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Cops subjected to abuse An 18-year-old woman who took part in a group attack on two Ashburton police officers was sentenced to six months’ community detention on Monday. Stacey Stannard was also sentenced to 100 hours’ community work and six months’ supervision and ordered to pay $1000 to the officers. She had admitted charges of aggravated assault and intimidation on one officer, and assault on another. Judge Joanna Maze said a sole officer responding to a report

of a car crash had been met by a drunken pack of people and subjected to considerable harassment and abuse. He had been threatened and physically assaulted. He had called for back-up and the second officer was also assaulted. Stannard admitted kicking him in the groin. She was one of three people to face charges from the incident. “Make no mistake,” Judge Maze told her yesterday. “This is a very serious set of circumstances and

the first attending officer would have had on his mind the long list of officers who have been singled out because they have been on their own.” She said while a pre-sentence report for the first offender had recommended supervision, it was inadequate given the level of violence and threats involved. Denunciation and deterrence were vital. The judge noted Stannard was considered a good worker and was caring for an older relative.

The offending was out of character. “What is worrying is the extent to which you literally threw in your lot with the other two and behaved in a way which was so grossly out of character, it leaves me questioning what could have happened had they gone further. “You must, however, be sentenced on the basis of what you did and that was serious enough.” Stannard and one of the others had kicked and punched the first police officer. The second officer arrived and

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she resisted arrest, kicking him in the groin. “Even after that you continued a tirade of verbal abuse and threats of physical harm.” The judge said she would not read the abuse out in open court. The officers did not want to take part in restorative justice. Community detention allows Stannard to keep her job, though she must abide by a night-time curfew and attend drug and alcohol counselling. Stannard’s co-offenders are to be sentenced next month.

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NZ airforce choppers fly into town Ashburton aviation fans were treated to a unique sight on Monday with two Royal New Zealand Air Force NH90 helicopters using the Ashburton Airport as a refuelling point. A New Zealand Defence Force spokesperson said the helicopters were conducting South Island navigation training working out of Christchurch. “Navigation training for our aircrews can involve a variety of airfields and localities around New Zealand,” they said. A group of locals lined Seafield Road to watch the helicopters coming and going while chatting away to the crew in charge with refuelling the helicopters on the ground. PHOTO JAIME PITT-MACKAY 160919-JPM-0005

ACL, Smallbones join hands both premises initially, a move to 1 Range Street, the vacant Designline building, is likely in the new year, ACL chief executive Gary Casey said. All staff from both service centres will relocate to the new site which will see some of the latest high-tech service equipment installed, he said. The combined workshop will create economy of scale and will provide the highest level of service for customers, Casey said. “We’ll be investing in the de-

In what is being described as a partnership deal, Ashburton Contracting Ltd signed a conditional agreement with Smallbone Ltd to acquire its Isuzu truck parts and service divisions. This will involve both the Ashburton and Timaru Smallbone Ltd sites. Smallbone Ltd will continue as franchise holders for Isuzu trucks Mid and South Canterbury and the deal will not involve the company’s Holden franchise. While the combined business will continue to operate from

velopment and training of existing and new staff and we are looking forward to operating from a new and modern facility, which will provide a better offering to our combined customers and staff. We are pleased and excited about the opportunity to be partnering with Smallbone.” The deal was initiated by ACL and when the combined service teams moved into the Range Street building it would be a great opportunity to expand the service

side of ACL’s business, he said. “We’re looking at the long-term future and this is really exciting for our staff and for Smallbone staff and we’re really wanting to invest in the new workshop. “It’s all about a giving a great service to our customers.” While Smallbone’s retail sales of new and used Isuzu trucks will continue to operate from their existing premises in both Ashburton and Timaru, future plans for consolidating these services within the vehicle dealerships is

also being considered. The agreement with ACL was intended to ensure the company could continue to provide “best in class” service and parts to meet the needs of its customers now and in the future, Smallbone Ltd chairman Craig Carr said. “Customers benefit from the strengths and offerings that each business brings to the table and our staff can expand their development opportunities by being exposed to new perspectives and expertise,” he said.

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ward to the end of the nesting period. Another rider, who did not wish to be named, said she believed the birds should be controlled in the area, as it was a popular cycle track alongside the town. Her first ever experience was earlier this month on the track when one swooped down and hit her backpack. She cycled fast towards a treeline ahead as the magpie continued to swoop at her. Then last week as she went into the track at the Allenton end, one swooped down and hit her helmet.

“I heard swooping, and then it just went clunk and my head jolted,” she said. She decided to abort her ride and exit the track, but the magpie chased her for about 200 metres. “It came at me again and literally chased me back up to the main road,” she said. She had since put cable ties on her helmet, which looked like long thin spikes. She then went cycling with a friend and didn’t encounter any magpies, but was not sure whether this was due to the cable ties or not. She thought maybe cycling in pairs or groups may help deter the birds.

Fleetwood Mac fans may be going their own way, but all will be keen to have a trouble-free journey to Dunedin and home again ahead of the group’s South Island concert on Saturday night at Dunedin’s Forsyth Barr Stadium. Around a third of all ticket-holders are travelling from Christchurch, so State Highway 1 will be busy. The NZ Transport Agency is expecting more drivers on the road over this weekend and is hopeful the current situation of no severe weather warnings will remain in place. “Thunder only happens when it’s raining, so keep an eye on the weather forecast and drive to the conditions,” Transport Agency Journey manager Peter Brown said. “If you never did believe in miracles, but have a feeling it’s time to try, then be aware the peak travel period is expected to be between 3pm and 6.30pm on Friday, and from 10am on both Saturday (into Dunedin) and Sunday (away from Dunedin). “You and me got plenty of time, especially if you travel outside of the peak hours.” Travellers can expect short delays 7km south of Oamaru as the Waiareka Bridge is undergoing repairs so speeds are reduced to 50km/h.

“It’s scary, it makes you think twice about going there by yourself,” she said. Environment Canterbury regional leader – biosecurity Graham Sullivan said neither the regional council nor any other organisation was responsible for controlling magpies. “They are an introduced species and are not protected. Every year at nesting time, this control issue is raised due to magpies swooping at pedestrians/cyclists as the magpies try to defend their nesting areas. Once the young are fledged, magpies tend to stop their aggressive behaviour,” he said.

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■■HEAVY TRAFFIC

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Troublesome magpies are dive-bombing and chasing cyclists on the Ashburton/Hakatere River Trail. Bike riders leaving behind the hustle and bustle of town to cycle the trail meandering alongside the river are having their peace shattered by the sound of swooping wings and beaks hitting their helmets. Mid Canterbury Mountain Bike Club president James Reid said the magpies generally caused an issue on the track for four weeks prior to daylight saving each year. Cyclists had a range of strategies to avoid being hit. For Reid, he tried to turn around every now and again and look behind him as he cycled, as he had heard that if the birds saw you looking at them they would avoid you. “As soon as you turn away, that’s when they go for you,” Reid said. He believed it would only be another couple of weeks, at the most, that the birds would be an issue and the club had not seriously considered any calls to control them. It was his understanding that it was just two birds causing the problem, each staking out their nesting area along the track between the end of Melrose Road and behind the Ashburton Resource Recovery Park. Fellow track rider Rachelle McDowell also understood it was two birds causing all the issues. “Both of them are just as psycho as each other,” she said. McDowell was avoiding cycling the track alone since having to swing her backpack in a circle above her head while cycling there recently, to try and scare away one of the swooping birds. She said she was looking for-

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Kai and Kutz close to opening By Jaime Pitt-MacKay Jaime.p@theguardian.co.nz

This weekend Ashburton’s own one-stop-shop for pacific island food, clothing and haircuts will be opening its doors. Kai and Kutz is set for its grand opening in its Tancred Street store, and owner Mahu Maireriki has been toiling away getting the shop ready to open. “If there is two thing islanders love it is food and haircuts,” he laughed. The store is split over two levels, with ready-to-eat food. like roast pork, cassava and taro, being cooked fresh behind the counter. Alongside that will be a pacific island merchandise display, selling items such as sarongs, ukeleles and traditional mats. In the upstairs section of the building will be the barbers operation, with two fulltime barbers and two casual barbers ready to go. “The food is things like chop suey, roast pork, curry chicken, mussels in cream sauce – all foods pacific island people love,” he said “There is also taro, cassava and cold food like potato salad and po’ke, which is a desert. “Then there are drinks, so your usual bottled drinks like water

Correction A story which appeared in Tuesday’s edition of the Guardian stated that Environment Canterbury councillor, Sarah Walters was present at Monday’s Meet the Candidates afternoon. Walters attendance is correct but she is a candidate for one of the vacant seats on Environment Canterbury in October’s election, not a sitting councillor. The Guardian apologises for the error.

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Kai and Kutz owner Mahu Maireriki will be busy behind the counter cooking up plenty of tasty pacific island food for when the store opens next Saturday. PHOTO JAIME PITT-MACKAY 120919-JPM-0001 and Koko Samoa, which is a Samoan chocolate drink that we had to import specially.” Maireriki, who is a builder by trade but will be in charge of the cooking, had also wanted to run a shop, but was never confident on launching one based on one concept. “I had always wanted to do a shop, but you can be struggling if you are only doing one thing which is why we have all this going on,” he said. Putting his building skills to

work means a lot of work has been done on the interior of the building. “I want to make it look like duty free,” he laughed. “I want people to walk in and go ‘wow’.” After spending many years playing rugby, which led to several surgeries on his knees, Maireriki decided it was time to put down the hammer and take the plunge by starting the business. Originally from the Cook Islands, he moved to Australia

when he was five and moved to New Zealand six years ago where he met his now wife, Lydia. “I wouldn’t be able to do it without her, she handles all the admin stuff that I can’t do,” he said. While he loves all the food he cooks on the menu, the chop suey, with either chicken or steak, is his favourite item. The store, at 80 Tancred Street, will be officially opened with a ribbon cutting on September 21 at 11am.

Further firearms dealer buy-backs announced Following a successful pilot 37 firearms dealers around the country will be part of the government amnesty and buy-back of prohibited firearms. Thirty-seven approved licensed dealers are ready to accept prohibited firearms and parts on behalf of NZ Police. This comes after a successful pilot was run in Tamaki Makarau earlier in the month at two dealer sites, which was well received by firearms owners in the area. “We’ve opened up this option around the country to allow the firearms community to hand in their prohibited firearms and parts in a place many will feel most comfortable with – their local dealer,” deputy commissioner

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Mike Clement said. “I want to thank all the approved dealers who have put their hand up to help NZ Police facilitate the buy-back and amnesty.” A list of participating dealers and their contact details are available on the police website www. police.govt.nz. For Ashburton the nearest dealer that is part of the scheme is Gun City in Christchurch. Approved licensed dealers will be available to accept firearms under the buy-back scheme until mid-November. “We are halfway through the amnesty now. I want to remind people now’s the time to hand in their prohibited items – the amnesty and buy-back ends on De-

cember 20, 2019, so don’t leave it to the last minute,” Clement said. “We want people to be aware that going through a dealer may mean a slightly slower end-to-end process, than if they attend a collection event.” Once firearms have been handed in to dealers, they will be uplifted by police who will then contact the owners to discuss the condition of the firearms against the price list. For safety reasons, police will be uplifting firearms from dealers on a regular basis,” he said. The police website also has all the information people need to know about handing in their firearms and parts at a dealer. Dealers have asked that fire-

arms owners contact them to make a booking to drop in their firearms. Bookings will be available during normal opening hours and firearms owners can bring in a maximum of three prohibited firearms and five prohibited parts per firearm, to a dealer (only those firearms/parts listed on the price list can be accepted by a dealer). Police may be on site at some dealers at specific times for those people that want a face-to-face assessment or may have questions regarding the modification process and unique prohibited items. Please check the website to see when police will be on site at a specific dealers.

Mid Canterbury farmers who missed the Ashburton primary sector meeting about freshwater changes can attend meetings in Timaru tomorrow. The Ministry for the Environment has scheduled two consultation meetings at Phar Lap Raceway, one at 12noon and the other at 6pm. Both meetings will be followed by B+LNZ, DairyNZ and Federated Farmers meetings.

Fire ‘suspicious’ A large scrub fire that tore across hills above central Dunedin yesterday is being treated as suspicious. The news comes as the remaining families evacuated last night were cleared to return to their homes today. Principal Rural Fire Officer Graeme Still said the blaze was being treated as suspicious, and a specialist fire investigator would be at the scene -in the Flagstaff area - this yesterday. “It’s odd where it started, that’s all,” Still said, when asked about the possible cause. – NZME

Only in New Zealand? Kiwis are known for being straight up and not beating around the bush, but still remaining unclear in our message. And that was exactly the case in Rotorua at the markets on Sunday when a stall worker placed a sign with a rather Kiwi message on it.In a bid to get rid of some old junk, one stall owner decided to display a rather brutally honest message on the sign, revealing what was for sale. Placed outside the stall, the sign read: “Crap 4 sale and other s**t”. A local punter took a photo and posted it to social media, it has since gone viral. The photographer told media it was “hard case”, said the sign was extremely Kiwi. – NZME

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Petal perfection pays off An intricate lace petal caused a few headaches for Norrie Wilson, when she was working on her entry for the Ashburton Embroiderers’ Guild’s annual exhibition. “The petal took me five tries to get right,” she said. “It was rather difficult.” Her dedication paid off because Norrie’s work, Trilliums, has been awarded the People’s Choice Award as the exhibition at the Ashburton Art Gallery draws to a close. Visitors were asked to vote for their favourite works. Norrie, who started learning embroidery at the age of seven, said her popular piece took about six weeks to complete. The design was a purchased kit from Alison Cole. “The top flower is needle lace, the gold part is couched and the while one at the bottom is long and short stitch. All of these techniques are stump work on wire. It is all done on velvet.” She said the work would be going home with her after the exhibition finished on Sunday, though she was happy to sell it. Norrie joined the Ashburton guild about seven years ago. “I see my embroidery as a learning curve. Lace is the next challenge for me. It’s what I’m working on. “I started learning embroi-

Norrie Wilson with her popular embroidery work, Trilliums. dery at the age of seven. I sat school cert with embroidery and my mother was keen to see me continue with it. I got very high marks!” Norrie said her other art passion was painting, which she

had been doing for 40 years and her painting actually contributed to her needlework. “I’m feeling rather embarrassed to be winning the People’s Choice Award. It’s very kind but a different accolade

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when it comes from the community as opposed to my peers. The guild’s Gathering of Threads exhibition is on until Sunday; members’ work has been on show at the gallery for a month.

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Police reminder to keep your vehicles locked By Jaime Pitt-MacKay Jaime.p@theguardian.co.nz

A number of car thefts in the past week has left police urging people to make sure their vehicles are locked and to keep an eye out for any suspicious activity. Ashburton Police are urging people to lock their vehicles and advise police of any suspicious activity following a number of vehicle thefts in the past four days.

Senior sergeant Leigh Jenkins said a trailer, a Subaru Impreza and Nissan Safari station wagon have all be stolen from various addresses in the past week. Jenkins said trailers should be stored out of sight of the road, and should be secured to the property in some way like with a chain and padlock. “Cars need to be locked at all times, some people choose to leave the gloveboxes open to

show that there is nothing valuable in the car, some don’t,” he said. “The biggest thing is locking the cars, one of the vehicles that was stolen last week was unlocked and the keys were left in the glovebox. “The thing is to make it as difficult as possible for any potential offender.” Jenkins said the crime was likely all opportunistic given the

variety of vehicles taken. “It can be targeted if it is highend sports vehicles or things like Harley Davidsons, but these crimes appear to be opportunistic,” he said. “Sometimes it can be a case of one person moving in to town who is in to taking vehicles and we see the numbers sky-rocket and then we are reliant on information from the public to stop them.”

It’s the job of the Council to make decisions on behalf of our community that will make Ashburton a better place to live, work and play. In the last three years we’ve seen decisions that have gone against the strong wishes of the community, like the permanent closure of the Ashburton i-Site Centre. The plan to move the water feature from East Street, initially voted for by a majority of Council, was never feasible. Those involved in the original design and construction agreed it would cost far more than the Council estimated. That poor decision took weeks to unwind. Every day that Council spends wasting time on nonsense is a day they’re not discussing the big challenges and opportunities our district faces. Keep a lid on rates | Quality infrastructure | Responsible governance Vote John Falloon for Ashburton Ward to get the basics right.

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Free water testing offered Fish and Game is offering free water testing for nitrates at its Christchurch office on Saturday. People can take along a sample of water important to them and have it tested in a Nico Nitrate Nitrate testing machine. Environment Canterbury water quality data around dissolved nitrogen shows that Ashburton catchment rivers already comply with new National Policy Statement proposals around nitrates. The Rakaia and Rangitata Rivers were also compliant, confirmed by a Ministry for the Environment scientist at the freshwater reforms meeting last week. Testing from the Hinds catchment, which includes the river and two drains shows non-compliant results, though farmers are already addressing nitrate leaching in the area with better farming management practices. ECan’s data showed that of 12 test sites on the Avon River, just five were compliant. Of 12 sites in the Heathcote catchment, just five were compliant. ECan candidate for Christchurch Roy Knight said he had asked Fish and Game for the testing on the back of concerns over future drinking water in the city. “Whilst Christchurch City’s drinking water nitrate levels are currently low, the fresh knowledge that aquifers north of the Waimakariri River are hydraulically connected to Christchurch and those nitrate levels are going through the roof has caused quite a bit of unrest in the city.” ECan data shows that of 12 testing sites on the Waimakariri River catchment, six failed to meet the proposed new standard. The testing will be available from 10am to 2pm on Saturday at the Fish & Game Office at 595 Johns Road, Harewood.

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Checking out the treats from the fair St Paul’s Church hosted their fair on the weekend at their Oxford Street site and the crowds came in their droves to check out what was on offer. As is always the case, the kids lucky dips were a huge hit with (from left) Taylah Geddes, 9, Andie Geddes, 6 and Quynn Geddes, 7, getting in on the action while Hannah Burns, 6, (right), was also keen to see what she could pull out of the box of goodies. PHOTOS ROBYN HOOD 140919-RH-004/001

Strong winds blow bins and trampolines about By Jaime Pitt-MacKay Jaime.p@theguardian.co.nz

Strong winds on Monday night left trampolines out of place and around 200 rubbish bins knocked over, but its seems no lasting damage was caused by the blustery conditions. Graham’s Weather Station, which is located in Netherby, recorded a high wind gust on Tuesday morning of 79.7km/h at 12.01am, which was the highest figure recorded for the month to date. No Ashburton District Council staff nor roading contractor Fulton Hogan received notifications or requests for removal of wind damaged trees or material in the district. “Our Opens Spaces team report that, apart from some smaller branches and leaves being blown from trees in the domain and other parks, no major damage has been sustained,” an ADC spokesperson said. “Our waste collection contrac-

tor, Envirowaste, had two staff members out this morning from 6.30am, travelling today’s collection route in the Netherby/Elgin area where they ‘righted’ around 200 bins and collected all windblown material they could find. “They did note that there were some people leaving for work who were stopping and picking up their own bins and windblown material.” People shared on the Guardian’s Facebook page photos of garden furniture that had been piled up by the wind, a trampoline that had been thrown over a fence and even a children’s playhouse which was destroyed by the wind. Ashburton Volunteer Fire Brigade chief fire officer Alan Burgess said they received no callouts in response to the weather. “For some weather events we have done up to 30-odd calls, for a couple of others there are nothing,” he said. Burgess said firefighters are

called if there are buildings or materials that could come loose, or assisting if tree branches have fallen on to powerlines that could create a fire risk. “We have to be really careful and mainly just tie things down, we certainly don’t go chasing

things around as that tends to be the most dangerous thing,” he said. Today the Metservice is expecting fine weather with early frosts and light northerlies, with similar conditions to continue throughout the week.

This trampoline ended up out of place at the end of Melcombe Street and Buckleys Terrace following the high winds on Monday evening. PHOTO JAIME PITT-MACKAY 170919-JPM-0001

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Ardern, Trump to meet in NY By Derek Cheng NZME

Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern says her personal relationship with US President Donald Trump is “absolutely fine” but will not say whether she will raise women’s rights or climate change in their formal bilateral meeting next week. And she is also defending her participation in a women’s march in early 2017, before she was Labour leader, saying that she has never characterised it as an anti-Trump march. Their bilateral meeting will be in New York on Monday next week, New York time, Ardern announced this afternoon. The pair have met informally on the sidelines of Apec, and at a reception in New York, in previous years and have spoken on the phone, but have never had a formal sit-down meeting. Ardern told reporters yesterday that trade will be top of her agenda for the meeting, and she would raise the US tariffs on steel and aluminium that she raised with Trump last year during an informal meeting. “The US is a key security partner for New Zealand, and an im-

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portant trading partner. Two-way trade is over $18 billion, and there is strong support from the New Zealand business community to further strengthen our trade and economic ties.” Foreign Minister Winston Peters is thought that have raised a trade deal with US Vice President Mike Pence at the White House in July this year, hours after making a strong pitch for a free trade deal in a speech in Washington where he essentially said that the US was being left behind in the Asia Pacific region.

Oil drilling plans for Otago coast get go ahead A consent has been granted to an international oil and gas company related to plans to drill in the Great South Basin. The Environmental Protection Authority held hearings in Dunedin starting in July this year related to Austria-based OMV’s intention to drill an oil and gas exploration well costing about $80 million in the basin this summer. The hearing was limited to the effects of a small potential discharge of harmful substances from the drill rig’s deck drains.

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The panel has granted the consent with conditions. In its decision, it considered effects on species and the marine environment. It was the panel’s understanding the effects on climate change of discharging greenhouse gases into the air was “explicitly ruled out as a matter that we can have regard to” through the Exclusive Economic Zone and Continental Shelf (Environmental Effects) Act. Submitters became frustrated at the hearing that they were restricted to the consent at hand and unable to express views on the wider project.

Trump has been widely criticised for his comments about women, including a recording of him saying “grab them by the pussy”, but Ardern would not say whether she would raise women’s rights. She would also not say whether she would talk about the Paris Agreement to combat climate change, which the US has withdrawn from. “I don’t always set out every single element of the agenda that I discuss with leaders ... but I can certainly tell you trade will be on

the agenda ,” Ardern said. She said she may raise the Christchurch Call, which the US has not signed up to but has expressed support for its principles. “I have no doubt there will be conversations probably relating to March 15, and so that may too come up in conversation.” Ardern will also meet with Japan’s Prime Minister Shinzo Abe in Tokyo and is expected to have several bilateral meetings during her time in New York, not only with state leaders but also with tech company executives.

BP lifts petrol prices NZME BP stations across New Zealand raised fuel prices by 6 cents per litre yesterday, following drone strikes on Saudi Arabia oil production facilities over the weekend. Leigh Taylor, a spokesperson for BP, said there has been a sharp increase in the barrel price since the drone strikes. “This has happened alongside a weakening of the New Zealand dollar. “The barrel price and exchange rate are two of the more significant contributors to the price of our fuel in New Zealand, and as a result there has been a 6cpl increase in prices on all products at BP Connect sites across the country. “We are acutely aware of the impact of rising fuel prices on consumers and will continue to review

BP Connect prices every day to ensure our pricing is as competitive as possible.” BP’s move comes after an attack on Saudi Arabian oil fields led to large spike in the price of oil - and warning petrol in New Zealand could surge to up to $3 a litre. Earlier yesterday, rival fuel retailer Gull committed to not increase prices at its outlets until the end of the week. Gull chief executive Dave Bodger said local fuel prices usually followed prices in the international market. “The long-held rule of thumb of a $US1 increase in the price of a barrel of crude oil equates to a cost increase of 1 New Zealand cent per litre still holds,” he said. New Zealand’s other major petrol retailers have also not lifted prices at this stage.

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The Government has announced a new temporary work visa process to help 25-30,000 businesses “get the workers they need”. The changes, in response to the country’s skill shortages, include introducing an employer-led framework, negotiating and introducing sector agreements to plan for future workforce needs and reinstating the ability for lower-paid workers to bring their families to New Zealand. Minister of Immigration Iain Lees-Galloway announced the plans during a visit to a resthome in Rotorua yesterday. “Together, these changes represent a significant shift in the way our temporary work visa system operates,” Lees-Galloway said. “It will make the process of hiring a foreign worker easier and more straightforward. It will also provide more certainty for employers due to upfront checks, while also increasing expectations on employers to train and employ more New Zealanders. “The new employer-assisted temporary work visa process is more streamlined and less complex, replacing six visa categories with one temporary work visa, and it ensures there is an employer check, a job check and a worker check,” Lees-Galloway said. “The process allows us to ensure foreign workers are only recruited for genuine shortages, helps us reduce exploitation, and creates better connections between immigration, education and welfare systems. Lees-Galloway said the new visa system would require all employers to be accredited and would give employers more certainty about their ability to hire a foreign worker earlier in the application process. The change follows public consultation held between December last year and March 2019, when 947 submissions were received. Currently, there are more than 54,000 workers on the main employer-assisted work visa – the essential skills visa.

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t might just about be the biggest travesty to have emerged in our society this year. The humble packet of biscuits, a Kiwi staple and a frequent occupier of many cupboards or on sweet shelves around New Zealand, has been sliced – literally. Griffins confirmed this week that four of their most popular offerings – Chocolate Thins, Jaffa Thins, Chit Chats and Chocolate Fingers – have all been subjected to a reduction in their packaging, leaving less of the tasty goodness inside to enjoy. As someone who is partial to some, if not all, of the above morsels, I’m outraged. And even more annoyed that,

despite now getting less than what I have previously, I’m still paying the same price when I get to the till. Griffins have cited ongoing operational cost increases as their reason for the reduction in packet size, but they haven’t taken into account the consumers’ increase in operational costs in buying them.

It costs more than it ever has to get in your car and start it up, let alone drive down to the local store or supermarket to purchase the above mentioned products. So who’s it hurting more? The supplier, or the consumer? You be the judge. Of course, I am being completely tongue-in-cheek when it comes to pretty much all of the above comments, but Griffins’ decision to reduce the packaging and, therefore, size of some of their products is yet another step from some of the big guns in the everyday supplier world who are attempting to increase their already exuberant profit margins. A number of food companies,

including some we all know, have in recent times walked down the same pathway. Cadbury did it recently with a few other Kiwi staples of the confectionery and sweets world; Jubes, Wine Gums and, a personal favourite, Jet Planes. They sliced their size, but they countered it by also dropping their price which made the blow easier to handle. That kind of movement, Kiwis will be able to handle, because it comes with some movement on both sides of the coin. I look at our situation when it comes to costs at the fuel pump at the moment and wonder how it’s actually become this bad. Sure, operating a motor vehicle

is a costly exercise – but there has to be a point where the painful nature of filling your car up subsides, surely. The cost of running the car is going up frequently, but it’s not getting easier or any cheaper to, first off, purchase a car, or secondly, to maintain it. Sadly, it’s a problem you’ll find in all walks of life. Increasing costs, but no reduction in anything else relating to it, is an epidemic which New Zealand needs to shake quickly before the situation gets any worse. Today it’s biscuits, but who knows what tomorrow brings. I’m off to buy some Tim Tams before they take them off the shelf.

battle against terrorism and predicted that all “people who love freedom” would join. In 2007, O.J. Simpson was charged with seven felonies, including kidnapping, in the alleged armed robbery of sports memorabilia collectors in a Las Vegas casinohotel room. (Simpson, sentenced to nine to 33 years in prison, was released on parole in October 2017.) Ten years ago: Tens of thousands of protesters rallied in defiance of Iran’s Islamic leadership, clashing with police and confronting state-run anti-Israel rallies. Five years ago: Congress cleared the way for the US military to

train and equip Syrian rebels for a war against Islamic Group militants. Voters in Scotland rejected independence, opting to remain part of the United Kingdom in a historic referendum. The Royal and Ancient Golf Club at St Andrews, Scotland, ended years of maleonly exclusivity as its members voted overwhelmingly in favour of inviting women to join. One year ago: China announced tax increases on $60 billion worth of US imports, a day after the US announcement of new tariffs on $200 billion worth of Chinese-made goods. Russia said a Russian reconnaissance aircraft

was shot down by a Syrian missile over the Mediterranean Sea, killing all 15 people on board; the Russians blamed Israel, saying the plane was caught in the crossfire as four Israeli fighters attacked targets in Syria. Today’s birthdays: Singer Jimmie Rodgers is 86. Actor Fred Willard is 86. Singer Frankie Avalon is 79. Rock musician Kerry Livgren is 70. Actress Anna Deavere Smith is 69. Alt-countryrock musician Mark Olson is 58. Singer Joanne Catherall (Human League) is 57. Actress Holly Robinson Peete is 55. Actress Aisha Tyler is 49. Former racing

cyclist Lance Armstrong is 48. Opera singer Anna Netrebko is 48. Actress Jada Pinkett Smith is 48. Actor James Marsden is 46. Actress Emily Rutherfurd is 45. Comedian-actor Jason Sudeikis is 44. Actress Alison Lohman is 40. Designer Brandon Maxwell is 35. Actors Brandon and Taylor Porter are 26. Actor Patrick Schwarzenegger is 26. Country singer Tae Dye (Maddie and Tae) is 24. Actor C.J. Sanders is 23. Thought for today: “Make your mistakes, take your chances, look silly, but keep on going. Don’t freeze up.” — From You Can’t Go Home Again by Thomas Wolfe (1900-1938). – AP

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TODAY IN HISTORY Today is Wednesday, September 18, the 261st day of 2019. There are 104 days left in the year. Today’s highlight in history: On September 18, 1793, President George Washington laid the cornerstone of the US Capitol. On this date: In 1850, Congress passed the Fugitive Slave Act, which created a force of federal commissioners charged with returning escaped slaves to their owners. In 1937, New Zealand’s first state house opened in Miramar, Wellington. Most of the Labour Cabinet helped the first tenants move into 12 Fife Lane. Prime Minister Michael Joseph Savage carried a cumbersome dining table through a cheering throng. In 1940, Harper and Brothers published You Can’t Go Home Again by Thomas Wolfe, two years after the author’s death. In 1959, during his US tour, Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev visited Wall Street, the Empire State Building and the grave of President Franklin D. Roosevelt. In 1961, United Nations SecretaryGeneral Dag Hammarskjold was killed in a plane crash in northern Rhodesia. In 1964, the situation comedy The Addams Family, inspired by the Charles Addams cartoons, premiered on ABC-TV. In 1970, rock star Jimi Hendrix died in London at age 27. In 1975, newspaper heiress Patricia Hearst was captured by the FBI in San Francisco, 19 months after being kidnapped by the Symbionese Liberation Army. In 1990, The organised crime drama GoodFellas, directed by Martin Scorsese, had its US premiere in New York. In 1994, tennis star Vitas Gerulaitis, 40, was found dead in the guest cottage of a friend’s home in Southampton, New York, of accidental carbon monoxide poisoning. In 2001, a week after the September 11 attack, President George W. Bush said he hoped to “rally the world” in the

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Energy is seemingly flying the flag for petrol operators. They appear to be the most vocal in response to the Commerce Commission’s interim report into whether we are being fleeced at the pump. Z claims the commission misrepresented their level of profitability. The commission claims Z’s rate of return on capital employed is 22 per cent – Z say it’s about half that. And if that’s a bit complex to get your head around, they also claim that the commission included all the pies and coffee they sold in the shops as part of the overall figure. And I think we would all agree what they make from pies and coffee has got nothing to do with whether motorists get fleeced at the pump. Z Energy has also recently downgraded their profit outlook, citing the impact of heavy discounting.

Part of the commission’s report appeared to be that discounting was some sort of scam whereby you never really knew what sort of discount you were getting, unless you belonged to particular loyalty schemes. Even then the suggestion appeared to be the price was always hiked a bit to allow for the discount to be taken into account. There is also an argument over the margin around higher octane fuels. The better the fuel, the higher the margin. Which then, as far as this punter is concerned, brings in a whole new area of comparison. First, it must be remembered all of this is just opinion. The Commerce Commission, in their opinion, don’t like the look of what they see. It doesn’t make them right, just makes them powerful enough to have their opinion materially affect the way business is conducted. But a simple question for you: Would you expect to pay

a larger margin for high octane fuel? I would, and I do. I only buy 98 octane. Why? Because I have engines that run better on it. Big engines, performance engines, in fact one of my cars on that sign by the fuel cap says minimum 96. And given we only have 91, 95 and 98, I’m stuck for choice. But when you buy better you pay more, not just in price but surely in margin. Steak at a restaurant is not sold uniformly, other factors are at play. Business class seating on planes comes with material advantages with an increased ticket price, but the margin the airline makes is exponentially bigger as well. None of this is news, is it? Then why would the Commerce Commission expect all petrol product to be sold with the same margin? Life is filled with products that may be barely different from each other and yet things like branding, sales technique or marketing might see the price

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policies to generate income for life insurance agents. The January report showed commissions to salespeople in New Zealand amount to about 25 per cent of total premiums paid each year, far higher than in other countries. The regulators noted that although some insurers have committed to removing sales incentives for employees and their managers, not all committed to removing or altering indirect sales incentives. “Those providers that have removed sales incentives for employees don’t typically use external advisors to distribute products.

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Winter sales flat for Briscoe Group NZME

Briscoe Group said first-half profit was flat and the economic outlook for the second half remains uncertain given subdued business and consumer confidence, increased cost pressures and the lower New Zealand dollar. “All of which will make it difficult for retailers to maintain margins,” said managing director Rod Duke. Briscoe Group’s gross profit margin was 40.65 per cent in the 26 weeks to July 28 versus 40.93 per cent in the prior first-half. The decrease in gross margin per centage reflects the continued intensity of competition across the retailing environment, said Duke. Trading patterns for seasonal product, particularly in homewares, were impacted by the very

late start to winter. As a result, the successful winter clearance programme, which closed out trading for the first half, boosted sales but did come at the expense of gross profit per centage. The latest Westpac McDermott Miller survey showed consumer confidence index fell to its lowest level since 2012. The index was down 0.4 of a point to 103.1 in the September quarter, below the longrun average of 111.1. Business confidence also remains in the doldrums. The homewares and sporting goods retailer said net profit was $28.27 million in the 26 weeks, down 3.6 per cent after including a previously signalled $1.14 million adjustment as a result of the way leases are treated under new accounting standards.

NZ dollar strong in tenth place NZME The New Zealand dollar remains the world’s 10th most actively traded currency, a place it has held since 2010. The US dollar is the world’s most traded currency, accounting for 88.3 per cent of all trades, followed by the euro with 32.3 per cent and the Japanese yen with 16.8 per cent – the total adds up to 200 per cent, rather than 100 per cent, because there are always two currencies involved in each trade. The New Zealand dollar’s share came in at 2.1 per cent, up from 1.1 per cent in 2010. The Australian dollar ranks several places higher at fifth with a 6.8 per cent share, a place it has also held since 2010 and is just

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behind the British pound. The Canadian dollar, Swiss franc, Chinese yuan and Hong Kong dollars fill in the ranks between the Australian and New Zealand dollars. Reserve Bank assistant governor Christian Hawkesby says New Zealand has had a high foreign exchange turnover to GDP ratio throughout history. Most of the trading takes place in Britain, the US, Hong Kong, Singapore and Japan. Total trading in FX markets reach $US6.6 trillion per day in April this year from $US5.1 trillion three years earlier. Trading in New Zealand’s foreign exchange market was $US9.5 billion a day in April this year, down from $US10.6 billion in April 2016.

Due to its January balance date, Briscoe Group is one of the first companies to adopt the new leasing standard which will significantly impact all businesses with sizable portfolios of leased properties, said managing director Rod Duke. As previously reported, revenue lifted 3.3 per cent to $302.98 million in the six months while same store sales were up 2.7 per cent. Homeware sales increased 2.57 per cent to $191.50 million and sporting goods sales increased 4.68 per cent to $111.48 million. Briscoe will pay an interim dividend of 8.5 cents per share, up from 8 cents in the prior year, to shareholders on the register at October 1. It will be paid on October 8. The shares fell 0.8 per cent to $3.69 trimming their gain so far this year to 10 per cent.

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in quality and in the depth of the systematic review of policyholders and products. “Some did not complete the exercise and others did not provide data on the number of policyholders affected or the estimated cost of remediation activities,” they say. In January this year, the FMA and RBNZ said the life insurance industry is vulnerable to misconduct, is ignoring whether its products are suitable for customers and is too slow to make changes. The FMA had already concluded that only 2 per cent of sales of life insurance policies are genuinely new, rather than just churn, or switching customers between

Providers using external advisors told the regulators that changing long-held business arrangements and distribution models is difficult and will take time to implement,” they say. Everett says the FMA is ready to work with life insurers “but we do not think high up-front commissions create confidence that insurers and advisers are acting in the best interests of customers.” Orr says that good governance requires effective management of conflicts of interest. “We need to see much better systems and controls in place to manage the inherent conflicts where advisors or sales staff are offered incentives to sell or replace insurance policies.” Firms that have not undertaken systematic reviews to identify issues and develop remediation plans have been given until December to do so. “The FMA and RBNZ will continue to monitor how the insurers are responding to recommendations and implementing their work plans,” they said. “Life insurers are currently not legally required to become more customer-focused and the FMA and RBNZ found that the sector has a weak appetite for change.”

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Sixteen New Zealand insurers have identified more than 75,000 customer issues valued at least $1.4 million but regulators still say they are disappointed by the life insurance industry’s response to their conduct and culture review. “Overall, the regulators were disappointed by the responses. Significant work is still needed to address the issues of weak governance and ineffective management of conduct risk,” the Financial Markets Authority and the Reserve Bank of New Zealand said in a joint statement. The two regulators, which respectively govern conduct and prudential standards, began their review last year in the wake of scandals emerging from Australia’s royal commission into financial services. The industry’s economic significance is far from small: there are about four million life insurance policies in force with annual premiums totalling $2.57 billion. Commerce and Consumer Affairs Minister Kris Faafoi says consumers deserve better from the industry. The government has been working to fast-track measures to

improve conduct in the financial sector and will be announcing action shortly, he said. The Financial Services Council which represents the industry acknowledges its members need to do better. While the regulators talk about a disappointing response, the FSC claims “good progress.” FSC chief executive Richard Klipin says the industry needs to “continue to work with urgency and focus to build the trust of stakeholders and to ensure we are serving New Zealanders in a fair and transparent way.” FMA chief executive Rob Everett says while he’s disappointed, he isn’t surprised. “The responses confirm what we found in our original review. It is clear that progress has been slow and not as far-reaching as required.” RBNZ governor Adrian Orr calls the industry’s response “underwhelming.” “The sector has failed to demonstrate the necessary urgency and prioritisation around investment in systems to provide effective governance and monitoring of conduct risk.” The regulators say the response from the industry varied widely

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Solomons switch allegiance AP Taiwan has lost its largest ally in the Pacific after the Solomon Islands confirmed Tuesday that it is switching diplomatic allegiance to China, and observers say other Pacific nations may soon follow. The switch has geopolitical significance that will be felt as far away as Washington because the Solomon Islands are located directly between Australia and the US and were the site of fierce battles during World War Two. Alex Akwai, a spokesman for Solomon Islands Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare, said the government’s caucus took a poll on Monday, with 27 lawmakers voting in favour of switching allegiance to China and six abstaining. He said the cabinet then voted unanimously in favour of the change. Akwai said the Taiwanese Embassy in the capital, Honiara, had lowered its flag on Tuesday. Embassy staff declined to comment. Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen said it will close the embassy and recall all technical and medical staff stationed there. “We sincerely regret and strongly condemn their gov-

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Honiara, the capital of the Solomon Islands. ernment’s decision to establish diplomatic relations with China,” Tsai said. China, meanwhile, said it welcomed the Solomon Islands into its Pacific family. China considers Taiwan to be part of its territory and wants to bring the island back into its fold. Taiwan split from mainland China during a civil war in 1949 and set up a rival government to the victorious communists in Beijing. Most countries recognise Beijing today, and China has been ratcheting up diplomatic and economic pressure to woo the remaining ones since Tsai

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took office in 2016. With a population of 660,000, the Solomon Islands were easily Taiwan’s largest remaining ally in the Pacific. Its economy relies on agriculture, fishing and forestry, and the country has a wealth of undeveloped mineral resources. Now only 16 countries worldwide continue to recognise Taiwan, including five small Pacific nations. Of those, the Marshall Islands and Palau have close ties with the US and are unlikely to switch allegiance anytime soon. But experts say Kiribati, Nauru and Tuvalu could soon switch.

James Batley, a researcher at the Australian National University and a former Australian high commissioner in the Solomon Islands, said the move didn’t come as a surprise. He said the Solomons needs to be careful not to get into serious debt to China, particularly as, even before the switch, it was looking to take out big loans to fund infrastructure projects including a hydroelectric dam. He said Taiwan had promised the Solomons a new stadium for when it hosts the 2023 Pacific Games, and that the Solomons may now look instead to China for help.

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Checking out the contestants Wet weather on Friday night might have resulted in the Methven Trotting Club having to relocate their meeting to Ashburton on Sunday but it didn’t stop the crowds from turning out to capture the action under the sun. Three-year-old Freya Pain spent her time up at the fence, checking out the contestants as they made their way on to the track. PHOTO ROBYN HOOD 150919-RH-025

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■■ Teriyaki sauce: Put all the ingredients, except the honey, in a saucepan over a low heat and mix well. ■■ Simmer until reduced to 120ml. ■■ Take off the heat and stir in the honey. Cool. ■■ Chicken: Preheat the oven to 200°C. ■■ Trim the chicken thighs so they are an even thickness. ■■ Dust the chicken in flour, shaking off the excess. ■■ Heat a little oil in an oven-proof sauté pan and cook the chicken skin side down over a low to medium heat until the skin is crisp, about 2-3 minutes. ■■ Turn the chicken over and cook until the meat is lightly golden, about 30 seconds to 1 minute. ■■ Transfer to the oven in the pan and cook the chicken for 3-4 minutes. ■■ Drain off the oil and add the teriyaki sauce. ■■ Simmer, basting the chicken with the sauce.

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Teriyaki chicken with asian eggplant puree and wasabi edamame beans Serves 4 Teriyaki sauce: 80ml soy sauce (Yamasa) 10ml mirin (Hinode) 30g caster sugar 7g brown sugar 7g raw sugar 120ml water 10g Manuka honey Chicken: 4 boneless Waitoa Free Range chicken thighs, about 100g each Plain flour and vegetable oil, for cooking Broiled (grilled) Asian eggplant Yaki-Nasu puree: 2-3 Asian or round eggplants 1/4 C bonito and konbu dashi stock 1t light soy sauce (Higashimaru) 1t Hon-mirin (Hinode) 1/2 t grated fresh ginger To serve: Eggplant puree Wasabi edamame beans Asian micro leaves Horopito and kawakawa powder (Aotearoa herbs)

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■■ Broil or charcoal grill the chicken until it has a smoky flavour, then rest the chicken for 2-3 minutes to finish the cooking process. Check the chicken is fully cooked. ■■ Arrange the chicken on plates and pour over the teriyaki sauce ■■ Garnish with the eggplant puree, wasabi edamame beans and micro leaves. Sprinkle with the horopito and kawakawa powder. ■■ Broiled (grilled) Asian eggplant yaki-nasu puree: Put the dashi, soy sauce and hon-mirin into a saucepan. ■■ Bring to the boil then take off the heat. Heat the grill and cook the eggplant on all sides until the skin is crispy and the insides are soft ■■ Remove from heat and place in chilled water with ice while you peel them. ■■ Place the eggplant flesh, dashi mixture and the ginger in a blender and blend until smooth. Recipe courtesy of Waitoa Free Range Chicken www.waitoafreerange.co.nz

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■■ TARGET SHOOTING

Phoenix’ top young shots

■■ TARGET SHOOTING

By Erin Tasker

Shooting to the top

There seems to be no stopping Shania Harrison-Lee on the range at the moment. The top young Ashburton shooter added yet another title to her growing collection at the weekend, taking out the Phoenix Target Shooting Club’s Junior and Schools Championship, held at the West Street range they share with the Coronation Target Shooting Club on Sunday. Phoenix Target Shooting Club club captain Andrew McKenzie said the event was effectively organised as a practise event for three of Ashburton’s top young shooters, who are preparing to head to Wellington at the end of this month for the New Zealand Secondary Schools’ shoulder-to-shoulder match. And they couldn’t have asked for a better showing, with the three who are off to the national event finishing in the top three individual spots, and taking out the team trophy. Harrison-Lee, Emma Smith and Charlotte McKenzie formed the Ashburton College Angry Birds team and they topped the team standings at the end of the day with a total of 875.41.

For the fifth year running, Ashburton College are the New Zealand secondary schools’ shooting champions. At the end of the final round of the competition, Ashburton College were on top both as a team, and in the individual standings, with one of their members – Shania Harrison-Lee – the competition’s top shooter with 493.33 and Emma Smith second on 493.24. Harrison-Lee went into the competition as the defending champion and she retained her Triple S crown. After losing the lead in round two, Harrison-Lee only dropped one more point to clinch the Triple S title. It was a closely fought battle, with Smith in second only one point behind. Ashburton College claimed the team title for the fifth year running. Harrison-Lee also won the Master Grade One title, while Smith won the A grade one title. The D Grade 1 title was won by Charlotte McKenzie from Ashburton College with a score of 477.19, while in third place was Amelia Swan from Mount Hutt College with a score of 472.07. The next big schools’ competition – the Target Shooting NZ Secondary Schools’ Championships, will be held in Wellington on September 28 and 29.

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Among those taking aim at the Phoenix Target Shooting Club’s schools’ and junior championships on Sunday were Jack McIntosh and Shania Harrison-Lee. PHOTO ROBYN HOOD 150919-RH-004 In second spot was the Team JJAM (under the umbrella of Target Shooting Mid Canterbury), on 829.19. That team was made up of Jack Jones and Jack McIntosh from Ashburton College, Amelia Swan from Mount Hutt College, and Madison Tourle from Ashburton Intermediate.

Third spot went to the St Jo’s Pros, with three St Josephs School youngsters – Kate McIntosh, Phoebe McKenzie and Eliza McKenzie – combining for a team score of 730.05. When it came to the individual standings, Harrison-Lee finished on top of 297.18, with Smith second on 294.18, and

Charlotte McKenzie third on 284.05. Club captain Andrew McKenzie said as well as giving the Ashburton College trio competition heading into the national event, the championships were also a good chance for juniors to experience shooting in team matches.

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■■RUGBY

What games to watch NZME

The Rugby World Cup kicks off on Friday night as hosts Japan square off against Russia. Cameron McMillan runs those the draw for the 40 pool matches to work out which games are worth watching. ‘Must watch’ Australia v Fiji, 4.45pm, Saturday September 21 France v Argentina, 7.15pm Saturday September 21 New Zealand v South Africa, 9.45pm, Saturday September 21 Ireland v Scotland, 7.45pm, Sunday September 22 Australia v Wales, 8.45pm, Sunday September 29 Scotland v Samoa, 11.15pm, Monday September 30 England v Argentina, 9pm, Saturday October 5 Wales v Fiji, 11.45pm, Wednesday October 9 England v France, 9.15pm, Saturday October 12 Ireland v Samoa, 11.45pm Saturday October 12 ‘It’s the All Blacks!’ Every New Zealand fans it going to watch every All Blacks game, it’s the law, but it just would have seemed wrong to call All Blacks v

Namibia a ‘must watch’. It’s more of a ‘Please Beauden Barrett don’t get hurt’ kind of watch. New Zealand v Canada 11.15pm, Wednesday October 2 New Zealand v Namibia, 5.45pm, Sunday October 6 New Zealand v Italy, 5.45pm, Saturday October 12 Friendly kickoff time makes it a cursory glance It’s a Sunday afternoon and there’s a live game from the Rugby World Cup, it’s 1987 all over again. Maybe TVNZ will bring back Sunday Grandstand. Italy v Namibia, 5.15pm, Sunday September 22 Fiji v Uruguay, 5.15pm, Wednesday September 25 Argentina v Tonga, 4.45pm, Saturday September 28 Japan v Ireland, 7.15pm Saturday September 28 France v USA, 8.45pm, Wednesday October 2 Georgia v Fiji, 6.15pm, Thursday October 3 Australia v Uruguay, 6.15pm, Sat October 5 France v Tonga, 8.45pm Sunday October 6 Argentina v Russia, 5.45pm, Wednesday October 9

Scotland v Russia, 8.15pm, Wednesday October 9 ‘Gee look at the time’ The downside of Japan hosting the World Cup is that there will be some late kickoff times for New Zealand viewers, with same matches ending around 2am ... on a Monday morning. Save those late nights for the knockout games. Japan v Russia, 10.45pm, Friday September 20 England v Tonga, 10.15pm, Sunday September 22 Wales v Georgia, 10.15pm, Monday September 23 England v USA, 10.45pm Thursday September 26

Ireland v Russia, 11.15pm, Thursday October 3 South Africa v Italy, 10.45pm, Friday October 4 Japan v Samoa, 11.30pm, Saturday October 5 South Africa v Canada, 11.15pm, Tuesday October 8 Australia v Georgia, 11.15pm, Friday October 11 Japan v Scotland, 11.45pm, Sunday October 13 I’m not that into rugby It’s Georgia v Uruguay – Gorgadze v Gaminara! I think I’ll skip that one. And a few others. Tip – If you’ve got work around the house needed to be done chalk up October 13 on the calendar before the start of the knockout games. Russia v Samoa, 10.15pm, Tuesday September 24 Italy v Canada, 7.45pm Thursday September 26 South Africa v Namibia, 9.45pm, Saturday September 28 Georgia v Uruguay, 6.15pm, Sunday September 29 Namibia v Canada, 4.15pm Sunday October 13 USA v Tonga, 6.45pm, Sunday October 13 Wales v Uruguay, 9.15pm, Sunday October 13

Player welfare paramount NZME Red and yellow cards will be shown without hesitation for high tackles at the Rugby World Cup, World Rugby’s referee boss Alain Rolland has warned. With player welfare front and centre at this year’s World Cup, Rolland issued the caution to teams ahead of the tournament starting on Friday. Rolland noted new guidelines aimed at reducing concussion had been drawn up and that the number of red and yellow cards shown would be determined by players, rather than officials. “We’ve made it very clear as to what the high tackle framework is, how it would operate and how it is there to protect them. Everything we do is to protect the play-

ers,” he said. “I’d be very confident that they (players) are aware of the high-tackle framework, and how it works.” Rolland’s comments come after England coach Eddie Jones described the red card shown to All Blacks lock Scott Barrett for a tackle on Wallabies captain Michael Hooper last month as “ridiculous”. Jones said the sending off “lacked common sense” and that a lack of consistency around referring threatened to disrupt the World Cup. Under the new guidelines, referees must confirm contact with the head first and assess level of danger as Rolland explained. And while confusion has surrounded the role of TMOs in decision making, Rolland said their role remained unchanged in Japan.

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Bringing back Buck NZME We’re bringing back Buck, with All Blacks icon Buck Shelford headlining a star-studded panel providing world-leading analysis and expertise for NZME’s wide-ranging coverage of the 2019 Rugby World Cup. Shelford will be part of NZME’s new video show Beyond the Game – providing an astute and entertaining perspective on all the action throughout the World Cup. Hosted by NZME’s Alex Chapman and Cheree Kinnear, Beyond the Game debuts tomorrow evening with a special Rugby World Cup preview show on nzherald.co.nz. Nine more shows will air at 6am the day after every All Blacks pool match, as well as their likely quarter-final, both semi-finals, the bronze medal match, and the final. One of New Zealand sport’s most iconic leaders, Shelford will bring his experience from having played in the winning 1987 World Cup squad, as well as insight from his stint as one of the All Blacks’ most successful captains, having not lost a game during his tenure as skipper.

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Be prepared for rugby overload “I’m already sick of the Rugby World Cup.” They are the words that popped up on the screen of my cellphone on Monday afternoon. They were words tweeted, not by me, but by a former Guardian colleague who – clearly – isn’t that big into sport. The Rugby World Cup hasn’t even started yet, but already she’s sick of it, and although I am firmly in the camp of people looking forward to seeing whether the All Blacks can claim another Rugby World Cup title, I can kinda see how people in her shoes could be. You don’t have to look far at the moment for signs that it’s Rugby World Cup time, and for a non-rugby follower it probably can be a bit too much. On the television news there’s at least two or three stories a night, covering everything from the latest news from within the All Blacks camp, or their latest meet and greet with their hordes

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of Japanese fans, to how Japanese bars are preparing to cope for the influx of drinkers. Apparently rugby fans drink a bit more beer than your average Japanese person. And if you look at any news website at the moment, there’s a plethora of Rugby World Cup reading at your fingertips. There’s a bit of everything from the fact that Sol3 Mio will perform in Tokyo in the days between the tournament’s semi-finals and final, to indepth looks into the evolution of All Blacks coach Steve Hanson, and the bizarre lengths that Wales have gone to to prepare

for the tournament. Apparently they’ve been using rugby balls covered in baby oil to help prepare for the humid conditions, in case you were wondering what those lengths were. The minute there’s a whisper of drama – case in point the rumoured ‘injury’ to star playmaker Sonny Bill Williams the other day, that could potentially have ruled him out of the tournament – news websites around the world have that news up quicksmart, the Guardian included. The All Blacks were pretty quick to snuff that one out, but it will probably emerge post-RWC win that SBW actually played the whole tournament through injury (shades of one Richie McCaw). Wouldn’t that just add to the drama of it all! It would just add to his herostatus. The Rugby World Cup is huge, and we head into this one in

a position we haven’t been in before, with the chance to make history. It’s pretty exciting, and even though the All Blacks have shown this season that they’re not invincible, it really is ours for the taking. It’s exciting, but as that tweet on Monday night reminded me, not everyone loves sport as much as the likes of you and me – assuming from the fact that you’ve taken the time to read my ramblings and are still with me this far down, that you also enjoy your sport. The reality is though, that for those among us who don’t like rugby, it’s only going to get worse from here on in. So, if you don’t like rugby, brace yourself for the coming rugby-overload. And if you really want to avoid all things rugby, as hard as it may sound in this day and age, maybe give social media a wide berth for the next month and a half.

A singing welcome NZME

Almost 15,000 local fans turned up to the Kitakyushu Stadium to watch Wales train on the eve of the Rugby World Cup. And they had a surprise for the Six Nations champions. The full stadium produced a rousing rendition of the Welsh national anthem, Mae Hen Wlad Fy Nhadau (Land Of My Fathers). The crowd also sang Calon Lan, the hymn closely associated with the sport in Wales. Queues to get into the stadium stretched 1km long, forcing Wales to delay the start of the session. “I’ve never experienced anything like this in my career. It’s astonishing and really emotional,” said former Wales captain Ryan Jones, now performance director at the Welsh Rugby Union. “It’s been like hosting a party. We got up this morning and we were saying ‘oh, I hope it goes well and people will turn up’. Then to see the queues and the players’ faces when they came out, it was just magic.”

Conditions perfect for karting

Blue skies overhead, and muddy ground underneath – it was a great day for the Ashburton Family Go Kart Club’s monthly meet on Sunday. Making the most of the opportunity and the conditions were Ben McLaren, who had Dave McLeod hot on his heels. The go kart club meets to race once a month, on every third Sunday.

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Racing Matamata Venue: Matamata Meeting Date 18 Sep 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 12.32pm GCM FEEDS LTD MAIDEN 1600 $10,000, MDN, 1600m 1 80x37 Lake Superior (2) 58.5................. D Johnson 2 37372 Teen Titan h (9) 58.5...............C Burdan (a3) 3 03 Ian’s Legacy h (11) 58.5...............C Lammas 4 70x05 Blade Runner (6) 58.5.... A Goindasamy (a3) 5 320x3 Shezathinka bh (7) 56.5.................O Bosson 6 x2243 Geri (12) 56.5............................ D Danis (a2) 7 84034 Angelica h (10) 56.5.......................M McNab 8 43 Cape Gem (5) 56.5.........................V Colgan 9 68205 Whisper Rock (1) 56.5.................... A Calder 10 454x5 Verbier (8) 56.5...................S Weatherley (a) 11 x3x89 Birdie May h (3) 56.5..........................R Elliot 12 0x005 Sharwing h (4) 56.5......................T Thornton 2 1.07 RBC RACING 1600 $10,000, Rating 65 Benchmark*, 1600m 1 6x907 Ted Willdoit tm (8) 59.5....M Hashizume (a3) 2 6x3x2 Lily The Pink b (9) 58..................M Cameron 3 10246 Dalmar m (10) 58 4 84135 Its A Kinda Magic tmh (6) 57.5T Yanagida (a2) 5 0x701 Taree tdm (1) 56.5 6 03365 El Coolio (2) 56.5.............................R Smyth 7 6x806 Hermanito dm (7) 56.................... D Johnson 8 67737 Grand Ariana h (3) 55....................M McNab 9 80007 Critics Choice dm (5) 55......................C Dell 10 x9008 Hoyt Axton (4) 55....................J Fawcett (a1) 3 1.42 THE CLOTHIER FARMS MAIDEN 1400 $10,000, MDN, 1400m 1 5284x Prince Albert (1) 58.5.....................M McNab

Wanganui Greyhound Racing Club Venue: Hatrick Raceway Meeting Date: 18 Sep 2019 NZ Meeting number: 3 Doubles: 1 and 2; 3 and 4; 5 and 6; 7 and 8; 9 and 10 Trebles: 1, 2 and 3; 4, 5 and 6; 8, 9 and 10 1 12.06pm (NZT) ABSOLUTELY ELECTRICAL C0 C0, 305m 1 26748 Piruleta nwtd......................................M Flipp 2 67736 Big Time Ivy nwtd................................L Cole 3 28 Morning Sun nwtd......................J McInerney 4 26436 Jamboree nwtd................................C Morris 5 7 Tender Vines nwtd J &.........................D Bell 6 2334 Yarn Sister nwtd...............................C Morris 7 656 Big Time May nwtd..............................L Cole 8 73 Gemmas Dilemma nwtd.............J McInerney Emergencies: 9 67784 Sedgebrook Sally nwtd........................F Kite 10 47867 Duhart nwtd J &...................................D Bell 2 12.23pm WHANGANUI CHRONICLE C0 C0, 520m 1 2531 Woman No Cry nwtd....................A Turnwald 2 45482 Grunty Mama nwtd S &..............C Blackburn 3 Thrilling Amelia nwtd........................ K Walsh 4 76557 It’s Timmy nwtd..........................J McInerney 5 44433 Marley Farley nwtd R &........................Voyce 6 45453 Star Way nwtd..................................C Morris 7 57655 Haze Adams nwtd........................A Turnwald

Wanganui Greyhound Racing Club Venue: Hatrick Raceway Meeting Date: 18 Sep 2019 NZ Meeting number: 9 Doubles: 1 and 2; 4 and 5 Trebles: 3, 4 and 5 1 3.02pm (NZT) PALAMOUNTAINS SCIENTIFIC NUTRITION C1 C1, 305m 1 75344 Always Dizzy 18.07....................J McInerney 2 52664 Prettiest Eyes 18.02.........................M Olden 3 x8323 Shadow Girl 17.75...........................C Morris 4 44543 Opehu Express 17.86.......................R Waite 5 77667 Duke Bruce 17.94............................... N Udy 6 76271 Sahara Dream 17.93..........................M Flipp 7 717 Big Time Tatum nwtd...........................L Cole 8 45332 Tynecastle Flyer 17.79 R &..................Voyce

2 07262 Patch Man h (14) 58.5.......... T Yanagida (a2) 3 42 Diogenes b (2) 58.5...........................L Innes 4 7400 King Khalid h (16) 58.5...................S McKay 5 Malik (8) 58.5...................................J Riddell 6 2496x Clementina (12) 56.5..................M Cameron 7 24242 Shebringsmerubies h (5) 56.5.......O Bosson 8 230x9 Don’t Lie To Me h (6) 56.5............T Thornton 9 08x62 Jutanugarn h (7) 56.5..........S Weatherley (a) 10 6634x Cornish Point (11) 56.5...................V Colgan 11 0 Hopeful (10) 56.5............................. S Spratt 12 8 O’Pristine h (13) 56.5 13 08 Zareeba h (3) 56.5....................... D Johnson 14 6 Sailor Jerry h (4) 56......................... C Grylls 15 98x Rio Belle h (15) 56.5 16 808x Two Madison h (9) 56.5 4 2.17 TRANSPORT MECHANICAL WAHAROA LTD 1400 $10,000, Rating 65 Benchmark*, 1400m 1 42523 Chief Sequoyah b (9) 59.5........... D Johnson 2 1 Glenhope tmh (6) 59....................C Lammas 3 09104 Johnnie Redmond dmh (7) 58.5Yanagida (a2) 4 331x0 Te Akau Dragon dh (4) 58.5...........O Bosson 5 18828 Lord Valentine d (2) 58..................... T Harris 6 18x6 Enjoy The Show (8) 56.5.............M Cameron 7 2221x Soda h (1) 56.5...................S Weatherley (a) 8 88140 Mariota tdmh (5) 56.................J Fawcett (a1) 9 19306 Palamedes d (3) 55........ A Goindasamy (a3) 5 2.52pm WAHAROA TRANSPORT CO LTD MAIDEN 1200 $10,000, MDN 3YO, 1200m 1 83x Harlech bh (8) 57.5......................C Lammas 2 34x Whispering Wind 57.5................... Scratched 3 Lucky Shark h (4) 57.5...................M McNab 4 Super Sid h (14) 57.5.....................O Bosson

Ashvin Goindasamy is an upand-coming jockey, and has the mount on Lala Land, winner of its last two, in the Robert Bruce at Matamata today. 5 58x Gus The Maverick h (17) 57.5 6 79325 Happiness Forever (11) 55.5Goindasamy (a3) 7 2x Heart Of The Ocean (1) 55.5....... D Johnson 8 3x Lovecharm (9) 55.5.......................... C Grylls 9 2x0 Minnallines (2) 55.5............................R Elliot 10 Arabia (5) 55.5............................M Cameron 11 Highlighter h (16) 55.5 12 Two Illicit (13) 55.5..........................V Colgan 13 Fonts de L’Algar h (15) 55.5........M Coleman 14 Lustful Lady (10) 55.5..................... A Calder 15 Hugh Glass h (12) 57.5.................... T Harris

16 Striking h (6) 55.5............................S Collett 17 Princess Catharina 55.5............... Scratched 18 9x Scorpz (3) 57.5 19 67x8 Nothing Compares h (7) 55.5 6 3.29pm THE ROBERT BRUCE CLOTHIER MEMORIAL $11,000, Rating 72 Benchmark, 1600m 1 57311 Lala Land tdm (1) 61...... A Goindasamy (a3) 2 24342 Hay Tiger tmbh (4) 60...................... T Harris 3 71117 Prior Engagement m (2) 59.5.. C Burdan (a3) 4 x0850 The Poormanzabeel dm (7) 58........J Riddell

5 69160 Sarabande 57............................... Scratched 6 4979x Katie Perrie tdh (3) 56.5...................S Collett 7 240x0 Sunny Rose dh (6) 56.5..............M Coleman 8 50146 Escapologist dm (5) 55.................... S Spratt 7 4.04 WAHAROA INDUSTRIAL PARK MAIDEN 2000 $10,000, MDN, 2000m 1 75472 Each Way (6) 58.5............................ T Harris 2 42040 Kipling (2) 58.5............... A Goindasamy (a3) 3 x0664 Piggy Malone (12) 58.5...................V Colgan 4 96378 Banks Road h (1) 58.5..................... C Grylls 5 00695 Captain Risky h (3) 58.5..............C Lammas 6 059xP Hong Qui (8) 58.5....................E McCall (a3) 7 09P25 Flyingwithoutwings (5) 58.5.S Weatherley (a) 8 00x09 Howmuch Toomuch (10) 58.5.T Yanagida (a2) 9 087 Kajino (11) 58.5................M Hashizume (a3) 10 00980 Sir Maggio h (9) 58.5 11 6093 Amasecoya (7) 56.5..................... D Johnson 12 003 Barbara (4) 56.5............................... S Spratt Blinkers on: Blade Runner, Birdie May (R1), Enjoy The Show (R4), Nothing Compares (R5), The Poormanzabeel (R6) Blinkers off: Prince Albert, Zareeba (R3) Winkers on: Hermanito (R2), Flyingwithoutwings (R7) Pacifiers on: Katie Perrie (R6) SELECTIONS Race 1: Cape Gem, Shezathinka, Geri, Teen Titan, Ian’s Legacy Race 2: Lily The Pink, El Coolio, Taree, Hermanito Race 3: Diogenes, Shebringsmerubies, Clementina, O’Pristine Race 4: Glenhope, Johnnie Redmond, Soda, Chief Sequoyah Race 5: Heart Of The Ocean, Harlech, Lucky Shark, Arabia Race 6: Lala Land, Hay Tiger, Katie Perrie, Escapologist Race 7: Each Way, Barbara, Amasecoya, Banks Road, Kipling

Wanganui dogs Today at Hatrick Raceway

8 63542 Big Time Nash nwtd............................L Cole 3 12.41pm AON CPF C0 C0, 305m 1 Oma Rapeti nwtd.............................C Morris 2 6 Thrilling Peta nwtd........................... K Walsh 3 5 Dewie nwtd............................... S Gommans 4 775 Big Time Camila nwtd.........................L Cole 5 8 Big Time Ricky nwtd............................L Cole 6 73787 Siran nwtd J &......................................D Bell 7 24 Summer Glee nwtd....................J McInerney 8 44626 Ahuroa Whizz nwtd.........................R Murray 9 67784 Sedgebrook Sally nwtd........................F Kite 10 27658 Taranaki Brie nwtd........................... C Brider 4 12.58pm RIVERCITY GAS C1D C1d, 645m 1 47646 Waitohi nwtd.................................A Turnwald 2 43534 Ask King Jeff nwtd..............................L Cole 3 68768 Bionic Boy nwtd............................M Goodier 4 41577 Fusion Cronulla nwtd...................A Turnwald 5 76674 Diamond Geezer nwtd..................M Goodier 6 71511 All About Space nwtd..........................L Cole 7 88588 Rose And Crown nwtd..................M Goodier 8 68386 Lady Jellybean 37.97....................M Goodier 5 1.16pm THE ROCK 95.2FM C1 C1, 520m 1 7483F Secret Babe nwtd.........................J T Pruden 2 78732 Bigtime Daisy 30.86............................L Cole 3 31231 Thrilling Roar 30.59.......................... K Walsh

4 33624 Jinja Ted nwtd................................M Gowan 5 12361 Big Time Trae 30.59............................L Cole 6 25536 Replica Rango nwtd............................ N Udy 7 35355 Tuff Mr. Tee 30.64...........................B Mitchell 8 47284 Arm Turner nwtd.........................J McInerney Emergencies: 9 17578 Lucky James 30.59............................M Flipp 10 78567 Lucky Mick nwtd J &............................D Bell 6 1.33pm ACCELL “LEADING THE WAY IN CANINE THERAPY” C2 C2, 305m 1 81758 Cool Wolf 17.86.............................. D Donlon 2 35233 Sozin’s Fortune 17.93................J McInerney 3 27213 Zara Zara 17.81.................................M Flipp 4 11165 Hot Chilli 17.77.................................... N Udy 5 45617 Go Stopper 17.95...............................M Flipp 6 41318 Checkpoint 17.95...............................M Flipp 7 11625 Hashtag Blessed 17.81....................... N Udy 8 31646 Jericho Warrior 17.83........................R Waite Emergencies: 9 46155 Dream On Dreamer 17.91...............M Olden 10 76156 Bigtime Chloe 17.76......................M Goodier 7 1.51pm J P PRINT PETONE C1 C1, 520m 1 64865 Midnight Molly 30.46....................B Hodgson 2 12428 Big Time Kobe 30.63...........................L Cole 3 4212 Thrilling Stomp 30.66....................... K Walsh

4 36563 Valve Bouncing nwtd........................... N Udy 5 74721 Jay Grim nwtd J &................................D Bell 6 37337 Big Time Benny nwtd..........................L Cole 7 41456 Opawa Marcie 31.23..........................M Flipp 8 46454 Zipping Cobra 30.15...........................L Cole Emergencies: 9 17578 Lucky James 30.59............................M Flipp 10 78567 Lucky Mick nwtd J &............................D Bell 8 2.08pm LIQUORLAND WANGANUI C2 C2, 305m 1 25588 Unfashionable nwtd............................. N Udy 2 64815 Thrilling Ivy 18.10...................... K Gommans 3 22164 Mischief Seeker 18.00......................R Waite 4 x4613 Idol Fancy Pants 17.77......................M Flipp 5 41345 Zara Daiken 17.93.............................. N Udy 6 54216 Idol Jan 17.80....................................M Flipp 7 21481 Funzalo 17.61..............................B Hodgson 8 46541 Hurricane Al 17.85...........................C Morris 9 41653 Cosmic Marty 18.15...................J McInerney 10 43541 Millie Prince 17.72 J &.........................D Bell 9 2.26pm ADEPT ACCOUNTANTS C1 C1, 305m 1 86266 Homebush Razor nwtd..............J McInerney 2 87657 Cookie Biscuit 17.75..........................M Flipp 3 57427 Black Mags nwtd...............................S Stone 4 35432 Wong Full Arrest 18.19....................C Morris 5 88x78 Mustang Moo nwtd.............................. N Udy

6 P4264 Little Tornado 18.16..........................R Waite 7 32513 Pretty Belinda 17.99............................W Kite 8 81256 Big Time Kenny 18.04.........................L Cole 9 77658 Thrilling Eddie 17.78 J &......................D Bell 10 78658 Bigtime Kaea 18.01............................ B Hunt 10 2.44pm FIRST SECURITY C1 C1, 520m 1 21281 Big Time Vince 30.91..........................L Cole 2 55743 Bigtime Alfie 30.09..............................L Cole 3 33487 Dyna Bryleigh 31.11.....................M Roberts 4 316 Thrilling Nina nwtd........................... K Walsh 5 62221 Skinny Binny 30.94 R &.......................Voyce 6 75361 Bigtime Ava 30.70............................. P Clark 7 74452 True Testament 30.59...................B Hodgson 8 75525 Opawa Tai 30.66................................. N Udy 9 17578 Lucky James 30.59............................M Flipp 10 78567 Lucky Mick nwtd J &............................D Bell SELECTIONS

1 43245 Jay Wendy 18.04................................. N Udy 2 75372 Epic Spark 18.00................................ B Hunt 3 54535 Big Time Rusty nwtd...........................L Cole 4 23255 Elsa Blueblood nwtd..................J McInerney 5 63545 Sefton Brew 18.07 J &.........................D Bell 6 58823 Lightning Lu 17.83 S &...............C Blackburn 7 83373 Choice Sister 18.21..........................C Morris 8 27462 Ahuroa Prince 18.11.......................R Murray Emergencies: 9 26668 Lucha 17.82.......................................D Edlin 10 66787 Inky Dinky Jewel nwtd......................L Doody 5 4.12pm BOOK YOUR FUNCTION @ HATRICK C1 C1, 305m

1 47673 Sedgebrook Saint 17.96......................F Kite 2 7788x Killer Frost 18.19...............................P Taylor 3 42866 Zara Fab 18.10.................................... N Udy 4 24436 Auros Advantage nwtd.................... T Pilcher 5 28746 I’ll Be Loyal nwtd..........................B Hodgson 6 24381 Big Time Gina 17.85...........................L Cole 7 66822 Bright Concept 17.84........................... L Bell 8 23784 Homebush Demi 18.02..............J McInerney Emergencies: 9 78748 Empty Pocket 18.08............................ N Udy 10 67867 Two Percenta 18.23 J &.......................D Bell

Race 1: Morning Sun, Yarn Sister, Gemmas Dilemma, Big Time May Race 2: Thrilling Amelia, Marley Farley, Grunty Mama, Big Time Nash Race 3: Thrilling Peta, Oma Rapeti, Big Time Camila, Big Time Ricky Race 4: All About Space, Waitohi, Fusion Cronulla, Lady Jellybean Race 5: Thrilling Roar, Big Time Trae, Secret Babe, Lucky James Race 6: Hashtag Blessed, Zara Zara, Dream On Dreamer LEGEND: fsdt - First Start Here nwd - No Win this Distance fstd - First Start This Distance 31 13 - Best Winning Time This Track

Wanganui dogs Today at Hatrick Raceway

9 77658 Thrilling Eddie 17.78 J &......................D Bell 10 86858 Final Straw 18.10................................ N Udy 2 3.19pm WANGANUI TOYOTA C1 C1, 305m 1 23588 Andrea’s Magic nwtd........................... N Udy 2 34517 So Severe 17.89..............................C Morris 3 31888 Princess Pea 17.94.............................. L Bell 4 56746 Rockoneva nwtd...........................B Hodgson 5 67676 Not Shackley 17.86............................. N Udy 6 57257 Collete Baxter 18.32..................J McInerney 7 71571 Ahuroa Princess 17.97....................R Murray 8 6558F Arthur’s Crown 18.06........................R Waite Emergencies: 9 78874 Goldstar Dayton nwtd.......................S Stone

10 87852 Bigtime Silver 17.99............................L Cole 3 3.37pm HATRICK DASH C1 C1, 305m 1 42441 Gotcha Marshall 18.00...............J McInerney 2 77786 No Mug 17.90..................................C Morris 3 67641 Mister Booze 18.09......................J McArthur 4 55665 De Blonde 17.78................................ B Hunt 5 74687 Homebush Rieko 17.89.............J McInerney 6 88887 Bigtime Thor 17.66..............................L Cole 7 57244 Token Pick nwtd.................................. N Udy 8 75567 Opawa Hunter nwtd...........................M Flipp 9 76488 Opawa Henry nwtd J &........................D Bell 10 38868 Blue Whizz 18.16........................B Goldsack 4 3.54pm LASER PLUMBING C1 C1, 305m

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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Wednesday, September 18, 2019

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■■MOTOR RACING

England turn focus to NZ NZME Joe Root hailed a “phenomenal” summer and declared England’s victory at the Oval as the blueprint for their future test cricket as they signed off with an important win over Australia. England bid farewell to coach Trevor Bayliss with a 135-run victory that ensured he remained unbeaten in home test series over his four-year tenure but planning for the future will begin quickly this week. A total of 22 new central contracts will be announced this weekend (11 for test, 11 for oneday cricket), then next week the squad for the New Zealand tour will be announced and Ashley Giles will step up his search for Bayliss’ replacement. Root reiterated he wants to stay on as test captain and lead England in Australia in 2021-22, and believes that in Jofra Archer and Rory Burns, England have unearthed two players to add to their central core of senior figures in the team. Joe Denly will be handed a central contract this week after his 94 in the second innings at the Oval,

his third fifty in three tests. Burns will receive his first central contract, and Jack Leach will be in line for a deal, too. Archer and Stuart Broad will have to lead the attack again in New Zealand, with England admitting they do not expect their leading wicket-taker, James Anderson, to be fit for the tour. Instead they hope he will be fully recovered from his calf strain in time for the South Africa series in December which counts towards the Test Championship, unlike the tests in New Zealand. Sam Curran has leapfrogged Chris Woakes as the back-up all-rounder behind Ben Stokes after a good performance at the Oval and there will be New Zealand call-ups for two out of Ollie Pope, Dominic Sibley and Zak Crawley. Pope is certain to go, leaving Sibley and Crawley a week to battle it out for a place as reserve opener or potential No 3, which would allow Root to revert to his favourite position at four. All that is for the future. For Root, this win was a massive boost to his captaincy. Losing 3-1 would have been

Joe Root a crushing way to end the summer but instead a drawn series, achieved without Anderson, solidifies his position as captain. Having set Australia 399 for victory, England bowled out Australia for 263. Steve Smith’s incredible series ended – finally – without him scoring a fifty, caught off Broad at leg gully for 23, with Matthew Wade the only Australian to pass 25, making 117 in the losing ef-

fort. Broad took 4-62, Leach 4-49, and Root chipped in with two wickets to complete a performance that was pleasing for the England skipper. “I thought the performance this week was a lot closer to what we want in test cricket. We drove the game the whole time from that first session on day one. We got ourselves in a position of strength and at no point did we let them back in. “We now look like we are starting to get to grips with test cricket after a long period of one-day cricket. We have an opportunity in the next two-and-a-half years to push and do everything we can to prepare for that tour to Australia. “I am desperate to take this team forward. I’m in a very fortunate position to be captain of the test team. “I will do everything I can to get us prepared for going down there [Australia] and doing something very special. “We can get better and there are areas we want to strengthen and improve on but the guys have stepped up under pressure and that is really pleasing.”

Comments ‘not helpful’ NZME Veteran Supercars champion Jamie Whincup has conceded that he went too far with his controversial comments after Sunday’s race at Pukekohe. Whincup went past the safety car when it didn’t have its green lights on. It meant he was given a drivethrough penalty, ending his chances. After the race a fired-up Whincup unleashed on the officials. “The problem is you’ve got all the drivers, everyone here, this is our life, and we’re pushing bloody hard and you’ve got people making decisions that are, you know, just cruising back having a few glasses of red each night ... rock up to the track, the brain’s not with it, you know.” But after time to reflect, Whincup issued a statement saying he realised he’d made mistakes. “Now that the heat of the battle has subsided, I’ve had a chance to reflect,” Whincup said. “I have asked myself were my comments post-race helpful? The answer to that is no. “I recognise I am a role model and so the critical point I want to make to all the kids watching is that passing the safety car and going against the officials’ decision isn’t how we should play.”

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Size matters on the paddock NZME It’s the new age Rugby World Cup which poses one of the sport’s oldest questions – will a good big man beat a good little man? Hulking packs and rushing defensive lines are being touted as the recipe for success at the first tournament staged in Asia, where an attack-minded New Zealand will pursue a third-successive Webb Ellis Cup. Wales and Ireland have emerged as genuine contenders to win a maiden title, the former having bludgeoned their way to Six Nations glory while the Irish are affixed with the world No.1 ranking. However, former champions South Africa and England are being given the greatest chance of preventing an All Blacks World Cup monopoly this decade. Former Wallabies great Phil Kearns rates the Springboks and the English his co-favourites in Japan on the basis of their ferocious forward play. Kearns believes coach Eddie Jones has got England peaking, with recalled midfielder Manu Tuilagi adding menace to complement their mammoth pack. South Africa impressed in claiming the Rugby Championship although Kearns reckons their campaign could be on shaky

All Blacks trump card Beauden Barrett

foundations given the cloud over talismanic lock Eben Etzebeth. Former skipper Etzebeth is being investigated by prosecutors over his involvement in an alleged assault and racial abuse during a bar brawl last month. “With South Africa, I think Etzebeth is a critical player so depending on what happens with him will be important for their chances,” Kearns said. “But I just think that the size of England and South Africa is going to be a difficult thing for

teams to overcome. “Both of them aren’t lacking pace either, so when you’ve got those physical capabilities it’s hard to beat. Veteran coach Steve Hansen believes his All Blacks can overcome the inevitable suffocating defensive screens their opponents will erect. He has played two trump cards in the lead-up, fielding dynamic pair Beauden Barrett and Ardie Savea out of position at fullback and blindside flanker respectively.

Both are potential tournament stars in a team whose high octane game plan has been designed with the firm grounds and hot conditions in mind. “I think there’s definitely been a swing or bias towards defence,” Hansen said before his team left for Tokyo. “But someone’s going to crack that nut – the defensive nut that needs to be cracked – because history tells us that will happen. When it does then it will open up the floodgates for the attacking game to become strong again.” The size versus speed debate will get an early airing when the All Blacks and Springboks meet in Yokohama on Saturday in a highly anticipated pool opener. Some patchy All Blacks form over the past two years has stripped them of the top ranking and eroded the aura they enjoyed at the 2015 event. For that reason, the tournament is rated the most open in recent memory, with regular visitors to the knockout stage such as Australia, France, Scotland and Argentina also among those who can’t be discounted. The dark horses are Fij and Japan, with the hosts handed the sort of stage World Rugby has craved as it battles to expand its footprint in a potentially lucrative marketplace.

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All Blacks set to pull off massive con job By Gregor Paul

ll Blacks coach Steve Hansen is content for the Springboks to come to Yokohama this weekend with a plan to tackle their way to victory. He’s more than content, he’s quite happy for them to do that as he clearly thinks that South Africa will be making a mistake to bank so heavily on their ability to shut down the All Blacks’ attack game. Such a strategy has worked in the recent past, but the All Blacks might be about to pull off the greatest rope-a-dope trick of all time by suckering everyone into thinking they are vulnerable to defensive linespeed when they really aren’t. Not now. The Boks, like everyone else, might find out too late they have taken a knife to a gun fight at this World Cup. They, like everyone else, might have fallen into the well-laid trap of thinking the All Blacks have lost their attacking edge when in actual fact they have been sharpening it in secret, ready to unleash something devastating when it really matters. It’s not a deliberate strategy that they have arrived in Japan with questions hanging over their attack game, but it’s certainly proven helpful in disguis-

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ing their possible potency and true intentions at this tournament. What the All Blacks have had in the last month is unprecedented training time. Tucked away in Kashiwa, they have been working on the rhythm and patterns of their attack, building their instinctive feel for how to build their multi-facet game. They have been working out how to best utilise the dual play-making talents of Richie Mo’unga and Beauden Barrett in tandem with the ball-winning skills of Ardie Savea, Sam Cane and Kieran Read. They have been trying to better understand how their kicking game helps their running and essentially play this tournament as a nearly unrecognisable force to the one they have been. They hope the world has them pegged them as a caterpillar and that they can stun everyone by turning up in Yokohama on Saturday as a butterfly. Which is why Hansen is happy for every team at this World Cup to believe the best way to beat the All Blacks is to give them the ball and then blitz them with the speed and intensity of their defence. That’s been a good way to get under the All Blacks’ skin in the last two years. They haven’t enjoyed being

under that sort of pressure and in more than a few tests in 2017 and 2018, they lost their way on attack when the tacklers didn’t relent and the space simply wouldn’t open for them. Looking back, it was a weird two years where the All Blacks were brilliant when they met a team that gave them a fraction of space, but were tied in knots when they encountered the likes of the Lions and Ireland who just didn’t give them an inch in which to play. As much as the defining image of the period was Beauden Barrett gliding through holes and pulling off the play-making impossible, so too was it of him being swamped by defenders, his every move shut down before it was even a conscious thought. The rush defence has been a kind of Kryptonite used to weaken and frustrate the All Blacks and the tool by which the reigning world champions have been dragged back into the chasing pack. And the beauty of the rush defence is that it’s not so hard to perfect. It’s not such a difficult part of the game to get right through multiple phases and it’s apparent that the likes of South Africa, Wales, England and Ireland have spent more time training without the ball than they have with it. The Boks haven’t shrouded

their intentions in any kind of secrecy. They freely admitted they spent much of their last warmup test kicking the ball away to get used to defending for sustained periods in anticipation of what they will likely face when they meet the All Blacks. It’s always possible they were bluffing, inventing a story after the fact to reposition a failure of strategy as a clever and deliberate ploy. But probably not. The Boks aren’t renowned for their subtlety and why bother with subterfuge because their defensive ability is so good, that it hardly matters that opponents are forewarned as it doesn’t always prove to be forearmed. Besides, the Boks didn’t defend particularly well, if it all, when they played the All Blacks in Albany in 2017 and subsequently lost 57-0. Since then they have placed a heavy emphasis on defence, rushed off the line and smothered the All Blacks and have secured a draw and a victory and two defeats by the tiniest margins. The Boks have a plan that has worked before but that’s maybe going to be the story of this World Cup – that everyone has misread the All Blacks, failed to see they might be about to pull off one of the great con jobs of modern sport.

Of balls and baby oil

NZME All Blacks coach Steve Hansen has made a light-hearted start to his media duties in Japan, cashing in on a slam-dunk gag about Warren Gatland. In a All Blacks press conference, Hansen was asked about Wales coach Warren Gatland using baby oil on balls to prepare his team for the humid and slippery conditions in Japan. “Do you want to rephrase what you said then?” Hansen asked. “You said Warren Gatland has been putting baby oil on his balls, that’s probably not the headline you want, old son.” Hansen said the team had done everything they could to prepare for the muggy and potentially stormy weather in Japan including using water on the balls at practice rather than baby oil. “No, we’ve just been using plain old water, seems to be working alright,” he said.

RESULTS ■■ Golf Ashburton Golf Club September 14 and 17 Putting: A Hewson 30, D Hinton31 on c/b Nearest the Pins: No 4 Gabites: Alison Hewson, No 8 House of Travel: Marilyn Walker, No 12 Lynn’s small Salon: Fiona Williamson, No 14 Todds of Ashburton: Jacqui Welch, No 18 2nd Shot to Green: Margaret Bean Two’s: Pauline Bell no 4, Fiona Williamson no 12

Ashburton Vets Golf September 16 At Tinwald Winner of the Copland Trophy - Derek Prebble – 16. Other results up to age 70, J Lattimore and B Walsh +4; 71 - 79 Mike Gray, Roger Lake and Malcolm Fechney all square, Guilford Lane, Neil Connelly +2; 80 + Brian McIsaac, Alan Smith - 9, Des Green, Owen Everest - 6 Next Game Rakaia September 30

DRAWS ■■ Bowls MSA Bowling Club Peters Cup at MSA Bowling Club Open Fours Sunday 22nd September 9.00 am. Sponsored by Paterson Funeral Services Skips: M. Behrns, T. Inwood, M. Smallridge M. Anderson J. Moore C. Carter B. Harper G. Eder B. White M. Eder L Muir R. Mitchell B. Redmond J. Kingsbury G. Clarke We are one team short for a full field. Any skip wishing to enter a team ring Dave Muir on 3086466

■■ Golf Ashburton Golf Club September 21 Weekend Ladies report 8.15am for 8.45am Rnd 3 Bermaline Cup Convenor S Bradford 0211590983, B Fechney 0211305366 September 24 Mid-week ladies report 9.00am for 9.30am Rend 3 Bermaline Cup Starters M Watson/D Hinton September 26 Nine hole men and Women - report 9.15am for 9.30am Putting Secretary M Morgan 0279645380, Club Captain S Lemon 0274054910

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96.25mm x 96.25mm EXHIBITION. NZ Alpine and Agriculture Encounter, Art Gathering of Stitches made by guild Gallery and hall of memories. 160 Main St, members items are on display daily from Methven. now until 22 September. Ashburton Art 10am Gallery, West Street. ST STEPHEN’S ANGLICAN CHURCH. 10.30am Holy Communion. Park Street. AGE CONCERN STEADY AS YOU GO. 10am - 3pm Supportive fall prevention group, all abilities 206 CLUB AGE CONCERN. welcome. Phone Age Concern 308 6817. Join us for a fun day filled with activities for Buffalo Lodge rooms, Cox Street. the over 60 years. For more information 10.30am - 12pm ring Age Concern 308 6817. Seniors Centre, ASHBURTON OPEN COFFEE MORNINGS. Cameron Street. Every Wednesday, come for a coffee and 10am - 3.30pm chat, child friendly location, all welcome. WAIREKA CROQUET CLUB. Phone Adi 027 220 8791 or Sue-ann 021 679 Association Croquet, Tasmanian doubles. 348. Waireka Croquet Club, the domain, Philip 10.30am - 3pm Street. ASHBURTON AVIATION MUSEUM. 10am - 4pm A great selection of over 30 aircraft from HOSPICE MID CANTERBURY OP SHOP. the past to the future on display. Open daily Quality clothing and homewares. Donations with extended hours on a Saturday and welcome. 71 Tancred Street. Wednesday. Ashburton airport, Seafield 10am - 4pm Road. ST JOHN SHOP. 10.45am Opportunity shop open daily, donations MSA TAI CHI. welcome. 129 Tancred Street. Seated exercises suitable for people with 10am - 7pm limited mobility. MSA Social Hall, Havelock ASHBURTON EMBROIDERERS GUILD

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5pm (sharp) RUN AND WALK ASHBURTON. Wednesday walks, 5km town circuit for all walking abilities and fitness levels. Meet on Philip Street beside the Croquet lawn. 6.30pm THE MID CANTERBURY LINE DANCERS. Beginners learn to Line Dance (6.30pm), lower Intermediate/intermediate (7.30pm9pm). Instructor Annette Fyfe. Phone 0274 813 131, Tinwald Hall, Graham Street. 7.30pm GLENYS’ DANCE GROUP. Sequence dancing, all welcome. Pipe Band Hall, Corner Queens Drive and Creek Road. 7.30pm ASHBURTON SCOTTISH COUNTRY DANCE CLUB. Weekly fitness, fun and friendship. Contact Elizabeth 308 5437. Buffalo Hall, 20 Cox Street. 7.30pm ASHBURTON TRAVEL CLUB. Speaker Deanna Watson - Globe Theatre, London. Ashburton Trust Event Centre, Wills Street. Please note venue change.

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THOMAS, Margaret Ruth, (Ruth) – Passed away peacefully at Coldstream Lifecare, Ashburton on August 29, 2019, with her loving husband Peter by her side. Loved Mum of Sharon and Kevin Hedge and Andrew and Rosie. A much loved Gran of Matthew and Julita, Ben and Lisa, and Anastasia; Samantha, Jayden, Georgia and great Gran of Victor. Messages to the Thomas family, PO Box 472, Ashburton 7740. In lieu of flowers donations to Alzheimer’s Canterbury would be appreciated and may be left at the service. A memorial service to celebrate Ruth’s life will be held at our Chapel, cnr East and Cox streets, Ashburton, on Saturday, September 21, commencing at 11.00 am.

THOMAS, Colin William – In loving memory of a husband, father and grandfather who passed away three years ago today. Still loved Still missed And always dear. Shona, Murray, Keith and Dale and families.

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

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Preparing to dot down for a try during his side’s opening game of the under-14.5 Hanan Festival rugby tournament at the Methven Domain on Saturday was Jack Brown. Brown and his Mid Canterbury team-mates had a stellar weekend, claiming the title ahead of the other teams taking part in the tournament – North Otago, West Coast, Buller and two from South Canterbury. PHOTO HEATHER MACKENZIE 140919-HM-001

Team selection ‘not an issue’ NZME All Blacks head coach Steve Hansen has admitted he has some concerns ahead of the crunch Rugby World Cup opener against the Springboks – but the makeup of starting XV isn’t one of them. Hansen’s run-on team for the clash between two of the tournament heavyweights has dominated talk since the All Blacks touched down in Japan, and although he was coy on who would line up in Yokohama on Saturday evening, Hansen insisted he “couldn’t be any clearer”. “I don’t think we’ll muck around too much with the selections for

this one. I’m very clear on what we want and so are the other two selectors. “It’s pretty good – it allows me to concentrate on other stuff which is nice, like training, and how we can get better,” he said. Hansen did, however, admit to at least one area of concern – a greasy ball – after days of soaring temperatures was followed on Monday by wet weather. “The big thing will be the ball. That’ll be the constant thing. “The humidity will be high and the ball will be wet so skills will be really important,” Hansen said. “We’ve had a mixture of everything. A couple of days in the

30s and weather like today.” He wouldn’t be drawn on whether there were any new injury concerns in the All Blacks camp, saying only that “at this stage, we have a full squad to pick from” and also kept his cards close to his chest when asked about the tactics planned for a resurgent South Africa. Ever since South Africa were dealt a humiliating 57-0 thrashing in September 2017, the two sides have been almost impossible to separate. The All Blacks claimed a 25-24 victory in Cape Town a month after that thumping before South Africa hit back 36-34 in Wellington last September.

A 32-30 All Blacks victory followed a month later, and the last game was the closest of the lot – a 16-all draw in July. “We’ve worked hard on the execution of our attack game. “We’ve done other things as well this week that I’m not going to tell you about but we think we’ve prepared as good as we could do,” Hansen said. “There’s not much between the two teams. Our last game’s probably a better reflection on where we can play, but South Africa will have improved too,” Hansen said. Hansen is expecting plenty from the Boks, including an aggressive defensive display.

“One thing I do know is South Africa will give us opportunities, because they roll the dice [defensively]. Are we good enough to take them? Will the weather conditions allow us to be able to take them? “Those are things that we’ll have to wait and see. “Logic tells us whoever wins this game probably wins the pool, but as we found out in 2011 you don’t have to necessarily win the pool to make the final – France did it the other way, so it’s not the end of the world [if you lose], and it doesn’t mean you’re going to win the World Cup or get into the final if you win this game.”

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