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Farmers have a head-start on a booming calving season as temperatures are set to plummet. Leah Ford, 15, has been helping rear calves this season.

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Top calving season

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Cold and wet weather ahead this week is not dampening the confidence of Mid Canterbury dairy farmers in the midst of a top calving season.

Calving has got off to a fantastic start as both farmers and their stock have enjoyed the mild winter.

“We have had these warm days and warm nights, with soil temperatures around seven to eight degrees, rather than three to four,” said Mid Canterbury Federated Farmers dairy chairman Chris Ford.

Ford is calving 1800 cows through to October on two farms at Winchmore. So far 130 have calved after the season began there on July 15.

Ford said his own experience and feedback from fellow farmers was positive, with grass and crops still growing and an abundance of feed in the district.

And he was not worried about the weather turning this week as single digit maximums are forecast through to Wednesday.

It seems his confidence is not misplaced, with a MetService weather watch for possible snow down to 500 metres being cancelled yesterday and rain is instead forecast for the district.

Ford recalled a similar bout of bad weather was predicted a couple of weeks ago.

“We missed the last one, so fingers crossed we miss this one as well.”

With regard to the mycoplasma bovis crisis having any effect on calving, Ford said the main issue was farmers facing the unknown on whether there was a market for trading calves.

He said it was important farmers practised due diligence in this respect, and he urged everyone observe biosecurity protocols on their properties.

“Everybody should be doing their little bit,” he said.

The Ministry for Primary Industries recommends thorough farm hygiene, and for farmers rearing calves to minimise the number of farms milk is sourced from, and ideally only feed milk from their own farm or consider using powdered milk.

Feeding raw milk from infected cows is known to present a high risk of disease spread.

In addition, farmers should limit cattle movements to their farm where practical, as the bacterium can be present in apparently healthy animals and there is currently no commercially-available pre-movement detection test.

Farmers should seek the health history of the herd from where they are sourcing any animals, particularly with respect to mastitis and lameness in cows, and pneumonia and lameness in calves.

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■ POLITICS

■ WEATHER

New base for Luxton

By SuSan SandyS

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Mid Cantabrians wanting a direct line of communication with the government will be able to phone or pop into Jo Luxton’s new office in Timaru.

The Labour list MP, based in Rangitata, said it had been a proud moment to have the office officially opened on Saturday.

About 70 supporters attended, coming from Ashburton and Timaru, as well as Christchurch and Darfield.

Minister for Agriculture Damien O’Connor cut the red ribbon and kaumatua Tewera King did a karakia and blessed the new space, which has been operating since late June.

“It’s a real honour to be here in Timaru today to open this office, it will be a place for people to come and get help from the party that is in government now,” O’Connor said.

“We’re really proud to be part of this coalition government.

We’ve got a lot of challenges, particularly for the rural provincial areas and I’m sure Jo will be advocating for your area.”

Luxton said it had been fantastic to see so many attend, and she had enjoyed mingling and chatting and showing off the office’s new artwork, which was old black and white prints from Ashburton and Timaru.

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With Jo Luxton (centre) at her office opening on Saturday are (from left) the Minister of Agriculture Damien O’Connor, Ashburton District Councillor Thelma Bell, Community Trust South and Mid Canterbury CEO Liz Shea, and Ashburton District Councillor Selwyn Price.

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A highlight had been the gift of a stone carving from Ashburton sculptor Peter Green, with a meaning of “new life”.

“It will sit pride of place in the office and is sure to be a talking point,” Luxton said.

She was grateful for the strong Ashburton presence, with councillors, Federated Farmers and members of the Ashburton branch of the Labour Party attending.

“Minister O’Connor put it best

when speaking to the attendees – ‘This is your office, your place, your pathway to Parliament’,” Luxton said.

The office is located at 149 Stafford Street, Timaru, phone (03) 688-9588.

■ RESCUE

Pair rescued after vehicle begins to sink Two people have been rescued from the Waimea River, near Nelson, after the 4x4 vehicle they were driving began to sink.

Senior Sergeant John Price said two men, aged 27 and 29, had climbed on the roof of their Nissan Safari to escape the water.

They entered the water be-

tween O’Connor and River Rd, Appleby, south of Nelson.

Police were called at 11.26pm on Saturday after they got into difficulty in the river, which Price said had risen due to heavy rain earlier in the day.

“Police organised for a swift water rescue team to reach the

pair ... they were declared safe at 12.45am,” Price said.

The pair were taken to hospital due to the early effects of hypothermia setting in.

The Nissan remained in the water and eventually sank – it has been seen since the incident and reported to the Tasman District

Council. “While we are pleased these men are safe, we warn peot to enter swollen waterple not ways and flooded rivers.

“Not only do people put themselves in jeopardy, they put rescue teams in danger,” Price declared.

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Mid Canterbury homes and sheds mostly stayed intact as strong winds howled their way through the district on Saturday.

Ashburton recorded a peak northerly wind gust of 83 kilometres per hour, and the local fire brigade responded to a roof being ripped off at the Ashburton Racecourse.

Chief Alan Burgess said the call was for six to eight metres of roofing blown off stables at the Ashburton Racecourse.

However, considering the strength of the winds, it was amazing that was the only call.

“Normally if you have a weather event like that, it causes a few issues,” Burgess said.

Strong winds with rainfall lashed Methven households late afternoon, however, the town’s brigade had no wind-related calls.

Mt Hutt was closed for the day, and it recorded the top speeds of the district, with 240 kilometres per hour at the summit and 145 kilometres in the base area.

Manager James McKenzie said there was only “pretty standard” damage, which was some windows in the base area, chairs tangled up at the top of the summit, and pads from snowmaking guns “ending up in weird and wonderful places”.

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■ ASHBURTON CAR CLUB

Good turnout at motorkhana There was a good turnout of vehicles and their drivers at the Ashburton Car Club grass motorkhana yesterday. Hosted at the club headquarters on Wakelins Road, just off the Methven Highway, the event featured a tight and technical course around cones.

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Enjoying the motorkhana in the sunshine are (from left) Kyle Clark, 6, Max Clark, 9, mum Lisa Hunt, and Keeley Clark, 9 months.

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Rare mud eruption south of Rotorua at Wai-O-Tapu A new eruption of steam and mud at Wai-O-Tapu Thermal Wonderland south of Rotorua has caught a man by surprise but a specialist says while it is uncommon it’s not unexpected.

Thomas Rodda drives a shuttle from Rotorua to local sites and was taking passengers to Wai-OTapu on Saturday when he saw

the mud spurting into the air.

“I go past that pool pretty much every day and I’ve never seen it do that.”

There is a large mud pool at Wai-O-Tapu but Rodda said the hot mud and water seemed to be erupting from next to it.

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Scott said the eruption was not a geyser as geysers were hot water erupting and this was caused by steam.

“It’s a mud eruption and it may not erupt again,” he said. “It could be caused by more steam coming through, more water on the stop,

sometimes the climate changing.”

Scott said as the area was public, people should be cautious when approaching the scene.

Mericia Waqanimaravu, the general manager of Wai-O-Tapu Thermal Wonderland, said the area where the eruption was is Department of Conservation land.

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■ HELICOPTER CRASH

Search in recovery phase Police have confirmed 39-yearold Wanaka local Matthew Timothy Wallis was the only person on board a helicopter which went down at Lake Wanaka.

Detective Sergeant Derek Shaw said the area was under a severe weather watch on Saturday and police no longer expect to find Wallis alive.

“We have now transited into a recovery phase and we do not believe that the pilot is still alive,” he said.

Shaw made the comments in a media briefing yesterday afternoon.

Reports suggest Wallis crashed his R44 Robinson helicopter near Stevensons Island in Lake Wanaka.

Shaw said the national dive squad arrived yesterday and are focusing their search near an oil streak which was located on Saturday.

“They are going to investigate the oil slick that has stopped coming up from the lake, but the marker indicated where that

was found on the shoreline of nearby Stevensons Island, as well as an oil slick found in the water 1km north.

The Maritime Rescue Coordination Centre, police and Coastguard are all involved in the search that was suspended on Saturday night until yesterday morning.

Matthew Wallis was.” He said Alpine Helicopters initially started the search after reporting that one of their helicopters was missing around 1pm on Saturday.

They dropped a marker in the Stevensons Arm area after finding the oil streak and debris in the water. Wreckage of the crash

Statement from Alpine Helicopter: At 12.54pm on Saturday, July 21 a helicopter left its base with one person onboard on a private flight from Wanaka Airport to Mount Aspiring National Park. The flight was expected to take approximately 15 minutes. At 1.08pm the helicopter was unable to be reached by radio. Its last satellite position report was 1.03pm. At 1.16pm the aircraft was deemed overdue and at 1.19pm two aircraft were sent to search for the missing helicopter and pilot.

Items specific to that aircraft were located in Stevenson’s Arm Lake Wanaka. The aircraft and pilot,

Matthew Wallis, are now considered missing. We would ask for respect for an ongoing search operation and will update in due course.

Six helicopters have been involved in the search, including the three choppers from the company owning the missing craft.

A police spokeswoman said then that it had received reports of a downed helicopter, but said Maritime New Zealand’s Rescue Co-ordination Centre was leading the operation.

MetService meteorologist Ravi Kandula said Saturday had been a “cloudy, gloomy day with reduced visibility” since about midday in Wanaka.

There had been occasional steady rain, and cloud had dropped to about 1000-1200 feet.

While there had been some gusts late morning, the wind had not been “spectacular” for most of the day.

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Bus station set to house rough sleepers bers of our community.”

Once issues like health and safety, insurance and matters with bus operators and retailers who use the building have been worked through, the night shelter is expected to open next week for about four weeks.

Salvation Army social policy analyst Alan Johnson said the agency would supervise the night shelter with help from Auckland Transport security staff and the police, who know about it.

The shelter will open at 10pm.

Rough sleepers will be provided with a mattress, soup in the evening, breakfast in the morning and be out by 7am, he said.

Johnson said the Salvation

Ashburton and Hinds firefighters and St John attended a single vehicle crash on Fountaines Road about 5pm Saturday.

Three patients were treated with moderate injuries and transported to Ashburton Hospital.

St John also attended a vehicle crash near Mt Hutt Station about 4.45pm on Saturday.

One patient was treated with moderate injuries and airlifted to Christchurch Hospital.

Methven Volunteer Fire Brigade members attended a callout to a child locked in a car about 6pm on Friday. However, by the time they arrived the child was free.

Man on the run Police are searching for a man on the run after an attack at a Himatangi Beach property. A police spokeswoman said police were called to the scene at around 10.30am with reports of an altercation between two men at the property. “One man has been left with cuts to his hand but injuries are minor.” The man is speaking to police about the incident. Police cordons are in place while police search for the man.

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Quake hits country

■ MANUKAU BUS STATION

Auckland Transport is set to turn its shiny new $49 million Manukau bus station into a night shelter for rough sleepers over winter.

The initiative follows calls from the Salvation Army for community organisations to open their doors after a couple of people died last year while sleeping rough during the colder months.

The station, which opened in April, will cater for 15 to 20 of an estimated 50 rough sleepers around the centre of Manukau in South Auckland.

“This isn’t any mad social experiment,” said Auckland Transport spokesman Wally Thomas, “it’s just a good thing to do for people who are vulnerable mem-

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Army was conscious of the risk of anti-social behaviour, but is hopeful any problems can be managed.

If not, the shelter will be closed down, he said.

“I wouldn’t say a bus station is an ideal place to run an overnight shelter but it is as good as we have got and at least it is a roof over someone’s head.

“It’s going to keep them a little bit warmer than if they were sleeping under a bridge or in a carpark,” Johnson said.

He said rough sleeping was not just confined to the Auckland CBD, saying every suburban shopping centre now has a dozen or more rough sleepers in the al-

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Churches in Manurewa were providing help to rough sleepers and the homeless and a minister in Papatoetoe had offered to open up a church hall next week, Johnson said.

Manukau councillor Alf Filipaina was pleased to see Auckland Transport and the community looking after the most vulnerable.

“I just don’t want to see any more deaths.”

Auckland Mayor Phil Goff was pleased that Auckland Transport, the Salvation Army and the police are exploring the idea of the night shelter.

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A magnitude 5.2 earthquake shook the centre of the country yesterday, taking place 25km northwest of Picton, and 73km in depth, around 3.15pm. More than 8000 people reported feeling the quake, with most indicating it as light to weak in strength on GeoNet. It occurred one week after Christchurch was rocked by a magnitude 4 earthquake that triggered moderate shaking.

GeoNet seismologist Jonathan Hanson said it wasn’t a major concern. “This was a little bit bigger than the normal seismicity in the area, but entirely in keeping with the type of event we’d expect.”

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■ HEALTH

Few opt out of HealthOne

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Few Mid Cantabrians have opted out of sharing their medical history with health professionals treating them at multiple points of care.

HealthOne covers the South Island’s more than one million patients, and only 1150 of these have opted out.

The system makes data from secondary and primary care providers visible in a single shared-patient record, and access is available at the point of care for multiple providers including general practice teams, pharmacists, hospital clinicians and Nurse Maude staff.

Access is undertaken by around 15,000 active users more than 130,000 times a month.

Pro-active fortnightly audits are conducted to ensure that information is only being accessed by clinicians caring for that patient and only in relation to a specific episode of care.

The audits show users who have accessed outside the agreed timeframes and these are followed up for an explanation, initially through a letter.

If their reasoning cannot be closed off by privacy office investigations then the case is escalated to the user’s superior-governing body to progress according to their own privacy processes.

Canterbury District Health Board chief digital officer Stella Ward said in 2017 there were 53 cases in primary care in Canterbury and South Canterbury of users accessing patient records outside the agreed timeframes.

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However, the privacy office was able to satisfactorily close off the cases as being a valid accessing of the records.

Mid Canterbury GP spokesperson Eti Avnit said she believed the system could be improved in terms of being more userfriendly, and she wanted to see its administrators consult with GPs. Some GPs were not technologically savvy, and she herself had found it challenging to access as an after-hours doctor.

She gave an example of the importance of accessing such information, for example, prescribing penicillin to a person allergic to the antibiotic.

“We can make a fatal mistake, and really nobody wants to do that,” she said.

Privacy was a prime priority, and perhaps the system could be improved by being streamlined, with not all the notes available to everyone, but the crucial information being easily accessible.

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HealthOne is the South Island’s electronic shared-care record, storing health information including GP records, prescribed medications and test results.

If a patient does not want to have their information shared they request an opt-out. They then receive a call or email to inform them about HealthOne, explain who can access their information and the implications of opting out. They are also offered a free visit with their general practice team to discuss their decision.

Patients can request to have parts of their information marked confidential, such as a prescribed medication or details of a consultation.

HeathOne was set up in the pressure of post-earthquake Canterbury, by Canterbury District Health Board (CDHB), Pegasus Health and Orion Healthcare, as a secure way of sharing health information electronically. It was progressively adopted by other DHBs throughout the South Island, and several North Island DHBs have shown an interest in using the system.

Less than 0.2 per cent of South Islanders have opted out of having a shared-care record since HealthOne went live in 2012.

■ FOUR-DAY WORKING WEEK

Boss wants to stick with four-day working week The Kiwi boss who trialled giving his staff a full salary for four days’ work says it was a success and that he wants it to become permanent at his Auckland company.

Andrew Barnes, the chief executive at Perpetual Guardian, says he’s already made a recommendation to his board to take the policy beyond the initial eight–week trial.

“The next thing is that I need to get the board to approve the recommendations in

the next few weeks,” Barnes said.

During March and April, Perpetual Guardian conducted what was essentially a corporate experiment in allowing the company’s 240-person staff to retain full pay as well as a three-day weekend.

To ensure an objective analysis, Barnes invited academic researchers Jarrod Haar, a professor of human resource management at AUT, Dr Helen Delaney, a senior lectur-

er at the University of Auckland Business School, into the building to observe the impact of the trial on the workforce.

From the outset, there was always the risk that reducing work hours would increase the stress on staff to achieve objectives while also leading to lower levels of output as working time was cut by a fifth.

But, as the trial rolled on, the researchers found quite the opposite to occur.

“What we’ve seen is a massive increase in engagement and staff satisfaction about the work they do, a massive increase in staff intention to continue to work with the company and we’ve seen no drop in productivity,” said Barnes.

Barnes says that the trial shows that the reduced hours, in fact, had no impact on staff fulfilling their weekly tasks.

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■ BIOSECURITY WEEK

Biosecurity innovation vital Innovation is vital if New Zealand is to get on top of its invasive weeds and animal pests. That’s the message from key biosecurity interest group, the New Zealand Biosecurity Institute.

The institute today launched Biosecurity Week, a week of activities nationwide in which those working in the biosecurity sector highlight their work to their communities.

The week is aligned with the institute’s National Education and Training Seminars (NETS) which are being hosted in Nelson this week.

Institute president Darion Embling said the theme of Biosecurity Week and the seminars this year is Shining a Light on Innovation.

“It’s clear that continual innovation will make pest control more affordable and biosecurity goals more achievable.”

Embling said tried-and-true ways of controlling the nation’s animal and plant pests and other invasive organisms have worked well, but New Zealand now has some very ambitious biosecurity goals which will need new technology and innovation to achieve them.

Biosecurity dogs are capable of being trained to find individual weeds in pasture.

“Among key innovations are the use of aerial surveillance, thermal imaging, and remote monitoring as vital components of plant and animal pest control activities.

“Innovation doesn’t just mean technology, it is also making new-

er uses of tried-and-true practices. One example is the use of dogs to detect weeds as well as hardto-locate animal pests.

“Every day we are being amazed by how dogs can be trained to sniff out new things. Dogs have

historically been useful for border control but are also capable of finding individual weeds in a pasture.”

Another innovation is the way the biosecurity sector is working with communities.

“It’s vital to get people on side and there are a number of community programmes across the country using new approaches which are having considerable success at controlling pests in backyards,” Embling said.

The NZ Biosecurity Institute is the professional training and networking organisation for people involved in all aspects of biosecurity including pest animal and plant management, and border control.

Its members work for research organisations, educational institutions, regional councils, government departments and private organisations. All are involved in protecting New Zealand from invasive species.

Embling said every year Institute members spend hundreds of hours controlling or managing the risks to the economy and the environment of the effects of introduced pests.

“This is work which costs the country hundreds of millions of dollars each year through control, research and border control budgets. This money is coming out of all New Zealanders’ pockets,” he said.

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ARTS DIARY ■

July 25: Delivery of works for community art challenge at the Grace Gallery, judges walkthrough of Ashburton Society of Arts 54th Annual Exhibition at the Ashburton Art Gallery.

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July 28: Laugh Fest at Ashburton Trust Event Centre, Mako Road & Strangely Related at the Tinwald Tavern.

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August 1: Community art challenge exhibition opens at the Grace Gallery (until September 1).

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August 4: Bootleg Beach Boys at the Ashburton Trust Event Centre.

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August 11: Sign of the Firebird at the Tinwald Tavern, A Little Bit Country a Little Bit Rock ‘n’ Roll at the RSA Ashburton, End Game at Braided Rivers.

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August 18: No Holds Bard at the Ashburton Trust Event Centre.

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August 19: Ashburton Society of Arts Early Spring Show at the Short Street Studio (until September 16).

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August 25: Ashburton Society of Performing Arts Vocal and Instrumental Competitions at the Ashburton Trust Event Centre.

Dancers deliver the sum of their fundraising efforts to the Cancer Society last week. They are (back row, from left) Maddison Davidson, Ruby Watson, Mercedes Rugnitz, Holly Coulter, Lucy Coulter, Florence Black and Chloe Foster; (front row, from left) Tessa Inwood (dance assistant), Annie Bonifant (Cancer Society), Hannah Wakelin and Olivia Burt.

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September 15: Celtic Illusion at the Ashburton Trust Event Centre.

Dance classes a win-win

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September 22: Adam McGrath & the Roaring Days at Ashburton Trust Event Centre.

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October 10: The Cat in the Hat

by Dr Seuss at the Ashburton Trust Event Centre.

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October 13: Lions club of Ashburton County present Stars In Your Eyes at the Ashburton Trust Event Centre.

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October 26: Uniquely Ubana — Another Side of Paul Ubana Jones at the Ashburton Trust Event Centre.

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October 31: Entries close for the Zonta Ashburton Female Art Award 2019.

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November 1: Seven deadly Stunts & The Messy Magic Adventure at the Ashburton Trust Event Centre.

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When Ashburton dancer Hannah Wakelin returns to the Idyllwild Arts Academy in California, it will be with a fair bit of teaching expertise – and a big charitable deed – under her belt.

The talented teenager is at the tail end of a four-year dance major and has just spent the US summer break helping young dancers in her hometown hone their own skills.

She held three days of dance workshops in the Ashburton College mini gymnasium last week, these were quick to reach full capacity – with 44 aspiring dancers aged between five and 13 years.

Hannah is studying in the US under scholarship after impressing judges at the World Championships of Performing Arts in Hollywood in 2015.

Mother, Joanne Wakelin, said Hannah was rapt with the response to her holiday classes and with the support from the community.

JFM marketing had helped her create the posters, while Ashburton College had kindly upgraded the facilities she had booked.

Ashburton Canvas, Shade and Motor Trimming had donated a number of supplies and Hannah’s friends had helped teach the junior classes.

The Idyllwild Arts Academy had also supported the venture with an Arts Enterprise Laboratory grant.

The classes covered musical theatre, jazz, improvisation,

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stretches and other exercises and were an evident success, with smiles abounding.

Joanne said the three days of teaching had been a big learning curve for Hannah, equipping her with skills she will take to her final weeks at school.

“She said she has a new appreciation for her dance teachers… being able to remember all the routines and not get them muddled up in her head.”

In the process of holding the classes, Hannah had also raised

money for a cause close to her heart. Entry to the classes was by donation to the Cancer Society, with attendees putting forwards an impressive $961.80.

“I don’t think Hannah was expecting quite such a big response,” Joanne said.

The money was presented to a thrilled Cancer Society last week.

As Hannah reaches the end of her time at dance school, she is eyeing up different study pathways and scholarships across New Zealand and the US.

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Hampstead’s Emma Mealings contests possession with Hampstead/Collegians’ Tayla Love during Hampstead’s 6-0 win on Saturday.

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Celtic take the ball up field during their Watters Cup win over Methven, in Methven, on Saturday.

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A Celtic player attempts to break through the Methven defence during Celtic’s win in the final round of Mid Canterbury Rugby’s Watters Cup on Saturday.

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Rain and big winds made life difficult on the rugby paddock as Celtic downed Methven in Watters Cup rugby action on Saturday.

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Grace Quinn sends a ball down the turf during her Hampstead side’s 6-0 win over Hampstead/Collegians in senior women’s hockey action on Saturday.

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Methven FC Senior A’s Jan Lukasek scored a hat-trick as his side wrapped up the Mainland Football division four championship title with a win over Christchurch United Presidents in Methven on Saturday.

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Spectators were wrapped up warm on the side-line as Methven and Celtic battled it out the Watters Cup in Methven on Saturday.

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Survivor devastated

A woman who lost nine members of her family when an amphibious tour boat sank in a sudden storm in the US state of Missouri has asked that her family members be remembered for the “beautiful people they were”.

Tia Coleman was one of 31 people on the amphibious duck boat when it set out for a tour of Table Rock Lake near the US tourist mecca of Branson.

She tearfully told a news conference yesterday that she lost her husband, three children aged one, seven and nine, an uncle, a nephew along with her father-in-law, her mother-in-law and her sister-in-law.

The Indiana woman said until the accident her family had been enjoying a holiday together in Branson.

“Going home – I already know is going to be completely difficult I don’t know how I’m going to do it,” she said. “Since I’ve had a home it’s always been filled, filled with little feet and laughter and my husband. I don’t know how I’m going to do it.”

Coleman also said she believed that lifejackets would have saved many of the 17 people who died, but the captain told passengers when they set out on the lake not to bother with them.

“Above you are your lifejackets; there’s three sizes,” she said, quoting his instructions. “‘I will show you where they are but you won’t need them so don’t worry.’ So we didn’t grab them.”

Coleman described her own harrowing

Duck boat accident survivor Tia Coleman is comforted by her sister Leeta Bigbee.

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crew and passengers were aware there was a storm brewing, but the water was calm when they set out on their cruise.

She said she hit her head on part of boat as she escaped and found herself in ice cold water.

“I knew I was close to the bottom. I just remember kicking my way to the top,” she said, crediting her faith in God for helping her through the ordeal.

When the water temperature became warmer she knew she was close to the surface and was then pulled from the water by “beautiful people – angels” she didn’t know who were jumping in the water to get bring people to safety.

Seventeen people ranging in age from one to 76 died. One crew member was among the dead.

Investigators will look into questions about the lifejackets, the weather and actions of the crew, the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) said.

The dangers of amphibious tour boats have been a concern for years. Because they are neither entirely boat or bus they have sometimes contradictory safety regulations.

The duck boats also have thick canopies to protect passengers from the elements, but if the boats sink, passengers in lifejackets can float to the top and be trapped. The NTSB recommends not wearing lifejackets on these types of boats for that reason, according to USA Today.

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Depp as Grindelwald Johnny Depp gave Harry Potter fans a look at his upcoming portrayal of the pale and dishevelled villain Gellert Grindelwald, delivering a monologue in character to a cheering audience at San Diego Comic-Con. Depp surprised the crowd of science fiction and pop culture fans at the weekend by stepping out of the darkness with blonde hair and in full costume, drawing applause from 6500 fans in a cavernous convention hall. Depp’s appearance followed a panel discussion with Eddie Redmayne, Jude Law and other stars of upcoming movie Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald, the second movie in a fivepart spinoff of the beloved Harry Potter films.

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Prince George turns LA supermarket five with a big smile gunman arrested An official birthday picture has been released to mark Prince George’s fifth birthday – showing a happy and confident little boy.

The past 12 months have been an exciting period for George, from completing his first school year to once again joining his great grandmother the Queen on Buckingham Palace’s balcony to mark her official birthday.

The future king is likely to spend the weekend celebrating his big day with his parents the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge.

But according to reports, the party may be in the Caribbean as William and Kate are rumoured to have taken their children on a summer break to the exclusive island of Mustique.

Prince George Alexander Louis of Cambridge was born at the private maternity wing of St Mary’s Hospital, Paddington, the Lindo Wing, at 4.24pm on July 22, 2013, weighing 8lbs 6oz.

He made his public debut in front of the world’s media on the hospital steps one day later, wrapped in a white merino wool shawl, cradled in his proud parents’ arms.

A few months after his last birthday George started his first day at school with dad William, but was without mum Kate. She was experiencing severe morning sickness as she was pregnant with Prince Louis.

George was last seen at the

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Prince George poses for a picture following the christening of his brother Prince Louis, at Clarence House in London.

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christening of his baby brother Louis at the Chapel Royal at St James’s Palace on July 9, and in official photos marking the royal baptism.

His birthday photo was taken on that day.

He will be the 43rd monarch since William the Conqueror obtained the crown of England if, as expected, he follows the reigns of the Prince of Wales, then William.

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Los Angeles Police have arrested a man after a standoff with police inside a Los Angeles supermarket.

The man, who is suspected of shooting his grandmother and girlfriend before leading police on a pursuit through the city, was taken into custody “without incident”, LAPD tweeted.

During the pursuit, he at times shot at officers before he crashed outside the busy supermarket and ran inside. A large number of police and rescue personnel swarmed the Trader Joe’s in the Silver Lake area yesterday and at least one person was injured.

Police said earlier it was not clear whether there were any employees or others still inside the store.

Investigators believe the suspect, whose name hasn’t been released, had shot his grandmother and girlfriend in South Los Angeles and then fled in a 2015 Toyota Camry, said Officer Mike Lopez, a Los Angeles police spokesman.

Officers spotted the suspect’s car near Hollywood and tried to pull him over, but the man refused to stop and led officers on a pursuit.

Lopez said during the chase, the suspect shot “multiple rounds” at police, though no officers were struck by the gunfire.

At least one officer is believed to have returned fire during the pursuit, Lopez said.

The suspect eventually crashed his car outside of the Trader Joe’s supermarket and then ran into the store.

The woman who was injured was taken to the hospital in stable condition, a fire department spokesman said, though it was unclear how she was injured.

Officials said they had 18 ambulances and 100 firefighters staged at the scene.

Don Kohles, 91, was walking into the supermarket when he saw a car being chased police crash into a pole just outside.

Police fired at the driver, shattering the store’s glass doors and Kohles and others inside took cover and laid on the floor as the suspect ran into the store, he said.

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Rainn Wilson

Four-part Star Trek series CBS’ next voyage into the Star Trek universe will come in the form of a fourpart series of 10-to-15-minute episodes, to be released in the autumn on the CBS All Access streaming service. Star Trek: Short Treks will be released monthly, and each episode will tell a separate, closedended story, CBS said. CBS said The Office actor Rainn Wilson will play con artist Harry Mudd in one episode. Each of the Short Treks episodes will reveal clues about the story unfolding on Star Trek: Discovery, a series that is heading into its second season, co-creator and executive producer Alex Kurtzman said.

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Neil Armstrong

Collection to be auctioned The personal collection of US astronaut Neil Armstrong, the first person to set foot on the moon 49 years ago, is to be auctioned by his family. Containing over 2000 items, the collection will go on sale in a series of three auctions with the first in November and another two in May and November next year, Dallasbased Heritage Auctions said. Among the items being offered for sale are Robbins medallions flown on the Apollo 11 mission, including an “extremely rare gold example”.

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hankyou Diabetes New Zealand for providing a voice of reason in the sugar tax debate.

The organisation, while supporting the recent call by District Health Boards to introduce a sugar tax, do not want to see the cost being borne by consumers.

Any additional taxes right now are not going to be sweetly received by the public, following a hike in the national fuel tax, and a fading likelihood of tax cuts in years to come.

However, diabetes is a runaway epidemic, and is itself resulting in spiralling costs for New Zealand’s health system.

Diabetes New Zealand says the government needs to look at the United Kingdom, where the UK Soft Drinks Levy has been

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introduced. It is designed to get manufacturers and distributors of sweetened beverages to reformulate the ingredients, and consumers are only be impacted to the extent that manufacturers pass on their additional costs.

Such a tax would strike directly at reducing excess consumption, says the organisation, which is concerned at research showing those who consume at least one can of sugary drink per day have a 26 per cent greater risk of developing Type 2 diabetes.

In the UK sweetened beverages are the largest single source of sugar for those aged 11 to 18 years, and New Zealand is only a little behind in their consumption.

Some 241,000 Kiwis suffer from diabetes, which significantly contributes to heart attacks and strokes, kidney failure, blindness, nerve damage, amputations and dental caries.

Chief executive Helen Verry said while doubts existed in the UK initially about what the tax might achieve, there had already been significant successes.

“Despite protests from manufacturers when the UK tax was introduced, all but one of them reformulated their drinks to avoid the tax by the time it took effect,” she said in a press release.

“Diabetes NZ believe that the introduction of a sugar tax will represent the strongest possible signal that the government is serious about tackling one of this country’s most devastating health problems.”

The organisation has put forward a compelling argument, and it seems a sugar tax on fizzy drinks can not only save millions in health costs, but also save lives and improve quality of life.

TODAY IN HISTORY Today is Monday, July 23, the 204th day of 2018. There are 161 days left in the year.

Today’s highlight in history: On July 23, 1829, William Austin Burt received a patent for his “typographer,” a forerunner of the typewriter.

On this date: In 1914, Austria-Hungary presented a list of demands to Serbia following the killing of Archduke Franz Ferdinand by a Serb assassin; Serbia’s refusal to agree to the entire ultimatum led to the outbreak of World War I. In 1945, French Marshal Henri Petain, who had headed the proAxis Vichy government during World War II, went on trial, charged with treason.

In 1962, the first public TV transmissions over Telstar 1 took place during a special programme featuring live shots beamed from the United States to Europe, and vice versa.

In 1967, five days of deadly rioting erupted in Detroit as an early morning police raid on an unlicensed bar resulted in a confrontation with local residents that escalated into violence that spread into other parts of the city; 43 people, mostly blacks, were killed.

In 1982, actor Vic Morrow and two child actors, 7-year-old Myca Dinh Le and 6-year-old Renee Shin-Yi Chen, were killed when a helicopter crashed on top of them during filming of a Vietnam War scene for Twilight Zone: The Movie.

In 1986, Britain’s Prince Andrew married Sarah Ferguson at Westminster Abbey in London.

In 1997, the search for Andrew Cunanan, the suspected killer of designer Gianni Versace and others, ended as police found his body on a houseboat in Miami Beach, an apparent suicide.

In 1999, space shuttle Columbia blasted off with the world’s most powerful X-ray telescope and

Eileen Collins, the first woman to command a US space flight.

In 2011, singer Amy Winehouse, 27, was found dead in her London home from accidental alcohol poisoning.

Ten years ago: Democratic presidential contender Barack Obama toured Israel’s Yad Vashem Holocaust memorial, laying a wreath in memory of the 6 million Jews who died.

Five years ago: With a highstakes showdown vote looming in the House, the White House and congressional backers of the National Security Agency’s surveillance program warned that ending the massive

collection of phone records from millions of Americans would put the nation at risk from another terrorist attack.

One year ago: A tractor trailer was found in a Walmart parking lot in Texas, crammed with dozens of immigrants; ten died and many more were treated at a hospital for dehydration and heat stroke.

President Donald Trump tweeted that he has “complete power” to issue pardons.

Today’s birthdays: Concert pianist Leon Fleisher is 90.

Actor Ronny Cox is 80. Radio personality Don Imus is 78.

Actor Larry Manetti is 75.

Country singer Tony Joe White is

75. Rock singer David Essex is 71.

Singer-songwriter John Hall is 70. Actress Belinda Montgomery is 68. Rock musician Blair Thornton is 68. Actress Edie McClurg is 67. Actress-writer Lydia Cornell is 65. Actor Woody Harrelson is 57. Rock musician Martin Gore is 57. Actor Eriq Lasalle is 56. Rock musician Yuval Gabay is 55. Rock musician Slash is 53. Actor Juan Pope is 51. Model-actress Stephanie Seymour is 50. Actress Charisma Carpenter is 48. Rhythm-andblues singer Sam Watters is 48.

Country singer Alison Krauss is 47. Rhythm-and-blues singer Dalvin DeGrate is 47. Rock

musician Chad Gracey is 47.

Actor-comedian Marlon Wayans is 46. Country singer Shannon Brown is 45. Actress Kathryn Hahn is 45. Former White House intern Monica Lewinsky is 45.

Actress Stephanie March is 44.

Country musician David Pichette is 41. Rhythm-and-blues singer Michelle Williams is 38. Actor Paul Wesley is 36. Actress Krysta Rodriguez is 34. Actor Daniel Radcliffe is 29. Country musician Neil Perry is 28.

Thought for today: “There is nothing harder than the softness of indifference.” — Juan Montalvo, Ecuadorean essayist and political writer (1832-1889).

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Taxes, bans won’t resolve housing supply challenges R

ecently I sent a survey to a random selection of residents living in Selwyn.

One of the questions I asked was whether people supported the introduction of a capital gains tax.

The majority of those who replied to the survey stated that they did not support the introduction of a capital gains tax and I personally agree with these respondents.

Those who support the introduction of a capital gains tax claim that it will make home ownership more affordable.

I disagree with this view.

Australia has had a capital gains tax for many years but the housing affordability issues there are every bit as challenging as they are in New Zealand.

It is simplistic to say that a tax change would fix housing problems here.

Focusing on constraining demand and making people less likely to want to own or invest in property is, in my view, not the right approach.

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We need to increase the supply of housing and increase the supply of rental properties but a capital gains tax may well deter people from building houses, which is not at all what we want to happen.

In order for us to have more affordable housing and more affordable rental accommodation we need to encourage investment in property.

Property speculators already face a form of capital gains tax known as the bright line test which discourages buyers from purchasing property with the intention of on-selling within a short timeframe to make a profit.

A capital gains tax that applies across the board will effectively punish mum and dad investors

who’ve saved up a bit of money and want to invest in a rental property as a long-term investment.

If these people decide that being a landlord is not worth the hassle if they’re going to be taxed on any increase in their property’s value, then the supply of rentals will decrease and rents will go up.

The Government’s Overseas Investment Amendment Bill to ban foreign buyers from buying New Zealand property is another example of a policy that is being introduced without any evidence that it will have the intended effect.

The reality is that the number of foreign buyers in New Zealand is very low (three per cent) and there is no evidence they are significantly driving up the cost of housing or taking houses from New Zealanders.

As 90 per cent of those making submissions on this Bill pointed out, the Bill will do the opposite of what is intended, which is to make housing more affordable

for New Zealanders.

Banning all but a few foreign buyers will mean fewer housing developments proceeding at a time when we need to grow our housing stock.

The Bill will also hamper the ability of New Zealand businesses to access foreign capital in order to expand and impose significant costs and delays on the housing sector.

The Bill is also fraught with inconsistencies.

For example, investors from Australia and Singapore are being granted exemptions; investment in forestry is considered acceptable but investment in viticulture is apparently not permitted.

Amy Adams is the MP for the Swelyn electorate.

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Singapore is a mixture of the old and the ultra modern where history and the future rub shoulders.

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p at the crack dawn before the tropical heat sparked up, the curving embrace of the Singapore River was still and sensuous, as the rising sun gilded the water in playful bolts of liquid gold.

Alongside a clutch of earlymorning joggers, I set off on the charming riverside trail wrapped around Boat Quay, Clarke Quay and Robertson Quay.

Despite his personal aversion to humidity, sparkling clean, graffiti-free and supercharged Singapore never ceases to exhilarate Mike Yardley.

This area bustles with colourful waterside eateries and bars, hitting top-gear after dark as one of Asia’s hottest night-spots roars into life. But in the early morning calm, it was a vision of serene tranquillity.

Across on the other side of the river, the trail rubs shoulders with the carefully conserved Historic District, faithfully paying homage to the state’s British influence. Grand old dames include Old Parliament House,

In Singapore’s historic Muslim quarter of Kampong Glam, hipster boutiques are all the buzz if you’re hungry for a shopping fix.

Victoria Theatre, City Hall and the former Supreme Court.

The leafy precinct, thickly clad in rain trees, continues to cradle the timbered charm and village green loveliness of the Singapore Cricket Club, where the groundsman was up early with the heavy roller.

After a lavish buffet breakfast at the Fullerton Hotel, I popped into the Asian Civilisations Museum, where are stupendous temporary exhibition on Angkor art is currently being staged.

Alongside that, the permanent collection underpins the museum’s reputation as a pioneer in showcasing pan-Asian art.

Don’t miss the Khoo Teck Puat Gallery, the permanent home for the cargo recovered from the Tang Shipwreck, a sunken 9th century trading ship bound for Iran and Iraq, discovered 20 years ago in the Java Sea. The recovered trove included over 60,000 well-preserved ancient ceramics, produced in China during the Tang dynasty.

After paying my respects to Singapore’s beloved water-spout mascot, the Merlion, overlooking Marina Bay, I ventured over to the jaw-dropping botanical blockbuster of Gardens by the Bay. Boasting over a million plants from 19,000 species, this architectural frenzy of aerial walk-

ways, supersized steel trees and mega-conservatories is quite the head-turner, no matter how many times you visit it.

The giant domed cloud forest and flower conservatories engage all senses, tripping you across the planet’s botanical wonders.

Showcasing more than 50 varieties in a spectrum of reds, oranges and yellows, it’s a retinaburning spectacle of celebratory colour. Gardens by the Bay is still my runaway favourite Singapore attraction, which of course is also swooned on come nightfall with the SuperTrees Grove unleashing an electrifying choreographed light and sound show, as an appetiser for Marina Bay’s free nightly light and water theatrics, Spectra.

For a change of scenery, go wild. Singapore Zoo was at the vanguard of the global movement to adapt zoos to the openenclosure concept.

In fact, it is a wonderful irony that one of the world’s most high-density populations has accorded so much more room to roam, to their four-legged residents.

Some years ago, Singapore Zoo innovated the wildly popular Night Safari attraction, offering spectacular up-close encounters with a procession of 1000 nocturnal creatures, grouped into geographical zones.

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Gardens by the Bay is still the writer’s runaway favourite Singapore attraction, which of course is also swooned on come nightfall (left) with the SuperTrees Grove unleashing an electrifying choreographed light and sound show.

Left – Singapore Zoo was at the vanguard of the global movement to adapt zoos to the open-enclosure concept.

Right – Singapore takes on a whole new persona come night-time when it really comes alive.

The guided tram ride with rolling commentary is a great introductory, before hitting the walking trails, where you’ll soon notice there are no cages, just low fences, glass-fronted enclosures and moats separating you from the roaming wildlife. It’s a wondrous way to revel in the nightlife.

Roof-top bars remain all the rage in Asia, and I headed to the Fullerton Bay Hotel’s Lantern Bar, for a post-safari cocktail.

This undeniably sexy, chic establishment, built over water, is a seventh heaven perch to survey Singapore’s dazzling skyline, or to catch Spectra.

It’s always fun staking out some in-the-know haunts frequented by the locals and a star specimen is the Coconut Club at Ann Siang Hill. It’s reputed to serve one of the best plates of nasi lemak in Singapore. Unctuous, fragrant, top-quality coconut milk is used to cook the rice and crispy chicken.

Nearby, stroll down Club Street to the recently opened Le Bon Funk where a carefully handpicked selection of organic wines beckon, purposefully chosen to suit Singapore’s sultry climate.

Across in Little India, if you fancy a second breakfast, head to the throbbing bustle of Tekka Market and order up an appam at Deen’s Food Stall. This traditional pancake is served with grated coconut and coconut sugar.

In Singapore’s historic Muslim quarter of Kampong Glam, hipster boutiques are all the buzz if you’re hungry for a shopping fix.

Then treat your taste buds to some Eurasian-Peranakan cuisine at Damian D’Silva’s Folklore restaurant. Plump for kari kapitan, an Eurasian-style chicken curry, before making tracks to a seriously glam Art Deco-style Bar, Atlas. With over 1000 gins and 250 varieties of bubbly in stock, it’s a trending glamour pad for a nightcap or two.

A truly great hotel needs to feel

like home, a place you’re not only reluctant to leave but one that you could happily move into. If you’re Singapore-bound, let The Fullerton sprinkle its stardust on you, where location, service, style and soul are all immediately apparent.

It’s a red-letter year for the Fullerton building, which is celebrating its 90th anniversary, and retains its classic allure in a highly connected world.

Taking a stroll along the Singapore River at night, the building which originally served as the General Post Office before becoming an iconic hotel, glistened like a wedding-cake on the waterfront.

With its stately Doric columns, coffered ceilings and cornices, this masterpiece of neo-classical architecture was the largest structure ever built in Singapore, 90 years ago.

This showpiece hotel is anything but pickled – it hums with a playful buzz.

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Taking a stroll along the Singapore River at night, the Fullerton Hotel building which originally served as the General Post Office before becoming an iconic hotel, glistens like a weddingcake on the waterfront.

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TEST YOURSELF Test yourself with the Guardian’s weekday quiz 1 - Which of these is not one of the Seven Deadly Sins? a. Greed b. Arrogance c. Envy 2 - ‘Pater’ is the Latin name for which member of the family? a. Mother b. Father c. Son 3 - In what game might you find bamboos, circles and winds? a. Mahjong b. Cribbage c. Snakes and Ladders 4 - What is the science that studies the properties of matter and energy? a. Psychology b. Physics c. Photonics 5 - In cooking, mace is the spice made from the covering of which seed? a. Fennel b. Nutmeg c. Cumin 6 - What sort of animal is an agouti? a. Rodent b. Fish c. Bird 7 - Farsi is the official language of which country? a. Iran b. Saudi Arabia c. Egypt 8 - Which actress played opposite Patrick Swayze in the film Dirty Dancing? a. Jennifer Green b. Jennifer White c. Jennifer Grey

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In brief Tactix upset Pulse The Mainland Tactix have upset the table-topping Central Pulse in the national netball premiership, 44-39. The Tactix have now closed in on securing third place on the ladder, and a place in the finals.

The scores were level going into the final quarter, but the Tactix sneaked out to a four-point lead and were able to hang on to record a memorable victory.

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No pressure – Thomas Wearing the yellow jersey on the Tour de France is obviously an amazing experience for any rider but it comes with increasing pressure for Geraint Thomas as he is now in a position to win the greatest race in cycling. “When you compare this to getting to the track pursuit Olympic final in London (in 2012) ... I had four years of hard work and you can win by a 10th of a second. That’s pressure,” he said after finishing the 14th stage safely yesterday.

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Methven FC’s Hugo Smith battles with the Christchurch United Presidents’ goalie during his side’s competition sealing 4-1 win in Methven on Saturday.

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Hat-trick win seals title

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Methven FC have won the Mainland Football men’s division four championship title for the first time in the club’s history.

The Methven FC Senior A side headed into their final round match against Christchurch United Presidents in a cold, windy and wet Methven on Saturday knowing that even a draw would be enough to seal them the title, but they did better than that, winning 4-1.

Methven coach Richard Sheppard said his side was over the moon to have claimed the club’s maiden win, which would see them promoted to division three next season, and with the major-

ity of this year’s team set to return for more in 2019, hopes were high for the future.

Methven FC was formed in 2008 and had fielded a division four team ever since, but the closest they’d come to winning it before, was about three years ago when they finished second on goal difference.

This year though, the club entered two senior teams – one in division four, and one in division seven. Sheppard said a number of players he’d coached in Methven’s 18th grade team in the past had come back to Methven so they decided to form a new division four team, with the bulk of the past div four team becoming the new div seven team.

“It’s been amazing. When we met up early this year we decided to give ourselves a four-year plan because we really want to have a plan for the future,” Sheppard said.

“We want to have a div one team in Methven in three years, so the first one is ticked off now.”

Methven had been unbeaten all season, up until a week ago when they lost 2-1 to second placed Western AFC Generals, who also won their final game yesterday.

“We were still top of the table heading into (Saturday’s) game.

“We just needed one point to actually win the league, but we got three, so we won it by two clear points,” Sheppard said.

Jan Lukasek nabbed a hat-trick in the win, while John Peneycad added his side’s fourth goal, and Methven finished the championship with a record of 10 wins, one draw and one loss.

This season’s goal difference was 45, with 54 goals for and only nine against.

With the division four championship title secured, Methven FC would now be looking to make it a double with a win in the division four cup competition.

The seven division four teams would now head into a straight knockout competition for the div four cup, and having finished top of the table in the championship, Methven were likely to have the bye in round one.

Perth Glory set for Chelsea blockbuster It’s been nine long years, but Andy Keogh will get the chance to exact some revenge on Chelsea when Perth Glory face off against the EPL heavyweights at Optus Stadium tonight.

Keogh was playing for the Wol-

verhampton Wanderers when they copped a 4-0 hiding from Chelsea at Stamford Bridge in 2009.

All of those goals were scored before Keogh came on in the 62nd minute, with the Irishman

unable to change the course of the match given the sizeable deficit.

Keogh is expected to play a more prominent role in a match that is set to attract more than 45,000 fans to Perth’s new stadium.

“It wasn’t a very good day,” Keogh reflected on Wolverhampton’s big loss to Chelsea.

“We got beaten 4-0.

They’re a team that knows how to win games, over and over again.”

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Brittany Lincicome walked off the 18th green after her first PGA Tour event to applause before stopping on the way to the clubhouse to sign autographs and acknowledge spectators’ warm wishes. The LPGA Tour player made sure to savour every moment of a historic weekend she wished could have lasted longer. “Lincicome failed in her bid to become the first female player since Babe Zaharias in 1945 to make the cut in a PGA Tour event by rounding out her two rounds at five over.

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Tigermania returns They crowded 15 deep against the metal railings down the left side of the 18th fairway, beers put aside and phones pulled out for the moment at hand. All day long they had heard the cheers rolling across the links of Carnoustie and, finally, he was here. This was their chance to help bring Tiger Woods home.

“Tigah,” they shouted as Woods hacked out of the rough and then stuck a wedge to three feet on the final hole. “Go on Tigah!” Even defending champion Jordan Spieth seemed ordinary, in a round where he was doing some extraordinary things. On a British Open leaderboard full of big names, there was only one star.

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Cats coach lauds Ablett Gary Ablett’s starring role in Geelong’s stunning AFL comeback victory over Melbourne shows he has lost none of his desire to win, coach Chris Scott says.

Ablett led the way at GMHBA Stadium on Saturday night as the Cats overcame a 29-point deficit to secure a two-point victory courtesy of a Zach Tuohy goal after the siren. The dual Brownlow Medallist had 14 of his 31 disposals in the final term.

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Celtic’s Isareli Masiwini skips his way through the Methven defence during his side’s win over Methven on Saturday.

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■ RUGBY

Rakaia wins hectic battle

By Erin TaskEr

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Celtic will contest their first Watters Cup final in a decade, while Rakaia and Southern will battle it out for the second spot in Mid Canterbury Rugby’s big game, after a dramatic final round of the competition on Saturday.

While Celtic and Methven were battling out a 36-14 result in the visiting side’s favour in howling winds and driving rain in Methven, Rakaia ran rampant in the second half to beat Southern 4824 in a match which featured nine tries, a penalty try and six yellow card, two of which were second yellow cards so became automatic red cards.

Southern headed into the match as favourites, topping the table and unbeaten in the Watters Cup, while Rakaia’s fate was in their own hands.

The top team at the end of play on Saturday progressed straight to the final, with teams two and three to play off for the other spot, and if Rakaia lost and Methven won, Rakaia – last year’s beaten finalists – faced the prospect of missing a shot at redemption.

With a top-of-the-table finish on the line for Southern, and Rakaia a chance of not even making the finals, there was everything to play for, and the game did not disappoint.

There was no love lost between

the two sides on the field, which became evident barely five minutes in when the first of many scuffles broke out, resulting in the sinbinning of Rakaia captain Jackson Donlan, who had only moments earlier run out on the field to a guard of honour to mark his 100th division one match for the club.

Southern immediately made the most of the one-man advantage, with Jon Dampney crashing over to open the scoring.

From the resulting kick-off Rakaia put the ball out on the full, leaving some wondering if it was going to be one of those days for the home side.

A Rakaia penalty followed by another Southern try, to Hamish McCulloch put Southern out to 12-3 mid-way through the half.

But after some early wobbles Rakaia found their feet and crossed for a try to Timoci Nabakeke, followed by one to Atata Langilangi to give Rakaia the lead 15-12 with half time looming.

Southern grabbed the lead back with a try to prop Aaron Chudleigh right on half-time, but that was to be the last time they led as Rakaia came back out in the second half and ran rampant.

A Seta Koroitamana try was followed quickly by one to Logan Flett, and another looked to be on the cards when a rugby leaguestyle kick across field was put up

and regathered by Rakaia, but the player the ball was offloaded to was ruled to have been tackled early, and tempers flared again.

From the resulting penalty Rakaia scored another try through Tom Blythe, followed by one to Tom Innes, after Southern winger Ryan Williams was given the game’s second yellow card.

Rakaia had scored 26 points in 20 minutes and they weren’t done,

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player went over the sideline, which resulted in three yellow cards.

The two players who started the fracas, Southern’s Williams and Rakaia replacement Sam Cati were both given yellow cards, but Williams’ one became a red due to his earlier sinbinning.

The third card went to Koroitamana – who came from the sinbin to join the fray – and his second

We knew we were capable of doing it, we just needed to stick to our structure and our plan and hold onto the ball

with first-five Tom Hanham-Carter crossing for his side’s last try of the day, in his first game back from injury.

The game was gone at 48-17 to Rakaia, but the drama wasn’t done.

With barely five minutes left, Southern – in their only real opportunity of the second half – were awarded a penalty try and Rakaia’s Koroitamana was sent to the sinbin for collapsing the maul.

A couple of minutes later, another melee erupted after a Rakaia

yellow card in the space of only a couple of minutes also automatically became a red card.

Red cards resulted in an automatic two-match stand down, but Rakaia coach Wayne Foxcroft said they would be contesting that when it came to Koroitamana. He said while Koroitamana ran over to the altercation, he did not play a part in it.

Southern coach Andrew Carr said they were unsure at this stage whether they would be contesting Williams’ red card.

Carr said his side had no answers for Rakaia in the 30 minutes after half time.

“We started well and Rakaia scored a couple of opportunistic tries off our mistakes to claw their way back in it, and then had the better of the second half by far,” Carr said.

“At the end of the day they beat us fair and square. They starved us of the ball and what ball we did get we turned it over.”

Making matters worse for Southern, they picked up four of five potentially serious injuries in the loss, which could hamper them in the rematch this weekend.

For Rakaia, Foxcroft said his side finally showed their true potential in the second half on Saturday and they’d need to play like that for the full 80 minutes this weekend.

“We knew we were capable of doing it, we just needed to stick to our structure and our plan and hold onto the ball,” Foxcroft said.

“It’s always been there to do that, to play to our potential with the players we have got out there, but putting it together has been the hardest thing.”

Rakaia were the top Mid Canterbury team in the combined competition which started the season, with the eventual runners-up being the only Mid Canterbury team to make the play-offs.

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■ HOCKEY

Rusty Wakanui fight back

By Erin TaskEr

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Mid Canterbury teams are still at the top of the pile in both the Mid/South Canterbury senior men’s and women’s hockey competitions with just two games to go until finals.

Men’s competition leaders Wakanui faced a top-of-the-table clash with Temuka in Ashburton on Saturday after a couple of weeks of no hockey and came from behind to salvage a 3-all draw, to maintain their position at the top.

Wakanui player/coach Sam Moore said it was a classic game of two halves.

“In the first half we looked every bit like a team that hadn’t played for two weeks, funny that,” he said.

“So we were down 2-0 at half time but in the second half we knuckled down and played better.”

Wakanui were playing into both the strong wind and sun in the first half, but with the wind and sun at their backs they slotted goals to Sam Bennett, Hayden Sinclair and Andrew Fisher to draw back even.

The home side had a chance to win it too, with a penalty corner awarded after the final whistle, but the Temuka goalie ensured a draw was the way it was to stay.

All six of the game’s goals came from penalty corners, with all three of Temuka’s coming courtesy of former Black Stick Hayden Shaw who was famed for his drag flick which Moore likened to an out-swinger in cricket.

Wakanui were set to face the bottom two teams in the last two rounds – Tainui in Timaru, and Cambridge in Ashburton – before the competition moved to finals.

The team that finished the round robin at the top of the table would take home the McCosker Trophy, and the team that came out on top in the finals would win the Walker and Hall Shield.

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‘Easy fixes’ for Tahs Waratahs coach Daryl Gibson says his side can easily fix the issues that plagued them early in their remarkable Super Rugby quarterfinal win. The Tahs face the Lions in Johannesburg next Saturday, following a stunning 30-23 win over the Highlanders in Sydney on Saturday. Trailing 23-6 at halftime at Allianz Stadium, NSW scored 24 unanswered points. Tahs captain Bernard Foley recorded his best Super Rugby haul of 25 points, bagging two tries and making all six of his shots at goal.

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Highlanders meltdown A second half meltdown has ended the Highlanders’ season in horrendous fashion. Up 23-6 over the Waratahs with just 27 minutes to go, the Highlanders looked assured of a spot in the Super Rugby semi-finals, but a yellow card to Waisake Naholo kickstarted a Waratahs wave which swept away the Highlanders hopes. There’s just something about the Waratahs which causes brain explosions for Highlanders wingers. After Tevita Nabura’s red card in their meeting earlier this season, this time Naholo’s faux pas consigned them to a defeat which will leave an incredibly sour taste as the southerners head home.

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Coventry a vital cog Hampstead’s Courtney Cannan tries to maintain possession under pressure from Hampstead/ Collegians’ Maddy Wilson and Kate Donald.

PHOTO ROBYN HOOD 210718-RH-024 Last season Wakanui finished fifth, or last, in the round robin but found form in the play-offs and went on to win the third place play-off.

Meanwhile in the senior women’s competition Hampstead gave their home semi-final chances a big boost with a 6-0 win over fellow Mid Canterbury side Hampstead/Collegians at the Ashburton hockey turf on Saturday.

Hampstead coach Rex Turnbull said it wasn’t as clear-cut as the score-line indicated though.

“They stood up to us.

“It wasn’t all one way traffic,

there’s still plenty of work on for us,” Turnbull said.

“Their goalie had an outstanding game, it could have been a lot more.”

The six goals came from Emma Mealings (2), Sam Dalziel, Sarah Hayman, Hannah Mowat and Claire Marshall, with Marshall named the side’s player of the day.

Hampstead had not been beaten so far this season, although they’d been held to draws by Geraldine twice.

But it was Cambridge that was the team hottest on their heels in second place, and they were

Hampstead’s opposition in this weekend’s penultimate round.

They’d then take on Craighead in the last round before heading into the semis.

Both of those games were away, meaning the next time Hampstead would potentially be in action in Ashburton it would be in a semi-final on their home turf.

But Turnbull wasn’t letting his team get ahead of themselves.

He said he’d told them their destiny was in their own hands and an unbeaten season was no good if you lost the ones that mattered at the end.

New Blues forwards coach Tom Coventry has spoken of the importance to the New Zealand game of maintaining the rugby talent coming out of Auckland and how his new team, who won only one home game this season and finished second-to-last, aren’t far away from significant improvements.

Coventry, preparing for the start of North Harbour’s Mitre 10 Cup season on August 16 (his last before he takes on his new role alongside Tana Umaga and Leon MacDonald), also talked about his desire to take No 8 Akira Ioane to the next level as a regular All Black starter. It is understood one of the reasons why Ioane, 23, agreed to stay at the Blues is the chance to work with Coventry, a straightshooter who won two Super Rugby titles as Dave Rennie’s assistant at the Chiefs.

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■ RUGBY

Canes have a mountain to climb against Crusaders Hurricanes coach Chris Boyd, reflecting on his side’s quarter-final win over the Chiefs, admitted his side had at last played with aggression, something they hadn’t done for a while.

They will need to bring that and more to Christchurch for their semi-final against the Crusaders next Saturday because it’s at the contact areas – where the Hurricanes were so good against the Chiefs in Wellington – where the match will be won, and the red and blacks have the appearance of an immovable object.

The Hurricanes had hardly fired a shot a week before in Hamilton but at Wespac Stadium the ferocity of men such as Ricky Riccitelli, Gareth Evans and Michael Fatiolofa had the Chiefs on the back

foot almost from the first whistle.

It is significant that all four quarter-finals were won by the home side over the weekend; the Hurricanes, Crusaders, Waratahs and Lions progressing.

It’s at home where teams tend to play with more passion and commitment and for the Hurricanes that blood-and-thunder approach was crucial; they simply wouldn’t have won without it, not withstanding their head-start provided by Chiefs No10 Damian McKenzie, who opened the door for Julian Savea shortly after kick-off.

It goes without saying that theirs is a massive challenge.

Should the Crusaders win this one they will play either the Lions or Waratahs; the winner of that semi-final in Johannesburg at a

big disadvantage for they have to travel to Christchurch, so for the Crusaders their next match is their biggest.

Win it and they’ll win the whole thing.

With eight All Blacks in the pack and another two on the reserve bench, and a title-winning coach in Scott Robertson the defending champions will leave nothing to chance.

It goes beyond attitude for the Crusaders, who have lost only two matches all season.

They can play any way – a game based on set piece and defence, or a high-intensity width game.

Many would suggest that with Israel Dagg unable to break into the starting lineup, that they are the All Blacks in disguise and it

wouldn’t be far from the truth.

They should also have a full roster to select from this week and in their quarter-final win against the Sharks they had the luxury of replacing Tim Perry with Wyatt Crockett (Joe Moody should be available for next Saturday), Kieran Read with Pete Samu, and Jordan Taufua with Luke Romano.

All three are internationals and all three played like it once they joined the fray in the second half.

The Hurricanes will have to bring a hard edge, but also accuracy and discipline, and the latter two don’t always gel with the first.

The strength of this Crusaders team under Robertson is that they are prepared to work so hard for each other.

They are the best team in the

competition at scrambling on defence to prevent what at first sight would appear to be a certain try and in this they have key midfield operators Ryan Crotty and Jack Goodhue to thank.

Goodhue was a blur of perpetual motion against the Sharks when he disregarded his own safety to fly into tackles against extremely large South African forwards and he, along with No10 Richie Mo’unga, is looming as their most valuable player.

“Jack Goodhue was phenomenal – 14 tackles,” Robertson said afterwards.

“Just a genuine warrior, he is just so important to us.”

The Crusaders are looking good to add title number nine to their collection.

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In brief Storm down Warriors Melbourne Storm have clambered to the top of the NRL standings after another arm-wrestle win, holding out the Warriors 12-6. The premiers haven’t always been pretty on a winning run that stretches seven matches but they did enough again at Mt Smart Stadium yesterday. In a far cry from their 50-10 win over the Warriors on Anzac Day, Melbourne relied on defensive scrambling, slightly better control and some fortunate referee calls to join South Sydney and St George Illawarra on 13 wins. The Storm had welcomed back a swag of Origin players but struggled to bust open a Warriors side who have now lost four successive matches at their home ground.

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Mat Bassett produced his best form on the mats to help Ashburton take out the Paterson Trophy.

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■ INDOOR BOWLS

Huge win for Ashburton The Ashburton indoor bowls Paterson Trophy side have earned the right to compete for national glory next month by winning their zone playoff on home turf on the weekend.

The tournament, played over Friday night, all day Saturday and then yesterday morning, saw the top eight players from Ashburton, Canterbury, West Coast, Golden Bay Motueka, Marlborough and Nelson competing for a chance to qualify for the Welch Trophy – New Zealand indoor bowls premier representative title.

Things didn’t go quite to plan

early on for the hosts on Friday night, losing both of their opening games of fours – but they turned things around from there to be right in contention at the end of the first round.

From there, Ashburton maintained consistent form throughout Saturday’s play to hold a decent lead heading into Sunday morning.

A win and a draw in their fours matches on Sunday morning was enough to make the side almost unbeatable with a round of singles and pairs remaining and heading into the final round of play Ashburton’s lead was an

uncatchable one and they won with 124.4 points for the weekend.

Canterbury finished second with 108 points while Nelson were third on 106.5 and Golden Bay Motueka were fourth on 101.5.

Ashburton’s team captain, Michael Lawson said the result was a reflection of consistency and strong performances across the weekend.

“Everyone did their bit for the side,” he said.

“Our zone is traditionally one of the tougher zones in New Zealand to win because of the level

of players that are competing so winning is a really great achievement.”

Ashburton’s Mat Bassett ended up with the best record of the weekend across all players, picking up 13 wins from a possible 15 games.

Lawson, with 11.5 wins and Matt Markham, Grant Wilson and Murray Bassett with 11 wins were other high scorers for Ashburton.

The side will now prepare to head to Upper Hutt in Wellington for the Welch Trophy which is held on August 31 and September 1 and 2.

■ MOTOR RACING

Van Gisbergen claims Supercars Ipswich win

By Laine CLark The gloves are officially off in the Supercars title fight after Shane van Gisbergen hit back at series leader Scott McLaughlin, both New Zealand drivers, in yesterday’s Ipswich SuperSprint at Queensland Raceway.

Holden’s Van Gisbergen got the jump on pole-sitter McLaughlin at the start of the 200km Ipswich round’s finale and went on claim line chequered flag by more than two seconds ahead of the Ford star.

Ford’s Chaz Mostert was third, his first podium of 2018.

The stage is now set for a championship dogfight between 2016 series winner van Gisbergen and McLaughlin, who narrowly missed claiming his debut drivers’ title last year.

Van Gisbergen’s fourth win of the year has whittled McLaughlin’s series lead down to just 131 points with seven of the season’s 16 rounds remaining.

“I got off the line again (at start). What a day. I am pretty stoked with that,” van Gisbergen said.

“But Scott is pretty consistent too. I am enjoying the (title) fight.

“I am loving it.”

It was a shot in the arm for van Gisbergen after McLaughlin appeared unstoppable at Ipswich.

McLaughlin had the Midas touch before yesterday.

He claimed pole before leading Saturday’s 39-lap race from start to finish to beat van Gisbergen home by more than four seconds.

And the flying Kiwi looked set to deliver more of the same in Sunday’s 65-lap race after again taking out pole position.

It was his 10th pole of the year in 20 races, taking his stunning career haul to 43 and moving him to equal third overall on the alltime list with Craig Lowndes.

But van Gisbergen wasn’t to be denied.

He enjoyed a blistering start for the second straight day, getting the jump on McLaughlin to snatch the lead by the first turn.

It followed Saturday’s heroics where van Gisbergen remarkably moved from eighth to third on the first lap, eventually finishing second.

“Overall it was a pretty good weekend. Today Shane was just too good,” McLaughlin said.

“We had a little tussle in the middle of the race there but at the end of the day he was just too fast.”

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Rugby league greats Andrew Johns and Peter Sterling have accused the NRL of over coaching their whistleblowers as the game’s refereeing crisis hit rock bottom over the weekend. NRL referees boss Bernard Sutton has conceded his men got two crucial calls wrong which potentially robbed Canberra during their 28-24 loss to Cronulla on Friday night. The incidents lit a powder keg under the game with Raiders coach Ricky Stuart claiming fans were turning off the the game because of the standard of officiating.

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Burgess not charged South Sydney captain Sam Burgess has been cleared by the NRL match review committee for his shot on Wests Tigers’ Robbie Farah, escaping what would have been his third suspension of the season. Burgess was put on report for a tackle which laid out former teammate Farah in Saturday’s 22-6 loss to the Tigers. However, the match review committee declined to charge Burgess, freeing him for Saturday’s clash with last-placed Parramatta. The Tigers dummyhalf had stayed down for several moments, prompting Burgess to volley a string of expletives at his former team-mate.

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Dragons to refocus St George Illawarra coach Paul McGregor believes the away trip to Townsville has helped his side reset after their worst run of the season.

The Dragons beat the North Queensland Cowboys 20-14 on Saturday night, after consecutive losses to the Melbourne Storm and Wests Tigers, to return to the top of the ladder. Just as important for McGregor was the opportunity to refocus on the principles which have seen the Red V flourish this season.

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Cleary eyes finals Wests Tigers coach Ivan Cleary insists that his side are capable of playing September football – provided they can continue their giant-killing run over the final six games of the NRL season. Less than a week after knocking St George Illawarra off top spot, the Tigers stayed within touch of the top eight with an impressive 22-6 win over new ladder leaders South Sydney. They victory lifts them to ninth spot on 20 points, four points adrift of the Sydney Roosters, Penrith, the Warriors and Brisbane.

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■ RANDWICK

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In brief

Tough decision pays off A chance meeting at the Gold Coast National Broodmare Sale back in May had a fairy-tale conclusion at Royal Randwick on Saturday for iconic kiwi trainer Graeme Rogerson when threeyear-old filly (Our) Malambo scored at her first start from the all-conquering Chris Waller stable.

Rogerson and wife Debbie prepared the Duelled filly for four wins from 20 starts in New Zealand before she was entered in the Gold Coast Sale to be sold as a racing and breeding prospect.

After failing to meet her $300,000 reserve Rogerson was mulling over what to do next with the filly he part owns along with Gavin and Shane Wealleans when he started chatting with Waller.

“I wasn’t going to give her away so when she didn’t make her reserve we had to think about what to do next,” said Rogerson.

“I happened to run into Chris and he really liked the filly. We had a good chat and decided to send her to him for a Sydney campaign.

“I’ve always liked the way Chris operates, right from the time I first met him.

“His record speaks for itself and with the money on offer it wasn’t a tough decision, especially as we’ve always felt she could measure up to top company.”

Rogerson was confident of a good performance on the weekend after reports from the Waller camp indicated the filly was flying in trackwork.

“The communication from Chris and his team is first class and they told us that she was really going well,” he said.

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All-conquering trainers Murray Baker and Andrew Forsman collected the 20th black type victory of their remarkable domestic season when strapping mare New York Minute claimed top honours at New Plymouth. She produced a commanding front-running performance under jockey Lisa Allpress to run away with Saturday’s Listed Powerworx Opunake Cup. Baker and Forsman will also easily retain their premiership title with their current winning tally of 141 a new record. - NZME

Double delight for Bell Cambridge trainer John Bell had double the reason to smile after a successful day at Te Rapa on Saturday. Sentimental stable favourite Athena Baby notched his first New Zealand success when he took out the BGP Battlers Cup while earlier in the day classy sprinter Julius confirmed he is on track for a potential Group One assignment when impressing onlookers during an exhibition gallop. Bell has the Gr.1 Tarzino Trophy (1400m) in mind for Julius who won twice at Group Three level during a three-start campaign over the summer.- NZME

Trainer on a roll Our Malambo with Sam Weatherley aboard takes the honours at Randwick.

“James McDonald rode her in a trial and gave her a good report then Hughie Bowman galloped her on Tuesday and was very pleased with her work.

“She was up against it a little on Saturday with the weight she had so that’s why Chris put young Sam Weatherley on her to get the claim. He rode her perfectly and she showed a great turn of foot to put them away when she got into the clear.”

The victory was also a boost for her dam, the well performed

racemare Dancing Song, who has a date with multiple Group One winner and former champion European three-year-old Almanzor who will commence stallion duties at Cambridge Stud later this year.

“I think it is a real coup that a horse of Almanzor’s quality is standing in New Zealand,” said Rogerson.

“We’re very excited to be sending Dancing Song to him as I think he has the potential to become a great stallion.”

Rogerson and his wife are currently gearing up for the start of the new racing season with a promising team of younger horses getting ready to make their debuts in the spring.

“We’ve got some really terrific talent in the stable so we’re very excited about the new season,” he said.

“We’ve got five rising two-yearolds ready to trial already and amongst them are some cracking types, so I can’t wait to get them to the races.”

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Stacey Dougan’s winter of content with Charlie Horse continued at New Plymouth. The Opaki trainer produced the progressive son of Zacinto to effortlessly win the MD Brown Plumbing 1800m on Saturday off the back of a Wanganui victory. Charlie Horse also returned a cheque in each of his other five appearances this campaign. “He’s honest and always tries really hard,” Dougan said. “I thought he’d go another good race. The penny has dropped with him and he might be a pretty fair horse.” Charlie Horse settled behind the pace on the fence and The four-year-old finished strongly to win going away.

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2 14236 Tranquil Blossom 38.69...............A Turnwald Palmerston North Greyhound Racing Club (2014) Incor- 9 34684 Bigtime Emjay nwtd G & ........ S Fredrickson 7 32111 Zara Zara 21.67 ................................M Flipp 3 58775 Gentleman Tim 38.98..................A Turnwald porated Venue: Manawatu Raceway Meeting Date: 23 Jul 10 68778 Stormy Sunday nwtd .................J McInerney 8 38652 Bigtime Kate nwtd ..............................L Cole 4 88673 Cawbourne Trixy 38.72 ................M Roberts Emergencies: 2018 NZ Meeting number: 3 Doubles: 1 and 2; 3 and 4; 3 1.00 AFFORDABLE PET ACCESORIES C1, 375m 5 17175 Cawbourne Palmer nwtd .............A Turnwald 5 and 6; 7 and 8; 9 and 10 Trebles: 1, 2 and 3; 4, 5 and 1 75723 Go Ring nwtd ....................................M Flipp 9 87147 Lucky Sunday nwtd ...................J McInerney 6 74476 Oity Allen nwtd .............................M Roberts 10 87841 White Comet 21.68 ....................... D Donlon 6; 8, 9 and 10 2 11622 Choice Lass 21.83 ..........................C Morris 1 12.25pm (NZT) FORMPRO RATINGS FREE EVERY 3 78877 Kinetic Shadow 22.15 ......................... L Bell 7 31523 Bradam Begins 39.11 .................A Turnwald 8 2.27pm PAUL CLARIDGE ELECTRICAL C2, 375m 8 66811 Mija Sydney 39.00 ......................A Turnwald MONDAY C0, 375m 1 13576 Indignant nwtd.............................A Turnwald 4 24542 Leo’s Son nwtd..........................J McInerney 1 76544 Kylie Jean nwtd .................................M Flipp 2 14323 Naharis 22.12....................................D Edlin 5 48222 Bigtime Hannah nwtd .........................L Cole 6 1.52pm IONLYFLYFIRSTCLASS.COM C1, 375m 3 23657 Sozin’s Roar nwtd .....................J McInerney 1 73336 Bula Roberts nwtd ................... K Gommans 2 3 Arm Turner nwtd........................J McInerney 6 12211 Cawbourne Liz 21.90 ...................M Roberts 4 64761 Bigtime Autumn 21.90 ........................L Cole 2 53556 Go Ash nwtd .....................................M Flipp 3 24524 Banjo Hope nwtd................................L Cole 7 34125 Bigtime Eyore 21.43 ...........................L Cole 5 22876 Bigtime Flyer nwtd .............................L Cole 3 87438 Cawbourne Merl 21.64 J & .................D Bell 4 325 Brazil Cambara nwtd ...................A Turnwald 8 14321 Flying Lachie 21.81 .....................A Turnwald 6 12754 Bigtime Mike nwtd ..............................L Cole 4 34232 Blue Precision nwtd ........................C Morris 5 1 Bigtime Reece nwtd ...........................L Cole 9 46774 Cawbourne Serina 21.64 ............. T Downey 7 8584x Kirkham Webby 21.49 .....................C Morris 5 75612 Bigtime Hunter nwtd...........................L Cole 6 277 I’ll Be Loyal nwtd .......................... T Downey 10 77848 Cawbourne Nath 21.68 ............ K Gommans 8 23722 Rambo nwtd .....................................S Lozell 6 57764 Idol Alan 22.06 ..................................M Flipp 7 7 That’s Frank nwtd ......................J McInerney 4 1.17pm USE PETRAVELLER.COM.AU C4/5, 375m 9 27245 Plan Stan nwtd ............................... L Pearce 7 53574 Cannonball Bolt nwtd ......................L Doody 8 5 Slam It nwtd ..............................J McInerney 1 71658 Bigtime Winter 21.72 ..........................L Cole 10 85158 Totes 21.56 ...............................J McInerney 8 12816 Cawbourne Cruz nwtd .................M Roberts 9 53861 Flying Koko nwtd ..............................S Stone 2 21563 Bigtime Crackem 21.18 ......................L Cole 10 66764 Monsoon Malabar nwtd...............A Turnwald 9 2.45pm OUTBACK TRADING COMPANY C3, 375m 3 34416 Benny Burrito 21.39 ....................A Turnwald Emergencies: 9 35785 Kellydean nwtd ................................C Morris 2 12.42pm GREYHOUNDS AS PETS C1, 410m 1 86552 Cawbourne Foxy 21.50 ...................C Morris 4 73711 Millie Prince 21.53..............................L Cole 1 71567 Flygon nwtd.................................A Turnwald 2 41134 Nippa Eel 21.91 ........................J McInerney 5 13517 Hard Merch 21.45 G & ........... S Fredrickson 10 58571 Brad Baxter nwtd ......................J McInerney 2 81547 Trendy Val nwtd G &............... S Fredrickson 6 41484 Bigtime Lucy 21.58 ............................L Cole 7 2.10 PERSONAL PROTECTIVE SERVICES C2, 375m 3 65634 Butterball 21.61 ............................. M Gowan 1 66312 Cawbourne Chops 21.73 ......... K Gommans 3 43513 Spot On Hearty nwtd ...............E Duganzich 4 71158 Bigtime Forecast 21.82 H & .............. Woods 7 71155 Mahala Bay 22.22 H & ...................... Woods 2 22121 Goldstar Sawyer nwtd ......................S Stone 4 14211 Tuna Speed 23.45 ....................E Duganzich 5 21283 Mitsuta 21.83 ....................................D Edlin 8 13136 Mila Mila 21.68 ............................A Turnwald 3 53188 Cawbourne Lyns 21.67 ....................... L Bell 5 33364 Bigtime Clyde nwtd ............................L Cole 6 22612 Bigtime Chris 21.74............................L Cole 9 11158 Bigtime Charlie 21.69.................... M Gowan 4 21345 Bigtime Panther 21.89........................L Cole 6 72342 Fancy Fifita nwtd .............................C Morris 10 73516 El Hefe 21.59 G & .................. S Fredrickson 7 21224 Mikachu 21.85.............................A Turnwald 5 23546 Bigtime Spark nwtd ............................L Cole 7 41823 Bigtime Henry nwtd ............................L Cole 5 1.35 J P PETONE DISTANCE FEATURE C2d, 660m 8 7878P Gotcha Majenta nwtd ................J McInerney 6 52342 Sozin’s Fortune 22.13 ...............J McInerney 8 84857 Thrilling Stan 23.68 ...........................D Edlin 9 7P356 Bigtime Eve nwtd ...............................L Cole 1 23744 Iris Allen nwtd..............................A Turnwald

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10 78267 Blackjack Man 21.65 ..................B Goldsack

10 3.07pm BROOKS TIMING C3, 375m

1 88771 Midsomer Magic nwtd ..............E Duganzich 2 36751 Tazia 21.68................................... D Denbee 3 55432 Kirkham Coby 21.54 .......................C Morris 4 36713 Apricity 21.82 ..............................A Turnwald 5 43176 Sozin’s Noir 22.00 .....................J McInerney 6 17265 Gotcha Penny nwtd ...................J McInerney 7 17816 Bigtime Kylie 21.56 ............................L Cole 8 17165 Winevara 21.59 ..........................B Goldsack Emergencies: 9 17816 Ngakawau 21.72 .......................J McInerney 10 68487 Bigtime George 21.35 ........................L Cole SELECTIONS

Race 1: Bigtime Reece, Banjo Hope, Arm Turner, Kylie Jean Race 2: Tuna Speed, Bigtime Clyde, Thrilling Stan, Bigtime Henry Race 3: Flying Lachie, Choice Lass, Bigtime Hannah, Go Ring Race 4: Mila Mila, Benny Burrito, Bigtime Winter, Bigtime Lucy Race 5: Tranquil Blossom, Cawbourne Trixy, Cawbourne Palmer Race 6: Bula Roberts, Cawbourne Cruz, Bigtime Hunter, Idol Alan Race 7: Zara Zara, Bigtime Kate, Cawbourne Chops, Bigtime Panther Race 8: Rambo, Naharis, Bigtime Flyer, Bigtime Mike, Indignant Race 9: Cawbourne Foxy, Butterball, Bigtime Chris, Mitsuta Race 10: Midsomer Magic, Tazia, Winevara, Bigtime Kylie LEGEND: fsdt - First Start Here nwd - No Win this Distance fstd - First Start This Distance 31 13 - Best Winning Time This Track

Palmerston North dogs Today at Manawatu Raceway

8 22451 All Black Star 26.32 ..................E Duganzich 9 68757 Magma nwtd ...................................L Doody 2 3.47pm KAMADA PARK C1/2, 457m 1 54841 Bigtime Joshy 26.14 G &........ S Fredrickson 1 3.27pm ADRIAN CLARK BLOODSTOCK CONSUL- 2 63352 Bigtime Rosie 26.46 G &........ S Fredrickson 3 64F14 Bigtime Logan 26.17 ..........................L Cole TANT C1, 457m 4 58476 Watch My Back nwtd..................B Goldsack 1 53211 Queen Big League nwtd .............A Turnwald 5 47734 Cawbourne Ridge 26.47 J & ...............D Bell 2 28885 Bigtime Tyson nwtd ............................L Cole 6 15856 Bigtime Allgood 26.70 G & ..... S Fredrickson 3 41675 Toki Girl 26.45 .............................. D Denbee 7 56145 Cawbourne Symsy nwtd J & ...............D Bell 4 85253 Bigtime Sam 26.08 G & ......... S Fredrickson 8 13353 Djay Dynamix 26.65 ...........................L Cole 5 71142 Big League Diva nwtd .................A Turnwald 6 43464 Cawbourne Lick 26.53 J & ..................D Bell Emergencies: 9 68757 Magma nwtd ...................................L Doody 7 755F2 Bigtime Buster 26.41 G & ...... S Fredrickson

3 4.05pm STEVE THE AUCTIONEER DAVIS C3, 457m 1 85336 Bigtime Serena 25.94 ........................L Cole 2 44283 Bigtime Talker 26.24 ...........................L Cole 3 71157 Diddilee 26.26 .............................A Turnwald 4 52365 All About Space 26.04 .............E Duganzich 5 62344 Bigtime MacDaddy 25.67 ...................L Cole 6 35868 Bigtime Fred 26.04 .............................L Cole 7 57442 Dyna Vernon nwtd ........................M Roberts 8 331F1 Tommy The Jett nwtd ..................A Turnwald 4 4.22pm M & M MASTER BUTCHERS C4, 457m 1 52264 Bigtime Brucie 26.16 ..........................L Cole 2 74417 Bigtime Zack 26.25 ............................L Cole 3 81463 Five Eyes 25.98 ........................... D Denbee

4 62213 Cawbourne Brandy nwtd J & ..............D Bell 5 75628 Bigtime Jason 26.00 ..........................L Cole 6 81275 Spare Some Time 22.42 ....................L Cole 7 52322 Bigtime OnFire nwtd ..........................L Cole 8 76733 Thomas William 26.00.................. D Denbee Emergencies: 9 67544 Party Every Day nwtd..................A Turnwald 5 4.42pm TOTAL BODYSHOP SUPPLIES C4/5, 457m 1 21113 Monster Fish 26.40 .....................A Turnwald 2 681x5 Swiftly Chloe 25.86 .....................B Hodgson 3 87357 Bigtime Vanessa 25.87 ......................L Cole 4 51525 Arden Emgrand 26.07 .................A Turnwald 5 22824 Bigtime Tears 25.87 ...........................L Cole

6 78186 Sadeeki 26.00 ....................................L Cole 7 64246 Lunch Special 26.14 ..........................L Cole 8 31115 Bigtime Forest 26.21 ..........................L Cole Emergencies: 9 67544 Party Every Day nwtd..................A Turnwald SELECTIONS

Race 1: Big League Diva, Toki Girl, Bigtime Buster, All Black Star Race 2: Bigtime Logan, Bigtime Joshy, Bigtime Allgood Race 3: Diddilee, Bigtime Fred, Bigtime Talker, Bigtime Serena Race 4: Bigtime Brucie, Thomas William, Party Every Day Race 5: Monster Fish, Lunch Special, Bigtime Forest LEGEND: fsdt - First Start Here nwd - No Win this Distance fstd - First Start This Distance 31 13 - Best Winning Time This Track

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Ferns go back-to-back The Black Ferns Sevens have defended their World Cup title, thrashing France 29-0.

A hat-trick to Michaela Blyde and tries to Portia Woodman and Tyla NathanWong saw the Black Ferns dominate the final, and back up their 2013 success.

Blyde was the star, opening the scoring early.

The diminutive speedster couldn’t quite break the last line of defence, but was released, and got up again to cross the line.

Woodman’s try was similar, finishing off a long string of phases following a break by Sarah Goss.

She too was tackled just short of the line, but placed the ball in the tackle, regathered it, and dived over to score.

It looked like it would be 10-0 at the break, but some quick thinking from Nathan-Wong after the first half hooter saw her take a quick tap and scoot into a hole to give the Ferns an lead they wouldn’t relinquish.

Blyde completed the rout in the second half, notching two more tries to claim her hat-trick, and put the cherry on top of a superb tournament for the Black Ferns.

Allan Bunting’s side kept a clean sheet through the opening two knockout games, before overcoming a relentless USA side in the semi-finals, coming from 14-12 down to win 26-19 in a thrilling final four match-up.

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Michaela Blyde scored a hattrick as the Black Ferns won the World Cup title yesterday.

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

How many words of three or more letters, including plurals, can you make from the five letters, using each letter only once? No foreign words or words beginning with a capital are allowed. There is at least one fiveletter word.

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ARIES (Mar 21-Apr 19): Anxiety is not fear; it’s the anticipation of what we’re afraid of. Whereas fear serves a clear purpose – mainly to keep you safe – anxiety is far less purposeful. What tools can you employ to cut it off at the pass?

TAURUS (Apr 20-May 20): It’s frustrating being misunderstood. Why don’t they get you?

Have you considered you are not easily “gotten”? Your beautiful complications are what will attract the cream of the crop to you.

GEMINI (May 21-Jun 21): There are two actions that, were you to accomplish them today, would improve your life enormously. They are simple, but not easy. 1) Accept what is. 2) Give the world your full attention.

CANCER (Jun 22-Jul 22): Emotions have a way of getting our full attention. In the moment, we don’t think of them as something that will dissipate with time, yet they always do. Hold on past the moment of impulse to see the other side.

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Cameron; and Tilly Lovell. A proud father and grandfather and generous friend to many.

Messages to the Cameron family, PO Box 472, Ashburton 7740. A service to celebrate Angus’ life will be held at St Stephen’s Anglican Church, Park Street, Ashburton on WEDNESDAY, July 25, commencing at 1.30pm. Followed by private Ashburton Guardian Monday, cremation at the Ashburton July 23, 2018 Crematorium.

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CAMERON, Angus Ian – Died suddenly at home, Ashburton on July 18, 2018.

Loved husband of Judith and father and father-in-law of Carolyn and John O’Brien, Juliet and Peter Kelly, Guyon and Fiona Cameron, and Sarah and Seaun Lovell.

Beloved grandfather of Sophie, and Milly O’Brien; Jack, Laura, and Angus Kelly; Ella, Molly, and Hugh Cameron; and Tilly Lovell. A proud father and grandfather and generous friend to many.

Messages to the Cameron family, PO Box 472, Ashburton 7740. A service to celebrate Angus’ life will be held at St Stephen’s Anglican Church, Park Street, Ashburton on WEDNESDAY, July 25, commencing at 1.30pm. Followed by private cremation at the Ashburton Crematorium.

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EDER, Margaret Helen – At Bellingen NSW on Sunday July 15, 2018. Aged 87 years.

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Brethren of Harmony Lodge A special a loved 325 are Aunt calledandupon to cousin the of Funeral Gerry Service Ireland attend (Methven). of the Late Wor. Bro. Angus Rest after Cameron at weariness.

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9:25 Nothing But Trailers MVLSC 9:40 The Little Hours 16VLSC 2017 Comedy. Dave Franco, Alison Brie.

11:10 Papa Hemingway In Cuba 16VLS 2015 Drama Biography. Giovanni Ribisi, Adrian Sparks.

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2:55 Doctor Strange MV 2016 Action. Benedict Cumberbatch, Tilda Swinton.

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6:50 Unforgettable MLS 2017 Thriller. Katherine Heigl, Rosario Dawson.

8:30 The Light Between Oceans MS 2016 Drama. A traumatised war veteran finds love with a local Australian girl who awakens his humanity but their bond is tested after they adopt an orphaned baby girl. Michael Fassbender, Alicia Vikander.

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Melanie Lynskey, Tyra Banks, Piper Perabo.

8:30 Shanghai Knights MV 2003 Action. The Shanghai Noon duo travels to England to avenge a murder, only to discover a royal conspiracy.

Jackie Chan, Owen Wilson.

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5:30 Backroad Bounty Antiques experts Marty and Bam Bam discover vintage gems, from antique furniture to forgotten family heirlooms.

6:30 American Pickers 7:30 Greece With Simon Reeve 8:30 Britain’s Most Historic Towns In Cheltenham, Britain’s most Regency town, Alice attends a period society ball, investigates the rigid social hierarchy of the age, and explores the Regency fondness for enemas.

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11pm Motorsport – Nascar Cup Series (HLS) New Hampshire 301.

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Midnight Rugby League – Super League (RPL) Dragons v Red Devils. 2am Rugby League – NSW Cup (RPL) Knights v Panthers.

4am Rugby League – Queensland Cup (RPL) Redcliffe Dolphins v Easter Tigers.

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SKY SPORT 2 9:30 Motorsport – Nascar Xfinity Series (HLS) Lakes Region 200.

10:30 Motorsport – Supercars (HLS) Coates Hire Ipswich Supersprint – Race 19. 11am Motorsport – Supercars (HLS) Coates Hire Ipswich Supersprint – Race 20.

11:30 Motorsport – British Superbikes (HLS) Brands Hatch GP. 12:30 Rugby League – NRL (HLS) Warriors v Storm. 1pm Rugby League – NRL (RPL) Tigers v Rabbitohs. 3pm Rugby League – NRL (RPL) Sea Eagles v Roosters. 5pm Rugby League – NRL (RPL) Warriors v Storm. 7pm The Season – Westfields 7:30 Hunters Club 8:30 NRL 360 9:30 Big League Wrap 10:30 The Controversy Corner 11pm Rugby League – NRL (HLS) Warriors v Storm.

11:30 Rugby League – NRL (HLS) Round 19 Saturday.

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GREEN MACHINE IN THE FINAL

Celtic captain Danny Hurley led his side from the front to a top place finish, and a spot in the 2018 Watters Cup final.

BY ERIN TASKER

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Celtic will feature in Mid Canterbury Rugby’s Watters Cup final for the first time since 2012, after beating Methven 36-14 on Saturday to leapfrog Southern and finish top of the table.

The side that finished top of the table at the end of play on Saturday earned themselves a spot in the final and a week off while the teams that finished second and third were set to battle it out for the final’s second spot.

Southern were unbeaten in the Watters Cup this season with Celtic second heading into the

competition’s final round matches, but while Celtic won, Southern fell at the final hurdle – well beaten by Rakaia 48-24 – much to the delight of Celtic coach Shane Enright and his men in green.

Celtic’s win saw them finish top of the table with 21 points, with Southern on 20 and Rakaia on 19, meaning a mouth-watering rematch between Southern and Rakaia awaited this weekend to decide who Celtic would face in the final.

Enright was on cloud nine following Saturday’s win over Methven.

The Watters Cup final would

not only be his side’s first final since 2012, it would also be Enright’s first as a coach.

“It’s massive to get to the big dance, I think that’s what everyone is excited about,” Enright said.

His side didn’t have it easy on Saturday though; Methven provided them with one of their toughest games this season, while the weather also threw absolutely everything at them too, with howling winds and driving rain making life difficult for the players and unpleasant for spectators.

When the players swapped

Bowlers take out trophy

ends at half-time, nobody was under any illusion that Celtic’s 19-0 lead was a match-winner, with the local side having the strong winds and biting rain at their backs.

Even when Celtic scored first, driving over after a prolonged series of forward rushes on the Methven line, it was still obvious that Methven were coming for them.

They did, and produced the next try to keep themselves well in the match.

But Celtic were up for the game too, and despite many times being forced to fight back inch by inch from their own line, they did that in fine style. With kicking simply

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not an option, superb handling in the awful conditions repeatedly saw them out of trouble.

In a forward pack that hunted as a unit, captain Danny Hurley and hooker Leauma Tuuga stood out, while the potent outside backs always looked dangerous with ball in hand.

After a torrid 20 minutes of no scoring in the middle of the second half, Celtic finally broke the shackles with two rapid-fire tries, and the contest was over.

Methven did manage a consolation try on the buzzer, but the green machine had already booked a berth in the final.

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