Ashburton Guardian, Monday, September 16, 2019

Monday, Sept 16, 2019

Since Sept 27, 1879

Retail $2 Home delivered from $1.35

THE INDEPENDENT VOICE OF MID CANTERBURY

New album for Liam

Mid Canty take title

P4

P16

Ready for dance champs

FULL STORY

P9

Crash closes highway

By Susan Sandys

susan.s@theguardian.co.nz

State Highway 77 between Ashburton and Methven was closed for several hours yesterday in the wake of a serious crash.

Police were called to the Methven Highway about 3.20am following a report of a car crashing into a pole.

Methven Volunteer Fire Brigade members and St John personnel also attended.

St John transported one patient in a critical condition to Christchurch Hospital.

A St John spokesperson said the number

of ambulances attending had been five, due to the location of the crash and the nature of the patient’s injuries.

EA Networks network manager Brendon Quinn said the guy pole the car crashed into was completely broken off and demolished by the impact.

One customer lost power, but this was restored within one hour of the accident.

Police could not say whether speed, alcohol or wet road conditions may have contributed to the crash.

“The circumstances surrounding the

crash are now under investigation, and as such police cannot speculate on the cause,” a spokesperson said.

The Serious Crash Unit was called in to examine the scene, and the road was closed with diversions in place. The road reopened about 8.45am.

Methven Volunteer Fire Brigade was unavailable to provide any information on its response to the crash yesterday.

The crash is the latest event in what has been an appalling year on the district’s roads.

Mid Canterbury’s road toll sits at eight – a 50-year old man near Mayfield last month, an Ashburton couple at the intersection of Arundel Rakaia Gorge Road and Waimarama Road in June, a mother and her two young children near Ashburton in April, a woman after a two vehicle crash at Coldstream in March, and a 79-year-old man on the Maronan Road bridge in February.

The eight deaths compare to just one last year, three in 2017, two in 2016 and two in 2015. They comprise one quarter of Canterbury’s toll of 32 for the year to date.

Retirement at its finest Spectacular location Relaxed lifestyle

Independent and assisted living options Caring and experienced staff Phone 307 6140 37 carters terrace tinwald, ashburton 7700

RETIREMENT VILLAGE

Ph 03 307 7900 to subscribe!

www.terraceview.co.nz

Affordable luxury

News 2

Ashburton Guardian

www.guardianonline.co.nz

Monday, September 16, 2019

■■ SPORTS CAMPUS

Campus brings huge opportunities

By Sue Newman

sue.n@theguardian.co.nz

A new sports campus planned for Lake Hood has the potential to bring a wide range of opportunities to the Ashburton District, says Ashburton Mayor Donna Favel.

On Friday a business consortium unveiled plans for a $50m project that would see the campus providing residential training and education programmes for retiring and injured sportspeople or military personnel as well as elite athletes, established at Lake Hood.

The campus will be funded by investors both on and off-shore. It will not be rates funded and there

is no Ashburton District Council involvement.

“Ratepayers are not putting anything into this and it is not being sited on council land,” Favel said.

The Southern Parallel Sports Campus will provide a range of top level facilities but its focus will be as much on education as it will be on training.

Its key objective is to provide a facility where elite athletes can undergo an education programme that will help them make the transition from life as a sports professional to life as a civilian.

The campus will include lecture theatres, two 3G turf fields, one indoor and one outdoor, a pool and an elite gym as well as a

range of medical and health facilities.

“The is an exciting opportunity for our district if it goes ahead.

It’s not just a first for Ashburton, a facility like this is a New Zealand first,” Favel said.

The construction of the campus and revamped Lake House come with tight timeframes – the Lake House would reopen in January 2021 and the campus in the first quarter of that year.

Favel described the timeframes and targets as ‘tight’, but said the project team had some impressive off-shore contacts, including the American military and several American universities.

It has the backing of the Brit-

ish-American Allied Forces Foundation.

She’s optimistic investors will be found as there are already indications of off-shore interests.

The developers, however, are hoping the majority of funds will be sourced from within New Zealand, to ensure a sense of Kiwi ownership.

The project was ambitious, Favel said, but she likened it to the development of Lake Hood, where what was planned seemed almost impossible to imagine in its early stages.

“This proposal offers huge tourism opportunities and longterm economic benefits for our district.

“It has amazing potential,” she said.

While the campus would be targeting elite and retiring elite athletes, there would be a huge spin-off for junior sport with a percentage of profits used to fund a youth sports programme.

Facilities such as the gym will also be available to the community.

Front person for the project, Catherine Stuart, said Lake Hood was chosen because the development team wanted a location away from a city and one where a rural community would benefit from the job and business opportunities the sports campus would create.

■■ FUNDRAISER

Cooking up a storm for Andre

By Susan Sandys

susan.s@theguardian.co.nz

Ashburton tennis community members are thrilled with a fundraising breakfast they held for Andre van Rooyen last week.

Nina Bradford and Lucy Ellis got their friends, family and sponsors on board, and cooked up a storm, bringing in $850.

Bradford said she had been keen to help out when she heard of van Rooyen’s plight.

Mid Canterbury Tennis’ wellknown and much-loved coach was forced to leave the job following being diagnosed with Stage 4 lung cancer in May. He needs the targeted drug Crizotinib, which is not funded in New Zealand and costs about $10,000 per month.

A givealittle page has received more than 240 donations in three months, totalling more than $30,000. “I just heard of Andre’s plight and thought rather than just giving say $50 to the givealittle page, I’d try and turn my $50 into more,” Bradford said.

Among those at the breakfast,

Debbie and Andre van Rooyen, with children Sebastian and Christine, were grateful to breakfast organiser Nina Bradford (right), as well as breakfast patrons Gary Hunt (centre) and John Speedy.

PHOTO SUSAN SANDYS 110919-SS-0029 held at the Ashburton Trust Tennis Centre, was van Rooyen himself, as well as wife Debbie and their two children Sebastian and Christine.

“It was a very positive morning, we just, as a family, loved the atmosphere there. It’s amazing to

see how our community has supported us,” van Rooyen said.

The breakfast follows a pizza day at Lagmhor School, which raised $215. Pupils decided to donate the proceeds of the day to van Rooyen’s cause, through the givealittle page.

Nina Bradford and 13-year-old daughter Honor were busy in the kitchen at their fundraising breakfast.

PHOTO SUSAN SANDYS 110919-SS-0026

WE’RE FUNDRAISING FOR PROSTATE CANCER FOUNDATION NZ. We’re donating $1 for every men’s cut done in the month of September!

CALL US OR COME IN AND BOOK NOW FOR YOUR HAIRCUT. 03 308 4504 |

160 Burnett Street, Ashburton | www.dnahairdressing.co.nz |

salon@dnahairdressing.co.nz @dnahairdressing

Open Tuesday & Thursday 9am - 8pm, Wednesday & Friday 9am - 5.30pm, Saturday 9am - 2pm *Ts&Cs apply

News www.guardianonline.co.nz

Monday, September 16, 2019

Ashburton Guardian

■■BASE YOUTH CENTRE

■■HEALTH

Tasty Tuesdays get a top-up

Vaccine supply problems continue

Base Youth Centre co-ordinator Jenny Rae (centre) and centre visitor Paige Parker, 14, accept a trolley-load of groceries and $500 of New World Ashburton vouchers from the store’s manager Emma Rooney.

Rae said the donations would help towards running the centre’s Tasty Tuesdays and Friday Feed, which began this term.

The centre has from 15 to 20 youth aged 10 to 14 visit each weekday after school.

“Tuesdays and Fridays are the days we have 20, because that’s when there’s food on offer,” Rae said.

Youth not only brought their hungry tummies, but also their inquisitive minds, and wanted to learn all about healthy cooking on a budget.

Rooney said Ashburton New World was aligned with Foodstuffs Community Trust and keen to support the centre as the new classes helped families reap the rewards of being able to cook their own meals and enjoy these around the dining table.

NZME

PHOTO SUSAN SANDYS 130919-SS-0061

■■MOSQUE SHOOTINGS

PM praises families ‘extraordinary’ response NZME The open, welcoming arms of the victims’ families the day after the traumatic events of March 15 has made the biggest impact on Jacinda Ardern as she reflects on the six-month anniversary of the Christchurch mosque shootings.

In an interview with the Herald, the Prime Minister shared the moments that have stayed with her from the days after the shootings in two Christchurch mosques that left 51 people dead.

Ardern was in transit in New Plymouth at the time the shootings started, 1.40pm on a Friday, and headed to the local police station when informed of what was happening.

“My reflections will probably

3

exactly mirror New Zealanders, as in knowing the moment I first heard the news, and then watching [TV coverage], and then receiving those briefings straight off the bat around just how horrific the scale and extent,” she said.

“But without doubt it was the visits I made on the Saturday that I think will leave the biggest mark on me.”

That was the day after the shootings, and Ardern had given a press conference in Wellington that morning before flying to Christchurch with other ministers on the Defence Force 757.

Deciding to don a black hijab with gold trim, Ardern met Islamic leaders at a refugee centre with media present.

She then went to at Hagley Park to meet privately with the families of those killed, and followed that with a visit to the injured in hospital.

Those meetings she later revealed were “very emotional”, and those moments are the ones that stand out six months later.

“Not knowing what to expect in the aftermath of such horrific trauma, to be met in the way we all were with arms outstretched and welcoming, and people that I’d seen the day prior in the images of them being amongst the attack, the very next day them using words like ‘thanks’ to the people of New Zealand for the outpouring of love they’d received.

“It was extraordinary to me. It was just extraordinary that they

reacted in that way.”

The way she dealt with the families has been widely lauded, but Ardern said she was simply doing what every other New Zealander was also doing.

“That was a very genuine outpouring of grief and unity that we saw across the country, and I’ve often reflected that I felt I was only mirroring what I was seeing from every other New Zealander around me.

“I just happened to be in the position of having the podium and the place to speak and be amplified in that aftermath. But what I was talking about was simply a reflection of what I saw.”

She is most proud of how Parliament banded together to support the first tranche of gun laws.

Auckland doctors continue to be frustrated by problems with the supply of measles vaccines.

ProCare network clinical director Allan Moffitt said they had seen unprecedented demand from patients for the jab as the measles outbreak continues.

He said vaccine supplies had already been redistributed to clinics in high-risk areas that were running low or had run out, but much of that stock had now been used up.

Priority was being given to children who were due for their vaccinations or who had never been immunised, he said.

“We should still be able to vaccinate those people, we are trying to reserve enough vaccine for the next week to still maintain normal vaccine levels,” Dr Moffitt said.

The Ministry of Health was expecting a shipment of 52,000 measles, mumps and rubella vaccines by the end of the weekend.

They will be distributed where needed this week.

The ministry last week said it was asking GPs to target vaccinations to the most vulnerable.

That meant first priority would be on: ■■ Ensuring all children across the country receive their vaccines on time at 15 months (or 12 months in Auckland) and four years.

■■ Vaccinating groups most affected by the Auckland outbreak, including children under four, those aged 15 to 29, and Pacific people.

■■ Proactively contacting children up to the age of 14 who have never been vaccinated at all.

There have been 1238 confirmed cases of measles in New Zealand so far this year, with 1028 of those in Auckland.

You may not think you are ready for this unique lifestyle but there are many reasons why you could be!

Do you still wish to maintain your independence? Are you finding your home and gardens too difficult to manage?

Look no further than Lochlea Lifestyle Resort for a supportive, friendly, secure environment and… peace of mind for your loved ones!

LAST 3! Villas 85, 95 & 96 - $398,500

Our Maple Villa featuring a cathedral ceiling, 2 bedrooms, 1 bathroom, 2 toilets, open plan living and single internal access garage

LAST 1! Villa 104 - $445,000

Our Totara Villa has large open plan living, 2 bedrooms, 1 bathroom, 2 toilets and single internal access garage

Contact our Resort Manager, Tony Sands, on 0800 27 27 837 Find us just off Racecourse Road at 125 Charlesworth Drive, Ashburton. email tony.lochlearesort.co.nz or visit www.lochlearesort.co.nz

News 4

Ashburton Guardian

www.guardianonline.co.nz

Monday, September 16, 2019

Ashburton concert for KennedyClark Country artist Liam Kennedy-Clark (right) will play his new album live during a South Island tour next month.

Already the 22-year-old’s latest single, Bottom of an Empty Bottle, has made the top 10 Australian Country Music charts for two weeks.

As he prepares to release more singles from the album, Another Habit, Kennedy-Clark is planning his Kiwi tour.

Today based in Queensland, Kennedy-Clark will be returning to hometown Ashburton on October 5, playing at the Hotel Ashburton at 7.30pm.

The Another Habit tour will also take him to Nelson on October 4 and Balclutha on October 6.

PHOTO SUPPLIED

Landfill risk assessments coming Following the extreme storm event in March which led to the exposure and erosion of a closed council landfill at Fox River, risk assessments will be made at landfills and legacy landfills around the country, including at least 10 of the Ashburton District’s landfill sites that are close to the coast or rivers.

Environment Canterbury’s contaminated land team have identified 10 landfills in the district that are close to a river or the coast.

Associate Minister for the Environment Eugenie Sage announced on Wednesday the multi-agency project led by the Ministry for the Environment and 16 regional councils, in collaboration with Local Government New Zealand and the Department of

RE-ELECT

Conservation.

“Getting a better picture of the risks associated with current and closed landfills is an issue that needs to be addressed as a matter of urgency,” Sage said.

“The extreme storm event in March which led to the exposure and erosion of a closed council landfill at Fox River was a wakeup call.

“It highlighted the importance of knowing where closed landfills are, their vulnerabilities and how to reduce their exposure to natural hazards and potential impacts from a changing climate.”

ECan said they were not aware of acute concerns about these sites spilling rubbish, like at Fox River, but these are the ones that could potentially be risky.

“The landfills project will help

councils better define those risks, and what to do about it,” they said.

The landfill sites in the district include two closed landfill sites at the Rakaia Huts, the Rakaia landfill and two Ashburton landfill sites which operated from 1967 to 1988 and 1998 to 2000 respectively.

The Hakatere Huts closed pit has been tested for contamination and was found to be contaminated, while the Highbank power station landfill is currently under review, while the other eight sites have not been investigated, and are not a risk assessment for floods or erosion.

“Environment Canterbury does do research to identify historical sites, but the Ashburton District hasn’t been completed yet – it’s

possible further sites could be identified in future,” they said.

The Ministry for the Environment is funding the initial phase of this work.

Environment and engineering company Tonkin + Taylor have been contracted to start the project in mid-September.

They will gather natural hazard and landfill data from councils across New Zealand, and then develop a risk screening and assessment tool which can be used nationally.

“This work will also provide some valuable information to the National Climate Change Risk Assessment. It is undertaking a national overview of the risks New Zealand faces from climate change, with work beginning later this year,” Sage said.

“Central government, councils and communities need to work together to ensure the right adaptation policies and plans are in place for risks to landfills.

“This project, which involves key agencies from local and central government, will help us to understand what needs to be done to avoid another Fox River.

“We know there is an issue. Understanding its extent and severity and options is better than waiting for storm events and rising seas to cause significant and expensive problems for local councils, communities and nature.”

Work to reduce the risk from vulnerable landfills could include protection from erosion, better containment of the site, or even removal of the contents of the landfill.

JOHN SUNCKELL ECAN 2019 ‘Working together, taking us forward’ Facebook: John4ecan Phone: 027 424 3006 Website: https://john4ecan.wixsite.com/ecan2019 Authorised by John Sunckell, 100 Caldwells Road, Leeston

News www.guardianonline.co.nz

Monday, September 16, 2019

Ashburton Guardian

5

In brief Man missing A search is under way for a man who has gone missing while snorkelling north of Gisborne yesterday afternoon. The 33-yearold Gisborne man was snorkelling with two friends off the Makarori Coast when he got into trouble.

Police were called at 1.45pm and have been searching for him along with the Rescue Helicopter, Coastguard and Land Search and Rescue volunteers. The Police National Dive Squad is heading to Gisborne to help in the search which will continue this morning.

Unexplained injury

Access to Ashburton Airport has been tightened up.

PHOTOS ASHBURTON GUARDIAN

Security tightened at airport Sue Newman wraps up some of the happenings around the council table at last Thursday’s Finance and Business Support meeting for the Ashburton District Council.

Landing fees Access to Ashburton Airport has been tightened up with locked gates now ensuring only users with keys or access to key codes can enter the runway area.

The Ashburton District Council decided to end free access after discussions with other local authorities where problems had been caused by unauthorised people entering their airfields.

The locked gates will not affect access to the aviation museum.

Rural halls Red flags have been raised over the future of some of the district’s rural halls with some – Highbank, Chertsey, and Seafield having little income in the past year. Pendarves was in an even worse financial position, starting the year with a deficit balance of $3180 and having no income during the year. Alford Forest started the year with a deficit of $6702 and while

A $2000 grant paid to Sport Canterbury for school holiday programmes will not be paid to the EA Networks Centre who now run the programmes. its income was $3554, it ended the year in the red by $10,256.

Half of the district’s community halls ended the year in debt.

Prizegiving grants Both Ashburton College and Mount Hutt College will receive $500 from the Ashburton District Council’s discretionary grant fund towards costs of their end of year prizegiving ceremonies.

Holiday programmes It might have taken over run-

ning Sport Mid Canterbury’s holiday programme, but the EA Networks Centre has discovered that take over does not include a funding grant from the council.

Because the sports complex is a council entity, councillors agreed at Thursday’s finance and business support committee meeting that the $2000 grant would not be paid.

Text alerts The success of the council’s

new text alert system means it had discontinued the use of its Antenno App. The 265 users have been notified and encouraged to text their postcode to 4196 to receive council alerts and notifications to their mobile device. The text service currently has 2123 users.

Flags and lights A schedule that runs by the seasons has been established to ensure Ashburton’s street flags are changed regularly. The changes will coincide with colour changes of lights on the town centre clock tower – February – orange, May – blue, August – yellow and November – multi-colour.

Land sales There has been strong interest in sections in the council’s Geoff Geering Drive subdivision with four sold in the last month.

Demand is also high for land in the council’s north-east Business Park, and engineers are now working through designs for stages two and three. Titles are expected to be available for sections in both stages in mid to late 2020.

Police have been called to Middlemore Hospital in South Auckland yesterday morning after a man turned up at the emergency department with a suspicious injury. Officers were called to Middlemore Hospital at about 7am, a police spokeswoman said. The man had presented with an injury but it was “unclear how the injury was sustained”, she said. - NZME

Plunket pay deal Plunket nurses have accepted a landmark pay offer. New Zealand Nurses’ Organisation organiser Danielle Davies said the offer signed covered 800 nurses, and included pay parity with District Health Board rates, a starting wage in line with the living wage and, for the first time, paid parental leave topped up to 14 weeks, matching average weekly earnings. Ms Davies said the wage boost would be from eight to 15.5 percent depending on the job and would be back-paid to March.

She said the high level of member participation at every point of these negotiations was critical to the success of the bargaining. ”From the start of our campaign, members gave their bargaining team a strong mandate for what was required to get a deal over the line,” she said.

- NZME

Lotto results Official Lotto results for draw number 1890 drawn on Saturday.

Winning numbers (in ascending order): 6, 13, 15, 22, 26, 34.

Bonus number: 12.

Powerball winning number: 4.

Strike: 34, 13, 26, 15.

TALBOT SECURITY GROUP Home and Business Solutions • • • •

Alarm Installation Alarm Servicing Alarm Monitoring Alarm response and patrols

E - operations@talbotsecurity.co.nz P - 03 307 2409 anytime 24/7

News 6

Ashburton Guardian

www.guardianonline.co.nz

Monday, September 16, 2019

■■CHRISTCHURCH

Man stabbed to death in Chch NZME A man is dead after being stabbed in the Christchurch suburb of Riccarton on Saturday night.

Police have launched a homicide investigation.

The man, in his 40s, was involved in an altercation at a Wainui Street property at about 8.45pm.

He sustained serious stab wounds.

It is understood the fatal incident is gang connected.

Tributes are being posted online by many Mongrel Mob gang members and associates for the victim, shown in the gang’s patch in multiple photographs.

At least one of the men in custody is also said to be connected to the Storm Troopers gang.

Police said after the victim was stabbed he left the scene.

“He then left the address in a vehicle and travelled to Clarence Street, where he was located around 9.30pm,” a police spokesperson said.

“Sadly, he died a short time later.”

Two men have been taken into custody and charged in relation to the incident.

A 31-year-old man has been charged with murder.

A 38-year-old man has been charged with assault.

They will appear in Christchurch District Court today.

“Police are speaking to a number of other people who were present, and are not seeking anyone else in relation to the incident at this time,” said the spokesperson; “Investigators will be conducting scene examinations at locations on Wainui Street, Holland

Street and Clarence Street over the coming days.

“Police have made contact with the deceased man’s family and are supporting them at this sad time,” the spokesperson said.

Ben Alexander lives across the road from the address where the man was stabbed.

He said he and his flatmates didn’t hear anything at the time.

“Obviously there’s a few guns floating around, which makes you a bit uneasy,” he said.

Johanna Zonnevylle said she came home to see the cordons, tent and armed officers in the early hours of the morning.

But she said she feels safe.

“I feel fine, I trust the police to do their job… there’s not really anything else we can do.”

Local residents have confirmed they believe the murder is gang-related.

A man has died in Christchurch after he was stabbed at a house in Riccarton.

PHOTO NZME

■■LABOUR PARTY

Call for Ardern to come clean on staffer’s payout NZME

■■BIG LITTLE THEATRE COMPANY

Big Little thank you concert Big Little Theatre Company students are thanking Mid Canterbury for its support of their recent trip to London’s Globe Theatre with a special performance this week.

Globies Review will be held at the Ashburton Trust Event Centre at 7.30pm on Wednesday. Fifteen 12 to 17-year-olds delved into their love of Shakespeare at the Globe in London and other United Kingdom theatrical destinations (pictured).

At the event centre they will perform excerpts and relay their holiday journey, with comedy skits and slide shows.

Parent Sally Farr said pupils wanted to thank sponsors, and members of the public who attended their many fundraising events from a Halloween fright night to Trott’s Garden Shakespearience.

For five of the company’s senior students, this was their last year before they moved on to tertiary education.

Before they go they would be giving back to the younger students by assisting company operator Jackie Heffernan in the direction of the junior production Twelfth Night to stage at the end of November.

PHOTO SUPPLIED

citing the QC process and the complainants’ The review into Labour’s privacy. handling of complaints He said last week that against an ex-staffer he had not been contactmust put Jacinda Arded by Dew, but would ern and Grant Robertspeak to her if asked to. son under scrutiny for Ardern has said that what they knew and how a report in The Spinoff they responded, Nationon Monday was the first al’s deputy leader Paula time she had seen such Bennett says. a complaint from one of And she adds that the the complainants, sugPrime Minister should gesting that any previous come clean and say complaint she was told whether the former Laabout had been laid secbour staffer at the centre ond- or third-hand. of a sexual assault claim She has said that the will be given a payout afterms were being drawn ter he resigned last week. up with the complainPaula Bennett The ex-staffer resigned ants, and their wishes a day after Nigel Haworth resigned should be paramount. as Labour Party president, as Labour Ardern has remained tight-lipped grappled with the fallout of mishan- about the terms of the ex-staffer’s resigdling the complaints. nation, saying on Friday that she would The Labour Party cleared the not comment beyond saying she had ex-staffer of wrongdoing in July, but received the resignation.

Maria Dew QC is now reviewing the The ex-staffer’s contract would have issue after complainants said the pro- included a “relationship breakdown” cess was unfair and the sexual assault clause which, if invoked by Ardern, complaint was ignored. would usually have entitled him to Ardern is expected to announce the three months’ salary. terms of reference of the review at her Bennett said that Ardern should post-Cabinet press conference today. come clean and say whether the Bennett called for Ardern’s and Rob- ex-staffer was getting a payout. ertson’s actions to be included in the She accused Ardern of hiding behind terms of reference because a key issue the Dew review, noting that Labour was what they were told about the sex- had also failed to release its report into ual assault complaint and how they re- its handling of the sexual misconduct sponded. claims at the Young Labour summer “It’s the only way it’s going to clear camp at Waihi last year. the whole thing up, and it’s about jus“They just should have learnt lestice for the complainants.” sons from the past and just be telling But she had no faith that their ac- everything they know, rather than wiptions will be scrutinised. ing their hands of it and trying to move Robertson was reportedly told about it on,” Bennett said. the sexual assault claim at the end of Ardern has offered to meet the comJune, but he has not commented on plainants, but it is not yet clear whethwhen he was told about such a claim, er this offer will be accepted.

World www.guardianonline.co.nz

Monday, September 16, 2019

Ashburton Guardian

■■SAUDI ARABIA

Drones hit Saudi oil sites AP Explosions and towering fireballs struck the heart of Saudi Arabia’s oil empire at the weekend in an apparent wave of drone attacks claimed by Iranian-backed Yemen’s Houthi rebels.

The blows may have knocked out half of the kingdom’s oil output for days or more and threatened to drive up already high tensions between Iran and its foes in the Persian Gulf.

The blasts on facilities of the state-run oil giant Aramco – which the rebel group claimed were carried out by a fleet of 10 drones – marked one of the most devastating strikes into Saudi territory claimed by the Iranian-allied Houthis in more than four years of war in Yemen.

It was also the most serious attack on Saudi Arabia’s oil infrastructure in decades, including barrages of Scud missiles fired by Saddam Hussein’s forces during the 1991 Gulf War. The blasts struck facilities in the districts of Khurais and Abqaiq, Saudi officials

said. That is more than 500 miles from the Houthi-controlled zones in Yemen — raising critical questions about Saudi Arabia’s ability to defend its territory from Houthi missile and drone attacks with apparent expanding range.

The rebels’ claim of responsibility, if confirmed, further highlighted their rapidly advancing military prowess. Saudi Arabia and the United States accuse Iran of providing the Houthis with military equipment and technical expertise, a charge Tehran has denied.

Houthi missiles have struck Saudi sites before, including its oil infrastructure. But the latest strike on Aramco was a symbolic blow against the historical hub of the kingdom’s oil riches, and the centerpiece of Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman’s plans to remake the kingdom’s economy.

The company is preparing an initial public offering intended to raise billions for an economic reform program championed by the crown prince to move the country away from its dependence on oil revenue.

The attacks have the potential to sharp-

ly drive up global oil prices when trading resumes after the weekend and Saudi experts assess the damage.

Benchmark Brent crude was just above $60 a barrel on Friday.

In a phone call between President Trump and the crown prince yesterday, Trump “expressed his country’s readiness to cooperate with the kingdom in supporting its security and stability, stressing the negative impact of the recent terrorist attacks against Aramco facilities on the American economy, as well as the global economy,” according to a Saudi readout of the call.

The crown prince told Trump that Saudi Arabia is “willing and able to confront and deal with this terrorist aggression,” according to the statement.

Hours later, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo directly blamed Iran for “an unprecedented attack on the world’s energy supply”.

Pompeo, however, offered no specific evidence.

There was no immediate comment from Iranian leaders after the oil site attacks.

Shaan Kloet

Mary Poppins musical The Mary Poppins Musical will be flying back into Auckland next year. Tickets for the much-anticipated show go on sale next week. Shaan Kloet, who will play the lead role, got into character recently during a spectacular photo shoot on Devonport’s North Head, with Auckland’s CBD in the background. The show will be at the Bruce Mason Theatre for only two and a half weeks in April 1–18, with no possible extensions. The production promises not only fun and fantasy but also that all-important ingredient: flight.

There will be dance numbers, talking animals and dancing trees.

- NZME

■■ZIMBABWE

Mugabe’s funeral at mostly empty stadium AP African heads of state joined thousands of Zimbabweans at a state funeral at the weekend for Zimbabwe’s founding president Robert Mugabe whose burial has been delayed for at least a month until a special mausoleum can be built for his remains.

More than 10 African leaders and several former presidents attended the service and viewing of the body of Mugabe, who died last week in Singapore at age 95, at the National Sports Stadium in the capital, Harare.

The crowd filled about 30 per cent of the 60,000 capacity of the Chinese-built stadium.

Most of those attending were supporters of Zimbabwe’s ruling ZANU-PF party.

South African president Cyril Ramaphosa drew boos from the crowd, as a result of the recent attacks in Johannesburg on foreigners, including Zimbabweans.

An official pleaded with the stadium crowd to let him speak. Ramaphosa apologised for the attacks.

Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta described Mugabe as “a great icon of African liberation” and “a visionary leader and relentless champion of African dignity”.

The announcement that the burial will be postponed until the building of a new resting place at the national Heroes’ Acre Monument is the latest turn in a dramatic wrangle between Mugabe’s family and President Emmerson Mnangagwa, a once-trusted deputy who helped oust Mugabe from power.

Mnangagwa presided over the ceremony, attended by Mugabe’s widow Grace, who wore a black veil.

“A giant tree of Africa has fallen,” said Mnangagwa, who hailed Mugabe as “a bold, steadfast revolutionary”.

He praised Mugabe for seizing land from white farmers.

“To him, this was the grievance of all grievances of our people,” Mnangagwa said.

“The land has now been reunited with the people and the people have been reunited with the land.”

He also called on Western countries to

Simon Konecki and Adele

Adele moving on Adele feels “free” after filing for divorce.

The singer and her husband Simon Konecki have officially filed for divorce after splitting up earlier this year and she is now reportedly getting ready “both mentally and physically” to release new music. A source said: “Adele feels free and is moving on with her life. It looks like the divorce will be straightforward at this stage. They both wants what is best for their son. She is definitely getting ready both mentally and physically to promote new music.” Adele and Simon announced their separation in April this year.

- AP

The coffin carrying the remains of the late former Zimbabwean leader, Robert Mugabe arrives at the National Sports stadium during a funeral procession in Harare.

PHOTO AP remove sanctions imposed during Mugabe’s era.

“Go Well Our Revolutionary Icon” and “Farewell Gallant Son of the Soil” were among the banners praising Mugabe, who led the bitter guerrilla war to end white-minority rule in the country then known as Rhodesia.

Mugabe was Zimbabwe’s first leader and ruled the country from 1980 for 37 years, from years of prosperity to economic ruin and repression.

He was deposed in 2017 by the military and Mnangagwa in a bloodless coup that was marked by more than 100,000 people demonstrating in Harare’s streets to demand that he step down. Following Mugabe’s resignation, Mnangagwa took power and won elections the next year on campaign promises he would improve the collapsed economy and create jobs.

The visiting leaders viewed Mugabe’s partially open casket, followed by a 21-gun salute, a fly-past by Zimbabwean air force jets and the release of 95 doves, to mark Mugabe’s 95 years.

Mugabe’s body is to be viewed in his birthplace, Zvimba, and then will be held in preservation until the new mausoleum is ready.

In downtown Harare, many Zimbabweans were busy with their weekend errands, and expressed little interest in the funeral, which was open to the public.

The mourning period for Mugabe’s death has been marked by the ongoing drama over where, when and how the ex-strongman will be buried.

The new resting place will be built near the stadium at Heroes’ Acre, a national burial site for top officials of Zimbabwe’s ruling ZANU-PF party who contributed to ending white colonial rule.

The mausoleum will be at an elevated site above the other graves, according to Mnangagwa and a Mugabe family spokesman.

Grace had previously insisting on a private burial rather than the state funeral and burial in a simple plot alongside other national heroes planned by the government.

Gold toilet stolen When a solid gold toilet worth £4.8m (NZ$9.4 million) was installed at Blenheim Palace, the founder of its art foundation proudly boasted: “It’s not going to be the easiest thing to nick”.

But at the weekend, just two days after it went on display, a gang of burglars did just that. Breaking into the palace, they ripped it from the wall and drove off, leaving “significant damage and flooding”. The 18-carat lavatory, called America, was the centrepiece of a new exhibition by Italian artist Maurizio Cattelan at the Duke of Marlborough’s country home where Winston Churchill was born. A 66-year-old man was arrested in connection with the theft, but the toilet is still missing.

- AP

7

Our people 8

Ashburton Guardian

www.guardianonline.co.nz

Monday, September 16, 2019

PHOTO ROBYN HOOD 140919-RH-057

PHOTO ROBYN HOOD 140919-RH-056

PHOTO ROBYN HOOD 140919-RH-080

A sporty weekend It was cold, it was wet, but that didn’t stop sport from going ahead on Saturday, or Guardian photographer Robyn Hood from getting out and capturing some of the action.

Among the sporting events she attended were Mid Canterbury’s Heartland Championship rugby game, the Ashburton Gymnastic Club’s competition, and a spot of golf at the Ashburton Golf Club.

PHOTO ROBYN HOOD 140919-RH-058

PHOTO ROBYN HOOD 140919-RH-030

PHOTO ROBYN HOOD 140919-RH-032

PHOTO ROBYN HOOD 140919-RH-059

PHOTO ROBYN HOOD 140919-RH-052

uary 9, 2018

ssion

Arts www.guardianonline.co.nz

Ashburton Intermediate School aerobic and hip hop dancers, pictured with teachers Anna Raukawa (right) and Madi Wilson, performed well in recent competitions.

PHOTO SUSAN SANDYS 110919-SS-0104

es there will be t in February to ompliant build-

building’s we’ve

9

■■ To September 22 - Gathering of Threads, an exhibition of pieces created by the Ashburton Embroiderers’ Guild, at the Ashburton Art Gallery.

■■ September 24 – Mid Canterbury Schools Dance Champs 2019 – Life Dance Academy, 6.30pm, Ashburton Trust Event Centre.

■■ September 28 – James Reid Songbook Tour, From the Feelers to Solo. The Blue Pub, Methven at 8pm. James Reid, the man behind some of New Zealand’s most beloved songs, announces a nationwide solo tour of 14 venues. From Whangarei in the north, to Invercargill in the south, Reid will perform Feelers classics and new solo material.

■■ October 5-6 – The Extravaganza Fair, Ashburton Domain, Walnut Ave from 9am to 5pm.

■■ October 6 – Mid Canterbury Choir’s Let Us Entertain You, 2pm at the Sinclair Centre, Park Street. Door sales $10. Join the choir for songs from the shows – My Fair Lady, Les Miserables, Abba, Oklahoma, The Music Man and more.

■■ To November 3 - AEIOU - Explore the Maori Alphabet. An engaging and interactive exhibition exploring the Maori language through art and objects at the Ashburton Art Gallery.

■■ DANCE CHAMPS

Gearing up for champs

By Susan Sandys

susan.s@theguardian.co.nz

Mid Canterbury primary and intermediate students are throwing themselves into competitive dancing as they gear up for Ashburton’s first-ever schools’ dance championships next week.

Life Dance Academy teachers Madi Wilson and Anna Raukawa took their aerobics and hip hop pupils from the school to Primary Sports Canterbury events recently.

“Competing against the city schools, the competition is fierce,” Raukawa said.

“This year the Intermediate students did Ashburton proud by competing to an excelwww.guardianonline.co.nz lent standard in all categories,” she added.

In the aerobics section, Sophie Gibson placed first in solo, while Lucy Marshall and Maddy Marshall placed third in the duo cat-

egory, and the team of Mollie McLaughlan, Nevadah Paese, Ruby Graham, Sienna Skilling, Hayley Smith and Tolani Olawale placed first in the group category.

“We are so very proud of team members for all of their hard work and dedication throughout the year, the competition was loads of fun.”

Meanwhile, 38 LDA pupils recently sat their JDNZ lyrical exams in Christchurch, and came away with medals in all grades.

Raukawa and Wilson say the enthusiasm for dance bodes well as LDA counts down to Ashburton’s first schools’ dance champs at the Ashburton Trust Event Centre next week.

The academy is part of a Mid Canterbury www.guardianonline.co.nz charitable trust and in keeping with its goals, ■ METHVEN the champs are designed to give students the opportunity to dance no matter their age,

ability or experience.

“We just want to share the love of dance throughout Mid Canterbury and we cannot wait to see all of our schools dancing.”

Leading the charge at the inaugural event this year are pupils from St Josephs, Lagmhor, Ashburton Christian, Allenton, Tinwald, Lauriston, Netherby, Mayfield, Ashburton Intermediate and Wakanui.

“Schools have organised their own teams, many with student leaders, and are practicing to be ready for the big stage.

“Teams organise their own costumes and accessories while LDA supply the routines and music.”

Guardian involved 3 9, 2018 ThereTuesday, areJanuary more thanAshburton 20 teams in the September 24 event.

Tickets are $15 per ticket or three or more for $12 each.

News

Ski town turns into trail town

By SuSan SandyS

susan.s@theguardian.co.nz

Getting pitch perfect for their production later this week are Mid Canterbury Summer Singing School students (from left): Lucy Clough, EJ Stockman, Emily-Jane Farr and Annah Casey-Solly. practice, before director Alice Sollis steps in to help with the actions from Wednesday onwards.

Three 80-minute performances of Time Travellers will take place on Friday night, Saturday after-

already assessed. Then we’ll do another desk top review and pick up the ones we may have missed and we’ll work with them,” he said.

Buildings that have not been assessed will be given the lowest rating until an assessment is done, Wong said.

There had been a proposal to change the rules so the cut-off date for engineering assessment would have moved forward to cover all buildings built before 2004 and that would have seen hundreds of buildings around the district bearing stickers, he said.

The consultation process ensured there was no date change

Te Araroa walkers are on the rise, benefiting the summer tourism industry in Methven.

Many who do the 3000-kilometre trail, which runs the length of New Zealand, end up in the ski town, as it is a natural resting point near the uncrossable Rakaia River.

Methven i-SITE consultant Lyndsay Agnew said December to February was peak season for assisttrail walkers, and she was assist ing about half a dozen per week.

“Most of them are doing the whole trail or the whole South Island, depending on how much THE time they have got,” she said.

“They are really interesting people, you have to be a certain breed to want to go and walk 3000 kilometres.”

They mostly came from Europe and North America, and walked north to south, hitch-hiking into Methven from above Lake Coleridge. They generally stayed in the campground or backpacker lodges in Methven.

“It’s nice to have them here and they spread the word when they go back,” she said.

Walkers rejoin the trail on Blackford Road in the Rakaia Gorge, and Methven Travel provides transport on the “empty” section of its school bus run, and operates an on-demand shuttle service in school holidays.

After a couple of days rest in Methven, the Te Araroa trail beckons once again for American hiker The Te Araroa section through Mid Canterbury goes from here to the Hakatere Heron Road, taksouth. “A lot of Kiwis don’t even hitchhiked to Methven, and left fered a Hikers’ Special made it all ing a public access easement over know about the trail,” Beckett at the weekend aiming to hitch to the more attractive.

Glenariffe Station, then crossing said. north of Lake Coleridge to resume “My feet were pretty banged up, the 60,000-hectare Hakatere ConHe was not worried about being the trail. so I decided to hang out for just servation Park. without a cellphone.

Beckett said the trail to date had one more day,” Beckett said.

Among those undertaking Te “If you don’t have service it’s had many river crossings, and He flew into Auckland in midAraroa is American Clayton Becknot going to help you and you are some mountainous terrain, as December, and had his cellphone ett. His trail name is Chef, he has not going to get that in the mounwell as farm tracks and dirt roads. stolen in his first two days. He a travel blog at chefspecial5.com tains,” he said.

Besides the road walks, which he flew to Queenstown and shuttled and is from Connecticut.

He was confident enough from did not like as they lacked the wilto the southern end of Te Araroa The 26-year-old is walking the previous trail walking in Chile derness appeal of true trail walkat Bluff, and walked 555 kilomeSouth Island section, south to and America not to worry about ing, and a lack of markers in some tres north to Twizel over the next north, and was in Methven at the an emergency locator beacon. areas, he was enjoying the scenfortnight, staying in high country weekend. He said he ended up In the 12 months to July last ery and meeting lots of people. huts and his tent. With last week’s staying two nights instead of one year, 550 people walked the full Of the few fellow hikers he had storm system forecast he decided at Snow Denn Lodge because he length from Cape Reinga to Bluff, met, most were walking north to to skip the next section and he needed the rest, and the fact it of-

Ashburton App

New version Honesty of your App boxes targeted available now PHOTO KATIE TODD 080118-KT-016

standards set to roll out

ould serve a two aking the public ng’s compliance aging owners to ary strengthen-

Ashburton Guardian

ARTS DIARY

half of this year’s newcomers. ge in age from 9 includes mem-A and first-year nts. production is avellers and will heatre and tunes ages – from My Bing Crosby to Hamilton and ith everything in ow said. “Among yone knows the na, but they find inging the older h,” she said. does the theme ng for everyone e, she said, but singers the oprn about various group received month ago, and olo positions on re currently undays of musical

r carried out or ure. process getting ouncil building Michael Wong card templates nd these would rty owners over

Monday, September 16, 2019

noon and Saturday night at the Event Centre, with tickets now available from Ticket Direct.

From P1 Near Methven, Lucy Raisbeck’s free range egg stall was also burgled on Sunday night.

While taking out the bins yesterday morning, she said she noticed that the security camera had been taken and the padlock had been cut off from her honesty box.

All money had been cleared from the box before the theft, but Raisbeck said she was still gutted to discover the break-in, which she presumes is the work of people “who don’t care about other people”.

However, with new security methods for Raisbeck and an ultra-secure honesty box for Billie, both stalls are continuing to operate.

Update through your App store

and that dramatically reduced the number of buildings coming into the net locally.

If a building is required to have a placard displayed it will contain information on the percentage it complies with building standards and the year with which it will need to be strengthened to come up to code, Wong said.

Older buildings that have been assessed and found to be up to strength or that have already been strengthened will not need to display placards.

Details on the placard-bearing buildings will be held on a public register with the Ministry of Building and this is accessible to anyone.

DOWNLOAD

NOW!

iHeart Radio

Tune on the net and listen to it anytime, anywhere.

FOR LOCALS, FAMILIES AND FRIENDS.

YOU CAN NOW SNAP CHAT WITH HOOPS!

Clayton Beckett.

PHOTO SUSAN SANDYS 080118-SS-003

compared to 350 in 2015-2016 and 210 the year before.

Te Araroa Trust chairman David McGregor said the trail, which takes five months to complete and officially opened in 2011, was attracting people from all walks of life.

“From students and young people taking a gap year to retirees and workers taking an extended holiday.

“It’s a great way to connect with New Zealand and to really get to know the landscapes, people and climate,” McGregor said.

Guardian ASHBURTON

www.guardianonline.co.nz

Let us know what’s happening in the world of art and we’ll make sure your information goes into our Arts Diary Send your information to:

Susan Sandys susan.s@theguardian.co.nz or phone 03 307-7961 @AshGuardian www.facebook.com/ashguardian Subscribe at www.guardianonline.co.nz

Opinion 10 Ashburton Guardian

www.guardianonline.co.nz

Monday, September 16, 2019

OUR VIEW

Gull signs a worthy initiative L

ast week in Ashburton I had one of the more unusual jobs of my journalistic career.

In all the 28 years I have been at the Guardian, never before have I been required to kneel in a thick layer of bird poo while having the birds responsible screech overhead.

However, on Wednesday last week this was where my enthusiasm for covering the story of black-billed bulls congregating on the roofs of Ashburton stores led me. Here I was, climbing out onto the top of Harvey Norman through a roof hatch, at the end of a steep and slightly scary fixed ladder.

There was no way to negotiate the roof entry without being on said knees in said avian excre-

ment. Upon standing, one could see the latter was dispersed in all its grey and white glory from one end of the roof to the other.

The 300 or so gulls which had been congregating there for several weeks had taken off and were careening and squawking in the skies above. They landed from time to time on Mitre 10 across the road, having been unsettled by three personnel from Flick pest control.

The pest controllers had

helped me onto the roof before going about the job they were there for, and that was erecting hawk kites.

Pest control conjures up images of poison and traps, directed at animals such as pigeons and rats. But black-billed gulls are not a pest species, they are in fact a critically endangered bird endemic to New Zealand.

The hawk kites ended up being the perfect solution to the nuisance they had created in the shopping area, and now the birds have dispersed and they will soon begin to nest at the Ashburton River for the spring and summer period.

It is important to remember there is a simple reason the birds congegrate in this area, it is because the shops are located

near the river. Black-billed gulls are unique among New Zealand’s gull species, in that they favour nesting on shingle river beds, alongside other birds such as oyster catchers, wrybill and tern.

As much as they may look similar to the country’s more common gulls of red-billed and black-backed gulls, they are in fact quite different and New Zealand is the only country in the world they are found in.

Like their more familiar cousins however they suffer from a lack of charisma. Fellow critically endangered birds such as the kakapo, white heron or wandering albatross would perhaps be better received by some in Ashburton.

Environmental advocacy group Braided River Aid recently

suggested store owners and the Ashburton District Council erect information signs about the black-billed gulls for the benefit of town residents and visitors.

Such signs would inform people about how rare the birds are, and people would realise just how privileged Ashburton was to have the world’s most threatened gull here.

I think this is a great idea, especially in an area such as the Ashburton Domain where many of the birds gather alongside the more common mallard ducks.

The council needs to communicate with the likes of Braid and Environment Canterbury on this matter, so it does not lose the opportunity to inform people about a special species and Ashburton’s efforts to help preserve it.

to pay $5 billion in punitive damages for the 1989 Exxon Valdez oil spill. Two astronauts from the space shuttle Discovery went on the first untethered spacewalk in 10 years.

In 2007, contractors for the US security firm Blackwater USA guarding a US State Department convoy in Baghdad opened fire on civilian vehicles, mistakenly believing they were under attack; 14 Iraqis died.

In 2013, Aaron Alexis, a former US Navy reservist, went on a shooting rampage inside the Washington Navy Yard, killing 12 victims before being shot dead.

Ten years ago: Senator Max Baucus, D-Mt, chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, unveiled sweeping legislation to remake the nation’s costly health care system.

Five years ago: President Barack Obama declared that the Ebola epidemic in West Africa could threaten security around the world and ordered 3000 U.S. troops to the region in emergency aid muscle.

One year ago: At least 17 people were confirmed dead from Hurricane Florence, and the North Carolina city of Wilmington was cut off by still-rising waters

as catastrophic flooding spread across the Carolinas.

Today’s birthdays: Actress Janis Paige is 97. Actress Susan Ruttan is 71. Rock musician Ron Blair is 71. Actor Ed Begley Jr. is 70. Country singer David Bellamy is 69. Country singersongwriter Phil Lee is 68. Actor Mickey Rourke is 67. Actorcomedian Lenny Clarke is 66.

Actor Kurt Fuller is 66. Magician David Copperfield is 63. Country singer-songwriter Terry McBride is 61. Actress Jennifer Tilly is 61.

Actress Jayne Brook is 59. Singer Richard Marx is 56. Comedian Molly Shannon is 55. Singer

Marc Anthony is 51. Comedianactress Amy Poehler is 48. Actor Michael Mosley is 41. Rapper Flo Rida is 40. Actress Alexis Bledel is 38. Actress Sabrina Bryan is 35. Actress Madeline Zima is 34.

Actor Ian Harding is 33. Actress Kyla Pratt is 33. Actress-dancer Bailey De Young is 30. Rock singer-musician Nick Jonas is 27.

Thought for today: “Some problems are so complex that you have to be highly intelligent and well informed just to be undecided about them.” — Laurence J. Peter, Canadian writer (born this date in 1919, died 1990).

– AP

Susan Sandys

SENIOR REPORTER

TODAY IN HISTORY Today is Monday, September 16, the 259th day of 2019. There are 106 days left in the year.

Today’s highlights in history: On September 16, 2001, President George W Bush, speaking on the South Lawn of the White House, said there was “no question” Osama bin Laden and his followers were the prime suspects in the September 11 attacks; Bush pledged the government would “find them, get them running and hunt them down.”

On this date: In 1810, Mexico began its revolt against Spanish rule.

In 1893, more than 100,000 settlers swarmed onto a section of land in Oklahoma known as the Cherokee Strip.

In 1905, the first fully representative New Zealand rugby team to tour the northern hemisphere was known as the Originals. They won 34 of their 35 matches and popularised both the haka and the All Blacks nickname.

In 1910, Bessica Medlar Raiche of NY, made the first accredited solo airplane flight by a woman in the United States.

In 1940, President Franklin D Roosevelt signed the Selective Training and Service Act. In 1974, President Gerald R Ford announced a conditional amnesty programme for Vietnam war deserters and draft-evaders.

In 1982, the massacre of between 1200 and 1400 Palestinian men, women and children at the hands of Israeli-allied Christian Phalange militiamen began in west Beirut’s Sabra and Shatila refugee camps.

In 1987, two dozen countries signed the Montreal Protocol, a treaty designed to save the Earth’s ozone layer by calling on nations to reduce emissions of harmful chemicals by the year 2000.

In 1994, a federal jury in Anchorage, Alaska, ordered Exxon Corp

Opinion www.guardianonline.co.nz

Monday, September 16, 2019

Ashburton Guardian

11

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

Email us! editor@theguardian. co.nz Facebook us!

Government’s freshwater proposals short-sighted W

ater is a both a critical strategic asset and a source of recreation in New Zealand, and we all know it must be abundant, clean and healthy.

While I agree that we must strive for improvement in the health of our waterways, the recent proposals from the Government on freshwater are short-sighted, and destined to have perverse effects on our primary sector and wider economy.

These wide-ranging proposals will limit the flexibility of New Zealand farmers to adjust to market conditions and change their land use.

The effects of this would be far-reaching and could restrict farmers from innovating, which is one of New Zealand’s key advantages.

This means that farmers looking to be on the cutting edge of the market and transition to new crops will be hamstrung and unable to make these transitions.

Marlborough once used to be covered in arable crops, sheep and cattle, but due to New Zealand’s flexible land use farmers

were able to convert to grapes as they saw market opportunities present themselves.

Now Marlborough is famous for its sauvignon blanc.

The Government’s proposals will severely limit farmers’ abilities to make these changes, and ultimately our primary sector and economy will suffer as a result.

The only conversions supported by the new proposals are forestry conversions, likely as a replacement for farms.

Furthermore, the proposed regulations will add to the pressures on a sector that is already facing historically low levels of confidence.

Despite the mounting pressures on our rural businesses, the Government has failed to even analyse how much these regulations will cost farmers and the wider economy.

$2000

IN

W

Amy Adams

YOUR MP - WORKING FOR YOU

T & Cs apply - Drawn 30/09/19

Once again this Government appears content to treat our farmers with disdain and little regard for their own wellbeing.

The new proposals are provoking more uncertainty amongst the rural sector and many will be struggling to see a way forward.

When I was the Environment Minister in 2014 I announced the establishment of new National Standards for Freshwater.

These standards were about government, local and regional councils and urban dwellers working alongside our primary sector to clean up our waterways.

Since then things have been steadily improving, as shown by the Government’s own data from Land, Air, Water Aotearoa (LAWA).

Analysis of national river quality trends from 2008 to 2017 shows that, for eight out of the nine water quality indicators reported on, more monitored sites were improving than degrading.

A large part of this consistent increase in quality is the huge amount of work farmers have already put in to improve water quality.

The previous Government signed an accord with the dairy industry that has seen farmers fence off 98 per cent of their waterways, and spend $1 billion in environmental improvements over the last five years.

Sadly, however, the current Government seems determined to put more and more shackles on the sector that produces 60 per cent of our exports and is the backbone of our economy.

If we want first-world healthcare, transport and education, we have to sell something to the world to afford to fund these services.

The Government should be encouraging sustainable growth, not stifling our farmers and growers with regulations in the name of political ideology.

Amy Adams is the Member of Parliament for the Selwyn electorate.

The views, opinions, positions or strategies expressed by the author and those providing comments are theirs alone, and do not necessarily reflect the views, opinions, positions or strategies of the Ashburton Guardian Co Ltd or any employee thereof.

Enter our 3D Virtual Reality Competition & go in the draw...simple! (schools, playcentres, sports clubs, organisations & individuals all welcome to enter)

Enter at www.realestatenewzealand.net.nz & click on the

logo

PRESS COUNCIL

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

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

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

■■ We reserve the right to edit or not publish.

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

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

Your Place 12 Ashburton Guardian

www.guardianonline.co.nz

Monday, September 16, 2019

TEST YOURSELF Test yourself with the Guardian’s weekday quiz 1 - Which of these would you be most likely to begin preparing by shelling? a. Potatoes b. Peas c. Carrots 2 - Who had a 1972 hit with the song Me & Julio Down By The Schoolyard? a. Mick Jagger b. Paul Simon c. Tom Jones 3 - What is a yurt? a. A round tent b. A channel for water c. A piece of dirt 4 - What is Tom Cruise’s character’s job in the movie Jerry Maguire? a. Sports agent b. Politician c. Teacher 5 - What was the nationality of Roald Amundsen who led the first expedition to reach the South Pole? a. German b. Norwegian c. Icelandic 6 - The first line of the anthem The Star Spangled Banner is Oh say can you? a. See b. Sing c. Be 7 - Which of these painters lived in the 19th century? a. Rembrandt b. Vincent van Gogh c. Leonardo da Vinci 8 - In which country was fashion designer Issey Miyake born? a. Japan b. USA c. Poland

4

6 3

8 1 9 7

A gull’s domain TAKEN SOME GREAT PHOTOS? Your Place is a great place to display the photos of your sports team, your pets, your school events, or just something ordinary from the present or days gone by.

Please send your photos to subs@theguardian.co.nz with the words YOUR PLACE in the subject line and we will run it in the Guardian or on our website www.guardianonline.co.nz

4

3

3 5 8 9 2

7

1 8 7

9 2

4

7 9

SATURDAY’S 7 5 8 9 ANSWERS

These beautiful gulls were captured resting at the Ashburton Domain under sunny skies on Wednesday.

PHOTO NOELINE SAPWELL

4 3 1 5 9 7 6 8 2

2 8 5 4 1 6 9 3 7

9 7 6 2 3 8 1 4 5

8 9 4 3 5 1 2 7 6

5 6 2 7 4 9 3 1 8

7 1 3 6 8 2 4 5 9

6 5 9 1 7 3 8 2 4

3 2 7 8 6 4 5 9 1

3 1 4 8 9 2 5 7 6 3

Answers: 1. Peas 2. Paul Simon 3. A round tent 4. Sports agent 5. Norwegian 6. See 7. Vincent van Gogh 8. Japan.

EASY SUDOKU

QUICK RECIPE

Tomato and onion pinwheels

1

2C flour 1T baking powder 50g grated tasty cheese 3/4 C milk, approx 8-10 cherry tomatoes, chopped 1/4 onion, finely diced ■■ Preheat oven to 220°C. ■■ Lightly spray 12 muffin pans with a little oil.

■■ Sift flour and baking powder together in a bowl.

■■ Mix in grated cheese.

■■ Add enough milk to make a dough.

■■ Turn out onto a lightly floured board and pat the dough into a 20cm x 25cm rectangle.

■■ Spread tomatoes and onion over dough and roll into a log.

■■ Slice into 12 slices and place each slice in a muffin pan.

■■ Bake in preheated oven for about 10 minutes or until golden.

■■ Remove from muffin pans and serve warm.

8 5

Variation: ■■ Sprinkle the cheese over the top of the pinwheels instead of adding it with the flour.

■■ Use 1/2 cup tomato chutney instead of the tomatoes and onion.

Tip: Make these in muffin pans and they will keep their shape Recipe courtesy of www.vegetables.co.nz

7 4

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

Travel www.guardianonline.co.nz

Monday, September 16, 2019

Ashburton Guardian 13

■■UNITED KINGDOM

One of the author’s favourite pieces was this brick wall covered in the slogan “Tired of Life, Tired of London”.

The gallery goes street-side NZME

W

ho hasn’t written their name on the beach with a stick, unperturbed by the temporary nature of the canvas? And who hasn’t carved the name of their crush on to the underside of a wooden desk, or scrawled a message on a toilet door?

Social media is criticised as a platform to validate our own existence, but these behaviours predate Instagram by a long shot.

I remember going to an exhibition on Pompeii in Wellington’s Te Papa about a decade ago, and one thing that stuck with me was the graffiti found there.

It was the same as what we see on walls now: proclamations of BFFs 4EVA, political statements, or the eternal and heartbreakingly endearing “I was here” – look, there’s my name.

All of this to say that I went to Shoreditch, London, to look at street art. It was my second time in London since moving to Europe nearly two years ago.

The first time, I was left with the impression that London was extremely busy, mostly grey, and that the people stomping the pavement seemed almost wholly unhappy. I wondered, not for the first time, why so many Kiwis make something of a pilgrimage out of the place.

This time around, I got out of the centre. While it’s worth seeing the icons of the Big British Apple – the black cabs, the red buses, Big Ben, Tower Bridge … I suspected that, like many cities, the real spirit of London wasn’t going to be found in the CBD. Searching for things to do, my eye was caught by a Street Art Tour, run by Alternative London.

Street art in Shoreditch ranges from superb to slander to gummy miniatures, writes Rebecca Roche.

My guide was the intelligent, insightful, and instantly likeable Kea (possibly a pseudonym), who showed me around the alleyways, doorways, and abandoned spots of Shoreditch, revealing the many examples of artists marking their existence on their grimy bit of the world.

What I saw was extremely varied: ranging from objectively beautiful paintings, which suggested formal training, to a piece of gum on the ground, lovingly illustrated like a miniature canvas (Google search Ben Wilson chewing gum man).

Collages slapped on to walls with flour-and-water paste alluded to hurried missions under the cover of darkness, while tiny sculptures had been placed atop lamp posts by a man hiding in plain sight with his hard hat and fluoro vest.

There were plaster moulds of broccoli heads stuck on to walls, near a football player who, on closer inspection, had his foot on a skull, and a stencilled cherub with a gun slung over a shoulder, spray painting a heart.

One of my favourite pieces was an immense brick wall covered in the slogan “Tired of Life, Tired of London.” Kea walked behind me as I took a picture and said: “That’s one of mine.”

The only street artist I was even vaguely familiar with before this tour was Banksy, so I learned a lot.

Street artists make up an intriguing community, engaging with each other through their work – a strike through some-

one’s existing work or painting indicates disrespect. Still, it’s a community in which the members are unlikely to have met in person, and refer to each other with (often amusing) code names.

Street art is, of course, mostly illegal and so a code of anonymity is necessary. We will never know, for example, who graffitied “ERICA HAS HERPES” in huge script along the interior wall of a pedestrian tunnel.

I instantly wanted to know: Who is Erica? Has she seen a doctor? Does she need me? Why would someone publicly shame her like this? Poor Erica – this artist didn’t give her the same name protection that they claimed for themselves.

From slander to miniature masterpieces, a recurring discussion was around what makes art worthy. Is the term “street art” purely descriptive, or does it contain a certain value judgment which differentiates it from simply “art”? And is street art the same as graffiti, or is the second term implicitly negative? And what about tagging? Is it necessarily vandalism if it beautifies an ugly space? If there is a difference between art and vandalism, what are the criteria for each? And are there some spaces which should remain untouched?

To this last question, Kea thought so. Approaching a little, tin-roofed trailer, I saw a sign on top of it: “Syd’s: The Original Coffee Stall, Established 1919.”

Apparently, several generations of Syds have served locals from

A few of Ben Wilson, aka the chewing gum man’s, works. this trailer, one young Syd even being bought home from World War Two because Shoreditch was in desperate need of a cuppa.

Kea pointed to the tag “COSMO” sprayed across one of the sides. “I have a lot of respect for some of Cosmo’s work,” Kea said, “but most artists I know think this choice of placement shows an ignorance of history. There are some things you just shouldn’t work on.”

It says more about my own pre-judgment of graffiti artists than anything else, but I was surprised and impressed to hear that there was a sort of at-least-partially-respected moral code in the community.

I would certainly recommend this tour, even if – no, especial-

ly if – you have only ever used “street” and “art” in the same phrase to ask directions to a gallery.

In Shoreditch, the streets are the gallery. It is sometimes beautiful, sometimes ugly, and often just plain weird, but the resilience of the artists is respectable.

The longevity of their work is uncertain – other artists will soon cover it up, or the council will paint it grey again.

And yet, much in the same way the incoming tide doesn’t stop you from scrawling your name in the sand, they took the opportunity to claim a space and say what they wanted to say.

And on that note: I was here. I existed. And I have something to say … Be nice to Erica.

Sport 14 Ashburton Guardian

www.guardianonline.co.nz

Monday, September 16, 2019

■■CRICKET

Paine plays down the sledging NZME

Champs hit quarters It’s club championship season for local golf clubs, and at the Ashburton Golf Club on Saturday play hit quarter-finals stage.

Among those taking part was Sean Strange, who is pictured here watching the progress of one of his drives.

PHOTO ROBYN HOOD 140919-RH-081

■■SQUASH

Kiwi squash star takes out French Open NZME World number six Paul Coll (left) has started his new season in the best possible way with victory at the French Open in Nantes.

The New Zealand squash star defeated Welshman, Joel Makin 12-10, 11-3, 11-9 in 72 minutes to pick up his 14th career title.

“I was very happy with my performance.

“It was probably my best squash all week which is what you want to do,” said Coll.

“It was almost like a new event this evening because I only got four or five hours sleep, so mentally I had to be on it today.

“Joel played really well today but I am happy with my performance

and you cannot get better than starting the season with a victory at the first chance.”

Cool took out the first game of the match in a 26-minute slugfest.

He won it on a tie-break to take the momentum into the rest of the match.

The second game saw Coll dominate his Welsh counterpart, restricting him to just three points, as he doubled his lead in the match.

He then went out into a big lead in the fourth, holding a 9-4 advantage.

However, the Welsh No.1 was able to fight back, winning five straight points to tie level in the game at 9-9.

It was Coll that went on to win the game, and the match, though, to lift his second title of the calendar year.

Australian cricket captain Tim Paine has angrily shot down suggestions there was any added niggle between his side and England on day three of the final Ashes Test, saying too much is being made of verbal exchanges between players when everyone should instead be more focused on the cricket.

The was plenty of chat in the middle of The Oval, particularly during the morning session, as England piled on the runs in its second innings.

Matthew Wade was his usual talkative self, giving captain Joe Root a serve and regularly chirping the English stars as he has done all series.

Wade was seen talking with umpire Kumar Dharmasena then his fellow official Marais Erasmus approached Paine, leading West Indian great Michael Holding to speculate the umpires were telling the Aussies to tone down the talk.

“I think he (Erasmus) is trying to impress upon them that talking is for the dressing room,” Holding said in commentary for Sky Sports.

“If you talk out on the field you talk to your mates, not the opposition.”

However, Paine denied the umpires said anything to him about reducing the level of chat.

“Not about that,” Paine said when asked about his interaction with Erasmus. “The incident, Joe Root and Matthew Wade were talking to each other, there was nothing in it at all.”

Cricket writer for The Telegraph, Isabelle Westbury, said on Twitter Stokes called David Warner a “f***ing prick” as the players left the field at lunch while Stokes was sledged in the middle session when facing Nathan Lyon.

“Aww yeah, Bristol,” at least one of the Aussies said, referencing Stokes’ infamous night on the town in the English city when he got into a fight outside a bar in 2017 and knocked a man out.

Paine was firm in declaring there was nothing wrong with the behaviour of any of his team-mates.

“I think we’ve been fantastic, I think both sides have played in good spirit. It’s competitive test cricket and people are going to talk to each other,” Paine said.

Cricket Australia CEO Kevin Roberts said on day three it was a testament to the new approach that no Aussie has been hit with a code of conduct violation since last year’s ball tampering scandal.

GET AHEAD OF THE GAME WITH THE GUARDIAN

ALL DRAWS AND RESULTS

Sport

ONLINE TONIGHT AT

www.guardianonline.co.nz

Sport www.guardianonline.co.nz

Monday, September 16, 2019

Ashburton Guardian 15

Oilers in celebration mode

By Erin Tasker

erin.t@theguardian.co.nz

History was made in Geraldine on Saturday when the Chertsey Oilers rugby league team picked up their first ever win.

The Oilers headed into round one of the Duncan McGregor Memorial Aoraki Cup competition confident that a win was a possibility, and coach Matt Milne said it all just came together.

The Oilers beat the Timaru Outlaws 22-10 in the first game of an entertaining double header to kick-start the 2019 Aoraki competition at the Geraldine Rugby Club, while the defending champion Ashburton Barbarians lost to the Country Cowboys in day’s second game.

It wasn’t a great day for running rugby league, with persistent rain making both the ball and the

ground slippery, but the Oilers had a game plan which they stuck to, and it worked.

“We sort of set mini-goals, and that was to try and play 80 minutes of structured rugby league, which is a pretty big ask,” Milne said.

But they did it.

“We made it hard for ourselves, but it wasn’t a bad thing, it was just that they were so eager,” Milne said.

Down 10-8 at half time, Chertsey kept rolling forward in the second half and barely gave the Outlaws a look in.

“I’ve never seen such brutal, controlled defence for the full 80 minutes, it was quite amazing,” Milne said.

The Chertsey Rugby League Club was formed in 2017 and for the first two seasons, the Oilers

The Chertsey Oilers celebrate after their first ever win on Saturday. failed to pick up a win.

But in a pre-season friendly against an invitational Halswell side a couple of weeks ago the signs were there that the drought could end this season.

They drew that game, which was the club’s best ever result, and a huge confidence boost.

Now, with a win under their belts, they were even more confident heading into their next match – a local derby with the Ashburton Barbarians.

Things didn’t go so well for the Ashburton Barbarians in their opening game on Saturday, losing 34-20 to the Country Cowboys in game two of the double-header, which also happened to be a repeat of last year’s final match-up.

But Barbarians coach Steve Gamble said it wasn’t a bad performance.

“It went all right, we just didn’t win,” Gamble said.

Although the Barbarians played in the Canterbury Rugby League division one competition earlier in the season, the team they’ve taken on to the field in the Aoraki competition is vastly different.

They’ve lost a few players to the Oilers, and have welcomed a few new players on board, including a number of rugby players keen to give league a shot.

“I was pretty happy with the way they went in those conditions, and not having ever played with each other before,” Gamble said.

PHOTO SUPPLIED

“I think a lot of the other teams had the luxury of most of their boys having played together before through rugby, whereas our boys hadn’t really played any sport together before.”

Gamble said the Barbarians looked to be a good dry track team, and Saturday’s conditions were far from dry, with the ground particularly greasy by the time the Barbarians and Cowboys took to it for the second game of the day.

So he was hoping for a drier track this weekend, when the teams head to Rakaia for another double header, which will pit the two Mid Canterbury teams against each other, and the two South Canterbury teams against each other.

Raiders stun the Storm in NRL finals first round NZME The Canberra Raiders could be without three of their best for the NRL preliminary final, but two players on report aren’t worried they’ll miss any action.

Winger Jordan Rapana and lock Joe Tapine were both put on report while Nick Cotric was injured, during their 12-10 win against the Melbourne Storm on Saturday, Rapana for a lifting tackle on Cameron Munster and Tapine for a chicken-wing tackle on Brandon Smith.

“We talked about about how Melbourne were trying to stand in the tackles and I just tried to lift him up and bum-rush him you know, drag him back and he must have got caught in a dangerous position,” Rapana said.

“Personally I don’t think it was

bad at all. I couldn’t see his head at the time so I got worried for a little bit that I might get sent off.

“But then when I re-watched it I thought that was a bit soft.

“I don’t think I’ll miss a week.

I’ll be pissed off if I do and I’ll be telling Stick [coach Ricky Stuart] to go in firing if it has to go to the tribunal but surely not.”

Tapine said there was “definitely no malice” tackling his “good mate”.

“It was accidental. Brendon’s arm went back a bit and they said report for chicken wing. We’ll have a look at it, there was no intention or anything, he’s a good mate,” Tapine said.

Canberra and NSW winger Cotric copped a boot to the face while trying to tackle fullback Ryan Papenhuyzen in the first half.

The NSW representative broke his nose and failed a head injury assessment. He didn’t return to the game.

Raiders centre Joey Leilua wasn’t able to start the game after he injured his eye while running on to the field through fireworks.

Medical staff were able to remove a piece of black pyrotechnic shell from Leilua’s left eye and he played off the bench.

The Raiders were at virtually full strength heading into the game, with Hudson Young (suspended) the only one of their best 17 players who was unavailable.

Canberra will host the preliminary final in two weeks.

Meanwhile wily coach Des Hasler once again defied the odds to keep Manly’s finals hopes alive.

Not even the 15,495 who packed into Lottoland on Saturday night

were totally convinced their injury-ravaged side could beat Cronulla and progress past week one of the NRL finals.

But the Sea Eagles turned up to crush the Sharks 28-16 to book a spot against South Sydney on Friday night.

The shock loss brought an abrupt end to the wonderful career of warhorse Paul Gallen.

Gallen, who was twice approached by the Sea Eagles to make the switch to the northern beaches about a decade ago, cut a lone figure as he watched most of the second half from a plastic chair before he returned with the match over.

Cronulla coach John Morris revealed afterwards that Gallen had injured his calf during the week, but was never going to miss what ended up a sad swansong.

On Friday night the Sydney Roosters showed why they are favoured to successfully defend their NRL title by crushing the South Sydney Rabbitohs.

The Bunnies were battered right from the start, with the Roosters scoring their first try in the second minute on the way to leading 26-0 at halftime.

Souths had twice recovered from halftime deficits to beat the Roosters this year, in the first and last rounds of the regular season, but only their most delusional fans would have seen a way back from this first-half pummelling.

It was hard to believe the Rabbitohs had beaten the Roosters just eight days earlier, such was the dominance of the champions in front of 30,000 fans as they cruised to their ninth straight win at the Sydney Cricket Ground.

Sport 16 Ashburton Guardian

www.guardianonline.co.nz

Monday, September 16, 2019

Celebrating their win in the Canterbury men’s division one basketball competition on Saturday were (from back second left) Pip Johnston, Jason Grieg, Tomo O’Brien, Fotu Hala, Tony Gilbert, Nick Fechney, Brian Kerr (coach), (front from left) Marc Juntilla and Gareth Hunt. Canterbury Rams head coach Mick Downer is on the far left.

PHOTO CANTERBURY BASKETBALL

■■ BASKETBALL

Mid Canty men claim div one title Mid Canterbury’s men’s basketball side has capped off a stunning return to the Canterbury Basketball scene by taking out the division one title.

Playing Atami Casa de Banos at Cowles Stadium on Canterbury Basketball’s big finals day, the Mid Canterbury boys came to play, and didn’t let the occasion overawe them, running away with the win 82-62.

This year was the first time Mid Canterbury had entered a team in a Christchurch competition since 1999, and the fact that they won it was terrific, coach Brian Kerr said, particularly for such a young side that gave away a fair bit on size at times.

“This was a massive effort and a terrific result for the boys. A great way to end the season,” he said.

The final was the third time the two sides had met this season, with both having a win each to

their names, and in the big one they got off to a pretty even start.

Mid Canterbury were dealt an early blow when Fotu Hala rolled an ankle, but fortunately he was able to rejoin the struggle and Mid Canterbury led 21-16 at the end of the first quarter before hitting a couple of early baskets to push it out to a 10-goal margin early in the second.

Atami came back and took the lead with a drive to the basket, as Mid Canterbury found themselves having to work hard to break a full court defence, at a time when they also went quiet offensively.

A rolled ankle to Nick Fechney provided another headache, but he too was able to return to the game as Mid Canterbury increased their defensive intensity and regained the lead.

Mid Canterbury led 41-35 heading into the all-important

third quarter, where things got a bit frantic and Atami drew even again.

With three minutes to go in the quarter, three of Mid Canterbury’s big men were on the bench in foul trouble, giving them a small line-up on the court, but they just scrambled and fought harder, Kerr said.

Hala showed his attacking skills with a couple of strong drives, before a steal by Marc Juntilla and a timely three-pointer by captain Pip Johnston put Mid Canterbury out to a 63–52 lead.

At three-quarter time it was 66-55 in Mid Canterbury’s favour and they stuck with the smaller line-up because Atami were struggling to adapt to the speed of the defence and were turning the ball over.

A timely reintroduction of Greig and Thomas O’Brien into the mix created more headaches

for Atami, and by the end of the game Mid Canterbury were still full of running as they took out it out 82-62.

Kerr said that Atami tried to put Johnston off his game early, and while it did have some effect, Johnston’s superior fitness meant he was still pushing hard at the end.

“What was clear to see was that all of the team stepped up when they needed to, hitting the shot when required and being able to minimise any momentum swings,” Kerr said.

He said Mid Canterbury’s defence was outstanding.

“They fought and scrambled for everything and created a lot of Atami turnovers.

“In fact it was our smaller lineup that proved really effective because they were able to mitigate the Atami bigs and in turn sped up the game,” Kerr said.

“When we matched them with timber, they also struggled because on a whole Mid Canterbury did pretty well securing their own boards, reducing second shots.

“It was a terrific results for a generally such a young team.

“However when you have a general in the likes of Pip Johnston, the team will follow.”

Johnston finished with 22 points and was named MVP for the final, and the season.

Hala came back from his early scare to score 15 points, while Greig was a constant thorn in Atami’s side, and Juntilla was busy all game.

“To not mention the other boys of Gareth Hunt, Nick Fechney, Tony Gilbert and Tomo O’Brien would be a travesty as they played a massive part in the win.

“High work rates and the ability to keep up intensity was crucial,” Kerr said.

No chance Webster will be released from Breakers contract Breakers owner Matt Walsh has denied saying Corey Webster was the worst starting guard in the ANBL in 2018-19.

But he did admit communicating to Webster’s agent that “statistically”, he was the worst.

Walsh joined Radio Sport’s Jim Kayes to help lift the fog on the

disruptive Breakers pre-season and quashed any chance of releasing Webster from his contract with the club to take up an offer from Turkish outfit Darüafaka Basketbol.

Webster, 30, has been one of the most dominant players at the FIBA World Cup in China over

the past few weeks, putting up big numbers for the Tall Blacks against heavyweights including Greece and Turkey – a far cry from his meagre output for the Breakers last season.

Walsh explained Webster would not be released by the club unless his contract was bought out.

He was approached with an offer from Darüafaka Basketbol, and met with Walsh and Breakers director of basketball Dan Shamir after returning from the World Cup this week to discuss it.

Webster was signed to a threeyear deal with the Breakers last year, and there were no out claus-

es in his contract.

“We have Corey under contract for another two years. He’s one of our best players; he’s totally irreplaceable – there’s not another Corey Webster in New Zealand.

For us, it’s a no-brainer – we have to keep him, he’s so important to our team.”

Sport www.guardianonline.co.nz

Monday, September 16, 2019

Ashburton Guardian 17

■■ RUGBY

Dramatic derby ends in draw

By Erin Tasker

erin.t@theguardian.co.nz

Mid Canterbury came within millimetres of downing old foes South Canterbury in the most dramatic of endings to their round four clash in rugby’s Heartland Championship on Saturday.

After 87 minutes of end-to-end action in cool and wet conditions at the Ashburton A&P Showgrounds, the two teams were tied at 13-all when South Canterbury gave away a penalty which gave Mid Canterbury a last chance to take it.

As Mid Canterbury’s loan firstfive Corey McKay stepped up to take the deciding kick, home fans were pretty confident the win was theirs.

Slightly left of the post, 25-odd metres out, most at the ground would have put money on McKay slotting it with ease.

And it looked like he had.

The kick looked a match-winner all the way, but at the last second it just sailed wide of the lefthand post, and the home players and their fans couldn’t believe it.

The sight of barn-storming number seven Seta Koroitamana on his knees on the ground after the final whistle, head in his hands, pretty much summed it up.

For the second week in a row, a win had eluded Mid Canterbury in the final play of the game, well into injury time.

And it hurt.

Mid Canterbury coach Dale Palmer said it was disappointing not to come away with the win, but after a pretty dismal second half performance the week before, he was happy with the improvement he saw.

That performance last week saw Mid Canterbury go from leading the then top-of-the-table West Coast side 31-14 at half time in Greymouth, but go on to lose 43-41.

“We talked about it before the game, and at half-time, and I was just really proud of the way the guys came out in that second half,” Palmer said.

Heading into Saturday’s game, Palmer had asked his side for a complete performance, and they started like a team that had taken that message on board.

South Canterbury started strongly, as expected, pummelling the line for much of the first 15 minutes.

But, Mid Canterbury’s defence held strong and instead it was the home side that got on the board first, with a McKay penalty 27 minutes in, before South Canterbury took the lead with a try to captain Nick Strachan just before half-time.

A South Canterbury penalty early in the second made it 10-3, but when Mid Canterbury crossed for a try to captain Dampney 10 minutes into the second, the home side suddenly looked to have a spring in their step.

That locked the game up at 10all, and when South Canterbury first-five Miles Medlicott was yellow carded for a tip tackle on Matt McAtamney, Mid Canterbury

Matt Bentley prepares to take line-out ball for Mid Canterbury during his side’s draw with South Canterbury on Saturday, which was also Bentley’s blazer match (for 17 games).

PHOTO ROBYN HOOD 140919-RH-053

slotted the resulting penalty to take the lead.

They then looked to put the foot down and make the most of the one-man advantage, but instead it was South Canterbury who added three points to again tie things up and set up the exciting finish that ensued.

South Canterbury had another chance to take it just before the 80 minute mark, with a long range penalty attempt, and local hearts were in mouths because South Canterbury’s feisty little halfback Willie Wright had just proven he could kick that far with his previous attempt.

But this attempt went just a shade left, and with time practically up on the clock you might

have expected a safety-first forcing of the ball – but that wasn’t in the plan, and Mid Canterbury charged out from their own line through captain Jon Dampney.

They went the length of the field and after a couple of turnovers and a missed dropped goal attempt, it all came down to that unsuccessful last-ditch penalty attempt.

For the second week in a row there were plenty of ‘what ifs’ after the final whistle, and while a draw wasn’t what anyone wanted, Palmer still took plenty of positives from the performance.

South Canterbury were bigger and more powerful in the forwards, but Mid Canterbury matched them.

After being monstered in the first scrum of the game, Mid Canterbury fought back to the extent where they actually earned their own scrum penalty in the second half.

Palmer said his players had self-belief, and while they now had one win, a draw and two losses from their first four games, all wasn’t lost.

“The results table isn’t in our favour right now, but that doesn’t mean that we can’t carry on for the next four games and build on things every week,” Palmer said.

Mid Canterbury are on the road in round five, heading to Gisborne to take on a Poverty Bay side in a similar position on the leaderboard.

They also have just one win on the board, and while Mid Canterbury are sitting seventh, they’re sitting eighth following a 36-31 loss to Wairarapa Bush on Saturday.

In other results from Saturday, North Otago became the only unbeaten team in the Heartland competition with their narrow 22-21 victory over Thames Valley, while East Coast lost to King Country 12-27, and Horowhenua-Kapiti went down to Buller 31-46.

But the other big talking point of round four was Wanganui picking themselves back up after starting with three rare losses on the trot, to hand West Coast their first loss, 36-18.

Racing 18 Ashburton Guardian

www.guardianonline.co.nz

Monday, September 16, 2019

Sam Ottley and Jaime’s Bad Boy have the edge over local hope Just Michael at yesterday’s Methven Trotting Club meeting which was shifted to Ashburton.

■■METHVEN@ASHBURTON

PHOTO ROBYN HOOD 150919-RH-020

Ashburton hosts Methven harness It was supposed to be the first step towards a big season of grass track harness racing but no one bothered to tell the weather gods.

So, when a deluge of rain fell in Methven on Friday night the Methven Trotting Club committee were left with the tough decision of whether or not to play the game of risk and take a chance that there would be sufficient drying time to see the meeting go ahead on their own surface, or

shift down the road to Ashburton.

The latter became the final decision and the first grass track meeting of the season became an all-weather affair, with those involved literally uplifting everything and relocating it 20 minutes down the road.

Following their final meeting of last season, Methven undertook remedial work on a section of their premier grass track surface and fears were that racing action on that particular section of the

track would leave it unusable for future meetings during the season.

The decision had a minimal impact on the day’s racing events, with only a couple of horses withdrawing from the meeting as a result of the shift from the grass to the all weather surface.

With a plethora of local chances throughout the day, there was plenty of hope for some strong performances from the locally trained horses, but only one man-

aged to get the chocolates.

Brent White, who trains from the Ashburton Racecourse, prepared trotter Ardee Trouble to win during the middle of the day, courtesy of a perfect front-running drive from Stephen McNally.

The six-year-old gelding managed to negate the standing start aspect of the race and found the front within the first few hundred metres and then never looked back, clearing out to win by and

impressive three lengths.

Former local lad, John Morrison, got himself in on the action too when he won with promising pacer Standout – but as far as local success on the day that was the extent of it.

The meeting served as one of Methven’s biggest days of the season with close to 600 people from all around Canterbury enjoying the day in the sunshine as part of the Clubs of Canterbury Raceday.

Results from yesterday’s Methven/Ashburton trots The weather was fine and the track slushy for the Methven Harness@Ashburton at Ashburton yesterday.

RACE 1 WOOLSTON CLUB TROT, $8000, 2400m 2-1 Palisade (16) B Butt 1 8-7 Superfast Lad (2) S Ottley 2 3-3 Mono Gamble (5) T Williams 3 Scratched: Excite, Moons Way, Tuscan Sun. Also (finish order): 6-5 Silver Surfer, 4-4 Dudes Star, 9-8 Awesome Impee, 14-13 Best Wishes, 13-12 Just Another Legend, 5-6 Lady Hillary, 1-2 Flyin Mandy, 10-9 DD’s Super Stuart, 11-11 Maranatha Atlas, 12-14 Tiptoe Trouble, 7-10 Eilish Hall, 15-15 Goose Healy.

1-3/4L, 1/2 hd, Nse. Time: 3:15.14. MR: 2:10.80. Last 800m: 60.87. Win: $4.50.

Places: $1.90, $4.70, $2.40. Quinella: $41.70.

Trifecta: $568.40 (16,2,5). First4: $886.90 (16,2,5,10). Sub: Flyin Mandy (8).

Trainer: D & C Butt, Woodend Beach.

Breeding: 4 g Andover Hall-Hot Vacation.

RACE 2 - THE PAPANUI CLUB MOBILE PACE, $8000, 2400m 1-1 Somekindawonderful (4)J Dunn 1 7-5 Carita (14) R May 2 6-7 Jive (5) C D Thornley 3 Scr: Rachel Alexandra, Silent Rapture.

Also (finishing order): 11-10 Gotta Party Doll, 4-4 Laver, 9-9 Iron Woman, 10-11 Motu Cullen, 2-2 The Terrorist, 12-12 Negara, 5-6 Albasini, 3-3 Stevie Lynn, 14-14 Szybka Lane, 13-13 My Man Rooster, 8-8 Make Believe.

1-3/4L, 1/2L, 1-1/2L. Time: 3:02.21.

MR: 2:07.90. Last 800m: 59.86.

Win: $1.40. Places: $1.00, $4.80, $5.90.

Quinella: $14.40. Trifecta: $271.00 (4,14,5).

First4: $2285.50 (4,14,5,1). Double: $6.90 (16/4+), $34.20 (16/14).

Trainer: Robert Dunn, Woodend Beach.

Breeding: 3 g Somebeachsomewhere-Redheadedwildflower.

RACE 3 - ASHBURTON MSA LIQUOR CENTRE PACE, $8000, 2400m 2-2 Standout (7) J Morrison 1 8-9 Alyssa Delight (6) B Hope 2 5-5 The Guild (16) J Hay 3 Scratched: Fusitua, Genelis, President Pat. Also (in finishing order): 4-4 Street Appeal, 12-11 El Chapo, 3-3 Mongolian Marshal, 1-1 Alta Endeavour, 10-12 Darryl Kerrigan, 11-10 The Diva, 13-13 Rafa Novak, 7-7 Jacks Anne, 9-8 Don’t Tell Ange, 14-14 Webs Reactor, 6-6 Ruby’s A Delight.

1-1/4L, 1/2 hd, 2L. Time: 3:05.77. MR: 2:04.60. Last 800m: 59.23. Win: $4.80.

Places: $1.90, $5.80, $2.80. Quinella: $81.80.

Trifecta: $732.10 (7,6,16). First4: $1516.70 (7,6,16,12). Treble: $41.90 (16/4+/7).

Trainer: Ian Munro, Otematata. Breeding: 4 g Stunin Cullen-Midfrew Boulevard.

RACE 4 - KAIAPOI CLUB TROT, $8500, 2400m 2-4 Ardee Trouble (8) S McNally 1 10-10 Rusty I Am (9) P Wakelin 2 9-9 Foreigner (2) G Hunt 3 Also (in finishing order): 3-3 Rogie Falls, 6-8 Chasing Great, 5-5 Don’t Rock The Boat, 7-6 Stellar Success, 8-7 Boyz Invasion, 11-11 I’ldoitmyway, 12-12 Dolly Jones, 4-2 Dr Cliff, 1-1 Deborahs Gem. 3L, 2-1/4L, 1/2 hd. Time: 3:12.31. MR: 2:09.00.

Last 800m: 60.01. Win: $5.80. Places: $2.40, $6.10, $4.70. Quinella: $130.90. Trifecta: $1769.00 (8,9,2). First4: $6829.90 (8,9,2,1). Double: $24.10 (7/8), $93.10 (7/9).

Trainer: Brent White, Ashburton Raceway.

Breeding: 6 g Brylin Boyz-Jazzardee.

RACE 5 - LINCOLN CLUB PACE, $8000, 2400m 5-3 Jamies Bad Boy (7) S Ottley 1 3-4 Just Michael (3) L O’Reilly 2 2-2 Prodigal Guinness (4) J Dunn 3 Scratched: Conquer Me, Changeover Jo, Days Of Destiny.

Also (in finishing order): 6-6 Krystal Delight, 12-13 Just A Smile, 1-1 Tiger Moth, 14-14 The Consultant, 15-15 Franco Hatton, 10-9 Miss Behavin, 4-5 Duke, 7-7 Beau Major, 8-8 Supreme Lincoln, 13-11 Emma G, 9-10 Sparkling Annie, 11-12 Cambire.

1/2 nk, 4-1/4L, Hd. Time: 3:05.55.

MR: 2:04.40. Last 800m: 59.02.

Win: $7.10. Places: $2.10, $2.40, $1.90.

Quinella: $27.20. Trifecta: $206.70 (7,3,4).

First4: $1455.60 (7,3,4,8). Quaddie: $373.10 (4+/7/8/7). Sub: Tiger Moth (2).

Trainer: Mark Jones, Burnham. Breeding: 6 g Badlands Hanover-Jamies Lass.

RACE 6 RICHMOND CLUB JUNIOR DRIVERS PACE, $8500, 2400m 8-8 Wild Excuse (4) S Smith 1 1-1 Franco Garrett (3) J Morrison 2 5-4 King Of Heroes (5) K Newman 3 All Started.

Also (in finishing order): 4-6 Portalegre, 7-7 Jonty James, 13-14 Sister’s Delight, 1112 Victor Tango, 9-10 Dreaminsover, 6-5 Sweeney Todd, 15-13 Rainy River, 14-15 Dynamo, 10-9 Artfilly Crafted, 2-2 Ascalabus, 12-11 Pembrook Blue, 3-3 Silk.

1-1/4L, 2L, 3/4L. Time: 3:02.17. MR: 2:02.10.

Last 800m: 57.84. Win: $19.80. Places: $4.90, $1.40, $2.70. Quinella: $30.20. Trifecta: $566.90 (4,3,5). First4: $2858.60 (4,3,5,11). Double: $278.60 (7/4), $9.00 (7/3+). Treble: $2254.40 (8/7/4).

Trainer: Phil Burrows, Woodend Beach.

Breeding: 4 m A Rocknroll Dance-Smooth Maker.

RACE 7 - HORNBY WORKING MENS CLUB HANDICAP PACE, $9000, 2400m 1-1 Matt Damon (3) M Anderson 1 2-2 Only In America (6) J Morrison 2 7-6 Norman Richards (7) J Hay 3 Scratched: Clasina Maria.

Also (in finishing order): 8-9 Shadow Minister, 3-3 Arocknatthepark, 9-8 The Valiant, 5-5 Cathy Brown, 6-7 Unico Legend, 4-4 Homebush Lad, 11-11 Flamboyant, 10-10 Canardly Remember.

3/4L, 2-1/2L, Nk. Time: 3:02.10. MR: 2:02.10.

Last 800m: 56.47. Win: $1.40. Places: $1.30, $1.50, $3.70. Quinella: $3.60. Trifecta: $44.00 (3,6,7). First4: $547.10 (3,6,7,9).

Sub: Matt Damon (3).

Tr: Mitchell Kerr, Rangiora Raceway. Breeding: 4 g Bettor’s Delight-Angelina Jolie.

RACE 8 - OXFORD CLUB MOBILE PACE, $9000, 2400m 7-8 Frankie Jones (7) M Williamson 1 4-5 Essence Of Easton (3) R May 2 11-11 Sounds Lika Gem (9) L O’Reilly 3 Scratched: Overarm.

Also (in finishing order): 5-4 Iknow, 2-2 Kardesler, 10-10 God Only Knows, 8-7 Rollova, 3-3 Bush Man, 12-13 Mr Midnight, 1-1 Doctor Tim, 13-12 Leading The Way, 6-6 Proactor, 9-9 Ardent Lustre.

Nse, 1-1/4L, 3/4L. Time: 2:58.78.

MR: 2:05.10. Last 800m: 58.74.

Win: $11.50. Places: $3.90, $2.70, $8.30.

Quinella: $53.70. Trifecta: $2410.70 (7,3,9).

First4: $1027.10 (7,3,9,2). Double: $12.60 (3+/7), $4.00 (3+/3). Sub: Doctor Tim (8).

Trainer: Trent Yesberg, Ohoka. Breeding: 5

g Gotta Go Cullen-Forever Now. RACE 9 - OAMARU CLUB HANDICAP TROT, $9000, 2400m 1-1 Renezmae (10) R Close 1 6-7 Beyond The Horizon (5) L O’Reilly 2 8-8 Ali Lindenny (3) J Dunn 3 Scratched: One Over Dover.

Also (in finishing order): 3-2 We’ll Meet Again, 7-4 Momentous, 9-9 Ideal Invasion, 2-5 Take After Me, 5-6 Neverneverland, 4-3 Missie Castleton.

6L, 1/2 hd, Lg nk. Time: 3:03.56. MR: 2:03.10.

Last 800m: 58.28. Win: $2.20. Places: $1.40, $3.00, $3.50. Quinella: $18.00. Trifecta: $280.90 (10,5,3). First4: $1006.90 (10,5,3,9). Sub: Renezmae (10).

Trainer: Regan Todd, Woodend Beach.

Breeding: 5 m The Pres-City Lane.

RACE 10 - NEW BRIGHTON & LYTTELTON CLUBS MOBILE PACE, $8500, 2400m 2-1 Unico Enchantress (7) B Orange 1 4-3 That Alexander Guy (14) R Close 2 6-7 Jungle Gem (4) B Borcoskie 3 All Started.

Also (finish order): 11-11 Betstars Blue Jean, 10-8 Flyingmasterwilliams, 12-12 Tact Denzel, 5-5 Bakari, 7-6 Martin John, 13-14 Jetenara, 8-9 Motoring Major, 14-13 Swap Over, 9-10 Melt Down, 1-2 Friend, 3-4 Snow Printz.

5L, 2-1/2L, Nk. Time: 2:58.59. MR: 2:04.60.

Last 800m: 58.03. Win: $3.30. Places: $1.60, $2.20, $4.70. Quinella: $17.30. Trifecta: $268.00 (7,14,4). First4: $2534.10 (7,14,4,3). Quaddie: $127.70 (3+/7/10+/7).

Place6: $109.20 (3,4,7/3+,4,5/3+,6,7/3,7,9/3 ,5,10+/4,7,14). Double: $5.60 (10+/7), $8.60 (10+/14). Treble: $160.40 (7/10+/7).

Tr: G & N Hope, Woodend Beach. Breeding: 6 m Roll With Joe-Seel Of Approval.

Racing www.guardianonline.co.nz

Monday, September 16, 2019

Ashburton Guardian 19

■■RICH HILL STUD

■■MELBOURNE

Glory Days pleases in debut NZME It’s not often that a trainer leaves a racecourse with a smile on their face after finishing out of the money but that was the case for Waverley’s Bill Thurlow at Flemington on Saturday.

Thurlow was reflecting on the performance of his Gr.1 Auckland Cup (3200m) winner Glory Days, who demonstrated a good turn of foot under the steadier of 60.5kgs as she stormed into fifth over 1700m to close out the programme at Melbourne’s racing headquarters.

While expecting Glory Days to improve on her first-up performance in New Zealand, where she struggled when finishing at the rear over 1400m on a waterlogged surface at Otaki, Thurlow admitted he was looking for a confidence booster as he plots a course to the Gr.1 Lexus Melbourne Cup (3200m) for the bonny seven-year-old mare.

“She went super and we are very pleased with that performance,” he said.

“It was quite a strong field and she was giving up to 6kgs to the ones who finished in front of her, so you have to be thrilled with a run like that.

“We were realistic about our winning chances before the race and I just wanted to see her get home well, so she really did live right up to expectations with the run.”

Thurlow was also buoyed by the post-race comments of jockey Craig Williams who was suitably impressed by the mare.

“Craig was very taken by the finishing burst she put up as he had thought she might have struggled after going a little keenly early on,” Thurlow said.

“She probably just battled that

M3

Palmerston North Greyhound Racing Club (2014) Incorporated Venue: Manawatu Raceway Meeting Date: 16 Sep 2019 NZ Meeting number: 3 Doubles: 1 and 2; 3 and 4; 5 and 6; 7 and 8; 9 and 10 Trebles: 1, 2 and 3; 4, 5 and 6; 8, 9 and 10 1 12.17pm (NZT) FORMPRO RATINGS FREE EVERY MONDAY C1 C1, 410m 1 76555 Slam It 23.93..............................J McInerney 2 88411 Spring Fox nwtd D &...................J MacAuley 3 87873 Bigtime Daisy 23.61............................L Cole 4 61555 Nuclear Jewel nwtd..........................L Doody 5 36677 Winbourn Freddy nwtd.................A Turnwald 6 37867 Bigtime Diesel 24.02 G &........ S Fredrickson 7 73355 Valyrian Steel nwtd....................J McInerney 8 25738 Bigtime Roll nwtd........................ D P Symes 9 87856 Lucky Mick nwtd J &.............................D Bell 10 88785 Bigtime Silver 24.47............................L Cole 2 12.35pm GREYHOUNDS AS PETS C1 C1, 410m 1 24454 Opehu Express nwtd.........................R Waite 2 88125 Big Time Kenny nwtd..........................L Cole 3 63362 Jinja Ted nwtd................................M Gowan 4 57864 Jetlag Jag nwtd..........................J McInerney 5 38675 Plan Stan nwtd................................ L Pearce 6 23624 Mother’s Touch nwtd J &......................D Bell

M9

Palmerston North Greyhound Racing Club Incorporated Venue: Manawatu Raceway Meeting Date: 16 Sep 2019 NZ Meeting number: 9 Doubles: 1 and 2; 4 and 5 Trebles: 3, 4 and 5 1 3.17pm (NZT) DOUG BRADLEY PAINTERS C1 C1, 457m 1 63854 Bigtime Rosie 26.24 G &......... S Fredrickson 2 66247 Emgrand Rose nwtd....................A Turnwald 3 23733 Big Time Benny 26.60.........................L Cole 4 44728 Arm Turner nwtd.........................J McInerney 5 11628 Big Time Amie 26.79...........................L Cole 6 34663 Zipping Romeo 26.61 J &....................D Bell 7 33535 Tuff Mr. Tee 26.54...........................B Mitchell

Glory Days storms to victory in the Auckland Cup.

Stunning week for Shocking NZME

last 50m but he said the move she made to get into the finish from the 300m was very impressive.

“Hopefully he will want to stick with her for her next start as he did ask to be kept in the loop but he is in hot demand so you just never know.”

Thurlow will assess how his charge comes through Saturday’s run before making any firm plans for her, although he is weighing up two potential options.

“It will all depend on her recovery rate but our first option is the Benalla Cup (2046m) in two weeks,” he said.

“If she takes a little longer then we will most likely go to the Bart Cummings (Gr.3, 2500m) at Flemington a week later.

“She would carry a bit of weight in the Benalla Cup but it might

be away from the top ones and is getting up to a more suitable distance.”

Thurlow was also buoyed by comments from Racing Victoria’s chief handicapper, Greg Carpenter, when discussing the prospects of Glory Days making the final field for the Melbourne Cup from her current position of 39th on the order of entry.

“Greg introduced himself to me on Saturday and we had a really good chat about the Cup,” Thurlow said.

“He did mention that in a normal year she would be well placed to make the final field after defections but you just never know.

“We chatted after the race as well and he thought the mare had gone really well and would

be keeping an eye on her over the next few starts.”

Thurlow will head back to his Waverley base on Sunday where he will put the finishing touches on last season’s Gr.1 New Zealand Oaks (2400m) runner-up, Beyond The Fort, as she prepares to make her four-year-old debut.

“Beyond The Fort is heading to the trials at Foxton on Tuesday and is pretty close to her first start for the season,” he said. “She trialled up nicely at the start of the month and has come on well.

Tuesday will bring her on again for her first run which is likely to be at Hawera in early October.

“We will take it quietly with her but a race like the Waverley Cup in November could be a nice target and a great race to win on our home patch.”

Rich Hill Stud principal John Thompson was a happy man as he reflected on a wonderful week for his resident stallion Shocking while sipping on his Sunday morning coffee.

A brace of Australian victories on Saturday capped off a seven-day stretch that saw the dual Group One winning son of Street Cry produce eight individual winners throughout Australia, New Zealand and Macau.

Amongst those successes was impressive Rosehill winner Shock Alert for Bjorn Baker while promising three-year-old Zelenski added a black-type placing to his record at just his fourth start when finishing third behind Catalyst in the Gr.3 Cambridge Stud Northland Breeders’ Stakes at Ruakaka.

Thompson is delighted with the success for Shocking who he believes has become one of the forgotten sires in the local market despite fashioning an impressive record since he commenced duties at Rich Hill eight years ago.

“It is great to see him (Shocking) doing the business as he has always been a consistent producer of horses that win,” Thompson said.

“In his first crop there were four individual stakes winners including Fanatic who won the NZ Oaks, Chocante who won the Brisbane Cup and The Hassler who won the Championship Stakes at Ellerslie.

Thompson is hopeful that the latest run of success will translate to greater interest from local breeders who haven’t yet settled on their 2019 matings.

Palmerston North dogs Today at Manawatu Raceway 7 55742 Black Mags nwtd...............................S Stone 8 45453 Big Time Rusty nwtd...........................L Cole 9 87856 Lucky Mick nwtd J &.............................D Bell 10 88785 Bigtime Silver 24.47............................L Cole 3 12.52pm AFFORDABLE PET ACCESORIES C1, 410m 1 24284 Brazil Cambara nwtd G &....... S Fredrickson 2 36544 Retail Mayhem nwtd....................... L Pearce 3 44588 Bigtime Panther 23.90.................... M Gowan 4 71 Big Time Tatum 24.32.........................L Cole 5 6P426 Little Tornado nwtd............................R Waite 6 46581 Light Cruiser nwtd..........................G Atwood 7 47472 Jay Grim nwtd J &................................D Bell 8 43478 Elland Road nwtd.......................J McInerney Emergencies: 9 87856 Lucky Mick nwtd J &.............................D Bell 10 88785 Bigtime Silver 24.47............................L Cole 4 1.10pm USE PETRAVELLER.COM.AU C2 C2, 410m 1 51126 Cawbourne Moss 23.75................M Roberts 2 16884 Flying Huey nwtd...................... K Gommans 3 12721 Harpoon Harry 24.03 D &...........J MacAuley 4 64354 Millie Prince 23.29 J &.........................D Bell 5 88665 Little Scamp 23.65........................ D Denbee 6 64165 Gunnar Blueblood 23.84............J McInerney

7 51223 Tazia 23.53.................................... D Denbee 8 43442 Idol Patches nwtd...............................M Flipp 9 78765 Bigtime Mike nwtd...............................L Cole 5 1.27pm CREATIVE CATERING C5 C5, 410m 1 51285 Bigtime Lizzy 23.43.............................L Cole 2 35215 Magic Flynn 23.38...............................L Cole 3 62448 Bigtime Leads 23.30...........................L Cole 4 58163 Bigtime Sheer nwtd.............................L Cole 5 31618 Bigtime Shine 23.23............................L Cole 6 12824 Awesome Quality 23.24......................L Cole 7 34131 Bigtime Pete 22.99..............................L Cole 8 51463 Dynamite Danger 23.55 G &... S Fredrickson Emergencies: 9 51857 Bigtime Stella 23.62............................L Cole 10 63387 Bigtime Banjo 23.58............................L Cole 6 1.47pm J P PRINT, PETONE C2/C3 C2/3, 410m 1 34356 Bigtime Cutie nwtd..............................L Cole 2 75572 Bigtime Ziggy 23.86............................L Cole 3 44828 Three Amigos 23.65 J &......................D Bell 4 88148 Kirkham Coby 23.52........................C Morris 5 56854 Bigtime Baxter nwtd.................... D P Symes 6 25558 Bigtime Forest 23.95...........................L Cole 7 75724 Cawbourne Ridge 23.56 J &................D Bell

8 61776 Tuff Temptress 23.72......................B Mitchell 9 78765 Bigtime Mike nwtd...............................L Cole 7 2.07 RED SNAPPER SEAFOODS, CHRISTCHURCH C2/C3 C2/3, 410m 1 72312 Bigtime Jamie nwtd.............................L Cole 2 14237 Funky Facts 23.27 G &........... S Fredrickson 3 55333 Bigtime Molly nwtd..............................L Cole 4 74111 Bigtime Jasmine 23.63........................L Cole 5 53336 Bigtime Chris 23.88 G &......... S Fredrickson 6 15453 Electrical Storm 23.64...................M Goodier 7 8x241 Born Fab 23.83................................S Maher 8 43124 Big Time Dusty 23.76..........................L Cole 9 78765 Bigtime Mike nwtd...............................L Cole 8 2.22pm PAUL CLARIDGE ELECTRICAL C0, 457m 1 2 Summer Glee nwtd....................J McInerney 2 253 Woman No Cry nwtd....................A Turnwald 3 65765 Haze Adams nwtd........................A Turnwald 4 64548 Grunty Mama nwtd S &..............C Blackburn 5 53337 Ariana Sunset nwtd.....................B Goldsack 6 53264 Stormin’ Home nwtd S &............C Blackburn 7 67655 It’s Timmy nwtd..........................J McInerney 8 2 Morning Sun nwtd......................J McInerney 9 2.42pm OUTBACK TRADING COMPANY C1, 457m

1 35411 Meandering 26.34........................A Turnwald 2 44645 Zipping Cobra 26.01...........................L Cole 3 33722 Bigtime Sandy 26.15 G &........ S Fredrickson 4 67554 Eye Kno 26.34...............................W Woods 5 44565 Paradox Prince nwtd....................B Hodgson 6 2128 Big Time Vince nwtd............................L Cole 7 53534 Bill’s Barker 26.58............................S Maher 8 31242 Big Time Kobe nwtd............................L Cole Emergencies: 9 56453 Bigtime Lonestar 27.28 G &.... S Fredrickson 10 75887 Toki Girl 26.45............................... D Denbee 10 2.57pm KERNOW CONSTRUCTION GUARANTEED 15K PICK 6 C5 C5, 457m 1 51111 Bigtime Cooper 25.65.........................L Cole 2 33363 Turanza’s Terror 25.98..................A Turnwald 3 81261 Bigtime Rocco 26.05...........................L Cole 4 75641 Arden Emgrand 25.93..................A Turnwald 5 34134 Cawbourne Liz nwtd.....................M Roberts 6 67151 All About Space 25.68........................L Cole 7 24157 Fusion Cronulla 25.81..................A Turnwald 8 25123 Bigtime Levi 25.75..............................L Cole

9 45574 Bigtime Alfie 26.52..............................L Cole 10 56453 Bigtime Lonestar 27.28 G &.... S Fredrickson 4 4.24pm TOTAL BODYSHOP SUPPLIES C3/C4 C3/4, 457m 1 7143x Federal Impact nwtd............................L Cole 2 15532 Big Time Seth 26.07............................L Cole 3 23515 Thomas William 25.97................... D Denbee 4 31111 Big Time Maple 26.45.........................L Cole 5 12322 Big League Diva 25.95 G &.... S Fredrickson 6 43225 Bigtime Archie 26.36...........................L Cole 7 14557 Tommy The Jett 26.17..................A Turnwald 8 11514 Big Time Izzy 26.80.............................L Cole

5 4.41 PNGRC SECTIONAL TIMES@PNGREYHOUNDS. KIWI C4/C5 C4/5, 457m 1 14266 Bigtime Brody 25.94............................L Cole 2 84353 Ask King Jeff 25.78.............................L Cole 3 63627 Diddilee 25.92..............................A Turnwald 4 41116 Bigtime Shadow 25.75........................L Cole 5 21361 Bigtime Tank 26.37..............................L Cole 6 71434 Bigtime Puma nwtd.............................L Cole 7 76222 Bigtime Benji 26.11.............................L Cole 8 65517 Fare Dodger 26.03........................M Goodier

LEGEND: fsdt - First Start Here nwd - No Win this Distance fstd - First Start This Distance 31 13 - Best Winning Time This Track

Palmerston North dogs Today at Manawatu Raceway 8 22547 Mainline Lil nwtd..........................B Hodgson 9 45574 Bigtime Alfie 26.52..............................L Cole 10 75887 Toki Girl 26.45............................... D Denbee 2 3.41pm STEVE ‘THE AUCTIONEER’ DAVIS C4 C4, 410m 1 12277 Bigtime Coco 24.10.............................L Cole 2 34751 Big Time Frosty 23.75.........................L Cole 3 22844 Bigtime Homie nwtd............................L Cole 4 81642 Big Time Billie 23.60...........................L Cole 5 57243 Queen Big League 23.18 G &.S Fredrickson 6 13377 Bigtime Bee 23.51...............................L Cole 7 65175 Bigtime Caleb 23.98............................L Cole

8 1x367 Bigtime Charlote nwtd.........................L Cole 9 84757 Bigtime Kiss 23.19..............................L Cole 3 4.06pm MONSTER FISH AT STUD C1/2, 457m 1 45476 Waitohi 26.05...............................A Turnwald 2 33115 Big Time Ocean 26.14........................L Cole 3 63464 Here’s Hemi 26.33.....................J McInerney 4 13376 Pick A Pascal 26.24 G &......... S Fredrickson 5 12311 Cheeseball 26.11................................L Cole 6 43622 Tuff Knight 26.78............................B Mitchell 7 67537 Bigtime Fred 26.04..............................L Cole 8 75753 Tuff Treasure 26.54........................B Mitchell Emergencies:

LEGEND: fsdt - First Start Here nwd - No Win this Distance fstd - First Start This Distance 31 13 - Best Winning Time This Track

Classifieds 20 Ashburton Guardian

■■MOTOR RACING

www.guardianonline.co.nz

Monday, September 16, 2019

Controversy at Pukekohe

TRAVEL

ENTERTAINMENT

◊ TRIP TO THE COUNTRY

◊ THE PINK HAMMER Saturday, September 21 at 2pm, Court Theatre, Christchurch – for wanna-be female carpenters.

Beckley Coachlines Programme

Sunday, September 22 Departing 9.30am Includes: Te Pirita, Hororata, lunch at the Glentunnel Golf Course café, Lake Coleridge, Rakaia Gorge and Methven

NZME

Beckley Coachlines Programme

◊ MISS SAIGON Sunday, September 29 at 4pm, Isaac Theatre Royal, Christchurch. ◊ SILVER FERNS V AUSTRALIA October 13 at 4pm

Scott McLaughlin has claimed a record-breaking win in a chaotic Sunday leg of the Auckland SuperSprint at Pukekohe.

For bookings phone 308 7646 McLaughlin’s 17th victory of For bookings the year, the most in a single phone 308 7646 Supercars season, came afMOTORING ter an early safety car blunder WHEEL alignments at great prices. Maximise the ADULT turned the race on its head, and life of your tyres with an ENTERTAINMENT caused fury amongst several alignment from Neumanns drivers and teams.

Tyre Services Ltd, 197 Wills HERE’S hoping, attractive Available for An issue with the car of DaStreet. Phone 308 6737. bust.

Scott McLaughlin appointments. No texting, vid Reynolds saw the safety car phone 0210 2759 055. come out on lap 21, and de- so it’s a monumental stuff up – GARAGE SALES DOWNSIZING? Collecting NEW to town. Asian ladies, spite McLaughlin leading the inexcusable,” Edwards said.

“It’s hard to calm them down now for Ashburton Pakeke size 8, sexy body, 34DD, busty. race, the car picked up the field Lions Charity Market February Chinese prostate massage. in front of Whincup, who then because, even sitting in the 2020. Quality secondhand Two girls available. In/out drove past it, despite the warn- cockpit, they know there’s been furniture, household, garden, calls. Phone 021 046 4314. and workshop goods. No a stuff up. They’re just irate.” ing lights signalling him not to.

For his part, Whincup was TVs or computers. Phone Whincup’s team principal Ron 308 5660, Joe 302 Roland Dane believed that given a drive-through penalty, 4848, Trevor 307 2629. while the safety car caused the ending his chances of claiming confusion, Whincup was still at his second win of the season, after he had qualified on pole. fault.

Instead, through all the dra“To be honest, it’s not good 73St, Burnett Ashburton Members I.B.A.N.Z Brokernet Ltd. NZ Ltd. ma came McLaughlin, who LevelSt, 2, 73 St,|Ashburton Members I.B.A.N.Z & NZ Brokernet enough. If the yellow lights 2, 73 Level Burnett Ashburton | Members of|of I.B.A.N.Z &&of NZBrokers Level Level 2,are 73 Burnett St,2, Ashburton |Burnett Members of I.B.A.N.Z & Brokernet NZ Ltd. beat Craig Lowndes’ 1996 reon, you can’t go past it.

Level 2, 73 Burnett St, Ashburton | Members of I.B.A.N.Z & Brokernet NZ Ltd. “We still should be better cord for most victories in a season when he crossed the line than that but so should Jamie.”

Making the matter even ahead of Shane van Gisbergen messier, the car then picked and Chaz Mostert.

Greeted by Lowndes in vicup the field behind Whincup a lap later, causing drivers such tory lane, McLaughlin laughed Aaron Bradley as Lee Holdsworth, who was in he had “completely forgotten” Happy 4th Birthday second at the time but waited about the record.

Love from Mum, Dad “I wanted so badly to do this behind the safety car until beand Ben. ing waved through, to tumble on New Zealand soil and I’m out of the top 10 through no stoked. I’m really proud of our Birthday Greetings are free for those aged 12 and team to be up there with a guy fault of his own. under only. Free birthday greetings must be received His team principal Tim Ed- like [Lowndes]. at least two working days before date of insertion “I’m a lucky guy driving a cool wards was fuming at the error. otherwise there is no guarantee that it will appear “There’s a whole group of cars car and just a proud New Zeaon the day requested. Photos will be available at our level 3 office for collection after notice has appeared behind Jamie that had all pitted lander trying to do my thing.”

Birthday Greetings

Advertise in Guardian Classifieds for only $10 Date to be published ..........................................................................................

30 words for $10* (31-50 words – $15)

Tick box for your classification

015 - Accommodation / Rental 029 - Adult Entertainment 016 - Auction Sales 017 - Boats / Accessories 018 - Business Notices 019 - Business Wanted / Sell 021 - Caravans / Trailers 024 - Cinema 025 - Education 027 - Entertainment 030 - Finance 013 - Florists

032 - For Sale 034 - Gardening 038 - Grazing 080 - Health & Beauty 039 - Hire 040 - Holiday Accommodation 041 - Let or Lease 050 - Livestock / Pets 042 - Lost and Found 046 - Motoring 047 - Motorcycles 048 - Musical

049 - Personal 051 - Plants / Produce 057 - Rural Trading Post 059 - Situations Wanted 063 - Sport 064 - Sporting Notices 065 - Tenders 066 - Travel 067 - Trades / Services 070 - Wanted * T&C’s apply.

Not for publication

I hereby authorise publication of the above information on behalf of the organisation concerned.

Name .................................................................................................................................

(Block letters)

Address .............................................................................................................................

Contact ph .............................................(day).....................................................(evenings) Email .................................................................................................................................

Signature ...................................................................................................................................

Clip this form, fill in the applicable details and hand in to our LEVEL 3 office on Burnett Street.

in the paper.

Daily Events MONDAY 6am ST DAVID’S UNION CHURCH. Sweaty Betty’s circuit training in hall. 48 Allens Road.

9.30am for 10am start ASHBURTON COUNTY VETERANS. Copland Trophy at Tinwald. Facebook: Ashburton County Veterans Golf Association.

9.30am - 4pm ST JOHN SHOP. Opportunity shop open daily, donations welcome. 129 Tancred Street.

TUESDAY 9.30am ST DAVID’S UNION CHURCH. Walking group meets outside church. 48 Allens Road.

9.30am - 10.30am WALKING NETBALL Cost $2.

EA Networks Centre, River Terrace (not school holidays).

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

9.30am - 4pm ST JOHN SHOP. Opportunity shop open daily, donations welcome. 129 Tancred Street.

9.40am MID CANTERBURY CENTRAL FRIENDSHIP CLUB. Monthly meeting, mini and main speaker.

Seniors Centre, Cameron Street.

September 16 & 17, 2019 9.30am - 10.30am DAYTIME NETBALL. $5 a game, first game free. EA Networks Centre, River Terrace (not school holidays).

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

10am - 3pm 206 CLUB AGE CONCERN. Join us for a fun day filled with activities for the over 60 years. For more information ring Age Concern 308 6817. Seniors Centre, Cameron Street.

10am - 4pm HOSPICE MID CANTERBURY OP SHOP. Quality clothing and homewares. Donations welcome. 71 Tancred Street.

10am - 4pm ASHBURTON EMBROIDERERS GUILD EXHIBITION. Gathering of Stitches made by guild members items are on display daily from now until September 22. Ashburton Art Gallery, West Street.

12pm BAPTIST CHURCH FREE LUNCH. Weekly lunch, available at Baptist Church, Cass Street.

1pm - 3pm ASHBURTON AVIATION MUSEUM. A great selection of over 30 aircraft from the past to the future on display. Open daily with extended hours on a Saturday and Wednesday. Ashburton airport, Seafield Road.

1pm - 4pm ASHBURTON DISTRICT FAMILY HISTORY GROUP. Open for research, visitors welcome.

Heritage Centre, West Street. Closed most public holidays.

1.15pm ALLENTON CROQUET CLUB. Golf and Association Croquet. Allenton

Sports Club, Cavendish Street.

2pm GREYPOWER ASHBURTON. Your chance to meet the candidates standing for local body elections. Seniors Centre, Cameron Street.

6pm ST DAVID’S UNION CHURCH. Sweaty Betty’s circuit training in hall. 48 Allens Road.

7.30pm ASHBURTON ELECTRONIC ORGAN AND KEYBOARD CLUB. Club night concert, visitors very welcome.

Seniors Centre, Cameron Street.

9.45am WAIREKA CROQUET CLUB. Handicap singles Golf Croquet. New players welcome. Waireka Croquet Club, Philip Street.

10am NEWCOMERS SOCIAL GROUP. Weekly coffee morning, any enquiries to Merrill 307 6363. Nosh Cafe, West Street.

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

10am MSA TAI CHI. Weekly exercises and Tai Chi for arthritis.

Meet MSA Social Hall, Havelock Street (excludes school holidays).

10am - 3pm 206 CLUB AGE CONCERN. Join us for a fun day filled with activities for the over 60 years. For more information ring Age Concern 308 6817. Seniors Centre,

Cameron Street.

10am - 4pm HOSPICE MID CANTERBURY OP SHOP. Quality clothing and homewares. Donations welcome. 71 Tancred Street.

10am - 4pm ASHBURTON EMBROIDERERS GUILD EXHIBITION. Gathering of Stitches made by guild members items are on display daily from now until 22 September. Ashburton Art Gallery, West Street.

10.30am AGE CONCERN STEADY AS YOU GO. Supportive fall prevention group, all abilities welcome. Phone Age Concern 308 6817. All Saints Church. Methven.

1pm AGE CONCERN STEADY AS YOU GO. Supportive fall prevention group, all abilities welcome. Phone Age Concern 308 6817.

Presbyterian Church, Rakaia.

1pm ASHBURTON MSA PETANQUE SECTION. Club day, new players welcome. boules supplied. 115 Racecourse Road, Ashburton.

1pm - 2.30pm R AND R LINEDANCING ASHBURTON. Absolute beginners line dance class.

Enquiries Rayma 0274 867 504. MSA Social Hall, Havelock Street.

1pm - 3pm ASHBURTON AVIATION MUSEUM. A great selection of over 30 aircraft from the past to the future on display. Open daily with extended hours on a Saturday and Wednesday. Ashburton airport, Seafield Road.

1.15pm WAIREKA CROQUET CLUB. Singles, handicap range -6 to 8, 9 to16, Golf Croquet new players welcome. Waireka Croquet Club, Philip Street.

3pm - 4.30pm R AND R LINEDANCING ASHBURTON. Intermediate line dance class. Enquiries

Rayma 0274 867 504. MSA Social hall, Havelock Street.

6pm sharp RUN AND WALK ASHBURTON. Winter Series 3km or 6km. Group run or walk around the perimeter of the domain under lights. All abilities and fitness levels, all welcome, no charge. Meet Walnut Avenue Pavilion.

7pm - 9pm MID CANTERBURY BADMINTON CLUB. Night time section, all welcome, rackets available. E.A. Networks Stadium, River Terrace, Ashburton.

7.30pm ASHBURTON TABLE TENNIS. Everyone welcome, every Tuesday, Tennis bats available. MSA Havelock Street.

7.30pm ASHBURTON FRIENDSHIP AND ENTERTAINMENT CLUB. Music, songs and sketches. Ladies night, gold coin admission. Savage Club Hall, cnr William and Cox streets.

Puzzles www.guardianonline.co.nz Puzzles and horoscopes

Cryptic crossword

Monday, September 16, 2019

Simon Shuker’s Code Cracker

Your Stars ARIES (Mar 21-Apr 19): The most valuable asset to your work right now is a person whose opinion you fear. You don’t even have to elicit a response to get the benefit. Do your work while imagining what this person will say.

TAURUS (Apr 20-May 20): You’ll do far more to help others than you will do to help yourself. Use this. Who else will benefit when you get your needs met? How can you change things so others will win along with you?

GEMINI (May 21-Jun 21): Two things that separate the masters from the aspirants: The masters have learned the value of time and of health.

They can pace themselves and make selfcare a priority.

CANCER (Jun 22-Jul 22): There are times when trying feels as good as success; actually, that is more often than not. So, go on and give it your best shot – regardless of your odds.

LEO (Jul 23-Aug 22): When people come to you with problems, don’t fix the problem; fix the person. Lend the tools and thought process that will enable a person to handle this sort of problem the next time it comes up.

VIRGO (Aug 23-Sep 22): No one likes to plug away at a task they are no good at. A lack of results is demotivating. That’s why getting a small win up front is so important to fuelling your further efforts. Build this concept into your plan.

LIBRA (Sep 23-Oct 23): Little demands someone keeps making of you – attention, involvement, reaction – each exchange seems minor but it’s a distraction that prevents you becoming deeply immersed in your desired focus.

SCORPIO (Oct 24-Nov 21): There are those who treat you in a general sort of way, as though you’re not a person but a category. Such dealings make any genuine exchange of regard seem like an explosion of feeling.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov 22-Dec 21): You’ve been known to work yourself weary. This time because it will take too long to bounce back. Instead, take breaks. Have some fun. Relax periodically, whether you think you need to or not.

CAPRICORN (Dec 22-Jan 19): It does seem like the right organisational system, partner, guru or face cream is the answer, but this is just marketing. The real remedy will be a deeper commitment from you.

AQUARIUS (Jan 20-Feb 18): As your responsibilities change, so will your social life in a natural and gradual progression that would be silly to fight. Over time, all will accept that needs change and so will the ways they get met.

PISCES (Feb 19-Mar 20): One person’s forgetting is an opportunity for another’s remembering.

You’ll jump in and volley the conversation, provide the missing information or discreetly redirect the focus.

ACROSS 1. Fuel didn’t weigh much, which was illuminating (8) 4. Takes a part from Cats maybe (4) 8. A person, indefinite, who is singular (3) 9. It flows as result of motorist losing his head (5) 10. In Spain, 9 causes no end of disturbance (3) 11. Bird may be nuts about 51 (7) 12. Put it across king will give one a hiding (5) 13. Moult, surely, yet in an uncertain way (11) 17. More than enough can be made out of maple (5) 18. Soldier who keeps himself to himself? (7) 20. ‘And is there honey still for ——-?’(Brooke) (3) 21. What cheek, finding it in a boat on board (5) 22. Being on-target it is a big success (3) 23. How one drunk may move in a dance (4) 24. Spindle, spun by daughter, is very fine (8) DOWN 1. Puts together some musical ensembles (6) 2. A trick of work is to name it letter by letter (5) 3. Own the North to be a place of rest (5) 5. Liar, cut in such a way, must cut it short (7) 6. Piled up in the cornfield, they are jolts to the system (6) 7. Is in strong demand, to treat high-flying aircraft so (10) 9. It will pay one back to see men crop it in such a way (10) 14. Two materials to put back (7) 15. Haggle with the saloon to get a half of bitter (6) 16. Being in a girdle, had a bash (6) 18. Give all one’s votes for the pleasantly-rounded (5) 19. Personal assistant turned up and concealed a plant-louse (5)

WordBuilder U S N P K WordBuilder U S N P K

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

WordWheel 480

E C N

Quick crossword 1

2

3

4

5

6

I

7

O C

8 9

10

Insert the missing letter to complete an eight-letter word reading clockwise or Previous solution: DEPARTED anticlockwise. Previous solution: DEPARTED

11 12 13

14

584

Previous cryptic solution

Across: 1. Ambiguous 5. Tea 7. Took 8. Spot cash 10. Somewhat 11. Bass 13. String 15. Gallop 18. Dock 19. Quantity 22. Treetops 23. Hero 24. Hay 25. Marvelled 9 4. Site 5. Travail 8 Down: 1. Artists 2. Broom 3. Orphan 6. Aphis 9. Swank 12. Paint 14. Rockery 16. Pay-load 1 17. Supper 18. Ditch 20. Ideal 21.2 Atom 5 3 7

Previous quick solution

16 18

Previous solution: ace, aced, acne, acned, and, cad, can, cane, caned, dace, dan, dance, dean, den, ecad, end

www.thepuzzlecompany.co.nz 16/9

19

Sudoku

21

22

ACROSS 1. Prison room (4) 3. Precious (8) 9. Core (7) 10. Tear into small pieces (5) 11. Not recorded (12) 13. Proper (6) 15. Position (6) 17. Done with attention to detail (12) 20. Dock (5) 21. Overcome (7) 22. Of or relating to books (8) 23. Musical composition (4)

23

DOWN 1. Victory (8) 2. Tied (5) 4. Accept without proof (6) 5. Not authorised (12) 6. Grow and flourish (7) 7. Concludes (4) 8. Bureaucrat (colloq) (6,6) 12. Uses again (8) 14. Extract (7) 16. Large or plentiful (6) 18. Mischievous child (5) 19. Biblical brother (4)

7

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

2

7

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

HARD

MEDIUM

8 5 1 6 9 7 4 3 2

6 3 9 8 2 4 5 1 7

2 4 7 3 5 1 9 8 6

9 8 4 5 7 6 1 2 3

1 7 6 9 3 2 8 5 4

5 2 3 1 4 8 7 6 9

7 9 8 2 6 5 3 4 1

3 1 2 4 8 9 6 7 5

4 6 5 7 1 3 2 9 8

3 6 1 5 8 9 2 7 4

8 7 9 1 4 2 5 3 6

2 5 4 7 6 3 1 8 9

5 3 6 4 2 7 8 9 1

9 2 8 3 1 6 4 5 7

4 1 7 8 9 5 3 6 2

1

3

3 9

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

8 5 3 1 6

4

3

Across: 1. Obliterate 7. Antic 8. Raffled 10. Punctual 11. Firm 3 21. Spheres6 13. Nation 15. Prison 17. Nous 18. Ailments 22. Tithe 23. Anatomical 2 1 6 5 Down: 1. Often 2. Location 3. Tartan 4. Rift 5. Tallies 8 7 2 9 6. Happenings 9. Diminished 12. Dramatic 14. Toughen 4 1 16. Lissom 19. Natal 20. Fret

15

17

20

584

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’s at least one five-letter word.

Good Very Good How 7many words 9ofExcellent three or11more 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’s atsolution: least one five-letter Previous ace, aced,word. acne, Good and, 7 Very Good 9 Excellent 11 acned, cad, can, cane, caned, dace, dan, dance, dean, den, ecad, end

?

E

Ashburton Guardian 21

1 8 5 6 7 4 9 2 3

6 9 3 2 5 1 7 4 8

7 4 2 9 3 8 6 1 5

2

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

9 7 6 6 8 2 2 5 4 8 4 5 56 3 7 79 1 3 1 6 68 4 9 1 3 2 9

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

8 4 71 1 7 3 77 9 86 9 3 2 2 6 4 4 5 8 3 2 49 6 8 5 1 5 1 7

2 5 8 7 1 9 4 3 6

6 4 2 5 3 9 1 7 8

8 7 1 2 4 6 9 3 5

1 9 4 3 7 2 5 8 6

2 6 7 9 8 5 3 4 1

7 1 9 6 2 8 4 5 3

9 5 3 8 1 7 2 6 4

3 8 5 4 6 1 7 2 9

5 3 6 7 9 4 8 1 2

4 2 8 1 5 3 6 9 7

7

7

8 1

2 8 4 5

Guardian

Family Notices

18

15

RANGIORA

LAKE COLERIDGE

Weather

17

17

22 Ashburton Guardian

DEATHS

DEATHS LAIRD, Betty – Passed away peacefully on September 14, 2019 at Ashwood Park Retirement Village, in her 94th year.

Treasured wife of the late Frank Laird. Dearly loved mother and mother-in-law of Jim and Lyn (Masterton), Linda and Roger; Geoffrey and Bernice (Ashburton).

Cherished Gran of Damien, Della and Chris, Jason and Leonie, Scott and Catherine, Julie and Chris and the late Ian. Best Great-Gran of Katie, Taylor and Ben, Jaimee, Toby and Cooper, Aylee and Jett; Juliet and Georgie. Special friend of Robyne and Kim. Messages to c/- PO Box 9 Blenheim 7240 or www. cloudybayfunerals.co.nz. In lieu of flowers a donation to the Marlborough Hospice c/PO Box 411 Blenheim 7240 would be appreciated or may be made at the service. Our special thanks to the staff of Ashwood Park for their care of Betty. A Funeral Service for Betty will be held at the Springlands Chapel, Cloudy Bay Funeral Services, 15 Boyce Street on Tuesday, September 17 at 11am followed by interment at the Fairhall Services Cemetery.

18

Ash

Geraldine

Canterbury owned, locally operated

Ra n

Patersons Funeral Services and Ashburton Crematorium Ltd

MAX

bur to

fine

Since 1982

30 to 59 fog

isolated snow thunder flurries

sleet thunder

Canterbury Plains

snow

TODAY

TOMORROW Cloudy periods. A few showers spreading north from afternoon,

Early rain about the divide, snow to 800m, and scattered falls farther east, easing to fine spells in the morning. Wind at 1000m: Easing to W 50 km/h, to SW 40 km/h in the afternoon, and to light winds by evening. Wind at 2000m: Easing to W 60 km/h, to SW 45 km/h in the afternoon, and to 30 km/h by evening.

Fine with light winds.

Fine. Northeasterlies developing.

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

FZL: Lowering to 1000m

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

10 10 24 12 13 18 23 27 8 24 20 26 31 7 8

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

24 28 12 32 32 33 34 32 34 23 27 24 14 17 31

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

12 15 5 28 26 19 25 12 24 11 19 17 9 10 23

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

Monday 6

9 noon 3

9 pm am 3

6

9 noon 3

Wednesday 6

9 pm am 3

6

9 noon 3

6

9 pm

1 0

4:55 11:05 5:12 11:25 5:33 11:46 5:50 12:06 6:14 12:28 6:31 The times shown are for the Ashburton River mouth. For the Rangitata river mouth subtract 16 minutes and for the Rakaia river mouth subtract 4 minutes.

Rise 6:35 am Set 6:22 pm Good

mainly fine

Hamilton

mainly fine

Napier

mainly fine

Good fishing

Rise 6:33 am Set 6:23 pm Good

Set 7:43 am Rise 8:10 pm

Last quarter ©Copyright OceanFun Publishing Ltd.

Rise 6:31 am Set 6:24 pm

Good fishing

Good

Set 8:06 am Rise 9:11 pm

First quarter

29 Sep 7:27 am www.ofu.co.nz

Good fishing Set 8:30 am Rise 10:13 pm

New moon

22 Sep 2:42 pm

6 Oct

Maori Fishing Guide by Bill Hohepa

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

19 14 12 22 18 16 20 26 9 16 25 22 23 17 15

5:49 am

16 16 19 15 15 16 18 14 19 16 15 15 14

Palmerston North mainly fine Wellington

mainly fine

Nelson

mainly fine

Blenheim

mainly fine

Greymouth

rain

Christchurch

mainly fine

Timaru

mainly fine

Queenstown

late rain

Dunedin

mainly fine

Invercargill

late rain

River Levels

3.16

Rakaia Fighting Hill (NIWA) at 3:00 pm, yesterday 122.8 Nth Ashburton at 2:00 pm, yesterday

7.52 nc

Sth Ashburton at 2:00 pm, yesterday

8.36

Rangitata Klondyke at 3:30 pm, yesterday

41.2

Waitaki Kurow at 3:07 pm, yesterday

286.7 nc

Source: Environment Canterbury

Ashburton Airport Temperature °C At 4pm 11.5 11.9 Max to 4pm 6.6 Minimum 6.7 Grass minimum Rainfall mm 2.8 16hr to 4pm September to date 30.8 Avg Sep to date 26 2019 to date 539.6 487 Avg year to date Wind km/h SE 7 At 4pm Strongest gust SW 22 Time of gust 12:35pm

© Copyright Meteorological Service of New Zealand Limited 2019

$25,000

to 4pm yesterday

Methven

Christchurch Airport

Timaru Airport

11.0 11.6 3.6 –

12.2 12.9 7.3 6.8

11.1 12.7 2.9 –

– – – – –

3.8 42.4 23 420.8 465

0.0 16.8 21 315.2 349

SE 7 – –

S 11 SW 28 9:48am

E9 E 20 1:41pm

Compiled by

& still counting!

We donate from every property sold!

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

LIFESTYLE

PROPERTY MANAGEMENT

3D VIRTUAL REALITY TOURS

10 8 10 11 11 10 11 8 8 5 4 6 3

cumecs

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

Canterbury Readings

Tuesday 6

26 26 26 25 29 19 29 33 13 30 29 29 27 32 26

overnight max low

Auckland

Forecasts for today

16 17 32 16 29 28 34 34 20 30 32 36 41 16 15

2

A University of Otago Centre of Research Excellence

1

Monday, 16 September 2019

NZ Today

FZL: 2200m, sloping to 1600m south of Mt Cook

TOMORROW

THURSDAY

m am 3 3

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

OVERNIGHT MIN

60 plus

In the E, high cloud, with scattered rain developing evening. About the divide, rain before dawn, then again from afternoon with heavy falls, and snow to 1100m.

Wind at 1000m: NW gale 65 km/h in exposed areas, easing to 40 km/h around midday, rising to gale 80 km/h towards evening.

Wind at 2000m: NW gale 80 km/h, easing to 60 km/h for a time around midday, then rising to severe gale 110 km/h in the evening.

Increasing high cloud. Winds becoming strong northwesterly in the evening.

World Weather

hail

Canterbury High Country

TODAY

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

rain

Tides, Sun, Moon and Fishing

We Help Save Lives

15

0

An active front moves over the South Island today and the North Island tomorrow, and is followed on Wednesday by a broad ridge of high pressure.

mainly isolated cloudy drizzle drizzle few showers fine showers clearing showers

FRIDAY

Complete Local Care

NZ Situation

less than 30

Becoming fine. Winds tending northeast.

We are the only Mid Canterbury funeral home providing local, caring and dignified cremations.

OVERNIGHT MIN

gitata

WEDNESDAY

www.cloudybayfunerals.co.nz

14

Midnight Tonight

n

Wind km/h

MASTER MONUMENTAL MASON

CLOUDY BAY FUNERAL SERVICES, BLENHEIM FDANZ

ia

Waimate

FUNERAL FURNISHERS

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

ka

MAX

THURSDAY: Fine with light winds.

16

Ph 307 7433

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

16

TIMARU

Office and Chapel Corner East & Cox Streets, Ashburton

E.B. CARTER LTD

WEDNESDAY: Becoming fine.

Winds tending northeast.

AKAROA

Ra

ASHBURTON

6

OVERNIGHT MIN

www.guardianonline.co.nz MAX 15 OVERNIGHT MIN -1

17

DEATHS

18

TOMORROW: Cloudy periods. A few showers, clearing evening. SW.

LYTTELTON

LINCOLN Rakaia

BAUGHAN John William (Jack) – On Friday, September 13, 2019 in his 90th year at Rosebank Rest Home, Ashburton. Dearly beloved husband of Lorraine and much loved father and father in law of Jo-Anne (Australia) Michael (Australia) and Barry and Jan-Maree. Loved Grandad “Jacket” of Tiarna, Nathan, Connor, Nicholas and Chloe. Many thanks to the care and kindness of the staff at Rosebank Rest Home and the Tinwald Medical Centre. In lieu of flowers, donations to Ashburton St John Ambulance would be appreciated and can be made at the service. Messages to the Baughan family, PO Box 472, Ashburton 7740. A service for Jack will be held at our Chapel, Cnr East and Cox Streets, Ashburton on Friday September 20, commencing at 1.30pm. Followed by cremation at the Ashburton Crematorium.

MAX

CHRISTCHURCH

18

METHVEN

TODAY: Increasing high cloud. Winds becoming gusty NW by evening.

19

DARFIELD

Map for today

Ashburton Forecast

Wa i m a ka r i r i

Television www.guardianonline.co.nz

TVNZ 1

TVNZ 2

©TVNZ 2019

Monday, September 16, 2019 ©TVNZ 2019

6am Breakfast 9am The Ellen DeGeneres Show Ellen is joined by Kylie Jenner and Kris Jenner. 0 10am Tipping Point 3 0 11am The Chase 3 0 Noon 1 News At Midday 0 12:30 Emmerdale PGR Rhona angrily confronts Paddy; Cain is surprised to see Graham, and attempts to persuade Moira to let Noah visit Home Farm. 0 1pm Coronation Street Catch-Up PGR 3 0 2pm Coast v Country 3 0 3pm Tipping Point 3 0 4pm Te Karere 2 0 4:30 Come Dine With Me Daytime 0 5pm The Chase 0 6pm 1 News At 6pm 0

6:30 MyaGo 3 0 6:40 PJ Masks 0 7am The Tom And Jerry Show 0 7:25 Beyblade Burst Turbo 0 7:50 Bunnicula 0 8:15 Mickey And The Roadster Racers 3 0 8:35 The Lion Guard 3 0 9am Infomercials 10am The Middle 3 0 10:30 Neighbours 3 0 11am Celebrity Treasure Island PGR 3 0 Noon Mom PGR 3 0 12:30 2 Broke Girls PGR 3 0 1pm Judge Rinder PGR 3 2pm Will And Grace PGR 0 2:30 Home And Away PGR 3 0 3pm Shortland Street PGR 3 0 3:30 Power Rangers – Beast Morphers PGR 0 4pm Fanimals 0 4:30 Friends 3 0 5pm The Simpsons 3 0 5:30 Home And Away 0 6pm The Big Bang Theory 3 0 6:30 Neighbours 0

7pm Seven Sharp 0 7:30 Fair Go 0 8pm Border Patrol 0 8:30 Wild Bill AO 0 9:30 Q+A 0 10:35 1 News Tonight 0

7pm Shortland Street PGR 0 7:30 Celebrity Treasure Island PGR 0 8:35 The Seven-Year Switch Australia PGR 0 9:40 The Single Wives AO 0 10:45 Two And A Half Men PGR 3 0 11:15 Cougar Town PGR 3 0

11:05 Proven Innocent AO Madeline goes with civil-rights activist Amina Jackson to fight for justice for Davon Watkins, a man on death row for killing a police officer. 0 Midnight The Brave AO 3 0 1am Te Karere 3 2 1:25 Infomercials 5:35 Te Karere 3 2

11:40 Lethal Weapon AO 0 12:30 Devious Maids AO 3 0 1:15 Shortland Street PGR 3 0 1:40 Infomercials 2:45 Army Wives PGR 3 0 3:30 I’m A Celebrity Get Me Out Of Here Australia PGR 3 0 4:40 America’s Funniest Home Videos 3 0 5:05 Neighbours 3 0 5:30 Infomercials

The Last Witch Hunter 8:30pm on Prime

BRAVO

Swallowed by the Sea 10:30pm on Choice

SKY 5

10am Sweet Home Oklahoma PGR 3 10:30 Million Dollar Listing Los Angeles PGR 3 11:30 Snapped PGR 3 12:30 I Killed My BFF PGR 3 1:30 Millionaire Matchmaker AO 3 2:30 Masters Of Flip 3 3:30 The People’s Court 3 4:30 Million Dollar Listing Los Angeles 3 5:30 Catfish 3 6:30 Hollywood Medium With Tyler Henry 3 7:30 Snapped PGR 3 8:30 Cults And Extreme Belief AO When Warren Jeffs was sent to prison, it left FLDS followers to face a humanitarian crisis alone, and forced them to fend for themselves in a world they were taught to fear.

9:30 Buried In The Backyard AO After a girl goes missing, federal agents go to a tiny Ohio town, where theories abound and panic sets in as investigators close in on a killer.

10:30 Snapped PGR 3 11:30 I Killed My BFF PGR 3 12:20 Infomercials 3

6am Jeopardy! PG 6:25 Wheel Of Fortune PG 6:50 The Simpsons PG 7:15 Ghost Mine M 8:05 Border Security – Canada’s Frontline M 8:30 Ice Road Truckers PG 9:15 Lizard Lick Towing PG 9:40 NCIS – New Orleans MVS 10:25 SVU MV 11:10 Ghost Mine M Noon Jeopardy! PG 12:25 Wheel Of Fortune PG 12:50 NCIS MV 1:40 NCIS MV 2:25 NCIS – New Orleans MVS 3:10 Ghost Mine M 4pm The Simpsons PG 4:30 Jeopardy!

PG 5pm Wheel Of Fortune PG 5:30 Lizard Lick Towing PG 6pm Ice Road Truckers PG 7pm Border Security – Canada’s Frontline M 7:30 NCIS – New Orleans MVS 8:30 Border Security PG 9pm RBT MC 9:30 Can’t Pay? We’ll Take It Away MVL 10:30 SVU MV 11:20 Ice Road Truckers PG

Tuesday

12:05 Ghost Mine M 12:55 Wheel Of Fortune PG 1:20 Jeopardy! PG 1:40 Border Security – Canada’s Frontline M 2:05 Can’t Pay? We’ll Take It Away MVL 2:50 RBT MC 3:15 Border Security PG 3:40 SVU MV 4:25 Lizard Lick Towing MVL 4:50 NCIS – New Orleans MV 5:35 The Simpsons PG

THREE

PRIME

MAORI

6am The AM Show 9am The Café 10am Infomercials 11:30 Entertainment Tonight 3 Noon Millionaire Hot Seat 3 0 1pm Dr Phil AO Nikki and Paige claim their mother, Leigh, is an alcoholic who has ‘gone missing’ at least 40 times, and is drunk around her grandchildren.

2pm Married At First Sight NZ PGR 3 The couples are taken to paradise for the ultimate honeymoon, where they must face their fears and insecurities to stay true to their wedding vows. 0 3:30 Open Homes 3 4pm Entertainment Tonight 4:30 NewsHub Live At 4:30pm 5pm Millionaire Hot Seat 0 6pm NewsHub Live At 6pm 7pm The Project 7:30 Married At First Sight NZ PGR 0 8:30 The Gulf AO Ruby goes missing; Jess and her team must find a missing body, and find their murder suspect. 0 9:35 SVU AO 0 10:30 NewsHub Late

6am The Powerpuff Girls 3 0 6:30 Kung Fu Panda – Legends Of Awesomeness 3 0 7am Sky Sport News 8am Henry Danger 3 8:30 The Moe Show 3 0 9am Million Dollar Minute 9:30 Hot Bench 3 10am The Doctors PGR 11am Antiques Roadshow 3 Noon Sky Sport News 12:30 Ed PGR 3 1:30 Just Shoot Me PGR 3 0 2pm The Late Show With Stephen Colbert PGR 3 3pm Judge Judy PGR 3:30 Jeopardy 4pm The Chase Australia 0 5pm Everybody Loves Raymond 3 0 5:30 Prime News 6pm Inside The PGA Tour 6:30 Pawn Stars 3 7pm The Crowd Goes Wild 7:30 American Pickers 8:30 M The Last Witch Hunter AO 2015 Action. A man has spent centuries protecting the human race from supernatural creatures, but must fight his biggest fight yet when a past evil resurrects. 0 10:40 Rowing – World Championship (HLS)

11pm The Hui 3 Mihingarangi Forbes presents a mix of currentaffairs investigations, human interest, and arts and culture stories. 0 11:35 NewsHub Nation 3 An in-depth weekly current-affairs show hosted by Simon Shepherd and Emma Jolliff. 0 12:45 Infomercials

11:45 The Late Show With Stephen Colbert PGR The best of Stephen Colbert’s satire and comedy, discussing politics, entertainment, business, and more.

12:45 Closedown

MOVIES PREMIERE

MOVIES GREATS

6:20 The Children Act ML 2018 Drama. Emma Thompson, Stanley Tucci. 8:05 Fantastic Beasts – The Crimes Of Grindelwald MV 2018 Adventure. Eddie Redmayne, Johnny Depp. 10:20 Blockers 16LSC 2018 Comedy.

Leslie Mann, John Cena.

Noon Ice Girls PG 2016 Comedy. Michaela du Toit, Lara Daans. 1:30 Eighth Grade MLS 2018 Drama.

Elsie Fisher, Josh Hamilton.

3:05 Welcome Home MVLS 2018 Thriller. Aaron Paul, Emily Ratajkowski. 4:45 Leave No Trace PGC 2018 Drama.

Thomasin McKenzie, Ben Foster. 6:30 Lake Placid – Legacy 16VC 2018 Horror.

Katherine Barrell, Tim Rozon.

8pm Loving Pablo 16VLSC 2018 Action. Chronicle of the passionate love affair between a successful journalist and the world’s most feared drug lord, Pablo Escobar. Javier Bardem, Penelope Cruz.

10:05 An Interview With God PG 2018 Drama. David Strathairn, Brenton Thwaites.

11:40 The Hurricane Heist MVLC 2018 Action. Toby Kebbell, Maggie Grace, Ryan Kwanten.

Tuesday 1:20 Leave No Trace PGC 2018 Drama.

Thomasin McKenzie, Ben Foster. 3:05 Lake Placid – Legacy 16VC 2018 Horror.

Katherine Barrell, Tim Rozon.

4:35 An Interview With God PG 2018 Drama.

6am We’re The Millers 16VLS 2013 Comedy. Jason Sudeikis, Jennifer Aniston.

7:55 Legend 18VL 2015 Biography Crime. Tom Hardy, Emily Browning, Taron Egerton.

10:05 Nothing But Trailers M 10:35 Dallas Buyers Club 16VLSC 2013 Biography Drama.

Matthew McConaughey, Jennifer Garner, Jared Leto.

12:35 50/50 16LS 2012 Comedy Drama.

Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Seth Rogen. 2:15 Legend 18VL 2015 Biography Crime.

Tom Hardy, Emily Browning, Taron Egerton. 4:25 30 Days Of Night 16VL 2007 Horror.

Josh Hartnett, Melissa George, Ben Foster. 6:15 Big Eyes ML 2014 Drama. Amy Adams, Christoph Waltz. 8pm The Incredible Hulk MV 2008 Action. Fugitive Dr Bruce Banner must utilise the genetic accident that transforms him into a giant to stop a dangerous former soldier.

Edward Norton, Liv Tyler, Tim Roth, Robert Downey jr.

9:55 This Is The End 16VLS 2013 Comedy. James Franco, Jonah Hill.

11:40 Rise Of The Planet Of The Apes MV 2011 Action.

James Franco, Andy Serkis, Freida Pinto.

Tuesday 1:25 30 Days Of Night 16VL 2007 Horror.

Josh Hartnett, Melissa George, Ben Foster. 3:15 The Incredible Hulk MV 2008 Action. 5:05 This Is The End 16VLS 2013 Comedy.

6am Tiny House Hunting 6:30 Gordon Ramsay – Ultimate Home Cooking 7:30 Jelly Jamm 8am Seasonal Wonderland 9am Wild Ireland 9:30 Big House, Little House 11:30 Kai Safari Noon Freedom Riders 12:30 The Great Interior Design Challenge 1:30 The Home Show 2:30 Big House, Little House 3:30 Hope For Wildlife 4:30 River Cottage Spring River Cottage celebrates Britain’s freshest seasonal food as Hugh cooks and tastes the abundant gifts of Spring.

5:30 Mysteries At The Museum 6:30 American Pickers

Whanau Living 3 Exotic Delights The Negotiators M Jim – The James Foley Story AO 2016 Documentary. An in-depth look at the life and work of American journalist James Foley, who was killed by ISIS terrorists in 2014.

10:30 Marae PGR 2

7:30 British Airways – 100 Years In The Sky PGR (Part 1) 8:30 Joanna Lumley’s Japan 9:30 World’s Busiest Cities 10:30 Swallowed By The Sea A team of maritime archaeologists reveal temples and houses lying perfectly preserved under the sea to give a snapshot of Egyptian life over 3,000 years ago.

11pm Te Ao – Maori News 3 The latest news, with an inclusive approach to Maori news by connecting directly with communities.

11:30 Senior Kapa Haka Regionals 3 Tu Te Manawa Maurea – Te Tairawhiti.

Midnight Closedown

11:30 Mysteries At The Museum 12:30 Brent Owens – Extreme, Authentic, And Unwrapped 1am River Cottage Spring 2am A Cook Abroad 3am Hope For Wildlife 4am Joanna Lumley’s Japan 5am Mysteries At The Museum

7pm 7:30 8pm 8:30

SKY SPORT 1 6am Rugby Nation Highlights and analysis of the latest rugby action.

7am Rugby – Mitre 10 Cup (RPL) Taranaki v Bay of Plenty.

9am Rugby – Mitre 10 Cup (RPL) Southland v Manawatu.

11am Rugby – Mitre 10 Cup (RPL) Counties Manukau v Auckland.

1pm Rugby – Farah Palmer Cup (RPL) Taranaki v Tasman.

3pm Rugby – Farah Palmer Cup (RPL) Wellington v Counties Manukau.

5pm Rugby Nation 6pm Rugby – Mitre 10 Cup (HLS) Waikato v Hawke’s Bay. 6:30 Rugby – Mitre 10 Cup (HLS) Northland v Canterbury.

7pm Rugby – Mitre 10 Cup (HLS) Wellington v Otago.

7:30 Rugby – Mitre 10 Cup (HLS) Tasman v North Harbour.

From Trafalgar Park, Nelson.

8pm Rugby – Mitre 10 Cup (HLS) Taranaki v Bay of Plenty.

8:30 Rugby – Mitre 10 Cup (HLS) Southland v Manawatu.

9pm Rugby – French Top 14 (HLS) 9:30 Rugby Nation 10:30 Rugby – Farah Palmer Cup (HLS) Wellington v Counties Manukau.

11pm Rugby – Farah Palmer Cup (HLS) Taranaki v Tasman.

11:30 Rugby – NRC (RPL) Sydney v Queensland Country.

Tuesday

1:30 Rugby – Mitre 10 Cup (RPL) Waikato v Hawke’s Bay. 3:30 Rugby – Mitre 10 Cup (RPL) Northland v Canterbury.

5:30 First XV Rugby Revision

WIN $2000

Enter our 3D Virtual Reality Competition & go in the draw...simple! logo

CHOICE

6:30 Waiata Mai 3 6:40 Pukoro 2 7:10 Tamariki Haka 3 7:20 E Kori 7:25 E Ki E Ki 7:30 He Rourou 7:40 Darwin + Newts 7:50 Kids’ Kai Kart 3 8am Pukana 3 2 8:50 Paia 3 9am Te Ao – Maori News 3 9:30 R&R 3 10am Tangaroa With Pio 3 10:30 Sidewalk Karaoke PGR 3 11am Nga Tangata Taumata Rau 3 Noon School Of Training 3 12:30 Funny Whare – Gamesnight PGR 1pm Holding Court With Steven Adams 1:30 Finding Aroha PGR 3 2pm Opaki 3 2:30 Nga Pari Karangaranga O Te Motu 3 3pm Waiata Mai 3 3:10 Pukoro 2 3:40 Tamariki Haka 3 3:50 E Kori 3 3:55 E Ki E Ki 4pm He Rourou 3 4:10 Darwin + Newts 3 4:20 Kids’ Kai Kart 3 4:30 Pukana 2 5pm Globe 5:30 Senior Kapa Haka Regionals 3 6pm Nga Pari Karangaranga O Te Motu 6:30 Te Ao – Maori News

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

Enter at www.realestatenewzealand.net.nz & click on the

Ashburton Guardian 23

T & Cs apply Drawn 30/09/19

SKY SPORT 2 6am Cricket – T20 (RPL) India v South Africa.

9:30 Cricket – The Ashes (HLS) England v Australia – Fifth Test, Day Four.

From The Oval Cricket Ground, London.

10:30 Cricket – CPL (RPL) St Kitts v St Lucia.

From Sabina Park.

2pm Cricket – T20 (RPL) India v South Africa.

5:30 Cricket – The Ashes (RPL) En gland v Australia – Fifth Test, Day Four.

The last two hours of play from The Oval Cricket Ground, London.

7:30 Cricket – T20 (HLS) India v South Africa.

8pm Cricket – T20 Blast (HLS) Quarter-final Four.

8:30 Cricket – The Ashes (HLS) England v Australia – Fifth Test, Day Four.

From The Oval Cricket Ground, London.

9:30 L Cricket – The Ashes England v Australia – Fifth Test, Day Five.

Morning session from The Oval Cricket Ground, London.

12:35 L Cricket – The Ashes England v Australia – Fifth Test, Day Five.

Afternoon Session from The Oval Cricket Ground, London.

16Sep19

DISCOVERY 6:35 Gold Rush – White Water PG The Widow Maker.

7:30 Car Crash TV 7:55 Car Crash TV 8:20 Weather Top Tens PG Top Ten Doomsday Disasters. 9:10 Blowing Up History PG 10am How It’s Made PG 10:25 How Do They Do It? PG 10:50 Aussie Gold Hunters PG 11:40 Evil Lives Here M On the Run. 12:30 Murder Comes To Town M 1:20 People Magazine Investigates PG Children of Thunder. 2:10 Car Crash TV 2:35 Car Crash TV 3pm Homestead Rescue PG Poisoned. 3:50 Gold Rush PG King of the Klondike.

4:45 Fast ’n’ Loud PG Aaron’s Falcon Racecar.

5:40 Aussie Gold Hunters PG 6:35 American Chopper M 7:30 Diesel Brothers PG Failure to Launch.

8:30 Diesel Brothers PG When Trucks Fly. 9:25 Towies PG 9:50 Towies PG 10:15 Car Crash Global Caught On Camera PG 11:05 Naked And Afraid M Contamination.

11:55 How It’s Made PG

Tuesday

12:20 How Do They Do It? PG 12:45 Car Crash TV 1:10 Car Crash TV 1:35 Gold Rush PG 2:25 Bering Sea Gold PG 3:15 Homestead Rescue PG 4:05 Insane Pools – Off The Deep End PG 4:55 Naked And Afraid M 5:45 Gold Rush PG

metservice.com | Compiled by

www.guardianonline.co.nz

Monday, September 16, 2019

Sport

24 Ashburton Guardian

French Open to Paul Coll

Oilers celebrate big win

P14

P15

FLYING HIGH

Mid Canterbury capped off a stunning return to basketball in the big city with a 82-62 win in the Canterbury Basketball men’s division two final on Saturday. Among those making life difficult for Atami Casa de Banso in the final, was Mid Canterbury’s seven-foot tall basketball weapon – Jason Grieg – who was a constant thorn in their side, while Pip Johnston was named MVP for the final. For a full match report, see page 16.

PHOTO CANTERBURY BASKETBALL

ABs deny Sonny Bill speculation NZME The All Blacks have shot down speculation surrounding Sonny Bill Williams’ availability for the Rugby World Cup, after one commentator suggested that Ngani Laumape is set to replace him in Japan.

Williams is suffering from a calf injury – that saw him miss the All Blacks’ test against Tonga – and

former rugby reporter Hamish McKay was saying he would soon be on the way home.

However, the All Blacks told media in Japan that Williams is not returning to New Zealand – although they have not yet elaborated on Williams’ injury status and whether he is in doubt for the All Blacks’ opening clash with South Africa in Yokohama, which is just six days away.

Despite having played only about 40 matches since the last World Cup, the injury-prone Williams has remained central to coach Steve Hansen’s plans.

Former World Cup commentator McKay publicly sparked the rumour mill this morning, citing a source who said Williams’ withdrawal was imminent.

McKay, the former TV3 sports anchor and rugby editor, reck-

oned: “How long before Ngani Lauampe is on the plane?”

“I trust my source absolutely.

Watch this space,” McKay told Newstalk ZB’s Martin Devlin.

“It’s more than an injury watch day … it’s a day-to-day proposition. I think we’re going to hear something break.”

Players who are replaced can take no further part in the tournament. Both Williams and Lau-

mape are second five-eighths not known for playing other positions at test level.

Laumape has kept up his solid form while playing for Manawatu in the Mitre 10 Cup. On Satuday he bagged two second-half tries to see the Turbos overcome a 26-7 halftime deficit and deny Southland what would have been their first win in three years.

McLaughlin leads Kiwi quinella home at Pukekohe

P20