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A big crowd turned out to the Ashburton Trust Event Centre on Monday night to hear more about the freshwater regulations. PHOTO JAIME PITT-MACKAY 141019-JPM-0028
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Speak up, farmers urged By Linda Clarke
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Hundreds of Mid Canterbury farmers will be telling Government about their good environmental work as part of feedback on proposed contentious freshwater regulations. Other farmers, however, are thinking about a tractor march in protest. The reforms are causing angst in the rural community, where Mid Canterbury farmers are already on a journey to changing farm practices to reduce their impact on the environment and improve water quality. Their work is paying off but they say the new national blanket proposals are akin to using a sledgehammer to crack a walnut, when it was more practical and sensible to progress regional rules that would deal with specific catchment problems. The new national environmental
standards will be set by Cabinet and are not subject to appeal. They currently include rules about winter grazing, wetlands and nitrate limits for waterways. Mid Canterbury farmer Jo Burke was among the 500 people who packed into the Ashburton Trust Event Centre on Monday to hear more about the impact of the proposals. She said she was cynical about the decision-makers reading farmers’ submissions. She said 14,000 Dutch farmers faced with the same issues had recently driven their tractors to the Hague, causing thousands of kilometres of traffic jams. They had been supported by the Dutch people. In New Zealand, she said, the Government was still painting good, clean farmers as “dirty”. “How can 20-odd people end up dictating the paperwork we will have to deal with in the next 30 years instead
of farming our properties. I would love to have a tractor on the main highway. I think everyone would do in their local area. “If there are no farmers there is no food, and if there is no food there is no future.” Federated Farmers, who organised the meeting, provided policy experts who have been poring over the proposals. They said Government appeared to be in a time warp and thought farmers were still using practices from 20 years ago. But the reality was that farmers, at least in Canterbury, had recognised the impact of intensive farming and were already working towards tough new limits set by Environment Canterbury.
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Alcohol a factor in suicide stats By Susan Sandys
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Most people who complete suicide are not involved with mental health services, says chief of psychiatry at the Canterbury District Health Board. Dr Peri Renison added that alcohol was one of the most significant common factors in suicide deaths. Renison was responding to a recent study identifying a potentially growing and significant youth self-harm problem in Mid Canterbury. Self-harm is a strong risk factor for completing suicide. Renison said suicide was a complex issue and every death was a tragedy. “Suicide rates have increased in most places across the world over recent years. The causes for the increase in suicide rates are complex and it takes a whole of society response to address them,” Renison said.
He said although there was a link between suicide and mental disorders, many suicides happened impulsively in moments of crisis, with a breakdown in the ability to deal with life stresses. “Most people who complete suicide are not involved with mental health services,” he said. Research showed that alcohol, which was a depressant and took away people’s usual self-control, was one of the most significant common factors in suicide deaths. “Alcohol harm reduction steps are important for us all to focus on,” he added. Prevention efforts required co-ordination and collaboration among multiple sectors, and the board was working with various stakeholders to raise awareness of the help available, with a goal of reducing the number of suicides in Canterbury, including Ashburton.
Keas flock to Mania-o-roto park Sebastian Arenas from the Methven Keas has a go on the horizontal bungee at the Keas 40th Birthday Celebrations at the Mania-o-roto scout park on Saturday. Around 270 Keas from around the South Island made the trip for the celebrations. The children took part in 12 different activities throughout the afternoon, with those from the north of the South Island opting to camp overnight before heading home. PHOTO ROBYN HOOD 121019-RH-025
Farmers urged to speak out against reforms From P1 Federated Farmers’ CEO Terry Copeland said the reforms were complex and came with other new Government policies around carbon, biodiversity and the Resource Management Act. “They don’t realise what the accumulated effects of the policies will have on farmers. They don’t realise, or they don’t care.” He said Federated Farmers would fight – “with tractors if necessary” – to secure a future for farming. Mid Canterbury Federated Farmers president David Clark said the organisation had been accused of scaremongering about the impact of the freshwater proposals, but they amounted to “economic
vandalism” because of the financial toll they would take on farmers, rural communities and service towns like Ashburton. Farmers would no longer be able to be flexible about land use or react to markets to stay profitable while competing against farmers around the world who received subsidies from their Governments to stay viable. “We have something to be proud of and we have to make sure we manage our impact on the environment but do not destroy our economy doing so.” Questions from the audience included words like draconian and eyewatering to describe the proposals, while farmers agreed the rules needed to be practi-
cal and sensible. All were encouraged to make submissions. Rangitata MP Andrew Falloon said farmers were in fear, reflected by the big turnout at Monday’s meeting. “If David Parker had involved farmers during the process, the alarm bells wouldn’t be ringing now. There are major flaws and unintended consequences contained in his proposals. “The impact isn’t just on our rural communities, it’s every business in town that counts farmers as customers and the knock-on effect throughout the local economy.” Falloon is hosting National’s agriculture spokesman Todd Muller in Ashburton for another meeting on October 30.
MAKING A SUBMISSION? Federated Farmers says farmers should say: ■■ Whether they support or oppose specific proposals. ■■ Their investment in environment mitigation in the past few years and what they are planning for the future. ■■ The potential or estimated costs of the proposals on their farm productivity and viability. ■■ Why they need flexibility in land use, how land use can change on an annual basis and how environmental effects are managed. ■■ How farming practices have improved water quality on-farm, in catchments and in the region. Email submissions to consultation.freshwater@ mfe.govt.nz
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■■CANCER DRUG FUNDING
Andre, family fight for drug funding By Susan Sandys
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Ashburton’s Andre van Rooyen and his family are lobbying government and PHARMAC for funding of the cancer-treatment drug Crizotinib. As the Ministry of Health recently announced the funding of two new cancer drugs, van Rooyen was disappointed Crizotinib was not amongst them. Taking the $10,000-per-month drug has resulted in tumour reduction around van Rooyen’s heart and left lung, giving him hope for a longer life in the face of stage four lung cancer diagnosed in May. The family has written to the Minister of Health and the Prime Minister in an effort to further his cause. They also intend to engage with PHARMAC. PHARMAC referred the Guardian to its funding application tracker, which showed the government agency received an application to fund Crizotinib (Xalkori) from Pfizer in August 2015, and the application is now at the “Options Compared” stage. During this stage, PHARMAC staff use a prioritisation process to compare and rank pharmaceuticals for those requiring them within the amount of funding provided. “There is no guarantee when or if a ranked medicine will be funded,” it says. Last week, Minister of Health David Clark announced from December 1, PHARMAC would fund alectinib (Alecensa) for ALK positive advanced non-small cell lung cancer and trastuzumab emtansine (Kadcyla) for HER-2 positive metastatic breast cancer. A new treatment for multiple sclerosis, ocrelizumab (Ocrevus), was also being funded, while ac-
Comparing Andre van Rooyen’s scans from June (right), and after three months of treatment with Crizotinib, show a massive tumour reduction around the heart and in the left lung. PHOTO SUPPLIED cess to respiratory disease treatment pirfenidone (Esbriet) was being widened. “These new drugs will help around 420 people, including peo-
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tinuing to raise funds via givealittle, where supporters have contributed just over enough for three months of his treatment so far – $33,351.
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Mt Hutt success feeds future planning By Susan Sandys
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Mt Hutt Ski Area recorded its second highest skier numbers ever for the 2019 season which ended on Sunday. The ongoing success story that has become Mt Hutt is setting the skifield up for infrastructure improvements over the next two to five years, as well as more than $1 million in upgrades this coming summer. Ski area manager James McKenzie said this year’s high skier numbers was only surpassed by last year, when the skifield hit its highest recorded numbers since opening. Numbers had well and truly bounced back following quieter years in the wake of the Canterbury earthquakes. The 2019 season had been one of two halves, with no snowfalls for weeks after opening in June, followed by regular top-ups through the year. Natural snowfall measured three-and-a-half metres, compared to the average of four-and-a-half to five metres. The lower than average snowfall was concentrated in the second half of the season, ensuring wallto-wall coverage right up until closing day, McKenzie said. On-trail skiing with all lifts open had been possible straight from day one however, due to high quality snowmaking. And new
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Skiers and their snow-loving pooches turned out in big numbers for Mt Hutt’s Snowpalooza on Sunday. PHOTO SUPPLIED trails such as Hood’s Hollow had extended the terrain. There had been the lowest number of closed days ever for the skifield, however, poor weather
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Kidzmethven. “The success over the past few seasons at Mt Hutt is definitely leading us to future planning, we are quite excited about where Mt Hutt is going to go in the next two to five years,” McKenzie said. Snowmaking is set for improvements, and management are planning to apply for a resource consent to drill a third bore this summer. McKenzie said this year the skifield had used more than 100 million litres of water in making snow. The skifield did not wish to use any more water than this, rather the proposed bore would enable faster access to water. Other summer improvements planned include new snowmaking guns and equipment, replacing one of the machines in the grooming fleet, upgrading ski rental equipment, and road and trail safety improvements. In the next two to five years, ski lifts and the base lodge could be upgraded. For example, the quad chair could become detachable like the Summit Six, meaning it would be faster, but be able to slow down for loading and alighting. “We are conscious our terrain parks could be served better by detachable lifts,” McKenzie said. For the base lodge, improvements could be in the areas of the deck and increasing café space.
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Busy Monday for firefighters By Jaime Pitt-MacKay Jaime.p@theguardian.co.nz
Crash on Seafield Road Emergency services were called to a single-vehicle crash on Seafield Road just before 8pm on Monday evening. The car had crashed into a fence, and the road was not blocked. One person sustained minor injuries and was transported to Ashburton Hospital. PHOTO SUSAN SANDYS 141019-SS-0002
Monday proved to be a busy day for firefighters across the district, attending a variety of call-outs across the district. The busy day started with members of the Rakaia Volunteer Fire Brigade being called across the river to a tractor fire on Rakaia Selwyn Road. Chief Fire Officer Tyrone Burrowes said it was a tractor using a roller that had caught fire, and was fully involved by the time firefighters arrived. It was the first tractor fire the brigade had attended for spring, and while he was unsure of what caused the fire, he said it was a good reminder to keep an eye out for bird nests. Later that day, at around 2.10pm, the brigade were called to a medical assist after a person had suffered a stroke. Around half-an-hour later the Mount Somers Voluntary Rural Fire Force were called to assist following a car accident. Chief Fire Officer Leslie Huggins said the female driver of the vehicle appeared to have had a lapse in concentration and failed to negotiate a bend, crashing into a paddock, damaging four fence posts and a gate. The driver was uninjured and was walking around by the time firefighters arrived, and fears that the car was catching fire were determined to be dust from the car’s airbags. Later that day, around 6.37pm, firefighters from Methven and Alford Forest were called to a vegetation fire. Methven Volunteer Fire Brigade Chief Fire Officer Brent Anderson said a truck and tanker from both brigades were sent to fight a hedge fire about 10 metres in length.
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In brief Prepare for ShakeOut Be prepared to drop, cover and hold if you are visiting any of the Ashburton District Council’s facilities tomorrow. Staff and management at the council’s headquarters, library, museum and EA Networks Centre will be participating in the nationwide ShakeOut earthquake drill at 1.30pm on Thursday. Staff acting as floor or building wardens will not only be checking their colleagues are participating, but will be encouraging visitors to do so as well. The drill will last for one minute, and participants are required to drop to the ground, get under a desk, and hold on.
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Taking hospice attendees on magical journey Maxine Whiting from House of Travel recounts the highs and lows of a recent trip to Egypt at Hospice Mid Canterbury’s new Armchair Travel Programme. Held monthly, the programme takes participants to a variety of destinations, and this month Cambodia and Vietnam are on the itinerary. The programme is in addition to another introduced recently, that of exercise therapy. EA Networks Centre gym instructor Matt Roxburgh is taking a small group of clients, including those in wheelchairs, through activity tailored to suit their needs, at the hospice base. Manager Christine Wilson said the charity was grateful for the support of House of Travel and the EA Networks Centre for the two programmes. Other new programmes are on the horizon, and they include a course for caregivers, a breathing and relaxation class and a bereavement support group. PHOTO SUPPLIED
Murder charge laid following Foxton shooting NZME A 46-year-old man has been charged with murder after a fatal shooting in Foxton. The man will appear in Palmerston North District Court today. The 47-year-old man, who was
shot in the incident on Monday, died yesterday in hospital. A scene examination is under way and was expected to continue overnight. On Monday, schools in Foxton were in lockdown after the alleged shooting.
Just after midday on Monday, Manawatu College principal Bruce McIntyre issued an “urgent notice’’ online, telling the public that police had asked the school to go into lockdown because of an incident on Main St. A worker at the Foxton Ham-
mer Hardware said they were told a person had been shot. He said, about 12.15pm, that police were at the back of their building. He did not see or hear any gunshots, but said they had seen “the aftermath”.
High alert for stink bugs Mid Canterbury people heading to Japan for the final stages of the Rugby World Cup are being advised to check for unwanted hitch-hikers when they return. It is high season for the crop-eating brown marmorated stink bug (BMSB) and recent swarms of green stink bugs and yellow spotted stink bugs have occurred on Kobe, Japan. Biosecurity Minister Damien O’Connor is warning all travelling Kiwis to be vigilant for the bugs, which would be devastating for agriculture in New Zealand if allowed to establish here. The sneaky pest has been caught at the border many times, hitch-hiking on passengers and in imported goods. People who have been in Asia, North America, Chile, or Europe, are advised to check their luggage on return to New Zealand. Adult stink bugs can hide in cracks and crevices, so pay extra attention to these. Anyone buying goods online or receiving mail or parcels from overseas should also check for the hitch-hikers. “We’re on high alert to stop BMSB arriving in New Zealand,” O’Connor said. “The high season runs until April 30 and we’ve strengthened our measures to stop stink bug establishing itself here, “It’s an especially timely reminder
WHAT DO THEY LOOK LIKE? Adults are about the size of a $1 coin and have: ■■ White banding on the antennae. ■■ Alternate black and white markings on the abdomen. ■■ Eggs that are light green, barrel shaped, and found in clusters of 20 to 30.
for those travelling to Rugby World Cup matches. A recent swarm of green stink bug and yellow spotted stink bug have occurred in Kobe, Japan. Biosecurity NZ staff based there will continue to ensure we have the right measures in place. We want to keep the risk offshore as much as possible. “They’re a damaging economic pest and a significant household nuisance.” In the past few months, New Zealand has increased the number of additional BMSB risk countries from 16 to 33 and upped its mandatory pre-arrival treatment requirements for targeted vehicles, machinery and parts.
O’Connor said Biosecurity NZ was working more closely with its Australian counterparts to identify risk offshore and co-ordinate their actions. “We’re also sending Biosecurity NZ staff overseas to visit and audit treatment providers, shippers and freight forwarders in Europe.” All cruise ship operators also have to show they’ve taken measures to prevent pests arriving and hi-tech scanning equipment to find the bug in luggage and mail is also a work in progress. There are also three dogs trained specifically to find stink bugs. If you think you’ve found a brown marmorated stink bug, catch it and call Biosecurity NZ immediately on 0800 80 99 66.
A drink driver featured in Ashburton District Court news this week says she was not stopped on Wakanui Road for drink driving, as reported. Marica Jane Gordon, 50, admitted a charge of driving with excess blood alcohol (162mg/100ml of blood) on Wakanui Road on April 24. She pulled out in front of a car and another driver reported her for suspected drink driving. She said she drove home and police then paid her a visit, which was followed by her being processed for drink driving.
Alleged thief dies A man who was critically injured during an attempted van theft has died in hospital. The alleged thief and his accomplice were confronted by the van’s owner and involved in an altercation which left the owner and one of the alleged thieves in hospital. The man was critically injured during the incident on Te Atatu Rd, in West Auckland at the weekend. He died yesterday in hospital, police said. “His death will be referred to the Coroner and police’s thoughts are with his family,” Detective Senior Sergeant Kim Libby, Waitemata CIB, said. - NZME
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OUR VIEW
The numbers are in, how did we fare? W
ith the dust finally settling on the local government elections at the weekend, there’s a bit of time to now be able to sit down and think about how we performed. Not how our candidates performed throughout the process, but more how we, the members of this community, performed in terms of our voter turnout. By the numbers, we exceeded the mark set at the previous election with a percentage turnout of voters of just over the 55 per cent mark – up two per cent on the previous election. That’s a good result. But you can’t help but feel like we could have done a little bit better and done a little bit more. There are close to 22,000
eligible voters in the Ashburton District but only 11,500 filled out the bit of paper delivered to them and sent it back. It’s not as bad some other areas, that’s for sure – but it’s still not huge numbers. Surely we could do better. Whether it’s a systematic issue with the entire process that means that almost half of the voting papers remain untouched
and not returned or whether it’s a conceived idea in some minds that there just isn’t enough information out there to inform, it’s vital that the more people we can get voting in elections like this, the better. In a time when we head more and more towards a digital age dominating our lives and the value of paper and mail continues to diminish, surely there’s an option somewhere that will open the voting process up to a whole new league in the community. It’s hard work spotting a postal box anywhere these days, where in years gone by they used to be in prominent positions right around the district, they are now, in some parts, obsolete.
And if you take a walk around our CBD on any given day you can guarantee you’ll walk past, or in some cases into, a 30-something on their phone. That’s where we live, that’s what we like to operate off – the idea of having to fill something out with a pen, place it into an envelope and then mail it back is almost foreign to that generation. So, it’s vitally important, that like almost every other section of life, that our election process gets with the times and at least offers the potential for someone to vote using a method in which they are familiar. Maybe it might not have lifted our number of voters significantly, but any progress is good
progress right? We’ve seen a lot of close run races over the past week with some numbers at the bare minimum in terms of difference between one candidate and the next and it’s not hard to imagine that some might be sitting back this week wondering what might have happened if only a few more had taken the time to vote. We put so much importance and significance on our local elections and then bestow a large amount of power onto those who we are electing. It seems only fair then that we have a voting system which allows maximum exposure and as greater turn out as is possibly achievable.
Midland, Texas, ended happily as rescuers freed Jessica McClure, an 18-month-old girl trapped in a narrow, abandoned well. In 1991, a deadly shooting rampage took place in Killeen, Texas, as a gunman opened fire at a Luby’s Cafeteria, killing 23 people before taking his own life. In 2002, President George W. Bush signed a congressional resolution authorising war against Iraq. The White House announced that North Korea had disclosed it had a nuclear weapons programme. Ten years ago: The government reported that the federal budget deficit for the just-ended fiscal year totalled an all-time high of
$1.42 trillion (a record which still stands). Agricultural officials said pigs in Minnesota had tested positive for the H1N1 virus, or swine flu, the first such cases in the US Five years ago: During a special congressional hearing on the Ebola crisis, Republican lawmakers pressed for a ban on travel to the US from the West African outbreak zone; the White House resisted the idea and tried to tamp down fear as the pool of Americans being monitored expanded. One year ago: A Turkish official said police searching the Saudi Consulate found evidence that
Saudi writer Jamal Khashoggi had been killed there. Today’s birthdays: Actress Angela Lansbury is 94. Actor Peter Bowles is 83. Actorproducer Tony Anthony is 82. Actor Barry Corbin is 79. Rock musician C.F. Turner is 76. Actress Suzanne Somers is 73. Rock singer-musician Bob Weir is 72. Producer-director David Zucker is 72. Actor Daniel Gerroll is 68. Actor Morgan Stevens is 68. Actress Martha Smith is 67. Comedian-actor Andy Kindler is 63. Actor-director Tim Robbins is 61. Actor-musician Gary Kemp is 60. Singer-musician Bob Mould is 59. Actor Randy Vasquez is 58.
Rock musician Flea is 57. Actor Christian Stolte is 57. Actor Todd Stashwick is 51. Actress Terri J. Vaughn is 50. Singer Wendy Wilson is 50. Rapper B-Rock is 48. Rock singer Chad Gray is 48. Actor Paul Sparks is 48. Actress Kellie Martin is 44. Singer John Mayer is 42. Actor Jeremy Jackson is 39. Actress Caterina Scorsone is 39. Actress Brea Grant is 38. Actor Kyler Pettis is 27. Tennis star Naomi Osaka is 22. Thought for today: “No persons are more frequently wrong, than those who will not admit they are wrong.” — Francois, Duc de la Rochefoucauld, French moralist (1613-1680). - AP
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TODAY IN HISTORY Today is Wednesday, October 16, the 289th day of 2019. There are 76 days left in the year. Today’s highlight in history: In 1793, during the French Revolution, Marie Antoinette, the queen of France, was beheaded. On this date: In 1859, radical abolitionist John Brown led a group of 21 men in a raid on Harpers Ferry in western Virginia. (Ten of Brown’s men were killed and five escaped. Brown and six followers were captured; all were executed.) In 1901, Booker T. Washington dined at the White House as the guest of President Theodore Roosevelt, whose invitation to the black educator sparked controversy. In 1914, the main body of NZEF sails to war. Thousands of Wellingtonians rose before dawn and crowded vantage points around the harbour to watch as 10 grey-painted troopships, escorted by four warships, sailed to war. In 1934, Chinese Communists, under siege by the Nationalists, began their “long march” lasting a year from southeastern to northwestern China. In 1936, Jean Batten reaches Auckland after epic solo flight. Jean Batten left for New Zealand from Kent, England, at 4.20am. on October 5, 1936. Despite the early hour, a large media contingent gathered to see her off; Batten was already famous for her successful solo flights from England to Australia in May 1934, and to South America in November 1935. In 1968, American athletes Tommie Smith and John Carlos sparked controversy at the Mexico City Olympics by giving “black power” salutes during a victory ceremony after they’d won gold and bronze medals in the 200-metre race. In 1978, the College of Cardinals of the Roman Catholic Church chose Cardinal Karol Wojtyla to be the new pope; he took the name John Paul II. In 1987, a 58-1/2-hour drama in
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Ashburton’s mayor elect Neil Brown with his wife Judy.
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Strong turnout for local government elections T
he big news this past week has been the outcome of the local government elections, and with the preliminary results released over the weekend, we are almost at the point of certainty about which people will be leading our district for the next three years around the council table. The Ashburton District has a new mayor-elect, Neil Brown. He is joined by five returning councillors (Diane Rawlinson, Leen Braam, Liz McMillan, Lynette Lovett and Stuart Wilson) and three new additions to the council team (Carolyn Cameron, John Falloon and Rodger Letham) plus former mayor Angus McKay as a councillor. Of course, the official results are yet to be released this week, but as it stands, we have a very firm indication of who our elected members are for the next three years. I’d like to take this opportunity to congratulate these rep-
Hamish Riach CEO’S MESSAGE
resentatives on being elected, and also acknowledge those candidates who missed out. Putting your name forward to represent your community is not an easy decision, yet is the cornerstone of democracy. In particular, I’d like to thank our previous term of councillors who either did not seek re-election or who were unsuccessful at the weekend; former mayor Donna Favel, Alasdair Urquhart, Peter Reveley, Russell Ellis, Selwyn Price and Thelma Bell. Thank you for your tireless service to our district. One of the outcomes that may have been missed in this week’s election coverage was
our voter turnout. Strong turnout for elections is a great thing for local democracy. I was very pleased to see that we surpassed the 2016 election turnout, with 55.1 per cent of eligible voters returning their ballot papers. Three years ago, this was 53.2 per cent. Many Canterbury councils out-performed the national turnout of 41.47 per cent, and Ashburton District sat highly amongst our neighbouring councils. Interestingly, South Island communities generally experienced better turnout than those in the North Island. It’s a positive outcome that more people made their voices heard on the future of our district these elections. Moving forward, we have an important date coming up. Next Thursday at 10am (October 24) our new term of council will be sworn in at the inaugural council meeting.
Hamish Riach is the chief executive officer of the Ashburton District Council. 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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US puts sanctions on Turkey AP Targeting Turkey’s economy, President Donald Trump announced sanctions Monday aimed at restraining the Turks’ assault against Kurdish fighters and civilians in Syria – an assault Turkey began after Trump announced he was moving US troops out of the way. The United States also called on Turkey to stop the invasion and declare a ceasefire, and Trump is sending vice president Mike Pence and national security adviser Robert O’Brien to Ankara as soon as possible in an attempt to begin negotiations. Pence said Trump spoke directly to Turkish leader Recep Tayyip Erdogan, who promised not attack the border town of Kobani, which in 2015 witnessed the Islamic State group’s first defeat in a battle by USbacked Kurdish fighters. “President Trump communicated to him very clearly that the United States of American wants Turkey to stop the invasion, implement an immediate ceasefire and to begin to negotiate with Kurdish forces in Syria to bring an end to the violence,” Pence said. The Americans were scrambling for Syria’s exits, a move criticised at home and abroad as opening the door to a resurgence of the Islamic State group, whose violent takeover of Syrian and Iraqi lands five years ago was the reason American forces came in the first place. Trump said the approximately 1000 US troops who had been
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Smoke billows from fires on targets in Tel Abyad, Syria, caused by bombardment from Turkish forces. PHOTO AP partnering with local Kurdish fighters to battle IS in northern Syria are leaving the country. They will remain in the Middle East, he said, to prevent a revival of Isis. The Turks began attacks in Syria last week against the Syrian Kurdish fighters, whom the Turks see as terrorists. On Monday, Syrian government troops moved north toward the border region, setting up a potential clash with Turkish-led forces. Trump said Turkey’s invasion is “precipitating a humanitarian crisis and setting conditions for possible war crimes,” a reference to reports of Turkish-backed fighters executing Kurdish fighters on
the battlefield. The Kurdish forces, previously allied with the US, said they had reached a deal with President Bashar Assad’s government to help them fend off Turkey’s invasion, a move that brings Russian forces deeper into the conflict. In his sanctions announcement, Trump said he was halting negotiations on a $100 billion trade deal with Turkey and raising steel tariffs back up to 50 per cent. Trump also imposed sanctions on three senior Turkish officials and Turkey’s defence and energy ministries. “I am fully prepared to swiftly destroy Turkey’s economy if Turkish leaders continue down this dangerous and destructive path,” Trump said.
Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said the sanctions will hurt an already weak Turkish economy. American troops consolidated their positions in northern Syria and prepared to evacuate equipment in advance of a full withdrawal, a US defence official said. The official said US officials were weighing options for a potential future counter-Isis campaign, including the possibility of waging it with a combination of air power and special operations forces based outside Syria, perhaps in Iraq. The hurried preparations for a US exit were triggered by Trump’s decision to expand a limited troop pullout into a complete withdrawal.
Hopes fade for Brexit deal – ‘more time’ says EU NZME Boris Johnson’s hopes of securing a Brexit deal at a European summit this week appeared doomed on after Antti Rinne, the Finnish prime minister and holder of the rotating EU presidency, said that “more time” was needed. Expectation is growing that negotiations in Brussels on Johnson’s revised plan will extend beyond this week’s summit, which starts on Thursday, with the possibility of another emergency Brexit summit the following week. “I think there is no time in a practical or legal way to find an agreement before the EU Council meeting,” Rinne told a news conference in Helsinki. “We need more time.” Simon Coveney, Ireland’s deputy prime minister, told the broadcaster RTE it “was too early to say” whether a breakthrough could be made this week but added that it might be necessary “to move into next week”. The complexity of Johnson’s plans, by which Northern Ireland would be placed in an unprecedented dual customs zone with the UK and EU, would require a big upheaval in the EU
Boris Johnson customs code and extensive legal work. The news came as even the Queen appeared to hint that Johnson’s hopes of leaving the EU at the end of October were open to doubt, in her speech to open the new session of parliament. Rather than declaring that the government would take Britain out of the EU on October 31, the monarch said: “My government’s priority has always been to secure the United Kingdom’s departure from the European Union on October 31.” Johnson’s allies insisted that was still the government’s intention and denied that the Queen had asked for a change in the phraseology so that she
did not make a commitment that could not be honoured. Downing Street maintains that a deal is possible at this week’s summit but the moment of truth will come on Wednesday night when EU ambassadors prepare the two-day meeting in Brussels. If no deal is possible at the October 17-18 summit, Johnson may decide to cancel a planned sitting of the House of Commons on Saturday – the first such sitting since the start of the Falklands war in 1982. The prime minister would then be bound under the terms of the so-called Benn Act to write a letter to the EU by 11pm on Saturday requesting an extension of the Brexit process until at least January 31, 2020. However, his allies have previously suggested the prime minister might delay sending the letter, possibly challenging the act in court, perhaps giving him time to secure a deal at a second EU summit next week. Meanwhile, Johnson was facing a renewed threat from a cross-party “rebel alliance” of MPs opposed to a no-deal Brexit who are pushing for a second EU referendum. One idea – mooted by former Tory ministers Oliver Letwin
and Nick Boles alongside Labour MP Stephen Kinnock – would resurrect Theresa May’s failed Brexit withdrawal agreement but add guarantees on the environment, consumer protection and workers’ rights. Some rebels concede that if Johnson pulls off a last-minute deal then some former Tory MPs would swing behind him rather than back a second referendum. Jeremy Corbyn, the Labour leader, is under huge pressure from senior figures in the shadow cabinet to shift towards backing a second referendum on Mr Johnson’s deal. Keir Starmer, shadow Brexit secretary, said at the weekend that there was “only one way out” of the current impasse – in a reference to another referendum. Instead, however, Corbyn is – for now – still pushing to force an election first in which Labour would seek to renegotiate a new deal. One Labour official close to the discussions said: “A referendum is where most of the party and most of the MPs are. We will get to that position in the end, but it will be so messy we’ll end up getting none of the credit for it.”
Sir Elton John says Michael Jackson was “mentally ill” and “disturbing to be around”. The singer – who first met the late King of Pop early on in his career – has claimed he became concerned about the hitmaker over the years. In an excerpt from his new memoir Me, he wrote: “I’d known Michael since he was 13 or 14 ... He was just the most adorable kid you could imagine. But at some point in the intervening years, he started sequestering himself away from the world, and away from reality.” He alleged: “God knows what was going on in his head, and God knows what prescription drugs he was being pumped full of, but every time I saw him in his later years I came away thinking the poor guy had totally lost his marbles.”
A revealing memoir She’s famed for being prim and proper but as Mary Poppins star Julie Andrews publishes a new memoir, her less than saintly off-screen life suggests she isn’t practically perfect in every way. The actress and singer who became a huge Hollywood star playing sweet and squeaky clean characters, Mary Poppins and Maria in The Sound of Music. Starting with an unhappy childhood in Surrey in which she was forced to become the breadwinner for her alcoholic parents, followed by two difficult marriages and a career riddled with disappointments, Andrews’ life was most unlike that of her saintly on-screen personas.
K-Pop star found dead South Korean pop star and actress Sulli was found dead at her home south of Seoul on Monday, police said. The 25-year-old was found after her manager went to her home in Seongnam because she didn’t answer phone calls for hours, said Kim Seong-tae, an official from the Seongnam Sujeong Police Department. Kim said that there were no signs of foul play and that police did not find a suicide note. “The investigation is ongoing and we won’t make presumptions about the cause of death,” said Kim, adding that security camera footage at Sulli’s home showed no signs of an intrusion.
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House prices continue their rise
expect aggregated price gains to pick up towards 5-6 per cent year-on-year in 2020.” House prices rose the most in Southland, up 18.2 per cent in the latest year, followed by the Manawatu-Whanganui region, up 15.9 per cent, Gisborne-Hawkes Bay, up 13 per cent, and Taranaki, up
Fletchers in hospital build dispute NZME
Fletcher Building is in a $31 million contractual dispute with the Ministry of Health over the unfinished, over budget $77.8 million Grey Base hospital in Greymouth. The NZX-listed construction company won’t talk about the dispute “due to the confidentiality requirements of our contracts,” but the matter was disclosed in the government’s June 2019 accounts as a contingent liability. Fletcher was awarded the contract for the 8500 square metre, 56-bed hospital in 2015 and it was due for completion in 2018. The dispute is likely to play out in secret as the NZX-listed construction company has given notice for arbitration proceedings. The parties are yet to set a date or appoint an arbitrator. The government’s accounts, released last week, show Fletcher initiated the case and mediation was held on September 17, with both parties unable to come to a resolution on disputed costs. A Ministry of Health spokesperson could not give an opening date for the hospital but said it is in regular contact with Fletcher to get it done as soon as possible. “While the physical building is reaching a high level of completion, there is still a large amount of work to be completed by Fletcher’s to ensure they fulfil all their contractual obligations before sign-off can be done, as well as the commissioning of the building.” In 2016, the ministry said the project would cost another $9.7 million because subcontractors were expensive and it was competing for workers on the Canterbury rebuild. The original estimate was $68.1 million. The West Coast District Health
Board’s annual plan for 2018/19 es- Terry Moore noted that he considtimated the hospital would cost an- ered it important to keep the relaother $10-13 million. tionship with Fletcher non-legal “as The ministry said in a statement long as we can in terms of ensuring the budget has “increased slightly”. the quality is worked on and to keep In 2012, the West Coast Partner- the pressure on to respond to obship Group was formed specially to servations in a timely manner,” the oversee the development. Its chair, minutes say. Clayton Cosgrove, referred all quesMeanwhile, Fletcher is currently tions about the dispute to the Min- fighting a $7.5 million case brought istry of Health, which didn’t respond by Electrix, one of the subcontracto BusinessDesk’s question for detail tors on the Christchurch Justice and about the case in its emailed re- Emergency Services Precinct in the sponse. High Court at Auckland. However, partially redacted meetIn August, Precinct Properties said ing minutes of the group have been it had withheld $34 million for deavailable online since 2016, the most lays on its Commercial Bay project recent of which are dated May 3, in Downtown Auckland while in the 2019. same month SkyCity Entertainment The May minutes record how at Group said it had withheld $39.5 the time the group agreed for fort- million in liquidated damages for nightly meetings to be held between the International Convention Centhe DHB’s deputy director-gener- tre. al of performance Michelle Arrowsmith and the head of Fletcher’s construction divi* sion Peter Reidy, with invited other key parties for “issue resolution purposes”. p.a. “In essence, it was considreturn for the quarter ending 30/09/2019 ered that there were few instances where the ministry and consultants were holding up issues that impact BACKED BY REGISTERED FIRST MORTGAGE SECURITIES on the contractor’s ability to progress the work and what issues were raised were quite recent ones. On a positive note, senior Fletcher management are trying to manKEEP YOUR SAVINGS ON TARGET age the issues and move forward,” the minutes say. If you’re looking for a simple, “Minutes are to be taken straightforward investment, call us of these meetings to ensure 0800 800 212 | www.nzmit.co.nz accurate records are kept including the contractor’s con*Units in the Fund are offered pursuant to a Product Disclosure Statement dated 20/09/19 which is available on our website or on the Disclose firmation that the ministry Register www.disclose-register.companiesoffice.govt.nz. Returns are shown as a per annum equivalent before tax but after all fees and expenses have and consultants are not causbeen deducted and based on the current unit price as at the end of each quarter. Past returns do not guarantee future performance. Fund Managers ing the contractor delays.” Otago Ltd is the issuer of the units and Manager of the Fund with offices at Level 8, ASB House, 248 Cumberland St, Dunedin. Partnership group member
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ing market and housing-related investment,” he says. “Recent policy moves that have targeted the investor side of the market should contain any exuberance. “We think the housing market will continue to strengthen heading into next year and we
11.1 per cent. No other region saw an annual house price decline, but Northland prices rose just 1.1 per cent and Canterbury was up 2.8 per cent. In the capital, annual house price inflation was 8.7 per cent and prices in Otago were 7.2 per cent higher than a year ago. REINZ chose to highlight the median price, which was up 6.6 per cent to $597,000. The reason for the variance from the 3.6 per cent HPI increase is explained by a greater number of sales of houses worth more than $500,000 while those worth less accounted for 36.4 per cent of sales down from 40.9 per cent in September last year. Houses worth between $750,000 and $999,999 accounted for 17.2 per cent of sales, up from 13.9 per cent in September last year. The HPI is the measure RBNZ looks at when formulating monetary policy – it developed the index to iron out price distortions caused by differences in the size and types of homes sold.
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House price inflation continued to tick higher in September and national sales volumes recovered to the highest level for the month in three years, led by activity in Auckland. The Real Estate Institute’s national house price index rose 3.6 per cent in the year ended September, up from the 2.9 per cent annual pace in August and 1.5 per cent in July. Sales volumes nationally were 5896 in the latest month, up 3.3 per cent on September last year, and in Auckland they were up 6.3 per cent. Annual house price inflation in Auckland remains slightly negative at 0.8 per cent but prices in the wider city rose 2.8 per cent in the three months ended September. Excluding Auckland, house prices rose 7.6 per cent in the latest year, accelerating from the 6.8 per cent annual pace in August. “There were real signs of a winter thaw in September,” Jere-
my Couchman, an economist at Kiwibank said. “What’s more, strength was seen in Auckland’s market, a market that has been dragging headline indicators down,” Couchman says. “The worm looks to have turned in the Supercity.” He points to other signs of strength in the data, including that the number of days it took to sell a house fell three days to 37 in seasonally adjusted terms, below the historical average of 39 days. “Business confidence may have disappointed the Reserve Bank since the August monetary policy statement but at least the housing market is moving in the expected direction,” Couchman says, adding that the central bank is still likely to cut its official cash rate next month to 0.75 per cent from its current record low at 1 per cent. The expected rate cut, along with the other two this year which have brought the OCR down from 1.75 per cent, “should add further impetus to the hous-
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Meals hot out of the oven Tray baked meals could be the new, quick go-to in the kitchen. They’re as simple as preparing meat and vegetables, piling them onto a baking tray, tossing them with oil and seasonings and letting them bake in the oven. Serve with a salad or bread and enjoy. And, there’s the bonus of just one baking tray to wash up. Tray baked Mediterranean lamb
Tray baked pork dinner Tomato egg tray bake 900g ripe vine tomatoes 3 garlic cloves 3T olive oil 4 large free-range eggs 2T chopped parsley ■■ Preheat the oven to fan 180°C. ■■ Cut the tomatoes into quarters or thick wedges, then spread them over a fairly shallow 1.5 litre ovenproof dish. ■■ Peel the garlic, slice thinly and sprinkle over the tomatoes. ■■ Drizzle with the olive oil, season well with salt and pepper. ■■ Stir everything together until the tomatoes are glistening. ■■ Slide the dish into the oven and bake for 40 minutes until the tomatoes have softened and are tinged with brown. ■■ Make four gaps among the tomatoes. ■■ Break an egg into each gap and cover the dish with a sheet of foil. ■■ Return it to the oven for 5-10 minutes until the eggs are set to your liking. ■■ Scatter over the herbs. ■■ Serve piping hot with thick slices of toast or warm ciabatta and a green salad on the side.
Sausage and pumpkin bake 4-5 unpeeled garlic cloves 4-5 fresh sage leaves 300g red and yellow cherry tomatoes, on the vine 350g chopped pumpkin 3T olive oil 3-4T balsamic vinegar 6 free-range pork chipolatas ■■ Preheat the oven to 160°C. ■■ Toss together the garlic cloves, sage leaves, tomatoes and prepared pumpkin with the olive oil, half the balsamic vinegar and a good pinch of seasoning. ■■ Tumble into a small baking tray and fit the chipolata sausages in snugly among the veg. ■■ Put in the oven and cook for 45-50 minutes, carefully turning the sausages over halfway through. ■■ Remove from the oven, season again and drizzle over the remaining balsamic vinegar. ■■ Divide between two shallow bowls and serve with crusty bread to mop up the juices.
Curried chicken tray bake 8 chicken drumsticks 3T olive oil 1t garlic paste 1t ginger paste 1t garam masala 1t turmeric 150ml pot natural yoghurt 500g new potatoes, halved 4 large tomatoes, roughly chopped 1 red onion, finely chopped Small pack coriander, chopped ■■ Put the drumsticks in a large bowl. ■■ Add 1T oil, the garlic, ginger, garam masala, turmeric and 2T yoghurt. ■■ Toss together with your hands until coated. ■■ Leave to marinate for at least 30 minutes (can be left in the fridge overnight). ■■ Heat oven to 180°C. ■■ Put the potatoes in a large roasting tin with the remaining oil and plenty of seasoning. ■■ Add the chicken drumsticks and bake for 40-45 minutes until cooked and golden. ■■ Scatter the tomatoes, onion, coriander and some seasoning over the chicken and potatoes, with the remaining yoghurt served on the side.
4 pork cutlets 4T olive oil 300g small new potatoes, halved 1 red onion, cut into wedges 1 lemon, cut into wedges 250g cherry tomatoes 1C Kalamata olives 4-5 sprigs of oregano 60g feta cheese Salt and pepper to taste ■■ Preheat oven to 180°C. ■■ Season pork fillets with salt and pepper and set aside. ■■ Heat the olive oil in a large frying pan, then fry the pork cutlets for 3 minutes on either side ■■ Remove the pork and add the potatoes. ■■ Cook for 3-4 minutes or until slightly golden. ■■ Place the pork cutlets, potatoes, red onion, olives, lemon wedges, tomatoes and oregano into a large baking tray lined with baking paper. ■■ Drizzle over a little olive oil and season with salt and pepper. ■■ Place the baking tray in the oven and cook for 25-30 minutes – or until the potatoes are golden and the pork is cooked through. ■■ Serve immediately with crumbled feta cheese, fresh lemon wedges and oregano leaves.
1/4 C olive oil 1t balsamic vinegar, or use red wine vinegar 4 lamb leg steaks, trimmed of fat 2t black peppercorns 1t cumin seeds 2 red onions, cut in quarters 2 large eggplants 2 garlic cloves, crushed 400g cherry tomatoes, pricked 1T fresh coriander, chopped ■■ Mix 1T of the oil with the vinegar and lightly brush over the steaks. ■■ Crush the peppercorns and add the cumin seeds. ■■ Pat the mixture gently into the steaks and place them in a non-metallic dish. ■■ Set aside, or cover and refrigerate, for several hours. ■■ Preheat the oven to 200°C. ■■ Cut the eggplants into chunks and add onion in bowl. ■■ Drizzle with the remaining oil, add the garlic, then toss to lightly coat the vegetables with oil. ■■ Heat a large, heavy-based roasting pan over a medium-high heat. ■■ Sear the steaks for about one minute on each side and set aside. ■■ Tip the vegetables into the hot pan and spread them out. ■■ Place in the oven and roast for 15-20 minutes until softened. ■■ Lay the lamb steaks over the vegetables and drizzle any juices in the dish over the lamb. ■■ Roast for a further 10 minutes. ■■ Scatter tomatoes into the pan and return to the oven for another 8-10 minutes. ■■ Season to taste and serve sprinkled with coriander.
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TEST YOURSELF Test yourself with the Guardian’s weekday quiz 1 - Which of the present US states was an independent kingdom until 1893? a. California b. Hawaii c. Florida 2 - In Japanese cuisine what are udons? a. Fried mushrooms b. Steamed dumplings c. Thick noodles 3 - In which year did the first Winter Paralympics take place? a. 1976 b. 1984 c. 1992 4 - As at May 2019, how many of the 50 US States still have the death penalty? a. 29 b. 35 c. 41 5 - What is the skateboarding term for riding backwards? a. Reversio b. Fakie c. Goofy slide 6 - The word ‘shampoo’ is derived from which language? a. Italian b. Hebrew c. Hindi 7 - Which of these is a test for the consistency of fresh concrete? a. Slump test b. Slip test c. Strop test 8 - According to Forbes magazine in 2018, Kendall Jenner is the world’s highest paid? a. Model b. Politician c. TV chat show host
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Something special brewing By Patrick McKendry There are rugby games and then there are events; occasions attached with so much emotion you can be caught up in a strange feeling of watching history unfold. It’s a sensation which grabs you in the gut and takes you outside yourself for 80 minutes. How does that happen? Sport is said to be a reflection of life or society and that seems pretty much right. It’s often not fair and it can be brutal and unforgiving. It can be venal and cynical. But it can be beautiful too. The Japan v Scotland Rugby World Cup match played in front of 72,000 people at Yokohama Stadium on Sunday was beautiful. It was also visceral in its intensity. And it was loud. Boy was it loud. Japanese rugby fans prefer to cheer both teams out of fairness. So far during this tournament, an increasingly special one for the country and the unbeaten host team who progressed to the quarter-finals for the first time in their history with their incredible 28-21 victory over Scotland, good play from both sides has been applauded. But this time even the most reserved of home supporters yelled at the top of their lungs when a player in red and white did something to help his team, always the team; the collective, rather than the individual. The Brave Blossoms were playing for more than themselves, their families and their country. They were playing specifically for those killed in Typhoon Hagibis which swept up the country the day before and put this match under threat.
Michael Leitch and his troops celebrate victory over the Scots. PHOTO AP
They were playing for those injured and for those who lost their homes and livelihoods. It was, frankly, special to be a part of, and nearly everyone who was there will feel the same way. It was the game this tournament needed. It was necessary because the volunteers and public deserve it. There is a word in Japanese – “Omotenashi” – which, roughly translated, describes the way Japanese hosts pay attention to detail and anticipate their guests’ needs. I’ve lost count of the stories I’ve heard here of lost wallets being returned fully intact, of people
being chased down the road after dropping a small amount of money or forgetting something, of the horror on the face of a restaurant worker having to turn a group away because there were no tables available. After the typhoon blew through and it was decided the Japan v Scotland match would go ahead, the stadium pack-in was done in six hours. It would normally take two days. It looked immaculate because there was no alternative; to do otherwise would present the country in an unflattering light, to be less than gracious.
It’s an attitude we can all learn from, and it’s one we would all do well to try to adopt. One former All Black told me recently that it makes you think about how us New Zealanders treat visitors, especially those from Asia, and he was dead right – it really does. So get behind Japan the country and the team. Get behind their Kiwi coaches Jamie Joseph and Tony Brown and captain Michael Leitch, a former Chiefs player who went to school in Christchurch and can now speak Japanese like a local. Joseph revealed he didn’t start Leitch in a match recently because the attention and pressure from the public may have been getting too much for him. He can’t walk through a train station without being mobbed. After the Scotland victory, Leitch went to bed at 1.30am but didn’t sleep a wink. He was up a few hours later to face the media as usual. Want another reason to support them? I’ll finish with a personal email from Kelly, a rugby-loving Kiwi who has lived in Japan for many years. “This tournament has united a nation like I’ve never seen before,” she wrote. “It’s always been us and them and still is in many respects but rugby has united the nation and the world. “If the shoe had been on the other foot and Japan [were] denied the opportunity to play and go through they would have accepted it with humility and grace. Jamie Joseph, Michael Leitch and the rest of the Brave Blossoms take a bow.” There’s something special happening here. Another victory on Sunday against South Africa and who knows what might happen.
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Luck deserts the Irish at worst possible time By Chris Rattue
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orget the controversial dismissal of players during these World Cup games in Japan. Ireland have been robbed before the quarter-final with New Zealand has even kicked off in Tokyo. The three-game ban on midfielder Bundee Aki is the tournament’s lowest point outside of the human tragedy caused by a massive typhoon. Aki’s ban is an injustice which hurts the tournament’s credibility. It reeks of cold-hearted dogma. I don’t believe Aki should even have been sent off against Samoa, for an alleged high shoulder-first tackle on Ulupano Seuteni. But however it played out on
the field, there was time for natural justice to set things right. It hasn’t. Players in the sudden-death World Cup games, with everything on the line, will be more confused than ever over whether instincts built up over many years are now – suddenly – all wrong. This was no ordinary tackle situation. The ball was bouncing around with Aki and Seuteni zooming in on it. The Samoan first five-eighths got there first, by a split second, and Aki reacted with a strong upright tackle. What was he supposed to do – approach the situation in the crouching position or suddenly dive out of the way? It wasn’t as if Aki had lined an opponent up, or had time to react when – as he made the
front-on tackle – Seuteni had already and very clearly slipped towards the ground. Many of us understand those rugby bosses must make the game safer, or be seen to be doing so. But it is not a one-size-fits-all situation. It was a shock to discover that the powerful midfield back had been stood down. What makes no sense is the ruling stating “the committee did not accept that there was sufficient evidence of a sudden drop in the ball carrier’s height”. There absolutely was. I’d also dispute the ruling that Aki was “in open space and had a clear line of sight before the contact”. He was in open space but was initially approaching the ball, not concentrating on where his opponent was.
What World Rugby is also failing to take into account is that this World Cup is taking place during a transition phase, when players instincts have not had time to be properly recalibrated. In some cases, the game is right to ignore this point, when tacklers have plenty of time to line an opponent up. But in this case, they are horribly wrong. The world tournament is, in effect, being heavily shaped by experimental rules. The independent Judicial Committee was chaired by Adam Casselden SC (Australia) alongside former Scotland coach Frank Hadden and former Romanian referee Valeriu Toma. Were their hands tied? I’m not sure. But Ireland and Aki have been extremely hard done by. The decision is a farce, and we’re all the poorer for it.
RESULTS ■■ Golf Ashburton Golf Club October 12 and 15 Smallbone Trophy 3rd Round - Stableford Mary-Lou Watson 40, Vicki Moore 39, Sue Letham 38, Pauline Bell 37 on c/b from Wendy Parr Nearest the Pins: No 4 Gabites: Leigh Wackrow, No 8 House of Travel: Margaret Bean, No 12 Lynn’s small Salon: Not Struck, No 14 Todds of Ashburton: Fiona Williamson, No 18 2nd Shot to Green: Erin Porter Twos: Pauline Bell - No 14
Ashburton Vets Golf October 14 RSA Trophy Trevor Watson 43, 2nd = D Green and G Cartney 42, 4th Bill Mason 41, 5th = M Beach, B Winchester and T Sa 40 Next game October 21 at Mayfield.
■■ Squash Celtic Squash Club October 7 Team 8 beat Team 7 8-5: Jimmy Hunn lost to Paul Cousins 1-2, Blair Horrell beat James Bowker 3-1, Reece Wallington lost to Brendon Clark 1-2, Chrissie Stratford beat Jane Kingan 3-0. Team 3 drew with Team 1 7-7: Billy Nolan beat Nick Marshall 2-1, Rob Giles lost to Phil Andrew 1-3, Hamish Trott beat Kirsty Clay 2-1, Jonny Stanway drew with Megan Bell 2-2. Team 2 beat Team 4 8-7: Adam Clement beat Mick Hooper 3-1, Melissa Wilson lost to Ian Dolden 1-3, Rebecca Abernethy beat Robbie Kok 3-0, Jan Lee lost to Guy Stanway 1-3. October 9 Team 9 beat Team 6 8-5: James McCloy drew with Julie Smith 2-2, Chris Thompson lost to Nathan Forbes 0-3, Brendon Clark beat Hayden Robinson 3-0, Jane Kingan beat Sarah Forbes 3-0. Team 5 beat Team 10 8-7: Chris O’Reilly drew with Ben Kruger 2-2, Chris Lima beat Jordy Hooper 2-1, Shane Muckle lost to Hamish Trott 1-3, Hamish O’Reilly beat Kate Williams 3-1.
DRAWS ■■ Bowls Ashburton Bowling Club October 18 Toyota Friday Triples - kindly sponsored by Toyota/Wises/Trudgeons 12.30pm start - Whites or Club colours to be worn. The following Skips have entered teams. M Anderson, J Argyle, N Atkinson, T Blain, G Body, P Collins, G Eder, G Eddington, H Goodall, D Gutberlet, B Harper, B Harrison, R Herriott, D Hickman, A Hill, B Holdom, B Hopwood, T Inwood, T Johnson, D Kinvig, E Maw, D Muir, R Prendergast, M Quinn, M Reid, N Sharplin, J Smart, W. Suttie, GT, P Whinham, B White, B Williams For information contact: G Eder 307 7498
■■ Golf Ashburton County Ladies Vets Golf October 18 At Methven, 9.30am for 10.00am start Small raffle please. Bring own lunch
Ashburton Golf Club October 19 Weekend Ladies Weekend Ladies v Mid-Week Ladies - report 8.15am for 8.45am start Convenors: S Bradford 0211590983 B Fechney 0211305366 October 22 Mid-Week Ladies Mystery Bus Trip - meet 8am Golf Club October 24 9 Hole Men and Women Course Closed - own arrangements Secretary M Morgan 0279645380, Club Captain S Lemon 0274054910
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CBHS outclasses AshColl By Erin Tasker
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Ashburton College’s 1st XI didn’t get their season off to the best of starts in Christchurch on Saturday, in round one of the Canterbury Youth 1st XI grade’s one day cricket championship. The Ashburton boys headed to Christchurch to play the Christchurch Boys’ High School (CBHS) 1st XI, which is never an easy ask, and came home with an eight wicket loss to their names. Batting first, runs were hard to come by and wickets fell regularly, and by the end of their 40 overs the Ashburton side had amassed 90/8. Jonty Small was the side’s top runs scorer with 23 before he was trapped leg before off the bowling of Tom Sutherland, while Isaac Bazley was the next best on the board with 17. Angus Jemmett and Will Copland were the only others to make double figures, each making 10. Sutherland, Regan Sheahan and Curtis Millard all finished with two wickets each for CBHS. Ashburton College did deliver an early blow to CBHS’s runs
chase, with opener Stanley Ashwin caught by Lachie Jemmett off the bowling of Angus Spittal for just one. But from 4/1, it was relatively smooth sailing for CBHS. They lost the wicket of Mackenzie Smith for 35 with the score on 67, but opener Sutherland saw his side home, finishing 31 not out. CBHS got through to 91/2 off just 19.3 overs, and the other unbeaten batsman for CBHS was Methven’s Archie Redfern on 12 not out. Redfern and fellow Mid Cantabrian Harry McMillan have already been making names for themselves this season, with both making a recent Canterbury Invitational XI. In the next round of the Canterbury Youth 1st XI grade one day competition, Ashburton College will play host to the St Bede’s 1st XI, a side that also picked up a good win on Saturday, downing the North West Cricket 1st XI by 55 runs. Ashburton College’s game against St Bede’s will get under way at 10.30am this Saturday at the Ashburton Domain.
Ben Middleton watches the progress of one of his shots during the Ashburton College first XI’s first game of the season on Saturday. PHOTO DOUG BOVETT
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Hansen fires the first shot NZME
It’s all about the left Around 10 per cent of the world’s population is left-handed, and at the Ashburton Golf Club on Sunday, it was all about that 10 per cent. The club hosted its annual Lefti’s tournament on Sunday, a men’s and ladies nett and stableford competition, and among those taking part was Janelle Lewis. Lewis was left-handed, but there was the odd right-handed player in the field to make up the numbers, although they played a separate competition. Amberley’s Mike Brunne produced the day’s best nett of 66, while Waimakariri’s Roger Welsh came out on top with 40 stablefords, ahead of Ashburton’s George Brown with 39. Adrian Hopwood was the day’s top right-hander with 40 stablefords. PHOTO ROBYN HOOD 131019-RH-046
With one line, one wee jibe, All Blacks coach Steve Hansen could perhaps sow seeds of doubt for Irish counterpart Joe Schmidt. Hansen is the master of controlling the message. As he stepped up for an earlier than usual media appearance to set the tone for the All Blacks’ anticipated quarter-final against Ireland, Hansen delivered a tactical utterance designed to throw Ireland off their step. Ireland are one of the more conservative teams in world rugby. Their one major point of difference, their trump card that creates uncertainty, are Schmidt’s set plays. Last year Schmidt watched one of these trick moves play out to perfection. From the lineout Ireland worked a switch play back to the short side where they caught the All Blacks napping. Jacob Stockdale’s perfectly-executed chip and chase try set Ireland on course for their first home victory over the All Blacks. Planning for these specifically-designed Schmidt moves in Tokyo this weekend is difficult but the All Blacks are on high alert. Asked how you counter the unknown, Hansen grabbed his chance to turn the tables and warn Schmidt that his meticulous attention to detail could also backfire. “You know Joe does a lot of study so that can be a strength and a weakness. We might be able to set him up.”
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Getting to the sharp end of Rugby World Cup 2019 By Hamish Bidwell
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dds were on a New Zealand against South Africa Rugby World Cup final from well before a ball was kicked in Japan. For all the huffing and puffing since, nothing has changed. They’re still the best sides in the tournament and it’ll take significant upsets to change that. Assuming the knockout games go ahead, of course. No matter who wins this event, it’ll always be remembered for Typhoon Hagibis and World Rugby’s ineptitude.
The quarter-finals Sudden death does strange things. Put any two teams – no matter how unevenly matched – into a contest where the loser goes home and you often get an unusual outcome. That said, these games look fairly clear-cut. England v Australia Neither team’s in vintage form. England have been the more convincing and are simply a better all round team than Australia. Unlike Australia, who have none, England boast a variety of playmakers. They combine
that with strong set pieces, stout defence and a handful of athletes who can break games open on their own. This looms as a game in which England grind the Wallabies into the turf and score from the inevitable errors. Australia just aren’t accurate and skillful enough and don’t have a first five-eighth able to dictate play. Throw in the fact that England have a 6-0 record against Australia since Eddie Jones became head coach and you have the recipe for a fairly emphatic win. New Zealand v Ireland Ireland have been poor in Japan. A spoiling team, who rely on slowing down your ability to recycle possession and then racing off the defensive line, playing much actual rugby eludes them. Prior to the world cup, this match-up might’ve struck fear into the heart of All Blacks fans. Ireland went 111 years without beating New Zealand, but have now done it twice in their last three encounters. Once in Chicago, when it sounds as if the All Blacks were on holiday, then in Dublin last year. But if this event has taught us anything, it’s that these are
unique playing conditions. Conditions that suit athletes and players with skill and vision. New Zealand have an abundance and Ireland few, if any. Provided the All Blacks get enough quick ball, they’ll win by 10 to 15 points. Wales v France Easily the least appealing of the four games, in a stylistic sense. Delve a little deeper, though, and it’s full of intrigue from a French perspective. Wales, like Ireland, are happy for you to have the ball. They’re confident they can make their tackles and then force you into errors and penalties. But they’re pretty pedestrian otherwise, as evidenced by the hard work they’ve made of beating Georgia, Fiji and Uruguay. France, meanwhile, featuring players from New Zealand, Fiji, South Africa and New Caledonia, continue to do very French things such as stage a revolt. Captain Guilhem Guirado – depending on who’s telling the story – either has the total support of the players, or none at all, amid talk the coaching staff ought to be sacked as well. Fresh from an unconvincing
23-21 win over a weak Tonga side, the stage is set for France to suddenly turn around and thrash Warren Gatland’s Wales.
Japan v South Africa Two teams are looking to win this tournament with speed and skill. New Zealand are one, with Japan the other. It would be easy to dismiss Japan against the Springboks. To suggest they’re really in elite company now and don’t have a hope of competing physically. But this is a Japan side who’ve just turned Ireland and Scotland over and beat South Africa the last time they met at a world cup. The odds of history repeating look remote, but then few would have imagined Japan winning Pool A in the first place. If they can control possession and their passes stick, then Japan have a hope in this game. Ultimately, though, we’re looking at a fair approximation of Super Rugby’s Sunwolves here and if South Africa can’t beat that lot, they might as well give the game away. The tournament Not enough hotel beds? Stadiums not in great repair? No real rugby culture to speak
of? No worries. If this event has taught us anything, it’s that no hosting bid is too bad to be accepted by World Rugby. Three matches have been cancelled here, two of which could have made a material difference to the tournament. We all know and understand why they were called off and our hearts go out to Japan and those families affected in any way by Typhoon Hagibis. Lives have been lost and it’s difficult to attach great relevance to rugby in that context. But this tournament should not have been staged in Japan at this time of year and no-one from World Rugby can argue that. Again, everyone appreciates the potential difficulties presented by typhoon season and the virtual impossibility of moving or rescheduling games. But the damage to the integrity of this tournament – and its governing body – could have been avoided by staging it later in the year or somewhere else entirely. At least Japan were able to beat Scotland in their final pool game and avoid the bun fight that would’ve ensued had that match not gone ahead.
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When sport and life collide
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aking in news coverage of the Rugby World Cup over the past few days, I’ve found myself getting a little bit annoyed at times. That’s because this tournament has been different from others in the way that sport and real life have well and truly smashed head on into each other, and at times I’ve felt like the sport side of things has been made to seem far more important than the matter of a typhoon wreaking havoc on the host country and claiming lives. One night in particular I was watching the television news, and I wish I could remember exactly the wording the broadcaster used. They were definitely not the right words. They were words that made me think “well, gee, that makes it sound like this typhoon is just one big ol’ inconvenience, how dare the weather interrupt the rugby”. At times it’s felt like Typhoon Hagibis has been a bit of a sidebar to the rugby, and given
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the fact that at least 58 people have reportedly been killed by Hagibis and countless lives have been turned upside down, that’s sad. The people living in the areas worst affected by the typhoon probably don’t give two hoots about the rugby tournament that’s going on in their country right now. For them, their attention is fully on clean-up mode and it was nice to see the other night members of the Canadian rugby team, now that their RWC campaign was done, helping out with that massive job which will continue long after the tournament is gone. You only need to look at other news footage of players piggy-backing each other through
waist-high water to get from their hotel to their team bus, to know just how bad the situation has been over there. It’s no surprise that games had to be cancelled, and it should have come as no surprise to the teams. Japan is no stranger to weather events like this and there was always the chance that something like this could happen. At least it happened in pool play rather than at the business end of the tournament, I guess? It’s tough that the weather has had such a big impact on the tournament, and while it’s not surprising some teams feel a little hard done by, what’s done is done. The one thing you can’t do anything about is the weather, and this wasn’t just a bit of bad weather, it was a natural disaster and a lot of people did not survive it. Don’t get me wrong, I love sport, but I also know there’s more to life than sport. This RWC will go down in history for many reasons. It’s the one where Japan made
the quarter-finals for the first time – and how fitting it was that it should happen the year they hosted it for the first time. Hopefully it will also go down in history as the one where the All Blacks notched up that sought-after hat-trick of RWC crowns. But it will also go down in the future as the one where a massive typhoon resulted in games not getting played, and teams threatening legal action as a result. I also hope that when this tournament is talked about in history, it’s about more than just that, though. Typhoon Hagibis may have had an impact on the tournament, but it had a far bigger impact on the lives of the families who lost loved ones in this, the latest in a long line of natural disasters to hit Japan. The typhoon has not been an inconvenience upon this RWC, it is reality and a reminder that as much as we love our sport, sometimes life well and truly kicks it into touch.
Ladies hit the court Warming up for a fun day of squash at the Ashburton Squash Club on Sunday was Christina Lima. Lima was one of those taking part in a ladies only Sunday Fun Day squash event, which was open to any women who wanted to go along, whether they had played before or not. PHOTO ROBYN HOOD 131019-RH-065
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Mental game not a problem NZME It was a case of deja vu for the Australian Diamonds in the opening clash of the Constellation Cup. Falling short against the Silver Ferns by just a solitary goal – the same margin which saw New Zealand claim Netball World Cup glory in July – the state of the Diamonds’ mental strength has been widely questioned by media and fans. Last week, Silver Ferns coach Noeline Taurua suggested the Australians had lost a sense of pride in their game following runner-up finishes at both the World Cup and the 2018 Commonwealth Games. But when questioned whether the one-goal loss had played on their minds, Diamonds head coach Lisa Alexander was adamant there was nothing wrong with her side’s mental game. “I knew I was going to get this question from all our pop psychologists in the media,” Alexander said after the clash. “Yes we will address it, don’t worry, we’re not going to go see psychologists, but we absolutely need to address it and we will. “It was another great contest between two, we may as well say bitter rivals ... It’s a bit bitter for us because we came away with a loss and we haven’t lost two in a row to the Ferns in a while so that’s bitter. “There’s not that much more that we need to do to get over the line and [the Diamonds] need to find that within themselves as well as we need to find it within the team.” The Diamonds took control of the match after creating a comfortable five-goal buffer over the Ferns in the third quarter before changes to the New Zealand side, including the introduction of Karin Burger, saw a shift in momentum as the Ferns stormed back into the lead. However, Alexander didn’t agree positional changes was what helped swing the game in New Zealand’s favour, instead stating it was her side’s lack of execution which subsequently saw the Ferns claim victory. “I don’t necessarily think that it was the changes that the Silver Ferns made at three-quarter time, I think we just played into their hands and didn’t play smart,” she said. “We’ve talked about this, and I don’t want to go on about what we’re doing as our gameplan, but I was not happy that we didn’t do that well enough, and if we do that well, the results should take care of itself. “It’s very frustrating, we’ve just got to be better.” Meanwhile, Taurua was delighted by her side’s win ahead of the next test in Auckland. “Massive to come out with the win, especially in that manner once again and to be able to back up the Netball World Cup,” Taurua said. “Absolutely rapt, not that we’ll bask in the glory, but I’m really happy with what we were able to put out there. “We talk about it as being an opportunity to play the World No. 1, so it’s fantastic for us to be able to come out with a win and we’ll go back and start reflection on what we need to do for the next game.” The teams are in Auckland for the second test to be played at Spark Arena on Wednesday.
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Top hoop sorts out his rides Having already secured his Caulfield Cup mount and a likely Melbourne Cup hopeful, former champion Kiwi jockey Michael Walker will be testing out further Group One prospects within the next eight days. Walker is thrilled to have landed the ride on the Chris Wallertrained import Finche in Satur-
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day’s Gr.1 Caulfield Cup (2400m) and is currently booked to continue his association with Prince Of Arran in the Gr.1 Melbourne Cup at Flemington on November 5, should he make the field. On Saturday he will also get another opportunity to test out his possible Victoria Oaks mount Ocean Miss, a daughter of in-form
Waikato Stud sire Ocean Park, in the Gr.3 New Zealand Bloodstock Ethereal Stakes and next Wednesday he will get a guide on the Victoria Derby prospects of the Johno Benner and Hollie Wynyard-trained Shakespeare in the Listed Geelong Classic. “It’s always hard to get good rides at this time of year with so
many top jockeys here, but I’m happy with the way things are working out,” Walker said. “I’ve got a top Caulfield Cup ride and I’m happy with Prince Of Arran for the Melbourne Cup, but he’s still not guaranteed to get in. I’m looking forward to riding Ocean Miss and I’ll get a line on Shakespeare at Geelong next week.”
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Racing Te Aroha Venue: Te Aroha Meeting Date: 16 Oct 2019 NZ Meeting number: 2 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 12.20pm (NZT) NZB INSURANCE PEARL SERIES RACE $10,000, 2YO SW+P, 1000m 1 Ford (2) 57.................................. L Satherley 2 2 De La Terre (3) 55..............................R Elliot 3 3 Lady Telena (1) 55..............S Weatherley (a) 4 44 Swey My Way (5) 55...............C Burdan (a3) 5 5 Belle Folie h (6) 55......... A Goindasamy (a2) 6 Bonita Aurelia (4) 55...................M Cameron 7 Pazienza (7) 55..................................L Innes 2 12.55 NOTTINGHAM CASTLE HOTEL 2200 $10,000, MDN, 2200m 1 05227 Cassio b (19) 58.5.......................M Coleman 2 30834 Gingee b (11) 58.5...................... L Satherley 3 02x56 Charred (18) 58.5............................ A Calder 4 66424 Piggy Malone (13) 58.5........ T Yanagida (a2) 5 37883 Banks Road (2) 58.5................. D Danis (a2) 6 06953 Captain Risky (6) 58.5.................C Lammas 7 47261 Each Way t (1) 58.5......................D Mansour 8 26 Superleggera 58.5........................ Scratched 9 0x040 Iskander (10) 58.5 10 05300 Captain Reg h (4) 58.5..................... S Spratt 11 448 Way South (8) 58.5 12 47805 Alfred George h (17) 58.5................S Collett 13 x0563 Sweet Sereia (9) 56.5.........S Weatherley (a) 14 53065 Global Diamond (15) 56.5..................R Elliot 15 x0x79 Canzac (7) 58.5............................... A Jones 16 950 Zion Hill (5) 56.5 17 4x606 Amared Rose (12) 56.5 18 0876 Kajino h (14) 58.5 19 04967 Meant To Be h (16) 58.5 20 P257P Flyingwithoutwings (3) 58.5 Emergencies: Canzac, Zion Hill, Amared Rose, Kajino, Meant To Be, Flyingwithoutwings 3 1.32pm MAINFREIGHT 1400 $10,000, MDN, 1400m 1 4204 Diogenes (14) 58.5..........................S Collett 2 543x4 Secret Runner (7) 58.5................D Mansour 3 345x8 Uncle Ern (12) 58.5......................... S McKay 4 9948x Mr Bazamour h (4) 58.5...............C Lammas 5 3059x Poacher (1) 58.5.............................. S Spratt 6 6 Fired (17) 58.5............................ L Satherley 7 9x650 Sir Ralph (8) 58.5....................C Burdan (a3) 8 Plato (20) 58.5...................................R Elliot 9 Reiko You (10) 58.5................... D Danis (a2) 10 2520 Blew By You (18) 56.5......................R Smyth 11 2374 Pearl Davone (2) 56.5...................... C Grylls 12 4 Oceans Eight 56.5........................ Scratched
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Wanganui Greyhound Racing Club Venue: Hatrick Raceway Meeting Date: 16 Oct 2019 NZ Meeting number: 3 Doubles: 1 and 2; 3 and 4; 5 and 6; 7 and 8; 9 and 10 Trebles: 1, 2 and 3; 4, 5 and 6; 8, 9 and 10 1 12.12pm ABSOLUTELY ELECTRICAL C0, 305m 1 26748 Piruleta nwtd......................................M Flipp 2 867x5 Bigtime Layla nwtd.......................S J Phillips 3 2866F Zero Spirit nwtd A &.........................Williams 4 55746 Xanthe Jewel nwtd.................... S Gommans 5 Black Widow Baby nwtd................M Roberts 6 34444 Yarn Sister nwtd...............................C Morris 7 Idol Ziggy nwtd...................................M Flipp 8 24323 Big Time May nwtd..............................L Cole 9 778 Tender Vines nwtd J &.........................D Bell 10 58687 Bigtime Lola nwtd A &......................Williams 2 12.30pm WHANGANUI CHRONICLE C0 C0, 305m 1 28264 Mickey Mowhawk nwtd................. D Denbee 2 Idol Steffie nwtd.................................M Flipp 3 567 Dewie nwtd............................... S Gommans 4 8583 Big Time Ricky nwtd............................L Cole 5 53838 Star Way nwtd..................................C Morris 6 78537 Hopcorn nwtd A &............................Williams 7 8 Hypothetical nwtd.............................M Olden
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Wanganui Greyhound Racing Club Venue: Hatrick Raceway Meeting Date: 16 Oct 2019 NZ Meeting number: 9 Doubles: 1 and 2; 4 and 5 Trebles: 3, 4 and 5 1 3.07pm (NZT) ADEPT ACCOUNTANTS C1 C1, 305m 1 7163x Tuff Jewel 17.88.............................B Mitchell 2 27637 Star Secret 18.26 A &......................Williams 3 46274 Ahuroa Prince 18.11.......................R Murray 4 18564 Hurricane Al 17.85...........................C Morris 5 72368 Epic Spark 18.00................................ B Hunt 6 45743 Zara Daiken 17.93.............................. N Udy 7 57257 Collete Baxter 18.32..................J McInerney 8 73132 Sedgebrook Saint 17.78......................F Kite Emergencies:
13 Southern Vogue (6) 56.5 14 Fortune wings (9) 56...................M Cameron 15 5 Shy Girl (11) 54..................................L Innes 16 Celestial Nymph (15) 54.............M Coleman 17 Navel Affair (19) 58.5 18 Gravitelle (16) 56.5 19 9x Rip ‘n’ Burn (5) 56.5 20 90x Rapidz (3) 58.5....................................C Dell 21 00 Manavgat (13) 58.5 22 00 Pearl Bodine (21) 56.5 Emergencies: Navel Affair, Gravitelle, Rip ‘n’ Burn, Rapidz, Manavgat, Pearl Bodine 4 2.07pm DONAGHYS PRO-ABAMEC 1400 $10,000, MDN, 1400m 1 32x Rangitata b (8) 58.5....................M Coleman 2 07350 Ego Fast (21) 58.5............... T Yanagida (a2) 3 9564x Foodie King (14) 58.5...................... T Harris 4 948x Alfa Rosso (10) 58.5........................J Riddell 5 40 Voltaire’s Secret (4) 58.5........... D Danis (a2) 6 Rising Renown (7) 58.5...................R Smyth 7 Ying Resolute (18) 58.5 8 059x London Banker (13) 58.5...................R Elliot 9 58x7 Sam’s Song (6) 58.5................... L Satherley 10 Tezza (19) 58.5............................... A Calder 11 30x94 Don’t Lie To Me (3) 56.5...............C Lammas 12 4x8x5 Let’s Do This (9) 56.5.......................S Collett 13 Lets Roc (16) 56.5.......................D Mansour 14 Ribzz (2) 56..................................... S McKay 15 Ripper Of A Dream 56.................. Scratched 16 9x535 Miradello (12) 54................................L Innes 17 Navel Affair (20) 58.5 18 Gravitelle (1) 56.5 19 9x Rip ‘n’ Burn (15) 56.5 20 90x Rapidz (5) 58.5 21 00 Manavgat (17) 58.5 22 00 Pearl Bodine (11) 56.5 Emergencies: Navel Affair, Gravitelle, Rip ‘n’ Burn, Rapidz, Manavgat, Pearl Bodine 5 2.42 DONAGHYS UDDERMAX 1400 $10,000, MDN 3YO, 1400m 1 56x49 All The Rage (14) 57.5.....................S Collett 2 2 Run To Perfection b (16) 57.5 3 40x Custom Cruiser 57.5..................... Scratched 4 5 Clever Approach 57.5................... Scratched 5 Deep Beauty (10) 57.5 6 Humbucker (12) 57.5..................M Coleman 7 55 Woodhall Road (4) 57.5.A Goindasamy (a2) 8 Wordsworth (13) 57.5...................... T Harris 9 6 Lincoln Thunder 57.5.................... Scratched
10 2 Diamonds Galore 55.5.................. Scratched 11 62 Silver Lake b (2) 55.5.........................L Innes 12 3 Two Illicit (7) 55.5.........................D Mansour 13 3x0 Lovecharm (6) 55.5.....................M Cameron 14 0x4 Meghan 55.5................................. Scratched 15 8 Vicenza (3) 55.5............................... C Grylls 16 Surf ‘N’ Turf (5) 55.5............S Weatherley (a) 17 Heaven Amore (8) 55.5......................R Elliot 18 Hardout (15) 57.5....................C Burdan (a3) 19 Ghostbuster (11) 55.5......................R Smyth 20 0 Princess Catharina 55.5............... Scratched 21 95606 Keano Reeves h (9) 57.5 22 9x67 Altar Girl (1) 55.5..................................C Dell Emergencies: Heaven Amore, Hardout, Ghostbuster, Princess Catharina, Keano Reeves, Altar Girl 6 3.19pm DONAGHYS PUREFLUSH 1400 $10,000, Rating 65 Benchmark*, 1400m 1 6414x Oratia (8) 59.5..................................J Riddell 2 50x98 Batabullet dm (13) 59.5............... L Satherley 3 6254x Fluorobus d (1) 59........................... A Calder 4 93214 Answer Back tdm (15) 58.5Goindasamy (a2) 5 107x5 Galway Bro d (7) 58.5......................S Collett 6 150x7 Deels Done (4) 58.......................M Coleman 7 731x0 Flying Trapeze d (5) 58................C Lammas 8 4768x Iffindoubt 58.................................. Scratched 9 14x90 Holy Loch (14) 57.5 10 78431 Girl Of Steel d (17) 57.............C Burdan (a3) 11 1940x Initiative (10) 56.5...............S Weatherley (a) 12 42421 Shebringsmerubies 56.5............... Scratched 13 01590 Whoshe’s Girl m (11) 55.5.......E McCall (a3) 14 1x0 Birdsong (3) 54.5........................M Cameron 15 21 Manchu (12) 54.5...............................L Innes 16 139x7 In Fashion (9) 54..........................D Mansour 17 0x7x0 Ripley (6) 57.5.................................. T Harris 18 45864 Bewitched h (2) 54 19 00000 Jud Strunk (16) 55 20 33848 Moet Molly tdmh (18) 54.5 Emergencies: Ripley, Bewitched, Jud Strunk, Moet Molly 7 3.54pm DONAGHYS PRO-DAIRY 1400 $11,000, Rating 72 Benchmark, 1400m 1 3112x Mercy Hill db (4) 60.5..... K Chowdhoory (a2) 2 1000x Elate (13) 58.5 3 4170x Lady Painton d (10) 58.5.............M Coleman 4 4274x Master Painton (11) 58.5................O Bosson 5 12176 Cherry Lane tdm (5) 57.5.................R Smyth 6 0113x The Buzz td (6) 57.5........................ S Spratt 7 7513x Not Usual June t (3) 55.5..... T Yanagida (a2) 8 115 Petrachor (1) 55.5........................C Lammas 9 53751 Tia Celeste d (2) 55.5.............C Burdan (a3)
10 1219x Zenvo td (9) 55.5.............................. C Grylls 11 1138x Misstumut (8) 55................................L Innes 12 156x8 En Soie t (7) 54.5 13 33848 Moet Molly tdmh (12) 54..........E McCall (a3) 8 4.29pm DONAGHYS N-BOOST 1200 MDN, 1200m 1 2245 Ihu (14) 58.5..................................... S Spratt 2 2427x Marbuzet b (1) 58.5............................R Elliot 3 4346x Wild Like b (8) 58.5.......................... T Harris 4 83200 Razor (16) 58.5.............. A Goindasamy (a2) 5 Fraaj de Luca (12) 58.5 6 Inconceivable (6) 58.5........................L Innes 7 872x2 Wondering (5) 56.5.....................M Coleman 8 6032x Matter Of Fact (4) 56.5 9 030x7 Expressive (7) 56.5......................D Mansour 10 Duraaj 56.5................................... Scratched 11 95 Miss Dameana 56.5...................... Scratched 12 24x Super Pursuit (10) 56...................... A Calder 13 Ginger Too 56................................ Scratched 14 376x Power’s That Be (15) 54...............C Lammas 15 Accalia 54..................................... Scratched 16 Cecilia (2) 54...........................C Burdan (a3) 17 7x9x6 Remarkable Riley 56.5.................. Scratched 18 Siracusa (13) 54...............................S Collett 19 Outage h (3) 56......................... D Danis (a2) 20 Devin (11) 56.5 21 Diamond Dream (9) 54 22 Aromatic 54................................... Scratched Emergencies: Remarkable Riley, Siracusa, Outage, Devin, Diamond Dream, Aromatic 9 5.04 DONAGHYS TASMAN TIM 1200 $10,000, MDN, 1200m 1 253 Burton 58.5................................... Scratched 2 x355x The Garrison 58.5......................... Scratched 3 5370x Highland Dancer (3) 58.5.....................C Dell 4 Western Choice 58.5.................... Scratched 5 77x57 Senor Moss (11) 58.5..................J Kam (a4) 6 7322x Conquering Kelly bh (5) 56.5.......C Lammas 7 520x9 Threadtheneedle (8) 56.5...........M Coleman 8 5x Champagne Princess 56.5............ Scratched 9 Movinonbye (14) 56.5................ R Scott (a3) 10 9 Eagle County (16) 56.5.................... S Spratt 11 Green Bravo (13) 56....................... A Calder 12 Lightning Field (12) 56 13 2 Vamos Bebe b (6) 54...................D Mansour 14 4 Just Chicky (15) 54.....................M Cameron 15 37x8 Early Morning Rise (17) 54 16 Now Is Now (4) 54.............................L Innes 17 7x9x6 Remarkable Riley (2) 56.5 18 Siracusa (1) 54.................................S Collett
19 Outage 56..................................... Scratched 20 Devin (7) 56.5 21 Diamond Dream (10) 54 22 Aromatic (9) 54 Emergencies: Remarkable Riley, Siracusa, Outage, Devin, Diamond Dream, Aromatic 10 5.39pm DONAGHYS PRO-EQUINE 1600 $10,000, MDN, 1600m 1 35372 Plushenko (1) 58.5.......................D Mansour 2 264x5 Not Usual Dream (11) 58.5.............. T Harris 3 44x62 Prestigious Lad 58.5..................... Scratched 4 5443 Abu Dhabi (13) 58.5 5 04034 Overthemark h (9) 58.5................... S McKay 6 0499 Beau Archers Rose (17) 58.5............R Elliot 7 58x6 Man Oh Man (12) 58.5 8 Master Freckles h (20) 58.5............ A Calder 9 Renegade Fighter (4) 58.5... T Yanagida (a2) 10 0x0 Shockova (14) 58.5......................... R Kozaki 11 8 Sir Zack (19) 58.5............................R Smyth 12 22433 Geri (6) 56.5.............................. D Danis (a2) 13 634x7 Cornish Point (3) 56.5......................S Collett 14 x6286 Jutanugarn (16) 56.5...........S Weatherley (a) 15 58 Hey Soul Sister (10) 56.5................. S Spratt 16 539x2 Mongolian Heaven b (2) 56.........M Cameron 17 0876 Kajino h (5) 58.5...............................J Riddell 18 x98x9 Go For Dough (7) 58.5 19 98x0 Rio Belle (18) 56.5 20 000x0 Elle D’Berry (15) 56.5 21 000 Gorgeous In Gold 56.5.................. Scratched 22 x099x Van Wolf (8) 58.5 Emergencies: Kajino, Go For Dough, Rio Belle, Elle D’Berry, Gorgeous In Gold, Van Wolf Blinkers on: Kajino, Meant To Be (R2), Diogenes, Sir Ralph (R3), Miradello (R4), Silver Lake, Vicenza (R5), Abu Dhabi, Shockova, Kajino, Rio Belle (R10) Blinkers off: Each Way (R2), Uncle Ern (R3), Remarkable Riley (R9), Van Wolf (R10) Winkers on: Canzac (R2), Uncle Ern (R3), Woodhall Road (R5) Winkers off: Early Morning Rise (R9) SELECTIONS
7 1.58pm THE ROCK 95.2FM C1 C1, 305m 1 61775 Go Stopper 17.95...............................M Flipp 2 55831 Big Time Rusty 18.19..........................L Cole 3 14723 Sedgebrook Lover 18.16......................F Kite 4 53326 Tynecastle Flyer 17.79 R &..................Voyce 5 76355 Double Change nwtd................ S Gommans 6 87482 Empty Pocket 18.08............................ N Udy 7 3F766 Zipping Romeo 17.99 J &....................D Bell 8 73644 Choice Sister 18.21..........................C Morris 9 43778 Yee Coo Coo 18.01....................J McInerney 10 78885 Bigtime Claws nwtd A &...................Williams 8 2.15pm J P PRINT C1 C1, 305m 1 41767 Mister Booze 18.09......................J McArthur 2 27345 Black Mags nwtd...............................S Stone 3 45655 Bigtime Baxter 17.67................... D P Symes 4 58362 Final Straw 18.10................................ N Udy 5 41245 Big Time Nash nwtd............................L Cole 6 5686x Leslie Albert 18.06......................B Goldsack 7 52572 Elouera Mist nwtd J &..........................D Bell 8 57762 Bigtime Boy 17.76........................ P B Briggs Emergencies: 9 43778 Yee Coo Coo 18.01....................J McInerney 10 67676 Not Shackley 17.86............................. N Udy
9 2.34pm LIQUORLAND WANGANUI C1 C1, 305m
C1 C1, 305m 1 84655 Scoobasi 17.68..................................M Flipp 2 378x8 Levee Bank nwtd................................ I Howe 3 44122 Gotcha Marshall 18.00...............J McInerney 4 62382 Zara Fab 18.10.................................... N Udy 5 85472 Mr. Postman 17.85.............................. N Udy 6 65475 De Blonde 17.78................................ B Hunt 7 38377 Cawbourne Symsy 17.78 J &...............D Bell 8 787x8 Rising Hawke 17.99.........................C Morris Emergencies: 9 58467 Cool Wolf 17.86.............................. D Donlon 10 78778 Taramakau nwtd.........................J McInerney 5 4.20pm HATRICK DASH C1 C1, 305m
1 84211 Sedgebrook Sally 17.90.......................F Kite 2 75643 Uno Eleven 17.75................................ N Udy 3 17638 So Severe 17.89..............................C Morris 4 31367 Summer Glee nwtd....................J McInerney 5 687x7 Niamh’s Way 17.81.......................P Blanche 6 75356 Big Time Rose 18.27 A &.................Williams 7 64745 Cawbourne Moss 17.66................M Roberts 8 8x547 Killer Frost 18.19...............................P Taylor Emergencies: 9 58467 Cool Wolf 17.86.............................. D Donlon 10 67878 Inky Dinky Jewel nwtd......................L Doody
Race 1: De La Terre, Bonita Aurelia, Ford, Lady Telena, Pazienza Race 2: Sweet Sereia, Cassio, Gingee, Banks Road Race 3: Pearl Davone, Secret Runner, Diogenes, Shy Girl, Uncle Ern Race 4: Rangitata, Miradello, Rising Renown, Foodie King Race 5: Silver Lake, Deep Beauty, Two Illicit, Lovecharm Race 6: Manchu, Birdsong, Oratia, Answer Back, Deels Done Race 7: Petrachor, Elate, Zenvo, Mercy Hill, Not Usual June Race 8: Wondering, Super Pursuit, Inconceivable, Matter Of Fact Race 9: Vamos Bebe, Just Chicky, Movinonbye, Highland Dancer Race 10: Geri, Plushenko, Abu Dhabi, Not Usual Dream
Wanganui dogs Today at Hatrick Raceway
8 37522 Gemmas Dilemma nwtd.............J McInerney 9 778 Tender Vines nwtd J &.........................D Bell 10 58687 Bigtime Lola nwtd A &......................Williams 3 12.47pm RIVERCITY GAS C0 C0, 520m 1 Life Is Good nwtd.............................M Olden 2 6 Young Dumb Broke nwtd..................M Olden 3 7756 Big Time Goldie nwtd..........................L Cole 4 64F Bill Barnacle nwtd A &.....................Williams 5 43353 Marley Farley nwtd R &........................Voyce 6 Big Time Spot nwtd.............................L Cole 7 Big Time Abbi nwtd.............................L Cole 8 Free Thinker nwtd............................M Olden 4 1.05pm AON CPF C2 C2, 305m 1 42556 Nippa-A-Spot 17.82...................J McInerney 2 45671 Big Time Dusty 17.92..........................L Cole 3 12853 Collect A Dream 17.91.......................M Flipp 4 71186 Ahuroa Princess 17.97....................R Murray 5 71673 Bigtime Diesel nwtd G &......... S Fredrickson 6 22612 Stormy Jay 17.62................................W Kite 7 117x2 Frizzled 17.81...............................M Roberts 8 23128 Arthur’s Crown 18.06........................R Waite 9 34847 Butterball 17.59.............................. M Gowan 10 76588 Sozin’s Roar 17.95.....................J McInerney
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1.22pm ACCELL LEADING THE WAY IN CANINE THERAPY C1 C1, 520m 1 25334 True Testament 30.59...................B Hodgson 2 25762 Bigtime Fred 30.29..............................L Cole 3 13 Kongs Out Again 31.15....................M Olden 4 61653 Bigtime Ava 30.70............................. P Clark 5 41456 Opawa Marcie 31.23..........................M Flipp 6 64455 Arm Turner nwtd.........................J McInerney 7 55354 Slam It nwtd...............................J McInerney 8 51668 Bigtime Kate 30.43 G &.......... S Fredrickson 6 1.41pm BOOK YOUR FUNCTION@HATRICK C2 C2, 305m 1 28143 Shamrock Green 17.88...............B Goldsack 2 33323 Sozin’s Fortune 17.93................J McInerney 3 45184 Nuclear Jewel nwtd..........................L Doody 4 25887 Bigtime Jamie 17.71...........................L Cole 5 41318 Checkpoint 17.95...............................M Flipp 6 34327 Bigtime On Track 17.77........................F Kite 7 48272 Dino The Fox 17.75.......................M Roberts 8 58178 Idol Little Girl 18.13............................M Flipp Emergencies: 9 34847 Butterball 17.59.............................. M Gowan 10 76588 Sozin’s Roar 17.95.....................J McInerney
1 46545 Rockoneva nwtd...........................B Hodgson 2 56F74 Uno Again 17.71.................................. L Bell 3 44531 Token Pick 18.18................................. N Udy 4 77656 Bigtime Hannah 17.80................ D P Symes 5 24664 Hashtag Blessed 17.81....................... N Udy 6 86352 No Mug 17.90..................................C Morris 7 43222 Opehu Express 17.86.......................R Waite 8 44366 Auros Advantage nwtd.................... T Pilcher Emergencies: 9 43778 Yee Coo Coo 18.01....................J McInerney 10 18774 Homebush Shea 17.91............. S Gommans 10 2.52pm FIRST SECURITY C1 C1, 520m 1 53668 Midnight Molly 30.46....................B Hodgson 2 18162 Morning Sun nwtd......................J McInerney 3 21882 Skinny Binny 30.94 R &.......................Voyce 4 67554 Bigtime Rosie 31.03 G &......... S Fredrickson 5 34384 Diamond Geezer 30.88.................M Goodier 6 58741 Tuff Knight 30.37............................B Mitchell 7 63767 Bigtime Wayno nwtd A &..................Williams 8 1555x Ophira Bale nwtd..........................M Roberts LEGEND: fsdt - First Start Here nwd - No Win this Distance fstd - First Start This Distance 31 13 - Best Winning Time This Track
Wanganui dogs Today at Hatrick Raceway
9 58467 Cool Wolf 17.86................................... D Donlon 10 87767 Dyna Bryleigh nwtd.......................M Roberts 2 3.27pm LASER PLUMBING C1 C1, 305m 1 566x2 Clansman Douglas 18.16............B Goldsack 2 256F3 Big Time Kenny 18.04.........................L Cole 3 87657 Cookie Biscuit 17.75..........................M Flipp 4 514 Johny Mowhawk 18.04.................. D Denbee 5 23687 Alamein Dip 17.95 K &.......................Phillips 6 88456 Andrea’s Magic nwtd........................... N Udy 7 36356 Slick As Jewels 18.75............ L E Dunkerton 8 54456 Sefton Brew 18.07 J &.........................D Bell 9 43778 Yee Coo Coo 18.01....................J McInerney 10 58868 Bigtime Ronnie nwtd.......................... I Howe
3 3.45pm WANGANUI TOYOTA C1 C1, 305m
1 64652 Jericho Warrior 17.83........................R Waite 2 4674F I’ll Be Loyal nwtd..........................B Hodgson 3 53651 Big Time Ivy 18.00..............................L Cole 4 23357 Bright Concept 17.84........................... L Bell 5 15566 Dream On Dreamer 17.91...............M Olden 6 56673 Chat Ya Later nwtd............................. I Howe 7 28673 Zara Jinx nwtd..................................... N Udy 8 77724 Flying Huey 17.88..................... K Gommans Emergencies: 9 58467 Cool Wolf 17.86.............................. D Donlon 10 55677 Valyrian Steel nwtd....................J McInerney 4 4.04pm PALMOUNTAINS SCIENTIFIC NUTRITION
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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Irish facts you need to know
Henare steps down
Chris Rattue lists 13 things you need to know about the Irish rugby team ahead of their Rugby World Cup quarter-final showdown with the All Blacks on Saturday. 1) Joe Schmidt is the third Kiwi to coach Ireland in the professional era, after Murray Kidd (1995 – 97) and Warren Gatland (1998 – 2001). Schmidt was born in the Northland town of Kawakawa, home to All Black centre Jack Goodhue and birthplace of rugby’s famous Going brothers. Schmidt played for Manawatu, and cut his teeth as a coach as an assistant with Bay of Plenty and the Blues before heading overseas. 2) Former Taranaki, Crusaders and All Black prop Greg Feek is the Ireland scrum coach. After uniting with Schmidt at Leinster, they have become inseparable. “I can pretty much guess what he’s going to say sometimes,” Feek reckoned. Like Schmidt, Feek is quitting Ireland after this World Cup and hopes to score a coaching job in New Zealand. 3) Ireland’s record against the All Blacks is not good. They have won two and drawn one out of 31 games, but those two victories have both come in the past three years. 4) At 37, Ireland’s captain Rory
Ireland coach Joe Schmidt. Best is one of the oldest players at the World Cup. He made his debut against the All Blacks in 2005, sitting on the bench alongside brother Simon and another Best, flanker Neil. 5) Best is famous for not singing the national anthem before matches, saying he likes to remain calm so he doesn’t make errors when the game begins. He also joked: “I enjoy getting absolutely massacred on social media after the game for not singing it.” Ireland plays two anthems at home games and Best doesn’t sing either. 6) But Best was not backwards in coming forwards when facing the special Kapa O Pango haka in Dublin last year.
He urged his players to link arms and step forward in the face of the famous pre-game challenge. “It just represented the fact we weren’t going to take a backward step the whole game,” said loose forward Josh van der Flier after Ireland’s victory. It begs the obvious question – will Ireland make this pre-game stand again? 7) Star halfback Conor Murray’s partner is Joanna Cooper, winner of Ireland’s Miss Universe contest in 2015. The 26-year-old Cooper – a model who lives in London – arrived in Japan this week to spend a couple of days with Murray before the quarter-final. She is described as an influ-
encer with a huge Instagram following. 8) Unlike football, which has Northern and Republic teams, Ireland is represented by one rugby side. 9) The Irish squad contains two Kiwis – suspended midfield back Bundee Aki from Counties Manukau and utility back Joey Carbery from Northland. Jared Payne and Sean Reidy have also played for Ireland. The World Cup squad includes two other foreigners, South Africans Jean Kleyn and CJ Stander. 10) Ireland topped the world rankings for the first time, although only briefly, when they beat Wales in a pre-World Cup meeting in early September. They are currently fourth, with New Zealand back on top. 11) Irish rugby is on a relative high, but they have had plenty of tough times. The Irish have “won” the wooden spoon in the Six Nations (and previous tournaments) more than any other team – 36 times. 12) Four of the 10 most capped British and Irish Lions players are Irish, the record-holding Willie John McBride plus Mike Gibson, Tony O’Reilly and Syd Millar. O’Reilly is the Lions top try scorer. 13) According to 2016 figures Ireland has a greater number of males playing rugby than New Zealand does – about 141,000 to 133,000.
Daily Events WEDNESDAY 6am ST DAVID’S UNION CHURCH. Sweaty Betty’s circuit training in hall. 48 Allens Road. Allenton. 9.30am AGE CONCERN STEADY AS YOU GO. Supportive fall prevention group, all abilities welcome. Phone Age Concern 308 6817. St David’s Church, 48 Allens Road, Allenton. 9.30am WALKING GROUP. One hour walking varying fitness levels. Meet Walnut Avenue by the College Auditorium carpark. 9.30am - 4pm ST JOHN SHOP. Opportunity shop open daily, donations welcome. 129 Tancred Street. 9.30am - 4pm ASHBURTON MENZSHED. Come and join fellow sheddies for some fun and fellowship make/fix something in our new workshops. 8 William Street.
THURSDAY 9.30am AGE CONCERN EXERCISE CLASS. Weekly classes. Seniors Centre, 206 Cameron Street. 9.30am - 11am. BALMORAL HALL LINE DANCERS. Join our friendly group for fun exercise during term time. Balmoral Hall, Cameron Street. 9.30am - 11.30am MID CANTERBURY BADMINTON CLUB DAY TIME SECTION. New members very welcome, rackets available. EA Networks Stadium, River Terrace. 9.30am - 12.30pm ASHBURTON TOY LIBRARY. Open Thursday and Saturday mornings for toy hire. Victoria Street, The Triangle.
Paul Henare has called time as head coach of the Tall Blacks for an exciting opportunity overseas, to be announced late this week. The decision ends a 17-year involvement with the team and jersey he cherishes so much, with nine years as a player, three years as an assistant coach and the last five years at the helm. Henare has always been someone clear in his decision making and career path, never hesitating to make what might appear tough decisions if they are right for him, his family and the teams he works with. “The decision to step down from my role as head coach was in some ways an easy choice – as strange as that may sound. “Over the last few years my family have had to follow me around the country as we would pack and unpack moving from job to job,” says Henare. “Time that I did have between seasons was snapped up by Tall Blacks commitments. Having one job now allows me to focus more on my family and gives me some much-needed time as a father and a husband.” Henare’s decision was helped by the current state of the team, with the Tall Blacks enjoying a superb World Cup qualifying campaign and tournament that has seen them rise to 24 in the world rankings and secure a place at the 2020 Olympic Repechage tournament.
Oct 16 & 17, 2019 10am MT HUTT MEMORIAL HALL. NZ Alpine and Agriculture Encounter, Art Gallery and hall of memories. 160 Main Street, 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 Street. 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 ASHBURTON OPEN COFFEE MORNINGS. Every Wednesday, come for a coffee and chat, child friendly location, all welcome. Phone Adi 027 220 8791 or Sue-ann 021 679 348. 10.30am - 3pm ASHBURTON AVIATION MUSEUM. A great selection of over 30 aircraft from the past to the future on display. Open daily with extended hours on a Saturday and Wednesday. Ashburton airport, Seafield Road. 10.45am MSA TAI CHI. Seated exercises suitable for people with limited mobility. MSA Social Hall, Havelock Street (not school holidays). 10.45am ALLENTON CROQUET CLUB.
Golf Croquet. Allenton Sports Club, Cavendish Street. 11.30am ST DAVID’S UNION CHURCH. Mid-week service, and lunch. 48 Allens Road. 1pm - 4pm ASHBURTON DISTRICT FAMILY HISTORY GROUP. Open for research, visitors welcome. Ashburton Heritage Centre, West Street. Closed most public holidays. 1.15pm ALLENTON CROQUET CLUB. Association Croquet. Allenton Sports Club, Cavendish Street. 1.15pm WAIREKA CROQUET CLUB. Golf Croquet doubles, new players welcome. Waireka Croquet Club, Philip Street. 1.30pm AGE CONCERN STEADY AS YOU GO. Supportive fall prevention group, all abilities welcome. Phone Age Concern 308 6817. Buffalo Lodge rooms, Cox Street.
5pm (sharp) RUN AND WALK ASHBURTON. Wednesday walks, 5km town circuit for all walking abilities and fitness levels. Meet on Philip Street beside the Croquet lawn. 6.30pm THE MID CANTERBURY LINE DANCERS. Beginners learn to Line Dance (6.30pm), lower Intermediate/intermediate (7.30pm9pm), Instructor Annette Fyfe Phone 0274 813 131, Tinwald Hall, Graham Street. 6.30pm (registration 6pm) MID CANTERBURY SOCIAL WHEELERS. Ford’s Road, Tinwald. 7.30pm GLENYS’ DANCE GROUP. Sequence dancing, all welcome. Pipe Band Hall, Corner Queens Drive and Creek Road. 7.30pm ASHBURTON TRAVEL CLUB. Zambia, speaker Rose Trudgeon. St David’s Union Church lounge, 48 Allens Road, Allenton.
9.30am - 4pm ASHBURTON MENZSHED. Come and join fellow sheddies for some fun and fellowship make/fix something in our new workshops. 8 William Street. 9.30am - 4pm ST JOHN SHOP. Opportunity shop open daily, donations welcome. 129 Tancred Street. 10am MT HUTT MEMORIAL HALL. NZ Alpine and Agriculture Encounter, Art Gallery and hall of memories. 160 Main Street, Methven. 10am ST DAVID’S UNION CHURCH. Fit Kidz for preschoolers and caregivers. 48 Allens Road. 10am - 4pm HOSPICE MID CANTERBURY OP SHOP.
Quality clothing and homewares. Donations welcome. 71 Tancred Street. 10am - 4pm ASHBURTON COUNTY LIONS. Accessory sale (17,18,19 October). Preloved homeware and fashion items. Supporting “Lives worth Living”(Youth Suicide Prevention) and other youth groups. 200 East Street. 10.15am MSA TAI CHI. Beginners refresher and learning of Tai Chi for arthritis. MSA Social Hall, Havelock Street. (not school holidays). 10.45am MSA TAI CHI. Stretching exercises for all abilities. MSA Social Hall, Havelock Street. (not school holidays). 11am
AGE CONCERN STEADY AS YOU GO. Supportive fall prevention group, all abilities welcome, Phone Age Concern 308-6817. Holy Spirit Church. Thomson Street, Tinwald. 11am - (11.30am shotgun start). LIONS CLUB OF ASHBURTON. Annual Charity Golf Tournament. Ladies and Mens stableford. Ashburton Golf Club. 1pm ASHBURTON MSA PETANQUE SECTION. Club day, new players welcome. Boules supplied. 115 Racecourse Road, Ashburton. 1pm AGE CONCERN STEADY AS YOU GO. Supportive fall prevention group, all abilities welcome, Phone Age Concern 308-6817. St Peters Church, Allenton. 1pm AGE CONCERN STEADY AS YOU GO.
Supportive fall prevention group, all abilities welcome, Phone Age Concern 308-6817. Buffalo Lodge rooms, Cox Street. 1pm - 3pm ASHBURTON AVIATION MUSEUM. A great selection of over 30 aircraft from the past to the future on display. Open daily with extended hours on a Saturday and Wednesday. Ashburton airport, Seafield Road. 1.30pm ASHBURTON SENIORNET. Card making. Bring your own computer or device. $2. Sinclair Centre. 7.30pm GLENYS’ DANCE GROUP. Old time/sequence dancing. Learn to dance. everyone welcome. Allenton Scout Den, Melrose Road.
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Sales Rep Café Assistant Checkout Operator Do you want to be a part of a team where we believe great people make great teams? We have an opportunity for someone to help us deliver an incredible café experience and to deliver exceptional customer service at our Checkout department. This a fixed term position until early June 2020 to cover parental leave. Applicants will need to be: • Reliable, organized and cool under pressure • Passionate about food and coffee and keen to learn in a supportive environment • Capable of outstanding presentation • An excellent customer service provider with great communication skills • Able to multi task and use initiative • A team player • Confident with cash handling This is a full time - Sunday to Thursday position with some early starts, where two days will be dedicated to the Café. Other days will be Checkout based with time spent in the Café covering breaks. Do you enjoy variety in your work and feel you have the skills to under-take this position? Applications to: Human Resources Manager Ashburton New World PO Box 444, Ashburton 7740 Email: donalda.hartley@newworld-si.co.nz Applications close on October 29, 2019.
BAKER WANTED 1am starts.
Experience preferred but happy to train the right person. Immediate start. Please apply in person, with your CV, by Friday, October 19, 2019.
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Deli / Seafood Assistant Full time position - 35.5 hours per week This is an ideal opportunity for someone with a flair for food and a can-do attitude to join our busy Deli/Seafood team. The ideal candidate will: • Have previous experience in the service deli or food retail industry • Enjoy providing excellent customer service • Have a good understanding of food safety and hygiene standards • Be reliable, hard-working and a team player Key duties will be to serve our customers, prepare food and do some cooking, and to ensure the delicatessen and seafood counters are appropriately stocked and merchandised at all times.
If this is the position you’ve been waiting for then we would love to hear from you! Please apply - including a cover letter and CV to: Human Resources Manager Ashburton New World PO Box 444, Ashburton 7740 Email: donalda.hartley@newworld-si.co.nz Applications close: October 29, 2019.
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WANTED TO LEASE Irrigated Farm Properties Mid Canterbury My clients are very experienced local farmers with good histories of successful farm leasing. They seek further spray irrigated arable farms to lease as follows: Location - Mid Canterbury Irrigation – Spray preferred Soils – Free draining silts Size – Flexible Buildings – Housing Optional • Grain Storage desirable • Good cattle and sheep yards
MOTORING
All Welcome
Guardian Classifieds 307 7900
To apply send CV or contact Chris before Wednesday, October 23. PO Box 559, Ashburton 7740
MORRISONS SADDLERY & FEED
This position would suit a mature person with excellent communication and people skills and the ability to work unsupervised. Hours of work are 10.00am to 3.00pm Monday, Wednesday and Friday however, flexiblity of these hours will be required from time to time. Applicants should have New Zealand residency and a full current driver’s licence. Please send your CV and covering letter to: Tony Sands, Resort Manager 25A/25 Charlesworth Drive, Ashburton 7700 or by email to tony@lochlearesort.co.nz by Friday October 18, 2019.
Web Administrator Wanted KiwiCorp Products Ltd is a company that believes in the unique factor of “Kiwi ingenuity” that provides the best quality New Zealand made products in skincare, health, confectionery and wool bedding. Our products are proudly made in New Zealand and are now sold worldwide.
Today’s construction is tomorrow’s legacy Housing Commercial Farm Renovations
We are now looking for an experienced Web Administrator to technically develop, maintain and support our external website and internal portal. The ideal candidate will need to meet the following requirements: 1. Relevant qualification or at least 3 years’ relevant work experience. 2. Proficiency in PHP, ASPX, HTML 5, JavaScript, CSS and Database design. 3. Proven knowledge in e-commerce including Google Ads, Facebook Ads and Twitter Ads etc. 4. Proficiency in Google Analytics tracking code, Yotpo, SEO and EDM. 5. Good Experience in managing Shopify, Joomla framework. 6. Bilingual in English and Mandarin in order to manage dual language system. 7. Effective communication skills.
Please send your CV to: PO Box 52, Ashburton Or email: info@kiwicorp.co.nz
Contact Des anytime for an obligation free quote on 03 308 9936 or 027 432 3258
ACCOMMODATION, RENTAL SPACIOUS modern four bedroom home. Available now in Allenton. Phone 021 466 533.
BACK in town, 100 per cent Kiwi, size 12, adventurous, back door. Phone 021 205 5145.
for Kenof308 7818 & BrokernetMARGUERITE Level 2, 73 Burnett St, Ashburton | Members I.B.A.N.Z NZ Ltd. respectable gentleman. Phone 027 612 7323.
LIVESTOCK, PETS
Some shop work is required on harness race meetings days at the Ashburton racecourse.
ADULT ENTERTAINMENT
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BUYER of unwanted animals. Cattle, bobby calves, horses and all farm animals. We also sell pet food. Call Nick’s Pet Food 0272 101 621, A/H 03 348 9439.
Knowledge of harness racing a big asset.
Part Time Receptionist A vacancy has arisen at Lochlea Lifestyle Resort for a Part Time Receptionist.
Please apply in writing, with full property and preferred lease details to: David Montgomery Agribusiness Consultant / Registered Valuer PO Box 584, Ashburton 7700 Or Email: david@farmvaluers.co.nz Ph 307 2220 Cell 027 433 3174
WHEEL alignments at great prices. Maximise the life of your tyres with an alignment from Neumanns Tyre Services Ltd, 197 Wills GARAGE SALES Street. Phone 308 6737. CHARITY accessory sale. Ashburton County Lions support “Lives Worth Living” (youth suicide prevention), MEETINGS, EVENTS with a pre-loved homeware Ashburton County and fashion sale. October 17Scottish Society 19, 10-4pm. 200 East Street. Wednesday, October 23, 7.30pm Ashburton Pipe Band Hall, Creek Road
A class 2 licence is needed to drive our truck.
Term – Flexible, prefer long term Rental – Top rate paid for the right properties Possession – By mutual agreement
WANTED
AGM
One or two days per week.
Days and Hours will be: Monday 6.00am – 3.30pm Thursday 12.00pm – 9.00pm Friday 6.00am – 3.30pm Sunday 6.00am – 3.30pm
WANTED to hire a small caravan for two adults Thursday, November 14 to Sunday, November 17, Christchurch show weekend. Phone 027 307 8589 or text.
TRADES, SERVICES
We are looking for a fit Sales Rep to visit our customers around Canterbury and to back-load feed.
NEW to town, Asian ladies, size 8, sexy body, 34DD, busty. Chinese prostrate massage. Two girls available. In/out calls. Phone 021 046 4314.
Raising the bar, always
Call David Rush today on 03 307 1990 for expert advice and a free no obligation risk assessment.
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Consistently one of Bayleys high performers, Mike has enjoyed continuous success with Bayleys Canterbury. Backed by a boundless energy, informed intellect and determined hard-work, Mike’s rise to the top of Ashburton’s rural property sector is no means by accident. Experience the results that Mike Preston brings to the table today.
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Cryptic crossword
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ARIES (Mar 21-Apr 19): Being treated well is the minimum requirement. Anyone who wants a place in your inner circle must go beyond that standard, bringing admired qualities to the relationship. TAURUS (Apr 20-May 20): You give compliments and in doing so magnify people’s strengths. You might be surprised at how little awareness some people have of their own talents. It takes an outsider to provide illumination. GEMINI (May 21-Jun 21): If you feel like there’s a reason you shouldn’t be your best self around a person, take that as a red flag. The truly loving hearts you know are thrilled to see you succeed. CANCER (Jun 22-Jul 22): Avoid small conflicts in favour of conserving energy for battles that matter. Don’t avoid big conflicts, try to work them out as soon as possible. Start with honest communication to find out what others want. LEO (Jul 23-Aug 22): Narcissists only want to know about what impacts them directly. Love is more curious than that. Love wants to understand who the other person is and was outside of the current relationship. VIRGO (Aug 23-Sep 22): The one who considers your feelings before making decisions may be capable of a deep, connected and healthy relationship. At least, this person has passed a test and is worthy of going to the next level. LIBRA (Sep 23-Oct 23): One R&B classic suggested to “try a little tenderness”. It will require some initiative on your part, and that’s what makes the gesture meaningful. Anyone can follow suit, it takes courage to make the first move. SCORPIO (Oct 24-Nov 21): Try to be able to provide comfort to someone you love – to ease a burden, smooth the way or be a soft place to land. For all the good it will do the other person, it will lift you even more. SAGITTARIUS (Nov 22-Dec 21): The day will bring a test of your root chakra, which influences your sense of security and relationship with money. You are supported to whatever degree you let yourself be. CAPRICORN (Dec 22-Jan 19): You don’t always want more choices, you fear it will make it harder to decide what to do next. Open up to more options and the right choice will still be incredibly obvious and deciding will be easy. AQUARIUS (Jan 20-Feb 18): Creativity is not a problem for you. Your imagination is strong. Any time you feel like coming up with a new vision, you can dip into the infinite pool of inspiration inside you at will. PISCES (Feb 19-Mar 20): Givers are happier than takers. Getting out to do something for someone else will lift your spirits when you’re low. And when you’re already feeling good, such acts will take you even higher.
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IN MEMORIAM
WOMERSLEY, Richard Peter, (Wombat JNR) – Passed at Christchurch Hospital on Thursday, October 10, 2019 after a brief illness aged 36 years. Loved son of Chris and Lyn and brother of Paul (Austin), grandson of Betty and the late Peter Womersley and Max and Billie Williams. Loved nephew and cousin to all his family. Messages may be addressed to the Womersley family, c/- 19 London Street, Christchurch 8013. In lieu of flowers donations to Westpac Rescue Helicopter would be appreciated and can be made online at bit.ly/rpwomersley101. A private service has been held.
BURTON, Lesley – In loving memory of Lesley, passed away four years ago. Loved and remembered by her family.
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Office and Chapel Corner East & Cox Streets, Ashburton
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Data provided by NIWA
Waimate less than 30 fine
30 to 59 fog
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FZL: 1800m, rising to 2200m in the morning
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SCHOUT, Michael Hendrik (Mike) – Passed away unexpectedly on Wednesday, October 9, 2019, aged 62 years. Much loved husband of the late Joy, treasured dad of Heidi, and Sam, and their partners Tyler, and Callum; precious son of Rhonda, and best mate of Gil. Messages may be addressed to the family of the late Mike Schout, c/- PO Box 39001, Christchurch 8545. A service to celebrate Mike’s life will be held in our Westpark Chapel, 467 Wairakei Road, Burnside, Christchurch, on FRIDAY, October 18, at 10.00am.
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Ashburton Airport Temperature °C At 4pm 13.7 15.4 Max to 4pm 7.9 Minimum 7.5 Grass minimum Rainfall mm 0.0 16hr to 4pm October to date 17.2 Avg Oct to date 29 2019 to date 573.2 541 Avg year to date Wind km/h NE 19 At 4pm Strongest gust NE 33 Time of gust 12:07pm
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Rakaia race day looming By Erin Tasker
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The newest members of the team behind this Saturday’s annual Salmon Run event in Rakaia know a thing or two about multisport. That’s because all three have competed in the race before and loved it, but for Katrina Palmer, Phil Pavletich and Sam Clements-Stewart, being a part of the behind the scenes team has given them a whole new appreciation for the event, which caters to everyone from top multisporters, runners and mountainbikers, through to your everyday athletes. None of them are strangers to multisport, or high level sport in general. All three competed in Salmon Run events last year, with Clements-Stewart 12th in the individual multisport race, Pavletich part of a team that came eighth in the multisport event, and Palmer winning the short duathlon. Clements-Stewart then went on to compete in the Coast to Coast earlier this year in the one-day
individual event, having already completed the mountain run and the two-day event in the past, and was third home in the open men’s age group and 20th overall. Pavletich and Palmer both come from triathlon backgrounds, with Pavletich claiming the national Aquabike (a 3km swim followed by a 120km bike leg) title in 2018, and finishing third in 2019, while Palmer qualified for and attended the ITU World Triathlon Championships on the Gold Coast in 2018, representing New Zealand. So between them, they’ve got a fair bit of knowledge about what makes a good race, and it’s hoped that their knowledge will help an already successful event, become even more successful. Their involvement in the fifth running of the Rakaia event stemmed from Clements-Stewart and Pavletich both working for the ANZ, a sponsor of the Salmon Run. They asked what else they could do to help, aside from the financial backing, and the organisers were keen for some input from
younger people with race experience. So that’s where they’ve slotted in. As well as assisting in the planning, they’ve been spreading the word far and wide in racing circles. Clements-Stewart was in Queenstown recently competing in the Peak to Peak event, where he handed out countless pamphlets and spoke to a lot of people who said they’d be keen to come and give it a go. Clements-Stewart himself will again be back as a starter in the multisport event this weekend, as part of his preparation for another shot at the Coast to Coast’s longest day event. “A lot of the people who do the multisport race are doing it as a pre-race for the Coast to Coast, because it’s a good distance,” Clements-Stewart said. This year’s multisport event already looks set to have more entries than last year. Meanwhile, Pavletich is set to tackle the mountain bike ride this weekend, and Palmer is set to
complete the 6km walk, which is an event popular with all ages. “It’s got an awesome community feel to it, with whole families racing together,” Palmer said. “If offers something for everyone. “You’ve got all these guys who are training for the Coast to Coast and the multisport element ties into that nicely, but at the other end of the spectrum there’s races which kids and families can enter,” Pavletich said. There’s also a business element, with a number of businesses entering teams, and this year they’ll be racing for a new cup sponsored by Farmlands. Both the ANZ and Palmer’s employer, Tavendale and Partners, have a number of people entering and competition both within teams, and between teams, is set to be fierce. It’s a massive event to organise, with so many racing options, including multisport, half marathon, long or short duathlon, long or short run or walk, and the mountain bike race, but the three
new committee members said the Rakaia Lions and the team behind the event have done an amazing job. The Rakaia Salmon Run is run by the Lions Club of Rakaia and Rakaia sports clubs is into its fifth year, and traditionally attracts people from far and wide. Palmer said there’s even a man flying down from Auckland to do the half marathon this year, before heading straight home. It’s becoming a destination event, for what some might even call a “racecation”, and Palmer, Pavletich, Clements-Stewart and the rest of the organising team are looking forward to what the future might hold. This year’s Salmon Run is being held this Saturday (October 19) and all of the events run out of the Rakaia Domain, and take in nearby roads, farmland, walking tracks, the river and riverbed. Entries close at midnight tonight (Wednesday October16) and any entries received after tonight will incur a late entry penalty fee.
The Salmon Run is set in and around the Rakaia River, with the Southern Alps providing a beautiful background.
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