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Police want drivers to stay mindful on Mid Canterbury’s roads, after prosecuting 234 traffic and vehicle regulatory offences in the district throughout the past financial year.

Though overall crime and prosecuted charge rates are on the decline, the number of drivers breaking the law has remained relatively steady for the past four years, according to data collected by the Ministry of Justice and published

by Statistics New Zealand this week.

Of the 794 total charges prosecuted over the past financial year, 234 were traffic and vehicle regulatory offences.

Ninety were charges of exceeding the prescribed content of alcohol or other substance limit, marking an increase from last year. One hundred and twenty two were driving licence offences, 14 were regulatory driving offences and two were vehicle registration offences.

Only court-imposed speeding fines are included in the data, of which there were six.

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“A lot of drivers hop on the highway and set their cruise control, but forget to be aware of their environment,” he said.

While Banfield said this year’s road toll had not been “too bad” compared to previous years, NZTA still lists Canterbury as the third-highest region in the country for road deaths.

“There’s lots of things happening on the roads – school buses, over-sized vehicles, cyclists – a lot of things to always be looking out for,” Banfield said.

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■ ENVIRONMENT CANTERBURY

Compliance team busy, but farmers taking notice

By Linda CLarke

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Ashburton Indoor Bowls president, Michael Lawson, tries out the EA Networks Centre floor under the watchful eye of New Zealand Indoor Bowls president, Barry Chapman.

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Bowls champs a coup

By Matt MarkhaM

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More than 1000 indoor bowlers from all over New Zealand will converge on Ashburton next year for the annual national championships.

It will be the first time that the Ashburton District has held an indoor bowls event of this magnitude with a huge economic boost for the region through accommodation and entertainment during the course of the week-long event, with players staying, eating, drinking and socialising locally and it’s also a major coup for the Ashburton Indoor Bowls Association to be given the hosting rights.

“It’s the biggest indoor bowls event of the year,” Ashburton Indoor Bowls Association president, Michael Lawson said.

“So, to be given the hosting rights from New Zealand Indoor Bowls is an achievement.”

The national championships this year were held in Taupo with close to 1200 bowlers converging on the tourist location for the week.

Former Ashburton resident, and cur-

rent New Zealand Indoor Bowls president, Barry Chapman, was in town last week and took the opportunity, along with Lawson to try out the floor at the EA Networks Centre where the championships would be held.

It was the first time a bowl had been played on the floor and the reports were positive from both Chapman and Lawson.

“It plays very well and looks to be a wonderful venue,” Chapman said.

A working committee has been formed by the Ashburton Indoor Bowls Association to oversee the event with a large amount of organising to be sorted before, during and after the event.

Local members of the bowling fraternity will be required to assist with the sorting of mats and bowls at the end of each day as well as the day-to-day running of the event from an administrative perspective.

The championships will begin on Saturday, June 9 and run through until Saturday, June 16.

Players will play in singles qualifying on the Saturday with post-section matches the following day before the same format

is followed throughout the week for pairs, triples and fours.

The annual North Island against the South Island Academy match will be held on the Wednesday afternoon alongside the Northern and Southern Zone Masters match.

During the week the championships are split into two divisions with the open event seeing anyone willing able to enter while a separate Masters Championships are held for those over 60 years of age.

“The Masters event continues to grow each year,” Chapman said.

“We would expect that to stay the same here in Ashburton with potentially large numbers of players interested in the Masters from neighbouring regions like Canterbury, South Canterbury and North Otago.”

The National Championships will be the start of a busy year of high-level bowls in Ashburton next year with the annual North and South Island test match also being held here in August while the top half of the South Island will also do battle in the Patterson zone playoff in July.

Environment Canterbury’s compliance monitoring team in Mid Canterbury is amongst the busiest in the region, monitoring 1401 consents and responding to 216 pollution incidents in a 12-month period.

Despite the numbers, compliance rates were high, the team told members of the Ashburton Water Zone Committee on Tuesday.

Compliance officer Nick Vernon said 57 per cent of the monitoring was around groundwater consents, followed by 15 per cent related to dairy discharge. Of the pollution incidents, 57 per cent were for smoke or odour.

One of those air incidents was the burning of 500 tyres by a Mid Canterbury farmer, who was fined $18,000 in the Environment Court.

It was one of two prosecutions in the district. Most actions taken to address compliance concerns were primarily education and advice-focused. To address significant non-compliance, 20 abatement notices and two infringement notices were issued.

Zone committee chairman Bill Thomas said farmers had really improved their compliance rates across water and effluent areas and the figures showed their change of attitude.

The compliance team will continue its work in the farming sector, adding good management practice and farm consents to its inspection schedule.

Farmers have until the end of October to find out if their operations need resource consent and to set the wheels in motion to achieve that.

ECan has been encouraging them through the process, which sets limits for nitrogen leaching, since May. Officers will take a harder line from November.

The compliance team is also working on a plan to identify people illegally dumping rubbish in or near the Ashburton River.

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■ ASHBURTON DISTRICT COUNCIL

Building standard stickers delayed

By Sue newMan

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The public notification of the earthquake strength of every public building in New Zealand has been delayed – again.

In June the Ashburton District Council was told the planned roll out of stickers that would be applied to more than 800 buildings around the Ashburton District had been delayed until September. That date is now pushed out to November at the earliest.

The stickers are about public awareness and will spell out where a building sits in terms of compliance with national build-

ing standards. They will also state the date when strengthening work must be completed.

There’s nothing threatening about the notices for building owners or for the public. Nothing will have changed in terms of a building’s compliance, it’s simply that the information will be public, says council building services manager Michael Wong.

The council is only now receiving stickers and information about training around compliance with building standards, he said.

“The first draft we’ve seen, the notices are pretty wordy but ba-

sically it says this is the percentage that they have against building standards and the number of years they have to strengthen it.”

The council has been working with public building owners to ensure they are on its register and is also working with many owners who are not prepared to wait until the end of their grace period to have strengthening work done.

“They’re saying, we’re not going to wait 10 to 15 years. Our tenants need it done so we won’t be waiting,” he said.

“We’re meeting one or two owners a week going over their

plans.” Building owners were generally very positive about the new sticker scheme and most understood that it was about public awareness, Wong said.

Under the new system there will be some discretion for councils around buildings that are used only occasionally such as a rural church that might be occupied for one hour every fortnight.

He’s still to see the requirements around this but said he will be adopting a “risk averse” approach.

“There will still be people in that building and no one knows

when an earthquake will hit.”

While there were still a small number of building owners who were dragging the chain in filing initial reports, Ashburton was ahead of just about every other local authority in terms of getting its register of buildings completed, he said.

The council has 10 years to assess the 800-plus buildings that will be in the pool and this is likely to be staged over several years.

High public use buildings such as schools or hospitals would have priority in the assessment queue, Wong said.

■ ASHBURTON COUNTY LIONS CLUB

Gifts donation a contribution to World Service Day By katie todd

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Ashburton County Lions have teamed up with Ashburton Presbyterian Support to spread the love among Ashburton women.

The Lions have collected and donated a number of toiletries, cosmetics and healthcare items to Presbyterian Support, to be handed out to the group’s female clients.

Presbyterian Support Ashburton manager Jackie Girvan said the group sees a lot of women clients from teens to young mums to women in their 90s.

“Sometimes they have no one to give them a nice treat for their birthday or for Christmas, so it’s lovely to have gifts that we can share with them.”

She said that children were often given gifts “but people don’t always think about the mums and other women”.

The items were collected by the Lions over two months.

The donation is the Ashburton County Lions’ contribution to World Service Day in October, where Lions clubs worldwide give to causes of their choice.

Ashburton Lions Club president Carolyn Nelson said putting out the call to support Ashburton’s women inspired “the best response we’ve ever had”.

“It’s a win-win really,” she said, “It’s nice for us to have a cause, and women get a wee pick-me-up.”

Right – Providing “pick-me-ups” for Ashburton’s women, are (from left): Ashburton Lions Club president Carolyn Nelson and member Karen Christensen, with Presbyterian Support Ashburton Manager Jackie Girvan.

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■ CHERTSEY SCHOOL

In brief Activist arrested

Students get down to business for market

The activist trying to protect a Norfolk pine tree north of Auckland has been arrested.

Contractors have axed around the tree’s trunk, cutting off its nutrients. Snells Beach locals were outraged when developers obtained a non-notified consent to cut down the tree to make way for 30 houses. Activist Charlie CottrellJury climbed up the towering pine yesterday – and had planned to stay overnight. But he scrambled down to try and stop contractors from ring barking it when they took to it with an axe yesterday evening. It was then that he was arrested by police.

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When Chertsey School students were tasked with creating, packaging, marketing and selling an original product earlier this term, an array of creative ideas emerged.

Now the weeks of work have culminated in the school’s first ever market day yesterday, with parents and community members dropping in to peruse the offerings and purchase their favourites.

“We’ve had a technology focus this term, looking at the design process involved in making a product,” principal Sarah Coard said.

“Finally reaching market day has meant big excitement for the students.”

She said a lot of work had gone into each stall. Items up for grabs included hacky sacks, slime, notebooks, jewellery, chocolate, bird houses and paper planes.

Injured in explosion A Watercare worker has suffered minor burns to his face and arms while investigating a wastewater pipe in Remuera. A Watercare spokeswoman said a pipe blocked by tree roots was being repaired at the time. Several Watercare workers were breaking open concrete surrounding a pipeline and struck a live electrical cable at midday. That caused a flash and led to the worker suffering minor burns. He was taken to Middlemore Hospital but was expected to be discharged late yesterday. - NZME

Right – Chertsey School students Gabby and Anna with an alluring assortment of girl-themed products at market day yesterday.

Costly name What’s in a name? When it comes to the new central library, it is $14,650. The Christchurch City Council spent that much hiring an external creative agency to come up with a name for the library being built on the corner of Gloucester Street and Cathedral Square. It hired Plato Creative to determine a suitable way to name the facility.

It cost $14,650. It recommended the English descriptor be A Place of Discovery, which would be used mostly for communications and marketing.

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■ METHVEN AND FOOTHILLS HOUSE AND GARDEN TOUR

A journey of discovery

By Sue NewmaN

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Nine properties in the Methven area will be opening their doors to the public in November to raise funds for the Methven Care Trust.

The Methven and Foothills House and Garden Tour is now in its third year and this year will include a cluster of properties in the countryside around historic

Barrhill Village. Included in the mix is a rural property with a history that dates back to the mid 1800s. The original home was built in 1931 and the extensive gardens and grounds include an on-site museum.

For gin drinkers there is a three bedroom farmer’s home that was built about five years ago.

A painting of a Bombay Sapphire bottle given as a gift to the

owner was the inspiration for its blue kitchen.

This property also features the original Methven BNZ foyer doors and a private collection of classic vehicles and stationary vehicles.

The event will raise funds for the replacement of aged care facility Methven House with a new purpose-built complex in Camrose Estate. Devonshire teas will

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be offered by Methven House staff at one of the properties.

The house and garden tour will be held on November 11 from 10am to 3.30pm and tickets will be on sale next week from the Methven i-Site or by emailing admin@methvencaretrust. co.nz.

Tour maps are forwarded to ticket buyers in the week prior to the event.

Hawke’s Bay police are seeking information about the theft of 20 new laptops that were stolen from a Hastings primary school recently.

The Acer Chromebooks (mini laptops) were stolen from Frimley School sometime between Friday 22 and Tuesday 26 September.

They were taken from the school’s reading recovery room and were still in their boxes.

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■ ALLENTON BOWLING CLUB

Garden party fundraiser proves to be a popular event

BY KATIE TODD

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The Devonshire teas were popular, the market stalls were bustling and the flowers turned full bloom yesterday in support of the Allenton Bowling Club.

To raise funds for a new allweather surface at the club, members threw a garden party with market stalls, raffle sales, tea and a casual fashion parade.

Members Janet and Ian Kingsbury hosted the afternoon at their house, which attracted well over 100 people.

“We needed to raise $213,000 for the surface, but now we’re hoping we’ll get about four or five hundred thousand,” Janet said.

She said she had hosted similar events at her farm 10 or 15 years ago, but it was the first of its kind at her house.

“It’s been a really good afternoon,” she said.

Right – Modelling casual fashion at a fundraiser garden party for the Allenton Bowling Club yesterday (from left): Rosemary Bennett, Sandra Holdom, Noeline Woods and Jennifer Mitchell.

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Meth disguised as concrete – seven arrested Seven people have been arrested for allegedly smuggling over 100kg of methamphetamine into New Zealand disguised as concrete.

Six men and one woman, aged between 36 to 65 years, are facing charges for the importation and possession for supply of a Class A controlled drug after Customs officials discovered the drugs in a 1.4 tonne shipment from China.

The consignment was declared as “outdoor leisure products”, including swings, slides, a furniture set, and garden lights – but after extensive examination officials found a mix of methamphetamine and gypsum hidden in 16 concrete outdoor umbrella stands.

Customs Investigations manager Bruce Berry said superb targeting and inspections work led to the discovery of this new way to disguise meth, and the investigation has exposed how some syndicates operate.

“This type of concealment is difficult to detect, and the combination of good investigative trade craft informed by effective analysis by ESR directly led to this result,” he said.

“The syndicate was operating in a very `compartmentalised’ way – using different groups of people to receive the meth, extract it, and then have it ready for pickup in an effort to defeat any law enforcement response.

“Transnational criminal syndicates are finding more sophisticated ways to oper-

ate and disguise drugs, but Customs and our partners the Police are alert to this, continually developing new techniques and technologies to target and stop them.”

The extracted methamphetamine’s purity is yet to be finalised, but is estimated to be between 100 to 120kg with a street value of around $100 to 120 million.

Based on the NZ Drug Harm Index, this amount has avoided a potential social and community harm cost of between $124 to 148 million.

The shipment was linked to a company believed to have been set up solely to smuggle drugs.

A subsequent joint investigation led to several search warrants being carried out in Auckland in the past week, where further evidence linking those arrested was found.

The charges faced carry a maximum penalty of life imprisonment.

Detective Superintendent Greg Williams from the Police National Organised Crime Group said Customs and Police worked closely together to monitoring the movements of the container and activity around it.

“This is a significant seizure which would have had the street value of many millions of dollars while causing an equal amount of social harm,” he said.

“We will continue to target and catch those responsible for attempting to profit from this type of transnational organised crime.”

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Voluntary redundancies ‘bonkers’ A district health board has signalled its intent to offer voluntary redundancies to senior staff raising concerns about patient safety and leading a union representative to describe it as “bonkers”.

A letter from Counties Manukau DHB acting chief executive Gloria Johnson was sent to senior managers on Monday suggesting voluntary redundancy be offered to a number of staff on individual employment agreements and those at the top of their pay band, including all clinicians.

Counties Manukau DHB runs Auckland’s Middlemore Hospital.

Association of Salaried Medical Specialists executive director Ian Powell said it was “absurd” and “bonkers” to be encouraging staff to leave when the existing workforce was overworked.

In July, the hospital warned they were seeing record demand for services and advised people to see their family doctor first unless it was an emergency.

In August, under-pressure staff at Middlemore Hospital told accident and emergency patients to go elsewhere or face a wait of up to eight hours. They made a sign and put it up at the front of the Accident and Emergency Department warning people off because of extensive delays.

A move to offer voluntary redundancies at Middlemore Hospital has been described as “bonkers”.

A Counties Manukau DHB spokeswoman confirmed a letter was drafted for senior managers for consultation around the “possibility that some senior staff may wish for family or other reasons to cease their employment voluntarily”.

She said it was intended as “a good thing to offer staff”.

The intent of the scheme was to enable more resources to be directed into frontline services, rather than reduce clinical staff-

ing levels, she said. Any clinical staff approved for a cessation package would be matched by increased numbers of other clinical staff more closely involved in frontline services.

Johnson said the scheme was in the discussion stage only.

Powell said there was a 50 per cent burnout rate among medical specialists and 25 per cent of specialists employed by New Zealand DHBs intended to leave in the next five years.

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She acknowledge Counties Manukau DHB, like health boards around the country, was under increasing financial strain but said this was not the way to manage it.

On Tuesday the association received a guarantee the health board would not roll out the scheme and that a proper consultation process would begin with urgency, Polaczuk said.

New Zealand Nurses Organisation DHB industrial adviser Lesley Harry said they remained concerned that offering redundancy to senior nurses and midwives and replacing them with less experienced ones was not in the best interests of the workforce or patients.

“This idea of the voluntary cessation scheme, and the way it has come about, is unacceptable and inappropriate. It demonstrates that the DHB is under financial pressures due to underfunding.

It is a desperate and peculiar way to attempt to make savings,” she said.

“This DHB is short of senior experienced nursing staff as it is. It is mind-boggling how this scheme will ensure safe staffing levels and ensure the right skill mix for patient care.”

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i-SITE closure sign of times

Matt Markham

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s the real truth behind the closure of the Ashburton iSITE a further indication that technology is becoming the key to life?

There’s been some strong reaction to the news that the popular spot on East Street was set for closure, to the point where more than 1000 signatures were gathered in support of keeping the centre open and various other groups and individuals have expressed their concern at the doors closing.

While all have valid points, you can’t help but wonder if there is actually a need for such a place anymore in this day and age.

All the information, brochures and services that are offered at an i-SITE are available on any mobile device or computer.

Tourists are, traditionally, overprepared folk.

They have their trips planned down to the minute and often have those plans locked in well before they even hit the road, sky or sea. So, the days of the first place you visit when hitting a new town being the i-SITE are already diminished somewhat.

The recent development of the Ashburton App and even the Ashburton District Council’s app provide valuable resources.

Both give the average visitor to this district a quick, hassle-free and easy run-down on what they need to know about the region.

All the tourist hotspots are there, the key entertainment places are listed and if they need a haircut, that information is readily available as well.

Failing that, any quick Google search will bring up exactly the same answers as well.

Which makes an information centre defunct to a good portion of the population who will visit.

Yes, the Ashburton i-SITE handles bus bookings, but that’s a service that can be easily handed over. It should never be a deciding factor in any decision-making about the future of the centre.

Perhaps, after a little reflection and time to see how the impact of the closure affects business in the district and what it does to a visitor’s experience when visiting the Ashburton region, we might fully understand that this decision was one that was made as a step forward.

And one that was done to keep one step ahead of this technological game we find ourselves in, otherwise known as life.

YOUR VIEWS ON FACEBOOK Question of the day: Where’s your favourite South Island holiday destination?

Melissa I loved going to Manmade Lodge up Lake Ohau, my family would hire it for Xmas. Back before the refurbished it we had torches and a cage in the creek as our fridge. It was awesome as a kid especially.

Deborah Alot of south island places I always thought the south island was nicer than the north Helen Cromwell as its in between Wanaka, Queenstown Ophar ect ect Stacey Top of the south. So many nooks and crannies to explore Karen Twizel .. sitting on the banks watching the fisherman.. packed lunch coffee and a mag .. bliss Kirsty Wanaka - so many neat things to do down there and beautiful scenery Greg Moeraki - Fleurs Seafood restaurant a bonus Lake Ohau

Michelle Twizel I would have to say

Cheryl Waitaki waters is a great place to stay.

Andrea Hanmer springs!! Love it at any time of the year Kristine Black Forest station on side of lake Benmore Diane Lake Alexandrina near Tekapo, many happy memories Blair Queenstown or golden bay is so good in the summer Savann So many beautiful places around NZ but love the west coast and Marlborough sounds Rachel Lake Aviemore love it for fishing and relaxing Kelly Marie West coast south island.

Hands down wins!

Kirsty Wanaka - so many neat things to do and beautiful scenery

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his week I have been standing up doing my radio show. No it’s not part of a new exercise regime I’ve got going on, although I did come across this piece of info during the week.

Sitting around watching telly is no good for your health. Well I’ll be buggered! Who’d have thought that?

But it’s a bit more indepth than that.

Netflix and other streaming services have had the finger pointed at them because they have made it so easy to spend the evening … or the entire weekend doing nothing but binge-watching your favourite TV shows or movies. But at what cost? Excessive hours of sitting to watch TV has been linked to an increased risk of dying from inflammatory diseases like Alzheimer’s and diabetes, according to an Australian study.

The study of 8900 adults found each additional hour of TV viewing was associated with a 12 per cent increased risk of inflammatory-related death.

Those who spent more than four hours a day watching TV were at greatest risk.

Lead investigator at the Baker Heart and Diabetes Institute in Melbourne, Dr Megan Grace, says while more research is needed, the findings build on

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Email us! growing evidence about the negative impact prolonged sitting has on health.

She says: “People should be attempting to sit less and move more throughout their day because we do believe there are health benefits.”

Inflammatory diseases cover a vast array of disorders and conditions including kidney disease, diabetes, asthma and Alzheimer’s disease.

The researchers found a 54 per cent higher risk of inflammatory-related death in those who watched between two and four hours of TV a day.

The big question I have is this … If you sit and watch telly for four hours a day, but you fall asleep for say an hour of that time, does that then turn into only three hours of bad sitting time? And because power napping is apparently good for you, does that one-hour nap actually counteract the others?

But back to the reason for standing up while doing the radio show this week, my butt has been that sore, I haven’t

fancied sitting for any length of time at all.

For the record, it has nothing to do with Blue September or whatever story Andrew Hill makes up.

I went for my first mountainbike ride for the season with the Hall brothers on Saturday. I was thinking, a nice easy blast up to Melrose Road from the bridge and back would be ideal to blow a few cobwebs out.

But oh no, the fellas decided on a 42km ride to Hakatere and back!

You don’t actually realise how downhill it is on the way out there, it gives you a false sense of security. But you find out in a hurry on the way back, especially when the engine is oversized but not running that well, if you know what I mean.

I decided to take it easy on the way back and be tail-end Charlie, mainly because my ring was hanging out that far I thought one of the lads might run it over.

I had taken my earphones and listened to some music on the way back, I thought this might

take my mind off the pain. It didn’t! But it did drown out my gasping for air, well it drowned it out for me anyway.

Perhaps that’s why Nathan, Adam and Sam cycled off, out of sight, a third of the way home.

I did catch up with one of them before Trevors Road though, no not because of a puncture or any other mechanical failure.

Sam didn’t have lunch before we left and had hit the wall harder than Pink Floyd.

I stopped and gave him a motivational pep talk, mainly about the cold beers I had back at our place. Not sure it helped him, but it made me feel a hell of a lot better.

We lived to bike another day, maybe in a week or two.

Till next week, hoo roo.

Phill Hooper Downhill specialist Phill Hooper is the breakfast host of Ashburton’s Hokonui radio station. The views expressed in this column are his and do not reflect the opinion of his employer or the Ashburton Guardian.

I think the closure of the Ashburton i-Site is a terrible, short-sighted decision.

In a tourist district with many new residents from throughout New Zealand and overseas, plus a very large proportion of elderly residents and many unable to drive and many without computer skills it is creating a very stressful situation and is a disgrace to our region.

I understand the chief executive officer of Experience Mid Canterbury wants to use the

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Who is going to advise them where to go?

I always found the i-Site staff very helpful and efficient and with 10002 signatures collected in just two weeks and all the good comments from others, who used the service, it is time councillors took notice of how the people of this community are feeling.

Shame on those responsible for making this decision and the sooner it is reversed, the better.

Margaret Haskett

Masonic concert On behalf of the local Masonic lodges, I would like to thank all of those that helped make our concert held at the Ashburton College Auditorium last Sunday so successful.

Special thanks to the St Joseph’s School Choir, The MSA Male Choir and the Midland Masonic Choir for their outstanding performances.

To our sponsors – Greg Donaldson Contracting Ltd, Lemacon, Robert Harris Coffee Café, Sophia Street Car Park Timaru and

the Midland Masonic Charitable Trust – through your generous support we were able to donate in excess of $3500 to the Life Education Trust.

We wish the recipients of the scholarship awards every success in the future development of their musical talents.

Thank you to the Ashburton College for their continued assistance in allowing the use of the auditorium and to Ron Cresswell and Peter Mac for their efforts.

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Hurricane aid lagging Relatives helped Maribel Valentin Espino find shelter when Hurricane Maria roared through her community in northern Puerto Rico. Neighbors formed volunteer brigades to cut fallen trees and clear twisty mountain roads after the storm had passed. Now, friends and a local cattle ranch provide the water they need to survive in the tropical heat.

Valentin and her husband say they have not seen anyone from the Puerto Rican government, much less the Federal Emergency Management Agency, since the storm tore up the island September 20, killing at least 16 people and leaving nearly all 3.4 million people in Puerto Rico without power and most without water.

“People say FEMA is going to help us,” Valentin said as she showed journalists around the sodden wreckage of her home.

“We’re waiting.”

Many others are also waiting for help from anyone from the federal or Puerto Rican government. But the scope of the devastation is so broad, and the relief effort so concentrated in San Juan, that many people from outside the capital say they have received little to no help. Valentin, her husband and teenage son live in one such

Thrones stars engaged Kit Harington and Rose Leslie have confirmed their engagement. The Game of Thrones actor and his former costar – who played lovers Jon Snow and Ygritte in the HBO fantasy series – have announced they are set to marry, with the blessing of their parents. The pair, who met while filming Game of Thrones in 2012, are not thought to have set a date for their forthcoming wedding as of yet.

A source recently said: “They’re yet to set a date, but told friends and family last week. “Kit’s known for ages he’s wanted to marry Rose but he wanted them to get a house and settle down a bit first.

A man and child walk down a street strewn with debris and downed power lines in the aftermath of Hurricane Maria, in Yabucoa, Puerto Rico.

PHOTO AP area, Montebello, a 20-minute drive into what used to be lushly forested mountains near the northern coastal municipality of Manati. Hurricane Maria’s Category 4 winds stripped the trees bare and scattered them like matchsticks. “It seemed

like a monster,” she recalled.

The roads are passable now but the community is still isolated. “Nobody has visited, not from the government, not from the city, no one,” said Antonio Velez, a 64-year-old who has lived there his entire life.

In the central town of Morovis, Manolo Gonzalez built a makeshift raft out of a plastic pallet buoyed by soda bottles to help neighbours ferry food, gasoline and other basic supplies across a river where the bridge was destroyed.

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Playboy founder Hugh Hefner dies at 91 Playboy founder Hugh M. Hefner, the pipe-smoking hedonist who revved up the sexual revolution in the 1950s and built a multi-media empire of clubs, mansions, movies and television, symbolised by bow-tied women in bunny costumes, has died at age 91.

Hefner died of natural causes at his home surrounded by family, Playboy said in a statement.

As much as anyone, Hefner helped slip sex out of the confines of plain brown wrappers and into mainstream conversation.

In 1953, a time when states could legally ban contraceptives, when the word “pregnant” was not allowed on I Love Lucy, Hefner published the first issue of Playboy, featuring naked photos of Marilyn Monroe (taken years earlier) and an editorial promise of “humor, sophistication and spice”. The Great Depression and World War Two were over and America was ready to get undressed.

Playboy soon became forbidden fruit for teenagers and a bible for men with time and money, primed for the magazine’s prescribed evenings of dimmed lights, hard drinks, soft jazz, deep thoughts and deeper desires. Within a year, circulation neared 200,000.

American magazine publisher, founder and Chief Creative Officer of Playboy Enterprises, Hugh Hefner at his home at the Playboy Mansion in Beverly Hills, California in 2011.

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Within five years, it had topped one million.

By the 1970s, the magazine had more than seven million readers and had inspired such raunchier imitations as Penthouse and Hustler. Competition and the internet reduced circulation to less than three million by the 21st century, and the number of issues published annually was cut from 12 to 11.

In 2015, Playboy temporarily ceased publishing images of naked women, citing the proliferation of nudity on the internet but restored its traditional nudity earlier this year.

Hefner and Playboy re-

mained brand names worldwide.

Asked by The New York Times in 1992 of what he was proudest, Hefner responded: “That I changed attitudes toward sex. That nice people can live together now. That I decontaminated the notion of premarital sex. That gives me great satisfaction.”

Hefner ran Playboy from his elaborate mansions, first in Chicago and then in Los Angeles, and became the flamboyant symbol of the lifestyle he espoused. For decades he was the pipe-smoking, silkpajama-wearing center of a constant party with celebri-

ties and Playboy models. By his own account, Hefner had sex with more than a thousand women, including many pictured in his magazine. One of rock n’ roll’s most decadent tours, the Rolling Stones shows of 1972, featured a stop at the Hefner mansion.

Throughout the 1960s, Hefner left Chicago only a few times. In the early 1970s, he bought the second mansion in Los Angeles, flying between his homes on a private DC-9 dubbed “The Big Bunny,” which boasted a giant Playboy bunny emblazoned on the tail.

“Well, if we hadn’t had the Wright brothers, there would still be airplanes,” Hefner said in 1974. “If there hadn’t been an Edison, there would still be electric lights. And if there hadn’t been a Hefner, we’d still have sex. But maybe we wouldn’t be enjoying it as much. So the world would be a little poorer. Come to think of it, so would some of my relatives.”

Hefner is survived by his wife Crystal as well as his daughter, Christie; and his sons, David, Marston and Cooper.

Playboy released no information on any memorial plans, but Hefner owns a burial plot at a Los Angeles cemetery next to Marilyn Monroe.

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The popular ITM Fishing Show, starring Northland fisher extraordinaire Matt Watson, is finished. But it’s not over for the extreme fisher, with a new show spawning from award winning ITM Fishing Show that sees Watson fulfil the fishing dreams of famous – and far from famous – folk. The ITM Fishing Show has been a Kiwi favourite for over a decade and has picked up numerous awards and accolades, but for the first time in 13 years, host Watson will not be making a new series. He’s been working on a new series – ITM Hook Me up – that will screen for the first time on Monday on Prime.

INXS guitars up for grabs INXS guitarist Kirk Pengilly is selling more than 30 of his prized guitars, including the one he played on INXS hit New Sensation and a Fender Stratocaster he played on several of the band’s 90s albums. The instruments are part of Pengilly’s private collection of 43 lots, estimated to be worth $159,600 to $229,500, that will be up for auction through Sotheby’s Australia in Sydney next month. The guitarist and one of the founding members of the band is putting more than 30 guitars up for sale and a Selmer MK-VI baritone saxophone that he played on the recordings of 1991 song Bitter Tears and 1992’s All Around, estimated at $8000 to $12,000.

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As expected, rates remain unchanged

The market week in review

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he New Zealand market had a slow but positive start to the week as uncertainty following the election lingered.

At the moment, we do not have a winner, with neither the National Party, nor the Labour Greens bloc getting enough seats to govern alone.

As was widely predicted Winston Peters has become the king or queen-maker and in true Winston style, he will not be rushed.

Peters will not make a decision until after the special votes are counted, which is expected to be

by October 7.

So how are we placed following election day, with special votes still to be counted? The National Party earned 58 seats with 46.0 per cent or the vote, while the Labour Party, with 35.8 per cent of the vote gathered 45 seats. New Zealand First earned nine seats, although Peters lost his electoral seat in Northland. The Green Party also missed out on an electorate seat, but got 5.9 per cent of the vote, above the threshold to remain in parliament. David Seymour held on to his electorate seat, but the Act Party only managed to get 0.5 per cent of the vote. The Maori Party failed to get an electoral seat and, with only 1.1 per cent of the vote, will not be involved in the formation of this government. United Future also missed out on their regular seat following Peter Dunne’s departure, while The Opportunities Party managed to get 2.2 per cent of the vote, not enough to get into parliament but not a bad first election result.

Based on the above, there are two likely scenarios. The first probable scenario is that Winston will side with National, giving the coalition a clear majority. This

Jeremy Flood ON THE MARKETS

would be the most market-friendly outcome and we would likely see the New Zealand dollar rise.

The second scenario is that New Zealand First teams up with Labour and the Greens forming a coalition with 61 seats, although this could increase when specials are counted. This would be a little less market friendly and could see some short-term weakness in both the equity market and the dollar, due to policy uncertainty. However, in the long-run, a material decline in our economic position is unlikely, with financial markets putting more weight on the strength of the economy as opposed to a political change in Wellington.

There has been plenty of other data to keep investors interested this week, including a busy corporate schedule. Fonterra’s full-year result was largely in line with expectations and was taken positively by the market. Importantly, the company reiterated the current forecast for the farmgate milk price of $6.75/kg of milksolids. Kathmandu’s result was also received well and saw the share price rally. Importantly for Kathmandu, it bucked the recent retail trend and gave a positive outlook for the coming year.

The Reserve Bank of New Zealand left the Official Cash Rate unchanged again this month at 1.75 per cent, as it has been since November last year. This was the first meeting with acting RBNZ

Governor Grant Spencer. The central bank stated that economic growth has continued to improve with GDP for quarter two in line with expectations. It acknowledged that risks remain with the global economy and monetary policy will remain accommodative for a considerable time.

Globally, there has been further iterations of the war of words between Donald Trump and North Korean Leader Kim Jong Un as both volatile leaders continue to trade threats. Also in the US, Janet Yellen, Federal Reserve chairwoman, reaffirmed the Fed’s current stance and that interest rates will continue to rise steadily.

The sharemarket received a boost later in the week as Republican leaders began tax reform discussions that could significantly lower taxes for individuals and companies.

Heading to Europe, there has been some uncertainty following the German election. Although, Angela Merkel’s Christian Democratic Union party was elected for a fourth term, they received fewer votes than expected. Surprisingly, the far right AfD party received 13 per cent of the vote and gained seats in Parliament for the first time. This caused some uncertainty and saw the euro drop.

Jeremy Flood works for Craigs Investment Partners.

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in the August monetary policy statement.

The “acknowledgement of a lower growth outlook was an important development that could hint in the direction of a more dovish November monetary policy statement,” Stephens said.

Kiwibank chief economist Zoe Wallis also said the tweak to the language “suggests the bank’s growth forecasts may be pointing toward a slightly lower growth profile in coming years. This isn’t a surprise given the constraints we are currently seeing, particularly in the construction sector.”

ASB chief economist Nick Tuf-

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pace going forward”, in August the bank said growth was expected to improve. Gross domestic product grew 0.8 per cent in the three months to June 30, from a revised 0.6 per cent expansion in the March quarter and was 2.5 per cent higher on the year.

Yesterday’s reference to growth was “clearly weaker than the RBNZ’s previous statement,” said Westpac Banking Corp chief economist Dominick Stephens. He noted that if the most recent GDP out-turn was repeated, the annual percentage change would reach 3.2 per cent by June 2018 versus the RBNZ’s forecast of 3.8 per cent

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Grant Spencer

ald Trump unveiled plans to overhaul taxes, slashing the corporate rate to 20 per cent from 35 per cent and reducing the top tax rate to 35 per cent from 39.6 per cent, although he didn’t set out how this would be achieved without driving up the US federal deficit.

Weston also said the New Zealand market is rangebound as it awaits news on which parties will form the next government. There was no clear winner in Saturday’s election with both the National Party and Labour-Green bloc now vying to form a government with New Zealand First. No decision is expected until October 12.

The two-year swap rate was up 1 basis point from late Wednesday to 2.20 per cent and 10-year swaps gained 3 basis points to 3.23 per cent. Market pricing for the next rate increase continues to point to November 2019.

Spencer did note that the New Zealand dollar has eased slightly on a trade-weighted index basis since the bank’s most recent statement in August and “a lower New Zealand dollar would help to increase tradables inflation and deliver more balanced growth”.

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Acting Reserve Bank governor Grant Spencer kept the official cash rate unchanged at 1.75 per cent as widely expected and signalled no change on the immediate horizon but may have dropped a hint that the bank has lowered its growth forecasts as he begins his six-month stint at the helm.

“Monetary policy will remain accommodative for a considerable period,” Spencer said in a statement. “Numerous uncertainties remain and policy may need to adjust accordingly.”

Rates have been on hold since November last year and the central bank’s forecasts show it does not expect to begin lifting rates until September 2019 at the earliest. All 13 economists polled by Bloomberg predicted rates would remain unchanged.

On economic growth, Spencer said the economy grew in line with expectations in the second quarter, following relative weakness in previous quarters. He noted that while exports recovered, construction was weaker than expected.

However, while he said growth is projected to “maintain its current

fley also said the RBNZ may “have shaved its growth outlook slightly” but underscored “the key message is the RBNZ has maintained its neutral stance”. ASB does not expect any rate increases until February 2019.

Cameron Bagrie, chief economist for ANZ Bank in New Zealand, also pointed to the “clear neutral tone”, and said it was hardly surprising given election proximity, key RBNZ leadership changes and somewhat mixed economic developments.

While he said the comments around growth seem “a little dovish”, he noted “if you put it in the context of sequential growth lifting in Q2 from 0.5 per cent to 0.8 per cent quarter-on-quarter then there is probably nothing in it.”

The New Zealand dollar edged lower to 72 US cents after the statement from 72.20 cents just prior. It was at 75.95 on a tradeweighted index basis.

Ross Weston, a senior trader at Kiwibank, said swap rates “barely moved” on the announcement with the two-year swap down half a basis point. He said, however, rates are getting pushed around by US moves after US President Don-

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q S&P/NZX 50 Gross

7,913.62

–0.16

0.00%

q S&P/NZX 20 index

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p S&P/NZX All Gross

8,570.09

+2.09

+0.02%

p Rises 56 q Falls 44

WORLD MARKETS

p S&P/ASX 200 index

5,670.40

+6.10

+0.11%

At close of trading on Sep 28, 2017

p Dow Jones Indust.

22,340.7 +56.39 +0.25% At close of trading on Sep 27, 2017

p FTSE 100 index

7,313.5

+27.77

+0.38%

At close of trading on Sep 27, 2017

p Nikkei 225 index

20,363.11 +96.06 +0.47%

At close of trading on Sep 28, 2017

METAL PRICES

Source: interest.co.nz

q Gold

1,285.55

London – $US/ounce

–14.5

–1.12%

q Silver London – $US/ounce

16.89

–0.12

–0.71%

+3.0

+0.05%

p Copper London – $US/tonne

6,426.0

NZ DOLLAR

Source: BNZ

Country

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TT buy

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TT sell

0.9067 0.8851 4.4769 0.6028 1.3922 0.5299 79.82 1.6475 9.5944 23.25 0.7107

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and radishes ■ Lamb: Mix all the lamb ingredients together in a large bowl and season. Divide lamb mince mixture into four and press on to the skewers, using wet hands to help you.

Place on a tray, cover and place in the fridge to firm up.

■ Heat a barbecue grill until hot.

■ Remove lamb skewers from the fridge and brush with oil.

Barbecue on the hot grill for 10 minutes.

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Premium comes as standard T

here’s no doubt – the new i30 looks good.

Striking lines. Cascading front grille.

These elements have been carefully considered to capture the fluidic design philosophy of craftsmanship inspired by nature.

Stand back and see it for yourself.

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The i30 is turning heads, in more ways than one.

When you see how far the re-invented i30 has come, you begin to realise how serious we are about offering premium as standard.

From fuel efficiency to powerful performance, there is an engine to suit your needs.

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The i30 has been fitted with some of the most advanced safety features, and the 53 per cent ultra-high tensile steel chassis makes it the strongest i30 ever.

Whether it’s for leisure, protection or safety, there’s a wide range of accessories to help you get the most from your i30.

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One for the gamers A

n extreme McLaren Gran Turismo racing car has been confirmed as an exclusive choice for gamers in the hugely anticipated PlayStation 4 title, Gran Turismo Sport, which will be available from October 17, 2017.

The McLaren Ultimate Vision Gran Turismo was designed in response to a call from game creator, Kazunori Yamauchi, for vehicle manufacturers to design ‘visionary GT cars’ to compete in Gran Turismo Sport.

While not a prototype for any future McLaren model, the Ultimate Vision Gran Turismo showcases the kind of car that McLaren could produce beyond 2030.

Players will be able to choose from three liveries: Performance, Ulterior and Noir.

Designing for the virtual world and unburdened by production car constraints, the team that created the McLaren Ultimate Vision Gran Turismo pushed the boundaries of McLaren design well beyond current realities, while remaining true to inherent principles.

The design form of the McLaren Ulti-

mate Vision Gran Turismo follows its function, meaning every single line and detail has a purpose.

Just like McLaren’s road cars, the teardrop cabin and extensive glazing ensure exceptional visibility. And being single-

“We wanted to break new ground and to innovate and the McLaren Ultimate Vision Gran Turismo does exactly that,” says Rob Melville, McLaren’s Design Director.

“It puts the driver absolutely at the centre of the action, delivering a sensory

minded in putting the driver first, meant an innovative approach to seating – the driver is positioned not just forward and centrally in the chassis, but lying on their front, with the rest of the car ‘shrink wrapped’ around them.

overload with incredible sound and aweinspiring acceleration. From the game player’s point of view, the driving experience in this car will be like nothing else: the amazing glass cockpit and the motorcyclelike driving position – with your head far

forward, almost right above the front axle – combine to allow you to see exactly where the apex of the corner is so you can shave vital milliseconds off each lap.

“More than anything though, the McLaren Ultimate Vision Gran Turismo is a stunning looking car.

The design form communicates exactly what the car’s mission is and what its intentions are: it’s the ultimate expression of the McLaren design pillars and principles we have already established, futured into the 2030s.”

Power comes from a break-through hybrid drivetrain. A twin-turbo, 4.0-litre McLaren V8 engine drives the rear wheels, while high output electric motors are housed in each of the front wheel ‘pods.’

Game players will be able to call upon maximum power of 1150 PS, with 1275 NM of torque available instantly from launch, thanks to the electric propulsion and allwheel traction.

Designed exclusively for the game, the McLaren Ultimate Vision Gran Turismo will join real-life McLaren models such as the McLaren 650S Coupe and 650S GT3.

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Ford delivers the goods L

ots has both been written, and said about the pros and cons of Ford using the Kuga name when they replaced the original Escape (which also had a Mazda Tribute

twin).

While it seems that NZ blokes didn’t care, the fairer sex seemingly mostly did and were inclined to shy away.

Well Ford have certainly fixed that problem with these edgy, face-lifted new models, for they are Escapes!

And of course this name fits nicely into Fords SUV range, the smaller EcoSport, this mid size Escape, the Edge (yet to be formally announced and replacing the Territory) and the largest, the Everest.

As to the face-lift, this is not just a botox and touch up, but is a new stout, yet goodlooking Ford family looking front, which is immediately recognisable as such.

Included in the model range are frontwheel drive Ambiente and Trend variants, both of which have a 1.5-litre turbo-petrol four-cylinder producing 134kW and 240Nm of torque.

In the latter Kuga era, I drove a 1.5-litre 2WD to Dunedin and recall on arriving re-checking to ensure I hadn’t collected a 2-litre by mistake.

That’s how it impressed on the Kilmog and other hill work.

There’s two engine options for the allwheel drive Trend version and the flagship Titanium.

They are either the latest 2.0-litre turbo-petrol, which delivers 178kW and 345Nm of torque from 2000-4500rpm, or a 132kW/400Nm four cylinder turbo-diesel.

All models have stop-start and 6-speed autos with paddle shifters.

The test drive Titanium came with the rather punchy 2.0-litre petrol.

This engine impressed with its immediate response for quick take-offs, overtaking and hill climbs as well as having plenty of pulling power in reserve irrespective how loaded up it is.

The exclusively all-wheel drive Titaniums distinguish themselves with 19-inch alloys, bi-Xenon headlamps and a panoramic sunroof. The petrol petrol model costs $53,490 and the turbo diesel $54,990. (both plus ORCs).

While the interior hasn’t been changed as much as the body, its still a pleasant, comfortable place to both be in and use.

Although the dash layout is not as modernistic as some of the competitors, it comes up trumps with the excellent Sync3 infotainment system, whose many features including the 8inch touch-screen are very easy to use, thanks its straightforward display and controls.

Of course the Titanium has leather clad, comfortable seats, particularly the heated front ones which have heaps of adjustment.

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There’s fold-down convenience tables on the back of front seats and separate aircon outlets.

Also present are an excellent ninespeaker Sony sound system complete with a CD player, dual-zone air-con, and keyless entry.

There’s 406 litres of easily loaded luggage space (1603l with seats folded), and easy loading of this courtesy of the hands-free opening and closing by the moving your foot under the bumper feature.

All of the above can be appreciated in concert with the very tidy, agile handing and great ride the Escape delivers.

It does that whether you are about town, country or enjoying driving twisty roads.

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ment very well controlled, plus there’s plenty of grip from the smart all-wheeldrive system.

The Titanium gets most of the very latest in safety and driving aids.

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FINALE With SUVs being pretty much being one of the first choices for everyday family transport currently, this easy and very pleasant to drive, wellequipped Escape Titanium is very well suited to this task.

Ring record shattered

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orsche has set a new road-legal, rear-wheel drive sports car record around the 20.6km Nurburgring Nordschleife, confirming the new GT2 RS as the fastest 911 ever built.

Unveiled in June, the new 515kW six-cylinder biturbo Porsche set a time of six minutes, 47.3 seconds, shattering the records set by Lamborghini’s four-wheel drive Performate and rear-wheel drive Chevrolet Camaro earlier this year.

In fact, the new GT2 RS time is ten seconds faster than the all-wheel drive Porsche 918 Spyder hyper-

car, a time that was set four years ago.

The only road-legal car to ever set a faster time around the Nurbugring is the Chinese-built NIO EP9 electric hypercar, which bettered its previous time earlier this year with a six minutes, 45 seconds lap.

What makes the feat all the more impressive is that the GT2 RS actually broke the record more than once.

Lars Kern from Germany and Nick Tandy from the UK broke the previous record for road-approved sports cars in their first attempt and subsequently finished five laps in under 6 minutes, 50 seconds.

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Quoted Economy: 8.6L/100km.

Safety: 7 air bags- driver assists/safety systems. 5 star ANCAP rating.

Kerb to kerb turning circle: 11.13metres.

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Warranty: 3 years/100,000km and roadside assistance.

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UN’s seal of approval V

olvo Cars, the premium car maker, has been recognised by the United Nations for its ground-breaking electrification strategy in the latest report from the UN’s Global Compact, the world’s largest corporate sustainability initiative.

The report, launched earlier this week at the Global Compact’s annual high-level meeting in New York, focuses on the progress that Global Compact members have made in supporting the delivery of the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). It highlights 10 chief executives that have taken particularly bold and disruptive action, including Volvo Cars’ president and chief executive, Håkan Samuelsson.

The Global Compact has also recognised Volvo Cars as a LEAD member, a group of the most committed, engaged and ambitious companies within the Global Compact. A founding member of the Global Compact, Volvo Cars is one of only 44 LEAD companies out of a total of 9500 members – and one of only two car makers.

In the report, entitled ‘Business Solutions to Sustainable Development’, Håkan Samuelsson lays out the company’s reasoning behind the electrification strategy announced in July of this year.

“We’re doing this because we think this is the right future for Volvo Cars, and that it will make us stronger. It’s sound business,” says Mr. Samuelsson in the UNGC report.

With the announcement Volvo Cars became the first established car company to fully embrace electrification and place it at the core of its future business.

From 2019 every Volvo car launched will have

an electric motor, marking the historic end of cars that only have an internal combustion engine.

The electrification announcement was a watershed moment in the industry and Volvo Cars’ example has been followed since by other car makers who have made similar announcements.

As part of its strategy, Volvo Cars will launch five fully electric vehicles between 2019 and 2021.

Three of these cars will be Volvo models and two will be Polestar performance cars. These cars will be supplemented by a range of plug in hybrid and mild hybrid options on all models, representing one of the broadest electrified car offerings of any car maker.

“Volvo Cars is leading the way and we can see now that the automotive industry is waking up to its responsibilities. We are proud to be a LEAD member of the UN Global Compact and of being acknowledged for our industry-leading commitment to an electric future,” said Stuart Templar, Director Sustainability at Volvo Cars.

In May of this year, Volvo Cars hosted the bi-annual meeting of the UN Global Compact Nordic Network at its headquarters in Gothenburg.

It represented one of the largest gatherings of Nordic corporate sustainability experts under the auspices of the United Nations.

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Electrifying hybrid

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he Mercedes-AMG ‘Project One’ hypercar was one of the biggest launches of the Frankfurt Motor Show, and perhaps the most technologically accomplished production vehicles announced so far this year.

Here, Telegraph motoring correspondent Andrew English speaks to AMG boss Tobias Moers about the new $4.5m, 350km/h car.

Q: The Project One is claimed to be the nearest thing to a Formula One car for the road, but Formula One cars a notoriously difficult and uncomfortable to drive. If you don’t go fast enough the tyres don’t grip, the aero doesn’t work, the engines are peaky and you need the reactions of a stoat. How really like an F1 car is the Project One going to be to drive?

A: “That would be an F1 car from before electrification certainly, but I think we need to differentiate the whole vehicle from the powertrain, which is a Formula One power train.

You have an electrically-driven turbocharger, so there is no turbo lag.

“There’s instant reaction, a kind jump, the response to the throttle is immediate on power and torque; it has a more immediate response than any atmospheric aspirated engine I’ve ever come across.

Then we had a battery which has four times the capacity of the F1 car and an electrically driven front axle, each wheel with a 120kW motor, which gives you torque vectoring.

We also will have an Electronic Stability Program (ESP), which is beyond the one in the current GTR cars which in my opinion is the best in the world.

“Even if you switch it off, it is still supportive, but you just don’t feel it. Put a race driver in the car with the ESP ‘off’ and they come back with a big smile, but ESP is still there.

“And while we have a lot of aero, this is not a ‘down force car’, which in my opinion comes when you have a level of down force equivalent to the car’s weight.

“We have low drag and force pressing down on the car, but not to that level, al-

though yes I admit if you lose the downforce you will lose the car; it’s at that level.

“And you don’t need a Formula One team to get the engine started, and it’s a car, you can just drive it away.

Q: What have you learned from the project that can be used on more conventional AMG cars?

A: “The most interesting thing is that F1 is helping road cars now. You are aware of that phrase: ‘F1 is a rolling laboratory for the future road cars’. Well it’s more than phrase these days, it’s true. Electric driven turbochargers will be seen more on high performance road cars after 2020.

“So doing a car like this is an education.

“Our customers have asked about doing a hybrid car and for me it was very clear that we needed something more sophisticated for AMG, because we are more than successful and we are now strong enough to define what future performance should look like.

“In the electrification of powertrains is going to be mandatory, but it’s also going to be the key to high performance vehicles in future.

“When we showed at Geneva with the hybrid plug in GT Concept it was our first AMG with a hybrid drivetrain and Project One is the second. Both of them are a clear indication of how we define future performance.

Q: Project One implies there will be other projects. When will we learn about them?

A: “No, no [laughs]. It’s for Formula One, one car, there is no magic behind the sales or the name.

“We will make 275 cars only. We have also close to four times that number of interested parties.

“We will have global allocation to regions and then we’ll leave it to the people in charge of those regions to allocate the cars.

“Perhaps we will not have many people new to the brand this way, but, well, it’s OK.” Q: Just having the money to buy the Project One doesn’t make you a great driver.

What are you doing about teaching owners to respect the power and handling of their cars?

A: “It will be mandatory to have a driving course which we will do in a hand over.

“I don’t think we are going to treat our customers like children, but we will be teaching them to respect the limits.”

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opping over to Melbourne next week, with a few spare bucks in the pocket?

American “idols” spanning more than five decades will be centre stage at Shannons Spring Auction on Monday.

The spangled star of the auction is a stunning, factory four-speed manual 1967 Shelby GT500 (Mustang) Fastback, offered in fantastic condition.

Delivered in Colorado in April 28, 1967, the left-hand drive Brittany Blue with black trim Shelby (production number 01788) is fitted with many factory extras, including a shoulder harness, an extra cooling package, power disc brakes and power steering.

The Shelby was apparently stored

for almost a decade by its first owner before arriving in Australia nearly 15 years ago.

It was fully restored to a high standard in 2004 and since 2008 has formed part of a large collection owned by a Melbourne enthusiast.

Because of its desirability, exceptional condition and provenance, it is expected to sell in the $NZ272,000$305,000

range.

From the “red corner”, there is a superbly restored, left-hand drive 1957 Chevrolet Belair Sports Coupe.

This desirable pillarless hardtop, fitted with a factory 283-cid V8 paired with the model’s two-speed Powerglide transmission, was restored in Texas in the mid1990s to a high standard, before being sourced by a Victorian collector and brought to Australia about 12 years ago.

Finished in the model’s hero colours of turquoise with duo-tone blue/black vinyl/ cloth upholstery, the Belair is equipped with the rare factory four-barrel Power Pack option, air conditioning and power steering, making it a useable and crowdstopping classic at its guidance of $75,000$85,000.

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COALGATE TAVERN DASH $1,365, C0, 295m

58358 Smash Damage nwtd 248 Hilton Hangover nwtd 86867 Goldstar Arden nwtd 26 Sergess nwtd Lord Protector nwtd Loose Donald nwtd 54444 Homebush Tasha nwtd 65745 Homebush Demi nwtd 67587 Matariki nwtd 868 Homebush Marko nwtd

g M6

12:22PM 601

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M Grant A Bradshaw S & B Evans J T McInerney B Dann M K Dempsey J T McInerney J T McInerney A Joyce J T McInerney

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1:23PM

1 0667X Civic Reception (11) 59.5 A Schwarz 3 2 23414 Dream Divine (9) 58 R McKenzie 3 41977 Payment Pending (3) 57 G Wright 4 4 580X1 Dee And Gee (10) 56.5 Charles/Corbett 5 94395. He Ain’t Heavy (6) 56.5 S Blair-Edie 6 93709. Master Karsten (7) 56.5 K Tyler 1 7 63210. Black Lizzie (8) 56 G Gibson 1 8 21270 Jumeirah (4) 56 L and Richard Didham 2 9 821X6 Sharp Elle (5) 56 P Rudkin 10 0X07X Kototama (2) 55.5 M Henry 11 85000. Rock Solid (1) 54 J Gordon

D Bothamley C Campbell (a4) S Wynne T Jonker (a3) L Callaway S Wahab (a4) T Comignaghi (a3) C Johnson T Moseley H Bennet (a3) K Mudhoo (a1)

$2,390, C0, 520m

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

R Wales R Wales R Wales H Anderton R Wales R Wales R Wales B Dann G Cleeve M Robinson

BARRON’S SUPPLIES SPRINT $1,685, C2, 295m

43638 Bossy Affair 17.47 15385 Another Message nwtd 75247 Idol Eve 17.43 22156 Tricky Action 17.48 22526 Verbena 17.52 71335 Just James 17.43 11527 Vallende Star 17.21 F1442 Seeking Baxter 17.28 57555 Ultra Action 17.24 35777 Mystic Action 17.47

1:41PM

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

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L Waretini McCook & Jopson R Wales S & B Evans K Cassidy H Anderton J Dunn J T McInerney S & B Evans S & B Evans

DAVE ROBBIE PHOTOGRAPHER DASH $1,365, C0, 295m

78 Homebush Razz nwtd 75264 Fiery Jade nwtd 67745 Goldstar Raven nwtd 5838 Feral Steadfast nwtd Tubby Kevie nwtd 34 Timely Affair nwtd 4674 Cosmic Britney nwtd 78675 Jimmy’s Star nwtd 8858 Europe Who nwtd 868 Homebush Marko nwtd

Today at Gore

CROYDON CONTRACTING HANDICAP

LITTLE BROWN JUG STAKES

1 2 Zara Nixon nwtd 3 2 Zara Storm nwtd 4 3 Secret Lily nwtd 4 87775 Just Ernie nwtd 5 55678 Pat Allie nwtd 6 86 Opawa Pauline nwtd 7 Uno Twenty Five nwtd 1 8 462 Full Speed nwtd 9 84X78 Know Bargain nwtd 10 57678 Lokie nwtd

Gore Races

$10,000, Rating 65 Benchmark*, 1800m PX # REC Horse (Barrier) kg Trainer Jockey OPT

1:06PM

September 29, 2017

J T McInerney B Dann S & B Evans M A Butler C Roberts J Dunn M K Dempsey J T McInerney A Bradshaw J T McInerney

September 29, 2017

10 X548X Let Her Rip Riley (3) 54 P Rudkin 11 She’s Fun (4) 54 S Price 12 The Lustre (10) 54 Bros/Dennis 0 13 2080X Brunello (2) 58.5 S Prince 14 Leila Eve 15 Fully Pumped 2:07PM 604

OPT

4

DAVIS SHEARING MAIDEN

$10,000, MDN, 1200m

1 723X5 Edward (2) 58.5 C Anderton 3 2 2202X Vino Tinto (6) 56.5 S Price 3 2738X It’s Pandemonium (10) 56.5 K Tyler 4 4 20. Where Angels Walk (9) 56.5 C Spittles 5 4347X Strategus (11) 56.5 G Robinson 6 Always On Call (1) 56.5 T Kennedy 12:57PM AON INSURANCE BROKERS HANDICAP 7 9X Golden Tui (7) 56.5 S Blair-Edie $12,000, Rating 90 Benchmark, 1800m 8 8X Missing Hazard (5) 56.5 S McKay OPT 602 1 9 42 Acekingsuited (12) 56 R Beckett 1 1 4X205 Hayley Maree (4) 59 K Tyler D Bothamley 10 Benlachie 4 2 7553X Sureasyouwereborn (5) 57 N & B Blatch T Moseley 3 34448. Come Fly With Me (1) 55 S Blair-Edie L Callaway 11 8X Minnie Pins (3) 54 Michael & Nikki White 2 12 The Sparkle (4) 54 Bros/Dennis 2 4 11755 Belle Boy (3) 55 K Tyler S Olney (a4) 13 Brunello 3 5 51072 Mystic Power (2) 54 M Daly K Williams 0 14 3667X Leila Eve (8) 56.5 J Gordon 6 29X85 Victoryshallbemine (6) 54 Charles/Corbett J Morris 15 Fully Pumped

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R Firdhaus (a3) K Williams C Barnes C Johnson SCRATCHED SCRATCHED

T Moseley T Comignaghi (a3) D Bothamley C Barnes R Bishop S Wahab (a4) A Bohorun (a4) A Sharpe (a4) J Morris SCRATCHED L Callaway C Johnson SCRATCHED K Mudhoo (a1) SCRATCHED

1:58PM

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GLENBYRE TAVERN SPRINT $1,365, C0, 295m

1 3X358 Think Tank nwtd 1 2 Homebush Kazzy nwtd 3 78677 Goldstar Oakley nwtd 4 T Jet Plane Jess nwtd 5 7 Sass ’Em Up nwtd 4 6 Homebush Scorpio nwtd 3 7 Kushka nwtd 2 8 88261 Not Shackley nwtd 9 86777 Olliebollon nwtd 10 868 Homebush Marko nwtd 2:16PM

8

J T McInerney J T McInerney S & B Evans Hart & Taylor A Bradshaw J T McInerney R Adcock R Wales B Dann J T McInerney

2:33PM

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

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M A Butler A Lee D Kingston G Cleeve K M Grant J T McInerney S & B Evans J T McInerney B Dann J T McInerney

MURRAY@RAY WHITE PH021480250 DASH $1,685, C2, 295m

31231 Fiery Jen 17.61 77662 Broken Penniless 17.49 61544 Goldstar Tu Puc 17.50 21268 Rum Gin Mixer 17.46 18337 Ohoka Angel 17.47 F4534 Trixie Lee 17.20 21116 Homebush Indi 17.55 17587 Wears The Gold 17.28 68538 Makers Mark 17.37 35777 Mystic Action 17.47

B Dann G Cleeve S & B Evans A Joyce A Waretini M Grant J T McInerney K M Grant S & B Evans S & B Evans

Track Information Type: Grass; Expected: Dead; Direction: Left-handed; Length: 1600m; Straight: 350m; Rail: Rail true; Weather: Few Showers

9 46040 Whackomaco (9) 55.5 S Laming 4 10 8760X Daifuku (8) 54.5 C Spittles 11 40X9X Oh So Smart (1) 54 B Tapper 12 X000X Double Choice (6) 54 A Borthwick 1 3:17PM 606

OPT

6

K Williams C Barnes R Beeharry (a4) T Comignaghi (a3)

3:52PM 607

7

$12,000, Rating 90 Benchmark, 1200m

C Campbell (a4) J Lowry (a) S Olney (a4) S Wynne R Beeharry (a4) C Barnes C Johnson K Williams T Comignaghi (a3) R Bishop

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Addington Harness

Today at Addington Raceway

September 29, 2017

2 9 Carley Maguire (2) R Dunn R Houghton Mad Lu Li (3) K Cox K Cox 3YO+ R49–R56, R57 with cond., 1950m 3 C DeFilippi PX # REC Horse (Start pos) Trainer Driver 4 82856 Sharnae (4) B Mowbray 1 5 22 Shebang (5) G Smith G Smith 3 1 0X0X0 Scarlett Banner (1) G Smith G Smith 6 8X Cheezel (6) B Fahey J Dunn 2 06374 Russian Express (2) K & T Barron D Dunn 7 7376 Princess Fulham (7) R Holmes R Holmes 3 31606 Tupelo Mississippi (3) R Todd S Ottley 2 8 Bettor Trix (8) Purdon/Rasmussen M Purdon 1 4 1 Chase Auckland (4) Purdon/Rasmussen N Rasmussen

Devilicious (9) J Thomas J Young 5 22015 Articulight (5) D Taylor R May 9 75909 Barrier 6 13474 Leading The Way (6) W Stapleton J Morrison (J) 10 65986 Hot Off The Press (21) K & T Barron B Orange 7 3519 Bohannan (7) R Holmes R Holmes 3 11 53 Just Dance (22) C Dalgety D Dunn 8 12285 Sauchiehall (8) J Gameson M Williamson 4 12 0 Conway Beach (23) Purdon/Rasmussen N Rasmussen 2

9 27X21 Hail Christian (9) P Court

B Orange

Barrier 6:48PM THE CHRISTMAS HUT CLASSIC PACE $10,000, 4YO+ 10 26209 Martin John (21) A Stuart T Chmiel OPT 804 R55–R70, R71–R75 with cond. JUN.D, 2600m 4 11 3016X Enchantee (22) N Le Lievre C DeFilippi 1 3012X Burning Rubber (1) B Hill A Stewart (J) A Fitzgerald (J) 5:48PM VIVACE ESPRESSO TROT 2 15635 Black Art (2) A Fitzgerald 1 3 13X0 Red Moon Rising (3) G Smith M Anderson (J) OPT 802 $10,000, Up to & including R50 TROT, 2600m B Laughton (J) 1 60PX8 Sunny Demon (1) J Cox J W Cox 4 53228 Gabby’s Star (4) R Holmes S Whatuira (J) 2 00996 Heavenly Love (2) M Edmonds J Curtin 5 X7788 Quite Ideal (5) B Mowbray B Munro (J) 3 08695 I’ldoitmyway (3) B Williams J Morrison (J) 6 01901 Missinmemate (6) R Dunn S Tomlinson (J) 4 20090 Monarchy Invasion (4) C Butt C Butt 7 55489 Compliant (7) K & T Barron 4 8 40427 Shineonucrazydiamond (8) C Dalgety C Jones (J) 5 25039 BK Dawn (5) Wakelin/Noble P Wakelin Amazon Lily (9) K & T Barron S Payne (J) 6 02547 Anna Kate (6) M Edmonds M Edmonds 3 9 93124 Barrier 7 32839 Belmont’s Greatest (7) L Jones C Jones (J) K Butt (J) 1 8 3D444 Rum In The Sun (8) M Palermo K Butt (J) 10 9X421 Regal Major (21) T Butt L McKay (J) 2 9 X01D9 Lundqvist (9) P Court B Orange 11 55324 Joey Maguire (22) M Jones 2 12 357X7 Renske B (23) Purdon/Rasmussen N Purdon (J) 10 90807 Brite N Lovely (10) I Cameron I Cameron B Hope (J) 11 95580 Holly Trouble (11) W Stapleton R May 13 54163 Unico Legend (24) G & N Hope 4 12 78X52 Stellar Success (12) M Heenan G O'Reilly 7:18 PM MITCHELL MACDONALD BAYLEYS CANTERBURY PACE 3 13 079X0 Princess Harbour (13) K James C DeFilippi OPT 805 $10,000, 3YO+ R57–R62, 1950m 14 0X053 Motu Great Sensation (14) B Borcoskie B Borcoskie 1 1 8411X Pat’s Delight (1) C Dalgety D Dunn 0 15 93238 Still Eyre (15) R Allen M Williamson T Chmiel 16 26X26 Ruthless Success (16) M Jones L McKay (J) 2 19584 Sportscaster (2) A Stuart 3 41156 Sans Le Sou (3) R Alfeld R Alfeld 0 17 4989 Spurofthemoment (u1) J Gameson R May 18 07667 Sheer Class (u2) K Dixon T Chmiel 4 7764X Late Mail (4) C McDowell 5 69232 Pat Campbell (5) B Negus M Williamson K Cox 6:18PM FUDGE COTTAGE FILLIES & MARES PACE $10,000, 6 1067X Mr Woodlea (6) T Twidle Freedom Fighter SCRATCHED OPT 803 NON-WINNERS 3YO+ F&M, 1950m 7 1 34 Bettor Ask Me (1) M House 2 8 1977X The Brooklyn Brawler (7) R Dunn M House J Dunn 5:23PM OPT 801

PLUMBING WORLD BRISBANE STREET PACE $10,000,

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5

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Track Information Type: All weather; Direction: Left-handed; Length: 1193m; Weather: Mainly Fine

Shillelagh (8) M House 9 97045 Barrier

3 10 1290X Afterdinnerspeaker (21) K & T Barron 4 11 47115 The Kiwi Way (22) R Holmes 7:48PM 806

OPT

6

3:08PM

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

10

$7,340, NZRSf, 520m

74714 Opawa Mine 30.72 11361 Opawa Jumper 30.79 55381 Velvet Girl 30.55 43711 Trevor Gibbs 30.75 51413 Zara Zara 30.98 25416 Replica Rango 30.84 24411 Junk Mail 30.32 56311 Opawa Rooster 30.30 75752 Opawa Silver 30.80 12224 Goldstar Scooby 31.09

11

R Wales R Wales B Dann J & D Fahey R Wales B Pringle R Wales J & D Fahey R Wales S & B Evans

WATERLOO CUP @ MANUKAU THIS SUNDAY DASH $1,685, C2, 295m

55615 Lagoon Twist 17.71 18466 Smokey Action 17.53 81627 Gordy Junior 17.51 36615 Kingman 17.39 57523 Mandi Mae 17.21 13456 My Bro Michael 17.43 46862 Know Logic 17.49 33166 Stormy Sunday 17.50 57555 Ultra Action 17.24 18686 Road Block 17.49

3:26PM

J Tanner S & B Evans McCook & Jopson M Grant R Casey M Robinson G Cleeve J T McInerney S & B Evans A Joyce

12

PROTEXIN SPRINT

$1,685, C2, 295m

1 85178 Know Cheers 17.47 1 2 777X8 Behind The Mask nwtd 3 31785 Jinno Gino 17.51 2 4 72554 Magic Mike 17.16 5 73247 Adjudicator 17.23 3 6 61523 Tilt 17.39 7 86345 Cathy Maree 17.17 4 8 44415 Coco Bango 17.58 9 68538 Makers Mark 17.37 10 18686 Road Block 17.49 DOUBLES TREBLES QUADDIES FIRST 4 PLACE 6

G Cleeve J T McInerney J McMillan C Roberts S & B Evans L Waretini M Grant J T McInerney S & B Evans A Joyce

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

4:27PM 608

8

$10,000, Rating 65 Benchmark*, 1335m

5:02PM 609

9

$11,000, Rating 75 Benchmark, 1335m

OPT

LIVESTOCK SUPPLIES HANDICAP

1 03067 Travel Wise (1) 59 Charles/Corbett 4 2 4237X Centavada (5) 58.5 J Dalton 3 3418X Sir Ed (7) 58.5 K Tyler 4 29179 Southern Cool (9) 58 A Stalker 5 2109X Limousine (2) 57.5 G Robinson 3 6 7265X Paw Patrol (10) 57.5 T Kennedy 1 7 3124X Countess Ruby (3) 57 T Kennedy 8 X07X0 Cavallucci (6) 56 Champion/Murphy 9 9840X Miss Tuscan (4) 55 S McKay 10 606FP. The Quiet Man (12) 55 S Blair-Edie GORE TOWN & COUNTRY CLUB RESTAURANT MAIDEN 11 0420X Burwood (8) 54.5 J Dalton $10,000, MDN, 1335m 2 12 808X5 Fergie (11) 54 S Laming

1 54429. Nesta (11) 58.5 S Blair-Edie 3 C Johnson 2 5925X Beethoven (7) 58.5 L Beck S Wahab (a4) 4 3 0X4 Leuluai (2) 58.5 Charles/Corbett 1:32PM GORE SEPTIC TANK CLEANERS MAIDEN T Comignaghi (a3) MERIAL ANCARE HANDICAP 4 Kilowatt SCRATCHED $10,000, MDN, 1200m 2:42PM OPT 603 $10,000, Rating 65 Benchmark*, 1200m 5 67X7X Hank Marvin (8) 58.5 A Hoffman 1 527X0 Doppelganger (11) 58.5 L Beck L Callaway OPT 605 J Morris 2 Our Boy Baz (5) 58.5 K Tyler D Bothamley 1 1035X Kruger Rand (7) 59 Patterson/Horrell 1 T Moseley 6 Shotglass (12) 58.5 S McKay J Lowry (a) 3 1 2 8X10 Bakela (12) 58.5 T Kennedy Riding High SCRATCHED C Johnson 7 46XD3 Dream Rich (15) 56.5 R McKenzie C Campbell (a4) 1 4 0246. Opio Rose (8) 56.5 S Blair-Edie 1 8 40228. Fly The Flag (6) 56.5 S Blair-Edie T Moseley 3 X510X Squizzy (2) 58.5 N Graham R Bishop K Williams 2 5 4X Night Lady (7) 56.5 E Winsloe 1 2 4 78637 Pinzano (10) 58 A Carston S Wynne S Wahab (a4) 9 837X5 Pretty Whaihine (16) 56.5 Michael & Nikki White L Callaway 3 6 06564 She’s Graceful (1) 56.5 A Carston S Wahab (a4) 5 X602X Doctor Eden (4) 57.5 B Laking J Lowry (a) 10 472X8 Ruby Marie (5) 56.5 J Gordon T Moseley 7 X8556 Mimimac (9) 56.5 S Laming 2 11 099X4 Zabay (9) 56.5 B & S Anderton T Jonker (a3) 6 0903X Waimate Bill (3) 57.5 S Blair-Edie A Bohorun (a4) C Barnes 8 8X Bow Down (6) 56 S Kirkland 12 706X Moneyforwine (14) 56.5 S Price R Bishop 7 X07X0 Cavallucci (11) 56.5 Champion/Murphy K Mudhoo (a1) 4 9 64X Courte Zarindi (12) 54 S McKay 3 8 0584X Knutquacker (5) 55.5 E Winsloe 1 T Comignaghi (a3) S Wynne 13 67X Polka Dot (4) 56.5 A Hoffman H Bennet (a3)

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2:51PM

1-2, 3-4, 5-6, 7-8, 9-10, 11-12 1-2-3, 4-5-6, 7-8-9, 10-11-12 2-3-4-5, 9-10-11-12 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12 7-8-9-10-11-12 NZ RACING SERIES NOVICE FINAL

14 0 Sulcifera (3) 56.5 Champion/Murphy S Wynne 15 9X00X Fully Pumped (1) 56.5 P Rudkin 0 0 16 000X Brief Encounter (10) 56.5 Graham & Michael Eade 0 17 090X Herbie (13) 58.5 N & B Blatch ABERNETHY CONTRACTING HANDICAP

1 3111X Patrick Erin (7) 61.5 B & S Anderton 2 3155X Motorboat Mike (9) 59 S Price 3 3 X1072 Lochan Ora (5) 57 K Tyler 2 4 5X631 Secret Power (4) 56 A Hewitson 5 40366 Five Kings (10) 55 B Tapper 6 1620X Fascinate (3) 54.5 B & S Anderton 1 7 134X1 Fairlight (2) 54 L and Richard Didham 4 8 5711X Don Carlo (8) 54 M Daly 9 3113X Showemup (1) 54 S McKay 10 1414X Passito (6) 54 S Prince OPT

DOUBLES TREBLES QUADDIES FIRST 4 PLACE 6

1 4 2 3 3 4 5 6 2 7 1 8 9 ACTIVE ELECTRICAL CHRISTCHURCH DASH $1,365, C0, 295m 10

1 457 Feral Whanau nwtd 1 2 222 Vasterbottenost nwtd 4 3 73752 Gorm The Great nwtd 3 4 Know Panic nwtd 5 5646 Kaytee Gibbs nwtd 6 58 Homebush Hundy nwtd 7 8886 Goldstar Alfie nwtd 2 8 4572X Forbury Flyer nwtd 9 86777 Olliebollon nwtd 10 868 Homebush Marko nwtd

Compiled by

M House B Orange R Holmes

OPT

13 14 MILES CONSTRUCTION TROT $10,000, R65 & faster 15 DiscrHcp, 2600m

1 11X8X BD Love (1) K & T Barron 2 2 44312 Donsmedad (2) G & N Hope 4 3 41844 All Lit Up (1) L & J Smith 4 The Foot Tapper 5 6576X Gee Up Neddy (1) L Jones 3 6 75147 Donegal Bettorgretch (2) C Dalgety 1 7 33151 Sundons Flyer (u1) B Negus 8 3412X Doctor Bones (1) B Ford

B Orange R May J Smith SCRATCHED C Jones (J) D Dunn M Williamson G Smith

HOKONUI CONTRACTING LTD HANDICAP

1 91693 What’s Up Alf (6) 60 K Tyler 3 2 X938X King Nero (1) 58.5 Patterson/Horrell 1 3 3X44X Lord Beaver (8) 58.5 M Boyle 4 1146X Raise You Ten (5) 58.5 B & S Anderton 2 5 51156 Flicka Of Gold (7) 58 S Tyler 4 6 34187 Gold’nguru (9) 57.5 L Beck 7 4416X Honor That (2) 56.5 P Rudkin 8 X1852 Hot Tempo (3) 55 M Tapper 1 9 11X Irish Express (4) 54 E Winsloe 1 10 Fergie DOUBLES TREBLES QUADDIES FIRST 4 PLACE 6

9:16PM 809

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8:49PM 808

OPT

8

EUROBLAST PACE $10,000, NON-WINNERS

1 33224 Spondulicks (1) R Dunn 1 2 28 Vintage Beach (2) P Robertson 2 3 35 Ready To Rumble (3) P Court 4 4 6752X Awayovernight (4) G Payne 0 5 X0607 Dios Del Fuego (5) K Nyhan 6 8304X Bubble Gum (6) B Hill 7 6 Marrera (7) K & T Barron 8 63422 Maninthemirror (8) M Jones

Acuto (9) B Hill 9 333 Barrier

10 8X Santanna Mach (21) M House 3 11 599X Donegal Davy Boyd (22) C Dalgety 12 44X87 Paddington Central (23) A Stuart

3YO+, 1950m

9:43PM 810

10

G Smith C D Thornley B Orange M Anderson (J) J Dunn M Williamson S Ottley R May M House D Dunn D Keast (J)

OPT

M Kerr J W Cox R Holmes

THE LLOYD HUBBER MEMORIAL HANDICAP TROT

$10,000, R51 to R64 DiscrHcp TROT, 2600m

1 466X1 Time For Diamonds (1) A Ford 2 4483X Chivasion (2) M Edmonds 3 33X61 Caribbean Fizz (3) G McCrea 4 47818 Shpeedy (4) J Harrington 5 80230 Unique Marshall (5) M Edmonds 6 0F710 Imran Khan (6) C Butt 7 14527 Spurred By Success (7) M Edmonds 3 8 31963 Majestic Moment (u1) S Smolenski 8:18PM VERO PACE $10,000, R65 & faster DiscrHcp, 2600m 9 21408 Jerry Garcia (u2) L O'Reilly OPT 807 1 3230X Whittaker (1) M Jones S Ottley 10 81020 Michelle (u3) M Jones 2 24278 Donegal Carrickfin (1) K Ford S Tomlinson (J) 11 00051 Rusty I Am (u4) Wakelin/Noble 4 3 14843 Christopher Banner (u1) L Hanrahan R May 12 561X3 Agatha Tyron (1) P O'Reilly 1 4 31145 Bite The Bullet (1) R Dunn G Smith 13 21786 Dusky Eyre (2) R Allen 2 14 31402 Idle Moose (3) R Austin 5 11226 Billy Badger (2) R Dunn B Orange 1 15 19463 Redwood Invasion (4) R Holmes 2 6 34171 Alpha Rock (1) C Dalgety D Dunn 4 16 53904 Cuddly Jess (u1) M House 3 7 556X7 Alta Orlando (u1) R Dunn J Dunn

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D Bothamley K Mudhoo (a1) A Sharpe (a4) C Barnes R Firdhaus (a3) S Wynne T Moseley K Williams C Johnson SCRATCHED

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

0500P Supreme Banner (24) M Kerr Editorial (25) T Bagrie 67X Frankie Jones (26) R Holmes

OPT

T Jonker (a3) R Bishop D Bothamley T Moseley L Callaway S Wahab (a4) C Johnson J Lowry (a) A Sharpe (a4) A Bohorun (a4) S Wynne K Williams

J Ford M Edmonds I Cameron G Smith J Dunn C Butt J Curtin D Dunn L O'Reilly S Ottley P Wakelin P O'Reilly M Williamson B Orange R Holmes M House

THE CARS UNDER $7990 PACE $10,000, 3YO+

Up–& including R55, 2000m

1 74162 Takitimu Express (1) J Cox 3 4 2 0X0X0 Scarlett Banner (2) G Smith 3 00900 Hestia Franco (3) L Smart 4 58046 Out Of Aces (4) R Dunn 5 561X Paravani (5) J Curtin 2 6 231 Norman Richards (6) J Hay 7 The Kaik 1 8 0X512 The Bus (7) M Jones 9 8855X Major Four (8) R Todd 10 43563 Take After Me (9) G Scott 11 00705 Rainy River (10) C McDowell 12 64682 All Nuts N Bolts (u1) D Pearce 13 07459 Ildivo (u2) S Hale

K Butt (J) G Smith J Morrison (J) J Dunn J Curtin I Lee SCRATCHED S Ottley R Close A Stewart (J) C McDowell B Orange S Golding

h M5 1

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RunnerName

SC RATC HED

Barrier

Alexandra Park Harness Today at Alexandra Park

September 29, 2017

6 32543 Mortician (4) J & M Teaz 3 T Herlihy D Ferguson (J) 3YO+, NON-WINNERS & Up–R49, 2200m 7 6527 Stow (5) R Brosnan R Brosnan PX # REC Horse (Start pos) Trainer Driver 8 75 Sunny Pegasus (6) R Brosnan D Balle 1 1 0 Agincourt (1) J & J Dickie J I Dickie 9 000X2 Loveonthelawn (u1) D Balle N C hilcott 2 2 D34X0 All Over The Stars (2) A Holdaway T C ameron (J) 10 61025 The Crown Jewels (u2) N Chilcott 11 Grenado SC RATC HED 3 5P760 A Glass Of Tanqueray (3) M Hjalmarsson P Ferguson 4 12 301 Puma Road (u3) S Reid Z Butcher 4 4 7X234 Caitlin’s Surprise (4) D Balle D Balle 2 13 X1864 Tehoro Hazel (u4) B Mangos K Marshall 5 Sunny Pegasus SC RATC HED T Mitchell 3 6 5X Girls On Film (5) J & J Dickie Z Butcher 14 0X495 Shardon’s Pearl (u5) T Mitchell 7 000X0 Mon Archie Way (6) A Holdaway E Isherwood (J) 7:29pm PGG WRIGHTSON SALE OF THE STARS 12 FEB PACE

Speedy Lavros (7) S Argue S Argue opt 504 $12,000, NON-WINNERS 3YO+, 2200m 8 07829 Barrier

3 1 62 Ally Mae (1) N Chilcott N C hilcott 9 54334 Secretofthesea Smile (21) Wallis/Hackett T Mitchell 2 32330 Eye Lash (2) P Screen S Phelan 10

Stow SC RATC HED 3 56X Magilligan Point (3) J Stormont J Stormont 11 90X69 Itsnowornever (22) S Branch N C hilcott 4 44 Whitehaven Beach (4) K & T Barron J I Dickie 12 PPX08 Majestic Stride (u1) D Balle M McKendry 5 Diamonds N Cash (5) R Dunn J MacKinnon (J) Ragnar Lothbrok SC RATC HED 6:30pm WELCOME BACK DAVID TURNER STEWARD PACE 6 0 Spirit Of Love (6) M Collins S Abernethy opt 502 $14,500, Up–& including R53, 2700m 7 84279 Barrier

1 09899 This Excuse Is Fine (1) P Fensom T Fensom (J) 8 Sly Eleanor SC RATC HED 2 068P8 Russian Alsu (2) M Collins S Abernethy 4 9 4233 Ohoka Maximus (21) T Herlihy T Herlihy 3 3 61564 Cherokee Warrior (3) T Mitchell T Mitchell 2 10 447X2 Positano (22) Cooney/Hopkins Z Butcher 4 03788 Scanreco Bay (4) J Young M McKendry 55 Miss Hoolligan (23) T Herlihy T C ameron (J) 5 04980 Kate Jackson (5) J Abernethy J Abernethy 11 A Poutama 1 6 91219 M T Pockets (6) T Vince J MacKinnon (J) 12 208 Lincoln Lovely (24) R Green 1 13 72 Jack Nicholson (25) Cooney/Hopkins M McKendry 2 7 0X932 Suzie Pee Jay (7) D Balle K Marshall 14 Singapore Sling SC RATC HED 4 8 X3274 Bopper Jet (u1) R Brosnan R Brosnan 15 Tamara Gold SC RATC HED

9 83004 Atom Hanover (u2) D Iremonger

D Ferguson (J)

Barrier 5:58pm opt 501

PEGASUS SPUR TENDER CLOSES 13 OCTOBER TROT $12,000,

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

7 6711X Queen Lostris (6) T Herlihy

Classy Chapel (7) T Herlihy 8 37134 Barrier

9 22453 Kaitlyn (21) P Fensom 3 10 11613 Three Kisses (22) Hollis/Robertson 1 11 5X432 Ask Again (23) B Mangos 8:28pm 506

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T C ameron (J) T Herlihy T Fensom (J) L Hollis B Mangos

JR WHOLESALE MEATS HANDICAP TROT

$14,500, R59 to R73 SpecHcp TROT, 2700m

1 2D076 Tereskova (1) L Chin 4 2 P1517 Roi Des Gitans (2) B Mangos 3 3 0176X Shady Sadie (3) J Stormont 4 Madam Spur 5 42538 Oto Invasion (4) R Paynter 6 70227 Makarewa Jake (5) Wallis/Hackett 7 5P664 Torbjorn (6) R Brosnan 8 Bro Fawkes S 9 38510 Danke (7) G Martin 10 27894 Gintaras (8) R Brosnan 2 11 31413 Angus Burga (u1) K Sefonte 1 12 17051 Royal Willie (1) R Paynter

L C hin B Mangos J Stormont SC RATC HED S Phelan T Herlihy D Ferguson (J) SC RATC HED K Marshall R Brosnan P Ferguson M McKendry

DOUBLES TREBLES QUADDIES FIRST 4 PLACE 6

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

Drover’s Eyre

9:26pm 508

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$20,000, R80 to R120 SpecHcp PACE, 2200m

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$17,000, R72 & faster MOB. TROT, 1700m

FRANKLIN LONG ROOFING 2017 SPRING CUP HCP PACE

1 11434 Valor Lustre (1) S Telfer 2 2 7161X Jack’s Legend (2) B Purdon 4 3 0X222 No Doctor Needed (1) S Telfer 4 7X233 Hug The Wind (2) B Purdon 3 5 23X11 Better B Amazed (1) S Telfer 1 6 81110 Maxim (2) B Mangos 9:51pm 509

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A Poutama Z Butcher J MacKinnon (J) S Phelan B Butcher (J) B Mangos

HR FISKEN & SONS LTD MOBILE TROT

1 45146 Majestic Ali (1) Wallis/Hackett B Hackett 4 2 1X151 Forfeathers (2) J Stormont J Stormont 3 93242 Djokovic (3) L Chin L C hin 3 4 18473 KD Hall (4) T Vince J MacKinnon (J) 5 51221 Commander Paris (5) Wallis/Hackett T Mitchell 2 6 32312 The Almighty Johnson (6) T Herlihy T Herlihy 8:59pm CROMBIE LOCKWOOD PACE $14,500, 3YO+ 1 7 14413 Yagunnakissmeornot (7) R Dunn M McKendry R47–R59 +Claimer, 2200m 8 82X80 Eyre I Come (8) M Jones opt 507 B Mangos

Barrier 1 22886 Rangi Rangdu (1) W Fleming J Stormont 2 9X070 Rory McIlroy (2) W Fleming S Phelan AUCKLAND CO-OP TAXIS 300 3000 PACE $14,500, 3 3 34676 Happy Magic (3) S Telfer J MacKinnon (J) 10:20pm 3YO+ R62–R77, 2200m 4 0X172 Bubbles O’Leary (4) R Villiger P Butcher opt 510 BRECKON FARMS F&M PACE $14,500, 3YO+ F&M 5 915 American Brave (5) S Telfer 7:59pm B Mangos B Butcher (J) 1 17459 Franco Hamilton (1) T Vince Up–& including R66, 1700m TROPICAL NIGHTS FRIDAY 13 & 27 OCTOBER TROT opt 505 6:59pm 4 2 X3PX5 Acceptance (2) J & J Dickie 1 6 21222 My Generation (6) D Balle J I Dickie K Marshall 1 Destined For Heaven SC RATC HED 7 36856 Minstrel Boy (7) C Wigg $14,500, 3YO+ R54 to R58 TROT, 2700m opt 503 3 3 741X1 Solid Gold (3) Cooney/Hopkins J Stormont T Herlihy 1 4 2 15438 Alta Shangri La (1) R Green The Hulk SC RATC HED Z Butcher 2 J MacKinnon (J) 8 548X2 Accumulator (8) B Purdon Z Butcher 4 35250 Dream To Reality (4) R Dunn

Barrier 2 21883 Red Castleton (1) R Brosnan K Marshall P Ferguson 3 92551 Double Twist (2) B Mangos 5 Eldolar SC RATC HED 1 3 26451 Our Petite Lady (2) R Brosnan 4 9 P1 Deer Hunter (21) N Chilcott J Abernethy J Stormont 4 64117 Jude’s Gem (3) A Matthews D Ferguson (J) 2 6 1248X Alta Maestro (5) R Dunn T Herlihy 2

4 2093D Blood And Whisky (3) Wallis/Hackett

5 52221 Lynbar Rose (4) J Young M McKendry M McKendry 10 11564 Richard Le Fort (22) D Iremonger T Mitchell 1 7 71314 Opoutama (6) B Purdon Z Butcher

5 Barrier He’s Like The Wind SC RATC HED 6 4858X American Empress (5) J Young S Abernethy 11 88013 Ardent Lustre (23) S Telfer A Poutama

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12:38pm 401

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HAROLD TUSON MEMORIAL 990

$22,500, Rating 65 Benchmark*, 990m PX # REC Horse (Barrier) kg Trainer Jockey

1 3212X Celebratedachiever (1) 59.5 G & D Rogerson J Parkes 3 4 2 43122 Popcorn (2) 59.5 A Clement A C han (a2) 3 X9X16 Colorado Bay (6) 58.5 C Isdale K C owan (a3) 2 4 1X06X Euphoria (5) 58 R Frost H Tinsley 1 5 213X Showtenaire (7) 54.5 Sanders/Sweeney T Thornton 6 0X37X Floscee’s Gold (4) 54.5 M Loveday M Singh (a3) 7 36262 Magicella (8) 54 T Keegan T Johnson (a2) 8 99X Durango (3) 54 I Kelly 1 R Myers 1:13pm 402

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NZB INSURANCE PEARL SERIES RACE $30,000, R85

1:48pm opt 403

3

DENIS WHEELER EARTHMOVING 1300

opt

Benchmark Fillies & Mares, 1200m

1 21233. New York Minute (2) 61.5 I Kelly 1 2 4 2 12038. Caramac (3) 61 K Myers 3 3 21413 Rosewood (1) 59 M Paewai 4 79235. Hotshot Lass (5) 56 J Bliss 1 5 X4111. Sensible Princess (4) 55.5 F Auret 1 X6422 Valentia (2) 58.5 A Sharrock 1 3 1 2 2 Renminbi (4) 58.5 G Old 3 06090 The Mentalist (1) 58.5 K Gray

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J Parkes S MacNab (a3) A C han (a2) R Myers L Allpress

$10,000, MDN, 1300m

J Riddell A Jones H Andrew (a2)

September 30, 2017

4 Tom Lyford (7) 58.5 R McCracken 1 5 9483X In Dreamland (6) 56.5 E Rennie 6 970X7 Princess Dillon (8) 56.5 J Waldron 2 7 744 Son Of Surf (5) 56 M Breslin 4 8 4X7 Capblamo (3) 54 J Wheeler 1

K C owan (a3) D Hirini (a2) D Hain S MacNab (a3) L Allpress

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Motukarara Harness

Sunday at Motukarara Raceway

COUNTRY FEASTS LTD AM DRIVERS PACE $7,000,

4

2

5

3

Track Information Type: Grass; Expected: Heavy; Direction: Lefthanded; Length: 1600m; Straight: 375m; Rail: Rail out 10m; Weather: Morning rain then fine

4 87376 Justlikeyasister (7) 58 G Vile 4 T Johnson (a2) 5 11452 Brother One (5) 58 K Buttimore S MacNab (a3) 1 6 113 King Cougar (9) 58 M Breslin J Parkes 7 21245 I’m Bronson (1) 56.5 B Autridge R Jones 2:23pm TARANAKI PINE 1300 8 62921 Impulsive Habit (4) 56.5 L Somervell T Thornton opt 404 $22,500, Rating 65 Benchmark*, 1300m 9 X5110 Batchelor Babe (8) 55.5 M Paewai A C han (a2) 1 38846 Dynamo (4) 59.5 B Hawtin H Tinsley 3 2 72512. Keep It Savvy (5) 59.5 L Latta J Riddell 3:31pm POWERWORX GREYS $40,000, SP COND, 1400m 2 3 22544 Smoken’ Ace (3) 59 K Gray H Andrew (a2) opt 406 1 1 140X7 Our King Sway (1) 60 G Old A Jones 1 4 55486 Ishinktaatledo (7) 58 A Sharrock 1 A C han (a2) 2 2 216X3 Von Tunzelman (5) 59.5 R James L Allpress 5 18353 Miss Lizzie (6) 56.5 A Clement A Jones 3 Wooden Edge SC RATC HED 6 65280 Mr Darcee’s Gold (2) 56.5 M Loveday M Singh (a3) 3

4 23321 Yin Dragon (4) 54 L Latta

R Myers 7 22130 Andarta (9) 56 R Frost S MacNab (a3) 4 5 X8704 I Suggest (3) 54 T Keegan M Singh (a3) 4 8 32503. Agooddeal (1) 55.5 I Kelly 1 L Allpress T Thornton 9 X7792 Tara Toa (11) 55 T Egan L Hemi 6 40360 Silver Court (2) 54 R Buchanan 10 973PP Accolades (10) 54 K Buttimore 1 K C owan (a3) 4:06pm FASTTRACK INSURANCE 3210 $30,000, 11 57X5X Ujumpijump (8) 54 J Waldron D Hain opt 407 Rating85&JMPS Benchmark, 3210m 2 1 47593 Itsallbelt (2) 59 K Gray H Andrew (a2) 2:58pm EKRAAR & ECHOES OF HEAVEN @ LINWOOD PARK 1400 3 2 81P41 Zedeedudadeeko (9) 56 J Phillips M Singh (a3) opt 405 $25,000, Rating 75 Benchmark, 1400m 3 1 17242 Resurrect (3) 59 Moroney/Gerard V C olgan 3 64317 Blazing Opal (3) 55 K Myers S MacNab (a3) 2 2 11X21. Tabard (2) 59 K Myers 4 4 33611 Ted Willdoit (6) 55 S Logan R Myers R Myers 3 44573 Itsagem (6) 58 L Latta 1 5 24127 Hard To Be Humble (1) 54 J Millar 1 L Allpress J Parkes October 1, 2017

4 X7948 Nakayla Franco (4) W Stapleton M Williamson 4YO+ R40–R55 +Claimers, 2000m 5 78630 Kylie Ann (5) J Miller R C lose PX # REC Horse (Start pos) Trainer Driver 2 6 X7583 Bicton (6) T May R May 1 25870 Franco Caliph (1) D Taylor T Sissons 4 7 5X865 Clarendon Falcon (7) D Taylor J Young 4 2 96884 Redmaro (2) M Hallett M Hallett 8 7 Downtown Train (8) H Hunter H Hunter 3 56007 Pegasus Kommander (3) C & J Kennett B White 0 9 X0607 Dios Del Fuego (9) K Nyhan

4 36438 As Kiwi As (4) R Holmes R Sissons Barrier I C ameron 5 16879 Beaudiene Gambler (5) W Stapleton T Woodward 10 00604 Havana Moon (21) I Cameron 11 787X0 Diamond Supreme (22) T Cahill J W C ox 6 X0698 Westar Sam (6) C & J Kennett B Laughton (J) 1 7 44724 Mr Midnight (7) D Mitchell B Wilmott 12 45688 I’ve Got A Long Face (23) R Holmes K C ox 2 8 869P1 Eja Patron (8) B Mowbray M Maynard 13 89X70 Capital Girl (24) K Cox 1 14 X0760 Franco Garcia (25) B Waldron C D Thornley

9 L9960 Zakspatrol (9) R Dunn

R Reekie

Barrier 15 8 Doublesixbeach (26) M Smolenski D Dunn 10 69237 Red Under Fire (21) S Blake W Frost 1:56 pm MOTUKARARA WORKOUTS COMMITTEE PACE 11 61585 Living Legend (22) B Negus M Stratford opt 814 $7,500, NON-WINNERS 3YO+ PACE, 2170m 12 87984 Royal Jester (23) M House 1 X0085 I’m Sick Of Excuses (1) F Baigent 13 10X0 Pay Me Direct (24) D Pearce N Munro 0 2 X0607 Dios Del Fuego (2) K Nyhan M Williamson 3 14 49405 Highland Reign (25) B Negus C Negus 3 60X47 Red Terror (3) B O'Meara R May 2 4 584 Chaaat (4) A Stuart B Orange 12:52pm JEAN ANDERSON MEMORIAL TROT opt 812 $7,500, NON-WINNERS 3YO+ TROT, 2170m 5 80X79 Franco Toddy (5) C McDowell C McDowell 4 1 4 My Eyre (1) M Nyhan P Davis 6 20020 Boomer (6) J Parsons B Butt 2 4950P Swinging (2) M Edmonds J C urtin 7 90545 Still Of The Night (7) H Westrum D Keast (J) 0 3 76580 Don’t Rock The Boat (3) R Thornley 1 8 7X9 Make Us Grin (8) L O'Reilly L O'Reilly 4 059 Sage Trouble (4) M Heenan M Heenan 9 06 Pay Me The Change (9) P Kerr J Dunn 5 83477 Show Of Faith (5) G Hunt G Hunt 4 10 09403 Pine Cone (10) K Cameron 6 7DX Southern Alps (6) R Holmes R Holmes 3 11 472 The Go To Man (11) J Wederell J W C ox 7

Riley Idol SC RATC HED 12 6 Collectable Lady (12) K Cox K C ox 1 8 036 Honeys Son (7) K Ford S Tomlinson (J) 13 0X893 Mega Watt (13) J Curtin J C urtin 2 9 45232 Girlz N Boyz (8) C McDowell C McDowell 14 59X American Banner (14) M Smolenski D Dunn 10 3 Monarco (9) G & N Hope 15 0X585 Westy Ranger (u1) J Bartlett R C lose 11 0057X Zoned Scarlett (10) K Cameron ADVANCED JOINERY LTD PACE $7,500, NON 0 12 578X0 Ed Wood (11) D McCormick D D McC ormick 2:30pm opt 815 WINNERS 3YO+ MR49–MR52, 2000m 13 7800X Alpine Sun (12) M Edmonds M Edmonds 2 1 5X Mongolian Mars (1) P Court B Orange 14 768 Masies Pride (13) W Stapleton J Morrison (J) 3 2 Gore Bay (2) N McGrath 3 15 649X4 Sunny Glenis (u1) R Anderson R Anderson 3 88X37 Turkish Trousers (3) N McGrath R May 0 16 43000 Topnotch Titan (u2) K Nyhan C D Thornley 4 Scoob Operator SC RATC HED 17 4000 The Great Redeemer (u3) S McNally S McNally 1 5 2 Dundee Lady (4) P Burrows G Smith N Purdon (J) 1:22pm ORANGE HOMES 2005 LTD MOBILE PACE 6 33372 Bettor Than That (5) G Payne $7,500, Up to MR49 MOB. PACE, 2000m 7 4094X Carbonado (6) P O'Reilly opt 813 G O'Reilly 3 1 9X0X4 Lucy Diamond (1) D Thomas L O'Reilly 8 King Arthur (7) K Dixon C DeFilippi 2 00 Skipperland (2) R Holmes R Holmes

9 Town At Midnight (8) P McClelland P McC lelland

3 5064 The Red Baron (3) A Stuart B Orange Barrier 12:22pm opt 811

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Track Information Type: Grass; Direction: Left-handed; Length: 1811m; Weather: Showers later

10 11 4 12 13

Macks Courage (21) M Edmonds 3 Every Option (22) M Smolenski Bettor Rock Again (23) R Dunn 26 Airpark Flyer (24) P McClelland

D Dunn J Dunn M Williamson

DOUBLES TREBLES QUADDIES FIRST 4 PLACE 6

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

6 35203 Thatz David (4) 54 A Davies 7 36425 Alfie Dee (7) 54 K Duncan 8 53340 Nothing Trivial (5) 54 W Hillis 9 X8030 Georgethefifth (10) 54 C Isdale 10 77756 Cartagena (8) 54 E Rennie 4:41pm 408

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D Bradley A C han (a2) T Thornton K C owan (a3) D Hirini (a2)

EPIC JOURNEYS 1800

$25,000, Rating 75 Benchmark, 1800m

1 55131 Nitro Ted (11) 61 P Pascoe 2

Itsallbelt 3 97125 Perfectlyenchanted (9) 59.5 N Auret 4 6X304 Double O Seven (7) 58 Lowry/Cullen 5 X1701. Call Doubt (10) 57.5 G Hayward 1 1 6 15482 Gordys Gesture (12) 57 C Bothwell 3 7 76123 No Need (4) 57 L Somervell 4 8 131X5 Go To Man (5) 56 R Connors 9 58178 Master Patrick (2) 56 A Clement 2 10 13309. Onefortheditch (3) 54.5 K Myers 11 26910 Chela Choi (6) 54 A Schumacher 12 X8704 I Suggest (8) 54 T Keegan 13 33375. Time Bomb (1) 54 J Millar 1 DOUBLES TREBLES QUADDIES FIRST 4 PLACE 6

T Johnson (a2) SC RATC HED L Hemi D Turner H Andrew (a2) S MacNab (a3) T Thornton S McKay (a) A Jones R Myers D Hirini (a2) M Singh (a3) K C owan (a3)

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

3 03726 Hey Yo (3) J Harrington G Smith 4 008X0 Young Stranger (4) T Grant C R Thornley 2 5 41X51 Destiny Jones (5) K Townley R May 3:06pm JENNY BUTT HANDICAP TROT 6 X5324 Pegasus Dream (6) N Taylor D Dunn opt 816 $8,500, R40 to R70 SpecHcp TROT, 2810m S Ottley 1 060X5 Prince George (1) D McCormick L McC ormick 7 X4374 Arya (7) B Negus 4

8 08X33 Belles Son (8) K Chapman

J W C ox 2 320X2 Momentous (2) A Garters S Ottley M Williamson 3 20090 Monarchy Invasion (3) C Butt C Butt 9 187X3 Monty Python (9) P Williamson 3 10 48X92 Amaretto Sun (10) K Ford S Tomlinson (J) 4 362X2 Glenis Marie (u1) R Anderson R Anderson

1 1 47615 Stylish Duke (u1) M Tapper

S McNally 5 21408 Jerry Garcia (u2) L O'Reilly L O'Reilly 1 12 25X2P Habibti Ivy (1) P Nairn B Orange 4 6 52090 Fira (u3) S McNally S McNally 2 7 600X6 One Over Dover (u4) B Waldron C D Thornley 5:02pm NICKS PETFOODS/TRICES ROAD FIREWOOD HCP PACE 8 70614 Sheza Trendy Monarch (1) N Taylor B Orange opt 819 $9,000, R56 to R70 SpecHcp PACE, 2170m B Butt 1 9 03219 Medusa (2) K Cameron G Smith 1 75738 Hall Of Fame (1) B Butt 3 2 11622 Run Boy Run (2) M Kerr D Dunn 10 25578 Feather Boyz (1) M Nyhan P Davis 4 3 57243 Augusta (3) G & N Hope R May 3 11 X2401 Soney Beatt (2) K Ford S Tomlinson (J) 4 X7766 Bank Raider (4) L O'Reilly L O'Reilly 3:40pm BOB GEDDES MEMORIAL PACE $8,500, Up–& N Purdon (J) opt 817 including R55, 2000m 5 61705 Kardesler (5) G Payne B Hope (J) 1 23596 Glenisthebettor (1) R Anderson R Anderson 6 6X762 Ranfurly Rulz (6) G & N Hope 2 7 63081 Clasina Maria (u1) P Young J Young 1 2 95262 Diamond Life (2) T May R May S Ottley 2 3 33732 OK I’m Bad (3) D Ottley S Ottley 8 26645 Rocki Warrior (1) D Ottley 1 9 198X4 All About Henry (2) B Mowbray D White 4 0X980 Sounds Lika Gem (4) L O'Reilly L O'Reilly 4 5 1500X Stompem (5) D Thompson B Butt 5:32pm STALLIONS AUSTRALASIA MARES PACE $8,500, 6 85698 Scotlynn Justis (6) D Taylor M Jones opt 820 4YO+ Mares Up–& including R60, 2000m 7 6167 Coral Beach (7) M Smolenski J C urtin 1 005X7 Volatile Lavra (1) R Kennedy C D Thornley 8

Oliver Queen SC RATC HED 2 09400 She’s A Flyin (2) S Boyd J Markham (J) Miss Judgeford (8) M Larter C D Thornley 3 0X079 Graceandtemika (3) B Negus J Young 0 9 164X0 Barrier

4 P0350 Elite Excuse (4) H Westrum D Keast (J) 10 2474X Shadow Rider (21) K Deuart C DeFilippi 5 19070 Veneto (5) C & J Kennett J Kennett (J) 11 X5343 My Wee Man (22) N McGrath N McGrath 3

6 12421 She’sa Tricky Bridge (6) J McDermott J C urtin 12 X0604 Marat Saf Finn (23) D Taylor J Young 7 1728X Dorie Delight (7) P Burrows G Smith 13 01X80 Queen Of Glory (24) B Negus M Williamson 4 8 48537 Laytons Lass (8) T & G Chmiel T C hmiel 14 31003 Raising Hope (25) G Payne N Purdon (J) 1 9 X9021 Goodlookin Chick (9) N McGrath B Orange 3 15 00418 Zahara Zuri (26) S Adlam G O'Reilly

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B Orange

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10 0X1X Black Raine (21) C Dalgety 2 11 91868 Iodean (22) R Holmes 4:24pm ALABAR DG JONES TROTTING CUP (HANDICAP) opt 818 $30,000, R90 & faster DiscrHcp, 2810m 12 83916 Glengarry Rose (23) G Dunn 1 67559 Valmagne (1) C & J Kennett J C urtin 13 0849X Lochranza Franco (24) B Waldron 2 X9166 Zachary Binx (2) K Ford A Tomlinson 14 070X0 Stop Means Stop (25) G Burgess

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Friday, September 29, 2017

Ashburton Guardian 23

In brief BD back in business Over two years of frustration will come to an end for Ken Barron at Addington tonight when BD Love resumes in the feature trot. One of the top two and three-year-old trotters in a crop which included Monbet and Speeding Spur, the now 6-year-old BD Love has raced only once in the 27 months since.

BD Love had earlier looked an open class trotter in the making and it is only a matter of time before he gets there this season, all things being equal and without any further issues.

-NZHN

Winx safe and sound Wonder mare Winx has arrived safely in Melbourne to continue her spring campaign. “I have been very happy with her work over the past week, which included a gallop on Saturday and again on Tuesday morning prior to leaving the Rosehill stable,” trainer Chris Waller said.

- NZME

Kiwi strikes gold

Ex-pat Ashburtonian David Walsh pictured with Heaven Rocks at the Ashburton Raceway.

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■ ADDINGTON

Stars swing into action The dominant All Stars Stables of Mark Purdon and Natalie Rasmussen could have four top chances in the $50,000 Canterbury Classic at Addington on Friday, October 6.

Co-trainer Purdon confirmed Heaven Rocks, who beat home Lazarus and early breaker Have Faith In Me, at the Rangiora trials on Wednesday are starters.

He was also so rapt with the work of Dream About Me earlier in the day that he isn’t ruling out her starting as well.

He will make a final decision about the latter after giving her a strong hit-out on Saturday.

“Dream About Me didn’t miss any work (last week). The few days she had jogging while her foot abscess cleared has really

freshened her up,” Purdon said.

Heaven Rocks, a possible heir apparent to last year’s New Zealand Cup King Lazarus, added to speculation he could be closing the gap on his more illustrious stablemate by proving too quick over 2600m at the Rangiora trials.

However, neither were asked for top effort in the run home.

Heaven Rocks strode clear to win in a strong 3:15 for the trip, and would have paced closer to 54sec for his final 800m, the leaders getting home from that point in 55s.

The improved manners of Heaven Rocks again shone as he made a swift beginning off 40m and was soon eight lengths ahead of Lazarus, who was casual early

and given time to hit his straps.

The order closed over the final 1300m, but Heaven Rocks and regular driver Rasmussen moved out from four back to move closer to front-running Robbie Burns at the 500m and cruised clear in the run home.

The brilliant Rock N Roll Heaven gelding won by 1¼ lengths from Robbie Burns, with Purdon, driving Lazarus, electing to take an inside run in the straight after trailing Heaven Rocks up at the 500m.

Lazarus was a further 1¼ lengths back, and Have Faith In Me, driven by Purdon’s son Nathan, two lengths away fourth.

Purdon was happy with all three.

“I’m happy with the way it’s

worked out with the workout last week and the trial today for Lazarus and Heaven Rocks.

“With all the wet weather we’ve had they didn’t want to go too hard last week and that was a good step up today.”

“Nathan (Purdon) blamed himself for Have Faith In Me stepping away in a break but he can be a funny horse to get away at times.”

Purdon said driver Tim Williams, who has returned to work after undergoing shoulder surgery, will renew his association with Have Faith In Me in next week’s Canterbury Classic.

Rasmussen, who drove Have Faith In Me to win at Addington on September 16, will drive Heaven Rocks.

Rebecca Goldsbury has enjoyed a perfect introduction to metropolitan racing in Queensland. The former Awapuni rider stepped up to the city stage for the first time this week and was successful with Now You See. The mare is prepared by her employer Ben Currie. Goldsbury, 25, rode 57 winners in New Zealand.

- NZME

Scott opens account Scott Base took a successful step toward a Group One goal when he shed his maiden tag at Waipukurau. The highly-regarded threeyear-old, who was a stakes placegetter last season, showed his class late in the piece yesterday when he cleared a pocket to lengthen stride and claim the Upper Cut 1400m.

“He needed to win today and he’s got a big future,” said trainer Johno Benner.

- NZME

Speed machine returns Gun three-year-old Alta Maestro returns to the track at Alexandra Park tonight. It will act as a pipe-opener before next week’s first Sires Stakes Series heat at Cambridge. His trainer, Robert Dunn, speaks incredibly highly of the Art Major colt, who was Group 1-placed as a juvenile last season.

“I don’t think I’ve ever had a faster horse.”

- NZHN

Charity the winner if May has a good month I

can’t grow a mo, so Movember is out of the question and I can barely go a day without a drink, so Dry July isn’t an option either.

But I do want to do something charitable and because racing is my passion, along with the odd flutter on the nags here and there – I thought why not combine them all together and come up with a plan to try and raise some money for an organisation out there doing good in the world.

The first question, of course, was how to hopefully raise some funds.

I could just open up the bank account and throw a hundred in

Matt Markham MATT’S MUSINGS

the direction of a charity – but there’s no fun in that.

So, combining the racing idea with one of our favourite racing sons, Ricky May, I have come up with a sure-fire plan to raise more than the initial hundred dollars I was looking at investing.

For the month of October, starting with a pool of $100 and

re-investing winnings each week, I will place $2 each way on every horse Ricky May drives in New Zealand, with the end tally come October 31 being donated to the chosen charity.

Now I know there will be those of you who might be cynical about how this could actually raise money, so I put it to the test.

Prior to the commencement of harness racing action this weekend, a $2 each way investment on Ricky May in each of his drives this month so far would have seen a $136 investment, but a $236 return – so the proof is in the pudding. Even if he wasn’t to run in the money in his 13 drives

this weekend, there would still be a profit margin of more than $50.

The final piece of the puzzle was to find a charity, a tricky task considering there are some wonderful organisations out there who I would donate to in a heartbeat.

Luckily, here in the Guardian last week we asked our readers, through our Question of the Day, which charity they always give to so from that list a lucky draw was undertaken with Ronald McDonald House the chosen recipient.

If there are any other individuals, or organisations who want to get in behind this and maybe try and raise the stakes to $5 each

way, please get in touch.

The first meeting for October is set down for Sunday at Motukarara and Ricky has a strong book of drives, so let’s hope for a strong start to proceedings.

Game on.

The Nuts and Bolts Starting with a $100 Pool, $2 each way will be placed on every drive Ricky May has for the month of October. Winnings will be added to the tally after each meeting before money is drawn from the pool for the next meeting’s investments. At the end of October the outstanding balance of the pool will be donated to Ronald McDonald House.

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In brief Wanted: new coach Auckland Rugby is searching for a new Mitre 10 Cup coach. A job advertisement has been posted online with recruitment agency Global Elite Sports. Nick White’s contract is up at the end of the year and he has confirmed he will not be re-applying for the role.

Auckland is currently last in the Mitre 10 Cup Premiership, eight points off semi-final spots with three rounds remaining.

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Bring it on, says Ned

Hammers players celebrate after Christian Vainerere’s try against Thames Valley at the Ashburton Showgrounds in 2016.

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■ RUGBY

Hammers History: Thames Valley

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

After picking up two wins on the bounce, including a spanking of Wairarapa Bush and a thrilling win against Wanganui, the Mid Canterbury Hammers will have Thames Valley to contend with this week.

The two sides have met seven times since the competition formed in 2006, with the Hammers having the edge on their northern opponents with four

wins on the board in that time.

The sides had a string of three fixtures in a row from 2007 to 2009 where they opened the season at the Ashburton Showgrounds.

It was a close loss for the Hammers in the first game, going down 7-13, before bouncing back the following year to win 49-20.

They followed it up with a close 26-24 win the following year, before the sides next met in 2012.

It was the first time the two sides clashed in Paeroa, with the home side winning 31-17.

Paeroa was also the venue the last time Thames Valley beat the Hammers, which was in 2014, where they took out the victory 20-15.

The Hammers have tasted the most recent success, winning 38-22 at the Ashburton Showgrounds in 2016, with current players Seta Koroitamana and Christian Vainerere picking up

tries, while Jarred Percival was accurate with the boot, kicking four conversions.

Leading try scorer for the competition Maleli Sau, who currently sits on seven tries, will be looking to extend his lead over Wanganui’s Timoci Seruwalu.

Percival currently sits tied for third in the total points scored ladder on 65, tied with Horowhenua Kapiti’s James So’oialo, and 15 points behind Buller’s James Lash.

Ned Hanigan has a simple message for punters who have anointed him as the Wallabies’ new whipping boy: “Keep it coming.” The 22-yearold is adjusting to the harsh scrutiny of the test spotlight and admits some of his critics might have a point after an admittedly poor performance against South Africa in Perth earlier this month.

He is battling to keep his place in the Australian team after coach Michael Cheika last week foreshadowed a possible change at blindside flanker for Sunday’s rematch with the Springboks in Bloemfontein, with the likes of Lukhan Tui, Lopeti Timani and Jack Dempsey all knocking on the door.

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Women’s rugby pushed New Zealand Rugby has used the Black Ferns’ celebration as a platform to push for more commercial support in order to properly fund the women’s game. A month after clinching their fifth world title with victory over England in Ireland, the Black Ferns’ unrivalled success was toasted in Auckland yesterday as a host of local schools, friends and family gathered at the Vodafone Events Centre to create a festival atmosphere. Auckland mayor Phil Goff immediately tackled the elephant in the room when he said: “We don’t pay you like professionals but by god you are professional.”

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Hansen names powerful team

By Liam Napier Rotation was inevitable in Argentina but the All Blacks have not been as radical as many expected.

Given the All Blacks made seven starting changes last time they played the Pumas, you could even suggest they have been a tad conservative in some areas.

The backline in particular that lines up in Buenos Aires on Sunday morning (NZT) has a formidable look to it.

Other than perhaps Waisake Naholo, who makes his first appearance for the All Blacks in almost three months on the right wing, this is Steve Hansen’s strongest available back division.

Even then there is probably not a lot between Naholo and Nehe Milner-Skudder at present.

With the right platform, and Rieko Ioane lurking on the other edge, this backline has plenty of points in it.

After leaving five senior play-

ers in New Zealand – four of them from the starting pack and Ryan Crotty the other – significant change was always coming. But Hansen has been careful to respect the Pumas in their backyard and ensure his team has enough experience in key decision-making roles.

“The All Blacks jersey is not something you give away,” Hansen said.

“This team merits the best team we can pick with the people we have available under the circumstances so that’s what we’ve done.”

Thus Hansen has resisted the urge to hand Ngani Laumape and rookie Crusaders fullback David Havili starts.

Both have to wait for their introductions from the bench. Sonny Bill Williams has again been favoured at second five-eighth, while Damian McKenzie gets his fifth successive crack at the back.

As the only other natural first-

five option, McKenzie will also be expected to cover Beauden Barrett.

“There’s not too many of our guys we chuck in the deep with a start. Usually it’s easier for them to come off the bench and it’s the same with David.”

With Lima Sopoaga staying home for the birth of his first child, Hansen has stuck with his first-choice halves pairing. There is no room for Tawera Kerr-Barlow with TJ Perenara deputising Aaron Smith as usual.

“It’s more a reflection that we want our leaders on the park.

“We’ve left a few home so we want the best people we can get out there.”

With no Brodie Retallick, Sam Whitelock, Sam Cane or Liam Squire the pack appears much greener than the backline.

Vaea Fifita gets a chance to repeat his stunning efforts against the Pumas in New Plymouth with his second start at blindside,

though he has been asked to do more of the tight work this time around.

Fifita’s inclusion means Jerome Kaino’s return does not stretch to the match-day squad and increases the notion that time may be running out for the 81 test veteran to prove his worth.

“He’s the same as everybody else. He’s got to earn the right to play in the jersey.

“Squire and Vaea took the opportunity to play well in his absence and he’ll have to wait his turn too.”

As has been the case previously, namely against the Springboks in Durban last year, Matt Todd has been brought in from outside the squad to start at openside. It’s the same theory used in regards to loosehead props Kane Hames and Wyatt Crockett where the All Blacks feel Todd is better starting; Ardie Savea more suited to adding impact off the bench.

Luke Romano, widely praised

for his off-field work in devising a strategy to pick apart the Boks’ lineout, is paired with Crusaders team-mate Scott Barrett in the second-row, with Patrick Tuipulotu set for his first test of 2017 after a turbulent season.

On the whole, with powerful contributions to come from the bench, Hansen can hardly be accused of taking the Pumas lightly.

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ALL BLACKS Damian McKenzie, Waisake Naholo, Anton Lienert-Brown, Sonny Bill Williams, Rieko Ioane, Beauden Barrett, Aaron Smith, Kieran Read (c), Matt Todd, Vaea Fifita, Scott Barrett, Luke Romano, Nepo Laulala, Dane Coles, Kane Hames.

Reserves: Ofa Tu’ungafasi, Wyatt Crockett, Codie Taylor, Patrick Tuipulotu, Ardie Savea, TJ Perenara, Ngani Laumape, David Havili.

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In brief

Ko off the first-day pace Canadian Brooke Henderson and Brit Jodi Ewart Shadoff have set the early pace in the opening round of the New Zealand Women’s Open, shooting seven-under par 65s yesterday.

The duo enjoyed the best of calm morning conditions at Windross Farm, before the southwesterly wind began gusting.

New Zealand’s Lydia Ko is five shots back, carding 70.

“I hit the ball well throughout the day and gave myself a good look at birdies, even on my back nine [holes one to nine], but just wasn’t able to hole them,” said Ko. “There was a three-putt on the 17th but, when you’re putting from 60 feet, you can’t automatically assume it’ll be one or two putts.

“That was probably due to a not-so-good previous shot, rather than my putter.

“The wind baked out some of the greens yesterday.

“Take my last hole [No.9]; I pitched it a couple of yards short of the pin but ended up going 1315 yards past.

“It showed you have to be careful with what the ball might do if you come in with longer clubs.”

Henderson acknowledged the course will play differently if the wind picks up.

“I was fortunate this morning when the wind was calm and the greens were holding up.

“I knew I could take advantage.

“This is playing a bit shorter than what we typically play [in LPGA events]. I put a lot of wedges in. On one par-5 today I only had to hit 80 yards to the green, whereas in a practice round I had to hit 150.

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Huge crowd for final The Tiger Army has the AFL nervous about crowd numbers for the events around Saturday’s grand final. Richmond’s 9.45am training session today is certain to be a lockout, while officials are unsure what to expect for the post-match free concert inside the MCG. The Tigers’ training session will be followed by the noon grand final parade from the Melbourne CBD to outside the MCG. AFL chief executive Gillon McLachlan said he wished the MCG had double its 100,000 capacity, given the massive interest in this year’s grand final.

- AAP

Tigers ramp it up Richmond assistant coach Justin Leppitsch is backing their mosquito fleet to make the difference in the AFL grand final. Adelaide will start favourites tomorrow at the MCG, but Leppitsch said the Crows defenders will feel a lot more heat.

Leppitsch’s main responsibility is their attack and the relentless pressure of the Tigers’ small forwards has been a crucial feature of their success. “If we don’t bring our pressure and speed this week, we know what the game is going to do – I think the whole footy world knows that,” he said. - AAP

Swans grab Johnson

New Zealand’s Lydia Ko couldn’t quite find the birdies on the Windross Farm course yesterday.

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“Even if you were a few shots behind going into the weekend, you could make a difference depending on the conditions.”

Ewart Shadoff was impressed

with how the new course had shaped up.

“Especially the greens.

“The fairways need maybe another year to be good but ... it’s

definitely forgiving off the tee.

“There’s always the option to hit a 3-wood if need be, but there’s only three long par 4s.”

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Three-time AFL premiership player Steve Johnson will stay in Sydney in retirement to take up a coaching role with the Swans. The former Geelong and Greater Western Sydney star has been appointed Swans forward coach following his 516-goal playing career. Johnson won three premierships with the Cats before his career ended with the Giants’ preliminary final loss to Richmond last weekend. His former Cats captain Tom Harley, who’s the Swans’ head of football, was quick to pounce on the 293game player.

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Crows doing the stare

Trump set to appear at Presidents Cup golf US PGA Tour officials are preparing for President Donald Trump to make a final-round visit to the Presidents Cup in New Jersey, according to reports.

While the past three presidents are expected to be on the tee for the opening match of the biennial teams event today, embattled leader Trump has had se-

curity officials scanning Liberty National Golf Course, according to PGA Tour commissioner Jay Monahan.

Trump is expected to visit on

Sunday, when the singles matches are played at Liberty National .

“We hope he comes and he’ll be welcomed by us and by our players,” Monahan said.

- AAP

Adelaide players will again adopt the so-called Crows stare during the national anthem before the AFL grand final. And they couldn’t give two hoots what you think about it. Adelaide’s players have stood in a trance-like state, staring at their opponents, during the anthem before their two previous finals this season.

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■ VOLLEYBALL

USO does best on the court

PSG thump Bayern Paris Saint-Germain’s new signings Neymar and Kylian Mbappe have proved too hot for Bayern Munich with the big-spending French side cruising to a 3-0 Champions League win. Chelsea snatched a late 2-1 victory at Atletico Madrid, Barcelona edged Sporting Lisbon 1-0 and Juventus enjoyed a 2-0 win over Olympiakos, while Romelu Lukaku bagged a brace as Manchester United coasted to a 4-1 triumph at CSKA Moscow.

There were also wins for five-goal Basel over Benfica, Roma 2-1 over Qarabag FK, and Celtic 3-0 over Anderlecht.

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Siueva Vaaelua (left) accepting the trophy for first place in the Robbies Bar and Bistro Ashburton Volleyball Club competition from Michael Miernicki (right) of Robbies.

Vaaelua led USO to the title, defeating Chokers in the final, while Panic Slowly were able to defeat Team Rural Co in the B grade final.

This wraps the competition up for another year, which is played over the middle two terms of the school calendar, and is played on Monday nights at the EA Networks Centre.

Team NZ’s protocols Some tradition is expected to be restored to The America’s Cup when details of the next regatta are unveiled in Auckland. Holders Team New Zealand will announce the protocol for the 36th America’s Cup today following negotiations with the Challenger of Record, Luna Rossa. It is anticipated that Auckland will stage the regatta, probably in 2021, but neither of those details have been confirmed.

Of great interest is what type of boat will be used and the structure of the regatta after Team USA’s attempts to modernise the event which was founded in 1851. - NZME

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Dean Pay new top dog

Smith makes NRL history

Canterbury are set to unveil former captain Dean Pay as their new NRL coach today. The Bulldogs have been on the lookout for a new coach after a messy split with Des Hasler a fortnight ago that could head to the courts over a payout dispute. According to News Corp Australia, Pay has been given the role just two days after both he and current assistant coach Jim Dymock were believed to be interviewed by the club.

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By Matt Encarnacion It was the NRL record Cameron Smith almost didn’t break.

Smith re-wrote the history books for the umpteenth time on Wednesday night when he became the oldest player to claim the Dally M medal, 11 years after winning his first.

Ahead of Sunday’s grand final against North Queensland, Smith beat Cowboys rival Michael Morgan by eight points to be crowned the game’s best player this year.

Manly legend Cliff Lyons was 33 when he wore the medal in 1994.

However, a 34-year-old Smith took out his second in a year where he also overtook Darren Lockyer’s record for most games and became the first to 40 State of Origin matches.

He also became the first forward to reach 2000 points and is the only player to kick 1000 goals, however Smith was too humble to label this season as the best of his career.

“I don’t sit back at the end of each year and compare it to others,” Smith said.

Cameron Smith with another Storm superstar, Cooper Cronk.

“Playing in a team that’s only lost four games all season, that certainly helps with my performances, but I’ve been happy with my involvement this year.

“I’ve taken my opportunities more this year than I ever have.

“I think that’s all I’ve ever tried to do – help the team in every way I can or any way I can.

“And it’s paid off this year for me.”

The Storm captain admitting thinking he couldn’t add to his first medal in 2006.

“I’d just turned 23, I’d been in the game for three years and if you asked me back then I was really happy with the way I played in 2006,” he said.

“Thinking now, you probably start each year thinking I’m past the opportunity to win a Dally M. “But you just never know.

“When you’re enjoying yourself and having fun and competing every week, then strange things can happen. This has happened now and I’m really pleased.”

Smith’s latest achievement comes despite fears players would boycott the awards night due to the player union’s drawnout collective bargaining agreement talks with the NRL. Such an act would have denied Smith a chance at winning the medal, although the RLPA president is confident a deal would be agreed on after the grand final.

“I think not attending a night like this, it hurts players and fans more than anything,” Smith said.

“And to make things clear, we never said there was going to be a boycott of the Dally Ms. “It was an option we had if the NRL didn’t come to the table and have more discussions with the RLPA. “Thankfully (NRL boss Todd Greenberg) was very accommodating. He put a lot of time over the last fortnight to sit down with (RLPA boss) Ian Prendergast.

“If there’s a deal done a few days after, what a great ending to the season for everyone.” - AAP

Bromwich emerges from scandal ‘better man’ Through one of the biggest mistakes of his life, Jesse Bromwich has come out a bigger and better man.

That’s the view of his brother and team-mate Kenny as the bruising Melbourne forward pair

prepare to turn over a new leaf in Sunday’s NRL grand final.

Just four months ago, Jesse’s career was at a crossroads after being caught up in a drugs bust.

After being stripped of the Kiwis captaincy and dumped from the

upcoming World Cup, he reached the lowest ebb of his career.

“He took it a bit hard. He took it really hard actually,” Kenny said.

“I just tried to be there for him, someone he can just talk to.

“Things did change a little bit.

“He can now be someone that people can ask for advice from if they’re ever in messy situations like he was in. He can really lead this younger generation in a better direction from the mistake he made.”

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Cowboys ‘relaxed’ Injured North Queensland co-captain Johnathan Thurston believes the Cowboys have been more relaxed this NRL grand final week than they were in the lead-up to their premiership triumph in 2015.

The Cowboys enter Sunday’s decider as huge underdogs against a Melbourne juggernaut that claimed the minor premiership after losing only four games all season.

“The boys seem a lot more relaxed than 2015, a lot of those boys it was their first time playing a grand final, playing a big game,” Thurston said. “They seem really relaxed, so that’s a good sign”.

- AAP

Cronk one of the greats Melbourne want to send Cooper Cronk out a winner but believe he doesn’t need another premiership to be considered one of the greats of the game. Cronk’s won a swag of Origin titles and a World Cup and is talked about as one of the best ever halfbacks but he risks bowing out of rugby league with just one NRL premiership to his name. For all Cronk’s success during his 14-year career at the Melbourne Storm, the record books show he, as well as the other members of the ‘Big Three’ – Cameron Smith and Billy Slater – own just the 2012 title. They won the 07 and 09 grand finals but those crowns were stripped as part of the Storm’s salary cap cheating penalties.- AAP

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Heat on Vettel The heat is on Sebastian Vettel at this weekend’s Malaysian Grand Prix.

After blowing pole position by causing a crash at the Singapore GP two weeks ago, the Ferrari driver threw away a golden chance to regain the championship lead from Lewis Hamilton.

Instead, he drifted 28 points behind the British driver, who clinched his sixth win of the season for Mercedes.

“The last race was a strong reminder that sport always has the power to surprise,” Mercedes head of motorsport Toto Wolff said.

“We have been on the receiving end of those bad moments before.”

But with just six races remaining, Mercedes has the upper hand and Vettel’s margin for error is increasingly small.

He can ill afford another blip in Malaysia, where the intense heat and stifling humidity make it one of Formula One’s toughest races.

Singapore offered some respite, since it was a night race, but this one is raced in afternoon heat with 80 per cent humidity.

Cockpit temperatures reach around 50 Celsius.

“It’s like being in a sauna.

“We have all of our gear on and the car is hot as well,” Mercedes driver Valtteri Bottas said.

“The seat itself is warm, and then we’re surrounded in the cockpit by the electrical boxes.”

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Sebastian Vettel Drivers can expect to shed five per cent of their body weight in fluid loss.

“Fatigue sets in,” Bottas added.

“It’s more difficult to be consistent and, in the very worst cases, you can develop cramps or even problems with your vision.”

The undulating, 5.5km track – a mixture of long straights and quick, sweeping corners – is also one of the most challenging, and enjoyable, for drivers and many are sad that the Sepang International circuit is hosting its final race.

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■ ROWING

Manson cruises into semis Kiwi gold medal favourite Robbie Manson has kept effort to a bare minimum in advancing to the single sculls semi-finals at the rowing world championships in Florida.

Manson was third in his quarter-final and just the 12th fastest of 24 contenders in Sarasota yesterday but it was enough to reach the next stage on Saturday.

Needing a top three finish, Manson nestled comfortably behind the race winner, Cuban two-time world championships singles medallist Angel Fournier Rodriguez, and Croatian Damir Martin, the man pipped dramatically for gold by Kiwi great Mahe Drysdale at last year’s Olympics.

With Drysdale taking the year off, Manson burst spectacularly onto the singles stage, winning both World Cup regattas entered and clocking a world best time in Poland in June.

A rib injury has hampered the 27-yearold’s buildup but he will hope to unearth his best in the final on Monday (NZT).

Manson was second-fastest of 40 rowers in the heats.

His quarter-final time of 6 minutes 55.880 seconds was slightly quicker but still more than 15sec down on what he has produced.

Russian Vladislav Ryabcev was the fastest in the quarter-finals, with all the other big names advancing, including four-time world champion Ondrej Synek of the Czech Republic.

Elsewhere, Kiwi lightweight single sculler Matt Dunham also cruised into the semifinals.

Dunham won his quarter-final easily from Hungarian Peter Galambos and clocked the fourth-quickest time overall.

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The lightweight men face an intense schedule, with the semi-finals and final taking place on consecutive days.

Hannah Osborne is still afloat in the women’s single sculls after placing second in her repechage behind Canada’s Carling Zeeman.

Osborne, competing in her first senior international season, was third in her heat.

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Jackie Gowler, Kirstyn Goodger, Beth Ross and Ellie Jeurissen were fourth in their repechage and will contest the B final.

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Eat Up Ashburton – Al Brown Book launch Opposite Redmonds, The Arcade, Burnett St, Al is back with his biggest and best book yet, revisiting and updating classic New Zealand meals and bringing stories from around New Zealand. Join Al in conjunction with Kitchen Kapers as he chats with Rachael Redmond about the new book Eat Up, our amazing local ingredients, and his cooking adventures. Come along for a good yarn, a good laugh, and some delicious nibbles. Make sure you get Al to sign your copy!

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8am - 12 noon Plants 4 U @ Rakaia St Andrews Presbyterian Church By the two big trees, Main Road, Rakaia. Lots of potted up plants, vegetables, shrubs, perennials, bulbs, bedding containers, peonies, many interesting plants. Also, a produce stall, baking and jams. Gor more information contact Dorothy. dottsknights@gmail.com 9am - 1pm Ashburton’s Farmers Market Every Saturday in the car park.

REMEMBER... there is no charge for fundraisers.

We would love new stalls... plants, trees, anything you like. $20 per site. First market is FREE. Call Judith on 308 5678 for details.

9am - 12.30pm

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

Free admission.

1pm - 4pm Shabby Chic Market Day Rochester Villa, 21 Connal Street, Christchurch Heaving Trestles with Vintage items, linens, clothes, costumes, jewels, collectables, retro, Kitsch and kitchen, antiques, craft works, furniture, restored, revamped and recycled items.

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

5 Rooms to Explore inside The Historic Rochester Villa.

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

11am - 3pm Weka Pass Railway Waipara Glenmark Station, 113 Glenmark Drive, Waipara Only 50 min from central Christchurch, the Weka Pass Railway is a historic rural railway using both vintage steam and diesel-electric locomotives out of Waipara, North Canterbury.

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

Adult Return: $30.00, Child Return: $12.00, Family Return: $70.00, Adult One way: $18.00, Child One way: $10.00, Pre schoolers: $0.00 11.30am – 2pm

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October 7 Antique and Collectables Fair Tinwald War Memorial Hall Quality antique fair presented

by The Antique Fair Charitable Trust TACT. All items for sale including quality antique furniture, vintage tools, quality china, linen, crystal, art, glass & silver, clocks, books, jewellery (vintage/modern), collectables, vintage and much more.

Door sales only, Adults: $4.00 10am – 4pm

October 8 Spring Fling 2017 Broadfields New Zealand Landscape Garden, 250 Selwyn Road, Prebbleton A country fete in an award winning garden. Principal Sponsor Intelligro. Enjoy a relaxing day in David Hobbs’ beautiful country garden.

Take a tour of Broadfield Garden with exhibits, stalls and entertainment provided.

There’s nothing more relaxing than strolling through 10 acres of award winning gardens on a lazy Sunday afternoon.

General Admission: $15.00,

Child Admission: $0, Gate Sales: $20.00

Visit fb.com/CanterburyWater for more details.

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October 13 Quizco!

Get your team/s organised now for this great fun night fundraiser for your Club... its always a great evening.

Come on out and support your club. Teams of 4 Only $10 per person included light supper, pay on the night.

Prizes and raffles.

Contact Kieron on 0274 967 144 to register your team.

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October 14 St David’s Allenton Church Fair & Garage sale.

Allens Road, Ashburton Baking, Plants, Vegetables, Preserves, Bouncy Castle, Games, Face Painting, Barbeque, Morning Tea White Elephant Stall and Handicrafts.

9am to 11am Stars in Your Eyes Ashburton Trust Event Centre This is an Ashburton County Lions fundraising event for The Youth Trust Ashburton.

Free Entry forms available from Ashburton Information Centre or Ashburton Trust Event Centre.

October 15 Ashburton Planting Day. Boundary Rd, Huntingdon, Hinds.

Come along to a community planting and ideas day on Sunday 15th October to help make the Ashburton district a beautiful place for everyone to enjoy.

There are hundreds of natives ready to be planted along the River Trail so come along to get your hands dirty, and enjoy a free BBQ afterwards.

All you need to bring is sturdy footwear, gloves, a shovel (if you have one) and some great ideas.

The event is for all ages, so bring the kids for some free school holiday fun.

October 19 The Sound of Music Ashburton Trust Event Centre From the producer of the recent touring stage shows Grease, HMS Pinafore, Menopause the Musical and South Pacific, THE SOUND OF MUSIC will be performed in 20 cities throughout New Zealand.

TA-Reserve: Adult $85/Child 16 & under $69.90/Group of 12 + $75 B-Reserve: Adult $79.90/ Child 16 & under $69.90/ Group of 12 + $69.90 (fees apply) 7pm FREE Zumba Class with Carolina M Intermediate School Hall Turn it up and dance with Carolina – only one day to catch up and see you all ...

6pm - 7pm

October 21 Westport Whitebait Festival Palmerston Street, Westport This is a family friendly, community event held annually on Palmerston Street during Labour weekend.

There is live music, entertainment, late night shopping, stalls, community and sports group fundraisers, food and drink, children’s entertainment and lots of other fun activities. Stop in to see “The Great Whitebait Cook Off” - a competition & cooking display from local chefs, followed by “The Famous Whitebait Filleting Competition”.

October 22 Andrew London Trio (Arts on Tour NZ) Ashburton Trust Event Centre Subtle and occasionally subversive satirical songs about the minutiae of daily life.

October 22 & 23 Extravaganza Ferrymead Heritage Park

Following their sell-out performances of Swan Lake and The Nutcracker, the Imperial Russian Ballet Company return to New Zealand.

Sat, 7.30pm / Tickets: A-Reserve: Adult $92* | Senior, Student, Group of 8+ $82* pp | Child $62* / B-Reserve: Adult $82* | Senior, Student, Group of 8+ $72* pp | Child $52*

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Saturday 14th October 2017 Ashburton Trust Event Centre

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

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

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Stars In Your Eyes. A show in which people are magically transformed into their favourite star for the evening. This is a fund raising event for Ashburton’s youth Institute and other charities.

The hills will be alive with The Sound Of Music as this legendary Rodgers and Hammerstein musical features an unforgettable score that includes some of the most famous songs ever performed on the musical stage including “The Sound of Music”.

Sat, 7.30pm Tickets: Adult: $35* | Child: $15* (up to 16yrs) | Family: $85* (2 Adult 2 Child) | Group of 10+ $25* pp

Thu, 7pm - Tickets: A-Reserve: Adult $85* Group of 12+ $75*pp | B-Reserve: Adult $79.90* Group of 12+ $69.90*pp A&B-Reserve: Child 16 & under $69.90*

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The Christmas Country Fête Glenmark Domain, Waipara Join thousands of people from around New Zealand, in attending the country’s biggest and most popular Fête. The day features over 200 stalls, bursting with hundreds of gift ideas, along with fresh food and wine. Get your Christmas shopping underway, while enjoying the live entertainment and demonstrations.

Visit www.thefete.co.nz for more information.

10am – 4pm

October 27 Isla Grant In Concert Ashburton Trust Event Centre Scotland’s legendary singer/ song writer Isla Grant returns to New Zealand with exciting new songs – plus her extensive repertoire of most loved music.

7.30pm

October 27 & 28 140th Ashburton A & P Show Ashburton A & P Showgrounds Entertainment, Trade Sites, Equestrian Events something for everyone.

Theme “Horse Power of Yesteryear” From 9am both days

Saturday September 30, 7.30pm

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

Stars In Your Eyes

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Disney The Aristocats Kids & Disney My Son Pinocchio JR

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10am – 4.30pm

True Blue Kiwi Cowboy

www.ateventcentre.co.nz A Festival of Russian Ballet

It’s Extravaganza time at Ferrymead Heritage Park on Labour Weekend. Ticket prices slashed and lots more included with your admission price.

Ticket includes unlimited rides on the Steam train, tram, 2 ft rail, double Decker bus and trolley bus.

There will be free face painting and other entertainment as well as food vendors. Pony and gig rides and a bouncy castle for a small fee so bring some change.

Tickets available online and at the door.

General Admission: $15.00, Family Admission: $40.00, under 5 free.

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231 Burnett Street, Ashburton Ph 308 7149 www.ashburtonclub.co.nz

If you would like to see your upcoming event listed here, please contact Emma - email emma.j@theguardian.co.nz

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ARIES (Mar 21-Apr 19): There are things you would throw away if only you were sure no one else would pick them up. Hold on there. You’re not finished with this work, just taking a break.

Look at your tools and resources differently.

TAURUS (Apr 20-May 20): Looking fantastic isn’t always feeling fantastic. You’re aware some put on a smile even though they are in pain, because you’ve been there too. Your compassion will make the difference to someone today.

GEMINI (May 21-Jun 21): The characters in the story feel something, and so do you when you participate in the story in any way... even as an innocent bystander (which will be your recommended role in today’s drama): CANCER (Jun 22-Jul 22): You’ll move forward with a venture that has captured your curiosity. Keep your options open as you go, because this isn’t what it seems. There’s a slippery slope ahead. Hold tight to the handrail.

LEO (Jul 23-Aug 22): People who are direct and clear communicators will get most of your attention and business now. Absorbing the ways of masterful communicators will increase your good fortune later.

VIRGO (Aug 23-Sep 22): Be willing to put down your phone and talk. You’ll get into interesting (if seemingly pointless) conversations that will later be something you can draw on for energy and inspiration.

LIBRA (Sep 23-Oct 23): If you live somewhere that has a library, a gym, a hiking trail, a church or another feature that’s public and free then take advantage of it today. People need you, and you need people.

SCORPIO (Oct 24-Nov 21): The history of a place matters. Whether it’s a happy story or a shameful one, it’s good to know how it was so that when you change it (and you will) you can appreciate the significance of the change.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov 22-Dec 21): Your willingness to listen to someone’s (perhaps delusional) side of the story will help you find peace. This isn’t about forgiveness but about facilitating your own healing and passage to better times.

CAPRICORN (Dec 22-Jan 19): When you lose your cell connection it’s safe to blame outside interference. Other personal connections are the same today. Don’t take anything personally. Just call again.

AQUARIUS (Jan 20-Feb 18): You sense tension and can head off conflict before it happens.

Distraction is your best tool. You’re excellent at creating diversions that give people something useful to do.

PISCES (Feb 19-Mar 20): When people are happy they bring their best to the party. This is what you bring out in people as you encourage and acknowledge their better qualities.

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

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Periods of rain about the main divide, easing to showers later. Scattered showers spreading northwards in the east. Snow possible to 1200m. W turning S for a time.

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Norma, Lisa, Trudi, Shelley and their families wish to sincerely thank everyone for deathnotices@theguardian.co.nz their love and support shown to ensure publication. following the sad loss of Normie. A much loved To place a notice during office hours please contact Husband, Dad and Grandad.

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2:55 Celebrity Name Game PGR 3:20 Sticky TV 4pm NewsHub Live At 4pm 4:25 Entertainment Tonight 4:55 Family Feud Australia 5:25 Family Feud 0 6pm NewsHub Live At 6pm

7pm Shortland Street PGR 0 7:30 The Middle PGR 3 0 8pm Take Me Out PGR 0 9:10 Love Island AO Mike and Sam make their moves on Tyla and Georgia; a recoupling is announced, meaning one lad will be going home before the night is over. 0 10:10 The Voice Australia AO 0

7pm The Project 8pm The Graham Norton Show PGR A compilation of highlights from the series, featuring a host of guest stars. 0 9pm 7 Days AO 9:45 Fail Army AO 0 10:15 NewsHub Late 10:50 Live From The BBC AO 3

12:30 Less Than Perfect 3 0 12:55 Shortland Street PGR 3 0 1:20 Infomercials 2:25 Deadbeat AO 3 3:15 Revenge AO 3 0 4:45 The Adam And Eve Show 30 5:10 Neighbours 3 0 5:35 Jessie 3 0

11:45 The Project 3 News and entertainment show hosted by Jesse Mulligan, Kanoa Lloyd, and Josh Thomson.

12:30 Infomercials

Paddington

7:30pm on Prime

THE BOX 6am Wheel Of Fortune PG 6:25 Jeopardy! PG 6:50 Robot Wars PGV 7:40 Heroes 16V 8:30 The Simpsons PG 8:55 Criminal Minds 16VS 9:45 Hawaii Five-0 MV 10:40 NCIS – LA MV 11:35 Jeopardy! PG Noon Wheel Of Fortune PG 12:25 Pawn Stars PG 12:50 Counting Cars PG 1:20 Robot Wars PGV 2:10 M Merlin MVS 1998 Drama. 4pm The Simpsons PG 4:30 Wheel Of Fortune PG 5pm Jeopardy!

PG 5:30 Robot Wars PGV 6:30 Counting Cars PG 7pm Pawn Stars PG 7:30 Merlin MVS (Mini-series) 9:30 Limitless MV 10:30 Criminal Minds 16VS 11:25 Merlin MVS (Mini-series) SATURDAY 1:15 Robot Wars PGV 2:10 Wheel Of Fortune PG 2:40 Criminal Minds 16VS 3:30 Pawn Stars PG 3:55 Supernatural MV 4:45 Limitless MV 5:35 Counting Cars PG

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

5pm Kai Time On The Road 3 5:30 Te Matatini 3 6pm Nga Pari Karangaranga O Te Motu 3 6:30 Te Kaea 3 2 7pm Kawe Korero – Reporters 7:30 Get Your Fish On 3 8pm Total Combat PGR 8:30 Hamu And Tofiga PGR 3 9pm M Soul Men AO 2008 Comedy. Two estranged soul singers set off on a trip to perform a tribute concert, settling a 25-year-old grudge along the way.

10:50 Te Kaea 3 2

11:30 The Crowd Goes Wild 3 The team presents the best of the day’s sports news.

Midnight Closedown

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

11:50 Closedown

MOVIES PREMIERE

MOVIES GREATS 8:40 The Directors – Martin Campbell PG 9:10 Twister PGV 1996 Drama.

Helen Hunt, Bill Paxton, Cary Elwes, Jami Gertz.

11am The 40-Year-Old Virgin 16LS 2005 Comedy.

Steve Carell, Catherine Keener, Paul Rudd.

12:55 Sherlock Holmes – A Game Of Shadows MV 2011 Action Adventure.

Robert Downey jr, Jude Law. 3pm Hereafter MVL 2010 Drama. Matt Damon, Cecile de France, Bryce Dallas Howard.

5:05 The Fast And The Furious – Tokyo Drift MVL 2006 Action. Lucas Black, Bow Wow. 6:50 The Switch MS 2010 Comedy. Jennifer Aniston, Jason Bateman.

8:30 Red MVL 2010 Action.

When his peaceful life is threatened by an assassin, a former agent reassembles his old team to survive and uncover his assailants.

Bruce Willis, Morgan Freeman.

10:25 The Illusionist MVS 2006 Drama. Edward Norton, Paul Giamatti, Jessica Biel.

SATURDAY

1:20 Krampus MVLC 2015 Horror Comedy. Adam Scott, Toni Collette, David Koechner.

2:55 The Standoff PGL 2016 Comedy. Olivia Holt, Ryan McCartan. 4:25 Rogue One – A Star Wars Story MV 2016 Sci-fi.

CHOICE

6am The Legend Of Korra 6:25 Henry Danger 3 6:50 Monsters v Aliens 3 7:15 Kung Fu Panda – Legends Of Awesomeness 7:40 Hank Zipzer, The World’s Greatest Underachiever 3 8:05 Kung Fu Dino Posse 3 8:30 Nicky, Ricky, Dicky And Dawn 8:55 Raising Children 9:25 Million Dollar Minute 3 9:50 Jeopardy 3 10:20 The Doctors PGR 11:15 Hot Bench 11:40 Antiques Road Trip 12:35 Escape To The Country 3 1:30 The Late Show With Stephen Colbert PGR 3 2:30 The Crowd Goes Wild 3 3pm Escape To The Country 4pm Antiques Roadshow 3 5pm Million Dollar Minute 5:30 Prime News 6pm Storage Wars 3 6:30 Pawn Stars 7pm The Crowd Goes Wild 7:30 M Paddington PGR 2014 Family Animated. A young Peruvian bear travels to London in search of a home and, finding him lost and alone at Paddington station, the Brown Family offers him a temporary haven. 0 9:35 Chicago Justice AO 10:30 The Late Show With Stephen Colbert PGR

6:50 The Disappointments Room 16VLC 2016 Horror.

Kate Beckinsale, Mel Raido.

8:20 Jamie Marks Is Dead 16S 2014 Drama.

Morgan Saylor, Noah Silver, Cameron Monaghan.

10am B-Roll MLC 2016 Comedy. Josh Brener, Karan Soni, Meghan Falcone.

11:30 The Purge – Election Year 16VL 2016 Horror.

Frank Grillo, Elizabeth Mitchell, Mykelti Williamson.

1:20 Doctor Strange MV 2016 Action. Benedict Cumberbatch, Tilda Swinton. 3:15 The Disappointments Room 16VLC 2016 Horror. Kate Beckinsale, Mel Raido. 4:45 The Standoff PGL 2016 Comedy. Olivia Holt, Ryan McCartan. 6:15 Rogue One – A Star Wars Story MV 2016 Sci-fi. Felicity Jones, Diego Luna. 8:30 The Revenant 16VS 2016 Drama. A frontiersman on a fur-trading expedition in the 1820s must survive after being mauled by a bear and left for dead by members of his own hunting team. Leonardo DiCaprio, Tom Hardy, Will Poulter.

11:05 Snowden MLS 2016 Drama. Joseph GordonLevitt, Shailene Woodley.

SATURDAY

MAORI

12:15 Big Daddy PGL 1999 Comedy. Adam Sandler, Leslie Mann. 1:50 Close Up – Julia Roberts PG 2:20 Red MVL 2010 Action.

Bruce Willis, Morgan Freeman.

4:10 Hereafter MVL 2010 Drama. Matt Damon, Cecile de France, Bryce Dallas Howard.

SKY SPORT 1

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6am Benny Hinn 6:30 Snow Babies 7:30 Love Nature – Wild Israel 8:30 Vintage Hunter 9:30 Hook It, Cook It 10am Tasting Tasmania 10:30 Gok’s Fill Your House For Free 11:30 Live Here, Buy This Noon Snow Babies 1pm Tiny House Nation 2pm Trust Me I’m A Doctor 3pm Reno v Relocate 3:30 Love Nature – Land Of Primates 4:30 Heston’s Mission Impossible Heston must prove to hospital bosses that the processed fast food they serve is not the way forward, and gets the children there to eat his new food creations.

5:30 Barter Kings 6:30 Antiques Roadshow Detectives 7pm Auction Kings 7:30 Flat Pack Mansions 8:30 Climbing The Property Ladder 9:30 Dream Gardens 10pm Gardeners’ World 10:30 Antiques Roadshow Detectives

11pm Auction Kings 11:30 Heston’s Mission Impossible 12:30 Benny Hinn 1am Barter Kings 2am Love Nature – Land Of Primates 3am Live Here, Buy This 3:30 Reno v Relocate 4am Climbing The Property Ladder 5am Dream Gardens 5:30 Gardeners’ World

SKY SPORT 2

8am L Football – UEFA Europa League Everton v Apollon.

10:30 Football – UEFA Champions League (HLS) 11:30 UFC Fight Night (RPL) 1:30 The Ultimate Fighter The head coaches pits former UFC Lightweight Champion Eddie Alvarez against new UFC star Justin Gaethje.

2:30 Rugby – First XV Revision Finals.

3pm Rugby League – Super League (RPL) Semi-final One – Castleford Tigers v St Helens.

5pm NRL Footy Show 7pm ICC Cricket 360 The latest cricket news and recent cricket action.

8pm The Crowd Goes Wild The team presents the best of the day’s sports news.

8:30 Golf – New Zealand Women’s Open (HLS) Round Two. From the Windross Farm Golf Course in Auckland.

9pm Fox Sports News The latest sports news and previews of sporting action still to come.

SATURDAY 9:30 L Golf – European Midnight Sky Rugby – Team Tour British Masters – Round Talk 12:30 Rugby – Mitre Two. 10 Cup (RPL) North Harbour From Close House Golf Course v Hawke’s Bay. 2:30 Rugby in Newcastle-upon-Tyne, – Mitre 10 Cup Taranaki v Tasman. 3am L Rowing – England.

World Championships Semi- 5:30 Ironman Championship finals – Day Two. Series (HLS) 6am Golf – New Zealand Women’s Open (HLS) 6:30 Sky Rugby – Team Talk 7am Rugby – Mitre 10 Cup (RPL) Taranaki v Tasman.

9am Fox Sports News 9:30 The Crowd Goes Wild 10am Mainfreight Rugby 11am Rugby – Mitre 10 Cup (HLS) Taranaki v Tasman.

11:30 Rugby – Mitre 10 Cup (HLS) Northland v Otago.

Noon Rowing – World Championships (HLS) Semifinals – Day One. 12:30 Sky Sports News UK 1pm Motorsport – British Touring Car Championship (HLS) 2pm Football – UEFA Champions League (HLS) 3pm ICC Cricket 360 4pm Cricket – International (HLS) India v Australia.

4:30 Sky Rugby – Team Talk 5pm L Rugby – Farah Palmer Cup North Harbour v Auckland.

7pm L Rugby – Mitre 10 Cup North Harbour v Hawke’s Bay. From QBE Stadium.

9:30 Rugby – Mitre 10 Cup (HLS) Taranaki v Tasman.

From Yarrow Stadium.

10pm Football – UEFA Champions League (HLS)

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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DISCOVERY 6:10 Auction Hunters PG 6:35 Gold Rush PG Record Gold. 7:30 How It’s Made PG 7:55 How It’s Made PG 8:20 MythBusters PG Holiday Special. 9:10 Alaska – The Last Frontier M Christmas Kaboom!

10am Railroad Australia PG 10:50 Moonshiners M The Green Devil. 11:40 A Crime To Remember M Comedy of Terrors. 12:30 Blood Relatives M 1:20 Killer Instinct With Chris Hansen M Wrong Place, Deadly Time. 2:10 How It’s Made PG 2:35 How It’s Made PG 3pm How Do They Do It? PG 3:25 Auction Hunters PG 3:50 Gold Rush PG Go Down Fighting. 4:45 Alaskan Bush People M 5:40 MythBusters PG Dirty v Clean Car. 6:35 Dr Karl’s Outrageous Acts Of Science PG 7:30 Railroad Australia PG 8:30 Railroad Australia PG 9:25 The Coroner – I Speak For The Dead M 10:15 Murder Calls M Hanging by a Thread.

11:05 Killer Instinct With Chris Hansen M Wrong Place, Deadly Time. 11:55 Blood Relatives M SATURDAY 12:45 Gold Rush PG 1:35 How Do They Do It? PG 2am Auction Hunters PG 2:25 Alaska – The Last Frontier M 3:15 Deadliest Catch PG 4:05 Treehouse Masters PG 4:45 How Do They Do It? PG 5:20 Auction Hunters PG 5:55 Yukon Men M

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Sport Still getting goosebumps Even a month later, Fiao’o Fa’amausili gets goosebumps thinking of the Rugby World Cup triumph over England. The Black Ferns skipper and most of the victorious team were given a rowdy reception in Manukau on Thursday, as a guard of honour of local schoolchildren welcomed them to the venue. Fa’amausili is New Zealand’s most capped ever women’s player, playing her 52nd game as the Ferns beat England 41-32 in Belfast on August 26. She said the feeling of winning her fourth World Cup in five attempts gives her a thrill, even today.

Pink ball for NZ A match Ashburton College senior girls’ basketball players Hannah Mae Jerao (from left) and Liberty Ross, along with the senior netballers Sala Bueta and Georgina Kelly will be jetting off to nationals over the next two weeks.

PHOTO JAIME PITT-MACKAY 280917-JP-006

Tournament lifelines

BY JAIME PITT-MACKAY JAIME.P@THEGUARDIAN.CO.NZ

After leaving their respective tournaments, the Ashburton College senior basketball and netball sides thought their seasons were over.

However, both have been offered places at their respective national tournaments, and will be battling against the best New Zealand has to offer in the next two weeks.

The senior girls’ netball side came within a whisker of qualifying through their South Island tournament after finishing sixth, with the top five teams qualifying for nationals.

“It was a real nail-biter of a

game, we had a great tournament and played some beautiful netball but it just wasn’t enough, so to get offered this place we are very lucky,” coach Angela Mitchell said.

“It is a real privilege to get the chance to go.”

For the senior girls’ basketball side, they also came close to qualifying under their own steam.

“Otago Girls’ High School finished sixth which was the last qualifying spot, but they chose not to go so we were offered the place,” coach Andrew Shepherd said.

“We felt like we had played well and the teams that finished

above us we had beaten by thirty points this year, so we know that we could have finished there.”

Coming up against the best school sides in the country, both coaches are expecting challenging times for their teams.

“It is going to be very challenging.

“We know the North Island teams are going to be strong, but if we are proud and dedicate ourselves we can do well,” Mitchell said.

“We are going to take it game by game but if we can look back a few weeks after and be proud, that will be a success.”

On the basketball court, Shep-

herd is hoping his team can make the most of being certain underdogs.

“We are probably a bit of an unknown quantity to some teams so hopefully we might catch some teams out,” he said.

“There are teams in our pool that we have played before and we know that if we play well we could beat them, so winning a couple of games in the pool play would be good.”

The basketball side will play in the first week of the school holidays from October 2 to 7 in Palmerston North, while the netball side will travel to Rotorua in the second week of the school holidays.

Warriors’ owner holding out for top dollar Auckland Rugby League want to buy the Warriors but negotiations are at a delicate stage with current owner Eric Watson holding out for his best price.

The ARL have confirmed they

are in the race to purchase a majority share in the Aucklandbased NRL club – but there’s a limit to what they believe the franchise is worth and what they are willing to pay.

All Stars team ready to fire up P23

The Herald understands Watson is reluctant to sell the club for anything less than $20 million, while the ARL’s offer sits below $15 million.

The ARL hope the Warriors

could replicate Penrith’s successful model of junior and local development and player retention, offering enough incentive to ensure the best local talent remains in New Zealand. - NZME

A pink ball will be used in New Zealand A’s second tour match in India although it will remain a daytime fixture. Indian officials will continue its domestic pink ball trial by employing it in the fourday match involving India A at Vijayawada starting on Saturday.

It is the second of two matches, with the tourists having crashed to an innings and 31-run loss in the first, which employed the traditional red ball.

Jones charges into semis Luuka Jones has opened a hectic world canoe slalom championships campaign in impressive style in France.

The Kiwi Olympic K1 silver medallist was 12th-fastest in the C1 heats, earning her an automatic berth in the semifinals. Her time of 101.67 seconds included a 2sec penalty for touching a gate and left her just over 6sec behind top-qualifying Briton Mallory Franklin. Making a strong start was important for the 28-year-old, as she will be on the water every day at the week-long championships in Pau.

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