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Strike ‘long time coming’

BY KATIE TODD

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Around 500 rallying teachers, principals and supporters flooded the footpaths of Ashburton yesterday during a day-long strike to demand better pay and better working conditions.

Industrial action by teachers’ union NZEI Te Rui Roa resulted in

17 schools closing in Mid Canterbury and hundreds more across the country.

It was the first time a teachers’ strike had been held in 24 years and local principals said it was a matter of education having reached a crisis point.

Strikers and supporters in Ashburton used placards and chants

to promote the key improvements for which they are asking – more time to teach, lead and support students with additional needs, as well as a pay rise to attract more people to the profession.

NZEI Mid Canterbury branch president Jade Tonks, of Ashburton Intermediate School, said

teachers are prepared to continue pushing for a better future for the education industry.

Addressing the crowd in the Ashburton Domain yesterday morning, Tonks asked whether people would prefer a geographically based rolling strike or a twoday strike, should their demands continue to be ignored by the

Ministry of Education.

The crowd were overwhelmingly in favour of the latter, as were crowds in other union-organised gatherings across Canterbury.

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laring horns, wailing police sirens and chanting voices, it sounded like a major crime was being committed in Ashburton yesterday – and in a way it was.

The crime was one that’s been around for years, but it’s one the community is making it clear must be resolved – a teaching industry that’s underpaid, undervalued and under resourced.

Around 500 teachers, principals, students and parents gathered at the Ashburton Domain and waved placards and chanted as they marched along State Highway One as part of a nationwide primary school day of strike action.

For teachers to walk off the job is almost unheard of.

They’ve had enough. Their ability to do their job has been seriously compromised and if pay and conditions are not addressed then yesterday’s action won’t be the last.

A good education should be the right of every child in New Zealand and that means welltrained, well-paid teachers and adequate resources.

Our teachers are woefully under-resourced when it comes to dealing with the raft of behavioural problems found in classrooms today. Social problems in the community are not left at the school gate, they accompany

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youngsters into the classroom.

And there they are shared. Just one child with social, physical, emotional or intellectual issues in a class of 25 will affect the classroom experience of every other child.

Putting appropriate resources in place to deal with those students would go a long way towards creating an even field of opportunity for all students.

The government might say it can’t afford the investment – it can’t afford not to.

Educating the next generation of young New Zealanders is not an option. We need to guarantee every child in our schools receives the best possible education Bright, average or lagging behind, whether they have emotional or social issues, every child has a right to quality teaching that will meet their needs – without compromise.

Providing that comes at a cost, but what’s the cost if we continue down the path we’re racing down today?

From P1 Allenton School principal Bruce Tilby said he felt the industrial action had been coming for a long time.

He has worked in the education industry since the 1980s and observed the effects of the teacher shortage in previous Auckland jobs as well as his current Mid Canterbury position.

Teaching is the “most important job in the country”, but no longer holds appeal to prospective employees, he said.

“There’s been a 40 per cent drop in the number of people training to be teachers and they’re forecasting up to a 2000 teacher shortage by 2030. That’s a real problem,” he said.

“To me, teaching is a real privilege, but it’s also a challenging and complex job. There are an increasing number of people with learning needs – among children, and in the community. And we’re seeing teachers only lasting three, four years in the profession.”

He said the decision to strike was a last resort, not to be taken lightly.

“It was a difficult decision to make. But teachers are prepared to take a day without pay for this – and that’s the main message we want to get out,” he said.

NZEI leaders were hoping to hear from the government regarding their demands yesterday morning, but had received no updates by the time marches kicked off.

Across New Zealand, 27,745 primary and intermediate school teachers and 1827 principals

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went on strike.

In Auckland, 7000 strikers and supporters marched up Queen Street to Aotea Square while in Wellington, thousands more marched from the Westpac Stadium to Parliament.

In Christchurch, crowds converged from four locations to Cathedral Square.

Tonks said the Mid Canterbury NZEI members had originally been invited to take part in the Christchurch rally, but had opted to hold their own event in Ashburton instead, to involve the local community.

As the crowd marched from the domain along West Street and back along East Street, they received honks and waves of support from passing motorists and pedestrians, along with flashing lights and siren blips from passing police cars.

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speaker, led the chants, while Tinwald School principal Peter Livingstone, riding a motorbike, led the march.

Tonks said she was thrilled with the support they had received.

“Organising something like this, you kind of don’t know what’s going to happen. You know, there’s always things on Facebook saying ‘teachers get paid enough already’ and ‘they get all these holidays’… but people were really positive – and the toots of support were a real surprise,” she said.

She said when teachers return to school today, they will likely do so feeling a little more empowered.

The next round of discussions between the Ministry of Education and NZEI will be held on August 24, following which NZEI are expected to make a decision about further industrial action.

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Education is a right . . .

By Sue NewmaN

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In his 37 years as a primary school teacher Peter Melrose has been on strike twice – 24 years ago and yesterday.

And the Hampstead School principal says he has never in all those years, felt more strongly the need to hammer home to the government just how critical the situation facing the teaching sector is. It’s dire. Teachers are under extreme pressure and students are missing out on learning opportunities, he said.

He spoke to a crowd of around 500 at the start of Ashburton’s rally and march that was part of yesterday’s strike action by New Zealand primary school teachers and principals.

“I’d rather not be here, I’d rather you didn’t have to be here, I’d rather kids were in their classrooms learning today,” he told marchers.

Strike action was a last resort for teachers, but they had reached a point where it was the only way to make it clear to the government that the education system was severely compromised and that this could not continue.

“This is not a position we want to be in but we need to send a message to government that the pressure on teachers, principals and schools must be addressed,” he said.

The life of a teacher today was light years away from the situation when he started teaching, Melrose said.

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Peter Melrose “Historically you taught to a class and the children absorbed the information, nowadays the complexity of what you have to do is completely different. We’re involved in so many of society’s issues and we’re doing that within a system that does not value teachers.”

And while students might start their day at 9am and go home at 3pm, teachers were usually at school around 7.30am and their working day continued into the evenings. Teachers were now social workers, advocates and coordinators of special needs, Melrose said.

“Wouldn’t it be great if teachers could just concentrate on teaching?”

Most classrooms now had some students with significant social and learning needs and having dedicated special needs co-ordi-

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nators would make a significant difference in those classrooms, he said.

“We’re glad to have these special needs students and we welcome them but we need support to do this.”

Melrose said that when he came into teaching it was a passion and while he still loved the job and got a kick out of seeing students learning, low pay and tough conditions meant there was now a critical shortage of teachers.

“The number of applicants for positions has dwindled to a point where the only applicant will get the job. Principals know the weight of concern when no one

applies.” Schools wanted to have a choice when they appointed a teacher so they could be sure they employed the right person to fit the needs of their students, not the only person, Melrose said.

“Young people are not coming into teaching and if they do they don’t stay. It’s frustrating when we see people with potential leaving the industry.”

Teachers left because of the low pay rate and because of the demand to provide an ever increasing range of social and support services.

“We want to put the best trained teacher in front of classrooms, we want to acknowledge the work

that teachers do and we want our teachers to be paid what they are worth.”

St Joseph’s principal Cath Blacklow, her staff and a number of parents and children turned out for the rally and she said it was heartening to see so many people supporting the teachers’ cause.

“There is a real need to be doing this, this time round. Ashburton is no different to the rest of New Zealand. The children we are teaching and their needs are very different to what they used to be and we’re not given the resources for this. This fight is about much more than just pay, it’s about working conditions too.”

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Vandals leave trail of destruction at estate

In brief Three hurt in crash Three people were treated for injuries following a car crash which sent two cars skidding off the side of State Highway 1 yesterday morning. The collision occurred between the Rakaia South Town belt and the turn-off to Pendarves Rakaia Road at around 7.30am.

A police spokesperson said both cars involved left the road.

Emergency services including police, Rakaia Volunteer Fire Brigade, a St John ambulance and a St John first response vehicle attended. A St John spokesperson reported that three patients had sustained minor injuries. All were assessed and treated at the scene.

By Sue NewmaN

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A court date and a hefty fine will be waiting for the perpetrators of a trail of destruction that has been carved through the Ashburton Business Estate’s green areas.

The damage, that saw 20 trees destroyed or badly damaged and grassed areas left scared with tyre tracks, is believed to have occurred on Sunday night. A number of fence posts and poles were also damaged.

Fifteen of the damaged trees have been removed.

The damage now has council staff looking at ways to block off vehicle access to the grassed areas, said Ashburton District Council service delivery manager Neil McCann.

“This is gutting for our staff.

They grew those trees in the nursery, they’ve planted them out and they’ve looked after them and these hoons have come in and destroyed them,” he said.

McCann said the council would have no hesitation in involving the police and if the offenders were identified in ensuring they were prosecuted.

“We’re hoping we can get public help by dobbing them in,” he said.

A huge amount of effort had been put in, and continued to be put in, to ensure the business

Body located The body of missing Hamilton woman Mi-Sook Yang, also known as Annie, has been located by police searching the Waikato River.

Detective Sergeant Jason Earl said her body was found about midday yesterday by officers on the police boat between Horotiu and Ngaruawahia. Police are not treating her death as suspicious and the matter will be referred to the Coroner. “The body has been identified as Hamilton woman MiSook Yang, known as Annie, who has been missing since Thursday, August 9,” he said.

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Years in the growing but in just a few minutes vandals destroyed trees and ripped up grassed areas at the Ashburton Business Estate.

PHOTOS ERIN TASKER 130818-ET-013, 24, 25 estate was an attractive place to both do business and to visit, McCann said.

The recreational areas are well

used and it was disappointing when there were people in the community who thought it was fun to destroy community prop-

erty, he said.

“If we get hold of these idiots, there’s no question we’ll prosecute.”

Brash welcome at Otago Don Brash would be welcome to speak at the University of Otago if he wanted to, the vice-chancellor says. The former National Party and Act New Zealand leader and advocate for Hobson’s Pledge – a group which supports the end of “separatism”, the abolition of Maori electorates and closing the Treaty of Waitangi Tribunal – was last week banned from speaking at Massey University.

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■ HEALTH SCARES

Legionnaires’ patients recovering

By SuSan SandyS

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Two elderly Mid Canterbury men who contracted the potentiallyfatal Legionnaires’ disease are recovering after hospital stays.

The two cases, which are not linked, were notified by the Canterbury District Health Board for the week ending August 10.

Medical officer of health Alistair Humphrey said both cases were due to the Legionella longbeachae bacteria, which was commonly associated with potting mix and compost but it could also be picked up from pea straw.

“We see a lot more cases in the spring time when people get into their gardens.

“But of course it can happen at anytime, it is not out of the ordinary to see a couple of cases in the winter time,” Humphrey said.

One of the two patients had been discharged from hospital, and the other had been in the process of being discharged the last time he was updated.

Legionnaires’ disease causes a form of pneumonia, and of patients hospitalised with the disease, 30 per cent require admission to intensive care.

Symptoms include dry coughing, high fever, chills, diarrhoea, shortness of breath, chest pains, headaches, excessive sweating, nausea, vomiting and abdominal pain.

Canterbury has the country’s

PRECAUTIONS Five simple steps to follow when using compost or potting mix: ■ ■

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Open bag carefully – use scissors instead of ripping the bags.

Wear a disposable face mask if possible, but in particular wear gloves, and open the bag away from your face.

Do your potting in a wellventilated area outdoors.

To reduce dust, dampen down the potting mix or compost with a sprinkle of water.

Wash hands thoroughly after handling potting mix or gardening.

highest rates, while New Zealand has the highest reported incidents of the disease in the world.

Between October 1 and November 15 last year, there were 21 confirmed cases of legionellosis in Canterbury.

The Legionella longbeachae bacteria lurks in compost, potting mix and also pea straw, putting at risk gardeners who inhale the dust.

Even using unwashed hands to remove a mask can be enough to become infected.

A 2017 CDHB-funded study of the disease by University of

Mid Cantabrians are being warned to be careful with compost and potting mix in the wake of two cases of Legionnaires’ disease.

Otago researchers found that gardeners washing their hands immediately after use protected against the disease, by minimis-

ing exposure of the bacteria to the face.

Researchers recommended that long-term smokers and

those with cardiac or respiratory conditions in particular, take care of their hygiene during and after gardening.

Anglican parishes considering same-sex blessings

By SuSan SandyS

susan.s@theguardian.co.nz

Anglican parishes nationwide are grappling with whether they will bless same-sex relationships following a resolution by the church’s synod earlier this year.

Parishes throughout New Zealand, including in Mid Canterbury, face this decision following

the synod of the church resolving to allow individual bishops be free to use provisions within their province’s canons for “a nonformulary service” to allow such blessings.

While synod representatives also determined that no member of the clergy can face disciplinary action, either for agreeing to bless

such relationships or for refusing to do so, their decision has disillusioned many within the church.

Christchurch diocese communications and media officer Jo Bean said it was now up to each of the dioceses and their parishes as to how they progressed forward.

Both nationwide and within the Christchurch diocese there had

been some parishes talking about leaving the church because they did not agree with the determination.

The Christchurch diocese, which is in the process of appointing a bishop, covers Canterbury and the West Coast.

“We are in discussion with these various churches about what this

will mean for them,” Bean said.

“Because it’s new, it’s just something we are working our way through what it’s going to look like and how it’s going to happen.”

Ministers at the Mid Canterbury parishes of Ashburton, Methven and Rakaia did not wish to comment, referring media queries to Bean.

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6LACK returning

Rescuers work to recover an injured person after the Morandi highway bridge collapsed in Genoa, northern Italy, yesterday.

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Rapper 6LACK is returning to New Zealand as part of his From East Atlatna, With Love world tour. Playing one show at Auckland’s Powerstation, it’s 6LACK’s first ever headline show in New Zealand and he’s bringing hip hop duo THEY. and rapper Boogie along with him. 6LACK was last in New Zealand in 2017 as a support act for Migos at Northern Bass Festival. East Atlanta Love Letter is set to drop on September 13, featuring the single Switch, which has already racked up five million views for the music video alone.

■ ITALY

Bridge collapse kills 26 A 51-year-old highway bridge in the Italian port city of Genoa collapsed in a driving rain yesterday, killing at least 26 people and injuring 15 others as it sent dozens of vehicles tumbling into a heap of concrete and twisted steel.

Italian Premier Giuseppe Conte called it “an immense tragedy ... inconceivable in a modern system like ours, a modern country”.

The disaster, on a major interchange connecting Genoa and other northern cities with beaches in eastern Liguria into France, focused attention on Italy’s ageing infrastructure, particularly its concrete bridges and viaducts built in the post-war boom of the 1950s and 1960s.

What caused the Morandi Bridge to fall remained unknown, and prosecutors said they were opening an investigation but had not identified any targets. Transport Minister Danilo Toninelli said the collapse was “unacceptable”

and that if negligence played a role “whoever made a mistake must pay”.

Early speculation focused on the structural weakness of the span.

Witnesses reported hearing a roar as the 45-metre bridge collapsed in a torrential rain during midday traffic on the eve of a major holiday that sees most Italians abandoning cities for beaches and mountains.

One unidentified woman who was standing below told RAI state TV that it crumbled as if it were a mound of baking flour. Video of the collapse, showing a misty scene of crumbled concrete, captured a man screaming: “Oh, God! Oh, God!” Civil Protection authorities said at least 30 cars and three heavy vehicles were on the 80-metre section of the span that collapsed in the industrial area of warehouses.

There was an immense gap where the bridge used to be,

and one heart-stopping image showed a green truck halted on the rain-slickened roadway just short of the edge.

A man who was standing under the bridge in front of his truck at the time of the collapse called it “a miracle” that he survived.

The middle-aged man, who did not give his name, said the shockwave sent him flying over 10 metres into a wall, injuring his right shoulder and hip.

“I was in front of the truck and flew away, like everything else. Yes, I think it’s a miracle.

I don’t know what to say. I’m out of words,” he said, walking away from the site.

More than 300 rescue workers and canine crews were on the scene. They used heavy equipment and dogs to search for survivors in the rubble. At least four people were pulled alive from vehicles under the bridge, ANSA reported.

“Operations are ongoing

to extract people imprisoned below parts of the bridge and twisted metal,” said Angelo Borrelli, the head of Italy’s civil protection agency.

Officials evacuated several hundred people living along the raised highway that traverses the city as a precaution.

The effort would continue into the night.

“It is a bit like working on an earthquake,” said firefighters spokesman Luca Cari. “The main difficulty is removing the rubble and safeguarding the rescue teams.”

There was confusion over the death toll throughout the day, with different officials giving conflicting numbers.

Officials in the Liguria region said 26 people had died, saying two more bodies had been found and one of the 16 injured had died in surgery.

After visiting the scene, Conte told RAI state TV the tragedy was “a serious wound for Genoa, Liguria and Italy”.

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Adele pays tribute to bestie Adele has paid tribute to her “best friend” for bravely overcoming postpartum psychosis after giving birth to her first child. The Hello singer is godmother to Laura Dockrill’s baby boy, whom she delivered in February this year, but the first six months of motherhood were a struggle for Laura because she developed the condition. Adele, 30, was instrumental in Laura getting the medical treatment she needed to get well and she has taken to her Instagram account to praise her pal for getting through the harrowing experience and directing her 32.6 million followers to Laura’s online article about her battle.

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Car attack was ‘poorly-planned copycat raid’ A terror suspect is believed to have travelled through the night from Birmingham to stake out Westminster for more than an hour and a half before mowing down cyclists outside the Houses of Parliament.

The 29-year-old man, believed to be of Sudanese origin, waited until the morning rush hour local time before swerving on to the wrong side of the road and hitting cyclists who were waiting at traffic lights, then crashed into bar-

riers outside the entrance to the House of Lords. The man, who has British nationality, had driven from his home in Birmingham, sparking suggestions that it was an attempted “copycat” attack to that perpetrated by Khalid Masood a year earlier which killed six people.

Masood had lived just 10 minutes from the suspect’s home in the Sparkbrook area of Birmingham.

Security services will be keen to establish whether

there are any connections between the pair.

Three cyclists were injured in the attack. The two who required hospital treatment had been released yesterday.

It was suggested that the attacker, who was known to have been in Westminster since 6am local time, may have been on a reconnaissance mission and was spooked into taking immediate action at 7.37am when an ambulance pulled up behind him with sirens blazing.

Scotland Yard said that the man was not known to counter-terror police or MI5, but sources suggested that he was known to West Midlands Police.

Officers were facing questions over a white van that was seen behind the man’s Ford Fiesta and filmed following it on to the wrong side of the road before stopping near the point where it crashed into barriers.

Scotland Yard was questioning the man on suspicion of terrorism offences. - NZME

Aussie model embarrassed The Australian model who collapsed at Kylie Jenner’s 21st birthday party at the weekend has broken her silence. Tammy Hembrow, 24, was photographed as she was carried out of the party lying face down on a stretcher. The mother-oftwo took to YouTube to explain to her fans what happened at the soiree which was attended by Kim Kardashian, Khloe Kardashian, Kourtney Kardashian, Kendall Jenner and their mum Kris Jenner.

“So yeah I pretty much collapsed,” the Instagram star said. “Honestly, I’m like super embarrassed about it.” Hembrow said she’s OK now but was battling exhaustion before the party began.

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Teachers feel need to send message T

here was an underlying message in the hype of yesterday’s teacher’s strike and it was that it was a position that none of the teachers wanted to be in.

But, it was a position they largely felt they had no choice over.

Respected local teacher and principal, Peter Melrose probably hit the nail on the head better than anyone around the country when he said there was a real need to send a message to government that the pressure on teachers, principals and schools must be addressed.

And how the government reacts to the action yesterday will be interesting to watch unfold.

Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern’s comments yesterday that she felt that the strike was too premature and that the teachers should have remained around the negotiating table a lot longer before taking action will have struck a hefty blow.

On a day when thousands were looking to the Beehive for reassurance and some form of serious commitment that the

Prime Minister could question the timing of the strike action will have raised more than just the odd eyebrow of those expecting a little more.

Strikes can be funny things in that you never quite know how well they are going to be received or if they do what they are supposed to do in terms of bringing awareness to the fight.

But in Ashburton yesterday, the cause appeared very real.

As the large contingent marched their way around the CBD, the level of support was clearly evident through the noise of passing motorists and clapping in the streets.

In a perfect world everyone would receive the remuneration

that they are deserving and as stated yesterday in this column, there is no doubt that considering the role they have, our teachers are underfunded.

But what is most trivial about the entire process and makes it a little different to most other forms of industrial action by sectors across the country is that those who will ultimately be given the responsibility of agreeing or disagreeing to the outcome will largely be there because of the high level of education they received in their younger days.

That yesterday was only the second time in a 37-year teaching career for Melrose to have walked off the job, is quite remarkable.

It goes to show the resilience of those in the education sector and just how compelled they must have felt to take action yesterday to see their case and cause better heard than it has been before.

Our best hope is now, that when those involved sit around the table on August 24 for the next round of negotiations, that a compromise that is the best possible outcome for all parties involved is reached and we don’t have a repeat of yesterday on our hands again.

As was stated earlier in today’s edition, the government might say they can’t afford the investment in our teachers, but they can’t afford not to.

Ellen DeGeneres and actress Portia de Rossi were married at their Beverly Hills home.

Five years ago: In a spacewalk lasting seven hours and 29 minutes, Russian cosmonauts rigged cable outside the International Space Station for a new lab that was due to arrive in a few months.

One year ago: The University of Florida denied a request by white supremacist Richard Spencer to rent space on the campus for a September event.

(The university later allowed Spencer to appear in October, saying it was legally obligated to allow the expression of

many viewpoints.) President Donald Trump disbanded two White House business councils, amid criticism from CEOs for his remarks on the violence in Charlottesville, Virginia.

Today’s birthdays: Actress Ann Blyth is 90. Actor Gary Clarke is 85. Actress Julie Newmar is 85. Actress-singer Ketty Lester is 84. Actor John Standing is 84. Actress Anita Gillette is 82.

Actress Carole Shelley is 79.

Country singer Billy Joe Shaver is 79. Actor Bob Balaban is 73.

Ballerina Suzanne Farrell is 73.

Actress Lesley Ann Warren is 72. Rock singer-musician Joey Spampinato is 70. Actor Marshall

Manesh is 68. Actor Reginald VelJohnson is 66. Rhythmand-blues singer J.T. Taylor is 65. Actor Jeff Perry is 63. Rock musician Tim Farriss (INXS) is 61. Actress Laura Innes is 61.

Singer Madonna is 60. Actress Angela Bassett is 60. Actor Timothy Hutton is 58. Actor Steve Carell is 56. Former tennis player Jimmy Arias is 54. Actorsinger Donovan Leitch is 51.

Actor Andy Milder is 50. Actor Seth Peterson is 48. Country singer Emily Robison (The Dixie Chicks) is 46. Actor George Stults is 43. Singer Vanessa Carlton is 38. Actor Cam Gigandet is 36. Actress Agnes

Bruckner is 33. Singer-musician Taylor Goldsmith (Dawes) is 33.

Actress Cristin Milioti is 33. Actor Shawn Pyfrom is 32. Country singer Ashton Shepherd is 32.

Actor Okieriete Onaodowan is 31. Country singer Dan Smyers (Dan & Shay) is 31. Actor Kevin G. Schmidt is 30. Actress Rumer Willis is 30. Actor Parker Young is 30. Rapper Young Thug is 27.

Actor Cameron Monaghan is 25.

Singer-pianist Greyson Chance is 21.

Thought for today: “The most persistent threat to freedom, to the rights of Americans, is fear.”

— George Meany (born this date in 1894, died in 1980).

Matt Markham

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TODAY IN HISTORY Today is Thursday, August 16, the 228th day of 2018. There are 137 days left in the year.

Today’s highlight in history: On August 16, 1987, 156 people were killed when Northwest Airlines Flight 255 crashed while trying to take off from Detroit; the sole survivor was 4-year-old Cecelia Cichan.

On this date: In 1812, Detroit fell to British and Indian forces in the War of 1812.

In 1858, a telegraphed message from Britain’s Queen Victoria to President James Buchanan was transmitted over the recently laid trans-Atlantic cable.

IIn 1920, Ray Chapman of the Cleveland Indians was struck in the head by a pitch thrown

by Carl Mays of the New York Yankees; Chapman died the following morning.

In 1948, baseball legend Babe Ruth died in New York at age 53.

In 1954, Sports Illustrated was first published by Time Inc. In 1956, Adlai E. Stevenson was nominated for president at the Democratic National Convention in Chicago.

In 1962, The Beatles fired their original drummer, Pete Best, replacing him with Ringo Starr.

In 1977, Elvis Presley died at his Graceland estate in Memphis, Tennessee, at age 42.

In 1991, Pope John Paul II began the first-ever papal visit to Hungary.

In 2003, Idi Amin, the former dictator of Uganda, died in Jiddah, Saudi Arabia; he was believed to have been about 80.

Ten years ago: At the Beijing Olympics, Michael Phelps touched the wall a hundredth of a second ahead of Serbia’s Milorad Cavic to win the 100-metre butterfly, giving Phelps his seventh gold medal of the Games, tying Mark Spitz’s performance in the 1972 Munich Games. Usain Bolt of Jamaica ran the 100-metre dash in a stunning world-record time of 9.69 seconds. Talk show host

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Time for Timaru to shine T

here’s a hugely underappreciated jewel lying on a beach just down the road and someday, maybe not-too-far away, its time will arrive.

Timaru. Did the sign really once say “The Riviera of the South”? Or was that just a standing joke. If it was a joke, then I strongly believe it was unwarranted.

Timaru, our “southern soul sister” has long perplexed me.

A city bedecked with plenty of wonderful natural attributes, yet seems to have been a bit of a struggler.

I feel reasonably well-qualified to comment. As well as being a frequent visitor during my childhood, especially during the summers when the bay sparkled, I later spent five solid years living there. From ’81 to ’86 Mrs Mac and I called Timaru home. We bought our very first home there, then sold and built our very first home there. Our first child was born there and we attempted to ride out Rogernomics and 24 per cent interest rates there.

That situation wasn’t pretty, but all through it, I thought Timaru was.

If I had a clean sheet of paper and wanted to build from scratch my dream “boutique city”, it would look a lot like Timaru.

The way it benefits from that picturesque Caroline Bay with a business district that wraps around above it, the Piazza on the Bay Hill with its alfresco

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restaurants overlooking the bay and coastal vista, the gently rolling hills and roads that wind through town revealing a great architecture that successfully blends a bit of the new with a lot of the old.

The climate is good, it is wellpositioned, there are a number of excellent schools, property is strongly to the affordable end of the spectrum. What’s not to like?

My dilemma, and it makes no sense to me, is why isn’t this place humming and growing. It seems to have it all.

Talking to a couple of Ashburton business people this week, they both recounted stories from years past in retail where “reps” calling into their Ashburton stores would recount how their latest tour had reported good sales in most places but Timaru.

Not very scientific I know, but reinforcing the view I hold that for some reason the place has struggled a bit as a commerce hub.

In my time there, a number of very good entrepreneurs operated and appeared to be quite successful, but there never appeared to be a “critical mass”

reached which set the place alight.

Timaru has it all – except enough people.

It has its wonderful attractive natural attributes in abundance.

It is right on State Highway 1. It is positioned nicely as a gateway to the Mackenzie and the further delights that lie beyond.

It just needs people. Heaps more of them. More people, more demand, more growth, more jobs, more entertainment options more everything. Why isn’t the place exploding?

Seriously considering Timaru as a place to live isn’t exactly like looking at Siberia.

You look at what is happening up north in the Golden Triangle and the pressure on not only Auckland but Hamilton and Tauranga as well. You look at those prices, that lifestyle, those pressures.

And you look at Timaru. It’s all there.

Anyone fancy a decent home for a realistic price with a beach close by and a pretty nice climate? Timaru’s your place.

From the time we arrived and spent our first couple of weeks in the turret of the recently demolished Hydro Grand on the hill, ’til we left five years later amid a Civil Defence emergency (no we didn’t cause it) in ’86, we loved our Timmers Time. And we look back with great affection.

Even on incidents like the morning I was so late arriving for work after a pup tried to hang

himself in the dark in a shed out the back of our place. Dealing with that and running very late, I greased the mighty Holden Kingswood station wagon to a halt on the wrong side of the road right outside the studio building, ran in to get the show started and with a record safely under way, returned a mere five minutes later to move and park the car more appropriately.

Car gone ! Gone. GONE! Whaaaaat? I looked up, and then down the road and there it was.

The handbrake hadn’t quite held sufficiently and the mighty magnificent ex-Ashburton District Council Aussie-assembled beast had slid gently backwards, crossed the road completely and mounted the curb between two parking meters and had come to rest smooching the telephone exchange. About 50 metres down the road.

Incredibly, no damage to either. I climbed in, drove off and that was that. Anyway enough diversions.

Timaru. Re-apply your lippy, adjust your outfit, a quick check in the mirror, READY? You are ON! You good thing you, it’s your time to shine!

Broadcaster Peter Mac is Ashburton born and bred and the afternoon host on the Hokonui Radio Network.

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Irrigation upgrade for research station

BY TIM CRONSHAW

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Five new pivot irrigators are part of a $2 million upgraded irrigation system to future-proof research at Winchmore Research Station, just outside of Ashburton.

The farm, run by Crown researcher AgResearch, began replacing its old borderdyke system with modern irrigation last year.

Winchmore receives water from the Ashburton Lyndhurst Irrigation scheme and a condition of the scheme improving its water supply through pipes was that the farm had to upgrade its borderdykes to sprinkler irrigation.

The $2m overhaul is considered an investment for the future and was needed to meet new requirements for its resource consent. New irrigators include five pivot irrigators, two linear irrigators, as well as a mainline and connection to the scheme.

AgResearch science team leader for farm systems, Sue Zydenbos, said the shape of the research station and transmission lines had provided challenges for the irrigation upgrade, but the result was more efficient water use, more efficient uptake of the water applied and less nutrient loss.

“In addition to the long-term fertiliser trials, there is research happening at the station around,

for example, how carbon is stored in soils that have been irrigated or not irrigated over time.

“While the research station has been a focal point for discussion around nutrients in pastoral farming, both for New Zealand and internationally, it also has a rich history as a site for irrigation research. The new irrigation system lends itself to potential new research in the areas of different land uses within a farm system, and optimal water use for specific types of production, as well as how new digital technologies can potentially be applied.”

Winchmore was bought in 1946 for researching farming systems particularly on irrigated land.

The farm has been the site of the Long Term Fertiliser Trial for more than 60 years. Irrigation had to be maintained for the fertiliser trial on 2.4 hectares of land during the overhaul.

AgResearch chief executive Tom Richardson said more than 500 science publications had drawn on research from the Winchmore site since the longterm trials began.

“The trial site at Winchmore is nationally significant, and has over the decades provided our scientists and others with an important resource to collect and analyse data around fertiliser use, soil health and farming practices.’’

He said AgResearch was com-

mitted to ongoing trials at Winchmore to keep adding to the science.

Fertiliser Association of New Zealand chief executive Vera Power said the impact of fertiliser use on soil carbon or soil health was coming to the fore.

“We are increasingly thinking about the long-term sustainability of New Zealand farming systems – and long-term field trials are critical for helping us understand how our actions could impact on future farmers’ choices.”

The fertiliser association has signed a 30 year lease with AgResearch to continue the long term fertiliser research trials at Winchmore.

Power said the site had provided useful fertiliser information for almost 70 years and its historical data had been critical to understanding soil contaminants such as cadmium and fluorine which were never an issue when the trial first began.

The fertiliser trial is the longest under pasture in New Zealand and has progressed through changes to the Canterbury Plains.

Focused on sheep-grazed pasture, it was initially established to analyse the long-term response of pasture to irrigation and the superphosphate requirements of irrigated pasture. Records kept of regular soil and plant samples has also provided a source of material for other studies, such as nutrient cycling.

Praise for Kiwi appointment

BY ANDREA FOX The appointment of a Kiwi as Fonterra’s interim chief executive has been greeted as “helpful” and sensible by the sharemarket and the dairy co-operative’s farmer-owners.

“It makes sense to get a New Zealander and it makes sense to sort out where the board is going before appointing a permanent CEO,” said an analyst who declined to be named.

“The Kiwi aspect is helpful.”

Appointee Miles Hurrell is “a good bugger” who will be good at connecting with

farmers, said Federated Farmers vice-president Andrew Hoggard, a Fonterra farmer shareholder.

Craigs Investment Partners head of private wealth research Mark Lister said Fonterra had a number of things to do to get the company on track but the appointment is “a step towards it ... so credit where credit is due”.

Christchurch-born Hurrell has been with Fonterra 18 years and before his new appointment was chief operating officer Farm Source, the division responsible for working directly with Fonterra’s farmer shareholders.

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PGG Wrightson happy with lower after-tax profit

By Tim Cronshaw

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Rural services company PGG Wrightson (PGW) remains upbeat even though its after-tax profit of $18.9 million for the year ending June is down as a result of one-off items.

The Christchurch-based company’s earnings was a recordequalling $70.2m, before interest, tax, depreciation and amortisation (ebitda). This was 12 per cent up on last year’s $64.5m, however, the after-tax result was down on the previous $46.3m.

PGW explained the $17m difference was a result of a one-off provision to fulfil backdated holiday liabilities to its staff and the company benefiting last year from capital gains on the sale of properties.

The result was released a week after it agreed to sell its seed and grain business to Danish co-operative DLF Seeds for $421m.

PGW is now looking for reinvestment opportunities and as a result reduced the final dividend to 3 cents per share after adding

1.25c to be paid on October 3.

Deputy chairman Trevor Burt said the operating ebitda matched 2016’s record result.

He said the company targeted earnings of $65m-$70m last October and exceeded the top end of the forecasted range.

“This year’s [after-tax] result was affected by a number of oneoff non-trading items including a one-off provision for the remediation costs of historical liabilities

under the Holidays Act 2003. Last year also benefited from significant capital gains on the sale of property.

“With our property divestment programme largely complete these one-off gains were much lower in 2018. In declaring [the] dividend, the board balanced the one-off nature of these items affecting [after-tax profit] and the strong underlying trading performance against the reinvestment

opportunities available to the business.

“We felt it prudent to reduce the final dividend this year.’’

Chief executive Ian Glasson said PGW’s “excellent’’ trading result showed the strength of its rural services businesses.

“Almost all of our New Zealand businesses were up on last year, with most achieving double-digit earnings growth.

“These results were achieved

despite our Seed and Grain Australian and South American businesses facing challenging climatic conditions.’’

The results reflected a strong agriculture sector over the year.

PGW’s livestock business repeated last year’s performance with higher sheep prices offsetting fewer dairy transactions.

Wool volumes returning to more normal levels after a lift in wool prices. Revenue increased $5.5m, up 30 per cent, for its retail and water group, despite challenges to the irrigation sector.

The seed and grain group was down 4 per cent to $35.6m with dry conditions in South America and Australian markets sapping a better domestic performance.

After spending $20.9m on capital expenditure and investments, and paying $29.m in dividends, net interest-bearing debt increased $40.8m to $169.1m.

Glasson said PGW stood to gain more than $120m after a conditional agreement to sell its seed and grain business for $421m was completed.

Lack of divvy bitter pill to swallow T

he question on many dairy farmers’ lips must be how far away Fonterra is from adjusting this season’s payout forecast.

Economists have already been lowering their predictions for 2018-19 after a 9 per cent drop in milk prices at the Globaldairytrade auction the past few months.

Some farmers might be hoping that the co-operative’s dialling down last week of the 2017-18 payout by five cents to $6.70c a kilogram of milksolids might just hold off another revision.

The payout for this season stands at $7/kg, but getting a gauge on what’s going to happen next is by no means easy.

Farmers might be expected to look out the window, check the milk vats and then open their computer to see what interna-

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tional demand is like. Then they would get out their mental calculator, dust off their schoolboy/ girl calculus, torment themselves with permutations and still get it wrong. That’s because it’s not that simple and nobody sells fortunetelling crystal balls – at least ones that work.

Just look at the reasons given for the announcement last week of the 2017-18 payout. There’s nothing like putting out a press release a month in advance to take some of the steam out of

an important meeting and it just so happens that the co-op announces its full year results on September 13. Presumably the co-operative would argue it was merely following its disclosure obligations to ensure shareholders are fully informed as early as possible.

Mid Canterbury farmers welcomed the news of losing $16,500 to $20,000 from the 2017-18 payout cut as much as they like to stand outside eagerly waiting for the next rates bill to land in their letterbox.

But imagine outside investors who have no cows, no payout and learned they weren’t going to receive a second-half dividend from their share units and the 10c paid in April was their lot. Furthermore, the 25c-30c guidance range might have been held, but the co-op also signalled that this

could be adjusted slightly in the final wash-up.

As much as any payout cut is unpalatable, and this is a small one by historic terms, a $6.70/kg milk payment is digestible, but the lack of a divvy will get up a few noses. It’s one thing to annoy your farmers and quite another thing to irk your shareholding investors. For the first time in a long time we saw the Fonterra Shareholders’ Council bare its teeth and talk about the situation being “unnaceptable’’.

Fonterra’s explanation was that part of the reason for the need to strengthen the balance sheet was that the higher milk price had put pressure on the co-operative increasing its revenue with valueadded business.

Fair enough, but what will really stick in the collective craw of farmers and investors, is that the

scissors also came out because of the Danone payment and the “impairment’’ of its investment with Chinese company Beingmate.

Let’s spell it out – earlier this year Fonterra wrote down more than $400m from its $750m investment with Beingmate and last year was ordered to pay $183m to infant formula maker Danone for losses it incurred from the botulism scare in 2013.

Hopefully, these unexpected one-offs are now at an end. Yesterday we learned that chief operating officer Miles Hurrell will take over as the co-op’s interim chief executive with the departure of Theo Spierings. He can expect to feel some heat about farmer and investor returns.

Tim Cronshaw is the Ashburton Guardian’s rural reporter

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Gender pay gap remains at 13 per cent

By Damien Venuto As rubberneckers pore over NBR’s list of the country’s wealthiest people, the Council of Trade Unions says inequality in the New Zealand workforce has never been more pronounced.

Council of Trade Unions secretary Sam Huggard points out that the publication of the rich list yesterday coincided with the national teacher strike and the release of data showing that the gender pay gap remains at 13 per cent.

Huggard says that while the numbers on either side tell disparate stories, they are both the product of policy decisions made in Government.

“It’s not some accident that women in New Zealand are underpaid, nor that a select few hold such a huge percentage of our national wealth,” Huggard said.

“These are the results of decisions. Decisions made by Governments and by voters. Decisions that are affected by influence and power.”

Statistics NZ figures showed that the gender pay gap, currently at 9.2 per cent, has narrowed to

Left – Around 500 rallying teachers, principals and supporters flooded the footpaths of Ashburton yesterday during a day-long strike to demand better pay and working conditions.

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its second-smallest level recorded in around 20 years.

In 2012 the gender pay gap sat at 9.1 per cent – the lowest ever recorded – and last year sat at around 9.4 per cent.

Despite this improvement, it’s notable that the coverage of the rich list provided a glimpse at where wealth is concentrated in New Zealand society.

While there were several families listed, there were no women

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This, he said, included teachers losing pay to strike for better teaching conditions, nurses striking for a better health system and also ordinary New Zealanders who will never appear anywhere near NBR’s rich list.

“That’s something Winston Peters understood when he ushered in a new government with a mandate to find the ‘human face’ of capitalism,” he said.

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Huggard said that narrowing of the gap was evidence that we were moving in the right direction, but added that it was only the start of the process.

Commenting on the recent bouts of strike action taking place around New Zealand, Huggard said that many New Zealanders were trying to make it clear that it was time for the Government to

“And it’s what Jacinda Ardern told thousands of us on Parliament’s lawn after she was sworn in – this was a Government that would stand with us.”

He said he hopes to see the Government follow through on these promises with legislative changes that will protect the most vulnerable members of society.

“We need pay equity legislation to ensure women are not discriminated against, and Fair Pay Agreements to ensure we stop competing by cutting working people’s wages,” he said.

“We need a just transition to ensure that nobody is left behind as we move to to a carbon neutral economy. And to future-proof our country, we need a decent tax base to look after our ageing population and our children too.”

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The National Business Review has announced its annual Rich List for 2018, and there are again a few familiar names in the mix.

The latest edition of the prestigious rundown of billionaires exceeded $100 billion for the first time, as numerous previous records fell.

The combined total net worth of the rich listers came in at $100.8b, up from $79.9b in 2017.

The richest person on the list was again Graeme Hart, with the billionaire consolidating his place at the top by adding $1.5b to his fortune, which now sits at $9b.

There were 34 newcomers on the list, contributing a total $5.89b to the overall amount.

Among the newcomers was basketball star Steven Adams, who, with a net worth of $50 million, was the only New Zealand sports star to make the cut.

The wealthiest newcomer on the list was American investor Ric Kayne, whose value in New Zealand was measured by NBR at $1.8b.

Other newcomers included Perpetual Guardian’s Andrew Barnes, who this year made headlines for giving his staff a four-day week on full pay. His net worth came in at $150m, putting him in 10th position among the newcomers.

According to the NBR, the list featured 13 billionaires in 2018.

Sneaking into the billionaire club for the first time on a neat billion dollars was the Drury family, whose shares in Xero almost doubled in the last year.

There was also massive growth for the Mowbray family, whose net worth shot up from $300m to $1b this year.

Another prominent billionaire on the list was Richard Chandler,

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Steve Adams whose net worth skyrocketed from $2b in 2017 to $4.7b in the latest rundown.

There were also six casualties, who fell out of the rich list this year. These included the Chow

Brothers, whose membership was suspended after the NBR decided to take a closer look at their financial situation following their decision to de-list from the NZAX. – NZME

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TEST YOURSELF Test yourself with the Guardian’s weekday quiz 1 – What Ashburton street is west of Highway 77? a. Aitken b. Bathurst c. Robinson 2 – In which country are the wine-producing areas of Little Karoo and Ladysmith? a. South Africa b. Australia c. England 3 – Which was the first mission to land on the moon? a. Apollo 9 b. Apollo 11 c. Apollo 13 4 – Samoa consists of how many large islands? a. One b. Two c. Three 5 – Who won an Oscar for their part in the movie Rain Man? a. Tom Cruise b. Dustin Hoffman c. Julia Roberts 6 – Which of these is a book in the Bible? a. Esther b. David c. Exegesis 7 – Which planet has 27 moons? a. Uranus b. Jupiter c. Neptune 8 – What is the surname of Jono from the Jono and Ben TV show? a. Evans b. Mitchell c. Pryor

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Ashburton Golf Club Just when you thought the youth revolution was taking over, up pops a golfer who was playing around when Adam was a lad. Step up Ray “Leaky” Lambert with a superb 45 points, picking up the Radius Care player of the Day and 12 valuable RMF Cup points. Terry O’Reilly and the Hopster followed close behind, and a great big 40 points for mens Captain Brucie, who seems to be loving his new, big juicy handicap. He should be playing in a striped jumper and a mask. The Brandon cup is a tie after 2 rounds with Wilson, who couldn’t back up from last week’s stunner, and Hoppy on 82 points.

A few others are close behind, but it really is these two boys game to lose.

Third and final round is Saturday week.

This Saturday we have club champs 5th and final qualifying round. The handicap grades have already been set, but with most grades being oversubscribed, a good round this week could get you into the top 16 for the matchplay or bump you up the grades for a kinder draw.

Don’t forget if you do not wish to be in the knockout stages please let Matt or Bruce know.

Champs first round starts on September 1 and goes on through the month with finals day being Sunday 30.

Sunday pennants saw Hamish and the Holmes cup team move into the semifinals with a strong win. Hoppy and the Redpath boys just missed out by a half point of their semis. Shane’s Alex team had another strong 14:3 loss to finish a very creditable 8th in a league of seven teams, and with one more round to go the Patterson boys are looking for a big finish. They travelled to Mayfield to take on table toppers Temuka and a blood bath looked in store, but the much maligned captain proved to be a master tactician by culling 2 lame ducks and pushing a couple of big guns up the order and a remarkable 13:4 win (yes win) was recorded. Well done chaps.

I have been asked to go over the RMF Cup “play off” rules, so they are posted on the website under the “Draw” banner, and I will print off a copy and put it on the notice board for the weekend.

Good golfing Ashburton Writers’ Group Vice President Stacey welcomed members to the August meeting of the Ashburton Writers’ Group held recently.

Debbie read a quotation – An arrow can only shot by pulling it backwards.

When life is dragging you back with difficulties, it means it’s going to launch you into something great. So just focus and keep aiming.

Report: Rae read a report about the successful Short Story and Poetry Contest held recently.

The Assignment for the meeting was “Follow Me”. Not an easy assignment, but members wrote of being watched, falling in love – carousel, travel adventure and witness box.

The instant exercise was to feature the word “White”. Members wrote of spilt paint, hit and run, inward white purity

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Before afternoon tea was served there was a Prefix Fun exercise, this was a challenge to members.

The September assignment is to write about “Fake News”.

Visitors are welcome, contact Rae on 3088927.

Lions Club of Ashburton This month’s Lions Club of Ashburton meeting featured reports from the Berwick Outdoor Experience Camp by four of our sponsored recipients, Blair Van Tongeren, Georgia Burrows, Mia Downs, and Mallory Watson.

These young people gave a talk on the highlights of their course laced with colour and humour and were most grateful for the opportunity to attend.

Also speaking at this meeting was Mr Trevor Croy, chairman of Advance Ashburton. His address took the theme of Generous people who care, supporting causes that matter. Four recipients of Advance Ashburton include Health Science, Rebuild of Ashburton Hospital, Boost Literacy, and the Ashburton College Kohunga Programme.

Planning is under way for the Lions Club of Ashburton’s Annual Golf Tournament – convenor this year is John Richards.

Proceeds from this event are being donated by our club to the Ashburton Benevolent Society.

Our Lions Food Trailer is getting significant patronage from groups or individuals wishing to hire it or alternatively by the club catering for organisations in our Community. The Vintage Car Club is being catered for by our food trailer on August 26 led by the Food Trailer Committee.

Our next meeting is to be held at the Hotel Ashburton on Wednesday September 5 at 6.30pm sharp.

Mid Canterbury Ladies Friendship Club President Val Johnson presided over the August meeting of the Mid Canterbury Ladies Friendship Club held recently.

Members stood in silence for a minute to remember Audrey Howden who passed away recently. Birthdays and anniversaries were celebrated. Trips convenor Avis Kingsland advised of a trip to the Court Theatre and an Area Luncheon on September 21.

The mini speaker was Ann McKay who told of her bucket list. She had always wanted to walk on a Northland foot bridge. In March she visited Whangarei on a budget. The bridge was built in 1920 and is over a harbour, and is 1531 steps.

After morning tea the main speaker was Jenny Swan who spoke of a visit to the Royal wedding with her daughter Jo. With 10 days’ notice, they travelled to London, 4 days travel and 6 days in the city, overnight in Dubai. It was a long trip.

In Dubai they travelled in a train and realised they were getting some strange looks as they were in the men’s compartment. On reaching London, they

www.guardianonline.co.nz visited Westminster Abbey, the London Eye, Harrods, Kensington Palace and the production Lion King. London was decorated with bunting and Union Jacks.

On the wedding day they left at 6am, it was a long walk to get to their position, there were lots of Police and security men about. They had been interviewed and appeared on our television. There were food tents but it was a long walk to the toilets. The events were on the huge screens, and they were able to hear everything. The atmosphere was incredible.

They caught a glimpse of Harry and Meghan going past in the coach.

Afterwards they were able to visit Diana, Princess of Wales’s sunken garden, Covent Garden and the Disney shop in Oxford Street.

Colleen Keenan thanked Jenny for her fascinating talk.

The President closed the meeting with the Thought for the Month – Remember that sometimes not getting what you want is a wonderful stroke of luck.

MSA Golf Section Sixteen MSA golf section members turned out to play at the Ashburton Golf Course last Sunday. The weather was great and the course was in good condition.

Individual winners were Judy Webb on 43 points, Bill Clarke on 38, Kay Fox on 36 followed by Lyn Bird on 35.

A pairs competition was also held and the winners were Judy Webb and Trish Cates on 70 points followed by Bill Clarke and Gary Stratford on 67 with Trish Clarke and Marilyn Bennet coming in third. The birdie prizes went to Steve Stratford and Roger Irvine and the nearest to the pin prizes were taken out

by Brent Smith and Steve Stratford. A great day was finished off at the MSA with prize giving, drinks and nibbles.

Our next game is on September 9 at Ellesmere.

Run and Walk Ashburton

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However, to make it fair on everyone, we need a maximum of 300-500 words in your report.

There are times where your stories may need to be abridged due to space restrictions also, but you can still see the full reports on guardianonline.co.nz Pace trophy. A hearty afternoon tea was enjoyed by all back at the club house.

Run and Walk Ashburton Results 3km Strong Walk Dave Strong 18:58 (Fastest time); Noel Batty 20:17 (winner on handicap); Judith Crozier 20:39; Patrice Ansell 21:20; Bill Hood 21:36; Chrissie Stratford 21:49; Lynda Bayne 22:13; Barbara Taylor 22:20; Marie Batty 22.25; Lori Rusbatch 22:40; Pauline McFarlane23:30; Colin Phillips 24:28; Janet Hood 24:56; Jackie Gilbert 25:24; Karen Hodgson 26:58; Marie McGrath 29:51; Rhonda Bunting 30:15; Viv Strong 31:38; Dale Rutherford 31:38 3Km Larkin Pace Shaun Clark 10:49 (fastest time); Joe Ford 10:50; Jack McKenzie 11:01; Ted Yee 11:03; Ian Broadbelt 12:08; Nicole Jackson 12:13; Graeme Wall 12:22; Angel Spooner 12:55; Ashlea Mulligan 12:55; Toresa Hooper 14:07; Tam Grant 14:23; Maggie Yee 14:29; Alison Conway 14:54 (winner on handicap); Merv Gilbert 15:02; Phil Crozier 17:25; Eamon Hooper 18:27

Saturday August 11 the early bird crew welcomed new runners and walkers to their group. Twelve in total, plus Mac the dog headed down the river track enjoying a great social run finishing with coffee afterwards.

The afternoon meet held the Larkin Pace and Strong Walk which is a handicap 3km race with first over the line winning the trophy in each category. A great turn out of club members along with a few new faces, in all 19 walkers and 16 runners competing.

It was a warm sunny winter’s afternoon with a light breeze on the home stretch up West Street.

Good competition amongst members saw a strong finish giving our dedicated marshals’ a challenge on their hands.

Thanks, must go to Gordon Clinton, Richard Giller and Keith Rutherford on the finish line and Johnny McGrath guiding competitors through Park street intersection and offering great encouragement.

Noel Batty won the Strong Walk trophy for 2018 and Alison Conway the Larkin

Target Shooting Mid Canterbury

Shania Harrison-Lee 199.10, 98.4, 98.6, Nina McKenzie 193.10, 195.9, Leo Wildy 279.1, Steve McArthur 192.6, Coby Snowden 183.5, Sandy Bennett 195.9, 98.5, Bryan Hunter 191.5, Emma Smith 193.3, 96.2, Earnie Hermann (visitor from Invercargill) 186.3, T.J. Stewart 194.10, Colin Taylor 194.7, 97.5, Sam Smith 183.4, Michaela Smith 186.7, 183.3, Heather Ross 89.1,89.2, Bill Rankin 194.8, Keith Bonnington 94.2, Ben Thomas 87.1, Phoenix: from rest: Madi Tourle 77.0, Shikayla Hutchinson 91.0, Kate McIntosh 74.2, Tane Moore 90.2, Tyler Tuki 90.0,93.2,96.3, Liam Taylor 79.1, From Sling; Jacob Kilworth 84.1, 94.4, Jacob Swan 90.1, Amelia Swan 84.1, Max Lambert-Lane 71.1, Charlotte McKenzie 85.1, 91.1, Hiromi Horsley 92.2, Mitchell Taylor 89.2, Katie Ellis 92.1, 91.1, Aimee Harris 92.0, 87.1, Sam Hall 87.0, Jack McIntosh 80.1, Ben Thomas 88.0, 91.1,Richard Pearce 97.6, Tim Ryan 93.5, Fiona McFall 91.1, Emma Smith 194.8,

Sandy Bennett 188.6, Colin Taylor 193.8, Bill Rankin 183.2, Michaela Smith 98.5, Andrew McKenzie 188.6, Keith Bonnington 192.9.

Last week we were celebrating Lanelle McArthur’s first ever 200 possible and lo and behold she repeated the feat this week with a 200.13. Great preparation for the North V South competition due to take place this weekend in Nelson.

Also showing great form are Shania Harrison-Lee 199.10 and Nina McKenzie with a brace of 99’s.

However, for me, the highlight of the week has been the improvement of a significant number of first year shooters in the Phoenix club.

The combined Coronation and Phoenix clubs have been able to enter a team in every grade of the Inter-Association postal match run by Target Shooting New Zealand. 5 person teams in Open, Master, A, B, C, D, Women and Junior (2) speaks well of the depth of talent available. Special mention of Jacob Kilworth, Jacob Swan, Mitchell Taylor, Charlotte McKenzie, Ben Thomas and Fiona McFall taking part in this National competi-

tion for the first time.

I mentioned in last week’s news that 21 shooters had progressed into full competition mode from using a rest to shooting with only the sling and I now have to revise that statement as Shikayla Hutchinson, Tyler Tuki and Tane Moore have all reached the required level and will be due to step up next week.

As well as these juniors some notable performances are coming in from Richard Pearce, Tim Ryan, Hiromi Horsley, Katie Ellis and Aimee Harris all of which are grabbing the attention of the selectors. Getting into the T.S.M.C. rep team next season is shaping up to be quite a battle. Best wishes to those heading off to Nelson to represent us, the South Island and to seek national honours.

Wakanui WI Vice President, Julianna Protheroe welcomed members to the July meeting of the Wakanui WI. Motto for the month was – “You can’t have everything ‘cause where would you put it ?”

The Roll Call of wear a scarf and talk about it covered many interesting memories and souvenirs.

The display of a piece of jewellery also proved a good talking point with several antique pieces.

Cup Day and Quizco reports showed Wakanui won most points for the Rugby Cup competitions and also supplied the winning team in the quizco. A very successful day!

Arrangements were made to serve Meals on Wheels on Wednesday August 8. Wakanui will enter two teams in the local WI Indoor Bowls Competition on August 31.

Speaker for the afternoon was Daphne Hinton who is a CanInspire Trust Tutor for the Cancer Society. The service is for people suffering trauma and needing support.

Daphne’s other interest is in making skirts, scarves and necklaces which she sells at local markets. Members were able to make purchases at the meeting.

Next meeting is August 22 at the Sinclair Centre.

SPORTS DRAWS AND RESULTS DRAWS

■ Golf

Bruhns P. Smith, Kitchen M. Smith, Draw Steward J. Bruhns

RESULTS

Tinwald Golf Club August 21 Women’s Division LGU 3rd Lloyd Trophy No 1 10.00 K. McAuliffe T. Clarke J. Bruhns 10.05 B. Harris C. Shanks M. Smith No 10 10.00 M. Bennett J. Undy M. Kennedy 10.05 L. Bird V. Prendergast V. Cartney No 13 10.00 P. Smith C. Linney D. Bell 10.05 M. Moore M. Oakley I. Divers 9 Holes 6th Judy Johns Stableford No 1 10.15 B. O’Neill M. Pawsey P. McAndrew 10.20 P. Ellis B. Irvine J. Smith No 7 10.15 D. Morgan C. Carr M. Colville 10.20 N. Costin D. Mitchell S. Young Starters M. Bennett P. Ellis, Cards J.

■ Shooting Ashburton Rifle Club Murray Cook 94.1, 95.4, Garth Wright 89.0, Allan Mitchell 95.2, Grant glassey 92.0, Greg Menzies 98.5, 100.8, Bruce Dellow 86.0, 92.0, James Storey 91.1, Abbey Calder 85.0, Lachlan Storey 78.0, Chrissy Lee 77.0, Paul Fletcher 92.2, Rodney McDowell 96.3.

Target Shooting Mid Canterbury August 13/14 Coronation: Lanelle McArthur 200.13,

■ Golf Ashburton Golf Club August 11 and 14 Women’s Section Rnd 2 Sunmeade (Silver): Sally Lemon 74 Rnd 2 HE Cook (Bronze): Dee Simmons 69 on c/b, Robin Bennett 69, Barb Williams 69 Nearest the Pins: No 4 Gabites: Trish Cates, No 8 House of Travel: Trish Cates, No 12 Lynn’s small Salon: Pam Feutz, No 14 Todds of Ashburton: Jeanette Montgomery, No 4 Somerset Grocer 2nd shot: Win Carter, No 18 2nd Shot to Green: Win Carter Twos: None

Mayfield Ladies Golf

August 14 District Teams; Mt Somers 32 stablefords, Hinds 31.25, Mayfield 30.5, Westerfield 28.75. Individual Stablefords; Sanae Hydes 38. Best Nett; Marg Read 106-34-72, Sharon Duthie 103-30-73.

Hastings McLeod Property Brokers Marilyn Cross 2nd Shot 2 & 11; 0-29 Christine Ross, 30+ Alison Vessey. Sim’s Bakery Nearest Pin 5 & 14; No 5 Anne Maree Blair, No 11 Judy Webb.

Tinwald Golf Club August 14 Competition Stroke 1st Diana Wellman 71, 2nd Val Prendergast 73 c.b, 3rd Phylis Smith 73 c/b, 4th Mara Kennedy 73 c/b, 5th Maree Moore 74 c/b Nearest Pin No 2 Murray Young Property Broker: Phylis Smith, No 6 Sims Bakery: Kirsty McAuliffe, No 12 Mac & Maggie: Colleen Linney, No 16 Outdoor Adventure: Judith Smith 9 Holes Stroke: Donalda Mitchell Putting: Judith Smith

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Senior girls finish their season on high note

By Erin TaskEr

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Fotu Hala brings the ball up the court for his Ashburton College team against Kaiapoi at the Oxford Street stadium this week. AshColl won 112-91 and progress to the top four of the Thomson Trophy division two competition.

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Home semi for AshColl With a semi-final spot already secured, Ashburton College senior boys headed into their last round robin Thomson Trophy basketball game against Kaiapoi High School on Tuesday night wanting to keep the ball rolling after a couple of good wins.

But Kaiapoi started the better side in the Canterbury secondary schools’ basketball division II game at the Oxford Street stadium and took a 21-13 lead into the second quarter. Then Ashburton got into early foul trouble which meant changes had to be made earlier than anticipated.

They produced a much improved second quarter though, improving on their zone press and getting the ball inside their taller opposition, and taking the lead three minutes before the end of the quarter.

Kaiapoi regained their composure though and went to the break ahead 40-37.

Ashburton started the third quarter as they had the week prior in their win over Lincoln, doubling their intensity and getting their positional play on the full court zone press right, with their offensive option taking spot on.

They caught Kaiapoi off guard and although they again rallied, Ashburton didn’t let that impact on their momentum and the home side led 73-61 heading into the

final quarter.

After an even start to the final stanza, it was Ashburton who gained the edge and pulled away despite the fact they were losing players who were fouling out – three in the final quarter. But by then Kaiapoi had tired and no final rally came, with Ashburton winning 112-91.

Ashburton coach Brian Kerr said it was a mixed bag game, and his side’s headspace just wasn’t right.

“At times we were underwhelming and then at times, absolutely awesome,” he said.

“We had some real brain fades out there, just little things that should never happen and it seemed that we saved them all up for this one game.

“We got into foul trouble early which meant a couple of our starters got less minutes, however the bench guys stepped up well. Young Kambell Stills got stuck in and played really well. He grabbed some good boards at both ends, made a couple of good baskets but ran good support lanes on the break ready to put back any missed layups.”

Fotu Hala top scored with 26 points in another good display, and Penuel Pantaleon scored 14 points, but both got into foul

trouble which cut back their time on court.

Marc Juntilla kick-started the fight back in the third quarter and he ended with 21 points with some good sniping drives, while Quinn Ritchie also had a good allround game netting 17 points, playing good aggressive defence without the fouls.

Abel Wilson also produced some wonderful drives to the basket for a 20-point haul.

Kerr said his side didn’t adjust their game to how the officials were calling the game.

“They set the scene of how they expect the players to play and the players have to react accordingly.

“We got a lot of calls with our hands in the cookie jar so to speak, meaning we were reaching with our hands rather than getting into good defensive positioning by sliding with our feet. That disrupted our flow a little,” Kerr said.

“No matter what, it’s always good to get the win and crack the ton but we leaked 91 points in doing so. That’s the bit that we need to work on.

“Overall we produced enough good basketball to win the game and to be honest at times some of the play was excellent.

That’s what we’ll take into next week’s home semi-final.”

The Ashburton College senior girls’ basketball team have finished their 2018 Whelan Trophy division I competition on a high, despite not actually winning their final game.

They took on Middleton in the Canterbury secondary schools’ competition in Christchurch on Tuesday night and came away with a 65-56 loss, but coach Mark Douglas said it was the best game they’d played all season.

When the two sides met in the first round, Middleton won by 34, so to reduce that gap to just nine points a few weeks later was a big positive, Douglas said.

“It was by far the best we have played.

We played with a bit of moxie which is good and the girls were pretty positive,” Douglas said.

“We just couldn’t quite get over the line.

We got it back to four with not long to go but we ran out of steam.”

The result meant they finished the competition in seventh place.

Douglas said their goal at the start of the season was to finish higher than their seeding of eighth, so they had achieved that.

Their other goal was to keep improving into the Whelan Trophy’s second round, as they looked ahead to the South Island secondary schools’ tournament in Invercargill at the start of next month, and they had done that.

They’d now play friendly games against Timaru Girls’ High School and Craighead over the next couple of weeks as part of their preparation.

Douglas said the top six teams at the South Islands would qualify for the nationals, so that was the goal.

“This season we have talked about it, and it’s a bit of a stretch goal for us because we are pretty green, but that is still the goal and we will see how we go,” Douglas said.

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■ NETBALL

In brief

Only two set in concrete

By Erin TaskEr

Erin.t@thEguardian.co.nz

An intriguing final round of Mid Canterbury Netball’s ACL premier one competition tonight will determine just who will be this year’s top four teams.

Only two teams are secure in their semi-final spots heading into the final round robin games and that’s Celtic A – who are well out in front on the points table on 16 points and have not been beaten all season – and Methven A, who are second on 12 points.

But there’s three teams lining up for the remaining two semifinal spots, with Celtic B the only team out of the running, sitting on just two points at the bottom of the table.

Heading into the final round, Mt Somers are third on nine points, courtesy of a narrow victory over Hampstead A last week, but they face arguably the toughest ask tonight with Celtic A their opposition.

If Mt Somers do what no other team has managed to do yet this season and beat Celtic A, they’ll go through to the semi-finals, but even if they lose they’re still a good chance of making it.

The other two teams fighting for those last two semi-final spots are Hampstead A and College A, and just to make things even more interesting, those two teams face each other tonight.

College A are fourth on the ladder with eight points heading into the game while Hampstead A are fifth with seven points.

They play in tonight’s opening game at 6.30pm, and whoever wins that will go through to the semis. If College A are to lose but finish close enough to get a bonus point, that will put them level with Mt Somers on nine points heading into the night’s second round. If the game finishes in a draw, that will move College

The Alpine Energy Junior Squash Series is coming to Methven this weekend. One of a group of six one-day tournaments throughout the Midlands Squash district aimed at beginner squash players, the next competition is being held at the Methven Squash Club on Sunday. Players need to be club members to take part, and it is open to any junior who is graded 1200 points and below. “As long as they can serve the ball most of the time then this is for them,” Midlands Squash general manager Leanne Spite said. “Juniors at this level don’t get a lot of opportunity to take part in tournaments so that is why we started this event.”

The series will return to Mid Canterbury again on September 9, when a tournament is held at the Collegiate Squash Club.

Lions ‘target McCaw’ Former Welsh centre Tom Shanklin has revealed the British and Irish Lions game plan during their 2005 series against the All Blacks which includes instructions to win the Bully contest and target the likes of Richie McCaw. Shanklin left the tour early after suffering a knee injury. But he shared an image on Twitter of the team’s game plan heading into the series, which New Zealand won 3-0. ‘Win the “Bully” contest,’ was the top instruction followed by ‘target McCaw/ Umaga/Marshall’.

- AAP

No mind games Sarah Lock and her Mt Somers team mates are one of three teams fighting for a spot in the Mid Canterbury Netball ACL premier one competition tonight.

PHOTO ERIN TASKER 090818-ET-0019 A one point clear of Mt Somers, and draw Hampstead A level with Mt Somers.

The night’s other game, between Celtic B and Methven A may not be as full of possibilities as the other two matches, but for Methven A a win will secure them second spot on the ladder.

But Celtic B won’t go down without a fight, with one last

shot at getting a win in their first round in the top flight after gaining promotion from premier two at the end of the last round.

In premier two, United A and Southern A are secure in semifinal berths, with Ashburton College B and Celtic C currently tied in third. They play each other tonight, so one of those two is likely to jump into third ahead of the

semis, with Methven B a chance of catching whichever of those two sides don’t win, if they can topple United A. But that will be a tough ask, with United A – the team relegated from premier one at the end of the second round – having been streaks ahead in recent weeks.

Southern A face Rakaia A in tonight’s final round.

Refusing to fall for the All Blacks’ “mind games”, Wallabies fiveeighth Bernard Foley has no doubt he will be opposing Beauden Barrett in Saturday’s Bledisloe Cup opener in Sydney. Incredibly, Barrett’s starting spot has come into question, with calls for Crusaders star Richie Mo’unga to be handed the All Blacks No.10 jumper after guiding his side to back-to-back Super Rugby titles.

But Foley is having none of it, believing it’s crazy to suggest New Zealand’s 2016 and 2017 world player of the year won’t be calling the shots once again.

- AAP

Wallabies must fight

■ BASKETBALL

Breakers lock in Jerrelle Benimon The New Zealand Breakers have found their final piece for the upcoming Australian National Basketball League season, and they’ll be hoping that he fits perfectly into their puzzle.

Import big man Jerrelle Benimon can be revealed as the Breakers’ 11th and final signing, joining the club on a one-year deal. The 6’8” American fits the direction that became clear early on for this Breakers squadron – not a flashy name, but a multitalented player they’re hoping can mesh within a team that clicks from the beginning.

They might not have the star power or title chances on par with the likes of Melbourne or Sydney, but the Breakers look a better side than last year’s beaten semi-finalists, and if their imports deliver (granted, a pretty big if), they could possess more

Junior squash focus

Jerrelle Benimon upside than last year as well.

Much like the side’s prior import signings – Patrick Richard and Armani Moore – Benimon’s unlikely to be averaging 20 points per game, but in a team better than the sum of its parts, he will have a distinct role to play.

Benimon will be asked to defend the rim, finish around the basket, rebound well and get up and down the court quickly, while his passing looks to be an extremely handy asset in combination with the similarly nifty Tai Wesley.

The 27-year-old played two underwhelming years at Georgetown – Breakers head coach Kevin Braswell’s old college – before transferring to Towson, where he shone, averaging a doubledouble in both years on campus.

He earned the briefest of spells in the NBA – playing two minutes in two games for the Utah Jazz in 2015 – but has been around the NBA in Summer League with four different teams, and was a standout in the NBA D-League, where he was an All-Star in 2015.

Twice named to an all-defensive team in college and compiler

of a quadruple-double in high school, Benimon will be counted upon as a defensive anchor for this side, and Braswell – as every coach obviously does with new signings – is touting his skills.

“Benimon is a very adaptable player who can work both ends of the court. Not only is he incredibly skilled attacking and defending, he can score in the low post.”

Braswell also says Benimon can “shoot the ball from the outside”, and while the big man is a 32.7 per cent three-point shooter, it’s on less than one attempt per game, and he has hit just one three in his last two seasons. Still, he probably won’t be required to hoist many toru piros on a side with Jarrad Weeks, Corey Webster, and Tom Abercrombie, as well as floor-spacers at the power forward position in Wesley and Finn Delany.

- NZME

Former Wallabies coach Robbie Deans says the mental battle will be Australia’s biggest hurdle as they attempt to end 16 years of Bledisloe Cup heartache.

The Wallabies haven’t held the Bledisloe Cup since 2002 and but New Zealander Deans believes they have a great opportunity to upset the world champion All Blacks and start the three-match series with a win in Sydney on Saturday night.

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Thomas confirms move All Whites midfielder Ryan Thomas has completed his move to Dutch champions PSV Eindhoven.

Thomas has passed his medical and put pen to paper to confirm the four-year deal from PEC Zwolle, who he spent five years with. The transfer opens the door for Thomas to play Champions League football this season, with PSV in the play-off round for a spot in the main draw. All Whites midfielder Ryan Thomas has been signed by the Dutch champions.

A move to a bigger club has been on the cards for Thomas. - NZME

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■ HOCKEY

■ TRIATHLON

Unbeaten Wakanui holds final advantage

No evidence Ironman Bozzone was hit by truck

A young Wakanui hockey team will look to finish off the 2018 season unbeaten when they take on Geraldine in a big final on Monday night.

The Wakanui team has been setting the benchmark all season in the Mid/South Canterbury boys’ division three competition, with their latest win this week coming against Geraldine Red in the competition’s semi-finals, 3-1.

That win booked them a spot in the competition’s final against Geraldine Black, a game that will be played in Timaru on Monday night.

Coached by Marty Amos, the young team of schoolboys from Year nine through to year 11 has gone from strength to strength this season, finishing nine points clear of second-placed Geraldine Black on the leaderboard of 12 teams.

An Allenton/Methven team has also performed well in the competition this season, finishing third on the points table and taking on Geraldine Black in the other semi-final this week, but going down 3-1.

They’re now facing a play-off for third against Geraldine Red on Monday night.

In the Mid/South Canterbury

women’s division two competition, a Mid Canterbury team under the banner of Opuke-Hakatere has also been in action this season.

They finished the round robin

in seventh spot and beat the Roncalli 2nd XI 7-0 on Sunday to put them into a game against Geraldine this weekend, with the winner of that game set to go through to the plate final.

Wakanui’s Cole Aitken sneaks through a gap in the Geraldine defence during Monday night’s division three competition.

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■ CRICKET

Stead’s first innings as coach Amid a barrage of questions and media requests, Gary Stead has played an authoritative first innings as the country’s new cricket coach and convenor of selectors.

He has signed on for two years, filling the void left by Mike Hesson’s June resignation.

Stead faced a short walk to the crease through New Zealand Cricket headquarters, past journalists scoffing plates of sausage rolls and bacon ‘n’ egg pie.

Polite enquiries about his approach were met with unruffled responses from the top table, as Stead sat nestled between New Zealand Cricket chief executive David White and the organisation’s general manager of high performance, Bryan Stronach.

The new appointee demonstrated a mix of authenticity and confidence which would have appealed to the six-strong selection panel that included White, Stronach, test wicketkeeper BJ Watling, former national representative Luke Ronchi, former selector and test opener Bruce Edgar and board member Don Mackinnon.

A feature of Stead’s contract is the flexibility for him to co-opt additional expertise or specialist coaching support “if and when deemed advantageous”, particularly in the T20 format.

Stead said he was looking forward to driving the Black Caps’ existing campaign plans for the upcoming World Cup, and put-

New Black Caps coach Gary Stead ting in place new ones for other pinnacle events and series – including the world test championship, and World T20 in 2020.

“It’s not about it being my team, it’s a New Zealand cricket team,” he said.

“I’ll have ideas which will hopefully add to the group as well. I’ll try to foster and maintain what is great about our team and hopefully find a way we can make small gains.”

Stead’s first assignment will be the series against Pakistan in the UAE, starting late October and encompassing all formats.

“The first three to six months is

a chance to go in with fresh eyes,” Stead said.

“I’ll be able to see things people who have been there a long time won’t see.

“It’s clearly been a successful time with Kane [captain Williamson] and Mike [Hesson], so we won’t be throwing all they’ve achieved out the window.”

Stead has spoken to Williamson, as part of the interview process, and acknowledged the need to reach out for T20 expertise from the likes of Stephen Fleming, Daniel Vettori, Shane Bond and Mark O’Donnell who are coaching club franchises inter-

nationally.

Stronach said Stead’s familiarity with NZC systems was important, having coached Canterbury and the White Ferns for extended periods.

“Look at the history of Gary and the pathway he’s taken to get here. He understands where we’re trying to get to and how we’re trying to get there. We had a number of applicants with that advantage, and that only aligns where we’re trying to get to.”

In essence, the 46-year-old looks a sound pick.

He will bring ideas which helped guide Canterbury to three Plunket Shield titles in the last five seasons and the 201617 Ford Trophy, alongside taking the White Ferns to international finals in the 50-over and 20-over formats during 2009.

A key difference from his six seasons as Canterbury coach will be that most players already have established international careers.

That provides a contrast to developing his charges at domestic level.

Stead acknowledged a more collaborative approach would be required.

Stead no doubt has an immense knowledge of the game, having played at all levels, but the streetwise course of action will be to take a back-seat to Williamson and co in the fledgling stages of his tenure, before infusing his own blueprint.

- NZME

Police say there is “no evidence” to suggest a truck hit and seriously injured Ironman Terenzo Bozzone as he was cycling in West Auckland.

Bozzone was taken to Auckland City Hospital after an accident on Waitakere Rd near Kumeu on July 3.

He suffered facial and head injuries and a concussion.

It was believed at the time the crash involved a truck, however, Detective Senior Sergeant Jason McIntosh said yesterday police have completed their crash investigation and there was no truck.

“While it was initially believed that a truck was involved in the incident, police enquiries have concluded there is no evidence to suggest that the truck was involved, following a scene analysis and an interview with the truck’s driver,” he said.

“Our investigation has been unable to confirm whether there was another vehicle involved in this cyclist crash.”

McIntosh wished the athlete a speedy recovery from his injuries.

In a social media post after the accident, Bozzone said he had three titanium plates put in his face and a wire in his hand.

“I can’t remember a thing, but I am so thankful to be here and I will make a full recovery,” he said.

Bozzone has won 37 international titles, which includes 23 Ironman 70.3 or half-Ironman distance triathlon titles.

Footballer survives bridge fall An Italian footballer has revealed how he survived a 30-metre drop during the Genoa bridge collapse.

Davide Capello, a former Cagliari goalkeeper and Italy under-20 international, was driving his car over the bridge when the disaster took place.

The Ponte Morandi road in Genoa collapsed during a “violent” lightning storm, claiming at least 35 lives with many more feared to be trapped under the rubble.

Capello, 33, who currently plays for amateur side Legino, described the moment the bridge gave way, saying it was a miracle that he is still alive.

“I went down with the bridge, I do not know what saved me,” he told Repubblica from hospital.

“I heard a dull sound, I saw the road going down and I was going down with her. I was lucid and I immediately called the firemen, then my family, it was shocking, I feel miraculous.”

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■ MINIATURE TT

In brief Encouraging signs An encouraging trials performance at Te Teko on Monday has put Cambridge filly Santa Catarina on a path set by Group One winner Sofia Rosa. Santa Catarina races in the same Lib Petagna ownership as Sofia Rosa and she showed much promise last season with a second then two wins from as many starts. She ended her campaign with a Stakes win at Te Rapa in May and trainer Stephen Marsh was very happy with her first serious hit-out this term when she finished a head second behind Stella Noire in an open 840m heat at Te Teko.

Tough call

Ready to race at the Ashburton Motorcycle Club’s miniature TT race day on Sunday were some of the day’s youngest competitors, Oscar Hopewell, 4, Jesse McFadden, 5, and Freddie Buchanan, 5. The miniature TT day was a fundraiser for Rakaia Search and Rescue and it was held at the Stewart property on Rakaia Barrhill Methven Road.

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■ RACING

Grant Cooksley has made no secret of the high regard in which he holds Seventh Up, but this weekend he will ride stablemate Close Up when the pair meet in the Gr.2 Lisa Chittick Foxbridge Plate (1200m) at Te Rapa. Cooksley has been enjoying an Australian holiday with his family and has been guided by Cambridge trainer Shelley Hale over which of his regular mounts he should ride on Saturday. “I know he wanted to ride Seventh Up, but he left it up to me and I felt Close Up was a bit sharper when they worked together last Saturday morning,” Hale said. “Seventh Up did work well last Thursday and did a bit more than I wanted, but I feel he’s not quite there yet.

Bayliss to return

Savvy Coup on target for Tarzino Trophy Savvy Coup is on track to continue along the Group One path at Hastings on September 1.

Trainers Michael and Matthew Pitman will run the stable star fresh-up in the Gr.1 Tarzino Trophy (1400m) without the benefit of a trial.

“I’m hoping to be able to give her a serious gallop on the course proper at Riccarton before going to Hastings,” Michael Pitman

said. “She had a good break after the Oaks in Sydney and she’s come back looking good. Physically, she has improved since last campaign. She’s a lot stronger.”

Savvy Coup is a finalist in the Champion Three-Year-Old category of the New Zealand Thoroughbred Racing Awards on the strength of consistently good performances at top level throughout last season.

M3 Waikato Greyhound Racing Club Venue: Cambridge Raceway Meeting Date: 16 August 2018 NZ Meeting number: 3 Doubles: 2 and 3; 4 and 5; 6 and 7; 8 and 9; 10 and 11; 12 and 13 Trebles: 1, 2 and 3; 4, 5 and 6; 7, 8 and 9; 11, 12 and 13 1 12.12pm (NZT) WELCOME TO CAMBRIDGE RACEWAY SPRINT C0, 375m 1 Always Dreaming nwtd................... G Farrell 2 86763 Pepper’s Polka nwtd .......................C Henley 3 22632 Jetsun Woody nwtd ........................G Wilson 4 54723 Spark ‘Em Up nwtd .........................S Codlin 5 3F Tuff’s My Mum nwtd ..........................S Ross 6 53332 Little Trilise nwtd ........................ A Lawrence 7 53 Typical nwtd ......................................S Ross 8 42 Seven Sharp nwtd .............................S Ross 9 8x635 Jetsun Angel nwtd..........................G Wilson 10 Jewel Fuel nwtd ................................H Scott 2 12.30pm GARRARD’S HORSE & HOUND CONDITIONED SERIES FINAL C1f, 375m 1 15515 Bear Claws 21.63 W & ....................T Steele 2 22786 Billy Bullet 21.47 ...............................H Scott 3 65535 Cawbourne Gonski nwtd ................ I George 4 76123 Feed The Need 21.65 P &............. J Cleaver 5 21145 Billy Bright nwtd .........................P Ferguson 6 43571 Yella Ella nwtd R & ..............................L Udy 7 21533 Snoopy’s Bro nwtd ............................. D Ray 8 33477 Grouch Pawset 21.68......................P Green 9 56437 Just A Matthew nwtd ........................M Black 10 76524 Snippy Pippi nwtd R &.........................L Udy 3 12.47pm GRNZ AWARDS & CONFERENCE 13/10 SPRINT C4, 375m 1 27367 El Narco nwtd..................................P Green 2 67771 Opawa Jimbo 21.30 W & ................T Steele 3 73622 Brotastic 21.30 ..................................B Craik 4 22332 Retired Mouse 21.34....................... T Green 5 578x1 Jimmy’s Rocket 21.00 ...................... S Clark 6 12275 Damaging Lomar nwtd ......................B Craik

She recorded five wins and four placings from 12 starts including victory in the Gr.1 New Zealand Oaks (2400m) and two other legs of the New Zealand Bloodstock Filly of the Year series, the Gr.3 Eulogy Stakes (1550m) and the Gr.3 Lowland Stakes (2100m).

The daughter of Savabeel picked up significant placings with thirds in the Gr.1 Levin Classic (1600m) and the Listed Karaka

Million 3YO Classic (1600m).

“She was a good chance to win the Filly of the Year series, but we decided to stick with the plan and run her in the Karaka Million 3YO Classic,” Pitman said. “After all, it was worth $1 million and she was unlucky to not finish closer than third (promoted from fourth).”

Savvy Coup has been nominated for this year’s Gr.1 $A5 million Cox Plate.

- NZ Racing Desk

Much-travelled Australian jockey Jake Bayliss is set to return to New Zealand in time for the Hawke’s Bay spring carnival which commences on September 1. The son of former Brisbane jockey Jamie Bayliss and brother of top Melbourne hoop Regan Bayliss, the 23-year-old was a good addition to the New Zealand riding ranks last season. Bayliss rode 35 winners and seven stakes winners, including his maiden Group One win aboard Volpe Veloce in the Railway (1200m) at Ellerslie on New Year’s Day. - NZ Racing Desk

Waikato dogs Today at Cambridge Raceway

7 15727 On Fleek 21.22 .................................B Craik 8 77518 Barwon Annie 21.05.......................C Henley 9 56237 Zipping Gabby nwtd ...................P Ferguson 10 F7264 Raging Demon 20.99 R & ...................L Udy 4 1.05pm BOX 1 GOLD SPRINT C3, 375m 1 87262 Subzero Princess nwtd ..................C Henley 2 5111x Reality Check 21.56 ........................ K Walsh 3 54112 Thrilling Arnold 21.48 ......................S Codlin 4 53848 Princess Alea 21.36 .......................C Henley 5 46638 Elouera Mist 21.43 .....................P Ferguson 6 65486 Powerful Lomar nwtd ........................B Craik 7 18646 Out Of Paper 21.43 ......................... T Green 8 16455 Bodyguard 21.29...............................B Craik 9 71478 Marinara Girl 21.64 ...........................E Potts 10 658x8 Sonic Attack 21.04 .....................M Mathews 5 1.22pm FOND FOODS LTD STAKES C1, 457m 1 43236 Opawa Velocette nwtd W & .............T Steele 2 26243 Bigtime Wayno 26.15 ................... H Mullane 3 35732 Jetsun Bear nwtd ...........................G Wilson 4 711 Thrilling Jo 25.69............................. K Walsh 5 88738 Atomic Missile 25.70 .................... H Mullane 6 55F56 Jin Jin nwtd .................................... G Farrell 7 41787 Don Morocco 25.70 P & ................ J Cleaver 8 76434 Cerrone Bale nwtd W &...................T Steele 9 4887x Hitch A Ride 26.09 .......................... T Green 10 58568 Agbeze nwtd .................................A Cleaver 6 1.40pm HAPPY BIRTHDAY WENDY TOOMATH C2, 375m 1 33764 Jetsun Jamie 21.29 ........................G Wilson 2 52273 Nasa 21.34........................................B Craik 3 41181 Teesha 21.54 ............................ A Lawrence 4 18232 Bigtime Jacob nwtd ...................... H Mullane 5 18586 Kuridrani nwtd ...............................A Cleaver 6 36375 Shot Gun Harry 21.29 .................. H Mullane 7 55737 Token Jasper 21.30 .......................... S Clark 8 71753 Snoopy’s Hero 21.52 .......................... D Ray 9 7F556 Oscar Tron 21.23 S & ........................G Hunt

SPRINT C5, 375m 1 324xF Pinny Mack nwtd .............................. S Clark 2 21138 Zipping Vito nwtd...............................B Craik 1 76773 Crackling Gal nwtd .......................... T Green 3 88181 Nitrology 20.86 ..................................E Potts 2 31656 Was Just Saying 21.54 R &.................L Udy 4 45111 Kiwi Boy nwtd U & .............................Cottam 3 38x66 Wairoa Bonnie 21.24.................... H Mullane 5 31433 See Eye Be 21.04 ........................ H Mullane 4 11674 C’est L’Amour 21.63 ..........................B Craik 6 11216 Suspicious Minds 20.94 ....................B Craik 5 56437 Just A Matthew nwtd ........................M Black 7 13543 Alex Attack nwtd U &.........................Cottam 6 17265 Mighty Mezz nwtd R & ................N O’Regan 8 73311 Nangar Dream 21.16 ........................B Craik 7 32264 Barwon Bandit 21.44 S & ..................G Hunt 9 83347 Bushman’s Idol 21.20.................P Ferguson 8 47778 Diva Pose 21.44 ............................E J Smith 9 88485 Tilly’s Silly nwtd R & ............................L Udy 10 65354 Classy Impact 21.19 ....................... T Green 11 3.14pm MIKE STENT DECORATORS LTD 10 666F6 Jinja Lad 21.72.............................R McPhee 8 2.14pm THE CLUBHOUSE SPORTS BAR SPRINT STAKES C2/3, 457m 1 28232 Finkle Foot Fred 26.04 ....................... D Ray C2, 375m 2 44113 Yooldome 25.86 ............................. G Farrell 1 52656 Sovereign Jody 21.09 .......................S Ross 3 17347 Salvarotti 25.99 .................................B Craik 2 26232 Botany Wayne 21.33 .......................P Green 4 78846 Wairoa Angel 26.05...................... H Mullane 3 22578 Crackle nwtd .................................. L A Hunt 5 11116 Ramblin’ On nwtd W & ....................T Steele 4 25885 Opawa Libby 21.33 W &..................T Steele 6 41854 Barwon Storm 25.67 ......................C Henley 5 65367 Zipping Andre 21.36........................... D Ray 7 52754 Sue Zooki 25.70 .............................. T Green 6 64757 Tullabung Googar nwtd ..............P Ferguson 8 45387 Jinja Roman 25.85 W & ..................T Steele 7 3F822 Gotcha Millie nwtd........................ H Mullane 9 36357 Opawa Loyal nwtd ............................ S Clark 8 43511 Bigtime Moola 21.96 R & ....................L Udy 9 55764 Pretty and Pink 21.59................... H Mullane 12 3.37pm FARMLANDS HAUTAPU STAKES C4/5, 10 76857 Spider Phil nwtd R & ...................N O’Regan 457m 9 2.32pm MAYHOUNDS RACING RETIREMENT 1 11176 Soaring Hawke nwtd ..................P Ferguson 2 76x64 Snoop Junior nwtd ....................... D R Laing PROJECT SPRINT C3, 375m 3 83246 Trevor Gibbs 25.60 W & ..................T Steele 1 76536 Mad Harry 21.25 .............................S Codlin 4 12311 Looking Sassy 25.96....................... K Walsh 2 11834 Bark De Triomphe 21.31 ...................B Craik 5 76364 Cactus Jack nwtd W & ....................T Steele 3 63315 Mobility Scooter 21.48 .....................M Black 6 21163 Beautiful Boy 25.51 ...........................B Craik 4 53233 Good Job 21.05 ..............................P Green 7 11742 Ridin’ Shotgun 25.48 ....................... K Walsh 5 377x6 Tumbalaioo 21.20.......................P Ferguson 8 21121 Beaumont 25.58................................B Craik 6 34614 Bigtime Dazzler 21.44 .......................E Potts 7 61252 Our Sambo 21.09.......................M Mathews 13 3.53pm AFFORDABLE PET ACCESSORIES 8 58874 Zipping Arnold 21.06 ......................C Henley SPRINT C1, 375m 1 35856 All Hail Caesar 21.71 U & .................Cottam 9 17758 Bitters nwtd .......................................E Potts 2 23678 Scott No Value nwtd S & ...................G Hunt 10 78687 Ice Princess nwtd ........................... G Farrell 10 2.54pm SUPERIOR CHUNKY DOG ROLLS 3 15 Tuff Treasure 21.29 ...........................S Ross 10 75777 Unconscionable 21.46 R & .................L Udy

7 1.57pm GREYHOUNDS AS PETS SPRINT C1, 375m

4 6312 Thrilling Katie 22.05 ........................ K Walsh 5 88147 Jetsun Shadow nwtd ......................G Wilson 6 76524 Snippy Pippi nwtd R &.........................L Udy 7 48653 Going Bananas nwtd........................M Black 8 1F845 King Shaq 21.22 ............................. T Green 9 37465 Stay Rich 21.52 .............................E J Smith 10 78846 Microphone 21.35 .......................... L A Hunt LEGEND: fsdt - First Start Here nwd - No Win this Distance fstd - First Start This Distance SELECTIONS: Race 1: Little Trilise, Always Dreaming, Jetsun Woody, Seven Sharp, Typical Race 2: Feed The Need, Yella Ella, Grouch Pawset, Billy Bright, Bear Claws Race 3: Jimmy’s Rocket, Retired Mouse, El Narco, Brotastic, Barwon Annie Race 4: Subzero Princess, Reality Check, Elouera Mist, Princess Alea, Thrilling Arnold Race 5: Thrilling Jo, Bigtime Wayno, Atomic Missile, Opawa Velocette, Don Morocco Race 6: Teesha, Nasa, Jetsun Jamie, Snoopy’s Hero, Bigtime Jacob Race 7: C’est L’Amour, Crackling Gal, Was Just Saying, Barwon Bandit, Just A Matthew Race 8: Botany Wayne, Sovereign Jody, Gotcha Millie, Opawa Libby, Zipping Andre Race 9: Good Job, Tumbalaioo, Zipping Arnold, Bigtime Dazzler, Bark De Triomphe Race 10: xxxxxxx Sovereign Jody, Gotcha Millie, Opawa Libby, Zipping Andre Race 11: xxxxxxxGood Job, Tumbalaioo, Zipping Arnold, Bigtime Dazzler, Bark De Triomphe Race 12: xxxxxxx Wayne, Sovereign Jody, Gotcha Millie, Opawa Libby, Zipping Andre Race 13: xxxxxxxx, Tumbalaioo, Zipping Arnold, Bigtime Dazzler, Bark De Triomphe

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■ HARNESS

Star Galleria to do cup prep in Canterbury Steven Reid has put in place the plans for his two stable stars heading in to Spring.

The New Zealand Cup is very much the target for Star Galleria, and he will race exclusively in the South Island between now and the second week of November.

Utmost Delight, a dual Group 1-winning mare last season, will miss the cup and instead focus on the Queen of Hearts against her own sex at Christmas in Auckland.

Star Galleria only had a month off after his Jewels placing in early June and is around a fortnight from being seen in public again.

“He’s hoppling and I expect he’ll be at the trials on September 1,” said Reid.

He is not prepared to risk small, unproductive races in the cup lead-up, despite fellow aspirants No Doctor Needed and Jack’s Legend being based in the north.

“I’m not worried about Auckland races getting off the ground because his first start will be in the New Brighton Cup at Addington (September 14).

“I’ve tried to get them ready up here in the past and it just doesn’t stack up.

“I’m not even going to worry about it; he can go straight down there to (former training partner) Simon McMullan provided everything goes smoothly between now and then.

The Hannon Memorial (September 23), Canterbury Classic (October 5) and Ashburton Flying Stakes (October 22) is the preferred cup route for Reid, then probably the cup trials instead of Kaikoura.

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It’s all systems go and the fact there is no Lazarus has him thinking Star Galleria has at least some chance of winning the race.

“I feel he’s come back a touch better than he was last season and that gives me some confidence that he’s in with a real chance.

“There was not a lot between those best four-year-olds last season; it was often down to the draws.”

Utmost Delight has only just returned to Reid’s Pukekohe barn after eight weeks in the paddock at co-owners Paul and Mary Kenny’s property.

Reid can barely contain himself with excitement.

“I can’t believe how good she looks; she’s an absolute tank. Paul and Mary decided they didn’t want to go to the cup and they’d rather target mares racing this season.

“So, there are three big races here in New Zealand, plus the Ladyship Mile and Queen of the Pacific in Aussie and those are her goals for this season. She’s only in to her second week of jogging so she’s still a fair way from getting serious just yet.”

Reid says he and his small staff are only working 11, but he can justify it given he has two bona fide stars in the barn.

“I expect I’ll be doing a bit of travelling in the next couple of years so I’m not too worried about being light on numbers.

“As long as the quality is up, you can sort of sustain the quantity being down.”

- NZ Harness

Steven Reid’s star pacer Star Galleria will race in Canterbury from the outset.

PHOTOS TRISH DUNELL

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Waikato Bay Of Plenty Harness Inc Venue: Cambridge Raceway Meeting Date: 16 August 2018 NZ Meeting number: 5 Doubles: 1 and 2; 3 and 4; 5 and 6; 7 and 8 Trebles: 2, 3 and 4; 6, 7 and 8 1 5.40pm (NZT) BOOK YOUR BIG XMAS 28/11 OR 20/12 MOBILE PACE $7500, non-winners 3yo+ f&m., mobile, 2200m 1 63752 Rose Ryal (1) fr .............................N Chilcott 2 Blue Glory (2) fr.............................Z Butcher 3 02783 Le Girl (3) fr ...............................D McGowan 4 54544 Womeninleague (4) fr..................A Donnelly 5 42726 Brooke’s Image (5) fr......................J I Dickie 6 64 Lady Ameera (6) fr .................. B Butcher (J) 7 5 Mhai Uptown Girl (7) fr ..................T Mitchell 8 x3487 The Peacemaker (8) fr ........ S Iremonger (J) 9 High Point (21) fr ...................... M McKendry 10 6 K B La Salle (22) fr.................... S E Butcher 11 Torea Lane (23) fr .........................S Lawson 2 6.05pm DUNSTAN HORSE FEEDS MOBILE PACE $6500, r56., mobile, 2200m 1 38003 Mrs Zippy (1) fr ...............................B Hadley 2 86087 Trixie Bromac (2) fr.........................S Phillips 3 85822 Comic Book Hero (3) fr ....................J Darby 4 77846 Loud An Proud (4) fr ...................J Brownlee

2 80x98 Capital Girl (2) fr......................... T Cameron x5665 Highview Justice (5) fr ......... J Kriechbaumer 3 0x825 Helix (3) fr ................................. J Abernethy 19860 Atom Hanover (6) fr.................. D Iremonger 4 87657 Rangi Rangdu (4) fr .......................S Phelan 24641 Capital Plan (7) fr ...........................F Phelan 5 89521 Rainbow Wiri (5) fr ....................S Abernethy 33702 M T Pockets (8) fr ..............................S Wigg 6 27328 Naholo (6) fr ..................................Z Butcher 98080 Red Terror (21) fr....................... R Frampton 7 x4045 Shenandoah (7) fr .................... M McKendry 64947 Waingaro Mara (22) fr .......................W Rich 8 93178 Master Of Escape (8) fr............... K Marshall 65176 Three Ply (23) fr .............................G Cronin 3 6.30pm WILCOX FAMILY MOBILE PACE $7500, 9 97697 Destined For Heaven (21) fr..............L Hollis 5 7.20pm DALTONS KEEPING NZ GROWING MOnon-winners 3yo+ c,g&e., mobile, 2200m 1 7 Rupert Of Lincoln (1) fr .................Z Butcher BILE PACE $8500, r57-r65., mobile, 2200m 1 83150 Vanhalem (1) fr ............................. A Sharpe 2 7x3 Major Monty (2) fr......................... B Mangos 2 91327 Cherokee Warrior fr ...................... Scratched 3 330x5 Inforthefight (3) fr .................... T Macfarlane 3 04866 Kiwi Tintin (2) fr ....................... B Butcher (J) 4 73942 Lincoln Street (4) fr ...................S Abernethy 4 00103 Spare Change (3) fr ..................... B Mangos 5 7 Amigo Bromac (5) fr ................ B Butcher (J) 5 65018 Count Landeck (4) fr ................. S E Butcher 6 Geoff’s Legacy (6) fr ............ D Ferguson (J) 6 79164 Royal Lincoln (5) fr ......................A Poutama 7 5x Pembrook Charlie (7) fr .............. T Cameron 7 95509 Major Classic (6) fr ............................L Hollis 8 7x Wheretheresawill (8) fr ...................J I Dickie 8 27184 Lincoln Road (7) fr ........................Z Butcher 9 7x Arden Voyager (21) fr .....................S Phelan 9 01755 Sheza Springfield (21) fr ...............N Chilcott 10 55073 Wynberg Delight (22) fr ............... K Marshall 11 Just Wing It (23) fr ....................N Purdon (J) 10 41x18 Waytogo Bruno fr ......................... Scratched 12 Shake It (24) fr ......................... M McKendry 6 7.45pm COMAG LTD HANDICAP TROT $8500, r554 6.55pm HORSE AND JOCKEY INN MATAMATA MO- r72 discrhcp, stand, 2700m BILE PACE $8000, r41-r54., mobile, 2200m 1 05869 Primus Inter Pares (1) fr .................S Phelan 1 03909 Samarias Falcon (1) fr...................R Paynter 2 52334 Jomo (2) fr.................................. J Robinson

M9 Christchurch Greyhound Racing Club Venue: Addington Raceway Meeting Date: 16 August 2018 NZ Meeting number: 9 Doubles: 1 and 2; 3 and 4; 5 and 6; 7 and 8; 9 and 10; 11 and 12 Trebles: 1, 2 and 3; 4, 5 and 6; 7, 8 and 9; 10, 11 and 12 1 4.16pm (NZT) THE FITZ SPORTS BAR SPRINT C3, 295m 1 56311 Dunk It 17.50.................................... B Dann 2 44241 Whose He 17.44 ..............................A Joyce 3 15331 Nippa Martino 17.49 .................J McInerney 4 75845 Fiery Affair 17.19...............................J Dunn 5 41412 Abacus Magic 17.39 .................... L Waretini 6 41178 Disobedience 17.39 S & .................B Evans 7 85733 Justin Ryan 17.27 S &.....................B Evans 8 33116 Little Lottie 17.47 M & ......................... Smith 9 61185 We Rocking 17.44 H & ........................Taylor 10 46156 Jealous Much 17.62 ..................J McInerney 2 4.32pm KAISA EARTHWORKS PH.0272073323 DASH C5, 295m 1 61714 High Dreamer 17.24........................ M Grant 2 317FF Hilton Hangover 17.15 ..............A Bradshaw 3 11772 Fiery Jen 17.19 ................................ B Dann 4 38361 Rosa Tee 16.91 .............................R Adcock 5 42165 Odin Slayer 17.34 .....................A Bradshaw 6 32213 Grid Lock 17.11 J & ........................D Fahey 7 18417 Epic Mango 17.18 ..........................J Jopson 8 15414 Dissident 17.30 ............................C Roberts 9 68127 Come A Guster 17.33 ..................... M Grant 10 72733 Cosmic Jase 17.42 ...................J McInerney 3 4.54pm I PAVE CONCRETE STAKES C3/4, 520m 1 71733 Kia Tere 30.48 S & ..........................B Evans 2 63734 Viktoria Vikkers 30.46 ..................C Roberts 3 45416 Martha Magic 30.42 H & .....................Taylor

35567 Monseigneur (3) fr............F Schumacher (J) 109x4 Sir Henry Castleton (4) fr ............A Donnelly 9406x Angus Burga (U1) fr .......................J I Dickie 81345 Whataboyz (1) 10M .......................Z Butcher 22961 Mortician (2) 10M .......................P Ferguson 06257 The Hulk (U1) 10M.................... J Abernethy 13088 Il Pirata (1) 20M ............................R Paynter 7 8.10pm MATAMATA CLUB MOBILE PACE $8000, r40-r55,r56 w/c., mobile, 2700m 1 74649 Jack Bates (1) fr .......................... K Marshall 2 78376 Runcle (2) fr ...............................P Ferguson 3 60537 Artanne (3) fr.................................N Chilcott 4 30975 Jakira (4) fr ......................... J MacKinnon (J) 5 7x886 Charlie Mach (5) fr ............... D Ferguson (J) 6 98921 Edamfast (6) fr .......................... J Abernethy 7 218x Real Eagle (7) fr ...................... T Macfarlane 8 57874 Bubble Gum (8) fr A Drake (J, ..................Cl) 9 34063 Terrier (21) fr ..................................J I Dickie 10 64947 Waingaro Mara (22) fr 11 66180 Viewfield Gnat (U1) fr .....................S Phelan 8 8.36pm TE AWAMUTU RACE NIGHT AUG 30 TROT STAND $8000, r40-r52, stand, 2700m 1 56332 Above The Rest (1) fr .....................S Phelan 2 59403 Swinging (2) fr .............................. G Noakes

3 87x23 Pretorius (3) fr .................................D Moore 4 2138x Rise To Success (4) fr ............. T Macfarlane 5 010x0 Sequoia (5) fr ..............................A Poutama 6 37603 Danke (6) fr .................................... G Martin LEGEND: X - Spell from racing of at least 3 months P - Retired (or pulled up) from race L - Driver unseated U1 - Unruly beginner {C} - Concession driver {C.cl} - Claiming concession driver which allows horse to start one class down SELECTIONS: Race 1: Rose Ryal, Le Girl, Blue Glory, Brooke’s Image Race 2: M T Pockets, Waingaro Mara, Comic Book Hero, Highview Justice Race 3: Arden Voyager, Pembrook Charlie, Just Wing It, Rupert Of Lincoln Race 4: Naholo, Shenandoah, Master Of Escape, Rainbow Wiri Race 5: Lincoln Road, Kiwi Tintin, Royal Lincoln Race 6: Angus Burga, Mortician, Sir Henry Castleton, The Hulk Race 7: Artanne, Runcle, Edamfast, Jack Bates Race 8: Sequoia, Danke, Swinging, Above The Rest

2 14448 Opawa Abbie Joy 30.25 J & ............D Fahey 5 63388 Archie’s Ranger 30.86....................J Jopson 3 25633 Smash Calling 30.56 ....................... M Grant 6 33214 Malaga Molly 30.58 ...................J McInerney 4 76878 Homebush Boden 31.90 ...........J McInerney 7 24144 Platonic Affair 30.83 ..................... L Waretini 5 71376 Valyrian Steel nwtd ...................J McInerney 8 32114 Know Conclusion 30.31 .................G Cleeve 6 64x68 Opawa Norris 30.25 ........................R Wales 10 7.30pm FOX & FERRET @ THE PALMS STAKES 7 88247 Amelia Rob 30.58 ..................... M Robinson C5, 520m 1 17441 Full Speed 30.03 .............................. B Dann 8 15333 Replica Casino 30.37 .....................B Pringle 7 6.20pm NZ RACING SERIES GRADUATION HEAT 2 17521 Goldstar Ashton 30.35 S & .............B Evans 2 NZRSq, 520m 3 18423 Edge Of Town 30.39......................R Adcock 1 13567 Homebush Ragna 30.47 ...........J McInerney 4 12515 Avenger Bale 29.82......................C Roberts 2 41265 Go Brat 30.16..................................R Wales 5 24436 Panel Beater nwtd J &.....................D Fahey 3 56417 Smash Rebel 30.58 ........................ M Grant 6 27721 Opawa Rooster 29.99 J & ...............D Fahey 4 38622 Opawa Brad 30.19 ..........................C Steele 7 52348 Too The Nail nwtd J & .....................D Fahey 5 Box Vacant 8 11212 Xava Allen 30.23 ..........................C Roberts 6 22754 Know Hassle nwtd .........................G Cleeve 9 11787 Egomaniacal 30.17 J & ...................D Fahey 7 43866 Crotty 30.41 ..............................A Bradshaw 11 7.56pm KOLORFUL KANVAS DASH C5, 295m 1 66218 Cash A Roo 17.27 S & ....................B Evans 8 72717 Botany Alan 30.46.....................J McInerney 8 6.47pm NZ RACING SERIES GRADUATION HEAT 2 13732 Flower Bomb 17.06 ...................A Bradshaw 3 NZRSq, 520m 3 35121 Nangar Warrior 17.01.........................C Weir 1 46551 Know Leave 30.73 .........................G Cleeve 4 27285 Inside Affair 17.16 .............................J Dunn 2 25757 Bookie Monster 30.33 .......................J Dunn 5 81346 Ohoka Clare 17.17 ....................... L Waretini 3 51617 Opawa Lawsey 31.06......................R Wales 6 45333 Platinum Marshal 17.00 ...............C Roberts 4 56212 Homebush Miles nwtd ...............J McInerney 7 3147F Sergess 17.28 ...........................J McInerney 5 38752 Cosmic Stu 30.81......................J McInerney 8 15832 Fired Up Jasper 17.04 ..................... B Dann 6 73574 Mazu 29.97 J & ...............................D Fahey 9 68127 Come A Guster 17.33 ..................... M Grant 7 35655 Opawa Plum 30.45..........................R Wales 10 56617 Nozzno Fear 17.23.................... A Bradshaw 8 64652 Ming Ming 30.39 .......................A Bradshaw 12 8.23pm LIVAMOL SPRINT C4, 295m 9 7.05pm NZ RACING SERIES GRADUATION HEAT 1 118F5 Lisa’s Boy 17.24 ..............................R Casey 4 NZRSq, 520m 2 21667 Go All Lin 17.30 ........................A Bradshaw 1 88224 Invincible Sue 30.15 ......................R Adcock 3 62221 Hilton Open 17.22 ..................C N Anderson 2 12511 Sefton Stan 30.60 J & .....................D Fahey 4 63235 Dusky Brew 17.35 S & ....................B Evans 3 86214 Luciastar 31.03 .........................J McInerney 5 73635 Oskitz 17.12 .................................C Roberts 4 14534 Opawa Racer 30.23 ........................R Wales 6 52167 Cosmic Ruben 17.23 ................J McInerney

7 56154 Black Tori 17.45......................... A Bradshaw 8 81686 Botany Cold 17.22 ....................J McInerney 9 45182 Think Tank 17.40 .......................J McInerney 10 3187x Star Bucking 17.34....................J McInerney LEGEND: fsdt - First Start Here nwd - No Win this Distance fstd - First Start This Distance 31 13 - Best Winning Time This Track SELECTIONS: Race 1: Whose He, Justin Ryan, Dunk It, Nippa Martino, Fiery Affair Race 2: Rosa Tee, Grid Lock, High Dreamer, Fiery Jen, Dissident Race 3: Dyna Weslyn, Shallay Pallay, Kiacatoo Fever, Kia Tere, Viktoria Vikkers Race 4: Special Affair, Mitcham Reado, High Return, Know Approval, Unfounded Race 5: Birdie Tee, Debbie Baxter, Princely Gold, Asserting Power, Flaming Sambuca Race 6: Know Shame, Opawa Abbie Joy, Replica Casino, Smash Calling, Opawa Norris Race 7: Go Brat, Opawa Brad, Crotty, Know Hassle, Homebush Ragna Race 8: Mazu, Ming Ming, Bookie Monster, Opawa Lawsey, Homebush Miles Race 9: Invincible Sue, Know Conclusion, Sefton Stan, Opawa Racer, Malaga Molly Race 10: Xava Allen, Avenger Bale, Full Speed, Opawa Rooster, Too The Nail Race 11: Nangar Warrior, Flower Bomb, Fired Up Jasper, Platinum Marshal, Cash A Roo Race 12: Lisa’s Boy, Hilton Open, Go All Lin, Botany Cold, Oskitz

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27765 Goldstar Marvely 30.17 S & ............B Evans 37662 Shallay Pallay nwtd J & ...................D Fahey 21662 Dave’s Dot 30.19 .......................J McInerney 11512 Dyna Weslyn 29.81 ......................C Roberts 11241 Kiacatoo Fever 30.20 S & ...............B Evans 13531 Spring Sam 30.40 .....................J McInerney 25721 Dyna Walter 30.05........................C Roberts 4 5.12pm ACTIVE ELECTRICAL CHRISTCHURCH SPRINT C3, 295m 1 23552 Special Affair 17.32 ...........................J Dunn 2 14278 High Return 17.29 ........................... M Grant 3 43333 Know Approval 17.32 .....................G Cleeve 4 17487 Goldstar Linkin 17.39 S & ...............B Evans 5 76887 NippaOfSambucca 17.30 ..........J McInerney 6 75217 Hatfield 17.41 ............................... L Waretini 7 11373 Unfounded 17.43............................J Jopson 8 55213 Mitcham Reado 17.48 ...............J McInerney 9 41158 Ohoka Pheobe 17.43 ................... L Waretini 10 83436 Fired Up Jed 17.31 .......................... B Dann 5 5.29pm THURSDAY PLACE PICK SPRINT C4, 295m 1 51371 Debbie Baxter 17.21 .................J McInerney 2 85514 Princely Gold 17.19...................J McInerney 3 43844 Asserting Power 17.24 ..............A Bradshaw 4 43721 Billy Frost 17.45 .............................. M Grant 5 73118 Ohoka Magic 17.45 ...................... L Waretini 6 22623 Birdie Tee 17.01 ............................R Adcock 7 42442 Goldstar Jay Jay 17.46 S & .............B Evans 8 16126 Flaming Sambuca 17.26 ...........J McInerney 9 45182 Think Tank 17.40 .......................J McInerney 10 73728 Howie Bale 17.17 .........................C Roberts 6 5.57pm NZ RACING SERIES GRADUATION HEAT 1 NZRSq, 520m 1 33311 Know Shame 30.38........................G Cleeve

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Adult $32* Child (13 and under) $22*

Driven to the brink by the infidelity of his wife and a lack of acting opportunities, an aging thespian confronts his demons in what he hopes will be a final “dark night of the soul”. The problem is the demons are as crazy as he is. In a career spanning over 40 years come and join Michael Hurst in this open hat evening and enjoy the 30 minute question and answer session after the show.

FENCING labourer for a local business.

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Contact Lindsay.

Phone 021 201 3391.

TRAVEL

Beckley Coachlines Programme ◊ CHRISTCHURCH REBUILD TOUR September 2, departing 9.30am. Includes Lyttleton, the Time ball, Rebuilding the Wharf, Gondola and The Tannery. ◊ HANMER OVERNIGHT September 29-30.

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Adults $79.90* - Seniors $74.90* - Children $59.90* - Family 2 adults + 2 kids $269.60* (from box office only) - Group $74.90 pp* (10 or more from box office only) Celtic Illusion is an explosive, creative Irish Dance and Grand Illusion force which is quickly growing to be one of the biggest dance shows in the world. Showcasing a stellar cast of champion and internationally-acclaimed dancers, including performers from Rhythms of Ireland, River dance and Lord of the Dance. With two spellbinding art forms never before seen together on stage audiences will be kept on the edge of their seats.

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The lead singer and songwriter for The Eastern he takes to his solo adventures with the same love and humour that has given his day band a firm foothold in the hearts and minds of New Zealand. He has been described by Radio New Zealand as a national treasure.

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A spectacular showcase of celtic legends told in highland dance by the internationally acclaimed Highland Dance Company of New Zealand. Learn the stories behind the classic dances of the highlands of Scotland brought to you by this innovative Company of New Zealand’s top highland dance talent joined by Ashburton’s own local young dancers.

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THURSDAY

Open for toy exchange, 106 Victoria Street, in the Triangle.

9.30am- 1.30pm ASHBURTON BAPTIST CHURCH OP SHOP. Op Shop open, clothing donations welcome. Ashburton Baptist Church. Cass Street.

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

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

10.15am M.S.A. TAI CHI. Beginners refresher and learning of Tai Chi for Arthritis. M.S.A.

Social hall, Havelock Street. (excluding school holidays).

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

11am AGE CONCERN, SAYGO EXERCISES. TINWALDGentle exercises for muscle strength and balance in a friendly supportive environment. Holy Spirit Catholic Church rooms, Thomson Street, Tinwald.

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

1pm

AGE CONCERN, SAYGO EXERCISES. ALLENTONGentle exercises for muscle strength and balance in a friendly supportive environment. St Peters Anglican Church, Harrison St, Allenton.

1pm AGE CONCERN, SAYGO EXERCISES. CENTRAL Gentle exercises for muscle strength and balance in a friendly supportive environment. Buffalo Lodge rooms, Cox Street, Ashburton.

1pm - 2pm MID CANTERBURY TIMEBANK LEARNING EXCHANGE. Tech Session, Smart phones. Q and A and more. learningexchange@ mctimebank.nz 1pm - 3pm

ASHBURTON AVIATION MUSEUM, A great selection of may aircraft from past to the future.

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

1.30pm ASHBURTON SENIOR NET. Photos, what to do with them. $2. M.S.A. Reading room, Havelock Street.

5pm - 7pm ST DAVID’S UNION CHURCH. Kidz Club, 48 Allens Road, Allenton.

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

FRIDAY

6am BOOTCAMP. Catering for all levels of fitness.

Walnut Avenue Pavilion.

Contact Georgia 0276888686 or Aleisha 0278489309.

9.30am- 1.30pm ASHBURTON BAPTIST CHURCH OP SHOP. Op Shop open, clothing donations welcome. Ashburton Baptist Church. Cass Street.

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

1.30pm MID CANTERBURY PROVINCIAL RURAL WOMEN NEW ZEALAND (RWNZ).

Annual General meeting. Senior Centre. Cameron Street.

9.30am and 10.45am (2 sessions).

ST DAVID’S UNION CHURCH. Fit Kidz for 0-5 year olds and caregivers. Mixed ages, gold coin donation. 48 Allens Road. (excludes school holidays) 9.30am - 11am BALMORAL HALL LINE DANCERS. Join our friendly group for fun exercise during term time.

Balmoral Hall, Cameron Street.

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

9.30am - 12.30pm THE ASHBURTON TOY LIBRARY INC.

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

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

Thursday, August 16, 2018

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

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

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ACROSS 7. Overjoyed (6) 8. Tune (6) 10. Betrayer (7) 11. Stretched tight (5) 12. Average (4) 13. Drive back (5) 17. Unhappily (5) 18. Trail behind a boat (4) 22. Cultivates land (5) 23. Tell a story (7) 24. Water or wine container (6) 25. Audacity (6)

Previous solution: his, hist, hit, hits, its, shirt, sir, sit, stir, this.

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DOWN 1. Permitting (7) 2. Mounted troops (7) 3. Fatality (5) 4. Climatic conditions (7) 5. Discovered (5) 6. Cowsheds (5) 9. Arduous (9) 14. Alter document so as to mislead (7) 15. Extremist (7) 16. Retribution (7) 19. Unable to move (5) 20. Watchful (5) 21. Wide (5)

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ARIES (Mar 21-Apr 19): You’ll encourage a loved one to give you frequent feedback. You don’t want to be in competition with your love, and you’ll shy away from situations in which there will be a clear winner and loser.

TAURUS (Apr 20-May 20): Your conversational choices will make a difference. This is a matter of destiny. Choose topics that are likely to lead to enjoyment, optimism and happiness. This is no time to stir up controversy.

GEMINI (May 21-Jun 21): You have more in common with an interesting stranger than you do with many of the people in your own family. So go on and strike up a conversation. See what there is to know about others.

CANCER (Jun 22-Jul 22): You’re in the running for an important role. Your previous success qualifies you for the job, but it will be your charm and your excellent listening skills that get you the position.

LEO (Jul 23-Aug 22): You love to give: You’re a giver!

And you expect nothing in return – well, almost nothing. You do like knowing that your contribution made a difference. So a smile and a report back later will be awfully nice.

VIRGO (Aug 23-Sep 22): Your cosmic gift will be strength, stamina and energy to burn. That’s a mighty gift that comes with responsibility.

Where should you apply it? Bonus: Exciting people will be drawn in by your vitality.

LIBRA (Sep 23-Oct 23): There will be frustration in the way events unfold, but don’t be discouraged.

It’s bound to happen with smart, quick people like you who might prefer to have life go at their pace. Life has its own pace, though.

SCORPIO (Oct 24-Nov 21): Listen to your critics with an open mind. Maybe they don’t know the proper, kinder or ideal way to phrase things, but there will be something valuable in their words that can give you an advantage.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov 22-Dec 21): You didn’t make the impression you wanted to make on someone.

Good news: Now you will get another chance at it. Present your best self and you’ll become your best self.

CAPRICORN (Dec 22-Jan 19): It’s said there’s a price for every gift and all advice. This is often true.

Cosmic forces can be kind in this regard, as they will be today, naming a price in the realm of what you’re more than prepared to pay.

AQUARIUS (Jan 20-Feb 18): Maybe you want people to like you, but you care more that they respect you. It’s not because this is what you need; rather, it’s for the good of all.

PISCES (Feb 19-Mar 20): The social secret is very simple, and it’s a one-size-fits-all maxim. All people care about is how you make them feel. That’s all. If they feel powerful, happy and significant around you, they will come back for more.

ACROSS 1. Champion viva for singing in church (6) 8. Is not bound to be immoral (5) 9. Sue Kent for manufacturing Japanese ornament (7) 11. A spy could have caused misery about South Africa (8) 12. Palms distributed as the choir renders it (5) 15. A split is right for the left elevator (4) 16. Pale entry in a new anthology (3) 17. An antelope has two unknown quantities after gold (4) 19. Going by way of an outer part of birds (5) 21. He boasts of garb tar uses around end of Spring (8) 24. Noble rank old mare turned to (7) 25. How to thrash Moby Dick (5) 26. Zoo-man may be seen behind the wicket (6) DOWN 2. They are taken to by those on the run (5) 3. Determined to produce our steel in a different way (8) 4. Won’t begin to quench one’s thirst with so much water (4) 5. Finish by being mean-fisted (5) 6. Butterfly, heartless, in a state of deep unconsciousness (4) 7. Sounds like a popular drink with this group of beauties (4) 10. Splayed recess made of amber? Certainly! (9) 12. Ruby that is left (4) 13. Give son clue when about five which will have one in fits (8) 14. Cattle one turns out around ten (4) 18. Say one will change gear at end of lane (5) 20. Dwelling may take a bed with nothing in it (5) 21. Deliver over part of the spoon (4) 22. A method adopted on opponents’ ground (4) 23. Deliberately drop points on an armoured vehicle (4)

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Wind at 1000m: Winds becoming light in the morning, S 30 km/h developing in the afternoon.

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Wind at 1000m: NW 50 km/h, rising to gale 65 km/h early morning, then easing to 50 km/h in the S in the evening.

Wind at 2000m: NW rising to severe gales 100 km/h early morning, then easing to gale 65 km/h in the afternoon.

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11:55 The Late Show With Matty Johns

FRIDAY

1am The Kiwi League Show 1:30 Cricket – CPL (HLS) Tallawahs v Stars.

2:30 Cricket – CPL (HLS) Tallawahs v Patriots.

3:30 Rugby League – NRL (HLS) Broncos v Rabbitohs.

4am Rugby – Mitre 10 Cup (RPL) North Harbour v Northland.

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DISCOVERY 6:35 Gold Rush PG 7:30 How It’s Made PG 7:55 How It’s Made PG 8:20 Fast ‘n’ Loud PG 9:10 Alaskan Bush People M One Brown Down.

10am Edge Of Alaska M 10:50 Deadliest Catch PG Blackout. 11:40 A Crime To Remember M The Wrong Man. 12:30 The Perfect Murder M Fade to Black. 1:20 Swamp Murders M Secret Rendezvous.

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 Dead Even.

4:45 Bering Sea Gold PG 5:40 Fast ‘n’ Loud PG 6:35 Aussie Gold Hunters PG 7:30 Aussie Gold Hunters PG With the season almost over, the Dirt Dogs must find their final $350,000 of gold.

8:30 Bering Sea Gold PG Cracked.

9:25 Cooper’s Treasure PG 10:15 Deadliest Catch PG Blackout.

11:05 Naked And Afraid M Contamination.

11:55 Swamp Murders M Secret Rendezvous.

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

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FULL STORY P17 Opuke-Hakatere’s Emma Begg tries for possession during her side’s win over Roncalli’s 2nd XI in the Mid/South Canterbury women’s division two hockey competition on Sunday.

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■ NETBALL

Legends back for new-look Ferns Kiwi netball legends Casey Kopua and Laura Langman will officially make their Silver Ferns return after being named in the 2018-19 squad.

Netball New Zealand announced the pair’s return to the black dress at yesterday’s team naming in Auckland, where they also announced the team to compete in next month’s Quad Series.

The return of veterans Langman and Kopua bring the combined experience of 242 test caps.

Kopua signalled her intention to return to the Ferns last month when longtime mentor Noeline

Taurua was identified as a likely candidate to take over as head coach. But the former skipper had remained very quiet on her potential return until yesterday.

Kopua played her last test for the Ferns in 2015 before giving birth to her daughter and retiring from international netball 2016.

But the top defender returned to the court a year later to play and captain the Magic.

Meanwhile, Langman’s selection was of particular interest after the star midcourter was barred from playing for the Silver Ferns last year when she joined Taurua’s

Sunshine Coast Lightning.

The decision to exclude Langman, who played the last of her 141 tests in 2016, was heavily criticised after the Ferns’ disappointing international season ahead of April’s Commonwealth Games.

Justifying her return, Langman will likely sign with a New Zealand domestic side for the 2019 Premiership and is understood to be working through her options.

Netball NZ chief executive Jennie Wyllie said Netball NZ were excited to have the pair back.

“Casey’s always been clear that she’s still wanting to be in the mix

in some way shape or form and she made herself available and we’re really excited to have someone with that level of experience in that environment,” Wyllie said.

“For Laura, it was about having a break from netball and she’s been really clear that she needed some time out to try some new things and she’s quite refreshed now which is fantastic and so the time is right for her.”

Kopua and Langman’s inclusion in the squad almost certainly confirms Taurua’s appointment as head coach with the Lightning’s finals push in the Super Netball

Breakers lock in import Jerrelle Benimon

competition understood to be the reason for the delay.

The 2018-19 squad: Karin Burger (Central Pulse), Gina Crampton (Southern Steel), Aliyah Dunn (Central Pulse), Ameliaranne Ekenasio (Central Pulse), Temalisi Fakahokotau (Mainland Tactix), Maria Folau (Northern Mystics), Katrina Grant (Central Pulse), Kelly Jury (Waikato-BOP Magic), Casey Kopua (Waikato-BOP Magic), Laura Langman (Unattached), Bailey Mes (Northern Mystics), Te Paea Selby-Rickit (Southern Steel), Sam Sinclair (Waikato-BOP Magic), Michaela Sokolich-Beatson (Northern Mystics), Elisapeta Toeava (Northern Mystics), Jane Watson (Mainland Tactix), Maia Wilson (Northern Stars).

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