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Farmers with water takes connected to the Ashburton River will receive formal notice this week that their irrigation consents are to be reviewed.

It is the start of a process that will raise minimum flows in the river but many are worried about more days on restriction and the economic impact on their businesses.

The formal notice of review, to be sent by post, will be accompanied by draft conditions for farmers to consider.

Environment Canterbury says detailed information about how the 93 consents under review will be affected will be available online by the end of next week. It will include how the proposed changes will affect days on restriction

and how river flows will improve.

Special consent holder meetings will begin on July 30 and review decisions are expected from October onwards.

New conditions will take effect on July 1, 2023.

ECan said consent-holders had until September 12 to propose alternative conditions, so there was time for dairy farmers in the middle of calving to consider their options.

Farmers at a meeting of about 200 people at the Hotel Ashburton yesterday were told they could also seek an extension to the September date to prepare more information, like the economic effect of water loss.

The consent review is aimed at raising the minimum flow in the river to 6 cumecs by 2023 and 10 cumecs by 2030.

The reviews will be treated like a new consent application with a decision by an internal staffer or independent commissioner; the decision can be appealed.

Farmers were told they should consider options like accessing piped water from an irrigation scheme or investing in a deep groundwater bore, individual on-farm storage or larger storage with neighbours.

ECan chief executive Bill Bayfield said the regional council had to consider the social, cultural and economic implications of each decision.

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Methven Craft Fair back again

By Jaime Pitt-MacKay Jaime.p@theguardian.co.nz

Ruts have been left through a section of the Ashburton Domain Oval.

The annual Methven Craft Fair is set to have another successful year with more than 30 stalls locked in to share a variety of wares with keen punters over the weekend of August 3 and 4.

The event is held as a fundraiser for the Methven Playcentre and is set for another strong year, organiser Rosa Watson said.

“The playcentre took it over from the pottery club about seven or eight years ago and it has a 40-plus year history,” she said.

“It attracts some really good stalls.

“There are clothing (stalls), jewellery and other arts and crafts and we will have the ice cream vendors The Rollin’ Peddlers.”

There will also be Devonshire tea available again, with scones and your choice of tea or coffee.

Entry to the event is free and it will be held at the Mt Hutt Memorial Hall from 10am to 4pm on both days.

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Vandals damage domain oval

By Jaime Pitt-MacKay Jaime.p@theguardian.co.nz

Council staff have been left with a minor clean-up job after the Ashburton Domain Oval was damaged by vandals.

The damage was noted by a concerned passer-by on social media and while the incident

encourage the public to contact police with descriptive detail, including registration details if available, when vandalism activity is observed. “Council also has security contractors that regularly patrol around the Ashburton Domain to prevent this kind of activity happening.”

was only minor and should come right after a couple of mows, Ashburton District Council service delivery group manager Neil McCann urged anyone who sees vandalism to report it to police.

“This kind of activity does occur occasionally, but not frequently.”

With that said, council does

In 2014, the Ashburton District Council had concerns that the bill for vandalism around the district could be more than $100,000.

In the three months before October of that year, the council repaired more than $3000 worth of damaged shrubs, lawns and signs in the Ashburton Domain.

Water pain ahead for Mid Canterbury farmers From P1 “For many of you it will be an easy path, but for some it will be tough.”

He also warned more change was afoot in Government’s national policy on freshwater management, due out by the

when they expired over the next 25 years, he said.

Some farmers had been working in a water-users group since 2002 to voluntarily better manage their allocations but the review would still hurt, he said.

ECan planning manager An-

end of the month. Ashburton Forks farmer Chris Allen said the crunch time for farmers would be in summer when they needed access to water.

It was more equitable for all 93 consents to be reviewed at the same time than one at a time

drew Parrish said the regional council did not want farmers to fret about the review, but to engage and try to tailor conditions that would work for them and the river.

The council had a moral and legislative responsibility to con-

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Nine-year-old boy killed in Clyde River named The boy who was tragically killed after the ute he was travelling in rolled down a high country river has been named.

The boy was nine-year-old Kayde Anderson of Dunsandel, police said in a statement yesterday.

The ute he was travelling in with three other men crashed into the Clyde River near Erewhon Station on Sunday morning at around 10am.

“It is a real shame and a terrible outcome for the family,” Garden City Helicopters group general manager Simon Duncan said on Monday.

The Westpac Rescue Helicopter was called out after a personal locator beacon had been activated.

“A vehicle had been swept away and had rolled several times downstream, fatally trapping a nine-year-old male,” he said.

The Serious Crash Unit has examined the scene and the investigation into the crash is ongoing.

St John spokesman Gerard Campbell said one rescue helicopter attended the scene, transporting two patients to the Christchurch Hospital emergency department, one with moderate injuries and one with minor injuries.

It was one of three call-outs the rescue helicopter attended on Sunday involving river rescues across Canterbury.

At 9am they were called to the Hawdon River after a family of two adults and three children had activated their personal locator beacon after becoming trapped on an island in the middle of the river by rising flood waters.

At 7pm that night the crew were called out to assist a vehicle containing two males and a good samaritan who had attempted to help the first two with his vehicle and had become stuck in the Waimakariri River.

The scene at the Clyde River where a nine-year-old boy tragically lost his life after the ute he was travelling in with three men rolled down the river.

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Rakaia’s million dollar salmon site project A total of nearly $1m is set to spent to improve the Rakaia salmon site after funding was announced for the location over the weekend.

The Ashburton District Council will receive $739,945 from the tourism infrastructure fund for the project and the council will also fund $197,590 from their 2020 budget to complete the work.

Council chief executive Hamish Riach said the Government’s decision confirmed the important role Mid Canterbury played in

providing tourism attractions and experiences for national and international visitors.

“This is fantastic news for our community. The Rakaia salmon statue is an iconic feature in our district and the accompanying playground, conveniences and electric vehicle charging stations make it a well-used stop for travellers,” he said.

“We’re very pleased that through the TIF, the Government will be contributing such significant funds to the site so that we

can ensure it continues to draw in and provide a pleasant experience for visitors spending time in our district.”

The funding for the Rakaia salmon site will be used to install new toilet facilities and landscaping, which includes playground equipment, rubbish bins, signage and lighting, and the council anticipates the project will be completed by April 2020.

The site project includes a $20,000 funding contribution from the Rakaia Lions Club.

“Their generous support demonstrates strong community commitment for this upgrade and we are excited that, with the Government’s backing, we can now begin making these upgrades a reality,” Riach said.

Speaking to the Guardian on Monday, Rakaia Community Association chairman Neil Pluck said the funding would provide a big boost for the area that they consider the gateway to the district.

“It is a huge thing,” he said.

“We are really pleased as we take it seriously how Rakaia looks as we view it as a gateway to the district with people either carrying on down State Highway 1 or turning right and heading up Thompsons Track.

The funding is likely to be used to upgrade the toilet facilities at the location that often had large queues of tourists from buses waiting to use the current ones, along with landscaping of the area and the inclusion of more historical information.

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2019’s top tippers: Gluyas

By Jaime Pitt-MacKay Jaime.p@theguardian.co.nz

After yet another fiercely contested year in the Ashburton Guardian Super Rugby Tipping Competition, the team at Gluyas Motor Group have come out on top, 10 years after they took out the inaugural title.

Gluyas Ford, led by the tips of vehicle sales manager Chris Hart, secured 172 points, putting them one point clear of Neumanns Tyres in second with 171.

“It is just luck really,” Hart said.

“Some games could’ve gone either way, you’ve just gotta go with your gut feeling.

“There were the one-sided games were everyone gets the points and margins, it is just about picking those upsets.”

Hart said while it was nice to win, the competition is just about fun.

“It is just a fun competition to be a part of, we get good customer feedback from it as well,” he said.

“We were down the bottom last year so it is a bit of a form reversal.”

Gluyas Motor Group vehicle sales manager Chris Hart shows off the three trophies the company have collected in the Ashburton Guardian Super Rugby Tipping Competition.

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Finding a doctor after hours Mid Canterbury people are being reminded to call their GP first for non-emergency after-hours health care.

An 0800 number previously used for after-hours care in the district is being phased out and people needing help should now phone their usual GP team first.

Gordon Guthrie, chairperson of the Ashburton Service Level Alliance, said the change would reduce confusion about accessing care after-hours in Ashburton.

“Unless it’s an emergency when you should dial 111, your usual general practice team should be your first port of call when you, or someone in your family, is sick.

“Even if your practice is closed, your call will be answered by a health professional who can provide health advice, including information about what to do and where to go if you need urgent care.”

The Care Around The Clock campaign has been widely used across Canterbury since 2016, ensuring the community has access to free and professional health advice 24/7.

People who aren’t enrolled with a general practice, or are visiting the area, can still call any general practice number after hours for free advice.

“If you save your general practice phone number to your mobile phone, that’s the only number you need to access health advice 24/7,” Guthrie said.

“This call can save valuable time by ensuring you have the information you need to access the right care from the right service as soon as possible.”

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■■BIOSECURITY NEWPLANTING ZEALAND BLACKCURRANTS

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could potentially be susceptible Rare manuka and kanuka stands to the rust. in Mid Canterbury are at risk if “The Harris Reserve, which exthe fungal disease myrtle rust

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$1m-plus in first weekend of firearms buybacks A police spokesperson said they also inCanterbury firearms owners handed in tend to hold an event in Methven on Aua total of 542 prohibited firearms at the gust 4, with a location yet to be confirmed. weekend at collection events held at RicThe spokesperson said they do not have carton Racecourse with the first event in any estimates of numbers they expect to Mid Canterbury to be held next week. see at the collection event in Ashburton, Sunday’s collection event surpassed SatWe are help children too. but your they expect to see owners from the urday’s attendance withtrained 200 firearmsto owntown and the wider region. ers processed.

Birthfigures traumafor can responsible for unwanted tension in acomplete the Firearms owners should Provisional thebeday saw a online notification form with on the police total of 293 prohibited firearms and seek 321 chiropractic newborn’s body, parents care to help website – this will save them a lot of time parts and accessories handed in. issuescompensated like: when they arrive at the collection event.

The amount to firearms When they comebabies to a collection event, owners was $537,197, bringing the com• Colic in babies • Unsettled they should bring: Photo identification bined total to more than $1m.

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Three more events have been scheduled ber, all prohibited parts, cleared of all for Mid Canterbury, and will be held at the ammunition, any other firearm/s or parts Rakaia Community Hall on August 3 and they wish to hand-in to police for destruc10, and September 28. tion.

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Iwi leader suing Govt over climate change ‘failure’

By Michael Neilson NZME

An iwi leader is suing the Government over its “failure” to protect Maori from climate change and wants the courts to force dramatic action “immediately”.

Climate Change Iwi Leaders Group chair Mike Smith said he filed proceedings in the High Court “on behalf of my children, grandchildren and the future generations of Maori children, whose lives are threatened by the climate crisis”.

Smith, of Ngapuhi and Ngati Kahu, said the Government was failing in its duties under the Treaty of Waitangi to protect Maori, who were particularly vulnerable, from the “catastrophic effects of climate change”.

He acknowledged the proposed Zero Carbon Bill, which sought to reduce net greenhouse gases to net zero by 2050, but said it did not go far enough as it made exemptions for methane, which through the agriculture sector contributed around half of New Zealand’s greenhouse gas emissions.

Smith wanted the courts to declare the Government was failing unless it reduced total greenhouse gases by half by 2030, and to zero by 2050.

Treating climate change as a political issue meant action could be thwarted by coalition partners, or pandering to lobby groups and voters come election time, Smith said.

“We don’t have time, we need action now.

Courts tend to shift with the morality of the time, and I think lately we have seen a massive uptake in social awareness putting climate change squarely in the public domain.”

The Government’s Adapting to Climate Change Stocktake, published in 2017, identified Maori as among the most vulnerable groups to climate-change impacts due to their “significant reliance on the environment as a cultural, social and economic resource”.

The Maori economy relied heavily on primary industries, and many communities were near the coast. Already many urupa (burial grounds) and marae were being flooded or washed into the sea.

“Rising sea levels, coastal erosion, flooding and storm surges will irrevocably damage low lying coastal communities, and warming oceans and ocean acidification

Baldwin Street lost its title of world’s steepest street yesterday.

Climate Change Iwi Leaders Group chair Mike Smith is seeking a declaration in the High Court the Government is “failing” Maori through inaction over climate change. will damage traditional resources, including fisheries,” Smith said.

“Maori are also disproportionately represented among the poor, who will be the hardest hit.

“The Government not doing all that it can to reduce emissions immediately means that it is failing its duty of care, for Maori – and all New Zealanders – to be able to continue their way of life.”

The case argued breaches of duty under the Treaty of Waitangi, the Bill of Rights Act and general law.

Smith made the announcement yesterday while speaking at the release of the Interim Climate Change Commission report.

Smith’s is not the first case to be brought against a New Zealand government over climate change.

In 2017 law student Sarah Thomson challenged the former climate change minister Paula Bennett and her government in the High Court over targets under the Paris Agreement.

She said slashing greenhouse gas emissions by 11 per cent below 1990 levels and 30 per cent below 2005 levels by 2030, was “unreasonable and irrational” against the seriousness of the issue.

While the legal bid was dismissed, Thomson said at the time she felt the case had been “a big win” in some areas – namely that it showed the courts were able to hold ministers to account when making important decisions on climate change, and raised awareness of the issue.

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New Zealand loses world’s steepest street title NZME Dunedin’s Baldwin Street has lost its status as the world’s steepest street.

The sleepy Welsh town of Harlech is officially now the home of the world’s steepest street.

Ffordd Pen Llech, which snakes through the town of Harlech, has a gradient of 1:2.67 (meaning those travelling on the street go 1 metre up or down for every 2.67m travelled horizontally).

This record beats Baldwin Street, which has a ratio of 1:2.86. Baldwin Street has held the record for over a decade.

Otago University marketing expert Dr Andrea Insch said tourists would still be drawn to the street, but advertising strategies might need a shake-up.

“I think maybe introducing visitors to other interesting new developments happening in the city.

“Our art tours and heritage tours could perhaps be given more emphasis.

Enterprise Dunedin director John Christie said Baldwin Street would remain a tourist attraction.

Christie said regardless of records, Baldwin Street “is an iconic street for people to visit”.

Guinness World Records guidelines state that to be eligible for the steepest-street record, the road must be open to both pedestrians and motorised traffic.

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It is also based on the maximum gradient over a ten metre span, comparing the vertical rise to the horizontal distance.

A sign warns the Welsh road is unsuitable for motorists and its steepest part only allows traffic to travel uphill.

A sign gives a slope reading of 40 per cent, but it is normal practice for United Kingdom highway authorities to round off gradients to avoid confusion.

It is not the first time Baldwin St has been challenged – a claim in 2016 that St Mary’s Hill in Chester was steeper was dismissed

by Guinness because it is inaccessible to vehicles.

Welsh man Gwyn Headley has been leading the campaign to snatch the title of the steepest street from Dunedin.

An incident a year ago prompted him to start the campaign.

“I have a 4WD car with anti-lock brakes – I got about halfway down [Ffordd Pen Llech] and the car slid forward about six feet with all the wheels locked and I thought: ‘This is very steep’ ... So I went on to Wikipedia and looked it up and it said it was the steepest street in the UK,” he told RNZ. “So that piqued my curiosity and I looked up the steepest street in the world and found it was yours in Dunedin.”

However, when Headley compared the figures for the two streets it showed the Welsh one was steeper so he got in touch with Guinness World Records.

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Intersection causes commuter confusion NZME A photo of an intersection in South Auckland which shows a confusing road layout has left many scratching their heads.

The photo, shared by Auckland truck driver Mark Noel McLean, shows the intersection of Savill Drive and James Fletcher Drive in Favona.

A pedestrian island is seen jutting out into the left turning lane, leaving many wondering how the turn could safely be completed.

McLean told the Herald he first noticed the layout last week and had driven through the intersection every day since, witnessing the chaos as drivers tried to negotiate the tricky turn.

“It gets shockingly busy, that road,” Mclean said, adding that he’d seen “a couple of nicks and a couple of arguments” as drivers tried to move back into the right-hand lane after finding their way blocked.

McLean went on to say the corner posed a particular problem for truck drivers, who found themselves having to swing out into

oncoming traffic to get around the corner.

Online commenters had a field day with the photo, with many quick to blame Auckland Transport.

Variously described as a “balls-up” and a “Frank Spencer job”, the photo even drew comments others who noted that Auckland was not alone in seeing similarly confusing corners.

Some found humour in the error, with one man saying that drivers would have to “do a Dukes of Hazzard and go around the corner on two wheels”. Others noted that it may have been a deliberate choice to prevent trucks cutting the corner while construction work was completed nearby.

Responding to questions from the Herald, an Auckland Transport spokesman said that it appeared that “the traffic island may have gone in before the lane markings were updated”.

He went on to say: “The work there isn’t finished. This project aims to reduce congestion for westbound traffic during the afternoon peak.”

Drivers in the left hand lane are forced to make a late change.

■■OFFICIAL COMPLAINT

Ardern backs Kiwibuild as inquiry starts NZME Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has defended Kiwibuild as a Government watchdog probes whether the scheme skirted rules by backing housing developments that were already in progress.

The Auditor-General’s office is looking into complaints by National’s Judith Collins that the way the house-building programme underwrote some projects breached the mandate it was given by Cabinet.

The issue will form part of the Auditor-General’s regular annual review of the Ministry of Housing and Urban Development, according to a letter sent to Collins.

She says tax money was misused and there was no benefit to the public when a number of homes already being built in the Auckland suburb of Otahuhu were added to the list being backed by the scheme.

“KiwiBuild’s Cabinet paper made it clear the taxpayer underwrite – which guarantees developers a minimum price for houses that don’t sell – was for homes sold ‘off the plans’ and offered for sale ‘in the first instance’ to KiwiBuild buyers,” she said.

“Council documents show the apartments were built to plans approved before the last election, and construction

started before [former Housing Minister] Phil Twyford became a Minister.”

The properties were also offered for sale at the same price Kiwibuild later underwrote them, she said.

Under the scheme, Kiwibuild guarantees developers a minimum amount for their properties, either by buying unsold stock or topping up shortfalls.

It’s been invoked for 12 properties so far.

Ardern on Tuesday told reporters the Government was “completely open” to the Auditor-General looking at the issue.

“We are confident that all of the activity has been in keeping with the Cabinet decisions,” she said.

“In some cases, a developer’s plans will mean that a development is phased. They may have started some construction, but underwrites have enabled them to hasten the speed of those developments.

“So there’s a set of criteria for when the underwrite is being used and we’re confident that we’ve stuck to those arrangements. “ Ardern would not say whether the underwrite system would survive a long-awaited “reset” of the troubled Kiwibuild programme, or when the changes would be announced.

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NOTICE OF 2019 TRIENNIAL LOCAL AUTHORITY ELECTIONS The following elec�ons will be held by postal vote on Saturday 12 October 2019.

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(First Past the Post Electoral System) Elec�on of the mayor Elec�on of five councillors for the Ashburton Ward Elec�on of two councillors for the Eastern Ward Elec�on of two councillors for the Western Ward Elec�on of five members for the Methven Community Board

(First Past the Post Electoral System) Elec�on of six trustees for the Ashburton Licensing Trust.

Candidate names will be listed in random order on the vo�ng documents.

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Wednesday, July 17, 2019

OUR VIEW

Do we need a landmark or icon?

R

akaia has a salmon, Methven has Rajah the dog, Hinds has it’s hinds but what about Ashburton?

News this week of a considerable financial input, of close to $1 million, for the Rakaia salmon site drew some discussion yesterday around landmarks and town icons about the place and the lack of anything identifiable Ashburton was a hot topic.

Let’s be honest, as you make your way through Ashburton, there’s not really a lot to catch your eye and make you remember passing by, is there?

The usual remark is that the only thing memorable about driving through Ashburton is getting to the other side and leaving it behind.

An opinion we don’t really want, do we?

So there might be some merit in investing a bit of time, resource and money into creating something identifiable, just maybe.

They are ultimately just a gimmick, but they do create some interest and you only have to sit outside the Rakaia site to see how many people stop and take

a picture, or have a look at the giant salmon.

Maybe it’s time Ashburton looked at introducing some significant landmark or icon that could be an attraction point for people coming through the township, a reason for them to stop – a challenge we don’t quite seem to have been able to achieve unfortunately.

So, the first question is what?

A couple of years ago on April Fool’s Day we suggested that discussions were in place for a cow statue to be installed to show the strength of our dairying industry.

That was of course a joke at the time and Morrinsville already have claim to it with their Mega Cow, so a bovine option is out the window if we want to be

original. With that idea gone, it’s back to the drawing board.

What becomes a focal point of the town needs to be something that people are going to remember, something that stands out and something that has meaning to the township and its surrounding areas.

A logical suggestion made yesterday was that perhaps we could do something with one of our most elusive figures, the black panther. With Ashburton being the heart of the Mid Canterbury region where the panther grew to infamy, it could be suitable.

A lot of people from outside the district still identify us with the almost mythical creature and tales of its appearances are now

marked down in history.

A nice and powerful statue of an impressive looking panther on the corner of the Ashburton Domain, or to the side of State Highway One, but just far enough back for our four-lane highway when it comes, on the northern side of Ashburton might add a little spice to the township.

One suggestion yesterday was that we could solve a lot of our problems in one go.

And that was by creating a new state-of-the-art water feature with a crouching black panther sitting on the top of it and place that same water feature right out the front of a brand new i-SITE building for all to enjoy.

Makes sense, doesn’t it?

above the lobby of the Kansas City Hyatt Regency Hotel collapsed during a tea dance.

In 1997, Woolworth Corp. announced it was closing its 400 remaining five-and-dime stores across the country, ending 117 years in business.

In 2014, all 298 passengers and crew aboard Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 were killed when the Boeing 777 was shot down over rebel-held eastern Ukraine.

Ten years ago: Bombs ripped through two luxury hotels in Jakarta, Indonesia, killing seven victims and wounding at least 50 more. The space shuttle Endeavour arrived at the international space station

to deliver the third and final component of a billion-dollar Japanese lab.

Five years ago: Eric Garner, an unarmed black man accused of selling loose, untaxed cigarettes, died shortly after being wrestled to the ground by New York City police officers; a video of the takedown showed Garner repeatedly saying, “I can’t breathe.” (Garner’s family received $5.9 million from the city in 2015 to settle a wrongful death claim.)

One year ago: Former President Barack Obama, speaking in South Africa, denounced Trump’s policies without mentioning his name; Obama took aim at the

“politics of fear, resentment, retrenchment,” and decried leaders who are caught lying and “just double down and lie some more”.

Today’s birthdays: Actor Donald Sutherland is 84. Actress-singer Diahann Carroll is 84. Rock musician Spencer Davis is 80.

Comedian Tim Brooke-Taylor is 79.

Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall, is 72. Rock musician Terry “Geezer” Butler is 70. Actress Lucie Arnaz is 68. Actor David Hasselhoff is 67. Rock musician Fran Smith Jr. is 67. German Chancellor Angela Merkel is 65. Actress Nancy Giles is 59. Singer Regina Belle is 56.

Rock musician Kim Shattuck is 56.

Country singer Craig Morgan is

55. Rock musician Lou Barlow is 53. Contemporary Christian singer Susan Ashton is 52. Actor Andre Royo is 51. Actress Bitty Schram is 51. Actor Jason Clarke is 50. Movie director F. Gary Gray is 50. Singer JC is 48. Rapper Sole’ is 46.

Country singer Luke Bryan is 43.

Actor Eric Winter is 43. Actor Mike Vogel is 40. Actor Tom Cullen is 34. Actor Brando Eaton is 33.

Rhythm-and-blues singer Jeremih is 32. Actress Summer Bishil is 31.

Actress Billie Lourd is 27. Actor Leo Howard is 22.

Thought for today: “Modo et modo non habebant modum.”

(By and by never comes.) -- St. Augustine (A.D. 354-A.D. 430).

- AP

Matt Markham

EDITOR

TODAY IN HISTORY Today is Wednesday, July 17, the 198th day of 2019. There are 167 days left in the year.

Today’s highlights in history: On July 17, 1996, TWA Flight 800, a Europe-bound Boeing 747, exploded and crashed off Long Island, New York, shortly after departing John F. Kennedy International Airport, killing all 230 people on board.

On this date: In 1821, Spain ceded Florida to the United States.

In 1862, during the Civil War, Congress approved the Second Confiscation Act, which declared that all slaves taking refuge behind Union lines were to be set free.

In 1918, Russia’s Czar Nicholas II and his family were executed by the Bolsheviks.

In 1939, Paddy, a ginger and brown Airedale terrier, who became a national celebrity because of his exploits on the Wellington waterfront (and beyond) during the 1930s sadly died on this date.

In 1944, during World War Two, 320 men, two-thirds of them African-Americans, were killed when a pair of ammunition ships exploded at the Port Chicago Naval Magazine in California.

In 1945, following Nazi Germany’s surrender, President Harry S. Truman, Soviet leader Josef Stalin and British Prime Minister Winston S. Churchill began meeting at Potsdam in the final Allied summit of World War Two. In 1954, the two-day inaugural Newport Jazz Festival, billed as The First American Jazz Festival, opened in Rhode Island; among the performers the first night was Billie Holiday, who died in New York on this date in 1959 at age 44.

In 1955, Disneyland had its opening day in Anaheim, California.

In 1975, an Apollo spaceship docked with a Soyuz spacecraft in orbit in the first superpower link-up of its kind.

In 1981, 114 people were killed when a pair of suspended walkways

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Wednesday, July 17, 2019

Are our phones spying on us?

By Kate Hawkesby NZME

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re our phones listening to us? Or am I just paranoid?

I was discussing with my husband at lunch the other day, how we needed a new duvet for our bed.

It’s been so long since we purchased one, we briefly discussed where would be best to buy one and what type would be best.

So far, sooooooo boring, I know.

But not according to my phone.

It seems my phone was not only listening in, but it was also trying to do something about it.

A few hours after our discussion (which to be frank only lasted a couple of minutes before we’d moved on), my Instagram feed started popping up with ads for bedding, blankets and – you guessed it – duvets.

Equally creepy is that my phone was not even in use while we’d been talking earlier, it’d been sitting in my pocket, and then after I’d taken a call from one of the kids, it sat on the table.

So how did it suddenly know to target me with bedding ads? I

new, but when Facebook was tackled on this very thing, they denied it. Well they would.

Facebook called it a conspiracy theory and urban myth.

But it can poo-poo it all it wants, I know what I saw – multiple ads for bedding, popping up hours after I talked about bedding.

How do you explain how specific these ads were? And if you can’t, then can we really dismiss it as urban myth?

Facebook says there are other ways our tech can track our

raised this on my Instagram and was bombarded with responses from people all sharing similar stories.

People who’d talked about a product and then boom – there it was advertised.

People who’d shared views on a movie even and then been spammed with similar movie reviews on the very same film.

People who’d mentioned a musical, then songs from that very musical started popping up on their Spotify playlist. Spooky.

So my experience is nothing

thoughts: web searches, Google entries, regularly visited sites.

But I had not Google searched duvets or looked up bedding shops. I had not emailed anyone about bedding – I had not ever raised it, aside from verbally and briefly that day over lunch.

So what gives?

One Instagram user messaged me to delete the Facebook app from my phone, or log in and out regularly. She claimed it often happens to her too.

So am I paranoid? Or is my phone really more interested in my duvet chat than my husband is?

Are our tech devices really as innocent as they look? Or are they actually spying on us?

NZME

T

he gun buyback is underway. And like most things in life, the view of today is not the view that drove it in those tumultuous days post March 15.

There is a growing resentment over the way it has, and is, being handled. There is a growing resentment over the potential cost.

There is a growing resentment over the fact that at the end of it, we will still be no wiser as to whether any of it has gone any way at all to stopping another person going nuts.

It is not to say that the broad idea didn’t have merit. A lot of people would agree there are a lot of guns in this country. A lot of people, even those with guns, might well agree that life can continue fairly well unabated, even when the newly-illegal weapons are gone.

But given the entire purpose of this exercise was to stop another Christchurch, what you can’t really say is, this is the mechanism to achieve it. Because no one can say that, and they have never been able to.

And in the process a lot of people have, and will be, inconvenienced. A lot of people have and will be forced into doing something they don’t want to.

And a lot of people having been put in those positions, and with no guaranteed result by way of an outcome, are left wondering why it was all necessary.

Most New Zealanders operate on logic and they operate on fairness. The current scrap we are starting to see around pricing was always going to be an issue, mainly because there seems no other way around it.

But the logic for the entire exercise I think, increasing numbers

are concluding, was driven by shock and the emotion around the event. In the darkest of days in the aftermath, an Australian-style reaction appeared to have some sense to it. There seemed a communal goodwill in place.

But I think we can probably conclude most of that would have come from the city dweller who doesn’t own a gun and therefore doesn’t get why you would ever need one.

And at the extreme end of the debate, that bit probably still holds up. A lot of guns out there do things that really aren’t all that necessary. They fire a lot of bullets awfully fast and not a lot of people actually need, as opposed to want, that kind of fire power.

But – and we only have to look to the New South Wales election earlier his year, where the Hunters Party did remarkably well – there is a large constituency of gun

owners who feel that they did nothing, were never going to do anything, and somehow they are the ones paying the price for a nutter.

The bad guys aren’t handing in weapons, and the cold hard truth is: mad people who want guns can, and will, still be able to lay their hands on them.

As we sit here in the early stages of the actual buyback, my sense is the resentment is only growing, and as a result, the turnout won’t be great. And the gun collection will end up with a number most will conclude is suspiciously small.

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■■UNITED STATES

Trump renews criticism AP Defiant in the face of widespread criticism, President Donald Trump renewed his belligerent call for four Democratic congresswomen of colour to get out of the US “right now,” cementing his position as the most willing US leader in generations to stoke the discord that helped send him to the White House.

Content to gamble that a sizable chunk of the electorate embraces his tweets that have been widely denounced as racist, the president made clear that he has no qualms about exploiting racial divisions once again.

“It doesn’t concern me because many people agree with me,” Trump said at the White House. “A lot of people love it, by the way.”

The episode served notice that Trump is willing to again rely on incendiary rhetoric on issues of race and immigration to preserve his political base in the leadup to the 2020 election.

There was near unanimous condemnation from Democrats for Trump’s comments and a rumble of discontent from a subset of Republicans – but notably not from the party’s congressional leaders.

Republican Senator Mitt Romney of Utah, the party’s White House nominee in 2012 and now one of the president’s most vocal GOP critics, said Trump’s comments were “destructive, demeaning, and disunifying”.

Far from backing down, Trump dug in on comments he had initially made a day earlier on Twitter that if lawmakers

Will ‘is not gay’ Stranger Things star Noah Schnapp has addressed the rumours and speculation about his character’s sexuality. Many people believe Will, his character, is gay after a pointed scene in the hit show. In the scene Will is arguing with his friend Mike over the amount of time his pal is spending with his girlfriend. During the exchange Mike fires back angrily saying, “It’s not my fault you don’t like girls”. This has been interpreted as Mike’s way of saying that he knows Will is gay. Schnapp, however, has his own interpretation of that scene, saying the argument is over Mike not wanting to play games with him anymore.

US Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez speaks as (from left), Rep. Rashida Tlaib, Rep. Ilhan Omar, and Rep. Ayanna Pressley, listen during a news conference in Washington.

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“hate our country,” they can go back to their “broken and crime-infested” countries.

His remarks were directed at four congresswomen: Reps. Ilhan Omar of Minnesota, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of New York, Ayanna Pressley of Massachusetts and Rashida Tlaib of Michigan. All are American citizens and three of the four were born in the US. “If you’re not happy in the US, if you’re complaining all the time, you can leave, you can leave right now,” he said.

The president’s words,

which evoked the trope of telling black people to go back to Africa, may have been partly meant to widen the divides within the House Democratic caucus, which has been riven by internal debate over how best to oppose his policies.

And while Trump’s attacks brought Democrats together in defence of their colleagues, his allies noted he was also having some success in making the controversial progressive lawmakers the face of their party.

The president questioned

whether Democrats should “want to wrap” themselves around this group of four people as he recited a list of the quartet’s most controversial statements.

The four themselves fired back later, condemning what they called “xenophobic bigoted remarks” from the president and renewing calls for their party to begin impeachment proceedings.

Trump “does not know how to defend his policies and so what he does is attack us personally,” said Ocasio-Cortez.

■■AUSTRALIA

Kids go on 1000km joy ride in stolen car NZME Four children packed fishing rods and money into a fourwheel-drive vehicle before allegedly stealing it and driving themselves more than 1000km across Australia.

Three boys and a girl – aged between 10 and 14 – were discovered in New South Wales on Sunday.

The group of four had left near Rockhampton in Queensland before they were caught in Grafton, NSW, near Coffs Harbour.

One boy reportedly wrote a note to his family saying he was leaving.

On Sunday, just 140km into their journey, the group allegedly stole petrol from a gas station in the town of Banana.

An employee there told Sydney’s Daily Telegraph that security video had shown the vehicle driving in “like nor-

An image of the 4x4 released by police during the search. mal” before someone got out to fill up.

“He is really short. Look he barely even reaches the window,” the service station attendant said.

Later that day police spotted the same vehicle in NSW and

gave chase.

However, they reportedly pulled out of their pursuit due to concerns about the driver’s age.

The vehicle was later spotted on the side of a road in Grafton, says Inspector Dar-

ren Williams from New South Wales Police. “[The children] locked themselves in the car and police have had to use a baton to get into the vehicle to arrest them,” he told the ABC. Williams said the group had most likely shared the driving. A non-stop trip between Gracemere and Grafton would typically take about 10 hours.

“It’s a pretty big journey, and it’s a long way for a young person – I suppose a couple of cans of Red Bull and you’re likely to do anything.

The vehicle belonged to the father of one of the children.

It is understood not all four children were from the same family.

Police said they would question the children once the parents were present.

To be eligible for a licence in Queensland and NSW you must be 17 or older.

Pink defends photo Pop singer Pink has hit back after she was attacked for sharing a photo of her children running through Berlin’s Holocaust memorial. The photo shows her children Willow Sage, 8, and Jameson Moon, 2, running through the memorial.

Commenters told the singer that the picture was inappropriate, saying the site was no place for children to play.

Pink was quick to defend herself, saying: “These two children are in actuality Jewish, as am I. The very person who constructed this believed in children being children, and to me this is a celebration of life after death. Please keep your hatred and judgment to yourselves.”

Secret health battle Robbie Williams was “unable to leave the sofa” for three years as he battled agoraphobia. The 45-year-old pop star has admitted the anxiety disorder – which causes people to avoid places or situations that may trigger panic – left him housebound for years, revealing he even turned down an offer to host American Idol because he couldn’t face it. He shared: “My career had gone stratospheric and taken me to Mars, and I needed some time to get my equilibrium back and get myself back together.

“It was my body and mind telling me I shouldn’t go anywhere, that I couldn’t do anything. It was telling me to just wait – so I literally just sat and waited.

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Farmers back emissions pricing

By Gavin Evans NZME

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The Government plans to start policing emissions at the farm level from 2025, but has split with industry on how best to start bringing emissions down in the meantime.

Agriculture Minister Damien O’Connor and Climate Change Minister James Shaw yesterday launched a formal consultation on the proposals which will involve farmers calculating their onfarm emissions annually and being charged – or credited for reductions – from that date.

Emissions from nitrogen fertiliser would be paid by importers and manufacturers of fertiliser, also from 2025.

It is also considering a recommendation from the Independent Climate Change Committee that, in the meantime, emissions from livestock and fertiliser would be paid by dairy and meat processors and fertiliser firms from about 2021.

Funds raised would be recycled to incentivise emission reduction and build the systems needed to model and account for Above (from left) – Agriculture Minister Damien O’Connor, Climate emissions.

Change Minister James Shaw and DairyNZ chief executive Tim Mackle.

Farming leaders have proposed an alternative transition arrangement, to be funded consensus” across the rural secfor 5 per cent of their emissions through their existing levy bodies, tor for farm-level emissions pricinitially, as the sector would be like Federated Farmers, DairyNZ ing by 2025, but acknowledged granted a 95 per cent free alloand Beef and Lamb New Zealand. the challenge of charting the next cation – like those available to DairyNZ chief executive Tim steps. other high-emitters that are also Mackle said the farming sector is The ICCC had considered a sectrade-exposed. committed to working constructor agreement with Government, At $25 a tonne, the ICCC estively with Government and Maobut thought that would create timated the emissions charge ri to make real change to reduce ongoing policy uncertainty, he would cost farmers 1 cent per farm-level emissions. While that noted. kilogram of milksolids or 3 cents is the best place to address bio“By consulting on it, the Govper kilogram of sheep meat. logical emissions, the sector difernment is creating an opportuUnder the alternative scheme fers from the ICCC on how to get nity for it to be examined further,” proposed by the agricultural secthere.

Shaw said. tor, the $25 million a year already “Bringing agriculture into the Introducing farm-level emisbeing gathered by the meat, dairy ETS at the processor level amounts sions pricing would require “a sigand horticulture sectors for work to little more than a broad-based nificant amount of infrastructure on climate change would be motax on farmers before we have the that needs to get laid down across bilised for the new scheme. knowledge, support and tools to tens of thousands of farms”, he The group committed to raisdrive the practice change that will said. ing additional funds – as a co-inreduce emissions,” he said in a “Some of that infrastructure still vestment with Government – if statement. needs to be developed. That’s why required.

The Government has spent the we need to work closely together Shaw said the Government recpast 11 weeks considering the over the next few years to make ognises the importance of mainwork of the ICCC, which has the taining farm profitability. this work.” job of advising how best to bring “Bringing agriculture into New The ICCC’s levy-rebate proposagriculture into the country’s Zealand’s emissions trading sysal, while integrated with the emisemissions trading scheme and tem requires that farmers are sions trading scheme, was intendhow to implement the Governproperly equipped to play their ed to be less complex and costly ment’s proposal for achieving 100 part in achieving the climate as farmers wouldn’t have to trade per cent renewable power generachange goals needed to ensure emissions units. tion by 2035. our country is resilient and wellBased on a carbon price of $25The committee’s reports, replaced to grasp the opportunities to-$50 a tonne, the ICCC expectleased yesterday, advised against low emissions food production ed pricing methane and nitrous the latter in preference for a can earn,” he said. oxide could raise between $47 greater focus on electrification of “Farmers and growers will have million and $95 million annually transport and industrial heat. opportunities to earn money from during the first decade.

For agriculture, it urged early their emissions reductions, and That money would go into an action, given the sector accounts the Government is considering Agricultural Emissions Fund to for almost half the country’s total options to help farmers get credit pay for programmes to help farmgreenhouse gas emissions. for things like riparian planting to ers reduce emissions.

But it also recognised that it help them offset emissions,” Shaw The ICCC wasn’t asked to procould take five years to implement said. vide targets for the individual a farm-level scheme of levies and The Government is planning a gases, but has suggested officials rebates – hence the proposed colseries of public information sesneed to determine a process for lection through processors in the sions on the proposals as part of determining their different treatinterim. a consultation process that wraps ment.

Shaw welcomed the “historic up on August 13.

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early-morning sacrifice.

Most meats are at home in a slow cooker, from corned beef that requires nothing more done to it than it would if you were cooking it the traditional way through to casseroles that

low cookers come into their own in winter and while it might take a few minutes out of your precious morning pre-work time, when you open the door at night and you can smell dinner it’s worth the

benefit from a bit of meat browning beforehand.

The only real secret to slow cookers is to ensure you don’t overdo the liquid because none escapes during cooking.

Country chicken 4T flour, seasoned with salt and pepper 8 chicken pieces 2T butter 2T olive oil 4 rashers streaky bacon, roughly chopped 1 onion, peeled and sliced 2 cloves garlic, peeled and diced 3 carrots, peeled and cut into slices 150g mushrooms, roughly chopped 400g tin crushed tomatoes 1C chicken stock 1/2 C chopped italian parsley, plus extra to garnish 3T cornflour 3T cold water

Slow-cooker butter chicken

Slow beef curry

4-6 breasts chicken, or a number 20 chicken 1 onion, finely chopped 3 cloves garlic, crushed 2T butter, not margarine 2T oil 1/2 t cardamon 1/2 t cumin 2t curry powder 2t curry paste, red is good 1t garam marsala 1 can coconut cream 1C plain yoghurt 1/2 C tomato paste Salt, to taste ■■ Stir-fry the chicken, onion and garlic until chicken has some colour and the onion is clear.

■■ Put entire contents into the slow cooker.

■■ Add the rest of the spices and ingredients and mix all together.

■■ Place lid on cooker and cook on high for 4-6 hours or on low for 6-8 hours.

■■ Serve with rice etc.

800g beef suitable for stewing/casserole cut into cubes 250ml coconut cream 1 red onion, quartered 1t ground cardamom 1t chinese five spice 1/2 t chilli powder 1t ground cinnamon 4 cloves garlic 2t ground coriander 1t ground cumin 1t turmeric Large handful of leafy greens ■■ Put the coconut cream and all the spices into the slow cooker, mix.

■■ Add the chopped onion and chopped beef, mix.

■■ Cook on low for 8–10 hours or high for 4-6 hours.

■■ Add the leafy greens to the slow cooker 5 minutes before serving.

■■ Fold them through gently.

Slow-cooked cinnamon lamb 2kg lamb shoulder steak, diced 1 clove garlic, crushed 2 tomatoes, chopped 1T ground cinnamon 2t sugar 1t salt 1/2 t white pepper 1/2 C water 3/4 C raisins 1 bunch coriander ■■ Place the lamb, garlic, tomatoes, cinnamon, sugar, salt, pepper and water into the slow cooker.

■■ Bind the coriander stems together, then cut off and keep the leaves to one side.

■■ Bury the coriander stalks in the slow cooker between the meat.

■■ Cook on low for 5-6 hours until the lamb is soft.

■■ Twenty minutes before serving, turn heat up to high.

■■ Add chopped coriander leaves and raisins to the slow cooker, stirring to combine.

■■ Serve with couscous or rice.

■■ Turn the slow cooker on to low.

■■ Place the seasoned flour into a clean plastic bag with the chicken pieces ■■ Shake the bag so that the chicken is evenly coated.

■■ Heat the butter and oil in a large frying pan. Place the floured chicken in the pan and brown the pieces on all sides.

■■ Remove the chicken from the pan and add the bacon, onion, garlic, carrots and mushrooms.

■■ Sauté for 2-3 minutes then remove the vegetable mix from the pan and place it in the slow cooker.

■■ Top the vegetables with the chicken pieces and add the tomatoes, stock and parsley.

■■ Cook on low for 8 hours, or high for 4 hours.

■■ Remove the chicken from the cooker and keep warm.

■■ Make a smooth paste from the cornflour and water and stir the paste into the chicken juices.

■■ Cover the cooker and cook for 15 minutes on high so that the juices thicken. Serve the chicken drizzled with the thickened juices.

Slow-cooked beef casserole 1 onion, chopped 2 celery sticks, finely chopped 2T rapeseed oil 3 carrots, halved and cut into chunks 2 bay leaves 2T tomato puree 2T worcestershire sauce 2 beef stock cubes or stock pots 900g beef, for braising 2t cornflour 1/2 small bunch parsley, chopped Buttery mash, to serve ■■ Fry the onion and celery in 1T oil over a low heat until they start to soften – about 5 mins.

■■ Add the carrots, bay, fry for 2 mins.

■■ Stir in the puree and worcestershire sauce, add 600ml boiling water.

■■ Stir and tip everything into a slow cooker.

■■ Crumble over the stock cubes or add the stock pots and stir.

■■ Season with pepper.

■■ Clean out the frying pan.

■■ Fry the beef in the remaining oil in batches until it is well browned. Tip each batch into the slow cooker.

■■ Cook on low for 8-10 hours, or on high for four hours.

■■ If you want to thicken the gravy, mix the cornflour with a splash of cold water to make a paste.

■■ Stir in 2T of the liquid from the slow cooker.

■■ Tip back into the slow cooker, stir and cook for a further 30 mins on high.

■■ Stir in the parsley and season again to taste.

■■ Serve with mash.

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Coat the diced lamb with the seasoned flour and place in the casserole dish as you go.

■■ Add the onions, carrot and parsnip and pour in the hot stock and water. Add the bay leaf and thyme leaves. Arrange the potato slices on top, in an overlapping pattern. Top with a few small pieces of butter.

■■ Cover with a tight-fitting lid and place in the oven. Cook for 1 1/2 hours, then remove the lid and cook for a further 30 minutes. Remove the bay leaf before serving.

■■ Pickled red cabbage: Place the vinegar, sugar, allspice and salt in a saucepan and place over low heat. Bring slowly to the boil to dissolve the sugar, then simmer for 2 minutes. Set aside to cool.

■■ Place the red cabbage in a ceramic or glass bowl and pour over the cooled pickling liquid.

Cover and place in the fridge for at least four hours, stirring occasionally. Stir through the chopped parsley before serving the pickled red cabbage with the lamb.

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Belgium’s Wout Van Aert (second from right) crosses the finish line to win the tenth stage of the Tour de France over 217 kilometres.

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Ineos team to beat AP Geraint Thomas and his teammates don’t need a mountain to deliver a hammer blow on their rivals at the Tour de France.

They can do it on the flat, too.

With a little help from the wind.

The defending champion was the big winner of a chaotic Stage 10 in southern France yesterday morning when French rival Thibaut Pinot and other title contenders were caught napping by a treacherous combination of winds and narrow roads.

Unable to all ride at the front, Pinot and other riders got left behind when the winds first stretched and then shattered the peloton into groups over 35 frantic final kilometres of a 217.5-kilometRe trek from SaintFlour to Albi in south-central France.

Perfectly positioned at the front when the pack took different routes around a traffic circle, triggering the first split, Thomas and his Ineos team-mates put pedal to the metal to make the gap on Pinot and other contenders caught behind as big as possible.

The bill for the French podium finisher in 2104, as well as Rigoberto Uran, Jakob Fuglsang, and Richie Porte was costly.

They rode in a whopping

In brief

1 minute, 40 seconds behind Thomas.

“At the start we said at some point this race is going to split,” explained Luke Rowe, one of Thomas’ team-mates.

“We were all over it with numbers at the front.”

Once opened, the gap increased speedily, with yellow jersey-holder Julian Alaphilippe and Ineos riders setting a frenetic tempo until the end.

“We were straight on the front foot, we knew it was on us to drive it to the line,” Rowe said.

“I was saying to the guys, ‘This is a TTT (team time trial) all the way to the finish line’.”

Tour de France rookie Wout Van Aert won the stage with a sprint to the line.

But Thomas was the headline act.

“I couldn’t think of anything better,” Thomas said.

“It’s especially good on a day like today when you never expect it.

“It was just a positioning error from them and they lose a minute and a half. That’s how it goes.”

Ahead of big Pyrenean stages this week, Thomas vaulted to second place overall, 1:12 behind Alaphilippe, with team-mate Egan Bernal in third place, four seconds further back.

After a flawless start to the race,

it was Pinot’s first mistake, and a big one.

Looking to become the first Frenchman to win the race since Bernard Hinault in 1985, he dropped from third to 11th overall, 2:33 behind Alaphilipple and 1:21 behind Thomas, perhaps not fatal to his Tour but a huge setback.

Pinot used an expletive to describe his day.

“What do you want me to say?

There’s nothing to say,” he said, looking absolutely disgusted.

Tour de France director Christian Prudhomme was almost as disappointed.

“He was ideally placed in the Tour and to be trapped like that in the last 35 kilometres of the stage before the rest day is sad for him,” he said.

“It’s a lot of time lost.”

The peloton split into three groups on a long but narrow section of road opened to the wind when Alaphilippe’s Deceuninck Quick Step team-mates sped up the pace at the front to close the gap to six breakaway riders.

The fugitives were reeled in with 25 kilometers left before Thomas and Co., working well with Alaphilippe’s team, pushed harder in an impressive display of collective strength.

“It’s not only in the mountains where you can gain time, we have

a strong team for days like today, too, and that’s what we showed,” Thomas’ team-mate Dylan van Baarle, said.

Enjoying another day in yellow, Alaphilippe said he and his teammates were thinking about placing Elia Viviani for the finish-line sprint when they accelerated, not deliberately trying to hurt Pinot.

“We didn’t plan to split the bunch.

“There was a lot of stress and pressure in the peloton and when it split, everyone expected it, then we did the maximum.”

A three-time cyclo-cross world champion starting to live up to his billing as a future star, Van Aert is riding in his first Grand Tour.

“The last 70 kilometres were very nervous,” he said after edging Viviani by just a few centimetres.

Van Aert surged from the left in the last stretch and resisted Viviani’s comeback by throwing his bike at the line.

The up and coming Belgian said he got the OK from his team bosses to race for the win because his team leaders were trapped in the group behind.

But even then he didn’t expect to beat recognised sprinters such as Viviani and Peter Sagan in a photo finish.

“It’s crazy,” he said.

Simon Pagenaud won his third race of the season and Alexander Rossi tightened the championship race with Josef Newgarden in IndyCar’s race through the streets of Toronto. Pagenaud had to save fuel in the waning laps to hold off reigning series champion Scott Dixon. Dixon again indicated he will need offseason surgery on an ailing elbow – he’s described the ligament strain as “tennis elbow – and that it bothered him during his drive.

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Crash blow for Evans Crashing in the final lap has cost Kiwi driver Mitch Evans heavily as the Formula E championship wrapped up in New York. Evans started the street race in Manhattan with an outside chance of taking the title and was pushing for another podium when things came unstuck, colliding with Lucas di Grassi with the line in sight.

He limped home in 17th place and dropped to fifth in the final standings for the season. - NZME

Hamilton in full control Formula One championship leader Lewis Hamilton has won a record sixth British Grand Prix after jumping ahead of Mercedes team-mate Valtteri Bottas by taking advantage of the safety car.

Hamilton made the decisive move to the front in the 20th of the 52 laps by pitting to get new tyres at Silverstone. Hamilton extended his championship lead over the Finn to 39 points and moved ahead of Jim Clark and Alain Prost to take the record for British GP victories.

It was the 80th career win for Hamilton.

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Locals claim inaugural tri-series win A new-look snooker tournament, involving three sides from chartered clubs across Canterbury, took place in Ashburton at the weekend and the trophy stayed put with the local side claiming success.

The inaugural Canterbury Plains Snooker Tri-Series involved the top six players from the Kaiapoi Club, the Ashburton MSA and the Timaru RSA, and they took to the tables on Saturday to compete for bragging rights, and the Ashburton sextet proved the top of the bunch.

The side, featuring John Ruakere, Tony Bengell, Bruce Dann, Richard Erpe, Al Benfell and Murray Campbell claimed 18 wins and a draw for their matches, a couple of wins clear of Kaiapoi with Timaru placing third.

With two matches to play in the day, the scores were tied between Ashburton and Kaiapoi, but the locals did the necessary to get the side over the line.

Benfell registered the highest break of the day with 47 while Ruakere scored a 45 and Erpe a 40.

With the Ashburton Club and MSA set to enter into a rebuilding stage, the Tri-Series will be held at the Kaiapoi Club in 2020 before returning to a refurbished and revamped billiard room upstairs in 2021.

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In brief Benji still in demand Wests Tigers and Kiwis coach Michael Maguire wants Marshall to play next season. “Yeah, I am,” Maguire said when asked if he was urging Marshall to play in 2020.

“Obviously as a coach you get to know your players and this week I really got to see what is right around Benji Marshall and a real understanding of what he has gone through. For him to keep playing ... I believe that he can. It’s about the excitement that he brings to training each day and each week.

That’s why I can say that.” - NZME

Retirement confirmed Warriors great Manu Vatuvei has officially called time on his rugby league career. The 33-year-old has been out of the game since 2017, when an injury cut his time in the English Super League short. Having previously said he wasn’t ready to close the door on his career too soon, former NRL star has come to terms with the decision to leave the game behind him. Vatuvei, affectionately known as ‘the Beast’, recently won the hearts of the country on his way to winning TV contest show Dancing with the Stars.

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First female NRL ref New Zealand’s Ameliaranne Ekenasio and Zimbabwe’s Adelaide Muskwe in action during their Netball World Cup match at the M&S Bank Arena, in Liverpool yesterday.

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Aussie clash looming NZME Another one in the bag for the Silver Ferns.

Claiming their fourth straight win of the Netball World Cup with a 79-36 victory over Zimbabwe, the Ferns continued to make strides in the right direction.

The clash was yet another opportunity for head coach Noeline Taurua to rotate her bench and test players at different positions.

And with Thursday’s make-orbreak clash against the Australian Diamonds fast approaching, it was the perfect time to start solidifying combinations on court.

“We’ve done enough with rotations now,” Taurua said.

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“Over the next couple of days as we prepare for that Australia game, everything will be about consolidating those combinations on court.

“Our defensive strategies are coming together quite nicely too ... we’re trudging along in a nice way and every day we’re better than the previous.”

The Ferns took a bit of time to settle in the opening quarter with Zimbabwe keeping things goal-for-goal, and at one stage, leading by two.

Wing attack Perpetua Siyachitema was influential for Zimbabwe in the midcourt, linking the connection between her defence and attacking units.

But it didn’t take long for the

Ferns to adjust to the Zimbabwean style as they accelerated ahead with a hefty 11-goal lead.

Things opened up further in the second quarter when Bailey Mes was introduced alongside long-time shooting partner Maria Folau.

Mes continued her return to the international netball court in style as her undeniable connection with Folau from playing many years together in the Northern Mystics, shone through once again.

With Folau back out the front in goal attack and Mes providing a strong option under the post, Ferns’ midcourters Gina Crampton and captain Laura Langman were able to set a nice flow in

motion through the attacking end.

The Zimbabwean shooting unit remained accurate throughout the second half putting up a commendable performance under the pressure of Silver Ferns defenders Casey Kopua and Phoenix Karaka.

But with Zimbabwe’s high total of turnovers presenting them with little opportunity to score and Silver Fern Te Paea Selby-Rickit putting up an impressive 23/23 in the final stanza, New Zealand stormed ahead to another big win.

The Ferns had one more outing before they face Australia with a game against Northern Ireland early this morning.

grades Winner G Santy 68 0.19 A Dixon 70, D Hewitt 71 20.27 T Kerr 70, G Brown 71, D Allen 71 28+ T McAndrew 70, G McEvoy 72, G Everest 72 Two’s: J Dudley, G Santy, T McAndrew, R Pawsey and O Everest Next Game Tucker Shield at Methven on August 5

48, 57.1, 105.1, Larry Mantel 41, 40, 81.

Smallbore.

Inter Association three way shoot, Ashburton v Ashley and Ellesmere at Dunsandel 13 July.

Ellesmere Association, B Tubb 197.7, C Griffen 196.9, R Dalley 196.10, K Ridgen 198.9, T Thomson 194.10, G Allan 192.7, P Benbow 190.8, G Clausen 195.7, J Wilson 186.4, K Madden 193.10, total 1937.81. Emergencies, C Benbow 192.6, W Halligan 190.7.

Ashburton Association, M Fleming 196.12, G Menzies 196.12, C Nordqvist 194.10, A Donaldson 195.12, J Fleming 191.5, S Millichamp 185.4, D Millichamp 191.10, F Torres 190.7, W Tubb 189.7, M Cook 190.4, total 1917.83.

Emergencies, A Wakelin 184.2, B Nordqvist 190.7, E Millichamp 179.4.

Ashley Association, R Dalzell 185.8, K Brown 192.8, S Vincent 195.8, K Campbell 191.7, S Kershaw 187.5, O Machill 192.3, B Ashby 192.8, B Lunn

189.7, A Brosnan 192.6, S Plows 192.6, total 1907.66. Emergencies, D Hutton 192.9, C Hills 189.4, D Ham 176.4.

July 15 Club shoots Mt Somers Rifle Club Bree Greer 88.3, 80.2, Tim Greer 83, 91, Eddie Millichamp 96.3, 94.2, Stephen Millichamp 98.4, 93.2, David Millichamp 96.3, 95.2, Brent Frame 100.9, 100.8, Wayne Tubb 95.3.

Mayfield Rifle Club 379.12 vs Seafield Rifle Club 367.5 at Mayfield.

Mayfield scores, Nicholas McDowell 81.1, Ella McDowell 83.2, Naomi Waghorn 82, 81, Martin Fleming 93.3, 98.5, Ben Nordqvist 97.2, Alan Wakelin 90.1, 94.2, John Fleming 96.3, Carl Nordqvist 97.4, Andrew Donaldson 95.4.

Seafield scores, Ross Duncan 93.2, 91.2, Robbie Hewitt 93.2, Neville Martin 92.1, 90.1, Peter Wilson 89.

And Seafield 1 July, Robbie Hewitt 98.4, 94.2, Neville Martin 89, 86.1, Peter Wilson 90, 92.1.

■■ Shooting Target Shooting Fullbore July 13 Ashburton District Rifle Club scores at 600yards TR, Allan White 49.6, 50.4, 99.10, John Fleming 49.6, 49.3, 98.9, Kevin Hooper 48.2, 46.3, 94.5, Brian Hawksby 42.1, 46.1, 88.2.

FTR, Murray Cook 59.3, 57.5, 116.8, Mark Alexander 55, 59.5, 114.5, Brian Graystone 55.2, 54.1, 109.3.

FO, Mike Chui 58.5, 60.7, 118.12, Dave Smith

Belinda Sharpe will be the first woman to take control of an NRL match, assigned as the assistant referee for Thursday night’s Broncos and Bulldogs clash at Suncorp Stadium. The NRL’s first female referee said she will be proud if her historic appointment inspires future generations of officials. The Queensland-raised Sharpe and Kasey Badger were earlier this year elevated to the NRL’s full-time referees squad, paving the way for the former to take the whistle in round 18. - NZME

DRAWS ■■ Bowls Ashburton Indoor Bowls July 27 Representative Team announced to play Triangular - Dunedin Bus leaves post office 6am $20 for lunch All players a plate for afternoon tea please Ma Bassett, M Lawson, Mu Bassett, G Chapman, G Wilson, K Mackenzie, C Talbot, R Ellis, M Sheard, R Mackenzie, C Gilbert, M Gilbert, J Gilbert, G Hurst, N Chapman, L Mackenzie, M Eaden, J Nowell, T Palatchie, C Tubb, N Atkinson, D Bell, G Black, W Cochrane, J Gibbs, R Robins, J Stewart If you are unavailable to play please contact Mat Bassett 027-3926155

■■ Golf Ashburton Golf Club July 20 Weekend Ladies: LGU, Barnett Vase – report 9:15am for 9:30am start Conveners - S Bradford (0211590983), B Fechney (0211305366) July 23 Mid-Week Ladies: LGU, Barnett Vase - report 9:30am for 10:00am start. Starters B Turton 021617154, H Ward 0272217551 July 25 Nine Hole - Mens and Ladies. Greensome report 9:45am for 10:0 am start Secretary - M Morgan Club Captain - S Lemon (0274054910)

Tinwald Golf Club July 23 Women’s Division, Medal: 9 holes 6th Bell Trophy stroke - report 9.30 for clubhouse meeting. Starters J. Bruhns D. Morgan Cards M. Kennedy I. Divers, Draw steward J. Bruhns

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■■RUGBY

Kody’s back in the fray

By Matt Markham

matt.m@theguardian.co.nz

The rugby boots might not quite have made it up onto the hook, but if you’d asked Kody Nordqvist where he’d be at the business end of the footy season this year he couldn’t have predicted that it would be prepping for a shot at another Watters Cup final.

But that’s exactly where one of the elder statesmen of Rakaia rugby finds himself this week, as he looks to play his part in getting Mid Canterbury’s most coveted rugby prize back to the club he’s so passionate about.

At the start of the season Nordqvist, who has been away from the scene for a couple of years, was focused on getting fit and just playing a bit of rugby for the love of the game.

He spent the first couple of weeks as a part of the Rakaia Senior B side, but as the fitness levels grew and the cobwebs were blown out the system, the powerful forward found himself the attention of some interest from senior coaches, Kyle Gray and Terry Murray.

“I didn’t plan to be here, put it that way,” he said.

“I wanted to get fit for other reasons and play a bit of rugby for the Bs, but Kyle approached me and asked whether I’d be keen on coming back into the senior side.

“They were great.

“They didn’t put any pressure on me and just let me make my own decision and after a while I decided it might be a good move.”

A broken hand put Nordqvist on the sideline for six weeks, but he still played a role for the side through the Combined Competition and quickly caught the attention of another group of people – the Mid Canterbury Heartland Rugby coaches, who named him in their initial squad for this year’s Heartland Rugby campaign.

“That came out of nowhere to be honest.

“It was thrown out there as a possibility and I thought while I’m fit and enjoying playing rugby, why not.”

But the prospect of slipping the green and gold back on later in the year has been firmly pushed to one side this week with Nordqvist’s attention solely on playing his part in getting Rakaia over the line against Methven on Saturday in the Watters Cup final.

It’s a familiar platform.

He’s won three and a half of them and was a key part of the Rakaia team who won three in a row in 2013, 2014 and 2015 and also there when they drew with Southern in 2016, so he knows what the occasion is all about.

“They’re never easy to win, you go into them expecting a really hard grind and this year is going to be no different.

“We’re under no illusions that we are just going to head out there and take it, we’re going to have to fight for the entire 80 minutes.”

Nordqvist is one of those rugby players coaches love to have in their arsenal.

A genuine grafter who’s not afraid to roll the sleeves up and get stuck into the task at hand, he’s a player who has enough respect that he can play the role of enforcer with minimal fuss.

But one of his biggest contributions this season has been his experience, something that has been called on by the coaching team to help guide a few of the new and younger players through the tough maze that is senior rugby.

And Nordqvist has loved that aspect.

“It’s been the best part of it, being able to be around all these young guys and to help them grow their game,” he said.

“We’ve got a really good squad of players

Kody Nordqvist will have a big role to play for Rakaia in this week’s Watters Cup final at the Ashburton Showgrounds.

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and I’ve really enjoyed being able to be a part of it and having a bit of fun with a really good group of people.”

After a slightly disappointing result in the Combined Competition, especially after being one of the teams to beat over the past few years, Nordqvist said it had been great to watch the side grow throughout the season and into the local competition.

But growth counts for nothing on the Ashburton Showgrounds on Saturday afternoon.

It’s about stepping up to the occasion, not being over-awed and doing the little things right, and doing them well.

“It really comes down to doing the basics right, something we’ve been working on all season.

“I think we’ve got the right side and the right mix to make it happen, we just need to come together again on the paddock and achieve it.

“If we do those tasks right and give it everything we’ve got for the entire match I’m confident we’ll come away with the win, but a Watters Cup final is never easy.”

Rakaia showed they are as good as anything out on the field this season with their impressive victory over Southern last Saturday and Nordqvist played his part, crashing over for a try in the final minutes to seal the victory for his side.

It’s an act he wouldn’t mind repeating again this week.

Nordqvist crashes over for a try in Rakaia’s 2014 Watters Cup win over Methven, the team they will face again this weekend.

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Wednesday, July 17, 2019

■■QUEENSLAND

Purdon back in the sulky

By Adam Hamilton

Purdon confirmed he would have three runners in the Derby with superstar filly Our Princess Tiffany joining Self Assured and Jesse Duke.

“I’ll drive Self Assured. Kylie (Rasmussen) will stick with Tiffany and I want Luke (McCarthy) on Jesse Duke if he’s available,” he said.

“It’s not often we run our fillies against the boys, but this filly is up to it.

“If she didn’t have a setback, we’d have run her against the boys in the NZ Derby and I think she’d at least run second in that.

“She’s so strong and keeps reeling-off those quick times when she’s on the speed.

“She did that (Queensland Oaks)

Mark Purdon will return to the sulky aboard the sport’s most exciting pacer Self Assured for Saturday night’s $100,000 Group 1 Queensland Derby.

Sidelined for two weeks with an eye infection, the champion horseman said he would return from his Canterbury stables to Brisbane today and would be fine to drive this week.

“The eye is about 85 per cent right, so I’ll definitely be OK for this week,” he said. “It’s been good to come back home and rest it as much as possible.

“That’s helped a lot.”

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really easily the other night and I think she’s back to that terrific NSW Oaks form.”

Self Assured was so stunningly impressive winning last Saturday night’s Group 3 South-East Derby he will be favourite from any draw this week, but Purdon believes Our Princess Tiffany is good enough to test and maybe even beat him.

“If she draws to make the lead like she did the other, she would take a heck of a lot of running down, even

by Self Assured,” he said.

“It was quite freakish what he (Self Assured) did the other night, running home in those times, a 26.1sec last quarter, when he was outside the leader.”

Mark Purdon

In brief Buyers lining up Offshore interest in promising galloper Mac Attacka was piqued yet again on Saturday after the impressive three-year-old produced a powerful closing burst to take out the last race on the card at Ruakākā. The Makfi gelding had impressed many when winning two of his first three starts which led to his potential sale to Hong Kong interests. Despite passing the vetting requirements for the sale, the deal fell through, which led to Saturday’s reappearance over 1600 metres and another eye-catching victory. Settled near last by rider Matt Cameron, Mac Attacka was still well back approaching the home turn as Cameron eased him to the outside to make his challenge.

Several huge bounds carried him to the front as he drove clear to score by a widening margin.

- NZME

Counties gallops Today at Pukekohe Park Raceway

Counties RC Venue: Pukekohe Park Meeting Date: 17 Jul 2019 NZ Meeting number: 2 Doubles: 2 and 3; 4 and 5; 6 and 7 Trebles: 2, 3 and 4; 5, 6 and 7 1 12.30pm MOUNT SHOP MAIDEN 2100 $10,000, MDN, 2100m 1 20624 Twin Spinner bh (6) 58.5.K Chowdhoory (a2) 2 69843 Dr Velocious (4) 58.5...................M Cameron 3 x6558 Hvar h (12) 58.5.............................. A Calder 4 740x0 Turo De Potenco 58.5................... Scratched 5 x0056 Nesley h (8) 58.5.................. T Yanagida (a2) 6 0x09 Double Happy h (7) 58.5..................S Collett 7 08 Kajino (9) 58.5....................... M Kareem (a4) 8 0x00 Miles Beyond (13) 58.5.................... A Jones 9 00x00 We Be Jammin (10) 58.5.............C Lammas 10 x3x02 Unacceptable (3) 56.5...................... C Grylls 11 x8030 Gocara (11) 56.5..........................T Thornton 12 x8505 Reliable Belle (5) 56.5...................R Elliot (a) 13 0x90 Gunsandroses (1) 56.5....................R Smyth 14 7x09 Whimsy (2) 56.5.......................... L Satherley 2 1.05 SSANGYONG 2100 $11,000, Rating 72 Benchmark, 2100m 1 00339 Joe Cargo (4) 59.............................. R Jones 2 0x705 Windy Height dm (3) 58.5................S Collett 3 2854F Hesalljazz dm (2) 57.............T Newman (a3) 4 82118 Flying Fantasia 56......................... Scratched

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Wanganui Greyhound Racing Club Venue: Hatrick Raceway Meeting Date: 17 Jul 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 12.03pm ABSOLUTELY ELECTRICAL C0 C0, 305m 1 24232 Big Time Dusty nwtd...........................L Cole 2 87352 Big Time Prickle nwtd A &................Williams 3 35635 Piruleta nwtd......................................M Flipp 4 x5F72 Sahara Dream nwtd...........................M Flipp 5 24557 Hopcorn nwtd...................................... N Udy 6 66264 Jamboree nwtd................................C Morris 7 44284 Small Boy nwtd A &.........................Williams 8 73776 Ariana Sunset nwtd.....................B Goldsack Emergencies: 9 48853 Trudy Remarkable nwtd...................C Morris 10 78875 Gotcha Marshall nwtd................J McInerney 2 12.20pm WHANGANUI CHRONICLE C0 C0, 520m 1 44x3 Meandering nwtd.........................A Turnwald 2 42475 Bigtime Ava nwtd.............................. P Clark 3 78588 Gotcha Bailey nwtd....................J McInerney 4 66764 It’s Timmy nwtd..........................J McInerney 5 2 Big Time Vince nwtd............................L Cole 6 8 Big Time Benny nwtd..........................L Cole

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Wanganui Greyhound Racing Club Venue: Hatrick Raceway Meeting Date: 17 Jul 2019 NZ Meeting number: 9 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 3.19pm (NZT) ADEPT ACCOUNTANTS C2 C2, 305m 1 68831 Empty Pocket 18.08............................ N Udy 2 18485 Zara Zoe 17.79................................... N Udy 3 41273 Bigtime Leo 17.88............................. P Clark 4 44332 Barbarossa Boy 17.74................B Goldsack 5 41655 Gotcha Pixie 18.02.....................J McInerney 6 78414 Cool Wolf 17.86.............................. D Donlon 7 62761 Tuff Temptress 18.04......................B Mitchell 8 14352 Bigtime On Track 17.77........................F Kite 9 47566 Idol Jan 17.80....................................M Flipp 10 81784 Little Tornado 18.16..........................R Waite 2 3.37pm HATRICK DASH C1 C1, 305m 1 78548 Rambo nwtd...................................W Woods 2 58738 Bigtime Rex 17.87....................... D P Symes 3 45668 Thrilling Eddie 17.78 J &......................D Bell 4 58448 Mister Booze 18.09......................J McArthur 5 5776F Jay Grim nwtd..............................J T Pruden 6 88868 Bigtime Jasper nwtd A &..................Williams 7 62568 Decision nwtd.................................... S Clark 8 72885 Bigtime Coco 17.99.............................L Cole

5 05214 Nulli Secundus td (5) 56............. R Scott (a3) 6 1049x She’s All Clang m (6) 55.5............... S Spratt 7 7684B Raaj mh (1) 54............... K Chowdhoory (a2) 8 75x95 Wagner m (7) 54..............................R Smyth 3 1.40pm VETERINARY ASSOCIATES MAIDEN 1200 $10,000, MDN 3YO, 1200m 1 2 Sham On Toast h (5) 57.5............... A Calder 2 67x63 Fast Mover h (1) 57.5...................... S McKay 3 Mr Pickles (9) 57.5...................E McCall (a3) 4 09x6 Sir Ralph (4) 57.5.........................C Lammas 5 Captain Reg (8) 57.5............. M Kareem (a4) 6 704 Belle Of Georgia (11) 55.5K Chowdhoory (a2) 7 06304 Tickadiva (7) 55.5....................... R Scott (a3) 8 Anneofpaisley h (6) 55.5..................S Collett 9 Paisley 55.5................................... Scratched 10 Quizzy Lizzy (2) 55.5....................... C Grylls 11 09x06 Keep It Real h (3) 55.5..........T Newman (a3) 12 Mama (10) 55.5...........................M Cameron 13 0690x Blizzing Away (12) 57.5...............M Coleman 14 9x69x Romanov Girl 55.5........................ Scratched 4 2.15 HAUNUI FARM 1400 $11,000, Rating 72 Benchmark, 1400m 1 20x46 Call Me Bob tdmbh (5) 59................S Collett 2 35x80 Bransome dm (10) 58.......... T Yanagida (a2) 3 34x18 Come Back Tiger d (11) 57.5.T Newman (a3)

4 10x04 Vincentius dm (12) 57............... D Danis (a2) 5 x4190 Pokuru Wild d (8) 55.................... D Johnson 6 80x61 Good Vibes tdm (4) 54.....................R Smyth 7 56003 Dudewithattitude (1) 54................T Thornton 8 x8680 So Much Mour m (7) 54................... S Spratt 9 170x9 Pushka tdm (3) 54...................... R Scott (a3) 10 9407x Fly To The Moon m (6) 54............C Lammas 11 00095 Innamincka tdmh (9) 54.K Chowdhoory (a2) 12 880x9 I’ma Shygirl dm (2) 54........... M Kareem (a4) 5 2.54 LONE STAR PUKEKOHE MDN 1400 $10,000, MAIDEN, 1400m 1 023x9 Answer Back (15) 58.5..........T Newman (a3) 2 824 Beauty Star b (5) 58.5..................D Mansour 3 062x8 Cleverconversation (12) 58.5.......T Thornton 4 35 Tumbril b (3) 58.5............................. C Grylls 5 94 Alfa Rosso (8) 58.5 6 8 Rockwithattitude (16) 58.5... T Yanagida (a2) 7 24 Frozen (7) 56.5............................M Coleman 8 9x2 Geri (2) 56.5.............................. D Danis (a2) 9 0902 Littlemisspunky (6) 56.5...................R Smyth 10 45x35 Damesel (10) 56.5........................... S Spratt 11 90x26 Global Diamond (11) 56.5.............R Elliot (a) 12 x50x7 Dream h (1) 56.5..............................S Collett 13 5 Missandei 56.5.............................. Scratched 14 0x Hurricane Maggie 56.5.................. Scratched

15 70x Innocent Man (4) 58.5.....................V Colgan 16 509 Johnnie Redmond (9) 58.5 17 79x0 Shanlane (14) 56.5.....................M Cameron 18 7700x Fistral Beach (13) 56.5 19 x0070 Whoshe’s Girl 56.5........................ Scratched Emergencies: Innocent Man, Johnnie Redmond, Shanlane, Fistral Beach, Whoshe’s Girl 6 3.29pm FORMSTRESS 1600 $10,000, Rating 65 Benchmark*, 1600m 1 300x8 Botti tm (11) 59.5.............M Hashizume (a4) 2 65005 Chadsdale (4) 59.5.......................... C Grylls 3 x4653 Tryfan dmh (2) 59.5.............. T Yanagida (a2) 4 x0007 Playboy Prince tm (9) 58.5...........C Lammas 5 65010 Friday Woolfe dm (3) 57.5......... D Danis (a2) 6 13x00 Ted Talks (6) 57.5........................M Cameron 7 15x0 Vis Ta Vie (7) 56.5............................S Collett 8 8x650 Leica Warrior dm (10) 56......T Newman (a3) 9 96x00 Deluxe Edition tdm (12) 55.5..... R Scott (a3) 10 865x4 Easy Walking m (1) 55................. D Johnson 11 85x00 Mr Big tdm (5) 55.................................C Dell 12 040x0 Barb Dwyer m (8) 54....................D Mansour 7 4.04pm BOOK NOW FOR BOYS DAY OUT AUGUST 10TH MAIDEN $10,000, MDN, 1600m 1 80x65 Man Power (6) 58.5......................T Thornton 2 90570 Hutseegua (4) 58.5.............. T Yanagida (a2)

3 58899 Signor Dal h (2) 58.5...... K Chowdhoory (a2) 4 23336 Rusalka (12) 56.5.........................C Lammas 5 3x582 Sepella h (9) 56.5............................ A Calder 6 350x9 Kiwianna (14) 56.5........................R Elliot (a) 7 09050 Tintero (3) 56.5...........................M Cameron 8 00 Barbara 56.5................................. Scratched 9 000x8 Liz’s Gift (11) 56.5....................E McCall (a3) 10 697 Llanberis h (10) 56.5................... A Schwerin 11 97867 Our Star (1) 56.5.............................. S Spratt 12 607x7 Shahana (5) 56.5..............................T Wenn 13 60x07 Valmur h (13) 56.5........................... C Grylls 14 x0070 Whoshe’s Girl (7) 56.5.......... M Kareem (a4) 15 3x009 Sienna Grace (8) 56.5............... D Danis (a2) Blinkers on: Belle Of Georgia (R3), Shanlane (R5), Botti, Mr Big (R6), Llanberis (R7) Blinkers off: Cleverconversation (R5), Rusalka (R7) Winkers on: Cleverconversation (R5), Ted Talks (R6) Winkers off : Llanberis (R7) SELECTIONS

9 888x8 Bigtime Kiowa nwtd A &...................Williams 10 81784 Little Tornado 18.16..........................R Waite 7 1.48pm PRESIDENTS STAKES C1 C1, 520m 1 55456 Lizzy O’Shea 30.87......................B Hodgson 2 62557 Arm Turner nwtd.........................J McInerney 3 41684 Tuff Mr. Tee 30.64...........................B Mitchell 4 44734 Opawa Marcie nwtd...........................M Flipp 5 36231 Big Time Tina 30.89............................L Cole 6 46351 Bionic Boy 30.92...........................M Goodier 7 34247 Elland Road nwtd.......................J McInerney 8 22742 Here’s Hemi 30.56.....................J McInerney 9 55662 Jetlag Jag 31.34.........................J McInerney 10 78856 Opawa Henry 30.53 J &.......................D Bell 8 2.06pm LIQUORLAND WANGANUI C2 C2, 305m 1 76683 Bigtime Hannah 17.80................ D P Symes 2 13477 Nippa-A-Spot 17.82...................J McInerney 3 65287 Leger’s Magic 18.05...........................M Flipp 4 37541 Zara Daiken 17.93.............................. N Udy 5 26365 Bigtime Boy 17.76........................ P B Briggs 6 68442 Alamein Lady 17.79 K &....................Phillips 7 32746 Homebush Rieko 17.89.............J McInerney 8 54831 Bigtime Jamie 17.71...........................L Cole 9 47566 Idol Jan 17.80....................................M Flipp

10 81784 Little Tornado 18.16..........................R Waite 9 2.22pm FIRST SECURITY C2 C2, 305m 1 54347 Zara Zara 17.81.................................M Flipp 2 76227 Breed Apart 17.75............................M Olden 3 11116 Bigtime Daisy 17.87............................L Cole 4 78141 Bigtime Kylie 17.82..................... D P Symes 5 77257 Ngakawau 17.82........................J McInerney 6 55571 Manimal 17.77.................................... N Udy 7 88642 Alamein Dip 17.95 K &.......................Phillips 8 26321 Opehu Express 17.86.......................R Waite 9 47566 Idol Jan 17.80....................................M Flipp 10 81784 Little Tornado 18.16..........................R Waite 10 2.44pm WHANGANUI CHRONICLE C2d, 645m 1 88215 Rowdy Ruby nwtd................................S Kite 2 86888 Kushka nwtd...................................... I Howe 3 46367 Flash Barry nwtd..........................B Hodgson 4 37467 Bigtime Alfie 38.34..............................L Cole 5 43124 Opawa June nwtd........................A Turnwald 6 64667 Haze Adams nwtd........................A Turnwald 7 75585 Cawbourne Zulu 38.00..................D Roberts 8 63647 Allen Mack 38.04..........................M Roberts

HT5 C1q, 305m 1 1328x Funzalo 17.61..............................B Hodgson 2 35454 Retail Mayhem 18.03...................... L Pearce 3 78644 Princess Pea 17.94.............................. L Bell 4 22353 Goldstar Sawyer nwtd.......................S Stone 5 46637 Cawbourne Chops 18.14.......... K Gommans 6 43585 Uno Eleven 17.75................................ N Udy 7 32285 Blue Whizz 18.16........................B Goldsack 8 27175 Big Time Rose 18.27 A &.................Williams Emergencies: 9 58448 Mister Booze 18.09......................J McArthur 10 38684 Alamein Tiger 17.80.................... G Hodgson 8 5.23pm J P PRINT PETONE C1 HT6 C1q, 305m 1 48883 Shamrock Green 17.88...............B Goldsack 2 43646 Jericho Warrior 17.83........................R Waite 3 47822 Naharis 17.73.....................................D Edlin 4 x6534 Andrea’s Magic nwtd........................... N Udy 5 324x6 Go Stopper nwtd................................M Flipp 6 72247 Spark ‘Em Up nwtd................... S Gommans 7 27371 Dottie Bell 18.09 J &............................D Bell 8 32672 Jax Jewel nwtd..............................M Roberts 9 78548 Rambo nwtd...................................W Woods 10 45687 Auros Advantage nwtd.................... T Pilcher 9 5.40pm ABSOLUTELY ELECTRICAL HT7 C1q, 305m

1 75268 Rocky Top 18.08 J &............................D Bell 2 83758 Not Shackley 17.86............................. N Udy 3 54473 Tynecastle Flyer 17.79 R &..................Voyce 4 54685 Arthur’s Crown 18.06........................R Waite 5 67244 Blackjack Man 17.90...................B Goldsack 6 66535 Magnetude Eight 18.11............. S Gommans 7 27247 Collect A Dream 17.91.......................M Flipp 8 24334 Bigtime Champ 17.66 A &................Williams Emergencies: 9 5776F Jay Grim nwtd..............................J T Pruden 10 38667 Goldstar Charger nwtd.............. K Gommans 10 5.57pm THE ROCK 95.2FM C1 HT8 C1q, 305m 1 58546 Judge Me Jackie 17.91................... L Pearce 2 88624 Uno Again 17.71.................................. L Bell 3 78623 Lucha 17.82.......................................D Edlin 4 12434 Light Cruiser 18.07.........................G Atwood 5 33566 Jay Wendy 18.04................................. N Udy 6 55444 I’ll Be Loyal nwtd..........................B Hodgson 7 67653 Homebush Shea 17.91............. S Gommans 8 56376 Slick As Jewels 18.75............ L E Dunkerton 9 36487 Replica Rango nwtd............................ N Udy 10 78856 Opawa Henry nwtd J &........................D Bell

Race 1: Unacceptable, Twin Spinner, Dr Velocious, Gocara, Hvar Race 2: Nulli Secundus, Windy Height, Joe Cargo, Wagner Race 3: Sham On Toast, Quizzy Lizzy, Mama, Mr Pickles Race 4: Come Back Tiger, Call Me Bob, Vincentius, Pokuru Wild Race 5: Frozen, Beauty Star, Global Diamond, Dream Race 6: Tryfan, Botti, Vis Ta Vie, Easy Walking, Chadsdale Race 7: Rusalka, Sepella, Man Power, Our Star, Llanberis

Wanganui dogs Today at Hatrick Raceway

7 x6266 Marley Farley nwtd R &........................Voyce 8 38683 Blazing Diamond nwtd...................B Mitchell 3 12.39pm AON CPF C2 C2, 305m 1 72433 Mr. Postman 17.85.............................. N Udy 2 52786 Homebush Minnie 17.61............J McInerney 3 22345 Banjo Hope 17.85 A &.....................Williams 4 23155 Queen Kong 17.77.....................J McInerney 5 84167 Hurricane Al 17.85...........................C Morris 6 55882 Alamein Tane 17.86 K &.....................Phillips 7 75168 Bigtime Gal 17.87...............................L Cole 8 47561 Zara Cheebee 17.73..........................M Flipp Emergencies: 9 47566 Idol Jan 17.80....................................M Flipp 10 81784 Little Tornado 18.16..........................R Waite 4 12.55pm RIVERCITY GAS C4 C4, 305m 1 26546 Clover Victoria 17.59........................S Codlin 2 75512 Bigtime Ziggy 17.66............................L Cole 3 35833 Millie Prince 17.72 J &.........................D Bell 4 37866 Mikachu 17.59..............................A Turnwald 5 81165 Cawbourne Ridge 17.65 J &................D Bell 6 45333 Bigtime Pearl 17.64.............................L Cole 7 11384 Sozin’s Noir 17.71......................J McInerney 8 71267 Sozin’s Roar 17.95.....................J McInerney

9 74722 Bigtime Lucy 17.55.............................L Cole 10 13x8F Dark Syrah 17.77..............................R Waite 5 1.14pm THE ROCK 95.2FM C1 C1, 520m 1 77572 Lucky Mick nwtd.................................. N Udy 2 43657 Slam It nwtd...............................J McInerney 3 43381 Big Time Kobe 30.63...........................L Cole 4 23764 Tiddy Cash 31.08.......................J McInerney 5 31142 Sahara Pippa 30.98...........................M Flipp 6 x4434 Tuff Knight 30.37............................B Mitchell 7 12512 Zipping Romeo nwtd....................A Turnwald 8 24467 Stormy Jay 30.55................................W Kite Emergencies: 9 55662 Jetlag Jag 31.34.........................J McInerney 10 78856 Opawa Henry 30.53 J &.......................D Bell 6 1.31pm WANGANUI TOYOTA C2/3 C2/3, 305m 1 63317 Blue Precision 17.72........................C Morris 2 56424 Running Freer 17.69........................M Olden 3 21726 Jinja Rules 17.69.......................J McInerney 4 57562 Bigtime Minnie 17.53..........................L Cole 5 18784 Mahala Bay 17.75..........................W Woods 6 68268 Butterball 17.59..............................M Gowan 7 67517 Amazing Contact nwtd.....................S Codlin 8 14555 Guru’s Choice 17.76 A &.................Williams

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

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9 66781 Go Home Harry nwtd........................ S Clark 10 38684 Alamein Tiger 17.80.................... G Hodgson 3 3.54pm PALAMOUNTAINS SCIENTIFIC NUTRITION C1 HT1 C1q, 305m 1 33153 Duke Bruce 18.19............................... N Udy 2 76444 De Blonde 17.78................................ B Hunt 3 76323 Big Time Rusty nwtd...........................L Cole 4 26576 Goldstar Wilson 18.11.......................S Stone 5 42784 Cawbourne Chezzy 17.74................... N Udy 6 14364 Smalltime Johnny 18.11 A &............Williams 7 73486 Prettiest Eyes 18.02.........................M Olden 8 23363 Homebush Razor nwtd..............J McInerney 9 15677 No Mug 17.90..................................C Morris 10 58738 Bigtime Rex 17.87....................... D P Symes 4 4.12pm WANGANUI TOYOTA C1 HT2 C1q, 305m 1 31252 Choice Sister 18.21..........................C Morris 2 55856 Bigtime Toby 18.47............................ P Clark 3 3F428 Epic Spark 18.00................................ B Hunt 4 31655 Black Mags nwtd....................... K Gommans 5 27446 Hashtag Blessed nwtd........................ N Udy 6 54315 Zara Fab 18.10.................................... N Udy 7 58518 Dee Bee Gee 18.07.................... G Hodgson 8 44325 Yee Coo Coo 18.01....................J McInerney 9 88868 Bigtime Jasper nwtd A &..................Williams

10 66781 Go Home Harry nwtd........................ S Clark 5 4.30pm LASER PLUMBING C1 HT3 C1q, 305m 1 68723 Homebush Demi 18.02..............J McInerney 2 32466 Dream On Dreamer 17.91...............M Olden 3 32488 Midnight Molly nwtd.....................B Hodgson 4 1 Big Time Flash 17.64..........................L Cole 5 88526 Eye Kno 17.87...............................W Woods 6 63683 Bigtime Wayno nwtd A &..................Williams 7 24351 Just Like Harry 17.93.......................... N Udy 8 85337 Wong Full Arrest 18.19....................C Morris 9 87375 Idol Little Girl 18.29............................M Flipp 10 45668 Thrilling Eddie 17.78 J &......................D Bell 6 4.47pm RIVERCITY GAS C1 HT4 C1q, 305m 1 66373 Final Straw 18.10................................ N Udy 2 34233 Bigtime Roll 17.65....................... D P Symes 3 6F437 Bigtime Luna 17.98......................S J Phillips 4 35322 Subway Kay 18.28......................B Goldsack 5 86656 Sly John 17.99 J &...............................D Bell 6 22783 Big Time Chance 18.06.......................L Cole 7 72777 Opawa Hunter nwtd...........................M Flipp 8 72752 Paradox Prince 18.43...................B Hodgson 9 62568 Decision nwtd.................................... S Clark 10 75788 Bigtime Claws nwtd A &...................Williams 7 5.04pm BOOK YOUR FUNCTION@HATRICK C1

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

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Where to now for the Black Caps?

By Niall Anderson If you’re feeling burnt out on ODI cricket after seven exhausting weeks of World Cup action, I bring good news.

If you’re completely hooked on ODI cricket after seven enthralling weeks of Cricket World Cup action, I’m afraid it’s bad news.

You’re going to have to wait 204 days until the Black Caps next play an ODI. Yes, 50-over cricket goes on the backburner for the next few months, with the start of the Test Championship and the build-up to the Twenty20 World Cup taking precedence.

It leaves nearly seven months for rising stars and fringe players to push their case for selection and put pressure on the few Black Caps who had disappointing Cup campaigns.

We take a look at the futures of some of the Black Caps’ squad.

Martin Guptill

World Cup stats: 10 matches, 186 runs at an average of 20.7 The Black Caps aren’t going to drop one of their greatest ODI batsmen – with 16 centuries and an average of 42.2 – just based on one poor World Cup. That decision is made easier by a lack of a ready-made replacement, but Guptill will almost certainly go plunder runs for Auck-

land in the domestic summer, like he always does, and be back at the top of the order come 2020.

Colin Munro

World Cup stats: 6 matches, 158 runs at 25.

Somehow possessing the best average of all the Black Caps’ World Cup openers, despite passing 24 just once, you still have to imagine that the Munro ODI experiment is over.

spot will be his if he wants to continue.

Colin de Grandhomme

Kane Williamson

World Cup stats: 10 matches, 578 runs at 82.6, two wickets at 32.

Williamson will be Black Caps captain for as long as he wants to be Black Caps captain. Next.

Henry Nicholls

World Cup stats: 4 matches, 91 runs at 22.7.

Where does Nicholls’ future lie – as an opener, or in the middle order? The 27-year-old has been slightly unfortunate in having his role switched, and while he is probably more suited to the middle order, the balance of the side is better when he is at the top.

Nicholls was thrown in the deep end at the World Cup – missing with injury to start, before being chucked in to face the new ball against Australia and England in the final games of pool play.

27 in the semi-final and 55 in the final were both important knocks, it will be interesting to see where he bats in domestic oneday cricket next season.

Ross Taylor

World Cup stats: 10 matches, 350 runs at 38.9.

Taylor will be nearly 36 by the time he next has the opportunity to play a one-day international, but he has talked about wanting to emulate Chris Gayle and play at a World Cup at age 39.

Taylor never quite hit his preWorld Cup heights, but the No. 4

Tom Latham

World Cup stats: 10 matches, 155 runs at 19.4.

Latham falls into the same category as Guptill – the Black Caps aren’t going to drop one of their senior leaders on the basis of a few bad games, especially when he slightly salvaged a shocking start with the bat with knocks of 57 and 47 against England late in the tournament.

His glovework got better as the tournament progressed and he could still remain an option to open the batting, depending on the selectors’ faith in Seifert and/ or Young.

Jimmy Neesham World Cup stats: 10 matches, 232 runs at 33.1, 15 wickets at 19.5.

What a change in fortunes for Neesham, going from outside of

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the Black Caps to one of the first names on the team sheet for 2020.

Neesham is an excellent batting option to have in the middle order, and his bowling has improved too. A lock for 2020 and beyond.

World Cup stats: 10 matches, 190 runs at 23.7, 6 wickets at 35.3.

De Grandhomme is a land of contrasts. His batting will often infuriate on pitches his bowling is suited to, and he’ll barely bowl on pitches his batting is suited to.

One of the most economical bowlers in the competition, de Grandhomme’s 1-25 in his 10 World Cup final overs was just superb. 33 next week, he’ll likely still be required come next summer.

Mitchell Santner

World Cup stats: 10 matches, 72 runs at 24, six wickets at 53.8 The above statistics understate how valuable Santner was at the World Cup, with the left-arm tweaker’s economy rate of 4.8 and general bad luck seeing his figures not reflect his performances.

Santner won the game with the bat against Bangladesh, and his performance with the ball in the semi-final, including the opening spell of 6-2-7-2, was one of the best ever by a New Zealand spinner. The 27-year-old comfortably projects as first choice ODI spinner for the next four years.

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Qualified Service Technicians / Mechanics We are currently looking for qualified Service Technicians / Mechanics to work out of our busy workshop located in Ashburton.

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We are seeking motivated people who wish to advance their career and have pride in their workmanship.

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A very competitive remuneration package including health insurance, will be negotiated with the successful applicants.

If you are interested in joining a successful team serving the farmer and contractor please contact by calling, emailing, or writing, in the strictest confidence, to: Andy Ruck, Branch Manager 135 Alford Forest Road, Ashburton 7700 03 307 6031 – andy.ruck@jj.co.nz

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Research Technicians VetEnt Research are looking for reliable, hard working team members for a trial for the month of August.

Shift work hours for 4-6 weeks Based in the Ashburton region Flexibility and reliability essential Excellent attention to detail required

A casual fixed term position is available for the coming season from August 2019 to end of June 2020.

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Cryptic crossword

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Simon Shuker’s Code Cracker

ACROSS 1. In abysmal ignorance speak ill of somebody (6) 4. Maker of fly-trap may rest on the snooker table (6) 9. Rock that gets broken in great upheaval (7) 10. Something imaginary that could be made real initially (5) 11. One will make an offer for it in the same place shortly (4) 12. Being French, we show common sense (4) 13. A dear beginning for a schoolmaster (3) 15. Young female who left the oil plant backwards (4) 16. One appears in lace endlessly, not being a member of the clergy (4) 19. It is like the king to invite one (3) 21. Sort of pickle that will make daughter unwell (4) 22. At one time it appeared in concert (4) 24. One doing nothing to rid the French of him (5) 25. Come clean about using flour initially in making scones (7) 26. Is prying about the rounded edge of the stair (6) 27. Is reluctant to take in the curious, poor material (6) DOWN 1. Song to the Virgin Mary one takes on for enlargement (13) 2. Theatrical lady takes this, the seventh note (7) 3. Member of film crew must take a firm hold (4) 5. Base for column on physical education lasted out (8) 6. Sediment, for instance, is retained by the doctors (5) 7. Without let-up, rely on including code to a smaller degree (13) 8. University fellow is about to take me up, the fiend! (5) 14. One could get broiled on this playing-field (8) 17. Strive to maintain it in dispute (7) 18. It takes guts to take feathers from a bird (5) 20. Puts an end to skill, taking the first last (5) 23. Move slowly, from being at home, to church (4)

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Previous solution: act, acts, ant, ants, ats, can, cans, canst, cant, cants, cast, cat, cats, sac, san, sat, scan, scant, scat, tan, tans

DOWN 1. Go sour (6) 2. Sulks (5) 3. Flatten out (4) 4. Have an influence on (6) 5. Inside (8) 6. Edgy (7) 7. Excite (6) 12. Intrude (8) 14. Becomes larger (7) 16. Edged (6) 17. Feminine (6) 18. Globe (6) 21. Pulsate (5) 22. Smudge (4)

ARIES (Mar 21-Apr 19): You always have feelers extended for danger, opportunity and necessary information. You don’t notice this until those feelers start tingling like they will today. Your spidey sense is telling you something.

TAURUS (Apr 20-May 20): The sweetest words to land on your ears will be “you’re right,” or possibly, “that’s right.”... Anything along those lines will do! It’s especially satisfying because, well, you are so very right!

GEMINI (May 21-Jun 21): When someone joins in on your emotional stance, it feels good. It’s not that you need the validation, but when it comes, you calm down, feel comfortable – happy, even. Perhaps you did need it after all.

CANCER (Jun 22-Jul 22): Your reputation will precede you. You can’t control what people say about you, but you can enact behaviours and brand yourself in a way that makes certain definitions stick.

LEO (Jul 23-Aug 22): Building bonds is interesting work. The more you talk about things you have in common other than business, the more likely it is that business is going to happen.

VIRGO (Aug 23-Sep 22): The reptilian brain has been keeping humans alive for thousands of years.

So don’t blame it too much for firing fight-orflight signals unnecessarily. Say, “Thanks for the message,” and then cozy up to your fear.

LIBRA (Sep 23-Oct 23): The winning move will be pleasantly persistent. The consistency of tone earns trust, and the established pattern primes everyone for what’s sure to happen.

You’ll eventually get what you want.

SCORPIO (Oct 24-Nov 21): Define success, not only for yourself but also to hear another person’s definition. If people working together have different definitions of the success, the journey will be arduous indeed.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov 22-Dec 21): “How?” is the question that will bring people together. People who know how will show people who don’t. Or perhaps nobody knows how and there will be some joint experimentation on the matter.

CAPRICORN (Dec 22-Jan 19): You suspect that your idea will work well for everyone involved, though you’re currently lacking in the influence needed to execute it. Can you make it seem like the leader’s idea?

AQUARIUS (Jan 20-Feb 18): A hunch is not a magic visitor from the land of intuition. A hunch is a converging combination of different kinds of intelligence. You will feel a thing is true before you witness it or can explain it to anyone else.

PISCES (Feb 19-Mar 20): There are matters best observed with the closest attention you can give them, which will not nearly be enough to understand them at first. Assume there is more to know, and then keep coming back.

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ACROSS 1. Mixture (11) 8. Rebuke (7) 9. Trunk (5) 10. Whip (4) 11. Inquisitive (7) 12. Small child (3) 13. Dread (4) 15. Expel from office (4) 17. Pelt (3) 19. Deadlock (7) 20. Halt (4) 23. Madness (5) 24. Free (2,5) 25. Vulnerable (11)

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JOHNSON, William Joseph (Bill) – On July 16, 2019 at Radius Millstream, Ashburton. In his 92nd year. Dearly loved husband of the late Margaret.

Loved father and father-in-law of Linda and Graham Edge and loved Grandfather of Mark and Sarah and Noel and Sheryl. Great grandfather of Maya, Isabelle; Hannah, Kyla, Logan, and Indie.

Messages to the Edge family, PO Box 472, Ashburton 7740.

A service to celebrate Bill’s life will be held at our Chapel, cnr East and Cox streets, Ashburton on MONDAY, July 22, commencing at 11.00am.

Followed by cremation at the Ashburton Crematorium.

MITCHELL, Valerie Ann (Val) – On July 14, 2019, suddenly but peacefully at Ashburton Hospital aged 66 years.

Dearly loved wife of Melvie and much loved Mother and mother-in-law of Paula, and Grant and Lisa. Treasured Nana to Daniel, Ashleigh, Hannah and Ella. Messages to the Mitchell family, c/o 19 London Street, Richmond, Christchurch 8013. Special thanks to the team at the Rakaia Medical Centre for their love and care of Val. A celebration of Val’s life will be held at the Rakaia Community Centre, Elizabeth Avenue, Rakaia, on FRIDAY, July 19, at 1.30pm, followed by private cremation.

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12:25 Dr Phil PGR Lori says her handsome nephew, John, went from a high-school star athlete to a gambler.

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Josh Brolin, Miles Teller.

6:25 The Row 16VSC 2018 Horror. Lala Kent, Randy Couture.

8pm Tulip Fever MVS 2017 Drama.

An orphaned girl is forced into an unhappy marriage with a wealthy merchant, but risks everything when she engages in a passionate affair. Alicia Vikander, Christoph Waltz.

9:50 Burying Yasmeen MVLC 2019 Comedy.

Jason Lott, Mike Langer.

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Liam Neeson, Diane Lane.

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Nick Frost, Rashida Jones.

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Keira Knightley, Jude Law, Emily Watson. 12:35 Rush Hour MV 1998 Action.

Elizabeth Pena, Jackie Chan.

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11:45 A Most Violent Year MVLC 2015 Action Crime.

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Meg Ryan, Hugh Jackman.

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NEW-LOOK TOURNEY

A new look mid-week softball tournament is set to hit the diamonds of Ashburton when the summer months roll around later this year.

A Mid Canterbury Softball Association brainchild, the tournament, which will be scheduled to run over the course of eight weeks, will be played on Wednesday nights at Argyle Park in an attempt to attract more players into the sport, and as well offer

A new-look softball tournament is set to hit the Mid Canterbury diamonds later this year. another opportunity for existing players to get out and play more.

The tournament is set to consist of anywhere between four and six teams, with invitations being issued to nearby associations in case there is a desire for a team from outside of the district to come and play.

Dubbed the Men’s Mid Week Softball Championship the tour-

nament will be open to all players over the age of 16, with team rosters to consist of a maximum of 16 players.

Played under full softball rules, the games will be made up of five innings, with the Mercy Rule in play.

A Mid Canterbury Softball Association spokesperson said there was plenty of excitement brewing

about the competition already.

“We’ve had some good feedback and are hoping to generate some more.

“While we are asking for team entries, we’d be more than happy to help anyone who wanted to play but wasn’t associated with a team to find a team to play for too.”

The tournament is set to begin

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in mid-October, with finals set down for November.

An entry fee will be required and that price is dependent on the number of teams who enter, with prize money being paid out to the winning side, again depending on the number of teams entered.

All matches will be played at Argyle Park, beginning at 6.30pm each Wednesday night.

Kody Nordqvist back in the front line for Rakaia

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