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New Rangitata MP Andrew Falloon (centre), alongside wife Rose and his parents John and Shirley Falloon and sister Anna Cameron, celebrates his electorate win on Saturday night.

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Political dreams made and broken

BY SUSAN SANDYS

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Political dreams have been made while others have been broken in Mid Canterbury’s two electorates.

General Election 2017 saw the Rangitata and Selwyn electorates remain National strongholds, with their respective MPs now Andrew Falloon, succeeding retiring Jo Goodhew, and incumbent Amy Adams.

Both Adams and Falloon took a blow to their electorate’s candidate majorities as their competing Labour candidates upped their game compared to the last election.

Falloon secured 18,229 candidate votes, representing a 5810 majority over his nearest rival, Labour’s Jo Luxton. In 2014, Goodhew received 21,883 votes – a massive 13,152 majority over nearest rival, Labour’s Steve Gibson.

Adams received 25,320 candidate votes this time round, representing a 17,625 majority over her nearest rival, Labour’s Tony Condon, with 7695 votes.

At the last election Adams altogether received 22,182 candidate votes, a majority of 18,665 over the next best polling candidate, the Greens’ Peter Hill, with 3517 votes.

While Luxton only came second in her electorate, she is a winner on the parliamentary front, having secured a list seat due to her high party ranking of 29.

But Rangitata candidate for the Green Party Mojo Mathers is out. Her party received only 5.9 per cent of the vote. She was ranked at number nine, not high enough to see her retain her role as an MP, which she has held for the last five years.

The party vote for National in Selwyn and Rangitata was high, at 60 per cent

and 53.2 per cent respectively, compared to 25.5 per cent and 33.5 per cent for Labour.

Nationally the Labour Party received 35.8 per cent of party votes, compared to 46 per cent for National. Consequently, National appears to be in the best position to form a government, but New Zealand First potentially holds the balance of power after receiving 7.5 per cent of the vote.

The Electoral Commission will finalise the vote count on October 7, with 380,000 special votes still to be counted.

In 2014, National lost one seat and the Greens gained one after all votes were counted, with special votes typically favouring the centre-left.

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■ ELECTION 2017

Dramatic changes in political fortunes susan.s@theguardian.co.nz

Candidate votes: Andrew Falloon (National) 18,229 Jo Luxton (Labour) 12,419 Mojo Mathers (Greens) 1307 Olly Wilson (The Opportunities Party) 1585 Tom Corbett (ACT) 237 (Candidate informals 487)

Selwyn – Preliminary Count Votes counted 37,855

It was celebration time on Saturday night for Rangitata Labour candidate Jo Luxton, with husband Matthew Luxton and three of their five children (from left) Matthew, 13, Kelsey, 22, and Levi, 24 (far right).

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Andrew Falloon secured the candidacy for Rangitata, with 18,229 votes, representing a majority of 5810, compared to the last election majority of 13,152 secured by his predecessor Jo Goodhew over Labour’s Steve Gibson.

Luxton’s goal was to work hard in Parliament and win the electorate at the next election.

“I see 2020 as winning the seat,” she said.

“I think it’s been phenomenal, I absolutely wholeheartedly thank the people who believed in me, and if I get into Parliament as list

MP I’m going to work hard for them,” she said prior to receiving Faafoi’s text.

Meanwhile, Mathers tweeted yesterday about her change in political fortunes.

“Sorry I’m not back in,” she said.

“V proud of the gains I’ve made in my time at parliament tho. I know I made a difference – more than most MPs can say.”

Mathers, who lives at Peel Forest, entered Parliament five years ago as New Zealand’s first deaf MP and has achieved significant political wins in that time, including a ban on animal testing of cosmetics, and achieving live captioning of Parliament TV.

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Party votes: National 18,221 Labour 11,467 NZ First 2096 Greens 1085 The Opportunities Party 686 ACT 170 Aotearoa Legalise Cannabis Party 108 Conservative 85 Maori Party 66 New Zealand People’s Party 32 Ban 1080 30 NZ Outdoors Party 28 United Future 22 Democrats for Social Credit 8 MANA 5 Internet Party 2 (Party Informals 133)

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There have been dramatic changes in the political fortunes of two Rangitata candidates.

Hinds preschool owner Jo Luxton is in Parliament, as a list MP, after the Labour Party secured 35.8 per cent of the vote, while Green MP Mojo Mathers is out.

Luxton secured a list seat due to her high ranking of 29.

The 44-year-old runs her own preschool at Hinds, is married to builder Matthew Luxton, and the couple have five children between them.

Luxton received the news that she had made it into Parliament via a congratulatory text after 11pm on Saturday night. It was as her election night party at Aeroview, attended by about 60 people, was coming to a close.

The text was from senior whip Kris Faafoi, and resulted in an excited reception, first from Luxton as she jumped up and yelled excitedly, then from her family and friends still remaining at the party, who cheered and clapped.

“They are all excited and very proud of me,” she said yesterday as she talked about her family.

Another newspaper had asked her how things would be affected at home with her new commitments, and she had told them her husband did most of the cooking anyway.

“So they are certainly not going to miss me on that front,” she said.

“I guess I will just be away from home more often during the weeks that Parliament is sitting.”

Today she was to fly to Wellington for induction, and yesterday she had talked on the phone to other new Labour MPs. Despite not receiving the most electorate votes, Luxton said

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Candidate votes: Amy Adams (National) 25,320 Tony Condon (Labour) 7695 Chrys Horn (Greens) 2255 Lindy Michelle Palmer (NZ First) 1138 Nicky Snoyink (The Opportunities Party) 902 Brian Davidson (ACT) 159 (Candidate informals 208) Party votes: National 22,716 Labour 9652 NZ First 2101 Greens 1947 The Opportunities Party 902 ACT 164 Conservative 80 Maori Party 58 Aotearoa Legalise Cannabis Party 55 Ban 1080 33 NZ Outdoors Party 33 United Future 27 New Zealand People’s Party 10 Internet Party 5 Democrats for Social Credit 3 MANA 2 (Party informals 67)

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■ ELECTION 2017

New MP eyes second bridge

By SuSan SandyS

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After an exhausting and gruelling election campaign, new Rangitata MP Andrew Falloon was straight into work on day one yesterday.

The 34-year-old, who has succeeded National’s Jo Goodhew, was already discussing the need for a second bridge over the Ashburton River.

If a National government was returned to power as was his expectation, the proposed a new four-lane highway between Ashburton and Christchurch would be built.

Construction of the road would be the perfect opportunity for the New Zealand Transport Agency to reassess the second-bridge project, he said.

“It’s a real choke point at certain times of the day,” he said about the State Highway One bridge.

After being named MP for Rangitata following a convincing win in the General Election 2017 on Saturday, Falloon yesterday met with electorate staff. They fired off an email to NZTA, requesting the meeting about the bridge.

The 34-year-old was in celebration mode on Saturday night, and delivered a moving victory speech

to about 90 supporters at his election night party at Hotel Ashburton.

He thanked supporters, family and competing candidates. His voice broke with emotion as he ended his speech, thanking his wife Rose who had supported him throughout the tough campaign.

“I’m so incredibly pleased to have her in my life,” Falloon said.

He had earlier in his speech given some insight to his frame of mind throughout that campaign, saying every second morning he would wake after a recurring dream that on election day he had lost by 10 votes. That had got him out knocking on doors, thinking if he could get 10 votes that day then that would help keep the nightmare scenario at bay.

When thanking his family he joked that his father, Ashburton accountant John Falloon, had never liked the idea of politicians.

“He’s still a bit horrified I didn’t become an accountant.”

“It’s been a fairly emotional journey,” he told the Guardian later in the evening, and said while the campaign had been energising, it had also been draining, without a single day off for fiveand-a-half months.

New Rangitata MP Andrew Falloon (centre), alongside wife Rose, after his electorate win on Saturday night.

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Next NZ government awaits Peters’ decision The leaders of New Zealand’s two main parties will have to court NZ First’s Winston Peters to help form a government after Saturday’s election failed to deliver a clear majority win.

The incumbent National party has 58 seats after Saturday’s general election but is short of the 61 needed for a majority in parliament. Labour has 45, the Greens seven and NZ First nine.

The numbers may change when special votes are counted, but NZ First is the kingmaker.

National Party leader Bill Eng-

lish expects a call from Mr Peters in the next few days when they’ll talk about the process of negotiating to form a government.

“We want to get on with the job of forming a government but we will work with New Zealand First essentially at the pace that they’re willing to go,” Mr English said.

A National/NZ First government would have 67, while a Labour/Greens/NZ First coalition would have 61.

Mr English said senior National ministers met yesterday “to discuss the results and our approach

to the negotiations”. He said a two-party coalition would be more stable.

“Our position is almost one-intwo New Zealanders supported National,” he said.

“The voters have given us the task of forming a government with NZ First and that is what we will proceed to do.”

The option of a National/Greens coalition has always been seen as unlikely, and yesterday Mr English said National would need to see some indication of interest from the Greens in constructive discus-

sion. “There hasn’t been any indication so far,” he said.

Mr English confirmed National’s previous coalition partner, ACT, would not be part of a National government with NZ First.

Leader David Seymour understood how the numbers worked, he said.

Labour has not conceded and itself is looking to form a government.

Yesterday leader Jacinda Ardern said a majority of people had voted against the status quo.

“What New Zealanders want us

to focus on is forming a credible, stable government.”

She’s including NZ First when she talks about a majority voting against the status quo, although Mr Peters didn’t give any indication before the election which party he would support after it.

He still hasn’t.

After a night to sleep on it, Mr Peters wasn’t giving anything away.

He said he would not be making a decision without consulting the party board and his MP colleagues.

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School gets glowing reports

BY KATIE TODD

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Staff at Our Lady of the Snows school in Methven are celebrating positive progress, having received two big ticks of approval from external reviewers.

Both the Education Review Office (ERO) and the New Zealand Catholic Education Office (NZCEO) – have endorsed the school with glowing reports.

The ERO report was released last month and praised the school’s significant progress against a number of recommendation made in 2014.

Reviewers highlighted the “positive school culture”, and the “pro-active” efforts of the board, principal and teachers to draw on community resources to enhance children’s learning opportunities.

Pattie Ree, who has been the Principal since the start of the year, said the ERO report was “a big endorsement” for the school.

“It takes many people to make a school operate so it’s a team effort,” she said.

She said the report recognised the hard work the board, staff, parents and community had put into the school.

Board Chairperson Deidra O’Shea said students and teachers felt that Our Lady of the Snows was a “successful school”.

“Everyone has been working hard on building a positive

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A spat between two rural residents has found its way to the Ashburton District Council’s meeting table.

On Thursday an Anama farmer used the council’s public forum session to make a plea for councillors to stop people using rural roadsides as training tracks for racehorses.

Robert Spenser said that between racing horses and herds

Farm shed fire Rakaia and Ashburton firefighters responded to a farm shed fire at Chertsey on Friday about 9.45pm.

The shed received minor damage.

Ashburton firefighters also responded to a minor car accident about 11.40pm on Friday night at Tinwald.

Liquor licences Over the past year 421 applications for liquor licenses were received from businesses in the Ashburton District. Those licenses included five new on licences and 19 on-licence renewals, seven new off-licences and eight off-licence renewals, one new club-licence and six club-licence renewals.

Seventy three new managers certificates were issued and 93 certificates renewed. Eighty-five special licence applications were received during the June 1, 2016 to June 30, 2017 period.

Farmers’ market Our Lady of the Snows school is celebrating two winning reviews from the Education Review Office and Catholic Education Office.

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As a special character school, Our Lady of the Snows is also routinely reviewed by the NZCEO. Staff were pleased with the results of their latest report from the NZCEO’s Mark Gregory due to be released in full to the public this weekend.

Gregory praised the school for fostering positive relationships,

including mutual respect between staff and children.

He also commented on the support provided by parents, board trustees and Friends of the School Group.

“Our Lady of the Snows is a faith-based learning community where holistic Catholic education is promoted and upheld,” he wrote.

“As visitors to the school, there was a warm, genuine feeling of welcome.”

O’Shea said it was heartening to see the loyalty and support from teachers, parents and the wider community.

“They’ve all bought into the vision for our school, so we feel very confident we’re on the right track.”

Plea for people to keep stock off roadsides

BY SUE NEWMAN

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of cows being moved along the road, his roadsides had become a quagmire.

“I’m concerned about the state of these roadsides over the winter. We promote ourselves as clean and green to tourists but these heavy animals are using grass verges in the winter and this year they’ve been terrible,” he said.

The council expected farmers to maintain grass verges to a good standard and most were happy to

invest time into doing this but when they were torn up by stock this was impossible, Spenser said.

“We’ve already had to roll them twice this winter so we can mow them in the summer. It’s unfair that we have to do this and carry the costs.

“I want a bylaw banning cows and racing horses using roadside verges in heavy weather.

“If the council can’t do anything about this, then the council should be responsible for main-

taining them,” he further said.

What was particularly galling Spenser said was that the person racing horses along the road was effectively running his business off the roadside without paying any rates.

Councillors had few answers other than erecting an electric fence along the roadside or talking to the farmers involved.

Spenser said he’d tried talking but he’d been punched, spat at and threatened for his efforts.

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Ashburton’s farmers’ market returns to the weekend shopping scene on Saturday as producers set up business in the West Street carpark. The market starts out with just the hardy regulars setting up for Saturday morning business, but numbers build as the weather improves and produce comes into harvest, says market committee member Andrew Brown.

Saturday’s market opens at 9am.

Port blaze out A fire on a ship at Port of Tauranga is out and burnt timber is being removed from the ship’s hold.

Fire and Emergency NZ was called to the fire on the Kokopo Chief about 1am yesterday, and 16 fire trucks and more than 70 firefighters attended. Northern Fire Communications shift manager Colin Underdown said dressed timber was stacked 30m high in a hold of the ship. A fire investigator is at the scene.

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Council testing sugar free policy

By Sue NewmaN

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In adopting a sugar free policy, the Ashburton District Council is walking in dangerous territory by telling people how they should live their lives, councillor Stuart Wilson said.

Last week councillors discussed the option of putting a sugar sweetened beverages policy for council workplaces, facilities and council run or sponsored events out for public consultation.

“To me this is a social policy that’s telling people how to live their lives and I don’t agree with that. If kids are getting fat it’s the parents’ obligation to do something about it not the council’s,” Wilson said.

“Local authorities are being asked to run people’s lives. We’re entrusted with looking after infrastructure, we’re not here to decide who should have a bottle of fizzy.”

In adopting a sugar sweetened beverages policy there would be significant implications for any event the council was involved in, he said.

“That would mean no soft drinks including bottled fruit

juice; it would have to be fresh fruit juice. Are we going to ban canned fruit with sugar in it?”

And he wasn’t alone in wanting the council to say out of the sugar sweetened beverages arena.

Alasdair Urquhart said it wasn’t council’s business, Leen Braam that it was a choice that parents should teach their children and Thelma Bell that it was up to parents to help their children make

good decisions.

“We shouldn’t be taking this on, we’re dealing with personal privacy here,” Peter Reveley said.

Russell Ellis didn’t agree.

“It’s about us showing concern

for the community. It’s not about us waving big sticks, it’s just about us not having fizzy on our vending machines,” he said.

Mayor Donna Favel said it was important the community had a chance to have a say on the policy and that it should be adopted and put out for consultation.

She was supported by Selwyn Price.

“If you say it’s parents responsibility, we have situations these days where soft drinks are cheaper than milk and bottled water.

“There are plenty of parents in this community who don’t have the budget choice. The cheapest one is the one they have to go with. Across the country there are children living in poverty and as councillors it is our duty to step in,” he said.

Councillors Ellis, McMillan, Price, Bell, Diane Rawlinson Rawlinson and Mayor Favel supported the sugar sweetened beverages policy going out for community consultation. Reveley, Wilson, Bell, Braam and Lovett did not. Councillors Neil Brown and Mark Malcolm were not at the meeting.

■ SAFER ASHBURTON

Council and Safer Ashburton ties strengthened

By Sue NewmaN

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Liz McMillan

Safer Ashburton has won its case for having an Ashburton District councillor on its board.

For many years a council representative has been appointed to Safer Ashburton’s trust board, but for this term the pruning shears were taken to the number of council trust and board appointments.

That move disappointed Safer Ashburton chairman Don McLeod.

He believed that with the council providing $175,000 in funds to the organisation it was important a councillor was part of the governance team.

This year the council commissioned an independent review of Safer Ashburton by Peter Winder and one of his recommendations was for the immediate reappointment of an elected member to its board.

The council took his advice on board and this week appointed councillor Liz McMillan as their representative on the Safer Ashburton trust board.

During the time the council did not have a representative on the board McLeod, a former councillor, had filled the role of interim council appointee.

The reappointment of a councillor has pleased McLeod who said it was important the council and Safer Ashburton were

working together on community safety issues. Originally Safer Ashburton was established by the council and its board was chaired by the mayor or deputy mayor.

“In the next wee while we need to get back with council and start working more closely,” he said.

The council’s grant provides Safer Ashburton with its core funding but it secures other funding through programmes and projects it undertakes for a number of other organisations.

In his report, Peter Winder told councillors they were getting good value for their grant – Safer Ashburton turns every dollar invested into $4.

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■ ASHBURTON COLLEGE

Changes afoot for 2018

By Katie todd

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Ashburton College students are starting to gear up for next year by making subject choices and leadership roles applications – but a couple of changes are afoot.

The college is appointing a new deputy head boy and

deputy head girl on the 2018 student leadership team, and making changes to senior timetables with the introduction of weekly double periods.

Principal Ross Preece said he felt the head boy and girl faced an “enormous responsibility”, and appointing deputies would help them to ease the load. Stu-

dents had already begun to apply for the leadership team.

The school will also introduce weekly double-periods for Year 11 to 13s, which will be twoand-a-half hours long, including a break in the middle.

The school had originally proposed to extend all periods, but Preece said that “staff felt they

weren’t quite ready”. He said students in technology and art classes would benefit from the new structure.

The changes are also set to take place against significant growth, with the college’s roll predicted to increase from just under 1200 now to around 1600 in 10 years’ time.

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Council signs off summer holiday hours Christmas might be three months distant but the Ashburton District Council has already signed off its hours for the summer holiday period.

The council administration building will close at 1pm on Friday December 22 and reopen on Wednesday January 3, 2018. Customers will still be able to contact the council through its 24 hour after-hours phone service.

The Ashburton library will close on public holidays. It will also close at 5pm on December 27 and remain closed on the December 28 and 29.

Saturday and Sunday library hours will remain the same during the holiday period and the library

will return to normal hours from January 3.

The Ashburton Museum will close on public holidays only.

The EA Networks centre will close at 3pm on December 24 and December 31. It will open from 10am – 5pm on December 26 and 27 and January 1 and 2 and from 6am to 5pm on December 28, 29 and 30. Normal hours will resume on January 3.

The Tinwald Pool will close at 5pm on December 24 and will be closed on December 25. It will open at noon each day and close at 7pm from December 26 – 30 and on January 2 and 5pm on December 31 and January 1. Normal hours resume on January 3.

Rakaia plant fair soon If you’re wanting to fill your garden with colour and have a productive vege plot this summer, head to Rakaia on Saturday.

The annual Plants 4U@ Rakaia fundraiser will be held between 9am and 1pm.

It will offer a huge range of plants, perennials, bedding plants, lily bulbs, shrubs, strawberry and vegetable plants, all at affordable prices.

Organiser Dorothy Knight said there will be something for new gardeners and the more experienced.

The variety on the plant stalls will be matched by tempting of-

ferings on produce stalls as well, she said.

‘There will be lots of home made goodies, especially our special marmalade.”

The plant fair is the St Andrew’s Presbyterian Church fundraiser for the year, with money raised going towards maintaining the church’s community work in the Rakaia area and also mission work of the Plains Presbyterian parish. This includes Rakaia, Methven and Mayfield.

The fair will be held in the church grounds by the two big trees, State Highway 1, Rakaia.

The event is held under cover.

Scholarships up for grabs Students working towards the completion of their tertiary studies or training have an opportunity to secure financial assistance through the Advance Ashburton Community Foundation.

Each year the foundation makes a number of grants to students undergoing tertiary study, industry training or personal development studies and applications are now open for the next funding round.

The scholarships are made available from funds that have been given to the foundation by

people with links to the local community.

Income from investments is used for courses identified by each donor in the form of scholarships, for tertiary education, health sciences, personal development and trade training.

Details on grants and scholarships are available on the foundation’s website www.advanceashburton.org.nz Or on the Advance Ashburton Community Foundation facebook page.

Rachael Redmond of Kitchen Kapers is bringing her friend Al Brown to town to share his stories and launch a new book.

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Al Brown a people’s person

By Katie todd

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He boasts celebrity chef status and an impressive repertoire of award-winning restaurants and books – but when he comes to town next month, it’s hoped Ashburton Kiwis can meet “the real Al Brown”.

The brain behind Best Ugly Bagels, Depot and Stoked is coming to town on October 3 for an event organised and hosted by Kitchen Kapers, and celebrating the release of his new book.

Brown will be interviewed by Kitchen Kapers owner Rachael Redmond, before signing copies of his book.

“He’s a family’s man, a people’s person,” said Redmond, who is friends with Brown from several years ago.

“I’ll be interviewing him to find out more about his personal life and what he’s into, giving people the chance to meet the real Al Brown.”

She described Brown as a natural “storyteller,” with personal stories featuring in each chapter of his book.

“I hope he’ll encourage people not to be afraid of cooking,” she said.

Brown is also known as a cheerleader for New Zealand food.

“He’s not a big believer in im-

porting things from Italy… we’ve got so many things on our doorstep and that’s something he talks about in his book,” Redmond said.

Tickets also include drinks and nibbles made with recipes from his cookbook, and all funds will be donated to the Mid Canterbury Hospice.

After the event is over, Redmond said anyone is welcome to drop by and have their book signed.

Tickets are $15, and available from now until the day of the event from Kitchen Kapers on 03 308 8287 and at kitchenkapers@ xtra.co.nz

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Flynn Titter makes his way down the waterslide obstacle.

The 11, 12 and 13-year-olds dash at the start of their race.

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Crowds flocked to the Rakaia Domain for the Muddy Good Run yesterday and Guardian reporter Jaime Pitt-MacKay was there to capture some of the action.

Above - The group of nine and 10-year-olds wait to start their race.

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It was the biggest kids of all who got away last, with the adult races the last to run on the day.

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It was a rush to find the slipperiest part of the waterslide.

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Etienne Bourhill makes his way out from under the cargo netting.

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September 25 – Afternoon with David Elliot at the Ashburton Art Gallery.

September 27 – Ashburton College Music Department presents Music Evening 2017 at Ashburton College Auditorium September 30 – The Extravaganza Fair at Ashburton Domain October 6 to 8 – Mid Canterbury Children’s Theatre Disney the Aristocrats Kids & Disney My Son Pinocchio Jr at the Ashburton Trust Event Centre.

October 7 – Ashburton’s Longest Dinner – fine foods in support of fine arts at the Ashburton Arcade October 14 – Lions Club of Ashburton presents Stars in Your Eyes at the Ashburton Trust Event Centre.

October 14 – Ashburton Musical Club final concert for the year and scholarship announcement at the Sinclair Centre. Public warmly welcomed, $5 at the door and supper will be served.

October 14 – King Kapisi and Che Fu at The Blue Pub, Methven October 19 – The Sound of Music at the Ashburton Trust Event Centre.

October 21 – Legends – Music of Our Times at the Ashburton Trust Event Centre.

October 22 – Andrew London Trio at the Ashburton Trust Event Centre.

October 27 – Isla Grant in concert at the Ashburton Trust Event Centre.

To November 5 – Impressions Exhibition at the Ashburton Art Gallery.

November 5 – Bands in the Park at Ashburton Domain To November 12 – Pigs, Penguins and Polecats: Animals from the David Elliot Collection at the Ashburton Art Gallery.

To November 12 - Ashburton Society of Arts Late Spring Show at the Short Street Studio.

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Isla Grant is on her way back to New Zealand by popular demand, and kicking off her nationwide tour in Ashburton.

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Multi-platinum Scottish singersongwriter Isla Grant is bringing her folk music finesse back to Ashburton next month – and she can’t wait to reunite with Ashburton’s “great audiences” and beautiful scenery.

The legendary artist will perform alongside her husband Al and multi-instrumentalist Glen Flynn at the Ashburton Trust Event Centre on October 27.

Grant last toured New Zealand in 2015, and is back touring New Zealand next month by popular demand.

Ashburton forms the first stopoff on her road trip “Many of the fans can’t make it to the city, so I take it to the people,” she said.

“And I just love seeing New Zealand because it’s so like Scotland.”

Having been raised on a dairy farm she says Mid Canterbury feels like home for her, and she re-

calls great audiences from her last trip to Ashburton.

“I’m looking forward to meeting old friends and making new friends,” she said.

Grant said her show will include new tunes off her album I’m a Survivor, along with old favourites and a few unreleased surprises.

Her style encompasses country folk to easy listening. Grant has put out 23 albums during her career and earned fan bases around the world.

She said her songs draw from a range of inspirations, from “everyday things” to the stories of others.

After visiting New Zealand in 2009 she wrote a song entitled Aotearoa, dedicated to the beauty of the place.

“I really liked the whole idea of the land of the long white cloud,” she said.

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Ashburton fair-lovers can feast their senses this weekend with a smorgasbord of street performers, singing, local talent, buskers, hula-hoopers, circus acts, magicians and more.

The travelling Extravaganza Fair will take over Ashburton Domain from September 30 to October 1, bringing with it a host of entertainment options and family fun.

The Extravaganza Fair will be travelling around the North and South Island of New

Zealand from September until April, and Ashburton is one of the first stop-offs.

Alongside the usual arts and crafts stalls, food, clothing, tarot reading and piercing, carnival, a number of performers will also be present – from local stars to bigger artists from across the country.

One act travelling from Taranaki is the Karl Austin Experience – a multi-instrumentalist renown for his comedic music.

The Extravaganza Fair will kick off at 9am on September 30 and run until 5pm each day.

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Constituents the ultimate election winners Susan Sandys

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here will be two new faces in Parliament from the Rangitata electorate following General Election 2017.

Both Labour’s Jo Luxton and National’s Andrew Falloon can be proud of the campaigns they have run.

Luxton reduced National’s sizeable majority, and has secured a list seat due to Labour having receiving enough party votes ensuring she got in on her high ranking of 29.

And Falloon has won the electorate seat by a convincing margin.

He is saying the National Party has won a mandate to govern the country, and he expects his party will return to power.

The truth is that while that seems likely, it is yet to be decided, with New Zealand First’s Winston Peters holding the balance of power.

Falloon is the consummate politician, and has all the characteristics of someone who will go a long way in Parliament. He is smart, articulate, personable, genuine, likeable, witty, ambitious and hard-working.

Despite the long political career he obviously has in front of him, with his hands on the reins of the Rangitata electorate, he will have Luxton chasing at his heels.

Luxton is not taking for granted the faith that her supporters have put in her, and is determined to win the electorate next time round.

Leading up to General Election 2020 she will fight twice as hard, despite knowing winning would be no small feat against Falloon.

Even she is impressed by the 34-year-old, and when congratulating him via the media on Saturday night said “He’s a really lovely guy”.

The ultimate winner in the election battle has been Mid Canterbury and the Rangitata electorate overall, which is benefiting from having two high quality representatives, who can represent constituents as they enter Parliament for the first time.

They will be joining another strong Mid Canterbury advocate, that of National’s Amy Adams, who has kept her hold on Selwyn, winning by an impressive margin.

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Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern, don’t rule it out

By Barry Soper There are two losers who may think they were winners on election night, of course depending on Winston Peters and what he decides to do.

One is the Deputy Prime Minister Paula Bennett who will have to step down from her number two slot if Peters steps up.

The other is Act leader David Seymour who Peters has already described as the most expensive beneficiary in the country. He won’t have a bar of him in any Government he’s part of.

Peters is where he’s been twice before over the past 20 years and don’t take anything for granted.

There’s an assumption that the New Zealand First leader will go with National, given 10 per cent more of the public gave them

their vote than Labour.

But in this MMP environment anything is possible and in Winston Peters’ book nothing is as it seems and that’s the way it’s always been with him.

Forget morality and expectation, that’s a book written by others.

We all voted for MMP, albeit with a slim majority, and Saturday night’s result delivered what we voted for. It’s post-election uncertainty, so get used to it and it’ll be a condition we’ll have to live with in the coming weeks.

Should we be worried? The answer is NO, the card that Peters held up some years ago.

He’s not the ogre that some paint him as. In Government he’s been an asset, except for the Government of Jenny Shipley, but then she’s the last person to talk

about morality given the way she dealt to Jim Bolger.

He brought us free health care for kids and at the other end of the scale he brought us a cushion for the elderly through the Super Gold Card.

Of course he will talk first to Bill English, he’s always said he’d do that to the party with the highest vote count. But talking is far short of walking up the aisle. English has done nothing to enamour himself to Peters, the best he said of him during the campaign was that he’s a challenge to work with.

English seconded the vote to expel Peters from the National Party and he was party to the decision by John Key not to work with him when they won in 2008 which relegated him for three years to the political wilderness.

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his pension overpayment in an effort to discredit him during the campaign.

So there’s no love lost between this man and his old teammates.

But then with Labour there’s the Green factor and that’s almost as distasteful. So long as they’re not at the Cabinet table he could live with them, a bit like having an ex-wife living in the sleep-out, seen but certainly not heard.

Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern, don’t rule it out.

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Fresh quake shakes Mexico A strong new earthquake has shaken Mexico, toppling already damaged homes and a highway bridge and causing new alarm in a country reeling from two even more powerful quakes this month that together have killed nearly 400 people.

The US Geological Survey said the new, magnitude 6.1 temblor was centred about in the state of Oaxaca, which was the region most battered by a magnitude 8.1 quake on September 7.

It was among thousands of aftershocks recorded in the wake of that earlier quake, which was the most powerful to hit Mexico

in 32 years and killed at least 90 people.

There was some damage in Oaxaca but no immediate reports of new deaths.

US Geological Survey geophysicist Paul Caruso said the new temblor was an aftershock of the 8.1 quake, and after a jolt of that size even buildings left standing can be more vulnerable.

Buildings swayed in Mexico City, where nerves are still raw from Tuesday’s magnitude 7.1 temblor that has killed at least 305 across the region. Many residents and visitors fled homes, hotels and businesses, some in tears.

At the Xoco General Hospital, which is treating the largest number of quake victims, workers ordered visitors to evacuate when seismic alarms began to blare.

Mayor Miguel Angel Mancera said there were no reports of significant new damage in the capital, and rescue efforts related to Tuesday’s quake were continuing. He reported that two people died of apparent heart attacks during the new temblor.

As rescue operations stretched into day five, residents throughout the capital have held out hope that dozens still missing might be found alive.

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Six injured in London acid attack Six people have been injured in a suspected noxious substance attack at an east London shopping centre.

The incident was not being treated as terror-related, a police spokesman said.

Scotland Yard said officers were called shortly before 8pm on Saturday to the area around Stratford Centre, opposite the Westfield shopping centre, amid reports of a group of men spraying what is believed to be a noxious substance.

One man has been arrested on suspicion of causing grievous bodily harm.

Witnesses reported scenes of panic in the immediate aftermath of the incident, with victims rushing to clean their wounds with water.

Police immediately put a cordon at the front of the shopping centre, with a handful of young witnesses visibly shaken by what they saw.

One said: “I can’t speak now, my mate’s

been hurt.” Police at the scene described it as an acid attack.

Witnesses said it was happened after an argument broke out among a group of people.

London Ambulance Service paramedics and the London Fire Brigade also attended as a number of victims were reported at different locations within the centre, with the number affected believed to be six people.

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Italian passport for Firth Actor Colin Firth is promising to remain “extremely British” as he says “uncertainty” around the world prompted him to get an Italian passport. The Kingsman star followed in the footsteps of his own children as he become a dual UK and Italian citizen, while his wife of 20 years, Livia Giuggioli, is applying for a British passport. The 57-year-old said that the idea seemed “sensible” in the current political climate following Britain’s decision to leave the EU. - PAA

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Trump insult makes attack inevitable - Korea North Korea’s foreign minister has told the UN Donald Trump’s insult makes “our rocket’s visit to the entire US mainland inevitable all the more”.

North Korea’s Ri Yong Ho said at the weekend President Trump was “on a suicide mission” following Trump’s fiery debut speech at the UN General Assembly last week.

“Through such a prolonged and arduous struggle, now we are finally only a few

Prince Harry’s girlfriend, American actress Meghan Markle, is sitting in the stands for the opening ceremony of Prince Harry’s Invictus Games for wounded veterans. Markle lives in Toronto, but hadn’t appeared with Harry since he arrived in the city. She recently told Vanity Fair they’re in love. They were not sitting together in the stands of the Air Canada Centre. A security guard blocked at least one fan from taking pictures of Markle. The Invictus Games are the creation of Prince Harry, who got the inspiration to help wounded and sick military personnel and their families after his two tours of duty in Afghanistan. This is the third Invictus Games.

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steps away from the final gate of completion of the state nuclear force,” Ri told the annual gathering of world leaders.

“It is only a forlorn hope to consider any chance that the DPRK (North Korea) would be shaken an inch or change its stance due to the harsher sanctions by the hostile forces,” he said.

His speech come after US Air Force B-1B Lancer bombers were escorted by fighter jets flew in international airspace over wa-

ters east of North Korea in a show of force.

The flyover demonstrated the range of military options available to President Donald Trump, the Pentagon said.

“This is the farthest north of the Demilitarised Zone any US fighter or bomber aircraft have flown off North Korea’s coast in the 21st century, underscoring the seriousness with which we take (North Korea’s) reckless behaviour,” said Pentagon spokeswoman Dana White.

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Charles Bradley, known as the “Screaming Eagle of Soul” for a powerful, raspy style that evoked one of his musical heroes, James Brown, has died at age 68.

Bradley, who achieved success later in life with his 2011 debut album No Time for Dreaming, was diagnosed with stomach cancer last year and underwent treatment, according to a statement from his publicist Shazila Mohammed. He headed out to tour earlier this year after receiving a clean bill of health, but the cancer returned recently, spreading to his liver, the statement said.

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A campervan or motorhome can be a great way to do a holiday on the road with the family.

Campervan plan just grand

By Peter trute We are four hours north of Sydney when the revelation strikes: taking the kids on a campervan holiday might actually have been a brilliant idea*.

We’re heading north, escaping Sydney on a quick loop that will take us from the lush river valleys of the Coffs Coast, along the stunning Waterfall Way across the Dorrigo plateau, and on to the rolling plains of the New England tablelands.

It’s a quick trip – one that afterwards we’ll wish we’d allowed longer for – but this journey along mindless motorways, serene country roads and winding mountain ascents is also our first taste of campervanning with children so we’ve been careful not to get too ambitious.

We’ll go far enough to feel like we’ve escaped, and not so far that we feel like we’re in an endurance race.

So yes, we’re motoring north towards the picturesque and tranquil New England plains, but it’s not the choice of destination that makes us feel smug about our holiday.

But we’re content – and it isn’t just that we’ve left smoggy, congested, road-ragey Sydney behind.

What dawns on us is that we’ve been on the road for four hours, with a lunch stop and toilet break included, and we haven’t yet had an “are we there yet” from the two girls. Our little travellers, ages five and eight, are perched – securely seatbelted – at their table and busily talking, playing (and arguing too – this is a non-fiction story after all), listening to Katy Perry and generally enjoying themselves.

In our car, questions about our ETA would have been asked already. The worst it gets for us in the front of our big van – apart from the Katy Perry – are the regular inquiries about when they can have another lolly. (“Later”, it seems, is an unsatisfactory response, as the inquiry is repeated much sooner.)

Our itinerary over six days will take us through Forster, Bellingen, up the magnificent Waterfall Way to Dorrigo and onwards inland to the regional centres of Armidale and Tamworth.

It’s a startling mix of temperatures and terrains that reminds city dwellers such as us just how much lies not that far from our suburban front doors. From Bellingen’s blend of old-fashioned country town, hippy haven and tree-changer boutique, to the quite stunning natural beauty of

the Waterfall Way and the Dorrigo escarpment, to the vast, rolling plains of the New England region, it’s an inspiring and quite educational look into life outside the big cities. Possibly a little envyinducing too.

For the kids, too, there are new experiences – there are waterfalls, some at the road’s edge, that plunge feet into icy mountain streams; there are roaming country paddocks and herds of curious cows. There’s always a new playground at each town or caravan park too – many of them remarkably well done. And for kids and their gluttonous father, there are the wonders of small country town bakeries to be explored afterwards.

Thankfully, a motorhome is a comfortable place to rest for any adult who might not have needed a bacon, egg and cheese meat pie and a malted milkshake for morning tea, not long after breakfast.

The advantages of the big campervan – not least its choice of places to lie down – reveal themselves gradually throughout the trip, before the magnitude of their collective worth dawns on us. Highway toilet stop? No problem: pull over anywhere and there’s the onboard toilet. The one in the cubicle next to the shower, just across the aisle from

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the kitchen, where you’ll find not only the sink but also the fridge, oven, microwave and cooktop.

Roughing it? Not us.

Note the use of the term “motorhome” – it is the next size up from a campervan and, as the equipment level suggests – is indeed a home on wheels.

Having mentioned the kitchen, it’s worth saying that eating on the move is a simple task – even without a country bakery nearby.

Holiday highway lunch stops can be trying: finding somewhere to eat, finding parking and finding edible food can all be significant challenges. In the motorhome it’s all there with you.

Park, make a sandwich, boil the kettle, and sit the family down at your own table. You don’t even need to step outside.

The benefits of rolling into your destination after a long day on the road and not having to transfer suitcases or bags from car to hotel room can’t be overstated either.

The six-berth van is big enough that, with two kids asleep in the over-cab bed at the front, the parents can relax in the back living area without disturbing them.

There are, of course, fiddly bits to campervan living. Heading off to the next destination requires a bit of checking to ensure the wa-

ter and electricity (if connected) are disconnected and stowed. A basic tidy through to stow away any loose bits and pieces is advised. And no one really wants to empty a toilet tank, do they? But it has to be done and isn’t nearly as hard as you might think.

A campervan or motorhome can be a great way to do a holiday on the road with the family. If you do opt for a motorhome, there is an adjustment getting used to the size of a 7.7m-long, 2.3m-wide rolling house that can do highway speeds. I had my doubts when I first rolled out of the Sydney depot, but after a while, the size of the vehicle, the slower braking and accelerating, and the different handling all faded and driving became second nature.

You sit up high in the Mercedes or VW-based van cabin, with plenty of visibility, while automatic transmission and a reversing camera make life simpler, too.

Many of these things may seem prosaic, practical matters but they can make an enormous difference to a road trip holiday.

Sometimes taking a few things with you while you’re getting away from it all isn’t a bad strategy. *Individual results may vary – there are children involved after all.

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Parker fortunate, says Jones

New Zealand boxer Joseph Parker holds aloft the WBO world title belt which he retained yesterday.

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Points win for Parker

By Angelo Risso Kiwi boxer Joseph Parker has retained his WBO heavyweight title for a second time, downing Britain’s Hughie Fury yesterday by majority decision.

Parker spent more time on the front foot in Manchester and was more aggressive, but seldom landed telling blows on an elusive opponent.

Fury, renowned for his gangly frame and awkward style, successfully stymied Parker’s attempts to provoke a mano-amano slugfest and likely shaded the early rounds with his deft footwork and aloofness.

Yet Parker managed to slowly cut down the distance between him and his opponent, landing heavier and heavier punches as the fight progressed.

Prior to the fight, the 25-yearold Parker was expected to need a knockout victory to dispatch Fury, who enjoyed home advantage.

He didn’t achieve that, but his efforts were nevertheless enough to secure the win, with two judges giving him a 118-110 triumph and the third awarding a tie.

“We knew he was awkward

going in, his movement was really good – (but) the pressure, we caught him with hard punches,” Parker said.

“I felt we won the fight fairly.”

However, Parker’s showing – and inability to brush aside a limited opponent – will not have Britain’s prime heavyweight boxers quaking in their boots.

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eyebrow, with better rounds following in the fifth, sixth and seventh.

By the end, he had done enough for victory – despite the protestations of the Fury camp, who had celebrated after the final bell in expectant glory.

“Our plan was to come here (to the UK) and establish ourselves

I don’t care who I fight next, everyone and anyone

Without a statement victory against Fury, Parker will need serious improvement before his next bout, potentially in December or the new year.

He will first take a short break in New Zealand.

Punching accuracy was a major issue as Parker fruitlessly stalked the 23-year-old Fury around the ring, often missing combinations.

But he landed a nice shot in the fourth round that split Fury’s

here. Now we’ve got a win under our belt, we can come back and set up some good fights – so we’re excited for what the future holds,” Parker said.

It was the second successful defence of his belt, leaving Parker (24-0) to look ahead to a potential fight against WBA and IBF champion Anthony Joshua.

Parker’s promoter, Dave Higgins, said the fight could be arranged for the summer of 2018 at a big stadium in Britain.

“I don’t care who I fight next, everyone and anyone,” said Parker.

Hughie Fury was attempting to match the achievement of his cousin, Tyson, who beat Wladimir Klitschko in November 2015 to win the WBA, WBO and IBF belts.

Tyson was in Hughie’s corner at Manchester Arena and leapt into the ring after the fight was over, mobbing his cousin in an attempt to convince the judges.

It didn’t work.

The Fury camp said it will be appealing the result.

“Disgusted to be honest,” Fury said. “They’ve ruined peoples’ lives tonight. I didn’t think the score was right. I thought I won the fight easy.”

Fury, who lost for the first time in 21 professional fights, is the subject of an ongoing UK AntiDoping investigation after lowlevel traces of the steroid nandrolone were found in samples given by him in February 2015.

He has denied any wrongdoing and is challenging their findings, leaving him free to box.

Parker described Fury’s wafted punches as a “pitter-patter” and said he wasn’t hurt once. - NZME

Outspoken boxing enthusiast Sir Bob Jones is pleased Joseph Parker retained his WBO world championship title, but believes he was fortunate to come away with the majority decision win over Hughie Fury.

Parker’s former mentor felt Fury’s awkward style made the 25-year-old Kiwi look bad throughout a messy 12 rounds at the Manchester Arena, but could not split the pair and was unsure which fighter would be awarded victory.

“I was pleased for him because I didn’t expect him to get the verdict,” said Jones.

“It was one of those tricky ones that you could score either way.

“The (114-114) draw didn’t surprise, the first score announcement. I was a little surprised by the 118-110, I’ve got to be frank about that, but that’s the way the judges saw it.

“But I think he was fortunate, not that that I’m saying that it was a bad decision, but it was a surprising decision in that it could have gone either way.

“I found it fascinating. I didn’t know who they were going to give it to in the end – I doubted think anyone did. I was pleasantly surprised for Joseph.”

Jones praised the tactical nous of Peter Fury, Hughie’s father and trainer, which saw the 23-yearold maintaining his distance and changing angles to make it difficult for Parker to assert any dominance.

Fury’s cousin, Tyson, also employed similar tactics to great effect in his stunning victory over Wladimir Klitschko in 2015.

“That’s how he fights. It’s very effective.

“He’s not as good as his cousin, he doesn’t have any punching power for a start, but it’s incredibly effective,” he said.

“He’s a terrible opponent for any fighter. Peter Fury is a master tactician.

“This was always going to be a damned awkward opponent for Joseph, so in a sense it made him look bad, but Tyson and Hughie, they make everybody look bad.

“He’s got to be careful who he chooses in future, he didn’t make him look good.”

Jones suspected the decision would go against Parker, and noted his supporters and promoter David Higgins were subdued as they awaited the judges’ scores, while Fury and his team appeared confident he had done enough to claim victory.

“They should be very happy with the outcome.

“I’m sure David Higgins didn’t expect that result and they looked pretty despondent in the corner waiting for the verdict. Whereas the Fury camp assumed they’d won it.

“They took it very well and it was good to see such sportsmanship. So everybody should be very pleased on Joseph’s side, especially Higgins.”

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In brief Own goals expensive Girona succeeded in stopping Barcelona star Lionel Messi from scoring in their La Liga clash. If only they could have avoided their own net. Barcelona made it six wins in as many games in the Spanish league on Saturday when they won 3-0 at Girona thanks to a pair of own goals by the hosts.

Barcelona increased their lead in the league to four points after Atletico Madrid beat Sevilla 2-0 to leapfrog the Andalucian club into second place.

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Torino outclassed Paulo Dybala continued his astonishing start to the Serie A season as he netted twice to help Juventus beat 10-man Torino 4-0.

Miralem Pjanic and Alex Sandro scored the others after Torino midfielder Daniele Baselli was sent off after 24 minutes of the Derby della Mole. Dybala took his tally out to 10 goals in the opening six league matches, one less than he scored in the whole of the last campaign.

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Napoli do it hard

Winner of the Peak to Pub’s individual men’s category Flavio Vianna celebrates with his son Rafael Vianna at the finish line of this year’s event.

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Flavio makes it a double

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

The 18th season of the Peak to Pub has gone off without a hitch, leaving organisers pleased with how things went.

A total of 319 competitors took part in the multi-sport event, which consisted of a ski section, a cycling section and running section.

“We are slightly up on last year so it is really exciting as organis-

ers to see how it will keep going,” Mt Hutt sales and marketing coordinator Richie Owen said.

“We were really lucky with the weather, it was great.

“Everyone I have spoken to that took part in the event really enjoyed themselves.”

Last year’s individual men’s winner Flavio Vianna successfully defended his title, while Methven’s Julia Grant picked up the ladies title.

However, Owen said there were plenty of people taking part in the event to test themselves, without an eye on winning the races.

“There were lots of people that were just giving the Peak to Pub a go, and people that just think they are going to have a crack at it,” he said.

“Most get involved in the race through being support crew.

“In my experience, this one is

a really great event for getting into more of the multi-sport events.”

Also amongst the Peak to Pub winners were veteran men’s winner Jamie Robertson, the men’s team winners Something Tropical, the women’s team winners The Fireflys, the mixed team winners Here for Beer, the veteran team winners the Team Try Hards and the veteran women’s winner, Yo McGill.

Manchester teams share premiership top spot Manchester City and Manchester United have both won to remain level on points at the top of the Premier League.

City continued their high-scoring ways with a 5-0 home thrashing of last-placed Crystal Palace while United were 1-0 winners at Southampton.

The two sides remain un-

beaten on 16 points with City holding the top place on goal difference. Socceroos midfielder Aaron Mooy’s Huddersfield are in eighth after a dour scoreless draw at Burnley.

Raheem Sterling’s brace led City past hapless Palace, who have made the worst start in English top-flight history by los-

ing all six games without scoring.

While Pep Guardiola was quick to point out it was still early in the season, he understands the buzz surrounding his side at the moment.

“We are still in September,” he said. “I’m not one to tell people not to be excited. This is a show.

Fans come to see us. It’s our job.”

Simon Mignolet’s penalty save preserved Liverpool’s 3-2 win at Leicester City.

Mohamed Salah, Philippe Coutinho and Jordan Henderson as the Reds avenged Tuesday’s League Cup loss to the Foxes.

Alvaro Morata’s hat-trick led champions Chelsea to an easy 4-0 win at Stoke.

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Serie A leaders Napoli have battled hard to clinch a 3-2 win at newcomers Spal. Napoli, who have a maximum 18 points from six games, fell behind when Pasquale Schiattarella sent a low shot into the left corner from outside the box, but levelled one minute later through Lorenzo Insigne’s drive after some classy control.

The Naples side dominated the remainder of the first half but failed to further threaten. Spal paid dearly when they eventually switched off, allowing Jose Callejon to nod past Alfred Gomis in the 71st minute.

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Pacesetters on top The status quo has been maintained in England’s second division as Leeds, Cardiff and Wolves all won. Leeds remain at the head of the pack on goal difference, but the trio are locked on 20 points.

Bailey Wright earned a yellow card during Bristol’s scoreless draw away to Bristol while the score was the same between Massimo Luongo’s QPR and Burton. In the day’s late game, Aston Villa - still without Socceroos captain Mile Jedinak – beat Nottingham Forest 2-1.

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Falcao a machine Radamel Falcao added two more goals to his impressive tally this season as Monaco heaped more misery on struggling Lille with a 4-0 win in the French league. After scoring nine in Monaco’s opening six matches for the most prolific start to a season by any player in the league in 40 years, Falcao took his total to 11. He has more goals than any other striker in the top five European leagues so far this season.

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Hammers players rush to celebrate with Jarred Percival after he scored the winning penalty against Wanganui on Saturday.

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■ RUGBY

Hammers leave it late

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

The Mid Canterbury Hammers won their biggest game of the season in a gutsy performance against Wanganui at the Ashburton Showgrounds on Saturday.

It was always going to take an 80-minute performance to beat Wanganui, and that is what the Hammers delivered, with a Jarred Percival penalty in the 80th minute securing the victory 40-39.

Coming home with a big win under their belts against Wairarapa Bush, the Hammers finally put in a performance the fans had been expecting all season, with strong, running rugby and exciting offloads carving up the opposition defence.

The spectators’ hot chips would have still been piping hot when the Hammers crossed over for their first try of the day, after the ball was spread well to the left wing of Christian Vainerere in the first minute, who was able to dot down.

Percival picked up his first of his 20 points for the afternoon with the conversion, giving the Hammers an early 7-0 lead.

The defending champions did not take long to strike back however, with fullback Jona Sawailau bundling his way over the line.

First-five Craig Clare began a mixed day with the boot, missing the conversion.

The Hammers soon extended their lead out to five through a Percival penalty, but Wanganui kept their heads above water af-

ter a solid offensive scrum from Wanganui allowed Timoci Seruwalu to power his way over the line. Clare was on target this time, giving Wanganui a 12-10 lead.

The Hammers soon set about their work, spreading the ball well off the scrum with some snappy passing, giving winger Willie McGoon his third try in two games after a tricky finish in the corner.

Former All Black Regan King was denied a try after a brilliant run and offload from skipper Jackson Donlan, who turned it inside for King to split the gap and play a one-two pass with Nete Caucau, only for the return to be a forward pass.

King turned creator for Maleli Sau, who had seen Seruwalu take the lead in the top try scorer standings, and put his name back up the top. A well-time offload from King put Sau through, and some quick steps from the flying Fijian saw him cross the line.

Percival converted, restoring the Hammers’ lead to 24-12.

Wanganui looked threatening after several minutes spent on the Hammers five yard line, but the release valve came in the form of Percival who set up one of the tries of the season.

He sprang forward and intercepted a pass, before making it the Wanganui 22, slowing down, and putting in a precise cross-field kick to the on-rushing Maleli Sau, who was fortunate with the bounce and was able to dot down.

Wanganui put their foot back in the door in the last five minutes of the half, scoring two wellworked tries in either corner for a halftime score of 31-24.

The second half was a much closer affair, with neither side able to retain possession and make considerable gains.

Percival opened the scoring in the half off the tee with a penalty, followed by a Clare penalty, which was followed by another Percival penalty.

Things looked like they could all turn to custard in the 62nd minute however, when openside flanker Seta Koroitamana was sent for a 10 minute spell by referee Nick Webster.

Wanganui nearly capitalised instantly on the left wing, but a last ditch tackle from Sau saw the ball knocked on, giving the Hammers possession.

Wanganui were eventually able to capitalise on their numerical superiority, with winger Cameron Crowley hitting the gap and dancing across the line. Clare converted, bringing the visitors within three points.

With less than 10 minutes to go on the clock, the unimagineable happened, as a chip and chase from Wanganui was kept in and the visitors scored, giving them a two-point cushion at 39-37.

Clare’s missed conversion proved to be costly, as it kept the Hammers within penalty range.

For the next eight minutes, the Hammers worked their socks off trying to snatch the

win out of the jaws of defeat.

The opportunity finally presented itself in the 79th minute, when 45 metres out, Wanganui were penalised at the breakdown.

There was only one option for the Hammers with the amount of time left, and the tee was thrown to Percival for the last time.

Into the wind, the first-five took his time, slotting the penalty and sending the crowd in to raptures.

“It was a hell of a game. We expected them to come out hard and that is what they did but the boys were brilliant,” co-coach James Jowsey said.

“The boys showed a lot of heart and a lot of ticker, and that final penalty showed it.

“Our season was on the line so we had to win, and we have to win every game from here on out. One down, three to go.”

The bonus point victory only sees the Hammers move up to sixth, with South Canterbury, Thames Valley, Buller and Horowhenua Kapiti all picking up wins.

The Hammers will travel to the North Island for the second time next week to take on Thames Valley, before welcoming Buller to the Showgrounds the week after.

Mid Canterbury 40 (Maleli Sau 2, Willie McGoon, Christian Vainerere tries; Jarred Percival 4 con, 4 pen) Wanganui 39 (Jona Sawailau, Timoci Seruwalu, Kaveni Dabenaise, Cameron Crowley 2, Craig Clare tries; Clare 3 con, pen). HT: 31-24.

Tasman and Crusaders fullback David Havili looks set to make his test debut against Argentina in Buenos Aires next weekend.

The 22-year-old has had an opportunity open up at fullback, after Ben Smith’s sabbatical and injuries to Jordie Barrett and Israel Dagg.

All Blacks coach Steve Hansen hinted on Friday that the timing could be right for Havili to be handed his test debut next weekend, where the world champions can clinch their second straight Rugby Championship title.

Hansen said Havili, who has come off an impressive season at fullback with the Crusaders, looks ready to take the next step in his career.

“He’s a confident young man.

[He] plays like that.

“He’s obviously come in and he’s a little overawed as all new All Blacks are. It can be really overwhelming so [we’ll be] giving him enough time to get through that phase of his All Black career.

“He’s now starting to train well and looks more comfortable in the environment. [We’re] looking forward to taking that next step with him.”

Beauden Barrett looks certain to start against the Pumas with Damien McKenzie likely to be cover at No10, opening the door for Havili to have a run at fullback.

Barrett was recalled to the squad after Lima Sopoaga was forced to pull out as he celebrated the birth of his first child with partner Miriam.

Barrett said he was always ready to go despite initially being given a rest.

“I was ready to go. I thought it’d be too good to be true and I was expecting to go the whole time,” Barrett said.

“Obviously family comes first and it’s exciting for Lima. If I was in his position, that’s exactly where I’d want to be.”

The 26-year-old insisted Argentina – who gave the All Blacks a challenge in New Plymouth two weeks ago – would be an even tougher test at home.

“I’m fresh as a daisy, good to go, and excited.

“Heading over this early gives us a few extra days to get our bodies in the right time zone and have a really good week of preparation.”

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Cantabs restore order Stretched by a high-octane first half, Canterbury produced a dominant second spell to outplay North Harbour 41-28 in Auckland on Saturday.

The win secures Canterbury’s position at the top of rugby’s NPC premiership, with Harbour remaining in second place after recording their first loss in six matches.

Coming off last week’s humiliating 60-14 hammering by championship outfit Wellington, Canterbury were looking to dominate early.

Instead, they found themselves trailing after two minutes, victims of a scorching Harbour counterattack off a turnover finished down the left touch by flying winger Matt Duffie.

Harbour’s scrum let them down 10 minutes later, Canterbury quick to swoop on the loose ball and unleash Richie Mo’unga, who dotted down beside the upright.

Harbour hit back three minutes later through some quick work at the breakdown, lock Gerard Cowley-Tuioti showing good strength to power over, with Bryn Gatland’s second con-

version restoring a seven-point lead.

Mo’unga narrowed the gap with a 30th-minute penalty, but Harbour punished Canterbury’s disorganised cover defence two minutes later to send second five- eighth Harrison Groundwater over.

Ahead 21-10 at the break, Harbour were slow out of the blocks at the restart and Canterbury were quick to capitalise with two tries in the opening five minutes.

Halfback Mitchell Drummond (right) featured in both, pouncing when Harbour failed to control the ball at the back of their scrum and offloading for Tim Bateman to score.

Drummond reached out for Canterbury’s third try soon after, winger Josh McKay crossing for a fourth as the hour mark neared and the visitors opened out to a 31-21 lead.

Drummond grabbed a second try after 66 minutes to open out a 38-21 lead and although Canterbury conceded a late try to Harbour winger Shaun Stevenson, they controlled the closing five minutes to wrap up a dominant win.

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Bad form no concern The woes of provincial rugby outfit Auckland no longer have any bearing on the All Blacks’ fortunes, Test coach Steve Hansen says. The Aucklanders – despite a starstudded roster including Patrick Tuipulotu, Malakai Fekitoa, George Moala and now Jerome Kaino – sit just one spot off relegation from the Premiership, losing five of their seven matches to date. They were brushed aside by Championship outfit Otago 34-26 on Thursday, having previously suffered heavy defeats to North Harbour and Taranaki. While Hansen said he was concerned by Auckland’s poor form, given their large talent pool, he believed its effect on his Test side was minimal.

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Poms chasing SBW Sonny Bill Williams is reportedly in demand in English rugby. The Daily Mail have reported that Williams was approached through his representatives by the Sale Sharks this week, for what would have been an immediate transfer to the English club. The brazen move was shot down by Williams, who is under contract with New Zealand Rugby and the Blues until the end of the 2019 Rugby World Cup. The Mail reported that two other English sides have already inquired whether Williams would be interested in a move after his contract runs out, when he would be 34 years old.

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Altitude not an issue

Seesawing match fittingly ends in stalemate Championship outfit Bay of Plenty and premiership strugglers Counties Manukau have fought out an entertaining 31-31 draw in an NPC cross-over match in Tauranga yesterday.

Bay of Plenty dominated territory and possession early on, but it took a charge down from halfback Richard Judd to put them on the board.

Loosehead prop Solomona Sakalia was in the right place

at the right time to secure the skewed ball and fall over for the try.

Bay of Plenty added a second in the 23rd minute through Terrence Hepetema, but Bay of Plenty’s 14-0 lead was reduced to seven soon after when Counties flanker Fotu Lokotui dived over from close range.

Co-captain Augustine Pulu’s 34th minute try from the base of the ruck levelled the scores, and

it took a late Delany penalty for Bay of Plenty to take a 17-14 lead into half-time.

The lead lasted barely 10 minutes from the restart, Counties finding space down the right for Albert Nikoro to dot down after just 60 seconds.

The pacy winger featured seven minutes later, keeping play alive as the visitors attacked down the right and Ah Wong scored out wide for a 24-19 Counties lead.

The seesaw match continued, Lalakai Foketi sidestepping his way through to score in the 55th minute and Jesse Parete bulldozing over from close range to give the Bay a 31-24 lead with 15 minutes remaining.

Quick passing created space for Liam Daniela to cross after 75 minutes, Luteru Laulala’s conversion levelling the scores and setting up an action-packed final five minutes.

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Tasman crush struggling Southland Tasman have extended Southland’s winless run in the national provincial championship with a comprehensive 50-17 crossover win at Trafalgar Park in Nelson yesterday.

It was always going to be a mismatch, with Tasman sitting fourth on the premiership table while Southland are mired at the bottom of the championship after seven matches without a win.

Tasman were all business from the outset, running in eight tries to three.

Off the back of a solid set piece, they pressured Southland into a stream of handling errors and turno-

vers, capitalising with five first-half tries.

Flanker Pete Samu set the ball rolling after just over 60 seconds, with wingers Viliami Lolohea and James Lowe following in rapid succession as Tasman opened out a commanding 21-0 lead after 13 minutes.

Mike Molloy crossed for Southland soon after, his try remaining unconverted before the Makos finished the half strongly with tries to Viliami Lolohea and lock Ethan Blackadder, son of former All Blacks skipper Todd.

Ahead 33-5 at half-time, Tasman lost their urgency at the restart, and South-

land took advantage.

With better field position, and more front-foot ball, they created enough pressure for winger Aleki Morris to cross out wide after 51 minutes and No.8 Elliot Dixon to drive over as the hour mark neared.

The resurgence was short-lived.

Tasman No.8 Jordan Taufua and second-five Alex Nankivell both added to the scoreline to give the home team a 45-17 lead with 10 minutes remaining.

Mitch Hunt (right) capped off the dominant performance with an 81st minute try.

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Michael Cheika has challenged the Wallabies to produce the mental strength required to smash their hoodoo on South Africa’s highveld.

Australia has won just three yest matches in the high-altitude cities of Johannesburg, Pretoria and Bloemfontein – and only one in the last 54 years. But Cheika reckons their poor record isn’t down to the physical challenges of playing 1500m above sea level.

“I don’t know, I just think it might be in our head,” Cheika said as the team departed for next weekend’s clash with the Springboks in Bloemfontein.

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Naki bash the Bay Taranaki have launched into second on the Mitre 10 Cup Premiership ladder, following a 48-17 victory over Hawke’s Bay. Last year’s beaten semi-finalists look assured for another semi-final berth in 2017, sitting with a comfortable and convincing 5-1 record. While still four points behind leaders Canterbury, Taranaki are now 12 points ahead of Waikato with four regular season games remaining. One of that quartet – a clash with Tasman next week – could be a strong indicator of which teams can pose a challenge to Canterbury. - NZME

ABs arrive in Argentina The All Blacks have landed in Argentina to begin the second and most arduous half of their 2017 international season. Argentina is the first of seven countries that the All Blacks will play eight games in, six of them tests, over the next nine week period. It’s a challenging time of year and assistant coach Ian Foster admitted earlier this month they haven’t always got the balance right, but continue to work hard on keeping players fresh. - AP

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In brief Foran to miss World Cup In what will be a massive blow to New Zealand’s hopes of winning the Rugby League World Cup, star half Kieran Foran is reportedly set to pull out of the tournament due to lingering injury concerns.

According to media reports Foran will inform Kiwis coach David Kidwell this week that he is unavailable for selection for the Cup starting in October. The Kiwis will already be missing suspended forwards Jesse Bromwich and Kevin Proctor for the tournament.

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In defence of Blair Warriors CEO Cameron George has defended the conduct of Adam Blair, after NRL immortal Andrew Johns labelled the Broncos prop “a coward” in the wake of Friday’s preliminary final. Blair, expected to be confirmed as a Warrior this week, was heavily criticised by Johns on the Channel Nine telecast for late shots on Cooper Cronk. Johns called one of Blair’s tackles “the cheapest shot there is”, adding it was dirty play that needed to be removed from the sport. But George has backed the Warriorsbound Blair, saying his aggressive attitude will set the benchmark at Mt Smart next year.

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Storm wary of pressure Chertsey Oilers’ Cayleb Taylor-Edwards looks to spread the ball in his side’s 50-32 loss against the Timaru Outlaws.

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Lapses costly for Baabaas

By JaiME Pitt-MacKay Jaime.p@theguardian.co.nz

It was a tough weekend for both of Mid Canterbury’s rugby league sides, with both unable to pick up important victories in the three round competition.

The Ashburton Barbarians travelled south to take on the red-hot Country Cowboys, who had demolished the Timaru Outlaws 70-14 in the first round.

The Barbarians were unable to pick up the win, losing 40-18.

“It would have been a good

game to watch, there was some big hits and some great play,” Barbarians coach Steve Gamble said.

“We just had a couple of lapses and they pounced. We stuck with them in the first half and were only trailing 24-18 at half time, but in the second half they just ran away with it.

“They were a well drilled side.

“We felt like we had done enough during the week to prepare but it wasn’t enough.”

With title aspirations, it would

be likely that it would be the Cowboys who the Barbarians would play in the final if they made it.

“Hopefully we meet them in the final and we can try and rectify what went wrong.”

Playing their first match at the Chertsey Domain, the Chertsey Oilers have their first points on the board, but are still to win a match.

After defaulting on the Thursday evening, the Timaru Outlaws still fielded a side of ring-

ins, and were able to get the victory 50-32.

“They just ran straight over the top of us in that first 15 minutes.

“Then we managed to get on top, and in the second half, they had another period of that, and that was enough,” Chertsey Rugby League president Glenn Jamieson said.

“There were a lot of errors.

“There are elements that are looking good but we did rest a few players as we did not want to risk them.”

Green coy on Scott’s return for Cowboys

By Matt Encarnacion Matt Scott is a chance to make a fairytale return in next week’s NRL grand final after North Queensland coach Paul Green refused to rule his co-captain out of selection.

The Cowboys advanced to the season decider against Melbourne after upsetting the Sydney Roosters 29-16 at Allianz Stadium on Saturday night.

Scott was omitted from the final line-up against the Roosters despite being included in a 21man squad last week for the first time since undergoing a knee reconstruction in April.

Green now faces the challenging decision of whether to recall the Australia and Queensland star as the Cowboys chase a sec-

ond premiership in three years.

Asked after the preliminary final win whether Scott would come back for the grand final, Green said: “We’ll worry about that next week.”

Pressed on how close Scott was to facing the Roosters, he said: “Tonight was a great win, so let’s just enjoy the win for what it was.

“We’ll talk about what happens next week, next week.”

Green was adamant in the lead-up that Scott would only return should any of his players succumb to an injury before the match.

All came through unscathed from the win, including interchange weapon Coen Hess, who overcame a niggling knee injury to carry the ball for 84 metres in a 29-minute stint.

Veteran Scott Bolton (137m, five tackle busts, 20 tackles) was immense against the Roosters alongside makeshift prop Shaun Fensom (65m, 17 tackles).

Lock Jason Taumalolo again carried the pack with a gamehigh 237m.

Rookie Corey Jensen, who made just 49m in 15 minutes on Saturday, is the forward most likely to make way should Green make space for Scott.

Asked a third time how a tough a call it would be to leave Scott out, Green said: “The boys that are there have done a fantastic job to put us in this position.

“As I said before, let’s just enjoy tonight for what it is.”

Fellow injured skipper Johnathan Thurston is adamant Scott would be fit to play, while Tau-

malolo described his potential return as “inspirational.”

He is likely to again be included in a 21-man squad when teams are named tomorrow.

“It’d be a huge confidence boost, but at the same time someone gets to miss out.

“Everyone who’s taken the field the last month has been doing a great job for the team,” Taumalolo said.

“To see them miss out on potentially winning a grand final would be devastating.

“At the moment it’s a tough decision.

“I’ll leave that to Greeny.

“Everyone that’s been playing has been great, but I think it’s just inspirational to see our cocaptain make himself available.”

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Billy Slater has warned Melbourne team-mates they can’t afford to give pressure kings North Queensland an inch in the NRL grand final after an uncharacteristically wasteful display against Brisbane.

The Cowboys go into the Sunday premiership decider as massive underdogs but have already proven they can turn the screws on more fancied rivals in their upset wins over Cronulla, Parramatta and Sydney Roosters during the finals.

Despite missing key playmaker Johnathan Thurston, the Cowboys have simply strangled their opposition out of the contest, mainly due to the masterful control of playmaker Michael Morgan. - AAP

Fans back Vunivalu The streets in the tiny Fijian village of Bagasau will be empty next Sunday night as the locals head to the Vunivalu house to watch their favourite son in the NRL grand final. Melbourne winger Suliasi Vunivalu bought his family, including five siblings, a television after signing with the Storm three years ago. A hundred or so friends and family are expected to come to cheer him on against North Queensland. Vunivalu left Fiji for a rugby scholarship in New Zealand but was snapped up by the Storm after they saw him playing with his school team at AAMI Park. - AAP

Hard work the key This ain’t no fairytale. Hard work and a great coach have underpinned North Queensland’s unlikely surge into the grand final, according to Cowboys halfback hero Michael Morgan. Speaking a day after his side’s 29-16 upset of the Roosters, Morgan shed light on the Cowboys’ inspired run from eighth place into next weekend’s grand final. “We’ve worked hard while doing it, it hasn’t just been a big fairytale and things have just gone our way for no reason,” Morgan said. “We have worked hard but we’ve been enjoying it at the same time.”

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Titan Banner takes Hannon Titan Banner continued his excellent start to the season with a slick win in the Gr. 3 $25,000 Hannon Memorial at Oamaru yesterday.

In doing so he became the first Otago-trained horse to win the time-honoured race since Enterprise won it for Pat Heffernan in 1984.

It was a plum Dexter Dunn drive that got the winner home – the pair started well and soon dropped to the trail behind Seel The Deal, where they remained until the home straight.

The official last half of 54.9secs was testament to the speed at which the high-calibre field rushed home, and it also made the effort of runner-up New Years Jay, the winner’s stablemate, all the more meritorious.

She was last of the six-horse bunch at the quarter pole and flashed down the outer to run second, running her last half in better than 54secs for Jonny Cox. Graeme Anderson, who trains both Titan Banner and New Years Jay, was naturally thrilled with the result.

“Both horses had been set for the race so I’m happy with how things have panned out.

“They had a trip away to Christchurch last week and raced

Titan Banner does best at Oamaru yesterday. in testing conditions, so had quiet weeks before today’s race.

“Titan Banner has gotten better and better with every run this time in and now he’s where I want him.

“His coat is starting to change and today he was great – Dexter said he was only getting warmed up in the last 50 yards.

“He’s not an explosive type but he can go good fractions off a sit if he’s on the fresh side.”

The main target for Titan Banner will be returning to the $800,000 New Zealand Cup at

Addington in a tick over seven weeks’ time, a race which he ran third in last year.

He did so from the Mark Purdon and Natalie Rasmussen stable, but this year, with that pair having six of the remaining 20 still nominated, that won’t be the case.

“I’ll keep him now; there’s no point in sending him to them when they’ve got six in it already.

“So he’ll just stay at home with me until the Cup.” Just where he takes Titan Banner between now and then is

something Anderson will consider in the next 48 hours.

“I’m really happy with where he is at and the key is to probably keep him on the fresh side.

“He had a quiet week this week and he was a bit sharper, so that will be the plan going forward.

“There are only a few options for him, and I’m not that keen on going to Kaikoura (October 30) because it’s a long way from Dunedin.

“We will probably look to give him one more start, maybe two if we can space them right.

“We’ll just take him along nice and quietly now as he’s fit.”

New Years Jay is a different kettle of fish all together.

“The track was a bit heavy for her last week, but she still ran fourth behind three good horses.

“She’s a rating 95 and the new system doesn’t really suit her, which is a shame, and I’m not really sure where to go with her now.”

Seel The Deal was good running third for Greg and Nina Hope, in what was just his second start in 11 months.

Titan Banner’s win was the middle leg of a driving treble on the day for Dunn while Matty Williamson also drove three winners earlier on the card. - NZHN

Carnival-bound star dazzles at the Bay Gingernuts is on an impressive upward plane with the countdown on to his Melbourne spring carnival targets.

A luckless fifth when resuming in the Gr.1 Tarzino Trophy (1400m), his return to Hawke’s Bay on Saturday ended triumphantly when he added the Gr.1 Windsor Park Plate (1600m) to his record.

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“He’s an exciting horse and he’s still learning his trade,” said rider Opie Bosson, who won the Gr.1 New Zealand Derby (2400m) and the Rosehill Guineas (2000m) on Gingernuts last season.

The 37-year-old was at his brilliant best on the Iffraaj gelding at Hastings where he sat back before improving wide on the tail of one of his toughest rivals.

“I got in behind Kawi and he gave me a beautiful track into the race,” Bosson said.

Gingernuts was outside Kawi at the top of the straight and the classy Stephen Autridge and Jamie Richards-trained chestnut finished strongly to down the Tarzino Trophy winner Close Up by a short neck.

“I was a bit worried when he

started gawking around and he only knuckled down when the other horse came at him,” Bosson said. “There’s so much improvement left in him.”

Gingernuts, who has Group One entries for the Caulfield Cup (2400m) and the Melbourne Cup (3200m), is now a firm favourite for the Livamol Classic (2040m) in a fortnight’s time.

- NZME

Chance a fine thing Imported gelding Chance To Dance made his raceday debut in New Zealand a winning one when he burst between runners to claim the Listed Haunui Farm Karaka Classic at Pukekohe yesterday. The lightly raced eight-year-old was purchased by Fortuna Bloodstock’s John Galvin out of the Lloyd Williams team shortly before running in the Sydney Cup earlier this year. Yesterday’s 1600 metre contest was the gelding’s first run in a new campaign and he displayed plenty of dash in the hands of Opie Bosson. - NZME

Oliver suspended Champion jockey Damien Oliver will miss a big weekend of racing after being suspended for 14 meetings at Caulfield. He was one of three jockeys suspended for careless riding at Saturday’s meeting. Oliver was issued the ban after pleading guilty to a careless riding charge from the Lojac Handicap aboard Goodwill for an incident at the 1400m.

The ban means Oliver will miss next weekend’s racing which includes the Group One Moir Stakes, the Underwood Stakes and Sir Rupert Clarke Stakes.

- AAP

Huge raps for Mosque Raceday debutant Masque lived up to his trainer’s expectations when he delivered a winning return over 800 metres at Pukekohe yesterday.

The trial winning Savabeel twoyear-old showed plenty of ticker for Leith Innes as he shouldered his way through a narrow gap to claim the lead halfway down the long Pukekohe home straight. “We think he is the next Savabeel,” said cotrainer Graeme Rogerson. - NZME

Guineas campaign begins The NZ 1000 Guineas picture became a little clearer, albeit it from a southern point of view, follow-ing Kiwi Ida’s encouraging return to racing at Riccarton on Saturday.

She has the gavelhouse.com-sponsored classic on her programme and with that in mind, trainers John and Karen Parsons let the filly take her chance in the Canterbury Belle Stakes. She got home comfortably for Chris Johnson.

Palmerston North dogs Today at Manawatu Raceway

Palmerston North Greyhound Racing Club (2014) Incor- 9 38774 Kalisi 22.05 ........................................ N Udy porated Venue: Manawatu Raceway Meeting Date: 25 Sep 10 88487 Breeze Attack 21.66 .........................S Lozell 2017 NZ Meeting number: 3 Doubles: 2 and 3; 4 and 5; 6 4 3.27pm USE PETRAVELLER.COM.AU C4/5, 375m and 7; 8 and 9; 10 and 11; 12 and 13; 14 and 15 Trebles: 1, 1 61137 Bear Inda Square 21.31 .....................L Cole 2 and 3; 4, 5 and 6; 7, 8 and 9; 10, 11 and 12; 13, 14 and 15 2 38113 Bigtime Crackem 21.18 ......................L Cole 1 2.37pm (NZT) FORMPRO RATINGS FREE EVERY 3 21544 Bigtime Sugar 21.38 ..........................L Cole MONDAY C0 C0, 375m 4 84451 Bigtime Jane 21.44 ............................L Cole 1 43253 Kinetic Shadow nwtd........................... L Bell 5 21757 Bigtime Basher 21.84.........................L Cole 2 341 Bark Knopfler nwtd.............................L Cole 6 73843 Kirkham Kylie 21.67 J & ......................D Bell 3 8 Naharis nwtd .....................................D Edlin 7 82841 Bigtime Flyer nwtd .............................L Cole 4 2 Bad Movies nwtd..............................S Stone 8 13224 Birdie Tee nwtd..............................R Adcock 5 64422 Fancy Fifita nwtd ......................... P C Morris 9 28347 Bigtime OnFire 22.12 .........................L Cole 6 526 Bark My Words nwtd ..........................L Cole 10 86886 It’s The Lovely 21.54 ................ K Gommans 7 26635 Stole Me Keys nwtd ................. K Gommans 5 3.47pm J P PRINT, PETONE C4 C4, 375m 8 37364 Eye Kno nwtd .................................... I Howe 1 41337 Harry Brown 21.56 .............................L Cole 9 76374 Cawbourne Gibbo nwtd J & ................D Bell 2 35113 Bigtime George 21.62 ........................L Cole 10 88 Crackling nwtd.......................... S Gommans 3 12544 Americano 21.54 G &...... Sandra Fredrickso 2 2.55pm GREYHOUNDS AS PETS C2 C2, 375m 4 61777 Cawbourne Danial 21.78 ......... K Gommans 1 61131 Cawbourne Sandy 21.91 J & ..............D Bell 5 67355 Bigtime Thinker 21.53 ........................L Cole 2 15321 Bigtime Trev nwtd ...............................L Cole 6 74F14 Nero 21.28 ..................................B Hodgson 3 7F666 Homebush Sloan nwtd ...........J T McInerney 7 66131 Kirkham Webby 21.49 J & ...................D Bell 4 1316F Cawbourne Symsy nwtd J & ...............D Bell 8 51486 Kirkham Jasper 21.53 J & ...................D Bell 5 46141 Cawbourne Nath 21.68 ................M Roberts 9 28347 Bigtime OnFire 22.12 .........................L Cole 6 11281 Thrilling Lola nwtd ........................... K Walsh 10 84782 Rain And Tears 21.76......................... N Udy 7 64571 Allegro Beau nwtd G &.... Sandra Fredrickso 6 4.05 PERSONAL PROTECTIVE SERVICES C0, 457m 8 11116 Zoya Bale 21.57 ...........................M Roberts 1 75866 Pinky Winky nwtd ........................A Turnwald 9 24455 Harkonen Bale 21.48 .................. P C Morris 2 7 Flying Koko nwtd .........................A Turnwald 10 76518 Cawbourne Ridge nwtd J & ................D Bell 3 54376 Bigtime Allgood nwtd G & Sandra Fredrickso 3 3.12 AFFORDABLE PET ACCESSORIES C3, 375m 4 27346 Bigtime Redo nwtd .............................L Cole 1 131F2 See Eye Be 21.65 ..............................L Cole 5 23457 Dermott Brown nwtd ..........................L Cole 2 15668 Hard Merch nwtd G & ..... Sandra Fredrickso 6 22742 Tazia nwtd ................................D W Denbee 3 67751 Billy Marlow 21.49 .............................M Flipp 7 88 Cawbourne Johno nwtd J & ................D Bell 4 12211 Polly The Dolly 21.69 J & ....................D Bell 8 7 Flying Mason nwtd ......................A Turnwald 5 48756 Scotta Pie 21.54............................. L Pearce 7 4.21pm IONLYFLYFIRSTCLASS.COM C1 C1, 457m 6 22155 Pat Patterson 21.65 ..........................M Flipp 1 84122 Bigtime Rosie 26.49 G &. Sandra Fredrickso 7 68873 Bigtime Fever 21.44 ...........................L Cole 2 11 Thomas William nwtd ...............D W Denbee 8 81888 Don’t Muzzle Me 21.50 ..............B Goldsack 3 68611 Idol Patches 26.51 ............................M Flipp

4 24711 Ocean Gambler nwtd ..................A Turnwald 7 211F6 Bigtime Mia 26.09 ..............................L Cole 5 12211 Ridin’ Shotgun nwtd ........................ K Walsh 8 33111 Bigtime Eve 25.93 ..............................L Cole 6 23448 Bigtime Ottey nwtd .............................L Cole 9 13555 Bigtime Dazzler 26.10 ........................L Cole 7 32316 Mischief Viking 26.77 ......................... N Udy 10 74478 Bigtime Power nwtd G & . Sandra Fredrickso 8 231T Bigtime Brucie nwtd ...........................L Cole 11 5.35 STEVE THE AUCTIONEER DAVIS C4, 457m 9 34345 Charlie Bo Bo 26.37 ....................B Hodgson 1 145x8 Bigtime MacDaddy 25.67 ...................L Cole 10 31854 Bigtime Madison nwtd ........................L Cole 2 65637 Spare Some Time 25.95 ....................L Cole 8 4.40pm TAB SUPPORTS GREYHOUNDS C2, 457m 3 46572 Map My Run 26.04.............................L Cole 1 28728 Cawbourne Barcia 26.01 J & ..............D Bell 4 12212 Bigtime Fred 26.23 .............................L Cole 2 22284 Bigtime Levi 26.05..............................L Cole 5 2x664 Frappucino 25.99 ...............................L Cole 3 14312 Bigtime Jonty nwtd .............................L Cole 6 31465 Bigtime Caleb 26.54...........................L Cole 4 88887 Frontal Lobe nwtd ...........................L Doody 7 86267 Bigtime Rise 26.12 .............................L Cole 5 11121 Me Jane 26.17 ...................................L Cole 8 74347 Bigtime Vanessa nwtd ........................L Cole 6 25353 Bigtime Talker 26.43 ...........................L Cole 12 5.52pm M&M MASTER BUTCHERS C4/5, 457m 7 48x11 Danlee Night Out 26.46 .....................L Cole 1 68186 Epic Dream nwtd...........................R Adcock 8 23743 Blackjack Man 26.32 ..................B Goldsack 2 5114x Thrilling Surge 26.24 ....................... K Walsh 9 144x3 Light ‘em Nash nwtd........................ K Walsh 3 33231 Cactus Jack nwtd J & ......................D Fahey 10 F4345 Cawbourne Muzza 26.33 J & ..............D Bell 4 57567 Mark’s Boy 25.84 ...............................L Cole 9 4.57pm NANCY COBAIN DISTANCE (GROUP 2) 5 41247 Bigtime JayJay 26.05 .........................L Cole FINAL C2df, 660m 6 22644 Spring Allegro 25.88 ..........................L Cole 1 33111 Runway Bono 39.05 J &..................D Fahey 7 16766 Takamori 25.71 ..........................B Goldsack 2 66442 Molly O’Shea nwtd ......................B Hodgson 8 14476 Bigtime Doug 25.93 ...........................L Cole 3 13535 Cawbourne Buckle nwtd ..............M Roberts 13 6.10 ADRIAN CLARK BLOODSTOCK CONSUL4 43411 Thrilling Flo 38.46 ........................... K Walsh TANT C1 C1, 410m 5 31111 Ring The Bell 38.45.......................R Adcock 1 46724 Totes nwtd ..............................J T McInerney 6 56412 Bradam Begins 39.11 .................A Turnwald 2 53456 Steel The Gold nwtd.................... P C Morris 7 22132 Nitehawk Rose nwtd ...................B Hodgson 3 53572 Tammy’s Fire nwtd ............................M Flipp 8 61713 Thrilling Raider nwtd ....................... K Walsh 4 53268 Bonus Lotto nwtd ............................L Doody 9 62563 Goldstar Avery nwtd S & .................B Evans 5 52632 Golden Pixel nwtd ...................... G Hodgson 10 25434 Pacific Sunrise 40.86 ........................M Flipp 6 75263 Opawa Crusade nwtd .......................M Flipp 10 5.17pm OUTBACK TRADING COMPANY C3, 457m 7 27244 Bigtime Mark nwtd .............................L Cole 1 63534 Bigtime Welldone 26.01 .....................L Cole 8 766x5 Bigtime Taylor nwtd G & .. Sandra Fredrickso 2 87461 Bigtime Phantom 26.12......................L Cole 9 51875 Loco Amigo nwtd S &................C Blackburn 3 33425 Crazy Kicker 26.32 .............................L Cole 10 12885 Crazy Sunday nwtd ................J T McInerney 4 36168 Bigtime Liam 26.10 ............................L Cole 14 6.26pm PAUL CLARIDGE ELECTRICAL C1, 375m 5 22333 Allegro Beaty 26.58............................L Cole 1 83626 Homebush Skip nwtd .............J T McInerney 6 72146 Bigtime Sam 26.08 G & .. Sandra Fredrickso 2 25686 Mitsuta 21.83 ....................................D Edlin

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51571 Bigtime Narelle nwtd ..........................L Cole 35428 Bacon My Heart nwtd ........................L Cole 87363 Alquezar nwtd ...................................M Flipp 43472 Culvie Den 21.81 ................................ L Bell 13245 Mikachu 21.85.............................A Turnwald 37564 Lil Diva nwtd ...........................J T McInerney 27672 Cawbourne Lyns 21.67 J & .................D Bell 73452 Kiwi Baxter nwtd ....................J T McInerney 15 6.43pm BROOKS TIMING C1 C1, 375m 1 36588 Bigtime Buster nwtd ...........................L Cole 2 22225 Botany Dianne nwtd ...............J T McInerney 3 116 Extroverted 21.82...............................L Cole 4 24135 Paris Global nwtd ...................J T McInerney 5 76447 El Hefe nwtd G &............. Sandra Fredrickso 6 411 Extrapolate nwtd ................................L Cole 7 87233 Fear The Beard nwtd.........................M Flipp 8 86648 Rally Sarious nwtd .................J T McInerney 9 15752 Toki Girl 22.09 ..........................D W Denbee 10 56553 Ear’s Boris 21.40 ...............................M Flipp SELECTIONS

Race 1: Bark Knopfler, Bark My Words, Fancy Fifita, Kinetic Shadow Race 2: Thrilling Lola, Zoya Bale, Bigtime Trev, Cawbourne Sandy Race 3: Polly The Dolly, Bigtime Fever, Pat Patterson, Billy Marlow Race 4: Bigtime Crackem, Birdie Tee, Bigtime Sugar, Bigtime Jane Race 5: Kirkham Webby, Harry Brown, Bigtime George, Americano Race 6: Dermott Brown, Tazia, Bigtime Allgood, Flying Koko Race 7: Ridin’ Shotgun, Thomas William, Bigtime Rosie, Bigtime Ottey Race 8: Me Jane, Danlee Night Out, Cawbourne Barcia, Bigtime Levi Race 9: Ring The Bell, Thrilling Flo, Nitehawk Rose, Runway Bono Race 10: Bigtime Eve, Bigtime Phantom, Bigtime Welldone Race 11: Map My Run, Bigtime Fred, Bigtime MacDaddy, Bigtime Rise Race 12: Cactus Jack, Thrilling Surge, Epic Dream, Spring Allegro Race 13: Tammy’s Fire, Opawa Crusade, Bigtime Mark, Totes Race 14: Bigtime Narelle, Mitsuta, Bacon My Heart, Culvie Den Race 15: Extrapolate, Extroverted, Botany Dianne, Fear The Beard LEGEND: fsdt - First Start Here nwd - No Win this Distance fstd - First Start This Distance 31 13 - Best Winning Time This Track

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Trainer Kevin Hughes had just one piece of advice for his apprentice Tanya Jonker when he legged her aboard his stable star Maybe Miami at Riccarton on the weekend.

“I said to her to make use of the inside draw and don’t leave the rail the whole way,” he revealed after watching the pair lead all the way to score handsomely in the day’s open 1200 metre contest.

Hughes, who prepares the Iffraaj fiveyear-old with wife Pam, was of the firm belief the inside rail was still the place to be despite indications in previous races that the middle of the track was providing superior footing on the Heavy 10 rated surface.

Jonker paid heed to the advice as she set a leisurely pace in front before sneaking a break on her rivals rounding the home bend.

Under a hands and heels ride, Maybe Miami found plenty in run home to comfortably hold out the challenge of Gr. 1 Telegraph winner Signify, who also went a beauty in the first start of a new campaign.

“The rail is still the shortest way home and earlier in the day it had been playing well,” explained Hughes.

“I just thought if Tanya could get a cheap enough lead and get a break on them when they started to go wide he would be good enough to stay in front.

“He went a really cheeky race fresh up and had improved markedly from it so with Tanya’s three kilogram claim he was always going to be pretty competitive.

“She rode him perfectly so full credit to her.

“Her riding has come on in leaps and bounds lately so I’m very proud of her.”

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Tuesday Tanya Jonker has Maybe Miami sticking close to the Riccarton rails on Saturday.

vourite venue in a fortnight for a 1400 metre contest.

“He loves it at home and there are some nice races along the way as we get ready for the Coupland’s Mile,” he said.

“He can go around over 1400 metres in a fortnight in a race where we can claim and I think there is a similar race on offer three weeks after that.

“He will most likely be topweight in the Coupland’s but he deserves a shot at it.”

- NZME

Nymph targets Livamol A dashing display against some quality opposition at Hastings on the weekend has Opaki galloper Nymph Monte set to take his place in the Gr. 1 Livamol Classic at the venue next month.

The talented Tavistock gelding missed a start in the spring feature in 2016 before going on to perform with distinction at the New Zealand Cup carnival at Riccarton however this year trainer Grant Nicholson has his eyes firmly fixed on a single prize.

Having just the third run in his current campaign Nymph Monte blew his rivals away with a sharp burst of speed in the closing stages that carried him to a threelength victory in the day’s open 2000 metre contest.

It was just the performance Nicholson was looking for as he prepares for a return to Hastings in a fortnight.

“He was impressive in that last bit with some improvement still in him,” was his succinct summing up of what his charge had just achieved. “The track was a concern but Rosie (Myers) got him out to the right part and he let down really nicely.

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Nicholson believes the six-year-old is ready to tackle the elite level under weightfor-age conditions and is looking forward to the challenge.

“The way he won today would suggest he has to be in with a chance in the Livamol,” he said. “It’s a different level and he will have to lift to it but I think he can.

“We tried last year and missed by one on the ballot so we will be there to have another go this year.”

Rider Rosie Myers was also taken by the run after admitting she had learned a lesson when finishing fourth on the horse on the first day of the carnival.

“His run on the first day was super and I learned a little about him that day,” she explained.

“He doesn’t like being in tight quarters and didn’t really let down but today I was able to get to the outside and he showed what a good turn of foot he has.

“He’s been on the improve all the way and hopefully he can continue on with it.”

The win saw TAB bookmakers shorten Nymph Monte’s odds for the Livamol Classic to $12 with Windsor Park Plate winner Gingernuts remaining a warm favourite at $2.20 for the October 7 event.

- NZME

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Good pacing will make you stronger and able to work longer.

TAURUS (Apr 20-May 20): Ask your heart to be more specific. Figure out why you want what you want. If you don’t have good reasons or if your reasons are too vague, you will not have the drive to follow through.

GEMINI (May 21-Jun 21): A burden will be lifted from your mind and heart. It’s not a magical hand of fate that does this for you; rather, it’s a different way of looking at the issue or a broadened perspective of your life and self.

CANCER (Jun 22-Jul 22): How would it affect your presentation if you knew you were a source of entertainment? Would you amp it up or dial it down? You know when and how to lighten the mood, which you do for friends today.

LEO (Jul 23-Aug 22): Competition will bring out your best. It’s not so much about wanting to prove you’re more skilled than others as it is about having a reason to push yourself and see just what you’re capable of.

VIRGO (Aug 23-Sep 22): You’ll call a few key shots.

It’s because a lot seems to fall under your jurisdiction these days. You really aren’t going out of your way to run things. This is a natural result of just being who you are.

LIBRA (Sep 23-Oct 23): Consider turning the video camera on yourself so you can see what others see in you. Your presentation is what will gain the respect and buy-in of the people you need to influence now.

SCORPIO (Oct 24-Nov 21): Perfection is an impossible standard you’d be ill-advised to pursue without a sense of humour. Right now, there will be a few nearly perfect findings along the way to make such a quest worthwhile.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov 22-Dec 21): It’s good to be acknowledged. You’ll connect with those who will not only appreciate your good qualities but also showcase and promote them.

CAPRICORN (Dec 22-Jan 19): You’ll learn a lot because you’re so approachable these days, with your affable, easygoing attitude. Small talk will be (or at least should be) happy talk. Keep it light and everything rolls along.

AQUARIUS (Jan 20-Feb 18): Remember when you agreed with your loved one just to keep the peace or when you helped another person save face? In a related story, your personal life is a source of validation and support.

PISCES (Feb 19-Mar 20): Even when you don’t like what you’re asked to do, you try to approach your duties with an attitude of optimism and good cheer. This is why you’ll soon rise to a new level of power and prominence.

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

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ACROSS 1. Gong given to British rugby player, a large one (9) 5. ‘If you find him -, Say I am dancing’ (Antony & Cleopatra) (3) 7. Not in danger, as when putting back the iron (4) 8. Be greedy, pull out and pass (8) 10. Use horse too much to set it aside (8) 11. Being industrious, they take some richest nations back (4) 13. Young animal has wherewithal to make up two under a dozen (6) 15. With little Greek, it’s dead awkward to be shaded off (6) 18. Something done forwards as well as backwards (4) 19. Volume available here, so reserves a dance (8) 22. Drink, Molotov version of which set one alight (8) 23. Feed-store of endlessly solid potential (4) 24. Refer to Papal court, this being Holy (3) 25. Introduces irrelevancies as Germans, unmanned, change sides (9) DOWN 1. Tom is faulty all right, but made wrong identification (7) 2. Writer who only half made an enemy (5) 3. Enid, wrong to embrace Virginia, will overrun it (6) 4. On giving up to the Leathernecks, discovers the standard (4) 5. That is, stand around if badly marked (7) 6. Formal clothing to put on and prepare fowl (5) 9. Ground round the hole, growing vigorous (5) 12. Five hundred will go over the ground for a bird (5) 14. The French react badly at first to such a sweet spread (7) 16. Unfolds 50 per cent of 18 Across with game manoeuvres (7) 17. Jumping one-footed, but heartless, in anticipation (6) 18. Cuts wages as one puts in (5) 20. Has to hold the Italian one calls from a distance (5) 21. A short branch kept for breeding (4)

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Family Notices 22 Ashburton Guardian DEATHS HAY, David Peacefully at Timaru Hospital on September 23, 2017, with family at his side; aged 94.

Dearly beloved husband of the late Margaret and latterly of the late Vera. Loved Dad and father-in-law of Helen and Melvin Grant, David and Eleanor, Mary and Rory Tighe, and Cate and Mark Maguire. Cherished grandad, great grandad, step dad and step grandad. A service to celebrate David’s life will be held at Aoraki Funeral Services Chapel 160 Mountain View Road Timaru on Thursday September 28, 2017 at 1pm, followed by a private interment. In lieu of flowers, donations to the Cancer Society would be gratefully appreciated and may be left at the service. Messages to the Hay Family, C/- PO Box 4091, Timaru 7942.

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Heavy rain near the divide, easing from the south. Scattered lighter falls further east.

Northwest gales, severe at first.

TOMORROW

Rain about the divide, clearing early, then cloudy periods. Snow down to 1600 metres.

Northwesterly gradually dying out.

TOMORROW

Cloudy periods. A few showers developing north of Ashburton in the morning, then elsewhere in the evening. Northwesterlies, turning southwest late evening.

WEDNESDAY

Cloudy periods, isolated showers. Winds mainly light.

WEDNESDAY

THURSDAY

High cloud, rain developing about the Divide at night. Northwesterlies developing, becoming strong or gale at night.

THURSDAY

High cloud. Northeasterlies developing.

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Rain about the divide, scattered light falls elsewhere, all clearing later. Snow down to 1500 metres. Gale northwesterly gradually easing.

High cloud with northerlies, a few showers with southwesterly later.

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6am Breakfast 9am The Ellen DeGeneres Show 0 10am Dishing Up Australia With Al Brown 0 10:30 The Chase 0 11:30 Seven Sharp 0 Noon 1 News At Midday 0 12:30 Emmerdale PGR 0 1pm Red Rock PGR 2pm Location, Location, Location 0 3pm Tipping Point 3:55 Te Karere 2 4:25 Come Dine With Me PGR In Guildford, Surrey, the first host is 22-year-old Shanice, who hopes to show she is more than just a pretty face by serving sumptuous food and dazzling conversation.

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

6am Creflo Dollar 6:30 Sesame Street 0 7am My Little Pony – Friendship Is Magic 3 0 7:25 Teen Titans Go! 3 0 7:50 Star v The Forces Of Evil 3 0 8:15 Art Attack 3 0 8:35 Sofia The First 3 0 9am Infomercials 10:30 Neighbours 3 0 11am The Undateables PGR 3 0 Noon Jeremy Kyle PGR 0 1pm Judge Rinder 2pm Mike And Molly PGR 3 0 3pm Shortland Street PGR 3 0 3:30 Leon 0 3:35 The Adam And Eve Show 0 4:05 Bizaardvark After Paige and Frankie encourage Bernie to sign animal clients, he decides to represent two alley cats. 0 4:30 Friends 3 0 5pm The Simpsons 0 5:30 Home And Away 0 6pm The Big Bang Theory 3 0 6:30 Neighbours 0

7pm Seven Sharp 0 7:30 Fair Go 0 8pm Highway Cops PGR 0 8:30 Criminal Minds AO 0 9:25 N Criminal Minds – Beyond Borders AO 0 10:20 1 News Tonight 0 10:50 F American Crime AO

7pm Shortland Street PGR 0 8pm N My Kitchen Rules New Zealand Pete and Manu look forward to seeing what Kiwis cook. 0 9:05 Love Island AO 0 10:05 2 Broke Girls PGR 0 11:05 Mike And Molly PGR 3 0

12:40 Te Karere 3 News and current affairs from a Maori perspective. 2 1:05 Infomercials 5:05 Impact For Life 5:35 Te Karere 3 News and current affairs from a Maori perspective. 2

11:30 The Mysteries Of Laura PGR 0 12:25 Desperate Housewives AO 3 0 1:10 Shortland Street PGR 3 0 2am Infomercials 3:05 Baby Daddy 3 3:50 Beowulf – Return To The Shieldlands PGR 3 4:40 The Adam And Eve Show 3 0 5:05 Neighbours 3 0 5:30 Infomercials

Criminal Minds – Beyond Borders, 9:25pm on TVNZ 1

BRAVO 10am Top Chef 3 10:55 Say Yes To The Dress Atlanta 3 11:20 Say Yes To The Dress Atlanta 3 11:50 Snapped – Killer Couples PGR 3 12:45 The Real Housewives Of Orange County PGR 1:40 The Jury Speaks AO 3 2:35 Botched PGR 3 3:35 Hoarders 3 4:30 Dance Moms 3 5:30 Million Dollar Listing NY 3 6:30 Say Yes To The Dress Atlanta 7pm Say Yes To The Dress Atlanta Jessica wants a modern dress for her beach wedding, but her mother-in-law is set on tradition. Can Lori and Monte find a compromise?

7:30 Flipping Out 8:30 Three Days To Live AO 9:30 Snapped – She Made Me Do It PGR 10:30 Intervention AO 3 11:30 Snapped – Killer Couples AO 3 12:20 Infomercials 3

My Kitchen Rules New Zealand, 8pm on TVNZ 2

THE BOX 6am Wheel Of Fortune PG 6:25 Jeopardy!

PG 6:50 Robot Wars PGV 7:40 Heroes 16V 8:30 The Simpsons PG 8:55 Criminal Minds 16VS 9:45 NCIS – New Orleans MV 10:40 NCIS – New Orleans MV 11:35 Jeopardy!

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

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6am The AM Show 9am The Café 10am Infomercials 11:25 Family Feud 3 0 Noon Dr Phil AO 3 1pm M Lead With Your Heart PGR 3 2015 Romantic Drama.

William Baldwin, Kari Matchett, Steven Love.

2:55 Celebrity Name Game PGR 3:20 Sticky TV 4pm NewsHub Live At 4pm 4:25 Entertainment Tonight 4:55 Family Feud Australia 5:25 Family Feud 0 6pm NewsHub Live At 6pm NewsHub live At 6pm presents comprehensive coverage of global and local news.

6am The Legend Of Korra 6:25 Henry Danger 3 6:50 Monsters v Aliens 3 7:15 Kung Fu Panda – Legends Of Awesomeness 7:40 Hank Zipzer, The World’s Greatest Underachiever 3 8:05 Kung Fu Dino Posse 3 8:30 Nicky, Ricky, Dicky And Dawn 8:55 Raising Children 9:25 Million Dollar Minute 3 9:50 Jeopardy 3 10:20 The Doctors PGR 11:15 Hot Bench 11:40 Antiques Road Trip 12:35 Escape To The Country 3 1:30 The Late Show With Stephen Colbert PGR 3 2:30 The Crowd Goes Wild 3 3pm Escape To The Country 4pm Antiques Roadshow 3 5pm Million Dollar Minute 5:30 Prime News 6pm Storage Wars 3 6:30 Pawn Stars 7pm The Project 7pm The Crowd Goes Wild 7:30 All Star Family Feud PGR 0 7:30 Ice Road Truckers PGR 8:30 Tin Star AO Saving the most dangerous Jim is consumed by grief, and trip for last, the four-truck finds comfort in alcohol. After convoy of rivals faces fire and a night of heavy drinking and a crossing so thin they must blackouts, he returns home to test the thickness of the ice find no sign of Anna. 0 themselves. 0 9:30 Blue Bloods AO 0 8:30 Nightwatch AO 0 10:20 NewsHub Late 9:30 Mayday AO 10:50 Satisfaction AO 0 10:30 The Late Show With Stephen Colbert PGR 11:40 The Project 3 News and entertainment show hosted by Jesse Mulligan, Kanoa Lloyd, and Josh Thomson.

12:05 Infomercials 5:30 City Impact Church

11:30 Football – English Premier League Brighton v Newcastle.

From Falmer.

1:30 Closedown

MOVIES PREMIERE

MOVIES GREATS

7:05 The Standoff PGL 2016 Comedy.

Olivia Holt, Ryan McCartan.

8:35 Krampus MVLC 2015 Horror Comedy. Adam Scott, Toni Collette, David Koechner.

10:10 Ouija – Origin Of Evil MVC 2016 Horror.

Elizabeth Reaser, Lulu Wilson.

11:50 War Dogs 16VLC 2016 Comedy. Jonah Hill, Miles Teller, Steve Lantz.

1:40 Doctor Strange MV 2016 Action. Benedict Cumberbatch, Tilda Swinton. 3:35 The Standoff PGL 2016 Comedy.

Olivia Holt, Ryan McCartan.

5:05 Absolutely Anything MVLS 2015 Comedy Sci-fi.

Simon Pegg, Kate Beckinsale, Sanjeev Bhaskar. 6:30 In The Heart Of The Sea MVC 2015 Action. Chris Hemsworth, Brendan Gleeson. 8:30 The Other Side Of The Door 16VC 2016 Horror. A portal opens between the living and the dead when a mother attempts to reconnect with her dead son. Sarah Wayne Callies, Jeremy Sisto, Sofia Rosinsky.

10:10 X-Men – Apocalypse MVLC 2016 Action Adventure.

TUESDAY 12:30 The Woman In Black 2 – Angel Of Death MC 2014 Horror.

2:10 Absolutely Anything MVLS 2015 Comedy Sci-fi.

3:35 The Other Side Of The Door 16VC 2016 Horror.

5:10 The Woman In Black 2 – Angel Of Death MC 2014 Horror.

7:35 The Hangover Part II 16LS 2011 Comedy.

Bradley Cooper, Ed Helms.

9:15 The Illusionist MVS 2006 Drama. Edward Norton, Paul Giamatti, Jessica Biel.

11:05 The Way, Way Back MS 2013 Comedy Drama.

Steve Carell, Toni Collette, Allison Janney.

12:45 Orphan 16VLSC 2009 Thriller. Vera Farmiga, Peter Sarsgaard, Isabelle Fuhrman.

2:45 Ladder 49 MC 2004 Action. Joaquin Phoenix, John Travolta, Robert Patrick.

4:40 The Rock 16VL 1996 Action. Sean Connery, Ed Harris, Nicolas Cage.

6:55 Flightplan MV 2005 Thriller. Jodie Foster, Peter Sarsgaard.

8:30 Bring It On MS 2000 Comedy. Excited to lead her cheerleading squad, the Toros, into their sixth consecutive championship title, team captain Torrance realises their wins are built on cheating and lies.

10:10 Edge Of Darkness 16VL 2010 Thriller. Mel Gibson, Ray Winstone.

TUESDAY

12:05 The Rock 16VL 1996 Action. Sean Connery, Ed Harris, Nicolas Cage.

2:20 Flightplan MV 2005 Thriller. Jodie Foster, Peter Sarsgaard. 3:55 Bring It On MS 2000 Comedy.

5:35 Ladder 49 MC 2004 Action. Joaquin Phoenix, John Travolta, Robert Patrick.

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6:30 Takoha 6:40 Nga Papara Kapi 3 7am Penguins Of Madagascar 3 7:30 Pukana (HLS) 2 7:40 Huritua 7:50 Paia 8am F R&R PGR 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 2 Noon Korero Mai 3 1pm Toku Reo 3 2 2pm Opaki 3 2:30 Nga Pari Karangaranga O Te Motu 3pm Takoha 3 3:10 Nga Papara Kapi 3 3:30 Penguins Of Madagascar 3 4pm Pukana 3 2 4:10 Huritua 3 4:20 Paia 3 4:30 Rugby League 3 5:30 Te Matatini 3 6pm Nga Pari Karangaranga O Te Motu 3 6:30 Te Kaea 2 7pm Kawe Korero – Reporters 7:30 Moose Meat And Marmalade PGR 8pm Aotearoa 8:30 Once Were Warriors – Where Are They Now? AO 3 9:30 Toa Hunter Gatherer AO 3 10pm Whawhai Fight Night 10:30 Te Kaea 3 2

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

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6am Benny Hinn 6:30 The Living Room 7:30 Strip The City 8:30 Australia – The Time Traveller’s Guide 9:30 Jamie And Jimmy’s Food Fight Club 10:30 Tiny House Nation 11:30 Live Here, Buy This Noon Stupid Man, Smart Phone 1pm Australia – The Time Traveller’s Guide 2pm The Living Room 3pm Reno v Relocate 3:30 Love Nature – Brazil Untamed 4:30 River Cottage – Three Go Mad Three celebrities join Hugh FearnleyWhittingstall in a cookery master class.

5:30 Tiny House Hunting 6pm Tiny House World 6:30 American Pickers 7:30 Rome’s Invisible City 8:30 The Silk Road 9:30 Ancient Tracks The Ridgeway is the oldest continuously used road in Europe, dating back to the Stone Age. Tony explores the historically significant track that begins as a nondescript spot on the A4 motorway.

10:30 American Pickers 11:30 River Cottage – Three Go Mad Three celebrities join Hugh FearnleyWhittingstall in a cookery master class.

12:30 Benny Hinn 1am Tiny House Hunting 1:30 Tiny House World 2am Love Nature – Brazil Untamed 3am Live Here, Buy This 3:30 Reno v Relocate 4am Ancient Tracks 5am The Silk Road

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6am Cycling – UCI Road World Championships Womens Elite Road Race.

7am Golf – Presidents Cup Preview Show. 7:30 Rugby – Farah Palmer Cup Bay of Plenty v Tasman.

9:30 UEFA Champions League Magazine 10am Netball – British Fast 5’s All-Stars Championship 11am Cricket – International India v Australia.

11:30 Rugby League – NRL Preliminary Final One – Storm v Broncos. Noon Rugby League – NRL Preliminary Final Two – Roosters v Cowboys. 12:30 Rugby League – NSW Cup Grand Final – Penrith Panthers v Wyong Roos. 2:30 Rugby League – Holden Cup Preliminary Final One. 4:30 Rugby League – Holden Cup Preliminary Final Two. 6:30 Rugby – Mitre 10 Cup Bay of Plenty v Southland.

7pm Rugby – Mitre 10 Cup Manawatu v Northland.

7:30 Rugby – Mitre 10 Cup 8pm Rugby – Mitre 10 Cup 8:30 Rugby League – NRL Preliminary Final One – Storm v Broncos. 9pm Rugby League – NRL 9:30 NRL 360 10:30 Monday Night With Matty Johns 11:30 Fox TUESDAY Midnight Aussie Rules – AFL Sports News TUESDAY (RPL) Preliminary Final – Crows Midnight Rugby League – NRL 2am Rugby League v Cats. 3am Rugby – Mitre – NRL 4am NRL 360 10 Cup (HLS) 3:30 Rugby – Mitre 10 Cup (HLS) 4am Fight 5am Monday Night With Night On Sky Matty Johns 7am Rugby Nation 8am Fox Sports News 8:30 Rugby – Mitre 10 Cup (RPL) Bay of Plenty v Counties Manukau.

10:30 Rugby – Mitre 10 Cup (RPL) Tasman v Southland.

12:30 Cricket – International (HLS) England v West Indies – Third ODI. 1pm Rugby – Mitre 10 Cup (RPL) Hawke’s Bay v Taranaki.

3pm Rugby Nation 4pm Golf – European PGA Tour (HLS) Portugal Masters – Round Four.

From Oceânico Victoria Golf Course in Vilamoura, Portugal.

4:30 Golf – US PGA Tour (HLS) Tour Championship by CocaCola – Round Four.

5pm Golf – Presidents Cup Preview Show 5:30 Netball – Fast Five (HLS) 6:30 Golf Central 7:30 Golf – New Zealand Women’s Open Preview 8pm Cricket – International (HLS) India v Australia.

8:30 Cricket – International (HLS) England v West Indies – Third ODI. From County Ground, Bristol.

9pm Fox Sports News 9:30 Rugby – Mitre 10 Cup (RPL) Waikato v Wellington.

From FMG Stadium.

11:30 The Crowd Goes Wild

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DISCOVERY 6:35 Gold Rush PG Misery On the Mountain. 7:30 How It’s Made PG 7:55 How It’s Made PG 8:20 MythBusters PG President’s Challenge.

9:10 Alaska – The Last Frontier M Claims, Cans and Cabins. 10am David Baddiel On The Silk Road PG Road to Ruin. 10:50 Railroad Australia PG 11:40 A Crime To Remember M Such a Pretty Face. 12:30 The Perfect Murder M Disappearing Act. 1:20 Murder Among Friends M 2:10 How It’s Made PG 2:35 How It’s Made PG 3pm How Do They Do It? PG 3:25 Auction Hunters PG 3:50 Gold Rush PG No Crane, No Gain. 4:45 What On Earth? PG Did we Find Flight 370?

5:40 MythBusters PG 6:35 Alaskan Bush People M 7:30 Auction Hunters PG 8pm Auction Hunters PG 8:30 MythBusters PG 9:25 What On Earth? PG Lost Treasure of the Grand Canyon.

10:15 Deadliest Catch M 11:05 What On Earth? PG 11:55 Murder Among Friends M TUESDAY 12:45 The Perfect Murder M 1:35 How Do They Do It? PG 2am Auction Hunters PG 2:25 Alaska – The Last Frontier M 3:15 Deadliest Catch PG 4:05 Treehouse Masters PG 4:45 How Do They Do It? PG 5:20 Auction Hunters 5:55 Yukon Men M

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Trump ‘a bum’ US President Donald Trump criticised protests by NFL players for a second straight day and rescinded Stephen Curry’s White House invitation in a series of tweets that outraged football and basketball stars and even prompted LeBron James to call the president a “bum.” Trump announced that Curry, the immensely popular MVP for the Warriors, would not be welcome at the White House for the visit traditionally made by championship teams. Trump said that NFL players who kneel for the national anthem should be fired, prompting condemnation from team executives, the commissioner and its players’ union.

“U bum (at)StephenCurry30 already said he ain’t going!” James tweeted.

Tigers ready for Crows Versatile defender Dylan Grimes has declared Richmond ready to handle the huge task of subduing Adelaide’s star-studded forward line in the AFL grand final. The Tigers are gearing up for their first premiership decider since 1982 after claiming a 36-point victory over Greater Western Sydney in Saturday’s preliminary final. They will face an imposing opponent in the Crows, who were clinical in their 61-point win over Geelong.

Celtic wins derby

FULL STORY P16 Jarred Percival sends the winning penalty towards the posts in the Hammers’ 40-39 victory against Wanganui at the Ashburton Showgrounds on Saturday.

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Tom Rogic scored for Scottish Premiership leaders Celtic as Brendan Rodgers’ side maintained their dominance over bitter rivals Rangers with a 2-0 win in the Old Firm derby.

Second-half strikes from midfielder Rogic and Leigh Griffiths ensured Celtic translated their territory into goals after Rangers had hung on during the first half at Ibrox. Rangers have now failed to record a league victory over their Glasgow rivals since March 2012 and trail leaders Celtic by eight points only seven games into the season.

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