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Anyone able to stump up $19 billion could buy the Ashburton District.

That massive price tag comes at the conclusion of the three yearly revaluation of properties across the district, completed by QV New Zealand. The overall value is up from $17 billion in 2015.

While the revaluation has not seen a dramatic surge in values that occurred then, the current worth of the district was a good, positive outcome, national revaluation manager Gail Smits said.

The capital value (CV) for residential properties rose an average of 6 per cent but that increase in value was not evenly shared across the district.

Rakaia was the hot spot in terms of an increase in CV, up 9 per cent, followed by Methven up 8 per cent.

Values in rural Ashburton, Ashburton west and Tinwald all increased a similar amount, 6 per cent, while the CV for Ashburton east properties was up just under 5 per cent.

Average capital value for properties across the district is now $350,000 with Ashburton west,

Methven and rural Ashburton edging towards $400,000.

Land values in Rakaia and Methven also rose more than in other residential areas, up 10 per cent since 2015.

The CV of rural properties rose on average by 12.6 per cent, but land values showed a much more dramatic change – pastoral up 19.5 per cent, arable up 18.9 per

cent and dairy up 15.2 per cent.

A change in the way irrigation schemes are now valued has affected some land values.

Across the district 468 dairy farms, 738 pastoral, 706 arable, 10 horticultural and 76 specialist livestock properties were valued.

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Locals ‘dead against’ tahr cull

By Katie todd

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Proposals to cull up to 17,500 tahr have angered local members of the NZ Deerstalkers’ Association, along with Rangitata MP Andrew Falloon.

Conservation Minister Eugenie Sage has this week ordered an urgent cull of the wild goat-like animals across the South Island, where populations have supposedly proliferated to destructive levels and expanded into northern and southern exclusion zones.

It’s thought that current numbers of Himalayan tahr – estimated between 35,000 and 50,000 – are a threat to tussock grasslands and iconic species like the Mt Cook lily and yellow mountain buttercup.

The Rakaia-Rangitata area will be one of the first areas targeted in the cull.

But Falloon said it is astounding that Sage would approve the cull without proper engagement and consultation.

He said her decision completely ignores the interests of local recreational hunters and is wilfully ignorant of the conservation efforts they make.

“She needs to put aside her Green Party nanny-knows-best approach and actually talk to people in the region who’ll be affected,” Falloon said.

The NZ Deerstalkers’ Association have also spoken out against the proposal, claiming that it could spell the demise of a unique and valuable tro-

Plans for a massive cull of Himalayan tahr has been met with anger from local hunters. phy herd. Local members have penned letters to Sage and other local MPs, asking them to rethink the decision.

“We’re dead against it … every one of us,” Kelvin Williams, treasurer of the Ashburton branch said.

“It’s our recreation. It’s our part-time passion. And it’s a

multi-million dollar industry.”

He said Deerstalking Association members had attended just one meeting on the matter and been largely ignored.

“There’s definitely a lot of people angry about it,” he said.

But Forest & Bird are supporting the move, and said it was disappointing to learn that hunting

groups were opposing the plan.

Tahr numbers show that hunting organisations are not able to adequately control the goat species’ population, they advised.

“In the last couple of decades, recreational, safari, and commercial hunters have lobbied for the management of tahr numbers to be left mainly to their

own efforts,” Forest & Bird’s regional manager for Canterbury Nicky Snoyink said.

“Leaving the main management of tahr numbers in the hands of the hunting community has led to the out-of-control population increases.”

But Williams felt it would be possible to reduce the population less drastically – perhaps by 40 per cent – and still have a good population for hunting.

Hunting tahr has become more and more popular over the years, Williams said, and there was no reason why reasonable numbers could still be left.

“In the 60s, the populations of tahr were double what they are now, and those plant species that are threatened now were actually able to recover.”

William is also involved in professional guided hunting, and spoke of economic impacts of the cull.

He said fellow professional hunters have estimated that each tahr shot by an overseas visitor brings $14,000 into New Zealand.

But Snoyink said the proposed plan still gives hunting organisations a key role in achieving the necessary control, while importantly giving DOC the responsibility of making sure that the reduction targets are fully met.

“If the hunting organisations were genuine in their claims that they want to look after the environment they would support DOC’s proposals rather than opposing them,” Snoyink said.

Valuation puts $19 billion dollar value on our district From P1 While residential property inspections are carried out from the street, rural property owners were sent pre-valuation survey forms and many were visited by revaluation teams, Smits said.

Commercial property values were up 12.4 per cent overall with

land values up 7.1 per cent. The Ashburton Business Estate had shown a much higher lift in values, up by 20 per cent since 2015.

In revaluing the district, QV looked at the sale prices of all properties as its base.

The new rating values will not be used for rating purposes until

July 1, 2019.

Rating values were a snapshot of the market at a single point in time and were not the benchmark for setting a sale price, Smits said.

“Sale prices create values, it’s not values that create sale prices.”

For several years Ashburton’s residential property values have

run well ahead of the national market in terms of growth, but this had flattened off over the past 18 months, she said.

“But the market is steady.”

Revaluation details are now available online at the Ashburton District Council’s website: www. ashburtondc.govt.nz and details

will be mailed to property owners within the next week.

Property owners not satisfied with their revaluation can lodge an objection with QV by phoning 0800 787 284 in the first instance or online www.ratingvalues. co.nz. The objection period closes on November 1.

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On a mission in memory of her son

By Katie todd

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A New Plymouth woman is inviting locals to meet with her and have a yarn next weekend, as she embarks on a nationwide tour to challenge unacceptable level of mental illness and suicide.

Gwynna Whiteowl will be in Ashburton with the Extravaganza Fair from next Saturday and believes that the best way to tackle New Zealand’s high suicide tally is to start at the level of “heart and soul”.

Whiteowl lost her son to suicide in 2001 and said one place she has found healing for her own heart and soul is in musical therapy – in particular, playing the Reverie Harp.

The instrument brings healing “no matter the trauma”, she said.

Now she wants to help other people, whether suffering mental illness, suicide ideation or the bereavement of somebody else, by inviting them to share information, talk and listen to the harp, free of

charge. “As human beings we suffer all manner of trauma in our lives,” she said “We struggle at times to heal ourselves as the world doesn’t stop to allow us the time to get off and take care of ourselves, even if we knew what we needed to heal.”

Whiteowl said it may seem strange that she is part of the Extravaganza Fair, which also offers an array of market stalls, food, entertainment and arts and crafts – but it allows her to connect with people of all walks of life.

When it comes to New Zealand’s mental wellbeing, change is necessary, she said.

“If we keep doing what we have always done we will keep getting the same results.”

Whiteowl will be at the Extravaganza Fair from 9am to 5pm on Saturday 29 and Sunday 30 September.

She will also be holding Reverie Harp sessions at 10am and 1pm each day.

Left – The death of Gwynna Whiteowl’s son has inspired her to take on a nationwide mission.

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Physical restraint rules ‘too restrictive’

By Katie todd

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Mid Canterbury teachers who feel helpless dealing with violent students say they would like to see the rules around physical restraint reconsidered.

New guidelines were introduced last year permitting teachers to use physical force only “if there is a serious and imminent risk to safety,” such as a student putting themselves in danger, physically attacking another person or moving in with a weapon.

However, teachers around the country are now arguing there are other circumstances when

physical restraint may be necessary, such as a student damaging or removing property, attempting to leave a classroom without permission or refusing to comply with an adult’s request.

A Northland principal hit headlines earlier this week after describing the current rules as PC gone mad.

The Te Tai Tokerau Principals’ Association president and Hora Hora Primary School principal Pat Newman said the pressure on teachers was absolutely huge.

“You ring up any teacher and they’ll tell you the biggest fear that they have is that they’ll do

something and end up in front of [the Education Council].”

Another local primary school teacher, who preferred not to be named, said there had been a number of occasions she had seen her students fighting with one another, and struggled to know what she was allowed to do.

“I think a lot of us teachers feel the same,” she said.

At Ashburton Intermediate, principal Brent Gray said it was partially a matter of safety, with some students much bigger and stronger than their teachers.

However, asked if he feels that physical restraint rules were a

problem, he said absolutely.

He said two staff at his school have received formal training about what you can and can’t do – and other staff can refer to them for advice.

“But it is often largely dependent on the situation,” he said.

While 99 per cent of students are never an issue, he said teachers sometimes have to make fast decisions how to react when a child blows up.

General protocol is to safely remove the rest of the class from harm’s way, allowing the situation to de-escalate.

But one complicating factor

was the differing stance of parents.

“Some would ask ‘why do you want to use physical force?’, but others would ask why you wouldn’t immediately stop a child from doing something,” Gray said.

If parents do report a teacher using unreasonable force, the matter is considered by the school’s board of trustees before the Ministry of Education.

Schools around New Zealand reported 1010 incidents in the first six months after the new restraint rules came into force on August 15 last year.

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BY SUE NEWMAN

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They may be just 15 in number, but the women who feature in a photographic exhibition at the Ashburton Museum fly the flag for women across the Ashburton District who have broken gender barriers.

The exhibition Women Power; Freedom for Change, celebrates the ways in which women make history every day in the workplace by choosing to work in fields that, in the past, were the domain of men.

Photographer Emmily Harmer captured images of those women in their places of work and on Wednesday night to mark the 125th anniversary of women gaining the right to vote, the exhibition opened.

For Harmer, the project represented more than a year’s work.

It came with challenges, but with immense rewards, she said.

“Every shoot, every environment I was shooting in was different and I really didn’t know what I would be faced with until I got there. I had to build a rapport quite quickly with each woman, but I absolutely loved it, it was a lot of fun.”

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“I just called them and explained what I was doing and said I wanted to photograph them. I was amazed at how willing they were to participate.”

She found her 15 women through social media, friends and through networking and said once she started looking she was amazed at the incredible things

women were doing in the workplace.

The greatest challenge was telling each woman’s story in just one image, Harmer said.

“That was a bit frustrating at times, but I think I managed to achieve it. I’m happy with what I’ve got, but at times I was right out of my comfort zone.”

At each workplace, Harmer said the employer was very supportive of the project.

For museum director Tanya Robinson, the exhibition exceeded expectations. It started as a conversation between herself and Harmer and represented a year of planning on her part and hard work for Harmer.

Opening night saw 13 of the 15 women featured there with family members.

“Family members were clearly really proud of the women in their lives.

“Emmily has really captured not just the women, but their stories.

The photos throw a new light on these women and how pioneering they were.” Robinson said.

The Women Power exhibition runs in the Ashburton Museum’s Murney Room until early November.

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■ SUFFRAGE 125

In brief Car crashes into fence

Ancestor’s history-making efforts marked

Members of the Ashburton Fire Brigade were up early to offer their support to Rakaia Volunteer Fire Brigade and other emergency services yesterday, following a car accident. A vehicle left the road and crashed into a hedge on Kyle Road, between Dorie and Rakaia, shortly after 6am. A police spokesperson said there did not appear to be any injuries.

Body on beach

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Ashburton’s Suffrage 125 celebrations had a special edge for one, three generation family who took part in Wednesday’s march and rose planting ceremony.

Susan Kent, her daughter Emma Brockhurst and granddaughters Libby, 4, and Charlotte, 3, were not only celebrating the 125th anniversary of women gaining the vote in New Zealand, they were also celebrating the role Kent’s great grandmother Sophia Trevurza played in the history making moment.

Like many women living in the Wakanui area at the time the suffrage petition was circulating around New Zealand, Sophia pledged her support and signed her name.

And that simple signature is something her descendants are extremely proud of, Kent said.

The family dressed for the occasion in clothing similar to that worn by women and children at the time the Electoral Act 1893 was passed.

For Brockhurst, the rally was an opportunity to wear her wedding gown again, while Kent created her granddaughters’ outfits.

After an hour or two in spring sunshine, none of the family said they were keen to swap today’s clothing for the restrictive garments of another era.

A body has been found on Weymouth Beach, near Manurewa, in south Auckland. Police were told about the body around 1.10pm yesterday. “Inquiries are under way to establish what has happened and there is no further information at this stage,” police said. A fire crew also helped police recover the body, a Fire and Emergency spokesperson said.

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Susan Kent with granddaughters Charlotte, three, Libby, four and daughter Emma Brockhurst at the start of Wednesday’s Suffrage 125 walk.

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PM Ardern sacks Whaitiri Labour MP Meka Whaitiri has been sacked as a minister over allegations of a fracas with a staff member but Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has left the door open for her to return to Cabinet.

Ardern said yesterday she no longer had confidence in Whaitiri as a minister after receiving a report on Wednesday night into an incident in Gisborne on August 27 between Whaitiri and a staff member.

Whaitiri was suspended as Customs Minister on August 30.

The details of the incident have never been revealed but it is believed there was a physical altercation between Whaitiri and a press secretary who had been in the job for only a week.

“While the facts are in dispute, the report says an incident occurred. Meka Whaitiri continues to contest details of the incident, but there are elements which are agreed,” Ardern told reporters.

She would not reveal further details of the report by Ministerial Services because it was an employment matter and to protect the privacy of the staff member involved.

But she said a version of the report would be publicly released.

Ardern would not be drawn on whether an assault took place, saying she was waiting for that report to be made available.

She had spoken to Whaitiri who had accepted her decision but still maintained her posi-

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Ardern said she still had confidence in Whaitiri as an MP and left the door open for her return to Cabinet.

“I like to, of course, leave openings for ministers to address the issues that been raised that have led them to lose their portfolios.

I will do that for Meka as well.”

Whaitiri holds the Maori electorate of Ikaroa-Rawhiti, which stretches down the east coast of the North Island and Ardern said she would remain an MP. “I have a view that the member works incredibly hard across

Ikaroa-Rawhiti, that she will continue to be able to fulfil those roles. However, based on what I have seen, I do not have confidence in her retaining her role as minister,” Ardern said.

Whaitiri had held the portfolios of Customs, Associate Agriculture, Associate Crown Maori Relations, Associate Forestry and Associate Local Government.

Consumer Affairs Minister Kris Faafoi, who took over the Customs portfolio when Whaitiri was stood down, would keep it, Ardern said.

Whaitiri’s associate minister responsibilities would revert to the lead ministers, and Ardern said there were no plans for a Cabinet reshuffle.

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A man has been charged with murder over the death of a baby girl nearly two years ago. Eightmonth-old Bella Richardson died in Whanganui on November 7, 2016.

The 25-year-old arrested for her murder was known to her, but they were not related. The accused appeared in Masterton District Court yesterday and was remanded in custody. Detective Senior Sergeant Paul Baskett said he hoped the charge would bring some closure for Bella’s family. “This has been a protracted investigation due to the complex nature of the medical evidence. “I would like to thank all those who helped with the investigation.”

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Three re-entry options It seems ever more likely a team will head into the Pike River Mine after experts found no showstopping obstacles preventing re-entry.

Twenty-nine men were killed and trapped in the mine when it was rocked by a methane blast on November 19, 2010 but so far expert teams have been unable to reach the bodies of the men.

However, the Pike River Recovery Agency appointed by the Labour-led Government to examine the risks of re-entering the mine, says it has so far turned up no showstoppers. “[The team of experts have] been poring over the ins-andouts of each task required to enable re-entry via the three agreed options,” agency chief executive Dave Gawn said.

“There’s still a couple of stages to go before the agency pulls together its recommendation to the Minister, but I’m confident that at this stage, there’s nothing I’ve heard that would mean reentry is impossible.”

The agency’s findings are being closely followed by families of the 29 miners, who have long called on the Government to recover the bodies and investigate the explosion further.

Pike River Recovery Agency boss Dave Gawn says experts have been poring over the ins-and-outs of each task required to enable re-entry via three agreed options.

The agency has so far developed three options for entering the mine.

These included: ■ A single entry into the current “portal” with safety controls in place.

■ Building a new 220 to 250-metre-long tunnel from up on the hill to connect with the Pit Bottom in Stone area ■ A single entry with a new large-diameter borehole to provide a means of emergency escape

The agency’s own technical mining experts have spent the last two weeks meeting with independent miners, representatives of the miners’ families and experts from WorkSafe, New Zealand Mines Rescue, and the Department of Conservation to discuss the risks.

Two further phases of the risk assessment process will include a review of the findings by technical experts on October 1 and a final review on October 16.

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Kiwi euthanasia proponent charged with murder in SA A New Zealand citizen, with a previous conviction for assisted suicide in Dunedin, has appeared in a South African court on a murder charge.

Sean Davison is facing the charges in relation to the death of Anrich Burger who became a quadriplegic after a vehicle accident in 2005 – he was not terminally ill.

Davison pleaded not guilty and was released on bail of $NZ2050 and is due to reappear in court again on November 16.

He admitted that in 2014 he injected lethal drugs into Burger, a close friend of his, in November of the previous year, News24 reports.

In 2011 Davison was sentenced to five months’ house arrest in Dunedin after pleading guilty to counselling and procuring his mother’s suicide.

Davison is the president of the World Federation of Right to Die Societies, which supports euthanasia and assisted suicide for adults with incurable illnesses.

The New Zealand End of Life

Choice Society (formerly the Voluntary Euthanasia Society) is a member.

The 57-year-old said in 2014, “not all quadriplegics want to die, but those who do want to, should have the option,” during a speech at the federation’s conference.

The executive officer of Euthanasia-Free NZ, Renée Joubert said Davison’s actions suggest the federation wants any adult to be eligible.

“Mr Davison’s words and actions demonstrate that ‘assisted dying’ advocates don’t really want a narrow law limited to terminal illness, but one that would eventually allow virtually any competent adult to be eligible, including people with disabilities.

“Disabled people would be included under both clauses of David Seymour’s Bill.

“Terminal illness involves disability. So do many other longstanding physical and mental conditions,” Joubert said.

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Josep Borrell said the US President had insisted the type of barrier he has vowed to build along America’s border with Mexico would work for Europe as well.

Spain has become a key entry point for migrants who follow a Western Mediterranean Route to Europe from Northern Africa.

Many of the refugees are from sub-Saharan nations.

Borrell revealed Trump’s Saharan wall ‘solution’ during a lunch in Madrid organised by cultural association Club Siglo XXI, which was formed in 1969 and is known for holding prestigious debates, conferences and forums.

Spanish daily El Pais said he had made it clear he disagreed with Donald Trump’s diagnosis but insisted a policy had to be put in place to deal with the fact Africa would double its population in the next 20 years.

Borrell also took the opportunity at the event in Madrid to attack Italy’s right-wing Interior Minister Matteo Salvini who made his mark in the job by turning away a boatload of more than 600 African refugees in June and leaving Spain to pick up the pieces.

Borrell was appointed Foreign Minister in June when Pedro Sanchez became PM after winning a no-confidence motion he proposed against the country’s former right-wing leader Mariano Rajoy.

Trump, meanwhile, said earlier this month he was considering using military resources to finish construction of his long-promised border wall instead of relying on Congress to fund it.

He has insisted Mexico will pay for it since he started touting the idea of a border block during his presidential campaign. Mexican officials have consistently said they will not pay.

Spain has overtaken Italy and Greece as a popular entry point for migrants.

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Find us just off Racecourse Road at 25 Charlesworth Drive, Ashburton or visit our website www.lochlearesort.co.nz US President Donald Trump.

EU border agency Frontex registered 12,500 arrivals in August – with 6500 of them reaching Spain’s Mediterranean coastline and making the country the main EU port of arrival for migrants for the second month running.

Most of those reaching Spain were from Morocco, Guinea and Mali.

Nearly 30,000 migrants used the Western Mediterranean route in the first eight months of the year according to Frontex, double the figure for last year.

New research has found two million migrants have arrived in Europe by crossing the Mediterranean Sea since 2009.

The route most travelled this year was from Morocco to Spain – in stark contrast to previous years when this western route was the least travelled migration path.

Pew Research Center drew on data from Europe’s border and coast guard agency Frontex and the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees.

From 2009 to the end of 2917, 89,000 migrants had arrived along Spain’s south coast using the western route.

But between January and August alone, there have been 28,000 arrivals.

This was greater than both the Africa to Italy ‘central route’ and Turkey to Greece ‘eastern route’ both of which saw 20,000 arrivals.

Pew Research Center said this was partly due to Spain accepting migrant rescue ships in its docks when other countries had denied them entry.

It added that 2018 had proved to be a particularly deadly year for Mediterranean crossings between Africa and Italy.

For every 18 migrants who reached Italy by boat during the first seven months of this year, one drowned attempting that crossing, UN figures showed.

Since 2009, a million refugees have crossed the Mediterranean from Syria and Iraq while a further 620,000 have come from sub-Saharan Africa and nearly 390,000 from Asian countries including Afghanistan, Pakistan and Bangladesh, the Pew Research Center reported.

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The options are endless 53 Morris Road, Ashburton Surrounds Set on 1.09ha and with a peaceful, serene outlook, this home offers a rare and fantastic opportunity to own a unique lifestyle property.

The home itself provides flexible living options with four bedrooms, two bathrooms (master with ensuite), and a high stud throughout. The open plan living area and large kitchen provide an outlook to the beautiful gardens. There is a second separate living area that lends itself to the ability to work from home as outdoor access is a breeze.

The special surprise is the two bedroom cottage which houses all the modern conveniences.

An airbnb could be one of the many options available.

There are two paddocks and the current owners have added a small orchard and vegetable plots. There are also a variety of garages and sheds on the property for storage of all the outdoor toys.

This home has everything you need to start your lifestyle dream yet still has the potential to add your own unique touch. If land and location are high on your list of priorities, then you need to come and view this property!

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Make the most of the longer days at the moment and get into your garden.

Preparing your garden for spring planting is best done now as the soil is warming up and things are coming to life after winter.

HANDY HINTS

It’s time to clear out weeds and give your soil a good turning over. Dig in compost and sheep pellets to fertilise your soil. Check out ZooDoo online for delivery bagged garden products.

• What to try something new this month? How about making your own compost? Compost is a great nutrient rich food for your soil that reduces the need for additional fertilisers.

Plant new season veges like lettuce, spinach and silverbeet. Plan for where you will be putting your spring varieties like cucumbers, peas and zucchini.

• As always, turn over your compost and dig it in to your garden if it’s ready. How do you know when it’s ready? It should look like potting mix.

Most of these should become available over the next month.

Continue to stagger your planting (adding some every few weeks to ensure continual supply) of our seedlings that thrive all year round such as broccoli, cauliflower, cabbage, beetroot, celery, most leafy salad greens and rhubarb.

If you want to plant some onions get them in now. We have Pukekohe brown longkeeper onions and also pearl drops (a white cocktail onion).

It’s also the right timing now for spring onions, and the delicious looking spring red onion.

your new plants from the cooler weather.

Once the mulch starts to break down dig it into the soil.

Protect any sensitive seedlings you may have in from any late frosts. Recycle plastic milk bottles by cutting the bottom off and placing over the top of the seedlings.

You can also now start planting some tomatoes. If it’s still a bit cold try planting some in pots. Stake and tie them once they develop some height.

Even the new deeper plastic meat trays from Countdown work well on small seedlings. But there is still plenty of time for spring planting so don’t feel rushed this weekend.

Apply a 10cm layer of mulch to protect

Keen for some beans and some peas?

Runner beans and sugar snap peas can also be planted right now.

Both are idea for pots (just add a stake frame) and once ready can be eaten straight from the garden.

Your broad beans should also be ready now. If you’ve got too many how about freezing some. Blanch your broad beans first before freezing to prevent little spots appearing on them when frozen.

How do you blanch? Put them in a pot of boiling water for a couple minutes, then quickly drain and run cold water over them

to stop the cooking process.

Now you’ve got the vege garden arranged let’s work some colour into your garden.

Try planting Canterbury bells, cornflowers, lobelia, larkspur, sweet peas, and petunias.

Finally, plant any strawberry runners that you’ve still got left. And it’s not too late to start now, we have a few strawberry plants left to accompany your Christmas day pavlova.

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Deadline Sale (unless sold prior) 4pm, Tue 25 Sep 2018 201 West St, Ashburton View by appointment Mike Preston 027 430 7041 mike.preston@bayleys.co.nz Austen Russell 027 441 7055 austen.russell@bayleys.co.nz WHALAN AND PARTNERS LTD, BAYLEYS, LICENSED UNDER THE REA ACT 2008

Well-appointed lifestyle property • Sunny four bedroom, permanent material family home set on 1.34ha in an established garden setting • Open plan kitchen/dining and family room opening out to large paved terraces providing plenty of scope for outdoor entertaining • Fully insulated with efficient heat pump • Complemented by a three bay shed and fenced into three paddocks with sound stock proof fences

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Allenton 15 Primrose Place

Harbour sections available

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Spec home of four bedrooms and an office, master has an ensuite and walk in robe. The living is open plan to dining and kitchen. Situated in a quiet cul-desac for your peaceful lifestyle. The owner will put in patio's or decking of your choice.

Asking Price $590,000 View Sat 12.15-12.45pm or by appointment Mick Hydes 027 437 9696 mick.hydes@bayleys.co.nz

A peaceful, scenic harbour-side development with only 12 titled sections remaining priced from $140,000. Situated just over an hour's drive from Christchurch. The sections all enjoy sea and harbour views. Service connections available to all sections.

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For Sale $140,000 Richard Innes 027 522 9598 richard.innes@bayleys.co.nz Jeremy Gould 027 436 1581 jeremy.gould@bayleys.co.nz WHALAN AND PARTNERS LTD, BAYLEYS, LICENSED REAA 2008

Allenton 34 Saunders Road 3

This three bedroom property is a must view. Loads of work has been done throughout making it a very stylish proposition indeed. An updated kitchen and bathroom, new log burner and heat pump.

Asking Price $379,000 View by appointment Debbie Boon 027 448 4006 debbie.boon@bayleys.co.nz

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Brand new townhouse build to modern standards with all the conveniences you would expect of a welldesigned home. Year round comfort is assured with double glazing, full insulation and permanent material construction.

Asking Price $439,000 View by appointment Mark Williams 027 442 2281 mark.williams@bayleys.co.nz Brad Wallis 022 350 2269

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Allenton Lot 5 138 Belt Road

Brand new 148m2 townhouse

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Brand new townhouse built to modern standards with all the conveniences you would expect of a welldesigned home. Year round comfort is assured with double glazing, full insulation and permanent material construction. Compact easy care section.

Asking Price $445,000 View by appointment Brad Wallis 022 350 2269 brad.wallis@bayleys.co.nz

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Brand new townhouse build to modern standards with all the conveniences you would expect of a welldesigned home. Year round comfort is assured with double glazing, full insulation and permanent material construction.

Asking Price $419,000 View by appointment Mark Williams 027 442 2281 mark.williams@bayleys.co.nz Brad Wallis 022 350 2269

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Allenton 21 Churchill Avenue

Allenton 55A Harrison Street

All class here

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This home is located in a top Allenton location.

Situated on a very private 1,146m2 back section. The home has four bedrooms plus a huge conservatory built for all day sun. There is also an office or formal dining room.

For Sale offers invited over $621,000 View by appointment Mark Williams 027 442 2281 mark.williams@bayleys.co.nz Brad Wallis 022 350 2269

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Allenton 26 Charles Street

Crisp and brand new

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Now is the time to purchase this brand new townhouse. Located in Allention the home is within walking distance to the shopping centre, doctors, school and kindys. Great plaster with classy cedar finish, good sized open living, dining and kitchen.

Asking Price $449,000 View by appointment Mark Williams 027 442 2281 mark.williams@bayleys.co.nz Brad Wallis 022 350 2269

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Allenton 53 Elizabeth Street

Upmarket and classy

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The Vendors are looking for new owners for their immaculate four bedroom home. Handy Allenton spot on attractive 930m2 landscaped section. The interior is "up to the minute" with new kitchen, new floor coverings and quality window finishings.

Asking Price $568,000 View by appointment Jenny Gray 027 452 2888 jenny.gray@bayleys.co.nz

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Positioned to enjoy maximum sun. Front unit of tow with attractive garden and private outdoor patio.

Two double bedrooms, excellent living area with Street views. Tops in decor.

Asking Price $248,000 View by appointment Jenny Gray 027 452 2888 jenny.gray@bayleys.co.nz

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WHALAN AND PARTNERS LTD, BAYLEYS, LICENSED REAA 2008

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Ashburton 41B Peter Street

Ashburton 102 Cameron Street

Close to town

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Peter Street is perfectly suited to downsizers or first home buyers. The easy-care nature of this home will have you living life on your terms and will allow you to sit back and enjoy a cuppa on the patio or stroll down to the local amenities which are so close.

For Sale offers invited over $235,000 View Sat 10-10.30am or by appointment Debbie Boon 027 448 4006 debbie.boon@bayleys.co.nz

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This is your opportunity to own a central Ashburton home, large in size and even bigger on features!

Close to everything, this home is moments from schools, shopping and the Domain. Four bedrooms and four living zones spread across two storeys.

Asking Price $568,000 View Sat 11.30am-12pm or by appointment Mark Williams 027 442 2281 mark.williams@bayleys.co.nz Brad Wallis 022 350 2269

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Ashburton 141A Kermode Street

Hampstead 92A Beach Road

Neat, tidy and ready

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The two rear townhouses have sold - here is your chance to grab the coveted street-front spot! With views across Pioneer Park there is no doubt this tidy townhouse is in a premium position.

For Sale offers invited over $399,000 View Sat 10-10.30am or by appointment Mark Williams 027 442 2281 mark.williams@bayleys.co.nz Brad Wallis 022 350 2269

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Easy living!

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This approximately 14 years young cottage is freehold, extremely low maintenance and cosy. The sun streams into the living and kitchen area. Two great sized bedrooms and bathroom with wet floor shower. The laundry is combined with kitchen.

Asking Price $290,000 View Sat 10.45-11.15am or by appointment Debbie Boon 027 448 4006 debbie.boon@bayleys.co.nz

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Every Day

1pm - 3pm Catholic Womens League Holy Name Pastoral Centre, Cnr Winter Street and Burnett Street.

Euchre evening, new players welcome (every Monday, excludes public holidays).

7.30pm

Mt Hutt Memorial Hall 160 Main Street, Methven.

NZ Alpine and Agriculture Encounter, Art Gallery and Hall of Memories.

10am

Every Saturday The Ashburton Toy Library 106 Victoria Street, in the Triangle.

Open for toy exchange.

9.30am - 12.30pm

Every Wednesday Art Addict Art Addicts (AA) is the Ashburton Art Gallery’s weekly art space for kids.

Wrap up your Wednesday school day and head to the AAG to get creative and explore themes in art.

A great space for children to learn and interact from each other. Children of all ages welcome. Adult supervision is require for young children.

Donations appreciated.

3 - 4.30pm

Ashburton Aviation Museum Ashburton Airport, Seafield Road.

A great selection of many aircraft from the past to the future.

10am - 3pm

Every Sunday to Friday

Mid Canterbury Line Dancers.

Tinwald Hall, Graham Street.

Learn to line dance (7pm), beginners/ intermediate(8pm-9pm).

Instructor Annette phone

Ashburton Aviation Museum Ashburton Airport, Seafield Road.

A great selection of many aircraft from the past to the future.

September 21

September 22

Adam McGrath & the Roaring Days – Arts On Tour NZ Ashburton Trust Event Centre, Open Hat Night Adam McGrath is a folk singer stationed where ever he lands.

On this tour he’ll be joined by a small but mighty rhythm section who promise to help drive McGrath’s songs and get the hearts beating against the chest.

7.30pm

Handbags & Gladrags 266 Havelock Street Canbead and White Ribbon Ashburton are again cohosting an evening called Handbags & Gladrags and its going to be a fantastic fun night out!

Tickets are $25, includes a glass of bubbles and cheeseboards for the tables (tables of 6 people) and a lolly bar :) MC, Guest Speaker and a live band for entertainment.

September 23

Show Case MidCanterbury 371 Racecourse Road Vision and Motivation for this Event: - Borne from a passion where we believe Mid Canterbury’s diversity from farming to recreational activities is second to none:

The highlight of the evening will be a mystery handbag auction! There will also be a silent auction and chances to win a handbag from raffles.

Hope you are join us, tickets are limited so get in quick!

7.00pm – 11.00pm

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7pm - 9pm Ashburton Scottish Country Dance Club.

Buffalo Hall, Cox Street.

Fitness Fun and Friendship.

7.30pm

Every Second Friday of the month In Colour, art and craft club In Colour is the Ashburton Art Gallery’s monthly programme for unleashing your creativity. Bring along your art and craft projects to share with others over morning tea once a month.

These are social sessions which encourage you to connect with others through creativity. Be inspired to learn a new creative pastime.

Sessions are free and all are welcome to attend. The gallery will supply basic colouring-in sheets and materials, along with tea and coffee. Those attending are encouraged to bring along their own materials and projects.

10.30am - 12 noon • Open to anyone who would like to view a top horticulture export business.

• Head on down to the farm on one of our family run dairy farms with animal health to the fore.

• Learn about our large ManMade Lake – Lake Hood and visit a home and garden.

• For those that love history there is our world-renowned Aviation Museum that is home to many rare planes.

• Start and Finish the day at our own Internationally famed Garden – learn of it’s heritage.

• Learn more about this district as you meander through the different rural back drops with our commentators on your bus going over the history of the land.

• High quality information book on venues for all

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Shrek Jnr – The Musical Mid Canterbury’s Children’s Theatre.

Mid Canterbury Children’s Theatre is proud to bring you Shrek Jnr, with all your favourites characters including Donkey, Fiona, Lord Farquaad and many more. Come and enjoy this live stage show.

Adam is a folk singer stationed where ever he lands. Described by Radio NZ and the NZ Herald as a “National Treasure” he takes to his solo adventures with passion, love and humour.

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If you think you have what it takes to impersonate a show biz star then County Lions want to hear from you.

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7.30am – 6.00pm Fight For Nikki - Variety Concert Ashburton College Auditorium A brave invisible diseases sufferer who needs our help to get to Cyprus for medical treatment. Eight fabulous acts.... Tainui Kuru, Liam Kennedy-Clarke, Charlotte and Brianna Sloper, Phoenix Chorus, Hamish Sloper, Samantha McArthur, ToPeace and Life Dance Academy. Please join us and our amazing acts, to keep you and the whole family entertained for a couple of hours. All in Nikki’s honour.

There will be live acts, spot prizes, raffles and more. Come help this beautiful lady’s life start again!

Tickets avalaible at the Ashburton Trust Event Centre Adults $25 - Children (under 12) $12 - Under 3 free but must sit on an adults knee 6.30pm

September 24

Boulevard Day East Street East Street 2018 marks nearly 40 years Mid Canterbury has been hosting this fun day, with over 100 stall holders from: local retailers, and small unique businesses operating in the Mid Canterbury area to others coming from all around New Zealand, you will be spoilt for choice. Entertainment for all ages with bouncy toys for the children and great music while you wander along our East Street. No entry fee, just come and soak up the Mid Canterbury experience and

make a day of it with your friends and family and enjoy the beautiful country setting of our wonderful town!

9am - 3.30pm

September 26

Bite Nite 2.0 Baring Square, Ashburton Bite Nite 2.0 is going to slaaaaay! Get ready for some tasty treats, sweet sounds, and a whole lot of fun! We’ll unwrap some surprises shortly, but for now, tell your mates and save the date!

5.30pm - 8pm

September 29 & 30

The Extravaganza Fair Ashburton Domain, Walnut Avenue.

Welcome to Season 4 of New Zealand’s largest and newest travelling event!

The Extravaganza Fair! The Extravaganza Fair is a family affair, it is a free entry, fun day out with something for everyone.

9am Ashton Family Circus & Dylan Daisy’s Magic Show Ashburton Domain, Walnut Ave. A gorgeous combination of illusion, dance and humour with an unexpected twist. Miss Dylan Daisy’s Magic Show is sure to delight!!! Performing every weekend at The Extravaganza Fair. Performances throughout the day these family shows will charm and delight the young and old. From acrobats, dancing, performing ‘tigers’ and magic!

9am The Karl Austin Experience Ashburton Domain, Walnut Ave Karl Austin is a comedic musician with a passionate talent. The multiinstrumentalist plays and utilizes several different instruments during performances including Piano, Guitar, Fife, Trombone, Trumpet, and Tin Whistle.

9am

September 30

Learning Exchange and Timebank Sinclair Centre The Learning Exchange and Mid Canterbury TimeBank are initiatives of the Connecting Mid Canterbury Charitable Trust and both are about to

celebrate their first birthday, with an event open to all on September 30 at the Sinclair Centre, 2-4pm.

There will be stalls, demonstrations, games, activities and a free afternoon tea to commemorate the successful first year and give people a taste of what the Learning Exchange and TimeBank are all about.

2.00pm–4.00pm

October 5, 6 & 7

Shrek Jnr - The Musical Ashburton Trust Event Centre Mid Canterbury Children’s Theatre are proud to bring you Shrek Jnr, with all your favourites characters including Donkey, Fiona, Lord Farquaad and many more. Come and enjoy this live stage show.

Tickets $20.

Fri and Sat, 7pm - Sun, 2pm

October 7

Art and craft sale 53 Short Street, Ashburton Ashburton society of arts.

Table top sale of arts and crafts. In the car park at Short street studio come and buy something unique for yourself or someone you love. Stalls available $10 a table inside if raining. 0210516019 txt or call.

10am - 3pm

October 26 – October 27

Ashburton A&P Show A&P Showgrounds Be sure to keep this date free to attend our annual show.

The Ashburton Show is held on the weekend following Labour Weekend of every year and is the largest two day annual agricultural event held in the Mid Canterbury District.

Trade and market sites, pony parties, balloon man, equestrian and showjumping, cowboy challenge demo, highland dancing, home industries, small animal area, sheep dog trials, animal sections, crazy bikes, shearing, tiny tots, live music on stage and Aorangi Young Farmers Skils Challenge being held during the show.

Adults $15, all children free, seniors $10 (Friday only) Gates open 9am both days

Lions Club of Ashburton Pakeke DEMENTIA AWARENESS BREAKFAST Hotel Ashburton Friday, October 19, 2018 Commencing at 7.30am

Fri & Sat, 7pm - Sun, 2pm

Tickets $20.00*

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whom attend the day and local information.

Itinerary of Events – order of venues depending on which bus you are on: • Registration at Trotts Garden for coffee and muffin • Lovett’s Horticulture Operation • Crawford’s Dairy Farm • Aviation Museum • Lake Hood history – House and Garden Visit • Wakanui School for Brunch and Afternoon Tea • Finish at Trotts for Garden Tour/Wines/Nibbles/ Speeches All inclusive tour $175 per person

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Inspirational Australian Greg Kelly who is living with Dementia, will speak publicly to raise awareness of dementia.

Ticket price $35 per person Tickets available at: Gluyas Motors Office N.B.S., East Street Property Brokers, West Street The Courier, Burnett Street.

Or contact Robert Spencer 03 308 1777 or 022 362 8807 Email susanspencer@xtra.co.nz

Proceeds to dementia services in Mid Canterbury

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Kona - you make the rules

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he all-new Kona Electric is the first compact electric SUV in New Zealand with over 400km in effective, realworld driving range.

Combining impressive electric driving range with bold and distinctive SUV style – you define it according to your rules.

Kona Electric’s confident, unique style sets it apart from the crowd.

At the front, the sleek closed grille proudly signifies its electric powertrain and together with the characteristic LED twin headlights, creates a truly one-of-akind look.

Exclusive 17-inch alloy wheels and an amazing choice of exterior colours and contrasting roof colours allow you to customise your Kona Electric to match your personal style.

The all-new Kona Electric is designed to fit everything you and your busy life can throw at it – with plenty of room for both passengers and luggage with a boot capacity of 332L (VDA) including charging cable.

But it’s also the attention to detail that makes it so special.

Discover an exceptional level of comfort with high-quality materials throughout for

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Recharge your Kona Electric practically anywhere.

It’s designed to connect to a standard 3 PIN wall socket and will recharge Kona

Electric using household AC current.

2. Fast Charge Wall Box (9.5 hours) The optional accessory wall box for your household improves charge times by utilising a high amperage power supply.

3. Public Rapid Charging Station (75 minutes to 80% charge) The fastest way to charge your Kona Electric.

Utilising a powerful DC charging unit the rapid charger offers a fast and convenient solution to those out on the road. * Charging times for the high voltage battery may vary as it is dependent on the condition of the high voltage battery, charger specifications and ambient temperature.

Nobody ever said that electric mobility had to be boring.

Quick off the line thanks to the 395 Nm of instant torque delivered through the all-electric powertrain, Kona Electric accelerates from 0 to 100 km/h in only 7.6 seconds, with over 400 kilometres driving range on a single charge.

The last Beetle

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erman automaker Volkswagen has announced that it will no longer produce the classic Volkswagen Beetle.

The company has said that it would end production of the iconic car in 2019, following a pair of final editions of the insect-inspired vehicles.

The chief executive of Volkswagen Group, Hinrich Woebcken said the move to axe the model comes as the brand begins to switch its focus to electric cars and larger family-friendly vehicles.

In a statement he said: ‘The loss of the Beetle after three generations, over nearly seven decades, will evoke a host of emotions from the Beetle’s many devoted fans’.

He also added that while there are no immediate plans to replace the Beetle, that he could ‘never say never’.

Even though the iconic car was first designed in the 1930s, mass production didn’t take place until 1945.

The original idea for the Beetle was

that it would be a ‘people’s car’, and would be affordable enough for people who didn’t come from substantial wealth.

The idea of the Beetle was conceived in 1931, when Ferdinand Porsche and Zundapp developed the Porsche Type 12, or ‘Auto fur Jedermann’ (translated as ‘Car for Everyone’.

In 1933 Adolf Hitler commissioned Porsche to develop a ‘Peoples Car’, with the specifics that the car would be able to seat two adults and two children, with room for their luggage, and be able to cruise at around 100km/h.

Fast forward to the 1960s and Volkswagen started to bring significant changes to the model, including changes to the bodyshell.

From 1975 through until 1978, when the Beetle production line was finally closed, the car stayed virtually the same, save for a few colour options which had been introduced on the new Golf model.

In 1996 Mexico became the last country to produce the old style Beetle.

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imon Johnson climbs out of the camouflaged Ranger Raptor with the red Alice Springs dust swirling behind him.

Removing his racing helmet, the Vehicle Dynamics Lead has a grin from ear to ear….

“Wow. People are going to be able to buy this?”

Johnson and his team had just come off the back of a Desert Endurance Test – 1600 km at full race speed on tracks where the Ford engineers had deliberately sought out whoops, jumps and chatter bumps to push the then-secret Ranger Raptor to its limits.

One of the very first to experience the Ranger Raptor’s ride, Johnson understood early on that Ford had created a whole new class of off-road vehicle.

“I’ve pushed the Ranger Raptor far harder than any customer is likely to push, and I’ve been absolutely stunned by how capable this vehicle is.”

It’s the combination of technology and high-performance off-road design that allows the Ranger Raptor to deliver unmatched driving dynamics, and if the Bi-Turbo diesel engine and 10-speed transmission are Ranger Raptor’s heart, the all-new chassis and suspension are its soul.

With huge ventilated disk brakes and a red centre marker on the steering wheel to ensure the driver knows which way the 285/70R17 BF Goodrich tyres are pointing, the Ranger Raptor is primed to deliver the driving experience of a lifetime.

Loading a performance truck with this much cutting-edge suspension and technology has massive benefits for everyday driving.

Damien Ross, Simon Johnson and the other Ford insiders who drove the first prototypes soon dubbed it ‘the magic carpet ride.’

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Road trip with style R

ecently local motoring enthusiast Ron Winchester presented a very fascinating booklet to the Vintage Car Club.

It’s an interesting account written by Henry Schnelle of a trip made by himself, his wife, their three “half grown” daughters and his father from Taumutu (near the outlet of Lake Ellesmere) to Timaru.

The trip was made in September 1913, and they journeyed in their 1910 Studebaker.

Back then the Schnelle and Winchester families were neighbours.

Obviously a wordsmith, Henry Schnelle writes in a delightful manner, using quite interesting turns of phrase.

He prefaces his story by saying under favourable circumstances a motor trip to Timaru would prove a pleasant and interesting outing, but under adverse conditions at least some of the sunshine may be taken out of such a run.

They departed Lakeside around noon on Saturday and were soon off the old beaten track and speeding up through Killinchy.

Dunsandel was reached in a short space of time and a left hand turn made onto the Great South Road (now SH1).

The party reached the north side of the then flooded Rakaia River to see the gates closed in front of them because a goods train was crossing the then combined road rail bridge.

The delay was lengthened because of a communication problem between the gatekeepers at each of the bridge caused because their “talking machines” (telephones) were not operating properly.

Finally the bridge was crossed and the party were able to speed towards Ashburton, where a picnic stop was made what Henry describes as our beautiful and well-kept domain.

The road south of Ashburton was unknown to our intrepid travellers, who were directed to follow Maronan Road to get to the Rangitata Bridge (at Arundel) which was reached in good time.

Henry Schnelle describes the country between the Hinds River and Rangitata

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as bleak, even going as far as to suggest it may be inferior to Siberia.

They were relieved to find the Rangitata Bridge was vehicle only and they crossed upon arrival but soon after sought some directions to Temuka which proved incorrect and they literally ended up on the wrong track.

“The road appeared long and lonely not a soul to be seen only here and there some trees broke the monotony”.

Worse still the group realised they were heading inland rather towards the coast and any guideposts were poor.

Things got worse!

The weather changed and they ended up stuck in a stream, which in fact turned out to be the Orari River.

Henry had to wade the current and walk to get help while his family stayed in the Studebaker.

However it’s an ill wind that doesn’t blow some good and they were towed out

by Mr Tripp of Orari Station, who provided hospitality and correct directions.

Thankfully the motor was not drowned but some essential supplies like carbide – for lights – and matches were either wet or on their way out to sea.

Progress to the next stop – Geraldine – was slow but without mishap.

By then it was dark and they were down to one light.

Friendly locals in Geraldine helped and supplies were replenished.

The travellers heeded a warning not to proceed to Temuka in the dark, especially because of a notorious creek along the way.

Deciding they’d seen enough creeks for one day they stayed overnight in Geraldine.

“On the following morning we were early astir, in fact I believe we were the first to rise in the whole of Geraldine”.

The weather was better and after a

Donation ‘huge help’ for Cancer Support

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heels Week, our own local unique celebration of all things wheelie, is an event which always gives a lot and that giving continued last weekend when Originals Club members made a donation to the Child Cancer Foundation.

The donation was the proceeds of a Motorcycle Show and Shine staged by Originals members during Wheels Week.

Accepting the donation (right) on behalf of the Child Cancer Support Group, volunteer Anna Raukawa said gifts like this are a huge help because they enable her group to provide activities for families coping with illness.

Originals member Gerald McKenzie says the club is pleased to be able to offer support.

In November Originals members will be staging a major bike show in Ashburton.

quick look around they were back on the road again, recording that they were glad to have waited until morning because in the daylight they were able to enjoy the “simply beautiful countryside” which “when whirled along present an air of prosperity”.

After getting to Temuka a “splendid little town” the group ventured further south to visit friends.

After a pleasant time there they proceeded to and stayed in Timaru.

The return journey undertaken the next day proved less eventful but tyre troubles overtook them between Hinds and Rangitata, which saw the tyre being taken off six times.

Tired of roadside repairs, they stuffed the tyre with tussock which got them to Ashburton where “satisfactory repairs were affected.”

From Ashburton a non-stop run got them home, “none the worse but considerably wiser” after the motor trip to Timaru.

At the time the Schnelles made the trip their 1910 Studebaker had 2000 miles “to its credit”.

The family replaced the car in 1917 with an Overland.

By that time they had moved from Taumutu to Lakeside.

The account of this epic trip which took place 105 years ago this month is testament to the incredible pioneering spirit of our early motorists.

It’s also a reminder of how things – roads, bridges, cars and of course our countryside – have changed.

Wouldn’t all those changes amaze Henry Schnelle, if he could experience them in this day and age.

And by giving the booklet to the Vintage car Club, Ron Winchester has helped ensure motoring history is preserved.

Originally of German origin the Schnelle family name has been anglicised to Snell and made famous by a family member – Sir Peter Snell.

While many of the place names mentioned in Henry Schnelle’s account of his family’s 1913 Taumutu to Timaru trip are still familiar, one is less so.

Henry refers to the coast line in this part of the country as Ninety Mile Beach – the name it was known by in those times.

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Exclusive as it gets

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lready renowned for the individuality of its products, Maserati has taken exclusivity to a new level with the 2018 Maserati Quattroporte GTS GranSport Nerissimo Edition – there are just 50 worldwide and only one is coming to New Zealand.

And, if you are in any doubt – the rarity of the Nerissimo Edition is certified by the plaque on the centre console that states “Nerissimo Edition One of 50” and which is sitting atop some of the carbon fibre which is liberally spread inside and out across this car that is special, even by Maserati standards.

The Maserati Quattroporte GranSport

GTS Nerissimo Edition embodies the excitement of urban night and enhances the aesthetic sportiness of the Quattroporte.

Luxuriant Nero Ribelle paint combines with black piano finishing on the front grille, inserts on bumpers and rear extractor to create a truly unique statement.

Also getting clothed in black are the window surrounds, exhaust pipes and vertical grille bars. The vehicle also features front and rear sport bumpers, body-color side skirts, 21-inch glossy black Titano wheels, anodised red painted brake callipers and an exterior carbon package that extends from the front splitter, through the door mirrors and door handles, b-pillar trim to the rear splitter.

The interior of the car features 12-way power sport seats, full premium black leather upholstery with red stitching as well as the red embroidered trident on the headrests, gearshift paddles and door sills, a sport carbon steering wheel, carbon trim and an Alcantara headliner.

Comfort is completed by four-way split ventilation with a full set of controls for the rear passengers.

The Maserati Quattroporte GranSport GTS Nerissimo Edition is powered by the flagship 3.8-litre V8 engine that is the perfect representation of Maserati’s performance tradition.

The engine produces 390 kW (530 hp) of power at 6800 rpm and 650 Nm of

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torque from 2000 rpm to 4000 rpm.

This maximum normal torque figure offers an over-boost feature of 710 Nm from 2250 rpm to 3500 rpm during acceleration.

These engine figures help the Quattroporte to reach 100 kmh in just 4.7 seconds, making it the fastest accelerating fourdoor car in Maserati’s history and another record held by the Quattroporte is its top speed, well above the 300 kmh barrier at 310 kmh and second only to the mighty MC12 with a V12 engine.

The unique Maserati Quattroporte GranSport GTS Nerissimo Edition is priced at a recommended retail price of $315,860 plus dealer costs and delivery.

ia has turbocharged its latest addition to the Rio hatchback with the introduction of a sporty GT Line model.

Featuring a 1.0-litre T-GDi (Turbocharged Gasoline Direct injection) engine and dualclutch 7-speed transmission, the new top-of-the-range Rio GT Line is all set to deliver lively performance and fun motoring.

The responsive powertrain is matched with engaging handling characteristics thanks to its lightweight, enhanced by a sports styling package that sets the Rio GT Line apart from the rest of the Rio range.

But it’s what is under the bonnet that will interest many buyers of the new Rio GT Line. In place of the standard 1.4 litre petrol engine is a lightweight, compact threecylinder 1.0-litre T-GDi petrol engine.

This engine provides the Rio GT Line 88kW (118hp) at 6000rpm, with the 171Nm of torque available from 1500 to 4000 rpm for maximum flexibility in all driving conditions. Paired with Kia’s 7-speed dual-clutch transmission which adds to the sportier driving experience and reduced fuel consumption.

The Rio GT Line is now on sale in New Zealand at a recommended $28,990 plus on-road costs.

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There’s nothing compares to

BATHURST

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he Ford Performance GT will make its track debut on Australian soil at Mount Panorama, Bathurst, showcasing Ford Performance innovation and engineering in one of the most advanced race cars it has ever built.

Driven by full-time Ford Chip Ganassi Racing driver, Ryan Briscoe, the Le Manswinning Ford GT will turn its first wheel in anger at the world-famous 6.213 kilometre circuit as a prelude to this year’s Supercheap Auto Bathurst 1000.

“We’re excited to have the opportunity to put this amazing race car on such an iconic circuit,” said Ford Australian and New Zealand President and CEO, Kay Hart.

“Innovation through design and engineering drives Ford Performance, and where better than Bathurst to introduce the Ford Performance GT to Australians.”

The Ford Performance GT race car is the culmination of years of Ford innovation in aerodynamics, lightweight carbonfibre construction and ultra-efficient EcoBoost engines, and serves as a test bed for new technologies and advanced lightweight materials that will benefit future Ford cars, trucks, SUVs and electric vehicles.

With its carbonfibre teardrop-shaped body climbing the Mountain, it will be the most capable vehicle wearing a Ford badge to ever lap Mount Panorama.

“To have such an iconic vehicle in the Ford GT here – a car with strong success in some of the world’s greatest races – is something Australian fans will love, and

it shows how highly regarded Bathurst is globally, and by Ford and Ford Performance,” said Supercars CEO, Sean Seamer.

The Ford GT’s simultaneous road and race-car development centred around three primary goals.

At its core, the program provides a working training ground for Ford’s engineers to develop future engine technology and to expand their understanding of aerodynamics.

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occasion, and intends to take full advantage of a once-in-a-generation opportunity.

“The Ford GT is an ultra-high-performance car, so I’m really excited and honoured to turn the Ford GT’s first laps at Bathurst” said Ryan Briscoe, who last raced in Australia’s premier motor race in 2013.

“For me, Bathurst is one of the best, if not the best racing circuit in the world.”

The challenging mountain layout will

The Ford GT is an ultra-highperformance car, so I’m really excited and honoured to turn the Ford GT’s first laps at Bathurst

boundaries of advanced material usage, which has resulted in its teardrop body shape with carbonfibre buttresses, not possible if made of steel.

The Ford Performance IMSA GT Number 67 will be freighted to Australia for the first time, and will see Briscoe behind the wheel as part of the Ford Performance presence at this year’s Great Race.

“To have Ryan, an Aussie who has driven with us many times at Bathurst, Sandown and on the Gold Coast, is the icing on the cake.”

Briscoe is well aware of this momentous

be another to add to the Ford GT’s list of iconic race tracks, which so far this season has seen Briscoe and co-driver Richard Westbrook finish as three-time winners following victories in Canada, Road America and the 2018 Rolex 24-hour at Daytona to build their championship campaign.

“Nothing quite compares to Bathurst,” said the Ford Chip Ganassi Racing pilot this week.

“Bathurst as a circuit demands the highest respect at all times.

“It has the intensity of a circuit like Indy,

where its very high speed and you just always need to be 100-percent focused,” he said.

“Of all the circuits we race on, Bathurst is probably closest to Watkins Glen (New York), though, as they both have a very smooth, high-grip surface with a lot of high-speed corners.”

Mount Panorama will provide an even greater challenge than ‘The Glen’, as it’s known, with the steepest corner at the Australian track being The Cutting, with its 1-in-6 grade climb.

“Watkins Glen doesn’t have near the elevation change that Mount Panorama has,” said Briscoe.

“And while the downhill section of Bathurst is comparable to Laguna Seca, Laguna is a very low-grip track, so it’s different in that way.

In 2016, the GT made history with its triumphant debut at the Le Mans 24 hour, by claiming victory 50 years on from the Ford’s crushing 1-2-3 formation finish for the Ford GT40 in the 1966 race.

In doing so, it achieved the primary goal of the Ford GT’s program.

Fittingly, Ford’s superb legacy at Mount Panorama goes back to the event’s origins in the 1960s, and since then, Fords have claimed victory at Bathurst 19 times.

In 2019, Ford Performance will support the Ford Mustang’s entry into the Virgin Australia Supercars Championship, which kicks off in March at the Adelaide 500.

The Ford Performance GT will be in action during the Supercars Supercheap Auto Bathurst 1000, held over October 3-6, 2018.

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A personal statement

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oyota has enhanced the daring styling of the C-HR compact SUV with the availability of a two-tone paint scheme on a new Limited variant.

“Fashion is all about choice, colours, and attracting more customers with different personalities,” said Mr Lala.

“The C-HR is a funky fashion accessory to personalise to your own taste and personality.”

“Personalisation is a heritage of iconic Japanese cars, and C-HR is following in that tradition.”

The two-tone paint option features a black roof, rear spoiler, A-pillars and exterior mirrors and is available with five of the eight body colours the C-HR comes in.

The five choices are black with Crystal Pearl, Shadow Platinum, Ruby, Sun Fusion or the newly added Nebula Blue.

“The C-HR adds more spice with the addition of the new Limited variant and the two-tone paint,” said Mr Lala.

Toyota’s New Global Architecture chassis has allowed Toyota’s designers more styling freedom, leading to visually distinctive designs like the C-HR said Mr Lala.

“The two-tone colours, combined

with the sweeping lines of the C-HR provides customers with a real statement on the road.”

The Limited variant, available in both front-wheel and all-wheel drive, doubles the number of C-HR variants.

Apart from the optional two-tone paint, the C-HR Limited has a leather accented interior, heated front seats, powered lumbar adjustment of the driver’s seat, smart key entry and push button start, and distinctive cabin trim and illumination.

The C-HR Limited is powered by a 1.2 litre turbocharged petrol engine with a continuously variable transmission that offers the best of both worlds – economy and performance.

All C-HR variants come with 18-inch alloy wheels, dual zone climate air conditioning, rain sensing wipers, blind spot monitor with rear cross traffic alert, satellite navigation with SUNA* traffic channel, front and rear parking sensors and seven airbags as part of the comprehensive specification.

The Toyota Safety Sense package includes a Pre-Crash Safety system with Autonomous Emergency Braking, Automatic High Beam, Lane Departure Alert, and Dynamic Radar Cruise Control.

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How do you cope in emergencies?

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ot for the first time this week, the fire alarm in Somerset House went off yesterday afternoon.

And so, for the second time in just a couple of days, the entire office of the Guardian and other businesses below us filed in an orderly fashion down and out onto the street to await confirmation of our fate.

Watching people’s reactions when faced with a situation like a fire alarm going off is always an interesting experience.

You’ll see those with a look of pure glee on their face for the opportunity to get away from the desk for a bit and then at the complete other end of the spec-

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trum are those who are seemingly annoyed at being dragged away from their work as if it is a huge inconvenience on their life.

Those latter individuals are usually the ones who are lining the door, ready to go straight back to work when the all-clear is given too.

Because yesterday’s alarm was the second in a week, there

seemed no logical explanation as to why it could have been another drill and the distant wailing of the fire sirens were enough to suggest that in fact we may have been set to face the real thing.

Luckily, that wasn’t the case – but hearing those sirens and knowing the emergency services were on their way certainly heightened the heart rate a little.

Does anyone else find themselves panicking a little in those situations though?

Technically you’re not supposed to take anything with you when you evacuate during a fire drill, or a real fire for that matter.

But it doesn’t really stop the

mind from wondering what you could grab in slick 10 to 15 second movements.

Should I grab my lap-top?

What about my cup of coffee, if this is only a drill, I’m going to be mighty annoyed to come back in to find it cold?

In that moment, time almost freezes. You’re left pondering the situation and then questioning your own morals on how it might look if you make your way down three flights of stairs with a laptop tucked under one arm while balancing a cup of coffee.

It’s not a good look – and from personal experience it is largely frowned upon by fire wardens, so I wouldn’t recommend it.

But it is funny how the mind works. Some just bolt for the door, others do exactly the same as you and as you look around the room you can see them pondering the same dilemmas in their own brains before it kicks back into gear and they scarper to the door.

All I can recommend is that you grab your car keys, if nothing else.

Speaking from experience during the Christchurch Earthquakes, there’s nothing worse than walking to your car only to remember that your keys were sitting on your desk in what was a then crumpled and destroyed building.

Nairobi, killing at least 67 people in the deadliest terrorist attack in Kenya in 15 years. An Afghan wearing a security forces uniform turned his weapon against US troops, killing three in eastern Afghanistan.

One year ago: Millions in Puerto Rico faced the prospect of weeks or months without power in the aftermath of Hurricane Maria.

President Donald Trump and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe met on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly to discuss the ongoing crisis involving North Korea.

Today’s birthdays: Authorcomedian Fannie Flagg is 77.

Producer Jerry Bruckheimer is 75. Musician Don Felder is 71. Author Stephen King is 71.

Actor-comedian Bill Murray is 68. Former Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd is 61. Movie producer-writer Ethan Coen is 61.

Actor-comedian Dave Coulier is 59. Actor David James Elliott is 58. Actress Serena Scott-Thomas is 57. Actress Nancy Travis is 57.

Actor Rob Morrow is 56. Actor Angus Macfadyen is 55. Actress Cheryl Hines is 53. Country singer Faith Hill is 51. Rock musician Tyler Stewart (Barenaked Ladies) is 51. Country singer Ronna Reeves is 50. Rapper Dave (De La Soul) is 50. Actor Rob Benedict

is 48. Actor James Lesure is 47. Actor Alfonso Ribeiro is 47.

Actor Luke Wilson is 47. Actor Paulo Costanzo is 40. Actor Bradford Anderson is 39. Actress Autumn Reeser is 38. Actress Maggie Grace is 35. Actor Joseph Mazzello is 35. Actress Ahna O’Reilly is 34. Rapper Wale is 34.

Actor Ryan Guzman is 31. Actors Lorenzo and Nikolas Brino are 20.

Thought for today: “All truth passes through three stages.

First, it is ridiculed. Second, it is violently opposed. Third, it is accepted as being self-evident.”

— Arthur Schopenhauer, German philosopher (born 1788, died this date in 1860).

TODAY IN HISTORY Today is Friday, September 21, the 264th day of 2018. There are 101 days left in the year.

Today’s highlight in history: On September 21, 1792, the French National Convention voted to abolish the monarchy.

On this date: In 1893, one of America’s first horseless carriages was taken for a short test drive in Springfield, Mass., by Frank Duryea, who had designed the vehicle with his brother, Charles.

In 1937, The Hobbit, by J.R.R. Tolkien, was first published by George Allen & Unwin, Ltd of London.

In 1938, a hurricane struck parts of New York and New England, causing widespread damage and claiming some 700 lives.

In 1970, “NFL Monday Night Football” made its debut on ABC-TV as the Cleveland Browns defeated the visiting New York Jets, 31-21.

In 1983, in a speech to the Chamber of Commerce of the United States, Interior Secretary James G. Watt jokingly described a special advisory panel as consisting of “a black ... a woman, two Jews and a cripple”.

Although Watt later apologised, he ended up resigning.

In 1985, In North Korea and South Korea, family members who had been separated for decades were allowed to visit each other as both countries opened their borders in an unprecedented family-reunion program.

In 1989, Hurricane Hugo crashed into Charleston, South Carolina (the storm was blamed for 56 deaths in the Caribbean and 29 in the United States). Twentyone students in Alton, Texas, died when their school bus, hit by a soft-drink delivery truck, careened into a water-filled pit.

In 1996, John F. Kennedy Jr. married Carolyn Bessette in a secret ceremony on Cumberland Island, Georgia.

In 2001, Congress again opened the federal coffers to those harmed by terrorism, providing $15 billion to the airline industry, which was

suffering mounting economic losses since the Sept. 11 attacks.

Ten years ago: South African President Thabo Mbeki announced his resignation. The United States took back the Ryder Cup with a 16 1/2-11 1/2 victory over Europe.

Five years ago: Days after mass shootings in Washington and Chicago, President Barack Obama urged the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation to help push stalled legislation out of Congress so dangerous people wouldn’t get their hands on guns. Islamic militants attacked an upscale shopping centre in

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y lad Josh has a new car. It’s a racing red B4 Subaru.

I can’t help thinking to myself that it’s a bit different to the Hillman Super Minx that I learned to drive in. I would have much rather he bought himself an old crapper to learn in but I guess that’s a sign of the times though eh.

I can’t help but worry about him in the car but then I think back to the sheer luck I have had behind the wheel over the years and hope that he has the same sort of luck.

I of course hope that he doesn’t do some of the STUPID stuff I did while sitting in the pilot’s seat.

The big difference will be speed. The Super Minx’s bonnet used to fly up if you went faster than 80 miles an hour, that tended to make one slow down very quickly.

Not only was it like a chute, similar to a dragster finishing a run, but it covered the whole windscreen and not seeing anything made you hit the brakes rather sharpish.

The fact that it was built like a brick Scheißhaus didn’t help it as far as speed was concerned

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either.

I was also lucky that my best mate Charlie Jaine lived on a farm and we got to learn how to drive in paddocks.

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person on the grass skis or on top of the upturned bonnet being towed by the car were in a far worse predicament.

Thinking about it, not only were we learning to drive but you could almost say it was an extension of our school work, let’s call it homework.

We learnt about mathematics.

If a car going 80 kilometres an hour and then turns 90 degrees while towing somebody on a bonnet with a 20 metre rope,

The Super Minx’s bonnet used to fly up if you went faster than 80 miles an hour, that tended to make one slow down very quickly.

We learnt what to do when we got the car sideways, without putting anyone but ourselves in danger.

The reason I said ourselves was, not only was it those in the car, that were in danger but the

what speed is that person doing when they hit the water race?

And does the open mouthed scream slow them down any?

The answer of course was, she’ll be right.

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about percentages and probability. Even though large stones only covered .001 per cent of the paddock in total, the probability of the knee of a falling grass skier slamming into one of the stones was better than 80 per cent.

We also studied physics, the friction caused by a bonnet on grass and the odd stone at 80km/h for 10 minutes caused the bonnet to heat to what temperature?

The answer is, too bloody hot to sit on, unless we give it a dunk in the afore-mentioned water race.

Good times!

It would be nice if there was a paddock that all new drivers could have a blat around in and learn a few driving skills that they shouldn’t get on our roads.

Minus the rope, grass skis and bonnet.

Till next week Hoo Roo Phill Hooper Lucky to be alive Phill Hooper is the breakfast host of Ashburton’s Hokonui radio station. The views expressed in this column are his and do not reflect the opinion of his employer or the Ashburton Guardian.

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Capital gains tax recommended A capital gains tax on the sale of investment property, businesses, shares and farms is a step closer if the interim report of the Tax Working Group leads to firm recommendations next February.

The final recommendations of the independent group, led by a former deputy prime minister and minister of finance Sir Michael Cullen, will then require government decisions, but the interim report falls firmly in favour of broadening the existing narrow range of capital gains taxes to capture profits on the sale of a far wider range of assets than the current regime.

Crucially for public acceptance of such an outcome, Finance Minister Grant Robertson simultaneously released updated instructions that the group should produce a final package of recommendations that “could” raise no more revenue that the tax system does today.

The family home is already excluded from any consideration of a capital gains tax.

However, an expanded CGT could include residential land other than under a family home,

“commercial, agricultural, industrial and leasehold interests not currently taxed, intangible assets, including goodwill; all other assets held by a business [for example, depreciable assets]; and shares in companies”.

Cars, boats, and other durable personal assets were not to be included, with most such assets falling in value anyway, the report says. Nor would jewellery, fine art and collectables for reasons of “simplicity and compliance costs”, nor property sold in the course of a relationship settlement.

Cullen challenged whether New Zealand’s long-standing “mantra” that its tax system’s strength lies in charging tax at low rates and is broadly based.

That was “not true” in the case of capital taxation, especially when compared to other developed economies, said Cullen, raising the question of whether New Zealand was “so smart or too dumb” to tax capital gains in ways more similar to its international peers.

For its final report, the group will consider two types of capital gains tax:

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An extension of the existing tax net to cover the sale of a wider range of assets; or taxing “deemed returns from certain assets” or “risk-free rate of return” approach, although Cullen said “noone does that” because taxpayers could struggle to pay tax on unrealised increases in the value of assets covered by the regime.

Cullen said the TWG could theoretically recommend against both options in its final report, but it was unlikely to

do so. There are no findings on tax rates or thresholds, which will appear in the final report, although yesterday’s report recommends against cutting the company tax rate, moving to progressive company tax rates to assist smaller businesses and supports retention of the imputation tax credits system.

The interim report recommends against land, wealth or gift taxes and was not permitted to consider reinstating

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death duties or inheritance taxes.

It finds a case for extending the range of environmental taxes, but warns they should be aimed at changing environmental outcomes over raising more revenue.

On sugar taxes, Cullen appeared to favour a broad-based excise on sugar rather than explicitly taxing the sugar content of “fizzy drinks” as that would act as a poorly targeted tax on low income households.

Likewise, the report suggests there should be no further increase in tobacco excise and that smoking cessation policies should be the focus for reducing tobaccorelated harm.

Alcohol excises were complex and could benefit from being simpler.

The report discusses a new mechanism for taxing the business income of charities, an issue raised by large commercial entities such as Sanitarium. Rather than imposing income tax on their earnings, it proposes a system that would tax their business operations and offer rebates for distributions to charitable purposes.

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On Wednesday, the NZX 50 closed 17.6 points shy of its alltime high, reached on August 29.

The local sharemarket has seen a number of companies trading at all-time highs this week, namely Meridian, Mainfreight, Chorus and Oceania Healthcare.

Meanwhile, the New Zealand economy expanded at its fastest pace in the past two years in the second quarter, led by farm production and household spending.

Gross Domestic Product (GDP) gained 1.0 per cent over the June quarter, making a 2.7 per cent gain for the year, beating forecasts and sending the New Zealand dollar higher.

Results from the latest Global Dairy Trade (GDT) auction saw dairy prices drop for a tenth time out of the past 12 auctions. The headline index fell 1.3 per cent with rennet casein the only product to see a gain at the event. Key product group, whole milk powder, was down 1.8 per cent, while skim milk powder fell 1.1 per cent.

Fonterra has suggested increased supply from other key regions like Argentina, Europe and the US has been a factor of the decline, and that we could see further weakness if the trend continues.

In company news, Synlait reported another impressive result with NPAT up 89 per cent, driven by strong infant formula volume growth. The company also

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announced it has entered into a conditional agreement to acquire Talbot Forest Cheese assets.

Despite the strong result, its share price closed 6.6 per cent lower on the day.

Kathmandu also produced an excellent full-year result this week with EBIT up 31 per cent and revenue up 11.7 per cent.

The company continues to outperform the retail market and management is executing well with a more targeted promotions strategy and better product management.

Despite no recent news, Comvita’s share price has gained momentum and is now trading back at levels last seen in May, with some investors expecting a better year ahead following two seasons of poor harvests.

At the end of the scale, Sky TV fell to an all-time low this week and remains down 18.5 per cent this quarter, as it struggles to compete for customers and content.

Tourism Holdings has also been facing headwinds after management flagged the potential for further offshore acquisitions causing some investor nervousness.

However, the company remains in good shape, demonstrating solid management and offshore earnings.

Across the ditch, the ASX 200 is on course for its second worst month of the year. A Royal Commission into the aged care sector

was also announced this week after a string of allegations of abuse, neglect and failures within the sector. Meanwhile, minutes from the Reserve Bank of Australia’s September policy meeting highlighted that global tensions from trade policy presented a ‘material risk’ to an otherwise upbeat outlook for global and local economies. Separately, a government report showed that house prices in Australia were down 0.7 per cent sequentially in the second quarter, in line with expectations and unchanged from the prior quarter.

Trade remained in focus this week as the United States and China plunged deeper into a trade war. Beijing added a further $US60b of tariffs on US goods in retaliation for president Donald Trump’s planned levies on $US200b worth of Chinese goods.

The tit-for-tat measures are the latest escalation in an increasingly protracted trade dispute between the world’s two largest economies.

Both countries’ tariffs come into force on September 24, despite both sides saying they are open to talks.

Looking ahead, the latest ANZ Business Outlook survey is due for release this week. Last month, a net 50 per cent of respondents said they expect general business conditions to deteriorate in the year ahead. Business confidence is at decade lows and markets will be watching to see if sentiment bounces or slips further.

Jeremy Flood works for Craigs Investment Partners.

This article should not be deemed as advice. Disclosure statement available free of charge and on request.

GUARDIAN

WEEKEND RACING GUIDE

d M3 Addington Dogs Today at Addington

2:46PM

September 21

Weather: Rain deveoping DOUBLES TREBLES QUADDIES PLACE 6 12:08PM

1

1-2, 3-4, 5-6, 7-8, 9-10, 11-12 1-2-3, 4-5-6, 7-8-9, 10-11-12 2-3-4-5, 9-10-11-12 7-8-9-10-11-12 THE FITZ SPORTS BAR DASH

PX # REC Greyhound Fastest time

1 2 3 4 4 5 6 3 7 1 8 9 10

2

4876 Since Many Years nwtd 3 Lozza The Rascal nwtd 58874 Nikko Baxter nwtd 75258 Nuclear Jewel nwtd 8842 Homebush Pierce nwtd 6 Dizzy Lass nwtd 34352 Goldstar Alaska nwtd Thornado nwtd 7T5 Another Cold One nwtd 76878 Dreamy Baxter nwtd

12:26PM 1 2 3 3 1 4 5 6 7 4 8 9 10

2

1 2 4 3 1 4 3 5 6 7 8 9 10

3 1 2

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

1 2 4 3

1 2 3 1 4 2 5 3 6 7 8 9 10

4

1 2 3 4 3 5 6 7 4 8 9 10

1 2 3 1 4 5 2 6 7 3 8 9 10

4

8

9

$2,390, C0, 520m

G Cleeve G Cleeve A Bradshaw R Wales J Dunn R Wales A Waretini S & B Evans

$1,365, C0, 295m

L Waretini A Lee C Roberts M Grant A Joyce S & B Evans J McInerney J McInerney J Jopson J McInerney

$2,390, C0, 520m

G Cleeve R Wales J & D Fahey Hart & Taylor R Wales S & B Evans A Bradshaw R Wales

STEVE ANNGOW DRAPES & BLINDS PH0272719588 DASH $1,365, C0, 295m

S & B Evans J McInerney C Roberts J McInerney B Dann A Lee C Roberts J McInerney J Jopson J McInerney

THE TURF BAR DASH

65476 Relevance nwtd 83711 Magic Tracey 17.42 46717 My Bro Michael 17.43 41536 Know Respect 17.28 46422 Justin Ryan 17.27 218F3 Come Sunday 17.35 66715 Valyrian Steel 17.49 248X4 Jitterbug Jewel 17.44 36638 Smash Damage 17.30 68377 Unfounded 17.43

2:26PM

A Bradshaw L Waretini B Dann C Weir S & B Evans J Jopson J McInerney M Grant M Grant J McInerney

SHIRLEY VET CLINIC STAKES

867 Levee Bank nwtd 34675 Homebush Comet nwtd 84777 Memphis Jewel nwtd 6X631 Jinja Spirit nwtd 45732 Bombinate nwtd 6834 Same Again nwtd 3652F Clausen Jewel nwtd 73 Gracie Lee nwtd 7T5 Another Cold One nwtd 76878 Dreamy Baxter nwtd

2:11PM

1 2

6

7

$1,685, C2, 295m

DURASTEEL STRUCTURES PH 033796195 SPRINT

64444 Know Anxiety nwtd Opawa Hannah nwtd Jinja Murphy nwtd 44555 Blue Sky nwtd 24443 Our Greg nwtd 756 Goldstar Vegas nwtd Barrel Runner nwtd 87282 Go Gunna nwtd

1:53PM

C Roberts J McInerney J & D Fahey J & D Fahey J Jopson L Waretini J McInerney L Waretini L Waretini S & B Evans

CHRIS & LISA EARL STAKES

765 Heated Threat nwtd 523 Every Minute nwtd 84 Deadpool Jewel nwtd 6 Cheer Up Charlie nwtd 48684 Step Inside Love nwtd 46235 Goldstar Avalon nwtd 886X5 Homebush Secret nwtd 6423F Homebush Katie nwtd 7T5 Another Cold One nwtd 76878 Dreamy Baxter nwtd

1:38PM 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

4

5

A Lee B Dann J McInerney C Roberts J McInerney J McInerney S & B Evans A Bradshaw J Jopson J McInerney

ANGLER’S ARMS TAVERN SPRINT

86277 Know Burden nwtd 8878 Know Cause nwtd High Sparrow nwtd 76867 Jay Grim nwtd 22422 Bahama Queen nwtd 88787 Opawa Pauline nwtd 37833 Haze Adams nwtd 726 Goldstar Shiloah nwtd

1:18PM 1 1 2 4 3 4 5 2 6 7 3 8 9 10

3

14737 Little Krakatoa nwtd 87266 Platonic Affair 17.47 35344 Native Scout 17.44 6X441 Go Shirly Go 17.57 25681 Sierra Delta 17.45 27528 Epic Rose 17.50 68788 Homebush Boden 17.47 53533 Smash Gator 17.51 36638 Smash Damage 17.30 67587 Chief Doug 17.55

1:01PM

4

$1,365, C0, 295m Trainer

1 2 3 1 4 5 3 6 2 7 4 8 9 10

$1,685, C2, 295m

C Weir A Bradshaw M Robinson G Cleeve S & B Evans A Lee J McInerney C Roberts M Grant J Jopson

GARRARD’S HORSE AND HOUND SPRINT

47841 Eyrewell Tango 17.38 17557 Botany Alan 17.85 35165 Vasterbottenost 17.47 X8771 Go Marsha Go 17.45 76751 Idol Georgie 17.31 62614 Mulberry Minx 17.34 78741 Epic Boom 17.47 67617 Ring Clown 17.19 36638 Smash Damage 17.30 25667 Abacus Magic 17.39

$1,685, C2, 295m

H Cairns J McInerney A Lee C Weir J Rush R Adcock J Jopson M Grant M Grant L Waretini

$2,860, C2, 520m

11

J & D Fahey J & D Fahey G Cleeve R Adcock J & D Fahey J McInerney G Cleeve J McInerney C Roberts R Adcock

KAIKANUI TAVERN SPRINT

$1,685, C2, 295m

75656 Culvie Jay Dee 17.40 43664 Shoe Fly 17.47 73484 Jealous Affair 18.13 21111 Loco Lola 17.40 72636 Super Bad 17.20 57722 Lonely Baxter 17.32 65627 Dahteste 17.24 83432 Disobedience 17.39 36638 Smash Damage 17.30 68377 Unfounded 17.43

3:21PM 1 2 3 4 5 1 6 7 8 9 10

CHRISTCHURCH CASINO STAKES

11264 Puzzle Tin 30.30 44243 He’s All Power 30.16 43467 Know Other 30.63 12117 Frosty Blaze 30.42 12612 Manooka 30.53 28346 Elland Road nwtd 23778 Hard Questions 30.01 32153 Shift The Blame 30.47 34128 Cawbourne Taber 30.49 57661 Raylene 31.01

3:03PM

2 KAISA EARTHWORKS PH 0272073323 STAKES 4 $2,505, C1, 520m 3

31541 Bertie Allen nwtd 16726 Chunk nwtd 61 Our Dazzel 30.50 3111X Bago Bye Bye nwtd 74487 Rock Bottom 30.42 32717 Ohoka Carsen 31.19 25344 Homebush Pete nwtd 53421 Little Secret 30.61 74332 Daring Affair 31.31 43645 Goldstar Chief 30.85

12:43PM

2

2

1 2 3 2 4 3 5 6 7 8 9 10

1 4

10

Hart & Taylor J Jopson L Waretini A Bradshaw D Roberts J McInerney B Dann S & B Evans M Grant J Jopson

12

LIVAMOL DASH

$1,685, C2, 295m

18681 Dizzy Banjo 17.56 85352 Ohoka Pheobe 17.43 33611 Cornali 17.47 54253 Say Cheese 17.45 8X286 Andrea’s Magic nwtd 43251 Shanly Star 17.39 15627 Goldstar Power 17.51 58182 Dime Diva 17.55 36638 Smash Damage 17.30 7X875 Homebush Banker 17.36

C Weir L Waretini J Jopson A Lee R Adcock J McInerney S & B Evans J Tanner M Grant J McInerney

c M2

Taupo Races Today at Taupo

September 21

Track Information Type: Grass; Expected: Good; Direction: Left-handed; Length: 1475m; Straight: 300m; Rail: True; Weather: Few Showers DOUBLES TREBLES QUADDIES PLACE 6 12:52PM OPT 211

1

2-3, 4-5, 6-7 2-3-4, 5-6-7 1-2-3-4, 4-5-6-7 2-3-4-5-6-7 NZ JUMPS JOCKEYS 1000 MAIDEN

PX # REC Horse (Barrier) kg Trainer

1 2 3 4 5 1 6 4 7 3 8 9 2 10 11 12 0 13

250X Abrahams (1) 58.5 T Pike 00X Anzhelika (11) 56.5 S Carey Bolt From The Blue (3) 56 T Pike Vietnam (12) 56 B Foote Queen Of The Air 2. Sheez Leica (9) 54 T Autridge 392X Superstatic (4) 54 M Falconer 556X Autumn Wild (5) 54 O'Sullivan/Scott 4X Sheezanicegirl (2) 54 O'Sullivan/Scott 4X Spirit Of Galway (7) 54 J Richards Molto Veloce (10) 54 S Marsh Supreme Heights (8) 54 M Brosnan 008X Mister Pinns (6) 58.5 C Isdale

1:27PM 212

OPT

1 2 3 3 4 5 6 7 8 2 9 10 11 4 12 13 0 14

1

$10,000, MDN, 1000m Jockey

2

DPA CHARTERED ACCOUNTANTS 1200 MAIDEN $10,000, MDN, 1200m

242X Darci Palmer (6) 58.5 S Marsh 5379X Picture This (7) 58.5 B Hawtin 449X5 Treadstone (9) 58.5 M Falconer Speed Call (1) 58.5 A Oliveira 0X Super Bullet (3) 58.5 A Oliveira Sco Mo Eagle (2) 58.5 T Pike 308X Bangles (4) 56.5 J Collett Rage In The Castle (11) 56.5 M Brooks 2X Fazioli (13) 56 L Noble 67X Patch Man (10) 56 O'Sullivan/Scott Van Wolf (14) 56 K Harrison 6X The Faith (8) 54 T Pike Poppy O’Neill (12) 54 Moroney/Gerard 008X Mister Pinns (5) 58.5 C Isdale

2:02PM 213

OPT

3

2:37PM OPT 214

4

S Rusof B Grylls J Waddell L Allpress L Satherley V Colgan R Jones S Collett L Innes M Coleman S McKay D Johnson J Bayliss

INGLIS READY 2 RUN 1300 F&M MAIDEN

$10,000, MDN F&M, 1300m

1 5022X Out Of The Park (6) 57.5 T Pike 2 24X74. One Way Street (11) 57.5 R Manning 3 03 My Clarity (7) 57.5 P & J Brosnan 4 46X7. Cabochon (2) 57.5 R Manning 5 Devi 6 06 Bayamo (1) 57.5 J Collett 7 6. Shine (3) 57.5 C Cole 2 8 4 Commander Bee (4) 55 K McQuade 1 9 54. Initiative (8) 55 L Anderson 10 More Jools (5) 55 L Noble 11 Reliable Belle 12 87X Elate (9) 55 James/Wellwood 13 Undersized (10) 55 V Prendergast

3 4

L Innes T Allan V Colgan L Allpress SCRATCHED S Collett M Cameron M Coleman C Lammas S Rusof D Johnson L Satherley C Dell

M Coleman D Johnson L Satherley M Cameron SCRATCHED S Collett V Colgan J Fawcett (a2) S Rusof L Innes SCRATCHED R Elliot (a1) T Newman (a3)

THE CAMBRIDGE STUD 1300

$20,000, Rating 72 Benchmark, 1300m

1 135X1 Don’tblamethemusic (10) 60.5 J Richards N Bakar (a4) 2 22132 No Loitering (11) 59.5 I Marks D Danis (a3) 3 136X1 Cutting Up Rough (9) 58.5 R Manning A Goindasamy (a4) 4 40X64 Smokin’ Oak (6) 58.5 J Bary V Colgan 5 381X0 One Prize One Goal (15) 58 L Somervell J Waddell 6 92451 Ottavio (8) 58 TeamRogerson T Thornton 7 Pop Star Princess SCRATCHED 4 8 148X5 Londaro (14) 57.5 Lowry/Cullen L Allpress 9 14284. Quantum (13) 57.5 K Nicholson M Cameron 1 10 X14X0 South Fork (4) 57.5 J Collett S Collett 11 6780X Save The Date (12) 57 L Noble L Innes 12 Stacey Ann SCRATCHED 13 906X5 Endean Express (3) 55.5 I Kennedy C Lammas 14 4060X Sarabande (7) 55.5 J Collett D Johnson 0 15 315X0 King Kane (5) 57 J Richards S Rusof

3 2

0 16 94456. Direct Capital (1) 57 K Nicholson 0 17 87042 Ricky Baker (2) 55.5 K Fawcett 3:12PM 215

OPT

5

Compiled by

J Bayliss

3 4 TAUPO VETERINARY CENTRE 1800 MAIDEN $10,000, MDN, 1800m

1 224X5 Prince Jabeel (15) 58.5 L Noble L Innes 2 220X2 Redcayenne (13) 58.5 T Pike V Colgan 3 70X20 Go Go Goal (4) 58.5 Baker/Forsman M Cameron 4 54859 Stevie’s Surprise (3) 58.5 P & J Brosnan R Smyth 5 X9858 Cool Belt (8) 58.5 M & K Murdoch K Cowan (a3) 6 Super Hoof (2) 58.5 G Old J Fawcett (a2) 7 6578 Azabeat (7) 58.5 W Hillis C Lammas 8 30X00. Dangerman (10) 58.5 R Manning A Goindasamy (a4) 9 05986 Kipling (11) 58.5 J Mason T Thornton 10 Window Shopping (1) 58.5 G Old S McKay 11 980X6. Akaba (14) 56.5 Moroney/Gerard J Bayliss 12 00 Avoca Dawn (12) 56.5 M Brosnan D Danis (a3) 13 8 Keepella Heights (5) 56.5 S Rees E McCall (a4) 4 14 46. Swords Drawn (6) 56 S Ritchie M Coleman 0 15 60 Hong Qui (9) 58.5 N O'Dowd S Collett

2 1 3

6

FARMLANDS TAUPO HANDICAP

1 2 X1536. Currahee Lad (7) 58.5 J Bell 3 X7908 Seconds Out (5) 58 I Marks 4 080X9 Jimmy Rocket (6) 57.5 James/Wellwood 5 070X0 Prior Engagement (1) 57 D Walker 6 95490 That’s Funny (2) 56.5 L Pickford 7 408X8. Rodmar (4) 56.5 S Ritchie 4 8 55346 Prodigal Son (9) 56 TeamRogerson 9 5820X Royal Sceptre (3) 55 Roustoby/McIlroy 2 10 58055 Keen To Keeper (8) 54 S Manning

1 3

4:22PM OPT 217

7

MIRAKA FIRST AT THE FARM GATE 1300

$10,000, Rating 65 Benchmark*, 1300m

1 541X St Andre (2) 59 James/Wellwood 2 3010X De Koning (1) 58.5 F Cornege 3 3 51842 Saint Croix (9) 58.5 T Riddell 4 4 412X4 Qiji Express (6) 57.5 Baker/Forsman 5 50109. Toodaloo (3) 57.5 P & J Brosnan 6 8614X La Mia Stella (10) 57 Richardson/Parker 7 3760X O’Hara (11) 57 C Cole 8 199X0 Tuscan Whistler (4) 57 S Crawford 1 9 631. Ripnroll (8) 56.5 B Ropiha 10 18X37 Mahidun (7) 56 K Harrison 11 35599. Ballet Choux (12) 54.5 T Riddell 12 26473 Milly Moo (5) 54.5 S Manning

2

S Rusof D Danis (a3) M Coleman L Innes M Cameron T Thornton R Elliot (a1) A Sims (a3) S Collett

M Coleman L Satherley K Cowan (a3) M Cameron T Miles (a4) T Thornton S Collett L Innes S McKay T Yanagida (a3) S Rusof A Goindasamy (a4)

d M9 Whanganui Dogs

Today at Hatrick Raceway

September 21

Weather: Few Showers DOUBLES TREBLES QUADDIES PLACE 6 4:55PM

1

1-2, 3-4, 5-6, 7-8, 9-10, 11-12 1-2-3, 4-5-6, 7-8-9, 10-11-12 2-3-4-5, 9-10-11-12 7-8-9-10-11-12 ABSOLUTELY ELECTRICAL C2

PX # REC Greyhound Fastest time

1 2 3 2 4 5 6 4 7 3 8 9 10

1

63531 Another Flag 17.68 67225 Celestial Action 17.82 16387 Culvie Den 17.80 22331 Dark Syrah 17.77 14754 Tynecastle Flyer 17.79 5568X Pat Patterson 17.77 41512 Idol Dude 17.79 631F2 Bigtime Ivo 17.77 85155 World Freakshow nwtd 41638 Shadow Girl 17.75

1 2 3 3 4 4 5 2 6 7 8 9 10

1

1 2 3 4 2 5 6 7 8 9 10

5:13PM 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 4 8 9 10

2 1 3

32126 Allen Mack nwtd 43451 Tuff Knight 30.37 57517 Iris Allen 30.51 73282 Opawa Denise 30.46 11271 Bigtime Maci 30.66 84425 Midnight Molly 30.63 51613 Fare Dodger 31.12 33332 Bigtime Acacia 30.36 41531 Cawbourne Symsy 30.58 11814 Buddy Loaded 30.79

5:32PM 1 2 3 4 2 5 6 7 4 8 9 10

1 3

4

41531 Cawbourne Symsy 30.58 21558 Gentleman Tim 30.36 11171 Cheese And Chalk 30.65 12212 Sub Eighteen 30.56 33176 Meteor Vege 30.41 48887 Bigtime Sandy 30.43 81244 Tipperary Mel 30.22 73216 Dream Kay 30.73 53481 Electrical Storm 30.46 15445 Gray Bale 30.40

6:22PM 1 2 3 4

3

32636 Bigtime Champ 17.66 36158 Mark Be Good 17.84 6771F Shakti 17.89 42135 Manly Monkey 17.80 22264 Bigtime Hunter 17.58 17364 Running Freer nwtd 42417 Zoe Jean 17.83 18878 Let’s Go Sprite 17.65 55148 Opawa Bucks 17.87 78252 Blackjack Man 17.92

5:56PM 1 3 2 1 3 4 5 4 6 2 7 8 9 10

2

5

16146 Jinja Loren 17.63 64131 Bigtime Basher 17.39 74181 Bigtime Eve 17.52 58541 Cawbourne Mezza 17.41

3 4 2

WHANGANUI CHRONICLE C2 F $2,960, C2f, 520m

M Roberts B Mitchell A Turnwald N Udy S Kite B Hodgson M Goodier L Cole J & D Bell G Hodgson

ADEPT ACCOUNTANTS C2

$1,685, C2, 305m

S Lozell C Morris M Flipp J & D Bell L Cole M Olden M Flipp G & S Fredrickson R Waite B Goldsack

J P PRINT PETONE C2

$2,860, C2, 520m

J & D Bell A Turnwald L Cole L Cole E Duganzich G & S Fredrickson L Cole N Udy M Goodier M Roberts

LIQUORLAND WANGANUI C5

$2,860, C5, 305m

Ross & Voyce L Cole L Cole J & D Bell

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9

1 2 3 3 2 4 1 5 6 4 7 8 9 10 1 2 3 3 4 1 5 6 4 7 8 9 10

FIRST SECURITY C3 HT1 2

8

PALAMOUNTAINS SCIENTIFIC NUTRITION C3 HT2 4

$2,035, C3q, 305m

M Gowan A Turnwald K Gommans L Cole G & S Fredrickson Kettlewell & Phillips S Stone J McInerney M Flipp N Udy

$2,035, C3q, 305m

G & S Fredrickson 3 J & D Bell 2 S Lozell1 L Cole M Flipp J McInerney R Waite A Turnwald G & S Fredrickson D P Symes2

9

THE ROCK 95.2FM C4

$4,030, C4, 520m 3 L Cole 1 L Cole L Cole4 A Turnwald L Cole E Duganzich L Cole B Marsh L Cole L Cole

10

WATERLOO CUP (GROUP 1) HEAT

11

WANGANUI TOYOTA C3/4

12

BOOK YOUR FUNCTION @ HATRICK C3/4

$4,735, C5, 520m

L Cole L Cole M Roberts L Cole4 C Roberts2 M Roberts M Roberts1 L Cole3 M Roberts

83181 Alamein Stryda 17.74 41614 Homebush Minnie 17.61 F3238 Hip Hop Rapper 17.49 21771 Butterball 17.59 26322 Missing Allegro 17.62 36117 Jinja Rules 17.95 33312 Bigtime Emjay 17.53 34336 Bigtime Minnie 17.61 42X77 Conquest Girl 17.54 77878 Nippa Eel 17.86

9:48PM

2

7

14311 Blazin’ Carter 29.83 65713 Djay Dynamix 30.13 71232 Cawbourne Krusty 29.80 18472 Bigtime Tears 29.84 14112 Dirk Bale 29.95 25326 Quistis Bale 30.15 14265 Dyna Vernon 30.36 74132 Bigtime Twinkle 30.51 36173 Cawbourne Trixy 30.02

9:18PM

4

L Cole A Turnwald1 M Flipp L Cole L Cole4 M Roberts M Roberts L Cole3 L Cole L Cole

27866 Bigtime OnFire 29.94 21133 Bigtime Fred 30.29 53312 Bigtime Forest 30.20 42456 Arden Emgrand 30.05 2557X Bigtime Mia 30.22 48547 All About Space 30.13 26325 Bigtime Levi 30.06 41645 Tyson’s Quest 30.12 68481 Bigtime Lily 30.18 46734 Bigtime Liam 30.11

8:48PM

1

AON CPF C3

$3,325, C3, 520m

45657 Bigtime Conrad 17.57 74388 Polly The Dolly 17.71 666X2 Bigtime Ottey 17.42 766X8 Bigtime Bucko nwtd 11111 Idol Nifty 17.46 24718 Nippa-A-Spot 17.87 48475 King’s Call 17.48 55623 Mikachu 17.59 26837 Bigtime Steve 17.79 68774 Bigtime Roll 17.65

8:17PM 1 4 2 2 3 3 4 5 6 1 7 8 9 10

6

11588 Bigtime Charlie 17.56 72X13 Dynamite Danger nwtd 11814 Alamein Tiger 17.80 17276 Bigtime Spark 17.76 73126 Thunderation 17.48 38384 Alamein Tane 17.86 17835 Agent Anna 17.94 56256 Sozin’s Fortune 18.11 42X77 Conquest Girl 17.54 16757 Cawbourne Chezzy 17.74

7:47PM 1 2 2 3 4 4 1 5 6 3 7 8 9 10

M Gowan M Roberts2 W Kite A Turnwald L Cole

58663 Millie Prince 30.51 41352 Argus Filch 30.34 8X114 Renegade Comet nwtd 72827 Bigtime Jason 30.06 21443 Bigtime Serena 30.58 74521 Cawbourne Liz nwtd 78658 Cawbourne Assist 30.40 55445 Bigtime Zack 30.35 88821 Bigtime Kate 30.43 64877 Bigtime Phantom 29.98

7:16PM

$1,685, C2, 305m Trainer

M Flipp J Hunt L Bell R Waite Ross & Voyce M Flipp M Flipp G & S Fredrickson M Olden C Morris

28735 Smash Charger 17.66 41311 Rain And Tears 17.36 71262 Al’s Apprentice 17.59 45384 Hypocritical 17.32 18288 Bigtime Victory 17.56

6:47PM

3 $10,000, Rating 65 Benchmark*, 1800m 1 41633 Tweedledee (10) 59.5 O'Sullivan/Scott T Yanagida (a3) 4

3:47PM OPT 216

1 2

5 6 7 8 9

12X45 Cawbourne Dora 17.60 1215X Bigtime Sienna 17.74 18623 Sozin’s Noir 17.71 84672 Sedgebrook Babe 17.28 13667 Mila Mila 17.50 67176 Feel The Force 17.54 83365 Rapper Tilly 17.73 13177 Ivanhov 17.71 26837 Bigtime Steve 17.79 68774 Bigtime Roll 17.65

$2,390, C3/4, 305m 3 Kettlewell & Phillips4 J McInerney B Marsh M Gowan1 G & S Fredrickson2 J McInerney G & S Fredrickson L Cole M Flipp J McInerney

$2,390, C3/4, 305m

M Flipp L Cole3 J McInerney1 F Kite2 A Turnwald S Gommans S Kite Kettlewell & Phillips G & S Fredrickson D P Symes

4

b M5 Alexandra Park Harness Today at Alexandra Park

September 214

Track Information Type: All weather; Direction: Right-handed; Length: 1006m; Weather: Few Showers DOUBLES TREBLES QUADDIES PLACE 6 6:06PM OPT 501

1

2-3, 4-5, 6-7, 8-9 1-2-3, 4-5-6, 7-8-9 1 3 2-3-4-5, 6-7-8-9 4-5-6-7-8-9 THE NZ STRONG CONSTRUCTION TROT $12,000, NON-

WINNERS & Up-R47 & R52 W/C SpecHcp, 2200m PX # REC Horse (Start pos) Trainer Driver

1 3

1 2 3 4 5 6 7

2

22022 Great Fantasy (1) L Edwards 803X0 Stow (2) Wallis/Hackett Just Ricky (3) M Pemberton 0 Bessie Brown (4) J & J Dickie X500P Ain’t No Princess (5) M Pemberton 62 Sir George Bowen (u1) D Balle X3535 Mackerelli (u2) M Hjalmarsson

4

K Marshall 3 B Hackett 1 S Phelan 2 J I Dickie T Herlihy D Balle S Lawson

GUARDIAN

8 9 10 11 12 4 13

2

98060 Brooks Belle (1) J Abernethy 60634 Show Of Faith (1) P & V Blanchard 54477 Speedy Lavros (2) S Argue 97236 Mr Natural (3) E Rowden X8690 Mass Destruction (u1) Wallis/Hackett 4168X Izinthezone (u2) G Noakes

2

6:36PM OPT 502 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

1 4 3

9 2 10 11 12 13

BETTABUILT MOBILE PACE

820X9 Express Play (1) Cooney/Hopkins 74108 Complete Package (2) S Argue 80587 Viewfield Gnat (3) A Donnelly 07753 Atom Hanover (4) D Iremonger 42189 Armstrong (5) A Donnelly 41057 Capital Plan (6) D Blakemore 76744 Runcle (7) T Vince 80962 Red Terror (8) K Marshall

$14,500, R49., 2700m

J I Dickie S Argue S Phelan S Iremonger (J) T Mitchell K Blakemore (J) J Stormont K Marshall

Barrier

00008 Summer Wealth (21) P Fensom 75002 The Persuader (22) T Vince 43395 Russian Alsu (23) M Collins 93989 Jack Bates (24) F Mitchell 92956 Spirit Of Love (25) M Collins

3

7:07PM OPT 503

1 2 3 4 5 6 4 7 8 3 9 2 10 1 11 12 13

J Abernethy F Schumacher (J,Cl) S Argue A Poutama M Wallis G Noakes

T Fensom A Poutama J MacKinnon (J) F Schumacher (J) S Abernethy

CHILLEX TOO HOT TO TROT HANDICAP TROT

$14,500, R47-R60,R61 W/C SpecHcp, 2700m

37475 Danke (1) G Martin 710 Whips N Spurs (u1) D Balle 89081 Savitskaya (u2) L Chin 90167 Grenado (u3) J Abernethy 05808 Cool Son (u4) E Rowden 94591 My Boy Boo (u5) A Sharpe 739X6 Red Castleton (1) Wallis/Hackett 56007 The Prince (u1) A Poutama 96123 Mortician (1) J & M Teaz 32144 Jansson (2) Wallis/Hackett 41225 Geena’s Girl (3) J & J Dickie 34591 Jomo (4) J Robinson 34589 Whataboyz (5) L Driver

4

7:37PM OPT 504

G Martin D Balle L Chin J Abernethy T Macfarlane J Stormont M Wallis A Poutama P Ferguson T Mitchell J I Dickie J Robinson D Butcher

ASPEC MOBILE PACE

$12,000, NON-WINNERS 3YO+., 2200m

1 5 Suidelike Major (1) D Balle 2 4 Our Perseus (2) T Macfarlane 3 58X Tempo Rose (3) S Telfer 4 5X Miracle Moose (4) T Herlihy 5 2X Major Trojan (5) M Purdon 6 32232 Divine Justice (6) K Larsen 7 22X67 Machbrad (7) T Herlihy 8 2 Eastanbull (8) K Marshall

2 3 1 4

Barrier

9 10 11

0 Ideal Faith (21) R Dunn 30 Pekeson (22) D & C McGowan Bettorstartdreaming (23) J & J Dickie

8:06PM OPT 505

5

8:36PM 506

3 4 1 2

1 2 3 4 5 6 7

$17,000, R61-R121 DiscrHcp, 2700m

6

NATURAL HABITATS MOBILE PACE

5193 Charlotte Royal (1) P & V Blanchard 1X867 Janet Guthrie (2) D Balle 431 High Point (3) G Rogerson 03029 The Lone Ranger (4) S Telfer 7X291 Arden Voyager (5) B Purdon 53282 Alta Leonie (6) K Marshall 04279 Shanway (7) M McKendry Barrier

9:04PM 507

3 1 2

4

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

Barrier

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

1 9 3 10

4 3 1 2

7

R Fensom D Butcher S Phelan A Drake (J) L Hollis D Ferguson (J) T Herlihy K Marshall A Poutama SCRATCHED S Lawson

METRO PERFORMANCE GLASS PACE $12,000, NON-

WINNERS 3YO+ MR48., 2200m

7X286 Eye Lash (1) P Screen 73098 Yshadowme (2) B & G Hughes 49XP Corbaux (3) D & C McGowan 76426 Coolie Kid (4) G Dixon 69X Macey Maguire (5) S Telfer X4830 Whitehaven Beach (6) C Smith 79 Peter Forsberg (7) J Abernethy 42X5P Rosado (8) R Villiger

A Drake (J) J I Dickie T Mitchell S Lawson D Butcher C Smith (J) J Abernethy S E Butcher

93203 Authentic (21) Hollis/Robertson 838 Abraham (22) R Green

T Herlihy A Poutama

Barrier

10:04PM OPT 509 1 2 3 4 5 6

8

SCRATCHED N Purdon (J) T Macfarlane T Mitchell

GFC DELIVERY FASTER FASTENER ANSWERS PACE

39954 Got A Beauty (1) P Fensom 174X5 Make Way (2) R Green 3555X Volando Denario (3) A Donnelly 74496 Bubble Gum (4) A Drake 97735 Destined For Heaven (5) Hollis/Robertson 61770 Hold All Bets (6) F Mitchell 3390X Rory McIlroy (7) W Fleming 78608 Master Of Escape (8) F Mitchell

9:36PM 508

P Ferguson O Gillies A Poutama D Butcher S Phelan K Marshall M McKendry

$14,500, 3YO+ R46-R52,R53 W/C., 2200m

9 02243 M T Pockets (21) T Vince 10 Jakira 11 34586 Eyesdown And Looking (22) P Screen

OPT

4 2

7

D Ferguson (J) L Chin T Cameron S Abernethy T Macfarlane R Paynter J Stormont M Wallis J Abernethy S Phelan M McKendry

$14,500, 3YO+ R54-R56., 2200m

8 Three Kisses 9 59648 Lynbar Rose (21) J Young 10 21251 Comic Book Hero (22) R Darby 11 44X04 Raschker (u1) T Mitchell OPT

R Fensom B Mangos J I Dickie

CONSTRUCTION SOFTWARE HANDICAP TROT

1 35495 Bro Fawkes S (1) R Darby 2 43696 Tereskova (2) L Chin 3 215X5 Magnafique (3) Wallis/Hackett 4 12504 Majestic One (4) K Tarrant 5 07443 Heard The Whisper (u1) Wallis/Hackett 6 83841 Il Pirata (1) R Paynter 4 7 02223 KD Hall (u1) T Vince 2 8 1636D Mr Good And Evil (u2) Wallis/Hackett 9 57114 The Hulk (u3) A Matthews 1 10 18372 Realmein (1) M Pemberton 3 11 0114X Lemond (1) R Paynter OPT

D Balle T Macfarlane D Butcher T Herlihy N Purdon (J) T Mitchell T Cameron K Marshall

9

THE LABOUR EXCHANGE MOBILE PACE

$17,000, 3YO+ R58-R70,R72 W/C., 2200m

11552 Edamfast (1) A Matthews 130X4 Trojan Banner (2) R Green 73221 English Rose (3) T Herlihy 549X3 Recco Lover (4) R Green 2170X Beaudiene Western (5) R Green 55012 Red Reactor (6) M McKendry Barrier

Lincoln Road

J Abernethy T Macfarlane T Herlihy A Poutama D Butcher M McKendry SCRATCHED

WEEKEND RACING GUIDE

c M6

4

Riccarton Park Races

Tomorrow at Riccarton Park September 22 Track Information Type: Grass; Expected: Good; Direction: Left-handed; Length: 2400m; Straight: 400m; Rail: Out 6m | 4mm irrigation yesterday; Weather: Fine DOUBLES TREBLES QUADDIES PLACE 6 11:30AM OPT 601

1

2-3, 4-5, 6-7, 8-9, 10-11 1-2-3, 5-6-7, 9-10-11 2-3-4-5, 8-9-10-11 6-7-8-9-10-11 DAFFODIL RACEDAY MAIDEN

PX # REC Horse (Barrier) kg Trainer

$10,000, MDN, 1200m Jockey

1 30780. Show ’N’ Go (7) 58.5 Charles/Corbett 1 2 344X4 Cardrona (2) 56.5 Kennedy/Furlong 3 6X200 Lo Azalea (4) 56.5 P Gray 4 X0305 Ubetiam (9) 56.5 J & K Parsons 5 055X0. Aquazurra (1) 56.5 M & M Pitman 1 6 4X70X Lunar Lady (12) 56.5 M & M Pitman 1 7 Jessie Janet (3) 56.5 White/Callaway 8 Nifty (8) 56.5 S Woodsford 4 9 4 Aristotle (11) 56 A Carston 2 10 Publicist (10) 56 J Richards 3 11 5X Upscale (13) 54 D Crozier 12 Aquattack (6) 54 D Frye 13 Musee D’Orsay (5) 54 M McCann

12:02PM OPT 602

2

NZ CUP MEETING TICKETS ON SALE NOW MAIDEN $10,000, MDN, 1200m

1 7X456. Viva La Burgundy (5) 58.5 N Ridley 2 0X0 Yippieyioh (13) 58.5 N Lloyd 3 X0633 Clara (4) 56.5 T Rae 4 600X2 Faux Pas (11) 56.5 S Robertson 2 5 8X29X Miss Scandinavia (3) 56.5 J Richards 6 35905 Let Her Rip Riley (6) 56.5 M & M Pitman 1 7 7X She’s Gallant (1) 56.5 M McCann 8 8 Celtic Wonder (7) 56.5 J Blackadder 9 Zurafaa (9) 56.5 L Jarvis 3 10 7 Laphroaig (2) 56 Kennedy/Furlong 1 11 Sacred Quartz (8) 56 T Pike 12 Bellarosina (12) 54 S Woodsford 13 Severine (10) 54 A Carston

4

12:35PM OPT 603

1 2 4 3

1 2 3 4 5 6 7

1 2 3 3 2 4 5 6 7 4 8 9 10 11 12 13

1

K Kwo (a3) S Muniandy J Fawcett (a2) T Moseley N Bakar (a4) B Morgenrood K Mudhoo (a1) T Jonker (a3) L Callaway J Laking B Grylls B Murray (a2) K Williams

GROUP ONE RACEDAY EVENT

$25,000, Rating 72 Benchmark, 2000m

7170X Oligarch (3) 59 M Harris T Moseley 12733 Smiling Assassin (4) 59 M & M Pitman 1 C Campbell (a3) 13921 Redesdale (2) 58.5 K Hampton J Fawcett (a2) 37211 I’llav Bubbles (7) 58 A Carston K Williams 64104 Lin (5) 57.5 J & K Parsons G Jogoo (a1) 615X6 Shocktillyoudrop (1) 57 A Carston A Calder 05953 Spider Lily (6) 57 L Stewart T Comignaghi (a2)

1:10PM 604

OPT

3

T Moseley K Cowan (a3) K Kwo (a3) G Jogoo (a1) C Campbell (a3) A Morgan L Callaway B Morgenrood J Lowry J Laking D Turner J Fawcett (a2) R Mudhoo (a4)

4 CANTERBURY WESTLAND RACING OWNERS ASSOCIATION $22,500, Rating 65 Benchmark*, 2000m

51852 Flying Agent (11) 59.5 B & S Anderton 12677 Golden Bay (12) 59.5 C Trembath 60213 Hatrick Boys (4) 59 T Rae 52844 O’Kiwi (7) 59 M & M Pitman 1 2623X Pickup (6) 59 K James 00018 Whiskey In The Jar (5) 58.5 S Hewitt 071 Baby Menaka (2) 57 J & K Parsons 00164 Metasequoia (9) 57 J & K Parsons 76522 Lady Em (8) 56 B Inglis XP095 Yamato Nadeshiko (10) 55.5 J Burrows 30697 The Kraken (1) 55.5 M Stevenson 75045 Battle Kat (3) 55 White/Callaway 06495 Sulcifera (13) 55 Champion/Murphy

1:45PM 605

OPT

5

C Campbell (a3) K Williams T Comignaghi (a2) B Grylls J Laking J Morris J Fawcett (a2) G Jogoo (a1) K Cowan (a3) T Jonker (a3) S Muniandy L Callaway G Saejorhor (a4)

THE CRAIC IRISH BAR ON RICCARTON ROAD MAIDEN $10,000, MDN, 1600m

1 2X205 Jepezz George (9) 58.5 S Hampton J Lowry 2 7X633 Albut Me (2) 58.5 K & P Hughes K Mudhoo (a1) 3 5X055. Bal Harbour (13) 58.5 B McDonald T Moseley 4 X0474 Head Office (10) 58.5 Charles/Corbett S Muniandy 5 878X6 Bannock (11) 58.5 B Middlewood E Wright (a4) 6 44078 Sekatia (3) 58.5 J & K Parsons G Jogoo (a1) 3 7 82823 Elegido (8) 56.5 S Woodsford B Grylls 4 8 53434 Mahana (16) 56.5 M & M Pitman 1 B Morgenrood 2 9 53522 To Love You (4) 56.5 D Frye B Murray (a2) 10 09942 Rockwithme (6) 56.5 A McKay K Williams 11 4963X Miss Diorella (12) 56.5 Sarah & Matthew Smith C Campbell (a3) 12 6757X Pamir (7) 56.5 J Luxton R Mudhoo (a4) 13 75374 Sansa Stark (17) 56.5 J & K Parsons T Comignaghi (a2) 14 706 Bellissima Belle (15) 56.5 Hargreaves/Murfitt T Jonker (a3) 15 7007 Adventuress (5) 56.5 A Browne J Morris 16 50008 Franky Doyle (1) 56.5 C Spittles L Callaway 17 0 Campaign (14) 56 P Rudkin J Laking

1

2:20PM 606

OPT

6

JANET FRANCIS

$22,500, Rating 65 Benchmark*, 1600m

1 4214 Bully Boy (3) 59 A Bull K Cowan (a3) 2 4841X Shangold (8) 59 T Rae B Murray (a2) 3 00060. Archduchess (6) 57 A Stalker J Laking 4 29026 Bridget Town (7) 57 T Foley J Fawcett (a2) 1 5 623X1 Sacred Delight (10) 57 T Pike B Grylls 6 746X8 Zah Wanted (11) 57 P Rudkin B Morgenrood 7 19444 Splendior (14) 56.5 Sarah & Matthew Smith C Campbell (a3) 4 8 1694X Hannah Marene (12) 56 A Carston J Lowry 3 9 09X32 Gifted (13) 55.5 T Burnett T Jonker (a3) 10 0067X Sebring Dragon (4) 55.5 Charles/Corbett T Moseley 11 38430 Ahyum (9) 55 Champion/Murphy G Saejorhor (a4) 12 9354X Real Savvy (2) 55 A Carston A Calder 13 27586 Sitarist (5) 54.5 J & K Parsons G Jogoo (a1) 14 6448X Sharp Elle (1) 54 A Carston K Asano (a4)

2

2:58PM 607

OPT

2 1 3

7

CHRISTCHURCH CASINO NEW ZEALAND CUP TRIAL $35,000, OPN HCP, 1800m

1 40502 Who Dares Wins (4) 60 T & L Prendergast K Williams 2 21033 Elfee (1) 58.5 M & M Pitman 1 T Comignaghi (a2) 3 11331. The Man (6) 55.5 B & S Anderton C Campbell (a3)

4 79740. Gentil Tonton (2) 54.5 J Blackadder 5 719X5 Blue Lagoon (5) 54 T Pike 6 6288X Dee And Gee (3) 54 Charles/Corbett 7 25615. Opihi Jade (7) 54 M & W Coles 8 7800X Show MacCool (8) 54 Charles/Corbett

3:34PM OPT 608

4 2

1

8

N Bakar (a4) B Grylls T Jonker (a3) J Fawcett (a2)

2

STRATEGY CREATIVE OPEN HANDICAP

1

Barrier

$35,000, OPN HCP, 1200m

1 0335X Signify (9) 61.5 A Cowan 2 1163X Boots ’N’ All (6) 61 L Robinson 3 4443X Rangipo (4) 55.5 T Pike 4 90254 Mighty Solomon (7) 54 L Latta 5 55306 Dynamic (2) 54 M & M Pitman 1 6 27232 Saber (1) 54 M & M Pitman 1 7 81065. Wize Act (5) 54 B & R Wilson 8 5180X Sensei (3) 54 M & M Pitman 1 9 26417. He Kin Fly (8) 54 N Ridley

4:09PM OPT 609

9

K Cowan (a3) S Jamie (a4) B Grylls

C Campbell (a3) J Morris J Fawcett (a2) T Comignaghi (a2) T Moseley

NEW ZEALAND BLOODSTOCK CANTERBURY BELLE STAKES $50,000, 3YOF SW, 1200m

1 18X2 Wekaforce (17) 56.5 T Pike 2 89X1 Devil’s Staircase (15) 56.5 S Cunningham 3 4X153 Eastern Warrior (16) 56.5 P Rudkin 2 4 231 Emily Margaret (1) 56.5 K & P Hughes 5 3431X Pick Me Up In Rio (7) 56.5 K James 3 6 1 Taree (9) 56.5 T Mitchell 7 120X9 Miroslava (13) 56.5 M & M Pitman 1 4 8 6X5X5 Luvlucy (6) 56.5 T Pike 9 734X Miss Curious (2) 56.5 D Frye 10 X45X6 Thunder Bay (4) 56.5 M & M Pitman 1 11 34X Dreamtesta (11) 56.5 N Ridley 12 50X72 Norma Jean (10) 56.5 L Robinson 13 4X5 Exclaim (8) 56.5 L Robinson 14 830X Ophelia Rose (3) 56.5 S Clark 15 47 Suffragette (14) 56.5 A Carston 16 8X5 Quattro Katie (12) 56.5 J Richards 17 8X Sweet Oak (5) 56.5 A Schwarz

1

4:44PM OPT 610

10

B Grylls K Mudhoo (a) T Comignaghi (a) J Fawcett (a) K Williams K Cowan (a) J Morris D Turner B Murray (a) C Campbell (a) K Kwo (a) T Moseley J Lowry G Jogoo (a) A Calder J Laking L Callaway

PRYDE’S EASIFEED

$22,500, Rating 65 Benchmark*, 1200m

1 2122X Remington (13) 60 J Richards N Bakar (a4) 2 4432X Strowan (14) 60 A Carston J Lowry 3 52362. Dutch Courage (2) 59.5 M Price K Mudhoo (a1) 4 4642X Thom Brown (15) 59.5 S Woodsford B Murray (a2) 4 5 241X4 Conclusion (6) 59 J Richards J Laking 6 0226X Beneficial (7) 58.5 R Beckett K Cowan (a3) 7 510. Jamie (18) 58.5 M & M Pitman 1 8 9397X Vishnu (17) 58 A Carston K Asano (a4) 9 330X2 Hot Fuss (3) 57 K & P Hughes J Fawcett (a2) 3 10 415X5 Monza Circuito (5) 57 M McCann R Mudhoo (a4) 11 16. Fire Show (19) 56.5 J & K Parsons G Jogoo (a1) 12 355X1 Iffida (8) 56.5 Charles/Corbett C Campbell (a3) 13 154X0 Parvina (11) 56.5 T Pike B Grylls 2 14 3320X Red River Rock (4) 56.5 A Carston T Moseley 15 6730X Smoke House Bay (10) 56.5 J Blackadder T Comignaghi (a2) 16 929X3 Madam Swiss (9) 56 A Carston A Calder 17 5500X Major Ish Choux (12) 56 A Carston K Williams 0 18 64923 St Regis (16) 57.5 M & M Pitman 1 0 19 80X66 Flash Suggestion (1) 56.5 T & L Prendergast 0 20 5300X Quaintrelle (20) 54 M & M Pitman 1

1

5:19PM OPT 611

11

RACECOURSE HOTEL & MOTOR LODGE

$25,000, Rating 72 Benchmark, 1400m

1 451X5 Forged (6) 60.5 M McCann K Mudhoo (a1) 2 341X4 Longford (9) 60.5 L and Richard Didham J Lowry 3 00513. Rideitlikeustoleit (15) 59.5 P Collins T Comignaghi (a2) 1 4 5219X Wide Awake (7) 59.5 J Richards N Bakar (a4) 4 5 7615X Hee’s Our Secret (16) 59 A Carston S Muniandy 2 6 5567X Director (5) 58 B Court J Laking 7 X117X Resplendent Glory (8) 58 N Ridley D Turner 8 00X61 Heberite (11) 57.5 B & S Anderton C Campbell (a3) 9 64422 Opihi Ranger (13) 57.5 M & W Coles J Fawcett (a2) 10 72271 Savason (14) 57.5 M & M Pitman 1 B Grylls 11 22547. Fire Lily (3) 56 L Robinson T Moseley 12 2441X Czarista (1) 55.5 M Harris K Williams 13 4018X Khorabella (10) 55.5 A Carston A Calder 3 14 713X1 Lake Chalice (4) 55.5 Kennedy/Furlong K Cowan (a3) 15 76150. She’stoohottotrot (12) 54 Charles/Corbett T Jonker (a3) 0 16 68443 Diorissimo (2) 54 Sarah & Matthew Smith

b M7 Invercargill Harness Tomorrow at Ascot Park

1

12:45PM OPT 702

3 4

2

B Barclay C Graham P Hunter R Heads (J) E Barron (J) S Tomlinson (J) J Morrison (J) N Williamson K Franks M Williamson

LEVEL ONE RESTAURANT & BAR F&M MOBILE PACE $8,000, NON-WINNERS F&M., 2200m

1 X9852 Depend On Washie (1) T Stratford 2 6 Ideal Asset (2) S Baucke 3 49083 Belle Mach (3) J Cox 4 54880 My Nikayla (4) S McNally

1 3 4

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

Barrier

8 Absolut Russian (21) S Baucke

4

2:25PM 705

5

3:04PM 706

6

OPT

3 4 2

1

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

T Williams E Barron (J) J W Cox S Tomlinson (J)

BOOK YOUR RACE DAY FUNCTION NOW PACE

2 1

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

$9,000, 4YO+ R40-R60. JUN.D, 2700m

Barrier

PANSPACIFICFLIGHT AT MACCA LODGE MOBILE PACE

$8,000, R40-R46., 2200m

84082 Annie Fitz (1) R Wilson 08X09 Happy Styx (2) S Armour 82939 Iwanadancewitsumbody (3) H Hunter 0X058 Justan’s Sister (4) S Matheson 95036 Tetrick (5) B McLellan 39523 The Bull Pen (6) B McIntyre 65747 Tuherbs Two (7) S Matheson 83620 T C Business (8) Barclay/Ellis Barrier

56852 El Dinero (21) R Wilson 58234 My Georgie Boy (22) P Hunter 11 9098X Northview Betta (23) R Swain

4

8 9 10 2 11 1 12 3 13 14

1 2 3

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

8

C Purvis (J) A Armour M Williamson E Barron (J) B McLellan N Williamson S Tomlinson (J) T Williams

K McNaught (J) P Hunter B Barclay

CRAIG HEYRICK AT HARCOURTS MOBILE PACE

$10,000, R47-R53., 2200m

16036 Ivana Legacy (1) S Armour 28231 Doubt Me Not (2) D McLachlan 18X00 The Heart Rulz (3) B Gray 66797 Kagee VC (4) D McLachlan 9500X The Red Robber (5) T Stratford 80105 Ellnbac (6) B McLellan 97770 Vera’s Delight (7) B McLellan

A Armour A MacDonald A Beck J Morrison (J) T Williams S Tomlinson (J) B McLellan

Bold Ruler 21302 Honey Cullen (21) Barclay/Ellis 94544 El Capitan (22) B Gray 500X2 I’m Jimmy James (23) J Cox 48622 Triple VC (24) M G Brown 5P195 Broadway Banner (25) H Hunter Bub’s VC

SCRATCHED B Williamson B Barclay J W Cox N Williamson M Williamson SCRATCHED

Barrier

4:49PM 709

OPT

M Hurrell (J) R Heads (J) E Barron (J) S Tomlinson (J) J Morrison (J) B Laughton (J) K McNaught (J) M Parker (J) K Butt (J) C Purvis (J)

4 9 3 10

1 2 3 4 5 6 7

B Laughton (J) B McLellan A Milne B Barclay J Morrison (J) E Barron (J) P Hunter J W Cox B Williamson M Williamson N Williamson

REGENT CAR COURT JUNIOR DRIVERS MOBILE PACE

23029 Jabali (1) R Hope 4510X Franco June (2) R Wilson 16165 I’m Trouble (3) O Lawrence 3871X Please Shuddup (4) M G Brown 60X24 Benio Ben (5) T Stratford 97102 Magnetic Watch (6) R Swain 54040 Gotta Good Looker (7) A Paisley 98X21 Mr Kiwi (8) B Gray

7

M Parker (J) A Milne A Beck B Barclay J Morrison (J) P Williamson S Tomlinson (J) C Purvis (J) J W Cox P Hunter

$8,000, NON-WINNERS 3YO+, 2200m

53758 Sefton Hooligan (1) A Hoffman X8277 Last Harah (2) L Wilson 500X Gotta B Awinner (3) A Milne 457X3 Gomeo Denario (4) M G Brown Romy Franco (5) S McRae 34X43 Queen Of The Nite (6) C Barron 39X89 Stunin Joe (7) P Hunter Itz Queen Of Arts (8) A Hoffman 985X Countess Of Arden (9) B Williamson 86678 Driftin Away (10) H Hunter Ovareaction (u1) Barclay/Ellis

3:39PM 707

A Armour

$10,000, R48-R70 DiscrHcp, 2200m

9 65271 Grace Burns (21) Barclay/Ellis 10 04570 Ossessione (22) A Black OPT

J W Cox B Barclay M Williamson B Williamson N Williamson A MacDonald H Hunter B McLellan

INVERCARGILL WORKOUTS COMMITTEE HANDICAP TROT

1 X190X Cuddly Trouble (1) L Bond 2 52150 Matai Jetstar (2) A Milne 3 64X00 Anothersuperstar (3) A Shaw 3 4 88X00 King Cassidy (u1) B Gray 5 51X00 Sage Trouble (u2) S Lock 2 6 5740X Davey Mac (u3) P Williamson 7 2247X Spotlight The Valley (1) R Wilson 1 8 3220X Majestic Man (2) P Williamson 9 41634 Kiwi Crusher (u1) G Anderson 4 10 43312 Grace O’Malley (1) C Thomas

1 2 4 3 4 3 5 2 6 7 8 9 10 1 11

B Barclay K McNaught (J) M Williamson

$8,000, NON-WINNERS., 2200m

1:57PM OPT 704

OPT

M Parker (J) A Beck B McLellan N Williamson

3 STALLION SERVICES FOR TENDER 021351499 MBL PACE

25392 Jamies Bad Boy (1) C Buchan Dallas Grimes (2) M G Brown 65077 Stoppitt (3) M Saunders 75545 Battle Axe (4) C Laurenson 76756 Dreaminsover (5) S Lock 0X0L7 Poldark (6) D McLachlan 334P0 Bush Man (7) H Hunter 0X4 Ay Boy (8) B McLellan

9

2

September 22

2-3, 4-5, 6-7, 8-9 1-2-3, 4-5-6, 7-8-9 2-3-4-5, 6-7-8-9 4-5-6-7-8-9 PHILLIPS HORSE TRANSPORT TROT $8,000, NON-

59X00 Make My Day (1) S Kelly 73575 Pegasus Hanover (2) O Lawrence 3X738 South Park (3) C Thomas X6432 Masies Pride (4) A Hoffman 80X64 Kiwi Heir (u1) C Barron 222X0 Cascadia (1) S Lock 84X20 Majestic De Fence (2) C Morrison 68877 Noble Gamble (3) S Lock 58556 The Badger (4) K Franks 58X58 Takenoprisoners (u1) P Williamson

1:20PM 703

OPT

4:14PM 708

WINNERS & Up-R46 W/C SpecHcp, 2200m PX # REC Horse (Start pos) Trainer Driver

1 2 4 3 3 4 5 6 2 7 8 9 1 10

9 6246X Thisexcusebetterbeit (21) C Barron 10 00X0 Real Change (22) R Wilson 11 50505 Linc N Elle (23) B Gray

OPT

Track Information Type: All weather; Direction: Left-handed; Length: 1029m; Weather: Mainly Fine DOUBLES TREBLES QUADDIES PLACE 6 12:10PM OPT 701

5 4279X Blarney Babe (5) M Saunders 6 43072 Theodora Hope (6) A Paisley 7 0 Smokin Annie (7) B McLellan 8 3 Everlasting Deal (8) M G Brown

9

WOODLANDS STUD MOBILE PACE

$12,000, 3YO+ R54-R74., 2200m

91476 Rozzano (1) C Ferguson No More Change 9201X Cruisin Reuben (2) T Stratford 3778X Groomsman (3) H Hunter 33357 Franco Huntington (4) D McLachlan 43412 Bettor Sensation (5) G Anderson 14141 Motu Top Mach (6) G Anderson 26613 Delight My Soul (7) S Baucke Barrier

9 11460 Tiziano (21) H Hunter 4 10 64383 Shezacullengirl (22) Barclay/Ellis 11 81845 Balius (23) S Matheson 12 Malik

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B McLellan SCRATCHED T Williams H Hunter A MacDonald N Williamson J W Cox B Barclay

M Williamson B Williamson S Tomlinson (J) SCRATCHED

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Friday, September 21, 2018

In brief

■ SPRING RACING

Pike focused on features Tony Pike had three starters in all of August.

Over the next three days, he will have 20.

The Cambridge trainer has quickly ramped up his spring team and at Taupo, Hastings, Riccarton and Pukekohe, he will present four runners in three stakes races and unleash a team preparing for an array of feature targets.

“August was extremely wet and we only had three runners but we had plenty trial up at Te Teko and Cambridge getting ready,” Pike said.

“We’ve got a big weekend ahead and while the majority of them will improve ahead of their main spring aims, we’re expecting to see them run well.

“We’ve got seven in at Riccarton and we’ve just tried to split them up.”

Heading the Riccarton team are Wekaforce and Luvlucy, who contest the Listed New Zealand Bloodstock Canterbury Belle Stakes, having chased subsequent Gr.3 Northland Breeders’ Stakes (1200m) winner Melt at Ruakaka at their last start.

“The two fillies we’ve got down there probably wouldn’t have been quite competitive enough with Avantage and Melt in the north so we’ve tried to target black-type down there and hopefully they can continue to improve to be Guineas contenders,” Pike said.

TAB bookmakers have installed Wekaforce a $3 favourite for the Canterbury Belle Stakes after her second placing to Melt at Ruakaka, with Luvlucy a $6.50 third favourite behind Emily Margaret at $5.

“Wekaforce did plenty of work to get across from the wide gate but she fought well and was beaten by a very good filly.

“That Melt form has been franked and this should be a bit easier,” Pike said.

“We rode Luvlucy quietly and she closed the race off nicely.

Sherrif trainer cautious Group Three winner Sherrif will return to the races this weekend when he steps out in the Rating 82 Bay Ford NZ Punter Of The Year 6 October (1400m) at Hawke’s Bay tomorrow, but Roger James, who trains in partnership with Robert Wellwood, believes the son of High Chaparral will derive plenty of improvement from the run. “He’s like a lot of our team at present having a first-up run, give us a month or six weeks and we will have a lot of nice horses ready to fire,” James said.

- NZME

Lowland upgraded The Little Avondale Lowland Stakes (2100m) at Hastings has been upgraded from Group Three to Group Two status and the Partners Life Soliloquy Stakes (1400m) at Ellerslie has been promoted from Listed to Group Three. Both races are confined to fillies. Meanwhile, the Shaw’s Wires Ropes Uncle Remus Stakes (1400m), a threeyear-old race run at Ellerslie on Boxing Day, has been upgraded to Listed status.

- NZME

Guineas targeted

Wekaforce will go out favourite for the Canterbury Belle Stakes at Riccarton tomorrow.

“Up in distance and racing on the big roomy Riccarton track will help her.

“They are both bringing that Melt form and I’d be disappointed if they didn’t go well.”

Pike said there were several three-year-old options for both fillies to progress towards the Gr.1 gavelhouse.com 1000 Guineas (1600m) at Riccarton on November 17, provided they performed to expectations on Saturday.

The 1000 Guineas is also the target for Stella Noire, who tackles Saturday’s Gr.3 Hawke’s Bay Breeders Gold Trail Stakes (1200m) at Hastings after a mystifying last-start failure.

Asked what went wrong with

the Showcasing filly’s unplaced resuming run at Hastings three weeks ago, Pike said: “I have no idea. Maybe the track?

“She’s come through the race well and her work since has been sensational with the blinkers on.

“She’ll race in blinkers on Saturday and from a good gate, I’d expect to see a big improvement from her.”

TAB bookmakers have Stella Noire a $5.20 third favourite for the Gold Trail Stakes behind Group One winner Avantage at $1.85 and impressive last-start Taupo winner Xpression at $3.90.

“She’ll probably stay up north if she continues to improve and we’ll look at the Soliloquy Stakes

and the Sarten Memorial and if she’s racing well enough, we’ll look at taking her down to the 1000 Guineas after that,” Pike said.

Pike’s other stakes runner this weekend is Group Three-placed Caricature in Sunday’s Listed Haunui Farm Karaka Classic (1600m) at Pukekohe.

“We scratched her at Ruakaka last week knowing she’d get too far back from the wide draw and this is really the only other suitable option for the next couple of weeks.

“It’s really just a throw at the stumps,” Pike said. “But she looks up to that class, even as only a one-win mare.”

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■ SAD DAY FOR STABLE

Tiger Thompson heading Stateside Talented Canterbury pacer Tiger Thompson is set to embark on a North American racing career.

Trainer Brad Mowbray confirmed the five-year-old’s owners have accepted an offer from United States buyers.

Tiger Thompson will leave New Zealand early next month the winner of five races and with stake earnings of over $113,000.

New Zealand racing fans have been well familiarised with the pacer’s immense talent and wayward tendencies during his 25-start career here.

Though he has put Mowbray to the test during his career, the trainer admits it will be a sad day when the talented pacer leaves his stable.

“He has tested our patience

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and been one of the more character-building horses we have had,” he said.

“He has done a huge job for us and he has a great bunch of owners, so it will be a sad day when he goes.’’

In his most recent racing Tiger Thompson has calmed the wayward tendencies he was known for when he tested himself against the best three-year-olds of his year.

Tiger Thompson’s progression to being a more professional pacer should be credited to Mowbray’s wife, Mel, working extensively with the horse, the trainer said.

The Big Jim gelding raced consistently last season and rose up the racing ranks before scoring

Trainer Brad Mowbray his best win in the group 2 Central Otago Cup at Omakau in January.

He then went on to register his Group 1 placing behind A G’s White Socks in the Easter Cup at Addington in March.

Tiger Thompson’s departure is

partly due to progression.

The horse had reached a tricky spot in the handicaps where he was forced to consistently race top-line horses that had his measure, Mowbray said.

Tiger Thomson should be able to find a grade that suits him in North American and he will be suited to the racing there, Mowbray said.

“I think he will love the repetitiveness of mile racing, he is definitely a routine horse.”

Tiger Thompson joins another high-profile pacer that has left the Mowbray stable and headed to North American shores.

Delishka has produced a 1.51.6 mile time in winning one of only four starts she has had since landing Stateside.

- HRNZ

Tony Pike is making no secret of the high regard he holds for Riccarton debutante Sacred Quartz. The Cambridge trainer will produce the Raffles Racing-owned Zoustar three-year-old gelding in maiden company on Saturday, the first step on a path he hopes will lead to success in November’s Gr.1 Al Basti Equiworld 2000 Guineas (1600m) at the same track. “We’ve got a pretty high opinion of him.

On paper, he’s just a maiden having his first start, but we’ve got him down there early with a view to getting him to the 2000 Guineas,” Pike said.

- NZME

Cup quest continues Matamata-trained stayer Sir Charles Road will step out at Caulfield on Saturday in the Gr.3 East Malvern Bendigo Bank MRC Foundation Cup (2000m), a race where the winner gains ballot exempt status for next month’s Gr.1 Caulfield Cup (2400m). Prepared

by Lance O’Sullivan and Andrew Scott, Sir Charles Road has had two runs back from a spell and impressed when lumping 60.5kgs to victory in the Reliable Man Trophy (1600m) at Hastings at the beginning of the month. “That win probably exceeded expectations with the weight on his back,” O’Sullivan said.

- NZME

Carzoff ruled out Carzoff is the latest confirmed highprofile withdrawal from the Group One Metropolitan. The Newcastle Gold Cup winner was removed from nominations for the Group One staying test yesterday. Trainer Chris Waller told Racing NSW stewards Carzoff would be spelled instead of contesting the Metropolitan for which he was second favourite. Carzoff’s scratching follows the defection of long-time favourite Avilius who will be sent to Melbourne for the Group Three Bart Cummings, a Melbourne Cup qualifying race. The Metropolitan is one of three Group One races at Randwick on Saturday week and Waller still has a strong hand with three of the top four chances in betting. They are headed by the $5 favourite Brimham Rocks.

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In brief Joseph stands down

Methven’s champions on the fairways

The Sunwolves will have a fourth head coach in four seasons of Super Rugby after Jamie Joseph announced he’ll stand aside in 2019.

Japan national coach Joseph will instead concentrate on preparing the Brave Blossoms for next year’s World Cup, which they will host.

He will play a part in appointing next year’s Sunwolves coaching staff. Tony Brown will be favoured to be promoted from assistant coach to head coach, potentially mirroring the same transition that took place at New Zealand’s Highlanders in 2017. The 48-yearold New Zealander succeeded Filo Tiatia as head coach this year and failed to prevent the Sunwolves picking up the wooden spoon for the second time.

- NZME

The Methven Golf Club’s club champions for 2018 have been found.

They were (from left) Russell Currie who won the men’s junior B grade, Athol McAlpine who won the men’s intermediate grade, Nola Hydes who won the ladies bronze B, Dale Lucas who won the men’s senior, Ross Breach who won the men’s junior A, Ruth Smith who won the ladies bronze A, and Sara Gallagher who won the ladies silver.

Hart back with Blues Former All Blacks coach John Hart has been appointed to the board of the Blues. Hart, Richard Dellabarca and Sam Lotu-Iiga have been appointed to the board for the Super Rugby club, after an independent review of the club’s governance structure.

The appointments were made

by New Zealand Rugby, as part of the organisation’s 40 per cent partnership interest in the club.

Hart coached the All Blacks from 1996-1999.

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ABs re-think attitude

By GreGor Paul An unexpected loss in Wellington and an equally surprising Argentinian resurgence are unlikely to have persuaded the All Blacks they need to vastly re-think their selections or strategy for the next test against the Pumas in Buenos Aries.

What will be under scrutiny is the All Blacks’ attitude, as heading to South America on the back of a loss will have instilled a sense of urgency, especially with the Rugby Championship still very much alive.

Not that the All Blacks were ever likely to mentally coast, but the changed circumstances have ensured there will be greater psychological intensity in the next two tests.

Unlike last year when several senior players were left at home for the away test against the Pumas, the All Blacks always intended to take their strongest squad to Argentina this year and for the same group to make the connecting trip to South Africa.

Last year, ever wary of the volume of rugby still to be played, the All Blacks decided to take a risk at the corresponding stage of the season in a bid to keep something in the tank for the European tour in November.

They gambled that they didn’t need to take the likes of Brodie Retallick, Sam Whitelock, Sam Cane, Beauden Barrett and Ryan

Sam Whitelock is one of only three fit front-line locks for the ABs.

Crotty to Argentina and instead gave them an extra week off before they flew to South Africa to rejoin the squad.

That meant the team that played the Pumas was missing a number of familiar faces and consequently lacking experience.

But with the Rugby Championship already in the bag and the need to preserve some of the already over-worked senior core, the All Blacks felt it was a calculated risk and one worth taking.

While the risk paid off in Argentina with a comprehensive 36-10 bonus point victory, the All Blacks felt it backfired the next

week in Cape Town when some of the senior players, who had been resting in New Zealand the previous week, struggled with the pace and intensity of the test.

In reviewing what happened last year, the All Blacks decided not to repeat their split-shift philosophy in 2018 – partly because it didn’t quite work, but more because the third Bledisloe Cup test is being played a week later than normal, providing an opportunity for players to have a longer break once they return from South Africa.

There is a third difference between last year and this which is that the key goal in 2018 has been

to take performance to a higher level and embed combinations.

The All Blacks’ thinking preRugby Championship, therefore, was that they would take their best players on the road and would most likely select from that, a relatively established and experienced match day 23 in Buenos Aries that would only have a few spots taken by fringe players.

That’s still likely to be the plan as the All Blacks want a bonus point victory to secure the Rugby Championship, improve their performance from Wellington and also keep in mind they face more long haul travel to get to Pretoria where they face a likely epic return encounter with the Boks.

They also have a few key injuries which reduces their options.

The only three fit locks – Whitelock, Scott Barrett and Patrick Tuipulotu – are going to share the workload across the next two tests, and so too will Shannon Frizell and Jackson Hemopo most likely be job sharing at blindside with the former more likely to win the greater game time.

Sonny Bill Williams will return to action – maybe from the bench in Argentina with a view to starting him in South Africa, and possibly Nathan Harris will start at hooker in Argentina or at least be given an extended run to ensure the in-form Codie Taylor is fresh for the Springboks.

- NZME

Wallaby Samu Kerevi has spurned interest from the Brumbies to remain with the Queensland Reds for next Super Rugby season.

Kerevi has penned a one-year deal with the Reds, following the recent re-signings of Izack Rodda, JP Smith, Filipo Daugunu, Chris Feauai-Sautia, Aidan Toua and Alex Mafi. It means the 24-year-old will be at Ballymore in the lead-up to next year’s World Cup. But the short-term nature of his contract leaves him free to test the open market in 2020 and beyond, with a strike centre of Kerevi’s calibre sure to attract big-money offers from Europe and Japan.

- AAP

Sydney to host meetings Australia will be the off-field centre of the rugby union universe next week when the code’s leading decision-makers meet in Sydney. Rugby Australia will host key World Rugby committee meetings. Discussing global rugby matters over the course of the week will be World Rugby’s executive, rugby, regional, audit and risk and regulations committees – and the Rugby World Cup Board. Agenda items include include evidencebased player welfare injuryprevention strategies, including the recent lowered tackle height trials.

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In brief Gallen unlikely to play Paul Gallen is losing a race against the clock to overcome a shoulder injury and face Melbourne in tonight’s NRL preliminary final, with Cronulla coach Shane Flanagan admitting he is “against the odds” to play. The Sharks will give Gallen until match day to prove his fitness for the grandfinal qualifier, with the influential forward expected to know his fate by lunchtime today. The lock took part in the Sharks’ captain’s run yesterday.

- AAP

NRL ‘can’t rush case’

Semisi Fakateli from the Chertsey Oilers attempts to break through the Timaru Outlaws’ defence in round one of the Aoraki Cup rugby league competition.

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All on in local derby

By Erin TaskEr

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A rare senior rugby league local derby will play out at Robilliard Park on Saturday when the Ashburton Barbarians take on the Chertsey Oilers in round two of Aoraki Rugby League’s Aoraki Cup competition.

Both would head into the game eager to get points on the board after suffering losses in the first round of the competition, a double header in Ashburton last week where the Oilers lost to the Timaru Outlaws and the Barbarians narrowly lost to last year’s champions the Country Cowboys.

The game between the Barbarians and the Temuka-based Cowboys was a repeat of last year’s final, and with only two points in it at the final whistle it showed that the gap had closed this year, Ashburton Barbarians

manager Matt Milne said.

The Barbarians led at half-time against the Cowboys last weekend, but the defending champions came back strong in the second half and got out to a big lead, which the Barbarians did manage to claw back to within two before time ran out.

“We just didn’t execute things as well as we should have done,” Milne said.

But, it was an exciting game of footy and the Barbarians would look to build on that as they eyed up another shot at the title this season.

“We’ve closed the gap because last year they (the Cowboys) beat us by 20 in the round robin and then beat us by about 10 in the final.

“It was decent margins, so it shows we’ve improved as a team, and the way the new guys have come in and just gelled is great.”

The formation of the Chertsey Oilers last year took the total number of teams in the competition to four – two from Mid Canterbury and two from South Canterbury – and the newest side would dearly love to pick up its first win of the competition against the Barbarians.

But to do that, the side would need to produce a much more polished performance than the one it put in against the Outlaws, Oilers player/manager Deon Biggs said.

“We just need to complete our sets and just reduce our handling errors and play a positive style of footy that we know we can play, and just get on the front foot early on,” Biggs said.

“If we have a good start we can definitely have an upset.”

While the Barbarians had been playing all season in the Canterbury Rugby League division

one competition, the Oilers side only came together for the Aoraki Cup, so there had been limited time to build combinations and form trust.

But Biggs said that would come.

The week before the Aoraki Cup began, the Oilers and the Barbarians played each other in a pre-season match and although the Oilers led early on, the Barbarians got their act together and took it out.

“The boys can take big confidence from the past two weeks into this game.

“We know we can do it, it’s just self-belief and keeping the ball in hand and making tackles in defence,” Biggs said.

The Barbarians and Oilers will kick off at 2pm on Saturday at Robilliard Park in Ashburton, at the southern end of Chalmers Avenue.

South Sydney star Sam Burgess appears set to play in tomorrow’s grand final qualifier despite being involved in a sexting scandal that the NRL integrity unit is investigating. The Rabbitohs were rocked last week by a woman’s allegations that a social media account owned by Burgess was used to communicate lewd video of two players to her in May. There were fears the matter would result in a player being suspended from the rest of this year’s finals. However, NRL boss Todd Greenberg said while the case is expected to be finalised as soon as possible, he would not be rushed into a decision on potential bans. - AAP

Chooks right at home Trent Robinson has turned Allianz Stadium into such a home for the Sydney Roosters during his tenure that at one stage he had his players sleep there. It was the 2016 preseason and the Roosters were embarking on another camp scheduled around the ground. Fond of the history and traditions Robinson had players pitch up a tent and spend nights sleeping on the soon to be redeveloped ground. “And it rained,” Roosters prop Jared Waerea-Hargreaves said. “It poured down and everyone got soaked.”

- AAP

One game at a time Brisbane may have rested their star centre for the NRL Women’s Premiership grand final but coach Paul Dyer says they aren’t getting ahead of themselves. Meg Ward trained with the Broncos yesterday but will be sidelined from tonight’s crunch clash with the Warriors in Melbourne due to a hand injury. Brisbane – the only undefeated side – can guarantee a grand final berth and knock the Warriors out of the equation with an AAMI Park victory. If the Broncos secure a third straight win, their opponent will be decided by Saturday’s St George IllawarraSydney Roosters final regularseason clash.

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Storm ready to counter Sharks’ plans for Smith

By MElissa Woods Melbourne are on high alert for Cronulla to target their skipper Cameron Smith in their NRL grand final qualifier, simulating the Sharks’ ruck tactics at training this week.

The Sharks made their intentions clear early this week with coach Shane Flanagan, saying the

way to beat the Storm in tonight’s AAMI Park clash is to “attack their leader”.

Cronulla, as well as a soaring penalty count, got under the skin of Smith in their round four match, culminating with the Storm captain being sin-binned for dissent – the first time-out in his NRL career.

Melbourne coach Craig Bellamy

says the Sharks are welcome to try and unsettle Smith again.

“The Sharks saying they’re going to go after Cameron – what else is new?” Bellamy said yesterday. “Cameron hasn’t played 400 games without getting targeted? I reckon he will handle that OK and that will give us a couple of other opportunities in other situations.”

While the Storm have long

been criticised for their wrestling tactics at the ruck, they believe Sharks are flouting the rules on markers and they have been training this week in preparation.

Rather than standing square immediately in front of the playthe-ball with the second player directly behind, their markers have been standing side by side, which prevents Smith’s usual

running from dummy half.

Despite reports that their longtime leader had put pen to paper, Smith said this week he and the Storm were still finalising the deal that would see him play on for an 18th season.

The game is the last in Melbourne and dependent on the result could be the final hurrah for superstar Billy Slater.

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In brief Diamonds avenge loss Australia have overcome some shaky first and last quarter periods to avenge their Commonwealth Games netball final loss to England with a 52-47 win over the Roses.

Trailing 14-9 late in the first quarter of their Quad Series game in Australia, outscored England 15-10 in each of the the two middle terms to take control of the match. But New Zealand showed they would be no pushovers for Australia in the Quad Series with a 61-37 crushing of South Africa in Tauranga on Tuesday.

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Wolff replaces Peden A former Olympic and world championship medal winner will take over as Cycling New Zealand’s sprint coach. German Rene Wolff will replace Anthony Peden, who has left the organisation in the wake of an investigation into the culture of the sports body, amid allegations of bullying and inappropriate behaviour. Wolff, from the old East Germany, steered the Dutch national team at the last two Olympic Games.

As a rider, he won two medals, including one gold, at the 2004 Athens Olympics and was a twotime world champion.

- NZME

Ronaldo sees red Cristiano Ronaldo has had a Champions League debut to forget with Juventus as he was sent off in the first half of their 2-0 win at Valencia while holders Real Madrid started their defence by beating Roma 3-0. Ronaldo was dismissed in the 29th minute for a seemingly minor clash with Valencia defender Jeison Murillo. Miralem Pjanic’s pair of penalties gave Juve the win and they are second in Group H on goal difference behind Manchester United after their 3-0 triumph at Young Boys.

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Lowndes wary of Ford

Ballers back on court Gina Woodhouse takes the ball through the court during the opening night of Basketball Mid Canterbury’s A grade women’s competition at Ashburton’s EA Networks Centre on Tuesday night. Woodhouse’s OldIes but Goodies team took on the T-Coll Ballers side in their opening match, and the T-Coll Ballers won by 20 points. Eight teams were taking part in this season’s competition.

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A seventh Bathurst 1000 title is in Craig Lowndes’ sights but the Supercars great fears he will end up in disgruntled rival Scott McLaughlin’s mirror at Mount Panorama.

Lowndes, 44, can join Jim Richards as just the second man to conquer the Great Race seven times on October 7. And Lowndes, who won his first Bathurst 22 years ago, was expected to move a step closer to Peter Brock’s record nine victories this year after his Triple Eight Holden team dominated Sandown.

However, Lowndes expects a huge fightback from McLaughlin. - AAP

■ BASKETBALL

Sixers coach puts massive faith in Fulz, Simmons Ben Simmons and Markelle Fultz are expected this season to join Philadelphia’s Big Three.

No, not as franchise cornerstones – the No. 1 draft picks were already part of that trio with AllStar centre Joel Embiid.

But as long-distance shooters, Simmons and Fultz went 0 for the season on 3s; Simmons, the NBA rookie of the year, missed all 11 attempts and Fultz went 0 for 1 from 3-point range.

Sixers coach Brett Brown said

both players have put in the work needed on their jumpers, though neither player will ever become defined by his work beyond the arc.

Brown said Fultz took about 150,000 shots this summer under the tutelage of trainer Drew Hanlen.

Simmons has worked with his brother, Liam, a former college basketball assistant coach, at 3s and shooting from the elbow.

Simmons attempted just one 3

in the postseason and he’ll have to establish some sort of long-range jumper to become a serious allaround threat in the NBA. “His jump shot’s not going to define him,” Brown said.

“At some point, it will sure help.

But I have aspirations, ambitions for him where I want him to feature on an all-defensive team.

“I personally want to post him more. I look forward to using him as a screener and giving Markelle the ball and let him roll out of it,

that Blake Griffin-sort of half-roll and go to dunk.”

Simmons also needed work on his free throws: He made 191 of 341 for just 56 per cent.

“Imagine if he can score one more point, it translates to three to five more wins,” Brown said.

“When I look at how you’re going to do that, that’s one way that interests me, let’s just get him more free throws.

“Can you finish, can you be a better free-throw shooter than

you were in the regular season?

“He has to be.”

But if Simmons can’t shoot and Fultz can’t shoot, then how are they going to play together on a Sixers team that won 52 games last season?

“At (some) point of the game, is it the start, is it ending, those two guys will play together,” Brown said. “There’s zero doubt we’ll go through some growing pains as everyone expects and should expect.”

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Cryptic crossword

Friday, September 21, 2018

Simon Shuker’s Code Cracker

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ACROSS 7. Homeland (6,7) 8. Unconquered (8) 9. Resounded (4) 10. Concealed (6) 12. Put upon (6) 14. Curious (3) 15. Perceiving (6) 17. Break free (6) 19. Slender (4) 21. Without a pattern (2,6) 23. Continuous (13)

DOWN 1. Sailor’s dance (8) 2. Protect (6) 3. Legal document (4) 4. Occur at the same time (8) 5. Snare (6) 6. Smile (4) 11. Forbidden zone (2-2,4) 13. Presumes (8) 16. Exempt (6) 18. Appetiser (6) 20. Join (4) 22. Uncommon (4)

WordBuilder

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

Quick crossword

TODAY’S GOALS: Good - 17 Excellent - 24

ARIES (Mar 21-Apr 19): People are so complex they often don’t know their own reasons for taking a certain action. Introspection only captures but the tiny fraction of a thought process. So go easy on yourself. You had your reasons.

TAURUS (Apr 20-May 20): If you haven’t decided what goals to set, don’t rush. Your sincere desire to be useful and helpful will propel you forward better than any other ambition.

GEMINI (May 21-Jun 21): You’ll be reassessing what matters to you. It’s almost as if your priorities come up for review when the sun is about to change signs, and today you’ll be reassessing what matters to you to better plan your future.

CANCER (Jun 22-Jul 22): Staying healthy is about prevention, eating right, sleeping long and being happy. Later you’ll be glad you put today’s energy toward creating better habits around self-care.

LEO (Jul 23-Aug 22): The zoom function of your mind is touchy, and you’ll have to check yourself to keep from getting too analytical. Every action counts for something, but no actions count for everything. That should take the pressure off.

VIRGO (Aug 23-Sep 22): A surge of inner determination will be your lovely parting gift as the sun prepares to leave your part of the sky. You’ll push forward, no hesitation, and face life head-on.

LIBRA (Sep 23-Oct 23): The way to handle compliments is to turn them around, flattering the kindness and observation of the giver. These and other niceties are old hat to you. Cosmic attention coming your way will activate your social grace.

SCORPIO (Oct 24-Nov 21): You’ll make the first call, and you’ll also be the one to repeat call when the other person isn’t calling you back. That doesn’t make you less powerful; it makes you more in control of the relationship’s destiny.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov 22-Dec 21): People from the past will figure in and you’ll find out what they’re up to.

You’ll also note what’s changed – your entire self-concept, for starters. Because you see yourself in a new light, the world does, too.

CAPRICORN (Dec 22-Jan 19): Gather more information to satisfy your curiosity or to help yourself understand a situation better, but don’t worry about passing judgment. This one is not for you to decide.

AQUARIUS (Jan 20-Feb 18): Unfortunately, just because it’s called a game doesn’t automatically make it fun. But the players can make up the difference today, so invite your favourite people to join you in this “game.”

PISCES (Feb 19-Mar 20): You have a talent for relating to those whose education and culture is different from your own and this is handy today as your life is enhanced by connecting with those from other walks of life.

Previous cryptic solution

Across: 1. Concur 8. Unity 9. Invalid 11. Newly-wed 12. Derby 15. Mask 16. Ego 17. Elan 19. Wrote 21. Outsider 24. Détente 25. Eight 26. Overly 9 Down: 2. Ounce 3. Clambake 3 4. Ruin 5. Burly 6. View 7. Eyed 10. Delighted 12. Damp 1 13.

2 Reprieve 4 14. Ante 18. Piety 20. Total 21. Oxen 22. Toga 23. Redo

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18. Don 20. Elephants 21. Abets 22. Hypnosis. 5 Previous solution: ale, ate, eat, eta, eth, hale, Down: 1. Model 2. Results 3. Slab 4. Alternatively 6 4 www.thepuzzlecompany.co.nz halt, hat, hate, heal, heat, lah, lat, late, lath, 5. Mails 6. Serpent 7. Decided 12. Matches 13. Deadpan 8 Thin.

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21/9 6 2 4 6 5 8 PREVIOUS SOLUTIONS Sudoku Fill the grid so that every column, every row and 3x3 box contains the digits 1 to 9.

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life will be held at our Chapel, cnr East and Cox Streets, Ashburton on TUESDAY, September 25, commencing at 1.30pm. Followed by interment at the Ashburton New Lawn Cemetery.

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Family Notices 38 Ashburton Guardian DEATHS AITKEN, Shirley Irene – On September 20, 2018, died peacefully at Ashburton Hospital. In her 97th year.

Dearly beloved wife of the late Don Aitken, loved mother and mother-in-law of Ross and Pat, Bevan and Nicky, and Graeme and Marie.

Loved sister and sister-in-law of the late Fred Walker and Marjory Bool, the late Moreen and Bert Harvey, Lawrence and the late Mabel Walker.

Loved sister-in-law of Meryl and the late Bert Aitken, and Margaret and the late Russell King. Treasured Nanny of Ben, Jamie, Nic and Sara, and Great Nanny of Fergus, Cleo and Ava. Loved auntie to all her nephews and nieces. Messages to Aitken family, PO Box 472, Ashburton 7740. In lieu of flowers donations to Ashburton St John Ambulance would be appreciated and may be left at the service. Special thanks to all the caring staff at Ward One and AAU at Ashburton Hospital, Rosebank Retirement Village and St John Ambulance. A service to celebrate Shirley’s life will be held at our Chapel, cnr East and Cox Streets, Ashburton on TUESDAY, September 25, commencing at 1.30pm. Followed by interment at the Ashburton New Lawn Cemetery.

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Rangitata Klondyke at 4:00 pm, yesterday

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Canterbury Readings

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SMITH Mary Isobel (Isobel) – On September 20, 2018 at Ashburton. Loved daughter of the late William and Mary McCormick and loved sister and sister-in-law of the late Ansley, and Ivy, June and Ron Kircher, Doug and Shirley, the late Alan, and Yvonne, Margaret and Tom Gundry, and Elizabeth and George Lowe and a loved Aunty of all her nieces and nephews.

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MUCKLE, Ivan Winston – On September 17, 2018.

Passed away peacefully at Ashburton Hospital. Dearly loved husband of Sandra.

Loved and respected father and father-in-law of Craig and Angela and treasured Grandad of Grace and Lachie. Dearly loved son of the late James and Lily Muckle, and brother and brother-in-law of the late Alfred and Naomi Muckle, the late Douglas and Elaine Muckle, the late Raymond and Joy Muckle, Moira and the late Neill Muckle (Christchurch). Loved uncle to all his nieces and nephews. Respected brotherin-law of Shirley. Loved and respected son in law of Nanny.

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

Forever in our hearts.

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MUCKLE, Ivan Winston – On September 17, 2018.

Passed DEATHSaway peacefully at Ashburton SMITH, MaryHospital.

Isobel Dearly loved husband of Sandra.

(Isobel) – LovedSeptember and respected On 20, father 2018 and father-in-law Craig and at Radius ofMillstream, Angela and treasured Ashburton. Aged 79 years.

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12:55 Justice League MV 2017 Action. Ben Affleck, Gal Gadot. 2:55 Home Again ML 2017 Comedy.

Reese Witherspoon, Michael Sheen. 4:30 Nothing But Trailers MVLSC 4:45 Never Here 16LS 2017 Thriller. Mireille Enos, Sam Shepard.

6:35 Murder On The Orient Express MC 2017 Crime. Kenneth Branagh, Johnny Depp. 8:30 The Big Sick MLS 2017 Romantic Comedy. Cultures collide when a Pakistani comedian falls for an American graduate student, but an illness leads one of them to face their feelings.

Kumail Nanjiani, Zoe Kazan.

10:35 Downsizing MVLSC 2017 Comedy. Matt Damon, Kristen Wiig.

7am The Others M 2001 Thriller. Nicole Kidman, Fionnula Flanagan.

8:45 American Pie 2 16LS 2001 Comedy. Jason Biggs, Shannon Elizabeth.

10:30 The Omen 16VL 2006 Horror. Liev Schreiber, Julia Stiles. 12:15 Bring It On MS 2000 Comedy.

Kirsten Dunst, Eliza Dushku.

1:50 The Others M 2001 Thriller. Nicole Kidman, Fionnula Flanagan.

3:35 Whipped 16LS 2000 Comedy. Amanda Peet, Brian Van Holt.

4:55 Looper 16VL 2012 Scifi. Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Bruce Willis. 6:50 Hunt For The Wilderpeople PGVL 2016 Adventure. Sam Neill, Julian Dennison, Rima Te Wiata.

8:30 What To Expect When You’re Expecting MLS 2012 Romantic Comedy. Five couples experience the ups and downs of having a baby and realise life does not always deliver what is expected.

Cameron Diaz, Jennifer Lopez, Chase Crawford.

10:25 The Cabin In The Woods 16VLC 2012 Horror. Chris Hemsworth, Anna Hutchinson.

SATURDAY

12:50 Love In Paradise PG 2015 Comedy. Luke Perry, Emmanuelle Vaugier.

2:15 Never Here 16LS 2017 Thriller. Mireille Enos, Sam Shepard. 4:05 Murder On The Orient Express MC 2017 Crime. Kenneth Branagh, Johnny Depp.

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MAORI

Midnight Chronicle MV 2012 Sci-fi. Dane DeHaan, Alex Russell. 1:25 Hunt For The Wilderpeople PGVL 2016 Adventure. 3:05 Whipped 16LS 2000 Comedy.

4:25 Looper 16VL 2012 Sci-fi.

CHOICE

6:30 Takaro Tribe 3 6:40 Nga Papara Kapi 3 7:10 Kia Mau 3 7:20 Potae Pai 7:30 Haati Paati 3 7:40 Pukana 2 7:50 Kids’ Kai Kart 3 8am Te Kaea 3 8:30 Kawekorero 3 9am Whanau Living 3 9:30 Cam’s Kai 3 10am F Kai With Anne Thorp 3 10:30 Hip-Hop NZ Nationals 3 11am Te Waipounamu 3 Noon Toa – Toa O Aotearoa PGR 3 12:30 Find Me A Maori Bride PGR 3 1pm Nanakia PGR 3 1:30 Te Mana Kuratahi – Primary Schools Kapa Haka 3 2pm Opaki 3 2:30 Nga Pari Karangaranga O Te Motu 3 3pm Takaro Tribe 3 3:10 Nga Papara Kapi 3 3:40 Kia Mau 3 3:50 Potae Pai 3 4pm Haati Paati 3 4:10 Pukana 3 2 4:20 Kids’ Kai Kart 3 4:30 Grid 3 5pm Tangaroa With Pio 3 5:30 Te Kaea 2 6pm F Polyfest Kapa Haka 6:30 Te Kaea 3

7pm Kawekorero 7:30 Experience PGR 8:30 M Old School AO 2003 Comedy.

Three men, disenchanted with their lives, decide to form their own fraternity to recapture their college glory days. Luke Wilson, Vince Vaughn, Will Ferrell.

10:30 Te Kaea 3 2 11pm This Week PGR Weekly highlights from WWE Raw and WWE SmackDown Live.

11:30 Kawekorero 3 Midnight Closedown

SKY SPORT 1 10am Golf – European Tour (HLS) Portugal Masters – Round One. 10:30 Mainfreight Rugby 11:30 Team Talk Noon Rugby – Mitre 10 Cup (HLS) Northland v Southland.

12:30 Inside The PGA Tour 1pm Golf– European Challenge Tour (HLS) Kazakhstan Open.

2pm Golf – PGA Tour (HLS) Tour Championship by Coca Cola – Round One. 2:30 Golf Central 3:30 The Breakdown 4:30 Team Talk 5pm L Rugby – Farah Palmer Cup Bay of Plenty v Taranaki.

7pm The Crowd Goes Wild 7:30 L Rugby – Mitre 10 Cup Bay of Plenty v Waikato.

From Rotorua International Stadium.

9:30 Mainfreight Rugby Club matches from around New Zealand.

10:30 Rugby – Mitre 10 Cup (HLS) Northland v Southland.

11pm The World Rugby Show 11:30 Fox Sports News

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6am Tiny House Nation 7am Wild Britain With Ray Mears 7:30 Love Nature – Extreme Animal Babies 8:30 American Pickers 9:30 Masters Of Taste With Gary Mehigan 10am Nadiya’s Food Adventure 10:30 Auctioneers And Dealers 11:30 Chris Tarrant – Extreme Railway Journeys 12:30 From Russia To Iran 1:30 Chinese New Year – The Biggest Celebration On Earth 2:30 The Doctor Who Took Kids Off Drugs 3 3:30 Love Nature – 10 Puppies And Us 4:30 My France With Manu – Rhone Valley Manu takes in the offerings of Provence.

5:30 American Restoration 6pm Shed And Buried 6:30 American Pickers 7:30 Down East Dickering 8:30 Alone PGR 9:30 Ozzy And Jack’s World Detour PGR At their Key West starting point, Ozzy and Jack do some deep-sea fishing and visit Robert the Haunted Doll.

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1:30 Ultimate Fighter 28 2:30 Fight Night 4:30 Rugby League – Super League (RPL) Super 8s – Huddersfield Giants v Wigan Warriors.

6:30 Inside Serie A 7pm L Rugby League – Women’s NRL Broncos v Warriors.

8:30 L Rugby League – NRL Preliminary Final One – Storm v Sharks.

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– PGA Tour (HLS) Tour Championship by Coca Cola – 5am Cricket – T20 Blast Round One. 5am L Golf – (HLS) Semi-final Two – Sussex v PGA Tour Tour Championship Somerset. 5:30 Cricket – T20 Blast (HLS) Final.

by Coca Cola – Round Two.

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9:10 Homestead Rescue PG Ozark Mountain Misery.

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6:35 Garage Rehab – Revisited PG Return to Scotty’s Automotive.

7:30 Aussie Gold Hunters PG 8:30 Weather Gone Viral M Hazards of the Job. 9:25 Megatrains PG USA – Schnabel Car. 10:15 What On Earth? PG Forbidden City of Inca Gold.

11:05 Naked And Afraid M 11:55 The Coroner – I Speak For The Dead M Trial by Fire.

SATURDAY

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Ballers back on the court

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NEW CHAMPS IN 2018

Flavio Vianna won the 2017 Peak to Pub, but won’t be a starter this year unless the weather forces the postponement of the event from Saturday until Sunday.

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BY ERIN TASKER

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Record entries and a good weather forecast mean the 2018 instalment of the Peak to Pub multisport race, which starts at the top of Mt Hutt Ski Area and finishes in Methven, is shaping up to be huge.

With a day still to go before entries closed numbers for Saturday’s ski/bike/run race had surpassed 400, which was well up on last year’s total entries of around 365.

By yesterday afternoon they’d had to start turning people away, as with 435 entries the field was at capacity.

But two names that were not

likely to feature on the starting list were the defending champions in both the men’s and women’s events, with the men’s defending champion Flavio Vianna and the women’s defending champion Julia Grant both having been away overseas competing, Mt Hutt sales and marketing co-ordinator Richie Owen said.

Methven’s Grant was a definite non-starter while Vianna was due to arrive back in the country on Saturday, and if the weather forced the postponement of the event until Sunday, he had indicated he could compete, Owen said.

But with Saturday’s weather looking good and a postponement

not likely at this stage, it was highly likely there would be new champions this year.

Grant had won the women’s race for the past three years, while Vianna had won the event the past two years, with Methven’s Glenn Currie – now the race director for the Coast to Coast – winning in 2015, and Vianna also picking up the 2014 title.

“It’s anyone’s race, which is pretty cool,” Owen said.

The race started at the top of Mt Hutt with competitors making a 500-metre dash to their skis before skiing from the mountain’s summit to the base (a roughly 500 metre vertical ski).

At the base they swapped skis

for bikes and pedalled their way 12km down the ski area’s access road, before switching to running shoes for the 12km run into the Methven township, with a small, refreshing 10 metre swim across the RDR in the middle.

The race would finish outside the Blue Pub. The race was set to begin at the top of the mountain at 2pm and the fastest competitors were likely to complete the course in roughly 1 hour 15 minutes.

Owen said the Peak to Pub – which was into its 19th year – was growing in popularity.

Most of the event’s entries generally came from the wider Canterbury area, and around 150 peo-

ple took part in the 2014 event, while in 2015 just under 300 took part.

The past two years the event had topped 350 entrants, and this year numbers were well over the 400 mark.

“I think perhaps we have got a few more teams this year, but in saying that there’s about 195 individuals, too,” Owen said.

While it hadn’t been a massive year at Mt Hutt in terms of snow accumulation, it had been a steady season and the snow base was still good.

The ski area had only had to close for nine days so far this season, compared to 21 closed days in total for the 2017 ski season.

Local rugby league derby all on at Robilliard Park

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