snow and Anne Lupton and legendary jockey, Jimmy Cassidy.

With a rough budget of around $3 million, it was never going to hit the dizzying heights I had hoped for.

Movies like Phar Lap, Secretariat, Seabiscuit and The Cup, personal favourites of this racing fanatic, were created with much larger back pockets. For example, the budget on Secretariat was $80 million compared to Kiwi’s $3 million.

It’s no wonder we often undervalue our own product.

I must say though that I was pleasantly surprised with what Kiwi offered.

airport, meeting with Russian officials and rights activists. The Texas Senate passed sweeping new abortion restrictions, sending them to Gov. Rick Perry to sign into law after weeks of protests and rallies that drew thousands of people to the Capital.

One year ago: President Donald Trump’s nominee to lead the FBI, Christopher Wray, told a Senate panel that he did not believe that a special counsel investigation into possible Russian ties between Russia and the Trump

campaign was a “witch hunt,” as Trump had characterised it.

Former Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva was found guilty of corruption and money laundering and sentenced to almost 10 years in prison.

Today’s birthdays: Movie director Monte Hellman is 89.

Singer-musician Christine McVie is 75. Actress Denise Nicholas is 74. Singer-songwriter Butch Hancock is 73. Fitness guru Richard Simmons is 70. Singer Walter Egan is 70. Actress Cheryl Ladd is 67. Country singer Julie

Matt Markham

EDITOR

A good movie is so often about the story that sits around it and Kiwi had plenty of them.

Most New Zealanders who were around in 1983 will well remember his story – purchased for $1000 as a yearling, trained as a farm hack moving cattle and given one of the most bizarre Melbourne Cup preparations in history with a jockey who had a mouth that was as quick as his whip action.

The Kiwi story is part of our folklore and to see it turned into a movie was fantastic.

It certainly was a pleasant turnaround from the effort the week before – In A Flash – the emotional, original drama which told the true story of the six Elim College students and their teacher who tragically lost their lives in a

flash flood at Mangatepopo Gorge in April of 2008.

It was met with some harsh criticism from some of the families behind the tragedy which will have tainted its image for sure.

While that’s not the best example, it is quite exciting to think that we have people out there who are keen to get behind and produce movies about New Zealand heroes.

While it did not set out to be, The Kick, which detailed the lead up to the World Cup for Stephen Beaver Donald, was a great comedy but there’s a world of other recognisable events and figures out there that could be detailed and become a success.

The question is, who or what is next?

TODAY IN HISTORY Today is Thursday, July 12, the 193rd day of 2018. There are 172 days left in the year.

Today’s highlight in history: On July 12, 1909, the House of Representatives joined the Senate in passing the 16th Amendment to the US Constitution, allowing for a federal income tax, and submitted it to the states. (It was declared ratified in February 1913.)

On this date: In 1543, England’s King Henry VIII married his sixth and last wife, Catherine Parr.

In 1812, United States forces led by Gen. William Hull entered Canada during the War of 1812 against Britain. (However, Hull retreated shortly thereafter to Detroit.)

IIn 1960, the Etch A Sketch Magic Screen drawing toy, invented

by French electrician Andre Cassagnes, was first produced by the Ohio Art Co. In 1962, The Rolling Stones played their first-ever gig at The Marquee in London.

In 1967, rioting erupted in Newark, New Jersey, over the police beating of a black taxi driver; 26 people were killed in the five days of violence that followed.

In 1977, President Jimmy Carter defended Supreme Court limits on government payments for poor women’s abortions, saying, “There are many things in life that are not fair.”

In 1994, President Bill Clinton, visiting Germany, went to the eastern sector of Berlin, the first US president to do so since Harry Truman.

Ten years ago: Angelina Jolie gave birth at a hospital on the French Riviera to twins Knox and Vivienne, making a family of eight with Brad Pitt.

Five years ago: A train carrying hundreds of passengers derailed and crashed outside Paris; at least six people were killed and dozens injured. NSA leaker Edward Snowden emerged from weeks of hiding in a Moscow

Miller is 62. Actress Mel Harris is 62. Actor Buddy Foster is 61.

Rock guitarist Dan Murphy (Soul Asylum) is 56. Actress Judi Evans is 54. Rock singer Robin Wilson (Gin Blossoms) is 53. Actress Natalie Desselle Reid is 51.

Actress Lisa Nicole Carson is 49.

Country singer Shannon Lawson is 45. Rapper Magoo is 45.

Actress Anna Friel is 42. Rhythmand-blues singer Tracie Spencer is 42. Actress Alison Wright is 42. Actor Steve Howey is 41.

Actor Topher Grace is 40. Actress Michelle Rodriguez is 40. Actress

Kristen Connolly is 38. Country singer-musician Kimberly Perry is 35. Actor Matt Cook is 34.

Actress Natalie Martinez is 34.

Actor Bernard David Jones is 33. Actress Ta’Rhonda Jones is 30. Actress Rachel Brosnahan is 28. Actor Erik Per Sullivan is 27. Nobel Peace laureate Malala Yousafzai is 21.

Thought for today: “The tragedy is not that things are broken. The tragedy is that they are not mended again.” — Alan Paton, South African author (1903-1988).

Opinion www.guardianonline.co.nz

Thursday, July 12, 2018

Ashburton Guardian

9

CONTACTS News tips Call 03 307-7969 After hours news tips matt.m@theguardian.co.nz Advertising Call 03 307-7936 emma.j@theguardian.co.nz Classifieds Call 03 3077-900 classifieds@theguardian.co.nz Missed paper Call 0800 ASHBURTON 0800 274 287 Write to us!

Editor, PO Box 77

Email us! editor@theguardian. co.nz Facebook us! facebook.com/ ashguardian While the budget headlines centred on the $3 billion surplus, Families Package, and investment in our health system, the budget also included some important developments to support small business.

Budget 2018, small business and business confidence

B

udget 2018 marked a significant step forward in building an economy that will deliver for everyone, while ensuring New Zealand is prepared for future challenges.

While the headlines centred on the $3 billion surplus, Families Package, and investment in our health system, the budget also included some important developments to support small business.

The Government is going to ensure that GST is paid on all overseas purchases by removing the current $400 exemption threshold. This will level the playing field and require international giants like Amazon to play by the same rules as our local stores.

This budget also invests in the implementation of e-invoicing in New Zealand, which will help businesses get paid on time and avoid cashflow issues caused by invoicing mistakes and delays.

We’re working with Australia on common approaches to einvoicing so trans-Tasman businesses can operate seamlessly.

These exciting new initiatives

Jo Luxton

LABOUR LIST MP

for small business are in addition to our already announced $3b over three years for the Provincial Growth Fund and $1b for research and development tax incentives.

I know that, in spite of what we’re doing to build an economy that is productive, sustainable, and inclusive, many people are concerned about the current levels of business confidence.

As a Government, we take the concerns of business seriously, as we do the concerns of consumers, employees, and other sectors.

But it’s important that we clear up a few misconceptions.

Business confidence surveys currently show two things: that business is generally pessimistic about the outlook of

the entire economy, yet they’re generally optimistic about the outlook of their own companies. Those two things can’t be simultaneously true.

Even if we ignore this clear contradiction, the data proves that business confidence is an incredibly poor predictor of how the economy will actually perform. There are clear precedents that highlight this.

Economic growth was stronger under the Clark/Cullen Government than it was under Key/English, although business confidence was considerably weaker.

During the Labour Government of 1999-2008, business was persistently pessimistic despite the longest period of economic growth in New Zealand history since World War Two. In fact I was recently shown data that demonstrated that the number of points scored against the Crusaders was a better indicator of economic growth than business confidence surveys were. Blasphemy!

In reality, the fundamentals of our economy are solid.

Let the Guardian take you away.

Every Monday in your Ashburton Guardian.

We’re running a strong surplus, unemployment is low, there is a forecast sustained period of growth, employee and consumer confidence remain steady, and the stock market is at a record high.

I’m proud to be part of a Government that backs New Zealand business to succeed while making sure our growing prosperity benefits all New Zealanders, especially as a small business owner myself.

I am focused on seeing local Mid Canterbury businesses continue to thrive and prosper, I do believe that we are going in the right direction. If you would like to discuss any of these policies with me, please do get in contact.

Jo Luxton is a Labour list MP. 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

PRESS COUNCIL This newspaper is subject to the New Zealand Press Council.

Complaints must first be directed in writing to editor@ theguardian.co.nz If unsatisfied, the complaint may be referred to the Press Council PO Box 10-879, The Terrace, Wellington 6143 or email info@presscouncil.org.nz Further detail and an online complaints form are available at www.presscouncil.org.nz

LETTERS EMAIL US/WRITE US editor@theguardian.co.nz

PO Box 77 We welcome your letters and emails, but: ■ They should be of no more than 300 words.

■ We reserve the right to edit or not publish.

■ They must include your name. We will only publish under a nom de plume if a suitable case for anonymity is made clear.

■ They must also include your address and phone number, which will not be published.

Travel

Rural 10

Ashburton Guardian

Thursday, July 12, 2018

www.guardianonline.co.nz

Rural leadership awards nominations open Nominations have opened for this year’s Rabobank Leadership Awards, recognising outstanding individual achievement in, and contribution to, New Zealand and Australia’s food, beverage and agribusiness industries.

The two industry accolades – the Rabobank Leadership Award and the Rabobank Emerging Leader Award – are awarded annually to an accomplished leader in the agricultural sector and an up-and-coming leader.

Last year’s Rabobank Leadership Award went to Australian agricultural industry luminary David Crombie AM for his outstanding contribution to the food, beverage and agribusiness sectors. Now in its 13th year, the award is presented to an individual who has built an expansive career in management and leadership in New Zealand or Australian agriculture and has, as a senior executive, led sustained growth and commercial success while demonstrating a wider commitment to the broader community.

The Rabobank Emerging Leader Award, introduced in 2013, acknowledges the contribution and role of up-and-coming farmers, and those in the wider agribusiness sector, who demonstrate

Rabobank New Zealand boss Todd Charteris says strong leadership is vital if New Zealand’s agribusiness sector was to realise its potential.

PHOTO SUPPLIED

strong leadership potential. Winner of the 2017 award was Nathan Free, managing director of Victoria’s largest organic farming operation Duralgai Horticultural.

Announcing the opening of nominations for the 2018 awards, Rabobank New Zealand chief executive Todd Charteris urged those involved in the agricultural sector to nominate peers and in doing so, recognise their leader-

LAMB PRICES

STEER PRICES

c/kg, YX Lamb 17.5kg 750

c/kg net, P2 Steer 295kg 600

ship and positive contribution to the future growth and prosperity of the sector.

“On top of highlighting those who already make a significant contribution to New Zealand and Australia’s food and agribusiness industries, the leadership awards also help to unearth the next generation of industry leaders who will take the sector forward in the future,” he said.

650 500 550 450

400

350 2016

2017

2016

DEER PRICES

BULL PRICES

c/kg gross, AP Stag 55kg 1100

c/kg net, M2 Bull 320kg 600

2017

1000 500

900 800

400

700 2016

2016

2017

WHOLEMILK POWDER PRICES

WOOL PRICES

NZ$ / tonne 6,000

c/kg clean, coarse>35mu 600

5,000

500

4,000

400

3,000

300

2,000

2016

2017

EXCHANGE RATE

200

2016

2017

2017

90 DAY BANK BILLS % pa 3.0

US$ 0.90 0.80 0.70

2.0

0.60 0.50

2016

2017

1.0

2016

2017

Charteris said strong leadership was vital if New Zealand’s agribusiness sector was to realise its potential.

“New Zealand’s agribusiness sector is currently performing strongly and there are a host of reasons to be optimistic about the future with positive demand fundamentals stemming from the growing global population, changing diets and New Zealand’s

strong international reputation as a supplier of top quality products.

“However, a host of challenges exist for the sector with agribusiness operations constantly required to adapt to changes in the local operating environment and in the needs of their end consumers.

“Navigating the best path is far from straightforward, and as such the role of strong and dynamic agricultural industry leaders has never been so important.”

Previous New Zealand recipients of the Rabobank Leadership Award included agri-corporate leaders Methven-based Sir Graeme Harrison, Sir George Fistonich and Sir Henry van Der Heyden.

The Emerging Leader Award is yet to have a New Zealand winner, having previously been awarded to Australian-based recipients.

Nominations for this year’s awards close on August 10, with the winner to be announced at the annual Rabobank Leadership Awards dinner, to be held in Sydney on October 11.

Nominations for both awards, together with the judging criteria, can be made on the Rabobank Leadership Awards website at www.rabobankleadershipawards. com.

Maize sector buoyant after top season Confidence is returning to New Zealand’s maize sector, with a healthy rise in average yields and prices remaining firm at around $400/tonne.

Reuben Carter, Federated Farmers Arable Industry Group vice-chairperson (maize/forage), said most growers enjoyed excellent growing weather and harvest conditions in 2018 and this is reflected in the latest AIMI survey. Data from 77 survey farms, scaled up for a national picture, show an average maize grain yield of 12.8 tonnes per hectare, compared to 10 t/ha in 2017, and 20.6t maize silage dry matter/ha (18.5t in 2017).

The AIMI survey report noted some growers had said it was the best season they’d experienced.

“Coming out of a really dry season the year before (2016/17), it did feel like this year was one out of the box,” Carter said.

“It was off to a slow start, with quite a wet October/November. But then we had some great heat and rain and it set us up for fantastic growing and an early harvest.”

The estimated total maize grain tonnage of 268,500 (included unharvested grain) was 53 per cent up on the 2017 season because of increased harvest hectares (20 per cent up) and increased yield (27 per cent up).

For maize silage, harvest tonnes were up 12 per cent on 2017, with almost no change in harvested hectares and an 11 per cent higher yield.

Another indicator of the settled weather

at harvest time in most districts was that 95 per cent of the maize grain crop was in by the time of the survey (June 1) when at the same time last year only 52 per cent of the harvest was completed.

“That early finish is good news for growers and contractors,” Carter said.

The evidence of good relationships between farmers and contractors in managing wet paddocks during the harvest was pleasing, he said. It minimised damage and mud spread around public roads.

“It was a good effort by all parties.”

The AIMI survey showed about 85 per cent of the maize grain crop was sold by June 1, leaving 39,000 tonnes unsold. For comparison, 18,600t was unsold at this time last year, and 44,900 and 34,600 in the two previous years.

“There is still a bit of free grain floating around, but the prices have been creeping up a bit every week. Farmers who want to secure supply going forward need to get in touch with their grower or merchant.”

Just on 60 per cent of the maize silage harvest had been sold or used by June 1, leaving 349,000 tonnes DM unused/unsold (457,000t - 2017, 365,000 - 2016).

Survey responses show spring sowing intentions for maize grain are very similar to 2017, and for maize silage they are up 5 per cent.

Carter reminded farmers and contactors to remember good biosecurity processes to restrict the movement of contaminated harvesting equipment.

Rural www.guardianonline.co.nz

Thursday, July 12, 2018

Ashburton Guardian 11

Biosecurity awareness A year of opportunities needs work – survey More work needs to be done to help New Zealanders understand the true impact of biosecurity threats, says Minister of Agriculture and Biosecurity Damien O’Connor.

In a baseline survey done as part of the Biosecurity 2025 programme and released this week, more than 60 per cent of New Zealanders have a good understanding of biosecurity and think it is important, but only 2 per cent think they would be personally affected by a biosecurity breach.

“The importance and enormity of the biosecurity task means it’s important for every Kiwi to pitch in, to protect our critical primary industries and way of life,” O’Connor said.

“Biosecurity 2025, which I endorsed earlier this week, aims to create a biosecurity movement and build a team of 4.7 million (all New Zealanders) to take action on biosecu-

rity risks at home, at work, when they travel and within their communities.

“This is timely as the government and farming industries attempt to eradicate mycoplasma bovis to protect our national herd and economic base – resulting in the postponement of school calf days and calf fundraising events across communities.

“Earlier this year we turned around ships carrying used cars and machinery – and the dreaded brown marmorated stink bug that would not only decimate our horti-

culture sector but infest our homes and gardens.

“The emergence and spread of myrtle rust and kauri dieback across our native flora has raised the understanding of biosecurity risks facing New Zealand, but it’s clear more needs to be done.”

The research also included a business survey that focused on two key groups: transport, distribution and logistics; and primary producers. Both groups have significant biosecurity risks associated with the day-to-day running of their businesses.

“It was great to see that 71 per cent of transport, distribution and logistics businesses are actively managing pest and disease risk but we need to work more closely with primary producers, as only 30 per cent are actively managing pest and disease risk,” O’Connor said.

“The research shows New Zealanders need more awareness around biosecurity and provides a baseline on which we can improve.”

Left – Damien O’Connor says only 30 per cent of primary producers are actively managing pest and disease risk.

Farming families offered Crusaders deal The BNZ Crusaders, alongside the Rural Support Trust, have combined to offer farming families the opportunity to come to the footy this Saturday night with tickets priced at just $10 for adults and $5 for kids.

Crusaders’ chief executive Hamish Riach said the rural community has had a very tough time over the past couple of seasons, with droughts in North Canterbury and the more recent mycoplasma bovis outbreak, so this game is a great opportunity to connect with rural Canterbury and support an important fan base for the Crusaders.

“Working with a number of our part-

ners, we’ve been able to put together a really affordable ticket offer, which we hope will be a conversation starter in the rural community and allow families an opportunity to come along to the rugby this Saturday night to watch the Crusaders take on the Blues.”

The offer has been endorsed by Crusaders captain, Sam Whitelock, who has put his name behind the ticket offer – Sam’s Shout.

“Coming from a farming background, I know how hard farmers work and some of the challenges they face on a daily basis.

“I’m also fortunate to know just how much support there is for the Crusad-

ers in the rural community, so to have them in the stands on Saturday night will be a huge boost for the team in the last game of our regular season.”

Andy Munro, North Canterbury chairman of the Rural Support Trust, said the Crusaders have been a partner of the trust for the last few seasons, and have been able to provide donations and also ticket offers to the rural community during that time.

“We’re grateful to have Samtand the Crusaders show their support for the Rural Support Trust and we’re looking forward to a big turnout to repay the sentiment shown to our farmers and their families.”

Colin Williscroft

I

t was a little over a year ago that I began working as the Ashburton Guardian’s rural reporter.

Unfortunately, by the time you read this I will have headed off to pastures new.

I say unfortunately because I have really enjoyed the opportunities the job has provided, whether they’ve involved getting out on farm or meeting members of the Mid Canterbury rural community.

It’s been a bit of a rollercoaster year for many farmers, with good commodity prices pretty much across the board tempered by things like being vilified as greedy environmental vandals during last year’s general election campaign.

Then of course there’s mycoplasma bovis.

I remember that when the first announcement was made about the disease being in New Zealand I had to double-check my spelling.

Fast forward a year and I’ve written those two words so often I think I see them while I’m asleep.

It’s been a real credit to the Mid Canterbury rural community that, by-and-large, people have banded around those who have been adversely affected and given them the support they deserve.

Although I’d covered rural news before coming to Ashburton, I’d been out of that particular loop for quite a while and I enjoyed getting involved again.

But if there’s one thing that really stood out for me over the past 12 months that has changed since I was last involved with the rural scene, it’s the need for the agricultural sector to be proactive in getting its stories out there.

The rise of social media means that anyone can post what passes as “news” and the power of sharing means it can spread like wildfire, no matter how accurate it is.

You might think you can choose to call it “fake news”, ignore it and hope it will go away.

It won’t. So don’t be shy, get your own good news or stories out there.

You could always start by contacting this newspaper. I know they’d love to hear from you.

And to all those who’ve helped me out over the past year, thanks a lot. It’s been appreciated and I’ve enjoyed meeting you all.

Colin Williscroft is the Ashburton Guardian’s rural reporter

DOWNLOAD NOW Download FREE today and keep up-to-date with: • News, Sport & Rural • Weather & Roads • Things to Do DOWNLOAD

NOW!

• Eat, Drink & Stay • Trades & Services • Health & Medical

World 12 Ashburton Guardian

www.guardianonline.co.nz

Wednesday, July 12, 2018

■ THAILAND

Kids lost weight, but fine The soccer teammates rescued from a flooded cave in Thailand lost weight during their 18-day ordeal but had water while they were trapped and are in good health, a health official said yesterday.

The 12 boys and coach rescued over the three previous days “took care of themselves well in the cave,” Thongchai Lertwilairatanapong, a public health inspector, said at a news conference at the hospital in Chiang Rai city where the group is recovering.

The four boys rescued Sunday can eat normal food and walk around, and the four pulled out Monday were eating soft food. Thongchai said one member of the final group of four boys and the coach who arrived at the hospital Tuesday evening had a slight lung infection.

Two of the first group had a lung infection as well, and Thongchai said they would need medicine for seven days.

The average weight loss was 2 kilograms for those with known information, Thongchai said. They were able to obtain water dripping inside the cave.

The group had entered the sprawling Tham Luang cave to go exploring after soccer practice on June 23, but monsoon rains soon filled the tight passageways, blocking their escape. They were found by a pair of British divers 10 days later, huddled on a small, dry shelf just above the water, smiling with relief but visibly skinny.

The complex, high-risk mission for international and Thai divers to guide the boys and coach through the cave’s flooded and tight passageways had riveted people worldwide. Highlighting the dangers, a former Thai navy SEAL volunteering to work on the rescue efforts died Friday while replenishing oxygen canisters that were placed along the escape route.

Each of the boys, ages 11 to 16 and with no diving experience, was guided out by a pair of divers though rocky, muddy and water passages that in places were just a crawl space.

The method was extremely risky, but dwindling oxygen levels in the cave and fears of more monsoon rains to come made a decision urgent. Relatively mild weather and a massive effort to pump out water created a window of opportunity.

And the confidence of the diving team, and expertise specific to the cave, grew after its first successful mission Sunday.

The boys were in isolation in the hospital to prevent infections by outsiders. But family members have seen at least some of the boys from behind a glass barrier, and after a period of time with no problems, the family members would be allowed closer while dressed in sterilised clothing.

Clooney hurt in crash Actor George Clooney slammed his motorbike into an oncoming car that turned suddenly into his lane yesterday and was thrown several metres in the air on the Italian island of Sardinia, according to video of the crash. “He is recovering at his home and will be fine,” Clooney spokesman Stan Rosenfield said. Surveillance video of the crash, apparently taken by a fixed security video, shows a blue Mercedes veering into oncoming traffic to turn into a residential compound. Clooney’s scooter crashes into the car while another scooter manages to veer around it. - AP Adul Sam-on (above) played a vital role communicating with rescuers. Thai SEALS (below) were the last to leave the cave system yesterday.

PHOTOS SUPPLIED

Cute paw patrol

A displaced teenager from one of the world’s poorest countries has emerged as the hero in the rescue process.

Adul Sam-on, a 14-year-old member of the Wild Boars soccer team, played a vital role in the dramatic rescue mission of his teammates and coach.

The teenager is proficient in five languages – English, Thai, Burmese, Mandarin and Wa, a language spoken near the borders of Myanmar and China.

It was his knowledge of English that was crucial because it allowed him to talk to the British rescue divers on behalf of the group when it was discovered nine days after becoming stuck. Vitally, Adul provided clarity to the rescuers on how long the team been in the cave and what they needed.

As news of the rescue mission went global, we learnt titbits about all the boys.

Duganpet Promptep, the captain, went in with the group to overcome his fear of the dark. Peerapat Sompiangjai was celebrating his birthday the day he ventured in with his friends.

But Adul has one of the most sobering stories.

The boy’s parents dropped him off at a Thai Baptist church eight years ago, asking that the pastor and his wife care for him, The New York Times reported.

In Myanmar’s self-governing Wa region, which is neither recognised by Myanmar nor internationally, education and employment opportunities are scarce.

Instead, the region is known for drug trafficking and guerrilla warfare.

- AP

More lovable labradors will be put to work on paw patrol helping anxious witnesses, victims of crime and accused criminals before they appear in NSW courts. The NSW government is expanding the courthouse therapy dog programme to 10 courthouses after a pilot programme at Manly Local Court received unanimous support for relaxing anxious victims and witnesses before they gave evidence. “The fab Labs will patrol the courthouses, looking to help anyone who’s stressed and in need of fur therapy,” NSW Attorney General Mark Speakman said.

- AP

■ UNITED STATES

Trump lands in Europe, says Putin ‘easiest’ With Europe’s wary eyes upon him, President Donald Trump launched a week-long trip there yesterday with harsh criticism for NATO allies and predicted the “easiest” leg of his journey would be his scheduled sit-down with Russian President Vladimir Putin.

As he departed the White House for a four-nation European tour, Trump did little to reassure allies fretting over the risk of damage he could do to the 69-year-old trans-Atlantic mutual defence pact and his potential embrace of Putin during a summit in Helsinki.

Trump said he “can’t say right now” if Putin is a friend or foe, but called him a

“competitor”. The US intelligence community has concluded that Russia interfered in the 2016 election to boost Trump’s candidacy, and warns of further attempts at interference both in the 2018 midterms and in European elections.

Trump arrived in Brussels on the eve of the NATO summit after repeated attacks on the pact. He told reporters in Washington before leaving that “Frankly it helps them a lot more than it helps us” and then later tweeted from Air Force One that he may demand reimbursements from the European member nations.

Trump has been pressing NATO countries to fulfill their goal of spending that 2

per cent of their gross domestic products on defence by 2024. During his presidential campaign, he suggested he might only come to the defence of NATO nations that fulfilled their obligation. And a year ago, during his first visit to its Belgium headquarters, Trump initially declined to explicitly support the organisation’s defence agreement.

Trump, who landed in Belgium during the middle of the soccer-mad nation’s World Cup semifinals match, will later head to London, where Prime Minister Theresa May’s government is in turmoil over her plans for exiting the European Union.

- AP

Alfie Langer immortalised Queensland and Broncos rugby league legend Allan Langer will be immortalised with a statue outside Suncorp Stadium.

Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk made the announcement outside the venue just hours before final State Of Origin this year. An emotional Langer was joined by former teammates and NRL greats Wally Lewis, Trevor Gillmeister and Shane Webcke. “It’s very special. Not only for me, but for my family, all my friends, everyone that has got me to where I am today,” the former Maroons skipper said.

Langer played 258 first grade games with the Brisbane Broncos, 34 for Queensland and 24 for Australia.

Business www.guardianonline.co.nz

Ashburton Guardian

Thursday, July 12, 2018

13

Claims of Roundup-cancer links

gling financially.

She also felt it wasn’t time to fully retire.

“My brain is sharp, I’m healthy.

“I love to help people and to be around people and still have so much to give in the workforce. I am definitely not ready to sit back and do nothing.”

After hearing the tale, Age Concern Wanganui manager Tracy Lynn said she didn’t think it was a common problem in Whanganui.

“It’s not an issue we’ve come across ... not as blatantly as that.

“The first thing that jumps to mind when anyone is having trouble getting a job is they must remember not to put a date of birth on their CV. “You don’t have to do that ... take your date of birth off your CV. Because if they can look at your date of birth and see how old you are that’s going to be the first thing they do. Don’t give them a reason not to at least interview you.”

Marianne Archibald from the

Whanganui Chamber of Commerce was more forthright – pointing out it was illegal to discriminate based on age.

“I think that age absolutely isn’t a thing that employers should be thinking about when they’re employing someone.

“There’s huge value in employing people who are older.”

There were also other factors that came into play when applying for jobs, Lynn added.

“Interviews have changed over the years ... maybe she needs to hone those skills.

“In anyone’s case, there’s some things you need to do. You need to do some research around the organisation that you have applied to for example.”

“As technology increases and jobs become more automated it’s going to be an increasing challenge. As people work longer as well ... 65 used to be long past retirement and now it’s not really.”

- NZME

Compiled by

NEW ZEALAND SHARE MARKET

Source: NZX and Standard & Poors

S&P/NZX 50 Index Gross constituents Company CODE

a2 Milk Company ATM Air NZ AIR ANZ Banking Gr ANZ Argosy Prop ARG Arvida Gr ARV Auckland Intl Airpt AIA Chorus CNU Comvita CVT Contact Energy CEN Ebos Gr EBO F&P Healthcare FPH Fletcher Building FBU Fonterra Share Fund FSF Freightways FRE Genesis Energy GNE Gentrak Gr GTK Goodman Prop Tr GMT Heartland Bank HBL Infratil IFT Investore Property IPL Kathmandu Hldgs KMD Kiwi Property Gr KPG Mainfreight MFT Mercury NZ MCY Meridian Energy MEL Metlifecare MET NZ Refining NZR NZX NZX Port of Tauranga POT Precinct Properties PCT Prop for Industry PFI Pushpay Holdings PPH Restaurant Brands RBD Ryman Healthcare RYM Sanford SAN Scales Corp SCL Skellerup SKL Sky Network TV SKT Sky City SKC Spark SPK Stride Prop & Inv SPG Summerset Gr Hldgs SUM Synlait Milk SML Tourism Holdings THL Trade Me Gr TME TrustPower TPW Vector VCT Vital Hlth Prop Tr VHP Westpac Banking WBC Z Energy ZEL

Buy price

1170 318 3094 109 129 681 429 597 582 2050 1476 695 532 784 245 700 147.5 170 334 150 287 135.5 2810 332 314 610 246 111 500 135 170 421 755 1210 775 465 192 265 397 376.5 186 752 1114 628 468 562 337 207.5 3151 735

Sell price

1177 320 3145 109.5 130 688 430 598 585 2070 1483 699 540 786 247.5 705 148.5 171 336 152 294 136 2827 335 319.5 615 250 112 510 136 172 430 760 1244 780 479 195 275 398 383.5 188 755 1117 635 470 574 339 208 3260 738

Last sale

1177 318 3107 109.5 130 685.5 429 597 585 2060 1476 695 532 786 245 705 148.5 171 334 150 291 136 2827 332.5 314 615 246 111 500 136 172 430 760 1233 775 465 192 270 397 376.5 186 755 1114 632 470 562 337 208 3190 735

At close of trading on Wednesday, July 11, 2018

Daily Volume move ’000s

+11 +1 –39 – +1 +0.5 –1 – – +5 –15 – +4 +1 –0.5 +10 – –2 –6 –2 +3 – –2 –0.5 –2 – –1 – –1 – – – +1 +9 – –8 –2 – –6 –4.5 –2 –1 –25 –8 –3 – – –2 –30 –1

959.3 654.8 6.13 296.9 382.3 1.1m 947.9 7.38 409.0 83.36 1.2m 744.5 377.2 84.17 804.8 194.3 1.3m 184.7 281.2 72.66 258.1 623.4 84.91 395.7 1.8m 107.3 611.9 31.73 187.1 984.1 199.8 138.9 59.23 331.6 5.66 92.98 228.1 158.0 1.2m 1.5m 154.1 271.9 81.22 154.1 692.2 35.36 105.9 157.0 16.84 396.1

S&P/NZX 50 Index Gross 9100 9048 8996 8944 8892 8840

6/7

Charlotte is 65 and wants to work.

But she can’t find a job.

The Whanganui woman has applied for 32 jobs in six months.

She’s had five interviews but no luck - and she suspects it’s because of her age.

The woman, who asked to be known as Charlotte, wrote in a letter to the Wanganui Chronicle she was laid off late last year and despite several interviews has had no job offers.

“I have had several interviews and the positions have been exactly the type of work I am skilled in [administration and accounts] but it appears age may be against me.

“Yes, I turned 65 late last year.

Does that now mean that I am unemployable? Am I now in my dotage?”

She also said several employers didn’t bother to let her know whether she got the job or not.

Of the 32 jobs she’s applied for, 17 have responded and five led to interviews.

Charlotte said two of those potential employers made no contact after an interview leaving her to presume she didn’t get the job.

There were benefits to employing older people, she said.

“Many of us have so much to give, so much experience behind us.

“We are loyal workers and are prepared to work almost any hours, any days, fulltime or parttime.”

Charlotte said she did receive superannuation payments but needed to earn more after her sudden redundancy left her strug-

Guardian Shares & Investments

11/7

Thirty-two applications, five interviews and still no work

creasing scrutiny after the Francebased International Agency for Research on Cancer, which is part of the World Health Organisation, classified it as a “probable human carcinogen” in 2015.

A flurry of lawsuits against Monsanto in federal and state courts followed, and California added glyphosate to its list of chemicals known to cause cancer. Monsanto has attacked the international research agency’s opinion as an outlier.

The US Environmental Protection Agency says glyphosate is safe for humans when used in accordance with label directions.

A draft report by the agency last year concluded the herbicide is

29/6

The trial is expected to last about a month. Johnson is seeking unspecified damages against Monsanto.

The outcome of Johnson’s case will not affect the hundreds of other lawsuits in state and federal courts, but it may serve as an indicator of how the others might go.

St Louis-based Monsanto developed glyphosate in the 1970s, and the weed killer is now sold in more than 160 countries. Farmers in California, the most agriculturally productive state in the US, use it on more than 200 types of crops. Homeowners use it on their lawns and gardens.

The herbicide came under in-

not likely to be carcinogenic to humans. The report noted that science reviews by numerous other countries had reached the same conclusion.

A federal judge in Sacramento in February blocked California from requiring that Roundup carry a label stating that it is known to cause cancer, saying the warning is misleading because almost all regulators have concluded that there is no evidence glyphosate is carcinogenic.

Another federal judge presiding over hundreds of lawsuits like Johnson’s is deciding whether the claim that Roundup weed killer can cause cancer is supported by good science.

US District Judge Vince Chhabria has ruled experts can make the claim that Roundup weed killer can cause cancer despite “weak” evidence that it does.

The decision allows hundreds of lawsuits against Roundup’s manufacturer, Monsanto, to move forward. The lawsuits by cancer victims and their families say the agrochemical giant long knew about Roundup’s cancer risk but failed to warn them.

- NZME

22/6

pany after developing a rash, but was never warned it could cause cancer, Wisner said. He was diagnosed with non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma in 2014 at the age of 42.

“The simple fact is he is going to die. It’s just a matter of time,” Wisner said, showing jurors photos of lesions on Johnson’s body that he said were caused by cancer. Johnson sat nearby.

Wisner added, “Between now and then, it’s just nothing but pain.”

George Lombardi, an attorney for Monsanto, said non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma takes years to develop, so Johnson’s cancer started well before he began working at the school district.

Many government regulators have rejected a link between the active ingredient in Roundup – glyphosate – and cancer. Monsanto has vehemently denied such a connection, saying hundreds of studies have established that glyphosate is safe.

“The scientific evidence is overwhelming that glyphosate-based products do not cause cancer and did not cause Mr Johnson’s cancer,” Lombardi said during his opening statement.

15/6

Lawyers for a school groundskeeper dying of cancer asked a San Francisco jury on Monday to find that agribusiness giant Monsanto’s widely used weed killer Roundup likely caused his disease.

Dewayne Johnson’s lawsuit is the first case to go to trial among hundreds of lawsuits saying Roundup caused non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma.

While the case is taking place in the United States, many Roundup products are available in New Zealand stores – and the result of the trial could have local repercussions.

Johnson sprayed Roundup and a similar product, Ranger Pro, at his job as a pest control manager at a San Francisco Bay Area school district, according to his attorneys.

He sprayed large quantities from a 50-gallon tank attached to a truck, his attorney, Brent Wisner, told jurors during his opening statement. When the wind was gusty, it would cover his face, Wisner said. When a hose broke once, it soaked his entire body.

Johnson read the label carefully and even contacted the com-

q S&P/NZX 50 Gross

9,001.39 –21.54 –0.24%

q S&P/NZX 20 index

5,973.95 –13.17 –0.22%

q S&P/NZX All Gross

9,796.19 –20.97 –0.21%

p Rises 40 q Falls 49

WORLD MARKETS

q S&P/ASX 200 index

6,215.6

–42.5

–0.68%

At close of trading on Jul 11, 2018

p Dow Jones Indust.

24,919.7 +143.1 +0.58% At close of trading on Jul 10, 2018

p FTSE 100 index

7,692.0

+4.05

+0.05%

At close of trading on Jul 10, 2018

q Nikkei 225 index

21,932.2 –264.7 –1.19% At close of trading on Jul 11, 2018

METAL PRICES

Source: interest.co.nz

q Gold

1,254.0

London – $US/ounce

–8.05

–0.64%

q Silver London – $US/ounce

15.93

–0.27

–1.67%

q Copper London – $US/tonne

6,308.0

–75.0

–1.17%

NZ DOLLAR

Source: BNZ

Country

As at 4pm July 11, 2018

Australia Canada China Euro Fiji Great Britain Japan Samoa South Africa Thailand United States

TT buy

0.9341 0.9135 4.8092 0.5952 1.4867 0.5235 77.49 1.8301 9.1966 22.94 0.696

TT sell

0.9028 0.8797 4.2209 0.5694 1.3505 0.5051 74.23 1.6002 8.8597 21.85 0.671

Disclaimer: NZX and MetService have endeavoured to ensure the correctness of the information; neither NZX, MetService related companies, nor this newspaper, nor any of their respective employees or agents make any representation as to its accuracy or reliability nor will they, to the extent permitted by law, be liable for any loss arising in any way from, or in connection with, errors or omissions in any information provided (including responsibility to any person by reason of negligence). Please note: All products and services are subject to change without notice.

Your place 14 Ashburton Guardian

www.guardianonline.co.nz

Thursday, July 12, 2018

TEST YOURSELF Test yourself with the Guardian’s weekday quiz 1 - How many consonants are there in the English alphabet? a. Five b. Nineteen c. Twenty-one 2 - What type of plant is a fescue? a. Orchid b. Conifer c. Grass 3 - What is the highest female voice type? a. Soprano b. Contralto c. Tenor 4 - What is the value of the yellow ball in a game of snooker? a. Two points b. Three points c. Four points 5 - What is the smallest country in the world? a. Liechtenstein b. Monaco c. Vatican City 6 - What name is given to the offspring of a zebra and a horse? a. Hebra b. Zorse c. Horbra 7 - Ernest Rutherford is known as the father of ... what? a. Dentistry b. Sociology c. Nuclear physics 8 - How many hours are there in 360 minutes? a. Four b. Six c. Eight

2 9

5 9 7

It’s a pigeon party PHOTO ROBIN PRIDIE

Your Place is the place to display the photos of your sports team, your pets, your school events, or just something ordinary from the present or days gone by. Please send your photos to subs@theguardian. co.nz with the words YOUR PLACE in the subject line and we will run it in the Guardian or our website Guardianonline.co.nz

Answers: 1. Twenty-one 2. Grass 3. Soprano 4. Two points 5. Vatican City 6. Zorse 7. Nuclear physics 8. Six.

Roast pork leg with apple, fennel and crackle

■ Preheat the oven to 250°C. Rub the skin and the flesh of the pork with olive oil, salt, fennel seeds and chopped rosemary.

■ Place in a roasting dish large enough so there’s room for the whole apples partway through cooking. Roast at a high heat to get the crackle started – be

6

2 9 4 3 8 5 7 6 1

6 1 7 2 4 9 8 3 5

5 3 8 1 6 7 4 9 2

7 4 3 8 2 6 1 5 9

9 2 6 5 7 1 3 8 4

8 5 1 9 3 4 2 7 6

4 7 2 6 9 8 5 1 3

1 8 9 4 5 3 6 2 7

3 6 5 7 1 2 9 4 8

EASY SUDOKU

QUICK MEAL

2.2-2.8kg leg pork, bone in, skin on and scored (get your butcher to do this) 1/4 C olive oil 2t sea salt 2t fennel seeds 2T chopped rosemary 4-6 cloves of garlic 2 large onions, peeled and quartered 1 1/2 C Selaks Reserve Pinot Gris 8-10 small granny smith apples (or one per person) Salt and pepper to season gravy

5 4 7

3 2 5 5 7 1 YESTERDAY’S ANSWERS 3

Some of the many pigeons sunning themselves on the rail bridge until their peaceful afternoon was interrupted and they had to flee their perches as the 2.30pm train approached.

HAVE YOU TAKEN SOME GREAT PHOTOS?

Serves 8 - 10

5 3 4 5 8 3 6 9

patient, this can take up to 45 minutes before it is browned and blistered enough to make great crackling. Keep an eye on it to ensure it crackles but doesn’t burn.

■ Reduce the oven temperature to 180°C. Add one cup of the wine to the dish, scatter onions and garlic cloves around pork, then cover with foil and cook for 60 minutes. Using a sharp knife, score the apples around the ‘waist’ to stop them bursting while cooking. Remove the roasting dish from the oven and remove the foil (carefully to avoid steam burns). Add the apples to the dish, baste each one with the roasting juices and add a sprinkle of salt.

■ Continue cooking for a further 30 minutes, uncovered, until the apples and pork are cooked through, the crackling will crisp up again during this time too.

Prick meat with a sharp knife – if the juices run clear, it’s done; if not, pop it back in the oven for another 10-15 minutes.

■ Remove from the oven and remove the pork and apples carefully from the roasting dish. Set aside for the pork to rest for 10 minutes while you make the gravy.

■ To make gravy, pour away most of the fat from the roasting dish and add the remaining half cup of white wine. Simmer until the liquid has reduced by half. Add half a cup of water and scrape all the gooey goodness off the bottom of the roasting dish, simmer and season with salt and pepper to taste. Pass this through a sieve into a serving jug.

■ Serve sliced pork with cooked apples and gravy.

By Selaks and courtesy of www.countdown.co.nz

4 1 9 3 8 6 5 7 9 8 4 1 6 4 7 5 3 9 5 9 4 7 1 5 2 3 2 Solutions for today in tomorrow’s Your Place page.

4 8

Club news www.guardianonline.co.nz Ashburton Golf Club So we are now through to the final of the President’s Trophy and plate, and we have four goliaths ready to do battle on Saturday.

On the undercard we have a strapping, young, up and coming light heavy weight fighter in Sean Strange, taking on the wiry, paper weight journeyman Greig Sparrow.

This should be a very good bout, with many punters thinking that the young buck will come out swinging and hammer his way to an easy win, turning old Spud into mashed potato. Sean has been using his mind guru Perry, who is unbeaten against Greig and knows all of his many weaknesses.

Then again Greig has been beaten by many, many people over the years, and he will continue to get beaten by many, many more, but not this weekend.

I think the stars have aligned and Semi Pro Spud will sneak it.

Then in the main event Flash Gordon Crawford will attempt to defeat his own Emperor Ming in Ian Rive.

Gordy has had, by far the harder side of the draw, having to fight tooth and nail for every win. Whereas Ian seems to have had a bit of a cake walk.

This has the look of an intriguing fight, with two sluggers in their prime, similar build and reach, it will prove tough to call. My memory is sometimes fuzzy, but I believe I have backed Ian, consistently, through all the rounds so far. He has always been a favourite of mine, but Gordy brings a little bit of difference to the game with his unorthodox stance and grip.

Ian may not have faced a southpaw before, and it could affect his concentration. My thoughts, Ian will start as favourite and hold on in a tough game.

Good luck to all.

Next week we are back on the RMF Cup trail with Club Champs qualifying round number 4. This is when the grades are set for the knockout stages, so get on down and enjoy the sunshine. Good Golfing

Cavendish Club Travel Club Travel Club on June 29 spent a fascinating afternoon when we were privileged to have Rose Keen as our guest speaker – this delightful lady does not do anything by half. She travelled from Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Finland, Russia, Estonia, Belarus and Lithuania. So many wonderful cathedrals, museums, gardens and food to taste of different places. To drive from country to country with open borders the human race must be coming more civilised after all. Thank you Rose for a delightful afternoon.

Drama Circle Due to illness of the Convenor Lyn kindly stepped in and arranged an enjoyable programme for the afternoon. Two sketches “Heart to Heart” read and acted by Lyn and Rona, “The Tap Dodger” acted by

visibility on our 400m circuit. Tuesday July 4, five adults and two children braved chilly conditions, certainly leaving warmer than when they arrived!

Saturday July 7 began early for many members who tried their luck to enter the iconic Kepler Challenge and Grunt. Two successfully gained entry with the remainder on the waitlist. Many happy times ahead with training runs, tips and advice flowing freely from those who have previously enjoyed these amazing races.

A beautiful mild winter’s morning had eight early birds meet at Frontrunner and run down the Ashburton south walkway for approximately 10km.

Coffee and birthday celebrations afterwards at Columbus!

The afternoon social meet started from Argyle Park on Middle Road with 15 Walkers and two runners turning out at 1.30pm. The runners did loops of Argyle Park and the walkers wound their way through Argyle Park to Lochlea, down West Street to McDonalds, up Alford Forest Road to Allens Road finishing back at Argyle Park. This route also enabled a valued life member to join fellow friends on his mobility scooter. Afternoon Tea was hosted close by on the Methven Highway.

Visit our facebook page to keep up with Run and Walk Ashburton outings and achievements. All welcome to attend.

Target Shooting Mid Canterbury

Goalmouth scramble in the Mid Canterbury United under 15 team against St Bede’s at the weekend. The match ended in a 1-1 draw.

PHOTO DOUG BOVETT

Joan, Ruth, Jean and Janet. Both of these sketches had lots of laughs from the members. Several humorous readings from the committee followed before afternoon tea was served. Next Drama afternoon in July.

Patron’s Choice For the Patrons Choice Betty asked Cobie Snowden if she would come and speak to our members and tell a little of the busy life she leads. For a professional city lady to come and live on the farm in the country with husband John was one big shock to the system.

She had no idea what the words drilling, harvesting or shearing meant but it did not take long to learn.

When her two daughters commenced primary school once again she became involved in professional duties in many organisations which meant travelling to the bigger cities.

Now Mid Canterbury Time Bank a new adventure

has commenced which means Connect, Contribute, Belong, is a way of exchanging skills. Instead of money for the services you provide you use credits to buy another member’s card for the service that you require. Something new to Ashburton.

Cobie also told us a little about the Commonwealth Games that her husband was competing in the Shooting competition unfortunately not able to win a medal this time. A very interesting afternoon with members asking several questions. Betty thanked the speaker and presented a gift of Barkers Produce.

Run and Walk Ashburton Sprint sessions held on Tuesday evenings 6pm beside the hockey turf at the Ashburton Domain are seeing a good turnout. This is a fun session working on increasing speed, everyone offering each other encouragement. The lights from the turf allow good

SPORTS DRAWS AND RESULTS RESULTS ■ Golf Mayfield Golf Club July 10 Ladies Division LGU; 0-20 Christine Ross 93-16-77, 21-29 Helen Rapsey 106-29-77, 30+Juliet McLeod 112-35-77.

Putting 4th Round; Jillian Lake 26. Hastings McLeod Property Brokers Marilyn Cross 2nd Shot 2&11; 0-29 Jan Clucas, 30+ Sharon Allan. Sim’s Bakery Nearest Pin No 5; Christine Ross, No14 Not Struck.

Player of the Day; Jillian Lake.

Rakaia Golf Club July 11 Ladies Division Connelly Cup – Extra Medal Teresa Booker 98 – 21 – 77 9 Hole Players Stroke Round Diane Vanderweg 53 – 17 – 36 by lot from Judy Moore Railway Hotel 2nd Shot No 3 – Jill Burrowes, Rakaia Seed Cleaning 2nd Shot No 6 – Diane Vanderweg, Val Bell Nearest the Pin No 8 – Val Sisson, Chertsey Spraying 2nd Shot No 15 – Teresa Booker, S. Quinn 2nd Shot No 17 – Marion Wederell Two’s: Judy Moore

Tinwald Golf Club July 10 Stroke Di Bell 78 c/b 78, Sue Gutsell 78 Nearest the Pin: Murray Young Property Broker #2 Phylis Smith, Sims Bakery #6 Not Struck, Mac & Maggie #12 Not Struck, Outdoor Adventure #16 Diana Wellman.

Euromarque Longest Putt: Di Bell 9 Hole Competition Stroke

Ashburton Guardian 15

Thursday, July 12, 2018

Pam McAndrew 38, Denise Wells 39 Euromarque Longest Putt: Maureen Colville

■ Shooting Target Shooting Mid Canterbury Rep match against North Otago Mark Stewart 198.8, 98.5, Steve McArthur 195.10,98.7, Nina McKenzie 195.6, 98.6, Emma Smith 195.7, 98.4, Bryan Hunter 195.8, 97.5, Nick Stewart 193.7, 96.4, Michaela Smith 191.9, 96.4, Colin Taylor 191.6, 96.3, Sandy Bennett 190.4, 96.3, Bill Rankin 190.5, 95.4, Total 2901.115 Reserves Keith Bonnington 189.6, 94.3, Shirley Herridge 186.2, 93.2, Andrew McKenzie 182.5, 89.1. Junior: Emma Smith 195.7, 98.4, Megan Snowden 189.3, 93.4, Sam Smith 184.2, 88.1, Charlotte McKenzie 187.3, 93.3, Jacob Kilworth 176.1, 91.2. Total 1394.30 North Otago Open 2848.90 Junior 1319.19.

Coronation: Colin Taylor 95.4, 95.2, 192.6, Sandy Bennett 96.3,99.7, 197.11, Keith Bonnington 91.2,95.3, Heather Ross 86.1, 88.0, 91.0, Megan Snowden 96.5, 91.1, Michaela Smith 92.3, 99.8, Emma Smith 98.3, Nina McKenzie 96.6, 96.4, Leo Wildy 80.1, Shania Harrison-Lee 95.4, 97.4, 199.12, Lanelle McArthur 97.5, Bryan Hunter 97.4, 96.3, Nick Stewart 99.5, 197.10, Brian Hawksby 96.3, Bill Rankin 185.3, T.J.Stewart 194.9, 99.6, Steve McArthur 195.10, Phoenix: Some scores not shown as surnames not provided, Liam Taylor 77.0, Matthew Binnie 87.1, Katie Ellis 63.0, 83.0, Ron Naui 89.2, Izayih Harris 74.0, Jack McIntosh 86.1, Jack Jones 87.1, Mitchell Taylor 89.3, Jacob Kilworth 91.1, Olivia Pearce 79.1, Alex Eddington 86.1, 88.1, Aimee Harris 82.1, 92.0, Michael Harris 84.0, 88.2, Richard Pearce 93.1, Lexus Ryan 81.3, Sam Hall 81.0, Tim Ryan 92.2, Fiona McFall 96.4, Hiromi Horsley 87.0, Emma Smith 196.5, Bill Rankin 180.1, Shania Harrison –Lee 198.12, 99.8, Colin Taylor 194.9, Sandy Bennett 200.14, Andrew McKenzie 189.4, Michaela Smith 194.6, Keith Bonnington 189.9.

Target Shooting July 8 Inter Association match, Ashburton v’s South Can-

terbury at the Gleniti range Timaru A teams, Ashburton, Greg Menzies 197.13, Andrew Donaldson 195.9, Carl Nordqvist 197.9, Andy Oram 190.7, Martin Fleming 195.8, Brent Frame 191.6, John Fleming 194.9, Murray Cook 186.3, Stephen Millichamp 185.7, David Millichamp 191.4, total 1921.75.

South Canterbury, Dave Kingsbury 194.8, Darian Miller 192.10, Jeremy Neville 191.8, Raeline Peattie 196.9, Warren King 190.9, Rex Hobbs 187.4, Andrew Dixon 193.6, Keith Smith 190.6, John Miller 191.6, Chrissie Miller 187.5, total 1911.71.

B teams, South Canterbury, Nikk Curtis 191.8, Albert Peattie 187.5, Malcolm Taylor 189.3, Mark Lissington 189.6, Colin Hill 184.2, total 940.24, and emergencies, Neville Jarvis 188.2, Moritz Fassbender 191.6, Richard Davie 179.1, Gary Black 185.5, Nikk Curtis 182.5.

Ashburton B, Ben Nordqvist 183.2, Robbie Hewitt 190.7, Robert Spencer 167.0, Eddie Millichamp 188.3, Wayne Tubb 183.3, total 911.15.

July 9 Club Scores Ashburton Rifle Club, Murray Cook 93.4, 99.5, Garth Wright 88.0, 83.1, Allan Mitchell 94.3, Grant Glassey 88.1, Greg Menzies 98.7, 97.7, Bruce Dellow 85.1, 95.4, Klara Harrison 92.1, James Storey 92.0, Abbey Calder 81.1, Lachlan Storey 60.0, Chrissy Lee 57.0, Paul Fletcher 90.1, Mathew Lee 67.0, Ross Calder 39.0, Rodney McDowell 94.5.

Mt Somers Rifle Club, William Middleton 83.1, 90.0, Jack Millington 85.2, 84.0, Jakob Smith 88.1, Mark Smith 92.2, 95.5, Brent Frame 95.4, 94.2, Julian Evans 88.1, Wayne Tubb 91.0, Stefan Protheroe 67.0, Jordan Protheroe 79.0, Monique Protheroe 72.0, Mia Protheroe 54.0, James Andrews 54.0, 77.0, Lachlan Rooney 87.1, 83.2, Warwick Lill 71, Archie Rooney 93.3, 89.0, Jess Heaven 82.2, Emily Heaven 61.0, Dave Millichamp 92.2, 97.3, Brendon Ridgen 86.0, Marcus Juffer 82.2, 86.1, Kevin Fews 92.2, 96.4.

Mayfield Rifle Club, Thomas Corbett 86.0, Robert Spencer 88.0, 94.1, Fernando Torres 91.1, 86.1, Kevin Hall 82.1, Ben Nordqvist 92.2, John Fleming 98.4, 100.6, Martin Fleming 98.7, 99.5, Carl Nordqvist 96.5, 98.8, Andrew Donaldson 96.5.

At the weekend our rep team visited North Otago at Oamaru, a very pleasant experience indeed for our many newcomers to the world of rep team shooting. Our teams performed well with wins in both the open and junior competition.

Individual scores appear elsewhere but it was great to see Mark Stewart with a return to form to top score for the evening. Emma Smith and Megan Snowden led the inexperienced junior team and it was pleasing to see that North Otago were able to field a competitive team of juniors.

Two juniors new to the game were Charlotte McKenzie who popped in a personal best 97.6 on the first of her double card, while Jacob Kilworth recovered from a difficult start to record a 91.2 on his single. Sam Smith coped well with the quick change required when sharing equipment. Congratulations to both teams.

With the Andrews and Faulkner match approaching it would be good if the Stewart boys can wrangle their work commitments so that all three are available.

The big news is the naming of the South Island teams today. Our members are well represented with Lanelle McArthur, Shania Harrison-Lee and Emma Smith named in the open team with Steve McArthur as a call in. Lanelle, Shania, Emma, Nina McKenzie, Sandy Bennett and Michaela Smith are all members of the women’s team.

It is no surprise then to see that Lanelle, Shania and Emma make up the top three in the junior team. To cap it off Colin Taylor has been named as call in for the Veterans team. Eight members filling 14 slots in the various South Island teams is an accomplishment to be proud of.

The results from Phoenix clubs are showing that a lot of the first year shooters are now reaching a stage of consistency at a good level, Fiona McFall, Aimee Harris, Jacob Kilworth stand out while Richard Pearce and Tim Ryan seem ready to advance to a more competitive level.

Jack McIntosh looks a certainty to advance to the sling next week.

Sandy Bennett has taken the bit between her teeth and with Andrews and Faulkner coming up the 200.14 will give the selectors something to think about. Andrews and Faulkner team announced next week.

Get Saturday’s

Ashburton Guardian FREE! when you purchase Lotto products to the value of $12 or more!*

*While stocks last on Saturdays

n Methvekaia and Ra P2 8 in final N

URTO

ASHB

E.co.nz

ianONLIN

guard

3

t 2-3, 201

gus day, Au

ay-Sun

Saturd

0 Retail $1.4

ivered Home del

from 90c

EPE TH E IND

ND EN T

VO ICE

e NETHERBY Welcom

CA NT ERB OF MID

URY

Here it is

LAMMERS

BY COEN ths After mon araof prep tion, you e finally hav -look the new n in Guardia ds. your han case Just in e missed you hav lar upmy regu are new y is the dates, or rdian, toda comnew to the Gua ion of our replaces first edit paper which editions pact size y to Friday er broadnda Mo larg the itional on the tradat. new form t the shee will see, venient, looks As you more con will paper is modern and loyal fresh and appeal to our but also ly hopeful e subscribers, nger you long-tim relevant to a e be mor e. ions new sectsome audienc find You will e two with ning, a pag like our fare for the morthe Your lighter zles page and l faces, a new puz ion with locarecipe.

Place sect and a quick have daily quiz ily Notices page, The Famthe inside back es of to the nam for moved keep two will but we ased on page any dece venience. e feedyour con give me som on the You cany from 11am e opposit back toda et chessboard be East Strees where we will and hear our offic on a barbecue putting have to say. what youyour paper. oy Enj

ise to parad

nt. gnifice ry is ma nterbu walks of life Mid Ca ngitata from all and Ra People the Rakaia as n betwee er to it simply spoken to rivers ref ’. All residentsunanimous ‘paradise ardian were In this hisGu by the ’ it here. ian, we y ‘love ard that the n of the Gu ry. itio toric ed Mid Canterbu -5

7900 Ph 03 307cribe! to subs

Sport 16

Ashburton Guardian

Thursday, July 12, 2018

www.guardianonline.co.nz

In brief Weight limits hurt Age-group rugby players who have been forced to play with older kids due to weight-restriction rules are more likely to quit the sport. That is the finding of a study conducted by Wellington data firm Dot Loves Data and published in the International Journal of Sport and Health Research. It concludes: “This study found statistically significant churn rates for children who do not play with their peers,” said DLD chief data scientist Paul Bracewell. “Eleven-year-old children who are playing up a grade by weight are 46 per cent more likely to [leave the sport], compared to a player who is in the same team as their peers.”

Bracewell says the weight-banding system in junior rugby is flawed and player enjoyment for those who are heavier than the norm has been disregarded.

- NZME

Splash ’n dash Ashburton swimmer Blake Farr comes up for air during a breaststroke race during the Swimming Canterbury West Coast Tri Series yesterday morning.

The series stopped off at Ashburton’s EA Networks Centre pool for its final races, following a day of racing in Timaru on Monday. The 36 young swimmers,

picked on their best performances since January, met in Rolleston on Sunday where they were split into three teams to compete against each other over three days. The series finished up in Rolleston yesterday afternoon.

Farr, 14, was the sole member of the Jennian Homes Ashburton swim team

FIFA WORLD CUP RUSSIA 2018

Check out how well the FIFA teams and their local supporting businesses are faring.

SEMI FINALS

6am

YESTERDAY 11 JULY

OR GET

FRANCE

1

vs

with EasyStart

BELGIUM

0

last. Terms and conditions apply.

SEMI FINALS

TODAY 12 JULY

LOVE YOUR LAND

SLURRY MUCK COMPOST

6am

CROATIA

vs ENGLAND

Kearney not panicking

selected to take part in the series where the focus was on improving skills and techniques, and exposing the young swimmers to different training and racing environments, and different coaching styles, as much as it was about the results.

PHOTO ERIN TASKER 110718-ET-0006

■ BASKETBALL

Locals set for Mainland U17 tournament Ashburton’s EA Networks Centre will host a Mainland under 17 basketball tournament this weekend.

A tournament for teams that didn’t qualify to attend nationals, the event has attracted teams from around the South Island, including two combined Mid/South Canterbury teams.

There’s just one pool of three girls’ teams taking part in the tournament, made up of Canterbury, Mid/South Canterbury and Buller, but three pools of boys’ teams will fight it out for the title.

The Mid/South Canterbury team has drawn pool two with Nelson and Canterbury Black, with pool one featuring Canterbury Red, Buller and South Canterbury, while pool three is made up of North Canterbury, Marlborough and West Coast.

Mid/South’s boys’ team will kick off their pool two campaign at 8am on Saturday morning against Nelson, before taking on Canterbury Black at 3.30pm.

The Mid/South girls will play Canterbury at 1.35pm and Buller at 5.25pm on Saturday, and Canterbury at 11.15am on Sunday.

The tournament will continue on Saturday morning with play-offs for the boys, with the final games being played at 3.45pm.

Under 15 teams will get their turn next weekend, when they head to the equivalent tournament in Greymouth.

Meanwhile, three young Ashburton players are off to the nationals, with Riley Sa, Sophie Adams and Mia Pearson all having been picked up by Canterbury teams. Sa is in the Canterbury under 15 A, Adams in Canterbury Under 17 A and Pearson in Canterbury Under-17 B.

Warriors coach Stephen Kearney is looking for a physical response against Brisbane after blaming a soft attitude for last week’s embarrassing NRL defeat to Penrith. Kearney admitted a number of his players were reluctant to roll their sleeves up and get stuck in as they were out-muscled and overrun in their embarrassing loss to the under-strength Panthers. He isn’t panicking just yet but expects a more committed effort and collective improvement against the Broncos at Suncorp Stadium on Sunday. “I’m not [panicking],” said Kearney.

- NZME

Women’s cup grows For the first time in more than a decade, 12 teams will contest the Farah Palmer Cup. Taranaki has joined the women’s provincial rugby competition for the 2018 season, which kicks off on September 1. The growth in the competition is a reflection of a stellar 12 months of women’s rugby which included a World Cup title, Commonwealth Games sevens gold medal and a contracting agreement. New Zealand Rugby’s Head of Women’s Rugby Development Cate Sexton said competition reinforced the growth in women’s rugby in New Zealand.

“The introduction of Black Ferns contracts creates a professional pathway for these players which only adds motivation to an already exciting competition.”

- NZME

Ear jokes aside He’s got the most famous ear in Australian rugby, but Wallabies prop Tom Robertson can see the funny side. Robertson’s cauliflower left ear is so misshapen it has become a topic of conversation – and no little humour – getting a big run on social media. NSW Waratahs teammates have given it names from Little Buddha to Little Tommy and Claude. “I haven’t really stuck with one (name) yet,” Robertson said. “It’s been fine, I’ll cop whatever comes with it. It doesn”t look that great.” A medical student, 23-year-old Robertson has looked into using equipment from other sports to help protect his ear from further damage.

“I’ve got a water polo helmet thing and you can stick it on, but I don’t know how well it works.” - NZME

Sport www.guardianonline.co.nz

Thursday, July 12, 2018

In brief

■ SQUASH

Youngsters learn core skills

By Erin TaskEr

Erin.t@thEguardian.co.nz

A first taste of squash was on offer for the district’s potential young players this week, as Squash Midlands ran the first of what it hoped would become a regular holiday programme in Ashburton.

Squash Midlands general manager Leanne Spite said the holiday programme at the Collegiate Squash Club on Tuesday was all about introducing youngsters to the game and, due to the interest it had attracted, they were already looking at doing it all again in the next school holidays.

The holiday programme was part of a big push on getting young people involved in the game for Squash Midlands, which covers clubs from Ashburton to Oamaru. Thanks to funding obtained, Squash Midlands has recently been able to employ three squash development officers – one based in Oamaru, one based in Timaru and one based in Ashburton – for the first time.

The funding for the Ashburton position has come from the Community Trust of Mid and South Canterbury.

Ashburton’s new squash development officer is Tim McVie and he hosted Ashburton’s first squash school holiday programme on Tuesday. The development officers for Timaru and Oamaru followed suit, hosting squash holiday programmes in Timaru yesterday and Oamaru today, but Ashburton’s one had attracted the most interest, Spite said. She said registrations were still coming in on Monday night.

The biggest session out of all three centres was Tuesday morning’s session in Ashburton, with 11 kids taking part. That was for beginners and ages ranged from six through to 12, while a later session catered for those 13 and over.

“Just getting that number of

Ashburton Guardian 17

Ronaldo to Juventus Cristiano Ronaldo is leaving Real Madrid to join Italian club Juventus in a move expected to benefit the Portugal forward’s tax return. Juventus said yesterday it paid $131.5 million for Ronaldo, who signed a four-year deal with the Serie A champions. The move brings an end to a hugely successful nine-year spell in Spain, and takes him further away from a tax fraud case that may end up costing the Portugal forward more than $20 million in fines.

- AP

Broken jaw pain Brisbane Broncos utility Jordan Kahu has revealed he lost up to seven kilograms while recovering from a broken jaw. The New Zealand international missed 10 weeks after colliding with North Queensland five-eighth Te Maire Martin in round two of the NRL season. But since returning to the field, the Broncos have won four out of five games to be in the mix for a top-four spot. Kahu has endured an injury-plagued career, playing just 87 games since debuting in 2013 and underwent three knee reconstructions in four years. Kahu was unable to eat solid food for six weeks, resorting to putting steak into a blender in an attempt to have protein in his smoothies.

- NZME

Phoenix re-sign Singh Squash coach Tim McVie shows James Lansdown the right technique for holding a squash racket during a squash holiday programme in Ashburton this week. PHOTO ERIN TASKER 100718-ET-007 kids is huge,” Spite said.

“They may not want to play again after (Tuesday), but some of them might, so we are just trying to provide opportunities for kids to give it a go.”

Squads of kids who were already playing had also been formed and McVie was working with them with an eye to future tournaments.

It was hoped holiday programmes like the ones being held these school holidays would get more kids playing and help give clubs a boost in numbers in years to come, Spite said.

“Some of the clubs are struggling a wee bit, so getting kids along is a great start for some of them,” Spite said.

While in Timaru and Oamaru the development officers were going into schools and then linking kids with clubs, it was a bit different in Ashburton, Spite said.

“In Ashburton we are trying to get kids to the clubs and do it that way,” she said.

McVie would cover the squash clubs in Ashburton – Ashburton, Collegiate and Celtic – as well as Rakaia, Methven and Mayfield,

with Hinds coming under the umbrella of the Timaru development officer.

Spite said the holiday programmes were just a taster of what squash was all about.

“With the younger ones it’s more about just getting on court and getting used to being in a confined space, and getting used to holding the racket,” Spite said.

The squash holiday programme will return to the Collegiate Squash Club again next Tuesday. For more information you can email squashmidlands@ hotmail.co.nz.

Steven Taylor’s arrival at the Wellington Phoenix has prompted All Whites midfielder Sarpreet Singh to extend his contract.

Singh, 19, announced a two-year deal on Wednesday, following an outstanding debut season in which he scored four goals in 11 appearances. His touch and vision led to a New Zealand international debut. Singh said he was inspired upon learning new Phoenix coach Mark Rudan had secured the services of veteran Newcastle United central defender Steven Taylor for the looming season. “Steven is obviously a very big statement and it shows the ambition of the club and I want to be a part of that,” Singh said. “The gaffer’s vision, to bring a neversay-die winning mentality to the team, is taking shape.”

- NZME

■ TENNIS

Kiwi Venus advances to semis Michael Venus said he was able to draw upon his experience at winning last year’s French Open when he played on Centre Court on Wimbledon yesterday.

Venus and his South African partner, Raven Klaasen defeated Britain’s Jamie Murray and Bruno Soares from Brazil 6-7 7-6 5-7 7-6 6-4 in four hours 15 minutes to advance to tomorrow’s semifinal against Frederik Nielsen and Joe Salisbury.

The win in a match that had to be halted to close the Centre Court roof, will go down as one of the best in Venus’ career and he said afterwards that having played in the final on Court Philippe Chatrier at Roland Garros last year helped ease his nerves.

“It definitely helped me out

there today playing on that court and in that environment,” Venus said. ”I felt like I really enjoyed my time on the court and it was a good feeling to have, because then I was able to relax and just play tennis.

“It has helped, but this is a different tournament and everyone’s playing well at this point, so that’s in the past and it’s great to have those memories, but I’ve got to focus on what’s happening now.”

The players were off court for around 15 minutes between the fourth and fifth set while the roof closed and it was Venus and Klaasen who came back the stronger, getting out to a 5-2 lead and even having two match points in the following game.

However, the match was even-

tually won when Soares was broken to love when serving at 4-5.

“It wasn’t as long as I thought it would be to close the roof, it closed pretty quick,” Venus said.

“We spoke about things we felt had been working and what we could do better, also the tendencies of what they were doing and what they might be doing.

“So we came up with things we wanted to execute and we managed to pull through.”

But that moment slipped away to win the match earlier in the fifth set, it could have handed all the momentum back to Murray and Soares and it took inner belief in Venus and Klaasen to get up again.

“5-2, 15-40, we had two match points there,” Venus said.

“I missed the return on mine

and then Raven had a second serve return. It came off the racquet flush but unfortunately it hit the tape and didn’t go over.

“After having those match points, it’s almost harder to serve out a match after that.

“So there were nerves in that game and we didn’t play the game we wanted to play, but these things happen and we said at the change of ends at 5-4, that we’ve been playing well, let’s stay positive and keep backing ourselves. We played a great game at 5-4 and finished it off.”

Centre Court holds 15,000 spectators and there were around 10,000 there to watch this match.

Although most wanted Murray and Soares to win, they enjoyed a thrilling, high quality doubles match.

- NZME

DRAWS ■ Golf Ashburton Golf Club July 14 Ladies Division Rnd 1 Truman Trophy, report 8.30am Convenor S Bradford 0211690983, B Fechney 0211305366.

July 19 Rnd 1 Truman Trophy, Report 9.30am Starters L Small 0276319080. M Stoddart 0210645237.

July 19 Stroke and Putting, report 9.30am Convenor W Smith 3089201, E Langford 3081559.

Club Captain Sally Lemon 0274054910.

Tinwald Golf Club July 17 Women’s Division LGU 3rd Standfast Clubhouse draw. Report no later than 9.45 for 100 start.

9 Holes LGU 5th Judy Johns Stableford Starters S. Gutsell S. Young, Cards B. Harris K. McAuliffe, Kitchen I. Divers, Draw Steward J. Bruhns

Racing 18

Ashburton Guardian

Thursday, July 12, 2018

www.guardianonline.co.nz

In brief

■ COSSACK WARRIOR

Late starter shows his worth Cossack Warrior’s later than anticipated start to his racing career has proved to be a blessing in disguise.

“He trialled in the spring and went nicely enough, without being outstanding, and the original plan was to race him in January, but he went through a hedge and cut himself quite badly,” trainer Catherine Cameron said.

“We lost a month through that, but he was always going to take a bit longer so it’s helped him really.”

The three-year-old has subsequently made up for lost time in fine style with consecutive wins at Matamata and Tauranga after an unlucky debut run for sixth at Te Awamutu, where he was denied room in the straight, in May. “He was probably a certainty beaten at his first start and that showed at his next two runs,” Cameron said.

“He’s still a bit weak, but he’s a really nice horse and hopefully he’ll go on with it now.”

Cossack Warrior will head to the central districts for his next appearance in the Seaton Park 3YO (1400m) at New Plymouth on Saturday week.

“He’ll have a freshen up after that and then race through to the

Lock team settled in Trainer Peter Lock is looking forward to stable star Hiflyer stepping out in Saturday’s Listed Winter Stakes (1400m) at Rosehill, while stablemates Mr Luigi and Dougie also have metropolitan assignments in the coming weeks.

“Mr Luigi and Dougie worked on the treadmill this morning and Hiflyer did a couple of nice rounds of the track and he pulled up really well and looks nice and bright.

The Group One-placed son of Tavistock has drawn the inside gate and will carry top-weight of 59.5kgs under regular rider Jonathan Parkes.

Newcomer ready

late spring and early summer,” Cameron said.

“We’ve kept him to 1400m so far because he’s showing speed and doing it easily enough, but he should go over more ground.”

By Shamoline Warrior, Cossack

Prince is raced by Dave McKerchar and Janet Alexander who bred the gelding.

He is a half-brother to Bahhton and Aongatete Express, who have both won over middle distances.

- NZ Racing Desk

New stable recruit Andoyas will make his first New Zealand public appearance at Tuesday’s Te Rapa trials. The seven-year-old is now with Lance O’Sullivan and Andrew Scott after beginning his career in his native Germany before relocating to Hong Kong. “We took him to Te Rapa last Saturday for a day out and he was well-behaved,” Scott said. Andoyas finished in the money in both of his starts in Germany before winning three races in Hong Kong from David Hall’s stable.

Above – Cossack Warrior in action recently.

PHOTO SUPPLIED

Cassidy locked in Former top jockey Jim Cassidy will be the guest speaker at a charity dinner next month with proceeds to go to the General Trust Fund.

The fund offers financial support for injured jockeys and is administered by New Zealand Thoroughbred Racing (NZTR).

The function is being organised by former NZTR chairman Guy Sargent and will be held at The Red Barn at Karapiro, south of Hamilton, on August 19. Trackside personality Emily Bosson will be the MC for the evening.

Megablast gunning for winning swansong Pukekohe trainer Nigel Tiley is confident consistent stayer Megablast can exit his stable on a high-note.

The six-year-old will tackle Saturday’s Gr.3 The Queen’s Cup (3200m) at the Sunshine Coast before transferring to an Australian stable.

Megablast is the winner of six races for Tiley, including an impressive last-start victory in the Listed Caloundra Cup (2400m), having won his first four from

Kevin Myers’ stable.

With the track rated a Soft 7 and rain forecast today, it is likely the son of Shinko King will get his preferred rain-affected conditions.

Damian Browne will again partner Megablast, having guided the 104-rated galloper to a Group Two placing in addition to his last-start success, and the gelding has been allotted the top weight of 60kg.

“He’s got a bit of weight to car-

M9 Christchurch Greyhound Racing Club Venue: Addington Raceway Meeting Date: 12 July, 2018 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 4.15pm (NZT) THE FITZ SPORTS BAR SPRINT C3, 295m 1 47676 Homebush Boden 17.47 ............. J McInerney 2 21682 Call Me Flo 17.36 .......................A Botherway 3 32232 Lisa’s Boy 17.24 ............................... R Casey 4 42167 Wong Box 17.48 ...........................J M Jopson 5 44441 High Return 17.29 ............................. M Grant 6 31554 Jinja Brian 17.15............................. L Waretini 7 23785 Justin Ryan 17.27 S & .......................B Evans 8 66487 Chop Shop 17.32 ....................... J McInerney 9 41763 Sozin’s Angel 17.67 .................... J McInerney 10 16516 Go All Lin 17.30 ...........................A Bradshaw 2 4.31pm A2C ASPHALT 2 CONCRETE PH.0800222583 DASH C4, 295m 1 67782 Cosmic Richie 17.30 .................. J McInerney 2 11685 Dove Love 17.35.................................. C Weir 3 11311 Asserting Power 17.24 ................A Bradshaw 4 28x61 Odin Slayer 17.34 ........................A Bradshaw 5 73613 Jaded Affair 17.35 .......................... L Waretini 6 45871 Sozin’s Blue 17.37 ...................... J McInerney 7 48737 Fiery Affair 17.19 .................................J Dunn 8 21152 Kalonga 17.42 S & ............................B Evans 9 78666 Smash Bomber 17.23........................ M Grant 10 46778 High Dreamer 17.24 .......................... M Grant 3 4.48pm CAROL’S TAB CLENDON INN DASH C3, 295m 1 33163 Goldstar Linkin 17.52 S &..................B Evans 2 62261 Culvie Jay Dee 17.40 H & .....................Taylor

ry and hopefully he will carry it through the wet track,” Tiley said.

“It was a good run in the Caloundra Cup because he hadn’t had a run for a month.

“He had come off a bit of a set-back and the Caloundra Cup tightened him up nicely. He had a hit-out on the course proper on Tuesday morning and Lee (wife and trackwork rider) was very happy with him.”

Tiley said Megablast would not be returning to New Zealand

and feels he will be better placed across the Tasman.

“He will be weighted out of most races due to the handicapping system we have at present.

“The system just doesn’t provide for horses like him, so he is better off staying in Australia where he can compete on a better scale and for some decent money. He will likely have a spell after this weekend before going to a new trainer, so it will be sad to see him go.” – NZ Racing Desk

Delegate likes variety A course of hurdling sparked Delegate to further flat success at Avondale. The Raise The Flag gelding placed in both of his jumping trials this winter ahead of his victory at the expense of his Rating 75 rivals in Wednesday’s West Brook Winery 2000m.

Christchurch dogs Today at Addington Raceway

2 12541 Elodea 17.51 .............................. R Blackburn 3 12244 Know Respect 17.28 ....................... G Cleeve 3 67168 Opawa Binge 17.31 ...........................R Wales 4 65577 Hey Jude nwtd ............................ J McInerney 4 42547 Howie Bale 17.17 ...........................C Roberts 5 53557 Opawa Waihemo 17.33 .....................R Wales 5 56161 Goldstar Jay Jay 17.46 S & ...............B Evans 6 28x56 Hilton Open 17.22 ................... C N Anderson 6 33126 Smash That 17.21 ............................. M Grant 7 63254 Mitcham Reado nwtd.................. J McInerney 7 51524 Cosmic Ruben 17.23 .................. J McInerney 8 51742 Jinja Cream Fizz 17.27...................... A Joyce 8 32465 Black Tori 17.45 ...........................A Bradshaw 9 41763 Sozin’s Angel 17.67 .................... J McInerney 9 78666 Smash Bomber 17.23........................ M Grant 10 63365 Epic Mango 17.18 ........................J M Jopson 4 5.08pm I PAVE CONCRETE SPRINT C3, 295m 10 46778 High Dreamer 17.24 .......................... M Grant 1 13241 Culvie Lass 17.33 H & ...........................Taylor 7 6.25pm MY BRO FABIO DISTANCE C0d, 645m 1 33426 Go Belle nwtd J & ..............................D Fahey 2 11767 Rand 17.19 ...................................J M Jopson 2 51876 Dig Dig Dig nwtd...........................J M Jopson 3 45416 Queen Kong 17.46 ..................... J McInerney 3 87646 Know Courtesy nwtd ....................... G Cleeve 4 43622 Opawa Jumper 17.17 ........................R Wales 4 58245 Dave’s Dot nwtd.......................... J McInerney 5 43545 Know Approval 17.32 ...................... G Cleeve 5 13673 Allen Mack nwtd .............................C Roberts 6 73417 Oskitz 17.29 ...................................C Roberts 6 21346 Rockstar Kobe nwtd .......................C Roberts 7 71275 Ohoka Angel 17.41......................... L Waretini 7 25211 Replica Casino nwtd........................ B Pringle 8 34178 Jinja Cody 17.41......................... J McInerney 8 85275 Smash Rebel nwtd ............................ M Grant 9 41763 Sozin’s Angel 17.67 .................... J McInerney 9 67667 Opawa Sophie nwtd ..........................R Wales 10 15354 Whose He 17.44................................ A Joyce 5 5.31pm THURSDAY PLACE PICK SPRINT C5, 295m 8 6.45pm FOX & FERRET @ THE PALMS DISTANCE 1 45364 Technic 17.21 H & .................................Taylor C2d, 645m 2 27822 Smash Attack 17.22 .......................... M Grant 1 62561 Runway Bono 37.98 S & ...................B Evans 3 41183 Saraya Jayde 17.25 ........................ L Waretini 2 14722 Opawa Abbie Joy 38.36 J & ..............D Fahey 3 47465 Pirate’s Curse nwtd J & .....................D Fahey 4 12115 Fired Up Jasper 17.04 ........................B Dann 4 54222 Panel Beater 38.48 J &......................D Fahey 5 12182 Grid Lock 17.11 J & ...........................D Fahey 5 26323 Translator 37.82 J &...........................D Fahey 6 41131 Platinum Marshal 17.03 ..................C Roberts 6 51361 Opawa Rooster 37.96 J & .................D Fahey 7 21275 Detective Dash 17.41 ................. J McInerney 7 71212 Avenger Bale 37.75 ........................C Roberts 8 82461 Nicey Spicey 17.11 ......................A Bradshaw 8 67356 Southern Lights 38.24 .................. R Hamilton 9 13362 Sunlit Johnny 17.23 ............................. C Weir 10 74218 Ohoka Clare 17.17 ......................... L Waretini 9 7.11pm SHIRLEY VET CLINIC STAKES C3, 520m 6 5.56pm DURASTEEL STRUCTURES PH.033796195 1 83882 Amelia Rob 30.58 ........................M Robinson DASH C4, 295m 2 11111 Dyna Weslyn 29.81.........................C Roberts 1 32233 Mitcham Faye 17.22 ................... J McInerney 3 73455 Know Conclusion 30.48 ................... G Cleeve

4 5 6 7 8 9 10

34263 Opawa Brad 30.19 J & ......................D Fahey 16488 Sozin’s Emperor nwtd................. J McInerney 77514 Opawa Racer 30.23...........................R Wales 68388 Invincible Sue 30.15 ........................R Adcock 31354 Allen Hadrian 30.24 ........................C Roberts 67774 Opawa Plum 30.45 ............................R Wales 48645 Martha Magic 30.42 H &........................Taylor 10 7.36pm CHRISTCHURCH CASINO STAKES C4/5, 520m 1 33854 Goldstar Ashton 30.45 S & ................B Evans 2 68842 Bookie Monster 30.33 .........................J Dunn 3 18172 Dirk Bale 30.03 ...............................C Roberts 4 83385 Umbridge Bale 30.20......................C Roberts 5 11151 Dyna Dave 29.75 ............................C Roberts 6 88253 David’s Legacy 30.15 ..................M Robinson 7 38763 Viktoria Vikkers 30.46 .....................C Roberts 8 13285 Hilton Forabet 30.35 ....................A Bradshaw 9 53158 Mina Allen 30.08.............................C Roberts 10 45367 Kia Tere 30.48 S &.............................B Evans 11 7.59pm KOLORFUL KANVAS SPRINT C5, 295m 1 14721 Smash Wild 17.08 ............................. M Grant 2 56511 Danziger 17.10 ........................... R Blackburn 3 62133 Nozzno Fear 17.23 ......................A Bradshaw 4 64411 Come A Guster 17.33........................ M Grant 5 14x33 Too The Nail nwtd J &........................D Fahey 6 66751 Fiery Jen 17.19...................................B Dann 7 16142 Nangar Warrior 17.01 .......................... C Weir 8 86358 Ohoka Billy 17.08 ........................... L Waretini 9 13362 Sunlit Johnny 17.23 ............................. C Weir 10 42364 Wow Madonna 17.02 M & .................P Binnie 12 8.26pm LIVAMOL SPRINT C4, 295m 1 61337 Know Scrutiny 17.24........................ G Cleeve 2 13144 Billy Frost 17.48 ................................. M Grant

3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

14655 Dusky Brew 17.35 S &.......................B Evans 84377 Sergess 17.28 ............................ J McInerney 74346 Debbie Baxter 17.34 ................... J McInerney 11838 Miss Dupre 17.33 ...............................B Dann 27472 Flower Bomb 17.06 .....................A Bradshaw 4486x Birdie Tee 17.01...............................R Adcock 78666 Smash Bomber 17.23........................ M Grant 46778 High Dreamer 17.24 .......................... M Grant SELECTIONS: Race 1: Lisa’s Boy, Call Me Flo, Jinja Brian, High Return, Justin Ryan Race 2: Dove Love, Asserting Power, Cosmic Richie, Odin Slayer, Fiery Affair Race 3: Know Respect, Hilton Open, Opawa Waihemo, Goldstar Linkin, Mitcham Reado Race 4: Culvie Lass, Opawa Jumper, Queen Kong, Jinja Cody, Rand Race 5: Fired Up Jasper, Grid Lock, Platinum Marshal, Nicey Spicey, Technic Race 6: Mitcham Faye, Howie Bale, Cosmic Ruben, Elodea, Smash That Race 7: Rockstar Kobe, Allen Mack, Dave’s Dot, Replica Casino, Go Belle Race 8: Avenger Bale, Runway Bono, Opawa Abbie Joy, Panel Beater, Translator Race 9: Dyna Weslyn, Opawa Brad, Know Conclusion, Amelia Rob, Allen Hadrian Race 10: Dyna Dave, Dirk Bale, Bookie Monster, David’s Legacy, Hilton Forabet

Race 11: Danziger, Nangar Warrior, Smash Wild, Too The Nail, Fiery Jen Race 12: Birdie Tee, Flower Bomb, Know Scrutiny, Billy Frost, Sergess

Racing www.guardianonline.co.nz

Thursday, July 12, 2018

■ KENNY RAE TRAINER

Wayward stayer on right track Major Tom has been a tough nut to crack and perseverance is now paying off.

The Red Giant four-year-old proved a handful in his younger days and, while still not the finished article, his talent has come through with five wins from 16 appearances.

“He’s always had the ability, but he’s got a mongrel streak in him,” co-trainer Kenny Rae said.

“He used to go to the trials and do U-turns and wouldn’t go in the gates. He was a stubborn bugger, but at the races he’s fine, just perfect.”

Major Tom has won his last two starts over 1600m and 2100m on his home track at Ruakaka and will step out there next Saturday to make his open class debut.

“He’ll run in the Whangarei Gold Cup and then maybe on to the Taumarunui Cup at Rotorua,” Rae said.

Major Tom has proved a versatile performer with strong performances on rain-affected ground and firmer going.

“Everybody says he needs a wet track, but he doesn’t,” Rae said. “He ran second to Richie McHorse on a Good 3 at Ellerslie.”

That form was subsequently franked when the Chris Gibbs-

M7

prepared Richie McHorse won the Listed Hawke’s Bay Cup (2200m) two runs later.

Rae is also keen on a trip to Riccarton in the spring with Major Tom.

“I’d love to give him a shot at the New Zealand Cup,” he said.

“A lot of people said I should have taken him to Australia, but he’s not ready mentally yet so maybe next year.”

- NZ Racing Desk

Above – Major Tom could be seen at Riccarton in the spring.

PHOTO RACE IMAGES

Ashburton Guardian 19

Mare ready to make step up Sleeping Beauty is in the right form to rise to the challenge of stakes racing.

The Rip Van Winkle five-yearold struck the sixth winning blow of her 13-start career at Tauranga last time out and has subsequently made pleasing progress.

“She’ll run in the Opunake Cup on Saturday week and the whole plan this preparation was to get black type with her,” said Andrew Scott, who trains in partnership with Lance O’Sullivan.

“She’ll be going down there in good form and she’ll come in well at the weights.

“She is very adept in heavy ground and the only question mark would be the 1400m, most of her best form has been at 1200m.”

Raced by Sir Peter Vela, Sleeping Beauty will be ridden at New Plymouth for the first time by Michael Coleman.

“She looks fantastic and she’s come through that last run well,” Scott said. “We’ll be looking for a strong performance from her.”

Meanwhile, Group winner Charles Road is going through his paces with the Gr.1 Melbourne Cup (3200m) an obvious longrange plan.

Forbury Park harness Today at Forbury Park

Forbury Park Trotting Club Inc Venue: Forbury Park Meeting Date: 12 July, 2018 NZ Meeting number: 7 Doubles: 1 and 2; 3 and 4; 5 and 6; 7 and 8 Trebles: 2, 3 and 4; 6, 7 and 8 1 5.20pm (NZT) VIV ANNGOW MEMORIAL HANDICAP TROT $7000, 3yo+, non-winners & r40 with cond. spechcp, stand, 2200m 1 34623 Fancy Woman (1) fr..............S Tomlinson (J) 2 85802 Madaboy (2) fr ...............................B Orange 3 7 Danielle Marie (3) fr ................ M Williamson 4 00958 Sweet Jeweliette (4) fr............. N Williamson 5 26244 Pat The Monkey (5) fr............. J Morrison (J) 6 09869 October Trouble (U1) fr.................M Heenan 7 4x796 Taieri Miss (U2) fr .....................B Williamson 8 87785 Noble Gamble (1) 30M ..................... D Dunn 2 5.45pm LETTY FERGUSON MEMORIAL MOBILE PACE $7000, non-winners 2yo+ mr44-mr50., 2200m 1 52433 Bush Man (1) fr ....................... M Williamson 2 23 Jessie Kelly (2) fr......................... B Hope (J) 3 0x005 Miss Munro (3) fr ...........................B Orange 4 0x744 Bub’s VC (4) fr ......................S Tomlinson (J) 5 0x576 Yankee Miss (5) fr ......................C Ferguson 6 5 Candidasa (6) fr .........................R McIlwrick 7 98030 Beaudiene Emerald (7) fr .........B Williamson 8 020 Iamthedream (8) fr ........................... D Dunn

608 Notaword (21) fr ...................... N Williamson 6.10pm BOB HOLMES MEMORIAL HANDICAP TROT $8000, r40-r80scrhcp, stand, 2700m 1 35315 Bono Hest (1) fr.........................E Barron (J) 2 28942 Och Aye The Noo (U1) fr........... L McKay (J) 3 3949x Clifden Clowers (1) 10M......... J Morrison (J) 4 43071 Dusky Eyre (1) 20M ......................B Orange 5 03124 Kiwi Crusher (U1) 20M..................... D Dunn 6 5687x Pyramid Magic (1) 35M ........... M Williamson 7 53836 Grey Power (2) 35M ................ N Williamson 4 6.35pm MCMILLAN EQUINE FEEDS JR DRIVERS CHAMPS MBL PACE $7500, 4yo+ r40-r51, r52 with cond.. inv j, mobile, 2200m 1 08700 Neve Franco (1) fr ................. T Cameron (J) 2 x0722 El Capitan (2) fr ..................... L Whittaker (J) 3 59319 Misty Memory (3) fr ....................... K Butt (J) 4 20061 Omar Sharif (4) fr ............... J MacKinnon (J) 5 89023 Olde Oak Emma (5) fr ............ A Harrison (J) 6 15035 Den’s Legacy (6) fr ...................... B Hope (J) 7 21244 Pete’s Dash (7) fr .................M Anderson (J) 8 24477 Aveross Ferrari (8) fr ............ D Ferguson (J) 9 75772 Alexy (21) fr ...............................M Hurrell (J) 10 89055 Beaudiene Gambler (22) fr ..... B Butcher (J) 11 00954 Billy Klondike (U1) fr.............S Tomlinson (J) 5 7.01pm ROGER KINGSLAND/DON CUTTANCE

3

9

M3 Waikato Greyhound Racing Club Venue: Cambridge Raceway Meeting Date: 12 July, 2018 NZ Meeting number: 3 Doubles: 1 and 2; 3 and 4; 5 and 6; 7 and 8; 9 and 10 Trebles: 1, 2 and 3; 4, 5 and 6; 8, 9 and 10 1 12.10pm (NZT) WELCOME TO CAMBRIDGE RACEWAY SPRINT C0, 375m 1 8 Wairoa Spider nwtd ...................... H Mullane 2 64622 Billy Bright nwtd .........................P Ferguson 3 44433 Wairoa Arna nwtd ........................ H Mullane 4 8784 Teesha nwtd .............................. A Lawrence 5 6887x Half Pie nwtd ..............................P Ferguson 6 25472 Spark ‘Em Up nwtd .........................S Codlin 7 7 Saint Ivan nwtd...............................C Henley 8 77775 Blitzem Gem nwtd P & .................. J Cleaver 9 67788 Jellybean Junkie nwtd ..................R McPhee 2 12.27pm COOKIES CAFE SPRINT C1, 375m 1 43746 Snippy Pippi nwtd R &.........................L Udy 2 61852 Botany Wayne 21.33 .......................P Green 3 2F365 Twelve Gauge nwtd ..........................M Black 4 45584 Bigtime Donny nwtd ..................... H Mullane 5 26445 Thrilling Riot nwtd U & ......................Cottam 6 56572 Scott No Value nwtd S H & ...............G Hunt 7 65422 Feed The Need 21.65 P &............. J Cleaver 8 45467 Electric Dee Eye 21.36 ...................P Green 9 85775 Ali Ali Ali 21.42 ................................T Patton 10 77757 Hannah Rhiannon nwtd R & ...............L Udy 3 12.45pm AFFORDABLE PET ACCESSORIES SPRINT C1, 375m 1 87884 Tilly’s Silly nwtd R & ............................L Udy

MEMORIAL PACE $7000, non-winners 2yo+, stand, 2700m 1 00 Belle Mach (1) fr..............................J W Cox 2 057x4 Magic Blaze (2) fr ................... J Morrison (J) 3 96000 Afro Dizzy Yak (3) fr....................... K Butt (J) 4 24923 A Better Dancer (4) fr .................. B Hope (J) 5 80442 Matinee Idol (5) fr .................... M Williamson 6 86086 Driftin Away (6) fr .......................... B Barclay 7 32094 Armstrong (7) fr .............................B Orange 8 04904 Onedin Express (8) fr ....................... D Dunn 9 98848 Ivana Legacy (9) fr .....................C Ferguson 10 26 Mad Dog Maddy (10) fr ........M Anderson (J) 6 7.26pm MCMILLAN EQUINE FEEDS JR DRIVERS CHAMPS MBL PACE $7500, 4yo+ r52-r60. inv j, mobile, 2200m 1 68000 Mustang GT (1) fr................... J Morrison (J) 2 01928 Elva Jaccka (2) fr .................... B Butcher (J) 3 x3714 Command Lustre (3) fr .........S Tomlinson (J) 4 41395 Little Rain (4) fr ............................. K Butt (J) 5 09300 The Manipulator (5) fr ........... T Cameron (J) 6 03301 Clifton Flutter (6) fr ................ L Whittaker (J) 7 40173 Franco Huntington (7) fr ......... A Harrison (J) 8 81223 Machie Mach (8) fr ............. J MacKinnon (J) 9 5078x Paul’s Verdict (21) fr .................... B Hope (J) 10 P6009 Linton Shard (22) fr .............. D Ferguson (J)

11 09032 Possente Cavallo (23) fr ............M Hurrell (J) 7.51pm RODNEY MOORE/COLIN KEEN MEMORIAL MOBILE PACE $7000, non-winners 2yo+ mr40mr43., mobile, 2200m 1 x8005 Tact Denzel (1) fr ........................R McIlwrick 2 36223 Jamies Bad Boy (2) fr....................B Orange 3 44826 Tom Rule (3) fr ...........................C Ferguson 4 70509 Tribeca (4) fr ..................................... D Dunn 5 x5500 Better Galleon (5) fr .............S Tomlinson (J) 6 06057 Bhakti (6) fr ............................. N Williamson 7 64964 Razcal Alley (7) fr .................... M Williamson 8 99990 Fleur Galleon (8) fr ..........................J W Cox 9 47623 My Blue Heaven (21) fr ............B Williamson 10 00080 Dreaminsover (U1) fr.................M Hurrell (J) 8 8.16pm LORRAINE & FERGUS MATHIESON MEMORIAL PACE $7500, 3yo+ r40-r55, stand, 2200m 1 00456 Collection (1) fr............................ B Hope (J) 2 x2107 Evangeline Franco (2) fr ................B Orange 3 31080 Chaaat (3) fr ........................... J Morrison (J) 4 00954 Billy Klondike (4) fr ...........................R Close 5 08949 Essence Of Easton (5) fr 6 35693 Loma Jaccka (6) fr ........................ B Barclay 7 29436 Westar Sam (7) fr .....................B Williamson 8 81x06 Fatherdantherodeoman (8) fr .. M Williamson 9 96809 Sheeza Sport (9) fr ................. N Williamson

10 51675 Dodgethebullet (10) fr ...................... D Dunn Pacifiers off : Tact Denzel (R7) 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 SELECTIONS: Race 1: Fancy Woman, Pat The Monkey, Madaboy, Noble Gamble Race 2: Iamthedream, Jessie Kelly, Bush Man, Yankee Miss Race 3: Grey Power, Kiwi Crusher, Och Aye The Noo, Pyramid Magic Race 4: El Capitan, Omar Sharif, Misty Memory, Pete’s Dash Race 5: Armstrong, Onedin Express, Matinee Idol, Mad Dog Maddy Race 6: Possente Cavallo, Machie Mach, Franco Huntington, Command Lustre Race 7: Jamies Bad Boy, Tribeca, Tom Rule, My Blue Heaven Race 8: Dodgethebullet, Fatherdantherodeoman, Loma Jaccka, Westar Sam

C3, 375m 1 21258 Opawa Libby 21.33 W &..................T Steele 2 15476 Sun Is Shining 21.08 .........................B Craik 3 83587 Subzero Princess nwtd ..................C Henley 4 86422 Good Job 21.05 ..............................P Green 5 65437 Gotcha Millie nwtd........................ H Mullane 6 24154 Bodyguard 21.29...............................B Craik 7 27826 Blackjack Man 21.56 ..................B Goldsack 8 16724 Noah Who 21.35 .......................... H Mullane 9 75878 Bruce Banner 21.12 ..................... H Mullane 10 25765 Mad Harry 21.25 .............................. S Clark 9 2.30pm HAPPY BIRTHDAY 13TH BIRTHDAY DENNY JEWEL STAKES C2/3, 457m 1 65113 Wairoa Angel nwtd ....................... H Mullane 2 33128 Finkle Foot Fred 26.04 ....................... D Ray 3 32187 It’s Electric nwtd .............................C Henley 4 41212 Wairoa Lenny nwtd ...................... H Mullane 5 63217 Oscar Tron 25.47 S H & ....................G Hunt 6 45872 Idol Ajay nwtd W & ..........................T Steele 7 18726 Token Jasper nwtd ........................... S Clark 8 55265 Sovereign Jody 25.77 .......................S Ross 9 672Fx Beltom 25.32 .....................................B Craik 10 54514 Fancy Gas 25.98 M & ...................... J Smith 10 2.49pm FARMLANDS HAUTAPU STAKES C4/5, 457m 1 2357x Sue Zooki 25.70 .............................. T Green 2 34815 Nangar Dream 25.65 ........................B Craik 3 25761 Beautiful Boy 25.51 ...........................B Craik 4 21117 Fancy Fox 25.83.............................C Henley

5 15537 Zipping Ringo 25.61 ........................... D Ray 6 33378 Trevor Gibbs 25.60 W & ..................T Steele 7 51253 Retired Mouse nwtd ........................ T Green 8 12441 Barwon Storm 25.67 ......................C Henley 9 x4362 Trumped 25.87 W & ........................T Steele 10 23316 Cristiane Cyborg 25.46 ................ H Mullane LEGEND: fsdt - First Start Here nwd - No Win this Distance fstd - First Start This Distance 31 13 - Best Winning Time This Track SELECTIONS: Race 1: Billy Bright, Wairoa Arna, Wairoa Spider, Teesha, Spark ‘Em Up Race 2: Botany Wayne, Feed The Need, Bigtime Donny, Electric Dee Eye, Snippy Pippi Race 3: Grouch Pawset, Cawbourne Cool, Sings Like Elvis, Jinja Liv, Going Bananas Race 4: Snoopy’s Bro, Bigtime Jacob, Don Morocco, Fushidara, Opawa Velocette Race 5: Beaumont, Raging Demon, On Fleek, See Eye Be, Bloomingdales Race 6: Ekali, Out Of Paper, Epic Force, Shot Gun Harry, Pretty and Pink Race 7: Zipping Andre, Rambo, Snoopy’s Hero, Mobility Scooter, Jinja Bailey Race 8: Sun Is Shining, Good Job, Noah Who, Opawa Libby, Bodyguard Race 9: Idol Ajay, Finkle Foot Fred, Oscar Tron, Wairoa Lenny, Wairoa Angel

7

Waikato dogs Today at Cambridge Raceway

2 83526 Jinja Liv nwtd U & .............................Cottam 3 84574 Going Bananas nwtd........................M Black 4 78x31 Cawbourne Cool nwtd...................K Herbert 5 43767 Sings Like Elvis 21.67 ...................... S Clark 6 55833 Doug Deep 21.51 R & .........................L Udy 7 24854 Bigtime Ollie 21.80 ....................... H Mullane 8 57211 Grouch Pawset 21.68......................P Green 9 554F5 C’est L’Amour nwtd ...........................B Craik 10 86666 Jinja Lad 21.72.............................R McPhee 4 1.02pm MIKE STENT DECORATORS LTD STAKES C1, 457m 1 42442 Bigtime Jacob nwtd ...................... H Mullane 2 73434 Opawa Velocette nwtd W & .............T Steele 3 32321 Snoopy’s Bro 25.91 ............................ D Ray 4 58357 Opawa Loyal nwtd ............................ S Clark 5 84272 Don Morocco 25.70 P & ................ J Cleaver 6 38433 Fushidara nwtd ............................... L Martin 7 32584 Watch My Back 25.90 ................B Goldsack 8 76773 Crackling Gal 26.08......................... T Green 9 73455 Phuket Paul nwtd S H & ....................G Hunt 10 46445 Bigtime Wayno 26.15 ................... H Mullane 5 1.20pm SUPERIOR CHUNKY DOG ROLLS SPRINT C4, 375m 1 25224 Beaumont 21.26................................B Craik 2 73621 On Fleek 21.22 .................................B Craik 3 68241 Brotastic 21.30 ..................................B Craik 4 18518 Bloomingdales 21.25 ........................B Craik 5 12F17 Coruba Cate 21.24......................... G Farrell 6 88537 Bigtime Pink nwtd ........................ H Mullane

7 8 9 10

62566 See Eye Be 21.04 ........................ H Mullane 46523 Raging Demon 20.99 R & ...................L Udy 12866 Zipping Gabby nwtd ...................P Ferguson F7457 Leroy Spirit nwtd .............................S Codlin 6 1.37pm HAUTAPU VETERINARY CLINIC SERIES FINAL C2f, 375m 1 34462 Epic Force 21.73 .......................... H Mullane 2 45641 Ekali 21.28 ..................................... G Farrell 3 36525 Pretty and Pink 21.59................... H Mullane 4 66631 Secret Rory 21.34 .......................... G Farrell 5 14845 Bigtime Emma 21.78.........................E Potts 6 51241 Out Of Paper 21.43 .................... G Pomeroy 7 21847 Jack No Lag 21.60 ......................... Y Castro 8 53637 Shot Gun Harry 21.29 .................. H Mullane 9 17653 Zipping Andre 21.36........................... D Ray 10 51488 Was Just Saying 21.54 R &.................L Udy 7 1.55pm GARRARDS HORSE & HOUND SPRINT C2, 375m 1 36237 Rambo nwtd .....................................S Lozell 2 52871 Snoopy’s Hero 21.52 .......................... D Ray 3 17444 Mobility Scooter 21.59 .....................M Black 4 51488 Was Just Saying 21.54 R &.................L Udy 5 21287 Marinara Girl nwtd.............................E Potts 6 72838 Jinja Bailey nwtd U & ........................Cottam 7 17653 Zipping Andre 21.36........................... D Ray 8 14267 On Demand nwtd .............................M Black 9 22757 It’s The Lovely 21.52 ........................M Black 10 73676 Mega Munchies 21.28 U &................Cottam 8 2.14pm THE CLUBHOUSE SPORTS BAR SPRINT

“It’s an institution”

$10 entry, under 18 FREE First race starts at 12.30pm

Pack a picnic for a fantastic day out at the Boxing Day Races

Classifieds 20 Ashburton Guardian

Members, guests and affiliates all welcome.

231 Burnett Street, Ashburton www.ashburtonclub.co.nz

Fun and games for the kids and music by Nyree

December 22 @ 7.3

Immaculate Misconcep

COMING

ENTERTAINMENT

WHAT’S ON

To advertise in What’s On advertise in contact Emma

SOON

03 307 7936

admin@ateventcentre.co.nz

03 307 2010

211a Wills Street, Ashburton

211a Wills Street, Ashburton Phone 03 307 2010 www. .co.nz

Phone 03 307 2010 FOR SHOW INFO: www. .co.nz Phone 03 307 2010

www.ateventcentre.co.nz

LAUGH FEST

JULY

22

FOR SHOW INFO:

211A WILLS ST,www.ateventcentre.co.nz ASHBURTON, 7700

Sun, 7.30pm

Sat 7.30pm

Open Hat Night

Tickets are $39.00 plus fees (recommended R16)

I-Phones come with ovulation apps and being married doesn’t mean you have to breed. Seed is about the horror some women experience when they’re pregnant, even while in loving relationships, and the pain some women feel when they’re not – and the hope that a baby can cement the bond with their partner in a way a ring, a house or a promise just don’t. Seed is a drama that’ll have you laughing till tears run down your face.

Nixon Ruck Happy 1st Birthday to our cheeky little boy! Have a fun day and eat lots of cake! We love you so much.

Love from, Mummy, Daddy and big sister Leah. xx Nixon Ruck Happy Birthday to our gorgeous grandson.

We love you to the moon and back.

Love, Nana and Grandad. xxx

Guardian Situations Vacant

FOR SALE

9.30am and 10.45am (2 sessions) ST DAVID’S UNION CHURCH. Fit Kidz for 0-5 year olds and caregivers. Mixed ages, gold coin donation. 48 Allens Road.

9.30am - 11am BALMORAL HALL LINE DANCERS. Join our friendly group for fun exercise during term time. Balmoral Hall, Cameron Street.

9.30am - 11.30am MID CANTERBURY BADMINTON CLUB. All ages and abilities welcome, racquets available. E A Network Centre Stadium, 20 River Terrace.

9.30am - 12.30pm THE ASHBURTON TOY LIBRARY INC. Open for toy exchange, 106 Victoria Street, in the Triangle.

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

10am MT HUTT MEMORIAL HALL. NZ Alpine and Agriculture Encounter, Art Gallery and hall of memories. 160 Main Street, Methven.

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

FOR SALE

Is your car ready for winter?

sale

Free Antifreeze Test

now

No bookings necessary

50% off or more

Main South Road Tinwald 03 307 9028 www.smallbone.co.nz

314 East St, Ashburton 03 308 5089

sale NOW

50% off or more

284 East St, Ashburton 03 3087342

Shop Online

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

www.visioninsurance.co.nz

todds.co.nz

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

THURSDAY

Sat, 8pm

Adults $79.90* - Seniors $74.90* - Children $59.90* - Family 2 ad + 2 kids $269.60* (from Zone 2: Adult $55.00* box office only) - Group Child $55.00* $74.90 pp* (10 or more from box office only) The Bootleg Beach Boys perform selections of classic hits, Celtic Illusion is an explosive, creative Irish Dance and Grand Illusion force which is quickly growing to be one of the biggest and favourites, from California’s most famous band. From dance shows in the world. Showcasing a stellar cast of champion Surfin’ Safari and Surfer Girl to Shut Down and Fun Fun Fun, The Bootleg Beach Boys tackle such classics as In my and internationally-acclaimed dancers, including performers from room, God only knows, Good Vibrations, Help me Rhonda Rhythms of Ireland, River dance and Lord of the Dance. With two spellbinding art forms never before seen together on stage in their hit heavy set. This blend of 5 vocals and infectious audiences will be kept on the edge of their seats. sun soaked gems, makes for a memorable night.

MOTORING

Daily Events

15

Zone 1: Adult $79.90* Child $55.00*

Talk to Smallbone Ashburton today to get your car winter ready

307 7900

SEPTEMBER

4

Sat, 8pm

You’ve seen them, you’ve loved them and now they are back. The Ashburton Trust Event Centre and the bright sparks at Electraserve Ashburton are proud to bring you Laugh Fest. Our stellar line-up includes Ben Hurley, Di Henwood and Justine Smith for what will be an evening of fun and laughter.

Birthday Greetings

AUGUST

* Fees apply

Celtic Illusion

Friday 13th Special – Buy 1 get 1 free 28

Jo Alice the Summ Scho year. year and from Elton John, The Rolling Stones, The K Lulu, Cilla Black and Dusty Springfield, alo from the musical Kinky Boots.

www.ateventcentre.co.nz

The Bootleg Beach Boys

Sponsored by Electraserve

British Invasion

www.

FOR SHOW INFO:.co.nz

Affordable Theatre made easy. Pay what you believe the show was worth following the show

JULY

A

Jan 15 @ 7.30pm, Jan 16 @ 2p

To What’s On TO BOOK: 211a TO WillsBOOK: Street, Ashburton contact Carmen 03 307 7963 TO BOOK:

www.ateventcentre.co.nz

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.

Presented by and Anna Heff in-cheek Ch Featuring musi The Waynebow 9 days, it mir period of our fi Leah is heavi emotional and Watching over her like some sort of incompe is her eager yet chaotic estranged sister.

www.guardianonline.co.nz

Thursday, July 12, 2018

Seed

Ph 308 7149 Courtesy van available.

July 12 & 13, 2018 10am - 4pm ALTRUSA ASHBURTON. Pop Up Shop, fabric and craft sale. Open all week, Burnett Street ground floor of Somerset House.

10.15am M.S.A. TAI CHI. Beginners refresher and learning of Tai Chi for Arthritis. M.S.A. Social hall, Havelock Street. (excluding school holidays).

10.45am M.S.A. TAI CHI. Stretching exercises for all abilities. M.S.A. Social hall, Havelock Street. (excludes school holidays).

11am AGE CONCERN, SAYGO EXERCISES. TINWALD - Gentle exercises for muscle strength and balance in a friendly supportive environment.

Holy Spirit Catholic Church rooms, Thomson Street, Tinwald.

1pm ASHBURTON EMBROIDERS GUILD. Stitch and Chat, Senior Centre, Cameron Street.

1pm WAIREKA CROQUET CLUB. Weekly Mahjong - non counting and beginners table. Waireka Croquet Club, the Domain, Philip Street.

1pm AGE CONCERN, SAYGO EXERCISES. ALLENTON- Gentle exercises for muscle strength and balance in a friendly supportive environment.

St Peters Anglican Church, Harrison Street, Allenton.

1pm AGE CONCERN, SAYGO EXERCISES. CENTRAL- Gentle exercises for muscle strength and balance in a friendly supportive environment.

Buffalo Lodge rooms, Cox Street, Ashburton.

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

1.30pm ASHBURTON M.S.A. PETANQUE CLUB. Social games, everyone welcome. 115 Racecourse Road.

5pm - 7.00pm ST DAVID’S UNION CHURCH. Kidz Club, 48 Allens Road, Allenton.

7pm ASHBURTON R.S.A. DARTS. Players of all experience who are interested are urged to come along and have a go. R.S.A. Cox Street.

6am BOOTCAMP. Catering for all levels of fitness. Walnut Avenue Pavilion. Contact Georgia 0276888686 or Aleisha 0278489309 (not public holidays).

10am MT HUTT MEMORIAL HALL.

NZ Alpine and Agriculture Encounter, Art Gallery and hall of memories. 160 Main Street, Methven.

10am - 4pm ALTRUSA ASHBURTON. Pop Up Shop, fabric and craft sale. Open all week, Burnett Street ground floor of Somerset House.

TRADES, SERVICES

CERAMIC tiles - tile quality guaranteed - Tile Warehouse selection available at Redmonds Furnishing and Flooring, Burnett Street.

TRADES, SERVICES

COMPUTER PROBLEMS??

For reliable computer repairs, plus professional laser engraving service, see Kelvin at KJB Systems, 4 Ascot Place. Phone 308 8989.

Proudly serving Ashburton for 30 years. Same day service if possible. Supergold discount card welcomed.

PERSONAL

SEARCHING for KAREN – Hi Karen -- tall long blonde headed hairdresser who worked in Ashburton over 20 years ago. Where are you?

Could you contact Tracey Griffin in Aust at traceyg1969@gmail.com

ADULT ENTERTAINMENT

TINA Chinese lady. Proper massage. Good service.

In/out calls. Phone 021 046 4314.

ACCOMMODATION, RENTAL

A LOVELY Mayfield Brick House with three bedrooms and a log burner. A large property that is well fenced and has a big garage.

Situated in Mayfield town.

Call Jenny 027 8233 335.

Show off your new arrival in our Welcome to the World adverts

FREE OF CHARGE

Please email your photo and 30 words or less to classifieds@theguardian.co.nz

All t

Puzzles

Puzzles and horoscopes www.guardianonline.co.nz Cryptic crossword

Thursday, July 12, 2018

Simon Shuker’s Code Cracker

WordWheel

WordBuilder

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

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

Quick crossword 1

2

3

4

5

6

7 8

10

TODAY’S GOALS: Good – 9 Excellent – 12 Amazing – 14

Previous solution: EPIPHYTE

9 11 12 13

14

15

16

18

17

www.thepuzzlecompany.co.nz

Sudoku

20 21

DOWN 1. Fear (5) 2. Feel uncomfortably hot (7) 3. Impulse (4) 4. Undertake something unpleasant (4,3,6) 5. Curses (5) 6. Bulkier (7) 7. Bright red (7) 12. Take over throne (7) 13. Stealthy (7) 14. Toilet (7) 15. Nimble (5) 17. Conjurors (5) 19. Unsolicited email (4)

5 2

ARIES (Mar 21-Apr 19): Your love is a rare and beautiful gift best invested where it can be appreciated. If you’re not getting feedback that you’re appreciated, then you’re probably not. You deserve better! Go find it.

TAURUS (Apr 20-May 20): If you got into love a little deeper than was good, you have it in you to save your heart like a hero. Of course, it’s a lot easier to choose the right people upfront – people who love you back and just as hard.

GEMINI (May 21-Jun 21): People on the offence will make moves to defend themselves, and this creates conflict. So if you want avoid conflict, refrain from threatening people’s beliefs, possessions or position.

CANCER (Jun 22-Jul 22): For something to make you happy, you must feel you’ve earned it. When you’re putting in the quality attention and work, even the tiniest things can bring you a great sense of accomplishment and elation.

LEO (Jul 23-Aug 22): You love your friends and family, but the most satisfying relationships featured today will be with mere acquaintance. When people barely known to you do kind things, it restores your trust in the good of humanity.

VIRGO (Aug 23-Sep 22): A deeper look into your possessions will reveal what you have, what you thought you’d lost and what you’d totally forgotten about. It will also help you avoid making unnecessary purchases in the future.

LIBRA (Sep 23-Oct 23): “Taking stock” is a term used by merchants accounting for their wares to track what’s available, what’s been sold, ordered, broken or stolen. Take stock of current resources, you’ll soon reopen “shop.”

SCORPIO (Oct 24-Nov 21): For whatever reason, others seem fine with all that’s going on. But everyone is different. Suddenly you’ll feel creative.

This is your way of trying to cope or adapt to conditions that don’t naturally suit you.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov 22-Dec 21): Do people really belong to each other? It depends on who you ask.

This will be the question at the heart of the action: To what extent do and/or should you allow yourself to be controlled by others?

CAPRICORN (Dec 22-Jan 19): You’ll combat difficult people with tolerance, acceptance and love.

You’ll win with this approach, not a trophy or a monetary award but something more valuable: peace and self-respect.

AQUARIUS (Jan 20-Feb 18): You like people, but you also thrive on solitude. Lately, you haven’t had enough tranquillity to do the deep thinking that connects you with the most creative parts of yourself. Arrange for it!

PISCES (Feb 19-Mar 20): Follow instructions and you’ll be a hit with the boss. Whether the “boss” in this instance is a friend, a partner or your actual boss, deference to authority is a skill that will serve the whole team well today.

Previous cryptic solution Across 1. Cricket ball 8. Immature 9. Semi 10. Short 13. Ergo 16. Laid 17. Pity 18. Aunt 20. Slept 24. Chat 25. Redolent 26. Corresponds Down 2. Ramp 3. Catch 4. Error 5.

7 Aisle 6. Misalliance 7. Misogynists 11. Opens 12. Trice 1 14. Rail 3 15. Sign 6 19. Tutor 21. Leers 22. Photo 23. Send 5 7 Previous quick solution 9 5 2 Across 1. Split second 8. Upright 9. Posse 10. Chew 8 11. Resound 12. Due 13. Dice 15. Nosy 17. Lag 2 19. Agitate 20. Memo 23. Octet 24. Stamina 25. Chronometer 3 2 5 Down 1. Source 2. Large 3. Togs 4. Entire 5. Opposing 4 14. Idiotic 1 16.

8 Famous 6. Discuss 7. Trendy 12. Decanter 17. Lessen 18. Hot air 21. Exist 22. Harm 8 6 2

Fill the grid so that every column, every row and 3x3 box contains the digits 1 to 9.

7 4 1 5

22

ACROSS 1. Interrupts (8) 7. Gaze (5) 8. Vigorous (9) 9. Headgear (3) 10. Adore (4) 11. Begins (6) 13. Soothsayer (7,6) 15. Grow by addition (6) 16. Originate from (4) 18. Pull (3) 20. Overshadowing (9) 21. Legitimate (5) 22. Stutters (8)

Previous solution: cop, cot, opt, optic, otic, picot, pit, poi, pot, tic, tip, top, topi, topic.

12/7

19

2 5

8 9 6 5 8 2 7 5 1 4 9

5 6 7 8 7 2 1

1

8 4 2

5 3

9

8

7 6

4

4

8

9

3

2 6

4 7

3

EASY

7 6

9 2 6

5 HARD

6 1 8 7 4 3 2 9 5

1 6 2 7 8 9 5 3 4

9 3 1 8 5 2 4

3 5 4 6 2 1 7 8 9 5 3 6 9 7 8 4 1 2 8Ashburton 1 7 4 3 –2039 307 5 60593 4Timaru 2 9 1– 03 5 6688 8 7224 7 3 2 8 5 3 9 4 1 6 7 7www.roofing.co.nz 4 1 2 6 5 3 9 8 6 9 3 8 1 7 2 4 5

3

2

3 4 7 5 1 6 9

5 1 6 9 2 4 3

6 8 2 3 9 7 5

2 5 4 7 6 8 1

1 9 8 4 7 5 6

7 6 5 2 3 1 8

8 7 3 1 4 9 2

8

4 2 5 8 9 6 7 7 4 9 1 3

719 6 174 3 3 6 2 5 5 2 4 8 1 7 4 3 68 2 7 1 9 8 5 635 9

1 9 5 2 3 5 2 6 8 4 8 7

46 3 8 8 6 47 7 9 1 6 1 8 6 5 4 3 99 2 5 3 5 9 6 7 2 2 1 4

25

5 8 4 6 3 2 7 9 1

6 9 1 7 5 4 2 8 3

4 2 6 1 8 7 9 3 5

8 3 5 4 6 9 1 7 2

1 6 8 2 7 3 5 4 9

PREVIOUS SOLUTIONS

BUILDING OR RENOVATING A ROOF NEEDS 7 5 2 8 1 9 WE 3 4 HAVE 6 9 7 8 TO 5 4SUIT 3 6 YOUR 2 1 4 2 9 6 8 3 7

21

Your Stars

ACROSS 1. The stage gets on, craft-wise (6) 8. Show response concerning a piece of legislation (5) 9. Tangled mop: has nothing to clean it with (7) 11. Hun spied out how one was made to pay the penalty (8) 12. June 1st will see me backing my use by a burglar (5) 15. Establish one on a starting-point, which is vile (4) 16. Some philosophical youth-leaders do espionage work (3) 17. Soothe one with £3 around the turn (4) 19. Elgin (marble?) sort of fireside (5) 21. Was out in front after the ‘off’, which gave one a jolt (8) 24. At present, in this place, it is not placed (7) 25. Sort of beam one out of serial arrangement (5) 26. Showed one agreed as one started to drop off (6) DOWN 2. Chore, it might be, compounding such pigment (5) 3. Be after me, twice backing in a limo as you may recall (8) 4. The point is, to bring it to a halt (4) 5. Prepare to compete with what one may drag along the ground (5) 6. Deep cut made by guillotine initially on wood (4) 7. One who fathers many a boss (4) 10. What open-air oratory is forthright (9) 12. Sail at the front going East and alter course (4) 13. Half flew, then crept forward as one reacted to pain (8) 14. Impish pleasure taken in a sort of song in parts (4) 18. Put away the emporium (5) 20. Fifty who argue it’s non-u to be so great (5) 21. Top of stuff, the same as is taken by QC (4) 22. One’s patrimony is put back to reveal end of the church (4) 23. Fluffy hair not costing so much now (4)

Ashburton Guardian

2 7 3 9 1 8 6 5 4

9 1 7 3 2 5 4 6 8

3 4 2 5 9 6 8 1 7

7 5 9 8 4 1 3 2 6

2 4 7 9 1 6 3 78

7 4

5 4 1

6 8

4 1 3 5

Guardian

Family Notices 22 Ashburton Guardian GREETINGS th

Happy 100 Birthday

Please note all late death notices or notices sent outside ordinary office hours must be emailed to:

deathnotices@theguardian.co.nz

Ossie Symons Best wishes and love from family and friends.

to ensure publication.

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

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

RANGIORA

LAKE COLERIDGE

Weather

9

9

10

9

10

MASTER MONUMENTAL MASON

E.B. CARTER LTD

Ash

Geraldine

For all your memorial requirements New headstones and designs Renovations, Additional inscriptions, Cleaning and Concrete work Carried out by qualified tradesmen.

Ra n

MAX

9

ka

MAX

ia

Patersons Funeral Services and Ashburton Crematorium Ltd Office and Chapel Corner East & Cox Streets, Ashburton

Ph 307 7433

10

OVERNIGHT MIN

13

OVERNIGHT MIN

11

OVERNIGHT MIN

-2 1 2 5

Midnight Tonight

n

gitata

TIMARU

10

620 East Street Ashburton Ph/Fax 308 5369 or 0274 357 974 ebcarter@xtra.co.nz NZMMMA Member

Waimate

Canterbury owned, locally operated

OVERNIGHT MIN

SUNDAY: Cloud thickening, late shower. Strong, gusty NE. MAX

bur to

10

SATURDAY: Increasing high cloud with northeasterlies.

AKAROA

Ra

ASHBURTON

MAX

TOMORROW: Fine with morning frosts. Northerly breezes. www.guardianonline.co.nz

LYTTELTON

LINCOLN Rakaia

FUNERAL FURNISHERS

TODAY: Fine or becoming fine. SW dying out morning.

CHRISTCHURCH

10

METHVEN

Ashburton Forecast

Wa i m a ka r i r i

DARFIELD

Map for today

Thursday, July 12, 2018

DEATHS

10

8

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

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

less than 30 fine

30 to 59 fog

isolated snow thunder flurries

sleet thunder

Canterbury Plains

Find out how you can help by visiting: www.otago.ac.nz/chchheart

hail

60 plus

NZ Today

TODAY

TODAY

FZL: 800m, gradually rising to 1800m

A few early showers clearing and becoming fine. Southwesterlies dying out in the morning and northerly breezes developing in the afternoon.

Showers, falling as snow down to 600m, clearing and becoming fine. Wind at 1000m: SW 40 km/h, dying out. Wind at 2000m: SW 50 km/h, easing to 30 km/h, then dying out.

TOMORROW

TOMORROW

FZL: About 1600m

Increasing high cloud with northeasterlies.

A few showers developing about the divide, mainly fine further E. Wind at 1000m: NW 50 km/h developing, rising to gale 65 km/h evening. Wind at 2000m: NW 50 km/h developing, rising to gale 70 km/h evening.

SUNDAY

SATURDAY

Becoming cloudy, isolated showers about the coast later. Strong northeasterlies, rising to gale about the coast.

Showers about the divide, falling as snow to 1300m at first, easing later. Thickening high cloud further E. NW, turning NE later.

MONDAY

SUNDAY

Remaining showers about the divide clearing.

Cloudy in the east. NE rising to strong or gale.

Rain developing. Strong northeasterlies, gale about the coast, easing later.

World Weather

Adelaide Amsterdam Bangkok Berlin Brisbane Cairns Cairo Calcutta Canberra Colombo Darwin Delhi Dubai Dublin Edinburgh

fine fine rain cloudy showers fine fine thunder showers thunder fine rain fine cloudy cloudy

Frankfurt Geneva Hobart Hong Kong Honolulu Islamabad Jakarta Johannesburg Kuala Lumpur London Los Angeles Madrid Melbourne Moscow Nadi

5 14 26 13 12 18 25 27 -2 26 18 26 33 13 14

cloudy fine fine showers showers rain fine fine rain showers fine fine showers showers showers

27 27 13 32 31 38 32 19 34 28 30 33 12 25 29

16 13 3 28 24 22 24 7 24 15 21 19 4 17 18

New York Paris Perth Rarotonga Rome San Francisco Seoul Singapore Stockholm Sydney Taipei Tel Aviv Tokyo Washington Zurich

fine fine showers showers fine fine cloudy fine cloudy showers cloudy fine cloudy showers fine

Tides, Sun, Moon and Fishing m am 3 3

6

Thursday 9 noon 3

6

9 pm am 3

6

Friday

9 noon 3

6

9 pm am 3

6

9 noon 3

6

9 pm

1

2:20

8:29 2:51 9:05 3:14 9:23 3:46 9:59 4:07 10:19 4:40 10:54 The times shown are for the Ashburton River mouth. For the Rangitata river mouth subtract 16 minutes and for the Rakaia river mouth subtract 4 minutes.

Rise 8:05 am Set 5:12 pm

Good

Good fishing Rise 6:41 am Set 4:13 pm

New moon

13 Jul

fine

Hamilton

fine

Napier

few showers

2:49 pm

Rise 8:04 am Set 5:13 pm

Bad

Bad fishing

First quarter

www.ofu.co.nz

Rise 8:04 am Set 5:14 pm

Bad

Rise 7:46 am Set 5:19 pm

20 Jul

21 16 4 21 21 13 24 24 14 9 26 23 24 19 13

7:54 am

Bad fishing

Rise 8:43 am Set 6:29 pm

Full moon

28 Jul

Maori Fishing Guide by Bill Hohepa

For the very latest weather information, including Weather Warnings, visit metservice.com

8:22 am

15 5 15 2 13 3 12 2 11 5 11 4 11 1 11 4 10 -2 10 -3 7 -4 10 2 10 -2

Palmerston North few showers Wellington

few showers

Nelson

fine

Blenheim

fine

Greymouth

fine

Christchurch

fine

Timaru

fine

Queenstown

fine

Dunedin

fine

Invercargill

fine

River Levels

cumecs

3.36

Selwyn Whitecliffs (NIWA) at 3:00 pm, yesterday

Rakaia Fighting Hill (NIWA) at 3:00 pm, yesterday 171.8 Nth Ashburton at 2:05 pm, yesterday

14.5

Sth Ashburton at 2:05 pm, yesterday

11.0

Rangitata Klondyke at 4:00 pm, yesterday

74.2

Waitaki Kurow at 3:05 pm, yesterday

318.1

Source: Environment Canterbury

Canterbury Readings

Saturday

2

0

28 27 21 26 30 20 31 33 23 18 33 32 31 34 25

overnight max low

Auckland

Forecasts for today

15 26 30 23 22 27 37 34 10 31 31 34 45 21 16

©Copyright OceanFun Publishing Ltd.

A University of Otago Centre of Research Excellence

snow

Canterbury High Country

SATURDAY

We help save lives every day through the research and development of improved diagnosis, be er prediction and treatment of heart disease in our hospital and community.

rain

Thursday, 12 July 2018

A front weakens as it moves northwards over central New Zealand, then becomes slow-moving across northern New Zealand tonight as a ridge builds over the country.

The ridge gradually moves east as a complex low develops in the Tasman Sea on Saturday, then moves on to New Zealand late Sunday and Monday.

mainly isolated cloudy drizzle drizzle few showers fine showers clearing showers

Fine with morning frosts. Northwesterlies developing.

We Help Save Lives

NZ Situation

Wind km/h

Ashburton Airport Temperature °C At 4pm 14.0 14.7 Max to 4pm -2.0 Minimum -5.9 Grass minimum Rainfall mm 0.2 16hr to 4pm July to date 6.8 Avg Jul to date 20 2018 to date 603.6 364 Avg year to date Wind km/h NW 15 At 4pm Strongest gust W 28 Time of gust 3:21pm

© Copyright Meteorological Service of New Zealand Limited 2018

to 4pm yesterday

Methven

Christchurch Airport

Timaru Airport

11.5 12.9 -0.1 –

10.0 12.9 -2.4 -6.1

13.1 14.8 -2.2 –

– – – – –

0.0 9.6 25 546.0 331

0.0 3.4 15 517.6 257

N 19 – –

NE 7 E 20 11:19am

NW 9 N 26 3:38pm

Compiled by

Build with confidence.

Build with us.

Honest. Trustworthy. Local.

• New housing • Additions and renovations • All types of maintenance • Commercial and farm buildings Our experienced team can meet your needs. Call us today!

Call me for all your real estate needs

G. & D. Russell Builders Ltd

Mick Hydes 027 437 9696 mick.hydes@bayleys.co.nz

Licensed Builder • Registered Master Builder WHALAN AND PARTNERS LTD, BAYLEYS, LICENSED UNDER THE REA ACT 2008

03 308 5325

0274 367 986

g-drussellbuilders@xtra.co.nz

www.g-drussellbuilders.co.nz

Television Thursday, July 12, 2018

www.guardianonline.co.nz

TVNZ 1

TVNZ 2

©TVNZ 2018

6am Breakfast The Breakfast team presents news, interviews, weather, and information.

9am The Ellen DeGeneres Show With Cate Blanchett and Taylor Kitch. 0 10am Tipping Point 11am The Chase 0 Noon 1 News At Midday 0 12:30 Emmerdale PGR 0 1pm Coronation Street CatchUp 0 2pm Tennis – Wimbledon (HLS) Day Nine.

3pm Tipping Point 4pm Te Karere 2 4:30 Funny You Should Ask Comedy game show featuring a panel of stand-up comedians who interact with contestants for prizes.

4:55 The Chase 0 6pm 1 News At 6pm 0 7pm Seven Sharp 0 7:30 MasterChef Australia 0 8:40 George Clarke’s Amazing Spaces 0 9:45 Coronation Street 0 10:45 1 News Tonight 0

6:30 The Wot Wots 3 0 6:40 Darwin And Newts 0 6:50 Peppa Pig 3 0 7am Ranger Rob 3 0 7:25 Matt Hatter Chronicles 3 0 7:50 Star v The Forces Of Evil 3 0 8:15 Puppy Pals 3 0 8:35 Goldie And Bear 3 0 9am Infomercials 10:30 Regular Show 0 10:40 Neighbours 3 0 11:10 Heartbreak Island 3 0 12:05 Jeremy Kyle PGR 1:05 Judge Rinder 2pm Home Improvement 3 0 2:30 Home And Away 3 0 3pm Shortland Street 3 0 3:30 Chuggington – Little Trainees 3 0 3:35 Dog With A Blog 3 0 4pm Fanimals 0 4:30 Friends 3 0 5pm The Simpsons 3 0 5:30 Home And Away 0 6pm The Big Bang Theory 3 0 6:30 Neighbours 0

7pm Shortland Street PGR 0 7:30 Police Ten 7 0 8pm Motorway Patrol PGR 0 8:30 F The Undateables 0 9:30 Lethal Weapon AO 0 10:30 Two And A Half Men PGR 3 0

11:15 Body Hack PGR Todd travels to the Himalayas to work with Sherpas 6,000 metres above sea level. 0 12:05 L Tennis – Wimbledon Day 10.

From the grass courts of Wimbledon in London, featuring the women’s singles semi-finals.

The Wolverine

8:30pm on Three

BRAVO 10am Beverly Hills Pawn 3 10:30 Catfish 3 11:28 The Dish 3 11:30 The Disappearance Of Maura Murray 3 12:30 Below Deck Mediterranean AO 3 1:30 Stripped USA AO 3 2:28 The Dish 3 2:30 Case Against Caylee Anthony 3 3:28 The Dish 3 3:30 Dance Moms 3 4:30 Child Genius UK 5:30 How To Look Good Naked – UK 6:30 Catfish 3 7:28 The Dish 3 7:30 Snapped 3 8:30 Mysteries And Scandals In a look at what happens when young stars lose control, Johnny Lewis from Sons of Anarchy), Lillo Brancato jr from The Sopranos), and Power Rangers’ Ricardo Medina are profiled.

9:30 Law And Order – SVU AO 10:30 Snapped 11:25 The Disappearance Of Maura Murray 3 12:20 Infomercials 3

©TVNZ 2018

11pm Police Ten 7 3 0 11:25 Car Crash Global 0 12:15 The Walking Dead AO 3 0 1am Shortland Street PGR 3 0 1:25 Infomercials 2:25 Regular Show 0 2:40 Switched At Birth AO 3 0 3:25 Jeremy Kyle PGR 3 4:15 Judge Rinder 5:05 Neighbours 3 0 5:30 Infomercials

Six Robots and Us 8:30pm on Choice

SKY 5 6am Jeopardy! PG 6:25 Wheel Of Fortune PG 6:50 The Simpsons PG 7:15 Doctor Who PGV 8:05 Hardcore Pawn PG 8:30 Border Security M 8:55 Counting Cars PG 9:20 Pawn Stars PG 9:45 NCIS MV 10:40 SVU MVS 11:35 Jeopardy! PG Noon Wheel Of Fortune PG 12:30 The Flash M 1:25 Hawaii Five-0 MV 2:15 NCIS MV 3:05 Doctor Who PGV 4pm The Simpsons PG 4:30 Jeopardy! PG 5pm Wheel Of Fortune PG 5:30 Pawn Stars PG 6pm Counting Cars PG 6:30 Border Security M 7pm Hardcore Pawn PG 7:30 Marvel’s Runaways M 8:30 Marvel’s Runaways M 9:30 NCIS MV 10:30 SVU MVS 11:25 Counting Cars PG 11:55 Pawn Stars PG

FRIDAY

12:20 Doctor Who PGV 1:20 Hardcore Pawn PG 1:50 Marvel’s Runaways M 3:30 SVU MVS 4:20 Border Security M 4:45 NCIS MV 5:35 The Simpsons PG

THREE

PRIME

6am The AM Show News, interviews, and humour to start the day.

9am The Café 10am Infomercials 11:30 Entertainment Tonight 3 Noon Dr Phil PGR 1pm The Block NZ PGR 3 0 2pm Wipeout 0 3pm Celebrity Name Game PGR 3 4pm NewsHub Live At 4pm Susie Nordqvist presents comprehensive coverage of global and local news.

4:30 Entertainment Tonight 5pm Family Feud Australia 5:30 Modern Family 3 The family joins Phil as he travels to Australia to fulfil his mother’s wish that he see the land where he was conceived. 0 6pm NewsHub Live At 6pm 7pm The Project 7:30 Jono And Ben PGR 8:30 M The Wolverine AO 3 2013 Action. The mutant known as Wolverine is summoned to Japan by an old acquaintance and becomes embroiled in a battle against a shadowy society of Samurai. 0 10:50 NewsHub Late

8:05 Batman – Brave And The Bold 3 0 8:30 The Thundermans 3 8:55 Tiki Tour 3 0 9:20 Jeopardy 3 9:50 The Crowd Goes Wild PGR 3 10:20 The Doctors PGR 11:15 Hot Bench 11:40 Flog It! 12:40 Elementary PGR 3 0 1:35 Married With Children PGR 2:05 Football – Fifa World Cup (HLS) Second Semi-final – Croatia v England. 0 2:40 Hot Bench 3 3:10 Wheel Of Fortune 3:35 Jeopardy 4pm Antiques Roadshow 3 5pm Frasier 3 0 5:30 Prime News 6pm American Restoration 3 0 6:30 Pawn Stars 3 7pm The Crowd Goes Wild 7:30 Five Star Babies – Inside The Portland Hospital PGR 30 8:35 F Bull PGR 9:35 Madam Secretary PGR 10:30 The Great Indoors PGR

11:25 The Good Wife AO 3 Jason uses aggressive investigative tactics when he helps Alicia and Lucca with a student loan case. A disgraced politician’s wife resumes her career as a defense attorney after her husband is jailed for corruption.

12:20 Infomercials

11pm The Late Show With Stephen Colbert PGR The best of Stephen Colbert’s satire and comedy, discussing politics, entertainment, business, and more.

Midnight The Crowd Goes Wild PGR 3 The team presents the best of the day’s sports news.

12:30 Closedown

MOVIES PREMIERE

MOVIES GREATS

6:45 Logan 16VLC 2017 Scifi Action. Hugh Jackman, Patrick Stewart.

9am Conspiracy ML 2016 Drama.

Minnie Driver, Frank Grillo.

10:25 Redistributors MVL 2016 Thriller. James Allen, Natan Barreto, Tim Bentinck.

11:50 Rules Don’t Apply MLSC 2016 Comedy. Warren Beatty, Lily Collins. 1:55 The Little Hours 16VLSC 2017 Comedy.

Dave Franco, Alison Brie.

3:25 Logan 16VLC 2017 Scifi Action. Hugh Jackman, Patrick Stewart. 5:40 Off Piste MVLSC 2016 Thriller.

Henry Douthwaite, Lara Lemon.

7:10 Already Tomorrow In Hong Kong ML 2015 Romantic Comedy. Sparks fly between an American expat and a woman visiting Hong Kong. However, what happens when life gets in the way of this budding romance?

Jamie Chung, Bryan Greenberg.

8:30 Wind River 16VLSC 2017 Crime. After a girl is murdered, a rookie FBI agent and a local game tracker team up to solve the case. Elizabeth Olsen, Jeremy Renner.

10:20 Hampstead PGLS 2017 Drama. James Norton, Lesley Manville.

6:25 Unfaithful 16VS 2002 Drama. Diane Lane, Richard Gere. 8:35 War Of The Worlds MV 2005 Sci-fi Action.

Tom Cruise, Dakota Fanning, Miranda Otto. 10:30 What To Expect When You’re Expecting MLS 2012 Romantic Comedy. Cameron Diaz, Jennifer Lopez, Chase Crawford.

12:20 The Sum Of All Fears MVL 2002 Action.

Ben Affleck, Morgan Freeman.

2:20 Unfaithful 16VS 2002 Drama. Diane Lane, Richard Gere. 4:30 The Incredible Hulk MV 2008 Action. Edward Norton, Liv Tyler, Tim Roth, Robert Downey jr. 6:20 Pain And Gain 18VLS 2013 Action. Mark Wahlberg, Dwayne Johnson. 8:30 Coyote Ugly PGS 2000 Romantic Drama. An aspiring songwriter, after getting a job at a womenrun New York bar, comes out of her shell. Melanie Lynskey, Tyra Banks, Piper Perabo.

10:15 Hunt For The Wilderpeople PGVL 2016 Adventure. Sam Neill, Julian Dennison, Rima Te Wiata.

11:55 There Will Be Blood MV 2007 Drama. Daniel Day-Lewis.

Midnight Slipaway PG 2017 Drama. 1:30 Off Piste MVLSC 2016 Thriller. 3am Already Tomorrow In Hong Kong ML 2015 Romantic Comedy.

4:20 Wind River 16VLSC 2017 Crime.

2:30 Directors – Roger Donaldson PG 3am Pain And Gain 18VLS 2013 Action. Mark Wahlberg, Dwayne Johnson. 5:10 Hunt For The Wilderpeople PGVL 2016 Adventure.

FRIDAY

MAORI

FRIDAY

Ashburton Guardian 23

CHOICE

6:30 Zoomoo 6:40 Dora Matatoa 2 7:10 Te Nutube 7:20 Nia’s Extraordinary Life 7:30 Polyfest Kapa Haka 3 7:40 Pukana 2 7:50 Smooth 8am Te Kaea 3 2 8:30 KaweKorero 3 9am Whanau Living 9:30 Best Of Kai Time On The Road 3 10am Pete And Pio’s Kai Safari PGR 10:30 My Country Song 3 11am Matangi Rau 3 Noon Get Your Fish On 3 12:30 The Laughing Samoans 1pm Finding Aroha PGR 3 1:30 Polyfest Kapa Haka 3 2pm Opaki 3 2:30 Nga Pari Karangaranga O Te Motu 3 3pm Zoomoo 3 3:10 Dora Matatoa 2 3:40 Te Nutube 3 3:50 Nia’s Extraordinary Life 3 4pm Polyfest Kapa Haka 3 4:10 Pukana 2018 3 4:20 Smooth 3 4:30 Patapatai 5pm Waka Huia 5:30 Te Kaea 2 6pm Senior Kapa Haka Regionals 6:30 Te Kaea 3 2

6am Double Your House For Half The Money 7am The Paleo Way With Pete Evans 7:30 Love Nature – Masked Raiders 8:30 American Pickers 9:30 Bondi Harvest With Guy Turland 10am Cook The Books 10:30 Collectors’ Candy 11:30 Jeremy Wade’s Mighty Rivers 12:30 Where The Wild Men Are With Ben Fogle 1:30 Walks With My Dog 2:30 Saving Lives At Sea 3:30 Love Nature – Bears Of The Last Frontier 4:30 Top Of The Shop 5:30 American Pickers 6:30 Found

7pm KaweKorero 7:30 F Kai With Anne Thorp 8pm Funny Whare – Gamesnight PGR 8:30 Sidewalk Karaoke PGR 3 9pm My Party Song 3 10pm Anika Moa Unleashed AO (Starting Today) 3 10:30 Senior Kapa Haka Regionals 3

7:30 Chris Tarrant – Extreme Railway Journeys 8:30 Six Robots And Us In Blackburn, single mother Amanda and her six children take delivery of the TutorBot, programmed to help her son Isaac, who has a rare form of dwarfism and a learning delay.

9:30 How To Stay Young 10:30 My Ireland With Colin

11pm Te Kaea 3 Maori Television’s daily news programme. 2 11:30 KaweKorero 3 Inside news from at home and around the world.

Midnight Closedown

11:30 Top Of The Shop 12:30 The Paleo Way With Pete Evans 1am Found 2am Fantasy Homes By The Sea 3am Walks With My Dog 4am Chris Tarrant – Extreme Railway Journeys 5am 6 Robots And Us

SKY SPORT 1 6am Rugby League – State Of Origin (RPL) NSW Blues v QLD Maroons.

8am Fox Sports News 8:30 The Breakdown 9:30 First XV Rugby Revision 10am Rugby League – State Of Origin (HLS) NSW Blues v QLD Maroons.

10:30 Kick And Chase 11:30 Cycling – Tour De France (HLS) Stage Five.

Noon Cricket – T20 Blast (HLS) Gloucestershire v Kent.

12:30 Cricket – Women’s International (HLS) England v White Ferns – Second ODI. 1pm Golf – Web.com Tour (HLS) Lecom Health Challenge.

2pm Golf Central 3pm Rugby League – State Of Origin (HLS) NSW Blues v QLD Maroons.

3:30 Rugby – Super Rugby (HLS) Crusaders v Highlanders.

4pm Rugby – Super Rugby (HLS) Chiefs v Brumbies.

From Waikato Stadium, Hamilton.

4:30 Rugby – Super Rugby (HLS) Hurricanes v Blues.

From Westpac Stadium, Wellington.

5pm Kick And Chase 6pm Rugby – First XV Revision 6:30 Rugby – Grassroots 7:30 The Breakdown 8:30 Team Talk 9pm Inside The PGA Tour 9:30 L Golf – European Tour Scottish Open – Round One. From the Gullane Golf Club, East Lothian.

5:30 Inside The PGA Tour

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

SKY SPORT 2 6am The Seasons – Westfield’s 6:30 AFL Weekly Highlights 7am The Back Page 8am Super League Full Time 8:30 Rugby League – State Of Origin (HLS) Game Three. 9am Athletics – IAAF World U20 Championships (HLS) Day One. 10am Golf – Asian Tour (HLS) Sarawak Championship. 11am UFC Main Event Noon Rugby League – State Of Origin (RPL) QLD Maroons v NSW Blues.

2pm Cricket – T20 Blast (RPL) Gloucestershire v Kent.

5:30 Cricket – Women’s International (HLS) England v White Ferns – Second ODI. 6pm #SkySpeed 6:30 Rugby League – State Of Origin (RPL) QLD Maroons v NSW Blues.

8:30 The Kiwi League Show 9pm Motorsport – Formula 1 (HLS) British Grand Prix.

9:30 Haati Grassroots Rugby 10:30 The Breakdown 11:30 Team Talk

FRIDAY

Midnight Rugby – First XV Revision 12:30 Rugby League – State Of Origin (HLS) QLD Maroons v NSW Blues. 1am The Kiwi League Show 1:30 Fox Sports News 2am Rugby League – State Of Origin (RPL) QLD Maroons v NSW Blues. 4am The Kiwi League Show 4:30 Netball Zone 5am Motorcycling – Superbikes (HLS) 5:30 #SkySpeed 12Jul18

DISCOVERY 6:35 Gold Rush PG 7:30 How It’s Made PG 7:55 How It’s Made PG 8:20 Fast ‘n’ Loud PG Far Out. 9:10 Alaska – The Last Frontier M Decision Time. 10am Edge Of Alaska PG Crossing Thin Ice. 10:50 Deadliest Catch PG Coast Guard Heroes.

11:40 Web Of Lies M Fatal Friendship. 12:30 The Perfect Murder M Ring of Fire. 1:20 Swamp Murders M Lethal attraction. 2:10 How It’s Made PG 2:35 How It’s Made PG 3pm How Do They Do It? PG 3:25 How Do They Do It? PG 3:50 Gold Rush PG 4:45 Gold Rush – Parker’s Trail PG The Jungle Strikes Back.

5:40 Fast ‘n’ Loud PG Mashed.

6:35 Aussie Gold Hunters PG 7:30 Aussie Gold Hunters PG 8:30 Bering Sea Gold PG Special – Gold Getters.

9:25 Gold Rush – White Water PG Inland Tsunami.

10:15 Deadliest Catch PG Coast Guard Heroes.

11:05 Naked And Afraid M 11:55 Swamp Murders M Lethal attraction.

FRIDAY

12:45 The Perfect Murder M 1:35 How Do They Do It? PG 2am How Do They Do It? PG 2:25 Alaskan Bush People M 3:15 Deadliest Catch PG 4:05 Treehouse Masters PG 4:55 How It’s Made PG 5:20 How Do They Do It? PG 5:45 MythBusters PG

metservice.com | Compiled by

www.guardianonline.co.nz

Thursday, July 12, 2018

Sport

24 Ashburton Guardian

Farr in elite company P16

Squash tips for learners P17

SILVER!

BY ERIN TASKER

ERIN.T@THEGUARDIAN.CO.NZ

Ashburton multisport athlete Matthew Clough has already won a silver and is eyeing up a gold today at the ITU Multisport World Championships Festival in Denmark.

Clough, 17, lined up for his first shot at world glory in the 1819 section of the world cross tri event on Tuesday and won silver,

finishing just 21 seconds behind the winner, fellow Kiwi Brendon Bergs.

Bergs crossed the line in 45.17 minutes, while Clough finished in 45.38 minutes, with a big gap of almost 10 minutes back to Germany’s Bryam Rex in third.

“I left every single bit of me out on the course today, stumbling over the finish line,” Clough posted on Facebook after the race.

While happy to have a silver in his pocket, that isn’t the end of it for Clough. He still has another big goal he wants to achieve in Denmark.

Clough is also set to line up at the starting line for the aquathlon – a 1km open water swim and a 5km run – today. While Tuesday was his first time eligible to enter the cross tri – a 1km open water swim, a 28km mountain bike ride

and a 10km run – Clough is no stranger to aquathlons.

He’s been to the world championships the past two years running for aquathlon, and won bronze in his first attempt and silver in his second.

Before leaving for Denmark, Clough said there was only one way to go from a bronze and a silver, and that was to win gold.

Clough will be one of 15 athletes

lining up in the 16-19 age group in the aquathlon race later today Denmark time.

The trip to Denmark was the start of a big few months for Clough, who was also set to head to Maui, Hawaii, in October for the World Xterra Championships.

Before that he was set to attend Xterra Townsville in Australia to help him acclimatise to the warmer conditions.

Vive la France: Les Bleus advance They’re young, they’re brash and they’re collectively worth a billion dollars. The one thing missing for this French squad is an international title.

Kylian Mbappe, Paul Pogba and France are about to get that chance.

Les Bleus are headed to the Football World Cup final.

Samuel Umtiti clinched a 1-0 win over Belgium – and earned the approval of watching French President Emmanuel Macron in the VIP seats at St Petersburg Sta-

dium – by scoring on a header off a corner kick in the 51st minute yesterday.

“Vive la France! Vive la Republique!” France forward Antoine Griezmann shouted during postgame celebrations.

Umtiti played his part in a strong defensive effort by the French, too, helping to shut out the highest-scoring team at the tournament and leaving Belgium’s golden generation of Eden Hazard, Kevin De Bruyne and Romelu Lukaku to regret another

missed opportunity at a major tournament.

“It’s me that scored,” Umtiti said, “but we all delivered a big game.”

France’s players danced on the field after the final whistle and their fans sang in the stands long past the end of the match, surrounded by yellow-clad security.

They certainly hope to keep the party going on Sunday in the final in Moscow. France – with an average age of 26 – will face either Croatia or England, who play this

morning at the Luzhniki Stadium in the Russian capital, and has a shot at redemption after losing its last two major finals – at the 2006 World Cup when Zinedine Zidane was sent off for a nasty head-butt and the 2016 European Championship on home soil.

“We’re immensely privileged to be in the World Cup final,” France coach Didier Deschamps said. “It was so painful two years ago we have to savour it.”

Deschamps now has the chance to become the third person to win

Kiwi and partner advance to Wimbledon semis

the World Cup as a player and a coach, after German great Franz Beckenbauer and Brazil’s Mario Zagallo. As France captain, Deschamps raised soccer’s most prized trophy in 1998.

Deschamps faced some criticism for being too pragmatic and functional despite having a squad of superstars, but his team was set up superbly against an opponent that was largely restricted to only minor chances and denied on two occasions in particular by France goalkeeper Hugo Lloris.

- AP

P17