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Proposal to close pelt processing operation Will result in the loss of 44 jobs locally Four job losses at Pareora Final decision by end of the month
THE FINAL BLOW? Silver Fern Farms is planning to close its pelt processing operation at Fairton, with the loss of 44 jobs. The proposed pelthouse closure was conveyed to staff at a meeting yesterday; another meeting was held in Timaru for four other staff whose jobs would also be affected. A statement released by the company following the meeting in Ashburton said the 44 people processing pelts at Fairton and the four preparing pelts at Pareora had been presented with potential redundancy, as well as work options at other Silver Fern Farms sites in the region. Sheep pelts from Pareora, Finegand near Balclutha and Waitane near Gore have been delivered to Fairton for processing and the pelts sold to be made into car seats and other items. Silver Fern Farms closed its Fairton sheepmeat processing plant in May
2017, with the loss of 370 staff, following a decline in regional sheep numbers. The pelthouse continued to operate, while the rest of the plant was shut down; the company said last year it had no plans on the table to sell or develop the site. The company said yesterday continued low sheepmeat numbers in the South Island had led to a situation where there was excess pelt processing capacity in the South Island. Pelt processors were also seeing low returns from the global market. “These factors, coupled with the high overhead costs due to the large site, is making pelt processing unsustainable at Fairton.” Closing Fairton will mean the company can consolidate its South Island pelts at its Finegand pelt preparation facility, bringing efficiency gains through this early part of the pelting process.
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Silver Fern Farms said it had investigated alternative processing options with others in the industry through a thorough process. Should this proposal proceed following consultation, it intends to consolidate its volumes through other pelt processors for mutual benefit. Support was being offered to the 44 people at Fairton and four roles at Pareora affected by the proposed closure. A decision is expected at the end of the month. The company said it was committed to preserving items from the plant that had historical interest for the local community, as the facility had been operational for over 100 years.
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■■METHVEN COMMUNITY BOARD
The final blow? Plans to close pelthouse
Lack of election disappoints By Susan Sandys
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At least three Methven residents have not ruled out standing for the remaining vacancy on the town’s community board. Only four people put their names forward for the five places on the Methven Community Board by the time nominations closed last Friday, meaning there may be a by-election for the one remaining position early next year. Nominations were for current members Sonia McAlpine, Ron Smith and chairman Dan McLaughlin, as well as first-timer and former Ashburton District Councillor Kelvin Holmes, who are all likely to be declared as elected unopposed at the local body elections in October. Two current members of the board were not nominated as candidates this time round – vice chairman Hamish Gilpin, who has announced his retirement after 12 years, and Sarah Lock, who is in her second term. Gilpin said he did not have any intentions of standing again for the board, and was disappointed more nominees had not come forward. “We thought we had a couple of people and at the last moment they pulled out unfortunately,” he said. Lock said yesterday she had not had a nomination submitted as she believed she had done her time and wanted to see some younger members join. She said while some years ago there had been a large proportion of board members aged under 40, as members got older that was no longer the case. She herself was 42 and believed having members younger than her would ensure a more demo-
graphically representative board going forward. The Methven dairy farmer and mum of three aged 12 and under had enjoyed her two terms, and wanted to encourage others. “It’s just been excellent and I have really enjoyed working with all the people on the community board,” she said. Nevertheless, Lock could not rule out standing for the remaining vacancy on the board. “Never say never,” she said. Other residents flirting with the idea are Russell Currie and Tammy Dickson. Both stood in the last local body elections in 2016, but were the two lowest polling candidates of the seven standing. Currie said yesterday that he had also been hoping to see some younger people come out of the woodwork and put their
names forward before nominations closed last week. “We need our community board in Methven, that’s why I stood last time,” he said. The 64-year-old former Methven Lions Club president still believed somebody younger would be good, with there already being two over the age of 60 on the upcoming new board (Holmes and Smith). But he was not ruling out standing in the by-election. Dickson said she would not say no to standing for the remaining vacancy. She had considered being nominated prior to last week’s deadline, but decided against it as she was busy both studying and working part-time. The 35-year-old is doing a graduate diploma in primary school teaching and is employed at
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From P1 Ashburton District Mayor Donna Favel expressed sadness and disappointment at the loss of the pelthouse. The proposal would undoubtedly be hard news for the 44 affected employees and their families, as well as the four affected employees that prepare pelts at the Pareora site, she said. “On behalf of the council and our community, I extend my heartfelt sympathies to all those impacted. “I have been assured that Silver Fern Farms is offering support to the employees affected. I’d also implore that our community look out for each other as well – especially in the coming weeks and months, and show our support for people who may be struggling during this difficult time.” Favel said although the conversion of much of the district’s farmland from sheep to dairy had boosted employment, it was evident that this had also inadvertently taken a toll on plants like Fairton. “I hope those affected by the proposed closure who live in the Ashburton District will be able to remain here. The Ashburton District has low unemployment, and I’d encourage businesses in need of skilled labour to reach out and support these workers if they have positions available.”
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■■UNSOLVED CRIME CASES
Over $1.65m in reward money NZME Police nationwide have offered more than $1.65 million in reward money since 1999 in a bid to solve some of the country’s most enduring cold-case crimes, including the murder of Ashburton girl Kirsty Bentley. But barely any cases have been solved as a result, and only a handful of people have made any money by coming forward. In the last 20 years there have been 34 cases – mostly murders – where police have offered a cash reward as an incentive for people to come forward with information that would lead to an arrest or prosecution. In three cases a reward was later reissued with a higher value to further prompt people connected to crimes to reach out to police. Police have confirmed that in two cases rewards, or part of, were paid, but refuse to say if any further cash has been handed out in relation to the other cases. $50,000 was offered in the months after the shocking murder of Ashburton teenager Kirsty Bentley. The 15-year-old disappeared on December 31, 1998, while walking the family dog, Abby, on the Ashburton riverbank. The dog was found tied to a tree near the river the next day, and Kirsty’s underwear was nearby. Her body was discovered two weeks later in the Rakaia gorge, 40km away. The reward was withdrawn a year later after failing to bring any new information. To date, no one has been charged in relation to Bentley’s death. In 2007 a whopping $300,000
A $50,000 reward was offered in the months following the murder of Kirsty Bentley. was offered for information that led to the identity and conviction of the person responsible for stealing 96 medals, including
nine Victoria Crosses, from the Waiouru Army Museum. The reward was funded by British peer Lord Michael Ashcroft
and Nelson businessman Tom Sturgess. A month later Auckland lawyer Chris Comeskey approached police on behalf of the thieves and brokered a deal for the return of the medals in exchange for the cash. The medals were returned in February 2008 and James Kapa and Ronald van Wakeren were each paid $100,000. The pair were later arrested with only van Wakeren returning his share of the reward spoils. At the moment there are two major rewards of $100,000 on offer – relating to the murders of Katrina Jefferies in Auckland in 2005, and Angela Blackmoore in Christchurch in 1995. Detective Senior Sergeant Scott McGill said other than those “publicly announced” rewards, police would not reveal what, if any, other cash had been handed over. “Police are not prepared to disclose details of any other payments as police consider it would be likely to prevent members of the public coming forward in the future,” he said. “The making available of the information is likely to prejudice the maintenance of the law including the prevention, investigation and detection of offences and the right to a fair trial.” McGill said the information was also being withheld in order to protect information which was “subject to an obligation of confidence”. “The making available of the information would be likely to prejudice the supply of similar information, or information from the same source, and it is in the public interest that such information should continue to be
supplied,” he said. McGill said rewards were posted to encourage the public to supply material information leading to the conviction of people responsible for committing a serious crime or to help police find a long-term missing person suspected of being the victim of crime. They could also be offered for the return of lost or stolen property, or to clarify and/or resolve police investigations. The police Posting of Rewards Guidelines state the incentives are offered “after all practical leads have been exhausted and an investigation stalls” – but they may be offered at any stage within an operation and “should be part of an overall investigation plan”. Funding for a reward comes directly from the police district involved, either from organisational budgets, in conjunction with an external agency or from individual funding. Rewards are posted “in the interest of public satisfaction and safety, victim focus and offender apprehension”. “Police have a responsibility to explore all options and avenues in reducing and resolving crime,” the guidelines state. Even if a reward is posted, police must still “remain diligent and victim-focused in achieving incident resolution”. “If deemed appropriate under the circumstances, staff will consider and/or request to post a reward for material information, all procedures will be adhered to and transparent in obtaining approval to fund and post a reward, all staff remain diligent and victim-focused in achieving incident resolution.
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It’s all go orry for Mid Canty at Eastfield Precinct
In brief Smoke obscures road Members of the Ashburton Volunteer Fire Brigade were called to a Seafield Road property just before 10am yesterday to reports of smoke obscuring the road. Chief fire officer Alan Burgess said there was a pile of hedge fence off-cuts that were being burnt off, with the smoke being blown across the road by the wind. Burgess said it was a simple case of extinguishing the fire that had caused no damage. The Rakaia Volunteer Fire Brigade were also in action yesterday, responding to a medical call for an hour and a half. They were called out just after 5am.
It is full steam ahead in the Eastfield Precinct as construction of two buildings is under way. A single-storey building will house Winz and is due for completion early in the New Year, while a two-storey one will be occupied by the Sealy Street Medical Practice, and is due for completion a few months later. Eastfield chairman Brian Davidson said the buildings’ construction on the corner of Cass and Tancred streets is going well and running to schedule. Eastfield Health has previously released plans for the Sealy Street practice to relocate to the first floor of the purpose-built facility, with a pharmacy and complementary health professionals occupying the ground floor.
Gun collection event Another collection event has been scheduled by the New Zealand Police as part of nationwide buyback of now prohibited firearms and parts following law reforms after the March 15 terror attack. The event will be held at the Rakaia Community Hall from 10am to 3pm on September 28.
Unlawful actions Police officers acted unlawfully in their search of journalist Nicky Hager’s home, the police watchdog says. But they did not intentionally deceive a judge when they failed to mention that Hager was a journalist, the Independent Police Conduct Authority said in a ruling released yesterday. Instead, the IPCA found the unlawful search of his Wellington home in 2014 was the “result of unwitting neglect of duty” - NZME
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Schools thought lockdown a hoax NZME Schools and early childhood centres thought a police order to go into lockdown during the March 15 Christchurch terror attacks was a hoax, a review of the process that closed 221 Canterbury schools and early learning centres says. The KPMG report said schools and early learning centres from Waimakariri to Ashburton locked their doors and prevented children and staff from leaving for periods ranging from less than an hour to three or four hours. It said a quarter of the organisations did not have adequate food and water and a quarter said they did not have access to adequate toileting facilities, with children forced to use rubbish bins as toilets or “commando crawl” to bathrooms. Some schools also faced angry parents who wanted to take their children home and the report said the ministry could consider clarifying whether schools could legally refuse to let parents take their children. The report said some schools and early childhood centres worried they were vulnerable in buildings with large windows and no curtains, especially recently-built classrooms, and some rooms did not have doors that could be locked. The report said police had trouble contacting previously-identified contacts at the Education Ministry on March 15 so they began calling schools and early childhood centres themselves to order them to go into lockdown. A timeline showed this began 20 minutes after the first shootings at 1.40pm. The ministry sent an email to all schools and early childhood centres at 2.25pm, again at 2.32pm and began calling schools and early childhood centres at 2.45pm. The report said some schools thought the police calls were a hoax. “The perception of a potential hoax was accentuated at some schools where the NZ Police requested they contact other schools to inform them to go into lockdown. “A small number of schools that were in contact with the NZ Police and the ministry received conflicting advice, ie on whether children and young people could be released, which resulted in confusion. “Concerns were also raised as to why schools in close proximity to the events were contacted by the NZ Police but a number of early learning services in similar or closer proximity were not.” The ministry formally advised schools and early childhood centres that the lockdown was over at 5.45pm. The report said the ministry’s communi-
Armed police patrol outside a mosque in central Christchurch on March 15. PHOTO AP cation to schools and early childhood centres was “largely effective”, as were most schools and early learning services’ lockdown policies and procedures. However, of 301 schools and early learning services surveyed for the report, 42 per cent said the ministry’s communication mechanisms were ineffective and 30 per cent said the quality of information was poor. The ministry said it was introducing a new emergency notification system that would allow it to contact schools and early childhood services in a particular region via mobile phone. The report did not provide a definitive answer as to whether schools could turn away parents who wanted to collect their children during a lockdown. RNZ reported earlier this year that some parents defied the lockdown order to take their children out of school and in some instances they were aggressive and threatened school staff.
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The report said “a minority of parents demonstrated more challenging behaviour than the children” and feedback from the public questioned the legality of holding children against the wishes of their parents “A small number of schools and early learning services experienced negative or unhelpful behaviours from their parent/ whanau community including: verbal and physical abuse, parents trying to break into a school, parents trying to entice their children out of the school, damaging school property and fighting with other parents. “Due to this behaviour, some schools
and services decided to break their lockdown procedures to de-escalate the situation or to limit the repercussions of the behaviour. A number of children/young people witnessed this behaviour, which increased their anxiety about the situation.” The report said parents had the right to take their child out of the school or ECE whenever they wanted and the ministry could consider the extent to which legal clarification was required in relation to whether children could be held by a school or early learning service against their parents’ wishes.
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■■MT HUTT SKI AREA
Moon ski postponed
Crowds fly in to bird sale Gerald Brown and Louise Currie check out some of the items on offer at the Ashburton Bird Club’s annual bird and accessory sale on Saturday. Crowds flocked to the Mania-o-roto Scout Park in Ashburton to check out the wide range of birds and accessories ahead of the breeding season starting up shortly. PHOTO HEATHER MACKENZIE 170819-HM-0012
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Mt Hutt Ski Area has postponed its Moon Ski to the next full moon after the weather was not favourable last Friday. While the full moon rose as expected, Mother Nature did not come to the party. The date is now September 14. The Moon Ski will be held from 7pm to 11pm, giving skiers an opportunity to dine under the stars and ski by moonlight. The event will be about more than skiing as a fireworks display will be staged and entertainment will be provided by Luke Glendining and a team of DJs. Admission to the event will be at Canterbury View, approximately 7km along the access road and skiers will be required to show their ticket confirmation email and a form of photo ID to gain entry. Gates will open at 6.30pm, with the event running until
11pm. The Summit Six will run from 9pm-11pm. Skier numbers have been limited to 400. Day skiers will have a shorter day on the field as vehicles must leave the mountain by 4pm to ensure it can be groomed and prepared for the Moon Ski event. The event was part of the mountain team’s drive to provide new and novel on-field events. Running a normal ski day then bringing on a new shift for the evening, ensuring grooming was carried out before and after the event and then being ready to open the following morning relied on some pretty fine tuning. While moonlight skis have been held overseas, Mt Hutt’s event is believed to be a first for New Zealand. Tickets must be pre-purchased through the NZSki.com website
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New chopper makes first mission By Jonathan Leask
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The first mission for the Canterbury West Coast Air Rescue Trust’s brand-new Airbus IGI H145 helicopter was to Porters Skifield late last week. The Canterbury crew flew the new helicopter to Porters to rescue a patient who had sustained injuries. The patient was transferred to Christchurch Hospital for further treatment. The crew attended an additional seven missions over a very busy weekend where both the BK117 and H145 rescue helicopters were needed. The new state-of-the-art H145 helicopter is one of two in the South Island, the other based in Dunedin, and will enable missions to be flown in conditions which previously restricted choppers. The launch of the air ambulance aircraft last week marked the first time the highly advanced aircraft will be used in New Zealand for emergency medicine. They offer the latest avionics systems as well as more room, allowing family members to be
carried and more space for clinicians to operate. Health Minister David Clark unveiled the two Airbus H145 twin-engine helicopters at an official launch in Christchurch last week. The brand new aircraft, worth $15 million each, were delivered new from Germany. The arrival of the new choppers follows an announcement last year of an agreement with Helicopter Emergency Medical Services New Zealand Limited (HEMS), a joint venture between GCH Aviation in Christchurch and Helicopters Otago based in Mosgiel, to provide air ambulance services in the South Island. HEMS chief executive Ken Franklin said the two helicopters set a new standard. “We have highly skilled pilots and specially trained clinical crews in helicopters carrying the latest aviation and medical technology,” Franklin said. “These specially equipped aircraft will give clinical staff more room to provide vital patient care with the latest life-saving equipment. The new technology in com-
The Canterbury West Coast Air Rescue Trust’s brand-new Airbus IGI H145 helicopter on Porters Skifield last week. PHOTO SUPPLIED bination with exclusive-use air routes would allow missions to be flown safely in conditions that previously precluded the
deployment of helicopters, he said. “New technology on these aircraft combined with exclu-
sive-use air routes will also enable missions to be flown safely in conditions that previously restricted the use of helicopters.”
Young truck driver chasing Timaru council’s top spot By Sam Morton
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He’s arguably the country’s youngest mayoral candidate for the 2019 local body elections, but with a firm eye on the district’s future and a desire to generate some youth interest, Timaru man Shane Wilson is bidding to be “your everyman voice” come October. Wilson, a 22-year-old truck driver for Bidfood Timaru, is the first to admit his age and inexperience may count against him, but hopes his messages and key campaign points will resonate with the wider community and equally, his intentions are taken seriously. “In my view, age is just a number. I do know a few people who initially thought me running (for mayor) was a bit of a joke, based
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on age and lack of experience, but I hope that isn’t a factor. “As long as you have good points and people want to relate and support me in my views for the district, then it’s all about seeing how it goes at the end of the day and giving it my best shot.”
Wilson, who has held an interest in politics from his later years at Timaru Boys’ High School, began developing a further interest in local government since the last local elections, which has since seen him attend many meetings in the public gallery at King Street. After mulling over the decision whether or not to get involved so soon, he believes the time is right and is gearing up for a busy campaign over the next month. “I feel there is a large group of Timaruvians who aren’t properly represented on council, and by having an “everyman voice”, helping to lead the way is a great way to make sure the direction the district takes is the one the district wants as a whole,” Wilson said. “From what I’m seeing, and probably a lot of other people
are seeing it too, there definitely needs to be more transparency in what council are doing, but also how they operate. I’ve heard first-hand stories of people trying to put messages and submissions into council, but feel like it’s falling on deaf ears and that they’ve been ignored – it’s time for them to be heard. “If the district puts their trust in me to be their mayor, I want to repay that faith and push the district in the right direction and to achieve that, I need to be dedicated to the role full-time, with no exception.” Supported by family and close friends, Wilson is set to run a “grassroots” campaign, relying on social media and word of mouth to convey his message. “(To be honest), I’d love to be able to buy a pile of billboards
Every decision that Council makes comes with a cost that comes straight from the pockets of ratepayers. After forty years of running a business locally, I have the practical experience to ask the hard questions. Council has an obligation to invest in quality infrastructure and to spend your money wisely, and I’ll bring that discipline to the Council table. Keeping a lid on rates Quality infrastructure Responsible governance Vote John Falloon for Ashburton Ward to get the basics right.
and put them all around town, but (they are so expensive), I can’t see that happening any time soon. “I can imagine the other contenders will have billboards around town, but for me, it’s going to be a back to basics campaign . . . word of mouth and social media. If my messaging gets through, people will share and together, people and the internet are powerful and word will get out. “I’ll give it everything I’ve got and then some.” Should Wilson top the polls come October 12, the Timaru truckie will become the country’s youngest ever mayor, eclipsing former Porirua Mayor Nick Leggett, who was elected at 31 and former New Zealand Prime Minister Norman Kirk, elected as mayor of Kaiapoi in 1953, aged 30.
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Crime boss’ ‘lying’ wife has to give up diamante watch By Sam Hurley NZME
The wife of a drug syndicate ringleader has been ordered to hand over her “father’s” diamante watch, while a judge has lambasted her “determined attempt to mislead the court” in an effort to keep millions of dollars of tainted assets. Chien-Hui Wu is married to crime boss Ka Kit Yim, who is also known as Chris and was jailed for more than a decade after New Zealand authorities discovered nearly 40kg of crystal meth hidden inside a Chinese shipment of granite tea trays in February 2016. A further investigation into Yim and his assets led to raids on Auckland properties and the discovery of millions of dollars in cash, more drugs, and the seizure of several sports cars. Last month Yim and Wu, who are both New Zealand citizens and married in 2005, were unsuccessful in their resistance to the police’s application for forfeiture orders under the Criminal Proceeds (Recovery) Act. Their loot included a $1.1 million property, 12 vehicles worth $1.3m, $2.4m in cash and funds, nearly $300,000 of jewellery and handbags, four dozen bottles of vintage wine, and some $130,000 of profit. Some of the vehicles included a Lamborghini Gallardo, a BMW 1M Coupe, a Ferrari 458 Speciale and a Porsche Cayman GTS. But Justice Pheroze Jagose allowed Wu to keep one item, a white Chanel diamante watch worth $5000. She claimed it was a gift from her father in 2002. However, in a costs judgment last week Justice Jagose said the police had established the watch had not been marketed until 2004, and in its particular presentation until 2007. He said this was evidence of Wu’s lies in an attempt to gain a favourable decision.
Suspect escaped NZ, caught entering Australia NZME
Drug syndicate ringleader Ka Kit (Chris) Yim, with wife Chien Hui Wu. “Wu did act ‘improperly’ in the proceeding. As also substantiated by the circumstances of the Chanel watch, her evidence was untrue in such significant part, I did not believe her account at all,” the judge said. “This was not a mistaken account [as may occur wherever facts are disputed], but her determined attempt to mislead the court through persistent falsehoods, in deliberate breach of her formal affirmations her evidence was true and correct.” Justice Jagose said Wu’s reliance on her own false evidence was “exceptional and constituted ‘flagrant misconduct’. “It was an attempt to obtain judgment in her favour by conscious and deliberate dishonesty; by fraud.”
Wu claimed she knew nothing of her husband’s involvement in the criminal world and asked to keep some of the assets, including a house, a Ferrari, Porsche, half a million dollars in cash and 42 watches, jewellery pieces, handbags and wallets which she said had “particular sentimental value”. In his decision for the forfeiture orders, Justice Jagose said Wu’s “blindness” to Yim’s large cash deposits into their joint bank accounts, and to items connected to his offending in plain sight in their home, “literally is incredible”. “I am satisfied on the balance of probabilities the evidence is of significant criminal activity since the early 2000s, more likely than not constituted by drug of-
fending, and associated money laundering and tax evasion,” he said. Justice Jagose also found the couple, who had arrived in New Zealand during the 1990s from Hong Kong and Taiwan, liable to pay the police costs for the proceeding. Yim, who was arrested in March 2016 while driving his Mercedes Benz in East Tamaki, was sentenced in April 2017 to 11 and a half years in prison for possession of a class A drug for supply. During his sentencing in the High Court, Justice Geoffrey Venning said he was vital to the drug scheme which imported the equivalent of 30kg of pure methamphetamine with a street value of $40m.
A man wanted over a Queenstown stabbing was able to leave New Zealand on a plane but was nabbed entering Australia. Police say the 20-year-old was picked up by Australian Federal Police after arriving in Australia at about 7pm on Monday. A warrant had not been issued for his arrest until after he had boarded a plane leaving New Zealand, a police spokesman said. Two men had to be flown to Dunedin Hospital, one with life-threatening injuries, after a brawl on Queenstown’s Camp Street on Sunday morning. Both were in a stable condition yesterday. Police said they were working with Australian authorities to return the arrested man to New Zealand, but could not provide a timeframe. They are also speaking to another man over the “bottling” of another man during the fight. Detective Senior Sergeant Malcolm said nearby security guards and members of the public had tried to break up two groups involved in the brawl. “The investigation team has worked extremely hard over the past two days to get a resolution in this case,” he said. Officers had to administer firstaid at the scene to the critically injured man. Malcolm said the type of offending was rare in Queenstown. The Customs department referred questions to police. Police Minister Stuart Nash declined to comment, saying he had not yet been briefed on the case and would be making inquiries. “Obviously, we want to catch these guys before they head across Tasman but again I don’t know the circumstances,” he said.
New political costing body will mean ‘fewer political games’ By Jason Walls NZME
Grant Robertson
Confusing partisan debates around political party policies could soon be a thing of the past after Cabinet gave the green light to the creation of a new policy costing unit. Finance Minister Grant Robertson said ministers have recommended an independent Parliamentary Budget Office (PBO) be set up to cost party policies before elections. Such an entity was in the Labour/Green Party confidence and supply agreement. But the PBO would not be established until 2021, meaning it would
not be in place before next year’s election. Robertson said it would have been ideal to have it set up sooner, but the Government was “taking the time to get this right”. However, Treasury will establish a new team to provide a policy costing service to the political parties, currently represented in Parliament, before the election. Such an independent body was called for after the now-infamous “fiscal hole debate” before the 2017 election. Associate Finance Minister James Shaw said the independent body would mean more transparency around what political parties
are promising to do. He said there would be “fewer political games played” as a result of the unit. Treasury documents investigating the establishment of such a unit, released earlier this year, said recent elections have seen a significant focus on fiscal policy and the cost of election platforms. A notable example of this was last election’s $11.7 billion “fiscal hole” saga, where National claimed Labour’s policy numbers did not add up. Labour denied this. With an independent costing unit, the risk of such a debate
would be reduced. “The PBO will help cut through the noise to deliver New Zealanders unbiased information during election campaigns,” Shaw said. He said New Zealand’s democratic framework would be enhanced by the body. “By levelling the playing field, meaning that political parties have access to the same resources to give the public consistent and independent information.” Robertson said he had been engaging with National and understands the party’s finance spokesman, Paul Goldsmith, is consulting his caucus on the proposal.
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Woman’s plea for help – at 4am NZME An Auckland mum has posted a warning on Facebook after an early morning visit left her feeling “shattered” and fearing for her family’s safety. She heard a light knocking at her front door at 4am yesterday and found a woman asking to be let in. Fearing that the visitor was not acting alone, she did not agree to the request and told the woman to leave the property before calling the police. The mother-of-three from Beach Haven on Auckland’s North Shore posted the tale on a Facebook community group, urging others to look out for the woman: “4am this morning we had a girl lightly knock three times at our door. “She said ‘let me in I need some help’, she was very clearly not distressed. Normally I would but I’ve seen posts where there’s a male waiting outside. Be warned, don’t let her in. Called police straight away who have come and are out looking. Not a nice thing to happen when
you have three children in the house.” The woman said she was “just shattered” after the incident and described what happened during the chilling encounter. “My front door has glass panels, I heard a faint knock after settling Bubs, then I heard it again, so went to the other end of the house
and there was no one at the front door,” she said. “I pulled the handle down to make sure it was locked, turned around to walk away and she knocked again, I turned back around and she was standing there.” The woman, whose three young children and husband were sleep-
ing in the house, then confronted the woman. “I said to her ‘what do you want?’ She just said ‘let me in, I need some help’. I yelled and told her I’m not letting you in go away or I’ll call the cops. She left fast.” Other Beach Haven residents thanked her for the warning, saying that thieves were getting “more and more brazen”. Others described similar instances of strangers coming to the door and asking for people who did not live at the house. Some questioned if the woman really needed help and asked if the young mum should have opened the door. She responded that she couldn’t “take that chance” and that there was “no urgency in her voice at all”. One woman shared her own story of fleeing domestic violence, saying that she had been forced to run to strangers’ houses at “ungodly hours”, before agreeing that she “probably wouldn’t open the door either”. A Police spokesperson confirmed that they attended the incident and checked the nearby
area for the unknown woman, but were unable to locate her. They said: “Police acknowledge the member of the public did the right thing by calling Police. We encourage anyone who at any point feels unsafe or sees anything suspicious to call 111. Police are not immediately aware of any similar incidents in the area.” Police recommend people follow this advice to keep their homes secure and suggested remembering these key points: ■■ Don’t open the door to strangers. Install a peephole in your door. If you don’t know someone, keep the door closed. ■■ Have a phone by your bed. ■■ Arrange with a neighbour to phone or visit you if your curtains are still drawn after a certain time in the morning. ■■ Never tell someone that you are alone in the house. ■■ Install a wide-angle door viewer so you can see who is at your door. ■■ Keep your doors and windows secure and close your curtains at night. ■■ Invest in good-quality, secure locks.
Son fights 97yo father in court over $1.7m in shares account NZME A 97-year-old Auckland man who was living in a castle is entangled in a courtroom battle with his own son over $1.7 million in a share trading account. Ross Ronayne Reid is a former successful construction-industry businessman who had been living with his now late wife at an expansive North Shore property known as “the Castle” due to its ramparts and commanding turrets. However in recent years he has been locked in a legal dispute with his son, Barry Ross Laurence Castleton-Reid, after he deposited $1.7m into a share trading account in 2009 which was under his son’s name. Reid traded the account until May 2010 when Castleton-Reid de-
cided to close it and terminated his father’s access. Seeking to recover the money, Reid took civil proceedings in the High Court against his son. But in an April 2018 judgment Justice Christine Gordon dismissed his claim and ruled Reid had gifted the $1.7m to his son. So Reid took the case to the Court of Appeal last month, which yesterday released its decision. “In our judgment the evidence before the court is insufficient to support the finding Mr Reid intended to gift $1,700,000 to Mr Castleton-Reid,” Justice Geoffrey Venning said, giving reasons for the panel of three judges. “Mr Reid did not intend to immediately vest the $1.7m to the benefit of Mr Castleton-Reid ... Rather, the evidence supports a
conclusion that, at most, Mr Reid may have intended Mr Castleton-Reid to inherit the balance of the money in the Trading Account on his death.” The judges allowed the appeal and costs ordered in Castleton-Reid’s favour were set aside. The case will now return to the High Court for a further hearing to determine the parties’ respective interests in the balance of the money from the trading account. Court of Appeal judgment also described Reid’s mixed success in his financial endeavours over the course of his life. He and his brother established a successful building business, Reidbuilt Homes Ltd, which they sold to Fletchers in 1984 for $1m. However, since then, Reid’s business ventures have not been as
successful and more recently he has been bankrupted twice, in August 1999 and May 2003. He said he now has no assets and substantial debt, while his sole income is his superannuation, the Court of Appeal decision reads. The source of the funds for the trading account was a term deposit of $1,750,000 with Kiwibank which had been held in the joint names of Reid and his wife. Castleton-Reid was the principal beneficiary under his mother’s will and codicil, while her husband was named as executor of her will, but was not a beneficiary. Castleton-Reid’s sister, Dee-Ann Castleton-Reid, received furniture, books, jewellery and other chattels, as well as the right to live in the Castle with her brother – which she chose not to do.
Her brother was also left another property and two vehicles, a bequest of $50,000, and the residue of his mother’s estate. “Apparently, the catalyst for Mr Castleton-Reid closing the account and terminating Mr Reid’s access was his discovery, in late April 2010, that a mortgage had been registered against the title to the Castle to support a bond issued in favour of Mr Reid,” the Court of Appeal judgment reads. The decision said Reid had taken dividends earned in the shareholding account and had used the Castle as security for his personal debts when he was only registered on the title as an executor. “For those reasons [Castleton-Reid] says he lost trust in his father and closed the trading account,” the judgment reads.
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Lack of fuel competition ‘costly’ The country’s fuel retailers may be earning close to $400 million a year in excess returns, and few expect any reduction in profitability any time soon, the Commerce Commission says. An analysis of the capital employed by the firms showed their average returns have consistently exceeded the commission’s estimate of their weighted average cost of capital since Shell sold its local business in 2010. The regulator says the New Zealand firms’ returns also exceeded those of their international peers since then, with that margin widening to about 15 percentage points in the three years to 2018. While it is not uncommon for a firm to make excess returns in
a competitive market, the commission said it would not expect all firms in a competitive industry to be consistently achieving excess returns, that the high returns would last as long as they have, or that the marginal seller in the industry – Gull – would also achieve “material” excess returns. The commission estimated 8.6 per cent as the upper bound for the industry’s weighted average cost of capital. All players earned at least twice that on average from 2016-2018, with Gull the highest at about 28 per cent, followed by a grouping of Waitomo, NPD and GAS at almost 25 per cent, and Z Energy at almost 23 per cent. Mobil and BP came in at close to 20 per cent and 18 per cent respectively. The commission acknowledged
Kordia CEO takes leave to focus on his health NZME Kordia Group chief executive Scott Bartlett will take a period of extended leave to focus on his health, effective immediately. The move follows a recent diagnosis of multiple tumours on the brain, of which treatment is currently under way. Kordia Group chief financial officer Shaun Rendell will take over as acting CEO in the interim, the cyber-security and telecommunications company said in a statement. Rendell expressed his sympathies and well-wishes for Bartlett in the wake of his leave.
“We all have a huge amount of love and respect for Scott. The entire team wishes him the best of luck for his journey ahead, and we look forward to seeing him back in the office soon. “We’re fully committed to supporting Scott during this difficult time. “For our customers, it’s very much business as usual and we remain fully focused on ensuring they continue to receive the best service, advice and support,” Rendell said. Bartlett notched up three years as Kordia Group chief executive earlier this month.
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the limitations of trying to estimate excess return from a return on capital measure. But it said they are an indicator and also noted that Gull and the other smaller retailers had achieved the highest returns while investing heavily in new sites and payment systems to collectively grow their market share significantly in recent years. “Our current view is that evidence of excess returns by the suppliers, who in recent years have been the main source of increased supply of fuel to the retail market, indicates that the retail fuel market is not functioning competitively. “Demand is growing slowly, and we have seen little evidence that suggests New Zealand requires more fuel sites,” the commission said in its 424-page draft report.
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curring were “overwhelmed”. “As the volume of goods have increased, infrastructure and resources haven’t,” said Wilkinson. “The government has been remiss in not foreseeing and provisioning for this when other countries could clearly see the revenue leakage and commercial impact. “New Zealand is an outlier ... other countries have moved to address these anomalies. The Australians have reduced the value of imports – as this was one of the issues identified, while the UK has a very low threshold, so almost nothing could get through with taxable value. They leverage the Post Office network in helping collect taxes.” Bargh refutes claims that GST avoidance on imports was a widespread issue here. He said it was not an increasing issue. “It goes through periods where particular businesses endeavour to get around the system, but we don’t see it as a widespread issue. “We’ve run about four surge operations in this area over the last four to five years, they are quite targeted. The last one we ran last year, we only found about $20,000 in undervaluation – that was across around 170 consignments.” Harford said there was no difference between “someone who falsifies an invoice and does not pay tax at the border and someone who might be smuggling contraband goods”.
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Suppliers and importers who falsify the value of their goods and avoid GST at the border are gaining an unfair advantage over local retailers. This issue is “prolific”, and organisations affected by the usually overseas-based opportunists selling to New Zealanders on local marketplaces, say it is an issue Customs should be proactively cracking down on. GST has been levied at the border since 1986, when it was introduced. Greg Harford, chief executive of Retail NZ, said there was a “sizeable number” of importers and suppliers who were not paying 15 per cent GST by creating a false invoice for a product. Declaring the value of the import as lower than cost price. The act was “outright fraud”, Harford said, and Customs needed to make sure these people were not “defrauding the system”. “It’s absolutely unfair that people can smuggle goods into the country and not pay tax. “Businesses operating in New Zealand that import goods legitimately pay a lot of tax, employ New Zealanders and help keep our economy going. Nobody likes paying tax, but it is how the government funds the services, such as health and education, that we collectively expect government to provide,” Harford said. Around 27 million parcels passed
through the postal stream is screened either by x-ray or detector dogs. But not every parcel coming in has its value declaration vetted. Richard Bargh, group manager for revenue and assurance at Customs, said physical checks of all parcels would take up too much resource, and checks for accurate value declarations usually came about through industry tip-offs. As was the case where Customs recently discovered electronic equipment shipped to New Zealand by a Hong Kong supplier which had incorrect value declaration, in an attempt to avoid GST. “If we’re going to stop a consignment and check anything, we’ve got a good reason to and an understanding of what we’re looking for, otherwise the volumes would overwhelm us,” Bargh said. But that’s what retail industry analysts are concerned about. That too many illicit importers and suppliers are getting away with not paying GST at the border as Customs is stretched, unable to vet enough orders. Customs says just two per cent of all parcels that come into this country are found to be non-compliant, though most due to mis-describing goods or not declaring items rather than incorrect value declaration. Chris Wilkinson, general manager of First Retail Group, said New Zealand’s systems to ensure GST avoidance was not oc-
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Migrants lodge abuse claims NZME Dozens of families separated at the border as part of the Trump administration’s zero tolerance policy are preparing to sue the federal government, including several who say their young children were sexually, physically or emotionally abused in federally funded foster care. A review of 38 legal claims obtained by The Associated Press – some of which have never been made public – shows taxpayers could be on the hook for more than $US200 million in damages. More than 3000 migrant children were taken from their parents at the border in recent years and many more lawsuits are expected, potentially totalling in the billions. The families – some in the US, others already deported to Central America – are represented by grassroots immigration clinics and non-profit groups, along with some of the country’s most powerful law firms. They’re making claims under the Federal Tort Claims Act as a precursor to filing lawsuits. The FTCA allows individuals who suffer harm as a direct result of federal employees to sue the government. “It’s the tip of the iceberg,” said Erik Walsh, an attorney at Arnold & Porter, which has one of the world’s leading pro bono programmes. The firm has filed 18 claims on behalf of nine families, totalling $54 million, and Walsh says dozens more are likely. The government has six months to settle FTCA claims from the time they’re filed. After that, the claimants are free to file federal lawsuits. The departments of Justice and Homeland Security, both named in the claims, did not respond to requests for comment. Health and Human Services – the agency responsible for the care of migrant children – said it couldn’t comment on pending litigation, but that it treats children with dignity and respect. Last year, HHS’s Office of Refugee Resettlement cared for nearly 50,000 children who crossed the border by themselves, as well as children who were separated from
Scientists are working to develop a vaccine to help guard the world’s pork supply as a deadly virus ravages Asia’s pig herds. Farmers have long contained its spread by quarantining and killing infected animals, but the disease’s devastating march into East Asia is intensifying the search for another solution. The virus hadn’t been considered as a high priority for researchers until it turned up last year in China, home to half the world’s pig population, likely by way of Eastern Europe and Russia. Since then,
Thousands flee fire A major, out-of-control wildfire in Spain’s Canary Islands was throwing flames 50 metres into the air on Monday, forcing emergency workers to evacuate more than 9000 people, authorities said. The blaze – described by the local fire department as “a monster” – was racing across parched woodlands into Tamadaba Natural Park, regarded as one of the jewels on Gran Canaria, a mountainous volcanic island in the Atlantic Ocean archipelago off northwest Africa. – NZME
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A migrant parent and child rest near a Mexican immigration centre where migrants set up camp in Matamoros, Mexico. PHOTO AP their families under the zero tolerance policy. The agency housed them in foster programmes, residential shelters and detention camps around the country, sometimes making daily placements of as many as 500 new arrivals, from babies to teens. The allegations of abuse and assaults in foster care raise fresh questions about the government’s efforts to place younger children with families in lieu of larger shelters and packed detention facilities. The legal claims, a recent federal court filing and HHS documents released by Congress earlier this year allege that children have suffered serious emotional trauma after being physically harmed or fondled by other children while in foster care. Six of the claims for damages involve children who were in foster care. And one recent court filing refers to a migrant child being abused in foster care. The records released by Congress show the Office of Refugee Resettlement referred at least seven foster care allegations of sexual abuse to the Justice Department
in 2017 and 2018. Because some are anonymous to protect the children’s privacy, it’s unclear if some of the claims are duplicates. Justice has not responded to repeated queries about those cases from members of Congress. Three of the four incidents involving physical harm outlined in the FTCA claims occurred at Cayuga Centres in New York, the largest foster care placement for migrant children, housing up to 900 babies and children at a time. In a statement on Friday, Cayuga Centres said it takes the safety of children in its care seriously and reports allegations of abuse to the proper local, state and federal authorities, including the New York State Office of Children Services, the New York Police Department and Office for Refugee Resettlement. “Child protection is our number one priority. If a concern is raised about child safety in a foster home, it is investigated immediately. Our staff are all mandated reporters,” the group said. “Children are removed from a foster home immediately when an allegation is raised and if necessary, a foster home would be
suspended until cleared following a thorough investigation.” One Guatemalan mother whose 5-year-old daughter was placed in Cayuga last year says her little girl still wakes up crying from what she endured at the foster home. “Now she’s scared each time we go out or when she sees a police car or someone in uniform,” said the mother, who has filed a $6 million claim. “She says, ‘Mami, don’t let them separate us again’.” A spokesman for Lutheran Social Services of New York, which oversees the Safe Haven foster programme, declined to comment. Janet Napolitano, who led Homeland Security from 2009 to 2013, said she recalled a number of tort claims were filed against the agency in her time but said family separations were rare. The Trump administration’s failure to swiftly reunify families and children may have left the agency open to lawsuits, she added. “There very well may be some vulnerability there,” said Napolitano, now the president of the
Vaccine urgency grows as virus ravages China’s pigs AP
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it has spread to other Asian countries including Vietnam and Taiwan, killing millions of pigs along the way. Though it does not sicken people, the disease is highly contagious and deadly to pigs. “Today’s situation, where you have this global threat, puts a lot more emphasis on this research,” said Dr. Luis Rodriguez, who leads the US government lab on foreign animal diseases at Plum Island, New York. One way to develop a vaccine is to kill a virus before injecting it into an animal. The disabled virus doesn’t make the animal sick, but
it prompts the immune system to identify the virus and produce antibodies against it. This approach, however, isn’t consistently effective with all viruses, including the one that causes African swine fever. It’s why scientists have been working on another type of vaccine, made from a weakened virus rather than a dead one. With African swine fever, the puzzle has been figuring out exactly how to tweak the virus. Even if vaccines become available, they might not work across the globe. Vaccines developed for the virus in China and Europe,
for example, might do nothing in sub-Saharan Africa, where the disease has been around longer. A vaccine might be most desirable in places where the disease is widespread, said Daniel Rock, who previously headed Plum Island’s African swine fever programme. Other countries might prefer the quarantine-and-kill method. That could be the case in the US, where health officials have been training pork producers how to spot and report potential symptoms. Still, Rock said the disease’s global spread has made the option of a vaccine a high priority in the US.
The bidding for the Porsche Type 64, built by Ferdinand Porsche in 1939, was supposed to open at $US13 million but something went awry, and the bidding started much higher than planned at $US30 million. As the curtains parted, the frenzied car aficionados raced to get out their smartphones to capture the moment for posterity. they had come to see Lot No 362, the much-heralded Porsche Type 64, a swooping Nazi-era car that was built by automaker Ferdinand Porsche nine years before he founded his car company. – NZME
Wanted teens left wills Two teenage murder suspects wanted over an alleged highway killing rampage reportedly filmed their own “last will and testament” before taking their own lives. Kam McLeod, 19, and Bryer Schmegelsky, 19, recorded a video version of their final will on their mobile phones, according to a report from the Toronto Star, before taking their own lives in dense woodlands in northern Manitoba on August 7. According to reports, about 30 seconds of the video has been shown to family members of the deceased teen fugitives. – NZME
Chokehold officer fired After five years of investigations and protests, the New York City Police Department fired an officer involved in the 2014 chokehold death of Eric Garner, the black man whose dying gasps of “I can’t breathe” gave voice to a national debate over race and police use of force. Police Commissioner James O’Neill said he fired Daniel Pantaleo, who is white, based on a recent recommendation of a department disciplinary judge. O’Neill said he thought Pantaleo’s use of the banned chokehold as he wrestled with Garner was a mistake that could have been made by any officer in the heat of an arrest. But it was clear Pantaleo had broken department rules and “can no longer effectively serve as a New York City police officer”. – NZME
Bus accident kills 13 A tour bus carrying dozens of Chinese passengers crashed in Laos, killing at least 13. The bus was carrying 44 Chinese when it careened off a road between the Lao capital, Vientiane, and the northern tourist town of Luang Prabang, the Chinese Embassy in Vientiane said. Thirty-one other passengers were injured, two of them seriously. The bus driver and a guide, suffered minor injuries. – AP
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China lashed out at Taiwan over its offer of political asylum to participants in Hong Kong’s pro-democracy protest movement, a day after hundreds of thousands of people marched peacefully in the latest massive demonstration in the Chinese territory. The government of Taiwan, a self-ruled island that China considers its own territory, strongly supports the protests, and Hong Kong students in Taiwan held events over the weekend expressing their backing. Taiwan’s president made the asylum offer last month, though it’s not clear if requests have been received. Taiwan lacks a formal legal mechanism for assessing and granting asylum requests, although it has granted residency to several vocal opponents of the Chinese government. Ma Xiaoguang, spokesman for the Chinese Cabinet’s Taiwan Affairs Office, said Taiwan’s offer would “cover up the crimes of a small group of violent militants” and encourage their “audacity in harming Hong Kong and turn Taiwan into a “heaven for ducking the law”. Ma demanded that Taiwan’s government “cease undermining the rule of law” in Hong Kong, cease interfering in its affairs and not “condone criminals.” Organisers said at least 1.7 million people participated in Sunday’s Hong Kong rally and march, although the police estimate was far lower. Police said the protest was “generally peaceful” but accused a large group of people of “breaching public peace” afterward by occupying a major thoroughfare and using slingshots to shoot “hard objects” at government headquarters and pointing lasers at police officers. The protests have at times
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Members of China’s paramilitary People’s Armed Police force have been training for days in Shenzhen, fuelling speculation that they could be sent in to suppress the protests. PHOTO AP
been marked by violent clashes with police, who say they have arrested more than 700 participants since the demonstrations started in June. However, law enforcement officers kept a low profile Sunday, with no riot police seen from the procession’s main routes. When stragglers convened outside a government complex in the late evening, other protesters urged them to go home. More protests are planned for the coming weeks, with various rallies organised by accountants, transport workers, high school students and relatives of police officers. Demonstrators’ frustrations over what they perceive to be the government’s refusal to respond to their demands boiled over last week with the occupation of Hong Kong’s international airport, during which a reporter for a Chinese Communist Party-owned newspaper was assaulted, and attacks on a number of police stations. A former British colony, Hong Kong was returned to Beijing in 1997 under the framework of “one country, two systems,”
which promised residents certain democratic rights not afforded to people in mainland China. But some Hong Kongers have accused the Communist Party-ruled central government of eroding their freedoms in recent years. The protest movement’s demands include the resignation of Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam, democratic elections and an independent investigation into police use of force. Asked Sunday about the situation in Hong Kong, U.S. President Donald Trump said the use of Chinese troops to put down the protests – similar to the bloody crackdown on protesters in Beijing’s Tiananmen Square in 1989 – would worsen the current US-China trade dispute. “I mean if it’s another Tiananmen Square, I think it’s a very hard thing to do if there is violence,” Trump told reporters in New Jersey. “I think there’d be tremendous political sentiment not to do something.” Trump had originally said the protests were a matter for Chi-
na to handle but has since suggested that Chinese President Xi Jinping could resolve the situation by meeting with protest leaders. Chinese foreign ministry spokesman Geng Shuang avoided commenting on Trump’s remarks directly, but referred to the president’s previous statements on the protests. “We have noticed that President Trump has previously stated that Hong Kong is part of China, and that they must solve it themselves and do not need advice. We hope that the US side can match its acts to its words,” Geng told reporters at a daily briefing. China has furiously rejected all outside calls for it to discuss protesters’ demands. Members of China’s paramilitary People’s Armed Police force have been training for days across the border in Shenzhen, including on Sunday morning, fuelling speculation that they could be sent in to suppress the protests. The Hong Kong police, however, have said they are capable of handling the demonstrations.
Authorities have dropped a battery charge against Chris Brown in relation to his alleged attack on a photographer in 2017. The state of Florida dropped the charges against the musician, made after the 2017 arrest of Brown in Tampa, TMZ reports. The incident occurred at a Tampa nightclub, where it was alleged Brown punched photographer Bennie L. Vines. A police report said Brown hit the photographer for taking pictures of him. Over his career the Yeahx3 singer has faced various arrests and high-profile charges laid against him, including one alleging a hit-and-run incident.
The Rock says ‘we do’ With a simple “We do,” Dwayne The Rock Johnson announced his wedding to his longtime girlfriend on Instagram. A photo of the movie star and Lauren Hashian was posted on the social media site. Both were wearing white, and they were standing overlooking the ocean. The post said the date of their apparent nuptials was Sunday, in Hawaii. Johnson’s representative did not immediately return calls asking for comment. The couple have been dating for several years and have two young daughters. Johnson also has a teenage daughter from a previous marriage. Johnson has a lot to celebrate this month, his movie Hobbs and Shaw has been a box office success.
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Days before cyanide spill into lake notified AP An Indiana mayor accused state environmental officials of waiting several days before notifying his city about a steel mill’s spill of cyanide and another chemical that led to a fish kill and prompted the closure of beaches along Lake Michigan. Portage Mayor John Cannon said the Indiana Department of Environmental Management and others learned Monday about an ArcelorMittal mill’s cyanide and ammonia-nitrogen spill, but didn’t inform his city until Thursday, it was reported. “The mayor is calling for action to be taken,” Cannon said in a statement. “Further, the City of Portage
will be taking aggressive action with the EPA to ensure the breakdown of communication, like this, does not occur again.” IDEM and the U.S. Environment Agency’s Chicago office did not immediately respond to requests for comment on Cannon’s comments left Friday by The Associated Press. The National Park Service said that in response to the chemical spill it has closed the Portage Lakefront and Riverwalk beach areas at Indiana Dunes National Park as well as waters out to 91 metres). Portage is about 40 kilometres east of Chicago. The nearby city of Ogden Dunes also closed its beach and while that city’s drinking water was not affected, it has restricted water intake by its
filtration plant as a precaution. News of the chemical spill followed reports of a large fish kill near in Portage. “There are dead fish everywhere. They’re up on shore, under the docks. I’m saying there are probably hundreds of fish,” a Lake Station resident said. IDEM said that ArcelorMittal’s Burns Harbour steel mill had released excess amounts of the chemicals into the Little Calumet River’s east branch. The agency and the Indiana Department of Natural Resources also asked the public to avoid the river’s east branch while state environmental officials conduct a clean-up. ArcelorMittal said in a statement that it’s investigating and will “continue to work closely with the agencies involved.”
Cannon said in his statement he “holds ArcelorMittal responsible for this event, and also parts blame to IDEM for not informing the City of Portage until several days after the first incident.” It was unclear how much of the two chemicals entered the Lake Michigan tributary. IDEM spokesman Barry Sneed said the state agency is awaiting test results on water samples taken from the area in question. The centres for Disease Control and Prevention said cyanide “is a rapidly acting, potentially deadly chemical that can exist in various forms” including cyanide salts, which are used in metallurgy for electroplating, metal cleaning and removing gold from ore.
Corden renews contract James Corden will stick around on CBS’ The Late Late Show for three more years. The late-night host and frequent Tony Awards host signed a new contract through August 2022. Corden first took over The Late Late Show in 2015 from Craig Ferguson, who hosted the programme from 2005 to 2014. Corden’s tenure has been well received and gained fame for his segments Carpool Karaoke, Crosswalk the Musical, and Drop the Mic, “James Corden has burned his way to the top of American television with a daring, energetic and inventive broadcast that stands out in the late-night space,” said David Nevins, chief creative officer for CBS.
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Prisoner voting rights will polarise
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here’s an interesting notion moving around the country at the moment, perhaps spurred by the impending local government elections in just over a month, and it’s all around the rights of those who are residing in correctional facilities and their right to vote. It’s a potentially polarising topic – and one which may invoke some pretty robust discussions around the water cooler, or even at the pub over a beer. The big question is – that when you have your rights taken away from you for committing a crime and are locked away, just how far do those restrictions to normal rights stretch? They can’t walk down to the shop and buy a bottle of milk
like a free man or woman, their normal privileges around knowing what’s happening in the outside world are lessened, should they then be eligible to play a role in deciding who sits in key positions, irrelevant of what level of politics is up for decision? Many will say that all basic rights of people in society go out the door the moment you are convicted of breaking the laws of this country in such a manner
that sees you placed in prison. It’s an easy one to side with on face value because, for most of us, it’s the way that we probably feel, but does that make it right? Our rights, as humans, mean that we are entitled to certain privileges and one of those is the right to vote – but where do you draw the line on what justifies having that right taken away from you? A basic conversation around the newsroom yesterday led to the discussion that voting should not be a right afforded to those in prison. Comments that prisoners deserve that basic respect were countered with the lack of respect for the laws of this country that landed them in this position in the first place.
Again, a pretty solid argument for the continued refusal. However, some people want change. Even our Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has publicly stated that she believes those serving a sentence less than three years should have that privilege. Her comments followed the Waitangi Tribunal report released this week which suggested that the 2010 ban on prisoners voting had disproportionately hurt Maori and breached the Crown’s Treaty of Waitangi obligations. A bill was passed in 2010 that banned all prisoners from enrolling to vote, whereas previously prisoners serving sentences less than three years were allowed to enrol.
And thus we now have a discussion that could go further than the water cooler and the local pub, it’s one which will, in all likelihood, find itself being debated in the beehive, with both Labour and the Greens seeking change. National are firmly against the potential change suggested by Ardern, not surprisingly. And so probably the deciding factor once again falls with New Zealand’s chief kingmaker, Winston Peters and his NZ First Party. So, here we go again – and this decision promises to deliver as much debate as the last time we let the silver fox of New Zealand politics hold the country at ransom while he made up his mind. Fun times ahead.
In 1992, an 11-day siege began at the cabin of white separatist Randy Weaver in Ruby Ridge, Idaho, as government agents tried to arrest Weaver for failing to appear in court on charges of selling two illegal sawed-off shotguns; on the first day of the siege, Weaver’s teenage son, Samuel, and Deputy US Marshal William Degan were killed. In 1993, in a serious setback for NASA, engineers lost contact with the Mars Observer spacecraft as it was about to reach the red planet on a $980 million mission. In 1995, ABC News settled a $10 billion libel suit by apologising to Philip Morris for reporting the
tobacco giant had manipulated the amount of nicotine in its cigarettes. Ten years ago: A wildfire broke out north of Athens, Greece; in the days that followed, the blaze spread, charring 80 square miles before being extinguished. Five years ago: Calling it a “miraculous day,” an American doctor infected with Ebola left his isolation unit at Emory University Hospital in Atlanta; Dr. Kent Brantly warmly hugged his physicians and nurses, showing the world that he posed no public health threat one month after getting sick with the virus. One year ago: Michael Cohen, President Donald Trump’s
former personal lawyer and fixer, pleaded guilty to campaignfinance violations and other charges. Today’s birthdays: Actordirector Melvin Van Peebles is 87. Playwright Mart Crowley is 84. Singer Kenny Rogers is 81. Actor Clarence Williams III is 80. Rock-and-roll musician James Burton is 80. Singer Harold Reid is 80. Singer Jackie DeShannon is 78. Actress Patty McCormack is 74. Pop singer-musician Carl Giammarese is 72. Actress Loretta Devine is 70. Singer Glenn Hughes is 67. Country musician Nick Kane is 65. Actress Kim Cattrall is 63. Actress Cleo King is 57. Rock singer Serj Tankian is
52. Actress Carrie-Anne Moss is 49. Rock musician Liam Howlett is 48. Actress Alicia Witt is 44. Singer Kelis is 40. Actor Diego Klattenhoff is 40. TV personality Brody Jenner is 36. Singer Melissa Schuman is 35. Olympic gold medal sprinter Usain Bolt is 33. Actor Carlos Pratts is 33. Actorcomedian Brooks Wheelan is 33. Actor Cody Kasch is 32. Country singer Kacey Musgraves is 31. Actress Hayden Panettiere is 30. Actor RJ Mitte is 27. Actor Maxim Knight is 20. Thought for today: “I don’t measure America by its achievement but by its potential.” – Shirley Chisholm, American politician (1924-2005). – AP
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TODAY IN HISTORY Today is Wednesday, August 21, the 233rd day of 2019. There are 132 days left in the year. Today’s highlight in history: On August 21, 2000, rescue efforts to reach the sunken Russian nuclear submarine Kursk ended with divers announcing none of the 118 sailors had survived. On this date: In 1609, Galileo Galilei demonstrated his new telescope to a group of officials atop the Campanile in Venice. In 1831, Nat Turner launched a violent slave rebellion in Virginia resulting in the deaths of at least 55 whites. In 1863, pro-Confederate raiders attacked Lawrence, Kansas, massacring the men and destroying the town’s buildings. In 1911, Leonardo da Vinci’s Mona Lisa was stolen from the Louvre Museum in Paris. The painting was recovered two years later. In 1915, New Zealanders attack on Hill 60. Hill 60 was the last offensive action fought by the New Zealanders during the Gallipoli campaign. In 1940, exiled communist revolutionary Leon Trotsky died in a Mexican hospital from wounds inflicted by an assassin the day before. 1958, Auckland became the first New Zealand city to introduce the ‘Barnes Dance’ system, which stopped all traffic at intersections, allowing pedestrians to cross in any direction at the same time. In 1963, martial law was declared in South Vietnam as police and army troops began a violent crackdown on Buddhist antigovernment protesters. In 1983, Philippine opposition leader Benigno S Aquino Jr, ending a self-imposed exile in the United States, was shot dead moments after stepping off a plane at Manila International Airport. In 1991, the hard-line coup against Soviet President Mikhail S Gorbachev collapsed in the face of a popular uprising led by Russian Federation President Boris N Yeltsin.
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Coming out of the storm different heryl Strayed, author of Wild, asked on a podcast I listened to recently “Who is your darkest teacher?”, and it has been stuck in my head ever since. Of course, you could take it literally, but more likely your darkest teacher would be a life event, a person or a chapter in your story that may have been rocky and turbulent at the time, but taught you more about yourself and life than any amount of sunshiny, calm days ever could. Your darkest teacher often comes in like a hurricane: the plot twist you didn’t expect that turned your life upside down and changed you in ways you could neither have imagined nor predicted. It could be the end of a marriage, grief or illness. Sometimes it’s a change of career, moving to a new place or the appearance of a person in your life who rides in on a dark horse and challenges your beliefs and values in unexplainable ways.
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Life changes us. We are not the same people we were as children, or even as we were last year. Our traits might be the same: yep, we will always like chocmint ice-cream and maybe we will always be a dog person, but the painful events in our lives push us to question our core identities and thought patterns, and ultimately lead us to grow and change in deep ways. We learn that we are capable of handling more than we believed we could, and hopefully become more understanding and less judgemental of others in the process. We learn to find our tribe: people that ‘get’ us and have
likely been through a few fires themselves. Often, it causes us to have a heightened awareness of time as a finite thing: the awareness of our own mortality can be a positive perspective shift to make the most out of the short, sweet life we have been given. The first part of our lives is spent creating ourselves, often shaped by whatever society thinks we should be according to the invisible yet very concrete rules we are conditioned to believe from a very young age. Our mid-lives are often spent undoing all of that and peeling off the layers to find out who we really are as opposed to who we were told to be. Major life events come like a lightning bolt that shock us into that serious self-reflection, sometimes sending us to rock bottom in the process. The strength that we use to claw ourselves up from that rock bottom after those lightning bolts is where the magic is, and
where the growth happens. So, who is your darkest teacher? “And once the storm is over, you won’t remember how you made it through, how you managed to survive. “You won’t even be sure, whether the storm is really over. But one thing is certain. When you come out of the storm, you won’t be the same person who walked in,” – Haruki Murakami. Claire Inkson is an awardwinning freelance photographer and blogger who is passionate about telling the stories of our people and landscapes through both these mediums. Find her online at www.claireinkson.com The views, opinions, positions or strategies expressed by the author and those providing comments are theirs alone, and do not necessarily reflect the views, opinions, positions or strategies of the Ashburton Guardian Co Ltd or any employee thereof.
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Hungry for burgers? There are burgers and there are extraordinarily good burgers and most often the latter are made in your own kitchen. Burgers are a universally-loved food. Whether your taste runs to bacon and egg, straight up beef, crispy chicken or vegetarian, just about anything goes in the burger world. Buns of any variety, a patty made of whatever you fancy, a slice of tomato, onion, lettuce and a great sauce and you have a mouth-watering meal.
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225g fresh white (or panko) breadcrumbs 3 chicken breast fillets 6 eggs 1/2 t garlic powder (optional) Salt and pepper Vegetable or olive oil spray 3 burger buns or baps Fresh lettuce leaves Sliced fresh tomatoes Aioli or mayonnaise Tomato sauce ■■ Preheat the oven to 190°C. ■■ Place a large non-stick baking tray into the middle of the oven to warm up. ■■ Cut each chicken breast into 3 even strips. ■■ Pour the breadcrumbs onto a dinner plate and spread out evenly to about 5mm thickness. ■■ In a bowl, whisk the eggs, adding the seasoning – and place in a shallow bowl. ■■ Dip the chicken strips into the egg mixture and then into the breadcrumbs. ■■ Repeat by dipping the chicken strips for a second time into the mix and crumbs to get an even thick coating. ■■ Spray the tray with oil and place the chicken strips on to the hot baking tray ■■ Bake in the oven for approximately 10 minutes. ■■ Spray the strips again with the oil. ■■ Return tray to the oven and cook until the chicken is golden brown and cooked through. ■■ Split and warm the buns for three minutes in the oven (or toast separately in a toaster). ■■ Assemble the burgers on the toasted buns with lettuce, sliced tomatoes. ■■ Add the strips and finish with fresh aioli and/or tomato sauce.
Nutty pumpkin burgers 500g pumpkin, peeled and cut into large pieces 3T oil Salt and pepper 300g can chickpeas in brine, well drained 1/2 C toasted cashew nuts 1 egg 1/4 C chopped parsley 1/2 red onion, finely diced 1/2 C dry breadcrumbs Flour ■■ Toss the pumpkin in 1T of the oil. ■■ Season well with salt and pepper. ■■ Roast at 180°C for 30-35 minutes until cooked. Cool. ■■ In a food processor put the pumpkin, chickpeas, cashew nuts, egg, parsley, red onion and breadcrumbs. ■■ Pulse until well mixed. If too wet add more breadcrumbs. ■■ Shape into six patties with floured hands. ■■ Pan-fry in the remaining oil for 2-3 minutes on each side until hot and golden. ■■ Serve on a toasted burger buns. ■■ Top with sliced tomatoes, rocket, salad greens and mayonnaise.
Chickpea burgers 400g chickpeas, rinsed and drained 2T sweet chilli sauce 1 egg 1/2 C breadcrumbs, fresh 4 spring onions, finely sliced 1/4 C fresh coriander, or parsley, chopped Salt and freshly ground pepper, to season 4 burger buns, cut in half Plain flour, to form patties 2 tomatoes, large, sliced Chutney, to serve 1C baby spinach 1/4 telegraph cucumber ■■ Blend chickpeas, chilli sauce and egg to form a smooth paste. ■■ Stir in breadcrumbs, spring onions and coriander or parsley. Season with salt and pepper to taste. ■■ With floured hands, form the mixture into four even patties. ■■ Heat oil in a non-stick frying pan and cook patties for 2 to 3 minutes on each side until golden brown. ■■ Toast the burger buns under a hot grill. ■■ Arrange spinach leaves on the bun bases, place patties on top. ■■ Add tomato, cucumber and chutney. Serve immediately.
600g-800g lamb mince 1 onion, very finely chopped 1 clove garlic, crushed 1 free-range egg, lightly beaten 1 slice wholemeal toast bread, torn into small pieces, soaked in 2T milk 1/2 C feta, crumbled 1/2 C mint leaves, finely chopped 1T rosemary leaves, finely chopped 1T tomato paste 1T extra virgin olive oil Zest of 1 lemon 1/2 t salt 5-6 ciabatta buns Tomato relish or sauce Lettuce leaves 1 red onion, very finely sliced Ripe tomatoes, sliced 3/4 C aioli or mayonnaise, ■■ Place all the patty ingredients in a bowl, add pepper and mix it all up using your clean hands. ■■ Shape into 4-6 patties, cover and refrigerate for 15 minutes. ■■ Preheat a BBQ or frying pan to a medium heat. ■■ Brush the patties with a little oil and cook for a few minutes until crunchy and brown on one side. ■■ Turn the patties over, reduce the heat to medium low and cook for another 8-10 minutes until cooked through. ■■ Halve the buns, spread with butter and pop under the grill to get a very slight crunch. ■■ Assemble with tomato, lettuce, onion, tomato and aioli or mayonnaise.
Straight up beef burger 500g beef mince 1/2 red onion, finely chopped 2t worcestershire sauce 1T tomato sauce 1C fresh breadcrumbs Handful fresh herbs, chopped 2t grainy mustard Sliced cheese: Cheddar, gruyère, blue, feta Burger buns ■■ In a large bowl, gently mix together the ingredients for your chosen burger, excluding cheese. ■■ Season with salt and pepper to taste. ■■ Shape into patties of similar size and thickness (about 2cm thickness). ■■ Dust lightly with flour to prevent sticking. ■■ Cook on a very hot grill for 8–10 minutes, turning once halfway through cooking time. ■■ Add cheese to the top of a patty during the last minutes of grilling. ■■ Serve on toasted buns, with all your favourite fillings.
Lamb and spinach burger 400g lamb mince 40g pine nuts 40g fresh spinach Handful fresh herbs, chopped Sliced gherkins ■■ In a large bowl, gently mix together the ingredients for your chosen burger. ■■ Season with salt and pepper to taste. ■■ Shape into patties of similar size and thickness (about 2cm thickness). ■■ Dust lightly with flour to prevent sticking. ■■ Cook on a very hot grill for 8–10 minutes, turning once halfway through cooking time. ■■ Serve on toasted buns, with all your favourite fillings.
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Mid Canty’s Magpie By Erin Tasker
Ollie Sapsford is Mid Canterbury born and bred, but is now part of the Magpies’ runon squad.
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When Ollie Sapsford left Mid Canterbury, he had one goal in mind. That goal was simply to become a better rugby player, and he’s done just that. After a couple of seasons as part of the Wellington Lions wider training squad, the 23-year-old is now making his mark in the Hawke’s Bay as part of the Magpies backline in this year’s Mitre 10 Cup. And he is loving the opportunities and the challenges that have come with the move. A Mid Canterbury lad born and bred, Sapsford played his club rugby for Southern growing up and in 2016, as a freshfaced 20-year-old he made his first Mid Canterbury senior team. He made the odd start that year, and came off the bench a few times, but he was still young and still learning. “I loved it. It was an unreal year,” Sapsford said. “We had a few of the seniors for Southern in the Heartland squad so they just sort of took me under their wing. “It was one of the funnest years playing rugby that I have had.” After that, he headed to a rugby academy in Palmerston North for a couple of weeks and the Wellington backs coach was there. He then got a call asking if he’d be keen to take his game to Wellington, and the signing of a player development and academy contract followed. It was all a bit of a whirlwind, and a little odd for a start. A Canterbury lad to the core, most of the rugby Sapsford had watched growing up had involved Canterbury or the Crusaders, and he admitted he didn’t know a lot of the Wellington players. But when you wanted to get better, you had to go where the opportunities were, Sapsford said. He embraced it, and never looked back. As part of the Wellington unit, though, he found himself stuck behind some pretty good backs, effectively waiting for someone to get injured so that he’d get a look in. And that wasn’t ideal, so Sapsford asked his agent to keep an ear to the ground for other opportunities. Then, on a trip to the Hawke’s Bay with Wellington B, he was spotted by officials from the Hawke’s Bay union, which led to him being offered a contract. Sapsford jumped at the chance. The initial contract was for a year, but all going well, Sapsford hopes to extend it at the end of the season. Hawke’s Bay was this year being captained by Ash Dixon, and in both their firstup win over Manawatu and last week’s late
draw with the Wellington Lions, Sapsford was part of the run-on squad. He started both games on the wing, but knew that – at that level – you had to keep performing to keep your jersey. “We’ve got a great four or five outside backs all competing for spots, and that’s part of the fun,” Sapsford said. “To be honest, I just really want to have a good season and learn as much as I can this year and get as many minutes as I can, whether it’s starting or off the bench.” Tonight, Hawke’s Bay are at home to Otago, where Sapsford and his team hope to carry on their promising start to their 2019 Mitre 10 Cup Championship campaign. “I just want to put my best foot forward for the team. “When you’re not in the team all you want is to get in the team, and when you’re not starting all you want to do is start. You just always want more,” Sapsford said.
Ollie Sapsford back in his Mid Canterbury days.
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All Blacks fans are insular, impatient, irrational and spoilt NZME Narcissistic, irrational and spoilt. That was the response from Radio Sport listeners when asked to describe All Blacks’ fans in one word. The question was put to listeners of the Radio Sport Breakfast in response to a column by Herald writer Dylan Cleaver following the impressive 36-0 victory in the second Bledisoe Cup test at Eden Park on Saturday.
“It was only when the All Blacks started to assert real authority and staked a handy lead that the vibe changed from a sort of edgy quiet to something short of raucous celebration,” Cleaver noted in his column after attending the victory. “That’s when the realisation hit: New Zealand fans aren’t interested in the contest, they’re just in it for the confirmation. “They want their fears eased; their collective confidence boost-
ed by the knowledge that the All Blacks remain in the seat of power. “The joy comes not from the sport itself, but the result … as long as the result on the field is the right one. “It makes for a strange sort of atmosphere, with the expectation of victory always getting in the way of the thrill of battle.” Listeners to the Radio Sport Breakfast quickly weighed in when asked to describe the All
Blacks’ fans in just one word. “Narcissistic. “Symptoms include an excessive need for admiration, disregard for others’ feelings, an inability to handle any criticism and a sense of entitlement,” said Mark. “Searching” as ABs supporters it seems we are always searching for the perfect game and perfect performance which doesn’t exist,” said Mike. “We thump Aussie 36 nil and
still we get complaints about lineouts, set piece and typical SBW talk. “We are always left searching. “We should just be happy and enjoy the moments, we get a lot of them,” he added. Other listeners used the terms insular, impatient, irrational, lucky, fickle and spoilt. A sell-out crowd attended the test in Auckland as the All Blacks locked away the Bledisloe Cup for another year.
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Girls get down and dirty in the big city
RESULTS ■■ Golf Ashburton County Vets August 19 At Rakaia Winner of Irish Stableford - M Gray, G Hortin, D Green and A Pawsey 89, 2nd N Connelly, D Fisher, G Moore and R Pawsey 87 Twos: B McGreor, T Sa and P Walker Next Game September 2 - Mayfield
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The Methven Primary School under-11.5 girls’ rugby team.
By Erin Tasker
ing part in the tournament – an under-11.5 team from Methven Primary School and an under-13 team made up predominantly of players from Mount Hutt College, along with a couple of girls from Longbeach School. The Mid Canterbury Rugby Union’s new women’s and schools’ development officer Nicole Purdom took charge of the under-13 team, while Methven Primary School teacher Milly Deans led the Methven Primary School team, and the young girls couldn’t have asked for better rugby role models.
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They were muddy and tired, but the smiles on their faces were a mile wide. For the two teams of young Mid Canterbury girls who headed to Christchurch on Sunday to take part in the first leg of Canterbury Rugby’s Let Her Play series, their first taste of tournament rugby was an incredible experience and they couldn’t wait to get back out on the paddock. Mid Canterbury had two girls’ teams tak-
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Deans is a former Canterbury rugby player, while Purdom is currently a member of the Canterbury women’s wider training squad. Purdom said it was a huge experience for the girls and they loved it. “Unfortunately they didn’t come away with any wins, but it’s all about experience. “They even said after the first game, ‘man, we were way too soft at training’,” Purdom said. “They all thought they were doing good at training and got to the game and realised they needed to be more aggressive.” It was tackle rugby, and Sunday’s games were a huge learning experience. “They have all never played before, so it was all brand new for them,” Purdom said. Both teams learnt a lot on day one, and were now looking to build on the platform they’d laid as the series progressed. The goal from here was simply to win a game, and have a lot of fun along the way, Purdom said. “They were just literally happy to be covered in mud, but they do want to get a win,” Purdom said. The series runs over four weeks on Sundays, finishing up on September 8, and an under 15 and under 18 series was being planned for later in the year. Purdom said Mid Canterbury was also looking at having teams involved in that.
August 18 Championships Men’s Senior Winner: Andrew Peck. Runner-up Wayne Blair. Senior Plate Kerry Read. Intermediate Winner Murray Keir, Runner-up Alan Dixon. Intermediate Plate Wayne Vessey, Junior A Winner Grant Early, Runner-up Ali McLeod. Junior A Plate Roger Lake. Junior B Winner Greg Cook, Runner-up James Murdock. Most Improved Player - Andrew Peck. Handicap Reduced from 6 to 2. Ladies: Silver Winner Christine Ross - Runner up Jan Clucas. Bronze 1 Winner Lal Mulligan- Runner up Helen Rapsey. Bronze 2 Winner Marg Read - Runner up Ruth Keeley. 9 Holes Champion Ladies Winner Lynley McKenzie - Runner-up Tessa Gallagher
■■ Shooting Fullbore Target Shooting August 18
Ashburton District Rifle Club Scores at 600 yards, TR, John Fleming 47.5, 48.5, 95.10, Mike Chui 48.1, 47.3, 95.4, John Miller 46.2, 47.2, 93.4, Brian Hawksby 48.5. FTR, Murray Cook 55.0, 54.2, 109.2, Brian Graystone 55.2, 53.1, 108.3. August 19 Smallbore Target Shooting
Mt Somers Rifle Club Bree Greer 85, Caleb Greer 75, Tim Greer 89.2, Jess Heaven 90.2, 89.2, Hunter Lill 85, 84.1, Jessie Lill 75, 84, Archie Rooney 93.1, Lachlan Rooney 89.1, 81, Alex Coldicot 87.1, 81, Warwick Lill 88.1, Andy Oram 99.6, Dave Millichamp 90.1, Stephen Millichamp 98.6, Wayne Tubb 95.1.
Mayfield Rifle Club Left – The girls’ under-13 team was made up of players from Mount Hutt College and Longbeach School.
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Final going to be a thriller
D-Day for Japan hopefuls
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s the final minutes ticked away in last week’s Mid Canterbury Netball semi-final between College A and United A, I was nervous. I was a neutral person on the sideline with a camera and a notepad in my hands, but I was still nervous. It was a game that could have gone either way. It was a physical battle, full of drama, and it was simply just great. So, my fingers are crossed that this weekend’s big final between College A and Celtic A will be just as good, if not better. And I reckon it will be. That’s because it’s been quite a netball season. Unlike last year where Celtic A went through the whole season unbeaten and downed Methven A in the final to put the cherry on top of what was a pretty impressive year, 2019 has been anyone’s game. Every team has been beaten at least once. It’s been like one big rollercoaster ride for some teams,
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with plenty of ups, downs and loop-de-loops leading us to the point where we are at right now. Saturday will be a massive day at the EA Networks Centre. While the main premier one and premier grade two games have played out on Thursday nights all season, this year Mid Canterbury Netball is doing things a little bit differently and playing all of its finals on the same day – bar the Wednesday night social grades. The day’s big feature game will be the premier one final between College A and Celtic A – and it should be a right cracker. I have been there every Thursday night this season, taking in the action and trying really hard to take photos that don’t include overly screwed up faces, tongues
poking out, or undies showing – it’s not easy. But it’s been great fun. Last Thursday night, that semi-final between College A and United A had to be a contender for game of the season so far. It was full-on from go to whoa. Neither side gave an inch. Every player on that court put their body on the line for the cause, and the crowd – which was also probably one of the biggest and loudest of the season so far – loved it. It was the kind of game where it was a shame there had to be a loser. It was sad for United to lose, after such a huge season where they clawed their way out of premier two to become a true premier one title contender, but it also would have been a tragedy had the young College side lost. They play a lot of netball, and they’re a team that has grown week after week. They play with the kind of maturity that you don’t always see with school-aged sides, and
they have to go into the final as favourites. But, Celtic A can never be written off. Like most teams, they went through a bit of a bad patch in the season’s second round, but they’ve well and truly hit their straps again in recent weeks. And most of the girls in green have one big thing on their sides – experience, or more importantly, finals experience. At this point in the season it’s all about the one game. College A may have had the better of Celtic A so far this season, drawing with them in round one before beating them in rounds two and three, but that doesn’t count for a lot now. No matter what the sport, a final is a different beast. There’s nerves and pressure to contend with, and a lot of noise coming from the sidelines. It all comes down to who handles all of those different factors the best. What team that will be on Saturday, I don’t know. But I’m really excited to find out.
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Scathing calls from Warriors’ boss NZME Warriors boss Cameron George has launched a stinging attack on some of his squad, accusing players of not trying during a disappointing 2019 season. A clearly frustrated George gave 100 per cent backing to coach Stephen Kearney and said injuries had played a part in the team languishing outside the top eight with just three games remaining. The Warriors take on the erratic Sharks in Sydney this Saturday with their top eight chances slim at best. And some will have chief executive George’s words ringing in their ears after a pathetic second half performance against the Roosters in Sydney. Speaking to Radio Sport, George said the injury list forced coach Kearney to pick players who should have been dropped this year. He inferred the slack attitude existed on and off the field. As to be expected, George did not name the offenders but suggested he may attempt to shift players on current contracts. “You can’t just move players – every party must agree,” he said. “But players signed here long term have got to put in and if they don’t we have that discussion with them. “There are certainly some questions around the effort of certain players and performances throughout the year that will come under the microscope once we review the year.
Skipper Roger Tuivasa-Sheck is one of the few Warriors who don’t have to look over their shoulder.
“There’s no doubt about that. I’ve seen it, Stephen’s seen it. “In the best way possible we’ve tried to make people accountable with the squad we could put on the park without jeopardising our chances too much. “There is no justification for players who don’t put in. “Everyone is under the microscope. “If effort doesn’t meet our expectations here any player continually showing signs of that absolutely (could be cut). “If we feel that people aren’t putting in there’s certainly no
place in this environment for them on or off the field.” George said that “like everyone I’m disappointed we’re not in a better position on the ladder” but removed Kearney from any blame. “It’s not Stephen Kearney’s fault, I can assure you. “Some players have got to step up and perform better,” he said. “The coach’s job is to prepare … once they cross that line it becomes the players’ responsibility. “Injuries, a bit of luck and a lack of effort in certain areas at
different times have come back to haunt us … we’ve got to fix that.” The club would make significant announcements soon as it looked to improve the scouting and development of young New Zealand players. He was determined and confident about leading the Warriors into longstanding success. George said: “In reality this whole club needs to be turned on its head in certain areas. “Pathways for young kids from New Zealand have been neglected for many years.”
NZME The big day has been revealed for when All Blacks prospects will be named in the official Rugby World Cup squad. The 31-man squad for the tournament in Japan will be unveiled at 12 noon next Wednesday at Eden Park, the scene of the side’s 2011 triumph. On Sunday a number of players were released to play Mitre 10 Cup rugby this weekend, including wing Rieko Ioane. The 22-year-old Ioane, one of the standout test players of recent seasons, is expected to line up for Auckland against Bay of Plenty at Eden Park on Saturday as one of nine All Blacks made available to feature in the provincial competition. Brad Weber (Hawke’s Bay), Liam Coltman, Josh Ioane (both Otago), Vaea Fifita (Wellington), Braydon Ennor (Canterbury), Atu Moli (Tasman), Jackson Hemopo (Manawatu) and Luke Jacobson (Waikato) are the other squad members released. Ioane, who has scored 23 tries in 26 tests, was replaced in the starting XV by George Bridge for the Bledisloe decider at the weekend and has seemingly dropped down the pecking order after the Crusaders flyer impressed with his all-round performance. When asked whether the impressive performances by some individuals on Saturday made his selection job harder, All Blacks coach Steve Hansen said it was hard to parse. “In some ways it makes it easier because some people really put their hands up,” Hansen said. “Where we had question marks, you no longer have question marks. But in other ways, it makes it a bit tougher, too. “When you name a team someone misses out. It’s the end of their dream and this is a pretty big one – going to the World Cup. There’s a bit of pressure on the other guys now to front up.” The All Blacks have one more warmup match – against Tonga in Hamilton on 7 September – before jetting off to Japan for the Rugby World Cup. Ioane is likely to be included in the 31-man squad set to be named next week, but a strong outing for Auckland could aid his cause to usurp the likes of Bridge and Sevu Reece for a spot in the starting XV.
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In brief Southee the skipper Tim Southee will captain the Black Caps Twenty20 team in next month’s three-game series against Sri Lanka. With regular skipper Kane Williamson and paceman Trent Boult returning home for preplanned rest following the current test series, the squad features a blend of experience and emerging T20 talent. Selector Gavin Larsen said the series represented the start of a new T20 cycle, with nine T20 series scheduled ahead of next October’s T20 World Cup in Australia. “Following that amazing ride in the World Cup, it’s exciting to begin setting our sights on another world event,” he said. - NZME
Olympic warm-ups The New Zealand Team Chef de Mission Rob Waddell is calling the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Test Events invaluable, with Kiwi athletes and support teams trialling systems and processes in the unique host city environment. The Tokyo 2020 Organising Committee is running more than 50 test events prior to the Olympic Games to ensure the Games run smoothly. The events are a key part of Kiwi athletes’ preparation, allowing them to experience the Olympic venues and local conditions. - NZME
Balotelli going home
Showing their stuff Methven’s Sophie Sauer and Poppet were among those testing their skills with a spot of show jumping on Sunday. The duo were among those taking part in a show jumping competition at the Mill Creek Pony Club. PHOTO HEATHER MACKENZIE 180819-HM-0025
After a nomadic career of controversy, Mario Balotelli has gone back home. Balotelli has signed a multiyear contract with newly promoted Brescia after his deal with Marseille expired, and will return to Serie A with his hometown club after an absence of three years. Balotelli’s last spell in Italy was a miserable one as he struggled with injury and scored only once in a season-long loan at AC Milan before returning to Liverpool in 2016 and moving immediately to Nice. - NZME
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Serena making surprise return to ASB Classic NZME Serena Williams is returning to Auckland. In a massive coup for the ASB Classic, the American has been confirmed for the 2020 event. Williams is recognised as one of the greatest tennis players of all time, with 23 grand slam singles to her name. She has amassed an incredible 319 weeks at No. 1 in the world, and captured 72 WTA titles. Her last grand slam came in 2017, with her Australian Open win against sister Venus earning her 23rd Major, surpassing Steffi Graf’s Open era record of 22. The younger of the Williams sisters has also had success in doubles, winning 14 doubles and two mixed doubles titles, taking her tally to 39 Grand Slam titles – the most of any active player, male or female. But her return to Auckland is unexpected. The 37-year-old doesn’t play many events across the calendar – and very few of Auckland’s size – and had an unhappy time in her only previous visit in 2017. Although she enjoyed the tournament’s atmosphere and the friendliness
of the staff and volunteers, she had an unhappy time on court. She lost in the second round to unheralded compatriot Madison Brengle, making more than 70 unforced errors in the three set defeat. Williams struggled to find her range in the blustery conditions, in what was one of the windiest afternoons in recent memory. She left under a cloud, describing the conditions some of the worst she had played in her career, as she cut her final press conference short. But Williams created an unbelievable buzz around the event, putting the tournament at front and centre in a way that has only happened a few times in its history. Her visit was also memorable as she announced her engagement to Alexis Ohanian to the world from a private beach on Auckland’s Waiheke Island. Serena is looking forward to coming back to the ASB Classic to start her 2020 campaign. “Oh man, I want to win that title so bad,” said Williams. “Last time I was there I had so much going on and although I fought through to win my first tournament match, I
know that I just didn’t play to my level. “I have such amazing memories that are really special to me from Auckland. I would really like to add some on court memories to that list.” ASB Classic Tournament Director Karl Budge is understandably excited to see Serena back. “We are thrilled to get Serena back,” said Budge. “We know she has some unfinished business here and we have desperately wanted to show the New Zealand public just what the greatest player of all time can do here. “Serena is chasing history and Auckland will play a key role in helping her achieve it. “I can’t wait to see her back out on court.” The ASB Classic will span two weeks, with women’s week kicking off on Monday January 6, followed by men’s week running from Monday 13 through to Saturday January 18 2020.
Serena Williams (right):
23 grand slam singles titles (second all-time) 72 WTA singles titles 100 titles (singles, doubles, mixed, team events)
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Wednesday, August 21, 2019
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McCarthy to drive Princess
Stocks kept ‘just for fun’
By Michael Guerin Not many trainer-drivers would gift away a near-certain Group 1-winning drive. But then again, not many horsemen get to experience them as often as Mark Purdon. Purdon was set to cross the Tasman to Victoria this week to partner $1.15 favourite Princess Tiffany in the $200,000 Breeders Crown 3-year-old filly final but has instead retained Luke McCarthy as the driver. McCarthy partnered Princess Tiffany when she was surprisingly beaten in her heat of the series two weeks ago but was aggressive as she smashed her rivals in her semi-final at Bendigo last Saturday. With some key rivals underperforming and missing the final and Princess Tiffany drawing barrier three, she will be seen as past the post by most punters. Purdon was initially going to head to Victoria to prepare both Princess Tiffany and stablemate Jesse Duke this week and drive both in their finals. But Jesse Duke looked a tired horse when he dropped out in his semi-final on Saturday and missed his final so the Harness Jewels winner will have a spell and be sent to North America for new trainer Chris Ryder. “I was going to go over but Poi [travelling foreman Matt Bowden] has got her right and Luke has been very good driving for us so I am happy to leave him on,” said Purdon. “So we will stay home where we have a big team and concen-
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Princess Tiffany will be at prohibitive odds in the Breeders Crown on Saturday night. trate on them and watch the race on TV.” Princess Tiffany’s form roller-coaster over the last fortnight has summed up her season where her best has been brilliant but her worst average, with Belle Of Montana usurping her as our best filly. Ironically, if Princess Tiffany takes the spoils this Saturday and adds the Crown to her NSW Oaks win she might be voted Australia’s best filly even though she isn’t theirs.
Meanwhile, Purdon’s big-name stars like Thefixer, Spankem, Chase Auckland and Ultimate Sniper are working down well to a trials resumption early next month and to start racing in October as they prepare for the New Zealand Cup and Auckland Inter Dominions. As for the Crown at Melton on Saturday night, New Zealand also has favourites in 2-year-old male trotter Ultimate Stride and 3-year-old trotting filly Liberty Stride while the $300,000 male
juvenile pace draws have fallen perfectly for Zeuss Bromac and Perfect Stride who can now test the favoured locals. Crowning glory • The rich Breeders Crown finals are at Melton in Victoria on Saturday night. • New Zealand-trained horses are favoured to win three of the finals. • Trainer Mark Purdon has gifted the drive on red-hot favourite Princess Tiffany to Luke McCarthy.
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Group One assignment for Vigor Winner NZME Vigor Winner may not have got the results his connections were looking for in Australia last season, but the trip across the Tasman has been the making of the now four-year-old, according to trainer Lauren Brennan. He won three of his four starts in New Zealand, including dead-heating the Gr.3 Cambridge Breeders’ Stakes (1200m), before finishing unplaced in his two Australian starts. “He has improved from the trip away,” Brennan said. “Both jockeys said give him six months and he will be a different horse. “He didn’t disgrace himself in Australia, it made him anyway. “He has come back much stronger, both mentally and physically.” His performance at the Te Rapa trials yesterday mirrored those thoughts, with the son of Declaration of War finishing strongly to win his 880m heat by a head over Queen Of The Air. “I just said to Sam (Spratt, jock-
ey) I wanted to let him do it on his own steam, have an easy day out, and not to pressure him,” Brennan said. “He was quite impressive, he is more forward than I thought he was.” Vigor Winner will likely tackle elite level company first-up next month in the Gr.1 Windsor Park Plate (1600m) at Hastings. “He will press ahead for the Windsor Park Plate on the second day at Hastings,” Brennan said. “It’s a little bit tight going into it, we have got to give him time between races, so we will probably trial him again and then run him.” Another stable runner that will likely head to Hastings for the Spring carnival is stakes winner Magnum. The seven-year-old gelding dead-heated with Dawn Patrol in their 880m heat and Magnum is now set to follow an identical path as he did at the start of last season. “I just wanted to give him a good hit-out at the trials and I
Trainer Lauren Brennan was really happy with him. “He always tries,” Brennan said. “He is going to run at Ruakaka on the 31st (of August) in an open sprint. “The Red Badge Sprint (Gr.3, 1400m) will be his next start (at Hastings on October 5). “He ran third in that race last year, so he will go for that again this year.” Meanwhile, Brennan was pleased with the return of Aim Smart on Tuesday where he finished runner-up in his 880m heat.
“He has had a long spell, it’s been nearly a year since he has hit the track, so I was really happy with his trial,” Brennan said. “We just wanted to see where he was at fitness-wise. Opie (Bosson, jockey) was happy with him and we’ll probably give him another trial before he runs.” The Group Three performer hasn’t been sighted on race day since September last year and Brennan is looking forward to his return to the races later this spring after a lengthy recovery period from surgery. “He had a couple of stress fractures in his hocks, so he had some screws put in,” she said. “He was off for a long time and has just taken time to get back into it. We were making sure he was 100 per cent before he was brought back into work. “It was worth a shot having the surgery because he is such a talented horse and he has shown it last season. “Hopefully he will stay happy and sound and we’ll just have to wait and see and take it race by race.”
There has been a change of direction by The Oaks Stud owner Dick Karreman with some of the younger horses and the likelihood of some further major decisions to be made in a year or so. Since purchasing The Oaks Stud in 2002, the successful Queenslander has watched a steady stream of winners emerge from the Cambridge property, either bred and raced or sold by the stud, or progeny of one of its resident stallions. He has enjoyed many highlights with home-bred fillies, headed by the seven-time Group 1 winner and dual New Zealand Horse of the Year Seachange, while Recite was a dual Group 1 winner, Artistic won the Group 1 New Zealand Oaks (2400m) when beating his other filly Zurella, Risque won the Group 1 New Zealand 1000 Guineas (1600m), Seachange’s half-sister Keepa Cruisin won the Group 1 Levin Classic (1600m) and Devise took out the Group 1 Haunui Farm WFA Stakes (1600m). The practice at The Oaks Stud, like other studs, has been to put the colts on the market, but this year there have been a few notable exceptions with Karreman turning down sizeable offers for a trio of 3-year-old geldings by Darci Brahma, who heads The Oaks sire line-up. Following impressive trials performances, Catalyst, Double Impact and Darci’s Tune were the subject of a total seven-figure offer. “Dick said he just wants to have some fun racing good horses,” Rick Williams, The Oaks Stud’s general manager said. “He’s made his mind up and I’m excited with the young team we’ve got to race, plus some good older ones like Obsessive. These three geldings we kept are showing what the best horses we’ve had in the past have shown me. “I know they are all up to competing in stakes races then we’ll find out how good they are.” Trained at Te Awamutu by Clayton Chipperfield, Catalyst was unbeaten in three trials before being a five and a half-length winner in his second start, at New Plymouth in May. After a spell he stylishly won over 1040m at the Te Teko trials a fortnight ago and is being set for the Listed El Roca – Sir Colin Meads Trophy at Hastings on August 31. Double Impact is unbeaten in two trials for trainer Brendon Hawtin and will debut at Taupo on Wednesday in the LA – The Oldest Family Owned Stud 3YO Maiden 1100m. The Oaks Stud’s interest in the Taupo meeting will also be focused on Kali, a Darci Brahma filly trained by Tony Pike who created a huge impression with a comprehensive debut win at Hastings in April after two trials wins.
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Tarzino first-up, then Australia NZME Tony Pike is preparing for a journey into the unknown and there has never been a better time to go. The Cambridge trainer continued his winter of wonder when veteran Endless Drama staved off a Te Akau Shark attack in the closing stages of the US Navy Flag Foxbridge Plate at Te Rapa on Saturday, the old boy picking up where he left off when a last-start third in the Stradbroke in Brisbane. That was at the end of a highly lucrative Queensland campaign when Pike also trained Bostonian to win two group ones, proving even the Australian group one sprinters can be beaten when targeted at the right time. But like everybody in racing
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Pike knows the real money and glamour of Australian racing lies in the Sydney and Victorian spring carnivals and he wants his share. While some Australian racing administrators express dismay at the crazy prize money war between NSW and Victoria and very few mention the fact it is the punters who are doing most of the paying, those are not Pike’s problems. There is money on the ground just three or four hours away by plane and he has some horses who can go pick some of it up. Sure, Endless Drama didn’t set the world on fire when trained by Chris Waller in Sydney but he was still a handy group horse and he has won an Easter and now the Foxbridge for Pike, who seems to have worked out how to keep the
majestic son of Lope De Vega happy. “He will go to the Tarzino (Hastings, August 31) first but after that we can look at Australia,” says Pike. “We are not kidding ourselves how hard those major races are to win over there but the money in New South Wales is huge and the best horses can’t turn up in every race. “So there could be races for really big money, especially by New Zealand standards, worth targeting which are within his reach.” The eastern states of Australia during spring have rarely been on Pike’s radar, with Sacred Elixir having a Guineas and Derby campaign there a few years ago but few others.
“Obviously these carnivals have gotten to be huge over there and with this old fella and Bostonian, we have horses who have earned the right to head over there. “They are not carnivals we have had a real presence at before but they are impossible to ignore now.”
14 81 Gumpert m (12) 54.5....................... C Grylls 4 2.17pm PREFERMENT AT BRIGHTHILL FARM MDN 1000 $10,000, MAIDEN, 1000m 1 4 New York Jazz (12) 58.5.........J Fawcett (a1) 2 x8990 Sleepy Geeg (9) 58.5...............E McCall (a3) 3 Snakeye (16) 58.5............................ T Harris 4 80x Jakama Jill (6) 56.5..................... L Satherley 5 Focusing (2) 56.5............................. S Spratt 6 06x9 Furious Walk (1) 56.5...................D Mansour 7 Glorious Siren (5) 56.5................. D Johnson 8 80x07 Huckleberry Hussie (15) 56.5.R Beemud (a4) 9 Its So Easy (11) 56.5 10 Ohms (4) 56.5...................... C O’Beirne (a2) 11 3 Petite Rose (10) 54........ A Goindasamy (a3) 12 5x Pinotage (14) 54..............................S Collett 13 Good Luck Charm (7) 56................. C Grylls 14 65x Rockin Robin (13) 54 15 0700 Major Billy Lister (8) 58.5 16 9x000 Kate Louise (3) 56.5 Emergencies: Good Luck Charm, Rockin Robin, Major Billy Lister, Kate Louise 5 2.52pm HAUNUI FARM STALLIONS 1200 $11,000, Rating 72 Benchmark, 1200m 1 9281x Call Me Royal m (10) 67.5....E Leighton (a4) 2 4196x Amastar dm (5) 61.5...... A Goindasamy (a3) 3 52714 Time To Fly d (7) 60.5.................M Cameron 4 710x4 Princess Rihanna (4) 59...... T Yanagida (a2) 5 7535x Savy Yong Blonk (2) 59.................... T Harris 6 53162 Ottavio tm (9) 59...................S Johnson (a4) 7 2736x Pep Torque (12) 59............... C O’Beirne (a2) 8 53133 Burgundy Belle dmb (1) 58.5.........O Bosson 9 3258x Vinnie’s Volley t (3) 58.5............... C Johnson 10 43630 Joy Anna tdm (8) 58.....................D Mansour
11 5561x Stand Tall d (11) 58.................C Burdan (a3) 12 41767 Atlanta Peach mb (14) 57.5.S Weatherley (a) 13 172x2 Mohaka d (6) 56........................... R Hannam 14 4x945 Fortune Patch d (13) 58...J Kamaruddin (a4) 15 6918x Autumn Wild 55.5.......................... Scratched Emergencies: Fortune Patch, Autumn Wild 6 3.29 LA THE OLDEST FAMILY OWNED STUD MAIDEN 1100 $10,000, MDN 3YO, 1100m 1 6x233 Fleurgundy (14) 57.5...................M Coleman 2 74x Caithness Kid (1) 57.5......... T Yanagida (a2) 3 65x Kurt (8) 57.5.....................................S Collett 4 Double Impact (15) 57.5.................. T Harris 5 Good Luck Charm (4) 57.5.............. C Grylls 6 Osaka (9) 57.5............................. D Johnson 7 Red Hussar (10) 57.5...................T Thornton 8 6 That’s Life (12) 57.5..............S Johnson (a4) 9 2x Minnallines (5) 55.5............................R Elliot 10 2 Rhapsody In Blue (2) 55.5.............M McNab 11 Love Struck (3) 55.5.....................D Mansour 12 65x Rockin Robin (6) 55.5.... A Goindasamy (a3) 13 5x Showboat (13) 55.5......................C Lammas 14 Reiko 55.5..................................... Scratched 15 Ronaldo’s Dream (11) 57.5 16 Sigourney Heights (16) 55.5 17 3 Petite Rose (7) 55.5 Emergencies: Reiko, Ronaldo’s Dream, Sigourney Heights, Petite Rose 7 4.04pm TAUPO PAK’N’SAVE 1100 $25,000, 3YOF SW, 1100m 1 3139x Appellant dm (2) 56.5................... D Johnson 2 1253x Last Sight (4) 56.5..............................R Elliot 3 1x1x Trifolium (9) 56.5.............................. S Spratt 4 1x Kali (10) 56.5......................................L Innes
5 1x On Show (5) 56.5......................... C Johnson 6 52421 Roc Cha d (1) 56.5.......................T Thornton 7 1 Shoshone m (8) 56.5...................C Lammas 8 31x Woodcote Lass (7) 56.5......S Weatherley (a) 9 517x Bronte Beach (6) 56.5...................... C Grylls 10 2 Riva Capri (3) 56.5......................M Cameron 8 4.39pm THE CAMBRIDGE STUD 1000 $10,000, Rating 65 Benchmark*, 1000m 1 2257x Ricky Baker td (10) 59............J Fawcett (a1) 2 2077x Matuzalem (6) 57.5 3 x1900 Charlie Zulu (3) 57...........................S Collett 4 7023x Esbeedee m (2) 57...............R Beemud (a4) 5 1 Callsign Mav (1) 56.5....................... C Grylls 6 164x Scotch d (7) 56.5.......................... D Johnson 7 31844 Porshabelle 56.5........................... Scratched 8 0x19x Simogramor (4) 56.5.............S Johnson (a4) 9 57x75 Maybeashowoff 55.5..................... Scratched 10 2221x Miss Sweet Pee d (9) 54.5........... R Hannam 11 9x000 Kate Louise (5) 54....................E McCall (a3) 12 0700 Major Billy Lister (8) 54 -
THERAPY C1, 520m 1 25758 Go Ring 30.71....................................M Flipp 2 58763 Bigtime Wayno nwtd A &..................Williams 3 34216 Skinny Binny nwtd R &.........................Voyce 4 25242 Bigtime Roll nwtd........................ D P Symes 5 12 Big Time Izzy 30.92.............................L Cole 6 86586 Bigtime Sandy 30.43 G &........ S Fredrickson 7 56341 Pick A Pascal nwtd G &.......... S Fredrickson 8 5x137 Simply Smooth 30.62..........................L Cole 8 2.07pm BOOK YOUR FUNCTION@HATRICK C1, 305m 1 13632 Just Like Harry 17.93.......................... N Udy 2 63377 Ahuroa Flyer 18.13.........................R Murray 3 64545 Big Time Rusty nwtd...........................L Cole 4 83447 Raining Sixes 18.32....................B Goldsack 5 43566 Blitzem Gem 18.03................... S Gommans 6 76487 White Comet 17.75........................ D Donlon 7 82876 Star Secret 18.26 A &......................Williams 8 771 Sedgebrook Lover 18.16......................F Kite Emergencies: 9 58567 Not Shackley 17.86............................. N Udy 10 88878 Kushka nwtd...................................... I Howe 9 2.25pm ADEPT ACCOUNTANTS C1 C1, 305m
1 32248 Homebush Shea 17.91............. S Gommans 2 46634 So Severe 18.09..............................C Morris 3 42445 Euphamistic 18.26.......................B Hodgson 4 76355 De Blonde 17.78................................ B Hunt 5 81654 Checkpoint 18.26...............................M Flipp 6 33474 Bigtime Champ 17.66 A &................Williams 7 33345 Tynecastle Flyer 17.79 R &..................Voyce 8 46243 Jay Wendy 18.04................................. N Udy Emergencies: 9 87888 Bigtime Bridget nwtd........................ C Brider 10 17787 Empty Pocket 18.08............................ N Udy 10 2.42pm FIRST SECURITY C1 C1, 520m 1 58576 Flash Barry 30.85........................B Hodgson 2 24325 Jay Grim nwtd J &................................D Bell 3 153 Big Time Maple nwtd...........................L Cole 4 65886 Bigtime Ronnie 30.65 G &...... S Fredrickson 5 67422 Stormy Jay 30.55................................W Kite 6 36745 Bionic Boy 30.92...........................M Goodier 7 66576 Idol Alan 30.89...................................M Flipp 8 87335 Tuff Mr. Tee 30.64...........................B Mitchell
4 3.56pm WANGANUI TOYOTA C1 C1, 305m 1 51657 Big Time Eilish 18.21....................... C Brider 2 22521 Hot Chilli 17.85.................................... N Udy 3 4x654 Go Stopper nwtd................................M Flipp 4 61231 Big Time Dusty 18.09..........................L Cole 5 85555 Prettiest Eyes 18.02.........................M Olden 6 78555 Token Pick nwtd.................................. N Udy 7 52687 Rocky Top 18.08 J &............................D Bell 8 36463 Smalltime Johnny 18.11 A &............Williams Emergencies: 9 78685 Chat Ya Later nwtd............................. I Howe 10 77786 No Mug 17.90..................................C Morris 5 4.14pm LASER PLUMBING C1 C1, 305m
1 36763 Big Time Rose 18.27 A &.................Williams 2 55746 Sefton Brew 18.07 J &.........................D Bell 3 52588 Lightning Lu 17.83 S &...............C Blackburn 4 74783 Wong Full Arrest 18.19....................C Morris 5 37285 Shamrock Green 17.88...............B Goldsack 6 45524 Opehu Express 17.86.......................R Waite 7 73686 Final Straw 18.10................................ N Udy 8 64212 Funzalo 17.61..............................B Hodgson Emergencies: 9 78685 Chat Ya Later nwtd............................. I Howe 10 56588 Bigtime Toby 18.47............................ P Clark
Trainer Tony Pike
While Bostonian will predominantly be set for a Victorian sprint campaign, Endless Drama could even get to Australia and keep heading west, all the way to Perth for the $1 million Winterbottom on November 30. “So we have a lot of options and we have a couple of horses who are good enough to chase the money. So we will.” Before then comes the Tarzino, for which Endless Drama is the $3 second favourite behind Te Akau Shark, who was enormous after getting too far back on Saturday. He is the $2.80 favourite for the Tarzino but with trainer Jamie Richards confirming Te Akau Shark will be heading to Sydney any money invested on him for Hastings will be wasted.
Taupo gallops Today at Taupo Raceway
Taupo RC Venue: Taupo Meeting Date: 21 Aug 2019 Meeting number: 2 Doubles: 1 and 2; 3 and 4; 5 and 6; 7 and 8 Trebles: 2, 3 and 4; 6, 7 and 8 1 12.32pm (NZT) MATAMATA VETERINARY SERVICES MAIDEN 1300 $10,000, MDN, 1300m 1 Lakeman h (7) 58.5..................E McCall (a3) 2 0 James Dean (17) 58.5....................V Colgan 3 Beau Archers Rose (1) 58.5...J Fawcett (a1) 4 Equate (6) 58.5............................C Lammas 5 I’m Not Joking (19) 58.5....... T Yanagida (a2) 6 223x Luminous (12) 56.5........................M McNab 7 x2300 Aroader (9) 56.5....................T Newman (a3) 8 x3545 Damesel (4) 56.5......................... D Johnson 9 9x3x8 Birdie May (8) 56.5.......................D Mansour 10 4x In The Zone (3) 56.5................... L Satherley 11 335 Ruby Negroni (5) 54.........................S Collett 12 32 Romantic Lady 54......................... Scratched 13 8 Azafran b (18) 54.........................T Thornton 14 Green Delight (11) 54...................... S Spratt 15 Glacier Point (16) 58.5................M Cameron 16 O’Pristine (2) 56.5............................ C Grylls 17 0 Zareeba (15) 56.5 18 78 Mamarella (13) 56.5...........................L Innes 19 98x Rio Belle (14) 56.5 20 09006 Chur Ching (10) 58.5 Emergencies: Glacier Point, O’Pristine, Zareeba, Mamarella, Rio Belle, Chur Ching 2 1.07pm THE OAKS STUD MAIDEN 1300 $10,000, MDN, 1300m 1 2 Parisian b (19) 58.5............................R Elliot 2 753 Making Waves (8) 58.5...............M Cameron 3 40 Mr Pickles b (6) 58.5...............C Burdan (a3) 4 x009x Gallagher (2) 58.5........................... S McKay
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Wanganui Greyhound Racing Club Venue: Hatrick Raceway Meeting Date: 21 Aug 2019 NZ Meeting number: 3 Doubles: 1 and 2; 3 and 4; 5 and 6; 7 and 8; 9 and 10 Trebles: 1, 2 and 3; 4, 5 and 6; 8, 9 and 10 1 12.05pm ABSOLUTELY ELECTRICAL C0 C0, 305m 1 64534 Ahuroa Whizz nwtd.........................R Murray 2 87873 Siran nwtd J &......................................D Bell 3 53868 Trudy Remarkable nwtd...................C Morris 4 32765 Taranaki Brie nwtd........................... C Brider 5 36726 Big Time Prickle nwtd A &................Williams 6 233 Pretty Belinda nwtd.............................W Kite 7 855 Bigtime Lola nwtd A &......................Williams 8 4424 Big Time Gina nwtd.............................L Cole 9 8x888 Hurricane Ayla nwtd....................... D Donlon 2 12.23pm WHANGANUI CHRONICLE C0 C0, 520m 1 53 Big Time Trae nwtd..............................L Cole 2 75254 Marley Farley nwtd R &........................Voyce 3 35 Big Time Amie nwtd............................L Cole 4 Big Time Goldie nwtd..........................L Cole 5 Penny Mowhawk nwtd................... D Denbee 6 47536 Bigtime Ava nwtd.............................. P Clark 7 26 Big Time Nash nwtd............................L Cole
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Wanganui Greyhound Racing Club Venue: Hatrick Raceway Meeting Date: 21 Aug 2019 NZ Meeting number: 9 Doubles: 1 and 2; 4 and 5 Trebles: 3, 4 and 5 1 3.01pm (NZT) PALAMOUNTAINS SCIENTIFIC NUTRITION C1 C1, 305m 1 8587x Shadow Girl 17.75...........................C Morris 2 76F56 Two Percenta 18.23 J &.......................D Bell 3 32636 Banjo Hope 17.85 A &.....................Williams 4 74758 Aussie Dame nwtd.............................. N Udy 5 26535 Idol Jan 17.80....................................M Flipp 6 66546 Dream On Dreamer 17.91...............M Olden 7 62225 Articulator 17.88...........................B Hodgson 8 88575 Epic Spark 18.00................................ B Hunt
5 0 Simply Fabulous b (13) 58.5....E McCall (a3) 6 3320x Shezathinka (3) 56.5......................M McNab 7 72424 Shebringsmerubies (15) 56.5 8 2230x Don’t Lie To Me (4) 56.5............ D Danis (a2) 9 4735x Penny Royal (7) 56.5.......................V Colgan 10 0454x Verbier (18) 56.5.................S Weatherley (a) 11 500x0 Poppy O’Neill (12) 56.5................C Lammas 12 Lady De Vere (10) 56.5.................... R Jones 13 Queen Maxima (16) 56.5............ L Satherley 14 Kaipaki Road (14) 54.......................S Collett 15 Glacier Point 58.5.......................... Scratched 16 O’Pristine (5) 56.5 17 0 Zareeba (9) 56.5.............................. C Grylls 18 78 Mamarella (17) 56.5 19 98x Rio Belle (11) 56.5 20 09006 Chur Ching (1) 58.5 Emergencies: Glacier Point, O’Pristine, Zareeba, Mamarella, Rio Belle, Chur Ching 3 1.42pm WAIKATO STUD 1300 $10,000, Rating 65 Benchmark*, 1300m 1 39x87 Summer Monsoon m (4) 59.5........M McNab 2 6821x Sokitome (9) 59.......................J Fawcett (a1) 3 15x You’re Welcome b (3) 59................O Bosson 4 18x5x Tonadillas (10) 58.5 5 42914 Fastellie tm (6) 57.5.....................T Thornton 6 1 Petrachor (13) 57.........................C Lammas 7 13 Quizzy Lizzy m (14) 57................ D Johnson 8 67928 Van Diamond (11) 57....................... S Spratt 9 616x Olivia (8) 56.5.....................................R Elliot 10 970x6 Akoya Pearl m (1) 56........................S Collett 11 31930 Palamedes (7) 55.5........ A Goindasamy (a3) 12 47770 Fast And Furious (2) 55.............. L Satherley 13 45x09 Felix Faure (5) 55................S Weatherley (a)
Blinkers on: James Dean, Aroader, Mamarella (R1), Mamarella (R2), Last Sight (R7) Blinkers off: Mr Pickles, Gallagher (R2), Sleepy Geeg (R4), Mohaka (R5) Winkers on: Poppy O’Neill (R2) Winkers off Amastar (R5), Appellant (R7)
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Race 1: Ruby Negroni, Luminous, Lakeman, O’Pristine Race 2: Shezathinka, Don’t Lie To Me, Shebringsmerubies Race 3: Quizzy Lizzy, Gumpert, Petrachor, Fastellie Race 4: Petite Rose, Its So Easy, Snakeye, Rockin Robin Race 5: Ottavio, Amastar, Time To Fly, Princess Rihanna Race 6: Kurt, Rhapsody In Blue, Double Impact, Love Struck Race 7: Kali, On Show, Shoshone, Roc Cha, Appellant Race 8: Callsign Mav, Ricky Baker, Scotch, Esbeedee
Wanganui dogs Today at Hatrick Raceway
8 321 Cheeseball nwtd.................................L Cole 3 12.41pm AON CPF C0 C0, 305m 1 Yarn Sister nwtd...............................C Morris 2 85478 Duhart nwtd J &...................................D Bell 3 83547 Ahuroa Princess nwtd.....................R Murray 4 67 Big Time Ivy nwtd................................L Cole 5 55785 Hopcorn nwtd A &............................Williams 6 677 Sedgebrook Sally nwtd........................F Kite 7 Mickey Mowhawk nwtd................. D Denbee 8 46784 Star Way nwtd..................................C Morris 9 8x888 Hurricane Ayla nwtd....................... D Donlon 4 12.58pm RIVERCITY GAS C2 C2, 305m 1 87548 Bigtime Kylie 17.82..................... D P Symes 2 3252x Tiger Uppercut 17.89........................... L Bell 3 26247 Manimal 17.77.................................... N Udy 4 14465 Light Cruiser 18.07.........................G Atwood 5 11251 Big Time Flash 17.64..........................L Cole 6 21711 Big Time Chance 17.81.......................L Cole 7 45817 Cool Wolf 17.86.............................. D Donlon 8 25672 Bigtime Jamie 17.71...........................L Cole Emergencies: 9 38386 Plan Stan 17.96.............................. L Pearce
10 78765 Cookie Biscuit 17.75..........................M Flipp 5 1.16pm THE ROCK 95.2FM C1 C1, 520m 1 56746 Rockoneva 31.41.........................B Hodgson 2 34834 Opawa Marcie nwtd...........................M Flipp 3 35835 Brazil Cambara 30.65 G &...... S Fredrickson 4 32536 Big Time Benny nwtd..........................L Cole 5 45667 Mister Booze nwtd.......................J McArthur 6 12773 Bigtime Diesel 31.16 G &........ S Fredrickson 7 44661 Electrical Storm 30.46...................M Goodier 8 111 Big Time Ocean nwtd..........................L Cole 6 1.33pm J P PRINT PETONE C2 C2, 305m 1 87224 Bigtime Spark 17.74 G &........ S Fredrickson 2 16867 Breed Apart 17.75............................M Olden 3 51683 Retail Mayhem 18.03...................... L Pearce 4 87318 Princess Pea 17.94.............................. L Bell 5 111 Waterloo Girl 17.90.............................W Kite 6 32623 Bigtime Cutie 17.88.............................L Cole 7 77765 Bigtime Jasmine 17.61........................L Cole 8 62165 Arthur’s Crown 18.06........................R Waite 9 18643 Viking Ash 17.87................................. N Udy 10 17447 Blue Precision 17.72........................C Morris 7 1.51pm ACCELL “LEADING THE WAY IN CANINE
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Emergencies: 9 87888 Bigtime Bridget nwtd........................ C Brider 10 65788 Rose And Crown nwtd..................M Goodier 2 3.19pm LIQUORLAND WANGANUI C1 C1, 305m 1 74324 Auros Advantage nwtd.................... T Pilcher 2 38626 I’ll Be Loyal nwtd..........................B Hodgson 3 367F2 Ahuroa Prince 18.11.......................R Murray 4 28227 Subway Kay 18.28......................B Goldsack 5 22117 Sahara Dream 18.10..........................M Flipp 6 31868 Dottie Bell 18.09 J &............................D Bell 7 37732 Replica Rango nwtd............................ N Udy 8 23338 Choice Sister 18.21..........................C Morris Emergencies:
9 58567 Not Shackley 17.86............................. N Udy 10 75788 Bigtime Claws nwtd A &...................Williams 3 3.38pm HATRICK DASH C1 C1, 305m 1 87682 Bigtime Jasper nwtd A &..................Williams 2 14481 Monty 18.00........................................ N Udy 3 32738 Blue Whizz 18.16........................B Goldsack 4 47432 Zara Zara 17.81.................................M Flipp 5 74534 Hurricane Al 17.85...........................C Morris 6 26327 Paradox Prince 18.43...................B Hodgson 7 24253 Jericho Warrior 17.83........................R Waite 8 84238 Cawbourne Symsy 17.78 J &...............D Bell 9 78658 Bigtime Kaea 18.01............................ B Hunt 10 66887 Sly Cath nwtd.....................................J Black
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Taurua to remain with Ferns NZME Noeline Taurua will remain in charge of the Silver Ferns for their next two international campaigns. Following an announcement that Taurua will not be extending her contract with Australia’s Sunshine Coast Lightning, Netball New Zealand has confirmed that the World-Cup winning coach will instead guide the Silver Ferns in October’s Constellation Cup and January’s Northern Quad Series. The Ferns’ gold medal performance at the Netball World Cup in Liverpool was New Zealand’s first title in 16 years. Taurua at the helm proved a remarkable turn in form for the Ferns who were ranked fourth heading into the July tournament. Taurua said it had been an amazing journey with the Silver Ferns over the past 12 months and she wanted to ensure that the systems, culture, performance and overall improve-
ments that were gained throughout this time is consolidated and continues to grow and develop through to next year’s Quad Series tournament. “I’ve been fully committed to both the Silver Ferns Netball World Cup campaign and Sunshine Coast Lightning in the Australian Suncorp Super Netball competition,” she said. “I want to help and support both organisations work through the next stage so they remain successful. “I can’t speak enough of the pride I feel for what we’ve achieved to date,” she said. “It has been an absolute privilege to coach the Silver Ferns and work with such a special group of people. “I need to take the time to settle back home and contemplate where the next journey will take my family and I.” She will take time after the Quad Series in England in January to contemplate her next steps. Netball New Zealand Chief
Executive Jennie Wyllie said she was thrilled to have Taurua continue in the role as head coach of the Silver Ferns. “She has shown she is one of the best in the game in what she has achieved over the past year,” Wyllie said. “Obviously we’d love for Noeline to remain in the head coaching role but that is a long-term commitment that only she can make. “We must also pay tribute to the Sunshine Coast Lightning in what has been a unique position for us and working with Noeline in a dual role. “It shows the respect that the netball community has for Noeline.” Taurua will name a Silver Ferns team in early September for the Constellation Cup, played as part of the Cadbury Netball Series, with the first test against the Diamonds on October 13 at the Horncastle Arena in Christchurch before heading to Spark Arena in Auckland on October 16.
Noeline Taurua will not be extending her Australian contract.
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Archer adding a new dimension to Ashes AP The times on the speed gun kept on rising. The first delivery was a relative loosener at 142km/h. The next flashed up at 151km/h. By the end of the over, Jofra Archer was firing down the red ball at 155km/h. Before long, England’s newest cricket sensation was delivering a stinger that caused Australia superstar Steve Smith’s left forearm to immediately swell up, and then flooring the same batsman – the best in the world – with a bumper that reared up and angled into the unprotected part of his neck. Archer – lean, dreadlocked, and the owner of a menacing smile – is someone you might describe as a bar-emptier. He might only amble to the crease with a run-up that is quite short for a fast bowler, but then his deliveries explode onto batsmen with devastating pace and bounce. Rarely can a test debut have had as big an impact as Archer’s did at Lord’s last week in the second match of the Ashes series between England and Australia. Some have compared it to Shane Warne’s Ashes debut in 1993, when the Australia legspinner delivered the so-called Ball of the Century to flummox Mike Gatting. Archer couldn’t quite push England all the way to victory, with Australia hanging on gutsily for a draw as the light faded on a memorable Sunday evening at the home of cricket. Yet he did more than just bowl the fastest over on record by an
New kid on the block Jofra Archer has some serious firepower at his disposal. England player – at an average speed of 92.8 mph – and finish with overall figures of 5-91 off 44 overs. With one of the most terrifying
spells of pace bowling in a generation, the 24-year-old Archer potentially changed the course of this Ashes series. He also reignited the debate
over concussion protocols and whether the helmets currently worn by batsmen offer enough protection in the face of a bowler of his venom. “He makes things happen when not many others in world cricket can,” said England captain Joe Root, relishing having this fierce new weapon in his bowling attack. Ben Stokes went further. “It was frightening,” the England allrounder said. “The sky is the limit for that kid.” The Australians lead the series 1-0 with three tests remaining, but suddenly they have a rather large problem in the imposing Archer. At times, it felt as if their batsmen were cowering in the face of his hostility as balls flew past their faces. On three occasions, the ball made contact with the head. Firstly, and most memorably, Smith took a 92mph delivery by Archer on the side of his neck and slumped to the ground face-first. The impact was brutal. England allrounder Chris Woakes said he could “hear it was fleshy” despite fielding down at fine leg. Next in line was Marnus Labuschagne, who came into the team as a concussion substitute when Smith woke up groggy the morning after and was withdrawn from the test. Off the second ball he faced, Labuschagne was hit on the grille of his helmet by another vicious, sharply rising delivery from Archer. Labuschagne dropped to the
ground and later required a new helmet. Then there was Matthew Wade, who attempted to duck out of the way of a bouncer from Archer. The ball glanced off his helmet and ricocheted away for four leg byes. “We’ve seen Jofra in Australia for a few years, we know the package he brings to the table,” Australia captain Tim Paine said. “It’s up to us as a team to formulate some plans.” Yet, with Smith potentially missing the third test in Leeds starting on Thursday as he recovers from a delayed concussion, Australia looks vulnerable. Root said Archer has “really shaken things up” and acknowledged the quick might have the same kind of influence as Australia’s Mitchell Johnson, whose pace helped him claim 37 wickets in the 2013-14 Ashes. “He’s added a seriously different dynamic to our bowling group,” Root said, “and has given Australia something different to think about.” What a summer Archer is having. The Barbados-born player was fast-tracked into the England team in May for the recent Cricket World Cup under revised residency rules. He was the team’s leading wicket-taker and helped England win the World Cup for the first time. Now he’s rousing England and its fans in the test arena. “He’s a seriously exciting talent,” Stokes said. “He’s announced himself on the world stage yet again.”
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Black Caps captain Kane Williamson is at risk of a ban from bowling after the International Cricket Council reported him with a suspect bowling action at the conclusion of the first test against Sri Lanka last week. Williamson bowled just three overs in the second innings of the Black Caps’ six-wicket loss to Sri Lanka, but it was enough to raise the eyebrows of the ICC, who announced that both Williamson and Sri Lankan star Akila Dananjaya had been reported for having a suspect bowling action. The match officials’ report from the first test, which was handed over to the management of both teams, cited “concerns about the legality of the bowling actions” of both Williamson and Dananjaya. Williamson was banned from bowling in 2014 in international cricket after his action was found to be illegal, with testing finding that his elbow extension when bowling exceeded the 15 degrees allowable under the ICC rules. The part-time off-spinner then remodelled his action to the approval of the ICC, but five years on, he has come under the spotlight again. Williamson now has to undergo testing by the end of the month, but will be permitted to continue bowling in international cricket until the results of the testing are known. However, he is unlikely to be required to bowl in that timeframe, with the Black Caps
White Ferns captain Amy Satterthwaite yesterday announced she will be taking time away from cricket to have her first child, with wife Lea Tahuhu. “Lea and I are overjoyed to share the news that I’m expecting our first child early in the new year,” said Satterthwaite. “It is a special time in our lives and we can’t wait for this new chapter.” Satterthwaite is taking a leave of absence with the intent to return to the field when the time is right. “I am very lucky to have great support from NZC with regard to taking a break from the game to have a family. “I feel I still have a lot to give to the game and look forward to working my way back with an eye on the 2021 ICC Women’s World Cup in New Zealand.” While it’s a new challenge ahead for Satterthwaite, she said she won’t be a complete stranger to the Ferns environment. “I look forward to being involved with the White Ferns squad where possible and offering support and knowledge in a mentoring capacity.”
Black Caps skipper Kane Williamson is under the ICC’s microscope. test squad having four spin options for the second test in Colombo, and Williamson rested from the Twenty20 squad next month. His next international outing is set to be the first T20 against England on November 1. The news will be of more concern to Dananjaya, who – having just returned from having his bowling action cleared by the ICC – shone in the first test to take six wickets. Having already failed a biomechanic test once when his action was deemed to be illegal
last December, Dananjaya will now have to go through the process once more, though could still be a thorn in New Zealand’s side, since he will still be free to bowl in the second test. Williamson, meanwhile, adds this unwanted news to a disappointing first test in which he made a third-ball duck and four in his two knocks with the bat, and will be hoping for a better outing in the second test, which New Zealand need to win in order to tie the two-test series.
Daily Events WEDNESDAY 6am ST DAVID’S UNION CHURCH. Sweaty Betty’s circuit training in hall. 48 Allens Road. Allenton. 9.30am AGE CONCERN STEADY AS YOU GO. Supportive fall prevention group, all abilities welcome. Phone Age Concern 308 6817. St David’s Church, 48 Allens Road, Allenton. 9.30am - 4pm ASHBURTON MENZSHED. Come and join fellow sheddies for some fun and fellowship make/fix something in our new workshops. 8 William Street. 9.30am WALKING GROUP. One hour walking varying fitness levels. Meet Walnut Avenue by the College Auditorium carpark. 10am MT HUTT MEMORIAL HALL. NZ Alpine and Agriculture Encounter, Art Gallery and hall of memories. 160
THURSDAY 9.30am AGE CONCERN EXERCISE CLASS. Weekly classes. Seniors Centre, 206 Cameron Street. 9.30am - 11am BALMORAL HALL LINE DANCERS. Join our friendly group for fun exercise during term time. Balmoral Hall, Cameron Street. 9.30am - 11.30am MID CANTERBURY BADMINTON CLUB DAY TIME SECTION. New members very welcome, rackets available. EA Networks Stadium, River Terrace. 9.30am - 12.30pm ASHBURTON TOY LIBRARY. Open Thursday and Saturday mornings
August 21 & 22, 2019 Main Street, Methven. 10am ST STEPHEN’S ANGLICAN CHURCH. Holy Communion. Park Street. 10am - 3pm 206 CLUB AGE CONCERN. Join us for a fun day filled with activities for the over 60 years. For more information ring Age Concern 308 6817. Seniors Centre, Cameron Street. 10am - 4pm HOSPICE MID CANTERBURY OP SHOP. Quality clothing and homewares. Donations welcome. 71 Tancred Street. 10am - 4pm ST JOHN SHOP. Opportunity shop open daily, donations welcome. 129 Tancred Street. 10.30am AGE CONCERN STEADY AS YOU GO. Supportive fall prevention group, all abilities welcome. Phone Age Concern 308 6817. Buffalo Lodge rooms, Cox St. 10.30am - 12pm
ASHBURTON OPEN COFFEE MORNINGS. Every Wednesday, come for a coffee and chat, child friendly location, all welcome. Phone Adi 027 220 8791 or Sue-ann 021 679 348. 10.30am - 3pm ASHBURTON AVIATION MUSEUM. A great selection of over 30 aircraft from the past to the future on display. Open daily with extended hours on a Saturday and Wednesday. Ashburton airport, Seafield Road. 10.45am MSA TAI CHI. Seated exercises suitable for people with limited mobility. MSA Social Hall, Havelock Street (not school holidays). 11.30am ST DAVID’S UNION CHURCH. Midweek service, communion and lunch. 48 Allens Road, Allenton. 11.30am ST DAVID’S UNION CHURCH. Midweek service and lunch. 48 Allens Road, Allenton.
1pm - 4pm ASHBURTON DISTRICT FAMILY HISTORY GROUP. Open for research, visitors welcome. Ashburton Heritage Centre, West Street. Closed most public holidays. 1.30pm WAIREKA CROQUET CLUB. Euchre $4. Newcomers welcome we are friendly. Waireka Croquet Club, the domain, Philip Street. 1.30pm AGE CONCERN STEADY AS YOU GO. Supportive fall prevention group, all abilities welcome. Phone Age Concern 308 6817. Buffalo Lodge rooms, Cox St. 5pm (sharp) RUN AND WALK ASHBURTON. Wednesday walks, 5km town circuit for all walking abilities and fitness levels. Meet on Philip Street beside the Croquet lawn. 6pm ASHBURTON TRAVEL CLUB. Mid-winter meal. Tinwald Stables, Archibald Street, Tinwald.
6.30pm THE MID CANTERBURY LINE DANCERS. Beginners learn to Line Dance (6.30pm), lower Intermediate/intermediate (7.30pm-9pm). Instructor Annette Fyfe. Phone 0274 813 131, Tinwald Hall, Graham Street. 7.30pm GLENYS’ DANCE GROUP. Sequence dancing, all welcome. Pipe Band Hall, Corner Queens Drive and Creek Road. 7.30pm ASHBURTON SCOTTISH COUNTRY DANCE CLUB. Weekly fitness, fun and friendship. Contact Elizabeth 308 5437. Buffalo Hall, 20 Cox Street. 7.30pm ALLENTON INDOOR BOWLS. All welcome to come and play indoor bowls at the Indoor Bowls Stadium, McNally Street, in the Riverside industrial area.
for toy hire. Victoria Street, The Triangle. 9.30am - 4pm ASHBURTON MENZSHED. Come and join fellow sheddies for some fun and fellowship make/fix something in our new workshops. 8 William Street. 10am MT HUTT MEMORIAL HALL. NZ Alpine and Agriculture Encounter, Art Gallery and hall of memories. 160 Main Street, Methven. 10am ST DAVID’S UNION CHURCH. Fit Kidz for preschoolers and caregivers. 48 Allens Road. 10am - 4pm HOSPICE MID CANTERBURY OP SHOP.
Quality clothing and homewares. Donations welcome. 71 Tancred Street. 10am - 4pm ST JOHN SHOP. Opportunity shop open daily, donations welcome. 129 Tancred Street. 10.15am MSA TAI CHI. Beginners refresher and learning of Tai Chi for arthritis. MSA Social Hall, Havelock Street (not school holidays). 10.45am MSA TAI CHI. Stretching exercises for all abilities. MSA Social Hall, Havelock Street (not school holidays). 11am AGE CONCERN STEADY AS YOU GO. Supportive fall prevention group, all abilities welcome. Phone Age Concern
308 6817. Holy Spirit Church. Thomson Street, Tinwald. 1pm ASHBURTON MSA PETANQUE SECTION. Club day, new players welcome. Boules supplied. 115 Racecourse Road, Ashburton. 1pm AGE CONCERN STEADY AS YOU GO. Supportive fall prevention group, all abilities welcome. Phone Age Concern 308 6817. St Peters Church, Allenton. 1pm WAIREKA CROQUET CLUB. Mahjong. Newcomers welcome. $4. Tuition available for new players. Waireka Croquet Club. The domain, Philip Street. 1pm
AGE CONCERN STEADY AS YOU GO. Supportive fall prevention group, all abilities welcome. Phone Age Concern 308 6817. Buffalo Lodge rooms, Cox St. 1pm - 3pm ASHBURTON AVIATION MUSEUM. A great selection of over 30 aircraft from the past to the future on display. Open daily with extended hours on a Saturday and Wednesday. Ashburton airport, Seafield Road. 2pm RSA WOMENS SECTION. Housie with cake stall, bring and buy, bring a friend. RSA Cox Street. 7.30pm GLENYS’ DANCE GROUP. Old time/sequence dancing. Learn to dance. everyone welcome. Allenton Scout Den, Melrose Road.
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The CanInspire Charitable Trust was founded in 2010 with the intention of providing workshops for those affected by illness, trauma or loss. The CanBead programme is hugely successful and the jewellery making programme is growing throughout New Zealand. The Trust employs workshop tutors and also relies on a large number of dedicated volunteers. The Trust now wants to focus on duplicating the CanBead success with the CanTackle programme, whereby participants learn fly fishing skills, as a fun distraction, a sense of purpose and accomplishment in a supportive and caring environment. We are therefore seeking a CanTackle coordinator who has the following attributes: • Ability to build an excellent public profile • Ability to build and maintain relationships at all levels • Excellent verbal and written communication skills • An interest, passion and commitment to supporting people in need • Ability to develop project plans and give effect to those plans • An ability to seek funding and sponsorship • Ability to recruit, train and support volunteers • Excellent organisational and time management skills • An ability to work in a flexible manner • Experience in NGO sector is preferred, but not necessary • An interest in recreational fishing is preferred Ideally based in Ashburton alongside our National CanBead Coordinator, your role would be to grow, promote and coordinate the CanTackle programme, initially in Canterbury with the view to roll it out nationwide. This role will be multi-faceted, from developing partnerships to seeking tutors, promoting the programme and various administrative duties. This position is for 16 hours per week and some travel will be required. For an application pack please contact Coby Snowden at: coby@caninspire.org.nz or at Community House, 44 Cass Street, Ashburton. Applications close Wednesday, September 11, 2019.
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ARIES (Mar 21-Apr 19): What’s coming up is not nearly as quiet, so take advantage of a stretch of serenity that’s yours for the taking. (If you don’t claim it, it will wait for you until tomorrow. Then it expires.) TAURUS (Apr 20-May 20): It’s good to test relationships a bit. If not, how will you know what you’ve got? Friends need to help friends. These are the acts that build the strength of the bond. GEMINI (May 21-Jun 21): There’s hardly a moment in this entire day when it wouldn’t be helpful to ask yourself, “Is this necessary?” It should be noted that the ego generally thinks more things are necessary than really are. CANCER (Jun 22-Jul 22): A narrow field of thought will serve you. When you stick with the situation at hand, you’ll be able to handle so much more than your imagination would allow were you to think about every possible outcome. LEO (Jul 23-Aug 22): If you think someone is flirting with you, you’re probably right. You’re very attractive today. In the afternoon, don’t miss the chance to give a little validation and support. VIRGO (Aug 23-Sep 22): Your first attempts at an endeavour give you a window into how easy or difficult it’s going to be for you. Pay attention because these initial impressions won’t lie. LIBRA (Sep 23-Oct 23): It’s as though you’ve been drawn together with a kindred soul with an invisible thread and every interaction you have weaves a tighter knit for this relationship. SCORPIO (Oct 24-Nov 21): It’s the assessment of a circumstance that matters, not the circumstance itself. Others around you may get upset over things that are not inherently upsetting. What is the highest interpretation? SAGITTARIUS (Nov 22-Dec 21): The road less travelled is probably also less maintained. Worst-case scenario, it’s not even really a road, and you’ll have to pave it over yourself or just blaze it like a trail. CAPRICORN (Dec 22-Jan 19): The artistic movement called Dada that started during World War 1 ridiculed the meaningless of the modern world. You’re a kind of dada-ist today, as your illogical act will make more sense than sense itself. AQUARIUS (Jan 20-Feb 18): You’ll see people you know doing remarkable things, and this ignites in you an emotional generosity. Only those comfortable in themselves can be truly supportive of others. PISCES (Feb 19-Mar 20): This ambition you want to take on will be a fight akin to Hercules battling the lion – a seemingly ill-matched event that will likely drag on. But if you can stick with it, you’re the sure victor.
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SHAW, Sharon Mary (formerly Girvan) – On August 17, 2019, passed way at Admatha Lodge. Dearly loved wife of David, loving mother and mother-inlaw of Lisa Girvan, Michael and Yumi Girvan, Rebekah and Simon Barclay. Loved sister of the late Pat Donnelly and Jan, Ian and Mary Donnelly (Dunedin), Madeleine and Malcolm Stoddart (Ashburton). Loved grandmother of Josh, Caitlin, Chelsea, Jacob, Thomas, Mia, and Emma. Messages may be addressed to the Shaw family, c/- 19 London Street, Christchurch 8013. In lieu of flowers donations to Admatha Lodge would be appreciated and can be made online at bit.ly/smshaw1708 or at the service. A Requiem Mass for Sharon will be celebrated at St Gregory’s Catholic Church, 26 Cotswold Avenue, Bishopdale, Christchurch, on FRIDAY, August 23, 2019, at 11.00am. Recitation of the Rosary will be held at the Church, Thursday at 7.00pm.
SHAW, Sharon Mary (formerly Girvan) – Sharon passed away peacefully at Admatha Lodge on August 17, 2019. Loved eldest daughter of Betty and Jack Donnelly (both deceased). Loved sister and sister-in-law of Pat Donnelly (deceased) and Jan, Ian and Mary Donnelly (Dunedin) and Madeleine and Malcolm Stoddart. Loved by all her nieces and nephews. RIP Sharon Sharon’s funeral Mass will be held at St Gregory’s Catholic Church, 26 Cotswold Avenue, Bishopdale, Christchurch on FRIDAY, August 23, 2019 at 11am.
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Fine with some high cloud. Northeasterlies, turning westerly then dying out at night.
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TOMORROW
Mainly fine, then a few showers from afternoon. Southwesterlies developing.
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Fine with high cloud in the east, periods of rain persisting about the divide with snow to about 1100m. Wind at 1000m: NW 40 km/h rising to gale 65 km/h. Wind at 2000m: NW gale 65 km/h.
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Remaining showers clearing early and becoming mainly fine. Southwesterlies dying out, then northerlies developing.
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6:35 Fast ‘n’ Loud PG Ferrari Fix 1/2 – Dead Head Bus. 7:30 World’s Deadliest Drivers PG 7:55 World’s Deadliest Drivers PG 8:20 BattleBots PG I’m Here to Kick Some Bot. 9:10 What On Earth? PG 10am How It’s Made PG 10:25 How Do They Do It? PG 10:50 Aussie Gold Hunters PG 11:40 Web Of Lies M Searching for Mr Wrong. 12:30 Murder Comes To Town M My Dearest Diary. 1:20 American Monster M The Green Monster. 2:10 World’s Deadliest Drivers PG 2:35 World’s Deadliest Drivers PG 3pm Gold Rush PG 4:45 Fast ‘n’ Loud PG Ferrari Fix 2/2 – 1917 Reo. Thursday 5:40 Aussie Gold Hunters PG Midnight Cricket – 6:35 Deadliest Catch PG Women’s Super League (HLS) Winter is Here. Lancashire v Loughborough. From Old Trafford, Manchester. 8:30 Aussie Lobster Men PG Money Fish. 12:30 Cricket – The Ashes 9:25 Abalone Wars M (HLS) England v Australia – 10:15 Moonshiners M The Second Test, Day Five. Legend Of Jim Tom. From Lord’s. 1:30 Cricket – Sri Lanka v 11:05 Naked And Afraid M Blackcaps (HLS) First Test – Day 11:55 How It’s Made PG Five. Thursday 12:20 How 2:30 Cricket – Women’s Do They Do It? PG Super League (RPL) Lancashire 12:45 World’s Deadliest v Loughborough. Drivers PG 1:10 World’s 5:25 L Cricket – Deadliest Drivers Women’s Super League PG 1:35 Gold Rush PG Southern Vipers v Yorkshire 3:15 Alaskan Bush People PG Diamonds. 4:05 Treehouse Masters PG From The Rose Bowl, 4:55 Gold Rush PG Southampton.
8:30 Cricket – The Ashes (RPL) England v Australia – Second Test. From Lord’s Cricket Ground, London. 5pm Cricket – Women’s Super League (RPL) Lancashire v Loughborough. From Old Trafford, Manchester. 8pm Cricket – Sri Lanka v Blackcaps (HLS) First Test – Day Five. From Galle International Stadium. 9pm Cricket – Women’s Super League (HLS) Lancashire v Loughborough. 9:30 Cricket – The Ashes (HLS) England v Australia – Second Test. 11:30 Cricket – T20 Blast (HLS) Yorkshire Vikings v Durham.
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Rakaia and Mid Canterbury rugby player Seta Koroitamana has been named in the New Zealand Heartland XV to face Samoa next weekend. PHOTO ASHBURTON GUARDIAN
Koroitamana in Heartland XV Mid Canterbury haven’t even started their 2019 Heartland Championship campaign yet, but one of their star players has already made his mark. Barnstorming loose forward Seta Koroitamana has been named in a New Zealand Heartland XV which will step onto the international stage next weekend in a match against Rugby World Cup contenders Samoa at Eden Park. It will be the opening match of the Pasifika Challenge II, a double header which will also feature Tonga versus Fiji, two other teams also preparing for the world cup. The Heartland XV will be coached by Mark Rutene, who named his squad on Monday, and they will assemble in Auckland next week.
Rutene said the players are excited by the challenge ahead of them. “Opportunities like this don’t come around every day. We are calling this our test match, it’s the biggest game our Heartland team has played. It’s against a passionate and proud international side and it’s at Eden Park. Both teams can look forward to that.” With the core of the squad from the 2018 campaign returning in 2019, Rutene said those connections will be key in next week’s build up. “It definitely gives us some comfort that we have worked with a lot of the players before, so we should be able to hit the ground running.” Last year’s captain Alex Bradley has retired but Rutene said there’s
plenty of experience in the team, namely Thames Valley captain Brett Ranga in the forwards and backline veterans James Lash and Craig Clare. Poverty Bay’s Mark Atkins and Adrian Wyrill also bring first class experience, both having previously played Mitre 10 Cup. Rutene said 32 players were named in a wider squad last month and he expects they have put in some hard work. “We know that these players are coming off a diet of club rugby, they’ll have one Heartland (Championship) match under their belt before facing international opposition, that’s a big step up but one they are all looking forward to.” Rutene said motivation for the team will be simple.
“These guys are pulling on a black jersey. On top of that, Sir Brian Lochore passed away a few weeks ago and he was one of the greatest champions of heartland rugby. It will be about his legacy and we are hoping to put on a performance everyone can be proud of.” Players will play for their provinces in round one of the Heartland Championship this weekend before assembling in Auckland on Monday. The Samoa game coincides with week two of the Heartland Championship, meaning Mid Canterbury will be without the services of Koroitamana for their game against East Coast in Ruatoria. The New Zealand Heartland XV is: Mark Atkins (Poverty Bay),
Scott Cameron (Horowhenua Kapiti), Carl Carmichael (King Country), Josh Clarke (North Otago), Ralph Darling (North Otago), James Goodger (Wairarapa Bush), Campbell Hart (Wanganui), Meli Kolinisau (North Otago), Seta Koroitamana (Mid Canterbury), Glen McIntyre (Thames Valley), Brett Ranga (Thames Valley), Troy Tauwhare (West Coast), Adrian Wyrill (Poverty Bay), Craig Clare (Wanganui), Sione Holani (West Coast), Lindsay Horrocks (Wanganui), Harry Lafiuanei (Thames Valley), James Lash (Buller), Kalavini Leatigaga (South Canterbury), Peni Nabainivalu (Wanganui), Willie Paiaua (Horowhenua Kapiti), Timoci Serawalu (Horowhenua Kapiti), William Wright (South Canterbury). Matt Fetu (South Canterbury) is on stand by.
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