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50 years of rodeo Darryl McPherson takes a tumble at the 50th anniversary of the Methven Rodeo yesterday.

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One of the pinnacle events on the Methven calendar has celebrated its 50th anniversary in style with crowds packing out the banks for the Methven Rodeo yesterday.

Custom made winners buckles were made in America, spectators flew in from around the country and the livestock was looking it best for a day packed full of rodeo

action. “It was a very, very successful day,” rodeo secretary Rosa Deeker said.

“We had really good crowds and they were really well behaved.

“I had a debrief with the Police and they were very impressed with how well everyone behaved.”

While there was no count on total crowd numbers, the event has attracted around 5000 people through the gates in previous

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years. Deeker said the event ran smoothly despite some large groups of competitors in certain events, including more than 100 entries in to the barrel racing competition which traditionally only attracts entries in the 80s.

Spectators were treated to two angles of the action for the 50th version event, with a big screen set up to show what was going on.

“We had the big screen set up which was really cool and it gave the crowd a chance to get a look at what goes in to the riders getting on to the animals in the chute,” she said.

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A treasure trove of history The tea kiosk at Ashburton Racecourse might be one of the Ashburton District’s historic buildings, but it’s one with a history that is little known.

The Mid Canterbury Trotting Owners’ Association members are custodians of that building and reporter Sue Newman talks to president Ron Paterson about the kiosk and the drive to discover its history.

Today the tea kiosk at Ashburton Racecourse is best known as a racing museum, but in its heyday it was a well used gathering place for women on race days.

It provided a quiet retreat, a place where women could wait for their husbands, enjoy a cup of tea and escape the raucous, male dominated race day crowds.

For a building that is both unique in style and one that wears its 100-plus-years well, little is known of its history, other than a few scant details drawn from newspaper articles of the time when it was constructed.

Plans for the kiosk were drawn up in early 1913 with tenders called in August for both the kiosk and a new stewards’ stand. Work on the stand was given the green light, but the kiosk, clearly of lesser importance, was put on hold.

Construction started on the first stage of work in early 1914 and was completed in time for the May 7 meeting that year.

The building was finally finished in 1915 and became a well used facility on race days.

In its original form, the kiosk was a hexagonal building complete with its own betting windows, a kitchen and, by the standards of the day, a luxurious women’s restroom area.

The enclosed veranda, that wraps the building today, was added at a later – unknown – date.

Today the kiosk is managed by the Mid Canterbury Trotting Owners’ Association under the umbrella of the Kiosk Trust.

It is used on trials days and race days where food is available and its bar is open for business. Occasionally it is hired as a social venue, but its most important function is as a racing museum.

Ron Paterson is the association president and he’s making it his mission to dig into the past so the kiosk’s history can be acknowledged.

His group is currently upgrading the building, repairing the roof and replacing exterior weatherboards. With an old building that work is ongoing and it’s expensive, he said.

“It’s a very old building so if we don’t take good care of it, it won’t last.”

Taking care means raising money and while there is some income from venue hire, the value of the thousands of pieces

Mid Canterbury Trotting Owners’ Association president Ron Paterson with a photo of Ian Lochhead, the driving force behind the group taking over the running of Ashburton Raceway’s historic tea kiosk museum. PHOTOS SUE NEWMAN120919-SN-0024 of racing history on its walls and stored in backrooms means hireage can’t be a free for all, Ron said.

Its value lies as a museum, but unfortunately that value is not widely known, he said.

“It’s one of the very few tea kiosks in use in any racecourse in New Zealand, but most had them in the past, for wives to come and have a cup of tea on race day.

When it opened in 1914 it would have been really something, a great place for people

A space to socialise while reflecting on harness racing history, the tea kiosk museum at Ashburton Raceway.

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to have tea and cakes.”

The owners’ association took over as the building’s caretakers about 30 years ago and the Kiosk Trust was established in 2004. It applies for grants to ensure maintenance work is ongoing, but currently the kiosk is not recognised for its historic value and that’s something Ron is keen to see changed.

“The age of the building warrants this and it’s been used continuously for over 100 years. It’s used every race day and every trial day and we’ve got thousands of pieces of memorabilia in there,” he said.

Some of the memorabilia is as old as the building and in photos, drivers’ colours, books and newspaper cuttings, it spans the the Ashburton District’s racing history.

And the collection keeps growing.

There’s no criteria for what is accepted.

The objective is simple – remembering the people, the horses and the races of the past, Ron said.

Donations come regularly and while not everything can find hanging space, it’s important to know that the special moments in history are not lost, he said.

Like other members of the association, Ron can walk around the kiosk and tell the stories behind the photos and talk about the drivers whose colours are displayed high on the walls of the hexagonal building.

That the association became the custodians of the kiosk was due to the determination of Ashburton man Ian Lochhead, Ron said.

“He had the foresight, he instigated this and that means we have probably the only

kiosk in New Zealand that’s still in use and still looks largely as it did originally.”

And while the building’s enclosed veranda may not be original, and its kitchen has been upgraded to meet modern standards, the walls, windows, doors and floors are as they were more than 100 years ago.

And so too is the ladies restroom. It comes complete with a lounge area where women could sit, relax and chat.

“Things like this need to be kept, they’re part of our history.”

A side room is in the process of being turned into a library to house the hundreds of donated books that detail races, horses and people of the past.

“We’re keen to get as much material as we can for this, old race books, books that tell the stories of the first races.”

Already on file are books that detail races held in the 1890s, complete with commentary and results.

But no matter how much material comes in telling the story of the district’s racing history, the big gap the association wants to fill is the story of the kiosk itself, Ron said.

“If anyone has information, photos, anything we’d love to hear from them.”

And the association also wants to spread the message, that groups can book times to tour the museum. The stories that are told are well worth checking out, he said.

“Unfortunately the average Ashburton person just doesn’t realise what we have here. We’re trying to preserve this building and the more people who know about it, the more it will help us to do that.”

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■■ MELANOMA

Staying sun smart Mandy Casey

By Sue Newman

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By his own admission, Chris Robertson is a pretty typical Kiwi bloke. His summers are spent outdoors, boating, swimming, playing golf and while he’s always worn sunglasses and a hat, he admits he’s often paid lip service to being sun smart.

And when his wife Margaret noticed a dark spot on his thigh, his reaction was also pretty blokish – he wanted to ignore the issue.

“My reaction was it’s nothing, it’s not hurting, don’t worry about it,” he said.

Margaret dug her toes in. The spot needed to be checked – immediately, but Chris put her off.

He’d do it in mid-January, after they returned from their summer holiday.

He now realises that delay was potentially life-threatening.

On his return home, Chris had the spot checked and his doctor’s reaction left him in absolutely no doubt the spot had to go.

“The bad news was it was melanoma-in-situ which means it was just sitting there ready to explode. I had to return and have more taken out, Even then I didn’t think I was dying, I guess I was quite blaze about it,” Chris said.

With the second round of ‘slicing and dicing’ completed and the all-clear given, the reality of what had occurred began to sink in.

“I thought you stupid man.

You’ve dodged a bullet. It could have been so much worse. I was lucky it was summer and I was wearing shorts.

“In winter, it may never have

Chris Robertson wearing a wide-brimmed hat and long-sleeved top that are part of his efforts to stay sun smart on the golf course.

PHOTO HEATHER MACKENZIE 240219-HM-0016 been discovered and the worrying concern was that if I’d persisted with my attitude of doing nothing about it in a timely manner then it could have moved from melanoma-in-situ to full blown melanoma and the dread-

ed consequences of that.”

Prior to finding he had melanoma, Chris said he’d had a pretty reckless attitude to sun, taking pleasure in sitting on the beach in Wanaka in full sunshine, albeit with a hat and sunblock.

Not today. He now wears a wide brimmed hat, sunglasses, a long-sleeved shirt, smears on sunscreen and spends his beach time under his ‘buddah tent’.

When you belong to the brown-is-beautiful generation, it often takes a crisis such as finding you have melanoma, to make you start thinking about your summer sun habits, he said.

“I now count myself extremely lucky that my wife noticed it and was sufficiently motivated to have me go to the doctor, because I really believe if it had been left to me I might’t have got around to going to the doctor for some time and that could’ve been too late.”

Chris now has a regular mole check – timed for his return from summer holidays so he doesn’t forget. He’s had another mole removed, but that was not melanoma and if there are more that are suspicious, he won’t hesitate to have those off too.

“My attitude now is just slice and dice it if in doubt. Slicing and dicing is easy. If there’s any suggestion of any mole or anything being cancerous, then get it cut out.”

The sun smart message is one that should not be ignored, he said.

He plays golf in a wide brimmed hat, usually wears a lightweight long-sleeved shirt and always applies plenty of sunscreen whenever he’s outdoors.

And he smears 50 plus zinc sunblock over any exposed parts of his body.

“I don’t care what it looks like as long as it works. I still lead a really outdoors life but now I cover up. I’ve switched my brain on.”

■■ NEW ZEALAND FLOWERS WEEK

Samantha Rose says it with flowers

Samantha Trott, of Samantha Rose Flowers, was one of five florists chosen to create installations for New Zealand Flowers Week.

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Ashburton florist Samantha Trott was one of five florists chosen from around the country to create a floral installation for New Zealand Flowers Week, which celebrates the cut flower industry.

The nationwide celebration runs from November 11-17 and the theme for this year’s event is the Power of Flowers. Trott and four others were charged with creating a bespoke floral installation to reflect the theme.

Trott, who owns Samantha Rose Flowers, was joined by Chikako Shiraki from Auckland, Kerry Murphy from Wellington, Kath Parkes from Christchurch and Linda McKenzie from Dunedin, and each florist was assigned an emotion to portray with flowers. The five met in Auckland earlier this month to create their largescale installations – photographs of the work will be released during New Zealand Flowers Week.

Trott said her emotion was love.

“I have named my concept The

Proposal, the semi-circle of flowers around the ottoman has an engagement ring on it. The woman is slipping into a bath to admire her new ring. The floral back-drop and colours have been selected to represent her feeling all the love.”

Marketing manager Rebecca Jones said New Zealand had a deep, diverse range of florists.

“Our homegrown experts are global leaders in their craft. It does, however, make choosing the five who represent the event incredibly difficult.

This year’s florists have gone aboveand-beyond and we’re so grateful to be working with such long-standing, world-class women for 2019’s event.

“It was amazing watching the selected florists assimilate their given emotion and conceptually grow idiosyncratic arrangements. Each florist has her own special narrative, which is beautifully transcended as they worked to produce a broad range of vibrant designs.”

■■ MELANOMA

UV levels rising, it’s sunscreen time

By Sue Newman

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Summer might still officially be a more than a month away, but UV levels are already rising and with them the risk of skin cancer, says Ashburton Cancer Society educator Mandy Casey.

While temperatures might still be low, it might be cloudy, it’s easy for people to get caught out and find they’re sunburned, she said.

“Once we get to September, UV levels start rising and you need to be mindful that when they get to three or above you need to cover up and protect your skin.”

Cloudy days simply dispersed UV rays and there were still the same risks of getting burned, Casey said.

There were simple measures people could take to ensure they were sun safe including applying and reapplying sunscreen that was SF30 and above, wearing shirts with sleeves and opting for a bucket hat rather than a cap.

When it came to sunscreen, it should not be stored where the temperature was above 30 degrees and it should not be left in the hot sun, she said.

While the most common age group for melanoma was over 50, the damage started much earlier, Casey said.

“Every sunburn you get before the age of 18 increases your risk of skin cancer. You can’t feel or see UV.” Technology is now playing a part in sun safety with a UVNZ app available to download. It will tell you the UV levels at your location. Having your skin checked was a valuable tool in catching any skin cancer early, but cost was often a deterrent, Casey said.

To remove that hurdle, a free skin check clinic will run in Ashburton on November 9 and there has been a big uptake, he said.

The clinic was available for people over 50 with no medical insurance and no other means of covering the costs of a skin check.

It is being run by SkinCan, a group of Christchurch based volunteers. It has been run in Christchurch over the past two years but this is the first time the service has come to Ashburton.

The goal is to run the clinic annually.

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■■ SKEET SHOOTING

Siblings Sydney-bound

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Methven siblings Maggie, 14, and Olly, 17, Hood have qualified to be part of the New Zealand skeet shooting teams travelling to Sydney next month, competing in Inter Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF) Skeet shooting at the Oceania Championships.

Representing your country in your chosen sport is always special, but when you are still at secondary school and competing against adults, the honour is just that wee bit sweeter.

This is the first time New Zealand has entered a female team into the Oceania Championships and the siblings’ mother, Becky Hood, said there was plenty of excitement about.

“It is very exciting to get a women’s team together and see young shooters coming through,” she said.

In order to qualify the pair had to gain enough points in at least three New Zealand ISSF competitions over a 12-month period.

Along with their qualifying for the prestigious Sydney event, they have amassed an impressive cabinet full of trophies and top shooter awards along the way.

Representing St Andrew’s College at a shoot in Invercargill earlier in the year, the pair took out the South Island Secondary

Maggie and Olly Hood are Sydney bound to shoot for their country.

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“They were the first ever brother and sister team to win. It’s called the two-man team shield because no female in its history has had her name engraved on it.”

Maggie’s winning didn’t end there, she also won high overall shooter for the entire competition, again the first female to ever do so.

Olly’s form is equally impressive. His consistent results over recent months now see him ranked top junior shooter in New Zealand.

“It is the hardest form of skeet

shooting to compete in. The targets are travelling up to 15km an hour faster than club shooting clays. If two come out in close succession the shooter must hit them in order or no points are scored.”

Each competitor starts with their gun down by their hip.

Once they say ‘pull’ the clays can take anywhere between one or three seconds to be released.

“Three seconds may not sound like a long time, but when I’m watching them shoot it can feel like forever,” Hood said.

Because of the difference in skeet speed and release times,

finding places to practice has been a challenge. However as with any small district, once people knew help was needed offers of help arrived.

“Greg Middleton and the Methven Gun Club have been amazing. Greg has helped Maggie and Olly a great deal giving with coaching tips with the gun club providing them with another local place to practice.”

Neil Gubby has also been an instrumental part of their success. The newzengland.co.nz owner has a clay shooting and archery business over at Terrace Downs and has been working with Olly and Maggie for three and two years respectively.

“I work on their timing and technique in order for them to develop a smooth gun action from hip to shoulder,” he said.

“Mental attitude is such a big part of shooting.”

He sets the targets to come out at different speeds and directions, some even faster than they will be facing in Sydney. This is to develop self-confidence and belief in their ability.

“So nothing scares them.

“I am really proud of them.

Maggie has come a long way in a very short time. Providing they both continue to enjoy their shooting and maintain the right mental attitude the future is very bright for these talented teens.”

■■ PILATES CLASSES

Increase your flexibility for a worthy cause

By Susan Sandys

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Want to increase your flexibility, and contribute to a worthy cause at the same time? Pilates classes tomorrow in Ashburton will provide the perfect opportunity.

Wendy Galbraith of Lake Hood Pilates is setting up in town for the day, aiming to raise funds for the Breast Cancer Foundation.

Galbraith said she wanted to do something for the cause when she realised October was Breast Cancer Awareness Month.

She said just like so many others, her own life had been touched by breast cancer as she had relatives who had had the disease.

“Every day in New Zealand, nine women will find out they

have breast cancer,” she said.

Each class will be 40 minutes long, for which participants give a donation, all of which will go to the Breast Cancer Foundation.

The foundation funds three core strategies around breast cancer – awareness and education, support, research and medical. The breast cancer mortality rate has dropped 43 per cent in

the last 23 years, and future progress relies on these three strategies, the foundation says.

The pilates classes will be in the small building on Tancred Street between St John and The Bald Barber at midday, 1pm, 2pm, 4pm and 5pm.

Anyone interested can contact Galbraith on 0275601178 or wendy@lakehoodpilates.co.nz

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In brief Mt Somers rescue A person was taken to Christchurch Hospital by helicopter on Saturday night after two personal locator beacons were activated on Mt Somers at around 5pm. The personal locator beacons were reportedly activated after a person had fallen 30 metres.A St John spokesperson said two helicopters were sent to the scene, and that one person was taken to Christchurch Hospital in a moderate condition.

Campervan crash At least 12 people, including a pedestrian, have been injured in separate crashes around the country yesterday. One of the people, a man in his 60s, is in a critical condition after rolling his car, while a pedestrian has been flown to hospital in a serious condition. In Christchurch four people were injured, one seriously, after two cars and a campervan crashed. Further up the country six people were injured and part of State Highway 56 was blocked after a four-vehicle crash at Tiakitahuna, southwest of Palmerston North. Police said two people were understood to be in serious condition and four people in a moderate condition. - NZME

Media muzzle SkyCity workers have had a media muzzle placed over them in the wake of the New Zealand International Convention Centre fire, as union members strike claiming unsafe working conditions. On Friday night, the Unite Union declared a four-day strike among their 1000 union members, although SkyCity insisted only 46 staff missed the 8pm shift. As staff continue their battle for safe working conditions, firefighters remain at the scene of the $700 million building damping down hotspots while several roads in the area remained closed yesterday, and likely today as well.

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Winning numbers (in ascending order): 8, 12, 16, 19, 20, 24.

Bonus number: 18.

Powerball winning number: 10.

Strike: 12, 24, 16, 8.

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■■ EDUCATION

A new style of learning

By Sue Newman

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An innovative new curriculum introduced at Ashburton College this year for Year 9 students has been hailed a success by parents, students and college staff.

And that has given the school the confidence to make the same learning option available to Year 10 students next year, said college principal Ross Preece.

The pilot curriculum is based around developing students’ resilience, creative problem solving and communication skills.

This year it was optional for Year 9 students and next year it will become an option for both Year 9 and Year 10.

About 60 per cent of Year 9 students are currently involved in the pilot that involves a project based learning model, integrating some subjects rather than working on the traditional standalone subject model, Preece said.

Uptake of the pilot for Year 9 and 10 had been good, with students in about half of next year’s Year 9 and 10 classes working with the new learning model.

At the end of this year outcomes would be measured across

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Spring brings weeds to council gardens

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all Year 9 classes using the innovation and traditional curricula, but there were already some positive results, he said.

“We do know the stack of negative pastoral entries are far fewer for the innovation students than for those on the traditional curriculum. And we know in terms of student engagement it works.”

The college was making a gentle move into the new curriculum to allow parents and students to choose the system they believed best suited them.

While the learning approach might be different, parents would still know how their child was achieving in standard subject, but they would also receive

a report on the things that were engaging their child, Preece said.

Project based learning was already being piloted in a number of other schools around New Zealand and the new model is similar to the learning environment students were accustomed to at intermediate and primary level.

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While the crowd was well behaved, they were also boisterous and enjoyed the final event on the card, the bull ride.

“The crowd always enjoy the bull ride and that is why we do it last and the crowd were on the bank and dancing at the end,” she said.

Winners of the open grade received their traditional prize money and custom made belt buckles that were made in America, while winners of the second division received ribbons and custom jackets.

The club’s 12 life members were also recognised in a special presentation that was made during the lunch break.

Last year a horse passed away following an accident where the saddle slipped and it became entangled in the girth, but Deeker said there had been no major injuries to stock or people in this year’s event.

A number of protestors attended last year’s event, but Deeker said there had been no disruptions this year.

Constable Trevor Gurney said Police were pleased with the outcome of the event.

“From our point of view it has been a great community event and we’ve not had to deal with any major issues at the Rodeo,” he said.

“We’ve also been happy to see that most people managed their intake of alcohol responsibly.”

“There were no arrests made and only one person was trespassed from the event.”

Following the event celebrations moved in to the Methven township with a number of after-parties being held around the town, and the Police presence continued in to the night.

A member of the public who has said she would hate to bring any visitors to Ashburton as a result of the state of floral displays in traffic islands in the town has been asked to be patient as the council deal with a spring boom.

A member of the public contacted the Guardian concerned with the large number of weeds growing in floral displays and on traffic islands through the town.

“Take a drive round town and you will be amazed. I would hate to bring international visitors or in fact any visitor to town,” they said.

Ashburton District Council service delivery group manager Neil McCann said there is a large maintenance programme for the various gardens, reserves and open spaces in the town, and that they take pride in making them as presentable and enjoyable as possible.

“Although we work hard to regularly maintain each area, rain and warmth make for a very fast growing season, but we do our best to keep on top of this challenge to meet our own and the community’s expectations,” he siad.

“As for any local gardener, the warmer seasons are a busy time for weed maintenance and this includes the council.

“Each year, we carry out a spring weed control programme, and our contractor is currently out and about spraying weeds along roadside kerb and channels, traffic islands and median strips all around the district towns,” McCann said.

Reports from the community can draw attention to places that the council may not have realised need more urgent attention, and they welcome these reports.

“Often there are times when we are aware that a particular area needs to be seen to and it is appropriately prioritised into our list,” he said.

“The scale and quality of our gardens and open spaces makes for a big workload, so we try our best to manage these ‘urgent’ areas without compromising the maintenance of other spaces,” he said.

A rough estimate would put the number of different garden areas at around 300.

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■■BRITAIN

Death truck one of three AP A container in which 39 migrants were found dead was part of a convoy of three lorries, it has been claimed – as police probe “whether there is a wider conspiracy involved” in the deaths.

Relatives of the suspected victims say more than 100 migrants were being brought to the UK on the lorries, but only two are believed to have completed their trips.

Devastated relatives have been speaking out, including the tearful wife of one suspected victim who helped him raise £11,000 ($22,223) for the trip to the UK as two new suspected victims were named.

One family received a final text from their daughter saying she couldn’t breathe and was dying.

Another grieving family set up a makeshift altar for their missing daughter who raised the funds in hopes of pursuing a career as a nail technician in Britain.

A desperate father is searching for his son, who frequently calls home but hasn’t since last week.

They are some of the dozens of families looking for any information about their loved ones following the discovery of 39 bodies in the back of a sealed truck in southeastern England.

The investigation into the gruesome case is still in the early stages, but British officials have deemed it one of the deadliest cases of people smuggling ever reported in the country.

British police have charged the 25-yearold truck driver with 39 counts of manslaughter and conspiracy to traffic people.

Five people are being questioned by police, including the truck driver and three people who were arrested on suspicion on manslaughter and conspiracy to traffic people. Irish police said another man was arrested at the weekend in connection with the case.

British police said they have removed all the bodies from the truck and are await-

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A family member of Bui Thi Nhung lights incense sticks from a candle at an altar with Nhung’s portrait inside her home in Do Thanh village, Nghe An province, Vietnam. Family members fear that Nhung could be among the dozens of people found dead in the back of a truck in England.

PHOTO AP ing autopsies. Identifying the victims is expected to be difficult and officials said very few documents were found with the bodies.

Smugglers normally take the passports of their passengers to obscure their identities, stripping them of their names and giving them new documents when they arrive at their destinations.

Police initially believed the victims were Chinese but later acknowledged that the details were still evolving. The Vietnamese government also announced yesterday its own investigation into the deaths and set up a hotline for families.

That comes after attention shifted to Vietnam on Friday, when the family of a 26-year-old Vietnamese woman released text messages suggesting she had suffocat-

ed in the truck.

Relatives of Pham Tra My told the BBC they had been unable to contact the 26-year-old since receiving a text Tuesday night saying she was suffocating.

“I’m so sorry mom and dad. ... My journey abroad doesn’t succeed,” she wrote.

“Mom, I love you and dad very much. I’m dying because I can’t breathe. ... Mom, I’m so sorry.”

In the village of Yen Thanh in north-central Vietnam, the mother and a sister of Bui Thi Nhung mourned at the weekend as they set up an altar for the 19-year-old woman. A family friend in the UK told them their relative had died in the tragedy.

Nhung paid an agent thousands of dollars in hopes of finding work at a nail parlor in Britain.

■■AUSTRALIA

Australia’s worst serial killer dies aged 74 AP Australia’s worst serial killer Ivan Milat has died, aged 74.

Milat was diagnosed with oesophagus and stomach cancer and given three months to live back in May. He had been in and out of hospital this year and was moved to a secure annex at the Prince of Wales Hospital in Randwick on October 11. He reportedly took a turn for the worse on October 14 and was moved to the ICU where he was under heavy guard, reports News.com.au.

He died at 4.30am yesterday.

Milat had been in prison since his 1994 arrest for the murders of seven backpackers whose remains were found in the Belanglo State Forest, an hour’s drive north of Goulburn.

He was convicted in 1996 and given seven consecutive life sentences.

Milat made his first public appearance in years in May when he was admitted to hospital for treatment. He looked gaunt as he sat handcuffed in a wheelchair, pushed by armed prison guards as they transferred him from the hospital to Long Bay jail.

He was often ferried between the Sydney hospital and Long Bay to undergo chemotherapy. The hospital wing at Long Bay does not provide chemotherapy, making

his heavily guarded trips to Prince of Wales necessary.

The killer, who had not been seen in public for a decade, had reportedly shed more than 20kg from his once stocky frame.

Up until his diagnosis with cancer, Milat had been housed in the High Risk Management prison, known as Supermax, in the regional city of Goulburn in the NSW Southern Highlands.

Despite overwhelming evidence of his guilt, Milat continued to claim his innocence in the vicious torture murders he committed between 1989 and 1992.

Milat kidnapped, raped, shot, and stabbed three German, two British and two Australian victims whose remains were found in Belanglo.

Police believed Milat’s killing spree did not start and end in Belanglo, and that for decades he had roamed NSW highways and selected victims whose names remain on the State’s missing or unsolved murder files.

But every attempt by detectives to elicit any information or a confession from Milat failed.

His decades of incarceration were littered with protestations of innocence and appeal claims to politicians, and the High Court of Australia, as well as escape attempts.

The iconic Goodnight Kiwi is returning to New Zealand screens next month with a plethora of local celebrities bringing the cultural icon back to life. The famed Kiwi was put to bed for the last time some 25 years ago with the arrival of 24-hour TV. But he will be resurrected with a new TVNZ OnDemand series that will see the animated bird and his cat cuddling up to celebrities who will read popular bedtime story books for young children. Kiwi and Cat’s new friends include the Topp Twins, Seven Sharp’s Hilary Barry and Jeremy Wells, The Hits’ Stacey Morrison, comedians Madeleine Sami, Jackie Van Beek, Urzila Carlson and Oscar Kightley, actors Dean O’Gorman and Jayden Daniels and What Now presenter Evander Brown.

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Megastars heading here Hollywood megastars Benedict Cumberbatch and Kirsten Dunst are poised to brighten up the South Island over the summer holidays. Spy understands Kiwi directing legend Jane Campion will use her homeland as the backdrop for new Netflix Western drama The Power of the Dog. Queenstown and its surrounds will stand in for Montana in January, while Auckland will also host parts of the production for set work in February. The Power of the Dog has been adapted by Campion from the 1967 novel, set in the 1920s, about two wealthy brothers who fall out.

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Felicity Huffman

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Felicity Huffman has been released from prison after serving 11 days of her 14-day sentence for her role in the US college admissions scandal. Fox News confirmed that Huffman was released from the Federal Correctional Institution in Dublin, California per Program Statement 5140.36, which states inmates who are scheduled to be released on a weekend or legal holiday be released on the last preceding weekday. Huffman, 56, pleaded guilty in May and accepted responsibility for her part in the college admissions scandal that demonstrated the lengths wealthy parents will go in order to secure their kids a spot at the college of their choice.

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Mitchell Farr at the recent National Young Performer Awards.

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Performing at the Regent and gaining second place in the National Young Performer Awards speech and drama section was a highlight for Mitchell Farr.

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A passion for improvisation helped Mitchell Farr gain second place at the recent annual National Young Performer Awards at the Regent Theatre in Palmerston North.

Competing among 25 candidates in the speech and drama section, the 18-year-old came up with an interesting take on the line given to him of “Please can you shut the door”.

Mitchell is no stranger to having to think on the spot – he teaches an improv class at his long-time acting school of Big Little Theatre Company.

He came up with the situation of a sports fan coming over to watch the rugby with his friend, who then panicked when the door was

left open, as in the face of global warming, he wanted the room to stay nice and cool.

The characterisation, humour and a topicality Mitchell brought to his performance were a winner with judges in the qualifying round.

“It’s one of my favourite things,” Mitchell said of improv.

Mitchell was nominated to compete in the awards by the Ashburton Society of Performing Arts.

The competition also involved Mitchell performing a characterisation, where he played Francis Henschell from One Man, Two Guvnors, as well as a prose piece, where he recited an extract from Of Mice and Men, and a poem, where he recited Blood Broker by Brian Patten.

“It was pretty exciting,” Mitchell said of making it all the way to the final, and then placing second.

“I got probably more nervous for the semi-final, there was some pretty special competition, a lot of people unlikely not to make it through,” he said.

“For the finals I decided I was just going to enjoy myself and make the most of my experience.”

Mitchell plans to keep up his acting as he pursues studies in either journalism or radio next year.

Meanwhile, Ashburton proved itself as a town with plenty of talent at the awards, as highland dancers Lucy Moore, Britney Moore and Charlotte Sloper impressed in the highland dancing section.

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Let them eat cake! A sweet trip to the ballet NZME Writing a new ballet based on a traditional fairytale has been a sweet treat for two of the country’s most exciting artists Tchaikovsky, Prokofiev and Claire Cowan – one of these names is not like the other.

The first two composed some of the world’s most famous ballets – Swan Lake, The Nutcracker, Cinderella and Romeo and Juliet among them – while Cowan, one of New Zealand’s most adventurous composers and multi-instrumentalists, is about to try to beat them at their own game.

She’s written the music for a new version of Hansel & Gretel, having worked for a year alongside choreographer Loughlan Prior on the Royal New Zealand Ballet’s Christmas production.

It’s in a world inspired by silent films, with sets and costumes

by Wellington-based but Hollywood-sought designer Kate Hawley. Old-fashioned theatrical magic meets high-tech.

Remarkably, in a world hungry for new story ballets, Hansel & Gretel has only been developed as a full-length work by a professional company once before when, in 2013, the Scottish Ballet staged it using music from the more famous 1893 opera.

And astonishingly, Cowan is the first female composer commissioned by the RNZB to write it a full-length ballet score. While it regularly commissions new ballets, it rarely asks for new music for the full-length ones; the last time was 2006 when Mark Baldwin and Gareth Farr created The Wedding. It’s even rarer to stage

a new ballet at Christmas – traditionally the time when The Nutcracker or Sleeping Beauty reign supreme and audiences can be guaranteed.

If Cowan is feeling the pressure, she hides it well. Sitting in her intimate Kingsland studio, , she’s calm, composed and sympathetic to concerns about the risks of new ballets and music.

“Of course, there’s the fear of new music being inaccessible or not as instantly lovable as older classic music,” she says. “The Christmas ballet is usually something like The Nutcracker and everyone knows the tune, even if they don’t know where it’s from and they know about the Sugar Plum Fairy and the story.

“I am competing with that sort of loyalty to a score and story, so I can understand the hesitation,

from a commercial standpoint, of giving audiences something new you hope can be loved as much as the classics. It’ss a challenge to create a new classic.”

She’s given it her best shot by creating strong and soaring melodies, using repetition and bringing to the score some of the rigour and imaginative thinking she employs when writing music for films – her more regular job. Cowan says she needed all the skills built up scoring films, orchestral works and music for her own group, Blackbird Ensemble.

For a new ballet, the music must come first, with the choreographer putting the movements to it and then communicating them to the dancers.

Hansel & Gretel opens in Wellington on Wednesday, November 6 before touring the country.

■■ November 3 – StAC Attack 2019 at Ashburton Trust Event Centre featuring St Andrew’s College Pipe Band, supported by the Julie Hawke School of Dance.

■■ To November 3 - AEIOU - Explore the Maori Alphabet. An engaging and interactive exhibition exploring the Maori language through art and objects at the Ashburton Art Gallery.

■■ November 5 – Ashburton Society of Arts AGM, guest speaker is Methven sculptor Hannah Kidd, 7.30pm, Short Street Studio.

■■ November 8 - Ladies Summer Session, Trott’s Garden Marquee, Racecourse Rd, 7pm12am. Southern Netball invites you to a great night out with guest speaker Hollie Woodhouse and live band Black & Gold. Ticket price includes food and drinks. See Southern Netball Club Facebook page for further details.

■■ November 10 – Simon O’Neill in Concert with Woolston Brass, 2pm to 4pm, Ashburton Trust Event Centre.

■■ November 17 – The South Afreakins – a dark comedy, written and performed by Robyn Paterson. Ashburton Trust Event Centre, Open Hat, no pre-bookings necessary.

■■ November 18 – Muka Youth Prints Exhibition, 1pm to 6pm at the Ashburton Art Gallery. No adults allowed in this unique travelling exhibition of original lithographs which can only be viewed and purchased by those aged five to 18 years.

■■ November 22 – Twelfth Night

by Big Little Theatre Company at the Ashburton Trust Event Centre, runs to November 24.

■■ To November 22 – Remembering Rodin at the Ashburton Art Gallery.

■■ November 23 – Ashburton Society of Arts Monday Group arts and crafts sale, 10am to 3pm at the Short Street Studio.

Anyone wanting to participate please phone Val 0211006997.

■■ November 26 – The Bee Gees Night Fever, 8pm, Ashburton Trust Event Centre.

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Animal cruelty? What a load of bull I

t isn’t really a surprise, but this year’s edition of the Methven Rodeo, much like the previous years, has been a success.

Crowds once again filled out the banks surrounding the ring, ready to cheer on some quite genuinely ballsy people ready to take a seat on a potentially very scary seat.

While those people are very brave and are adequately rewarded for their performance, especially the open class winners of this year’s event who were presented with special 50th anniversary buckles, an ugly light has been cast on the animals that also play their part in the event.

Organisations like SAFE are quick to chuck out words like abuse, bullying and killed in relation to these events.

They protest these events, they bully groups like the Lions in to backing out of supporting these events and generally create a nuisance.

I am an animal lover, and while some images that are shown of rodeos do make them look bad, they are chosen for that very reason. These organisations paint a picture of animals being tortured, when in reality it is quite the opposite.

Much like with horse racing, these horses are far better looked

after than most horses that can be found in a person’s paddock.

For every photo of a distressed looking animal, there is a photo of their owners carefully giving them a wash down after the event. The care for these animals is at the forefront of organisers’ minds.

There are vets and animal safety officers at every event casting a careful eye over what is going on.

When asked how the event went, organisers mention the people and the livestock in the same sentence.

There is no ‘the people are fine, and oh yeah no animals were hurt’, they are kept on the same shelf.

SAFE in a press release on Friday said animals are bullied, abused and killed by ‘so-called

cowboys’ for the entertainment of a minority.

While I am no maths genius, 5000 packing out the Methven Rodeo works out to be about one-in-six of the population of the Ashburton District.

Yes there are people that come from outside of the district for this event which is a great opportunity for us to show what we can do, there are still plenty of locals heading along.

Many people I went to school with that are still in the district went to the event yesterday, and they were there for the entertainment the event brings.

Trying to suggest that 5000 people would be willing to sit down and watch animal cruelty play out in front of their eyes is simply insulting. These animals

in front of his house in Amman, Jordan, in the first such attack on a US diplomat in decades.

In 2003, firefighters beat back flames on Los Angeles’ doorstep, saving hundreds of homes in the city’s San Fernando Valley from California’s deadliest wildfires in more than a decade.

In 2013, Penn State said it would pay $59.7 million to 26 young men over claims of child sexual abuse at the hands of former assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky.

Ten years ago: Taliban militants stormed a guest house used

by UN staff in the heart of the Afghan capital, leaving 11 dead, including five UN staff and three attackers. A car bomb exploded

in a crowded market in Peshawar, Pakistan, killing at least 112.

Angela Merkel was sworn in for a second term as German chancellor.

Five years ago: An unmanned commercial supply rocket bound for the International Space Station exploded moments after liftoff, with debris falling in flames over the launch site in Virginia. A One year ago: A brash far-right congressman, Jair Bolsonaro, cruised to a 10-point victory in Brazil’s presidential election, becoming the latest world leader.

Today’s birthdays: Jazz singer Cleo Laine is 92. Actress Joan Plowright is 90. Musiciansongwriter Charlie Daniels is 83. Actress Jane Alexander is

80. Actor Dennis Franz is 75.

Pop singer Wayne Fontana is 74. Actress Telma Hopkins is 71. Caitlyn Jenner is 70. Actress Annie Potts is 67. Songwriter/ producer Desmond Child is 66.

Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates is 64. The former president of Iran, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, is 63. Rock musician Stephen Morris is 62. Country/gospel singer-musician Ron Hemby is 61. Rock singer-musician William Reid is 61. Actor Mark Derwin is 59. Actress Daphne Zuniga is 57. Actress Lauren Holly is 56. Talk show host-comedianactress Sheryl Underwood is 56. Actress Jami Gertz is 54.

Actor Chris Bauer is 53. Actorcomedian Andy Richter is 53.

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are cared for greatly, just as much as any household pet, and while not many people would like to admit it, a lot of dogs and cats are kept as pets for entertainment.

While those pets offer things like companionship, there is nothing to say these types of animals don’t either.

For events like the rope and tie, these are horses these competitors stick with, proudly bearing saddles promoting previous successes.

While things can perhaps get a bit rough for these animals, many people do worse things to domestic animals.

These animals are kept in the same regard, and any suggestion these events are built solely around animal cruelty is a load of bull.

TODAY IN HISTORY Today is Monday, October 28, the 301st day of 2019. There are 64 days left in the year.

Today’s highlight in history: On October 28, 1886, the Statue of Liberty, a gift from the people of France, was dedicated in New York Harbour by President Grover Cleveland.

On this date: In 1726, the original edition of Gulliver’s Travels, a satirical novel

by Jonathan Swift, was first published in London.

In 1835, Thirty-four northern chiefs signed He Whakaputanga o te Rangatiratanga o Nu Tireni (known in English as the Declaration of Independence of the United Tribes of New Zealand) at a hui called by the British Resident, James Busby.

In 1890, New Zealand’s first Labour Day. The first Labour Day celebrated the struggle for an eight-hour working day.

In 1922, fascism came to Italy as Benito Mussolini took control of the government.

In 1940, Italy invaded Greece during World War Two. In 1962, Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev informed the United States that he had ordered the dismantling of missile bases in Cuba; in return, the US secretly agreed to remove nuclear missiles from US installations in Turkey.

In 1965, Pope Paul VI issued a Declaration on the Relation of the Church with Non-Christian Religions which, among other things, absolved Jews of collective guilt for the crucifixion of Jesus Christ.

In 1976, former Nixon aide John D Ehrlichman entered a federal prison camp in Safford, Arizona, to begin serving his sentence for Watergate-related convictions.

In 2001, the families of people killed in the September 11 terrorist attack gathered in New York for a memorial service filled with prayer and song.

In 2002, American diplomat Laurence Foley was assassinated

Actress Julia Roberts is 52.

Country singer-musician Caitlin Cary is 51. Actor Jeremy Davies is 50. Singer Ben Harper is 50.

Country singer Brad Paisley is 47. Actor Joaquin Phoenix is 45.

Actress Gwendoline Christie is 41.

Singer Justin Guarini is 41. Pop singer Brett Dennen is 40. Rock musician Dave Tirio is 40. Actor Charlie Semine is 39. Actor Matt Smith is 37. Actor Finn Wittrock is 35. Actress Troian Bellisario is 34. Singer/rapper Frank Ocean is 32. Actress Lexi Ainsworth is 27.

Thought for today: “If liberty means anything at all, it means the right to tell people what they do not want to hear.” – George Orwell (Eric Blair), English author (1903-1950).

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The anomaly of the school donation policy T

he school donation policy is more of a hindrance than a help, I am sure that a policy of scrapping school donations would have sounded quite appealing to many parents at the last election.

However like many of the current Government’s policies it seems that all of the detail was not quite worked out and what seemed at first glance to be a good idea is proving to be not so simple in the cold, hard light of day.

Firstly, the policy is not going to be universal as it will only be available to Decile 1 to 7 schools.

This means that most of the 45 schools in the Selwyn electorate will not be eligible because they are classed as Decile 8, 9 or 10.

This is unfortunate as there are still some disadvantaged families in these school communities.

It seems crazy that the Government is basing its donations policy on a school’s decile rating

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when it has recently admitted that the decile system is flawed and has indicated it intends to replace it with an Equity Index in the next couple of years.

While the detail is not yet available it appears that the Equity Index is just a variation of National’s proposed Risk Index, which the Government chose to reject.

To make matters even worse, as part of the implementation of this policy, all schools are having to review charges for stationery, workbooks, school trips and camps because the Ministry of Education is enforcing new guidelines around what does and does not consti-

tute a donation.

The reality is that schools have been charging for school camps, day trips and stationery packs for years but now they will only be able to do so if these things are not considered part of the school curriculum, which seems a nonsense.

Some schools have indicated that they will either face losing tens of thousands of dollars or will have to consider doing away with school camps as they fear that parents will not pay for these once it is made clear that the payment is considered a voluntary donation.

One school has estimated it could be $150,000 worse off as a result of both being excluded from the scheme and the enforcement of new guidance on donations.

National raised these issues in select committee but the Government refused to listen.

It is not surprising that only a third of schools eligible for the Government’s school donations

scheme have taken it up so far given how unfair and complicated the policy is turning out to be.

Some schools are still working out how out of pocket they will be, and whether they will have to cut how they provide education in other areas.

The Government has created a very difficult situation for principals and boards who are dealing with parents with high expectations, but the reality is a number of schools are working out they will be worse off as a result of enforcing the new rules and the payment not covering what they ask for now.

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If contemporary art is your bag, make a beeline for the Santa Fe Railyard Arts District. The historic railyard has been transformed into a contemporary art powerhouse, housing a stack of galleries and the international art museum, SITE Santa Fe.

Seduced by Sante Fe’s art, history A

t 7000 feet above sea level, be sure to pace yourself, because as much as Santa Fe proudly sports its storied past, its creative pulse beats strong, constantly refreshing its manifold draws.

Thousands of years of native American culture is thoughtfully showcased in its museums and art studios, while the Spanish colonial influence is also pervasive,

Typical Santa Fe adobe design.

Huddled at the foot of the Southern Rockies, Santa Fe’s abundance of history and cultural heft underpins the world’s love-affair with the oldest state capital in the USA, writes Mike Yardley. best exemplified by the Palace of the Governors.

Established in 1610 as the most northern outpost of the Spanish American Empire, the palace still stands sentinel, gracing the northern end of Santa Fe’s beat-

ing heart, the Plaza.

Dangling from all of the vintage street lamps surrounding the plaza, strings of chilli, in vivid green, flaming red and the Santa Fe hybrid of Christmas. You’ll soon realise that Santa Fe cannot

eat enough of the stuff and strikingly spells chilli differently – chile.

Under the palace’s distinctive portal, registered Native American craftspeople sell authentic artworks, jewellery and pottery, under strict quality controls. No Chinese imitation tat here! It’s an essential stop for shoppers.

The palace itself is the oldest continually occupied public building in the USA. It now forms part of the riveting of the New Mexico History Museum, with a sublime collection of exhibits spanning the centuries, from conquistador helmets and native hide paintings to stagecoaches that rode the Santa Fe Trail.

Built in pueblo style, in honour of the Native Americans, Santa Fe set about crafting the town centre with this unified building style.

Commonly referred to as adobe architecture or pueblo revival, it is Santa Fe’s greatest calling card.

Radiating from the plaza, the historic heart of Santa Fe brims with these flat-roofed buildings made from sun-baked bricks and ochre stucco.

The door surrounds are usually painted blue to scare off evil spirits, so the legend goes.

As an effortlessly strollable town, lose yourself in the quant winding streets teeming with

boutiques, galleries and eateries.

You’ll also want to take a wander down bohemian Canyon Road where artists and adobe-style architects first established themselves a century ago, drawn by the light, desert landscapes and adobe architecture.

If contemporary art is your bag, make a beeline for the Santa Fe Railyard Arts District.

The historic railyard has been transformed into a contemporary art powerhouse, housing a stack of galleries and the international art museum, SITE Santa Fe. The latest arty innovation in Santa Fe causing enormous buzz is the House of Eternal Return, by art collective Meow Wolf.

Funded by Games of Thrones creator, George R. R. Martin, he transformed a former bowling alley into this wildly immersive art experience that involves climbing and crawling through a trippy multiverse of more than 70 unique rooms inside the house.

Open just two years, the queues outside this cult attraction billow down the street.

I’ve never experienced anything quite like it.

When you first walk in, a giant metallic anthropomorphic tree, known as The King’s Mouth, welcomes you inside.

The storytelling is in your hands, depending on how you experience the house.

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Santa Fe’s beating heart, the Plaza.

Above and below – Under the palace’s distinctive portal, registered Native American craftspeople sell authentic artworks, jewellery and pottery, under strict quality controls.

The House of Eternal Return, by art collective Meow Wolf, is a wildly immersive art experience that involves climbing and crawling through a trippy multiverse of more than 70 unique rooms inside the house.

Donning your 3D glasses, you have to decide if you will go into a deceptively innocuouslooking sitting room, up a set of stairs or into the living room fireplace. Yes, inside it.

Just minutes from the Plaza, take a wander down the Old Santa Fe Trail to Loretto Chapel.

In contrast to the prevailing adobe architecture, this Gothic church, modelled after SainteChapelle in Paris, was built for the Sisters of Loretto in the

1870s. It would have been just another beautiful old church in this religious city if not for what happened near the end its construction.

Workers realised there wasn’t space to access the choir loft by a normal staircase – a ladder was the only thing that would fit.

So the nuns prayed for nine days to St. Joseph, patron saint of carpenters, for a solution. On the ninth day, as the story goes,

Santa Fe, you wear it well. The white mantle that is.

a mysterious stranger arrived on a donkey with a toolbox, seeking work.

Using only a saw, a square, and water to season the wood, he built a stunning spiral staircase, with two full 360-degree turns and no visible means of support, over the next few months, then disappeared before they could pay him.

Was it Joseph himself? It’s just another Santa Fe mystery. https://santafe.org/

Spring snow in Santa Fe.

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England produce masterclass NZME The All Blacks were beaten by England in the semifinal of the Rugby World Cup on Saturday night and it wasn’t even particuarly close.

How did this happen?

Our rugby experts list the five main reasons the All Blacks lost: 1. England simply too good As much as it hurts to see the dream of three successive Rugby World Cups be killed at the hands of an extraordinary rush defence, the All Blacks can only accept their fate with good grace.

England had their number in Yokohama.

They had it everywhere, too.

From the brilliant Maro Itoje outplaying Brodie Retallick, to Tom Currie owning the breakdown and the men in white, numbers one to 15 being the more physical.

It was England’s day and they deserve their moment in the sun now.

They reduced the world’s best attacking side to a somewhat dishevelled looking, uncertain mismash of frantic bad ideas.

They got inside the All Blacks’ heads and beat them up mentally.

The attack just never functioned.

Not the way it was supposed to.

Not the way it was revamped to do and maybe the talk of an attacking revolution was premature – defence still wins World Cups.

2. Scoreboard pressure In the words of Beauden Barrett ‘scoreboard pressure’.

England scored the opening try in the second minute when prop Manu Tuilagi dived over.

Even though they didn’t add to that lead until just before halftime it meant they were on the front foot early, much like the All Blacks last week against Ireland.

It took the All Blacks 57 minutes before they got their first points when Ardie Savea made the most of a poor lineout throw.

When asked what went wrong Barrett told Spark Sport: “We can begin with the start of the game.

“They came out of the blocks pretty strongly and applied some scoreboard pressure early.

“We both wanted to that that, it was pretty obvious going into the game that starts were pretty important, so we found it really hard to get into it and apply scoreboard pressure.”

3. Scott Barrett out of position Steve Hansen had a night to forget, quickly.

Soon after the match, he accepted responsibility for the one tactical change he made to the All Blacks starting side, having

Story of the match: All Blacks trying hard but England, with Maro Itoje always prominent, proving too strong all over the park.

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pushed Scott Barrett into blindside and benching Sam Cane in order to target England’s lineout.

The move did not pay off as expected, with England dominating the lineout to the point they snaffled two from the All Blacks throws while their twin opensides Tom Curry and Sam Underhill, together with lock Maro Itoje, killed the breakdown.

“If I turn around and say it backfired Scott is going to feel pretty average so I’m not going to say that,” said Hansen.

“I’ll take that one on the chin.

“Scotty came out and played the best he could but did we want to win more lineout ball, yeah we did.

“It takes more than one person to do that.

“If we had our time again we might consider doing something different.”

4. Lost the forward battle Rugby’s won in the tight five, or so they say, and England’s big men were supreme in Yokohama.

Maro Itoje, who was standout

for the Lions in 2017, was the man of the match in a superb performance, outshining the All Blacks maestros in Brodie Retallick and Sam Whitelock.

The England front rowers went to work around the field led by Mako Vunipola who had 16 carries and made seven tackles over his 69 minutes.

Joe Moody had one carry while Nepo Laulala just two.

And England hooker Jamie George also did a lot of work around the field.

You could just see at each ruck that England had the numbers and players willing to contest for that ball or at least be a nuisance.

For the All Blacks to play their free-flowing attacking play out wide, they needed good ball and they never got it.

5. Eddie Jones Quite simply, Eddie Jones played a blinder.

Pre-match there had been more than a few former England players unhappy about the selection of George Ford at No 10.

The popular view favoured Owen Farrell at first-five where he could have more control, more influence, with Manu Tuilagi running hard off his shoulder.

Jones, though, knew his mind all along and he knew his plan.

Ford was so composed and aware and he used the platform his outstanding pack gave him quite brilliantly.

It was a masterclass in tactical control, but also selection and planning by a coach who is now going to have the legacy that he deserves.

Whether his pre-game nonsense had any impact, we’ll never know.

But what can’t be denied is that his side played as if they weren’t feeling the pressure.

He was right about that – his team acted like they had nothing to lose and their body language, intent, demeanour ... it all said they were a team with total belief in who they were and what they were trying to do.

As much as that comes from

within, it comes from the environment created by the coach and management.

Meanwhile, the All Blacks fan whose story went viral last week after sharing photos of his tattoo that called the 2019 Rugby World Cup for the All Blacks says he has no regrets, the day after the team was kicked out of the tournament.

Masterton man Shaun Pollard was naturally disappointed but says he will support the team through every bump on the road, now and forever.

He was called “crazy”, “overly confident” and even worse and says the flood of negative comments has not stopped since his tattoo first went viral.

However, he still loves it and says he won’t change a thing.

Many wondered what he’d do if the All Blacks proved him wrong and his answer is unequivocal: the tattoo will stay, permanently inked on his skin, as a symbol of his hope and his undying devotion to the men in black.

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Tech take out local derby

By Erin Tasker

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Tech continued with their winning ways on Saturday, claiming the first all Mid Canterbury derby of the Canterbury Country Cricket senior competition.

Tech and Allenton – the only two Mid Canterbury teams in the competition – squared off in a 40-over match at the Ashburton Domain on Saturday where Tech came out on top by seven wickets to ensure they were well and truly the team to beat in the competition’s south section three rounds in.

After winning the toss, Tech elected to send Allenton out to bat on their home wicket, and they got through to just 16 before their first wicket fell.

From there, wickets fell with reasonable regularity.

Two top spells by the Tech bowlers where they claimed three wickets for just two runs, and then three wickets for just three runs, had Allenton on the ropes and eventually they were all out for 128 off 33.5 overs.

For the second week running, Manpreet Singh was Allenton’s star with the bat, with his knock of 39 not out off 31 balls helping him to his second man of the match performance in a row.

This week’s unbeaten knock included four sixes and two fours, while last week’s 70 not out included seven sixes and two fours.

Meanwhile, Harry Jones was the chief destroyer with ball in hand for Tech, taking 3/24 off his eight overs, while Richard Print and Bevan Ravenscroft took two wickets each.

In reply, Tech didn’t get off to the best of starts, with Allenton’s Mana Singh striking early and claiming the wicket of Jason Morrison for a duck in the first over.

But from there, Morrison’s fellow opener William McKee knuckled down and his knock of

41 helped his side through to the target with relative ease.

Des Kruger also chimed in with 22, while Bevan Richan was not out on 33 at the end, with Nick Gilbert not out on 10.

Allenton’s bowlers shared the three wickets, with Mana Singh,

Manpreet Singh and Jaideep Singh all taking one each, and Satveer Singh taking two catches.

The win meant that after three rounds, Tech are unbeaten in their debut Canterbury Country season, while Allenton had just the one win beside their name.

Next weekend, Allenton will be at home for their third game on the trot, taking on Greendale, while Tech face a crossover match with the competition’s north section.

They’ll take on Ohoka at Rolleston’s Brookside Park.

Above – Tech’s Harry Jones sends a ball down to an Allenton batsman on his way to taking three wickets on Saturday.

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Time for this result to be put in its proper place

By Hamish Bidwell

N

ow’s not the time to feel sorry for anyone.

Amid all the hogwash being talked in the aftermath of New Zealand’s 19-7 Rugby World Cup semifinal defeat to England, is how we ought to spare a thought for some of them.

Men such as the departing trio of head coach Steve Hansen, captain Kieran Read and senior outside back Ben Smith. Midfield back Sonny Bill Williams has likely played his last big match in an All Blacks’ jersey, while assistant coach Ian Foster has probably seen his hopes of succeeding Hansen go down “the dunny,’’ as his outgoing boss once said.

We’re told they’re all hurting and that this is a cruel, even heartbreaking way for their time with the team to end.

What nonsense.

These men, and many, many others in the side, have enjoyed a charmed and pampered ride.

They’ve beaten teams all over the world, regularly crushing dreams without so much as a quiet request for New Zealanders to consider the feelings of the vanquished foes.

No, they’ve had a great run, enjoying all the many privileges that come with being All Blacks and now, for one of the few times in their careers, they’ve faced significant defeat themselves.

Spare a thought for them?

You must be joking.

Those that are going, are off to enjoy cushier, better-paying gigs with club teams and even some of those who’ll remain, such as Sam Whitelock, Beauden Barrett and Brodie Retallick, have lucrative Japanese sabbaticals included in their contracts with New Zealand Rugby.

No sooner will people have tiptoed around these poor, wounded soldiers, than the players’ social media accounts will be full of photos from exotic holiday destinations. Yep, she’s a real hard life.

Let’s not lose sight of what happened here. England thoroughly out-thought and outplayed New Zealand and were more worthy winners than the 19-7 scoreline showed. Everything they did on the night was better and they deserve our heartiest congratulations. They made the All Blacks look mediocre and we ought to thank them for that.

Sometimes, it’s good to let the air out of things.

Things can get a bit bloated around the All Blacks. Even people who are regularly around the side, such as media, get a rather inflated idea of their importance.

Hansen, for instance, enjoys a messianic status and having him

look fallible once in a while isn’t such a bad thing.

We had got to a point where it was as if this group could do no wrong. That they had been so successful, and knew so much better than us, that if they decided to pick someone such as wing Sevu Reece, we weren’t entitled to express disapproval.

Reece was discharged without conviction last October after assaulting his partner outside a Hamilton night spot. People might roll their eyes at this being brought up again, but Reece was on his way to Irish club Connacht.

They immediately tore up his contract but not good old NZR. This isn’t about endlessly looking to shame him for past deeds.

It’s about an organisation who have been so good for so long – and enjoyed such steady streams of praise – that they lost sight of the message Reece’s selection

might send or the hurt that could be caused. That’s why this needn’t be a time of national mourning.

Instead it’s a time for rugby and the All Blacks and NZR to be put in their proper place.

Not to be condemned or ridiculed; we don’t need wholesale change. But we could do with an honest appraisal of things and a realisation or admission that the team aren’t absolutely right about everything all of the time.

Foster, for instance, should not be the next All Blacks’ head coach. There’s any number of reasons why, not least because a departure from this era wouldn’t be a bad thing.

New Zealand don’t have a divine right to hold the Rugby World Cup. Teams lose rugby games and this time it was the All Blacks’ turn. They might choose to feel sorry for themselves, but none of

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■■ GOLF

Top team for interprovincials When the 2019 Toro Men’s Interprovincial Golf Tournament tees off at Hastings next month, three Mid Canterbury golfers will be there representing Aorangi.

The Aorangi team for the tournament at Bridge Pa in Hastings from November 26 to 30 includes Ashburton Golf Club members Jeff Hewitt and Josh Smith, and Cameron Grant from the Rakaia Golf Club, along with Daniel Perham, Tim Leonard and Damian Rodgers from the Timaru Golf Club.

Perham will captain the side and bring up his 100th national interprovincial game at the tournament, while Hewitt returns from a couple of years out of the mix, having earned his spot through some outstanding results throughout the season, including his first club championship win at Ashburton.

Leonard and Smith are also back and in good form, having both gone through the recent South Island interprovincial tournament unbeaten, while another returning player from last year - Grant - is set to be a huge asset due to his experience and ability to play in all five positions in the team.

Blair Franklin from the Ashburton Golf Club will also make the trip to Hastings as the Aorangi side’s manager.

At last weekend’s South Island interprovincials at the Waitikiri Golf Club in Christchurch, Aorangi lined up against a strong home side in Canterbury, who were gunning for them after having lost to Aorangi just a few short weeks earlier in an annual rep fixture played at Ashburton.

After the morning rounds the teams were locked at 2-all, with Leonard and Perham taking wins for Aorangi, and some even battles in the afternoon set up a close finish, with Aorangi eventually taking it out 4.5 to 3.5.

But Aorangi then went up against a well oiled Otago and went down 6-2, before taking a

Ashburton’s Jeff Hewitt is one of three Mid Canterbury players heading to the national interprovincial golf championships for Aorangi.

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All up it made for an overall third placing for the Aorangi men, while at the South Island women’s interprovincials in Blenheim,

the Aorangi women also finished third.

They finished their tournament with a solid loss to Tasman, with the only win in the final clash going to Ashburton’s Wendy Parr, although both Pauline Bell and

Kathryn Baker both lost one down on the 18th.

Tasman ended up claiming the women’s title, with Canterbury second and Aorangi third. Otago rounded out the field, with Aorangi coming home with the

Latimer Trophy courtesy of their win over Otago.

The Aorangi women’s team was Vicky Moore, Kathryn Baker, Angela Gerken, Pauline Bell, Angela Mowbray, Wendy Parr, Sharon Bradford and Ginny Bolderston.

■■NETBALL

Ferns lose Constellation Cup on goal difference NZME In less than 24 hours, two of New Zealand’s World Cup champion sides were put to the test.

And on both occasions, they were outclassed, leaving a sombre feeling amongst Kiwi sports fans.

The Silver Ferns failed to reclaim the Constellation Cup after suffering a 53-46 loss in the final test of the trans-Tasman series in Perth.

Following a nail-biting one-goal win over the Diamonds last weekend, the Ferns’ lacklustre performance was received with shock – an all too familiar feeling for sports fans still mourning the All Blacks’ Rugby World Cup semi-final loss to England overnight.

It was the closest the Ferns had

come to lifting the trophy since 2015 and would have been only the second time in the series’ history.

But a shot at the dream will have to wait another year.

A shift in momentum in the third quarter for the Ferns almost promised another dazzling comeback for the New Zealand side but a slow start – and a handful of questionable calls – haunted their chances.

In what was perhaps coach Noeline Taurua’s most unusual call of the series, Bailey Mes got the nod to start at goal shoot, leaving Ameliaranne Ekenasio, who shot at 93 per cent in last weekend’s game, on the bench.

The controversial selection didn’t pay off.

Mes conceded five offensive con-

tact penalties within the opening ten minutes, while netting only two from four attempts.

With the Diamonds taking full advantage of the Ferns’ sluggish attacking start, Taurua summoned Ekenasio to the court, returning to her Netball World Cup-winning combination.

In her 150th test for the side, Ferns veteran Maria Folau carried the team with a 100 per cent hit rate in the first half. The lack of opportunities to shoot though was what kept them out of touch.

Behind by a massive 13 goals at half-time, not much was going right for the Ferns.

Captain Laura Langman conceded plenty of turnovers and only managed to successfully find her

shooters six times from the circle edge.

Meanwhile, Caitlin Bassett and shooting partner Gretel Tippett dominated the circle with impressive accuracy while Liz Watson set the pace in the midcourt.

The Silver Ferns hit back with a dominant second-half performance to creep back into the match, but Diamonds coach Lisa Alexander was quick to respond, introducing Ash Brazil at centre and debutant Maddy Turner at goal defence to see Australia settle and rediscover their momentum.

Not granting the Ferns enough opportunity to catch-up, Bassett sealed the Diamonds’ win before wrapping her hands around the trophy once again.

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Rest assured, he means business

By Matt Markham

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It’s traditionally known as the one key lead up to the New Zealand Trotting Cup which identifies the winner, but the puzzle following today’s Ashburton Flying Stakes might be even murkier by the time they pass the finishing post.

Murkier for the fact that a victory, or impressive performance, by one particular young pretender may see him come from oblivion and not only force his connections to enter the greatest harness racing event on the calendar but potentially even become the favourite. His name, Self Assured.

The unknown quantity of the New Zealand pacing ranks might have tasted defeat for the first time in his career a couple of weeks ago at Addington but when you break it down, his effort was more than commendable.

Taking on the open class pacers for the first time in his career, having been restricted to the age group races during the early stages of his career the Mark Purdon and Natalie Rasmussen-trained pacer finished a valiant second to Ultimate Sniper.

And today he might just open the pathway to the second Tuesday in November.

He would have been there anyway – most likely in a race like the Junior Free-For-All but such has been the magic of his return that there’s whispers a bold performance today might see his owner, Jean Feiss, who’s not shy of doing the unthinkable tempted to pay the $20,000 late nomination fee for the Cup. It’s almost unheard of and very nearly wouldn’t have eventuated had it not been for a lack of nom-

inations in another race forcing the All Stars to transfer him into the Flying Stakes.

He and stablemates, Another Masterpiece and Ultimate Sniper, were entered into another race which only had four nominations, so all three were shifted into the big race.

Blair Orange will drive the fouryear-old pacer again, having piloted him in his fresh up run a fortnight ago and even his availability to take the drive fell down to chance. He was committed to the Nigel McGrath-trained Gran Chico, who looked set to stop him from getting on board the excitement machine, but it’s sale during the week for a figure reported to be more than $400,000 to Australian owners took him out of the race and freed Orange up to stay on Self Assured.

The All Stars will hold a mortgage on the $50,000 race before they even step out onto the track, with seven of the remaining 10 runners. The transferred trio are joined by Cruz Bromac, Thefixer, Spankem and Chase Auckland.

Local driver Gerard O’Reilly has picked up the catch drive on Cruz Bromac, while Tony Herlihy is on Ultimate Sniper and Another Masterpiece will be driven by Matthew Williamson.

Purdon keeps his drive on Spankem, Rasmussen is on defending NZ Cup champion, Thefixer and Tim Williams will drive Methven Cup winner, Chase Auckland.

The feature race will draw plenty of attention today but there will be just as much interest in the efforts of the open class trotters in the Group Three Ashburton Trotters’ Flying Mile.

Mark Purdon and Natalie Rasmussen hold all the cards in today’s Ashburton Flying Stakes.

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Reigning Trotter of the Year, Sundees Son will be out to avenge his last start defeat and build some momentum as Cup Week fast approaches, while plenty of eyes will be on the performance of Marcoola, who won the race last year, following his strong fresh up effort for second at Addington three weeks ago.

He holds all the keys to the race with his inside barrier draw and with good pressure from those outside him and good conditions a blistering mile for the squaregaiters looks well on the cards.

MATT MARKHAM’S SELECTIONS Race 1: Prospect Park. The Guild, Just Michael, Adhika Race 2: Ardee Trouble, Flying Monkey, DD’S Super Stuart, Sierra Gold Race 3: Tyrons Bit Of Lemon, Roll The Dice, Burnham Boy, Dan Fernando Race 4: Heisenberg, Yorkshire, Norman Richards, Silk Race 5: You Really Got Me, Rebel Kibbybones, Sugar Cane, Idle Stuartia Race 6: Marcoola, Sundees Son, Winterfell, Habibi Inta Race 7: Ivana Flybye, Nemera Franco, Kendra, Nakuru Race 8: Self Assured, Spankem, Ultimate Sniper, Thefixer Race 9: Oscar Bonavena, The Dominator, Overzealous, Globe Trekker Race 10: Jazzy Star, Above N Beyond, I’m Tough, Rah De Rah BEST: Marcoola (Race 6) ROUGHIE: Rah De Rah (Race 10)

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Best effort still to come from the Shark NZME Not that he needed convincing but trainer Jamie Richards left Moonee Valley on Saturday evening with confirmation that he has a galloper capable of matching it with the best Australasia has to offer.

Te Akau Shark had just produced a quality performance in the Gr.1 Ladbrokes Cox Plate that saw him surge home against the fence to snatch third behind world-class Japanese mare Lys Gracieux and classy three-yearold Castelvecchio, courtesy of a brilliant ride from Opie Bosson.

Richards had openly admitted leading into the race that their chances had been compromised by drawing the outside barrier for Australia’s premier weight-forage contest, however the thrill he took from seeing his charge deliver a career defining moment was still evident as he boarded a flight back to New Zealand on Sunday morning.

“I’m so proud of the horse and

also of Opie who was simply brilliant to get him into the money from that draw,” Richards said.

“Once we drew the outside, we were realistic that it was going to be a mountain to climb to win the race, but his effort was simply outstanding.

“The mare who won it is worldclass and obviously the threeyear-old (Castelvecchio) who ran second is top quality as well, so to do what our boy did was exceptional.

“He actually hit a flat spot coming down the side when the pace went on and took three or four strides to get his momentum up.

“Opie made the decision to follow the rail and I think that was certainly the difference in finishing an unlucky sixth or seventh compared to getting that thirdplaced cheque.”

While delighted with the result, Richards was also buoyed by the way Te Akau Shark handled the build-up and raceday atmosphere that comes as part of the package with such a prestigious event.

While Lys Gracieux was an emphatic winner, Te Akau Shark was equally as impressive in Saturday’s Cox Plate.

“He’s a five-year-old that has only had the ten starts now so he is still very inexperienced,” he said.

“You wouldn’t have known that though as he is the true professional and was just so chilled out during the week and again on the

day. I’m not sure if the crowd was as big as they have had in the last few years without Winx in the race but the atmosphere was still pretty amazing.

“He took it all in his stride which has us excited about what lies ahead for him as I definitely

think the best is yet to come.”

Te Akau Shark, who was bought at the NZ Bloodstock Ready To Run Sale by David Ellis for $230,000 by Te Akau principal David Ellis, will now return to New Zealand for a welcome break before Richards and the Te Akau Racing team plot their next moves with the Rip Van Winkle gelding.

“We will sit down and put a plan together for his next campaign which I would think will have Sydney in the autumn as a focus.

“I think a race like the Queen Elizabeth Stakes has to be a target for him as he has shown he is well up to the journey at weight-forage.

“I do think there is improvement in him just given how little racing he has had, so I believe he can take them on again in Sydney.”

Richards will be back in Melbourne during the week as the final touches are applied to New Zealand Horse of the Year, Melody Belle, as she prepares to tackle the Gr.1 Empire Rose Stakes (1600m) at Flemington on Saturday.

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Ashburton Trotting Club Venue: Ashburton Raceway Meeting Date: 28 Oct 2019 NZ Meeting number: 8 Doubles: 1 and 2; 3 and 4; 5 and 6; 7 and 8; 9 and 10 Trebles: 1, 2 and 3; 4, 5 and 6; 8, 9 and 10 1 12.27pm ZILCO NZ/MORRISONS SADDLERY & FEED PACE $10,000, non-winners 3yo+, stand, 2400m 1 487 Off The Edge (1) fr........................ G O’Reilly 2 23 Prospect Park (2) fr.................. C D Thornley 3 9x890 Franco Hatton (3) fr......................T McMillan 4 75 Adhika (4) fr...................................B Orange 5 Unico Gem (5) fr................................. R May 6 x3322 The Guild (6) fr..................................... J Hay 7 0 Gotta C Tintin (7) fr........................ J Herbert 8 4x238 Just Michael (8) fr..........................L O’Reilly 9 x280x Westburn Bliss (9) fr......................R Holmes 10 058 Webs Reactor (10) fr................ S O’Reilly (J) 11 x8621 Darryl Kerrigan fr........................... Scratched 12 85650 Tiger Moth fr.................................. Scratched 2 1.02pm ASHBURTON GUARDIAN TROT $12,000, r48-r51, stand, 2400m 1 03047 Tonique De Feu (1) fr.......................... R May 2 24147 Sierra Gold (2) fr............................R Holmes 3 44396 Don’t Look Back (3) fr...................... G Smith 4 10426 Ardee Trouble (4) fr....................... S McNally 5 580x0 Flying Monkey (5) fr...................... A Lethaby 6 64040 Rogie Falls (6) fr.............................B Orange 7 65866 Bright Glow (7) fr...........................I Cameron 8 90310 Blink N Bones (8) fr.............................B Ford 9 4Px00 Terrier (U1) fr................................... M Purvis 10 45017 DD’s Super Stuart (U2) fr............ J Markham 11 10800 Boyz Invasion (U3) fr..................... G O’Reilly 12 78086 Rachmaninov (U4) fr......................... T Grant 13 18x00 Desperateandangerous (U5) fr.. B Borcoskie 3 1.37pm MAINLAND WOOL MOBILE PACE $12,000, 3yo+ r50-r55., mobile, 2400m 1 124 Pur Dan fr...................................... Scratched 2 0x68x Nirvana Beach (1) fr............................ R May 3 31 Patronus Star (2) fr........................... G Smith 4 1 Burnham Boy (3) fr............................S Ottley 5 10 The General (4) fr..........................B Orange

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6 515 Roll The Dice (5) fr........................T Williams 7 135 Tyron’s Bit Of Lemon (6) fr.................J Dunn 8 x8405 Bush Man (7) fr........................ M Williamson 9 1252x Dan Fernando (8) fr...................M Anderson 4 2.12 THE PHAT DUCK HANDICAP PACE $12,000, r40-r63 spechcp, stand, 2400m 1 25307 Ardent Lustre fr............................. Scratched 2 85770 Victor Tango (1) fr.................... J Morrison (J) 3 06x85 Gotta Future (2) fr.................S Tomlinson (J) 4 32100 Silk (3) fr.........................................R Holmes 5 86662 Bound To Impress (4) fr.................J Versteeg 6 77849 Unico Legend (1) 10M........................ R May 7 0036x Stars Tonight (2) 10M....................... G Smith 8 1325x Heisenberg (3) 10M...........................J Dunn 9 313x4 Baltimore Jack (4) 10M..................B Orange 10 141 Yorkshire (5) 10M..................... C D Thornley 11 7402x Franco Niven (6) 10M...................T Williams 12 4x010 Frankie Jones (7) 10M............. M Williamson 13 8805x Franco Hampton (8) 10M..................J Curtin 14 x7858 Dadndave 10M.............................. Scratched 15 33x84 The Kaik (9) 10M.................................K Butt 16 1x335 Norman Richards (10) 10M................. J Hay 17 72924 Homebush Lad (11) 10M............. B Hope (J) Emergency: Bound To Impress 5 2.46 CYRIL HAY MEMORIAL TROT $12,000, r52-r55, stand, 2400m 1 84411 Never Mind (1) fr...................... M Williamson 2 73921 Another Chapter (2) fr.......................J Curtin 3 8x324 Ali Lindenny (3) fr...........................R Holmes 4 98810 One Night Out (4) fr.......................B Weaver 5 61550 Clyde (5) fr............................... C D Thornley 6 1 Idle Stuartia (6) fr...........................B Orange 7 11020 Red Harbour (U1) fr............................ R May 8 x1300 Escargo (U2) fr..................................S Ottley 9 0498x You Really Got Me (U3) fr..................J Dunn 10 36532 Sugar Cane (U4) fr................... L McCormick 11 408x2 Rebel Kibbybones (U5) fr..................... J Hay 6 3.22pm WHAT THE HILL TROTTERS FLYING MILE (MOBILE - G3) $30,000, ffa., mobile, 1609m 1 687x2 Marcoola (1) fr.......................S Tomlinson (J)

2 011x7 Great Things Happen (2) fr.............. G Smith 3 42364 Destiny Jones (3) fr...........................S Ottley 4 05x41 Theodosia (4) fr................................... C Butt 5 1x118 Sundees Son (5) fr.............................J Dunn 6 2x251 Winterfell (6) fr...............................M Purdon 7 2x331 Habibi Inta (7) fr.............................B Orange 8 x0932 Woodstone (8) fr..................................B Butt 7 3.53pm MID CBRY TROTTING OWNERS LADIES MILE MBL PACE $13,000, r80 f&m., mobile, 1609m 1 48x32 Vinnie Rulz (1) fr.......................... B Hope (J) 2 11x1 Nemera Franco (2) fr................ C D Thornley 3 4400x Anamajor (3) fr.....................................B Butt 4 3850x Nakuru (4) fr.......................................J Dunn 5 787x0 Be Mine Tonight (5) fr.................. D Keast (J) 6 2564x Kendra (6) fr........................................ R May 7 60153 Ivana Flybye (7) fr............................ G Smith 8 4x343 Queen Bee Bardon (8) fr...............T Williams 9 1001x Samskara (9) fr..............................B Orange 10 807x5 Bettor’s Heart (21) fr..................M Hurrell (J) 11 112x0 Change Is Good (22) fr..............M Anderson 12 449x1 Sweet Mary (23) fr................... M Williamson 8 4.33pm ASHBURTON MSA LIQOUR CENTRE FLYING STKS PACE G2 $50,000, ffa, stand, 2400m 1 x2456 A G’s White Socks (1) fr...................... R May 2 11112 Self Assured (2) fr..........................B Orange 3 x3351 Ultimate Sniper (3) fr.......................T Herlihy 4 383x1 Cruz Bromac (4) fr........................ G O’Reilly 5 12x14 Gran Chico fr................................. Scratched 6 124x4 Another Masterpiece (5) fr....... M Williamson 7 232x5 Thefixer (6) fr..........................N Rasmussen 8 641x3 Smokin By (7) fr.........................M Anderson 9 x2113 Spankem (8) fr...............................M Purdon 10 2P921 Our Uncle Sam (9) fr........................ A Frisby 11 x1471 Chase Auckland (U1) fr.................T Williams 9 5.12 FASTTRACK INSURANCE $2.5K ADDED HANDICAP TROT $14,500, r56+ discrhcp, stand, 2400m 1 34531 Momentous (1) fr...............................S Ottley 2 90634 Missie Castleton (2) fr......................... R May 3 7P810 Majestic Sunset (3) fr........................J Curtin 4 6x202 Globe Trekker (4) fr....................... A Lethaby

5 7619P Take After Me (5) fr.................... R Houghton 6 30617 Ideal Invasion (6) fr.................. S O’Reilly (J) 7 x3165 She’s Allthe Craze fr..................... Scratched 8 1418x Overzealous (7) fr.............................P Davis 9 57x12 Idle Moose (1) 10M........................B Orange 10 1685x Mr Fahrenheit (2) 10M.........................B Butt 11 6x130 Justamollyarcher (3) 10M...............R Jenkins 12 16241 King Cassidy (U1) 20M.................T Williams 13 42487 The Dominator (1) 30M............ C D Thornley 14 2x322 Valloria (2) 30M..................................J Dunn 15 x1111 Oscar Bonavena (U1) 40M............M Purdon 10 5.47pm EA NETWORKS MOBILE PACE $12,000, 3yo+ r58-r70., mobile, 2400m 1 0x806 J B Mauney (1) fr...........................B Orange 2 62151 Rah De Rah (2) fr...........................R Holmes 3 1707x Playa Vista (3) fr....................... C D Thornley 4 55548 Franco Texas (4) fr.................B Laughton (J) 5 114x I’m Tough (5) fr..............................T Williams 6 5x513 Above N Beyond (6) fr........................J Dunn 7 7x831 Kingmaker (7) fr....................... M Williamson 8 4321x Jay Tee Tyron fr............................. Scratched 9 9x11F Jazzy Star (8) fr............................. S McNally 10 816x1 Naholo (21) fr...................................... R May 11 2x417 Bettathanfast (22) fr...................M Anderson SELECTIONS Race 1: The Guild, Adhika, Prospect Park, Just Michael Race 2: Ardee Trouble, Tonique De Feu, DD’s Super Stuart Race 3: Roll The Dice, Burnham Boy, Nirvana Beach Race 4: Heisenberg, Stars Tonight, Yorkshire, Unico Legend Race 5: Never Mind, Another Chapter, You Really Got Me Race 6: Sundees Son, Marcoola, Habibi Inta, Woodstone Race 7: Nemera Franco, Ivana Flybye, Kendra, Sweet Mary Race 8: Self Assured, Spankem, Thefixer, Ultimate Sniper Race 9: Oscar Bonavena, Valloria, Globe Trekker, Overzealous Race 10: Above N Beyond, I’m Tough, Kingmaker LEGEND: X - Spell from racing of at least 3 months P - Retired (or pulled up) from race L - Driver unseated U1 - Unruly beginner {C} - Concession driver {C.cl} - Claiming concession driver which allows horse to start one class down

Samantha Ottley will be looking to upset the favourites with Destiny Jones in the What The Hill Flying Mile at Ashburton today.

Waikato gallops

Today at Te Rapa Raceway

Waikato RC Venue: Te Rapa Meeting Date: 28 Oct 2019 NZ Meeting number: 2 Doubles: 2 and 3; 4 and 5; 6 and 7; 8 and 9 Trebles: 1, 2 and 3; 4, 5 and 6; 7, 8 and 9 1 12.40pm (NZT) LEGENDS DAY 8TH FEB ON SALE NOW 2100 $22,500, Rating 65 Benchmark*, 2100m 1 40x89 Mazzuro d (8) 60............................M McNab 2 10x09 Mighty Connor t (4) 60.................... R Kozaki 3 0x172 Carnaby m (13) 59...........................R Myers 4 1x079 Desert Storm t (2) 58.5....................S Collett 5 55326 Hesalljazz dm (12) 58.5.................J Waddell 6 80x47 Hattie Bee (3) 57..............................J Riddell 7 6741 Mood (10) 57...............................M Coleman 8 82242 Uabasso (6) 57................................R Smyth 9 13345 Heliberry m (7) 56.5......................... S Spratt 10 6x470 Katiem Marie d (11) 56.5...................R Elliot 11 13x08 Thousand Stars (9) 56.5.........J Fawcett (a1) 12 17260 Jayperno m (5) 56...........................V Colgan 13 900x7 Justa Boy Bullseye (1) 54........E McCall (a3) 2 1.15pm FASTTRACK INSURANCE $5K STAKE TOP UP MAIDEN 1600 $15,000, MDN, 1600m 1 35372 Plushenko (17) 58.5.....................D Mansour 2 3x8 Takeiteasy (6) 58.5........................... T Harris 3 78540 Man Power (13) 58.5......................J Waddell 4 6 Fired (15) 58.5............................ L Satherley 5 58x6 Man Oh Man (5) 58.5.....................O Bosson 6 Viva Volare (14) 58.5......................M McNab 7 25x35 Baby Face b (7) 56.5........................ C Grylls 8 03252 Flashdance 56.5........................... Scratched 9 26963 Out Of The Park (12) 56.5..................R Elliot 10 336x7 Rusalka (11) 56.5.........................T Thornton 11 9x90x Flying (18) 56.5...................S Weatherley (a) 12 00 Pearl Bodine (3) 56.5....................... S Spratt 13 Southern Vogue (19) 56.5.... T Yanagida (a2) 14 52x33 Ranger b (8) 56............................... A Calder 15 22 Wild West (16) 56........................M Coleman 16 39x20 Mongolian Heaven 56................... Scratched 17 98x96 Go For Dough 58.5....................... Scratched 18 369x7 Torque Straight (1) 56.5...................S Collett 19 98x0 Rio Belle (2) 56.5 20 000x0 Elle D’Berry (4) 56.5 -

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Palmerston North Greyhound Racing Club (2014) Incorporated Venue: Manawatu Raceway Meeting Date: 28 Oct 2019 NZ Meeting number: 3 Doubles: 1 and 2; 3 and 4; 5 and 6; 7 and 8; 9 and 10; 11 and 12 Trebles: 1, 2 and 3; 4, 5 and 6; 7, 8 and 9; 10, 11 and 12 1 2.02pm (NZT) FORMPRO RATINGS FREE EVERY MONDAY C0 C0, 410m 1 662 Big Time Abbi nwtd.............................L Cole 2 67434 Penny Mowhawk nwtd................... D Denbee 3 72552 Ariana Sunset nwtd.....................B Goldsack 4 Dangerous Di nwtd................ L E Dunkerton 5 64T52 Big Time Harper nwtd.........................L Cole 6 723 Big Time Spot nwtd.............................L Cole 7 1 Criminal Justice nwtd.......................M Olden 8 34243 Big Time Ricky nwtd............................L Cole 9 86725 Trudy Remarkable nwtd...................C Morris 10 26664 Spring Comet nwtd D &..............J MacAuley 2 2.19pm GREYHOUNDS AS PETS C1 C1, 410m 1 31457 Big Time Rusty nwtd...........................L Cole 2 35534 Double Change nwtd................ S Gommans 3 32515 Big Time Kenny 23.91.........................L Cole 4 15383 Spring Poppy nwtd D &...............J MacAuley 5 22552 Spring Rage nwtd D &................J MacAuley 6 65541 Bigtime Baxter nwtd.................... D P Symes 7 62811 Big Time Amie 23.50...........................L Cole 8 31134 Big Time May 23.90............................L Cole 9 34873 Cawbourne Foxy 23.39....................C Morris 10 6x552 Shrewdy nwtd........................ L E Dunkerton

21 x099x Van Wolf (9) 58.5 22 900x7 Justa Boy Bullseye (10) 58.5 Emergencies: Go For Dough, Torque Straight, Rio Belle, Elle D’Berry, Van Wolf, Justa Boy Bullseye 3 1.50pm MELBOURNE CUP AT TE RAPA MAIDEN 1400 $10,000, MDN, 1400m 1 03 Captive (14) 58.5............................. S Spratt 2 45x85 Uncle Ern 58.5.............................. Scratched 3 059x London Banker (3) 58.5.....................R Elliot 4 58x7 Sam’s Song (5) 58.5................... L Satherley 5 77x57 Senor Moss (4) 58.5....................J Kam (a4) 6 08x22 Soft Hearted (1) 56.5...................... A Calder 7 7x433 Let Me Tell Ya (11) 56.5.................... T Harris 8 2374 Pearl Davone 56.5........................ Scratched 9 4 Oceans Eight 56.5........................ Scratched 10 37x63 Dawnlight 56.5.............................. Scratched 11 x075x Valmur (7) 56.5................................R Smyth 12 4 Aqueduct b (12) 56.........................V Colgan 13 Deep Beauty (6) 56......................D Mansour 14 9x57 Scorpz (15) 56 15 6 Dawnting (10) 56.........................M Cameron 16 9x535 Miradello (9) 54..................................L Innes 17 Lets Roc 56.5................................ Scratched 18 Ripper Of A Dream 56.................. Scratched 19 Dragon Leap (13) 56........................ C Grylls 20 0 Bon Garcon (8) 58.5........................S Collett 21 8x0 Maxima (2) 58.5 22 5x9x8 Ocean Star 58.5............................ Scratched Emergencies: Lets Roc, Ripper Of A Dream, Dragon Leap, Bon Garcon, Maxima, Ocean Star 4 2.25pm NZB READY TO RUN SALE NOV 21-22 2100 $30,000, Rating 82 Benchmark, 2100m 1 5x740 In A Twinkling (5) 61.......................O Bosson 2 06x06 Felaar d (10) 60.5..............................L Innes 3 56201 Sweet Treat tm (3) 60...................J Kam (a4) 4 32357 Athena Baby t (4) 60...... A Goindasamy (a2) 5 11380 Obsessive tm (1) 58......................... T Harris 6 63440 Francis Drake td (8) 57.................... S Spratt 7 21947 Tweedledee tm (2) 56.5....... T Yanagida (a2) 8 24453 Divine Duke tdm (7) 55.5............M Cameron

9 68222 Elle Eye Are mb (9) 55................M Coleman 10 9x013 De Koning td (13) 54.5................ L Satherley 11 79x22 Katie Perrie td (11) 54...................... R Jones 12 x0075 Pep Torque (6) 54.........................T Thornton 13 71147 Ripcord d (12) 54.............................R Myers 5 3.00pm DISTINCTION HOTEL 1600 $22,500, Rating 65 Benchmark*, 1600m 1 48652 Beau Jeu mb (7) 59.5......................J Riddell 2 22712 Parisian d (14) 59.5............................R Elliot 3 x0556 St Andre d (1) 59.5......... A Goindasamy (a2) 4 63123 Zamax dm (11) 59.5.......................O Bosson 5 x4314 Billy Mav (15) 58.5...........................R Myers 6 750x7 Pont Alma d (6) 58.......................T Thornton 7 640x7 Guillocharm d (5) 58.......................V Colgan 8 175x0 The Glint d (4) 58............................ S McKay 9 09003 Lady Sequoyah d (12) 57.5.............. C Grylls 10 41x33 Nomoathaj d (2) 57.5....................... S Spratt 11 321x9 Dance Card d (10) 56.5.....................L Innes 12 82604 Van Diamond d (8) 56.5...............D Mansour 13 7x18 Peloton tb (3) 56.............................J Waddell 14 219x6 Kya Khoob Lagti Ho d (13) 56Weatherley (a) 15 31x05 Anna Cecelia (9) 54 6 3.35pm FOSTER CONSTRUCTION 1200 $22,500, Rating 65 Benchmark*, 1200m 1 9x327 Exuberant (11) 61...................C Burdan (a3) 2 7533x Virtuoso Lad d (9) 60....................... T Harris 3 221x5 Somewhere Man (12) 59....S Weatherley (a) 4 2038x Show Down t (3) 58.5.....................V Colgan 5 222x2 Pimms ‘N’ Pearls d (4) 58.A Goindasamy (a2) 6 96x79 Walkin’ By d (7) 58...........................S Collett 7 23x1 Kylie Bax 57.................................. Scratched 8 527x2 Lady Rudolph 57........................... Scratched 9 080x0 No Finer Pins d (6) 57.................M Coleman 10 192x She’s Fearless (14) 57................M Cameron 11 56x1 Destination dm (16) 56.5..............D Mansour 12 70x15 Flaunt It Girl tdm (10) 56.5.............. S McKay 13 x13x0 Heart Of Stone db (8) 56.5.............. C Grylls 14 2x21 Burgundy Rose 54.5..................... Scratched 15 1x6x0 Ristretto (1) 56...............................M McNab 16 x280x Lowprofile 56................................. Scratched

17 24844 Straight Sets dm (2) 58................J Kam (a4) 18 7x754 Maybeashowoff th (15) 55.5............. S Spratt 19 460x8 Maduro (13) 57 20 0x460 Mannie’s Power d (5) 54 Emergencies: Ristretto, Lowprofile, Straight Sets, Maybeashowoff, Maduro, Mannie’s Power 7 4.10pm JAMES AND ANNIE SARTEN MEMORIAL STAKES $100,000, 3YO SW, 1400m 1 17x21 Equinox m (2) 56.5.........................O Bosson 2 83x12 Harlech b (3) 56.5..........................M McNab 3 13 Double Impact b (11) 56.5............... T Harris 4 1 Pimlico m (14) 56.5........................J Waddell 5 21 Run To Perfection d (12) 56.5..........J Riddell 6 29x55 The Fugitive b (1) 56.5..................... S Spratt 7 43x02 Bella Mente (13) 54.5..................M Coleman 8 31 Sorrentina m (5) 54.5....................... C Grylls 9 2x1 Chiaretta t (6) 54.5 10 33x24 Jennifer Eccles (16) 54.5 11 12x46 She’s A Lady m (7) 54.5...................R Myers 12 1x0 Birdsong t (15) 54.5....................M Cameron 13 8x361 Cinzento (9) 54.5.........................D Mansour 14 21 Manchu (17) 54.5...............................L Innes 15 35103 Ruby Negroni (8) 54.5...................... A Jones 16 16x49 Serena (10) 54.5..............................S Collett 17 31x05 Anna Cecelia (18) 54.5................... S McKay 18 187 London Bound tm (19) 54.5 19 6x92 Our Creed (4) 56.5 8 4.45 BCD GROUP OPEN HANDICAP 1600 $35,000, OPN HCP, 1600m 1 602x3 Saint Emilion td (6) 60.5................... T Harris 2 123x1 True Enough td (4) 59......................J Riddell 3 0x0x7 Von Tunzelman td (3) 57.5.................L Innes 4 73x34 Magnum (8) 57...............................O Bosson 5 17x32 The Mitigator td (9) 57 6 00x18 Cutadeel td (15) 55.5..................M Coleman 7 12291 Aligns With Me 55......................... Scratched 8 18x82 Concert Hall d (7) 54...................M Cameron 9 061x6 Hinerangi dm (11) 54....................... C Grylls 10 3x476 Contessa Vanessa dm (2) 54.......T Thornton 11 6x611 Cutting Up Rough d (5) 54 Goindasamy (a2)

12 3600x Mongolianconqueror d (10) 54 13 1514x Swing Note dm (1) 54.............C Burdan (a3) 14 13242 No Loitering tdm (13) 54...... T Yanagida (a2) 15 661x6 Justamaiz tdh (12) 54 16 34219 Hay Tiger dm (14) 54..............J Fawcett (a1) 9 5.25pm LODGE REAL ESTATE 1600 $25,000, Rating 72 Benchmark, 1600m 1 75512 Big Ben tdm (2) 60.........................J Waddell 2 58x31 Prise De Fer 60............................. Scratched 3 23x05 Tavigarde d (10) 59.5...................T Thornton 4 35x43 Savy Yong Blonk b (3) 59........C Burdan (a3) 5 20x31 Shezathinka d (1) 59......................O Bosson 6 960x5 Farm Boy td (9) 59.......................... S McKay 7 538x2 Masetto (13) 59............................D Mansour 8 730x6 Polzeath td (6) 58.5.............. T Yanagida (a2) 9 37x50 Whenharrymetsaddle db (4) 58.5..M McNab 10 21x11 Soda dm (8) 58...................S Weatherley (a) 11 56321 Symbio td (12) 58.............................J Riddell 12 0129x Spring Delight b (14) 57.5................ C Grylls 13 26x68 Steven James dh (11) 57.5.............. T Harris 14 70x08 Sunburst d (7) 57........................M Coleman 15 1441x Claddagh (15) 55.5.........................V Colgan 16 108x0 Glimpse dm (5) 55.5........................S Collett Blinkers on: Heliberry (R1), Rio Belle (R2), Miradello (R3), Pont Alma, Nomoathaj (R5), The Fugitive, Our Creed (R7), Savy Yong Blonk (R9) Blinkers off: Mighty Connor, Thousand Stars (R1), Van Wolf (R2), Soft Hearted (R3), Lady Sequoyah (R5), Heart Of Stone (R6) Winkers on: Mighty Connor, Thousand Stars (R1)

9 36636 Bigtime Emjay 23.56 G &........ S Fredrickson 10 62F88 Dynamite Danger 23.55 G &... S Fredrickson 8 4.02pm DOUG BRADLEY PAINTERS C1 C1, 457m 1 2544x Triple What 26.08.........................A Turnwald 2 13 Boys Get Paid nwtd......................A Turnwald 3 37625 Chat Ya Later nwtd............................. I Howe 4 41121 Meandering 26.34........................A Turnwald 5 52654 Thomas William 25.97................... D Denbee 6 84422 Diamond Geezer 26.93.................M Goodier 7 53122 Bigtime Ava nwtd.............................. P Clark 8 55476 Bigtime Rosie 26.24 G &......... S Fredrickson Emergencies: 9 68875 Bigtime Kate 26.13 G &.......... S Fredrickson 10 87788 Toki Girl 26.45............................... D Denbee 9 4.21pm OUTBACK TRADING C1 FINAL C1f, 457m 1 6411 Broke Brad 26.31.........................A Turnwald 2 163x6 Tuff Jewel nwtd..............................B Mitchell 3 1331 Kongs Out Again nwtd.....................M Olden 4 54337 Tuff Mr. Tee 26.54...................... S Gommans 5 55x62 Ophira Bale nwtd..........................M Roberts 6 62224 Bigtime Fred 26.04..............................L Cole 7 23132 Grunty Mama 26.80 S &............C Blackburn 8 24625 Flying Huey nwtd...................... K Gommans 9 56384 Jay Grim nwtd J &................................D Bell 10 55476 Bigtime Rosie 26.24 G &......... S Fredrickson 10 4.39pm STEVE ‘THE AUCTIONEER’ DAVIS C2/C3 C2/3, 457m 1 17126 Emgrand Rose 26.14...................A Turnwald

SELECTIONS

Race 1: Mazzuro, Uabasso, Heliberry, Katiem Marie Race 2: Baby Face, Wild West, Ranger Race 3: Soft Hearted, Let Me Tell Ya, London Banker Race 4: Elle Eye Are, Felaar, Sweet Treat, Ripcord Race 5: Zamax, Nomoathaj, Parisian, Billy Mav Race 6: Pimms ‘N’ Pearls, No Finer Pins, She’s Fearless Race 7: Double Impact, Equinox, Sorrentina, Serena Race 8: Concert Hall, Hinerangi, True Enough, Saint Emilion Race 9: Shezathinka, Soda, Big Ben, Savy Yong Blonk

Palmerston North dogs Today at Manawatu Raceway 3 2.36pm MONSTER FISH AT STUD C2 C2, 410m

1 24134 Retail Mayhem 23.85...................... L Pearce 2 84337 Nuclear Jewel 24.34........................L Doody 3 74551 Cawbourne Moss 23.75................M Roberts 4 27x15 Dyna Frankie nwtd........................M Roberts 5 51166 Big Time Nash 23.39...........................L Cole 6 44154 Bigtime Honey 24.01...........................L Cole 7 21424 Morning Sun 23.62....................J McInerney 8 7x235 Frizzled nwtd.................................M Roberts 9 67354 Bigtime Diesel 23.76 G &........ S Fredrickson 10 86253 Big Time Tatum 24.32.........................L Cole 4 2.54pm J P PRINT, PETONE C2/C3 C2/3, 410m 1 58871 Bigtime Jamie nwtd.............................L Cole 2 64865 Bigtime Minnie nwtd............................L Cole 3 86538 Big Time Tina 23.42............................L Cole 4 44553 Three Amigos 23.65 J &......................D Bell 5 14666 Bigtime Chris 23.88 G &......... S Fredrickson 6 76783 Bigtime Jetty 23.62.............................L Cole 7 14871 Big Time Izzy nwtd..............................L Cole 8 63631 Millie Prince 23.29 J &.........................D Bell 9 77435 Punch On Ruby nwtd.................J McInerney 10 67354 Bigtime Diesel 23.76 G &........ S Fredrickson 5 3.11 RED SNAPPER SEAFOODS, CHRISTCHURCH C2/C3 C2/3, 410m 1 85678 Bigtime Coco 23.97.............................L Cole 2 54177 Bigtime Mike 23.49.............................L Cole 3 58142 Little Scamp 23.65........................ D Denbee 4 21624 Harpoon Harry 23.91 D &...........J MacAuley

5 76218 Bigtime Thor 23.38..............................L Cole 6 14775 Bigtime Cutie 23.66.............................L Cole 7 71421 Big Time Dusty 23.76..........................L Cole 8 46742 Bigtime Stella 23.62............................L Cole Emergencies: 9 86253 Big Time Tatum 24.32.........................L Cole 10 77435 Punch On Ruby nwtd.................J McInerney 6 3.29pm PAUL CLARIDGE ELECTRICAL C4, 410m 1 15554 Big Time Frosty 23.75.........................L Cole 2 44732 Bigtime Leads 23.30...........................L Cole 3 14585 Bigtime Banjo 23.49............................L Cole 4 24718 Bigtime Charlote nwtd.........................L Cole 5 62353 Billy’s Churn 23.50...................... G Hodgson 6 27372 Big Time Chance nwtd........................L Cole 7 61386 Bigtime Tank nwtd...............................L Cole 8 34166 Bigtime Jasmine 23.51........................L Cole 9 36285 Big Time Marlisa 23.37.......................L Cole 10 54887 Magic Flynn 23.38...............................L Cole 7 3.46pm KERNOW CONSTRUCTION TERMINATING PICK 6 C5 C5, 410m 1 67214 Awesome Quality 23.24......................L Cole 2 71816 Bigtime Sheer nwtd.............................L Cole 3 33214 Bigtime Lizzy 23.43.............................L Cole 4 41742 Funky Facts 23.27 G &........... S Fredrickson 5 71154 Bigtime Kiss 23.19..............................L Cole 6 12111 Trojan Hoarse 23.26............................L Cole 7 35123 Big Time Lebron 23.67........................L Cole 8 21176 Queen Big League 23.18 G &.S Fredrickson

2 74137 Tuff Knight 26.78............................B Mitchell 3 15741 Big Time Benny 26.58.........................L Cole 4 67887 Dyna Vernon 26.06.......................M Roberts 5 64287 Tuff Temptress nwtd.......................B Mitchell 6 42617 Double That 26.35 G &........... S Fredrickson 7 37226 Big Time Kobe 26.78...........................L Cole 8 68634 Bigtime Benji 26.11.............................L Cole 11 5.00pm PNGRC SECTIONAL TIMES @ PNGREYHOUNDS.KIWI C3 C3, 457m 1 31185 Spring Fox nwtd D &...................J MacAuley 2 45165 Big Time Trae 26.11............................L Cole 3 18314 Big Time Gina 26.28...........................L Cole 4 33422 Gazza’s Girl nwtd G &............. S Fredrickson 5 42532 Tommy The Jett 26.17..................A Turnwald 6 82363 Bigtime Forest 25.97...........................L Cole 7 24166 Bigtime Alfie 26.37..............................L Cole 8 37278 Electrical Storm nwtd....................M Goodier 12 5.19pm TOTAL BODYSHOP SUPPLIES C4, 457m 1 F1767 Vibe nwtd.....................................A Turnwald 2 48856 Bigtime Homie 26.08...........................L Cole 3 47773 Gray Bale nwtd.............................M Roberts 4 13461 Big Time Ocean 26.14........................L Cole 5 86477 Big Time Rhino 26.30..........................L Cole 6 25527 Bigtime Archie 26.36...........................L Cole 7 13744 Fare Dodger 26.03........................M Goodier 8 58271 Cheeseball 26.11................................L Cole LEGEND: fsdt - First Start Here nwd - No Win this Distance fstd - First Start This Distance 31 13 - Best Winning Time This Track

Classifieds 20 Ashburton Guardian

www.guardianonline.co.nz

Monday, October 28, 2019

■■SKIING

Kiwi skier strikes gold NZME New Zealand teenager Alice Robinson edged Olympic champion Mikaela Shiffrin to win the traditional World Cup skiing season-opener on the Rettenbach glacier in Austria.

It was the first women’s World Cup giant slalom victory for a skier from New Zealand, and the first in any discipline since Claudia Riegler triumphed in a slalom in Switzerland in 1997.

“It’s going to take a while to sink in,” 17-year-old Robinson said, adding she planned to fly back to New Zealand to finish her high school education this week.

It was the third points-scoring top-30 finish for Robinson, who won the junior world title in GS in February before finishing runner-up to Shiffrin in the World Cup Finals the following month.

Saturday’s result proved this achievement had been no fluke.

“I think I proved that wasn’t a one-off so I am happy with that,” said Robinson, who had been hoping to land her first victory soon.

“I thought like, ‘Oh, it could happen,’ but it was not on my head.

“To win is pretty crazy.”

Robinson, who trailed Shiffrin by 0.14 seconds after the opening run, was onefifth of a second faster than the American in the final run.

She won her first World Cup race in only her 11th start.

Tessa Worley of France, who won the race last year, was 0.36 behind in third.

“It’s nice to start off quite well, but I just got to keep building and hopefully keep it up,” said Robinson, who plans to start in her first World Cup speed event Alice Robinson celebrates on the podium. at a super-G in St. Moritz in December.

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WE require a two bedroom ENTERTAINMENT with garage. Must be warm, safe and clean. Urgent. No AMAZING Asian. Sexy body, agents. Phone 0220 920 756. busty 38DD, curvy, naughty.

Exciting time. Good Massage.

Phone 022 470 1840.

COMPUTER PROBLEMS??

For professional computer servicing and laser engraving, see Kelvin at KJB Systems, 4 Ascot Place. Phone 308 8989. Locally owned and serving Ashburton for 30 years. Same day service if possible.

Supergold discount card welcomed.

MOTORING

WHEEL alignments at great prices. Maximise the life of your tyres with an alignment from Neumanns Tyre Services Ltd, 197 Wills Street. Phone 308 6737.

For all subscriber enquiries, missed deliveries, new subscriptions, temporary stops – text, call or email:

FOR SALE

POP into the Guardian tent at the Ashburton A&P Show and enter our competitions and subscription offers. We are down by the shearing and outdoor market area.

Text 021 271 3399 Phone 0800 274 287 Email circulation@ theguardian.co.nz

Moore Street Medical Centre, Moore Street, Ashburton, will be the duty practice for Saturday until 8am Sunday. Consultations will be by appointment only. To make a booking please phone 0800 700 155.

Weekend Services

Medical ServiceS

Ashburton Rest Homes

IN EVENT OF AN EMERGENCY PHONE 111.

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

DUTY DOCTORS

COLDSTREAM HOUSE, CAMERON COURTS and PRINCES COURT all have DAILY, unrestricted visiting.

Emergency Dentist

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

Helpline ServiceS

Three Rivers Health, Allens Road, Ashburton, will be the duty practice for Monday (Labour Day) until 8am Tuesday.

Please call ahead for an appointment.

Please bring your Community Services Card. All non New Zealanders should bring their passport with them, New Zealanders should bring some form of ID.

Alcoholics Anonymous

Methven & Rakaia Area

Support. Phone 03 364 8791

For weekend and emergency services please phone Methven Medical Centre on 302 8105 or Rakaia Medical Centre on 303 5002 for details on how to access the after-hours service each weekend.

Healthline is a free health advice service. It operates

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

RESOURCE RECOVERY PARKS

The Ashburton Resource Recovery Park will be open on Monday (Labour Day) October 28, 2019 and Rakaia Resource Recovery Park will be closed.

Art Gallery

Toll-free: 0800 353 353.

Animal Welfare Centre

327 West Street, Ashburton, phone 307 7890.

Open daily: 10am – 4pm

Ashburton Public Library

Some events may not run, check with the group.

6am ST DAVID’S UNION CHURCH. Sweaty Betty’s circuit training in hall. 48 Allens Road.

9.30am - 10.30am DAYTIME NETBALL. $5 a game, first game free. EA Networks Centre, River Terrace (not school holidays).

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

9.30am - 10.30am WALKING NETBALL. (not school holidays) Cost $2. EA Networks Centre, River Terrace.

8.30am - 1pm ASHBURTON MENZSHED. Come and join fellow sheddies for some fun and fellowship make/fix something in our new workshops. 8 William Street.

9.30am - 4pm ST JOHN SHOP. Opportunity shop open daily, donations welcome. 129 Tancred Street.

Ashburton District Council 03 307 7700 - 24hr service.

All enquiries - phone 308 4432 or 027 3329286.

Mid Canterbury Animal Shelter Contact - President 021 1356 969.

Veterinarians

ASHBURTON VETS - Ph 0276 838 000, 149 Cameron Street, Ashburton: Duty vet: Ben Hallenstein.

20 River Terrace - phone 03 308 4020. WEEKEND HOURS: Full emergency service all weekend.

Sat and Sun 7am - 7pm. Public holidays 10am - 5pm.

VET ENT RIVERSIDE - Ph 03 308 2321, 1 Smallbone Drive, Ashburton. Saturday clinic: 9am - 12 Mail Closing Times noon. Weekend 24-hour emergencies.

ASHBURTON MAIL CENTRE STANDARD POST: Mon - Fri 6pm VETLIFE ASHBURTON - Ph 03 307 5195, Cnr East Street and Seafield Road, Ashburton. Saturday POST DELIVERY CENTRES clinic: 9am - 12 noon. Weekend 24-hour emergencies.

Allenton & Tinwald: Mon - Fri 5pm Methven & Rakaia: Mon - Fri 4.30pm CANTERBURY VETS - Ph 03 307 0686, West Street Clinic, West Street, Ashburton. Monday (Labour ASHBURTON’S STREET RECEIVERS Day):: 9am - 12 noon: Steve Williams.

Business Area: Mon - Fri 5pm Residential Area: Mon - Fri 1pm Vet Ent and Vet Life operate a joint after-hours SMALL

Information Centre

Methven - Saturday, Sunday and public holidays 10am until 3pm. Phone 302-8955 or isite@midcanterburynz.com

Daily Events MONDAY (Labour Day)

aniMal ServiceS

Ashburton Museum

EA Networks Centre - Pools

24hr - Freephone 0800 VICTIM (0800 842 846).

Direct dials to a volunteer.

Ashburton Office - 307 8409 week-days, 9am - 2pm, outside of these hours leave a message.

Reservations & timetables, 24-hour service.

Freephone for reservations: 0800 802 802.

BUSES - Southbound: 9.30am, 3.20pm.

Northbound: 12.30pm, 5.10pm.

Dog, Stock & Noise Control

Safe Care - 24hr Rape and Sexual Assault Crisis

Victims Support Group

Bus Departures

327 West Street, Ashburton, phone 308 1133.

Open daily: 10am – 4pm, Wednesday: 10am – 7pm

Ask for the Crisis Team.

Lifeline

Wises Pharmacy, Countdown Complex, East Street, will be open from 8.30am - 6pm Monday (Labour Day).

coMMunity ServiceS

Havelock Street. Phone 308 7192. Saturday: 10am - 1pm.

Sunday: 1pm - 4pm.

Mental Health - Call free on 0800 222 955.

24 hours a day, seven days a week. The toll-free number Alcohol Drug Help Line to call is 0800 611 116. Healthline is staffed by registered Call us free on (0800 787 797). nurses who are trained to assess health problems and offer Lines open 10am - 10pm seven days. advice over the phone. The service is free and confidential.

Pharmacies

DIAL 111 in the event of a Medical or Accident Emergency

animal emergency service. To use this service please phone your vet as usual.

October 28 & 29, 2019 9.30am - 4pm ST JOHN SHOP. Opportunity shop open daily, donations welcome. 129 Tancred Street.

10am MT HUTT MEMORIAL HALL. NZ Alpine and Agriculture Encounter, Art Gallery and hall of memories. 160 Main Street, Methven.

10am - 3pm 206 CLUB AGE CONCERN. Join us for a fun day filled with activities for

the over 60 years. For more information ring Age Concern 308 6817. Seniors Centre, Cameron Street.

10am - 4pm HOSPICE MID CANTERBURY OP SHOP. Quality clothing and homewares. Donations welcome. 71 Tancred Street.

12pm BAPTIST CHURCH FREE LUNCH. Weekly lunch, available at Baptist Church, Cass Street.

1pm - 3pm

ASHBURTON AVIATION MUSEUM. A great selection of over 30 aircraft from the past to the future on display. Open daily with extended hours on a Saturday and Wednesday. Ashburton airport, Seafield Rd. 1pm - 4pm ASHBURTON DISTRICT FAMILY HISTORY GROUP. Open for research, visitors welcome.

Heritage Centre, West Street. Closed most public holidays.

1.15pm

ALLENTON CROQUET CLUB. Golf and Association Croquet. Allenton Sports Club, Cavendish Street.

6pm ST DAVID’S UNION CHURCH. Sweaty Betty’s circuit training in hall. 48 Allens Road.

7.30pm ASBURTON HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. Monthly meeting with guest speaker Pam Whiteford on Herbs. Domain Pavilion, Walnut Avenue.

9.45am WAIREKA CROQUET CLUB. Handicap singles Golf Croquet. New players welcome. Waireka Croquet Club, Philip St. 10am NEWCOMERS SOCIAL GROUP. Weekly coffee morning, any enquiries to Merrill 307-6363. Nosh Cafe, West Street.

10am MT HUTT MEMORIAL HALL. NZ Alpine and Agriculture Encounter, Art Gallery and hall of memories. Methven.

10am MSA TAI CHI. Weekly exercises and Tai Chi for arthritis.

Meet MSA Social Hall, Havelock Street (excludes school holidays).

10am - 3pm

206 CLUB AGE CONCERN. Join us for a fun day filled with activities for the over 60 years. For more information ring Age Concern 308 6817. Seniors Centre, Cameron Street.

10am - 4pm HOSPICE MID CANTERBURY OP SHOP. Quality clothing and homewares. Donations welcome. 71 Tancred Street.

10.30am AGE CONCERN STEADY AS YOU GO. Supportive fall prevention group, all abilities welcome. Phone Age Concern 308 6817. All Saints Church. Methven.

1pm AGE CONCERN STEADY AS YOU GO. Supportive fall prevention group, all abilities welcome. Phone Age Concern 308 6817.

Presbyterian Church, Rakaia.

1pm ASHBURTON MSA PETANQUE SECTION. Club day, new players welcome. boules supplied. 115 Racecourse Road, Ashburton.

1pm - 2.30pm R AND R LINEDANCING ASHBURTON. Absolute beginners line dance class. Enquiries Rayma 0274 867 504. MSA Social Hall, Havelock Street.

1pm - 3pm ASHBURTON AVIATION MUSEUM. A great selection of over 30 aircraft from the past to the future on display. Open daily with extended hours on a Saturday and Wednesday. Ashburton airport, Seafield Road.

1.15pm WAIREKA CROQUET CLUB.

Singles, handicap range -6 to 8, 9 to16, Golf Croquet new players welcome. Waireka Croquet Club, Philip Street.

3pm - 4.30pm R AND R LINEDANCING ASHBURTON. Intermediate line dance class. Enquiries Rayma 0274 867 504. MSA Social hall, Havelock Street.

7pm - 9pm MID CANTERBURY BADMINTON CLUB. Night time section, all welcome, rackets available. EA Networks Stadium, River Terrace, Ashburton.

7.30pm ASHBURTON TABLE TENNIS. Everyone welcome, every Tuesday, Tennis bats available. MSA Havelock Street.

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Cryptic crossword

Monday, October 28, 2019

Simon Shuker’s Code Cracker

Your Stars ARIES (Mar 21-Apr 19): You don’t need to (and should not!) do anything bigger or better or differently.

Just show up and be you. Trying to do anything more will cause an energetic ruckus around you that will prevent you enjoying yourself.

TAURUS (Apr 20-May 20): In the case of running out of gas in the car or ink in the printer, the obstacle isn’t a block but a lack of resources. It bears mention as today there will be a chance to buy in bulk. Do it to help out future you.

GEMINI (May 21-Jun 21): At times, your own mind is like a grand, fully furnished room that you sense you know well but nonetheless cannot confidently navigate until you’ve first turned on the light. Curiosity is the light.

CANCER (Jun 22-Jul 22): Nothing cures fear like action.

Action is a form of courage. When you’re feeling trepidation, put one foot in front of the other before you can get the chance to build a case against it.

LEO (Jul 23-Aug 22): Triggers get hit today that tell people to tune out or maybe to rage against.

Knowing where the buttons are and how they are wired is important if only so you can avoid them altogether in the future.

VIRGO (Aug 23-Sep 22): You will agree with a person while disagreeing with what the person is saying. You’ll make the distinction and build trust with a person now. Mutually satisfying solutions are in your future.

LIBRA (Sep 23-Oct 23): The fun thing about connecting with people for the first time is that whatever happens will likely go down in the memory book, as first-time meetings tend to do. Be a bit daring and make it count.

SCORPIO (Oct 24-Nov 21): How you give your attention will be more important than how long you give it. Five wonderful minutes with someone will be more meaningful than 105 dull ones.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov 22-Dec 21): Fear, worry and selfcentred concern will provide a continuous patter to drown out what’s important if you let it. All you have to do is pause and notice.

This small act will interrupt the noise.

CAPRICORN (Dec 22-Jan 19): What would it take to get a stretch of free time and adventure? Put the plan in motion. You’ll prevent future burnout, and you’ll brighten the days leading up to it with sunny anticipation.

AQUARIUS (Jan 20-Feb 18): Your intuition is dialled up and ready to fill in today’s knowledge gaps. Knowing what not to do will be more important than knowing what to do. But most valuable of all will be knowing when to stop.

PISCES (Feb 19-Mar 20): The difference between good communication and ineffective communication is often a matter of honesty.

People are getting more and more savvy to deception. One whiff of it can taint all.

ACROSS 1. Order one cord to be made free (5) 4. Old woman will make a thousand dollars before lunch (7) 8. One at pains, one is told, to see what he could buy (6,7) 10. It looks forbidding, the back of the ship (5) 11. It’s a big blow having a lesson contain it (4) 12. A cardinal point in transformation of a number of airmen (4) 16. Three-day contest in the seventies (5) 17. Save for charged particle, everything unknown is not usually seen (13) 19. Coins were given in biblical times for natural aptitudes (7) 20. To deviate out of here’s possible (5) DOWN 1. Where one finds letters of the afternoon at Ten (7,6) 2. Universal demand on bank for payment will speedily go (3) 3. Pick nothing the French have a thing about (6) 4. One over-effusive and well-oiled? (6) 5. Decks the Navy in a sort of soda (6) 6. Extending from column into line, as might Pole in expiring (9) 7. At which hands are brought together piously early (7,6) 9. I call it op that in a way is to do with government (9) 13. River a writer will colour more intensely (6) 14. Is neglectful, concerning what doesn’t score (6) 15. How one tolerates tripods (6) 18. Shelter found in terrible, exposed setting (3)

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Fill the grid so that every column, every row and 3x3 box contains the digits 1 to 9.

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sleet thunder

TODAY

FZL: About 1600m

WEDNESDAY

Rain spreading N about the divide with possibly heavy falls there, snow possible to about 1600m. Further E, high cloud with isolated showers, but rain spreading N from late afternoon with a SW change. Rain easing from the S in the evening.

THURSDAY Becoming fine as winds turn northerly.

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Bad fishing Rise 6:38 am Set 8:06 pm

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Showers about the divide gradually easing.

Further east, occasional showers from midday. All clearing in the evening. Snow to 1300m at times. Wind at 1000m: W 30 km/h.

Wind at 2000m: W 40 km/h.

Increasing high cloud with isolated showers as winds turn northerly. Rain spreading from the south from late afternoon with a strong southwest change, then clearing from the south at night.

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Partly cloudy. Scattered showers mainly near the foothills from afternoon, clearing later.

Wind at 1000m: NW gale 65 km/h, easing to 35 km/h morning. Wind at 2000m: NW gale 80 km/h, easing to 35 km/h morning.

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A series of fronts move northwards over southern and central New Zealand, then become slow-moving as they struggle through a ridge across northern New Zealand. A front clears the North Island tomorrow, followed by an unsettled southwesterly flow across the country.

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Showers clearing and S dying out evening.

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6am Peter Andre’s 60-Minute Makeover 3 6:55 Flipping Profit! 0 7:55 Eat Well For Less The guys have their work cut out for them with a snack-obsessed family. 0 9am Rugby – World Cup (RPL) Semi-final Two – Wales v South Africa. 0 11am The Chase 3 0 Noon Emmerdale PGR 0 1pm Coronation Street Catchup AO 3 0 2pm Coast v Country 3 0 3pm Tipping Point 0 4pm Te Karere 2 0 4:30 Come Dine With Me Daytime 0 5pm The Chase 0 6pm 1 News At 6pm 0

6am Infomercials 3 6:30 Bluey 0 6:35 PJ Masks 3 0 7am Littlest Pet Shop 0 7:25 Ben 10 7:50 Wacky Races 0 8:15 Miles From Tomorrowland 3 0 8:35 Muppet Babies 3 0 9am Infomercials 10:05 The Middle 3 0 10:35 Neighbours 3 0 11:05 Army Wives PGR 3 0 Noon M 10 Things I Hate About You PGR 1999 Romantic Comedy. Heath Ledger, Julia Stiles. 0 2pm Will And Grace PGR 3 0 2:30 Home And Away PGR 3 0 3pm Shortland Street PGR 3 0 3:35 Bakugan – Battle Planet 0 4pm Fanimals 0 4:30 Friends 3 0 5pm The Simpsons 3 0 5:30 Home And Away As Robbo hurries to be present at his daughter’s birth, Tori tries to hold off from having the baby until he arrives. 0 6pm The Big Bang Theory 3 0 6:30 Neighbours 0

6am Millionaire Hot Seat 3 0 7am Better Homes And Gardens (Starting Today) 3 Johanna travels to Victoria to meet a woman who has found a clever way to help others in her local community.

8:25 Remeasuring The World 3 0 9:25 Getaway 3 10am Infomercials 11:40 Entertainment Tonight 3 12:10 Millionaire Hot Seat 3 0 1:10 Dr Phil PGR 2:15 Australian Ninja Warrior 3 0 4pm Entertainment Tonight 4:30 Open Homes 3 5pm Millionaire Hot Seat 0 6pm NewsHub Live At 6pm

7pm Harry And Meghan – An African Journey 0 8:35 Prodigal Son AO A homicide is linked to an LSD-laced psychology trial. 0 9:30 F Manhunt – Catch Me If You Can AO The team conducts a major search for a convicted murderer also suspected of committing a serious assault. 0 10:30 F Proven Innocent AO 0

7pm Shortland Street PGR 0 7:30 My Restaurant Rules 0 8:35 The Secret Life Of 4 Year Olds Australia Children are secretly filmed in a preschool to show their ups, downs, tears, and triumphs, with expert insight into their behaviour to find out what it is really like being four. 0 9:35 The Walking Dead AO 0 10:35 Two And A Half Men PGR 3 0 11:05 Cougar Town PGR 3 0 11:30 Flack AO 0 12:20 Splitting Up Together PGR 3 0 12:45 America’s Funniest Home Videos 3 1:15 Shortland Street PGR 3 0 1:40 Infomercials 2:40 Army Wives PGR 3 0 3:25 Family Food Fight 3 0 4:20 Little Big Shots 3 5:05 Neighbours 3 0

7pm The Project 7:30 Australian Ninja Warrior Athletes come face to face with obstacles as they attempt to make it out of the heats and into the finals. 0 9:15 Murder, Lies, And Alibis AO 0 10:10 Love Island Australia AO

11:30 F The Brave AO 3 Patricia must work with an old flame turned foe to help Dalton and the team to save a hacker with the ability to stop a hijacked submarine from causing a disaster. 0 12:20 Te Karere 3 2 1:45 Infomercials 5:35 Te Karere 3 2

The Secret Life of 4 Year Olds Australia, 8:35pm on TVNZ 2

BRAVO 10am I Found The Gown 3 10:30 Million Dollar Listing NY 3 11:30 Snapped PGR 3 12:30 Babies Behind Bars PGR 3 1:30 Millionaire Matchmaker PGR 3 2:30 Love It Or List It – Vancouver 3 3:30 The People’s Court 4:30 Million Dollar Listing NY 3 5:30 Catfish 3 6:30 Beverly Hills Pawn 3 7pm Beverly Hills Pawn 3 7:30 Snapped PGR 3 8:30 Accident, Suicide, Or Murder AO When a former police officer discovers his wife shot to death, authorities believe it is suicide, but her family fights back, turning the Texas justice system upside down.

9:30 Buried In The Backyard AO A trail from South Dakota to Minnesota ends in a discovery and a case gone cold, while investigators question whether a man of God is the key to solving the mystery.

10:30 Snapped AO 3 11:30 Babies Behind Bars PGR 3 12:20 Infomercials 3

Welcome to the Jungle 9:35pm on Prime

SKY 5 6am Jeopardy! PG 6:25 Wheel Of Fortune PG 6:50 The Simpsons PG 7:15 Shipping Wars UK PG 8:05 Border Security – Canada’s Frontline M 8:30 Ice Road Truckers PG 9:15 Storage Wars – Texas PG 9:40 CSI MV 10:25 SVU MV 11:10 Shipping Wars UK PG Noon Jeopardy! PG 12:25 Wheel Of Fortune PG 12:50 NCIS MV 1:40 NCIS MV 2:25 CSI MV 3:10 Shipping Wars UK PG 4pm The Simpsons PG 4:30 Jeopardy!

PG 5pm Wheel Of Fortune PG 5:30 Storage Wars – Texas PG 6pm Ice Road Truckers PG 7pm Border Security – Canada’s Frontline M 7:30 CSI MV 8:30 Border Security PG 9pm RBT MC 9:30 Can’t Pay? We’ll Take It Away MVL 10:30 SVU MV 11:15 Ice Road Truckers PG

Tuesday

12:05 Shipping Wars UK PG 12:55 Wheel Of Fortune PG 1:20 Jeopardy! PG 1:40 Border Security – Canada’s Frontline M 2:05 Can’t Pay? We’ll Take It Away MVL 2:50 RBT MC 3:15 Border Security PG 3:40 SVU MV 4:25 Storage Wars – Texas PG 4:50 CSI MV 5:35 The Simpsons PG

11:10 Gallipoli AO 3 Tolly recovers from his injuries, and reluctantly returns to the front line at Gallipoli, where he volunteers for sniper duty. 0 12:05 Infomercials

MOVIES PREMIERE

MOVIES GREATS 6:50 Nothing But Trailers M 7:05 Troy MV 2004 Action. Brad Pitt, Eric Bana, Orlando Bloom.

9:45 World War Z MVLC 2013 Action. Brad Pitt, Mireille Enos.

11:50 The Mexican MVL 2001 Action. Julia Roberts, Brad Pitt.

1:55 Mr And Mrs Smith M 2004 Comedy Thriller.

Brad Pitt, Angelina Jolie.

4pm The Hunger Games – Catching Fire MV 2013 Action. Jennifer Lawrence, Josh Hutcherson.

6:25 Anchorman – The Legend Of Ron Burgundy MVLS 2004 Comedy. Will Ferrell, Christina Applegate.

8pm Donnie Brasco 16VL 1997 Drama. True story of an FBI undercover agent who, in the 70s, infiltrated the Mafia in one of the most successful mole operations ever. Al Pacino, Johnny Depp, Michael Madsen.

10:10 Insidious – Chapter 2 MV 2013 Horror. Rose Byrne, Patrick Wilson.

11:55 The Animal MS 2001 Comedy. Edward Asner, Rob Schneider.

Tuesday

MAORI

6am The Powerpuff Girls 3 0 6:30 Football – A-League (HLS) 0 7am Sky Sport News 8am Game Shakers 8:30 The Moe Show 3 0 9am Million Dollar Minute 9:30 The Crowd Goes Wild 3 10am The Doctors PGR 3 11am Antiques Roadshow 3 Noon Sky Sport News 12:30 NCIS – New Orleans PGR 3 0 1:30 Superior Donuts PGR 3 0 2pm The Late Show With Stephen Colbert PGR 3 3pm Wheel Of Fortune PG 3:30 Jeopardy 4pm A Place In The Sun – Winter Sun 5pm 3rd Rock From The Sun 3 0 5:30 Prime News 6pm Getting Grilled With Marshy 6:30 Inside The PGA Tour 7pm Storage Wars 3 0 7:30 American Pickers 8:30 The Red Stag Timber Hunters’ Club AO 0 9:35 M Welcome To The Jungle AO 2013 Action Adventure. A team-building retreat led by an unhinged former marine goes awry for a group of unsuspecting office workers. Jean Claude Van Damme, Adam Brody. 0 11:35 The Late Show With Stephen Colbert PGR The best of Stephen Colbert’s satire and comedy, discussing politics, entertainment, business, and more.

12:35 Closedown

6:40 30 And Single MLS 2019 Romantic Comedy.

Arturo Castro, Aya Cash.

8:15 Another Kind Of Wedding MLSC 2018 Comedy.

Kathleen Turner, Kevin Zegers.

9:40 Nothing But Trailers M 9:55 Stronger 16VLSC 2017 Drama. Jake Gyllenhaal, Tatiana Maslany.

11:50 Ladies In Black PGL 2018 Drama. Julia Ormond, Angourie Rice. 1:40 The Mule MLC 2018 Drama.

3:35 Hopeless Romantic MLC 2016 Romantic Comedy.

5pm Chasing Gold 16VLC 2016 Drama. 6:30 Brothers In Arms MVC 2018 Documentary.

8pm Changeland 16LSC 2018 Comedy. On the eve of his anniversary, a man discovers his wife is having an affair, and reacts by getting a plane to Thailand with his childhood friend. Seth Green, Breckin Meyer.

9:30 Superfly 16VLSC 2018 Action. With retirement on his mind, a successful young drug dealer and his partner go to Mexico for one last big score.

Trevor Jackson, Jason Mitchell.

11:25 How To Break Up With Your Douchebag MSC 2017 Comedy.

Mariana Trevino, Camila Sodi.

Tuesday 1:05 Go With Me 16VLC 2015 Action.

2:35 Hopeless Romantic MLC 2016 Romantic Comedy.

4:05 Chasing Gold 16VLC 2016 Drama. 5:35 Brothers In Arms MVC 2018 Documentary.

1:20 8MM 18VLS 1999 Thriller.

Nicolas Cage, Joaquin Phoenix.

3:20 The Hunger Games – Catching Fire MV 2013 Action. Jennifer Lawrence, Josh Hutcherson.

5:45 Anchorman – The Legend Of Ron Burgundy MVLS 2004 Comedy. Will Ferrell, Christina Applegate.

CHOICE

6:30 Takoha 3 6:40 Pukoro 2 7:10 Tamariki Haka 3 7:20 E Kori 3 7:25 E Ki E Ki 7:30 Te Nutube 7:40 Darwin + Newts 3 7:50 Kids’ Kai Kart 3 8am Pukana 3 2 9am Te Ao – Maori News 3 9:30 R&R 3 10am Tangaroa With Pio 3 10:30 Sidewalk Karaoke PGR 3 11am Tautohetohe 3 Noon Waka Ama Sprints 3 12:30 Funny Whare – Gamesnight PGR 3 1pm Haka Life PGR 3 1:30 Polyfest Kapa Haka 3 2pm Toku Reo 2 3pm Takoha 3 3:10 Pukoro 2 3:40 Tamariki Haka 3 3:50 E Kori 3 3:55 E Ki E Ki 4pm Te Nutube 4:10 Darwin + Newts 3 4:20 Kids’ Kai Kart 3 4:30 Pukana 3 2 5pm Grid 3 5:30 Te Matatini Ki Te Ao 3 6pm Nga Pari Karangaranga O Te Motu 3 6:30 Te Ao – Maori News

6am Wild Ireland 6:30 Heston’s Feast 7:30 Jelly Jamm 8am Bondi Vet 9am Bondi Harvest With Guy Turland 9:30 The Big Food Rescue 11:30 Money For Nothing 12:30 M Barnyard PGR 2006 Animated. Voices of Kevin James, Courteney Cox, Danny Glover.

2:30 The Big Food Rescue 3:30 Hope For Wildlife 4:30 Hugh’s Three Hungry Boys Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall challenges three mates to holiday for five weeks without money, and they begin their relationship with Daisy the milk float on the hills of Dartmoor.

5pm Gourmet Farmer 5:30 Mysteries At The Museum 6:30 American Pickers

Whanau Living 3 Sachie’s Kitchen 3 Marae M Spookers AO 2017 Documentary.

10:10 Waka Huia 3 10:40 Te Ao – Maori News 3

7:30 Amazing Hotels – Life Beyond The Lobby 8:30 Joanna Lumley’s Nile Joanna Lumley sets out to travel and explore the River Nile, the longest river in the world, from sea to source.

9:30 Where The Wild Men Are With Ben Fogle 10:30 Chris Tarrant – Extreme Railway Journeys

11:10 Te Matatini Ki Te Ao 3 Highlights from 2019 Te Matatini Kapa Haka Festival, held at Westpac Stadium, Wellington.

11:40 Closedown

11:30 Mysteries At The Museum 12:30 Tiny House Hunting 1am Hugh’s Three Hungry Boys 1:30 Gourmet Farmer 2am American Pickers 3am Hope For Wildlife 4am Joanna Lumley’s Nile 5am Mysteries At The Museum

7pm 7:30 8pm 8:30

SKY SPORT 1

SKY SPORT 2

6am Gallagher Premiership (RPL) Harlequins v Bears.

From Stoop Memorial Ground.

8am Gallagher Premiership (RPL) London Irish v Sharks.

From Madejski Stadium.

10am Gallagher Premiership (RPL) Tigers v Saracens.

From Welford Road.

Noon Gallagher Premiership (RPL) Bath v Chiefs.

From Recreation Ground.

2pm Meads Cup (RPL) Final – North Otago v Wanganui.

4pm Pro14 (RPL) Ulster Rugby v Blues.

From Kingspan Stadium.

6pm Rugby Nation Highlights and analysis of the latest rugby action.

7pm Pro14 Highlights Show 8pm Gallagher Premiership Highlights Show Round Two. 9pm Pro14 (RPL) Dragons v Warriors.

From PA Rodney Parade.

11pm Pro14 (RPL) Benetton v Southern Kings.

From PB Stadio Monigo.

7:40 T20 World Cup Qualifiers (HLS) Namibia v Singapore. 8:10 Australia v Sri Lanka (RPL) First T20.

9:05 Women’s Big Bash (HLS) Heat v Hurricanes.

9:30 Women’s Big Bash (HLS) Scorchers v Strikers.

10am Australia v Sri Lanka (RPL) First T20. 1:30 Women’s Big Bash (RPL) Scorchers v Strikers. 4:30 Australia v Sri Lanka (HLS) First T20.

5:30 England v Blackcaps 2015 (HLS) Second ODI. 6pm England v Blackcaps 2015 (HLS) Third ODI. 6:30 Blackcaps v England 2018 (HLS) First ODI. 7pm Blackcaps v England 2018 (HLS) Fourth ODI. From University of Otago Oval, Dunedin.

7:30 Women’s Big Bash (HLS) Heat v Hurricanes.

8pm Women’s Big Bash (HLS) Scorchers v Strikers.

8:30 Australia v Sri Lanka (HLS) First T20.

From Adelaide Oval.

9:30 Nathan Astle’s 222 11:30 ICC Cricket 360

Tuesday

Midnight Women’s Big Bash (RPL) Heat v Hurricanes.

3am England v Blackcaps 2015 (HLS) Third ODI. 3:30 Australia v Sri Lanka (HLS) First T20. 4:30 ICC Cricket 360 5am Women’s Big Bash (HLS) Heat v Hurricanes. 5:30 Women’s Big Bash (HLS) Scorchers v Strikers.

1am Pro14 (RPL) Edinburgh v Scarlets.

From PA BT Murrayfield.

3am Pro14 (RPL) Connacht v Cheetahs.

From The Sportsground.

5am Rugby Nation Highlights and analysis of the latest rugby action.

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DISCOVERY 6:35 Gold Rush PG 7:30 Weather Gone Viral PG Super Fantastic Weather.

8:20 Why We Hate 16 Tribalism. 9:10 Blowing Up History PG 10am How It’s Made PG 10:25 How Do They Do It? PG 10:50 Aussie Salvage Squad PG Family And Friendship.

11:40 Web Of Lies M Hunting Ground.

12:30 Evil Kin M Bound by Blood. 1:20 Evil Lives Here M Let Her Rot. 2:10 Aussie Gold Hunters PG 3pm Aussie Gold Hunters PG 3:50 Aussie Gold Hunters PG 4:45 Aussie Gold Hunters PG 5:40 Aussie Gold Hunters PG 6:35 Aussie Gold Hunters PG 7:30 Fast N’ Loud PG Sema Dreamin’.

8:30 Fast N’ Loud PG Chop Shop Truck.

9:25 Aaron Needs A Job PG Testing the Waters. Aaron reveals he is inexperienced when it comes to industries that rely on water.

10:15 Fast N’ Loud – Demolition Theatre PG Vehicular Mayhem Medley.

11:05 Naked And Afraid M A Screw Loose.

11:55 How It’s Made PG

Tuesday

12:20 How Do They Do It? PG 12:45 Weather Gone Viral PG 1:35 Bering Sea Gold PG 2:25 Moonshiners M 3:15 Alaskan Bush People M 4:05 Treehouse Masters PG 4:55 Naked And Afraid M 5:45 Bering Sea Gold PG

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England in final, All Blacks out

All Stars hold all the cards

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Juniors on centre court

Some of the South Island’s top young tennis talent has been on show in Ashburton over Labour Weekend, at the annual Ashburton Trust Junior Open. Among those taking to the court at the Ashburton Trust Tennis Centre under perfect skies on day one of the tournament on Saturday was Tom Taylor. The three-day tournament will wrap up today.

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It all starts up front . . .

By Phil Gifford

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ugby in 2019 has changed almost beyond recognition from the sport New Zealand loved in the amateur era.

But one thing hasn’t.

If a forward pack is outplayed it’s almost impossible to win, no matter how quick and good your backline is. Aaron Smith looked shell-shocked after England’s 19-7 hammering of the All Blacks in the Yokohama semi-final.

But he had the composure to choose his words carefully when he ventured the opinion that there “wasn’t much front-foot ball” for him and the All Blacks

backs to work with.

The best All Blacks teams, from the Colin Meads era in the 1960s, to the 2015 World Cup victors, smashed opposing teams up front, setting the platform for the backs to run freely.

In Yokohama all the smashing was done by England. That wasn’t a light at the end of the tunnel, it was a train.

To quote Sean Fitzpatrick, full credit to the All Blacks for not looking for any excuses. But if they had actually gone looking for an alibi they couldn’t have found one.

If ever there was a game that looked made for New Zealand, it was the semi-final. On Friday

it was hosing down, but game day on Saturday dawned bright and sunny. So a dry ball, and a firm ground. All the better for the All Blacks to attack like they did against Ireland.

Oops.

This was the first time the All Blacks have been totally belted at a World Cup. The Dublin semi in 1991, lost 16-6, was a dark afternoon, but the All Blacks were competitive. It took extra time for South Africa to win the 1995 final, 15-12. The All Blacks led at halftime, 17-10 in the 1999 semi at Twickenham until French unleashed, and won 43-31.

But having been at the ground in Dublin, Johannesburg, Lon-

don, and now Yokohama, trust me, the defeat that stung the most for a New Zealander was in Cardiff in 2007, because the 20-18 quarter-final loss to France felt like robbery, thanks to a sub-par effort by referee Wayne Barnes.

But if ever there was a “we need to take it on the chin” beating, it was the Yokohama semi.

Sam Underhill’s try being disallowed seemed very clear at the time, but another TMO might have allowed it, while ruling out Ben Youngs’ touchdown was another knife-edge call. My maths has been lousy since high school, but I’m pretty sure that means there was the potential for an horrendous 33-7 scoreline.

Where does this leave Steve Hansen? Still a great coach, whose record from 2012 in charge of the All Blacks doesn’t tip into the dumpster because of one night in Japan.

There would seem to be only two real candidates for the coaching job, Ian Foster and Scott Robertson.

If the All Blacks had won the Cup all bets would have been on Foster. Now an astute bookie would probably lean to Robertson.

They’re both good men, honest, decent, and approachable.

But the white tide in Yokohama may sweep Robertson into the job.

Diamonds beat Silver Ferns on a countback

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