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A taste of Maori culture for new citizens Borough School’s award-winning kapa haka group performed for Ashburton’s new FULL STORY New Zealand citizens yesterday.

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Ashburton’s retailers were popping champagne corks yesterday as they celebrated the scrapping of East Street’s much-hated pay-and-display parking meters.

The retailers went along to yesterday’s Ashburton District Council meeting believing their one-hour free parking trial would be given the thumbs up, but that their request for smart parking technology to be installed had been declined.

They were delighted when they found they’d had a win on that front too.

A working party of councillors and retailers had met several times to debate parking options, with the retailers putting the case for the faulty pay-and

-display machines on East Street to be replaced with smart parking technology.

This would alert parking wardens when a vehicle was parked in a space for more than one hour.

A parking report by staff, however, put old-style tyre chalking as the preferred option ahead of an investment in new parking technology. And that, retailer Bob McDonald said, meant the free parking trial was only a half-win.

At yesterday’s meeting he and fellow retailer Tony Todd made a final bid for the council to step up to the mark and to move into electronic parking monitoring.

“We need to embrace this new technology; installation of smart parking is an investment in the future,” Todd said.

Smart parking was compatible with the council’s hand-held devices and it would provide live parking information and occupancy data so the council could make informed decisions going forward, he said.

“If chalking is approved, what data will be available to make important decisions on parking again in the future?

Decisions will be made on assumptions or hearsay.”

The retailers also asked for the payand-display machines to be removed.

“They won’t be needed again,” Todd said.

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Friday, August 26, 2016

Speed , fog aren’t friends

By Colin EngElBrECht Colin.E@thEguardian.Co.nz

Last week’s foggy conditions created some dangerous driving conditions, so it’s important people know how to be safe.

Allan Baird, a former driver’s licence tester, teaches driving lessons through Driver Training Ashburton, said there are a few things people can do.

When fog rolls in visibility can be decreased considerably and speed can become a critical factor.

He said people need to moderate their speed so they can safely stop within the distance they can see.

Sometimes the decrease in speed has to be quite significant depending on how thick the fog is.

Drivers should also increase their following distance accordingly and drop back to a

four second gap instead of the usual two seconds.

Baird said the correct use of headlights was also important.

In thick fog head lamps are important but high beams should be avoided altogether as the light will be reflected directly back at the driver.

Instead, use your lights on dim, or use fog lights, which are specially designed to have a wider, flatter beam and placed lower on the front of the car.

The lights are designed to cut through the fog and illuminate the road so drivers can more easily see upcoming obstacles

or markings.

Some cars can also have rear fog lights installed to allow approaching drivers to see them more clearly.

Highway Patrol sergeant Steve Burgerhout said people needed to give themselves more time and alter their conditions if anything changes.

“If you only give yourself just enough time to get to work then what are you going to do when the conditions change?” he asked.

Sergeant Burgerhout said people needed to drive to the conditions as they can change because even though it might have been clear when they left their house, things change along the way.

“You can’t control the weather and you can’t control the conditions, but you can control your speed,” he said.

Secondary schools kick off winter tournament Secondary school sports take centre stage for the next 10 days when the annual winter tournament kicks off tomorrow.

Ashburton College is sending 10 teams to venues across the South Island while Mount Hutt College is sending four.

Ashcoll’s junior basketball teams hit the road today for Dunedin, along with a girls’ team from Mount Hutt, for a four-day tournament based at the Edgar Centre.

Ashcoll’s boys’ football team will be in Timaru from Monday while the girls are in Christchurch; the boys’ hockey side is in Dunedin to contest the Johnson Cup while the girls are in Oamaru.

Ashcoll’s top netball team is headed to Nelson for their South Island tournament, while the boys’ under 15 rugby team is in Dunedin.

Ashcoll’s senior girls’ basketball team is off to Christchurch while the senior boys will be among 22 sides at the premier boys’ tournament, which is being held in Ashburton at the EA

All set for winter tournament are Ashburton College sports team captains (from left) Aidan Mitchell and Rebecca Clarke (hockey), Quinn Ritchie (junior boys basketball), Soul Lima (under 15 rugby), Georgina Kelly (netball), Libby Ross (senior girls basketball), Maddy Gourlay and Millar McLauchlan (football), Taryn Douglas and Sophie Adams (junior girls basketball) and Thomas O’Brien and Josh Lowe (senior boys basketball).

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qualify them to compete at the secondary schools’ nationals in October.

Mt Hutt is also fielding teams at boys’ football, netball and under 15 rugby competitions.

Council rules: meters out, smart parking in From P1 Council staff might have been reluctant to consider the smart parking option, but fellow parking committee member, councillor Neil Brown was not.

He made it clear to his fellow councillors that the parking group wanted smart parking.

“Our working party went through all the options and our recommendation was to put in smart parking devices. They’ll provide us with a lot of information for the future,” he said.

And he went one step further, urging staff to put measures in place to start the free one hour parking trial as quickly as possible.

“We should be starting with chalking because it’ll take at least six weeks to get smart parking installed, then we should reconvene after six months to measure how this is going,” Brown said.

He found plenty of support from his fellow councillors who voted against the staff chalking recommendation in favour of the smart parking option.

As they celebrated the double win, McDonald and Todd said free one hour parking was a great first step in the right direction towards the revitalisation of the town centre.

They believe that feedback from the community will be significant because the dissatisfaction level with the faulty pay and display machines had been so high.

“In many ways this is as much a win for the community as it is for the retailers,” McDonald said.

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■ GUN LAWS

Registration ‘won’t stop gun crime’

By Colin EngElBrECht Colin.E@thEguardian.Co.nz

An Ashburton man said registering individual guns won’t stop the criminals using them illegally.

Bob McDonald, who holds A, E and pistol category licences, said a register wouldn’t stop criminals from committing gun crime.

He has also been an instructor for the Mountain Safety Firearms programme for around 15 years, which people are required to complete to obtain their licence.

“Our licensing system is one of the best, the problem is firearms registration just doesn’t work, and the people who are going to do crime with them just won’t bother.

“The bad guys don’t adhere to the law,” he said.

On Wednesday a law professor and police union boss urged parliament to create a gun register.

Al Gillespie, law professor at Waikato University said another incident like the Aramoana massacre in 1990, where David Gray shot and killed 13 people, was inevitable.

Gillespie and Police Union head Greg O’Connor urged parliament to create a gun register.

McDonald said a possible solutions was to crack down on those breaking the laws.

“The best answer is when they

catch someone committing gun crime they should be prosecuted to the full extent of the law,” he said.

Rodger Gutberlet, a firearms licence vetter of 17 years, said the current rules are strong, but if criminals want a gun they’ll just steal them.

Firearm vetters are responsible for interviewing licence candidates and checking their references to make a judgement on whether or not they’re suitable to own a firearm.

They also inspect the applicant’s home and make sure they have adequate facilities to store the weapons, like a gun safe.

To be able to own a gun, people have to go through a number of steps to acquire a licence, including a safety programme and providing character references.

The applicant has to provide one family character reference, which is usually by someone who lives with them like a partner or parent and one unrelated reference by someone who knows them well.

He said 99 per cent of people who applied for their licence were applying for valid reasons, however, criminals who wanted firearms knew they would be denied a licence so they didn’t bother.

Some of this term’s Cactus participants William Barclay, Matthew Hepburn, Shaiyahn Toa, Shinaiy Devens, Kody Wilson, Kate Peterson, Madison Langley, Lexus Ryan and Tayla Wright spent an hour blowing up balloons yesterday and dressed up East Street this morning for Daffodil Day. PHOTO AMANDA KONYN 250816-AK-046

■ DAFFODIL DAY

Cactus kids return helping hand

By Emma moody

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If you are driving down East Street today and notice some Cancer Society balloons strung up, thank the children attending this term’s Cactus course.

Cactus (Combined Adolescent Challenge Training Unit & Support) is a course which runs for the school term and is a physical training and challenge course aimed at 10 to 14-year-olds in Ashburton.

The Cactus course is held at the Ashburton Sports Hall on

Tancred Street every Monday, Tuesday and Thursday, from 3.45pm to 4.45pm.

There is also a course held in Methven for one term, as well as a five-day advanced course in the Christmas holiday break.

As part of the programme, all the participants are required to give back to the community for one session a term or for half a day in the advanced programme.

Jenny Reed, youth support worker at Safer Ashburton, said the Cactus course gives about

100 hours of community service a year. She also said the Cactus children also helped dress East Street up with the balloons today.

Annie Bonifant, centre manager at the Mid Canterbury Cancer Society, said the centre was grateful for the help of the Cactus children.

“Last year, we were blowing up balloons until about 9.30 at night at Mandy [Casey]’s house and we enlisted her neighbours to help out as well, so this is just awesome,” she said.

Nia Glassie’s mother recalled to prison for breach The mother of murdered toddler Nia Glassie has been recalled to prison after authorities became concerned that she was was “a risk to the community”.

Lisa Kuka was jailed for nine years on two counts of manslaugh-

ter following 3-year-old Nia’s brutal death in Rotorua in August 2007.

The case remains one of New Zealand’s worst examples of child abuse.

Kuka was granted parole less

than two years ago, but is now back behind bars after she allegedly breached her release conditions by living at an unapproved property.

She appeared in the Manukau District Court earlier this month charged with breaching parole

and was subsequently recalled to prison.

She is yet to be sentenced but a final recall order was granted and she is back in prison.

“Following a prompt Department of Corrections application

based on their monitoring of the offender’s compliance with release conditions, and their view she was a risk to the community, Ms Kuka was recalled by the Board on 22 August,” a Parole Board spokesman confirmed.

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■ ASHBURTON DISTRICT COUNCIL

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Council stays in roads group Ashburton District Council will continue as a member of the Mid-South Canterbury Roading Collaboration group, helping ensure benefits for road users in the region.

Ashburton District Council roading manager Brian Fauth says the Memorandum of Understanding Collaboration on Roading Matters between Ashburton, Mackenzie, Timaru and Waimate District councils provides oppor-

tunities to improve cost effectiveness and build consistency of roads across council borders.

“NZTA have been encouraging territorial local authorities to look for efficiencies in the transportation sector. This collaboration structure is being used around New Zealand and our group has been implementing measures to build regional consistency and deliver cost saving benefits to our communities.”

Council endorsed the collaboration between the four councils in September 2014, and two years on, a decision was required as to whether council would remain in the group.

“The benefits of sharing knowledge and innovations, as well as streamlining roading efforts throughout our region is a wonderful initiative for ADC to be a part of and council is looking forward to continuing

its work with the other district councils.”

One of the objectives is that the four councils will become “smarter buyers” and recognised as leaders with best practice in road management and network operation.

The Ashburton council will remain a part of the Memorandum of Understanding Collaboration on Roading Matters for another two years.

Fairton works start date confirmed as October 31 Silver Fern Farms has confirmed the lamb kill season at Fairton will restart in the week beginning October 31, a month later than last year.

The company said the number of chains in operation at the plant would depend on livestock forecasts closer to the time.

It is good news for those workers relying on the seasonal income, especially since Fairton stopped processing bobby calves last year.

Fairton had been the South Island’s largest processor of bobby calves until the work was shifted to Pareora last season.

Fairton plant members of the Canterbury branch of the New Zealand Meatworkers Union will meet in Ashburton on Saturday, to air a range of issues including losing the calf kill and the length of the season.

Union bosses will be in attendance and workers are being encouraged to make the meeting.

The meeting will be held at the RSA at 11.30am on Saturday.

WE HAVE ADJUSTED OUR OPEN ING HOURS

Candidates online Ashburton District Council candidate profiles for October’s Local Government Elections are now available online. The profiles can be accessed on the council website from www.ashburtondc. govt.nz. Community relations manager Vincie Billante says these profiles are essential reading for voters in the district interested in learning about the potential candidates. “Candidates provide this information to articulate their motivation to run for office and to make clear what they want to see happen in the district,” she says. “It’s a chance for voters to consider the values and beliefs of potential candidates to make informed choices for the election.”

Voting documents for the Local Body Elections will be posted to electors between September 16-21.

Votes must be in by 12 noon on Saturday October 8.

Minister to visit

Analy Nercuit accepts her certificate of citizenship from Angus McKay at yesterday’s citizenship ceremony held at the Ashburton Trust Event Centre. PHOTO AMANDA KONYN 250816-AK-025

New citizens officially welcomed

By Emma moody

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The Ashburton District is now home to 21 new New Zealand citizens, after a citizenship ceremony held in Ashburton yesterday.

The ceremony was held at the Ashburton Trust Event Centre with the new, New Zealanders from the Philippines, Samoa, Britain and America.

Most people chose to take the

oath, which requires swearing on the bible, and some chose to take an affirmation.

Each person was given a certificate of citizenship by Ashburton Mayor Angus McKay, who officially welcomed to New Zealand and to Ashburton.

Everyone was shown a video, which included welcome messages by Sir Jerry Mateparae and Hon Peter Dunn, Minister of Internal Affairs.

“Your future becomes our future,” Sir Jerry Mateparae said in the video.

The ceremony ended with the new citizens having lunch with the mayor and councillors.

Ashburton Borough School’s kapa haka group performed at the ceremony.

This group recently won the top prize at the 10th annual Flava Festival in Timaru.

The eyes of New Zealand will be on Ashburton’s business community next month when Minister of Small Business, Craig Foss tours the district. Foss will spend two days in the Ashburton District at the invitation of Business Mid Canterbury and will visit a number of businesses before attending a dinner at which local business leaders will talk about their own business stories. Foss will spend time with several rural businesses and will be involved in a business networking session. A number of local business people will be guest speakers at a dinner that night.

The minister will also speak at this function. The visit will run over September 14 and 15.

Pedestrian killed A man hit by a car in Christchurch early yesterday has died. The 48-year-old pedestrian was struck by a car on Newtons Road at about 6.50am. His next of kin were being notified, police said. The serious crash unit is investigating.

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Making way for Gluyas Motors new home Work is progressing on the redevelopment of the Gluyas Motor Group’s car dealership on Kermode Street.

The end result will be a combined Ford and Nissan dealership, with a new administration building.

The original building was erected in 1954 and has been added to and altered over the years but is not up to new earthquake standards.

It is in the process of being demolished and mechanics are working temporarily out of the Nissan site on Moore Street.

Work will begin on the new Kermode Street building next month with the Nissan dealership moving there too by March next year. The new building will be set back from the road allowing cars to be displayed the length of the block.

The AA agency previously at Gluyas has moved to Paper Plus and the driver testing to VTNZ on South Street.

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■ ROAD SAFETY

Crashes spark warning Police are warning Ashburton motorists to stay alert after two crashes in less than 24 hours.

At around 6:30pm on Wednesday night a car veered off State Highway One between Rakaia and Ashburton before colliding with two lamp posts and a tree.

Constable Aaron Tapp said the driver, in his 20s, fell asleep at the wheel and was lucky to sustain no injuries.

Alcohol and drugs were not a factor in the crash, but constable Tapp said motorists should make sure they’re well rested before driving.

“He was fortunate enough that the lamp posts are designed to crumple, it would have been a different story if he hit a power pole,” he said.

There was a second crash at midday yesterday when a car turned off State Highway One onto a side street resulting in multiple rear-end collisions. The turning car caused a following truck to brake sharply.

He said the first truck braked suddenly which caused a second truck to brake causing a car behind it to rear-end the truck.

A fourth vehicle was able to stop in time but was then rear-ended by a pickup truck

Kindergarten gives old clothes a new life

By Emma moody

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The result after a driver fell asleep at the wheel and veered off the road.

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which was hit by a four-wheel-drive.

A fire appliance and crew from Ashburton Volunteer Fire Brigade attended the scene, but there were no injuries.

Constable Tapp said the stretch of road was a high traffic area and there were often

crashes due to the number of side streets and the corner following the Rakaia Bridge.

“The takeaway message is for people to watch their following distance and be mindful of what’s happening around them,” he said.

In preparation of messy play this summer, Hampstead Kindergarten has been asking parents to give their children’s old clothes a new life.

Hampstead Kindergarten head teacher, Justine Hanrahan, said the children often engage in messy and water play during the summer and do not always have a spare change of clothes in their bag.

Hanrahan said the kindergarten had a collection of clothes for the children to change into but it has gotten significantly smaller because some parents forget to bring them back to the kindergarten.

“We have had two or three parents come in and drop off some clothes, so we have quite a collection now,” she said.

Hanrahan said this is a good way to give old clothes a new purpose and to clean out some space that is taken up by clothes the children do not wear any more.

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■ CURVES GYM

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Disease not stopping prize winner

By Colin EngElBrECht Colin.E@thEguardian.Co.nz

An Ashburton woman has won an international award from Curves Gym. Kay Baird, who works out at Curves Gym Ashburton was presented with the Curvette Senior Award.

The 61-year-old, who just barely counts as a senior, recently completed her 1010th workout at the gym.

She also has multiple sclerosis which limits her mobility, but she said the staff at Curves are amazingly accommodating of her.

Baird joined the gym in January of 2007 and usually goes between two or three times a week and completes one circuit.

Woman dies in fire A woman has died after a fatal house fire in Feilding. Emergency services received a call at about 8pm on Wednesday night to a Fitzroy Street address. Fire Service assistant area commander Manawatu Rodger Calder said the Feilding brigade responded.

They immediately requested additional resources on arrival.

They found a large three bedroom villa fully engulfed. “Once it was almost extinguished the crews then conducted a search inside and have found one person.” The cause of the fire was yet to be determined and Mr Calder said they were not sure whether the home had any smoke alarms.

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She said she uses a walker to get around and does the circuit a little bit slower than the other women however, the staff always help her on and off the machines and make sure she’s alright.

Members put submissions in for three prize categories, Inspirational, Senior and Healthy.

Baird had originally gone for the inspirational category but was asked to switch into the senior category.

She is the only woman from New Zealand to win any of the prizes this year.

The senior award is for anyone over the age of 60 who has managed to achieve greater wellbeing as a result of her Curves membership.

Unusual theft Greymouth police are appealing for witnesses to come forward following an unusual burglary at Runanga, near Greymouth, last week. A vacant house on Ranfurly St had its windows chainsawed out and removed around last Friday, along with some interior fixtures.

Greymouth sergeant David Cross said the burglary was reported on Monday and inquiries were ongoing. Cross said most of the windows had been removed from the house and someone must have heard or seen something, given the chainsaw noise.

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Right - Kay Baird, winner of the Curvette Senior Award, and only winner from New Zealand, working out at Curves Gym Ashburton.

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■ ROUTEBURN RESCUE

Tramper made an ‘H’ in snow A Czech tramper made an ‘H’ in the snow as she desperately waited for help while holed up in a remote South Island hut after her travel companion’s death.

She stayed in a warden’s hut next to the Lake Mackenzie hut along the Routeburn Track for about four weeks after the man she was travelling with slipped and died.

Otago Lakes central area commander Inspector Olaf Jensen said the woman made the right decision to stay at the hut.

“Some of the comments asking why she wasn’t found are unhelpful. No one had been through the area and because of her physical capability, she

wasn’t able to walk out.

“Given her experience, and the avalanche risk, she made the decision to stay in the hut, and that was the right decision.”

Jensen said the woman appeared to have suffered from minor frost bite. She was examined at hospital after being found yesterday but didn’t require treatment.

The hut was self-contained with four bunks, and cooking and heating facilities.

There was a radio in the hut, but she was unable to make it work, Jensen said.

Jensen described the woman’s ordeal as “traumatic”.

She and her male partner, who were both in their late 20s

or early 30s, had some tramping experience and were reasonably well-equipped but didn’t seem to have told many people they were doing the tramp, Jensen said.

The woman made an “H” in the snow calling for help.

It was the Czech Consulate which raised concerns with the police on Wednesday about the pair.

Police first found the couple’s vehicle at the Routeburn Track carpark and then initiated a search and rescue operation, which included the use of a helicopter.

Rescuers searched huts and areas of high risk in avalanches, Jensen said.

Police believed the man fell when about 2km from the hut where the woman was staying. The woman found him after he fell and spent a number of nights in the open after his death before arriving at the hut.

She didn’t go back to him after he died, Jensen said.

Search and rescue was now involved in a recovery operation for the man.

Police postponed the search last night.

“Due to weather conditions and the nature of the terrain, it has unfortunately not been possible today to recover the body of a Czech man who died following a fall on the Routeburn Track,” police said.

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Trading up to councils It’s now over to councils to decide whether shops can open on Easter Sunday after controversial legislation passed into law amidst heated debate. That is despite public calls from New Zealand sporting greats David Tua and Michael Jones for Pacific MPs to oppose the change.

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Gang tensions rise Growing gang tensions have culminated in gun shots being fired and a house being torched.

Around 9.30am yesterday three addresses associated with a local gang were shot at on Rotorua’s Ford Road, police say. A woman living on the street said she and her two young daughters sat on the floor of their house after hearing four or five gunshots ring out. “It sounded like it was right outside my gate,” the woman, who did not want to be named, said.

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Retailers talked, council listened Sue Newman

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decision to scrap East Street’s faulty pay and display parking meters has to be a victory for commonsense.

Since the day the large, ugly and cumbersome beasts were installed they’ve been a nightmare for users.

Often they work, often they don’t but just about always they have created frustration and confusion.

Complaints by shoppers were many and growing and quite rightly, inner town retailers believed they were facing just one more hurdle when it came to getting shoppers in the door.

It’s human nature, if parking is a problem, then shoppers go elsewhere.

Town centre retailers are having a pretty tough time. Their working environment is far from ideal with half the town demolished, online traders nibbling at their bottom line and making a living in retail has never been harder. The last thing they need is a parking regime which encourages customers to go elsewhere to spend their money.

Good on Ashburton District councillors for listening to their concerns. They listened, formed a working group with retailers, looked at the problem from all sides and came up with a solution.

To the retailers’ credit, they’d done their homework. They had a problem but they had also found an answer ... And it was a way forward the councillors liked.

The hated pay and display machines will be decommissioned.

They might not be removed – yet – but they’ll either be covered up or clearly marked to show they’re no longer in use and shoppers will be able to park, free of charge for one hour on East Street.

It might seem a small win when looked at in dollar terms, but this was never about money, it was about shopper convenience. It’s also about ensuring our town centre doesn’t die.

In a city where competition from malls is intense, it’s easy to see why town centres lose out, but not in smaller towns. We don’t have malls but we do have big box retail precincts and we do have Christchurch’s smorgasbord of malls just up the road.

Ashburton’s town centre, is the town. We need to do everything we can to bring it back to life and to ensure it flourishes. Without it

YOUR VIEW Proposed council offices I’ve watched with trepidation the search for a suitable site for the proposed council office and library.

I say this because it’s reminiscent of past fiascos in which the council, at great expense, contracted consultants to find suitable sites for the heritage and EA Networks centres.

While it’s understandable that the report, at the end of 2014, outlining numerous consultation failings, relating to the heritage centre, has stung council, it’s questionable whether consultants need to necessarily lead this project to the extent they are.

Therefore, my immediate thought is, that all work on this project should cease, until after the local election, given an incoming council will be vastly different to the outgoing one.

Furthermore, by doing so, it

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would allow scrutiny of events to date, because if, for example, serious consideration is being given to the demolition of iconic buildings within the town centre, then there is reason for concern.

In the meantime, I’d like to initiate further discussion by suggesting another scenario.

Should consideration be given to relocating the Ashburton District Council into the existing heritage centre and money redirected towards the design and construction of a proper heritage centre adjacent to Baring Square East and incorporating other facilities?

The reason I suggest this, and have done so for nearly quarter of a century, is because Ashburton needs a heart, it needs a focal point, it needs an iconic place – a centre operating 24/7 and it needs a plaza that allows the public to express themselves and be inspired.

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am so glad cellphones and Facebook weren’t around when I was a teenager.

All those memories of the DUMB stuff we did, could have been splashed over social media.

Not exactly glowing testimonials to include in one’s CV. I feel sorry for teens these days, but sorrier for their parents!

Prime example of this is a bloke I know, who has a gorgeous 14-year-old daughter. She spends a lot of her time, like most teens, with her face in front of a screen.

In the past she has posted stuff on social media that she shouldn’t have posted, she has also hung out with some people that she shouldn’t.

She’s a really smart kid, but is going through an “interesting” time in her life, when, as Nigel Latta describes, they turn weird for a few years and then come back to normal again.

So this bloke wants to check his daughter’s phone every now and then. He’s not interested in the chats she has with her close friends, that he knows, he’s just concerned about her health and well-being.

She has said that “this ain’t gonna happen unless she is there with him and he ain’t gonna be lookin’ at all her stuff yo”. He is thinking, it shouldn’t be an issue if there is nothing that needs hiding.

I found this very interesting and I asked my Facebook family for their thoughts. Is it okay to check your teenager’s phone?

I got a great response including these gems: Jenny: “Yes it is ok, but only if I was concerned about something and it was a rule when he got it that there will be random checks and he is ok with that.”

Donna: “Yes – not to read their personal messages or photos with mates, but to make sure they aren’t communicating with complete strangers, which they all seem to do.”

Tess: “Yes and social media cyberbullying is so rampant nowadays and, depending on the situation, sometimes it is difficult for them to ask for help in

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When we bought the phone and allowed Facebook etc we said there would be random checks on it, I really only do it if I feel something isn’t right.

“I don’t think checking it has anything to do with not trusting your child or them not talking to you, I have every faith in my child’s behaviour, it’s other people’s intentions that I don’t.”

Liam: “I am a teen, and I think that if a parent can trust their child to have a phone, then they can trust them to be able to use it too. So no.”

The bloke I know understands that his daughter needs to make

mistakes and learn from them.

In saying that though he is a firm believer in having clear boundaries and if those boundaries are crossed there will be consequences and he follows through with those consequences.

While his daughter is saying “uh na, you ain’t checking my phone Bol”, he is replying with, “I’m sorry to hear that, please turn off your phone because you aren’t using the wi-fi that I pay for.”

It will be interesting to see how long the stand-off lasts.

He hopes it lasts for some time yet as he has had an awesome time with his daughter, once the

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bottom lip returned to its rightful home, when she hasn’t had her face stuck in front of the screen.

I think this Nigel Latta quote finishes things nicely this week: “The trick to raising teenagers isn’t lowering your standards ... just your expectations.”

Till next week Hoo roo Phill Hooper Friend to “a bloke I know” Phill Hooper is the breakfast host of Ashburton’s Hokonui radio station. The views expressed in this column are his and do not reflect the opinion of his employer or the Ashburton Guardian.

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Towns reduced to rubble Rescue crews using bulldozers and their bare hands raced to dig out survivors from a strong earthquake that reduced three central Italian towns to rubble.

The death toll stood at 159, but the number of dead and missing was uncertain given the thousands of vacationers in the area for summer’s final days.

Residents wakened before dawn by the temblor emerged from their crumbled homes to find what they described as apocalyptic scenes “like Dante’s Inferno,” with entire blocks of buildings turned into piles of sand and rock, thick dust choking the air and a putrid smell of gas.

“The town isn’t here anymore,” said Sergio Pirozzi, the mayor of the hardest-hit town, Amatrice. “I believe the toll will rise.”

The magnitude 6.2 quake struck at 3.36am and was felt across a broad swath of central Italy, including Rome, where residents woke to a long swaying followed by aftershocks.

The temblor shook the Lazio region and Umbria and Le Marche on the Adriatic coast, a highly seismic area that has witnessed major quakes in the past.

Dozens of people were pulled out alive by rescue teams and volunteers that poured in from

‘Give up on me if you want’

A rescued woman is carried away on a stretcher following the earthquake in Amatrice Italy.

PHOTO AP around Italy. In the evening, about 17 hours after the quake struck, firefighters pulled a 10-year-old girl alive from the rubble in Pescara del Tronto.

“You can hear something under here. Quiet, quiet,” one rescue worker said, before soon urging her on: “Come on, Giulia, come on, Giulia.”

Cheers broke out when she was pulled out.

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that “No family, no city, no hamlet will be left behind”.

Italy’s civil protection agency reported the death toll had risen to 159; at least 368 others were injured.

Worst affected were the tiny towns of Amatrice and Accumoli near Rieti, some 100 kilometres northeast of Rome, and Pescara del Tronto, some 25 kilometres further east.

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bodies emerged.

“Unfortunately, 90 per cent we pull out are dead, but some make it, that’s why we are here,” said Christian Bianchetti, a volunteer from Rieti who was working in devastated Amatrice where flood lights were set up so the rescue could continue through the night.

Premier Matteo Renzi visited the zone, greeted rescue teams and survivors, and pledged

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Govt, rebels reach deal to end 50 years of war Colombia’s government and the country’s biggest rebel group have reached a historic deal for ending a half-century of hostilities in one of the world’s longest-running and bloodiest armed conflicts.

President Juan Manuel Santos hailed the agreement with the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia as an opportunity to turn the page on decades of political violence that has claimed more than

220,000 lives and driven more than 5 million people from their homes.

He said he would hold a plebiscite on October 2 to give Colombians the chance to vote on the accord. Without their approval it can’t begin.

In Colombia’s capital of Bogota, some 400 people gathered in a plaza to watch on giant screen the agreement being announced by negotiators in Havana who have been

finally I’ll see my country without violence with a future for my children,” said Orlando Guevara, 57, crying as white flags symbolising peace waved behind him.

As congratulations poured in, US President Barack Obama welcomed the deal. He said the announcement was “a critical juncture in what will be a long process to fully implement a just and lasting peace agreement”.

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working around the clock in recent days to hammer out the final sensitive details left to the end of the four years of talks.

“We’ve won the most beautiful of all battles: the peace of Colombia,” the chief FARC negotiator, Ivan Marquez, said.

As soon as his speech finished, the emotional crowd on the plaza sang the national anthem and shouted “Viva Colombia! Yes to Peace!”

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on results and customer feedback.

The company will not offer the full range of its products for drone delivery – and only those customers within a certain distance from a store will be served from the air.

“With the increased number of deliveries we make each year, we were faced with the challenge of ensuring our delivery times

continue to decrease and that we strive to offer our customers new and progressive ways of ordering from us,” Meij said.

“Research into different delivery methods led us to Flirtey.

Their success within the airborne delivery space has been impressive and it’s something we have wanted to offer our customers,” he said.

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A new heliport is being built at Auckland Airport to cater for the growing luxury tourist market.

The new terminal and hangar is due to open in November for passengers who can spend up to tens of thousands of dollars on flights.

The new port will be built, owned and managed by operator Helicopter Me, and will cater for the airport’s growing number of affluent and adventure-seeking passengers.

The luxury tourism market is a priority for government-funded initiatives overseas.

Operations manager Stuart Poppelwell said about half the passengers were New Zealanders and the rest were from overseass including just about any of the ‘’rich and famous’’ who had passed through the country.

Trips started with a $199 eightminute hop to Mechanics Bay in Auckland to multi-day flights around New Zealand.

The country’s top golf courses such as Kauri Cliffs, Wairakei and Cape Kidnappers were popular destinations.

Helicopter Me operates chop-

pers ranging from three seats to nine seats. The company has 10 choppers in its fleet.

Auckland Airport’s acting general manager - aeronautical operations, Anil Varma, said the helicopter terminal was a timely addition to the services provided at the airport.

“Our international passenger numbers continue to rise, up 8 per cent in the last financial year to just under nine million.

This has led to an increase in the number of high-spending tourists wanting to connect quickly to their luxury holiday destinations.”

It is located 200m from the international terminal.

Helicopter Me’s chief executive Richard Poppelwell said the heliport would have immediate benefits for the tourism industry.

“The enhanced helicopter service will provide a seamless travel service, essentially enabling international travellers to fly directly from their port of origin to their end destination, be it a lodge, golf course, island or even the city centre just eight minutes away.”

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last two global dairy trade auctions.

The average dairy price increased at last week’s auction by 12.7 per cent, building on the previous auction’s 6.6 per cent gain. Although some of these gains have been offset by a strong NZ dollar, it is a promising trend as the global dairy supply has moderated. This is positive news for the New Zealand economy, particularly for those areas reliant on dairy.

Globally, markets have had a mixed week, fluctuating between gains and losses as the US dollar yo-yos in the lead up to the Federal Reserve’s Jackson Hole Symposium. Expectations are for Yellen to give hints on when the Fed is expecting to hike interest rates.

There has been a number of committee members speaking over the past couple of weeks, adding to the confusion, as some have said that there will be a rate hike as early as September while others have said there will not be a rate hike until well into next year.

There has also been discussion that targeted inflation rates need to be updated to be more realistic in the current climate.

The ever changing dollar has put renewed pressure on com-

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modity prices as well with oil prices again showing huge volatility. Rumours have circulated that OPEC may introduce a production cap due to record supply levels in July. This, combined with high inventory levels, has seen the oil price drop below $50 a barrel in recent weeks.

Preliminary economic data for August in the form of purchasing managers’ indices (PMI) were released this week from Europe, Japan and the US. The PMI measures orders, production and deliveries to provide a snapshot of corporate health. European data was particularly important as it showed the Eurozone has weathered the initial shock of the Brexit well, despite expectations that it would create uncertainty and disruption.

The index rose to 53.3 for August from 53.2 in July, whereas expectations were for a lower reading. An index score of above 50.0 indicates expansion.

It was positive news for the Japanese economy, as data showed signs of steadying in August as manufacturing output rose for the first time in six months. The Manufacturing PMI came in at 49.6 for the month, and although this still shows a contraction, it is edging higher, up from 49.3 in July. However, the output index crept up to 50.6, the first time that an increase has been seen since February.

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This week was the biggest of the reporting season and saw earnings reports from some of New Zealand and Australia’s largest companies.

As was expected before the reporting season began, companies that have disappointed investors have seen this reflected in share price movements.

A good example of this is the a2 Milk Company’s result. The company announced that it had increased revenue by 127 per cent, and was able to finish the year with a $30.4 million profit.

This was in line with upgraded guidance given in June. The company gave limited colour on the outlook for the coming year although did say that it expects continued growth in the 2017 year, particularly from infant formula and milk powders in Australia and China.

However, commentary also discussed that the company would focus on the expansion into the US which would require significant investment. Despite the reasonably solid result, the share price was pummelled, declining 8.7 per cent for the day, as investors appeared to be disappointed with the lack of forward guidance and the upcoming capital investment required.

Also this week, Fonterra announced an increase to the farm gate milk price forecast for the current season, raising it by 50 cents to $4.75 per kilogram of milksolids. The lift came on the back of solid gains made at the

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Aerial pizza delivery may sound futuristic but Domino’s has been given the green light to test New Zealand pizza delivery via drones.

The fast food chain has partnered with drone business Flirtey to launch the first commercial drone delivery service in the world, starting later this year.

Domino’s Group chief executive and managing director, Don Meij said the company had been investigating innovative and new delivery methods as business had grown.

This included looking at robotic delivery, which the government is still considering.

Details around where the trial would be held have been kept under wraps – however Domino’s said it would use drone delivery alongside its usual delivery methods – and only where it would be faster than the use of a car or scooter.

It will offer drone delivery specials at the launch of the trial with plans to extend the dimensions, weight and distance of the deliveries throughout the trial, based

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he 86 was something of a revelation when it launched in New Zealand in 2012.

This returned Toyota to the sports car segment with a stellar blend involving dynamics, athletic good looks and, importantly, a price that made it attainable.

Since then the 86 has maintained its popularity with monthly sales figures that defy sports car trends – even those of Toyota’s former affordable sports car challenger, the Celica.

Now, the 86 has been revised with sharper looks, more equipment and a little extra oomph, at least for manual variants.

There’s worthwhile changes to the suspension and interior too, and though we’re unsure of any price movement at this stage, expect little change in the enormous value equation already on offer.

Visually the facelifted 86 is recognised by a lower, sharper front bumper cover said to improve downforce and reduce aerodynamic turbulence over the wheel-wells.

The vents and piston badge of the front quarter panel are now omitted, replaced by a smaller, round 86 logo behind the front wheel. All models receive LED tail-lights.

Additionally, high-grade GT models receive an all-aluminium bootlid spoiler and new-look 17-inch alloy wheels, while also adopting LED headlights, DRLs (daytime running lights) and foglights.

There are changes inside, too, including the use of soft-touch Grandluxe material (similar to Alcantara) atop the instrument binnacle and door cards.

The instrument panel itself is faced with a new tachometer (the 7000rpm redline now set at the 12 o’clock position), while the GT adds a new 4.2-inch MID (multi-information display) with lap-time and G meter.

All models receive Toyota’s smallest-ever steering wheel (-3mm to 362) with steering wheel controls added on GT variants, and all-new upholstery – GT variants score new black cloth Grandluxe and leather combination. The infotainment system is unchanged.

Perhaps more important are changes to the 86’s suspension.

Taking lessons it learnt from Toyota’s 24 Hours of Nurburgring 86, the factory has bolstered spot welding and sheetmetal thickness in the rear-end, stiffening the frame.

The changes are balanced with softer rear springs and damp-

ers (-15 per cent) and a slimmer anti-roll bar (-1mm to 14mm).

Up front are firmer coils and dampers (+10 per cent), and an EPAS (electric power-assist steering) re-tune.

And let’s not forget the inclusion of a ‘half-way’ mode for the stability control system dubbed Track Mode.

Under the bonnet we find zero changes to automatic variants – the alterations made to manual models resulting in excessive drive-by noise levels on the revblipping auto.

For six-speed manual variants the changes extend to a spiderstyle, cast aluminium intake

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manifold, new air intake plumbing, buffed intake and exhaust valve stems and a smoother camshaft journal.

Toyota has also remapped the torque curve of the modified manual to bolster response at lower engine speeds.

The 212Nm of torque now available arrives 200rpm earlier than before (now 6400-6600rpm) while the 152kW now on offer arrives at an unchanged 7000rpm.

Automatic variants still offer 147kW (at 7000rpm) and 205Nm (over 6400-6600rpm).

Fuel consumption figures have yet to be announced, though the 86’s chief engineer, Tetsuya Tada,

indicated a slight reduction for the updated mill.

Similarly, 0-100km/h times are also under wraps, though we expected little change from the current model’s 7.6sec (8.2sec for the auto).

We sampled the revised 86 back-to-back with the current model at Fuji Speedways short circuit, and found incremental differences that refine the overall experience.

Power changes are appreciably small, but benefit delivery and throttle response when accelerating from corners – as does the changed final drive ratio (now 4.30:1, up from 4.10:1) – helping the 86’s boxer four to rev more freely.

The linearity in the way the rear-end loads is appreciably different, improving predictability and aiding placement in corners.

We dare say it will also result in a more comfortable ride.

Overall, the changes improve the 86’s liveability, as well as the way it communicates with the driver.

After our first taste at Fuji, we can’t wait to sample the upgraded Toyota 86 on our favourite roads and tracks after it arrives down under in November/December.

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his story has its origins in Taranaki 68 years ago.

Max McKay was a talented, clever and perhaps slightly eccentric A Grade mechanic who scored top marks in his apprenticeship courses.

He served in the islands during World War Two maintaining Lycoming aero engines.

Back home Max was stationed at Ohakea where in 1948 he was offered two cars on a particular day.

The cars were different, although in a way the same because they were both stylish.

One was built in the USA – a Cord offered for sale by an American serviceman returning home.

The other was French – a Citroen offered by someone else.

Max faced a dilemma – which one to choose?

Little did he realise the decision was to have a profound effect not just on him, but also his nephew and many other people as well.

He chose the Citroen.

Looking back its easy to understand why.

Citroens were always technologically advanced, a feature which appealed to Max. In fact it was a case of Citroens being right for him and viceversa.

It wasn’t long before Max had established a Citroen agency – Waimate Motors – in Manaia.

Max and his business became legendary and he was known variously as Mad Max, Metric Max and the Guru of Citroens.

Ian Moore’s Citroen Big 15 has the large 6 insignia on the front to denote the bigger six cylinder engine.

He believed everyone should own a Citroen and at one stage Manaia had the distinction of having more Citroens per head of population than Paris, the capital city of Citroen’s country of origin.

Max never married; he lived with his sister’s family and would often enlist the help of his nephew Ian Moore.

Ian and his wife Sharon now live in Mid Canterbury, settling here after a very interesting life journey which has seen them

Citroens. He suggests it’s in his DNA. Following a recent purchase Ian has owned close to 70 Citroens and in addition to that inherited his uncle’s collection of around 180 cars and loads of spare parts when Max passed away.

Over time Ian has managed to dispose of most of his uncle’s cars.

For his part Ian has become quite an authority on the marque

involved in teaching, farming and the hospitality industry, along with many sporting and voluntary organisations as well.

The things they have done may have changed but there has been one constant.

Citroens!

Ian says he wasn’t necessarily interested in cars, but to some extent inherited his interest in

and the owner of some rather special models.

He says the more he found out about Citroens the more he realised how unique they have been right from the early days.

He points out the Citroen Light 12 was the first mass produced front-wheel-drive or Traction Avant motor car; it also featured rack and pinion steering, mag

wheels and radial tyres.

These features are taken for granted today, but bear in mind this model was produced in 1937, so it was around 25 years ahead of its time.

Ian has a 1937 Light 12 and its later cousin a 1951 Big 15.

The Big 15 shares the same body style but has a 6-cylinder motor rather than the four cylinder engine which powers the Light 12.

Being totally original Ian’s Big 15 is rare.

It also has special significance because Ian’s uncle Max had a similar car which was perhaps his favourite Citroen.

Ian’s cars are examples of the first and last models of this body shape – produced 14 years apart.

Citroen cars were the brainchild of Henri Citroen, a French coachbuilder.

Development of the Light 12 put the company into bankruptcy and it was taken over and saved by tyre giant Michelin who have retained ownership.

Michelin designed tyres specifically for the cars and the tyres are just right.

Ian can testify to this.

He once changed the wheels and tyres on one of his cars, replacing the factory tyres with another brand, but it only took a drive around the block to convince him to go back to the originals.

Sharing the garage space with Ian’s Light 12 and Big 15 are three examples of the later DS style Citroens, two saloons

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and a station wagon.

Citroen had begun planning the DS cars before the outbreak of World War Two, but hid the plans from the Germans during the occupation of France.

Development got under way again after the war and the DS 19 appeared in 1957.

Ian has one of that model which he has restored.

It is quite unique, being one of less than 10 left in the world which were produced in right hand drive form.

It also features a rare dashboard layout.

He also has a 1974 DS 23 which has a fuel-injected motor and is in totally original condition.

In a way the DS models are a bit of a contradiction.

Typically for Citroen the build quality is excellent and they have a style all their own, but the body is put together and can come apart quite simply.

On the other hand much of the engine management and the self-levelling suspension rely on a complex and innovative hydraulic system.

Ironically like his Light 12 and Big 6 Ian’s two DS saloons were manufactured 14 years apart.

The DS station wagon was acquired quite recently in interesting circumstances.

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DS Citroen voted third best car of twentieth century – From previous page The seller needed a spare wheel before offering it for sale; Ian could have provided the spare but bought the station wagon instead.

It is a low owner example in very good original condition.

Ian says his uncle Max always declared the DS Citroens were superb cars and he was proved right when the model was voted third best car of the twentieth century.

Interestingly two other Citroen models featured on the list.

Almost without exception Citroens have always been the car of choice for Ian and Sharon Moore.

At one stage Ian drove an Austin A30.

His kids, who preferred the Citroens, were embarrassed to be seen in the little Austin and would hide rather than get into it!

Recently Ian purchased a Ford Model A for vintage motoring.

Another car did find its way into the stable.

When Ian told Sharon he was going to buy the 1974 DS she said “If you buy another Citroen I’m getting a sports car.”

He bought the Citroen.

Soon after Ian discovered a new Lexus convertible in the garage and asked Sharon who owned it.

Her answer was simply – “I told you so!”

They both ended up with the cars they wanted.

Sharon sold a near-new Citroen to get the sports car which has since been replaced by two other vehicles, a larger one for towing and a smaller car – you guessed it, a Citroen.

Ian has never tired of driving Citroens, which he says are hard to beat for driving comfort and fun.

No doubt Max McKay would be glad of the many wonderful things which have resulted from the decision he made 68 years ago.

His nephew certainly is!

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very August classic car fans from around the world converge on Pebble Beach in California for a very special beauty contest.

This gathering of magnificent classic cars is the perfect place to premiere the exclusive Vision Mercedes-Maybach 6, a sensational luxury-class coupé.

The 2+2-seater is a homage to the glorious age of the aero coupés and consciously carries this tradition forward into the future.

The coupé reinterprets classic, emotional design principles in an extreme way, following the Mercedes design philosophy of sensual purity.

The Vision Mercedes-Maybach 6, which measures almost six metres in length, is designed as an electric car.

The drive system has an output of 550 kW (750 hp).

The shallow underfloor battery allows a range of over 500 kilometres according to the NEDC (over 200 miles according to EPA).

The large coupé is set to make its debut at Monterey Car Week, which takes place this week on the Monterey Peninsula.

With its sensual, emotional design (hot) and intelligent details (cool), the Vision Mercedes-Maybach 6 represents the ultimate in luxury.

The classic aesthetic proportions of the show car – the extremely long bonnet, the low roof line and the rearward positioning of the greenhouse – recall the aero coupés of days gone by.

But this is not retro design – this is a reinterpretation of classic, aesthetic principles.

At the same time the design is something unexpectedly new – cool, technoid and reduced.

This is exemplified by the aerodynamically intelligent basic shape. Even without aids such as spoilers, the airflow hugs the contours of the vehicle body and only breaks away very late at the tail end of the vehicle.

Then there is the surprisingly technoid character of the narrow lights, the partially transparent rims and the split rear window.

“Our glamorous coupé, the Vision Mercedes-Maybach 6, represents the ultimate in contemporary luxury.

“It is hot and cool,” states Gorden Wagener, Head of Design at Daimler AG. “With its intelligent appeal and reduced, technoid look, it perfectly embodies our design philosophy of sensual purity and our pursuit of aerodynamic efficiency.”

Clearly defined contours and organically formed wings stand in contrast to the sharply drawn, extended feature line on each side which defines the upper vehicle body from the radiator grille across the entire length of the vehicle to the rear. Below this, the main body has a bulging, muscular look, extending across the entire flank.

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A reinterpretation of the Mercedes-Maybach radiator grille with its fine, vertical struts accentuates the front end.

The grille was inspired by a pinstriped suit.

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the vehicle are integrated in its outer edges. Above this sit the two extremely shallow rear windows (split window).

The interior of the Vision Mercedes-Maybach 6 is a synthesis of intelligence and emotion and combines traditional MercedesBenz values with a new hightech experience.

The dashboard wing curves across the door trim into the seat landscape, creating a 360° lounge.

The grille was inspired by a pinstriped suit

ports on the outer right and left of the bumper.

The distinctive 24-inch wheels are a development of the aero rim from the Concept IAA (Intelligent Aerodynamic Automobile).

A transparent shield in the vehicle colour provides a view of the aluminium spokes behind it.

A further highlight is provided by the gullwing doors, a hallmark Mercedes design element which has been brought up to date.

They underline the sporty character of the vehicle’s silhouette and feature innovatively designed aluminium trim.

The exterior mirrors designed as cameras are supported on the wings.

The extended, round boat tail format of the Vision MercedesMaybach 6’s rear recalls a luxury yacht, and narrow tail lights which emphasise the width of

The new inside-out spatial design adds a particular touch of finesse. In addition to the flowing contours, the material composition produces a luxury experience of the highest order.

Authentic materials and colours such as rose gold are used to create luxurious accents.

The interior, with its highquality leather trim, has a cool colour scheme which perfectly underlines the digital innovations.

In the front luggage area of the Vision Mercedes-Maybach 6 is a set of two suitcases, exclusively created for the vehicle. Plenty of space has also been provided for further additions such as picnic accessories or personal items.

Ever since Mercedes-Benz invented the car 130 years ago, driving has been a source of enjoyment and delight.

With the increase in digitisa-

tion comes a simultaneous need for sustainable analogue solutions, the design of which has been emphasised and in places exaggerated in the concept car.

In the Vision Mercedes-Maybach 6 this can be seen above all in the “hyperanalogue” instruments with needles and circular, crystal-look displays.

The front windscreen serves as a transparent display: drivingrelated data and geographical information is shown across its full width, augmenting the outside world with additional information.

This information can be controlled and adjusted by the occupants using gestures.

The concept car aims to embody the ultimate in luxury, and this is underlined by the fact that the driver can switch to digital/ autonomous mode.

Another highlight is offered by the floating, transparent centre tunnel, which visualises the drive system’s electrical energy flow for the occupants.

The side sills, illuminated by LED light strips, clearly underline the fact that the Vision Mercedes-Maybach 6 is designed as an electric car.

Thanks to its four compact permanent magnet synchronous electric motors, it features allwheel drive.

The output of the drive system is 550 kW (750 hp).

The shallow underfloor battery has a usable capacity of approx.

80 kWh. This not only allows performance characteristics typical of a sports car (acceleration from 0-100 km/h in under four seconds, top speed electronically governed at 250 km/h) but also a range of over 500 kilometres according to the NEDC.

ewis Hamilton can become only the third driver to win 50 grands prix when Formula One returns from its month-long August break and gets back to business at Sunday’s Belgian GP. The triple world champion ended the first half of the season in blistering form, opening up a 19-point lead in the standings over Mercedes team-mate Nico Rosberg with six wins – four in a row – from the past seven races.

His win in Germany last month was No.49, and only Michael Schumacher (91) and Alain Prost (51) have reached the half-century.

Hamilton, who trailed Rosberg by 43 points after May’s Spanish GP, is determined not to ease off.

“The first half of the season was a bit of a rollercoaster, so it’s great to be in the position I’m in with more than half of the races behind us,” said the Briton, who spent his break in the Caribbean, Costa Rica and the United States.

“I’m feeling refreshed, reenergised and ready to go after a fun few weeks off, so hopefully everyone else has had a good rest too and we’ll come out fighting.”

Rosberg won the opening four races of the season but had scored only three podiums since Hamilton hit his stride.

The break, spent with his wife and baby daughter in Ibiza, could be the reset he needs with nine of a record 21 races still to run.

It will be crucial that the German does come back strongly, as even finishing second behind Hamilton this weekend will drop him 26 points behind the Briton, who is likely to have enginerelated penalties at the next race in Italy.

The 7km Spa circuit is an enduring favourite of drivers, with its flat-out blasts and undulations harking back to the sport’s golden age.

For 18-year-old Dutch driver Max Verstappen, the track is the closest he has to a home venue.

Verstappen, whose victory on his Red Bull debut in Spain in May helped the team move up to second in the standings ahead of Ferrari, was born in Belgium to a Belgian mother and can count on strong local support.

His teammate, Australian Daniel Ricciardo, won in Belgium for Red Bull two years ago after Hamilton and Rosberg collided.

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August 26, 2016

3 69698 Apache Kid (6) 58.5 R & Ashley McKay J Lowry (a2) 3 4 Maste r Courtsman (5) 58.5 B Court T Moseley $10,000, rating 75 be nchmark, 1400m K Williams PX # REC Horse (Barrier) kg Trainer Jockey 5 67797 Pinnacle Bay (11) 58.5 T & L Prendergast 6 00 Wings Of Victory (7) 58.5 A Carston R Sazali (a4) 2 1 30330 Natkingcole (4) 60 R & Ashley McKay 1 A McKay 4 7 43338 Ancie nt (4) 56.5 S Laming R C uneen (a1) 2 0X786. Do Uno Whoiam (2) 58.5 J Burrows J Lowry (a2) 2 8 33682 So Gallant (1) 56.5 B & S Anderton K Mudhoo (a2) 3 X70L4 Te re lle (1) 58 T & L Prendergast S C ollett 9 058 Bad Je lly (3) 56.5 D Frye J Morris 1 4 11915 Zucche ro (9) 58 N Ridley M C hui 10 660X7 Coolin Roo (2) 56.5 K Thomson S C ollett 4 5 9170X Court Orde r (5) 57 B Court T Moseley 11 90079 Mrs Ne vill (8) 56.5 Blair-Edie/Cheng M C hui 3 6 96440 Paintball (6) 57 K & L Rae M C ameron 7 15X10 Toe twotoe (7) 56 T & M Stokes C Barnes 1:47pm TALLEYS RATING 75 8 43657. Alice We bb Ellis (3) 55.5 M Tapper K Williams opt 6 14 $10,000, rating 75 be nchmark, 2100m 9 6580X Roshe e n (10) 55.5 J & K Parsons K Mudhoo (a2) 1 1 87744 Jackfrost (7) 60 A Carston S C ollett 10 09300 Sandy’s Star (8) 54 K & P Hughes T Jonker (a4) 2 2 55429 Rockahoy (3) 59.5 N Ridley C Johnson 3 3 98190 Astroturf (2) 59 M Daly K Williams SPEIGHT’S MID STRENGTH RATING 65 12:37pm S Muniandy $8,000, rating 6 5 be nchmark*, 2100m 4 3508X McMay (5) 56 T & L Prendergast opt 6 12 4 5 740X2 Shadow Playe r (1) 56 T & M Stokes M C ameron 3 1 55251 High In De mand (5) 60 T & M Stokes M C ameron R Black 2 80178 Re de sdale (11) 59.5 K Hampton S C ollett 6 32510 Rapt N Re d (6) 54 S Haisma 7 Feral Ice SC RATC HED 1 3 74262 Cristallo (8) 57 B & S Anderton C Barnes T Direen 4 X8109 Midnight Cappa (2) 57 K Thomson C Johnson 8 34644 High Forty (4) 54 B & S Anderton 5 89X54 Ske e n (7) 57 S Clark R Black 2:22pm PREMIER EQUINE VETS MAIDEN 4 6 44370 Ina Jam (9) 56.5 P Rudkin T Moseley opt 6 15 $7,000, mdn, 1200m 2 7 67234 Miss Mia (3) 56 N Ridley M C hui 3 1 All About Roy (2) 58.5 J Wyllie R Black 8 78826 Spide r Lily (13) 56 L Stewart K Kalychurun (a2) L C allaway 9 24960 She ’s Payback (12) 55.5 C Spittles C Spittles 2 0000X Fe e l D’Cash (8) 58.5 L Dobbs S C ollett 10 100X0 Orie ntal Bronze (1) 55 G Eade L C allaway 3 6459X Aspe n Lass (9) 56.5 T Rae 4 4 3340X Carme nize (1) 56.5 Autridge/Richards M C ameron 11 X0600 Ruby Tue sday (6) 55 K & P Hughes B Moore K Kalychurun (a2) 12 4X080 Habitude (4) 54.5 A Carston R Sazali (a4) 5 97360 Onthe sauce (12) 56.5 T Foley 6 8 Misty Tre lla (5) 56.5 M & M Pitman B Moore 0 13 09890 Maste rze d (10) 56.5 L Stewart C Spittles 14 Feral Ice SC RATC HED 7 7X Ride itlike ustole it (3) 56.5 P Collins 8 XF0X7 Ruanui (11) 56.5 C Trembath 1 R Yatim (a3) 1:12pm RD PETROLEUM MAIDEN 9 0 Storm Catche r (4) 56.5 M McCann H Bennet (a3) $7,000, mdn, 2100m opt 6 13 1 10 Zouga (7) 56 M & M Brown T Moseley 1 1 90023 Locally Sauce d (10) 58.5 G & T Shaw C Johnson 11 9. Galisini (10) 56 R & Ashley McKay K Mudhoo (a2) 2 12 6X9X Tuilana (6) 54 N Coulbeck 2 X6956 St Malo (9) 58.5 P Robson C Johnson T Jonker (a4) 12:02pm opt 6 11

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1 48751 Se aspray Cracke r nwtd 2 2 37886 Idol Eve nwtd 3 3 38 Starry Baxte r nwtd 4 88882 Smash De mand nwtd 5 8688X Home bush Baile y nwtd 1 6 Know Scrutiny nwtd 4 7 4 Pipe s Of Pe ace nwtd 8 57 Koputara nwtd 9 8676 Victoria Pace nwtd 10 57588 Machine Man nwtd 12:46 pm

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85643 Nariti nwtd 6241 Opawa Jimbo nwtd 43326 Se rgio De stroye r nwtd Hilton Ope n nwtd 6343 Opawa Race r nwtd 87223 Home bush Sloan nwtd 47425 Cairo nwtd Min Ho nwtd 762 Forza nwtd Opawa Sle dge nwtd

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J T McInerney J T McInerney M Grant G C leeve J T McInerney J Dunn M Robinson K C assidy J T McInerney D Kingston

GREYHOUNDS AS PETS SPRINT $1,100, c0, 295m

B Freeman Lane & Wales J T McInerney M Grant J T McInerney G C leeve R Blackburn J T McInerney J T McInerney D Kingston

CLARKSON SIGN STUDIO STAKES $2,000, c0, 520m

R Blackburn J & D Fahey J T McInerney A Bradshaw Lane & Wales J T McInerney M Grant J & D Fahey M Robinson Lane & Wales

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J T McInerney G C leeve McC ook & Jopson M Grant Lane & Wales J T McInerney J Dunn J T McInerney J T McInerney D Kingston

ANGLER’S ARMS TAVERN STAKES $2,100, c1, 520m

5526F Lagoon Be lle 30.31 28333 Run Zola 30.51 11632 Poe tik 31 .00 45176 Black Tryax nwtd 28212 Opawa Ash 30.89 83646 Goldstar Scoote r nwtd 55553 Home bush Skip nwtd 34242 Opawa Pe nny 30.77 56686 Big Catch nwtd

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C Roberts Hart & Taylor S & B Evans G T Bennett Lane & Wales S & B Evans J T McInerney Lane & Wales McC ook & Jopson

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M Grant J Dunn J T McInerney G C leeve J T McInerney R Adcock K C assidy J T McInerney J T McInerney D Kingston

August 26, 2016

Ne ighlor (8) B Hughes M McKendry 5:56 pm AG HERLIHY LEADING TRAINER/DRIVER 2015TROT 8 2X0 Barrier

opt 811 $8,113, cond. trot, 2200m 3 9 6X Lare do Torpe do (21) B Purdon B Purdon PX # REC Horse (Start pos) Trainer Driver 2 10 5X Accumulator (22) B Purdon Z Butcher 1 1 2832 Bro Fawke s S (1) R Darby S Grayling (J) 4 11 0X314 Happy Magic (23) Telfer/Garlick T Mitchell 2 Monte lupo (2) L Edwards D Ferguson (J) 12 Pe dro Downs (u1) D Marshall K Marshall 4 3 I Am The Gre ate st (3) J & J Dickie J I Dickie UNITED CLEANING SERVICES PACE $12,000, 3yo+ & 2 4 6X354 De moise lle (4) A Kiddie Z Butcher 7:21pm othe rs with cond., 2200m 5 He le n Shapiro (5) J Abernethy J Abernethy opt 814 S Lawson 3 6 606X2 Lundqvist (6) M Hjalmarsson G Wolfenden 1 78X Poppy Drayton (1) G Dixon 1 2 7220 Shie ldmaide n (2) B Hughes M McKendry 7 Tuhimata Lass (7) Reid/McMullan D Butcher 3 3 Rariza (3) B Purdon Z Butcher 8 44P Spe e dy Lavros (u1) S Argue R Argue (J) J I Dickie 9 75 Halle y’s Last (u2) R Brosnan R Brosnan 4 6345 Ste ady Re ign (4) Cooney/Hopkins 4 5 210 Up All Nite (5) Telfer/Garlick S Phelan 10 X8596 King David (u3) N Chilcott N C hilcott 6 Wirreanda Piper SC RATC HED 11 74433 Gre nado (u4) R Brosnan J Stormont 7 Nga Mihi Nui (6) Hollis/Robertson P Butcher 6 :23pm J MACKINNON LEADING JUNIOR DRIVER 2015MBL PACE 2 8 43342 Lincolns Supe rstar (7) R Green D Butcher

Barrier $8,113, 3yo+ r52–r58 +claime rs, 2200m opt 812 Lance wood John (21) R Brosnan R Brosnan 1 00X53 He ’s Novak (1) A Donnelly A Donnelly 9 K Marshall 1 2 68420 Gotta Go Ele ctobe t (2) Cooney/Hopkins D Butcher 10 25669 Machine guns N Ge ms (22) D Marshall

Pedro Downs SC RATC HED 3 7614 Ste p Up (3) Telfer/Garlick S Phelan 11 4 8078X Bourbon Stre e t (4) A Matthews S Abernethy 7:46 pm MCGREGOR BAILEY CHARTERED ACCOUNTANTS HCP TROT 5 84617 Jane t Guthrie (5) D Balle J Stormont opt 815 $13,500, 4yo+ up–& incl r6 9, r70–r75 with cond. spe ch..., 2200m 0 6 98090 Corrobore e (6) Telfer/Garlick T Mitchell 1 10 Inkyroe (1) D & C McGowan T Macfarlane 2 7 486X4 Tazzy’s De vil (7) R Hughes B Butcher (J) 2 Majestic Gal SC RATC HED 3 This Excuse Is Fine (8) J & J Dickie J I Dickie 3 1125X Brookby Prince (2) A Kiddie S Grayling (J,C l) 8 015X4 Barrier 4 39221 Che vrons Swe e the art (3) Wallis/Hackett M Wallis 9 62900 Lucky Luciano (21) P & M O'Brien D Ferguson (J) 5 760X5 Yaldy Boyz (4) L Milina B Butcher (J,C l) 10 49144 Kilke e l Lady (22) C Butler K Marshall 6 20591 Cool Son (u1) A Wohlers P Butcher 11 57575 Jack Bate s (23) F Mitchell B Mangos 4 7 84146 Larch (u2) J & D Butcher D Butcher 4 12 34133 Concorde (24) Reid/McMullan Z Butcher 1 8 709X3 Saint Miche l (u3) B Mangos B Mangos 13 05868 Shantahlia Knight (25) J Abernethy J Abernethy 9 32P46 Torbjorn (1) R Brosnan R Brosnan 14 9777X De fy The Odds (26) R Dunn J MacKinnon (J) 2 10 10492 Little Bro (u1) B Mangos H C ullen N C hilcott 6 :52pm GRAND HARBOUR PACE $12,000, 3yo+ & othe rs 11 24878 Loki Brogde n (1) N Chilcott 3 12 72144 Hot Chocolate Tart (2) N Chilcott D Ferguson (J,C l) with cond., 2200m opt 813 13 50108 Franco Nadal (u1) B Schumacher T Mitchell 1 1 9237 Che ck In (1) Telfer/Garlick S Phelan 2 Octobe r Rush (2) J Abernethy S Abernethy 8:16 pm GRAND PARK RESTAURANT PACE $13,500, 4yo+ 3 Quick Culle n (3) J Abernethy J Abernethy opt 816 r6 0–r70 +claime r, 2200m 4 1 1 01222 Pe rfe ct Storm (1) R Green Oklahoma Thunde r (4) R Dunn J MacKinnon (J) A Poutama 2 5 Brydon Delight SC RATC HED Te Mahia (5) T Herlihy T C ameron (J) 6 R Ge e Be e (6) A Matthews T Macfarlane 3 71178 Re d Magic (2) R Hughes B Butcher (J) 7 Acce ptance (7) J & J Dickie J I Dickie 4 X8201 Mo Casino (3) Reid/McMullan Z Butcher

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1 1 Oh Rome o (13) 60 N Wigley 2 T Moseley 4 2 55310 El Be e Darci (14) 59.5 R & Ashley McKay 1 C Barnes 3 Kevildo SC RATC HED 1 4 4X312. Margarita Move r (6) 59 T Rae K Mudhoo (a2) 5 62520 Maia’s Ange l (8) 58 T & M Stokes M C ameron 6 52550 Stralis (2) 57.5 A Carston S C ollett 7 1380X Que e n Se re ne (5) 57 M & M Pitman H Bennet (a3) 8 02459. Rapt (15) 57 N Coulbeck C Johnson 3 9 X7010 Sunflowe r (9) 56.5 A Carston M C hui 10 X8236 Ce ltic Cross (4) 55.5 A Carston D C hin (a3) 11 187X7. Manuia (11) 55 M McCann R C uneen (a1) 12 6X004 Ripe (1) 55 M Tapper K Kalychurun (a2) 0 13 498X9. San Miche le (3) 55 T & L Prendergast J Morris 0 14 56X8X No Surre nda (10) 54.5 N Coulbeck 0 15 82008 Parisdotcon (12) 54.5 K & P Hughes 0 16 39040. Sombre uil (7) 54 Kennedy/Furlong 3:34pm 6 17

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$7,000, mdn, 16 00m

C Roberts A Lee Lane & Wales McC ook & Jopson S & B Evans C Weir J T McInerney C asey & Fagan L Waretini G C leeve

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1 64138 Holly Blue Blood 1 7.4 7 2 2 68514 Ohoka Hope 1 7.38 3 24773 Know Lapse nwtd 1 4 X1111 Little Come t 1 7.28 5 65156 Giganaire 1 7.4 1 4 6 63644 Gump’s The Name 1 7.31 3 7 16212 Crafty Action nwtd 8 84373 Bhuja 1 7.4 4 9 51857 Bronson Je we l 1 7.51 10 47816 Gorilla On Drums 1 7.29

$1,400, c2, 295m

J T McInerney L Waretini G C leeve C Weir S & B Evans A Lee S & B Evans R Blackburn C Roberts A Joyce

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

5 P7119 Che vrons Easy (4) J Abernethy 6 11442 Minstre l Boy (5) C Wigg 3 7 22124 Mr Euroman (6) T Herlihy

Full Spe e d Ahe ad (7) Wallis/Hackett 8 X7632 Barrier

9 X6956 Charle ston Be lle (21) M Berger 10 11647 Be van’s Culle n (22) R Dunn 4 11 56621 Kille r Que e n (23) R Green 2 12 32523 Major Be n (24) B Purdon 13 70316 Stunin Banne r (25) T Mitchell

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ASHBURTON MSA LIQUOR CENTRE RATING 65

$8,000, rating 6 5 be nchmark*, 16 00m

1 1X Almost Court (9) 60 B Court 2 2 99950 Castup (2) 59.5 D Crozier 3 X5000 Doctor Ede n (4) 59 P Rudkin 4 X55X0 Vantaa (10) 59 T & L Prendergast 1 5 X5244 High Viz (3) 58 M Daly 3 6 80360 Shanzou (5) 56.5 A Carston 7 06700 Patricio (1) 56 K Hodgson 4 8 60030 You Are Amazing (6) 55.5 A Carston 9 0X800. Fe ral Ice (7) 54 S Stewart 10 78670 Fe rgie (8) 54 S Laming DOUBLES TREBLES QUADDIES FIRST 4 PLACE 6 2:46 pm

1 4 2 3 2 4 1 5 6 7 3 8 SHIRLEY VET CLINIC SPRINT 9 $1,400, c2, 295m 10

12244 We ars The Gold 1 7.28 68521 Cupcake 1 7.64 57866 Opawa Crusade nwtd 4771F Archie s Dijon 1 7.4 0 65427 Royal Action 1 7.29 11175 Kata 1 7.38 32817 What I Like 1 7.54 62256 Fie ry Fagan 1 7.29 64637 Jinja Billy 1 7.4 7 74885 Must De sire 1 7.1 7

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D C hin (a3) S C ollett K Kalychurun (a2) K Williams S Muniandy B Moore C Barnes T Moseley K Mudhoo (a2) M C hui H Bennet (a3) M C ameron

COALGATE TAVERN STAKES

3133F Slick Action 30.50 45676 Goldstar Boome r 30.80 77345 Opawa Grunte r 30.38 72518 Crystal Flame 30.59 85277 Anothe r Cruise nwtd 62625 Cawbourne Eru 30.79 35878 Plutonium 30.37 31377 Shift The Blame 30.9 7 56686 Big Catch nwtd

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DOUBLES TREBLES QUADDIES FIRST 4 PLACE 6 4:12pm opt 6 18

1 44X7X Bloodstre am (10) 58.5 T Rae 3 1 2 X50X2 King Of The Turf (4) 58.5 D Thomson 3 0X3X7 If Raaj Rings (1) 58.5 D Thomson 4 4 50930 Mighty Mak (5) 58.5 S Cameron 5 7764X Ze us (8) 58.5 N Coulbeck 6 0X5. Blue s Bre ake r (6) 58.5 K Tyler 2 7 Pahau (12) 58.5 N Ridley 8 87X49 Jona Mac (3) 56.5 K & L Rae 9 Minerva 10 0X586. Nava (13) 56.5 L Jarvis 11 X87X5 Domaine (14) 56.5 A Carston 12 09756 Mothe r Supe rior (7) 56.5 G Smith 0 13 8 Courts King (9) 58.5 J & K Parsons 0 14 90X06 Ke arne y (11) 58.5 M McCann 0 15 0X60 Ruairi (2) 58.5 S Hewitt 0 16 00 Wings Of Victory (15) 58.5 A Carston CHRISTMAS AT THE RACES 16 DECEMBER MAIDEN

1 In Dange r (3) 58.5 D Crozier 2 6232X Barclay Cre e k (11) 56.5 Kennedy/Furlong 3 3 4X2 Rossi The Rifle (4) 56.5 K Tyler 2 4 2 Se amstre ss (2) 56.5 J Hay 1 5 8. Duffy (8) 56.5 M McCann 6 Puce ron (10) 56.5 C Harris 7 9 Silve rmist (12) 56.5 R & Ashley McKay 4 8 Augustace (6) 56 K & L Rae 9 El Be e Dance r (1) 56 R & Ashley McKay 10 7. Darkse id (5) 54 T Rae 11 6X Allaquila (7) 54 M & M Pitman 1 12 Play For Time (9) 54 Autridge/Richards

August 26, 2016 HAPPY BIRTHDAY JOHN MCINERNEY DASH

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85427 Ohoka Coby 1 7.1 3 66242 Know Conte st 1 7.30 85718 Home bush Rufus 1 7.4 6 23812 He llo Blondie 1 7.36 31161 Sopoaga 1 7.32 56621 Budgie Right 1 7.50 75621 Goldstar Bombe r 1 7.33 41811 Mrs Phyliss 1 7.4 4 64637 Jinja Billy 1 7.4 7 64138 Holly Blue Blood 1 7.4 7

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1 16666 Lagoon Mytye 30.29 1 2 6721X Jinja Sque ak 30.30 3 86754 Opawa Bucks Eye 30.78 2 4 32172 Odin Slaye r 30.74 3 5 17347 Know Me ntion 30.06 4 6 38343 Know Worth 30.72 7 41352 Goldstar Coco 30.74 8 78636 Ste e l The Gold nwtd 9 85886 Anothe r Liz 30.63 3:24pm

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61738 Te rra Ale rt 1 7.31 37413 Anothe r Spin 1 7.33 13868 Max Stix 1 7.36 77723 Mulbe rry Brook 1 7.27 55344 Zorba The Gre e k 1 7.26 52433 Goldstar Chumle e 1 7.22 64354 Mark Be Good 1 7.23 14F52 Toke n Ace 1 7.26 64637 Jinja Billy 1 7.4 7 18881 Bursar 1 7.4 0

DOUBLES TREBLES QUADDIES FIRST 4 PLACE 6

L C allaway S C ollett H Bennet (a3) K Williams K Kalychurun (a2) S Muniandy T Moseley B Moore C Johnson D C hin (a3)

$1,6 00, c2f, 295m

L Waretini G C leeve J T McInerney R Adcock A Bradshaw Hart & Taylor S & B Evans A Bradshaw L Waretini J T McInerney

ISLINGTON TAVERN STAKES $2,400, c2, 520m

C Roberts J & D Fahey Lane & Wales A Bradshaw G C leeve G C leeve S & B Evans M Roberts J T McInerney

LIVAMOL SPRINT

$1,400, c2, 295m

C asey & Fagan J T McInerney C Roberts K C assidy M Grant S & B Evans Hart & Taylor J Rush L Waretini R Adcock

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

4 53202 Snow Rake r (4) A Matthews 2 J Abernethy 5 35630 Be nnyandthe je ts (5) A Grant S Abernethy 6 06579 Yoube tte ryoube t (6) R Darby S Grayling (J) P Butcher 7 50895 Cut The Cards (7) F Mitchell P Butcher B Mangos 8 05478 Alta Michae la (8) E Clarke M McKendry

D Butcher Barrier B Purdon 9 576X7 Waingaro Mara (21) N Chilcott N C hilcott T Mitchell 10 75258 Eme rson Margare t (22) Reid/McMullan Z Butcher E Isherwood (J) 8:41pm MARCONEE SEAFOODS TROT $14,999, 5yo+ 11 78780 Darje e ling Bromac (23) A Matthews 3 12 3X248 Turnbulls (24) A & L Neal T Mitchell opt 817 r70–r130 spe chcp, 2700m 4 13 74651 Ace s N Eights (25) F Mitchell K Marshall 1 32255 Gintaras (1) R Brosnan R Brosnan 1 2 21261 Lucky Fortune (2) A & L Neal A Neal 10:09pm THAI NIGHT AT ALEX PARK 16 SEPT TROT $8,113, 3 13333 Maje stic Ali (u1) Wallis/Hackett M McKendry opt 820 4yo+ up–& including r54, 2200m 4 11017 Sunse t Pe ak (u2) J & D Butcher B Butcher (J,C l) 1 1 34525 Jomo (1) J Robinson J Robinson 5 887X5 Re gal Pe tite (1) P Screen A Poutama 2 2 80534 I Got Rhythm (2) R Lauren K Marshall 6 28426 Charle magne (1) C Butler K Marshall 3 76X75 No Ordinary Sun (3) M Salaivao A Poutama 4 7 14118 Harrysul (1) D & C McGowan T Macfarlane 4 4 09743 Me ye r Lansky (4) J Coppins J I Dickie 3 8 5PX22 Cool Cobbe r (u1) D Balle D Balle 3 5 63355 Mr Natural (5) T Macfarlane T Macfarlane 2 9 468X1 One Ove r Da Moon (u1) T Herlihy B Mangos 6 82160 Lindy’s Dre am (6) J Abernethy J Abernethy J Stormont 9:09pm BELMONT LINEN HIRE MOBILE PACE 7 85000 Maje stic Gal (7) R Brosnan R Argue (J) opt 818 $14,999, 4yo+ r71 to r95 mob. pace , 2200m 8 P7X36 Opawa Spe e d (8) D Iremonger R Brosnan 1 1 X1411 Be tte r Go Hurry (1) T Herlihy M McKendry 9 40488 Se a Eyre (u1) R Brosnan B Hackett 2 74138 No Way Else (2) A Donnelly K Marshall 10 38396 Blood And Whisky (u2) Wallis/Hackett S Argue 3 X3246 Double ode ano (3) T Mitchell T Mitchell 11 00X79 Pre cious Mome nt (u3) S Argue M McKendry 4 23115 Bronze Ove r (4) J & J Dickie J I Dickie 12 4P0X8 Circus Boy (u4) J Young 2 5 24111 Zach Maguire (5) R Green A Poutama 10:35pm HE’S WATCHING AT ALABAR TENDER 2 SEP PACE 3 6 30221 Arde n’s Choice (6) B Purdon Z Butcher opt 821 $8,113, up–r49 & up–r48 with cond., 2200m 7 26755 Vibhuti (7) J & D Butcher B Butcher (J) T Macfarlane

Hudy Haxwe ll (8) A Donnelly J Abernethy 1 567X4 Luna De Mie l (1) S Ashworth 8 14822 Barrier

3 2 790X5 Booming Je t (2) Reid/McMullan Z Butcher 1 3 X6622 Stars De light (3) J & D Butcher D Butcher 4 9 05524 First Home (21) Telfer/Garlick S Phelan K Marshall 10 20640 The Faithful (22) B Purdon S Grayling (J) 4 470X6 Itsokbe ingbe tte r (4) D Balle J I Dickie 11 76347 Be yond The Sile nce (23) A & L Neal L Neal 5 79009 Ninotchka (5) L Adams 6 6366 Runcle (6) B Lynch P Butcher 9:39pm OCEANS BEST SEAFOOD PACE $8,113, 4yo+ up–& 2 7 05724 Elle Classique (7) M Salaivao A Poutama opt 819 including r51, up–r52 with cond., 2200m 8 784X5 Ke llanda Babe (8) Wallis/Hackett M McKendry

Barrier 1 1 X8227 Chrissie Je t (1) J & D Butcher D Butcher 2 99681 Be nji Maguire (2) M Salaivao 4 9 883X9 Kusima (21) J Stormont A Poutama J Stormont 3 36563 Stunning Shadow (3) D & C McGowan T Macfarlane 10 230X6 Ge nociate (22) D Iremonger R Argue (J)

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Hastings Races Tomorrow at Hastings

THE SWISS ACE RATING 85 SPRINT

$30,000, rating 85 benchmark, 1200m PX # REC Horse (Barrier) kg Trainer Jockey

1:59PM OPT 404

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August 27, 2016 RELIABLE MAN RATING 75 MILE

$25,000, rating 75 benchmark, 1600m

1 0114X Jacksstar (12) 60 G Vile C Lammas L Allpress 1 Biggin Hill SCRATCHED 2 02730 Farce (11) 58.5 P McKenzie 1 3 201X3 Humidor (2) 58.5 Benner/Wynyard M Du Plessis 4 2 3213X Lady Zafira (4) 57.5 J Bary 1 J Riddell C Grylls 3 32663. Miss Appleton (7) 56.5 G Vile H Andrew (a3) 4 14911 Doubtless Princess (3) 57.5 G & D Rogerson L Innes 2 4 6517X Reilly Lincoln (3) 56.5 L Latta D Bradley 5 0305X Centre Attention (5) 57 G Innes 2 6 408X5 Big Dreamer (10) 56.5 P Mirabelli 3 5 X3713. Darci Mac (6) 56 A Sharrock J Parkes D Johnson 1 6 6171X Shadows Cast (2) 55.5 M Oulaghan L Allpress 7 X9829. I Suggest (6) 56.5 T Keegan N Teeluck (a2) 7 39714 Belial (1) 55 S Cole L Innes 8 15420 Thatz Louie (8) 56.5 A Davies 3 9 45231 Keep On Coming (4) 55.5 Moroney/Gerard M Coleman 8 2156X Xcuses Xcuses (5) 54 J Bary 1 R Myers 4 10 52031. Cristal (1) 55 J Lynds R Myers EL ROCA 3YO SPRINT 11 19373 Veracious (7) 54 D Parry 12:50PM R Goldsbury (a2) $20,000, 3yo sw+p, 1200m 12 X9X89 J’Walke (9) 54 W Jones OPT 402 D Bradley 4 1 120X1 Mongolian Falcon (10) 58.5 Logan/Gibbs L Innes WESTBURY STUD PARTNERING THE CANCER SOCIETY 1 2 11X Ugo Foscolo (1) 58.5 S Marsh M Coleman 2:33PM SPEC $20,000, sp cond, 1200m OPT 405 3 3 2137X Kingsman (2) 57.5 Benner/Wynyard M Du Plessis 1 7X1 Dolcetto (5) 58 S Kay R Myers 2 4 21X Hall Of Fame (8) 57.5 Autridge/Richards M Cameron 4 2 41. Resurrect (13) 58 Moroney/Gerard J Riddell 5 38X1. O’Reilly’s Choice (9) 57.5 J Bary 1 J Riddell 3 3 7X351. He’s Resolute (1) 58 M Bentley N Teeluck (a2) 6 2X08X Cavallucci (3) 57.5 Sanders/Sweeney C Grylls 4 7230X Highbrook (11) 57 S Cole L Allpress 7 8X663 Earleygain (4) 56 S Cole L Allpress 5 0X430. Arcturus (14) 57 E Holmes C Lammas 8 3X Dutrow (6) 56 A Campbell R Myers 6 36. Pappy Van Winkle (2) 57 C McNab L Innes 9 5X Fogarty Fegen (5) 56 A Fieldes C Johnson 7 9438X Perfect Shock (10) 57 J Bary 1 M Du Plessis 10 Narvick (7) 56 S Cole S Spratt 8 Brat Pack (12) 57 G & D Rogerson C Grylls L Hemi (a1) 1:25PM BOSTOCK NEW ZEALAND SPRING CARNIVAL R85 1400 9 851. Lucyinrio (8) 56 K Little 1 10 21. Barabas (6) 55.5 Logan/Gibbs D Johnson $30,000, rating 85 benchmark, 1400m OPT 403 J Parkes 1 14346 Ohope Prince (6) 60.5 J Pender T Johnson (a3) 11 2X3 Veloce (3) 55 T Yeates S Collett 2 2163X Saint Kitt (8) 59.5 K Burne 1 C Lammas 12 6338X My Giddy Aunt (4) 55 Thomas/Smith S Spratt 4 3 7741X Fanatic (7) 58 Sanders/Sweeney M Hills 13 3X Tavijazz (7) 55 C McDougal 1 2 14 232X Eleonora (9) 54 Baker/Forsman M Cameron 4 15275 Zorrali (4) 57.5 A Schumacher A Chan (a3) 2 5 1X530. Bishopbriggs (3) 57 A Sharrock J Riddell 3:11PM REDWOOD SPRING RATING 65 STAYERS 6 63627 Sir Kingwood (2) 57 K Little N Teeluck (a2) OPT 406 $20,000, rating 65 benchmark*, 2000m 7 62463 Staccato (9) 57 G & D Rogerson C Grylls 1 6760X Michelin (12) 60 G Nicholson R Myers 1 8 6323X Strada Cavallo (1) 56 G Richardson M Coleman 2 89853. Mash (18) 59 K Gray H Andrew (a3) 3 9 64201 Galaxy Miss (5) 54 D Guy D Johnson 3 00861. Nicoshine (4) 58.5 T Bambry H Tinsley

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Ruakaka Races

Tomorrow at Ruakaka

TELFER YOUNG (NORTHLAND) LTD MAIDEN

PX # REC Horse (Barrier) kg Trainer

$10,000, mdn, 1200m Jockey

1 X2442 Mossomak (9) 58.5 G & D Rogerson R Elliot (a3) 2 2 X0632. Flash Suggestion (10) 58.5 J & B Vance M Vance 3 3 52X3. Smiling Art (13) 58.5 N Tiley K McCulloch 4 National Asset SCRATCHED 5 00038 Rio Chevalier (14) 58.5 D Waddell L Satherley 6 90X50 Sky Full Of Stars (1) 58.5 J Mahoney R Scott (a4) 4 7 266X O’Know (12) 56.5 Autridge/Richards M McNab 8 Floating Heart (3) 56.5 Logan/Gibbs 1 V Colgan 9 90X Elusive Love (8) 56.5 Moira & Kieran Murdoch B Hutton (a1) 1 10 92 Matuzalem (6) 56 P McKay S McKay (a) 11 4 Top Prospect (5) 56 R Collett A Collett 12 Jake The Muss (15) 56 Logan/Gibbs 1 T Thornton 13 No Wahalla (7) 56 Logan/Gibbs 1 Z Nor Azman (a3) 14 Madeira (4) 54 Logan/Gibbs 1 S Weatherley (a3) 0 15 30709. Flying On Red (11) 56.5 S Ralph 0 16 8620X Sir Harold (2) 58.5 S Clotworthy L Magorrian (a1)

August 27, 2016

9 0089X Gold ’N Mac (3) 54 Lucock/Gillespie 1:41PM 203

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T Wenn (a3)

3 NORTHLAND VETERINARY GROUP RATING 65 HANDICAP $20,000, rating 65 benchmark*, 2100m

1 33126 Greencast (9) 60 Logan/Gibbs 1 2 2 00681 Waja (14) 59 D Waddell 4 3 54826 Celtic Boy (4) 57.5 S Ralph 4 10834 Regalo Reaal (6) 57.5 S Cameron 5 00366 Real Winners (5) 57 D Lang 6 91204 Youwantmore (15) 56.5 R Priscott 7 75060 Fast Catch (13) 56 E Green 8 09266. Lord Bentley (8) 56 S Clotworthy 9 X0058 Listowel (16) 55.5 B Hawtin 10 X0008 Eight To Rule (12) 55.5 D Waddell 3 11 00043 Pentire Babe (1) 55 L Somervell 12 83100 Stoked Me (10) 55 K O'Riley 1 1 13 5522 Beaufighter (3) 55 Logan/Gibbs 1 14 32290 Martini Lass (2) 54.5 W Hillis 0 15 X0468 Bergerac (11) 60 D Waddell 0 16 07264 Battlefield (7) 54 C Stevenson

K McCulloch L Satherley Z Nor Azman (a3) R Elliot (a3) A Collett V Colgan R Jones L Magorrian (a1) T Thornton B Hutton (a1) V Gatu (a2) D Prastiyou (a1) S Weatherley (a3) D Danis (a4)

Track Information Type: Grass; Expected: Slow; Direction: Left-handed; Length: 1700m; Straight: 375m; Rail: Rail true; Weather: Rain

4 44042 Willybe (7) 58.5 G Kenny 2 5 36292 Chela Choi (17) 58 A Schumacher 6 40023 Bang (2) 58 J Scott 7 03174 Master Poet (15) 58 M Brosnan 8 X0710. Mi Piaci (6) 58 J Kofoed 9 00340 Single Shot (10) 58 C Wood 10 06521 Fazed (5) 57.5 H Renall 11 34801 Skylla (8) 57.5 G & D Rogerson 1 12 90X03. Zcastle (14) 57.5 K Gray 4 13 54302 Amarone (9) 57 S Kay 14 43331 Blushing Moss (3) 57 T Collis 15 5X407 Victoryshallbemine (13) 56.5 G Richardson 3 16 X7372 All The Drama (16) 56 S Marsh 0 17 70063 Zedbee (11) 57.5 I G Wyeth 0 18 04X04. She’s Poppy (1) 55.5 R Connors 19 The Arabian Duke 20 St Saturnin 3:46PM 407

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M Tanaka A Chan (a3) M Cameron R Hannam M Du Plessis M Hills J Parkes C Grylls L Allpress S Collett J Riddell M Coleman D Johnson T Johnson (a3) SCRATCHED SCRATCHED

MAKFI CHALLENGE STAKES

$200,000, wfa, 1400m

1 1135X Kawi (15) 59 A Sharrock 1 2 513X3 Authentic Paddy (4) 59 L Latta 3 743X7 Farm Boy (7) 59 T & M Carter 4 143X3 Hasselhoof (16) 59 Logan/Gibbs 5 11118 Southern Icon (12) 59 A Tait 6 127X1 El Pescado (11) 59 S Manning 7 80X76. Ginner Hart (5) 59 A Fieldes 8 61115 Longchamp (8) 59 A Campbell 9 10251. Battle Time (17) 58.5 T & M Carter 3 10 224X4 Stolen Dance (6) 57 D Greene 11 91463. Our Vergara (3) 57 Baker/Forsman 12 X657X Bohemian Lily (10) 57 J Bary 1 4 13 526X1 Valley Girl (14) 56.5 Logan/Gibbs 14 020X2 No More Tears (9) 56.5 S Marsh

L Innes R Hannam H Tinsley M Cameron M Hills C Lammas C Johnson R Myers C Grylls S Spratt M Du Plessis J Riddell L Allpress M Coleman

Track Information Type: Grass; Expected: Dead; Direction: Righthanded; Length: 1800m; Straight: 400m; Rail: Rail out 5.5m; Weather: Few Showers 2:56PM 205

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COOKSON PLUMBING 3YO SPRINT

$25,000, rating 85 benchmark, 1400m

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5 Outa Here (5) B White T Chmiel PGG WRIGHTSON TROT 1 12:25PM $7,000, 4yo+ c0 trot, 2600m 6 Vixenlyz (6) A Hoffman S Walkinshaw PX # REC Horse (Start pos) Trainer Driver 7 46542 Paleface Sioux (7) M Nyhan P Davis 3 1 Pat The Monarch (1) B Hutton J Curtin 8 44420 Porsche Canardly (8) H Hunter H Hunter 2 95449 Family Night (2) G McCrea K Cameron 9 03847 Rostriever Victory (9) R Crawford K Butt (J)

Barrier 3 63P52 Foursharesmorebeers (3) C Buchan C Buchan J W Cox 1 4 4888X Jana’s Wishes (4) G O'Reilly G O'Reilly 10 09365 Atom Express (21) N Edge 3 11 Mr Sharkey (22) Ken & Tony Barron B Orange 5 0X575 Here We Are (5) W Stapleton J Morrison (J) 4 12 49044 A Better Dancer (23) G & N Hope R May 6 852D6 Holly Trouble (6) M Heenan M Heenan 4 7 0074X The Denniston Rose (u1) T & G Chmiel T Chmiel MORRISONS SADDLERY & FEED PACE 1:40PM $7,000, 3yo+ c0 pace, 2000m 8 654P8 Clover Lady (u2) A Hoffman J W Cox 2 1 636 Precious Sara (1) G & N Hope R May 2 9 373 Lindsay Castleton (u3) B White S McNally 1 2 5X34 Kardesler (2) G Payne R Payne NORTH OTAGO MOTOR GROUP F&M MOBILE PACE 3 34246 Canardly Remember (3) H Hunter H Hunter 12:50PM $7,000, 3yo+ f&m c0 mob. pace, 2000m 3

4 3786X Nadia Bay (4) N Perkins T McMillan 3 1 Floating On Eyre (1) Ken & Tony Barron B Orange 4 5 488X9 Texas Ruler (5) B Hutton H Jerard (J) 4 2 3 Tanya Dana (2) G Payne R Payne

6 75324 Glenstone (6) A Hoffman S Walkinshaw 3 96 About Last Night (3) B Hutton J Curtin 7 0 I’m A Dreamer (7) H Galway K Cox (J) 4 0557 BG’s Linda (4) T & G Chmiel T Quate (J)

8 Star Attack (8) D Hari J Morrison (J) 1 5 82 Gypsy’s Choice (5) J Hay I Lee (J) 9 62677 Bionic Man (9) R Holmes R Holmes 6 794 Fabri Bromac (6) G Payne S Payne (J)

10 4 Hold On Arizona (10) N Taylor B Williamson 2 7 3X7 Grey Skies (7) J Hay J Hay 11 0 Pegasus Merrily (11) D Mitchell S McNally

8 3506 Dalness Mac (8) G & N Hope

R May

12 P0079 Sandra Keith (u1) A Lowe A Lowe Barrier

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5 12140 The Silver Fox (1) P Williamson 4 6 64013 Sun’s Invasion (2) N Williamson 2 7 47614 Tornado Valley (1) T McMillan 1 8 41922 Ottawa (u1) M Tapper 9 1365X Monty Python (1) P Williamson

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9 WISHING YOU WELL SIR COLIN MEADS RATING 65 1400

WESTBURY CLUB MILE

$40,000, opn hcp, 1600m

1 726X9 Willie Cazals (5) 61.5 O'Sullivan/Scott 3 2 9X10X Blizzard (9) 55 E & D Browne 3 3254X Pentathlon (10) 54.5 J Wheeler 4 3437X Sampson (6) 54.5 H Mathews 1 5 98315 Gwynethanne (11) 53 K Zimmerman 2 6 5633X Savaria (7) 53 R Bergerson 7 178X1 Nymph Monte (8) 53 G Nicholson 8 3111X Meeska Mooska (4) 53 Thomas/Smith 9 2411X Balham (1) 53 D & E Haworth 10 4743X Skybird (2) 53 S Cookson 4 11 14934 Underthemoonlight (3) 53 K McQuade

1 1440X Henree Winkler (4) 61 L Latta 3 2 12 Bluetwentytwo (1) 60 J Collett 1 3 4734X Liapari (6) 59.5 K Zimmerman 4 5136X The Wolf (3) 59.5 Benner/Wynyard 5 3X273 Acrylic (11) 59 J Pender 6 9X251. El Nino (14) 59 M Brosnan 7 2021X Pacquiao (2) 59 G Richardson 8 0X5X2 Trigger (13) 58.5 D Guy 9 6702X Rock On (5) 58 G Vile 4 10 1800X Chic (7) 57.5 Lowry/Cullen 1 11 X6140 Kininmont (8) 57.5 Lowry/Cullen 1 12 6810X White Diamond (12) 56.5 E & D Browne 13 3610X Strolling Vagabond (9) 56 G Innes 2 14 1074X Thatsforsure (10) 56 D Greene DOUBLES TREBLES QUADDIES FIRST 4 PLACE 6

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PGG WRIGHTSON STANDARDBRED PACE $8,000, 4yo+ c1 pace, 2000m

G O'Reilly S Ottley J W Cox H Hunter B Williamson J Morrison (J) J Keast S Walkinshaw

C Grylls L Innes L Allpress J Parkes D Bradley R Myers D Johnson A Jones (a1) M Du Plessis S Collett C Lammas

$20,000, rating 65 benchmark*, 1400m

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J Riddell Z Moki (a3) H Tinsley L Allpress S Collett C Lammas D Johnson

C Johnson J Parkes R Hannam M Du Plessis M Cameron L Innes

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

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B Hutton (a1) K McCulloch S McKay (a) V Gatu (a2) D Prastiyou (a1) T Thornton L Magorrian (a1) V Colgan R Elliot (a3) A Collett L Satherley

BREAM BAY PAINTING RATING 75 HANDICAP

$22,500, rating 75 benchmark, 1600m

1 6X112 All Roads (3) 60 Logan/Gibbs 1 1 K McCulloch 2 33875 Seconds Out (8) 59.5 I Marks S Weatherley (a3) 2 3 63131 Cambridge (6) 59 Logan/Gibbs 1 V Colgan 4 1525X Diesel (5) 58 S Clotworthy T Wenn (a3) 5 36X56 Valante (1) 57.5 P McKay S McKay (a) 6 408X5 Big Dreamer (2) 57 P Mirabelli M McNab 4 7 22114 Spider (12) 57 K Knight 1 T Thornton 8 X530X Worthiswaitngold (9) 56.5 C Phelan B Hutton (a1) 3 9 47313 Annabelinda (11) 56 N Tanner L Magorrian (a1) 10 87312 No Need (10) 55.5 L Somervell V Gatu (a2) 11 7X158 Ivy’s Gold (7) 54 S Marsh A Collett 12 99264. Irresistabelle (4) 54 Moira & Kieran Murdoch R Elliot (a3) DOUBLES TREBLES QUADDIES FIRST 4 PLACE 6

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

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THE PRES TROT

$8,000, 4yo+ c1 trot, 2600m

1 48623 Sarah Palin (1) M Nyhan 4 2 2 70X13 Sam Galleon (2) P Williamson 2:42PM $8,000, 4yo+ c1 mob. pace jun.d, 2600m 3 09400 Playboy’s Brother (3) C McKay 1 X0803 Chief Kapai (1) E Latimer T Dewe (J) 4 74945 Yankee Commando (4) M Edmonds 4 2 X5343 Danny Del Vito (2) L Mosely T Quate (J) 3 5 0X21 All Settled Down (5) G Smith 1 3 97412 Hopes And Dreams (3) G Anderson R McIlwrick (J) 6 X9058 Monkey Luck (6) K Cameron 4 35675 Cool Changes (4) R Dunn C Smith (J) 1 7 89092 Redwood Invasion (7) R Holmes 5 79505 Understudy (5) H Hunter C Faithful (J) 8 71X36 Rosie Express (8) N Edge 6 6370X Top Brass (6) W Stevenson J Morrison (J) 9 90X2P Sheza Trendy Monarch (9) N Taylor 3 7 34632 Allison Stokke (7) G Smith K Butt (J) 10 656X1 Pretorius (10) M Tapper 8 02397 Gotta Del (8) Ken & Tony Barron K Cox (J) 11 44087 Insignificant (u1) B Hutton

9 7741X Rock N Roll Delight (9) P Burrows

M Anderson (J)

12 0X847 Wishes Star (u2) W Stapleton Barrier 13 Solar Storm 2 10 68642 Gunpowder (21) B Hutton H Jerard (J) CHANGEOVER JUNIOR DRIVERS MOBILE PACE

1 55P4X Stoney Eyre (1) G Bates 3 2 9P602 Mickey Jay (2) E Latimer 3 00538 Georgie Mach (3) N Buchan CONGRATULATIONS NEVILLE SIMPSON 50 YRS MBL PACE PICK & SHOVEL WINE OF DISTINCTION HANDICAP TROT 1:15PM $7,000, 3yo+ c0 mob. pace, 2600m 2:07PM $9,000, 5yo+ c2 to oc discrhcp trot, 2600m 4 06064 Leander Lily (4) H Hunter 1 9 Flyin OE (1) P Burrows J Keast 1 9X646 The Zigmeister (1) M Nyhan P Davis 5 070X0 The Edge Of Reason (5) E Latimer 2 6800P Judys McArdle (2) M Edmonds 4 6 X9723 Leading The Way (6) W Stapleton M Edmonds 2 3007X Dream Big (2) M Tapper J W Cox 2 3 3 3 14663 Donsmedad (3) G & N Hope 1 7 242X6 Mach’s Terminator (7) P Burrows Selling The Dream (3) J Curtin J Curtin R May 4 75882 Jay Jayz Boy (4) S McNally 2 8 92252 Raphoe (u1) A Hoffman S McNally 4 198X0 Stylish Duke (u1) M Tapper S McNally

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D Johnson J Parkes

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In brief

■ ASHBURTON

Oh Romeo star attraction

By GreG Jones The new racing season kicks off today at Ashburton with a nine-race Tier 2 feature meeting starting at 12.02pm.

This meeting can often be light in numbers as the winter and heavy tracks usually encountered leading up to and over the Grand National carnival take their toll, but this year the warmer weather has been kinder and a good mix of seasoned and fresh horses have been entered.

The reappearance of budding star Oh Romeo, is perhaps the biggest drawcard of the day.

Purchased as a weanling in Australia for pin hooking purposes, only to subsequently fail a vet test, this terrific specimen was an 8.5-length winner here on debut a matter of weeks ago when heavily supported on the tote.

Terry Moseley, last season’s champion South Island jockey and certainly not one to get carried away was full of praise and declared Oh Romeo to be the best horse he had ridden since Courier Bay, a NZ champion sprinter and multiple Group 1 winner back in the mid to late 80s.

Drawn wide, this exciting prospect should still be far too good.

Matt Cameron will be riding the Te Akau Racing representatives at the Ashburton Raceway today.

Another who attracted massive tote support that day was Seamstress, a local 3-year-old in the Jan Hay stable.

Although soundly beaten, the filly was well clear of the others and will have learned much from the experience.

Expect her to go very close to winning Race 7 on the card.

Te Akau Racing have long been

supporters of the club, notably on the Cup/John Grigg Stakes day, but two of their representatives have made the long haul south for this meeting to presumably have an extended campaign.

Stable rider Matt Cameron will partner both.

Carmenise starts in Race 5 and has had placings last season and

while no world-beater may run a good race on the back of a solid trials performance at Te Teko in early August.

The second filly named Play For Time is a debutant by promising Australian sire Foxwedge, and having been twice second at the trials is well prepared for a strong showing in Race 7.

The Canterbury Belle Stakes in a few weeks’ time appeals as a likely target once safely through this assignment.

Race 1 has an open look although the quinella option Zucchero and Paintball has considerable appeal.

Jackfrost might have too much class, despite the weight, and take out Race 4, while Locally Sauced seems well placed to win the staying maiden for the Shaw/Johnson combination after some consistently good efforts recently.

Bloodstream has been waiting for better tracks and looks the winner of Race 8 on potential and trial form.

The last on the card is another even looking contest, but if You Are Amazing performs as it did when last on this track will be awfully hard to beat as reasonable odds, as it simply didn’t handle the holding track at Riccarton.

Marsh has high trans-Tasman expectations Stephen Marsh’s Group One hopes will be spread tomorrow with top-flight contenders on both sides of the Tasman.

The Cambridge trainer will be at Caulfield where Sofia Rosa opens her spring campaign in the New Zealand Bloodstock Memsie Stakes while he will be hoping No More Tears can draw first blood in the Hawke’s Bay Triple Crown series in the Makfi Challenge Stakes.

Sofia Rosa will be making her first appearance since she won the Gr.1 Australian Oaks and while 1400 metres will be well short of her best, Marsh is confident of a bold showing from the mare.

“She hasn’t quite turned in the coat yet, but she is doing really well and she looks great,” he said.

Marsh also can’t fault the progress of No More Tears, who was runner-up when resuming in the Gr.2 Foxbridge Plate.

“She just missed the kick at Te Rapa and got a fair way back,” he said.

“Against the pattern of the day, she got home well and she’s done great since.”

Marsh will also be focused on an undercard event at Hastings with a future Group One contender in Ugo Foscolo to return to action in the El Roca Sprint.

“He’s coming up a treat and, while he hasn’t had a trial, we believe we’ve got him pretty well up to the mark,” he said.

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Zucchero top chance Marco Chui has a handy book of rides at Ashburton today and the former champion Hong Kong apprentice rates Zucchero as one of his best. The 30-year-old successfully combined with the ex-North Islander on the course at the end of last month and they will be chasing a repeat performance in the Downright Drainage Ltd Rating 75. “The ground was a little bit too heavy for him at Riccarton – he should be one of my main chances.” Zucchero looks wellplaced to further his record in the opening event.

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Trainer philosophical Chris Gibbs isn’t over-analysing the poor hands dealt to the stable’s Group One contenders at Hastings on Saturday. Both Valley Girl and Hasselhoof will have wide gates to deal with in their chase for the opening leg of the Hawke’s Bay Triple Crown series, the Makfi Challenge Stakes. “It is what it is and you have to work with it,” said Gibbs, who prepares the duo at Ruakaka with Donna Logan.

“Somebody has to draw out there and unfortunately both of ours did.” Valley Girl and Hasselhoof resumed on their home track earlier this month with the former winning the open sprint. - NZME

Hope for King Denny The return of dual Jewels winner King Denny might have been halted after one start, but there’s still some hope on the horizon. There were fears two weeks ago at Addington that the multiple Group One winner had suffered a career ending injury when he appeared lame for new trainer Amber Hoffman. It’s taken a few days but it all came to light yesterday. “We had taken him out of the box and unbandaged him,” Hoffman said. “His foot had been carrying a lot of heat right on the heel and then all of a sudden it just burst out. He was obviously fighting a pretty serious infection judging by the amount of stuff that came out. So hopefully now we can get him right again.”

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A new dynasty?

In a sport rich with dynasties, a new lineage is looming as Australian racing’s next starstudded family. Winx confirmed her status as the undisputed superstar of the turf by returning to the track to win the Warwick Stakes at Randwick in breathtaking fashion. Now her younger halfbrother El Divino has his chance to prove he is a top level contender in the Group Two Run To The Rose (1200m) at Rosehill on Saturday.

With Winx racing on alternate Saturdays, the pair, who are both out of Vegas Showgirl, could get the chance for Group One wins in successive weeks.

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Payne close to return

“We think that he’s got a very bright racing future and we wouldn’t swap him for anything.”

Unbeaten in two runs last season, Ugo Foscolo will return to

the Hastings track on October 1 for the Gr.2 Sacred Falls Guineas as his final lead in racing to the Gr.1 Sothys NZ 2000 Guineas run at Riccarton on November 5.

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Sofia Rose demonstrates her best winning form with Hugh Bowman aboard in the Oaks in April this year.

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Michelle Payne says it will be hard to watch someone else ride Prince Of Penzance in the Memsie Stakes but admits she is not at full fitness.

She is happy for Harry Coffey to partner the horse she rode to win last year’s Melbourne Cup as he starts his defence in the Group One race at Caulfield on Saturday.

Payne has been back in trackwork for around eight weeks since recovering from pancreatic surgery following a fall in May. - AAP

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■ RUGBY

Moody back in the fray

By Patrick Mckendry Prop Joe Moody will return from injury to start for the All Blacks against the Wallabies on Saturday, with Anton Lienert-Brown making his test debut as the starting second-five, but perhaps the most intriguing selection by Steve Hansen is the naming of Israel Dagg on the right wing.

Dagg started at fullback in the 42-8 Bledisloe Cup humiliation of Australia in Sydney last weekend, with Ben Smith wearing the No14 jersey, but the pair will swap roles at Westpac Stadium as Hansen fine-tunes an attack without the injured Waisake Naholo and Ryan Crotty.

While Dagg made two starts on the wing under former coach Sir Graham Henry in 2010, Hansen has never regarded the now 28-year-old as a specialist there.

Dagg’s ability to counter from deep and his booming right boot mean he is a natural fullback, but with Smith regarded as one of the best No15s in the game, and the Wallabies likely to kick more as they attempt to bounce back from one of the worst beatings in their history, Hansen has decided on a change.

In reality, the change probably won’t be too drastic for Dagg, who will offer Beauden Barrett another kicking option and will have licence to roam as he did at ANZ Stadium last weekend.

But it will have the potential of getting Ben Smith into the game slightly more.

For all of the All Blacks’ attacking genius against the Wallabies, Smith had a relatively quiet game by his standards and when at his best there are few better at finding weaknesses in an opposition defence.

The selection of Lienert-Brown comes following Crotty’s head knock last weekend which has come on top of injuries to Charlie Ngatai, George Moala and Sonny Bill Williams.

The 21-year-old, who will partner Malakai Fekitoa in the midfield, has impressed this year with his strong running and good decision making and Hansen is backing the Chiefs player to shine.

Seta Tamanivalu has been named on the reserves bench, with the selectors resisting the

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It is always a tense affair when the Hammers and North Otago clash, but this fixture is more closely intertwined with one Mid Canterbury player’s career in particular.

Lock Eric Duff was born in Oamaru and attended Waitaki Boys’ High School while progressing through the ranks with North Otago.

Quade Cooper has dislodged Bernard Foley and will start at fiveeighth against the All Blacks after a Bledisloe Cup selection shake-up from coach Michael Cheika.

Cooper’s inclusion is one of five changes made by Cheika following their disastrous first Test 42-8 defeat last week, and arguably the most intriguing. He was anticipated to come in at No.12 to replace the injured Matt Giteau but instead Foley will shift along to cover that role, with Cooper to make his first international appearance since last year’s World Cup in his favoured position.

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Player sues club Cillian Willis has become the first professional rugby player to sue an English club for clinical negligence over concussion in a landmark case for the sport, his solicitor said yesterday. The former scrumhalf is taking the action against Sale Sharks over two head injuries he suffered in a game against Swansea in the LV Cup in March, 2015. Willis was replaced in the game and never played professionally again. He had suffered previous concussions, was forced to retire aged 28. - Reuters

Prop equals record South Africa’s Tendai Mtawarira will equal two-time World Cup winner Os du Randt’s record as mostcapped prop for the Springboks after being named in the starting line-up for Saturday’s return Rugby Championship clash with Argentina in Salta. Zimbabwe-born Mtawarira, affectionately known as “The Beast”, a name chanted each time he touches the ball, will earn his 80th cap, having made his debut in 2008.

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Byrne welcomed back

Joe Moody is back in black after returning from injury, to face the Wallabies tomorrow. temptation to play promising 19-year-old Rieko Ioane.

“Firstly, we’d like to congratulate Anton on his test selection,” Hansen said.

“He had a very good Super season with strong performances throughout and we expect him to take the step up.

“We’re really looking forward to seeing him play in the international arena.

“It’ll be a special night for Anton on Saturday and he and his

family can be proud of what he has achieved.”

Julian Savea, who replaced Naholo once the Highlander pulled his hamstring in the act of scoring one of his side’s six tries last weekend, will wear the No11 jersey on his home pitch.

Moody’s selection at loosehead prop in place of Wyatt Crockett comes following the long rehabilitation of a neck injury suffered while playing for the Crusaders before the June internationals.

It is a testament to the 27-yearold’s ability and importance to the team that Hansen has named him to start rather than re-introduce him via the reserves.

Blues captain James Parsons has been named on the bench following Codie Taylor’s concussion last weekend.

Dane Coles, who was a late replacement for Nathan Harris last week after suffering from a painful rib problem, has been cleared to start.

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Hammers lock facing a familiar foe

By JaMes Ford

Cooper in Wallabies mix

He was part of the Meads Cupwinning team of 2010 and had the chance to lift it again three years later.

Duff donned the gold jersey against Mid Canterbury in the 2013 final at the Ashburton Showgrounds where both sides struggled to find their rhythm in unbelievably relentless winds.

Ed Keohane’s attempt to kickoff was carried back over North Otago’s goal line; the video now

has more than 10,000 hits on Youtube.

Mid Canterbury eventually took a 26-20 win and Duff headed south with his defeated North Otago team.

But he would play in his third Meads Cup final the following year – this time for Mid Canterbury.

Duff relocated to live with his partner, Sophie, and the 27-yearold capped off his first season with a Meads Cup winner’s med-

al after beating Buller 36-13 in Westport.

Duff may have close ties to North Otago, but insisted he is now firmly green and gold, and expects a challenging tie tomorrow.

“They’ll be dangerous, dangerous with the ball, dangerous in space,” he said. “They’ve been renowned over the last five or six years for scoring a lot of points – so we need to look after the ball well.”

First, the good news from Phil Kearns for downcast Aussie fans.

Kearns, who won two World Cups, says the Wallabies’ fortunes will be transformed by Mick Byrne, the skills coach who has returned to Australia after spending 11 years with the All Blacks. Now for the bad news. There is light for Aussie rugby, but it is at the end of a very long tunnel. “We are eternally grateful that Mick Byrne, who I think has been the architect of a lot of what New Zealand has done, has come back to Australia,” Kearns said.

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Concussion link found A study into the health of retired rugby players in New Zealand has established a link between concussion and cognitive difficulties. The long-awaited paper, which went “live” in online journal Sports Medicine yesterday, is the first to be published from the fractious study carried out by AUT in partnership with New Zealand Rugby. The study was financially supported by World Rugby. It found that a history of concussion was associated with “small to moderate cognitive difficulties in athletes following their retirement from competitive sport”. Players who had suffered one or multiple concussion performed worse on cognitive flexibility (the ability to switch attention between tasks), and executive function (managing rapid decision making) than those who had no history of concussion. - NZME

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■ RUGBY

Heartland crusade kicks off

By James Ford

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Mid Canterbury will kick off their Heartland Championship campaign against North Otago at the Ashburton Showgrounds tomorrow.

The Hammers are also set to defend the Hanan Shield for the sixth time in what has the makings of another thrilling encounter between the two old rivals.

Co-coaches Craig Dunlea and James Jowsey will be without flankers Tevita Ula, who has prior commitments, and the injured Angus Lindsay for their opening tie.

The home side will be in safe hands at blindside, though.

Former Ashburton College student Phil Watson will don the No. 6 jersey and brings plenty of experience to the fray.

The origin player, who has made more than 200 appearances for the Shirley club in Christchurch, offers cover from lock to No. 8 and will prove a versatile asset this season.

Dunlea said he is anticipating a physical encounter against North Otago, who recently returned from a tour of Canada.

“They’ve been on a tour so they should be a close, tight-knit group now,” he said.

“They’re always physical.

“They’ve got good forwards, but we just need to concentrate on ourselves and get the job done.”

Like Mid Canterbury, last season’s Lochore Cup finalists have plenty of new faces among the ranks – but some familiar ones still remain.

Stalwart centre Lemi Masoe, who will wear the gold jersey for his final campaign, mobile prop Ralph Darling and flanker Maene Mapusage will be the only players starting tomorrow that featured last year.

The Oamaru-based side will be co-captained by Darling and half back Robbie Smith, who returns after a year overseas.

North Otago will also have plenty of firepower from last year’s team on the bench, with

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That’s a big scrum The record for the world’s largest rugby scrum has been broken in Wales overnight, after 1297 players took part in Cardiff. The record was set by players at the Golden Oldies World Rugby Festival, which broke the previous record of 1198 set at Twickenham in London last year during the Rugby World Cup. Welsh international referee Nigel Owens was on hand to oversee the event.

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Spying nothing new Former All Black prop Craig Dowd believes the listening device planted in the All Blacks’ Sydney hotel room was in place to gain information on the World Cup winners. Dowd, who played 60 tests for the All Blacks, said he had suspicions during his career. “I believe the device was put there for information on the All Blacks. I’ve had suspicions in the past. This sort of thing has been going on for a number of years,” Dowd said.

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Cipriani blackmailed England rugby star Danny Cipriani was allegedly blackmailed by two women, a court has heard. Lisa Murphy, 39, is said to have demanded money from the 28-year-old Wasps fly-half between September and October last year. Murphy appeared at Wimbledon Magistrates’ Court yesterday to face one count of blackmail.

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Seta Koroitamana in action during Mid Canterbury’s 42-34 victory over South Canterbury in their final preseason hit-out at the Showgrounds last week. The Hammers will face fellow Hanan Shield rivals North Otago tomorrow.

PHOTO AMANDA KONYN 200816-AK-032 fullback Oscar Pamment, halfback Inoke Naufahu, and loose forwards Samisoni Tongotongo and Filipo Veamatahau on the sideline.

Coach Barry Stevens said he is pleased with the diverse group of players he has at his disposal, and expects the likes of Darling and Masoe to play as pivotal a role as ever in the Old Golds’ fortunes this season.

“We have 13 debutantes in our 28-man squad, and those young-

er guys bring that enthusiasm and spark,” said Stevens.

“But the older, more experienced ones like Lemi (Masoe), Ralph (Darling) and Robbie (Smith) bring a calmness and that’s invaluable.”

Stevens is expecting a tough outing against the 2013 and 2014 Meads Cup winners, with the Hanan Shield bringing another competitive aspect to the clash.

“Mid Canterbury have been

the benchmark in the Heartland championship over the last few years.

“They’re always a strong, wellbalanced and well-coached side,” he said.

“It brings a little bit of spice to it. The Hanan Shield is very important to North Otago, so it adds to the occasion.”

Heartland Championship week one: Mid Canterbury v North Otago, Ashburton Showgrounds, 2.30pm.

Mid Canterbury: Adam Williamson, Jackson Donlon, Mike Lynch, Iromi Dawai, Eric Duff, Phil Watson, Troy Mangan, Jon Dampney, Will Mackenzie, Jarred Percival, Seta Koroitamana, Nete Caucau, Koli Tamanitoakula, Maleli Sau, Richard Catherwood. Replacements: Brendon Ridgen, Luke Leasoki, Kody Nordqvist, Nick McKain, Tyler Blackburn, Christian Vainerere, Timoci Nabakeke.

North Otago: Ralph Darling, Joe Pickett, Dan Towler, Jared Whitburn, Sione Misiloi, Maene Mapusaga, Marcus Balchin, Lucas Goodin, Robbie Smith, Josh Casey, Matthew Vocea, Lemi Masoe, Shae Tucker, Simon Lilicama, Craig Smith. Replacements: Jake Greenslade, Robbie Richardson, Samisoni Tongotongo, Filipo Veamatahau, Tyron Davies, Oscar Pamment, Cameron Morris, (Inoke Naufahu).

Mitre 10 Heartland Championship Saturday 27th August 2016 Ashburton Showgrounds Hanan Shield Challenge - 2.30pm The Trust Ashburton Mid Canterbury v North Otago

Hanan Cup Challenge - 12.50pm Mid Canterbury A v North Otago

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■ CRICKET

Teams ‘wanted to play’

By DaviD Leggat Call it a massive group run for cover; no one has been prepared to offer explanations for the farce which passed for New Zealand’s opening cricket test against South Africa at Kingsmead, Durban.

There was no play after late morning on the second day – at which point New Zealand, at 15 for two, were battling in response to South Africa’s 263.

Rain came, which was unexpected at this time of year, the ground was woefully underprepared, areas deep in the outfield were sodden.

No one, from match referee Andy Pycroft to umpires Ian Gould and Richard Illingworth, to the International Cricket Council, to Cricket South Africa, was prepared to offer a coherent explanation for why two days of bright sunshine were allowed to pass without, not only any resumption, but also without any visible signs of repair work being done to the outfield.

As always, theories abound as to why events unfolded as they did.

One has it that the South Africans were unhappy at having to play test cricket at home at this time of year.

It is the earliest a home test has been scheduled in South Africa, by several weeks.

The earliest previous test in Durban was in November.

However, South African captain Faf du Plessis and New Zealand coach Mike Hesson insisted

In brief Star court pairing Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal plan to play doubles together when the Laver Cup begins in tennis next year. The pair have a combined 31 grand slam singles titles between them and have committed to the inaugural teams event. Viewed as tennis’s answer to the Ryder Cup in golf, Federer and Nadal will play for Europe against a rest of the world team. Bjorn Borg has been announced as Europe captain, with John McEnroe to lead the World team.

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Selectors to change tack

Black Caps coach Mike Hesson said they knew the ground was in a poor state already. both teams wanted to play.

South Africa, with New Zealand on the ropes in their response and with veteran seamers Dale Steyn and Vernon Philander putting them through hoops, would surely have been keen to get back out.

Both team spokesmen put the onus on the umpires.

“We wanted to play but the general feeling was that the ground was unsafe,” du Plessis said.

“There were quite a few areas that were a bit muddy and a bit loose on the foot.

“They were very worried that if you were to sprint or make sudden movements on it, you could get badly injured.”

He added the umpires made their point “pretty clearly” to the teams, that safety was paramount.

Hesson said New Zealand had reservations about the readiness of the ground “from the time we arrived, we knew the outfield was in a poor state and obviously didn’t cope with the rain”.

The outfield had been relaid a few weeks ago, leaving insufficient time for it to bed in.

So add in unseasonal rain and this was a disaster perched around the corner from the time of the toss last Friday night.

Possible solutions, moving the boundary in 10m or using sawdust or a similar drying agent,

were not allowed as the laws of the game don’t permit changing field dimensions once the match has started. Kingsmead does not own full ground covers and none were borrowed from local clubs.

All in all, a shambles.

Hesson tried to put a bright spin on things.

There’s still a maiden test series win in South Africa on the table.

The second and final test starts in Centurion on Saturday night (NZT).

There’s a salutary lesson for CSA out of this: if you want tests being played in winter they have to be on the high ground, Johannesburg or Centurion, not down on the coast.

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Australian cricket selectors will likely adopt a horses-for-courses approach for next year’s FebruaryMarch tour of India. Desperate to rectify the current team’s worrying streak of nine consecutive Test losses on the sub-continent, they are likely to drop several highprofile players for the four-match series. Australia entered the recent three-Test series with Sri Lanka as the No.1 side in the world having only ever lost to the hosts once in Test history.

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Lowndes makes history Craig Lowndes will make history this weekend when he competes in his 600th Supercars race at the Sydney SuperSprint in Sydney.

The six-time Bathurst champion will become the first driver to achieve the milestone, more than 20 years after his debut at the circuit as a 21-year-old. Since then the 42-year-old has achieved just about everything in Australian motorsport including three Supercars Championships and a remarkable 105 race wins, the most by any driver. Lowndes’ teammates Jamie Whincup and Shane van Gisbergen yesterday presented him with a specially made cake to celebrate the milestone.

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Regrets for McIlroy

■ OLYMPICS

McCartney unlikely to realise her impact

By DaviD Leggat Eliza McCartney’s coach doubts the teenage pole vault sensation has any idea the impact her Olympic bronze medal has had on New Zealand.

McCartney’s leap of 4.80m in Rio last weekend, catapulting her into the country’s sporting consciousness and kick started a wave of popularity around her.

The North Shore athlete is on holiday with her family in northern Brazil, but her coach Jeremy McColl was at the welcome home for the New Zealand team in downtown Auckland on Tuesday morning and had his eyes opened.

“I had no idea,” McColl said.

“When you’re at the Olympics you’re kind of in a bubble.

“A vision of Eliza came on (at the function) and all the kids went nuts.

“I think she’s probably got no idea until she comes back in the country.

“We’ve been hearing things, but to see all the excitement around her, and the pole vault,

Eliza McCartney celebrates another clean jump at Rio. is really so exciting for us.”

McCartney matched her personal best in Rio and had a shot at 4.85m which would have kept her in the frame for a higher place on the dais.

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But McColl had high praise for a quality performance from McCartney, who has only ever had one coach, since she took up the sport at 14.

“She jumped really well.

“She was really confident.

“One thing we’ve tried to work on for the last year and a half is enjoying the process.

“She’s always one to have a smile on her face when she’s confident.

“That’s something we’ve been working on, try and enjoy the competition, not let it get to you, embrace it, meet it head-on.”

A smile is never far from McCartney’s face at the best of times, and McColl believes when the avalanche of interest hits her upon her return, she’ll cope with it well.

“Luckily she has a good manager around her who’ll be able to filter through requests.

“She’s on holiday the next three weeks.

“She needs to sit back and relax and we’ll go over her plans for the next year or two.

I don’t think it will affect her too much.

“The next few weeks might be a little bit crazy, but she’ll get on with it, just be who she is, the chirpy girl we all know,” McColl said.

- NZME

This is one time Rory McIlroy says he was happy to be mistaken.

McIlroy was among the top four players in the world who chose not to play in the Olympics, and the four-time major champion didn’t help the cause when he said it was not his role to grow the game and that he would only watch “the stuff that matters” on television. He did watch the golf – at least the final hole, when Justin Rose outlasted Henrik Stenson to win golf’s first gold medal in 112 years. “It seems like it was a great atmosphere down there. To see the crowds and see the turnout, I was glad to be somewhat proven wrong.” - AAP

Aussies missing medals While New Zealanders celebrate our greatest ever medal haul at the Olympics, our cousins across the Tasman are showering their sporting stars with recriminations rather than celebrations. It’s not quite 1984 and Los Angeles where New Zealand famously out-shone the Australians on the medal table – but it’s not far off it. Our gold medal stars are being feted throughout the country at heartfelt welcome home ceremonies, the Aussies are being bashed in their media and accused of failure.

Australia finished 10th on the Rio medal table with 29 medals in total, but pre-Olympics tipsters had Australia topping that haul by a considerable margin.

- AAP

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Friday, August 26, 2016

In brief

■ RUGBY LEAGUE

There’s only one Benji It’s strange to talk about Benji Marshall as a rugby league old man because the way he played was always so vibrant, exuberant and fast.

He was always fast, everything was fast.

He started fast, he got injured fast, he came back fast, he went down fast and he slowed down fast.

He’s only 31, but it looks as though his NRL career is over.

You might hear that someone is the next Darren Lockyer or the next Greg Inglis, but when Benji Marshall came along there was none of that because there had never been anyone like him before.

There was never any fear with Benji, not with the ball in hands, because with the ball in his hands he owned the world and everything in it.

He’s often said that he never knew what he was going to do until he did it.

It worked sometimes, then a lot of the time, then some of the time, then hardly ever at all.

When it did work it made him exhilarating and unstoppable in a way few players ever can be.

First, it was the step because he could always run.

He was a skinny 17-year old with a bad haircut and shoulders like a brown snake but he could run and step like he was blowing in the wind.

Brad Fittler was the first modern player to have a signature sidestep, an iconic move that everyone knew was coming but few could stop but Marshall could replicate Fittler’s trademark left foot step off both feet without losing speed.

Then he added things.

Flick passes, no look passes, then no look flick passes.

When he flicked his famous pass to Pat Richards in the 2005 decider it was like seeing something from another planet.

He was never a natural kicker, but he taught himself to be.

For a time, his curling grubber was deadly, he could spiral a bomb into orbit and he could bang over field goals from the carpark.

Defence was never his strength and his shoulders nearly killed him before he began but he

Benji Marshall’s last couple of seasons have been with St George.

learned and improved until he was as solid as he needed to be.

He peaked twice, the first time when he was just 20.

To see the film now he looks shockingly small.

The audacious passes are there sometimes but he was always a runner first, because he was always fast.

He ran people ragged.

One day at Shark Park he destroyed Cronulla with his shot gun of a sidestep, ripping their hearts out with a smile on his face.

His 22 line breaks from that season remain a career high.

Then he went away because of the shoulder and Scott Prince, who was made to play with Marshall just as Marshall was made to play with Prince, went away.

Marshall had to become something else, he had to become an organiser, a dictator, a tactician.

This never came naturally to him but he made himself into that type of player because he had to do it.

The Tigers never replaced Prince, not really, but it almost didn’t matter.

After battling shoulder and knee injuries for years and almost being swallowed up by his own fearlessness with ball in hand, Marshall enjoyed his second peak from 2008 to 2011 and it was every bit as good as his first.

The second version of Marshall could still run, because he could always run, but his ball playing was far more polished.

He recorded 117 try assists in those four seasons to go with 123 line break assists.

He finished fourth in Dally M voting in 2010 and second in 2011.

He grew into his own on the international stage and it was there that he produced some of his greatest performances.

He was a key contributor to the 2008 World Cup victory and in 2010 he played perhaps the finest game of his life, setting up two tries in the final stages to steal the Four Nations final.

Marshall took the Tigers to the brink of a second title in 2010 and 2011.

In 2010 they came so close to winning the whole damn thing and he had his best individual season since 2005.

Tim Sheens is rugby league’s most unorthodox great coach and he Frankensteined a heap of parts into the most unusual contender in some time.

The halfbacks changed constantly, as did the fullbacks, but they were irrepressible because of Farah and Marshall.

In Marshall, Sheens had a unique weapon and in Sheens, Marshall had a coach who would fully embrace his style of play.

Benji always had errors in him (he led the league in errors from 2010 to 2012 and again in 2015) but they didn’t matter because when he got the ball the next time the last error didn’t matter because he had the ball and when he had the ball the world was his.

He began to change, as all players do.

It wasn’t enough for him and Farah to do the job anymore.

Pieces of the Tigers began to fall away, like Chris Lawrence, then an arrow straight centre with incredible speed and Benji’s favourite hole runner, hurt his hip and was never the same.

He tried rugby, but he couldn’t do it.

He’d reinvented himself many times and added so much but now he was an older dog and there’s a reason you always hear the line about old dogs and new tricks.

The Dragons were one last chance.

Red V Benji is a different animal to Tiger Benji.

Red V Benji can still do the things, but his mind plays tricks on him.

The ball doesn’t fly from his hands anymore, he doesn’t have the crack sidestep and he tries to will himself to do it, but he can’t be fast anymore. His brittle hamstrings, that served him so well, have seen to that.

He was still serviceable, leading the club in try assists last season, but this season the years and the surgeries have done what few players ever could and managed to slow him right down.

Despite the miles under his belt and the eulogising that will happen, Benji is still only 31 – two years younger than Cooper Cronk and Johnathan Thurston.

He wants to play on and to his credit he’s accepted that the Dragons want to move on with unfailing grace, but it’s hard to see him in the NRL next year.

If he does retire, a TV career beckons.

Benji Marshall was the first of his kind and there’s pieces of him in Shaun Johnson and Te Maire Martin and Anthony Milford and Blake Austin, but his long day in the sun is over.

He can’t be fast anymore.

- NZME

Media sold a dummy over Gillett, says McFadden

By DaviD Skipwith Warriors coach Andrew McFadden denies Broncos back-rower Matt Gillett is on their radar and says the club are being used as a bargaining tool by Australianbased NRL players.

Gillett is off contract at the end of the year and has previously been linked to the Sea Eagles, Sharks and Titans. On Wednesday he implied he was considering an offer to join the Warriors in 2017.

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“I might be making the transition across the ditch,” Gillett told Fox Sports News.

Warriors managing director Jim Doyle told foxsports.com.au that the club have “had no discussions” with the Queensland and Kangaroos test forward and McFadden echoed those comments.

Ahead of Sunday’s crucial clash against Wests Tigers at Mt Smart Stadium, McFadden suggested media on both sides of the Tas-

man had been sold a dummy.

“I think he’s got you all,” said McFadden. “That came from leftfield, to be honest with you, and I don’t even know if he knows what over the ditch means.

“He might have meant over the border or something like that.”

McFadden is frustrated that the Warriors have to contend with frequent rumours connecting them to off-contract Australianbased players attempting to raise their value on the open market.

“Hopefully people are starting to recognise that that’s what people do,” said McFadden.

“They use us as a bit of a pawn.

“We can’t really do much about it but there’s no truth to that rumour, either.”

Last week the Warriors were linked to a potential one-year deal with troubled Kiwis playmaker Kieran Foran for next season, although Doyle also insisted no formal contract negotiations had taken place.

- NZME

Warriors still a chance Warriors players admit they’ll be huddling around their television sets tomorrow in anticipation of NRL results from the Gold Coast.

A Titans victory over the Panthers will rule the ninth-placed Warriors out of the finals mix before even a minute of Sunday’s must-win Tigers clash is played. Departing five-eighth Thomas Leuluai rued the situation his side had placed themselves in, but hoped there was enough time to make amends. The Warriors will round out the regular season with home matches against the Tigers and Eels, and must win both to retain an outside shot at finals football.

“It’s unfortunate that it’s out of our hands but we haven’t got time to dwell on it,” Leuluai said yesterday. “I still feel like if we can focus on playing well, we still have a chance.”

- NZME

Roberts saga old news Brisbane coach Wayne Bennett is clearly satisfied with the outcome of an investigation into off-field misbehaviour by James Roberts.

The Broncos centre was fined $20,000 by the NRL club after two incidents at Brisbane hotels earlier this month. Roberts will also have to undergo community service and a personal development plan as part of his punishment.

“It’s over. We’ve all moved on.

You guys should move on,” said Bennett.

- AAP

Raiders lose Austin Canberra Raiders playmaker Blake Austin could miss the rest of the NRL season with a hand injury. In a huge blow for the third-placed Raiders’ premiership aspirations, the five-eighth will undergo surgery after suffering the injury during a defensive drill on Wednesday. “It was a very simple accident and very unfortunate for Blake,” coach Ricky Stuart says.

“Sam Williams will come into the team now and we know he’ll do a great job for us.”

- AAP

Hayne surprised He may have waltzed into the NFL with barely any experience, but even Jarryd Hayne is shocked with how well he’s returned to the NRL competition. In just his fourth game since his dramatic comeback to rugby league, Hayne will revert to fullback for the first time when Gold Coast host Penrith tomorrow. A win will clinch a finals spot. And if they get there, they’ll do so on the back of a rejuvenated Hayne, who admitted being bowled over by his successful adjustment back to the game.

- AAP

Golden point staying Coaches seem to hate it but clearly the NRL’s chief executive Todd Greenberg is a fan of the game’s golden-point system.

Greenberg laughed off claims from Canterbury Bulldogs coach Des Hasler that the system was going to be overhauled at the end of the season. Instead the league’s boss said that golden point brought an extra level of excitement to the game which just added to the spectacle.

“Des Hasler doesn’t make those decisions. The NRL does,” Greenberg said yesterday. - AAP

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

9am Tipping Point Quiz show in which four players take on an extraordinary machine, hoping to win its jackpot.

10am The Chase A quiz show where contestants must stay one step ahead. 0 11am Peter Andre’s 60 Minute Makeover Noon One News 0 12:30 Emmerdale PGR 0 1pm Coronation Street 3 0 2pm Cold Feet AO 3 0 3pm Tipping Point 3:55 Te Karere 2 4:25 Millionaire Hot Seat 0 5pm The Chase 0 6pm One News 0

6am Creflo Dollar 6:30 Thomas And Friends 6:40 Sheriff Callie’s Wild West 3 7am Tashi 0 7:30 Pokemon XY 3 7:50 Teen Titans Go! 3 0 8:15 Doc McStuffins 3 0 8:40 Mickey Mouse Clubhouse 3 0 9am Infomercials 10:30 Neighbours 3 0 11am F Mystery Girls 0 11:30 Shortland Street PGR 3 0 Noon Jeremy Kyle 1pm Judge Rinder PGR 2pm Devious Maids AO 3 0 3pm The Neighbours PGR 3 0 3:30 Leon 0 3:35 Spongebob Squarepants 0 4pm Girl Meets World 0 4:30 The Adam And Eve Show 0 5pm America’s Funniest Home Videos 3 0 5:30 The Simpsons 0 6:30 Neighbours 0

6am Paul Henry Paul Henry hosts a news show.

9am The Café Mike Puru and Mel Homer present a lifestyle and entertainment show.

10am Infomercials 11:25 Family Feud 3 0 Noon Dr Phil AO 1pm M The Elizabeth Smart Story PGR 2003 Crime Drama. Dylan Baker, Lindsay Frost, Amber Marshall. 0 2:55 Entertainment Tonight PGR 3:25 Sticky TV 4:25 Minute To Win It Hosted by chef Guy Fieri, competitors take on a series of seemingly simple tasks, which they must complete in under a minute.

5:25 Family Feud 0 6pm NewsHub Live At 6pm

7pm Seven Sharp 0 7:30 N Kirstie And Phil’s Love It Or List It Kirstie and Phil help couples who have fallen out of love with their houses. 0 8:30 Coronation Street PGR Sean’s head is turned by a new man; Tracy feels trapped; will Sally give the game away to Diane? 0 10:30 One News Tonight 0 11pm F American Crime AO The case that altered the lives of everyone involved ends.

11:55 Battle Creek AO 3 A murder investigation leads Russ to turn to an imprisoned con artist, his mother, for help; Holly must deflect a reporter’s negative story. 0 12:50 Te Karere 3 2 1:15 Infomercials

7pm Shortland Street PGR 0 7:30 The Voice Australia PGR The Live Shows begin with performances from the top 16; a special appearance by Boy George. 0 9:45 Strip Date 0 10:15 Family Guy 0 10:45 Two And A Half Men PGR 3 0

7pm The Friday Story 7:30 Jono And Ben PGR Comedy show presented by Jono Pryor and Ben Boyce, with Guy Williams and Laura Daniel.

8:30 The Graham Norton Show AO 3 0 9:30 7 Days AO 10:05 Fail Army AO 10:35 NewsHub Late

11:15 The Big Bang Theory PGR 0 11:40 2 Broke Girls PGR 3 0 12:10 Scrubs PGR 3 0 1am Shortland Street PGR 3 0 1:25 Infomercials 2:30 Marvel’s Agent Carter AO 3 0 3:15 The Flash AO 3 0 4am Full House 3 0 4:45 The Adam And Eve Show 3 0 5:10 Neighbours 3 0 5:35 Crash And Bernstein 3 0

11:05 Funny Girls AO 3 A team of special agents must solve an Instagram faux pas; Kimberly Crossman is sent to prison; a rap song is performed in a supermarket. 0 11:35 Odyssey AO 3 0 12:25 Hawaii Five-0 AO 3 1:15 Infomercials

MOVIES PREMIERE

Kirstie and Phil’s Love It or List It, 7:30pm on One

BRAVO 9am Keeping Up With The Kardashians 3 9:55 Keeping Up With The Kardashians 3 10:50 Keeping Up With The Kardashians 3 11:45 Keeping Up With The Kardashians 3 12:40 Keeping Up With The Kardashians 3 1:35 The Real Housewives Of Orange County 3 2:30 The Real Housewives Of New Jersey 3 3:30 Hoarders 4:30 Dance Moms 5:30 Flipping Out PGR 6:30 Million Dollar Listing 7:30 The Real Housewives Of Orange County PGR The women gather for Tamra’s baptism; Vicki must field constant questions about Brooks.

8:30 Vanderpump Rules 9:30 Made In Chelsea 10:30 Keeping Up With The Kardashians 4/4.

11:30 Snapped PGR

SATURDAY

12:20 Infomercials 3 5am Dance Moms 3

7:50 Innocence MVSC 2014 Adventure Horror.

Sophie Lane Curtis, Kelly Reilly, Graham Phillips.

9:25 The Final Girls MVLS 2015 Comedy. Taissa Farmiga, Malin Akerman.

Jane the Virgin 10:55 The Making Of Mad 10:30pm on Prime Max – Fury Road MV 2015 11:15 The Gambler 16VL THE BOX 2015 Drama. Mark Wahlberg, Brie Larson.

6am CSI – New York MV 1:05 The Intern ML 2015 6:50 The Simpsons PG 7:15 Pawn Stars PG 7:40 Call Comedy. Anne Hathaway, Of The Wildman PG 8:05 The Robert De Niro.

3:05 99 Homes MVLS 2014 Amazing Race PG 8:55 SVU Drama. Andrew Garfield, – Special Victims Unit MV 9:45 CSI MV 10:35 NCIS Michael Shannon.

PGV 11:25 Matador MVLS 4:55 See No Evil 2 16VSC 2014 12:15 Appalachian Outlaws Horror. Glenn ‘Kane’ Jacobs, M 1:05 The Force MC Danielle Harris.

1:30 SVU – Special Victims 6:30 Mad Max – Fury Road Unit MV 2:20 CSI – New York 16VC 2015 Action. Tom Hardy, MV 3:10 The Amazing Race Charlize Theron.

PG 4pm Pawn Stars PG 8:30 Self/Less MVL 2015 Sci4:30 Call Of The Wildman PG fi. A dying real-estate mogul 5pm SVU – Special Victims transfers his consciousness Unit MV into a healthy young body, 6pm The Simpsons PG but soon finds the procedure 6:30 The Force MC is not quite what it seems.

7pm Pawn Stars PG Ryan Reynolds, Ben Kingsley.

7:30 NCIS PGV 10:30 Furious 7 MV 2015 8:30 Elementary MV 9:30 Law And Order – UK MV Action. Vin Diesel, Paul Walker.

SATURDAY 10:30 CSI MV 12:45 Vice 16VLSC 2015 Sci-fi.

11:30 NCIS PGV Bruce Willis, Ambyr Childers.

SATURDAY 12:30 The 2:20 Close Up – Johnny Amazing Race PG 1:20 Call Of The Wildman PG 1:45 CSI Depp PG 2:50 99 Homes MVLS 2014 Drama. Andrew Garfield, – New York MV 2:35 CSI Michael Shannon. 4:40 See MV 3:25 The Simpsons No Evil 2 16VSC 2014 PG 3:55 Elementary MV 4:45 Law And Order – UK MV Horror. Glenn ‘Kane’ Jacobs, Danielle Harris.

5:35 The Force MC

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8:30 Hot Bench 3 Judge Judy and other judges debate before reaching a verdict.

9am The Crowd Goes Wild 3 9:30 TV Shop Noon The Doctors PGR 1pm Scorpion PGR 3 2pm The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon PGR 3 3pm The Crowd Goes Wild 3 3:30 Antiques Roadshow 3 4:30 Hot Bench 5pm Storage Wars – Canada 3 The father-son team of Paul and Bogart splits up to go locker v locker in Claireville.

5:30 Prime News 6pm Escape To The Country British couples and families search for the perfect country home while exploring the surroundings of each location.

7pm The Crowd Goes Wild 7:30 MasterChef USA PGR 8:30 Bones PGR The team investigates the murder of a political journalist found dead after publishing an article exposing corruption in the NSA; Booth and the team celebrate Thanksgiving. 0 9:30 Sleepy Hollow AO 0 10:30 N Jane The Virgin PGR

6:30 Dora Matatoa 2 7am Avatar 7:30 The Zoo 3 8am Miharo 2 8:30 Te Kaea 3 2 9am Kawe Korero – Reporters 9:30 Kai Time On The Road 3 10am Korero Mai 3 2 11am Toku Reo 3 2 Noon Korero Mai 3 2 1pm Toku Reo 3 2 2pm Opaki 2:30 Ako 3 2 3pm F Iwi Anthems 3:30 Nga Pari Karangaranga O Te Motu 3 4pm Whanau Living PGR 4:30 Grid Dancer Kaea Pearce, former Moorehouse artist Brock Ashby, and model Tim Kiriwi host a youth show covering music, fashion and sport.

5pm Te Mana Kuratahi 5:30 Te Kaea 2 6pm Dora Matatoa 2 6:30 Avatar

6am Benny Hinn 6:30 Tiny House Hunting 7am Planet Home 7:30 Baby Animals In The Wild 8:30 Double Your House For Half The Money 9:30 Shane Delia’s Moorish Spice Journey – Best Bites 10am Sophie Grigson In Thailand 10:30 Fantasy Homes By The Sea 11:30 Toy Hunter Noon Tiny House Hunting 12:30 Planet Home 1pm Trust Me I’m A Doctor 2pm What’s The Catch?

3pm Double Your House For Half The Money 4pm Wild Things With Dominic Monaghan 5pm Iron Chef America 6pm Buying And Selling With The Property Brothers

7pm Tribe 7:30 Tangaroa With Pio 3 8pm Game Of Bros PGR 8:30 M The Adventures Of Baron Munchausen PGR 1988 Adventure Fantasy.

John Neville, Eric Idle, Sarah Polley.

10:50 Te Kaea 3 2

7pm The Liquidator 7:30 Better Homes And Gardens Adam, Jason, and Pete team up for one of their biggest makeovers, literally building a home from scratch for under $50,000, using a shipping container.

10pm Gardeners’ World 10:30 The Liquidator

11:30 The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon PGR A celebrity chat show.

12:30 The Crowd Goes Wild 3 An irreverent daily sports and entertainment show.

1am TV Shop Infomercials.

2:30 The Crowd Goes Wild 3 3am TV Shop

11:20 Kawe Korero – Reporters News reporters dissect and discuss the day’s news and events.

11:50 Closedown

11pm Iron Chef America Midnight Roar Of The Wild 12:30 Benny Hinn 1am Double Your House For Half The Money 2am Wild Things With Dominic Monaghan 3am Buying And Selling With The Property Brothers 5am Gardeners’ World 5:30 Roar Of The Wild

MOVIES GREATS 7am Monster’s Ball 16VLS 2001 Halle Berry, Billy Bob Thornton. 0 8:50 The Italian Job MVL 2003 Action. Charlize Theron, Mark Wahlberg, Donald Sutherland.

10:40 Close Up – Jodie Foster 11:10 After.

Life 16VLSC 2009 Horror. Christina Ricci, Liam Neeson, Justin Long.

12:55 Brokeback Mountain MVLS 2005 Drama. Heath Ledger, Jake Gyllenhaal. 3:05 Freddy v Jason 16VLS 2003 Horror.

Robert Eglund, Ken Kirzinger.

4:40 The Day After Tomorrow M 2004 Action.

Dennis Quaid, Jake Gyllenhaal.

6:40 The Other Guys MVLS 2010 Comedy.

Will Ferrell, Mark Wahlberg.

8:30 District 9 16VL 2009 Sci-fi. Sharlto Copley, William Allen Young.

10:20 Before The Devil Knows You’re Dead 16VLSC 2007 Crime Drama.

Philip Seymour Hoffman, Ethan Hawke, Albert Finney.

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12:15 Something To Talk About ML 1995 Comedy Drama. Julia Roberts, Dennis Quaid, Robert Duvall.

2am The Day After Tomorrow M 2004 Action.

Dennis Quaid, Jake Gyllenhaal.

4am The Other Guys MVLS 2010 Comedy. Will Ferrell, Mark Wahlberg. 5:50 District 9 16VL 2009 Sci-fi.

SKY SPORT 1 6am L Athletics – IAAF Diamond League From Lausanne, Switzerland.

8am Darts – Perth Masters (RPL) Day One. From the Perth Convention and Exhibition Centre.

11:30 Rugby League – NRL (HLS) Bulldogs v Cowboys.

From Belmore Sports Ground, Sydney.

Noon NRL Footy Show 2pm NRL 360 3pm Rugby – Mitre 10 Cup (HLS) Sunday.

3:30 Rugby – The Breakdown 4:30 Rugby – Mitre 10 Cup (HLS) Otago v Wellington.

5pm World Rugby 5:30 L Rugby – Mitre 10 Cup Manawatu v Southland.

7:40 L Rugby – Mitre 10 Cup Auckland v Northland.

From Eden Park, Auckland.

9:45 Rugby – Championship (HLS) South Africa v Argentina.

From Mbombela Stadium in Nelspruit, South Africa.

10:15 Rugby – Mitre 10 Cup (HLS) Otago v Wellington.

From Forsyth Barr Stadium, Dunedin.

11pm L Darts – Perth Masters Day Two. From the Perth Convention and Exhibition Centre.

SATURDAY

2:30 Rugby League – NRL (HLS) Storm v Broncos.

3am Fox Sports News 3:30 Rugby – Mitre 10 Cup (HLS) Friday.

4am Rugby League – NRL (RPL) Storm v Broncos.

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

SKY SPORT 2 6am The Crowd Goes Wild 6:30 World Sailing August.

7am Sailing – Extreme Sailing Hamburg.

7:30 Rugby – Mitre 10 Cup (HLS) Otago v Wellington.

8am Rugby League – NRL (RPL) Bulldogs v Cowboys.

10am Fox Sports News 10:30 Cycling – La Vuelta (HLS) Stage Six. 11am InCycle 11:30 Rugby – Mitre 10 Cup (HLS) Otago v Wellington.

Noon Grassroots Rugby 1pm Supercars Life 1:30 Inside Supercars 2:30 Motorsport – WRC (HLS) Germany.

3:30 Athletics – IAAF Diamond League (RPL) Lausanne.

5:30 Cycling – La Vuelta (HLS) Stage Six. 6pm InCycle 6:30 Rugby League – NRL (HLS) Bulldogs v Cowboys.

From Belmore Sports Ground, Sydney.

7pm NRL Footy Show 9pm Friday Night With Matty Johns 10pm L Rugby League – NRL Storm v Broncos.

SATURDAY

Midnight The Crowd Goes Wild 12:30 Rugby – Mitre 10 Cup (HLS) Friday.

1am InCycle 1:30 Cycling – La Vuelta (HLS) Stage Six. 2am L Cycling – La Vuelta Stage Seven.

4am Motorsport – BTCC 5am Motorcycling – Road Racing Series (HLS) 26Aug16

DISCOVERY 6am Auction Hunters PG Carolyn Goes Topless.

6:30 Deadliest Catch PG 7:30 Alaska – The Last Frontier M 8:30 MythBusters PG The Simpsons Special.

9:25 Alaska – The Last Frontier M 10:20 River Monsters PG Colombian Slasher. 11:15 Most Evil M 12:10 True Crime With Aphrodite Jones M Father Doesn’t Know Best. 1:05 Disappeared M 2pm How It’s Made PG 2:25 How It’s Made PG 2:55 How Do They Do It? PG 3:20 Auction Hunters PG The Smoking Ton. 3:50 Alaska – The Last Frontier M 4:45 Bering Sea Gold PG Turf War. 5:40 MythBusters PG Transformers.

6:35 Nasa’s Unexplained Files PG Attack of the Thunderballs.

7:30 Diesel Brothers PG 8:30 Bad Blood M 9pm Bad Blood M 9:30 Murder Comes To Town M 10:30 How It’s Made PG 11pm How It’s Made PG 11:30 Alaska – The Last Frontier M

SATURDAY

12:30 Obsession – Dark Desires M 1:25 Deadly Affairs M 2:20 Auction Hunters PG 2:45 Auction Hunters PG 3:15 Deadliest Catch PG 4:10 Treehouse Masters PG 5:05 Dirty Jobs PG

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Sport Where to keep the silver Golf superstar Lydia Ko only took her Olympic silver medal off when she had a shower the night after her final round in Rio. The world’s number one woman golfer, who is preparing to play in the CP Women’s Open in Canada, has revealed the medal was her constant companion after the podium ceremony. “I almost wore it that whole night ... the shower was the one place I didn’t take it so I rested it on the New Zealand flag,” she said. Ko said the silver medal would reside on a book stand next to the TV at her Orlando home.

Erakovic out of US Open New Zealand tennis number one Marina Erakovic has crashed out in first round qualifying for the US Open in New York. The world number 113 has been beaten 7-6,4-6,6-3 by 163rd ranked Chinese player Yafan Wang.

The match lasted exactly three hours.

The result continues Erakovic’s struggles in New York, her least most successful Grand Slam. The Kiwi has only once made the second round of the main draw at Flushing Meadows.

Farmer’s Corner just squeaked into top spot in Basketball Mid Canterbury senior men’s competition on Wednesday night after beating Ashburton College 60-57 in the final. It was a fitting conclusion to the competition, which has run on Wednesday nights since May. Marvin Agacer was one of the stars for his side and is pictured going to the basket under pressure from Ashcoll defenders Josh Lowe (13) and Abel Wilson (5). It was a good workout for the college boys, who compete in the South Island secondary schools’ tournament next week; the event is in Ashburton this year, at the EA Networks Centre.

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Six-month ban for sledge US women’s goalkeeper Hope Solo was suspended yesterday for six months by US Soccer for disparaging comments about Sweden following the Americans’ early departure from the Rio Olympics.

Solo called the Swedes “a

bunch of cowards” for focusing on defence rather than attacking the three-time defending champion US team.

Sweden ousted the US 4-3 on penalty kicks following a 1-1 draw in a quarter-final match.

US Soccer President Sunil Gu-

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lati said Solo’s comments were “unacceptable and do not meet the standard of conduct we require from our national team players.”

“The Olympics celebrate and represent the ideals of fair play and respect,” Gulati said. “We

expect all of our representatives to honour those principles, with no exceptions.”

Sweden’s coach, Pia Sundhage, who led the US team to gold in Beijing and London, replied by stating: “It’s OK to be a coward if you win.”

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Top knots all the rage The footballing world has seen a smorgasbord of outlandish hairstyles in the 21st century. From David Beckham’s mohican to pretty much any of Paul Pogba’s efforts, footballers are seen as fashion pioneers not afraid to be rebuked in their quest for the perfect trim. Aaron Ramsey and Lionel Messi have recently dabbled with the bleached blond look, but the top knot’s presence in world football has been gradually growing.

Zlatan Ibrahimovic was one of the first footballers to don a top knot. The style has been derided by the fashion police, but with the CV Ibrahimovic boasts, not many people have mocked the forward for his chosen coiffure.

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