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Plea for drugs sparks warning

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A Mid Canterbury woman’s online plea for unused antibiotics has raised concern and sparked a warning from the medical profession.

The Guardian was alerted last week to an online request in a public forum for unused antibiotic medication. It was made by a person who wanted to treat a chest infection but could not afford a visit to the doctor.

Mid Canterbury GP spokesperson Dr John Guthrie said it was unwise to use other people’s prescribed medication, and people needed to finish any prescribed course.

“It is important for the person prescribed an antibiotic to complete the course as an incomplete course can sometimes lead to a failure of treatment and increases risk of bacteria becoming resistant,” he said.

Dr Guthrie said old antibiotics

could lose their potency and, in some cases, have serious effects.

It was reassuring other forum members cautioned the person from using other people’s medications; and recommended they visited the Hakatere Marae medical clinic, where consultations were done for a donation.

Dr Guthrie said if a patient had a genuine need, they should not be turned away from medical care, and the doctor treating her might be able to accommo-

date the payment.

He also recommended people visited a doctor before they started treatment for a self-diagnosed condition.

“The person who makes their own diagnosis has a fool for a physician. Even doctors are advised to have their own GP,” Dr Guthrie said.

He said most common coughs, colds and flus were due to viruses, and antibiotics were inappropriate, he said.

He recommended a smokefree lifestyle to people with a fresh fruit and vegetable diet to “increase one’s resistance to infection and resilience should one get an infection”.

Dr Guthrie said there were some chronic conditions where a doctor may issue a prescription for antibiotics in advance.

“In such conditions the patient will be well educated as to when and why he or she should start medication.”

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McQueen’s Ferrari sells for $US10m

A vintage Ferrari once owned by Steve McQueen has sold for more than $US10 million ($NZ11.82 million) at Monterey Car Week. The 1967 Ferrari 275 GTB/4, chassis number 10621, engine number 10621, went to the highest bidder at the weekend at an RM Auctions event. The rare, restored GTB/4 was expected to sell for $8 million to $12 million. The Italian sports cars have sold for record prices at auctions this week.

A Ferrari 250 GTO sold earlier for slightly more than $US38m ($NZ45m), becoming the highest-priced vehicle ever to change hands at a public auction. Experts in the classic car field had predicted the McQueen Ferrari would be sold at multiples above the price it would have fetched if someone else had owned it.

The “Steve McQueen effect,” they said, drives the value of anything owned by the actor to several multiples of its ordinary price.

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Collectables are back Mascara and nappies will be two of the new collectables offered from today in a return of the hugely popular New World Little Shop promotion. The promotion, which ran for the first time last year, allowed New World shoppers to collect a 44-piece-set of collectable grocery items. This year the mini collectables set has increased to 50 and will include all new items, even if some of the changes are only minor. Iconic Kiwi brands such as Weetbix, Tip Top’s Jelly Tip and Baked Beans will make a return, but each collectable will have a slight difference. Additional bonus items will also be introduced throughout the promotion.

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Lucy Murray penned this poem, published in the Guardian on August 18, 1913.

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By what title shall I know you: “Please, I’m a Buttercup.”

Another lucky South Islander has landed a top prize on the Lotto, pocketing a $4.5 million win. It comes just one week after Powerball was struck by a Christchurch player who bagged a massive $14.3 million. On Saturday night a lucky Lotto player from Blenheim won $4.5 million with Lotto Powerball First Division. The winning ticket was sold at Countdown Blenheim.

The total was made up of $4 million from Powerball First Division and $500,000 from Lotto First Division. “To have two big Powerball wins, two weeks in a row is incredible,” said Lotto NZ’s head of corporate communications Emilia Mazur.

“We’re looking forward to meeting our latest Powerball winner and welcoming them to the Lotto millionaire’s club.”

Another Lotto player from Blenheim was also celebrating after winning $500,000 with Lotto First Division. The winning ticket was sold at Pak n Save Blenheim. Strike Four was not struck, jackpotting to an estimated $700,000 next week.

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■ MID CANTERBURY MATERNITY CARE

Shortage costs pregnant women

By Toni Williams

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Pregnant Mid Canterbury women confused over the erratic charging of ultrasound scans, costing upwards of $50 a time plus travel to Christchurch, are caught up in a sonographer shortage.

Over the past few years, pregnant women have had their scans for free, at Ashburton Hospital.

However, lately, pregnant women were sent to Christchurch for the ultrasound scans costing upwards of $50, plus travel costs. It had sparked concern, and discussion, among some mums-to-be, especially those who had not travelled for past pregnancies.

Canterbury District Health Board general manager plan-

ning and funding Carolyn Gullery said maternity care was provided by Lead Maternity Carers (LMCs) who were responsible for primary maternity care for the antenatal, labour, birth and postnatal periods. That included the management of the women’s ultrasounds.

“Until recently LMCs have been able to refer Ashburton pregnant women to radiology services at Ashburton Hospital to have their ultrasound as Canterbury DHB had both the radiology equipment and the sonographer staff (visiting from Christchurch) to provide the scans at no additional cost to the pregnant mother,” Ms Gullery said. It had been the “exception” as the DHB had the staff to provide the service to women in

Ashburton. However now there was a nationwide sonographer shortage and recent vacancies which also affected Canterbury, Ms Gullery said.

“It unfortunately means we currently do not have the capacity to provide ultrasounds to pregnant women in Ashburton.

Therefore pregnant women in Ashburton, like pregnant women in all other areas in Canterbury, may have to travel to Christchurch for ultrasounds and will be charged a co-payment unless there are medical reasons for referring them to secondary services,” she said.

Ms Gullery said the Canterbury DHB was recruiting “in a tight market” to restore the sonographer workforce and services.

Care funded by ministry The Ministry of Health funded the care of pregnant women to LMCs. And in Canterbury the DHB provided additional services for the health of pregnant women and their babies.

It included specialist care to those considered high risk of complications, and free general practice services on LMC referral for pregnant mothers with other health issues.

The ultrasounds were managed and organised by LMCs. The Ministry of Health provided funding for ultrasound scans, typically done in a primary or community setting –

usually by a private radiology provider.

This was usual for all pregnant women unless they were referred to the DHB for specialist hospital level care, usually due to potential pregnancy risks or complications.

In Canterbury ultrasound scans were provided by the Christchurch Radiology Group who also charged a co-payment of $50. The Ministry of Health said LMCs referred women to radiology providers for ultrasound scans but “radiology providers not employed by the DHBs are able to charge women an additional co-payment”.

■ ELECTION

On the campaign trail Labour’s Rangitata candidate Steven Gibson put last week’s election campaign woes behind him as he got out among his constituents at the weekend in Ashburton.

Along with wife, Pauline, and three-year-old daughter Cimmaron, Mr Gibson hit the campaign trail meeting and greeting people in town.

His planned visit saw him have morning tea at Nosh Café, in the Ashford’s Village before heading to lunch at Kelly’s Café and Bar, on East Street.

He then walked off lunch with a stroll around Ashburton’s central business district.

Mr Gibson hit national headlines last week when an earlier online comment became public knowledge. He had referred

to Prime Minister John Key as “Shonky Jonkey Shylock” who he described as a “nasty little creep with a nasty evil and vindictive sneer” in a comment he made on Facebook.

Mr Gibson said he had meant it in the context of a dodgy deal, as it ran with a photo of the cup of tea deal between then Epsom candidate for ACT John Banks and Mr Key in Auckland in 2011.

But the anti-Semitic connotations Mr Gibson was unaware of, saw him tainted with the smear of dirty politics and earned him a last warning from Labour leader David Cunliffe.

It was a week in politics the Rangitata candidate was keen to put behind him as he looked to the future.

Labour’s Rangitata candidate Steven Gibson, wife Pauline and daughter Cimmaron, 3, meet with Labour supporters at Nosh Café on Saturday in Ashburton.

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■ ASHBURTON COMMUNITY CONSERVATION TRUST

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Ashburton Community Conservation Trust and members of the public took advantage of the ideal weather yesterday to remove tree guards from trees planted on site at the Harris Scientific Reserve.

The trees were part of the Living Legends project started in 2011. The project was to leave a legacy of New Zealand’s hosting of the Rugby World Cup with trees planted with Rugby Legends throughout the country. Former All Black Jock Ross was Mid Canterbury’s Rugby Legend.

Ashburton Community Conservation Trust chairman Edith Smith said the Harris Scientific Reserve had been chosen as one of five outstanding sites nationwide to get extra funding.

It would receive $5000 a year for the next three years from Living Legends to continue the project’s development.

“The plan is to have some infill and planting to complete what we have done to date, and then in a couple of years’ time start large scale planting again,” Mrs Smith said.

The money allowed the conservation trust confidence to plan for the future.

In brief Chopper busy

Legends thrive

The Canterbury Westpac Helicopter was busy yesterday with at least two call outs to the Mid Canterbury region. The first was to Mt Hut Ski Resort at 3.28pm and the second to the Methven Recreational Reserve at 4.59pm.

Canterbury Westpac Helicopter staff could not be reached for comment.

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She said the Living Legends project had given trust members valuable planting knowledge and shown them how to make a project successful, whether it was planting trees or managing volunteers.

Mrs Smith said there would be a planting at the reserve next month and more volun-

teers were needed.

“This year it is a Forest and Bird organised event with the support of the Living Legends project, and we hope to have a good number of volunteers to plant the south-west area of the reserve,” she said.

It would be predominately planted with Kowhai trees, a

dream of the late Arthur Harris, the original land owner.

Mrs Smith said anyone able to help with planting at the site on Sunday, September 7 between 9.30am and midday could register with her on 3084440, or Val Clemens on 3085620. Volunteers will need gloves and a spade.

■ SENIOR CITIZENS

Seniors urged to think about life with no car

By Sue NewmaN

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For an older person, losing their licence can often mean losing their freedom too.

But with a little bit of planning, entering the carless world can be made a whole lot easier, says Aged Concern’s Yvonne Palmer.

She runs regular sessions for older people without a car, but rather than looking at the negatives that come with being carless, Ms Palmer said she en-

courages people to look at the positive alternatives they have for transport.

“Adjusting to life without a car doesn’t mean losing independence or freedom, it just means doing things differently.

You think you have to have a car but there are a lot of other options,” she said.

In October, Ashburton’s elderly will have a chance to explore those options and to take a fresh look at living without a car and while Ashburton may

not have an urban bus service, there are still plenty of other ways older people can get out and about, Ms Palmer said.

“We’ve all become very car reliant and people become very focussed on their car. We encourage people to look at the way you can get around without one and it’s amazing what they come up with.”

For Ashburton people options include sharing a ride with friends and sharing transport costs, using Driving Miss

Daisy that is now an approved taxi chit service, the St John shuttle to Christchurch medical appointments, hiring a driver or buying a mobility scooter.

“Ashburton is perfect for mobility scooters and I know in some places people are getting these before they stop driving.”

Ashburton’s life without a car seminar will be held on October 15 at the Senior Centre. Bookings can be made by phoning 3086817 or by emailing ageconcernashburton@xtra.co.nz

A New Zealander in jail in Bali for drug possession has reportedly won a one-month reduction to her sentence. Leeza Ormsby, who is in Bali’s Kerobokan jail for drug possession, has had her sentence reduced, which means she will be freed in November, Sky News reported. Indonesian prisons can recommend sentence reductions for good behaviour, the report said. Ormsby, 37, was sentenced to 10 months in jail in July after being caught with a marijuana joint in her handbag when police raided a holiday villa in north Kuta.

Ormsby told Sky News she had not yet been told of her sentence reduction.

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Mana support grows The Internet Mana Party has doubled its support and both major parties in this year’s election have taken a hit, a new poll shows.

The One News Colmar Brunton poll last night showed National was down two points to 50 per cent support. Labour was also down two points, to 26 per cent. The Greens had moved up one point to 11 per cent, and NZ First was up one point, hitting the five per cent mark. The Internet Mana Party had doubled support to four per cent, the poll showed. The Conservatives were steady on two per cent while both the Maori and Act parties remained on one per cent. The poll was taken just prior to the release of Nicky Hager’s book Dirty Politics.

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■ RAKAIA VOLUNTEER FIRE BRIGADE

New recruits earn ticket

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Rakaia has two new qualified volunteer firefighters and they’re hoping more might join them.

Logan Jackson and Ryan Dynes handed over their lime green training helmets on Saturday and received their new yellow hats – a sign they’re ready for the real thing.

The pair had just finished their seven-day training course in Christchurch, a course which followed four months of intense training with one of the Rakaia Volunteer Fire Brigade’s most senior firefighters, Fred Clarkson.

They had modules to complete and covered everything from first aid to confined spaces, breathing apparatus and hazardous chemicals, to running hoses and pump work.

“They have taken everything on board and it showed; they’re leagues ahead of others,” Mr Clarkson said.

It’s a process that all new recruits must go through to become qualified firefighters and Mr Clarkson was hoping others might follow in their footsteps.

The Rakaia Volunteer Fire Brigade is currently running at 22 members, but could do with at least a couple more.

“The biggest thing we look for is someone who is available in town during the day and Rakaia has two newly qualified firefighters – Ryan Dynes (left) and Logan Jackpeople that are reliable,” Mr Clarkson said.

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■ LOCAL ENTERTAINERS

Topp Twins celebrate greats of country music New Zealand entertainers Lynda and Jools Topp are back on the road and heading to Ashburton with a new show paying homage to country music greats and celebrating contemporary Kiwi music.

The Grand Ole Topp’ry nationwide tour will hit town in October and showcase the Topps’ inimitable style of comedy. Tipped as being reminiscent of Nashville’s Grand Ole Opry, where comedy and country music went hand in hand, the Topps’ characters will host the show and channel stars from the US Country Music Hall of Fame.

Special guests include multiaward-winning country artist Tami Neilson, supported by Dave Khan and Ben Woolley, plus the all-girl Johnny Cash

band, The Johnnys, X Factor contestant Cam Luxton and Kiwi legend guitarist Phil Doublet.

Lynda Topp said just as Nashville’s Grand Ole Opry had changed over the years, like the Topp Twins, it remained a cultural institution.

“Our take on the Grand Ole Opry (Topp’ry) will celebrate country music’s diversity and will be a night of rollicking good fun, foot-stomping music to laugh and live by, as well as paying respect to something larger than ourselves,” she said. It promised to be a night of laughing, stomping and hollering not to be missed with some good iconic Kiwi entertainment.

The Grand Ole Topp’ry will be at the Ashburton Trust Event Centre on Wednesday, October 8.

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Rich share benefits: Greens The Green Party’s policy of raising the top tax rate to generate close to $1 billion to tackle child poverty was not about penalising the rich but sharing the benefits more fairly, the party’s co-leader says.

If in Government the Greens would create a new top tax rate of 40 per cent for those earning above $140,000, co-leader Metiria Turei said at the party’s campaign launch yesterday.

The new top tax rate would impact only three per cent of all taxpayers, but the revenue raised would make “the world of difference to the hundreds of thousands of children living in poverty”, she said. The tax threshold was set at $140,000 so MPs’ salaries were captured.

“Our tax system is the key to solving poverty and reducing inequality. Our top rate of income tax is the seventh-lowest in the OECD”, she said. It would still be among the lowest top rates in the OECD. - APNZ

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New man at Willowby’s helm Prayers

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BY ERIN TASKER

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Steve Russell reckons the reason he became a firefighter might go back to something that happened when he was about five years old.

His family was living in rural Southland and they lost everything to a devastating house fire.

If he was to sit down on a psychiatrist’s couch one day he reckons that’s what spending the past 20 years as a volunteer rural firefighter would be linked back to.

Whatever it was, it’s proven to be a worthwhile move.

There’s no better feeling than helping someone in their hour of need, Mr Russell reckons.

Mr Russell has just taken over the role of chief at the Willowby volunteer rural fire force and the man whose job he’s taken over played a big role in him becoming a firefighter too.

When Mr Russell moved to the Willowby district in the early 1990s, Ian Moore came knocking at his door.

Twenty years and hundreds of fire call-outs later, Mr Russell has taken the helm with Debs Stilgoe-Brooker his trusty deputy.

They take over at a time when things are a bit tough for rural fire forces in terms of numbers.

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Willowby’s new fire chief, Steve Russell.

scape has changed; a growing dairy industry means it’s more transient than ever before. That can make it hard to find people to commit to becoming a volunteer rural firefighter in a certain area.

At Willowby, they could do with two or three more.

They’ve got around 15 people on their books – ranging in experience from Mr Moore’s 40 years, to two or three years for the newer members – but many of them work out of the district which means it can be a strug-

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gle answering day-time calls for help. Mr Russell, a second hand dealer, is one of those.

It’s a story not unique to Willowby, but Mr Russell is hoping there are people in the community who can help them out.

It’s not a huge commitment on someone’s time; last year they attended around 44 call-outs.

It’s a job that’s has its moments – the death of Willowby’s then deputy chief Barry Keen on a call-out in 2009 was the worst day on the job.

But even then, Mr Russell

said he didn’t question what he was doing.

The only time he’s questioned life as a volunteer firefighter was in September’s big winds. Call-out after call-out in gale force winds really made him wonder why he was putting himself in that situation.

But a few weeks ago the unit was the first on the scene of a devastating house fire in which a local family lost everything.

It’s call-outs like that that make you realise why you do what you do, Mr Russell said.

Brothers in hiding amid fears of retaliation Two brothers who lived at the West Auckland home outside where Connor Morris was killed have gone into hiding amid fears of retaliation.

After receiving advice from police, the young men have not returned to their home since

Morris was killed two weeks ago. Detective Inspector Greg Cramer, heading Operation Venice, would not say whether police had identified any suspects in the investigation.

The brothers weren’t under police protection, but police had

advised “a number of people”.

It is understood the brothers have been assisting police with their inquiries.

Morris suffered a fatal head injury during a confrontation outside a party in the West Auckland suburb of Massey.

He was held by his partner of six years, Millie Elder-Holmes, as he lay dying.

Fears of reprisals by the Headhunters gang that Morris belonged to remain high. Fresh threats have been made on social media.

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It was a “miracle” that only one person died on the Wanaka helicopter skiing tragedy, a church service was told yesterday.

The congregation at St Paul’s Church on Symonds Street was told to prepare for “a tough couple of weeks” following the fatal crash involving churchgoers.

Priest leader Mathew Newton told the church, packed with hundreds of people, some openly weeping, that it was a miracle six out of seven people survived the crash. “[Jerome] died and a number of others were quite badly injured, and it’s actually a miracle they walked away from that incident.”

Twenty minutes of prayer and soothing words were dedicated to Jerome Box, 52, who died in the helicopter crash on Saturday on Mt Alta.

Mr Newton invited the partners of people on the trip to come to the front of the church and lead prayers. Mr Newton later said there was a “sense of guilt around being a survivor”.

“Five of the crew, a group of friends, remained skiing on the slopes throughout the day. They received the news in a way similar to how you’re receiving it, and they’re in great shock.

“We’ve got a tough two weeks ahead of us. But we face these things squarely, face them together and support one another any way we can.”

Mr Newton later held a press gathering where he spoke about the impact of Mr Box’s death on the congregation.

“The whole reality is yet to hit [family and friends],” Mr Newton said.

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Mid Canterbury Children’s Theatre performers were onstage rehearsing at the Ashburton College auditorium at the weekend for their upcoming production of Peter Pan Junior.

In the production, 57 children were involved in the show. They will all be singing, dancing and acting.

Production secretary Karen Wilson said the children were five weeks into rehearsals, the script had gone and the children all knew their lines. She said yesterday they had completed their first full run through.

“It’s starting to develop and come together. The children are committed and hopefully having fun,” she said.

“It’s now about the kids developing themselves and their own personal charac-

ters,” said Mrs Wilson.

The children were rehearsing eight hours a week but those hours would increase as it got closer to show time.

The children were aged between seven and 17-yearsold and had different levels of experience in the theatre.

Thirteen-year-old Jack Bubb had the lead role of Peter Pan, Gabrielle Stringer, 15, played Wendy and Jack Hanrahan, 17, played Hook in what will be his final year at the children’s theatre.

At the other end of the spectrum was one of the youngest in the show, sevenyear-old William Saunders who was in his first year. He was playing one of the lost boys.

The show was due to stage at the Ashburton Trust Event Centre on October 3, 4 and 5.

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wildly inaccurate picture of the cost of accident claims in the Ashburton District suggests a much-maligned state-owned organisation has some work to do to maintain the trust of the people who pay for it.

The Accident Compensation Corporation last week released a suite of figures for the district that showed the all-up cost of accidents for which a claim was made was $44 million.

This was a massive leap in costs and suggested something was seriously wrong with workplace safety or with the way ACC collated its figures.

The figures suggested claims associated with industrial locations accounted for 8.3 per cent of accidents in the district and cost a remarkable $33.346 million in claims.

Asked about the numbers, an ACC spokesperson said the claim numbers were low but that the figure suggested they were very serious in nature.

Try $31.1 million more serious than they actually were.

A day after the figures were released, ACC confirmed an error in its reporting system that tacked $31.1 million extra onto the cost of accidents occurring in an industrial location.

That skewed the all-up cost, which should have been $12.9 million. An error in reported injury cost information received

by ACC caused a regrettable on-paper, multi-million dollar headache.

ACC apologised for figures that, at first at least, suggested the district was the most costly place for industrial accidents, per head, in the country.

That was the opposite of the “positive community conversations” it hoped to prompt.

Sure, it was an on-paper mistake that ought not have affected the real lives of real people.

Mistakes happen and the people who work for ACC are human.

However, ACC is a multibillion dollar, taxpayer-owned corporation whose actions affect the lives of countless New Zealanders – and whose missteps and mistakes have made it a political whipping boy and encouraged distrust among some of its clients.

The mistake was there one day, fixed the next, but it might well encourage the wary to ask: “what other mistakes don’t we – and ACC – know about?”

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o the distinguished New Zealand Stevenson family of Lochinver Station wishes to raise $70 million from the sale of the property and re-invest the money in industrial development and job creation elsewhere. An admirable intention, surely.

But wait! The wealthy buyers of this expensive and expansive piece of local real estate are Chinese. In fact the company involved is the very same - Shanghai Pengxin - that purchased the run-down Crafer Farms two years ago - to a storm of similar controversy - but who, since, have greatly enhanced the value and appearance of that Kiwi agricultural icon.

No election. Though controversial at the time there was, significantly, no election in the offing; now, of course, there very much is. Which, inevitably, has led to various predictable Parties equipping and boarding a bandwagon specifically designed to raise political Cain, win votes and appeal to the inner, patriotic “New Zealandism” which bangs away in the breast of every loyal Kiwi worthy of the name.

First cab off the rank - with humble apologies to Helen, of blessed memory - the fledgling Conservative Party via its would-be East Coast Bays MP, Colin “Smiley” Craig, who actually had the temerity to break the news to a Grey Power meeting, until now long regarded as the very epicentre and base of the NZ First phenomenon and its feisty leader, Winston “ I always know how you feel” Peters. Talk about trespassing where angels fear to tread. Fancy gazumping Winston on his home patch and on an issue fundamental to his cause for all the twenty-one years it has been in existence.

Affronted, Winston took little time to deflect the political thrust away from the upstart and appropriate it as his own.

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Anti-foreign. Mr Peter’s anti-foreign stance is a wellknown and major plank in his permanent manifesto always, and particularly, in evidence at Election time, so we should not be surprised by this latest demonstration of it. For some, after all, it is NZ First’s special drawcard. Ironically, with only a slightly different hat on, Winston can express outrage at there being even a whiff of “racism” in New Zealand (Aotearoa) where, he thunders, “We are all equal under the law”. That is one of his (many) “non-negotiables”, which seems to imply that any Party he con-

descends to coalesce with must agree to the abolition of the Maori seats and other perceived “advantages” Maori enjoy not available to the rest of us.

Should he really stick to such a policy, NZ First is unlikely to be taken up by either of the major Parties, one of which is bound to be in a position to form an Administration of some sort after September 20th. As far as I know neither Labour nor National is promising to do away with the seven electorates involved even if the current holder of one of them is prepared to sell it to an alleged overseas mega fraudster.

Reaction. Reaction in general to foreign investment in Aotearoa remains volatile, as it always has been but “gutreaction” is one thing, “sober

reflection” quite another. That the country has gained immeasurably from such investment over many years cannot possibly be denied. As it is, with the Chinese economy rapidly outstripping the American and New Zealand more than anxious to acquire a slice of it, this, surely, is no time to antagonise the Big Dragon or the Golden Goose.

Thus with “Free Trade” now the rock on which international business is built, for Labour to go out on a proverbial limb and tell the electorate it will, should it gain power, not allow the sale of Lochinver, would seem to be one impetuous election promise too far, likely to do lasting damage to Sino-NZ relations.

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In brief Floods kill 109 The death toll from landslides and flooding triggered by torrential monsoon rains in Nepal and northern India has climbed to at least 109. The downpours have also displaced thousands in the scenic Himalayan region and revived memories of a deadly deluge last year that killed more than 5000 people in the Indian state of Uttarakhand. The rains in Nepal over the past three days had killed 85 people and left more than 100 others unaccounted for, national disaster management chief Yadav Prasad Koirala said.

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Missouri curfew after riots The governor of Missouri has declared a state of emergency and curfew following violence in the suburb where an officer shot dead an unarmed black teenager.

The curfew, to last from midnight until 5am, covers the suburb of Ferguson, where 18-year-old Michael Brown died on August 9.

“To protect the people and property of Ferguson today, I signed an order declaring a state of emergency and ordering implementation of a curfew in the impacted area of Ferguson,” Governor Jay Nixon told reporters.

During the press conference Nixon was repeatedly inter-

rupted by locals angered by an apparent lack of accountability in the largely white police force responsible for Brown’s death in the majority black area.

There were calls for the police officer who shot Brown to be charged with murder and for police to guard businesses, some of which have been looted in recent nights.

Missouri Highway Patrol Captain Ron Johnson, brought in to restore the peace, made a plea for calm.

“Tonight we will enforce it with curfew,” he said.

“We won’t enforce it with trucks and tear gas - we’ll communicate and tell you ... it’s time to go home.”

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Nixon said that the FBI had boosted its presence in Ferguson in efforts to advance the investigation into Brown’s death.

Overnight Friday riot police had fired tear gas, smoke bombs and rubber bullets in clashes with protesters as renewed unrest came hours after police announced that Brown had been the suspect in a convenience store robbery.

Three stores, reportedly including the one where Brown carried out the alleged robbery, were looted in fresh disturbances.

There were also reports that locals, some armed, had stepped in to protect stores.

Brown’s family appealed for

calm but after police said on Friday he was the suspect in a robbery, the family accused authorities of a “devious” attempt to smear the character of their son, who had no criminal record.

The robbery occurred just minutes before the policeman shot him dead, but muddying the waters, police said the officer stopped Brown for walking in the middle of the street, not for stealing.

Police identified the officer who shot Brown as Darren Wilson, 28, a white, four-year veteran of the force with no disciplinary record.

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A moderate 5.1 magnitude earthquake has struck China’s southwestern Sichuan province but there are no immediate reports of casualties or damage. The quake struck at 6.07am yesterday at a depth of 10km, the US Geological Survey says. Shallow earthquakes can often cause greater damage than more powerful deep ones.

The USGS said the epicentre of the earthquake was two kilometres southwest of Xiluodu and 96km from Zhaotong in neighbouring Yunnan province, where a deadly quake two weeks ago killed 615 people and injured 3143.

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Travellers banned Kenya has become the latest country to ban travellers from parts of Ebola-hit west Africa. Its decision comes as Nigeria, the continent’s most populous nation, scrambles to stop the disease spreading throughout the country.

Kenyan Health Minister James Macharia said yesterday that the country is closing its borders to travellers from Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone - the nations most affected by the worst-ever Ebola outbreak. National carrier Kenya Airways also said it would suspend its flights to the capital of Sierra Leone, Freetown, and the capital of Liberia, Monrovia, when the ban takes effect on Wednesday. The move comes amid an international appeal to help contain the deadly virus, which has already killed 1145 people this year. Ebola is spread by contact with an infected person’s bodily fluids and no cure or vaccine is available.

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34 survivors in UK shipping container One man has been found dead and 34 others still alive in a shipping container after staff at a British port heard screaming coming from inside.

The men, women and children, all believed to be from India, were discovered inside the container at Tilbury Docks, east of London, on a ship from the Belgian port of Zebrugge.

All the survivors were taken to nearby hospitals.

Authorities say two were in a serious but not life-threatening condition, while the others were suffering dehydration and hypothermia.

Because a body was found, Essex police have launched a homicide investiga-

tion. Of 50 containers aboard the P and O ship that arrived early on Saturday, officers have opened 30 so far to check for other people.

“Staff here at the port became aware of screaming and banging coming from a container,” police superintendent Trevor Roe told reporters.

“As a result of that noise, staff were alerted and immediately breached the container to find 35 persons within that unit.

“We believe them to come from the Indian subcontinent.”

The dead man was pronounced deceased at the scene.

“It is a homicide investigation from

the police point of view,” Roe said, but added: “This is a humanitarian issue and the welfare of these patients is a priority.”

Officials have faced a language barrier in their efforts to communicate with the survivors.

Roe said once the survivors are fit and well they will be formally interviewed through interpreters.

He said the police investigation would look into “the gangs or whoever may be involved in this conspiracy to bring these people in this way over to this country.

“Clearly we need to try to bring them to justice.”

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In most corners of the world, an Ashburton person can be found. So the Guardian’s Erin Tasker decided to track some of them down. This week it’s Justin Lambie who, along with a Christchurch man, is running a jandal business they founded in Taiwan.

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ustin Lambie is building a flip-flop empire in Taiwan.

He and fellow Kiwi, Matt Small from Christchurch, founded Jandeys around three years ago – a growing player on the global flip-flop market.

They have big dreams. They want to continue building the brand, expand into new markets and develop new products, and they plan to continue doing that from Taiwan.

Growing up in Ashburton, Justin always saw himself working in the corporate world, but he never dreamt it would involve jandals, or living in Taiwan.

As a youngster, his knowledge of Taiwan consisted of playing a Donkey Kong game which had Made in Taiwan embossed on the back, but now it is his home.

Justin lives in Taichung City, which is located on the central west coast of the island of Taiwan. It’s a Taoist country with a population of about 23 million and Taichung is the third largest city with around three million people.

Justin arrived there in 2009 as an ESL instructor, teaching English to adult Taiwanese students.

“Teaching adults provided many opportunities for me to meet people in various fields and after about a year I started working with a Taiwanese trading company as a sales representative, selling their tools and EVA products that can be used in the making of sports protective equipment for example.

“In that time I built up a network of suppliers for that company which later paved the way for co-founding my own company.”

Jandeys was born around the time of the Rugby World Cup in 2011, when Justin met Matt.

“He had already done the research to see if it was viable to enter a new jandal brand into the global market.

“After months of meetings and planning we decided to take his idea, my manufacturing network, and our combined capital to create New Zealand’s first, high quality brand of jandals, Jandeys.

“We use high quality natural rubber from the rubber tree in Jandeys which is environmentally friendly and has a number of benefits for the wearer, such as being non-slip in the wet, non-toxic and odour free.”

Jandeys has two distinct parts to its business – manufacturing

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with Justin Lambie in Taiwan its own range of products and manufacturing custom designed jandals for organisations as a promotional tool or as part of their own merchandise.

“Initially it was quite tough getting into New Zealand retailers being a new brand. But after being in business for a few years now we have quite a list of retailers that have contacted us to get Jandeys into their stores. This summer we will be gearing up for a much larger presence in the New Zealand retail market.”

Custom designed jandals have proven to be big business.

“We are the supplier to some major international water parks and other high profile global companies. We have developed different moulds to help make each customer’s jandals unique where they can add their own logo to the strap and print it on the sole, too.”

This summer they’re teaming up with Kiwi surfer, Paige Hareb.

“We’re bringing out a couple of styles of limited edition Jandeys called the Paige Series.

They have been carefully designed by Paige and ourselves and will be available this summer in NZ and on our website.”

Being a Kiwi company based in Taiwan enables them to have a year-round summer season, where they switch between the northern and southern hemisphere markets. And that’s why Taiwan will continue to be their base.

Taichung has a subtropical climate in the north and tropi-

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cal climate in the south. Taichung’s temperature averages 33°C in the summer and drops down to an average of 13°C in the winter.

Geographically Taiwan is similar to New Zealand with a large mountain range going up the middle like the Southern Alps.

Justin said Taichung was the manufacturing hub of Taiwan, and it features renowned industries including electronics, bicycles, sporting goods and footwear.

The most common mode of transport for getting around Taiwan is the scooter.

“Because of Taiwan’s high population density and limited parking most people commute by scooter. It’s not uncommon to see scooters carrying three or four people.”

Accessibility is one of Taiwan’s best points.

“You can get out of the city and in a matter of hours be soaking up the sun on a tropical beach in Taiwan’s south or north. We enjoy nine months a year of summer which is per-

fect jandal wearing weather.”

Taiwan is also accessible to the rest of Asia; a flight to the Philippines or Hong Kong takes only about an hour.

“The worst point would be the occasional typhoon, which usually doesn’t affect Taichung too badly because of the mountain range to the east protecting us from typhoons rolling in off of the Pacific. Typhoon days often end up in a day off though, which most people gladly welcome.”

That’s something you don’t encounter in New Zealand, but there are many things common in New Zealand that Justin misses.

“Pies, fish’n’chips and L&P! I miss New Zealand Christmas with the family as well because here it’s a normal working day.

However, we do get plenty of Taiwanese festivals and holidays to enjoy and experience,” he said.

Taiwanese food can be full of surprises.

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“Stinky tofu is a very famous Taiwanese dish. It is fermented tofu, often deep fried and served with fermented cabbage - an acquired taste I have to say.”

The cost of food and living is cheap compared to New Zealand so eating out and going to restaurants is commonplace.

“Taiwan has a very busy night life as well, where people go out to night markets after work instead of going home and doing a little shopping from street vendors at the same time.”

Most of all, it’s a happy place to live. New Zealanders are known around the world to be very friendly, and Taiwanese are the same.

“Taiwan is a very safe place to live - you could drop your wallet on the street and the people would chase you down to give it back or drop it at the nearest police station.”

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Staying on the right track T

he dull thud of hammers on wood disturbs the usual mid-morning peace outside Luang Prabang’s Wat Mai temple.

Teenage monks in saffron robes and jasmine scarves are scurrying around the 19th century complex carrying long stems of bamboo and banana trunks, the building blocks for a traditional boat.

They’re preparing for the annual Fire Boat Festival, where 2000 boats are sent floating along the Mekong river to mark the end of Buddhist Lent in October.

Rivers may provide one of the country’s main transport networks, but my journey here has been by a very different means.

I’ve arrived in Laos, a landlocked, mountainous country sandwiched between the more popular tourist destinations of Thailand and Vietnam, by train.

One of the poorest countries in South East Asia, and governed by a Communist regime, Laos remains off the mainstream tourist track, and links with the outside world have been slow to develop.

The first train linking Thailand and Laos, which crosses the 117km Friendship Bridge from Nong Khai to Vientiane, started running in 2009, and now carries passengers and backpackers daily.

But our train crossing was something special; we’d arrived a day earlier on the Eastern & Oriental Express.

Regarded as the most luxurious train in South East Asia, the younger sister to the Venice-Simplon Orient-Express celebrated its 20th anniversary in 2013.

Our trip from Bangkok into the jungles of northern Thailand and finally Laotian capital Vientiane, is part of the train’s Chronicle series of inspiring journeys, designed to introduce travellers to lesser known regions - all in five-star comfort.

Furnished in exotic elm, cherry, teak and rosewood, the 22-carriage train embraces the gentlemanly grandeur of the early 20th century, when a vibrant ex-pat community of writers and artists took root in South East Asia.

Sarah Marshall travelled from Thailand to Laos in a rather special way – on the Eastern and Oriental Express – the most luxurious train in south-east Asia.

The Eastern and Oriental Express winds its way through the jungles of northern Thailand.

Even the fine, diamondshaped marquetry was inspired by 1930s Marlene Dietrich film Shanghai Express, a hit with Orient-Express founder James Sherwood.

It’s fitting, then, that our visit should start in Bangkok’s prestigious Mandarin Oriental hotel, a favourite haunt of playwrights Noel Coward and Somerset Maugham.

Bangkok, a sprawling, unkempt city heaving with 13 million residents, continues to pulse with excitement and possibility.

Boats hurry along the Chao Phraya river, carrying tourists to historic temples, or into quiet flower-lined village canals where locals sell steaming pad thai from long boats in the floating Taling Chan market, and enterprising Buddhist monks sell bags of breadcrumbs to feed long-whiskered cat fish.

As we depart for the Bangkok’s Hualamphong train station, the temperature already hitting 34°C, I’m reminded of Noel Coward’s disdain for Mad Dogs and Englishmen who would brave the scorching equatorial midday sun.

But any madness quickly

subsides as we board our grand hotel on wheels, where a butler has kindly laid out afternoon tea in our private cabins.

Drinking a glass of prosecco from the open air observation car, I watch the steel skyscrapers of Bangkok disappear behind me.

For the next two days, we will visit an ancient Khmer temple (a forerunner to Angkor Wat) at Phimai Historical Park, taste wines painstakingly produced in the Khao Yai jungle, and learn about traditional silk weaving techniques.

From my window, I watch town and country rush past, as local train stations increasingly begin to resemble toy town replicas, decorated with neat flower beds, ceramic animals and the ubiquitous image of reigning Thai King, Rama IX. Unlike the Venice-Simplon, the Eastern & Oriental provides guests with en suite facilities, meaning there’s no excuse not to look glamorous at dinner.

And the menu, devised by French chef Yannis Martineau, is certainly worth getting dressed up for.

As the first part of our journey draws to an emotional

end, we head towards a country where politics have shaped a very different future for its people.

One of the most heavily bombed countries, per capita, in the world (a figure notched up largely during the Vietnam War), it’s surprising to discover people are warm, laid-back and remarkably positive.

People may only earn an average of 40 cents per hour – the price of an egg – but they still find money to throw parties, with speakers tied with ropes to the back of tuk-tuks, and crates of state-brewed Beer Lao shared with friends.

This spirit is most evident in former royal capital and Unesco World Heritage Site Luang Prabang, a short plane ride from Vientiane.

The last two nights of our journey will be spent here at Orient-Express property La Residence Phou Vao, with views of jungle-clad mountain upon mountain disappearing into swirling clouds of mist.

Weaving my way through 30 golden temples, interspersed with inviting French bakeries and stalls selling fruit smoothies, it takes me an enjoyably long time to explore the

compact town centre.

Sticky rice cakes have been laid out on wire racks to bake in the blistering sun.

Young monks take refuge in the shade - one studying a Cambridge University chemistry book, while another, glad of an audience, shows me how he’s taught a small dog to shake his hand.

Sticky rice is fairly tame compared to some of the local delicacies I encounter at the eye-boggling Phousi market: bowls filled with scaly toads, blocks of congealed blood, and plastic bags of bile used for salad dressing.

That afternoon, I wander down to the river bank, where park benches overlook the Mekong. I’m joined by a monk, who tells me – in broken English – why he likes to come here and “enjoy the nature”.

As children splash around in the water below, and the air fills with the smell of cooked meats, lemongrass and sweet frangipani, I reflect on my five-star journey to Laos.

Butler service and comfortable cabin aside, it’s being given access to these places, and moments, that’s the greatest luxury of them all.

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False start for Man U Louis van Gaal believes Manchester United’s 2-1 home defeat by Swansea City in his first competitive game as manager accurately reflects the enormity of the task ahead of him. Yesterday’s 2-1 loss at Old Trafford was the first time in English Premier League history that the 20-time champions - who finished seventh last season - have lost an opening-day fixture at home. Wayne Rooney, installed as captain by van Gaal, cancelled out Ki Sung-yueng’s 28th-minute opening goal with a smart volley, only for Gylfi Sigurdsson to slam home a 72nd-minute winner for the visitors.

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Chelsea up for title bid Jose Mourinho’s belief that Chelsea are better equipped to challenge for the Premier League title faces an immediate test when his side travel to Burnley in their season opener tonight. Last season Blues boss Mourinho maintained Chelsea were not ready to launch a sustained title bid and he was proved right when his players faltered in the final stages and eventually finished third. Key to Chelsea’s failure was their inability to overcome teams from the bottom half of the table, with away defeats at Aston Villa and Crystal Palace proving particularly costly.

But with his squad strengthened by arrival of Diego Costa, Cesc Fabregas, Filipe Luis and the return of Didier Drogba, the manager is confident Chelsea will prove more resilient this time around.

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Gunners fire first-up FA Cup winners Arsenal opened their 2014 campaign with victory after Ramsey gave them a lastgasp 2-1 success at home to Crystal Palace, who are without a manager following Tony Pulis’s shock departure on Friday. New signing Brede Hangeland gave Palace a 35th-minute lead, shrugging off the attentions of Arsenal star signing Alexis Sanchez to meet Jason Puncheon’s in-swinging corner with a glancing header. Laurent Kosci-elny was caught napping by Hangeland’s dart to the near post, but the Arsenal centre-back atoned in first-half injury time by ghosting in to head home a teasing freekick from Sanchez. Palace had Jason Puncheon sent off for two bookable offences and Arsenal capitalised in the 91st minute when Ramsey notched from close range after Julian Speroni had saved from Mathieu Debuchy.

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Wood’s late equaliser New Zealand striker Chris Wood came off the bench to earn promoted Leicester City a dramatic 2-2 draw at home to Everton in their first top-flight game since 2004. After Leicester new recruit Leonardo Ulloa had cancelled out Aiden McGeady’s precise 20th-minute opener, Steven Naismith looked to have given Everton victory, only for Wood to fire home four minutes from time. Eric Dier enjoyed a dream debut for Tottenham by scoring a 93rd-minute winner at West Ham United in manager Mauricio Pochettino’s first game at the Spurs helm. New West Bromwich Albion manager Alan Irvine was denied victory against Sunderland by an 85th-minute goal from Sebastian Larsson. - AFP

Celtic A’s Hayley Whiting and College A’s Chelsea Corbett are caught in a mid-air tussle for the ball during Saturday’s premier semi-final action.

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‘Unbelievable’ netball semi-final

By Erin TaskEr

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In possibly the most peculiar game of the season, Hampstead A needed extra time to secure its spot in Mid Canterbury Netball’s premier final on Saturday.

Hampstead took on Methven A in what was a close semifinal until the final whistle in regular time, with the scores tied at 25-all, sending the match into extra-time. But by the end of that extra time it was all Hampstead – the final score, 38-26.

Hampstead coach Cindy Meadows said it was the most unbelievable game of netball.

“The first 40 minutes it was really even and we would be up, and then they would come back and they would be up,” Meadows said.

A penalty on the full-time whistle gave Hampstead one shot to win it, but it missed, and two halves of five minutes each way was required to decide who would progress to the final.

“It was actually one of those games where it was just so close and they were both fiercely passionate teams, and both teams had supporters all over the place and it just came down to the final 10 minutes,” she said.

After such a close battle, Methven managed to score just

one goal in those final 10 minutes, compared to Hampstead’s 13.

“I just don’t know whether (Hampstead) just collected themselves in that last 10 minutes or what, but they just got on with the business and brought it home,” Meadows said.

“It was a very funny game of netball, but I’m really pleased we won.”

Earlier, Celtic A secured their place in the final with a 29-26 win over College A in the first semi-final.

Celtic A coach Angela Leadley said every player on her side rose to the challenge – some-

thing they’d all have to do again for the final.

“We needed to put in a complete team performance and that’s what we did,” Leadley said.

College led early but eventually Celtic hit their stride.

“I think we had it under control, it just took us awhile to crank into the game,” Leadley said.

Hampstead might go into the final as favourite after narrowly topping the table after the round robin, but Celtic has history on its side.

They’re defending championships and it will be their fourth final in four years.

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Auckland football clubs may cop an Ifill Phoenix stalwart Paul Ifill will consider relocating to Auckland to play for Auckland City or Waitakere United to revive his football career.

So long a favourite of Wellington football fans, Ifill ad-

mits his comeback might mean leaving the capital.

If his logical return to the game is through the ASB Premiership, then the Queen City boast the two biggest franchises in the country.

“I just want to play football again,” Ifill says. “I’m not interested in leaving New Zealand.

That’s my base at the moment and we are settled in Wellington. Of course I would look at Auckland, and Auckland City

and Waitakere are two of the best clubs at that level.”

A chance to play at the Club World Cup would be another drawcard, as Auckland City have qualified for the last four years.

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Manly topple Gold Coast Manly are back on top of the NRL after a gritty 15-12 win over Gold Coast yesterday. The Sea Eagles, thanks to tries from Kieran Foran and Brett Stewart, claimed their 15th win of the season and rebounded from last week’s loss to South Sydney. Playing under caretaker coach Neil Henry for the first time, the Titans were brave but have now slipped to four straight losses and eight consecutive defeats at home. Mercurial youngster James Roberts and winger Kalifa Faifai Loa scored for the Titans, although Faifai Loa bombed another opportunity with the line beckoning, had he of scored the result may have been different.

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Ashburton boxer Matt Miller throws a punch during what ended up being an exhibition fight during Saturday night’s Ashburton Boxing Club tournament.

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Tournament draws big crowd

By Erin TaskEr

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Boxing is making a comeback in Ashburton, and Saturday night’s Ashburton Boxing Club tournament was a knock-out.

That’s the word from the club’s head coach Col Sheehan, who was happy with how the 12-fight night played out at the Celtic Rugby Club.

Three of Ashburton’s boxers

featured on Saturday’s card.

Morgan Lumsden went down to a much more experienced fighter but stood up and was counted; Christian Tikao had a close encounter with another promising boxer who was the grandson of league legend Frank Endicott, while Matt Miller’s opponent pulled out at the last minute, but a boxer who had already fought took him on

in an exhibition match, so he still got a fight.

Boxers came from as far away as Queenstown and Wellington and the card also included a fight between two women, both having their first fights.

The tournament has been a firm fixture on the Ashburton Boxing Club’s calendar for the past four years and Sheehan was happy with how the night went,

and the crowd which came along.

“Overall I think the crowd were happy.

“It was a high calibre of boxers taking part,” Sheehan said.

He said boxing was a growing sport in Ashburton, and with another couple of gyms looking to get on board it was likely to continue growing.

Knights prove too strong for Warriors A patchy performance against an inspired Knights outfit has seen the Warriors limp out of Hunter Stadium with their top eight hopes hanging in the balance.

For the second week in a row the Warriors drifted in and out of a game against a side ranked inside the bottom three on the NRL ladder, and lapses in concentration and poor execution saw them fritter scoring chances.

A blistering start from the

Aubusson happy hooker Sydney Roosters Mr Versatile Mitch Aubusson says he’s ready and able to solve the NRL premiers’ hooking crisis against the Warriors next Sunday. The back-rower played for more than an hour in the dummy-half role in Saturday’s big win over Wests Tigers after Heath L’Estrange was forced out with a knee injury that’s likely to rule him out for the rest of the season.

The former Manly rake was only in the side as a replacement for Jake Friend who is recovering from a hamstring problem that had been expected to sideline him for up to a month. Roosters coach Trent Robinson said he would resist the temptation to rush back Friend to avoid the risk of a longer term injury and Aubusson is confident he could fill the void once again in Auckland if needed.

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Matt Scott has identified stopping the threat of former North Queensland team-mate James Segeyaro as the key to beating Penrith in tonight’s NRL clash at Sportingbet Stadium. The Cowboys head to Sydney on the back of four successive wins and a fifth would catapult them into fourth spot, above the Panthers and put them closer to booking a home semi-final. Segeyaro left the Cowboys last year to join Penrith in one of several shrewd acquisitions made by coach Ivan Cleary and general manager of football Phil Gould.

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hosts saw them post three tries for an early 14-0 lead before the Warriors fought back to draw level early in the second-half, only to let themselves down with an off-kilter final quarter that gave the home side their sixth win from their last eight starts.

The Knights followed the Cronulla Sharks’ lead from last week’s tight tussle at Mt Smart Stadium, with 15 offloads to the Warriors six giving them easy yards to keep the defence working overtime.

A hat-trick to 18-year-old

Knights winger Sione Mata’utia and additional four-pointers from his brother Chanel, and Joey Leilua, and four Kurt Gidley goals overcame the Warriors’ five tries, with David Fusitu’a and Manu Vatuvei both posting doubles and Nathan Friend also scoring, while Chad Townsend kicked just one goal from five attempts.

The Knights started strongly with some good defence containing an early onslaught from the Warriors before back to back penalties helped them to

three straight attacking sets. A third penalty saw Jarrod Mullen kick to find Mata’utia for his first NRL try after 10 minutes.

Some free-flowing play saw Tomkins and Johnson take the Warriors close at the death, but the Knights held on for a gritty win that leaves the visitors questioning their top eight merits.

Knights 28 (Sione Mata’utia 3, Joey Leilua, Chanel Mata’utia tries; Kurt Gidley 4 from 7 goals) Warriors 22 (David Fusitu’a 2, Manu Vatuvei 2, Nathan Friend tries; Chad Townsend 1 from 5 goals) - NZH

He’s already one of the premier props in the NRL but Melbourne Storm’s Jesse Bromwich isn’t ready to rest on his laurels. Bromwich turned in a stand-out performance in Melbourne’s nine-try 48-6 romp against the undermanned Cronulla at AAMI Park. The Kiwi international topped the tally for run metres with 207 - even besting Cronulla workhorse skipper Paul Gallen and he made 19 tackles. But Bromich added tryscorer, as he barrelled over late in the first half, as well as try-assist to his impressive stats sheet when he offloaded a superb ball for teammate Tim Glasby. He said that he had been trying to bring more variety to his game.

“It was nice to get a try because it was only my second one for the year,” Bromwich said. “I’m trying to change it up a bit, so I don’t become just one dimensional all the time.”

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Tennis open day Mid Canterbury Tennis is holding an open day on September 7 to showcase what it has to offer this summer. Entry will be free and the day will include fun activities, information on clubs, competitions and tournaments, serving contests and the opportunity to hit with a ball machine. The open day will start juniors and mini-tennis from 12.30pm to 2pm, and all others are welcome from 2pm onwards. It’s being held at the Ashburton Trust Tennis Centre.

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Federer into final Five-time former champion Roger Federer continued his dominance over hard-hitting Canadian Milos Raonic with a 6-2 6-3 win yesterday to reach the final of the Cincinnati Masters. The 33-yearold Federer, who advanced to the semis with a straight-sets win over Scotland’s Andy Murray, has now won all six career meetings against Raonic. Federer’s victory sets up the battle of the 30-somethings as he will now face Spaniard David Ferrer in the final.

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Ko still in the hunt New Zealand’s Lydio Ko has given herself an outside shot at becoming the world’s youngest golf major championship winner.

The 17-year-old Kiwi fired a oneunder-par 71 yesterday to be tied fifth, four shots behind leader Brittany Lincicome (71) at the LPGA Championship at Monroe Golf Club in Pittsford, New York.

In her first season as a pro, Ko could also overtake Stacy Lewis atop the world rankings with a win today. Lincicome, a five-time winner on the LPGA Tour, is trying to become the fourth consecutive American to win a major this season, joining Lexi Thompson (Kraft Nabisco Championship), Michelle Wie (US Open) and Mo Martin (British Open).

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Sutherland breaks 60 American Kevin Sutherland has joined one of golf’s most exclusive clubs, firing a 59 on the Champions Tour. The 50-year-old Sutherland was nine-under-par after just eight holes at En-Joie Golf Club in Endicott, New York. And he finished with a 13-under 59 despite making a bogey on the last when he missed his six-footer for par.

Had he made the putt, he would have shot the first ever 58 in an event sanctioned by the US PGA Tour, which runs the Champions Tour for 50 and overs.

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Watney takes lead Nick Watney fired a five-under-par 65 yesterday to take a one-stroke lead over Brad Fritsch after three rounds of the US PGA Tour’s Wyndham Championship. Watney, who won the last of his five US PGA Tour titles at the 2012 Barclays, had a 54-hole total of 14-under-par 196 at Sedgefield Country Club.

Canada’s Fritsch, who also signed for a 65, was a stroke back on 197.

Sweden’s Freddie Jacobson fired a 66 to join overnight co-leader Heath Slocum on 12 under. Slocum needs a third-place finish in the US tour’s final regular-season tournament to qualify for the FedExCup playoffs, which start next week with the Barclays. - AFP

Gordon McCauley leads the pack around a bend during Saturday’s fourth race of the Benchmark Homes Cycling Series near Ashburton.

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Elite cyclists hit Wakanui A former Commonwealth Games cyclist took out the fourth round of the Benchmark Homes Cycling Series around the Wakanui block on Saturday.

Jason Allen seized the leadership opportunity on offer with his team and stepped up to take the win, after years of playing a supporting role for his Scotty Brown Racing’s leaders Sam Horgan, Robin Reid and Michael Vink.

But with those three not racing, Allen made the most of the opportunity and made the day’s key break of 25 riders that was eventually whittled down to four that contested the finish.

Allen eventually beat Dan Barry (Tasman Wheelers) and Luke Macpherson to win the 133km race in a time of 3.07 hours.

“The wind was enough to make it a really hard race,” Allen said. “It’s been a while since I’ve been on a podium as I’m usually working for others in the team, so I was really happy to have more of a leadership role today and get the win.”

Macpherson attacked with less than 2km to go, forcing Allen’s team-mate in the break Reon Nolan to chase and close it down.

Allen then timed his final lunge for the line perfectly to claim the win.

“I had no real form heading into the race as it’s tough over winter to keep things ticking over.

“Reon really buried himself for me for the whole day with a stellar ride, and managed to set me up for the finish which was perfect,” Allen said.

Auckland-based former national champion Gordon McCauley had his first taste of elite racing since breaking his leg in February, and he performed well to finish in 12th spot after a puncture within the first 5km, which caused panic and forced an early chase to get back into the main peloton.

“I had only just got back into the main field after the puncture when the break went,” McCauley said.

“I tried to bridge across to

it with a couple of other guys but we didn’t quite make it so I spent the race in the main bunch.”

But McCauley was happy with how he went and felt.

He said he felt like one of the strongest in the main peloton and he remained on track for his 22nd Tour of Southland in November; something that was in serious doubt when he broke his leg.

“My goal was to finish in the main peloton and I did that, doing lots of work on the front when it was clear we couldn’t catch the break.

“I wanted a tough hit out and I got that; now I can move up, keeping chipping away and just keep getting stronger.”

Like McCauley, winter and summer double Olympian Chris Nicholson (Tasman Wheelers), 47, was old enough to race in the masters grade, but after potentially fatal cardiac arrest late last year he continues to rack up impressive results, including winning the chasing bunch sprint to claim an impressive fifth.

The masters 107 kilometre race also saw a successful breakaway contest the finish with Dunedin’s Justin Stott (Cycle World) beating Ian Smallman (Team Thule Cycling), Peter Murphy (Warmup Cycling Team) and Smallman’s team-mate Matthew Talbot in a sprint finish to win in two hours and 34 minutes.

Hastings’ Kerri-Anne Page (Benchmark Homes) won her first elite women’s race in impressive fashion, getting away with over a lap to go to win by one minute in just over three hours.

In her first race since May’s National Club Championships she said she was stoked to win as it certainly was not expected.

Nelson’s Karen Fulton (Tasman Wheelers) won a large bunch sprint to claim second, narrowly beating Sharlotte Lucas (Benchmark Homes), Renee Wootton (H&J’s Outdoor World Avanti+) and Lydia Rippon (Cycle World Fairweathers).

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In brief

All Blacks look forward

By GreGor Paul A relatively poor night - that’s all it was.

The All Blacks are not digging deeper than that in their quest to turn around their performance and win the second Bledisloe encounter of 2014.

Tough conditions and a robust Wallaby pack made life hard. Their own sloppy execution and a referee whose rulings were impossible to predict, made life harder again for the All Blacks in Sydney.

Selection and game-plan were not at fault for the All Blacks.

Tactically they were smart enough: they had variation in their kicking repertoire which kept Israel Folau under pressure.

They didn’t try to play too much rugby in the wrong places; didn’t look like they were mystified or overly troubled by much of what the Wallabies did or unable to live with the pace or intensity of the game.

They simply made too many mistakes and they typically made them at times when they had Australia squirming.

At 9-3 with 10 minutes to go in the first half, the All Blacks could have blown the game open had they not blown two lineouts in the Wallaby 22.

Had they not been sloppy in their execution of a driving maul. Had they not been early in their scrum engagement and had they not made basic handling errors.

“We probably had the better part of the first 30 minutes and then we struggled to play any rugby after that for various reasons,” said All Black captain Richie McCaw. “I guess the one good thing is that we get another crack next week.”

Despite being under pressure for much of the second half

Discipline an issue The All Blacks’ disciplinary record is starting to look both curiously anomalous and potentially crippling. In their last 12 tests they have picked up nine yellow cards - an unusually high number for a team that has dominated in the manner they have. It’s almost unbelievable that they have played 90 minutes of football with just 14 men and still gone undefeated. But it’s also unbelievable, or just plain suspicious, that they have fallen foul of so many referees, so many times. Dominant teams don’t normally incur the wrath of officials: the benefit of the doubt usually sits with the side which has the momentum and control of the contest.

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Praise for young Boks South Africa coach Heyneke Meyer hailed newcomers Handre Pollard and Lood de Jager after starting their Rugby Championship campaign with a laboured 13-6 home win over Argentina. It was a Test the Springboks were expected to win convincingly, but monsoon-like conditions put paid to any hopes of a try fest at Loftus Versfeld stadium in Pretoria. The result gave South Africa an early lead in the southern hemisphere championship with four points, two more than Australia and titleholders New Zealand.

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Nonu in doubt

Cory Jane does his best to get away from the attentions of Rob Horne in Saturday night’s test.

and having to produce some hugely impressive defence, the All Blacks can feel assured they didn’t see anything from the Wallabies to unduly worry them.

Nor do they have cause to hold deeper concerns about their readiness and ability to win the competition.

The last time the All Blacks drew it turned out to be an indicator that their collective power was fading: that they had become a little stale and pre-

dictable and didn’t have enough weaponry in their arsenal.

In their fourth test after the draw, the All Blacks were crushed at Twickenham.

No such portents of doom should be read into the Sydney result.

Australia are a good side who played well. They have, despite results over the last few years, been only a fraction behind the All Blacks.

“Australia have always been a

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genuine threat,” said All Black coach Steve Hansen.

“You know if you are playing them at marbles they are a genuine threat.

“They love their sport and they are tough, they are competitors. If you look over the last 11 years there haven’t been too many easy games.

“Auckland will be just the same. We will prepare accordingly and hopefully get the job done.”

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Currie makes world championship podium Double Coast to Coast champion Braden Currie finished third at the 2014 ITU Cross Triathlon World Championships in Germany at the weekend.

Currie – from Methven but now based out of Wanaka – won bronze behind Spain’s Ruben Ruzafa who took home the gold, and America’s Josiah Middaugh who took home silver.

Ruzafa won by a minute thanks to a blistering bike leg.

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the bike, Ruzafa – the XTERRA champion – ended up racing away with his first ITU world championships.

Germany’s Christian Otto had earlier got the day started by riling up the crowd with his top swim exit. A regular on the ITU World Cup and WTS circuits, Leonardo Chacon (Costa Rica) sat on Otto’s hip in the two-lap swim to pick up his bike in prime position.

Under-23 athlete Roger Serrano Delgado (Spain) followed the pair out 10 seconds later to

enjoy nearly a minute lead over the pack. Further down with more than a minute’s deficit were pre-race favourites Ben Allen (Australia) and reigning champ Conrad Stoltz (South Africa).

The bike proved to be pivotal in breaking up the leaders.

Ruzafa hammered up the 978m ascent early on the bike to not only make up a twominute deficit but gain a minute on next-closest competitor Chacon midway through the 36km loop.

While Ruzafa continued to

forge ahead on the bike for a 2:45 lead, Middaugh surpassed both Carloni and Chacon to drop his bike in second place.

Behind him, Currie and Carloni ditched their wheels together and headed for the 9km run with a minute advantage over Stoltz, but nearly four minutes down on Ruzafa.

Middaugh ran out of space to beat Ruzafa, who earned his first ITU elite men’s title in 2:34:33 hours. Middaugh took silver, while Currie held off Weiss for bronze.

The All Blacks’ search for an attacking spark in their crunch return Bledisloe Cup encounter against the Wallabies at Eden Park is likely to be complicated by Ma’a Nonu’s shoulder injury. Nonu will have a scan in Auckland today but the All Blacks are not confident of his availability. If he is ruled out, it will mean another reshuffle for next Saturday’s test after Conrad Smith was a late withdrawal due to the impending birth of his first child. Smith is likely to be available this week, which means he could partner Malakai Fekitoa in the midfield. Ryan Crotty will be retained and is also a midfield option. Jerome Kaino is also an injury worry, but has a ready-made replacement in Liam Messam.

- APNZ

Cuba downs White Sox The White Sox have lost 1-0 to Cuba in their second game of section play at the softball world championships in Haarlem yesterday. Offensively the Sox had their chances, especially in the fourth innings when Danica Ferriso hit safely to left field, Lara Andrews doubled to move them both to second and third and Katrina Nukunuku walked to load the bases with none down.

But Cuba made two pitching changes within the same innings that paid dividends for them as the White Sox were unable to score a run to level it up.

- APNZ

Caughey top qualifier New Zealand SuperBoat champion Peter Caughey tops the leaderboard after the first qualifying round at the World SuperBoat championships being held in Missouri, USA this weekend. The seasoned racer, with Ashburton’s Shama Putaranui aboard, was faced with a complex track at Bricks Offroad Park, with three laps each taking a different route around the seven-island course.

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Nashville ready for Hawkes Bay Dual Group One winner Nashville showed he was ready to kick off his spring campaign when he scored a soft win over 1000 metres at last week’s Waverley trials.

In a display that pleased co-trainer Harry Bull the now six-year-old son of Darci Brahma put plenty of dash into his trial effort, as he practically towed rider Johnathan Riddell into the race on the point of the turn before maintaining a solid gallop to the line to score narrowly but well from the fast finishing La Stellina.

“It was a nice effort as he did what we

wanted to see so we will now head to the Makfi at Hastings for the first run in his spring campaign,” noted Bull.

“He has come up nicely and we probably have him a wee bit fitter than in previous years because we are mindful of getting a wet track on the day.”

Bull was also pleased to see the gelding show plenty of early dash in the trial which augurs well for this preparation.

“He seems to be really switched on now and wants to compete so it will be a real asset if he can race a touch handier than he has in previous seasons,” he said.

- APNZ

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Palmerston North Greyhound Racing Club (2014) Incorporated Venue: Manawatu Raceway Meeting Date: 18 Aug 2014 NZ Meeting number: 9 Doubles: 1 and 2; 3 and 4; 5 and 6; 7 and 8; 9 and 10; 11 and 12 Trebles: 1, 2 and 3; 4, 5 and 6; 7, 8 and 9; 10, 11 and 12 RACE 1, 12.05pm PALMERSTON NORTH GREYHOUND RACING CLUB C0 375m 1 34 Classy Zara nwtd D J & .........J M MacAuley 2 3 Wheelie Binn nwtd F &...................Turnwald 3 1 Elle Packer nwtd...............................L Ahern 4 32244 Homebush Pippi nwtd ................R N Maisey 5 42221 Fortis Memories nwtd..........................L Udy 6 52553 Big Job Jonesy nwtd ............J Woolston-Bell 7 8 My Enzo nwtd .......................... S Gommans 8 2 Ayra Stark nwtd ................................ A Clark 9 34825 Dark Faerytales nwtd ............... S Gommans 10 64665 Wall Age nwtd P & .............................Doody RACE 2, 12.25pm GREYHOUNDS AS PETS C0 C0, 457m 1 7 Golfing Buddy nwtd .................... B Johnston 2 54777 Little Prophet nwtd ...........................R Waite 3 75683 Gummy Gumpsta nwtd G & ..............S Ross 4 61 Powerhouse Lee nwtd D J & ..J M MacAuley 5 352 Tepirita Mega nwtd F & ..................Turnwald 6 456 Trendy Lass nwtd .............................L Ahern 7 23347 Bigtime Kaz nwtd .............................L Ahern 8 Space Captain nwtd D J & .....J M MacAuley 9 8 Boris nwtd .................................. B Johnston 10 87547 Wairere Mike nwtd ..........................P Knight RACE 3, 12.45pm GRANT IRVINE PHARMACY C1, 375m 1 64441 She Said Maybe nwtd F &..............Turnwald 2 58772 Arizona Sky nwtd F &.....................Turnwald 3 42657 Homebush Vicks nwtd ...............J McInerney 4 77527 Kezz 22.04 .............................. T McCracken 5 87715 Hermione Baxter 21.90 .............J McInerney 6 85532 Cosmic Sally 22.11 ...................J McInerney 7 31568 Members Only 22.05........................L Ahern 8 3146 Here Without You 21.90.............. B Johnston 9 15773 Shinzigzag 21.98 G & ........................Denby 10 53775 Dodgy Pockets nwtd......................M Gowan RACE 4, 1.05pm INTERISLANDER C1 C1, 375m 1 43275 Kotumba 22.00 L & ............................ Morris 2 88237 Coyote Caught Ya 22.34...........E Duganzich 3 34856 Uno Charm 22.20.................... T McCracken 4 83783 Homebush Sting nwtd ...............J McInerney 5 85541 Vinnie Baxter 21.89...................J McInerney 6 63276 Groovy Leo nwtd .......................J McInerney 7 36335 War On Terror nwtd ..........................L Ahern 8 22847 Boston Mona 21.71 F & .................Turnwald

9 58633 Hill of Grace nwtd..................... S Gommans 10 25754 Behemoth 21.98............................A Speight RACE 5, 1.25pm WWW.RACINGDOGS.CO.NZ C1, 457m 1 23352 Thrilling Dylan nwtd................. T McCracken 2 16221 Te Maari Style nwtd G & ...................S Ross 3 86766 Sarah Campbell nwtd..................B Hodgson 4 64158 More Salt Needed nwtd ...................L Ahern 5 26521 He’s A Jessie nwtd .......................C Roberts 6 61 Cawbourne Buttsy nwtd ...............C Roberts 7 73323 Jinja Pat nwtd G &.............................S Ross 8 56726 Pseudonym nwtd .........................M Roberts 9 67772 Another Hunter nwtd .................J McInerney 10 76541 That’s King 26.60 ........................B Hodgson RACE 6, 1.45pm MANAWATU RACEWAY C2, 375m 1 82112 Allegro Master 21.43 ........................L Ahern 2 34761 Miss Sara nwtd ..........................R N Maisey 3 71187 Gay Thorley 21.82 .....................J McInerney 4 83532 Toxic Revenge 21.77 .....................A Speight 5 75266 Homebush Limbo nwtd .............J McInerney 6 74134 Girl Pride nwtd ..................................D Edlin 7 22413 Joey’s Secret 21.85.........................J Tanner 8 5688x Bulet Tooth Tony 21.65 .....................R Waite 9 42685 Flirt With Me 22.03 .................. T McCracken 10 11688 Waldo Baxter 22.03...................J McInerney RACE 7, 2.05pm YELLA MUSTARD AT STUD C1/2, 457m 1 865F5 Summer Tension 26.68 ............E Duganzich 2 55346 Hear Hare Here 26.24 P & .................Doody 3 25666 Queen Cobra nwtd ........................... A Clark 4 31832 Curious Life 26.11 ...........................M Olden 5 27268 Rocky Baxter 26.27...................J McInerney 6 16586 Amy Wineglass 26.53 ..............A Duganzich 7 12111 Kilchurn 25.94 ............................ G Hodgson 8 2711F Contemporaneous 26.55 .................L Ahern 9 65587 Kay Road 26.67 ..............................S Maher 10 4637x Filling The Void nwtd ........................R Waite RACE 8, 2.30pm NO MOORE HASSELL PETFOODS LEVIN C3 C3, 375m 1 28x67 Uno Green 21.74 ............................S Maher 2 42365 Dasher Rum 21.78 ...........................R Waite 3 85356 Smirnoff 21.80.......................... S Gommans 4 28514 It’s A Doll 21.77 ...........................A Turnwald 5 48625 Flying Blake 21.84............................... L Bell 6 13526 Chloe’s Prodigy nwtd ...................C Roberts 7 54283 Trident nwtd........................................ N Udy 8 28176 Opawa Gift nwtd......................... B Johnston 9 77548 Ate Pizza 21.85 ........................ S Gommans 10 55776 Cawbourne Onyx 21.85 ...............M Roberts

RACE 9, 2.49pm THOMAS RUSSELL FUNDRAISER DAY SUNDAY 7 SEPT C3F C3f, 375m 1 36773 Another Colt nwtd .....................J McInerney 2 35428 Cawbourne Tip nwtd ....................M Roberts 3 65522 Opawa Token 21.61 ........................S Maher 4 64423 Go Fern Go 21.82 .......................A Turnwald 5 22212 Alamein Duke 21.51 K & ...................Phillips 6 64511 Caesar Chance 21.38 F & .............Turnwald 7 64433 Uno Orange 21.74 ..........................S Maher 8 57843 Another Drink nwtd ...................J McInerney 9 87464 Hajime nwtd P & ........................... J Cleaver 10 28514 It’s A Doll 21.77 ...........................A Turnwald RACE 10, 3.08pm STEVE THE AUCTIONEER DAVIS C4 C4, 375m 1 76331 Ya Laughin’ 21.57 ..........................B Mitchell 2 52444 Dolly Peg 21.72 F & .......................Turnwald 3 57755 Cawbourne Burn nwtd .................M Roberts 4 31526 Cawbourne Flow 21.91 ................M Roberts 5 37876 Wise Crack Lad 21.76 .....................M Olden 6 53366 Barry’s Way 21.38 ............................R Waite 7 45423 Lost in Light 21.44............................L Ahern 8 24312 Kasim 21.74 ......................................D Edlin 9 73657 Stirling Dann 21.59 ............................ N Udy 10 47562 Wee Diger 21.72 ........................ G Hodgson RACE 11, 3.26pm OUTBACK TRADING COMPANY LTD JACKPOT DOG C5 C5, 375m 1 53627 Deathstar 21.76 ............................A Speight 2 76128 Captain’s Choice nwtd .................C Roberts 3 26613 Talk It Over 21.55 ................................ L Bell 4 16811 Caesar Queen 21.58 F & ...............Turnwald 5 65814 Individual Lily 21.57 .........................L Ahern 6 42312 Bev’s Viewpoint 21.20 ......................L Ahern 7 31212 Stellar Force 21.45 ................... S Gommans 8 38332 Red Moova Hoova 21.50 G & ............Denby 9 23855 Bee Rabbit 21.62 .............................L Ahern 10 41288 Winning Knocka 21.50 .....................L Ahern RACE 12, 3.51pm ADOPT A GREYHOUND C4/5 C4/5, 457m 1 45231 Way Too Crude 25.86 F & ..............Turnwald 2 64372 Magic Bolt 25.96 ...........................B Mitchell 3 78631 Bigtime Dasher 26.03 ......................L Ahern 4 x27x7 Speed Legend 25.71...................B Hodgson 5 42285 Rene Ranger 25.91..........................L Ahern 6 65136 Cawbourne War nwtd...................C Roberts 7 12362 Jibbajabba Jewel nwtd .................C Roberts 8 82138 Graduation 25.80 .............................L Ahern 9 32226 Tifino 26.16 ......................................L Ahern 10 32374 Johnny Ritza 26.02 ..........................L Ahern

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Golf Course, Golf Links 9.00am - 4.00pm Road.

ASHBURTON BUDGET 1.00pm - 3.00pm ADVISORY SERVICE INC. ASHBURTON AVIATION For free budget advice and MUSEUM. workshop enquiries. Phone Classic aircraft on display 307-0496. 60 Cass Street. including DC3. Seafield 10.00am Road.

METHVEN HERITAGE 1.15pm CENTRE. WAIREKA CROQUET New Zealand and CLUB. Agriculture Encounter, interactive fun for all ages. Mahjong - counting, all welcome. Waireka Croquet Main Street, Methven.

Club, the Domain, Philip

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2.00pm ASHBURTON GREY POWER. Speaker - Hon Ruth Dyson, Labour spokesperson.

Senior Centre, Cameron Street.

6.00pm RAKAIA REAL WOMEN. Real women circuit training in the hall, St Andrews Church, Bridge Street, Rakaia.

6.00pm ST DAVID’S UNION CHURCH. Real women circuit training in hall. 48 Allens Road.

7.30pm TINWALD INDOOR BOWLS CLUB. All welcome to come and have a bowl. Tinwald Hall, entry off McMurdo Street.

7.30pm ASHBURTON ELECTRONIC ORGAN AND KEYBOARD CLUB. Club night concert, visitors welcome. Senior Centre, Cameron Street.

7.30pm ASHBURTON BUDGET ADVISORY SERVICE (inc).

Annual General Meeting, all welcome. Methodist Church hall, Baring Square West.

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Signing centre in Community House, at the rear of Westpac Bank, 122 Tancred Street.

1.00pm - 3.00pm ASHBURTON AVIATION MUSEUM. Classic aircraft on display including DC 3. Ashburton airport, Seafield Road.

1.30pm M.S.A. PETANQUE. Come and try Petanque, everyone welcome. M.S.A. Sports, Racecourse Road.

1.30pm R.S.A. CARD SECTION. 500, Ashburton R.S.A. Cox Street.

7.00pm ASHBURTON PARENT CENTRE. Speech and language development with children. Aoraki Polytechnic, 35 Alford Forest Road.

7.30pm FOREST AND BIRD. An illustrated talk by Peter Langlands about “Bitterns in Canterbury”, all welcome, Sinclair Centre, Park Street.

7.30pm - 9.30pm MID CANTERBURY BADMINTON. Great fun, everyone welcome. Racquets can be hired. Sports hall, Tancred Street.

9.40am MID CANTERBURY MENS 9.30am PROBUS CLUB. ST DAVID’S UNION Monthly meeting with CHURCH. mini and main speakers.

Walking group meets Senior Centre, Cameron outside church. 48 Allens Street.

Road, Allenton.

10.00am 9.30am METHVEN HERITAGE M.S.A. TAI CHI. CENTRE. Exercises for all abilities.

New Zealand and M.S.A. Social hall, Havelock Agriculture Encounter, Street. interactive fun for all ages.

9.30am - 12.30pm Main Street, Methven.

ASHBURTON 10.45am METHODIST PARISH. M.S.A. TAI CHI. Goodwill shop open Tai Chi maintenance class. for the sale of preloved M.S.A. Social hall, Havelock clothing. Tinwald Street.

Methodist Church, Cnr Archibald and Jane Streets, 12.00noon - 3.00pm ASHBURTON JUSTICE OF Tinwald.

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YOUR STARS

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ARIES (MAR 21 – APR 20) As new doors open on the work front you have both a nose for money and a chance to get your head around the new options this has opened the door to.

TAURUS (APR 20 – MAY 21) A special alignment between Venus and Jupiter makes this an auspicious day for home and family matters, even if it’s just a sense of what’s possible.

GEMINI (MAY 21 – JUNE 22) With something special and important developing on the relationship front next month work to ensure the communication lines are open now.

CANCER (JUNE 22 – JULY 24) An auspicious day for income matters is less about the money and more about a boost in confidence, entitlement and determination.

LEO (JULY 24 – AUG 23) As your deepest desires align with a sense of what’s possible this brings a reminder that if you’re prepared to put in the effort, anything is possible.

VIRGO (AUG 23 – SEP 23) A clash between personal reality checks and old relationship fantasies brings important wakeup calls. Communication is a priority.

LIBRA (SEP 23 – OCT 23) The laws of attraction and synchronicity are in effect today, working to put you in the right place at the right time for serendipitous moments.

SCORPIO (OCT 23 – NOV 24) Still in the early weeks of an expansive professional year an alignment between Venus and Jupiter provides clues to what’s possible.

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KATSCHUK, Dorothy, (nee Gort) Died peacefully in her 104th year, on Friday, August 15, 2014. She was the loving mother of William, Geoffrey, and Nicola. She will be dearly missed by her 12 grandchildren and 19 great grandchildren. All are welcome to attend the Funeral Service for Dorothy to be held at The Kingdom Hall of Jehovahs Witnesses, 20 Old North Road, Timaru, on Wednesday, August 20, at 1.00pm, followed by a private cremation.

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SUTHERLAND, Ross Edmund (Slim) On August 13, 2014 at Methven. Aged 60 years. Loved father of Jonathan, and grandfather of Jack. Loved brother and brother-in-law of Heather and Derek Wild and uncle of Jennifer and Peter, Wendy and Harry, Keith and Vanessa, Bruce and Erin, Jacqui and Andrew. Messages to P O Box 472, Ashburton. A service for Slim will be held at Our Chapel, Cnr East and Cox Streets, Ashburton on Monday August 18, commencing at 2pm. Followed by cremation at the Ashburton Crematorium.

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Waitaki Kurow at 3:15 pm, yesterday

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Ashburton Airport Temperature °C At 4pm 12.4 13.3 Max to 4pm -0.5 Minimum -5.7 Grass minimum Rainfall mm 0.2 16hr to 4pm August to date 29.8 Avg Aug to date 33 2014 to date 539.2 434 Avg year to date Wind km/h E6 At 4pm Strongest gust NE 20 Time of gust 2:21pm

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Wind at 1000m: Light. Wind at 2000m: NW rising to 30 km/h then dying out.

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6am Breakfast 9am Good Morning 10am The Chase 3 0 11am N Peter Andre’s 60 Minute Makeover Peter Andre teams up with new interior designer Leah Hughes to bring Africa to the home of unsuspecting step-father Trevor Davies. 0 Noon One News 0 12:30 Emmerdale PGR Pollard feels guilty; Chas tries to mask her disappointment; Brenda feels guilty. 0 1:30 Come Dine With Me UK PGR 2pm Four Weddings PGR 3 0 3pm Dickinson’s Real Deal 3:55 Te Karere 2 0 4:25 The Chase 0 5:25 Millionaire – Hot Seat 0 6pm One News 0 7pm Seven Sharp 0 7:30 F Border Security PGR When Customs discovers white powder hidden in the belongings of a passenger, his behaviour becomes increasingly suspicious. 0 8pm The Force PGR 0 8:30 Criminal Minds AO 0 9:30 Intelligence AO 0 10:25 One News Tonight 0 10:55 Person of Interest AO 0

6am Creflo Dollar 6:30 Tiki Tour 3 0 6:55 Angry Birds Toons 3 0 7am Gravity Falls 3 0 7:25 Back At The Barnyard 3 0 7:50 The League Of Super Evil 3 0 8:15 Dinosaur Train 3 0 8:30 Fireman Sam 3 0 8:40 Mike The Knight 3 0 8:50 Fireman Sam 3 0 9am Infomercials 11am Neighbours 3 0 11:30 Home And Away 3 0 Noon Shortland Street PGR 3 0 12:30 Two And A Half Men PGR 3 0 1pm Jeremy Kyle PGR 2pm Jeremy Kyle USA AO 3pm According To Jim 3 0 3:28 Angry Birds Toons 3 0 3:30 Monsters v Aliens 3 0 4pm Jessie 0 4:30 The 4:30 Show 5pm America’s Funniest Home Videos 3 0 5:30 Home And Away 0 6pm Friends 3 0 6:30 Neighbours 0 7pm Shortland Street PGR Garrett wins with charm; Ula leads Garrett closer to temptation. 0 8pm My Kitchen Rules Two teams cook for their chance to win a place in the final. 0 9:30 Grey’s Anatomy PGR 0 10:30 Shameless AO 0

6am 3 News – Firstline 8:30 Infomercials 11:25 The Nanny PGR 3 0 Noon 3 News 12:30 Dr Phil PGR People with animal obsessions are featured.

1:30 The Dr Oz Show PGR Dr Oz shows how to get organised and get rid of clutter.

2:30 Rachael Ray Hall and Oates join Rachael to celebrate their induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, and perform in the studio.

3:30 The Queen Latifah Show Queen Latifah chats with True Blood’s Stephen Moyer, and Orange is the New Black’s Uzo Aduba.

4:30 Entertainment Tonight 5pm The Simpsons 3 0 5:25 Million Dollar Minute 6pm 3 News 7pm Campbell Live 7:30 Road Madness PGR 3 0 8:30 M X-Men Origins – Wolverine AO 3 2009 Action.

Wolverine seeks revenge against Victor Creed for the death of his girlfriend, and ends up going through the mutant Weapon X programme.

Hugh Jackman, Liev Schreiber. 0 10:40 The Paul Henry Show

11:55 Football – Fifa U20 Women’s World Cup 2014 (Highlights) Quarterfinal – Junior Football Ferns v Nigeria.

12:50 Te Karere 3 2 0 1:15 Infomercials 5:05 Impact For Life 5:35 Te Karere 3 2 0

11:40 Happy Endings PGR 0 12:35 Devious Maids AO 3 0 1:30 Infomercials 2:35 Shameless AO 3 0 3:30 Secret Life Of The American Teenager PGR 3 4:15 Bethenny 3 5:05 Neighbours 3 0 5:30 Infomercials

11:10 Sons Of Anarchy AO 3 Samcro’s ties to the cartel are threatened when an important package is compromised; Opie and Lyla face a crisis in their marriage. 0 12:10 Infomercials 5:30 City Impact Church

CHOICE TV 6am Benny Hinn 6:30 Walking Through History With Tony Robinson 7:30 Martin Shaw – Aviators 8am Monty Hall’s Great Escapes – Beachcomber Cottage 9:20 Return To River Cottage PG 10am Sarah Beeny’s Selling Houses 11am Lonely Planet – Best Parks Ever 11:30 Great Escapes Noon The Jonathan Ross Show PGR 1pm Feasts 2pm Walking Through History With Tony Robinson 3pm Meat Men 3:30 Oddities PGR 4pm Bread With Paul Hollywood 4:30 Pioneer Women 5pm Location, Location, Location 6pm Catch And Cook – US 6:30 House Crashers 7pm Extreme Collectors 7:30 Lonely Planet – The Odyssey 8pm Holiday – Heaven On Earth 8:30 Hotel Secrets With Richard E Grant PGR 9:30 Lonely Planet – 1000 Ultimate Experiences 10pm Shane Delia’s Spice Journey 10:30 Extreme Collectors 11pm Location, Location, Location

FOUR 6am Sesame Street 3 6:55 Peppa Pig 3 7am Sticky TV 3 7:30 The Winx Club 3 7:55 The Wild Thornberrys 3 0 8:25 Chuggington 3 8:35 Ready, Steady, Wiggles 8:45 Peppa Pig 3 8:55 The Moe Show 3 0 9am Bob The Builder 3 9:10 Thomas And Friends 3 9:20 Ben And Holly’s Little Kingdom 9:30 Barney And Friends 3 9:55 Infomercials 2pm Sesame Street 3 2:55 Pingu 3 3pm Sticky TV 4:30 Smash!

6pm Everybody Hates Chris 3 0 6:30 Just Shoot Me! 3 0

PRIME

SKY SPORT 1

6:30 The Crowd Goes Wild 3 7am Deal Or No Deal 3 7:30 Home Shopping Noon The Doctors PGR 1pm The Test PGR Celebrities and viewers answer moral questions.

2pm Bondi Rescue 3 2:30 Whose Line Is It Anyway?

UK PGR 3 3pm Harry’s Practice 3 3:30 The Crowd Goes Wild 3 4pm The Late Show With David Letterman 3 5pm Deal Or No Deal 5:30 Prime News 6pm Escape To The Country British couples and families, fed up with city life, search for the perfect country home while exploring the surroundings of each location.

7pm The Crowd Goes Wild 7pm The Simpsons 3 0 7:30 Best of Top Gear PGR 3 7:30 How I Met Your Mother PGR Jeremy Clarkson, Richard 3 Hammond, and James May 8pm Bad Teacher PGR star in a compilation of their 8:30 New Girl PGR 3 finest moments from 2012.

9pm Crazy Ones PGR Simon must 8:30 60 Minutes PGR cut ties with his first client because the account conflicts 9:30 Sex Clinic AO Documentary series that with another one. looks inside two of the UK’s 9:25 Community PGR busiest sexual-health clinics, 9:55 Raising Hope PGR 3 in London and Birmingham.

10:25 American Horror Story AO 10:35 The Crowd Goes Wild 3 3 11:20 Entertainment Tonight 11:45 Infomercials

11:05 The Late Show With David Letterman A late-night comedy and talk show.

12:05 Home Shopping 1:35 The Crowd Goes Wild 3 An irreverent daily sports and entertainment show.

2:05 Home Shopping

MAORI TV 10am Korero Mai 3 11am Toku Reo 3 Noon Korero Mai 3 1pm Toku Reo 3 2pm Korero Mai 3 3pm Kai Time On The Road 3 3:30 Dora Matatoa 2 4pm SpongeBob Tarau Porowha 2 4:30 Pukana 2 5pm Toi Whakaari 5:30 Te Kaea 2 6pm Nga Pari Karangaranga o

THE BOX

6am Law And Order MV 6:50 The Simpsons PG 7:15 Parking Wars PGL 7:40 America’s Funniest Home Videos PG 8:05 Survivor – Thailand PG 8:55 Ice Road Truckers PGS 9:45 SVU MV 10:35 NCIS PGV 11:25 SmackDown! MC 1:05 Whose Line Is It Anyway? PG 1:30 Ice Road Truckers PGS 2:20 Law And Order MV 3:10 Survivor – Thailand PG 4pm Parking Wars PGL 4:30 The Simpsons PG 5pm Ice Road Truckers PGS 6pm America’s Funniest Home Videos PG 6:30 The Simpsons PG 7pm Parking Wars PGL 7:30 NCIS PGV 8:30 No Man’s Land M TUESDAY 9:30 CSI – New York MV Midnight House Crashers 10:30 SVU MV 12:30 Benny Hinn 1am Meat Men 11:30 NCIS PGV 1:30 Untamed Asia 2am Bread TUESDAY With Paul Hollywood 2:30 12:30 Survivor – Thailand PG Pioneer Women 3am Catch 1:20 Whose Line Is It Anyway? PG And Cook – US 3:30 Classical 1:45 Law And Order MV 2:35 SVU Destinations 4am Lonely Planet – MV 3:25 No Man’s Land M 4:20 CSI The Odyssey 4:30 Holiday Heaven – New York MV 5:10 Whose Line On Earth 5am Hotel Secrets With Is It Anyway? PG 5:35 America’s Funniest Home Videos PG Richard E Grant

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7am Rugby – International (Highlights) Australia v All Blacks.

7:48 L Football – Fifa U20 Women’s World Cup 2014 Quarterfinal – Nigeria v New Zealand. From Moncton, Canada.

10am Fox Sports News 10:30 Rugby – ITM Cup (Highlights) 11am Cricket – International (Highlights) England v India – Fifth Test, Day Three. From Kennington Oval in London.

11:30 Football – Arsenal TV Arsenal v Crystal Palace.

2:30 Rugby League – NRL (Replay) Titans v Sea Eagles. From Cbus Super Stadium on the Gold Coast.

4:30 Rugby League – NRL (Replay) Knights v Warriors. From Hunter Stadium in Newcastle.

6:30 Rugby League – 40/20 7pm Arena Access 7:30 Rugby League – NRL (Highlights) Knights v Warriors.

8pm Rugby League – NRL (Highlights) Titans v Sea Eagles.

8:30 #SkyRugby – Breakdown 9pm Motorsport – Nascar Sprint Cup Series (Highlights) Pure Michigan 400.

10pm Motorsport – Nascar Nationwide Series (Highlights) Children’s Hospital 200.

11pm Golf Focus Midnight Rugby League – NRL (Highlights) 12:30 Surfing – ASP Women’s World Tour (Highlights) 1:30 Football – Arsenal TV 4:30 Motorsport – IndyCar Racing (Highlights) 5am Surfing – ASP Women’s World Tour (Highlights)

SKY SPORT 2 te Motu 6:30 Ako 2 7pm Te Kaea 3 2 7:30 #Hakanation Show hosted by Ria Hall that takes kapa haka to the nation.

8pm Re-Think PGR 8:30 Native Affairs 9:30 Once Were Warriors – Where Are They Now? AO 10:30 Focus 3 X-Men Origins – Wolverine 11pm Te Kaea 3 2 8:30pm on TV3 11:30 Closedown

DISCOVERY

MOVIES PREMIERE

6am Auction Kings PG 6:30 Deadliest Catch PG 7:30 Man v Wild PG 8:30 MythBusters PG 9:30 Treehouse Masters PG 10:30 Bear Grylls – Escape From Hell M 11:30 Dates From Hell M Noon Dates From Hell M 12:30 Southern Fried Homicide M 1:30 Crimes That Shook The World M 2:30 Sons Of Guns M 3:30 King Of Thrones PG 4:30 Gold Rush PG 5:30 MythBusters PG 6:30 Fat ‘n’ Furious PG 7:30 Auction Hunters PG 8pm Auction Hunters PG 8:30 MythBusters PG 9:30 What Happened Next? PG 10pm The Mind Control Freaks M 10:30 Auction Kings PG 11pm Evil-In-Law M

7:10 Cloud Atlas 16VLS 2012 Adventure. Tom Hanks, Halle Berry.

10am Vehicle 19 MVL 2013 Thriller.

Paul Walker.

11:25 Parker 16VL 2013 Action.

Jason Statham, Jennifer Lopez.

1:25 Man Of Steel MV 2013 Action.

Henry Cavill, Amy Adams.

3:45 The Bay 16VL 2012 Horror.

Will Rogers, Kristen Connolly.

5:10 One In The Gun 16 2010 Thriller. Steven Man, Katherine Randolph.

6:45 The Last Stand 16VL 2013 Action. Arnold Schwarzenegger, Forest Whitaker.

8:30 A Resurrection 16VL 2013 Thriller. Mischa Barton, Devon Sawa.

10:05 Don Jon 16LS 2013 Comedy.

Joseph Gordon-Levitt.

11:35 One Angry Juror PG 2010 Drama. Jessica Capshaw.

Midnight Stalked – Someone’s Watching M 12:30 Stalked – Someone’s Watching M 1am Stolen Voices, Buried Secrets M 1:30 Stolen Voices, Buried Secrets M 2am Dirty Jobs PG 3am Deadliest Catch PG 4am Jungle Gold M 5am Dirty Jobs PG

1:05 One In The Gun 16 2010 Thriller. Steven Man, Katherine Randolph.

2:35 The Last Stand 16VL 2013 Action. Arnold Schwarzenegger, Forest Whitaker. 4:20 Don Jon 16LS 2013 Comedy. 5:50 A Resurrection 16VL 2013 Thriller.

TUESDAY

TUESDAY

Crazy Ones

9:00pm on FOUR

MOVIES GREATS 6:35 The Making Of Robin Hood PG 6:50 Blood Work MVL 2002 Thriller. Clint Eastwood, Jeff Daniels, Anjelica Huston. 8:40 Pretty Woman PGL 1990 Romance.

Richard Gere, Julia Roberts.

10:40 The Exorcism Of Emily Rose MC 2005 Horror. Laura Linney, Tom Wilkinson, Campbell Scott.

12:40 Backdraft PGL 1991 Thriller.

Kurt Russell, William Baldwin, Rebecca de Mornay.

2:55 Miss Potter PG 2006 Drama.

Renee Zellweger, Ewan McGregor.

4:30 You Don’t Mess With The Zohan MLS 2008 Comedy.

Adam Sandler, Rob Schneider.

6:25 Pride And Prejudice PGR 2005 Drama. Keira Knightley, Matthew Macfadyen, Donald Sutherland.

8:30 There’s Something About Mary 16LS 1998 Romantic Comedy.

10:30 Welcome To The Jungle MVL 2003 Comedy Action.

TUESDAY

12:10 The Usual Suspects 18 1995 Thriller. 1:55 Backdraft PGL 1991 Thriller. 4:10 Miss Potter PG 2006 Drama. 5:40 You Don’t Mess With The Zohan MLS 2008 Comedy.

0 Closed captions; 3 Repeat; 2 Maori Language. RATINGS: 16 Approved for persons 16 years or over; 18 Approved for persons 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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10am Golf – European Tour (Highlights) Made in Denmark – Round Four. From Himmerland Golf and Spa Resort, Aalborg.

10:30 Sky Sports News UK A daily international news bulletin.

11am Rugby – International (Replay) South Africa v Argentina.

From Loftus Versfed, Pretoria.

1pm Fox Sports News 1:30 Cricket – International (Highlights) England v India – Fifth Test, Day Three. From Kennington Oval in London.

2pm Rugby – Women’s World Cup (Replay) Bronze Final – Ireland v France. From Paris, France.

4pm Rugby – Women’s World Cup (Replay) Final – England v Canada. From Paris, France.

6:30 UFC Fight Night (Replay) Ryan Bader v Ovince Saint Preux.

8:30 L Rugby League – NRL Panthers v Cowboys. From Sportingbet Stadium in Penrith.

11pm Monday Night With Matty Johns

TUESDAY

Midnight Aussie Rules – AFL (Delayed) Melbourne v GWS Giants.

From the Melbourne Cricket Ground.

3am #SkyRugby – Breakdown 3:30 Golf – European Tour (Highlights) Made in Denmark – Round Four. From Himmerland Golf and Spa Resort, Aalborg.

4am Golf – LPGA Tour (Highlights) Wegmans Championship – Round Four. From Monroe Golf Club in Pittsford, New York.

4:30 Golf – US PGA Tour (Highlights) Wyndham Championship – Round Four. From Sedgefield Country Club, in North Carolina.

5:30 #SkyRugby – Breakdown

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Hampstead’s goalie Kerry Chapman played a big role in her side’s sudden-death penalty shoot-out semi-final win on Saturday.

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Sudden-death drama on the turf

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Hampstead will play St Andrews in the Mid/South Canterbury senior women’s hockey final, after its players held their nerve to win a sudden-death shoot-out semi-final on Saturday.

Playing Geraldine in Ashburton, Hampstead knew they were going to have a battle on their hands.

The two sides had already met three times so far this season, and the results had been a win apiece and a draw.

Hampstead got off to the better start on Saturday and led 1-0 at the break, but Geraldine clawed its way back and got the

better of the second half, scoring an equaliser to send the game to a shoot-out.

At the end of the regulation five shots, the two sides still couldn’t be separated at 2-all.

It went to sudden death and Geraldine missed its next shot, meaning if Jess McCloy could find the back of the goal, her side would win.

And she did it.

Hampstead coach Karen McIntyre said it was a nail-biting finish to a great game and her girls were excited to be in the final.

“They will be hyped up for the final, that’s for sure,” McIntyre said.

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They will be hyped up for the final, that’s for sure

Top qualifiers St Andrews are a tough opposition, but Hampstead knows how to beat them – they did just that in the first round of the competition so they’ll now be looking to end the season the way they started it.

St Andrews head into the final off the back of a 3-2 win over

Hampstead-Collegians on Saturday.

Hampstead-Collegians coach Donna Mealings said it wasn’t a bad finish to the season for a young team, and she’s proud of her side.

“This is just the beginning for those girls.

“Some of them are first year

senior hockey players; they’re a young side,” she said.

Hampstead-Collegians’ two goals came from Jaimee Smith and Emma Mealings.

Meanwhile in the men’s competition, Wakanui Black will play Northern Hearts in the Walker and Hall Shield final after both needed penalty strokes to decide the winners of their matches on Saturday.

Wakanui Black’s win was over Tainui, and Northern Hearts’ win was over Cambridge.

In the other senior men’s match of the weekend Wakanui Blue finished with a 3-0 win over Timaru Boys’ High School.

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