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Retired farmer Ray McIntosh took water samples from two Mid Canterbury waterways, including the Mt Harding Stream, to show they are not as polluted as has been made out.

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The state of Mid Canterbury rivers is nowhere near as bad as has been made out, a retired Methven farmer says.

And he’s taken water samples and paid for their testing himself to prove his point.

Ray McIntosh said he had got tired of reading stories that implied Mid Canterbury rivers were in a bad way, without anyone in those articles providing evidence to show why that was the case.

So on July 19 this year, after a period of heavy rain and what he anticipated

would be a corresponding run-off from farms in the area into waterways, McIntosh took samples from the Mt Harding Stream and the Selwyn River.

The Mt Harding Stream sample was taken from near the intersection of the Methven Highway and the Braemar Lauriston Road, just before where the stream enters the Ashburton River, while the Selwyn River sample was taken near the bridge on State Highway 1.

Both samples were taken using water testing packs supplied by Ashburtonbased CFA Laboratory and McIntosh said he followed advice provided by the

company on how to take an accurate sample.

According to the resulting reports from CFA, the Mt Harding Stream sample showed a nitrate reading of less than its detectable level of 0.5mg per litre, while the Selwyn River sample showed a nitrate level of 1.2mg/l.

The maximum acceptable level permitted by the New Zealand Drinking Water Standards is 11.3mg/l.

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Ashburton businesses’ dumping dilemma

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The days of Ashburton businesses freeloading their rubbish collection on the back of urban ratepayers are about to end.

For years business owners have paid the same rubbish collection rate as home owners and for that rate each week many have been putting up to a dozen black plastic bags crammed with rubbish outside their door for collection.

The arrival of the district’s new wheelie bin service means that bulk, and largely unpaid collection will stop, says Ashburton District Council waste recovery manager Craig Goodwin.

Rather than filling as many bags as needed each week, Goodwin said each business will be provided with just one bin for rubbish and one for recyclable material. What they did with the rest of their rubbish was up to them.

At yesterday’s service delivery meeting Neil Brown said that a business owner had asked him how he was supposed to make his 10 black bags worth of rubbish fit into one wheelie bin.

“Businesses have done really well out of a collection service that’s been designed for residential properties. The service to businesses was designed to take their domestic rubbish, rubbish from canteens, not their commercial rubbish. They’ve been paying the same as the little old lady down the road,” Goodwin said.

The council now had two options – one bin for each business charged at the same rate as a residential property or extra bins that would be charged a rubbish rate for each.

With just one bin available, businesses would have to make their own arrangements for extra rubbish, either a deal with a private contractor or con-

tinue to fill black bags and dispose of those themselves, free of charge, at the recovery park, he said., Households that generated more rubbish than their bin could hold would also have to dispose of the surplus themselves in black council bags at the resource recovery park.

With just one week remaining until the wheelie bin services starts, bin delivery wraps up today and collection trucks are already on site.

There would be a bedding in period for the new system and if there were additional costs such as bins that had been damaged needing to be replaced, the council would simply suck those up, Goodwin said.

Further down the track lost or damaged bins would be replaced in a cost share between property owner and the council.

“The service will have room to evolve. The original requirement from the council was to get the 11 per cent rate rise down as low as we can and we’ve done that with a bare bones service. If there is an appetite for bigger bins or whatever, then we can look at that later.”

The message for

big waste generators, however, was to take a second look at what they were throwing out to see whether it belonged in the recycling bin, he said.

Goodwin sounded a warning, however, for people who might consider tossing non-recyclables into their recycling bin.

“In our contract there’s a provision that if there’s a problem with a particular property putting incorrect material in the bin and ruining a load, we’ll put a

notice on that bin. If that happens three times then we’ll take the bin away for three months, but there’s a whole process to go through first,” he said.

The council’s focus in the initial weeks would be education, finding solutions and ensuring the new system worked seamlessly.

Tests show ‘our rivers are good’ From P1 McIntosh said the results told him that those waterways were not in a particularly poor state in terms of nitrates, and with that in mind, he could not see why they and other rivers in the region would need millions to clean them up.

Working on the 2 cents per 1000 litres of water charge that has been suggested by Labour Party water spokesman David Parker, Irrigation New Zealand has calculated that would raise $41 million annually in Canterbury alone, a figure McIntosh said was unnecessary.

“Our rivers here in Mid Canterbury are good, yet we’d be the ones paying a lot of tax,” he said.

The money would be better spent if it stayed on-farm, he said, as farmers had already changed many of their practices for the sake of the environment.

That included investing in sophisticated precision irrigation systems to ensure no water was wasted, while better knowledge of what soils are capable of holding and nutrient budgeting had also transformed the impact of farms on the environment.

“Farmers are already doing their bit.

“You’re much better off having them spend that money than it going somewhere else.”

McIntosh, who has lived in the area for 48 years, also questioned the idea that irrigation was to blame for rivers running low or dry.

“We had dry years before irrigation came along,” he said, adding that it was part of a natural cycle.

“Then every few years we get a lot of rain,” which he said helped aquifers recharge.

Irrigation New Zealand chief executive Andrew Curtis supported McIntosh’s view that those involved in the sector were best-placed to help mitigate environmental impacts.

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Our rates second lowest in NZ

By Sue NewmaN

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The average residential rate paid in the Ashburton District is the second lowest in New Zealand, missing that record by just $7 to Mackenzie.

This week the annual Taxpayers’ Report was released, spelling out the running costs of each local authority in New Zealand across a range of measures.

Key among those is residential rates and at an average of $1644, the district’s ratepayers are getting a bigger bang for their rating buck than their counterparts virtually anywhere in New Zealand.

It’s a report that has no official status with Local Government New Zealand, but it’s one that does give councils an independent overview of how they fare against their peers, Ashburton District Council chief executive Andrew Dalziel said.

For Ashburton it was a confirmation that the district’s residential ratepayers were getting incredibly good value for money, he said.

“We get letters from people saying our rates are too high, but when you look at this you can see that we are not high.”

By comparison the average residential rate in Timaru is $2019, Selwyn, $2281 and Waimakariri, $2522.

Again, compared to districts with similar population bases – Southland, $2183; Whakatane, $2672; Taupo, $2332 and Queenstown-Lakes, $2490.

When it comes to pay rates for its elected members, however, Ashburton lags well behind its peers and that’s largely, Dalziel said, tied into the number of councillors the district has, 12 compared to many councils that now have 10 or less.

The amount allocated for elected members (including the mayor) is set by the Remuneration Authority on a population basis – the more councillors, the less each is paid.

Ashburton’s district councillors earn a base salary of $27,141

a year, while in Manawatu, with a similar population base, councillors earn $30,358 a year.

Selwyn’s councillors earn $35,632, Waimakariri, $40,871 and Timaru, $39,114.

Councillors and the community will have an opportunity over

the coming months to decide whether there should be fewer councillors at the 2019 election as part of a six-yearly review of both councillor numbers and whether the district should continue to elect councillors according to wards.

Caution on local funding for regional stadium

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A bid to have Christchurch’s new stadium part funded by all Canterbury council’s could be a hard sell for most, says Ashburton Mayor Donna Favel.

The new sports and events arena is tipped to cost around $496 million and while the bulk of costs would inevitably fall on the Christchurch City Council,

a pre-feasibility report looked at ways the shortfall between what’s available from the city and Government and what’s needed could be met.

One of the suggestions is that the complex could become looked at as a Canterbury wide facility and could therefore attract a regional rate through Environment Canterbury.

If the city council stuck with

its commitment to pay $253 million towards the project and the government sticks with its $120 million pledge, that could leave a handful of smaller territorial local authorities forced to find about $120 million as their share of the project.

Favel was less than enthusiastic about the option. She didn’t discount the option but said she wanted to see the dust settle on

the prospect of a charging regime for water before she was prepared to even consider the option.

“I certainly don’t know what the district’s tolerance would be for putting any money into something like this,” she said.

The sports arena is planned to seat up to 40,000 and would be built over a five-year period.

The project has been developed by the Christchurch Stadium Trust

for a six hectare site on land acquired by the Crown between Madras, Barbadoes, Tuam and Hereford streets.

The report is now being considered by the Crown and the council and a joint funding case will need to be prepared for the project to become part of the council’s next long term plan.

Construction is tipped to start in 2022.

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An Ashburton-born make-up artist might just scoop up an Emmy next month for her skills transforming Geoffrey Rush into Albert Einstein.

Davina Lamont has been invited to the prestigious awards ceremony in Los Angeles next month for her make-up, hair and prosthetics work on the set of National Geographic drama series Genius.

Lamont is the first Kiwi make-up artist to receive a nomination for the awards, and said it’s a “pretty cool” feeling.

The show recounts the personal life of legendary physicist Albert Einstein, who is played by Johnny Flynn and Geoffrey Rush, and has been nominated for 10 awards in total.

“There’s some pretty big shows we’re up against, and we’re definitely the underdogs,” Lamont said.

But I think I’ve got a pretty good chance,” Lamont is in charge of makeup, hair and prosthetics for the series, which was filmed last year in Prague, Czech Republic.

The award nominations came out last month, and Lamont is counting down the days until she’s at the ceremony.

“They know how to put on a party in LA – I’m looking forward to all the events prior to the ceremony, and going out with peers as well,” she said.

She’s worked in the world of make-up for over 20 years, after growing up in Netherby and Allenton then studying at the Design and Arts College in Christchurch, and says it’s been a “diverse, creative and exciting” career.

“It’s hard work, it’s tiring and it’s

The fourth in a series of cultural awareness workshops will be held next week in Ashburton. The event, run by Volunteering Mid and South Canterbury will focus on the Muslim culture with guest presenters Dr Maysoon Salama and Dr Mohammad Alayan. Limited spaces are available and people wanting to attend can reserve a place at the Ashburton Museum.

The workshop will be held on August 29 at the museum, starting at 10am.

Vintage cars travelling the roads of Ashburton on Sunday won’t be out for a joy-ride, they’re likely to be raising money for cancer.

Across New Zealand, hundreds of vintage cars will be hitting the road to raise money for the Cancer Society in the first daffodil rally.

Ashburton’s rally starts at the Vintage Car Club rooms at 1.30pm, but participants are asked to be on site at 12.45pm. It costs $10 per vehicle to enter and the event will be run as a scatter rally where in a set time participants need to collect as many points as possible from different map locations.

Nick Smith to visit Talented makeup artist Davina Lamont working on set of Genius – her efforts creating Einstein have earned her a spot on the Emmy Award shortlist.

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We work 15 to 20 hour days and once you finish you could sleep for a week – but I love it and I couldn’t see myself in any other job.”

Lamont has worked with directors including Sir Peter Jackson, Steven Spielberg and actors such as Kate Beckinsale, Ashley Tisdale, Fiona Shaw and Jude Law.

“The Genius series just kind of fell into my lap and it’s been really cool,” she said.

Lamont’s mother and father in Ashburton are hugely proud of her success.

“We came down to visit Davina in Queenstown a couple of weeks ago, and she gave us the paper with a story in it [about the nomi-

nation]” said her father David.

“I just thought, bloody hell.”

Lamont will be heading back to Europe later in the year to kick off filming for a second season of Genius – this time starring Pablo Picasso.

Genius is National Geographic’s most watched original series launch to date.

Computer fault halts visa application process

By Katie todd

Thousands of applicants for temporary visas have been unable to lodge their applications online because an Immigration computer fault.

Immigration New Zealand’s online service, which lets some visa applicants apply for visas online, was scheduled for an upgrade last Sunday – but is still being plagued with issues.

INZ general manager Stephen Dunstan says the agency is working to resolve the issue as soon as possible, and is apologising for any inconvenience caused to applicants.

“Unfortunately, the upgrade took longer than expected because of a technical issue, but the service was restored in the early hours of Tuesday morning,” he said.

“Subsequently an intermittent issue was identified.”

Student Juswinder Singh, from India, says he has been trying to lodge his visa application without success since the

Owners of a Newland property are grateful for having installed a smoke detector in their garage, which helped prevent a small fire on Wednesday night from growing into anything too harmful.

The fire ignited at around 9.35pm Wednesday night, in a small room within a garage unit at a house on Company Road.

Four appliances from Ashburton Fire and Emergency were deployed to deal with the fire.

Within one hour the flames were out and everything was under control.

“It was quite contained, and having a smoke detector really helped,” firefighter Jeff Marshall said.

“Some books and files were burnt and there was a little smoke damage but it was quite minimal.”

Investigators were still working to determine the cause of the fire.

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“It just keeps saying the application cannot be accepted,” Singh said.

“INZ should go back to Third World service of having face-toface staff if they cannot keep up with technology.”

Walter Stone, a licensed immigration adviser from Eagle Migration, said the agency’s online system has been “very problematic” since the start of the week.

“It keeps rejecting application uploads or fails to allow data entry for online temporary application,” Stone said.

“It’s now day four, and they still don’t seem to be able to solve it.”

The Government had committed $90.5m to upgrade the computer systems at INZ, aimed to improve efficiency and reduce operating costs.

In May, a crash of the agency’s global Advanced Passenger Processing system caused

lengthy delays at airports here and in Australia.

June Ranson, NZ Association of Migration and Investment chair, said INZ’s system for online applications “lacked reliability” and has been faulty for some time.

“Some applicants had to edit their passport photos many times in order to meet the online system for acceptance, but end up having to send their actual photos separately,” Ranson said.

She said the system was also asking for X-rays and medicals to be submitted by the applicants, but that isn’t possible because it was the agency’s panel doctors who release these reports.

Dunstan said in the last couple of days, more than 1700 applications have been successfully lodged, which was approximately 500 more than its usual two-day total.

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Minister for the Environment Nick Smith will visit Ashburton in September to speak at a public meeting on water. The meeting, which has been organised by National Party Rangitata candidate Andrew Falloon, will be held in the Arrowsmith Room at the Hotel Ashburton on Monday, September 18, beginning at 6.30pm.

Helicopter crash A helicopter crashed on farmland near Horowhenua yesterday. Police said that there were two people in the chopper when it crashed on a property near Waikawa Beach.

Both escaped. The crash happened about 1.20pm yesterday. St John responded with one ambulance and transported a male patient in his fifties with moderate injuries to Palmerston North Hospital. Land owner David Keeling said the pilot was a student. The pilot was “a bit banged up and had a cut on his face”, Keeling said. The other pilot, believed to be a trainer, looked to be uninjured.

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Scam targets elderly It was a close call for an elderly man in Central Otago after scammers tried to take hundreds of dollars from him. The 90-year-old was contacted by a man claiming to be from a company selling holidays. The man was told that he had stayed at one of their motels in 2009 and he was due a refund, and they needed bank information.

Senior sergeant Ian Kerrisk said it was the good work of the Alexandra Westpac Bank staff who realised that something was wrong when the elderly gentleman came to the bank to access his funds. “It was bank staff who accompanied him to the Alexandra police station,” Kerrisk said. “The male (on the phone) was very insistent and swore at the man. He hung up and another man with an accent then called again. Police believe there was no representative in Alexandra, and the caller was from overseas.”

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Ballerinas inspire local school students

BY KATIE TODD

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Before the Royal New Zealand Ballet sprung onto stage for their show Tutus on Tour on Wednesday, hundreds of lucky Ashburton schoolchildren got a chance to see life behind the barre.

RNZB put on a special lunchtime performance for students at the Ashburton Trust Event Centre called Ballet in a Box, and ballerinas also visited Fairton and Hinds schools to hold dance workshops in the morning.

Parents described how their children came home from the workshops bragging about their new ballet skills, and Ashburton Event Centre marketing co-ordinator Lisa Scammell said everyone thoroughly enjoyed the show.

“Every time one of the ballet dancers was lifted into the air there was just an explosion of cheering and clapping … it was actually a lot louder than the evening show.”

In front of a near-full event centre, ballerinas rehearsed their barre work, floor exercises and jumps, performed a number of dances from their show, showed students their pointe shoes and equipment, and sat down for a question and answer session.

The evening performance of Tutus on Tour was also a sellout success, and Event Centre staff hope their popularity in Ashburton will entice RNZB back to the town soon.

Fairton School students getting in touch with their inner ballerinas, in a workshop given by RNZB ballerina Pagan Dorgan on Wednesday.

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More New Zealand troops may be sent to Afghanistan A decision to send more troops to Afghanistan will be announced in a matter of days, Prime Minister Bill English said.

Given the proximity to the election he’s happy to share details on the Government’s decision making process with Labour leader Jacinda Ardern, who could inherit National’s latest commitment come September.

NATO made a request to New Zealand back in May, and English told reporters yesterday he ex-

pects a decision to be announced – with cabinet’s sign off – in the coming days.

“It’s a similar kind of set of conditions to the last, most recent deployment there, and that is it’s non-combat, behind the wire, it’s focused on advice and intelligence,” he said.

While he wouldn’t reveal the exact number, he said it was in the region of the two troops requested by NATO, which would take New Zealand’s current contribu-

tion from 10 to 12.

Ardern was cautious in answering questions about whether she would authorise an increase in non-combat troops, saying as prime minister English had access to information that she did not. “[Labour’s position is] always to exercise great caution in these matters, to operate on a multilateral level and also to make sure we carve our own path, determine our own decision based on

the information we have in front,” she said.

English responded with an offer to make details of the decision making process available to her.

He understands where she’s coming from.

“I think it’s important that New Zealand maintains a fairly bipartisan presentation of itself to the world as an honest broker, a bit independent, cutting our own path in making our own decisions,” he said.

Green party co-leader James Shaw is in clear opposition, urging the government not to send any more troops.

He said the party backed UNmandated missions that could establish peace and stability.

“The people of Afghanistan deserve more support, but there is little evidence to suggest that sending more troops will help to resolve the long-standing and complicated conflict in that country,” he said.

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Horse head importers jailed An American and Mexican have been jailed for their roles in importing the largest ever consignment of cocaine into New Zealand, hidden inside a jewelencrusted horse head.

US man Ronald Wayne Cook Senior, 58, and Mexican national Agustin Suarez-Juarez, 46, were arrested in July last year after Customs found 35kg of cocaine inside the nearly 400kg diamante-encrusted statue, which arrived by plane from Mexico via Hong Kong.

The drugs had an estimated street value of up to $14 million.

Both men were charged with possession of and attempting to supply a class-A drug.

Justice Sarah Katz, in the High Court at Auckland, yesterday sentenced Cook to a total of 17 years and nine months’ imprisonment and Suarez-Juarez to 19 years and nine months.

Cook and Suarez-Juarez visited New Zealand in May and June last year to extract the cocaine and then to distribute it.

However, Customs and police uncovered the scheme and set a trap.

Seizing the horse head when it arrived, Customs repackaged it with identical-looking blocks of flour and planted a tracking device in the statue. It was then

The diamanté horse head at the centre of the case. sent to its intended address, an Onehunga storage facility, on May 23.

The cocaine was so well hidden it took an hour to remove, Justice Katz said.

When Cook and Suarez-Juarez flew to the country from Hawaii on May 31, Customs officers were watching.

After scouting out several locations, Cook and Suarez-Juarez left briefly before returning to

New Zealand again.

Investigators, however, followed the men and watched as they extracted what they believed was their cocaine.

Some of the packaged blocks were taken to the Crowne Plaza Hotel, where Cook and SuarezJuarez met the buyer, Henry Anchondo.

When the trio discovered the cocaine had been switched they realised the jig was up and tried

to make a hasty escape.

Anchondo disappeared, and Cook and Suarez-Juarez were arrested trying to board a flight to Los Angeles.

Both men said during their trial this year that they believed the horse head was full of cash, not drugs, and believed they were involved in money laundering.

But the jury didn’t believe them and found them guilty.

Cook’s lawyer Sam Wimsett said his client, named “the Technician” during the scheme, had lived a “family life” and did not have a high-ranking role in the operation.

Cook was responsible for logistics and was Suarez-Juarez’s translator, Justice Katz said.

The Godfather appeared to be the most senior member, Silverio was the largest investor, and the Artist concealed the drugs in the horse head.

Suarez-Juarez’s lawyer Peter Kaye said a lengthy prison sentence in a foreign country for his client would be difficult, especially given his very limited English.

However, Justice Katz said Suarez-Juarez was the “senior operative’ in New Zealand and closely linked to the masterminds of the operation, particularly Silverio.

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National promises money for stadium National has announced an extra $120 million to build a new Christchurch stadium – and wants the arena to have a fullyclosed roof.

The new funding pledge was announced by prime minister Bill English in Christchurch yesterday, and will take the Government contribution to $179m.

The preference is to have a 30,000-capacity arena with a closed roof, but the end design will ultimately be up to the local community and council.

The Government said yesterday’s pledge meant there was enough money for a 30,000-capacity stadium with an open roof.

Christchurch Mayor Lianne Dalziel has ruled out putting up more ratepayer money into the project or selling assets to help fund it.

English said he had been advised the shortfall after yesterday’s funding announcement was about $80m.

“That will largely be a matter for the council and looking at the way other stadiums have been funded.”

Yesterday’s announcement was a party one – meaning the funding would be made available if National is re-elected.

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When should we give to others?

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e’re a pretty helpful bunch of people, us Mid Cantabrians – but only for those who we feel need help.

When the chips are down we rally together and support each other. And the kindness and generosity of some people within our boundaries is, quite simply put, incredible.

Last week we ran the story of Belinda Norton and her struggles from week to week with providing for her family.

The reaction from the good people of this district has been remarkable. There’s been all sorts of offers floating through the Guardian doors and the generosity of some really revives your faith in humanity.

That’s the kind of sharing and caring that we like. That’s the stuff we want to hear and see more of.

There is of course the other side of the coin. The plea for help that makes you feel a little uncomfortable.

So, news that the Christchurch City Council may come knocking, cap in hand for a bit of financial support to the tune of potentially $120 million to help fund its new sports stadium – I’m sure I wasn’t the only one to start uncomfortably shuffling my feet.

It’s likely the load would be spread between the smaller, territorial local authorities from within the Canterbury spectrum.

But they don’t number all that many – so the cost for each could be quite significant.

That also of course relies on the Christchurch council finding more than $253 million of the $460 million needed and the Government chipping in $120 million.

Ashburton Mayor Donna Favel yesterday described it as being a hard sell which is probably an understatement.

When we have roads, empty building sites and some major local opportunities on the horizon, that would do well with a decent cash injection – surely it makes sense to help ourselves first, then share what’s left with those who need it.

Many of us will, of course, use the new stadium so we would get to see some of the fruits of our labour – but a good portion of our community won’t be happy about chipping in for something that doesn’t directly involve us.

And can you blame them?

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Question of the day: Growing up, what was your favourite thing to do in the Ashburton District to pass the time?

Jane Skating on a Friday night at the Sports Hall then Skate Ranch and Borough Baths nothing like that for kids entertainment now Bee The Skate ranch near where Toyota is! That was so much fun and the timeout type entertainment as well. Would be great to have something like that again in Ashburton!!!

Helen skate ranch and swimming at the

river every day in summer time Greg Deb Swimming in the Ashburton river and visiting the pool rooms ( where the Somerset building is now), Nicky Going to wizards skate ranch we’re ashburton Toyota is now Trudy Swimming at the river Karen Go to skateranch, walk around town with my friends with no fear, all night movie marathon at the old theatre.

Deuart Friday night basketball at sportshall Michelle coachwheels and roller skating.

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ere’s the good news about exercise that you’ve been waiting to hear!

Celebrity trainer Harley Pasternak, the fitness guru responsible for whipping famous hot people like Kim Kardashian, Ariana Grande and Lady Gaga into shape, has a new theory about burning body fat that’s going to have you jumping – or rather walking – for joy: He says the best way to burn body fat is … walking.

Yup. Not running, not Crossfit, not spin class and, thankfully, not burpees, which for the record are the worst exercise ever invented.

He says yes, high-intensity cardio does burn more calories per minute than walking, but a higher percentage of those calories come from non-fat sources, whereas low-intensity cardio, such as prolonged walking, heads straight to fat stores for energy to burn.

Works for me!

He also points out that when you do a high-intensity workout, yes, you burn a lot of calories, but not a lot of fat. And burning that many calories in such a short amount of time makes you really, really hungry, which means you

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usually end up eating something that basically replaces the calories you just burned off.

He does point out, though, that high-intensity exercise does have many other benefits beyond burning off body fat. He had to go and spoil it didn’t he? I guess walking to the pizza store is not the best idea.

If that doesn’t help you shed a few kilos then try this. Weigh yourself each day. A new study from the University of Pennsylvania says that weighing yourself every day can motivate you to lose weight. Or at least to maintain your current weight.

Even seeing small results can encourage you to stick to your diet and slight increases can push you to make lifestyle changes to reverse the gain. Bottom line? You should weigh yourself every day

to keep a close eye on how things are going in the weight department.

I’m worried that if the scales tell me I’ve gained weight, I just may drown my sorrows in a bucket of chicken!

Talking chicken. Well, if we are going to talk about this, it might as well be on a Friday: We’ve all been there.

Relatively new relationship, things are going well, you are thinking about the future, and then you accidentally let one rip in front of your significant other.

It’s a landmark in any relationship. Perhaps it could be makeor-break for some. But now, there’s some good news amidst the stinky clouds: cutting the cheese is actually good for your relationship.

According to a survey, being comfortable enough to let loose a stinker is a critical step in making the transition from just liking someone, to being in love with that person.

Scary Mommy surveyed people to find out when we “break the fart barrier” and found that most people wait between two and six months into a relationship, which

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also happens to be prime ‘I love you’ time.

Results showed that a little more than half of survey respondents had passed wind in front of their significant other in six months or less of dating, while 22.4 per cent let one loose after a few weeks.

And get this, 7 per cent claimed to have NEVER farted around their partner.

One expert (if there is such a thing) says that if you feel comfortable enough to drop one in front of your significant other, it means you’re in a really good place in your relationship.

Another says farting in a relationship is a “sign of your close and intimate connection”.

On a personal note, I find that after a chicken vindaloo, I am lovin’ Manda a whole lot.

Till next week, hoo roo Phill Hooper Cheese cutter Phill Hooper is the breakfast host of Ashburton’s Hokonui radio station. The views expressed in this column are his and do not reflect the opinion of his employer or the Ashburton Guardian.

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Egypt angered by aid cuts Egypt reacted angrily this week to the Trump administration’s decision to cut or delay nearly $US300 million in military and economic aid over human rights concerns, a surprise move given the increasingly close ties that have bound the two allies since President Donald Trump took office in January.

Hours after the US announcement, Trump’s Middle East envoy, son-in-law Jared Kushner, arrived in Egypt as part of a Middle East tour to try to revive Arab-Israeli peace talks. He met with President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi and later conferred with Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry before leaving for Israel.

In a statement, the Egyptian Foreign Ministry said Cairo regretted the US decision, calling it a “misjudgment of the nature of the strategic relations that have bound the two countries for decades”.

It warned that the cuts may have “negative consequences for the realization of common US-Egyptian interests”.

Of the $US290.7 million, $US195 million was military

US President Donald Trump, (right), and Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, seen here during a recent meeting.

PHOTO AP aid that the State Department said Tillerson was not able to certify that Egypt had met the human rights criteria set by Congress in order to receive it.

But because Tillerson signed a so-called national interest waiver, those funds will remain available to Egypt as long as it makes human rights improvements.

In announcing the changes,

the Trump administration cited Egypt’s poor human rights record and its crackdown on civic and other non-governmental groups.

Prominent rights lawyer Gamal Eid said US demands for Egypt to improve its rights record were “legitimate” given what he said was a surge in violations.

Egypt is among the top re-

cipients of US military and economic assistance, receiving nearly $US1.5 billion annually.

Egypt maintains that reviving an ailing economy, fighting Islamic militants and creating jobs is top of its priorities.

Trump made no public mention of human rights when he warmly welcomed el-Sissi to the White House in April, an omission that many took as a sign that the issue was not a priority for the administration.

But two months later, two Republican senators slammed as “draconian” a new Egyptian law that effectively bans the work of non-governmental organisations and urged its repeal.

The law, fiercely defended by Egypt, sparked an international backlash and is believed to be the main cause for Washington’s move to cut and delay aid.

“I believe the American decision was expected after Egypt adopted the NGO law,” said rights campaigner Khaled elBalshy. “It’s an important but symbolic move, which will likely not lead to positive actions from the Egyptian government.”

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November album for Swift The pop star who whipped her army of Swifties into a frenzy with video snippets of slithery snake parts on social media posted the title of her new album, Reputation, and announced online it will be out November 10. And she threw in the album’s cover art for good measure: a black-and-white photo of herself — head and shoulders, in slouchy sweater, hair swept back — against a backdrop of newsprint reading, simply, “Taylor Swift” over and over again.

The album would be Swift’s sixth studio effort and the first since the 2014 release of 1989.

Princes defend Charles after Diana’s death Princes William and Harry have spoken candidly about the death of their mother, Princess Diana, in an interview marking 20 years since she was killed in a car crash in Paris, paying tribute to the actions of their father in breaking the tragic news.

Excerpts of the BBC interviews released Thursday mark something of a departure for the two princes, who have largely refrained from discussing Prince Charles’ actions in other interviews describing their mother ahead of the anniversary. But in the documentary Diana, 7 Days, they appear to offer sympathy for him,

quelling speculation that he had been uncaring in the crisis.

“One of the hardest things for a parent to have to do is to tell your children that your other parent has died,” Harry said. “How you deal with that I don’t know but, you know, he was there for us.”

The documentary chronicles the week after the princess’ death on August 31, 1997 and features then-Prime Minister Tony Blair, senior royal aides and Diana’s brother.

The princes have spoken out for a series of programmes and interviews in the run-up to the anniversary, sharing personal

insights into their lives in keeping with their campaigns to promote mental health.

The two brothers discussed the funeral, with a now balding Prince William describing how he hid behind his bangs to keep out the prying eyes of sobbing crowds. He described the procession as a “very long, lonely walk”.

Prince Harry also talked about walking behind his mother’s coffin in the funeral cortege, though he was only 12.

Though he had previously said that this was not something any “child should be asked to do,” he appeared in the pro-

gramme to suggest that in hindsight, he was glad to have taken part.

Both said they wanted their mother to be proud of them.

Prince William believed, though, that walking behind the cortege “goes to another level of duty”.

“I just kept thinking about what she would want and that she’d be proud of Harry and I being able to go through it,” he said.

In the documentary, Prince Harry described the role of the paparazzi as being one of the most difficult things to address.

- AP

Woods, Vonn caught in hack A representative for Lindsey Vonn calls the theft and publishing of “intimate” personal photos of her and former boyfriend Tiger Woods “an outrageous and despicable invasion of privacy”.

Photos of Vonn, Woods and other celebrities including Miley Cyrus, Kristen Stewart and Katharine McPhee have been published online by a website specialising in photos of nude stars.

In a statement, Vonn’s spokesman says the skier will take legal action and believes whoever hacked her photos and published them “should be prosecuted to the fullest extent under the law”.

China’s trains to High court for Australian resume higher speeds dual citizen debacle After cutting back the speed of the Beijing to Shanghai bullet train following a deadly crash, China is set to again make it one of the world’s fastest.

New generation trains will service the route starting next month, making the 1250 kilometre journey from the capital to Shanghai in just 4 hours, 30 minutes. The latest trains were unveiled in June and have a top speed of 400 kilometres per hour, according to the official Xinhua News Agency.

China first ran trains at 350 kilometres per hour in August 2008, but cut speeds back to 250-300 kilometres per hour in 2011 following a two-train collision near the city of Wenzhou that killed 40 people and

The new bullet train.

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injured 191.

China has laid more than 20,000 kilometres of highspeed rail, with a target of adding another 10,000 kilometres by 2020.

China has spent an estimated $US360 billion on high-speed rail, building by far the largest network in the world.

- AP

The dual citizenship debacle engulfing Australian politics will return to the High Court in Canberra as the legitimacy of several parliamentarians remains uncertain.

Four senators and deputy prime minister Barnaby Joyce were referred to the court earlier this month after it was revealed they did not meet the sole citizenship requirement of section 44 of the Australian constitution.

South Australian Senator Nick Xenophon and NSW Senator Fiona Nash will also be referred to the court over their British citizenship by descent when federal parliament next sits in September.

Senator Roberts remains

the most at risk of being disqualified from parliament as he may have officially renounced his British citizenship after his nomination, the court heard.

Solicitor-General Stephen Donaghue QC said there was a “clear demarcation line” between the politicians – those who had known they were a citizen of a foreign power and those who did not.

Senator Roberts was born in India under British rule and applied to be an Australian citizen when he was 19 years old.

Similarly, Senator Scott Ludlam was born in New Zealand and moved to Australia when he was three.

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Mel B douses Cowell Cowell was giving his appraisal of an act that had a technical mishap during this week’s live shows when he said it reminded him of Mel B’s wedding night, because it had a lot of anticipation but “not much promise or delivery”. The former Spice Girl flashed a shocked smile before dumping a cup of water on Cowell midway through the joke and storming off stage. Mel B was back in her judge’s chair for the next act. The singer filed for divorce from husband Stephen Belafonte in March and won a restraining order against him in April after accusing him of emotional and physical abuse.

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Tourism boom keeping Air NZ in clover

Jeremy Flood ON THE MARKETS

the full year and expects to return to profit and also pay a dividend in FY18.

Tourism Holdings result was also positive, benefitting from an increase in tourism over the year as well as the Lions tour and World Masters Games.

EBOS Group continued to show growth and benefitted from the strong New Zealand dollar and some earnings accretive acquisitions.

At the opposite end of the spectrum, Sky TV’s (SKT) result disappointed the market. The company again saw a continued decline in subscriber numbers as competition from digital subscription based services increased.

Although SKT has managed to secure the rights for major sporting events, costs have increased for content and its mobile and on-demand services have lagged peers. Management discussed the planned merger between SKT and Vodafone NZ, which was blocked by the Commerce commission in June, and said that opportunities remain for the companies to work together.

There is just under one month to go until the New Zealand general election on September 23.

This week has seen numerous policy announcements from all parties and candidates are making more and more public appearances. The election so far has been full of scandal and drama and this week has been no exception,

with the third leadership change since campaigning began as Peter Dunne announced his retirement from politics after 33 years as an MP. Dunne is the only MP from his United Future party in the current parliament and we have to ask, now that he is gone, could this be the end of the United Future party?

Globally, share markets have been mixed as geopolitical tensions continue to simmer.

Political rhetoric from the increasingly unpredictable US president Donald Trump put the brakes on markets again later in the week.

At a rally in Phoenix he threatened to scrap the North American Free Trade Agreement and then said he would risk a government shutdown to secure funding for his wall along the Mexican border.

Although other republicans rebuked the threats, it increased risk aversion for investors.

Volumes have been low and investors have largely stood on the sidelines in the lead up to the Jackson Hole Symposium, which at the time of writing, had not gotten under way.

Numerous central bank leaders will be talking and although no major policy change will be announced, both Mario Draghi (ECB president) and Janet Yellen (US Fed Chair) will be discussing global financial stability.

This could be the last Jackson Hole conference for Yellen as President Trump contemplates whether to install a new Fed Chair.

Jeremy Flood works for Craigs Investment Partners.

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S&P/NZX 50 Index Gross constituents Company CODE

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Sell price

547 353.5 3280 105.5 132 691 328 469 690 555 1799 1169 843 625 795 245 128.5 188 317 138 234 136.5 2465 355.5 295 591 125 251 122 447 128 167 640 941 747 349 281 395 392.5 168 523 464 482 559 342 550 226 3580 2685 771

Last sale

At close of trading on Thursday, August 24, 2017

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eporting season has again been the focus for New Zealand and Australia with some of our biggest corporates reporting both full and half-year results during the week.

This week has certainly seen some positive results from New Zealand companies, with a2 milk showing why it has been the market darling of the year so far.

A2 milk’s (ATM) full year result was cheered by the market, however with much of the good news already priced in from numerous guidance updates, the share price reaction was fairly muted.

ATM saw full year total revenue increase 56 per cent and after tax profit up 198 per cent. The stellar performance was driven by growth in demand for its infant formula in both Australia and China. Importantly, guidance for FY18 was positive as the company expects demand to continue to grow. Management reiterated its confidence that the China Food and Drug Administration will continue to let them export infant formula there, which remains a key risk for the company.

Air New Zealand’s full year result was in line with expectations, although slightly below the previous year as increased competition had affected profits. Earnings were the second highest they had been in the company’s history, coming second only to the FY16 result.

The board announced an 11-cent final dividend, bringing the annual payout to 21 cents per share. The second half of the year saw more favourable trading conditions and this is expected to continue into next year.

Other positive results on the New Zealand market include, but were not limited to: Comvita, which gave positive guidance for

“shift in Chinese passengers with increasing numbers coming from the free and independent travel category rather than coming here on group tours.”

“We are working hard on tier 3 and 4 Chinese cities,” Littlewood said.

“That market is seeing New Zealand as a destination, there has been a shift away from attractions and shopping based experiences to cultural or natural beauty which is a positive.”

Luxon said the 1600 new hotel rooms coming on stream in the near future and the Government’s $100 million tourism infrastructure fund – much of which will be used to build toilets and car parks and to bolster programmes at crowded visitor hotspots – along with the $76 million investment in the Department of Conservation, will help strengthen the sector.

“The upshot and potential for New Zealand are really quite exciting still,” he said.

“I am very optimistic about tourism and New Zealand has a lot of what the world wants.”

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The market week in review

per cent of total spending (both domestic and international) while Christchurch, Queenstown, and Wellington each made up 8 per cent.

Air New Zealand also wants to attract higher-value visitors.

“We want to have higher spending, wealthier tourists, consuming richer, more premium experiences, and making sure this is a highvalue industry,” he said.

There’s room to add another $9 billion in the sector.

Tourism generated $34.7 billion in the year ended March, according to the latest data from MBIE. Auckland Airport’s Littlewood said the move into higher value is already starting to happen with a

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tipped to increase to $15.3 billion in 2023 from $10.3 billion in the year ended June 2017.

Against that backdrop, there have been some concerns about capacity constraints, in particular during peak season times.

Luxon said about 96 per cent of surveyed visitors say they are satisfied or extremely satisfied with their time here.

Air New Zealand is focusing on trying to smooth out the inflows so visitors are spread more evenly through the whole year and is also working hard with local authorities to build new regional tourist attractions.

“We want to make sure they get to all regions of New Zealand,” he said.

The MBIE stats show lion’s share of the regional tourism spend was in Auckland in the year ended June 30, accounting for 29

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New Zealand’s ongoing tourism boom is showing no sign of letting up and companies at the forefront such as Auckland International Airport and Air New Zealand are keen to keep riding the wave.

“The reality is that tourism has become our biggest industry,” Air New Zealand chief executive Christopher Luxon told BusinessDesk.

“It’s 10 per cent of our GDP, it’s 12 per cent our workforce, 17 per cent of GST receipts and 21 per cent of total export income. It’s a really important industry for New Zealand and New Zealanders and all the country is involved in tourism in my view.”

Auckland Airport CEO Adrian Littlewood told a conference call of investors that he remains con-

fident in New Zealand’s tourism prospects, with recent numbers indicating 120 million people in the world are actively considering a visit here.

The airport, which is New Zealand’s busiest gateway, recently embarked on a $1.9 billion infrastructure investment programme that includes a new runway by 2028 in order to cope with visitor growth.

Government figures show a record 1.9 million people arrived in New Zealand for holidays in the 12 months ended July 31. The number has almost doubled since 2002 when the number of holidaymakers reached 1 million for the first time.

Earlier this week, the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment forecast total international visitor arrivals will hit 4.9 million in 2023, led by Australian and Chinese visitors. Total international visitor expenditure is

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5,745.5

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+0.14%

At close of trading on Aug 24, 2017

q Dow Jones Indust.

21,812.1

–87.8

–0.40%

At close of trading on Aug 23, 2017

p FTSE 100 index

7,382.7

+0.91

+0.01%

At close of trading on Aug 23, 2017

q Nikkei 225 index

19,353.8

–80.9

–0.42%

At close of trading on Aug 24, 2017

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Source: interest.co.nz

p Gold

1,286.45

London – $US/ounce

+2.25

+0.18%

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17.06

+0.13

+0.77%

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–0.44%

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Holden’s limited edition Commodores For Holden enthusiasts in New Zealand there’s a three-model, special, limited-edition line-up available to both celebrate, and farewell the Oz developed and manufactured Commodore.

These are the Motorsport, Director and Magnum Ute. With just 151 Motorsport, 51 Director and 51 Magnum available they are not just highly desirable because of their performance upgrades including adaptive suspension and track-focused brake packages, but are truly collectable. Plus they are individually numbered.

Complete with the impressive 6.2-litre LS3, 304kW/570Nm V8 engine mated to a six-speed auto and the sophisticated track-focused driving technology, they are the most capable Commodores ever produced.

The SS-V Redline based Motorsport Edition and Calais V based Director take performance and luxury to a higher level, while the also SS-V Redline ute based Magnum is the ultimate sportsperformance statement.

Their respective names reflect Holden’s illustrious history in Australasian motoring and

also celebrate the people who have contributed so much to Commodore’s success over the years.

“Given the undeniable sales success of Commodore in New Zealand, as well as the numerous victories for our drivers in the Touring and Supercar Series, we have taken the opportunity to add our own Kiwi flavour to these limited edition models,” managing director of Holden

New Zealand, Kristian Aquilina said.

In doing this our own Supercar legend and four-time Bathurst champion, Greg Murphy graciously agreed to allow his famous number 51 to be used as a key component of this exciting limited edition range.

Greg who was suitably chuffed to do this as part of the New Zealand programme said; “I’m rapt that my contribution to the

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20 years in the making Toyota’s Prius, which has become synonymous with economical motoring, turns 20 in October.

Now in its fourth generation, the Prius has sold more than four million cars worldwide since its introduction in Japan in 1997, and internationally from 2000.

Toyota took the car’s name from Latin meaning “to go before”.

Prius was introduced to New Zealand in 2003 when the second-generation model was launched. Since then Toyota New Zealand has sold more than 4700 new Prius, Prius c and Prius v, while another 6600 have been imported secondhand.

Powered by a 1.5 litre petrol engine combined with a nickel-metal hydride battery and electric motor, the Prius was ahead of its time with an innovative way to save fuel 20 years ago.

“The Prius has provided more fuelefficient motoring for increasing numbers of Kiwis,” Spencer Morris, Toyota New Zealand’s General Manager of Product said.

“The Prius c has been particularly successful, suiting city and urban driving requirements for private motorists and businesses located in town.”

The 2003 second-generation model was a five-door hatchback with the distinctive aerodynamic styling replacing the conventional sedan shape of 1997.

In 2009, the third-generation Prius came

with a 1.8 litre petrol engine which has a lower fuel consumption, aided by an electric water pump, doing away with the fuel-wasting auxiliary drive belt.

“The Prius family has helped reduce New Zealand’s carbon emissions, said

Morris said, “It would be good to see the Government offer more encouragement towards fuel-efficient vehicles, including hybrids, so we can meet the expectations of the Paris climate change agreement and future carbon reduction requirements.”

Since 2012 the Prius has been joined in the New Zealand market by the Prius c, a smaller compact hatch, with 1900 cars already sold and the seven-seater Prius v with close to 200 sales to the end of July this year.

The latest Prius, launched in 2016, was the first car built on Toyota’s New Global Architecture platform, which is more rigid and provides a lower centre of gravity for better handling and road-holding. The all new body has a drag co-efficient of 0.24, while still retaining the distinctive aerodynamic styling.

Like all previous models, the fourth generation car betters its predecessor’s combined fuel consumption, and is now rated for comparison purposes at 3.4L/100 kms.

World-wide Toyota has now sold more than 10 million hybrid vehicles incorporating the technology pioneered and developed from the first Prius.

In New Zealand that has included nearly 3000 Camry Hybrids, a favourite with taxi operators, putting a real dent in lowering exhaust emissions from vehicles that are on the road all day.

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On a Friday if Trevor Begg is asked what he’ll be doing over the weekend it’s not unlikely the answer will be “firing up the Chev and son Craig and I will be doing some vintage motoring”.

Understandable considering Trevor is president of the local branch of the Vintage Car Club and the Chev has special significance.

Firing up the Chev and some vintage motoring is definitely on the agenda this weekend for Trevor and Craig who are looking forward to taking part in the Vintage Car Club’s National Day on Sunday.

All across New Zealand on August 27, 2017 hundreds of vehicles will be on the road at the same for two great reasons – to celebrate motoring and to raise money for the Cancer Society.

Here in Ashburton the Vintage Car Club will be staging a “scatter” rally when contestants collect as many points as possible from different map locations.

A fun way to spend a Sunday afternoon, the rally is open to anyone who would like to take part, not just Vintage Car Club members.

Trevor Begg says anyone is welcome in or in fact on any type of vehicle of any agebeit pushbike, motorbike or car, anything road worthy old or new.

Because they have been involved in setting part of the route Trevor and son Craig won’t actually be taking the Chev on the rally but they’ll be in the background helping club captain David Oakley and his organising team.

Trevor’s 1937 Chevrolet Deluxe which is powered by a six cylinder 216 cubic inch motor was bought new by his grandmother Emily Begg in 1937.

The car has a three forward speed manual gearbox.

Emily Begg was a very capable lady who administered the family farming and contracting enterprises.

Trevor learnt to drive in the Chev which his grandmother used for both personal and business purposes before it was taken over by Trevor’s father Henry who used it as a farm hack.

It passed out of the family’s ownership and had three other local owners before Trevor was very pleased to buy it nine years ago.

Since then Trevor, often accompanied

by Craig, has enjoyed many happy hours of motoring in the car.

And he’ll enjoy firing up the Chev

Trevor and Craig Begg in the 1937 Chevrolet.

this weekend. There is a charge of $10 per car (all of which will go to the Cancer Society) to take part in the special Vintage Car Club event on Sunday.

The entry fee includes a light afternoon tea and the chance to look around the club’s museum and parts shed.

So if you want to have some fun and contribute to a worthy cause meet at the Vintage Car Club, Maronan Road on Sunday at 12.45pm for a 1.30pm start.

Information about the Vintage Car Club Day can be found at vcc.org.nz

Competition winners Everyone who entered our competition for tickets to the Pick a Box Show came up with the correct answer – Morris Minor 1000 – so all your names went into the draw and David Bennett’s name came out.

David and Nicole came along to the

show and it was great to see them.

And by the way the show was a lot of fun.

David and Nicole Bennett are intersected in cars and over the years have owned a few interesting ones.

They have a superb 1957 two-door

pillarless Ford Fairlane and just recently Nicole has purchased a 1972 Mini Clubman.

The two cars could hardly be more different but they both provide plenty of motoring enjoyment for the Bennetts.

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Citroën’s new C3 is here passenger space, with a boot volume of The new Citroën C3 arrives in New Zealand showrooms this month, a key model 300 litres. for the relaunch of the brand in this counC3 is powered by the PureTech 1.2-litre, try. An all new offering, the C3 is a small three-cylinder turbo high pressure petrol car with a strong personality, featuring engine with 81kW at 5500rpm and 205Nm bold new styling. of torque made from 1500rpm. A six-speed Upfront, the new C3 wears Citroën’s auto with stop/start technology and hill two-tier lighting signature, with a double assist are standard, while the combined chrome bar underlining the chevrons fuel consumption is rated at 4.9L/100km. which runs through to the LED daytime A Lane Departure Warning system is running lamps, enhancing the car’s standard.

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Jacob Stroud joins top team The name Stroud is synonymous with New Zealand motorcycling success and this year the first of a new generation is joining Helicraft Racing to chase dual national honours.

Jacob Stroud, eldest son of Kiwi legend Andrew, has agreed to race the Helicraft Racing MV Agusta 675 F3 in the 2018 New Zealand Supersport Championship.

As well, the talented 18-year-old is aiming to reclaim his national Superlite title aboard a specially imported Krämer HKR Evo2 single.

They are the only two race bikes of their kind in Australasia.

“I just can’t believe how all this has come about,” says an excited Stroud.

“I was fortunate enough to win Superlite title in 2016 but a knee injury ruled me out of serious title contention last season.”

“These are two really special bikes and I feel privileged to have been given the opportunity to race them,” the Palmerston North-based Honda Cars Manawatu dealer receptionist says.

The MV won the New Zealand TT title in the hands of Australian Alex Phillis earlier this year, and the Krämer, owned by Don and Rodney O’Connor, of Eurobike Wholesale, the New Zealand Krämer importers, will be one of the first examples to be raced outside Europe.

“I like riding lightweight motorcycles

and the Krämer looks like it will be very competitive in the New Zealand series,” Jacob says.

Stroud is equally enthused about the MV. “This bike is something special. It’s a winner so I’m getting a really good race bike”.

Wanaka-based Helicraft Racing team owner Rod Price is enthusiastic about Jacob joining the team.

Price knows the family name carries with it expectations, but says the first priority is to get Jacob comfortable and confident in the team environment.

“Jacob’s a winner, otherwise he wouldn’t be on the bikes. But now he’s got to get used to working with us as we help to give him two bikes he can win on.

“Jacob realises it’s all about the big picture, the future, so we’ll be easing him into the coming season.

“Saying that, he’s a Stroud!

“His dad didn’t win nine New Zealand titles by saying ‘no, please, after you’,” Price said.

Pre-season testing will begin with the MV shortly and in October when the Krämer arrives from Europe.

As part of his build-up to the New Zealand Championship rounds in January and March, Stroud will contest the three-round Suzuki Series in December.

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27231 Polyphonix nwtd 23666 Jinja Ninja nwtd 5757 Black Eye Bill nwtd 86467 Home bush Brodie nwtd Gotcha Millie nwtd 64788 Incoming Storm nwtd Fe ral Ste adfast nwtd 64857 Home bush Je an nwtd 88 Coma Be re nice s nwtd 888 Goldstar Alfie nwtd

12:26pm

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$1,365, C0, 295m

J T McInerney Hart & Taylor M Grant B Dann McC ook & Jopson K C assidy D Kingston J T McInerney Hart & Taylor S & B Evans

CLARKSON’S SIGN STUDIO SPRINT $1,365, C0, 295m

1 77454 Goldstar Bindi nwtd 2 Cosmic Britne y nwtd 4 3 648X4 Botany Whispe r nwtd 1 4 Gotcha Maje nta nwtd 5 66286 Ollie bollon nwtd 2 6 48662 Fe ar Failure nwtd 3 7 8 Europe Who nwtd 8 46426 Home bush Austin nwtd 9 88 Coma Be re nice s nwtd 10 7578 Home bush Maia nwtd

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12:17pm 601

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J T McInerney McC ook & Jopson M K Dempsey J T McInerney C Weir Hart & Taylor M A Butler J T McInerney H Anderton S & B Evans

HAPPY 45TH ANNIVERSARY PUD & LUCKY MUNRO DASH

47532 Home bush De mi nwtd T Je t Plane Je ss nwtd 53585 Smash Damage nwtd 54875 Fie ry Jade nwtd 2 Cornali nwtd 37848 Ve ne tia nwtd Gorm The Gre at nwtd 75465 Bublin Max nwtd 76776 Culvie Yogi nwtd 47867 Goldstar Oakle y nwtd

12:43pm

Today at Addington Raceway THE FITZ SPORTS BAR SPRINT

$1,365, C0, 295m Trainer

PX # REC Gre yhound Fastest time

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

Addington Dogs

S & B Evans M K Dempsey J T McInerney C Weir B Dann Hart & Taylor A Bradshaw J T McInerney H Anderton J T McInerney

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

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HAPPY BIRTHDAY JOHN MCINERNEY SPRINT $1,365, C0, 295m

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1 92224 Little Bossing (10) 58.5 Michael & Nikki White L C allaway 2 2 0X Don Suve e r (11) 58.5 R & Ashley McKay K Kwo (a3) 3 3 36624 Quaintre lle (5) 56.5 M & M Pitman C Johnson 4 2246X Dre am Rich (6) 56.5 R McKenzie C C ampbell (a4) 1 5 6X662 We ste rly (9) 56.5 A Stalker T Moseley 6 04844 Adve nt (2) 56.5 J Blackadder S C ollett 4 7 558X3 So Braze n (3) 56.5 M & M Pitman A Morgan (a2) 8 905 Ele gido (1) 56.5 S Woodsford A C ollett 9 700X5 Moe raki Mist (4) 56.5 S Clark K C owan (a3) 10 6X50X Sunse t Girl (7) 56.5 Harris/Moore K Williams 11 987 Miss Spe cial (8) 56.5 S Hampton J Morris

J McMillan B Dann S & B Evans A Lee J T McInerney J Tanner J T McInerney M K Dempsey Hart & Taylor J T McInerney

GARRARD’S HORSE AND HOUND STAKES $2,390, C0, 520m

7648 Eyre we ll Vie nna nwtd 53545 Eyre we ll Tango nwtd 26677 Goldstar Rave n nwtd 55678 Pat Allie nwtd 3F546 Call Me Soon nwtd 67455 Lokie nwtd 62252 Goldstar Scooby nwtd 48335 Pe e kay Shout nwtd 76786 Goldstar Arde n nwtd 88877 Just Ernie nwtd

Today at Oamaru

$10,000, MDN, 1400m Jockey

B Dann H C airns J & D Fahey S & B Evans R Wales A Joyce H C airns R Wales S & B Evans H Anderton

52237 Dappe r Danny nwtd Doppe lbock nwtd 23864 Goldstar Lottie nwtd 33 Promise To Ke e p nwtd 7 Chop Shop nwtd 37874 Mojito Rama nwtd T4744 Home bush She a nwtd 24776 Mac Wagge r nwtd 76776 Culvie Yogi nwtd F587X Trip To Florida nwtd

1:36pm

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

$2,390, C0, 520m

34 Fire d Up Jaspe r nwtd 65735 Eyre we ll Vale tta nwtd 5232 Inte r Oblivion nwtd 25742 Goldstar Chie f nwtd Amy Amy nwtd 56758 Matariki nwtd 58654 Eyre we ll Lucy nwtd 641 Dre am Kay nwtd 76786 Goldstar Arde n nwtd 88877 Just Ernie nwtd

1:18pm

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Oamaru Races

NORTHSTAR RESTURANT AND BAR

PX # REC Horse (Barrier) kg Trainer

1:01pm

August 25, 2017 LITTLE BROWN JUG STAKES

1:27pm 603

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H C airns H C airns S & B Evans R Wales H C airns M Robinson S & B Evans R Wales S & B Evans H Anderton

August 25, 2017 GLENMOA FARMS LTD WAITAKI RIVER TROPHY

$30,000, Rating 90 Be nchmark, 1200m

1 1 13155 Dynamic (6) 60 M & M Pitman 2 3148X Prince ss Brook (4) 59.5 T Kennedy 2 3 X4333 Some things Burning (3) 59 S Woodsford 3 4 54547 Timy Tyle r (1) 58.5 K Tyler 4 5 37281 Ele ctronic Motion (5) 55.5 A Taylor 6 975X6 Se cre t Powe r (2) 54 A Hewitson 2:02pm 604

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B Hong (a4) S Wahab (a4) A C ollett G Bourke (a4) R Firdhaus (a3) K Williams

GARDEN FRESH & BRACKENS PRINT

$25,000, Rating 75 Be nchmark, 1200m

1 40151 Whatwe do (4) 59.5 N Ridley 2 4 2 55511 Flicka Of Gold (5) 58 S Tyler 1 3 41112 Zawhip (6) 56.5 B Wilson 4 4867X Ride itlike ustole it (2) 56 P Collins 3 5 25229 Nakyama (3) 54.5 K & P Hughes POINT6 SOCKS 6 X8678. Pinzano (1) 54.5 A Carston

H Bennet (a3) S Wahab (a4) C Johnson K C owan (a3) T Jonker (a3) K Williams

1:53pm

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

A2B ASPHALT CANTERBURY SPRINT $1,685, C2, 295m

38283 Bursar 17.40 67231 Smoke y Action 17.53 13724 Giancana 17.45 22215 Mr. Be ar 17.19 21753 Jinno Gino 17.51 25468 Know Logic 17.49 81655 Mandi Mae 17.21 64412 Nippa-A-Spot 17.65 66587 Idol Star 17.50 17866 Nice y Spice y 17.3 6

2:11pm

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

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8

K C assidy S & B Evans S Hindson L Waretini J McMillan G C leeve C asey & Fagan J T McInerney R Wales A Bradshaw

2:28pm

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$1,685, C2, 295m

A Lee A Joyce S & B Evans C Roberts R Wales C asey & Fagan McC ook & Jopson B Freeman M Robinson A Bradshaw

ISLINGTON TAVERN SPRINT $1,685, C2, 295m

1 67385 Te rra Mondo 17.3 0 2 36413 Ge ne tic Marlow 17.61 2 3 87771 Cisco 17.28 4 4 44632 Ve rbe na 17.52 5 X7754 Know Lapse 17.49 3 6 53326 Elora 17.3 7 1 7 71132 Extradite 17.0 8 8 X8448 Patty’s Pick nwtd 9 35677 My Bro Michae l 17.54 10 17866 Nice y Spice y 17.3 6

C asey & Fagan M Grant S & B Evans K C assidy G C leeve R Blackburn J & D Fahey L Waretini M Robinson A Bradshaw

Today at Alexandra Park

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August 25, 2017

T Macfarlane 6:05pm JACK MACKINNON ALEX PARK LEADING JUNIOR PACE 7 58562 Bro Fawke s S (3) R Darby J Robinson opt 501 $12,000, 3YO+, Up–MR50, 2200m 8 22646 Jomo (4) J Robinson 1 9 57101 Shay Scott (u1) N Chilcott PX # REC Horse (Start pos) Trainer Driver N C hilcott 3 1 22534 Banne r Of Art (1) I Brownlee T Macfarlane 2 10 01258 He ’s Like The Wind (1) G Smith J Abernethy 2 6 Be tte r Be Donna (2) S Argue R Argue (J) 3 11 62PX1 Harry H (u1) N Chilcott F Schumacher (J,C l) 3 7 Sly Ele anor (3) P Chalklen P Ferguson EDDIE & MARGE HOPKINS WHO DARED TO DREAM PCE 1 4 56243 Savanna (4) P & V Blanchard Z Butcher 7:26pm $12,000, 3YO+, MR50–MR51, 2200m 5 0 Slys Shadow (5) P Chalklen T Mitchell opt 504 1 1 8X2 Re cco Love r (1) R Green Z Butcher 2 6 X5662 Silky Smooth Excuse (6) J Stormont J Stormont 2 Sche rge r Chie f (2) N Chilcott N C hilcott 4 7 84X Carlaw Park (7) S Telfer D Butcher 2 3 23233 Eye Lash (3) P Screen T Macfarlane 8 6X685 Rock N Roll Patron (8) D Iremonger D Ferguson (J) 4 Expre ss Play (4) Cooney/Hopkins J Stormont

9 63328 Spirit Of Love (u1) M Collins

S Abernethy

3 5 52 Lynbar Rose (5) J Young S Abernethy Barrier 6 Hughie s Siste r (6) B & G Hughes J I Dickie 6:33pm HE’S WATCHING ALABAR TENDER CLOSES 31/08 PCE Miss Ke e sha (7) B & G Hughes M McKendry opt 502 $14,500, 3YO+ R54–R59, 2200m 7 1 55186 Royal Lincoln (1) R Green Ame rican Brave (8) S Telfer D Butcher D Butcher 8

Barrier 3 2 31 Diamond Lace (2) T Mitchell T Herlihy 9 3 Tamara Gold (21) P Chalklen P Ferguson 3 25903 Scanre co Bay (3) J Young M McKendry 4 10 Madam Se cre tary (22) T Herlihy T Herlihy 2 4 73003 Tact Ollie (4) P & V Blanchard P Ferguson 1 5 5X212 My Ge ne ration (5) D Balle K Marshall 7:53pm DAVID BUTCHER ALEX PARK LEADING DRIVER PACE 6 4187X My Kiwi Lady (6) S Reid Z Butcher opt 505 $14,500, 3YO+ Up–& including R53, 2200m 7 1 1 89X15 Alta Shangri La (1) R Green

Three Kisses SC RATC HED Z Butcher 8 12115 Richard Le Fort (7) D Iremonger R Argue (J) D Ferguson (J) 2 9039P Je ma Je t (2) G Noakes 4 D Butcher Raschke r (u1) T Mitchell T Mitchell 3 73228 Rangi Rangdu (3) W Fleming 9 28564 Barrier

2 4 51416 Gle nfe rrie Duste r (4) A Donnelly S Phelan J Abernethy 7:01pm BRIAN MEALE TROT $14,500, R47–R60, R61–R63 5 90589 R Ge e Be e (5) A Matthews opt 503 with cond. Spe cHcp, 2700m 6 09898 Buffy Bay (6) I Brownlee S Lawson 1 9X790 Spe e dy Lavros (u1) S Argue J MacKinnon (J,C l) 3 7 15445 Runcle (7) Hollis/Robertson P Ferguson 2 03445 Izinthe zone (u2) G Noakes G Noakes 4 M T Pocke ts (8) T Vince J MacKinnon (J) 8 36912 Barrier 4 3 95235 Gre nado (u3) R Brosnan R Brosnan 4

The Rev SC RATC HED 9 36626 Bourbon Stre e t (21) C Wigg S Abernethy 5 32300 Spe e dy Earl (1) D Iremonger T Lethaby (J) 10 6180X Suzie Pe e Jay (22) D Balle K Marshall 6 58017 Opawa Spe e d (2) D Iremonger R Argue (J) 11 1576X Boppe r Je t (u1) R Brosnan R Brosnan

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J T McInerney S & B Evans J & D Fahey R Wales G C leeve S & B Evans J T McInerney L Waretini G C leeve G C leeve

& BLINDS PH 0272719588 11 STEVE ANNGOW DRAPESDASH $1,685, C2, 295m

64714 Goldstar Tu Puc 17.50 17557 Roadworks 17.16 4F647 Runnin’ Cloggs 17.45 66544 Whose He 17.44 62148 Idol Eve 17.43 87821 Know Conte st 17.3 0 36186 Inky Lord 17.53 5665F Se e king Baxte r 17.28 35677 My Bro Michae l 17.54 17866 Nice y Spice y 17.3 6

3:21pm

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

$2,860, C2, 520m

S & B Evans M Grant J Tanner A Joyce R Wales G C leeve S Hindson J T McInerney M Robinson A Bradshaw

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PROTEXIN SPRINT

$1,685, C2, 295m

12146 Know De ce ption 17.40 15446 Home bush Tulip 17.59 83638 Te rra Bindi 17.45 65177 Jinja Loch 17.3 0 18582 Koputara 17.50 44731 Toke n Ace 17.26 63768 Saraya Jayde 17.25 46266 Adjudicator 17.23 66587 Idol Star 17.50 17866 Nice y Spice y 17.3 6

G C leeve J T McInerney C asey & Fagan N C W Wanhalla McC ook & Jopson J Rush L Waretini S & B Evans R Wales A Bradshaw

8 0066X Yode lay (9) 56.5 P Gray 9 0X354. Che ckoutthe misse s (11) 55 S Prince 10 36100 Twilight Me te or (13) 55 N Lloyd 11 0740X Lindis Pass (10) 54 K & P Hughes 12 46486 Livadre am (7) 54 J & K Parsons 0 13 X918X Ultra Chic (12) 56.5 L Stewart

3 11252 Luke (1) 54 N Ridley 1 4 98X10 Lochan Ora (2) 54 K Tyler 2 5 03117 Be lle Boy (7) 54 K Tyler 4 6 54201 Wise Move (4) 54 C Harris 7 11825 Who Dare s Wins (3) 54 T & L Prendergast

3:12pm opt 606

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T Moseley S Wahab (a4) L C allaway A C ollett S C ollett

EASY MADE & FAT SALLY PUB & RESTAURANT

$25,000, Rating 75 Be nchmark, 1600m

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3:03pm

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78756 Shift The Blame 3 0 .50 42371 Fab Action 3 0 .62 54151 Opawa Tab 3 0 .68 35263 Opawa Anthony 3 0 .0 2 17443 Kay Bomb 3 0 .47 2F631 Este r Action 3 0 .40 31156 Avalanch City 3 0 .8 3 56355 Bossy Affair nwtd 78517 Know Che e rs 3 0 .3 6 17754 Sade r Nation 3 0 .11

DOUBLES TREBLES QUADDIES FIRST 4 PLACE 6

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Alexandra Park Harness

2:46pm

1-2, 3-4, 5-6, 7-8, 9-10, 11-12 1-2-3, 4-5-6, 7-8-9, 10-11-12 2-3-4-5, 9-10-11-12 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12 7-8-9-10-11-12 ANGLER’S ARMS TAVERN STAKES

Track Information Type: Grass; Expected: Heavy; Direction: Lefthanded; Length: 1800m; Straight: 350m; Rail: Rail out 3m from 1300-300m, c/a at 300m mark, remainder true; Weather: Mainly Fine

1 X7673 Night Nurse (2) 61 M & M Pitman 1 B Hong (a4) 3 2 22916 What’s Up Alf (5) 61 K Tyler G Bourke (a4) 2 3 42544 Laaffaire (1) 60 N Ridley K Kwo (a3) 4 16510 Mystic Powe r (9) 59.5 M Daly S C ollett 5 21406 Accide ntal Offside (7) 58.5 E Winsloe A C ollett 12:52pm 4 6 91324 Shantav (8) 57 B Verlinden K C owan (a3) opt 602 $10,000, MDN 3YO, 1200m 2:37pm BRYDONE HOTEL 7 3115X What A De e za (10) 56 P Rudkin opt 605 $22,500, Rating 65 Be nchmark*, 1200m 1 Ace kingsuite d (2) 57.5 R Beckett K Kwo (a3) C Johnson 1 1 7X244 Born A Royal (3) 59 B Wilson K Kwo (a3) 8 33730 Spide r Lily (6) 55 L Stewart 2 2 0X322 Ajay Te e (1) 55.5 C Spittles L C allaway A Morgan (a2) 2 00X14 Flash Sugge stion (6) 58.5 T & L Prendergast K C owan (a3) 9 64618 Bridge t Town (4) 54 T Foley 3 445X9 Sharp ’N’ Silve r (6) 55.5 A Carston T Moseley 3 27240 Killa Que stion (2) 58.5 M & M Pitman R Firdhaus (a3) A Morgan (a2) 10 75662 Milk It (3) 54 A Taylor 1 4 Highland Lady (3) 55.5 T Rae A C ollett 4 6X31. The Krake n (5) 58.5 M Stevenson C Barnes 3:47pm CROMBIE AND PRICE OAMARU CUP 4 5 8X7X5 Major Ish Choux (7) 55.5 A Carston K Williams 3 5 2223X Macy (1) 58 T Kennedy C Johnson opt 607 $35,000, OPN HCP, 1600m 6 Cinnamon Kiss (4) 55.5 Champion/Murphy K C owan (a3) 3 1 41614 Irish Excuse (5) 60 E Winsloe 2 6 X2053 Nowhe re Man (8) 57.5 M & M Pitman K Gundowry C Johnson 3 7 The Pre cious One (5) 55.5 C Anderton C Johnson 4 7 23574 Sugge stive Loox (4) 56.5 A Carston K Williams 2 76818. Pre tty Good Excuse (6) 54 A Carston K Williams

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DOUBLES TREBLES QUADDIES FIRST 4 PLACE 6

1 4 2 1 3 2 4 3 5 6 7 8 9 10 RON’S MUZZLE REPAIRS PH 0272916330 DASH

21571 Talk Talk 17.42 31321 Rum Gin Mixe r 17.46 87277 Ghise lla 17.56 87734 Rocke t Je we l 17.44 66872 Opawa Kim nwtd 54172 Cannonball Bolt 17.49 62515 Anothe r Fan 17.3 8 32736 Se a Spray Elsa 17.47 35677 My Bro Michae l 17.54 17866 Nice y Spice y 17.3 6

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Track Information Type: All weather; Direction: Right-handed; Length: 1006m; Weather: Mainly Fine 8:23pm 506

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NISBA WINTER BONUS SERIES PACE $14,500, 4YO+ Up–& including R60 JUN.D, 2200m

1 5X088 Atom Hanove r (1) D Iremonger 2 57864 Jude ’s Ge m (2) A Matthews 3 90430 Cimarron (3) J Young 4 73779 Easy For Culle n (4) D Iremonger 5 09X07 Rory McIlroy (5) W Fleming 2 6 98562 Lambros (6) R Dunn 3 7 14615 Che roke e Warrior (7) T Mitchell 4 Happy Magic (8) S Telfer 8 91303 Barrier

9 354X5 Tahlia Franco (21) D & C McGowan 1 10 50065 Curlimore (22) T Vince 11 07669 Romanite (23) T Vince

D Ferguson (J) E Isherwood (J) C Smith (J) R Argue (J) J Wallace (J) J MacKinnon (J) M Johnson (J) B Butcher (J)

4:27pm 608

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

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LIQOURLAND OAMARU

$22,500, Rating 65 Be nchmark*, 1600m

1 08322 Shakti (7) 59.5 J Gordon 1 2 91670 Do Uno Whoiam (9) 59 J Burrows 3 33221 Gre y Ghost (3) 59 T Hawes 2 4 02228 Locally Sauce d (14) 59 G & T Shaw 5 7291 Southe rn Cool (5) 59 A Stalker 4 6 55397 Loriggio (10) 58.5 N Ridley 7 2X645. Spe cial Duke (6) 58.5 S Prince 8 6X7X5 Kirina Be lle (2) 58 T & L Prendergast 9 15207 Madame Libre (8) 58 Champion/Murphy 10 22416 Pahau (11) 58 N Ridley 3 11 63144 Ahyum (1) 56.5 Champion/Murphy 12 89055 Ve rna Audre y (4) 56 M Daly 13 02983 Toe twotoe (12) 55.5 P Gray 14 8X266 Swe e t Time (13) 54 M & M Pitman 0 15 85000 Rock Solid (15) 54 J Gordon DOUBLES TREBLES QUADDIES FIRST 4 PLACE 6

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R Bishop T Jonker (a3) A C ollett K Kwo (a3) G Bourke (a4) R Yatim (a3) C Barnes C C ampbell (a4) K C owan (a3) J Morris C Johnson S C ollett K Williams K Gundowry K Mudhoo (a1)

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

61278 Gintaras (5) R Brosnan 14451 Maje stic Ali (u1) Wallis/Hackett 92512 Commande r Paris (1) Wallis/Hackett 07219 Djokovic (2) L Chin 43357 Sunse t Pe ak (u1) D Butcher 21144 Yagunnakissme ornot (1) R Dunn

9:54pm 509

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K Kwo (a) G Bourke (a) A C ollett H Bennet (a) S C ollett

R Brosnan M McKendry T Mitchell L C hin B Butcher (J) T Herlihy

9 THAI NIGHT AT ALEX PARK 22 SEPTEMBER MOBILE PACE $17,000, R81 to R114 MOB. PACE, 1700m

1 31236 Vasari (1) R Green P Butcher 2 08811 Valor Lustre (2) S Telfer A Poutama 3 21415 Northvie w Hustle r (3) R Green T Herlihy 4 4 14663 Robbie Burns (4) R Dunn M McKendry 8:53pm BARRY PURDON ALEX PARK LEADING TRAINER PACE 1 5 077X2 Hug The Wind (5) B Purdon Z Butcher opt 507 $14,500, 3YO+ R60–R76, 2200m 2 6 5670X No Doctor Ne e de d (6) S Telfer D Butcher 2 1 4X211 Aramis (1) B & G Hughes M McKendry 3 Be tte r B Amaze d (7) S Telfer B Butcher (J) 7 1123X Barrier 2 Parker SC RATC HED 3 98X43 Minstre l Boy (2) C Wigg S Abernethy 10:18pm FASHION AT THE PARK FRIDAY 15 SEPTEMBER TROT 4 53732 Mahe e r Miste r (3) B Purdon S Phelan opt 510 $12,000, 3YO+, NON-WINNERS & Up–R48, 3 5 23222 Cme e rock (4) R Dunn J MacKinnon (J) 1 Puma Road (1) S Reid Z Butcher 4 6 21713 Opoutama (5) B Purdon Z Butcher 2 660 Luck Of The Mome nt (2) P & V Blanchard D Butcher 7 33564 Be ttors Pocke t (6) T Herlihy T Herlihy 4 3 43308 Stallbackskunge n (3) C Sharpe A Drake (J)

Pakipaki (7) Hollis/Robertson P Butcher 4 0507X Caitlin’s Surprise (4) D Balle D Balle 8 52131 Barrier

1 5 444X2 Our Pe tite Lady (5) R Brosnan J Stormont 1 9 2111 Dance Time (21) S Telfer D Butcher 6 Grenado SC RATC HED 9:24pm TORBJORN 118 STARTS AT THE PARK HANDICAP TROT 3 7 50106 The Re v (6) M Hjalmarsson R Argue (J) opt 508 $17,000, R61 to R105 Spe cHcp TROT, 2700m 8 0478P Amy’s Invasion (7) M Hjalmarsson A Poutama

1 67262 Love ly Bundy (1) P & V Blanchard Z Butcher Barrier 2 02417 Royal Willie (2) R Paynter S Phelan 9 7035P A Glass Of Tanque ray (21) M Hjalmarsson P Ferguson 3 2345P Torbjorn (3) R Brosnan D Ferguson (J) 10 50678 Sir He nry Castle ton (22) W Taylor A Harrison (J) 4 9XD69 Ge orge (4) T Macfarlane 2 11 97306 The Crown Je we ls (u1) N Chilcott T Macfarlane N C hilcott L Whittaker (J) T C ameron (J) F Schumacher (J)

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Ellerslie Races

Tomorrow at Ellerslie

PAKURANGA HUNT LANDOWNERS HURDLE

PX # REC Horse (Barrier) kg Trainer

$10,000, MDN HDL, 2760m Jockey

1 13203 Game Percy (2) 68 K Myers 1 3 2 26139 Adequacy (8) 68 J Wheeler 3 361L8 Brok Bak (5) 68 K Duncan 4 90493 He’s Dan (6) 68 A Meikle 5 6X075 Artifact (4) 68 E Shattock 6 70658. Global Warrior (3) 68 D Wiles 4 7 X0X30 Mr Doole (1) 68 S & E Clotworthy 2 8 77507 Storming The Tower (7) 68 J Bell 12:47PM OPT 212

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W Gordon S Karnicnik C Price (3) E Farr (a) H McNeill (1.5) S Higgins (1.5) A Kuru S Phelan

LUMBERCORP NZ LTD HURDLE

$10,000, MDN HDL, 2760m

1 74325 Cruiseo (6) 68 E Griffiths 1 2 2 X0025 Pukeake Sam (2) 68 K Myers 3 24X08 All Zedin Done (9) 68 J Wheeler 4 6845P. Nombero (7) 68 G Brick 5 60000 Lucky Feather (5) 68 T Autridge 6 057X Mangatutu (3) 68 K Myers 7 980. Whiorau (1) 68 J McKay 3 8 X6585. White Diamond (8) 66 E & D Browne 4 9 X0973 Accolades (4) 66 G & D Rogerson 1:22PM 213

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S Phelan M Cropp E Farr (a) S Higgins (1.5) R Cole (3) C Price (3) G Walsh W Gordon H McNeill (1.5)

AIRCON SERVICES LTD 1200

$30,000, Rating 85 Benchmark, 1200m

1 664X7 One Cool Message (1) 59 S Ralph 2 2 41198. Solmization (5) 56.5 D Walker 4 3 5X123. Kensington (6) 55.5 E & D Browne 3 4 55441 Mighty Me (3) 54 J Surgenor 1 5 11863 Myrcella (4) 54 Peter & Dawn Williams 6 0X573 Summer Dale (2) 54 D Venn

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12:30PM 401

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R Scott (a4) S Weatherley (a1) M McNab S Spratt M Coleman T Allan

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August 26, 2017 BRIDGES INSURANCE 1600

$35,000, OPN HCP, 1600m

6 7 4 3 8 9 10 11 12 13 JOHN PRANGLEY, JOHN KLOOSTERMAN MEMORIAL 14

1 24128. Megablast (6) 60 N Tiley 1 M Coleman 2 73245 Brilliant Shine (5) 59.5 Peter & Dawn Williams M Du Plessis 4 3 74561 Admiral (3) 57 S Ralph S Spratt 2 4 46044 Platinum Command (1) 56 L Latta M McNab 3 5 03112 Bowie (4) 55.5 Baker/Forsman S Weatherley (a) 6 Fire Jet SCRATCHED 7 26524 Arzak (2) 54 Baker/Forsman L Satherley

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1 7449X Brave Kat (11) 60 P Pascoe 4 2 27X80. The Ark (9) 60 S Cookson 3 3 12523. Swiss Military (2) 59.5 S Crawford 4 33431 Popcorn (6) 58.5 A Clement 5 11055 Sapphire Sky (8) 57.5 R Manning 6 X808X Wynthorpe (10) 57 A Soffe 1 7 9X750 Buffalo Lass (12) 56.5 B Cook 8 347X0 Jet Charged (3) 56.5 B Hawtin 1 9 56183 Miss Lizzie (7) 56 A Clement 2 10 83250 Agooddeal (4) 55.5 I Kelly 1 11 36509. Tiger Moss (1) 55.5 T Keegan 12 X6735 Smoochy (5) 55 E Osborne

D Turner H Marzuki (a3) T Harris A Chan (a2) A Collett J Parkes S Collett R Myers H Andrew (a2) L Allpress S McKay (a) R Elliot (a1)

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12:20PM 701

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August 26, 2017

44400 Lord Buffalo (1) 54.5 B Cook

1:38PM 403

OPT

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S Collett

ITM WINSTONE WALLBOARDS 1400

$27,500, Rating 75 Benchmark, 1400m

1 X1711 Shadow King (1) 59 K Myers 1 2 X9639 Cool Moon (7) 58.5 A Clement 3 53214 Rosewood (9) 58 M Paewai 3 4 11471 Straight Sets (6) 58 G & D Rogerson 5 079X3. Farce (2) 57.5 P McKenzie 4 6 X2130 Seconds Out (3) 57.5 I Marks 7 25086 Keeping Tom (4) 57 S Manning 2 8 4X338 Finn (5) 56.5 A MacGregor 9 X2554 Ishinktaatledo (8) 55.5 A Sharrock 1 10 Hello M’Lady 2:21PM 404

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Gore Harness

Sunday at Gore Raceway

BRENDAN FRANKS FARRIER TROT $8,000, NON-

WINNERS & R40 SpecHcp, 2700m PX # REC Horse (Start pos) Trainer Driver

1 33753 Sheezamonarchy (1) N Williamson 2 2 4466 Svelt (2) N Williamson 3 8 Pegasus Sunrise (3) K Barclay 4 P4854 Cuddly Trouble (u1) L Bond 5 000X9 Game Commando (u2) D Simpson 1 6 4P672 Ambro Ameigo (u3) K O'Connor 4 7 24656 King Kone (1) G & J Knight 3 8 24384 Scarlett Lane (2) N Williamson 9 99007 Phoebe Flyer (3) K Franks 1

M Purvis (J) N Williamson K Barclay B Orange D Simpson R Swain G Crawford (J) B Barclay K Franks

R Myers M McNelis (a3) A Chan (a2) R Elliot (a1) L Allpress J Fawcett (a3) D Hirini (a2) M Tanaka K Cowan (a3) SCRATCHED

ITM PSP OPEN

$35,000, OPN HCP, 1300m

August 27, 2017

2 0950P Overcast (u1) A Paisley 3 57444 Mass Invasion (1) C Barron 3 4 01345 Splash Cola (u1) N Williamson 1 5 18X32 Sam Galleon (1) P Williamson 4 6 26330 Pyramid Magic (2) P Williamson 2 7 79665 Pyramid Monarch (u1) P Williamson 1:52PM 704

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C Ferguson C Barron N Williamson B Williamson M Williamson C Purvis (J)

CLELAND RACING SYNDICATE F&M PACE $8,000, NON-WINNERS 3YO+ F&M, 1700m

1 8X000 Keep It Simple (1) A Hoffman T Quate (J) 2 68685 Tilly Patron (2) A Milne A Milne 1 3 28362 Lorretta Franco (3) S Breen 1 M Williamson 2 4 P0570 January Jones (4) D McLachlan R McIlwrick H Hunter 12:50PM HOKONUI RURAL TRANSPORT LTD PACE 5 70 Misty Memory (5) H Hunter N Williamson $8,000, NON-WINNERS PACE, 2200m 6 740 Iechyd Da (6) B McIntyre OPT 702 1 5059X Sefton Hooligan (1) A Hoffman B Orange M Purvis (J) 7 0X Allonblack (7) T Stratford 1 2 0879X Handsome Mac (2) H Hunter Robyn Kim (8) T Cross 1 B McLellan H Hunter 8 207X0 Barrier

3 X0607 Rock Stock N Barrel (3) A Hoffman T Quate (J) 9 030X Hans Ideal (21) R Wilson C Ferguson 4 50 The Red Baron (4) A Stuart S Ottley 3

10 50360 Moniaive (22) R Swain 1 R Swain 5 X0840 Kaka Point Chris (5) A Milne S Tomlinson (J) 11 00958 Ideal Denario (23) S Matheson 1 S Tomlinson (J) 4 6 X9083 J Nine (6) K Barclay K Barclay 4 12 56X Shawami Lass (24) P Devery S Walkinshaw 7 98X Star Ruler (7) G & J Knight M Williamson 13 Gotta Good Looker (25) A Paisley K Larsen 8 Arizona Highway (8) A Hoffman N Williamson 3 9 03327 Ideal Conquest (9) B Gray EQUINE 2000 PACE $8,000, Up–& including R46, B Barclay 2:27PM 2200m 10 49768 Trendy’s Bad Girl (10) A Black B Williamson OPT 705

1 0008X Soapbox (1) M G Brown M Anderson (J) 11 0X7 Matai Will (11) A Milne A Milne 3 2 52585 Van Eva (2) S Matheson 1 M Parker (J) 2 12 4472X A Smart Excuse (12) C Barron B Orange 3 8088X Tubby Jim (3) B Gooch R McIlwrick 1 13 05923 Highview Justice (13) A Hoffman A Suddaby

4 40600 Nomattermee (4) R Todd M Hurrell (J) 0 14 Benio Ben (14) T Stratford 1 5 80559 Pat’s Legacy (5) H Hunter C Faithful (J) 15 70098 Afro Dizzy Yak (u1) B Gooch R McIlwrick 6 37556 Uralla Sue (6) A Hoffman B Orange 1:18PM GWD / TYRELAND GORE TROT $10,000, R48 & 4 7 70502 Happy Styx (7) S Armour A Armour faster DiscrHcp, 2700m 8 900X0 Laughing Cavalier (8) A Milne OPT 703 A Milne

1 46190 Mr Majestic (1) A Hoffman T Quate (J) Barrier

2

5

3

8

4:20PM 218

OPT

SCRATCHED

THE TRACTOR CENTRE PAKURANGA HUNT CUP $50,000, OPN STP, 4900m

6

5

OPT

0 18 70865 Ascomanni (11) 66.5 G & D Rogerson 19 Spawn of Elaia 0 20 00009. Unveiling (14) 66.5 A Browne

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H Tinsley 1:05PM ITM FIRTH DRICON SC MAIDEN 1400 1 41241. Blathwayt (9) 60 A MacGregor 3 2 33483 Taurus (1) 59 E & JJ Rayner J Riddell $30,000, SP COND, 1400m OPT 402 4 3 41654 Gypsy Fair (2) 58 A Sharrock 1 A Chan (a) 1 1 111. Manhattan Flame (11) 60 S Crawford T Harris T Johnson (a) 2 65811 Brother One (4) 60 K Buttimore S MacNab (a3) 4 36924 Zorrali (8) 56 A Schumacher J Parkes 4 3 02341 Sea Star (5) 58 R Hackett L Allpress 5 X3114. Galaxy Miss (4) 55 D Guy 1 6 X3317. Art Deco (3) 54 A Sharrock 1 L Allpress 2 4 24115 Crafty Jess (12) 57 Baker/Forsman H Marzuki (a3) D Bradley 3 5 1126 Liquid Inspiration (3) 57 W Hillis A Collett 7 25753 Bannockburn (5) 54 L Latta 2 8 6132X Ocean Emperor (6) 54 G Hennessy M Hills 6 359X4 Percy’s Gem (2) 57 P Pascoe J Parkes C Lammas 7 39312 Shellez Ace (8) 56 K McQuade J Fawcett (a3) 9 57X11 Hello M’Lady (7) 54 V Prendergast 8 93410 Showing Grace (9) 56 M Eales H Andrew (a2) 2:56PM ITM INTERPROVINCIAL CHALLENGE 9 4275X Keep The Moment (7) 55 S Manning D Hirini (a2) OPT 405 $50,000, Rating 85 Benchmark, 1600m 10 8X0 Maskobi Pearl (10) 55 R Patel 2 1 0X372 Kitaya (7) 55 D Guy A Jones D Bradley 11 8 Sky Hi Rahtwo (6) 55 T Egan L Hemi L Hemi 2 69873 Justlikeyasister (5) 54 G Vile

h M7

S Karnicnik G Walsh S Phelan R Cole C Price H McNeill W Gordon J Seivwright M Cropp

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

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Tomorrow at New Plymouth ITM TOOLWARE 1200

59352 Thatz David (6) 65 A Davies 31121 El Corby (9) 65 G Falconer 22511 Monarch Chimes (11) 65 E & D Browne 02114 Fast Catch (8) 65 S Logan 9L456 Shamal (12) 65 K Duncan 54541 Hesalljazz (5) 65 S Ralph 55P48 Old Countess (7) 65 P & J Brosnan 86534 Top Choice (4) 65 S & E Clotworthy 64254 The Arabian Duke (2) 65 K McQuade

DOUBLES TREBLES QUADDIES FIRST 4 PLACE 6

1 2X341. Amanood Lad (2) 71 P Nelson 3 A Kuru 2:35PM 1 2 X1132. Wise Men Say (4) 68.5 R Connors I Lupton STEEPLE $10,000, MDN STP, 4150m OPT 215 4 3 02194. The Oysterman (5) 66 S Nickalls H McNeill 2 1 43744 Max (4) 68 R Connors I Lupton 3:45PM MAGNESS BENROW AM RIDERS 2200 $22,500, 2 4 P2311 Ngatira Gold (3) 65 S Logan S Phelan 3 2 25222 Mendoza (3) 68 J Wheeler S Karnicnik OPT 217 R65&JMPS Benchmark*, 2200m 5 6P188 Zed Case (8) 65 J Wheeler E Farr (a) 1 3 76232 That’s How It Goes (9) 68 P & J Brosnan W Gordon 1 1 26424 Kiddo (18) 72 K Myers C Myers (am) 6 X545L Big Brownie (7) 65 A Browne G Walsh 4 62544 Beverley Beck (8) 68 A Fuller S Higgins (1.5) 2 X4631 Savasava (13) 70.5 G & D Rogerson B Rogerson (am) 7 53762 Thenamesbond (9) 65 S Ralph J Seivwright 5 55753 West End (12) 68 S Hapeta J Seivwright (3) 3 3 8X213 Sir Ritchie (3) 69.5 K Myers 8 23366 Tizza Secret (1) 65 B Thurlow W Gordon 6 0P0L5 Roof Of Reckoning (6) 68 E Shattock H McNeill (1.5) 4 2X61 Mesmerize (10) 69 R Connors E Glasgow (am) 9 35234 Istimagic (6) 65 N Kelly C Studd 7 73543 Kangaroo (5) 68 K Myers E Farr (a) 4 5 54364 Alfie Dee (16) 68.5 K Duncan G Duncan (am) 4 8 52424. Lacustre (7) 68 C Thornton A Kuru 6 33643 Blazing Opal (9) 68.5 K Myers S MacNab (am) 4:55PM TRUDY BOYCE & CHERRY COOPER 1600 $25,000, Rating 75 Benchmark, 1600m 9 X023P Ngario (11) 68 K Myers M Cropp 7 75622 Eddie Gilbert (1) 68 K Myers K Asano (am) OPT 219 10 714P6 Who Can Tell (1) 68 A Browne S Phelan 8 10X05. Boston Havoc (8) 67 C Cosgrove 2 1 74314. Banbury Lad (5) 59 R Liefting L Calitz (am) M McNab 11 380PX Zamora (2) 68 C Thornton C Studd 2 9 6322L Newstead (5) 67 J Wheeler L Wheeler (am) 2 420X9. Ollie’s Note (1) 58 L Knight D Prastiyou 12 74834. The Kakahu Express (10) 66 G Brick R Cole (3) 10 36707 Palacio (4) 66.5 G & D Rogerson 4 3 33761 No Need (3) 57.5 L Somervell M Northcott (am) T Thornton 3 4 31050. Iffitel (9) 57 G Brick L Satherley HARRISON LANE HURDLE 11 60303 Remind Me Again (17) 66.5 P & J Brosnan S Wenn (am) 3:10PM 1 5 11324 The Kipling Girl (7) 56.5 S Wenn Royal Sceptre SCRATCHED M Coleman $50,000, OPN HDL, 3350m 12 OPT 216 1 47543 D’Llaro (10) 69.5 G Lord 6 79441 Philipa Charlotte (10) 56 R Caddy B McLean 13 0X000 Clapathunda (12) 66.5 S Houston S Weatherley (a1) 2 44751 Just Got Home (14) 67.5 R Liefting S Higgins 14 4P213 Noah Jon (2) 66.5 G Falconer H Fleming (am) 7 00807 El Duque (4) 55.5 S Marsh 1 3 61523 Raisafuasho (3) 67 A Browne 0 15 11970 Whopper’s (6) 69.5 N Allen E Farr (a) J McIlroy (am) 8 9X081 Basil Brush (6) 55 G Merkulov R Scott (a4) 2 4 78111. The Shackler (1) 66.5 P Nelson 0 16 34331 Karaka Red (15) 69 S & E Clotworthy A Kuru M Edwards (am) 9 73740 Critics Choice (8) 54 K Dell C Dell 5 03754 Coolibah (13) 65 L Munro 0 17 09259 Summer Warrior (7) 66.5 D Wiles I Lupton M Simons (am) 10 32057 Elegant Lad (2) 54 N Allen M Du Plessis

New Plymouth Races

$25,000, Rating 65 Benchmark*, 1200m PX # REC Horse (Barrier) kg Trainer Jockey OPT

1:56PM OPT 214

Track Information Type: Grass; Expected: Heavy; Direction: Righthanded; Length: 1876m; Straight: 382m; Rail: Rail out 11.5m; Weather: Few Showers

Track Information Type: Grass; Expected: Heavy; Direction: Lefthanded; Length: 1600m; Straight: 375m; Rail: Rail out 7m; Weather: Mainly Fine

3 X4542 Meritaggio (1) 56 Ramsay/Ritchie 3 4 53742 Stokers Rock (4) 59.5 P McKay 5 60114 Wooden Edge (12) 57.5 C Wood 6 0198X Mangaroa Flo Jo (9) 54.5 G Thomas 7 12212. She’s Poppy (3) 55 R Connors 4 8 17923 Hotshot Lass (13) 54 J Bliss 1 9 11313 Third Time Lucky (6) 56.5 K Myers 10 70X82 Brad Thorn (2) 56 M Breslin 11 13116 Our Bandit (8) 59 P McKenzie 12 99951 Stormy Habit (10) 54 F Stammers 13 79812 Kings Pal (11) 56.5 B Smith 3:29PM 406

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V Colgan S Collett H Marzuki (a) A Jones S McKay (a) A Collett R Myers J Parkes L Allpress P Shaikh (a) C Johnson

$25,000, Rating 65 Benchmark*, 1600m

H Andrew (a2) H Tinsley S McKay (a) D Turner J Fawcett (a3) T Harris A Chan (a2) A Jones A Collett H Marzuki (a3) L Hemi

Track Information Type: All weather; Direction: Left-handed; Length: 1000m; Weather: Showers

9 56546 No More Change (21) C Ferguson 10 90450 Annie Fitz (22) R Wilson 11 9097X Justan’s Sister (23) S Matheson 1 1 12 49832 Franco Huntington (24) D McLachlan 2 13 69250 Tangled Up In Blue (25) B McIntyre 3:02PM 706

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7

1-2, 3-4, 5-6, 7-8 2-3-4, 6-7-8 1-2-3-4, 5-6-7-8 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 3-4-5-6-7-8 ITM PINK BATTS SC MAIDEN 1800 $30,000, SP COND, 1800m

1 21124 Big Ben (7) 59 O Duffy 1 2 6X211. Keen To Keeper (6) 57 S Manning 3 3 07273 Whoshotmymate (4) 57 R Connors 2 4 34312 Lectio Divinia (2) 56 C Dravitzki 4 5 41370 Em Kay Pops (5) 56 F Stammers 6 09150 Mistress Porotene (8) 56 J Millar 1 7 40X35 Ave Maria (10) 55 K Myers 8 24374 May We All (3) 55 B Thurlow 9 3 Jayperno (9) 55 T Egan ITM MAKITA 1600 10 80X86 Liz’s Gift (1) 55 R Patel

1 8X170. Call Doubt (11) 60 G Hayward 1 2 3 2 73388 Dynamo (6) 60 B Hawtin 1 3 25323 Valante (1) 60 P McKay 4 00X71 Red Rascal (12) 59.5 I Kelly 1 5 X4621 No Loitering (8) 59 I Marks 6 80920 Luen Yat Miracle (2) 58.5 S Crawford 4 7 X0612 Chela Choi (9) 57 A Schumacher 8 0X401. Chonney (10) 57 T Keegan 9 01230 Bella Blue (7) 56.5 R Manning 10 09150 Mistress Porotene (3) 55.5 J Millar 1 11 39067 Milly Moo (5) 54.5 S Manning 12 64X77 Tara Toa (4) 54 T Egan

OPT

DOUBLES TREBLES QUADDIES FIRST 4 PLACE 6 4:04PM OPT 407

S Tomlinson (J) C Purvis (J) M Williamson S Walkinshaw N Williamson

4:39PM 408

OPT

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ITM SUPERIOR DOORS 2000

$27,500, Rating 75 Benchmark, 2000m

1 X4033 El Luchador (2) 59 Brooks/Browne 2 2 8X551 Nitro Ted (3) 59 P Pascoe 3 3 X4101. High Quality (5) 58.5 G Haigh 4 Worthiswaitngold 4 5 90154 Gordys Gesture (6) 57.5 C Bothwell 6 44515 Hamiltonian (9) 57 W Marshment 7 31581 Master Patrick (8) 56.5 A Clement 1 8 71330 Onefortheditch (7) 56 K Myers 9 10X87 I Suggest (4) 55.5 T Keegan 10 48403 Silver Court (10) 54 R Buchanan 11 03337 Time Bomb (1) 54 J Millar 1 DOUBLES TREBLES QUADDIES FIRST 4 PLACE 6

B Barclay B Orange N Williamson S Walkinshaw R Swain M Williamson R McIlwrick M Anderson (J) C Ferguson M Parker (J) B Williamson A Suddaby S Ottley C Barron

T Harris T Johnson (a2) S O'Malley (a4) SCRATCHED J Parkes L Allpress L Hemi S MacNab (a3) S McKay (a) A Chan (a2) R Myers

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

8 55362 Vera’s Delight (8) B McLellan 2 Barrier 9 21390 Wayward Roc (21) T Stratford 1 10 66307 Martin McGuinness (22) L Bond FOOD AFFAIR / SOUTHERN PLUMBING&HEATING PACE 11 01170 Alexy (23) D O'Connell $8,000, NON-WINNERS 3YO+, 2200m 12 831D8 Don’t Pass I’m Fast (24) K Barclay

1 82 Bettor B Ready (1) B Gray 1 2 2 Black Ops (2) C Barron 3 3 03425 Flyingmasterwilliams (3) A Hoffman 4 58 Allie (4) W Adams 5 Dismara (5) C Laurenson 6 Benio Ben (6) T Stratford 1 7 93964 Gunslinger Bromac (7) C Thomas

Armani Mac (8) D Heffernan 8

Barrier 9 87667 Rake (21) R Wilson 4 10 King Eros (22) S Matheson 1 11 83037 Get Real (23) S Breen 1 12 P0007 Luca Brasi (24) A Wohlers 13 530X5 The Bus (25) M Jones 14 680X Some Excusesomewhere (u1) C Barron

J Parkes H Marzuki (a3) D Bradley K Cowan (a3) P Shaikh (a2) M Tanaka R Myers S MacNab (a3) L Hemi A Jones

B McLellan B Orange M Williamson D O'Connell A Suddaby

4:14PM 708

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$12,000, R58 to R90 MOB. PACE, 2200m

4:46PM 709

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$10,000, R52 to R57 MOB. PACE, 2200m

OPT

MLT MOBILE PACE

1 78382 Gangnam Style (1) N Williamson 4 2 6768X Crime Scene (2) C Barron 3 95619 Balius (3) S Matheson 1 3 4 32361 Melina Lowe (4) K Larsen 5 8008X Tuherbs Two (5) S Matheson 1 2 6 X9114 Pantastic (6) B McIntyre 7 8109X Acolyte (7) H Hunter 1 Tas Man Bromac (8) N Williamson 8 X5X32 Barrier

OPT

KUBALA SEEDS MOBILE PACE

1 0180X Rocking Robyn (1) R Wilson 2 75807 Idealistic Lass (2) G & J Knight 3 7770X Deceitndesire (3) C Laurenson 3:39PM HEARTLAND HOTEL MOBILE PACE 4 4 12003 To Ri Alby (4) A Hoffman $8,000, R47 to R51 MOB. PACE, 2200m OPT 707 5 41384 Jabali (5) R Hope 3 1 00473 Hurricane Banner (1) S Matheson 1 M Parker (J) 3 6 344P4 El Capitan (6) B Gray 2 10048 Caitlin Franco (2) P Anderson M Purvis (J) 7 06100 Fiery Ferret (7) G & J Knight 3 80338 Canardly Remember (3) B Shirley M Anderson (J) 2 One Direction (8) R Todd 8 X2856 Barrier 4 4 99026 Comic Book Hero (4) H Hunter H Hunter 1 9 12552 Arthur Lowe (21) K Larsen 1 5 01208 Pay Me Jimmy (5) B Gray B Barclay 6 44038 Franco Nixon (6) R Swain 1 R Swain 10 59991 Understudy (22) C Faithful 7 06316 Lindali (7) L Wilson N Williamson 11 3770X Western Delight (23) T Stratford 1

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M Purvis (J) B Orange M Parker (J) K Larsen S Tomlinson (J) B Barclay H Hunter N Williamson

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C Ferguson M Williamson B Williamson B Orange M Hurrell (J) B Barclay R McIlwrick S Ottley K Larsen C Faithful (J) N Williamson

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Friday, August 25, 2017

Ashburton Guardian 23

The front runner What’s on: Friday: Oamaru Gallops, Addington and Wanganui Dogs, Auckland Harness Saturday: Ellerslie and New Plymouth Gallops Sunday: Gore Harness and Manakau Dogs

Local luck: Danny Champion and Kezia Murphy take just the three runners down to Oamaru today, but they take three strong winning chances. Adding to the local flavour is that they combine with talented Ashburton youngster, Kate Cowan who is making a big impression. Cinnamon Kiss is on debut early on in proceedings and is no forlorn hope while Madam Libre (Cowan) and Ahyum (Chris Johnson) are both worth a sly each-way in the last of the day.

For trainer Chris Harris Wise Move is keeping him guessing.

Punting pool:

Wise Move hard to second guess Chris Harris is never quite sure what to expect from Wise Move.

The Amberley trainer said the lightly-raced seven-yearold is his own worst enemy, but on his day capable of matching it in open company.

“You just wouldn’t know with him, he’s a quiet horse and can spook at anything,” Harris said. “That’s half the trouble and you don’t really know what he’s going to do.”

Wise Move was in the right mood at his most recent appearance when he charged home to win on the closing

day of the Christchurch winter carnival and Harris is hoping for a repeat in the Crombie and Price Oamaru Cup on Friday.

“I’m hoping so, he pulled up as good as gold and he’s worked well,” he said.

“The only worry is the smaller track. He likes Riccarton and needed every inch of that long straight last time.”

The winner of four of his 21 starts, Wise Move will be partnered by apprentice Hayley Bennet, who will be hoping for a turnaround in her fortunes with the son of Towkay.

The 23-year-old was on

the easy list for a period after parting company with Wise Move during trackwork leading up to the Grand National meeting.

“They were pulling up and he spooked at something and he went one way and Hayley another,” Harris said.

He has no firm plans postOamaru, but is keen to step Wise Move up in distance.

“We’ll try to get him to Cup week at Riccarton. He can handle firmer tracks, but they obviously go a bit quicker and he’d need a bit further than a mile,” Harris said.

– NZ Racing Desk

Last Week: $0 return. Pool: $80.

No luck with Hypervelocity last week.

Will win one soon though. To the

deep South we head this week and to Gore on Sunday. Mark Jones has his talented pacer The Bus engaged in Race 6 and after a solid fresh up performance at Addington last week he should be hard to beat. Won’t pay much but small fish are sweet. $20 to win.

Star trialist: Acekingsuited – Oamaru Race 2 Ross Beckett knows a good horse when he sees one and judging by the trial winning effort of this galloper we could expect a big showing on debut today. Grabs a 3kg claim too for an apprentice jockey so is starting to tick plenty of boxes.

Who am I: My career began in Mid Canterbury where I created quite the impression at workouts and trials. I still hold one of the fastest ever qualifying times at Ashburton for a 2400 metre mobile.

Back then I raced in pink colours. I would go on to win 17 races in total and am now fashioning a rather impressive record as a broodmare.

From the files: A Mid Canterbury legend in the bike of one of our smartest ever juveniles.

Ricky May drives Marika for his good mate Laurence Hanrahan at the Ashburton trials back in 2004. He went on to win 11 of his 36 career starts and close to $300,000 in stakes. A winner of the NZ Sires’ Stakes Final and the NZ 2YO Championship, he was without peer in his age group as a baby and was once placed at Group One level and three times placed at Group 2.

WHO AM I ANSWER: Mainland Banner

Kings Pal takes northern trip in his stride Bruce Smith thought he knew his stable star Kings Pal inside out, but the veteran galloper had a pleasant surprise in store for his Amberley trainer this week during their long trek north to Taranaki.

“He’s coped with the trip 100 per cent, better than I thought he would,” he said.

“I’ve had him all his life and I was a bit worried, but I couldn’t be happier. He’s settled in well and eaten everything up.”

Saturday’s ITM Interprovincial Challenge at New Plymouth has been a race on Kings Pal’s programme for a while and was confirmed with three solid performances at Riccarton earlier in the

month. “I had a plan going into the Grand National carnival and he fronted up for us,” Smith said.

Kings Pal was out of the money on the first day, but bounced back to win four days later and then finished runner-up on the closing day.

“He’s been a great horse for me and taught me a lot,” Smith said.

“It’s a privilege to train him and for the owner, she’s never questioned anything.”

Bred and raced by Cantabrian Angela Hutchinson, the nine-year-old Kings Pal has won five of his 48 starts.

“He didn’t race until he was a late four-year-old and he’s as sound as a drum,” Smith

said. “The only question mark could be coming back to the mile, but it’s a Heavy 11 here so it will seem like further.”

Kings Pal, whose stablemate Moonofklairessa was unplaced in the race last season, will be ridden by Chris Johnson, who has won on the gelding before.

“If the horse runs up to expectations then we could stay up here for the Foxton Cup over 2200m,” Smith said.

– NZ Racing Desk Right – Veteran galloper Kings Pal provided his trainer with a pleasant surprise at Taranaki this week.

Sport 24 Ashburton Guardian

Friday, August 25, 2017

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In brief Focus on Daley’s fate Laurie Daley’s future as State of Origin coach is likely to be top of the agenda when the New South Wales Rugby League board gather today. Daley’s five-year reign as Blues mentor has been under a dark cloud since yet another series failure earlier this year was followed by a spectacular postmortem last month.

- AAP

Chef de mission named

The Mid Canterbury South Island representatives that travelled to Palmerston North last weekend to compete against the North Island. Front row (from left): Michaela Smith (SI Women); Emma Smith (SI Junior); Shania Harrison-Lee (SI Junior and Women); Bryan Hunter (SI Veterans). Back row: Lanelle Millar-McArthur (SI Junior, Women and Open; NZ Junior & Women and Top SI Woman Trophy); Sandy Bennett (SI Women); Nina McKenzie (SI Women); Steve McArthur (SI Open & NZ Open); Dean Smith manager).

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■ TARGET SHOOTING

North too strong for South

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

They may not have come away with the pride of getting one over on their North Island counterparts, but the Mid Canterbury members of the South Island Target Shooting team had a successful weekend.

Target Shooting Mid Canterbury president Nina McKenzie said the weekend went really well.

“We sent eight members who competed in 11 teams, and two shooters made it into a total of

three New Zealand teams,” she said.

Steve McArthur and daughter Lanelle Millar-McArthur were the two shooters who made it in to the New Zealand team, with Steve competing in the open team, while Lanelle shot for both the junior and women’s teams.

Despite all four of the South Island teams losing their matches, McKenzie said all the reps shot at or above their grade, which was impressive considering the number of juniors and

the pressure on some with this being their first national event.

At the awards presentation, three members of the team were also presented with their awards from the National Indoor Championships.

“The event is held as a postal so everyone shoots locally and sends their scores in,” McKenzie said.

“We had three finish with medals, Lanelle Millar-McArthur finished runner-up in the a-grade, Shania Harrison-Lee won the d-grade and Michaela

Smith won the c-grade, which is a really impressive accomplishment.”

Millar-McArthur was also presented with the award for the top South Island lady in the North vs South Island event.

Two other shooters from Ashburton were present and shot through the Ashburton Association.

Greg Menzies and Phillipa Fleming represented the South Island, with Fleming making the New Zealand junior and women’s teams.

■ RUGBY LEAGUE

Jim Doyle’s reign as Warriors CEO is over Jim Doyle’s reign as Warriors CEO has come to an end.

The club confirmed yesterday Doyle will move upstairs into an executive chairman role, with current chief operating officer Cameron George taking on the top job.

Also effective from September 1, Eric Watson will relinquish his position as chairman.

“The changes are in the club’s best interests,” said Watson.

“With succession in mind, this was always our plan and we’re ideally positioned to implement these moves with minimal disruption.

“The chairman’s role is best performed locally. It’s a fastpaced business with a lot going on at any one time. In more recent times, I’ve had limited opportunities to spend time in New Zealand and have a lot of demands on my time.

“The new NRL funding model

Jim Doyle means the clubs are big business and deserve a dedicated focus.

A local chairman will be better placed to steer the Warriors to achieving success.

“In Jim, we have an experienced executive of the highest calibre, a proven businessman and someone with a tremendous passion for league.”

Watson said succession plan-

ning had been Doyle’s mandate.

“Transitioning him through the managing director role to executive chairman was our plan at the time he joined the club in 2014,” Watson said.

“He will be involved in not only ongoing board matters and supporting Cameron as CEO but also representing the club in NRL relations and overseeing board-level strategic initiatives.”

Doyle said George had been identified some time ago by the Warriors.

“Cameron comes with leadership experience in the sports, entertainment and integrity industry,” Doyle said.

“He joined as a board director in February last year and in May this year he accepted the opportunity to take up a newly-created role as COO with the club so he comes into the CEO’s position with the benefit of experience.

He’ll do a fantastic job in his new

role.” Previously CEO with the Auckland Racing Club, George is excited about the opportunity.

“With the NRL’s new club funding agreement, this is a great time to take on the role,” he said.

“I’m passionate about the club and I’m driven by the challenges ahead as we strive to achieve success on and off the field.”

Watson said the changes ensured the Warriors were wellpositioned ahead of the 2018 season.

“Jim’s expertise, knowledge of the club and the NRL is a huge asset and we are thrilled to have him step up to his new role as executive chairman,” he said.

“In Cameron, we again have someone with a strong understanding of the club, great relationships and a proven track of business success – combined with a genuine passion for rugby league.”

- NZME

Australia’s chef de mission for the 2020 Olympics will take a handsoff approach as he attempts to improve on a ruinous Rio 2016 campaign. Long-time Olympic identity Ian Chesterman was appointed Kitty Chiller’s successor yesterday. Chesterman has been a member of the AOC’s executive board since 2001, and chef de mission of Australian teams at winter Olympics since 1998.

Australia’s return of 29 medals in Rio, only eight of which were gold, represented the nation’s lowest Olympic tally since 1992.

- AAP

Raonic out of US Open Another high-profile men’s tennis player will be missing from the US Open after Milos Raonic withdrew due to a wrist injury. Raonic, who has undergone surgery on his left wrist, joins Novak Djokovic, Stan Wawrinka and Kei Nishikori in missing the final grand slam of the year, which starts in New York on Monday. The world No.11 has been struggling with the problem for a number of weeks and also pulled out of the Cincinnati Masters earlier this month. Unlike, Djokovic, Wawrinka and Nishikori, the Canadian hopes to be back in action before the end of the year.

- PAA

Kyrgios snubbed Nick Kyrgios has been left out of John McEnroe’s world team to take on the might of Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal in next month’s inaugural edition of the Laver Cup. The Ryder Cup-style competition will put Bjorn Borg’s six-man European side against the Rest of the World team coached by McEnroe, the Swede’s bitter rival in the 1970s and ’80s. Next month’s tournament is named in honour of Australian tennis great Rod Laver, the only man to win two calendaryear grand slams.

- DPA

‘Time to move on’ Gold Coast forward Jarrod Wallace does not hold any grudges towards the NRL club despite being put in an awkward position in the hours before his coach’s sacking. Wallace and fellow senior player Kevin Proctor were both presented for media interviews on Monday morning, when they defended the coach and urged his retention. Little did they know the board had already decided on Saturday to sack Henry, which they did later on Monday. While admitting that he thought Henry had “done nothing wrong” as coach, Wallace said the players had accepted the chain of events.

“I think the board’s just done what they think is right moving forward, that was the best option,” Wallace said. “I feel bad for Neil. “But the playing group’s accepted that now and the main focus is to go and get a good win and I know Neil would want that for us.”

- AAP

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Sir Colin Meads

Special tributes for Pinetree

The last time Mid Canterbury and Poverty Bay clashed in Ashburton was the start of the 2013 Meads Cup winning season, with the Hammers taking out the victory 31-12.

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■ RUGBY

Hammers’ history: Poverty Bay

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

Mid Canterbury will open their Heartland Championship campaign against Povery Bay this weekend, a side the Hammers seem to have had the measure off in the past few years.

Since 2010, the sides have met five times, with the Hammers winning the three most recent clashes. The last time the sides met was in 2015 in Gisborne, where Mid Canterbury took out the win 38-27, extending their

unbeaten run at that point in the season to six matches.

The only player in the current squad to get on the score sheet that day was loose forward/winger Seta Koroitamana.

Nete Caucau was also in the book, except for picking up a yellow card along with lock Adam Ross.

At that point in the season, Mid Canterbury looked favourites to defend their Meads Cup title and pick up their third in a row, but it was not meant to be, losing to

Wanganui in the semifinal.

In 2014, Poverty Bay represented the Hammers’ last hurdle before lifting the Meads Cup when the sides met in Gisborne for the semifinal.

Mid Canterbury were able to convert a 17-0 halftime lead in to 29-22 victory, and went on to defeat Buller in the final, 36-13.

Mid Canterbury hosted Poverty Bay for their opening fixture in the 2013 Meads Cup winning campaign.

The Hammers started the sea-

son with a bang, winning 31-12, scoring five tries in the process.

2011 and 2010 saw both of the Hammers recent defeats to Poverty Bay, losing 8-6 in Gisborne in 2011, which proved to be the season Poverty Bay won their fourth Lochore Cup. 2010 saw Mid Canterbury hosting the Bay yet again for the start of the season, losing 25-20.

Poverty Bay won both of their pre-season fixtures, defeating Wairarapa Bush 31-6 and Hawke’s Bay Saracens 32-31.

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Sad times for Australian rugby

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t is all a bit sad really, watching what is happening to Australian rugby.

You could easily point at any aspect of the code in Australia, and it is hurting.

The Wallabies, well where do you start. They are coming off conceding the most points they ever have to the All Blacks, and have been ripped to shreds for their performance.

Nobody cared about their comeback in the second half last weekend, everyone was already too embarrassed about the first.

Surely at this point, Michael Cheika needs to bite the bullet and leave.

He had ONE month in camp with these players, and they looked like they had never done anything close to rugby together in their lives.

Everyone has been harping back to the great Bledisloe tests

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of old, where they were the game you would draw three circles around on your calendar. Now, they are just another game of rugby, where everyone waits to see just how poor the Aussies can be.

This general odour of disappointment and sadness is hanging around at all levels in Australia as well, mainly with the Western Force debacle.

There are thousands of theories as to what is going wrong from the Australian Rugby Union’s end of the scandal, but

nothing reflects worse than what last season’s Force captain Matt Hodgson had to say the other day.

“The game and great people I grew up loving have now changed and I am losing my love for the game with every day,” he said in a statement.

He then proceeds to tug at the heart strings with about 700 words on his career and about his love of the game.

He also talks about how what is currently happening in Western Australia is gutting for him, and how he wants to help but was ignored.

“Today might just be the day I finally lose the love of the game, after another opportunity to make the right decision again was wasted. It’s never too late to make the right decision.”

“Will the love ever come back?

I’m not sure.”

“I have lost my game, I have

lost one of my heroes and I still don’t know why.”

It is pretty hard stuff to read, and is pretty impossible to imagine a former All Black ever being in this position.

And while we can laugh and mock our Australian brothers for the position they are in, we need to remember this can easily hurt us.

Every superhero needs a villain and Australia have always been ours. Eddie Jones is hell-bent on destroying the All Blacks but he is on the other side of the world, and the Springboks are only just recovering from their crisis of the past few years, so Australia is the best thing we have got.

So we should have a bit of sympathy for Australia, because we would not want to be in their boots, and they are an integral part of what we are as a rugby nation.

The New Zealand rugby community will honour Sir Colin Meads all around the country this weekend.

Special tributes for Meads are planned this weekend, from Heartland Championship level all the way through to the All Blacks’ Bledisloe Cup test in Dunedin.

All Blacks lock Sam Whitelock, who wears the number 5 jersey previously worn by Meads, will gift his playing jersey from this weekend’s game to the Meads family. Another special tribute by the team will be revealed on Saturday night.

Both Bledisloe Cup teams, and those attending the match at Forsyth Barr Stadium will acknowledge Sir Colin’s recent passing by observing a moment’s silence.

All Mitre 10 Cup and Mitre 10 Heartland Championship matches this weekend will observe a moment’s silence, and in addition some teams will acknowledge Meads in their own way. The New Zealand Rugby Board will also remember him with a moment’s silence before their meeting today.

The Black Ferns, who are currently playing in the Women’s Rugby World Cup, wore black armbands in recognition of Meads during their semifinal victory over the USA on Wednesday.

“It’s an appropriate mark of the status of the man that all provincial championship games up and down the country will pause this weekend to honour Sir Colin’s memory,” NZR Chief Executive Steve Tew said.

“This week we have seen an amazing outpouring of love and gratitude for the contribution that Sir Colin made both to rugby and to the community. It has been heartening to see so many people share their memories and stories, including rugby friends from all over the world who have sent their acknowledgements.

“Sir Colin has played a unique role with All Blacks teams through the decades. He has been a constant source of inspiration to the current team and their acknowledgment of him on Saturday in Dunedin will be a heartfelt occasion.

“Sir Colin was a true legend of our game and there has been an outpouring of emotion both inside and outside the rugby community since his passing on Sunday. It’s only fitting to pause and reflect on the true giant he was and recognise his contribution to both rugby and the country.”

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■ RUGBY

Coles back in black

BY PATRICK MCKENDRY Dane Coles, the man regarded as the best hooker in world rugby, is finally back for the All Blacks and will start against the Wallabies on Saturday.

The 30-year-old, who will play his 50th test at Dunedin’s Forsyth Barr Stadium, missed the Lions series in June and July due to concussion and hasn’t represented the All Blacks since their final fixture of last year – a victory over France in Paris in November.

Coles travelled to Sydney last week but wasn’t considered for the test at ANZ Stadium due to yet another head knock suffered in the warm-up match against Taranaki and Counties in Pukekohe and he and the All Blacks coaches will be hugely relieved and excited about his return.

Coles has played so little rugby this year – sidelined for the Hurricanes in March and returning four months later for the playoffs only – so will almost certainly not play for longer than 60 minutes. A solid and safe return and recovery, with no symptoms afterwards, will be all that he and the coaches will want.

On the eve of his return for the Hurricanes – their quarter-final win over the Brumbies in Canberra – Coles spoke of his worry at the symptoms which at one stage prevented him from going to matches to support his team as he couldn’t handle noisy environments.

“I got into a bit of a dark place,” he said in July. “I couldn’t even do any exercise and I had conversations with my partner about retirement. It was really hard. I love playing footy, it’s my job and I couldn’t do it.”

He is the only change to the starting XV following last Saturday’s 54-34 thrashing of the Wallabies which has allowed the All Blacks to put one hand on the Bledisloe Cup for another year.

Kane Hames is the loose-

Dane Coles has been stuck in a spectator role for the All Blacks this year. head prop cover on the reserves bench following Wyatt Crockett’s head knock last weekend, with Scott Barrett replacing fellow Crusaders player Luke Romano on the bench as lock cover due to what has been described by the All Blacks as a “minor foot niggle”.

The selection of the slightly more mobile Barrett, considered a first-choice lock at the Crusaders alongside Sam Whitelock, will also assist the All Blacks in keeping a higher tempo in the final quarter on Saturday after problems in this area over the past four tests.

“It’s been great to be back home in New Zealand and we’ve had a great week’s preparation

here in Dunedin,” All Blacks coach Steve Hansen said. “While we were very happy with the way we played for periods of the game in the first test, there were also moments where we weren’t so crash hot.

“However, this is a new week and we’re well aware that we’ll have to be better in all areas of our game, and we’ve concentrated on those areas we want to improve. Once again, a good start will be important.”

Hansen said the team were looking forward to playing under the roof again. “[It] means we should see a high-speed game, which should suit both teams and create an entertaining match that fans

won’t want to miss. I know the team itself is looking forward to Saturday as it’s another opportunity to grow and develop as a group.”

Whitelock will be starting his 90th test, making the 28 year old the most capped All Blacks lock in history.

- NZME The All Blacks team to play Australia at Forsyth Barr Stadium on Saturday: 15 Damian McKenzie, 14 Ben Smith, 13 Ryan Crotty, 2 Sonny Bill Williams, 11 Rieko Ioane, 10 Beauden Barrett, 9 Aaron Smith, 8 Kieran Read (c), 7 Sam Cane, 6 Liam Squire, 5 Sam Whitelock, 4 Brodie Retallick, 3 Nepo Laulala, 2 Dane Coles, 1 Joe Moody. Reserves: Codie Taylor, Kane Hames, Ofa Tu’ungafasi, Scott Barrett, Ardie Savea, TJ Perenara, Lima Sopoaga, Anton Lienert-Brown.

Wallabies make three changes Wallabies coach Michael Cheika has made three changes to his side for the second Bledisloe Cup Test in Dunedin, dumping centre Samu Kerevi and handing veteran lock Rob Simmons a surprise start.

Kerevi has paid the price for his poor defensive display in last week’s 54-34 defeat to New Zealand and is out of the match squad altogether, with Tevita Kuridrani replacing him at outside centre.

Dane Haylett-Petty has recovered from the bicep injury that kept him out of the first test and has been named on the left wing, with last week’s debutant Curtis Rona dropping to the bench to make way.

The only other change is an eyebrow-raising second-row swap, with Simmons to start alongside Adam Coleman, pushing Rory Arnold to the reserves.

It is an intriguing move from Cheika given Arnold’s strong ball-running ability and the early success of his combination with Coleman.

Simmons, 28, was dropped twice last year by Cheika, including being sent back to play in the National Rugby Championship after the Wallabies were belted in the Bledisloe opener.

The 72-Test lock is coming off a lacklustre Super Rugby season and was recently released from his contract with the Queensland Reds, with coach Nick Stiles saying he lacked aggression.

Cheika will finalise his bench after today’s captain’s run in Dunedin.

Australia must win on Saturday to avoid a 15th consecutive Bledisloe Cup series defeat.

The last time they won in New Zealand was in Dunedin in 2001 at the now demolished Carisbrook, but they have never won at Forsyth Barr Stadium, the new venue that replaced it.

- NZME WALLABIES: 15 Israel Folau, 14 Dane Haylett-Petty, 13 Tevita Kuridrani, 12 Kurtley Beale, 11 Henry Speight, 10 Bernard Foley, 9 Will Genia, 8 Sean McMahon, 7 Michael Hooper (capt), 6 Ned Hanigan, 5 Adam Coleman, 4 Rob Simmons, 3 Allan Alaalatoa, 2 Stephen Moore, 1 Scott Sio. Reserves: 16 Tatafu PolotaNau, 17 Tom Robertson, 18 Sekope Kepu, 19 Rory Arnold, 20 Lopeti Timani/Jack Dempsey, 21 Nick Phipps, 22 Reece Hodge, 23 Curtis Rona.

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Seven selected for SI tournament

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

After an unbeaten season, the AshHutt Combined Girls’ 1st XV are well represented in the Hanan Shield Girls’ Rugby team, with seven girls named in the side that will compete at the South Island Secondary Schools’ Girls’ Rugby Tournament.

“There are seven girls who deserve to be there and there are a handful of girls that could easily be there with a bit more rugby under their belts,” AshHutt coach Grant Elvines said.

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The potential would then exist for fans“He said he’s open, if we want to buy the possibly a crowdfunding group as per club outright or we take some shares and he Betham’s original proposal – to also buy a still remains in the club, he’s open to that. stake, at a value determined by the cost of “We’re putting together a team but on the shares sold to the group of new invesMonday we’ll have a press conference to let people know where we’re at and what our tors. plans are.”

Shares could be made available for sale for fans and sponsors to purchase during a cerThe development comes after Auckland tain timeframe and depending on the level businessman Paul Davys on Wednesday fell out of the race to purchase the Penroseof interest and how many are sold, Watson’s stake could then diminish to perhaps 30 or based franchise, after Watson rejected his even as low as 10 per cent.

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coaches and I easily could’ve sent all the team but it is a very good level of rugby.”

Elvines said it was a good team to be a part of with the side finishing as runnersup last year, beaten by Canterbury Metro in the final.

“I sent seven that I thought would be deserving to be in the team and it is reassuring as a coach to see the selectors feel the same way,” Elvines said.

The girls selected are: Chloe Te Moananui, Erana Te Moananui, Aidan Elvines, Piper Jones, Jamee Te Moananui, Kate Donald and Miriama Pori.

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What’s On 28 Ashburton Guardian August 26 New Zealand Male Choir In Concert St Patricks Basilica, Timaru Road, Waimate District A celebration of the male voice with the NZMC performing a range of beautiful songs from gospel, NZ waiata, folk and opera.

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Adults: $25.00 Students and Children: $0.00 7.30pm – 9.00pm The Marvellous Monthly Mayfield Market Mayfield War Memorial Hall, Mayfield.

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August 27 Mid Canterbury Tennis Open Day Ashburton Trust Tennis Centre All interested tennis players are welcome to come along - entry is free!

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Individual / Couple Ticket: $25 10.00am – 12.30pm

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Ashburton Scottish Society Ceilidh Senior Centre, Cameron Street Entry fee is $5 for entertainment and afternoon tea.

Rochester Villa, 21 Connal Street, Christchurch

11.30am – 2.00pm

Night of the Southern

September 10

1.30pm

Weka Pass Railway

Lychgate Wellness & Spiritual Fair Tinwald War Memorial Hall “Raising awareness upwards towards higher realms.”

Open to the public - a variety of stallholders offering their unique gifts/talents... anything spiritual and anything wellness... psychics... mediums... readings... healings... guidance... learning... knowledge... books... products & more.

Entry $5, children 12 and under free.

South Island Secondary School Mixed Hockey Tournament NBS Ashburton Hockey Turf, Corner Elizabeth and Grigg Street 14 Teams participating in this Mixed Secondary School Hockey Tournament.

For more information visit mchockey.co.nz

Shabby Chic Market Day

11.00am – 3.00pm

September 2

September 4 – September 8

Written & performed by Jan Bolwell. Bill Massey’s Tourists has left audiences weeping and laughing up and down the country. Bolwell plays her adolescent self, trying to get her grandfather Arthur to talk about his war. After much pestering, he succumbs.

Food Lovers Masterclass With Kate Meads The Resource Recovery Park At this educational masterclass, not only will you receive $100 worth of goodies from your local council, you will get lots of exciting and inspirational advice around ways you can reduce your food waste.

Please arrive 15 minutes before the workshop starts.

Individual / Couple Ticket: $25 6.00pm – 8.00pm

September 16

September 25

The Nudge - Dark Arts Album Release Tour Wunderbar, 19 London St, Lyttelton The Nudge are set to embark on a nationwide tour to promote their sophomore album Dark Arts, released in February of this year. The Nudge have been busy creating a show that should not be missed.

With soaring guitars, funky, free drumming, and savage keyboard tones, The Nudge bring a party and will reignite your love for live music.

GA $20

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

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

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

8.30pm – 11.55pm

9.00am – 3.30pm

September 17 Weka Pass Railway Waipara Glenmark Station, 113 Glenmark Drive, Waipara Only 50 min from central Christchurch, the Weka Pass Railway is a historic rural railway using both vintage steam and diesel-electric locomotives out of Waipara, North Canterbury.

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

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

September 23 A Festival of Russian Ballet Ashburton Trust Event Centre The Imperial Russian Ballet Company return to NZ. 7.30pm

September 24 Muddy Good Run Rakaia Rakaia Domain This type of event will challenge not only your running and walking skills, it will test your cardio vascular system. There is water and mud, tyres to run through, wire to crawl under, fences to scale, bales of hay to climb over, mud, a slippery slide and water and more.

For more information visit muddygoodrun.co.nz

September 26 Glenn Hughes performs Classic Deep Purple Horncastle Arena, Christchurch For the first time in 40 years, Australia and NZ fans will witness Glenn Hughes – The Voice of Rock and one of the finest hard rock singer/ musicians of his generation fronting a handpicked band live in concert, as he revisits some of Deep Purple’s all-time greatest songs.

8.00pm

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

Free admission.

9.00am – 5.00pm

October 1

Charity Concert Masonic Lodge is holding a charity concert at the Holyoake Auditorium, Ashburton College.

Raising funds for Life Education Trust and for Music Scholarships for high school students.

Cost: $10 per adult, kids free

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

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

5 Rooms to Explore inside The Historic Rochester Villa.

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

2.00pm

11.00am – 3.00pm

Wed, 7.30pm / Open Hat Night

SEPTEMBER

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The Aristocats Kids & My Son Pinocchio JR (Disney)

Mid Canterbury Children’s Theatre once again brings you a double billing. Two shows in one!

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

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

OCTOBER

6, 7 & 8

211A WILLS ST, ASHBURTON, 7700

COMMUNITY BREAKFAST You are invited to share breakfast with us at the Grace Presbyterian Church, 63 Princes Street on Saturday mornings at 9.00am.

Everyone is welcome to join us!

Let us get to know our neighbours!

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

Friday, August 25, 2017

ARIES (Mar 21-Apr 19): Negative emotion is nothing more than a contradiction between what is and your opinion of what should be. Resolve the contradiction and the feelings become positive.

TAURUS (Apr 20-May 20): Illusion dissolution is difficult because the very nature of an illusion is that you can’t tell where the fake starts and the real ends. Why be so discerning? That said, a little joyful nonreality goes a long way.

GEMINI (May 21-Jun 21): Monologues that go on and on will spring from the mouths of those with too much time and not enough awareness.

Keep it brief and professional today, even when you’re not on the job.

CANCER (Jun 22-Jul 22): Children don’t want to go to sleep when they should. They’d rather eat candy than vegetables. With maturity, we learn to trust the intelligence of the body.

Don’t let childish impulses override wisdom.

LEO (Jul 23-Aug 22): You’re a lifelong learner and a little worried that you won’t have enough brain storage for the new stuff coming up. Luckily, today’s knowledge can be applied immediately to real life in an unforgettable way.

VIRGO (Aug 23-Sep 22): Wisdom isn’t glamorous.

It’s typically depicted by an old scribe on a mountain or a short green alien. And yet, “wise” is the most attractive thing you could be today.

LIBRA (Sep 23-Oct 23): Your choices won’t all be healthy and this may actually keep you healthier than if they were. A little bit of danger builds up a tolerance that will keep you safe.

SCORPIO (Oct 24-Nov 21): There’s a pressure to deliver. It would be nice to think it’s all in your head, but you know better. There are people depending on you. Don’t worry; you’re heat-resistant. With your feet to the fire, you do amazing things.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov 22-Dec 21): You want gracious people around you, but if they are too generous it makes you nervous. How will you return the favour? Seek situations that settle into a natural and easy reciprocity.

CAPRICORN (Dec 22-Jan 19): There’s so much you’re good at, but there are also areas in life in which you’re still a baby learning to walk. So put one foot in front of the other, until you fall. Then get back up and try again.

AQUARIUS (Jan 20-Feb 18): Low points are tests, not permission for bad behaviour. Those who rise to the occasion when the chips are down are the true gems. Note: It takes an even stronger person to stay humble when the chips are up.

PISCES (Feb 19-Mar 20): When you start to really want something, it becomes bigger, better, more lucrative – blown up to unreal proportions that it can’t possibly live up to. Stay cool. See what’s really there.

ACROSS 2. Irishman, one to ring when you want a courtyard (5) 5. Nay: Meg ends off the what-d’ye-call-it (4) 7. Being very little, quietly shed tears (4) 8. Superfluous, sewing-implements being doubled at the end (8) 9. They have authority to wield sceptre loudly inside (8) 11. Hobgoblin gets a whacking in ice-hockey match (4) 12. Bang: the advantage is, it’s something on the side (6,7) 15. The gang that may have a musical output (4) 17. Friend that is unhappy inside may provide a stake fence (8) 19. I am cautious, right out – cheeky, too! (8) 21. Very much want to be extended (4) 22. One-time Prime Minister’s garden for first inhabitants (4) 23. Wasn’t conscious of Louis’ leadership among seven from France (5)

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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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Previous solution: ant, ants, ask, ats, san, sank, sat, ska, skat, stank, tan, tank, tanks, tans, task.

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DOWN 1. One getting over the hurdle is easier to understand (7) 2. Sort of music that might be bottled or canned? (3) 3. Something to wear cut in pieces (5) 4. What periscope enables one to do is be a supervisor (7) 5. No end to the river, and nothing on the scoreboard (3) 6. ‘Hell is full of ______ al amateurs: ________ is the brandy of the damned’ (GB Shaw) (5) 10. Cleared the beer but got punished as to the pocket (5) 11. Skins that nod off when upside-down (5) 13. What Queen was to send me back to Fleet Street? (7) 14. Makes out written order and cuts it zig-zag (7) 16. What Venus de Milo originally was, with a gun? (5) 18. Being supple, he got off first (5) 20. Tea container necessary to neighbour nevertheless (3) 21. Got fire going when he left 18 (3)

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Guardian

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

DEANS, Shane – Heaven must be a joyful place, Where pain and sadness end, Where cares are left behind, and every soul becomes a friend, Any queries Too young to die, please contact ‘Too precious to lose.

0800 This was something we did ASHBURTON not choose.

(0800-274-287) Please forgive a falling tear, the constant wish that you were still here. Precious forever are memories of you Today, tomorrow and our whole life through.

Love Mum, Dad, Daniel and Aaron.

to ensure publication.

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

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Ph 307 7433

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Wind km/h less than 30 fine

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mainly isolated cloudy drizzle drizzle few showers fine showers clearing showers

isolated snow thunder flurries

sleet thunder

Canterbury Plains FLORIST WEDDING STYLIST GIFTWARE

Find out how you can help save lives by visiting: www.otago.ac.nz/chchheart

Fine with morning frosts. High cloud at times. Northerlies.

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TOMORROW

High cloud increasing. Northerlies freshening.

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Maori Fishing Guide by Bill Hohepa

Rakaia Fighting Hill (NIWA) at 3:00 pm, yesterday 201.0 Nth Ashburton at 12:05 pm, yesterday

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Rangitata Klondyke at 4:00 pm, yesterday

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Waitaki Kurow at 12:09 pm, yesterday

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Source: Environment Canterbury

Ashburton Airport Temperature °C At 4pm 12.7 15.8 Max to 4pm 3.0 Minimum -2.4 Grass minimum Rainfall mm 0.0 16hr to 4pm August to date 92.2 Avg Aug to date 47 2017 to date 728.6 447 Avg year to date Wind km/h SE 9 At 4pm Strongest gust NW 20 Time of gust 12:03am

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Canterbury Readings

Bad fishing

For the very latest weather information, including Weather Warnings, visit metservice.com

or contact Kathy 03 685 6185 or Maureen 03 685 8466.

Email kipster@hotmail.co.nz

Rain with possibly heavy about the Divide, easing. Scattered rain in the east. Snow to 1700 metres. Strong or gale NW easing.

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Periods of rain about the Divide and scattered rain in the east. Snow rising to 1900 metres. Northeasterlies developing.

A few showers. Southerlies developing for a time.

If you are interested in having a stall at this event please download a registration form from our Facebook page: www.facebook.com/FairlieHeritageMarket/

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Wind at 2000m: NW rising to gale 70 km/h.

High cloud, a few spots of rain.

Northeasterlies, dying out later.

Saturday, October 14, 2017, Fairlie Village Green 10am - 2pm

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7:30 Snapped – Killer 7pm Pawn Stars PG 7:30 CSI – Harrison Ford, Mark Hamill, Couples PGR 3 Miami MV 8:30 Zoo MV Carrie Fisher.

8:30 M Kidnapped – The 9:30 The Shannara Chronicles SATURDAY Hannah Anderson Story MVLS 10:30 Criminal Minds 12:40 Sex School 18LSC 2014 PGR 2015 Crime Thriller.

16VS 11:25 CSI – Miami MV Comedy. Whitney Moore, In San Diego, California, in SATURDAY Tom Arnold. 2:10 The Last 2013, 16-year-old Hannah 12:20 Covert Affairs MV Witch Hunter MVL 2015 Anderson is abducted.

1:20 Wheel Of Fortune Action. Vin Diesel, Elijah Wood.

Jessica Amlee, Scott Patterson, PG 1:50 Criminal Minds 3:55 Sex School 18LSC 2014 Brian McNamara.

16VS 2:40 Pawn Stars Comedy. Whitney Moore, 10:25 Snapped – Killer PG 3:05 Supernatural 16V Tom Arnold. 5:25 The Couples AO 3 3:55 The Shannara Chronicles Legend Of Tarzan MV 2016 11:25 Hoarders 3 MVLS 4:45 Zoo MV 5:35 Piha Action. Alexander Skarsgård, Rory J Saper, Christian Stevens.

Rescue PG 12:15 Infomercials 3

7pm The Crowd Goes Wild 7:30 Robot Wars PGR 0 8:35 Bones PGR A loss creates a rift between Booth and Brennan as they deal with their grief in different ways; an old flame from Brennan’s past comes to visit.

9:35 M Seven Psychopaths AO 3 2012 Comedy.

MOVIES GREATS 6:40 Black Hawk Down 16V 2001 Action. Ewan McGregor, Josh Hartnett.

9am The Banger Sisters MLS 2001 Comedy Drama.

Susan Sarandon, Goldie Hawn.

10:35 The Fighter 16VLSC 2010 Drama. Mark Wahlberg, Christian Bale.

12:30 No Strings Attached 16LS 2011 Comedy. Natalie Portman, Ashton Kutcher.

2:15 Black Hawk Down 16V 2001 Action. Ewan McGregor, Josh Hartnett.

4:35 Patch Adams M 1998 Drama. Robin Williams, Daniel London, Monica Potter.

6:30 Be Cool MVL 2005 Comedy. John Travolta, Uma Thurman, Vince Vaughn.

8:30 Water For Elephants MV 2011 Drama. A veterinary student abandons his studies after his parents are killed, and joins a travelling circus as its vet. Reese Witherspoon, Robert Pattinson.

10:35 My Best Friend’s Wedding ML 1997 Romantic Comedy. Dermot Mulroney, Julia Roberts, Cameron Diaz.

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12:20 Original Sin 16VS 2001 Thriller. Antonio Banderas, Angelina Jolie. 2:15 Close Up – Jodie Foster 2:45 Water For Elephants MV 2011 Drama. Reese Witherspoon, Robert Pattinson. 4:45 Be Cool MVL 2005 Comedy.

John Travolta, Uma Thurman, Vince Vaughn.

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

5pm Kai Time On The Road 3 5:30 Polyfest Kapa Haka 6pm Nga Pari Karangaranga O Te Motu 6:30 Te Kaea 2 7pm Kawe Korero – Reporters 7:30 The Game Chef 3 8pm Total Combat PGR 8:30 M Meatballs PGR 1979 Comedy. The adventures of a summer-camp counsellor.

Bill Murray, Harvey Atkin, Kate Lynch.

10:05 Te Kaea 3 2 10:35 Kawe Korero – Reporters

6am Benny Hinn 6:30 George Clarke’s Amazing Spaces 7:30 Natural World – Badgers: Secrets Of The Sett 8:30 Vintage Hunter 9:30 Hook It, Cook It 10am Tasting Tasmania 10:30 Flippin’ RVs 11:30 Food Safari – Fire Noon George Clarke’s Amazing Spaces 1pm Living Free With Kimi Werner 2pm Doctor In The House 3pm Food Safari – Fire 3:30 Love Nature – Natural World: Kangaroo Dundee 4:30 Heston’s Feast Heston Blumenthal prepares a feast inspired by the Victorian age using his favourite novel from the time, Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland, to theme his dishes.

5:30 Barter Kings 6:30 American Pickers 7:30 Deadline Design Shaynna and the team help with a renovation that started with a broken cooker, and has yet to end six figures later, bringing a 1930s home into modern living.

8:30 Better Homes And Gardens 10pm DIY SOS – The Big Build

11:05 Closedown

11pm American Pickers Series that follows two skilled pickers as they look for objects with historical, collectible, and pop-culture value.

Midnight Food Safari – Fire 12:30 Benny Hinn 1am Backroad Bounty 2am Robson’s Extreme Fishing Challenge PGR 3am Salvage Hunters 4am Better Homes And Gardens 5am Heston’s Feast

SKY SPORT 1 9am Rugby League – NRL (RPL) Broncos v Eels.

11am The Late Show With Matty Johns Noon NRL Footy Show 2pm Rugby League – NRL (HLS) Broncos v Eels. 2:30 Cycling – La Vuelta (HLS) Stage Six. 3pm Grassroots Rugby 4pm The World Rugby Show 4:30 Rugby – Mitre 10 Cup (HLS) Southland v North Harbour.

5pm Sky Rugby – Team Talk 5:30 L Rugby – Mitre 10 Cup Bay of Plenty v Hawke’s Bay. 7:30 L Rugby – Mitre 10 Cup Waikato v Counties Manukau.

9:30 L Golf – European Tour Made in Denmark – Round Two. 11:30 Rugby – Mitre 10 Cup (HLS)

SATURDAY

Midnight Fox Sports News 12:30 Golf – LPGA (HLS) Canadian Pacific Women’s Cup Open – Round One. 1am Golf – US PGA Tour (HLS) Northern Trust – Round One. 1:30 L Golf – European Tour Made in Denmark – Round Two. 4:30 Rugby League – NRL (HLS) Friday. 5am Cricket – International (HLS) Sri Lanka v India. 5:30 Cricket – T20 Blast (HLS) Quarter-final Three – Nottinghamshire v Somerset.

5:58 L Cricket – T20 Blast Quarter-final Four – Surrey v Warwickshire.

0 Closed captions; 3 Repeat; 2 Maori Language; HLS Highlights; RPL Replay; DLY Delayed. CLASSIFICATIONS: 16/18 Approved for persons 16/18 years or over; AO Adults only; C Content may offend; L Language may offend; M Suitable for mature audiences; PG/PGR Parental guidance recommended for young viewers; S Sexual content may offend; V Contains violence. Local Radio: NewsTalk ZB 873AM/98.1FM FM Classic Hits ZEFM 92.5; Port FM Local 94.9, 98.9 and 106.1

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6am The Crowd Goes Wild 6:30 Rugby – Mitre 10 Cup (HLS) Southland v North Harbour. 7am Sky Rugby – Team Talk 7:30 Rugby League – NRL (HLS) Broncos v Eels. 8am The Late Show With Matty Johns 9am Grassroots Rugby 10am Rugby – Mitre 10 Cup (RPL) Southland v North Harbour.

Noon Sky Rugby – Team Talk 12:30 The Breakdown 1pm Cricket – Caribbean Premier League (HLS) Patriots v Knight Riders.

2pm Cricket – International (HLS) Second ODI – Sri Lanka v India. 2:30 ICC Cricket 360 3pm Cricket – T20 Blast (HLS) Quarter-final Three – Nottinghamshire v Somerset.

3:30 Kabaddi – Pro League (HLS) UP v HYD. 4pm Rugby League – NRL Broncos v Eels.

4:30 The Late Show With Matty Johns 5:30 NRL Footy Show 7:30 L Rugby League – NRL Raiders v Knights.

From GIO Stadium, Canberra.

9:50 L Rugby League – NRL Tigers v Cowboys.

6:35 Gold Rush PG 7:30 China’s Amazing Super Herbs PG 7:55 China’s Amazing Super Herbs PG 8:20 MythBusters PG 9:10 Alaska – The Last Frontier M Parlours and Poop Chutes. 10am Aussie Gold Hunters PG 10:50 Moonshiners M Dog Days of Shining. 11:40 Web Of Lies M 12:30 Your Worst Nightmare M The Devil Went Down to Georgia.

1:20 Swamp Murders M What Lies Beneath. 2:10 How It’s Made PG 2:35 How It’s Made PG 3pm How Do They Do It? PG 3:25 Auction Hunters 3:50 Gold Rush PG 4:45 Alaskan Bush People M 5:40 MythBusters PG 6:35 Dr Karl’s Outrageous Acts Of Science PG 7:30 Aussie Gold Hunters PG 8:30 Railroad Australia PG 9:25 The Coroner – I Speak For The Dead M 10:15 Evil Kin M 11:05 Swamp Murders M What Lies Beneath.

11:55 Your Worst Nightmare M The Devil Went Down to Georgia.

Midnight The Professors Second Year Syndrome 12:30 Football – UEFA Champions League (HLS) 1:30 Cycling – La Vuelta (HLS) Stage Six. 2am L Cycling – La Vuelta Stage Seven.

4am Rugby – Mitre 10 Cup (RPL) Bay of Plenty v Hawke’s Bay.

12:45 Gold Rush PG 1:35 How Do They Do It? PG 2am Auction Hunters 2:25 Alaska – The Last Frontier M 3:15 Deadliest Catch PG 4:05 Treehouse Masters PG 4:55 How Do They Do It? PG 5:20 Auction Hunters 5:45 Edge Of Alaska M

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Sport ‘No-one at fault’ An inquiry has found that no-one was at fault for the failure to remove All Blacks midfielder Sonny Bill Williams from last weekend’s test against the Wallabies in Sydney. Instead of apportioning blame, at least publicly, for what it has considered to be a system failure, Sanzaar will instead use the incident as an educational tool in order that the players, match officials and doctors hopefully get it right next time. But while many head injuries can occur in collisions that seem relatively benign, and with no obvious symptoms, Williams’ was fairly obvious.

Mid Canterbury Tennis’ new president Neil McCann (left) and Mid Canterbury Tennis coach Andre Van Rooyen after they picked up the doubles title at the 50-plus National Tennis Tournament in Christchurch at the start of the year.

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On and off the tennis court, this year has been busy for Neil McCann.

Not only has he regularly picked up trophies and awards, he will now lead Mid Canterbury Tennis as their president.

“I’m already quite heavily involved with Mid Canterbury Tennis so I thought I might as well put my hand up,” he said.

“I was already on the board so if I was already going to be there I might as well do it.”

McCann said what he needs to do will not be new to him, having already served on the board, and that he is excited to help grow the game.

“It is really about promoting tennis and trying to grow the game and let people know what great facilities we have,” he said.

“It is important that the coach is really active and out in the community and we have that with Andre (Van Rooyen).

“The previous coach, Chris (Anderson), did a great job before and set up a great junior sys-

tem and Andre is adding his own flavour with his particular ways.”

On top of this, McCann is also gearing up to take on the world at the world championships in Florida in October.

McCann was selected to the New Zealand team after winning the singles title at the 50-plus National Tennis Tournament in Christchurch earlier in the year, as well as the doubles title alongside Van Rooyen.

McCann has only started training this week however, with a back injury keeping him off the

court and giving him a fear he might not make it to the tournament.

“I have to go see the back specialist to get a few injections but I am all good to go, which is a relief because I did think I might not be able to go,” he said.

“This is a once-in-my-lifetime thing and I really want to make the most of it.

“I played a couple of tournaments in Australia in June to see what the competition is like and I was quite happy with how I played.”

Rooney calls time on international career England record-scorer Wayne Rooney called time on his often tempestuous international career on Wednesday, retiring from duty after spurning an offer to return to the squad.

“I believe now is the time to bow out,” the former England captain said. “I will always remain a passionate England fan.”

A return to form since leaving Manchester United to go back to Everton in the offseason had seen England manager Gareth Southgate approach Rooney about returning for upcoming World Cup qualifiers.

But the 31-year-old striker has decided to focus on his club career, quitting England duty with

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a record 53 goals in 119 appearances.

“It was great Gareth Southgate called me this week to tell me he wanted me back in the England squad for the upcoming matches. I really appreciated that,” Rooney said. “However, having already thought long and hard, I told Gareth that I had now de-

cided to retire for good from international football.

“It is a really tough decision and one I have discussed with those closest to me. Playing for England has always been special to me. Every time I was selected as a player or captain was a real privilege and I thank everyone who helped me.”

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Owen Franks out All Blacks prop Owen Franks, a late withdrawal from the Bledisloe Cup test on Saturday, will miss the rest of the Rugby Championship at least. A flare-up of his Achilles injury has put paid to Franks starting against the Wallabies in Dunedin. The All Blacks and Crusaders have been managing Franks’ problem all year, with Steve Hansen revealing yesterday Franks was due to take the rest of the Rugby Championship off after Saturday.

Rood signs with Juventus Former Kamo High School football star Katie Rood has been given the opportunity of the lifetime after signing a deal with Juventus Women.

Rood will join the Italian club in their debut season in the Serie A women’s competition after successfully trialling for the club. Northern Football Federation Football Development Officer Dave Alabaster said this was exciting news for Northland football. “It’s fabulous. She deserves it, she’s a good girl,” he said

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