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Hammers in control Mid Canterbury captain Jon Dampney holds aloft the Hanan Shield after the Hammers beat South Canterbury 34-27 at the Ashburton Showgrounds on Saturday in the fifth round of the Heartland rugby championship.

Mid Canterbury had lost the shield to their southern neighbours last year but turned the tables on Saturday. Both teams scored three tries but Mid Canterbury’s goalkicking was more on target, even if the assistant referees couldn’t agree.

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Farmers yet to feel storm pinch

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Stressed Mid Canterbury farmers will be on the radar of rural organisations as they count the rising cost of this month’s devastating windstorm.

Huge financial hits and concern over how farmers will cope without irrigators over summer has Federated Farmers health and safety spokesperson Jeanette Maxwell warning rural communities they may be in for a tough few months.

“At the moment people seem to be coping, but you will start to see things happening when lambing is under way and the crops are in and farmers are dealing with the fact irrigators may not be going this year,” Mrs Maxwell said.

She said it could force some crop farmers to change tack, and plant crops that will survive the warmer months with little water, while some dairy farmers will have to closely manage their farms with limited access to ir-

rigators. The windstorm caused widespread damage across Mid Canterbury, flattening shelter belts and fences, while many irrigators were extensively damaged.

The Guardian spoke to dairy farmers who had dumped more than 50,000 litres of milk due to power outages in the days following the storm, while it is estimated some farmers lost up to 30 per cent production.

Even though they were entering one of the busiest seasons,

Mrs Maxwell urged stressed farmers to take “time out” to socialise with friends to share their problems and call on the Mid Canterbury Rural Support Trust if they were in strife.

If they were concerned about their mental state, she said they should contact their GP. The Methven Lions Club is holding a Men’s Warrant of Fitness night on October 31, where diabetes, bowel cancer and mental health, among others, will be under the spotlight.

“A lot of guys bottle things up and don’t want to talk about things, but there is a lot of truth in the old adage that a problem shared is a problem halved,” Methven Lions Club immediate past-president and event organiser Peter Garde said.

“The dairy industry in this area is debt-laden and there is not a large margin for error.”

He urged Mid Canterbury men, particularly those working in farming jobs, to attend the evening.

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Rain washed out day two of the Sandra Keith benefit tournament at the Allenton Bowling Club yesterday.

The open fours tournament on Saturday had 14 teams with all the bowlers due to return yesterday for a drawn pairs tournament until the rain ruined any chance of play.

Allenton’s Rodney Greaney’s quartet won the open fours tournament on Saturday, finishing ahead of Allenton’s Bruce White with Ashburton’s Joe Ryk third and a Dunsandel four fourth. Despite the rain cutting play to just one-day, a healthy donation will be headed Keith’s way for her Black jacks travel fund as she continues to chase selection for next year’s Commonwealth Games in Glasgow.

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One Direction down under One Direction, well three-fifths of the boyband have arrived in Australia for their highly anticipated Take Me Home tour. iam, Zayne and Louis flew into Adelaide airport at the weekend, where around 100 to 200 excited girls were waiting to see their idols. They touched down early on Sunday after catching a flight from Dubai at about 8pm, according to News Corp Australia. Excitement soon turned to disappointment for the eager fans, when the trio was snuck out a back entrance of the airport, reports adelaidenow.com.au.

Some girls were in tears after waiting up to 13 hours to see the boys.

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Watch your eyebrows Barbecue enthusiasts are being urged to carry out some basic equipment checks before whipping out their tongs and firing up this spring. In a bid to prevent singed eyebrows and suburban fires in Australia, Fair Trading Commissioner Rod Stowe said people should be checking their cooking equipment for appropriate approval marks as well as wear and tear. “LPG cylinders and attached equipment can kill, if gas leaks,” he said on Sunday. Mr Stowe is urging barbecuers to be aware of which equipment to use where and how to store items.

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British drivers pay chestnuts It’s the next best thing to parking that costs peanuts: parking that costs chestnuts.

A company that runs parking lots in the English cities of Leeds and Manchester is temporarily letting drivers pay with the dark brown seeds that fall from horse chestnut trees each autumn. Town Centre Car Parks is accepting horse chestnuts for parking time at a rate of 20 pence (32 cents) apiece. So far it has collected about 1500 of the nuts, known as conkers after the traditional schoolyard game in which children try to smash them. The company said the project aimed to raise awareness about carbon emissions from automobiles.

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Out and About – Margaret Digby exhibition. Digby’s work is both challenging and experimental as she casts her eye over the township, mountains and surrounding areas and delivers a series of works which move between figurative and abstract depictions. Catch Margaret’s exhibition at Ashburton Art Gallery every day until 13 October.

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Among this year’s nominees are Alec Baldwin, Matt LeBlanc, Matt Damon and Helen Mirren. Rated: PG. Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters, Regent Cinema, Ashburton. The second

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Percy Jackson movie, based on Rick Riordan’s urban fantasy teen novels. Son of Greek god Poseidon, Percy (Logan Lerman) and his friends head to the Sea of Monsters to find the mythical Golden Fleece.

Show times: 12pm and 6pm.

Rated: PG. UC Chamber Orchestra and SoMFest Launch, University of Canterbury, Ilam Road, Christchurch.

University of Christchurch’s Chamber Orchestra was reformed this year and comprises mainly string students from the Performance major of the BMus degree programme. They will present a programme of Mozart masterpieces including a performance of his piano concerto K 271 with soloist, Jenny Jung.

Duration: 6pm to 7pm. Admission to this event is free.

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Columbus Coffee barista Jess Halliday has brewed up another win.

Hot on the heels of earning a gold medal at the New Zealand Culinary Fare, the 26-year-old has won the Columbus Coffee 2013 Barista Championships, held in Auckland last week.

For the in-house competition with 24 baristas from 17 Columbus stores throughout

New Zealand, participants had to both answer questions and make coffee.

Ms Halliday said she had just eight minutes to make two cappuccinos, two flat whites and two espressos.

She had gone all out with decorating her cappuccinos with a Columbus logo. She had sourced the yellow food colouring powder required for this from a cake decorating shop in Christchurch.

“It’s so hard to find,” she said.

She was pleased with her efforts, but a little disappointed with a less than perfect score in the theoretical section where she got eight out of 10 questions right. One answer that she got wrong was five minutes is the time that milk can be left out on the bench, when it was actually 15.

“I like to be 100 per cent on everything,” Ms Halliday said.

Ms Halliday said she planned

to attend the Melbourne International Coffee Expo as a volunteer in May, and it would be the ultimate dream to get to the World Barista Championships in Italy next year. She was not sure where her barista career would eventually take her, but she was planning on staying in the industry.

“There’s no way I’m ever going to leave coffee, it’s like an absolute passion to me,” she said.

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Key on Royal watch at Balmoral Prime Minister John Key had a personal audience with the Queen at Balmoral Castle early yesterday morning - which began with the Queen checking how he was coping with the chilly Aberdeen weather.

Mr Key was introduced by the Queen’s Equerry and he greeted her with the traditional head nod and said it was lovely to see her again.

Aberdeen can be slightly chilly and Balmoral Castle is renowned for being unheated so the Queen with Mr Key: “well, I hope you haven’t got too cold.”

Mr Key replied that he had not.

“No it’s been absolutely beautiful. It’s a magnificent property. It’s a great privilege to be here.”

The audience was held in the sitting room, a comfortable

lived-in room with a desk and tables covered in the Queen’s paperwork.

Although the Queen’s dogs were not present for the audience, there were signs they were frequent visitors - several dog beds lay on the floor.

Straight after the audience, the Key family were due to attend the formal dinner at Balmoral.

They were also go to the Church service at the Royals nearby Crathie Kirk, where media interest is likely to be high because Prince William, the Duchess of Cambridge and Prince George are at Balmoral.

After lunch at the Castle following the Church Service, the Key family will leave to travel to Paris where Mr Key’s meetings will continue.

Prime Minister David Cam-

eron, whom Mr Key caught up with in London last week, is due to arrive in Balmoral tomorrow.

Before he went into Balmoral Mr Key said he expected to discuss the Christchurch Earthquake rebuild with the Queen

- something she had raised with him in the past and which Mr Key said she got a lot of correspondence about.

“She’s very knowledgeable about New Zealand, I think she’s been there 16 or 17 times.

She’s very passionate about New Zealand.”

The Commonwealth is also likely to have been discussed the Queen will not attend this year’s Commonwealth Heads of Government meeting for the first time in about 40 years because it will be held in Sri Lanka.

Prince Charles will attend instead. Mr Key recently agreed to advocate for the Queen’s role as head of the Commonwealth to pass down to her successors as of right and that may also have been raised.

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With rain, drizzle, showers and even heavy falls forecast for the week things weren’t looking good for locals turning out onto the streets for Boulevard day today.

But nature seems willing to offer a reprieve, with the best weather of the week forecast for today, although that still means clouds, light winds and a chance of drizzle in the morning.

Ashburton’s 37th Boulevard Day will kick off at 9am, with close to 120 stalls expected on the day, as well as music, food and plenty of entertainment and activities.

Plenty of local businesses will have sales on offer as they take business to the streets, while stallholders will travel from across the district to offer a range of goods, from retail bargains to homegrown delicacies.

There will be plenty of new stalls on the day as organisers had record interest in stalls this year, with all available spaces filled almost three weeks ago.

Ashburton’s East Street will be closed for the morning to accommodate crowds expected to number in the thousands, with the day drawing plenty of local shoppers as well as visitors from across Canterbury and even further afield.

Placed on South Canterbury Anniversary Day this year Boulevard Day also coincides with the first day of the Ashburton Rotary Club Bookarama, which may provide an extra draw card for visitors travelling from out of town.

Rally to push rail links Almost 100 Auckland residents pushing for an early start on construction of the City Rail Link held a rally outside Britomart yesterday afternoon.

So far, the Government has said starting early construction on the rail link - a 3.5km route from Britomart which would link in the western rail line at Mt Eden - would depend on whether rail patronage could be increased.

Annual passenger trips would would need to reach 20 million for construction to start before 2020, Prime Minister John Key has previously said.

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In brief Sailer drowns Sailing was the life of a Nelson father of four who died after being swept off his yacht at the weekend, his wife says. Charles Gerard Gallagher, 52, was knocked off his beloved racing yacht by a large wave in the outer Marlborough Sounds while sailing from Nelson to Picton in bad weather on Saturday afternoon.

His wife Sue, from whom he had recently separated, said yesterday he was a very keen yachtsman - “I mean, that was his life”. They were married for 30 years and have four children together, two boys and two girls aged from 18 to 24.

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Body still missing A team of 50 volunteers and rescuers spent the day yesterday looking for the body of Canadian tourist Connor Hayes. Mr Hayes, 25 and his partner Joanna Lam, 24, were believed to have been driving on the Haast Pass when their campervan was swept off the road by a landslide during a storm nearly two weeks ago. Searchers have been scouring the area since Tuesday and a woman’s body was recovered on a beach near Haast on Friday. There has been no sign of Mr Hayes.

- APNZ Ashburton College chess team (from left) Jessica Pelayo, Vlad Barbu, Devam Pandya and Junjun Qin took fourth place at the New Zealand Inter-School Chess Finals at the the weekend. photo donna wylie 050813-dw-242

Top thinkers up to national challenge

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Four Ashburton College students have another ribbon to add to their already impressive collection, after taking fourth place at the New Zealand Inter-School Chess finals at the weekend.

Just getting to the national finals was a triumph for Jessica Pelayo, Junjun Qin, Devan Pandya and Vlad Barbu, who put both skill and strategy to the test as they played

some of the top ranked minds in the country.

Ashburton College teacher Jason Vannini travelled with the team to the tournament, and said that the four were happy with the result against very challenging opponents.

He said that the team’s strength was consistency, and each of the four won at least three games over the two days of competition. “Some of their opponents were top ranked players, so they enjoyed the chal-

lenge but it was very stressful to watch!

They learnt lots of new techniques, so we’re pretty happy with fourth place.”

The major disappointment for the team was losing at the finals to Otago Boys’ High, who they beat last month to win their place as South Island champions.

The nationals mark the last chess tournament of the season for the team, who are already looking forward to improving their placing next year.

■ DRINK DRIVERS PAY

The University of Otago has a responsibility to help students drink responsibly and this could include building a new pub on campus, vice-chancellor Prof Harlene Hayne says. Professor Hayne, who recently marked her second anniversary as vicechancellor, said the university’s efforts to tackle booze-fuelled misbehaviour were working, but that it was not against students drinking - as long as they did it safely. To this end the university supported having a student watering hole in North Dunedin and if efforts to bring back the Captain Cook Tavern were unsuccessful it would look at building a pub.

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Drink-drive coach

Interlocks keeps offenders in line

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More than 200 serious and repeat drink-drivers have been sentenced to having a device fitted to their car which prevents it from starting if alcohol is detected on their breath since new laws came into force last year.

Alcohol interlock sanctions became available to the courts on September 10 last year as a sentencing option for repeat drink-drive offenders and for first-time offenders convicted of driving with blood alcohol levels double the adult limit.

Following a mandatory three-month disqualification, offenders with an interlock disqualification are able to apply for an alcohol interlock licence - restricting them to driving

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vehicles with an interlock device fitted.

Offenders have to pay to have the devices fitted to their vehicles and for monitoring - up to a total of $2700.

So far, 242 alcohol interlock sentences have been handed down by the courts to 220 offenders, with 77 interlock licences issued by the New Zealand Transport Agency

(NZTA). Of the 77 offenders who have received interlock licences, 68 have had interlocks fitted to their vehicles.

NZTA road safety director Ernst Zollner said interlocks and zero-alcohol licences were part of a concerted effort to reduce deaths and injuries caused by drink-drivers.

“These measures are part of a range of measures to tackle the

serious harm caused by drinkdriving, which also includes a zero blood alcohol limit for all drivers under the age of 20 and a doubled maximum penalty for drink or drugged driving causing death.

“Every year dozens of innocent road users are killed or seriously injured because of the reckless behaviour and poor decisions of people who drink too much and get behind the wheel,” Mr Zollner said.

The same legislation gave courts the power to impose zero-alcohol sanctions on serious and repeat offenders, requiring drivers to maintain a zero alcohol limit for a fixed period of three years.

Since September 10, 2012, more than 3800 zero-alcohol sanctions have been handed down.

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A teacher and sports coach convicted of drink-driving after smashing into a power pole and a parked car is preparing to explain himself to his students. Gordon Sidnie Hunt, 38, told the Herald on Sunday that the conviction should not reflect on his role as a teacher but on his personal circumstances, and he hoped to keep his job.

Hunt is Rotorua Boys’ High School’s Year 12 dean, head of the sports department and coach of the first XV. After the August crash, he was found to have a blood-alcohol content of 201mg of alcohol per 100ml of blood. The limit is 80mg. Hunt said he was embarrassed by his actions and it was likely he would talk to his students about it this week.

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Lotto results Official Lotto results for draw number 1372 drawn on Saturday.

Winning numbers (in ascending order): 6, 8, 17, 18, 21, 26.

Bonus number: 10.

Powerball winning number: 5.

Strike: 21, 17, 26, 18.

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This morning will mark day 15 of the regatta, just one day short of matching a record sixteen days of America’s Cup racing set in 2003.

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Rosebank resident Mona Kerr’s handknitted lucky red socks didn’t work any magic for Team New Zealand on the 14th day of America’s Cup racing, but she’s staying hopeful and said that “good things take time”.

■ POWERBALL NOT STRUCK Lotto players are spending thousands in the hope of hitting a jackpot that could give them enough money to buy 150 new Lamborghini sports cars.

On Saturday night night, a $27 million Powerball wasn’t struck. It jackpots once more, to $30 million, which must be won next time.

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Expectant fans still hope that “today will be the day” they will see Team New Zealand take home the America’s Cup, after racing over the weekend brought more disappointment.

The 13th race on Saturday proved an unlucky one for Team New Zealand, who with a massive lead over Oracle looked set to make the final win needed to bring home the cup- but saw the race called off for exceeding the 40 minute time limit, just minutes before they crossed finish line.

It’s one of the many cancellations that seem to have plagued the regatta, as races have been canned due to high winds, low winds and even wind from the wrong direction in the latest cancellation on Sunday.

Sunday marked the 15th day of the America’s Cup racing and was the last day officially scheduled for racing, which will be extended until one of the teams reach nine points and take home the cup.

Team New Zealand has needed just one point to claim victory since day eight of the regatta on Wednesday, when they took home the first race of the day to lead 8-1 against Oracle.

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Beauty queen shows off shearing skills Miss Universe New Zealand finalist Kristie Leonard put her shearing skills on display in the Octagon, Dunedin yesterday.

The 23-year-old Balclutha Primary School teacher ditched her silver pom-poms and swapped her Otago cheerleading uniform for shearing gear before relieving seven hoggets of their 10cm winter coats.

Miss Leonard spent two hours in central Dunedin generating support for her Miss Universe New Zealand campaign.

The 10 finalists of the national contest needed public votes to help them win, and ultimately represent New Zealand at the Miss Universe contest in Moscow.

Miss Leonard is one of three finalists from Otago and drew a crowd of about 100 people to the Octagon from noon yesterday.

She danced with fellow cheerleaders and was supported by members of the Otago rugby team, including captain Paul Grant, who shore the first sheep.

Miss Leonard started shearing about six months ago, under direction from her father Malcolm Leonard, who has been shearing for almost 40 years and farming near Balclutha for about 26 years.

She had shorn about 50 sheep before yesterday. “Dad’s shorn close to two million and he talks to me about ‘the dance’ - to remember how to do the dance and get your feet in the right position. I’m super proud of him and he’s super proud of me,” Miss Leonard said.

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A heartfelt haka as Dawn Keepa’s funeral cortege left Hakatere Marae earlier this month was a tribute to a woman who had done so much to bridge the gap between Maori and Pakeha in Ashburton.

The marae was the venue for the tangihana (time of mourning) for Mrs Dawn Keepa, nee Beckley, a descendant of Ashburton’s first settler, William Turton and widow of Kaumatua Archie Keepa.

As a founder member of the marae 40 years ago, Dawn supported the early efforts to have a “home away from home” for the many Maori who were leaving their North Island marae to work in Ashburton. Along with other Pakeha and Maori she helped raise funds to buy the former Fairton School and grounds and had the satisfaction of seeing the well-kept grounds and new dining room being in demand for many events.

A tangihana is one of the most important events held on a marae. It brings family and friends together in the days before the actual funeral to share their grief and gives them the opportunity to express their memories and feelings for their loved one. Many of those who came to pay their respects were first-time visitors who were guided through the special protocol of the welcome on to the marae, the speeches, the hongi and the opportunity to speak to Dawn and with her family who stayed with her, sleeping in the marquee.

Traditionally the deceased lies in state in the meeting house and the marae is fundraising to have this building underway in the near future.

Dawn’s love of music was evident in the many years she participated in Ashburton Wahine Club activities, taking her turn as Chief, committee member and secretary and being fully involved as guitarist, pianist and singer in the monthly hui.

The RSA women’s section also enjoyed the benefit of her musical expertise as did Tuarangi and Coldstream House where she played regularly to entertain the residents.

As a keen supporter of the Ashburton Country Music Club, Dawn gave great encouragement to many young and upcoming singers including Tainui Kuru and Liam Clark who both sang at her funeral.

She is survived by four of her five children, 20 grandchildren and 13 great-grandchildren.

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In brief Lambo hits house A Lamborghini owner damaged his car - and his ego - when he crashed his rare $200,000 sportscar into a house in the upmarket Coromandel township of Pauanui. The accident happened Saturday when the car pulled out of the SuperValue carpark and careered across the road into an unoccupied holiday home in Jubilee Drive. The Lamborghini Murcielago, one of only 4,000 in the world and sporting the number plate YBEOLD, ploughed through the front garden, clipped the garage taking a chunk out of the corner, before ending up in a neighbouring property.

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Home baking snapped up Mick Ryan and Bev Officer inspect some of the delicacies on offer at St Andrews Church Fair on Saturday. Mid Cantabrian bargain hunters had plenty of choice on Saturday, with four fairs held around the district over the weekend.

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Boozing pupils get the tip Auckland Grammar has sent 16 boarding students packing after they were caught drinking before a school social.

Headmaster Tim O’Connor said the boys, aged 16 to 18, drank a range of alcoholic drinks before the annual dance on Friday last week for residents of the Tibbs House school hostel.

The social was for all 120 boarders and girls came in from Auckland girls’ boarding schools.

O’Connor did not believe any girls were involved.

“Some of the boys drank 500ml of cider, others had a can or two of beer, some drank premixed drinks and others were tipping vodka into a can, maybe some had 150-200ml of vodka.”

He described their actions as “some form of a brain fade”, but also a serious breach of rules.

All the offending boys had been told to leave the hostel.

They were discovered after teachers smelled alcohol on their breath. “None of them were intoxicated,” O’Connor said. “It wasn’t an easy thing to detect - nobody fell over or anything like that.”

Senior students old enough to purchase alcohol had bought the drinks.

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Kiwi caught in Kenyan attack A New Zealander is among the injured after an armed attack at a mall in the Kenyan capital Nairobi.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (Mfat) confirmed one New Zealander was hurt in the armed assault

at Nairobi’s Westgate shopping mall which killed at least 39 people and injured more than 150. The attack was reportedly carried out about 12pm yesterday by gunmen with links to al-Qaeda.

An Mfat spokesperson said

the New Zealander involved was in a stable condition in hospital. No further details would be released.

“The Kenyan authorities are treating the incident as a terrorist attack.”

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Kaitaia GP Lance O’Sullivan has been named the nation’s Public Health Champion 2013 for his “dedicated and courageous efforts” to wipe out povertyrelated illnesses in the Far North.

Dr O’Sullivan said he was humbled by the award. “It’s such a privilege to be recognised as having contributed to public health. As a GP, I have the opportunity to work on a personal level with people, but so many GPs aren’t aware of the potential they have to impact the health of the entire population.” As well as being proud to accept the award, the outspoken GP said he was pleased it would highlight the issues of poverty and illhealth affecting Far North communities. Preventable diseases, such as rheumatic fever and skin infections, were rife, and too little was being done in terms of treatment and prevention.

Key still favoured John Key remains well ahead of new Labour leader David Cunliffe as preferred Prime Minister, a new poll shows. A poll by TV One programme Q+A showed Mr Key on 42 per cent, up 1 percentage point, while Mr Cunliffe was on 12 per cent, up 10 points. NZ First leader Winston Peters was unchanged on 4 per cent, and Greens leader Russel Norman was also unchanged on 3 per cent.

The poll sampled 1000 eligible voters between September 14 and 18, and has a margin of error of plus or minus 3.1 per cent.

Mr Cunliffe told the programme it was a “pretty good start but there’s more work to do.”

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Manning the barbecue at Cory’s Electrical on Friday as they raised money for prostate cancer were (from left) BJ McCloy, Sheri Watson, Yvonne Atkinson and Kevin Wallace. Blue September is an annual fundraiser for prostate cancer research and nationwide Cory’s Electrical have a goal of raising $30,000. Funds raised through the Ashburton branch’s barbecue yesterday, it’s pie-day Friday last weekend, and possibly another barbecue next Friday, will all contribute to that total.

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New Zealand’s boating industry is on show at the Monaco Yacht Show, building on the profile gained through the America’s Cup. Seventeen New Zealandbased organisations would be represented at this year’s show, from September 25 to 28, in a joint exhibition space dubbed “New Zealand Street”, said Stuart Robinson, chairman of the New Zealand Marine Export Group.

Mr Robinson said many were involved in developing technology for race boats and adapting it for cruising sail and motor yachts of all sizes. Companies featured include specialist marine suppliers Harken, Magnus Marine, C-Quip, Events Clothing, Manson Anchors, Maxwell Marine and Yacht Lifeline, as well as boat-builders Alloy Yachts, Fitzroy Yachts and McMullen & Wing.

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Ashburton Prostate Cancer member John Waugh joined Ashburton Warehouse employees going blue for prostate cancer this month. Behind: Janine Petrie, Tracey Crawford, Jan Stewart, Jonathan Taylor, John Waugh. Front: Denise Scrivener, Karen Burns.

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The Big Red Box is going blue this month, as staff at The Warehouse Ashburton support Blue September Prostate Cancer awareness month.

Plenty of staff at the local branch are abandoning their red shirts this month in favour of bright blue clothing, face paint, wigs and accessories in an attempt to raise both money and awareness for the local branch of the Prostate Cancer Foundation.

Four Warehouse employees are taking it one step further, pledging to dye their hair blue next week if they can raise over $500 for the cause.

One of the four, Jonathan Taylor, plans to get married next month and said that the blue would definitely not go with the colour scheme – but his fiancé had been very supportive.

Joining him are Denise Scrivener, Tracey Crawford and Karen Burns, who said that the four came up with the plan just over a week ago.

“It was pretty spur of the moment – that’s us!

“We started out just wearing blue, but we all wanted to do a little more.”

They are well on their way towards the $2000 fundraising goal, but are still on the hunt for a hairdresser willing to donate their time on Thursday.

John Waugh of the Ashburton Prostate Cancer Foundation said that it was fantastic to see so much support from the community.

He said that the majority of funds raised would go towards prostate cancer research, but the appeal was mostly about raising awareness.

“It’s absolutely vital that pros-

tate cancer is caught early, because once it is more advanced it is usually too damn late.

“And the thing with prostate cancer is that most of the symptoms are quite insignificant, and some men report no symptoms at all.”

He said that a simple blood test was usually enough to catch prostate cancer, and it was absolutely vital that men over forty were tested regularly.

He encouraged anyone wanting more information to attend a men’s health evening on Wednesday, September 25, starting at 7pm at the Cancer Society Rooms.

The evening will be lead by Urologist Dr Frank Kueppers from Christchurch, who will cover some of the symptoms of prostate cancer, as well as information on treatment and prevention.

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When it comes to her home town, Dame Jenny Shipley isn’t above a bit of favouritism.

As Heart Foundation Go Red For Women breakfasts are held around the country this week, the patron will speak at just one of them – in Ashburton.

Today is the last day to pick up

tickets for the local Heart Foundation fundraising breakfast, which will be held from 7.15-9am on Friday at the Hotel Ashburton.

Breakfast will be prepared by Masterchef winner Nadia Lim, who will give a heart healthy cooking demonstration on the morning. The breakfast will be followed by presentations from

heart disease researchers and local cardiologists, as well as Go Red For Women patron Dame Jenny Shipley.

Funds raised will go towards research into women’s heart disease, which kills an average of 48 Kiwi women every week. Tickets cost $35 per person or $300 for a table of 10, and are available online from the Heart Foundation.

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Caught up in the cup Coen Lammers EDITOR

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was wrong. The America’s Cup competition has been compelling and exciting and even this staunch critic has been swept up in the dramatic theatre that has captured the nation over the past few weeks.

For weeks leading into the main race, I have tried to tell you how irrelevant and fake the event had become with court cases, billionaire egos and ridiculous costs ruining this ancient competition.

Oracle boss Larry Ellison however, may have been onto something with his vision of big catamarans battling it out on San Francisco’s water.

Once Louis Vuitton winners Team New Zealand and the Americans lined up for the first race the attraction of highspeed match racing became apparent.

It was good to see the Kiwis dishing it out to Sir Russell Coutts’ crew, but the excitement reached an extra level once the Americans showed they could actually beat the New Zealand boat. With the two giant boats racing across the water at 80km/h, going punch for punch in rapid-fire races, it was impossible not to get infected by the America’s Cup hype.

Ashburton and the rest of New Zealand came to a virtual standstill over the past few mornings as we watched Dean Barker being frustrated by wind, or lack of, and the American party poopers. Hopefully they can finish the job today.

Much of the attraction is the fact that the blokes on matchpoint hold Kiwi passports, as few of us would have bothered watching a race between Oracle and Luna Rosa.

We need to enjoy this great moment in New Zealand sport, but taking a step back from the national hysteria, the current America’s Cup set-up is unsustainable.

It has been unattainable for most countries and the legal battles and the cheating scandal nearly brought the grand old lady of sport to its knees.

The ball is now in the court of Team New Zealand who can bring the competition back to its former glory.

If Grant Dalton and his management get it right, the next America’s Cup could attract a large fleet of boats and crews to our shores, reviving the Auld Mug and boosting the New Zealand economy in the process.

YOUR VIEW Storm damage

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The Tinwald Golf course suffered a huge amount of damage with 50 big trees blown over in the wind. What initially looked like a two week job to get the course cleared to a playable condition, turned out to be only 4 days due to the tremendous show of club spirit last week with members turning out in force with their trailers, tractors and rakes.

Saturday the course was a hive of activity and by 3.30 the course was declared open for play on Sunday.

Thank you to all those members who gave a hand and to Ton Kittikote who provided 70 Thai meals from his restaurant for lunch on Saturday to feed the volunteers.

Chris Hart President, Tinwald Golf Club

In today’s Guardian (21/9/2013) I note with interest that as reported, the councillors have recommended to NZTA for a roadway through our domain.

If my memory serves me rightly I read an artical in the Guardian not all that long ago about the same subject.

The report then indicated that the subject was in the too hard basket for the present council to make and the decision would be left to the new incoming councillors to make.

I stand to be corrected if wrong.

I appreciate that the councillors make decisions on the facts given to them at the time.

However some of these decisions that have been made over the past term, have indeed required public scrutiny.

CRUMB by David Fletcher

Is this going to be another one of these issues, I hope not.

The Walnut Avenue/West Street intersection has plenty of room to put in lights and accommodate a free passing bay left into Walnut Avenue.

This will allow traffic to enter and leave the domain at the existing entrance using the left lane.

One only has to look at the Moore Street intersection that works.

The domain should be kept sacred, we don’t need a road through the domain, that will create further safety issues. What we do need is to protect our domain (POD). I urge the community to stand up and fight for your beautiful domain.

Should the project get the green light, then what next.

My thoughts only.

Dave O’Donnell

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ast week, on September 19, New Zealand celebrated 120 years of women’s suffrage.

Over the past week or so I have been attending many functions in my role as Minister of Women’s Affairs to mark this occasion.

These have included functions in Auckland, Christchurch and Wellington and have included hosting a breakfast at Parliament at which Rt Hon Dame Jenny Shipley was guest speaker.

All New Zealanders need to continue to take action to improve the lives of women.

On September 19, 120 years ago we in New Zealand made history. We broke down barriers for women and subsequently helped change world attitudes.

On Suffrage Day we honoured Kate Sheppard and the suffragists who won for New Zealand women, the right to vote, an inspiring and remarkable milestone for women throughout the world – it’s inspiring for us, as a country, to know we stepped up and blazed the way with an act of leadership of international renown.

While we celebrated the suffragists of yesterday who fought and won for women’s rights, we also celebrate those men and women who are continuing to create opportunities for women.

The campaign for suffrage was led by a few very determined and courageous women but it came about because of the actions of many men and

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I want women to be able to enter any occupation, industry or sector that they want to and be able to make the most of their talents and skills

women working together.

This momentous decision shows how we can achieve positive change through meaningful action when alliances are forged.

My vision for women in New Zealand is to see girls continue to excel in education, and to translate that success into employment, earnings and

leadership success.

I want women to be able to enter any occupation, industry or sector that they want to and be able to make the most of their talents and skills.

Women still tend to be employed in the health, education, hospitality and retail sectors.

These sectors will all see increased demand for skilled

labour, but so will construction, agriculture, transport and manufacturing.

Low levels of female employment in those industries demanding more skilled labour creates some real challenges – for economic growth, for firms looking for skilled labour, and for women looking for sustainable employment.

I want to be part of a society where we have no tolerance for any violence, particularly against women, and where women have increased safety.

We all have a part to play in making these things happen.

The benefits will be immense, not only for women, but also for their families, our communities and for all New Zealanders.

Jo Goodhew is the MP for Rangitata.

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In brief Typhoon on its way The year’s most powerful typhoon had Hong Kong in its crosshairs yesterday after sweeping past the Philippines and Taiwan and pummeling island communities with heavy rains and fierce winds. Typhoon Usagi was grinding westward and expected to make landfall close to Hong Kong today. Forecasters had warned earlier that the storm posed a “severe threat” to the southern Chinese city. Usagi was yesterday downgraded from a super typhoon, when its sustained winds fell below 241km/h, after it passed through the Luzon Strait separating the Philippines and Taiwan, likely sparing residents in both places from the most destructive winds near its eye.

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Trucks of soldiers from the Kenya Defense Forces arrive outside the Westgate Mall in Nairobi, Kenya.

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By Peter Martell and ayMeric Vincenot Kenyan troops are locked in a fierce firefight with Somali militants inside an up-market Nairobi shopping mall, in a final push to end a siege that has left 43 dead and 200 wounded with an unknown number of hostages still being held.

Heavy gunfire could be heard as Kenyan security officials said they were attempting to kill or capture the remaining attackers and end to the 22-hour-long bloodbath at the Westgate mall.

Somalia’s al Qaeda-inspired

Shebab rebels said the carnage at the part Israeli-owned complex mall was in retaliation for Kenya’s military intervention in Somalia, where African Union troops are battling the Islamists.

Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta said in a televised address to the nation that he had “personally lost family members in the Westgate attack”.

“Let me make it clear. We shall hunt down the perpetrators wherever they run to. We shall get them. We shall punish them for this heinous crime,” he vowed.

The Westgate mall is popular with wealthy Kenyans and expatriates, and was packed with around 1000 shoppers when the gunmen marched in at midday on Saturday, tossed grenades and sprayed automatic gunfire on terrified people.

Security agencies have long feared that the shopping centre could be targeted by al Qaedalinked groups.

The attack was the worst in Nairobi since an al Qaeda bombing at the US embassy killed more than 200 in 1998.

After a day and night of sometimes ferocious gun bat-

tles, security sources said police and soldiers had finally “pinned down” the gunmen. The Kenyan Red Cross appealed for blood donations and authorities urged residents to steer clear of the area.

“We are still battling with the attackers and our forces have managed to maroon the attackers on one of the floors,” said Kenyan military spokesman Colonel Cyrus Oguna.

“We still do not know the number of hostages nor the attackers but we hope to bring this to end,” he added.

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Mexico looks to rebuild from twin storms By allan Garcia Mexico has suffered a rare double onslaught of storms, with at least 170 people feared killed in the path of destruction.

The death toll in the tragedy soared yesterday, with President Enrique Pena Nieto saying another 68 people were feared dead in a landslide in the southern village of La Pintada in Guerrero state. An earlier count put the number of dead at 101.

“The sheer volume of earth that has virtually buried more

than 40 homes there means (it would be difficult) to find anybody alive” in La Pintada, the president said during a press conference with members of his cabinet in Guerrero, the state hardest hit by the twin storms that have since dissipated.

“As of today, there is virtually no hope that we can find anyone alive” in La Pintada, added the president who visited the devastated mountain town.

A police rescue helicopter missing since Thursday also was found to have crashed, with no survivors, the Interior Min-

istry said. Five policemen were killed, the ministry said.

Press reports earlier had said the aircraft, which had been set to deliver relief goods to and evacuate people from La Pintada, was carrying three.

Pena Nieto cancelled plans to travel to New York for the UN General Assembly next week and will instead stay in the disaster area to help co-ordinate relief efforts over the weekend.

An estimated 200,000 people were left homeless and nearly 60,000 were evacuated because of the flooding and landslides

in the wake of the storms, Manuel on the west coast and Ingrid from the east, that socked this country of 112 million.

Officials also began tallying the massive economic damage in a country where the growth forecast already was lowered drastically in August. Road repairs alone will cost about $US3 billion ($A3.20 billion), the transport ministry said.

The tropical storms have hammered the country since September 14, damaging tens of thousands of homes and flooding cities.

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A British mountaineer has fallen to his death while climbing on a popular access route to France’s Mont Blanc known as the Gouter corridor, police say. The climber, aged about 30, “probably lost his balance” and fell yesterday while he was with four friends in an especially dangerous area dubbed the “corridor of death” because of frequent rock falls, the police said.

Earlier this month an 80-year-old Brazilian climber died in a fall in the same area.

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13 tonnes of cocaine French police have seized 1.3 tonnes of pure cocaine found on board an Air France cargo plane, Interior Minister Manuel Valls says.

The drugs, seized on September 11, had been packed into 30 suitcases, Valls told a news conference in Nanterre, outside Paris, yesterday.

A source close to the investigation said the flight had originated in the Venezuelan capital Caracas, adding that the haul had a street value of some 200 million euros ($A288.79 million). It was the biggest drug seizure ever carried out in the Paris region, Valls said, displaying the 30 empty suitcases that had contained the cocaine, which were not linked to any of the passengers on the flight.

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Shot child recovering A three-year-old boy shot in the head in last week’s mass shooting at a southwest Chicago park is recovering from surgery, a family spokesman says. Deonta Howard was among 13 people wounded last week when an unknown number of people shot up a crowded basketball court with an assault rifle. The family’s pastor, the Rev Corey Brooks, said the boy had surgery on Friday.

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25 dead in bombing Officials say a suicide bomber has attacked a historic church in the northwestern Pakistani city of Peshawar, killing at least 25 people. Policeman Mohammad Noor Khan says the bomber struck as worshippers were coming out of Sunday services at the church in the city’s Kohati Gate district.

He said the attacker’s severed legs were found. Peshawar commissioner Sahibzada Anees says another 45 were wounded in the blast.

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Top left: Wendy Petrie (left) and Winsome Wear peruse some produce at the St Andrews Church Fair.

Top right: Kathryn Hogg at the “duck shooting’ stall at the Mount Hutt College Big Chair Fair.

Above: Clare Hickling watches as Tobi Peek, 4, throws a powder bomb at the “duck shooting’ stall at the Mount Hutt College Big Chair Fair.

Centre right: Mid Canterbury’s Mehk Permsiri runs onto a pass against North Canterbury.

Right: Alice Peters, 9, and Dream at the Tinwald Pony Club’s annual show on Saturday.

Below: Mid Canterbury’s Stella Fleming puts in a cross against Selwyn.

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Top left: Wendy Petrie (left) and Winsome Wear peruse some produce at the St Andrews Church Fair.

Top right: Kathryn Hogg at the ‘duck shooting’ stall at the Mount Hutt College Big Chair Fair.

Above: Clare Hickling watches as Tobi Peek, 4, throws a powder bomb at the ‘duck shooting’ stall at the Mount Hutt College Big Chair Fair.

Centre right: Mid Canterbury’s Mehk Permsiri runs onto a pass against North Canterbury.

Right: Alice Peters, 9, and Dream at the Tinwald Pony Club’s annual show on Saturday.

Below: Mid Canterbury’s Stella Fleming puts in a cross against Selwyn.

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the City of Trees

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oise has long been dubbed the City of Trees, a nickname that always catches newcomers by surprise given the city’s high-desert climate and summers with little or no rain.

A hike into the foothills or a short drive up the road to the local ski hill makes it abundantly clear why the moniker fits, as a lush, green canopy stretches from downtown west across the valley floor.

Celebrating its 150th anniversary this year, this former military outpost along the Oregon Trail has consistently ranked among the nation’s fastest growing cities for the past decade. The reasons are varied, but this city of more than 200,000 residents offers a moderate climate, ample access to recreation, rich and diverse cultural and culinary opportunities and The Boise River, which flows through downtown and attracts

Fall trees in the foreground of the city of Boise, Idaho.

wildlife, urban anglers and other recreational water-lovers.

Idaho’s capital city, pronounced BOY-see by the locals, and the surrounding region also provide plenty of things to do at no cost.

Hike or bike the foothills

Boise is snuggled up along a line of foothills that stretch north and east and serve as stepping stones into national forests and the Boise Mountain Range. The foothills are also a playground for hikers, runners, mountain bikers and birdwatchers. The city manages a network of more than 210km of trails and numerous access points, some just minutes from downtown. Even a short, moderate hike along any of the trails provides enough elevation to overlook the city, the valley and the Owyhee Mountains

across the valley floor.

The Basque Block

Boise is home to one of the nation’s biggest concentrations of Basques outside the Basque region in Spain. The city’s Basque Block is the best place for learning about the heritage. As early as the late 1800s, Basques began settling in southwestern Idaho, many lured here to work as sheep herders. The Basque Block includes a museum, a market, restaurants, street art and historical signage that tracks the Basque influence and history in and beyond Boise.

Boise River Greenbelt

Like the foothills, the Greenbelt is a recreational gem for residents and visitors alike. The 40km trail, featuring tree-lined paths on both sides of the Boise

River, runs through the heart of the city and beyond. It’s user-friendly for bike commuters heading to the office, walkers, joggers and a conduit for getting to the Boise State University campus, downtown shops and restaurants, and the numerous parks that line the river and trail system.

Snake River wine country

There are a handful of wineries in Boise proper, but for the real adventure and scenic splendour, drive southwest of town into the Snake River Valley’s wine region, officially designated as an American Viticultural Area. The region’s soils and varied microclimates have given birth in the past decade to vineyards and a collection of winemakers growing in prominence in the Northwest. Several of the more than two dozen

vineyards offer free tastings; others charge a US$5 ($6.38) fee that can be used toward the purchase of a bottle of red or white. Bring a picnic basket and watch the sun set along the Owyhee Mountains.

Capital City Public Market

Sure you have to pay for the locally grown fruit, vegetables, grass-fed beef or the various arts and crafts for sale, but the sights, smells, sounds and people-watching are free at Boise’s version of the classic farmers’ market. In three spots downtown, vendors set up shop on blocked-off city streets or plazas each Saturday morning from April to December. And more than any other time, it’s when the city’s downtown hums as foodies search out the latest in fresh produce or pack the coffee shops and restaurants. – AP

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In brief Wairarapa Bush held onto top spot in the Heartland Rugby Championship with a bonus point win over King Country on Saturday. Bush beat King Country 34-13 in Masterton to move two points clear of Mid Canterbury and the West Coast after the fifth round, while King Country dropped out of the top four to be seventh.

In the battle of the coasts West beat East 15-11 in Greymouth, the defending champions’ fourth loss, after trailing 5-8 at halftime in typical West Coast weather. North Otago made it three wins in a row pummelling the winless Poverty Bay 53-18 in Gisborne to move into fourth. Wanganui also continued their resurgence with a 28-8 win at home over Thames Valley, handing the Swampfoxes back-to-back losses to fall back to eighth.

Buller picked up a third win beating 19-15 Horowhenua Kapiti in Levin, but Horowhenua claimed a fourth consolation point.

Trytime!

Trophy cabinet bulging Mid Canterbury’s Esera Lauina evades South Canterbury fullback Liam Edwards to score a try in the first half of the Hanan Shield match in the fifth round of the Heartland Rugby Championship on Saturday.

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BY JONATHAN LEASK

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Mid Canterbury claimed the Hanan Shield with a 34-27 win over South Canterbury at the Ashburton Showgrounds on Saturday.

With three tries apiece, the boot of Murray Williams proved the difference with his haul of two conversions and five penalties keeping the Hammers out in front in the see-saw battle.

It was another patchy performance, but Mid Canterbury coach Glenn Moore was a lot happier that they came away with the result.

“We still made some crucial mistakes and bad judgement calls that were costly, but we played enough of the game at the right end of the field,” Moore said. “South Canterbury threw a lot at us and we showed some real ticker to get the win.”

The traditionally slow starters didn’t disappoint, down 8-3

inside the opening 10 minutes.

Then came some controversy as a second penalty goal from Williams was initially deemed to have missed, but a committee hearing between the officials eventually awarded the three points.

After a second South Canterbury penalty goal Mid Canterbury debutant Willie McGoon scored with his first touch from a deft cross-field kick from Williams, who converted to put the hosts ahead 13-11.

McGoon sparked the second try getting on the outside of the defence before offloading to fullback Richard Catherwood, who put second five Esera Lauina away and Williams converted. South Canterbury’s Liam Edwards then landed his third penalty goal on the half time whistle to make it 20-14 to Mid Canterbury.

Edwards also started the scoring after the break finishing

off a solo counter-attack from a wayward Mid Canterbury kick to narrow the gap to one point but he couldn’t convert his own try.

Moments later, after McGoon left the field with a head knock, Catherwood went in from a well-worked scrum move and some fine off-loading skills from Williams to have the Hammers out to a 25-19 lead.

South Canterbury hit straight back with their third try in the 63rd minute to move back within one point as again Edwards missed the conversion. Two penalties to Williams took the lead back to six but with three minutes to play Edwards brought the shield holders within four points with his fourth penalty.

Tukulua Tolu made a key turnover in the 78th minute which allowed Mid Canterbury to pin the visitors in their own end, before more controversy at the finish.

Simon Fleetwood made a heavy hit on Folou, earning a yellow card but the penalty went the way of Mid Canterbury after Folou’s retaliation and subsequent verbal spray, and Williams knocked over the three.

There was only enough time for Ashburton College debutant Nete Caucau to get his first touch before the final whistle for the Hammers to claim the Hanan Shield and the crucial four points.

“The shield is something the boys were really focused on this season, so it’s great to have achieved that goal,” Moore said.

The next goal is to keep in the top four over the next three weeks, with a tough away trip to Taupo to meet King Country in round six.

Mid Canterbury 34 (Willie McGoon, Esera Lauina, Richard Catherwood tries; Murray Williams 2 con, 5 pen) South Canterbury 27 (Saumani, Folau, Edwards tries; Edwards 4 pen): HT: 20-14

Shield extends stay in Pukekohe

BY JONATHAN LEASK AND APNZ JONATHAN.L@THEGUARDIAN.CO.NZ

Counties still hold the Ranfurly Shield and defending champions Canterbury were knocked over for the first time by Wellington in the sixth round of the ITM Cup rugby competion.

Counties-Manukau have a worry-free 20 days in which to enjoy having the Ranfurly Shield after a turbulent few weeks for the Log-O-Wood.

The shield’s national tour had started with a departure from Hamilton, and Counties’ 37-25

win on Saturday in Pukekhoe avoided the coveted prize making a return trip instead staying put until they host the struggling Southland in round nine.

However, Southland completed round six with a 34-31 win over wooden spoon favourites North Harbour in Invercargill thanks to a late try from Tim Boys.

In the earlier game yesterday better execution had Tasman overtake Hawkes Bay at Nelson’s Trafalgar Park. The Magpies held a narrow 6-5 ad-

vantage but the Makos were stronger in the second half to take an 18-9 win.

The round had opened with Bay of Plenty going down to Southland 25-33 in Tauranga on Wednesday night before Auckland bounced back from their first loss to beat Northland 41-10 at Eden Park.

Friday night’s fixture was a 93 point thriller which had Otago beat Manawatu 52-41, with 11 tries scored by two of the competition strugglers, speaking more for their struggling de-

fences than attacking prowess.

Saturday’s successful shield defence was follow by a colossal battle in the Cake Tin as a 14man Wellington held off a late charge from Canterbury to be the only unbeaten team and top the competition. Canterbury was held up several times in the closing stages against a 14-man Lions defence that held on for the 25-19 win.

Taranaki completed the Saturday triple-header with a 21-3 win over Bay Of Plenty in New Plymouth.

Mid Canterbury now hold the Hanan Shield and the Hanan Cup. The Mid Canterbury development squad lost to South Canterbury A in a curtain raiser to the Hanan Shield match and Heartland rugby Championship clash, but despite the loss won the Hanan Cup. Having already had two bonuspoint wins over North Otago A and one over South Canterbury A, Mid Canterbury went into their final match guaranteed to lift the cup but wanted the clean sweep.

Down 22-10 with the clock winding down a converted try to Aleki Hifo brought Mid Canterbury back with five but their attempts in the closing stages to conjure up a winner were thwarted by handling mistakes and dogged defence from the visitors who held on for the 22-17 win.

Latimer back in black Matt Todd’s chest injury has opened the door for a return to the All Blacks for Tanerau Latimer.

Todd damaged a pectoral muscle in his side’s 25-19 defeat by Wellington at the Cake Tin on Saturday and while a scan is needed to identify the extent of the problem, it doesn’t look good for the 25-year-old. Todd left the field with the injury and will be hoping it doesn’t need surgery. If so his chances of making the All Blacks squad for their end-of-year tour to Japan and Europe will be very slim.

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Points table Team Wairarapa Bush Mid Canterbury West Coast North Otago Buller Wanganui King Country Thames Valley Sth Canterbury Horo. Kapiti East Coast Poverty Bay

P W L For Agt BP Pts 5 4 1 131 87 3 20 5 4 1 125 90 2 18 5 4 1 110 99 2 18 5 3 2 130 100 3 15 5 3 2 97 84 3 15 5 3 2 104 84 2 14 5 3 2 99 104 1 13 5 3 2 101 108 1 13 5 1 4 113 124 4 8 5 1 4 82 97 4 8 5 1 4 84 116 3 5 5 0 5 83 166 1 1

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A reshuffle in New Zealand shot put prodigy Jacko Gill’s coaching setup will see former Commonwealth discus champion and leading businessman Sir Les Mills take a central role. Gill, who set the world junior record of 23.00m with the 6kg shot at the Millennium Track on Auckland’s North Shore last month to complete the full set of global age group records, has been forced into a realignment of his coaching team after his former lead coach Courtney Ireland moved to Singapore last month.

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Indian summer looms There are three priorities which, if enacted, can leverage respect for the new New Zealand Cricket board and the governing body as a whole.

Those priorities are: preserving the importance of test cricket, ensuring the sport is showcased effectively at the 2015 World Cup and committing to development tours of the Asian subcontinent.

The release of the itinerary for the Indian tour made a mockery of test cricket’s eminence. A three-test tour was reduced to two but space was created for an excessive and largely meaningless series of five one-dayers. NZC chief executive David White suggested in a press release: “It’s brilliant that the Black Caps will be playing five ODIs against the world’s top one day side given the proximity of Cricket World Cup in 2015.”

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NZA, Phoenix draw New Zealand A have drawn 1-1 with the Wellington Phoenix in a pre-season friendly in Rotorua.

The Phoenix’ Belgian striker Stein Huysegems rounded NZ A goalkeeper Glen Moss neatly to open the scoring midway through the first half. NZ A responded soon after halftime with a goal to midfielder Aaron Clapham after good buildup work from defender Leo Bertos and striker Jeremy Brockie. Bertos, Brockie, Moss and Phoenix captain Andrew Durante are all members of the A-League club who switched sides face their regular team-mates.

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Chelsea goes top Chelsea ended a run of four winless games to beat Fulham 2-0 and move to the top of the Premier League yesterday, after Southampton stunned previous leaders Liverpool. Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho created a stir by dropping Juan Mata from his squad for the visit of west London rivals Fulham and saw his side struggle to create chances. Everton moved to within a point of top spot after Romelu Lukaku scored on his debut to snatch a 3-2 win at West Ham and help preserve the last unbeaten record in the division.

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Illness sinks Scott When Adam Scott arrived at East Lake Golf Club for round three he was expecting to withdraw from the Tour Championship with acute stomach flu until a boost of fluids from an IV drip rescued his tournament. But the Masters champion could be forgiven if he wished he hadn’t stuck a peg in the ground after all as it proved to be nothing but a bandaid solution.

Scott crashed to a four-over 74 to be well out of contention.

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EXTRA INCENTIVE The 15th and 16th grade players have an extra incentive to perform after New Zealand’s seven football federations agreed to the return of the national age grade representative tournament, as part of the Federation Talent Centre (FTC) programme in Wellington in December.

Each of the seven regions, (Northern, Auckland, Waikato-Bay of Plenty, Central, Capital, Mainland and Football South) will send three teams, 15th and 16th grade boys’ teams and an under 15s girls’ team.

Mainland Football will be holding trials early November and a strong showing at South Island tournament could garner an invitation.

Mid Canterbury’s Nick Campbell attempts to go around a North Canterbury defender in the 16th grade match at the pre-South Island football tournament on Saturday.

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Footballers prepare for tourneys

BY JONATHAN LEASK

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Football fever flooded Ashburton as well over 400 junior footballers took to the Ashburton Domain and Argyle Park on Saturday.

They came from near and far for some friendly hit-outs ahead of the upcoming South Island tournaments, with teams from North Canterbury, South Can-

terbury, Canterbury, Selwyn, and North Otago joining hosts Mid Canterbury.

In total 45 teams, spanning 10th to 16th grade boys and girls, took part in 68 games on the day with plenty of goals, saves, tackles and skills on display.

It was the opportunity for the teams to taste the higher standard of play and they now have

at least a week to prepare for the real deal in the school holidays.

The 10th and 11th grade boys’ teams are up first when they head north to Nelson this weekend.

The 14th boys are destined for Dunedin next Friday, and Queenstown will host the 13th grade boys, which includes two West Coast players, next weekend.

The 12th grade boys and girls are bound for Blenheim in the second week of the holidays, the 15th and 16th grade boys both making the short trek to Timaru while the 14th grade girls are heading to Christchurch, all starting on October 10.

On October 8-10 Methven will host the under 17 girls’ tournament.

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Bennett has Knights juggernaut firing

BY STEVE JANCETIC They may be old and they may be tired, but momentum has Newcastle primed to snare the biggest scalp of all during their giant-killing run through the NRL finals.

Having taken care of 2012 grand finalists Canterbury in the opening week of the finals, the Knights dumped premiers Melbourne out of the race for the title on the weekend - and now have minor premiers Sydney Roosters in their sights on Saturday night.

The Roosters have taken all before them during a dominant

run through the regular season, but under master coach Wayne Bennett - the most successful coach in NRL history with seven titles to his name - the Knights are timing their run brilliantly.

“The Knights have really found some momentum,” beaten Melbourne coach Craig Bellamy said. “The way they’re going at the moment, they look like they’re getting a little bit better every week.

“If they’re a bit better next week than they were this week, they’re going to be real hard to beat.”

The Roosters will be fresh having enjoyed the week off,

and they will get Jared WaereaHargreaves back from suspension and may have Boyd Cordner back on deck following ankle surgery.

Knights halfback Tyrone Roberts will have scans on a knee injury but is hopeful of being fit to play.

Bennett channelled the wisdom of Chelsea football manager Jose Mourinho in analysing his side’s run to the last four of the competition.

“He (Mourinho) was saying he would like to start good, but if you don’t start good he’d rather start slow and finish good,” Bennett said.

“That’s my sentiments as well.

“Our last 11 weeks plus our two playoff games now have been our best football all season.

“We’re playing good footy at the right time of the year.”

Added veteran hooker Danny Buderus of the influence of Bennett: “I’m enjoying the ride and living off Wayne’s energy he lives for September.

“The team is going in the right direction under him.

“We’re a real happy bunch at the moment.

“We’re battle hardened and looking forward to next week.”

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Queen back on the track The newly formed training partnership of Shane Kennedy and Anna Furlong will be seeking their first notch on the national premiership scoreboard at Timaru today with a twopronged attack on the main race of the day, the Pitman Racing Stables Anniversary Day Cup (1200m).

Kennedy and Furlong will line-up consistent mare Zah Girl with top South Island hoop Jamie Bullard aboard whilst there will be plenty of interest in the reappearance of stablemate Emerald Queen who hasn’t been seen since she finished a gritty fifth in the New Zealand Oaks in March.

“Emerald Queen had a ten

week break after her Oaks run and she has been ticking along nicely since she came back into work,” said Kennedy.

“She looks bright and happy and although she will definitely improve from the run I would think she will go a cheeky race fresh-up.

“She obviously has plenty of ability as she was a stakes winner at three and with the natural progression she has made I think she will go on with it as four-year-old.

“Jamie (Bullard) has been riding her in her work and he thinks she has really strengthened up over the winter.”

Safely through her run today, the four-year-old daughter

of O’Reilly will be set for the Listed Valachi Downs Canterbury Breeders Stakes (1400m) on the middle day of the New Zealand Cup Week Carnival at Riccarton.

Kennedy is also pleased with stablemate Zah Girl who will appreciate the return to a firmer track.

“Zah Girl went a beauty for second at her last start on a track she really didn’t like so I would think the better surface we are likely to get will be in her favour,” he said.

“Ketchme is our other runner on the day and she went nicely at the recent Ashburton trials so we also expect a good run from her today.”

Jamie Bullard rides Zah Girl in the Pitman Anniversary today.

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1 44648 Harper Mehl nwtd S & .....................B Evans 2 58333 Belfast Suzy 17.69 H & .......................Taylor 3 58688 All Against Me 17.47 .........................P Scott 4 65513 Botany Kevin 17.54 ...................J McInerney 5 x3514 Zoe Brand 17.29 .............................. B Dann 6 56457 Yapster Jewel 17.55 M &..................... Smith 7 57251 Starburst Paul 17.49 ....................... M Grant 8 11275 Cawbourne Jelly 17.51 W & .............. Nissen 9 88586 Liquorice Whip nwtd ..................J McInerney 10 67578 Ohoka Blue 17.49 ........................ L Waretini 2 3.40pm FANTA CLAWS AT STUD DASH C1, 295m 1 11355 Quattro 17.66 ............................ M Robinson 2 56548 Mulberry Brook 17.59................... K Cassidy 3 45657 Claremont Diva 17.73 ...................... B Dann 4 4213 Chocdee Alice nwtd ..................J McInerney 5 14556 What I Like nwtd .......................J McInerney 6 36187 Bee Ostee 17.65 ..............................B Shaw 7 37264 La Fontaine 17.70 .............................J Dunn 8 62311 Cawbourne Beau 17.49 .................. M Grant 9 67x67 Belisconi nwtd M &............................Jopson 10 38688 Twister Al 17.43........................... J McMillan 3 3.57pm ROBBIE’S BAR & BISTRO DASH C1, 295m 1 83674 Flirt With Me 17.64 M & ....................Jopson 2 38816 Blue Gale Rise 17.36 ....................... B Dann 3 74637 Red Eye Max nwtd .................... R Cockburn 4 71686 Teevee Gidget 17.88 .........................M Flipp 5 1731 Cawbourne Porshe 17.61 W & .......... Nissen 6 15824 Billy West 17.46 .....................M K Dempsey 7 42112 Noble Fantasy 17.62 S & ................B Evans 8 64673 Homebush Esme 17.51 ............J McInerney

2 44413 Opawa Cuddles 31.05 L & ................. Wales 9 67578 Ohoka Blue 17.49 ........................ L Waretini 7 5.07pm BILL’S BAR & BISTRO DASH C1, 295m 10 38688 Twister Al 17.43........................... J McMillan 1 76455 Mulberry Cato 17.68 .................... K Cassidy 3 56453 Moon And Sea 31.23 .........................J Allen 2 23254 Fulla Pride 17.40 M & .......................Jopson 4 85672 Botany Comet 30.68 .................J McInerney 4 4.15pm CTV MAIDEN C0, 520m 1 57557 Harlem Haka nwtd ....................J McInerney 3 11225 Slingo 17.75 .............................. M Robinson 5 44314 Know Future 30.74.........................G Cleeve 2 884 Homebush Marlow nwtd ...........J McInerney 4 38653 Rite Round Range 17.72 ..........A Bradshaw 6 34x15 Lochinvar Camaro 30.82 ..............C Roberts 3 77557 Tai Baxter nwtd .........................J McInerney 5 44586 Party Rock nwtd S & .......................B Evans 7 27126 McJopson 31.23 S & .......................B Evans 4 78866 Sheldon Baxter nwtd .................J McInerney 6 22666 Joyville nwtd ..............................J McInerney 8 75546 Out Back Bill nwtd ..................M K Dempsey 5 85676 Vinnie Baxter nwtd ....................J McInerney 7 46525 Cawbourne Hurdo 17.51 M G &......SR Hurd 9 78637 Mulberry Hunter 31.07 ................. K Cassidy 6 82276 Opawa Chris nwtd L & ....................... Wales 8 64414 Emily Patrick 17.55 ...........................J Dunn 10 45686 Law To Excel 31.33 M &....................Jopson 7 75541 Casino Black 31.20 ....................H Anderton 9 88586 Liquorice Whip nwtd ..................J McInerney 11 6.20pm RACINGDOGS.CO.NZ STAKES C1, 520m 8 7858 Zee Brugge nwtd.......................J McInerney 10 38688 Twister Al 17.43........................... J McMillan 1 63267 Ohoka Taylor 31.28 ......................A Waretini 2 13537 Know Taste 30.85...........................G Cleeve 9 6865 Midnight Rafa nwtd M & ....................Jopson 8 5.25pm CLARKSON STUDIO STAKES C1, 520m 10 86682 Jibbajabba Jewel nwtd .................C Roberts 1 88237 Baby James 30.98 ....................J McInerney 3 37332 Claretown Leroy nwtd J & ...............D Fahey 2 56F88 Thrilling Jonah nwtd ........................ M Grant 4 43714 Opawa Natty 30.85 L & ...................... Wales 5 4.32pm SHIRLEY VET CLINIC SPRINT C1, 295m 1 21112 Sheza Gamble 17.38 W &................. Nissen 3 25727 Know Solution 30.99 .................... L Waretini 5 1574F Stich Up 30.81 S &..........................B Evans 2 28588 Cawbourne Flippa 17.35 ...................M Flipp 4 57323 Bizarro 31.16 S & ............................B Evans 6 64454 Noggin nwtd .......................................J Allen 3 63565 Quiet Snort nwtd ................................J Allen 5 5x574 Hustler Ambition nwtd ..................M Roberts 7 67555 Paddy Baxter nwtd ....................J McInerney 4 18547 Katie Ate It 17.94 ...................... M Robinson 6 75188 Opawa Chill 31.17 L & ....................... Wales 8 28373 Cawbourne Polly nwtd .................... M Grant 5 84222 Mamalulu 17.65 C & .......................... Fagan 7 74384 Thrilling Sound 30.68 S & ...............B Evans Emergencies: 6 78776 Homebush Nos nwtd.................J McInerney 8 135 Idol Girl 31.04 L & .............................. Wales 9 78637 Mulberry Hunter 31.07 ................. K Cassidy 7 6212 Smash Rumour 17.42 ..................... M Grant 9 78637 Mulberry Hunter 31.07 ................. K Cassidy 10 58768 Secret Sarah 31.03 S & ..................B Evans 8 14686 Wunzee nwtd ............................J McInerney 10 57x47 Draco Baxter nwtd ....................J McInerney 12 6.40pm SPEIGHT’S SPRINT C1, 295m 9 67x67 Belisconi nwtd M &............................Jopson 9 5.42pm ROBBIE PHOTOGRAPHER DASH C1, 295m 1 47576 Gypsy Hunter nwtd W & .................... Nissen 10 38688 Twister Al 17.43........................... J McMillan 1 24876 Don’t Call Me 17.54 ......................... B Dann 2 76333 Wandy Feather nwtd ....................... M Grant 6 4.50pm TERRA KEROMA AT STUD STKS C1, 520m 2 1824 Cala Rapita 17.87 .............................M Flipp 3 1122 Fireman’s Legacy 17.42 ....................J Dunn 11 Cawbourne Dasher 17.41 W & ......... Nissen 4 38562 Ketut nwtd ....................................C Roberts 1 35636 Bank Roller 30.67 .............................M Flipp 3 2 75837 Wagon Wheel 30.58 M & ..................Jopson 4 63372 Phat Pants 17.66 M & .......................Jopson 5 88246 Waimak Dave 17.60 ..................J McInerney 3 75432 Gay Thorley nwtd ......................J McInerney 5 56835 Black Tank nwtd L G & ................ SJA Stone 6 31253 Pep’s Pot nwtd.................................S Fagan 4 43236 Calm Spirit nwtd .................................J Allen 6 74565 Jumpin Sally 17.41....................J McInerney 7 47136 Keramus Girl 17.63 ........................G Cleeve 5 44322 Goldstar Jeanie nwtd S & ...............B Evans 7 76176 Pandora Doll 17.81 ................M K Dempsey 8 74576 Hear Hare Here 17.60 P & .................Doody 6 24745 Starburst Benny nwtd ...................... M Grant 8 37586 Candy Belle nwtd S & .....................B Evans Emergencies: 7 76535 Opawa Cassidy 31.13 L &.................. Wales 9 16767 Thanks Louise 17.47 M & ...............P Binnie 9 16767 Thanks Louise 17.47 M & ...............P Binnie 8 66556 Blushing Belle 30.67 L & .................... Wales 10 38688 Twister Al 17.43........................... J McMillan 10 38688 Twister Al 17.43........................... J McMillan 9 78637 Mulberry Hunter 31.07 ................. K Cassidy 10 6.00pm GARRARD’S HORSE HOUND STKS C1, 520m LEGEND: fsdt - First Start Here nwd - No Win this Distance fstd 10 28587 Thirsty Kelvin nwtd ....................J McInerney 1 86345 Opawa Pearl 30.98 L & ...................... Wales - First Start This Distance 31 13 - Best Winning Time This Track

M20 South Canterbury gallops Today at Washdyke raceway

South Canterbury RC Venue: Washdyke Meeting Date: 23 Sep 2013 NZ Meeting number: 6 Doubles: 2 and 3; 4 and 5; 6 and 7 Trebles: 1, 2 and 3; 5, 6 and 7 1 12.53pm (NZT) HI DOW PAIN POD MAIDEN DASH $7000, MDN, 1200m 1 7x27x Kings Road (12) 58.5 ................ S Muniandy 2 Absolution (15) 58.5 ....................... J Bullard 3 790x Hand Of God (10) 58.5 ............D Bothamley 4 8x Torque It Up (11) 58.5 ................M Cameron 5 65588 D’Jake h (3) 58.5 ...........................C Spittles 6 53779 Tennessee Whiskey (8) 58.5 ....... B Lammas 7 Wish List (6) 58.5 ......................J Wong (a4) 8 048 Allstars (14) 56.5 ........................ A Frye (a2) 9 80x96 Beautiful Beast 56.5 ..................... Scratched 10 8. Geez All Heart (13) 56.5 .........A McKay (a3) 11 537x Gee Wiz Gerry (9) 56 ................. V Johnston 12 Abell Road (2) 56 ............................. J Bates 13 Whackomaco (1) 56 ........................D Walsh 14 Maria Santos (5) 54 .................... C Johnson 15 0x600 Luvlybubbly (4) 56.5 .......................R Bishop 16 69x0x Strawberry Rose (7) 56.5 ... A Edmeads (a4) 17 50x80 Are You Mine (16) 56.5 Em: Luvlybubbly, Strawberry Rose, Are You Mine 2 1.28pm PORT FM & PATAPAN MAIDEN MILE $7000, MDN, 1600m 1 43833 Fullovtrix (7) 58.5 ...................... C Lunn (a3) 2 76482 Indiana Jones (10) 58.5 .......... A Denby (a1) 3 35830 Ontario (5) 58.5 .......................... A Frye (a2) 4 70 Ashbury Jack (4) 58.5 ................. C Johnson 5 635 Chairos b (3) 56.5 ......................M Cameron 6 7x928 Cos I Can (2) 56.5....................... B Lammas 7 907x5 French Lesson (9) 56.5 .............. V Johnston 8 0x50. She’s Payback (6) 56.5 ........C Spittles 9 0x967 Bonny Spring (8) 56.5 .............A McKay (a3) 10 0 Pocket D’Cash h (1) 56.5 .......... S Muniandy

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65 SPRINT $7000, Rating 65 Benchmark*, 1200m 1 5672x Roc City (5) 59 ........................... A Frye (a2) 2 65x00 Mt Difficulty d (1) 59 .................D Bothamley 3 07x7x Wannabeawallabetoo (13) 58.5 . V Johnston 4 2975x Charlestown (7) 57.5........................ J Bates 5 63x56 Ask Me (10) 57.5......................... C Johnson 6 3165x Ketchme t (4) 57.5.......................... J Bullard 7 13746 Showbrera dm (14) 57.5 .................D Walsh 8 01x7x Shroud (6) 57 .............................. B Lammas 9 6546x Sand’ior (9) 56.5 ....................... C Lunn (a3) 10 04600 On Yer Feet d (2) 54.5 ............. T Direen (a1) 11 0960x Valgrey d (12) 54.5 .................... S Muniandy 12 3090x Gem Lover (3) 54 ...................C Barnes (a2) 13 7064x Lightning Lucy d (11) 54 ...........R Black (a2) 14 07090 Spark it Up tdm (8) 54 ....................R Bishop 5 3.13pm COUPLAND’S BAKERIES GERALDINE CUP RATING 75 $8000, Rating 75 Benchmark, 1200m 1 3828x Groover (3) 59 ........................... C Lunn (a3) 2 5200x Absolut Excelencia (8) 58.5 .......M Cameron 3 0412x Dillinger b (5) 58.5....................... C Johnson 4 40266 Party Cat 58 ................................. Scratched 5 10362 Halo Buster d (2) 57 ...............C Barnes (a2) 6 x3575 Patrice td (6) 57........................... B Lammas 7 3120x Make It Happen d (1) 55.5 8 11459 Pennys From Heaven td (7) 55.5 A Frye (a2) 9 x1620 Katriffic d (9) 55.........................R Black (a2) 10 2738x Good Excuse td (4) 54 ....... A Edmeads (a4) 6 3.48pm PITMAN RACING STABLES ANNIVERSARY DAY CUP R85 $15,000, Rating 85 Benchmark Fillies & Mares, 1200m 1 57146 Miss El Bee Dee tdm (1) 59 ....A McKay (a3) 2 42x12 Zah Girl db (2) 59 ........................... J Bullard Buddy Lammas has the ride on 3 2127x Cybele (3) 58.5 ...........................L Callaway 4 43586 Light’s Up tdm (8) 58.5 ................ B Lammas It’s Happen’en in the last on the 5 1331x Ishimine d (4) 58 ........................M Cameron card at Washdyke today.

6 4307x London Dream t (10) 58 ........ A Morgan (a3) 2.03pm ANNE GLENDINING CRT REAL ESTATE RATING 65 1600 $7000, Rating 65 Benchmark*, 1600m 1 65214 Coup Rotorua mb (10) 59 ..... A Morgan (a3) 2 x4713 Just Bolting m (11) 59 .................... J Bullard 3 0x213 Karaka Jack m (2) 59 .................. C Johnson 4 0x5x9 Shackleton d (9) 59 ....................M Cameron 5 25056 Global Partner d (1) 58.5 ............ B Lammas 6 93335 Corazana dh (5) 56.5 .............. T Direen (a1) 7 56450 Kashin Girl dm (3) 56 ................. V Johnston 8 6x850 Really Rusty (7) 55 .......................... J Bates 9 17948 Falena b (6) 54.5 ....................... S Muniandy 10 80x09 Lets Talk Gold (8) 54.5 ................L Callaway 11 75300 Waiting t (4) 54 ........................... A Frye (a2) 4 2.38pm TEMUKA TRANSPORT (1967) LTD RATING

A stylish win at Pukekohe on Saturday has convinced trainer Graeme Richardson he has lightly raced mare Ididit on the right track to secure black-type for her future breeding prospects during this campaign. The five-yearold daughter of Ustinov made in career win number five from fourteen starts and will head to the Gr. 3 Rich Hill Taranaki Breeders Stakes (1400m)at Hawera on the 12th of October for her second attempt in stakes company after finishing unplaced in the Gr. 1 Thorndon Mile in her last preparation. “I’m dead keen to get some black-type with her as I know her owners are looking to breed from her at the end of her career and she definitely has the talent to achieve that goal.”

Dickens defies punters

M10 Christchurch dogs Christchurch Greyhound Racing Club Venue: Addington Raceway Meeting Date: 23 Sep 2013 NZ Meeting number: 10 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

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51153 Tacticall dm (9) 57.5 ......................... J Bates 2342x Berenice db (11) 56 ............... B Pitman (a1) 40266 Party Cat d (7) 56.....................J Chong (a3) x606x Themoneyzmine d (12) 56 .......... C Johnson 76193 Davone Code tdm (5) 55 ............ A Frye (a2) 0635x Emerald Queen d (6) 54.5 ......... V Johnston 7 4.23pm ONCEUPONATIME & D’CASH MAIDEN STAYERS $7000, MDN, 2200m 1 90302 Prince Eden (3) 58.5 .................. A Frye (a2) 2 757x6 Masterzed h (8) 58.5 .....................C Spittles 3 6 Aljayaych (6) 58.5........................L Callaway 4 00x00 Grey Tom (5) 58.5 .....................J Wong (a4) 5 62363 D’Chaparral b (4) 56.5 ..............R Black (a2) 6 33526 It’s Happen’en h (2) 56.5 ............. B Lammas 7 86336 Down Here Up There b (1) 56.5 .. C Johnson 8 62x6 Senorette h (10) 56.5 .............C Barnes (a2) 9 84874 Desert Girl h (11) 56.5 ............ T Direen (a1) 10 64688 Hawkesbury (7) 56.5 ..................M Cameron 11 8095 Lady Guinevere (9) 56.5 .................. J Bates Blinkers on: Kings Road, Luvlybubbly, Strawberry Rose (R1), She’s Payback (R2), Sand’ior (R4), It’s Happen’en (R7) Blinkers off: Tennessee Whiskey (R1), Ashbury Jack (R2), Kashin Girl (R3), Mt Difficulty, Gem Lover (R4), Grey Tom (R7).

Winkers on : Torque It Up (R1), Ontario (R2), Gem Lover (R4). Winkers off: Gee Wiz Gerry, Strawberry Rose (R1), She’s Payback (R2), It’s Happen’en (R7) SELECTIONS Race 1: Abell Road, Kings Road, Whackomaco, Absolution Race 2: Fullovtrix, Chairos, Cos I Can, Indiana Jones Race 3: Karaka Jack, Corazana, Just Bolting, Coup Rotorua Race 4: Shroud, Charlestown, Ketchme, Ask Me, Sand’ior Race 5: Halo Buster, Make It Happen, Patrice, Dillinger Race 6: Berenice, Ishimine, Zah Girl, London Dream, Race 7: Prince Eden, D’Chaparral, It’s Happen’en, Senorette

Riccarton trainer Peter Rudkin still isn’t sure why punters don’t seem to rate his handy performer Dickens after the six-year-old son of Istidaad scored his seventh career win at handy odds in Saturday’s Christchurch Casino New Zealand Cup Trial. “Whenever he wins he seems to always pay good money so I can’t work out why the punters don’t rate his chances,” remarked Rudkin. The win provided Dickens with automatic entry into November’s Gr. 3 New Zealand Cup (3200m) but Rudkin isn’t interested in tackling the event.

“He’s just not a two-miler so he won’t be going to that race.”

Windsor Park wash-up While classy Matamata mare Xanadu was dominant in her Gr. 1 Windsor Park Plate (1600m) victory at Hastings on Saturday, there was plenty of merit in the performances of a number of the beaten brigade. The connections of runner-up Mufhasa were delighted with the nine-year-old gelding’s gutsy run for second and will now head to Melbourne for his next start. “He went an absolute cracker and Leith (rider Leith Innes) was adamant if the track had stayed dry he would have hung on to win,” said trainer Bruce Wallace. Trainer Karen Parsons was disappointed that her pre-race premonition came true with classy mare Final Touch, who recovered to finish fourth after appearing well beaten on the home turn.

Star sprinter delayed Hong Kong trainer Caspar Fownes is not concerned by the potential delay in travel plans for Melbourne spring carnival contender Lucky Nine. Typhoon Usagi has forced the cancellation of flights out of Hong Kong from Sunday night with the sprinter’s scheduled to leave today. Fownes said Lucky Nine had done the necessary work to have him fit when he does get to Melbourne where he will be aimed at the Manikato Stakes on October 25 and the Patinack Farm Classic on November 9. Jockey Brett Prebble, who delayed his return to Hong Kong this season until after the Melbourne spring carnival, will be his work partner and race rider in Australia. Lucky Nine won the 2011 International Sprint on home soil and took out the KrisFlyer Sprint in Singapore earlier this year.

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ASHBURTON Alpine Garden Bonanza.

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Claudia Wilson and Kazmere Will Do in action on Saturday.

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The Tinwald Pony Club held their 41st Annual Show on Saturday.

In the Pony Ring the Champion Rider was Natasha Waddell riding Glencoe Millie May and Supreme Pony was Charlotte Roberts on Brookfields Panache.

In the Hack Ring the Tony Archibald Memorial Trophy Cham-

pion Saddle Hunter was Kelly Hodder riding Star Salute, and the combination was also the Supreme Hack.

Wilson and Kazmere Will Do won the Rebecca Peters Memorial Trophy as the senior rider champion.

The show attracted 150 entries across all the grades with riders

of all ages and abilities getting a jump on the season, which officially starts with the South Canterbury North Otago Area ESNZ Show in Waimate this weekend.

Tinwald Pony Club president Rose Harrison was thrilled with how the day went and praised the tireless work of the numerous volunteers who made it all happen.

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BY MICHAEL BURGESS Despite enduring the worst year of her career - by some distance - Maria Tutaia remains the go-to girl for the Silver Ferns.

When the Constellation Cup resumes next month, the Ferns will need to win two of three games in Adelaide, Melbourne and Canberra to retain the trophy they won for the first time last year.

It’s a tough ask and much de-

Open Night Tuesday, September 24, 2013- 7.00pm8.30pm.

All parents and students of Year 6 & 7 are invited to our Open Night to look at what our school has to offer.

Gavin Cooper Principal

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Experienced. Phone 0274 179 285.

From rocky Mystic to Ferns rock pends on Maria. In a way, it always has since she became a regular member of the team in 2007 but it seems now New Zealand needs her more than ever.

The inexperience at wing attack means that the service into the circle, and especially to Irene van Dyk, is not as smooth as in the past with Temepara Bailey (nee George), Liana Leota or Camilla Lees. It also means that the Diamonds have the ability

to strangle van Dyk out of the game putting the onus on Tutaia to regularly find the net.

“In today’s game, to have a goal attack that can be available in the midcourt to do a bit of work and then step up in the circle and put those long bombs away relieves a lot of pressure,” says coach Wai Taumaunu. “Irene gets a lot of attention but you can’t do that when Maria is around - you have to have someone on Maria.”

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Daily Events Monday

9.00am ST DAVID’S UNION CHURCH. Real women circuit training in the hall. 48 Allens Road, Allenton.

9.00am - 4.00pm ASHBURTON BUDGET ADVISORY SERVICE INC.

Tuesday

9.30am ST DAVID’S UNION CHURCH. Walking group meets outside church, 48 Allens Road, Allenton.

For free budget advice and workshop enquiries. Phone 307-0496. 60 Cass Street.

9.30am - 10.30am AGE CONCERN ASHBURTON. Ladies exercise classes. Senior Centre, Cameron Street.

9.45am THE PLAINS LADIES PROBUS CLUB. GROUP. Coffee morning, all welcome. NOSH Cafe, Ashford Village, West Street.

9.30am M.S.A. TAI CHI CLUB. Stretching exercise for all abilities. M.S.A. Social hall, Havelock Street.

10.00am METHVEN HERITAGE CENTRE. New Zealand and Agriculture Encounter, interactive fun for all ages. Art Exhibition, Momentum by Angela Mole. Main Street, Methven.

10.00am ASHBURTON NEWCOMERS SOCIAL

10.45am M.S.A. TAI CHI CLUB.

Monthly meeting. Doris Linton Lounge, R.S.A. 1.00pm - 3.00pm ASHBURTON AVIATION MUSEUM. Cox Street.

Classic aircraft on display including DC3.

10.00am Seafield Road.

METHVEN HERITAGE CENTRE. New Zealand and Agriculture Encounter, interactive fun for all ages. Art Exhibition, Momentum by Angela Mole. Main Street, Methven.

6.00pm ST DAVID’S UNION CHURCH. Real women circuit training in the hall. 48 Allens Road.

Maintenance class and exercises. M.S.A. Social 12.50pm M.S.A. PETANQUE. hall, Havelock Street.

Come and try Petanque, everyone welcome.

11.00am - 3.00pm Racecourse Road.

TE HUB. Seeds, seedlings, workshops, Enviro centre. 35 1.00pm - 3.00pm ASHBURTON AVIATION MUSEUM. Dobson Street West, Biograins building.

Classic aircraft on display including DC 3.

12noon - 3.00pm Ashburton airport, Seafield Road.

ASHBURTON JUSTICE OF THE PEACE ASSOCIATION (INC).

Signing centre. Community house, rear of Westpac Bank, 122 Tancred Street.

1.30pm R.S.A. CARDS “500” R.S.A. Cox Street.

7.30pm CATHOLIC WOMENS LEAGUE. Euchre in the Parish Centre, Cnr Burnett and Winter Streets.

7.30pm ASHBURTON HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. Quiz, decorative ‘table talk’, raffles supper.

Sports Pavilion, Walnut Avenue.

7.30pm ASHBURTON BREAST CANCER SUPPORT GROUP. Guests Sarah and canbead ladies, all very welcome. Enquiries to Faye 308-1852. Cancer Society rooms, Kermode Street.

7.30pm - 9.30pm MID CANTERBURY BADMINTON. Great fun, everyone welcome, racquets provided. Sports hall, 35 Tancred Street.

Puzzles Monday, September 23, 2013

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SATURDAY’S SOLUTIONS CRYPTIC Across 8. Thankyou 9. Intake 10. Stonemasons 11. Amp 13. Aspic 15. Flowerpot 17. Conventionalism 19. Cattleman 21. Force 23. Bob 24. Strong-boxes 27. Silver 28. Notepads Down 1. That is so 2. Anon 3. Pygmy 4. Rub salt in a wound 5. Winnowing 6. Ate 7. Akimbo 12. Trillo 14. Invite 16. Inventory 18. Succeeds 20. Atomic 22. Agate 25. Olpe 26. Ave

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YOUR STARS

by Forecasters

ARIES (MAR 21 – APR 20) The Moon in your income sector as the Sun leaves your work sector gives you a nose for money, just as you’re defining your work objectives.

TAURUS (APR 20 – MAY 21) As life starts to become complicated and busy take the time to centre yourself. If you’re being true to yourself, everything else will fall into place.

GEMINI (MAY 21 – JUNE 22) Mercury is in your camp, holding his own against the heavyweights of the solar system, working to help you find a balance between work and play.

CANCER (JUNE 22 – JULY 24) You’re at a point where you have mental clarity, but also where you require greater authenticity and honesty in communications.

LEO (JULY 24 – AUG 23) Today there is a chance to put your income, work and career objectives on the same page, part of a package deal moving forward.

VIRGO (AUG 23 – SEP 23) As the Sun leaves your sign and birthday month comes to an end it’s only now that the real journey into your new solar year begins.

LIBRA (SEP 23 – OCT 23) The Sun’s return to your sign triggers today’s spring equinox, creating a case of spring fever and a chance to move on as doors open.

SCORPIO (OCT 23 – NOV 24) While you have a sense of what you want from the future, chances are it feels like you’re window shopping. See this as an advantage.

SAGITTARIUS (NOV 24 – DEC 21) Keep your finger on the pulse and your ear to the ground, especially when it comes to timing, juggling your ‘to do’ list and how to pace yourself.

CAPRICORN (DEC 21 – JAN 20) Having the Moon in a playful part of your chart and a sense of adventure in the air as new professional doors open will guard against tunnel vision.

AQUARIUS (JAN 20 – FEB 19) A spotlight on money matters can get everything out in the open, exposing things you’d normally miss.

You can’t change what you can’t see.

PISCES (FEB 19 – MAR 20) As the Sun wraps up his annual relationship review you’re left with a need for something deeper, with communication essential to this.

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Monday, 23 September 2013

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Hamilton

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Napier

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Wellington

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Nelson

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Blenheim

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Greymouth

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Christchurch

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Timaru

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Queenstown

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Dunedin

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Ashburton Airport Temperature °C At 4pm 9.2 9.5 Max to 4pm 7.5 Minimum 7.5 Grass minimum Rainfall mm 7.0 16hr to 4pm September to date 21.6 Avg Sep to date 37 2013 to date 637.0 498 Avg year to date Wind km/h S 11 At 4pm Strongest gust SW 28 Time of gust 1:30pm

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Fine inland in the morning, but drizzle and low cloud about the foothills, turning to widespread rain in the evening.

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Television Monday, September 23, 2013

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©TVNZ 2013

6am Breakfast 9am Good Morning 10am Ellen 3 0 11am House Gift Three interiordesign experts visit an ordinary home and compete to find a house gift that will win a permanent place in the heart of the household.

Noon One News 0 12:30 Emmerdale PGR Moira is pleased; Robbie is annoyed. 0 1:30 Come Dine With Me Australia PGR 3 2pm Dickinson’s Real Deal 3pm Ellen With guest Hugh Jackman.

3:55 Te Karere 2 0 4:25 Masterchef Australia 3 0 5:25 Millionaire – Hot Seat 0 6pm One News 0 7pm Seven Sharp 0 7:30 Dynamo – Magician Impossible PGR Dynamo visits locations around the world. 0 8:30 Person of Interest AO When Reese is abducted, the team must save his life. 0 9:30 Castle AO 0 10:25 One News Tonight 0 10:55 Football – English Premier League (Highlights) 12:05 World’s Strictest Parents US PGR 3 0 1am Te Karere 3 News and current affairs from a Maori perspective. 2 0 1:35 Infomercials 5:35 Te Karere 3 News and current affairs from a Maori perspective. 2 0

CHOICE TV 6am Benny Hinn 6:30 N2K PGR 7am The Kitchen Job 8am Luke Nguyen’s Greater Mekong 8:30 Grand Tours Of Scotland 9am From Sydney To Tokyo By Any Means PG Charley Boorman embarks on a Pacific adventure, eventually finishing in Tokyo, Japan.

10am Travel Wild 10:30 Cheese Slices 11:30 Saturday Cookbook 12:30 Home Of The Future 1:30 Days Of Our Lives PGR 2:30 Combat Hospital PGR 3:30 Attrell’s Antiques Apprentices 4pm Trish’s French Country Kitchen 4:30 Secret Meat Business 5pm Love Your Garden 6pm My Kitchen 6:30 House Crashers 7pm Oddities 7:30 Luke Nguyen’s Memories Of Vietnam 8:30 The London Market This series looks at what the future holds for the hidden world of Britain’s great markets.

9:30 Coast 10:30 Stupid Stupid Man A0 11pm Oddities 11:30 Combat Hospital PGR

TUESDAY

12:30 Benny Hinn 1am House Crashers 1:30 My Kitchen 2am Trish’s French Kitchen 2:30 Secret Meat Business 3am Love Your Garden 4am Luke Nguyen’s Memories Of Vietnam 5am Coast

TV TWO

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TV THREE

FOUR

6am Creflo Dollar 6:30 Tiki Tour 0 6:55 Stitch! 3 0 7:25 Kung Fu Panda 3 0 7:50 Slugterra 0 8:15 Franklin 0 8:40 Mike The Knight 3 0 8:50 Fireman Sam 3 0 9am Infomercials 10:30 Neighbours 3 0 11am Home And Away 3 0 11:30 Shortland Street PGR 3 0 Noon Two And A Half Men PGR 3 0 1pm Jeremy Kyle PGR 2pm Bethenny 0 3pm Melissa And Joey 0 3:30 SpongeBob SquarePants 3 0 4pm Mako Mermaids 0 4:30 The Erin Simpson Show 4:59 Horace In Slow Motion 3 5pm America’s Funniest Home Videos 3 0 5:30 Home And Away 0 6pm Friends 3 0 6:30 Neighbours 0 7pm Shortland Street PGR 0 7:30 The Middle 0 8pm Suburgatory PGR Tessa goes to New York for a Christmas excursion with her mother, and soon learns to be careful what she wishes for; Ryan finds out he was adopted. 0 8:30 Grey’s Anatomy PGR 0 9:30 Kitchen Nightmares AO 0 10:30 Private Practice PGR 0

6am 3 News – Firstline 8:30 Infomercials 10:30 The Shopping Channel 11:30 Entertainment Tonight 3 Noon 3 News 12:30 Everybody Loves Raymond 30 1pm Dr Phil AO A woman who discovered intimate videos of herself posted online discusses finding out her husband was the person who filmed them.

2pm The Dr Oz Show PGR 3pm Top Chef – All Stars PGR 3 4pm Rachael Ray Regis Philbin chats with Rachael, and visits Inside Edition host Deborah Norville.

5pm Entertainment Tonight 5:25 Jamie’s 15-Minute Meals 30 6pm 3 News

6am Sesame Street 3 6:55 Pingu 3 7am Sticky TV 3 7:30 Avatar – The Last Airbender 3 8am Casper Scare School 3 8:30 Chuggington Badge Quest 8:40 Raa Raa The Noisy Lion 3 8:50 Ready, Steady, Wiggles 9am Bob The Builder 3 9:10 Thomas And Friends 9:20 Peppa Pig 3 9:30 Tree Fu Tom 9:55 Humf 3 10am Infomercials 2pm Sesame Street 3 2:55 Peppa Pig 3 3pm Sticky TV 4:30 Four Live 6pm Everybody Hates Chris 3 6:30 Futurama 3

7pm Campbell Live 7:30 The Block NZ PGR 0 8:35 M Die Hard – With a Vengeance AO 3 1995 Action. John McClane and a store owner must play a bomber’s game as they try to stop him from causing more destruction. Bruce Willis, Jeremy Irons, Samuel L Jackson. 0

7pm The Simpsons PGR 3 0 7:30 How I Met Your Mother PGR 3 8pm New Girl PGR 3 8:30 Up All Night PGR 9pm Don’t Trust the B**** in Apartment 23 3 9:25 Raising Hope PGR 3 9:55 Parks and Recreation PGR 10:25 The Ringer PGR

11:30 Orange Is The New Black AO 12:40 Brothers And Sisters AO 3 0 1:40 Infomercials 2:40 Off The Map AO 3 0 3:30 Haven AO 3 0 4:15 Anderson Live PGR 5:05 The Erin Simpson Show 3 5:30 Infomercials

11:15 Nightline 11:55 Sons Of Anarchy AO 3 As the guys prepare to leave for Belfast, Jax asks Gemma to call Maureen Ashby for information about Abel. 0 12:55 Infomercials 5am Joyce Meyer 5:30 City Impact Church

11:20 Excused AO Dating show in which singles looking for love try to win dates before being eliminated from contention.

11:45 Infomercials

PRIME

10am Golf – European PGA Tour (Highlights) Italian Open – Round Four. From Torino Golf Club in Italy.

11am Rugby – ITM Cup (Replay) Tasman v Hawke’s Bay. From Trafalgar Park in Nelson.

1pm Rugby League – NRL (Replay) Semi-final One – Sea Eagles v Sharks.

From Allianz Stadium, Sydney.

3pm Sky Sport – What’s On 3:30 Rugby – ITM Cup Week 4pm Football – Valais Women’s Cup (Replay) Brazil v Football Ferns.

From Stade du Lussy in Châtel-StDenis, France.

6pm Rugby – ITM Cup (Highlights) Wellington v Canterbury. From Westpac Stadium in Wellington.

6:30 Rugby – ITM Cup (Highlights) Taranaki v Bay of Plenty. From Yarrow Stadium in New Plymouth.

11:10 The Late Show With David Letterman A late-night comedy and talk show.

12:05 Home Shopping 1:35 The Crowd Goes Wild 3 An irreverent daily sports and entertainment show.

2:05 Home Shopping

Midnight Motorsport – GP2 Series (Replay) Singapore Race One. 1am Motorsport – GP2 Series (Replay) 2am Motorsport – FIA Formula One Championship (Replay) 4:30 Motorsport – Rally New Zealand (Highlights) 5:30 Sky Sport – What’s On

THE BOX 6am NYPD Blue MVLS 6:50 The Simpsons PG 7:15 Hardcore Pawn PG 7:40 America’s Funniest Home Videos PG 8:05 My Name Is Earl PG 8:30 My Name Is Earl PG 8:55 24 MVLS 9:45 Law And Order MV 10:40 CSI – Miami MV 11:30 SmackDown! MC 1:20 NYPD Blue MVLS 2:15 My Name Is Earl PG 2:40 My Name Is Earl PG 3:05 24 MVLS 4pm Hardcore Pawn PG 4:30 The Simpsons PG 5pm Law And Order MV 6pm America’s Funniest Home Videos PG 6:30 The Simpsons PG 7pm Hardcore Pawn PG 7:30 CSI – Miami MV 8:30 CSI – New York MV 9:30 Da Vinci’s Demons 18VLS 10:40 Law And Order MV 11:30 CSI – Miami MV

TUESDAY

12:20 24 MVLS 1:10 My Name Is Earl PG 1:35 My Name Is Earl PG 2am NYPD Blue MVLS 2:50 CSI – New York MV 3:40 Da Vinci’s Demons 18VLS 4:45 24 MVLS 5:35 America’s Funniest Home Videos PG

7pm Arena Access 7:30 The Ultimate Fighter Sixteen fighters battle it out to be the top of the house.

8:30 Netball – International (Highlights) New Zealand Silver Ferns v Australian Diamonds – Test Two. From Vector Arena.

9pm Football – City TV Manchester City v Manchester United. From Etihad Stadium.

SKY SPORT 2 6:30 Ako 3 7pm Te Kaea 3 2 7:30 Kai Time On The Road 8pm Project Matauranga 8:30 Native Affairs 9:30 N The Nutters Club AO 10pm Tatai Hono 3 10:30 Rugby League – UK Super League 3

TUESDAY

12:30 Te Kaea 3 2 1am Closedown

DISCOVERY 6am Destroyed In Seconds PG 6:30 Dirty Jobs PG Sewer Inspector.

7:30 American Guns M 8:30 Man v Fish With Matt Watson PG Catfish.

9:30 Deadliest Catch PG 10:30 When Fish Attack M 11:30 River Monsters – Untold Stories PG 12:30 I (Almost) Got Away With It M Got to Rob Vacation Homes.

1:30 Cold Blood M 2:30 Forbidden M Crazy Love.

3:30 American Guns M 4:30 Deadliest Catch PG 5:30 Mythbusters PG Big Rig Myths.

6:30 Sons Of Guns M 7:30 Auction Kings PG 8pm Auction Hunters PG 8:30 Mythbusters PG Mini-Myth Medley.

9:30 Strip The City PG 10:30 Dates From Hell M 11pm Dates From Hell M 11:30 Stalked – Someone’s Watching M

TUESDAY

Midnight I Was Murdered M 12:30 American Guns M 1:30 Auction Kings PG 2am Auction Hunters PG 2:30 Mythbusters PG 3:30 Strip The City PG 4:30 Man v Wild PG 5:30 Auction Kings PG

Suburgatory

8:00pm on TV2

SKY MOVIES 6:25 The Three Musketeers MV 2011 Adventure. Logan Lerman, Matthew Macfadyen. 8:15 Ruby Sparks MLS 2012 Comedy. Paul Dano, Zoe Kazan.

10am A Very Harold And Kumar Christmas 16VLS 2011 Comedy. John Cho, Kal Penn.

11:35 True Justice – Urban Warfare 16V 2011 Action. Steven Seagal.

1:05 Alex Cross MVS 2012 Action.

Tyler Perry, Edward Burns.

2:45 The Making Of Battleship MV 3:10 Win Win ML 2011 Comedy.

Paul Giamatti, Amy Ryan.

4:55 Big Miracle PGL 2012 Drama.

Drew Barrymore, John Krasinski.

6:40 Friends With Kids MLS 2011 Comedy.

8:30 Underworld – Awakening 16V 2012 Action.

10:05 Jeff, Who Lives At Home MVL 2012 Comedy.

11:30 Real Steel MV 2011 Action.

TUESDAY

1:35 The Pool Boys 16LS 2011 Comedy. 3am Skyfall – London Premiere PG 2012 3:20 Win Win ML 2011 Comedy. 5:05 Big Miracle PGL 2012 Drama.

A South American Journey with Jonathan Dimbleby 7:30pm on Prime

MOVIES GREATS 7:45 Eragon MV 2006 Action. Ed Speleers, Jeremy Irons. 9:30 The Da Vinci Code MV 2006 Drama. Tom Hanks, Audrey Tatou, Ian McKellen, Paul Bettany.

Noon Independence Day MV 1996 Action Sci-fi. Will Smith, Bill Pullman, Jeff Goldblum, Randy Quaid.

2:25 Face/Off 18V 1997 Action.

John Travolta, Nicolas Cage.

4:45 Music And Lyrics PGS 2007 Romantic Comedy. Hugh Grant, Drew Barrymore.

6:30 The Pursuit Of Happyness ML 2006 Drama. Will Smith, Jaden Smith.

8:30 Down With Love MS 2003 Romantic Comedy. Renée Zellweger, Ewan McGregor.

10:15 300 16V 2006 Action. Gerard Butler, Lena Headey.

TUESDAY

12:10 Biography – Sacha Baron Cohen PG 2007 Documentary.

1am Music And Lyrics PGS 2007 Romantic Comedy. Hugh Grant, Drew Barrymore. 2:45 The Pursuit Of Happyness ML 2006 Drama.

4:40 Down With Love MS 2003 Romantic Comedy.

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

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6:30 The Crowd Goes Wild 3 An irreverent daily sports and entertainment show.

7am Deal Or No Deal 3 Game show hosted by Andrew O’Keefe that gives contestants the opportunity to win up to $200,000.

7:30 Home Shopping Noon The Doctors PGR A talk show focusing on tough medical questions in an open forum.

1pm The Jeff Probst Show 2pm Who Wants To Be A Millionaire? UK 3 3pm Millionaire – Hot Seat 3 3:30 Getaway 3 4pm The Late Show With David Letterman 3 5pm Deal Or No Deal 3 5:30 Prime News 6pm Deal Or No Deal 6:30 Millionaire – Hot Seat 7pm The Crowd Goes Wild 7:30 N A South American Journey with Jonathan Dimbleby PGR To begin his South American journey, Jonathan Dimbleby goes to Chile to discover how it has transformed since the death of General Pinochet.

8:35 Prime Presents – Brazil with Michael Palin PGR 9:35 60 Minutes PGR 10:40 The Crowd Goes Wild 3

MAORI TV 10am Korero Mai 3 2 11am Toku Reo 3 Noon Korero Mai 3 2 1pm Toku Reo 3 2pm Korero Mai 3 2 3pm Warrant Of Fitness 3 3:30 Guardians Of The Legend 3 4pm Pukoro 2 4:30 Pukana 2 5pm F Toi Whakaari 3 2 5:30 Te Kaea 2 6pm F Nga Pari Karangaranga O Te Motu 3

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6am Cricket – Champions League T20 (Replay) Brisbane Heat v Trinidad and Tobago.

9:30 Rugby – ITM Cup Week 10am Rugby League – 40/20 11am Football – Arsenal TV Arsenal v Stoke City.

2pm Cricket – Yorkshire Bank 40 (Highlights) Final – Glamoragan V Nottinghamshire.

2:30 Rugby – ITM Cup (Highlights) Counties Manukau v Waikato.

3pm Rugby – ITM Cup (Replay) Tasman v Hawke’s Bay. 5pm Netball – International (Highlights) New Zealand Silver Ferns v Australian Diamonds – Test Two. 5:30 Rugby League – 40/20 6:30 Rugby League – NRL (Highlights) Semi-final One – Sea Eagles v Sharks. From Allianz Stadium, Sydney.

7pm Rugby League – NRL (Highlights) Semi-final Two – Storm v Knights. From AAMI Park, Melbourne.

7:30 L Rugby League – National Premiership Akarana Falcons v Canterbury Bulls. From Mt Smart Stadium.

9:30 Football – Valais Women’s Cup (Replay) Brazil v Football Ferns.

11:30 The Crowd Goes Wild

TUESDAY

Midnight Aussie Rules – AFL (Delayed) Preliminary Final – Hawthorn v Geelong.

3am Match Fishing Series Jack Links Trans-Tasman.

4am Golf – European PGA Tour (Highlights) Italian Open – Round Four.

5am Golf – US PGA Tour (Highlights) Tour Championship – Round Four.

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Monday, September 23, 2013

Sport Another day . . .

Emirates Team New Zealand on their way back to base after racing was cancelled as the wind direction made it impossible to set a fair course on day 11 of America’s Cup 34.

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Roulston in strong Radioshack line-up

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Hayden Roulston

Ashburton’s Hayden Roulston was named to ride for in the World Championships Team Time Trial in Italy overnight.

Roulston was one of Five New Zealand riders expected to take part in the opening team time trial to kick-start the UCI World Road Championships.

The team time trial, involving national teams, was a regular part of the world championships for more than 30 years until 1994. It was brought back last year but for professional trade teams, with all World Tour teams required to compete.

Roulston was a named to ride alongside fellow Kiwi Jesse Sergent in the Radioshack Leopard Trek line-up alongside multiworld champion Fabian Cancellara, Bob Jungels, Markel Irizar and Yaroslav Popovych.

“We completed our final Team Time Trial preparations today,” said Sergent.

“We checked out the full course which is all new roads and super-fast.”

Greg Henderson will ride for his Lotto Belisol team who are banking on speed over the flat terrain with the Kiwi and fellow sprinter Andre Greipel in their line-up.

The men’s course over 57.2km begins at the spa town of Montecatini Terme to the historic city of Florence.

Linda Villumsen and Emily Collins are part of the new Wiggle Honda women’s team that could surprise in their 42.8km test over mostly flat, straight roads from the garden city of Pistoia to Florence.

The individual time trials begin on Tuesday (NZ time) with James Oram (Auckland) and Michael Vink (Christchurch) in the under-23 men ahead of Villumsen chasing her fifth straight medal in the elite women’s time trial on Wednesday.

Sergent and Sam Bewley (team Orica GreenEDGE) are competing in the elite men’s time trial on Thursday before the attention switches to the road races starting on Friday on what many believe is one of the toughest courses for many years.

The men’s road course of 272kms includes 10 laps of a 16.5km circuit after an initial 107km from Florence, with a total of nearly 60kms of climbing distance and vertical climb of 3km.

The women’s course covers 130kms mostly of the same daunting circuit.

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