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Black ice is believed to have been the cause of a crash between a truck and a car which closed the Rakaia River bridge yesterday and saw the cab plummet to the riverbed below.

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Black ice is believed to have been the cause of a crash between a truck and a car which closed the Rakaia River bridge yesterday.

The collision occurred about 6.30am, following a vehicle sliding on ice, hitting the side of the bridge and bouncing off it. A Fonterra milk tanker driver heading north tried to avoid the car in the middle of the road but hit it, and went through the side of the bridge, resulting in the cab plummeting to the riverbed below.

The trailer stayed connected but remained on the road, so the truck was partly on and partly off the bridge.

Rakaia Volunteer Fire Service chief Tyrone Burrowes said it was lucky that the tanker was not loaded with milk, otherwise it would have been likely it would have ended up on the riverbed below as well.

Firefighters and St John were able to get the driver out of the cab. Police reported two people suffered minor injuries in the crash, while St John reported one was transported by ambulance, to Ashburton Hospital, in a moderate condition from the scene.

A crane was brought in to remove the truck, and the road was reopened about 11am.

Burrowes said the accident served as a reminder to watch out for black ice.

“Just drive to the conditions, if it’s frosty, take care,” he said.

Fonterra confirmed yesterday afternoon it was one of the company’s tankers involved in the crash, and added that the driver taken to hospital had now been discharged.

The crash followed one on Chalmers Avenue about 11.20am on Saturday.

Ashburton Volunteer Fire Brigade responded.

Chief Alan Burgess said a car driving out onto the south end of Chalmers Avenue had hit the centre traffic island kerbside and flipped on its side, ending up on the island.

“Fortunately it looked a whole lot worse than it was in reality,” Burgess said.

The driver was out of the vehicle by the time firefighters arrived. He had been extremely lucky to avoid injury, Burgess said.

Police reported the driver sustained minor cuts to his hands and declined an ambulance.

A car driving out onto the south end of Chalmers Avenue hit the centre traffic island kerbside and flipped on its side.

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Guardian appoints new GM

By Sue Newman

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Today the Ashburton Guardian welcomes a new leader with Barb Adam taking over the role of general manager/financial controller.

Barb is no stranger to the Guardian having previously been a member of the accounts team.

She brings with her a strong accounting and management background, working primarily in the Waikato where she managed an accounting firm with a staff of 30.

“I’m an absolute processes and numbers person and I’ve always worked in accounting firms or owner-operated business as their company accountant,” she said.

With husband Steve she moved from the Waikato to Westport before moving to Ashburton six years ago and joining the Guardian staff.

After a stint out of the accounting industry where she worked in the dairy industry, Adam returned to the Guardian this year in an accounting role.

“Leaving my industry made me realise how much I liked this kind of work. I absolutely love numbers,” she said. “I enjoy this company and the people here are so good to work with.”

Barb says she is all about systems and numbers and will be working to refine the company’s processes.

“I’m very lucky to have a strong team with me.

Everyone knows what they’re doing and there’s a lot of experience among staff and it’s good to have strong back-up and support from Bruce (Bell, general manager).”

Her management style, Barb said, was to resolve issues by working with people and making them feel valued and in finding ways to help staff to work smarter, rather than harder.

New Ashburton Guardian general manager, Barb Adam.

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Men’s Health Night The Ashburton Freemasons have announced that they have organised a Men’s Health Night to be held at the Ashburton Lodge rooms, 111 Havelock Street, at 7pm on Thursday, 29 August.

The thrust of the evening is to draw attention to some of the most serious health threats to men, how to recognise if you have an emerging problem in these areas, and what to do about it.

The Freemasons have organised some high quality

speakers to talk about issues such as prostate cancer, bowel or colorectal cancer, and heart disease.

They include a urologist, a colorectal surgeon and a cardiologist. Also in attendance will be local GPs to deal with other health areas such as diabetes that may be raised during the evening. Questions on any of these topics will be welcomed.

There will be a gold coin door charge on the evening, and proceeds will be later donated to one of the Ashburton health support groups.

A light supper will be provided by the Freemasons.

Contact for further inquiries: Max Cawte, (027) 600 6157

7:00pm Thursday, 29 August at Ashburton Masonic Centre (111 Havelock Street, Ashburton)

The Ashburton & Methven Freemasons Lodges Invite Men and their Partners to a

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For further information please contact: Max Cawte (03)308 99 81, 0276006157 Bob McMeeking (03)318 17 22, 0212594666

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Bowlers shocked by relocation plans

By Sue Newman

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Members of the Ashburton Bowling Club were stunned to hear their greens in the Ashburton Domain could be demolished as part of the redevelopment of the inner town park.

Bowling greens have been part of the Ashburton Domain for about 120 years, but with a new Ashburton Domain development plan on the table, those greens could be living on borrowed time.

The plan, prepared by the Ashburton District Council, would see an activity hub established on the bowling green site with an area in the old camping ground, accessed from Grigg Street, tagged as the new bowling centre. A second option would be at yet to be developed greenfield land adjacent to the EA Neworks Centre.

Neither option pleases Ashburton Bowling Club members.

They’ve been on one site since they were founded, they’ve developed and cared for their greens, built a club house and a range of sheds and do all the groundwork themselves. It’s a home they’re

proud of and a home they do not want to leave.

If there’s any good news in the relocation bombshell, it’s that their current lease still has nine years to run, said president Joe Ryk. The first they knew a move could be in the wind was when he and two other club officials were called to a meeting with mayor Donna Favel and chief executive Hamish Riach.

Being told they would be relocated was a shock, but where the real disappointment lay was in discovering that plenty of people knew about the likely relocation before club members, Ryk said.

“And what I’m really disappointed about was we were told we’d get a copy of the plan before the public, but that hasn’t happened.”

Ryk is taking a low key approach to the relocation. It’s nine years out and he’s keeping his fingers crossed things might change during that time, that it falls off the radar.

No one is saying who’ll pay for any relocation, no money is built

into the council’s domain redevelopment budget, but establishing an equal facility to the current one could run to more than $1.5 million, Ryk said.

The club pays a lease on its current site but all other work is carried out by members or paid for through club funds.

“We’re all set up here so there’s no point in getting upset about it at this stage, but in four or five years’ time, it might be a bit different,” Ryk said.

Club members were certainly talking about the plan, he said.

A club member, who did not want to be named, said she was angry about the way the relocation of the bowling club had been the town’s worst kept secret with club members hearing about the shift before the club was officially told, the woman said.

She hopes the community will support the bowlers when they object to the change.

“People power worked with the town’s water feature and we need people to get on our bandwagon.

We’re pretty upset about this at the moment.”

Roger Gutberlet and Joe Ryk are two of a team of Ashburton Bowling Club members who put many hours into ensuring the Ashburton Domain greens are in top order for the new season.

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■■MOUNT HUTT COLLEGE

Principal Schreurs farewelled

By Susan Sandys

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Teachers, students, parents and community members turned out to farewell Mount Hutt College principal John Schreurs last week.

Schreurs tendered his resignation earlier this year and has been on study leave since the end of Term 1. He officially leaves at the end of this term, prior to new principal Jack Saxon beginning at the start of next term.

About 80 gathered in the college hall after school on Thursday for the farewell ceremony and afternoon tea.

Colleagues, students and board of trustee representatives spoke of their time working with Schreurs in the role over the last nine years.

Methven Primary School principal Chris Murphy said it had been a pleasure to work alongside Schreurs at the neighbouring school, not least of all when they dealt with the occasional frustrations facing them in their roles.

“John was always a very cool head and a voice of reason,” Murphy said.

And he had been instrumental in the establishment of the district’s Community of Learning.

“It will be the testament to John’s involvement in this area when it’s realised to its full potential,” Murphy said.

Head students Mitchell Barron and Caitlin Smith thanked Schreurs for his heavy involvement in cultural and sporting events, showing the school’s PRIDE values, providing outstanding opportunities for students, overseeing the introduction of BYOD, as well as projects such as landscaping and new science lab construction.

“Being a student we do not understand how much time and effort goes into the role of being a principal,” Caitlin said.

“On behalf of all past and current students we would like to thank you for all the hours of thankless work that’s gone into this school and community,”

Mount Hutt College senior students performed a farewell haka for principal John Schreurs.

Mitchell said.

Deputy principal Kaylib Gorrie and the head students and their deputies Simon Harford and Samantha Fitzgerald performed a humorous skit on the stage, where Gorrie read from a book celebrating Schreurs’ characteristics including honesty and integrity, passion for relationships, good grammar and culture.

Board of Trustees chairman Richard Fitzgerald echoed previous speakers’ sentiments and presented Schreurs with a framed landscape scene by local photographer Bill Irwin.

“Thank you for your dedication, thank you for your commitment and thank you for your investment in us, it will stay with us for the rest of our lives.”

Schreurs was accompanied by wife Pam and he thanked her for her support over the years.

“Many have heard me talk about the importance of family, and it’s time for me to spend more time with Pam and my family.”

He paid tribute to students, parents, staff, colleagues, the community and its committed and hard-working members. He

was proud of the students’ high degree of computer literacy, coming a long way in development of tikanga Maori, and improved academic success and increased pride in celebrating this.

He suggested that lowering the voting age to 16 would be a good thing for New Zealand to consider.

“I think that’s a great discussion point.

“All young have the potential to be amazing,” he said.

“The positives of being in a small community is that children talk and listen to lots of different

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age groups.”

It also meant it was hard to be anonymous, which helped with truancy rates, as pupils generally did not wag school as they knew they would be seen.

At times his professionalism had been tested and working with young people was not easy, and was not getting easier.

The school had good heart, with fantastic teachers, students and community, so could only move forward.

Senior students performed a haka at the end of the ceremony, prior to afternoon tea.

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■■ MUD AND STEEL

In brief

Mud and Steel in Methven For most people, getting their vehicle stuck on a steep muddy hill is a terrible way to spend a weekend, but for those taking part in the Methven Mud & Steel 4WD in October, there is nothing better.

The Methven Lions are hosting the event which will see teams of two in a 4WD vehicle use its motive power and its winch to climb up ridiculously steep and muddy hills.

“It’s a relatively new, yet quickly growing sport which is why we are thrilled to be bringing it here,” Methven Lions Mac McElwain said.

“It’s slightly crazy because the challenges are so difficult and because the course will be wet and muddy. In fact, the muddier, the better.”

The proceeds from the event will be split between KidzMethven and the Lions Charitable Trust.

“We are keen to help them get started on the skate park they have planned because we think it’s important for Methven’s kids to be encouraged to get out from behind their screens, scrape their knees and get some fresh air in their lungs,” he said.

“We’ll split the proceeds between that and the Lions Charitable Trust, so 100 per cent will

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Smoke build-up A heater malfunction is believed to have been responsible for a buildup of smoke at the AIS workshop on Robinson Street. Ashburton firefighters were called to the scene about 3.50pm on Saturday after an alarm company activation from the premises. Chief Alan Burgess said it appeared there had been a malfunction in an oil burner unit.

Airlifted to hospital Westpac rescue helicopter responded to a callout in Methven about 5.55pm on Saturday, transporting a patient in moderate condition to Christchurch Hospital after a medical event. The helicopter also responded to an incident in Methven about 11.45am yesterday but St John referred media to police for any further information, however police were not aware of the callout.

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Teams of two will be tasked with tackling some seriously steep and seriously muddy hills at the Methven Mud & Steel 4wd in October.

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The event will be held on October 12 and 13 at Carneys Road,

Alford Forest.

It will form a round of the national championship, the NZ1 Winch Challenge, sponsored

locally by Harmer Earthmoving, and include entrants from the North Island as well as all over the South Island.

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■■ JOB EXCHANGE EVENT

Employer-employee connection at job exchange Ashburton employers and jobseekers will have an opportunity to come together in the district’s inaugural job exchange event.

The Ashburton District Council has partnered with several supporting organisations to hold a unique networking and training opportuntiy for people wanting to enter the work force or change career direction.

Employers seeking additional people to join their teams, either now or in the future, will gain insight into a wider range of jobseekers and the funding support programmes available to them. Information will also be available on employment law and visa update.

A person has been injured in an avalanche on Aoraki-Mt Cook.

Police received a call before midday yesterday that a person had been injured in the slip. Police said the person was rescued by helicopter and taken to the search and rescue base, with possible pelvic and rib injuries. On Tuesday last week five climbers were caught in an avalanche on Gammack range, east of AorakiMt Cook. One person sustained injuries and was be airlifted out.

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Council People & Capability Manager, Sarah Mosley, says the exchange would be of value to people on both sides of the employment sector.

“The exchange is intended to help people who may have found it challenging to enter the workforce or who want to move in another direction.

“They will be able to connect with employers with the hope to gain work experience or a permanent position,” she said.

And for employers, whether or not they made a direct connection with a jobseeker on the day, they would gain invaluable knowledge from industry professionals as well as

widening their recruitment pool, Mosley said.

Guest speakers at the Ashburton Employment Exchange include Immigration NZ, Canterbury Employers’ Chamber of Commerce, Ministry of Social Development, Department of Corrections and local businesses.

This free event will run from 9am until noon at the Ashburton Club & MSA, Havelock Street, Ashburton and includes morning tea for attendees.

Interested employers and jobseekers should register until September 13 at ashburtondc.govt.nz/aee.

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■■AFGHANISTAN

Bomb blast kills 63 AP The death toll from a suicide bombing at a wedding in Afghanistan’s capital is at least 63, including women and children, officials said yesterday, as Kabul reeled from its deadliest attack this year.

Another 182 civilians were wounded in the explosion, government spokesman Feroz Bashari said. Interior Ministry spokesman Nusrat Rahimi confirmed the toll.

The Taliban have condemned the attack and denied any involvement in the blast that carried the hallmarks of an assault by the local affiliate of the Islamic State organisation.

The blast occurred in a western Kabul neighbourhood that many in the minority Shiite Muslim Hazara community call home, and the Islamic State affiliate has claimed responsibility for some attacks against the community in the past.

Rahimi said the attacker set off explosives among the wedding participants.

The blast occurred near the stage where musicians were and “all the youths, children and all the people who were there were killed,” witness Gul Mohammad said.

One of the wounded, Mohammad Toofan, said that “a lot of guests were martyred.”

“There are so many dead and wounded,” said Ahmad Omid, a survivor, adding that about 1200 guests had been invited to the wedding for his father’s cousin. “I was with the groom in the other room when we heard the blast and then I couldn’t find anyone. Everyone was lying all around the

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A damaged Dubai City wedding hall is seen after an explosion in Kabul, Afghanistan.

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The blast at the Dubai City wedding hall in western Kabul shattered a period of relative calm. On August 7, a Taliban car bomb aimed at Afghan security forces detonated on the same road, killing 14 people and wounding 145 — most of them women, children and other civilians.

Kabul’s huge, brightly lit wedding halls are centres of community life in a city wea-

ry of decades of war, with thousands of dollars spent on a single evening.

The wedding halls also serve as meeting places, and in November at least 55 people were killed when a suicide bomber sneaked into a Kabul wedding hall where hundreds of Muslim religious scholars and clerics had gathered to mark the birthday of the Prophet Muhammad. The Taliban denied involvement in an attack that bore the hallmarks of the Islamic State affiliate.

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■■BRITAIN

Mum who drowned twins jailed for 10 years AP

Samantha Ford drowned 23-month-old twins Jake and Chloe in the bath on Boxing Day last year.

Kiefer Sutherland has been seriously injured after a fall while touring for his new country music album in Europe. The 52-year-old actor and musician revealed on Instagram that he slipped on the stairs of a bus and suffered injuries to a rib. As a result, he’s been forced to cancel his last few shows. He wrote: “Sadly I slipped on the stairs of the bus while travelling to Denmark and seriously injured a rib, making it difficult to breathe and impossible to sing.” While most fans will know Sutherland as an actor, he actually released his first album Down in a Hole in 2016.

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A spiteful mother who drowned her twin toddlers to make her estranged husband suffer has been jailed for 10 years.

Samantha Ford, 38, killed 23-monthold Jake and Chloe in the bath at their home on Boxing Day last year to ruin the life of her husband Steven.

After she was arrested, she was desperate to know if Mr Ford was distressed at the killings of their IVF children.

The Old Bailey heard that she drowned the twins in the bath, then placed them in their beds fully-dressed.

A note on the table said: “Please forgive my crazy mind.” Ford then drove to noto-

rious suicide spot Beachy Head in Sussex.

She was later found slumped in her car after driving into the back of a lorry with no seatbelt on. She told police “Just let me die. I killed my babies. I have had a breakdown. I would never hurt them they are my miracle babies”.

The court was told Ford, of Charing, Kent, and her husband split up after she blamed him for the loss of their lavish expat lifestyle in Qatar.

The pair had met in 2004 and moved to Qatar in 2008. They spent most of their 10-year marriage there.

The relationship began to fall apart following their return to the UK last year and they eventually split in November.

The Duke and Duchess of Sussex’s recent holiday flights cost $37,800. Prince Harry and Duchess Meghan took their three-month-old son Archie on a private jet to the island of Ibiza for a six-day break earlier this month and it has been claimed that the return trip totalled £20,000 (NZ$37,800). According to flight logs obtained by MailOnline, the pair are believed to have flown from Farnborough Airport in Hampshire on a Gulfstream 200 and returned on a nine-seater Cessna 500 XL, owned by NetJets, which has been dubbed “Uber for billionaires”. The trio are believed to have flown to Ibiza to belatedly celebrate the former actress’ 38th birthday, which occurred on August 4.

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■■UNITED STATES

Mystery lung illness linked to vaping AP State and federal health officials are investigating almost 100 cases of mysterious lung illnesses linked to vaping and e-cigarette use in 14 states in the US, many of them involving teens and young adults.

A large number of those stricken ill have been hospitalised, with some in intensive care and on ventilators.

At least 31 cases have been confirmed, and dozens more are under investigation.

Medical authorities say it is unclear whether patients will fully recover.

Officials are warning clinicians and the public to be on alert for what they describe

as a severe and potentially dangerous lung injury. Symptoms include difficulty breathing, shortness of breath or chest pain before hospitalisation. Health officials said patients have also reported fever, cough, vomiting and diarrhea.

The Centres for Disease Control and Prevention said officials are working with health departments in at least five states with confirmed cases – California, Illinois, Indiana, Minnesota and Wisconsin – to determine the cause of the condition after “a cluster of pulmonary illnesses linked to e-cigarette use” was reported among adolescents and young adults in recent weeks.

CDC officials said they were probing 94

possible cases in 14 states. To date, there is no consistent evidence that an infectious disease is the culprit, CDC spokeswoman Kathy Harben said. While some of the cases appear similar, officials said they don’t know whether the illnesses are associated with the e-cigarette devices themselves, or with specific ingredients or contaminants inhaled through them. Health officials have said patients have described vaping a variety of substances, including nicotine, marijuana-based products and do-ityourself “home brews.”

E-cigarettes have grown in popularity over the past decade despite little research on their long-term effects.

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Minaj changes surname Nicki Minaj has changed her surname on Twitter to “Petty”. The 36-year-old rapper last week announced she plans to marry her fiancé Kenneth ‘Zoo’ Petty within the next 80 days, but it seems she’s already taken their romance to the next level on social media, as she’s taken on her beau’s last name on her Twitter account. Nicki changed her display name on Twitter from “Ms. Minaj” to “Mrs. Petty”, to reflect the last name of the 41-year-old music executive.

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OUR VIEW

Gene editing could have a purpose for good L

egendary physicist Stephen Hawking, who died in March last year, feared that one day genetic engineering technologies would fall into the hands of the wealthy and powerful, and a race of super-humans would rule the planet.

He most likely turned in his grave a few months later when twin babies Lulu and Nana were born in China. As embryos, the girls had had their DNA edited by scientist He Jiankui in order to give them lifetime resistance to HIV. The controversial experiment set scientific communities in He’s home country and across the world into a flurry of alarm and confusion. Scientists could not understand how the biophysics researcher could be so reckless.

For the first time in history, the powerful tool of GE was being used for no good reason.

As in editing the DNA of human embryos, one is not changing the genes in only a single person, but in all their potential offspring as well. There may be potential for dire effects down the generations, for example, certain new genetic combinations giving rise to cancer and other defects.

The world’s outrage to He’s experiment is a healthy sign of humankind’s belief in its nature and destiny, and that these are far too important to be tinkered with.

Yet at the same time, there is a growing awareness in New

Zealand that some gene editing in future could have a purpose for good.

This month New Zealand’s top scientific body joined calls for an overhaul of genetic engineering (GE) laws.

A high-powered panel convened by Royal Society Te Aparangi favours moving away from a black-and-white view of what is and is not GE, toward a more nuanced approach that looks at specific applications, and what benefits and risks they carry.

The panel released discussion papers on the topic after hearing arguments in three areas – pest control, primary industries and medicine.

Co-chair Barry Scott, Professor of Molecular Genetics at Massey University, said that for all three areas there were views for and against.

In healthcare, there was an

appetite to consider therapeutic applications as long as it was safe, and negative side effects were reduced or mitigated.

“Applications should improve wellbeing and be focused on solutions to health issues,” he said.

In pest control, there was some appetite to consider gene drives for pest management if the benefits outweighed the risks.

“However, there were concerns over unintended consequences of removing species and around the risks of gene-edited pests finding their way back to their native countries.”

In the primary industries, it was considered that gene editing could provide a useful tool for supporting competitive advantage, and for protecting New Zealand’s flora and fauna.

“There were concerns about unintended consequences, a

need for better understanding of the relevant genetics, and that use of gene-editing technology would compromise the New Zealand brand and any ‘GM free’ competitive advantage,” he said.

When it comes to the primary industries, Federated Farmers has already said the time for informed public debate is well overdue, as genetic technologies have changed dramatically in recent years and their safety and value has been proven overseas.

One particular opportunity was to develop sterile douglas fir as a way to prevent the spread of wilding trees, something which could save farmers and the Crown millions of dollars.

It seems common sense in the face of the latest advice from the Royal Society that New Zealand does not blinker itself to any potential advantages such technologies may offer.

In 1987, a gun collector ran through Hungerford, England, 60 miles west of London, killing 16 people, including his mother, before turning his gun on himself.

In 2004, Google began trading on the Nasdaq Stock Market, ending the day up $US15.34 at $US100.34.

In 2012, 2012 Three New Zealand soldiers killed in Afghanistan when the humvee they were in was destroyed by an improvised explosive device.

Ten years ago: Four members of an elite Army special operations unit

were killed when their helicopter crashed on a Colorado mountain during a training mission.

Five years ago: A video released by Islamic State militants purported to show the beheading of American journalist James Foley as retribution for US airstrikes in Iraq.

One year ago: Former CIA Director John Brennan, whose security clearance had been revoked by President Donald Trump, told NBC’s Meet the Press that he was considering taking legal action

to try to prevent Trump from removing clearances from other current and former officials.

Today’s birthdays: Actress Jill St John is 79. Singer Billy J Kramer is 76. Country singer-songwriter Eddy Raven is 75. Rock singer Ian Gillan is 74. Former President Bill Clinton is 73. Actor Gerald McRaney is 72. Actor Jim Carter is 71. Actor John Stamos is 56.

Actress Kyra Sedgwick is 54. Actor Kevin Dillon is 54. Country singer Lee Ann Womack is 53. Country singer-songwriter Mark McGuinn

is 51. Actor Matthew Perry is 50.

Country singer Clay Walker is 50. Rapper Fat Joe is 49. Actress Tracie Thoms is 44. Actor Callum Blue is 42. Country singer Rissi Palmer is 38. Pop singer Missy Higgins is 36. Actor Peter Mooney is 36. Actress Tammin Sursok is 36.

Country singer Karli Osborn is 35.

Actor J. Evan Bonifant is 34.

Thought for today: “Cheer up! The worst is yet to come!”

– Philander Chase Johnson, American author (1866-1939).

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TODAY IN HISTORY Today is Monday, August 19, the 231st day of 2019. There are 134 days left in the year.

Today’s highlight in history: On August 19, 1934, a plebiscite in Germany approved the vesting of sole executive power in Adolf Hitler.

On this date: In 1812, the USS Constitution defeated the British frigate HMS Guerriere off Nova Scotia during the War of 1812, earning the nickname Old Ironsides.

In 1814, during the War of 1812, British forces landed at Benedict, Maryland, with the objective of capturing Washington DC. In 1848, the New York Herald reported the discovery of gold in California.

In 1853, E G Wakefield was elected to parliament. He had been the originator of the New Zealand Company.

In 1909, the first automobile races were run at the just-opened Indianapolis Motor Speedway; the winner of the first event was auto engineer Louis Schwitzer, who drove a Stoddard-Dayton touring car twice around the 2.5-mile track at an average speed of 57.4mp/h.

In 1942, during World War Two, about 6000 Canadian and British soldiers launched a disastrous raid against the Germans at Dieppe, France, suffering more than 50 per cent casualties.

In 1944, as his damaged Hawker Typhoon fighter-bomber rapidly lost height, Pilot Officer James Stellin struggled to avoid crashing into Saint-Maclou-la-Brière, a village of 370 people in northern France. He succeeded, but at the cost of his own life.

In 1980, 301 people aboard a Saudi Arabian L-1011 died as the jetliner made a fiery emergency return to the Riyadh airport.

In 1982, Soviet cosmonaut Svetlana Savitskaya became the second woman to be launched into space.

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ecently Associate Health Minister Julie Anne Genter stated that climate change is the foremost public health issue and suggested reducing meat and dairy in hospital meals, developing alternative patient menus and encouraging plant-based diets.

This focus on reducing the carbon emissions of our DHBs seems out of touch when we have women giving birth on the roadside due to the closure of maternity services, DHBs struggling to balance their books and cancer sufferers crying out for Pharmac to fund more medicines to help prolong their lives.

Cancer is the single largest cause of death in New Zealand and most of us will have some experience of it, either personally or through a relative or friend.

That is why National has announced a policy which would invest an extra $200 million over four years for Pharmac to fund more cancer drugs.

We have also committed to introducing a National Cancer Agency to deliver better diag-

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noses, better access and better treatment for cancer sufferers across New Zealand.

New Zealanders shouldn’t have to pack up their lives and go to other countries for cancer treatment.

They shouldn’t have to mortgage their houses, set up a Givealittle page or take out massive loans to be able to afford medicines which are funded in other countries.

The agency will be involved in prevention, screening and treatment and will also facilitate research so that in the future we can take steps to prevent cancer and treat it more effectively.

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those in our biggest cities.

We need to ensure that no matter where you live in New Zealand you will get the same standard of care.

With cancer, early diagnosis is often the key to survival and it is not acceptable that your ability to get a timely diagnosis and treatment depends on your postcode.

The current Government claims that its investment in health this year is the biggest ever. Yet we have the biggest DHB deficits on record.

There are fewer elective surgeries happening under this Government and 38,000 more people aren’t seeing their GP because of the costs.

Dr David Clark claimed a Labour government would establish a target to reduce the rate of one in three who die from cancer within its first 100 days, but his only notable achievement with regard to targets since becoming Health Minister has been to remove them.

Despite claiming to be a caring and compassionate government, the current coalition government has only put an

extra 1 per cent into Pharmac for life-saving drugs.

That doesn’t even cover inflation.

The previous National Government boosted annual investment in Pharmac by $220 million over nine years.

That meant around 820,000 New Zealanders benefited from extra investment in new Pharmac-funded medicines.

National’s Cancer Fund is a priority for us because it’s the right thing to do and it will help thousands of Kiwis.

Our commitment to a National Cancer Agency will ensure that your address won’t affect your prognosis.

We should have a health system that is fair for everyone, regardless of where you live.

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ARTS DIARY ■■ August 24 - Concert to Support Youth of Mid Canterbury. The Youth Institute of Ashburton has brought together nationally-acclaimed artists from the Dame Malvina Major Foundation to perform at Ashburton Trust Event Centre.

■■ August 24 – Solitude open hat night at the Ashburton Trust Event Centre, 7pm. Writer, director and performer Martine Baanvinger of DramaLab brings this beautiful, touching true story about Annie Chaffey living a hidden life with her lover in the remote mountains of Kahurangi National Park.

■■ August 24 - Gathering of Threads,an exhibition of pieces created by the Ashburton Embroiderers’ Guild. The opening at 2pm will include a talk from Claire Orbell of Toitu Otago Settlers Museum and will be followed by afternoon tea. Exhibition on display until September 22.

■■ August 29 – A Taste of Ireland – The Irish Music and Dance Sensation, Ashburton Trust Event Centre, 7.30pm.

■■ September 7 – The AC/DC Story, 7.30pm, Ashburton Trust Event Centre. Performed by the world touring ACCA DACCA. ■■ September 8 – Ashburton Musical Club’s Sounds of the Season, arranged by Carolie Andrew, 2pm at the Sinclair Centre, Park Street. Visitors welcome, $5 at the door.

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

Ashburton life artist Stu Brown is exhibiting in the Early Spring Show which opened yesterday.

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Wanted – mature women and men who do not mind showing off their curves.

A new group at the Ashburton Society of Arts is on the lookout for nude models, and in particular are hoping to attract people aged over 50.

Spokesperson Stu Brown said the life drawing group he established this year has about 12 members and meets at the Short Street Studio every Monday

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night. “We have two young people who come in regularly, but we would really like older adults as well,” Brown said.

Members transfer from the three-dimensional human from in front of them to their paper and canvas in the session’s set time limit through a variety of mediums, including pastels, water colour and acrylic.

For Brown himself, an Ashburton cabinet maker, he does his work in chalk pastels, oil pastels and graphite pastels.

Two works he has created from observing a male model are on display in the the Early Spring Show at the Short Street Studio which opened yesterday.

This year is the first time the Ashburton cabinet maker has exhibited any works, making his debut at the Ashburton Society of Arts annual exhibition at the Ashburton Art Gallery.

Brown said models for life drawing traditionally posed nude, and while this was the ideal, anyone a little self-conscious

could always use clothing or draping.

Models would not have to worry about having perfect bodies, as artists particularly appreciated voluptuous shapes.They also would not have to worry about getting cold.

“Our studio in here is very warm, we have an excellent heater, we can bump it up to 29 degrees if we have to.”

If you think you have what it takes, phone Brown on 0221740729.

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A winter warm-up in the Bay of Islands

The Black Rocks. Formed from an ancient volcanic eruption, the lava flow’s whimsical basalt formations are an eye-catching oddity.

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ould there be a better way to start the day than by taking a leisurely stroll along Russell’s pohutukawa-fringed waterfront, with tui in exuberant song, as the sun pops its head out of the Pacific?

This soul-stirring village was just one of a multitude highlights on my winter-defying escape to the wondrous Bay of Islands.

I was visiting Russell as part

Need a winter-defying escape north? Our nation’s birthplace and surrounds will wrap you up in its warm and patriotic embrace, writes Mike Yardley. of Fullers Cliffs & Caves Cruise, which weaves together a highlights reel of the bay beauties, culminating in a layover in Russell, before returning to Paihia at your leisure on the trusty ferry.

Within minutes after depart-

ing Paihia, we chanced upon a playful pod of juvenile bottlenose dolphins, turning on a splashy daybreak show, as if right on cue.

Our passionate guide, Sinead, remarked how there are over 200 bottlenose dolphins in the bay,

The hospitality jewel of Russell, the Duke of Marlborough Hotel. In the height of summer, the Duke serves over one thousand meals a day.

their dorsal fins are all unique and the Fullers crew have named most of them.

The wealth of marine life is enthralling, with migrating whales, Brydes Whale, Orca and Hammerhead Sharks all frequent cruisers, their fins knifing through the water.

Home to a staggering necklace of 144 islands, my fleeting Bay foray only included a handful, alongside sizing up some stupendous natural spectacles.

The crystal-clear morning was postcard-worthy, the water glinted like freshly-cut diamonds, with that striking triangular rock, Nine Pin, crowning the horizon.

It’s home to the Bay’s colony of Australian Gannets.

They’re illustrious dive-bombers, travelling at 100km/h when they hit the water to scoop out a fish. We rendezvoused with Moturoa Island, now largely a sheep farm, admiring the old World War Two gun emplacements guarding against the Japanese.

Nearby, Black Rocks. Formed from an ancient volcanic eruption, the lava flow’s whimsical basalt formations are an eye-catching oddity – similar to the Giant’s Causeway in Northern Ireland. It’s a wildly popular diving spot with an abundance of marine life inhabiting the crevices of the layered rock, deep down.

In the summer months the rocks cook, heating up to 60°C, which savvy birdlife exploit during the nesting season to incubate their eggs.

We cruised by Marsden Cross, high above Rangihoua Bay, marking the place where Samuel Marsden held the nation’s first Christian sermon on Christmas Day 1814.

Jurassic greywacke rock dominates the bay, a very soft rock where the power of the ocean has created a honeycomb of sea caves.

An intimate encounter with one of these caves entailed poking our nose into the evocatively-named Taniwha’s Den. More akin to feeling trapped inside a washing machine on spin cycle, the thunderous rumbling noise reverberating within the cave was spell-binding.

We breezed by Roberton Island, where Captain Cook anchored the Endeavour in 1769, and admired Otehei Bay, once home to the American author Zane Grey who popularised game fishing in the Bay of Islands, nearly a century ago.

Dropping anchor at Waewaetorea Island before disembarking at Russell, we walked ashore on Stingray Bay, a crescent-shaped slice of island paradise, blessed with bone-white sands and verdant hillside walking trails.

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The Waitangi Museum is a thoughtfully presented storehouse of history that walks through the seminal moments in the shaping of a nation, with multi-media flourishes and immersive touch-screen technology.

The views are achingly gorgeous.

On a sun-splashed autumn morning, the hospitality jewel of Russell, the Duke of Marlborough Hotel, looked positively radiant.

Beginning life in 1827 as Johnny Johnston’s Grog Shop, the ex-convict quickly changed the name to the Duke of Marlborough and he gained the first liquor licence in New Zealand.

Here’s a fun fact for you – in the height of summer, the Duke serves over one thousand meals a day.

If you fancy a casual daytime bite, you can’t beat the Duke platter, a divine a selection of Te ika mata, cured meats, calamari, pickles and cheese.

When in Russell, Pompallier House is a must-do. You might expect a history of tanning and printing to be rather tedious, but given the rich historical context, the incisive, hands-on demonstrations and the spectacular setting, it’s engrossing.

Named after the first Catholic bishop, who arrived in New Zealand in 1838, the French mission worked with Maori leaders putting their oral language into writing, and printing books in te reo. By 1845, 45,000 Maori had been converted to Catholicism.

Established in 1842, Pompellier House is now restored to its original French Lyonnaise style, the only one of its type in the

country.

Pop into the Russell Museum, built in 1836, to see a 1/5 scale of the replica of the Endeavour.

For some intrepid leg-stretching, I hauled myself up Flagstaff Hill, where seraphic 360 degree views await, alongside the storied history of Hone Heke cutting down the Union Jack’s flagpole.

After returning to Paihia on the quick-hop ferry, I had a date with the nation’s birthplace. Blessed with a buckletload of sunshine at Waitangi, you’d be hard pressed to find a more photogenic coastal perch, than standing on that rolling velvety lawn of the Treaty Grounds.

A sure-fire way to accentuate the experience is to take a private tour. My guide was Mukai Harua, a mountain of a man, who enriched my visit with a slew of authentic and personal insights.

As a 9 year old, he helped paddle the mighty waka, Ngatokimatawhaorua, with Charles & Diana onboard.

The world’s largest war canoe needs a minimum of 76 paddlers to handle it safely on the water, delivering a majestic spectacle when it’s launched every Waitangi Day. The immaculately maintained Treaty House contains a small museum with enriching exhibits fleshing out the build-up to the Treaty signing and the awe-inspiring role played by James Bus-

A sure-fire way to accentuate the experience is to take a private tour. My guide was Mukai Harua, a mountain of a man, who enriched my visit with a slew of authentic and personal insights.

by in bringing the two cultures together.

I enjoyed a stirring cultural performance inside the carved Meeting House, blending waiata, poi stick games, Maori weaponry display and a bone-rattling haka.

It was my first time back here since the new Waitangi Museum had opened, a thoughtfully presented storehouse of history that walks through the seminal moments in the shaping of a nation, with multi-media flourishes and immersive touch-screen technology.

From the Treaty Grounds, a soul-rinsing hike leads you along the bush-clad banks of the Waitangi River all the way to the horseshoe-shaped cascade of the Haruru Falls. More than 100 villages lined the riverbanks in the 1800s.

Highlights of the two-hour walk include the boardwalk section which passes through the interior of a mature mangrove forest. At low tide, you’ll see crabs scuttling from their holes in the mud to feed.

As the river widens, keep an eye out for shags nesting in the pohutukawa trees.

You’ll hear the thundering roar of the falls before you see them.

They cascade into a wide basin which was New Zealand’s first river port, an important transport junction in the early settler period.

Pompallier House is a must-do. You might expect a history of tanning and printing to be rather tedious, but the incisive, hands-on demonstrations and the spectacular setting, it’s engrossing.

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ABs keep the Cup

By Patrick McKendry There was an all-pervading sense of satisfaction at the All Blacks’ inner-city Auckland hotel yesterday morning after what happened the night before at Eden Park – a sense of questions answered in the most forthright manner.

The smiles were back on the faces of the players, some of whom were still wearing towels from a massage session, and possibly one or two sore heads too, for it’s not every weekend you retain the Bledisloe Cup with a near-record 36-0 victory over the Wallabies in a test which began as a metaphorical arm-wrestle and finished with the humiliated visitors under the table.

Head coach Steve Hansen was more satisfied than most as he reflected on the test – his 100th in charge of the All Blacks – and considered his team’s next challenge against Tonga in Hamilton in a fortnight and a World Cup towards which he felt his men had taken a “massive” step with their

most complete performance of the year after their worst in Perth a week earlier.

Starting a week before the All Blacks’ scratchy win over the Pumas on July 21 and continuing with the draw to South Africa and walloping in Western Australia, each passing day has been significant for Hansen and his men as the World Cup approaches and another big one is looming: the announcement of his 31-player squad for Japan a week on Wednesday.

Does Saturday’s performance make his selection job harder?

“In some ways it makes it easier because some people really put their hands up last night,” Hansen said.

“Where we had question marks, you no longer have question marks.

“But in other ways, it makes it a bit tougher, too.”

“It always is,” he said of it being a tough job.

“When you name a team someone misses out.

All Blacks winger Sevu Reece breaks a tackle during the Bledisloe Cup test at Eden Park in Auckland on Saturday.

PHOTO BRETT PHIBBS AP “It’s the end of their dream and this is a pretty big one – going to the World Cup.” As he said: “There’s a bit of pressure on the other guys now to front up.”

He and his players could feel the doubt of the nation during the week; that they could then fully express themselves in scoring five tries to nil despite the high stakes and the yellow card to Dane Coles says much for their mental resolve as much as their talent.

All of what have been described as gambles paid off: the dropping of Rieko Ioane and Ben Smith in favour of George Bridge and Sevu Reece, starting Richie Mo’unga and Beauden Barrett together, the loose forward trio – Hansen was vindicated on all fronts after his men brought a level of attitude missing so far this year.

“Everyone externally was starting to get a bit shaky, starting to question whether the coaches

still had it, the players still had it,” Hansen said.

“The external group of our nation can now breathe slightly easier.”

But he added: “The day New Zealand rugby doesn’t have an external scrutiny like it does [is the day] the game is not where it was.”

He did raise an eyebrow at Wales overtaking New Zealand as World Rugby’s top-ranked team for the first time in 2009, saying: “How do you work that out?

“I’ve never understood their system. You win a game and you lose the top ranking.

“I guess when you sit back it’s something that’s going to happen anyway because the top-ranked sides are playing each other in the Northern Hemisphere and you get more points if you beat the top sides.

“We just need to get ourselves in the right frame of mind to go to the World Cup and win that so

we’re not too worried.”

It means Warren Gatland’s Wales go to Japan as the No 1 team, and Hansen won’t necessarily be unhappy if that adds to the pressure on his Kiwi rival.

And, as he reflected on his final Bledisloe Cup match, an Australian reporter asked if things were friendlier between the two camps now after the All Blacks invited the Wallabies into their Eden Park changing room.

“You’re the only guys we keep making it not friendly,” was Hansen’s response. “We’re all big boys, we know there’s always going to be some banter.

“You’ve got the best nation sledging in the world, Australia. Every now and then someone sledges back and you think that makes a war. It doesn’t, it’s just good banter.”

After a big week, Hansen and the All Blacks are back on top where it counts.

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Coasters hit Methven Pre-season rugby hit Methven on Saturday, although there wasn’t a Mid Canterbury rugby jersey in sight. The Methven Domain played host to a match between Canterbury B and a West Coast side in the final throes of its Heartland Championship build-up.

Canterbury B took the game out 35-5, after leading 14-5 at half time. The game was actually Canterbury B’s second in a row played in Mid Canterbury, after beating Mid Canterbury in atrocious conditions in Ashburton the week before.

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All Blacks answer some of the questions

By Gregor Paul

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he good news is that the All Blacks are not entirely broken.

The bad news is they are not entirely fixed either.

But they are well on the mend and they achieved their main goal of the night, which was to deliver some kind of meaningful response and drag themselves out of the fug they have been this year.

They didn’t do it perfectly, but they did it well enough to confirm that it will take a special performance to beat them in Japan, where they are shortly heading with perhaps a deeper confidence than many realise.

This was a good performance.

It was gritty and full of energy.

It was thoughtful and rugged.

It was mostly controlled, largely but not always disciplined and there were moments of supreme awareness and clinical finishing.

There was also some seriously punishing defence and everything pieced together didn’t make effortless, beautiful viewing but it was effective and damaging which is all that mattered and it left Australia broken.

The attacking flow and rhythm didn’t quite come in the sense that the All Blacks totally cut loose, running freely for

minutes on end.

It nearly did.

There were moments, passages of excellence and certainly enough to be optimistic that it’s all coming together.

But it wasn’t really imperative for the All Blacks to be emphatic about that: it was a night for the All Blacks to provide some kind of reassurance, in anyway they could, that those who said they were in a bad patch rather than terminal decline had some evidential basis to support their faith.

And specifically it was a night where the pack, particularly the tight five, had to wind themselves up into a controlled fury and crunch their way through 80 minutes in all aspects of their work.

We needed to see their heart and soul: their desire to not graft, but hurt Australia and to impose themselves in every way they could.

It was about making sure the Wallabies never settled: never had an easy way into the game and to leave them feeling that same old horrid feeling they always have at Eden Park, which is that they are being beaten up by a team that wants to win more than they do.

That was the big tick.

The really big turning point in 2019 because the lineout aside which was a bit of a shambles,

Sonny Bill Williams crashes over for a try on Saturday.

the pack did indeed do what they haven’t done all year and stomped all over the opposition.

A Wallabies pack that had the freedom of Perth suddenly found life a little harder at Eden Park, where Patrick Tuipulotu was a one man tackling machine of doom.

There was no give from the All Blacks this week.

No soft bits to poke and prod and even the famed Wallabies driving maul was sent chugging into reverse and there wasn’t an area of the conflict where the All Blacks came second.

And they certainly owned the scrummaging battle, which can’t be considered a contest because Australia didn’t offer enough resistance for it be termed that.

Things can’t be so bad if the All Blacks managed to buckle the Wallabies scrum with just seven men.

On that basis alone, there was enough reason to be satisfied there is life in this old All Blacks dog yet.

The first scrum of the game was exactly what was required: set the perfect tone when the Wallabies were reeling backwards at a rate of knots before they pulled anchor and gave away a penalty.

It’s not often that the first play of the game carries such meaning, but this one did.

It was an immediate reminder that there is venom in this All Blacks pack and in a week when their aura had supposedly been lost and the word vulnerable has clung to them, it was important not to let the game drift by before they made their presence felt.

The lineout needs some critical attention and Dane Coles probably needs to calm down, but on a night when the All Blacks retained the Bledisloe and run up a cricket score, they can be sure the fix-it list is a lot shorter than it was this time last week.

Wales became the No. 1-ranked test team for the first time after a 13-6 rebound win against England at home yesterday, a month out from the Rugby World Cup. Just six days after being thrashed

by England 33-19 at Twickenham, Wales dominated the return match.

They scored the only try to deservedly win the first half 10-0, and produced a typically strong defensive effort in Cardiff to hold out England in the second.

Wales became only the fourth team to reach No. 1 since the rankings began in 2003 and took over from New Zealand, who have held top spot since November 2009.

The All Blacks were far more impressive hours earlier in their own 36-0 rebound win over Australia, but Wales coach Warren Gatland was rapt that his players delivered the response he demanded after they were humbled last weekend.

Gatland was even more impressed that his patched-up side held together.

Fullback Liam Williams was withdrawn with a tight hamstring just before kickoff, giving Leigh Halfpenny his first cap this year, and replacement flanker Aaron Shingler finished at lock and backup hooker Elliot Dee on the flank.

They combined to ruin a lastgasp England lineout drive just four meters from the Wales tryline.

“No one panicked, everyone did their job. To see those players comfortable handling that was pretty good,” Gatland said.

“That showed great character ...

Other teams are going to beat us but if you do you’re going to have to play pretty well because they’re not going to give it up easy.”

England counterpart Eddie Jones, whose own side could have become No. 1 with a win, was also pleased.

“It was a perfect World Cup prep game up for us, absolutely perfect,” Jones said.

“We found out about the mentality of our young players, we found out we have a really good cohesiveness in the squad because they fought hard for each other in difficult situations, and we’ll leave here with a smile on our face.”

The second half was scrappy as Wales tired and England tried to come back.

The visitors were limited to George Ford’s two penalties.

“I don’t think many people will remember these games,” Ford said.

“What happens in the World Cup in a few weeks will be completely different.

“We’re making sure we’re ready for that.”

England returns home to face Ireland next weekend, while Wales heads to Turkey for another camp before another home-and-away series against Ireland.

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■■RUGBY

Mo’unga ok for Japan

Ferns have wood on Wallaroos

By Patrick McKendry Richie Mo’unga, a shining light among a galaxy of stars dressed in black at Eden Park, has an acromioclavicular (AC) joint shoulder problem but his World Cup dream is still very much on track.

“While it’s not long term, he’ll be sore for a couple of weeks – hopefully no more,” coach Steve Hansen said yesterday.

In scoring a try, kicking four of his five attempts at goal and putting himself about against the Wallabies with what almost amounted to disregard for his own wellbeing, Mo’unga cemented himself as the All Blacks’ top No. 10 for the big World Cup games next month.

If fit he will play some part in the warm-up test against Tonga in Hamilton in a fortnight.

Otherwise, Josh Ioane will make his test debut.

Hansen intends to play most of his front-liners against the Tongans in order to keep them ticking over for next month’s tournament in Japan and we will get a better idea of who they are when he announces his 31-player squad a week on Wednesday.

On the evidence of Saturday’s 36-0 victory, lock Patrick Tuipulotu and utility back Jordie Barrett will be included, as will very impressive new wings George Bridge and Sevu Reece.

In the aftermath of the test, Tuipulotu

admitted he hasn’t always taken his opportunities and that he was just happy to have played his part in the retention of the Bledisloe Cup. That he did play to his size and strength – particularly on defence – was a testament to an improved attitude, but also a changed diet, as Hansen revealed.

“It’s interesting because we changed [his] energy intake prior to this game because he’s been running out of energy,” Hansen said.

“We know he’s fit … and last night he went deep into the game and played really well so we’re really happy with him.”

Midfielders Jack Goodhue, who has a hamstring strain, and Ryan Crotty, who is recovering from a broken thumb, are both close to returns and both should be available to play Tonga.

Hansen added that lock Brodie Retallick’s dislocated shoulder was progressing satisfactorily and it appears almost certain that the All Blacks will take four locks to Japan; Retallick, provided he keeps improving, Tuipuluto, Scott Barrett and Sam Whitelock.

Given the excellent performances of Sonny Bill Williams and Anton LienertBrown against the Wallabies, Ngani Laumape could be an unlucky exclusion from the World Cup squad.

Prop Atu Moli may also miss it and, depending on what mix the selectors want, it could be a close call between Vaea Fifita and Jackson Hemopo.

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Richie Mo’Unga scoots away for a superb solo try.

The Black Ferns have kept their perfect record against the Wallaroos and retained the Laurie O’Reilly Trophy at Eden Park on Saturday night.

In the first match of the trans-Tasman double-header, this was a more challenging encounter for the world champions than last week’s under a clear blue sky in Perth.

Then the Wallaroos were guilty of missing far too many tackles and it turned into a 47-10 romp.

This time they were better defensively and initially posed a few attacking questions of their own.

But they again lacked the quality and instincts possessed by the Black Ferns and the match as a contest was over early in the second half.

The Black Ferns scored five tries to the Wallaroos’ one, with halfback Kendra Cocksedge in good kicking form.

The final quarter was memorable for the debut of back Grace Brooker, who featured in several strong runs and had a night to remember, as did all her team-mates.

■■OPINION

All Blacks genius Barrett our World Cup ace

By Chris Rattue

I

t feels, at times, as if the genius of Beauden Barrett is hidden in plain sight.

Well that’s how it seemed this year, when a supposed tide of opinion apparently rose behind Richie Mo’unga, the people allegedly voting for the young Crusader to take over as the All Black No. 10.

In the process, Barrett copped the most ridiculous criticism considering the stupendous heights he had scaled, the enjoyment he had spread in a difficult game to play.

I’ve not seen a better test back than Beauden Barrett, since the early 1970s.

While other players lived in lanes, to Barrett the field is a playground.

He is, to my mind, simply the greatest whether he has medals around his neck or not.

Jonah Lomu, Dan Carter, David Campese, Christian Cullen, Tim Horan, Stephen Larkham, Phil “The Sidestep” Bennett, Rupeni Caucaunibuca, Mark Ella, Hugo Porta, Serge Blanco…these are the sort of names which leap to mind when the word association game involves “exceptional”.

Carter was a most complete back, with so many skills and – at his best – an internal metronome which helped him pick the game apart.

He hardly ever missed a tackle,

without putting himself in harm’s way. Even his re-starts were a work of art.

But no one has matched the breadth of Barrett’s attacking game.

In a sport where space is at an absolute premium, where the quarter acre dream died a long time ago, Barrett still roams free.

The only way to define Barrett is not to define him in traditional terms.

Carter was a better No. 10 in the strict sense, the groundbreaking Larkham too, and it is almost heresy to suggest there has ever been a better fullback than Cullen or maybe Blanco.

But Barrett and his press-button pace creates a hybrid role which has left them all behind.

His highlights package is off the charts.

He made George Bridge look good on Saturday night, gliding across Wallaby defenders and putting the new starting wing through a gap made for his pace.

The rest, and the Wallabies, were history.

It wasn’t Barrett’s finest test by a long stretch, yet he still made the play which made the difference.

In the first test, Barrett made a try out of nothing by angling in towards a gap and skipping across the line, in the way that only Beauden Barrett can skip.

Yes, he was trampled over by Samu Kerevi in Perth.

But there isn’t a perfect foot-

TV on, and back the All Blacks to emerge from the World Cup pack.

A peak in the valleys

baller anywhere.

Cullen was an amazing straight line runner, with incredible strength and balance and a magic radar for running lines. He was, until Barrett, the best outside back I’d seen.

But look at all the other strings to Barrett’s bow: goalkicking, general kicking, creative kicking, playmaking, left foot, right foot.

It makes the great Cullen look a tad one dimensional.

Barrett is the World Cup ace, a most essential item along with the injured Brodie Retallick.

Even for the non-religious, a prayer for the health of Retallick still feels like a worthwhile exercise as the tournament draws near.

There was, quite rightly, a lot of

praise for Patrick Tuipulotu after Bledisloe Two, but the Auckland lock does not have a history which makes you feel secure about him against the big boys from Europe and South Africa.

Scott Barrett, for all of his strengths, isn’t Mr. Retallick.

But so long as Beauden Barrett remains fit, the All Blacks will go to Japan with an edge that no one can match.

No player has understood the freedom offered to a fullback and had the weapons to use it.

He can turn up on the sideline, cut through the middle, drift across defenders, throw that magic pass, produce that impossible kick and chase.

He is, in short, the primary reason to buy a ticket or turn the

All credit to Wales, for assuming the No. 1 position in world rugby.

And while they aren’t the best team in the world, there probably isn’t a clear number one right now.

But coach Warren Gatland, inspirational lock Alun Wyn Jones and co. deserve major kudos for restoring and raising Welsh rugby pride.

It hasn’t always been an easy task as Sir Graham Henry found in his time as their national coach, before he took over the All Black reins.

Wales, a passionate rugby country steeped in traditional rivalries and politics, came to healthy professionalism slowly, and didn’t make life easy for the head coach.

Gatland said he expected the Kiwi media to laugh off the Welsh ranking, and it is certainly worth a little giggle coming as it has immediately after the champion All Blacks dismantled their 2015 World Cup final opponents Australia.

But it is the ranking system which is discredited, not the Welsh game.

And the Welsh rise does actually portray that a sustained period of All Black dominance is over, even if they may still – marginally – be the best team in the world.

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■■BASKETBALL

Oceania honours up for grabs A couple of young Mid Canterbury basketballers are in Noumea this week, hoping to play a part in New Zealand becoming Oceania’s best.

Ashlee Strawbridge and Sophie Adams are part of the New Zealand team taking part in the FIBA Under 17 Oceania Championships, which will tip-off today in Noumea, New Caledonia.

It’s a tournament where both New Zealand’s boys’ and girls’ sides are looking to go one better than their predecessors, as they go up against seven other nations from around the Oceania catchment.

The toughest opposition they’re likely to find themselves up against is again Australia, the side that won both the girls’ and boys’ titles last year, with both Kiwi sides having to settle for the runner up spot.

The women’s squad is spearheaded by three members of the 2019 Aon Under 19 National Championships tournament team, Rochelle Fourie, Jess Moors and Caitlin O’Connell, while Strawbridge was a part of the national 3x3 team that claimed silver at the FIBA 3x3 Under-18 World Cup in Mongolia in June.

Under-17 women’s head coach Hernando Planells said the Oceania Cham-

pionships are a great opportunity for players to develop, but also to gain life experience.

“Being able to travel anywhere for basketball is a privilege, and so our time in New Caledonia is sure to be a great cultural experience.

“In saying that though, we have to remember that this is a business trip and we have some goals to achieve while we’re there.

“We want to play to our strengths and so over the next few days we’ll be relearning a lot of things, which will put us in a good position for next week.”

Earlier this year, Basketball New Zealand hosted the New Caledonian Under 17 national teams, as they took part in Basketball New Zealand age-group selection camps.

Both teams will tackle Australia, Guam and Samoa in the group stages, with a high placing setting them up for a playoff contest against a lower placed side in the other pool.

The top two teams from each division will advance to the FIBA Under-18 Asian Championship in 2020, which is the official qualifier to the 2021 FIBA U19 World Cup. All matches will be streamed live on YouTube.

Right – Ashlee Strawbridge is one of two Mid Canterbury girls, along with Sophie Adams, who will be in action for the New Zealand Under-17 team in Noumea this week.

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ANBL no cupcake league, says future superstar

By Christopher Reive RJ Hampton wanted to change the culture of American basketball – and he chose New Zealand of all places to do it.

The American teenage sensation created a stir in the basketball world in May when he announced he would be joining the New Zealand Breakers for the upcoming ANBL season instead of going to college in the States.

It’s a route not often sought – particularly by players of Hampton’s stature – to fill their requirement of being a year removed from high school before being eligible for the NBA draft.

He’s not the first player to take the route less travelled, but he is the most high-profile case since Brandon Jennings chose to spend a year in Italy before the 2009 NBA draft.

But Hampton knew what he wanted, and when the idea was

presented to him it became the obvious path to take.

“I made the decision knowing this would happen, knowing I was going to cause some buzz in the basketball world and I’m glad I did because I think I really made the right decision,” he said.

“I was in calculus class like, three months ago with my friends in high school, going to lunch every day.

“All my friends started school for their senior year a couple of days ago and I’m not in school – I’m in New Zealand. But everyone understands; I’m just glad it all happened.

“I wanted to do this. I wanted to change the culture of basketball.”

The 18-year-old and his family touched down in Auckland in the early hours on Saturday morning and were welcomed with a powhiri.

It was their first glimpse of New Zealand culture, and Hampton

was quick to tell the fans who showed up to greet him that he’s here to win.

He’ll join a Breakers side with plenty of potential to make a run for the ANBL title this season, with team veterans like Thomas Abercrombie and Corey Webster, and imports including Team USA representative Scotty Hopson headlining a talented roster.

Asked about playing alongside the rest of the roster and under new director of basketball Dan Shamir, Hampton said: “I feel that if I develop as a player like I know I can over the season, we’ll be the best team in the NBL.” With a massive reputation already in the States, Hampton isn’t feeling any pressure that is being channelled in his direction.

He says: “It’s not really pressure.

I feel like I’ve got a great support system behind me and at the end of the day it’s just basketball – you just have to go out there and play

RJ Hampton the game you know how to play.”

Included in that support system are the likes of NBA superstars such as Kyrie Irving and Kevin Durant who have been more than willing to share advice and give him support as he works his way toward one day playing against

them on the biggest stage.

Last month, he was in Las Vegas for the NBA Summer League where he caught up with Spurs guard Lonnie Walker IV, who had plenty of good advice to share.

“All the guys I’ve talked to in the NBA told me I made the right decision, this was going to better help my game and that if they would have thought about this they might have done the same thing too.

“Lonnie was just telling me when you come into a professional basketball league you have to stay physical.

“You have to be able to withstand hits, and that’s really what it is – it’s a different league to playing in high school of AAU basketball which is what I’m used to but when you have the skillset and the mindset I feel like you can adjust to the physicality.

“This is a ‘no cupcake’ league and that’s what I’m here for.”

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■■ LEAGUE

Eels start season with a loss

Semis fought out on court A massive day of netball played out on the courts at Ashburton’s EA Networks Centre on Saturday. It was semi-finals day, and among the matches playing out was a second grade semi-final between Methven Humm Engineering and Ashburton College Year 9B. The Ashburton College side went in as favourites after an unbeaten run in the championship round, but Methven came out on top, 32-25, to book their place in the final next Saturday.

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They headed to Invercargill full of confidence, but the Aoraki Eels came home with a 34-24 loss to the Southland Rams to their names on Saturday night.

It was the Eels’ first outing in this season’s South Island rugby league premiership, having had the bye in round one, and it wasn’t the result they were after.

It also meant that the Southland side became the first team to hold the 1908 Wahaika, a new trophy commemorating the long and proud rugby league history between Aoraki and Southland.

The Eels headed to Invercargill for the latest match between the two regions with three Mid Canterbury players on their game day roster – Seamus Smyth, Leps Seitava and Ash Searle. Searle’s involvement was limited due to injury, but Smyth and Seitava both featured on field and played well.

The Eels will now face the Otago Whalers in Timaru this weekend and Canterbury Maori on August 31, where junior teams from around Mid and South Canterbury will also be in action, before facing the West Coast in Timaru.

Meanwhile, the Ashburton Barbarians weren’t in action at the weekend, with their season in the Canterbury Rugby League ompetition having come to an end with a loss to the Woolston Rams in a sudden death semi-final last weekend.

The Rams went on to face the Burnham Chevaliers in Saturday’s preliminary final and won 56-6, to book themselves a spot in next weekend’s final against Marist Saints.

The Barbarians will be back in action in September, when the Aoraki Cup – for teams from Mid and South Canterbury – competition gets under way.

■■FOOTBALL

Manchester City again on the receiving end of VAR call AP Manchester City have been denied another crucial late goal against Tottenham by an intervention from the video assistant referee.

Gabriel Jesus thought he scored the winner in the second minute of injury time in a wild English Premier League match at Etihad Stadium yesterday when he curled home a finish after the ball landed at his feet following a corner.

The Brazil striker waved and danced in front of City’s jubilant fans, unaware the on-field referee had been told the goal was under review.

VAR – new to the league this season – ruled the ball reached Jesus off the arm of Aymeric Laporte as the City defender stretched to head it.

Newly implemented rules say a foul should be awarded if a goal is scored from an accidental handball.

The goal was disallowed, much to the anger of Jesus and City’s frustrated fans, and the match finished 2-2.

The final whistle was greeted with loud boos inside the stadium as the English champions dropped points in the second match of their title defence.

Back in April, almost the exact same thing happened to City when Spurs visited for a Champions League match.

On that occasion, Raheem Sterling had a goal disallowed for offside by VAR in the third minute of injury time, denying City a place in the semi-finals.

City manager Pep Guardiola didn’t drop to his knees and look

as crestfallen like he did in April.

Instead he engaged in conversation with Tottenham counterpart Mauricio Pochettino in the technical area as confusion reigned around him.

“I thought we left that situation against Tottenham in the Champions League last season.

“But it is the same,” Guardiola said.

“The referee and VAR disallow it. It’s the second time, it’s tough.

“It’s honestly tough.”

Guardiola will wonder how his team didn’t win.

Twice taking the lead in the first half, through Sterling and then Sergio Aguero, City was twice pegged back by Tottenham, first

by Erik Lamela and then by Lucas Moura 14 seconds after he entered the field as a substitute.

The diminutive Brazil winger

ran straight toward the penalty area to line up for his team’s corner and rose highest – somewhat improbably – to send a glancing header looping into the net in the 56th.

Aguero was substituted soon after that goal and exchanged some strong words on the sideline with Guardiola as he sat down. The pair was seen embracing near the end of the match, however, suggesting they patched up their differences.

The result leaves City two points behind Liverpool, the team expected again to be its biggest rival for the title.

Liverpool beat Southampton 2-1 earlier.

In the space of nine days, Spanish goalkeeper Adrian has made his Liverpool debut as an injury substitute, saved the decisive penalty to win the club the

UEFA Super Cup, got injured by a pitch-invading fan, and made an embarrassing error in a Premier League game.

To say it has been a roller-coaster start to life at Anfield would be an understatement.

Adrian, an offseason signing filling in for the injured Alisson Becker, was a doubt for Liverpool’s match at Southampton after a fan slid into the goalkeeper’s ankle while the team celebrated his crucial penalty stop in a shootout win over Chelsea in the UEFA Super Cup on Wednesday.

He was declared fit on the morning of the match and made some good saves before Sadio Mane and Roberto Firmino put Liverpool 2-0 up at St Mary’s.

Liverpool hung on, though, for a second straight win after beating Norwich.

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In brief Big guns on show The Roger James and Robert Wellwood stable will step out stable stars Rondinella and Concert Hall at the Taupo trials on Wednesday with James keen to get a line on their fitness levels as they get set to commence their spring campaigns. Rondinella is set to line-up in the first of the trials off the back of an exhibition gallop at Tauranga recently. “I am pleased with how she is shaping up but the trial will give me a better guide on where she is at and what we need to do to get her ready for her first start this time in,” James said. - NZME

A Te Rapa specialist

Te Akau Shark looking a picture before the Foxbridge Plate on Saturday.

■■FOXBRIDGE PLATE

Richards happy with pair

NZME Creditable performances from star performers Te Akau Shark and Melody Belle in the US Navy Flag Foxbridge Plate (1200m) at Te Rapa on Saturday has left trainer Jamie Richards satisfied with the start to a big spring campaign for both horses.

Te Akau Shark stormed home from near last on the turn to run impressive winner Endless Drama to less than a length at the line while Melody Belle battled gamely into fourth after peaking on her challenge in the last 150m.

Richards, who celebrated his 30th birthday yesterday, reported that both of his charges had pulled up well from their exertions and had trotted up nicely

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less than 24 hours after the race.

“They were both a little tired and left a wee bit of feed which was to be expected after a tough first-up run,” Richards said.

“While we went there to win, you had to be satisfied with how they both performed and there is no shame in losing to a quality horse like Endless Drama.

“The wide draw made it tough for Te Akau Shark as he got back and had to come very wide in the straight but he closed things off nicely in the final stages.

“Michael McNab gave Melody Belle a great run from her draw but she is a year older now and I think she is definitely looking for 1400m and further.

“She never gave it away in the straight and was holding her

ground well at the post so I don’t think she lost any admirers with the run.”

Richards confirmed the immediate plans for both horses would be for Te Akau Shark to head straight to Sydney while Melody Belle will continue on her mission to the three feature events during the Hawke’s Bay Spring Carnival.

“We will continue to monitor them over the next few days but as long as they have no issues then we will continue with their campaigns as planned,” he said.

“Te Akau Shark will head across to Sydney on Monday week and will run in the Tramway Stakes (Gr.2, 1400m) at Randwick on September 7.

“Melody Belle will go to the

Tarzino Trophy at Hastings (Gr.1, 1400m) where she will meet Endless Drama again.

“She is going to have to lift to challenge him but we’re confident there is still a turn or two in the screw with her.

“We are focused on Hawke’s Bay at this stage and won’t make any further decisions for her until after that.”

Richards is also looking forward to the Taupo meeting on Wednesday where a large number of his stable runners will kick off their spring campaigns including four-year-old Savy Yong Blank who finished off her three-yearold season with a creditable fifth in the New Zealand Oaks after being placed in the Sunline Vase (2100m).

Matamata mare Polly Grey underlined her affinity for the sand-based Te Rapa track when she scored comfortably over 1600m on Saturday. The Azamour five-year-old appeared unfazed by tackling R82 company for the first time as she cruised clear of her rivals in the last 100m to register her fourth career victory and third from just five starts at the venue. Michael Coleman had a lapful of horse as he asked his mount for a serious effort at the 200m after she had travelled peaches and cream just behind the speed. Polly Grey justified some heavy support in the final stages of betting.

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Lambrusco steps up Under-rated stayer Lambrusco made it three wins in a row when he produced a powerful late sprint to register his first victory in open company when successful over 2100m at Te Rapa. The Samantha Logan-trained Cape Blanco sixyear-old backed up a similar performance in a R82 grade 2100m event at the venue a fortnight ago with Saturday’s win promising there is more to come.

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First win for Cameron Patience paid off for Alana Cameron when she produced an ice cool steer to notch her the first win of her driving career with Smarter VC at Addington on Friday night. The reinswoman showed poise beyond her 18 years of age to notch win number one in just her ninth career drive behind the 8yr-old trained by her partner, Matt Purvis. “It was definitely more special than I thought it would be, I was so relieved after the line,” the junior driver said.

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1 72432 Jay Grim nwtd J &................................D Bell 2 73423 Zipping Romeo 26.61...................A Turnwald 3 13253 Big Time Benny 26.60.........................L Cole 4 13351 Tap Out Reg 26.35.......................A Turnwald 5 25312 Big Time Kobe nwtd............................L Cole 6 65x13 Simply Smooth nwtd...........................L Cole 7 64415 Tiddy Cash nwtd........................J McInerney 8 25634 Pick A Pascal nwtd G &.......... S Fredrickson 9 51277 Bigtime Diesel nwtd G &......... S Fredrickson 10 66775 Bigtime Lonestar 27.28 G &.... S Fredrickson 9 3.22pm OUTBACK TRADING COMPANY C2, 457m 1 12822 Tuff Knight 26.78............................B Mitchell 2 71764 Opawa Henry nwtd J &........................D Bell 3 28651 Bigtime Kate 26.13 G &.......... S Fredrickson 4 821F8 Thrilling Eddie nwtd J &.......................D Bell 5 38214 Eye Kno 26.34...............................W Woods 6 44422 Thomas William 25.97................... D Denbee 7 14645 Zipping Cobra 26.01...........................L Cole 8 43643 Allen Mack nwtd............................M Roberts 9 88535 Jay Mike 26.28.................................... N Udy 10 58861 Kamada Park 25.96.....................A Turnwald 10 3.47pm KAMADA PARK C3 C3, 457m 1 62331 Big League Diva 25.95 G &.... S Fredrickson 2 35147 Tuff Treasure 26.54........................B Mitchell 3 35543 Big Time Seth 26.07............................L Cole 4 64134 Bigtime Shadow 25.75........................L Cole 5 65865 Bigtime Mike 26.18.............................L Cole 6 62687 Zoie Willow nwtd J &............................D Bell

7 76253 Buddy Loaded 26.23................... G Hodgson 8 42646 Millie Prince 26.46 J &.........................D Bell 9 38325 Bigtime Caleb 25.99............................L Cole 10 54547 Waitohi 26.05...............................A Turnwald 11 4.11pm STEVE ‘THE AUCTIONEER’ DAVIS C3/C4 C3/4, 457m 1 12612 Thrilling Massey 26.29.............. K Gommans 2 72111 Bigtime Benji 26.11.............................L Cole 3 85352 Magic Flynn nwtd................................L Cole 4 41456 Bigtime Rod 26.04..............................L Cole 5 68334 Bigtime Tank 26.37..............................L Cole 6 53663 Bigtime Fred 26.04..............................L Cole 7 66724 Fusion Cronulla 25.81..................A Turnwald 8 45714 Tommy The Jett 26.17..................A Turnwald 9 38325 Bigtime Caleb 25.99............................L Cole 10 54547 Waitohi 26.05...............................A Turnwald 12 4.26pm TOTAL BODYSHOP SUPPLIES C5, 457m 1 77634 Dyna Vernon 26.06.......................M Roberts 2 11353 Turanza’s Terror 25.98..................A Turnwald 3 24421 Bigtime Brody nwtd.............................L Cole 4 73324 Ask King Jeff 25.78.............................L Cole 5 25681 Bigtime Levi 25.75..............................L Cole 6 58248 Bigtime Lily 25.91................................L Cole 7 12141 Thrilling Trev 26.10.................... K Gommans 8 61227 All About Space 25.68........................L Cole 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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LEO (Jul 23-Aug 22): It’s time to show off all that work you’ve done to present yourself well. Put yourself out there. The more accessible you are, the more money you’ll make.

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VIRGO (Aug 23-Sep 22): Personal ambition can be like the high-rise construction that obscures the view from your home on the ground. To see all the good stuff, you have to walk around to the other side.

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PISCES (Feb 19-Mar 20): A suggestion hangs in the atmosphere of an interesting setting. It’s hard to know when a promise that’s not clearly defined is delivered, but the poetry here makes you care less about the outcome.

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GREEN, Kathryn Mary – Passed away peacefully on August 16, 2019 at her home, Ashburton surrounded by her loving family. Aged 70 years.

Dearly loved, beautiful, and loving wife of Merv. Loved, loving and caring mother and mother-in-law of Scott and Nikki, Mark and Sarah, Kurt and Penny and adored Nana of Harrison, and Margo.

Messages to the Green family, PO Box 472, Ashburton 7740. Donations to the Ashburton Cancer Support Group in memory of Kathryn would be appreciated and may be left at the service. A service to celebrate Kathryn’s life will be held at St David’s Union Church, Allens Road, Ashburton TOMORROW Tuesday, August 20, commencing at 1.30pm.

Followed by interment at the Ashburton New Lawn Cemetery.

MILLER, Gavin Charles – On August 17, 2019, at deathnotices@theguardian.co.nz Princess Court Lifecare, to ensure publication.

Ashburton, aged 79, Dearly To place a notice during loved second son of the late Thomas and Olive and loved office hours please contact brother and brother in law us on 03 307 7900 for more information. of Errol and Margaret and Kathleen and Barry Vessey, Any queries please Loved Uncle of Andre, Dean contact 0800 and Phillippa Miller, Quentin ASHBURTON and Jocelyn Vessey and (0800-274-287) Matthew and Kim Vessey, Great Uncle of Christie and Grace Miller and Ashton Grafton-Miller and Megan, Sophie and Riley Vessey, Ben and Ella Vessey (Westcoast) and wee Thomas and George Vessey. No flowers please but donations to Princes Court Canterbury owned, Lifecare would be appreciated locally operated and can be made at the service. A big Thankyou to Patersons the Manager and staff at Funeral Services Princes Court for their loving care of Gavin and his family. and Ashburton Gavin’s funeral service will be held at Our Chapel, cnr East Crematorium Ltd & Cox Streets, Ashburton Office and Chapel on Wednesday August 21, commencing at 1.30pm. Corner East & Cox Followed by interment at Streets, Ashburton the Ashburton New Lawn Cemetery.

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GREEN, Kathryn Mary – Passed away peacefully on August 16, 2019, at her home.

Loved sister-in-law of Daphne and Peter Watson, the late Ned and Pam, and Maryanne; Des and Wendy, the late Ken and Val, Warren and Margaret, and Sue and Gary Clucas. Loved Aunt of all her nieces and nephews.

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GREEN, Kathryn Mary: (nee Doak) – Peacefully at home, with her loving family. Loved youngest daughter of the late Henry and Lavinia Doak. Dearly loved sister and sister in law of the Janet and the late Ken Butterick and John and Joy Doak. A loved aunt of Fergus and Debra, Robert, and Stuart Butterick; Andrew Doak and Jane and Nigel Reith. Great aunt of Victoria and Sam, Alice and Gemma; Grace and Jack.

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

6 13 26 16 9 16 26 27 -3 24 20 27 31 9 11

showers

Greymouth

showers

Christchurch

fine

WEDNESDAY

Timaru

fine

Queenstown

fine

Dunedin

fine

Invercargill

showers

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

23 21 13 31 31 33 34 26 33 21 29 28 13 22 31

14 16 4 27 24 24 25 10 24 13 19 16 9 9 22

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

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

6

9 noon 3

Wednesday 6

9 pm am 3

6

9 noon 3

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7:23 1:47 7:57 2:06 8:08 2:34 8:41 2:49 8:52 3:17 The times shown are for the Ashburton River mouth. For the Rangitata river mouth subtract 16 minutes and for the Rakaia river mouth subtract 4 minutes.

Rise 7:34 am Set 5:43 pm

Good fishing Set 5:14 am Rise 2:27 pm

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Rise 7:32 am Set 5:44 pm Good

Good fishing Set 6:05 am Rise 3:20 pm

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9:22

Rise 7:31 am Set 5:45 pm Fair

Fair fishing Set 6:49 am Rise 4:17 pm

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19 14 8 23 22 14 26 26 15 9 27 22 26 17 18

River Levels

cumecs

7.22

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

Rakaia Fighting Hill (NIWA) at 3:00 pm, yesterday 149.7 Nth Ashburton at 3:05 pm, yesterday

6.55

Sth Ashburton at 3:05 pm, yesterday

8.92 nc

Rangitata Klondyke at 3:30 pm, yesterday

49.8

Waitaki Kurow at 3:05 pm, yesterday

305.7

Source: Environment Canterbury

Canterbury Readings

Tuesday 9 pm am 3

29 22 24 24 35 23 32 34 21 19 31 33 32 35 21

16 10 15 8 18 6 14 6 12 6 12 4 12 2 13 4 11 -1 11 -2 8 -1 10 4 9 3

Palmerston North thundery

showers

1

1:18

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Blenheim

2

0

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Forecasts for today

13 21 31 25 22 25 37 32 13 38 33 35 43 17 16

6

Hamilton

Nelson

Fine spells with southwesterlies.

Monday

m am 3 3

thundery

rain

THURSDAY

Fine with increasing high cloud.

Northeasterlies developing.

Auckland

Wellington

Fine spells. Southwesterlies, strong or gale about high ground.

FRIDAY

overnight max low

Fine apart from morning and evening cloud.

Wind at 1000m: SW 30 km/h, rising to gale 75 km/h for a time in the afternoon.

Wind at 2000m: SW 40 km/h rising to gale 75 km/h in the morning, and rising to severe gale 95 km/h for a time in the afternoon.

TOMORROWFZL: 1100m, rising to 1400m for a time

WEDNESDAY

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

FZL: About 1300m

Remaining rain clearing early morning, then becoming fine. Areas of cloud return in the evening. Wind at 1000m: Light.

Wind at 2000m: SW 40 km/h developing in the afternoon.

TOMORROW

World Weather

NZ Today

Canterbury High Country

Remaining rain clearing early morning then becoming fine. Cloud returns in the evening.

Light winds.

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Monday, 12 August 2019

A broad low pressure system, with embedded fronts, is crossing the country. An unsettled southwesterly flow affects the country from tomorrow until Friday.

30 to 59

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Ashburton Forecast

Wa i m a ka r i r i

Ashburton Airport Temperature °C At 4pm 7.2 8.8 Max to 4pm 3.1 Minimum 2.6 Grass minimum Rainfall mm 0.0 16hr to 4pm August to date 23.8 Avg Aug to date 21 2019 to date 481.6 422 Avg year to date Wind km/h S 13 At 4pm Strongest gust W 46 Time of gust 3:12am

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Christchurch Airport

Timaru Airport

6.1 6.7 1.5 –

8.4 9.9 3.1 0.2

7.5 8.6 5.1 –

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0.6 28.2 23 362.4 400

2.8 37.0 15 282.0 301

S7 – –

SW 13 SW 30 12:27pm

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Kathryn McCormick, Ryan Guzman. 12:35 The Book Of Eli 16VL 2010 Action. Denzel Washington, Gary Oldman.

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6:10 Scream 16VL 1996 Horror. Neve Campbell, Drew Barrymore, Rose McGowan, David Arquette.

8pm Grudge Match MVL 2013 Comedy. Thirty years after their last title fight, two retired Pittsburgh boxers step into the ring to settle an old score. Robert De Niro, Sylvester Stallone.

9:55 Safe Haven MVS 2013 Romantic Drama.

Julianne Hough, Josh Duhamel, Cobie Smulders.

11:50 Bruce Almighty ML 2003 Comedy. Jim Carrey, Morgan Freeman, Jennifer Aniston.

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3:35 Larry Crowne ML 2011 Comedy. Tom Hanks, Julia Roberts. 5:10 Collateral MV 2004 Thriller. Tom Cruise, Jamie Foxx.

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Heartland hit-out

Angus Lindsay prepares to take on the South Canterbury defence during his side’s loss in Timaru on Saturday.

By Erin Tasker

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A vital final pre-season hit out between Mid Canterbury and South Canterbury in Timaru on Saturday went the way of the home side, but only just.

A week out from the start of rugby’s Heartland Championship, the two old foes found themselves with a right old battle on their hands on a sodden Alpine Energy Stadium pitch, which made life difficult at times.

And although their side went down 7-5, Mid Canterbury co-coaches Dale Palmer and Jason Rickard were largely happy.

For them, the game wasn’t as much about the result as it was about getting things right heading into the Heartland Championship.

Although they felt their side went away from their structures and systems in the first half, they

saw a marked improvement in the second half, and Palmer said one of the biggest positives was the way the Mid Canterbury forwards stood up against what was traditionally a strong South Canterbury forward pack.

“They are usually a big side and we are really pleased with how we matched them up front, and I think physically they knew they had a game, too,” Palmer said.

The last time the two sides met, during last year’s Heartland Championship, South Canterbury well and truly dominated and won 41-10 in Timaru, and it was the home side that had the better of the first half again on Saturday.

They scored the only try of the first half and landed the conversion, which ended up being the difference.

But Mid Canterbury dominated in the second half, where they

scored what ended up being the only other points of the game through an Angus Lindsay try, but the conversion and a later penalty which could have sealed it, both missed.

Palmer said there was a real momentum shift in the second half, as Mid Canterbury lifted their intensity.

“We played a lot down in our own 22 in the first half and put ourselves under a lot of pressure,” he said.

“We were pretty happy with how we did defensively, because for 20 minutes in that first half we were under a lot of pressure.

“But, we shouldn’t have put ourselves in that position in the first place.”

For a few players, Saturday’s game was their first start in the green and gold jersey, and some were playing out of position.

Palmer said he’d wanted peo-

ple to grab the opportunity and put their hands up for selection in the weeks to come, and some did that.

“It was our last opportunity to try a lot of things and we did it, and we don’t regret that at all,” Palmer said.

He said halfback Cory Sinclair worked hard around the park in his first start, while Manasa Bari – who started on the wing after the withdrawal of Timoci Nabakeke – also impressed in a not-so-familiar position.

In the second half, the forward pack was bolstered by the addition of Tevita Ula and Kody Nordqvist off the bench, who – along with replacement props Matt Groom and Adam Williamson, and Will Mackenzie and Tyler Blackburn in the backs – added a lot of experience to the on-field side.

Palmer said the game was about

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seeing where his side sat in the grand scheme of things, heading into the Heartland Championship, and it had shown that they weren’t in a bad place.

Last year, Mid Canterbury’s Heartland Championship campaign got off to a winning start against Horowhenua-Kapiti on the road, and this year they’d drawn the same round one opposition.

But this time Mid Canterbury had the home town advantage, with this Saturday’s game being played at the Ashburton A&P Showgrounds, with kick-off at 2.30pm.

They will then hit the road to play East Coast and West Coast, before returning home for another crack at South Canterbury in round four.

“I think they know next time they come up against us, they can’t take us lightly,” Palmer said.

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