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Mid Cantabrians are being urged to consider fire risks and play by the rules, following a big weekend for the district’s volunteer firefighters.

It took a seven-hour, sustained effort to extinguish 50 burning piles of material near Chertsey on Sunday in an event which some firefighters felt could have been avoided.

Twelve firefighting units from as far as Christchurch and Alford Forest spent their Sunday afternoon putting out smouldering piles that began as burn-offs three months ago, before be-

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Incident commander Charlie Tomlin from Lauriston Rural Fire Force was among those first called to the scene at 1.43pm, where firefighters weighed up the decision to let the fires burn out, or to extinguish them.

The piles were spread over two kilometres.

With the wind forecast to continue to 8am, Tomlin said the fires were at risk of blowing into fencelines and shelterbelts near Dromore Hatfield Road and becoming more of a problem.

“The other issue was there was no sig-

nificant rainfall in the foreseeable future.

One or two millimetres would not be enough to put it out,” he said.

Eight tankers and dozens of volunteer firefighters worked throughout the afternoon to tackle the piles one by one.

The last units finally departed around 9pm.

While the fires never grew to the point of a major threat, Tomlin said it was a time-consuming call-out for the teams involved.

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Get your mad hat ready for this year’s Boulevard Day

By Linda CLarke

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Mad hats will be the theme of the day for Boulevard Day stallholders on Monday.

The 42nd edition of the annual shopping event is almost ready to roll with Ashburton retailers, community groups and food sellers preparing to descend on East Street for the day.

Boulevard Day also coincides with the first day of Bookarama, which will be held in the Ashburton Sports Hall on Tancred Street and run for a week.

Ashburton Retailers’ Association spokesman Bob McDonald said the mad hat theme was popular and allowed stallholders plenty of room for interpretation and imagination. The Arcade retailer is contemplating a bowler hat for himself.

He said around 60 per cent of stallholders who had booked sites on East Street were local and there would be plenty of community groups fundraising for various events or hoping to raise the profile of their groups.

Boulevard Day is also South Canterbury Anniversary holiday, so plenty of visitors from the south are expected.

East Street will be closed to traffic and stallholders will have table-loads of bargains for shoppers, who can keep their energy levels up with a range of tempting eats.

Right – Boulevard Day last year featured a huge range of stalls selling everything from gumboots and plants to whitebait fritters.

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Suspicious? Contact police By katie todd

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Police are refreshing pleas to the public to report anything suspicious, following a burglary at Hooper’s Outdoor Power Centre on Friday night which could have been stopped.

Staff at the Peter Street store ar-

rived on Saturday morning to discover one of their front windows smashed and three Husqvarna chainsaws missing.

Senior Sergeant Phil Dean said a nearby resident has since come forward and described hearing a vehicle acting suspiciously at around 10.30pm on Friday night,

followed by unusual noises.

“It’s actually highly likely they heard the burglary, but what they didn’t do is contact us at the time,” he said.

The individual had not looked out their window and did not have a description of the vehicle.

In future situations, Dean urged

people to contact police straight away if they notice anything suspicious.

“We’d much rather come to the scene and discover we’re not needed than not be made aware.”

Police are working through CCTV footage at all available businesses as they investigate the bur-

glary. The thieves had managed to enter the building without triggering the alarm system.

Centre staff had recorded the serial numbers of the chainsaws and police will also be monitoring buy and sell webpages and Facebook pages in the hope of retrieving the stolen goods.

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Locals focus on two key concerns

By Katie todd

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Ashburton’s first public forum on Saturday honed in on two key concerns of residents – how to reduce alcohol-related incidents, and how to directly contact the local police station.

Around 50 residents attended the town hall-style meeting, which granted them the opportunity to express any issues they felt were important while hearing from the people working to make Ashburton “the safest place to live in New Zealand”.

One query directed at organising agencies – Ashburton police, Ashburton District Council and Safer Ashburton – was what can be done to prevent alcohol-fuelled problems which are particularly evident in town on weekends and during the warmer months of the year.

Senior Sergeant Phil Dean said from now on, police will be working in conjunction with Talbot Security, Hakatere Maori Wardens, Safer Ashburton and Ashburton Alcohol Accord to increase their visibility in town on a Saturday night.

“This will not only make people feel safer, but will allow us to address any issues more effectively,” he said.

The other major concern of residents was around communication with police, in particular the inability to call the local station directly.

“Currently if you ring any station, you will be put through to a

Senior Sergeant Phil Dean addresses local residents at a public forum at Hotel Ashburton on Saturday.

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call centre in Auckland,” Dean explained.

Staff at the call centre will assess the query before redirecting it to a specific, relevant person at the Ashburton Police Station and if they are not available, send an email.

Despite the concerns, Dean said he felt the system improved the service to the community, by granting better coverage and guaranteeing that someone will

always pick up the phone. People are always welcome to visit the station directly if they wish, during opening hours.

Other topics addressed at the meeting included petty crime, volume crime, traffic offences, roading, drugs, alcohol and suicide.

Dean said many people were surprised to hear the extent to which Safer Ashburton were directly involved in crime preven-

tion initiatives. He said he was happy with the turnout, despite the room not being full.

“I think it shows a sense of confidence, that the community think we’re on the right track,” he said.

Among those in attendance were Ashburton Mayor Donna Favel, MP for Rangitata Andrew Falloon, Labour List MP Jo Luxton and a number of councillors.

Falloon said he feels that it is important that local police are

in tune with local residents’ concerns on issues like petty crime, youth crime and burglaries.

“These sorts of meetings mean everyone can have their say and police can follow up on things in the community they might not have been aware of,” he said.

Asked if a second forum will be held, Dean said definitely.

“People were positive about the idea. I think we will aim for about the same time next year.”

Plea from Mid Canterbury’s firefighters From P1 “But now it’s out, I think we can all sleep easier knowing we’re not going to get called there at one or two in the morning,” he said.

However, deputy rural fire officer Don Geddes said the incident could have been prevented if the piles had been properly checked over and the residue wet down – a timely reminder for local residents to check their own properties.

“I think people also need to think about the number of piles they are burning at one time. With 50 piles, the [property owner] had no chance of managing things if it had gotten out of control,” he said.

“What resulted from this was that 20 to 30 firefighters lost a good part of one day.”

As the days become warmer, he said he would encourage people to stay aware of potential risks,

and any rules in place around the use of fire.

The Chertsey call-out followed an already busy weekend for firefighters around the district, who attended two car fires, two car crashes, a small structure fire, a false alarm, a medical assistance call-out and an incident in which a child became stuck in playground equipment near Mayfield.

Geddes said coming into summer, Fire and Emergency (FENZ)

will be working to address fire risks such as untidy, empty sections.

Until now, empty sections have been in the jurisdiction of the Ashburton District Council, who contact owners if they feel the property poses any potential a health hazards.

FENZ will now be keeping an eye out for any properties with overgrown vegetation that could provide a “big fuel load” for fire

and a subsequent threat to local life and property.

“If people have empty sections, we would encourage them to mow their grass and keep their vegetation down,” Geddes said.

“People should keep their sections tidy if they don’t want me knocking on the door.”

He also suggested visiting the website checkitsalright.nz for a one-stop shop on fire permit information.

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Sting in flu season’s tail

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Winter ills are catching up with Mid Cantabrians late this year as a spike in the flu season takes hold.

GPs in the district say they have been busy with flu-like viruses and confirmed cases of flu.

“Practices have been very busy over the recent weeks with this, which has put extra pressure on the already very busy GPs,” Rural Canterbury Primary Health Organisation governance chairwoman Dr Sue Fowlie, who is a GP at Rakaia, said.

“It is important for people to remember to stay at home to avoid spreading infection. Rest is essential to get better, antibiotics don’t work for viruses but to call their GP or call if they are worried about their symptoms.”

Mid Canterbury GP spokesperson Dr Eti Avnit agreed that GPs had been busy with the late spike, but most cases have been flu-like viruses rather than influenza itself.

She reminded residents to observe hygiene rules to prevent catching winter bugs.

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officer Dr Sue Nightingale reminded residents that dialling their usual general practice team phone number, even when closed, would see them put through to a nurse who could provide free health advice.

“If it’s urgent and you need to be seen, they can tell you what to do and where to go.”

The winter flu season didn’t begin in earnest in Mid Canterbury until last month, after no related admissions to Ashburton Hospital in July.

CDHB data for August showed 13 influenza cases seen at the hospital Acute Admissions Unit and of those six were admitted.

And while the flu season is ending with a sting in its tail, St John data suggests it has been a relatively quiet season overall.

There were just 28 flu-related ambulance call-outs in Mid Canterbury for August, compared to 60 for the same time last year.

This followed 24 in July, compared to 38 last year.

A St John spokesperson said the drop was pleasing to see and the organisation thanked residents in the district for remaining vigilant and taking up vaccinations.

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Celebrating strong Kiwi women Tomorrow marks 125 years since women were granted the vote in New Zealand.

Store owners in Ashburton’s CBD are not letting the occasion go unnoticed and have decorated their shop windows.

They include East Street Pharmacy retail manager Barbara Glassey (above).

Suffrage 125 celebrations open at the Ashburton

Trust Event Centre tonight.

Tomorrow all are invited to a memorial walk, assembly is 11.30am at Baring Square Cenotaph.

It will conclude with a rose planting at the Ashburton Domain.

Tomorrow evening the exhibition Women Power; Freedom for Change will open at the Ashburton Museum.

Earthquake-prone building plaques slow to show

By Sue NewmaN

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Owners of Ashburton’s earthquake prone buildings were quick to react when they received a placard indicating the earthquake rating category of their building.

The placards and letters of explanation were sent on September 1 and since then Ashburton District Council building services manager Michael Wong said there had been a queue of building

owners outside his office door.

In less than two weeks he’s fielded more than 50 inquiries from owners, some of whom had already had their buildings inspected, but had not provided that information to the council. Others simply wanted more information.

Those buildings have been identified by the council as potentially earthquake prone, based on their age and type of construction.

Owners have been asked to have

their buildings assessed by an engineer and to provide the council with details of those assessments.

The plaques spell out that earthquake rating and make clear the timeframe in which strengthening work or demolition must be carried out. The plaques come with different coloured borders according to the building’s rating.

An orange and black striped border indicates an earthquake rating of less than 20 per cent and

this colour coding is also given to a building where no engineering assessment has been provided and the earthquake rating not determined.

A white and black striped border on a plaque indicates an earthquake rating between 20 and 34 per cent.

The plaques must be displayed in a prominent place on, or near, the affected building but to date, Wong said, he has not spotted any

around the district.

In terms of the safety of a building, nothing has changed. What has is that the building’s status is now public knowledge and all buildings that are earthquake prone are now listed on a national register, he said.

Earthquake prone buildings, depending on their status have a specified timeframe in which they must be strengthened or demolished.

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Accolades for keeping Tinwald tidy

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paid to do the job on their toes.

If they weren’t doing their job as well as she believed they should, she was quick to tell them.

Her dedication to litter collection started when she walked her dog around the streets of Tinwald.

“That was my exercise and I collected that rubbish because I wanted to … if I saw rubbish I couldn’t walk over it, I had to pick it up,” she said.

That rubbish obsession did come with its lighter moments.

Daughter Karen Devereux remembers telling her mother off for walking the Ashburton River bed at night to collect rubbish and she recalls the time she earned herself a parking ticket. Mum was outraged, Karen said, but not because she’d over parked.

“Mum told me I wasn’t paying that ticket because she did a lot of work around town for the council and that was that,” Karen said.

There were also embarrassing times, such as a family holiday in Rarotonga when Elwyn picked up rubbish from the

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Some people seek accolades for the things they do for their community; Elwyn Peck is not one of those.

She is one of Ashburton’s unsung heroes, but she’s someone who has made a huge difference to the face Ashburton has presented to the world.

For years Elwyn spent many hours each week tidying up after other people. Her patch was the green area along State Highway One through Tinwald. Her goal was to keep that stretch of town as litter free as possible.

Over the years she has collected tonnes of rubbish and recycling, using rubbish bags provided free of charge by the Ashburton District Council.

Not content with putting rubbish in rubbish bins and recycling in recycling bins, if Elwyn found clothing or other reuseable items she would wash them and take them to the Salvation Army.

While she may have assumed the job of unofficial rubbish collector, Elwyn did not hesitate to keep those who were

beach and then let the community know she was outraged to find there was no recycling available.

And even when she wasn’t able to walk her patch, grand daughter Amanda Johnson, said Elwyn went out in her car with a stick, halting traffic on the highway while she collected rubbish from the road.

She was also altruistic with her recycling efforts, donating money from the aluminium cans she collected to scout groups.

Elwyn’s family was immensely proud of the tireless work she had undertaken for the community and the difference she had made, Amanda said, but admitted at times her obsession with litter and cleaning up after others had annoyed the heck out of her family.

She was nominated by the Ashburton District Council for a Keep New Zealand Beautiful Tidy Kiwi award, and while she didn’t make the final three, she did receive a special commendation from the organisation.

This was presented to her on Friday by mayor Donna Favel.

Right – Celebrating being mayor for a day, Ashburton’s litter hero Elwyn Peck (centre) with mayor Donna Favel and district councillor Thelma Bell.

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Four new M. bovis properties

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Four new Canterbury farms being confirmed with mycoplasma bovis is “not unexpected”, says MPI. One of the infected properties (IPs) is in Mid Canterbury, and is a dry stock farm with about 750 cattle.

The total number of farms to have been confirmed as infected with M. bovis has now reached 71, with 37 of these remaining “active” after the remainder have had their cows culled, been cleaned, disinfected and stood down for 60 days.

An MPI spokesperson said it was important to note that when new properties are identified, it is not an indication that M. bovis is spreading.

“Rather, it is MPI catching up with historic animal movements, many of which occurred before we were even aware that mycoplasma bovis was in the country,” the spokesperson said.

The newly identified properties had been under MPI movement controls or surveillance and the positive test results were “not unexpected”.

The department remained con-

fident the disease would be eradicated.

“The science indicates we are dealing with one strain of M. bovis and all infected properties are within the tracing network, meaning they are all connected either by animal movements or infected milk distribution.

“In addition, there has not been a single case of over the fence infection. If we’re going to eradicate this disease from New Zealand, we have to know where the infection is.

“And as our tracing work continues, it’s very likely that we will find more infected properties,” the spokesperson said.

“While there were four newly identified infected properties last week, there were also four properties who had all their restrictions lifted. The number of current infected properties remains within the 35 to 40 range, as it has done for several months now.

“While it is devastating to the owners of the farms where the disease is discovered, from a response point of view it is important that we know where the disease is so we can eradicate it successfully.”

Kiwi arrested over drugs A Kiwi man has been arrested in Thailand after allegedly receiving 2.06kg of crystal meth at a Bangkok hotel.

Thailand’s The Nation newspaper reported a Nigerian man and a Thai woman have been charged with delivering the drugs to Isidor Rein, 62, of New Zealand.

The newspaper reported that all the suspects were arrested on Saturday.

The newspaper said Rein allegedly received a briefcase with a secret compartment containing the drugs.

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John Oimma Emeka and Wararat Chansod, both 42, had reserved the hotel room where the alleged delivery took place.

Thai agencies working as part of the Airport Interdiction Task Force made the arrests following a September 12 tip-off.

A Ministry of Foreign Affairs & Trade (MFAT) spokesperson said the NZ Embassy in Bangkok had been in contact with local authorities regarding the arrest.

“For privacy reasons we are unable to provide further details,” the spokesperson said.

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Raising funds for typhoon victims Ashburton members of Save the Children NZ will be selling raffle tickets and taking donations on Boulevard Day to raise funds to help people in typhoon-hit parts of the Philippines.

Save the Children has deployed an emergency response team to the country, where the slow-moving super typhoon Mangkhut made landfall at Baggao, in the north-east of the main island of Luzon.

At least 50 people have died

and more are injured and missing following landslides caused

by Mangkhut.

More than 250,000 people were affected by the storm with around half of those seeking shelter in evacuation centres.

Save the Children said its team would work with local authorities and other aid agencies to assess the scale of devastation and determine the needs of those affected.

President of the organisation’s Ashburton branch Liz

Quaid said volunteers would be selling raffle tickets on Boulevard Day to fundraise for the humanitarian effort.

Volunteers would also be outside local supermarkets later in the week.

Mid Canterbury has a large community of migrant dairy workers with family ties to the Philippines.

To make a donation to the Philippines Typhoon appeal, go to savethechildren.org.nz and click on the Donate button.

Former PM Dame Jenny Shipley accused of reckless trading Former Prime Minister Jenny Shipley and husband Burton were in court for the opening day of the high-profile case against Mainzeal’s former directors.

They include Shipley, career director Paul Collins, and Richard Yan, head of Richina Pacific, which owned Mainzeal.

The building company collapsed in early 2013 owing more than $115 million to unsecured creditors. Problems included leaky buildings, cost overruns on the Vector Arena project and a lack of financial support from Richina when times got tough.

In court yesterday, lawyers for the liquidators BDO argued Mainzeal was “dangling by a thread” and directors should have understood the risk.

“If you are profitable, you might be funded, but if you are not profitable, you aren’t going to be funded,” Mark O’Brien QC said.

The liquidators allege reckless trading and breach of director duties when they let the company trade with negative equity – when money owed exceeds the value of assets – from at least 2008. The directors vigorously deny any wrongdoing.

Shipley leaned forward and shook her head as BDO’s lawyer O’Brien asserted that there was no reason to think the funding the company needed to continue trading would be forthcoming.

She was New Zealand’s first woman PM leading the country from 1997-1999. Shipley still chairs Genesis Energy and China

Former Prime Minister Dame Jenny Shipley.

Construction Bank (NZ) and is on the board of food export company Oravida and the International Finance Forum in Beijing. She will retire from Genesis at the October annual meeting.

Liquidators Brian Mayo-Smith and Andrew Bethell of BDO hope the directors’ professional liability insurance will allow them to recover up to $75 million for creditors, many of them unpaid subcontractors.

The addition of the insurance companies behind the case adds a certain frisson to the proceedings, as the case can be seen as a battle between litigation funder

LPF Group, which is funding BDO, and the insurance companies standing behind the directors.

Bethell says the case is about more than just Mainzeal.

It’s about the standards of governance and care owed by company directors in New Zealand towards the company and creditors.

“We say that when it became obvious that Mainzeal was insolvent, the directors had a duty to put strategies in place to enable the company to avoid substantial risk of serious loss from ongoing trading.”

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Man, 52, charged with murder after Christchurch stabbing Police are urging Kiwis who are struggling with a relationship breakdown to seek help after a woman was allegedly killed by her ex-partner at the weekend.

The 28-year-old was fatally stabbed near her workplace in Christchurch and a 52-year-old man has been charged with murder.

Another man was also seriously injured in the assault and the accused has also been charged with wounding with intent to cause grievous bodily harm.

Detective Senior Sergeant Greg Cottam said there are a number of resources people can use to get help to prevent tragic circum-

stances such as these.

“I encourage anyone who is struggling with a relationship breakdown to seek help from organisations such as Women’s Refuge, Shine National Helpline, It’s Not Ok and men’s support groups”, he said.

Cottam extended their thoughts towards the victims’ families and witnesses to the event and said police were assisting them.

The incident unfolded near the Ilam Seventh-day Adventist Church and police are not seeking anyone else in relation to the incident.

Ilam Lifecare manager Maurice David confirmed the woman was

one of his employees.

“She has been working with us for a couple of years, she was working in the support services team.”

He described her as “well-liked” and said staff had been affected by the loss of a colleague.

“At the moment there is an important focus on the staff, support mechanisms are in place.”

“Our heart goes out to the family.”

Ilam resident Tony Rotherham said he heard a commotion outside his house on Rudleigh Ave about 20 minutes before the incident as he was watching television.

“I had heard a profound amount of yelling for roughly 10 minutes before the incident had supposedly happened but I thought it was no more unusual than what we hear from drunk people on a regular Saturday night.

“After hearing the sirens I went outside to check if everything was okay.

“That’s when I was informed by an officer that a domestic disturbance had occurred.”

It wasn’t until later he read about the “unsettling incident”.

He said it has sounded like yelling at first but only after learning what had actually happened did it occur to him it “sounded dif-

ferent than you would typically expect”.

It was something he did not expect in a community like Ilam.

A scene examination was carried out at the Ilam Road address yesterday and a search warrant was carried out yesterday afternoon at a property in Kirkwood Avenue.

Earlier yesterday Detective Senior Sergeant Scott Anderson said those involved in the incident were known to each other.

The 52-year-old man has been remanded in police custody and is due to reappear in Christchurch High Court on Friday, October 5.

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Working together to combat crime I

t was great to hear there was a decent turn out to Saturday’s public forum hosted by Ashburton Police Senior Sergeant, Phil Dean.

The approach is something we’re probably not all that used to here in little old Ashburton, but the chance to sit and discuss and hear from someone on the front line of protecting our district will have come as a welcome change for those in attendance.

There’s no hiding from the fact it has been a difficult couple of years, particularly for Ashburton when it comes to crime.

There’s been a number of isolated incidents during that pe-

riod and also some very distressing bigger issues like the youth crime spree of last year and also the spate of a burglaries back in February which caused major concern for locals.

But, to his credit, Dean seems to have played his part in stemming a lot of the activity, his team at the police station have

been working hard to get things back on track and while a perfect record might be impossible in the long run, a lower-rate of crime in the Ashburton District is a goal I’m sure everyone wants to see achieved.

And that’s why public meetings like that held at the weekend are vitally important.

The police presence and information sharing is vital, but it’s also encouraging to hear of all the good work being done by the likes of Safer Ashburton who work tirelessly behind the scenes and Talbot Security who are quite literally the eyes and ears of this town after dark and do a mar-

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: President George W. Bush told the country his administration was working feverishly to calm turmoil in the financial markets. The president met with Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson and Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke, who then asked Congress to give the government power to rescue banks by buying up their bad assets. Stocks on Wall Street shot up more than 400 points on word a plan was in the works.

Five years ago: Syrian President Bashar Assad, in a Fox News Channel interview, said a United Nations report finding “clear and convincing evidence” sarin nerve gas was used in Syria painted an “unrealistic” account, and denied his government had orchestrated the attack.

One year ago: Hurricane Maria intensified into a dangerous Category 5 storm, surging into the eastern Caribbean on a path that would take it near many of the islands recently devastated

by Hurricane Irma.

Today’s birthdays: Singer Jimmie Rodgers is 85. Actor Robert Blake is 85. Actor Fred

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vellous job as well. Having the Ashburton District Council on board with the public meetings is a big bonus too, their input could become invaluable in the long haul as they do everything they can to assist the police with keeping our crime rate down.

But ultimately, it will come down to you – the public.

While a completely different set of circumstances compared to the last time I wrote about the issue, it’s still a shame to see another incident which went unreported.

At the moment, anything suspicious around this town should probably be treated

as exactly that and even just a cursory phone call to the police station could result in a positive result for those who have been impacted by the mindless acts of criminals.

I’m sure the police would rather receive 100 phone calls about any kind of behaviour that is out of the normal than not get any at all and lose a potential lead that could result in those responsible being held accountable for their actions.

We’ve got a good district here, members of whom are very good at working together – but in this instance, we’re not quite hitting the mark, yet.

Willard is 85. Actor Eddie Jones is 84. Gospel singer Bobby Jones is 80. Singer Frankie Avalon is 78. Actress Beth Grant is 69.

Rock musician Kerry Livgren is 69. Actress Anna Deavere Smith is 68. Alt-country-rock musician Mark Olson is 57. Singer Joanne Catherall (Human League) is 56. Actress Holly Robinson Peete is 54. Rhythm-and-blues singer Ricky Bell (Bell Biv Devoe and New Edition) is 51. Actress Aisha Tyler is 48. Former racing cyclist Lance Armstrong is 47.

Opera singer Anna Netrebko is 47. Actress Jada Pinkett Smith is 47. Actor James Marsden is 45. Actress Emily Rutherfurd

is 44. Actor Travis Schuldt is 44. Rapper Xzibit is 44.

Comedian-actor Jason Sudeikis is 43. Actress Sophina Brown is 42. Actor Barrett Foa is 41.

Actress Alison Lohman is 39.

Actors Brandon and Taylor Porter are 25. Actor Patrick Schwarzenegger is 25. Country singer Tae Dye (Maddie and Tae) is 23. Actor C.J. Sanders is 22.

Thought for today: “We want the facts to fit the preconceptions. When they don’t it is easier to ignore the facts than to change the preconceptions.” — Jessamyn West, American author (19021984).

TODAY IN HISTORY Today is Tuesday, September 18, the 261st day of 2018.

There are 104 days left in the year.

Today’s highlight in history: On Sept. 18, 1975, newspaper heiress Patricia Hearst was captured by the FBI in San Francisco, 19 months after being kidnapped by the Symbionese Liberation Army.

On this date: In 1759, the French formally surrendered Quebec to the British.

In 1793, President George Washington laid the cornerstone of the US Capitol.

In 1850, Congress passed the Fugitive Slave Act, which created a force of federal commissioners charged with returning escaped slaves to their owners.

In 1851, the first edition of The New York Times was published.

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 a speech to the UN General Assembly, Khrushchev called on all countries to disarm.

In 1961, United Nations SecretaryGeneral Dag Hammarskjold was killed in a plane crash in northern Rhodesia.

In 1970, rock star Jimi Hendrix died in London at age 27.

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 Sept.

11 attack, President George W. Bush said he hoped to “rally the world” in the battle against terrorism and predicted that all “people who love freedom” would join. Letters postmarked Trenton, N.J., that later tested positive for anthrax were sent to the New York Post and NBC anchorman Tom Brokaw.

In 2007, O.J. Simpson was charged with seven felonies, including kidnapping, in the alleged armed robbery of sports memorabilia

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Danny Trejo’s role in The Old El Paso stand and stuff advert was deemed to be “menacing”, “horrifying” and “very disturbing” according to a 70-year-old complainant.

When did this country lose its sense of humour?

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ot on the heels of not being able to consume alcohol at a school fundraiser, here are some other things we can’t do: advertise burgers with dodgy names near kids, or show TV ads for tacos with a tablecloth being ripped away.

Burger Fuel is under fire for a billboard which advertises its Bastard burger being placed too close to a school.

The complaints from parents stated the billboard’s location meant children had to pass it twice a day.

Had these children stopped for a nano-second to look up from their phones, or from chatting with each other, they may have noticed said billboard, read it, and been affronted by it.

God forbid the word bastard is shown anywhere near a child.

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Are we so weighed down with being aggrieved by everything that we have literally lost the ability to find anything funny anymore?

Standards Authority couldn’t do much about it, given by the time the matter was considered, the billboard had gone, given the campaign had finished.

Was it worth getting your patties in a twist over? Who knows.

Kids are likely to hear a lot worse in the school playground I’d have thought.

Then there’s the taco ad. Old El Paso made a TV ad which featured an actor known for

his tough guy roles, pulling a tablecloth off a table and saying, “Amigos, it’s time to ditch the dull dinners”.

The complaints here were that it was “menacing”, “horrifying” and “very disturbing”.

The complainant said the ad promoted violence – and should be removed from the air, that it promoted undue aggression, that the man (let’s not forget an actor, acting) appeared to be on

drugs, “eg methamphetamine”, the complainant claimed.

He went on to say it didn’t promote community standards for dining together; rather, it suggested dinner time could be a violent occasion to be avoided.

The 70-year-old complainant also moaned about promotion of anti-social behaviour.

Unsurprisingly, the Advertising Standards Authority found that guess what? The ad relied on “humour” – it concluded the ad did not encourage violence. Who knew?

Humour. What’s happened to it? Are we so weighed down with being aggrieved by everything that we have literally lost the ability to find anything funny anymore?

I hope not. Because a world without burgers or tacos, or a glass of wine at the school fundraiser, sounds pretty dry to me.

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Rising fat values forces rethink Dairy farmers will need to think about their breeding choices to ensure they have a herd capable of producing milk with higher fat content to get the best returns, a new report says.

DairyNZ strategy and investment leader Bruce Thorrold released the report, which said shifts in bull breeding worth (BW) reflected an increase in the value of fat.

In what was the most significant change to global dairy trade in the last 20 years, milk fat would earn dairy farmers more than protein in the 2018-19 season.

Fat had been a low-value milk component, but it had seen a steady rise in recent seasons due to consumer-driven market value, Dr Thorrold said.

“That’s a welcome change for New Zealand farmers who are set to receive a strong milk price, buoyed by the value of milk fat.”

The changes in fat price had produced large shifts in BW, both between and within breeds. Of the top 200 bulls by BW, 70 per cent were Jersey, 5 per cent were Holstein-Friesian and 25 per cent were cross-bred (Jersey and Holstein-Friesian), he said.

On average, Jersey bulls were

With a higher fat content becoming the new demand, breeding choices need a rethink. increasing by $25 BW. Cross-bred and Ayrshire bulls were relatively unchanged, down $4 and $3 respectively.

Within breeds, individual bulls would shift up or down by as much as $40 BW relative to their breed average shift.

New Zealand Animal Evaluation, a wholly-owned subsidiary

of Dairy NZ, administers the BW index, which is used to rank cows and bulls according to their ability to meet the national breeding objective of breeding dairy cows that would be the most efficient converters of feed into profit for farmers.

The economic values for fat and protein were calculated by

partitioning the milksolids price into a value for fat and protein before accounting for the cost of producing each component. The value of fat relative to protein had been increasing for the past three seasons, and the trend was forecast to continue, Dr Thorrold said.

New Zealand was uniquely po-

sitioned to take full advantage of strong demand for fat-based milk products, due to the strong influence of Jersey genes in the national herd.

There was a high genetic variation in the trait in New Zealand dairy cattle which enabled farmers to respond quickly to market signals.

The milk prices used in BW lagged behind the market price because it looked to smooth short-term changes.

“For breeding the national herd, we need a long-term view. If current fat prices are maintained, the shift in favour of high fat bulls will continue next year.”

Calves born in spring 2019 would have the BW2019 values, he said.

Many farmers used semen from bull teams selected by breeding companies to help them breed the next generation of milking cows. The breeding companies were aware of the changes and were using them to help select the bulls they used in their teams.

DairyNZ was encouraging farmers to talk with their breeding companies to review whether the product they ordered was still meeting their needs.

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Farmers using BCI water lift environmental performance Farmers using water from the Barrhill Chertsey Irrigation (BCI) Scheme have lifted their environmental performance with 93 per cent achieving top grades in consent compliance.

The scheme was the first to operate under a nutrient discharge consent in 2013, which set firm limits for nutrient losses. Farmers were also required to operate at industry-set good management

practice. BCI general manager John Wright said farmers had performed exceptionally well in the latest round of independent audits, with 93 per cent of farmers achieving an A or B grade.

Most notable was the lift in those achieving A grades, from 12 per cent in 2015-16 to 35 per cent, he said.

The result supported BCI’s commitment to balancing irriga-

tion needs with sustaining and safeguarding the natural environment.

The scheme also delivers water to the Acton Farmers’ Irrigation Co-operative.

All farmers are required to complete an annual Farm Environment Plan, which covered managing and mitigating environment risks.

Wright said the scheme offered

its shareholders ongoing training and support with the Farm Environment Plan process, “the aim being improved environmental outcomes on farm, within the scheme as a whole and therefore the wider catchment”.

He said farmers were proud to be playing their part in working towards the water use efficiency and nutrient management standards required under the National

Policy Statement for Freshwater Management.

BCI is ahead of the regional consent compliance rate, which showed 91 per cent of the 5754 water consents monitored by Environment Canterbury achieved A or B grades.

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Fonterra review needs to focus closer to home

BY GUY TRAFFORD The poor performance of Fonterra has been the dairy talking point and not surprisingly management has said a review of the poor performing investments is on the agenda.

While reviewing these investments appears to be the prudent thing to do, it seems to a large degree this is a deflection away from looking closer to home.

Yes, multiple investments have failed to perform to expectations but surely given the poor track record of Fonterra’s management to pick winners and then know how to ride them, it should be the decision-making processes that have led to these decisions that should be going under the microscope.

To be fair, this may well end up being a part of the review process but to date it is not how the rhetoric is sounding.

The expectation from the poor result this season will be a back to basics response and try to get rid of debt. If debt increases much more, it is currently at 48.4 per cent of assets, and the farm gate payout comes under pressure, farmer loyalty will be severely tested and it also weakens Fonterra’s position internationally.

Shortly, three out of the 11-person board of directors are to be replaced, Peter McBride, Jamie Tuuta and Ashley Waugh have been announced as the Independent Nomination Process candidates and nominated by the existing board.

However, there is still the opportunity for a surprise or two to come from the floor providing they have the support of 35 shareholders. (Nominations close on September 20 and voting closes at 10.30am on Tuesday, November 6, 2018).

With a new chairperson and a new interim CEO there is the potential for a considerable change of approach. Whether the new board will adopt a more proactive role remains to be seen.

The upcoming review of the DIRA may provide the catalyst for further change but the quandary of having to serve two masters is likely to remain with the tension between the farmgate pay-out and shareholder returns often at odds with each other.

If a ‘sweet spot’ exists in MS pricing where both producers and shareholders are happy, it certainly hasn’t been found yet. Farmers cannot be too critical of this aspect of the arrangement as 18 years ago they were determined to have the co-op aim to meet both markets despite warnings at the time of possible tensions being created.

It could be argued that these tensions are what have led Fonterra to be in the situation it currently finds itself.

An article published in the UK’s The Guardian may provide some ironic comfort to New Zealand livestock farmers.

The report it quotes, written by the Rise Foundation, is calling on EU’s livestock farmers to halve their output by 2050. The major drive from the report is that the greenhouse gases emitted by animals is too great of a cost to the environment, especially when considering the amount of land tied up in the livestock system versus how many calories are produced.

It goes on to state that per capita Europeans consume twice as much meat as

national dietary authorities recommend and that not only the environment would benefit but human health also.

Perhaps a reduction in sugar may be an easier way to reduce calories.

A positive for New Zealand livestock farmers, is that there are calls for the EU common agricultural policy to be reformed to encourage farmers to move to more sustainable practices.

Given New Zealand’s competitive advantage in this area, if the EU does adopt a policy which does not prop up farmers with subsidies and supports, it can only bode well for New Zealand producers.

Per tonne of meat exported the EU is one of the best markets for sheep meat and if a free trade agreement goes ahead may make exporting dairy products there a more likely event also.

Sheep A chipping away at both the lamb and mutton schedules this week, however, with contracts in place the falls are not likely to have too greater an impact in the short term for most suppliers.

With most Canterbury sheep farms dodging the worst of the storm in early September, which went on to inflict serious losses in the Wairarapa and Hawke’s Bay, lamb numbers from Canterbury should be good for the upcoming season, especially on the back of a good previous autumn and mating period.

Prices are also likely to remain at high levels with Australia sheep farms affected by drought and the $NZ working to exporters’ favour.

The first of the new season’s lamb contracts should be coming out in the next few weeks and it will be interesting to see what message the processors are going to try and convey. Will they think the domestic market is too hot and some cooling off is required?

Wool Prices have continued to lift be it at a slower rate to previous weeks.

China has returned to the market and wool is another sector benefiting from the Australian drought and their fall in quality and volumes.

Cattle A small lift in prime cattle schedule which keeps prices matching what they were 12 months ago, although with a considerably weakened dollar internationally.

Prices in the saleyards are holding also driven by a small supply coming forward at this time of year.

Venison Throughout the season the South Island processors have been setting the pace for the venison market, however, this week that changed.

The North Island schedule has jumped ahead with a 20c lift to $11.50, the South Island is not languishing though, with a 15 cent lift from one processor to lift back up to $11.40.

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Farm gate price watch …

for the latest prices, visit www.interest.co.nz/rural 17-Sep-18 current price range Saleyard prices … u LAMB ($/head) weighted average Store 120 - 157 Prime 171 -197 u HEIFER (c/kg) 250-350 kgs Lwt Store 273 - 472 u STEER (c/kg) 481-580 Lwt Prime 294 - 304 This week

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119.93 135.41 147.01 162.49 830

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480 582 776

565 684 912

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Auction prices … u SI WOOL indicator prices (c/kg, clean) Mid mic (23.1-31.5) 1,290 1,220 Fine Xbrd (31.6-35.0) 460 384 Coarse Xbred >35 mic 354 319 Merino 3,060 2,438

878 345 343 2,239

Source: WSI, NZMerino 995 1,557 727 357 460 302 311 399 267 1,588 3,060 1,588

400 398 390

Source: Midlands Grain 362 430 300 370 428 280 371 420 290

Processor prices … u LAMB ($) including 1kg woolly pelt 15.5 kg YM SI 119.93 17.5 kg YX SI 135.41 19.0 kg YX SI 147.01 21.0 kg YX SI 162.49 Local trade (c/kg) SI 830 (16-22kg) u MUTTON ($) including 0.5kg pelt 21.0 kg MX1 SI 109.55 u BEEF (c/kg) P2 steer SI 540.0 (270-295kg) P Cow SI 421 (170-195kg) M2 Bull SI 483 (296-320kg) Local trade P2 SI 590 (180-280kg) u VENISON ($/hd) gross AP Hind 50kg SI 565 AP Stag 60kg SI 684 AP Stag 80kg SI 912

Local market prices … u GRAINS ($/tonne, delivered Canterbury) free price Wheat, milling,12.5%p 432 420 Wheat, feed 430 415 Barley, feed 423 400

International market prices … u LOGS indicator prices, $/tonne Forest index August - 18 127.00 130.00 128.00

124.00

u DAIRY (NZ$/tonne) Butter Skimmilk powder Wholemilk powder Cheese - cheddar

8,270 2,715 4,310 5,782

Fonterra milk price Fonterra dividend Fonterra share price

6,730 3,384 4,373 5,779

7,725 3,219 4,582 5,756

8,228 3,274 4,769 5,837

2018/19 f'cast $6.75 2018/19 f'cast 25c - 35c

0.6596 0.5796

Source: PF Olsen 139.00 114.48 8,874 3,624 4,865 6,120

6,516 2,451 3,935 4,713

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0.7307 0.6116

0.7397 0.6178

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Foreign buyer ban to have knock-on Auckland and Queenstown house prices will “clearly” be hurt by the upcoming foreign buyer ban, Westpac says.

But just how great an impact the ban will have when it comes into effect in the next few weeks was hard to tell, bank chief economist Dominick Stephens said.

He said some comparison could be made with Toronto in Canada where authorities imposed a stamp duty on foreign buyers that was so high it effectively worked like a ban.

“Toronto house prices fell around 5 per cent soon afterward,” he said.

Yet, he also said Auckland and Queenstown prices were unlikely to be hit as hard because New Zealand’s foreign buyer ban had “been watered down” and was “probably weaker than Toronto’s stamp duty”.

This was because New Zealand’s ban included allowances for Australians and Singaporeans to still buy local homes and for foreigners to buy 60 per cent of the units on offer in major apart-

Westpac economist Dominick Stephens expects New Zealand house prices to fall modestly over the coming years. ment complexes of 20 units or more.

Stephens said this could lead some foreign buyers – now blocked out of the housing market – to instead turn to purchas-

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24/8

S&P/NZX 50 Index Gross constituents

p S&P/NZX 50 Gross

9,271.53

+0.77

+0.01%

p S&P/NZX 20 index

6,152.06

+8.13

+0.13%

q S&P/NZX All Gross

10,087.98

–0.34

0.00%

p Rises 51 q Falls 59 Top 5 NZX gainers Company

Rubicon Tilt Renewables AMP NZME Pushpay Holdings

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+5.77% +4.78% +3.24% +2.94% +2.72%

Top 5 NZX decliners Company

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Mercer Gr TruScreen Evolve Education Gr Rakon Foley Family Wines

–4.76% –4.17% –3.77% –3.64% –3.45%

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Source: interest.co.nz

q Gold

1,201.95

London – $US/ounce

–7.85

–0.65%

q Silver London – $US/ounce

14.21

–0.01

–0.04%

q Copper London – $US/tonne

5,946.50

–44.5

–0.74%

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per cent from July to August to reach $579,750.

However, compared to a year ago, average asking prices across the country jumped 2.8 per cent, with growth in every district apart from the Bay of Plenty, where prices fell 0.3 per cent.

Taranaki made the biggest gains with a 13.9 per cent rise in prices over the 12 months from August 2017, while Hawke’s Bay and Wellington were the next highest gainers with rises of 12.5 per cent and 11.5 per cent, respectively.

Auckland prices rose 0.3 per cent, year-on-year.

Despite prices growing in almost every region over the past year, head of Trade Me property Nigel Jeffries said there were signs that “the brakes are being applied across the country”.

“There are a number of factors contributing to this, including affordability constraints, rising rental prices making it harder for first home buyers to get a deposit together, and a range of Government initiatives targeting the property market.”

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ing new apartments.

The knock-on effect could then be to squeeze some locals out of the market for new apartments.

These impacts would be felt the most in the North Shore, Central

City, Howick and HendersonMassey districts in Auckland and the Queenstown Lakes District, Stephens said.

“These are the places in which foreign buyers account for more than 5 per cent of sales at present.”

Overall, Westpac expects New Zealand house prices will fall modestly over the coming years, despite a brief “bump” in values around the start of the new year.

“This is because the New Zealand housing market faces a menagerie of negative forces, including tax changes, slowing population growth and the foreign buyer ban,” Stephens said.

It comes as Trade Me yesterday reported the average asking price of Kiwi homes fell for the third consecutive month in August as it hit $630,600, down 0.3 per cent compared to July.

In Auckland, the average asking price in August also fell 0.1 per cent compared to a month earlier to hit $895,050 – the lowest price since September 2017.

Wellington prices dipped 0.3

As at 4pm Sep 17, 2018

Australia Canada China Euro Fiji Great Britain Japan Samoa South Africa Thailand United States

TT buy

0.9312 0.871 4.7884 0.5773 1.4394 0.5107 75.06 1.8045 9.9468 21.76 0.669

TT sell

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Prompt pay discounts ‘unjustifiable’ Meridian Energy has axed “unjustifiable” prompt payment discounts, effectively cutting its power prices to all customers by the 10-to-16 per cent discount it has traditionally offered to those who pay their electricity bills on time.

The move gives Meridian the moral high ground after last Tuesday’s initial report from the government’s electricity review panel criticised the widespread use of the discounts, which really operate as penalties on customers who pay late.

The impact of those penalties made electricity more unaffordable for low-income households, which were the most likely to pay their power bills late. The review panel’s report was less critical than the industry had feared about the way the electricity market works, but focused heavily on the more than 100,000 low-

income households who spend more than 10 per cent of their income on electricity.

Meridian chief executive Neal Barclay told BusinessDesk that Meridian had been looking at doing away with prompt payment discounts for more than a year and had concluded they were “unjustifiable”.

“When we looked at the cost of following up to recover debt, it was a fraction of the value of the discount we were taking away.

That makes it manifestly unfair.”

The move was expected to cost Meridian around $5 million a year in lost revenue, but Barclay did not expect an increase in bad debts.

While there was a tiny percentage of customers who were “just taking the piss” and never intended to pay their power bills, “99.5 per cent of customers do want to pay”.

The company also had numerous ways of assisting low-income households to pay their power bills, including payment plans, a “level pay” product that keeps monthly bills the same throughout the year, and options to pay for power weekly rather than monthly.

“People who are struggling, we can work with them,” said Barclay, who expected Meridian to be “a bit firmer with new customers coming in.” Nor did the company intend to become “a bank for the big end of town” and would ensure commercial customers paid their bills on time or faced a penalty charge.

Rival power retailers are likely to come under pressure to follow suit, with Contact Energy particularly exposed as it has led the market in raising the size of its prompt payment discount to 22 per cent.

- NZME

Mudbrick owners buy Ponsonby bistro The owners of Waiheke Islandbased Mudbrick Vineyard & Restaurant have signed a deal to take over fine dining restaurant Augustus Bistro.

The Ponsonby restaurant was put into liquidation last month after an offer to buy the business fell over. It owes creditors $660,000.

Mudbrick Vineyard & Restaurant co-owner Robyn Jones said the look and feel of Augustus suited their existing brand perfectly, but the restaurant would no longer offer fine dining French cuisine when it reopens at the middle next month.

“We are excited to revive Au-

gustus and take it to a new level,” Jones said.

“I recently purchased a house in Ponsonby and feel a real connection with Ponsonby, and Nick has had an apartment in the area for many years now, so when such a special space and opportunity arose, we both felt the time was right to extend our operations city side.”

Augustus will be the Jones’ first foray into the Auckland market.

The family has decided to keep the name of the restaurant but it will no longer serve the same style of food.

It will re-open to be a more cas-

ual and family-oriented offering.

The restaurant, to reopen between October 15 and 20, will be headed by culinary director Logan Coat, the head chef of the Archive Bar and Bistro, part of Mudbrick Vineyard & Restaurant, on Waiheke Island.

Co-owner Nick Jones said he wanted Augustus to be “a place people can come for a great casual experience and be served top quality food and drinks.”

The Ponsonby restaurant located on St Mary’s Road is housed in the former Ponsonby Post Office heritage building which was built in the 1920s.

- NZME

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■ UNITED STATES

Serial killer a US agent A US Border Patrol supervisor was jailed yesterday on $2.5 million bond in Texas, accused in the killing of at least four women and of injuring a fifth who managed to escape.

Juan David Ortiz, 35, was being held in Laredo on four counts of murder along with charges of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon and unlawful restraint, Webb County jail records showed.

Ortiz was arrested a day earlier, after being found hiding in a truck in a hotel parking lot in Laredo, at about 2am on Saturday, capping what investigators portrayed as a 10-day string of violence.

Webb County District Attorney Isidro Alaniz said that investigators “consider this to be a serial killer.”

Alaniz described how the Customs and Border Patrol intel supervisor continued going to work as usual throughout that time.

“As law enforcement was looking for the killer ... he would be reporting to work every day like normal,” he said.

It all began with the discovery September 4 of the body of 29-year-old Melissa Ramirez.

According to a police affidavit, Ortiz said he killed Ramirez a day earlier.

Like the other victims, Ramirez was shot in the head and left in a road in rural northwest Webb County.

She was a mother of two.

A second victim, 42-yearold Claudine Anne Luera, was found shot and left in the road Thursday morning, badly injured but still alive, according to the affidavit.

The mother of five died at a hospital later that day.

On Friday, according to the

Aussie cafe snubs Kidman When Nicole Kidman was asked by fellow actress Reese Witherspoon to help get the rights to an Australian book, she organised to meet the author in a Sydney coffee shop. Big Little Lies writer Liane Moriarty turned up to the cafe in Darlinghurst, but it didn’t seem to be open. “I thought to myself, ‘I wonder if they’ve closed the cafe just for her (Kidman). I don’t know. Maybe that’s the way things are done. I could see the staff and so I thought I should make meaningful eye contact with them, and I said, ‘Are you closed for everyone?’ And they said, ‘Yes. We’re closed for everyone. Get out’.”

Law enforcement officers gather near the scene where the body of a woman was found near Interstate 35 north of Laredo, Texas.

PHOTO AP affidavit, Ortiz picked up a woman named Erika Pena.

She told police she struggled with Ortiz inside his truck, where he pointed a pistol at her, but that she was able to flee.

She made it to a gas station where she found a state trooper whom she asked for help.

According to the affidavit, Ortiz told investigators that after Pena ran off, he picked up his last two victims, whose identities have not yet been re-

leased by authorities.

Jail records don’t list an attorney to speak for Ortiz, who had worked for Border Patrol for 10 years.

Alaniz said the dead are believed to have been prostitutes and that one of them was a transgender woman.

At least two were US citizens; the nationalities of the others were not known, he said.

He said investigators are still working to determine a motive.

Ortiz was believed to have acted alone.

The federal agency issued a statement offering its sincerest condolences to the victims’ families and saying criminal activity by its employees is not tolerated.

The Texas Department of Public Safety, whose Texas Rangers are investigating the case, referred all reporters’ questions on the case to the Webb County Sheriff’s Office.

- AP

■ AUSTRALIA

Sewing needles in the strawberries The Queensland Strawberry Growers Association suspects a disgruntled ex-employee is behind the sewing needles found inside strawberries that has sparked a recall across three Australian states.

“At this time, [we] have reason to suspect that a disgruntled ex-employee may have orchestrated the occurrence, wherein sewing needles were found in a number of strawberries, in Queensland and Victoria,” a statement from the association said.

“To our current knowledge, two labels, Berry Licious and Berry Obsession are the only affected lines.”

While the contamination has only impacted two brands, Queensland Chief Health Officer Jeanette Young advised anyone who bought strawber-

ries in Queensland, New South Wales or Victoria since early last week to get rid of them if they were worried and especially if they were not sure what brand of strawberries they were.

“Definitely those two are the only brands of concern but if people don’t know, and they want to be ultra cautious, then it would be best if they just throw out any strawberries,” Dr Young said.

“A lot of people won’t know the brand of strawberries they’ve bought.

“If they do have any strawberries it would be safest to dispose of them.”

Acting Detective Chief Superintendent Terry Lawrence said there was no evidence of extortion but police inquiries One man who bit into a strawberry with a needle inserted were continuing.

- AAP swallowed half of it.

Soon-Yi Previn speaks out Soon-Yi Previn is finally ready to talk.

Woody Allen’s notoriously private wife is speaking out for the first time in a New York Magazine feature piece that will be released this week. Soon-Yi will touch on the scandals that have followed the family since it emerged she was having an affair with Allen, who is 35 years her senior, while he was dating her adoptive mother Mia Farrow. And Dylan Farrow, who has maintained she was sexually assaulted by Allen when she was 7 years old, is reportedly outraged by the piece.

Gere to be a daddy again Hollywood actor Richard Gere is about to become a dad again — at 69 years old.

The Pretty Woman star and his wife, Alejandra Silva, 35, have confirmed they are expecting a baby. Spanish activist and publicist Silva posted a photo on Instagram of the couple with the Dalai Lama, saying they were “getting blessings for our precious to come”. The image shows the Dalai Lama with his hand on Silva’s stomach.

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Women’s suffrage 25-years’ record

By Mrs W. T. LiLL

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s Clara wrote: On September 19, 1893, the women of New Zealand were enfranchised, given the universal suffrage, or the right of every woman over the age of 21 years, to vote at Parliamentary elections.

Great evils were predicted by the opponents of women’s suffrage. It was said that public credit would be shaken; women would neglect their homes and children, stockings and socks would not be darned, and it would sow dissension between husbands and wives.

Has this been so? No. After 25 years of political freedom we see none of these prophecies fulfilled.

The first noticeable effect of women at the polling-booth was to stamp out the old-time election rowdyism.

The closing of hotels on polling day was the direct result of the enfranchisement of women. It was said we would not use the vote.

The very first election proved this untrue, for 82 1/2 per cent of the women recorded their vote.

Every woman does not appreciate the vote; neither does every man. As it has been aptly said: “I ain’t denyin’ the women are foolish; the Almighty made them to match the men.”

But long before this women’s minds were exercised concerning the women’s franchise. Seventy years ago Anne Knight published the first pamphlet on this subject in England.

It was Mrs Muller, the wife of Dr Muller, Provincial Secretary of Nelson, who initiated the movement for women’s suffrage in New Zealand by writing letters advocating it in the public newspapers.

This was as far back as 1869, and this lady also issued; “An Appeal to the Men of New Zealand.”

Thinkers like Sir John Hall, Mr Alfred Saunders, Sir William Fox, Dr James Wallis and many others had their minds stirred by these appeals. Little seemed to come of it. But, nearly a quarter of a century later, Mary Muller, in the calm sunset of a noble life, knew that the men of New Zealand had listened.

It was Dr James Wallis who first raised the suffrage banner, in 1878. In 1879, Sir John Hall being Premier, Dr Wallis returned to the charge, winning John Ballance;

This week we are publishing an article by Clara Lill, as published in the Ashburton Guardian 100 years ago today, to mark the 25th anniversary of women’s suffrage in New Zealand.

Clara signed the petition in 1893 that successfully led to all women in New Zealand being given the right to vote – the first country in the world to do so.

Born in Norfolk, England, in 1857, Clara emigrated with her family in 1875. They settled in Ashburton where Clara met and married William Lill, who farmed at Willowby.

Always active in the community, Clara was president of the Ashburton branch of the Women’s Christian Temperance Union for 21 years. Her ability to put her views in a calm, clear and interesting manner show why she was an effective advocate for the causes she believed in.

Clara died in 1932.

Clara Lill and so it went on through successive sessions, being brought forward only to be thrown aside.

But in 1885 a new force came to New Zealand – Mary Leavitt, one of the world’s missionaries of the Women’s Christian Temperance Union, came to start that wonderful organisation in our country.

February, 1886, saw the New Zealand WCTU formally established, with branches throughout the colony.

In this organisation the franchise movement took a prominent position. In 1887 Mrs W. K. Sheppard was appointed Franchise Superintendent, an exceptionally happy choice.

This lady was ideally fitted for the work, gifted with a charming, winsome personality, fine mental gifts and singleness of purpose. To her of all women is the honour of

Honouring the Fallen During the period of the First World War, 1914 to 1915, many men from the Ashburton District signed up to fight for the Empire against the German army. Many did not return — almost 450 from Ashburton were killed. The first Ashburton men were killed on April 25, 1915 — the first Anzac Day. Ashburton philanthropist and patriot Frederick Ferriman presented a special flag and a flagpole to the families of those men. The Ashburton Museum with the assistance of the Rotary Club of Ashburton Plains, has erected in front of the Museum one of the original Ferriman flagpoles, and on the centennial of the death of each Ashburton soldier will fly a replica flag. An original flag is on display in the museum.

This week the Ashburton Museum honours:

September 20: Herbert CAPON September 22: Henry HAY

Women of the Ashburton Women’s Christian Temperance Union, 1890s. Clara standing in centre. victory. For seven years she toiled.

The objections to be overcome were many and varied.

Women, it was urged, did not want the franchise, and were quite content to let things be as they were. Some believed that women would be degraded if they took part in elections.

Now, this is how we won the franchise – by educating and organising the people and by sending petitions to Parliament.

The first in 1888, was a very short one, reading thus; “That when the Electoral Bill came before the House, it should be so worded as to include women.”

This was signed by the New Zealand officers of the WCTU. When nothing came of this effort, Mrs Sheppard organised her forces throughout the colony, prepared a monster petition to be signed by every woman over 21 years, who wished so to do.

Ten thousand signatures were secured, but again the motion was lost.

In 1891, undaunted by the successful hostility of the Legislative Council, the franchise department of the WCTU redoubled its efforts and in 1892 our women worked harder than before, securing 20,274 signatures.

In Parliament the question was the most absorbing of the session.

The House met on June 23. Sir John Hall had prepared a bill, but finding that Mr Ballance had included Women’s Suffrage in the Electoral Bill, it was decided that it would be better to support the Government measure.

After many discussions and much opposition, largely through the illness of Mr Ballance and the

hostility of Mr Seddon, the motion was again lost and all hope of the enfranchisement of women during that session.

But Mrs Sheppard lost no time in vain regrets. Sure of a majority in the Lower House, every effort was devoted to create a public opinion strong enough to storm the stronghold of the opponents in the Legislative Council. A fresh petition was drawn up and circulated. Leaflets were printed and distributed. Large and enthusiastic meetings were held in the principal towns. When petitions came in they contained 31,372 women’s signatures. Nearly onethird of the womanhood of the colony, the largest petition that had ever been presented to any Parliament in Australasia.

After a stormy passage the bill was passed by both Houses, and on September 19, 1893, Mr Seddon, the Premier, forwarded to Mrs Sheppard the following telegram: “The Electoral Bill assented to by his Excellency the Governor at a quarter to twelve this day,” and the enfranchisement of every adult woman of New Zealand was at last accomplished.

Thoughtless people have been heard to say; “Women have done very little with the vote.”

If those words mean, there is no separate women’s party, they are happily and absolutely true. There is no women’s faction here, as in the Homeland. Our social unit is the family, and humanity is our party.

We have gained directly and indirectly 33 acts of especial benefit to women and children, namely:The Closing of Hotels on Polling Day; Infants’ Life Protection Act;

The Widows’ Pension Act (widow with children); The Summary Separation Act; Scientific Temperance Instruction in Schools; Alcoholic Liquor not to be Sold to Persons under 21 Years; Sale and Smoking of Cigarettes under the age of 15; Repeal of C.D. Acts; The Testator’s Family Maintenance Act; Old Age Pensions (as a right, not a charity); Workers’ Homes; District Nurses; Maternity Homes; Shop Assistants Act; and many others.

We are working for equal or coguardianship of children. Women who have good husbands have not yet awakened to the injustice to motherhood, and to marriage, which the law is as it now stands.

Our law does not recognise the equality or co-guardianship of the children of the married father and mother, the father still having full control. The economic status and the mothers’ rights of guardianship must be defined; equal pay for equal work; equality of sentence for equality of crime, irrespective of sex.

One can only say a very little as to the power women hold in the use of the vote; it is a sacred trust for the betterment of our homes and our country, and to make the world a brighter, cleaner place for the children that God has intrusted to our care.

Be self-respecting and proud of your womanhood; use your vote for the benefit of your homes and children; and remember the words of King George: “The foundation of national glory is in the homes of the people. It can only remain unshaken while the family life of the nation is strong, and simple, and pure.”

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RESULTS ■ Bridge Ashburton Bridge Club September 10 Individual & Walker Trophies N/S 1st Jill Wilce & Jan McClelland, 2nd Catherine Robins & Wendy Parr, 3rd Debbie Seddon-Sewell & Janine Havis E/W 1st Bev Blair & Mervyn Jones, 2nd Ruth Logan & Sheila Lyons, 3rd Gladys Baker & Shirley Young September 11 Ron Sutherland Trophy N/S 1st Alan Wright & John McDonald, 2nd Martin de Jong & Bev Turton, 3rd Mary Buckland & Judith Edmond E/W 1st Anne & Maurice Reid, 2nd Sue Rosevear & David Sewell, 3rd Paul & Pauline Fergus September 12 Valetta Trophy 1st Mervyn Jones & Mary Bruce, 2nd Lynette Leadley & Jeanette Lovett, 3rd Elaine Lattimore & Val Palmer September 13 Party Night (Mixed grades) N/S 1st Judy Kingsbury & Judith Edmond, 2nd Pat Wise & Rewa Kyle, 3rd Melva Stowell & Maree Moore E/W 1st Val Palmer & John Irwin, 2nd Annette Blain & Maurice Reid, 3rd Mike Holmes & Shirley Harris

■ Cycling Mid Canterbury Social Wheelers September 15 36 riders, 16km 1st Isabella Roulston CT.28.28. HT. 1.00m.

RT. 27m 28s. 2nd Lucy Kirwan CT. 28.29.

HT. 1.00m. RT. 27m 29s. 3rd Ross Proctor CT. 28.30. HT Go. RT. 28m 30s. 4th Pam Harcourt CT. 28.31. HT. 1.00m. RT. 27m 31s.

5th Liz Wylie CT. 28.31. HT. Go. RT. 28m 31s. 6th Brent Hudson CT. 28.32. HT. 1.00m.

RT. 27m 32s. 7th Lynn Scammell CT. 28.32.

HT.Go. RT. 28m 32s. 8th Don Morrison CT. 28.34. HT. 2.00m. RT. 26m 34s. 9th Andrew Shepherd CT.28.34. HT. 2.00m. RT. 26m 34s. 10th Nigel Chatterton CT.28.34.

HT. 2.00m. RT. 26m 34s. 11th Bruce McClelland CT. 28.35. HT. 2.00m. RT. 26m 35s. 12th Chris Reid CT. 28.35. HT. 2.00m.

RT. 26m 35s. 13th Mike Hansen CT. 28.35.

HT.3.00m. RT. 25m 35s. 14th Shane Gerken CT. 28.36. HT. 3.00m. RT. 25m 36s. 15th Ronnie Campbell CT. 28.36. HT. 3.00m.

RT. 25m 36s. 16th Andy Skinner CT.28.36.

HT. 2.00m. RT. 26m 36s. 17th Gene Shurrock CT. 28.38. HT. 3.00m. RT. 25m 38s.

18th Doug Coley CT. 28.40 HT.3.00m. RT. 25m 40s. 19th Roger Wilson CT. 30.03.

HT.3.00m. RT. 27m 03s. 20th Rob Hooper CT.30.20. HT.5.30m. RT. 24m 40s. 21st Neil Wylie CT.30.20. HT.5.30m. RT. 24m 50s.

22nd Mark Summerfield CT.30.20. HT. 5.30m. RT. 24m 50s. 23rd Don Sutton CT. 30.21. HT. 5.30m. RT.24m 51s. 24th Paul Chapman CT.30.21. HT. 5.30m. RT. 24m 51s. 25th Paul Summerfield CT. 30.22. HT. 5.30m. RT. 24m 52s. 26th Rachel Reid

DRAWS ■ Bowls MSA Bowling Club Skips entered MSA Bowling Clubs Friday Triples 21st September Sponsored by Skip2ItFlooringXtra 12.30pm $20.00 per team D. Muir, R. Mitchell, C. Leech, G. Sparks, B. Williams, T. Inwood, G. Taylor, N. Atkinson, B. Harrison, B. Marsden, R. Anstiss E. Maw, A. MacKenzie, M. Anderson, B. Hopwood, L. Muir.

Whites or club shirts to be worn Skips entered MSA Bowling Club’s Peters Cup Open 4s Tournament Sponsored by Patersons Funeral Services Sunday September 23, 9.00am. $28.00 per team J. Moore, M. Behrnes. B. White, G. Taylor, M. Anderson, T. Inwood, R. Bennett, M. Skilling, S. Keith, L. Muir, G. Brooker, B. Mayson J. Withell, C. Carter, G. Clarke, B. Marsh

Tuesday, September 18, 2018 CT.30.24. HT. Go. RT. 30m 24s. 27th Ross Templeton CT.30.28. HT.6.30m. RT. 23m 58s. F/T. 28th Paul Sinclair CT.30.30. HT. 6.30m. RT. 24m 00s. 2f/t. 29th Richard Kirwan CT.30.34. HT. 6.30m. RT. 24m 04s. 3f/t. 30th Gerard Morrison CT.30.35.

HT.6.30m. RT.24m 05s. 4f/t. 31st Brad Hudson CT.30.35. HT. 6.30m. RT. 24m 05s.

5f/t. 32nd Janette Hooper CT.31.15. HT. GO. RT. 31m 15s. 33rd Debbie Skinner CT.32.18.

HT. Go. RT. 32m 18s. 34th Brian Ellis CT. 33.09. HT. 1.00m. RT. 32m 09s. 35th Kenny Johnson CT. 34.04. HT. 1.00m. RT. 33m 04s. 36th Shona Proctor D.N.S. Mystery Teams.

1st Ross Templeton, Neil Wylie, Gene Shurrock, Don Morrison, Pam Harcourt, Ross Proctor, Lynn Scammell, 87 pnts. 2nd Gerard Morrison, Paul Summerfield, Shane Gerken, Andy Skinner, Brent Hudson, Isabella Roulston, Rachel Reid, 116 pnts. 3rd Paul Sinclair, Don Sutton, Mike Hansen, Bruce McClelland, Nigel Chatterton, Lucy Kirwan, Debbie Skinner, 120 pnts. 4th Richard Kirwan, Rob Hooper, Doug Coley, Roger Wilson, Andrew Shepherd, Kenny Johnson, Liz Wylie, 135 pnts. 5th Brad Hudson, Paul Chapman, Mark Summerfield, Ronnie Campbell, Chris Reid, Brian Ellis, Janette Hooper, 170 pnts.

Overall Points 2018 Winter Series.

Ladies: Madge Peach Trophy. 1st Lucy Kirwan 124. 2nd Emma Hudson 96. 3rd Kristine Marriott 78. 4th Pam Harcourt 73. 5th Janette Hooper 57. 6th Liz Wylie 56. 7th Debbie Skinner 53. 8th Rachel Reid 41. 8th Shona Proctor 41. 9th Sarah Hewson 30.

9th Lynn Scammell 30. 10th Harriett Sutton 23. 11th Michelle Knight 18. 12th Isabella Roulston 17. 13th Jackie Dwyer 14. 14th Brea Brodwick 12. 15th Katrina Palmer 9. 16th Amanda Schnell 3.

Jim Tate Trophy under 40y.

1st Brad Hudson 190. 2nd Michael Templeton 106. 3rd Matt Marshall 45. 4th Brad Brundle 43. 5th Ethan Titheridge 40. 6th Steven Hands 39. 7th Gene Shurrock 36.

8th Paul Chapman 32. 8th Matthew Clough 32. 9th Nathan Tew 29. 10th Paul Sinclair 27. 11th Chris Reid 22. 12th Andrew Shepherd 8.

Sandy Mackenzie Trophy over 40.

1st Richard Kirwan 164. 2nd Ross Templeton 133. 3rd Michael Gallagher 118. 4th Nick Grijns 104. 5th Nigel Chatterton 99.

6th Ronnie Campbell 97. 7th Andy Skinner 96. 8th Don Sutton 94. 9th Brian Ellis 93. 10th Shane Gerken 91. 11th Tony Ward.

83. 12th Brent Kircher 78. 13th Dave Knight 78. 14th Roger Wilson 65. 15th John Uden 58. 16th Rob Hooper 42. 17th Mark Summerfield 32. 18th Neil Wylie 30. 18th. Peter Wood 30. 19th Kerry Clough 28. 20th Mike Hansen 17. 21st Tom Malcom 6. 21st Don Summerfield 6.

MCSW Cup O60.

1st Paul Macfie 100. 2nd Dave Shurrock 89.

3rd Brent Hudson 77. 4th Don Morrison 68. 5th Colin Teahan 57. 6th Ross Proctor 52. 7th Alan Johns 51. 8th Paul Summerfield 31. 9th Bruce McClelland 17.

Bruce Arnst Trophy U15 Most Points Ethan Titheridge 40.

Paul Wylie Special Prize Most Starts over the Winter Series 19. Brent Hudson.

M.C.S.W. Trophy Over all Points 190. Brad Hudson.

■ Rugby Mid Canterbury Rugby September 22 2018 Heartland - South Canterbury v Agstaff Mid Canterbury, Timaru, 2:30 Agstaff Mid Canterbury A South Canterbury A v Agstaff Mid Canterbury A, Timaru, 12:50 pm ACL Mid Canterbury Under 18 South Canterbury v Mid Canterbury, Timaru/Ashbury, 12:00 pm ACL Mid Canterbury Under 16 South Canterbury v Mid Canterbury, Timaru/Ashley, 11:45 am ACL Mid Canterbury Under 14 Ellesmere v Mid Canterbury, Sheffield, 11:00 am ACL Mid Canterbury Under 13 Metro U13 Zone Tournament – all players must play at least one half per game/also each player must have at least one-half game not playing – 10-minute halves Metro-North v Mid Canterbury, Hagley, Bob Deans 1, 10:30 am Mid Canterbury v Metro West, Hagley, Bob Deans 4, 11:00 am Mid Canterbury v Ellesmere Alps, Hagley, Bob Deans 4, 11:30 am North Canterbury v Mid Canterbury, Hagley, Bob Deans 1, 12:00 pm

■ Golf Ashburton Golf Club September 15 Match play from the semifinals of the Club Championships Winners: Senior –Robbie Bell and Jordan Green; Intermediate- Tim Newton and Chris Lovelock; Junior A- Matt Tait and Dave Hewitt; Junior B- Peter Bain and Wilson Hii. Plate Winners: Senior -Jeff Hewitt and Paddy Bradford; Intermediate – Gaby Jansen and Sam Clarke; Junior A – Perry Hunt and Shane Beavan.

The Radius Care Player of the day was Brent Clarke 75-10=65nett.

Other winning scores: Paul Warren 66; Brayden Wood and Charlie Alexander 69; Tufuga Sa, Brendon Davidson, Greg Fleming and Jamie Stone 70; Bill Hetrick, Lucas McGee, Adrian Hopwood and Chris Robertson 71 on c/b.

Twos: Chris Robertson, Brayden Wood, Peter Walker, Paddy Bradford, Brent Clarke and Hamish Niles (2).

Nearest The Pins: South Island Seeds: Jeff Hewitt; Rothbury Insurance: John Wills; Allenton Meat Centre: Sharon Bradford; Braided Rivers: Paddy Bradford; Charming Thai Longest Putt: Bruce Day; The Stables Family Restaurant Lucky Draw: Greg Fleming Birdie Jackpot: #7, Nett Eagles: #9 Nine Hole Top score in the stroke round was Bruce Leighton 29nett.

Other winning scores were: Peter Wright 33; John Wills, Peter Woods and Kevin Hurley 34. A two for John Wills.

Mayfield Golf Club September 12 Mid-Week Stableford Competition David Morrow 44, Stableford points, Roger Lake 41, Hayden Tasker 38, Arnold Rushton 38, Ian Beach 36.

Nearest the Pin: David Morrow, Hole in One Two’s: Jack Allan & Roger Lake September 13 9 Hole Best Nett 1st Jo Cook 52-21-31, 2nd Jill Ludemann 5318-35 Greg Sim Building & Excavating No 2: Jo Cook, Mayfield Transport No 5: Jacinta Schmack September 15 Ambrose Winners Juliet Mcleod Peter Mclauchlan Nigel Ormrod & Grant Early net 57, Runners up Alan Dixon Murray Keir Ali Mcleod and Wayne Blair net 59 Nearest Pins: No 2 Aon Insurance Ian Beach, No 11 Jon McAuliffe Bayleys Charlie Rapsey, No 5 Marilyn Cross Property Brokers Bill Allan, No 14 ANZ Bank Ali Nicholson 9&18 second shot Nigel Ormrod

Methven Golf Club September 12 Ladies Division LGU. Silver: Gayle O’Duffy93-15-78, Angela Mowbray 91-12-79 Bronze A: Sally Jones 100-27-73, Ruth Smith 100-25-75 Bronze B: Gail Limbrick 110-37-73, Fay Redfern 106-31-75 Stableford Competition Robyn Maw 41 Aqua Japanese Restaurant best Nett of the Day: Sally Jones 73 on C/B from Gail Limbrick 73 Nearest the Pins #4 Silver Methven Pharmacy Gayle O’Duffy, #6 Bronze A Aribica Ruth Smith, #17 Bronze B Cinema Paradiso Nola Hydes, #13 Open Methven Foursquare Gail Limbrick, #14 2nd shot(Si/BrA) Supervalue G O’Duffy, #4 Sat Ladies Methven Travel Robyn Maw Twos and Nett Eagles: Gayle O’Duffy Congratulations!!!!!

Robyn Maw who scored a Hole in One on Monday while playing the final of the Low Cup with her partner Roz Grant.

September 14 Men’s Division Club Champs Finals Day Senior: Tony Worsfold 78-10-68, Intermediate: Ross Breach 89-17-72, Junior A: Phil Elliott 85-18-67, Junior B: Russell Currie 106-28-72 Other Good Scores: 74 Jim Rooney Two’s: Tony Worsfold, Jim Lattimore, Keith Middleton Dubliner Best Nett: Phil Elliott 67, Methven Foursquare Second Best Nett: Tony Worsfold 68, Methven Travel Best Gross: Tony Worsfold 78.

Closest to the Pin Aqua Japanese Restaurant No 4: Jim Latti-

more, Hunters Wine No 6: Peter Harper, Ski Time No 13: Tony Worsfold, Green Parrot No 17: Keith Middleton, Cinema Paradiso 2nd shot No 14: Russell Currie Winners Club Champs Senior: Dayle Lucas, Intermediate: Athol McAlpine, Junior A: Ross Breach, Junior B: Russell Currie, Silver: Sarah Gallagher, Bronze A: Ruth Smith, Bronze B: Nola Hydes Next Week September 22: Stroke Round

Rakaia Golf Club September 1 Championships Ladies: Bronze A Sandra Quinn, runner up Teresa Booker, Bronze B Val Sissons, runner up Fiona Rushton, 9 Hole: Val Bell, runner up Marg Lloyd Men : Senior Jeremy Duckmanton, runner up Ryan Cockburn, Intermediate Symon Restiaux, runner up – Ross Moore, Junior A Andy Copland, runner up Brian Brown, Junior B Tony Hurst, runner up Jeff Blackburn Plates: Senior Mark Hutchins, runner up Chris Helem, Junior A Gavin Doody, runner up Stuart Sutherland, Junior B Neil Allen, runner up Phil Vanderweg September 12 Ladies Division Stroke to Green minus Handicap Freda Bierema 105 – 30 – 75, 36; Marion Wederell 95 – 26 – 69, 39; Val Sisson 110 – 35 – 75, 41 9 Hole Stroke to Green Val Bell 55 – 17 – 38, 21 Railway Hotel 2nd Shot No 3 Marion Wederell, Rakaia Seed Cleaning 2nd Shot No 6 Val Sisson, Val Bell Nearest the Pin No 8 Not Struck., Chertsey Spraying 2nd Shot No 15 – Jo Johnson, S. Quinn 2nd Shot No 17 – Sally Smith

Tinwald Golf Club September 15 Stroke Leading scores in the stroke round played on Saturday; Senior; -18; Kevin Bishop 67, Trevor Taylor 72, Kieron Gray 73. Junior; 19 plus: Alec Millar 68. Women: Maree Moore 70, Jo Peacock 71.

Nearest the pin: Tinwald Liquorland # 2; Phill Hooper. Gluyas Ford # 6; Regan Stills.

Bedrock Bar and Stonegrill # 12; Struan Scott. Ace Auto Electrical # 16; Regan Stills.

G & R Seeds 2nd shot # 11; Nigel Heney.

Two’s; Struan Scott, Pete Marshall, Regan Stills, Phill Hooper, Isaak McDonald. Net eagle; # 13 Steve Kircher.

September 22 Championship finalists Nigel Heney and Regan Stills in the senior section (again), Phill Hooper and Pete Summerfield in intermediate, Andrew Barrie and Gary Lee in junior A and Neil Rayner and Ross Preece in junior B. Plate finalists are Brent Smith and Jeff Shanks, Rod Harris and Steve McCloy, Dave Cockburn and Richie Watson, Nic Wilson and Alan Anderson.

■ Motor racing Singapore Grand Prix Results from the Singapore Grand Prix yesterday (61 laps): 1. Lewis Hamilton (MER) 1hr 51min 11.611s 2. Max Verstappen (NED/RBR) +8.961 3. Sebastian Vettel (GER/FER) 39.945 4. Valtteri Bottas (FIN/MER) 51.930 5. Kimi Raikkonen (FIN/FER) 53.001 6. Daniel Ricciardo (AUS/RBR) 53.982 7. Fernando Alonso (ESP/MCL) 1min 43.011 8. Carlos Sainz Jr (ESP/REN) 1 lap 9. Charles Leclerc (MON/SAU) 1 lap 10. Nico Hulkenberg (GER/REN) 1 lap 11. Marcus Ericsson (SWE/SAU) 1 lap 12. Stoffel Vandoorne (BEL/MCL) 1 lap 13. Pierre Gasly (FRA/STR) 1 lap 14. Lance Stroll (CAN/WIL) 1 lap 15. Romain Grosjean (FRA/HAA) 1 lap 16. Sergio Perez (MEX/RAC) 1 lap 17. Brendon Hartley (NZL/STR) 1 lap 18. Kevin Magnussen (DEN/HAA) 2 laps 19. Sergey Sirotkin (RUS/WIL) 2 laps Not classified: Esteban Ocon (FRA/RAC) 61 laps

Superbike World Championship Results from the Superbike World Championship in Portimao yesterday: Race 1: 1. Jonathan Rea (Kawasaki) 34:25:66 2. Michael van der Mark (Yamaha) +1.189 3. Marco Melandri (ITA/Ducati) 2.813 4. Chaz Davies (GBR/Ducati) 4.594 5. Tom Sykes (GBR/Kawasaki) 4.834 6. Lorenzo Savadori (ITA/Aprilia) 11.417

Ashburton Guardian 15 7. Eugene Laverty (IRL/Aprilia) 11.732 8. Michael Ruben Rinaldi (Ducati) 12.50 9. Loris Baz (FRA/BMW) 12.741 10. Xavi Fores (ESP/Ducati) 18.973 Overall Standings 1. Jonathan Rea (GBR) 420 2. Chaz Davies (GBR) 304 3. Michael van der Mark (NED) 284 4. Tom Sykes (GBR) 240 5. Marco Melandri (ITA) 229 6. Alex Lowes (GBR) 204 7. Xavi Fores (ESP) 170 8. Eugene Laverty (IRL) 122 9. Toprak Razgatlioglu (TUR) 108 10. Loris Baz (FRA) 103

■ Supercars Sandown Collated results and standings from the Sandown, the twelfth round of the series, at Sandown International Motor Raceway (circuit 3.1km): Race 3 (161 laps - 499km) 1. Jamie Whincup (Holden) 3hrh17mins28.6203sec 2. Shane Van Gisbergen (Holden) 3:17:35.4515 3. Craig Lowndes (Holden) 3:17:36.8769 4. Scott McLaughlin (Ford) 3:17:53.7975 5. David Reynolds (Holden) 3:17:54.3701 6. Scott Pye (Holden) 3:18:02.8423 7. Fabian Coulthard (Ford) 3:18:07.3546 8. Rick Kelly (Nissan) 3:18:17.4368 9. Garth Tander (Holden) 3:18:20.4341 10. Chaz Mostert (Ford) 3:18:26.8033 11. Will Davison (Ford) 3:18:26.8900 12. Anton de Pasquale (Holden) +1 Lap 13. Cameron Waters (Ford) +1 Lap 14. Andre Heimgartner (Nissan) +1 Lap 15. Tim Slade (Holden) +1 Lap 16. James Courtney (Holden) +1 Lap 17. Mark Winterbottom (Ford) +1 Lap 18. James Golding (Holden) +1 Lap 19. Tim Blanchard (Holden) +1 Lap 20. Richie Stanaway (Ford) +1 Lap 21. Todd Hazelwood (Holden) +1 Lap 22. Jack Le Brocq (Holden) +5 Laps 23. Lee Holdsworth (Holden) +16 Laps 24. Nick Percat (Holden) +19 Laps 25. Michael Caruso (Nissan) +27 Laps 26. Simona De Silvestro (Nissan) NC Championship Points 1. Shane Van Gisbergen (Holden) 2. Scott McLaughlin (Ford) 3. Jamie Whincup (Holden) 4. Craig Lowndes (Holden) 5. David Reynolds (Holden) 6. Fabian Coulthard (Ford) 7. Rick Kelly (Nissan) 8. Chaz Mostert (Ford) 9. Scott Pye (Holden) 10. Tim Slade (Holden)

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■ Netball Quad Series Collated results, standings Round 1 AUSTRALIA 61 (Caitlin Bassett 31 Steph Wood 15 Susan Pettitt 11 Gretel Tippett 8 Caitlin Thwaites 7) bt SOUTH AFRICA 44 (Lenize Potgieter 19 Maryka Holtzhausen 15 Ina-Marie Venter 10) at Spark Arena.

ENGLAND 52 (Helen Housby 28 Joanne Harten 23 Kadeen Corbin 1) bt NEW ZEALAND 39 (Maria Folau 22 Bailey Mes 22 Ameliaranne Ekenasio 10 Te Paea SelbyRickit 7) at Spark Arena.

P W L D For Agt BP Pts Australia 1 1 0 0 61 44 4 8 England 1 1 0 0 52 39 3 7 New Zealand 1 0 1 0 39 52 1 1 South Africa 1 0 1 0 44 61 0 0

■ Pigeon racing Ashburton Pigeon Club This week 5 flyers sent 106 birds to Cape Campbell 1st M Davidson 1366.785 mpm, 2nd L Davidson 1366.685, 3rd T Drummond 1364.240, 4th N Martin 1362.208

■ Rugby Mid Canterbury Rugby September 15 2018 Heartland Wanganui 30 Agstaff Mid Canterbury 12, Agstaff Mid Canterbury A Country Colts 45 Agstaff Mid Canterbury A 14 ACL Mid Canterbury Under 18 Mid Canterbury 27 Ellesmere 24 ACL Mid Canterbury Under 16 Buller 0 Mid Canterbury 76 ACL Mid Canterbury Under 13 Ellesmere 12 Mid Canterbury 7 North Canterbury 17 Mid Canterbury 10

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Kerry O’Neill puts his foot down at the start of one of the runs that made up the Ashburton Car Club’s standing quarter mile sprints on Saturday. Held on Winslow-Willowby Road, the event attracted more than 30 drivers who completed up to eight runs each to try and post the fastest time possible over the short sprint distance. Coming out on top was Anton Blanken in a Nissan Skyline, with his first run of 10.64 seconds proving to be the winning one. He was the only driver to go under 11 seconds, with the next fastest being Matthew Tipple in an Audi RS7, covering the distance in 11.47 seconds. Just behind him was Jon Peplow in another Nissan Skyline in 11.53 seconds, while Bruce Williams was fourth in a Porsche 911, in 11.64 seconds.

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■ MOTOR RACING

Dixon claims fifth title

BY JENNA FRYER Scott Dixon used a steady Sunday drive for a cool second-placed finish that earned him a fifth IndyCar championship with ease.

Australia’s Will Power finished third in the race won by Ryan Hunter-Reay to also come third in the overall standings.

Dixon needed an uneventful finale at Sonoma Raceway to lock up the title and got it on the opening lap of the race.

Alexander Rossi, his closest title challenger, made contact with team-mate Marco Andretti seconds after the start and broke his front wing.

Rossi had to pit for a new part, dropped to last in the field, and the championship was decided.

Dixon held a 29-point lead over Rossi at the start of the day, and even though the race was worth double points, Rossi needed to be perfect to catch The Iceman.

Dixon finished second, the same place he started, behind winner Ryan Hunter-Reay.

His fifth title moves him into second in IndyCar history, two behind A.J. Foyt.

“You always doubt these situations and think they are never going to happen,” Dixon said.

“It’s all about the people and I’m the lucky one that gets to take it across the line,” Dixon said.

“We had a lot of grit.

In brief Terrific in Turkey Top Kiwi rally driver Hayden Paddon has secured his first podium finish of the 2018 World Rally Championship season in Turkey.

With his British co-driver Seb Marshall, Paddon stuck to his plan of being consistently fast and clean to complete the final four stages of Rally Turkey and bring home his seventh WRC career podium finish yesterday. “It’s about playing the long game in this rally,” he said. “When you’re in ‘no man’s land’ it can be really hard because you have to look after the car. It can be really painful but it’s what you have to do.”

- NZME

Red Bulls ‘ominous’ Supercars title challenger Scott McLaughlin fears another Red Bull HRT walkover at Bathurst after the Holden team’s stunning speed at the Sandown 500. The pace of winners Jamie Whincup and Paul Dumbrell was the talking point of the Enduro Cup opener in Melbourne this weekend. McLaughlin, who got home as the best of the rest in fourth to keep his title hopes ntact, said it was an ominous display ahead of the 1000-kilometre classic.

“We knew they were going to be fast but how fast was pretty unbelievable,” he said.

- AAP Kiwi driver Scott Dixon is now just two titles behind the legendary AJ Foyt.

“Rossi did a hell of a job, he’s been pushing so hard this year and he’s going to be a star.”

The 38-year-old New Zealander also won titles in 2003, 2008, 2013 and 2015, all with Chip Ganassi Racing.

“What an incredible ride it’s been with this guy,” said Ganassi, who has 12 IndyCar titles as a team owner.

Dixon’s final points margin was 57 points over Rossi, who rallied to finish seventh.

Rossi ended his third season in IndyCar second in the standings.

“It was going to be a tough day to beat Scott anyway,” Rossi said.

“It’s unfortunate to go out like that.

“I wish I could replay that a million more times.”

Hunter-Reay won for the 18th time of his career and the first this season.

“To end this way is unreal,” said Hunter-Reay, who dedicated the win to injured IndyCar driver Robert Wickens.

Hunter-Reay also praised Dixon as the greatest driver of this IndyCar generation.

“To share the track with him is awesome and to beat him is, too,” Hunter-Reay said.

Power and Simon Pagenaud finished third and fourth for Team Penske, which picked up its 500th organisational win earlier yesterday when Brad Keselowski was victorious in NASCAR’s opening playoff race in Las Vegas.

Roger Penske watched those closing laps from atop Power’s timing stand as the end of NASCAR overlapped the start of IndyCar. - AP

Hartley fails to impress In the sweltering heat of the Singapore Grand Prix, Lewis Hamilton turned up the heat on Sebastian Vettel a notch further. Hamilton won comfortably from pole, extending his Formula One championship lead over Vettel to 40 points.

But it was a cold night for Kiwi driver Brendon Hartley who made no impact to eventually finish 17th and out of the points again. Hartley’s Toro Rosso team-mate Pierre Gasly was 13th. Hamilton’s masterclass in qualifying was exceptional; he recorded one of the best pole positions of his career, described as epic within his Mercedes team.

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In brief Folau deflects blame Maria Folau has defended her shooting performance during the national side’s monumental loss to England on Saturday. In their first outing since the Commonwealth Games, the Ferns went down 52-39 in the Quad Series opener, their biggest ever loss to the Roses. With the Katrina Grant-led defensive unit in sublime form, it was the ineptitude of Folau and Ameliaranne Ekenasio that proved most costly. “There are five other players on court that need to take responsibility for what we do,” Folau said. “We just had an off day that’s all.”

- NZME

Wade stays with Heat Retirement can wait at least one more year for Dwyane Wade. The 36-year-old is staying with the Miami Heat, announcing yesterday that he’s returning for a 16th and final NBA season. He basically spent the entirety of the past four months weighing his options, and retirement was an extremely real possibility in his mind. Instead, he’ll be back in Miami, as the Heat desperately hoped. He’s expected to sign a $2.4 million, one-year deal later this week.

- AP

Record all in vain

Coaching clinic on the croquet courts Barbara McIntosh lines up a shot during a coaching clinic at the Waireka Croquet Club on Saturday. Sessions were held for beginners, intermediate and advanced players, under the watchful eye of croquet coach – and Mount Hutt College teacher – Jarrod Coutts.

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■ ROWING

Rowers remain upbeat

By DaviD Leggat New Zealand have become used to a steady stream of success at world rowing championships.

So does the national body write off a disappointing collective return from this year’s event, which finished in Plovdiv, Bulgaria yesterday, as a one-off blip or something more concerning?

This is the halfway point in the four-year Olympic cycle leading to Tokyo.

New Zealand bagged three medals, two silvers and a bronze, out of the 13 Olympic class events they entered. New Zealand didn’t enter the 14th Olympic category, the women’s quad.

It is the weakest return since 2003. By comparison, last year New Zealand won seven medals at the worlds, finishing second top nation.

This time they finished 18th.

Three of those medals were gold – all won by the three medal-winning crews at this regatta: pair combination Grace Prendergast and Kerri Gowler, and both double sculling duos Olivia Loe and Brooke Donoghue, and Chris

Harris and John Storey.

At the most recent World Cup regatta in Lucerne in July there were five golds and a silver.

For years, Rowing New Zealand had a couple of bankers whenever it went to world or Olympics, men’s pair Eric Murray and Hamish Bond, who were never beaten over eight years racing, and single sculling king Mahe Drysdale.

Others had their moments too, but those three were the sharp point of New Zealand campaigns.

Murray and Bond have gone, and Drysdale, the ageing warrior, was in the quad, whom he helped to an encouraging fourth placing.

He has lost his single seat to Robbie Manson, but still harbours hopes of returning in time for the Tokyo Olympics in 2020.

Manson was among the disappointments in Bulgaria, finishing fifth in his final, despite having won both World Cup leadup regattas and appearing a formidable presence.

That was the same placing as last year when his preparation was hindered by injury.

This time he was simply outclassed.

Both eights crews had a poor return.

Neither made their A finals.

The women won a two-crew B final by a mile against a weak Chinese eight; the men were third in their B finale while single sculler Hannah Osborne was second in her B final; the women’s four third.

There were two fourths, a fifth and a sixth placing from other crews in A finals while the men’s four were third in their C final.

Both Harris and Donoghue were keen last night to press the ‘no panic’ button looking ahead.

“I think we’re on the right track,” the experienced Harris said.

“The Olympics is the goal. The year after the Olympics is not so competitive.

“I think the level this year is pretty close, so hopefully we can learn from that leading into the (Olympic) qualifications next year, and the following year in Tokyo.”

Donoghue believes the feeling within the squad remains upbeat.

“I guess a bit of both,” she said,

referring to a mix of disappointment but also an acceptance things sometimes don’t fall your way.

“At this point of the four-year cycle, everyone’s still positive and feeling good leading onto the next couple of years.

“We can definitely learn from this and make sure it doesn’t happen again.”

The poor return comes against the backdrop of the departure of longtime high performance boss Alan Cotter.

He chose to resign recently after 10 years at the helm in the wake of an independent review into the culture and setup of Rowing New Zealand.

RNZ said an internal review began last April to look into pinnacle event performance at pinnacle events.

It added that was tied in with the sport looking ahead “so we can refresh and continually improve to maintain our place as world leading in the high performance environment”.

The last week’s outcomes throw a fresh light on that statement.

- NZME

Antonio Brown has broken an NFL catching record but could not stop his Pittsburgh Steelers side from a 42-37 home defeat to the Kansas City Chiefs. The wide receiver produced a nine-reception performance for 67 yards as he became the quickest player to reach 750 catches in his 117th regular season match. The home defence continued to leak points as Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes finished the game with six touchdown passes, with tightend Travis Kelce scoring with two receptions.

- AP

Murray bench specialist Cameron Murray began the year with the goal of cracking into South Sydney’s starting side but he’s since turned into a Rabbitohs sensation off the bench. The 20-year-old enjoyed his finest hour in Souths’ one-point NRL semi-final win over St George Illawarra with a crucial late strip on Leeson Ah Mau. But Murray was again dangerous off the bench throughout his entire 58 minutes on Saturday night, topping 150m for the second time in three weeks. A regular starter at lock at the start of the season, Murray has come off the bench every game since round 13 with the Rabbitohs back to full strength.

- AAP

Burgess used to scrutiny South Sydney star Sam Burgess can handle the extra scrutiny over his alleged involvement in the sexting scandal, his brother George says. As the Rabbitohs prepare for Saturday’s NRL preliminary final against the Sydney Roosters, the club is investigating allegations two players exposed themselves to a young woman in May via a Facebook video chat account belonging to 29-year-old Burgess.

“He’s experienced enough to block it out. He’s used to it. He’s been criticised before, so obviously you’ve just got to work through it.

He’ll be ready to play,” George told AAP yesterday.

- AAP

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■ RUGBY

Into the Pumas’ lair

By Patrick Mckendry The fact there is no opportunity this weekend for the All Blacks to bounce back from their loss to the Springboks will add to the angst among a group of players for whom losing in a black jersey is virtually unheard of.

They have disassembled and will spend a week in their homes before those selected for the trip to Buenos Aires gather in Auckland on Friday before flying out.

Their next assignment is a week on Saturday at the Estadio Jose Amalfitani against a Pumas team boosted by a rare win against the Wallabies on Australian soil.

A week later they will take on the Springboks in Pretoria, a test which has suddenly taken on far more significance after the All Blacks let in five tries in a 36-34 defeat in Wellington at the weekend.

Before then, Steve Hansen’s men will have plenty of time to think about what went wrong at Westpac Stadium.

The All Blacks hosted the South Africans in their changing room after the test, and, after drinking just about all of the beer in sight the visitors probably didn’t want to leave as they celebrated a first win over the All Blacks in New Zealand in nine years.

“I think we’ll feel this one for the whole week we have off until we review it when we get back together as a team,” a somber and physically bruised All Blacks hooker Codie Taylor said in the immediate aftermath.

“I know in the changing sheds a lot of the boys are hurting but you can’t take anything away

Sam Whitelock – “We have to make sure we do take the lessons and the hurt”. from the South African team, they played bloody well and deserved the win.”

Lock Sam Whitelock said a day after the test: “We have to make sure we do take the lessons and the hurt and take it forward; not only for this week but for the future.

“Also, we can’t dwell on it too long. We have to be aware that we can’t change what’s happened.

“We have to give credit to them – they took their opportunities.”

The last time the All Blacks lost back-to-back tests was in 2011 when they followed an 18-5 defeat to South Africa in Port Elizabeth with a 25-20 loss to Australia in Brisbane – Whitelock

started in both tests – before they won the World Cup for the first time since 1987.

Saturday’s loss was only Whitelock’s ninth in 103 tests.

They tend to rebound well and it could be that the Pumas will feel the brunt of it.

Such is the Argentines’ improvement under new coach Mario Ledesma that many predicted an extremely tough assignment for the All Blacks in Buenos Aires. That may still be the case, but after comfortably finishing over the top of the Pumas 46-24 in Nelson, their mental approach is likely to have a sharper edge now.

“It’s a bit of a double-edged

sword,” Whitelock said.

“We had been playing very well so we have to take that confidence into the remaining games of the Rugby Championship.

“If we can do that I’m sure we’ll play some good rugby.

“We let them score far too many points. We let them get a big lead and we caught up, but catching up isn’t good enough – you have to be in front at the end.

“We’re going home today and the first thing we have to do is get away from rugby so when we do get back into camp in a week’s time we’re ready to go, we’re not holding on to things that are in the history books now.”

Not forgotten, though. - NZME

Beware the backlash from All Blacks defeat

H

ere’s the good news about the All Blacks.

One, they generally lose once a year.

On the way to the northern tour, at the end of the northern tour, in a dead rubber test in the Bledisloe, at altitude at the end of the Rugby Championship in South Africa.

Two, it’s good for the global game.

To have a side so dominant there is no proof they can be beaten is not good for interest in the sport generally.

Sport is at its best when the outcome is not always known.

Three, even though they did lose, look what it took.

One of our greatest rivals playing out of their skin, and an All Black side doing things they don’t normally do.

In other words, everything has to be going your way.

A tail wind, the stars aligned, and all the luck in the world, and

Black Caps opener Colin Munro iced a record-breaking season in the Caribbean Premier League, hitting the winning runs in the final before being mobbed by his team-mates.

The left-hander cracked an unbeaten 68 off 39 balls to lead Trinbago Knight Riders to back to back titles with a seven-wicket victory over Guyana Amazon Warriors. As he carved Sohail Tanvir to the backward point boundary to reach their target of 148 with 15 balls to spare, Munro sparked jubilant scenes as he took off, pursued by team-mates including former Black Caps skipper Brendon McCullum.

- NZME

Siddle recall questioned

■ OPINION

By Mike Hosking

Munro hits winning runs

you still just get home by two points.

So yes, the All Blacks can be beaten, but it takes an awful lot to do it.

Which means we’d be pretty churlish to be too down about the loss.

And we can look to the Barrett family a bit can’t we?

As gracious as Steve Hansen might want to be, I’m pretty sure Beauden knows the ground reasonably well, and it’s not like it was blowing a southerly.

And his performance alone was more than the difference.

Or you might like to look at the other Barrett, who decided that a quick lineout pass directly to a member of the opposition looked like a good idea.

That singular action of madness was more than the difference as well.

Where you could defend one of their questionable actions is at the end.

Where was the drop goal?

Fair question, but this was the

side that had had the ball and territory.

This was the side that had just moments before driven across the line in a way that only an All Blacks’ pack can.

So given the same scenario to win the game, roll it or kick it, I would have tried to score the try.

Was there a risk in both?

Yes. But which was the greater risk?

A drop goal from a bloke who’d had a bad night and a tactic rarely, if ever, used?

Or a rolling pack repeating something that had already worked and in which we know what we are doing?

And if it had worked we’d all be lauding them and calling them geniuses.

But here, ultimately, is the upshot for me.

What an enthralling game.

What a brilliant sporting outing.

What a fantastically entertaining couple of hours.

What extraordinary value for money.

How long has it been since we have sat down with the very real prospect of the All Blacks pushed to the limit, and as it turned out unable to find the magic to win it?

How long has it been when we don’t see the second half explosion to either kill the deficit, or run away on the scoreboard?

How long has it been since every single minute counted for something exciting?

And the South African reaction, faces, and tears told you all you needed to know as to what it all meant.

It was brilliant, good for the game, and good for the All Blacks.

And that’s because they are the best side the game has probably ever seen, and sides like that need to be feared next time out.

I wouldn’t want to be Argentina.

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When ex-Australian quick Stuart Clark read veteran Peter Siddle had earned a test recall in the morning paper he “spat his cornflakes out”.

But Clark still backed an all-out pace approach by Australia against Pakistan in their upcoming series, ignoring ex-speedster Mitchell Johnson’s advice they should go with three spinners. Clark was left scratching his head over how Siddle – 34 in November – got the nod almost two years after he last played a test.

- AAP

Apology for spitting Juventus winger Douglas Costa has apologised but faces a lengthy ban after spitting in the face of Sassuolo’s Federico Di Francesco during an Italian Serie A match.

The flashpoint came in second-half stoppage time as Juve saw out a 2-1 victory, with Cristiano Ronaldo scoring twice. Brazilian winger Costa already looked to have lost his composure after aiming an elbow and a headbutt moments earlier but the worst was to come as he spat directly at Di Francesco from inches away.

- PA

Hammers’ first points West Ham ended their early season drought as they won 3-1 at Everton to secure their first points of the English Premier League season. Andriy Yarmolenko scored twice on his EPL debut and Marko Arnautovic grabbed the other to give Manuel Pellegrini a muchneeded victory and move his side out of the bottom three. Wolves moved into the top half after a 1-0 win over Burnley, who dropped to the bottom of the table.

- DPA

No training for Gawn Melbourne say there’s no cloud over Max Gawn for their AFL preliminary final with West Coast despite the ruckman missing training. The towering All-Australian and outside Brownlow Medal shot was an obvious absentee from the club’s runabout at Gosch’s Paddock yesterday. The Demons were quick to shoot down any suggestion of an injury, saying their ruck simply trained indoors and would feature in tomorrow’s main session. - AAP

Pair fined for fiery melee GWS ruckman Rory Lobb and Collingwood midfielder Taylor Adams have copped AFL fines for the big clash that erupted on the stroke of halftime in their semifinal at the MCG. Most players on the ground were involved in the angry push and shove, but only Lobb and Adams were cited. - AAP

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■ HAWKE’S BAY

In brief

Guineas target for Xpression Group Two-winning filly Xpression is set to tackle Saturday’s Gr.3 Hawke’s Bay Breeders Gold Trail Stakes (1200m) and has pleased trainers Guy Lowry and Grant Cullen since her successful seasonal return at Taupo last month.

On that occasion Xpression defeated Santa Catarina and stablemate Mohaka, who has subsequently franked the form by placing in the Listed Wanganui Guineas (1340m).

“She’s trained on well since her win the other day,” Lowry said.

“We’ve still got to get through a bit of work on Tuesday, but I’m happy with her. Her next run won’t be as easy as her last run.”

In each of her three starts to date, Xpression has been slow from the barriers, forcing the daughter of Showcasing to come from the tail of the field.

“That’s the way she’s raced,” Lowry said.

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Christchurch Greyhound Racing Club at Addington Raceway Meeting Date: 18 Sep 2018 NZ Meeting number: 9 Doubles: 1 and 2; 3 and 4; 5 and 6; 7 and 8; 9 and 10; 11 and 12; 13 and 14 Trebles: 1, 2 and 3; 5, 6 and 7; 8, 9 and 10; 12, 13 and 14 1 2.38pm THE FITZ SPORTS BAR SPRINT C1, 295m 1 28526 Just James 17.43 .......................H Anderton 2 46455 Dapper Danny 17.56 ................... J McMillan 3 44653 Verbena 17.52 .............................. K Cassidy 4 53536 Homebush Cherico 17.69 .........J McInerney 5 26722 Mr Black Magic nwtd S & ................B Evans 6 84683 Goldstar Tu Puc 17.50....................J Jopson 7 52182 Hear This 17.46............................... M Grant 8 74836 Cannonball Bolt 17.49.....................R Casey 9 86748 Batty Who 17.73 M & .......................... Smith 10 27568 Goldstar Spotty 17.52 S & ..............B Evans 2 2.54 AMBER CLEANING SERVICES SPRINT C1, 295m 1 15874 Smash Ocean 17.50 ....................... M Grant 2 33458 Homebush Jasper nwtd ............J McInerney 3 27754 Wong Box 17.48.............................J Jopson 4 54622 Jinja Ellie nwtd .................................A Joyce 5 171F5 Business Ethics 17.37.......................J Dunn 6 26527 Goldstar Galaxie 17.66 S & ............B Evans 7 33182 Little Lozza 17.93 ......................J McInerney 8 27844 Snickerdoodle 17.42 ........................ B Dann 9 46478 Okuku Mistress 17.85 .....................R Casey 10 77848 Sparkling Terra 17.12 ......................R Casey 3 3.10pm ROBBIE PHOTOGRAPHER DASH C1, 295m 1 43113 Opawa Viking nwtd J & ...................D Fahey 2 18463 Venetia 17.46 ............................... K Cassidy 3 56341 Smash Reward 17.32...................... M Grant 4 34435 Okuku Billy 17.49 ............................R Casey 5 8F457 Goldstar Tasman 18.19 S & ............B Evans 6 31324 High Violet 17.40 .......................R Blackburn 7 55486 Mertz 17.49 ...............................J McInerney 8 18842 El Happy Jack 17.89 ......................J Jopson 9 86748 Batty Who 17.73 M & .......................... Smith

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“I don’t expect her to change her racing pattern, the main goal is the One Thousand Guineas, it’s not this Saturday.

“It’ll just be a stepping stone.

“It’s likely that she’ll go down to Ashburton for the Barneswood Farm Stakes (Gr.3, 1400m) and then onto the Guineas, but we will get her through Saturday first and then we’ll go from there.”

Lowry believes Xpression, the daughter of a Don Eduardo mare that won over a mile, should have no issue getting over further than Saturday’s 1200m.

“She’s won over 1200m and she relaxes pretty well in her races, but only time will tell I guess.”

Meanwhile, Mohaka is likely to follow a different path and is another candidate for the Gr.1 Gavelhouse.com New Zealand 1000 Guineas (1600m) on November 17.

“We will probably run her in either the Hawke’s Bay Guineas

Trainer Guy Lowry or at Tauherenikau that following week,” Lowry said.

“She’s doing everything right and is quite a gutsy filly.

“Her effort at Wanganui was really brave and I just thought she got a little bit lost up the straight, where she raced closer to the inside and the other horses in the

finish came out wider – they were quite wide apart.

“She’s a good competitor and in a close battle I think she’ll be quite good.

“If she can improve and can go on top of the ground, and if she can get to the front, then she should be competitive.”

Lowry was critical of the programming options in the Central Districts to plot a path towards the 1000 Guineas.

“I would have liked there to have been a three-year-old set weights and penalties race over 1400m at Wellington before the Thousand Guineas rather than a 1200m set weights and penalties.

“That would have helped.

There’s nothing in the Central Districts to align ourselves with the Thousand Guineas and it’s really disappointing that they haven’t been able to sort that out.

“The race at Ashburton is the only race you can go for.” - NZME

Lazarus gets second If Jimmy Takter was disappointed

by Lazarus’s shock defeat in Canada yesterday he was hiding it well. The champion former Kiwi pacer had to settle for second in a $34,000 free-for-all at Woodbine in Toronto, closing from fourth to second at the top of the straight but easily beaten by Nirvana Seelster. Takter, the Hall of Fame trainer entrusted with the millionaire stallion, says he was happy enough with Lazarus’ performance in the 1:48.2 mile.

- HRNZ

InterDoms in doubt You can rule-out the Victoria Cup and the Inter Dominion is very much touch-and-go with sidelined superstar Hectorjayjay. It’s not that anything has gone wrong, more the rehabilitation process new trainer Matt Craven is putting him through.

“It will be a very fine line for the Inter Dominion. Any little setback and it will be off the cards,” Craven said. “I’d say at the start of November I’d know either way for sure.

Ultimately there’s no point pushing him too for the Inter unless we’re sure he’ll be ready.”

- HRNZ

Christchurch dogs Today at Addington Raceway 10 27875 Lord Protector 17.41 ........................ B Dann 3.27pm NZ RACING SERIES NOVICE HEAT 1 NZRSq, 520m 1 74364 Goldstar Chief 30.85 S & ................B Evans 2 25272 Eyrewell Ebony 30.75 .................... H Cairns 3 32255 Go Belle 30.96 ................................R Wales 4 53885 Goldstar Whitey 31.16 S & ..............B Evans 5 11353 Opawa Mason 30.46 J & .................D Fahey 6 5121 Know Threat 30.62 .........................G Cleeve 7 47433 Daring Affair 31.31 ....................... L Waretini 8 33555 Smash Calling 30.56 ....................... M Grant 9 67788 Opawa Sophie 30.52.......................R Wales 10 22422 Bahama Queen nwtd ........................J Dunn 5 3.44pm NZ RACING SERIES NOVICE HEAT 2 NZRSq, 520m 1 36663 Know Leave 30.73 .........................G Cleeve 2 62124 Tianyu 30.73 J & .............................D Fahey 3 77478 Goldstar Hemi 31.16 S & ................B Evans 4 34134 Token Pick 31.15 .............................R Wales 5 8x655 Gorm The Great nwtd .................D Kingston 6 21756 Idol Duke 31.20 ...............................R Wales 7 1F15 Astrid nwtd ........................................J Dunn 8 76313 Goldstar Trooper nwtd S & ..............B Evans 9 67788 Opawa Sophie 30.52.......................R Wales 10 53421 Little Secret 30.61 ........................ L Waretini 6 4.03pm GARRARD’S HORSE & HOUND SPRINT C1, 295m 1 x1176 Long Live Love 17.38 ...................... M Grant 2 24242 Giancana 17.36............................S Hindson 3 21775 Paringi Pam 17.43 M & ....................... Smith 4 21867 Ketchikan Kim 17.66 .........................J Dunn 5 63323 Dagny nwtd ....................................J Jopson 6 68734 Jinno Gino 17.51 ......................... J McMillan 7 5F434 Homebush Tasha 17.59 ............J McInerney 8 47235 Goldstar Bryton 17.76 S & ..............B Evans 9 46478 Okuku Mistress 17.85 .....................R Casey 10 48667 Sass ‘Em Up 17.31 ........................J Jopson

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7 4.21pm NZ RACING SERIES NOVICE HEAT 3 NZRSq, 520m 1 12231 Mr. Matt 30.30 J & ...........................D Fahey 2 488x8 Velvet Girl 30.55 ..........................D Kingston 3 x648x Kay Bomb 30.47.............................G Cleeve 4 31565 Know Talent 30.78..........................G Cleeve 5 77784 Smash Rebel 30.58 ........................ M Grant 6 35777 Goldstar Hurley 31.11 S & ..............B Evans 7 56367 Eyrewell Bentley 31.04................... H Cairns 8 43312 Opawa Pam 31.39 ..........................R Wales 9 67788 Opawa Sophie 30.52.......................R Wales 10 53421 Little Secret 30.61 ........................ L Waretini 8 4.38 ACTIVE ELECTRICAL CHRISTCHURCH SPRINT C1, 295m 1 723F6 Holly Grace 17.92 ........................... M Grant 2 74647 Right On Time 17.54 .................R Blackburn 3 66737 Homebush Fued 17.42 .............J McInerney 4 41664 My Ginger Kiss 17.61 S & ...............B Evans 5 x3227 Extroverted nwtd ............................J Jopson 6 83235 Rum Gin Mixer 17.37 .......................A Joyce 7 32688 Fiery Jemma 17.83 .......................... B Dann 8 81283 Okuku Terra 17.59...........................R Casey 9 86748 Batty Who 17.73 M & .......................... Smith 10 27568 Goldstar Spotty 17.52 S & ..............B Evans 9 4.54 SPECTATOR’S BAR BISTRO SPRINT C1, 295m 1 7F546 Auros Advantage 17.67 S & ............B Evans 2 1362 Neelix 17.34 ..............................R Blackburn 3 68664 Homebush Sloan 17.53 ............J McInerney 4 87735 Feral Steadfast 17.93 ......................M Butler 5 8x526 Super Stevie 17.36.........................J Jopson 6 32532 White Not Wong 17.53 ...................J Jopson 7 15526 Nardango nwtd J & .........................D Fahey 8 41558 Smash Rock 17.75.......................... M Grant 9 86748 Batty Who 17.73 M & .......................... Smith 10 77848 Sparkling Terra 17.12 ......................R Casey 10 5.13pm NZ RACING SERIES NOVICE HEAT 4 NZRSq, 520m

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

56854 Goldstar Dodge 30.72 S & ..............B Evans 45477 Know Courtesy 30.89.....................G Cleeve 18574 Goldstar Renee 30.74 S & ..............B Evans 2x664 Zara Petal nwtd ...............................R Wales 11142 Born Quick 30.66 ............................R Wales 17384 Double Speed nwtd.......................R Adcock 22331 Country Gent 30.79................... A Bradshaw 11743 Opawa Lara 30.64 J & ....................D Fahey 67788 Opawa Sophie 30.52.......................R Wales 22422 Bahama Queen nwtd ........................J Dunn 11 5.29pm NZ RACING SERIES NOVICE HEAT 5 NZRSq, 520m 1 34541 Goldstar Captain 30.71 S & ............B Evans 2 18578 Goldstar Auburn 30.84 S & .............B Evans 3 53252 Know Potential 30.71 .....................G Cleeve 4 1837x Sly Rose 30.96................................R Wales 5 22117 Opawa Hilary 30.32 J & ..................D Fahey 6 34885 Tikao Jackie nwtd M & ........................ Smith 7 62868 Zephaniah nwtd ........................ A Bradshaw 8 87676 Dig Dig Dig 31.11 ...........................J Jopson Emergenecies: 9 67788 Opawa Sophie 30.52.......................R Wales 10 53421 Little Secret 30.61 ........................ L Waretini 12 5.48pm NZ RACING SERIES NOVICE HEAT 6 NZRSq, 520m 1 43423 Know Equal 30.66 ..........................G Cleeve 2 113x Sefton Force 31.00..........................R Wales 3 31655 Opawa Henry 30.65 ........................R Wales 4 4674F Goldstar Charger 31.01 S &............B Evans 5 25136 Miss Nina 30.92 ............................R Adcock 6 25632 Goldstar Sydney 31.11 S &.............B Evans 7 43271 Ohoka Carsen 31.19 .................... L Waretini 8 35876 Jingili Jill nwtd M & .............................. Smith 9 67788 Opawa Sophie 30.52.......................R Wales 10 22422 Bahama Queen nwtd ........................J Dunn 13 6.07 CLARKSON’S SIGN STUDIO DASH C1, 295m 1 37673 Know Dollars 17.51 ........................G Cleeve

2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

34225 Gordy Junior 17.51 ........................J Jopson 31888 Goldstar Bindi 17.57 S &.................B Evans 18527 Wildebeest 17.56 ...................... A Bradshaw 26857 Belfast Delanie 17.59 H & ...................Taylor 83868 Rockin’ Robyn 17.46 ....................... M Grant 34433 Chop Shop 17.32 ......................J McInerney 35875 Camside Rose 17.84 M & ................... Smith 46478 Okuku Mistress 17.85 .....................R Casey 48667 Sass ‘Em Up 17.31 ........................J Jopson 14 6.26pm LIVAMOL SPRINT C1, 295m 1 77484 Jinja Cody 17.41 .......................J McInerney 2 43375 Leanne’s Way 17.72 .......................J Jopson 3 F1627 Epic Owen 17.53............................J Jopson 4 32777 Goldstar Diesel 17.46 S &...............B Evans 5 26224 Feral Kaiaka 17.72 ..........................M Butler 6 68472 Tui Style 17.54 M & ............................. Smith 7 53158 Homebush Flynn nwtd ..............J McInerney 8 57474 Ohoka Tess nwtd..........................A Waretini 9 46478 Okuku Mistress 17.85 .....................R Casey 10 27875 Lord Protector 17.41 ........................ B Dann SELECTIONS

Race 1: Hear This, Cannonball Bolt, Verbena, Mr Black Magic Race 2: Jinja Ellie, Snickerdoodle, Little Lozza, Smash Ocean Race 3: Opawa Viking, High Violet, El Happy Jack, Okuku Billy Race 4: Know Threat, Opawa Mason, Daring Affair, Go Belle Race 5: Tianyu, Astrid, Goldstar Trooper, Know Leave Race 6: Long Live Love, Dagny, Goldstar Bryton, Ketchikan Kim Race 7: Mr. Matt, Opawa Pam, Know Talent, Smash Rebel Race 8: Okuku Terra, Rum Gin Mixer, Extroverted, Holly Grace Race 9: Neelix, Nardango, White Not Wong, Homebush Sloan Race 10: Country Gent, Born Quick, Goldstar Dodge Race 11: Opawa Hilary, Goldstar Auburn, Little Secret Race 12: Opawa Henry, Sefton Force, Miss Nina, Ohoka Carsen Race 13: Wildebeest, Chop Shop, Know Dollars, Rockin’ Robyn Race 14: Feral Kaiaka, Jinja Cody, Epic Owen, Goldstar Diesel LEGEND: fsdt - First Start Here nwd - No Win this Distance fstd - First Start This Distance 31 13 - Best Winning Time This Track

Southland dogs Today at Ascot Park Raceway

Southland Greyhound Racing Club Venue: Ascot Park Race- 6 11172 Opawa Jumper 22.66 ......................R Wales 7 37747 Must Be Rusty 25.87.................J McInerney 8 41256 Jealous Much 22.57 ..................J McInerney way Meeting Date: 18 Sep 2018 NZ Meeting number: 3 Dou- 7 65166 Disclaimer 22.63 ...........................R Adcock 8 75315 Zipping Clyde 25.87 ...................... B Conner 9 85364 Homebush Scorpio 22.79 .........J McInerney bles: 2 and 3; 4 and 5; 6 and 7; 8 and 9; 10 and 11; 12 and 8 21327 Another Message 22.81 .................J Jopson 7 1.50pm MR WHIPPY SOUTHLAND FINAL C1f, 457m 10 87267 Mitcham Faye 23.02 ..................J McInerney 13 Trebles: 1, 2 and 3; 4, 5 and 6; 7, 8 and 9; 11, 12 and 13 9 32627 Debbie Baxter 22.57 .................J McInerney 1 84767 Forbury Flyer 26.60 ...................J McInerney 10 2.47 FIND US ON TWITTER@SGRCINFO C1, 390m 1 12.05pm (NZT) WWW.SOUTHLANDGREYHOUNDS. 10 25556 Cosmic Jase 22.90 ...................J McInerney 2 2171 Galifianakis 26.26 .............................B Eade 1 72314 Norton Baxter nwtd ...................J McInerney CO.NZ C0, 390m 4 12.57pm ROBBIE PHOTOGRAPHER C2/3, 457m 2 86754 Homebush Austin 22.87 ............J McInerney 3 73215 Shift The Blame 25.94...............J McInerney 1 7 Gracie Lee nwtd ........................J McInerney 1 43417 Zipping Jen nwtd ........................... B Conner 3 18 Homebush Tesan nwtd ..............J McInerney 4 78228 Bashful Buffy nwtd ....................J McInerney 2 2 Southern Ranger nwtd ................R Hamilton 2 11126 Puzzle Tin nwtd J &.........................D Fahey 4 78178 Joe Bonanza 22.89 ...................J McInerney 5 83368 Homebush Izzy 26.84 ...............J McInerney 3 54621 Homebush Mikey nwtd ..............J McInerney 3 1122F Zarbo Allen 26.15.........................C Roberts 5 88336 Cosmic Ryder 22.97 .................J McInerney 6 85845 Sly Bet nwtd ...................................J Jopson 4 36x63 Jinja Spirit nwtd .........................J McInerney 4 11261 Manooka nwtd J & ..........................D Fahey 6 6758x Paris Global nwtd ......................J McInerney 7 54527 Glass Harpoon 27.08 .....................J Guthrie 5 Dizzy Lass nwtd ........................J McInerney 5 22834 Elland Road nwtd ......................J McInerney 7 41367 Tricode Boy 23.13 ......................... B Conner 8 43444 Gotcha Rocky nwtd ...................J McInerney 6 54743 Cassia nwtd ............................. K Gommans 6 31211 Frosty Blaze nwtd..........................R Adcock Emergencies: 8 658F7 Gotcha Pixie nwtd .....................J McInerney 7 33652 Clausen Jewel nwtd .....................C Roberts 7 42842 Go Brat nwtd ...................................R Wales 9 56566 Sozin’s Emperor 26.35 ..............J McInerney Emergencies: 8 66423 Homebush Katie nwtd ...............J McInerney 8 27585 Cosmic Stu nwtd .......................J McInerney 10 86655 Tartan Watch nwtd .........................J Guthrie 9 86588 Homebush Hundy 22.89 ...........J McInerney 9 27741 Reign Of Fire nwtd ....................J McInerney 5 1.15pm CONGRATULATIONS COLOMBO C3, 457m 8 2.07 SOUTHLAND OTAGO PHOTO FINISH C1, 457m 10 88787 Sacred Opera nwtd ........................J Guthrie 10 34675 Homebush Comet nwtd ............J McInerney 1 56823 Southern Honey 26.33 ................R Hamilton 11 3.03pm ORETI BEACH RUN C1, 457m 1 43172 Ketchikan Blue 26.03 ........................B Eade 2 12.22pm ADDED ENERGY STAKES C0, 457m 2 x3154 Bertie Allen 26.35 ........................C Roberts 1 46875 Zipping Ripley nwtd ....................... B Conner 2 8417x Amy Bale 26.64...............................J Tanner 1 52444 Our Greg nwtd ................................R Wales 3 28644 Storming Mack 26.13 .................... B Conner 2 35526 Mick The Mower nwtd ...............J McInerney 3 64477 Dyna Bart nwtd ............................C Roberts 2 77534 Bruiser’s Day nwtd ........................ B Conner 4 56566 Sozin’s Emperor 26.35 ..............J McInerney 3 71687 Springheel Jack nwtd .....................J Guthrie 4 21642 Dyna Walter nwtd .........................C Roberts 3 23335 Melting World nwtd.........................J Guthrie 5 67186 Jax Jewel nwtd .............................C Roberts 4 86655 Tartan Watch nwtd .........................J Guthrie 5 13434 Zefside nwtd..............................J McInerney 4 78668 Ben Vane King nwtd ..................J McInerney 6 66755 Awesome Annie nwtd.................... B Conner 5 68516 Homebush Carl nwtd ................J McInerney 6 78112 Opawa Lawsey 25.87......................R Wales 5 8728 Go Gunna nwtd ...............................R Wales 7 81672 Chunk nwtd ...............................J McInerney 6 1F3 Hands Of Steel nwtd .....................R Adcock 7 22418 Invincible Sue nwtd .......................R Adcock 6 53226 Guilty Rogue nwtd..........................J Guthrie 8 77767 Luciastar 26.03 .........................J McInerney 7 42466 Koputai nwtd ..................................J Guthrie 8 34717 Opawa Racer nwtd..........................R Wales 7 32673 Black Bobby nwtd.......................... B Conner 6 1.32pm TONI@BODYAUDITSOUTH PH 021657001 9 2.27 SGRC 27 YEARS AT ASCOT PARK C3, 390m 8 32534 Homebush Pete nwtd ................J McInerney 8 57686 Jay Grim nwtd .................................R Wales C4/5, 457m 1 16141 Tubby Kevie 23.15 ..........................J Jopson 12 3.21 BODYAUDITSOUTH@GMAIL.COM C2, 390m 3 12.40 GREYHOUNDSASPETS.ORG.NZ C4/5, 390m 1 61218 Malaga Molly 26.46 ...................J McInerney 2 31753 Cosmic Marty 22.96 ..................J McInerney 1 14366 Shoe Fly nwtd ................................J Jopson 1 13164 Zipping Lance nwtd .......................R Adcock 2 16568 Black Dan 22.68........................J McInerney 2 42664 Edge Of Town 25.83......................R Adcock 3 21184 Tee An’ Cee 22.50......................... B Conner 2 13332 Platinum Marshal 22.48 ...............C Roberts 3 46537 Lightning Crash nwtd ....................R Adcock 3 14335 Southern Lights 25.84 .................R Hamilton 4 34527 NippaOfSambucca 22.59 ..........J McInerney 3 68117 Sergess 22.57 ...........................J McInerney 4 76671 Valyrian Steel 22.82 ..................J McInerney 4 16183 Lord Louie 26.17 ...........................R Adcock 5 47614 Half Silver Fern 22.74 ...............J McInerney 4 33816 Cosmic Ruben 22.55 ................J McInerney 5 71755 Botany Alan 22.42.....................J McInerney 5 Box Vacant ................................... Scratched 6 61478 Homebush Ellie 22.56 ...............J McInerney 5 31488 Think Tank 22.38 .......................J McInerney 6 25772 Lonely Baxter 23.05 ..................J McInerney 6 76621 Shallay Pallay nwtd J & ...................D Fahey 7 33713 Homebush Skip 22.76...............J McInerney

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35716 Homebush Scribe 22.48 ...........J McInerney 24325 Shanly Star nwtd .......................J McInerney 87F51 Gotcha Zena 23.57 ...................J McInerney 67587 Chief Doug 22.59 ......................J McInerney 13 3.37pm RACING AGAIN 2ND OCTOBER C1, 390m 1 88882 Homebush Maycee 22.64 .........J McInerney 2 85487 Pip Baxter nwtd .........................J McInerney 3 21842 Homebush Razor nwtd..............J McInerney 4 83521 Dream Hard nwtd .......................... B Conner 5 57615 It’s A Joke 22.60........................J McInerney 6 656x8 Homebush Clint nwtd ................J McInerney 7 51768 Gotcha Aussie nwtd ..................J McInerney 8 42664 Homebush Indi 22.60 ................J McInerney 9 56778 Homebush Nesbo nwtd .............J McInerney 10 88787 Sacred Opera nwtd ........................J Guthrie SELECTIONS

Race 1: Homebush Mikey, Homebush Katie, Reign Of Fire Race 2: Our Greg, Black Bobby, Guilty Rogue Race 3: Platinum Marshal, Sergess, Zipping Lance, Think Tank Race 4: Go Brat, Puzzle Tin, Frosty Blaze, Zipping Jen Race 5: Opawa Lawsey, Dyna Bart, Ketchikan Blue, Opawa Racer Race 6: Lord Louie, Shallay Pallay, Edge Of Town, Malaga Molly Race 7: Bashful Buffy, Gotcha Rocky, Homebush Izzy Race 8: Bertie Allen, Storming Mack, Chunk, Sozin’s Emperor Race 9: Tubby Kevie, Tee An’ Cee, Cosmic Marty, Half Silver Fern Race 10: Joe Bonanza, Norton Baxter, Cosmic Ryder Race 11: Hands Of Steel, Homebush Pete, Homebush Carl Race 12: Valyrian Steel, Black Dan, Lightning Crash, Shoe Fly Race 13: It’s A Joke, Homebush Razor, Homebush Indi 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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Doubles>>> Waireka Croquet Club, the domain, Philip Street.

10am - 3pm AGE CONCERN 206 CLUB. Monday Tuesday and Wednesday each week, 60 years and older. More information ring Age Concern 308-6817.

Cameron Street.

10.30am AGE CONCERN, SAYGO EXERCISES. CENTRAL TOWN - Gentle exercises for muscle strength and balance in a friendly supportive environment. Buffalo Lodge rooms, Cox Street, Ashburton.

10.45am M.S.A. TAI CHI. Seated exercises suitable for people with limited mobility. M.S.A. Social hall, Havelock Street. (excluding school holidays).

10.45am ALLENTON CROQUET CLUB. Club days, new members welcome.

Allenton Sports Club, Cavendish Street.

11am MID CANTERBURY LADIES FRIENDSHIP CLUB. Movies, Regent Cinema. Wills Street.

1.15pm WAIREKA CROQUET CLUB. Golf Croquet doubles. Philip Street.

11.30am ST DAVID’S UNION CHURCH. Mid-week service and lunch. 48 Allens Road, Allenton.

1.30pm AGE CONCERN, SAYGO EXERCISES. CENTRAL- Gentle exercises for muscle strength and balance in a friendly

supportive environment. Buffalo Lodge rooms, Cox Street, Ashburton.

5.30pm RUN AND WALK ASHBURTON. Wednesday Walks. 5km Town circuit, all walking abilities and fitness levels catered for. Leaves from Philip Street beside croquet lawn at 5.30pm sharp.

6pm RUN AND WALK ASHBURTON. Wednesday Walks. 5km town circuit. All walking abilities and fitness levels catered for. Leaves from Philip Street beside the croquet lawn at 6pm sharp.

7pm BOOTCAMP. Catering for all levels of fitness. Hinds Domain. Contact Georgia 0276888686 or Aleisha 0278489309.

7pm - 9pm MID CANTERBURY LINE DANCERS. Learn to line dance (7pm), beginners/ intermediate (8pm-9pm). Instructor Annette phone 307-7138 a/h. Tinwald Hall, Graham Street.

7.30pm ASHBURTON SCOTTISH COUNTRY DANCE CLUB. Fitness Fun and Friendship. Buffalo Hall, Cox Street.

7.30pm ASHBURTON TRAVEL CLUB. Meeting with speaker P Ansell (Russia). St David’s Union Church lounge, 48 Allens Road. Allenton.

7.30pm ALLENTON INDOOR BOWLING CLUB. Club night at the McNally Street Stadium.

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Cryptic crossword

Tuesday, September 18, 2018

Simon Shuker’s Code Cracker

WordWheel

WordBuilder

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

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TODAY’S GOALS: Good - 7 Excellent - 10

Previous solution: ROSEWOOD

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ARIES (Mar 21-Apr 19): Emotional bumpers can go up like air bags, preventing injury but also closeness. These protective cushions have their drawbacks and need only be employed in extreme situations.

TAURUS (Apr 20-May 20): You and yours will agree about the big-picture items though there will be differences of opinion on the topic of how to go about bringing that vision to life.

Luckily, it’s a fine day for finding compromise.

GEMINI (May 21-Jun 21): For complicated reasons, you’re more easily unsettled today than most days. This could be uncomfortable for you.

Consider buffering your emotional core with extra self-care and kindness.

CANCER (Jun 22-Jul 22): Creativity takes courage. By definition, it’s doing something new, which means uncertainty, which is the birthplace of fear. Give yourself credit for creative bravery.

LEO (Jul 23-Aug 22): You like to think of yourself as spiritually more evolved than a lot of the ego-gratification-based desires that people around you seem to be chasing. A certain status symbol appeals to you. Embrace it.

VIRGO (Aug 23-Sep 22): This represents a window when you feel strongly about your choices.

Next week you’ll see other options and even more open up after that. In this light, flexible and short-term contracts are favorable.

LIBRA (Sep 23-Oct 23): It’s one of those days in which it will be easy to tell others what to do and hard to implement plans for your life. Skip the former and focus all of your energy on the latter, where it will do the most good.

SCORPIO (Oct 24-Nov 21): Sometimes you get to live life on your own terms. Enjoy it, as a rule, life (being considerably bigger than any individual) doesn’t make a habit of acquiescing to any particular person.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov 22-Dec 21): How do you know what’s true? That’s the question of the day, and you’ll be sure of many true things by sundown. One test of truth: It remains unchanged by weather or moods.

CAPRICORN (Dec 22-Jan 19): You’re really trying to be better than you were yesterday in one particular regard, and you will be. Trust that it happens naturally, whether you try so hard or not.

AQUARIUS (Jan 20-Feb 18): You’ll stand and face a small bit of unpleasantness you could have easily blown off. And this minor act of courage speaks to something major about your character. You’re a quality person.

PISCES (Feb 19-Mar 20): As the sign that rules the feet, you realise the importance of being where your feet are. And as the sign of imagination, you don’t always follow the dictum, but you’ll bring yourself to the moment when it counts.

Previous cryptic solution

Across: 1. Merriment 5. Eat 7. Nigh 8. Appetite 10. Interest 11. Shed 13. Docile 15. Fettle 18. Lore 19. Multiple 22. Conforms 23. Flag 24. Lit 25. Fortunate Down: 1. Mankind 2. Right 3.5 Expose 1 4. Twee 5. Epithet 6 6. Trend 9. Frill 12. Heath 14. Coronet 6 16. Epergne 2 8 5 17. Mummer 18. Local 20. Polka 21. Hoof

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Family Notices 22 Ashburton Guardian DEATHS

ARMSTRONG, Laurie Edwin Leonard – Peacefully at Ashburton Hospital on Monday, September 17, 2018 aged 67 years. Dearly loved husband and soul mate of Diane. Very much loved father and fatherin-law of Bridget and Kelvin, and the late Phillip. Best friend to all his firefighting mates. Laurie will be at home, 183 Grove Street, Tinwald for those that wish to pay their respects. In lieu of flowers, donations to the Cancer Society of Ashburton would be appreciated and may be left at the service. A service to celebrate Laurie’s life is to be held at the Ashburton Fire Station, Burnett Street, Ashburton on FRIDAY, September 21 at 1.00pm, followed by interment in the Ashburton Cemetery.

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Early drizzle clearing then fine spells.

Northeasterlies developing. .

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Palmerston North few showers

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FZL: Rising to 1700m

A few showers about the divide until afternoon, otherwise long fine spells.

Wind at 1000m: Light winds.

Wind at 2000m: NW 30 km/h.

Fine. Southwesterlies, turning northeast in the afternoon.

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A low over the sub-tropics is moving southwards and deepens just to the northeast of Northland this evening. Another low over the lower South Island moves off to the southeast, while its associated front becomes slow moving over the central North Island.

A ridge lies over southern and central New Zealand.

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

DOYLE, Diane Lesley – Passed away suddenly, on September 16, 2018 at Ashburton Hospital. Dearly loved wife of the late Laurie, and partner of Malcolm.

Beloved mother of Jonathan and Mel, Andrew and Emma, Anna and Geoff and much loved Nana of Tyson, MacKenzie; Tom; Toby; and Malcolm’s grandchildren.

Messages to the Doyle family, PO Box 472, Ashburton 7740. At Diane’s request a private cremation will be held and a private celebration will be organised.

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IN MEMORIAM

THOMAS, Colin – In loving memory of a husband, father, grandfather and great grandfather who passed away two years ago today.

Those we love don’t go away, They walk beside us every day.

Unseen, unheard but always near, Still loved, still missed and always dear.

Shona, Murray, Keith and Dale.

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Jennifer Lopez, Viola Davis.

12:35 All Eyez On Me 16VLSC 2017 Drama. Demetrius Shipp jr, Danai Gurira.

2:55 Flatliners 16VSC 2017 Thriller. Ellen Page, Nina Dobre.

4:45 Moonlight MVLSC 2016 Drama. Mahershala Ali, Trevante Rhodes.

6:35 Baywatch 16VLSC 2017 Comedy. Dwayne Johnson, Zac Efron.

8:30 My Cousin Rachel PGVL 2017 Drama. Daphne Du Maurier’s tale of love and madness comes to life when an orphan suspects foul play after the death of his generous benefactor. Rachel Weisz, Sam Claflin.

10:20 Suburbicon MVLC 2017 Comedy. Matt Damon, Julianne Moore.

7:25 The Taking Of Pelham 1 2 3 16VL 2009 Thriller. Denzel Washington, John Travolta.

9:10 The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel PGLS 2011 Comedy Drama. Judi Dench, Bill Nighy, Penelope Wilton.

11:10 Bedazzled PGS 2000 Comedy. Brendan Fraser, Elizabeth Hurley.

12:45 Johnny English Reborn PGVL 2011 Comedy.

Rowan Atkinson.

2:25 The Hours MC 2002 Drama. Meryl Streep, Julianne Moore, Nicole Kidman.

4:20 The Bourne Supremacy MVL 2004 Action. Matt Damon, Franka Potente.

6:05 Thirteen Days ML 2000 Drama. Kevin Costner, Bruce Greenwood.

8:30 Tears Of The Sun 16VL 2003 Drama. A Navy Seal commander and his team must rescue a doctor from a jungle in war-torn Nigeria.

Bruce Willis, Monica Bellucci.

10:35 Zookeeper PGL 2011 Comedy. Kevin James, Rosario Dawson.

12:05 A New York Christmas MLS 2016 Romance. Ross McCall, Jaime Ray Newman.

1:35 Moonlight MVLSC 2016 Drama. Mahershala Ali, Trevante Rhodes. 3:25 My Cousin Rachel PGVL 2017 Drama. Rachel Weisz, Sam Claflin. 5:10 Suburbicon MVLC 2017 Comedy.

Matt Damon, Julianne Moore.

12:15 Unbreakable MV 2000 Thriller. Bruce Willis, Samuel L Jackson. 2am The Hours MC 2002 Drama.

Meryl Streep, Julianne Moore, Nicole Kidman. 3:55 Tears Of The Sun 16VL 2003 Drama.

Bruce Willis, Monica Bellucci.

5:55 The Bourne Supremacy MVL 2004 Action. Matt Damon, Franka Potente.

WEDNESDAY

WEDNESDAY

CHOICE

6:30 Takoha 3 6:40 Dora Matatoa 2 7:10 Kia Mau 3 7:20 Te Nutube 3 7:30 Haati Paati 7:40 Pukana 2 7:50 Huritua 3 8am Te Kaea 3 8:30 Kawekorero 3 9am Whanau Living 3 9:30 Cam’s Kai 3 10am Kai With Anne Thorp 3 10:30 Hip-Hop New Zealand Nationals 3 11am Te Waipounamu 3 Noon Toa – Toa O Aotearoa PGR 3 12:30 Find Me A Maori Bride 3 1pm Nanakia PGR 3 1:30 Te Mana Kuratahi – Primary Schools Kapa Haka 3 2pm Opaki 3 2:30 Nga Pari Karangaranga O Te Motu 3 3pm Takoha 3 3:10 Dora Matatoa 2 3:40 Kia Mau 3 3:50 Te Nutube 3 4pm Haati Paati 3 4:10 Pukana 3 2 4:20 Huritua 3 4:30 IVF Va’a World Sprints Tahiti 3 5pm Tagata Pasifika 5:30 Te Kaea 2 6pm Polyfest Kapa Haka 6:30 Te Kaea 3 2

7pm Kawekorero 7:30 Moosemeat And Marmalade PGR 3 8pm The Laughing Samoans – Fink About It 8:30 Gate To The Globe 3 9pm Waka Man 9:30 Hunting Aotearoa AO 10pm Whawhai – Fight Night 10:30 SmackDown PGR 3 11:30 Te Kaea 3 Maori Television’s daily news programme. 2 Midnight Closedown

SKY SPORT 1 6am The 1014 Rugby Show 6:30 Rugby Nation 7:30 Rugby – Mitre 10 Cup (RPL) Counties Manukau v Wellington. 9:30 The 1014 Rugby Show 10am Golf – Asian Tour (HLS) Shinhan Donghae. 11am Golf – European Tour (HLS) KLM Open Event. 11:30 Rugby – Farah Palmer Cup (RPL) North Harbour v Tasman.

1:30 Golf – LPGA Tour (HLS) Evian Championship – Round Four. 2pm Golf – European Tour (HLS) KLM Open Event.

2:30 Golf Central 3:30 Golf – Asian Tour (HLS) Shinhan Donghae. 4:30 Inside The D 5pm Rugby – Mitre 10 Cup (HLS) Sunday. 5:30 Rugby – The Championship (RPL) All Blacks v South Africa.

7:30 The 1014 Rugby Show 8pm Rugby – Farah Palmer Cup (HLS) Round Three.

8:30 The Breakdown 9:30 Rugby – Mitre 10 Cup (HLS) Saturday.

10pm Rugby – Mitre 10 Cup (HLS) Sunday.

10:30 Rugby – Farah Palmer Cup (HLS) Round Three.

11pm The 1014 Rugby Show 11:30 The Breakdown

WEDNESDAY

12:30 Tennis – Davis Cup (HLS) France v Spain.

1:30 Tennis – Davis Cup (HLS) Croatia v USA. 2:30 Netball – Quad Series (HLS) Silver Ferns v South Africa. 3am The Breakdown 4am Rugby – Gallagher Premiership (RPL) Harlequins v Bath.

0 Closed captions; 3 Repeat; 2 Maori Language; HLS Highlights; RPL Replay; DLY Delayed. CLASSIFICATIONS: 16/18 Approved for persons 16/18 years or over; AO Adults only; C Content may offend; L Language may offend; M Suitable for mature audiences; PG/PGR Parental guidance recommended for young viewers; S Sexual content may offend; V Contains violence. Local Radio: NewsTalk ZB 873AM/98.1FM FM Classic Hits ZEFM 92.5; Port FM Local 94.9, 98.9 and 106.1

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6am Tiny House Nation 7am Grand Tours Of The Scottish Islands 7:30 Love Nature – A Year In The Wild 8:30 Backroad Bounty 9:30 Jamie’s 30-Minute Meals 10am Hemsley And Hemsley – Healthy And Delicious 10:30 American Pickers 11:30 Ancient Invisible Cities 12:30 Copacabana’s Palace 1:30 Expedition Unknown 2:30 Miriam’s Big American Adventure 3:30 Love Nature – Land Of Primates 4:30 Food Safari 5pm Healthy Food Guide 5:30 Cash Cowboys The experts visit a collector who is ready to liquidate his collection, including a dinosaur museum and a homemade space shuttle.

6:30 Posh Pawn 7:30 Property Brothers At Home – Drew’s Honeymoon House Jonathan continues helping Drew and Linda renovate their vintage LA home.

8:30 My Dream Home 9:30 Escape To The Chateau – DIY 10:30 Cash Cowboys 11:30 Food Safari Midnight Healthy Food Guide 12:30 Auction Kings 1am Posh Pawn 2am Love Nature – Land Of Primates 3am Expedition Unknown 4am Property Brothers At Home – Drew’s Honeymoon House 5am My Dream Home

SKY SPORT 2 6am NRL 360 7am Big League Wrap 8am Rugby League – NRL (HLS) Semifinal One – Sharks v Panthers.

8:30 Rugby League – NRL (HLS) Semi-final Two – Rabbitohs v Dragons. 9am Controversy Corner 9:30 Fox Sports News 10am The Hunters Club 11am UFC Now Noon Fight Night 2pm The Hunters Club 3pm Rowing – World Championship (HLS) 3:30 Controversy Corner 4pm Rugby League – NRL (HLS) Semi-final One – Sharks v Panthers. 4:30 Rugby League – NRL (HLS) Semi-final Two – Rabbitohs v Dragons.

5pm NRL 360 6pm Big League Wrap 7pm Rugby League – NRL (HLS) Semifinal One – Sharks v Panthers.

7:30 Rugby League – NRL (HLS) Semi-final Two – Rabbitohs v Dragons. 8pm Super League Fulltime 8:30 NRL 360 9:30 The Fan 10pm Queenslanders Only 10:30 Rugby League – NRL (HLS) 11pm Rugby League – NRL (HLS) Semi-final Two – Rabbitohs v Dragons.

11:30 Super League Fulltime

WEDNESDAY

Midnight Rugby League – NRL (RPL) Semi-final One – Sharks v Panthers. 2am Rugby League – NRL (RPL) Semi-final Two – Rabbitohs v Dragons.

4am Super League Fulltime 4:50 L Football – UEFA Champions League 18Sep18

DISCOVERY 6:35 Gold Rush PG 7:30 How It’s Made PG 7:55 How It’s Made PG 8:20 Fast ‘n’ Loud PG NHRA; ‘55 Pink Caddy, Part 1. 9:10 Homestead Rescue PG Grizzly Bait. 10am Misfit Garage PG ‘57 Corvette, Part 2. 10:50 Garage Rehab – Revisited PG Return to Scotty’s Automotive. 11:40 Swamp Murders M Texas Killing Fields.

12:30 Murder Comes To Town M The Nightmare After Christmas. 1:20 Web Of Lies M Love Goes South. 2:10 How It’s Made PG 2:35 How It’s Made PG 3pm How Do They Do It? PG 3:25 How Do They Do It? PG 3:50 Gold Rush PG 4:45 Robson Green’s Australian Adventure 5:40 Fast ‘n’ Loud PG NHRA; 1955 Pink Caddy, Part 2. 6:35 Misfit Garage PG 1957 Corvette, Part 2.

7:30 Outback Opal Hunters PG 8:30 MythBusters PG Rock ’n’ Roll Road Rage. 9:25 What On Earth? PG Forbidden City of Inca Gold. 10:15 Naked And Afraid XL M 11:05 Naked And Afraid M Curse of the Swamp. 11:55 Web Of Lies M Love Goes South.

WEDNESDAY

12:45 Murder Comes To Town M 1:35 How Do They Do It? PG 2am How Do They Do It? PG 2:25 Homestead Rescue PG 3:15 Deadliest Catch PG 4:05 Treehouse Masters PG 4:55 How It’s Made PG 5:20 How Do They Do It? PG 5:45 MythBusters PG

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Dixon grabs a fifth title

Munro smashes the runs

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OPENING DAY

Sending one of the first bowls of the summer rolling down the green at the Hampstead Bowling Club on Saturday was Scott Hyndman. The sun well and truly came out for the opening day of the Hampstead club’s season, with temperatures in the mid-20s. The club underwent a bit of a makeover over the winter with a fresh coat of paint inside and improvements outside, and members were hoping some new faces might head along to check out their facilities this summer, with new members always welcome.

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Chambers a weapon for the Storm

BY MELISSA WOODS Don’t expect Melbourne to put a muzzle on returning centre Will Chambers for their NRL preliminary final against Cronulla, with the Storm backing him to get under the skin of the Sharks.

The scene is set for a battle at AAMI Park on Friday night when the teams square off for a spot in the grand final.

Chambers will return from a three-game suspension to renew hostilities with Cronulla skipper Paul Gallen, who is set to play despite a shoulder issue.

There’s no love lost between the pair with the Storm centre banned for two games for a high shot on Gallen during their round-four meeting, while he called the former NSW skipper a drug cheat as they exchanged barbs in a 2017 clash.

Melbourne team-mate Cameron Munster said they didn’t want Chambers to change his fiery ways.

“There’s always going to be a bit of media about Gallen and Chambers but they’re both winners and both competitors,” the Storm fiveeighth said yesterday.

“Chambers loves a bit of a spray with some of the players and getting under people’s skin and it’s

exactly the same with Gallen.

“They want to get each other off their game because, if they’re both playing well, they’re both really good players and I guess it will be no different on Friday night.”

Forced to sit on the sidelines as the Storm progressed through to week three of the finals, Chambers was itching to get back into action, according to Munster.

The playmaker said Melbourne

needed the Queensland and test centre’s quality.

“Will brings experience and a lot of attacking ability and is probably one of the best defensive centres in the competition,” Munster said.

“When Will is on, Will’s on and whatever he does, he’s one of the best players in the position and he’s raring to go for a big game.”

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Kiwi rowers upbeat despite disastrous world champs

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