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While it might take time to hammer out a land deal with St John, the Ashburton District Council is totally supportive of the work the organisation does in the community, says council chief executive Hamish Riach.

He’s concerned that the council’s support for the organisation had become buried in the public debate over the future of a council-owned section at the rear of St John’s Tancred Street property.

St John has had informal access across the council’s sections for many years and the council wanted this to continue. The issue of if, and how, this land was sold was just part of the bigger picture, Riach said.

“We’ve been totally supportive of them in the past and we’ll continue to be supportive, it’s just about the specifics of how we do this. We need to find the right way.”

St John requested guaranteed right of way across the council’s section well into the future because it was extending its headquarters and needed the access for returning vehicles. Councillors decided not to grant a right of way because that could compromise future use of the land, but indicated they could consider a sale.

A land status report was secured, showing the section was reserve land, which made a sale more complicated than if it had been freehold.

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reaction to St John’s plight and Riach is concerned the council is seen as being obstructive. It was not, he said.

“We’re going to find a way to make this work. The community should know that the council is fully supportive of St John and the work they continue to do in the Ashburton District. We’re simply trying to find the best way to help St John, but it has to be the right way.”

There had been many discussions over many years with St John over access across the council’s section and both parties were motivated to find the right solution for the future, he said.

The council will receive a full report on the status of the land and future options at its finance and business support committee meeting on Thursday.

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■ ASHBURTON DOMAIN

Christmas lights snuffed out

By Sue NewmaN

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Ratepayers will be faced with a $17,000 plus clean-up bill after vandals destroyed the festive lights on a tree in Ashburton Domain.

The tree was covered in coloured lights as part of the Ash-

burton District Council’s drive to light up Ashburton for the festive season. And effectively, the cost of replacing those lights comes straight out of the pockets of the district’s ratepayers, council service delivery manager Neil McCann said.

“The council is trying to doing

its best to do something interesting and to make the town look festive at this time of year and it’s so disappointing when something like this happens,’ he said.

Damage to the lights had clearly been well planned.

“Someone has gone to a lot of effort to do this. It’s a very delib-

erate act.” The domain has also been hard hit by thieves and vandals who have broken into pavilions and stolen fuel from mowers.

Loud speakers were recently taken from the roof of the domain’s tennis pavilion.

McCann is calling on the community to be vigilant for any kind

of suspicious activity.

“We’ve had a series of incidents over several weeks and that means a lot of ratepayers’ money has to be spent to replace items or repair damage,” he said.

The council is now stepping up its security measures in the domain.

■ ASHBURTON MOTORCYCLE SHOW

Motorcycle lovers brave weather for local show By matt markham

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They came in all shapes, ages and sizes but everyone who entered the gates of the Ashburton Racecourse on Saturday was there for the same common reason – a shared love of the motorcycle.

Hundreds of hardy souls braved the inclement weather to head along to the Ashburton Motorcycle Show which was held on Saturday in the racecourse venue and anyone who’s a fan of motorcycles and couldn’t find something they liked, can’t have been looking hard enough.

Event organiser Gerald McKenzie said that the day went really well despite the persistent rainfall.

“The weather was a bit unfortunate, but you can’t do much about that,” he said.

“The only real shame was that it meant we had to cancel some of things we had planned for the kids like the bouncy castle and things because it just wasn’t going to be safe enough.”

That didn’t stop the enthusiasts from piling in the gate though and with more than 100 bikes on display there was literally something for everyone. It wasn’t just motorcycles though with some classic vehicles and also hot rods on display.

The event brought people along from all over the South Island and McKenzie said the feedback he received on Saturday was motivation enough to keep the event going in the future.

“We’d like to be here every year, but it is a lot of work – we’re lucky we are able to use the racecourse, especially with weather like we had on Saturday because we could move a lot of the stuff inside which was great. But I had a lot of people come up to me and shake my hand and say how much they’d enjoyed their day and that’s all you want out of it.”

While a large part of the event was the display of a vast array of different kinds of motorcycles, some did take the opportunity to sell and purchase bikes as well.

“You’ve got largely motorcycle enthusiasts walking around so it is a good opportunity if someone is looking to sell something.”

McKenzie was unable to confirm how many people had come through the gates but said that he and his fellow organisers were happy with the turnout.

There were motorcycles as far as the eye could see at the Ashburton Racecourse on the weekend for the Ashburton Motorcycle Show.

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■ LOTTO

Ashburton’s $500,000 win Mid Canterbury’s golden run as one of the luckiest district’s in the country continued at the weekend when another division one prize was scooped by a lucky local.

The player was one of two across the country who scooped $500,000 for the first division prize from Saturday night’s draw.

The Auckland ticket was sold on MyLotto while the Ashburton winner purchased their ticket at Ashburton New World.

Statistics provided by Lotto show that Ashburton has sold 34 first division winning tickets and four Powerball first division winning tickets since Lotto began in

1987. The largest of those Powerball tickets was sold in April 2016 and netted its buyer $22.2 million.

The ticket was sold at Countdown to an Ashburton couple.

They have never been publicly identified.

Saturday night’s windfall for one lucky local also continued a very

good 2018 for the district in terms of Lotto success.

Saturday night was the fourth division one win for the year following a million dollar windfall for an unidentified player back in April, a $166,000 win in June and a $333,000 win in August.

That is also joined by two sec-

ond division victories during the year with $16,000 and $53,500 as well.

Despite two people claiming first division on Saturday night, Powerball was not struck and will roll over to Wednesday night where it will carry a prize pool of $5 million.

■ BIRTHDAY MILESTONE

Tom celebrates a birthday milestone with family

By Sue NewmaN

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If you want to give yourself a good chance of hitting 100 eat three good meals a day and say no to cigarettes, says the Ashburton District’s newest centenarian, Tom Bennett.

The retired Wakanui farmer turned 100 on Wednesday, celebrated with family and friends on Saturday and today he’s looking ahead to starting his second century.

Tom’s the eldest of seven children and spent his youth on the family farm at Riverside, attending Riverside School and then Ashburton Technical College.

In those days there were three ways of getting to school – on foot, on horseback or on a bike.

“Riverside was just a small school, 25 or 30 children. We walked to school and then I used to bike to tech until I turned 15.

They were all shingle roads, right up to Ashburton,” he said.

Leaving school meant working on the family farm until he was able to start farming on his own account, buying land at Wakanui.

“Dad bought Alec Wilson’s place at Wakanui Beach. There were no gates, no fences, just an old house.

I took on a completely barren farm, 300 acres and later I bought the neighbour’s place and that gave me 500 acres,” Tom said.

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Ashburton’s newest centenarian, Tom Bennett, celebrated his milestone birthday with family at the weekend.

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($250) an acre.

“In those days that was a terrifying price; dad only paid 10 pound for his ($20).

He farmed sheep and grew oats, wheat and barley – none of today’s fancy crops, he says. And he still keeps an eye on the farm, even though he’s long retired.

Grandson Grant is doing a good job of keeping the place in order, he said, but he still likes to drive

down once or twice a week just to have a look.

Last month Tom resat his driver’s licence and passed the test.

Keeping your licence as you get older is important, he said. It’s all about retaining your independence.

World War Two had a big impact on Tom’s life, taking him away from the farm.

At 18 Tom had joined the Can-

terbury Yeomanry Cavalry and was well prepared for life as a fulltime soldier.

As the war clouds were gathering over Europe, he married local girl Mary Mason who was in the air force.

He then enlisted and headed into camp.

“It was pretty crazy though because while Hitler was marching across Europe with armoured

tanks, we were training on horses and using single shot 303 rifles.

That didn’t carry on – thank God,” Tom said.

Troops were being deployed to Europe, but with the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbour, Hawaii, his regiment remained in New Zealand in case the Japanese invasion moved south.

He was deployed to Guadalcanal, one of the Solomon Islands where he drove ambulances and trucks. For a war job it was a relatively good one, he said.

He still remembers the friends he made and the friends who were killed during the war.

Tom’s always been a big supporter of the RSA and says that not too long ago there would be two tables full of mates sharing a drink on a Thursday or Friday night.

Now there’s just him and that’s the downside of living a long life, everyone else has gone, he said.

With his 100th birthday celebrated, Tom says he looks back and thanks his asthma for stopping him from becoming a smoker. If he’d joined his mates in puffing away, he reckons he’d never have made 100.

He says it seems odd that as the eldest of seven children he’s the only one alive, but the loss of siblings is more than made up for by the family he does have around him – children the late Tony, Graham and Jillian, his five grandchildren and 13 great grandchildren.

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Florence or Verona?

Former Ashburtonians Tony and Leanne Argyle have temporarily left their Gold Coast home to travel with a minimum of luggage through Europe.

Tony has been keeping a diary.

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lorence or Verona? What to do if you’re forced to choose.

History has been intertwined with great rivalries down through the ages … David versus Goliath, Napoleon versus Wellington, Farmer Wants a Wife versus Dancing with the Stars … the list goes on.

Many European countries have a strong history of this rivalry – both between countries and within city states within those countries. This is what makes the history of Europe so fascinating.

Although many of these rivalries have since subsided, you often find them still competing for the tourist dollars available.

The trouble with travel is you are constantly forced to make choices. You can’t be everywhere at once and time and money will compete to drain you of opportunities wherever you go.

I’m going to give you a quick overview of two cities, Florence and Verona, that might be on your Italian bucket list to help you decide – if you must choose – which way to go.

Then again you could ignore my suggestions and make up your own mind.

Either way the chances are highly likely you will enjoy yourself regardless of which one you go with.

That’s’ because neither city can be classed as a Kardashian (the term I use for over-hyped sensations that lack any form of substance).

Both are worth a visit, but I have a softer spot for one over the other.

Let’s start with Florence.

It’s been considered a must-visit ever since the human race invented canvas and paint brushes.

Up until the middle of the last millennium art was considered an insignificant pastime – secondary to other more pressing pursuits such as staying alive. Enter a wealthy benefactor and a collection of artistic talent the likes of which hasn’t been seen since and Florence became the catalyst of the Renaissance.

Of course, you can’t have great artwork without great buildings to

put them in and Florence rapidly expanded to provide space for Michelangelo, Da Vinci and co to put their finest efforts.

Today Florence has a less significant impact on the world, but as a tourist destination there are few in Italy to match it.

This is one of the negatives of the place – it’s not particularly large but you are shoulder to shoulder with every tour group and traveller who wants to check out the statue of David or the Ponte Vecchio Bridge first-hand.

Still the city is flat, compact and easy to roam, the exception being the climb up to Piazzale Michelangelo which gives you a panoramic view of the city and is worth the excursion.

Option 2 is Verona. It’s relatively small but not claustrophobic, with the main part of the old town consisting of cute alleys and laneways that intermingle as they weave their way across town. You’ll find yourself struggling to put the camera down whichever way you look.

The River Adige winds its way through the city making stun-

Dupmo Cathedral in Florence.

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ning walkways alongside either bank, a much prettier and more walkable river than the Arno in Florence, and the 2000-year-old Ponte Pietra bridge, along with the fortified Ponte Scaligero are both worth seeing, as is the Roman amphitheatre on the main square, still used for concerts today.

Behind the river are the hillside suburbs, including San Pietro Castle which offers beautiful views across the city.

If shopping is your thing then Verona isn’t Florence or Milan, but it can meet your expectations with markets and stores offering something for everyone.

Its only blight is the desperate tribute to Shakespeare in the form of Cassa de Guiletta.

The Bard set Romeo and Juliet in Verona and, despite it being a piece of fiction, some opportunist has decreed that one balcony, of the many in Verona, will be known as Juliet’s balcony.

You can pay for the non-priv-

ilege of going up to it or follow the hoards who shuffle their way around the courtyard underneath without bothering to ask why they are doing it in the first place.

The world is full of tacky and pointless tourist spots and this must be classed as one of them … an unfortunate scab on Verona’s otherwise flawless complexion.

Still, nowhere is perfect, and Verona exonerates itself in so many other ways.

If Florence is your Meryl Streep then Verona is your Marissa Tomei – sure she doesn’t win the Best Actress awards like Meryl does but she gets the supporting recognition, sometimes people forget her name but when they see her they remember who she is, and when they think back to some of their favourite movies they’ll often find that she was in them somewhere.

Florence might take the Oscar, but Verona is still going to help make the perfect holiday movie.

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■ ASHBURTON LIBRARY

Self check-outs coming

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delayed, said library manager Jill Watson.

However, she is still optimistic the new system will be in place before Christmas to allow any issues to be ironed out over the traditionally quieter issuing period over the Christmas break.

In January Ashburton District councillors agreed to spend $147,000 over two years on the self check-out system.

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Ashburton’s library users might be waiting a little longer before they can browse and borrow without lining up at the checkout counter.

The self check-out devices were due for installation by December 10, but there have been a few issues with the Australian supplier and installation may be

It will be fully relocatable when the district’s new library is built in Baring Square East.

In advance of the self checkout system’s arrival, library staff have put radio frequency identification codes (RFID) on all books.

Watson’s plan for the self check-out machines is for one to be placed in the returns area with the remainder in the issues area.

The RFID system is in use in many libraries around New Zealand, and Watson was keen to install it before the new library is built to allow users to become comfortable with the change.

The self issue kiosks work by users scanning their library card and then placing their books on a shelf to be scanned.

Several books can be scanned at once.

■ DARFIELD

■ WEATHER

AOS called to Darfield

Flash flooding hits Auckland

One person is believed to have been killed following an incident involving the Armed Offenders Squad in Darfield last night, according to a witness.

A witness told Newstalk ZB at the scene a police officer was run over by an offender who was in turn shot dead by police officers on Bangor Road.

Police have been contacted by the Herald for comment.

Earlier yesterday residents had reported hearing gunshots, and seeing multiple police cars, dog units and a helicopter.

Bangor Road was cordoned off from the public and the NZ Transport Agency was reporting the road between Darfield and Coalgate would remain closed all night.

Several locals have told the Herald the incident was taking place near Darfield High School, in the west of the town.

Darfield High School principal James Morris told the Herald the incident was unfolding around 100-200m down the road from the school.

Morris said the school hadn’t received any specific details about where the incident is and are waiting for further updates from emergency services. - NZME

Emergency services were responding to reports of flooding in Auckland yesterday as heavy downpours hit the city.

An active front was moving over the North Island yesterday with a moderate risk of thunderstorms producing severe localised downpours.

Fire and Emergency New Zealand was receiving weather-related callouts as the active front marched down the country, with a heavy-rain “watch” also in place for the Bay of Plenty and Rotorua.

Fenz northern communications said they had responded to two flooding callouts in Auckland by late afternoon.

One was at a residential property in Titirangi, and another at a commercial property in Grey Lynn.

A spokeswoman for Bunnings Warehouse Grey Lynn has confirmed there had been flooding in the store but were unsure of the damage as they were still assessing the situation.

In the South Island, Waimate District Council had issued a flood warning for the Pareora River.

Farmers with stock in low-lying areas were advised to move to higher ground.

“Over the last 24 hours there has been 70mm of rain in the

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In brief Armed police in Rakaia Armed police were called to Rakaia yesterday morning to assist in the execution of a search warrant at a property in the township. A police spokesperson said the armed offenders’ squad was deployed as a precaution to support police who were executing the search warrant.

One person was arrested without incident and had been charged with failing to appear. He was set to appear in the Christchurch District Court today.

Parade postponed Auckland’s annual Santa Parade has been postponed due to bad weather. Organisers confirmed that the parade will be delayed until next Sunday, December 2 due to severe weather warnings. The parade has not been cancelled since the 1990s, the organisers said.

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5.8 earthquake A magnitude 5.8 earthquake has been registered near the subantarctic Snares Islands south of Stewart Island. Geonet has reported the Snares Islands region was hit by the 5.8 quake, measuring 12km deep and 85km west of the Snares, at 12.42pm yesterday. The islands lie about 100km southwest of Stewart Island. People have reported feeling the quake as far north as Auckland.

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Arrest after pursuit

A vehicle crashes through a flooded Don Croot Street in Western Springs in Auckland yesterday afternoon.

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Pareora catchment and there’s a possibility for more rain tonight.”

Niwa has also reported an active thunderstorm in the Whenuapai area.

WeatherWatch NZ posted a weather alert for Auckland, saying the heavy downpours and thunderstorms yesterday was creating a risk of flash flooding.

A heavy rain warning was in place for Wairarapa, Tararua District, Eastern Marlborough and also the sounds until 10pm today.

Up to 180mm of rain was expected to hit the ranges and up to 120mm on the coast.

Looking ahead, the complex low-pressure system over New Zealand was forecast to slowly move away to the east on Wednesday.

There was high confidence, 60 per cent chance, that rainfall accumulations would reach warning criteria in Dunedin, North Otago, Canterbury, Marlborough, the eastern hills of Wellington and Wairarapa today.

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Bid to recover body Police have mapped the area on a remote Indian island where tribespeople were seen burying the body of an American Christian missionary after killing him with arrows.

But before they can even attempt to recover the body of 26-year-old John Allen Chau, authorities have to learn from antropologists “the nuances of the group’s conduct and behaviour, particularly in this kind of violent behaviour,” said Dependra Pathak, the director-general of police of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, where North Sentinel Island is located.

During their visit to the island’s surroundings on Friday, investigators spotted four or five North Sentinel islanders moving in the area from a distance of about 500 metres from a boat and studied their behaviour for several hours, said Pathak.

“We have more or less identified the site and the area in general,” Pathak said by phone yesterday.

Indian authorities have been struggling to figure out how to get the remains of Chau, who was killed by North Sentinel islanders who apparently shot him with arrows and then buried his body on the beach.

Friday’s visit was the second boat expedition of the week by a team of police and officials from the forest department, tribal welfare department and coast guard, Pathak said.

The officials took two of the seven people arrested for helping Chau get close to the island in an effort to determine his route and the circumstances of his death.

The fishermen who had taken Chau to the shore saw the tribespeople dragging and burying his body on the morning of November 17.

Officials typically don’t travel to the North Sentinel area, where people live as their ancestors did thousands of years ago.

The only contacts, occasional “gift giv-

ing” visits in which bananas and coconuts were passed by small teams of officials and scholars who remained in the surf, were years ago.

Indian ships monitor the waters around the island, trying to ensure outsiders do not go near the Sentinelese, who have repeatedly made clear they want to be left alone.

Chau went to “share the love of Jesus,” said Mary Ho, international executive leader of All Nations. All Nations, a Kansas City, Missouri-based organisation, helped train Chau, discussed the risks with him and sent him on the mission, to support him in his “life’s calling”.

“He wanted to have a long-term relationship, and if possible, to be accepted by them and live amongst them,” she said.

In an Instagram post, his family said it was mourning him as a “beloved son, brother, uncle and best friend to us”. The family also said it forgave his killers. - AP

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Hemsworth ‘so thankful’ Liam Hemsworth has wished his “sweet girl” Miley Cyrus best wishes for her 26th birthday. The Australian actor, 28, posted a picture of Cyrus surrounded by balloons. He captioned the post: “Happy birthday to my sweet girl. You’re more precious than ever. So thankful to have you in my life.” Cyrus’ mother, Tish, who has been married to Miley’s country music star father Billy Ray since 1993, also shared a picture with her daughter as well as a cake with the numbers two and six perched on top of it.

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Rain dampens wildfire A catastrophic wildfire in northern California is nearly out after several days of rain, but searchers are still combing through muddy ash and debris for human remains.

Crews have resumed the grim work as rain cleared in the devastated town of Paradise.

Some searchers were looking through destroyed neighbourhoods for a second time yesterday, as hundreds of people remain unaccounted for.

They were looking for telltale fragments of bone or anything that looked like a pile of cremated ashes.

The nation’s deadliest wildfire in a century has killed at least 84 people, and 475 are on a list of those reported missing.

The flames ignited on November 8 in the parched Sierra Nevada foothills and quickly spread across 620 square kilometres, destroying most of Paradise in a day.

The fire burned down nearly 19,000 buildings, most of them homes, and displaced thousands of people, the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection said.

The two-week firefight was given a boost on Wednesday from the first significant winter-like storm to hit California.

An estimated 18 centimetres of rain fell over the burn area in a three-day period without causing significant mudslides, said Hannah Chandler-Cooley of the National Weather Service.

The rain helped extinguish hotspots in smouldering areas, and the blaze is now 95 per cent contained.

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Bieber a married man

The Riverchase Galleria mall where gunfire erupted on the mall’s second floor concourse area in Hoover, Alabama.

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■ UNITED STATES

Justin Bieber has appeared to confirm his marriage to model Hailey Baldwin. It was reported the popstar had tied the knot with Baldwin, the daughter of actor Stephen Baldwin, at a secret ceremony in September. Neither Bieber, 24, nor Baldwin, 22, have officially announced they are married, though earlier this month the model changed her name on Instagram to Bieber. Now, the Canadian singer appears to have confirmed their marriage, writing on social media about his first Thanksgiving as a “married man”.

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Police say they made a mistake After dozens of people fled a Thanksgivingevening shooting inside an Alabama shopping mall – stampeding through the food court and hiding inside stores – one woman told reporters she said a prayer as she ran: “Give the police wisdom and accuracy of shots.”

At first it seemed the prayer was answered.

Police in Hoover, Alabama, soon announced that they had secured the Riverchase Galleria and killed the gunman, who allegedly wounded two people during a dispute and then brandished a pistol at a uniformed officer.

Hoover’s mayor called the police heroes that night. “Thank God we had our officers very close,” Police Chief Nick Derzis said.

“They heard the gunfire, they engaged the subject, and they took out the threat.”

By the next morning, the body of 21-yearold Emantic Fitzgerald Bradford Jr. was at the medical examiner; an 18-year-old man and a 12-year-old bystander were being treated for bullet wounds at a hospital; and Alabama’s largest shopping mall was back open for business for Black Friday crowds.

And then a reporter from television sta-

tion WBRC, a Fox affiliate from Birmingham, posted a photo of a pistol on the floor of the Santa’s Village display – one of several things police apparently missed that night, including the actual shooter.

“New evidence now suggests that while Mr Bradford may have been involved in some aspect of the altercation, he likely did not fire the rounds that injured the 18-year-old victim,” police said as they announced that the state would be taking over the investigation.

What police at first described as a fight between Bradford and the teenager that escalated to gunfire, during which a girl standing nearby was also shot, now appears to be something else.

More than two people were involved in the dispute, police say. They left unclear what role, if any, Bradford had in the incident, but police maintain that he threatened an officer with a handgun while fleeing.

“We regret that our initial media release was not totally accurate, but new evidence indicates that it was not,” police wrote. “This information indicates that here is at least one gunman still at-large.”

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Julie Andrews in Aquaman Dame Julie Andrews is storming movie theatres this Christmas, but it won’t be alongside Emily Blunt on Cherry Tree Lane. Curiously, Andrews will voice a key role in Aquaman, the franchise hopeful from DC Films and Warner Bros. and starring Jason Momoa. The Sound of Music star will voice Karathen, a mythical sea creature that helps Momoa’s waterbound hero broker peace between Atlantis and the dry land, an individual familiar with the project told Variety.

Aquaman opens on December 21 in the US, two days before the release of Mary Poppins Returns, when Blunt will take on a role originated by Andrews in the 1964 Disney classic.

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ARTS DIARY ■ November 28: A Russian Triple Bill at the Ashburton Trust Event Centre.

■ November 29: Cubbin Theatre Company Christchurch presents Up and Away at the Ashburton Trust Event Centre.

■ November 30: Light Up The Night with the Ashburton District Council.

■ December 2: Ashburton Society of Arts Christmas Show Exhibition Opening at Short Street Studio.

■ December 7: Buskers Night. Local performers sharing their music in Baring Square East from 6.30pm.

■ December 8: The ABBA Show at Ashburton Trust Event Centre.

■ December 8: Christmas in the Park concert. Ashburton Domain, starts 7pm.

■ December 14: Mid Canterbury Choir Christmas Concerts at St Stephens Church 12 noon and 5pm.

■ December 16: Summer Holidays family activities begin at the Ashburton Art Gallery.

■ December 21: Buskers Night. Local performers sharing their music in Baring Square East from 6.30pm.

■ January 14 – 18: Big Little Theatre Company summer theatre school.

■ April 15: Cats the musical at the Ashburton Trust Event Centre ■ May 1: The Adele and Amy Songbook tribute band.

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Russian ballet stars return Following on from their outstanding performances of A Festival of Russian Ballet, the Imperial Russian Ballet Company is back on our shores with A Russian Triple Bill being presented for the first time to New Zealand audiences and will be in Ashburton this week.

The stunning programme, performed in three awe-inspiring acts, is proudly presented by Russian Ballet Ltd. This impressive and diverse programme consists of the fairy tale spectacular of Princess Au-

rora’s wedding from Sleeping Beauty in Act 1, the romantic Les Sylphides in Act 2 and the electrifying Carmen in Act 3.

The Imperial Russian Ballet Company was formed in 1994 by the Bolshoi Theatre soloist, Gediminas Taranda.

They have combined the unity and integrity of the great Russian Ballet Schools where traditions are passed on from one generation to another.

The founders of the company acknowledge and respect the Russian Imperial dynasty which

has made such a contribution to the development of the arts and in establishing the system of Imperial theatres including the Bolshoi and the Marinski theatres.

The prime choreographic style adopted by the Company is a classical one, however they also indulge in modern dance.

Their stage repertoire is based on the combination of classical masterpieces and modern choreographic pieces.

The Imperial Russian Ballet Company has been touring

world-wide since 1994. They have staged classic masterpieces in the Tchaikovsky Concert Hall and the Mossovet Theatre.

The home venue for the troupe when they perform in Moscow is now the Kolobov Novaya Opera Theatre.

The show feature a cast of 40 elite dancers and will be performed in Ashburton at the Ashburton Trust Events Centre on Wednesday, November 28 at 7.30pm with bookings available at 03 3072010 or at www.ticketdirect.co.nz

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Artist explains watercolour drawings Dunedin artist Clive Humphreys opened his latest exhibition, The Process of Place, at the Ashburton Art Gallery last weekend with a good crowd in attendance to hear him speak about his endeavours.

His drawings, which are now on display, are charcoal and watercolour creations.

In his explanation of the exhibition, Humphreys said he spent five years teaching himself the technical possibilities of drawing in watercolour after seeing the wonder of British watercolourists on a research trip to England in 2012.

“Much of this has been informed by my stencil-making experience of printmaking,” he said.

“The drawings have been according to traditional methods deployed in the 18th and 19th centuries but adapted via a different aesthetic.”

The current acting head of school and principal lecturer at Dunedin School of Art, Humphreys has spent a lot of time perfecting the art and even spent time drawing specific sites on Waiheke Island in an effort to reengage with the outside and the idea of landscape drawing.

“Much of this exploration has focus on native forest remnants, or bush as they are rather derisively called, where some ancient patches still exist and are preserved.

“Drawing is the means of this engagement.”

Clive Humphreys explains his latest exhibition, The Process of Place, at the Ashburton Art Gallery last weekend.

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though? This week ick of the weather doesn’t look any better yet? Wouldn’t blame than last week. you if you were.

Joy. Looking outside on If you haven’t been a cool Sunday morning across to West Street Matt Markham on and had a look at it EDITOR yet, check out Grahams in Ashburton I feel like Weather Station website I could be forgiven for because it makes for thinking it was the middle some pretty fascinating of July. I’ve forgotten what reading as we are supposedly nearing the sunshine looks like and it’s starting to get a real good part of summer. little hard to see the light at the end of the As of yesterday, 157.0mm of rain has tunnel. fallen this month – 99.5mm of that coming November is supposed to be the tranwithin the last week. sitional month – the month where things That makes this November the wettest start to ramp up and get a little warmer as on record since 2006 when data began bewe slide our way into the silly season and ing accumulated. all that that entails; swimming, barbecues, And 2018 looks set to go down in the summer sport and all the rest. record books too.

Instead it feels like we should be dusting Rainfall to date this year sits at 929.1mm off the rugby boots again and getting ready – which well surpasses the previous highto toss the pigskin around a bit. est total on the site of 910.9mm which was The most unfortunate news of all

recorded in 2013. That’s quite incredible.

But while frustrating for everyone – you really have to feel for the people that the bad weather impacts on the most.

Our farming community in particular because it’s making it hard to get anything done around the place. The sporting community because with rain falling out of the sky sports are being abandoned, postponed or cancelled at a rapid rate and all those organisational groups who plan events thinking that at this time of the year the weather will be great only to have to cancel.

One in particular came on the weekend.

Anna Arrowsmith and her team have done an incredible amount of work around White Ribbon this year and a fun and relaxed family fun day at the Ashburton Domain on the weekend had to be put to one side.

It’s not the end of the world, but it’s a shame to see events like this succumbing

to the uncontrollable.

The 10-day forecast isn’t showing much respite with rain through the first half of this week and then a break for a couple of days before potentially another wet Sunday to round out the week.

We can only hope that’s the end of it from there and life can return to a slightly more dry normal for the lead into the Christmas break.

TODAY IN HISTORY Today is Monday, November 26, the 330th day of 2018.

There are 35 days left in the year.

Today’s highlight in history: On November 26, 1941, US Secretary of State Cordell Hull delivered a note to Japan’s ambassador to the United States, Kichisaburo Nomura, setting forth US demands for “lasting and extensive peace throughout the Pacific area.”

On this date: In 1789, Americans observed a day of thanksgiving set aside by President George Washington to mark the adoption of the Constitution of the United States.

In 1825, the first college social fraternity, the Kappa Alpha Society, was formed at Union College in Schenectady, NY. In 1883, former slave and abolitionist Sojourner Truth died in Battle Creek, Mich.

In 1942, the Warner Bros motion picture Casablanca, starring Humphrey Bogart and Ingrid Bergman, had its world premiere in New York.

In 1943, during World War Two, the HMT Rohna, a British transport ship carrying American soldiers, was hit by a German missile off Algeria; 1138 men were killed.

In 1950, China entered the Korean War, launching a counteroffensive against soldiers from the United Nations, the US and South Korea.

In 1960, Keith Holyoake ‘Kiwi Keith’ begans a 12-year reign as prime minister.

In 1973, President Richard Nixon’s personal secretary, Rose Mary Woods, told a federal court that she’d accidentally caused part of the 18-1/2-minute gap in a key Watergate tape.

In 1986, President Ronald Reagan appointed a commission headed by former Senator John Tower to investigate his National Security Council staff in the wake of the Iran-Contra affair.

In 1991, the Stars and Stripes were

lowered for the last time at Clark Air Base in the Philippines as the United States abandoned one of its oldest and largest overseas installations.

In 1992, the British government announced that Queen Elizabeth II had volunteered to start paying taxes on her personal income, and would take her children off the public payroll.

Ten years ago: Teams of heavily armed gunmen, allegedly from Pakistan, stormed luxury hotels, a popular tourist attraction and a crowded train station in Mumbai, India, leaving at least 166 people

dead in a rampage lasting some 60 hours.

Five years ago: The US flew two B-52 bombers over the East China Sea, defying Beijing’s move to assert greater military control over the area’s disputed islands.

One year ago: Congressman John Conyers of Michigan gave up his leadership position as the top Democrat on the House Judiciary Committee, while denying allegations that he had sexually harassed female staff members.

Today’s birthdays: Impressionist Rich Little is 80. Singer Tina

Turner is 79. Singer Jean Terrell is 74. Pop musician John McVie is 73. Actress Marianne Muellerleile is 70. Actor Scott Jacoby is 62. Actress Jamie Rose is 59.

Country singer Linda Davis is 56. Actor Scott Adsit is 53. Blues singer-musician Bernard Allison is 53. Country singer-musician Steve Grisaffe is 53. Actress Kristin Bauer is 52. Actor Peter Facinelli is 45. Actress Tammy Lynn Michaels Etheridge is 44. DJ/record label executive DJ Khaled is 43. Actress Maia Campbell is 42. Country singer Joe Nichols is 42. Contemporary

Christian musicians Anthony and Randy Armstrong (Red) are 40.

Actress Jessica Bowman is 38.

Pop singer Natasha Bedingfield is 37. Country singer-musician Mike Gossin is 34. Rock musician Ben Wysocki is 34. Singer Lil Fizz is 33. Singer Aubrey Collins is 31.

Actress-singer-TV personality Rita Ora is 28.

Thought for today: “Don’t for heaven’s sake, be afraid of talking nonsense! But you must pay attention to your nonsense.”

— Ludwig Wittgenstein, Austrian-born philosopher (18891951).

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e need a fresh approach to tax.

I am sure many of you are familiar with the quote attributed to Benjamin Franklin that “in this world nothing can be said to be certain, except death and taxes”.

Of course taxes are essential to fund the public services that we rely on, such as healthcare and education, but the challenge for any government is to develop a tax system that is as fair as possible and creates the desired outcomes.

I believe that our tax system is not as efficient as it could be and there are definitely areas that need improvement.

Unfortunately, however, I do not believe that the Government’s Tax Working Group is looking at the right aspects of our system in its review. I disagree with the strong focus on a capital gains tax because this has been clearly shown in other countries to have little impact on the housing market and I believe that it will be

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very harmful to New Zealanders across the board.

We need to do more to encourage savings and investment because as a nation we do struggle with high levels of household debt and a lack of savings, particularly for retirement, compared with other countries.

The problem with a capital gains tax is that if it is applied to investments and small businesses, and not just property, it is likely to further deter people from investing and saving.

Businesses rely on investment to access the capital they need to get established and expand so anything that reduces investment is not going to be good for our economy.

Being a relatively small market puts New Zealand in a weaker position and if businesses can’t get the capital or investment they need here, they are going to either shut down or head to somewhere where they can get that capital.

The introduction of a capital gains tax on investments and businesses could prompt firms to relocate to Australia because it is a much bigger market and it is easier for businesses over there to attract capital investment.

Furthermore, the Tax Working Group has acknowledged that a capital gains tax would likely lead to further rent increases, which is the last thing New Zealand families need when rents are already at record highs.

Rents have increased by $30 per week over the past 12 months, which is a rapid increase on the $12-a-week average annual increase over the previous nine years.

Another important issue that I think we need to think about in

relation to our tax system is the issue of “bracket creep” which is where tax thresholds have not kept pace with changes in average income levels.

So you end up with someone earning $70,000 per year paying the top tax rate of 33 per cent when most people would agree that this is no longer a particularly high income in relation to the cost of living.

These are some of the issues that my colleagues in National and I are considering as we look at our tax policy going forward to ensure that we develop policies that will better address some of these concerns.

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Forty metres above the forest floor, the Tree Top Walk has been sensitively designed, with some ingenious touches.

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fter winding through the country roads, framed iridescent lime pastures, my first stop was in Walpole, in the evocatively named Valley of the Giants, which is home to the highly acclaimed Tree Top Walk.

Earlier in the year, I had the pleasure of experiencing California’s Redwoods Highway and the Avenue of the Giants. Tootling

South of the Margaret River region, take a foray into timber country, in the Southern Forests of Western Australia. Skyscraping karri, marri, jarrah and tingle trees soar above the many snug towns and villages that are scattered through the region, writes Mike Yardley. through this valley and the entrance way to the Tree Top Walk is powerfully reminiscent of the tall timbers of northern Califor-

nia, where the roadside is bracketed with colossal trees, lined up like missiles on a launch-pad.

Warmly greeted by Ryan

The untamed ocean splendour of Yeagarup Beach, where all manner of ocean-bobbing detritus washes up from the deep blue Indian.

Smith, the Tree Top Walk manager, we strolled above the verdant canopy of the magnificent tingle forest, on the 600 metre long elevated boardwalk.

I felt like I was floating on air, wrapped in the whisper quiet magic of the tingle forest.

Tingle trees are a type of eucalypt, dating back to Gondwanaland, unique to the Southern Forests of Western Australia.

Years ago, people used to drive their cars right inside a hollowed out old tingle tree, within the valley. They loved it to death, until the shallow roots couldn’t withstand the impact – and the valley giant fell down in 1990.

That prompted a wave of pressure to safeguard the tingle forest and the Tree Top Walk opened 22 years ago, in a bid to showcase their giants, while also protecting them.

Forty metres above the forest floor, the boardwalk has been sensitively designed, with some ingenious touches. The pylon platforms and trusses were designed to mimic the shape of the tassel flower and sword grass, which feature prominently in the forest understorey.

The spans are deliberately designed to gently sway as you walk across them, accentuating the sensation of being high up in

the canopy.

Down on ground floor, Ryan also introduced me to the Ancient Empire Walk, where jarrah decking and bitumen paths wind you through the giant tingles forest, which throbs with birdlife.

We spotted western rosellas, cockatoos, scarlet robins and firetail finches.

Yellow tingles grow to 35 metres in height, while red tingles are the real stars of the show, reaching a height of 75 metres, over their 400 to 500 year life span.

With a base circumference of up to 20 metres and expansive buttressing, their gnarly trunks groan with character.

Ryan pointed out to me such a specimen which has been nicknamed Grandma Tingle. She’s straight out of a fairytale with a wrinkly and wizened old face, which is instantly perceptible.

She’s a 450-year-old matriarchal delight. The great dame of the forest.

Ryan also pointed out to me the irregular bulges protruding from many tingles. They’re called burls, caused by an insect or fungal attack. The tree fights back by forming a protective growth around the wound, a bit like a scab. Clever trees.

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Part-way up the pegging ladder of the 58-metre-high Gloucester Tree.

I also spotted some of Western Australia’s tallest trees, karri, within the Valley of the Giants, before immersing myself within the full glory of karri tree heaven, 90 minutes up the road, at Gloucester National Park.

The starring attraction is the opportunity to bask in the canopy of the karri forest, by climbing up the pegging ladder of the 58-metre-high Gloucester Tree.

It’s not for the faint-hearted – you’ll have to scale 153 pegs to reach the top. Before the introduction of spotter planes to look out for fires, a network of lookout trees spread out across the south-west forests.

From the top of these trees, foresters would scan the landscape vigilantly keeping watch for any sign of a fire breaking out.

The Gloucester Tree was selected by foresters as a fire lookout in 1947, named in honour of the then Governor General of Australia, HRH the Duke of Gloucester.

Today, the Gloucester Tree has been retired from its service as a fire sentinel, now open for visitors to enjoy as the ultimate tree climb, ascending to its crowning lookout structure, for a knockout view across the karri forest.

There’s also some great forest trails, like the short and sweet Dukes Walk, to rev up your rever-

ence of the emerald vegetation and stately karri – one of the world’s tallest trees.

It’s just 5km from the picturesque timber town of Pemberton, which is refashioning itself as a riveting base for eco-adventure.

Two such trail-blazers are Graeme & Toni Dearle. They were ahead of the curve, establishing Pemberton Discovery Tours nearly 20 years ago.

Offering a variety of experiences, their award-winning Beach & Forest Eco-Adventure is an enthralling and entertaining half-day journey of discovery, principally off-road.

I joined their 9am departure, where Graeme led us through a plethora of magnificent sights and experiences, in his trusty 4WD. First up, we ventured into Warren & D’Entrecasteaux National Parks, to marvel over more old growth karri forests.

Graeme’s passion and knowledge spilled forth, keeping me spell-bound over the course of the four-hour romp.

He remarked that karri timber built much of the Trans-Continental Railway.

We spotted some tingle trees, that start their lives rocketstraight, like match-sticks, before later gaining middle-age spread with their stouter buttressed trunks. We ogled jarrah, marri

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Feeling dwarfed by the giant residents, a drive through the southern forests is a must-do.

and the delightfully named snottygobble trees, which had just started flowering.

The runaway highlight was dune bashing, mounting the monumental quirk of nature, the Yeagarup Dunes. I felt like I had been suddenly teleported to the Sahara.

This humungous land-locked mobile dune system (the biggest south of the equator) is slowly extending its march inland. Moving at four metres a year, they are also the fastest moving dunes in the Southern Hemisphere, swallowing the forests and wetlands in their path.

The dunes start 6km east of the coast. The sand is powder soft with some incredibly steep ascents.

Finally we reached the unpeopled, untamed ocean splendour of Yeagarup Beach, where all manner of ocean-bobbing detritus washes up from the deep blue Indian.

After sizing up the mouth of the Warren River, emptying into the ocean, Graeme treated us to a fiendishly delicious picnic lunch before we sauntered back to Pemberton, regaling us with tales all along the way.

It’s a cracking tour that must be added to any self-respecting holiday check-list, if you’re planning a trip to the Southern Forests. www.pembertondiscoverytours.com.au

Grandma Tingle. She’s straight out of a fairytale with a wrinkly and wizened old face, which is instantly perceptible.

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TEST YOURSELF Test yourself with the Guardian’s weekday quiz 1 - Muscle turns to fat if you stop exercising. True or false? a. True b. False 2 - In Cuba, what is a habanera? a. A vegetable b. A dance c. A policeman 3 - Which singer appeared in the movie Dick Tracy? a. Mariah Carey b. Diana Ross c. Madonna 4 - In athletics, for how many days does a decathlon event last? a. One b. Two c. Five 5 - What is the oldest university in the United States? a. Harvard b. Stanford c. Yale 6 - The Dalai Lama is the spiritual leader of...? a. Tibet b. Mongolia c. Nepal 7 - Which famous magazine was founded by Hugh Hefner? a. National Geographic b. Time c. Playboy 8 - In which country did denim originate? a. France b. USA c. Soviet Union

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Rep game called off

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Mid Canterbury’s first Hawke Cup representative cricket match of the season had to be abandoned without a ball even being bowled.

Mid Canterbury were due to play South Canterbury in a twoday match at the Ashburton Domain oval at the weekend, but the weather had other ideas and after a day-and-a-half of sitting around waiting for the weather to clear, the decision was made to call the game off.

Persistent rain fell all weekend and while attempts were made to get play under way at times when the weather did improve, it all came to nothing, Mid Canterbury coach Garfield Charles said.

“We’ve been sweeping covers and squeegee mopping, and had the covers on and off.

“The boys put in a big effort but with the forecast and the rain and no sun, we were always fighting an uphill battle,” Charles said.

Charles said the two teams would share the points from the match, and with the other first round games also falling victim to the weather, it meant the zone was still an even playing field.

It was still disappointing not to get any play in at the weekend though, as Mid Canterbury had stood a good chance of beating South Canterbury, Charles said.

“I was really looking forward to this game.

“The guys are playing a good brand of cricket and I had a real buzz,” Charles said.

Mid Canterbury would now get back into the nets and continue their preparation, with their next game being a big one. Mid Canterbury were set to head to In-

Garfield Charles vercargill to play their next zone match against current Hawke Cup holders Southland.

“It will be a good test as to

where we are at and what we need to do, and hopefully we can roll them over,” Charles said.

After a couple of seasons of ending the season down the bottom of the standings in their zone, Mid Canterbury were hopeful of turning things around this season and finishing on top and earning themselves a Hawke Cup challenge.

If Mid Canterbury could topple Southland next weekend that would go a long way to achieving that, and setting up a challenge against that same team, which Mid Canterbury would go into with confidence knowing that they’d already beaten the holders once.

“Once you know you have done it, you can draw on that experience,” Charles said.

Mid Canterbury were set to take on Southland in Invercargill on December 8 and 9.

■ MOTOR RACING

McLaughlin the Supercars champion By niall andErson A year after losing the Supercars championship in heart-breaking fashion, Scott McLaughlin has earned the ultimate redemption.

McLaughlin finished second in the final race of the season in Newcastle to claim the championship title at the same place he threw it away a year ago, seeing off the title challenge of compatriot Shane van Gisbergen, who could only finish fourth.

It was sweet atonement after the drama of last year, in which McLaughlin lead by 78 points heading into the final race – also on Sunday, in Newcastle.

Needing only to finish in the top 11, three penalties saw McLaughlin finish 18th, with Jamie Whincup winning the final race, and with it, the championship.

McLaughlin admitted earlier this week to not having rewatched the race, but there were no sign of any mental scars as the 25-year-old drove safely throughout, avoiding any errors, and being content with letting David Reynolds pass him for victory in the final laps, safe in the knowledge that he had the bigger prize in the bag – the championship.

McLaughlin couldn’t contain his emotion after the race.

Cavs down Rockets Rookie Collin Sexton has scored a season-high 29 points to guide the Cleveland Cavaliers to a 117-108 NBA win over the Houston Rockets.

James Harden had 40 points and 13 assists for the Rockets but without the rested Chris Paul he could not prevent the Cavs making it two wins in succession for the first time this season, after their shock win at Philadelphia the night before.

Oklahoma City Thunder’s Russell Westbrook had a triple double but 22 points from Jamal Murray led a balanced Denver Nuggets team to a 105-98 victory. Karl-Anthony Towns had 35 points and 22 rebounds in the Timberwolves’ 11196 defeat of the Chicago Bulls. - AP

Aussies take T20 title Australia are women’s World Twenty20 champions again after they romped to an eight-wicket victory over England in the final in Antigua. Desperate to regain the title they lost two years ago, Australia dominated their opponents with young spinners Ashleigh Gardner and Georgia Wareham helping bowl out England for just 105. Gardner then combined with captain Meg Lanning to steer Australia to their target with 29 balls to spare. - AAP

Option for Kearney Warriors coach Stephen Kearney has reportedly been tabled an offer to stay at the NRL club until the end of 2022. NZME reports Kearney has been offered a three-year extension to his current contract which is due to expire at the end of next year. The 46-yearold has previously said he wants to stay at the Auckland-based club who he led to the finals this year in his second season in charge, breaking a drought that stretched back to 2011. Both parties are reportedly hopeful of agreeing to terms before Christmas.

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Kiwi driver Scott McLaughlin is the 2018 Superars champion. it.

“I just can’t believe we’ve done

“Everyone here, all the guys, we worked so hard. I have to pay respects to Shane, we raced hard all year, it was a hell of a battle.

“I’m absolutely amazed.”

Fortunately for McLaughlin, the final race was far less dramatic than this time a year ago, in part thanks to an overnight penalty against van Gisbergen.

Van Gisbergen was stripped of Saturday’s thrilling victory, in which he passed McLaughlin on

the final lap, after it was ruled that his car was lowered to the ground with the refuelling hose still attached during his final pit stop.

The resulting 25-second penalty saw him drop from first to fifth, and instead of a two-point margin and a winner-take-all fight for the title, McLaughlin suddenly had a 52-point lead, and only needed to cross the line in the top six to win the championship.

He did that with ease, and van Gisbergen was left disappointed

that he his championship hopes were hindered.

“I feel a bit gutted that the series did what they did, it’s inconsistent, it’s average. I would have loved to have fought on equal points. Congrats to them, they’re worthy champions..”

Having come so close last year, McLaughlin had spent all season refusing to touch the trophy, wanting to wait until he had won it before lifting it to the heavens.

Now, it will be hard to tear it away from his grasp.

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France kept their Davis Cup final hopes alive as Nicolas Mahut and Pierre-Hugues Herbert beat Croatian pair Ivan Dodig and Mate Pavic 6-4 6-4 3-6 7-6 (7-3) in a tense doubles battle at Stade Pierre Mauroy. Yannick Noah’s champions had their backs against the wall after losing both singles but Herbert and Mahut began the fightback, reducing the deficit to 2-1 and ensuring the last Davis Cup in its present guise will stretch into today. - AAP

Robson denies role Former Cronulla playmaker Jeff Robson has denied receiving any third-party payments while at the club after his name was linked to the NRL’s salary cap investigation into the Sharks. A report yesterday claimed the NRL integrity unit had found the Sharks had allegedly used a fake invoice and loan to pay two players in 2015.

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In brief Cheika still defiant Embattled Wallabies coach Michael Cheika maintains he’s still the man to take Australia to the World Cup despite falling to a ninth defeat of a miserable 2018. Cheika’s side sank to a 37-18 loss – their joint second biggest against England – in a game where they were largely second-best at Twickenham yesterday. The defeat was Australia’s ninth in 13 matches and despite it being a year to forget, Cheika insisted there are still reasons to be optimistic. - AAP

Another Cup for Canada Canada have maintained their record of appearing in every Rugby World Cup by claiming the 20th and last berth in next year’s tournament in Japan. The Canadians qualified by defeating Hong Kong 27-10 in the rain on a chewed-up field in Marseille, with two brilliant tries by record tryscorer DTH van der Merwe.

Canada fills out Pool B, where they will play New Zealand, South Africa, Italy and Namibia. - NZME

Historic win for Fiji

All eyes on national sevens tourney Mid Canterbury were one of three sevens teams having one final hit-out in Methven on Saturday, before heading to the South Island tournament in the hope of qualifying for nationals. Mid Canterbury were joined by Canterbury and South Canterbury at the Methven Domain. Mid Canterbury took on both Canterbury and South Canterbury, before starting a rotation with all three teams in action in order to get all three teams valuable time on the field. The three teams will all head to Timaru this weekend, along with teams from unions all around the South Island, to play in the southern zone sevens tournament at Alpine Energy Stadium.

The top five teams will qualify for the nationals which will be played in Tauranga later in the month.

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Fiji have celebrated a massive first-ever upset victory over France in a tense rugby test in Paris. The Fijians – ranked 10th in the world to France’s eight – held on with some heroic defence to beat France 21-14 at the Stade de France yesterday. Dominiko Waqaniburotu, the Fijian captain who plays in France for Brive, said his team “are playing for our homeland”. “This win this afternoon is for the people in Fiji,” he said on Sky Sport as the South Pacific nation basked in the glory of a first win over France in 10 test encounters. Fiji have beaten Australia (twice), Scotland (twice), Argentina, Italy and Wales, to beat France in Paris was especially pleasing with 10 of the 23-man Fijian squad on the payroll at French Top 14 rugby clubs.

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■ RUGBY

Treat big win with some caution

By GreGor Paul

I

taly are clearly not giants of world rugby and therefore the All Blacks’ crushing 66-3 victory in Rome has to be treated with some caution.

A big win against a side that holds a Tier One status it scarcely deserves is not reason to shout from the rooftops that the All Blacks are back in rugby paradise with a restored aura of infallibility.

It is reason, though, to see they are making their way towards being a better and less predictable attacking force and the fug of gloom that hung heavy after Dublin, should have lifted somewhat.

Afforded more time and space, the All Blacks found their flow and rhythm. But, more importantly, they mixed up their repertoire of structured plays and seemed to be more in tune with one another.

There are tougher challenges ahead where the All Blacks won’t be given the same freedom to work the ball, but the 80 minutes in Rome could be deemed valuable when the historians come to look back in 12 months for significant change points.

This game may not end up ranking as massively significant, but it was important for the All Blacks to sign off in 2018 with something reassuring if not quite emphatic.

It was important for the players to give a performance that provided definitive proof there is progress being made in the tactical evolution and the drive to build the All Blacks as less predictable.

Important for them to see they can piece it all together – they can make the right decisions about where to move the ball and they can be deadly if they build early momentum and then play what they see.

It wasn’t an outstanding effort in Rome, but it was mostly good. It was mostly coherent and mostly accurate and because of that, there will be a little bit of confidence brewed.

Confidence is an important quality to have and combined with a little residual disappointment held over from Dublin, the All Blacks have a powerful concoction of emotions with which to work over the summer.

“It was better,” said All Blacks coach Steve Hansen of the 66-3 victory.

“Obviously it was different opposition. They [All Blacks players] have had a big week after last week’s disappointment. They came back and played well.

“No game is the same regardless of the opposition when you do your analysis of the game the cues and the core roles you are after whether it is in their scrummaging or lineout work, back play

and open field play and you look at how they did it.”

In that regard Hansen can be relatively pleased that a number of fringe candidates did precisely what was asked of them.

Jordie Barrett delivered a muchimproved performance on the wing that suggests he can make that position work.

Dane Coles was creeping back to his old self and showed he’s still got that ability to beat defenders in the wider channels.

Patrick Tuipulotu carried with some ferocity and destruction but his handling remains a concern.

The star of the show was perhaps Vaea Fifita, though, who pitched in with an aggressive and abrasive performance at blindside.

“I thought it was a pretty complete performance,” said Hansen.

“He is a well-known ball carrier but his defence was good on set piece and he came off the line

really well. He had a real physical presence throughout the game.”

All of which left Hansen reasonably chipper about where he sees his team at the moment.

“It has been a great tour for us,” he said. “People might think it is a weird comment when we have lost one game. But there were plenty of gifts. England in the rain – they couldn’t have got better conditions to play that game. We came back from 15-0 down and we showed a lot of calmness.

“We went to Ireland had a real arm wrestle and came out the wrong side of that. But we created enough opportunities but we didn’t take them so the lessons to make sure we take them in the future.

“It is always good to go to the table hungry. You can eat more when you are hungry rather than when you are full. You don’t win the World Cup unless you are hungry.”

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In brief Why Read led the haka If you thought Kieran Read leading the haka for the first time was a response to widespread criticism thrown at the All Blacks captain this week, think again. Read has been quietly chipping away at perfecting the words and actions that come with commanding the haka for some time. Read, in his 43rd test as captain, instead suggested he picked this test as it was played at Stadio Olimpico, the same venue where Sir Peter Snell, in the 800m, and Sir Murray Halberg (5000m) both clinched memorable gold medals in 1960 in what is now considered New Zealand’s greatest Olympic hour.

- NZME

ABs to play Tonga

Scott Barrett, Beauden Barrett and Anton Lienert-Brown celebrate their victory over Italy yesterday morning.

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■ RUGBY

Attack a work in progress

By GreGor Paul A bit like reports of Mark Twain’s death, the All Blacks attack game has prematurely been declared cold on the slab after difficult tests against England and Ireland.

They showed with a 66-3 win over Italy in Rome they can still do pass and catch, off the cuff rugby, better than any team on the planet.

It was maybe more of a devastating result than it was per-

formance but there was enough good football to feel content that all is not wrong in their world.

There was confirmation that in Beauden Barrett, Damian McKenzie and Richie Mo’unga the All Blacks have three exceptional rugby players.

The fact the All Blacks haven’t quite found a way to properly harness the power of all three seems like the sort of first world rugby drama most other teams would love to have.

There is a ridiculous amount of

creative talent among them and in Rome they showed plenty of it.

Natural, instinctive footballers are the sorts that win World Cups and while there will be differing views on whether they are right, the All Blacks coaches are clearly determined to find a way to accommodate all three of them and go to Japan next year with an extraordinary range of attacking weapons.

And who can blame them?

When the All Blacks find a way to generate momentum and

space, they are just about unstoppable.

The victory was, probably, never in doubt and the big hope was that the All Blacks would show a greater ability to build cohesion and flow in their structured play.

The trick is to not fret too much about what it all looks like now, but to wait to see if this group of All Blacks are able to build a more varied and disguised game by the time the World Cup swings around.

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Schmidt about to reveal future plans Joe Schmidt is set to announce whether or not he will remain head coach of Ireland today as speculation of the Kiwi’s return to New Zealand after next year’s Rugby World Cup continues to mount.

After watching Ireland defeat the USA 57-14 at Dublin’s Aviva Stadium to complete a clean sweep in the November internationals, including a historic win over the All Blacks last weekend, Schmidt was probed about his future with the second worldranked side.

Suggesting that he had already made a final decision, Schmidt was coy about dropping any hints but reassured that he didn’t intend to muck anyone around.

“Yea, look, it’s very close,” Schmidt told RTE Rugby.

“I’m going to take some time tomorrow, because, as I said, it’s been a really busy week.

“We were flat out trying to put this group together so that takes

Joe Schmidt is about to announce his future in rugby coaching. every bit of your spare time.

“I don’t want to muck people around and I’m really conscious if trying to give everyone clarity.

“I guess on Monday, yea, we’ll

make a decision.”

Schmidt, who has led Ireland to three Six Nations titles in five years, has been widely identified as a leading candidate to replace

Steve Hansen – given the current All Blacks head coach confirms his suspected post-World Cup departure.

Earlier this week, Schmidt dropped what has been argued as the biggest hint about his rugby future with the All Blacks.

The Irish Times reported that the Kiwi coach’s quotes and emotions in the press conference before Ireland’s clash with the USA were potentially telling.

“That it’s been “a long time coming” is most likely a reference to having considered ending his tenure before,” argued the Times.

“One can only deduce that the decision has, to a large degree, already been made, and it’s assuredly more likely that a decision to end his time as Ireland’s rugby coach and his family’s time in Ireland would make him more emotional than if he and they had decided to stay,” it concluded - NZME

The All Blacks will face Tonga in a home test just two weeks before their bid to defend the Webb Ellis Cup begins next year. New Zealand Rugby announced the world champions will play the Ikale Tahi on September 7 in a pre-World Cup hit out in Hamilton. Both teams will leave for Japan within the two following days, with the All Blacks playing their high-stakes tournament opener against South Africa on September 21. Tonga face England a day later. The additional test means the All Blacks will play five international matches in a reduced schedule ahead of the World Cup. - NZME

Ireland crush Eagles Ireland proved way toto strong when their second-stringers absorbed a strong United States start then smashed the Eagles 57-14 in Dublin yesterday. Ireland made 14 changes after beating the All Blacks last weekend, and found themselves in a match when the US levelled at 14-14 a quarter in with a penalty try from a rolling maul. But the effort to reach that point took a toll on the Eagles, and their unprecedented nine-test winning streak ended with their first loss of the year.

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Gatland a happy man Warren Gatland’s Wales have completed their first-ever clean sweep of a November rugby test programme, after taking down South Africa 20-11 in Cardiff yesterday.

Prop Tomas Francis and fullback Liam Williams went over for the hosts inside the first 20 minutes at the Principality Stadium, setting up a fourth straight win over the Springboks and a ninth straight against all opposition. That run is Wales’ best in 19 years, as the world No 3-ranked side made it four out of four in the end-of-year internationals for the first time, having collected the scalps of Scotland, Australia, and Tonga in previous weeks.

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Review ‘critical’ Ten months before the start of the Rugby World Cup, the Wallabies look a million miles away from lifting the William Webb Ellis Cup for a record-equalling third time.

After the euphoria of the 2015 run to the final at Twickenham – the undoubted high point of Cheika’s four-year reign – the Wallabies head into 2019 with far more questions than answers. Rugby Australia (RA) will conduct a review within a month after the Wallabies’ year from hell and plenty is riding on it.

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In brief Belgium wins World Cup Belgium have withstood a late charge from Australia’s Marc Leishman and Cameron Smith to win their first World Cup of Golf.

Team Australia had a run of three straight birdies on the back nine of Melbourne’s Metropolitan Golf Course but Belgian duo Thomas Pieters and Thomas Detry held their nerve for a three-shot win, with Mexico also tying for second.

They will collect $A3.04 million for the victory.

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Tiger in Australia Ernie Els is backing rival skipper Tiger Woods to muscle his way onto a star-studded American Presidents Cup team and wow fans as a playing captain when the event heads to Australia next year.

Four-time major winner Els will captain the International side while Woods will skipper the Americans for the biennial teams event at Royal Melbourne in December 2019. Els, in Melbourne on Sunday to unveil Australian major winner Geoff Ogilvy as one of his assistant captains, is preparing for 14-time major winner Woods to be on the 12-player American team.

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On top of her game

Ashburton’s Veronica Wall and Whangarei’s Shannon Cox, rowing for the Southern Rowing Performance Centre, were among those who hit the water at the weekend for the annual Ashburton Rowing Club’s rowing regatta.

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■ ROWING

Regatta beats the weather

By Erin TaskEr

Erin.t@thEguardian.co.nz

Rowers hit the water in the rain for the Ashburton Rowing Club’s first regatta of the summer at Lake Hood at the weekend.

Cool temperatures and persistent rain – particularly yesterday – didn’t hamper the event at all, with the full programme completed over the two days, Ashburton Rowing Club coach Justin Wall said.

In rowing it was wind that was the biggest problem, and

that held off to ensure the event went off without a hitch, unlike the first event the club was due to host this season – the Clarke Boyce Regatta – which was blown out.

Wall said it was the first regatta of the season where crews were able to race over 2km and crews had been happy to get out on the water.

“It was the first chance for people to really get out and have a bit of a blast,” Wall said.

A number of crews from the

Ashburton Rowing Club were in action over the two days, and all competed well, Wall said.

“We won plenty of races, so everyone was happy,” he said.

In the past the regatta had attracted around 500 to 600 crews from around Canterbury and North Otago, but Wall said numbers were slightly down this year, which he put down to some having been put off due to issues with weed at the lake last summer.

“I did my best to reassure peo-

ple that we wouldn’t have that problem again, but I think the numbers were still down a little bit,” Wall said.

Crews will now turn their attention to the Otago Championships which were being held at Lake Ruataniwha, Twizel, in two weeks.

Rowers will then take a break over Christmas before heading to the first regatta of the new year, the Canterbury Championships at Lake Ruataniwha, in mid-January.

One measly heat. That was all that stood between Stephanie Gilmore and the world surfing title in 2017.

Gilmore ended last year’s World Surf League championship 1000 points behind fellow Australian Tyler Wright in one of the closest title races the world tour has seen. From the disappointment of that near-miss however, Gilmore has found a mental technique which has led to a dominant 2018 campaign. The 30-year-old is back at Honolua Bay ahead of this week’s season-ending Maui Pro with a record-equalling seventh world championship all but in her grasp.

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Celtic, Rangers on top Celtic and Rangers are the top two in the Scottish Premiership as Hearts’ recent struggles continue.

The Hoops won 3-0 win at Hamilton, while Hearts have now picked up just one point from 12 after a 2-0 defeat at struggling St Mirren.

Midfielder Ryan Christie swept in Celtic’s opener and the points were secured when midfielder Scott Martin’s leg helped a Scott Sinclair header into his own net in the 66th minute. Leigh Griffiths drilled in a third from a free-kick. In Paisley, Adam Hammill’s long-range effort at the start of the second half had the visitors on the back foot and the same player doubled the lead nine minutes later to give Oran Kearney’s men a welcome win. - PA

■ FOOTBALL

Penalty shoot-out creates history for NZ football The New Zealand U-17 women’s team has shocked the footballing world by defeating Japan on penalties to make the semi-finals of the FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup – the first time a side from this country has ever made the final four of a FIFA event.

Having earlier become the first team from New Zealand to make

the quarter-finals of a World Cup and breaking several other records in the process, coach Leon Birnie and his charges were very much already in unchartered territory as they took to the field at the Estadio Alberto Suppici in Uruguay yesterday.

But they weren’t in any mood to bring their history-making ex-

ploits to an end and instead continued the fairy-tale by holding highly-fancied Japan to a 1-1 draw and then finishing the job with a dramatic 4-3 win in the subsequent penalty shoot-out.

Goalkeeper and vice-captain Anna Leat was the heroine, pulling off a fine save in additional time to keep the scores level be-

fore also keeping out Japan’s first spot kick.

She then stepped up herself to rifle home the winning penalty and earn one of the most memorable results in New Zealand football history.

“What a performance – these girls have come over here and game after game just defied the

odds,” Birnie said.

“We’d never got out of the group before and we created history by doing that.

“Then today is a special occasion – no New Zealand team has ever reached a semi-final and now we’ve done it. I’m so proud of the girls and it was an amazing performance,” he added.

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■ PUKEKOHE

In brief

Upset win for Bisou Bisou Under-rated mare Bisou Bisou pulled off a major upset when she produced a powerful finishing burst to claim victory in the Gr.2 Dunstan Feeds Auckland Thoroughbred Breeders’ Stakes (1400m) at Pukekohe.

The seven-year-old mare continued her unbeaten run for new trainer Nigel Tiley after scoring at her stable debut over 1200m at Ellerslie on Melbourne Cup day.

Bisou Bisou has done the bulk of her racing from the Wanganui stable of Kevin Myers but was transferred to Tiley by her owner/ breeders, John and Di Bowbyes, for a change of environment in an attempt to secure some valuable black-type for her future career as a broodmare.

Tiley was quick to admit he wasn’t overly confident of securing victory in the high-class field but had been hoping for a good showing off the back of the mare’s convincing Ellerslie performance.

“She was racing down the (west) coast, Marlborough and places like that but she has settled in so well up here,” he said.

“She’s a brave little girl and the idea was to come up here to try and get some black-type.

“I was hoping, as I wasn’t confident, but I was certainly hoping.”

Handled superbly by Andrew Calder, Bisou Bisou was a clear last on the inner with 600m left to run in the contest.

Calder improved his charge along the rail in the straight before angling into the clear to range up alongside pacemaker Sleeping Beauty.

Hotly challenged by race fa-

M3

Pair showing promise The early action at yesterday’s Te Rapa race-meeting served up a pair of three-year-olds that could well command closer attention over the coming months. Debutant Surely Sacred created a good impression when he sat three-wide throughout before claiming the opening event over 1200m. “He is a very attractive horse who had trialled up nicely,” trainer Tony Pike said. “It was a good effort to sit three-deep on debut, without cover, and get up.” Another with classic aspirations is three-year-old gelding Amano who stormed home to land the second event on the card over 1600m.

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Bergerson expecting calls Awapuni trainer Royden Bergerson is expecting his phone to be busier than usual as he prepares for the Wanganui Cup meeting. Bergerson’s consistent performer Beefeater looks set to tackle the Thoroughbred Lodge Wanganui Cup next week-end after defeating a handy line-up in Saturday’s feature at Awapuni. Beefeater landed the Bulls Country Cup in the hands of Lisa Allpress to cap a run of consistent form. With Allpress committed to another mount at Wanganui, Bergerson is looking around for a new rider for his charge.

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Tiger happy at home Tiger Tara is loving life back at home, albeit briefly. The NZ Cup runner-up arrived back at his NSW base on Tuesday and trainer Kevin Pizzuto is thrilled he can now stay home until next Thursday instead of having to be in Melbourne by Monday. Tiger Tara followed his phenomenal NZ Cup run with one of the worst runs of his career in the NZ FFA won by Cruz Bromac.

Tiger Tara remains the Aussie TAB favourite for the Inter Dominion5 final at $4.50.

- HRNZ

Andrew Calder gets Bisou Bisou to the line in the Breeders’ Stakes at Pukekohe on Saturday. vourite Volpe Veloce over the final 150m, Bisou Bisou stuck to her guns brilliantly to grab the victory by a short head with Sleeping Beauty fighting on well for third.

“I was quite happy where she

was as I said to Andrew to just let her do her own thing early,” Tiley said.

“What I liked about the ride was that he didn’t come out and try and go around them.

“He balanced her up and came

through them.

“The gaps came and she did the rest.

“We will let the dust settle for now, but we will keep chasing the black-type while she is in good form.”

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Palmerston North dogs Today at Manawatu Rceway

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2 48x77 Aussie Hoon nwtd S & ....................B Evans 3 715x8 Midsomer Magic nwtd ..............E Duganzich 4 84748 Hard Merch nwtd G & ............ S Fredrickson 5 18362 Idol Dude nwtd ..................................M Flipp 6 88718 Kirkham Coby 23.52 .......................C Morris 7 51455 Bigtime OnFire nwtd ..........................L Cole 8 46267 All Black Star nwtd ...................E Duganzich Emergencies: 9 46255 Bigtime Sienna nwtd ..........................L Cole 10 36788 Cheese And Chalk nwtd ....................L Cole 8 3.25 NZ RACING SERIES NOVICE (C0-C1) HEATS NZRSq, 457m 1 3x238 Lucky Mick nwtd ................................. N Udy 2 54443 Zara Cheebee nwtd ..........................M Flipp 3 56874 Spot On Hearty nwtd ...............E Duganzich 4 13438 Opawa Big nwtd ..............................R Wales 5 71 Opawa Pink nwtd ............................R Wales 6 26727 Hashtag Blessed 26.68 ................M Roberts 7 15262 Goldstar Whitey nwtd S & ...............B Evans 8 52412 Goldstar Alaska nwtd S & ...............B Evans 9 87675 Four Twenty nwtd ......................J McInerney 10 Thrilling Amigo nwtd........................ K Walsh 9 3.47pm NZ RACING SERIES NOVICE (C0-C1) HEATS NZRSq, 457m 1 1411 Sausage nwtd J & ...........................D Fahey

2 76727 Here’s Hemi 26.33 ....................J McInerney 3 13352 Eddie Hemi nwtd .............................R Wales 4 37657 Goldstar Sydney nwtd S & ..............B Evans 5 44235 Go Show nwtd.................................... N Udy 6 35333 Goldstar Charger nwtd S & .............B Evans 7 75364 Token Pick nwtd ..............................R Wales 8 36634 Bill’s Barker 26.81 ...........................S Maher Emergencies: 9 27858 Bigtime Sam 26.08 G & ......... S Fredrickson 10 86786 Bigtime Bart nwtd H &....................... Woods 10 4.06 NZ RACING SERIES NOVICE (C0-C1) HEATS NZRSq, 457m 1 76742 Opawa Denise nwtd ........................... N Udy 2 22641 Born Quick nwtd..............................R Wales 3 77325 Goldstar Scooby nwtd S & ..............B Evans 4 41121 Jinja Shake nwtd J &.......................D Fahey 5 68x36 Sefton Jill nwtd ................................R Wales 6 51221 Barbarossa Boy nwtd .................B Goldsack 7 43534 Idol Alan nwtd ...................................M Flipp 8 37367 Bigtime Forecast 26.38 H & .............. Woods Emergencies: 9 62273 Diamond Geezer nwtd .................M Goodier 10 27858 Bigtime Sam 26.08 G & ......... S Fredrickson

Palmerston North Greyhound Racing Club (2014) Incor- 8 86314 Flying Dewy nwtd ........................A Turnwald 8 34838 Goldstar Captain nwtd S &..............B Evans 9 76648 Iris Allen nwtd..............................A Turnwald porated Venue: Manawatu Raceway Meeting Date: 26 Emergencies: Emergencies: 10 47x38 Caveman Sam 25.88 ..................B Hodgson Nov 2018 NZ Meeting number: 9 Doubles: 1 and 2; 4 and 9 4462F Bigtime Bee nwtd ...............................L Cole 9 44 Opawa Flash nwtd ..........................R Wales 4 5.17pm M & M MASTER BUTCHERS C3/4, 457m 5 Trebles: 3, 4 and 5 10 Opawa Magic nwtd..........................R Wales 10 87675 Four Twenty nwtd ......................J McInerney 1 81128 Kia Tere 26.24 S & ..........................B Evans 1 4.22pm (NZT) NZ RACING SERIES NOVICE (C0-C1) 2 4.42 NZ RACING SERIES NOVICE (C0-C1) HEATS 3 4.57pm STEVE THE AUCTIONEER DAVIS C3, 457m 2 F3328 Lunch Special 26.14 ..........................L Cole HEATS NZRSq, 457m NZRSq, 457m 1 72261 Bigtime Chris 26.32 G & ........ S Fredrickson 3 26111 Diddilee 25.92 .............................A Turnwald 1 15525 Our Rick nwtd .................................R Wales 1 1x8 Jay Shirley nwtd ..............................R Wales 2 11678 Mister Ebby 26.09 .......................A Turnwald 4 16227 All About Space 26.04 .............E Duganzich 2 68677 Kushka nwtd H &............................... Woods 2 55233 Mischief Viking 25.95 ......................... N Udy 3 77373 Cawbourne Palmer 25.93 ...........A Turnwald 5 14646 Djay Dynamix 25.79 ...........................L Cole 3 18555 Opawa Al nwtd ................................R Wales 3 5725x Toki Girl 26.45 .............................. D Denbee 4 54811 It’s A Threat nwtd ........................A Turnwald 6 74116 Thrilling Jo 26.23............................. K Walsh 4 12453 Jinja Murphy nwtd J & .....................D Fahey 4 71134 Lady Jellybean nwtd ....................M Goodier 5 64823 Bigtime Mike 26.18 ............................L Cole 7 21885 Bigtime Vanessa 25.68 ......................L Cole 5 67641 Goldstar Chief nwtd S &..................B Evans 5 114 Bigtime Honey nwtd ...........................L Cole 6 58334 Bigtime Fred 26.04 .............................L Cole 8 31543 Bigtime Acacia 26.09 .........................L Cole 6 11111 Amorini nwtd .....................................B Craik 6 11131 Opawa Sweet nwtd J & ...................D Fahey 7 22342 Bigtime Doug 25.82 ...........................L Cole Emergencies: 7 78126 Opawa Tai nwtd .................................. N Udy 7 75723 Lucky James nwtd.............................M Flipp 8 12458 Sub Eighteen 26.48 ...........................L Cole 9 43775 Bigtime Kate 26.13.............................L Cole

10 6468x Zou Star nwtd.....................................L Cole 5.37pm THANK YOU AND FAREWELL GEORGIE CLARK C4/C5 C4/5, 457m 1 35765 Fusion Cronulla 25.81 .................A Turnwald 2 63353 Goldstar Ashton nwtd S & ...............B Evans 3 68742 Bigtime Wendle 25.93 ........................L Cole 4 85283 Arden Emgrand 26.07 .................A Turnwald 5 52111 Monster Fish 25.62 .....................A Turnwald 6 43482 Bigtime Caleb 25.99...........................L Cole 7 27274 Thomas William 25.97.................. D Denbee 8 41777 Ask King Jeff 25.78 ............................L Cole

Palmerston North Greyhound Racing Club Inc. Venue: Mana- 8 31364 Opawa Henry nwtd J & .......................D Bell watu Raceway Meeting Date: 26 Nov 2018 NZ Meeting num- 9 52426 Dusky Brew nwtd S & .....................B Evans ber: 3 Doubles: 1 and 2; 3 and 4; 5 and 6; 7 and 8; 9 and 10 10 11455 Bigtime Joshy 23.58 G &........ S Fredrickson Trebles: 1, 2 and 3; 4, 5 and 6; 8, 9 and 10 3 2.00pm PAUL CLARIDGE ELECTRICAL C3, 410m 1 1.25pm ADRIAN CLARK BLOODSTOCK CONSUL- 1 13838 Sierra Delta nwtd S &......................B Evans TANT C1 C1, 410m 2 21286 Plan Stan nwtd ............................... L Pearce 1 42552 Whippy Bale nwtd ...........................C Morris 3 11522 Bigtime Hunter 23.56 .........................L Cole 2 42455 Bigtime Pearl nwtd .............................L Cole 4 78133 Little Scamp 23.69 ....................... D Denbee 3 84534 I’ll Be Loyal nwtd .......................... T Downey 5 71411 Born Fab 23.84 ...............................S Maher 4 68222 Kellydean nwtd ................................C Morris 6 51524 Melan nwtd S & ...............................B Evans 5 78576 Cawbourne Brandy 23.57 J & .............D Bell 7 21224 Go Ash nwtd .....................................M Flipp 6 63478 Cawbourne Symsy 23.75 J &..............D Bell 8 61663 Dyna Vernon nwtd ........................M Roberts 7 17661 Kinetic Shadow nwtd........................... L Bell 9 7138x Apricity nwtd................................A Turnwald 8 72236 Judge Me Jackie nwtd.................... L Pearce 10 43775 Bigtime Kate 23.38.............................L Cole 9 56424 Cawbourne Chops nwtd........... K Gommans 4 2.17pm KAMADA PARK R/A FEATURE (SPECIAL 10 75424 Magma nwtd ...................................L Doody COND) R/A, 457m 2 1.42 RED SNAPPER SEAFOODS, CHRISTCHURCH 1 41866 Big League Diva 25.95................A Turnwald C2 C2, 410m 2 32471 Mainline Lil nwtd .........................B Hodgson 1 32232 Blue Precision nwtd ........................C Morris 3 31876 Waitohi 26.05 ..............................A Turnwald 2 53145 Americano 23.50 G &............. S Fredrickson 4 44F11 Tuna Speed 26.15 ....................E Duganzich 3 15F24 Cool Wolf 23.70............................. D Donlon 5 24867 Lizzy O’Shea nwtd ......................B Hodgson 4 31634 Goldstar Galaxie nwtd S & ..............B Evans 6 71457 Three Of Hearts 26.46 ................B Hodgson 5 11245 Bigtime Leads 23.30 ..........................L Cole 7 31557 Kamada Park nwtd ......................A Turnwald 6 32523 Retail Mayhem nwtd....................... L Pearce 8 86246 Hot Platter nwtd ..........................A Turnwald 7 24115 White Comet 23.69 ....................... D Donlon 5 2.35pm J P PRINT, PETONE C2D DISTANCE FEA-

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City, Liverpool on top

By Simon CamBerS Manchester City and Liverpool have kept pace at the top of the English Premier League as each claimed convincing away victories.

David Silva, Raheem Sterling and two Leroy Sane goals gave leaders City a 4-0 win at West Ham while Mo Salah, Trent Alexander-Arnold and Roberto Firmino kept Liverpool within two points of top spot with a 3-0 win at Watford.

Tottenham leapfrogged Chelsea into third spot with a 3-1 win over their fellow London side in the day’s late match.

New Fulham manager Claudio Ranieri had an instant effect as his side beat Southampton 3-2 to move off the bottom of the table, while Manchester United were held to a goalless draw at home by Crystal Palace.

City were done and dusted by halftime after Silva, with a flick, Sterling, with an easy finish and Sane, with a superb third, made it 3-0 at the break.

West Ham manager Manuel Pellegrini threw on three substitutes

“The first goal was brilliant footat the interval but though they improved, Sane grabbed a second ball and the free kick from Trent late on to rub further salt into the was a dream.

“It was a good game against a wounds.

“I give a lot of credit to our play- good side.”

Dele Alli, Harry Kane and Son ers for the victory, but it was not the best performance,” City man- Heung Min scored the goals as Tottenham ended Chelsea’s unbeaten ager Pep Guardiola said. record with a convincing victory.

“I think we got a bit lucky.

Olivier Giroud pulled one back “West Ham had a lot of chances and should have scored. But we late on with a header but Tottenwill have more chances to be a lot ham were good value for their win.

Alexander Mitrovic twice, better.” Level Level 73St, Burnett Ashburton Members I.B.A.N.Z & & Brokernet Ltd. scored LevelSt, 2, 73 St,|Ashburton Members of NZBrokers I.B.A.N.Z & NZ Brokernet 2, 73 Level Burnett Ashburton | Members of|of I.B.A.N.Z 2, 73 Burnett St,2, Ashburton |Burnett Members of I.B.A.N.Z & Brokernet NZ Ltd. NZ Ltd. including the winner, as Fulham Liverpool produced a superb Level 2, 73 Burnett St, Ashburton | Members of I.B.A.N.Z & Brokernet NZ Ltd. second-half performance as they responded to the arrival of managwon 3-0 at Watford, having been er Ranieri with a 3-2 win over fellow strugglers Southampton, endfrustrated in the first half.

Salah opened the scoring on 67 ing a run of seven straight defeats.

The result lifted Fulham off the minutes and Alexander-Arnold then fired in a superb free kick nine bottom, with Huddersfield, who are away to Wolves on Sunday, minutes later to double their lead.

Liverpool captain Jordan Hen- dropping to last, while Southampderson was sent off for a second ton are fourth-bottom.

Everton moved above Manchesbookable offence eight minutes from time but Roberto Firmino ter United into sixth thanks to a added a third with a minute of nor- 1-0 win over Cardiff, with Gylfi Sigurdsson snatching the winner just mal time to go.

“How we closed down the game after the hour mark.

Jamie Vardy earned a point with was just brilliant especially the third goal,” Liverpool manager a second-half penalty as Leicester drew 1-1 at Brighton.

- DPA Juergen Klopp said.

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10am MT HUTT MEMORIAL HALL. NZ Alpine and Agriculture Encounter, Art Gallery and

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9.30am ST DAVID’S UNION CHURCH. Walking group meets outside church. 48 Allens Road, Allenton.

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1pm - 3pm ASHBURTON AVIATION MUSEUM. A great selection of many aircraft from the past to the future. Seafield Road.

1pm - 4pm ASHBURTON DISTRICT FAMILY HISTORY GROUP. Open for research. Heritage Centre, 327 West Street.

6pm BOOTCAMP. Catering for all levels of fitness. Walnut Avenue

Pavilion. Contact Georgia 0276888686 or Aleisha 0278489309.

6pm (start) TOOT FOR TUCKER. Food collectors will be out tooting their horns collecting nonperishable food for our foodbanks. Collectors meet Ashburton Racecourse, Racecourse Road.

6pm ASHBURTON HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. Pot luck tea, new members welcome. Domain Pavilion, Walnut Avenue.

10am NEWCOMERS SOCIAL GROUP. Coffee morning for new people to the area. Nosh Cafe, Ashford Village, West Street.

10am MT HUTT MEMORIAL HALL. NZ Alpine and Agriculture Encounter, Art Gallery and hall of memories. 160 Main Street, Methven.

10am - 3pm AGE CONCERN, 206 CLUB. Fun filled days for over 60 years, for more information ring 308-6817. Cameron Street.

10am - 4pm TROTTS GARDEN. Internationally recognised, open daily, weekends by arrangement, entry fee applies. info@trotts.co.nz or phone 027-640-4094.

Racecourse Road.

10.30am ST DAVID’S UNION CHURCH. Service at Cameron Court’s.

57 Grigg Street.

10.30am AGE CONCERN, SAYGO EXERCISES. METHVEN- Gentle exercises for muscle strength and balance in a friendly supportive environment. All Saints Church, 1 Chapman Street, Methven.

12pm - 3pm JUSTICE OF THE PEACE SIGNING CENTRE. Open every Tuesday for documentation signing with a JP on hand. Community House, 44 Cass Street.

1pm ASHBURTON MSA PETANQUE CLUB. Social games, new members welcome. 115 Racecourse Road.

1pm AGE CONCERN, SAYGO EXERCISES. RAKAIA - Gentle exercises for muscle strength and balance in a friendly supportive environment. Presbyterian Church, Bridge Street, Rakaia.

1pm - 3pm ASHBURTON AVIATION MUSEUM.

A great selection of many aircraft from the past to the future, Seafield Road.

2pm ASHBURTON BREAST CANCER SUPPORT GROUP. Meeting to be held at McKenzie Centre, all welcome.

Kermode Street.

5.30pm ST DAVID’S UNION CHURCH. Youth Group, 48 Allens Road, Allenton.

6pm INTEGRATIVE YOGA. Weekly yoga classes. Senior Centre, Cameron Street.

7pm - 9pm MID CANTERBURY BADMINTON CLUB. All ages and abilities welcome, racquets available. E A Network Centre Stadium, 20 River Terrace.

7.30pm ASHBURTON TABLE TENNIS. Table Tennis, weekly meeting for all levels, come “Have A Go!” Ashburton M.S.A. Havelock Street.

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For professional computer servicing and laser engraving. See Kelvin at KJB Systems, 4 Ascot Place, phone 308 8989. Locally owned and serving Ashburton for 30 years. Same day service if possible. Supergold discount card welcomed.

SUN CONTROL WINDOW TINTING - Vehicles-homesoffices. Phone Craig Rogers 307 6347 - 027 258 0884 or 0800 TINTER. Member of Master Tinters NZ.

MOTORING WHEEL alignments at great prices. Maximise the life of your tyres with an alignment from Neumanns Tyre Services Ltd, 197 Wills Street. Phone 308-6737.

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Phone 021 185 6338.

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Excellent service. Phone 021 046 4314.

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Ready now. Heat pump, newly painted, new carpet.

Reference required. No dogs ANNALISE, in town today or smokers. One cat fine. Call only. Please phone 021 0288 Vicky 03 302 6104 or 027 220 5241.

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Cryptic crossword

Monday, November 26, 2018

Simon Shuker’s Code Cracker

WordWheel

ARIES (Mar 21-Apr 19): You’ve had your moments of being entirely too busy, so you don’t take it personally when someone close to you gets caught up in the bustle. You’ll be an invaluable asset to a busy person today.

TAURUS (Apr 20-May 20): The first rule is to love yourself. It may seem noble to love someone else more than you love yourself, but this violates the first rule, you’ll be able to do more for others when you follow the first rule.

GEMINI (May 21-Jun 21): One version of mistaken identity is when you mentally imbue others with powers they do not possess. To accurately recognise the strengths and limits of others is a form of love.

CANCER (Jun 22-Jul 22): It’s a comfort to know where you belong, but it’s also important to realise you’re the one who made it so. You created a place for yourself, and you could do the same elsewhere if you choose to make a move.

LEO (Jul 23-Aug 22): While others complain about what’s wrong, you home in on the problem, learn all you can about the surrounding circumstances and fix it in a way that satisfies both the small and the big picture.

VIRGO (Aug 23-Sep 22): Much depends on where the information is coming from. Credible sources get listened to. So do attractive or unexpected sources. Unfortunately, familiar sources are most commonly disregarded.

LIBRA (Sep 23-Oct 23): Shape interactions with an eye toward the abilities and needs of those around you. You’re looking at a wide range of strengths and weaknesses, but there’s a way to guide all to the fullness of their capacity.

SCORPIO (Oct 24-Nov 21): People often overestimate the strength of their boundaries. If even a small part of the fence is down, intruders will enter. Make sure that enforcements are fully in place, and then you can relax.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov 22-Dec 21): You will enjoy your personal space and time. Solitude will nurture and restore you. Those who “get” you know when to leave you alone. The others will need a hint. If gentle reminders fail, be assertive.

CAPRICORN (Dec 22-Jan 19): Though it can be disappointing to learn just how self-centred people can be, it also takes some of the pressure off to learn that they care more about how they feel than anything else.

AQUARIUS (Jan 20-Feb 18): Luck will play a role, but it’s not the part you expect. It’s still important to set up your plan and follow up with your contingency plan. The more prepared you are the more confident you’ll be.

PISCES (Feb 19-Mar 20): The foresight it takes to avoid a bad situation often comes in hindsight.

People who’ve been in a bad situation are the best at avoiding getting stuck in the future.

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RHODES, Tracey Anne (nee Rushton) – On November 24, 2018 at Ashburton. Passed away peacefully on Saturday morning with family at her side.

Aged 52 years. Beloved wife of Michael, sister of Lizette, Adrianne, Stephen, David, and Nick. Amazing Aunty, great Aunty and Honorary Aunty of so many nieces and nephews and other little people in her life. Messages to the Rhodes family c/- PO Box 472, Ashburton 7740.

In lieu of flowers donations to the Ashburton Cancer Society would be much appreciated and may be left at the service. A celebration service for Tracey will be held at the Rakaia Community Centre Elizabeth Avenue, Rakaia on Tuesday November 27, commencing at 1.30pm.

Followed by interment at the Rakaia Cemetery.

SMITH, John William Tayler – Passed peacefully away, at home in Cromwell, on November 25, 2018. Dearly loved brother and brotherin-law of Natalie and Barry Quantock, and a much loved special Uncle of Carolyn and Greg, David and Suzanne, Mandy and Myles and their families. In lieu of flowers, donations may be left at the service for St John Ambulance Cromwell Branch. A service to celebrate John’s life will be held at St Andrew’s Anglican Church, Blyth Street, Cromwell on Thursday, November 29 at 1.30pm followed by a private cremation. Messages to 40 Cairnmuir Crescent, Cromwell.

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NZ Situation

Wind km/h less than 30 fine

30 to 59 fog

isolated snow thunder flurries

sleet thunder

Canterbury Plains

rain

snow

hail

60 plus

NZ Today

Canterbury High Country

TODAY

TODAY

FZL: About 2200m

A cloudy day. Rain turning to drizzle in the morning, then clearing for a while in the afternoon. Southeasterlies.

Persistent rain, easing overnight. Snow to 1800m. Wind at 1000m: E 40 km/h.

Wind at 2000m: E gale 65 km/h, easing to E 50 km/h in the afternoon.

TOMORROW

TOMORROW FZL: 2100m, then 2800m afternoon

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9 noon 3

Greymouth

cloudy

THURSDAY

Christchurch

drizzle

Timaru

drizzle

Queenstown

shower

Dunedin

drizzle

Invercargill

fine

Cloudy periods, with showers becoming isolated. Light winds.

Mainly fine with areas of morning cloud, and isolated showers from afternoon. Light winds, NE developing later.

Frankfurt Geneva Hobart Hong Kong Honolulu Islamabad Jakarta Johannesburg Kuala Lumpur London Los Angeles Madrid Melbourne Moscow Nadi

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cloudy showers showers rain fine fine cloudy thunder thunder showers fine showers showers snow thunder

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12:29 6:46 1:03 7:08 1:25 7:42 2:00 8:09 2:23 8:42 2:59 The times shown are for the Ashburton River mouth. For the Rangitata river mouth subtract 16 minutes and for the Rakaia river mouth subtract 4 minutes.

Bad

Bad fishing

Set 8:16 am Rise 11:55 pm

Last quarter

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Rise 5:48 am Set 8:53 pm

Bad

Bad fishing

9 pm

New moon

www.ofu.co.nz

8:22 pm

Bad fishing

Rise 12:48 am Set 10:28 am

First quarter

16 Dec 12:50 am

Maori Fishing Guide by Bill Hohepa

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

9:13

Rise 5:47 am Set 8:54 pm

Bad

Set 9:19 am

7 Dec

6 3 10 24 9 11 3 24 -5 16 19 14 7 4 5

River Levels

15 12 13 12 13 13 12 12 11 9 7 10 8

cumecs

7.78

Selwyn Whitecliffs (NIWA) at 2:00 pm, yesterday

Rakaia Fighting Hill (NIWA) at 2:00 pm, yesterday 132.8 Nth Ashburton at 2:05 pm, yesterday

35.1

Sth Ashburton at 2:05 pm, yesterday

18.0

Rangitata Klondyke at 2:05 pm, yesterday

108.6

Waitaki Kurow at 2:13 pm, yesterday

393.2

Source: Environment Canterbury

Canterbury Readings

Wednesday

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Rise 5:48 am Set 8:52 pm

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Palmerston North cloudy

Rain at times, snow to 2000m. E dying out.

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few showers

Forecasts for today

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Napier

rain

Tides, Sun, Moon and Fishing m am 3 3

showers

rain

FRIDAY

Monday

Hamilton

Blenheim

WEDNESDAY

Te Ope Whakaora

showers

Nelson

Cloudy with rain at times. Southeasterlies.

fine cloudy cloudy cloudy fine fine fine fine fine thunder fine fog drizzle fine cloudy

Auckland

rain

WEDNESDAY

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overnight max low

Wellington

Rain at times, gradually easing. Snow to 2000 metres. Wind at 1000m: E 30 km/h.

Wind at 2000m: SE 40 km/h.

Cloudy, with rain gradually easing. Easterlies.

Monday, 26 November 2018

A broad complex trough with associated fronts, affecting New Zealand, is expected to move away to the east on Wednesday, followed by a southerly flow.

A weak ridge crosses the country on Thursday and early Friday, then another trough approaches from the Tasman Sea later on Friday.

mainly isolated cloudy drizzle drizzle few showers fine showers clearing showers

Fine, apart from morning cloud and isolated afternoon showers. Northeasterly.

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OVERNIGHT MIN

WEDNESDAY: Mostly cloudy, some rain. Easterly breezes.

AKAROA

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DEATHS

MAX

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TODAY: Cloudy. Rain turning to drizzle, clearing for a time afternoon. E.

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Ashburton Forecast

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Ashburton Airport Temperature °C At 4pm 13.9 15.5 Max to 4pm 12.9 Minimum 12.8 Grass minimum Rainfall mm 14.2 16hr to 4pm November to date 172.2 Avg Nov to date 54 2018 to date 943.4 626 Avg year to date Wind km/h E 24 At 4pm Strongest gust E 41 Time of gust 3:02pm

to 4pm yesterday

Methven

Christchurch Airport

Timaru Airport

13.8 15.2 11.8 –

14.8 16.0 14.2 14.3

13.1 14.1 13.0 –

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2.4 97.8 39 785.2 575

15.6 185.0 45 811.8 469

E 24 – –

E 31 E 52 3:42pm

E 20 E 41 12:08pm

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6am Breakfast 9am The Ellen DeGeneres Show 0 10am Tipping Point 11am The Chase 0 Noon 1 News At Midday 0 12:30 Emmerdale PGR Daz enacts a dangerous plan; Tracy decides to move on; Marlon has a breakthrough. 0 1pm Coronation Street Catch-Up PGR Sinead jumps at the chance to let her hair down; Michelle tackles Robert about his lie; Colin seeks Moira’s help in his quest for the truth. 0 2pm The Ellen DeGeneres Show 0 3pm Tipping Point 4pm Te Karere 2 4:30 Funny You Should Ask 4:55 The Chase 0 6pm 1 News At 6pm 0 7pm Seven Sharp 0 7:30 Fair Go 0 8pm Border Security A Vietnamese man says he does not know what is in his bag, but an x-ray indicates a concealment. 0 8:30 Take Two AO 0 9:30 F The Trial – A Murder In The Family AO 0 10:30 1 News Tonight 0 11pm APB AO When Murphy and Ada team up to help solve a murder, they discover the killer’s next target is Gideon. 0 11:50 American Crime AO 12:45 Te Karere 3 2 1:10 Infomercials 5:35 Te Karere 3 2

Project Runway New Zealand, 7:30pm on TVNZ 2

BRAVO 10am I Found The Gown 3 10:33 The Dish 3 10:35 Catfish 3 11:30 Snapped PGR 3 12:28 The Dish 3 12:30 The Real Housewives Of Toronto AO 3 1:30 Made In Chelsea AO 2:30 Body Fixers PGR 3 3:35 Say Yes To The Dress Atlanta 3 4:05 Say Yes To The Dress Atlanta 3 4:35 Dance Moms 3 5:35 Tabatha’s Salon Takeover 3 6:35 Catfish 3 7:30 Flipping Out PGR Lea Black leads a productivity seminar at Jeff Lewis Design, which exposes a lot of problems, and sparks a mass exodus; Jeff and Jenni have what may be the biggest fight of their friendship.

8:30 Body Fixers 9:35 Little Women – LA PGR 3 10:30 Snapped PGR 3 11:30 Three Days To Live AO 3 12:20 Infomercials 3

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6:30 Maia The Brave 3 0 6:40 Takaro Tribe 3 6:50 The Insectibles 0 7:20 Ben 10 0 7:45 Pokemon Sun And Moon Ultra Adventures 0 8:15 Puppy Dog Pals 0 8:35 F Sheriff Callie’s Wild West 0 9am Infomercials 10:30 Neighbours 3 0 11am Jeremy Kyle’s Emergency Room PGR Noon Jeremy Kyle 1:05 Judge Rinder 2pm Home And Away 3 0 2:30 Shortland Street PGR 3 0 3:35 Girl Meets World 0 4pm Fanimals Zac and his dragons in Nuts About Animals; Rosie the truffle dog with an amazing nose; the path chosen for Baxter’s adventures in The Dragon Who Thought He Could. 0 4:30 Friends 3 0 5pm The Simpsons 0 5:30 Home And Away 0 6pm The Big Bang Theory 3 0 6:30 Neighbours 0

7pm Shortland Street PGR TK grapples; Drew fights the power; Lincoln doubles down on love for the wrong reasons. 0 7:30 Project Runway New Zealand 0 8:40 Australian Survivor PGR A game-ending move at the tribal council. 0 9:50 The Walking Dead AO 0 10:50 2 Broke Girls PGR 0 11:20 Hell’s Kitchen AO 0 12:10 How To Get Away With Murder AO 3 0 1am Shortland Street PGR 3 0 1:25 Infomercials 2:25 Mike Tyson Mysteries AO 3 2:40 Desperate Housewives AO 3 0 3:25 Jeremy Kyle 3 4:15 Judge Rinder 5:05 Neighbours 3 0 5:30 Infomercials

The Kiwi, the Knight, and the Qashqai, 8:30pm on Choice

SKY 5 6am Jeopardy! PG 6:25 Wheel Of Fortune PG 6:50 The Simpsons PG 7:15 The Amazing Race PG 8:05 Pawn Stars PG 8:30 The Flash MVS 9:20 Hardcore Pawn PG 9:45 NCIS MV 10:40 CSI – Miami MV 11:35 Jeopardy! PG Noon Wheel Of Fortune PG 12:30 CSI – Cyber MV 1:25 CSI – Miami MV 2:15 NCIS MV 3:05 The Amazing Race PG 4pm The Simpsons PG 4:30 Jeopardy!

PG 5pm Wheel Of Fortune PG 5:30 Hardcore Pawn PG 6pm The Flash MVS 7pm Pawn Stars PG 7:30 NCIS MV 8:30 The Cops MV 9:30 Trauma Rescue Squad M 10:30 The Flash MVS 11:25 CSI – Miami MV TUESDAY 12:20 The Amazing Race PG 1:20 Pawn Stars PG 1:50 Trauma Rescue Squad M 2:40 The Cops MV 3:30 CSI – Miami MV 4:20 Hardcore Pawn PG 4:45 NCIS MV 5:35 The Simpsons PG

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MAORI

6am The AM Show 9am The Café 10am Infomercials 11:30 Entertainment Tonight 3 Noon Dr Phil AO 3 12:55 F Australian Ninja Warrior 3 In the final, if a Ninja completes Stage Three, they will have a chance at Mt Midoriyama, and to win the $200K and become Australia’s first Ninja Warrior. 0 2:35 Wipeout 3 0 3:30 Entertainment Tonight 4pm NewsHub Live At 4pm 4:30 The Block Australia In the challenge apartment week one room reveals, the judges decide which couples get a share in the $90K to take off their reserves at auction.

6pm NewsHub Live At 6pm 7pm The Project 7:30 N House Rules PGR This season begins with something not seen before, a game-changer that will raise the stakes and have a major impact on the series. 0 9:05 9-1-1 AO Series following the lives of police officers, firefighters, and dispatchers. 0 10:05 Beach Cops AO 3 0 10:35 Newshub Late

6am Trulli Tales 3 6:15 Atomic Puppet 3 6:25 Kung Fu Dino Posse 3 6:50 The Powerpuff Girls 3 7:15 The Fairly Odd Parents 3 7:40 Ben 10 3 0 8:05 Kid v Kat 3 8:30 Kung Fu Panda – Legends Of Awesomeness 3 0 8:55 The Moe Show 3 0 9:20 Million Dollar Minute 3 9:50 The Crowd Goes Wild PGR 3 10:20 The Doctors PGR 11:15 Hot Bench 11:40 Escape To The Country 3 12:40 Sleepy Hollow PGR 3 0 1:35 Married With Children PGR 3 2:05 The Late Show With Stephen Colbert PGR 3 3pm Wheel Of Fortune 3:30 Jeopardy 4pm Antiques Roadshow 3 5pm Frasier 3 0 5:30 Prime News 6pm Storage Wars 3 6:30 Pawn Stars 3 7pm The Crowd Goes Wild 7:30 American Pickers 8:30 M Deep Blue Sea PGR 1999 Action Adventure.

Scientists and workers at a damaged marine-research facility encounter geneticallyenhanced sharks. Thomas Jane, Samuel L Jackson, Saffron Burrows. 0 10:40 The Late Show With Stephen Colbert PGR

11:05 The Hui 3 Mihingarangi Forbes presents a mix of currentaffairs investigations, human interest, and arts and culture stories. 0 11:40 NewsHub Nation 3 An in-depth weekly current affairs show hosted by Lisa Owen. 0 12:50 Infomercials 5:30 City Impact Church

11:40 The Crowd Goes Wild PGR The team presents the best of the day’s sports news.

12:10 Football – English Premier League Wolverhampton Wanderers v Huddersfield Town.

At Molineux Stadium.

2:10 Closedown

MOVIES PREMIERE

MOVIES GREATS

7:05 Geostorm MV 2017 Action.

8:55 Stronger 16VLSC 2017 Drama.

10:50 John Wick – Chapter 2 16VL 2017 Action.

12:50 Extortion 16VLC 2017 Crime. Eion Bailey, Bethany Joy Lenz.

2:40 Black Panther MV 2018 Action. Chadwick Boseman, Lupita Nyong’o.

4:55 Professor Marston And The Wonder Women 16VLSC 2017 Drama. Luke Evans, Rebecca Hall.

6:40 Father Figures MLSC 2017 Comedy. Owen Wilson, Ed Helms.

8:30 What Happened To Monday 18VLSC 2017 Action.

In a parallel universe where overpopulation has led governments to undertake a one-child policy, seven identical sisters live a hide-andseek existence. Noomi Rapace, Glenn Close.

10:35 A Royal Night Out MSC 2015 Comedy. Sarah Gadon, Bel Powley.

TUESDAY 12:10 Love On Ice 2016 Romantic Comedy.

Julie Berman, Andrew Walker.

1:35 Professor Marston And The Wonder Women 16VLSC 2017 Drama. Luke Evans, Rebecca Hall. 3:20 What Happened To Monday 18VLSC 2017 Action. Noomi Rapace, Glenn Close. 5:20 Father Figures MLSC 2017 Comedy.

Owen Wilson, Ed Helms.

6:20 Titanic ML 1997 Drama. Leonardo DiCaprio, Kate Winslet.

9:30 The Directors – David Yates PG 10am The Bourne Identity MVL 2002 Thriller. Matt Damon, Franka Potente, Chris Cooper, Clive Owen.

Noon Snow White And The Huntsman MV 2012 Action Adventure. Kristen Stewart, Charlize Theron, Chris Hemsworth.

2:05 The Waterboy ML 1998 Comedy. Adam Sandler, Kathy Bates, Fairuza Balk.

3:35 Spielberg M 2017 Documentary.

6pm Armageddon ML 1998 Action. Bruce Willis, Billy Bob Thornton, Ben Affleck, Steve Buscemi, Liv Tyler.

8:30 The Pledge 16VL 2001 Drama. On the eve of his retirement, a homicide detective makes a promise he cannot break, to catch a killer he cannot find. Jack Nicholson, Benicio Del Toro.

10:35 The Incredible Hulk MV 2008 Action.

Edward Norton, Liv Tyler, Tim Roth, Robert Downey jr.

TUESDAY

12:25 My Bloody Valentine 18VLS 2009 Horror. Jensen Ackles, Jaime King. 2:05 Spielberg M 2017 Documentary.

4:30 The Pledge 16VL 2001 Drama. Jack Nicholson, Benicio Del Toro.

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6:30 Takaro Tribe 6:40 Team Umizoomi 3 7:10 Kia Mau 3 7:20 Potae Pai 3 7:30 Pipi Ma 3 7:40 Pukana 2 7:50 Paia 3 8am Te Kaea 3 2 8:30 KaweKorero 3 9am R&R 9:30 Cam’s Kai 3 10am He Kakano 3 10:30 Sidewalk Karaoke PGR 3 11am Raise Our Men 3 11:40 Tama Uli – The Oppressed Black People Of Samoa 3 Noon School Of Training 3 12:30 Billy T James AO 3 1pm Waka Man PGR 3 1:30 Polyfest Kapa Haka 3 2pm Opaki 3 2:30 Nga Pari Karangaranga O Te Motu 3 3pm Takaro Tribe 3 3:10 Team Umizoomi 3 3:40 Kia Mau 3 3:50 Potae Pai 3 4pm Pipi Ma 3 4:10 Pukana 3 2 4:20 Paia 3 4:30 Pukuhohe 3 5pm Swagger 5:30 Te Kaea 2 6pm Nga Kapa Haka Kura Tuarua 3 6:30 Te Kaea 3 2

7pm 7:30 8pm 8:30

KaweKorero Café Niugini PGR 3 Native Affairs Waseskun PGR At the Waseskun Healing Centre, men with troubled and violent pasts follow a treatment plan based on indigenous philosophy.

10pm Whare Taonga 10:30 Nga Kapa Haka Kura Tuarua 3 11pm Te Kaea 3 Maori Television’s daily news programme. 2 11:30 KaweKorero 3 News reporters dissect and discuss the day’s news and events.

Midnight Closedown

SKY SPORT 1 6am Motorsport – GP3 Series UAE – Race One. 7am Motorsport – GP3 Series Race Two. 7:48 L Football – Fifa U17 Women’s World Cup Quarter-final Three – Teams TBC. From Montevideo, Uruguay.

10am Football – Fifa U17 Women’s World Cup Quarter-finals One and Two. 10:48 L Football – Fifa U17 Women’s World Cup Quarter-final Four – Teams TBC. From Montevideo, Uruguay.

1pm Football – A-League Wellington Phoenix v Adelaide United. 1:50 Rugby – International France v Fiji.

2:20 Rugby – International Italy v All Blacks. 2:50 Squash – PSA Hong Kong Open Final.

5:20 Cricket – ICC Women’s World T20 Final.

5:50 Cricket – International 6:20 Cricket – International 6:50 L Cricket – International Pakistan v Blackcaps – Second Test, Day Three.

Morning session from Dubai International Stadium.

9:05 Cricket – International 9:35 L Cricket – International Pakistan v Blackcaps – Second Test, Day Three. Afternoon session from Dubai International Stadium.

TUESDAY 2:30 Cricket – ICC Women’s World T20 3am Fox Sports News 3:30 Driver v Driver 5am Golf – European Tour 5:30 Golf – World Cup

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

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6am Hairy Bikers – Restoration Road Trip 7am Tiny House Hunting 7:30 Wild Britain With Ray Mears 8am Travel Man – 48 Hours In 8:30 Hairy Bikers – Home For Christmas 9:30 Tiny House Nation 10:30 Buying And Selling With The Property Brothers 11:30 Money For Nothing 12:30 Mysteries At The Museum 1:30 Ben Fogle – Return To The Wild 2:30 Barter Kings 3:30 America The Wild 4:30 Jamie’s 30-Minute Meals Jamie shows how to make Asianstyle salmon, noodle broth, beansprout salad, and lychee dessert in under half an hour.

5pm Peter Kuruvita’s Coastal Kitchen 5:30 Design Dealers 6:30 American Pickers 7:30 Where The Wild Men Are With Ben Fogle 8:30 The Kiwi, The Knight, And The Qashqai New Zealander Anna Williams’s love of an Iranian tribe and its dying art and culture leads to a surprise invitation from Sir David Attenborough.

9:30 Treasures Decoded 10:30 American Pickers 11:30 Jamie’s 30–Minute Meals Midnight Peter Kuruvita’s Coastal Kitchen 12:30 Tiny House Hunting 1am Design Dealers 2am America The Wild 3am Walks With My Dog 4am The Kiwi, The Knight, And The Qashqai 5am The Catacomb Mystery

SKY SPORT 2 6am Basketball – NBL (RPL) Perth Wildcats v NZ Breakers.

From RAC Arena.

8am Fox Sports News 8:30 Golf – World Cup (HLS) Round Four.

9am Cricket – ICC Women’s World T20 (RPL) Final – Teams TBC. 12:30 Cricket – International (RPL) Australia v India – Third T20.

4pm UFC Fight Night (RPL) Ngannou v Blaydes.

6pm Rugby – Red Bull Ignite7 (HLS) From The Trusts Arena in Waitakere, Auckland.

7:30 Rugby – International (HLS) Ireland v USA. 8pm Rugby – International (HLS) Italy v All Blacks.

From the Stadio Olimpico in Rome, Italy.

8:30 The 1014 Rugby Show Hosted by Gareth Dinneen and Steven Prescott.

9pm Fight Night 11pm All Access Wilder v Fury.

11:30 UFC Now

TUESDAY

12:30 Football – A-League (RPL) Sydney FC v Melbourne Victory.

2:30 Football – Fifa U17 Women’s World Cup (HLS) Quarter-finals One and Two. 3am Football – Fifa U17 Women’s World Cup (HLS) Quarter-finals Three and Four.

3:30 Squash – PSA Hong Kong Open (RPL) Hong Kong Open Final.

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DISCOVERY 6:35 Gold Rush PG Man on Wire. 7:30 How It’s Made PG 7:55 How It’s Made PG 8:20 Fast ‘n’ Loud PG Ferrari Fix 2/2 – 1917 Reo. 9:10 Alaskan Bush People M Bush Code. 10am People Magazine Investigates – Cults M Yahweh Nation.

10:50 The Golden State Killer – It’s Not Over M The Horror of What Happened There. 11:40 Web Of Lies M The Honeytrap. 12:30 Blood Relatives M Axe to Grind.

1:20 Murder Calls M The Slender Man. 2:10 How It’s Made PG 2:35 How It’s Made PG 3pm How Do They Do It? PG 3:25 How Do They Do It? PG 3:50 Gold Rush PG Day of Reckoning. 4:45 Misfit Garage PG Klump in the Road.

5:40 Fast ‘n’ Loud PG Ford Galaxie 1/2 – Bikini Contest.

6:35 American Chopper M Yanks for the Memories.

7:30 Fast ‘n’ Loud PG Build to Mega Race 1/2. 8:30 Fast ‘n’ Loud PG Build to Mega Race 2/2. 9:25 Misfit Garage PG What Klump? 10:15 Hualien Earthquake Decoded PG 11:05 Naked And Afraid M 11:55 Murder Calls M TUESDAY 12:45 Blood Relatives M 1:35 How Do They Do It? PG 2am How Do They Do It? PG 2:25 Alaskan Bush People M 3:15 Deadliest Catch PG 4:05 Treehouse Masters PG 4:55 How It’s Made PG 5:20 How Do They Do It? PG 5:45 MythBusters PG

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Smiles in the rain A couple of mountain bikers head down one of the down slopes in the Longbeach Coastal Challenge yesterday.

BY ERIN TASKER

ERIN.T@THEGUARDIAN.CO.NZ

A mixed bag of weather greeted the hundreds of runners, walkers and bikers who took part in yesterday’s Longbeach Coastal Challenge.

Event spokesperson Anna Jemmett said that it was a very trying day, but despite the cool temperatures and rain that gradually set in as the morning progressed, the day was still a success and most people went home with

smiles on their faces.

Organised by the Hinds and Districts Lions Club and Longbeach School and raced over the picturesque Longbeach Estate on the Mid Canterbury coast, the annual event attracted around 900 registrations, but how many of those actually made it to the starting line wasn’t clear.

Jemmett said the weather conditions likely kept some people away.

“Given the conditions we are

pretty stoked with the numbers,” Jemmett said.

“Usually we get about 100 on the day, but (yesterday) we got five entries on the day.”

When the early events like the 5km and 12km run/walk races set off, the weather was actually not bad.

“But then the rain kicked in for the 35km and 23km bikers, so they had a real challenge on their hands, but they seemed to enjoy it,” Jemmett said.

“There was a mix of smiles and grimaces on their faces when they crossed the finish line.”

With top New Zealand mountainbiker Anton Cooper not competing for only the second time in the event’s 12-year history, the 35km race title was anyone’s for the taking, and it was Craig Oliver who grabbed it.

Oliver was first home in 1.41 hours, while Jemima Snook was the first woman home in 2.18 hours.

PHOTO ROBYN HOOD 251118-RH-005

In the 23km mountain bike event it was Ian Walsh who took it out for the men in 1.10 hours, while Annie Blair was the first woman home in 1.30 hours.

Teams from the BNZ bank took out the team titles in both the 35km and 23km mountain bike events.

The 21km half marathon run was won by Aatke Husinan for the women in 1.43 hours, and Tim Martin for the men in 1.32 hours.

New Zealand under 17s shock the footballing world

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