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It appears more Mid Canterbury people are being referred away from specialists and back to their GPs, according to a local doctor. Dr Charlotte Cox said she gets referrals sent back to her “all the time” and most days she has some kind of request declined. The requests ranged from CT scans to x-rays and ultrasounds, as well as hernia and varicose vein operations – all things considered to be minor, she said. Requests are often declined because of resource constraints or patients not

fitting the criteria, she said. Without an assessment, the only options patients have is to fork out privately. She argued that while patients in need are getting turned away “they still seem to manage to do ankle joint operations in 85-year-olds”. About 29,000 people in Canterbury have been refused a first specialist assessment (FSA) for surgery under National government, figures provided to the Labour Party revealed. Canterbury District Health Board (CDHB) general manager of planning and funding Carolyn Gullery said those figures equated to an average of

5500 returned referrals each year - a return rate of 10 per cent. Labour Party health spokeswoman Annette King told the Guardian she believed an independent review of unmet need was needed. GPs who had been in contact with her said they were now no longer bothering to send referrals, knowing they would be declined, she said. One Rotorua GP was so fed up he termed what was happening a “scandal”, she said.

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Walker happy with debut Stan Walker is happy with the reception New Zealand hip-hop film Born to Dance got at its world premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival. “It was a full house of clapping, cheering, laughing & crying.... So blessed 2 be on the other side of the world 2 watch people love & enjoy our film,” the singer-actor posted on social media. Directed by Tammy Davis, Born to Dance tells the story of Tu Kaea, a teenage boy from Papakura who gets the chance to audition for the best hip hop crew in the country but has to go behind the backs of his home crew and his best friend Benjy, who is played by Walker. Walker posted photographs of himself and New Zealand hip hop dancer Parris Goebel and the cast promoting the film at the festival.

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The latest Commodore will be the last one built in Australia, but Holden says the iconic name will live on. The VFII was unveiled in Port Melbourne in front of a collection of cars stretching back to the first Commodore built in 1978. “It’s certainly end of an era of the locally made product, but the Commodore name will live on once we get past the end of 2017,” Holden managing director Mark Bernhard said yesterday. Holden will shut down the Port Melbourne engine factory in 2016 and the Adelaide vehicle factory in 2017 in what Mr Bernhard said would be a “very sad” time for the industry. But General Motors has reversed a decision to send more than 100 powertrain engineering and development jobs overseas, announcing the jobs will stay in Australia. “We should be really proud of that. The reason we’ve been able to retain those people is because of the talent of the team that’s based here,” Mr Bernhard said. One of Holden’s new innovations is a bi-modal exhaust, which gives a V8 Commodore a quiet mode and a loud mode. “We can switch a switch inside the car (and) we can turn it from something very refined to a little bit of V8 supercar,” chief vehicle engineer Andrew Holmes said. Mr Bernhard said the 6.2-litre Chevrolet LS3 engine in all V8 models made the VFII the most powerful Commodore yet.

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Nintendo celebrated the 30th anniversary of Super Mario, one of the best-known characters in video game history, at an event in Tokyo lastday night where artists played his theme music to fans dressed up as the hyperactive plumber. Super Mario series creator Shigeru Miyamoto and video game music composer Koji Kondo joined as guests, while fans watched a live performance of the most well-known Mario music. Since Mario first hit the screens under his own name on September 13, 1985, Nintendo has sold more than 310 million units featuring the plucky plumber’s adventures fighting off Goombas and Koopa Troopas as he races to save Princess Peach.

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Nine days of Harry cost Kiwis more than $400k Prince Harry’s nine days in New Zealand cost Kiwi taxpayers $426,317 - more than three times what it cost Australians to put up “the people’s prince” for a month’s army exchange. The Department of Internal Affairs confirmed the six-figure bill for the May trip in a response to an Official Information Act request. The Prince’s Kiwi spend averaged more than $47,000 a day - and it isn’t the end of our royal expenditure as Prince Charles and the Duchess of Cornwall are due in November. Harry’s visit came after he spent a lengthy army secondment in Australia, between April 6 and May 9, which cost taxpayers across the ditch $A115,000 ($NZ126,000). By far our biggest expense was moving his Royal Highness around, with more than $167,000 going on international travel alone. In comparison, when the Duke and the Duchess of Cambridge visited last year - and also brought their young son, Prince George - international travel for the trio came in at $102,000. Act leader David Seymour was stunned by the cost but admitted New Zealand got good value. “The overall amount seems pretty exorbitant for a guy visiting a country for nine days, but for a head of state, it’s probably a decent deal.”

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Serena Williams lost the most heartbreaking match of her career during the US Open at the weekend, and the internet has blamed her rumoured new boyfriend, rapper Drake, for the loss. Williams lost in her semifinal match to Roberta Vinci of Italy at the weekend 2-6, 6-4, 6-4. Soon after her bid for the first Grand Slam since 1988 came to a halt in shocking fashion, the hashtags ‘blamedrake’ and ‘drakecurse’ started trending on Twitter. ‘Wherever Drake cheers, losing follows. The curse continues. #SerenaWilliams’, one social media user shared. ‘Drake jinxed Serena man,’ another person wrote on Twitter. The popular theory blaming the rapper for her loss circulated on social media with several users taking hits at him. The hip-hop mogul, who stood in the stands rooting Williams on, had even before the match developed a reputation as bad luck for teams and athletes.

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■ ASHBURTON ART GALLERY AND HERITAGE CENTRE

Concern over opening hours BY SUE NEWMAN

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Ashburton’s art gallery is losing visitors because it and its downstairs neighbour, the Ashburton Museum, have different opening hours, says gallery curator Shirin Khosraviani. The two areas have similar hours during the week, but at the weekend the museum does not open until 1pm while the art gallery opens at 10am. Both close at 4pm every day except on Wednesday when the art gallery

closes at 7pm. While the variation in opening hours might not be great, it was clear that the gallery was busier when both were open, Ms Khosraviani said. “That’s one question we often get, why is the museum shut. We need to look at this from a whole building point of view, not just the individual tenants,” she said. To some degree the situation could be improved if sandwich board signs were placed in the building’s foyer making it clear

that the gallery was open, she said. In terms of visitors, however, since it had relocated to West Street visitor numbers had been significantly higher than in the old Baring Square building. In its first five weeks in business after the May 23 opening, 3000 people had visited the gallery and that put it well on track to surpass its target of 13,000 visitors for the year. That high visitor number was pleasing, given there had been some public negativity around

the building, Ms Khosraviani said. “It’s what we call visitor threshold anxiety, coming into a cultural facility, a building that’s had a rough ride getting to opening day.” While the opening hours might be out of sync at the weekend, museum manager Michael Hanrahan said changing hours was not an option at the moment. “We don’t have the staff to open the extra hours,” he said. Originally the museum and

art gallery had the same hours and that uniformity had worked well, but several years ago the art gallery opted to change its hours, Mr Hanrahan said. “I’d prefer it if the art gallery and museum had stayed in line but we’re happy with the hours we’ve got at the moment.” He accepted that the variable hours could create confusion for art gallery patrons who walked into the foyer and saw the museum was closed, but that problem could be solved by putting a sign in the foyer, he said.

■ PARTY PEOPLE COSTUME HIRE

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This week it is business as usual for Party People Costume Hire, but from a new location. At the weekend more than 20 volunteers hauled thousands of costumes for witches, fairies, police officers and an array of movie characters from the costume shop’s temporary Wills Street site to its new Victoria Street premises. Party People Costume Hire liaison officer Jo Hooper said the costume hire shop had operated out of the Variety Theatre’s rehearsal room for the past three years, due to its former building on Victoria Street suffering severe earthquake damage. The rehearsal room on Wills Street was a temporary location while the Party People premises was rebuilt, Mrs Hooper said. It was a tedious move – but done efficiently thanks to many helping hands. Clothes racks had to be dis-

Party People Costume Hire liaison ofﬁcer Jo Hooper, along with more than 20 volunteers, spent the weekend moving the business from Wills Street back to Victoria Street. PHOTO AMANDA KONYN 120915-AK-021

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pushed through. The volunteers worked all day Saturday and spent much of yesterday doing final touches, Mrs Hooper said. “Everybody is just so helpful, you just say something needs to

be done and somebody will say ‘I’ll do it’.” And it was nice to be back on Victoria Street, she said. “It feels lovely, it’s a nice space, it does feel good in there.” Working so hard at the week-

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end meant the shift did not disrupt the shop’s opening hours. The costume shop did not shut to the public at all during the shift and will reopen from its new location as per usual on Wednesday.

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■ MENTAL HEALTH

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Rural youth swamp workshops By Daisy HuDson

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A series of mental health workshops targeting at-risk rural youth have had to change venue after receiving an overwhelming response. Methven is set to become a testing ground for a new initiative that aims to provide mental health support for rural youth in the wake of the district’s dairy slump. The three workshops, which focus on a range of youth and mental health issues, including drugs and alcohol, grief, and maintaining mental health. The workshops have attract-

ed so much interest that their venue has had to move from St John in Methven to the Mt Hutt College library. One of the initiative’s organisers, Suicide Prevention Coordinator David Cairns, said he was amazed by the response from the Methven community. “I went around with flyers to put on noticeboards but most places already had them,” he said. “As well as giving out information, we want these workshops to tell us what concerns the people in and around Methven have so we can plan to address those concerns in the future.”

The new venue could hold about 50 people, he said. “We know that fliers have been appearing on local Facebook pages and we are very encouraged by this response,” he said. “It shows a need, and that we are on the right track.” The rural workshops are the first of their kind in the region, and if the Methven meetings prove successful, they could be expanded to other rural communities. Youth health and development organisation The Collaborative Trust is running the meetings in conjunction with Pegasus Health.

There are three different workshops taking place in September and October. Maintaining Mental Health, on September 16, will look at dealing with stress and what to do when coping strategies don’t work. The second workshop, Alcohol and Other Drugs, will be held on September 30 and will focus on how they affect the brain, how they affect the developing brain, and what can be done to prevent damage. The third and final workshop, Grief and Loss, will be held on October 14 and will discuss how to help when loss occurs.

Mindless vandalism Police were kept busy on Saturday night, attending callouts of mindless vandalism. Sergeant Bryan Ennis said letterboxes were damaged in Allenton, while cars were the target in Hampstead. A 19-year-old man was stopped with an excess breath alcohol level of 400 micrograms per litre of breath over the weekend. A second man, a 41-year-old from Christchurch, was found to have an excess breath alcohol level of 380 micrograms per litre. Pushbikes were also handed in at the Ashburton station and Sergeant Ennis asks that anyone missing a bike contact Police.

Fire claims house The Ashburton Fire Service was called to a house fire on Brucefield Avenue late Saturday night. The callout occurred about 10pm and it took firefighters just under two hours to bring the blaze under control. Ashburton’s chief fire officer Alan Burgess said there was substantial damage to a garage that had been redesigned into a bedroom on a back section but no one was hurt. “We’re pretty happy with where the start point was and things like that, there’s no issues surrounding that as far as we are concerned,” Mr Burgess said.

Weather woes The fine weather of the weekend will continue into the start of the week, but rain and strong winds are on the way for parts of the country come Wednesday. The high pressure system that brought lots of blue sky to the country this weekend will stick around until tomorrow, MetService said. Make the most of the fine weather, because a frontal system with lots of rain and strong winds will move onto the South Island tomorrow and Wednesday, meteorologist Angus Hines said. - NZME

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Bella and Hazel, both 8, manned the Minions stall at the Allenton School fair on Saturday.

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Minions and more at Allenton School fair People flocked to the Allenton School fair in their hundreds on Saturday. Principal Graham Smith deemed the biennial event a

success and said much fun was had by all. Adults and kids alike were able to purchase everything from food to arts and crafts as

well as take part in a range of fun games and activities. Mr Smith said the fair was so popular the food stalls sold out and the auctions went well too.

While the amount of money raised was yet to be confirmed, Mr Smith was hopeful the school had done well if not better than previous years.

Patients turned away from specialist care From P1 The CDHB said there were several reasons as to why a patient might be returned to their GP for care. In many cases specialists will provide written or phone advice back to the GP. Sometimes the CDHB does not have the capacity to see the patient, Ms Gullery said. “We can only do what we can do.”

The CDHB wanted to be transparent as to what the public system can and cannot provide, so patients can make informed choices, Ms Gullery said. The HealthPathways initiative determines how the CDHB manages referrals and allows GPs to access alternative support, without having to be referred to the hospital system. An electronic management system can also tracks and

maintains referrals in the hospital system. If the patient continued to become unwell they were seen in the system in order of priority and need, Ms Gullery said. Health Minister Jonathan Coleman said increasing access to elective surgery was a priority for the Government, and the $400 million invested into health in Budget 2015 supported this.

Last year a record number of Canterbury patients received FSAs, he said. “In the last financial year 56,527 Canterbury patients received a medical or surgical FSA compared to 42,095 in 2008/2009 – an increase of 34 per cent,” he said. Ms King argued that nationally 160,000 people were refused an FSA. That was “just the tip of the iceberg”.

A security guard and policeman plunged into freezing waters to rescue a woman who fell off a wharf at the Port of Napier on Saturday night. Wayne Butcher was working as a security guard at the Thirsty Whale on West Quay Saturday night when he noticed the woman leave another neighbouring bar. Mr Butcher said he believed the woman sat down on the wharf and then tumbled forward into the water. - NZME

Rockquest winners Tauranga musicians took out the top spots in the country as best band and best solo artist at this year’s Smokefreerockquest final in Auckland. Mt Maunganui band Joe’s Van was crowned the top band in New Zealand and singersongwriter Ben Mollison was named the top solo act. The Mt Maunganui College band members are Cormac Seymour, Rory Priest and Jake Nicholas. - NZME

Lotto results Official Lotto results for draw number 1475 drawn on Saturday. Winning numbers (in ascending order): 16, 17, 19, 24, 34, 35. Bonus number: 3. Powerball winning number: 1. Strike: 19, 16, 34, 35.

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■ HAKATERE MARAE

New irrigation system for marae By Caitlin Porter

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The opening of the Hakatere Marae wharenui is no closer than it was six months ago. It has been delayed due to the ongoing internal fit-out, with the tuku tuku panels, painting, interior carvings and other general artwork yet to be completed. Back in February the Hakatere Marae Trustees and Hakatere Marae Komiti confirmed the delay of the meeting house, Ko Te Amorangi, which was to be officially opened on February 7. At the time, Komiti chairman Tipene Philip said it was not a decision that was made lightly. Late last week marae spokeswoman Janet Benfell said no further progress had been made on the interior. “We are no further ahead, in saying that we are in another sense…we’ve installed our own irrigation water supply with a 30,000 litre tank,” she said. The tank was purchased with a grant from the Environment Canterbury Biodiversity Fund.

Prior to its installation a fortnight ago, the marae used the town water supply. Now, Mrs Benfell is hopeful it will rain so the tank can be filled. It will water the grasses and plants surrounding the marae as well as the several hundred metres of back boundary fence where trees and shrubs are to be planted this month. In regards to the work that needs to be done inside, Mrs Benfell said there is no estimated timeframe for completion. While she could not elaborate on the situation, she said it was “unfortunate”. “We are in a real quandary, put it that way.” They want to follow protocol and wait until the building is complete until they open it. There are weekly te reo lessens held at the marae, and visits by various groups, but once it is officially opened people will be able to sleep in the wharenui, official welcomes can be performed and meetings held, Mrs Benfell said.

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Plans are developing in Methven for a monthly art, craft and farmers’ market in the town centre, as well as a fire, ice and lights festival next year. Methven Action Committee had its fourth fortnightly meeting last week, and its 35 members were full of enthusiasm for a range of projects. Spokesperson Richard Sheppard said the first Methven Arts and Crafts and Farmers’ Market would be held on November 22. The town last held regular

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farmers’ markets three years ago. “We want to try and entice more people to use the facilities in Methven,” he said. Seventeen stalls were already booked, and because they were wanting to encourage people to hold a wide range of stalls, the price was just $10. The market would be held in the courtyard behind cafes on McMillan Street, as well as in an empty building accessed via the courtyard. The market would have a special Christmas feel on December 22, while it would not

be held in January, and there would be large market in conjunction with Easter when the Mountain Thunder was held in the town. Other events planned included a Picnic in the Park featuring local bands and vintage cars, at the end of February or in early March. Meanwhile, a lights festival for which the inaugural event was staged this year, was “getting bigger as we speak”, Mr Sheppard said. This would be held on Queen’s Birthday weekend, and could be called the Methven

Fire, Ice and Lights Festival. Local fire-eaters would participate, and Mr Sheppard was trying to source ice sculptors. The committee was planning on holding a lantern parade as part of the festival. Children would decorate a paper lantern and put it on a stick with a torch, while their parents would give a gold coin donation which would go to Methven Care Trust. The children would then parade down the Main Street with their lanterns, finishing in the Methven Square whereupon the town’s winter lights would be turned on.

■ DOMINO PROMOTION

Four dead in beach crash Police have given more detail about a crash that killed four people at Muriwai Beach last night. Inspector Mark Fergus said police were alerted to the crash by passers by and arrived to find four men dead at the scene. Earlier reports of a 12-yearold boy being among the victims were incorrect, he said. But he could not say how old the victims were. He said police were still working to identify the victims and notify their families. Police had recovered all four bodies. “At this time we have recovered all the deceased, the vehicle is being removed from the beach and now we’re commencing our inquiry into what took place,” he said. Mr Fergus said it was too soon to say whether speed or alcohol were factors in the crash, or if the occupants of the 4WD had been wearing seatbelts. He said it was unclear why the crash happened. Reports of the truck hitting a log had not been confirmed and police found no log at the scene. An Auckland Westpac Rescue Helicopter spokesman said the crew was tasked to an area of Muriwai, about 20km up the beach. It appeared a vehicle had been travelling at high speed along the sand, close to the water’s edge, where it has hit something - possibly hard sand - and rolled multiple times. - NZME

Eleanor Ross, 8, and Katie Meares-Hay, 7, headed to Countdown Ashburton bright and early on Sunday to trade dominoes. PHOTO AMANDA KONYN 130915-AK-006

Last chance to complete sets Children of all ages made tracks for Countdown Ashburton yesterday morning, dominoes in hand. The Disney Pixar domino promotion took the country by storm since its inception on July 30. Yesterday was the last day to get the collectables

and many stores around the country held swap meets so children could complete the 50-piece sets. More than 50 people toting plastic bags, shoe boxes and display boards filled with the colourful dominoes turned up at Countdown Ashburton yes-

terday ready to trade. Katie Meares-Hay and mum Leah arrived early, ready to swap “double-up” dominoes in order to have a complete set. By mid-morning Katie had the full set and said playing dominoes was fun, but sometimes hard.

Public help sought over Dunedin robberies Dunedin police are looking for the public’s help in identifying two males who attempted two separate aggravated robberies at the weekend. In the first attempt, the two males were seen loitering around the car wash facility at Mobil on Forbury Corner just

before midnight on Saturday. The two males have been wearing items of clothing over their faces and entered the service station. They have then been confronted by the staff members present and fled the area. Around 30 minutes later the

two males have attempted another aggravated robbery at the Lookout Point Dairy. This time, the two offenders have presented an axe to staff, however they were fended off and locked out before again fleeing the scene. - NZME

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Libraries around Mid Canterbury had not perceived any problem with Into the River before it was placed on interim ban. The 2012 Kiwi novel, written by Auckland-based author Ted Dawe, included sexually explicit content that was deemed by some organisations to be too racy for its intended teenage audience. The interim ban restricts it from being displayed in libraries or sold in stores anywhere in New Zealand. If it is displayed or sold fines ranging from $3000 to $10,000 can be incurred. Ashburton Public Library manager Jill Watson said while the book in question was not on the shelf at the moment, it was only removed due to the ban. The book – which won the top prize in the Young Adult Fiction category at the New Zealand Post Children’s Book Awards in 2013 – was in the adult area of the library, and that was where it remained until it was removed, Ms Watson said. No complaints had ever been received about the book from the public, she said, and other librarians thought it to be of value to older teenagers. “It will come up with an R18 [restriction] or something in due course and we will know where we are,” Ms Watson said. The library had not removed or banned any other books that Ms Watson could remember. “It’s not very frequent these days,” Ms Watson said. “Occasionally we do get complaints from somebody who didn’t like the language and so forth but once they are put in the adult collection it really is a case of if you don’t like it then leave it alone.” Ashburton Paper Plus owner Terry McNab and Mount Hutt College library manager Julianne McLeod both said the book was removed when the interim ban was put in place. Mr McNab said Paper Plus had sold a few copies of the book in the period it was on the shelves. Ashburton College was also contacted but did not respond to queries for comment by deadline.

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■ NZ BREAST CANCER FOUNDATION

Pink caravan set to bypass Ashburton BY CAITLIN PORTER

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Mid Cantabrians on the lookout for the New Zealand Breast Cancer Foundation’s bright pink caravan are out of luck this year. The caravan, which stopped in Ashburton late last year, is headed off on another tour but unfortunately Mid Canterbury is not on its list. It is intended to raise awareness about breast cancer and also inform women and men alike about the signs and symptoms of breast cancer. The caravan began its journey yesterday in Whangarei and will traverse through the north until the end of next month before making its way through Picton and Motueka. It will make a three-day stop

at the Christchurch A&P Show before heading south via Geraldine and Timaru. Its final destination will be Mosgiel on November 26. Breast Cancer NZ communications manager Adele Gautier said 32 towns were chosen this year, and the foundation made an effort to pick different destinations last year. She said Mid Cantabrians who wanted to view the caravan and resources on board were welcome to head to the A&P show, or catch it in Geraldine on November 17. This year, the NZBCF is also asking locals who visit the caravan to sign its petition, asking the government to extend free mammogram screening to age 74, up from the current age limit of 69.

Sarah Chapman (right) stopped by the caravan when it was in Ashburton last year, to chat to NZBCF staff nurse Janice Wood. PHOTO ASHBURTON GUARDIAN

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Three months on since children under the age of 13 have been eligible for free doctors’ visits, local GPs are experiencing a mixed bag. On July 1, all Kiwi kids aged under 13 became eligible for free visits with their enrolled general practice and afterhours services, as well as free prescriptions. All of Mid Canterbury’s general practices opted in to the scheme. A month after the free vis-

its came in Methven GP and Pegasus Health Board representative Dr Gayle O’Duffy said she had observed an initial increase. Last week she told the Guardian the practice had seen “a lot more” under 13s since July 1. “Some of it is mixed up with the surge of flu patients, and parents feeling financially able to bring their children to be checked,” Dr O’Duffy said. However, it would take a year to get the real picture in terms of patient numbers, she said.

Ashburton GP spokeswoman Dr Charlotte Cox said she was yet to witness an influx. The Canterbury District Health Board also expected visits to the doctor would increase. Health Minister Jonathan Coleman said 98 per cent of general practices across the country were now offering free GP visits for children under 13. “Two months after the launch of free GP visits for under 13s, it’s fantastic to see such a high uptake in the scheme which now covers 99 per cent of chil-

dren under 13,” Dr Coleman said. As at September 1, 19 general practices out of 1012 have chosen to not provide the free visits. Five of those practices have indicated they will opt in come October, he said. In total over 400,000 children will benefit from the scheme being expanded from under six-year-olds to under 13s, taking the total number of children who are benefiting from GP visits and prescriptions to over 750,000.

Event centre punching above targets When it comes to meeting its performance targets, the Ashburton Trust Event Centre has received a gold star. For the 12 months to June 30, it exceeded several targets set by its funder the Ashburton District Council. It might have missed the goal of 35 for the number of national touring shows for the year, but when centre manager Roger Farr presented his six-monthly report to district councillors last week, they agreed that target was unrealistic. The 29 shows booked over the past year was a sustainable number, Mr Farr said. “I wouldn’t want to push it any further. If you do, you risk community support, there’s a threshold for people with how many shows they’ll support,” he said. Touring shows had to be balanced against the needs of local shows and events, with the number of those using the centre over the past year rising to 145, well above the target of 110. “We regularly receive comments about there being too much on to attend everything and my fear is that we start spreading the ticket sales across a larger number of events to

the point where it is uneconomical for a promoter to bring their events to us.” If that happened, promoters that the event centre had worked hard to secure would take Ashburton off their schedule, Mr Farr said.

The event centre had been forced to replace its radio microphones last year because of changes to government allocated radio frequencies at a cost of $18,000. The replacement had been funded through a World War One musical tribute show.

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One Ashburton shopper had a winner of a weekend, after purchasing a Lotto ticket worth $166,667 at New World Ashburton. The lucky punter was one of five others who will be celebrating after winning with Lotto’s first division. The Ashburton ticket was the only first division ticket sold

in the South Island with the others purchased in Waipapa, Auckland and Lower Hutt. Ashburton New World Lotto 2IC Sue Heney said the store had no information as to when the ticket was purchased or by whom. “We haven’t had it claimed yet but we are looking forward to them coming into the store so we can make a big fuss of them,” she said.

“It’s always nice to have a first division and it’s probably nine months or so since we’ve had one so it’s nice to have another.” Ms Heney said she hoped it was a local that purchased the ticket, but only “time would tell”. As for Saturday night’s Powerball jackpot, that was won by a lucky Hastings resident who took home a total of $8.1

million. This is the ninth time this year a lucky Lotto player has scooped the top Powerball prize. Anyone who bought their ticket at any of the winning locations is advised to write their name on the back of the ticket and check it immediately at any Lotto outlet, online at mylotto. co.nz or through the Lotto New Zealand ticket checker mobile phone app.

Red Peak flag design already in business Popular flag design Red Peak is currently being used as the logo of an American engineering firm. Peak Engineering in North Carolina has been using a logo featuring a red triangle, white chevron and two black triangles, since 2008. Red Peak, the design that has seen a swell of support for inclusion in the referendum for a new New Zealand flag, is similar, but has a blue triangle in place of one black triangle. Company owners Beth and Jeff Roach told Fairfax they thought their company logo’s similarity to Red Peak was “curious”. “It’s obviously caught us by surprise. . . and we were even more surprised that people had nicknamed it ‘red peak’. Obviously we’re very flattered!” Mrs Roach told Fairfax. The couple had received an email about the flag debate from a Kiwi on Wednesday. Mrs Roach said she deleted the email, but more came through. Mrs Roach said Peak Engineering’s logo had been used on client gifts, including stationary and wine. She said it wasn’t trademarked and she would grant license to anybody willing to use it. “But I think we need to have a conversation with anybody who’s interested in using it, just so we clear everything up and make sure it’s all above board.” Red Peak’s designer Aaron Dustin told Fairfax he had taken legal advice and there was “absolutely no copyright issue here at all”. He said he wasn’t surprised the design didn’t make the final four, but the following support for the design was because “it resonates with people”. “They see something that represents their vision for New Zealand as well as respecting our past. Something about it is uniting, and there is a sense of ‘bringing us together’ that many have mentioned. That doesn’t come along often in national symbols.” Julie Schmidt, the North Carolina designer who created Peak Engineering’s logo, told Fairfax she could see immediate similarities when comparing the two designs as drawings, but as a flag it was different. “I think if they were an engineering firm in our state, that would be a concern. But a flag in New Zealand? That makes it kind of cool - and again, they could say it’s different because there’s a blue triangle.” - NZME

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In brief Rival migrant demos Tens of thousands of Europeans hit the streets in both support and opposition to incoming refugees, as overwhelmed authorities in the German city of Munich pleaded for help in accommodating a fresh wave of arrivals. With Germany seen as the promised land by many of those seeking safe haven in Europe, more than 9000 migrants poured into the Bavarian capital on Saturday alone. In London, tens of thousands marched through the capital waving placards saying ‘Refugee lives matter’ and ‘No human being is illegal’. In Copenhagen, 30,000 people turned out to express solidarity with asylum seekers, while similar rallies drew thousands onto the streets in Madrid and Hamburg. But at the same time, thousands took to the streets in eastern Europe to voice their opposition to the influx, their numbers dwarfing those attending a handful of pro-migrant rallies. - AFP

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By Sam Panthaky A powerful explosion triggered by a gas cylinder has torn through a packed restaurant in India, killing at least 85 people and injuring 100 others. The restaurant building in central Madhya Pradesh state was being used to illegally store explosives that detonated in the blast on Saturday, vastly amplifying its impact and destroying neighbouring buildings, local authorities said. “Initially we heard the sound

of (fire) crackers ... a huge explosion took place forcing people to run for cover,” Balram, an injured labourer, told Press Trust of India news agency. The blast in the town of Petlawad occurred at about 8.30am local time as many office workers and schoolchildren were having breakfast in the restaurant. Photographs from the scene showed corpses covered in dust and ash lying in the streets alongside the twisted wreckage of burned-out vehicles, as

victims described seeing body parts strewn in the street. Television footage showed scores of people and rescue workers using their bare hands to shift mangled heaps of steel and concrete of the ruined buildings while police cordoned off the area. Police revised the number of people who died down to 85 after earlier reporting a higher toll, after clearing the debris of the destroyed restaurant and neighbouring structures. “Earlier we thought it was

104 (people who died) based on various reports coming to us, but now our own official information says 85 confirmed deaths,” ML Gond, an inspector in charge of Jhabua’s police control room, said. A local magistrate gave the same toll. “As for the site, it has been cleared and no more bodies are there,” Ashok Jadhav said, adding that around 100 others were being treated for their injuries in various nearby hospitals. - AFP

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Crane collapse ‘act of God’ The collapse of a construction crane that killed 107 people at Mecca’s Grand Mosque was “an act of God” and not due to a technical fault, an engineer for the developer says. The massive red and white crane, which crashed into the court of the mosque during a rainstorm and high winds at the weekend, also injured around 200 people. The engineer for Saudi Binladin Group, which is carrying out a massive expansion of the mosque, said the crane, like many others on the project, had been there for three or four years without any problem. “It was not a technical issue at all,” said the engineer, who asked not to be identified. “I can only say that what happened was beyond the power of humans. It was an act of God and, to my knowledge, there was no human fault in it at all.” Authorities are investigating the tragedy, which occurred as hundreds

of thousands of Muslims from around the world were gathering for the annual hajj pilgrimage. The engineer said the crane was the main one used on work to expand the tawaf, or circumambulation area around the Kaaba - a massive cubed structure at the centre of the mosque that is a focal point of worship. “It has been installed in a way so as not to affect the hundreds of thousands of worshippers in the area and in an extremely professional way,” he said. “This is the most difficult place to work in, due to the huge numbers of people in the area.” The crane’s heavy hook, which is able to lift hundreds of tonnes, began swaying and moved the whole crane with it, toppling into the mosque, the engineer explained. A witness said the accident occurred during winds that were so strong they shook his car and tossed billboards around. - AFP

Septuplets born A woman has given birth to septuplets in Mexico, but one of the infants has died. The Guanajuato Health Secretariat reported the Caesarean-section births of four girls and three boys to Maria del Rosario Hernandez Tovar, a 30-year-old who had undergone fertility treatment. The Celaya Maternity Hospital director, Jose Luis Hernandez, said that “we attended the birth of six babies by the woman, the problem is that it was too soon”, a reference to the gestation period of just 25-and-ahalf weeks. Hospital officials said the mother is in weak but stable condition. - EFE

Argument turns ugly An argument at a wedding has turned ugly after a man allegedly drove a car at guests, including the bride. The man allegedly got into a fight with fellow guests at the wedding at Camden, in Sydney’s southwest, on Saturday night, then got in a car and drove at two people, just missing them before reversing at high speed towards another group of guests that included the bride. No one was hit and a 55-year-old man was later arrested and charged with dangerous driving offences and drug possession. - AAP

Bus crash kills 17 Seventeen people have been killed in Zambia after a truck hit a minibus in the capital Lusaka. The crash occurred about seven kilometres west of the city’s central business district. - AFP

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Thai police have said an arrest warrant has been issued for a “Chinese” man over last month’s deadly Bangkok blast, backtracking after they earlier identified the suspect as a member of the country’s Uighur minority. Confusing and sometimes contradictory official statements have characterised updates into the investigation of the attack that killed 20 people, the majority ethnic Chinese visitors, at a religious shrine in the capital’s bustling downtown district on August 17. - AFP

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hilling incidents at local small businesses reinforce our collective duty to do what we can to help keep our neighbourhoods safe because right now, some need help to address crime and to restore their confidence that they are not in this alone. Last week, the owner of the Creek Road Dairy was allegedly held up at knifepoint by someone who wanted cash from the till and the business’ safe. She was grabbed and menaced with a long knife. Her ordeal ended when she pressed a panic button, hoping to startle the offender so her teenaged employee could run away. Maria Martinez was brave and level-headed when serious crime visited her suburban, neighbourhood store. But bravery aside, she and her employee are still victims. They feared for their safety their lives - and they were still shaken long after the police and security staff quickly apprehended the alleged offender. This, for running a convenience store on a relatively quiet street in a relatively safe town. But then crime is making victims of others doing the same thing. In Mayfield, thieves tried to break into the Udder Dairy and in Hinds the convenience store was again robbed of thousands of dollars of cigarettes. Hinds store owner Sunil Shah has late-night security camera footage showing a pair of hooded figures trying to bust their way into the shop. The public reaction in the wake of these incidents - just the latest to affect local businesses - suggests neighbourhoods have rallied for their stores. They are getting concern and support and, once again, people might now be more likely to react when things do not seem right. Keeping an eye out mightn’t stop those hell-bent on committing a crime but it will make some think twice. And that might be enough.

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As Asian countries continue to grow and get wealthier they will want more high-quality, safe, and nutritious foods – like our dairy products. The Government is helping to prepare New Zealand to take advantage of these opportunities, for example through negotiating better access to markets in Asia and the Pacific. Also, while dairy is down at the moment, prices for other exports are up. Beef prices for New Zealand farmers, for example, have risen to record highs. Horticulture has had a very good year, with total earnings topping $7.5 billion for the first time. Kiwifruit in particular has bounced back strongly from PSA, and now amounts to over $1 billion in exports. Tourism is booming. Record

numbers of tourists are coming to New Zealand, they’re staying for longer, and spending more than ever before. Visitor spending reached over $8 billion over the last year, which is up more than 20 per cent on the previous year. So, while dairy is a very important industry for New Zealand, there are a lot more strings in the country’s bow. New Zealand has a flexible, responsive economy. This has allowed the Kiwi dollar to fall around 25 per cent against the US, compared to a year ago. This drop in the exchange rate helps offset the fall in dairy prices, and means all exporters get better returns for the goods and services they sell overseas. Interest rate cuts will also help boost the economy.

Economists are still forecasting growth of around 2 to 2.5 per cent a year, which is good, solid, and sustainable. This growth will build on the good economic performance New Zealand has experienced over the past few years. Hundreds of thousands of new jobs have been created. Wages have been rising faster than inflation. Households are saving a bit more and paying down debt, which gives them a greater sense of security. And New Zealanders are staying home or returning in significant numbers because opportunities are better here than elsewhere. All of these factors mean that we have good cause to be optimistic and confident about New Zealand’s future.

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he truck is barrelling down Million Dollar Highway as if a million dollars really were at stake. With its trailer weighed down heavily by a load of logs, it navigates the twists and turns of the narrow mountain road. Coming up on the other side is a lumbering recreational vehicle (known in America as an RV) and the road is narrowing. It’s a white-knuckle moment for the vacationing driver as the two vehicles slip past each other without incident. Including the bicycle rack attached at the rear, the RV is 11 metres long. Driving one is not an easy task, especially taking curves. The turning radius of an RV is three times that of a car. After a long day of driving west from Denver, the first destination of our trip – the Colorado National Monument near Grand Junction – is reached by evening. A stroll at the 1500-metreelevation plateau the next morning reveals that the RV was parked only a few metres from the edge of a precipice.

Stefan Weissenborn hopped behind the wheel of an 11 metre RV and hit the Million Dollar Highway in Colorado to discover the sights. The view of the Colorado Valley is a magnificent one. On the horizon are the jagged peaks of the Rocky Mountains, partially enshrouded in mist. Up closer are sandstone monoliths towering as high as 150 metres. These start to turn red in the first rays of the morning sun. Rim Rock Drive, completed in 1950 and running southwards along the edge of the canyon, reaches elevations of 2000 metres. The RV passes huge boulders the size of houses as it finally reaches the valley and heads to Ouray. The town, at an elevation of 2350 metres, once thrived on gold and silver mining. Today, tourism is the town’s gold. The next morning, we travellers pay a visit to Linda Wright-Minter, owner of the Wiesbaden Hotel. It’s a rather nondescript-looking wooden house from the outside, but

inside it’s another story. There’s a spa area in the cellar called Vapour Cave where the smooth walls of rock are moist and glistening in the light of a mine lamp. Waters from a hot springs – first discovered by the native Ute people around 1800 – are awaiting in the wading pool. A 10-minute soak in the hot spring water is as relaxing as a visit to a sauna. After the nerve-racking stretch on Million Dollar Highway through the San Juan Mountains, we travellers will arrive in Silverton, 30 kilometres south of Ouray. It’s a route offering breathtaking vistas of snow-capped peaks, yellow-coloured mountain slopes and dark green Douglas firs. After Silverton, the RV heads towards Pagosa Springs and The Springs Resort & Spa on the banks of the San Juan

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River. This is one of three facilities in the town that taps into the hot springs waters for their swimming pools. Clouds of mist hovering above the 23 open-air pools are illuminated when the first rays of the sun peek down from the nearby mountaintops. Besides the hot spring water, the pools are also fed from the river, so that temperatures in the pools range between 25 and 45 degrees Celsius. After a drive of some 200 kilometres, the RV arrives at the Pinyon Flats Campground, with its supra-dimensional parking slots, in the Great Sand Dunes National Park. It is already dark. In the moonlight you can see the huge sand dunes, appearing as if out of a pastel painting. The appearance is accentuated by the fact that this sandy desert lies right in the middle of the Sangre de Cristo Range

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with its many 4000-metre-tall mountain peaks. In order to reach the dunes, you have to cross the shallow, but wide, Medano Creek. The hike up to one of the ridges takes a lot of effort, even though the sand is still hard after the cold night. The largest dune is 230 metres high, the tallest of any in the United States. In the early morning light, deep shadows streak across the landscape. After the hike, with the dunes providing a surreal backdrop, we travellers will enjoy a small open-air breakfast from the RV fridge. The return drive to Denver provides no further spine-tingling situations. At Colorado Springs, Pikes Peak, elevation 4301 metres, towers over the landscape. Visitors can get to the top riding the world’s highest-elevation rack-andpinion railway. This group of travellers, however, elects instead to enjoy the comfort of their RV for the final leg of the journey. - DPA

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Pennetta lives the dream By Darren Walton Tennis princess Flavia Pennetta feels like she lived out a reallife sporting fairytale at the US Open. After upstaging fellow Italian Roberta Vinci in yesterday’s final to become the oldest first-time women’s grand slam champion in professional tennis history, Pennetta revealed her retirement plans before riding off into the sunset with the trophy and her fiance. “It’s a dream come true,” Pennetta said after denying her lifelong friend, Fed Cup team-mate and former doubles partner 7-6 (7-4) 6-2 in the most unlikely of championship deciders. “With this, winning today, my life is perfect.” Pennetta, 33, and Vinci, 32, shared a bedroom in Rome for four years as teenagers and the newly crowned champion said playing her “sister” in the first all-Italian grand slam final only added to her career climax. “It’s magical. You have one of your best friends with you,” said Pennetta, who revealed she’d decided three weeks ago to walk away from the game at the end of the year. “It’s something amazing. “I didn’t think to be here. She didn’t think neither to be here today. “We know each other really well. We have so many things in our life happening together. “It’s funny to be here today because we play the first match when we were nine years old in

Italy’s Flavia Pennetta celebrates winning a point against Roberta Vinci during the women’s championship match yesterday. AP PHOTO

Brindisi, in my country club. “So today was a really big day for both of us. It’s amazing for our country. Is amazing for everyone.” Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi had made a mad dash to New York to be courtside at Arthur Ashe Stadium

for the historic occasion. “He was so happy for us,” Pennetta said. “He say: ‘You’re not gonna understand what happen now in Italy. It’s good that you are here because in Italy now is going to be crazy.’” A 150-1 long shot, Pennetta’s triumph crowned a remarkable

comeback after the 26th seed had pondered retirement last year while battling a debilitating wrist injury. “I never think to be a champion. When things come like this it’s a big surprise to me,” she said. But set to rise to a careerhigh ranking inside the top 10 next week, the veteran stunned the tennis world further after accepting her most prestigious trophy yet. “One more thing I have to say. This is the way I would like to say goodbye to tennis,” Pennetta said before confirming she’ll play out the year. “It is what all the players want to do, going out with this big trophy (to take) home.” In addition to becoming the third-oldest open-era grand slam champion behind all-time greats Martina Navratilova and Serena Williams, Pennetta set new standards for patience. Contesting her 49th career major, no woman has waited longer to break through at a grand slam. Gracious in defeat, Vinci hailed her semi-final win over the top-ranked and grand slamchasing Williams a “miracle” but said Pennetta was a deserving champion. “I’m really happy and really happy for Flavia,” Vinci said. “It’s tough to play against one player that you’ve known for a long time. “It was a tough day, but I tried to do my best, but Flavia played unbelievable.” - AAP

■ MOTOR RACING

Ogier retains rally title; Paddon fifth Frenchman Sebastien Ogier is in rare company after claiming a third consecutive World Rally Championship title by winning Rally Australia for a third straight year. The 31-year-old Volkswagen star produced another near flawless performance to collect his seventh win of the season from 10 events and clinch the 2015 world crown with three rounds remaining.

Ogier took all four stages on Sunday to win the 17-stage Rally Australia by 12.3 seconds from Volkswagen team-mate Jari-Matti Latvala of Finland, with Northern Ireland’s Kris Meeke (Citroen) third. He became just the fourth driver to win the world title three times, behind nine-times winner, countryman and former Citroen team-mate Sebastien Loeb and Finns Juha Kank-

kunen and Tommi Makinen, who both won four titles. His 31st career victory extended his dominance of the world scene since Volkswagen joined the WRC in 2013. The three VW drivers posted the top three times on each of yesterday’s first three stages, with Ogier quickest each time. Hyundai’s New Zealandborn star Hayden Paddon was fifth, nearly 43 seconds back.

Latvala has two wins this year led Rally Australia after the first day but Ogier pegged him back and won all four stages on the closing day. “So far it’s an amazing season. It’s the best I’ve ever done,” said Ogier. “This rally win is very significant. On paper it was impossible to win but I was determined. It’s the perfect way to secure the title.” - AAP

Ko ‘nicely poised’ It was a packed leaderboard at the end of the third round of the Evian Championship, with South Korea’s Lee Mi-Hyang at the top on ten under par 203 and New Zealand teenager Lydia Ko nicely poised in her bid for history. For Ko, 18 years and four months, it is the last chance to surpass Pressel, who was 18 years and ten months when she triumphed at the 2007 Kraft Nabisco Championship, and become the youngest ever winner of a women’s major. - AFP

Mayweather calls time Floyd Mayweather equalled Rocky Marciano’s perfect 49-0 record and then confirmed that now was the time to quit - because he has nothing else to accomplish. The unbeaten pound-for-pound king, 38, showcased some of his brilliant best in easily outpointing a game Andre Berto at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas last night. - AFP

Loss rocks Chelsea Jose Mourinho refused to condemn his Chelsea flops after their title defence was plunged into turmoil by a 3-1 defeat at Everton, while Manchester United’s Anthony Martial executed a superb strike in his new club’s 3-1 victory over Liverpool. Mourinho’s side made a miserable start as Scotland forward Steven Naismith came off the bench to score twice in the space of five minutes mid-way through the first half, and he completed his treble in the closing stages. It left Chelsea 11 points below leaders Manchester City, who snatched a late 1-0 win at Crystal Palace. At Old Trafford, Martial made one of the more memorable debuts in recent memory as the teenage striker came off the bench to mark his debut with the clinching goal against Liverpool. - AFP

Fords quinella Sandown Mark Winterbottom has tightened his grip on the V8 Supercars championship taking a stunning Sandown 500 victory with co-driver Steve Owen. The Pepsi Max Crew car No.5 sat patiently behind Jamie Whincup and Paul Dumbrell for more than 100 laps but pounced late in the race, undercutting his rivals thanks to a calculated pit-lane strategy. Winterbottom won the race ahead of team-mate Chaz Mostert, who was partnered by Cameron Waters, with Kiwi Shane Van Gisbergen and Jonathon Webb in third. The biggest drama of the day spoiled Scott McLaughlin’s race. Co-driver Alex Premat pitted for fuel but a refuelling bungle saw one of his crew leave the spike in the Volvo, requiring him to pit again to get it removed and serve another pitlane penalty. - AAP

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Hammers four from four By James Ford and Greymouth star James.F@Thegurdian.co.nz

Mid Canterbury’s unbeaten run extended to four matches on Saturday with a 36-26 win over West Coast at Rugby Park in Greymouth. Two tries from wing-turnedcentre Seta Koroitamana and the accurate boot of first five Ewan Scott proved the difference as the Hammers continued their quest for an unprecedented three-peat. The Coasters collected a bonus point by scoring four tries to Mid Canterbury’s three, but referee Liam Scanlon dished out a slew of early penalties to Grant Keenan’s side and Scott claimed 21 points in all. Scanlon, frustrated by West Coast’s continual offending, sent loose forward Dylan Nel and halfback Nick Makea to the sin-bin to restrict the home team to 14 players for much of the first half. Koroitamana sliced through West Coast’s defence at will, and wings Gideon Lambrechts and Ashton Tuck also proved too elusive for their opponents. Imposing lock Maikeli Mudu dominated the lineouts and also featured in several strong midfield bursts, while flankers Scott Vessey and Jon Dampney were prominent throughout the contest. Coast first five Nik Cumming scored two classy tries and kicked three conversions for a personal tally of 16 points, but the home side’s lack of discipline proved costly. The game was just 20 seconds old when Scanlon first penalised West Coast, and within the first 14 minutes the penalty count was 6-0 in favour of Mid Canterbury, with Scott slotting three of them for a 9-0 lead. Mid Canterbury shot to a 16-0 lead when Koroitamana made a mockery of Coast’s

When the All Blacks are romping to what could be a record victory over Georgia at the World Cup, spare a thought for commentator Grant Nisbett. His task may well be tougher to what any of his compatriots are facing on the field. Why? Just take a glance at the Georgian squad and try pronouncing first five-eighth Merab Kvirikashvili or flanker Giorgi Tkhilaishvili. Thankfully for Nisbett, who will be attending his fifth World

Turbos get into gear Manawatu broke their duck and extended Northland’s own winless streak with a commanding 42-17 performance in Palmerston North yesterday. The two teams came into the clash without a win between them and, anchored to the bottom of their respective divisions in the ITM Cup, the misery was set to ease for only one. And from the moment Manawatu ran in the third of their six tries in the 17th minute of the match, the home side looked far likelier to chalk up a maiden victory in 2015. - NZME

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Seta Koroitamana slips his man as he makes his way to the tryline to score the opening try in the match against West Coast at Rugby Park on Saturday. PHOTO GREYMOUTH STAR

midfield defence. He charged through after the Hammers chose to scrum on the Coast 22 from Scanlon’s seventh penalty, which saw Makea dispatched to the sin-bin to replace Nel, who had just been allowed back into the game. The Coasters, guilty of aimless kicks and sloppy handling, never really threatened the defence until the 35 minute mark when busy centre Kevin Moore broke through before lock Francis Auwerda burst on to a short pass and ran 30m to the try line. Cumming’s conversion closed the gap to an unlikely nine point deficit at 16-7, but Mid Canterbury soon restored order when Coast second five Andrew Connors turned the ball over in a tackle and Koroitamana again cut loose to race 55m to score under the posts. Scott’s conversion extended the score to 23-7, but Cumming

single-handedly closed the gap to 23-14 just before halftime by selling a dummy to scythe through and score, before adding the extras. The Coasters attacked early in the second spell, ignoring chances to close the gap to six with easy penalty kicks but then coming up short when the lineout drives were repelled or Mid Canterbury lock Mudu stole the ball. Another Scott penalty pushed the visitors out to a 26-14 lead before Cumming, flirting with the offside line, intercepted the ball near halfway and sprinted to the goal line. His conversion went wide but Coast were back in the hunt until Scott knocked over another penalty to put Mid Canterbury up 29-19. A try to wing Ashton Tuck, and Scott’s conversion from wide out, pushed the lead out to 36-19, but Coast had the final say when strong runs

from lock Brad Houston and substitute wing Jason Wright produced a try for fullback Josh Costello, which Cumming converted for a 36-26 score. Mid Canterbury thought they had added a bonus point to their haul late on as replacement halfback Tomasi Mavea crossed over, but the try was disallowed due to a forward pass in the build-up. Mid Canterbury coach Grant Keenan said he was pleased with the amount of opportunities his side created, and praised Scotsman Ewan Scott for a fine display at first five in the absence of Murray Williams. “We created a number of scoring opportunities, we didn’t take them all but it was good that we created them,” he said. “It was a good effort, we’re happy with the four wins.” The Hammers will host East Coast at the Ashburton Showgrounds in week five.

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Cup as a broadcaster, he has a secret weapon up his sleeve. “I know a local hairdresser who happens to be Russian,” Nisbett said. That kind of research is all part of the role for Nisbett, who will again lead Sky’s commentary team. After covering the first three World Cups alongside Keith Quinn, Nisbett shifted to Sky and called the All Blacks’ victory four years ago. He describes that moment as a career highlight, but the lows are just as vivid. “The performance of the All

Blacks in ‘95 was pretty staggering up until the final, and then I had the dubious task of interviewing Sean Fitzpatrick. That showed the ups and the downs, which is really what it’s all about.” Alongside solving pronunciation problems, Nisbett has spent the last several weeks preparing notes on all the ABs’ opposition. Most of that preparation may never be heard on air but Nisbett knows it’s nice to have as an insurance policy - a lesson he learned from the best. “I spoke to Bill McLaren, the

great Scottish commentator, and asked him about what sort of preparation he did, and he said he did a lot but he only had to use five per cent of it. Sometimes there might be a break or a severe injury where you really have to fill in a lot of time.” He’d like to add to his five World Cups, but conceded that decision might be out of his hands. If this is his last tournament, though, Nisbett is quietly confident he can go out on a high and once again watch as Richie McCaw lifts the Webb Ellis Cup. - NZME

Auckland have reclaimed the Lin Colling Memorial Trophy and cemented third position on the ITM Cup Premiership table with a 35-29 win over Otago. But after three games in nine days, their weary legs showed in the second spell and the final whistle could not come soon enough. In the final analysis, the goalkicking of captain Simon Hickey - six from seven - was crucial, as was a strong opening, and they led 27-14 at the break. Charles Piutau looked as good as anyone in the opening stanza, his jinky footwork and deft kicks causing alarm bells in the Otago defence. - NZME

Henry’s seal of approval The 2015 All Blacks are better than Sir Graham Henry’s World Cup-winning side - says the man himself. Sir Graham said this year’s side was not only better than his triumphant 2011 team, but he believes they’re probably the best unit to pull on the black jersey. Yet still, Sir Graham has warned the nation that nothing can be taken for granted in the UK over the next seven weeks. “We’re in good shape. The All Blacks are always in good shape. I think they’re probably the best team we’ve ever had,” he said. - NZME

ABs ready to rumble The All Blacks haven’t played for the better part of a month and had only five tests before picking their squad - less football than nearly every other team at the tournament. They even turned down the opportunity to play another test before the World Cup, saying they’d had enough rugby as it was after playing Samoa, Argentina, South Africa and Australia twice. It seemed a risk at the time - the All Blacks coming into the World Cup perhaps a little underdone. No chance, says Kieran Read. It was the perfect amount of rugby, he reckons, and the break since the last game on August 15 has served the players well. He says they had worked hard together as a group and now just wanted to put it out on the field. - NZME

Questions over haka New Zealand’s pre-match haka may be one of sports most famous rituals and often claimed to intimidate opposing sides, but now its benefits to the All Blacks are being questioned. Their reputation for being slow starters has led to suggestions they are emotionally drained from performing the iconic haka. Coach Steve Hansen had previously questioned whether “we are over-aroused or under-aroused,” as he sought ways to keep the All Blacks fired up from the time they left the dressing room until the opening whistle. - NZME

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In brief Sim takes title Ashburton’s Nicola Sim has kicked off the new season in fine fettle to win the CNC85 class with Chocolate Ice at Eventing Canterbury’s inaugural event of the season at the NEC McLeans Island yesterday. TThe day itself went off without a hitch despite the huge entries. Now the focus shifts to Eventing Canterbury’s next event at McLeans Island on October 11, building up to the two day South Island One Day Event Championships on November 7-8.

Webster in camp Corey Webster’s NBA dream has taken a positive step forward after receiving an invitation to attend the New Orleans Pelicans’ training camp at the end of the month. The Tall Blacks shooting guard has spent three days this week training in front of the NBA franchise’s coaching team as he seeks to crack the best basketball league in the world. And receiving a golden ticket to training camp can only be a sign that Webster has impressed enough in limited opportunity to be considered a chance of securing a roster spot for the upcoming season. - NZME Mid Canterbury centre Sarah Paton looks for a pass during her side’s narrow 27-26 defeat to Hanan Shield winners South Canterbury on Saturday. PHOTO AMANDA KONYN 120915-AK-065

■ NETBALL

Shield bid falls short By James Ford

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Mid Canterbury’s aspirations of reclaiming the Hanan Shield they lost to North Otago in 2013 were dashed in the first tournament held at the EA Networks Centre stadium on Saturday. Mid Canterbury locked horns with South Canterbury in the opening fixture of the day, and fell to a narrow 27-26 defeat.

South Canterbury led at the end of the first quarter 7-5 and maintained the two goal advantage for a 14-12 score at half time. Ange Leadley’s Mid Canterbury side came out firing and battled hard for a 21-19 lead at the end of the third, but South Canterbury coach Cindy Robertson’s changes in the fourth quarter paid off to take a one goal victory.

In the day’s second match, South Canterbury secured the shield for the first time in more than half a decade with a 45-42 win over North Otago. Mid Canterbury returned to the court for their afternoon showdown with North Otago and took a nail-biting 36-35 win. Mid Canterbury were behind by three at the end of the opening quarter, but fought back to

be right in the game at 16-15 at half time. Leadley’s side struggled to contain dangerous goal shoot Jennifer O’Connell in the third quarter as North Otago regained the lead, albeit a narrow one, at 25-24, but a spirited display in the final quarter in front a vocal home crowd saw Mid Canterbury through to a thrilling one-goal win at the death.

■ RUGBY LEAGUE

Ennis leads the way as Sharks eliminate Souths By James macsmith A Michael Ennis-inspired Cronulla have thrashed South Sydney 28-12 in their NRL elimination final to move through to the second week of the playoffs. Ennis had a hand in two of the Sharks tries at Allianz Stadium yesterday, as he brilliantly controlled the ruck in the fourtries-to-two win. Cronulla will play North Queensland in Townsville on Saturday night in the second semi-final, while the Rabbitohs’ premiership defence is over.

However Cronulla could be without Ennis next week after he was put on report for a 68th minute high tackle on Chris McQueen and also be in trouble for a first half high shot on Souths half Adam Reynolds. Souths’ loss was made even worse when five-eighth Luke Keary was put on report for an incident which left Sharks captain Paul Gallen clutching at his eye. After the tackle Gallen could be heard saying “I can’t see” over the referee’s microphone. But he did play on. Replays appeared to show

Keary’s hand very close to Gallen’s eye. Greg Inglis played less than three weeks after undergoing knee surgery and was a shadow of his usual self, as he was clearly hampered by the injury and regularly attended to by Rabbitohs’ medical staff during the game. Ennis and skipper Paul Gallen led the way for the Sharks, who have moved into the second week of the finals after their wooden spoon finish last season. Sharks pivot Jack Bird opened the scoring in the 21st minute

after he broke the line on a set play and ran 25m. The Sharks added to that nine minutes later when Wade Graham pounced on a Jeff Robson kick that was fumbled by Paul Carter. When Anthony Tupou crashed over from close range off an Ennis pass in the 36th minute the Sharks stretched their lead to 18-0, the halftime score. Without George Burgess due to suspension, the Rabbitohs were dominated up front and the match was all but over when Ennis put Sam Tagataese over in the 61st minute. - AAP

Bennett hails defence Wayne Bennett says Brisbane’s defence is equal to the greatest in the six-time NRL premier’s history. The master coach admitted he had to cast his mind back over the club’s glittering past to find a better defensive effort than in their 16-12 NRL qualifying final win over North Queensland at a sold-out Suncorp Stadium. Brisbane’s brick wall helped earn their first home preliminary final since 2011 and a week off. - AAP

Reynolds to step up Canterbury five-eighth Josh Reynolds admits he hasn’t stepped into the breach in the absence of Trent Hodkinson and needs to shoulder more of the playmaking load. The Bulldogs advanced to week two of the NRL finals with a thrilling 11-10 golden-point win over St George Illawarra at ANZ Stadium on Saturday night however lacked direction at times. Reynolds admits they sometimes took the wrong option against the Dragons. Canterbury face an elimination semi-final on Friday night against the Sydney Roosters at Allianz Stadium. - AAP

Loss ‘a lesson’ Don’t try telling North Queensland’s Jake Granville there isn’t any difference between NRL regular season matches and finals football. The Cowboys hooker, one of the club’s best performers this year, was given a torrid introduction to finals football against former club Brisbane on Saturday night. Several times throughout a frenetic and tense contest a tackled Cowboys player would play the ball to no one with Granville struggling to keep up with the pace of the match. Despite the disappointment of defeat, the Cowboys are keeping positive ahead of a second-chance semifinal against Cronulla in Townsville next week. “It was a good lesson for us that you can’t switch off, even for a second, in finals footy,” said Ben Hannant. - AAP

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In brief Sheemon on track Kevin Townley isn’t going to stray from the tried and true with Sheemon this season. So expect to see the versatile trotter take the same path as he did last year leading into the Cup Week features including a run around in the DG Jones Banks Peninsula Trotting Cup. The little tradesman made light work of his first major assignment of the season when he claimed the Ordeal Trotting Cup in emphatic fashion in the hands of Dexter Dunn. “I’m really happy with the way he has come up,’’ Townley said. “That exposure to the open class racing scene and a trip to Australia has undoubtedly made him a better horse.’’ - NZME

Chop Chop fells rivals Underrated mare Chop Chop showed she was in for a profitable spring with a convincing victory over a handy field of intermediate gallopers at Ruakaka on Saturday. The talented daughter of Guillotine showed any amount of promise as a three-year-old including finishing fourth in the Gr. 1 New Zealand Oaks but failed to build on that form during a somewhat disappointing campaign as a fouryear-old. Trainer Shaune Ritchie was delighted with the mare’s return to the winner’s circle after admitting she had him scratching his head with some of her performances last season. - NZME

No trouble for the favourite A hundred to go, and Terry Moseley has race favourite Madam Victoria nicely clear in the Premier Equine Vets Open Handicap at Ashburton on Saturday. The Terri Rae-trained Madam Victoria held on to deliver for the punters by three-quarters of a length from Tacticall (Chris Johnson) with Electronic Motion (Doni Prastiyou) another four lengths back in third. Madam Victoria is a five-year-old High Chapparral-Royal Madam mare. PHOTO AMANDA KONYN 120915-AK-051

Southland dogs Today at Ascot Park Raceway

Southland Greyhound Racing Club Venue: Ascot Park 1 83755 Smoking Marley 22.90 .............. A Bradshaw Raceway Meeting Date: 14 Sep 2015 NZ Meeting num- 2 33338 Filante nwtd..................................... M Grant ber: 9 Doubles: 1 and 2; 3 and 4; 5 and 6; 7 and 8; 9 and 3 86543 Wally Baxter 23.37 .................J T McInerney 10; 11 and 12 Trebles: 1, 2 and 3; 4, 5 and 6; 7, 8 and 9; 4 74212 Vinny Vindaloo nwtd..........................J Dunn 10, 11 and 12 5 53562 Harkonen Bale nwtd.....................C Roberts 6 64333 No More Beersies 22.73 ............. B I Conner 1 12.08pm 24 YEARS AT ASCOT TODAY C0, 390m 7 5x368 Shez Keen nwtd ................................S Keen 1 83467 Joey Baxter nwtd ...................J T McInerney 8 66627 Big John Canon nwtd .............M K Dempsey 2 7 Johnnybruce nwtd ..................J T McInerney 9 78745 Another Belle nwtd .................J T McInerney 3 1 Sketchy Steve nwtd ......................... M Grant 4 33533 Definite nwtd .................................R Adcock 10 25677 Brandish nwtd ...............................R Adcock 5 45223 Another Charm nwtd ..............J T McInerney 4 1.02pm TIDAL MAGIC C0, 457m 6 38222 Another Russ nwtd.................J T McInerney 1 2 Dinero Action nwtd J &....................D Fahey 7 53345 Brindee’s Bro nwtd .........................C Healey 2 56366 No Tinkerbell nwtd .........................J Guthrie 8 52422 Patchwork Alice nwtd ....................... B Dann 3 64365 Dallas Baxter nwtd .................J T McInerney 9 36416 Lin Baxter nwtd ......................J T McInerney 4 26636 Hyde Baxter nwtd...................J T McInerney 10 43885 Wheres Candy nwtd...............M K Dempsey 5 8 Opawa Minstrel nwtd L & ................... Wales 6 2 Another Vespa nwtd ...............J T McInerney 2 12.26pm MADONNA HOBBS C1, 390m 7 24721 Candid Angel nwtd ........................... B Dann 1 35654 Glory Hog nwtd ......................J T McInerney 8 8x7x1 Ebony Fancy nwtd........................... M Grant 2 77513 Another Key nwtd ...................J T McInerney 9 88 Opawa Leigh nwtd L & ....................... Wales 3 32424 Jackpot Jake nwtd............................ B Dann 4 52156 Tulip Muncher nwtd ...........................J Dunn 10 8868 Splittin’ Bucks nwtd ......................... M Grant 5 43356 Pukeko Thunder 22.89 ...................C Healey 5 1.20pm JOHNNY CASTLE C2, 457m 6 78545 Joyner Kersee 22.87 .........................B Eade 1 3111 Abrasador 26.39 ...............................B Eade 7 35582 Stenson 22.60 ................................. M Grant 2 26124 Another Message nwtd ..........J T McInerney 8 213 Minimal nwtd .....................................J Dunn 3 54264 Pukeko Bolt nwtd ...........................B Healey 9 84785 Business Boss nwtd ..........................S Keen 4 33534 Miss Valley Inn nwtd .....................C Roberts 10 47567 Homebush Coral nwtd............J T McInerney 5 31732 Dirk The Jerk nwtd ............................J Dunn 3 12.44pm MISTY ANNA C1, 390m 6 73718 Pukeko Prowler nwtd .....................B Healey

Palmerston North Greyhound Racing Club (2014) Incorporated Venue: Manawatu Raceway Meeting Date: 14 Sep 2015 NZ Meeting number: 3 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 1.30pm FORMPRO RATINGS FREE EVERY MONDAY C0 C0, 375m 1 32465 Dark Garnah nwtd.................... S Gommans 2 45224 Goodtime Lady nwtd ........................ I Moore 3 66537 Princess Novak nwtd..................... D Donlon 4 Bevs New Point nwtd ...............A Duganzich 5 3 Olliesaurus nwtd .........................A Turnwald 6 55247 Agent Mick nwtd ..............................L Doody 7 74456 Pistols Princess nwtd ........................M Flipp 8 67236 Sammy Baxter nwtd ...............J T McInerney 9 5 Debonair Pirate nwtd ........................D Edlin 10 6 Jazz Hill nwtd ................................B Mitchell 2 1.50pm WAREHOUSE STATIONERY C1 C1, 457m 1 22287 Thrilling Toby 26.43 D P &........ K Gommans 2 62326 Cawbourne Gable nwtd .......J Woolston-Bell 3 56774 Lena Allen nwtd .....................J T McInerney 4 86848 Chloe’s Prodigy 26.09 ..................M Roberts 5 261x Maxwell Sprite nwtd ..................... P Denbee 6 25773 Bundoran Lad nwtd ....................... D Donlon 7 5x112 Dr. Brm 25.99 ..............................A Turnwald 8 72656 Adda Boy Zeke 26.57....................G Atwood 9 88736 Homebush Tiare nwtd ............J T McInerney 10 48565 Lagoon Victory nwtd ....................M Roberts 3 2.10pm BUCK FEVER AT STUD C2 C2, 375m 1 45643 Here Without You 21.61............ S Gommans 2 64347 Homebush Bounce 21.90 ......J T McInerney

7 24113 All About Echo 26.33 ........................J Dunn 8 34145 Opawa Kendal nwtd L &..................... Wales 9 13887 Kingman nwtd ................................. M Grant 10 35618 Cawbourne Wales nwtd ...............C Roberts 6 1.40pm SINGING BING C2, 390m 1 5631F Another Jamie 22.73 ..............J T McInerney 2 45431 Raincheck nwtd ............................... M Grant 3 62133 Jimmy Hammer nwtd .............M K Dempsey 4 61132 Baduzzi nwtd..........................J T McInerney 5 12153 Human Instinct nwtd ..............J T McInerney 6 53171 Homebush Flyte 23.24 ...........J T McInerney 7 78214 Cabarita nwtd .................................. M Grant 8 52187 Another Jewel 22.45 ..............J T McInerney 9 46451 Vito Baxter nwtd .....................J T McInerney 10 31763 Cawbourne Rowan nwtd ..............C Roberts 7 2.00pm RING MASTER C1, 457m 1 2Fx22 Homebush Hansome 26.86 ...J T McInerney 2 33215 Crystal Flame nwtd ......................... M Grant 3 24126 Deborah Bay nwtd..........................J Guthrie 4 32188 Tatum Baxter 26.90 ................J T McInerney 5 57343 Opawa Kuru 26.29 L & ....................... Wales 6 55x32 Country Crossing 26.36 ....................J Dunn 7 44542 Thrilling Hunt 26.48 ..................... B I Conner 8 4318 Believe nwtd ..................................... B Dann Emergencies: 9 24848 What I Like 26.12 ...................J T McInerney 10 85884 Fancy Kiwi 26.12 ......................... B I Conner 8 2.18pm MY JORDIE C3, 390m

1 12143 Air Express nwtd ....................J T McInerney 2 51671 Homebush Errol 22.79 ...........J T McInerney 3 43444 Opawa Bart 22.96 .............................B Eade 4 1F114 Dream Large 22.85 .......................... B Dann 5 83743 No Bro nwtd ................................ B I Conner 6 42123 Homebush Bruno 22.73 .........J T McInerney 7 43448 Botany Win 22.84 ...................J T McInerney 8 21661 Bad Week nwtd ......................J T McInerney 9 15676 Glenn Is Goodesy 22.90 ................. M Grant 10 34564 Opawa Idol 22.56 L &......................... Wales 9 2.36pm HUMBUG BLAKE C3/4, 457m 1 13525 Jessie Surfs 26.50 .......................C Roberts 2 52145 Get Ready Freddy 26.53 ........... A Bradshaw 3 42177 Cawbourne Kenny nwtd ...............C Roberts 4 38771 Homebush Chopper 26.03 .....J T McInerney 5 62661 Thrilling Marty 25.99 ................... B I Conner 6 36534 Opawa Stretch nwtd L & .................... Wales 7 77286 Boris nwtd ........................................ B Dann 8 22125 Bound To Erupt 26.15 ..................... M Grant 9 58764 Homebush Howard 26.02 ......J T McInerney 10 15676 Glenn Is Goodesy nwtd................... M Grant 10 2.55pm SON OF MAGIC C3/4, 390m 1 21638 Sandi Claws 22.78 ............................S Keen 2 75757 Jinja Loch 22.74 ........................ A Bradshaw 3 18117 Homebush Gru 22.55.............J T McInerney 4 24455 Smash Rumour 22.42 ..................... M Grant 5 44621 Homebush Ariel nwtd .............J T McInerney 6 52276 Homebush Paige nwtd ...........J T McInerney

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36247 Thunder Storm nwtd ..............J T McInerney 68853 Zorba The Greek nwtd .................... M Grant 58764 Homebush Howard nwtd ........J T McInerney 45375 May May Last 22.63 ..........................J Dunn 11 3.11pm THURSDAY NIGHT C3, 457m 1 15242 Expect Delay 26.61 ......................... M Grant 2 74126 Willis 26.45....................................R Adcock 3 18413 Kirkham Jack nwtd .......................C Roberts 4 23737 Cawbourne War 27.00 .................C Roberts 5 31111 Southern Lights 26.31 .................R Hamilton 6 54366 Om Nom Nom 26.52 ..............J T McInerney 7 21572 Jinja Luca 26.51 J &........................D Fahey 8 32815 Homebush Buck nwtd ............J T McInerney 9 71756 Calinda Girl 26.09 ..................... A Bradshaw 10 87238 Grunt Rodgers 26.34 .............J T McInerney 12 3.32pm JUSTRACING.COM.AU C5, 390m 1 13673 Homebush Kelso nwtd ...........J T McInerney 2 32416 Impersonator 22.59 ................... A Bradshaw 3 61116 Roadworks 22.46 ............................ M Grant 4 72177 Black Crow 22.58 ...................... A Bradshaw 5 52217 Puma Pants 22.78..................J T McInerney 6 31461 Robbie nwtd ..................................R Adcock 7 14121 Wheelchair Norm 22.35 .........J T McInerney 8 25332 Mickey Tee 22.40 ..........................R Adcock 9 78123 Smash That nwtd ............................ M Grant 10 18832 Another Liz nwtd ....................J T McInerney LEGEND: fsdt - First Start Here nwd - No Win this Distance fstd - First Start This Distance 31 13 - Best Winning Time This Track

Palmerston North dogs Today at Manawatu Raceway

3 82442 Nikka Century 22.01 ........................ A Clark 9 613x2 Springvale Harry nwtd.................A Turnwald 4 53164 Five Kay Leg nwtd.............................. N Udy 6 3.02pm AFFORDABLE PET ACCESSORIES C1, 375m 5 36645 Deathstar 21.76 D P & ............. K Gommans 1 7F237 Cawbourne Clay 22.32.................M Roberts 6 276F1 Cawbourne George 22.07......J T McInerney 2 38674 Dark Faerytales 21.68 D P & ... K Gommans 7 72357 Waimak Dave nwtd ................J T McInerney 3 42376 Homebush Stew nwtd ............J T McInerney 8 34252 Heart You 22.10 ...............................L Ahern 4 66777 Belfast Jane nwtd .................J Woolston-Bell Emergencies: 5 25824 Big Ben nwtd ................................... M Mann 9 15656 Apollo 21.75 ..................................... A Clark 6 46421 Box Of Fluffies 22.25........................L Ahern 10 38851 Flying Swan nwtd ...................J T McInerney 7 6F628 Mr. Zafonic nwtd .....................J T McInerney 4 2.27pm MANAWATU HARNESS RACING CLUB C4 8 41336 Takeaway nwtd L & ............................ Morris 9 83744 Chinese Star nwtd L & ....................... Morris C4, 375m 1 22587 Cawbourne Buttsy 21.34..............M Roberts 10 34474 Premier Prince 22.41 ...................M Roberts 2 17868 Enhancer 21.51...........................B Hodgson 7 3.22pm GREYHOUNDS AS PETS C3 C3, 375m 3 22221 Wheelie Chillie 21.66 ..................A Turnwald 1 37884 Opawa Shaiden 21.66..................M Roberts 4 17551 Loving The Mix 21.34 ..................A Turnwald 2 28662 Manu Rama 22.11 ..........................L Doody 5 62374 Allegro Max nwtd .............................L Ahern 3 46337 Flying Blake 21.62 .............................. L Bell 6 11156 Nero 21.57 ..................................B Hodgson 4 54544 Plenty Of Time 21.77 .......................L Ahern 7 51118 Speedy Beat nwtd ............................L Ahern 5 32522 Allegro Blast 21.73 ...........................L Ahern 8 5x862 Marlisa nwtd .....................................L Ahern 6 11576 Lagoon Mac 21.49 .......................M Roberts 9 28746 Lagoon Kootchy nwtd...................M Roberts 7 76766 Your Say 21.76 .............................M Roberts 10 57384 Hanify Ace 21.52................................ N Udy 8 38562 Stellar Force 21.45 ................... S Gommans 5 2.47pm PERSONAL PROTECTIVE SERVICES LTD 9 77x73 What’s Up Gee 21.46 .......................L Ahern 10 51865 Cawbourne Sarah 21.48 ..............M Roberts C5 C5, 457m 1 67621 Zipping Rory 26.18......................A Turnwald 8 3.37pm GRANT IRVINE PHARMACY C1 C1, 375m 2 37146 Takamori 26.10 ..........................B Goldsack 1 64373 Golfing Buddy nwtd .................. S Gommans 3 15347 Curious Life 26.11 ...........................M Olden 2 53513 Opportunist 22.20 L & ........................ Morris 4 22735 Skuzi nwtd........................................L Ahern 3 21751 Another Miss 21.93 D P &........ K Gommans 5 71836 Cawbourne Matty 26.13 ...............M Roberts 4 53721 Another Pearl 22.23 ...............J T McInerney 6 22833 Smash Allegro 25.97........................L Ahern 5 33775 Gummy Gumpsta nwtd G R & ........ S Voyce 7 32565 Chasing The Line nwtd ...............A Turnwald 6 77662 Tennessee Smile nwtd .................. R Maisey 8 13217 Vegas Danny 25.91 .....................A Turnwald 7 75112 Allgaier 21.94 ..............................A Turnwald

8 32323 Cawbourne Gil 22.09 ...................M Roberts 9 37185 Homebush Ted nwtd ................ S Gommans 10 87455 Question Bale nwtd ................J T McInerney 9 3.57pm OUTBACK TRADING COMPANY C1, 457m 1 42451 Magic Whitelock 26.55 ................. P Denbee 2 63858 Kirkham Harvey nwtd ...................M Roberts 3 42211 Bow River Man nwtd ...................A Turnwald 4 36852 Hugglemonster 26.74...........J Woolston-Bell 5 28465 Bruiser Bale nwtd ...................J T McInerney 6 11 Lady Zeena 26.52 ........................ T Downey 7 13465 Tuff Diamond 26.49 .......................B Mitchell 8 43658 McJopson nwtd ................................ A Clark Emergencies: 9 77887 Scott The Best nwtd K & ................ J Maisey 10 75565 Thrilling Orla nwtd .................... S Gommans 10 4.12pm BROOKS TIMING C3/4 C3/4, 457m 1 61425 Bedlam Bridge 26.02 ..................A Turnwald 2 77725 Varga Frost 26.09........................A Turnwald 3 x7113 Rolex Roo 26.32 ..............................L Ahern 4 27748 Nitro Mary 26.36 G R &................... S Voyce 5 71333 Big Red Chev 26.77 ....................A Turnwald 6 28568 Premier Division 26.13 .....................L Ahern 7 78583 Wheelie Good 26.36 ...................A Turnwald 8 11x46 Knuckle Bump 25.74 ........................L Ahern 9 35342 Spirit Run nwtd............................B Hodgson 10 62387 Arcane Rampage 26.14 ...............M Roberts 11 4.32pm J P PRINT PETONE C2 C2, 457m 1 56615 He’s A Jessie 26.28 ........................... N Udy 2 44138 That’s King 26.58 ........................B Hodgson 3 22641 Extreme Twist 25.92 ....................A Turnwald 4 84568 Memory Lapse nwtd...............J T McInerney

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11231 Thrilling Logan nwtd ........................ K Walsh 64474 Peacock Princess nwtd ...............A Turnwald 64472 Ollie Baxter nwtd ....................J T McInerney 23657 Trident nwtd........................................ N Udy 12 4.47pm SHAKEY JAKEY AT ROCKY RIDGE C4/5 C4/5, 375m 1 81631 Pure Lee 21.79 D & ...................J MacAuley 2 72482 Opawa Colin nwtd .............................M Flipp 3 21141 Red Moova Hoova 21.50 ...........B Goldsack 4 45673 Elle Packer 21.24 .............................L Ahern 5 12122 Allegro Class 21.25 ..........................L Ahern 6 14168 Cawbourne Steve 21.61...............M Roberts 7 63463 Blue And Curly 21.27 .......................L Ahern 8 44637 Semantics 21.65 ..............................L Ahern 9 28746 Lagoon Kootchy nwtd...................M Roberts 10 46747 Big Boy Deno 21.59 .....................M Roberts SELECTIONS Race 1: Olliesaurus, Pistols Princess, Dark Garnah Race 2: Dr. Brm, Thrilling Toby, Lena Allen, Adda Boy Zeke Race 3: Nikka Century, Apollo, Cawbourne George, Deathstar Race 4: Loving The Mix, Allegro Max, Hanify Ace, Enhancer Race 5: Smash Allegro, Takamori, Skuzi, Chasing The Line Race 6: Box Of Fluffies, Cawbourne Clay, Dark Faerytales Race 7: Stellar Force, Allegro Blast, Manu Rama, Opawa Shaiden Race 8: Allgaier, Opportunist, Cawbourne Gil, Golfing Buddy Race 9: Magic Whitelock, Tuff Diamond, Hugglemonster Race 10: Big Red Chev, Wheelie Good, Knuckle Bump Race 11: Thrilling Logan, Extreme Twist, Peacock Princess Race 12: Allegro Class, Pure Lee, Blue And Curly, Elle Packer LEGEND: fsdt - First Start Here nwd - No Win this Distance fstd - First Start This Distance 31 13 - Best Winning Time This Track

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■ ASHBURTON RESULTS The weather was fine and the track slow for the Ashburton Races at Ashburton on Saturday. RACE 1 - PGG WRIGHTSON RATING 75, $10,000, 1600m 1-1 Kodema (2) A McKay 1 6-6 Southern Sav (4) H Bennet 2 5-5 Sadlers Rock (1) D Walsh 3 All Started. Also (in finishing order): 3-4 Dominio, 2-2 Absolution, 4-3 Edensong, 7-7 Coup Secrecy. 1-3/4L, 1-3/4L, 3-1/2L. Time: 1:45.33. Win: $3.00. Places: $1.60, $6.20. Quinella: $15.70. Trifecta: $156.20 (2,4,1). First4: $531.40 (2,4,1,6). Sub: Kodema (2). Trainer: Russell McKay, Ashburton. Breeding: 6 g Perfectly Ready (AUS)-Purnima (AUS). RACE 2 - JOHN GRIGG STAKES 19 OCTOBER MAIDEN, $7000, 2100m 1-1 High Commissioner (2) K Williams 1 5-3 Royal Chance (4) J Lowry 2 4-5 Location (3) S Wynne 3 All Started. Also (in finishing order): 6-6 Brother Bowman, 2-2 Tycoon Class, 3-4 She’s Riveting, 7-7 Belen, 8-8 Buttons ‘N’ Bows. 2-1/2L, 2-1/4L, 1-1/2L. Time: 2:24.25. Win: $3.50. Places: $1.40, $1.90, $2.20. Quinella: $8.70. Trifecta: $56.60 (2,4,3). First4: $447.70 (2,4,3,5). Double: $5.70 (2+/2+), $5.60 (2+/4). Sub: High Commissioner (2). Trainer: Jan Hay, Ashburton. Breeding: 6 g Zed-Mon Cheri. RACE 3 - ASHBURTON SECURITY RATING 75, $10000, 1200m 1-1 Rivertaine Coup (2) C Johnson 1 4-4 Maia’s Angel (9) S Wynne 2 2-3 Back In The Day (5) R Bishop 3 Scratched: Springwater, Tallyho Tui. Also (in finishing order): 6-7 Brah Spring, 3-2 Alice Webb Ellis, 5-5 Ash, 7-6 Agnus Brown, 8-8 Whackomaco. Nse, 1L, 1-1/2L. Time: 1:16.38. Win: $4.30. Places: $1.60, $2.00, $1.90. Quinella: $9.30. Tri: $85.20 (2,9,5). First4: $275.20 (2,9,5,1). Sub: Rivertaine Coup (2). Trainer: M & M Pitman, Riccarton. Breeding: 5 m Pins (AUS)-Rivertaine. RACE 4 - NZB INSURANCE PEARL SERIES F&M MAIDEN RA, $12,000, 1200m 1-1 Risque (6) D Walsh 1 4-4 Cantilena (7) S Wynne 2 5-6 Enzedjewel (9) G Jogoo 3 Scratched: Scarlet Pimpernel, Presentatie, Prosperity, Its No Secret, Noidea, Pop Hit. Also (in finishing order): 8-8 Go Go Tinker, 10-10 Agent Anna, 9-9 Minerva, 6-5 Carinata, 3-2 Backhand, 7-7 Shockette, 2-3 Urban. 11L, 1/2L, 1/2L. Time: 1:15.96. Win: $3.00. Places: $1.30, $1.90, $3.80. Quinella: $7.80. Trifecta: $146.60 (6,7,9). First4: $1457.60 (6,7,9,5). Quaddie: $68.50 (2+/2+/2+/6+). Double: $9.10 (2+/6+), $9.30 (2+/7). Treble: $32.10 (2+/2+/6+). Sub: Risque (6). Trainer: Autridge/Richards, Matamata. Breeding: 3 f Darci Brahma-So Explicit. RACE 5 - RD PETROLEUM RATING 65, $8000, 1200m 7-7 Peggy’s Choice (8) T Moseley 1 4-3 Czarista (3) C Johnson 2 2-2 Tomm Jones (1) K Mudhoo 3 Scratched: Twist Of Fate. Also (in finishing order): 3-4 Madame Jamai, 6-6 Vitesse Rose, 10-10 Milk It, 1-1 Flossy The Cat, 8-8 Carpathia, 5-5 Zeina, 9-9 Miss Mack. Nse, Lg nk, 1-1/4L. Time: 1:16.39. Win: $13.30. Places: $3.20, $2.10, $2.10. Quinella: $40.00. Trifecta: $488.90 (8,3,1). First4: $1939.40 (8,3,1,4). Sub: Flossy The Cat (7). Trainer: Russell McKay, Ashburton. Breeding: 5 m

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Ashley McKay picked up a win on favourite Kodema in the first of the day on Saturday. Coats Choice (AUS)-Alyeska. RACE 6 - GARY MCCORMICK TRANSPORT MAIDEN, $7000, 1400m 4-4 Jigger Inn (1) R Black 1 6-6 Luke (6) R Cuneen 2 2-3 St Lamour (10) C Johnson 3 Scratched: Hirakimata, Shantahlia Express, Hi Yo Ugo, Your Honour, Ruby Ashley, Carinata. Also (in finishing order): 11-11 Eyes Wide Shut, 5-5 Adequate, 3-2 Emergency Call, 10-10 Mr Gus, 8-8 The Young Pretenda, 7-7 Patricktheunicorn, 9-9 Pongo, 12-12 Izsmart, 1-1 Born A Royal. 1-1/2L, 1L, Nse. Time: 1:30.38. Win: $7.90. Places: $2.70, $2.90, $2.20. Quinella: $30.30. Trifecta: $530.40 (1,6,10). First4: $2523.70 (1,6,10,11). Double: $95.50 (8/1), $29.20 (8/6). Sub: Born A Royal (12). Trainer: T & M Stokes, Waikuku. Breeding: 6 g Spartacus (IRE)-Miss Minsk. RACE 7 - PREMIER EQUINE VETS OPEN HANDICAP, $15,000, 1400m 1-1 Madam Victoria (5) T Moseley 1 4-4 Tacticall (7) C Johnson 2 5-6 Electronic Motion (4) D Prastiyou 3 All Started. Also (in finishing order): 3-2 Dr Dee Bee, 2-3 Jack’s Run, 7-7 Chapel Star, 6-5 Homeland (Lost rider). 3/4L, 4L, 2L. Time: 1:28.19. Win: $2.40. Places: $1.60, $2.90. Quinella: $5.50. Trifecta: $65.70 (5,7,4). First4: $211.30 (5,7,4,1). Sub: Madam Victoria (5). Trainer: Terri Rae, Riccarton. Breeding: 5 m High Chaparral (IRE)-Royal Madam. RACE 8 - HOTEL ASHBURTON RATING 65, $8000, 1600m 3-2 Tommyra (2) S Wynne 1 4-4 Tukawa (4) C Barnes 2 5-5 Shadow Player (11) T Moseley 3 Scratched: Court Order, San Michele. Also (in finishing order): 2-3 Sheez All Heart, 1-1 Pepper Mill, 6-6 The Bird Of Prey, 8-8 Rosheen, 7-7 Keynote, 9-9 Keentorule, 10-10 Haidee Dawn. Nk, 1/2 nk, 3/4L. Time: 1:44.69. Win: $5.60. Places: $1.90, $2.10, $2.10. Quinella: $17.90. Trifecta: $195.60 (2,4,11). First4: $483.90 (2,4,11,6). Quaddie: $1721.80 (8/1/5+/2). Place6: $137.10 (2+,5,9/6+,7,9/1,3,8/1,6,10/5+,7/2,4,11). Double: $5.70 (5+/2), $4.40 (5+/4). Treble: $143.90 (1/5+/2). Sub: Pepper Mill (1). Trainer: Champion/Murphy, Ashburton. Breeding: 4 g Raise The Flag (GB)-Hippo Priscilla.

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1.00pm - 3.00pm ASHBURTON AVIATION MUSEUM. A great selection of many aircraft from the past to the future. Seafield Road. 1.00pm - 4.00pm ASHBURTON DISTRICT FAMILY HISTORY GROUP.

New rooms open for research. Ground floor Heritage Centre, East St. All welcome. 6.00pm RAKAIA REAL WOMEN. Circuit training, 1st time free. St Andrews Church Hall, Bridge Street, Rakaia.

6.00pm ST DAVID’S UNION CHURCH. Real women circuit training in hall. 48 Allens Road, Allenton. 7.30pm CATHOLIC WOMENS LEAGUE. Euchre . Holy Name Parish Hall, Winter St.

Tuesday

Baptist Church, cnr Cass and Havelock Streets. 9.30am - 12.30pm ASHBURTON METHODIST PARISH GOODWILL SHOP. Pre-loved clothing. Tinwald Methodist Church, Cnr Main Road and Jane Street, Tinwald. 9.45am GOLF CROQUET WAIREKA.

Golf croquet singles. Waireka, Philip Street. 10.00am METHVEN HERITAGE CENTRE. New Zealand and Agriculture Encounter. 10.00am M.S.A. TAI CHI. Exercises and Tai Chi for Arthritis, M.S.A. Social hall, Havelock Street.

12.00pm - 3.00pm ASHBURTON JUSTICE OF THE PEACE ASSOCIATION (INC). Document or service from a JP, open every Tuesday. Community House, 122 Tancred Street. (rear of Westpac Bank). 1.00pm - 3.00pm ASHBURTON AVIATION MUSEUM. A great selection of many aircraft from the past to the future, Seafield Road.

1.30pm M.S.A. PETANQUE CLUB. Club social day, new members welcome. M.S.A. Sports Grounds, 115 Racecourse Road. 7.00pm - 9.00pm MID CANTERBURY BADMINTON CLUB. Night section club night, new players welcomed, racquets available. EA Networks Stadium, 20 River Terrace.

6.00am ST DAVID’S UNION CHURCH. Real women circuit training in hall, 48 Allens Road, Allenton. 10.00am METHVEN HERITAGE CENTRE. 9.30am ST DAVID’S UNION CHURCH. Walking group, meet at the Church, 48 Allens Road, Allenton. 9.30am ASHBURTON BAPTIST CHURCH OPSHOP. Good second hand clothing. Ashburton

Puzzles Monday, September 14, 2015

www.guardianonline.co.nz CRYPTIC 1. Our Emir is to become deserving of praise (11) 8. Daft about a down dill flower (5) 9. Young woman of the ‘20s created a panic for each one (7) 10. Sinic gooseberry for a Kiwi (7) 11. Satirical humour may be unfair on you, in part (5) 12. Let man work it out in his head (6) 14. Tell on one for returning collection-boxes to church (6) 18. It’s the devil in a two-pip card (5) 19. Some, though not many, leavers are dispersing (7) 21. Vocal rise and fall the North might accede to (7) 23. A spin to play from the DOWN tee (5) 24. Lets one down a pint: do 1. A small amount of cod I keep quiet about (7) sips amount to this? (11) 2. A bully may have fun with the fair (7) 3. Fragrant plant it may be the hour to listen to (5) 4. It supports the roof right at a later time (6) 5. Speech showing the proportion on the outside (7) 6. Take some liquid that starts seeping in perhaps (3) 7. Fruit growing in the September rye (5)

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13. Entrance to the underworld could save run being made (7) 15. Twisting in roots gets sorted out (7) 16. Assistants held person while don left (7) 17. Pelleas may have lost first love when lost to the world (6) 18. Furnishing effect one could record right away (5) 20. Telerecording will do: I’ve got to edit it (5) 22. A stumer could turn up just the same (3)

SATURDAY’S SOLUTIONS CRYPTIC Across 1. Fatherhood 6. Step 10. Transplantation 11. Expressed 12. Organ 13. Throw 15. Orchid 19. Albeit 20. Trait 23. Split 24. Full-blown 26. Royal Commission 27. Mark 28. Pernicious Down 1. Fitment 2. Trappers 3. Ensue 4. Holystone 5. Owned 7. Twinge 8. Penance 9. Parodist 14. Walk tall 16. Cattleman 17. Palomino 18. Sistrum 21. Tenants 22. Player 24. Froze 25. Basic

QUICK ACROSS 1. Swarms around (4) 3. Habitual pleasure seeker (inf) (8) 9. Tell (7) 10. Absolutely necessary (5) 11. Determined (6-6) 14. Conclude (3) 16. Approximately (L) (5) 17. Single unit (3) 18. Unexceptional (3-2-3-4) 21. Loses its appeal (5) 22. Condiment (7) 23. Undemanding work (5,3) 24. Dry (4)

DOWN 1. Tend to (8) 2. Business or industry power (5) 4. Hole in one (3) 5. Beneficial (12) 6. Keeping active (2,3,2) 7. Plough (4) 8. Erroneously (12) 12. Worth (5) 13. Placed strategically (8) 15. Tennis for four (7) 19. Close to the centre (5) 20. Long, demanding activity (4) 22. Speak softly (3)

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YOUR STARS ARIES (Mar 21-Apr 19): The learning you’ve done will help the next group. If it is something you would want to teach, you’ll pass it down. If not, you’ll steer them away and keep them from wasting their time. TAURUS (Apr 20-May 20): Is the lever connected? Is the knob doing anything? Are the controls working or not? This is the main question of the day, and the answer may surprise you, as things are not connected in expected ways. GEMINI (May 21-Jun 21): Mercury is about to change, and so are you. Right now you’re gearing up. The workload is intense, and so is your energy. Start early. You’ll have the stamina to continue far into the evening. CANCER (Jun 22-Jul 22): Wee niceties have big repercussions, especially when they strike a personal note. Remember someone’s name, and they will hold you in high regard. LEO (Jul 23-Aug 22): There are things you pay for in life without a specific sensation of having handed anything over. They feel, at least in the moment, free. But the cost of “free” usually catches up to us sooner or later. VIRGO (Aug 23-Sep 22): The people who know you best know what your weakness is. The people who love you best will help you avoid your weakness as they play to your strengths. LIBRA (Sep 23-Oct 23): You’ll hear an interesting story. Did it really happen? How much does it matter now? These are the important questions, but not quite as important as the entertainment value of the story. SCORPIO (Oct 24-Nov 21): When you take a strong stance on an issue, some will be confused, others dismayed, and then there are those who will rush to form an alliance. SAGITTARIUS (Nov 22-Dec 21): A job is coming due that you don’t have a hugely strong motivation to complete. You need to either bring more people into it, or increase the stakes with bigger rewards for finishing and consequences for not. CAPRICORN (Dec 22-Jan 19): Today you can prevent hearing lies by letting others know that you’re fine with an array of answers and explanations. Bring down the barriers that might cause people to be dishonest. AQUARIUS (Jan 20-Feb 18): You’d be surprised how many people share your (socially unacceptable) opinion. Maybe you shouldn’t say it out loud, but admitting it to yourself can be a huge relief. PISCES (Feb 19-Mar 20): You give what you give, and that’s good enough. Be confident in that — no excuses or apologies! The stronger you are in your stance the better others will understand and accept you.

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Family Notices DEATHS PATTERSON, Denys James – On September 12, 2015. Suddenly, at home, aged 78 years. Dearly loved husband of Shirley and loved Dad of the late Andrew, and Jane. Messages to the Patterson Family, PO Box 472, Ashburton 7740. Donations to Ashburton St John would be appreciated and may be left at the service. A service to celebrate Denys’ life will be held at St David’s Union Church, Allens Road, Ashburton on Thursday September 17, commencing at 1pm. Followed by private interment. Paterson’s Funeral Services FDANZ Ashburton Ph 307 7433

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MCINTYRE, James Barr Stewart (Jim) – On September 11, 2015 at Ashburton. Aged 84 years. Dearly loved husband and soul mate of Karen for 60 years. Loved father of the late Stewart, the late Alastair, and Joan, Penny and Paul Dewar, and Liz and John Baldwin. Loved Grandfather of Amy and Leon Finn, Matt and Emily McIntyre, Daniel McIntyre, Michael, Hamish, and Phoebe Dewar. Loved great Grandad of Kaleb, and Sabastyan; Eliza, Chloe, and Bonnie; and Ethan. Loved Uncle of all his nieces and nephews. Messages to McIntyre Family, PO Box 472, Ashburton Canterbury owned, 7740. A service to celebrate locally operated Jim’s life will be held at St Stephen’s Anglican Church, Park Patersons Street, Ashburton on Friday Funeral Services September 18, commencing at 1.30pm. Followed by interand Ashburton MID CANTERBURY ment at the Ashburton New FUNERAL SERVICES Crematorium Ltd Lawn Cemetery. Galbraith’s provide choice! Office and Chapel Paterson’s Funeral Services We have a team of highly respected, professional funeral directors and FDANZ Ashburton celebrants. We oﬀerGalbraith’s you complete funeral care including pre-arrangement,Corner East & Cox and your choice of venue, funeral celebrants and catering. Ph 307 7433 provide choice! Streets, Ashburton

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SAMPSON, Mervyn Ross (Merv) 28/10/1959 - 14/09/2014. A year has now passed since you left us Little Bro. Not a day goes by that we don’t think of you or mention your name. We laugh about the good times and the things you had done. And think, what if, what would he be doing and where would he be? Never to be forgotten. Forever in our hearts. WILLIAMSON, Greta Hutton Love always - Ron, Vicky and (nee Haugh) – Alison. On September 11, 2015 at Ashburton Hospital surround- FUNERAL ed by her loving family. Aged 89 years. Dearly loved wife FURNISHERS MASTER of Alex for 65 years. Loved mother, mother-in-law and MONUMENTAL MASON Nana of Donald and Carol, E.B. CARTER LTD Tash and Dan, and Amy; For all your memorial Lindsay and Margaret; Brent requirements and Jo, Courtney, and Tod; New headstones and designs Janine, and Sharnah (Perth); Renovations, Neroli and Maurice, Lucy, and Additional inscriptions, Thornton Hellewell. Loved Cleaning and Concrete work great Nana of Tabitha, EdCarried out by qualified ward, and Harriet. Messages tradesmen. to Williamson Family, 30 Methven Highway, Ashburton 620 East Street Ashburton 7776. A service to celebrate Ph/Fax 308 5369 Greta’s life will be held at St or 0274 357 974 David’s Union Church, Allens ebcarter@xtra.co.nz NZMMMA Member Road, Ashburton on Tuesday September 15, commencing at 1.30pm. Followed by private cremation at the Ashburton Crematorium. Paterson’s Funeral Services FDANZ Ashburton Ph 307 7433

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Fine with morning frosts. Evening high cloud. Northerly breezes develop.

TOMORROW

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Rain about the divide, with snow to 1200m, easing to a few showers. Brief showers further east. Gale or severe gale NW easing.

FRIDAY Showers clearing. Southwesterlies dying out.

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HASLETT, Raylene Linda – On September 12, 2015 at Ashburton Hospital. Loved mother and mother-in-law of Natasha and Luke Fowler, Jordan and Temia Cameron. Loved Nana of Hazel and Milly Fowler. Daughter of the late Euan and Myrtle Haslett (Rakaia). Loved sister and sister-in-law of Glenys, Ralph and the late Evelyn, Cheryl and Joe Kahura, and Debbie. Loved Aunt, great Aunt and great great Aunt. Loved Friend of Neil and Sheree Fowler. Messages to Haslett Family, PO Box 472, Ashburton 7740. A service to celebrate Raylene’s life will be held at our Chapel Cnr East and Cox Streets, Ashburton on Wednesday September 16, commencing at 11am. Followed by private cremation at the Ashburton Crematorium. “She will be sadly missed by all.” Paterson’s Funeral Services FDANZ Ashburton Ph 307 7433

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Television Monday, September 14, 2015

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6am Breakfast 9am Good Morning 10am The Chase 3 0 11am F May The Best House Win Four sets of home owners are invited to judge one another’s houses based on interior design, homeliness, comfort and hospitality. Noon One News 0 12:30 Emmerdale Debbie reacts to Cain’s admission; Ashley must help Dan. 0 1pm Coronation Street PGR 3 0 1:30 Jo Frost Family Matters PGR 0 2:30 Come Dine With Me 3 3pm Dickinson’s Real Deal 3:55 Te Karere 2 4:25 The Chase 0 5:25 Millionaire – Hot Seat 0 6pm One News 0 7pm Seven Sharp 0 7:30 Border Security International PGR 0 8pm The Force PGR 0 8:30 Criminal Minds AO 0 9:30 Castle AO 0 10:30 One News Tonight 0

11pm The Following AO As Ryan deals with recent events, the investigation focuses on a serial killer linked to Theo’s past. 0 11:55 Golf – LPGA Tour (Highlights) 12:55 Te Karere 3 2 1:20 Infomercials 5:05 Impact For Life 3 5:35 Te Karere 3 2

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TV THREE

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6am Creflo Dollar 6:30 Sooty 0 6:40 Sofia The First 3 0 7am My Little Pony 3 0 7:25 Gravity Falls 3 0 7:55 Phineas And Ferb 3 0 8:25 The Octonauts 0 8:35 Tiki Tour 3 0 9am Infomercials 10:30 Neighbours 3 0 11am Home And Away 3 0 11:30 Shortland Street PGR 3 0 Noon Cougar Town PGR 3 0 12:30 Jeremy Kyle PGR 1:30 Hell’s Kitchen AO 3 0 2:30 F Ellen PGR 3 0 3:30 Penn Zero – Part-Time Hero 0 4pm I Didn’t Do It 0 4:30 The 4:30 Show 5pm America’s Funniest Home Videos 3 0 5:30 Home And Away 0 6pm Friends 3 0 6:30 Neighbours 0 7pm Shortland Street PGR 0 7:30 Reno Rumble PGR To finish the first rooms, the teams must work through the night, but their hard work pays off. 0 8:35 Wentworth AO 0 9:35 Ramsay’s Kitchen Nightmares – Costa Del Sol AO 0 10:40 20/20 0

6am Paul Henry 9am Infomercials 10:30 3D 3 Samantha Hayes and Duncan Garner present the major news stories of the week. 0 11am Rachael Ray PGR 3 Sunny Anderson, Peter Walsh, and Mally Roncal answer viewer questions; Rachael prepares a Spanish chicken dinner. Noon 3 News 12:30 Baggage AO Game show hosted by Jerry Springer. 1pm Dr Phil AO 2pm The Ricki Lake Show AO 3pm The Real Housewives Of Beverly Hills PGR 3 4pm Entertainment Tonight 4:30 The Block – Triple Threat 6pm 3 News

11:10 Marry Me PGR 3 0 11:40 F Samantha Who? 3 0 12:05 Go Girls AO 3 0 1:05 Ground Floor PGR 3 0 1:35 Infomercials 2:35 The Real PGR 3 3:25 Pretty Little Liars PGR 3 0 4:15 Lab Rats 3 4:35 The 4:30 Show 3 5:05 Neighbours 3 0 5:30 Infomercials

11pm Gang Related AO 3 Tio Gordo kills a Meta rival in retaliation after an explosion at a Los Angelicos festival and the gang’s leader demands an eye for eye from Javier to even the score. 0 Midnight Infomercials 5:30 City Impact Church

7pm Story 7:30 MasterChef New Zealand 0 8:35 Shark Tank PGR Hosted by Sarah Harris, five of Australia’s most successful business people look for the next big idea to turn into a profitable venture. 0 9:35 Odyssey AO 0 10:30 Newsworthy

PRIME

SKY SPORT 1

6am Sesame Street 3 6:55 Peppa Pig 3 7am Sticky TV 3 7:30 Scaredy Squirrel 3 7:55 Rugrats 3 8:25 Chuggington 3 8:35 Hi 5 House 9am The Moe Show 0 9:10 Peppa Pig 3 9:20 Fireman Sam 0 9:30 Thomas And Friends 9:45 Bob The Builder 3 9:55 Wonder Pets 3 10:15 Infomercials 2pm Sesame Street 3 2:55 Pingu 3 3pm Sticky TV 4:35 Big Time Rush 3 5:05 Victorious 3 5:30 Life’s Funniest Moments 3 6pm Malcolm In The Middle 3 0 6:30 How I Met Your Mother 3 0 7pm The Simpsons PGR 3 The Simpsons share three tales of revenge. 0 7:30 New Girl PGR 3 8pm The Goldbergs PGR 3 8:30 M The Big Year PGR 3 2010 Comedy. Steve Martin, Jack Black, Owen Wilson. 0 10:35 The Glades AO 3

6:30 The Crowd Goes Wild 3 7am Deal Or No Deal 3 7:30 Home Shopping Noon The Doctors PGR 1pm The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon PGR 3 2pm MasterChef USA PGR 3 The contestants make their way into the MasterChef kitchen for the first time, where they face their first mysterybox challenge. 3pm Storage Wars 3 The Storage Wars bidders arrive in small-town America, where oddities abound, but is this small town full of small wonders, or have the team accumulated a pile of junk? 3:30 Antiques Roadshow 3 4:30 Hot Bench 5pm Deal Or No Deal 5:30 Prime News 6pm Escape To The Country 7pm The Crowd Goes Wild 7:30 Best Of Top Gear PGR 3 Richard Hammond is in Abu Dhabi testing a hybrid Porsche; the other two create a public-information film to promote safe cycling. 8:30 60 Minutes PGR 9:35 Mayday PGR 10:35 The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon PGR

9am Cycling – La Vuelta (Highlights) Stage 21. 9:30 Cricket – International (Highlights) England v Australia – Fifth OneDay International. 10am Rugby – ITM Cup (Replay) Auckland v Otago. Noon Rugby – ITM Cup (Replay) Manawatu v Northland. 2pm Motorsport – FIM Speedway Grand Prix (Replay) Slovenian Grand Prix. 5pm Motorsport – V8 Supercars Championship (Highlights) Sandown 500 - Sprint Races One and Two. 5:30 Motorsport – V8 Supercars Championship (Highlights) Sandown 500 – Race 24. 6pm Motorsport – MotoGP (Highlights) Grand Prix of San Marino and Rimini Riviera. 6:30 Surfing – Big Wave World Tour Southern Hemisphere Recap. 7:30 Rugby Nation 8:30 Motorsport – Nascar Sprint Cup Series (Highlights) Federated Auto Parts 400. 9:30 Motorsport – Nascar Xfinity Series (Highlights) Virginia 529 College Savings 250. 10:30 Motorsport – MotoGP (Highlights) Grand Prix of San Marino and Rimini Riviera.

11:25 Entertainment Tonight 11:55 Infomercials

11:35 The Crowd Goes Wild 3 An irreverent daily sports and entertainment show. 12:05 Home Shopping 1:35 The Crowd Goes Wild 3 An irreverent daily sports and entertainment show. 2:05 Home Shopping

11pm Motorsport – British Touring Car Championship Midnight Aussie Rules – AFL Qualifying Final – Richmond v North Melbourne. 3am The Crowd Goes Wild 3:30 Tennis – US Open (Replay) Men’s Singles Final.

MAORI TV

6am Benny Hinn 6:30 Buying The Bayou 7am Thai Street Food With David Thompson 7:30 The Living Room 8:30 Penn And Teller – Fool Us 9:30 Full Frontage 10:30 Better Homes And Gardens Noon Sarah Beeny’s How To Sell Your Home 12:30 Garage Gold 1pm The Living Room 2pm Penn And Teller – Fool Us 3pm Nick Knowles’ Original Features 4pm Love Nature – All Roads Lead Home 5pm Jamie At Home 5:30 Poh’s Kitchen 6pm Salvage Hunters 7pm Beverly Hills Pawn 7:30 Extreme Frontiers USA Motorcycle fanatic and adventurer Charley Boorman explores the extreme frontiers of the USA. 8:30 Travel Man 9pm Getaway Brett Lee and Jesinta Campbell continue their adventure through India. 9:30 Dangerous Roads 10:30 Beverly Hills Pawn 11pm Jamie At Home 11:30 Poh’s Kitchen

TUESDAY

TV TWO

Midnight House Crashers 12:30 Benny Hinn 1am Nick Knowles’ Original Features 2am Love Nature – All Roads Lead Home 3am Salvage Hunters 4am Extreme Frontiers USA 5am Travel Man 5:30 Getaway

SKY SPORT 2

6:30 Pukoro 3 2 7:30 Kia Mau! 3 8am Iwi Anthems 3 8:30 Te Kaea 3 2 9am The Fit Club 3 9:30 Kai Time On The Road 3 10am Korero Mai 3 2 11am Toku Reo 3 2 Noon Korero Mai 3 2 1pm Toku Reo 3 2 2pm Ako 3 2 3pm Tangaroa With Pio 3 3:30 Pukoro 3 2 4pm Dora Matatoa 2 4:30 SpongeBob Tarau Porowha 2 5pm Pukana 2 5:30 Te Kaea 2

THE BOX

6pm Nga Pari Karangaranga O Te Motu 2 6:30 Ako 2 7pm Te Kaea 3 2 7:30 #HakaNation 8pm Whare Taonga 8:30 Native Affairs 9:30 Songs From The Inside 3 10pm Iti Pounamu AO 10:30 Te Kaea 3 2 11pm N Mataora Discussion of what is happening in Aotearoa, offering an alternative view to daily news and entertainment. 11:30 Closedown

DISCOVERY 6am Auction Kings PG Triumph Chopper; Ruby Necklace. 6:30 Deadliest Catch PG Skipper Harris in Training. 7:30 9/11 – After The Towers Fell M The Day After is a definitive look at the aftermath of 9/11. 8:30 Mythbusters PG 9:30 River Monsters PG Vampires of the Deep. 10:30 Deadliest Catch PG Hell’s Bells. 11:30 Evil-In-Law M 12:30 Stalked – Someone’s Watching M 1:30 Web Of Lies M Lost Rider. 2:30 How It’s Made PG 3pm How It’s Made PG 3:30 Gold Rush PG Family Feud. 4:30 Catching Monsters PG Last of the Giant Bluefin. 5:30 Mythbusters PG 6:30 Flipping Ships PG Sailgating. 7:30 Auction Hunters 8:30 Mythbusters PG Indy Car Special. 9:30 What On Earth? PG Lost City of Gold. 10:30 How It’s Made PG 11pm How It’s Made PG 11:30 Gold Rush PG Family Feud.

12:30 Survivor – Fiji PG 2:15 The Glades MV 3:05 Criminal Intent MV 3:55 Shearing Gang PG 4:20 Smashed Palace ML 4:45 CSI MV 5:35 Pawn Stars PG

12:30 Deadly Sins M 1:30 Fatal Encounters M 2:30 Auction Kings PG 3am Deadliest Catch PG 4am Yukon Men M 5am Bering Sea Gold PG

TUESDAY

Shark Tank

8:35pm on TV3

MOVIES PREMIERE

6am The Glades MV 6:50 The Simpsons PG 7:15 Storage Wars PG 7:40 Parking Wars PGL 8:05 Survivor – Fiji PG 8:55 CSI – Miami MV 9:45 Criminal Intent MV 10:35 CSI – New York MV 11:25 Hawaii Five-0 MV 12:15 Cleaners MVLS 1:05 Cajun Pawn Stars PG 1:30 The Glades MV 2:20 Survivor – Fiji PG 4pm Storage Wars PG 4:30 Parking Wars PGL 5pm The Simpsons PG 5:30 CSI – Miami MV 6:30 Pawn Stars PG 7pm Storage Wars PG 7:30 CSI – New York MV 8:30 Shearing Gang PG 9pm Smashed Palace ML 9:30 CSI MV 10:30 Criminal Intent MV 11:30 CSI – New York MV

TUESDAY

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6:45 3 Days To Kill MVL 2014 Action. Kevin Costner, Hailee Steinfeld. 8:40 Wild Card MC 2014 Drama. 10:10 Carrie 16VLS 2013 Horror. Chloë Grace Moretz, Julianne Moore, Gabriella Wilde. 11:50 Inbetweeners 2 16LS 2014 Comedy. James Buckley, Joe Thomas. 1:30 3 Days To Kill MVL 2014 Action. Kevin Costner, Hailee Steinfeld. 3:25 Let’s Be Cops MLSC 2014 Comedy. Jake Johnson, Damon Wayans jr. 5:10 Honour 16VLSC 2014 Thriller. Aiysha Hart, Paddy Considine. 6:55 Bad Neighbours 16LSC 2014 Comedy. Seth Rogen, Zac Efron, Rose Byrne. 8:30 Reasonable Doubt 16VL 2014 Crime. Samuel L Jackson, Dominic Cooper. 10:05 The Secret Life Of Walter Mitty PGVLS 2013 Adventure.

TUESDAY

Midnight The Misadventures Of The Dunderheads MVLS 2011 Drama. 1:25 Honour 16VLSC 2014 Thriller. 3:10 Bad Neighbours 16LSC 2014 Comedy. 4:50 Reasonable Doubt 16VL 2014 Crime.

Best of Top Gear 7:30pm on Prime

MOVIES GREATS 6am The Making Of Fast And Furious M 6:30 The Impossible ML 2012 Drama. Naomi Watts, Ewan McGregor. 8:20 Don’t Say A Word MVLS 2001 Thriller. Michael Douglas, Brittany Murphy. 10:15 He’s Just Not That Into You MLS 2009 Comedy. Jennifer Aniston, Bradley Cooper, Justin Long. 12:25 Mercury Rising MVL 1998 Action Thriller. Bruce Willis, Alec Baldwin. 2:15 Under The Tuscan Sun ML 2003 Romantic Comedy. Diane Lane, Sandra Oh. 4:05 The Aviator AO 2004 Biography. Leonardo DiCaprio, Cate Blanchett, Jude Law. 6:50 My Best Friend’s Girl 16LSC 2008 Comedy. Kate Hudson, Dane Cook. 8:30 The Bourne Identity MVL 2002 Thriller. Matt Damon, Franka Potente, Chris Cooper, Clive Owen. 10:30 Yes Man MLS 2008 Comedy. Jim Carrey, Rhys Darby.

TUESDAY

12:15 Black Hawk Down 16V 2001 Action. 2:35 Under The Tuscan Sun ML 2003 Romantic Comedy. 4:25 The Aviator AO 2004 Biography.

0 Closed captions; 3 Repeat; 2 Maori Language. RATINGS: 16 Approved for persons 16 years or over; 18 Approved for persons 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

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7am Football – Chelsea TV Everton v Chelsea. 10am Fox Sports News 10:30 Sky Sports UK News 11am Motorsport – MotoGP (Highlights) Grand Prix of San Marino and Rimini Riviera. 11:30 Cycling – La Vuelta (Highlights) Stage 21. Noon Cycling – Grand Prix Cycliste De Montreal (Highlights) 12:30 Motorsport – World Rally Championship (Highlights) Rally Australia – Day Three. 1pm Cycling – La Vuelta (Replay) La Course. 3pm Rugby League – NRL (Highlights) Elimination Final One and Qualifying Final Two. 3:30 Football – Chelsea TV Everton v Chelsea. 6:30 Motorsport – World Rally Championship (Highlights) Australia – Day Three. 7pm Cricket – International (Highlights) England v Australia – Fifth ODI. 7:30 National Bouldering (Replay) 8:30 Tennis – US Open (Highlights) Day 14. 9pm Rugby League – NRL (Highlights) Qualifying Final One – Roosters v Storm. 9:30 Rugby League – NRL (Highlights) Elimination Final One and Qualifying Final Two. 10pm Rugby League – NRL (Highlights) 10:30 Monday Night With Matty Johns 11:30 Rugby League – NRL (Replay)

TUESDAY

1:30 Rugby League – Super League (Highlights) 2am Rugby League – Super League (Highlights) 2:30 Rugby League – Super League (Highlights) 3am Monday Night With Matty Johns 4am Athletics – IAAF Diamond League (Highlights) 5am Rugby – ITM Cup (Highlights)

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Mel McGlynn and Cornelius Grobler both took wins at the Canterbury Champs on Saturday.

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■ BOXING

Two fights, two wins BY JAMES FORD

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Ashburton Boxing Club’s Cornelius Grobler and Mel McGlynn both took wins in their respective fights at the Canterbury Champs in Christchurch on Saturday. Grobler, who was fighting in the 69kg open male elite category, out-boxed Waikuku’s

Richard Robinson to take out the prestigious Canterbury title. Robinson was given a standing eight-count in the first round after being caught by Grobler’s powerful overhand right. Grobler said he was pleased with how he started the bout, and felt he outworked his op-

Best friends fight out final P16

ponent throughout the contest. “The first round, I started real strong and real fast. “I wanted to intimidate him a bit because he’s a boxer that likes to put a lot of pressure on,” he said. “I was just jabbing him and getting some hooks and uppercuts and counterpunching him.” McGlynn took on Gore’s Sa-

rah Martin in the 69kg novice grade, and extended her record to four wins from five bouts with a distinguished display after having an 18-month injury layoff. The 31-year-old said she had to utilise her jab to keep Martin at bay and was pleased to return to the ring with a win following shoulder surgery.

“I couldn’t really throw the right, I had to just keep jabbing and use my right every now and then,” she said. “Because I’ve been out for 18 months it’s the first time I’ve been back in the ring so I’m pretty happy with that. “It’s definitely rewarding, and brought the confidence back.”

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