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Ashburton police are dealing with more than one family violence incident every day of the year but Ashburton police senior sergeant Scott Banfield believes this could just be the tip of the iceberg.

Speaking yesterday to Ashburton District councillors, Banfield spelled out a range of crime statistics and said that across family violence and child abuse there was a significant workload for his staff.

“Family harm could be anything from a loud argument to the risk of someone

being hurt. A lot still goes unreported,” he said.

In spite of dealing with an average of 1.2 reports of family violence every day, Banfield said the number of incidents was actually declining in the district.

It was a different situation with child abuse figures, however, he said.

“We’re busy every day with child abuse in the district – physical and sexual. Out of five staff in the CIB four would be working on child abuse.”

Situations where children were being abused came to police attention through a range of sources and there were now

systems in place that ensured many organisations could have an impact in this area, he said.

“Often it’s not just a case of police getting the bad guy and locking them up, there’s a lot of work done in the background.”

When it came to suicide, police were not provided with the numbers, Banfield said.

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Arcade hosts gallery

BY KATIE TODD

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The marvels of the South Island have taken over the Ashburton Arcade, thanks to the arrival of a one week pop-up art gallery.

Debbie Lambert and Sue Simpson have set up nearly 60 artworks for sale in Redmond’s Furniture & Flooring.

The art features landscapes and other subjects, captured in watercolour and oils, and ranges in price from $50 - $2000.

Simpson and Lambert saw the

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space in Redmond’s and thought it would make an ideal pop-up gallery to “get our paintings out there”, Simpson said.

“We’ve had a lot of interest already, and it’s a good opportunity to buy for Christmas,” she said.

Lambert and herself travel around the South Island doing a lot of on-site, open-air “plein air painting,” she said The sale will be open from 9am to 5.30pm today, from 10am to 1pm on Saturday and from 9am to 3pm on Monday.

Right – Works by Sue Simpson and Debbie Lambert star in a pop-up gallery in the Arcade.

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Housing project to be launched

BY SUE NEWMAN

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A social housing project will be launched in Ashburton next month, providing new living options for older people.

The need for affordable accommodation was identified by social agency Presbyterian Support and the organisation has been trying for several years to pull a social housing deal together.

Ashburton man Jamie Dalzell has made it work. He’s bought a six-bedroom house in Allenton’s Miller Avenue, one that served its time as an IDEA Services home for the IHC, and is currently converting this into an eight bedroom property that will be a new home for older Ashburtonians who struggle to afford market rentals.

Dalzell said he’s committed to the social housing project and the idea of providing good accommodation for older people in a flatting style situation.

“I rang Presbyterian Support and said I had this idea. They were pretty excited particularly because there’s no risk for them in it,” he said.

“It was a bit overwhelming for them but I’ve been doing this sort of thing for 15 years.”

Dalzell owns and runs Coronation Holiday Park and Motels.

While Presbyterian Support had initially hoped to have the Ash-

Opening the gate on Ashburton’s new social housing partnership between property owner Jamie Dalzell and Presbyterian Support.

PHOTO SUE NEWMAN 210917-SN-008 burton District Council as a social housing project partner, Dalzell believes a private party partner is a better option as the investor he has every reason to ensure its success, he said.

“If the council had become involved, the costs would inevitably have ended up on rates.”

Renovations on the property are under way and once the house is tenanted, Dalzell’s role will be largely a property management one. Presbyterian Support will identify tenants and set qualifying criteria.

Those tenants will pay a weekly rent that covers electricity but as

they would in a flatting situation the rest of their expenses are their own, he said.

“I see our potential tenants will include older people – middle age and over, or couples. This house is in a nice residential area so those referred will need to be respectful of their neighbours.”

The property will have shared bathrooms and a large communal kitchen and lounge area.

Cleaning of the communal areas will be contracted and Dalzell will maintain lawns and gardens, but there is an opportunity for tenants to contract to do this work, he said.

For him, the accommodation complex provides not only a business opportunity but also an opportunity to be involved in a project that has real community benefits.

Presbyterian Support had previously tried to buy this property but was unsuccessful, manager Jackie Girvan said.

The organisation, however, remained committed to a social housing project.

“I was rapt when Jamie came to me. It happened very suddenly and it’s great to be finally making traction; we’ve been working in this space for a long time, she said.

Most weeks she deals with one or two people who are struggling to find accommodation and having a private investor prepared to come into a social housing partnership was fantastic, Girvan said.

“This has to be commercially viable and for us it’s a way of getting into social housing without having to buy the house.”

There will be no problem finding tenants, they’ll be people who struggle for whatever reason to find a place for themselves, she said.

“I think they’ll come to me and there’s already been a bit of interest but I want to get all my ducks in a row before we start writing tenancies.”

From P1 “These seem to be hidden statistics. We don’t talk about them enough as a community and yet we have 600 suicides a year nationally and that’s higher than the road toll.”

Like the rest of New Zealand, drugs remained a problem in the Ashburton District, he said.

“Meth is now easier to get than cannabis but we’ve had a lot of success with warrants.”

Over a number of years a large number of drug dealers were prosecuted but they were generally back out on the street in two or three years.

“Sadly there’s not been a lot of rehabilitation and they’re back in business. We get significant information about drug supply and dealing and how easy it is to get and we put a lot of time and effort into this area.”

Police, and a range of community organisations, continued to work hard to clean up Ashburton’s youth offending, Banfield said.

There were a range of options for dealing with young offenders, and while some took these up, others did not.

“They’ll just go from youth prison to adult prison. We’re doing our best to hold them accountable but we do have our hands tied by the youth system. Inevitably it comes back to the family and the individual. The help’s there if they want it but we do have to nudge some of these people.”

If a young offender moved away from Ashburton, they weren’t cut loose by the system; police in the area they were moving to were notified, he said.

Ashburton police remained under pressure to deal with the number of service calls they received each year – more than 1700, but overall crime in the district was down – Ashburton by 11 per cent, Methven by 27 per cent and Rakaia by 4 per cent, Banfield said.

“Yes, we have high profile events, but overall Mid Canterbury is a safe place to be compared to similar size towns in other parts of New Zealand. The numbers we have are going in the right direction.”

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‘Blue do’ raises prostate cancer awareness at Carrfields

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The lads and ladies at Carrfields Ashburton jumped on board Blue September yesterday, hosting a morning tea to show their support for healthy prostates.

As part of Mid Canterbury Rugby’s Blue September campaign, the agribusiness company invited their staff to donate and show their support for the Prostate Cancer Foundation.

Staff enjoyed blue food and proudly sported their blue ribbons.

“It’s about raising awareness of a dangerous disease,” said staff member Simon Fleetwood.

He said getting regular checks was important, especially for someone like him nearing 40 years of age and with a young family.

It was the first time Carrfields had hosted a ‘blue do’.

However, Fleetwood said staff there had previously been involved with the Movember campaign, which also supports the Prostate Cancer Foundation.

Carrfields staff help to raise awareness of prostate cancer with a Blue September “Blue do”. From left: Simon Fleetwood, Mark O’Grady and Alastair Thomson.

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Council wants your great ideas

BY SUE NEWMAN

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When it comes to the place we call home, everyone has ideas about how it could be a better place to live.

And the Ashburton District Council wants to hear those ideas, it wants to know about the big things and the little things that residents think would improve their quality of life.

In what is a ground-breaking venture for any local authority, the council has launched a community survey it hopes will generate ideas that can be taken forward into the long-term plan (LTP) that spells out how rates money will be spent for the next 10 years.

Vincie Billante The It’s Our Place survey is the brainchild of the council’s community relations team with team manager Vincie Billante saying it

was the ultimate community consultation tool.

“We want to do our LTP consultation so much better this time.

We’re going all-out to find out what matters to people, what they want and we want them to have their say,” she said.

The survey will be run in three phases.

Phase one asks people what they think should happen in the district over the coming 10 years, and it’s a real chance for people to have a say in shaping their community now, and into the future, Billante said.

Phase two will list the ideas people have given and ask for community comment and phase three will take the most widely support-

ed of those ideas, cost them and take them forward into long-term plan discussions.

The first question – “what should happen in our district over the next 10 years?” – has been released while the next two questions, building on the answers from question one, will be launched on October 27 and November 24.

The draft LTP will go out for public consultation early next year.

While the survey asks for personal information such as email and phone number, this remains confidential.

“We only need this so we can go back to you and tell you when the next phase opens,” Billante said.

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The survey would be driven by district councillors, many of whom will be available on Monday at Boulevard Day to talk to about the project.

Some of the early responses have focused on ideas for the town centre and around super highways and by-pass options, she said.

The survey is available online at www.itsourplace.com or on an app, Atenno, that is available to download free from the App Store or Google Play.

Hard copy survey forms are also available from the council office, the Ashburton Library or EA Networks Centre.

The first survey questions should be submitted by October 18.

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ELECTION 2017 OUR VIEW

Friday, September 22, 2017

Guardian team on election Ahead of Saturday’s 2017 General Election, the Guardian editorial team offer up their thoughts on policies, people and polling.

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have election fatigue.

I am tired of the half-truths, the innuendoes, the shadows, the trolls, the promises, the attentiongrabbing headlines, the entrenched views.

I want to live in a country that has a healthy economy and a healthy environment, where people have access to doctors and hospital care when they need it and education. I want those in genuine need to be able to access the help they require; where there is fair reward for working hard.

So I like a little bit of policy across all the parties. I wish they’d all stop being so entrenched and work it out for the benefit of everyone who lives in this country. I took the Vote Compass – it said vote United Future.

It’s been interesting to follow the party campaigns on Facebook.

One researcher at the University of Canterbury says he has found a way to predict voter intention based in Facebook Likes.

Jakob Baek Kristensen, a PhD student in the Media and Communication

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department of UC Arts, has co-written a paper that has been published in the academic journal PLOS ONE, Parsimonious data: How a single Facebook like predicts voting behaviour in multi-party systems.

Jakob says the effects of social media on politics is still a fairly unexplored area.

“We leave digital traces behind whenever we click on something on the web.

This research shows that a person’s political ‘likes’ on Facebook can predict the party they vote for with fairly high accuracy.”

This could bring a new angle to election forecasting. I put about as much faith in those as the televised debates and classroom appearances of the past few days. It just feels like entertainment.

I’ve conducted my own poll over the past few days and one thing’s for sure, some people don’t know who to believe. And they’re as tired of the campaigning as I am.

Bring on Saturday night and the reality show Who Will Be NZ’s Next Prime Minister.

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f it wasn’t so serious, the run up to this year’s election would be a great script for a reality television show.

It’s had all the elements – changing faces, changing fortunes, policies that challenge, charm or horrify, one-upmanship and a plot that’s easy to follow – the race for the golden egg – a seat in parliament or an electorate to call their own.

On the local front it’s been National’s race to run and win, but we’ve got some intriguing side plays going on.

Andrew Falloon is the consummate politician with an assurance that belies his status as a first-timer, while Labour’s Jo

SUE NEWMAN Senior reporter Luxton is still finding her feet.

The Andrew and Jo show is almost a mirror of the bigger battle for ratings, the Bill and Jacinda show.

Close your eyes. The characters are so closely aligned and you wouldn’t know which show you were watching.

Throw in The Opportunity Party’s Olly Wilson – articulate, intelligent, charismatic. Close

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ell haven’t the past months been quite something.

The election has sure opened up a big Pandora’s Box of angst, fear, scandal, wild opinion-wielders and (dare I say it) dimwits. But it’s sure been informative.

I’ve learnt that adults will always despise my millennial generation – both when it’s full of apathetic non-voters and when it’s full of zombies vacantly drooling over Our Lord and Saviour Jacinda.

I’ve learnt the power of water to turn placid citizens into crazed keyboard warriors.

I’ve learnt that Patrick Gower doesn’t know any synonyms to

your eyes and he could be Winston Peters. We mirror the national scene with our candidates and we’ll mirror the national scene with our outcome.

National will win on home turf by several lengths and by a fingertip or two nationally.

And watch Andrew Falloon.

He’ll be the party’s big riser this term; two terms down and he could be in the hot seat.

KATIE TODD Reporter the word volatile (if I had a dollar for each time I’ve heard it…).

And I’ve learnt oh so many new animal related sayings from the ever-charming Gareth Morgan.

Although it’s been immensely entertaining, I definitely look forward to some good old fashioned silence when the lid goes on this weekend. But if I’m to carry one big positive out of this election – it’s got to be the

refreshing accessibility of it all.

From the plethora of online election tools to the millions of David Seymour memes and even the election section on our own nifty little Ashburton App – it’s all there in its utterly un-dismissible glory. I’ve never felt quite so ready to exercise my democratic right – be it for a better future, or just to get this darn thing over and done.

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ne of the saddest terms of our modern age, I believe, is “the working poor”.

If people work hard, they should be able to enjoy what are considered the basics of life in a developed nation.

That is living in a warm and dry home, having access to healthy food and good education and medical services, and being able to provide for their families.

When people are juggling two or three jobs, but still struggle to pay for these things, there is something seriously wrong with our country.

Having said that, I am cautious of rais-

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’m writing this from probably quite a different seat to many of my colleagues, as they have sat through several elections.

However, I have the joy of this election being my first as a voter, and I never quite expected it to be this exciting.

On a nationwide front, we have seen scandal, resignation and a new policy announced just about every day as the major parties jab and counter to get the edge in what is looking like a much closer election than many would have expected a year ago.

One of the more interesting things I’ve seen is how social media has played its part in this election.

The main new invention that has come out of this election are certain Facebook pages that post ‘memes’ with political relevance.

Some have allegiances, such as ‘Winston Peters’ Weaponised Meme Bank’ (you can guess who they support) and the ‘Backing the Kiwi Meme’ page, who are pro-Labour.

Obviously these pages are a bit of fun, but they are still built upon the political parties’ messages, and could have an effect on this year’s election for sure.

I can imagine they are increasing interest amongst the younger voters, (I certainly know my friends have taken notice of them) which can only be good.

They say the young people will decide this election, and I am quite happy to be in that category.

It is our futures that have the longest fallout from what a government might do, so it is good to have the opportunity to decide it.

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ing the minimum wage too high, as this can make it more expensive for struggling businesses to take on inexperienced and unskilled staff.

At the same time that a goverment creates fair rules around employment, it is

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ho said politics was boring?

I used to think that.

To me, politicians were always just puppets on a string. The kind that sit there motionless, expressionless and lifeless.

Someone would tug on their rope and they’d spring to life – producing a verbal ensemble that would impress even the most stoic of rubbish talkers.

That part I guess hasn’t really changed.

Politicians were people who pretended to know what they were talking about – but were the masters of procuring something from thin air in the heat of the moment to give validity to their argument.

I guess that hasn’t changed much either.

Yet the 2017 Election, for some reason, completely surprising to me, has left me in a myriad of emotions.

I’m confused beyond repair, somewhat angry and yet also I’m both captivated and intrigued.

That part has definitely changed.

This campaign battle, and I use the term battle because it has been like throwing a sole zebra into a cage of lions, has had a little bit of everything and it all

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ies, damned lies and statistics.

American author Mark Twain’s observation, which he apparently attributed to former British Prime Minister Benjamin Disraeli, could also be applied to the political polls carried out during this election

campaign.

It’s only my opinion but I take Twain’s comment as telling me to be careful about what is presented as fact, as sometimes it’s a long way from reality. Especially when it comes to numbers.

I’d like to think that’s the case with the polls we’ve been bombarded with over the past couple of months.

At least that’s what I’m hoping, otherwise the dramatic swings in support could be taken as a signal that, as a nation we’re very easily swayed by what’s being fed to us, whether it’s the exposure of Steven Joyce’s fiscal hole or questions over the avalanche of taxes Labour is apparently about to rain down on us.

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just as important that organisations can survive. Without a strong economy and thriving businesses, there would not be jobs for workers in the first place.

Because this is such an important balance, just how a government plans to retain economic growth while not leaving behind low-wage earners has been a big issue for me in this election.

Low wages is one issue, and then there are others which contribute, such as the housing crisis.

These are factors which do not just hurt the families who are experiencing them, but they harm society as a whole, and feed into what is a growing gap between rich and poor.

MATT MARKHAM Editor

started, for me anyway, with the one man no one seems to care enough about to remember.

Andrew Little, remember him?

He fell from grace and paved the way for one of the most remarkable resurrections in New Zealand political history.

Jacinda-Mania took a hold. We all braced ourselves.

It was game on and it has been ever since.

If I’m honest, I don’t really mind who wins tomorrow.

Actually, that’s a lie. I know who I want to win. I just don’t think I’m ready to publicly declare it.

That part has definitely changed.

COLIN WILLISCROFT Rural reporter

It’s been punch and counter-punch, and if Sunday’s fight between Joseph Parker and Hughie Fury is half as entertaining boxing fans will be more than happy.

But back to the polls.

Are we as indecisive as they make us look, swinging like a wind socket depending on the direction of who is blowing hardest on any particular day?

I’m not sure but I’m over it.

Roll on tomorrow.

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Man sets himself alight outside Parliament

Borough School’s Year 3 and 4 students are bringing the sights and sounds of Africa to the stage for this year’s production.

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■ THE LION KING

Borough School stars take to the stage

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Young stars at Ashburton Borough School are delving into the Disney archives to bring a beloved tale to the stage next week.

Year 3 and 4 students have been preparing a musical pro-

duction based on the Lion King.

They performed dress rehearsals yesterday in front of other students, and will deliver their final performances on Tuesday and Wednesday.

Student Isabel Wang said they’d been chipping away on

the production for several weeks.

“We’ve all practised a lot,” she said.

“We even made our own costumes using things like pillowcases,” student Lily Jessep said.

Student Ricco Peauafi Symonds said the show included

some scenes which aren’t in the movie. The production will take to the stage at 6.30pm on September 26 and 27, at Borough School’s Performance Centre.

Tickets are $10 for adults, and a gold coin donation for children.

A man was rushed to hospital with critical burns after setting himself on fire in what appeared to be a protest on the grounds of Parliament.

Witnesses said placards were on the ground around the lone man as ambulance staff treated him just before 4pm on Thursday.

A spokeswoman for Wellington Free Ambulance said two paramedics and a senior officer attended the scene and soon after transported the man to Wellington Hospital.

Senior Sergeant Glenn Turner told reporters police were appealing for witnesses to the incident.

He declined to comment on what the man’s motives were and said his identity had yet to be established.

“Things like this are highly unusual and extremely unfortunate, but it’s early in our inquiries as to exactly what happened,” he said.

Parliamentary Services said Parliament’s forecourt and lawn had been locked down and were being treated as a crime scene.

Prime Minister Bill English, travelling on his campaign bus, was expected to make a statement on the incident later in the day.

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OUR VIEW

We all need to vote, it’s important Matt Markham

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ome of you will have your minds made up, others will still need to make their minds up and there are those, who walk among us, who will never actually make their minds up.

But the most important thing to remember ahead of election day tomorrow – is to vote.

We are incredibly lucky to have the chance to have a say in who governs our country and it’s not something we should take for granted.

Each and every vote that is cast is as important as the one before it and the one after it.

No matter how insignificant you think your vote might be, it is, in the grand scheme of things, extremely important.

When I hosted the Meet the Candidates night last week, I used the following quote from Abraham Lincoln which I feel best sums up the attitude to take when it comes to deciding to vote.

We all love the opportunity to have our voices heard and the best way we can have our voice heard in this election is by ticking the box of the person and/or party that we feel best represents our voice.

If we don’t, then we have nothing to complain about. Here’s how Lincoln put it: “Elections belong to the people. It’s their decision. If they decide to turn their back on the fire and burn their behinds, then they will just have to sit on their blisters.”

In other words, if we don’t vote – we don’t deserve to complain.

And there are a lot of people who in the last couple of months may have fallen into that category from the last election.

They’ve complained a lot about the affairs of the current government. Yet they didn’t take the opportunity to vote them out at the last election.

So it’s quite simple. If you haven’t already, get yourself to a polling booth today or tomorrow and get your vote to count.

New Zealand needs a decision and if we rest on our laurels and leave it for the rest of the population to decide for us then we may end up with a result that we don’t like, or a result we don’t desire.

YOUR VIEWS ON FACEBOOK

Question of the say: What’s your biggest fear about the outcome of this weekend’s election?

Deby If labour get in the continued whinging from the farming community and how screwed they will be. If National get in then the self righteousness of some of those farmers who already have given themselves a God complex.

be a wasted vote. We would be so much better off if people actually voted for the party who most aligned with what is important to them. Even if someone is not registered they can still vote today and tomorrow but not Saturday.

Leanne Uneducated people voting on empty or false promises from parties!

Savann New Zealand staying the way it is. Poor environmental care Poor health care Poor education Way to much poverty Large suicide rates And politicians that only care about lining their own pockets and promising bullocks that they’ll never be able to achieve.

Kay That we dont get to have a chance to buy a home ...and maybe get a pay increase ....let new zealand buy before ever other person from different countrys ,when nz cant even afford to buy in there own country ...what does that say .....bring down price of meat and dairy product too..

David People won’t be able to see past the lies and allowing labour into position of power

Catherine That there will still be more people not voting than voted for any one party. As well as those who do vote feeling like they have to vote for either National or Labour because someone told them that to vote for anyone else would

Fiona That if the Government remains the same . The regions will continue to decline , and the Housing crisis will get worse

Hillary That Bill & his clowns get in.... hope to goddness they don’t in my books We need a breath of fresh air.....

Nathan That the Greens will make it back into parliament.

Jonathon That we end up with a labor greens coalition.

Gary Someone will be elected on promises they cant keep.

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Friday, September 22, 2017

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t’s been another good week.

The good vibes started on Saturday with an afternoon in the sunshine and then the first BBQ at the Hooper residence for the season before that epic test match against the poor old Springboks.

Has there been a more complete test match display by an All Blacks’ side than that? Some have come close, but that one will be tough to top.

The only positive for the South Africans that I could see was the performance of replacement prop Steven Kitshoff, who seemed to be very prominent when he came on. Although with that crop of bright red hair he has, it’s very hard to miss him eh?

He gave the Alternative Commentary Team someone else to aim at. He was quickly nicknamed, “Simply Red, shorts too tight to mention”.

Good news for him and other redheads this week.

The love lives of redhaired British men are being improved thanks to a phenomenon linked to a certain red-headed musician, a study has revealed.

The “Ed Sheeran effect” may be helping turn around the love fortunes of long-suffering ginger men.

A new poll reveals that redheaded men are getting more attention from women since Sheeran’s rise to super-stardom.

The research found that one in five men with red hair in the age group 25-34 have been getting more sexual attention from the opposite sex.

Similarly, it was also found that a third of women polled said that their opinion of ginger males had improved since Sheeran’s rise to fame.

Ginger men also report that they have been on the receiving end of fewer jokes about their hair colour.

I have two words for people who take the mickey out of redheads, Samantha Hayes! Who is nearly as cute as Manda.

While we are on the good news train. I raised my mocha

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For the longest time, experts warned us that coffee might cause cancer.

Science has debunked that idea, but could the exact opposite be true? In a new study of 7000 men, those who drank three cups of strong coffee per day (espresso, cappuccino or macchiato) without any syrups or added sugars – were 53 per cent less likely to develop prostate cancer.

These Italian-style brews are more concentrated with caffeine and antioxidants than your standard drop and researchers found these compounds in the coffee prevent the growth of prostate cancer

cells. Italy has one of the lowest prostate cancer rates in Europe.

Coincidence? Other recent studies have linked coffee to longer lifespans, sharper brains and reduced risk of heart disease. I’m sold!

That is a superb segue to this.

Like half of Ashburton I have been struggling to shake the Man Flu/Cold that’s been doing the rounds.

I think I now have the answer.

I received this email earlier in the week: Phill.

If you want a good cure for the man flu/cold. Try this. Soak eight or 10 blackballs in a good-sized glass of whiskey overnight.

Next day drink one dessertspoonful every hour, followed by a glass of water.

If there is any left at bedtime, scull the rest and get a good night’s sleep.

Works for me.

Marion Cheers Marion (literally) Till next week Hoo roo Phill Hooper Head chef at Hooper’s BBQ 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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■ MEXICO

Church collapse kills 11 A child’s baptism turned into tragedy when the roof of a church collapsed as a powerful earthquake shook central Mexico. Eleven members of a family died, including the 2-month-old girl being christened.

The only survivors were the girl’s father, the priest and the priest’s assistant, the Archdiocese of Puebla said. At least four minors were among the dead.

“It was a scene of horror, sadness with most of the people inside the church dying,” priest’s assistant Lorenzo Sanchez told The Associated Press.

Sanchez said those who survived moved to the edges of the church when the swaying started while those who died didn’t have time to do so.

“One of the things they taught us is to stick to the firm walls of our church, which is old and its structure a bit deteriorated,” he said.

When the ground stopped shaking, people called for help using loudspeakers and residents of nearby communities quickly arrived with shovels, pickaxes and chains to haul away rubble.

They dug for hours through the crumbling remains of the Santiago Apostol church but found the 11 relatives had died.

Covered in dust and ex-

Clinton’s book a hit Clinton’s book, What Happened, about her stunning presidential election loss in 2016 to Donald Trump, sold more than 300,000 copies in the combined formats of hardcover, e-book and audio, Simon & Schuster told The Associated Press. The book’s hardcover sales of 168,000 were the highest opening for any nonfiction release in five years, according to NPD BookScan, which tracks around 85 per cent of retail print sales. Mark Owen’s No Easy Day, a 2012 memoir about the killing of Osama bin Laden, sold more than 250,000 copies in its first week.

The sky is exposed from inside Santiago Apostol church which collapsed during a 7.1 earthquake in Mexico. According to family, 11 relatives died inside the church during the quake, the only people who survived were the baby’s father, the priest and the priest’s assistant.

PHOTO AP hausted, the rescuers laid the bodies out on the same street where a party was meant to be held after the baptism. They covered them with canvas to protect them from the rain.

Family members of the dead travelled overnight from other states to attend the wake in Puebla, the state capital where

mourners said a final goodbye to their loved ones.

Each coffin had a name attached: Florencio, Fidela, Aurelia, Manuela, Maria de Jesus, Carmen, Samuel, Azucena, Feliciana, Susana and Elideth – the girl who was to be baptised.

The magnitude 7.1 quake

was centred in Puebla state, where it killed more than 40 people. Across Mexico it killed more than 200 people.

In Mexico City, rescue efforts continued at a primary and secondary school where 25 bodies had been found and a young girl was located alive amid the rubble.

– AP

■ NEW YORK

North Korea: ‘Trump sounds like a dog barking’ North Korean Foreign Minister Ri Yong Ho has called US President Donald Trump’s address to the United Nations “the sound of a dog barking”, brushing aside Trump’s remarks that the United States may be forced to “totally destroy” North Korea.

“There is a saying that goes: ‘Even when dogs bark, the parade goes on’,” said Ri in tel-

evised remarks to reporters in front of a hotel near the United Nations headquarters in New York.

“If (Trump) was thinking about surprising us with dogbarking sounds then he is clearly dreaming.”

When asked by reporters what he thought of Trump calling North Korean leader Kim Jong Un “rocket man”, Ri

quipped, “I feel sorry for his aides”.

His comments are the first official reaction from North Korea after Trump had issued his sternest warning yet to Pyongyang in his address to the United Nations, urging member states to work together to isolate the Kim regime until it halts its hostile behaviour.

If North Korea threatens the United States or its allies, Trump said: “We will have no choice but to totally destroy North Korea”.

“Rocket man is on a suicide mission for himself and his regime,” he added.

South Korea’s presidential office had later said Trump’s warning to North Korea had been “firm and specific”.

Writer Lillian Ross dies Lillian Ross, the New Yorker reporter whose close narrative style defined a memorable and influential 70-year career, including a revealing portrait of Ernest Hemingway, a classic Hollywood expose and a confession to an adulterous affair, has died at age 99. Ross died after suffering a stroke, editor Susan Morrison said. In an email statement to The Associated Press, New Yorker editor David Remnick called Ross a groundbreaking writer. “Lillian would knock my block off for saying so, she’d find it pretentious, but she really was a pioneer, someone who helped change and shape non-fiction writing in English.”

■ UNITED KINGDOM

Genetic mutations more likely from older fathers Children are more likely to inherit “new” genetic mutations if they have older parents, a study has shown.

Fathers who have children late in life are most at risk of passing on the changes, which can trigger rare diseases, in their sperm.

Scientists searched for socalled “de novo” mutations (DNMs) in the DNA of 14,688 Icelanders who had their whole genetic code sequenced.

DNMs are gene alterations

that appear for the first time in eggs or sperm rather than being carried for generations.

They are key drivers of evolution in both animals and plants, but can be harmful.

The Icelandic study identified a total of 108,778 high quality DNMs with an average of 70.3 per family.

With each year of increasing age, the number of de novo mutations inherited from mothers increased by 0.37 – a quarter of the 1.51 per year

rate from fathers.

Dr Kari Stefansson, chief executive of the Icelandic genetics company deCODE which carried out the analysis, said: “This is an important new chapter in our ongoing work to understand the mechanisms driving genomic diversity and through that the evolution of our species.

“De novo or new mutations provide an important part of the substrate for evolution, launching a constant flow of

new versions of the human genome into the environment.

“However, they are also believed to be responsible for the majority of cases of rare diseases of childhood.”

The findings are published in the journal Nature.

Allan Pacey, Professor of Andrology at the University of Sheffield, said: “Put simply, the genetic quality of sperm from younger men is generally much better than that of older men.”

– PA

Linda Hamilton returning Linda Hamilton is returning to the Terminator franchise for the first time since the 1991 Terminator 2: Judgment Day. Terminator creator James Cameron announced Hamilton’s casting at a private event in Los Angeles, the Hollywood Reporter reported. Paramount Pictures, which is distributing the planned sequel, confirmed the news. Cameron is producing the sequel, which Deadpool filmmaker Tim Miller is directing. Arnold Schwarzenegger is also set to return.

Cameron, who was once married to Hamilton, recently compared Wonder Woman unfavourably to Hamilton’s Terminator character, Sarah Connor.

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Friday, September 22, 2017

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■ STATISTICS NZ

Economists unimpressed by GDP news

Jeremy Flood

ON THE MARKETS

the weeks following the election we will see plenty of negotiation.

Away from the election, the latest Global Dairy Trade auction was held this week and for the eighth auction in a row, there was a price change of less than 2 per cent. The GDT index gained 0.9 per cent at the auction, with whole milk powder accounting for the majority of the rise, up 0.6 per cent.

This was the final auction prior to Fonterra’s annual result, to be announced Monday, when the dairy giant will either reiterate or update the forecast payout for the farmgate milk price this season. At the moment the payout stands at $6.75 per kilo of milksolids, which is higher than the payouts from the past three seasons.

Second quarter Gross Domestic Product (GDP) data was released this week with growth of 0.9 per cent.

This was above expectations for a 0.8 per cent gain and higher than the upwardly revised quarter one figure of 0.6 per cent.

Annualised GDP growth was in line with expectations, growing 2.5 per cent. The Reserve Bank of New Zealand anticipates there will be a further increase in growth over the next two years to average 3.4 per cent growth, as monetary policy remains accommodative.

Net migration remains high in New Zealand, reaching 72,100 for the year to the end of August.

Migrant arrivals of 132,200 to New Zealand hit a new record high,

while migrant departures reached 60,100.

The trend has changed this month with more New Zealand citizens leaving than arriving. In addition to this, visitor arrivals hit a record high, with 234,000 visitors arriving in August.

The key event for global investors has been the US Federal Reserve meeting. The two-day meeting started Tuesday and was watched closely for clues as to when the central bank would begin to shrink its massive balance sheet as well its updated economic projections.

The Fed didn’t disappoint. It announced it would start to reduce its $US4.5 trillion balance sheet in October, which has been dubbed by economists as the great unwind.

In addition to this, the Fed Funds rate remained on hold between 1 per cent and 1.25 per cent. This was widely expected.

However, with recent disasters potentially impacting economic growth, markets were fairly certain the Fed would forgo previous promises to raise rates at least once more this year. However, this was not the case and the data released shows there is still another rate hike likely this year and then another three in 2018.

Next week, there will be plenty on the local front with the result or lack of result from the weekend’s election likely to take centre stage. In addition to this, the RBNZ meeting mid-week will be the first with interim Governor, Grant Spencer, at the helm.

Jeremy Flood works for Craigs Investment Partners.

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or New Zealand investors, attention has been firmly focussed on election day, this Saturday.

Early voting will play a prominent part in this year’s election with the number of early votes cast well and truly exceeding previous years.

The latest tally, as at Wednesday of 27 per cent of the electoral roll, is already ahead of the total tally from 2014.

The final leaders’ debate had more robust discussion around policy, and was held just after the release of the latest poll from Colmar Brunton.

This poll showed National ahead with 46 per cent, showing a gain of 6 per cent from the previous poll.

Labour lost significant ground, falling back to 37 per cent while the Greens gained 1 per cent to 8 per cent.

New Zealand First was the biggest surprise in the poll slipping back to 5 per cent, close to the margin of error.

There is still a poll to be announced prior to the election from Reid Research. The last poll from them also showed National ahead so this will be closely watched to see if there is yet another change in the outcome.

Election coverage will definitely be the hot ticket over the weekend (the All Blacks are not playing), with both TVNZ and TV3 broadcasting results as the votes are tallied.

The Electoral Commission is aiming to have results at 11.30pm with updates throughout the night. The official results will be available prior to October 7.

If the latest polls are anything to go by, neither of the major parties is likely to have a majority, so in

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this year, given the one-off boost from tourism and a rebound in agriculture and transport from previous weak quarters. In that light, a 0.8 per cent quarterly rise is not that impressive,” he said.

Transport activity rose 3.5 per

residential buildings and infrastructure. Construction contracted 0.1 per cent on the year.

ASB Bank economists said the slide in construction was a surprise and noted the fall in aggregate activity comes despite the boost from the Kaikoura rail link and SH1 reconstruction activity.

“Potentially, capacity constraints are biting on all types of construction activity,” they said.

GDP growth has been “underwhelming in the past year” and in light of this the second-quarter result is “relatively muted.”

It continues to expect the central bank to keep interest rates on hold at 1.75 per cent until 2019 as “economic growth needs to pick up on a sustained basis in order for the RBNZ to be confident domestic inflation pressures will return to target.

ANZ’s Bagrie said the June result “poses a challenge for the RBNZ” as growth “barely at trend is hardly going to lift core inflation in a meaningful way,” and that “it all reinforces the likelihood that the official cash rate is not heading higher any time soon.”

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was a “fairly subdued outturn given that it benefited from one-offs and rebound factors,” said Westpac Banking Corp economist Michael Gordon.

“We expected the June quarter to mark the high point for growth

cent in June after a 1.6 per cent slide in March, Gordon said.

Wildfires around Christchurch in February had disrupted rail activity in particular, “but this effect has now unwound,” he said.

ANZ Bank New Zealand also dubbed it a “middling’ result” and noted growth is effectively only back at trend in annualised terms.

“A case could have been made for expecting a larger bounce given the temporary factors (weather and earthquake disruption) that weighed on activity over the prior six months,” chief economist Cameron Bagrie said.

According to Bagrie, “it is clear that the economy is not quite firing on all cylinders as it grapples with some meaningful headwinds including late-cycle capacity pressures, a turn in the credit cycle and housing market weakness.”

Yesterday’s figures show activity was weighed on by construction, which contracted 1.1 per cent following the 2.1 per cent decline in the March quarter. The fall reflected lower constructionrelated investment, including investment in non-residential and

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Economists were unimpressed by news that the economy grew in the second quarter, warning much of the growth was due to one-offs and won’t spur the central bank to lift interest rates any time soon.

Gross domestic product expanded 0.8 per cent in the three months to June 30, up from a revised 0.6 per cent expansion in the March quarter and was 2.5 per cent higher on the year, Statistics New Zealand said.

The median in a Bloomberg poll of 12 economists’ forecasts was for GDP to expand 0.8 per cent in the three months ended June 30 and 2.5 per cent on the year.

Eleven of the 16 industries increased in the June quarter with retail trade and accommodation expanding at the fastest pace in the quarter, Stats NZ said. Retail trade and accommodation, which is supported by strong tourism, got a particular lift from the World Masters Games and the British and Irish Lions tour, gaining 2.8 per cent on the quarter and 6.6 per cent on the year.

However, the quarterly growth

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5,655.4

–53.7

–0.94%

At close of trading on Sep 21, 2017

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7,272.0

–3.3

–0.05%

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p Nikkei 225 index

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1,311.30

London – $US/ounce

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+0.13%

p Silver London – $US/ounce

17.38

+0.23

+1.34%

p Copper London – $US/tonne

6,520.0

+28.0

+0.43%

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Preheat the oven to 170°C. Line a roasting tray with tin foil, spray with oil and place the chicken on the tray. Roast for 35 minutes or until just cooked and golden.

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ou could be forgiven for noting the price of the Mitsubishi Triton GLX-R (currently on special at Christchurch Mitsubishi at $29,990 plus ORCs + NVPCs) and assuming this’ll be a bargain basement piece of nastiness, completely devoid of things that matter, like air conditioning, Bluetooth and… well, doors. Thankfully, though, Mitsubishi New Zealand has pulled off a good trick here; it’s actually a healthily specified double cab ute that certainly doesn’t scrimp on the good stuff.

Okay, first things first; the Triton GLX-R is a two-wheel drive model. But if – like many Kiwis these days – this is a ute meant as much for use on the school run as in the house paddock, then it’ll keep you on the straight and narrow.

So if that sits well with you, then about the biggest compromise you have to get your head around with this one is its sixspeed manual transmission.

A six-speed what? Yes, they’re becoming as rare as an online news story that isn’t just a series of copy-and-pasted Twitter posts, but it’s actually rather refreshing to step into a good old fashioned manual these days.

What’s more, the things many people generally don’t like about manual ‘boxes – bitey clutches, roll-back on inclines, overstimulated first gear ratios – are banished here.

The manual transmission in the Triton GLX-R is a smooth affair, nicely geared and with six ratios to choose from, there’s no chance of over-stressing things.

The ute even features Hill Start Assist as standard; software that momentarily brakes the ute when starting off on a hill, which helps make everything that much more elegant with a load on the towball.

I’ll admit that it has been a while since I

towed anything with a manual transmission ute, so this sort of aid was a nice bonus.

Additionally this special offer model features standard hands-free Bluetooth phone and audio streaming connectivity accessed either via the buttons on the steering wheel or through the six-inch touchscreen display in the centre console (which is also the colour monitor for the

standard reversing camera).

The Triton GLX-R also boasts keyless entry, tinted privacy glass, running boards and sporty 17-inch alloy wheels.

Other standard safety kit on the 5-star ANCAP safety-rated Triton GLX-R includes a suite of seven airbags, ABS and Electronic Brake Distribution and three-point retractable seatbelts in all five seating positions.

Also of particular note is Trailer Stability Assist. This clever system applies brakeforce to the appropriate wheel and adjusts engine power in order to stabilise any sway motion; something that would provide a degree of reassurance for those longer trips into town.

Cruising the back roads with our trailer, there was no shunt or push from the rear and the Triton’s turbo diesel offered up spades of torque from low in the rev range (maximum torque is a meaty 437Nm).

Smooth take-offs and a distinct lack of needing to switch to lower gears were the order of the day.

I came away from our time with the Mitsubishi Triton GLX-R with the distinct impression that ease-of-use was a big part of the engineer’s remit.

This well-priced truck proves to be a powerful front-driver, with just the right mix of do-it-yourself simplicity and superior modern technology onboard to make it an impressively packaged workhorse and a worthy tow vehicle too.

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Classic gran turismo

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“This is the car that brings passion and desire to the Kia brand,” Kia Motors Australia Chief Operating Officer Damien Meredith said.

“It is like drawing the ace of hearts to complete a royal routine – it is the passion that goes with Kia’s established cornerstones of value, styling, engineering and reliability.”

Mr Meredith said he is confident the Stinger has the attributes which will endear it to drivers across a wide demographic.

“It is styled to catch the eye and the heart, it is powered for a big country and tuned and balanced to provide the sort of easy long-distance performance that Australasian drivers have come to expect from their family cars,” Mr Meredith added.

“All-in-all the Stinger answers a host of questions that a significant section of new car buyers have been left wondering about.”

A powerful fastback sports sedan, the Stinger closely follows the design and engineering blueprint laid down by the 2011 Kia GT Concept, and is the highest-performance production vehicle in the company’s history.

The Stinger channels the spirit of historic grand tourers – powerful, elegant vehicles capable of moving their owners in style, at speed. At every stage of development, the Stinger has been designed and engineered to be the perfect gran turismo.

The car features a head-turning aesthetic, ample room to accommodate five occupants and their luggage, a stable, unruffled ride, and nimble handling with engaging, rear-biased power delivery.

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limited number of bespoke McLaren 570GT models will this month become available to a fortunate few McLaren buyers in the UK and Europe.

Commissioned from McLaren Special Operations as an MSO Collection, the six cars are finished in McLaren historic ‘XP Green’ exterior paint – the same colour as the famous F1 XP GT ‘Longtail’ homologation model built in 1997. The Saddle Tan leather interior additionally features green leather inserts in the seats and green contrast stitching, as well as a dedication plaque mounted on the centre tunnel beneath the infotainment screen identifying each car as one of six in the Collection.

The exterior of the car is adorned with Saddle Tan aero pin-striping edging the front aero blades, side skirts and rear diffuser, while each door carries a stripe of the same colour that runs rearwards from a subtle Union Jack emblem finished in silver-grey.

MSO Black exterior components replace the front splitter, door inserts, side air intakes, side skirts and rear bumper, diffuser and spoiler, all of

which would usually be finished in Dark Palladium or body colour.

The McLaren 570GT is the most luxurious and refined Sports Series model, providing long-distance comfort and increased versatility while retaining a thrilling driving experience. Subtly visually different to the 570S Coupé, its classic GT lines sweep down into a side-opening rear glass hatch to provide an additional 220 litres of storage on the leather-lined touring deck, as well as an instantly recognisable identity.

Chassis settings deliver the additional comfort expected from a car de-

signed for touring, with spring rate stiffness reduced by 15 per cent at the front and 10 per cent at the rear compared to the 570S Coupé.

The 570GT remains though a serious sports car, its 3.8-litre twin-turbocharged McLaren V8 engine producing the same outstanding 570PS and 600Nm as the Coupé, with performance to match.

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F1 XP GT, instantly recognisable by the extended rear bodywork and distinctive colour, was the original road-going prototype built to satisfy the homologation requirements of motorsport governing body, the FIA. The car’s deep bottle green paint finish, cherished as XP Green in McLaren Special Operation’s historic paint palette, is now reserved for bespoke commissions.

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More bang for your buck

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ubaru’s 2018 performance range has been dressed up, with the many changes to our driver’s car triplets – the All-Wheel Drive turbocharged WRX, WRX STi and Levorg 2.0 GT-S – leaving them even better looking on the outside but just as wild on the inside.

The handsome trio will hit the town and country roads sporting multiple external and cabin changes, which include new alloy wheel designs, front grilles, front bumpers and LED headlight designs. We’ve also given the WRX EyeSight® Driver Assist, in the automatic transmission model.

Mechanical and cosmetic modifications will muscle up the owner experience to new adrenaline-charged levels as the “Rex” pair add to their rally-backed reputation and the Levorg 2.0 GT-S cements itself in Kiwi culture as a stylish, high performance sports wagon with substance.

The Levorg 2.0 GT-S’s external refinements mean the spiritual successor to the much-loved Legacy GT wagon, looks even sharper than when it was launched in New Zealand in June last year.

It is now available in a smart, new Storm Grey colour and to prove it’s not all about just external attractiveness, Subaru engineers have further refined Levorg’s ride with improvements to the Bilstein suspension and other suspension components.

Across the performance range an even greater attention to interior quality adds

to the air of exclusivity, while the introduction of EyeSight® Driver Assist in the WRX automatic transmission variant extends Subaru’s dominance in bringing the potentially accident-avoiding technology to the masses. All automatic WRXs also add an electronic parking brake and AVH. New on all WRX STi models is a significant braking and wheel upgrade from the already impressive Brembo four piston

front and two piston rear calipers on the superseded model, to enormous 340mm front and 326mm rear cross-drilled rotors clamped by six piston front and two piston rear yellow Brembo calipers. They also receive a new design 19” alloy wheel.

Entry-level WRX STi’s gain heated door mirrors, while WRX STi Premium and WRX STi add the Front View Monitor.

All STi models have also received

changes to suspension components and the DCCD (Driver’s Controlled Centre Differential) to improve performance even further.

Driving performance, the features list and quality, are all big winners in Subaru’s revised Model Year 2018 line-up, which despite all the extra kit, still has a starting price of $48,990 Retailers Recommended Price for the WRX manual.

As with the entire Subaru new car range, every Levorg 2.0 GT-S, WRX and WRX STI has an independent five-star rating for occupant safety.

Subaru of New Zealand Managing Director Wallis Dumper says: “Over the years WRX and STi have gained a special place in our rally heritage market and continuously rate very highly in the bang for buck equation. Now we have added the Levorg 2.0 GT-S, which falls into the same stunning performance category but provides more boot space for Kiwi adventurers to fit all their sporting gear into.

“There are a huge amount of safety and specification improvements to the full range of WRX, STi and Levorg cars, yet the price move on them has been minimal.

These are cars that are exciting to drive and have very little competition, especially considering they all come standard with Subaru’s Symmetrical All-Wheel Drive and we have now added our safety technology EyeSight to the WRX auto models.

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nniversary-wise, it’s quite a year for Derek Prebble.

He’s just clocked up 50 years membership of the Ashburton Vintage Car Club and has been presented with a badge commemorating that.

Derek says those years have passed quickly.

But one of the reasons he joined, after being encouraged to do so by his friend and founding member of the club Clem McLaughlan, can be traced back twice as long as Derek’s membership to something which happened 100 years ago and is another anniversary being celebrated by the Prebble family this year.

Back in 1917 Derek’s father, who was living in Christchurch at the time, purchased a 1906 Clement Talbot two-cylinder 9-horsepower vehicle.

In 1918 he used it to take people into the Square in Christchurch to celebrate the end of World War One. A passenger had to ring a bell to warn horses.

In 1919 Derek’s parents purchased a farm in the foothills behind Mount Somers and they used the Clement Talbot to transport themselves, a bike, their dog and their worldly possessions to their new home.

It was a marathon trip which took around six hours and required several river crossings.

After a few years a Hupmobile was purchased and the Clement Talbot was

dismantled, with the parts being used to make a horse cart and a saw bench.

After Derek’s father passed away in the early 1950’s, the farm was sold and Derek along with his mother moved into Ashburton.

Fortunately Derek gathered up the Clement Talbot parts and brought them with him.

As a teenager and living on the farm at Mount Somers, Derek was awarded an Ashburton Guardian scholarship of £5 to attend the Agricultural Course at Ashburton High School.

Getting to school involved catching a school bus which stopped four miles from home, so Derek decided to get a motorbike to travel that distance each day.

Derek’s father, who was a clever selftrained engineer, had been a a representative for Anderson’s Engineering and travelled between clients on a Triumph motorcycle.

Knowing the brand was reliable, Derek’s father suggested his son should look for one and they spotted an advertisement for a 1910 Triumph being offered for sale.

The bike needed work, but the price was £5 – exactly the same amount as Derek’s scholarship – so his dad said if Derek invested that money in the bike he would make it roadworthy.

And that’s what happened and 73 years on Derek still owns the Triumph.

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resourcefulness of a worthy recipient who went on to achieve farming success and keep his practical investment, which is now a source of pleasure.

When he first rode the Triumph, petrol rationing necessitated running it on lighting kerosene.

It’s a 1910 three-and-a-half horsepower model.

After the Triumph had not been going for 30 years, Derek decided to see if it still went.

It started first go and still gets ridden from time to time.

Derek always knew his destiny lay in farming and after leaving school he did a lot of agricultural work.

Ultimately he was able to purchase a farm at Coldstream and he and Jeanette farmed there until 1997, when they retired into town.

Just as he had done when he moved from Mount Somers, Derek took the dismantled Clement Talbot with him to Coldstream, where part of it continued to be used as a saw bench.

It and the Triumph accompanied Derek and Jeanette when they retired to town.

At that time restoration work began on the Clement Talbot and with help from others Derek was able to get it back on the road in 2007.

It’s a delightful vehicle which starts easily and Laura, our photographer who took photos to illustrate this story, can tell you its fun to ride in.

The now one hundred and eleven year old vehicle looks great and enjoys being back together and living comfortably in the Prebbles’ garage.

As it turned out paying £5 for the Triumph motorcycle wouldn’t be the last time Derek spent that amount of money on a vehicle; on another occasion he paid the same for a Chevrolet which served very well as a farm truck.

When Derek joined the Vintage Car Club local members were affiliated with the Christchurch Branch, the local club being two years away from gaining full status.

Derek and Jeanette, who have always been community minded enjoy involvement with the club, sometimes motoring in their delightful Austin 10, and they are looking forward to the local branch celebrating its 50th anniversary in 2019.

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DPA CHARTERED ACCOUNTANTS F&M MAIDEN 1300 $10,000, MDN F&M, 1300m

1 3325X Doubtless Bay (6) 57.5 R James 2 M McNab 1 2 X2374. Kane (7) 57.5 Moroney/Gerard S McKay (a) 3 Swissilicious SCRATCHED 4 0207X Unusual Achiever (2) 57.5 G & D Rogerson L Innes 5 6756X Hello Sailor (5) 57.5 O'Sullivan/Scott S Weatherley (a1) 6 06X7. Crescendo (10) 57.5 S Ritchie J Waddell 7 56959. Medini (8) 57.5 G & D Rogerson R Elliot (a1) 8 0X El Saskyla (11) 57.5 Hanley/Whiting L Satherley 9 0 Imelda Choux (1) 57.5 Sanders/Sweeney S Spratt 10 4X Serenity (3) 55 Baker/Forsman M Cameron 11 9X Guggenheim (13) 55 G & D Rogerson T Thornton 3 12 0X Ivy’s Dream (9) 55 G Old J Fawcett (a3) 13 Podravina (12) 55 Baker/Forsman D Johnson 4 14 577. Wishful (4) 55 J McKay A Collett 15 Carillion SCRATCHED

Track Information Type: Grass; Expected: Dead; Direction: Left-handed; Length: 1475m; Straight: 300m; Rail: Rail true; Weather: Few Showers

8 9599X Archduchess (3) 54.5 S Marsh 9 5126X Beauty’s Rose (9) 54.5 O'Sullivan/Scott 10 91X15 Worldclass (1) 54.5 Lowry/Cullen 11 281X0 Lady Guinness (5) 54 P Campbell 12 X1814. Sarabande (6) 54 J Collett 3:04PM 206

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D Johnson S Weatherley (a1) S Collett S Spratt T Abel (a4)

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

1 6492X Laddie Of Oakview (10) 59 Sanders/Sweeney H Marzuki (a3) 2

Ambitious Winner SCRATCHED 3 7510X Kirkenes (4) 58.5 Baker/Forsman M Cameron 4 2251X Savapak (8) 58.5 S Marsh D Johnson 3 5 1740X The Cossack (3) 58.5 J Bary J Waddell 6 325X2. Princess Kereru (12) 58 K & B Kelso M Coleman 7 376X6 The Bandito (2) 57.5 J Bary S Spratt 8 Trudeau SCRATCHED 1 9 544X4. Mistrahma (5) 56.5 Richardson/Parker 1:54PM FARMLANDS TAUPO HANDICAP RATING 75 1300 4 10 31 Bobo So Good (7) 56 C Henderson S Collett OPT 204 $11,000, Rating 75 Benchmark, 1300m B Hutton (a) 3 1 X471X Roc de Bank (6) 62.5 C Wood E Smith (a3) 11 1850X Hot Saki (11) 56 S Ritchie 12:44PM PETER THOMAS TRANSPORT MAIDEN 1200 M McNab 2 21826 Az Given (5) 57.5 L Anderson T Thornton 12 510X0 Pure Savalina (9) 56 Autridge/Richards $10,000, MDN, 1200m OPT 202 2 13 059X3. Orange Shore (1) 55.5 P McKay S McKay (a) 1 3 234X1. Vanilla Moon (7) 57 O'Sullivan/Scott M Coleman 1 More Than Fast SCRATCHED 4 447X5 Lucky Edie (9) 57 G & D Rogerson

1 4 50798 Saignon (6) 54 G & D Rogerson

R Elliot (a1) R Elliot (a1) 2 54338. Pierian Spring (2) 58.5 G & D Rogerson M Cameron 5 4080X Naughty Knuckles (2) 56.5 Sanders/Sweeney H Marzuki (a3) 15 Sasanof’s Hero SCRATCHED 4 3 3. Toodaloo (4) 58.5 K Fawcett J Riddell 6 4114X Magic Chai (1) 56 T Pike 16 Acrylic SCRATCHED L Innes 4 357X5 Epic Tale (5) 58.5 Autridge/Richards O Bosson 7 2691X Scandalo (10) 56 P Campbell 17 El Cajero SCRATCHED M Du Plessis 5 4847X Speewah (13) 58.5 P McKay S Spratt 2 8 3485X Red Tsunami (11) 55 S Ralph S Spratt 3:41PM TAUPO VETERINARY CENTRE MAIDEN 1000 6 Winehouse SCRATCHED 9 24345. Sasanof’s Hero (8) 55 J Collett T Abel (a4) $10,000, MDN, 1000m 1 7 3X Hanger (3) 56 R James L Innes 10 1413X Dangerous Pony (12) 54.5 S Ritchie E McCall (a4) OPT 207 8 Dragon SCRATCHED R Elliot (a1) 4 11 X860X Fame Seeker (4) 54.5 Richardson/Parker S Collett 1 5325X Culzean (11) 58.5 G & D Rogerson 2 9 2. Wandering Eye (7) 56 Autridge/Richards 2 Fabio SCRATCHED M McNab 12 195X8. Piazza (3) 54 O'Sullivan/Scott S Weatherley (a1) 10 4X429 The Mitigator (6) 56 P McKay 2 3 S McKay (a) Retort (10) 58.5 Moroney/Gerard S Weatherley (a1) ANNIE HIGGINS RATING 75 1300 4 3 11 Whangamata (10) 56 L Anderson T Thornton 2:29PM Ricky Baker (1) 58.5 K Fawcett J Fawcett (a3) $11,000, Rating 75 Benchmark, 1300m 5 7X544. Miss Bumblebee (8) 56.5 T Pike 12 Cavallo Eccellente SCRATCHED OPT 205 M Du Plessis 13 3 1 800X2. Aotearower (11) 59 K & B Kelso Spring Heat (9) 54 O'Sullivan/Scott S Weatherley (a1) A Collett T Harris 6 68X42. Santa Monica (9) 56.5 S Ralph 0 14 1 2 4332X Vinevale (8) 57.5 Autridge/Richards Quitoo (12) 56.5 C Cole S Collett O Bosson 7 728X6. Sally Lunn (12) 56.5 L Anderson T Thornton 0 15 2 3 14X43 Absolute Gold (2) 56.5 M Murray Tokoroa (8) 58.5 Hanley/Whiting L Satherley 7 Rehearsal (3) 56.5 G & D Rogerson A Jones J Waddell 8 0 16 89. Grand Duke (1) 58.5 Sanders/Sweeney 4 9 T Harris 4 42800. McCullum (12) 56.5 R Manning M Coleman Coup Bradman (4) 56 Autridge/Richards M McNab 1 10 433X Fashion Sense (6) 54 T Pike 0 17 890X Zayzay (11) 56.5 S Marsh 4 5 40214 Animator (7) 56 B Hawtin D Johnson D Johnson J Riddell 18 3 11 Ricky Baker SCRATCHED 6 45X71 Mossomak (10) 56 G & D Rogerson Show Bird (7) 54 T & M Carter L Satherley R Elliot (a1) 19

Podravina SCRATCHED 7 7X431. I Paco (4) 55 T & M Carter 12 Rosetown (2) 54 Sanders/Sweeney S Collett L Satherley

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Alexandra Park Harness Today at Alexandra Park

KIWI PUNTERS CHAMPS 22 SEPT & 27 OCT PACE

$17,000, 3YO+ R65–R79, R80–R84 with cond., 2200m PX # REC Horse (Start pos) Trainer Driver OPT

1 21151 Aramis (1) B & G Hughes 1 3 2 8610X Raptors Flight (2) B Purdon 3 45084 Eldolar (3) A Donnelly 4 4 45X44 Delightful Zen (4) S Telfer 5 89X65 Hudy Haxwell (5) A Donnelly 6 99P47 Imajollywally (6) A Donnelly 7 6803X Mr Euroman (7) T Herlihy 2 Valor Lustre (8) S Telfer 8 81143 Barrier

M McKendry Z Butcher M Johnson (J) B Butcher (J) S Phelan A Harrison (J) T Herlihy A Poutama

4 X2645 Our Petite Lady (4) R Brosnan 5 221X Star Of Olesya (5) J & J Dickie 4 2 6 07X23 Caitlin’s Surprise (u1) D Balle 7 8P847 Amy’s Invasion (1) M Hjalmarsson 8 0000X Mon Archie Way (2) A Matthews 9 79969 Dauntless (3) Ted & Brett Edwards 10 67849 Sir Henry Castleton (4) W Taylor 11 90782 Speedy Lavros (u1) S Argue 3 12 45351 Izinthezone (u2) G Noakes 7:32PM OPT 504

1 2 2 6:38PM IRT PACE $12,000, NON-WINNERS 3YO+ 3 3 OPT 502 C,G&E, 2200m 4 1 5 Yankee C J (1) T Herlihy 4 5 T Herlihy 2 64 Brookies Prince (2) R Paynter T Mitchell 6 2 3 7 Jack Nicholson (3) Cooney/Hopkins M McKendry 1 7 3 4 The Thug (4) B Purdon S Phelan 8

5 6 Inky King (5) A Donnelly M Johnson (J) 1 6 4 Whitehaven Beach (6) K & T Barron J I Dickie 9 7 536 Scherger Chief (7) N Chilcott N Chilcott 10 4 On The Cards (8) B Purdon Z Butcher 11 8 Barrier 12 9 X2442 Gotta Moment (21) T Herlihy T Cameron (J) 13

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J Stormont J I Dickie D Balle A Poutama E Isherwood (J) B Edwards A Harrison (J) S Argue G Noakes

SWEET LOU AT WOODLANDS STUD F&M PACE $12,000, NON-WINNERS 3YO+ F&M, 2200m

5 Linc’s Grace (1) R Green Z Butcher 5X3 Gottabearose (2) Cooney/Hopkins B Mangos Bettor Babe (3) T Herlihy T Herlihy 84 Madam Secretary (4) T Herlihy J I Dickie Baquero (5) A Donnelly S Phelan 85276 Rock N Roll Patron (6) D Iremonger D Ferguson (J) 32 Miss Keesha (7) B & G Hughes M McKendry 3455 Eyesdown And Looking (8) D & C McGowan A Poutama Barrier

2727 Bettor Buy A Rose (21) S Reid 73 Spritz (22) A Donnelly 28427 Spirit Of Love (23) M Collins 4 Front Page (24) T Macfarlane 643 Express Play (25) Cooney/Hopkins

T Mitchell P Butcher S Abernethy T Macfarlane J Stormont

Track Information Type: All weather; Direction: Right-handed; Length: 1006m; Weather: Few Showers

4 66456 Emily Blunt (4) R Paynter 4 5 52234 Moving Money (5) T Herlihy 6 64117 Jude’s Gem (6) A Matthews 1 7 X2245 Kaitlyn (7) P Fensom 8 38654 Drover’s Eyre (8) T Vince

Bopper Jet (u1) R Brosnan 9 6X327 Barrier

8:26PM 506

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DOUBLES TREBLES QUADDIES FIRST 4 PLACE 6

13 0 14 15 0 16 17 NORWOOD FARM MACHINERY RATING 65 1300

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T Mitchell T Herlihy J Abernethy T Fensom (J) J MacKinnon (J) R Brosnan

Compiled by

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 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 4-5-6-7-8-9

The Swiss Maestro 9X Dont Worry (13) 54 P McKay Mighty Mouse 26 Sansa Stark (5) 56.5 C Ormsby Raspberry Beret

4:18PM OPT 208

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TAUPO HIRE MAIDEN 1000

$10,000, MDN, 1000m

1 4424X Matuzalem (4) 58.5 P McKay 2 S McKay (a) 1 2 Bevan Street (8) 58.5 S Marsh D Johnson 3 205X Deb (10) 56.5 Lowry/Cullen L Innes 4 8X Incaseitel (5) 56.5 G Brick L Satherley 5 Embellish SCRATCHED 4 6 47X Amazing Banker (11) 56 O'Sullivan/Scott S Weatherley (a1) 3 7 Mulanchi (1) 56 T Pike M Du Plessis 8 Oureinstein (6) 56 Sanders/Sweeney T Thornton 9 737X Kapoor (2) 54 J Bell A Collett 10 Gunna Shock’em All (3) 54 K Wakely S Collett 11 I See Diamonds (7) 54 G & D Rogerson T Wenn (a3) 12 Replica (9) 54 Baker/Forsman M Cameron 13 The Swiss Maestro SCRATCHED 14 Dont Worry SCRATCHED 15 Mighty Mouse SCRATCHED 16 Sansa Stark SCRATCHED 17 Raspberry Beret SCRATCHED OPT

MIRAKA ‘FIRST AT THE FARM GATE’ RATING 65 1800 $10,000, Rating 65 Benchmark*, 1800m

1 96X0X Joe Cargo (5) 59 P Stevens 1 2 X4421 Royal Rebel (4) 59 R McCarroll 3 35963 Deluxe Edition (9) 58.5 I George 4 0107P Kokanee Gold (6) 58 J McGrath 1 3 5 4300X Rosso Corsa (7) 58 J Bell 2 6 15526. Eskimo Kiss (10) 57 R Manning 7 3X000 Fruition (3) 57 D Parry 4 8 40X09 Dragon Robe (2) 55.5 G Old 9 20806 Oompa (8) 55 J Cropp 1 10 X0809. Rebel Rose (1) 54.5 L Munro 11 67070 Palacio (11) 54 G & D Rogerson DOUBLES TREBLES QUADDIES FIRST 4 PLACE 6

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 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 4-5-6-7-8-9

5 43685 Minstrel Boy (5) C Wigg 6 Franco Hamilton 7 33473 No Way Else (6) A Donnelly

Chal Shocked (7) T Vince 8 26175 Barrier

ROSSLANDS PACE $14,500, 4YO+ R40–R55 9 33713 Classy Chapel (21) T Herlihy 4 10 2842X Wrangler (22) R Dunn JUN.D, 2200m

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1 8068P Russian Alsu (1) M Collins 2 20989 This Excuse Is Fine (2) P Fensom 3 00260 Floating On Eyre (3) J Stevens 2 4 89225 R Gee Bee (4) A Matthews 5 00498 Kate Jackson (5) J Abernethy 4 6 06586 Curlimore (6) T Vince 7 80X93 Suzie Pee Jay (7) D Balle

Willedu (8) E Clarke 8 100X0 Barrier

9 35784 Pay Me Overs (21) S Reid 1 10 4X529 Tahlia Franco (22) D & C McGowan 3 11 03467 Happy Magic (23) S Telfer 12 78520 Smackwater Jack (24) L Driver 13 88300 Atom Hanover (u1) D Iremonger

T Cameron (J) T Fensom (J) D Ferguson (J) E Isherwood (J) J Wallace (J) J MacKinnon (J) F Schumacher (J) N Delany (J) A Drake (J) L Whittaker (J) B Butcher (J) A Fitzgerald (J) M Johnson (J)

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Riccarton Park Races Tomorrow at Riccarton Park

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L Callaway 11:05AM DAFFODIL RACEDAY MAIDEN 2 X5909 Pat In Brackets (1) 59.5 K & P Hughes 2 3 32341 Dream Divine (9) 58 R McKenzie C Campbell (a4) $10,000, MDN, 1200m OPT 601 3 4 02196 Shezatoucha (3) 58 J & K Parsons T Comignaghi (a3) PX # REC Horse (Barrier) kg Trainer Jockey 5 05317 Hou La La (4) 56 S Hewitt J Morris 1 85X26 Galisini (3) 58.5 R & Ashley McKay K Williams 6 10340. Penny Perfect (2) 55 S Woodsford A Collett 2 Kasiano (5) 58.5 A Lloyd R Bishop 7 900X6 Masterzed (8) 55 L Stewart T Moseley 3 83257. Sensibility (10) 56.5 K & L Rae A Collett 4 8 66034 Sweet Time (7) 54.5 M & M Pitman 1 P Shaikh (a2) 4 76X37 Saronic Miss (4) 56.5 M & M Pitman 1 A Morgan (a1) 9 X8000 More In Store (5) 54 L Robinson L Hemi 5 Jewell Of Jumeriah (1) 56.5 G & T Shaw K Kwo (a3) STALLION TENDERS MAIDEN 6 0 Kerrytowncharlotte (6) 56.5 T Foley A Chan (a2) 1:12PM $10,000, MDN, 1600m 1 7 2 Age Of Fire (7) 56 Autridge/Richards M McNab OPT 605 2 8 27X4 Disruption (12) 56 Kennedy/Furlong D Prastiyou K Cowan (a3) 1 760X2 High Play (12) 58.5 M McCann 4 9 R Bishop Youseemenow (11) 56 B Court C Johnson 2 00X Faltaine (14) 58.5 B Court 3 10 5X6 Withorn (8) 56 M & M Brown S Wynne T Moseley 3 978X9 Just (13) 58.5 L Robinson 3 4 64232 Fire Lily (10) 56.5 L Robinson 11 70X Te Quiera (2) 54 J & K Parsons K Williams T Comignaghi (a3) 4 5 62454 Quaintrelle (3) 56.5 M & M Pitman 1 12 P Shaikh (a2) Tears In Heaven (9) 54 J Blackadder L Hemi 6 223X9. Buffalo Rose (1) 56.5 M Simons K Cowan (a3) 11:35AM CUP WEEK TICKETS ON SALE NOW MAIDEN 7 70X34. Coolin Roo (11) 56.5 K Thomson K Mudhoo (a1) OPT 602 $10,000, MDN, 1200m 8 90524 Elegido (6) 56.5 S Woodsford A Collett 1 8X45X Damanaka (7) 58.5 D Crozier K Mudhoo (a1) 2 9 X6624 Westerly (4) 56.5 A Stalker T Moseley 2 4 Larundel (5) 58.5 S Laming R Bishop 10 84436 Advent (2) 56.5 J Blackadder C Johnson 3 9X0X9 Don’t Shuffle Me (9) 58.5 T Foley A Morgan (a1) 11 87720 Miss Special (7) 56.5 S Hampton C Barnes 1 4 9323X Lady Amadeus (1) 56.5 Autridge/Richards S Collett 12 0X935 Sunset Girl (15) 56.5 Harris/Moore J Morris 5 5X3 On Point (12) 56.5 L Robinson S Wynne 1 13 7X5 Pendleton (9) 56.5 Kennedy/Furlong S Collett 6 574X6 Bells Of Ouzeley (13) 56.5 K Hampton C Johnson 14 0 Sulcifera (16) 56.5 Champion/Murphy J Lowry (a) 3 7 Miss Dazzler (4) 56.5 N Ridley H Bennet (a3) 0 15 790 Our Royal (5) 58.5 S Laming 8 6776X Kwezi (8) 56.5 J Burrows L Callaway 0 16 88X8 Beaver Las Vegas (8) 56.5 Charles/Corbett 9 Oreo (6) 56.5 Champion/Murphy J Lowry (a) THE CRAIC IRISH BAR ON RICCARTON ROAD 2 10 69X Heart Of Courage (3) 56 Autridge/Richards M McNab 1:47PM $22,500, Rating 65 Benchmark*, 1200m 4 11 8 River Run (10) 56 M & M Brown R Cuneen OPT 606 2 1 86X22 Barabas (3) 59.5 M & M Pitman 1 P Shaikh (a2) 12 2X Holyfield (2) 54 M McCann A Chan (a2) J Lowry (a) 13 Xpersei (11) 54 J & K Parsons T Comignaghi (a3) 2 351 Scooby (10) 59 Champion/Murphy 3 0X175 Mira (9) 58.5 M & M Pitman 1 K Gundowry 12:05PM SPEIGHT’S MID ALE 1 4 19X Zouga (5) 58.5 M & M Brown T Moseley OPT 603 $25,000, Rating 75 Benchmark, 2000m 5 67863 Pinzano (2) 58 A Carston S Wahab (a4) 1 70171 Astroturf (4) 61 M Daly A Chan (a2) 6 27X19 Richie Rox (12) 58 Harris/Moore J Morris 2

Rawmaterial SCRATCHED 7 23X36 Macy (7) 57.5 T Kennedy C Johnson 1 3 141X5 Grazia (7) 56.5 Autridge/Richards M McNab 4 8 9134X Cantilena (11) 57 L Robinson S Wynne 2 4 28613 Locally Sauced (3) 56 G & T Shaw C Johnson 9 0989X Taxihome (8) 57 R & Ashley McKay K Williams 4 5 117X6 Lin (1) 55.5 J & K Parsons K Mudhoo (a1) 3 10 72813 Sacred Desire (4) 56.5 T Rae A Collett 3 6 61824 Bridget Town (6) 55 T Foley A Morgan (a1) 11 4890X Spritz (13) 55.5 N Ridley K Kwo (a3) 7 73053 Spider Lily (5) 55 L Stewart T Comignaghi (a3) 12 10002 Twilight Meteor (1) 55 N Lloyd T Newman (a4) 8 15X08 What A Deeza (2) 54 P Rudkin T Moseley 13 8330X Alakazam (6) 54.5 Kennedy/Furlong K Cowan (a3)

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Track Information Type: Grass; Expected: Heavy; Direction: Lefthanded; Length: 2400m; Straight: 400m; Rail: Rail out 11m; Weather: Mainly Fine

2 X1472 Flash Suggestion (2) 58.5 T & L Prendergast T Comignaghi (a3) 3 24028 Killa Question (4) 58 M & M Pitman 1 P Shaikh (a2) 4 4 0756X King Kane (1) 58 Autridge/Richards M McNab 5 X9105 Prediction (11) 58 M Weastell S Wynne 1 6 1432X Sensei (8) 57.5 M & M Pitman 1 C Johnson 2 7 414X7 Maui Miss (3) 57 Kennedy/Furlong S Collett 8 74561 Indy Evolution (12) 56.5 K & L Rae A Morgan (a1) 9 066X4 Yodelay (9) 56.5 P Gray T Moseley 10 28020 Heaven Knows (5) 56 L Robinson L Hemi 11 Cavallucci SCRATCHED 12 04604 Whackomaco (13) 56 S Laming R Bishop 13 2180X Silvermist (7) 55.5 R & Ashley McKay K Williams 14 26209. Czarista (6) 55 M Harris T Jonker (a3) 3:01PM OPT 608

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CANTERBURY WESTLAND RACING OWNERS ASSOC. HCP $35,000, OPN HCP, 1200m

1 182X4 Maybe Miami (1) 61.5 K & P Hughes 3 2 2 1051X Signify (8) 61.5 A Cowan 3 2186X Batman (2) 59.5 N Ridley 4 4 4417X Kinagat (11) 57 M & M Pitman 1 1 5 1090X La Diosa (4) 54 M & M Brown 6 232X6 Riding Shotgun (9) 54 T Rae 7 5114X Boots ’N’ All (5) 54 L Robinson 8 81186 Electronic Motion (10) 54 A Taylor 9 5145X El Bee Darci (7) 54 R & Ashley McKay 10 218X2 Mr Conductor (6) 54 D Crozier 11 571X3 Disturbance (3) 54 Kennedy/Furlong 3:34PM 609

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C Johnson A Collett S Wynne R Firdhaus (a3) K Williams K Mudhoo (a1) S Collett

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

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1 0009X Gotta Go Twinkle (1) K Sefonte 3 2 64653 Jomo (2) J Robinson 4 3 3X186 Tehoro Hazel (u1) B Mangos 1 4 69554 George (1) T Macfarlane 2 5 35413 Grenado (u1) R Brosnan 6 01197 Shay Scott (u2) N Chilcott 7 06102 The Crown Jewels (u3) N Chilcott 8 43060 Little Bro (u4) B Cullen OPT

DOUBLES TREBLES QUADDIES FIRST 4 PLACE 6

P Ferguson J Robinson K Marshall T Macfarlane R Brosnan D Ferguson (J) N Chilcott H Cullen

TROPICAL NIGHTS FRIDAY 13 & 27 OCT TROT $17,000, R62–R84, R85–R89 with cond. SpecHcp, 2200m

T Macfarlane F Schumacher (J) B Mangos J Stormont L Chin J MacKinnon (J,Cl) B Butcher (J)

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

2 48X62 Princess Brook (3) 58 T Kennedy 2 C Johnson 3 8114X La Nouvelle Vague (7) 58 Graham & Michael Eade L Hemi 4 81824 Pretty Good Excuse (9) 56 A Carston S Collett 5 54411 Laaffaire (5) 55.5 N Ridley K Williams 6 04457 Platinum Command (6) 55.5 L Latta S Wynne 1 7 67341 Night Nurse (2) 55 M & M Pitman 1 K Gundowry 8 34127 Clara Jane (10) 54 N Coulbeck T Comignaghi (a) 4 9 42014 Wise Move (8) 54 C Harris K Kwo (a) 10 23377 Zartan (4) 54 K Little A Chan (a) 11 29X85 Victoryshallbemine (11) 54 Charles/Corbett J Morris 4:43PM 611

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OPT

COCA-COLA

1 X7588. Capo (8) 61 N Coulbeck 1 2 3376X Son Of Maher (4) 61 M & M Pitman 1 3 3 2132X Shoot To Kill (7) 59.5 T Rae 4 4 35002 Montrachet (1) 58 A Carston 2 5 1524X Son Of Zac (5) 57.5 K & P Hughes 6 410X4 Not Available (10) 56.5 M McCann 7 67X34 Rideitlikeustoleit (6) 56 P Collins 8 6X117 Wize Act (9) 56 B Wilson 9 8X311 So Brazen (2) 54 M & M Pitman 1 10 40X93 Lindis Pass (3) 54 K & P Hughes OPT

T Comignaghi (a3) C Johnson A Collett M McNab T Jonker (a3) D Prastiyou R Cuneen K Williams A Morgan (a1) L Hemi

RACECOURSE HOTEL & MOTOR LODGE

1 32223 Shakti (16) 60 J Gordon 2 3 2 9X231 Director (13) 59 B Court 1 1 1133X Kiwi Ida (8) 56.5 J & K Parsons C Johnson 3 08X51 Forged (8) 59 M McCann 2 2 1 Greenpark Gem (6) 56.5 M & M Brown R Cuneen 4 72917 Southern Cool (12) 58.5 A Stalker 4 5 98314 Toetwotoe (14) 58 P Gray 3 8X51X Hot Fuss (9) 56.5 K & P Hughes K Williams 4 32235 Ajay Tee (7) 56.5 C Spittles L Callaway 6 20010 Redesdale (3) 58 K Hampton 5 2 Highland Lady (5) 56.5 T Rae A Collett 7 X3100 The Kraken (5) 57.5 M Stevenson 8 Kirina Belle 6 35 Madam Swiss (3) 56.5 A Carston T Moseley 1 9 307X3 Tiffany’s Time (7) 57 Autridge/Richards 4 7 4X Savvy Coup (11) 56.5 M & M Pitman 1 S Wynne 3 8 Starmaker (1) 56.5 S Woodsford D Prastiyou 10 05532 Verna Audrey (9) 57 M Daly 9 Dark Poppy (4) 56.5 Champion/Murphy J Lowry (a) 11 90082 Golden Bay (15) 57 C Trembath 10 9 Lake Chalice (10) 56.5 Kennedy/Furlong S Collett 12 484X7 Minerva (11) 56 A Taylor 11 Talkaboutme (2) 56.5 M Daly J Morris 13 56030. I’llav Bubbles (10) 55.5 A Carston 14 8444X Savannah Gem (2) 55 N Ridley 12:37PM LINWOOD PARK STALLIONS 2:24PM CHRISTCHURCH CASINO NZ CUP TRIAL HANDICAP PRYDE’S EASIFEED 4:09PM 0 15 0286X Oligarch (6) 57 M Harris OPT 604 $22,500, Rating 65 Benchmark*, 2000m OPT 607 $35,000, OPN HCP, 1800m $22,500, Rating 65 Benchmark*, 1200m OPT 610 0 16 8879X Pentire Babe (4) 54 J Blackadder 1 1 50122 Standrews Masonic (6) 60 C Trembath 3 1 24455 Born A Royal (10) 59 B Wilson 3 1 221X3 Bloodstream (1) 60 T Rae 0 17 40X93 Lindis Pass (1) 54 K & P Hughes K Cowan (a3) K Kwo (a3) A Collett OPT

S Abernethy SCRATCHED M Johnson (J,Cl) B Mangos

$14,500, R51 to R59 SpecHcp TROT, 2200m

1 62215 Bro Fawkes S (1) R Darby 8:55PM DAWSON HARFORD & PARTNERS PACE $14,500, 3YO+ 2 0850X Monseigneur (2) B Schumacher 7:07PM PEGASUS SPUR TENDER CLOSES 13 OCTOBER HCP TROT 8:01PM DUNSTAN HORSE FEEDS PACE $14,500, 3YO+ OPT 507 R58–R63, R64–R65 with cond. +Claimer, 2200m 4 3 0P151 Roi Des Gitans (3) B Mangos OPT 503 $12,000, 3YO+, NON-WINNERS & Up–R50 SpecHcp, 2200m OPT 505 R51–R57 +Claimer, 2200m 2 4 51X15 Forfeathers (1) J Stormont 3 1 91 American Brave (1) S Telfer B Butcher (J) 3 1 41672 Glenferrie Duster (1) A Donnelly 1 5 19324 Djokovic (1) L Chin S Phelan 2 87X34 My Kiwi Lady (2) S Reid Z Butcher 1 Gold Spur (1) A Donnelly M Johnson (J) 1 3 8X212 Recco Lover (3) R Green 1 2 D34X All Over The Stars (2) A Matthews M McKendry A Poutama 6 21847 KD Hall (u1) T Vince T Cameron (J) 2 84549 Shanocon (2) M McKendry 2 3 1 Rubens (3) B Purdon 2 4 X2122 My Generation (4) D Balle 3 7 78663 Sunset Peak (u2) D Butcher 3 7 Sunny Pegasus (3) R Brosnan Z Butcher K Marshall R Brosnan

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S Collett S Weatherley (a1) M Du Plessis J Fawcett (a3) D Johnson A Collett D Hirini (a2) A Jones M Coleman H Marzuki (a3) R Elliot (a1)

R Bishop C Johnson J Lowry (a) K Kwo (a3) K Williams A Collett C Barnes SCRATCHED M McNab A Chan (a2) K Cowan (a3) R Cuneen S Collett H Bennet (a3) T Jonker (a3)

h M7

12:12PM OPT 711

1

#

RunnerName

SCRATCHED

Barrier

Invercargill Harness Tomorrow at Ascot Park Raceway

September 23, 2017

5 035PX Macandrew Majic (5) T Stratford 1 MR40–MR42, 2200m 6 77X4 Kagee VC (6) M G Brown Driver 7 32628 T C Business (7) P Ellis B Orange 8 8700X Lite Percussion (u1) K Barclay 2 Jacks N Jazz (u2) G & J Knight A Milne 9 P80X2 Barrier

E H BALL ITM PACE $8,000, NON-WINNERS

PX # REC Horse (Start pos) Trainer

2 1 68583 Tilly Patron (1) A Milne 2 40070 Kaka Point Chris (2) A Milne 3 0X00X Buster Brown (3) R Wilson 4 4 96409 Gunslinger Bromac (4) C Thomas 5 57000 January Jones (5) D McLachlan 6 00070 Luca Brasi (6) A Wohlers 1 7 7X099 Robyn Kim (7) T Cross

Evangeline Franco (8) D McLachlan 8 48580 Barrier

3 9 79X07 Handsome Mac (21) H Hunter 10 Battle Mac

C Ferguson B Williamson S Walkinshaw M Williamson B McLellan A Suddaby

1:55PM 714

OPT

D Dunn S Tomlinson (J) B Orange A Suddaby M Williamson

4 LEVEL ONE RESTAURANT & BAR TROT

$8,000, 3YO+, NON-WINNERS & Up–R43 SpecHcp, 2200m

2

5

3

12:15PM OPT 211

1

PX # REC Horse (Barrier) kg Trainer

Pukekohe Races

Sunday at Pukekohe Park COLLIERS INTERNATIONAL

$22,500, 2YO SW+P, 800m Jockey

Masque (3) 57 G & D Rogerson Our Prom King (10) 57 K & L Rae Cassius Clay (9) 57 P McKay Lothario (1) 57 K & L Rae Frosted (6) 55 K Zimmerman Queen Of The Air (7) 55 Autridge/Richards Moiras Town (8) 55 E Green O’Dahlia (5) 55 S McKee Spoil Sport (4) 55 N Tiley Wyetta (2) 55 J Price

2 1 3 2 3 4 4 5 1 6 7 8 9 10 12:45PM 212

OPT

2

L Innes A Collett S McKay (a) T Thornton S Collett M McNab D Prastiyou S Spratt M Du Plessis C Lammas

SSANGYONG 2200

$22,500, Rating 65 Benchmark*, 2200m

1 25931 Summer Warrior (7) 60 D Wiles 4 2 80632 Arite Guru (3) 58.5 J Williams 3 3 38513 Delegate (1) 58.5 S & E Clotworthy 2 4 7X221 Diehard (11) 58.5 Baker/Forsman 5 X9149 Bravo Supremo (8) 58 Logan/Gibbs 6 38527 Cardon Boy (13) 57.5 S Wenn 7 75405 Coolibah (12) 57 L Munro 1 8 6221. Century Miss (2) 56.5 G Thomas 9 21403 Where Are You (5) 56 S Ritchie 10 X0575 Boston Havoc (4) 56 C Cosgrove 11 5X803 Georgethefifth (9) 56 C Isdale 12 27388 Master Poet (6) 56 M Brosnan 13 32825 Belle Volant (10) 54 C Pomare

h M8

D Johnson R Scott (a4) A Collett M Cameron M McNab T Wenn (a3) H Marzuki (a3) J Nason (a2) L Allpress S Weatherley (a1) D Hain S Spratt

1:15PM OPT 213

3

September 24, 2017 COLLETT RACING STABLES 1200

$30,000, Rating 85 Benchmark, 1200m

1 113X2 Selfie (12) 59 R Collett 1 3 2 145X3 Ferrando (1) 57.5 G & D Rogerson 2 3 8121X Killarney (7) 57 R James 4 4X767 One Cool Message (11) 57 S Ralph 4 5 1311X Cote D’Or (3) 56.5 K & B Kelso 6 00X02 No More Tears (5) 56.5 S Marsh 7 132X3 Ocean Emperor (4) 56.5 G Hennessy 8 12323 Kensington (10) 55.5 E & D Browne 9 44131 Mighty Me (9) 55.5 J Surgenor 10 4113X Tomelilla (8) 55 Baker/Forsman 11 7X114 Hello M’Lady (6) 54 V Prendergast 12 0263X Buy Me A Rock (2) 54 L Noble 1:50PM 214

OPT

4

A Collett R Elliot (a1) M Cameron V Colgan D Johnson M Coleman M Hills S Weatherley (a1) S Spratt L Allpress C Lammas G Saejorhor (a4)

1 57344 Summer Dale (13) 59.5 D Venn T Allan 2 0X9X1 Colorado Bay (5) 59 C Isdale T Harris 3 3 98961 Call Me Bob (4) 58.5 N Tiley J Fawcett (a3) 4 8390X Secret Stash (12) 57.5 Richardson/Parker S Collett 1 5 1032X Elettra (8) 57 K & B Kelso S Weatherley (a1) 6 76007. Embraceable You (6) 56.5 P & J Brosnan S McKay (a) 7 931X L’Escalier Rose (2) 56.5 L Pertab M Coleman 2 8 3717X Orphea (10) 56.5 L Noble L Innes 4 9 34139. Maquis (11) 56 D Jeffcoat T Thornton 10 72030 Acrylic (1) 56 S & E Clotworthy A Schwerin (a2) 11 X6806. El Cajero (9) 55 J Collett R Jones 12 0900X Jud Strunk (3) 55 P Coutts D Hain 13 4X90X Precision Miss (7) 54 Richardson/Parker

Oamaru Harness

Sunday at Oamaru Racecourse

1

4

2

5

1:00PM 803

3

ONE SMART COFFEE TROT

$9,000, Up to & including R52 TROT, 2600m

1 3679X Pretorius (1) M Tapper 2 2 63605 Sarah Palin (2) M Nyhan 4 3 23190 Danielle Amore (3) P Williamson 4 80080 Wandering Star (4) A Lowe 1 5 98332 Dream Big (5) M Tapper 6 60689 Laugh And Cry (6) C & J Kennett 7 7017X The Dominator (u1) D Williamson

D Dunn P Davis B Williamson A Lowe M Williamson J Kennett (J) S McNally

OPT

806

6

Paddyproudfoot (8) K Barclay

A Suddaby

Barrier

Sadhana (21) A Swain

3:10PM 716

M Williamson

6 WILLIAMSON RACING STABLES TROT

$10,000, R46 & faster DiscrHcp, 2700m

September 24, 2017

1 0 Blue Rain (1) M Nyhan 2 5970X Reaal Clovelly (2) T Healy 2 3 5 Mockingjay (3) P Young 4 4 57863 Kylie Ann (4) J Miller 5 P28X0 Debnita Rose (5) C Dalgety 1 6 28285 Sharnae (6) B Mowbray 7 587X9 Atom Express (7) M Nyhan 8 00X50 My Blue Heaven (8) J Hay

DOUBLES TREBLES QUADDIES FIRST 4 PLACE 6 4:18PM OPT 718

8

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 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 4-5-6-7-8-9 REGENT CAR COURT MOBILE PACE $10,000, R49 to R54 MOB. PACE, 2200m

1 1728X Bold Ruler (1) P Hunter P Hunter 1 2 72X15 A Smart Excuse (2) C Barron B Orange 1 X2008 She’s Allthe Craze (1) N Williamson M Purvis (J) 3 6035X Justasip (3) P Hunter B Williamson 2 50P50 Overcast (u1) A Paisley J Campbell (J) 3 4 21538 Ideal Art (4) M G Brown S Tomlinson (J) 3 3 44422 Mass Invasion (1) C Barron C Barron 5 01290 Jetenara (5) K Barclay K Barclay 2 4 506X1 Smokey Mac (u1) B Gray B Barclay 6 100X6 Skylla (6) G & J Knight M Williamson 4 5 30126 Pyramid Magic (1) P Williamson M Anderson (J) 7 31605 Lindali (7) L Wilson M Hurrell (J) 1 6 1360X Brads Kenny (2) P Williamson C Purvis (J) 8 2050X Sheezus (8) T Stratford D Dunn

Barrier 7 65435 Pyramid Monarch (u1) P Williamson B Williamson M Anderson (J) 8 05208 Golden Gate (u1) J Ryan R McIlwrick 9 39090 Wayward Roc (21) T Stratford 2 10 20834 Pay Me Jimmy (22) B Gray B Barclay 3:43PM PANSPACIFICFLIGHT AT MACCA LODGE MOBILE PACE 11 55268 Arthur Lowe (23) K Larsen K Larsen OPT 717 $8,000, R40 to R48 MOB. PACE, 2200m 4 12 1D883 Don’t Pass I’m Fast (24) K Barclay A Suddaby 1 00X00 Laughing Cavalier (1) A Milne A Milne 4:48PM NET TEN EOM AT MACCA LODGE PACE $12,000, 3YO+ 2 50203 Happy Styx (2) S Armour D Dunn OPT 719 R55–R73, 2200m 3 3782X Nightmarch (3) M Kerr 1 1 31 Benio Ben (1) T Stratford M Williamson B Barclay 3 2 1 Rockaball (2) K & T Barron 4 2360X El Dinero (4) R Wilson B Orange C Ferguson 5 90260 Comic Book Hero (5) H Hunter B Williamson H Hunter 3 30741 Martin McGuinness (3) L Bond 4 6 55907 Pat’s Legacy (6) H Hunter M Hurrell (J) C Faithful (J) 4 38420 Jabali (4) R Hope 7 45058 Annie Fitz (7) R Wilson B McLellan C Purvis (J) 5 36214 Vera’s Delight (5) B McLellan 3 R McIlwrick Soapbox (8) M G Brown M Williamson 6 10015 Fiery Ferret (6) G & J Knight 8 008X1 Barrier

4 7 850X5 Robs Ideal (7) R Wilson C Ferguson 9 83220 Franco Huntington (21) D McLachlan S Walkinshaw 2 8 39105 Innocent Artist (8) C Dalgety D Dunn

1 10 33874 Canardly Remember (22) B Shirley Barrier M Anderson (J) 2 11 7X422 Justan’s Sister (23) S Matheson S Tomlinson (J) 9 8X369 Tuherbs Two (21) S Matheson M Parker (J) 12 25085 Tangled Up In Blue (24) B McIntyre K Barclay B Orange 10 15108 Bontz (22) K Barclay 13 03866 Franco Nixon (25) R Swain S Tomlinson (J) R Swain 11 19537 Balius (23) S Matheson

7

9

Track Information Type: Grass; Expected: Heavy; Direction: Righthanded; Length: 1900m; Straight: 520m; Rail: Rail true 2:25PM 215

OPT

5

LONE STAR PUKEKOHE 1400

$25,000, Rating 75 Benchmark, 1400m

1 01148 Wooden Edge (9) 62 C Wood 3 2 63X33 Temple Tiger (5) 60 G Hennessy 3 1441X Cherry Bay (3) 58 N Tiley 4 02235 Bransome (6) 58 F Neill 4 5 17242 Resurrect (13) 57.5 Moroney/Gerard 6 37612 No Need (1) 57 L Somervell 7 71691 Windy Height (12) 57 A Fuller 2 8 132X1 Decades (11) 56.5 M Falconer 9 112X4. Malfarious (4) 56.5 G & D Rogerson 10 4831X Te Waewae Bay (2) 56 G & D Rogerson 11 100X5 Odisha (8) 55 N Tiley HEALTHVISION 1200 12 16176. Innamincka (10) 55 R Gavin $22,500, Rating 65 Benchmark*, 1200m 1 13 93121 Shellez Ace (7) 54.5 K McQuade

G O'Reilly 12:00PM NORTH OTAGO MOTOR GROUP TROT 8 09470 Tijuana Taxi (u2) C Harrison $7,500, NON-WINNERS 3YO+ TROT, 2600m 9 85057 Gorilla Playboy (u3) C McKay OPT 801 M Purvis (J) PX # REC Horse (Start pos) Trainer Driver 3 10 03196 Majestic Moment (u4) S Smolenski S Ottley 1 87 Missalyssa (1) A Faulks A Faulks FAT SALLY’S PUB & RESTAURANT PACE $9,000, Up–& 1 2 21X5 Winnie McGoogan (2) P Williamson M Williamson 1:32PM including R52, 2000m 3 Muscle Pat (3) D Williamson B Williamson OPT 804 2

1 78732 Chief Kapai (1) E Latimer

C Ferguson 4 My Eyre (4) M Nyhan P Davis 1 2 45975 Aveross Rustler (2) A Faulks D Dunn 4 5 59X84 Fira Sunset (5) M DeFilippi C DeFilippi

3 50721 Rostriever Victory (3) R Crawford

K Butt (J) 3 6 29323 Still Eyre (6) R Allen D Dunn 4 44748 The Persuader (4) E Latimer S Ottley 7 4437X Paradise Spur (7) W Stevenson B Orange 5 1869P Eja Patron (5) B Mowbray M Williamson 8 7 Queen Of Love (u1) M Fuller S Ottley 6 8273X Classie Margaret (6) H Galway K Cox 2 9 0002X No Fears (u2) P O'Reilly G O'Reilly

7 86158 Living Legend (7) B Negus

B Orange 10 Rebel Kibbybones (u3) J Hay J Hay 4 8 70558 Alexy (8) D O'Connell J Young 12:30PM OAMARU HRC ‘CHRISTMAS AT THE RACES 2ND DEC’ PACE 9 07003 Mickey Jay (9) E Latimer S Tomlinson (J) $7,500, NON-WINNERS PACE, 2600m OPT 802 Barrier 2 1 9 Silent Shadow (1) D Jones S O'Reilly (J) 10 9X069 Westar Sam (21) C & J Kennett J Kennett (J) 2 09X0X Green Machine (2) R Beale J Ovens 3 11 7PP02 Smooth Mara (22) P Bagrie J Dunn 3 60X The Kingpin (3) T Healy T Healy PORT FM HANDICAP TROT 3 4 00500 Supreme Banner (4) M Kerr M Anderson (J) 2:07PM $9,000, R54 to R61 DiscrHcp TROT, 2600m 5 X8678 Jay Jayz Boy (5) S McNally S McNally OPT 805 1 86749 Playboy’s Brother (1) C McKay B Williamson 6 Collectable Lady (6) K Cox K Cox 4 2 33317 Eden Creek (2) L Mosely R May 7 Blue Rain (7) M Nyhan P Davis

3 32140 Jerry Garcia (u1) L O'Reilly L O'Reilly 1 8 49054 Still Of The Night (8) H Westrum D Keast (J) 3 4 40X21 Breenys Cullen (u2) N Taylor M Williamson 9 Every Option (9) M Smolenski D Dunn

5 03188 Clover Lady (u3) A Hoffman R Close 10 8900X Sandra Keith (10) A Lowe A Lowe 6 X0807 Don’t Look Back (u4) D Gillespie R McIlwrick 4 11 0 Elegant As (11) M Jones S Ottley 1 7 0117X Witheze (1) A Ford J Ford 12 92346 Highview Justice (12) A Hoffman M Williamson 2 8 62178 Dusky Eyre (2) R Allen D Dunn 13 47 The Go To Man (13) J Wederell J W Cox 9 05390 Cuddly Jess (u1) M House M House 14

Megagem SCRATCHED 15 87979 Aveross Ferrari (u1) D O'Connell J Young 2:42PM PICK & SHOVEL PACE $7,500, NON-WINNERS OPT

8

9 OPT

1 X348X Sky Tower (1) B C Wallace S Tomlinson (J) 2 Our Gracie (2) P Williamson B Williamson 3 870 Pegasus Sunrise (u1) K Barclay K Barclay 2 4 67225 Ambro Ameigo (u2) K O'Connor R Swain H Hunter M Williamson SCRATCHED 5 85442 Cuddly Trouble (u3) L Bond 1 6 Davey Mac (u4) P Williamson P Williamson 12:45PM LINCOLN FARMS PACE 7 0097X Spur Me On Gently (u5) T Robertson T Robertson OPT 712 $8,000, NON-WINNERS 3YO+ PACE, 2200m 4 8 996X7 Ko Wrected (1) A Kyle A Kyle 3 1 36070 Moniaive (1) R Swain R Swain 9 90000 Our Budd (2) A Wohlers A Suddaby 1 2 89 Hit The Sky (2) K & T Barron B Orange 10 07556 Phoebe Flyer (3) K Franks K Franks 2 3 5865 Allie (3) W Adams S Walkinshaw 3 11 84632 Scarlett Lane (4) N Williamson M Purvis (J) 4 50 Arizona Highway (4) A Hoffman M Anderson (J) 12 757X0 Belmont Invasion (5) O Lawrence R McIlwrick 5 69500 Akris (5) S Lock R McIlwrick 13 577X6 Cocktail Waiter (6) C Buchan B Orange 6 0X780 Matai Will (6) A Milne A Milne 4 7 59X30 Sefton Hooligan (7) A Hoffman M Williamson 2:35PM INVERCARGILL WORKOUTS COMMITTEE PACE $8,000, 8 The Red Robber (8) T Stratford D Dunn OPT 715 NON-WINNERS 3YO+ MR49–MR51, 2200m 9 9000X Aztec King (u1) S Lock A Suddaby 1 9X Manolito (1) B Shirley M Anderson (J) 1 2 0 Stunin Love (2) P Court B Orange 1:20PM MORE FM PACE $8,000, NON-WINNERS S Tomlinson (J) OPT 713 MR44–MR48, 2200m 3 430X Miss Waikiwi (3) M G Brown 4 1 687X3 Delight N Gold (1) B Swain Motu Belle Du Jour (4) C Barron C Barron E Swain 4 2 5 4 Dodgethebullet (5) T Stratford 2 89600 Kansas City Jim (2) S Lock D Dunn M Hurrell (J) 4 6 0X Always The Brave (6) W Adams 3 55 Gotta Good Looker (3) A Paisley S Walkinshaw K Larsen 3 7 8243 Bettor B Ready (7) B Gray 3 4 98XP2 Star Ruler (4) G & J Knight B Barclay R McIlwrick

g M2

Track Information Type: All weather; Direction: Left-handed; Length: 1029m; Weather: Few Showers

3:00PM 216

OPT

6

H Marzuki (a3) J Fawcett (a3) O Bosson D Hain V Colgan T Thornton J Nason (a2) J Waddell R Elliot (a1) M Cameron L Allpress A Collett C Lammas

NZB INSURANCE PEARL SERIES RACE $25,000, R65 Benchmark Fillies and Mares*, 1600m

1 X50X2 O’Carol (8) 59.5 Baker/Forsman 2 3 2 X9841 Repo Bay (2) 59.5 Peter & Dawn Williams 3 4751 Black Pearl (1) 58.5 S Marsh 1 4 24315 Kool Connection (6) 58.5 S Crawford 5 63248 Viva La Jour (4) 58.5 R & R Rogers 6 X4057. She’s All Clang (7) 57.5 P Lock 7 02523. Gangsters Lass (3) 57 J Revell 8 605X5 Shonali (9) 57 B Hawtin 4 9 32262 Avant (5) 54.5 Peter & Dawn Williams

J Riddell D Johnson M McNab M Hills S Collett T Thornton S Spratt M Du Plessis

Track Information Type: All weather; Direction: Left-handed; Length: 1200m; Weather: Fine

9

10 11 3 12 13 0 14 15 16

22525 My Nikayla (9) R Todd Barrier

89X7 Capital Girl (21) K Cox 42505 Flyingmasterwilliams (22) A Hoffman 436X Tuapeka Trick (23) R Dunn 30765 Franco Hatton (24) L Smart Every Option (25) M Smolenski Doublesixbeach (26) M Smolenski Maahes (u1) A Stuart

R Close K Cox J W Cox J Dunn G O'Reilly

DOUBLES TREBLES QUADDIES FIRST 4 PLACE 6 3:35PM OPT 217

7

1-2, 3-4, 5-6, 7-8 2-3-4, 6-7-8 1-2-3-4, 5-6-7-8 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 3-4-5-6-7-8 HAUNUI FARM KARAKA CLASSIC $50,000, OPN HCP, 1600m

1 1245X Chance To Dance (4) 60 Autridge/Richards 3 O Bosson 2 12819 Megablast (6) 58 N Tiley L Innes 3 24531 Brilliant Shine (5) 57 Peter & Dawn Williams M Du Plessis 2 4 553X7 Sofia Rosa (7) 54.5 S Marsh D Johnson 5 56122 Admiral (2) 53 S Ralph H Marzuki (a) 6 01216 Adriatic Pearl (9) 53 J Pender T Thornton 7 859X4 Blizzard (3) 53 E & D Browne R Elliot (a) 8 198X1 Mangaroa Flo Jo (8) 53 G Thomas A Jones 9 74203 Stokers Rock (13) 53 P McKay S Collett 1 10 612X5 Charles Road (12) 53 O'Sullivan/Scott M Coleman 11 44111 Philipa Charlotte (11) 53 R Caddy S Weatherley (a) 12 X1113 Rockabyebaby (1) 53 Logan/Gibbs A Collett 4 13 55311. Waipipi Lad (15) 53 J Miller S Spratt 14 81215. Nina Arora (10) 53 N Tiley L Allpress 15 17751 Cool Cassie (14) 53 N Kelly J Fawcett (a) 4:09PM 218

OPT

8

SPLICE CONSTRUCTION 1600

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

1 24123 Kirkintilloch (9) 59 N Tiley 1 2 35963 Deluxe Edition (5) 58.5 I George 4 3 34771 Outsider (3) 58.5 P Mirabelli 4 07X51 Sun Genes (8) 58.5 D Walker 2 5 X9841 Repo Bay (10) 57.5 Peter & Dawn Williams 6 13 Don’t Think Twice (4) 57 S Marsh 7 74045 Critics Choice (7) 57 K Dell 8 87048 Lotus Laud (1) 55.5 P Coutts 3 9 32262 Avant (2) 54 Peter & Dawn Williams 10 8X005 Maskobi Pearl (6) 54 R Patel DOUBLES TREBLES QUADDIES FIRST 4 PLACE 6 4:28PM OPT 809

9

S Spratt H Marzuki (a3) O Bosson M Du Plessis D Johnson C Dell D Hain J Fawcett (a3)

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 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11 6-7-8-9-10-11 PGG WRIGHTSON HANNON MEMORIAL FFA PACE (STAND) $25,000, FFA, 2600m

1 20X1X Seel The Deal (1) G & N Hope 3 R May 4 2 1X234 New Years Jay (2) G Anderson J W Cox 3 Dream About Me SCRATCHED D Dunn 4 421X8 Imola (3) G Smith G Smith B Orange 5 20X67 Art Union (4) C Dalgety R McIlwrick 6 21356 Usain Colt (5) G & N Hope M Williamson 3:17PM SPRINGBANK TROT $10,000, R64 & faster 1 7 48X12 Titan Banner (6) G Anderson D Dunn OPT 807 DiscrHcp, 2600m M Purvis (J) 1 52557 Feather Boyz (1) M Nyhan P Davis 8 X3221 Tas Man Bromac (7) N Williamson 2 9 416X5 Buster Brady (8) K Austin B Orange 2 67559 Valmagne (1) C & J Kennett B Orange 10 Micky Gee SCRATCHED 3 54761 Stylish Duke (u1) M Tapper B Williamson J Dunn 1 4 26285 Petite One (1) G & N Hope C DeFilippi 11 4556X Alta Orlando (u1) R Dunn 5 8X87X Sol Invictus (u1) M House 4:58PM WAITAKI REFRIGERATION SERVICES PACE $10,000, 6 8X532 Pegasus Dream (1) N Taylor R56 & faster DiscrHcp, 2600m D Dunn OPT 810 3 1 1114X Michelangelo (1) S Dolan D Dunn 2 7 1240X Everybody Knows (2) G & N Hope R May 2 2 08332 Hannity (2) C Harrison B Williamson 3 8 X1101 Poppymalda (u1) N Williamson B Barclay M Williamson 4 9 5187X Monty Python (1) P Williamson M Williamson 3 217X8 Igottastar (3) T Cleave 4 81563 Black Art (4) A Fitzgerald A Fitzgerald (J) 3:53PM SOUTHERN WINES JUNIOR DRIVERS PACE $9,000, 5 0X776 Bank Raider (5) L O'Reilly L O'Reilly OPT 808 4YO+ Up–& including R55 JUN.D, 2600m 4 6 31162 Run Boy Run (6) M Kerr M Anderson (J) 4 1 17416 Takitimu Express (1) J Cox K Butt (J) 7 16250 Playboy Prince (u1) E Latimer C Ferguson 2 X0040 Cullen’s Bardon (2) T McMillan J Morrison (J) 1 8 X2111 Boults On Fire (1) G & N Hope R May 3 40X07 Graceandtemika (3) B Negus C Purvis (J) 9 1198X All About Henry (2) B Mowbray D White 2 4 1P035 Elite Excuse (4) H Westrum D Keast (J) 10 85416 Unico Legend (3) G & N Hope B Hope (J) 5 0000X Fastroundtown (5) R Beale A Fitzgerald (J) 5:29 PM MORRISONS SADDLERY & FEED PACE $9,000, 3YO+ 6 44356 Take After Me (6) G Scott A Stewart (J) R56–R58, 2000m 3 7 53553 Nerve Of Steel (7) D Williamson M Lewis (J) OPT 811 4 1 59X0X Gucci Cavallo (1) W Stevenson B Orange L McKay (J) 3YO+, 2000m 8 79761 Classie Regal (8) M Stratford 2 49239 Wobbegong (2) B White S McNally 9

The Persuader SCRATCHED 3 04940 Highland Reign (3) B Negus C Purvis (J) T Healy 10 00X0X Scarlett Banner (9) G Smith L Lester (J) 1 4 05401 Franco Nate (4) R Todd S Ottley J Young 11 55804 Out Of Aces (10) R Dunn B Munro (J) 5 00190 Missinmemate (5) R Dunn J Dunn S Ottley 12 01X Bettor’s Heart (11) P Bagrie M Hurrell (J) 3 6 138X Miss Ethel Sunshine (6) M Smolenski D Dunn 1 13 89314 Sheez Good (12) P O'Reilly S O'Reilly (J) S Golding 2 7 7X101 Alta Shelby (7) M Kerr M Anderson (J) M Purvis (J) C DeFilippi 14 58079 Idealistic Lass (13) N Williamson 8 13545 Mighty Empire (8) J Howe J W Cox P Davis 15 64472 Mr Midnight (14) D Mitchell M Anderson (J)

9 38240 Gangnam Style (9) N Williamson B Barclay

J Hay 16 20619 Motu Speedy Star (15) E Latimer S Tomlinson (J) Barrier

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Friday, September 22, 2017

Ashburton Guardian 23

In brief Red Sox in playoffs The Boston Red Sox are going back to the Major League Baseball (MLB) playoffs. A few hours after beating the Baltimore Orioles 9-0 yesterday, the Red Sox were assured of their second consecutive trip to the post-season when the Los Angeles Angels lost 6-5 to the Cleveland Indians.

Those two results guarantee Boston (88-64) at least an AL wildcard. The Red Sox are looking for more than that – they lead the AL East by three games over the rival New York Yankees with 10 to play as Boston pursue their second-straight division title and third in five years. Boston join AL Central champions Cleveland and AL West champions Houston in the American League playoffs, which begin next month.

- AP

Last bid to qualify

Hamish Bond gives it his all at the world road cycling championships.

■ CYCLING

Puncture deflates Bond’s bid A puncture has deflated Hamish Bond’s performance in the individual time trial at the world road cycling championships.

Having only started riding fulltime in January following a distinguished rowing career, Bond finished 39th out of 64 riders in his first taste of elite level riding on the 31 kilometre Norwegian course.

The two-time Olympic champion in the coxless pair crossed the line three minutes and 33 seconds down on winner Tom Dumoulin, who dominated the race.

The Giro D’Italia 2017 champion won by an incredible 57.79 seconds over the second placed Primoz Roglic, with Tour de France

and Vuelta a Espana victor Chris Froome earning third.

While still a quality ride when given the proper context, Bond’s finish could have been more impressive if not for the early setback.

The 31-year-old was just 12 seconds behind the leader through the first 3.4 kilometres, but a puncture saw him lose over a minute over the next eight kilometres as he dropped off the pace.

Placed 44th after a third of the race, Bond slowly came back from his moment of ill-fortune, pacing himself smartly throughout the remainder of the course’s flat portion, and his larger frame

held up well on the punishing final climb.

While his whole race was a venture into the unknown, that was no more so than on Mount Fløyen, where Bond was expecting to suffer through the 3.4 kilometre finish.

At an average gradient of 9.1 per cent, the tight climb was flanked by fans, and for many riders required a bike change as they transitioned from the flat to the climb.

Bond impressively held his own, taking 11 minutes and 27 seconds to navigate the closing climb and clock the 39th best time, completing the course in 48 minutes and 14 seconds.

Of the big names on the world cycling stage, Bond did finish ahead of Colombia’s Jarlinson Pantano, while without the puncture he could have challenged the times of Portugal’s Rui Costa and impressive Swedish time trialist Tobias Ludvigsson.

Other riders to suffer from bad luck was one of the favourites to make the podium, Australia’s Rohan Dennis, who hit the deck as the rain started to pour as the favourites hit the course.

However, the conditions didn’t impact the overwhelming Dumoulin, who put on one of the most dominating displays in the history of the race to claim his first individual time trial gold.

The Tall Blacks and Tall Ferns will have a chance to qualify for the 2024 Paris Olympics through the 2022 Asian Games in China. The Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) has granted Oceania nations the ability to compete at the Asian Games for the first time in sports which will qualify for the Paris Olympics through Asia. Australia’s basketball, soccer and volleyball teams all compete in Asian competitions, but only the world No. 20 Tall Blacks and the 42nd-ranked Tall Ferns come under the same umbrella in New Zealand. Basketball New Zealand chief executive Iain Potter said the organisation had yet to hear directly from the OCA. - NZN

Call for coaches union Craig Bellamy has renewed called for an NRL coaches union after two-time premiership winner Des Hasler’s sacking from Canterbury on Tuesday. Hasler was sacked just months after the Bulldogs announced he had signed a two-year contract extension, in a matter that could be headed for the courts. Melbourne coach Bellamy and Hasler have enjoyed a distinct rivalry for the best part of a decade, with the pair facing off in three grand finals between 2007 and 2012. But without wanting to comment on the complicated nature of Hasler’s dismissal, Bellamy said more needed to be done for the most under-pressure men in the NRL. - NZME

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■ IRONMAN

The life of Ironman Braden Currie

By Chris rattue Braden Currie burst onto the Ironman scene in March with a stunning win on his first attempt at the distance in the national championships.

Among those he beat in Taupo included 12-times winner Cameron Brown, the only Kiwi male to have made the podium in the famous Ironman world championships in Hawaii.

The 31-year-old Methven born and bred Currie will make his debut in Hawaii on October 15, another step in an ever-changing multi-sport career for the Wanaka-based athlete.

Currie was training in Boulder, Colorado, when we caught up with him. He talks about life on the road with his family, living with dyslexia, the teacher who inspired him, racing in China, and his tactical plans for the gruelling Hawaiian swim-bike-run event.

Does that Ironman 70.3 win in California last week give you a lift for Hawaii?

Hawaii is a whole different race – twice the distance and probably twice as hot. But to beat some of the world’s best is great and gives me a little bit of confidence.

You collapsed at the finish line after a long battle with American Ben Hoffman – how bad can the pain get?

Ben is an amazing 70.3 athlete and it took a lot of willpower not to let him run away with it. Your body is already tired after threeand-a-half hours, yet you have to take it to another level.

Exhaustion is to the max ... focusing on staying alive for a few seconds after finishing is the prerogative, until your heart rate settles down and you can control your breathing. But it is why some of us enjoy it so much ... there is nothing more rewarding than taking yourself to that point and having a good result.

There are claims that multi-sport exponents are as much addicts as athletes ...

Absolutely – there has been a lot of research on triathletes and they have very obsessive personalities. But I don’t regard myself as obsessive. I love the sport but I’m not obsessing over gear, training sessions and data or even the sport itself.

You were a Coast-to-Coast star, so why the switch to Ironman?

Athletes at the highest level of road racing are more professional and commit everything to it, whereas in adventure racing and multi-sport almost everyone is doing it as a hobby. I love endurance sport whatever the format, but I wanted to do it professionally.

Your career highlight?

My first Coast-to-Coast win, which highlighted to me my potential. Crossing the finish line at Sumner with my son Tarn ... an incredible moment. This sport is quite isolating, selfish, and my kids are definitely a big part of what I do.

Tell us about China ...

People would be surprised

Braden Currie putting in the hard yards ahead of next month’s Hawaii Ironman.

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Exhaustion is to the max ... focusing on staying alive for a few seconds after finishing is the prerogative, until your heart rate settles down and you can control your breathing.

about the adventure racing in China. It was used to promote different areas there. When my wife (Sally) and I decided we would try to make endurance sport a career, my only way to make money initially was to win races.

They pay really good money, and I don’t think I lost in 10 races in China. It was a lot of fun but challenging ... there are hygiene issues and a lot of people get food poisoning while racing.

But we went to places that were just as beautiful as New Zealand – big canyons we paddled down, limestone cliffs 100 metres high, amazing. Out of the main cities, you see some really cool places.

China has been the backbone of the New Zealand adventure racing community for five or six years.

Where were you brought up?

Methven, on an 11,000 acre farm, three-and-a-half-thousand

sheep, five or six hundred fattening beast. Farming was my life until 16 and then I got involved in the outdoors scene.

It wasn’t until 24 that I started endurance racing.

How did being dyslexic shape your childhood?

I learn visually, hands-on, manually. I was never going to figure out learning in a classroom. I found ways to get out of class.

I didn’t do any schooling in my senior years – I was there to waste time.

I remember going to a Christchurch clinic when I was about 15, to figure out if it was my eyesight or dyslexia. It was probably a relief to my parents to know but I didn’t care. I cared about sport, snowboarding, playing touch football with my mates.

What about now?

I can read a book but it’s still not my favourite past-time. Once you

are out of that structured school system you figure out ways to make it work.

I’m lucky to have Sally working with sponsors, doing the business side. I’m strongly dyslexic and can’t put my thoughts down in writing but I have no issue with verbal communication.

I definitely have different ways of thinking about things to what other people do.

I understand that one teacher played a big part in your life ...

James Roderick, my PE teacher (Mount Hutt College), gave me more time than most people. He realised I loved endurance and sparked that little bit of fire in me.

I’ve got absolutely no doubt about the importance of finding people in life with real belief in what your are capable of. I was lucky enough to find one of those people.

How big do the air miles get?

The year before last we did 21 countries, 48 flights, 18 different rental cars, can’t remember the number of hotels.

Financially – tough or not?

We’ve lived off the sport for five years, but we are relatively entrepreneurial. We manage a couple of luxury houses in Wanaka for Chinese investors, run high-end adventure-based holidays for rich Chinese people, coaching clinics, we own the Red Bull Defiance event in Wanaka ...

What is it like being parents on the road?

We are not the most traditional of parents. Tarn (son, aged 9) is

lucky not to have my genetics.

He’s a smart kid. He goes to Wanaka Primary for six months a year, travels with us the rest of it.

We don’t do correspondence ... but we do pretty set learning with him five days a week.

He will do his maths, write a diary, write stories to his friends, make slides for his class mates.

We are fortunate the Wanaka school is used to transient families ... (daughter) Bella is only four.

Where does your famous competitive drive come from?

I really don’t know. I just have a natural ability to push myself hard. I’m a relatively non-competitive person until I get on the race track. I look at other athletes and think physically and training wise there’s no difference. Then I perform twice as well.

My approach is not to think about the event or integrate with the people around it. I just keep to being a dad, family life, and once I start racing I find the aggression to go.

What will be your tactics in Hawaii?

It’s my first time giving it a crack, so I will be figuring it out.

I’m not very good at taking advice. I like to learn my own ways – everything is trial and error. My strength lies in the back half of the run, and that is where the big time differences are made.

If I can get to that point and turn up the throttle, I’ll be happy no matter what the result is.

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‘Gatland’s training cost us the tour of NZ’

Hammers prop Adam Williamson celebrates during the last time the green and golds clashed with Wanganui at the Ashburton Showgrounds in 2015.

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Hammers history: Wanganui

By Jaime Pitt-macKay Jaime.p@theguardian.co.nz

Two of the most successful teams in Meads Cup history are set to clash this weekend, with a strong history between the Hammers and the Butcher Boys.

Wanganui have featured in nine of the 11 total finals, winning five.

The last time Mid Canterbury and Wanganui met was in 2015, in the semifinal of the Meads Cup, with Wanganui taking out

the victory 26-11.

It was a moment of revenge for the side from the North Island, who lost a close game 2830 to the green and golds in the second round of the 2015 competition.

From that point on, Wanganui started an impressive unbeaten streak, going 18 games undefeated until South Canterbury were able to cause an upset and win 21-17 last weekend.

In the Hammers back-toback Meads Cup victories, they

were able to avoid Wanganui in the finals, coming up against Buller and North Otago It was not until the 2008 edition of the Heartland Championship that the two sides had met since the re-structuring of the competition, with Wanganui taking the spoils 4312.

The sides head into this clash coming from two very different points, with the Hammers high after crushing Wairarapa Bush 60-24, while Wanganui will be

hurting after their loss to South Canterbury.

The two sides are currently only separated by three points, so a bonus point victory for Mid Canterbury could see them leapfrog Wanganui on the table.

The game starts a run of three tricky fixtures that the Hammers will need to win all of if they are going to make it to the Meads Cup semis, with a trip to the high flying Thames Valley next week, followed by a visit from the ever strong Buller.

Dodgy maths flaws Carter’s French support All Blacks legend Dan Carter has made it no secret of which nation he is supporting ahead of the bidding presentations from prospective 2023 Rugby World Cup hosts in London next week.

A World Rugby council meeting will be held in the British capital next Tuesday (NZT) to give an opportunity to the French, Irish and South African rugby unions to state their case as to why each nation should be granted the right to host rugby’s

pinnacle event in six years’ time.

Currently plying his trade for Parisian glamour club Racing 92 after having joined them in December 2015, Carter posted a tweet this morning voicing his support for France, albeit with some dodgy maths.

“Won’t be in London to support France #2023 bid,” Carter’s tweet wrote.

“Good luck to all the countries bidding but Paris for the ABs three peat sounds good to me.”

Despite Carter’s best intentions, the calculations from his tweet were slightly wayward.

The 35-year-old suggested that if the All Blacks were to win the 2023 World Cup, it would be their third consecutive title after winning the 2011 and 2015 campaigns.

However, the 112-cap firstfive seemed to have bypassed the 2019 World Cup in Japan, which if the All Blacks were to win would make it their third

straight title. World Cup glory for the All Blacks in 2023 would mean either they would be crowned world champions for the fourth straight tournament, or that they would have won the event for the first time since 2015.

Carter’s tweet was met with some light-hearted banter from his followers, with many Irish fans poking fun at the two-time world champion for not backing Ireland’s bid.

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Irish flanker Sean O’Brien says the British and Irish Lions would have won the June series against the All Blacks ‘comfortably’ if it wasn’t for overtraining.

O’Brien started in all three tests of the drawn series which ended with a controversial 15-15 draw at Eden Park.

The 30-year-old, who has played 49 tests for Ireland and five for the Lions, says Warren Gatland and the Lions coaching staff mis-managed the training schedule during the five week tour.

“To be honest, I’d be pretty critical of it because I think we should have won the tour and we probably should have won it comfortably,” O’Brien said in an interview with Irish radio station Newstalk.

“There’s the best players in the world on a Lions tour. I know you are playing the best team in the world but with the quality and strength in depth we had, we probably should have won the tour.

“It wasn’t down to fatigue. It was probably management a bit, in terms of how our weeks went.

“The first week, we definitely over-trained on the Thursday and maybe the coaches were panicking a little bit about getting the information into us.

“On the first week [of the first Test], we had a triple [session] day, [the] lads’ legs were heavy on the Thursday and we were playing the All Blacks on Saturday.

The Lions lost the opening test 30-15 at Eden Park before bouncing back to take the second test 24-21, handing the All Blacks their first home loss since 2009.

A victory in the third and final test would have secured the Lions their first series win in New Zealand since 1971.

O’Brien says the squad were again overtrained on the eve of the final game.

“We did nearly a similar thing in the last week. So maybe it’s more [from] a coaching point of view, in terms of taking lessons.

Less is more sometimes on a tour like that, rather than trying to pick things up at the end of the week.

“There was probably no need for that but it’s just the way it was managed. We had said it, at the time, and they pulled back a bit.

“But it’s just about getting that fine balance between players and coaches and making sure the group is ready to rock.”

O’Brien was forced from the field at halftime of the third test draw after coming off second best from a Jerome Kaino clearout.

O’Brien revealed to Irish site Sports Joe that after the test he found Kaino and said ‘you got me good’.

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In brief England in the dark England’s top-order batting woes mean they’ll arrive for the Ashes in Australia dogged by uncertainty, the country’s director of cricket Andrew Strauss concedes. But Strauss, one of four English captains to win an away Ashes series, has backed skipper Joe Root to overcome anything Australia throw his way this summer. Since Strauss’ retirement, England have struggled to find an opening partner for Alastair Cook, with Keaton Jennings and Mark Stoneman failing to make their mark in recent Test series. “I’d be lying if I said we were going to Australia with absolute clarity on what our best XI is,” Strauss said.

- AAP Bowlers were out in force for the first Friday Triples at Allenton last week, and much the same will be expected at the Peters Cup this Sunday, the first trophy on the line this season.

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Last of clubs kick off season

By Jaime Pitt-macKay Jaime.p@theguardian.co.nz

The last of Mid Canterbury’s bowling clubs are set to open their doors this weekend as the

season hits full swing.

The Ashburton Bowling Club are holding their opening day tomorrow, beginning at 1pm, while Hinds and Rakaia also kick

things off on Saturday.

The first trophy is also on the line this season, with the Peters Cup up for grabs at the MSA Bowling Club on Sunday.

On October 1, the Walls Cup kicks off a busy month for the Ashburton District’s bowlers, with three or more events on most weeks.

■ BOXING

Parker turns on the charm in enemy territory Before Joseph Parker and Hughie Fury turned up for their separate open workouts in Manchester yesterday, two local young men in their 20s having a beer outside an Irish pub overlooking the ring set up in a restaurant and bar precinct in the city gave their summation of the two fighters.

“We’re big Hughie Fury fans, but it’s hard to dislike Joseph Parker, isn’t it?” one said.

It was apt, because while Team Parker would probably have preferred not to promote the WBO world heavyweight title fight in

such a way three days out from the bout, once Parker arrived he appeared to thoroughly enjoy himself.

With brother John in the ring with him, plus trainer Kevin Barry and Barry’s son Taylor and sparring partner Malik Scott, Parker shadow boxed, skipped rope and leaned over the ropes to talk to some of the 200 or so fans who turned up.

“What’s your prediction for the fight?” one of them asked. “A knockout,” Parker replied with a smile. “Are you coming to the

fight?” he asked.

As he moved around the ring, joking and smiling and throwing punches in Kevin Barry’s direction, Fury and his father, Peter, watched intently. Later Hughie would hit the pads with Peter, but there was no interaction with the fans, many of whom left once Parker had done his thing.

If Parker had stayed to watch Hughie, he may have been given added confidence. The 23-yearold clearly doesn’t have the timing or power that the New Zealander does. What he does have

is home advantage but Kevin Barry said that might just add to the pressure.

“It’s good to finally be in Manchester,” Parker said afterwards.

“We’re pretty excited.”

Asked about the reception, Parker said: “It has been pretty friendly. There hasn’t anything bad said to us or about us.

“I think he wanted to see how we’re training – good or bad – but we didn’t give him much,” Parker said of his opponent keeping a close eye on things.

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■ OPINION

League rise has union spin-offs M

id Canterbury has such a diverse sporting community, and it is great to finally see rugby league starting to emerge in the district.

Obviously rugby union rules the roost in these parts, but there is this awkward time of year when most winter sports have wrapped up, and it isn’t quite right for the summer sports to get under way.

This little period of time has allowed rugby league to go “hey, come give us a go”.

We now have two teams based in Mid Canterbury, which is something historic and certainly special, and

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hopefully they will be here to say.

Most of the teams consist of union players, and these teams haven’t been started to slay the giant, but to work alongside it so that players are able to enjoy both codes.

Obviously the game growing in popularity is important

to attract more players to the sport, but it should also have an impressive carry-over effect into union, with players able to bring skills across from league.

If you have had the chance to watch the Mid Canterbury Hammers this season, you would be hard pressed to miss Sam Finau, their rampaging No.8 who is on loan from Mt Wellington in Auckland.

Watching him is like watching a league player in a way, collecting two or three tacklers, yet still able to find the offload.

It has added an extra element to the Hammers’ play, and is something to take note of.

If a lot of players around the

region can start adding this to their skillset, we can only benefit.

If the two can strike some kind of harmonious balance, it should help the growth of both codes and keep everybody happy.

By the sounds of things there was plenty of interest at the first game between the Chertsey Oilers and the Ashburton Barbarians, and I would encourage people to head out to the Chertsey Domain at 2pm tomorrow for a watch, as you will get to see a bit of history, and maybe a big help to the future of Mid Canterbury rugby, both union and league.

Scott’s return on ice Matt Scott’s surprise return from a season-long knee injury will likely be put on hold after Coen Hess was cleared to play in North Queensland’s preliminary final against the Sydney Roosters. Scott hasn’t played since he underwent a knee reconstruction in March after damaging his anterior cruciate ligament in round two. But he was a shock inclusion in the Cowboys’ 21-man squad named on Tuesday for Saturday night’s clash. Coach Paul Green was adamant the Queensland and Australian Test prop would only run out at Allianz Stadium if the Cowboys suffered injuries to their forward pack during the week.

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NZ to face China New Zealand have drawn China in a first-round Davis Cup tie in February. China will host the Asia-Oceania group one tie from February 2 to February 4, with the winners going on to face the group’s top seeds, India, who have an opening bye. While New Zealand have a good record against the Chinese, their Davis Cup ranking of 34th is slightly lower than the home team’s 30th.

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Clean bill of health Brisbane coach Wayne Bennett has given his team a clean bill of health despite forward Joe Ofahengaue giving the Broncos an injury scare at training in Thursday. Bench impact forward Ofahengaue was sidelined with ice on his calf during the final session ahead of tonight’s NRL preliminary final in Melbourne.

But he rejoined the main group to be later cleared by Bennett for the grand final qualifier along with returning skipper Darius Boyd (hamstring) and winger Corey Oates (concussion).

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Super draw woes Reducing the number of teams from 18 to 15 hasn’t made finalising the Super Rugby draw any easier.

Nor will make the Kiwi teams any happier. That’s the assessment of New Zealand Rugby chief executive Steve Tew, who revealed the draw is due to finally be released in days. Delayed by the drawn-out process of axing the Western Force from the Australian Conference, the schedule had been circulating among the 15 teams for final inspection. Tew expects the five New Zealand teams will have the same concerns as always, notably around travel and the number of taxing derby matches.

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How Tuipulotu ended his year from hell

BY GREGOR PAUL

When the All Blacks’ plane to Argentina pushes back today, Patrick Tuipulotu may take a little moment to reflect on the craziness of the last year of his life which made him wonder at times if he would ever return to the national team.

His journey from November last year to now has taken the most incredible twists and turns and it is testament to Tuipulotu’s desire and character that he has forced his way back into the All Blacks.

Even he would admit that for large periods of the last eight months, he didn’t look remotely like a test player.

He wasn’t even a shadow of the player he’d been in 2014, when, in his first Super Rugby season he forced his way into the All Blacks on the back of his impressive ball-carrying power, cleanout work and presence.

There he was at just 21, so clearly a phenomenal athletic specimen with the size, explosive power, and temperament to be the perfect man to back up Sam Whitelock and Brodie Retallick from the bench.

But he incurred a nasty groin injury early in 2015 which saw him miss the World Cup and left him with a long and difficult rehabilitation, where he had to get his weight down from 140kg-plus.

By the end of the Mitre 10 Cup, he was back close to being the player he had been pre-injury and was picked to start at lock against Ireland in Chicago.

He didn’t have a great game – nor did the All Blacks – but the real shocker came after, when he failed a drugs test and had to leave the tour a week early.

Between mid-November and early February, he was left wondering whether he was going to be banned for two years and his career ruined.

When he was at his lowest ebb during that uncertain period – unable to train with the Blues and unsure if he would ever be able to play again as a professional – news of his failed test leaked into the public domain.

The situation was intensely difficult for him, but against the odds, his B-sample tested negative and he was immediately cleared to play, returning to action in round three of Super Rugby.

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He said at the time that he felt like the weight of the world had been lifted from his shoulders, yet it didn’t look like it the way he played.

The intensity wasn’t there. The accuracy was intermittent. Tuipulotu appeared to be unsure about himself – lacking physicality, work rate, and aggression.

Too often he was passive: too readily he went to ground and the Blues relegated him to the bench midway through their campaign.

When he failed to inform management that he was running late for training he then suffered the indignity of being dropped from the matchday 23 to play the British and Irish Lions and maybe then, because everyone else did, Tuipulotu thought his All Blacks goose was well and truly cooked.

All Blacks coach Steve Hansen wasn’t of that view, however.

No sensible coach is going to easily give up an athlete like Tuipulotu.

Hansen told Tuipulotu to first of all not rush off and sign an overseas contract, but to instead commit himself as captain of Auckland’s Mitre 10 Cup to working harder, being more overtly physical and urgent.

He basically said for Tuipulotu to get his hands on the ball more, look to make more, higher impact tackles, get off the ground quicker and wipe people off their feet at the breakdown.

Auckland have struggled but Tuipulotu hasn’t. In the last five weeks or so, he’s started to look like his old self.

He’s been the one shining light in a gloomy Auckland team.

That’s why the All Blacks have taken him back.

He’s been doing what they wanted and at just 24, he has, potentially a long future – certainly a longer one than 31-year-old Luke Romano who offers much the same skills portfolio.

There may be room for both, but Tuipulotu and Romano could find themselves competing for one spot on the end of year tour to Europe.

A few months back such a scenario never looked remotely likely, but in another few weeks, Tuipulotu could even be the favourite to win that battle.

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10am - 1pm ASHBURTON DISTRICT FAMILY HISTORY GROUP. Open for research. Heritage Centre, 327 West Street.

10am - 3pm ASHBURTON AVIATION MUSEUM. A great selection of many

aircraft from the past to the future. Ashburton Airport, Seafield Road.

1pm WAIREKA CROQUET CLUB. Association croquet, singles and doubles. Waireka Croquet Club, the Domain, Philip Street.

1pm - 4.30pm ASHBURTON BOWLING CLUB. Opening day, all existing and new members welcome.

Ashburton Bowling Club off West Street.

1.15pm WAIREKA CROQUET CLUB. (draw to be done) Golf croquet, casual doubles for all ages. The domain, Philip Street.

1.15pm ALLENTON CROQUET CLUB. Play association or golf croquet.

Allenton Sports Club, Cavendish Street.

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What’s On 28 Ashburton Guardian 23 and 24 September plus Monday (Boulevard Day) Ashburton Society of Arts Early Spring Show Short Street Studio Guest Quilliam Collister.

Enquiries 3084533 Until 4.00pm

September 23 Mt Hutt’s Peak to Pub Not just for the hard core, this race is achievable for anyone who is interested in challenging themselves physically and mentally.

A great atmosphere at the Blue Pub, the finish line is a great opportunity to share your experience, from the Summit of Mt Hutt at 2086m to the comfort of the Blue Pub in Methven at 300m.

Visit: www.peak2pub.co.nz to register.

Ashburton Bowling Club Opening Day All old & new members welcome.

1.00pm – 4.30pm A Festival of Russian Ballet Ashburton Trust Event Centre The Imperial Russian Ballet Company return to NZ. 7.30pm Flora Knight and Sean Donald Album Release Tour Peel Forest Bar and Cafe The music that Sean and Flora play is reminiscent of a bygone era that resists the wear of time. Whether it’s a rip-roaring ragtime fiddle tune, a mournful country classic, or a sweet and silly waltz they will have you on the edge of your seat.

8.00pm - 10.00pm

walking skills, it will test your cardio vascular system. There is water and mud, tyres to run through, wire to crawl under, fences to scale, bales of hay to climb over, mud, a slippery slide and water and more.

For more information visit muddygoodrun.co.nz Charity Concert Masonic Lodge is holding a charity concert at the Holyoake Auditorium, Ashburton College.

Raising funds for Life Education Trust and for Music Scholarships for high school students. Cost: $10 per adult, kids free 2.00pm

September 25 Boulevard Day For over 35 years Mid Canterbury’s long-standing fun day is on again, with a great variety of stalls, local retailers, and small unique businesses operating in the Mid Canterbury area and others coming from all around New Zealand.

Once again this year the theme is hats (protecting you from the strong UV in Mid Canterbury) and we will have a prize for the best stall holder, retailer and visitor dressed for the day.

No entry fee, just come and soak up the Mid Canterbury experience.

9.00am - 3.30pm

September 25 Bookarama 2017 Sports Hall, Tancred Street Books, magazines, CD’s, DVD’s, vinyl, records, pictures, jigsaws, soft toys and games.

Signposted from the centre of Ashburton Bookarama has been running successfully for 38 years. Thank you Ashburton for your generosity. We are still collecting books and articles at: Ashburton Sports Hall. Rotary Club of Ashburton Convenor Bob Engelbrecht - 027 5 841 120 8.00am - 5.30pm

September 24 Muddy Good Run Rakaia Rakaia Domain This type of event will challenge not only your running and

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September 26 Glenn Hughes performs Classic Deep Purple Horncastle Arena, Christchurch

For the first time in 40 years, Australia and NZ fans will witness Glenn Hughes – The Voice of Rock and one of the finest hard rock singer/ musicians of his generation fronting a handpicked band live in concert, as he revisits some of Deep Purple’s all-time greatest songs.

8.00pm

September 26 September 29 Bookarama 2017 Sports Hall, Tancred Street Books, magazines, CD’s, DVD’s, vinyl, records, pictures, jigsaws, soft toys and games.

Signposted from the centre of Ashburton Bookarama has been running successfully for 38 years. Thank you Ashburton for your generosity. We are still collecting books and articles at: Ashburton Sports Hall. Rotary Club of Ashburton Convenor Bob Engelbrecht - 027 5 841 120 9.00am - 8.30pm

September 28 Garden Party, Fashion Parade, Devonshire Tea Janet and Ian Kingsbury’s, 20 Grayburn Road (off Seafield Road). Allenton Bowling Club fundraiser to replace the Artificial Green.

Cost: $15 per person. Tickets available from Lady Club members or by ringing 307 1510.

1.30pm - 4.00pm

September 30 Bookarama 2017 Sports Hall, Tancred Street Books, magazines, CD’s, DVD’s, vinyl, records, pictures, jigsaws, soft toys and games.

Signposted from the centre of Ashburton Bookarama has been running successfully for 38 years. Thank you Ashburton for your generosity. We are still collecting books and articles at: Ashburton Sports Hall. Rotary Club of Ashburton Convenor Bob Engelbrecht - 027 5 841 120 8.00am - 12.00pm

Plants 4 U @ Rakaia St Andrews Presbyterian Church By the two big trees, Main Road, Rakaia. Lots of potted up plants, vegetables, shrubs, perennials, bilbs, bedding containers, peonies, many interesting plants.

Also, a produce stall, baking and jams. Gor more information contact Dorothy. dottsknights@gmail.com 9.00am - 1.00pm Ashburton’s Farmer Market Every Saturday in the car park.

REMEMBER... there is no charge for fundraisers.

We would love new stalls... plants, trees, anything you like. $20 per site. First market is FREE. Call Judith on 308 5678 for details.

9.00am - 12.30pm

September 30 – October 1 The Extravaganza Fair Ashburton Domain We’re bringing to NZ a unique style of market stalls, arts and craft, food, musical entertainment, circus shows, performers, unique to NZ tiny homes, including open home and kids shows & games. We’re bringing back the ‘old school’, join in our sack races, tug of wars & musical bean bags & be in to win prizes!

Free admission.

9.00am - 5.00pm

October 1 Shabby Chic Market Day Rochester Villa, 21 Connal Street, Christchurch Heaving Trestles with Vintage items, linens, clothes, costumes, jewels, collectables, retro, Kitsch and kitchen, antiques, craft works, furniture, restored, revamped and recycled items.

Books, toys, art, homewares, Bric a Brac and assorted fancies - All in The Shabby Chic theme.

5 Rooms to Explore inside The Historic Rochester Villa.

Look for the Signs off Ferry Road and Rutherford Street Corner.

11.00am - 3.00pm

www.ateventcentre.co.nz A Festival of Russian Ballet

Following their sell-out performances of Swan Lake and The Nutcracker, the Imperial Russian Ballet Company return to New Zealand.

Sat, 7.30pm / Tickets: A-Reserve: Adult $92* | Senior, Student, Group of 8+ $82* pp | Child $62* / B-Reserve: Adult $82* | Senior, Student, Group of 8+ $72* pp | Child $52*

SEPTEMBER

Lions Club of Ashburton County present...

Saturday 14th October 2017 Ashburton Trust Event Centre

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Disney The Aristocats Kids & Disney My Son Pinocchio JR Mid Canterbury Children’s Theatre once again brings you a double billing. Two shows in one!

Firstly we meet the Aristocats, a French family of the richest cats in Paris. Next up we follow toymaker Geppetto, as he wishes for his heart to be full.

Fri, Sat, 7pm & Sun, 2pm Tickets: All: $18*

OCTOBER

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Stars In Your Eyes

The Sound Of Music

Lions Club of Ashburton County present...

Stars In Your Eyes. A show in which people are magically transformed into their favourite star for the evening. This is a fund raising event for Ashburton’s youth Institute and other charities.

The hills will be alive with The Sound Of Music as this legendary Rodgers and Hammerstein musical features an unforgettable score that includes some of the most famous songs ever performed on the musical stage including “The Sound of Music”.

Sat, 7.30pm Tickets: Adult: $35* | Child: $15* (up to 16yrs) | Family: $85* (2 Adult 2 Child) | Group of 10+ $25* pp

Thu, 7pm - Tickets: A-Reserve: Adult $85* Group of 12+ $75*pp | B-Reserve: Adult $79.90* Group of 12+ $69.90*pp A&B-Reserve: Child 16 & under $69.90*

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Weka Pass Railway Waipara Glenmark Station, 113 Glenmark Drive, Waipara Only 50 min from central Christchurch, the Weka Pass Railway is a historic rural railway using both vintage steam and diesel-electric locomotives out of Waipara, North Canterbury.

For the latest details on operating days please visit the Weka Pass Railway website.

Adult Return: $30.00, Child Return: $12.00, Family Return: $70.00, Adult One way: $18.00, Child One way: $10.00, Pre schoolers: $0.00 11.30am – 2.00pm

October 3 Eat Up Ashburton – Al Brown Book launch Opposite Redmonds, The Arcade, Burnett St, Al is back with his biggest and best book yet, revisiting and updating classic New Zealand meals and bringing stories from around New Zealand. Join Al

in conjunction with Kitchen Kapers as he chats with Rachael Redmond about the new book “Eat Up”, our amazing local ingredients, and his cooking adventures. Come along for a good yarn, a good laugh, and some delicious nibbles. Make sure you get Al to sign your copy!

Tickets $15.00 each (includes nibbles). Available from kitchenkapers@xtra.co.nz or Kitchen Kapers.

Tickets are LIMITED so get in quick!

Proceeds support Hospice Mid Canterbury.

October 19

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October 7 Antique and Collectables Fair Tinwald War Memorial Hall Quality antique fair presented

by The Antique Fair Charitable Trust TACT. All items for sale including quality antique furniture, vintage tools, quality china, linen, crystal, art, glass & silver, clocks, books, jewellery (vintage/modern), collectables, vintage and much more.

Door sales only, Adults: $4.00 10am – 4pm

October 8 Spring Fling 2017 Broadfields New Zealand Landscape Garden, 250 Selwyn Road, Prebbleton A country fete in an award winning garden. Principal Sponsor Intelligro Enjoy a relaxing day in David Hobbs’ beautiful country garden. Take a tour of Broadfield Garden with exhibits, stalls and entertainment provided. There’s nothing more relaxing than strolling through 10 acres of award winning gardens on a lazy Sunday afternoon.

General Admission: $15.00, Child Admission: $0.00, Gate Sales: $20.00 11.00am – 4.00pm

October 13 Quizco!

Get your team/s organised now for this great fun night fundraiser for your Club... its always a great evening.

Come on out and support your club Teams of 4 Only $10 per person included light supper, pay on the night.

Prizes and Raffles.

Contact Kieron on 0274 967 144 to register your team.

7.00pm

October 14 St David’s Allenton Church Fair & Garage sale.

Allens Road, Ashburton Baking, Plants, Vegetables, Preserves, Bouncy Castle, Games, Face Painting, Barbeque, Morning Tea White Elephant Stall and Handicrafts.

9.00am to 11.00am Stars in Your Eyes Ashburton Trust Event Centre This is an Ashburton County Lions fundraising event for The Youth Trust Ashburton.

Free Entry forms available from Ashburton Information Centre or Ashburton Trust Event Centre.

The Sound of Music Ashburton Trust Event Centre From the producer of the recent touring stage shows Grease, HMS Pinafore, Menopause the Musical and South Pacific, THE SOUND OF MUSIC will be performed in 20 cities throughout New Zealand.

TA-Reserve: Adult $85/Child 16 & under $69.90/Group of 12 + $75 B-Reserve: Adult $79.90/ Child 16 & under $69.90/ Group of 12 + $69.90 (fees apply) 7pm Westport Whitebait Festival Palmerston Street, Westport This is a family friendly, community event held annually on Palmerston Street during Labour weekend.

There is live music, entertainment, late night shopping, stalls, community and sports group fundraisers, food and drink, children’s entertainment and lots of other fun activities. Stop in to see “The Great Whitebait Cook Off” - a competition & cooking display from local chefs, followed by “The Famous Whitebait Filleting Competition”.

October 22 Andrew London Trio (Arts on Tour NZ) Ashburton Trust Event Centre Subtle and occasionally subversive satirical songs about the minutiae of daily life.

October 22 – October 23 Extravaganza Ferrymead Heritage Park It’s Extravaganza time at Ferrymead Heritage Park on Labour Weekend. Ticket prices slashed and lots more included with your admission price.

Ticket includes unlimited rides on the Steam train, tram, 2 ft rail, double Decker bus and trolley bus.

There will be free face painting and other entertainment as well as food vendors. Pony and gig rides and a bouncy castle for a small fee so bring some change.

Tickets available online and at the door.

General Admission: $15.00, Family Admission: $40.00, under 5 free.

10.00am – 4.30pm

October 26 The Christmas Country Fête Glenmark Domain, Waipara Join thousands of people from around New Zealand, in attending the country’s biggest and most popular Fête. The day features over 200 stalls, bursting with hundreds of gift ideas, along with fresh food and wine. Get your Christmas shopping underway, while enjoying the live entertainment and demonstrations.

Visit www.thefete.co.nz for more information.

10.00am – 4.00pm

If you would like to see your upcoming event listed here, please contact Emma - email emma.j@theguardian.co.nz

Puzzles

Puzzles and horoscopes www.guardianonline.co.nz Cryptic crossword

Friday, September 22, 2017

ARIES (Mar 21-Apr 19): When the sun rises, it rises for everyone and shines on all creatures alike.

Those who feel special and above the rest will be humbled by the current cosmic climate in the best way possible.

TAURUS (Apr 20-May 20): People don’t necessarily want to hear an honest interpretation. What about compassion? What about catering the message to the audience? If you must talk hard facts, speak the truth and then duck.

GEMINI (May 21-Jun 21): Even if you have a self-driving car, you still can’t drive two of them at the same time. Choose. It may be difficult, as many options seem equal, but if you don’t make the choice, someone will make it for you.

CANCER (Jun 22-Jul 22): Imagine if you believed there was nothing wrong with you and there never has been, that nothing needed to be improved, that there was no “better,” only “different”: Would you still make the same choice?

LEO (Jul 23-Aug 22): Intellectual powers surge today.

You enjoy thinking things through and coming up with the perfect explanation for why they are the way they are, or how they might become something else.

VIRGO (Aug 23-Sep 22): You’re ready and willing to learn, and that’s not even the best part: There is someone very skilled who will be willing to teach you! You’re the one who must make the first approach, though.

LIBRA (Sep 23-Oct 23): Do you feel you’re coming into your own? Don’t dismiss this as a good mood.

Instead heed the intuition as a harbinger of the very lucky times you’re stepping into.

SCORPIO (Oct 24-Nov 21): You could put something in the world that wasn’t there before. Creative ventures do require more than a good idea.

They require time and study and practice. That said, a few minutes here and there will add up.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov 22-Dec 21): The thing about chasing mirages is that no matter how much distance you cover, you’ll never arrive. Illusions threaten to waste your time. Separate actualities from fantasies, truth from fiction.

CAPRICORN (Dec 22-Jan 19): You genuinely want to do something well. Your attitude will appeal to others who have been masterful. The right teachers will be attracted to your potential.

AQUARIUS (Jan 20-Feb 18): In some ways you are on your own, but this freedom has many perks. You can go in any direction you wish, for starters. Furthermore, your best guess is pretty stellar. Act on it and your luck will compound.

PISCES (Feb 19-Mar 20): When you can right a wrong situation you feel personally successful.

Indeed you are! And those who help you celebrate achievements of justice are your true friends.

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Family Notices 30 Ashburton Guardian DEATHS Please note all late death notices or notices sent outside ordinary office hours must be emailed to:

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To place a notice during office hours please contact us on 03 307 7900 for more information

Any queries please contact 0800 ASHBURTON (0800-274-287)

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Cloudy with rain, snow down to 1300 metres at first, gradually clearing from the south and fine spells increasing from afternoon.

Wind at 1000m: Light but SE 40 km/h N of Arthur’s Pass, becoming NW 30 km/h everywhere in the evening.

Wind at 2000m: E rising to 50 km/h but N 30 km/h S of Lake Coleridge in the morning, then W 30 km/h everywhere in the evening.

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Cloudy with occasional rain, more widespread north of Rangiora, gradually clearing from the south from afternoon.

Northeasterlies.

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Extensive high cloud, brief light rain possible. Northwesterlies, strong and gusty for a time.

Fine, with high cloud, a few spots of morning rain south of Lake Coleridge in the morning.

Wind at 1000m: NW 30 km/h, rising to 60 km/h in the afternoon.

Wind at 2000m: NW 40 km/h, rising to gale 65 km/h in the afternoon.

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Mainly fine. Rain developing about the divide S of Mount Cook during the afternoon, and further N at night. NW rising to gale.

Showers developing with southwest change, clearing late and winds dying out.

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Bad fishing Rise 7:31 am Set 8:28 pm

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PRIME

6am Breakfast The Breakfast team presents news, interviews, weather, and information.

9am The Ellen DeGeneres Show 0 10am F Tipping Point 11am The Chase 0 Noon 1 News At Midday 0 12:30 Emmerdale PGR 0 1pm Red Rock PGR 2pm Location, Location, Location 30 3pm Tipping Point 3:55 Te Karere 2 4:25 Come Dine With Me PGR The week’s final host is IT Manager David, who hopes to win the prize with his French evening, but his main challenge is to keep all the guests on friendly terms.

4:55 The Chase 0 6pm 1 News At 6pm 0

6am Creflo Dollar 6:30 Sesame Street 0 6:55 Peppa Pig 0 7am My Little Pony – Friendship Is Magic 3 0 7:25 Teen Titans Go! 3 0 7:50 Star v The Forces Of Evil 3 0 8:15 Art Attack 3 0 8:35 Sofia The First 3 0 9am Infomercials 10:30 Neighbours PGR 3 0 11am The Undateables AO 3 0 Noon Jeremy Kyle PGR 3 0 1pm Love Island AO 3 0 2pm Mike And Molly PGR 3 0 2:30 Home And Away 3 0 3pm Shortland Street PGR 3 0 3:30 Leon 0 3:35 The Adam And Eve Show 0 4:05 Bizaardvark When the annual beauty convention Pretty-Con comes to Vuuugle, Amelia becomes obsessed with winning. 0 4:30 Friends 3 0 5pm The Simpsons 0 5:30 The Big Bang Theory 3 0 6:30 Neighbours 0

6am The AM Show 9am The Café 10am Infomercials 11:25 Family Feud 3 0 Noon Dr Phil AO 3 1pm M Taking A Chance On Love PGR 2009 Romance.

Genie Francis, Ted McGinley.

2:55 Celebrity Name Game PGR 3:20 Sticky TV 4pm NewsHub Live At 4pm Susie Nordqvist presents comprehensive coverage of global and local news.

4:25 Entertainment Tonight 4:55 Family Feud Australia 5:25 Family Feud 0 6pm NewsHub Live At 6pm

7pm Seven Sharp 0 7:30 Location, Location, Location Kirstie house hunts in Essex for long-distance lovers Justin and Christie; Phil Spencer shows risk-averse Cara and Ben around Bishop’s Stortford. 0 8:30 Paula AO 0 9:40 Coronation Street 0 10:40 1 News Tonight 0 11:10 Castle AO After being banned from the 12th precinct, Castle takes on his first case as a private investigator. 0 12:10 N Rizzoli And Isles 0 1am Te Karere 3 2 1:25 Infomercials

7pm Shortland Street PGR 0 7:30 The Middle When Brick’s song is cut from his middle-school graduation ceremony, Frankie sets out to have it reinstated; Sue endures conflict at work; Axl works as a counsellor at a country club. 0 8pm Take Me Out PGR 0 9:05 Love Island AO 0 10:05 The Voice Australia 0

7pm The Project News and entertainment show hosted by Jesse Mulligan, Kanoa Lloyd, and Josh Thomson.

8pm The Graham Norton Show AO A Best of Graham Norton episodes. 0 9pm 7 Days AO 10pm Fail Army AO 0 10:30 NewsHub Late

12:10 Family Guy PGR 0 12:35 Scrubs PGR 3 0 1am Shortland Street PGR 3 0 1:25 Infomercials 2:30 Deadbeat AO 3 3:15 Revenge AO 3 0 4:45 The Adam And Eve Show 30 5:10 Neighbours 3 0 5:35 Jessie 3 0

11pm Live From The BBC AO (Starting Today) 3 Nish Kumar and Mae Martin share their stand-up routines.

12:05 Infomercials

7 Days

9pm on Three

BRAVO 10am Top Chef 3 10:55 Say Yes To The Dress Atlanta 3 11:20 Say Yes To The Dress Atlanta 3 11:50 Snapped – Killer Couples 3 12:45 The Real Housewives Of Orange County PGR 1:40 Escaping Polygamy PGR 3 2:35 The Disappearance Of Natalee Holloway 3 3:35 Hoarders 3 4:30 Dance Moms 3 5:30 Million Dollar Listing NY 3 6:30 Say Yes To The Dress Atlanta 7pm Say Yes To The Dress Atlanta 7:30 Snapped – Killer Couples PGR 3 8:30 M Death Of A Vegas Showgirl AO 2016 Crime Drama. Two talented dancers become swept up in a relationship that becomes an obsession. Roselyn Sanchez, Danso Gordon.

10:25 Snapped – Killer Couples PGR 3 11:25 Hoarders 3 12:15 Infomercials 3

Bones

8:35pm on Prime

THE BOX 6am Wheel Of Fortune PG 6:25 Jeopardy! PG 6:50 Robot Wars PGV 7:40 Heroes 16V 8:30 The Simpsons PG 8:55 Criminal Minds 16VS 9:45 Hawaii Five-0 MV 10:40 NCIS – LA MV 11:35 Jeopardy! PG Noon Wheel Of Fortune PG 12:25 Pawn Stars PG 12:50 Counting Cars PG 1:20 Robot Wars PGV 2:10 CSI – Miami MV 3:05 Heroes 16V 4pm The Simpsons PG 4:30 Wheel Of Fortune PG 5pm Jeopardy! PG 5:30 Robot Wars PGV 6:30 Counting Cars PG 7pm Pawn Stars PG 7:30 CSI – Miami MV 8:30 Zoo MV 9:30 Limitless MV 10:30 Criminal Minds 16VS 11:25 CSI – Miami MV

SATURDAY

12:20 Robot Wars PGV 1:20 Wheel Of Fortune PG 1:50 Criminal Minds 16VS 2:40 Pawn Stars PG 3:05 Supernatural MV 3:55 Limitless MV 4:45 Zoo MV 5:35 Counting Cars PG

6:30 Takoha 6:40 Nga Papara Kapi 7am Penguins Of Madagascar 3 7:30 Hahana 3 8am Morena 3 8:30 Te Kaea 3 2 9am Kawe Korero – Reporters 9:30 Kai Time On The Road 3 10am Ako 3 2 11am Toku Reo 3 2 Noon Korero Mai 3 1pm Toku Reo 3 2 2pm Opaki 3 2:30 Nga Pari Karangaranga O Te Motu 3 3pm Takoha 3 3:10 Nga Papara Kapi 3 3:30 Penguins Of Madagascar 3 4pm Hahana 3 4:30 Tribe Music videos with clips from Aotearoa and around the world.

5pm Kai Time On The Road 3 5:30 Te Matatini 3 6pm Nga Pari Karangaranga O Te Motu 3 6:30 Te Kaea 2 7pm Kawe Korero – Reporters 7:30 Get Your Fish On 3 8pm Total Combat PGR 8:30 M Run Fatboy Run AO 2007 Romantic Comedy. Five years after jilting his pregnant fiancée on their wedding day, an out-of-shape man decides to run a marathon to win her back. Simon Pegg, Thandie Newton, Hank Azaria.

10:30 Te Kaea 3 2

6am Benny Hinn 6:30 Panda Babies 7:30 Love Nature – Wild Israel 8:30 Vintage Hunter 9:30 Hook It, Cook It 10am Tasting Tasmania 10:30 Gok’s Fill Your House For Free 11:30 Live Here, Buy This Noon Panda Babies 1pm Tiny House Nation 2pm Trust Me I’m A Doctor 3pm Reno v Relocate 3:30 Love Nature – Land Of Primates 4:30 Heston’s Feast In a neon-heavy dining room, Heston serves a 1980s-style power meal that includes the ultimate toastie, microwaved lobster, and a weightless dessert.

5:30 Barter Kings Series focusing on the subculture of cashless trading.

6:30 Antiques Roadshow Detectives 7pm Auction Kings 7:30 Deadline Design 8:30 Climbing The Property Ladder 9:30 Dream Gardens 10pm Gardeners’ World 10:30 Antiques Roadshow Detectives

11:35 The Crowd Goes Wild 3 The team presents the best of the day’s sports news.

12:05 Closedown

11pm Kawe Korero – Reporters News reporters dissect and discuss the day’s news and events.

11:30 Closedown

11pm Auction Kings 11:30 Heston’s Feast 12:30 Benny Hinn 1am Barter Kings 2am Love Nature – Land Of Primates 3am Live Here, Buy This 3:30 Reno v Relocate 4am Climbing The Property Ladder 5am Dream Gardens 5:30 Gardeners’ World

MOVIES PREMIERE

MOVIES GREATS 7:15 The Making Of Fast And Furious M 7:40 Date Night MLS 2010 Comedy.

Steve Carrell, Tina Fey. 9:20 Flightplan MV 2005 Thriller. Jodie Foster, Peter Sarsgaard. 10:55 The Big Lebowski 16VLS 1998 Comedy Mystery.

Jeff Bridges, John Goodman, Julianne Moore.

12:50 Kingdom Of Heaven 16V 2005 Action.

Orlando Bloom, Eva Green, Brendan Gleeson, Liam Neeson. 3:10 Evan Almighty PGL 2007 Comedy.

Steve Carell, Morgan Freeman, Lauren Graham. 4:45 Breach ML 2007 Drama. Chris Cooper, Ryan Phillipe. 6:35 Hitch MLS 2005 Comedy. Will Smith, Eva Mendes. 8:30 Sherlock Holmes – A Game Of Shadows MV 2011 Action Adventure. Holmes matches wits with his arch-nemesis Professor Moriarty, a criminal genius conspiring to make a fortune by manufacturing the next generation of wartime weaponry. Robert Downey jr, Jude Law. 10:40 Twister PGV 1996 Drama. Helen Hunt, Bill Paxton, Cary Elwes, Jami Gertz.

1:10 Close Up – Tom Cruise PG 1:40 Redistributors MVL 2016 Thriller. 3:05 Teacher Of The Year MVLSC 2014 Comedy. 4:25 Submerged 16VLC 2016 Thriller.

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6am The Legend Of Korra 6:25 Henry Danger 3 6:50 Monsters v Aliens 3 7:15 Kung Fu Panda – Legends Of Awesomeness 7:40 Hank Zipzer, The World’s Greatest Underachiever 3 8:05 Kung Fu Dino Posse 3 8:30 The Loud House 8:55 Raising Children 9:25 Million Dollar Minute 3 9:50 Jeopardy 3 10:20 The Doctors PGR 11:15 Hot Bench 11:40 Antiques Road Trip 3 12:55 Back Benches PGR 3 1:55 The Late Show With Stephen Colbert PGR 3 3pm Escape To The Country 4pm Antiques Roadshow 3 5pm Million Dollar Minute 5:30 Prime News 6pm Storage Wars 3 6:30 Pawn Stars 7pm The Crowd Goes Wild 7:30 The Millionaires’ Holiday Club PGR 8:35 F Bones PGR 9:35 Chicago Justice PGR 10:35 The Late Show With Stephen Colbert PGR

6:45 The Shallows MLC 2016 Drama Thriller. Blake Lively, Óscar Jaenada. 8:10 Captain America – Civil War MV 2016 Sci-fi Adventure.

Chris Evans, Robert Downey jr, Scarlett Johansson.

10:35 Stretch 16LSC 2015 Crime Comedy.

Patrick Wilson, Ed Helms, James Badge Dale. 12:10 Eye In The Sky MVL 2015 Thriller.

Alan Rickman, Helen Mirren.

1:50 Hacksaw Ridge 16VC 2016 Drama. Andrew Garfield, Sam Worthington.

4:05 Redistributors MVL 2016 Thriller. James Allen, Natan Barreto, Tim Bentinck.

5:30 Teacher Of The Year MVLSC 2014 Comedy.

Matt Letscher, KeeganMichael Key, Sunny Mabrey.

6:50 Submerged 16VLC 2016 Thriller. 8:30 Central Intelligence MVLS 2016 Comedy Action. An accountant, and former athlete, and a CIA agent formerly bullied and overweight, reconnect at a reunion and work together on a top-secret case.

10:20 Underworld – Blood Wars 16VC 2016 Action Fantasy.

11:50 The Overnight 16LSC 2015 Comedy Horror.

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12:30 The Lincoln Lawyer MVLS 2011 Thriller.

Matthew McConaughey, Marisa Tomei. 2:25 Evan Almighty PGL 2007 Comedy.

4am Breach ML 2007 Drama.

5:50 Hitch MLS 2005 Comedy.

SKY SPORT 1 7:30 Sky Rugby – Team Talk 8am The Breakdown 8:30 Rugby – Mitre 10 Cup (RPL) Otago v Auckland.

10:30 Mainfreight Rugby 11:30 Aussie Rules – AFL Weekly Highlights.

Noon The Ultimate Fighter 1pm Golf – European Tour (HLS) Portugal Masters – Round One. 1:30 Golf – US PGA Tour (HLS) Tour Championship – Round One. 2pm Inside The PGA Tour 2:30 Cricket – International (HLS) India v Australia.

3pm Cricket – International (HLS) England v West Indies – Second ODI. 3:30 Golf Central 4:30 SKY Rugby – Team Talk 5pm L Rugby – Farah Palmer Cup Manawatu v Waikato.

7pm L Rugby – Mitre 10 Cup Manawatu v Northland.

From Central Energy Trusts arena.

9:30 Test Rugby Kick And Chase 10:30 Mainfreight Rugby 11:30 Rugby – Mitre 10 Cup (HLS) Manawatu v Northland.

SKY SPORT 2 6am Super League Fulltime The latest matches in the Super League season.

6:30 L Rugby League – Super League Salford Red Devils v St Helens.

9:30 Rugby League – NRL (HLS) Semi-final One – Broncos v Panthers.

10am Rugby League – NRL (HLS) Semi-final Two – Eels v Cowboys.

10:30 Tennis – Davis Cup (HLS) Semi-final Two. 11:30 Rugby League – Super League (RPL) Salford Red Devils v St Helens.

1:30 The Late Show With Matty Johns 2:30 NRL Fulltime Coverage from the latest round of the NRL Premiership.

3pm NRL Footy Show 5pm Rugby League – NRL (RPL) Broncos v Panthers.

7pm Rugby League – NRL (RPL) Eels v Cowboys.

9pm L Rugby League – NRL Preliminary Final One – Storm v Broncos.

SATURDAY

12:15 The Professors Second Year Syndrome Rugby league satire – poking harmless fun at the game, SATURDAY clubs and players.

Midnight Rugby League 1am The Ultimate Fighter – Super League (RPL) Salford 2am Aussie Rules – AFL (DLY) Red Devils v St Helens.

2am #SkySpeed 2:30 Inside Adelaide Crows v Geelong Cats.

Supercars 3:30 Rugby 5am Rugby League – NRL – Farah Palmer Cup (HLS) Preliminary Final One – (RPL) Manawatu v Waikato.

Storm v Broncos.

5:30 Cricket International 5:30 Rugby – Mitre 10 Cup (HLS) England v West Indies – (HLS) Manawatu v Northland.

Second ODI.

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

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DISCOVERY 6:10 Auction Hunters PG 6:35 Gold Rush PG Mutiny. 7:30 How It’s Made PG 7:55 How It’s Made PG 8:20 MythBusters PG Green Hornet Special. 9:10 Alaska – The Last Frontier M Secrets of the Range Rider.

10am Railroad Australia PG 10:50 Moonshiners M Big Wheels Keep On Turning. 11:40 A Crime To Remember M Lock Up Your Daughters. 12:30 The Perfect Murder M Murder by the Book. 1:20 Killer Instinct With Chris Hansen M Shots in the Heartland. 2:10 How It’s Made PG 2:35 How It’s Made PG 3pm How Do They Do It? PG 3:25 Auction Hunters PG 3:50 Gold Rush PG Misery On the Mountain.

4:45 Alaskan Bush People M 5:40 MythBusters PG President’s Challenge. 6:35 Dr Karl’s Outrageous Acts Of Science PG 7:30 Railroad Alaska PG 8:30 Railroad Australia PG 9:25 The Coroner – I Speak For The Dead M 10:15 Murder Calls M Seeing Red. 11:05 Killer Instinct With Chris Hansen M 11:55 The Perfect Murder M

SATURDAY

12:45 Gold Rush PG 1:35 How Do They Do It? PG 2am Auction Hunters PG 2:25 Alaska – The Last Frontier M 3:15 Deadliest Catch PG 4:05 Treehouse Masters PG 4:55 How Do They Do It? PG 5:20 Auction Hunters PG 5:45 Yukon Men M

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Sport Spithill in limbo Oracle Team USA skipper Jimmy Spithill admits he’s in limbo around his plans for the next America’s Cup. Spithill is in New Zealand to promote his book, Chasing the Cup, My America’s Cup Journey, three months following his syndicate’s 7-1 America’s Cup defeat to Emirates Team New Zealand in Bermuda.

Spithill says until Team New Zealand announce the protocols for the Cup defence next Friday, he can’t commit to a Cup challenge. “Well it all depends on the rules I think,” Spithill said when asked how many syndicates he believes will compete at the next Cup event in 2021.

Ashburton water skier Hugh Donaldson attempts a flip in one of his trick runs at the World Open Championships in Paris.

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Ashburton water skier Hugh Donaldson has come away from his first ever World Open Championships with some pleasing results.

Part of the team of six New Zealand skiers that competed at the event, Donaldson was the highest scoring member of the team, finishing 18th in the overall standings for men.

With the choppy conditions in Choisy-le-Roi, Paris, proving challenging, many skiers strug-

gled to match personal bests.

“Ryan Dodd, who is the world record holder for the jump, which he set this year, was nine metres off his best, so when Hugh was only two metres off his personal best, that is pretty impressive,” mum Janeen said.

Donaldson’s best score came in the jump event, posting a score 587.79, while also posting a 539.22 in the slalom.

A fall on one tricks run limited his score to 372.38, giving him a total score of 1499.39, only 4.1 points behind the 17th placed

Spaniard Noguera Vergés Lluís.

“It was an amazing experience, it was a really big thing over there.

The event was structured around the television schedule and there was high up diplomats there,” she said.

“They bussed in school kids to cheer on the French skiers and the support was really big, especially on the weekends.

“For the prize giving, the bus was running late because of the French team, so we had a police escort through the city. It would have normally been an hour’s

drive but instead it only took 20 minutes, and that was pretty special.”

Despite it being his first senior world championships, Hugh said nerves were not an issue.

“I was probably more nervous for the junior worlds. There I was just going to ski and see how I went,” he said.

Mum Janeen said the focus would now switch back to school, before the big events such as the Australia New Zealands and the Oceania Championship are held in the first third of next year.

Lydia Ko: ‘I just have to keep fighting’ Lydia Ko is back with a renewed confidence as she prepares for New Zealand’s week in the golfing spotlight.

Ko has returned to tee up at next week’s New Zealand Women’s Open, which has attracted a top class field in its first edition as an LPGA Tour event.

The 20-year-old will be one of the favourites at the Windross Farm course; coming off two strong performances, having finished second in Indianapolis

and third at the Evian Championship last weekend.

At the Evian, a bogey on the final hole saw Ko fall short by one shot at the final major of the year, but she believes the last two weeks signal a big boost to her chances of picking up her first victory of the season.

“It’s a huge confidence thing – playing well in Indianapolis gave me confidence going into Evian, sometimes little things like that are things that make a

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huge difference,” Ko said.

“Confidence is so huge that it can really change your rhythm, hopefully I’ll be able to feed off the past few results into next week.”

Despite claiming nine top 10 finishes in 20 starts, Ko’s 2017 season has not been at the level of her previous campaigns, due to the 14-month absence of a tournament victory. With expectations having been set at a high bar following her lengthy reign

as world number one, anything short of consistent contention is seen as a drop down from the heights of the last three years.

“I’ve been very fortunate about the things that have happened in my career so far, it’s almost like the expectation level became so high from everyone,” notes Ko. “Every player has their ups and downs and you just have to fight through it, stay positive and work hard.”

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Schumacher’s new hope There could be new hope in former Formula One world champion Michael Schumacher’s fight to recover from a serious brain injury sustained in 2013, according to new reports. Swedish and German media outlets reported the 48-year-old sporting legend could be flown to the US for state-of-the-art medical treatment, where a brain injury specialist is set to offer him “new hope”. Schumacher suffered a horrific brain injury in a ski accident in December 2013.

Wood gets an apology All White striker Chris Wood is in the headlines again. Wood and Burnley team-mate Charlie Taylor have received an apology from the leading bookmaking firm Ladbrokes for a tweet gone wrong after their team’s EFL Cup loss to Leeds. Ladbrokes tried a bit of humour, aimed at former Leeds players Wood and Taylor. The tweet purported to be from a Leeds fan, and included an emoji with the middle finger gesture.

“We would like to sincerely apologise to any fans of the club that took offence,” said Ladbrokes.

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