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Retail is taking the biggest hit as business confidence drops and Ashburton stores are among those feeling the pinch.

Minimum wage and fuel price hikes and the low New Zealand dollar are among concerns, as well as the continuing effect of shoppers flocking to online platforms.

Health 2000 owner operator Bob McDonald described the sector as “flat”.

“I don’t think it’s in a tail spin, but it’s certainly not jumping out of its skin,” McDonald said.

Early spring was a traditionally quiet time of year anyway, and on top of that retailers would be concerned about minimum wage hikes, as it was an industry that did not have huge margins on goods

sold. Fuel hikes and the low New Zealand dollar also did not help, and at the Health 2000 group many raw ingredients for products were bought from America.

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Retail assistant Christine Harrison packages up a click-and-collect order. Mid Canterbury shoppers continue to flock online, contributing to lower retailer confidence.

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Fonterra loss ‘big disappointment’

By Tim Cronshaw

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Dairy giant Fonterra has delivered a bitter pill to swallow for Mid Canterbury farmers after posting its first full-year loss of $196 million in its 17-year history.

Farmers want the co-operative to become match-fit again even if this means a “clean broom’’ is applied to the business.

Some tough questions are expected to be fired at executives when Fonterra goes over its balance sheet with them in Ashburton on Tuesday.

The co-operative could find little way to sugar-coat the lessthan-flattering result at its annual meeting yesterday and the after-tax loss compares with a $745m net profit last year.

Playing a part in the profit tumble was the $439m write-down on Fonterra’s Chinese investment Beingmate earlier this year and the $232m it ended up paying Danone after the 2013 contamination scare.

On top of this were overly optimistic payout forecasts, rising costs and higher milk prices putting pressure on value-added business The co-operative was left with little option but to increase debt by 3.2 per cent with its debtto-equity ratio now at 48.4 per cent, settle for share earnings of 24c and, as signalled last month, leave the dividend at 10c per share.

In the final wash-up, Fonterra shaved another one cent from the 2017-18 payout after last month reducing it by an earlier five cents to a final milk payment of $6.69 a kilogram of milksolids.

Gross profits of $902m were down 22 per cent and domestic milk collection was back 1 per cent, yet sales revenue was up 6 per cent at $20.4 billion.

Fonterra chief executive Miles Hurrell said the co-operative’s business performance must improve. “There’s no two ways about it, these results don’t meet the standards we need to live up to. In FY18, we did not meet the promises we made to farmers and unit holders.’’

There were further reasons for

the poor earnings performance in addition to the Danone payment and Beingmate write-down, he said.

“First, forecasting is never easy but ours proved to be too optimistic. Second, butter prices didn’t come down as we anticipated, which impacted our sales volumes and margins. Third, the increase in the forecast farmgate milk price late in the season, while good for farmers, put pressure on our margins.

“And fourth, operating expenses were up in some parts of the business and, while this was planned, it was also based on delivering higher earnings than we achieved.’’

Farmers were expecting the coop to take a clean broom to the business and were taking a hard line on the big salaries being paid to staff.

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Federated Farmers’ Mid Canterbury dairy chairman Chris Ford said the co-op loss was a big disappointment for farmers.

“Fonterra have had a long time to get it right and they should be leading the way, but the little companies like Synlait and Open Country Dairy seem to be doing this and once again Fonterra is behind the ball.’’

He said farmers ended up wearing the big payment made to Danone because of the botulism scare, even though it was not their fault.

Farmers would give chairman John Monaghan a chance to turn the business around, but they want staff on six and seven-figure salaries to make the right decisions, he said.

Federated Farmers’ national dairy chairman Chris Lewis said Fonterra needed to tighten the

business, get match-fit and under promise and over deliver to get on the right side of farmers again.

Without a massive improvement, more farmers would take their milk elsewhere, he said.

“They have to put predictions out there, but not put a big comms spin on it. Farmers rely on these figures and put them in their budget … and it makes it very hard if the numbers go bad.’’

To turn around the performance, the co-op’s plan is to reevaluate all of its investments, major assets and partnerships, starting with a review of the Beingmate investment, fixing businesses which are not performing and lifting financial discipline.

More realistic forecasts will also be introduced so farmers and unit holders know where they stand.

For the 2018-19 season, Fonter-

ra has held the milk payment price at the $6.75/kg announced at the end of August and its forecasted share earnings at 25-35 cents.

Monaghan said the co-operative was being clear with farmers and unit holders on what it would take to achieve the forecast earnings guidance.

“For the first time we are sharing some business unit specific forecasts.

“Among others, these see the ingredients and consumer and foodservice businesses achieving an EBIT of between $850m and $950m, and between $540m and $590m, respectively.”

He said Fonterra was taking a close look at its portfolio and direction to see where change was needed to reduce costs and deliver higher returns on capital investments.

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Winter over, but power bill struggles continue

By Sue NewmaN

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The rising cost of keeping warm can be measured in the number of people who have struggled this winter to pay their power bills, a budget advice expert says.

At the same time as a discussion document for an electricity price review is released by minister for energy and resources Megan Woods, Ashburton people are counting the cost of a cold winter in power bills some describe as crippling.

Ashburton’s budget advisory service manager Jeanette Molloy sees first hand the difficulties an increasing number of people are facing when it comes to paying their power bills.

“This time last year we weren’t seeing people through the winter, we were seeing them at the end of winter with huge power bills to pay; this year we’re seeing this all the way through,” she said.

Wood prices have risen throughout the winter and for some families that’s meant swapping one big expense for another.

For people who were already strug-

gling to make ends meet, a large power bill could be the one bill that completely broke their budget, and it was the one bill that came with dire consequences if left unpaid. There were, however, steps people could take before their power was cut off if they were faced with a bill they couldn’t pay, Molloy said.

“We urge people to contact their power company if they’re struggling with a bill, look at time payment or a regular weekly payment. Sometimes it might only take a month to bring it up to date and some of the power companies are really proactive in not letting people’s bills get out of hand.”

People could also talk to her service about other options available if they were finding it difficult to pay a power bill, she said “We try not to let people get to the point where they have their power cut off. It’s so expensive to come back from this point. If we can help them in any way we do.”

Molloy suggested that people struggling with a cash shortfall should make sure they had filed a tax return as often

there could be unclaimed money sitting with the IRD. This money can be claimed for up to four years in arrears.

Smart meters were an ideal tool for people on a budget as they could monitor their power use, but the scheme was still to be rolled out across Ashburton, she said.

As part of the electricity price review, Woods said all New Zealanders deserved affordable electricity, but too many households were struggling to pay their bills.

Residential electricity prices are now 79 per cent higher than they were in 1990. Over the same time frame commercial prices had dropped 24 per cent and industrial prices had increased by 18 per cent.

Consumer NZ survey research shows that one in five consumers experienced financial difficulties paying for power over the past year.

Of those 14 per cent were charged overdue fees, 13 per cent borrowed from family or friends to pay their bill and 8 per cent took out a loan to pay their power bills.

From P1 The growth in internet shopping helped his Ashburton store to some extent, as people ordering from local areas could “click and collect” and the items were picked up from the shop. But it had also affected sales overall as shoppers turned away from their local stores. This emphasised the importance of adding value to the in-store customer experience.

“You need to have really good service in store and look after your customers,” McDonald said.

Terry McNab at Ashburton’s Paper Plus said the low confidence in retail was no surprise, and he believed it was a decline which had set in three years ago.

This was due to online sales, as well as building closures and demolitions following the Canterbury earthquakes.

With regard to online sales, he believed government plans to introduce GST needed to kick in sooner than when this was planned, in October next year.

“There will be a lot of retailers gone by then,” McNab said.

The Paper Plus store itself had a strong future, however, the decline in trade over the years had seen him not replace leaving staff, and levels had dropped from about 10 people three years ago to seven today.

On the flipside of the internet sale dilemma, his other business he operated, Ashburton’s Office Spot, benefited from a large volume of online shopping sales.

“It’s quite amazing how someone in Auckland will buy a box of pens,” McNab said.

Stepping Out shoe shop owner Moana Taylor said it had been a quiet winter, and the new season was slow to get going.

She did not know what was behind the trend, but agreed with McNab that the government needed to get on top of GST for online sales.

“Why not October this year?” she said for a suggested date for its introduction.

Robilliards Jewellers owner operator Mark Douglas said such times reminded him of when milk prices dropped in 2008. Rural spend had reduced, and he thought the M. bovis outbreak may have had an effect.

The store had had a reasonably good winter and been steady, but in such times it was important to “stick to your knitting”, and focus on basics such as looking after good staff.

The ANZ Business Outlook for August showed a net 50 per cent of businesses were pessimistic about the economy and sentiment had plummeted even further since the previous month’s survey, in which retail was the least confident sector.

Companies had concerns about industrial relations policy, minimum wage hikes and rising costs, and their ability to pass on costs and maintain profitability.

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Paraplegia not holding Clouston back

By Katie todd

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Life lessons don’t come much harder than a broken spine.

But if it weren’t for the severe farming accident that left him paraplegic in 1998, David Clouston may never have considered a career in banking, nor imagined becoming a well-respected BNZ Agribusiness Partner.

A group of more than 40 Mid Canterbury Young Professionals members and other Ashburton residents packed into Leech & Partners to hear Clouston’s story during a seminar on Wednesday evening.

Clouston, now based in Rolleston, said he has come to realise that “adversity brings opportunities, and it builds character”.

He was born in Fairlie, South Canterbury, where he started as a boy on a family farm, before working on high country farms in the Mackenzie Country, and eventually as a Beef and Lamb Monitor in a farming partnership near Coalgate.

But on December 28, 1998, while stacking bales in the shed, a major accident struck, Clouston said.

He had stopped and dismounted his tractor to brush some hay with his hands when a pile of 15 or so bales, previously thought to

David Clouston shares the life lessons he has learnt since becoming a paraplegic following a farm accident in 1998.

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“It was like a huge shove from behind. They all came down and

I was trapped.”

He waited a long two hours – focusing on staying conscious – before he heard the sound of the

Westpac rescue helicopter.

While adrenaline and shock stopped Clouston from feeling any pain at the time, he recalls

taking up about “half the length of the stretcher” due to how severely his body was skewed.

After New Year’s in the Intensive Care Unit at Christchurch Hospital, Clouston spent weeks in Burwood Spinal Unit, where he is grateful for the get over it and get on with it attitude. He then made the return to farming for two years.

“It was never a question of what I could still do, but how I could do it,” he said.

Two years later, and after making the decision to split with his partner, it was time to change directions and tackle a new challenge.

Clouston undertook studies as an adult student at Lincoln University, and then undertaking a period of consultancy. A job offer came along for the banking industry, and Clouston hasn’t looked back – driven by a love of farming interaction.

“People often say they don’t know how I do it. But the way I see it – I can keep going, or sit back and rot.”

Clouston said his favourite quote and life philosophy would be the words of Sir Tim Wallace inscribed on the wall of Burwood Spinal Unit.

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Learning Centre at the top of its game

By Sue NewmaN

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If you’re keen to earn a qualification but find you’re lacking the skills you need to begin your study course, then Ashburton’s Learning Centre could be just what you’re looking for.

And judging by the awards and achievements that have recently come its way, your learning would be in very good hands.

The centre has been recognised as New Zealand’s Ace Provider of the Year in recognition of the work it does in changing the lives of its students. And no one was more excited with that award than long-time manager Mary Philip.

“This is absolutely major for us and it’s taking a while to sink in,” she said.

The programmes run at the centre cover a wide range of subjects and involve more than 400 students every year.

Those students range in age from school leavers through to people in their 60s and they could be studying courses in anything from computers to language to achieving a driver’s licence, literacy, numeracy and English language skills.

The award acknowledged the amazing job tutors did, Philip said.

The range of programmes is driven by student demand and is growing all the time, she said.

“We’re now also contracted with Work

and Income to provide tutoring and that’s good for students because we can spend time with a person. There’s really no limit to what we can do because we don’t have a prescribed way of doing things.”

And that meant tutors could be not only results focused but they could also tailor tutoring to meet individual student needs, Philip said.

“We’re a wrap-around service, we try to sort out a lot of a student’s issues.”

Often a student would join a course because they were after a qualification or wanted to apply for a job but did not have the skills to complete online applications. They joined a class, completed the class and went away with a sense of achievement and often a new job, she said.

With the award in hand, the centre then went through a rigorous NZQA assessment. And again it came out on top, continuing to hold its category one rating that means it need only be assessed every four years.

That assessment meant what a programme delivered and how that was delivered and how achievement was measured had to be spelled out for each student.

And in the detailing of that, some pretty amazing stories of the way learning had changed lives emerged, Philip said.

Left – Celebrating a year of success, Ashburton Learning Centre manager Mary Philip, tutor student co-ordinator Joy Thompson and digital literacy tutor Maria Maceren.

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■ REAL ESTATE MARKET

Big jump in Ashburton house prices

By Sue NewmaN

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In just one month, Ashburton’s real estate market has kickstarted itself, with a huge surge in the average price of houses sold.

In the REINZ run down on sales for August in its monthly property report, REINZ data shows the median price of a house sold in the district dur-

ing that month was $360,000, up 24 per cent on July and 15.4 per cent on August last year.

The median sales price took a hit last month, dropping to $290,000, although sales numbers were high at 46.

In August those numbers rose again, to 48. In August last year only 38 houses sold.

Ashburton as a district, may be

one of the most affordable areas in Canterbury to buy a home, but last month it led the way with the strongest lift in median price.

Significant price drops were recorded in Mackenzie (36.2 per cent) and Hurunui (15.5 per cent) Jim Davis, regional director REINZ said there were plenty of buyers in the market, but most

were taking their time in making decisions.

“Lenders continue to struggle with bank and insurance criteria, making it a bit more challenging for these buyers,” he said.

First home buyers with KiwiSaver deposits were strong in the market, but they too were taking their time before making a commitment to buy.

Vendor expectations continued to be at the higher end for many properties and some appeared willing to wait for a buyer willing to pay their asking price, he said.

Looking ahead to spring, Davis said the market was showing positive signs, with strong interest and improved listing numbers.

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Three teens arrested after car theft spree Three teenagers linked to a string of vehicle thefts were arrested in Amberley north of Christchurch yesterday, which police say is largely due to information it received from the public.

A 16-year-old and two 14-year-olds have been apprehended following a number of vehicle thefts.

A white Mazda Atenza hatchback was stolen overnight in Christchurch and driven to Cadman Street in Cheviot.

Then a Toyota Altezza was broken into but not taken.

The first vehicle was then driven to Waiau and abandoned on Achray Street, where a red Mazda Capella was then stolen and driven to Hanmer Springs. The Capella was later dumped on Jollies Pass Road.

A silver Nissan Primera was then stolen and abandoned soon after on Argelins Road, Hanmer Springs.

At 7.50am yesterday morning, the three teen-

agers were seen taking a grey Toyota Corolla station wagon, which they drove towards Culverden.

The vehicle was located by police who followed it south where it sped off in an attempt to evade police.

A team effort involving police staff from rural, highway patrol, Waimakariri, CVST and dog units followed.

Cordons were set up and the vehicle was followed and eventually stopped with road spikes on Ram Paddock Road near Amberley.

Police managed to apprehend two people near the vehicle but the driver fled.

Police dogs were then deployed to track the driver, who was found after an hour hiding up a tree off Mound Road, Amberley.

“Police would like to thank members of the public who assisted in locating the vehicle and offenders,” said Sergeant Rob Irvine.

The teenagers will be appearing in the Christchurch Youth Court.

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Preschool teacher denies sex charges A Christchurch preschool teacher has denied sexually abusing two girls over a 14year period.

The man, who is in his sixties and cannot be named for legal reasons, faces a total of 18

charges, including rape, along with other counts of sexual violation and indecent assault.

The allegations date from January 2004 to May 11 this year.

Defence counsel Ethan Huda yesterday said the man

denies the charges and not guilty pleas were entered.

He has elected trial by jury and Judge Tony Couch remanded him on bail to a Crown case review hearing on November 7.

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Mystery surrounds grounding Mystery surrounds how a yacht became marooned on a Christchurch beach on Wednesday night.

The vessel ran aground at New Brighton Beach, about 250m north of the pier, at around 6.30pm on Wednesday.

Onlookers and police say the sailor swam ashore and was taken to hospital for treatment. Friends of the sailor told locals at the scene that the man had been sailing around New Zealand and that he had heart issues.

The yacht has remained beached, tilted to one side, ever since.

An earlier attempt at refloating it with a digger was abandoned after the digger also became stuck in the sand.

The digger has since been removed.

Another salvage attempt was planned for high tide at around 7.30pm last night.

The city harbourmaster has visited the scene. It’s understood that it is the responsibility of the skipper to organise its salvage.

Rubberneckers and selfie-takers have swarmed to the yacht all day. Two community wardens tried to keep children off the boat, and any likely thieves away.

The cabin is locked. A bike is on the deck.

It’s not yet clear how or why the boat ran aground.

Locals on the beach yesterday suggested multiple colourful theories on how it became stranded.

“I think he was just a bit clueless,” one said.

Another questioned why the yacht had no name on its side, or any identifying features.

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Priests abused thousands The Catholic Church says it’s “distressed and ashamed” by the findings of a report into sexual abuse by priests in Germany.

The report found 3677 people, mostly boys aged under 13, were sexually abused by 1670 Catholic priests – or 4.4 per cent of all clerics – in Germany between 1946 and 2014.

The report, leaked to Spiegel magazine and the weekly newspaper Zeit, was commissioned by the church and has been due to be presented at the German Bishops’ Conference (DBK) on September 25.

It found one in six accusations related to rape and also identified that when the abuse was discovered many of the perpetrators were moved on to other communities often unpunished.

The church’s willingness to punish abusers was seen as “not very pronounced,” the authors wrote, adding that the church saw priests guilty of sexual abuse as “more of a threat to its own clerical system than as a danger for other children”.

“We are distressed and ashamed of it,” Stephan Ackermann, the bishop of Trier and the DBK’s spokesman on child abuse, said.

The report’s early publica-

Ruled out as Superman Henry Cavill will reportedly no longer play Superman in the DC Cinematic Universe. According to The Hollywood Reporter, the British actor is parting ways with Warner Bros. after three films as the superhero, in Man of Steel (2013), Batman v Superman (2016) and Justice League (2017). Sources told the publication that Warner Bros. had been trying to cast Cavill for a Superman cameo in Shazam!, starring Zachary Levi, but talks between Cavill’s representatives and Warner Bros. broke down, which has shut out other opportunities for future Superman appearances.

A report has found 3677 people, mostly boys aged under 13, were sexually abused by 1670 Catholic priests in Germany between 1946 and 2014. tion was also “regrettable,” he added, especially as the “whole study was not yet available to the members of the DBK”.

The actual number of abuse cases is likely to be higher, according to the authors of the study, who said they did not have direct access to church

records. Instead, church officials combed their archives for relevant files before handing them over.

“In some cases there were clear signs that files had been manipulated,” the authors of the study were quoted as saying by Zeit.

In at least two dioceses files

had been destroyed, they said.

Catholic reform movement Wir sind Kirche (We are the Church) said that fact was “outrageous, but likely just the tip of the iceberg.”

In total the authors of the German study examined 38,000 documents from 27 dioceses.

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■ UNITED STATES

Florence’s uncertain track sows fear Hurricane Florence put a corridor of more than 10 million people in the crosshairs yesterday as the monster storm closed in on the Carolinas, uncertainty over its projected path spreading worry across a widening swath of the Southeast.

Faced with new forecasts that showed a more southerly threat, Georgia’s governor joined his counterparts in Virginia and North and South Carolina in declaring a state of emergency, and some residents who had thought they were safely out of range boarded up their homes.

The National Hurricane Center’s best guess was that Florence would blow ashore as early as Friday afternoon around the North CarolinaSouth Carolina line, then

A sign posts a mandatory evacuation prior to Hurricane Florence in Emerald Isle North Carolina.

PHOTO AP push its rainy way westward with a potential for catastrophic inland flooding.

Florence’s night-time winds were down to 185km/h from a high of 225km/h, and the

Category 4 storm fell to a Category 3, with a further slow weakening expected as the storm nears the coast.

But authorities warned it will still be an extremely dan-

gerous hurricane.

“Do you want to get hit with a train or do you want to get hit with a cement truck?” said Jeff Byard, an administrator with the Federal Emergency Management Agency.

Tropical storm-force winds extended 315 kilometres from Florence’s centre, and hurricane-force winds reached out 110 kilometres.

The National Weather Service said 5.25 million people live in areas under hurricane warnings or watches, and 4.9 million live in places covered by tropical storm warnings or watches.

At the White House, President Donald Trump both touted the government’s readiness and urged people to get out of the way of Florence.

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Gunman goes on rampage in California, killing five Police in Bakersfield say six people are dead, among them a gunman who went on a shooting rampage on Wednesday night and killed his wife and four others.

Authorities say that the gunman went to a trucking company with his wife.

It was there that he and another male at the business en-

tered into an altercation.

The husband pulled his gun and then shot the man, police said. He then turned the gun on his wife and shot her.

When another man showed up, the gunman began to give chase. He ran him down and shot him, according to authorities.

The gunman then wandered

toward a nearby road and approached two people near a home. He shot both of them dead, police said.

The man then hijacked a car with a woman and a child inside. After the woman and child escaped, he pulled over to the side of a road and shot himself in the chest.

“This is highly unusual to

have six people shot and dead in one incident,” Kern County Sheriff Donny Youngblood told The Bakersfield Californian.

Sheriff’s deputies are interviewing some 30 people who witnessed the shootings.

Investigators believe that the gunman acted alone.

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Wahlberg’s heavy schedule Mark Wahlberg takes his schedule very seriously, squeezing in multiple workouts and an incredibly early start. When an Instagram fan asked how often the Hollywood icon works out, the 47-yearold actor offered a detailed breakdown of his day which begins at 2.30am and ends at 7.30pm. On the actor, producer, mogul and rapper’s check list were two major workouts that lasted more than an hour, two showers, snacks and meals, a cryo chamber recovery, golf and business meetings, in a routine that has baffled his fans. Wahlberg also mentioned time with family. And it’s nice to see he also picks up the kids from school.

Bowie’s first recording sells David Bowie’s first known studio recording, which was rejected by a record company and found in a bread basket, has sold at auction for nearly STG40,000 ($80,000). The 1963 demo tape features a 16-year-old Bowie, then David Jones, in his first band The Konrads. The group was turned down by Decca and the tape of Bowie singing I Never Dreamed was never released. Bowie quit the band in the following months, but his career took off six years later with Space Oddity.

On Tuesday, at an auction in Newton-leWillows, in England’s northwest, the tape fetched STG39,360 from an overseas collector.

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All class here 21 Churchill Avenue, Allenton This home is located in a top Allenton location. Situated on a very private 1,146m2 back section.

The home has four bedrooms plus a huge conservatory built for all day sun. There is also an office or formal dining room.

There are bathrooms upstairs and down with a spa bath and shower downstairs.

Storage is everywhere in this home.

The living areas are very good and there is even a conservatory off the kitchen, an ideal spot for breakfast.

The home is heated by a contessa log burner and heat pumps in ideal locations throughout the home.

Underfloor heating in the kitchen and a nightstore in the hallway. Good sized double garage.

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Selling a home is a big life decision, both financially and emotionally. The journey can be a roller coaster, which is why finding a licensed real estate agent you feel comfortable with is so important.

“Remember, you’re looking for the person who you’re going to trust to sell what’s likely to be your biggest asset.

Their success (or failure) will have a marked impact on your new life plan,” says Kevin Lampen-Smith, chief executive of the Real Estate Authority (REA).

New Zealand has about 15,000 real estate agents who help people navigate big-deal transactions every day.

“The trick is to find the one that will be best for your situation,” he says.

“If you’re going to get the best out of your real estate agent – and they’re going to get the best price and conditions for your property – then you need to put the work in before you sign with anyone.

That means basing your decision on more than gut feel or the fact that their office was easy to park outside,” he says.

You need someone who understands what it takes to sell a property like yours and a proven track record to show for it.

You also need to feel comfortable with them personally – if you don’t find them pleasant to deal with then buyers may not enjoy the experience either.

If you’re not sure how to get the ball rolling, ask the agent the following questions: • What do you know about my neighbourhood? How are sales in this area and who is buying?

• Do you work independently or with other agents?

• What kind of advertising or marketing do you use – and which ones will work for my property? What extra marketing costs will I have to pay?

• What are your commission rates? Are you open to negotiation?

• Do you have testimonials or references from people whose properties you have sold in the last three months?

• What do you recommend I do to prepare my home for sale?

• Why should I hire you?

Asking these questions helps you form a picture of the agent’s experience, knowledge and how they structure their business.

“These days you’d expect an agent’s marketing plan to have an online focus that includes major property websites and social media. Find out what the marketing plan will cost and ask them to explain their rationale – you’re the one paying for this service, after all,” Lampen-Smith explains.

Remember that you can negotiate on the marketing costs and commission – don’t be afraid to ask the agents if they are interested in an incentive-based commission, where they will earn more commission if they sell your property above a certain price.

Once you’ve found the agent you think you’d like to work with, check them out on the Real Estate Authority’s (REA) online public register, which will tell you if the agent holds a current licence.

This is important because it’s illegal to carry out real estate agency work without a licence and if you deal with an unlicensed person the REA will be unable to help you if things go wrong.

When you’ve decided on an agent, the terms and conditions of your contract will be set out in an agency agreement that you both sign. This is a legal document, so make sure you get advice from a lawyer and that you understand your rights and responsibilities.

For independent information and guidance on buying or selling property, check out settled. govt.nz.

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Ashburton 67 Smithfield Road 4

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Deadline Sale (unless sold prior) 4pm, Tue 25 Sep 2018 201 West St, Ashburton View Sat 11am-12pm or by appointment Mike Preston 027 430 7041 mike.preston@bayleys.co.nz Austen Russell 027 441 7055 austen.russell@bayleys.co.nz WHALAN AND PARTNERS LTD, BAYLEYS, LICENSED UNDER THE REA ACT 2008

Well-appointed lifestyle property • Sunny four bedroom, permanent material family home set on 1.34ha in an established garden setting • Open plan kitchen/dining and family room opening out to large paved terraces providing plenty of scope for outdoor entertaining • Fully insulated with efficient heat pump • Complemented by a three bay shed and fenced into three paddocks with sound stock proof fences

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Ashburton Surrounds 53 Morris Road The options are endless

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Set on 1.09ha and with a peaceful, serene outlook, this home offers a rare and fantastic opportunity to own this unique lifestyle property. The home itself provides flexible living options with four bedrooms, two bathrooms (master with ensuite).

Deadline Sale (unless sold prior) 2pm, Tue 2 Oct 2018 View Sat 11.30am-12pm or by appointment Debbie Boon 027 448 4006 debbie.boon@bayleys.co.nz

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Allenton Lot 1 138 Belt Road 2

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Great front townhouse

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Brand new townhouse build to modern standards with all the conveniences you would expect of a welldesigned home. Year round comfort is assured with double glazing.

Asking Price $439,000 View by appointment Mark Williams 027 442 2281 mark.williams@bayleys.co.nz Brad Wallis 022 350 2269

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Allenton Lot 5 138 Belt Road

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WHALAN AND PARTNERS LTD, BAYLEYS, LICENSED REAA 2008

Allenton 106 Creek Road

Very private and brand new

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Just go for it!

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Brand new townhouse build to modern standards with all the conveniences you would expect of a welldesigned home. Year round comfort is assured with double glazing.

Asking Price $419,000 View by appointment Mark Williams 027 442 2281 mark.williams@bayleys.co.nz Brad Wallis 022 350 2269

Offers in the vicinity of $285,000

For Sale $285,000 View Sat 10-10.30am or by appointment Debbie Boon 027 448 4006 debbie.boon@bayleys.co.nz

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bayleys.co.nz/557952

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Allenton 55A Harrison Street 2

Now is the time to purchase this brand new townhouse. Located in Allenton the home is within walking distance to the shopping centre, doctors, school and kindys. Great plaster with classy cedar finish, good sized open living, dining and kitchen.

Asking Price $449,000 View by appointment Mark Williams 027 442 2281 mark.williams@bayleys.co.nz Brad Wallis 022 350 2269

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WHALAN AND PARTNERS LTD, BAYLEYS, LICENSED REAA 2008

Allenton 26 Charles Street

Crisp and brand new

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Whether this is your first home or an investment, take a look at this solid starter. Super tidy, clean and fresh, this is much more than a two bedroom home.

Double garage with man-cave and sheds galore.

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WHALAN AND PARTNERS LTD, BAYLEYS, LICENSED REAA 2008

Upmarket and classy

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The Vendors are looking for new owners for their immaculate four bedroom home. Handy Allenton spot on attractive 930m2 landscaped section. The interior is "up to the minute" with new kitchen, new floor coverings and quality window finishings.

Asking Price $568,000 View by appointment Jenny Gray 027 452 2888 jenny.gray@bayleys.co.nz

bayleys.co.nz/557912

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WHALAN AND PARTNERS LTD, BAYLEYS, LICENSED REAA 2008

NEW LISTING

Allenton 53 Elizabeth Street

Allenton 5 Coniston Drive

You'll love me!

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Positioned to enjoy maximum sun. Front unit of two with attractive garden and private outdoor patio.

Two double bedrooms, excellent living area with Street views. Tops in decor.

Asking Price $248,000 View Sat 11-11.30am or by appointment Jenny Gray 027 452 2888 jenny.gray@bayleys.co.nz

bayleys.co.nz/558309

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WHALAN AND PARTNERS LTD, BAYLEYS, LICENSED REAA 2008

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This is your opportunity to own a central Ashburton home, large in size and even bigger on features!

Close to everything, this home is moments from schools, shopping and the Domain. Four bedrooms and four living zones spread across two storeys.

Asking Price $568,000 View Sat 10.45-11.15am or by appointment Mark Williams 027 442 2281 mark.williams@bayleys.co.nz Brad Wallis 022 350 2269

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WHALAN AND PARTNERS LTD, BAYLEYS, LICENSED REAA 2008

Ashburton 141A Kermode Street 3

The two rear townhouses have sold - here is your chance to grab the coveted street-front spot! With views across Pioneer Park from your favourite lounge room chair, there is no doubt this tidy townhouse is in a premium position.

For Sale offers invited over $399,000 View Sat 10-10.30am or by appointment Mark Williams 027 442 2281 mark.williams@bayleys.co.nz Brad Wallis 022 350 2269

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WHALAN AND PARTNERS LTD, BAYLEYS, LICENSED REAA 2008

Tinwald 9 Whiteoak Grove Proudly situated in Whiteoak Grove is this near new 263m2 (more or less) home. With generous space throughout you and your family will enjoy the many aspects that this fantastic family home offers.

bayleys.co.nz/556382

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Situated in upmarket Coniston Drive, this most attractive home offers much for the disconcerting buyer. The many features of this 270m2 home will impress. Kitchen, dining and living will enjoy plenty of sun with doors opening to the inviting patio.

Price by Negotiation View Sat 10.15-10.45am or by appointment Jenny Gray 027 452 2888 jenny.gray@bayleys.co.nz WHALAN AND PARTNERS LTD, BAYLEYS, LICENSED REAA 2008

Convenience and value

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Boasting a desirable floor plan, sunny open plan living and spacious kitchen with storage galore you will find this immaculate townhouse meets modern living requirements. Two bedrooms plus a large spacious bathroom.

Asking Price $358,500 View Sat 12.15-12.45pm or by appointment Debbie Boon 027 448 4006 debbie.boon@bayleys.co.nz WHALAN AND PARTNERS LTD, BAYLEYS, LICENSED REAA 2008

bayleys.co.nz/556935

Tinwald 52 Carters Terrace

Neat, tidy and ready

Classic style - contemporary comforts

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Ashburton 2/356 Havelock Street

A home with it all

bayleys.co.nz/556962

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bayleys.co.nz/555220

Ashburton 102 Cameron Street

bayleys.co.nz/557998

Elevated elegance

Family friendly

3

Perfectly positioned allowing natural light to pour through the dining and living areas, here you have a very warm and attractive space to enjoy that also flows to the large patio area which catches the sun.

This makes it the perfect spot where you can relax.

Price by Negotiation View Sat 10.45-11.15am or by appointment Debbie Boon 027 448 4006 debbie.boon@bayleys.co.nz

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WHALAN AND PARTNERS LTD, BAYLEYS, LICENSED REAA 2008

bayleys.co.nz/555908

Ashburton Surrounds 61 Ludlow Drive 4

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Asking Price $625,000 View by appointment Debbie Boon 027 448 4006 debbie.boon@bayleys.co.nz WHALAN AND PARTNERS LTD, BAYLEYS, LICENSED REAA 2008

Canal side Would you like your very own waterfront property?

Construct your private jetty at the bottom of the garden, then build your dream home here on this prime section of 947m2. Then you can ferry over the canal to the fabulous cafe and bar.

Asking Price $249,000 View by appointment Debbie Boon 027 448 4006 debbie.boon@bayleys.co.nz WHALAN AND PARTNERS LTD, BAYLEYS, LICENSED REAA 2008

bayleys.co.nz/556933

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7pm - 9pm

1pm - 3pm Catholic Womens League Holy Name Pastoral Centre, Cnr Winter Street and Burnett Street.

Euchre evening, new players welcome (every Monday, excludes public holidays).

7.30pm

Mt Hutt Memorial Hall 160 Main Street, Methven.

NZ Alpine and Agriculture Encounter, Art Gallery and Hall of Memories.

10am

Every Saturday The Ashburton Toy Library 106 Victoria Street, in the Triangle.

Open for toy exchange.

9.30am - 12.30pm

Ashburton Scottish Country Dance Club.

Buffalo Hall, Cox Street.

Fitness Fun and Friendship.

7.30pm

Every Second Friday of the month

Every Wednesday Art Addict Art Addicts (AA) is the Ashburton Art Gallery’s weekly art space for kids.

Wrap up your Wednesday school day and head to the AAG to get creative and explore themes in art.

A great space for children to learn and interact from each other. Children of all ages welcome. Adult supervision is require for young children.

Donations appreciated.

3 - 4.30pm

Ashburton Aviation Museum Ashburton Airport, Seafield Road.

A great selection of many aircraft from the past to the future.

10am - 3pm

Every Sunday to Friday

In Colour, art and craft club In Colour is the Ashburton Art Gallery’s monthly programme for unleashing your creativity. Bring along your art and craft projects to share with others over morning tea once a month.

These are social sessions which encourage you to connect with others through creativity. Be inspired to learn a new creative pastime.

Sessions are free and all are welcome to attend. The gallery will supply basic colouring-in sheets and materials, along with tea and coffee. Those attending are encouraged to bring along their own materials and projects.

10.30am - 12 noon

Mid Canterbury Line Dancers.

Tinwald Hall, Graham Street.

Learn to line dance (7pm), beginners/ intermediate(8pm-9pm).

Instructor Annette phone

Ashburton Aviation Museum Ashburton Airport, Seafield Road.

A great selection of many aircraft from the past to the future.

September 14

growing to be one of the biggest dance shows in the world.

8pm

Guided Tour of the Universe Here’s a great chance to learn more about stars, planets and the wider universe. In this TimeBank Learning Exchange event, Alistair Perkins will give a presentation then help you use the telescopes at the observatory in Ashburton.

If it’s wet or cloudy the presentation part will still go ahead. Cost for TimeBank members: 2 Time Credits.

Cost for non-members: $20.

Numbers limited to 10 people, so register quick on Eventbrite or by text 022 399 7301.

7.30pm - 9.30pm

Willowby Standing ¼ mile Sprint Long Beach Road, Tinwald The Kermit Challenge Cup is up for grabs - if you competed in the Motorkhana and Night Autocross as part of Wheels Week. Willowby Standing ¼ Mile Sprint. Sign posted from Farmers Corner Main Highway (South). Your vehicle must be up to warrantable standards Helmet, Overalls and Fire extinguisher. Documentation starting from 10.30am. Start 11am - Cost $60.00. Members of the public are able to compete if your car meets the required standards. Any questions please ring Shayne Adams on 027 2837735 11am - 7pm

September 15

Celtic Illusion Ashburton Trust Event Centre.

Celtic Illusion is an explosive, creative Irish Dance and Grand Illusion force which is quickly

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September 16

Lake Hood Fun Run/Walk Lake Hood Come along for a fun walk or run around Lake Hood to help raise some funds for Nina to get more treatment.

There will be a sausage sizzle, bake sale and raffles on the day.

Registrations from 9:30am and the walk/run will start at 10:00am Entry: Adults $10 and children gold coin donation Help Nina fight cancer!!

From 9.30am Edible Garden Tour Spring is sprung, and it’s time to look at the garden now it’s waking up from winter. Julia and Kim are both keen and knowledgeable gardeners, and they are opening their gardens to us, showing what they do at

www.ateventcentre.co.nz Celtic Illusion

Adult $79.90/Senior $74.90/Child $59.90/Family $269.90 (2 adults 2 kids from box office only) Group $74.90pp (10 or more)

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Adam is a folk singer stationed where ever he lands. Described by Radio NZ and the NZ Herald as a “National Treasure” he takes to his solo adventures with passion, love and humour.

Open Hat Night

Shrek Jnr – The Musical

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Fri & Sat, 7pm - Sun, 2pm

OCTOBER

Sat, 7.30pm

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Cat in the Hat

Mid Canterbury’s Children’s Theatre.

Mid Canterbury Children’s Theatre is proud to bring you Shrek Jnr, with all your favourites characters including Donkey, Fiona, Lord Farquaad and many more. Come and enjoy this live stage show.

Tickets $20.00*

SEPTEMBER

5, 6, 7

Suitable for children 3-9 years Two bored kids, one rainy day and one crazy cat wearing a redstriped hat. He will teach us how to make our own fun with nothing but a little imagination.

Adult/Child $27.50*- Family $25*pp (max 4 people) - Group of 10 or more $19.99* (1 free adult)

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

September 17

Workshops for Migrants on Volunteering Racecourse Road, Allenton, Ashburton Workshops are aimed to attract and support new migrants into volunteering as well as providing opportunities to connect with community volunteer groups. Registration is essential and close mid day Thursday 13th September.

For more information and to register contact: Dellwyn Moylan Ph: 03 3081237 or volmidcant@gmail. com or http://tiny irk.com/ AshburtonMigrantWorkshops 1.30pm - 3.30pm or 7pm - 9pm

September 18

Suffrage 125 Celebrations Ashburton Trust Event Centre, foyer area.

Open invitation to all women and men, drinks & nibbles provided.

With guests Judith Sutherland (Chair – Kate Sheppard Memorial Trust Advisory Committee) and Freya Jemmett (author of the Ashburton Writers Group’s winning story) Please register your interest with the Ashburton Museum, phone 3077890.

September 19

Adam McGrath and The Roaring Days

Due to a sell out 8pm show Celtic Illusion will put on another show at 5pm. Come and watch this explosive, creative Irish Dance and Grand Illusion force that is growing to be one of the biggest dance shows in the world.

this time of year. Join us for a fun and educational tour. One garden is in Netherby, one in Tinwald, the starting address will be given to those who register. Cost for TimeBank Members: 1.5 Time Credits.

Cost for non- Members: $15.

2pm - 3.30pm What a Beginning!

Women’s Suffrage Church Service Plains Railway, Maronan Road You are invited to the “What a beginning!” 125th Anniversary of Women’s Suffrage Church Service at the Plains Railway Church, Plains Railway Tinwald Domain.

The Plains Village will be open and trains will be running.

Following the service the Camellia “Kate Sheppard will be planted at the Plains Railway.

2.00pm – 3.30pm

* Fees apply

Suffrage Walk Suffrage 125 Celebrations Suffrage walk from Baring Square West to Domain for Kate Sheppard rose planting.

Assemble at Baring Square West at 11.30am. All attendees recommended to wear purple and white.

September 21

Handbags & Gladrags 266 Havelock Street Canbead and White Ribbon Ashburton are again cohosting an evening called Handbags & Gladrags and its going to be a fantastic fun night out!

Tickets are $25, includes a glass of bubbles and cheeseboards for the tables (tables of 6 people) and a lolly bar :) MC, Guest Speaker and a live band for entertainment.

The highlight of the evening will be a mystery handbag auction! There will also be a silent auction and chances to win a handbag from raffles.

Hope you are join us, tickets are limited so get in quick!

7.00pm – 11.00pm

September 22

Adam McGrath & the Roaring Days – Arts On Tour NZ Ashburton Trust Event Centre, Open Hat Night Adam McGrath is a folk singer stationed where ever he lands.

On this tour he’ll be joined by a small but mighty rhythm section who promise to help drive McGrath’s songs and get the hearts beating against the chest.

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September 23

Show Case MidCanterbury 371 Racecourse Road Vision and Motivation for this Event: - Borne from a passion where we believe Mid Canterbury’s diversity from farming to recreational activities is second to none: • Open to anyone who would like to view a top horticulture export business.

• Head on down to the farm on one of our family run dairy farms with animal health to the fore • Learn about our large ManMade Lake – Lake Hood and visit a home and garden • For those that love history there is our world-renowned Aviation Museum that is home to many rare planes • Start and Finish the day at our own Internationally famed Garden – learn of it’s heritage • Learn more about this district as you meander through the different rural back drops with our commentators on your bus going over the history of the land • High quality information book on venues for all whom attend the day and local information Itinerary of Events – order of venues depending on which bus you are on: • Registration at Trotts Garden for coffee and muffin • Lovett’s Horticulture Operation • Crawford’s Dairy Farm • Aviation Museum • Lake Hood history – House and Garden Visit • Wakanui School for Brunch and Afternoon Tea • Finish at Trotts for Garden Tour/Wines/Nibbles/ Speeches All inclusive tour $175 per person 7.30am – 6.00pm Fight For Nikki - Variety Concert Ashburton College Auditorium A brave invisible diseases sufferer who needs our help to get to Cyprus for medical treatment. Eight fabulous acts.... Tainui Kuru, Liam Kennedy-Clarke, Charlotte and Brianna Sloper, Phoenix Chorus, Hamish Sloper, Samantha McArthur, ToPeace and Life

Dance Academy. Please join us and our amazing acts, to keep you and the whole family entertained for a couple of hours. All in Nikki’s honour.

There will be live acts, spot prizes, raffles and more. Come help this beautiful lady’s life start again!

Tickets avalaible at The Ashburton Trust Event Centre Adults $25 - Children (under 12) $12 - Under 3 free but must sit on an adults knee 6.30pm

September 24

Boulevard Day East Street East Street 2018 marks nearly 40 years Mid Canterbury has been hosting this fun day, with over 100 stall holders from: local retailers, and small unique businesses operating in the Mid Canterbury area to others coming from all around New Zealand, you will be spoilt for choice. Entertainment for all ages with bouncy toys for the children and great music while you wander along our East Street. No entry fee, just come and soak up the Mid Canterbury experience and make a day of it with your friends and family and enjoy the beautiful country setting of our wonderful town!

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September 26

Bite Nite 2.0 Baring Square, Ashburton Bite Nite 2.0 is going to slaaaaay! Get ready for some tasty treats, sweet sounds, and a whole lot of fun! We’ll unwrap some surprises shortly, but for now, tell your mates and save the date!

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The Ashburton Show is held on the weekend following Labour Weekend of every year and is the largest two day annual agricultural event held in the Mid Canterbury District.

Trade and market sites, pony parties, balloon man, equestrian and showjumping, cowboy challenge demo, highland dancing, home industries, small animal area, sheep dog trials, animal sections, crazy bikes, shearing, tiny tots, live music on stage and Aorangi Young Farmers Skils Challenge being held during the show.

Adults $15, all children free, seniors $10 (Friday only) Gates open 9am both days

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X2 sets a new benchmark

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With its extroverted design, the BMW X2 interprets the character of a premium SAC (Sports Activity Coupes) in an entirely new way within the compact segment.

The top-of-the-range version of the BMW X2 is the M Performance automobile.

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The new BMW X2 M35i featuring a 225 kW (306 hp) 4-cylinder turbocharged petrol engine definitely sets new benchmarks above the previous versions.

As the letter M in the type designation clearly signals, the new X2 M35i possesses the impressive dynamic handling qualities of an M Performance automobile.

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Form and function

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ollowing on from the launches of both the Colorado SportsCat and Chevrolet Silverado range, HSV this week confirmed pricing for its exciting new Chevrolet Camaro 2SS. Synonymous with higher performance, HSV is re-engineering and re-manufacturing the legendary Chevrolet Camaro for Australia and New Zealand markets; the first manufacturer to do so with full volume compliance.

The driving force behind the Camaro 2SS is Chevrolet’s 6.2L Generation V LT1 Direct Injection V8 engine, mated to a smooth shifting, 8-speed, paddle-shift automatic transmission and generating up to 339kW of power and a lofty 617Nm of torque.

Featuring Variable Valve Timing and Active Fuel Management, the LT1 offers efficiency when you want it and an abundance of power when you need it.

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A rear stanchion spoiler and dual-outlet exhaust with bright tips add aggression at the tail.

The premium interior of the Camaro 2SS delivers the perfect marriage of form and function.

It starts with power-adjustable heated and ventilated leather-trimmed front sports bucket seats for optimum comfort and support, complemented by a heated, leather-wrapped, flat-bottom sports-profile steering wheel for ultimate grip.

Ther’s dual zone automatic climate control, a 9-speaker Bose premium audio and 24 colour interior spectrum lighting enhancing the interior ambience while the Driver Mode Control blends exhilaration with innovation, offering four distinctive drive modes – Tour, Sport, Snow/Ice and Track – that deliver four

radically unique driving experiences.

Driver conveniences extend to remote start, a customisable 8” digital instrument cluster, wireless phone charging and a universal garage door opener, while a power sunroof also comes standard.

Said HSV’s Managing Director, Tim Jackson, about the imminent launch of the Chevrolet Camaro, “This project has been over three years in the making and involved millions of dollars of investment in product development, testing and validation.

“We set out with the goal of retaining the integrity of the left-hand-drive vehicle through the adoption of extensive engineering, development, and manufacturing processes.

“We are proud to say we believe we have achieved our goal”.

In speaking about HSV’s accomplishment, Jackson said, “I can’t think of another organisation, that is not one of the large OE manufacturers, that has challenged itself to conduct full volume compliance on a passenger vehicle.

“The interest and push we have had from customers and the GM faithful to

Lexus. Limited.

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exus is celebrating the 10th anniversary of its high-performance F badged models with limited editions of the V8 engined GS F and RC F which will arrive here in October.

Just 500 of these special edition models have been manufactured globally and Lexus New Zealand have been fortunate to secure 5 RC F coupes and 10 GS F sports sedans for the local market.

“These models are the purest expression of Lexus performance,” said Paul Carroll, the Senior General Manager of Lexus New Zealand.

“These limited anniversary edition vehicles celebrate Lexus’ commitment to performance through the F brand, and are built for drivers to immerse themselves in pure driving pleasure and satisfying performance.”

Exclusive to the anniversary models, a matte paint finish in Nebula Grey accentuates the powerful lines and sculpted surfaces

while providing a striking contrast with the gloss black finish of the unique 19-inch alloy wheels and blue Brembo brake callipers.

It is the first use of a matte paint finish on a Lexus since the LFA supercar.

Few engines can match a naturally aspirated V8 when it comes to delivering seamless power from idle to redline.

The 5.0 litre V8 in the GS F and RC F is engineered for low weight and high strength with forged connecting rods and titanium valves that allow a 7,300-rpm redline.

Large slotted brake discs provide the stopping power required in a sports car of this calibre.

Lexus meticulously tested the torque vectoring differential system at the Nürburgring and Japan’s Fuji Speedway to fine-tune its operation and co-operation with the vehicle dynamic integrated management (VDIM) system featuring a SPORT mode and an EXPERT setting for circuit driving.

bring this vehicle to market has been nothing short of exceptional”.

Recommended retail pricing of the Chevrolet Camaro 2SS has been confirmed at $NZ104,990 with the company reporting that the first model year will be limited to just 550 units in total, including 38 for New Zealand.

Said Jackson, “Our business model has always been to provide a niche offering with strong connection and support to our customers and, with just 550 available in our first model year, we are excited to get the product in customers’ hands”.

The manufacture of the Chevrolet Camaro will commence at HSV’s new production facility in Clayton South, Victoria, this month.

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Corolla rolling on

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eading up to its launch, Toyota had said this all-new and 12thgeneration Corolla would have both “soul and personality”.

Its launch drive definitely dispelled any thoughts of “yeah right” about this, with a 300km or so drive from Palmerston North, into and about many secondary roads of Waiarapa-Bush, neatly bypassing Tui’s Mangatainoka brewery.

Many of the roads driven are used for the Targa Rally.

Those roads are ideal driving conditions for these lower, wider and longer Corollas, sitting on their new stronger TNGA platforms, complete with independent rear suspension to show how well they handled.

They do this without compromising their ride and comfort.

There’s five new models, three petrols and two hybrids, all with a sharper, nicely proportioned, distinctive look including wrap around LED headlights, looks which certainly reflect their newfound, dynamic performance capabilities.

The range starts with 2.0-litre petrol GX, with a Driveaway price of $29,990.

It has an 8-inch touchscreen display with sat-nav, 4.2-inch multi-info display, air-conditioning, rear privacy glass, 16inch alloys and a six-speaker audio system.

The GX hybrid ($32,990) in addition to its Synergy Drive system gains dual-zone climate control, key-less smart entry and push button start, the latter three components which the petrol SX grade, ($32,490)

also gets, as well as wireless phone charging, LED fog lamps, paddle shifters, leather steering wheel and other additions.

At the top of the range, the ZRs (petrol $37,490, hybrid $38,490) are equipped with a large colour head-up display, 18-inch alloys, heated leather and suede accented sports front seats, 8-speaker premium audio system, 7-inch colour multi-information display, ambient illumination,automatic dimming rearview mirror and high-grade bi-LED headlights.

All models have a really impressive level of advanced safety technology with their array of active driver assistance and passive protection features, courtesy of the appropriately named Toyota Safety Sense.

This includes an active pre-crash safety system that incorporates autonomous emergency braking with pedestrian detection (day and night) and cyclist detection (day only), all-speed dynamic radar cruise with indicator linked control, automatic high beam, lane tracing assist which includes lane departure alert with steering assist, lane centering and sway warning, and off-road sign assist.

There’s other standard safety features including the reversing camera with static guidelines, seven air bags, drive start control, secondary collision brake and active cornering assist. Blind spot monitoring is added to the SX and ZR variants.

The classy-looking dash’s 8-inch multimedia touchscreen for audio controls,

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sat-nav etc proved user friendly.

There’s also a voice command system using Siri or Google Assistant to perform simple tasks like sending a text message or checking the weather at your destination.

The shapely front seats, with their lower hip points, proved both supportive, comfortable and easy to get in and out of.

The three petrol cars use a new, direct injection, reduced emission, 2.0-litre engine.

It produces 21 per cent more power (125 kW), 15 per cent more torque (200 Nm) than the previous 1.8-litre engine, but it is more economical with a stated combined fuel consumption of 6.0L/100 kms.

As well they have a new dynamic shift CVT featuring a gear and belt drive system. This uses the gear drive, rather than the belt when accelerating away from a standing start.

Both the SX and ZR petrols have paddle shift, while all petrol variants can access by lever the 10-speed, sequential manual shift mode.

In keeping with Toyota’s commend-

able ongoing commitment to lower their overall CO2 emissions, the new Corolla hybrids come with the latest self-charging petrol-hybrid electric power train as used by the Prius, so their 1.8-litre petrol engine, which now uses 91 octane fuel, has a combined system output of 90 kW, and a stated, combined fuel consumption of 4.2 L/100 kms.

Having this latest Synergy Drive system certainly complements the car’s dynamic capability, and showed during our drive that it is likely to provide owners with a desirable balance between fuel economy, low emissions and performance.

The Corolla, since 1969, has been the biggest selling model in NZ with a total of over 263,000 sold, of which some 155,000 are still on the road.

This new, more premium, more stylish range with its excellent array of state of the art active and passive safety standards is likely to ensure this remarkable achievement continues.

As Neeraj Lala, Toyota’s General Manager of New Vehicle Sales says,“Customers crave novelty, change and excitement, but at the core want security, solidity and consistency.

“Corolla DNA has remained the same for 50 years, while evolving in terms of the latest technology and styling”.

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he launch of a new Land Rover Discovery designed for the New Zealand market will see one of the lowest ever price points on its most popular model according to its distributors.

With over 25 years of pedigree on and off our roads, Land Rover Discovery is one of New Zealand’s most enduring and iconic SUVs. Land Rover NZ general manager Steve Kenchington says at under $100,000, the entry level Discovery Pioneer model has one of the lowest price points ever for the seven seat SUV.

“From the exterior, the Pioneer model will look very similar to the other models in the existing Discovery range.

“Under the hood it features a 3L V6 twinturbo diesel engine which produces 190kW at 3750rpm and 600Nm torque between 2250 and 1750rpm.

“The Pioneer can accelerate from 0 to 100kmph in 8.1 seconds and offers a fuel economy of up to 6.8 litres/100km.

“A 3500kg towing capacity (trailer with brakes), puts it up there with any other Land Rover and this model will also come equipped with a range of class leading safety

features, including Autonomous Emergency Braking, Lane Departure Warning and Trailer Stability Assist,” he says.

Kenchington says the streamlined new model is expected to appeal to a new market looking for cost efficiencies as well as the unparalleled performance expected from the brand.

A new campaign featuring National Geographic NZ young photographer of the year Talman Madsen saw the Discovery Pioneer driven the length of New Zealand to help capture a portfolio of the country’s most iconic scenery.

GIXXERS back on track

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ast season’s inaugural Suzuki GIXXER Cup series was an overwhelming success and it’s set to be even better in 2018-19.

The GIXXER Cup competition was first created late last year and quickly matured and developed into one of the most exciting and closely-followed of racing classes to run during the 2017-18 road-race season.

Now, after some thoughtful consideration, that inaugural competition has undergone a couple of tweaks, to make it even more popular for the upcoming 201819 season.

The GIXXER Cup competition will again be incorporated within the popular three-round Suzuki Series that kicks off in December and the five-round 2019 New Zealand Superbike Championships that are set to follow shortly afterwards, but slightly modified now to not handicap under 16-year-old riders who are deemed too young to race on the public streets of Whanganui’s world-famous Cemetery Circuit.

With this in mind, Suzuki has made the decision to change the rules regarding points allocation for the GIXXER Cup. There will now be a total of seven rounds that count towards prize money and points for the GIXXER Cup series and the Cemetery Circuit event on Boxing Day will now be treated as a stand-alone event for the GIXXER Cup riders, with its own separate prize pool and trophy.

Therefore, there will no longer be an

option to discard a round of the series and so all seven rounds – at purpose-build circuits at Taupo (riders visiting there twice), Feilding (twice), Christchurch, Timaru and North Waikato – will be counted for points in the 2018-19 GIXXER Cup. The riders’ contingency fund for the GIXXER Cup has also now been boosted to a whopping $10,000, offering additional incentive for aspiring young racers, indi-

viduals who perhaps may not previously have considered tackling the sport.

All riders in the GIXXER Cup class are on identical Suzuki GSX150F bikes.

Entry is restricted to riders aged between 14 and 21 years and, with virtually no modifications allowed to the bikes, the racing is always guaranteed to be close and exciting.

Ready to race at just $4995, these air-

cooled, four-stroke, single-cylinder bikes have been prepared in the Suzuki workshop by Wellington’s national superbike champion Sloan Frost.

Fitted with Dunlop AL14 tyres and a host of other hand-crafted race parts, the purchaser also has his or her GSX150F bike delivered complete with a rear race stand.

The class of racing is inexpensive, competitive and the perfect way for young riders to learn the sport and acquire true race craft.

And, with second-hand Suzuki GSX150F bikes now available for as little as $3995, the number of riders on the start line is likely to increase.

Some of last season’s GIXXER Cup stars, such as Pukekohe’s Thomas Newton, Paeroa’s Blake Ross, Greymouth’s Clark Fountain, Taupiri’s Zak Fuller, Timaru’s Harry Parker, Invercargill’s Michael Wilson or Hamilton’s Jesse Stroud – son of Suzuki’s nine-time former national superbike champion Andrew Stroud – to name just a few, will be out on New Zealand’s race tracks again this summer.

They will either be enhancing their reputations in the GIXXER Cup class or making their first forays into some of the bigger bike categories.

With the tagline “Growing Future Champions”, the 2018-19 GIXXER Cup series could be considered a nursery ground for New Zealand’s next national and international motorcycling stars, heralding the beginnings of a potentially great, longterm racing career.

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hile the latest generation of spectacular ‘new era’ WRC cars will be wowing the huge crowds as they race through the legendary Welsh forests at unsurpassed speeds, next month’s Dayinsure Wales Rally GB (October 4-7) isn’t just for the title chasing big guns.

Unlike most other major sporting series, the FIA World Rally Championship allows plucky private entrants to compete alongside their more illustrious peers.

Few fit the ‘plucky privateer’ tag better than Hereford’s Bob Beales in his ‘Bertie’ Beetle.

Manufactured back in 1958, the ever-popular VW Bug is celebrating its 60th birthday by contesting the WRGB National Rally which shadows the main WRC event.

Living up to its Colorado beetle inspired orange and black livery, Bertie has a notably colourful history.

In its early life, the venerable icon was owned by a taxi company, which somehow managed to roll it! The car was then rally-prepared by the legendary Bill Bengry in the early sixties before Beales acquired it a few years later. Bob competed extensively in rallies, autotests and even autocross before putting the charismatic air-cooled car into storage.

In recent years, though, Bertie has enjoyed a new lease of life competing in many historic events and now is gearing up for a fourth consecutive start alongside the world’s rally elite in Wales.

“We won our class in 2015 and 2016 but

sadly were forced to retire from a big class lead last year when a gearchange coupling snapped.

“That big disappointment means we are really looking forward to making amends next month,” vows the big-hearted Beales

who is hoping to mark his Beetle’s big milestone birthday in style.

“Bertie was 60 a few months ago and it’s going to be a wonderful way to celebrate in Wales. This is the highlight on the UK rallying calendar and it’s great to be on the same event as all those world championship cars and drivers.”

That said, Beales admits it’s not all plain sailing out on the speed tests in the stunning Welsh forests.

“Being at the back, the gravel stages can be a bit rough after all those fourwheel-drive cars have been ripping up the tracks … but we cope!” he grins.

“I’d like to get some new bits for the rear suspension but it’s money and, even though we do have a number of very kind sponsors who help with some of the bills, being a pensioner, it’s difficult fund everything.”

Indeed, the ever-enthusiastic Beales turns 70 in January and has been in motor sport for most of his life.

He started rallying aged just 17 and, even before that, helped with marshalling on events. Now he and Bertie are becoming fans’ favourites on the illustrious World Championship stage.

“We do put a lot of smiles on faces,” confirms Beales. “I do try to give all those waving in the crowds a toot but only when I have enough hands available to hit the horn button!”

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TEST YOURSELF Test yourself with the Guardian’s weekday quiz 1 - If a web address ends in .es, which country is it based in? a. Estonia b. Egypt c. Spain 2 - What colour is carmine? a. Red b. Blue c. Green 3 - What is the wife of a sultan called? a. Sultani b. Sultanate c. Sultana 4 - How many wings does a bee have? a. Two b. Four c. Six 5 - Which actor played the part of Popeye in the 1980 movie of the same name? a. Robin Williams b. Jack Nicholson c. Sylvester Stallone 6 - In which country would you find Nadi International Airport? a. India b. Fiji c. Egypt 7 - Who composed the opera The Marriage of Figaro? a. Beethoven b. Bach c. Mozart 8 - In what year was Lance Armstrong stripped of his Tour de France titles? a. 2010 b. 2012 c. 2014

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Vietnamese beef salad Serves 4 Beef 600-700g Quality Mark beef sirloin steaks (about 3cm thick) Vietnamese dressing 3 spring onions, trimmed and chopped 1-2 red chillies, deseeded and finely sliced 2 cloves garlic, crushed 3T lime juice 3T fish sauce 2T soft brown sugar 1T rice vinegar Salad 2 carrots, coarsely grated or cut into thin strips 1/2 telegraph cucumber, deseeded and grated or thinly sliced 1/4 cabbage, very thinly sliced 2.5cm piece fresh ginger, finely grated 100g rice noodles 1 handful coriander leaves,

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roughly chopped 1 handful mint leaves, roughly chopped 6 vietnamese mint leaves, roughly chopped (optional) ■ Heat a chargrill until very hot.

■ Beef: Rub beef with a little oil.

Place on the grill and grill for 3-4 minutes on each side for medium-rare beef. Remove from the grill to a plate, season and cover loosely with foil and a clean tea towel.

■ Vietnamese dressing: Place all ingredients in a screw-top jar with a tight-fitting lid and shake well.

■ Salad: Place the carrots, cucumber, cabbage and ginger in a bowl. Drizzle over the dressing and toss to combine. Cover and place in the fridge to allow flavours to mingle.

■ Put the rice noodles in a bowl and cover with boiling water.

Leave for 5 minutes (or according to the instructions on the packet), until soft. Drain well and rinse under cold water.

■ To serve: Slice the beef thinly across the grain and add to the vegetables with the noodles and herbs. Gently toss to combine all ingredients and serve immediately.

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ithout even knowing it, as we go about our normal daily lives – a huge majority of us are playing a part in the slow demise of retail stores in the heart of our district.

It’s never nice to hear that the old corner store or the supplies shop you’ve been heading to for years aren’t going as well as they could be and while we never set out to do it intentionally, our own lifestyles are playing a big part.

Life is busy and there’s always something to do.

So, I’m sure I’m not the only one who needs to admit to being a little bit lazy when it comes to my

shopping.

I’d prefer to sit at the comfort of my desk or at home on the couch and surf the web for products I need.

And usually when I find them, I’m pretty quick to click on the buy now option and have whatever it might be delivered right to

the front door.

It’s an easy way of operating.

I don’t have to ensure I have fuel in my car to get me into town, nor do I have to stress about finding a carpark and the added bonus is I don’t even have to be properly dressed to do it.

I can just search away to my heart’s content, browsing through what I want to browse through and casually adding things I like to my cart before heading to the virtual checkout.

Technology is slowly but surely putting an end to a lot of things that used to be a part of normal life and because almost every

store has an online option now, it’s hurting the retail sector big time.

Add to that the increased cost of living and there’s just not enough of the pie to be spent on luxuries which a lot of people can’t afford.

So, maybe as a district we need to get a little more creative with how we spend our shopping money.

If everyone managed to make at least one visit a month to a local retail shop instead of purchasing online, it would make a small difference – and who knows, you might even fall back in love with the experience of not shopping online again.

A business outlook for August showed that half of business owners were pessimistic about the economy and unfortunately those numbers were falling even more which labelled the retail sector as being the least confident across all sectors of life.

Imagine walking down the street and seeing more and more local businesses out of action because of the decline.

There’s a fair few scattered around the place now and already there’s been comments about those, so one can only imagine things would be worse if we saw more empty shops.

rescue workers in a flag-waving, bullhorn-wielding show of resolve.

In 2012, fury over an anti-Muslim film ridiculing the Prophet Muhammad spread across the Muslim world, with deadly clashes near Western embassies in Tunisia and Sudan Ten years ago: Losing its devastating punch as a major hurricane, Ike nevertheless drubbed the Midwest with powerful winds and floodwaters.

Five years ago: A diplomatic breakthrough on securing and destroying Syria’s chemical weapons stockpile, negotiated

by the US and Russia, averted the threat of US military action.

One year ago: More than 80 people were killed in an attack in southern Iraq targeting a restaurant frequented by Shiite Muslim pilgrims; the Islamic State group claimed responsibility.

Today’s birthdays: Actress Zoe Caldwell is 85. Actor Walter Koenig is 82. Singer-actress Joey Heatherton is 74. Actor Sam Neill is 71. Singer Jon “Bowzer” Bauman (Sha Na Na) is 71. Actor Robert Wisdom is 65. Rock musician Steve Berlin (Los Lobos) is 63. Country singer-songwriter Beth Nielsen

Chapman is 62. Actress Mary Crosby is 59. Singer Morten Harket (a-ha) is 59. Country singer John Berry is 59. Actress Melissa Leo is 58. Actress Faith Ford is 54. Actor Jamie Kaler is 54. Actress Michelle Stafford is 53. Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev is 53. Rock musician Mike Cooley (DriveBy Truckers) is 52. Actor Dan Cortese is 51. Contemporary Christian singer Mark Hall is 49.

Actor-writer-director-producer Tyler Perry is 49. Actor Ben Garant is 48. Rock musician Craig Montoya (Tri Polar) is 48. Actress Kimberly Williams-

Paisley is 47. Actor Andrew Lincoln is 45. Rapper Nas is 45.

Actor Austin Basis is 42. Country singer Danielle Peck is 40. Pop singer Ayo is 38. Actor Sebastian Sozzi is 36. Actor Adam Lamberg is 34. Singer Alex Clare is 33.

Actor Chad Duell is 31. Actress Jessica Brown Findlay is 31.

Actor-singer Logan Henderson is 29. Actress Emma Kenney is 19.

Thought for today: “Civilisations die from philosophical calm, irony, and the sense of fair play quite as surely as they die of debauchery.” — Joseph Wood Krutch, American author, critic and educator (1893-1970). - AP

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TODAY IN HISTORY Today is Friday, Sept. 14, the 257th day of 2018. There are 108 days left in the year.

Today’s highlight in history: On September 14, 1901, President William McKinley died in Buffalo, New York, of gunshot wounds inflicted by an assassin; Vice President Theodore Roosevelt succeeded him.

On this date: In 1814, Francis Scott Key was inspired to write the poem Defence of Fort McHenry (later The Star-Spangled Banner) after witnessing the American flag flying over the Maryland fort following a night of British naval bombardment during the War of 1812.

In 1861, the first naval engagement of the Civil War took place as the USS Colorado attacked and sank the Confederate private schooner Judah off Pensacola, Florida.

In 1954, the Soviet Union detonated a 40-kiloton atomic test weapon.

In 1975, Pope Paul VI declared Mother Elizabeth Ann Bayley Seton the first US-born saint.

In 1982, Princess Grace of Monaco, formerly actress Grace Kelly, died at age 52 of injuries from a car crash the day before.

In 1985, Shiite Muslim kidnappers in Lebanon released the Rev. Benjamin Weir after holding him captive for 16 months.

In 1991, the government of South Africa, the African National Congress and the Inkatha Freedom Party signed a national peace pact.

In 1994, on the 34th day of a strike by players, Acting Baseball Commissioner Bud Selig announced the 1994 season was over.

In 2001, Americans packed churches and clogged public squares on a day of remembrance for the victims of the September 11 attacks.

President George W. Bush prayed with his Cabinet and attended services at Washington National Cathedral, then flew to New York, where he waded into the ruins of the World Trade Center and addressed

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aturday I got there easily.

Sunday I was miles away.

Monday was a struggle but thanks to a half hour sweat-out I managed it. Tuesday I was close but no cigar. Nailed it Wednesday. Not even close yesterday!

I bought my Fitbit watch so I could monitor my sleep, but I can’t help keeping an eye on the amount of steps I’m taking each day.

Like most other blokes bashing very loudly on the door of 50, my competitive streak rears its head in my head more than my body wants it to.

I have caught myself getting angry because I have just finished a task like mowing the lawns and then realising I don’t have my watch on and I’ve missed all those steps! All that wasted effort!

I have even contemplated walking up and down the stairs at work while a long song is on the radio during my breakfast show to get a head-start on my quest for the magic 10,000

steps each day. Micro seconds after those contemplations I have come up with excuses, not necessarily good ones, for why I should make a coffee instead.

For the record, it takes 47 steps to get to the jug and back, including one return trip to the studio because I forgot my cup or even why I left the studio in the first place.

Sure it’s not as much as a gallop (well for the first flight anyway) up the stairs at work, but I haven’t pulled a hammy making a coffee yet. Touch wood!

Now it turns out I need not have worried (which probably has affected my sleep) so much.

Somehow I doubt I’m about to ruin the entire industry of pedometers, fitness apps and Fitbits with this revelation.

The presumption that taking 10,000 steps throughout the course of a day is an important building block to physical health is a load of bollocks.

The problem? Those 10,000 steps are a completely arbitrary figure, one that originates from a Japanese marketing campaign in

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the mid-60s.

In an attempt to capitalise on the 1964 Tokyo Olympics, a company designed the world’s first wearable step-counter, a device called a manpo-kei, which translates as 10,000-step meter.

One of the problems with the 10,000-steps-a-day goal is that it doesn’t take into account the intensity of exercise.

Getting out of breath and increasing your heart rate may be more important than the number of steps taken.

Researchers are conducting studies to see whether people who take 10,000 steps a day merely by puttering around their house achieve the same health benefits as those who do so by brisk walking or playing sport.

Some experts say that a pace of a minimum of 100 steps per minute is required for exercise to be beneficial.

One hundred steps per minute? I couldn’t do 100 steps a minute if I was falling down the afore-mentioned stairs Till next week.

Hoo roo, Phill Hooper A bit fit Phill Hooper is the breakfast host of Ashburton’s Hokonui radio station. The views expressed in this column are his and do not reflect the opinion of his employer or the Ashburton Guardian.

YOUR VIEW Te reo Maori Regarding Sue Newman’s op-ed on Monday.

I found Sue Newman’s argument against te reo Maori as a second language in primary school flawed.

I agree the curriculum is packed and, as she puts it, anything added needs to “be an advantage to a student in their post school years”.

This is precisely why te reo Maori is an obvious choice for a second language.

It’s already part of the curriculum – the current law requires schools to take reasonable steps to enable children to learn te reo and this will not change with the proposed members’ bill.

Te reo Maori would therefore

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not be an extra thing to squeeze in, but other languages would be. The vast majority of our students will live and work in New Zealand, where knowing Maori is a huge advantage in terms of job opportunities, whether in law, teaching, social work, health sector, government etc.

Newman wrote that “unlike every other language”, Maori is spoken only in NZ – which is precisely why this is where one should learn it!

I can go to France to learn French, we should be able to learn Maori in NZ. I am a fluent Danish speaker, which is only useful in one country in the world, but that doesn’t make Danish any less credible than languages spoken more widely.

A language is an important part of a nation’s identity and its importance is not measured by how useful it can be outside its borders. If that were the case everyone would drop their own language and switch to English.

Newman states that we’re learning Maori as a living language, not an academic exercise, as though they were mutually exclusive.

I’d argue that for a language to be living it needs to be widely spoken and understood and how can it be unless we learn how to use it?

I challenge Newman’s statement that we are “learning the language by osmosis”. I learned Russian by osmosis when living in a former Soviet state where I heard it all day, every day, but living here I’d be lucky if I hear more

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than 10 different Maori words used in a month.

Using or hearing the odd word like hui or whanau (often mispronounced) in our everyday language is not learning by osmosis, making Maori a living language or making it relevant to our lives.

To suggest so is seriously undervaluing it. Knowing the odd Maori word is barely scraping the surface of a language that has so much to offer.

To get a glimpse of the beauty and richness of te reo Maori, students need to be exposed to it, start learning it at primary school and hopefully carry on with further academic study at high school.

Kate White, teacher Ashburton Borough School

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What new iPhones will cost Apple unveiled a trio of new iPhones yesterday, including its biggest and most expensive model yet.

The new devices – iPhone XS, iPhone XS Max and iPhone XR – were shown off to the public by chief executive Tim Cook at the company’s Cupertino campus in California.

Apple’s latest handsets feature different screen sizes and price points, in an attempt to appeal to a wide range of customers and defy a declining global smartphone market.

The world’s first trillion-dollar company is seeking to widen its product’s appeal amid slowing sales.

Dubbed the most advanced iPhone ever, the XS and XS Max feature stunning Super Retina displays, a faster and improved dual camera system that offers breakthrough photo and video features, the first 7-nanometer chip in a smartphone – the A12 Bionic chip with next-generation Neural Engine – faster Face ID and wider stereo.

The XS Max, the priciest model, will also have a bigger battery, which Apple said would improve battery life by an hour and a half.

The iPhone XS (left) and XS Max. The iPhone XR, the cheapest of the three, is designed to appeal to more price-conscious consumers, who have been reluctant to pay for higher-priced iPhones in recent years. It features the same design, but with a lower-resolution screen and one rear camera, instead of the dual camera designs of more expensive iPhones.

Apple also released a revamped

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Size: 40mm and 44mm.

Pricing: $699 (40mm) and $749 (44mm).

Available for pre-order: Today with availability beginning Friday September 21.

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iPhone XS: Screen size: 5.8-inch display Storage: 64GB, 256GB and 512GB Processor: A12 chip Resolution: 2436x1125 RAM: 4GB Colours: Space gray, silver and gold.

Pricing: $1899 (64GB), $2199 (256GB), $2599 (512GB).

Available for pre-order: Today with availability beginning Friday, September 21. iPhone XS Max: Screen size: 6.5-inch display Storage: 64GB, 256GB and 512GB Processor: A12 chip Resolution: 2688x1242 RAM: 4GB Colours: Space gray, silver and gold.

Pricing: $2099 (64GB), $2399 (256GB), $2799 (512GB).

Available for pre-order: Today with availability beginning Friday, September 21. iPhone XR: Screen size: 6.1-inch display Storage: 64GB, 128GB and 256GB Processor: A12 chip Resolution: 1792x828 RAM: 3GB Colours: White, black, blue, yellow, coral and red.

Pricing: $1399 (64GB), $1499 (128GB), $1699 (256GB).

Available for pre-order: Friday, October 19 with availability beginning Friday, October 26.

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Apple Watch. It’s the first major design overhaul of the Watch since its debut more than three years ago.

Apple has made the screen bigger, pushing the glass display right to the edge, giving a 30 per cent larger display while the body of the watch is actually thinner than the series 3 Apple Watch.

Apple also has a raft of new

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t has been a rollercoaster for markets this week following the tech sell-off seen the week prior. Trade tensions between the US and its major trading partners again dominated headlines. While in Europe, investors were tracking the latest Brexit developments.

Despite a tough few weeks, the NZX 50 logged it biggest daily gain in 22 months on Tuesday, jumping 1.96 per cent.

The local bourse remains up a very healthy 9.5 per cent year to date, on the back of an exceptionally strong performance during August.

However, not all global indices are faring as well. Emerging market shares are down almost 20 per cent from the 2018 peak, including the Shanghai Composite in China which is 19.7 per cent lower than where it was at the start of the year.

In company news, Fonterra reported a net loss of $196m for the year ending July, following last year’s profit of $745m.

The company said its total cash payout for the year would be $6.79, comprising a Farmgate Milk Price of $6.69 per kg of milksolids and a 10 cent dividend. The company provided forecast earnings for 2019 of 25-35 cents per share.

Gentailers rose on the back of the first report of the Electricity Price Review. The report provided an overview of New Zealand’s electricity sector and was received with a sense of relief after no major issues were recorded.

The report excused electricity companies from the allegations

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they were making excessive profits and revealed households pay 79 per cent more now than they did in 1990.

The tit-for-tat patent battle between Fisher & Paykel Healthcare and ResMed reared its head again this week.

F&P Healthcare filed a complaint with the US International Trade Commission seeking an exclusion order to prevent the importation and sale of ResMed’s AirFit range.

Both companies which produce devices and masks to treat obstructive sleep apnea claim their patents have been breached.

Earlier this month, F&P Healthcare downgraded its earnings guidance by $5-10m due to the legal costs expected to be incurred contesting the allegations. Over the past two years, the two companies have filed patent infringement notices against each other on various products in the US, UK, New Zealand, Australia and Germany.

The NZX has signed a memorandum of understanding with US tech-heavy bourse operator Nasdaq.

The two exchanges have agreed to “explore ways to promote dual listings, depository receipts, exchange traded funds

and broader ways to develop market initiatives”. This should benefit both companies and investors.

Trade was again in focus this week after President Donald Trump said he was ready to go on slapping an additional $US267 billion worth of tariffs on Chinese goods.

So far, the United States and China have hit $US50 billion worth of each others’ goods with tariffs in a dispute over US demands that China make sweeping economic policy changes. There are reports the Trump administration have invited Chinese officials to restart trade talks but details are yet to be provided and some investors remain skeptical.

China told the World Trade Organisation (WTO) on Tuesday it wanted to impose $US7 billion a year in sanctions on the United States in retaliation for Washington’s non-compliance with a ruling in a dispute over US dumping duties.

Over to Europe, investors were also tracking Brexit news. European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker said in his last State of the Union speech on Wednesday that the European Union stands ready to work “day and night” to find an agreement with the UK over Brexit.

Jeremy Flood works for Craigs Investment Partners.

This article should not be deemed as advice. Disclosure statement available free of charge and on request.

GUARDIAN

WEEKEND RACING GUIDE

d M3 Addington Dogs Today at Addington

September 14

Weather: Fine DOUBLES TREBLES QUADDIES PLACE 6 12:05PM

1

1-2, 3-4, 5-6, 7-8, 9-10, 11-12 1-2-3, 4-5-6, 7-8-9, 10-11-12 2-3-4-5, 9-10-11-12 7-8-9-10-11-12 THE FITZ SPORTS BAR SPRINT

PX # REC Greyhound Fastest time

4 1 3 2

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

42774 Reign Of Fire nwtd 52 Every Minute nwtd 57588 Homebush Connor nwtd 72 Goldstar Shiloah nwtd 77467 Another Honey nwtd 3365 Clausen Jewel nwtd 83467 Homebush Comet nwtd 34868 Step Inside Love nwtd

12:22PM

1 2 4 3

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

4 2 3

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9

1 4 3 2

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9

2 3 1

4

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

3

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

4

1 2 3 4 4 5 6 7 2 8 9 10

5

6

AMBER CLEANING SERVICES SPRINT

9

$1,365, C0, 295m

K Gommans J McInerney A Lee B Dann S & B Evans C Roberts J McInerney A Botherway

HAPPY BIRTHDAY KIRSTY TAYLOR SPRINT

7

8

1 2 3 3 4 5 2 6 7 4 8 9 10

1

1 4 2 1 3 4 3 5 6 7 2 8 9 10

1 2 3 4 3 5 1 6 4 7 8 9 10

I PAVE CONCRETE DASH

$1,365, C0, 295m

B Dann S & B Evans A Bradshaw A Lee J McInerney J McInerney J McInerney C Roberts

ACTIVE ELECTRICAL CHRISTCHURCH STAKES

1 74642 Justin Ryan 17.27

$2,505, C1, 520m

J Dunn J McInerney S & B Evans S & B Evans G Cleeve S & B Evans J Jopson J Jopson J McInerney S & B Evans

KAISA EARTHWORKS SPRINT

$1,685, C2, 295m

S & B Evans

$2,860, C2, 520m

G Cleeve L Waretini J & D Fahey R Wales M Robinson J & D Fahey J Jopson C Roberts J & D Fahey G Cleeve

11

KOLORFUL KANVAS SPRINT

$1,685, C2, 295m

J McInerney L Waretini M Grant A Lee G Cleeve S & B Evans J McInerney J McInerney J Jopson L Waretini

12

LIVAMOL SPRINT

$1,685, C2, 295m

X6255 Smash Lilly 17.29 27263 Super Bad 17.20 14671 My Bro Michael 17.43 83371 Homebush Skip 17.50 75542 Hatfield 17.41 65627 Dahteste 17.24 12577 Lonely Baxter 17.32 72178 Cut The Ribbons 17.44 62775 Wong Box 17.48 68377 Unfounded 17.43

M Grant D Roberts M Robinson J McInerney L Waretini B Dann J McInerney J Tanner J Jopson J Jopson

c M7

Today at Woodville

September 14

Track Information Type: Grass; Expected: Slow; Direction: Left-handed; Length: 1800m; Straight: 375m; Rail: True; Weather: Mainly Fine DOUBLES TREBLES QUADDIES PLACE 6 12:13PM OPT 701

1

2-3, 4-5, 6-7 2-3-4, 5-6-7 1-2-3-4, 4-5-6-7 2-3-4-5-6-7 MANGATERA HOTEL MAIDEN 2100

PX # REC Horse (Barrier) kg Trainer

1 2 3 4

$10,000, MDN, 2100m Jockey

1 22842 Handyman (7) 58.5 K Gray 2 0X683 Taboo (1) 58.5 K Myers 3 44 Kion (3) 58.5 R Connors 4 38L9X Mexican (4) 58.5 K Myers 5 90900. Our Jocko (5) 58.5 E Holmes 6 04X55. Witch Hazel (2) 56.5 G Innes 7 0 Sierra (6) 56.5 L Latta 8 7X090 Whosays Im Perfect (8) 56.5 A Bidlake

12:48PM OPT 702

2

1:23PM 703

OPT

3

$10,000, Rating 65 Benchmark*, 2200m

S Collett D Turner C O'Beirne (a3) J Parkes C Johnson T Johnson (a2) L Allpress Z Moki (a3) H Durrant (a4) T Allan

BRAESIDE FARM MAIDEN 1100

$10,000, MDN 3YO, 1100m

1 Lincoln Falls (10) 57.5 L Latta 2 Boom Boy (13) 57.5 A Greig 3 Hesagoodboy (2) 57.5 G Innes 4 Top Of The Class (12) 57.5 H Auret 5 Naughty Nana 4 6 4X48X Got The Call (6) 55.5 G Vile 3 7 Heart Of Stone (3) 55.5 J Bary 8 Out To Impress (1) 55.5 G Vile 9 77X Glide Queen (5) 55.5 M Eales 10 Ampuis (11) 55.5 S Brown 1 11 Booty Lara (8) 55.5 I Kelly 12 Brantford (14) 55.5 S Brown 1 13 Floral Belt (4) 55.5 K Gray 14 Muzzarati (15) 55.5 S Cookson 0 15 0 Press Release (7) 57.5 Benner/Wynyard 2 16 2X Willpower (9) 57.5 J Richards 17 Duck Road

1

C Johnson S MacNab (a2) S McKay R Myers Z Moki (a3) J Waddell T Johnson (a2) A Shin (a4)

D & G AUTOSPRAY 2200

1 45707. Lovetokeephim (7) 60 K Clapperton 2 13429 Flagdown (3) 58 S Dougan 3 34244 Nom du Beel (1) 58 G Temperton 1 4 08472 Cornerstone (4) 57.5 G Vile 5 41008. Platinum Edition (10) 57 L Latta 2 6 28379 Veracious (2) 56.5 D Parry 7 X8935 My Tommy (6) 56.5 T Symes 8 0090X Class Above (9) 55 K Myers 9 55X99 Mr Ink (8) 55 A Bidlake 10 9X665 Sussed (5) 54 B Armstrong

3 4

1:55PM 704

OPT

1 4 2 3

J Parkes S McKay C Johnson M Singh (a2) SCRATCHED S MacNab (a2) R Myers D Bradley D Hirini (a2) D Turner C O'Beirne (a3) L Allpress S Collett J Waddell SCRATCHED

4

THE JIM SPEEDY MEMORIAL 1100

$11,000, Rating 72 Benchmark, 1100m

1 X3321 Middagurd (4) 59 K Myers 2 3839X Bring To The Block (6) 58 S Brown 1 3 8246X Pinsraad (1) 57 H Mathews 4 364X1 Vinnie’s Volley (2) 56.5 J Bary 5 14704 Thatz Louie (7) 55 A Davies 6 3441X Devine Love (5) 54 Benner/Wynyard 7 36358 Pincanto (3) 54 P & T Ebbett 8 0X0X0 Swiss Elle (8) 54 P Peake

2:30PM OPT 705

5

S MacNab (a2) D Turner R Myers C Johnson T Johnson (a2) L Allpress S Collett T Allan

WOODVILLE - HOME OF CHOCOLATE FISH MAIDEN 1200

2 3 3 4 5 2 6 7 8 9 10

4

2 7X04X Benny ’N’ The Jets (7) 58.5 J Pettit 1 3 Mehrtens (10) 58.5 S Gordon 4 Overthetop (8) 58.5 B Thurlow 5 7X Whoray (3) 58.5 N Marshall 6 6730X Sainted Pearl (4) 56.5 N Auret 7 X4867 La Turque (2) 56.5 S Brown 1 1 8 Bae Corp (6) 56.5 I Kelly 9 6X La Landonne (11) 56.5 S Brown 1 10 8 Gratuity (1) 56.5 G Haigh 11 Peppercorn (14) 56.5 S Brown 1 4 12 2X Willpower (5) 56 J Richards 13 Bruno Kelly (9) 56 M Oulaghan 14 6 Manolo (12) 56 A Fieldes 15 Duck Road

A Shin (a4) L Allpress S McKay T Allan M Singh (a2) C O'Beirne (a3) Z Moki (a3) D Turner S O'Malley (a4) C Waddell (a4) R Myers T Johnson (a2) J Parkes SCRATCHED

2

3:05PM OPT 706

6

THE MEAT COMPANY DANNEVIRKE MAIDEN 1400 $10,000, MDN, 1400m

1 X20X6 Fearless (8) 58.5 D & E Haworth 2 Keepin Harmonee 3 977X4. Zeduzzi (9) 58.5 K Estreich 4 4998X Mancini (6) 58.5 M Breslin 5 Tiro (5) 58.5 R Bergerson 6 Blue Dann (1) 58.5 D Fuge 4 7 0235X Bella Nero (2) 56.5 S Gordon 8 Thelma 1 9 7X893 Tipperary Mary (10) 56.5 J Wallace 10 94X5 Backfire (3) 56.5 K Myers 11 50260 Belindabella (11) 56.5 E Holmes 12 44 Miss Sher Nan (13) 56.5 J Scott 3 13 6378X English Rose (7) 56.5 J Richards 14 Guillada 0 15 0X Sunanda (14) 54 S Brown 1 0 16 90X Prince Turbo (12) 58.5 M Breslin 17 Princess Jenni 0 18 578X6 Makeitrain (4) 56.5 Lowry/Cullen

2

7

J Parkes SCRATCHED Z Moki (a3) S McKay D Bradley C Waddell (a4) M Singh (a2) SCRATCHED L Allpress R Myers D Turner J Waddell S Collett SCRATCHED D Hirini (a2) SCRATCHED H Durrant (a4)

TONY KERINS DECORATOR MAIDEN 1600

$10,000, MDN, 1600m

1 7X224 Kirkland (1) 58.5 A Fieldes 2 56694. Vannoss (9) 58.5 Lowry/Cullen 3 4947 Captain Courier (8) 58.5 C Bothwell 4 Our Jocko 5 Quality Century (12) 58.5 G Haigh 6 Silent Sam (6) 58.5 S Dougan 4 7 66242. Francesca Kate (2) 56.5 D & E Haworth 2 8 28293. Reliably Perky (10) 56.5 G Nicholson 3 9 03022. Shady Lady (4) 56.5 Lowry/Cullen 10 25385 Ariana (3) 56.5 K Myers 11 80720 Our Charli’s Angel (11) 56.5 G Innes 12 629. She’s Got The Look (7) 56.5 K Myers 13 00X09. Tavistella (5) 56.5 D Fuge

1

d M9 Whanganui Dogs

Today at Hatrick Raceway

J Parkes H Durrant (a4) D Turner SCRATCHED S O'Malley (a4) L Allpress C O'Beirne (a3) C Johnson S Collett Z Moki (a3) J Waddell S MacNab (a2) M Singh (a2)

September 14

Weather: Cloudy DOUBLES TREBLES QUADDIES PLACE 6 4:24PM

1

1-2, 3-4, 5-6, 7-8, 9-10, 11-12 1-2-3, 4-5-6, 7-8-9, 10-11-12 2-3-4-5, 9-10-11-12 7-8-9-10-11-12 ABSOLUTELY ELECTRICAL

PX # REC Greyhound Fastest time

1 2 3 4 2 5 6 1 7 8 9 10

3 4

65665 Gotcha Penny nwtd 77786 Hey Jude nwtd 16788 Queen Kong nwtd 47788 Bella Jade 17.89 67825 Blackjack Man 17.92 37518 Homebush Flutey 18.00 85818 Set The Limit 17.72 16885 Ngakawau 17.82 32118 Alamein Tiger 17.80 54213 Manly Monkey 17.80

4:43PM 1 2 3 4 2 5 6 7 8 9 10

3 1 4

3

J McInerney J McInerney J McInerney C Morris B Goldsack J McInerney S Maher J McInerney K Gommans J & D Bell

WHANGANUI CHRONICLE HEAT 1

21127 Bigtime Maci 30.79 21181 Buddy Loaded 30.79 42215 Gentleman Tim 30.36 63176 Kirkham Webby 30.43 24111 Cheese And Chalk 30.65 77328 Opawa Denise 30.46 76275 Thrilling Stan 30.40 22415 Cawbourne Symsy 30.58 86566 Cawbourne Owen nwtd 15878 Bigtime Forecast 30.41

5:01PM

1

2

$1,685, C2, 305m Trainer

$2,860, C2q, 520m

S Kite G Hodgson A Turnwald C Morris L Cole N Udy D Edlin J & D Bell K Gommans Howe & Woods

ADEPT ACCOUNTANTS WANGANUI HEAT 2

1 44411 Thrilling Eddie 30.13

$2,860, C2q, 520m

J & D Bell

31844 Midnight Molly 30.63 88515 World Freakshow 30.47 25154 Gray Bale 30.40 51575 Iris Allen 31.16 75333 Bigtime Acacia 30.36 73317 Meteor Vege 30.41 15853 Rowdy Ruby 30.42 86566 Cawbourne Owen nwtd 48887 Bigtime Sandy 30.43

5:26PM 1 2 3 3 4 5 6 7 1 8 9 10

$10,000, MDN, 1200m 4 3 1 5X7X2 Grand Mayson (13) 58.5 Benner/Wynyard J Waddell 2

3:45PM OPT 707

Woodville Races

$1,365, C0, 295m

A Lee J McInerney M Grant S & B Evans J McInerney J McInerney J Jopson S & B Evans

GARRARD’S HORSE & HOUND STAKES

287F5 Gotcha Zena 17.49 58535 Ohoka Pheobe 17.43 68443 Cathy Maree 17.17 42188 Come Sunday 17.35 74153 Know Respect 17.28 51562 Goldstar Power 17.51 87X87 Homebush Banker 17.36 42283 Elland Road 17.79 62775 Wong Box 17.48 25667 Abacus Magic 17.39

3:18PM

2

10

M Grant B Dann J Jopson J McInerney J McInerney Hart & Taylor B Pringle L Waretini R Adcock

11254 Know Shame 30.22 11537 Bossy Affair 30.29 64424 He’s All Power 30.16 54284 Go Brat 30.16 24755 Amelia Rob 30.58 31112 Puzzle Tin 30.30 17448 Rock Bottom 30.42 41122 Zarbo Allen nwtd 8374X Little Bit Funny 30.59 43467 Know Other 30.63

2:58PM

$2,390, C0, 520m

G Cleeve R Wales A Waretini G Cleeve L Waretini S & B Evans J Dunn J McInerney R Wales

45353 Smash Gator 17.51 53534 Native Scout 17.44 42752 Epic Rose 17.50 76758 Chief Doug 17.55 35716 Homebush Scribe 17.36 65168 Culvie Chairman 17.47 41673 Aroha 17.42 48726 Platonic Affair 17.47 88X28 Andrea’s Magic nwtd

2:42PM

MURRAY WIGLEY @ RAY WHITE STAKES

1F1 Astrid nwtd 27822 Bashful Buffy 31.09 26527 Goldstar Galaxie nwtd 13454 Goldstar Captain 30.80 13666 Know Leave 30.73 27436 Goldstar Chief 30.85 24478 Goldstar Liberty 30.75 34751 Archie’s Ranger 30.86 58476 Forbury Flyer nwtd 62563 Goldstar Sydney 31.11

2:23PM

1

4

L Waretini J McInerney L Waretini Hart & Taylor R Wales G Cleeve A Waretini R Wales R Wales

1 Lozza The Rascal nwtd 2 84623 Goldstar Avalon nwtd 3 78 Bender Truth nwtd 4 487 Since Many Years nwtd 5 67687 Dreamy Baxter nwtd 6 884 Homebush Pierce nwtd 7 Gracie Lee nwtd 8 8 Deadpool Jewel nwtd

2:08PM

1 3

$2,390, C0, 520m

67 Would My Friend nwtd 45462 Homebush Mikey nwtd Cheer Up Charlie nwtd 23435 Goldstar Alaska nwtd 45887 Nikko Baxter nwtd 236X6 Jinja Spirit nwtd 7T Another Cold One nwtd 86 Goldstar Dayton nwtd

1:48PM

3 2 1

DAVE ROBBIE PHOTOGRAPHER STAKES

54743 Cassia nwtd 6642 Homebush Katie nwtd 683 Same Again nwtd 74573 Bombinate nwtd 75 Goldstar Vegas nwtd 8477 Memphis Jewel nwtd 7886X Homebush Secret nwtd TX742 Call Me Dolly nwtd

1:32PM

2 4 1

3

J McInerney M Grant R Adcock J Dunn J McInerney S & B Evans S Hindson A Lee L Waretini J Jopson

887 Know Cause nwtd 6 Our Dazzel nwtd 878 Jay Spencer nwtd 26444 Know Anxiety nwtd 76 Heated Threat nwtd 57631 Goldstar Trooper nwtd 22242 Bahama Queen nwtd 56851 Homebush Carl nwtd 88787 Opawa Pauline nwtd

1:15PM

J McInerney A Lee J McInerney S & B Evans J Jopson C Roberts J McInerney A Joyce

$1,685, C2, 295m

5342 Little Secret nwtd 87866 Ben Vane King nwtd 656 Cisco Reign nwtd 34455 Blue Sky nwtd 55768 Jay Grim nwtd 8627 Know Burden nwtd 3783 Haze Adams nwtd 55244 Our Greg nwtd 88787 Opawa Pauline nwtd

12:57PM

$1,365, C0, 295m Trainer

CAROL’S TAB CLENDON INN SPRINT

21656 Black Dan 17.60 56761 Ring Clown 17.19 52718 Beck Eleven 17.42 53756 Fiery Affair 17.19 72432 Shanly Star 17.39 88343 Disobedience 17.39 78F71 Inky Lord 17.53 35425 Say Cheese 17.45 48726 Platonic Affair 17.47 68377 Unfounded 17.43

12:40PM

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2

2 3 4 5 6 4 7 8 9 10

2 3

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4 2

1 2 3 4 5 2 6 7 1 8 9 10

1 2 3 2 4 5 6 1 7 8 4 9 10

1 2 3 2 4 5 6 7 3 8 9 10

1 2 3 4 5 6 4 7 8 9 10

1 2 2 3 3 4 5 4 6 7 8 9 10

3 4 2 1

1 2 3 4 5 6 7

B Mitchell N Udy4 J & D Bell M Roberts E Duganzich M Goodier Kettlewell & Phillips L Cole K Gommans L Cole

$2,860, C4/5, 305m

W Kite L Cole Ross & Voyce L Cole L Cole L Cole L Cole A Turnwald R Waite S Gommans

$3,325, C3, 520m

J McInerney L Cole 3 L Cole 1 L Cole L Cole A Turnwald L Cole L Cole L Cole2 G & S Fredrickson

7

FIRST SECURITY FINAL

8

PALAMOUNTAINS SCIENTIFIC NUTRITION

9

$1,785, C2f, 305m

M Flipp2 M Flipp3 M Flipp4 L Cole L Cole J & D Bell M Flipp J McInerney R Waite L Pearce

1

$4,030, C4, 520m

L Cole M Roberts1 L Cole A Turnwald L Cole2 L Cole M Roberts3 A Turnwald L Cole L Cole

CHRISTMAS AT THE RACES DECEMBER 4 $2,390, C4, 305m

C Morris L Cole G & S Fredrickson J McInerney M Flipp L Cole B Marsh Kettlewell & Phillips M Flipp G & S Fredrickson2

10

$4,735, C4/5, 520m 3

11

$2,035, C3, 305m 3

41431 Blazin’ Carter 30.13 14854 All About Space 30.13 23131 Waitohi 30.19 15113 Ask King Jeff 29.97 81847 Bigtime Tears 29.84 33246 Idol Tom 30.30 64164 Tyson’s Quest 30.12 42786 Bigtime OnFire 29.94 2557X Bigtime Mia 30.22 23617 Cawbourne Trixy 30.02

8:56PM

$2,860, C2q, 520m 3

AON CPF 4

63125 So Over It 17.49 32534 Bigtime Doug 17.28 32632 Missing Allegro 17.62 31862 Sozin’s Noir 17.71 32341 Cawbourne Stick 17.54 73433 Bigtime Minnie 17.61 2F323 Hip Hop Rapper 17.49 51317 Ivanhov 17.71 41447 Idol Hot 17.39 66267 Hard Merch 17.47

8:26PM

1

6

41737 Bigtime Michelle 30.28 11426 Dyna Vernon 30.36 81368 Bigtime Mike 30.42 25316 Clover Bubba 30.00 25554 Bigtime Zack 30.35 76328 Bigtime Caleb 30.15 52745 Cawbourne Liz nwtd 26622 It’s A Threat nwtd 2557X Bigtime Mia 30.22 64673 Bigtime Liam 30.11

7:56PM

3 1 2

LIQUORLAND WANGANUI

25212 Idol Patches 17.73 28527 Tammy’s Fire 17.91 78X11 Renegade Comet 17.72 11513 Bigtime Eyore 17.69 74222 Bigtime Hunter 17.58 55616 Cawbourne Brandy 18.05 11111 Idol Nifty 17.68 88432 Mary Blue Blood 17.70 4X223 Dark Syrah 17.77 82343 Retail Mayhem 18.14

7:27PM

1 4

5

72416 Gunnar Blueblood 30.18 58728 Bigtime Jason 30.06 32214 Bigtime Serena 30.58 45866 Millie Prince 30.51 25435 Rumors 30.55 33413 Argus Filch 30.34 46848 Bigtime Lily 30.18 75145 Don’t Knocka Gee 30.08 766X8 Bigtime Bucko 30.14 55388 Bigtime Coffee 30.28

6:56PM

3

J P PRINT PETONE HEAT 3

47126 Al’s Apprentice 17.59 74172 Bigtime Blue 17.36 71614 Jinja Loren 17.63 77418 Bigtime Eve 17.52 38378 Bigtime Crackem 17.25 26111 Sir Duggie 17.35 81828 Bigtime Victory 17.56 14538 Hypocritical 17.32 17484 King’s Call 17.48 86717 Feel The Force 17.54

6:26PM

4 3

4

14345 Tuff Knight 30.47 57321 Dream Kay 30.73 26548 Cawbourne Ridge 30.38 32321 Allen Mack nwtd 1F868 All Black Star 30.80 45161 Fare Dodger 31.12 68542 Dyna Boomer nwtd 67812 Tipperary Mel 30.22 86566 Cawbourne Owen nwtd 58667 Bigtime Chris nwtd

5:56PM

B Hodgson M Olden M Roberts A Turnwald L Cole E Duganzich1 S Kite K Gommans G & S Fredrickson2

58467 Sedgebrook Babe 17.28 12744 Bigtime Kylie 17.82 38318 Alamein Stryda 17.88 74674 Three Amigos 17.55 41458 Doosh 17.59 47312 Thunderation 17.48 12471 Nippa-A-Spot 17.87

THE ROCK 95.2FM 1 L Cole E Duganzich A Turnwald L Cole4 L Cole M Flipp B Marsh4 L Cole L Cole M Roberts

WANGANUI TOYOTA

F Kite L Cole Kettlewell & Phillips1 J & D Bell J McInerney 2 G & S Fredrickson J McInerney

GUARDIAN

8 81675 Cawbourne Chezzy 17.74 9 17835 Agent Anna 17.94 10 42X77 Conquest Girl 17.54

9:26PM 1 2 3 2 4 5 3 6 7 4 8 9 10

1

12

6666X Bigtime Ottey 17.42 51778 Nippa Eel 17.86 43838 Alamein Tane 17.86 71727 Bigtime Spark 17.76 37438 Polly The Dolly 17.71 42223 Bacon My Heart 17.79 73333 Bigtime Emjay nwtd 55788 Mahala Bay 17.75 15873 Macey Baxter nwtd 26837 Bigtime Steve 17.79

N Udy S Stone M Flipp

Today at Addington

Kettlewell & Phillips L Cole J & D Bell N Udy G & S Fredrickson Howe & Woods J McInerney L Cole

September 14

5:11PM 801

1

1-2, 3-4, 5-6, 7-8, 9-10 1-2-3, 4-5-6, 8-9-10 2-3-4-5, 7-8-9-10 5-6-7-8-9-10

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

4 3 1

Barrier

9 Jerry Garcia 10 60086 Diana Harbour (21) K James 2 11 90127 Lovey Dovey Moment (u1) H Westrum

5:36PM 802

OPT

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9

2

S Ottley L McCormick R Close R Holmes R Houghton G Smith R May K Butt (J) SCRATCHED K Hodgson D Keast (J)

ARRIVE IN STYLE CUP DAY BY HELICOPTER MBL PACE $10,000, 3YO+ R53-R56., 1980m

R May G O'Reilly M House T Williams S Payne (J) S Ottley R Close J Young R Alfeld

10 7319X Cool Changes (21) S Boyd 1 11 1 Global Domination (22) T Barron

J Curtin A Lethaby

Barrier

6:06PM 803

OPT

1 2 3

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9

3

$10,000, NON-WINNERS 3YO+., 1980m

P Court C McDowell K Tomlinson (J) J Curtin G Smith T Chmiel M Williamson S McNally G O'Reilly

52753 Tracksarefortrains (21) G Burgess 11 87099 Aveross Spitfire (u1) A Faulks 12 49008 Matau Gem (u2) S Hale

S Ottley A Faulks A Lethaby

Barrier

4 10

2 1 3

4

ANTHONY SHEARER LTD ORDEAL TROTTING CUP TROT $18,000, FFA., 2600m

1 D007X Ronald J (1) P Nairn 2 70X12 Jen Jaccka (2) P Williamson 3 3934X War Machine (3) T Barron 4 75X74 Harrysul (4) G & N Hope 5 457X5 Hey Yo (5) J Harrington 6 1111X Habibi Inta (6) P Nairn 7 546X6 Everybody Knows (7) G & N Hope 8 8440X Marcoola (8) K Ford 9 1739X Bordeaux (9) P Iggo Barrier

10 9160X Amaretto Sun (21) K Ford

4 11 645X3 Destiny Jones (22) D Hunter 7:06PM OPT 805

4

3 1

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9

5

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9

B Butt M Williamson M Jones R May J Harrington (J) J Curtin B Hope (J) C Ford M Purdon S Tomlinson (J) S Ottley

AIRPARK CANTERBURY/AIRPARK LIMOUSINES MBL PACE $10,000, 3YO+ R57-R70., 1980m

45843 Pirate Bay (1) S Smolenski 53X11 Stun Gun (2) P Court 2180X Santanna Mach (3) M House 5376X Romanite (4) A Edge 78X53 Franco Texas (5) D Taylor 51623 Nurburgring (6) K Townley 42337 Donegal Carrickfin (7) D Broadhurst 51878 Four Starzzz Shiraz (8) B Mowbray 42212 Hayden’s Meddle (9) R Dunn Barrier

10 9106X Born To Run (21) M Purvis 2 11 91651 Sails (u1) S Smolenski

M Purdon R May M House J Keast M Williamson S Ottley R Houghton C Purvis (J) T Williams M Purvis J Curtin

R May R Holmes S Ottley T Williams K Cameron S Tomlinson (J)

7

AVON CITY FORD NEW BRIGHTON CUP PACE

$30,000, FFA, 2600m

1333X A G’s White Socks (1) G & N Hope 32X32 Captain Dolmio (2) R Dunn 22625 Forgotten Highway (3) M Kerr 11X11 Thefixer (4) Purdon/Rasmussen 6655X Locharburn (5) K Chapman 7X447 Don Domingo (6) K Barron 14611 Billy Badger (7) R Dunn 4X168 Letspendanitetogetha (8) R Dunn 121X4 Alta Orlando (u1) R Dunn

8:36PM OPT 808

8

2

$10,000, 3YO+ F&M R40-R55., 1980m

Barrier

4 10

34621 Immortal Change (21) M Jones 11 03528 Be Mine Tonight (22) H Westrum 12 27758 Better Decision (23) K Barron

9:06PM OPT 809

1 2 2 1 3 4 4 5 6 7 8 9 3 10

1

4

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9

9

R Close B Laughton (J) S Tomlinson (J) J Morrison (J) M Purdon J Young A Lethaby T Williams A Fitzgerald (J) S Ottley J Keast R May

IRT HANDICAP TROT

$13,500, R70+ DiscrHcp, 2600m

34312 Beyond The Horizon (1) L & J Smith 22121 Medusa (2) K Cameron 83463 Red Hot Poker (3) G Telfer 11245 Firenze (4) K Townley 24118 Flyinova (5) J Wheeler 1416X Muscles Galore (6) C & A Edmonds Splash Cola 0395X Sundons Flyer (1) B Negus 14545 Arran Chief (2) A Faulks 3122X Le Lievre’s Gift (u1) J Curtin

9:36PM OPT 810

R May T Williams S Ottley M Purdon M Williamson S McNally G Smith J Curtin R Houghton

HARCOURTS GRENADIER REAL ESTATE LTD MOBILE PACE

1 0X070 Hestia Franco (1) L Smart 2 92598 Hannah Extreme (2) M House 3 PX322 Christian Lady (3) P McClelland 4 49586 Cheezel (4) B Fahey 5 42003 Just Dance (5) C Dalgety 6 51922 Queen Of Glory (6) B Negus 7 77X1X Delightful Infusion (7) A Edge 8 1 Nakuru (8) R Dunn 9 95543 Machs Mareta (9) M Purvis

2 10 BUY GA & LINDAUER TICKET & BE IN TO WIN MBL PACE 3 11

2 Mongolian Machete (1) P Court 73446 Baker Creek (2) C McDowell 38X08 Katies Nightmare (3) B Mowbray 2P Melton Reactor (4) M House 6 Flashazz (5) R Dunn 02733 Divinia Bellezza (6) A Stuart 3 Mamma Knows Best (7) M Purvis X5488 My Nikayla (8) S McNally 2468X Bettor Getta Lover (9) G Dunn

6:36PM OPT 804

1

1

62315 Eastwood Chieftain (1) D Pearce 17X5 Ohoka Chopper (2) D Mitchell 51X6 Voodoo Prince (3) M House 52362 Johnny White (4) R Dunn 10770 All Nuts N Bolts (5) D Pearce 70864 Aveross Rustler (6) A Faulks 1P779 Possente Cavallo (7) R Todd 22720 Pat Campbell (8) B Negus 54155 Sans Le Sou (9) D Alfeld

2 3 4

2 3

CHRISTCHURCH CASINO MOBILE TROT

67PX7 Lady Beatrix Bourbon (1) D Hunter 27638 Sugar Cane (2) D McCormick 68458 Tessa’s Rocket (3) R Rennie 08666 Tehoro Dazzle (4) R Holmes 810P3 Take After Me (5) G Scott P301 Scarlett Banner (6) G Smith X2216 Celtic Thunder (7) K Barron 07536 Rum In The Sun (8) M Palermo

$10,000, 4YO+ R55., 2600m

1 Flying Mister Ideal (1) B Hill 2 2 Morningstar Gold (2) R Holmes 3 X8166 Scotlynn Harry (3) D Taylor 4 1 Huey Lewis (4) R Dunn 5 95831 Fynn Frost (5) K Cameron 6 6P187 Robyn’s Gem (u1) M Jones

8:06PM 807

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3

$10,000, R40-R59., 2600m PX # REC Horse (Start pos) Trainer Driver

6 GRAPHITE DEVELOPMENTS LTD FUTURITY MOBILE PACE

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7:36PM 806

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2 BOOK YOUR FUNCTION @ HATRICK 4 $2,035, C3, 305m 1 S Lozell 3 J McInerney

b M8 Addington Harness DOUBLES TREBLES QUADDIES PLACE 6

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J Smith K Cameron T Williams S Ottley J Wheeler R May SCRATCHED J Young A Faulks J Curtin

BLUE STAR TAXIS MOBILE PACE

$10,000, R40-R52,R53 W/C., 1980m

36265 Locked Out Of Heaven (1) C Butt 74756 Stop Means Stop (2) G Burgess 48042 It’s A Deal (3) R Cameron 91705 Opawa Mach (4) K Cameron 04077 Fun In The Dark (5) M Purvis 18003 B Mac C (6) J Cox 0X847 Warloch (7) M House 9666X Back In Black (8) S Boyd 66224 Kamwood Kid (9) M House Barrier

88126 Scotlynn Justis (21) D Taylor 10095 Ildivo (22) S Hale

K Butt (J) S Ottley R Cameron K Cameron M Purvis J W Cox R May J Curtin M House

PX # REC Horse (Start pos) Trainer

1 2 3 4 5 3 6 4 7 2 8 9 10 11 12 13 14

2202 Great Fantasy (1) L Edwards 7803X Stow (2) Wallis/Hackett 0X500 Ain’t No Princess (3) M Pemberton 38908 Savitskaya (u1) L Chin 62 Sir George Bowen (u2) D Balle 0X353 Mackerelli (u3) M Hjalmarsson 9579X As Free As Air (u4) R Paynter 23X The Player (u5) J & J Dickie 40340 Swinging (1) G Noakes 9865X I’m Just Awesome (1) J Stormont 45447 Speedy Lavros (2) S Argue X7590 Madhubala (3) Wallis/Hackett 0X869 Mass Destruction (u1) Wallis/Hackett 75845 Saint Michel (u2) T Vince

6:16PM 502

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2

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

2

Driver

K Marshall B Hackett T Herlihy L Chin D Balle S Lawson S Phelan J I Dickie G Noakes J Stormont S Argue T Mitchell M Wallis B Mangos

ITALIAN NIGHT FRIDAY 21 SEPT C&G MOBILE PACE

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2 3

2

T Mitchell D Butcher T Herlihy R Fensom J Stormont B Mangos J I Dickie S Phelan

$17,000, R62-R129 DiscrHcp, 2700m

4

9 10 11 12 13

62647 Brooke’s Image (21) Cooney/Hopkins 47309 Yshadowme (22) B & G Hughes 9X483 Whitehaven Beach (23) C Smith 87858 The Peacemaker (24) M Berger Megover (25) S Telfer

J Stormont J I Dickie C Smith (J) S Iremonger (J) D Butcher

1 2 3 4 5 6 7

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

6

4 3 1

7

AUCKLAND PLUMBERS GROUP MOBILE PACE

$14,500, 3YO+ R52-R55., 2200m

1 Ideal Maggie (1) T Mitchell 07322 English Rose (2) T Herlihy 41567 Bit Of A Tiger (3) P Turner 13458 Eyesdown And Looking (4) P Screen 4174X Make Way (5) R Green Glenn Ford 519 Charlotte Royal (6) P & V Blanchard 50852 Vanhalem (7) C Sharpe Barrier

2 1 4 3

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

4 2 3

8

9

1 2 3 4 5

2

L Neal J I Dickie

E Isherwood (J) N Purdon (J)

AUCKLAND CO-OP TAXIS 300-3000 MOBILE PACE $14,500, R40-R50., 2200m

66559 Highview Justice (1) J Kriechbaumer X0637 Crackared (2) C Wigg 52743 Jakira (3) S Telfer 57410 Complete Package (4) S Argue 87500 The Persuader (5) T Vince

J Abernethy K Marshall J MacKinnon (J) S Argue A Poutama

S Ottley A Faulks A Lethaby

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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

2

ITALIAN NIGHT FRIDAY 21 SEPT C&G MOBILE PACE T Mitchell D Butcher T Herlihy R Fensom J Stormont B Mangos J I Dickie S Phelan

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3

$18,000, FFA., 2600m

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10 9160X Amaretto Sun (21) K Ford 11 645X3 Destiny Jones (22) D Hunter

1 2 3 3 4 5 6 7 1 8 9 2 10

S Tomlinson (J) S Ottley

G Noakes L Chin D Ferguson (J) T Macfarlane J Abernethy M Wallis SCRATCHED S Abernethy S Phelan J I Dickie

5 AIRPARK CANTERBURY/AIRPARK LIMOUSINES MBL PACE $10,000, 3YO+ R57-R70., 1980m

45843 Pirate Bay (1) S Smolenski 53X11 Stun Gun (2) P Court 2180X Santanna Mach (3) M House 5376X Romanite (4) A Edge 78X53 Franco Texas (5) D Taylor 51623 Nurburgring (6) K Townley 42337 Donegal Carrickfin (7) D Broadhurst 51878 Four Starzzz Shiraz (8) B Mowbray 42212 Hayden’s Meddle (9) R Dunn

M Purdon R May

J Keast M Williamson S Ottley R Houghton C Purvis (J)

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7:17PM

2 3

B Hope (J) C Ford M Purdon

$17,000, R62-R129 DiscrHcp, 2700m

10 9106X Born To Run (21) M Purvis 11 91651 Sails (u1) S Smolenski

4 1

B Butt M Williamson M Jones R May J Harrington (J)

HE’S WATCHING TENDER CLOSES SEPT 21 HCP TROT

78850 George (1) G Noakes 44369 Tereskova (2) L Chin 13549 Bro Fawkes S (3) R Darby 60744 Heard The Whisper (u1) Wallis/Hackett 25711 The Hulk (u1) A Matthews 61636 Mr Good And Evil (u2) Wallis/Hackett KD Hall 26461 Monaro Mia (u1) N Chilcott 61837 Realmein (1) M Pemberton 1161X Speeding Spur (1) J & J Dickie

7:06PM 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9

4

A Poutama N Purdon (J) J Abernethy T Macfarlane T Cameron

ANTHONY SHEARER LTD ORDEAL TROTTING CUP TROT

1 D007X Ronald J (1) P Nairn 2 70X12 Jen Jaccka (2) P Williamson 3 3934X War Machine (3) T Barron 4 75X74 Harrysul (4) G & N Hope 5 457X5 Hey Yo (5) J Harrington 6 1111X Habibi Inta (6) P Nairn 7 546X6 Everybody Knows (7) G & N Hope 8 8440X Marcoola (8) K Ford 9 1739X Bordeaux (9) P Iggo

6:47PM

T Chmiel M Williamson S McNally G O'Reilly

$12,000, NON-WINNERS 3YO+ C&G., 2200m

654X About Turn (1) M Berger 83 Abraham (2) R Green 6654X Power Dreaming (3) T Herlihy Ideal Faith (4) R Dunn 7X52 Wheretheresawill (5) K Sefonte Cheer The Major (6) B Mangos 35X24 Tycoon Tiger (7) J & J Dickie 25 Ideal Tiger (8) B Purdon

6:36PM

IRT JUNIOR DRIVERS MOBILE PACE

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10 52753 Tracksarefortrains (21) G Burgess 11 87099 Aveross Spitfire (u1) A Faulks 12 49008 Matau Gem (u2) S Hale

9 0 Jetson Hunter (21) D & C McGowan 10 34 Just Wing It (22) M Purdon 11 7 Peter Forsberg (23) J Abernethy 3 12 3 Pekeson (24) D & C McGowan 4 13 622X6 Machbrad (25) T Herlihy

S Phelan P Ferguson A Poutama M McKendry D Butcher T Herlihy

T Lethaby (J) D Ferguson (J) K Blakemore (J) L Whittaker (J) A Drake (J) J MacKinnon (J) M Lewis (J) F Schumacher (J)

P Court C McDowell K Tomlinson (J) J Curtin

1

$14,500, 4YO+ R47-R59. JUN.D, 2200m

9 16 Taramakau Reactor (21) B & G Hughes 10 45074 Glenn Ford (22) P & V Blanchard

10

T Mitchell T Herlihy J Stormont S Lawson D Butcher SCRATCHED P Ferguson A Sharpe

1

2 Mongolian Machete (1) P Court 73446 Baker Creek (2) C McDowell 38X08 Katies Nightmare (3) B Mowbray 2P Melton Reactor (4) M House 6 Flashazz (5) R Dunn 02733 Divinia Bellezza (6) A Stuart 3 Mamma Knows Best (7) M Purvis X5488 My Nikayla (8) S McNally 2468X Bettor Getta Lover (9) G Dunn

6:16PM

$17,000, R79-R117 DiscrHcp, 2200m

21394 Rainbow Wiri (1) A Matthews 19295 Spirit Of Love (2) M Collins 64105 Capital Plan (3) D Blakemore 78X03 Gottabearose (4) Cooney/Hopkins 92225 I’mallaboutthebase (5) R Green 50302 The Lone Ranger (6) S Telfer 13 Benson Boys (7) B Purdon 36929 Suzie Pee Jay (8) D Balle

10:13PM OPT 510

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9

KIWI PUNTERS CHAMPS HERE 26 OCTOBER HCP PACE

1 X54X1 Mach Shard (1) B Purdon 2 67306 Classie American (2) R Richardson 3 4835X Northview Hustler (1) R Green 4 50753 Lets Elope (2) Cooney/Hopkins 5 67X21 No Doctor Needed (1) S Telfer 6 3212X Star Galleria (2) S Reid

9:47PM OPT 509

6:06PM

PK6 1-6 $40,000 BUY GA & LINDAUER TICKET & BE IN TO WIN MBL PACE

$10,000, NON-WINNERS 3YO+., 1980m PX # REC Horse (Start pos) Trainer Driver

S Iremonger (J) L Hollis D Butcher A Poutama J Abernethy S Phelan N Purdon (J) SCRATCHED O Gillies

9 607X1 Doubledelightbrigade (21) A & L Neal 3 10 1 To Sir With Love (22) Cooney/Hopkins

2

OTHER

UNITED GAMING LTD MOBILE PACE

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Track Information Weather: Fine

$14,500, 3YO+ R57-R63., 2200m

X1013 Spirit Of Anzac (1) M Berger 46627 Three Kisses (2) Hollis/Robertson 1130X Trojan Banner (3) R Green 6549X Recco Lover (4) R Green 21155 Edamfast (5) A Matthews 6X914 Baquero (6) A Donnelly 75964 Lynbar Rose (7) J Young

9:17PM OPT 508

Today at Addington

CROMBIE LOCKWOOD BLOODSTOCK HANDICAP TROT

D McGowan T Hanara (J,Cl) B Hackett J MacKinnon (J) D Balle J Stormont J Abernethy M Wallis L Chin B Mangos J I Dickie T Mitchell S Lawson

R Fensom S Abernethy S Iremonger (J)

b M20 Fasttrack $40k Turbo Pick6

$14,500, R49-R61,R62 W/C SpecHcp, 2700m

X0689 Sequoia (1) D & C McGowan 21405 Phoebe Gem (2) D & C McGowan 41332 Monarchy Invasion (3) Wallis/Hackett 348X4 Prince George (4) J MacKinnon 71 Whips N Spurs (u1) D Balle 70580 Cool Son (u2) E Rowden X9016 Grenado (u3) J Abernethy 6739X Red Castleton (1) Wallis/Hackett 98415 Safrakova (u1) L Chin 6X232 Angus Burga (u2) K Sefonte XP120 Bar Room Brawl (1) J & J Dickie 03214 Jansson (2) Wallis/Hackett 54122 Geena’s Girl (3) J & J Dickie

6 53995 Got A Beauty (6) P Fensom 7 44339 Russian Alsu (7) M Collins 8 60775 Atom Hanover (8) D Iremonger Barrier

WINNERS & MR44–MR46., 2200m

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5

1

I FLY THAI AIRWAYS PACE $12,000, 3YO+, NON-

8 Tiger Swift 9 61X86 Janet Guthrie (21) D Balle

1

G Noakes L Chin D Ferguson (J) T Macfarlane J Abernethy M Wallis SCRATCHED S Abernethy S Phelan J I Dickie

S Lawson B Mangos M McKendry S Abernethy T Herlihy T Mitchell S Phelan J MacKinnon (J)

8:16PM OPT 506

3 1

HE’S WATCHING TENDER CLOSES SEPT 21 HCP TROT

07X28 Eye Lash (1) P Screen Silvia (2) B Mangos Chevron Supreme (3) R Dunn 455 Betterbrook (4) A Matthews 39320 Authentic (5) Hollis/Robertson X3223 Divine Justice (6) K Larsen 33302 Westburn Yield (7) Cooney/Hopkins 4 Flying Steps (8) S Telfer

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 2 10 1 11 3 12 4 13

4

A Poutama N Purdon (J) J Abernethy T Macfarlane T Cameron

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

7:47PM OPT 505

September 14

$12,000, NON-WINNERS 3YO+ C&G., 2200m

654X About Turn (1) M Berger 83 Abraham (2) R Green 6654X Power Dreaming (3) T Herlihy Ideal Faith (4) R Dunn 7X52 Wheretheresawill (5) K Sefonte Cheer The Major (6) B Mangos 35X24 Tycoon Tiger (7) J & J Dickie 25 Ideal Tiger (8) B Purdon

4 1

3

78850 George (1) G Noakes 44369 Tereskova (2) L Chin 13549 Bro Fawkes S (3) R Darby 60744 Heard The Whisper (u1) Wallis/Hackett 25711 The Hulk (u1) A Matthews 61636 Mr Good And Evil (u2) Wallis/Hackett KD Hall 26461 Monaro Mia (u1) N Chilcott 61837 Realmein (1) M Pemberton 1161X Speeding Spur (1) J & J Dickie

7:17PM 504

OPT

4 2

DOUBLES 1-2, 3-4, 5-6, 7-8, 9-10 TREBLES 1-2-3, 4-5-6, 8-9-10 QUADDIES 2-3-4-5, 7-8-9-10 PLACE 6 5-6-7-8-9-10 5:46PM DAFFODIL RACEDAY FRIDAY 28 SEPTEMBER HCP TROT $12,000, 3YO+, NONWINNERS & R40 & R44 & R45 & R46 & R47 & R48 w..., 2200m OPT 501

1

1 2 3 3 4 5 4 6 7 1 8 9 2 10

8:47PM OPT 507

Track Information Type: All weather; Direction: Right-handed; Length: 1006m; Weather: Mainly Fine

1

6:47PM 503

OPT

M Williamson A Lethaby

b M5 Alexandra Park Harness Today at Alexandra Park

9 0 Jetson Hunter (21) D & C McGowan 10 34 Just Wing It (22) M Purdon 11 7 Peter Forsberg (23) J Abernethy 3 12 3 Pekeson (24) D & C McGowan 4 13 622X6 Machbrad (25) T Herlihy

1

6

M Purvis J Curtin

I FLY THAI AIRWAYS PACE $12,000, 3YO+, NONWINNERS & MR44–MR46., 2200m

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

07X28 Eye Lash (1) P Screen Silvia (2) B Mangos Chevron Supreme (3) R Dunn 455 Betterbrook (4) A Matthews 39320 Authentic (5) Hollis/Robertson X3223 Divine Justice (6) K Larsen 33302 Westburn Yield (7) Cooney/Hopkins 4 Flying Steps (8) S Telfer

S Lawson B Mangos M McKendry S Abernethy T Herlihy T Mitchell S Phelan J MacKinnon (J)

9 10 11 12 13

62647 Brooke’s Image (21) Cooney/Hopkins 47309 Yshadowme (22) B & G Hughes 9X483 Whitehaven Beach (23) C Smith 87858 The Peacemaker (24) M Berger Megover (25) S Telfer

J Stormont J I Dickie C Smith (J) S Iremonger (J) D Butcher

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Friday, September 14, 2018

In brief

■ RUAKAKA

D-Day for Major Tom Red Giant gelding Major Tom enjoys racing on his home track of Ruakaka, but if he fails to fire in tomorrow’s Logan Racing Ruakaka Cup (2200m) it could spell the end of his Gr.3 Christchurch Casino New Zealand Cup (3200m) campaign.

The Ken Rae and Krystal Williams-Tuhoro trained five-yearold had a stellar winter in the north, compiling a hat-trick of wins at Ruakaka before finishing unplaced in the Taumaranui Gold Cup (2200m) at Rotorua in July.

He was then freshened for his spring resumption at Ruakaka in the Bear Morgan @ Harcourts Bream Bay (2100m) earlier this month where he finished runnerup from his outside barrier.

“The draw beat him more than anything,” Rae said.

“He over-raced trying to get across, but he seems to have pulled through it alright.

“It’s D-day for him (on Saturday), if he goes well we’ll push on with his run for the New Zealand Cup, if he doesn’t he’ll go to the paddock for a spell.”

Rae said Major Tom will also head to the paddock for a freshen-up if he does impress and will be given a light preparation heading into the two-mile feature in November.

“I’ll probably give him a week off (if he does head towards the New Zealand Cup).

“He’s a pretty clean-winded horse and he has done a fair bit of racing.

“He’ll probably only have one or two lead-up races to the New Zealand Cup.” Meanwhile, earlier in the card Rae will line-up multiple stakeswinning mare Prom Queen in the Patron’s Trophy (1200m).

Light spring ahead Last year’s Gr.3 New Zealand Cup (3200m) place-getter Kaharau will bypass this year’s two-mile feature in favour of a lighter spring preparation. The Ken Rae and Krystal Williams-Tuhoro trained gelding had his first hit-out of the season in a 1000m trial at Avondale on Tuesday, pleasing his connections after resuming from a disappointing Queensland winter campaign.

- NZME

Vincent has full book Co-promoters Alabar Stud and Nevele R Stud announced this week that their first-season sire Vincent had a full book. The recently-retired son of Art Major, a winner of last season’s Auckland Cup, was dubbed The Equine Masterpiece in promotional material and it obviously resonated with breeders on both sides of the ditch. “We’re obviously thrilled with the response Vincent has received but I can’t really say that we’re surprised,” said Alabar New Zealand head, Graeme Henley.

- NZHN

Dream trip over

Major Tom’s New Zealand Cup campaign is in doubt and depends on tomorrow’s performance.

The pint-sized chestnut is resuming after a disappointing Queensland winter campaign where she finished runner-up first-up, but was unplaced in her two subsequent runs.

“She was poorly ridden twice,” Rae said.

“Craig Williams rode the horse to perfection first-up and got off the horse and told me she was good enough for Melbourne and to bring her to Melbourne.”

Rae said Prom Queen will race

handy from barrier three on Saturday and will then head towards the Gr.3 Lindauer Stewards’ Stakes Handicap (1200m) at Riccarton in November.

“Sam Collett has had two rides on her for two wins, she knows how to ride her,” Rae said.

“I want the horse ridden upfront and in the clear.

“She’s a small horse, she has got to have clear running.

“Mentally she can cop it because she is very tough, physi-

cally with her size she can’t.

“She has been good as gold in her work but I would have liked to have given her a little bit more time off.

“But our lease runs out in August and we want to get what we can without pushing the horse too much.

“She seems as bright as a button.

“She’ll either go straight into the Stewards or have one more run.”

- NZME

■ AWAPUNI

Paddy lining up for another Metric Mile Awapuni trainer Lisa Latta is hoping it’s a case of third time lucky when her group one galloper Authentic Paddy tackles tomorrow’s group three Boehringer Ingelheim 1550m on his home track.

The veteran galloper has contested the Metric Mile feature twice previously, finishing second in both 2015 and last year.

“He generally goes well at Awapuni,” Latta said.

“He has run second in the Metric Mile in two of the last three years and it looks like he is going to get in not too badly at the weights.”

The nine-year-old pleased Latta with his fresh-up third placing in the group two Lisa Chittick Foxbridge Plate, before a torrid run in the group one Tarzino Trophy (1400m) resulted in a fading 13th.

“His first-up run was really

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good, and I wasn’t too disappointed with the performance at Hawke’s Bay,” Latta said.

“No horse could have carried on from that.

“He drew wide and he got caught wide and the effort told.

He went the way any horse would with a run like that.

“At this stage we will probably backup in the Open 2000m event at Hastings on the middle day of the spring carnival.

“That is what we did last year and then into the Livamol.”

Authentic Paddy is the winner of 11 races from 85 starts, with a further 33 placings.

Victory in the group one Zabeel Classic (2000m) at Ellerslie on Boxing Day is his career highlight, but the son of Howbaddouwantit boasts a further five group one placings, having competed at the elite level on 22 occasions.

Trainer Lisa Latta Meanwhile, Latta said Authentic Paddy would again race right through spring and summer, with the burly gelding known for

holding his condition.

“He’s at an age where you can’t give him too much of a let-up,” Latta said.

“He just gets away on you.

“He certainly takes some work.”

Latta said Manhattan Street was likely to represent the stable in the Rating 82 Benchmark 1200m tomorrow.

The winner of four of his 20 starts, Manhattan Street finished fifth behind Art Deco at Wanganui last weekend but needs rain-softened going to show his best.

“He needs those loose, wet tracks and it can be hard to find those tracks sometimes.

“The weather has been very good, and I can see it coming well back from the heavy 10.

“I’ve got a nice team. Just the weather has held us up a bit, like everyone else.”

- NZME

A potential trip to Victoria for next month’s Victoria Cup has been iced for star Canterbury mare Dream About Me. Co-trainer, Mark Purdon, confirmed this week that only stablemate Thefixer was aiming towards the $200,000 time-honoured classic at Melton on October 13. And while she misses tonight’s $30,000 New Brighton Cup, he expects her to be at Oamaru next Sunday for the $30,000 Hannon Memorial.

“Dream About Me won’t be going to Australia but she should be ready for the Hannon”.

- NZHN

New star for Butt stable Sydney-based New Zealand trainer Tim Butt has taken possession of richly-talented Australian pacer Bettermatch, a winner of 10 of 12 starts to date and destined for the elite level. The six-year-old entire is nominated for the $800,000 NZ Cup at Addington on November 13. “I think he’s a very talented type; his record proves that and his victory at Menangle in 1:51.3 was extraordinary,” said Butt. - NZHN

Next-up for Lazarus Champion pacer Lazarus has obviously bounced back from his recent virus. His trainer, Jimmy Takter, has nominated him for a $34,000 Preferred Pace on the undercard of Mohawk’s $2 Million race night on Saturday (local time). He was defeated but not disgraced when second to McWicked on the same track at his last start, in September 1’s $600,000 Canadian Derby.

Takter noted subsequent to that start that tests showed he was suffering from a virus.

- NZHN

Strangles still around Ballarat trainer Archie Alexander fears he is running out of time to play a significant role in the Melbourne Spring Carnival as his strangles drama lingers. Alexander had hoped to be back training yesterday, 10 days after reporting his suspicion that two of his horses had the contagious virus. Only one was confirmed, but Alexander is now awaiting the results of further tests with no indication as to when he might be able to resume training.

- AAP

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In brief Surgery for skipper Warriors captain Roger TuivasaSheck will have surgery on his injured left knee today. The 25-year-old fullback was carried off 27 minutes into Saturday’s season ending NRL elimination finals defeat to Penrith at ANZ Stadium. The Warriors had led 12-2 early on but never recovered once Tuivasa-Sheck departed as Penrith piled on 25 unanswered points to advance to today’s semifinal against Cronulla. Scans this week revealed he had suffered a medial ligament and meniscal injury with his recovery time yet to be determined.

- NZME

Graham confident James Graham insists he will pass concussion protocols in time to be cleared for tomorrow’s NRL semi-final against South Sydney.

The St George Illawarra prop was sporting a nasty cut to his head on Wednesday after a sickening knock with Brisbane’s Korbin Sims on Sunday. Graham has been named to start against the Bunnies but will be made to prove he’s not suffering any after-effects from the head knock. “I don’t know about 100 per cent but I’m confident I’ll be able to play,” Graham said. “But that isn’t from my head, it’s other things. I don’t know that anyone is 100 per cent this time of year.”

- AAP The Ashburton Barbarians and the Chertsey Oilers were opponents last weekend, but tomorrow both will face Timaru oppositions when the 2018 Aoraki Cup rugby league competition kicks off in Ashburton.

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■ RUGBY LEAGUE

Oilers the dark horse

By Erin TaskEr

Erin.t@thEguardian.co.nz

It’s shaping up to be a huge day for rugby league at Ashburton’s Robilliard Park tomorrow.

Budding young players will take to the field in the morning for a junior tournament, followed by the big boys in the afternoon for a double-header to open the 2018 Aoraki Cup. This year’s Aoraki Rugby League competition would again feature four teams, as it did last year.

There were two Mid Canterbury based teams in the Ashburton Barbarians and the Chertsey Oilers, and two from South Canterbury, the Timaru Outlaws and the Country Cowboys.

The Chertsey Oilers will be

taking to the park for their first competition game of the season against the Timaru Outlaws at 1pm, followed by the Ashburton Barbarians against the Temukabased Country Cowboys kicking off at 3pm.

That second game would be a repeat of last year’s final, which the Country Cowboys won 40-18 at Timaru’s Alpine Energy Stadium, to take home the Duncan McGregor Trophy.

The Country Cowboys – a side in which four sets of brothers made up nine of the 25-man squad last season – were again shaping up to be the team to beat this season, but the Barbarians were determined to give them a right run for their money.

The Barbarians’ season so far

had gone from a great high, to a great low.

They were shaping up as one of the teams to beat in their Canterbury Rugby League division one competition this year, before being upset by the Woolston Rams in their semi-final.

Now, they had a chance to make amends and would be giving it all on the field in this year’s Aoraki Cup. But the Oilers could yet prove to be the dark horse in the field tomorrow.

The newest rugby league club around, the Oilers were formed last year to make a second team from Mid Canterbury in a bid to grow the sport in the area.

Their aim was simply to get a team on the paddock, and build

from there, and that’s what they were doing.

Last weekend they took on the Ashburton Barbarians in a preseason friendly and while they lost 56-36, they showed plenty of promise.

Chertsey led early on but the Barbarians charged back to win it.

The Aoraki Rugby League competition began in 2016 in a bid to lift league’s profile in the region, and get new people involved in the game.

Next weekend the Barbarians and Oilers would square off in the competition proper, before all teams headed to Timaru the following weekend for another double header to determine just who would make this year’s final.

Flanagan’s influence vital It’s Shane Flanagan’s coaching philosophy that has played its role in Cameron Ciraldo’s rise. The Penrith caretaker has revealed how his Cronulla counterpart has shaped his thinking around how the game should be played – particularly when it comes to using second-rowers. And now those ideas could come back to bite him when the Panthers meet the Sharks in tonight’s elimination final at Allianz Stadium. “It’d be special no matter who we’re playing because it’s a big occasion for our club. Selfishly, we want to finish the year off the way we feel like we deserve to,” Ciraldo said.

- AAP

Support for Dugan Cronulla are rallying around Josh Dugan following his emotional outburst in which he detailed his battle to mend his reputation.

Dugan broke down in tears at a press conference on Tuesday and accused the media of not giving him a fair go. Sharks coach Shane Flanagan said the club was supporting him and there was no concern about his state of mind heading into tonight’s NRL semifinal against Penrith.

- AAP

Peachey’s battle with Sharks a personal one By scoTT BailEy Tyrone Peachey will take on more than just Cronulla in tonight’s NRL semi-final.

He’ll be going head-to-head with most of his family and friends.

A former product of Cronulla’s junior system, Peachey made his NRL debut at the Sharks in 2013 and his name is forever associated with the club through his uncle David.

Most of Peachey’s extended

family still follow Cronulla, to the point where the majority of his 10 allocated tickets at Allianz Stadium on Saturday night have been given to Sharks fans.

“I think maybe the thing that drives me as well is I’ve got a lot of mates and family who still go for Cronulla,” Peachey told AAP. “Having them there supporting Cronulla fires me up a little.

I don’t want to lose so I can rub it in their face otherwise they’ll give it to me.

nals before deciding if “Dave still goes for he wanted to honour them and his little son. his three-year deal at All my mates grew up the club or push for a in Cronulla and are all release.

Sharks fans, so it will But there are no be tough going back to hard feelings about Cronulla if we lose. his past at Cronulla, “But if we win I’ll be where he played seven going (and visiting) games in 2013 before there for no reason.”

Tyrone Peachey moving to the PanPeachey’s future at the Gold Coast from next season thers the following year.

However he said he didn’t see a is unknown, after he indicated he’d wait until after this year’s fi- future at the club.

“I went and had a dinner with Gus Gould and he seemed keen to get me to Penrith,” Peachey said.

“I think just having dinner with Gus sold me, so I told my manager the next week I wanted to go to Penrith,” Peachey said.

“They didn’t really fight for me or anything.

“I think having Penrith really want me made the decision a lot easier.

“I’ve come here and loved every year here.”

- AAP

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Langman gets the nod Netball veteran Laura Langman has been named to captain the Silver Ferns.

The dynamic midcourter will lead the Ferns in the upcoming Quad Series and Constellation Cup alongside Katrina Grant, who was named vice-captain.

Silver Ferns head coach Noeline Taurua said Langman and Grant provided a strong leadership combination during what has been a limited build-up for the national side.

“It is a very short turn around for our team heading into this series and as a group we decided Laura and Katrina were the players to fill those two leadership roles over the next two months,” Taurua said.

Langman was selected through a 3-2-1 voting system process that included feedback from her peers, coaches, Netball New Zealand Chief Executive Jennie Wyllie and head of High-Performance Keir Hansen.

The unconventional process, which was implemented by Taurua, sought a collective approach to give each player a fair opportunity.

Although Langman still believed there were other players possibly better suited to the role, she said she was honoured to lead the team.

“It’s been a bit of a whirl-wind ride but I’m really excited and extremely humbled,” Langman said.

“I think it’s an opportunity for [Katrina] and I to develop the leaders of the future ... it’s a real honour to be given the nod, especially from my peers.

“I feel like I have a better understanding of the expectation of this role now, I think the strength

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Kiwis shine in CPL In a stunning finale, the St Kitts and Nevis Patriots got up to beat the Jamaica Tallawahs to move one win away from the Caribbean Premier League final. In a game loaded with New Zealand presence, they needed 15 to win off the final over. Ben Cutting swung the penultimate ball into the crowd for six as they pulled off a highly improbable win. Glenn Phillips’s thunderous 103 had helped the Tallawahs to 191 for five.

It took just 63 balls and included six sixes and nine fours. Anton Devcich hit 50 off 23 balls. - NZME

Selectors upset Maxwell All-rounder Glenn Maxwell feels slightly misled after missing out on Australian test squad selection despite being told to save his legs.

The 29-year-old was controversially left out of new coach Justin Langer’s first two-test 15-man squad to face Pakistan in the United Arab Emirates. Maxwell, who scored 707 runs at 50.50 at Sheffield Shield level last season, was jumped in the queue after being told there was no need to audition during the English county season and as part of the recent Australia A tour in India.

- AAP

Now or never for Vettel

Laura Langman has received a massive vote of confidence from team and management. in a leadership position is the strength of the team and I feel like everyone’s contributing.

“It’ll just be the coin toss, I need to nail that.”

Taurua, who has worked closely with Langman both at the Waikato-Bay of Plenty Magic and more recently with the Sunshine Coast Lightning, said the 32-year-old’s appointment reflected the respect she had from fellow team-mates.

“Laura’s leadership qualities

have been recognised in regards to her high standards she sets, her passion for the game and black dress, and her strong work ethic,” Taurua said.

“She is a player who leads by example both on and off the court and has the respect of her peers.

“I know that she’s excited to be playing at this level again and with the great honour that comes with captaining your country and with the leader-

ship experience that Katrina also brings they will provide a very strong foundation base for the Silver Ferns.”

The duo will assume their new roles immediately with the Silver Ferns preparing to take on the England Roses in the Netball Quad Series which begins in Auckland tomorrow.

The positions will then be reviewed looking ahead to next year’s Netball World Cup in Liverpool.

- NZME

It’s now or never for Sebastian Vettel and his Ferrari team on Sunday at the Singapore Grand Prix in the Formula One title fight with Mercedes’ Lewis Hamilton. On no other of the seven remaining courses Ferrari are considered such big favourites as on the 5.065km Marina Bay street course where the drivers will race under floodlights.

Vettel certainly has fond memories of Singapore as he is a record fourtime winner there, with last year’s victor Hamilton on three top spots.

But the Scuderia must deliver after the home race meltdown in Monza where Vettel and Kimi Raikkonen locked out the front row on the grid but Hamilton then won. - PA

■ MOTOR RACING

Van Gisbergen primed for Supercars Enduro

By Ben McKay Supercars bruiser Shane van Gisbergen has bad news for the rest of the field heading into the Enduro series.

The championship leader sees the dominant ZB Commodore taking more names over the month of long-distance racing ahead.

Van Gisbergen has leapt to the top of the standings with an impressive run of form over the last four meets – finishing in the top two in each of the last seven races.

Having grown accustomed to his new Holden, van Gisbergen thinks it’s at Sandown, Bathurst and the Gold Coast when it could come into its own.

“The way the aero is balanced, it makes it a lot easier to drive,” he told AAP. “And it means for a track like Sandown and through the Endurance where you’ve got to drive 500 or

1000 kilometres, you can get comfortable and be more aggressive because it’s been an easier drive.”

Van Gisbergen’s recent form has been imperious.

Not since Symmons Plains in April has van Gisbergen finished lower than sixth.

He’s celebrated on 12 of 15 podiums since.

“The last few rounds have been consistent,” he says.

“It’s been about understanding our car. The ZB Commodore is very different to last year’s car ... it’s been taking us a little while to refine it.

“We jumped out of the blocks good but those were at tracks that we’ve always been good at.

“We’re in a pretty nice spot at the moment but we’ve got some tracks coming up where the Dick Johnson cars were very fast last year.

“We need to improve to get up to their speed.”

Last year in Melbourne, Ford re-

corded a 1-2-3 result at Sandown.

Cam Waters was the unlikely winner ahead of series leader Scott McLaughlin and Chaz Mostert, and their respective co-drivers.

From that point, McLaughlin’s title bid faltered, beginning with a DNF in the Bathurst 1000 that saw the young New Zealander cede the championship to Jamie Whincup.

This year, McLaughlin is again right up in the title race, trailing van Gisbergen by 19 points.

Whincup sits third, 362 points behind the leader.

Van Gisbergen said last year’s drama was a reminder to keep the focus on each race, each lap and each corner.

“I never think about the championship until after the Gold Coast,” he says.

“The gap to third is 300 points or so and at the weekend there’s 300 up for grabs.

“Anything can happen.”

- AAP

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SBW out; Goodhue in

BY PATRICK MCKENDRY Sonny Bill Williams’ long-awaited return to the All Blacks has been put on hold.

After initially being named on the bench for Saturday’s test against South Africa, he’s now been replaced in the squad by Jack Goodhue.

Williams has been battling illness and won’t be fit for the clash.

It’s another blow for the big midfielder who has had another tough year with injury.

He broke a wrist in Cape Town while touring with the Blues this Super Rugby season and had minor knee surgery which ruled him out of the first two tests against France.

And then, when he got his chance against the French in Dunedin in late June, he injured a shoulder, which has ruled him out until now.

His next opportunity to put the black jersey on will be against Argentina at the end of the month.

With Goodhue now on the bench and Ngani Laumape ruled out with a knee injury, the starting midfield at Westpac Stadium consists of Ryan Crotty, back from the concussion he suffered against the Wallabies in Sydney on August 18, and Anton LienertBrown, who has been playing superbly off the bench in the last three tests.

Lienert-Brown will likely lose the No.13 jersey to Crotty once Williams returns to full match fitness, but he deserves his start because he has been performing at a consistently high level.

Goodhue, after starting the two tests for the All Blacks against Australia and last week’s against Argentina in Nelson, has initially been given a rest before Williams was ruled out.

There is a minor surprise at fullback, with Jordie Barrett picked in the No.15 jersey and Ben Smith shifted to the right wing, meaning there is no place for Waisake Naholo.

ROUND FOUR

Big guns back for the Boks

BY DANIEL GILHOOLY

Jack Goodhue was given a rest by the All Blacks selectors, but with Sonny Bill Williams not recovering from illness he finds himself on the bench to face the Springboks tomorrow night.

Rieko Ioane returns to the left wing after recovering from a hamstring strain picked up in Sydney.

Aaron Smith and Beauden Barrett, the All Blacks’ top halves pairing, are back together again.

Meanwhile the forward pack virtually picks itself, with Scott Barrett replacing the injured Brodie Retallick.

Patrick Tuipulotu has followed his remarkable hat-trick heroics for Auckland with a place on the bench, a return to the black jersey for the first time since he started against Wales in Cardiff last November.

Liam Coltman, rather than Nathan Harris, provides hooker cover on the bench.

“We’ve had a very good full

week’s preparation here in the capital.

“We’re focusing on what we need to bring to the game through our skill sets, the intensity of our play and our energy,” All Blacks coach Steve Hansen said.

“We know that we’ll have to be at our very best in all these areas to counter an opposition we know will be desperate following their back-to-back losses.

“That means we’ll have to respond with a quality performance and a real hunger to be better.

“You just have to look at our last encounter in Cape Town to understand what kind of beast we will be facing in Wellington.”

- NZME

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ALL BLACKS 15. Jordie Barrett 14. Ben Smith 13. Anton Lienert-Brown 12. Ryan Crotty 11. Rieko Ioane 10. Beauden Barrett 9. Aaron Smith 8. Kieran Read 7. Sam Cane 6. Liam Squire 5. Scott Barrett 4. Sam Whitelock 3. Owen Franks 2. Codie Taylor 1. Karl Tu’inukuafe Reserves: Liam Coltman, Tim Perry, Ofa Tuungafasi, Patrick Tuipulotu, Ardie Savea, TJ Perenara, Jack Goodhue, Damian McKenzie.

Influential pair Handre Pollard and Malcolm Marx are back in a strengthened Springboks team for their Rugby Championship Test against the All Blacks in Wellington.

Coach Rassie Erasmus has made three changes to his runon XV for tomorrow’s clash as the visitors seek to avoid a third successive loss on the road.

Erasmus sprang a surprise when fielding five-eighth Pollard and hooker Marx on his bench for last week’s 23-18 loss to the Wallabies in Brisbane.

Both are restored with Pollard expected to add an element of control to the playmaking role in place of Elton Jantjes.

Marx, who replaces Bongi Mbonambi, is widely regarded as one of the world’s premier forwards and has previously been a standout performer against New Zealand.

A third change was forced on Erasmus with winger Makazole Mapimpi having injured his knee against Australia. Lukhanyo Am is recalled at centre with Jesse Kriel shifted out to the right wing.

There is a change on the bench where Ross Cronje is the backup halfback instead of Embrose Papier.

Erasmus is demanding a more clinical display from his team, having dominated for much of the contest at Brisbane but fell short due to basic mistakes.

“We have to deliver a much improved performance against the All Blacks,” Erasmus said.

“Keeping our discipline and retaining possession will be key because New Zealand’s ability to counter from turnover ball is well-known.

“That means we have to be patient, our decision-making must be good and we have to capitalise on the opportunities that we create.”

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‘Future under threat’ Agustin Pichot, the vice-chairman of World Rugby, has warned that the sport has 12 months to save itself from disintegrating if it does not manage to find agreement on a global calendar.

It had been thought that the announcement of a unified schedule, one that would serve the potentially competing interests of club and test rugby, was imminent following agreement in San Francisco in January last year.

Those optimistic noises have proved to be hot air.

Instead, Pichot sent a warning shot across the bows of all concerned by revealing that the powers-that-be would have to sit down again in Sydney in 12 days’ time to rework the whole grid structure, remarking that they were only 40 per cent of the way in terms of finding an agreed solution.

The former Pumas scrum-half, whose term of office finishes next year, has threatened to walk away if he cannot help to navigate a way through the mess, saying: “I do not want to be an accomplice to rugby’s ruin.”

Pichot was asked if he thought the future of the international game was under threat.

“I think it is,” said Pichot.

“If you ask me as a businessman, the business side of it is not working.

“If you ask me as to the playing side, it’s not working. The bottom lines are not there. We changed the calendar.

“We thought we had a fix. We are reviewing that.

“We started two months ago and we are reopening the door in Sydney to discussing it internally.

“We did have [club representatives] in San Francisco, the owners of all the parties.

“It’s not that we should go against them. We should work with them to see what’s better.

“But World Rugby has to lead this because, at the end of the day, we have to take care of the international game.

“Look at the balance sheets of some of the nations and you can see exactly where we stand.”

There was huge fanfare following the San Francisco accord with agreement that the June test window would move to July

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In brief Nonu back with Blues All Blacks great Ma’a Nonu is making a shock return to Super Rugby after signing a one-year deal with the Blues. The veteran inside centre, 36, will end a three-year stint with Toulon to play under long-time friend Tana Umaga. Nonu retired from test rugby after New Zealand defended their World Cup crown in 2015, ending a 103-test career.

He will take up a third stint at the Blues, having played there in 2012 and 2014. His other Super Rugby ties were nine seasons at the Hurricanes and one with the Highlanders in 2013.

- AAP

Six weeks for stomp The 16-year-old Christchurch Boys’ High School rugby player who stomped on an opponent’s head and threw a punch in a high school match has been handed a six week ban. The stomp and punch marred the final seconds of a top schoolboy rugby match between Napier Boys’ High School and Christchurch Boys’ High School, with a CBHS hooker red carded for the double act of foul play. The ugly incident unfolded as Napier Boys romped to a 31-12 victory over their southern rivals. - NZME

Pumas ring changes Agustin Pichot has sounded a serious warning for the future of the game. in order to accommodate the French and English clubs desire to play then, with the prospect of a northern hemisphere versus southern hemisphere Ryder Cup potentially to be played.

It now appears that World Rugby is considering getting rid of the November series of “friendly” tests and setting up its own home-and-away international series in October.

“We don’t want friendlies,” said Pichot.

“We want games with an edge.”

The understanding from San Francisco was that the English domestic season would start later, be it the end of September or October, to allow international players proper rest.

Instead, within weeks, Premier Rugby indicated that it would still start in September and run through to the end of June, with rest periods built into that 10-11 month season.

Pichot was not impressed.

“They didn’t honour what we said in the San Francisco meeting,” said Pichot.

“Players cannot carry on playing as they are now.

“You cannot have them playing 30-plus games, all top games, just because you want bums on seats, just because you want to sell tickets.

“Everyone wants a competitive club game. Everyone wants a competitive international game.

“So you want the players to sell the seats and attract the [TV] eyeballs. It is the same athlete at the centre of it. You have to take care of the athlete. And they must be the priority.

“I think like a player. I have played for money. I’m not saying I have the solution but I know that this has to be addressed.

“The first principle is the player’s welfare because they inspire everyone. That is important for the growth of the game.

“But doing that is tough. Who trades what?

“I personally don’t think the international game should be more than 12 weeks.

“If I see you in Japan [World Cup 2019] and I say ‘I haven’t succeeded’ then maybe I’ll go further and harder or I’ll go home. I’m not going to be an accomplice to rugby’s ruin.”

Pichot believes that it is imperative that World Rugby gets round the table with the club power brokers in France and England to thrash out a solution as they all have a vested interest to make it happen.

“The clubs all want an international game,” said Pichot.

“It is not a question of them not wanting the international game. It is not that.

“So why don’t we speak to them?

Why don’t we get together? If rugby wants to be a big and a sound business, we cannot behave like an old school organisation.

“When I was playing, we always knew a problem would occur. You couldn’t carry on playing more and more and more, there was going to be a moment when a decision had to be made.

“And it’s now. We are in that moment.

“What we can’t do is put it aside. I know it’s difficult.

“The biggest problem is egos – in business and in sport. By the World Cup we need to have a blueprint for the next 10 years.

“We have to find a solution.”

- NZME

Argentina coach Mario Ledesma has tweaked his forward pack and promoted a new halfback for Saturday’s test against Australia. Ledesma has made three changes to the starting side that fell 46-24 to New Zealand last weekend. One of them is forced with Tomas Lezana ruled out due to a torn hamstring and replaced at No.6 by Pablo Matera. Santiago Medrano will also start at prop with Nahuel Tetaz Chaparro moving from tighthead to loosehead.

Gonzalo Bertranou will wear the No.9 jersey, bumping Martin Landajo to the bench and former Brumbies halfback Tomas Cubelli out of the squad altogether. - AAP

Koroibete eyes World Cup Former NRL star Marika Koroibete has committed to the Wallabies’ World Cup campaign with the wing signing a new Rugby Australia deal that takes him through until the end of 2019. Koroibete has only signed with Australia and the Melbourne Rebels until after the tournament in Japan, leaving open the possibility of then playing rugby overseas or returning to rugby league. The 26-year-old has become a regular starter in the Wallabies backline, playing 14 tests since his debut in 2017.

- AAP

Players losing the jersey; not the other way round

By Martin Devlin

A

nother day another rant all about a sportsperson beginning with “S”.

But before you run screaming and shouting “Nooooo I can’t do any more Serena stuff”, this one features a different “S” word – Sopoaga.

Lima Sopoaga, the former Highlanders and All Black firstfive, has issued via the UK press a warning to New Zealand Rugby that more and more young play-

ers will leave these shores and forego the All Blacks jersey for the tempting riches of European rugby.

“The jersey is losing its lustre” he said. “Rugby isn’t forever, the 20-somethings are becoming more aware of that and sometimes the jersey is not enough for a better life”.

He goes on to hail Charles Piutau as a trailblazer for this new-wave thinking, naming other recent All Blacks Aaron Cruden, Julian Savea and Malakai Fekitoa

as further proof that change is indeed here and happening.

Yes he makes an interesting point but no I don’t at all agree with him.

The key factor in this argument is, was and will always be current All Blacks.

How many of our first choice squad are giving the jersey away to go overseas?

The answer to that is none.

Zero.

Since Carl Hayman decided to stay and play in France following

the 2007 World Cup defeat, I can’t think of one other player (still playing well enough to definitely make the side) that’s decided to forego All Black selection for the lure of a foreign cash injection.

All of the players mentioned here, including Lima himself, were already slipping down the pecking order before overseas offers tempted them to leave.

No slight on any of those players, that’s simply a reflection of our current talent depth and the incredibly competitive

environment they operate in.

Honestly this was much more of a worry in generations past when guys like John Gallagher, Matthew Ridge, John Schuster and even Zinzan Brooke signed deals to swap codes while still being first-choice All Blacks.

New Zealand Rugby will always have players who leave for the greener grass that Europe implies.

But is it really the jersey that’s losing it or just those players knowing they’ve lost their jersey?

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Kiwi camp confident Captain Alistair Hunt has opted for the experience of Rubin Statham and Michael Venus to play the singles rubbers for New Zealand in this week’s crucial Asia Oceania Davis Cup Group 1 relegation tie against South Korea in Gimcheon.

The draw yesterday has pitted Statham first on court from 2pm today against Korean number two Seong Chan Hong.

The match will be followed by Venus against Korean number one Duckhee Lee (ranked 231).

Artem Sitak and Marcus Daniell have been chosen for the doubles rubber on Saturday against Yong Kyu Lim and Jea Moon Lee. It will be followed by Statham against Lee and if needed Venus against Hong in a potential decider.

Nineteen-year-old Ajeet Rai was the Rubin Statham in action. other player in contention to play the singles but Hunt says he’s not yet ready to be getting out there tomorrow.”

The speed of the court has Hunt quietly thrown into a live rubber. confident his players can get the job done.

“He’s been coming along well.

“I am pretty surprised at the court sur“But it’s always a big ask to put a young guy out there, especially if he hasn’t even face which is fast and suits us and will help Mike with his serve and volley and keeping played a dead rubber as well.

“We want to help these young guys and the points short.

“It definitely helps our doubles guys as we are trying to put them into positions where they can succeed and get some con- well.

“Their guys are predominantly baseline fidence and kick on.

“He’s a confidence player and has had counter punching sort of players so it will be interesting.” some good results during the year.

Kiwi number one Rubin Statham has “Ajeet is working hard and is hitting the ball great and has a big serve and if he played his Korean opponent twice in Davis keeps working hard he can have a good fu- Cup with both matches going to five sets.

“Rubin has been hitting the ball well ture.” Hunt said.

“The big bonus with being able to take and playing more Challengers than futures five guys in the team is we can carry Ajeet tournaments which has affected his ranking because the standard is tougher year who will learn a lot.

“Obviously we have Rubin who has been round than what he normally does with on the tour a long time and the three dou- the schedule.

“He will have a tough match against a bles guys who are all top 50 in the world. So it’s good for Ajeet to see the work ethic of guy he has played twice in Davis Cup over five sets both times. For Rubin it will be those guys who are all professionals.”

Venus has played Duckhee Lee once be- about adjusting to the pace of the court.” fore and beat him in qualifying for the ATP Hunt said.

New Zealand will be confident experitournament in Shenzhen in 2015, but the Korean was only 17 then and has improved enced ATP pros Sitak and Daniell will win greatly while Venus has focused exclusively the doubles rubber but will need both Statham and Venus to produce their best in on doubles on tour in recent years.

“Duckhee Lee hits a great ball and is a the singles.

“If we play well we have a really good fantastic competitor.

“Mike’s obviously going to have a pretty chance and should be fine.

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HAKATERE Huts Community, garage sale on Sunday, September 23, 10am - 2pm. Bargains galore.

ADULT ENTERTAINMENT

ATTRACTIVE and busty. great massage. Ready to please. Available for out calls only. Phone Cindy 021 257 1972.

BRAZILIAN, hot blonde lady, 35, size 8, delicious body, sensual massage - full service. First time clients welcome. phone 027 524 2184.

TOYS, linen, children’s books, tall boy, trundler bed ACCOMMODATION, and lots more. Sign at gate.

9am - 12 noon Saturday, RENTAL September 15. South end of FOUR bedroom house on Grove Street. outskirts of Ashburton. Log burner, wet back. Available now, $350 per week. Phone FOR SALE CONTAINERS for sale or 027 434 4808. hire, ex shipping: general and insulated. Sidelifter available For all subscriber for delivery. Wilson Bulk Transport, Phone 308-7772.

DEADLINES - Ashburton Guardian RUN-ON classifieds close at 4.30pm, DISPLAY classifieds close at 2pm. Every week day, and on the day prior to insertion. Phone 03 307 7965.

ADULT ENTERTAINMENT

ASHLEY - Attractive, busty, short and sweet. No texting.

Phone 021 0275 9055.

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SPORTING NOTICES Hampstead Rugby and all Sports Club Bowling section

“Whites are required”

BUYER of unwanted animals. Cattle, bobby calves, horse and all farm animals.

We also sell pet food. Call Nick’s Pet Food 0272 101 621, A/H 03 348 9439.

MICHEL - Asian lady, size 8, professional prostate Chinese massage, full service, in/out calls. Phone 021 046 4314.

EXCELLENT fundraising opportunity - free to hire.

Community fundraising BBQ situated at Mitre 10 Mega.

Visit our customer service counter today to book and for details. – Phone 308-5119.

Opening day Saturday, September 15 Start 1.30pm Hampstead Bowling Club, 79 Cambridge Street (back section)

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

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

SATURDAY

7.30am RUN AND WALK ASHBURTON. Rise and Shine Saturday runners meet at Frontrunner, 7.30am sharp. 28 Moore Street.

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

10am MT HUTT MEMORIAL HALL. NZ Alpine and Agriculture Encounter, Art

73 Burnett St, Ashburton

September 14 & 15, 2018 9.30am- 1.30pm ASHBURTON BAPTIST CHURCH OP SHOP. Op Shop open, clothing donations welcome. Ashburton Baptist Church.

Cass Street.

10am 50+.

An interesting speaker. Senior Centre, Cameron Street.

10am

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

7.30pm - 9.30pm MID CANTERBURY TIMEBANK AND LEARNING EXCHANGE. Guided Tour of the Universe, register quick at learningexchange@ mctimebank.nz or phone Kate 0223997301

Gallery and hall of memories. 160 Main Street, Methven.

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

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

1pm WAIREKA CROQUET CLUB.

Association Croquet, singles and double.

Waireka Croquet Club, The Domain, Philip Street.

1.15pm WAIREKA CROQUET CLUB. Golf Croquet doubles. Waireka, Philip Street.

1.30pm RUN AND WALK ASHBURTON. Afternoon Meet - Runners and Walkers.

Meet Ashburton Domain oval pavilion, (entrance off Philip Street). Visit our facebook page for more details.

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Cryptic crossword

Friday, September 14, 2018

Simon Shuker’s Code Cracker

WordWheel

WordBuilder

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

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

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TODAY’S GOALS: Good - 11 Excellent - 14

Previous solution: OLYMPICS 11

ARIES (Mar 21-Apr 19): While it’s unnerving to lose personal items, it’s also an opportunity to put better organisational systems in place. To assign a single resting place for the keys, etc. is to save hours a year searching for things.

TAURUS (Apr 20-May 20): Going on a tangent means you’re creative and it also makes you creative. Maybe it will require patience from the more linear-minded audience trying to keep up with you, but don’t let that deter you.

GEMINI (May 21-Jun 21): You have what it takes, now the trick is knowing when and how to use it.

Timing can make or break this deal, but the good news is, you’ll learn either way, and the next deal will come almost immediately.

CANCER (Jun 22-Jul 22): Even interests you are most passionate about can lose their appeal. Daily exposure will do that, but it’s not a signal to move on so much as an indication that a zigzag may be in order just to keep it fresh.

LEO (Jul 23-Aug 22): Today will present a case in which sincerity and accuracy will not exactly match up. Nobody’s fault, and you’re all in the story together. You may just have to work out one that can be agreed upon.

VIRGO (Aug 23-Sep 22): Embrace where you’re at on the optimism scale, which is determined by both genetics and experience. While obvious benefits befall optimists, there are powerful advantages that go to the trouble-seers, too.

LIBRA (Sep 23-Oct 23): To see and deal in objective reality will save you time and money. When presented with a good-looking front, a positive spin or a distracting dance, take it for the red flag that it is.

SCORPIO (Oct 24-Nov 21): You know who doesn’t worry, about being a “good person”? Good people.

They know their intentions are benevolent and they don’t have to talk about it. Be wary of anyone obsessed with the moral high ground.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov 22-Dec 21): While it may be scientifically unclear whether satisfied people move more, or movement produces feelings of satisfaction, the link between activity and happiness is undeniable. Move and smile.

CAPRICORN (Dec 22-Jan 19): You’ll be surrounded by intelligent people. In fact, your presence seems to awaken the intelligence inside others and they’ll show you their brightest insights and moods.

AQUARIUS (Jan 20-Feb 18): You feel happy to help. So you don’t need the gold star to tell you people appreciate you. You might even get satisfaction from being invisible in the exchange.

PISCES (Feb 19-Mar 20): There’s excitement this afternoon that will energise your creativity for weeks to come. Don’t worry about keeping anything about this, as trying to hold on to it will be like grasping at water. Just enjoy.

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ACROSS 1. Leases (4) 3. Relied (8) 9. Frenzied, out of control (7) 10. Round cap (5) 11. Important occasion (3-6,3) 14. Expression of disapproval (3) 16. Earth (L) (5) 17. Canister (3) 18. Unable to be undone (12) 21. Chosen few (5) 22. Trumpet salute (7) 23. Dies (8) 24. Modify (4)

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Previous solution: aft, ahs, ash, ats, fah, fash, fast, fat, fats, haft, hafts, has, hast, hat, hats, sat, shaft.

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Down: 1. Propose 2. Steered 3. Taper 4. Belated 5. Start 8 2 6. Fever 9. Wearisome 14. Caterer 15. Sadness 9 3 7 16. Heroism 19. Faith 20. Faint 621. Smart.

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

ANY VALUE PIZZA + 1.5L DRINK 6 8 3 5 2 1 7 4 9 ANY 2 VALUE PIZZA + 2 SIDES

Across: 7. Precious metal 8. Gamekeeper 12. Avocet 14.

Tragic 16. Unholy 18. Dollar 19. Free on board 23. Procrastinate Down: 1. Grog 2. Scam 3. Pocket 2 4. Assent 6 9 5. Mere 8 6. Pass 9. Another 10. Regular 11. Scar 13. Ell 8 12. Arum 4 15. Roo 17. Yeoman 18. Debate 19. Form 20. Each 21. Aunt 1 3 6 22. Dote

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ACROSS 1. MEP sits: a different form needed for diversions (8) 7. Using one’s loaf for the money one earns (5) 8. The fools who sold one out (7) 9. It’s not common for Santa Claus, unused to taking back part (7) 10. Make one better cad, by the sound of it (4) 12. Inferred that what cow chews may be given back indeed (7) 14. Photos used around end of May where models are displayed (7) 17. Choir end as pastor’s sermon eventually starts (4) 18. Fill a chap with enthusiasm, and he can go to blazes (7) 21. Leaves the street violated when reversing (7) 22. French impetuosity begins domesticating the antelope (5) 23. Frightened the South might get rattled (8) DOWN 1. Around North Carolina hoop is formed into blanket-cover (6) 2. Two saw the difference? Yes: he’s travelling illegally (8) 3. Misfortunes they in France show when about fifty (4) 4. It followed misuse in the end (6) 5. Admirer of Nash, say (4) 6. Bad eggs are misled in a way to put something on (6) 7. A gaffe from the ill-bred, unless halved (7) 11. Was dug up by former spouse with mud he slung (7) 13. Not being spiritual, he has two chevrons (8) 14. Sweetmeat one couldn’t do it for! (6) 15. Wise man soundly played on words with it (6) 16. Tweed not initially woven, as included when ribbed (6) 19. Gather there’s some reward in future application (4) 20. Practise fighting for a fragment of crystal (4)

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Family Notices 38 Ashburton Guardian DEATHS

HANRAHAN, Rhona Mary – On September 12, 2018 at Ashburton. Died peacefully surrounded by her loving family. Loved wife of Laurence. Loved mother and mother-in-law of Laurence and Justine, David and Kelly, Philippa and cherished Nan of Ryan and Vivian, Thomas, Jack, Eve, Sophie, Cory, and Ben. Messages to Rhona’s family, C/- PO Box 472, Ashburton 7740. A Requiem Mass for Rhona will be held at the Church of the Holy Sealy Street, Name, Ashburton on MONDAY, September 17, commencing at 11.00am. Followed by interment at the Ashburton New Lawn Cemetery.

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

HANRAHAN, Brian Thomas of Rakaia – On September 11, 2018 at Ashburton. Passed away peacefully surrounded by his family. Aged 82 years. Loved brother of Beatrice Weir, Joan Hanrahan and sister Mary Hanrahan. A Requiem Mass will be celebrated for Brian at St Ita’s Catholic Church, West Town Belt, Rakaia, TODAY Friday, September 14, commencing at 1.30pm.

Followed by a private family interment.

RATTRAY, Celia Elizabeth – On September 12, 2018.

Passed away peacefully at Christchurch Hospital. Aged 63 years. Dearly loved wife of the late Stu. Much loved sister and friend of David and Carmen. Loved Aunty of Mike and Ashlee, Sam, and great Aunty of Oliver, and Beau.

Much loved and forever missed.

Messages to PO Box 472, Ashburton 7740. A service to celebrate Celia’s life will be held at the Church of the Holy Name, Sealy Street, Ashburton on WEDNESDAY, September 19 commencing at 11.00am. Followed by interment at the Ashburton New Lawn Cemetery.

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FZL: 2500m, to 2900m in the evening

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Cloud increasing about the divide and rain developing in the morning, fine farther east.

Wind at 1000m: NW 40 km/h, rising to 60 km/h in the evening. Wind at 2000m: NW 45 km/h, rising to 70 km/h in the evening.

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Rain developing about the divide and snow lowering to 1600m. High cloud increasing further east, with late scattered rain. NW, rising to severe gale in exposed places.

Cloudy periods. Northerlies developing.

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Maori Fishing Guide by Bill Hohepa

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Rakaia Fighting Hill (NIWA) at 3:00 pm, yesterday

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Waitaki Kurow at 3:05 pm, yesterday

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About the divide, rain with snow to 2000m, clearing from the south early and fine spells developing. Farther east, mainly fine with scattered high cloud. Wind at 1000m: Gale NW 65 km/h, easing in the afternoon to 50 km/h/. Wind at 2000m: Gale NW 75 km/h, easing in the afternoon to W 55 km/h.

Fine. Northerlies.

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A ridge remains over northern and central New Zealand, while a weakening front fades away as it moves up the South Island. The ridge over New Zealand moves away to the northeast tomorrow as an active front approaches from the southwest. The front moves onto the South Island on Sunday.

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Northwesterlies, rising to gale in exposed places.

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BROOME, Robert Leslie (Bob) – Peter, Trevor, Debbie and families wish to thank all the relatives and friends who attended Bob’s funeral. After the loss of a much loved Dad and Grandad, your letters, cards, flowers, phone calls and messages have been much appreciated. Special thanks to Wendy Millichamp for providing a lovely service and also to Paterson’s Funeral Services for all the help and care at this time.

TODAY: Fine. Northeast breezes.

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HANRAHAN, Rhona Mary – On September 12, 2018 at Ashburton. Loved sister-inlaw of Margaret and Basil O’Brien (and the late John Connolly). Loved Aunt of Paul, Tim, and Brendon Connolly and their families.

May she rest in peace.

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Ashburton Airport Temperature °C At 4pm 19.0 20.9 Max to 4pm 1.9 Minimum -2.2 Grass minimum Rainfall mm 0.0 16hr to 4pm September to date 26.6 Avg Sep to date 22 2018 to date 677.2 484 Avg year to date Wind km/h N 17 At 4pm Strongest gust W 41 Time of gust 10:02am

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MAORI

6am The AM Show 9am The Café 10am Infomercials 11:30 Entertainment Tonight 3 Noon Dr Phil AO 3 1pm M I Am Watching You AO 2016 Thriller. A writer finds inspiration by watching her neighbour’s escapades from her bedroom window, but things take an interesting turn when she realises he has been watching, too.

Madeline Zima, Brian Ames. 0 3pm Celebrity Name Game PGR 4pm NewsHub Live At 4pm Susie Nordqvist presents comprehensive coverage of global and local news.

4:30 Entertainment Tonight 5pm Family Feud Australia 5:30 Modern Family 3 0 6pm NewsHub Live At 6pm 7pm The Project 8pm The Graham Norton Show PGR 3 Graham is joined by guests Hillary Clinton, Jeff Goldblum, Gerard Butler, Jack Whitehall, and Gregory Porter. 0 9pm 7 Days AO 9:45 Fail Army AO 0 10:15 NewsHub Late 10:45 The Spinoff TV AO

6am Codename – Kids Next Door 3 6:25 Duck Dodgers 3 6:50 Kid v Kat 3 7:15 The Fairly Odd Parents 3 7:40 Danger Mouse 8:05 Sanjay And Craig 3 8:30 Nicky, Ricky, Dicky And Dawn 3 8:55 Tiki Tour 3 0 9:20 Jeopardy 3 9:50 The Crowd Goes Wild PGR 3 10:20 The Doctors PGR 3 11:15 Hot Bench 11:40 Escape To The Country 3 12:40 Bones PGR 3 0 1:35 Mad About You PGR 3 2:05 The Late Show With Stephen Colbert PGR 3 3pm Wheel Of Fortune 3:30 Jeopardy 4pm Antiques Roadshow 3 5pm Frasier 3 0 5:30 Prime News 6pm American Restoration 3 0 6:30 Pawn Stars 3 7pm The Crowd Goes Wild 7:30 NCIS – New Orleans PGR 3 When a Navy Seal is found dead in a sorority house, the team must determine whether the motive was related to a classified mission or collegiate foul play. 0 8:30 Midsomer Murders PGR 3 0 10:30 The Late Show With Stephen Colbert PGR

11:15 Valour AO Nora and Ian reach a critical point in their relationship; Gallo deals with post-traumatic stress disorder; Jess must make a difficult choice. 0 12:15 Infomercials

11:30 The Crowd Goes Wild PGR 3 The team presents the best of the day’s sports news.

Midnight Closedown

MOVIES PREMIERE

All Round to Mrs Brown’s

PRIME

MOVIES GREATS

6:10 Mirrors 16VL 2008 Thriller. Kiefer Sutherland, Paula Patton, Amy Smart.

8am The Cabin In The Woods 16VLC 2012 Horror. Chris Hemsworth, Anna Hutchinson. 9:35 The Bourne Supremacy MVL 2004 Action. Matt Damon, Franka Potente.

11:20 Abraham Lincoln – Vampire Hunter 16V 2012 Horror. Benjamin Walker, Rufus Sewell, Dominic Cooper.

1:05 Battleship MVL 2012 Action Adventure.

Liam Neeson, Taylor Kitsch, Brooklyn Decker.

3:15 Mirrors 16VL 2008 Thriller. Kiefer Sutherland, Paula Patton, Amy Smart.

5:05 American Pie 16LS 1999 Comedy. Jason Biggs, Shannon Elizabeth, Chris Klein, Alyson Hannigan.

6:40 Contraband 16VLC 2012 Crime. Mark Wahlberg, Kate Beckinsale, Ben Foster.

8:30 Bring It On MS 2000 Comedy. Cheerleaders discover their best routines were stolen from another school, and must create a new SATURDAY one for the championships.

12:05 Dear Diary, I Died 10:10 I Am Legend MV 2007 MVC 2016 Thriller. John J York, Drama.

Katherine Kelly Lang. 1:30 The 11:50 Are We Officially Dating? 16LS 2014 Romantic Last Word 16L 2017 Comedy Comedy.

Drama. Amanda Seyfried, Shirley MacLaine.

SATURDAY 3:15 Pork Pie MVLC 2017 1:25 Contraband 16VLC 2012 Comedy. James Rolleston, Crime. 3:15 The Making Dean O’Gorman.

Of Johnny English Reborn 5am Tulip Fever MVS 2017 PGV 3:40 Bring It On MS 2000 Drama. Alicia Vikander, Comedy. 5:20 I Am Legend Christoph Waltz.

MV 2007 Drama.

6:30 Dead Draw MVL 2016 Thriller. Gil Bellows, Bitsie Tulloch. 8am Walk Of Fame MLS 2015 Romantic Comedy. Scott Eastwood, Laura Ashley Samuels.

9:25 Never Here 16LS 2017 Thriller. Mireille Enos, Sam Shepard. 11:15 Murder On The Orient Express MC 2017 Crime. Kenneth Branagh, Johnny Depp. 1:05 The Ticket MLSC 2016 Drama.

Dan Stevens, Malin Akerman.

2:45 Dead Draw MVL 2016 Thriller. Gil Bellows, Bitsie Tulloch. 4:15 The Last Word 16L 2017 Comedy Drama. Amanda Seyfried, Shirley MacLaine.

6pm Star Wars – The Last Jedi MV 2017 Action.

Daisy Ridley, Mark Hamill.

8:30 Pork Pie MVLC 2017 Comedy. Three accidental fugitives embark on an unplanned road trip around New Zealand. James Rolleston, Dean O’Gorman.

10:20 Tulip Fever MVS 2017 Drama. Alicia Vikander, Christoph Waltz.

CHOICE

6:30 Takaro Tribe 3 6:40 Nga Papara Kapi 3 7:10 Kia Mau 7:20 Potae Pai 7:30 Haati Paati 7:40 Pukana 2 7:50 Kids’ Kai Kart 8am Te Kaea 3 2 8:30 Kawekorero 3 9am Whanau Living 3 9:30 Cam’s Kai 3 10am Kai With Anne Thorp 10:30 Hip-Hop New Zealand Nationals 3 11am Te Waipounamu 3 Noon Toa – Toa O Aotearoa PGR 3 12:30 Find Me A Maori Bride PGR 3 1pm F Haka Life PGR 3 1:30 Te Mana Kuratahi – Primary Schools’ Kapa Haka 3 2pm Opaki 3 2:30 Nga Pari Karangaranga O Te Motu 3 3pm Takaro Tribe 3 3:10 Nga Papara Kapi 3 3:40 Kia Mau 3 3:50 Potae Pai 3 4pm Haati Paati 3 4:10 Pukana 3 2 4:20 Kids’ Kai Kart 4:30 Grid 3 5pm Tangaroa With Pio 3 5:30 Te Kaea 2 6pm Polyfest Kapa Haka 6:30 Te Kaea 3 2

7pm Kawekorero 7:30 Experience PGR 8:30 M Gangster Squad AO 2012 Action. A Brooklyn-born Mafia king runs the show in Los Angeles, until a crew of LAPD officers wages war on his empire.

Sean Penn, Josh Brolin, Ryan Gosling, Emma Stone.

10:35 Te Kaea 3 2 11:05 This Week PGR Weekly highlights from WWE Raw and WWE SmackDown Live.

11:35 Kawekorero 3 Inside news from at home and around the world.

12:05 Closedown

SKY SPORT 1 6am Rugby – Mitre 10 Cup (RPL) Waikato v Hawke’s Bay. 8am Team Talk 8:30 Rugby – Guinness Pro 14 (HLS) 9:30 Mainfreight Rugby 10:30 Rugby – Mitre 10 Cup (HLS) North Harbour v Canterbury.

11am Rugby – Mitre 10 Cup (HLS) Waikato v Hawke’s Bay. 11:30 Team Talk Noon Golf – European Tour (HLS) KLM Open – Round One. 12:30 Golf – LPGA Tour (HLS) Evian Championship – Round One. 1pm Chronicles Of A Champion Golfer Paul Lawrie.

1:30 Kick And Chase 2:30 Mainfreight Rugby 3:30 The Breakdown 4:30 The World Rugby Show 5pm Team Talk 5:30 L Rugby – Mitre 10 Cup Northland v Manawatu.

From Toll Stadium, Whangarei.

7:40 L Rugby – Mitre 10 Cup Tasman v Taranaki.

From Trafalgar Park, Nelson.

9:40 L Golf – LPGA Tour Evian Championship – Round Two. From Evian Resort Golf Club in Evian-les-Bains, France.

SATURDAY

Midnight The World Rugby Show 12:30 Rugby – Mitre 10 Cup (HLS) Friday.

1am Golf Central 1:30 L Golf – LPGA Tour Evian Championship – Round Two. 4:30 Mainfreight Rugby 5:30 Team Talk

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

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6am Tiny House Nation 7am Grand Tours Of The Scottish Islands 7:30 Love Nature – Extreme Animal Babies 8:30 American Pickers 9:30 Lose Weight For Good 10am Nadiya’s Food Adventure 10:30 Auctioneers And Dealers 11:30 Chris Tarrant – Extreme Railway Journeys 12:30 From Russia To Iran 1:30 Chinese New Year – The Biggest Celebration On Earth 2:30 The Doctor Who Took The Kids Off Drugs 3:30 Love Nature – 10 Puppies And Us 4:30 My France With Manu – Rhone Valley 5:30 American Restoration 6pm Shed And Buried 6:30 American Pickers 7:30 Down East Dickering 8:30 Alone Seven teams hope to survive North Vancouver Island together.

9:30 Alone 10:30 American Restoration

11pm Shed And Buried 11:30 My France With Manu – Rhone Valley 12:30 Auction Kings 1am American Pickers 2am Love Nature – 10 Puppies And Us 3am Chinese New Year – The Biggest Celebration On Earth 4am Down East Dickering

SKY SPORT 2 6am The Kiwi League Show 6:30 L Rugby League – Super League Super 8s – Castleford Tigers v Huddersfield Giants.

9am NRL Try Time 9:30 The Late Show With Matty Johns 10:30 NRL 360 11:30 League Life Noon Michael Ennis The Greatest 12:30 The Kiwi League Show 1pm The Late Show With Matty Johns 2pm Rugby League – Super League (RPL) Super 8s – Castleford Tigers v Huddersfield Giants.

4pm The Kiwi League Show 4:30 Rugby – Mitre 10 Cup (HLS) Waikato v Hawke’s Bay. 5pm Hunters Club 6pm Canoe Slalom World Cup (HLS) Final – La Seu D’urgell.

6:30 NZ Press Box 7pm L Rugby League – Women’s NRL Roosters v Broncos.

8:30 L Rugby League – NRL Semi-final One – Sharks v Panthers.

SATURDAY

12:15 The Professor’s Farewell Tour 1am NZ Press Box 1:30 Cycling – La Vuelta (HLS) Stage 18.

2am L Cycling – La Vuelta Stage 19. 4am The Kiwi League Show 4:30 The Late Show With Matty Johns 5:30 Rugby League – NRL (HLS) Semi-final One – Sharks v Panthers.

14Sep18

DISCOVERY 6:35 Gold Rush PG Double Trouble. 7:30 How It’s Made PG 7:55 How It’s Made PG 8:20 Fast ‘n’ Loud PG Big, Bad, C-10 Build. 9:10 Homestead Rescue PG Honey I Torched the Homestead.

10am Aussie Gold Hunters PG 10:50 Bering Sea Gold PG 11:40 Evil Lives Here M On the Run. 12:30 Murder Comes To Town M Mum Makes Four. 1:20 The Coroner – I Speak For The Dead M Skin Deep. 2:10 How It’s Made PG 2:35 How It’s Made PG 3pm How Do They Do It? PG 3:25 How Do They Do It? PG 3:50 Gold Rush PG Cruelest Cut. 4:45 Cooper’s Treasure PG 5:40 Fast ‘n’ Loud PG Big, Bad, C-10 Build 2/2. 6:35 Garage Rehab – Revisited PG FastLane Auto Repair Revisited.

7:30 Aussie Gold Hunters PG 8:30 Weather Gone Viral M Shock and Awe. 9:25 Megatrains PG Australia – Transcontinental Train.

10:15 What On Earth? PG 11:05 Naked And Afraid M 11:55 The Coroner – I Speak For The Dead M

SATURDAY

12:45 Murder Comes To Town M 1:35 How Do They Do It? PG 2am How Do They Do It? PG 2:25 Homestead Rescue PG 3:15 Deadliest Catch PG 4:05 Treehouse Masters PG 4:55 How It’s Made PG 5:20 How Do They Do It? PG 5:45 MythBusters PG

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Sport

40 Ashburton Guardian

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An ongoing push to grow girls’ rugby brought Black Fern Kendra Cocksedge to Ashburton earlier this year, and Mid Canterbury Rugby is continuing that push as it tries to form an under-15 rep sevens side.

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Who wants to play?

BY ERIN TASKER

ERIN.T@THEGUARDIAN.CO.NZ

The Mid Canterbury Rugby Union (MCRU) is on the hunt for players to form an under-15 girls’ sevens side as part of an ongoing push to grow the girls’ game.

MCRU rugby development officer Jason Ree said the union had the opportunity to enter a team in the first ever South Island provincial tournament for girls’ sevens to be held in Timaru on November 10 and 11.

The MCRU first put the word out through a Facebook post earlier this week and early feedback had been good.

Ree said a number of potential players had put their hands up and it was hoped through them, and word of mouth, they’d end up with enough to field a team.

“There’s enough girls out there, but it’s whether they want to put their money where their mouth is and actually get out there and do it,” Ree said.

“This is a chance to find out where we are at, who we have got playing, and who wants to play.”

He said a prospective coach had also come forward to show an interest in coaching the team.

Ree said to get a rep rugby side for the 15-aside game it meant it needed around 23 players all up, but with sevens they’d only need a squad of around 12-15, and it was hoped that number was achievable.

Ree said it would be great to

capitalise on the success of the Ashburton College/Mt Hutt girls’ first XV this year, after they finished runner-up in their annual Aoraki 15-aside girls’ competition, and get an under-15 girls’ sevens side going.

That could then lead to more players for the first XV next season, too.

Once enough players, a coach, a manager and a trainer were found, trainings and a trial date would be set.

Ree said the MCRU was also hopeful Ashburton College and Mount Hutt College might be able to field under-15 and under-18 sevens teams – both boys and girls – in an upcoming Spring Sevens secondary schools’ tournament in Christchurch. It was being held on Friday afternoons over three weeks, starting October 18, with the last – on November 2 – also being a qualifier for the Condor Sevens, the national secondary schools’ sevens tournament.

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