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Rakaia has to wait for speed review By Jaime Pitt-MacKay Jaime.@theguardian.co.nz
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The New Zealand Transport Agency say they are aware of Rakaia residents’ concerns about the 70km/h speed limit through the town, but that residents will have to wait their turn for a speed limit review. Last week the New Zealand Transport Agency announced a number of speed reviews for South Island towns, but did not include Rakaia. NZTA senior traffic and safety engineer David Scarlet said the transport agency is currently working through speed limit reviews in seven locations on the Canterbury highway network. “Following this, we expect there will be another group of speed limit reviews, still to be finalised,” he said. “We are aware of the concerns of the
Rakaia community and thank everyone for keeping us informed and we have included Rakaia in the sites to be considered.” Comments on the Ashburton Guardian Facebook page on Monday were unanimous in their support of the speed limit being lowered through the township. “Should be 50 through township and 70 across the two bridges. I would rather have added 3-4 mins of travel time than be delayed 3-4 hours after another accident,” one commenter said. “Absolutely. 70km/h is far too dangerous when trying to cross the road. There are children walking and houses along the main road, it’s going to take a fatality before they will do anything. Places like Irwell Village have a 60km/h speed limit and they only have a half dozen houses on the main road. Ridiculous.”
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“Yes. Lower the speed limit and put some sort of crossing in for the children. I personally think a set of lights at the park and Mobil intersection would be the best option. Trucks block visibility and it does make it quite hard for right turning traffic.” In a statement last week, the NZ Transport Agency said they are currently identifying state highways where lower speed limits could make a big difference in preventing deaths and serious injuries, and where communities are calling for change. “South Canterbury/North Otago has two communities where residents have been wanting a speed review for some time and both welcome the announcement of the required formal speed review consultation opening,” the statement said.
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Gen’s studies contributing to cause By Susan Sandys
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Staveley resident Genevieve de Spa was at home in her house bus yesterday, but her heart was in the congested streets of Wellington. That’s where fellow activists from the international group Extinction Rebellion were, staging protests in the capital. Confined to her mobile home named Trev, de Spa is currently studying towards a Masters thesis in professional practice at Otago Polytech. The 48-year-old is a committed Extinction Rebellion member. As much as she would have liked to have been at the protests, she knows that in the long-term her thesis is contributing to the cause, and that is turning around a one-way track to environmental disaster. “The trajectory we are on at the moment will take us to civilisation collapse, and that’s likely to be pretty ugly – famine and war and shortages of everything that we need,” she said. And that was a scenario she believed would happen in her own lifetime. The subject matter of Gen’s thesis is currency design, exploring how systems of governance based on economic growth are contributing to environmental degradation. While she could not be at the protests, she was watching action unfold via social media, and hoped political parties in New Zealand and the world would take notice.
Climate activist Genevieve de Spa, with dog Radar, was giving her virtual support to Wellington protests while at Staveley yesterday. PHOTO SUPPLIED The Staveley Camp caretaker and Ashburton Water Management Zone Committee representative has participated in previous Extinction Rebellion actions, and was among a group arrested outside Environment Canterbury in December in
Christchurch. “I am definitely prepared to be arrested again and again for this cause. That’s how important I think it is. I’ve never been arrested for anything actually criminal. I think inaction on the climate and ecological crisis is the real
crime,” Gen said. Wellington Extinction Rebellion, led by “guerrilla gran” Mary Rose, 80, caused a series of disruptions yesterday as part of rallies taking place in 60 capital cities around the world. The group has three demands
of government – tell the truth and declare a climate and ecological emergency, act now to halt biodiversity loss and reduce greenhouse gas emissions to net-zero by 2025, go beyond politics and set up a Citizen’s Assembly on climate and ecological justice.
Cultural diversity alive and well in Mid Canterbury Cultural diversity in Mid Canterbury is on the rise, the latest wave of census data to be released shows. The 2018 New Zealand Census of Population and Dwellings shows the proportion of people identifying as Asian has had the greatest growth – increasing from 3.8 per cent in 2013 to 7.4 per cent in 2018. Ashburton District’s Maori pop-
ulation increased from 7.1 to 8.2 per cent, Pacific people 3.3 to 5.1 per cent; and Middle Eastern, Latin American and African (MELAA) from 0.9 to 1.3 per cent. During the same period, the proportion of European people in the district decreased from 85 to 83.9 per cent. This has been alongside the district’s growing population, up 7.7 per cent between 2013 and 2018 to 33,423 people.
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“Welcoming Communities provides meaningful and actionable ways for everyone to help our new neighbours and colleagues feel at home so that they are more inclined to stay and can participate fully in our community.” The council and its neighbouring Selwyn District Council had been one of five areas in New Zealand to pilot the initiative, led by Immigration New Zealand.
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Dairy farmers Ruwan and Niranjala Wijayasena have gone from winning last year’s Canterbury share farmer of the year award to helping organise this year’s. The couple are reminding Mid Canterbury dairy farmers thinking about entering this year’s Dairy Industry Awards to act soon. Entries for the 2020 awards are now being accepted, with early bird entries received by October 10 going into a lucky draw to win a prize from Honda. The cut-off for entries over the three award categories is November 16. Ruwan won the 2019 Canterbury/North Otago regional share farmer of the year, while Matt Redmond won the dairy manager and Nicola Blowey the trainee category. He contract milks 1840 cows for Theland Farm Group (formerly Synlait) on a 537ha Darfield farm and is in his 14th year dairy farming. He and his wife are Buddhist and their religion stops them owning cows and making decisions to kill them. But they have found a way to grow their business outside the traditional ladder to sharemilker or farm owners. His aim is a strong and sustainable dairy business. At the national event, he won the dairy shed hygiene and business performance awards. Ruwan encouraged people
Canterbury sharemilker of the year Ruwan Wijayasena is encouraging dairy farmers to enter the annual industry awards. PHOTO ASHBURTON GUARDIAN at all levels of dairy farming to think about entering the awards, which were a great way to learn and grow with feedback from experienced judges. This year, entrants in the share farmer of the year category will also have the opportunity to have the body of work they prepare for the awards to serve as evidence for Recognition of Prior Learning, that could lead to partial completion of the New Zealand Diploma in Agribusiness Management. New Zealand Dairy Industry
Awards general manager Robin Congdon said this provided participants in the awards an additional way to receive recognition and learning and provide a valuable way to promote agribusiness skills training to the industry. “The New Zealand Dairy Industry Awards are not only a prestigious competition with hundreds of thousands of dollars in prizes, they are a learning platform where people can secure their future, learn, connect and grow, both personally and professionally.”
After entries close on November 16, judges will undertake a preliminary judging round in February and a final round in March. The Canterbury/North Otago regional winners will be announced at a function at the Wigram Airforce Museum on March 19, with a field day on April 8. Launch events for the 2020 dairy awards are taking place around the region in the next few weeks and farmers are encouraged to look out for details as they are confirmed.
Voting numbers boosted over weekend Productive numbers of voters getting their papers in over the weekend has seen the percentage of votes received for this year’s local government elections exceed the previous election for the first time. A total of 775 votes were received over the weekend lifting the cumulative percentage to just below the 35 per cent mark with five days of voting remaining before results are announced on Saturday. All counted 7516 voting pa-
pers have been received across the three wards; Eastern, Western and Urban. While a positive step forward, the final few days of voting will need to remain at a positive rising rate if the district is to reach and potentially surpass the mark of three years ago which finished at just over 53 per cent of the vote eligible district doing so. The Ashburton District’s return rate might be low, but it is significantly higher than for most local authorities around
New Zealand, with many districts and cities counting returns in the mid-teens. In the 2016 election Ashburton was one of only a few councils to have a voter return rate higher than 50 per cent, at 53 per cent. Mackenzie had the best strike rate in 2016 at 64.3 per cent. In the 2016 election there was a significant surge in returns five days out from the close of voting. Comparatively, the Ashburton District’s current mark of 34.37
per cent of votes returned is the fifth highest of the 20 district and city councils in the South Island. The Westland District led the way with 38.45 per cent of votes received followed by Waitaki (37.34 per cent), Timaru (36.60 per cent) and the Mackenzie District (35.54 per cent). The Selwyn District currently has just over 20 per cent of its votes returned while in the Christchurch City Council things are labouring with just 19.8 per cent returned.
Mid Cantabrians will have another opportunity to voice their concerns over proposed water reforms at a meeting at the end of the month hosted by MP for Rangitata Andrew Falloon and National’s spokesperson for Agriculture Todd Muller. “The water reforms proposed by the Government amount to the most far-reaching regulations ever to hit New Zealand farmers,” Falloon said. Urban and rural communities have only a few weeks to comment on the reforms, with a deadline for submissions of October 31. Falloon said there had been little clarity on what the effect of the reforms will be. “In recent days Damien O’Connor has tried to suggest that the impact on farmers will be minimal, but he’s still refusing to release any economic analysis of the proposed nitrogen limits and the impact on places like Ashburton. “Improving water quality is an important discussion to have, but it needs to be an informed debate recognising the efforts that farmers are already making in riparian planting and fencing of waterways, and that our most polluted waterways are in urban centres. “The meeting isn’t just for farmers; the effects of the reforms will be much wider than that, on our rural communities and flow on to businesses in town.” The meeting will be held at the Hotel Ashburton on October 30, at 7pm. Federated Farmers have also organised a crisis meeting on October 14 to talk about the effect of the water reforms. They will have submission templates available to help those wanting to provide feedback to Government. The October 14 meeting will be at the Ashburton Trust Event Centre, at 7pm.
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Hoofcare classes inspire training institute By Linda Clarke
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New Zealand’s first dairy hoofcare education centre will open just north of Ashburton later this year. The Dairy Hoofcare Institute of New Zealand will teach the holistic Dutch method of hoofcare developed by the University of Utrecht and recognised internationally as leading practice within the industry. Director and instructor Fred Hoekstra has been training dairy industry workers in the technique for 15 years through his hoof trimming business Veehof and says it is time to separate the training arm because of the demand for knowledge and formal recognition of the skill. Hoesktra has been trimming hooves of dairy cattle for 28 years. At one time he was alone in the trade in New Zealand; now there are around 20 professional hoof trimmers, most of them trained by him. There are around five million dairy cows. He says the institute will raise the standard of hoofcare in New Zealand, through education and information. Hoofcare is not just about trimming hooves, but about whole cow health. He said hoofcare was a specialist part of cow care, like dentistry for people.
Dairy Hoofcare Institute of New Zealand director and instructor Fred Hoekstra with plastic model feet used in the hoofcare classroom. PHOTO LINDA CLARKE 071019-LC-0011 The institute has been a special project for Hoekstra’s wife Sandy and Frikkie Greybe, who have set up the framework.
Lame cows are a problem for dairy farmers – those cows are generally unhappy, can’t walk to eat and produce less milk.
Lameness is also one of the top three issues on dairy farms. Hoesktra said farmers and dairy workers often had light-
bulb moments on his training courses when they realised lameness was more influenced by diet and stress, leading to unhealthy hooves. About 6000 dairy farmers, veterinarians and farm advisers have been trained by Veehof in one-day or two-day courses over the past 15 years and classes under the new institute banner will begin in December. “We have partnered with the University of Utrecht and used their curriculum, so we can do exams now that are formally recognised by the industry.” The training courses cover theory, which includes the anatomy of a foot, and practical sessions, some using cadaver feet. Courses are held all over the country, at Veehof’s base off State Highway 1 near Chertsey and on dairy farms. Hoekstra said farmers were slowly developing a better understanding of lameness and its causes, especially if they were trying to reduce cow numbers without a drop in milk production. They were starting to think more like cow carers, rather than grass converters, he said. The Dairy Hoofcare Institute of New Zealand will be launched at a special event on November 28.
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Designing their own whare Eleven-year-old Taylor Doyle and her nine-year-old sister Milla try their hand at making their own house at the Ashburton Art Gallery school holiday activity Design Your Whare. Held in conjunction with the AEIOU Explore the Maori Alphabet exhibition, the activity is alongside events attracting up to more than 100 children and their family members daily. “Lots of kids have been bringing their parents back in,” said front of house co-ordinator Alex Armstrong. Many youngsters had already seen the exhibition as they had visited in school groups. Other activities include poi, rakau sticks and puzzles, as well as the annual District Card Competition. PHOTO SUSAN SANDYS 071019-SS-0089
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Busy month for rescue helicopter The Canterbury Westpac Rescue Helicopter service had a busy September in Mid Canterbury, responding to numerous calls in the district and responding to a total of 40 emergency medical service call-outs in Canterbury. The rescue helicopter crew responded to 12 call-outs for leisure activity related accidents, including eight skifield missions, four of which were Mt Hutt, two at Mt Dobson and one each at Mt Olympus and Porter Heights. They also responded to two rugby accidents, a motocross accident and a mountain biking accident at Christchurch Adventure Park, where the patient suffered chest and spinal injuries and needed to be winched into the rescue helicopter before being transported to Christchurch Hospital. Two separate motor vehicle accidents resulted in three patients requiring rapid intervention by the rescue helicopter crew. A patient in status two condition was transported from Amberley following a motorbike accident, while two patients were flown from the scene of a car accident in Hawarden the following week. Other accident call-outs during the month included responding to a patient with burns to their
The crew of Canterbury’s new H145 Westpac Rescue Helicopter on a winch training exercise PHOTO MIKE MCLINTOCK, WESTPAC RESCUE HELICOPTER CREWMAN/INTENSIVE CARE PARAMEDIC
arms and legs following a machinery explosion, a mower accident in South Canterbury, an overdose, and a fall in the home resulting in a severe spinal injury.
The rescue helicopter service flew 11 inter-hospital transfer flights during September, bringing patients from around the region to specialist services at
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Christchurch Hospital. Patients required care for cardiac issues, stroke, respiratory problems, sepsis and a pulmonary embolism. Five patients were transported to Christchurch from Ashburton Hospital, four from Timaru Hospital, one from Kaikoura Hospital and one from Oamaru Hospital. Patients on nine of the interhospital transfer flights were under the care of intensive care unit teams from the Canterbury DHB. Trust CEO Christine Prince said it was a busy start to the month, with four separate call-outs coming on September 1; to Mt Hutt, Hanmer, Mt Dobson, and Amberley. “The last week of September was also exceptionally busy, with the rescue helicopter being dispatched to a total of 15 jobs,” she said. The busiest day of the month fell on Friday 27th, with five missions to Ashburton, Mt Hutt twice and Timaru Hospital twice. The rescue helicopter crew was tasked on a Rescue Co-ordination Centre NZ beacon search in the Woolshed Hut area on September 17. A patient with a serious lower leg fracture that required urgent medical intervention was flown to Christchurch Hospital for
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Gulls enjoying townie life By Susan Sandys
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A flock of Ashburton’s rare blackbilled gulls have settled in to townie life. Observed at the Ashburton Domain yesterday, about 200 gulls created a picturesque scene as they paddled about on the ponds with their duck friends. Then in a flurry of feathers both they and the ducks rushed in for bread scraps thrown by a child. Earlier the birds had been perched on the Ashburton Art Gallery across the road, where they have created their own artwork with droppings on its northern wall. The wall is nowhere near as covered as buildings were at the southern end of town just a few weeks ago, following hundreds of the gulls being scared away with hawk kites after living on Harvey Norman and surrounding shops for several weeks. The domain flock numbers around 200, and the birds are taking their time answering the seasonal call to go back to the Ashburton River and begin their spring nesting season. Forest and Bird Ashburton chairwoman Edith Smith said it was only a matter of time before the gulls did move off to the river and nest there. There were already colonies at the river mouth, as well as about
Golfing comedy The Methven Golf Club has called on the services of a Knight and a radio funny-man to help them fundraise for club projects. Sir Tim Shadbolt and Gary McCormick will be resident at the clubhouse on November 1 for a comedy show not to be missed. Methven Golf Club spokesman Bruce Dickson said there were strictly limited numbers for the show, which was being held in the more intimate setting at the clubhouse. The pair have a popular stand-up comedy show, which will start at 7.30pm. Guests need to be seated by 7pm. Tickets, which cost $55 each, are available at the Methven i-SITE or at the golf club.
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Black-billed gulls compete for bread with ducks, being fed by three-year-old Oliver Warden, at the Ashburton Domain yesterday. PHOTO SUSAN SANDYS 071019-SS-0148 2000 birds beginning to congregate about one kilometre upstream of the State Highway One bridge. This was in the vicinity of where a colony of about 3000 had established last year, prior to floods in the river which washed it out.
Many then moved downstream to nest at the bridge. She said there was no one large clear island at the bridge this year, and it was difficult to tell whether they would set up at the high profile site. “We just can’t predict what they
will do, we will just have to wait and see,” she said. Smith also reminded people not to feed the birds, even when they are in the domain, as this interfered with their natural diet of worms, fish and river invertebrates.
Partygoers jumped from second-storey of flat onto others in attempt to leave NZME Partygoers jumped from the second storey of a Dunedin flat on top of others as they tried to flee the scene of a party gone wrong. A pile-up six people high gathered on the ground as partygoers fought to get out of the flat, known as The Manor, on Saturday night. University of Otago second-year student Sophia Crestani, 19, was reportedly crushed at the bottom of the pile and died shortly afterwards. A student who attended the party told the Herald of “hectic” scenes where intoxicated people frantically tried to exit the flat. “People were jumping off the top of the stairs onto other people. It was basically a human dog pile. People were mounting on top of each other,” she said. “There was major anxiety, everybody was trying to get out while others were coming in, it was a big wall. People were getting squashed.” Crestani, who had an identical twin, moved from Wellington where she grew up to study at the University of Otago. Police yesterday confirmed a scene examination at the flat had been completed and they had spoken to a number of people who attended the party. Two other partygoers were seriously injured following the
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Police investigators at the scene. panicked stampede to exit the Dundas Street party around midnight on Saturday. The two, who were both residential students, had knee or leg injuries, University of Otago Vice-Chancellor Harlene Hayne said. Those living at the Dundas Street property were moving out and the university was assisting them to find alternative accom-
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modation. Many of the people who attended the party had been drinking plenty of alcohol and appeared intoxicated or impaired, the student claimed. Before the fatal incident, police had been called by the occupants of the flat after the party grew out of control. The student thought partygoers panicked because the police
were on their way. “Everyone was intoxicated, it was a really bad situation,” she said. “Everybody was [acting] completely out of fear – it was getting to the point people were hurt. Nobody was having fun in there.” After the panic died down, several students managed to carry Crestani outside where they attempted to give her CPR, the student said. Plenty of other partygoers had sustained injuries but fled the scene after they exited the flat, she said. The student didn’t think the flat was big enough to house 600 people at one time but thought hundreds had been through its doors over the night. Another student told the Herald he left the party early over fears he would get crushed, having watched a documentary on the Hillsborough disaster recently. “There was one point where I was swept over and fell down with a couple of other people,” he said. “It was pretty standard [for flats to be full], it’s happened before at flat parties but this was certainly worse than I’ve experienced in the past. “It was like a school of fish moving around … you didn’t really have control over what was happening.”
Police have arrested climate change protesters in Wellington’s Lambton Quay on a day of action that has also closed roads and blocked buses in the capital. A group was sitting in the middle of the intersection in a circle linked arm in arm. Police arrested some of those forming the circle in the middle of the intersection. Protestors followed police without a fight, the crowd cheering in support each time one was taken away. Earlier, more than 100 activists swarmed into an ANZ bank branch in Lambton Quay at lunchtime. Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said New Zealand was a country where people were free to protest as long as it was legal, safe, and non-violent. But she said blocking people from doing their normal jobs did little to advance the fight against climate change. - NZME
Quake shakes NI A 5.2 magnitude earthquake has been widely felt around the North Island’s east coast. A report from Geonet says the quake hit at 4.29pm, at a depth of 43km. The epicentre was about 20km northwest of Matawai, between Gisborne and Ōpōtiki. About 2500 people reported feeling the quake, with the majority describing it as light or weak shaking. In the past week a swarm of more than 60 quakes has struck off the coast of Wairoa, following a 5.4 magnitude jolt in the same spot on October 1. Yesterday’s quake was widely felt in Hawke’s Bay, the Bay of Plenty and Gisborne with people as far as Nelson reporting that they felt shaking. - NZME
Search disrupts ferries Ferry services departing from the Downtown Auckland ferry terminal were cancelled or diverted while police continued to scour the area for a man who was last seen in the water early yesterday morning. Searches continued around the ferry terminal yesterday in downtown Auckland for the man. The Deodar police boat and the Eagle helicopter were also been deployed. The search affected ferry services running from the Downtown Ferry Terminal for most of the day. About 400 ferry passengers travelling to and from Half Moon Bay had to use a replacement bus service leaving from Queen’s Wharf after the service was suspended from 2.30pm. Five ferry services were scheduled for last night with the last one leaving at 7.30pm. - NZME
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Tough choice for UK NZME He is the bane of bankers, a bearded, teetotalling socialist often derided in the British press and in Parliament for his efforts to suppress dissent inside the Labour Party and his radical plans to remake the British economy. But in the unmitigated chaos of Brexit, Jeremy Corbyn, the opposition Labour leader, is trying to remint himself as a safe pair of hands, and an unlikely salve to jittery British markets panicked by Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s plans for an abrupt split with the European Union. And, surprisingly, it might be working. “What method of execution would you prefer? is basically the question,” said David Willetts, a Conservative former minister who was once an aide to Margaret Thatcher. “Corbyn would in normal circumstances look like an offthe-scale risky gamble. “However, Brexit is the single biggest change in Britain’s economic and political relations in 40 years, so Brexit itself is an off-the-scale economic gamble.” With an early election looming, Johnson’s Conservative Party, once a friend to big business and a refuge for establishment figures of all types, has torched one convention after another, creating dustups with Queen Elizabeth II, the Supreme Court and Parliament. The prime minister’s proposed Brexit deal, proffered last week to Brussels, was met with so much dismay that most analysts believe he is fully resigned to Britain leaving the bloc without one. That has turned Corbyn – a lifelong rabble-rouser and one of the most left-wing leaders in Labour’s century-long history – into an improbable figure of restraint. He is implacably opposed to a no-deal Brexit and promises a second referendum that could reverse the split altogether. Suddenly, banks have been left weighing the benefits of a party run by neo-Marxists, radical union leaders and lawmakers with a history of supporting communist regimes. And some parts of Labour, famously anti-establishment under Corbyn, are fretting that they will somehow look like the soberer party in an election dominated by voters’ desire for a shake-up. “The Tories are promising the most radical and extreme economic disruption in nearly 200 years,” said Tom Kibasi, the director of the left-leaning Institute for Public Policy Research, calling a no-deal Brexit the biggest upheaval since the British Empire abolished slavery in the 1830s.
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Jeremy Corbyn has some radical left-wing proposals lined up for Britain. “The scale of economic chaos the Tories are promising means that any of Labour’s policies pale in significance.” But, he said: “The issue is right now the public have a clear appetite for change. “The question is, are you going to offer them positive change, or change that’s chaos and disruption?” Corbyn’s new sheen of acceptability has not yet paid dividends with the public. In carving out the middle ground on Brexit – promising a second referendum, but refusing to commit to one side or the other – he has alienated both Leave and Remain voters. And analysts say it is not clear whether Corbyn’s plans for a generational reordering of the economy will cut through as long as voters remain obsessed with Brexit. Despite his involvement in efforts to avert a no-deal Brexit, Corbyn is still despised by a cohort of anti-Brexit lawmakers, some of whom blame him for failing to get a grip on anti-Semitism in the Labour Party. Those lawmakers have re-
sisted trying to unseat the government and install him as a caretaker prime minister. But in Britain’s winner-takeall voting system, Labour is still the party best positioned to wrench power from the Conservatives. That has narrowed the choice awaiting Britain, some analysts say: a Johnson-led government increasingly bent on a no-deal Brexit, or a Corbyn-led government that would stop it. And even for some of Corbyn’s biggest foes, that is an easy choice to make. Ken Clarke, a Conservative former chancellor of the Exchequer who has locked horns with Labour for decades, said last month, “Both are awful prospects, but I think a no-deal Brexit could cause far more damage to our future economic success than Corbyn.” Even in the city of London, there is growing feeling that the financial industry could withstand the shock of Corbyn’s hard-left economic plans if that were what it had to do to avoid Britain leaving the European Union without a deal managing future relations. “The markets can’t have
their cake and eat it,” said Paul Dales, the chief UK economist for Capital Economics, a research company. Corbyn, a vegetarian with a grandfatherly manner who for decades wandered the hardleft hinterlands of the Labour Party, has not made himself many friends in the City of London with a series of bold proposals he has rolled out over the last few weeks: creating a state-owned pharmaceutical company, attacking private schools, forcing companies to make their workforces into shareholders. He also wants to nationalise the railways, raise new taxes on the financial industry and create a four-day workweek. Those policies could permanently undo the anti-regulatory crusade waged by Thatcher, cementing high-tax, pro-workforce rules. It’s still, to many if not most bankers, a programme that looks politically repugnant and personally costly. And the calculation that it might be less catastrophic to banks than a no-deal Brexit remains hotly contested in some circles.
Travis Scott has denied he cheated on Kylie Jenner. The Astroworld rapper has broken his silence for the first time since he split from the Keeping Up With The Kardashians star, insisting the rumours weren’t true and he wanted to put all his focus on “life, music and his family”. He wrote on his Instagram story: “It’s really affecting when u see false things said about u once again. Once again these false stories about me cheating are just simply not true. Focusing on life, music, and family at this moment is what’s real. (sic)”
It’s back to work for Amy Amy Schumer has admitted she was afraid to go back to work after giving birth. The I Feel Pretty star welcomed son Gene Attell into the world five months ago with her husband Chris Fischer and admitted it was so tough heading back to work, even though it felt “good to be back”. The popular comedian took to Instagram to share her story of how motherhood has affected her, writing: “5 months today and like all moms I love him so much it hurts. Im feeling strong and good and like I’m still a human being with interests and ambitions and goals I’m excited to reach.”
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Importance of understanding challenges faced W ater is the hot topic at the moment and everyone is wanting to talk about it. And while most of the news around the precious commodity isn’t what you’d want to be circulating in the news, the fact that more people are now aware of the battles faced and what a huge portion of our community could be forced to do is a positive step. If you haven’t caught up with the column from Mid Canterbury Federated Farmers’ president, David Clark late last week, I suggest you go and fish it (excuse the pun) out and have a read. Clark’s observation and commentary are bang on the money
and spoken from the viewpoint of someone who’s at the coal face, dealing with the issue that’s been put in front of everyone and trying to figure out just what it might mean for the greater district. To borrow some of Clark’s words, the Proposed Action Plan for Healthy Rivers currently being consulted on has the potential to pull the economic mat out from under this district and will
replace tough, hard to achieve targets with bottom lines that we have no hope of ever achieving, as an industry or as a district. Those are some pretty concerning words. I’m no expert on the water matter and I’ll never profess to be one, but I would take stock from the comments of someone like Clark and I’d much rather hear his thoughts and his concerns than listen to Damien O’Connor incessantly tell us that he’s listening and that he’s aware of the situation and other politicians who appear as though they wouldn’t know muddy water from molasses get involved in the situation as well. Clearly the minister isn’t quite as confident on the subject as
what he says he is, otherwise he would have heard the cries and acted instead of resting on his laurels allowing the process to take its course – causing fear and frustration for one of the beating hearts of New Zealand – the rural sector. We’re a diverse farming community here in the Ashburton District. We’re adaptive to change and are willing to step above and beyond to protect our environment, largely – as always there will be bad eggs who spoil the clean record, but they’re just that, bad eggs and over time every batch will have them. What should be the focus is the work that has been done here – the plans and systems that have been put in place to try
and be ahead of the game and then those key learnings should be taken and spread around the rest of the country. The meeting planned for next week, an opportunity for the community to learn and understand what exactly it is that our rural community might face is an important occasion for everyone. It will form the basis of what submissions are being made from this district back to government on the proposal and there will be plenty of interest in what has to be said by some of the biggest names in the rural community. Let’s just hope that for once, despite what might be said, that someone is actually listening.
responsible for decades of sexual harassment against actresses and employees. Vice President Mike Pence left the 49ers-Colts game in Indianapolis after about a dozen San Francisco players took a knee during the national anthem. Ten years ago: An Arizona sweat lodge ceremony turned deadly as some participants became ill and collapsed inside the 415-square-foot structure; three died. (Motivational speaker James Arthur Ray, who’d led the ceremony, was convicted in 2011 of three counts of negligent homicide and served 20 months in prison.) A powerful car bomb exploded outside the Indian Embassy in Kabul, killing 17
people. Five years ago: President Barack Obama told top military commanders at the Pentagon that he was confident the US would keep making progress in its fight against the Islamic State group. Thomas Eric Duncan, a Liberian man who was the first person diagnosed with Ebola in the United States, died at Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Dallas 10 days after being admitted. One year ago: President Donald Trump said he had no plans to fire Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein. Today’s birthdays: Actor Paul Hogan is 80. Rhythm-and-blues singer Fred Cash is 79. Civil
rights activist Rev. Jesse Jackson is 78. Comedian Chevy Chase is 76. Author R.L. Stine is 76. Actor Dale Dye is 75. Country singer Susan Raye is 75. Rhythm-andblues singer Airrion Love is 70. Actress Sigourney Weaver is 70. Rhythm-and-blues singer Robert “Kool” Bell is 69. Country singermusician Ricky Lee Phelps is 66. Actor Michael Dudikoff is 65. Comedian Darrell Hammond is 64. Actress Stephanie Zimbalist is 63. Rock musician Mitch Marine is 58. Actress Kim Wayans is 58. Rock singer Steve Perry is 56. Actor Ian Hart is 55. Gospel/ rhythm-and-blues singer CeCe Winans is 55. Rock musician C.J. Ramone is 54. Actressproducer Karyn Parsons is 53.
Singer-producer Teddy Riley is 53. Actress Emily Procter is 51. Actor Dylan Neal is 50. Actorscreenwriter Matt Damon is 49. Actor-comedian Robert Kelly is 49. Actor Martin Henderson is 45. Actress Kristanna Loken is 40. Rhythm-and-blues singer Byron Reeder is 40. Rock-soul singermusician Noelle Scaggs is 40. Actor Nick Cannon is 39. Actor J.R. Ramirez is 39. Actor Max Crumm is 34. Singer-songwriterproducer Bruno Mars is 34. Actor Angus T. Jones is 26. Actress Molly Quinn is 26. Actress/singer Bella Thorne is 22. Thought for today: “Don’t let yesterday use up too much of today.” — Will Rogers, American humourist (1879-1935). -AP
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TODAY IN HISTORY Today is Tuesday, October 8, the 281st day of 2019. There are 84 days left in the year. Today’s highlight in history: On Oct. 8, 1998, the House triggered an open-ended impeachment inquiry against President Bill Clinton in a momentous 258-176 vote; 31 Democrats joined majority Republicans in opening the way for nationally televised impeachment hearings. On this date: In 1871, the Great Chicago Fire erupted; fires also broke out in Peshtigo, Wisconsin, and in several communities in Michigan. In 1934, Bruno Hauptmann was indicted by a grand jury in New Jersey for murder in the death of the kidnapped son of Charles and Anne Morrow Lindbergh. In 1941, Stan Graham began his killing spree on the West Coast. A dairy farmer, Graham killed seven people in Kōwhitirangi on the South Island’s West Coast. In 1982, all labour organisations in Poland, including Solidarity, were banned. In 1985, the hijackers of the Italian cruise ship Achille Lauro killed American passenger Leon Klinghoffer, who was in a wheelchair, and threw his body overboard. In 1997, scientists reported the Mars Pathfinder had yielded what could be the strongest evidence yet that Mars might once have been hospitable to life. In 2002, a federal judge approved President George W. Bush’s request to reopen West Coast ports, ending a 10-day labour lockout that was costing the US economy an estimated $1 to $2 billion a day. In 2004, thirty-four people, most of them Israelis, were killed when suicide bombers blew up the Taba Hilton Hotel in Egypt. In 2005, a magnitude 7.6 earthquake flattened villages on the Pakistan-India border, killing an estimated 86,000 people. In 2017, Harvey Weinstein was fired from The Weinstein Company amid allegations that he was
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recent Fish & Game report argues the government’s proposed freshwater reforms won’t cost New Zealand. The conclusions don’t present the full story. We’ll certainly feel it. The report, Getting the balance right, was authored by economic consultants NZIER and commissioned by Fish & Game, Forest and Bird, and Greenpeace. It made a number of conclusions, some of which provide useful input into the debate around water quality regulation. The finding heralded by Fish & Game (F&G) was that the economic impacts of freshwater reform will be small “due to the relatively small size of the dairy industry”. There are shortcomings to this conclusion, likely because of the questions NZIER were asked to answer. Comparing the F&G report to other recent NZIER economic assessments on the dairy sector underlines this point. The Dairy Companies Association of New Zealand (DCANZ), commissioned NZIER to write two other reports, Dairy trade’s economic contribution to New Zealand published in 2017, and How does the dairy sector share its growth? published in 2018. You’ve likely guessed the punchline. The DCANZ reports had a broader scope, answered slightly different questions and provided differing headlines. The NZIER was the author of all three, using the same base data, similar methods. Each report answered a different question. The 2017 DCANZ report used 2016 data, concluding the dairy sector contributed $7.8 billion
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or 3.5 per cent to New Zealand’s GDP, including both dairy farming and dairy processing. The F&G report concluded the sector contributed 3.09 per cent to GDP. The F&G report did not refer to the dollar value contribution at all. Same author, different results. Why? The first is the timeframe. The F&G report relied on the average contribution to GDP between 1991 and 2017, while the DCANZ report focused on 2016. The F&G rightly points out that dairy returns are volatile. But things have changed a little since 1991. Aside from the timeframes, both reports use GDP as a measure of importance to the national economy. The GDP used takes the value of output from that sector, less the value of the inputs used. The result, outputs minus inputs, is the sector’s contribution to GDP. This makes sense on one level. Counting the value added by each sector compartmentalises and allows for the value added by that sector to be researched and analysed. However, it does not recognise the separate components are interconnected. Less dairy means less demand for services and goods sold to that sector. Although there may be some offsetting through a switch to alternative land uses, the demand from those alter-
natives may be significantly different. Besides, the implications of the freshwater reforms proposed will be less land used for production overall. So, how important is dairy to the other components of our economy? The 2018 DCANZ report attempted to answer this question, concluding dairy farming is the largest purchaser in the economy of primary sector support services; building, cleaning, pest control, basic material wholesaling; veterinary and other professional services. The 2018 DCANZ report attempted to connect the importance of dairying to the rest of the economy, estimating that dairy farming is among the top 10 purchasers of 40 industries’ output while dairy processing is amongst the top 10 purchasers of 33 industries’ output. While estimating downstream economics is as much an art as it is a science, the DCANZ reports attempt to make these connections while the F&G report skirts them. Another important difference is the role of dairying in employment. The F&G report concludes that the total number of people employed in the agriculture sector has stayed largely stable since 1945. The 2017 DCANZ report shows that over the past 15 years, dairy sector employment has grown by an average of 3.7 per cent per year, over twice as fast as the 1.7 per cent recorded for total employment. Again, same author, presumably the same data, different results. The difference is again in the timeframes, but there’s
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also a little wrinkle in terms of the wording. While the F&G report focuses on agriculture as a whole, the DCANZ report focuses specifically on dairying. The F&G report makes some valid points, for instance outlining that environmental impact is not accounted for in economic assessments, which is why we’re having the discussion around freshwater reform as a country. These economic assessments are not mutually exclusive. They are pulled together by the same author using the same base of data. But they provide different responses. The choice of what is measured is a key determinant of the outcomes, and what is measured is a response to the questions asked. Let’s not fool ourselves. Water quality needs to improve and the dairy sector has a key role to play in delivering those improvements. Farmers can adjust and innovate as they have done since the 1980s, but they need time and certainty. Let’s also be clear that these reforms will come at a significant economic cost, nationally, regionally and to our own back pockets. Pretending otherwise does noone any favours. David Cooper is Federated Farmers’ principal advisor. 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
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A focus on a low-cost, grass-based system is producing above-average profits for a Mid Canterbury dairy farming operation run by Greg and Rachel Roadley. About 400 farmers and industry people visited one of their properties, Batley Farm at Pendarves, last week to learn the keys to their success in an event organised by the NZ Pasture Summit. Roadley Farms milks 2000 cows on three Mid Canterbury dairy farms. In total, the couple milk 3100 cows in Mid Canterbury and North Otago across five dairies and associated support blocks, some of which are via equity partnerships. They are also involved in other dairy operations elsewhere in New Zealand and the United States. “Our aim in farming is to operate an efficient, repeatable and sustainable pasture-based dairy business that focuses on generating free cash and delivering a total compounding return on equity of at least 15 per cent,” they said. “Whilst we both thoroughly love farming and the lifestyle that it allows, our view is that we are farming as a business and the assets that we control need to deliver a competitive return.” Pasture Summit treasurer Colin Glass said Roadley Farms was “unashamedly profitable”, with an Ebit (earnings before interest and tax) of $5110 a hectare, nearly $2000 higher than the average Canterbury dairy farm. Operating expenses were under $4 a kilogram of milksolids at $3.74 a kg/MS compared with the Canterbury average of $5.07. “That has enabled this business to grow and prosper, even when times are tough. They have made changes to their business at
Rachel and Greg Roadley hosted 400 farmers at their Dorie dairy farm last week. PHOTO HEATHER MACKENZIE
a time when others thought they were doing all right.” The Roadleys were not just ahead of the pack in terms of profitability, but also their environmental footprint. “I challenge you to compare your own numbers with the Roadleys. In terms of nitrogen loss and greenhouse gas emissions, they are also at lower levels for Canterbury. “So, what you are seeing is not just a successful and profitable business, but one that is able to withstand the challenges that
dairying will face in the next few years,” said Glass, the chief executive of Ashburton-based Dairy Holdings. Glass said there was a massive reset happening within the dairy industry. Pasture Summit, which held conferences in Ashburton and Hamilton last year, aimed to share ideas and developments on achieving profitable dairy farming, focusing on pasture systems. Greg Roadley said New Zealand’s competitive advantage was its low-cost dairy production based on perennial ryegrass.
Batley Farm’s cows eat an allgrass diet during the milking season, after bought-in supplementary feed was gradually eliminated over several years. Grass surpluses are harvested for emergency winter feed and to fill shortfalls. Cows on Batley Farm eat 2.5 tonnes of dry matter/ha more than the Canterbury average, consuming 17.1 tonnes/ha compared with an average 14.5 tonnes/ha. Every cost was also questioned, with Roadley Farms’ spending on
repairs and maintenance $241/ ha, less than half the Canterbury average of $512/ha. “We want to double the return on every dollar we spend, so that sets a high threshold for any expenditure,” said Roadley, the son of Fonterra’s first chairman John Roadley. ANZ South Island general manager of corporate agri banking Mark Grenside said the payout reset of a few years ago had led everyone to think differently about their business. Farmers were also having to tackle changes in off-shore capital, water quality and climate change limits. “Everyone is reliant on the dairy industry being successful.” Grenside said that considering the Roadleys’ off-farm interests it was no surprise their farm business was so successful. In his down time Greg Roadley is an extreme runner, journeying huge distances across barren and inhospitable landscapes around the world. Last year he completed a 250km Atacama Crossing desert race in Chile across salt flats, huge sand dunes, canyons and river crossings. The Atacama desert is the driest place on the planet and follows Roadley’s previous extreme races in the Arctic circle and Sahara desert. Rabobank Ashburton agribusiness manager George Lumsden said the dairy sector was an important contributor to the economy and Rabobank was committed to supporting the industry in the long term. “The sector currently makes up around 60 per cent of our portfolio and we have a clear ambition to further grow our portfolio by taking on new business with leading operators in this sector, irrespective of where the Reserve Bank’s review of capital levels end up,” Lumsden said.
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MARKET REPORT By Guy Trafford The lift, be it only +0.2 per cent, in the latest GDT auction is reassuring that things are still settled in the dairy products world. Whole milk powder dropped a tad at -0.2 per cent, but not enough to raise any concerns at this early stage of the season. Rabobank continues to be ‘bullish’ over the prospects ahead with a forecast of $7.15/kgMS. Climate impacts upon production in other countries appears to be the main reason for their positive outlook. Given the noise around the Fonterra statements last week, this week has been relatively quiet. However, the real cost of Fonterra’s past actions are shown up in the lost opportunities that continue to plague the co-op when we look and see how well Tatua have performed. Tatua have just reported an $8.50/kgMS cash payout for the 2018-19 financial year and, on top of that, they still managed to keep $1.16/kgMS in retained earnings for re-investment. That compares to the $6.35/kgMS that Fonterra farmers have had to swallow, without any retained earnings. If we are kind and assume that given Fonterra’s scale, achieving an additional $2.15/kgMS is unlikely, maybe getting to half that would be considered possible in a well-run ship. With Fonterra’s New Zealand milk collection being 1523 million kgs, if that is multiplied by the (missing) $1.075 then Fonterra’s farmers have just waved goodbye to $1.64 billion. With other independent companies linking their prices to Fonterra’s (officially or not) then almost all New Zealand dairy farmers are affected by Fonterra’s underperformance. Except of course Tatua. It is interesting that Tatua managed to increase this year’s payout over last year’s $8.10/ kgMS which rubs further salt into the wound. Judging by Fonterra comments it doesn’t look like the gap will be much closer in the coming year either. Fonterra no doubt will say that given their size and the volumes exported they have to play the commodities game, which is reflected in their back-to-basics approach. If this is true then it really has made a nonsense of the amalgamations which created the giant back in 2001. Judging by Tatua’s performance – and Synlait’s – if anything, with the current benefit of hindsight, the reverse should have happened. And who knows what the New Zealand dairy scene would look like now if that had come to pass. It will be depressing to speculate. The Minister for Primary Industries, Damien O’Connor, got a mixed reception when speaking to Southland farmers in Gore the other day. While farmers appreciated him fronting, his stated belief that the new raft of regulations are not costing farmers equity in their properties drew heckles of disbelief. Rights and wrongs of the policies aside, the lack of understanding of the economic and social implications of the policies is disturbing and undermines the credibility of the Government. Most people, including farmers, understand that the status quo is no longer acceptable around water quality. But im-
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posing regulations without any real study of the implications of the policy is at best disappointing and is the reminder of the 1980s when the dropping of subsidies and support systems to farmers came crashing in with seemingly no regard at all to the effect upon the rural communities. It was only after the event and intense lobbying from farmer leaders that any support for affected farmers came in. But little to no support went the way of the communities, which arguably have never recovered. Reinforcing the Rabobank view of the world, UK dairy farmers have seen their profits cut by 50 per cent mostly as a result of dry conditions reducing production and forcing extra feed costs upon farmers. The result pushed costs of production up from £2186/cow to £2411/cow. Returns per cow went to £2267/cow, compared to £2272 the previous year. That left the average UK farm making a marginal profit only after accounting for non-milk income like calf and cull cow sales. An interesting aside was that their seasonal farmers appeared to be in a better position than the all-year calving farmers due to their ability to produce milk more cheaply. Some things don’t change no matter where you are.
Markets Sheep Similar to last week with still small increases in the processing schedule for both lamb and ewes. Normally schedules would have peaked by now, so farmers will be enjoying the Indian autumn while it lasts. Saleyard prices have flattened somewhat, most likely due to quality and age issues rather than market forces. We are yet to see new season’s lambs come into the saleyards to see what lambs with more potential will achieve. Wool Napier sale last week was slightly softer on similar wool classes to Christchurch’s sale of the previous week. However, the South Island tends to be better quality rather than the market dropping. So no warning signs of another dip in the market. Beef The beef schedule also had a week with small increases with most beef classes achieving the best prices for a number of years. Saleyard prices have also had a lift, although on relatively small numbers. Venison Consistent with all other meat classes venison is maintaining its lift in prices and starting to recoup the lost ground of the earlier months. It was this week last year when the prices began their downward spiral which continued for 42 weeks. Let’s hope this season doesn’t have a repeat. Dairy After the previous couple of weeks’ activity over Fonterra, it is a pleasant surprise to see the continuing rise of the Fonterra share-price which is now at $3.78. Presumably despite all the criticism the co-op has received, investors must think the way forward is looking positive.
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for the latest prices, visit www.interest.co.nz/rural October 7, 2019 current price range Saleyard prices … u LAMB ($/head) weighted average Store 130-155 Prime 165 -219 u HEIFER (c/kg) 250-350 kgs Lwt Store 230 -306 u STEER (c/kg) 481-580 Lwt Prime 306 -325 This week
52 week high low 170 286
20 90
430
134
316
220
4 wks ago
3 mths ago
1 year ago
123.81 139.79 151.76 167.74 830
116.44 131.47 142.74 154.76 770
118.58 133.88 145.35 160.65 820
128.57 145.16 157.61 174.20 840
99.78 112.66 122.31 135.19 700
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113.00
108.00
122.00
100.75
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514
535
548
471
414
388
409
434
333
498
474
474
512
440
590
550
580
600
500
454 551 734
443 537 716
565 684 912
568 687 916
439 532 710
Auction prices … u SI WOOL indicator prices (c/kg, clean) Mid mic (23.1-31.5) 1,060 961 Fine Xbrd (31.6-35.0) 415 450 Coarse Xbred >35 mic 312 298 Merino 2,189 1,895
1,083 541 328 1,753
Source: WSI, NZMerino 1,210 1,557 727 450 541 302 327 354 280 2,340 2,980 1,588
418 418 418
Source: Midlands Grain 442 440 300 437 435 280 430 430 290
Processor prices … u LAMB ($) including 1kg woolly pelt 15.5 kg YM SI 128.57 17.5 kg YX SI 145.16 19.0 kg YX SI 157.61 21.0 kg YX SI 174.20 Local trade (c/kg) SI 840 (16-22kg) u MUTTON ($) including 0.5kg pelt 21.0 kg MX1 SI 122.00 u BEEF (c/kg) P2 steer SI 548.0 (270-295kg) P Cow SI 428 (170-195kg) M2 Bull SI 512 (296-320kg) Local trade P2 SI 590 (180-280kg) u VENISON ($/hd) gross AP Hind 50kg SI 474 AP Stag 60kg SI 575 AP Stag 80kg SI 766
Local market prices … u GRAINS ($/tonne, delivered Canterbury) free price Wheat, milling,12.5%p 424 420 Wheat, feed 423 420 Barley, feed 410 400
International market prices … u LOGS indicator prices, $/tonne 43 Forest index July-19 125.00 125.00 132.00
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u DAIRY (NZ$/tonne) Butter Skimmilk powder Wholemilk powder Cheese - cheddar
6,943 3,395 4,397 5,709
Fonterra milk price Fonterra dividend Fonterra share price
6,648 4,234 4,025 6,094
6,268 3,889 4,785 5,954
6,548 3,667 4,480 5,668
2018/19 final $6.35 2018/19 final $0.00
0.6427 0.5829
Source: PF Olsen 138.00 125.00 8,696 4,266 5,063 8,053
5,514 2,866 3,823 4,717
2019/20 f'cast $6.25-$7.25* 2019/20 [none yet] NZX FCG $3.78
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u EXCHANGE RATE (NZ$1.00=) US dollar 0.6318 Euro 0.5754
52 week high low
0.6626 0.5910
0.6427 0.5579
0.6943 0.6123
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these customers to reach out to us so we can individually troubleshoot their issues with them.” In the immediate aftermath of Spark Sport’s slip-up In other words, it’s important to note that Spark is during the fixture between New Zealand and South not to blame; it’s those technologically challenged KiAfrica, we saw Spark’s team go on an apology tour, ad- wis who simply can’t get the perfect stream flowing. So mitting the performance of the service simply wasn’t much for the customer having the benefit of the doubt. good enough. Of course, every company has the right to explain The willingness of Spark Sport boss Jeff Latch and what has gone wrong – but this all just feels a bit like new chief executive Jolie Hodson to front seemed at Spark refuses to admit that it hasn’t delivered the expefirst a rare example of corporate humility – a company rience it said it would. willing to acknowledge that it had made a big mistake. A classic cliché in the marketing world is that a brand How things have shifted from these humble begin- is a promise, and Spark has broken the only promise it nings. made to Kiwis. What we’ve seen since from the company since It doesn’t matter, who’s to blame. All that Kiwis are is a level of corporate sidestepping that even Anton worried about is whether they can or can’t watch the Lienert-Brown would be proud rugby. And even when they have of. been able to, it’s rarely been at It started with the company the quality we’ve come to expect passing the buck to its internathrough a satellite feed. Technoltional partner Akamai for the ogy is, after all, supposed to make glitches during the South Africa things better, not worse. game. As former All Black Craig Innes Then, when the audio went so succinctly said: “It would apsouth during the match between pear they have peddled to the NZ Australia and Wales, the blame sporting public an inferior prodwas heaped on local production uct.” partner TVNZ. The common denominator How many Kiwis view the World Cup. This isn’t entirely new for Spark, under the technology, producwith the company becoming quite adept at the blame tion and streaming partners is Spark. game well before the Rugby World Cup kicked off. None of them would have been involved in any of Human error was to blame during a Black Sticks this had Spark not promised to change the face of ruggame, a satellite glitch during an English Premier by broadcasting in this country. League stream and an international provider was the To now blame the series of mishaps on these partculprit in the second-half of the U20 match between ners does seem a little unfair. Scotland and New Zealand. The entire approach is perhaps best exemplified by Spark’s latest trick brings the blame a little closer to Twitter activities of former Spark managing director home, with the company now shifting blame to their Simon Moutter. Kiwi customer base. A prolific Twitter user, Moutter was quick to jump on “All of our technical performance metrics are track- the platform and celebrate how well things were going ing well and the vast majority of our customers are hav- during the match between Australia and Fiji. ing a good viewing experience,” Spark claimed as more But he has said nothing about Spark Sport or the angry customers took to social media to complain. Rugby World Cup on Twitter since that early success. “There continues to be a minority of customers with The point here is that you can’t have it both ways. device and set-up issues in their homes,” Spark Sport You can’t claim all the glory when things go brilliantsaid in response. ly, only to deny responsibility when things go wrong. “It is important to note that these are not related to No matter who’s to blame in all this, the bottom line Spark Sport platform performance and we encourage is that Spark made a promise that it didn’t keep.
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quired to be in pole position when we get the green light from the regulators,” Caddie said. Caddie would not offer further detail on his long-term estimates on when the business might turn a profit, but he did say he sees a wide range of local and global opportunities ahead. “Over the last 12 months the business has been focused on laying the solid foundations to build a resilient, sustainable, fully integrated business with multiple, diverse revenue streams within the medicinal cannabis sector,” he said. “We are linking to a high-performing investment and innovation ecosystem from genetics and cultivation technology, to research, manufacturing, product development, pharmaceuticals and marketing.” While the local cannabis scene has already become inundated with numerous players, Burt said the real competition for the business comes from the global market, which is expected to be worth over $100 billion by 2026.
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a century in pharmaceutical experience. These two appointments complete a board that also includes Hikurangi Co-Founder Panapa Ehau, finance and equity businessman Brett Gamble, and marketing and retail expert Martin Smith.
Caddie made room for Stove by relinquishing his director role to focus on his responsibilities as chief executive, while former board member Fang Liu was replaced by Gamble. Caddie wouldn’t reveal how much each of the directors are paid but did say that the remuneration was in line with Institute of Directors market rates to attract “high-quality governance talent”. According to the 2019 Institute of Directors fees report, non-executive directors in companies with fewer than 50 employees earn on average $33,000 while non-executive chairpersons earn an average of $44,000. An amendment to the Misuse of Drugs Act was passed by Parliament in December and submissions on how medicinal cannabis should be regulated closed earlier this year. The law changes are now expected to come into effect early next year. “You have to ignore the hype and get on with the hard mahi re-
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One of the most recognisable names in the New Zealand cannabis industry has changed. The Hikurangi Cannabis company has officially rebranded to Rua Bioscience as it turns to focus on the growing opportunity presented by the global cannabis market. The original name of the business was derived from the umbrella group Hikurangi Enterprises, which was established to create sustainable economic development on the East Coast. “The name Hikurangi needs to remain with Hikurangi Enterprises and our whanau living in the shadow of the mountain,” chief executive Manu Caddie said. “With the company poised to enter the international markets, the time is right for it to have its own name, Rua Bioscience, which will carry it into the future and can flex with the company as it evolves. “Rua references the company’s home and roots in Ruatoria.
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Models that feel like home By Tanya Zoe Robinson Ashburton Museum
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shburton Museum’s latest exhibition is one that will no doubt be close to the hearts of many locals. It’s titled Ashburton: Feels Like Home and includes all kinds of quirky and iconic items and images that are a reminder of why this place is special to so many people. Among the exhibition are models of both the clock tower and an imagined city centre of the future. Both these models are interesting in their own right. The model of the clock tower is a remarkably good rendition, handmade by John Corbitt in 2003. Being a scale model, it gives a really good sense of the size, structure and detail of this distinctive architectural feature located in the centre of Ashburton. Also featured in the exhibition is original film footage of the clock tower under construction, showing a scaffold surround and how sections were lifted into place. Looking rather risky to today’s viewers, is seeing men working on the construction scrambling up and around the scaffolding, with apparently little or no fall protection. If you can’t make it into the museum to see the real thing, a video has also been posted to the top of the Ashburton Museum Facebook page online. The real clock and tower The real clock face dates back to 1904, when it was housed in the tower of the old Ashburton Post Office, erected in 1901. Due to new earthquake regulations, during the mid-20th century the old tower was removed and the clock put into storage, until being restored in the 1970s by the Ashburton Lions Club. Ralph Crum was instrumental to this project, with members assisting at Crum’s home workshop every Monday night for a year. The museum holds a record of the many hours they logged on this project. The timing of the restoration worked well, as the newlyrestored clock became a centrepiece for the county centennial in 1976. A new clock tower was designed by Warren and Mahoney Architects, with contractors Bradford Construction Ltd working on the build and the clock itself being installed into the tower by Horrell Engineering. In 2011 the clock tower underwent further earthquake strengthening. Shortly after Corbitt made his model, in 2004, the New Zealand Institute of Architects recognised the significance of the clock tower structure by awarding Warren and Mahoney with an Enduring Architecture award for their now-iconic design, which had earlier won a New Zealand Institute of Architects Local Award in 1978. Ashburton 2000 The second model in Ashburton: Feels Like Home is a table
Above – A model that shows Ashburton in the year 2000 as imagined by the Ashburton Borough Council planning staff in 1964. Left – One of a set of 25 photos of the clock tower taken at the time of the county centenary. Below – A model, made by John Corbitt in 2003, of the clock tower as designed by Warren and Mahoney and erected in 1976.
diorama – a special type of model presented flat, like a table, and designed to show what a scene or area, when reproduced in three dimensions, looks like. This model shows Ashburton in the year 2000 and beyond as imagined by the borough council planning staff in 1964. In its own right the model is an elegant object, with wide streets of perfect proportion, all painted in a range of (then) highly fashionable tempera-like colours, in a pastel rainbow. The model was made over six weeks by T. G. McPherson, the borough building inspector and a group of helpers. It was made in response to a suggestion by councillor M. G. Wall, who “felt that a model of the square depicting the proposed lay-out to town planning ideals, would
more readily be appreciated by the man-in-the-street”. It was thus intended as an informative model showing how a future civic centre might look. Today some features of the imagined town are recognisable and others were fantasy. We won’t reveal here what was the most distinctive change to the proposed town centre layout, as that would best be discovered through a visit to see the model in person. The model of Ashburton’s town centre in the imagined year 2000 is currently on display with the clock tower model, and dozens more items, images and videos that tell the story of just some of the things that help explain why Ashburton: Feels Like Home. The exhibition is open until midNovember.
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RESULTS ■■ Bowls Hampstead Bowling October 4 Friday Half Day Triples - proudly sponsored by the Devon Tavern 1st D. Hickman, G. Clark, M. Buchanan 3 wins, 14 ends, 41 points; 2nd J. Argyle, C. Dennis, C. Cleqhorn 3 wins, 14 ends 32 points; 3rd M. Quinn, J. Drayton, W. Watson 2 wins, 1 draw, 17 ends, 35 points.
■■ Bridge Ashburton Bridge Club September 30 N/S 1st Colin Clemens & Jan McClelland, 2nd Marjorie Hore & Anne Gilbert, 3rd Bruce Leighton & Wendy Parr E/W 1st Bev Blair & Maryke Blignault, 2nd Jackie Chisnall & Averil Leckey, 3rd Debbie Seddon-Sewell & Georgina Black October 1 Duplicate N/S 1st Mike Holdaway & John Fechney, 2nd Annette Blain & Rona Brownlie, 3rd Alan Wright & Sue Rosevear E/W 1st Maree Moore & Edna Segers, 2nd = Rewa Kyle & Jim Rooney and Audrey Rooney & Bill Kolkman , 3rd Maryke Blignault & Kay Robb October 2 2 rds, diff ptr N/S 1st Iris Taylor & Rosemary McLaughlin, 2nd Perry Jowers & Bev Macaulay, 3rd David McCormick & John Fechney E/W 1st Rewa Kyle & Kay Robb, 2nd Debbie Seddon- Sewell & David Sewell, 3rd Val Palmer & Pat Jordan October 3 Duplicate N/S 1st Rewa Kyle & Rosemary McLaughlin, 2nd Maureen Kolkman & Jan de Jong, 3rd Beth McIlraith & Maree Moore E/W 1st Debbie Seddon- Sewell & David Sewell, 2nd John Fechney & John Shearer, 3rd Sue Rosevear & Mike Holdaway
■■ Golf Ashburton Golf Club October 3 Ashburton 9 Hole Stroke Round Winners: Peter Greening 33, Wendy Smith 34, Sue Lamb 35. Smith & Church Gobbler Winner: Gail Gutsell October 5 In round 1 of the DCL Cup the Radius Care Player of the Day: Dylan Stoddart 76-9=67. Other winning scores: Matt Tait 68; Tufuga Sa and Greig Sparrow 71; Paul May and Terry Molloy 72; Nick Ralston, Tom Blacklow, Josh Cochrane and Richard McKernan 73 on c/b from Ian Rive. Twos: Terry Molloy. Nearest The Pins: Braided Rivers: Richard McKernan; Rothbury Insurance: Sam Clarke; Value Plus Processing: Paul May; South Island Seeds: Alan White: Property Brokers #6: Paddy Bradford; Charming Thai Longest Putt: Ian Rive; Tinwald Tavern Spot Prize: Perry Hunt. Birdy Jackpot: #17, Net Eagles Jackpot: #11
Ashburton Ladies County Vets Golf September 27 Mystery Bus Trip to Ellesmere Mystery trip trophy and stableford winner Judith Webb 40, Heather McKimmie 38, Maree Moore 37, Christine Ross 36 on c/b, Heather Robertson on c/b, Jane Helmore 36 on c/b. Nearest the pins #9 Judith Webb, #11 Barbara Harris, #14 Heather McKimmie. 9 holes Helen Hawksby 18.
Mayfield Golf Club October 3 9 Hole Stroke and 9th Stablefords Ladies: 1st Jill Ludemann 55-18-37 17 Stablefords; Men: 1st John Greenslade 56-18-38 16 Stablefords Greg Sim Building & Excavating No 2: Not Struck, Mayfield Transport No 5: Tessa Gallagher
Tinwald Golf Club October 3 Twilight Stableford Leading scores in the twilight opening round: -6; Steve McCloy, Poko Paraia, Gordy Kenton 21.7-10: Ray Wards, Brent Holmes, Andrew Hill, Robin Simms 20, Kerry Whiting, Matt
Tuesday, October 8, 2019 Stoddart 19, Mike Sandrey, Pete Marshall 18. 11 plus: Ryan Jamison 22, Mark Dalglish 21, Stan Stringer, Tony McAndrew 19. Women: 0-14: Leen Bell 19. 15 plus: Barb Harris 22, Jacqui Beardsley 19, Emily Wilson 18 b/l. Nearest the pin: # 6 Phill Hooper. # 16 Graeme Fechney. October 5 Stroke Leading scores in the stroke round. -12; Tetua Taukeu 68 c/b Andrew Barrie 68. 13-18; Mark Banks 63, Rod Harris 71. 19 plus; Neil Rayner 71, Bruce Collins 74. Women; Leen Bell 70. Nearest the pin: Tinwald Liquorland # 2; Gordon Rennie. Gluyas Ford # 6; Andrew Barrie. House of Travel # 12; Alex Roa. Ace Auto Electrical # 16; Alex Roa. G & R Seeds 2nd shot # 11; Jeff Naish. Two’s; Jeff Naish, Andrew Barrie. Net Eagle; # 7 Not struck.
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Triple crown for Black Caps
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By Andrew Alderson
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Captain Kane Williamson’s ready to shoulder the responsibility of redemption at the Melbourne Cricket Ground this summer. All going to plan, Williamson will lead New Zealand into the MCG on Boxing Day, ending the country’s 32-year test hiatus at the hallowed venue. The 29-year-old’s tasked with sating the appetite of a generation of Kiwi cricket fans whose memories of the 1987 denouement tend to filter through a cynical lens. The match finished in a draw with a potential result in the offing for both sides during the final overs. Richard Hadlee and Danny Morrison duelled with Craig McDermott and Mike Whitney, Australia’s last batting pair. Whitney played out the final over from Hadlee after McDermott survived a confident lbw appeal from Morrison, eight balls from the end. “Not out”, declared umpire Dick French. The subsequent replay prompted Channel Nine commentator and former Australian wicketkeeper Rod Marsh to deliver a candidate for cricketing understatement of the 20th century. “I think the New Zealanders could regard themselves as reasonably unfortunate there,” he mused. The incident remains one of this country’s cult sporting moments. New Zealand’s MCG return shapes as the jewel in a triple crown test summer in which the Black Caps meet England, Australia and India. Williamson’s familiar with Boxing Day test fever from his childhood Christmases. Fixtures provided a backdrop on the telly. He’s already soaking up the impending hype. “For it to happen in our lifetime is an exciting prospect. “It’s one of those things like your first opportunity to play at Lord’s – there’s a romantic part to it. “People you meet on the streets come up and tell you they’re coming along. “Sometimes I wonder if half of New Zealand has bought tickets and flights.” Another match also holds significance for the Tauranga resident this summer. Bay Oval will be anointed New Zealand’s ninth test venue on November 21 with the arrival of England. A selection of the skipper’s closest cricketing confidantes have been pivotal in getting the Mt Maunganui ground on to the sport’s biggest stage. “The ground’s just down the road from where I live,” Williamson says. “I pop in when I’m home and see so many familiar faces, so to be awarded a test is special to the community and all the people who have put in to make it happen. “Such an effort has gone into improving the ground and training facilities as part of the big picture.” Spending time at home can be a difficult ask in the transient life of a professional cricketer. Williamson suggests the difference between one season and another can be “about two nights in your own bed”. However, walking the streets or beach of Mt Maunganui in recent weeks has rekindled memories of another ground, Lord’s, after losing the World Cup final to England by zero runs in July. If Williamson had hoped the result might fade in fans’ minds, he’s been mistaken. “Just when you think you’ve moved past it, the next person pops along and has an emotional response, which is cool because it shows the impact of the match and the World Cup collectively.” Among the layers of intrigue surrounding New Zealand’s summer are the players they will face.
October 6 At 600 yards Target Rifle Allan White 50.8, 49.5, 99.13, Chris Kershaw 47.5, 48.2, 95.7, John Snowden 45.3, 49.7, 94.10, Brian Hawksby 48.2, 45.2, 93.4, Martin Fleming 47.2, 46.1, 93.3, John Miller 45.0, 46.5, 91.5, John Fleming 48.1, 42.0, 90.1, Kevin Hooper 44.2, 44.1, 88.3. F Target Rifle, Mark Alexander 48.1, 49.1, 97.2, Murray Cook 46.1, 50.0, 96.1, George Cuthbert 51.1, 44.1, 95.1. F Open, Lou Donaggio 51.1, 49.1, 100.2, Jeremy Scarlett 45.0, 48.1,93.1.
■■ Tennis Mid Canterbury Tennis October 2 Twilight Tennis Famous Grouse 16 v Hackers 17, We Are Stihl Suzuki 16 v What’s The Score 17, Council Crew 18 v Out of Service 15, Tridents 19 v Let’s Play 14, Grand Slammers 17 v The Aces 16, Family Affair 19 v The Raqueteers 14, Courtiers 14 v Mighty Meerkats 19. October 3 Sunset Doubles Division 1 Cates Grain & Seed 3½ v Heineken Openers 2½, Coasters 4 v Croziers Turkeys 2, AFC 6 v Doubles Faults 0, Lakers 5 v Geraldine 1 Division 2 Ball Wackers 6 v New Boys 0, Ruapuna 4 v Agitated Panda 2, Carrfields 6 v Winchmore 0, Cream of the Crop 3½ v 2½, Faultless 1 v Court Nite 5 Division 3 Backspin 4½ v 4 Aces 1½, I’d Hit That – Property Brokers 4 v Rough Enough 2, Willies Wonkers 4 v The Young & the Rest of Us 2, Read Revellers 4½ v Farm & Kitchen 1½, Wanna Bees 4 v In with a Shot 2, RMF Silva – Great Sets 6 v The Ladies 0.
DRAWS ■■ Golf Ashburton Golf Club October 12 A stroke round will be held as the second of three for the DCL Cup. Starting Times: Morning start at 8.00am; Afternoon report at 11.30 for a 12pm start, Nine hole golfers report at 12.30 for a 1pm start.
■■ Tennis Mid Canterbury Junior Tennis October 12 Round 1 All games to start at 9am sharp Junior A Grade – Duty Team Methven Silver Allenton Tigers v Methven Bronze at Methven Domain; Methven Gold v Allenton Eagles at Allenton; Dorie A v Methven Silver at ATTC; Southern Stars v Southern Strikers at Hinds. Junior B Grade Methven Black v Hampstead Green at Hampstead; Hampstead Yellow v Southern Shakers at Hampstead; Methven White v Allenton Bears at ATTC; Dorie Hampstead v Allenton Panthers at Dorie Hall. Junior C All games for Junior C this week are at ATTC –Southern Stormers v Methven Blue; Methven Red v Southern Sharks; Allenton Falcons v Allenton Lions Please phone any defaults through to Mid Canterbury Junior Tennis 308 3020 as soon as possible.
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Kane Williamson Williamson’s relishing the prospect of strategising against the guile of Steve Smith and the might of Ben Stokes. He says Smith’s form, scoring 774 runs at an average of 110.57 to retain the Ashes for Australia, has been extraordinary. “If he doesn’t get a hundred it’s almost considered a failure at the moment, which is an incredible feat, unrivalled maybe apart from Sir Don [Bradman]. “He’s been phenomenal with his consistency.” Stokes’ World Cup final heroics, followed by his engineering of a third Ashes test recovery and victory at Headingley has also caught Williamson’s eye for his “high impact approach as an X-factor player”. One potential antidote for New Zealand in the coming weeks might be Lockie Ferguson. His 21 World Cup wickets – the second-most behind Australia’s Mitchell Starc – have had pundits speculating when the 28-year-old will be introduced in the longest form, along the lines of how England injected Jofra Archer into the Ashes. Williamson’s confirmed Ferguson will be in the test frame, albeit as part of a pace bowling logjam given the success of Trent Boult, Tim Southee and Neil Wagner in recent years. “Lockie’s been outstanding for a number of years and he’s shown resilience with his body, because it’s a tough art bowling at 140-150 kilometres per hour. “He’s more than capable but, in terms of selection discussions, there’s obviously been nothing [yet]. “But he’s progressed in high pressure situations, for example the World Cup. “We’re blessed to have such depth in the bowling department which is rare, and can ebb and flow.”
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A top day for some doubles Croquet players from around wider Canterbury converged on Ashburton’s Waireka Croquet Club on Sunday for the club’s annual Jeff Marshall Drawn Doubles Tournament. The tournament attracted 44 entries from as far away as Christchurch, Timaru and Geraldine, along with a large number of players from Ashburton’s two clubs, Waireka and Allenton. And some of those local players fared well. Block one was taken out by Bill Allnutt and Carol Bryan with 28 hoops, while the equal runners-up with 27 hoops each were the pairings of Allison Bartlett and Olive Crossen, and Shelagh Field and Christina Miller. In block two, the winners were Bob Plenty and Joanna Logan with 27 hoops, and again, there were joint runners-up. Finishing in second with 25 hoops were Bev Blair and Georgina Black, and Brian Goodwin and Chris O’Sullivan. Brian Goodwin prepares to play a shot during Sunday’s Jeff Marshall Drawn Doubles Tournament at the Waireka Croquet Club. PHOTO HEATHER MACKENZIE 061019-HM-0043
■■OPINION
Lienert-Brown a ray of World Cup sunshine By Chris Rattue
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World Cup short on romance hasn’t done much better in the question-answering department. Just over two weeks in – it feels longer – and I still can’t understand the rules, can’t work out what the best All Black midfield combination is, and haven’t got a clue who actually represents an outfit called World Rugby. It’s also still hard to get a read on the All Blacks’ form, along with Ireland’s form, England’s form, and South Africa’s form. Oh yes – it’s hard to gauge the Welsh form, and it is hard to work out what Australia are up to at the best of times. Is Brodie Retallick fit for serious duty? Not sure. Apart from odd exceptions like Anton Lienert-Brown emerging as the best midfield back in world rugby, and Japan toppling Ireland, it has been a sterile tournament so far with a lot of sadly lopsided scores. And that theme will continue in Toyota Stadium on Saturday night, where the All Blacks will obliterate perennial Six Nations flops Italy.
The All Blacks will be absolutely filthy at their overall performance against Namibia and know they have reached the business end of rugby’s arduous four-year cycle. It’s big statement time. They were hampered by a ponderous display from converted first five-eighths Jordie Barrett in the first half against Namibia. Barrett stood virtually still, by modern standards, and shovelled the ball on like an old forward, taking speed out of the All Black game. He came right with some gusto in the second half, but only as magnificent Namibia tired. But rising midfield maestro Lienert-Brown is never ponderous, emerging this year as something very special. He has almost snuck up to 39 test appearances, perhaps because 21 of them have been off the bench. He began to show a real knack for making an impact as a replacement, but his contribution has suddenly gone way beyond that. He turns up all over the place and can worm his way through all manner of tunnels that other players can’t see or create. From the moment of his test
Anton Lienert-Brown: The face of a World Cup winner? introduction in 2016, he displayed poise and a nice variety of passes. I’m not sure if there is a likefor-like predecessor in New Zealand rugby. Lienert-Brown is no Ma’a Nonu, that’s for sure. Perhaps there is a touch of Walter Little to his game, maybe not. Lienert-Brown twists and turns, with rubber-like legs and relaxed balance, and can run on all sorts
of angles. In an age of relentless defence and analysis, he refuses to be tamed. He can easily play 12 or 13, or even fill in on the wing. At 96kg he is bigger than you might imagine, for the mercurial game he plays. The story of the New Zealand three-quarter line in the final days of Steve Hansen is a strange one.
In particular, Rieko Ioane and Jack Goodhue – tagged as boom prospects – are struggling for form at a concerningly young age. And yet the 24-year-old Lienert-Brown has roared ahead, a testament to the type of player New Zealand produces, and the excellent development which goes on. Heavyweight contenders like England and South Africa won’t be totally sure how to defend against him because he plays outside of a zone. The All Blacks of 2019 do sublime and ridiculous at the drop of a hat. But Lienert-Brown is always sublime right now. He is also a wonderful ray of sunshine as rugby infuriates its audience, the world tournament taking place during a transition towards more inherent safety attitudes. As players struggle with old instincts under the new rules, Lienert-Brown plays with an instinctive freedom that is being squashed elsewhere. It is an absolute joy to watch Lienert-Brown play. He could be, should be, a key factor in where the Webb Ellis Cup ends up.
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Riders rip it up Eyeing up the track ahead during the Ashburton Motorcycle Club’s miniature TT event at Pendarves on Sunday was Ricky McKay. McKay and his fellow riders had a blast riding around the dry, natural terrain track on the McArthur property on Chertsey Road in the sunshine. It was a day for all ages, with classes for veterans right down to the young minis. PHOTO HEATHER MACKENZIE 061019-ET-0119
■■RUGBY
Everyone channels Clark Kent By Gregor Paul
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he All Blacks really do have a miraculous ability to bring the best out of whoever they play. They don’t have to do much to elevate opponents from hapless to inspired. It’s an effortless business for them to magically transform teams without the faintest hope or shred of confidence into the sort of cohesive and dynamic units they have long aspired to be. Just turn up and be themselves seems to be enough to do it every time. That target on their back is always there and every team the All Blacks ever play finds a way to shoot for it. But that ability of theirs to bring the best out of others has intensified at this World Cup. It’s not just that they are defending champions, it’s also because they are playing like defending champions. Other than Japan’s brilliance in beating Ireland, it hasn’t been a World Cup to fire the imagination. The giant exception is the All Blacks, whose creativity and basic skills have been on a different level and if they were
widely liked in Japan before they arrived, respect and admiration has shifted off the scale since they have been here. Their last try against Namibia was of such quality that the 19 other teams could try to reproduce it from now until eternity and never get close to a remotely comparable re-enactment. That’s why more than half the crowd at Tokyo Stadium were wearing black and only a fraction of them were from New Zealand. It has been the All Blacks’ show for most of this tournament so far and the hype that surrounds them and the excitement they bring is fuelling opponents. It is demanding opponents to lift, to give more: to give everything like Canada did and now Namibia. A few weeks ago most of the Namibians were making 400km round trips to train between work shifts and yet for the first half, they looked like the kings of high performance. The contest for 40 minutes was absolutely genuine. Somehow a group of mostly amateur players, most of whom would do well to hold places in the Mitre 10 Cup, were surging through holes they had seemingly effortlessly created against the best team in the world.
For 40 minutes it wasn’t easy to see why the Namibians were ranked 23 and New Zealand one. The gap looked smaller, much smaller and when Nepo Laulala was yellow-carded after 30 minutes when the All Blacks lead was just one point, the faintly ludicrous prospect of a massive upset loomed into view. The fairytale couldn’t last of course, but it existed for long enough to shine a beam of light into the future and see the danger that lies ahead for the All Blacks. They can’t underestimate their ability in these next few weeks to spark a fire in whoever it is they end up playing. The Italians are next and while they were awful in their last game against the Springboks, just watch them gather up what pride they have left and do the old Clark Kent transition when they face the All Blacks. Italy could barely string two passes together against the Springboks but just watch them flow in Toyota City. And they will defend with their hearts as much as their shoulders and a team that no one quite knows why are still in the Six Nations will give a performance for the ages. And after that, the danger only
gets higher. If it’s Ireland they meet, then beware. For a long time in the past, all the Irish had was emotion and they could be terrible for years on end, lifting only for the occasional visit from New Zealand when they would suddenly be world-beaters. Even last year, when Ireland were in cracking form, it was noticeable how they lifted to a new level when they met the All Blacks in Dublin. There was an accuracy and speed to their game that hasn’t been seen since and while they have looked like a side with the imagination of a 1960s communist town planner at this World Cup, the transformation will come should they meet the All Blacks. If it is Japan, the mind frankly boggles at what sort of lift they will be capable of. Playing at home, in their first World Cup knockout game? It’s frightening to imagine just how good they could be when they see those black shirts and let the haka wash over them. Not that the All Blacks particularly needed a reminder of the magical power they possess to inspire others, but Namibia providing them with one was welcome nonetheless.
■■RUGBY
Whitelock notches milestone NZME The All Blacks’ barnstorming victory over Namibia at the Rugby World Cup was stand-in captain Sam Whitelock’s 17th World Cup win in a row. Whitelock now holds the record for consecutive wins at the tournament, surpassing former All Black Keven Mealamu with 16 matches on the trot. Following a sloppy first-half against Namibia who played out of their skin for much of the 40, the All Blacks rolled on to win comfortably 71-9. Going into the sheds with a 24-9 lead, head coach Steve Hansen reportedly gave his men in black an almighty spray over halftime oranges. “It was one of the better ones and rightly so,” said Dane Coles. “It was direct, old school; it was bloody good. You don’t see too much of that these days so I was bloody enjoying it.” By the end of the match the All Blacks had scored 11 tries, Whitelock crossing over the chalk in the 56th minute. It was Whitelock’s sixth time captaining the All Blacks in his career, the first in a World Cup. His first match at a World Cup kicked off with a win over Tonga in Auckland back in 2011 and 17 World Cup matches later, he still hasn’t lost.
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■■RUGBY
■■ SWIMMING
Strong short-course showing Hansen Medals, personal bests and a Canterbury record made for a pretty good New Zealand Short Course Swimming Championships for three young Mid Canterbury swimmers last week. Mitchell Veix, Blake Farr and Hannah King were the three members of the Ashburton Swim Team who attended the meet, which was five days of full-on action at the Sir Owen Glenn National Aquatic Centre in Auckland. Farr led the way for the Ashburton trio, claiming gold in the 100m freestyle and bronze in the 200m freestyle, as well as earning him positions in the finals at night in both the 200m and 400m freestyle. Farr secured top 10 placings in all of his six events and also came away with an impressive 100 per cent personal best (PB) rating. King also set PBs in five of her seven events, and gained six top 10 placings. Her biggest PB came in the 1500m freestyle, where she beat her previous time by 22.59 seconds and finished in sixth place. It was also a time strong enough to see her break the 13-year-old girls’ Canterbury record, which had stood since 2012, and with the winner of the event finishing 31 seconds ahead of King it showed the calibre of competition across the country at the national event. King also gained a spot in the C final of the 200m breaststroke. Veix also swam strongly in his events, gaining a seventh placing in the 200m butterfly, while he also set two new PB times in his 200m butterfly and 400m freestyle events.
mulls over tough calls NZME
Ashburton’s trio at the national short course championships was (from left) Mitchell Veix, Blake Farr and Hannah King. PHOTO SUPPLIED
■■RUGBY LEAGUE
Controversial call mars NRL Grand Final NZNE The NRL Grand Final has gone to the Sydney Roosters after a controversial 14-8 win in a thriller against the Canberra Raiders. The Raiders looked strong throughout the match and seemed destined to cause a major grand final upset and ruin Cooper Cronk’s farewell. In a stunning turn of events, the Raiders’ Jack Wighton was awarded the Clive Churchill Medal, the fifth player from a losing side to claim the award. But there were three massive moments of controversy that marred the Grand Final. The NRL Grand Final has been shrouded in controversy after a horrific call was ignored, leading to the final try of the game. It wasn’t the only controversy of the game, with the Raiders cost an early attacking raid when a Roosters trainer interfered with a loose ball. Incredibly, the Roosters weren’t even penalised and were instead awarded the scrum feed deep into Raiders territory, from which their hooker Sam Verrills scored, before a second half sin
binning of Cooper Cronk. But with less than 10 minutes remaining, the Raiders were attacking the line before a bomb went up, bouncing back to Canberra. Referee Ben Cummins appeared to call six again with Canberra five-eighth Jack Wighton with the ball before sticking his arm in the air to signal it was the last tackle. Wighton went to ground with the ball and got up to play the ball but the referee said it was a handover. “I’m sure he indicated six more?” Ray Warren said in commentary. “They did, they waved six again and then they changed their mind,” Phil Gould said. “Hang on, maybe the Bunker was telling them they made a mistake are they?” Warren said. “Did they not wave six again? Wighton is saying ‘you waved six again’ otherwise I would have kicked,” Gould said before it was confirmed. “That is a wave of six again.” The Roosters scored the match winning try at the other end of the field in the next set of six
through James Tedesco. Fans, celebrities and sportspeople were livid on social media with #SixAgain quickly trending on Twitter Australia-wide. Channel 9’s commentary panel looked at the footage with the referee calling six again and then changing his decision with the Raiders blowing up. Johnathan Thurston roasted the call. “Dumbfounded, I am dumbfounded by that,” he said. “You can hear the referee calling six again and then changing the call on the run. “It’s not a good look, it’s not a good look at all. I’d be pretty shattered if I was the Raiders because the next set, Tedesco scores and wins them the match. “As a team, you want to take the referees out of the equation and win the game by being a consistent footy team, but huge huge call.” Fans quickly got to work with a GoFundMe page to pay Raiders coach Ricky Stuart’s fine if he unloaded at the refereeing. Stuart remained calm next to Clive Churchill Medal winner Wighton and captain Croker.
“Mate, you all saw it,” he said. “None of us here will be commenting on that tonight, it’s not the time. “The Roosters achieved something very special tonight, winning two grand finals in a row and we don’t want to take the spotlight off that.” Stuart encouraged the media to write what they think and said he congratulated the referees on a big job. But it came out that Stuart had declined to talk to the NRL head of football Graham Annesley. Annesley said he had seen the Cummins call but felt the ball came off the shoulder of the Raiders player but called “last tackle” four times before the play broke down. “It’s very disappointing that the game has been mired in controversy after the initial six again call but ultimately I feel the decision not to award six more tackles was correct and had they not corrected that decision, I’d probably be standing here talking to you now about the fact that a try may have been scored off an incorrect decision where six tackles shouldn’t have been awarded.”
All Blacks coach Steve Hansen has described the two yellow cards to props Nepo Laulala and Ofa Tuungafasi as “fair” but spoke too of the difficulty of players abiding by the strict focus on high tackles at this World Cup. Laulala was sin-binned near the end of the first half of his side’s 71-9 victory over Namibia at Tokyo Stadium and Tuungafasi about 40 minutes later. Both appeared accidental, but Laulala’s on falling wing Lesley Klim appeared the worse of the two. “I think the two yellow cards were fair under the guidelines we’ve got but it is tough,” Hansen said. “When a player is falling like that and you’re committed there are going to be times when you make a connection and I’m not sure how you avoid that because if you don’t use your arms then you’re going to be done for a no-arms tackle. “It is very difficult. “I think that’s why they’ve allowed the mitigating circumstances and it only becomes a yellow card. “But it is difficult at the moment. The powers that be have asked us to tidy it up and I think each team is doing their best but the circumstances are just about unavoidable and unfortunately, that’s just where our game is at the moment.” The victory puts the All Blacks on top of Pool B with a match to come against Italy next Saturday, but Hansen was also a little unhappy with his team’s attitude in the first half. Namibia had closed the gap to 10-9 after 30 minutes before the All Blacks powered away after the break, scoring several spectacular tries of which TJ Perenara’s was easily the best. “I thought there was a lot of entertainment in the game and a lot of great tries scored,” Hansen said. “I thought Namibia did well too. “In the first half we probably didn’t turn up with the right attitude and we allowed Nambia to partake more than they should have. “And that’s not being disrespectful to Namibia.” When the switch was flicked the rugby was outstanding at times from the defending champions, with Hansen particularly pleased with stand-in first-five Jordie Barrett. Brodie Retallick got 30 minutes and will likely play an hour against Italy and there were no serious injuries. Hansen added of Perenara’s try in the left corner: “That try at the end was a special one. “It even got me out of my seat and not many things make me do that.” Asked about Perenara’s try, Namibia coach Phil Davies said: “I was off my seat, actually.”
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■■STUD SUCCESS
Father Patrick boosts Nevele R By Garrick Knight Every stallion needs a flagship horse in their first crop if they want to join the elite ranks as time wears on. The new stallion game can be a cruel and unforgiving exercise for studs, who take the annual gamble on new sires to try and gather a bigger slice of the ever-dwindling market share. Christchurch’s Nevele R Stud, once the country’s flagship stud farm and nursery, had fallen off the pace in recent years as super sires the likes of Bettor’s Delight and Art Major had boosted their Auckland-based competitors. But like most things, the stud game is cyclical and Nevele R are on their way up the ladder thanks in part to a little bit of luck. When Ged Mooar and the team at Nevele R secured the frozen se-
M9 Christchurch Greyhound Racing Club at Addington Raceway Meeting Date: 08 Oct 2019 NZ Meeting number: 9 Doubles: 1 and 2; 3 and 4; 5 and 6; 7 and 8; 9 and 10; 11 and 12 Trebles: 1, 2 and 3; 4, 5 and 6; 7, 8 and 9; 10, 11 and 12 1 3.11pm THE FITZ SPORTS BAR SPRINT C1, 295m 1 43143 Opawa Oscar nwtd..........................R Wales 2 21223 Opa’s Mate 17.47.............................R Casey 3 55368 Goldstar Galaxie 17.40 S &.............B Evans 4 67626 Cosmic Richie 17.30..................J McInerney 5 84643 Giancana 17.36.............................S Hindson 6 22768 Homebush Rapper nwtd............J McInerney 7 66336 Smash Out 17.71............................. M Grant 8 34754 Know Burden 17.48........................G Cleeve 9 78457 Jay Spencer 17.57........................ L Waretini 10 8F485 Epic Mate 17.41 J M........................ McCook 2 3.29pm ADDINGTON EVENTS CENTRE STAKES C1, 520m 1 23113 Creme Brulee 30.26...................... L Waretini 2 66757 Sefton Jill 30.73...............................R Wales 3 76413 Gracias Maestro 30.42..................... M Grant 4 14666 My Giovanni 30.57...........................R Wales 5 75787 Our Nala 30.70.................................R Wales 6 5325x Know Talent 30.75...........................G Cleeve 7 66745 Black Dan nwtd..........................J McInerney 8 21445 Goldstar Vale 31.08 S &...................B Evans 9 46388 Stumpy Bill 30.61....................... M Dempsey 10 87867 Midnight Maggie nwtd S &...............B Evans 3 3.47pm GOOD LUCK DAVE ROBBIE STAKES C1, 520m 1 37187 Our Scarlett 30.59............................R Wales 2 3x652 Opawa Jane 30.57...........................R Wales 3 46356 Goldstar Chief 30.83 S &.................B Evans
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men rights to a new trotting stallion back in 2016, they could not have imagined just what a good move that would turn out to be. The USA-based son of Cantab Hall has since shot to stardom as the father of superstar three-yearold colt Greenshoe, who came from his first crop. “What makes it more remarkable is that he only had 29 foals in that first crop,” said Mooar, the General Manager at Nevele R. “He was still racing at the time and only covered 40-odd mares. “So, to get a superstar like Greenshoe is quite amazing.” Early last week, the flow-on effects of that were evident when his full brother, Maverick, sold for $1.1 million at a Kentucky auction. And Nevele R are now are benefiting too with Father Patrick’s book for this breeding season fully
Ged Mooar “That’s in line with everything we have heard from breakers and trainers who have done the early education with the Father Patrick stock,” said Mooar. “Quite a few have said they’re rapt with them and that has been reflected in his book this season. “We’ve been astounded, to be honest, at the interest in him.”
And Greenshoe isn’t just a oneoff freak, either. Father Patrick’s next crop, juveniles in North America, have been kicking goals too and he is battling it out with the established king of trotting sires, Muscle Hill, at the top of all metric tables there at present. It wasn’t just Father Patrick doing the job for Nevele R in Kentucky last week – pacing sire Always B Miki also stuck his hand up, his progeny selling incredibly well. Eleven of his stock sold for six-figures at the premium ‘day 1’ sale, including a high price of $290,000 for a filly. The third string to the bow for Nevele R as they fight their way back up the stud ladder is Vincent, who is about to embark on his second season at stud, again in a joint deal with Alabar.
Christchurch dogs Today at Addington raceway 4 211 Ozzie nwtd......................................D J Lane 5 14274 Hustle Ace 30.72.........................N Wanhalla 6 34531 Isavana 30.42 J &............................D Fahey 7 64556 Tikao Jackie nwtd M &......................... Smith 8 81443 Know Crime 30.75..........................G Cleeve 9 46388 Stumpy Bill 30.61....................... M Dempsey 10 77848 Ester 30.33.......................................R Wales 4 4.04 CLARKSON’S SIGN STUDIO DASH C1, 295m 1 46584 Goldstar Clover 18.20 S &...............B Evans 2 32214 Billy Budd 17.74........................ A Botherway 3 11336 Smash Dragon 17.63....................... M Grant 4 73437 Tonkawa 17.62 M &.............................. Smith 5 67678 Okuku Terra 17.59............................R Casey 6 74452 Homebush Alexei 17.41.............J McInerney 7 56456 Sozin’s Blue 17.26.....................J McInerney 8 58462 Say Cheese 17.45...............................A Lee 9 78457 Jay Spencer 17.57........................ L Waretini 10 45775 Know Dollars 17.51.........................G Cleeve 5 4.23 MURRAY & HANNAH RAY WHITE CASHMERE DASH C1, 295m 1 48335 Goldstar Shiloah 17.40 S &..............B Evans 2 54458 Heidi Hates Rap 18.06..................S Hindson 3 55855 Trajan nwtd.................................J McInerney 4 12772 Just William 17.68 M &.....................P Binnie 5 15878 Mulberry Will 17.71....................... K Cassidy 6 11 Opawa Di 17.10 J &.........................D Fahey 7 68683 Sozin’s Melody nwtd..................J McInerney 8 55737 Dapper Danny 17.56.................... J McMillan 9 54478 Homebush Scorpio 17.38..........J McInerney 10 45775 Know Dollars 17.51.........................G Cleeve 6 4.42 CHRISTCHURCH CASINO SPRINT C1, 295m 1 62644 Epic Boom 17.47 J M....................... McCook
2 2858x Smash Ocean 17.50....................D Kingston 3 25466 Batty Who 17.73 M &........................... Smith 4 11547 Opa’s Joy 17.50...............................R Casey 5 67622 Sozin’s Azure 17.49...................J McInerney 6 8x768 Homebush Diego nwtd...............J McInerney 7 64255 Every Minute 17.51..............................A Lee 8 2T415 Prince Zulu 17.57.......................... L Waretini Emergencies: 9 54478 Homebush Scorpio 17.38..........J McInerney 10 45775 Know Dollars 17.51.........................G Cleeve 7 4.58pm GARRARD’S HORSE AND HOUND DASH C1, 295m 1 56724 Souffle Sue 17.65......................J McInerney 2 614 Second Summer 17.46........................A Lee 3 67637 Smash Gator 17.39.......................... M Grant 4 62566 Citizen Aguero 17.56.................J McInerney 5 26843 Goldstar Tasman 17.68 S &.............B Evans 6 53523 Know Legend nwtd.........................G Cleeve 7 44433 Venetia 17.46................................ K Cassidy 8 7777x Step Inside Love 17.74.....................A Joyce 9 78457 Jay Spencer 17.57........................ L Waretini 10 8F485 Epic Mate 17.41 J M........................ McCook 8 5.16 KAISA EARTHWORKS 0272073323 SPRINT C1, 295m 1 81645 Goldstar Charger 17.72 S &.............B Evans 2 511 Know Majority 17.44.......................G Cleeve 3 64772 Sozin’s Symphony 17.58............J McInerney 4 38835 Homebush Flynn 17.30..............J McInerney 5 5716 Fernando Bill 17.90.................... M Dempsey 6 82352 Jealous Affair 18.13...................... L Waretini 7 74435 King Toliman nwtd.........................C Roberts 8 81867 Rosies Choice 17.81...................N Wanhalla
9 54478 Homebush Scorpio 17.38..........J McInerney 10 8F485 Epic Mate 17.41 J M........................ McCook 9 5.33pm FLAIR C1 SPRINT FINAL C1f, 295m 1 33231 Sozin’s Delight 17.56.................J McInerney 2 67561 Homebush Velma 17.46.............J McInerney 3 51261 Jingili Jill 17.42 M &............................. Smith 4 F1231 Yanira Bale 17.33..........................C Roberts 5 86871 Homebush Hundy 17.36............J McInerney 6 16551 Ohoka Kate 17.37......................... L Waretini 7 65831 Go Mufasa 17.16.............................R Wales 8 111 Bolty 16.90......................................D J Lane Emergencies: 9 1132 Goldstar Mauney nwtd S &..............B Evans 10 67622 Sozin’s Azure 17.49...................J McInerney 10 5.51pm ACTIVE ELECTRICAL CHRISTCHURCH STAKES C1, 520m 1 68564 Galway Gal 30.80 S &......................B Evans 2 53566 Miss Nina 30.92............................M B Fuller 3 36552 Born Ellie 30.92...............................R Wales 4 5177 Black Stockings 30.75................ A Bradshaw 5 86563 Opawa Jody nwtd............................R Wales 6 14F78 Mulberry Sox nwtd........................ K Cassidy 7 7312x Rivalries 30.37 J &...........................D Fahey 8 5F465 Goldstar Scooby 30.65 S &..............B Evans 9 46388 Stumpy Bill 30.61....................... M Dempsey 10 77848 Ester 30.33.......................................R Wales 11 6.11pm SPECTATOR’S BAR & BISTRO STAKES C1, 520m 1 x2311 Sheza Looker 30.45 J &...................D Fahey 2 75713 Opawa Lola 30.82............................R Wales 3 34F77 Jay Shirley 31.20..............................R Wales 4 47472 Ohoka Carsen 30.88..................... L Waretini
5 74827 Opawa Al 30.53...............................R Wales 6 58327 My Kirsty 31.03 H &.............................Taylor 7 2123 Goldstar Truman 30.85 S &..............B Evans 8 22884 High Sparrow nwtd..................... A Bradshaw 9 46388 Stumpy Bill 30.61....................... M Dempsey 10 87867 Midnight Maggie nwtd S &...............B Evans 12 6.26pm PROTEXIN DASH C1, 295m 1 37664 Double Scoop 17.57.......................J M Lane 2 34724 Andrea Said 18.14 J M.................... McCook 3 71446 Goldstar Power 17.49 S &................B Evans 4 68645 Rum Gin Mixer 17.37........................A Joyce 5 5456x Cisco Reign 17.58.........................D Roberts 6 76818 Homebush George 17.92...........J McInerney 7 26315 Punters Kirsty 17.40.........................R Wales 8 3876x Crushington 17.51......................J McInerney 9 78457 Jay Spencer 17.57........................ L Waretini 10 45775 Know Dollars 17.51.........................G Cleeve SELECTIONS
1 51455 Punch On Buzz 22.60................J McInerney 2 31272 Amuri Liv nwtd...........................J McInerney 3 17114 Dusty’s Ink 22.90.............................B Healey 4 65324 Homebush Finn 22.58................J McInerney 5 27383 Mr Black Magic 23.05.....................J M Lane 6 71428 Pretty Keen 22.98..............................S Keen 7 64246 Reign Of Fire 22.49....................J McInerney 8 12276 C’Mon Benny Boy 22.89.................J Guthrie 9 88841 Homebush Comet nwtd.............J McInerney 10 84655 Astro Tipple 22.67...................D J MacMillan 12 3.20pm MR WHIPPY SOUTHLAND C3, 390m 1 13876 Shaw Winner 22.78 J M................... McCook 2 54377 Dyna Elliot 22.85...........................C Roberts 3 14187 Eyrewell Bentley 22.74.................... H Cairns 4 52626 Mitcham Reado nwtd.................J McInerney 5 31334 My Girl Sofia 22.88.........................B Healey 6 83335 Dream Runner 22.67 J M................. McCook 7 16688 Mitcham Trudy nwtd...................J McInerney 8 13723 Amuri George nwtd....................J McInerney Emergencies: 9 45745 Debbie Baxter 22.57..................J McInerney 10 36655 Ezra Blueblood 22.72.................J McInerney 13 3.38pm GREYHOUNDSASPETS.ORG.NZ C0, 390m 1 23343 Eric Blueblood nwtd...................J McInerney 2 63386 Southern Max nwtd......................R Hamilton 3 8 Sharkbait Huhaha nwtd.............. A Bradshaw 4 1 Billy nwtd.........................................D J Lane 5 25523 Homebush Brave nwtd...............J McInerney 6 32232 Cool Beans nwtd........................J McInerney 7 85243 Lakota Scout nwtd.......................... H Cairns 8 2476 Mitcham Manering nwtd.............J McInerney 9 37457 Impressive High nwtd.................J McInerney 10 47724 Citizen Zagreb nwtd...................J McInerney 14 3.56pm TONI@BODYAUDITSOUTH PH021657001 C1, 390m 1 21234 Homebush Yuri nwtd..................J McInerney 2 62287 Gracie Lee 23.28.......................J McInerney 3 33642 Homebush Miles 22.44..............J McInerney
4 84126 Impressive Flash nwtd...............J McInerney 5 12425 Homebush Aimee nwtd..............J McInerney 6 31663 Machine Gunn nwtd.......................R Adcock 7 82234 Punch On Scooby 22.89............J McInerney 8 53624 Homebush Jordie nwtd..............J McInerney Emergencies: 9 83376 Chunk 22.86...............................J McInerney 10 35167 Southern Angel 23.09..................R Hamilton 15 4.14pm RACING AGAIN 22 OCTOBER 2019 C1, 390m 1 34442 Homebush Reed nwtd...............J McInerney 2 34181 Starr Blueblood nwtd..................J McInerney 3 6F322 Homebush Rehaina 23.16.........J McInerney 4 182 Mitcham Ryder nwtd..................J McInerney 5 63125 Homebush Monkey nwtd............J McInerney 6 44343 Eyrewell Tango nwtd....................... H Cairns 7 11136 Elite Blueblood 23.10.................J McInerney 8 342F8 Elton Blueblood 22.96................J McInerney 9 32457 Yi Feng nwtd..............................J McInerney 10 35167 Southern Angel 23.09..................R Hamilton SELECTIONS
Race 1: Opawa Oscar, Opa’s Mate, Giancana, Cosmic Richie Race 2: Creme Brulee, My Giovanni, Know Talent, Goldstar Vale Race 3: Isavana, Opawa Jane, Ozzie, Know Crime, Our Scarlett Race 4: Smash Dragon, Billy Budd, Sozin’s Blue, Say Cheese Race 5: Opawa Di, Just William, Trajan, Sozin’s Melody Race 6: Prince Zulu, Epic Boom, Opa’s Joy, Every Minute Race 7: Souffle Sue, Know Legend, Citizen Aguero, Smash Gator Race 8: Know Majority, Jealous Affair, Goldstar Charger Race 9: Bolty, Sozin’s Delight, Yanira Bale, Ohoka Kate Race 10: Rivalries, Born Ellie, Black Stockings, Miss Nina Race 11: Sheza Looker, Ohoka Carsen, High Sparrow Race 12: Double Scoop, Andrea Said, Punters Kirsty, Crushington 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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457m 1 58711 Opawa Roy 26.14............................R Wales 2 36124 Opawa Vinny 26.31 J &....................D Fahey 3 28551 Bashful Buffy 26.40....................J McInerney 4 7x224 Opawa May 26.29............................R Wales 1 12.02pm (NZT) FIND US ON TWITTER@SGRCINFO 5 72734 Kia Tere 26.07 S &...........................B Evans 6 54424 Darla Bale nwtd.............................C Roberts C0, 457m 1 67 Prince Rohit nwtd.......................J McInerney 7 87851 Homebush Maycee nwtd............J McInerney 2 24342 My Pablo nwtd..................................R Wales 8 44875 Shift The Blame 25.94................J McInerney 3 44436 Kowloon Lights nwtd.......................J Guthrie 5 1.10pm PAUL CONNER MEMORIAL HEATS C3q, 4 8x42 Lakota Wichapi nwtd....................... H Cairns 457m 5 1 Go Falcon nwtd................................R Wales 1 43784 Goldstar Alaska 26.45 S &...............B Evans 6 Miss Honey nwtd..............................R Wales 2 23788 Bruiser’s Day 26.37........................ B Conner 7 3 Ascott nwtd J M................................ McCook 3 56831 Dyna Xarvel nwtd..........................C Roberts 8 46678 Mitcham Treasure nwtd..............J McInerney 4 63788 Homebush Hotshot 26.35..........J McInerney 2 12.18pm CONGRATULATIONS ZANE B C1, 457m 5 17836 Cosmic Stu 26.29.......................J McInerney 1 85144 Goldstar Wynter nwtd S &................B Evans 6 21453 Opawa Lara 26.18............................R Wales 2 42235 Mick The Mower 26.60...............J McInerney 7 62115 Go Vegas 26.27 J &.........................D Fahey 3 23168 Vik Vikkers 26.81 J M....................... McCook 8 72283 Opawa Sweet nwtd..........................R Wales 4 54218 Aussie Muscle nwtd J &...................D Fahey 6 1.27pm PAUL CONNER MEMORIAL HEATS C3q, 5 26224 Shermo Bale nwtd........................C Roberts 457m 6 43444 Lakota Tonka 26.84......................... H Cairns 1 74737 Nippa Enough nwtd....................J McInerney 7 11112 Tricky nwtd......................................D J Lane 2 61162 Dyna Quark nwtd..........................C Roberts 8 21835 Lakota Micco nwtd.......................... H Cairns 3 58726 Zefside nwtd...............................J McInerney 9 185 Longshanks nwtd....................... A Bradshaw 4 22114 Lakota Kohana 26.68...................... H Cairns 10 83376 Chunk 26.28...............................J McInerney 5 87815 Dream Kay 26.35.............................R Wales 6 11582 Opawa Mason 26.70........................R Wales 3 12.35pm TOP CLASS RUN C5, 457m 1 46134 Double Speed 26.24......................R Adcock 7 x4146 Haidee Bale nwtd..........................D Roberts 2 17618 Opawa Lacy 26.57 J &.....................D Fahey 8 84533 Opawa Silver nwtd...........................R Wales 3 F2518 Tee An’ Cee nwtd........................... B Conner 7 1.45pm ADDED ENERGY RESTRICTED AGE R/A, 4 75327 Famous Lee 26.55 S &....................B Evans 457m 5 43368 Thrilling Watch 26.52....................D Roberts 1 26118 Blazing Banjo 26.53...................J McInerney 6 16357 Ketchikan Blue 25.84.........................B Eade 2 48678 Punch On Rex 27.10..................J McInerney 7 11254 Goldstar Trooper 26.05 S &..............B Evans 3 76485 Regal Jock nwtd.........................J McInerney 8 11345 Dyna Varsity nwtd.........................C Roberts 4 83225 Punch On Woody nwtd..............J McInerney 9 14551 Egomaniacal 26.06.......................D Roberts 5 35321 Goldstar Yankee nwtd S &................B Evans 10 45656 Opawa Jumper 26.30.......................R Wales 6 75687 Punch On Jessie 26.68..............J McInerney 4 12.52pm PAUL CONNER MEMORIAL HEATS C3q, 7 15133 Go Diego nwtd J &...........................D Fahey Southland Greyhound Racing Club Venue: Ascot Park Raceway Meeting Date: 08 Oct 2019 NZ Meeting number: 3 Doubles: 2 and 3; 4 and 5; 6 and 7; 8 and 9; 10 and 11; 12 and 13; 14 and 15 Trebles: 1, 2 and 3; 4, 5 and 6; 7, 8 and 9; 10, 11 and 12; 13, 14 and 15
subscribed well in advance. “We started getting calls back in March from a lot of people, a lot of top breeders with good trotting mares. “I must have put the sign up over a month ago that he was full and he’s attracted a wonderful book of mares.” Father Patrick’s first Down Under crop have just turned two and the New Zealand contingent numbers 29 foals, too. Despite the calendar only just ticking over to October, he already has a workout winner and it came from New Zealand’s best stable. Mark Purdon and Natalie Rasmussen took the filly, named La Reina Del Sur, for a public hit-out with a stablemate at Rangiora on September 25 and she got home in a 30-second quarter to win. Importantly, she trotted perfectly and did everything right.
8 23152 Opawa Toddy nwtd J &....................D Fahey 9 54867 Baldrick nwtd..............................J McInerney 8 2.02pm ORETI BEACH RUN C1, 457m 1 33242 Barrel Runner nwtd.................... A Bradshaw 2 31748 Homebush Vassy nwtd...............J McInerney 3 75866 Opal Nora nwtd..........................J McInerney 4 28713 Khatia nwtd................................J McInerney 5 53558 Homebush Carl nwtd.................J McInerney 6 77818 Our Olive nwtd.................................R Wales 7 36866 Koputai nwtd...................................J Guthrie 8 45386 Mitcham Doug nwtd...................J McInerney 9 78657 Rocky Vincitore nwtd...............D J MacMillan 10 38687 Melting World nwtd..........................J Guthrie 9 2.23pm HAPPY BIRTHDAY ADRIAN WOHLERS C4, 390m 1 61766 Eyrewell Turbo nwtd........................ H Cairns 2 33865 Dyna Lenny 22.70.........................C Roberts 3 21274 Jax Jewel nwtd..............................D Roberts 4 28241 Mohican Run nwtd..................... A Bradshaw 5 12455 Little Krakatoa nwtd................... A Bradshaw 6 65537 Must Be Rusty 22.38..................J McInerney 7 44212 Kiwi Gunn 22.58.............................R Adcock 8 52667 Princely Gold 22.49....................J McInerney 9 45656 Opawa Jumper 22.25.......................R Wales 10 81772 Black Tori 23.20.......................... A Bradshaw 10 2.42pm ORETI BEACH RUN NO 2 C1, 457m 1 54555 Homebush Liam nwtd................J McInerney 2 64626 Goldstar Willa nwtd S &...................B Evans 3 73467 Lucy Lingers nwtd......................J McInerney 4 67676 Homebush Keasha nwtd............J McInerney 5 63116 Homebush Maxi nwtd................J McInerney 6 64873 Nikko Baxter nwtd......................J McInerney 7 68685 Regal George nwtd....................J McInerney 8 22884 High Sparrow nwtd..................... A Bradshaw 9 78657 Rocky Vincitore nwtd...............D J MacMillan 10 38687 Melting World nwtd..........................J Guthrie 11 3.02pm SOUTHLAND & OTAGO PHOTO FINISH C2, 390m
Race 1: Miss Honey, Go Falcon, My Pablo, Ascott, Lakota Wichapi Race 2: Tricky, Shermo Bale, Goldstar Wynter, Mick The Mower Race 3: Double Speed, Opawa Lacy, Goldstar Trooper, Egomaniacal Race 4: Opawa Vinny, Opawa May, Opawa Roy, Kia Tere Race 5: Go Vegas, Dyna Xarvel, Opawa Lara, Goldstar Alaska Race 6: Opawa Mason, Dyna Quark, Haidee Bale, Zefside Race 7: Opawa Toddy, Go Diego, Blazing Banjo, Punch On Jessie Race 8: Barrel Runner, Khatia, Homebush Vassy, Our Olive Race 9: Kiwi Gunn, Mohican Run, Must Be Rusty, Dyna Lenny Race 10: Goldstar Willa, Nikko Baxter, High Sparrow, Lucy Lingers Race 11: Dusty’s Ink, Amuri Liv, Punch On Buzz, Homebush Finn Race 12: Dyna Elliot, Amuri George, My Girl Sofia, Debbie Baxter Race 13: Billy, Cool Beans, Eric Blueblood, Sharkbait Huhaha Race 14: Homebush Miles, Homebush Yuri, Chunk, Gracie Lee Race 15: Homebush Rehaina, Elton Blueblood, Eyrewell Tango 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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Oct 8 & 9, 2019 8 William Street. 9.45am MID CANTERBURY LADIES FRIENDSHIP CLUB. Monthly meeting, Doris Linton lounge, RSA Cox Street. 10am MT HUTT MEMORIAL HALL. NZ Alpine and Agriculture Encounter, Art Gallery and hall of memories. 160 Main St, Methven. 10am ST STEPHEN’S ANGLICAN CHURCH. Holy Communion. Park Street. 10am - 3pm 206 CLUB AGE CONCERN. Join us for a fun day filled with activities for the over 60 years. For more information ring Age Concern 308 6817. Seniors Centre, Cameron Street. 10am - 3.30pm WAIREKA CROQUET CLUB. Association Croquet, Tasmanian doubles. Waireka Croquet Club, the domain, Philip Street. 10am - 4pm HOSPICE MID CANTERBURY OP SHOP. Quality clothing and homewares. Donations welcome. 71 Tancred St. 10.30am AGE CONCERN STEADY AS YOU GO. Supportive fall prevention group, all abilities welcome. Phone Age Concern 308-6817. Buffalo Lodge rooms, Cox Street. 10.30am - 12pm
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Your Stars ARIES (Mar 21-Apr 19): Acting honourably is different from simply operating within the expected rules. Honour has more to do with claiming a code you can personally get behind and living by it. TAURUS (Apr 20-May 20): There’s a lot to overcome on the mission to connect with and impress others today. For starters, it’s pretty easy to say what you don’t mean or hear something other than what the other person intended. GEMINI (May 21-Jun 21): What good can your talents do for you if you don’t know what they are? Explore. Try different activities. You’ll be surprised at what you have a natural knack for. CANCER (Jun 22-Jul 22): Nearly all people who’ve walked Earth know the emotion of shame, as it’s part of how humans keep one another in line. You hate to see someone shamed and will offer ways to overcome shame with honour. LEO (Jul 23-Aug 22): One way that love comes through is when you notice that you miss someone. When you recognise the pangs of longing as a form of love, it will add a little sweetness to the bitterness. VIRGO (Aug 23-Sep 22): You’ll be punctual without a witness, virtuous without a reason, vigilant without a threat. You’re not out to impress anyone. You do what you do because it makes you stronger, healthier and self-reliant. LIBRA (Sep 23-Oct 23): If you didn’t have an artistic eye, you wouldn’t be drawn to beautiful things. If you’re willing to experiment a bit, you’ll soon find the right outlet to work through the raw material stirring in your mind and spirit. SCORPIO (Oct 24-Nov 21): For your sign, charisma just comes with the territory. Only now, with Venus sliding into your part of the sky, your natural gift gets supercharged. You’ll soon be fielding more interest. SAGITTARIUS (Nov 22-Dec 21): You may feel responsible for the happiness of your boss, partner, child, friend or other people around you, though you’re actually only responsible for one person’s happiness... your own. CAPRICORN (Dec 22-Jan 19): The best way to avoid letting guilt run your life is not to do anything bad. But since everyone makes mistakes, the next best way is to contribute as much good as possible to balance those out. AQUARIUS (Jan 20-Feb 18): Everyone has to do things they don’t want to, but your schedule shouldn’t be chock-full of such tasks. How can you make your life friendlier to the one who has to live it? PISCES (Feb 19-Mar 20): You’re afraid to add to your schedule in a way that some people in your life may not relate to. But not being relatable is the point here – enjoying a fully formed identity outside of certain roles.
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P18 Cyclists hit the road in the Tinwald Cycling Club’s 32km race around the Wakanui Beach block on Sunday.
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Jefferson continues to impress The back markers proved too strong, riding through the field to claim the major spoils in Tinwald Cycling Club’s second race of its 2019/20 road programme on Sunday. In the Ashburton Contracting Limited/Small Business Accounting 32km handicap event around the Wakanui Beach block, Hayden Jefferson continued to
impress, seeing off the challenges of his co-markers to secure the victory and fastest time honours, riding the distance in 45.50 minutes. Tony Ward was hard on his heels taking second place, with Nigel Douglas showing good early season form to claim third. Larry Neal produced an eye-catching ride from the mid-
dle marks to take out fourth place. Nick Grijns and Marty Cuttle should also have been happy with their afternoon’s work, rounding out the top six. The juniors and division 2 riders contested a 16km handicap event, where Cooper Spillane had a day to remember. He held on gamely to take
the win, while Zac Brookland charged into second place with a strong ride. In his first taste of Sunday club road cycling, Ryan Gallagher showed he will be a regular on the podium this season, securing third place honours, while Christchurch visitor Caitlin Murray produced a great ride to take fourth place.
Maddi Lowry covered the course in 27.56 minutes to claim fastest time honours and fifth place. In division two, it was Andy Skinner who found the finish line first. This weekend the club will contest a 38km handicap event raced on the Wakanui-Hakatere course.
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