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Hunter Dirks, 9, and Riley Fitzgerald, 9, at the Extravaganza Fair at the Ashburton Domain at the weekend. PHOTO HEATHER MACKENZIE 051019-HM-0048

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CRISIS MEETING By Linda Clarke

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Mid Canterbury farmers are so worried about the impact of Government’s proposed freshwater reforms that they have called a special community meeting to spell out the spin-off effects for the district. Federated Farmers wants farmers, business owners and individuals to hear about the widespread negative financial impact of the reforms on the district’s economy. Mid Canterbury president David Clark said Government had not analysed how the reforms would financially affect Mid Canterbury but dairy farming on the plains would have to end to meet the proposed blanket bottom line water quality measurements for nitrate. Farmers were already committed to achieving tough new nitrate rules brought in by Environment Canterbury and making good progress, he said. Federated Farmers says that in the absence of Government providing any financial analysis, they have tried to source their own.

The special meeting will be at the Ashburton Trust Event Centre on Monday, October 14, starting at 7pm. Minister for the Environment David Parker and Agriculture Minister Damien O’Connor are currently seeking feedback on the freshwater proposals and people have until October 17 to submit. Government has said it will accept late submissions up to October 31. Ministry representatives have been holding meetings around the country since mid-September to outline the proposals and farmers have been concerned that the speed of change required will put them out of business. Speakers at the Ashburton meeting will include Federated Farmers national president Katie Milne, CEO Terry Copeland, water spokesman and Mid Canterbury farmer Chris Allen and expert water policy analysts. “We want people to understand the position we have taken and what the effect on Mid Canterbury will be,” Clark said. “We are going to outline our concerns around this policy, where we see the

impacts and what our submissions will contain.” He said the freshwater proposals pointed to a report prepared for neighbouring Selwyn district, and Mid Canterbury could expect similar impacts. The report said widespread loss of equity and change in land ownership was likely and rural communities would experience loss of services and depopulation. Operating surplus returns from the catchment would reduce from $348 million to $45 million per annum. Clark said he hoped the Ashburton event centre would be packed with members of the farming and business communities, as well as others directly and indirectly linked to the region’s rural economy. Federated Farmers will be offering help to farmers and others who want to make their own submissions. “We want the community’s support,” Clark said. Federated Farmers says similar community meetings could also be held in Southland, Taranaki and Waikato.

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■■ CHESS COMPETITION

Getting back on the board By Jaime Pitt-MacKay Jaime.p@theguardian.co.nz

After 10 years away from the competitive chess table, 84-year-old Roy Keeling is getting back in to the game with a few old Ashburton Chess Club players. Keeling, along with Steve Taylor and Rex Scarf, are competing at the South Island Chess Championships this weekend. The trio, who were all once part of the former Ashburton Chess Club which folded around four years ago, decided to get back together and compete at the South Island Championships. For Keeling, it was a big decision to make, having not competed at the championships for 10 years. “Ten years ago I finished second equal but then my wife became ill and haven’t been since,” he said. “To be going back at 84 is a big thing, I’m hoping they will have something like a bottle of wine for the oldest player.” Keeling has form on the board, having been a long standing player in Ashburton since around 1970, playing the first game on the chess board on East Street in 1995, and taking on two

Grand Masters in his time as a player. “It is a bit of a bucket list thing that I have wanted to do for a long time,” he said. “I hope I can win four out of my nine games.” The trio make up part of a 36-person field that will all play nine games over six days in the resort village. Games can last anywhere from 15 minutes to four hours, with Taylor believing he has the record for the shortest game at a tournament in Nelson in 2007. “It was the Rugby World Cup game between the All Blacks and France and we pushed the start of play that day back so we could watch the game,” he said. “I think it was over in about 10 minutes cause I was so upset at the result it put me off the game.” The trio now mainly play their chess online and thanks to the folding of the Ashburton Chess Club rarely get to actually play any games across a physical board. Keeling said while it is unlikely the club could get started again, he would be more than happy to play anybody that was interested, and asked them to give him a call on 03 308 6936.

Steve Taylor and Roy Keeling have packed their bags and will be heading to the South Island Chess Championships this week. PHOTO JAIME PITT-MACKAY 041019-JPM-0019

■■ ROAD SPEEDS

Rakaia residents’ speed concerns continue By Jaime Pitt-MacKay Jaime.p@theguardian.co.nz

Rakaia residents are feeling that their concerns about dangerous speeds through their town are falling on deaf ears. Last week the New Zealand Transport Agency announced a number of speed reviews for South Island towns, but did not include Rakaia. Rakaia resident Tania Scott said it was an issue that raised at a meet the candidates evening in the town recently. “None of the candidates really responded to this call, each saying it was an NZTA issue – but I

would argue that it is up to the Ashburton District Council to raise it with NZTA in such a way as to get action,” she said. Scott said it the speed through Rakaia had been a big issue in the town for the past 10-15 years. “I don’t think there is anybody in the town that would argue against it being lowered to 50km/h,” she said. NZTA statistics show that while the speed limit through the township on State Highway 1 is 70km/h, the average speed of vehicles through the town is 55km/h. Their analysis shows that if

the speed limit was dropped to 60km/h, an anticipated average speed would only drop to 54km/h. Scott said while a lot of locals like herself stick to driving at 50km/h, those travelling through the town, especially large trucks, would stick to doing 70km/h. Near-misses are a common sight across the road, and Scott herself had a near-miss recently. “There was an older man who had bought some swede from the swede trailer and was crossing the road to get back to his car and tripped and fell in front of me,” she said.

“It was really fortunate I was doing 50km/h, I looked at him and he looked at me and we both knew it had been a really close call. “Had I been doing 70km/h or was a big truck he probably would’ve died.” Scott said local police had conducted radar operations around the area and found the average speed was around 60km/h and that that was not safe, but there was not anything they could do as the speed limit is 70km/h. A petition by the residents of Winchester had been presented to the NZTA asking for the

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50km/h speed limit to be extended to the north of the town, and Scott speculated that perhaps people in the district were too polite to challenge NZTA to ensure that these changes were. “Winchester has had a 50km/h speed limit for a long time and I certainly don’t think it is any busier than Rakaia,” she said. When contacted on Friday an NZTA spokesperson said the people involved in the Ashburton to Rakaia safety improvements which is an ongoing project that could include speed limit changes in the Rakaia township would not be available until this week.

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■■ ASSOCIATION CROQUET

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A grade player Jenny MacNab coaches Lorraine Pluck on the finer points of association croquet. PHOTO HEATHER MACKENZIE 260919-HM-0008

sics, they really enjoy it,” she said. “It’s very much a thinking game. Even when I am sat on the side-line waiting my turn, I’m watching the other player and planning how to combat what

they have just played. I may look like I’m doing nothing but I’m not.” The game can be played as singles or doubles. Two sides compete against each other, hit-

ting balls through a sequence of 12 hoops, six one way and then six the other way. There are three main shots played in association croquet. A roquet – hitting your ball onto another, a croquet shot this a two-ball shot (much like in pool) and a continuation stroke where the player is aiming for another ball or a hoop. The winner is the player or team who completes all the hoops and “pegs out”. Belonging to a club, the advantages go far beyond just playing a game. “You get all the exercise you need in croquet and the advantage is you don’t really know you are doing it,” Phlips said. Another plus of association croquet is the strategic planning required. It’s been well documented that keeping the brain active, learning new skills, and socialising is a great way to promote your overall mental health and well-being. “It’s the best kept secret in sport,” said Philips. If you wish to know more about association croquet or golf croquet contact the Ashburton Waireka Croquet Club.

■■DUNEDIN DEATH

Student ‘trampled’ at Dunedin party NZME Police say “it’s too early to speculate” whether charges will be laid after a University of Otago student died at a rowdy flat party. Two other people were seriously injured following a panicked stampede from the party at a student flat on Dundas Street, known as “The Manor”, around midnight on Saturday. The student may have been trampled by other partygoers as she attempted to leave the overcrowded house, a witness says. Otago Coastal Commander In-

In brief

Not just posh frocks and gin Mention the word croquet and it often conjures up images of well-dressed ladies playing on perfectly manicured lawns with cucumber sandwiches all round to finish. Or in 1920s America where Hollywood A-listers enjoyed a slightly different slant on the game. Reputedly their posh frocks and fur coats were a must and it was not unusual for games to last through the night. But dig a little deeper and you’ll find there is a lot more to croquet than posh frocks and gin. Association croquet is a game of cunning, skill, tactics and, as with most games, a bit of luck. To describe it as a cross between golf croquet, pool and bridge wouldn’t be too far off the mark. The perception of association croquet being long and confusing is hotly disputed by Raylene Philips. The Waireka Croquet Club member has been playing the game for over 20 years and loves it. “Once players master the ba-

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spector Marty Gray said the victim was carried out of the house by other people and resuscitation attempts were made. “There were 500-600 party goers, very anxious, a lot of uncertainity as you’d imagine.” Officers and other partygoers worked on the woman for a “good five minutes” before St John arrived. “Police, on arriving ... their focus immediately was to determine what was going on and then one thing led to another. It was a very quick succession of events.”

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Police received the call just before midnight requesting assistance breaking up the party. Gray said Campus Watch had called about general disorder to police. Then, on the way to respond, another call was made to police over the injuries. “Police were not confronted by any resistance or disorder” from partygoers, Gray said. “Everyone was in a state of shock and everyone was trying to help out.” There were no arrests at the scene. Police said the staircase in the house did not collapse, and they

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now have to determine what occured, which will include and examination of the scene, gathering information from people at the party and making a number of other enquiries. “Police are interested to hear from all people who attended the party.” A student who attended the party told the Herald people fell down the flat’s stairs and landed on top of the woman, who suffered fatal injuries. The hosts had called earlier police for help to shut down the party before the woman died.

Fatal crash One person has died following a crash involving two recreational off-road motorcycles on private land near Atiamuri yesterday. The crash happened at 1pm. Police initially said two people were seriously injured, but have now confirmed the fatality. A second person was airlifted to Waikato Hospital in a serious condition. The Fire Service also attended the crash scene near the intersection with State Highway 1 and Ohakuri Road, south of Lake Atiamuri. - NZME

Girl named The Omarama teenager who died after falling from a horse in a paddock was Eliza-Jayne Coetzee, police have confirmed. The 13-year-old girl died when she fell from the horse she had been riding in a paddock near Airport Rd in Omarama, about 30 kilometres south of Twizel in the Waitaki District. The Herald understands she was riding in a paddock which is unused airport land. Emergency services were called to Airport Rd, near the Omarama Glider Airport at 5.45pm on Saturday. A rescue helicopter from Dunedin was also sent. A police spokesperson said their thoughts were with her family and friends at this tragic time. Her death will be referred to the Coroner. - NZME

Fatal house fire A man has died following a house fire in Bishopdale, Christchurch late on Saturday night. Emergency services were called to the property on Breens Road around 10.40pm – the man was found in a critical condition inside. He was transported to hospital, however, the man died from the injuries he sustained, police reported. The man was the sole occupant of the property, police said. The cause of the fire was unknown yesterday, with police guarding the scene while inquiries take place. - NZME

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■■ CHILDREN’S BOOK

First book a hit By Jaime Pitt-MacKay Jaime.p@theguardian.co.nz

It was not something she ever saw herself doing, but Christine Taylor’s first attempt at writing a children’s book has left her blown away with the results. Taylor penned Where is 102?, a children’s book based on the mischievous behaviour of a heifer on a dairy farm. Growing up and living on a farm created plenty of places to hide, explore and build character, she said. “I enjoyed sharing that with our children and now our grandchildren,” she said. “I believe children don’t need expensive toys to have fun and that only boring people get bored. “Imagination and mischievousness have possibly been the driver of the children’s story book.”

Taylor said she had been blown away by the response the book had received, with it being sold around 10 bookstores in the country, as well as being sent as a gift overseas. “It melts my heart to see the children staring into the pictures and reading the words out loud full of true expression and empathy,” she said. “The pride and importance they feel to read and understand the words, each at their own level.” Taylor said once she had sold out of the printed versions so far she would look at printing a second batch, and may even have a second book in the works. Ashburton Paper Plus owner Terry McNab, who helped Taylor publish the book, said it was great to be able to help local authors get published. “it is good to help these people out,” he said.

Christine Taylor with her first children’s book Where is 102? PHOTO JAIME PITT-MACKAY 041019-JPM-0015

Extravaganza Fair fun for everyone

Luke Bennett, 9, and Trent Bennett, 6, feel the squeeze from a trick mirror at the Extravaganza Fair in Ashburton on Saturday. The fair stopped in the Ashburton Domain for the weekend, with music, performances and tarot card readings amongst the activities available for punters. PHOTO HEATHER MACKENZIE 051019-HM-0051

Hunter Dicks, 9, had fun at the Extravaganza Fair in Ashburton on Saturday.

Hellen-Rose, 5, and Demitry, 4, Hauvua at the Extravaganza Fair in Ashburton on Saturday.

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■■ OPINION

The great balancing act September’s meeting of the Ashburton Water Zone Committee was the last for ECan representative David Caygill.

tributaries that fed the ine years ago Ashburton, but eventuEnvironment Canally the zone committee terbury and the made its recommendaAshburton District Countions to Environment cil set up the Ashburton Canterbury. Zone Committee to look Eventually limits were at water in Ashburton. set, applying from 2023. I’ve just stood down as For many this will mean the regional council’s less reliable irrigation. representative on the But that’s the balance that committee. It’s been a has been struck between privilege to serve with the needs of the environthe other members of the ment and the impacts of committee. There are 10 zone com- David Caygill, outgoing less reliable irrigation. A similar exercise in the Environment Canterbury mittees in all, covering Hinds catchment took councillor. PHOTO SUPPLIED the whole of Canterbury. another three years to They grew out of the complete. Here the Committee looked at Canterbury Water Management Strategy issues of water quality as well as quanti(CWMS), which was agreed in 2009, by ty. For many years the level of nitrate in Environment Canterbury, the district groundwater has been growing in this councils including Ashburton, Ngai catchment (as in other parts of the AshTahu, Federated Farmers, Irrigation New burton district). Many were concerned Zealand, Fish and Game, Royal Forest and about a lack of water in the Hinds itself Bird and several other organisations. and in the drains and streams between The strategy sought to address the host State Highway 1 and the coast. of challenges relating to water that were The committee held a number of meetbeginning to pile up. It predated similar ings in the Hinds and Mayfield halls. I well efforts by the government, which led to remember a briefing from Arowhenua on the first Policy Statement for Freshwater their links to the Hinds area. The comManagement in 2011. Essentially the mittee eventually reached a consensus, CWMS called for action on water quantity leading to recommendations to the two and quality, biodiversity, recreational obcouncils, public hearings and eventual jectives, kaitiakitanga, the special nature decisions. Tougher limits on the loss of of Canterbury’s alpine braided rivers, nitrate in the catchment have been the and the economic and social aspects of most notable result, together with the trial water use. It sought quantity and quality of underground aquifer recharge. limits for all Canterbury’s rivers, lakes and Biodiversity planting, attention to the streams. condition of the big braided rivers, and The strategy’s list of challenges and tarthe condition of the Ashburton Lakes gets was daunting. It was clear that some have also been on the committee’s radar. parts of Canterbury faced quite different Operating by consensus, the commitconditions from other parts. tee has allowed disparate interests to Not all districts had as much irrigation talk things through without rancour. as Ashburton. Not all had yet switched to Essentially, we have balanced scientific dairying. facts, differing community views and Matthew Hall was the first Ashburton the impact of changing farm practices – chair. He encouraged us to focus first on whilst having no more power than that the Ashburton River, which still lacked a of making recommendations. Our ideas flow regime – a rule limiting the point at have then been tested through independwhich irrigators and other users needed ent hearings and survived as the basis of to stop drawing from the river or groundfuture action. water connected to the river. It will take years for the quality of unTwo public meetings later and there was derground water to improve, but I’ve no broad community support for abstraction doubt the committee will keep at its tasks. limits that would allow the mouth of the I wish it well. river to be open most of the time. This would assist fish passage and other forms David Caygill is the outgoing Environof recreation such as swimming. It took ment Canterbury representative another year to agree on limits on all the on the Ashburton Water Zone Committee

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Police officers escort Randy Rodriguez Santos from the 5th Precinct to a vehicle bound for a hospital for evidence collection yesterday in New York. Santos was arrested in connection with the deaths of several homeless men. PHOTO AP

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Blake Lively and Ryan Reynolds have welcomed baby number three. According to Us Weekly, Lively gave birth two months ago and the famous couple have managed to keep it a secret ever since. The name and sex of the little one hasn’t yet been released. Fans didn’t even know Lively was pregnant until she walked the red carpet for Pokemon Detective Pikachu in May with an unmissable baby bump. Reynolds and Lively, who have been married since 2012, already have two daughters: James Reynolds, 4, and Inez Reynolds, 2. - AP

Four beaten to death AP A homeless man wielding a long metal bar rampaged through New York City’s Chinatown at the weekend attacking other homeless people who were sleeping, killing four and leaving a fifth with serious injuries, police said. Police recovered the weapon, which was still in the suspect’s hands when he was arrested, officials said. “The motive appears to be, right now, just random attacks,” Chief of Manhattan South Detectives Michael Baldassano said at a news conference, adding there was no evidence yet that the victims were “targeted by race, age, anything of that nature”. Two law enforcement officials identified the 24-year-old suspect as Randy Rodriguez Santos. The officials spoke on condition of anonymity because criminal charges hadn’t yet been finalised. Santos was taken into police custody yesterday. Police say he has been arrested at least a half-dozen other times in the past two years, three times on assault charges. It wasn’t clear whether he had a lawyer to speak for him. The victims, all men, were attacked as

they slept in doorways and sidewalks in three different locations in Chinatown, which is packed during daylight hours but empties out at night. Police responded to a 911 call as one assault was in progress. They found one man dead in the street and a second with critical head injuries. A search of the neighbourhood turned up three additional bodies. The New York Post published photos of two of the victims under white sheets, one slumped in a blood-spattered doorway, the other on the sidewalk. The identities of the victims have not been released. Two of the men were killed on The Bowery, which cuts through the heart of Chinatown and has for decades been known as New York’s skid row. Two more died on East Broadway, the neighbourhood’s main street. The lone known survivor was hospitalised in critical condition. Police planned to interview him as soon as possible, Baldassano said. Another homeless man who had slept in the area, Stephen Miller, said he knew one of the victims as kind and quiet. “No one knew him by name, but we saw

him every day,” Miller said. “At this point, I’m just sad. This guy never did anything. Just had a life to live. It sucks that he’s out here in the rain and everything, but it doesn’t mean he doesn’t have a life to live.” New York City’s homeless population has grown to record levels over the past decade, and the homeless remain among the most vulnerable residents. In the past five years, an average of seven have been slain each year. Mayor Bill de Blasio launched new homeless outreach efforts early in his tenure in an attempt to move more people off the street and into shelters, but the programme has faced challenges. City efforts to build more homeless shelters have dragged due to neighbourhood opposition. De Blasio tweeted yesterday that he’s “stunned and horrified by this senseless act of violence against the most vulnerable members of our community”. The attacks happened in one of the few downtown Manhattan areas that has retained its character as a centre for new immigrants, through gentrification has started to creep in lately.

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It’s a tough time to be a student “Make sure to hug your loved ones” t is a phrase so often uttered at times of tragedy such as fatal car accidents or sudden deaths. They come as a shock to the system, adding an extra layer to grief. Unfortunately in the past few weeks, there has been an ugly pair of tragic deaths involving university students. Firstly, University of Canterbury student Mason Pendrous was found several weeks ago passed away in his room, believed to have been there at least four weeks since his death. He was staying in a hall of residence that was supposed to provide pastoral care, to allow him to thrive at a big stage in his life. Unfortunately, it appears that

care was not there. And just yesterday the nation was shocked once again following the death of a female student from the University of Otago. There was a lot of confusion and misinformation about what had happened, but it appears to have occurred after a stairwell incident involving a crush of people at one of Dunedin’s all too notorious flat parties. All deaths are shocking and sad, but these two seem to have hit home as so many people have been in these situations, espe-

cially people from the Ashburton District. So many of our young people, including most of my friends, have finished their high school education and spread their wings in search of further education. They go to halls of residence, they dive in to flatting situations, they go to parties, they get up to mischief, everything you expect of a student. You don’t expect that to end up in tragic circumstances. In the case of Mason, it appears there has been a serious failure in the way those halls of residences operate and hopefully some lessons are taken from those to improve things in the future. In the case of the Dunedin tragedy, it appears there is nobody to blame and that it was truly a tragic accident. Some claimed the stairs col-

lapsed which appears to not be the case, some are suggesting that those inside could’ve behaved differently, but when presented with a stressful situation like that for the first time, how can we expect people to react? There will be some of those 500-600 people who were at that flat party who will be battling with what has happened, and I hope they access the services available to them. Unfortunately mental health issues are a massive problem for students at the moment, with some having to wait weeks to see counsellors, and numbers of students accessing those services doubling in the past 10 years. Students are faced with plenty of stresses, are often experiencing their first time living away from home dealing with the real world for the first time.

It is a tough time to be a student. We all know a student. Don’t be afraid to check on them, and don’t be afraid to check on anybody and ask if they are okay. WHERE TO GET HELP: If you are worried about your or someone else’s mental health, the best place to get help is your GP or local mental health provider. However, if you or someone else is in danger or endangering others, call 111. If you need to talk to someone, the following free helplines operate 24/7: DEPRESSION HELPLINE: 0800 111 757 LIFELINE: 0800 543 354 NEED TO TALK? Call or text 1737 SAMARITANS: 0800 726 666 YOUTHLINE: 0800 376 633 or text 234

Shepard’s murder.) In 2003, California voters recalled Gov. Gray Davis and elected Arnold Schwarzenegger their new governor. Ten years ago: Americans Venkatraman Ramakrishnan and Thomas Steitz and Israeli Ada Yonath won the Nobel Prize in chemistry. Five years ago: North Korea publicly acknowledged to the international community the existence of its “reform through labour” camps, a mention that

appeared to come in response to a highly critical UN human rights report. One year ago: Brazilian voters chose a far-right former army captain, Jair Bolsonaro, in the first round of the country’s presidential election, but he fell just short of the margin needed to avoid a late October runoff. (Bolsonaro would win the runoff with 55 per cent of the vote.) Today’s brthdays: Retired South African Archbishop and Nobel Peace laureate Desmond Tutu is

88. Author Thomas Keneally is 84. Comedian Joy Behar is 77. Singer John Mellencamp is 68. Rock musician Ricky Phillips is 68. Russian President Vladimir Putin is 67. Actress Mary Badham is 67. Rock musician Tico Torres is 66. Actress Christopher Norris is 64. Recording executive and TV personality Simon Cowell is 60. Rock musician Charlie Marinkovich is 60. Country singer Dale Watson is 57. Pop singer Ann Curless is 56. Rhythm-andblues singer Toni Braxton is 52.

Rock singer-musician Thom Yorke is 51. Singer Taylor Hicks is 43. Actor Omar Miller is 41. Actor Shawn Ashmore is 40. Actor Jake McLaughlin is 37. Electronic musician Flying Lotus (AKA Stephen Ellison) is 36. Actress Holland Roden is 33. Actress Amber Stevens is 33. Actress Lulu Wilson is 14. Thought for today: “Being right half the time beats being halfright all the time.” — Malcolm Forbes, American publisher (1919-1990). - AP

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TODAY IN HISTORY Today is Monday, October 7, the 280th day of 2019. There are 85 days left in the year. Today’s highlight in history: On October 7, 2001, the war in Afghanistan started as the United States and Britain launched air attacks against military targets and Osama bin Laden’s training camps in the wake of the September 11 attacks. On this date: In 1777, the second Battle of Saratoga began during the American Revolution. (British forces under General John Burgoyne surrendered 10 days later.) In 1849, author Edgar Allan Poe died in Baltimore, Maryland, at age 40. 1n 1917, German German Count Felix Graf von Luckner aka the Sea Devil was imprisoned in New Zealand. He earned the epithet Der Seeteufel (the Sea Devil) for his exploits as captain of the raider SMS Seeadler in 1916–17. In 1985, Palestinian gunmen hijacked the Italian cruise ship Achille Lauro in the Mediterranean. (The hijackers shot and killed Leon Klinghoffer, a Jewish-American tourist in a wheelchair, and pushed him overboard, before surrendering on October 9.) In 1992, trade representatives of the United States, Canada and Mexico initialed the North American Free Trade Agreement during a ceremony in San Antonio, Texas, in the presence of President George H.W. Bush, Canadian Prime Minister Brian Mulroney and Mexican President Carlos Salinas de Gortari. In 1998, Matthew Shepard, a gay college student, was beaten and left tied to a wooden fencepost outside of Laramie, Wyoming; he died five days later. (Russell Henderson and Aaron McKinney are serving life sentences for

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n an ideal world, politics is a contest of ideas. Where we, as politicians and servants of the regions that elect us, put forward ideas and debate the best way of achieving the things that we as New Zealanders all want. On our best days you can see glimpses of it in our Parliament. A recent example was an initiative by my colleague Matt Doocey to form a cross-party group to work on the challenges of mental health, with a particular focus on reducing our horrific suicide rate. It recognises that no one party or person has a monopoly on good ideas. Too often, though, politics heads in a different direction. Where there is no productive debate, just partisan political one-liners thrown across the debating chamber. A search of Hansard, the official record of Parliament, shows that in the last two years the phrase “nine years of neglect” has been used no fewer than two hundred times by Labour and Green politicians, predominantly backbench list MPs elected

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indirectly on the party vote. Call me cynical, but I struggle to believe it’s a spontaneous thought they’ve all individually and independently had while debating the merits or otherwise of legislation passing through Parliament. As political one-liners go, it’s a good one. The idea being to repeat it so much that people might begin to believe it. But herein lies the problem. The slightest of scrutiny shows it to be little more than a crafted, but false, talking point. Take health, where the previous National Government invested an additional $5 billion. Targets were set to ensure New Zealanders received better care with shorter wait times. Soon after coming in to Gov-

ernment, Labour inexplicably abolished the targets. It’s difficult to think of a reason why, other than not wanting their progress to be measured. Instead of the data now being publicly reported, it has to be sought by journalists and others going through time-consuming information gathering exercises with the Ministry of Health which take weeks and months. But from those investigations, here’s what we know. The percentage of patients seen within six hours at emergency departments has declined from 93.1 per cent in 2017 to 90 per cent today. The percentage of cancer patients receiving treatment within three months of diagnosis has dropped from 93.2 per cent in 2017 to just 87.6 per cent today. And troublingly, the immunisation rate of eight month olds has gone from 92.2 per cent in 2017 to 90.1 per cent today, below the number required for what medical professionals regard as the target for herd immunity for diseases like measles. As of October 4, this year the

measles outbreak across New Zealand has seen 1664 cases reported, predominantly in Auckland and Northland. In May the Government declared the outbreak in Canterbury as “over,” only for it to reappear again in July and new cases confirmed in recent days. There’s no way of knowing if the outbreak could have occurred had our immunisation rate remained higher, but we do know that as the immunisation rate decreases, the potential for the disease to spread increases exponentially. There’s another one-liner that’s been used in political debate since time immemorial: what gets measured gets done. Perhaps a talking point that those Labour and Green MPs would be better to consider. The views, opinions, positions or strategies expressed by the author and those providing comments are theirs alone, and do not necessarily reflect the views, opinions, positions or strategies of the Ashburton Guardian Co Ltd or any employee thereof

YOUR VIEW Second bridge case study I was surprised to learn that the business case being prepared to support a second bridge is not concerned with the location when, clearly, the proposed site at the end of Chalmers Avenue is the wrong place. I’ve only been living back in Ashburton for a little under five

years so have no direct knowledge of the process that was used to select the site. However, when a person such as Murray Anderson (past mayor) uses the language that he used in his letter on Friday someone should sit up and take notice. That the statistics the site is based on are wrong was shown by Sue Newman in a recent editorial. I understand that the “consultant” employed by the council

is an ex-employee who had a strong influence in the decision to go to Chalmers Avenue. While at first sight it may make some sense to hire someone who has intimate knowledge of the issue, it also guarantees that that there will be no fresh thinking. I trust that the case study will attempt to quantify the cost to the people in Chalmers Avenue, and nearby. I can see property values plummeting along with

quality of living. I can’t believe that these residents are not rioting in the street. Peter Livingstone’s column a couple of weeks ago was spot on. The town needs a bypass sited to one side or the other and the sooner this is recognised, planned and built the better. Hopefully the current elections will result in a mayor and council prepared to reopen this question. David Hickman

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A group of local well known performers are coming together later this year to bring something a little bit different to the Ashburton Trust Event Centre. Cabarnet will hit the stage early in December and is the culmination of months of work from a group of local lads who had a desire to do something a little out of the ordinary and try and attract a good crowd to the event centre. A group of six men, on stage constantly, performing music from across a huge number of genres and eras. And they’re pretty confident they’re going to pull it off. The sextet consists of well know current and former local performers; Heath Walters, Chris Woods, Tony Kelly, Luke Glendining and Daniel Wilson. Joining them, and returning back to the Ashburton stage, will be Tainui Kuru who will make a final appearance before moving overseas early in 2020. The opportunity came about when the Red Hot Nana’s show, Yes, That’s What Music Is All About finished last year, which some of the group were involved in, and the ladies in charge said they didn’t have anything planned for 2019. “We performed a Jersey Boys number in that show and there

was a really good reception to the harmonies and a group of men singing together,” Walters said. “So, we started talking about it and it’s kind of just blossomed from there really.” After starting with an initial group of around nine names to be a part, things whittled themselves down and the six members that will take to the stage in December have been rehearsing for a month now. The lads are under no illusions that they can just rock up, stand on stage and perform together either. Rehearsals began over a month ago and since then the group has been working to perfect their

craft and build the vocal combinations required to pull of some of the biggest numbers in music. “I won’t lie, there’s a couple of pretty big songs in there,” Walters said. “But it’s good challenge, for all of us and so far we’re loving it. While their voices are regarded and well known around these parts, Walters said it was also a chance for the group to showcase their other musical abilities too. “We’ll have all six on stage for the entire show, but not everyone might be singing. “There’s some pretty talented musicians in among us and we thought it would be worthwhile incorporating that into it as

well,” he said. The key message for the entire event was that it was all about having a bit of fun and that there would be some elements of humour added to the show which would last about an hour and a half. “No one wants to take things too seriously, we’ll be giving it our all in the vocal and musical sense but we’ll be trying to have a bit of a laugh while we’re doing it too.” The show is set to be held on Friday, December 6 and Saturday, December 7 with tickets available at Ticket Rocket or at the Ashburton Trust Event Centre.

ARTS DIARY ■■ October 9 – The Keys Are In The Margarine, documentary theatre on dementia and Alzheimers, weaving hilarity with heartbreak, time TBC, Ashburton Trust Event Centre, open hat performance. ■■ October 12 - Ashburton Musical Club’s Grande Finale, 7.30pm at the Sinclair Centre, Park Street. Visitors welcome, $5 at the door, students free, supper served. ■■ November 3 - The Homegrown Garden Tour, Somerset Croskeries Road, Montalto, Mayfield from 10.30am – 4pm. ■■ To November 3 - AEIOU - Explore the Maori Alphabet. An engaging and interactive exhibition exploring the Maori language through art and objects at the Ashburton Art Gallery. ■■ November 23 – Twilight In The Vines, CharRees Vineyard, 22 Laings Road, Ashburton, from 4pm – 8.30pm. Live music and an alfresco dining experience. ■■ November 26 – The Bee Gees Night Fever, Ashburton Trust Event Centre from 8pm – 10.30pm. Showtime invites you to dance your way into a time warp of 1970s disco dance floor thrillers and timeless heartfelt rock ballads with The Bee Gees Night Fever!

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Tackling a powerful subject on the stage It has drawn positive reviews around the country and this week Mid Cantabrians will get a chance to see The Keys Are In The Margarine. Brought to Ashburton by Arts on Tour NZ and in association with Brain Research New Zealand, The Keys Are In The Margarine is a verbatim play about dementia. Profound and enlightening, the show is a unique form of stagecraft, created from interviews with people with direct experience of the disease – caregivers, family members,

doctors, and support workers. In performance, actors re-present the edited testimony from those interviews. With the audio playing in their ears, they relay the original words and how those words are spoken – every vocal inflection, intonation, and hesitation, every physical gesture and facial expression. Their stories communicate the all-encompassing effect dementia has on the lives of people living with the disease and the lives of everyone around them.

Today, more than 60,000 New Zealanders live with Alzheimer’s disease or a related dementia – a number that is expected to triple by 2050. It is a condition none of us can ignore. The show will hit the stage of the Ashburton Trust Event Centre this week, on Wednesday October 9 starting at 6pm. The night is an open hat event, with no pre-booking. You decide afterwards what you would like to give.

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What’s on ■■ Sunday, October 13, 6pm Ashburton Board Games Club ■■ Wednesday, October 16, 4-8pm 50+ Connexion Showcase ■■ Saturday, October 19, 10:45am – Eco tour and potluck party ■■ Saturday, October 19, 5:30pm Diwali - Festival of Lights ■■ Friday, November 1, 7:30pm – Girls night out ■■ Monday, November 11, 7pm – Lions Leo Omega club founding meeting ■■ Sunday, November 17, 10am – Spring families’ potluck and games ■■ October 6-12 - Fiji Language Week ■■ October 13-19 - Niue Language Week ■■ October 27-November 2 - Gagana Tokelau Language Week ■■ ■■ Contact us to learn more or to register to any of these events: ■■ Email: newcomers@ saferashburton.org.nz ■■ Phone: 027 220 8791 or 03 308 1395 ext 239

Diwali - Festival of Lights 2019

iwali – Festival of Lights is an annual event organised by the Ashburton Indian Multicultural Charitable Trust. This year it is scheduled for the October 19 at the Ashburton Trust Event Centre from 5.30pm to 9.30pm. Tickets can be bought from the event centre or online through the Ticket Direct or Ticket Rocket website. At 5.30pm the door will open for dinner which is included in the ticket price followed by the official programme and entertainment from 7pm. Some of the highlights of the event will be the henna art, Indian food, cultural dresses, Diya lighting and Indian dance and music. Diwali also known as the festival of lights is celebrated by millions of Hindus, Sikhs and Jains across the world. It is the festival which coincides with the Hindu New Year, celebrates new beginnings and the triumph of good over evil and light over darkness. Diwali / Deepavali is the biggest and brightest of all Hindu festivals. “Deep” meaning ‘light’ and “avail” ‘a row’ to be ‘a row of lights’.

The festival commemorates the return of Lord Rama (along with Maa Sita and Lakshman) from his 14-year-long exile and vanquishing the Demon-King Ravana. In joyous celebration of the return of their king, the people of Ayodhya, the city of Rama, illuminated the kingdom with the earthen Diya’s (oil lamps) and set off firecrackers. During this festive season Hindus light Diyas, decorate their homes, shop for new clothes and homeware, play with fireworks, pray to goddess of wealth (Laxmi), exchange gifts and sweets. The organising committee also has some Indian costumes for hire if anyone wishes to dress up. These are available from Krazy Price Mart on 192 Wills Street. There is limited stock for hire so it will be based on first come, first served. Alternatively, new Indian outfits can be bought from there as well as the shop now stocks Indian outfits. This event is open to the public and family friendly so children can also be part of it. It is also a smokefree event. Rohini Sukul Event co-ordinator

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focus of a big part of September was preparing the annual report for the Hakatere Multi Cultural Council and our AGM, which was held on September 17. We had a guest speaker, Gary Manning from the Dubliner Irish Bar & Restaurant in Methven, who shared his story of migrating from Ireland to New Zealand and his journey here. Gary is a great speaker and I could also personally relate to many of the things he mentioned, as a recent migrant myself. Our weekly open coffee morning mums group with Plunket has been going well, with about 20 mothers and children (both locals and newcomers) meeting each Wednesday morning at the Plunket rooms. Thanks to Sue-ann from Plunket for her support and to Lauren for taking over the running of the group. Similarly, our board games club is strong, with new faces this month at our pub session. Everyone is welcome join the fun. I gave a talk about what we do, migrating to New Zealand and about Israel at the Elizabeth St Day Centre, with great engagement and participation from the group’s members. I have also participated (as a parent) in an Allenton School visit to the Hakatere Marae and was honored to be invited, as someone who has been to the marae multiple time, to be on the side of the marae for the powhiri, welcoming the students and staff. We have a great marae with a welcoming team behind it, and I hope everyone in Ashburton gets to visit it and participate in activities, especially migrants. Ko Hakatere Marae toku marae. Hannah, Zanthe and Naomi, Mount Hutt Year 9 college students, came to our offices to deliver the donations they collected and care packages they made for the refugee’s families that will come to the district next year. It’s amazing to see young people being so active and caring for their community and its

newer members. Thank you girls, and thanks to Ms Brennan for her wonderful work as an educator. The Mid Canterbury Multicultural Advisory Committee has met twice already, and discussed various issues related to migrants in the district and possible actions to address these issues. We decided to put our focus this month on encouraging migrants and newcomers to participate in the local elections. Voting matters. Our vote will determine the priorities of the next council and how Ashburton will look and feel during upcoming years, and it takes only few minutes to vote. If you are citizens or permanent residents, please make your voice count by voting before October 12. We invite you to join us for our lunch, tour and talk about waste reduction and the environment by Eco Educate on October 19. We are also looking for volunteers to run social activities. If you are passionate about book clubs, crafts or anything else and would like to organise a group for like-minded people with the full back and support of the Newcomers network – contact us at newcomers@saferashburton.org.nz or 027 220 8791. And finally, please look for young people (ages 18-30) to invite to our forming of a brand new Lions Omega Leo club here in Ashburton. Our district is blessed with service clubs, but this one will focus on younger people and give them a chance to serve the community while also having fun and engaging in a social activity with people their own age. The Hakatere Multi Cultural Council is proudly sponsored by the Advance Ashburton Community Foundation, the Tindall Foundation, COGS, Ashburton District Council, The Lion Foundation, Community Trust Mid & South Canterbury. Ma te wa, Adi Avnit, co-ordinator Hakatere Multi Cultural Council

Embracing life over 50

n Wednesday afternoon (4-8pm), October 16, Waitaha Primary Health in collaboration with Advance Ashburton and other local community groups will be holding the district’s first 50+ Connexion Showcase at the Ashburton Event Centre. The event is aimed at encouraging people in the community to embrace life over 50 and reduce isolation by increasing social connection for this age group. The event will be presenting a large range of social, recreational, sporting, arts, special interest, travel and volunteering opportunities that are available. It is a great chance for newcomers to the area and long-term residents alike to come along and gather information about broad range of local community groups. Waitaha Primary Health aims to give residents a broader understanding of what

is available in the district and ideally give people ideas on what could fill the space that full time work once occupied for those that are approaching retirement. There will be over 30 stall holders present on the day, alongside some great speakers and demonstrations throughout the afternoon/evening that include the EA network centre gym, adult hip-hop dance group, TimeBank learning exchange, the Electronic Organ and Keyboard group and the Travel 2 U group. Entry is free, and there will be free refreshments/snacks available throughout the event alongside giveaways and raffles. So come down, connect, increase your knowledge about social options in the Ashburton District and most of all enjoy! Brenna Russell

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One of the tenders awaiting Celebrity Solstice passengers in Tonga’s Vava’u Isla nds. PHOTO MAUREEN MARRINER

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Cruising: The Coral Route revisited Maureen Marriner cruises in the wake of last century’s flying boats.

he height of luxury travel in the South Pacific nearly 60 years ago was a trip from Auckland flying Air New Zealand predecessor Teal in one of their Solent flying boats on The Coral Route. We are on a slower “boat” but with 14 passenger decks the Celebrity Solstice is 12 decks ahead of the Solents and has the size, scope and crew to far surpass the flying boats’ silver service. They took in Suva, Fiji; Apia, then in Western Samoa; the Cook Islands and Tonga before heading across on the final leg to Tahiti. We are on a 13-night round trip from Auckland, with two stops in Fiji, one each in Samoa and American Samoa and two in Tonga. The immediate advantage of a round trip from your home port is the absence of airline hassles and luggage-weight worries – you can bring as many clothes and shoes as you like but on a cruise in the laidback Pacific with daytime temperatures in port between 28°C and 32°C, you don’t need a lot. After two days at sea we arrive at Lautoka, Fiji’s Sugar City, on a millpond morning. We board shuttles into town and are directed to “the market” – actually two malls, whose main attraction must be the air conditioning. To find the fruit and vege market we divert off the main street, divided

down the middle by an avenue of large trees that shade a disused sugarcane railway line. We have missed the mango season but enjoy halves of chilled, peeled pineapple with their own built-in handles. We are welcomed back to the ship, as we are at each port, with iced face cloths and iced water. The non-bottled, non-fizzy water on board is known as Celebrity water, purified on board with temperature the only difference between what is poured in a restaurant or what runs in your bathroom basin, or even toilet. The next day we dock in Suva, right in town, where reality reflects the ads: you do pass people who give an easy “Bula” and a smile. Meandering the streets and alleys of Suva, you need to be aware of where you are walking – a step up or down can be randomly encountered and the footpath surface is often broken. We are headed to the Grand Pacific Hotel, built in 1914 for the Union Steamship Company, in the style of Singapore’s Raffles. It was to here that a fleet of Daimlers brought Coral Route passengers from nearby Laucala Bay. The hotel fell into disrepair in the ’90s but is now revived and extended, the original buildings reflecting what was thought to be the golden age of travelling. We find ourselves revived by

gin and tonics on the deep cool terrace of the Steamship Bar. Most nights on the Solstice we’re in the main dining room, the Grand Epernay, two floors linked by a two-storey wine wall. Our waiter (Turkish), assistant waiter (Indonesian) and sommelier (Mauritius) quickly get to know our tastes. Their mantra is: “We will make it happen”. Blu restaurant is deemed the healthy alternative for Aquaclass guests (they love the spa). Again, service is brilliant: “Greek yoghurt with your fruit platter, madam, of course, and maple syrup? Not a problem.” “More tea? More juice? Let me help you with the foil on that butter, sir, they can be tricky.” After another day at sea we’re in Apia, another Coral Route stop. It’s hot, very hot and after a walk through town (more broken footpaths) and souvenir shopping at the stifling market, we adjourn to the newly restored Sheraton Aggie Grey’s, which was where – when it was Aggie Grey’s Hotel (icon of the South Pacific) – Coral Route passengers had some rest. We relax with a poolside lunch at The Feast restaurant, gallingly unprepared to find that the ship’s passengers are able to use the pool. That night we dine at Tuscan Grill, which also carries a surcharge. It’s at the stern on deck 5

with panoramic views. We have left Apia dock, about a third of the way along the northern coast of the island of Upolu at 5pm and are due in American Samoa at 8am the next day – that’s only 150km, so we are on a very slow boat to Pago Pago on Tutuila. Upolu is only 75km long and we run out of daylight before we lose sight of land. As the name suggests, the Tuscan Grill is big on all types of steaks, and they make their own pasta, pizzas and delicious limoncello. My first impression of Pago Pago is a scattering of buildings at the foot of soaring Jurassic hills so lush it seems the greenery is ready to pounce. Civilisation need only turn its back for a short time and all evidence of it would be swallowed up. An open-windowed bus tour – 12 passengers max on wooden bench seats and with minimum suspension – takes two to three hours depending on the length of stops for photos and drinking coconuts. It’s an island of lean village dogs, clean utes and a tuna-canning factory that thrums all day and possibly night and, at close quarters, pongs. All tours are timed to be back at the dock well before departure time. The newsletter delivered to cabins reiterates this daily and warns that passengers who fail

to meet the deadline have the responsibility of making their own arrangements to rejoin the ship. After Pago Pago there are 617km to Neiafu in the northern Vava’u group. Although the small town sees many yachts in its deep-water harbour, the Celebrity Solstice is the biggest cruise ship to visit and as tenders disgorge their passengers, the infrastructure is challenged. We have another slow boat overnight down to our last stop before Auckland, the Tongan capital, Nuku’alofa, on Tongatapu. Again plenty of smiles and, at last, the luxury of unbroken footpaths. Our self-guided walking tour takes in the tiered royal tombs, the palace, hordes of waving girls on the verandas of Queen Salote College and Mt Zion, the highest point in town but really only a hillock – this place is seriously flat. Our guide pamphlet directs us to the Royal Nuku’alofa Club, which it says is a link to the old South Pacific – another Coral Route link perhaps? Unfortunately, the exterior is a little mundane and the interior remains a mystery: entry is restricted to members. From here the flying boats headed to Aitutaki and Papeete but we, now utterly chilled, turn to a chillier home.

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The Mid Canterbury Hatch Cup and Collier Trophy teams at Wellington Airport yesterday, on their way to their respective tournaments.

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Hockey reps eye up titles By Erin Tasker

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Mid Canterbury’s primary hockey players will today kick off their latest bids for national glory. The national Collier Trophy girls’ tournament is this week being contested in Wellington, while the boys’ Hatch Cup tournament is being played in Palmerston North, and both Mid Canterbury teams have early games this morning where they’ll be looking to get their weeks off to a winning start. For the Mid Canterbury girls, it was a bit like heading into the unknown when they arrived in Wellington yesterday morning. Drawn in the only pool of six in a 21-team tournament, they will face all North Island teams in their pool. Mid Canterbury girls’ coach James Tavendale said he’s excited for the girls to be facing different opposition to what they

have played in warm up tournaments. “We have played well against the South Island teams we have come up against recording good wins over South Canterbury, Otago, Eastern Southland and Invercargill, all of whom are will be at the tournament, so to get to play new opposition will be a different challenge and what makes the national tournament so much fun,” Tavendale said. Even to get to the national tournament was a big feat, with the Mid Canterbury teams well supported by local sponsors, and doing a lot of fundraising ahead of what is set to be a big and exciting week for all of the youngsters. For the girls, Mid Canterbury will start off in pool D with Northland, Hawke’s Bay, Wairarapa Bush, Manawatu and Thames Valley, and after pool play the tournament there’s

three trophies up for grabs – for the teams that finish first, ninth and 17th. “So wherever we end up we will be looking to bring home one of those,” Tavendale said. The tournament officially got under way yesterday with an opening ceremony and ribbon swap, and Mid Canterbury girls will get their week under way with game one against Manawatu at 9.30am this morning, followed by Hawke’s Bay at 4.45pm. They’ll then play Northland tomorrow, followed by Wairarapa Bush and Thames Valley on Wednesday. Meanwhile, in Palmerston North, the Mid Canterbury boys will get their pool B campaign under way this morning against Taranaki at 8.15am, before taking on Marlborough at 3.45pm this afternoon. They will then take on South Canterbury at 2.15pm tomor-

row, before playing Nelson and Counties Manukau on Wednesday. Last week, the Mid Canterbury Under-15 girls were in Nelson for the 2019 Under-15 Girls’ Championship Tournament, where they drew 1-all with Hawke’s Bay in the play off for seventh spot on Saturday. The Mid Canterbury girls started the tournament with a scoreless draw with Wellington, before drawing 1-all with Central Otago, and then beating Horowhenua 2-1. Then then lost to South Canterbury 11-0 and Marlborough 2-0, before drawing that play-off match with Hawke’s Bay. Caitlin Muir was named as the side’s MVP for the week. The Mid Canterbury primary B sides have also been in action these school holidays, at Festival of Hockey tournaments in Oamaru.

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Adesanya scores second-round victory NZME Israel Adesanya’s monumental rise in the UFC has reached the pinnacle of the sport, with the Kiwi knocking out Robert Whittaker to win the middleweight championship yesterday. Adesanya needed just one and a half rounds to do the damage

against the Kiwi-born Australian, dropping Whittaker at the end of the first round before finishing the fight midway through the second. It caps of a rapid rise for Adesanya, who made his debut with the UFC in February last year. Headlining the most well-attended card in UFC history, with

more than 57,000 in the stadium, it was a different story to when the UFC held an event at the same venue in 2015, when Adesanya was simply another face in the crowd. “I was in the nosebleeds, and now I made his nose bleed,” he said after the fight. The win finished off a trifecta

of victories for the City Kickboxing stable, with Dan Hooker beating Al Iaquinta and Brad Riddell beating Jamie Mullarkey – both by unanimous decision. The Kiwi contingent won three of four fights on the card, with Hamilton’s Luke Jumeau losing in a split decision against Brazilian Dhiego Lima.

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Walsh has to settle for bronze NZME Kiwi Tom Walsh saw his world championship gold medal snatched away in one of the greatest field event finals in athletics history. Brilliant opening throws in Doha from defending champion Walsh and American Olympic champion Ryan Crouser got the shot put competition off to an amazing start, and it didn’t stop there. But both men were beaten by the ultimate throw from American Joe Kovacs, who hurled it 22.91m, just one centimetre past Walsh’s opening throw. Crouser equalled Walsh’s distance and won on a countback, the Kiwi having recorded a series of no throws as he looked to go past his amazing first effort which was a personal best. The giant athletes hugged each other after the event, in celebration of the amazing contest. “I didn’t lay a further enough gauntlet down with the first throw,” said Walsh. “I was bang on with all the rest, exactly what I was supposed to be doing, but didn’t quite nail one out there a bit further. “There was an amazing atmosphere out there. There has been a lot said this week about the lack of crowds but that was not the case tonight.” Aucklander Jacko Gill finished seventh, his throw of 21.45m just short of his personal best.

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All Blacks run riot over Namibia By Patrick McKendry The World Cup card epidemic has finally caught up with the All Blacks, props Nepo Laulala and Ofa Tuungafasi sinbinned for high tackles during their team’s 10-try romp over Namibia at Tokyo Stadium. Given the number being handed out at this tournament, it had to happen sooner or later. Laulala was shown a yellow card for connecting with Namibia wing Lesley Klim’s head near the end of the first half and 40 minutes later replacement Tuungafasi was sinbinned for connecting with an opponent’s neck. The Laulala decision at least was fairly clear-cut and neither he nor coach Steve Hansen should complain about referee Pascal Gauzere’s decision, the official deciding Klim’s falling motion into the tackle a mitigating factor against a red card. Like many foul play decisions in Japan over the past couple of weeks it required a check from television match official Rowan Kitt, but to Gauzere’s credit he saw the collision live and asked his Eng-

lish colleague to check it. It didn’t affect the All Blacks much as their opponents, ranked 23rd in the world, were beginning to feel the pinch at that stage, but it goes without saying that a card during a knockout match here has the potential to be far more damaging. Tuungafasi’s late in the match was clumsy but no more and it’s evident that tight forwards are struggling more than most to adjust their body height. After a slightly uncertain start during which Jordie Barrett took a little while to find his feet at firstfive in front of a fired-up Namibian defence, including hooker Torsten van Jaarsveld who was one of the best forwards on the park, the All Blacks found their groove and scored their bonus point try via Ben Smith just before halftime. Six more followed as the All Blacks’ new-look line-up settled four days after their 63-0 victory over Oita, but few things will please Hansen more than the sight of Brodie Retallick getting through 30 minutes as planned on his return from a dislocated shoulder.

All Blacks fans keep a close eye on the action. Centre Jack Goodhue got through 61 minutes before making way for Rieko Ioane and while the All Blacks have incurred their first cards of the tournament, they have yet to lose a player to injury; another positive for Hansen and company. The victory, which eclipses the 58-14 win scored by the All Blacks

Japan is a step closer to Rugby World Cup history after overcoming a fierce Samoa challenge 38-19 and claiming a bonus point four minutes into additional time in a nerve-shredder for a third straight win in Pool A. The hosts now have Scotland between them and a first place in the quarter-finals for an Asian team. That would set off a party of epic proportions in Japan. Japan scored tries through centre Timothy Lafaele, No 8 Kazuki Himeno and by replacement Kenki Fukuoka, the star in the stunning win over Ireland. His try sealed the victory. But star winger Kotaro Matsushima’s bonus-point score in the last play of the game could be the most crucial in the final reckoning. Samoa tested Japan’s nerve and commitment at every stage and Japan met the challenge at a raucous City of Toyota Stadium with an immense effort. Japan made Samoa pay for a yellow card to flanker TJ Ioane when Lafaele scored near the left corner in the first half. Himeno grounded in a Japanese rolling maul early in the second. Samoa set up a thrilling finish when centre Henry Taefu spun out of a tackle and went over after a period of Samoan pressure. He converted for 26-19 with seven minutes to go. Japan responded by turning over possession from the restart, surging to within a metre, and then sending Fukuoka in from an overlap way out on the right corner for the game-clincher. Japanese nerves were jangling among the near 40,000 in the stands – the biggest crowd in the City of Toyota Stadium so far at the World Cup. Matsushima’s try might be the quarterfi-

at the World Cup four years ago, lifts the All Blacks to the top of Pool B with a match against Italy in Toyota City on Saturday to come. The hyper-aware Sevu Reece was over for the All Blacks after six minutes but it was another 15 before they scored another and the Namibians defended with spir-

All Blacks 71 (Anton Lienert-Brown 2, Sevu Reece 2, Ben Smith 2, Angus Ta’avao, Joe Moody, Sam Whitelock, Jordie Barrett, TJ Perenara tries; Jordie Barrett 8 cons) Namibia 9 (Damian Stevens 3 pens) Halftime: 24-9

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it, trying all the while to slow the game to a more manageable pace; for which they were warned by Gauzere. Reece finished with two, with Anton Lienert-Brown and Ben Smith also scoring doubles. Once the All Blacks found their rhythm they were close to unstoppable, with Barrett more than satisfactory at No 10, and second-five Lienert-Brown yet again one of the best backs on the field. Replacement lock Patrick Tuipulotu should be pleased with his shift and Ioane and Brad Weber sharp. Of all their tries, their final one scored by TJ Perenara was the best; it was an extraordinary effort in the left corner following a nolook, behind-the-back pass from Weber and will be shown on highlight reels from now to the next World Cup and beyond.

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Heartland hopes dashed By Erin Tasker

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Mid Canterbury will not feature in the finals of this year’s Heartland Championship after being beaten 34-10 by North Otago on Saturday. The loss in the rugby competition’s penultimate round was Mid Canterbury’s fifth of the season, and when combined with just the one win and a draw, it gave them 10 competition points which with one round to go will not be enough to see them finish in the top eight. And no one’s more disappointed than the side’s coaches Dale Palmer and Jason Rickard, and the players themselves. They feel like they’ve let themselves, their families, their supporters, fans, and the Mid Canterbury Rugby Union down. “It’s a hard thing to bear,” Palmer said. While a lot of learnings will be taken out of this season, for Palmer and his crew, that doesn’t make it any easier right now. Mid Canterbury headed into Saturday’s game against North Otago knowing they needed to win both that game, and their last round match against Wairarapa Bush, to have any chance of making the top eight. But they trailed North Otago 27-3 at half time at Whitestone Contracting Stadium, and while they never gave up, all Mid Canterbury could muster was a late try to Kody Nordqvist and another disallowed try. It was a different game from most of Mid Canterbury’s others this season. In most games, Mid Canterbury have started strong and often led at half time, only to fall off the pace in the second half. But on Saturday they struck a North Otago side that came out strong. Palmer said the North Otago coach even said it was the best his side had come out in the first 20 minutes all season.

Eric Duff takes on the North Otago defence during his side’s loss in Oamaru on Saturday. “And we just didn’t step up on defence,” Palmer said. Instead, Mid Canterbury stepped it up in the second half this week. North Otago crossed for another try early in the half, but from there Mid Canterbury stood up, with the second half finishing 7-all, with Mid Canterbury having a second try disallowed in the dying stages. “We’ve generally started well, so I did take some pride in the way we came back in this game,” Palmer said. He also took pride in the performances of a couple of the

side’s youngest players, Joel Leo and Jacob Sutton, who came off the bench with good aggression and strong handling. But, overall, it was another disappointing day. “We keep saying what could have happened and we will reflect on a number of things, but it’s a bit hard and I’m really gutted for the guys,” Palmer said. “It’s not like we haven’t had some good phases, but we have let ourselves down a bit in the last few weeks, and we put our hands up for that.” In other results from Saturday’s round, defending Meads

Cup champions Thames Valley moved to the top of the table with a 28-24 win over the team they beat in last year’s final, South Canterbury. It was a result which bumped South Canterbury out of the top four, with North Otago now sitting second and Wairarapa Bush third after their 25-20 win over Horowhenua-Kapiti. Having recovered from a slow start to the season, Wanganui are now fourth, thanks to a resounding 57-19 win over King Country, while South Canterbury currently sit in the first Lochore Cup (fifth to eighth) semi-final spot.

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West Coast’s big 47-7 loss to neighbours Buller dropped them down to sixth spot, with Buller seventh, while Poverty Bay currently sit in the last semi-final spot, after surviving a scare against East Coast. Poverty Bay won that one 2420, but the close finish gave lastplaced East Coast their third bonus point of the season. With one round to go, King Country, Mid Canterbury and East Coast are both out of the running for finals, with Horowhenua-Kapiti the only team in a position to kick a team out of the top eight in the final round.

Canterbury wins the Ranfurly Shield in a thriller The Ranfurly Shield will take up new residence in Christchurch. Canterbury beat a plucky Otago side 3525 at Forsyth Barr Stadium on Saturday night. The home side’s report card would read A for enterprise but C for execution. It was during those moments of inaccuracy that Canterbury pounced. Otago had the first opportunity to open the scoring but Josh Ioane pulled the ball wide of the near post. His opposite Brett Cameron made no mistake a few moments later. The home side was spinning the ball wide at every opportunity and trying to stretch the visitor’s defence. But winger Dallas McLeod picked off an ambitious pass and dashed up field. He got the ball off to the competition’s leading try scorer Josh McKay and he beat several defenders to score. Otago kept playing an exciting brand of

rugby. Canterbury’s rush defence got the odd head start, but it was also really effective. Ioane was pinpoint accurate with some of his cross kicks and landed two penalties before the break to cut the lead to 13-6. Canterbury nipped down the blind and got the ball back into halfback Mitchell Drummond to score while Otago hooker Steven Misa was getting medical attention. Maybe the extra body would have made a difference, maybe not. But it was a big blow early in the second spell. And then another. Vilimoni Koroi chipped the ball ahead and screamed down the touchline to regather and score a 70m effort. Absolutely brilliant – and it counted not a jot. The ball to him was forward. Otago did finally get some reward. Ioane poked a grubber through for Sio Tomkinson to run on to and score under the posts.

Canterbury responded immediately, though. Winger Sam Gilbert scored in the corner in what was a well-constructed try. Cameron landed the sideline conversion to give his side a 27-13 lead with a quarter of the match remaining. Veteran loose forward Adam Thomson then turned back the years with a wonderful intercept and a try under the posts. Hope had returned to the Otago camp but departed quickly when Tim Bateman replied in kind for Canterbury. Or did it? Jona Nareki weaved his way to the line to prolong the drama. The missed conversion left Otago needing a converted try to draw the game and hold on to the Shield. But Cameron sealed the win with a late penalty in frantic final 20 minutes, and the Shield was on its way back to Christchurch.

Dallas McLeod had a fine game in Dunedin.

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It was a great day to be both a spectator and a driver at Ashburton Speedway yesterday, as the track hosted its Double Points Challenge day. With sun and blue skies overhead, it was a perfect day for racing, and among those taking part was Ashburton’s Brian Maxwell, in car 99. Sunday’s racing included adult and youth ministocks, stockcars, streetstocks, side cars, C grade saloons and productions. The next race day at Ashburton Speedway will be November 3, which will be the interclub champs and the Ashburton v Christchurch development stockcar teams race. PHOTO HEATHER MACKENZIE 061019-HM-0540

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Liverpool goes 17 straight

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Another victory for Liverpool thanks to the latest of goals. Another demoralising loss for Tottenham thanks to an early – and painful – goalkeeping blunder. Liverpool won a 17th straight game in the Premier League – and moved one off the record set by Manchester City in 2017 – by beating Leicester 2-1 at Anfield, with James Milner converting a penalty in the fifth minute of stoppage time. “Without luck, we cannot win the amount of games we have won,” said Liverpool manager Jürgen Klopp, who let out a roar, punched the air and cupped his ears to the jubilant home crowd after a goal that sealed an eighth win in a row to open this league campaign. Seeking a first top-flight title since 1990, the Reds moved eight points clear of second-place City, whose game in hand is at home to Wolverhampton Wanderers overnight. Four years and a day since he was fired by Liverpool, Brendan Rodgers returned to Anfield with Leicester and looked like becoming the first coach since his predecessor, Claude Puel, to prevent the Reds winning at home in the league. That was in January, while Liverpool last failed to win a match

Sir Ben Ainslie hopes to rule the America’s Cup waves with a cutting-edge boat named Britannia. Ainslie’s INEOS Team UK christened its first AC75 boat with a spray of champagne yesterday in Portsmouth. Ainslie stood by as Julia Ratcliffe, whok is the daughter of team owner Sir Jim Ratcliffe, sprayed champagne on to Britannia’s bow rather than smashing the bottle on the bowsprit of the fantastical-looking, 75-foot foiling monohull. “The quest to win the 36th America’s Cup has required a fresh approach, a new strategy and serious support from INEOS to focus entirely on the mission in hand,” said Ainslie. “I’m hugely proud of the team’s commitment to design and build our first race boat. “It has taken a serious amount of hard work and now we can’t wait to get Britannia out sailing on the Solent.” Each team can build two boats for the 36th America’s Cup cycle, which will conclude in 2021 in Auckland. Britannia is the fourth boat to be launched in recent weeks. The first to hit the water was defending champion Emirates Team New Zealand’s Te Aihe (dolphin) followed by American Magic’s Defiant, and Italy’s Luna Rossa.

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Liverpool’s James Milner fires home the winning goal past Leicester’s keeper Kasper Schmeichel. PHOTO AP

home or away in March. Yet Leicester substitute Marc Albrighton ruined his team’s strong display by fouling Sadio Mane in the area, three minutes into injury time. After a delay for a VAR check, Milner held his nerve from the penalty spot. Mane put Liverpool ahead with his 50th Premier League goal for Liverpool in 100 appearances, before James Maddison equalised in the 80th minute. While it couldn’t be going any better for the European champions, the team they beat in last season’s Champions League final

is struggling badly four months later. Tottenham followed up a 7-2 midweek loss to Bayern Munich in the Champions League – the biggest home defeat in the club’s 137-year history – with its heaviest Premier League loss in nearly two years, 3-0 at lowly Brighton. Tottenham conceded the opening goal in the third minute, after keeper Hugo Lloris dropped the ball on his own goal line and fell back to the ground, seriously hurting his left elbow and requiring a trip to the hospital. Lloris sustained a broken elbow.

Aston Villa put on a show for its most famous fan. Britain’s Prince William – second-in-line to the throne and also a big Villa fan – was in the stands at Norwich’s Carrow Road stadium with Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge, and their children to watch Villa win 5-1 – its biggest victory since returning to the top flight. Everton lost 1-0 at Burnley for its fourth straight defeat – its worst run of form since the middle of the 2014-15 season – and is just one place above the relegation zone.

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Super Saturday for Richards NZME Less than twenty-four hours after producing a history-making Hawke’s Bay Triple Crown winner and two Group One runner-up results in Sydney, Te Akau Racing’s Jamie Richards was finding it difficult to take stock on what had enfolded on a super Saturday for the stable. Not that the star young trainer wasn’t acutely aware of what had transpired, it was more of a case of the hectic schedule that he sets for himself conspiring to keep his thoughts firmly in the present as he prepared for a relatively low-key days racing at Te Teko yesterday as opposed to reflecting on Saturday’s blue riband achievements. “I came back from Sydney on Saturday night and with the daylight savings time difference I actually didn’t get home until 3am Sunday morning,” he said. “With a team in at Te Teko today, that’s my immediate priority, so there hasn’t been really any time to take too much stock on what we achieved. “That will probably happen on Monday when we sit down as a team to map out a programme for the horses in the coming weeks.” Richards was in Sydney with quality three-year-old Probabeel who finished a gritty second in the Gr.1 Flight Stakes before high-profile media darling Te Akau Shark went the race of his life to finish just inches behind eventual winner Kolding in the Gr.1 Epsom Handicap (1600m). “Both horses went absolutely super and we couldn’t be prouder of what they achieved,” Richards said. “Probabeel just can’t seem to get any luck with track conditions as the rain they got put the surface into the slow bracket which doesn’t suit her action.

Palmerston North Greyhound Racing Club (2014) Incorporated Venue: Manawatu Raceway Meeting Date: 07 Oct 2019 NZ Meeting number: 3 Doubles: 1 and 2; 3 and 4; 5 and 6; 7 and 8; 9 and 10 Trebles: 1, 2 and 3; 4, 5 and 6; 8, 9 and 10 1 1.32pm (NZT) FORMPRO RATINGS FREE EVERY MONDAY C0 C0, 410m 1 55867 Penny Mowhawk nwtd................... D Denbee 2 65536 Big Time Ivy nwtd................................L Cole 3 Boys Get Paid nwtd......................A Turnwald 4 77 Tender Vines nwtd J &.........................D Bell 5 775 Big Time Goldie nwtd..........................L Cole 6 62243 Big Time May nwtd..............................L Cole 7 38686 Trudy Remarkable nwtd...................C Morris 8 858 Big Time Ricky nwtd............................L Cole 2 1.52pm GREYHOUNDS AS PETS C1 C1, 410m 1 663F7 Zipping Romeo 23.91 J &....................D Bell 2 35567 Valyrian Steel nwtd....................J McInerney 3 7688F Bionic Boy 24.41...........................M Goodier 4 55243 Elsa Blueblood nwtd..................J McInerney 5 42214 Big Time Gina 24.05...........................L Cole 6 12647 Cawbourne Moss 23.75................M Roberts 7 3476x Shrewdy nwtd........................ L E Dunkerton

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In brief Catalyst takes Guineas Catalyst continued his dominance of spring three-year-old racing with another breathtaking performance in Saturday’s Gr.2 Sacred Falls Hawke’s Bay Guineas. A spectacular winner of the Listed El RocaSir Colin Meads Trophy and Northland Breeders’ Stakes in his previous two starts, the super-talented son of Darci Brahma headed to Hastings on Saturday as a $1.30 favourite to complete a black-type treble. After an awkward start, and rider Troy Harris had no choice but to burn some petrol and sprint forward to take the lead at the end of the back straight, but then Harris looked over his shoulder and then eased Catalyst down in the last 50 metres, winning by two and three-quarter lengths. - NZME

True Enough takes Sprint

“She is far more effective on a good track and she ran into a filly (Funstar) who likes that little bit of cut in the ground. “She never stopped trying and I think on good ground she could have made it pretty interesting in the finish.” Richards admitted both he and jockey James McDonald had mixed emotions after Te Akau Shark’s brave performance. “James and I were both gutted to run second as we were convinced he could win the race,” he said. “James said he was just giggling at the half mile as he had enjoyed a great run and was travelling like a winner. “He really let down and put in a huge lunge at the line but came up just short. “It was a terrific performance and showed he can match it at that level over there.

“The media have really taken him to heart and have used the ownership connection with Paul Gallen and the like to really promote racing to the masses which is fantastic.” While not at Hastings to witness Melody Belle make history as she became the first winner of the Hawke’s Bay Triple Crown with her Gr.1 Livamol Classic (2040m) triumph, Richards was feeling the emotion while taking in the performance from oncourse at Randwick. “It was a pretty special feeling watching her take the win and complete the plan we had put in place for her,” he said. “It was the culmination of a lot of hard work by the team at home and I think she just reaffirmed what a special mare she is. “You certainly don’t win nine Group Ones without real talent.” While Richards wouldn’t be

drawn on the next moves for all three horses, he did indicate that targets during the Melbourne Spring carnival are high on the agenda for both Melody Belle and Te Akau Shark. “We always sit down on a Monday and discuss our plans and it will be no different this time,” he said. “There has been plenty of speculation about races like the Cox Plate for both Melody Belle and Te Akau Shark but realistically there are a number of suitable races in Melbourne for us to look at. “I think the way Te Akau Shark finished off in the Epsom, a step up to 2000m won’t be a problem so that opens a number of avenues for him while the same applies to Melody Belle. “We’d certainly like to take them down there and show them off.”

Talented Cambridge galloper True Enough has made the perfect start to a new campaign, scoring a smart first-up win in the Gr.3 Red Badge Spring Sprint at Hastings on Saturday. The son of Nom du Jeu had won six of his 15 starts in previous campaigns, placing in another six including a third behind Volpe Veloce in the Japan-NZ International. All but one of those victories had come over longer distances than Saturday’s 1400m. But in his first start since March, he produced a potent sprint to claim the best win of his career to date. - NZME

Karalino eyes Guineas Promising filly Karalino ticked the box for stage one of her current racing mission with a comprehensive victory in the Inglewood Stud Guineas Trial (1400m) at Riccarton on Saturday. Bred and owned by Valachi Downs Stud principal Kevin Hickman, the Zacinto three-yearold holds a nomination for the Gr.1 gavelhouse.com New Zealand 1000 Guineas (1600m) at the same venue next month. Still a maiden before Saturday’s contest, the victory came with the added bonus of a guaranteed start in the Guineas. - NZME

Palmerston North dogs Today at Manawatu Raceway 8 84777 Flying Huey nwtd...................... K Gommans 3 2.10pm AFFORDABLE PET ACCESORIES C1, 410m 1 67877 Taramakau nwtd.........................J McInerney 2 53558 Big Time Rusty nwtd...........................L Cole 3 21225 Spring Rage nwtd D &................J MacAuley 4 17584 Cool Wolf 23.70.............................. D Donlon 5 23412 Big Time Nash 23.90...........................L Cole 6 44224 Retail Mayhem nwtd....................... L Pearce 7 54545 Thrilling Ivy nwtd....................... K Gommans 8 66273 Homebush Razor nwtd..............J McInerney 4 2.28pm CREATIVE CATERING C2 C2, 410m 1 56423 Bigtime Chris 23.88 G &......... S Fredrickson 2 65275 Bigtime Mike nwtd...............................L Cole 3 48467 Bigtime Charlote nwtd.........................L Cole 4 45F45 Big Time Dusty 23.76..........................L Cole 5 88717 Bigtime Thor 23.38..............................L Cole 6 86716 Bigtime Diesel 23.76 G &........ S Fredrickson 7 55451 Nuclear Jewel 24.34........................L Doody 8 44626 Bigtime Honey 24.01...........................L Cole Emergencies: 9 86658 Little Scamp 23.65........................ D Denbee 5 2.46pm KERNOW CONSTRUCTION C3 C3, 410m

1 x2416 Born Fab 23.83................................S Maher 2 12F22 Bigtime Cutie nwtd..............................L Cole 3 41734 Millie Prince 23.29 J &.........................D Bell 4 22177 Punch On Ruby nwtd.................J McInerney 5 1157x Bigtime Bret nwtd................................L Cole 6 56744 Three Amigos 23.65 J &......................D Bell 7 46831 Bigtime Molly 23.81.............................L Cole 8 11311 Spring Fox 23.63 D &..................J MacAuley Emergencies: 9 35258 Bigtime Jamie nwtd.............................L Cole 6 3.11 RED SNAPPER SEAFOODS, CHRISTCHURCH C4 C4, 410m 1 21548 Magic Flynn 23.38...............................L Cole 2 32623 Billy’s Churn 23.50...................... G Hodgson 3 46272 Big Time Tina 23.42............................L Cole 4 12854 Bigtime Bee 23.51...............................L Cole 5 62344 Big Time Chance nwtd........................L Cole 6 41766 Big Time Marlisa 23.37.......................L Cole 7 54242 Big Time Lebron 23.67........................L Cole 8 37163 Funky Facts 23.27 G &........... S Fredrickson 9 33678 She’s For Us nwtd.........................M Roberts 10 36357 Queen Big League 23.18 G &.S Fredrickson

7 3.31pm PAUL CLARIDGE ELECTRICAL C4/5, 410m 1 24147 Bigtime Emjay 23.56 G &........ S Fredrickson 2 48264 Bigtime Leads 23.30...........................L Cole 3 63468 Dyna Vernon 23.75.......................M Roberts 4 87142 Bigtime Banjo 23.58............................L Cole 5 53321 Bigtime Lizzy 23.43.............................L Cole 6 86841 Trojan Hoarse nwtd.............................L Cole 7 11678 Dyna Diode nwtd...........................M Roberts 8 15335 Bigtime Eve 23.26...............................L Cole Emergencies: 9 78617 Bigtime Coco 23.97.............................L Cole 10 85746 Bigtime Stella 23.62............................L Cole 8 3.56pm DOUG BRADLEY PAINTERS C0 C0, 457m 1 37672 Ariana Sunset nwtd.....................B Goldsack 2 6 Broke Brad nwtd..........................A Turnwald 3 82423 Grunty Mama nwtd S &..............C Blackburn 4 7 Freckle nwtd...............................J McInerney 5 Young Dumb Broke nwtd..................M Olden 6 1 Kongs Out Again nwtd.....................M Olden 7 Hypothetical nwtd.............................M Olden 8 74 Webber Come nwtd...................J McInerney Emergencies:

9 55775 It’s Timmy nwtd..........................J McInerney 9 4.17pm OUTBACK TRADING COMPANY C1, 457m 1 53121 Woman No Cry 26.43..................A Turnwald 2 58877 Toki Girl 26.45............................... D Denbee 3 56255 Gunnar Blueblood 26.34............J McInerney 4 27442 Double That 26.48 G &........... S Fredrickson 5 57566 Chat Ya Later nwtd............................. I Howe 6 32363 Bigtime Alfie 26.52..............................L Cole 7 25587 Tuff Knight 26.78............................B Mitchell 8 67222 Pick A Pascal 26.24 G &......... S Fredrickson 10 4.33 J P PRINT GUARANTEED 15K PICK 6 DISTANCE FEATURE C2d, 660m 1 22225 Opawa June 38.41.......................A Turnwald 2 37347 Gray Bale nwtd.............................M Roberts 3 55652 Haze Adams nwtd........................A Turnwald 4 26531 Hot Platter 38.72..........................A Turnwald 5 51817 Kamada Park 38.78.....................A Turnwald 6 18523 Don’t Knocka Gee 38.46.....................L Cole 7 34553 Allen Mack 39.15..........................M Roberts 8 64631 Waitohi 39.43...............................A Turnwald LEGEND: fsdt - First Start Here nwd - No Win this Distance fstd - First Start This Distance 31 13 - Best Winning Time This Track

Palmerston North dogs Today at Manawatu Raceway 7 34644 Bill’s Barker 26.58............................S Maher 8 46343 Diamond Geezer 26.93.................M Goodier 2 5.06 PNGRC SECTIONAL TIMES@PNGREYHOUNDS. KIWI C2 C2, 457m 1 12164 Big Time Trae 26.74............................L Cole 2 15652 Thomas William 25.97................... D Denbee 3 11286 Big Time Vince 26.40..........................L Cole 4 43257 Bigtime Fred 26.04..............................L Cole 5 15523 Simply Smooth 26.28..........................L Cole 6 76428 Tuff Temptress nwtd.......................B Mitchell 7 72757 Our Hemi nwtd.............................A Turnwald 8 42811 Big Time Kobe 26.78...........................L Cole

3 5.26pm TOTAL BODYSHOP SUPPLIES C3 C3, 457m

1 21156 Thrilling Bruce nwtd......................... K Walsh 2 75434 Gazza’s Girl nwtd G &............. S Fredrickson 3 61536 Tap Out Bill nwtd..........................A Turnwald 4 55266 Bigtime Caleb 25.99............................L Cole 5 83511 Bigtime Forest 25.97...........................L Cole 6 37837 Electrical Storm nwtd....................M Goodier 7 53138 Tuff Treasure 26.52........................B Mitchell 8 57342 Tommy The Jett 26.17..................A Turnwald 4 5.41pm OUTBACK TRADING CO. MANAWATU CUP HEAT 1 C5q, 457m 1 15442 Bigtime Shadow 25.75........................L Cole

2 13622 Thrilling Amigo 25.84....................... K Walsh 3 44414 Bigtime Homie 26.08...........................L Cole 4 41616 Emgrand Park nwtd......................A Turnwald 5 12882 Thrilling Talk 25.79........................... K Walsh 6 41625 Arden Emgrand 25.93..................A Turnwald 7 83745 Bigtime Shine 25.83............................L Cole 8 17276 Hey Fernando nwtd G &......... S Fredrickson Emergencies: 9 22556 Bigtime Annie 26.24............................L Cole 10 33678 She’s For Us 26.00.......................M Roberts 5 6.01pm OUTBACK TRADING CO. MANAWATU CUP HEAT 2 C5q, 457m

1 62724 Diddilee 25.92..............................A Turnwald 2 41x75 Thrilling Jo 26.23.............................. K Walsh 3 78313 Fare Dodger 26.03........................M Goodier 4 18284 Bigtime Rocco 26.05...........................L Cole 5 41386 Bigtime Brody 25.94............................L Cole 6 41637 Bigtime Puma nwtd.............................L Cole 7 22561 Big League Diva 25.95 G &.... S Fredrickson 8 67418 Big Time Rhino 26.30..........................L Cole 9 33678 She’s For Us 26.00.......................M Roberts 10 22556 Bigtime Annie 26.24............................L Cole LEGEND: fsdt - First Start Here nwd - No Win this Distance fstd - First Start This Distance 31 13 - Best Winning Time This Track

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Across: 1. Midas 4. Cheroot 8. Sense 9. Rustler 10. Pie 11. Knowledge 12. Rose 13. Esau 18. Hibernate 20. Bar 21. Neptune 22. Reeve 23. Sadness 24. Rates 3 Speaks 4. 6 Down: 1. Misapprehends 2. Dangers 3. Carbon 5. Easily 6. Oiled 7. Three-quarters 14.7Subject515. Grouse 16. Capers 17. Terror 19. Biped 8 6 7 2 3

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NZ Today

overnight max low

TODAY FZL: 1400m about divide, 3000m further east

Auckland

showers

Fine apart from morning frosts and some high cloud. Northerlies.

Fine and frosty to start, then increasing high cloud. Wind at 1000m: NW 30 km/h developing morning. Wind at 2000m: NW 40 km/h developing morning, rising to 60 km/h in the afternoon.

Hamilton

mainly fine

Napier

fine

High cloud increasing, with a few spots of rain developing in the afternoon. Northerlies, changing southerly from evening.

THURSDAY High cloud, a few spots of late rain. Northeast breezes.

FRIDAY

World Weather showers drizzle rain fine fine fine fine thunder fine thunder fine fine fine rain drizzle

Rain about the divide with some heavy falls. Further east, cloudy with scattered rain developing afternoon. Wind at 1000m: NW rising to gale 65 km/h in the morning, easing to 45 km/h afternoon. Wind at 2000m: NW rising to gale 80 km/h in the morning, easing to 60 km/h in the afternoon.

Nelson

fine

Blenheim

fine

Greymouth

mainly fine

Christchurch

fine

Timaru

fine

WEDNESDAY

Queenstown

cloudy

Dunedin

mainly fine

Invercargill

cloudy

Rain about the divide, and scattered light rain further east. Gale or severe gale northwesterly.

Becoming fine. Northerlies.

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5:50 12:11 6:29 12:38 6:44 1:04 7:21 1:27 7:33 1:53 8:05 The times shown are for the Ashburton River mouth. For the Rangitata river mouth subtract 16 minutes and for the Rakaia river mouth subtract 4 minutes.

Rise 6:56 am Set 7:46 pm Fair

Fair fishing Set 3:48 am Rise 1:03 pm

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7pm Shortland Street PGR 0 7:30 My Restaurant Rules PGR 0 8:30 N The Secret Life Of 4 Year Olds Australia Children are secretly filmed in a pre-school. We witness their ups, downs, tears and triumphs. 0 9:30 N The Walking Dead AO 0 10:35 Two And A Half Men PGR 3 0 11pm Cougar Town PGR 3 0 11:30 Lethal Weapon AO 0 12:20 Devious Maids AO 3 0 1:05 Shortland Street PGR 3 0 1:30 Infomercials 2:35 Army Wives PGR 3 0 3:20 I’m A Celebrity Get Me Out Of Here Australia PGR 3 0 4:35 America’s Funniest Home Videos 5:05 Neighbours 3 0 5:30 Infomercials

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6am The AM Show 9am The Café 10am Infomercials 11:30 Entertainment Tonight 3 Noon Millionaire Hot Seat 3 0 1pm Dr Phil PGR Sonya says she does not remember starving her three children or locking them out of the house; they say they grew up in deplorable conditions. 2pm Married At First Sight NZ PGR 3 The couples meet friends and families on their home visits; awkward questions are asked, secrets are revealed, and a couple reach crisis point. 0 3:30 Open Homes 3 4pm Entertainment Tonight 4:30 NewsHub Live At 4:30pm 5pm Millionaire Hot Seat 0 6pm NewsHub Live At 6pm 7pm The Project 7:30 Married At First Sight NZ PGR 0 8:30 SVU AO 0 9:25 F SVU AO 10:25 NewsHub Late 10:55 Gallipoli AO (Starting Today) 3 0

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6am The Powerpuff Girls 3 0 6:30 Kung Fu Panda – Legends Of Awesomeness 3 0 7am Sky Sport News 8am Game Shakers 8:30 The Moe Show 3 0 9am Million Dollar Minute 9:30 The Crowd Goes Wild 3 10am The Doctors PGR 3 11am Antiques Roadshow 3 Noon Sky Sport News 12:30 Robot Wars PGR 3 1:30 Just Shoot Me PGR 3 0 2pm The Late Show With Stephen Colbert PGR 3 3pm Rugby – Women’s Sevens Series (RPL) USA. 5:30 Prime News 6pm Inside The PGA Tour 6:30 ICC Cricket 360

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6:30 Takoha 3 6:40 Pukoro 2 7:10 Tamariki Haka 3 7:20 E Kori 3 7:25 E Ki E Ki 7:30 Te Nutube 7:40 Darwin + Newts 3 7:50 Kids’ Kai Kart 3 8am Pukana 3 2 9am Te Ao – Maori News 3 9:30 R&R 3 10am Tangaroa With Pio 3 10:30 Sidewalk Karaoke PGR 3 11am Stand Up, Stand Out Noon Waka Ama Sprints 3 12:30 Funny Whare – Gamesnight PGR 3 1pm Haka Life PGR 3 1:30 This Is Piki PGR 2pm Toku Reo 3 2 2:30 Nga Pari Karangaranga O Te Motu 3 3pm Takoha 3 3:10 Pukoro 2 3:40 Tamariki Haka 3 3:50 E Kori 3 3:55 E Ki E Ki 4pm Te Nutube 4:10 Darwin + Newts 3 4:20 Kids’ Kai Kart 3 4:30 Pukana 2 5pm Globe 5:30 Te Matatini Ki Te Ao 3 6pm Nga Pari Karangaranga O Te Motu 3 6:30 Te Ao – Maori News

6am Tiny House Hunting 6:30 Gordon Ramsay – Ultimate Home Cooking 7:30 Jelly Jamm 8am Paris – A Wild Story 9am A Taste Of South Africa 9:30 Big House, Little House 11:30 A Cook Abroad 12:30 American Pickers 1:30 The Home Show 2:30 Big House, Little House 3:30 Hope For Wildlife 4:30 Hugh’s Three Hungry Boys Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall challenges three best friends Tim, Thom, and Trevor, giving them five weeks to travel from River Cottage to Lands End without any money. 5pm Gourmet Farmer 5:30 Mysteries At The Museum 6:30 American Pickers

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OILERS IN THE FINAL

By Erin Tasker

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It’s been a season of firsts for the Chertsey Oilers, and it just keeps on getting better. On Saturday they took on the Ashburton Barbarians in the semi-final of the Aoraki Rugby League competition, and won 3624 to secure a spot in the Duncan McGregor Memorial Cup final for the first time. Yesterday, coach Reuben Browne and his team were still buzzing, and rightly so. They’ve got a final to prepare for, and they’ll head into it on a pretty level footing, having drawn with their opponents in that final – the Country Cowboys – just two weeks prior. It’s been a big few weeks for the

Oilers, from claiming their first ever win three weeks ago over the Timaru Outlaws, to beating the Barbarians for the first time ever the next week, and then drawing with the Country Cowboys to set up the semi-final showdown at the Rakaia Domain against the Ashburton Barbarians. And to win that semi-final and seal that place in next week’s final was exciting for Browne, his players, and the club, which was only formed three years ago. While they didn’t have their best team on the park on Saturday and Browne felt they didn’t bring the same intensity they did the last time the two sides met, he always had faith. “We started very well and we were in control for most of the

Getting a pass away during his Chertsey Oilers side’s win over the Ashburton Barbarians on Saturday was Dube Vasurakuta. PHOTO HEATHER MACKENZIE 051019-HM-0096 first half, and then they started punching back through in the first 20 minutes of the second half,” Browne said. So when opportunities arose to even take the two points, the Oilers took them, just to keep their noses in front. “Then in I think it was the 70th minute that we got a try out wide on the wing, and that’s when I knew we had won it,” Browne said. With only three or four minutes to go the Oilers led by just two, and a penalty pushed the gap out to four, and a further try in the last minute was the final nail in the coffin.

Ashburton Barbarians coach Steve Gamble said it was a fantastic game to be part of, as it really went down to the wire. “It was just backwards and forwards and it just came down to that last roll of the dice and a couple of small mistakes,” Gamble said. “If we had another week together I think we would be unbeatable. “From where we came from last week to this week, was another step up.” Heading into this season, the Oilers were the only team not to have won the Aoraki competition.

The Barbarians won it last year and the Cowboys won it the year before, while the Outlaws were the frontrunners in the competition’s early days. The Oilers didn’t have their best side on the paddock on Saturday – even Browne had to lace up his boots – but it will be a different story this weekend, with a final in front of them. “Everyone will be taking the day off work on Saturday, no one wants to miss the final,” Browne said. And if they win that final? “I think maybe everyone might take the week off work,” Browne said.

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