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Staff shortage crisis looms By Sue Newman

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With the start of the new dairy season just weeks away, the Ashburton District could be facing a labour crisis, says Ashburton Mayor Neil Brown. Calving will start within six weeks, Brown said, and with a large percentage of dairy farm staff drawn from the Philippines, the Covid-19 border closures meant many of

those were stranded in their home country. “These people are needed back on our farms and if they are contracted to their employer, then the farmer can’t simply go out and employ someone else, he’s stuck between a rock and a hard place,” he said. The council’s Welcoming Communities advisor, Janice McKay, said she was aware that more than 40 families belonging to the Mid Canterbury Filipino Dairy Farmers’

Group were stranded and unable to come home to New Zealand. That meant they were worried about job security and income as well as the difficult situation their employer would be in, she said. And while there might be people who had lost jobs in the district, that didn’t mean those people were work ready with appropriate dairy industry skills, councillor Angus McKay said.

“Is it possible to have these new people trained up in time if dairy staff cannot return in time,” he said. McKay suggested there was inequality at play when an overseas film crew could get dispensation to enter New Zealand while essential workers could not return home.

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■■DAIRY SECTOR

Staff shortage crisis looms

Ashburton Age Concern volunteer Janet Olds and president Trish Small setting up a display in the Ashburton Arcade to mark Elder Abuse Awareness Week. PHOTO SUE NEWMAN 120620-SN-0020

■■ ELDER ABUSE

Elderly should not live in fear By Sue Newman

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Elder abuse is often undetected, unacknowledged and under-estimated, but it’s an issue that affects the lives of many of New Zealand’s older people, Ashburton’s Age Concern president Trish Small says. It’s an issue that’s uncomfortable to talk about and that means it’s difficult to get a handle on the extent that older people are affected. because often victims are afraid to speak out, fearing they may lose contact with the person involved, she said. The definition of what constitutes abuse of an older person is simple, it’s anything that makes that person feel uncomfortable, disrespected or fearful. And it can range from financial or property, to physical or emotional or psychological, Small said. Age Concern is at the forefront of improv-

ing older peoples’ quality of life and that includes ensuring they do not live with abuse. However, if an older person feels they are in abusive relationship of any kind it has trained staff available to intervene and work with anyone who feels they are being treated, spoken to or cared for in an abusive way. Its free, confidential service is easily accessed, but the biggest stumbling block for the elderly suffering abuse is seeking help, she said. “And then, the big thing is unless the person suffering that abuse is willing to proceed, it simply won’t happen.” While abuse issues were dealt with by Christchurch-based staff who regularly visited Ashburton, referrals could be made through the Ashburton office, Small said. Abuse could include an older person being persuaded to sign over money, property or

possessions to someone else, being handled roughly, being insulted or threatened, being denied food, medical care, clothing, shelter or social contact. Often the older person might be dependent on the abuser for care or assistance and that could make them afraid to complain for fear of losing what might be their only social contact, Small said. Ashburton’s observance of Elder Abuse Awareness Week (June 15-22) will be a static display in the Ashburton Arcade, but the important thing about that display is the contact number for anyone needing assistance, she said. Elderly people who feel they are being abused in any way by family or carers can receive help by phoning 0800 32668 65 or by contacting Ashburton’s Age Concern office on 03 3086817.

■■ROSEBANK RESTHOME

Party time returns to Rosebank Resthome They walked, wheeled or came with plenty of assistance, but to a person they went with just one thing on their minds, partying hard. For Rosebank Resthome residents, Friday was an extra special occasion. It was the first time since March 11 they were able to gather for a large scale social occasion, their regular Friday happy hours. The social room was packed and the music cranked up. Regular entertainers Noel Johnson and Trish Best were on deck and audience participation was high. Johnson has been a Friday regular for 11 years and Best for eight. While residents have been having small social gatherings within their own bubble, the opportunity to celebrate a return to normal was clearly welcome.

Celebrating a return to normal life and their regular Friday happy hours are residents at Rosebank Resthome (from left) Ailsa Lovett, Betty Flay, Mary Smith and Jean Grigg. PHOTO SUE NEWMAN 120620-SN-0009

From P1 There were plenty of conversations going on around the issue at a high level, council chief executive Hamish Riach said, but there were no clear outcomes. “We need to draw a chorus of concern around this issue, to put it clearly to the government that it is a significant issue across the country and call for a different approach,” he said. At a local government forum next week, Brown and Riach will raise the issue of the stranded dairy industry workers and add their voice to the push for answers. Mid Canterbury Federated Farmers dairy chairman Chris Ford has already spoken out on his concern over the refusal to provide exemptions for experienced farm workers to return to New Zealand. He also highlighted what he described as an unfair policy that allowed film crews in but kept farm staff out.

■■STABBING

Students ‘are safe’ NZME An Auckland school whose 16-year-old student was stabbed in a nearby attack will hold an assembly today to reassure students they are in a safe place. The victim was taken to hospital with stab wounds on Friday after a group of about 30 male youths attacked school students outside the gates of De La Salle College in Mangere. The attack happened about 4.20pm on Gray Ave, police said. “The incident was reported to have involved students from two separate schools,” a police spokeswoman said. She did not say which school the other group of students came from. Board of trustees chairman Dr Falaniko Tominiko yesterday said he did not have much more information about the attack, but said the school was working to reassure students they were safe. He said they would be holding an assembly today to address the “unfortunate incident” and let the boys know “schools are still safe places to be”. Old boys from the school would also be attending to show their support for the students. They would be reminding the boys such types of incidents are “totally unacceptable”, and that the best reaction was to “walk away” instead of becoming involved in altercations.

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housands of snowboarding and skiing enthusiasts made their way to the top of the Mid Canterbury district for the opening weekend of Mt Hutt. Despite border restrictions halting many overseas enthusiasts from getting to Methven for the season, the Mt Hutt team have forged ahead and were treated over the course of the weekend to some outstanding conditions with a good base of snow underfoot for those who made the trek to enjoy. Mt Hutt is closed today and Wednesday this week, but open on all other days.

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In brief Consents drop The impact of the Covid-19 lockdown is clearly spelled out in the sharp drop in building consents issued by the Ashburton Dsitrict Council for July. Just 29 consents were received in April, compared to 72 for the same month last year and that saw the year to date total plummet from 554 to 459. The value of consents for building work received during the month dropped to $4.894 million, down from $9.759 million in April 2019. In falling values, the drop was matched in March when values fell from $14.448 million to $9.412. million.

Avalanche alert

Mustangs roll in to St Joseph’s School Students at St Joseph’s School got a chance to check out some American muscle on Friday afternoon when local members of the Canterbury Mustang Owners’ Club paid a visit to the school. Ten Mustangs rumbled their way in through the school gates, ranging in age from a 1965 model to one of the latest 2019 models. Local club rep Patrick Forde organised the visit as a way to hopefully bring a bit of colour and entertainment to the kids in what has been a tough couple of months. PHOTO JAIME PITT-MACKAY 120620-JPM-0002

■■ SPCA

An alert for dangerous avalanche conditions has been issued for alpine areas at Aoraki Mt Cook National Park. The Avalanche Advisory said storm slabs presented the greatest risk above 1800m, after up to a metre of new snow fell overnight on Thursday. Avalanches large enough to kill, injure or bury people have been sighted down to 1200 metres since then. The alert was valid until tonight. There was also a heightened risk of avalanches in high alpine parts of Mt Hutt and the Craigieburn Range. - RNZ

Canterbury crash

SPCA sticking to online adoptions

Two people died in a crash in Burnside yesterday. At about 6.45am, two vehicles collided on Russley Road, police say. Both drivers died at the scene. - RNZ

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No new cases

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A shift to more online adoptions to fit in with Covid-19 has left the SPCA changing how they run adoptions in the future. Under level two the SPCA was running adoptions online to stop people needing to enter centres and reduce the risk of spreading the virus. The system worked by where people looking to adopt animals would fill out forms explaining what they were looking for and their living situation, and SPCA staff would attempt to match them with the most suitable animal possible. Pre-covid animals would be at adoption centres and people would visit and pick out their animal from there. Ashburton centre manager Rebecca Dobson said they would be looking to continue with the process going forward for a number of reasons. “We found it reduced the stress for the

animals not having to go from their foster homes, in to the centres for a couple of days or a week and then having to settle in to a new home,” she said. Dobson said it also allowed staff to find better suiting homes for the animals, with some animals preferring quiet homes while some could be better suited to lively family homes. While adoptions have moved online, the Ashburton centre is back open with the country at alert level one, open from Tuesday to Saturday from 10am until 1pm. “We are still open for people to pop in and have a chat,” she said. Dobson said they had been overwhelmed with the support they had received from the community post lockdown. “We opened yesterday (Thursday) and we have already had people dropping off items like blankets, which is lovely and humbling,” she said. “We have lots of messages on Facebook

from people wanting to donate items. “We know lockdown was really tough for everybody so it is really awesome.” SPCA workers were left shocked after three kittens were dumped in a bread bag on the side of the road in April, with unfortunately no progress being made in to the investigation. The three kittens were found on April 23 on Trevors Road, near the Ashburton River. The three kittens – two boys and one girl – were found in a bread bag near bushes by a member of the public. The kittens were extremely emaciated and sadly, were already dead when found. Dobson said they had received a number of calls about the incident, but nothing concrete. “If there is one positive to take away is that more people got the idea that we are here to help and it was nice to see the community reaching out to each other saying they would be willing to help people,” she said.

New Zealand has no new cases of Covid-19 for the 23rd day in a row, the Ministry of Health has confirmed. The total number of confirmed cases remains at 1154. There is no one in New Zealand receiving hospital-level care for Covid-19, the ministry also confirmed. Close to 2500 tests were completed on Saturday. - NZME

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Refugee posters judged Ashburton District deputy mayor Liz McMillan had the tough task on Friday afternoon of judging the 41 entries in the Ashburton District Council’s refugee poster competition to mark world refugee day. The competition, which was run by the Ashburton District Council’s Welcoming Communities programme and Safer Mid Canterbury’s Refugee Settlement Support Service, was open for kids aged eight to 12 years to design a welcoming poster to mark world refugee day. The winners will be announced at their school assembly today, and will receive a $100 voucher for The Warehouse. The posters will remain on display in the Ashburton Public Library for a couple of weeks until world refugee day on June 20.

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Restaurant burns AP The Atlanta restaurant where a police officer chased and shot dead unarmed black man Rayshard Brooks has been set on fire by protesters. The 27-year-old was reported to police for sleeping in a car blocking the Wendy’s drive-through, and was shot after he failed a field sobriety test and resisted arrest, authorities said. A crowd of more than 150 demonstrators gathered earlier in the day outside the restaurants, and it has since gone up in flames. “The people are upset,” lawyer and vice president of Atlanta’s NAACP chapter Gerald Griggs said. “They want to know why their dear brother Rayshard Brooks was shot and killed when he was merely asleep on the passenger side and not doing anything.” Even though Brooks struggled with officers, Griggs said, “They could have used nonlethal force to take him down.” The shooting comes at a time of heightened tension over police brutality and calls for reforms across the US following the May 25 death of George Floyd in Minneapolis. Atlanta was among US cities where large crowds of protesters took to

A Wendy’s restaurant burns in Atlanta after demonstrators set it on fire. PHOTO AP

the streets. Surveillance video footage of the moment Brooks was chased and shot has been released. The footage, released by the Georgia Bureau of Investigation, shows Brooks firing a Taser toward the officer, who chased him

through the car park before shooting and killing him. A video posted to social media showed Brooks grappling with two officers attempting to arrest him, with one appearing to try to stun him with the Taser after Brooks threw a punch at him. As Brooks ran away, appearing to hold the Taser, one officer chased after him, holding another stun gun. Then, in one video, several gunshots were heard. The GBI initially said in a statement that witnesses described Mr Brooks being shot “in the struggle over the Taser”. But after obtaining Wendy’s surveillance video, the bureau revised its account, saying it “was based on the officer’s body cam which was knocked off during the physical struggle, preventing the capture of the entire shooting incident”. “During the chase, Brooks turned and pointed the Taser at the officer,” the bureau said, adding that “the officer fired his weapon, striking Brooks”. A lawyer for Brooks’ family, Chris Stewart, has disputed the official account of the shooting, saying officers put on plastic gloves and picked up their shell casings before rendering first aid to Brooks. Stewart said officers waited more than two minutes before they checked Brooks for a pulse.

Band changes name Grammy-winning country group Lady Antebellum is changing its name to Lady A, with members saying they are regretful and embarrassed for not taking into consideration the word’s associations with slavery. The band, made up of Hillary Scott, Charles Kelley and Dave Haywood, made the announcement Thursday via social media. The group’s first self-titled album came out in 2008, and included the Grammy-winning No 1 country hit I Run To You, then it achieved crossover success on the pop charts with the nine-times platinum Need You Now. They won three Grammys for that song, including Record of the Year. - AP

■■CHINA

Beijing in lockdown after market cluster

Happy birthday Queen Queen Elizabeth II’s birthday was marked at the weekend with a smaller ceremony than usual, as the annual Trooping the Color parade was cancelled amid the coronavirus pandemic. The extravagant display of pomp and pageantry has only been cancelled once before during almost 70 years of the queen’s reign — in 1955, during a national rail strike. This year, a small number of soldiers and military musicians paid tribute to the monarch at Windsor Castle. It was Elizabeth’s first official public appearance since lockdown measures were imposed - AP in March.

AP Beijing’s largest seafood and produce market has been shuttered and surrounding neighbourhoods placed into lockdown after more than 50 people tested positive for the coronavirus, renewing concern that China’s grip on the pandemic is not yet secure. The outbreak, which comes more than 50 days after the last local case of Covid-19 was recorded in the city of 20 million, has infected at least 53 people. According to the Beijing health commission, nearly everyone who tested positive had worked or shopped at the Xinfadi market. It comes as New York’s virus-related deaths hit a record low – despite other US states reporting surges in cases and outbreaks in Brazil and India hit landmark new levels. In Chile, Health Minister Jaime Mañalich has resigned amid criticism over the nation’s “erratic” coronavirus strategy. Back in China, residents at 11 estates in south Beijing’s Fengtai district have been ordered to stay at home, following the emergence of a coronavirus outbreak at the capital’s largest seafood and produce market. The Xinfadi market has been closed by authorities as they race to contain the cluster, which emerged more than 50 days after the last local case of Covid-19 was recorded in the city of 20 million, fuelling fears of a resurgence in local transmission – and concern China’s grip on the pandemic is not yet secure. At least 53 people have been linked to the market, which provides much of the capital’s food supply, the Beijing health commission said. Nearly everyone who tested positive had worked or shopped at the market, which employs upwards of 10,000 people. The virus was reportedly detected on cutting boards for imported salmon there.

Queen Elizabeth

A security officer stands guard outside the Xinfadi wholesale food market district in Beijing. PHOTO AP Officials in Fengtai, home to more than two million people, announced on Saturday the district had established a “wartime mechanism” to deal with the fresh wave. Police cars patrolled the streets outside the blocked-off neighbourhoods, and AFP reported a bus carrying workers in hazmat suits. Beijing will also tighten traffic controls into and out of the city, barring inter-provincial tour groups and suspending sporting events, according to official announcements and local news reports. Plans for first, second and third grade students to return to schools throughout the city on Monday have also been suspended. Despite being the site of the first major coronavirus outbreak – with the first reported cases tied to a wet market in the

central city of Wuhan – China’s Government has since loudly promoted its apparent success in controlling Covid-19’s spread. Yet the draconian measures taken by the government might not be sustainable if there was a second wave of the disease, head of the division of epidemiology and biostatistics at Hong Kong University’s School of Public Health, Ben Cowling, told the New York Times. “It’s very clear that the actions taken in China have almost brought to an end their first wave of infections,” he said. “The question is what will happen if there’s a second wave, because the kind of measures that China has implemented are not necessarily sustainable in the long term.”

Kelly Clarkson

Clarkson seeks divorce Kelly Clarkson has filed for divorce from her husband of nearly seven years, Brandon Blackstock. The singer, talk show host and judge on The Voice filed court papers to end the marriage under her married name Kelly Blackstock on June 4 in Los Angeles. The 38-year-old Clarkson and the 43-year-old Blackstock have a 5-year-old daughter and a 4-yearold son. Clarkson cited irreconcilable differences as the reason for the split and requested that she not be required to pay Blackstock spousal support. The filing asks that the singer’s legal last name be restored to Clarkson. - AP

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t’s been said by a few in columns over the past few days, but I’ll take this as my turn to ask for your engagement. Last week it was announced that there was a proposal put forward to change the Ashburton Guardian. A shift from six-days-a-week to three-days-a-week, a new-look publication – telling the same stories, but perhaps in a completely different way. It’s a massive change that’s being proposed, we’re well aware of that. But it’s important that you – the community of the Ashburton District, and our valued readers and advertisers, have your input too. We want, and need, to know what you think. It could be as simple as saying you’re not in favour or the opposite, or it could be more in depth and detailed – there is no limitation to what is right and what is wrong in this process. We can suggest we’re going to do something and put some of the details in front of you, but ultimately it will be the feedback and reaction from the community that will prove a major factor in the final decision, whatever that might be. We’re suggesting we change a habit for many people that has been in place for many, many years so it’s not just a simple, straight up and down outcome for us. So, the request is to get in touch. Tell us what you like, what you don’t like and perhaps what you’d like more of and let us know what you think of the proposal. If you see a reporter, tap them on the shoulder and tell them in person. Same if you spot one of our advertising representatives too – or it might even be our superstar Joyce, out and about on one of her daily excursions around town – everyone in the business will be happy to hear from you. We want to do the best thing by this business, but also the best thing by the community that this newspaper serves, so we need your opinions.

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few years ago a Research New Zealand poll found that politicians and journalists are the two least trusted professions in the country. Putting aside the sad irony that those are the two professions where you’d arguably want the most trusted people, I’ve often felt it was a bit harsh on members of the fourth estate. Perhaps it is just my position one rung above, but I have sympathy for the plight of the humble “journo,” for they hold an incredibly important place in any democratic society. As much as my Parliamentary colleagues and I may often be frustrated or annoyed by media coverage, that’s their role. To challenge, to test, to probe, to ask questions on behalf of New Zealanders. Sometimes that won’t look pretty. During the height of the Covid-19 public health response, the number of people viewing the regular Prime Ministerial press conferences ballooned. Many thousands of Kiwis were tuning in, and some were surprised by the tone and questions put by political reporters.

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Frustrations over the parliamentary press gallery repeatedly asking the same question sprang up on social media, and were often sent directly to the journalists themselves. At times it was unfair. As any journalist will tell you – and many politicians, for that matter – it often takes three or four goes at dancing around a question before a politician will actually answer. Increased scrutiny and the accessibility of social media aren’t the only new trends. The world is going digital, and the expectation for up-to-the-minute accurate news – often free – has put enormous pressure on traditional broadcast mediums like newspapers. A 24 hour news cycle plays absolute havoc with a product that needs to be printed and delivered

to people around the country, when in the meantime those same people can pull out their phone or iPad to see the story unfold in real-time. Last year I wrote about the importance of the Ashburton Guardian in this community on the occasion of their 140th Birthday. In it I talked about the stories that have shaped us, that have become big parts of our lives even though the direct impact on us may have been small. Kirsty Bentley. The big snow of 1992, and again in 2006. The tragic events at Work & Income in 2014. The Guardian were there to cover them all in a way that the larger nationwide media could never achieve. Bringing our community together and sharing, at times, in the grief and the challenges. It was the same during Covid-19, a decision to continue to publish when others pulled back. To carry on providing news, as much as much as they could, at a time we needed it most. The cost was high. Traditional advertising revenue was understandably hit hard with retailers

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and others unable to trade. Last week we saw that the Guardian are not immune from the many challenges confronting print media. The proposal to cut back from six days a week to three days has come as a shock. Like many of you, I grew up with the Guardian, reading our stories, seeing our community reflected in these pages through photos, letters to Santa, club sport, announcements of new arrivals and of sad passings. A move to three days a week, should that occur, will be a sad change; but hopefully an important one to ensure the survival of this most important of institutions. To hold those with power accountable. To ask the hard questions. To tell our stories, and to remain at the heart of our community. 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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Warriors map their future Roger Tuivasa-Sheck believes the week ahead will be a time for the Warriors to put lessons into action. The Kiwi outfit rode a wave of emotions over the past fortnight, first holding the St George Illawarra Dragons to nil before being held scoreless themselves by the Penrith Panthers. Tuivasa-Sheck admitted the side “fell into a trap of really enjoying our win against the Dragons” and it showed against the Panthers. Now, after Friday night’s 37-26 win over the North Queensland Cowboys, the lessons learnt in the previous fortnight can be applied right away leading into next week’s clash against the South Sydney Rabbitohs. “We have a challenge in front of us,” Tuivasa-Sheck said. “It’s about being consistent and sticking to the game plan next week. “We know we fell into a trap of really enjoying our win against the Dragons. “Now it’s about getting ready to travel again; we’re going away so it’s about getting those small things right.

“It’s a real challenge for us; how can we go from having a real high to sustaining that and building on it, and then build on it again? “(It’s about) getting all the little things right building into the game and trusting that what we do works.” For a team who could only muster four tries in the opening four rounds of the NRL, the Warriors could have tricked anyone into believing they were one of the competition’s highest-scoring sides with their performance against the Cowboys. The Warriors attack was a cohesive and purposeful unit. The forwards ran hard lines, the halves asked questions of the defence and the backs came through with the finishing touches. By fulltime, the side had added seven tries to their season tally. “Just being on the same page, that’s been our biggest weapon to be honest; having that same mindset of playing footy through the middle and building pressure,” Tuivasa-Sheck said. “Most of our points came from the back

ends of our sets, so that’s us showing patience and sticking to the game plan. “That last game against Penrith, it goes out the window our game plan when you don’t stand through the middle, you don’t complete your sets and it’s such a different game.” While the attack was on song all evening, Tuivasa-Sheck didn’t overlook some of the defensive issues his side had. Despite the good work they were able to do, which included holding superstar Cowboys lock Jason Taumalolo to a season low 123 metres, they were too often guilty of letting the Cowboys in too easily. This was a particular issue after the halftime break, as the Cowboys scored two fairly easy tries within 10 minutes of the restart. “We’ve got to understand that if we’re leading going into halftime, the opposition is going to come out with fire in their bellies,” Tuivasa-Sheck said. “If we make an error, that’s going to happen, but we have be able to turn around and defend it. “To have them score tries like that over us, it’s something we have to fix straight away.”

The Blues have beaten the Hurricanes 30-20 in game two of Super Rugby Aotearoa in front of a sell-out crowd at Eden Park in Auckland yesterday afternoon. In front of a 43,000-strong crowd – the biggest for a Blues home game in 15 years – the home team led 14-13 at half-time after tries to Caleb Clarke and Teejay Faiane, while Dane Coles and Pat Lam crossed for the Hurricanes. But Blues flanker Dalton Papali’i scored 10 minutes into the second half, and the Auckland team took control of the match from there to run out to a 10-point win. The two teams last met in early March, when the Blues ended a sixyear losing streak against the Hurricanes with a 24-15 win in Wellington. The 10-week competition began on Saturday night in Dunedin, when the Highlanders edged the Chiefs 28-27 at Forsyth Barr Stadium. The Blues played well, and crucially made less errors. Otere Black, Caleb Clarke, Hoskins Sotutu, and Dalton Papalii were all excellent for the Blues. Barrett didn’t figure greatly, although he did reel off some great touchfinders. The Hurricanes discipline let themselves down in the second half, and Black was deadly off the tee. The Canes’ lineout was extremely poor, and there didn’t seem to be much direction on attack. The scrum was the only bright point for the Canes. The second half wasn’t quite as good as the first. But the Blues won’t care – they start Super Rugby Aotearoa with a W beside their name. Super Rugby champions the Crusaders had a bye this weekend, and begin their competition next Sunday against the Hurricanes in Wellington.

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ates vast commercial revenue. The absence of Suzuka, arguably the drivers’ favourite track, will also be acutely felt, especially as it is likely to be replaced by a Russian double-header at the bland Sochi Autodrom. For all that F1 is well-advanced in planning its December finale in the Gulf, with two races in Bahrain before the traditional curtain-call in Abu Dhabi. The fate of October’s US Grand Prix in Texas is precarious, given the ban by Austin’s public health department on all major events. Teams are already creaking under the strain of the truncated calendar, with McLaren laying off 70 members of their F1 workforce and Williams putting their entire business up for sale.

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College notch impressive win By Matt Markham

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It may have only been a pre-season hit-out, but there were plenty of smiles around Ashburton College on Saturday afternoon following a comprehensive victory for the Mid Canterbury Combined 1st XV. Playing against a Timaru Boys’ High School Second XV, the Mid Canterbury lads put together a polished performance, ticking off all the objectives that had been laid down by head coach Shane Enright. “I was really pleased with how they went,” he said. “It was a good solid hit-out and although only Timaru’s second XV they were a good side and put some pressure on us.” As with any pre-season fixture, the list of goals for the match were laid out pretty simply prior to kick-off and Enright said that building on combinations and getting some game time under the belt was the main objective this week. “We did what we needed to do well. “They are a pretty young side with a number of guys having their first season out of Under 16, but they put together some nice play and scored some nice tries out wide which was nice to watch.” Getting some confidence into his players and leaving them feeling buoyant after a good run around the paddock was critical as they challenge laid down this week is a monstrous one. The combined side won the fixture 38-17. The side heads to Nelson on Friday to take on defending UC Championship and South Island

1st XV champions Nelson College in a big first-up clash. “I’d rather we played them now, than down the line once they’ve got into the swing of things. “By the sounds of it they had a

tough time of it in their pre-season game on Saturday, so getting them first-up might just be the best thing for us – it’ll give us plenty of build on anyway.” Enright said that Michael Hennings, who joined the side from

Suva this year, suffered a knee injury in the match on Saturday which would require some physio this week, but other than that injury the remainder of his side had emerged from the match unscathed.

Charlie Brown looks to slice through the defence in the Mid Canterbury Combined 1st XV’s pre-season clash on Saturday. PHOTO HEATHERMACK PHOTOGRAPHY

New Zealand leading the world as Super Rugby returns They call one section of the stadium The Zoo, and it’s easy to see why: thousands of university students in team colours standing on their seats, steadying trays of beer, swaying to music and erupting with joy when their team scores. “Craziness,” is how 20-yearold student Charlotte Power described the scene. “Dancing, partying. Hopefully no fights.” New Zealand on Saturday became one of the first nations in the world to welcome hordes of fans back into a packed sports stadium, thanks to the country’s remarkable success in eliminating the coronavirus. As countries try to reopen after lockdowns, the evening rugby match marked a milestone of sorts, and its importance wasn’t lost on fans. After instituting a strict lockdown in March, New Zealand has not reported any new cases of the coronavirus for more than three weeks, and says all those who contracted the disease have now recovered. Earlier in the week, the coun-

A massive crowd rolled up to Forsyth Barr Stadium on Saturday.

try removed just about every remaining virus restriction, with the notable exception of keeping the border closed. That meant there were no masks or social distancing required when more than 20,000 fans poured into the Forsyth Barr Stadium in Dunedin to watch Saturday’s match between the local Highlanders and the Chiefs, who had travelled from Hamilton. “I don’t really have any health

concerns,” one fan, who gave his name as Peter, told AFP. Another spectator, Wendy, said she feared New Zealand would have stayed locked down longer “but I’m happy that we’re not. Nobody’s wearing masks, it’s good”. South Africa broadcaster Kaunda Ntunja tweeted: “Watching live rugby with a crowd at the stadium is something I didn´t think I would see anytime soon. I’m bloody happy. I’m sure rugby fans

all over the world have the same feeling right now.” “It’s massive,” the country’s sports minister, Grant Robertson, said on the sidelines. “It’s a world first and it’s a payoff for all the hard work of 5 million New Zealanders.” Robertson said he’s been fielding calls from India and beyond from people curious to know how professional sports can proceed without virus restrictions. He said there’s something special about being at a game. “Anyone who’s a fan of live sport or even live music knows that if you’re there, it’s totally different,” he said. For fan Iki Uele, it was a pleasure just seeing all the people. “Everyone has been dying for this moment,” he said. “Being locked down, we just needed something to vent out.” Uele said he did have concerns that somebody in the crowd might have the virus without knowing it. But he was willing to take the chance. German exchange student Johanna Lindner said she’d never watched a rugby match before,

and people back home were both curious and perhaps a little envious. “It’s a great opportunity to socialise again,” she said. “To bring the country together since New Zealand is turning into one bubble. I think it’s really important to lift people’s mood a little bit.” Peter Miskimmin, the chief executive of government agency Sport New Zealand, said the return of stadium games was enormously significant, and sports were part of the nation’s DNA. “I don’t think anyone has yet replicated that sense of excitement of being in a crowd, and the passions that flow from that,” he said. “To be in a stadium and to feel it, and to even influence the game. The players know that the crowd is there.” Taiwan’s professional baseball league began allowing a very limited number of fans into games in May, but loosened restrictions last weekend after the government eased coronavirus measures. Fans no longer have to wear masks when they’re seated, food and drinks are now allowed in the stands.

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Christchurch Greyhound Racing Club Venue: Addington Raceway Meeting Date: 15 Jun 2020 NZ Meeting number: 3 Doubles: 1 and 2; 3 and 4; 5 and 6; 7 and 8; 9 and 10 Trebles: 1, 2 and 3; 4, 5 and 6; 8, 9 and 10 1 12.07pm THE FITZ SPORTS BAR SPRINT C0, 295m 1 3 Just Stagger nwtd......................J McInerney 2 4633 Zola Black nwtd.............................C Roberts 3 Homebush Glitch nwtd...............J McInerney 4 65456 Princely Castle nwtd..................J McInerney 5 664 Sea Spray Nova nwtd..................B Freeman 6 477 Homebush Mist nwtd.................J McInerney 7 57 Beau View Winnie nwtd...................J M Lane 8 8 Diamond Dazzled nwtd.................... M Grant 9 67687 Just Peaches nwtd......................H Anderton 10 7 Smash Zone nwtd............................ M Grant 2 12.25pm I PAVE CONCRETE STAKES C0, 520m 1 726 Impressive Jazz nwtd.................J McInerney 2 63234 Slippery Suzie nwtd S &..................B Evans 3 35636 Princess Romaine nwtd................S Hindson 4 64528 Goldstar Darwin nwtd S &................B Evans 5 766 Opawa Gypsy nwtd..........................R Wales 6 3342 Speedy Lucy nwtd......................... L Waretini 7 32555 Opawa Jade nwtd............................R Wales 8 45251 Adobe Girl 30.74...........................M Roberts 9 478 Opawa Solomon nwtd......................R Wales 10 756x6 Duke Of Argyll nwtd....................H Anderton 3 12.42pm CHRISTCHURCHGREYHOUNDS.CO.NZ DASH C1, 295m 1 85168 Homebush Captain 17.71..........J McInerney 2 21625 Mitcham Queen 17.63................J McInerney 3 86456 Smash Calling 17.34........................ M Grant 4 38325 Lakota Scout nwtd.......................... H Cairns 5 78446 Khatia 17.50...............................J McInerney 6 1 Jackie 17.59.................................. L Waretini 7 884x2 High Sparrow nwtd.....................A Bradshaw 8 8x524 Precious Payton 17.49 S &..............B Evans 9 43587 Shanly Star 17.15......................J McInerney 10 65674 Goldstar Galaxie 17.40 S &.............B Evans 4 1.00pm MURRAY & HANNAH @ RAY WHITE CASHMERE STAKES C0, 520m 1 52586 Ohoka Megan nwtd....................... L Waretini 2 Inky Lady nwtd..............................S Hindson 3 74227 Homebush Carter nwtd..............J McInerney 4 84873 Opawa Rowdy nwtd.........................R Wales

Christchurch Greyhound Racing Club Venue Addington Raceway Meeting Date: 15 Jun 2020 NZ Meeting number: 9 Doubles: 1 and 2; 4 and 5 Trebles: 3, 4 and 5 1 3.06 KIWIKIWIHOUNDS.CO.NZ ADOPTION STAKES C1, 520m 1 x2144 Run Run Rover 30.36................A Bradshaw 2 25546 Goldstar Montana 30.34 S &............B Evans 3 24112 Opawa Nova 30.38..........................R Wales 4 35F28 Kia Tere 30.48 S &...........................B Evans 5 46255 Go Punter Go nwtd..........................R Wales 6 74838 Opawa Al 30.53...............................R Wales 7 52732 Little Secret 30.44......................... L Waretini 8 58446 Big Tiny nwtd..............................J McInerney 9 34727 Max Volume nwtd.......................A Bradshaw 10 56566 Know Anxiety 30.82....................... G Cleeve 2 3.23 HART FAMILY GREYHOUND RACING SPRINT C1, 295m 1 48743 Chicago Head 17.40..................J McInerney 2 62427 Know Tactics 17.61........................ G Cleeve 3 37347 Mulberry Will 17.71....................... K Cassidy 4 63434 Goldstar Vale nwtd S &....................B Evans 5 1 Edge Of Reason 17.19..............R Blackburn 6 32883 Gracie Lee 17.30.......................J McInerney

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Christchurch dogs 5 25643 Opawa Girls Get nwtd......................R Wales 6 42426 Goldstar Aria nwtd S &.....................B Evans 7 85755 Cool Hand Lester nwtd.................S Hindson 8 343 Maximus Speed nwtd....................C Roberts 9 478 Opawa Solomon nwtd......................R Wales 10 67 Smashing Avacado nwtd...............C Roberts 5 1.17 POWER FARMING CANTERBURY DASH C0, 295m 1 25244 Homebush Poppy nwtd..............J McInerney 2 3234 Taieri Snapshot nwtd........................R Casey 3 873 Crystal Cindi nwtd......................J McInerney 4 88852 Lady Sobers nwtd......................J McInerney 5 48542 Iylah Jewel nwtd............................C Roberts 6 37428 Sweet Mary Ann nwtd................R Blackburn 7 57865 Opawa Nash nwtd.............................. J Rush 8 Homebush Hero nwtd................J McInerney 9 67687 Just Peaches nwtd......................H Anderton 10 7 Smash Zone nwtd............................ M Grant 6 1.35pm SWIMMING GOAT @ STUD DASH C0, 295m 1 32672 Girl Midori nwtd..........................R Blackburn 2 5553 Taieri Mellay nwtd............................R Casey 3 84345 Cancun nwtd...............................N Wanhalla 4 8x778 Smash Trust nwtd............................. M Grant 5 384 Homebush Sugar nwtd..............J McInerney 6 6646 Edison nwtd...............................J McInerney 7 656 Homebush Kian nwtd.................J McInerney 8 55243 Miss June nwtd..........................J McInerney 9 67687 Just Peaches nwtd......................H Anderton 10 8787 Goldstar Harlowe nwtd S &..............B Evans 7 1.52pm GARRARD’S HORSE AND HOUND SPRINT C0, 295m 1 7577 Whitman nwtd............................J McInerney 2 7 Mitcham Emma nwtd.................J McInerney 3 335 Taieri Taylee nwtd.............................R Casey 4 565 Homebush Mini nwtd.................J McInerney 5 x3377 Homebush Susan nwtd..............J McInerney 6 67667 Mayhem Made nwtd...................A Bradshaw 7 72755 Sweet Dreaming nwtd................R Blackburn 8 7 Petit Pate nwtd................................. M Grant 9 67687 Just Peaches nwtd......................H Anderton 10 8787 Goldstar Harlowe nwtd S &..............B Evans 8 2.08pm GREYHOUNDAUCTIONS.CO.NZ SPRINT C0, 295m 1 82322 Homebush Ivy nwtd...................J McInerney 2 8 Homebush Dream nwtd.............J McInerney

3 35722 Marakesh Max nwtd...................J McInerney 4 Denarau Delight nwtd...................... M Grant 5 4 Crystal Corvette nwtd................J McInerney 6 8686 Pascale Jewel nwtd.......................C Roberts 7 88 Impressive Chase nwtd..............J McInerney 8 Theroux nwtd.............................R Blackburn 9 67687 Just Peaches nwtd......................H Anderton 10 8787 Goldstar Harlowe nwtd S &..............B Evans 9 2.25pm STEVE ANNGOW DRAPES & BLINDS PH 0272719588 DASH C1, 295m 1 41144 Kingi Reigns 17.29.....................A Bradshaw 2 34447 Goldstar Avalon 17.31 S &...............B Evans 3 57734 Homebush Rapper 17.47...........J McInerney 4 41868 Sea Spray Ash 18.04...................B Freeman 5 4x116 Our Cook 17.15................................R Wales 6 27275 Know Crime nwtd........................... G Cleeve 7 62273 Cash No Stash 17.85 S &................B Evans 8 757x3 Punch On Rex 17.39..................J McInerney 9 14765 Bound Up 17.58.........................J McInerney 10 88187 Homebush Showoff 17.72..........J McInerney 10 2.43pm SPECTATOR’S BAR & BISTRO DASH C1, 295m 1 27545 M’Lady Sadie 17.34...................A Bradshaw 2 84378 Cosmic Marty 17.65...................J McInerney 3 73615 Yappy Yap 17.81...............................R Wales 4 33456 Lakota Micco nwtd.......................... H Cairns 5 63463 Mitcham Reado 17.24................J McInerney 6 17368 Homebush Fairy 17.85...............J McInerney 7 42871 Justin Lincoln 17.46 S &..................B Evans 8 73475 Ohoka Lacey 17.47....................... L Waretini 9 65674 Goldstar Galaxie 17.40 S &.............B Evans 10 27474 Eternal Debt 17.29......................... G Cleeve SELECTIONS Race 1: Just Stagger, Homebush Glitch, Sea Spray Nova Race 3: Jackie, Mitcham Queen, Precious Payton, Shanly Star Race 5: Lady Sobers, Crystal Cindi, Iylah Jewel, Homebush Hero Race 6: Girl Midori, Taieri Mellay, Cancun, Homebush Sugar Race 7: Taieri Taylee, Petit Pate, Homebush Susan, Mitcham Emma Race 8: Homebush Ivy, Crystal Corvette, Denarau Delight Race 9: Our Cook, Kingi Reigns, Goldstar Avalon, Cash No Stash Race 10: Mitcham Reado, Ohoka Lacey, Cosmic Marty

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Christchurch dogs Today at Addington raceway 7 63474 Yi Feng 17.28..................................J M Lane 8 21422 Mr Muppet 17.18..............................R Wales 9 88187 Homebush Showoff 17.72..........J McInerney 10 65755 Mitcham Toddy 17.54.................A Bradshaw 3 3.41pm CHRIS & LISA EARL STAKES C1, 520m 1 57877 Mick The Mower nwtd................J McInerney 2 42347 Goldstar Alaska 31.07 S &...............B Evans 3 33342 Bye Bye Punter 30.96......................R Wales 4 21153 Miss Adobe 30.50.........................M Roberts 5 675x8 Go Ladybird nwtd.............................R Wales 6 14644 Opal Hunter nwtd.......................J McInerney 7 22223 Ripslinger Roxy 30.34................A Bradshaw 8 63764 Opawa Mason 30.29........................R Wales 9 34727 Max Volume nwtd.......................A Bradshaw 10 56566 Know Anxiety 30.82....................... G Cleeve 4 3.58pm KAIKANUI TAVERN SPRINT C1, 295m 1 48444 Mitcham Ryder 17.48.................J McInerney 2 25662 Prince Zulu 17.31.......................... L Waretini 3 44656 Homebush Fudge 17.44............J McInerney 4 47257 Jaubert 17.66.............................R Blackburn 5 84417 Opawa Donal 17.61.........................R Wales 6 76774 Nippa Enough 17.70..................J McInerney 7 31821 Mine Hunter 17.21 J M..................... McCook

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TODAYFZL: Rising to 2600m about divide, 3000m elsewhere

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Fine with frosts in the morning, then increasing high cloud with a few spots of rain. Northeasterlies.

Rain about the divide, possibly heavy. Increasing high cloud further east, with scattered rain from afternoon. Wind at 1000m: NW gale 75 km/h, but severe gale 95 km/h in exposed places. Wind at 2000m: NW gale 70 km/h, rising to severe gale 100 km/h in the morning, easing to gale 80 km/h in the evening.

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11:38 5:47 12:00 6:13 12:23 6:34 12:45 6:54 1:07 7:18 The times shown are for the Ashburton River mouth. For the Rangitata river mouth subtract 16 minutes and for the Rakaia river mouth subtract 4 minutes.

Rise 8:06 am Set 5:00 pm Bad

Bad fishing Rise 1:32 am Set 1:54 pm

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Bad fishing Rise 2:33 am Set 2:15 pm

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Rise 8:07 am Set 5:01 pm Bad

Bad fishing Rise 3:34 am Set 2:38 pm

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Palmerston North Wellington Nelson Blenheim Greymouth Christchurch Timaru Queenstown Dunedin Invercargill

River Levels

cumecs

1.40 nc

Selwyn Whitecliffs (NIWA) at 2:05 pm, yesterday

Rakaia Fighting Hill (NIWA) at 3:00 pm, yesterday 103.9 Nth Ashburton at 3:15 pm, yesterday

4.11 nc

Sth Ashburton at 2:05 pm, yesterday

5.88 nc

Rangitata Klondyke at 3:00 pm, yesterday

41.0 397.3

Waitaki Kurow at 3:02 pm, yesterday Source: Environment Canterbury

Canterbury Readings

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Forecasts for today

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Honest. Trustworthy. Local.

FZL: Becoming about 2800m

Tides, Sun, Moon and Fishing m am 3 3

NZ Today

Rain about the divide, possibly heavy at first, clearing for a time in the afternoon N of Mt Cook and S of Arthur’s Pass. Mainly fine elsewhere . Wind at 1000m: NW gale 75 km/h, easing to 50 km/h for a time afternoon. Wind at 2000m: NW gale 80 km/h easing to 70 km/h.

Mostly cloudy. A few spots of rain. Southerlies.

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A high over New Zealand moves off to the east as a complex trough with a number of embedded fronts moves over the south and west of the country. A front becomes slow-moving over the lower North Island on Tuesday, while a ridge continues to the northeast and an unsettled northwesterly flow lies over the South Island.

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Fine and warm with northerlies. Rain developing in the evening with a brisk southwest change.

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TOMORROW: Fine, with a warm afternoon. Northerlies.

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KNIGHT, Peter – Unexpectedly but peacefully at Ashburton Hospital on Friday, June 12, 2020 in his 80th year. Dearly loved friend and husband for 56 years of Val. Awesome Dad of Tracey and the late Stu Mills, proud and beloved Grandad of Annabel (AJ), and Tim, and friend of Peter Gallagher. A loved brother-in-law of Charlie and Marj, and older brother of Roger. In lieu of flowers donations to Ashburton St John Ambulance would be appreciated and may be left at the service. Messages to: c/- The Knight Family, PO Box 6035, Ashburton 7742. A service to celebrate Peter’s life will be held at the Tinwald Rugby Clubrooms, Maronan Road, Ashburton on WEDNESDAY, June 17, at 2pm. followed by private cremation.

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Ashburton Airport Temperature °C At 4pm 8.6 9.4 Max to 4pm -4.4 Minimum -8.4 Grass minimum Rainfall mm 0.0 16hr to 4pm June to date 22.8 Avg Jun to date 29 2020 to date 176.2 311 Avg year to date Wind km/h NE 9 At 4pm Strongest gust NE 31 Time of gust 3:02pm

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12:10 We’re The Millers 16VLS 2013 Comedy. 2am Olympus Has Fallen 16VL 2013 Action. 4am Legally Blonde PGS 2001 Comedy. 5:35 Captain Phillips MV 2013 Drama.

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6:30 Waiata Mai 6:40 Te Mana Kuratahi 7:10 Tamariki Haka 7:20 E Kori 3 7:25 Pipi Ma 7:30 ZooMoo 7:40 Te Nutube 7:50 Darwin + Newts 3 8am Tapatahi 9am Cam’s Kai 3 9:30 Ako 3 2 10am Whakatauki 3 10:30 Taha Tauiwi 3 11am Kuia 3 11:30 Whaikorero Noon The Ring Inz MLC 3 12:30 Game Of Bros PG 3 1pm Nga Pari Karangaranga O Te Motu 3 1:30 Ako 3 2 2pm Toku Reo 3 2 3pm Nga Kapa Haka Kura Tuarua 3 3:30 Playlist 4pm Swagger 4:30 Pukana 2 5pm Waiata Mai 5:10 Te Mana Kuratahi 3 5:40 Tamariki Haka 5:50 E Kori 3 5:55 Pipi Ma 6pm ZooMoo 6:10 Te Nutube 6:20 Darwin + Newts 3 6:30 Te Ao – Maori News

7pm Whanau Living 3 7:30 F On Country Kitchen 8pm Te Ao With Moana 8:30 Angry Inuk PGC 10pm Nga Pari Karangaranga O Te Motu 3 10:30 Nga Pari Karangaranga O Te Motu 3

11pm Te Ao – Maori News 3 The latest news, with an inclusive approach to Maori news by connecting directly with communities. 11:30 Closedown

Sky SPORt 1 6am Rugby Nation 7am The Academy 7:30 The Season – The Brisbane Boys 8am The Pod 9am Isolation Nation 9:30 Super Rugby Aotearoa (HLS) Highlanders v Chiefs. 9:45 Super Rugby Aotearoa (HLS) Blues v Hurricanes. 10am The Academy 10:30 The Season – The Brisbane Boys 11am Super Rugby Aotearoa (HLS) Highlanders v Chiefs. 11:30 Rugby Nation 12:30 Super Rugby Aotearoa (RPL) Blues v Hurricanes. 2:30 Super Rugby Aotearoa (RPL) Highlanders v Chiefs. 4:30 Super Rugby Aotearoa (HLS) Highlanders v Chiefs. 4:45 Super Rugby Aotearoa (HLS) Blues v Hurricanes. 5pm Rugby Nation 6pm Ranfurly Shield 2008 (RPL) Poverty Bay v Auckland. 8pm Loosehead Footy 9pm Super Rugby Aotearoa (RPL) Blues v Hurricanes. From Eden Park in Auckland. 11pm Super Rugby Aotearoa (RPL) Highlanders v Chiefs.

Tuesday

1am Loosehead Footy 2am Super Rugby Aotearoa (HLS) Blues v Hurricanes. 2:30 Ranfurly Shield 2008 (RPL) Poverty Bay v Auckland. 4:30 Rugby Nation 5:30 Super Rugby Aotearoa (HLS) Highlanders v Chiefs. 5:45 Super Rugby Aotearoa (HLS) Blues v Hurricanes.

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

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6am Love Your Home And Garden 7am Treasures Decoded 8am The Great Polar Bear Feast 9am The Water Brothers 9:30 Money For Nothing 10:30 Building The Dream 11:30 American Restoration Noon American Restoration 12:30 Turquoise Fever PGCL 1:30 Our Guy In India 2:30 Rick Stein’s Long Weekends 3:30 Hope For Wildlife 4:30 Hugh’s Three Good Things 5pm Rachel Allen – All Things Sweet Rachel is at home in Ireland indulging in her passion for all things sweet. 5:30 Mysteries At The Museum 6:30 Salvage Hunters 7:30 World’s Greatest Hotels 8:30 The Nile – 5000 Years Of History 9:30 The Greek Islands With Julia Bradbury 10pm Travel Man – 48 Hours In Stephen Merchant joins Richard for 48 hours of medieval mini-breaking in the Croatian crib of Dubrovnik. 10:30 Salvage Hunters 11:30 Mysteries At The Museum 12:30 Hugh’s Three Good Things 1am Rachel Allen – All Things Sweet 1:30 The Water Brothers 2am Hoard Hunters 3am World’s Greatest Hotels 4am The Nile – 5000 Years Of History 5am Mysteries At The Museum PGC

UktV 6:05 Keeping Up Appearances PG 6:35 Qi MLSC 7:05 The Graham Norton Show MVL 7:55 The Bill MVC 8:45 Prime Suspect M 10:30 Death In Paradise M 11:25 Father Brown MC 12:10 Midsomer Murders M 1:45 The Bill MVC 2:40 Inspector George Gently M 4:20 The Graham Norton Show M 5:15 Who Do You Think You Are? PG 6:20 Qi PG 6:55 EastEnders PG 7:30 Qi M With Alan Davies, Jimmy Carr, Phill Jupitus and David Mitchell. 8pm Would I Lie To You? M Highlights of previously unseen material from the comedy panel show. 8:35 Doc Martin PG Louisa is intrigued to meet Martin’s therapist, Dr Rachel Timoney, but is not quite so happy when Rachel suggests she joins in. 9:30 The A Word ML A family is always a puzzle, and this one needs piecing back together, albeit in a different shape. 10:35 Inspector George Gently M

Tuesday

12:10 Midsomer Murders M 1:45 Qi PG 2:15 Qi M 2:45 Would I Lie To You? PG 3:20 Who Do You Think You Are? PG 4:20 Doc Martin PG 5:10 The A Word ML 15Jun20

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DISCOVERy 6:35 Gold Rush – White Water PG Cliffhanger. 7:30 Codes And Conspiracies PG Outlaw Bikers. 8:20 Ripley’s Believe It Or Not! PG Great Obsessions. 9:10 Aussie Gold Hunters PG 10am How Do They Do It? PG 10:25 How Do They Do It? PG 10:50 How It’s Made PG 11:15 How It’s Made PG 11:40 Outback Opal Hunters PG 12:30 A Crime To Remember MVLSC The Newlydeads. 1:20 American Monster MVLSC Band of Brothers. 2:10 Top Gear 3pm Alaska – The Last Frontier PG Preserving the Old Ways. 3:50 Gold Rush PG Golden Bombshell. 4:45 Fast N’ Loud PG Shiny and New. 5:40 Outback Opal Hunters PG 6:35 Outback Opal Hunters PG 7:30 Top Gear – The Races PG 8:30 Vegas Rat Rods PG The Real Iron Man Revealed. 9:25 Towies PG 10:15 Surveillance Oz – Dashcam PG 10:40 Surveillance Oz – Dashcam PG 11:05 Naked And Afraid MC All Falls Down. 11:55 How It’s Made PG

Tuesday

12:20 How Do They Do It? PG 12:45 The World’s Deadliest Weather Caught On Camera PG 1:35 Gold Rush PG 2:25 Moonshiners MC 3:15 Alaska – The Last Frontier PG 4:05 Codes And Conspiracies M 4:55 Naked And Afraid MLC 5:45 Gold Rush PG

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16 Ashburton Guardian

Warriors find their blueprint

Juniors flock to Domain

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UNITED ON THE REBOUND

By Adam Burns

adam.b@theguardian.co.nz

The sun shone on Mid Canterbury United at the weekend, as the seniors secured their first points of the season. At home, United’s 3-1 win over Burwood in the second week of Mainland’s Canterbury Championship League ensured the Mid Cantabrians bounced back from their opening round defeat.

The home team capitalised on two Burwood indiscretions inside the box, with skipper Edward Kettle slotting both chances from the mark. A further goal by Jamie Smitheram completed a job well done by United. However there is still plenty to work on for the reserves after they were thumped 7-1 in the club’s corresponding fixture earlier in

the day. Methven, riding high after its emphatic win during the opening weekend, were made to work in their first away game of the season as honours were shared at Cashmere Tech. The 3-3 draw ensured Methven walked away from the tough encounter with a competition point in division 2. The division 6 team however

went down to a strong Halswell Globe Trotters outfit. MCUFC’s division 4 side also enjoyed their first win of their campaign against the Hornby Honeybadgers. It was another field day for the forwards, however it was United who profited significantly during an entertaining 5-2 victory in Christchurch. United wing Oskar McLauchlan

was pivotal with two assists and a brace of his own during a satisfying outing for the visitors. Forward Nic Ross also netted a pair for United. The Ashburton Domain was a mecca for football on Saturday amid glorious conditions with the returner of local junior grades. More than 30 teams were in action during a well-supported day of football.

New Zealand lead the way in post-Covid sports

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