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ith an outgoing, vibrant and full of life approach to each and every day, the prospect of two weeks stuck in a hotel room in Auckland was never going to sit well with Laura Bagrie. But it was a situation the 20-year-old found herself faced with earlier this month when she jumped off a plane at Auckland Airport having returned from Ireland during the middle of a global pandemic. Late last year, Bagrie packed her bags and set off for Ireland, but a change in personal circumstances meant the former Ashburton College student had little other option than to come home. The fly in the ointment? Covid-19 and its impact on international travel. “It wasn’t the best timing to be fair,” Bagrie laughed. “I decided near the end of April that I wanted to come home, but it wasn’t quite as simple as just booking a flight and getting onto a plane. “I was told to expect up to three or four weeks delay before a flight would become available and it was about that long before it happened.” Wanting nothing more than to be back on the family farm near Winchmore and have the comfort of family and friends and a countless list of pets around her, Bagrie set off on the flight from the other side of the world. It had its perks, entire rows to herself and an endless supply of food and drink being supplied by air hostesses made travel a lot easier, but the prospect of the pending two-week isolation period upon her arrival in New Zealand made her a little anxious. A stop-over in Sydney put a bit of a black mark on the trip too. “Australia handled it badly. We had a 12-hour stop-over in Australia. It was a disaster. “They weren’t letting people stay at the airport for more than eight hours, so we were shipped off on a bus to a hotel for the time we were there. “We got three hours at the hotel and spent a total of four hours on the bus, It was pretty disappointing.” Auckland, however received a much more glowing report. “They were great, nice and friendly and helpful to us all, there was about 55 of us on the flight over from Sydney and it was a far more pleasurable experience.” Off the plane and back on New Zealand soil, Bagrie explained the process of getting from the airport to the hotel for her two weeks of isolation. “It was literally, get off the plane, go

Mid Canterbury’s Laura Bagrie shares her experience of the process of disembarking a flight at Auckland Airport and entering an enforced two weeks of isolation following an international flight. Her experience was a lot more by-the-book than some of the stories that have emerged over the past few days. Guardian Editor, Matt Markham, talked to her about her experience.

Laura Bagrie was happy to get home and reunite with dog, Eli after two weeks in isolation in Auckland. PHOTO SUPPLIED The hotel, the Crowne Plaza, isn’t exactly living in the suburbs – but usually it’s most enjoyable when it’s only a short stay and you’re not confined to that one room for pretty much an entire fortnight. “The room was pretty amazing to be honest, it had everything you’d need, but the novelty of it wore off pretty quickly.” Left to her own devices, Bagrie was tasked with entertaining herself during her time in isolation.

through the gates where you had your temperature checked and to see whether you had any symptoms. “Then they took you to get your bags and it was pretty quickly on the bus to be taken to the hotel.” Further checks were undertaken by Police and a nurse upon arrival at the hotel before Bagrie was shipped off to what would become home for the next two weeks.

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“I tried to keep busy to start off with, doing workouts and a bit of drawing helped fill in the time. “We were able to order things like Uber Eats and have them delivered, and I did an online grocery shop, but there wasn’t an awful lot to do to pass the time.” Those in isolation were allowed to apply to get some time out of the room through a walk, something Bagrie only undertook once during her stay. After registering, she was met down at reception by a group of around 10 others who had done the same and they were marched by a guard at the front and one at the back to a small courtyard. “It was a pretty small area, you walked in the gate and they shut it behind you and there were guards all around it, there were a couple of park benches and I just sat down on one, I didn’t really fancy walking around in a circle.” The fresh air experience was an hour from start to finish and once completed it was back to the room – something akin to a prison regime for those looking from the outside in. A week in and Bagrie said things started to get on top of her and the four walls that were containing her seemed all that much smaller, while the countdown to heading back to Ashburton seemed to take forever. Aviation Security were in regular contact leading to her departure from the hotel, wanting to know all the details from how she was getting to the airport, how long she’d be there and what her process was for getting back home once she landed in Christchurch. “They wanted to know everything, but it was a bit of a relief to get on that plane and get back to Christchurch and get home.” Bagrie returned to Ashburton last week and said that the feeling of being able to head out when she wanted and to spend time outside with her animals and be around family was something she appreciated even more now than ever. “It was a pretty crazy experience to go through, but there’s nothing quite like getting home to some home-cooked food and the company of family, that’s for sure.”

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■■PRESBYTERIAN SUPPORT

A big thank-you to our volunteers By Susan Sandys

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It is time to break out the love and gratitude at Presbyterian Support, which is preparing for Volunteer Week this coming week. Area manager Suz Hutchinson said there were about 13 volunteers involved with the organisation across its various services. “Our volunteers do an amazing job for us, and we couldn’t be the service we are without their support,” Hutchinson said. “We really value their time, and often they come with a lot of expertise as well, and a lot of life experience, and their passion and enthusiasm is just outstanding.” There are about 13 volunteers across the various services at the organisation, which include Budget Advice, Family Works parenting programmes and counselling, Enliven which supports older people in their homes, a curtain bank, firewood supply, and HomeShare. The latter is currently expanding, looking for more volunteers to use their own homes to host older people in small groups, providing companionship and activities. Team members at Presbyterian Support were busy yesterday cutting hearts out of coloured paper, which they were to write messages on thanking the volunteers, and then display them in windows at the organisation’s Tancred Street headquarters for the week. Right – Presbyterian Support Ashburton representatives (from left) community family worker Gemma Whiting, student counsellor Kezia Rosie, counsellor Deborah Hay, volunteer co-ordinator Candice Gibb and youth coach Tony Vainerere show their love and gratitude to the organisation’s volunteers. PHOTO SUSAN SANDYS 190620-SS-0026

■■ASHBURTON DISTRICT COUNCIL

Competing visions for i-SITE building’s future By Sue Newman

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Finding a new owner for Ashburton’s i-SITE is proving to be a long and drawn-out process. Its owner the Ashburton District Council decided to sell the empty building earlier this year. It called for registrations of interest. A handful were lodged and future owners were believed to be narrowed down to just two. But deciding which of those

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should win the right to hoist the building from its East Street site and give it a new life in a new site, appears to be proving a challenge. Discussions are continuing with both parties, council chief executive Hamish Riach said. Additional information has been provided to both and the council is now waiting for one or both parties to make a firm offer. One of the bidders is the Mid

Canterbury Aero Club and president Ian Begbie is keeping his fingers crossed his team wins the bidding war. If it’s successful the i-SITE will have a new life as the club’s headquarters, replacing the existing club house that is at the end of its life. Begbie said the club had provided all the information the council had requested and he believes a decision on the building’s new owner will be made shortly.

The club plans to use the i-SITE building to replace its ageing club house and if it’s given the green light, then there’ll be a quick demolition, a new concrete slab laid and the replacement building moved on to the site. The other contender is the Trotts Garden Charitable Trust team. If the i-SITE building finds its new home on the Racecourse Road property it will have a community use, says trust chairman

Gary Haskett. “We have a vision for a use that will benefit the whole community and we have a lot of things happening in the background,” he said. “The i-SITE building fits nicely into what we see for the gardens.” Haskett said his team had discussed their plans with council and will make another presentation where it would spell out its plans, he said.

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Crochet rugs a labour of love By Susan Sandys

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Wet weather late this week has proved to be good timing for Ashburton’s Trevor Gamblin. The Ashburton Horticultural Society president is a keen gardener, but when it rains he will swap his trowel for a crochet hook. And with plenty of crocheting to complete, he had been beginning to wonder just when the recent dry spell would end. “The few jobs I have had, I have said: ‘We will do it when we get rain’, and in the finish I had to do them without the rain,” Gamblin said. Among the most important of these jobs has been completing his eleventh crochet square rug, destined for one of his great grandsons. Gamblin first of all makes 460 small crochet squares, and then joins them all together. “I’m in the process of joining one up at the moment, but I really need peace and quiet to lay them out, I don’t want two together that are the same.” Gamblin learned to crochet way back in the late 1960s, when he was headmaster at Rokeby School. It was when senior room girls were taking instruction in the craft from a television programme, and he managed to pick it up, more or less teaching himself.

Trevor Gamblin fits in crochet with his other passion of gardening. It takes about 20 minutes to compete each crochet square, therefore completing the 460 required for each rug adds up to 153 hours. On top of that it takes him about four hours to join together each of the 23 rows, adding another 92 hours, meaning a total of 245 hours, or six weeks full-time labour.

Gamblin takes more time than this as he designs each rug for specific family members. He finds too many hours in a row leads to sore fingers and tired eyes, so he fits his craft in around other jobs, particularly his other favourite hobby of gardening. “Through the summer I don’t do much,” he said.

And this summer as a dry spell went on longer and longer, he wondered if he would ever get back to his large collection of colourful wool and crochet hooks. He made sure he did anyway, and with the recent wet weather he has found he has had more time to put the finishing touches to his latest creation.

Ashburton Mayor lines up for a pay cut By Sue Newman

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Ashburton mayor Neil Brown has been handed a pay cut – and he couldn’t be happier. Until the end of the year, he and his fellow mayors across New Zealand will be working for less in a show of solidarity for their fellow Kiwis, and as part of the country’s response to the Covid-19 driven economic slump. But to take those salary cuts, the organisation responsible for elected member pay, the Remu-

neration Authority, had to give the go-ahead. That’s now happened and elected members paid more than $100,000 a year, will, from July 9, lose a slice of their pay cheque. This is done on a sliding scale, with the most highly paid losing a greater share. For Brown, whose salary from July 1 increases to $121,500, the salary sacrifice will be around $6000. He is the only elected member of council who will lose pay, although some councillors

have opted to donate a portion of their council pay to charity. It was good that a blanket decision had been made on mayoral salary sacrifices rather than leaving it to mayors to donate a slice of their salary as they chose, Brown said. “It’s a decision I’m happy with because we all make donations but we don’t really talk about those.” Prior to announcing the mayoral pay cuts, Brown said the authority had surveyed mayors ask-

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ing for details of any donations they had made from the start of the Covid-19 Level 4 lockdown through to the start of Level 1. Brown had made several, including the Methven Skatepark and a Hospice Mid Canterbury fundraiser. The amount carved off city mayors is much higher, with Christchurch City mayor Lianne Dalziel losing 15 per cent – $14,625 – of her salary. Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern’s pay will be cut by $47,000.

■■POLICE SHOOTING

‘A shocking situation’ The death of an officer in Auckland means it is a devastating day for the police community, says Police Commissioner Andrew Coster. The police officer died in a shooting after what is being described as a routine traffic stop in the West Auckland suburb of Massey yesterday morning. A large manhunt is under way for the offender, who also shot another police officer and struck a member of the public while fleeing the scene in a car. The incident saw several schools and pre-schools in Massey locked down while police and other emergency services descended on the suburb. Coster confirmed the police officer’s death at a media briefing in Wellington yesterday. He described the death as shocking and said it was a terrible day. The second police officer shot in the incident has serious leg injuries and the member of the public is believed to have minor injuries. “This is a shocking situation, this is the worst news police and their families can receive. “The incident points to the real risk our officers face as they go about their jobs every day. Staff safety and welfare are our absolute priority and our whole organisation is in a state of shock as a result of this event.” At about 10.30am, a police unit performed a routine traffic stop on Reynella Drive and there was nothing to suggest it would be anything out of the ordinary, Coster said. He said the police in Auckland will be armed while the hunt is on for the offender who fled the scene. There was also a second person in the offender’s vehicle, Coster said. Thirty-two police have been killed in the line of duty up until today. Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said the death of the police officer was devastating news.

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Sharing shed operational By Jaime Pitt-MacKay

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Members of the Rakaia community have come together to help provide a platform for sharing and caring amongst the town’s community. A community sharing shed has been constructed and established in the town with a simple message. “Take what you need, leave what you can and donate what you are able.” The idea was first proposed by a local woman who has asked not to be named, and with material donated by Goldpine and Pluck’s Engineering, the shed was put together by a local man. “It was an idea that I thought would be helpful in the community,” she said. People can either leave monetary donations which will be used to contribute food to the shed, or food can be left as donations, with people asked to take only what they need, and to leave what they can. The shed is located off Elizabeth Street between the council flats and St Mary’s Church, which was chosen for its easy access for all those in the community. The money is removed from the donation box along with the padlock each night to reduce the risk of vandalism. The shed has only been in place for a couple of days, but is said to be working well so far.

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KidzMethven committee members are holding a mass planting day this Sunday at the Methven Skate Park. KidzMethven chair Liz McMillan, said community members are welcome to head to the park from 11am, weather permitting. McMillan suggested helpers bring a spade and gumboots, as it’s going to be muddy, she said. Thanks to a $450 donation from Gerard and Ann-Marie McCloy’s 2019 Hot Rod and Classic Car Show and Methven Hammer Hardware’s generosity, KidzMethven have gathered up weed mat and over 300 grasses to plant on the north-western bank. “People are welcome to bring along their own grasses from home if they want to as well,” McMillan said. The day will finish off with a barbecue and a look around the park. The official opening date will be announced later in the month, before that McMillan said the final fencing around the park will be put up and any outstanding concrete work will be cleaned up. “Methven Lions provided the funds for the fencing, which will be put up next week.” Sunday’s date was chosen as it is World Skateboarding Day. A days-of-the-year website points out the many health benefits of skateboarding. Burning calories is an obvious one, but core muscles in legs and torso also get a workout, and stress relief is another plus. “Why slave away in the gym when there is a skate park close by?” they said.

■■ASHBURTON DISTRICT COURT

Two men plead guilty to separate assaults Two men pleaded guilty to assault charges in the Ashburton District Court on Friday. Ngatokoa Teata appeared on a charge of assault in a family relationship and intentional damage, but after a resolution was reached between his counsel Gretchen Hart and the police prosecutor, the charges were amended to assault, and the intentional damage charge was withdrawn. He pleaded guilty to the single charge of assault. The summary of facts read to the court indicated there had been a dispute between Teata and his now former partner over the transfer of $50 on September 6 last year. He assaulted her by pulling her off a bed, and also pushing her to the floor, with the victim suffering bruising to her left arm. The matter was referred to Restorative Justice, with Teata set to appear for sentencing on August 10.

Lawrence Wharepapa also appeared initially on a charge of assault in a family relationship, which after a resolution was reached, was amended to a single charge of assault. He also pleaded guilty. On February 22 of this year Wharepapa got into an argument with his partner of 11 years, and opted to leave. When leaving with the complainant’s suitcase, the comlainant told Wharepapa to stop, at which point he threw the suitcase on the ground. He also placed both hands on the chest of the complainant, and pushed her to the ground. She suffered no injuries as a result of the assault. Wharepapa was remanded on bail for sentencing on August 24, and the matter was also referred to Restorative Justice.

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Covid-19 committee signs off By Sue Newman

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It’s served them well for 11 weeks, but a decision-making committee formed at the start of the Covid-19 Level 4 lockdown has run its course. And on Thursday Ashburton’s district councillors opted to disband the Covid-19 response committee that has met weekly since March 25, by Zoom and for the last

three weeks, face-to-face. It’s a disbanding that came with a few regrets, with councillor Diane Rawlinson suggesting the weekly meetings had brought councillors closer as a team. The weekly meetings allowed councillors to deal with issues in a more timely way and the smaller agenda ensured there was better debate on fewer issues, John

Falloon said. “The shorter meetings have been advantageous and council has worked better over the last two or three months. “It’s been a grand experiment,” he said. The weekly meetings may have shown councillors a new way of doing things, Liz McMillan said. The council will return to

its normal cycle of standing committee and council meetings from next week, but there would be an opportunity to review the way things were done at the end of the current council’s first year, in September, chief executive Hamish Riach said. That would give councillors an opportunity to decide whether weekly meetings were a better option, he said.

In brief No new Covid-19 cases Director-General of Health Ashley Bloomfield says there have been no new cases of Covid-19 after a ramping up of testing in the past day. The number of active cases remains at three. Dr Bloomfield said there were 6273 tests carried out on Thursday and the higher number reflected testing in the community and extensive testing of people in the wide net of the latest cases and isolation. “In that context, it is very reassuring that we have no further cases of Covid-19 to report.” Dr Bloomfield said between June 9 and June 16, 55 people were granted leave on compassionate grounds. The vast majority have been tested and returned a negative result. “It’s important to emphasise that anyone who departs a facility on compassionate grounds does so under a very strict set of criteria.” He said the Ministry of Health was following up with 401 people in regards to the two women who tested positive on 16 June after travelling to Wellington, and 174 of them had returned negative results.

More closures, 85 jobs lost More than 80 people will lose their jobs when South Island department store chain H&J Smith closes its Dunedin stores. It previously confirmed it would shut its Te Anau and Balclutha stores, downsize its Gore one and close Outdoor World at Remarkables Park in Queenstown. About 60 jobs are expected to be cut by the initial closures, with another 85 gone in the latest announcement. The Meridian Mall department store and the Armoury store will close in January next year. Managing director Jason Smith said they had been working to finalise terms with the Dunedin mall owners and managers, and received the necessary documents late on Thursday to firm up closing dates.

Shore leave ban stays Cargo ship crew arriving in Auckland from overseas ports are being told to stay on board their vessel to prevent the potential spread of Covid-19. Ports of Auckland banned general shore leave for all seafarers arriving in the city when the country went into lockdown. Under official rules for Alert Level 1, crews at sea for more than 14 days who have not declared illness are allowed to disembark with no health checks required. But port spokesperson Matt Ball said this was too risky and it had asked the Ministry of Health for an assurance health checks will be made. Ball said about 10 cargo ships per week arrived in Auckland, each with up to 20 crew on board, and in the last week there had been several cases of crew members arriving and reporting illness.

Man admits syndicate role A Chilean national has admitted his role in an international drug syndicate that imported over a tonne of illegal drugs. Hugo Alarcon Ramos pleaded guilty to 12 drug and firearms charges via audiovisual link from Mt Eden Prison in the High Court at Auckland yesterday. Alarcon Ramos was one of 10 people arrested in February at the end of the eight-month long investigation Operation Mystic which targeted the importation of drugs into New Zealand. Yesterday he admitted importing 20 kilograms of methamphetamine as well as 26kg and 50,000 pills of MDMA into Auckland, between August 2017 and November 2019. He also admitted selling and possessing illegal drugs for supply, possessing materials for the manufacture of methamphetamine, and unlawfully possessing a military style firearm. Ramos, who was supported by his wife, sister and pastor in court, will be sentenced on 18 August. The drug syndicate is alleged to have imported over a tonne of methamphetamine, MDMA, cocaine and ephedrine into the country over three years.

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Wheeling books to the housebound By Sue Newman

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Books on Wheels is a community service that just keeps growing. It’s been an Ashburton Library project since 2002 when a joint venture was established with the Altrusa Club of Ashburton to deliver books to housebound library members. It was an instant hit and 18 years later, in the post Covid-19 environment it has seen a surge in membership – 21 new sign-ons in just one week. While the library has a long list of regular users, library manager Jill Watson said staff had called 185 of its older book borrowers in the Ashburton area who had not visited the library since the lockdown ended to see if they wanted to join the delivery scheme. The response was huge and the fortnightly book round is now busier than ever. But there are always plenty of Altrusa members ready and willing to help out, Joan Lawn said. On her Thursday round she delivered a bag of talking books to regular client Jean

Edwards and made a firsttime delivery to Daphne Petrovic, a library member for more than 20 years. For the past two years, Daphne said she had struggled to visit the library after breaking her femur. Walking with a cane and carrying a bag of books was simply too difficult, she said. “That slowed me down a bit but this is a wonderful service. It’s marvellous and it means us older people are not left behind. We’re very well catered for in Ashburton,” she said. Her favourite books are biographies, autobiographies and her favourite subjects, travel and history. Most weeks she reads at least three books and said that means she’s constantly learning. Between reading and being an avid watcher of the History channel, Daphne said she feels she keeps up to speed with what’s happening around the world and in her district. Anyone interested in joining up to the Books on Wheels service should contact the Ashburton Library, phone 308-7192 or email adclib@adc.govt.nz

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Ashburton a safe haven By Kathy Harrington-Watt

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Today is World Refugee Day! A day to applaud and recognise the courage, resilience, strength and determination of women, men and children who have been forced to leave their homelands due to the threat of persecution, conflict and violence. Although we are yet to know when the refugees will be arriving in Ashburton it is a good time to remind ourselves of the plight of refugees around the globe. Currently there are 25.9 million refugees and over half of them are under 18. While we are patiently waiting for the Covid-19 border restrictions to be lifted, and our refugees to finally arrive, it is important to remember that there are millions of refugee families hoping for a chance to settle somewhere safe, where they

can bring up their children to live productive and fulfilling lives. New Zealand and Ashburton will be one of those places and we look forward to welcoming the families when they finally arrive. To mark World Refugee Day the school children of Ashburton created some amazing posters that commented on Ashburton as a place the new families will feel welcome, safe, and enjoy all it has to offer. The winning poster can be seen in window displays around Ashburton. The posters will be on display at the Ashburton library for another week and then move to the Museum and EA Networks over the next few weeks. They are full of heart-warming images and messages, Ashburton should be very proud.

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A widespread police operation across the Canterbury region saw 50 people arrested and extra police brought in to carry out enquiries in Mid Canterbury. Operation Prodigy was a two-day police operation focusing on crime reduction across the district. Ashburton sub-area supervisor senior sergeant Leigh Jenkins said three staff were brought in from the Christchurch metro area to work with local staff on outstanding warrants for arrest and for people who were wanted to interview. Across Canterbury 43 arrest warrants were executed and 15 search warrants were conducted. Jenkins said more than 70 cannabis plants had been located alongside growing equipment, cash, stolen cars and a grenade. A number of people have been charged with a range of offences including dishonesty, drug possession, burglary, firearm possession, and family harm, however Jenkins said he was not aware of any arrests being made in the Ashburton District in relation to the operation. The winning entry in Ashburton’s Refugee Day poster competition designed by 9-year-olds Anya Walker and Isabella McCully.

Beach enhancement a plan for the future By Sue Newman

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It might come with a $65,000 price tag, but an enhancement project planned for Ashton Beach could see the Ashburton District become a positive bio-diversity example for the rest of New Zealand, says district councillor Angus McKay. The plan has been through public consultation and discussions have been held with user and environmental groups. Councillors visited the site last week and on Thursday agreed on a development option that would provide numerous wins for the community. The plan includes fully fencing several areas to protect indigenous vegetation and to minimise safety risks for people riding or driving vehicles in the area. They also agreed to support further work and consultation that would allow the establishment of an alternative area for recreational motorbike riding.

It was important the council got this project right as this would be a project for the future, something that would be enjoyed for generations to come, McKay said. The project does not come without additional costs in terms of protecting both a vulnerable tussock, writing a management plan for a grass skink population and then possibly relocating the skinks. This could come with an all-up price tag of $35,000. The new motorbike riding area would also need to be marked with health and safety signage and additional fencing. Mayor Neil Brown challenged the need to capture and relocate skinks living in the area “I support this, but $20,000 on a lizard management plan? We’d be better to spend this money on making their habitat safe rather than writing a report. It’s bureaucracy gone mad. And that doesn’t

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include the $15,000 it’ll cost for the lizard salvage,” he said. Rodger Letham agreed. “We’re getting into the realms of, dare I say it, stupidity. Do what’s required under health and safety and let Mother Nature do her thing.” Councillor Lynette Lovett said the project was a fantastic one for the district. “We need to look outside the square and going forward we have a real gem here,” she said. The project wasn’t yet a done deal said council people and capability advisor Sarah Mosely, as stakeholders needed to be consulted and the motorbike club needed to prepare a plan for the new riding area. “It’s a turning point. Once we get this information we’ll see if we can join things together.” In preparing costs, Mosely said she had opted for the worst case scenario so there were no surprises further down the track.

Driver sought By Jaime Pitt-MacKay Jaime.p@theguardian.co.nz

Police are urging members of the public to come forward with any sightings of a dark coloured SUV-style vehicle following a three-vehicle crash on Thursday night. The crash occurred at the intersection of River Terrace and Walker Street at around 5.43pm. Two vehicles remained at the scene, however the dark coloured SUV-style vehicle did not. Minor injuries were suffered in the crash. Senior Sergeant Leigh Jenkins said police request information from any witnesses to the event, or that may have knowledge that could assist their enquiry into the incident. If you were the driver, or you have any information about the collision, please call police on 105 and quote event number P042620072. The area was a busy one for crashes on Thursday, with two vehicles involved in a minor crash at the intersection of Park Street and Short Street at around 3pm. There were no injuries resulting from the crash, however one vehicle had to be towed from the scene.

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Recession to hit south hardest The southern regions will be the most adversely affected by the severe economic recession, while Wellington and Auckland have the best prospects for recovery, a Westpac report is predicting. Westpac Bank’s regional roundup says all areas of New Zealand are facing a rough recession over the rest of the year as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic, but those that rely most on international tourism, such as Otago, are likely to be particularly hard hit. Construction activity was expected to continue to slow, while house prices were expected to fall in all parts of the country. Wellington had the brightest outlook, supported by an increase in government spending on services. “The opening of public offices previously closed during the lockdown period and the return of public sector workers to their workplaces should also support retail spending, particularly in Wellington’s CBD,” the report says. While Auckland had been hardest hit by the Covid-19 virus, it was

Tourists are in short supply in some of our hotspots. set to recover faster than the rest of the country, with a broad-based economy and relatively low exposure to adverse global economic conditions. “Auckland will experience a severe recession over coming quarters before posting a recovery,” it says. “Regions that are heavy on agriculture, forestry, and export manufacturing are also going to

feel the effects of the global recession,” the report says. “Our expectation is that dairy, sheep and beef will be relatively resilient, while viticulture and forestry will struggle.” The rise of the digital economic, which had been boosted during the prolonged lockdown, was expected to drive economic growth in Auckland and Wellington. “The best prospects for recovery

lie in urban industries like services, distribution, and digital technology,” the report says. “ICT, software development, and online service providers have had a real leg up, and we think that bodes relatively well for Wellington and Auckland.” An increase in online shopping was expected to boost the economies of distribution hubs, such as Auckland, Hamilton, Palmerston North and Christchurch. Regions most exposed to international tourism were all in the South Island so they would recover more slowly, Westpac chief economist Dominick Stephens said. Queenstown mayor Jim Boult said unemployment in his area could reach 20 per cent, if nothing was done to try to recover more quickly. “Supplementary wage is soon to cease for many people and I think a lot of people who think they’ve got a job are going to find out they haven’t got a job following this.” The school holidays would be

the real signal of which companies were still in business. “The 20 per cent figure is if we don’t try to to anything about it,” he said. The region had set up taskforces to help recovery focusing on job creation and trying to attract events to the area. A trans-Tasman bubble was much needed, but he feared the date would be put back. “Having Australians here would make a difference between businesses failing and people losing their jobs.” Boult said New Zealanders usually made up about half the ski season visitors and with the season starting next week he was hoping more will come to the region this year. “We’re doing everything we can to make awareness of Queenstown and Wanaka as a destination for Kiwis travelling. “The place is absolutely stunning at the present point in time and if anybody had any concerns about overcrowding I can tell you we don’t have that.”

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Revenue flat; profit down Vehicle retailer and finance group Turners Automotive has reported a small drop in profit due to a slowdown in sales in the last six weeks of the year because of Covid-19. Its profit for the year ended March was down 10 per cent on last year’s to just over $20 million. Revenue was flat at around $333m. The company also pointed out that the 2019 earnings had benefited from a $3.4m one-off sale and a lower tax rate. Prior to the pandemic the company was tracking to beat its previously issued earnings forecast of around $30m. Chief executive Todd Hunter said considering the sudden blow to revenue during February and March he was pleased with the result and was optimistic about the coming year. “We are now focused on the opportunities to grow this business. “We have been successful in reducing costs through rental relief, government wage subsidies, staff reducing work hours and using annual leave balances, travel and other expenditures,” he said.

“The used car market has shown considerable resilience in previous downturns and early indications are supporting this theme. “We know customers will be more likely to trade with businesses who have a strong brand and reputation like Turners and we believe this is the time to build market share.” While auto finance profits were down on last year, the company’s finance, insurance and credit management businesses held up, including the unexpected bonus of clients paying down debt. “One thing we didn’t expect was the improvement in arrears, so around half the improvement in arrears is due to people making more payments as a result of their discretionary income levels going up over the lockdown.” In April the business saw a 57 per cent drop in revenue compared to the year prior, however Mr Hunter said recovery in May had been swift and he was optimistic about the coming year’s performance. “At beginning of lockdown we modelled out three scenarios – worst, likely and best – pleasingly we are thus far tracking above the best case.”

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The iconic South Sea Hotel on Stewart Island enjoys a dress-circle perch overlooking the seductive curve of Halfmoon Bay.

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hey are hospitality charmers scattered across the countryside, guaranteed to charm your pants off. Since the nation entered Level 2, these hearty hospo nuggets were amongst the most nimble and responsive accommodation operators, swiftly reopening to overnight guests. The West Coast is blessed with a slate of notable specimens,

Like abiding sirens to our pioneering history, of heady gold rushes, farming trail-blazers and the development of new settlements, treat yourself to a flavourful stay at one of the South Island’s finest historic pubs, writes Mike Yardley. from the rustic charm of the Historic Empire Hotel in Ross and Formerly The Blackball Hilton to the affordable boutique grace of Kumara’s Theatre Royal Hotel,

first built in 1876. It’s one of my all-time favourites, where you can choose from a variety of artfully designed themed rooms styled in honour

The West Coast is blessed with a slate of historic pubs, including Formerly The Blackball Hilton.

of local characters, blending timeless elegance and vintage pieces with all the expected mod-cons. The Barbara Weldon Room is a saucy little heart-stealer. During the restoration, workers discovered sawdust in the wall linings, a primitive form of sound-proofing. Dancing girls were employed to “dance” with the miners – although Barbara’s room took it to a horizontal level. Across the road, a cluster of authentic cottages and the Old Bank of New Zealand have been transformed into accommodation suites and rooms, including the ravishing Seddon Suite. Richard John Seddon was a regular at the hotel, taking to the stage and singing. It’s a show-stopping hotel. In the very deep south, cross Foveaux Strait on the one hour ferry from Bluff to pint-sized Oban on Stewart Island. The iconic South Sea Hotel anchors Oban, enjoying a dress-circle perch overlooking the seductive curve of Halfmoon Bay, just a two-minute doddle from the ferry terminal. Needless to say, the establishment’s mojo has been rekindled with the shift to Level 2, the island’s social hub is pulsing with

vitality once again. Complementing the fully licensed restaurant and bar, the South Sea offers modern studio units in addition to the original hotel rooms. It’s Kiwi classic, where retired travellers, perky millennials and grizzled fishermen all converge. Salute proceedings with a Roaring Forties Golden Ale. If you know your Otago gold rush history, the mighty Maniototo’s northernmost settlement of Kyeburn Diggings is now largely a ghost town with one notable exception – the sole gold rush survivor, Dansey’s Pass Coach Inn. Offering hearty fare, boutique accommodation and a superb bar packed with curios, the back-of-beyond frontier charm is unmistakable. The long and low-slung hotel, first built in 1862, still beckons like a roadside refuge. As you’d expect with such an atmospheric inn, open wood fires, wooden floors and exposed beams feature prominently in the lounge and dining rooms. Accommodations are elegantly furnished and magnificently appointed with plenty of heritage elements, like wooden joinery, brass fittings and copper piping.

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Another of the West Coast’s historic pubs, this time Kumara’s Theatre Royal Hotel. This historic coach inn is an alpine treasure, accentuating the raw drama of a dalliance with Dansey’s Pass and the Kakanui Mountains. They’re offering some great winter deals. Central Otago is spoilt when it comes to heritage pubs, and another striking Maniototo ghost town boasts a soul-stirring hospitality treasure, the Vulcan Hotel. From SH85, turn off onto the lonely looping gravel road to reach St. Bathans. At last count, there are only six living inhabitants left – but no shortage of reported ghosts. Stay the night at the irresistible Vulcan Hotel, the only surviving pub in St. Bathans and one of the oldest mud brick adobe buildings left standing in New Zealand. Room 1 is apparently home to “The Rose”, who was strangled in the pub in 1880. Some guests vow and declare they felt grabbed and held down in the night – particularly male guests. Nocturnal visitations included? You never know your luck. It’s movie-set-perfect good

looks have made the award-winning Cardrona Hotel a perennial Instagram darling. Situated in the Cardrona Valley, many Crown Range travellers, zipping between Queenstown and Wanaka, will breeze by this 1863 sweetheart, fleetingly stopping for a photo-op with its famous façade before rushing on. Don’t sell yourself short, it’s a cracker place to spend a night. Echoes of the gold-rush proudly ring from its rafters, while the en-suite accommodations are top-notch. There’s an expansive heritage garden, roaring open fires, a hot tub and superb dining. You might plump for the blue cod, gourmet burgers, hearty soups and stew – but be sure to sample their cult-like signatures – their fried chicken and frickles, Canadian-style crumbed and deepfried dill pickles. Bliss! The menu does a fine job in highlighting locally sourced products from Cardrona Valley honey and locally grown venison and lamb, to the gourmet cheeses and Cardrona Pinot Noir.

The town of Ross, on the West Coast, boasts the colourful Historic Empire Hotel.

Stay the night at the irresistible Vulcan Hotel, the only surviving pub in St. Bathans and one of the oldest mud brick adobe buildings left standing in New Zealand.

Naseby is the home of the historic Royal Hotel.

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estled at the bottom of the Southern Alps, looked over by the majestic Mt Hutt above it, you’ll find a small township abuzz in the winter months and an almost sleep-like state during the warmer parts of the year. A tourist destination for sure, thanks to the success of the internationally-renowned skifield that sits above it, less than an hour’s drive from the town centre, Methven is one of those places that you get a sense of the true form of New Zealand from the moment you drive past the town’s boundary. It’s a petite little place, nowhere near being out of date though and full of friendly locals, traditional Kiwi folk who are warm and inviting. Perhaps it’s because they’re used to it. For five months of each year they open their doors and welcome an increase in population that sees the township double its normal size with staff for the mountain flooding in to call the township home and tourists from all over flocking to check out what it’s all about. With more than a dozen cafes, restaurants and other eating establishments, there’s something for everyone and while the mountain plays a pivotal role in bringing people to the area, the town is not a one-trick pony. There’s walking, cycling, archery, clay bird shooting, Lord of the Rings site tours, 4WD touring, jetboating, fishing, hunting and horse trekking along the picturesque

nearby Rakaia River. Founded in 1869 by Robert Patton, Methven was named after the town in which the Scotsman hailed from. When the settlers first arrived the area was an open tussock-covered plain, exposed to the elements.

Maori settlers dubbed the town Piwakawaka after the famous New Zealand fantail, although some locals will refute that is actually the case. It’s also the home of Rajah, New Zealand’s first police dog. His statue sits proudly near the doorstep of the Mt Hutt War Memorial

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Facebook pulls Trump adverts RNZ Facebook has removed ads from Donald Trump’s 2020 re-election campaign that featured imagery the social network says violates its policy banning “organised hate”. The Trump ads in question blasted “Dangerous MOBS of far-left groups,” which it claimed are “running through our streets and causing absolute mayhem”. The ads featured an upside-down triangle, which anti-hate groups said was strikingly similar to notorious Nazi symbols denoting political prisoners in World War Two concentration camps. “We removed these posts and ads for violating our policy against organised hate,” a Facebook spokesperson confirmed to Variety. “Our policy prohibits using a banned hate group’s symbol to identify political prisoners without the context that condemns or discusses the symbol.” The Trump ads on Facebook also called on his followers to

President Donald Trump looks at his phone during a recent meeting. PHOTO AP “stand with your President and declare ANTIFA a Terrorist Organisation”. Progressive watchdog group Media Matters called out the Trump 2020 ads on Twitter, claiming the president’s campaign ran 88 individual ads on Facebook with the inverted red triangle – which it said was “an infa-

mous Nazi symbol”. In response, the Trump campaign said that the down-pointing red triangle is an emoji and “a symbol widely used by Antifa”. The Trump campaign also said it is not included in the Anti-Defamation League’s Hate Symbols Database. Anti-Defamation League

chief executive Jonathan Greenblatt said in a statement on Twitter that Nazis used “red triangles to identify their political victims in concentration camps. Using it to attack political opponents is highly offensive. POTUS’ campaign needs to learn its history, as ignorance is no excuse for using Nazi-related symbols”. Earlier this month, Facebook employees spoke out against the tech giant’s decision not to remove or flag a controversial post by Trump relating to the protests across the US over the death in police custody of African American George Floyd. The president posted a comment on the social network saying that he would “send in the National Guard” and warned that “when the looting starts, the shooting starts”. But Facebook said it did not violate its company policy. Trump had tweeted the same comments, and Twitter had placed a warning over the content, which it said “glorified violence”.

Australia under increasing cyberattack - PM AP Australia is under increasing cyberattack from a “sophisticated state-based cyber actor,” the Australian prime minister said yesterday. Prime Minister Scott Morrison would not name the state, and he said he made the growing threat public to raise awareness. “Australian organisations are currently being targeted by a sophisticated state-based cyber actor,” Morrison told reporters. “This activity is targeting Australian organisations across a range of sectors, including all levels of government, industry, political organisations, education, health, essential service providers and operators of other critical infrastructure,”

he added. Although the threat was constant, the frequency of attacks had increased “over many months”. “This is the actions of a statebased actor with significant capabilities. There aren’t too many state-based actors who have those capabilities,” Morrison said. Morrison said he particularly wanted organisations involved in health, critical infrastructure and essential services to bolster technical defences to thwart such malicious attacks. Defense Minister Linda Reynolds said the government’s cyber agency, Australian Cyber Security Center, and the Home Affairs Department had published on Friday a technical advisory on how organisations

can detect and mitigate cyber threats. Morrison would not comment on the inevitable speculation that the cyberattacks were part of Australia’s increasingly hostile rift with China. China in recent weeks banned beef exports from Australia’s largest abattoirs, ended trade in Australian barley with a tariff wall and warned its citizens against visiting Australia. The measures are widely interpreted as punishment for Australia’s advocacy of an independent probe into the origins and spread of the coronavirus pandemic. Australia’s foreign minister this week accused China of using the anxiety around the pandemic to undermine Western democracies by spreading dis-

information online, prompting China to accuse Australia of disinformation. Morrison said “Australia doesn’t engage lightly in public attribution” and would not name the country behind the current cyber campaign. “I can’t control what speculation others might engage in on this issue,” he said. Morrison said he had discussed the growing cyber security threat with Australia’s allies and had spoken to British Prime Minister Boris Johnson on the subject. Australian investigations to date had not uncovered any “large-scale personal data breaches,” Morrison said. Australian cyber security authorities had “thwarted many attacks”, he said.

Eilish gets restraining order A judge has extended to three years a restraining order taken out by Billie Eilish against a man who repeatedly appeared at her Los Angeles home. In a hearing, Superior Court Judge Dianna Gould-Saltman agreed to the extension of the May 11 order preventing 24-yearold Prenell Rousseau of New York from attempting to contact or coming within 91 metres of the 18-year-old pop star or her parents. Eilish, her attorney and her parents phoned in to the hearing, held in an empty courtroom. The order also prohibits Rousseau from assaulting or harassing the family, or from coming near Eilish’s workplaces.

Games in hall of fame The World Video Game Hall of Fame inducted Bejeweled, Centipede, King’s Quest and Minecraft in a virtual ceremony that recognised their influence on the industry and the gamers who have spent tens of billions of hours playing them. The hall of fame’s Class of 2020 was chosen from a field of 12 finalists that also included Frogger, Goldeneye 007, Guitar Hero, NBA Jam, Nokia Snake, Super Smash Bros. Melee, Uncharted 2, and Where in the World is Carmen Sandiego? Atari’s Centipede is credited with bringing more female players into arcades when it debuted in 1981.

‘Forces’ Sweetheart’ Dame Vera Lynn dies AP

Dame Vera Lynn

Dame Vera Lynn, the endearingly popular “Forces’ Sweetheart” who serenaded British troops during World War Two, has died at 103. During the war and long after, Lynn got crowds singing, smiling and crying with sentimental favourites such as We’ll Meet Again, and The White Cliffs of Dover. “The family are deeply saddened to announce the passing of one of Britain’s best-loved entertainers at the age of 103, her family said in a statement.

“Dame Vera Lynn, who lived in Ditchling, East Sussex, passed away earlier today, 18 June 2020, surrounded by her close family.” Lynn possessed a downto-earth appeal, reminding servicemen of the wives and sweethearts they left behind when they went off to war. “I was somebody that they could associate with,” she once told The Associated Press. “I was an ordinary girl.” Tributes poured in from political leaders, entertainers, veterans and thousands of fans. Prime Minister Boris Johnson

said her “charm and magical voice entranced and uplifted our country in some of our darkest hours. Her voice will live on to lift the hearts of generations to come”. Lynn hosted a wildly popular BBC radio show during the war called Sincerely Yours in which she sent messages to British troops abroad and performed the songs they requested. The half-hour programme came on during the highly coveted slot following the Sunday night news. “Winston Churchill was my opening act,” she once said.

Anne Hegerty on bullying The Chase star Anne Hegerty has opened up about her experiences of being bullied as a child. While now she’s known across the UK as one of the country’s finest minds, Anne suffered at school from bullies who saw her as “an obvious target”. Anne was diagnosed with Asperger’s in her 40s. The National Autistic Society says “people with Asperger syndrome see, hear and feel the world differently to other people”. “My mother couldn’t understand anything about me ... why I wasn’t more sociable and popular and good with people,” she said. Anne added that school became a tough experience for her: “I got bullied a fair bit, because I was just a very obvious target.”

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Boil up with dough boys 1.5l vegetable stock 500g pork spare ribs 2 kūmaras, peeled and chopped 2 C chopped cabbage, silverbeet or watercress 2 onions, peeled and chopped 6 cherry tomatoes Pinch salt Bunch of coriander or parsley, chopped Dough boys: 1Cwholemeal flour 3T canola oil 1t baking powder Pinch salt 1/4-1/2 C milk ■■ Place stock and pork in a large pot, bring to the boil, reduce heat and simmer for about an hour. ■■ Add kūmara, cabbage, onion, tomatoes, salt and coriander to the pot and simmer for about 15 minutes. ■■ Meanwhile, place flour in a bowl, add oil and mix until the mixture

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OUR VIEW

Sue Newman

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Domain plan needs your input

ne of the positives to come out of the Covid-19 lockdown is an extension of time for community to comment on the Ashburton Domain development plan. That plan’s been around for a few years now, lying on a shelf gathering dust, but earlier this year its time appeared to have come. It resurfaced, submissions were called and then along came Covid-19 and it went back on the shelf, but like the proverbial phoenix, the plan is now back on the desk, back out for public comment. Prior to lockdown more than 100 people had voiced opinions on the changes planned for what’s often described as one of our great treasures. Not all comments were supportive. Some said the council had gone too far, others said not far enough. The chance to have your say is out there now until July 5. It’s important to take a bit of time to look at the plan, and it’s important to have your say. The domain has been around for more than 100 years and much has changed to meet modern needs. That’s why there’s no longer a dirt bottom swimming pool near the Ashburton Hospital boundary, why the grass tennis courts on the West Street boundary long lawn have gone. But not everything has to change. The domain’s bowling greens have been in place for more than 100 years. The plan includes their relocation. Why? Tagging that area as a central hub is no excuse; there’s plenty of space in the same corner to create the domain’s heart and the bowling greens should be part of that. There’s strong support for the greens to stay, but more is needed. If you want hands-off the historic bowling greens, don’t just nod your head, put pen to paper, fingers to keyboard and let the council know. Moving the greens achieves nothing for the future, but paying a little more attention to the ideas proposed at a forum by the district’s students might. Those ideas showed what the next generation of users want and if the domain is to remain relevant we can’t ignore what they say.

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Quarantine breakdown RNZ

he anger and frustration at New Zealand’s border quarantine failure have been palpable and calling on the defence force shows how deeply bureaucracy has failed the nation. Two women, recently arrived in New Zealand, were granted compassionate leave from quarantine to be with grieving family after a parent’s death. But they were not tested for Covid-19 before being allowed to travel the length of the North Island by car. Both later tested positive. Since news of the failure broke, other examples of mismanagement and claims of an overly relaxed quarantine regime have emerged. Having endured lockdown and now nursing an ailing economy back to life, the “team of 5 million” has not been forgiving. Nor has Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern, who directed her director-general of health to immediately suspend compassionate exemptions for anyone in quarantine. The fact she has also called in the military to oversee quarantine facilities and strengthen border control speaks volumes. The deployment of our armed forces was always an option during the emergency. The government wisely chose

not to do so in any highly visible way. Now it’s different. But rather than being a move against non-compliant New Zealand citizens or visitors to the country, it’s a last resort in response to the failed bureaucracy that allowed the mistakes to happen. Legal uncertainty is not to blame While the specific point of breakdown in the chain of command governing quarantine management has yet to be pinpointed, one thing is beyond doubt: this is not a matter of legal uncertainties. The powers of the government in times of infectious and notifiable disease are vast under the Health Act. With the paramount goal of protecting public health, the obligation to direct people for medical examination and contact tracing is clear. If there was any doubt about those existing powers during the Covid-19 crisis, two other pieces of legislation cleared it up. First, specific laws were introduced with the Immigration (Covid-19 Response) Amendment Act. This gave the government additional powers to add conditions to all forms of visas as is “reasonably necessary to manage the effects, or deal with the con-

sequences, of … Covid-19”. Second, the much-disputed Covid-19 Public Health Response Act 2020 established orders that could be made to “require persons to refrain from taking any specified actions that contribute or are likely to contribute to the risk of the outbreak or spread of Covid-19”. Those orders extend to requiring people to be isolated or quarantined, report for medical examination or testing, and provide any information needed for contact tracing. At the core of this debate is a question of compulsion. The challenge lies in finding a path between the continuing global emergency and a domestic situation that is largely controlled but vulnerable. Enforced quarantine, mandatory testing and contact tracing are the logical solutions in protecting our borders, and the current legislation provides for them. Longer term – especially if and when a vaccine is developed – this will be a difficult debate. Kiwis (rightly) do not like the idea of compulsion, unless there is a clear and declared emergency. Furthermore, the right to refuse to undergo any medical treatment became part of our Bill of Rights. This has been interpreted as the right to object to a range of medical practices, vaccinations being most notable.

The question will be whether this interpretation is correct and, if so, whether it can be overridden for the public good. Regardless, the existing pieces of legislation should have been ample to protect the population from exposure to the two women in question. We need a royal commission of inquiry There is now an immediate need to assign accountability to the individuals or groups responsible for putting the community at risk. And this leads to the greater need for a royal commission to critically examine this current problem and many others, in the overall way that Covid-19 had been dealt with. From the first national diagnosis of the Covid-19 crisis all the way to the recovery processes, a royal commission should be tasked with reviewing it all: the health, scientific, economic, constitutional, legal and cultural elements of the event. This would provide a public record of what worked, what didn’t, what gaps were apparent and what could be improved next time. And it is the next time we have to be particularly worried about. Pandemics are an intergenerational problem, and what we are enduring will not be the last such experience.

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nd so it has ended. The three-week break to get leave off the employer’s books in this new Covid world. Keen readers may recall a thwarted plan to rent a cut-price motorhome. That morphed through various reasons into a “let’s see our backyard via attractive deals on motels and hotels”. We managed to tick off places like Takaka and Collingwood, hitherto undiscovered by us. What a blessedly beautiful place we live in, the weather was kind and so were the accommodation operators. Blenheim turned on its nicest hotel for three of us for a hundred and thirty bucks a night. We thought that was so good, we stayed an extra night. Milford Sound was on the agenda, but when we read on the morning of due departure that it was illegal not to carry chains this time of year going into there, Mrs Mac suggested we mount a fresh assault in the spring or summer. I readily concurred. And so it was back to Wanaka for the three thousand and sixtieth time. Still a place we love though. That wasn’t before stopping at the Highlands Motorsport Park in Cromwell. Wanting to do something we hadn’t done before, we took advantage of the “we are not making any money out this” discount go kart deal of 30 bucks

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down from 49. It was 10 minutes, that felt much longer, of pure adrenalin fun. Pushed to come up with racing names on the terms and conditions digital entry form I opted for MacWeapon and, on assisting with Larraine’s form, managed to put her down as Fanny McFast and push submit before she had a chance to stop me. The pure entertainment value in hearing them call out Fanny McFast to collect her certificate at the end in front of 10 other contestants was worth the entry fee alone. She did amazingly well for a chick with a dodgy hip. Loosely translated, she didn’t come last. All was going swimmingly until the journey home on the last day. Heading from Twizel to Tekapo, we were in a line of sundry traffic whereupon I saw something that sickened me to the core. Up ahead, on a rising bend, on a yellow line, a car pulled out to pass other traffic. My jaw dropped. I couldn’t

quite believe what I was seeing. What sort of person would do this? I decided to find out. Further on I managed to safely pass slower towing traffic in front, and there was the offending vehicle stuck behind some trucks by now. My co-pilot managed to get a photo of the car with number plate to send to the cops but realistically, what could they do? I flashed through thoughts of this being regular behaviour for this driver and it seemed to me that it could only be a matter of time before they killed themselves or worse, other innocent people. Now behind them and having no idea who might be at the wheel, I tooted and signalled to pull over. A defiant “flappy raised hand” went up. I tooted again, and repeated my pull-over gesture. This time the car pulled over and the driver’s window went down. Not wanting to write myself off in the passing traffic, I went around to the passenger side and stood back whilst the window came down. It was a youngish woman driver and what appeared to be her mother in the passenger seat. “What on earth were you doing back there,” I protested. “That was incredibly dangerous.” Immediately the driver came

back with a story of the vehicle in front braking suddenly and she had nowhere to go. Certainly didn’t look at all like the situation from my vantage point. And clearly, if that was the case, said driver was travelling too closely. Basic road rules stuff really. Following discussion I wrapped up with, “look I’m not trying to be a prick, but this sort of behaviour kills people. Please, for your own sake and others, don’t ever do that again.” As I got back in my car emotions were mixed. What had I just done? Was it even okay? Let he who has not sinned etc. I didn’t enjoy it at all and seriously questioned my own rights to take such action. And then I thought of the other road users, who through no fault of their own, could meet this driver on the wrong side of the road, on a bend in a high speed, full-frontal crash. Once I had considered that, eventually I didn’t feel so bad. Enjoy this great country of ours guys, and keep safe out there. Broadcaster Peter Mac is Ashburton born and bred and the afternoon host on the Hokonui Radio Network. The views expressed in this column are his and do not reflect the opinion of his employer or the Ashburton Guardian.

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Bowlers return to the mats

Watters Cup set to go

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UNITED ON A ROLL

Mid Canterbury United will be looking to carry on the momentum into their CCL third round game today against Universities in Christchurch. PHOTO ADAM BURNS 130620-AB-3142

By Adam Burns

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Forging ahead should be the brief for Mid Canterbury United as the side treks north today. Football teams are set to contend with greasy conditions at the very least following steady rain in Canterbury over the past three days. Confidence levels should be high for United’s Canterbury Championship League side and they will back themselves against Universities. The Ilam-based club however present a curious challenge, de-

spite sitting in seventh spot after two rounds. Although they went down to competition front runners FC Twenty 11 last weekend, the side did secure a point at home in their first competition game, against Halswell United. The home team will be looking to recapture their goal-scoring clout against the Mid Cantabrians. MCUFC got themselves on the board last week following a solid 3-1 win at home over Burwood. However conditions could present further challenges for all

of the teams today. Training runs on Thursday were called off throughout Christchurch and the Selwyn district, with grounds staff wanting to preserve grounds for today. Mainland Football was expected to reassess the situation yesterday. The odd shower was forecast across parts of the region for today. The United reserves meanwhile have struggled, conceding 16 goals across the two rounds. Universities are also without a win in the CCL reserves grade.

Down in the senior men’s grades, Methven is well placed in division 2, unbeaten after two weeks of football. The side is back at home where they take on the FC Twenty 11, who are coming off a big win over the Bombers in last week’s interclub derby. Methven have proven their goal scoring prowess, with a total of 10 goals from their first two outings as the Mid Cantabrians sit pretty in third place in the 10-team grade. United’s division 4 team are also tracking nicely following a

draw and an impressive 5-2 win against the Hornby Honeybadgers in Christchurch last week. The team is back in Mid Canterbury today where they host a winless Hornby team at the Ashburton Domain. Also without a win is Methven’s division 6 team, who were humbled 8-0 last week at home by Halswell which sent them crashing to the foot of the ladder. They take on Papanui-Redwood in Christchurch today, a crucial game for both sides as they look to secure much needed competition points.

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■■INDOOR BOWLS

Bowlers eye return to the mats The Ashburton Indoor Bowls community are gearing up for a return to the mats, but what will meet them when they do finally get there is still up in the air. Across the country, the season has been all but demolished, with the cancellation of most major events including the National Championship and a number of other big ticket events. Some clubs and associations have returned to play, and Ashburton Indoor Bowls Association president Ken Mackenzie said that locally a date in July would be set to kick things off. “We’re still working through the process of what the rest of the season might look like,” Mackenzie said. “There’s a number of events that can still be played for, but it’s a case of canvassing the community and see what they want, and some of the feedback I’ve had already would suggest that not everyone is keen to just pick up where we normally would and that’s understandable.” New Zealand Indoor Bowls have announced their calendar for the remainder of the season, which will see the National Mixed Pairs still competed for as well as the Henselite Singles, which sees the best singles player from each association shooting for national success. “With those events remaining in the mix, we’ll certainly have to look at accommodating an event for our players who wish to compete for those events to play in to qualify,” Mackenzie said. Also back on the calendar is the Inter-Island test match between

the North and the South, a highlight of the annual bowls season for players. That fixture will be played in Christchurch. Secondary school events have also been added.

Mackenzie said further information would be provided at the local level in the coming weeks to outline the calendar for the remainder of the season which, under normal circumstances, would be well and truly under way.

Above – Ashburton Indoor Bowls president, Ken Mackenzie in action at the National Championships in 2018, which were here in Ashburton. PHOTO ASHBURTON GUARDIAN

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Celtic girls itching to get out on the paddock By Adam Burns

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A mix of nerves and excitement is the underlying feeling among the Celtic women’s rugby side heading into the start of competition. The team face off against Linwood today in Christchurch as the Metro women’s competition kicks into action for the first time this year. New coach Nick McCain says the girls just want to get stuck in after an elongated buildup to a season commencement. “They’ve all been doing their own training and competing against each other during the whole lockdown,” McCain said. “They’re all real keen they just want to play some rugby.” The squad was made up of a healthy mix of experience and enthusiasm. “There’s some new girls who have never played before, but have always wanted to,” McCain said. “And a few mums who have always wanted to play but never thought they had the opportunity.” The Celtic club had put on meals for families on Thursdays heading into the

season, which had allowed mothers to complete training sessions. McCain said there was significant potential among the Celtic players. “It’s a shame some of them haven’t been able to play, but priorities do take over.” With the first game of the season and a handful of rookies in among the line-up, it was a case of keeping things simple and seeing what happens for coaching staff. “There’s varying skill levels and there’s some girls who want to move onto specific training. “So it’s been a case of trying to slowly get some of those girls who haven’t played before up to a standard.” With new faces and a new coach, the Sea Snakes have also confirmed a new skipper for the team in the form of lock Georgia Lysaght, following a vote among the squad. There were no lofty expectations for the side in 2020. McCain said it was simply a case of the girls enjoying themselves and returning next year. “If we still have 30 girls wanting to play next year, we’ve won.”

Many of the 2019 Celtic women’s team have returned for another season.

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Hampstead host Celtic in today’s Watters Cup opener.

■■HAMPSTEAD

Time for a change A long-awaited change in Watters Cup fortunes should be the impetus for Hampstead. It has been more than a decade since the club notched a local competition win, however a compressed season born from extraordinary circumstances could open the door for the Hampstead contingent. Co-coach William McCormick

believes the side looks stronger for its 2020 campaign compared to previous years, which should negate any sense of complacency among fellow Mid Canterbury clubs. “We’ve brought back a lot of experience from around the club,” he said. “A few guys have come back in to play and one of our former top

players has come in to coach as well. “It’s worked out great.” The team’s build-up to the Watters Cup began last weekend as they registered a 27-19 pre-season victory over Hornby, on their home ground. A strong collective foundation rather than specific individuals is what the club will build its 2020

Round One: Hampstead v Celtic Rakaia v Southern Methven Bye Round Two: Methven v Celtic Southern v Hampstead Rakaia Bye

Round Three: Celtic v Rakaia Hampstead v Methven Southern Bye Round Four: Rakaia v Hampstead Southern v

game plan around, McCormick said. “It’s just about working together as a team and trusting that guy inside and outside you.” Although Celtic have had the wood on Hampstead, there remained a competitive spirit between the two clubs. “It’s quite competitive between the two clubs.

Methven Celtic Bye Round Five: Celtic v Southern Methven v Rakaia Hampstead Bye Semi-finals: July 25 Final: August 1

“I know they’ve got a young side. “But this is our must win game of the season.” Hampstead will be banking on some enthusiastic home support to guide them home in what would be an historic win for the club. McCormick is joined on the coaching panel by Robert Tito in 2020.

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Motivation easy to come by Redemption is a dish best served in the form of success, and there is no doubt that’s the modus operandi for Methven this season when they take to the paddock. That extra time loss in last year’s Watters Cup final still has the club smarting, and ensuring that they put themselves in the best possible position to right that defeat is a critical part of their thinking. In the eyes of new coach Simon Fleetwood, who will be joined by Grant Breach at the helm, missing out on the first round of the competition due to the bye could end up being a positive. Following on from their success last weekend against Prebbleton, where they claimed the Lemon Busch Shield, they head down to Fairlie today to tackle Mackenzie in a final hit-out before their competition begins next week. “I think it puts us in a really good position,” Fleetwood said. “We can pick up on the things we identified last week and put them to

work this week and it should mean that we really hit the ground running next week when we enter the competition.” Fairlie will provide a good test. They’re known for their physical presence on the paddock and Fleetwood is looking forward to the challenge his charges will face. With a core squad of 26 to work with, they are well enough served in the numbers department, but won’t be wanting to suffer too many injuries. Flying winger Hugh Griffiths is back in the mix after his injury-ravaged season last year and his brother, Jack – who returned to New Zealand during Covid-19 from his playing contract in Spain – is a welcome addition to an impressive backline. Add to that players with vast experience like Matt Groom and Tyler Blackburn who will play pivotal leadership roles this season and that redemption that is sure to have been talked about in the changing sheds already is well on track. Methven halfback Tyler Blackburn will again be a key player for his side this season.

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Youth key for green machine Celtic will be hoping a mix of youthful exuberance and solidarity will be the recipe for success in 2020. The club bring to the Watters Cup table a young group helmed by Shaun Cooper and Willy Tahuri. Although Tahuri is in his first senior club head coaching stint, he brings national age group experience to the Celtic equation following assignments with the Colts, the South Island under-18 Maori and New Zealand under-18 Maori sides. It will be more than just the silverware that Celtic will be playing for during this campaign, after a challenging time for the group during Covid lockdown. “Some of them (players) didn’t have work,” Tahuri said. “A couple of our members lost family members which meant they weren’t able to connect back with family during it.” He said there had been talks ahead of the Watters Cup campaign about playing for some-

thing more than representative honours. “I reminded the guys as soon as we were allowed to return to training that we were really privileged to do what we do right now because there’s a lot of people in this world who don’t have that anymore. “It’s definitely made us tighter.” As far as some of that young blood, openside flanker Ashton McArthur has been touted as one to watch, alongside fullback Elyh McKibbin. “They’re both really young but have a lot of talent and I’m just fortunate there’s some senior players around them to help the growth,” Tahuri said. Celtic will go in to today’s opener as firm favourites against Hampstead, however he believes their rival’s unpredictability made them dangerous. “We respect them. “I know the club intimately so it could be chaos. “You don’t know which Hampstead team is going to turn up.”

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A new perspective Although the core of Southern’s playing stocks from 2019 will again be a factor during this year’s Watters Cup, the club is treating this campaign as a clean slate. The side were beaten finalists in the Luisetti Seeds Country Combined competition in 2019 against Glenmark-Cheviot. There will be a handful of new faces for Southern in a chase for silverware this season. The scrapped combined competition is no longer part of the rugby picture, with Southern to bring the heat over the next few weeks against their Mid Canterbury rivals. With one pre-season game out of the way, the team are ready to “rip into it” as they take on Watters Cup holders Rakaia today. Co-coach Jon Dampney said if you could not get up for these local matches there was no point in turning up. “You’ve got to put your best foot forward,” he said. “We had a pretty good training this week and we pushed the boys pretty hard.”

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Champs in rebuild mode Rakaia on the rebuild. One of the traditional heavyweights of Mid Canterbury rugby are set to look very different this season as the Watters Cup holders build towards a shortened campaign. A new-look team will take to the field for its competition opener against Southern today in which the home team will be less about experience and more about eagerness among a young playing group. As far as the Rakaia club is concerned, last year’s cup triumph in the mud against Methven counts for very little, if anything, in 2020.

Team manager Chris Burrows said Covid-19 had put a spanner in the works in terms of its squad depth. “It’s been tough going,” he said. “It’s always difficult to get people motivated for a five-week campaign but that’s what we’ve got to play to.” The reduced rugby season was always going to be one of the biggest hurdles for both players and administrators. The Rakaia club have not been without some experienced players withdrawing from club commitments for the upcoming season. “We’ve got quite a few young players,” Burrows said.

“It’s just about starting again really.” It is set to be a trial by fire for Rakaia’s rookies in which the side would need to work together as a unit to maintain the club’s competitive edge. The old adage of taking it week by week will be the default setting for the young squad. At home first up, they have a stiff challenge in the form of Southern, particularly up front. “They hunt you around the park a bit. “We’ll just have to play our game as much as we can and with a young team we’ll just be moving them around as much as we can.”

Dampney himself is making the shift from player to coach this season. The Mid Canterbury centurion admits it has taken some time to adjust, but he had been well supported among the senior group. “The boys have been really good just helping me and James (Carr) out, just making that transition a bit easier for us. “We’ll soon see if we’re on the right track.” Carr was also part of Southern’s playing group in 2019. With the reduced season and limited preparation across the board, Dampney believes there is an element of the unknown heading into the restart of club rugby. “We’d usually have a few (pre-season) games under our belt by this stage and know how we’re all tracking,” he said. “But it’s a local game in which both teams will be up for. “It should be pretty entertaining.”

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Invercargill Harness Racing Club Venue: Ascot Park Raceway Meeting Date: 20 Jun 2020 NZ Meeting number: 7 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 12.35pm B FRANKS FARRIER/C FERGUSON STABLES MOBILE PACE $7000, r40-r45., mobile, 2200m 1 27002 Franco June (1) fr.................... J Morrison (J) 2 4258x Star Ruler (2) fr........................ M Williamson 3 9008x Lady’s Lass (3) fr....................... T Robertson 4 475x5 Tad Lincoln (4) fr.........................R McIlwrick 5 567x9 First Son (5) fr.......................S Tomlinson (J) 6 95996 Major Menace (6) fr...........................S Ottley 7 71860 Opawa Mach (7) fr.........................B Orange 8 7x424 Jabali (8) fr.................................T Larsen (J) 9 9x097 Tetrick (21) fr................................B McLellan 10 9x788 Ellnbac (22) fr.....................................A Beck 11 60x00 Maahes (U1) fr............................... K Barclay 2 1.00pm B FRANKS FARRIER/B MCLELLAN STABLES MOBILE PACE $8000, non-winners 3yo+ mr40 to mr43., mobile, 2200m 1 9868x Schnitzel Von Krumm (1) fr...... M Williamson 2 76787 Hayden Bromac (2) fr......................K Larsen 3 07989 Bub’s VC (3) fr.............................R McIlwrick 4 0x80x Smokin Annie (4) fr.................. N Williamson 5 5355x Matrika (5) fr...................................B Orange 6 60957 Art Profile (6) fr..........................T Larsen (J) 7 20060 A Rocknroll Maid (7) fr.................... P Hunter 8 950x2 Hans Ideal (8) fr..........................C Ferguson 9 30969 Real Change (21) fr..............K Tomlinson (J) 10 85552 Racing Minister (22) fr............. J Morrison (J) 11 00x00 Kiwi Jewel (23) fr............................ B Barclay 12 6770x Rockngoodtime (24) fr...............M Hurrell (J) 13 000x0 Jaffie J (25) fr............................B Williamson

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9 73 La La Land (21) fr.................... N Williamson 10 630x0 Rin Tin Tin (22) fr......................B Williamson 11 Braeview Kelly (23) fr.....................B Orange 12 8PPx Lord Of The Dance (U1) fr............ B Norman 13 87070 Ideal Robyn (U2) fr.....................M Hurrell (J) 14 Wrecking Ball (U3) fr......................... A Milne 15 8x Pretty Azz (U4) fr........................R McIlwrick Emergency: A Rocknroll Maid 5 2.15 B FRANKS FARRIER/L BOND RACING STABLES MBL TROT $8000, r40-r53., mobile, 2200m 1 00892 Windsor (1) fr.................................B Orange 2 P0Px0 Svelt (2) fr...................................... A Armour 3 67686 Cuddly Trouble (3) fr....................C Ferguson 4 6060x Smudgee (4) fr......................K Tomlinson (J) 5 9x033 Maudarchy (5) fr....................S Tomlinson (J) 6 4D000 Tolkien (6) fr....................................K Larsen 7 65x93 Horse Of Course (7) fr............. M Williamson 8 98720 Davey Mac (8) fr....................... N Williamson 9 36905 Miss Jessica (21) fr................... T Robertson 10 430xP The Peaky Blinder (22) fr..........B Williamson 11 D3322 Sunnivue Phileah (23) fr........S Ottley 12 51554 Sage Trouble (24) fr...........................A Beck 13 75576 Tweedledee (25) fr......................... B Barclay 14 0P007 Laura Bush (26) fr................... J Morrison (J) 6 2.42 B FRANKS FARRIER/W ADAMS RACING STABLES MBL PACE $9000, r48-r59 f&m., mobile, 2200m 1 349x3 Flash Party (1) fr............................ B Barclay 2 0x178 Annie Fitz (2) fr...........................C Ferguson 3 17824 Rakabeach (3) fr............................B Orange 4 36x02 Ivana Legacy (4) fr......................... A Armour 5 7x35x Bardot (5) fr..........................................G Lee 6 50199 Bella Sara (6) fr.............................. K Barclay 7 34348 Delightful Deal (7) fr................. N Williamson

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8 68x03 Betterthanbrie (8) fr....................E Barron (J) 9 99x00 Maidonthebeach (21) fr...................K Larsen 10 52083 Major Sass (22) fr.............................S Ottley 11 11054 Sheeza Sport (23) fr..................M Hurrell (J) 7 3.10pm B FRANKS FARRIER/G & C LEE STABLES MOBILE PACE $7500, 3yo+ r46-r51., mobile, 2200m 1 60773 My Georgie Boy (1) fr...................... P Hunter 2 0100x It’s Me (2) fr.......................................S Ottley 3 88x42 Payment Plan (3) fr....................M Hurrell (J) 4 29250 Delight (4) fr...................................B Orange 5 03586 I’m Watching You (5) fr............. M Williamson 6 08x84 Archman (6) fr.......................S Tomlinson (J) 7 270x2 Jacks N Jazz (7) fr....................B Williamson 8 28036 Pete’s Dash fr................................ Scratched 9 980x0 Vin Scully (21) fr....................... N Williamson 10 08x32 Jimmy Richter (22) fr...................... B Barclay 11 86605 Targaryen (23) fr.............................K Larsen 12 57361 Melton Mafia (24) fr..............................G Lee 13 x7603 Duke Of Dundee (25) fr..............T Larsen (J) 14 40027 Ideal Glacier (26) fr....................E Barron (J) 8 3.35 B FRANKS FARRIER/B GRAY RACING STABLES MBL PACE $10,000, 3yo+ r58-r68., mbl, 2200m 1 76159 Holy Havoc (1) fr............................. P Hunter 2 30078 Gabby’s Star (2) fr.......................R McIlwrick 3 313x3 Deus Ex (3) fr........................... M Williamson 4 50278 Ideal Draw (4) fr.............................B Orange 5 43411 Reattore (5) fr............................B Williamson 6 216x6 Wolfenstein (6) fr...................K Tomlinson (J) 7 2076x Whata Razzle Dazzle (7) fr...............S Ottley 8 24611 Pearl Harbour (8) fr.................. N Williamson 9 52226 Nota Bene Denario (21) fr.............. B Barclay 10 09x15 The Croupier fr.............................. Scratched 11 35343 Amore Lancome (22) fr.................. K Barclay

12 67612 Dachy (23) fr.........................S Tomlinson (J) 13 77104 Mach’s Back (24) fr............................A Beck 9 4.00pm B FRANKS FARRIER/N WILLIAMSON STABLES MBL TROT $9000, 3yo+ r54-r65., mobile, 2200m 1 10 Afterburner (1) fr............................ B Barclay 2 x2Px0 Springbank Lachie (2) fr.............M Hurrell (J) 3 09156 Zoned Scarlett (3) fr.......................B Orange 4 x623x Chinese Whisper (4) fr............. N Williamson 5 3125x Winning Bones (5) fr.........................S Ottley 6 88x90 King Cassidy (6) fr.................. J Morrison (J) 7 14234 Crusher Collins (7) fr...................C Ferguson 8 1111x Ultimate Stride (8) fr................. M Williamson 9 96857 Nottingham K Two (21) fr...........E Barron (J) 10 78PP1 Jimmy Carter (22) fr..................B Williamson 11 73436 Kiwi Crusher (U1) fr..............S Tomlinson (J) 10 4.27 FRANKS FARRIER/BREEN CLELAND STABLES MBL PACE $8500, 3yo+ r52-r57., mobile, 2200m 1 070x1 Call Me Keith (1) fr.......................... P Hunter 2 07x01 Tony The Pony (2) fr..........................S Ottley 3 9x1x5 Midnight Party (3) fr...................M Hurrell (J) 4 54399 Hazer (4) fr.........................................A Beck 5 60354 Lite Percussion (5) fr................ M Williamson 6 09015 Gomeo Denario (6) fr............S Tomlinson (J) 7 44162 Forsure (7) fr...................................K Larsen 8 638x0 Matthew Eyre fr............................. Scratched 9 38x09 Ohoka Bandit (21) fr.......................B Orange 10 45100 Buck (22) fr.....................................B Shirley 11 97x37 Stratofortress (23) fr....................... B Barclay 12 14x30 Tairlaw Toll (24) fr..................... N Williamson 13 37641 Allandale (25) fr.........................B Williamson 14 455x1 Love On The Rocks (U1) fr............ K Barclay

10 6x00x Tahuroa Height (8) 59.5............. N Alam (a4) 11 708x Under the Pump (14) 59.5....E Nicholas (a4) 12 5423x Elle D’Berry (13) 57.5.................M Cameron 13 4454x Jakama Krystal (6) 57.5..........C Burdan (a3) 14 8405x Altar Girl h (10) 57.5.........M Hashizume (a3) 15 0x89x Blushing Heights (16) 57.5......J Fawcett (a1) 16 7x Optimum Sweet (1) 57.5.A Goindasamy (a2) 17 007x Hugh Glass (2) 59.5....................M Coleman 18 700x Rising Renown (3) 59.5 8 2.30pm DUNSTAN DECADES OF DELIVERY 1300 $15,000, Rating 63 HCP, 1300m 1 9x21x Speechmaker (6) 59...............J Fawcett (a1) 2 1208x Hear My Voice m (5) 58.5............... S McKay 3 4125x Our Craftsman mb (10) 58.5........... A Calder 4 91x9x Innamincka tmh (1) 58..................... C Grylls 5 55x0x Yes Boy (16) 58..................... M Kareem (a4) 6 0x37x Alaskan Gold mh (4) 57.5................ S Spratt 7 8287x Lord Valentine t (12) 57.5.............T Thornton 8 3174x Florence Ivy m (13) 57 9 5939x Zenntari th (7) 57......................... D Johnson 10 0369x Benaud (8) 56.5...........................C Lammas 11 9067x Call Me Bob tmh (9) 56.5..........C Jones (a4) 12 6337x Mannie’s Power (15) 56.........S Macnab (a2) 13 9474x Taree m (11) 55.............. A Goindasamy (a2) 14 7269x Tunzagutz (3) 55...................T Newman (a3) 15 9060x Whoshe’s Girl tm (14) 55.M Hashizume (a3) 16 0009x Supagili (2) 55......................................C Dell 9 3.05 DUNSTAN SUSTAINABLE GRAIN KEGS 1300 $15,000, Rating 94 HCP, 1300m 1 2794x Kaharau (1) 63........................C Burdan (a3) 2 0507x Major Tom tm (4) 57.5.............J Fawcett (a1) 3 59x8x Spider (11) 55...................... T Yanagida (a1) 4 22x7x Mont Ventoux tmh (6) 55......................C Dell 5 04x6x Cherry Lane m (2) 55...................... A Calder 6 4114x Rodolfo m (10) 55........................T Thornton 7 4115x Double Happy tmbh (7) 55........C Jones (a4) 8 2215x Pursued tm (13) 55............... M Kareem (a4) 9 x030x Switch In Time tmh (3) 55................ S Spratt 10 4127x Tipical mb (12) 55............M Hashizume (a3) 11 1410x Answer Back tm (9) 55... A Goindasamy (a2) 12 6718x Good Vibes tdmb (8) 55.................. S McKay

13 27x1x Parisian (5) 55.....................B Rogerson (a4) 10 3.40pm DUNSTAN DRIVING PERFECTION 1600 $15,000, Rating 83 HCP, 1600m 1 1660x My Gift dm (5) 63............................. C Grylls 2 11P1x Trisha Lea dm (13) 61................ N Alam (a4) 3 9x68x Valante dm (1) 60.5...............E Nicholas (a4) 4 2218x Deejay Mac dm (11) 58.5.A Goindasamy (a2) 5 1322x Vainglory m (9) 55.......................M Coleman 6 4147x Hunter Villain d (8) 55............S Macnab (a2) 7 5404x Locally Sauced m (12) 55.... T Yanagida (a1) 8 3930x Rocking Good Time m (3) 55........... S Spratt 9 6310x Seemax 55.................................... Scratched 10 0050x Cool Cassie dm (6) 55............J Fawcett (a1) 11 3174x Florence Ivy m (7) 55 12 3528x Twin Spinner tmh (14) 55.M Hashizume (a3) 13 4955x Delegate m (2) 55........................ D Johnson 14 3961x Our Wonderland d (10) 55..B Rogerson (a4) 15 4235x In A Minute dm (4) 55.............C Burdan (a3) 11 4.15 DUNSTAN DRIVING PERFORMANCE 1600 $15,000, Rating 60 HCP, 1600m 1 B4L0x Raaj m (5) 62.5... A Goindasamy (a2) 2 365Px Summer Warrior mh (9) 62.5.M Kareem (a4) 3 1290x Van Blanc dm (4) 62.5..........E Nicholas (a4) 4 66x9x Bullitt m (8) 62.................................. C Grylls 5 0842x Gabriel h (7) 62............................... A Calder 6 38x0x Go Go Gonzo dm (13) 60......S Macnab (a2) 7 4868x Iffraajinator (17) 60........................... S Spratt 8 8570x Seconds Out dm (12) 60.. M Hashizume (a3) 9 0708x The Midnight Shift (16) 60.....T Newman (a3) 10 2263x Teen Titan b (19) 59.5.............J Fawcett (a1) 11 37x2x Etch (14) 59.......................................R Elliot 12 9355x Prestigious Lad (15) 58.......S Weatherley (a) 13 640x Oceana Lad (18) 57.................... L Satherley 14 6486x Charred (11) 56.5.........................T Thornton 15 7454x Miss Fendt (10) 55.5...........B Rogerson (a4) 16 8750x Meant To Be (3) 55............... T Yanagida (a1) 17 6965x Liz’s Gift (2) 55 18 09x7x Gocara (6) 55 19 9Px0x Cashel m (1) 55 20 98x Renegade Fighter 55.................... Scratched 21 0x89x Blushing Heights 55...................... Scratched

Pacifiers on: Maahes (R1), Kennington Girl (R2), Miss Jessica (R5) Pacifiers off: Gentle Mac (R3)

Today at Pukekohe Park

Counties RC Venue: Pukekohe Park Meeting Date: 20 Jun 2020 NZ Meeting number: 2 Doubles: 2 and 3; 4 and 5; 6 and 7; 8 and 9; 10 and 11 Trebles: 1, 2 and 3; 5, 6 and 7; 9, 10 and 11 1 10.40am (NZT) DUNSTAN RETURN TO RACING 800 $15,000, MDN 2YO&UP, 800m 1 x363x Divine Dive b (9) 59.5...................... R Oliver 2 357x Tumbril (4) 59.5................................ C Grylls 3 7x47x Uncle Terry (3) 59.5..............T Newman (a3) 4 Bounty (15) 59.5............................. A Calder 5 Exclusive h (6) 59.5..................... D Johnson 6 Hillard (1) 59.5 7 5206x Blew By You (11) 57.5..................T Thornton 8 44x4x Sheeznoteasy (13) 57.5..........C Burdan (a3) 9 6406x Keep It Real h (10) 57.5.A Goindasamy (a2) 10 Maenad (5) 55.............................M Coleman 11 7x Antigua h (14) 59.5.......................... S Spratt 12 Mollys Game (12) 57.5 13 Capaldi (16) 56.5 14 Kryptonite (7) 57.5 15 6886x Tyson (2) 59.5 16 0060x Chur Ching (8) 59.5 2 11.10am DUNSTAN SUPPORTING NZ RACING 800 $15,000, Rating 81 HCP, 800m 1 6976x Speedy Meady m (10) 63......T Newman (a3) 2 0977x Casaquinman (15) 61.................M Cameron 3 5711x Bruzo (12) 57.5......................S Macnab (a2) 4 1x04x Air Centre tm (5) 56.5..........................C Dell 5 1365x Liquid Inspiration tm (13) 56.5.J Fawcett (a1) 6 4612x Ottavio m (9) 56.5...............B Rogerson (a4) 7 9x05x Florence Jean (1) 55.5................ L Satherley 8 x457x Tutta La Classe m (6) 55...... T Yanagida (a1) 9 8144x Bothered b (14) 55.......................... A Calder 10 6420x Greyvee m (7) 55.................. M Kareem (a4) 11 315x Alice Tinker 55.............................. Scratched 12 5520x Gorgeous Geisha bh (11) 55....C Jones (a4) 13 2345x Ristretto (3) 55 14 x306x Cin Cin (2) 55 15 8446x Porshabelle (8) 55 16 96x1x Hong Kong’s Folks (4) 55 3 11.40am DUNSTAN SUPPLYING NZ RACING 1100 $15,000, MDN 2YO&UP, 1100m

1 2720x The Buffer (13) 59.5............S Weatherley (a) 2 6x50x Wild Like (11) 59.5........................ C Ormsby 3 2297x Fast Mover h (8) 59.5.................. L Satherley 4 20x5x Happy Ego (4) 59.5......................... S McKay 5 6467x Ceardai (3) 59.5..........................M Cameron 6 856x Alamo (15) 59.5.............................. A Calder 7 9x Pochesti 59.5................................ Scratched 8 First Sea Lord (16) 59.5................... S Spratt 9 9564x Masarova (10) 57.5...............R Beemud (a4) 10 0465x Jakama Jill (9) 57.5.....................M Coleman 11 5x It’s Gucci (5) 57.5...................S Macnab (a2) 12 35x Tellmesomethingboy (12) 56.5.....T Thornton 13 Simply Silver (7) 57.5..... A Goindasamy (a2) 14 Cannsea Clearly h (2) 57.5 15 6x98x Snakeye (1) 59.5...................E Nicholas (a4) 16 6780x Katy Power (14) 57.5 17 00x8x Day Dreamer (6) 57.5.............C Burdan (a3) 18 0x89x Blushing Heights 57.5................... Scratched Emergencies: Simply Silver, Cannsea Clearly, Snakeye, Katy Power, Day Dreamer, Blushing Heights 4 12.10 DUNSTAN SUPPORTING LIFE AFTER RACING 1100 $15,000, Rating 89 HCP, 1100m 1 2641x Battle Time m (3) 63................C Burdan (a3) 2 1108x Back In A Flash m (14) 60.5. M Kareem (a4) 3 3546x No Loitering tm (7) 59.......... T Yanagida (a1) 4 1316x Lupelani tmh (2) 58...................C Jones (a4) 5 1121x Crystallize tm (6) 57.5......M Hashizume (a3) 6 0057x Livin’ On A Prayer (13) 56.5 7 4534x Inca Warrior m (4) 55.5.................... S Spratt 8 x000x Amun Ra dm (11) 55............................C Dell 9 4984x Bluetwentytwo m (12) 55........J Fawcett (a1) 10 7340x Flaunting m (9) 55.......................M Coleman 11 9628x Monaco m (1) 55..........................T Thornton 12 x370x Two Thirty tdm (5) 55.............S Macnab (a2) 13 75x6x Regent Street m (10) 55 14 0140x So Much Mour tm (8) 55 5 12.45pm DUNSTAN 100% NZ MADE 1100 $15,000, Rating 63 HCP, 1100m 1 3336x Looks Like tb (10) 59..............J Fawcett (a1) 2 71x9x Draiochta (9) 58.5.......................M Cameron 3 96x1x Hong Kong’s Folks (4) 58.5..................C Dell

4 1738x Sonofabutcher (5) 58.5........ T Yanagida (a1) 5 4185x Western Choice (18) 58.5................ S Spratt 6 17x0x Bullybrook tmh (15) 58..................... C Grylls 7 189x Ferindi (7) 58.................................... R Oliver 8 5954x Firoden h (3) 58..................S Weatherley (a) 9 6x70x Thistle Do m (11) 58.............T Newman (a3) 10 1260x My Superior Girl m (16) 57............. A Calder 11 8341x Poker Queen (1) 57........ A Goindasamy (a2) 12 2976x Goodnight Irene m (2) 55.5....S Macnab (a2) 13 1600x Our Prom King d (17) 57.5 14 1077x Little Shirley m (14) 55.5 15 3536x Keep The Cash (6) 57 16 9538x Makabar (8) 55.5...................R Beemud (a4) 17 4896x Moet Molly m (13) 55 18 0907x Pushka tmh (12) 55 Emergencies: Our Prom King, Little Shirley, Keep The Cash, Makabar, Moet Molly, Pushka 6 1.20pm DUNSTAN 100% NZ OWNED 2100 $15,000, Rating 82 HCP, 2100m 1 1006x Sweet Treat m (7) 63..........................R Elliot 2 7138x Magnanimous Man m (12) 57.5E Nicholas (a4) 3 4466x Windy Height dm (4) 57.5............... S McKay 4 4661x Plushenko (10) 56.5.........M Hashizume (a3) 5 4x76x Ngatira Gold m (11) 55.............. N Alam (a4) 6 P367x Henry Tudor dm (1) 55... A Goindasamy (a2) 7 4P08x Arite Guru tm (9) 55.....................T Thornton 8 4Px0x Top Choice tdm (2) 55 9 P132x Caballo Noir m (3) 55 10 661Px Old Countess m (8) 55..........T Newman (a3) 11 6Px0x Pavlichenko (6) 55..................C Burdan (a3) 12 00P6x Villa Nine (5) 55......................J Fawcett (a1) 7 1.55 DUNSTAN EQUINE-SAFE 1300 $15,000, MDN 1 3526x Alfa Rosso (15) 59.5....................... A Calder 2 x862x All The Rage (18) 59.5........B Rogerson (a4) 3 4438x Abu Dhabi (11) 59.5...................... C Ormsby 4 8964x On The Rivet (4) 59.5...................T Thornton 5 0466x Diogenes h (17) 59.5................C Jones (a4) 6 3006x Captain Reg (7) 59.5...........S Weatherley (a) 7 890x Red Rushin (9) 59.5..............T Newman (a3) 8 98x Renegade Fighter h (12) 59.5..............C Dell 9 67x0x Senzabeel (5) 59.5.............................R Elliot

Tomorrow at Addington Raceway

NZ Metropolitan Trotting Club Inc Venue Addington Meeting Date: 21 Jun 2020 NZ Meeting number: 8 Doubles: 1 and 2; 3 and 4; 5 and 6; 7 and 8; 9 and 10; 11 and 12 Trebles: 1, 2 and 3; 4, 5 and 6; 7, 8 and 9; 10, 11 and 12 1 12.00 CHCH CASINO TROT non-winners 2yo+, 2600m 1 09 Sungait’s Legacy (1) fr............. L McCormick 2 305 Steve (2) fr................................. M Edmonds 3 63 Princess Dakota (3) fr.............S Thornley (J) 4 0 Cheeky Monkey (4) fr................. C McDowell 5 6043x Pastrana (5) fr..................................J W Cox 6 08 Greenbank Betty (6) fr............ J Morrison (J) 7 706x0 Raining In My Heart (7) fr.................S Ottley 8 0448x Gotta Ticket (8) fr..........................T Williams 9 035x0 Majestic Rollon (9) fr......................R Jenkins 10 02P Missucci (U1) fr..............................B Orange 11 0 Action Packed (U2) fr.........................J Dunn 2 12.25 HYDROFLOW MOBILE PACE $7000, non-winners 3yo+ mr40 to mr45., mobile, 2600m 1 0x036 Key Reactor (1) fr.........................T Duley (J) 2 6420x Reflectionsofmylife (2) fr.................T Chmiel 3 469x0 It’s A Shawthing (3) fr.....................B Orange 4 45473 For Today (4) fr.....................................B Butt 5 34804 Annie Richter (5) fr.................. J Morrison (J) 6 0x248 I Miss Mum (6) fr..................................K Cox 7 80x80 Maldito (7) fr................................. B Hope (J) 8 0x662 King Arthur (8) fr.................................J Gray 9 0x008 Aveross Spitfire (9) fr.......................J W Cox 10 0x897 Play By Ear (21) fr...................J Young-Grant 11 08x27 Kwik Sport (22) fr..............................R Close 12 75983 Mighty Reactor (U1) fr..........................K Butt 3 12.50pm LAMB & HAYWARD PACE $7000, non-winners 3yo+ mr40 to mr47, stand, 2000m 1 x9005 Jenabella (1) fr..................................R Close 2 03023 Iron Woman (2) fr..................K Tomlinson (J) 3 637x0 Miss Behavin (3) fr...............................K Butt 4 0007x Gottagettabeer (4) fr............... J Morrison (J) 5 7759x Truehawk (5) fr......................... L McCormick 6 409L5 Jake (6) fr............................................ R May

7 56439 Kingsdown Atom (7) fr.................C DeFilippi 8 32582 Buckskin (8) fr.......................... S O’Reilly (J) 9 60970 Pembrook Tilly (9) fr.......................B Orange 10 4000 Atarah (10) fr.....................................J Curtin 11 x7007 Supreme Lincoln (11) fr...................J W Cox 12 0738x Don’t Tell Ange (12) fr..............A Mugford (J) 4 1.15pm COMMODORE AIRPORT HOTEL MOBILE PACE $7000, non-winners 3yo+ mr46 to mr50., 2600m 1 Billy D Frost (1) fr..............................R Close 2 4245x Deja Blue (2) fr................................T Chmiel 3 8x6 Oaxacan Dream (3) fr......................... R May 4 9x Rollyarrrz (4) fr...........................J Harrington 5 6 Mac Attack (5) fr.............................B Orange 6 773x Her Majesty (6) fr...............................J Dunn 7 284x2 Calypso Rock (7) fr........................A Stewart 8 9 Sense Of Occasion (8) fr........... M Edmonds 9 0 Crackator fr................................... Scratched 10 Neyveli Franco (21) fr............... C D Thornley 11 54 Summer Pants (22) fr.......................J W Cox 12 97x24 Samarias Mach (23) fr................. B Hope (J) 5 1.40 CLARSKON SIGN STUDIO TROT $7000, 3yo+ r40-r49,r51 w/c, stand, 2600m 1 97000 Cabella Noir (1) fr..............................R Close 2 00293 Idle Stuartia (2) fr...........................B Orange 3 05255 Bright Glow (3) fr...........................I Cameron 4 57805 Tehoro Dazzle (4) fr.......................R Holmes 5 90858 Dora Explorer (5) fr.................. L McCormick 6 05x06 Honeys Son (6) fr..................S Tomlinson (J) 7 21000 Mega Pixels (7) fr......................... B Hope (J) 8 0040x Tequila Sunset (8) fr.................... K Cameron 9 8680x Red Harbour (9) fr.................... C D Thornley 10 60006 Mickey Jay (U1) fr.................K Tomlinson (J) 11 80606 Some Time (U2) fr............................. J Smith 12 8x008 Time In A Bottle (U3) fr................. G O’Reilly 13 9x050 Missalyssa (U4) fr.........................T Williams 6 2.05 AVON CITY FORD JUNIOR DRIVERS MOBILE PACE $7500, 4yo+ mares r40-r60. jun.d, mbl 1980m 1 0x923 Glacier Coaster (1) fr..............S Thornley (J)

2 00517 Comfortably Numb (2) fr.......K Tomlinson (J) 3 08004 Highland Reign (3) fr.............S Tomlinson (J) 4 31540 Krystal Delight (4) fr..................... B Hope (J) 5 02432 Machs Mareta (5) fr...................... J Alford (J) 6 11837 Already Gone (6) fr................ O Thornley (J) 7 07x21 Folklore (7) fr..............................M Hurrell (J) 8 76235 Nimah Franco (8) fr....................E Barron (J) 9 77343 Anamajor (9) fr........................K Newman (J) 10 81106 Razcal Alley (21) fr................... S O’Reilly (J) 7 2.31 HRS CONSTRUCTION PACE $7000, non-winners 2yo+ mr48 to mr50, stand, 2000m 1 44x Southern Storm (1) fr.........................J Dunn 2 422x Prairie (2) fr...................................... G Smith 3 39 Loch Ness Franco (3) fr........... C D Thornley 4 Reklaw’s Jules (4) fr..........................R Close 5 3 Mossdale Mac (5) fr..................... B Hope (J) 6 Arizona Star (6) fr...........................L O’Reilly 7 Corravally Star (7) fr................J Young-Grant 8 Franco Nathan (8) fr................ J Morrison (J) 9 American Sniper (9) fr.....................H Hunter 10 470x Starkers (10) fr.............................. G O’Reilly 11 Money Honey (11) fr......................R Holmes 12 09 Don’t Write Me Off (12) fr.............C DeFilippi 8 2.56 PEEK EXHIBITION $7000, r40-r50, stand, 2600m 1 400Px Eastwood Chieftain (1) fr...............B Orange 2 10000 Sister’s Delight (2) fr..........................S Ottley 3 0x898 Sweeney Todd (3) fr....................B Zampese 4 20857 Mordecai (4) fr.......................K Tomlinson (J) 5 280x0 The Diva (5) fr....................................J Dunn 6 30097 Loissonya (6) fr.......................S Thornley (J) 7 10733 Maggie (7) fr...................................J Geddes 8 86409 Regatta (8) fr.....................................R Close 9 09050 Pocket Call (9) fr..............................L Dobbs 10 07409 Chaaat (10) fr........................... L McCormick 11 66x69 Ghostwriter (11) fr................................B Butt 12 79080 Flamboyant (12) fr..................B Laughton (J) 13 05843 Madame Frost (13) fr.....................R Holmes 14 95300 Four Starzzz Shiraz (U1) fr.....J Young-Grant

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■■OPINION

Club rugby - it’s been a long time coming A ll it takes is for the weather gods to play ball, and the picture will be complete – a great day on the rugby patch, as club games kick off all around the countryside. It’s all go on the bigger stage as well, as the Super Rugby Aotearoa competition kicks off; well, the important part anyway. I think some of the teams, you know, the ones vying manfully to see who is going to come second, had a bit of a run around last weekend, but it’s tomorrow when the real action starts, when Razor’s crew steps out in Wellington’s Cake Tin to crush the hapless Hurricanes. Have you seen the roster available to the best coach in the country, apparently all fully fit? What a massive headache the Crusaders’ mentor has; leaving someone out of that little lot. Anyway, in our own backyard, the Watters Cup goes from

Steve Devereux MY SHOUT

nothing to full noise in an instant, what with this being a most unusual year and all. Normally, at this point in time, everyone’s had a fair look at everyone else, during the course of the Combined Country Cup competition, but Covid put an abrupt end to all that carry-on. So instead of a drawn-out leadin to the sharp end, it’s all go from minute one, with every match vitally important, and everyone – coaches, players and spectators – is acutely aware of that. With only the five teams competing again, it’s an even more ruthless environment. It’s all a far cry from the old days, when a Watters Cup cam-

paign had to be planned with at least eight or nine different game plans in mind. While there is no doubt each and every current coaching team is deadly serious about booking a spot at the Showgrounds on August 1, imagine how much more effort, heartache and headaches were involved way back then. If you wore the colours of a town club, you always had in mind a tough trip to Mt Somers or Mayfield, where the big, rawboned country boys were going to give your forward pack a torrid, extremely physical working over, regardless of how the scoreboard was ticking along – and occasionally, way back when, the grass might have been a bit tougher for the backs to run through, being nine or ten inches long in places. Trips to the country were a different prospect for the younger grades though – even if you had to play in snow occasionally at Mayfield – as the younger fellas

learnt about the ways and hospitality of the country pubs, specifically with regard to Lion Brown, Bavarian, or if you had zero taste buds DB Green. Carloads of 17-year-olds in dad’s car, cruising the outer countrysides in full thirst mode on a Saturday evening; what could possibly go wrong? But the seniors had more important things on their minds – well, mostly – and getting round the country circuit, including Hinds, Rakaia and then the perennially toughest of them all, Methven, unscathed was a major success. But even success in the country just meant that you had to reset and face the town teams though; with Old Boys, Celtic, Allenton, Tech Old Boys, Hampstead and later Tinwald and Collegiate to get past, all with different playing styles, all with some very, very good players within their ranks to look out for and try and counter.

But in 2020, where in theory two wins could get you into the final (as Hampstead will be well aware), there’s no long-term plan, just full steam ahead and hope for the right bounce of those fifty-fifty balls. Rakaia are the defending champions, and although several of the recent finals have been fought out between them and the Southern boys, Celtic and Methven have also tasted victory in the last decade, so history doesn’t tell us too much about the direction things might be headed in, and Hampstead are a bit like the Blues in that same time frame – they haven’t won anything, but everyone still keeps a very careful eye on them because the potential is always there; last year they were in with a shout in the final minutes of several big clashes. So bring on a bit of sunshine, get the man to blow his whistle, and we’re into it!

■■MOTOR RACING

No Supercars round for Auckland Auckland won’t get to host a round of the Australian Supercar competition this season after all. The Auckland race was to be pushed back until January to give it the best chance of taking place in a trans-Tasman bubble due to the Covid-19 pandemic. A revamped schedule was announced in May but more changes have now been made with the season to finish in December. That means the Auckland round is dropped along with the

race at The Bend in South Australia and a second event at Bathurst which had been planned as the season finale in February. Supercars chief executive Sean Seamer said the update to the revised calendar has been made following weeks of discussions with key stakeholders including broadcast partners and team owners. “The Auckland SuperSprint is a major drawcard on Auckland’s annual events calendar. Fol-

lowing discussions over recent weeks, it has become clear to all parties that an event in January could not go ahead due to the effects of Covid-19. “We are committed to include the Auckland round in the 2021 calendar which is due to be released in October,” he said. “When the draft calendar was released four weeks ago, our primary objective was to ensure we returned to racing as soon as possible,” Seamer said.

“This allowed us to put a stake in the ground and ensure we returned to the track quickly following the Covid-19 shutdown. “The calendar announced in May was based on the best information we had at the time. “With an eye on 2021, teams and broadcast partners have agreed it is in all parties’ best interests commercially and competitively to finish this year’s campaign in December and start the new season in the New Year.”

Supercars champ Scott McLaughlin

CLUB NEWS Ashburton Golf Club What a beautiful Saturday we just had, around 100 golfers took to the Brandon and some great golf was the reward. The frost turned it into a later start for the morning chaps and the ladies, but it seemed everything worked out ok, so well done to all involved. Jason Overend was the standout in the par round, with +4, I believe. His superb form has earned him a promotion into Hoppy’s pennants team for this Sunday. I am not sure if that is really a reward, seems more like a custodial sentence to me. We had some shock results in the Presidents trophy and cup quarter-finals, and this has thrown up some great semi-finals. Top seed in the trophy Steve McLoy used his shots well and downed club champ Jeff Hewitt, and now faces Chris Lovelock, and in the other game Captain Terry will lock horns with Alan White. Two good games, my money would be on a Steve, Terry final but Chris and Alan are both great matchplayers and will get the shots, should be fun. In the Cup semis Blair Franklin faces up to Richard McKernan, Blair gave George a bucket full of shots and finally managed to overcome him on the 19th and Richard forced Paul Morrison into submission with earache. This should be a power game with two gun golfers going at each other.

In the last semi, Trevor Watson will run rings around Paddy Bradford. Trevor should get about 20 shots, but most pundits reckon he would still win “off stick end”. Blair and Trevor in the final it is. Good luck to all. On Sunday we have the Mid Canterbury pennants across the district. Hamish and his Bullets take on Tinwald Turbos, Hoppy and his Bulldogs play Rakaia Fire, Tommy’s Battlers will see to Tinwald Trainwrecks and Paddy’s Bangers will have a tough game against Mayfield Masters. All these games will be on the gorgeous Mayfield course, looking forward to it, great place and great members, I think the club rooms will be bouncing. Shane and his Bravehearts take on the Methven Maulers at home, so I think we can safely put a win in their column. Both ladies teams are at Rakaia where the Belles are against Tinwald Teasers and the Birdies play the Mayfield Maidens. Good luck to all, results next week. Good Golfing

Ashburton MSA Petanque Club Our Social Days started up again last Tuesday with a good turnout of 24, and this week our Tuesday Social competition started up again with 22 players taking part and the rest just playing socially. Over the week-end we played three club competitions that had been deferred because of

the lock down. Club Drawn Doubles was won by Ellen Pithie and Mavis Thompson. Runners-up were Peter Marriott and Richard Browne. Third were Francie Osborne and Johnny Wright. 14 other players took part. Club Mens Drawn Doubles was won by Richard Browne and Trevor Nish. Runners-up were Peter Marriott and Gary Hogg. Club Womens Drawn Doubles was won by Ellen Pithie and Karen Bensdorp, runners-up were Jan Guilford and Shelagh Field. Third were Betty King and Johnny Wright. Our next club games are on July 11th and 12th. The next tournament is at the beginning of August. Our AGM is next Thursday 25th and we look forward to a good turnout.

Ashburton MSA Travel Section The Travel Section met for the first time since the Covid-19 lockdown and this was for their Annual meeting which had been deferred because of the lock down. There was a good attendance and Dennis Blincoe was again elected as Chairman, Marion Harrison as Secretary and Des Prendergast as Treasurer. Members spoke well of the outing last March which included a visit to 2 farms and a most enjoyable BBQ lunch.

The next outing is being planned for September when the weather is warmer. Any MSA member can take part in these trips.

Ashburton Writers’ Group President Julie Fechney welcomed members to the June meeting of the Ashburton Writers’ Group. Members agreed that it was great to be back, after cancelling the April and May meetings due to Covid 19. Debbie gave the quotation “Ability may get you to the top but it takes character to keep you there”. Rae gave a report on the Short Story Competition, entries had started coming in, judging day to be 7 July. There was discussion on evaluation of stories and poems. Members to advise if they want their efforts to be critiqued. The Assignment for the meeting was to write a story titled “Glamorous”. Members wrote of lockdown, look, Hotel foyer, blonde bank manager, business suits, oval shaped bowl, way to escape and bliss. The meeting concluded at 3pm with the serving of afternoon tea. The July meeting will be busy, as all the short stories received in the competition will be read by members. Visitors are welcome at our meetings, contact Rae on 3088927.

MAJOR CHANGE PROPOSED FOR ASHBURTON GUARDIAN Recently, I shared with my staff a proposal to restructure the Ashburton Guardian. It is now important I share the proposal with you, our valued and loyal readers and advertisers. You are key stakeholders in the newspaper and have been for more than 140 years. The proposal is to reshape the Ashburton Guardian as a community publication and publish it three days a week, probably on a Wednesday, Friday and Saturday. One of the main reasons for the proposal is to maintain the Guardianâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s viability. The media, in general, including newspapers, have been under severe pressure over the last few years and the Guardian, like many before it, is at a crossroads. Its format needs to be replenished to face the future with confidence. The Ashburton Guardian is one of the last remaining independent and privately owned daily newspapers in New Zealand. It has resisted takeover and mergers. The newspaper has been an integral part of the Mid Canterbury community since 1879. Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a proud record. Five generations of the Bell family have served the paper since 1900. We want to see it continue. The proposal, which I have shared with my staff and you, the reader, is to ensure its future. Should the newspaper not find a sustainable operational model, it will likely cease publishing and the business will close. Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m sure none of us want that to happen. Instead I want the newspaper to continue its role as the backbone of local journalism, the voice of our people, recording community achievements and events, engaging with and

bringing Mid Canterbury people together, facilitating and being a pillar of the democratic process. We can only do that within a model that is robust and viable. On the surface, the proposal recommends reducing the number of weekly issues. That is true. But it also has many advantages and exciting opportunities. Pages will increase, enabling our editorial staff to focus further on community stories, profiles and opinion pieces and providing more space and scope for local advertisers. With reduced national and international coverage, the Guardian can showcase Mid Canterbury, be the pre-eminent provider of your local news and advertising and an indispensable part of your life. I am seeking feedback to the proposal from staff and would value ideas and suggestions from you. I will communicate again shortly about the direction the Guardian is taking and, by then, be able to present to you a new subscription package which will also address changes in payment for advanced subscribers. I am looking at the new community Guardian as a wonderful challenge and a huge opportunity to continue serving the Mid Canterbury people. Yours sincerely, Bruce Bell Owner Ashburton Guardian.

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SATURDAY, JUNE 20

9am - 12.30pm ASHBURTON TOY LIBRARY.

Toys to hire, the Triangle, 106 Victoria Street, look us up on facebook - Ashburton toy library.

9am - 5pm NZ ALPINE AND AGRICULTURE ENCOUNTER AND THE ART GALLERY.

Open for viewing. Mt Hutt Memorial Hall, 160 Main Street, Methven.

SUNDAY, JUNE 21

9.30am ST DAVID’S UNION CHURCH. Worship service led by Rev Henry Mbambo. 48 Allens Road, Allenton. 9.30am ASHBURTON METHODIST CHURCH. Morning worship with Rev Heather Kennedy,

Paterson’s Chapel, corner East and Cox streets. 10am ST ANDREW’S PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH. Morning worship with service led by Rev Eric Mattock, all welcome. Sinclair Centre, Park Street.

10am ASHBURTON BAPTIST CHURCH. Morning worship, all welcome, 67 Cass Street. 10am ST STEPHEN’S ANGLICAN CHURCH. Holy Communion, Park Street.

10am HAKATERE PRESBYTERIAN PARISH. Morning worship led by Rev Johanna Warren, all welcome. 127 Thomson Street, Tinwald.

9am - 5pm NZ ALPINE AND AGRICULTURE ENCOUNTER AND THE ART GALLERY. Open for viewing. Mt Hutt Memorial Hall, 160 Main Street, Methven. 10.30am COMMUNITY WALKING GROUP.

Meet and walk from the Hockey pavilion, Walnut Avenue. 1pm WAIREKA CROQUET CLUB. Mahjong - counting. Waireka Croquet clubroom, Philip Street.

2.30pm - 4.30pm THE MID CANTERBURY LINEDANCERS. 2.30pm - 3.30pm. Easy Intermediate following onto Intermediate level from 3.30pm - 4.30pm. Instructor Annette Fyfe 0274 813131. Tinwald Hall, Grahams Street. 6pm

ST DAVID’S UNION CHURCH. Sweaty Betty’s circuit training in hall, 48 Allens Road, Allenton. 7pm - 9.30pm R AND R LINE DANCING ASHBURTON. Upper Improver/Intermediate weekly line dance class. Balmoral Hall, 240 Cameron St.

9am - 5pm NZ ALPINE AND AGRICULTURE ENCOUNTER AND THE ART GALLERY. Open for viewing. Mt Hutt Memorial Hall, 160 Main Street, Methven.

MONDAY, JUNE 22 6am ST DAVID’S UNION CHURCH. Sweaty Betty’s circuit training in hall, 48 Allens Road, Allenton.

Weekend Services Medical ServiceS

IN EVENT OF AN EMERGENCY PHONE 111. For all other medical assistance outside of normal hours, please phone your General Practice team, 24/7, to speak with a health professional who will give you free health advice on what to do or where to go if you need urgent care. If you don’t have a regular General Practice, call any GP team 24/7 for free telephone health advice.

DUTY DOCTORS Three Rivers Health, Allens Road, Ashburton, will be the duty practice for Saturday and Sunday until 8am Monday. To make an appointment call your regular GP. Please bring your Community Services Card. All non New Zealanders should bring their passport with them, New Zealanders should bring some form of ID.

Methven & Rakaia Area

For weekend and emergency services please phone Methven Medical Centre on 302 8105 or Rakaia Medical Centre on 303 5002 for details on how to access the after-hours service each weekend. Healthline is a free health advice service. It operates 24 hours a day, seven days a week. The toll-free number to call is 0800 611 116. Healthline is staffed by registered nurses who are trained to assess health problems and offer advice over the phone. The service is free and confidential.

Pharmacies

Wises Pharmacy, Countdown Complex, East Street, will be open from 9am - 1pm Saturday, from 10am - 1pm Sunday. From 5pm - 7pm both evenings.

Ashburton Rest Homes

All Ashburton Rest Homes open with Covid-19 restrictions.

Emergency Dentist

If you do not have or cannot contact your regular dentist, please phone 027 683 0679 for the name of the rostered weekend dentist in Christchurch. Hours 9am - 5pm, Saturdays, Sundays and public holidays.

DIAL 111 in the event of a Medical or Accident Emergency Lifeline

Toll-free: 0800 353 353.

aniMal ServiceS

coMMunity ServiceS

Dog, Stock & Noise Control

Ashburton District Council 03 307 7700 - 24hr service.

Art Gallery

Animal Welfare Centre

327 West Street, Ashburton, phone 308 1133. Open daily: 10am – 4pm.

Ashburton Museum

327 West Street, Ashburton, phone 307 7890. Open daily: 10am – 4pm.

All enquiries - phone 308 4432 or 027 3329286.

Mid Canterbury Animal Shelter Contact - President 021 1356 969.

Veterinarians

24hr - Freephone 0800 VICTIM (0800 842 846). Direct dials to a volunteer. Ashburton Office - 307 8409 week-days, 9am - 2pm, outside of these hours leave a message.

ASHBURTON VETS - Ph 0276 838 000, 149 Cameron Street, Ashburton: Duty vet: Ben Hallenstein. Havelock Street. Ph 308 7192. Saturday: 10am - 1pm. Full emergency service all weekend. Sunday: 1pm - 4pm. VET ENT RIVERSIDE - Ph 03 308 2321, EA Networks Centre - Pools 1 Smallbone Drive, Ashburton. Saturday clinic: 9am - 12 20 River Terrace - phone 03 308 4020. WEEKEND HOURS: noon. Weekend 24-hour emergencies. Sat and Sun 7am - 7pm. Public holidays 10am - 5pm. VETLIFE ASHBURTON - Ph 03 307 5195, Mail Closing Times Cnr East Street and Seafield Road, Ashburton. Saturday ASHBURTON MAIL CENTRE clinic: 9am - 12 noon. Weekend 24-hour emergencies. STANDARD POST: Mon - Fri 6pm CANTERBURY VETS - Ph 03 307 0686, POST DELIVERY CENTRES West Street Clinic, West Street, Ashburton. Saturday clinic: Allenton & Tinwald: Mon - Fri 5pm 9am - 12 noon. Weekend emergencies: Harriet Mills. Methven & Rakaia: Mon - Fri 4.30pm Vet Ent and Vet Life operate a joint after-hours SMALL animal emergency service. To use this service please phone ASHBURTON’S STREET RECEIVERS your vet as usual. Business Area: Mon - Fri 5pm Residential Area: Mon - Fri 1pm

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Information Centre

Helpline ServiceS Alcoholics Anonymous

Call 0800 AA WORKS (0800 229 6757) or visit www.aa.org.nz for more information.

Mental Health - Call free on 0800 222 955. Ask for the Crisis Team.

Safe Care - 24hr Rape and Sexual Assault Crisis

Support. Phone 03 364 8791

Victims Support Group

Call us free on (0800 787 797). Lines open 10am - 10pm seven days.

Ashburton Public Library

Methven - Saturday and public holidays 10am until 2.30pm. Phone 302 8955 or isite@midcanterburynz.com

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SITUATIONS VACANT

Mid Canterbury Newcomers Network Coordinator Mid Canterbury Newcomers Network is a programme of the Hakatere Multi Cultural Council and is a free service for anyone who is new to Mid Canterbury. This includes migrants, refugees and New Zealanders moving from other parts of the country. Our role is to offer a multitude of fun social events and activities to provide a great way for people to meet others and make friends. We also find mechanisms to link people to activities and clubs already operating in the district. Due to the recent expansion of our services we have separated the Newcomers Coordination role off from our current coordinator creating a second position with the specific focus of welcoming and connecting Newcomers. The successful candidate will work in partnership with our current coordinator who oversees the Hakatere Multicultural Council and Hakatere Migrant Centre. We are seeking applicants who have the following attributes: » Ability to build an excellent public profile » Ability to build and maintain relationships at all levels across many cultures » An interest, passion and commitment to supporting newcomers and migrants » An ability to work in a flexible manner » An energetic person who will create exciting social activities and attract participants » Good on social media This position is for 12 hours per week.

To apply please download an application form from: www.safermidcanterbury.org.nz Applications close Friday, July 10, 2020.

For further information please contact: Mary on 03 308 1395.

Agricultural Portfolio Advisor This fixed-term position will focus on creating relationships, fostering ideas and letting our district grow and thrive. You will be tasked with Identifying and contributing to initiatives which reduce emissions and increase environmentally sustainable rural sector practices. We are looking for a a self starter and practical minded, strategic thinker who delivers results through their ability to interact with people and organisations.

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ASHBURTON BOROUGH SCHOOL Incorporating Lagmhor Site

School Administrator The School Administrator role is primarily one of financial management of the School. You will support the school in the following: • Financial services including monthly preparation and payment of accounts, monitoring and reporting of monthly income and expenditure, preparation and monitoring of budgets and managing the annual audit process alongside our professional support services • Payroll entry and monitoring through the education system payroll services • Administrative support including monthly reporting to the Board of Trustees on the financial position of the School, supporting Property projects and Health and Safety requirements • Human Resource functions, including preparation of Employment Agreements and related Collective Agreement requirements. You will be a highly skilled administrator with previous experience in using Xero and managing the accounting functions of a busy work environment. Experience in a similar school office position would be highly beneficial. The successful applicant will have a proven ability to contribute to the school’s practices and culture along with an excellent record of working collaboratively with others and a willingness to learn, adapt and grow in this position. The hours are 8.30am to 4pm, Monday to Friday and you will work 42 weeks per year during term time with some flexibility to work as required during the school holidays. If you think this challenging but rewarding position is for you then please submit your CV and covering letter to: principal@ashborough.school.nz Applications close Friday, June 26, 2020.

WANTED FISHING – Long time collector of old/vintage rods, reels, tackle, etc. Top prices paid. Steve 03 324 2064.

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Builder/ handyman Required full-time to join a busy, locally-owned property maintenance company. Must have high standards and enjoy a relaxed, hard-working inclusive team environment. Please phone Shane in confidence on 027 2388652

Mid Canterbury Vintage Machinery Club Inc. AGM Wednesday, July 1, 2020 at 8pm At our clubrooms, A&P Showgrounds, Seafield Road. All welcome

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FOR SALE FOR sale – Dry blue gum $380, dry old man pine $320, semi dry $260. All 3.6m³. Phone Shane James 027 611 3334.

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ADULT ENTERTAINMENT

GARAGE SALES TODAY 9am start – Female clothing and shoes clear out (all in good condition), with a few miscellaneous items. Clothing sizes S-M, shoe sizes 7-8. Orchard Grove, Netherby.

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We have an opening for qualified painting tradesmen and apprentices to join our team. We can provide good remuneration, varied job sites and training for a trade that will provide you with many career opportunities.

A tertiary qualification coupled with practical experience will see you rewarded To find out more about these vacancies and what the Ashburton District Council has to offer you - visit our website. Applications close Wednesday, 24 June 2020.

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6am Te Karere 3 2 0 6:30 Country Calendar 3 Protein Power. 0 7am Rural Delivery 0 7:30 Infomercials 9am Whanau Living 3 9:30 Tagata Pasifika 9:55 The Family Chase 3 0 10:55 Dinner Date 3 0 11:55 Shop Well For Less 3 0 1pm The Posh Frock Shop 0 1:30 Living With The Boss 3 0 2:30 Sarah Beeny’s Renovate Don’t Relocate 3:25 Gino’s Italian Coastal Escape 0 4pm F Eat Well For Less NZ 3 0 5pm The Chase 3 0 6pm 1 News At 6pm 0

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BRAVO 10am Judge Jerry 3 10:25 Love It Or List It – Vancouver 3 11:25 Love It Or List It – Vancouver 3 12:25 Hollywood Medium With Tyler Henry PG 3 1:20 Hollywood Medium With Tyler Henry PG 3 2:15 Love It Or List It 3 3:15 Love It Or List It 3 4:15 Don’t Be Tardy PG 3 4:40 Stop Search Seize PG 3 5:35 Undercover Boss 3 6:30 Revenge Body With Khloe Kardashian PG 7:30 Botched PG 3 8:30 Vanderpump Rules M As the reunion ends, participants discuss their and others’ behaviour. 9:30 Murdered By Morning 16 10:30 The Mark Of A Killer 16 3 11:25 Love It Or List It 3

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12:20 Infomercials 5am Clean House PG 3

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6am Ben 10 – Omniverse 3 0 6:50 Danny Phantom 3 0 7:15 Henry Danger 7:40 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 0 8:05 Teen Titans 3 0 8:30 Batman – The Animated Series 0 9am Justice League PG 3 0 10am SmackDown PGV 3 11am Raw PGV 3 Noon Crayfishers PG 3 0 1pm NRL Try Time 2pm Loosehead Footy 3 3pm Pacific Brothers 0 4pm American Restoration 3 0 4:30 Hot Bench 3 5pm Fishing Classics 3 0 5:30 Prime News 6pm Landscape Artist Of The Year Stephen Mangan and Joan Bakewell search for the country’s best landscape artist, starting in Yorkshire, where the contestants must paint Fountains Abbey. 0 7pm WhichCar 0 7:30 Call The Cleaners PG 3 0 8pm Dream Home Dilemma 0 8:30 F Living With Tourette’s 16LC 3 0 9:30 Super Rugby Greatest Moments

6:30 Tamariki Haka 6:40 Pukoro 2 7:10 Huhu – Te Tunga Rakau 7:20 He Rourou 3 7:30 Potae Pai 3 7:40 Smooth 7:50 Polyfest Kapa Haka 3 8:20 Haati Paati 3 8:30 Pukana 3 2 9:30 Grid 10am Swagger 10:30 Whanau Bake Off 3 11am Sidewalk Karaoke 3 11:30 Ka Tu Ka Korero Noon Waka Ama Sprint Nationals 3 1pm Haati Grassroots Rugby 3 2pm Poitukohu Kura Tuarua 3 3pm Touch Rugby – National Championships 3 4pm F Waiata Nation 3 4:30 Fresh PG 5pm The Hui – Kaupeka Wha 5:30 Nga Tamariki O Te Kohu 3 6:30 Nga Pari Karangaranga O Te Motu 3

Midnight M This Is Where I Leave You MLS 2014 Comedy Drama. Jason Bateman, Tina Fey, Jane Fonda. 1:45 Seven Year Switch Australia M 3 0 2:35 Surveillance Oz 3 3am Will And Grace PG 3 0 5am Regular Show 3 5:10 Fresh PG 3 5:35 Bizaardvark 3 0

11:30 Mayday PG When a plane crashes into Britain’s busy M1 motorway, it seems a rare case of dual engine failure, but investigators learn a misunderstanding may be the real cause. 0 12:30 Guiltology MVC 3 1:30 Closedown

11:10 Nga Pari Karangaranga O Te Motu 3 Ngati Kohanga Reo ki Tauranga Moana. 11:40 Closedown

11:25 Tin Star 16 3 Jack seeks to burn his past as he drinks whisky on the mountainside; he takes the opportunity to win Angela back, threatening the fragile union between her and Elizabeth. 0 12:25 Infomercials 5am Hillsong 3 5:30 Charles Stanley 3

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6am Charles Stanley 3 6:30 Infomercials 9:30 NewsHub Nation 0 10:30 The Taste USA 11:30 Married At First Sight USA PG 12:30 America’s Next Top Model 3 0 1:25 MasterChef UK PG 2:45 The Goldbergs PG 0 3:15 White Lions 0 4:25 Flirty Dancing PG Ashley welcomes 44-year-old kickboxing car-sales executive Nigel and Brighton PE teacher Emma. 0 5:30 A New Zealand Food Story PG The Ahi team receive bad news before going to Marlborough to begin work on their pop-up restaurant at Seresin Estate’s Waterfall Bay. 0 6pm NewsHub Live At 6pm 7pm M The Ant Bully 2006 7pm M The Karate Kid Part Animated. After a new boy III PG 3 1989 Family. A villain in town floods an ant colony seeks revenge on Daniel and with his water gun, he is Mriyagi with the help of an magically shrunk to insect old army friend. 0 size and sentenced to hard 9:10 M There’s Something labour in the ruins. 0 About Mary 16LS 3 1998 8:30 M Eagle v Shark ML 2007 Comedy. A man has a chance Comedy. 0 to meet his dream girl from 10:15 M Joe Dirt M 2001 high school, even though his Comedy. 0 date with her back then was a complete disaster. 0

6am Maia The Brave 3 0 6:10 Thomas And Friends 0 6:20 Tinpo 0 6:30 Mission Force One 3 0 6:55 Wacky Races 3 0 7:15 Stretch Armstrong 0 7:40 Beyblade Burst Rise 0 8:05 Bakugan – Battle Planet 3 0 8:25 Teen Titans Go! 3 0 8:50 Regular Show PG 0 9:10 Marvel’s Avengers – Secret Wars 0 9:35 The Simpsons 3 0 10am Fresh 10:30 My World PG 0 10:55 Black-Ish 3 0 11:25 My Kitchen Rules – The Rivals 0 12:15 The Mayor PG 0 12:40 God Friended Me 3 0 1:35 My Kitchen Rules – The Rivals PGL 3 0 5pm The Crystal Maze Celebrity 0 6pm F Nadia’s Comfort Kitchen 3 0 6:30 You Got This! 0

7pm Jamie – Keep Cooking And Carry On 0 7:30 F Britain’s Got Talent PG 0 8pm L Lotto 8:05 Britain’s Got Talent PG 0 8:40 The Hotel Inspector ML 0 9:40 Dinner Date 0 10:35 Manhunt ML 3 0

11:35 Doctor Doctor M 3 Hugh must cancel the farm sale when he learns the identity of the new owner; Meryl discovers major corruption in the local council. 0 12:25 Coronation Street 3 0 1:40 Infomercials

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6:40 Stella’s Last Weekend 16LSC 2018 Drama. Nat Wolff, Alex Wolff. 8:20 The Farewell PGC 2018 Drama. Awkwafina, Tzi Ma. 10am Touchback M 2011 Family. Brian Presley, Kurt Russell. 12:03 The Bromley Boys PGL 2018 Landscape Artist of the Comedy. Alan Davies, Year, 6pm on Prime Martine McCutcheon. 1:50 Stella’s Last SKY 5 Weekend 16LSC 2018 6am Trucking Hell M Drama. Nat Wolff, Alex Wolff. 6:50 The Simpsons Super 3:32 The Founders Saturday PG 9:35 Trucking PG 2015 Documentary. Hell 10:25 Marvel’s 5:05 Canadian Strain 16LC Runaways M 11:15 Nancy 2019 Comedy. Jess Salgueiro, Drew M Noon SmackDown Colin Mochrie. Live MVC 2:05 Main Event MV 6:25 Long Shot MLS 2019 2:50 Supergirl MVS 3:45 Ax Comedy. Charlize Theron, Men ML 4:45 The Simpsons Seth Rogan. 8:30 The Art Super Saturday PG Of Racing In The Rain M 7:30 Trucking Hell M 2019 Comedy. Through Rory takes risks to recover a the bond with his human, a rubbish truck that has broken dog has gained insight into down the M1; Chris must find a the human condition, and way to separate two trucks that narrates his owner’s journey are wedged together. through life. Milo Ventimiglia, 8:30 Ronnie’s Redneck Amanda Seyfried. Roadtrip MVL 10:20 Hotel Mumbai 16VLC 9pm Ax Men ML 2019 Thriller. Dev Patel, 10pm Pawn Stars PG Armie Hammer. 10:30 Trucking Hell M Sunday 12:20 The 11:20 The Simpsons PG Sharks 16C 2019 Drama. 11:45 The Simpsons PG Romina Bentancur, Sunday 12:15 The Federico Morosini. Simpsons Super Sunday PG 1:38 The Founders 2:10 Ronnie’s Redneck PG 2015 Documentary. Roadtrip MVL 2:35 Supergirl 3:08 Canadian Strain 16LC MVS 3:20 Main Event MV 2019 Comedy. Jess Salgueiro, 4:05 Classic Pawn Stars PG Colin Mochrie. 4:24 Long 4:30 Ax Men ML Shot MLS 2019 Comedy. Charlize Theron, Seth Rogan. 5:15 Chicago PD MV

MOVIES GREAtS 8am The Good Shepherd MVLS 2006 Drama. Matt Damon, Angelina Jolie. 10:50 Sherlock Holmes 2 – A Game Of Shadows MV 2011 Action. Robert Downey jr, Jude Law. 1pm Dinner For Schmucks MLS 2010 Comedy. Steve Carell, Paul Rudd. 2:55 Mortal Instruments – City Of Bones MV 2013 Adventure. Lily Collins, Jaime Campbell Bower. 5:10 Scary Movie 5 MVLS 2013 Comedy Horror. Ashley Tisdale, Simon Rex, Snoop Dogg. 6:40 Talladega Nights – The Ballad Of Ricky Bobby MLS 2006 Comedy. Will Ferrell, John C Reilly, Sacha Baron Cohen. 8:30 Shaft 16VL 2000 Action. A New York police detective must ensure the son of a real-estate tycoon is brought to justice after a racially-motivated murder. Samuel L Jackson, Christian Bale, Toni Collette. 10:10 Veronica Mars MVL 2014 Crime Drama. Kristen Bell, Jason Dohring, Enrico Colantoni.

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Midnight Mortal Instruments – City Of Bones MV 2013 Adventure. 2:15 Scary Movie 5 MVLS 2013 Comedy Horror. 3:45 Talladega Nights – The Ballad Of Ricky Bobby MLS 2006 Comedy. 5:35 Shaft 16VL 2000 Action.

7pm M Nanny McPhee PG 2005 Fantasy. A new nanny enters the household of a recently widowed man, and sets out to tame his seven ill-behaved children, with startling consequences. 8:50 Takes A Village MLC 9:30 M Anomalisa 16LS 2015 Animated Drama.

SKY SPORt 1 6am Super Rugby Aotearoa (RPL) Blues v Hurricanes. 8am Ranfurly Shield 2008 (RPL) North Otago v Auckland. 10am The Season – The Brisbane Boys 10:30 Super Rugby Aotearoa (HLS) Highlanders v Chiefs. 10:45 Super Rugby Aotearoa (HLS) Blues v Hurricanes. 11am Loosehead Footy Noon All Blacks v Ireland 2012 (RPL) 2pm L College Rugby – First XV St Andrew’s v St Bede’s. 4:30 L Super Rugby Aotearoa Chiefs v Blues. From FMG Stadium Waikato, Hamilton. 6:30 Super Rugby Aotearoa (RPL) Chiefs v Blues. From FMG Stadium Waikato, Hamilton. 9:30 Pacific Brothers 10:30 Super Rugby Aotearoa (HLS) Chiefs v Blues. 11pm Ranfurly Shield 2008 (RPL) Poverty Bay v Auckland.

Sunday

1am Super Rugby Aotearoa (HLS) Chiefs v Blues. 1:15 GrassRoots Rugby 2:15 Pacific Brothers 3:15 Super Rugby Aotearoa (HLS) Chiefs v Blues. 3:30 Super Rugby Aotearoa (HLS) Hurricanes v Crusaders. 5:30 Super Rugby Aotearoa (HLS) Hurricanes v Crusaders.

6am Toy Hunter 6:30 Horizon – Death Of The Oceans 7:30 Africa’s Underwater Wonders 8:30 Mysteries At The Museum 9:30 Inside Out Homes 10:30 James Martin’s Islands To Highlands 11:30 Salvage Hunters 12:30 Amazing Spaces Shed Of The Year 1:30 Escape To The Chateau 2:30 The Curse Of Oak Island PGC 3:30 Hurricane Man PGCL Josh Morgerman takes his documentary team into the fourth most powerful hurricane to reach mainland America since records began. 4:30 Brent Owens Unwraps Mauritius 5pm Nigellissima 5:30 Expedition Unknown 6:30 Hairy Bikers’ Chocolate Challenge 7:30 Restoration Home Caroline Quentin follow the fortunes of eight properties, each facing a struggle for survival, all with new owners wanting to make them into dream homes. 8:30 Antiques Roadshow 9:30 Dirty Rotten Survival 10:30 History Hunters 11:30 Love Nature – Hurricane Man PGCL 12:30 Expedition Unknown 1:30 Toy Hunter 2am Extreme Wives 3am Antiques Roadshow 4am Restoration Home 5am Hairy Bikers’ Chocolate Challenge

UKtV 6:40 Qi M 7:10 Qi M 7:45 Would I Lie To You? PG 8:15 Would I Lie To You? PG 8:45 Would I Lie To You? PG 9:20 The Bill MVC 10:10 The Bill MVC 11am The Bill MVC 11:50 The Bill MVC 12:35 The Bill MVC 1:25 Casualty PG 2:20 Casualty PG 3:20 Holby City MC 4:25 Inspector George Gently M Gently’s latest investigation takes him into the world of skinheads. 6:05 Qi MLSC 6:40 Father Brown PG 7:35 Casualty PG Charlie learns to get by with a little help from his ED family, while Rash feels isolated. 8:35 A Touch Of Frost MVC Frost is determined to make two suspects confess after a knife attack, but an adversarial solicitor points out that justice must be done. 10:30 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown MLS 11:25 Who Do You Think You Are? PG

Sunday

12:25 Who Do You Think You Are? PG 1:25 Who Do You Think You Are? PG 2:25 Who Do You Think You Are? PG 3:25 Who Do You Think You Are? PG 4:25 A Touch Of Frost MVC

0 Closed captions; 3 Repeat; 2 Maori Language; HLS Highlights; RPL Replay; DLY Delayed. CLASSIFICATIONS: 16/18 Approved for persons 16/18 years or over; C Content may offend; L Language may offend; M Suitable for mature audi- 20Jun20 ences 16 years and over; PG Parental guidance recommended for young viewers; S Sexual content may offend; V Contains violence. Local Radio: NewsTalk ZB 873AM/98.1FM FM Classic Hits FM 92.5; Port FM Local 94.9, 98.9 and 106.1

DISCOVERY 6:35 How It’s Made PG 7am How It’s Made PG 7:30 Aussie Gold Hunters PG 8:20 Outback Opal Hunters PG 9:10 Outback Opal Hunters PG 10am Outback Opal Hunters PG 10:50 Outback Opal Hunters PG 11:40 Outback Opal Hunters PG 12:30 Legends Of The Wild PG The Shadow Killer. 1:20 Deadliest Catch PG 2:10 Ripley’s Believe It Or Not! PG Great Obsessions. 3pm Aussie Gold Hunters PG 3:50 BattleBots PG 4:45 BattleBots PG 5:40 BattleBots PG 6:35 BattleBots PG 7:30 Curse Of The Bermuda Triangle PG Ghost Ship Terror. 8:30 UFOs – The Lost Evidence PG UFOs and Temples of Gold. 9:25 Gold Rush – White Water PG Rockfall Ravine. 10:15 The Day I Ran China PG Grand Finale. 11:05 Legends Of The Wild PG The Shadow Killer. 11:55 How It’s Made PG Sunday 12:20 How Do They Do It? PG 12:45 BattleBots PG 1:35 The World’s Deadliest Weather Caught On Camera PG 2:25 Codes And Conspiracies M 3:15 Codes And Conspiracies PG 4:05 Codes And Conspiracies PG 4:55 Codes And Conspiracies PG 5:45 Codes And Conspiracies PG

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6am Rural Delivery 0 6:20 Country Calendar 3 Family Bred. 0 6:45 Fantasy Homes By The Sea 3 0 7:30 Tagata Pasifika 3 7:55 Praise Be 3 0 8:20 Karena And Kasey’s Kitchen Diplomacy 3 0 9:10 20/20 3 0 10am Marae 2 0 10:30 Waka Huia Summer Series 3 11am Attitude 0 11:30 F The Inside Word 3 0 11:55 Sunday 3 0 12:55 Love Your Garden 3 0 1:50 Building Giants 0 2:50 Design Junkies PG 3 0 3:45 NZ Hunter Adventures PG 5pm The Chase 3 0 6pm 1 News At 6pm 0 7pm Country Calendar The Shakeup. A family finds ways to bounce back and take positives from the earthquake damage on their farm as they make repairs and look to the future. 0 7:30 Sunday 0 8:30 F The Luminaries M 0 9:40 F DNA Detectives 3 0 10:40 Victoria PG 3 0

6am Paw Patrol 3 0 6:20 Thomas And Friends 0 6:30 New Looney Tunes 3 0 6:55 Powerpuff Girls 3 0 7:05 Alvinnn!!! And The Chipmunks 3 0 7:25 Littlest Pet Shop 0 7:50 Kai Five 0 7:55 The Drawing Show 0 8am What Now? 10am Less Than Perfect PG 3 0 10:45 Shortland Street Omnibus PG 3 0 12:05 The Bachelorette PG 0 1:45 Grown-Ish PG 0 2:35 Home And Away Omnibus 3 0 4:55 Ellen’s Game Of Games 3 0 5:50 The Voice UK Tom Jones, will.i.am, Olly Murs, and Meghan Trainor search for the UK’s best voice talent. 0 7pm My Kitchen Rules – The Rivals PG 0 8:10 M San Andreas ML 2015 Action. A search-andrescue pilot must take his former wife and his daughter to safety after a major earthquake hits California. Dwayne Johnson, Carla Gugino. 0 10:10 Paranormal Caught On Camera PG 3 0

6am Life TV 6:30 Brian Houston 7am Charles Stanley 8am Life TV 3 8:30 Turning Point 9am R&R With Eru And K’Lee 9:30 The Hui 0 10am NewsHub Nation 3 0 11am Classical Destinations 11:25 Xscape 11:55 Between Worlds PG 0 1pm Motorsport – Formula E 1:30 Muscle Garage 2pm Motorsport – British Superbikes 3pm Motorsport – SuperCars (HLS) 4pm Monster Jam The Monster Jam US tour. 5pm Gone Fishin’ 5:30 The Fishing Show Classics The best of The Fishing Show showcases the best fishing action from around New Zealand, and the world’s most popular fishing locations. 0 6pm NewsHub Live At 6pm 7pm F Lego Masters Australia 0 8:25 M King Arthur – Legend Of The Sword M 3 2017 Action Adventure. Robbed of his birthright, Arthur grows up in the back alleys of the city, but once he pulls the sword from the stone, he must acknowledge his true legacy. 0 10:45 Humans M 3 0

6am Religious Programming 7am Nella The Princess Knight 3 0 7:30 Religious Programming 10am The Great Escapers 3 11am Antiques Road Trip 3 Noon Super Rugby Aotearoa 2pm Mad About You PG 3 2:30 IRT Deadliest Roads PG 3 3:30 Judge Judy PG 4pm Hot Bench 3 4:30 F A Very British Country House 3 0 5:30 Prime News 6pm Pawn Stars PG Chumlee checks out a gold video game cartridge from the 1990 Nintendo World Championships; Rick and Old Man see a set of keys to Al Capone’s jail cell. 6:30 Netball – ANZ Premiership (RPL) Stars v Pulse. From the Auckland Netball Centre. 8pm Honey Wars PG A look at the Murray family of Tai Tokerau Honey, a whanau-owned and operated honey business based in the far north of New Zealand. 0 8:30 N Years And Years 16VLS 0 9:45 White Dragon 16VLSC 0 10:45 SmackDown PGV

11:40 Les Miserables MV 3 Cosette and Marius are in love, but unrest is stirring in the streets of Paris and Valjean moves her out of the city to keep her safe. 0 12:45 Infomercials

11pm M Nightmare On Elm Street 16VC 2010 Horror. 0 12:40 Seven Year Switch Australia ML 3 0 2:40 Gordon Ramsay’s 24 Hours To Hell And Back 16L 3 3:25 Australian Survivor PG 3 4:55 Infomercials

11:50 Magnum PI M 3 Magnum investigates the murder of a man who, pre-death, hires him to find his killer; Kumu reconnects with an old friend. 0 12:40 Infomercials

11:45 60 Minutes PG Bill Whitaker reports on the short supply of COVID-19 protective gear for doctors and nurses; John Dickerson explores how people can stay mentally well during the coronavirus pandemic. 12:45 Closedown

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BRAVO 6am Clean House PG 3 6:45 Clean House PG 3 7:35 Clean House PG 3 8:20 Clean House PG 3 9:10 Love It Or List It 3 10am Love It Or List It 3 10:50 Botched PG 3 11:40 Masters Of Flip 3 12:35 Say Yes To The Dress Atlanta 3 1:30 Hoarders PG 3 2:20 Hoarders 3 3:15 Judge Jerry 3 3:40 Judge Jerry 3 4:05 Judge Jerry 3 4:35 Judge Jerry 3 5pm Hollywood Medium With Tyler Henry PG 3 6pm Masters Of Flip 3 7pm M Couples Retreat PG 3 2009 Comedy. Vince Vaughn, Jon Favreau, Jason Bateman, Kristin Davis, Kristen Bell. 9:20 M American Pie 16 3 1999 Comedy. 11:25 Shahs Of Sunset M 12:10 Infomercials

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SKY 5 6am Ronnie’s Redneck Roadtrip MVL 6:25 Supergirl MVS 7:10 Criminal Minds – Beyond Borders 16VS 7:55 Main Event MV 8:50 Survivor – Worlds Apart PG 9:40 Supergirl MVS 10:25 Pawn Stars PG 10:55 Criminal Minds – Beyond Borders 16VS 11:45 Ax Men ML 12:40 Mountain Men PG 1:30 Ronnie’s Redneck Roadtrip MVL 2pm Ultimate Fishing PG 3pm Raw PGV 5:45 SmackDown PGV 7:30 Criminal Minds – Beyond Borders 16VS 8:30 NCIS MV 9:30 NCIS MV 10:30 Chicago PD MV 11:25 Survivor – Worlds Apart PG

Monday

12:15 SmackDown MVC 1:55 Chicago PD MV 2:45 Criminal Minds – Beyond Borders 16VS 3:35 Survivor – Worlds Apart PG 4:25 NCIS MV 5:10 NCIS MV

MOVIES PREMIERE

MOVIES GREAtS

6:26 The Art Of Racing In The Rain M 2019 Comedy. Milo Ventimiglia, Amanda Seyfried. 8:11 Elvis Goes There – Sofia Coppola MC 2019 Documentary. 9am Hotel Mumbai 16VLC 2019 Thriller. Dev Patel, Armie Hammer. 10:59 The Sharks 16C 2019 Drama. Romina Bentancur, Federico Morosini. 12:17 Long Shot MLS 2019 Comedy. Charlize Theron, Seth Rogan. 2:18 The Art Of Racing In The Rain M 2019 Comedy. Milo Ventimiglia, Amanda Seyfried. 4:03 A Family Submerged MC 2018 Drama. Mercedes Moran, Esteban Bigliardi. 5:32 Maine 16LS 2018 Drama. 6:55 The Extraordinary Journey Of The Fakir ML 2018 Comedy. Dhanush, Erin Moriarty. 8:30 Ad Astra MVLC 2019 Adventure. A man travels across the solar system to find the truth about his missing father and his doomed mission that now threatens the universe. Brad Pitt, Tommy Lee Jones. 10:35 Daughter Of The Wolf 16V 2019 Action. Gina Carano, Richard Dreyfuss. Monday 12:05 The Row 16VSC 2018 Horror. 1:40 A Family Submerged MC 2018 Drama. 3:09 Maine 16LS 2018 Drama. 4:32 The Extraordinary Journey Of The Fakir ML 2018 Comedy.

7:15 Veronica Mars MVL 2014 Crime Drama. Kristen Bell, Jason Dohring, Enrico Colantoni. 9am Mortal Instruments – City Of Bones MV 2013 Adventure. Lily Collins, Jaime Campbell Bower. 11:10 Scary Movie 5 MVLS 2013 Comedy Horror. Ashley Tisdale, Simon Rex, Snoop Dogg. 12:35 10 Cloverfield Lane MVC 2016 Thriller Horror. John Goodman, Mary Elizabeth Winstead, John Gallagher jr. 2:15 47 Ronin MV 2013 Fantasy Adventure. Keanu Reeves, Rinko Kikuchi, Hiroyuki Sanada. 4:15 Edge Of Tomorrow MVL 2014 Action. Tom Cruise, Emily Blunt. 6:10 Public Enemies 16V 2009 Crime. Johnny Depp, Christian Bale. 8:30 Salmon Fishing In The Yemen ML 2012 Drama. A sheikh believes his passion for salmon fishing can enrich the lives of his people, and dreams of bringing the sport to the desert. Ewan McGregor, Emily Blunt. 10:20 Captain Phillips MV 2013 Drama. Tom Hanks, Barkhad Abdi. Monday 12:35 10 Cloverfield Lane MVC 2016 Thriller Horror. 2:15 47 Ronin MV 2013 Fantasy Adventure. 4:10 Edge Of Tomorrow MVL 2014 Action.

SKY SPORt 1 6am Super Rugby Aotearoa (HLS) Chiefs v Blues. From FMG Stadium Waikato, Hamilton. 6:30 Ranfurly Shield 2008 (RPL) Poverty Bay v Auckland. 8:30 Ranfurly Shield 2008 (RPL) North Otago v Auckland. 10:30 Pacific Brothers 11:30 GrassRoots Rugby 12:30 Super Rugby Aotearoa (RPL) Chiefs v Blues. 2:30 Super Rugby Aotearoa (HLS) Hurricanes v Chiefs. 2:45 Super Rugby Aotearoa (HLS) Blues v Hurricanes. 3pm L Super Rugby Aotearoa Hurricanes v Crusaders. From Sky Stadium, Wellington. 6pm Super Rugby Aotearoa (HLS) Chiefs v Blues. From FMG Stadium Waikato, Hamilton. 6:30 Grassroots Rugby 7:30 Pacific Brothers 8:30 Rugby Nation Highlights and analysis from every game of Super Rugby Aotearoa. 9:30 Super Rugby Aotearoa (RPL) Hurricanes v Crusaders. From Sky Stadium, Wellington. 11:30 All Blacks v Ireland 2012 From Eden Park in Auckland.

Monday

CHOICE

6:30 Tamariki Haka 6:50 Kids’ Kai Kart 3 7am Darwin + Newts 3 7:10 Huhu – Te Tunga Rakau 7:20 He Rourou 3 7:30 Potae Pai 3 7:40 Smooth 7:50 Polyfest Kapa Haka 3 8:20 Haati Paati 3 8:30 Waka Ama Sprint Nationals 3 9am Globe 9:30 Te Ao 10:30 Sidewalk Karaoke 3 11am Tapatahi Noon Te Ao With Moana 3 12:30 Piri’s Tiki Tour PGC 3 1pm Touch Rugby – Junior National Championships 1:45 M Nanny McPhee PG 2005 Fantasy. Emma Thompson, Colin Firth. 3:30 Marae DIY 3 4:30 Tagata Pasifika 5pm Nga Pari Karangaranga O Te Motu 3 5:30 Nga Pari Karangaranga O Te Motu 3 6pm Waka Huia 6:30 Whakatauki 3 7pm The Negotiators 3 7:30 Croker Island Exodus 8:35 M Trumbo M 2015 Drama. In 1947, Dalton Trumbo was Hollywood’s top screenwriter, until he and other artists were jailed and blacklisted for their political beliefs. Bryan Cranston, Diane Lane. 10:40 Nga Pari Karangaranga O Te Motu 3 11:10 Closedown

1:30 Super Rugby Aotearoa (RPL) Chiefs v Blues. 3:30 Super Rugby Aotearoa (RPL) Hurricanes v Crusaders. 5:30 The Season – The Brisbane Boys

6am Toy Hunter 6:30 Through The Bible With Les Feldick 7am Leading The Way 7:30 Key Of David 8am Home Of The Year 8:30 Treasures Decoded 9:30 Dirty Rotten Survival 10:30 Hairy Bikers’ Chocolate Challenge 11:30 Building The Dream 12:30 Hurricane Man PGCL 1:30 Expedition Unknown 2:30 Antiques Roadshow 3:30 Natural World – Attenborough’s Fabulous Frogs 4:30 Rick Stein’s Long Weekends Rick’s series of culinary city breaks continues with a trip to historic Cadiz in southern Spain, renowned for its fresh tuna and manzanilla. 5:30 Our Guy In India 6:30 American Restoration 7:30 Turquoise Fever PGCL 8:30 Rebecca Zahau – An ID Murder Mystery MCLSV Examination of the troubling case, dissecting each piece of evidence to decipher the truth about Rebecca Zahau’s death. 10:30 Turquoise Fever PGCL

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UKtV

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DEATHS GRIGG, Mary Eugenie – On June 17, 2020. Passed away peacefully at Radius Millstream, Ashburton, aged 94 years. Dearly loved wife of the late Alan. Much loved mother and mother-in-law of Rachel and John Pringle, Jack, Roger and the late Jenny, Diane and Rob Adams. Treasured and special Nan of all her grandchildren and “Nanny Grigg” to all her great grandchildren. Messages to the Grigg family, c/- PO Box 472, Ashburton 7740. A special thank you to the staff of Radius Millstream for their loving care of Mary. A private family service for Mary has been held.

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isolated snow thunder flurries

sleet thunder

Canterbury Plains

rain

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Canterbury High Country

TODAY

TODAYFZL: 2600m, lowering to 1500m in the afternoon

Cloudy periods. Isolated showers developing north of Ashburton in the morning, and elsewhere in the afternoon. Early frosts. Southwesterly breezes.

Mainly fine, apart from areas of morning and evening cloud. Morning frosts. Wind at 1000m: Light. Wind at 2000m: Light.

TOMORROW

TOMORROWFZL: 1500m, gradually rising to 2700m

Cloudy periods. Isolated showers clearing in the afternoon. Light winds.

MONDAY Mostly cloudy, but fine spells in the afternoon. Northerlies developing. Cloudy with patchy morning drizzle. Afternoon fine spells. Northeasterly breezes. Mostly cloudy, but fine spells in the afternoon. Light winds.

World Weather

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Napier

rain

fine

Blenheim

fine

MONDAY

Greymouth

fine

Christchurch

cloudy

Timaru

fine

Morning cloud in the north, fine otherwise. Light winds.

Queenstown

fine

WEDNESDAY

Dunedin

fine

Invercargill

showers

cloudy fine showers fine showers fine cloudy fine thunder showers fog fine showers rain showers

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thunder fine fine rain fine fine fine thunder fine fine cloudy showers drizzle rain fine

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9 noon 3

9 pm am 3

9 noon 3

9 pm

8:53 3:15 9:25 3:30 9:35 3:56 10:09 4:11 10:20 4:39 10:54 The times shown are for the Ashburton River mouth. For the Rangitata river mouth subtract 16 minutes and for the Rakaia river mouth subtract 4 minutes.

Fair fishing Rise 6:44 am Set 4:07 pm

Rise 8:08 am Set 5:01 pm Good

Good fishing Rise 7:48 am Set 4:50 pm

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Rise 8:08 am Set 5:01 pm Good

Good fishing Rise 8:49 am Set 5:42 pm

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River Levels

4:46 pm

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cumecs

7.04

Selwyn Whitecliffs (NIWA) at 3:10 pm, yesterday

Rakaia Fighting Hill (NIWA) at 3:00 pm, yesterday 120.7 Nth Ashburton at 2:10 pm, yesterday

5.39

Sth Ashburton at 2:05 pm, yesterday

8.37

Rangitata Klondyke at 3:00 pm, yesterday

47.7

Waitaki Kurow at 3:03 pm, yesterday

281.3

Source: Environment Canterbury

Canterbury Readings

Monday 6

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Palmerston North fine Nelson

A few areas of morning cloud, otherwise fine. Light winds.

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Auckland

Wellington

TUESDAY

WEDNESDAY

overnight max low

Fine apart from areas of morning cloud. Morning frosts. Wind at 1000m: Light. Wind at 2000m: Light. Mostly cloudy in the north, fine spells elsewhere. Light winds.

TUESDAY

Saturday, 20 June 2020

A low and fronts affect northern and central parts of New Zealand today. Another front brushes southern and eastern parts of the South Island. A ridge pushes onto the far south behind this front. A low to the north of the country and associated fronts over the upper North Island weaken away late tomorrow and into Monday.

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IN MEMORIAM CAVILL, Linda Gail – In loving memory of a dear wife and mother who passed away on June 21, 1995. What grief and heartache and pain but memories are a beautiful thing. Love you forever Alan, Sarah, Donald and Liane.

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TOMORROW: Cloudy periods. Light winds.

LYTTELTON

LINCOLN Rakaia

ALKEMADE, Jeanette Lucy – On June 17, 2020 at Radius Millstream Ashburton. Aged 81. Loved wife of Ted for 62 years. Loved mother and mother-in-law of Terry (Perth) and Phillip and Debbie (Melbourne), loved Grandma of Simon and Alix. Daughter of the late Richard and Lucy Gainfort. A very special lady, will be sadly missed by her many cousins and friends. Thank you to Terrace View and Radius Millstream. A private cremation has taken place. Messages to: Apartment 112/25 Charlesworth Drive, Ashburton 7700. A celebration of Jeanette’s life will be held at a later date when her family can attend.

MAX

CHRISTCHURCH

METHVEN

TODAY: Cloudy periods, a possible shower from afternoon. SW.

DARFIELD

Map for today

Ashburton Forecast

Wa i m a ka r i r i

Ashburton Airport Temperature °C At 4pm 8.1 8.1 Max to 4pm 4.7 Minimum 4.9 Grass minimum Rainfall mm 2.4 16hr to 4pm June to date 54.4 Avg Jun to date 39 2020 to date 207.8 322 Avg year to date Wind km/h NW 7 At 4pm Strongest gust W 31 Time of gust 3:07am

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0.0 10.6 26 127.2 227

NW 6 – –

SW 13 SW 43 8:18am

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Cryptic crossword 1

Saturday, June 20, 2020

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ARIES (Mar 21-Apr 19): Do you actually know your strengths? They are so inherent that it takes another person to point them out for you to even begin to realise what they are. TAURUS (Apr 20-May 20): It takes confidence to do this, but that’s your cosmic boon today, so here it goes: If you make someone earn your attention, you’ll both be better for the effort. GEMINI (May 21-Jun 21): Capture your heart’s memories. If you don’t, who will? The way you see it may not match how others do, but it is nonetheless a vital part of the story. CANCER (Jun 22-Jul 22): Style doesn’t necessarily cost money, though it does take a great deal of creativity and effort. You’re willing to put in the time because you love how good style makes you feel. LEO (Jul 23-Aug 22): The words meant to show one person’s superiority are always suspect. We are all in this together. Uniqueness and specialness support insofar as they help generate solutions. VIRGO (Aug 23-Sep 22): Every generation evolves. You’ll notice today how you do things differently from the way your parents did, and their parents... and you’ll get a sense of what is working and what’s not. LIBRA (Sep 23-Oct 23): Divert your focus from unwanted outcomes. Plan to ignore them, and then follow through on that plan. Things lose power without attention to fuel them. SCORPIO (Oct 24-Nov 21): A scattered mind can get focused right quick with the broom of intention to focus it. Write down your top aim, and then give yourself a timeframe in which to accomplish it. SAGITTARIUS (Nov 22-Dec 21): People will tell you who they are. They won’t even realise they are doing it, but the truth of your presence will draw out the truth of theirs, and then all will be known. CAPRICORN (Dec 22-Jan 19): Kind gestures will be reciprocated. Warm feelings will create a simmering brew enjoyed by many. Keep the good vibes going today, and this elixir will last through the weekend. AQUARIUS (Jan 20-Feb 18): People play games. Some games are competitions with rules. Some are subconscious games, primal even, with the intent to establish social order, and that they certainly will. PISCES (Feb 19-Mar 20): Your respect for others makes you beloved. This is a concept that those who are drunk on power do not understand. Humility and curiosity have power beyond the auspices of might.

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DOWN 1. Fails badly (5) 2. Brisk speed (music) (7) 3. Profound (4) 4. Excessively pious (13) 5. Shows concern (5) 6. Flows (7) 7. Votes (7) 12. Layered board (7) 13. Tapering flag (7) 14. Keeping active (2,3,2) 15. Liability (5) 17. Readjust (5) 19. Locality (4)

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