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From principal to comedian Tinwald School principal Peter Livingstone has 220 pairs of eyes watching him when he gives announcements at his school assemblies. This number of captive audience members more than doubles when he performs in Variety Theatre Ashburton shows at the 500-seat Ashburton Trust Event Centre. But nothing has ever been so daunting in his whole life as what it was on one night in July last year, when he faced a room full of 40 people at Arabica Licenced Café in Methven. Livingstone had enrolled as one of six locals for the stand-up comedy open mic night Taking the Piste, organised by comedian and producer Bec Sandys. He had signed up after reading an article in the Guardian, about Sandys looking for locals to enrol. “I thought surely everyone is going to give this a go. Surely there’s all these want-to-be comedians who think they can cut it,” he said. He was wrong about that, there wasn’t a huge number, something which surprised him considering the burning desire he had harboured for quite some time. He said he had always admired successful stand-up comedians, and been in awe of their ability to entertain with just themselves on stage, and no supporting actors or script. “That’s what the challenge is in this, that’s why I wanted to do it, because I wanted to push myself, my stuff, my originality, how well would it be received, how good is it?” When it came to the big night, he was quite daunted. This was despite his school and theatre experience, following growing up in a church family where he would do Sunday readings and sing in the choir. Of the six performing at Taking the Piste, he was up third, and found the nerves almost unbearable. “I was absolutely crapping myself, I shook so much.” His material of a race-call, with the theme of someone relaying being put into a situation they are not familiar with, ended up being a winner and he had the small Arabica audience in stitches.

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Tinwald School Principal, Peter Livingstone, is making a name for himself on the comedy scene and will open for Ben Hurley and Bec Sandys at the Blue Pub in Methven next month. PHOTO SUSAN SANDYS 220620-SS-0025

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Musicians set to return after break By Susan Sandys

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There is barely a musical instrument that has not been played at an Ashburton Musical Club concert. The club is in its 96th year, and concerts will resume next month after a three-month break due to Covid-19. President Janice Allen said the club continued right through World War Two, and this year had been the first since incorporation that there had been such a break. “It’s interesting to know that the club continued right through the war years with seven concerts a year,” Allen said. Those regular concerts continue to this day, and instruments played by members and visitors encompass a huge range from across the wind, percussion and string domains. “We have had bagpipes and we have had trombones and bass guitars,” Allen said, naming just a few that have featured in recent times. The club has about 100 members and is on the lookout for more, seeking people who either like to perform or like to watch performers.

“There must be newcomers to town too that we don’t know about, people who have moved here to play an instrument and would like to join,” she said. The club generally operates from April to October, with seven monthly concerts, five featuring the members as performers and two public concerts where guest artists perform. Members are excited to host their first concert for 2020 on July 12, featuring Dirt Road Ensemble which has talented young musical students from the Christchurch and Southbridge areas. They will showcase a wide variety of ethnic, folk and cultural music at the Sinclair Centre at 2pm. Everyone is welcome with visitors $5 at the door, and members and students free of charge.There will be afternoon tea at the conclusion of the concert. Right - Musical performances like this one last year are set to return next month for the Ashburton Musical Club. PHOTO ASHBURTON GUARDIAN

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Selwyn joins in on weighbridge station debate By Jonathan Leask jonathan@selwynapp.nz

A weighbridge station on the north of the Rakaia River Bridge is a step closer with the Selwyn District Council processing the Notice of Requirement last week. The New Zealand Transport Agency (NZTA) plans to construct a weighbridge on a piece of crown land at the junction of State Highway 1 and North Rakaia Road – despite fierce opposition. The Ashburton District Council, AA Canterbury Westland and trucking organisations hotly oppose the location, citing road safety issues as their number one concern because the proposed site is between the

river bridge and the Rakaia rail overbridge, already a high accident area. Selwyn District councillors joined in the chorus criticising the location but had to follow the process. Councillor Grant Miller said the section 171 recommendation report on the weighbridge was “heavy on the fact it’s a great place to catch trucks from diverting around it” but was light on the valid safety issues. “I think anyone who has driven across the Rakaia River Bridge recently or at any time would say ‘that’s not a great place to put that’,” Miller said. “We task NZTA with building safer roads for us to travel on. “It seems in this instance, expediency

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has got in front of safety.” Miller said he expected some significant safety improvements to the project’s design or changes to the road to make it safer. “It remains to be seen how they can make that a safely operating activity without significant road works or reduction in speed limits.” Mayor Sam Broughton said that his counterpart, Ashburton Mayor Neil Brown, “did not feel that NZTA has done a particularly good job of consulting affected parties”. Councillor Murray Lemon said that statutorily NZTA had gone through the process but “perhaps better consultation with the community would have been advanta-

geous”. Selwyn District Council Planning Manager Ben Rhodes said that what the councillors had in front of them was “the agency responsible for SH1 saying they have done the work and it’s safe”. “Whether it’s the right location, as they are the designating authority, they own the land and we can’t actually look at alternative sites, we can only look at the site they have chosen. “Based on the evidence provided we have no reason to question the safety aspects.” The council only makes a recommendation based on the process Rhodes said, and it is up to NZTA to make its final decision with 30 working days.

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Investigation into fatal accident continues

Stunning backdrop for fire training With lockdown restrictions lifted training events are back on the calendar for firefighters across the district, including for members of the Lake Clearwater Voluntary Rural Fire Force trained with a stunning backdrop last weekend. Deputy principal rural fire officer Don Geddes said they were completing two unit standards, being use of water and additives and dry firefighting techniques. He said trainings will generally take place wherever is easiest for the trainees, which in this case was near the waterfront of Lake Clearwater. PHOTO SUPPLIED

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From school principal to stand-up comedian From P1 Livingstone went on to perform at all of the Taking the Piste nights, with the audience increasing to more than 100 as the event moved to Samuels Summit Bar. Now Sandys has booked Livingstone as the opening act for Ben Hurley performing on his nationwide tour at Samuels July 17 and 18. She has also just late last week

added a new event that Livingstone will open for – Brendhan Lovegrove at Hotel Ashburton on July 31. “It’s like someone who can play three chords on a ukulele being the opening act for Prince,” Livingstone said. But he is more philosophical about performing now, and the nerves from that first night have eased. “You can only ever worry about what you can influence and what

you can work on,” he said. His routine for Hurley will include his locally acclaimed racecall, as well as a musical segment where he will get out his guitar, with a bit of a local flavour including a little about Methven. He said some of his staff at Tinwald had threatened to be there for one of the nights, but he was not going to let himself be daunted by that. “In the back of my mind I have a way of working them into it, I

don’t know how vocal they will be.” And he has no plans of giving up his day job, doubting a life dedicated to comedy would pay the bills. However, now that he is preparing to open for one of New Zealand’s leading comedians, he is prouder than ever he gave it a go. “I didn’t want any regrets, I didn’t want to be here aged 82, missing three teeth, unable to eat KFC, and wish I had done standup,” he said.

Investigations are ongoing into a fatal accident on Thursday night near Chertsey which claimed the life of two Ashburton locals. Emergency services were called to the scene of a three-vehicle crash near Wilkinsons Road around 7pm on Thursday night. Initial reports suggest that a southbound vehicle crossed the centreline and crashed into a car before then crashing into another which was following behind the first. The two people in the southbound car were killed as a result of the accident. Two other people were injured in the crash and transported to Christchurch Hospital by ambulance, one in a serious condition and the other moderate. Police confirmed yesterday the their inquiries into the crash were ongoing and that the matter was likely to go before the coroner. Various media outlets across the country have named the couple, who were aged in their 80s but out of respect to the family the Guardian has chosen not to name them until they are officially released by police. However, it is understood the couple were residents at Lochlea Lifestyle Resort. The serious crash unit were called to the scene on Thursday night and then returned in the light of day on Friday morning to complete their investigations, they are expected to have completed those by today. The Chertsey accident marked a tough week for the Rakaia volunteer Fire Brigade who were also at the scene of the accident last Sunday morning involving a group of eight teenagers in a stolen vehicle that had evaded police.

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■■ TUIA PROGRAMME

Tuia progamme inspires Jasaiah By Sue Newman

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Jasaiah Claydon-Wade, Tuia representative and Ashburton District Council global ambassador. PHOTO SUE NEWMAN 250620-SN-0058

Ashburton student Jasaiah Claydon-Wade is a young man going places and he credits the Tuia programme with giving him the drive to succeed in his tertiary studies. He’s the district’s current programme member and on Thursday spoke at an Ashburton District Council meeting on the impact the programme had had, six months in, on his life. The experiences he had gained so far had given him a new impetus and drive as he heads to Victoria University to begin studies in political science and Te Reo, he said. His goal is to help with dispute resolution on the Treaty of Waitangi Tribunal. The greatest impact of the programme, Claydon-Wade told councillors, was that it sparked a desire to learn more about his Maori heritage. “I never really embraced by background previously and that’s been an inspirational journey. It’s been amazing to be part of a team that promotes cultural diversity.” In his other role as the council’s cultural ambassador, he said it had been a privilege to be involved in a range of multicultural activities around the district such as the Holi colour festival, Matariki and citizenship ceremonies. The Tuia programme is an intentional, long-term, inter-generational approach to develop the leadership capacity of young Maori in communities throughout New Zealand. It involves mayors selecting a young Maori from their district to mentor on a one-to-one basis, to encourage and enhance leadership skills. The young person chosen is expected to undertake and record a 100-hour community service project in their respective communities.

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Policy appointment angers councillor By Sue Newman

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A decision by the Ashburton District Council to employ an agricultural policy advisor has raised the ire of councillor Angus McKay. It was a ridiculous move, McKay said, particularly in a district where there were many highly regarded farmers and rural experts. “We have some of the most forward thinking farmers in the country. Why is this council entering into a field that’s well covered by people who are at the top of their field in this country?”

The position was one that would be funded by the Provincial Growth Fund and would the cost council absolutely nothing, council chief executive Hamish Riach said. The need for the position came out of work that was being done on a food and fibre project across Canterbury, he said. “It’s thinking about the future of agriculture and the pressures on sustainability of the environment and the impact on strategic practices. “This flowed through to the opportunity to apply for funding

from the PGF,” he said. The work done would be very specific and would focus on outcomes for this district, Riach said. That didn’t satisfy McKay who wanted to know who the policy advisor would represent when he visited farmers. He was told it would be the council. He still wasn’t happy and asked how he could stop the appointment occurring. He found support in councillor Rodger Letham who said the position wasn’t needed because there was ‘tons of experience in the district’.

“Why do we need to have this? It beggars belief,” he said. Mayor Neil Brown didn’t see it that way. The position would benefit farmers, he said. “Over the last few years our farmers have been feeling unloved and I see this as a good thing. “We get to mould it and give it the right steer,” he said. By having an advisor in the agricultural sector inside their tent, one that was not costing ratepayers a cent, there were plenty of advantages for council and for farmers, Brown said.

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Firefighters say they followed strict Covid rules when people were evacuated from a hotel in Rotorua that is being used as a managed isolation centre. Fire and Emergency New Zealand said the Sudima Hotel in Rotorua was evacuated at about 7.30am. A false fire alarm prompted the evacuation. The Central Lakes Area commander, Jeff Maunder, estimated there are around 300 people staying in the hotel. He said the Fire and Emergency staff were well prepared for the situation. “Disasters are generally prevented by good planning so during the Covid programme or the Covid-19 process that we’ve been going through probably the last two or three months we’ve developed a whole range of national protocols on how we deal with Covid-19.” The Covid-19 National Response team said social distancing rules were followed during the evacuation.

In brief Meters sell easily Nelson’s old “lollipop” parking meters have sold like hot cakes in a fundraising move sparked by a council staff member. The city has installed new solar-powered meters which accept a variety of payment options, and has sold off the old ones for charity. Some were now finding new uses as garden ornaments. - RNZ

Flood damage Experts are checking for mould growth after a flood inside Christchurch’s new, and so far unopened, $500 million hospital building. Four levels of walls and ceilings in one of two towers were damaged this month when a faulty valve flooded the Acute Services Hagley building. The wallboards and ceiling tiles have been taken off to dry it out and allow a full inspection. The Health Ministry said it is still considering if this will push back the handover to the health board meant to take place in August. - RNZ

Artefact survey A new survey of historic artefacts is likely to unearth previously undiscovered treasures at New Zealand’s second oldest university, a curator says. The University of Canterbury is launching the survey ahead of its 150th birthday in 2023. Canterbury College was established in 1873, at what is now the Arts Centre Te Matatiki Toi Ora, later becoming the University of Canterbury (UC) and moving to the new Ilam campus in 1975. Terri Elder, who is the curator at the university’s Teece Museum and Logie Collection which has been based at the Arts Centre since 2017, said the project has been two years in the making and was recently boosted by a $12,000 grant from Lottery Environment and Heritage. She was confident the survey would find new items which provide an insight into the - RNZ university’s history.

Whale rescue attempt A rescue mission was under way to refloat a stranded Sperm Whale off Caroline Bay in Timaru. The Department of Conservation and whale rescue group Project Jonah were at the scene. Project Jonah general manager Daren Grover said the whale was about 12 metres long and could weigh anywhere between 10 and 20 tonnes. “The whale is grounded on the beach but has about a metre of water around it, the tide is going out so we want to work quickly but as carefully as possible. We have a large powerful fishing vessel further offshore, and we have already got a sling around the body of the whale so the idea is to gently edge and use the whales natural bouency as well to hopefully get it into deeper water,” Grover said. On Friday, a Brydes whale stranded at Whakatete Bay north of Thames and died. - RNZ

Lotto results Official Lotto results for draw number 1972 drawn on Saturday. Winning numbers (in ascending order): 4, 8, 20, 29, 31, 35. Bonus number: 19. Powerball winning number: 4. Strike: 31, 29, 4, 35.

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System under ‘extreme stress’

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RNZ A review of the country’s managed isolation and quarantine system has found it to be under “extreme stress” and unable to respond to the increasing demands being placed on it as more New Zealanders return home. Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern ordered the review on June 17 on the same day she announced she was appointing Air Commodore Darryn Webb to conduct the review and oversee border management. Air Commodore Webb, along with Housing Minister Megan Woods – who has been appointed the minister-in-charge of quarantine and isolation facilities – announced the outcome of the review at Parliament yesterday. It comes after a number of reports of people mixing and mingling in facilities, people leaving managed isolation without having been tested at all for Covid-19 and members of the public holding events in hotels where managed isolation is taking place. While the review found the system wasn’t “broken’’ it revealed the increased number of people returning to New Zealand and going into managed isolation was putting pressure on accommodation facilities and staff were only able to respond to daily challenges. “The resources required to support the Managed Isolation and Quarantine (MIQ) function have failed to keep pace with the increased volume of returnees. This has resulted in a very dedicated team having to confront immediate issues with limited capacity to plan ahead,” the review said. “This is impacting on staff well-being and the confidence that returnees have in the process.” The review also identified there was an absence of standardised information for those returning to New Zealand and often the first they knew of MIQ was when they had a health check on arrival at the airport. In many cases returning passengers weren’t even aware MIQ was required.

Air Commodore Darryn Webb and Housing Minister Megan Woods. “There have been some notable instances of frustration exhibited by individuals arriving into MIQ, mainly from Australia, who have reportedly been surprised by the 14-day isolation requirement,’’ the review said. That has resulted in a demand for more police presence at facilities. Other issues identified in the review were flight manifestos not being received until the inbound aircraft departs its overseas origin, which makes planning ahead of flights almost impossible and leaves little time for changes, particularly for flights from Australia. “There is currently no written information provided to returnees prior to entry or a process to record their acknowledgement that they will be required to enter into the MIQ system,’’ the review said. There is also limited understanding of future demand making it difficult to do any longrange planning of the system. Issues about the lack of PPE being used on flights, in transit and en route to facilities was also raised and “the environment of the arrivals hall increases the risk

of absconding, as well as contact with the families and members of the public, while transferring to coaches”, the review said. “Operational planning is based on numbers alone and does not take into account family groups or cultural needs.” Representatives from the New Zealand Defence Force, police and corrections conducted the review and concluded the location and facilities at the Jet Park Hotel quarantine facility “should be an exemplar” for all managed isolation and quarantine. “It is well-managed with robust systems in place. However its dual use as an MIF and QF should be reconsidered.” The review also found the decision by Director-General of Health Doctor Ashley Bloomfield to implement mandatory testing on days three and 12 from June 9 – the first day of level one – “caused a significant bottleneck in the system and frustration”. “Attempts to prioritise the day12 samples were unsuccessful due to laboratory constraints. “It is evident that health check procedures differ between MIFs. There did not appear to be a

standard procedure for the accounting of individuals and the daily checking of their health and wellbeing,” the review found. “There were occasions when policy decisions were made with little understanding of the operational consequences. “These occasions have increased the stress on staff on the ground,” the review said. Woods said a range of improvements are already under way to address issues identified in the rapid review. “There is no play book for this kind of pandemic. We’re one of only a handful of countries in the world to require managed isolation at the border with compulsory testing, making our existing system one of the strictest globally,” she said. “This report shows how we can strengthen the managed isolation system, reduce the room for error and continue to keep Covid-19 at the border and out of our communities. “The review found that the system is not broken but does need additional resourcing to respond to the increasing demands placed upon it as growing numbers of New Zealanders come home from global Covid-19 hotspots,” she said. “The Ministry of Health will be increasing the number of clinical and non-clinical staff, such as nurses, at each facility to ensure health checks, testing and other health services are consistently delivered to the standards required,” Woods said. Air Commodore Webb last week announced a doubling of the on-the-ground Defence Force staff of 32, across 18 facilities nationwide. “As of today, we have 168 NZDF personnel across 21 facilities providing 24/7 coverage. There are also more government and defence staff across the end-to-end system. “This increased resourcing has had an immediate impact on the ground in terms of making sure our people are well supported to carry out their roles and ensure the safe transfer of returnees into managed isolation,” he said.

RNZ A Dairy Flat resident says a tornado on Friday night sounded like a plane crashing into her house, while another on Saturday hit industrial buildings in East Tamaki. Wild weather flooded streets, lifted roofs and toppled trees and powerlines in Auckland and Northland. MetService has confirmed the damage was likely to have been caused by tornadoes and has warned there may be more in coastal Auckland, Bay of Plenty, Coromandel and Rotorua. Trees and a trampoline slammed against Bianca Paterson’s Dairy Flat house while her three young children sheltered and screamed late on Friday night. Another tornado in East Tamaki on Saturday caused structural damage to industrial buildings in that area, with one witness describing the tornado’s path through a building like seeing ‘a knife cut through cake’, while another tornado was reported in Papamoa in the Bay of Plenty. In Dairy Flat, Paterson’s house escaped serious damage, but she said the tornado wreaked havoc in her garden, dented her roof with debris and popped manhole covers open. She said she first woke up to a huge downpour of rain, and decided to check her 3-year-old was okay. “As I was walking down the hallway there was a massive flash of light outside and then the power all went out,” she said. “I went back to tell my husband about the lightning and we noticed there was no thunder. All of a sudden, we were like ‘what is that sound?’ “It just got louder and louder.. then all of a sudden our tramp just went smash into the side of the house. Then it just flew up onto the roof, smashed on our roof, took out our massive commercial playground.”

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When respect and privacy trumps news

tragic situation is never an easy one to deal with. For us, it’s a case of wanting to get as much information out into the public arena to keep as many people informed as is possible in the circumstances. I was asked yesterday morning why we don’t report names of people involved in fatal accidents until they’ve been released by police, even when we know, without any uncertainty, who those people are. Logic suggests we probably should. By the time police release a name, it’s usually well and truly public knowledge. And therefore, not really newsworthy – and so perhaps a little redundant in a news sense. But there’s an element of respect that deserves to be shown in times like that. A family, a group of friends and wider community network are grieving. They are dealing with a horrific situation in the best way they can and in our eyes, going full steam ahead and making things public only further enhances that grief and pain. We’re a small community. Everyone knows everyone in some way or another most of the time. It’s not fair, in my opinion, for the local community newspaper to be sharing news of tragedy before the family are ready to share it themselves. That’s how we operate and as long as I’m here, it’s how we will continue to operate. It’s not about getting thousands of clicks on a web page for us, or selling an enormous number of newspapers the next day. It’s about informing the community of what’s happened and doing so in a manner which treats those involved with a manner of respect that is deserved. Sure, we might look a little out of date announcing names two days after our friends up the road in Christchurch did, but we’ve stuck true to our values and beliefs on the subject of tragedy and we’re OK with that. And we will continue to be OK with that.

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ne of the many lessons of the past few months is the fundamental importance of being connected. For many of us confined to our homes, trying to work or stay in touch with friends and family, new innovations like Zoom video calls became the norm. For those of us living in rural areas, that could be a challenge. When joining fellow MPs for meetings of Parliamentary Select Committees, it was significant enough to be noticeable, with those in country areas often needing to go “audio only”. It underlines the need for constant investment in our communications infrastructure. While major programmes like the rollout of Ultrafast Broadband and the Rural Broadband Initiative by the previous Government were enormously successful, so too has been the growth in the demand curve. Streaming services such as Netflix, legacy providers like Sky embracing the digital age, and the general growth in internet usage have put enormous pressure on areas where some of the communications infrastructure might be decades old. The same is true in transport.

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Some roads that might have been originally planned and constructed 70 or 80 years ago, although maintained and resurfaced since then, in many cases haven’t otherwise changed as our transport needs have. The road between Ashburton and Christchurch, prior to Covid, had seen traffic volumes double in the last two decades. According to data released periodically by the New Zealand Transport Agency, in recent years it has been the second most dangerous stretch of highway in the country for fatalities and serious injuries. That stands in stark contrast with roads that have seen investment and improvement. Two of New Zealand’s busiest roads, the Waikato Expressway and the Tauranga Eastern Link, were built as part of the first tranche of the Roads of National Significance programme by the last Government.

Both are four lanes, highly engineered, modern roads. And according to NZTA’s data earlier this year neither one has seen a fatal crash in the more than two years they’ve been open, and remarkably, operating at a higher speed limit of 110km/h. The roading police boss for the area up there has said “if we could build 80,000km of the road like that in New Zealand I’d be a happy camper”. Eighty thousand kilometres might be a stretch, but we can certainly get started on the next tranche of significant roading upgrades, all it takes is the political will to do so. Soon after coming into Government, Transport Minister Phil Twyford re-evaluated a number of proposed projects – including Ashburton to Christchurch – and promptly shelved them, as part of a cut of more than $5 billion from the state highway budget. Defending his decision to instead spend that money on Auckland rail and cycle projects, he told Parliament that “New Zealand has overinvested in roads and motorways for decades”. He might be in a position to defend that point, if the proposal to bring back passenger rail south

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of Christchurch hadn’t been quietly killed off last year, or more recently his decision to shelve Auckland light rail after spending millions on the process over three years. But now the circumstances have changed again. The Government are planning to borrow around $140 billion to get through the recession we are rapidly spiralling into. Their choice will be to waste it, as they’ve done on aborted projects like Auckland light rail, or on expensive Wellington consultants charged with writing Provincial Growth Fund feasibility studies, most of which are never progressed. Or to invest in world-class infrastructure. Projects that will create jobs in the short term, and in the longer term unlock further economic growth, reduce communications barriers, and ensure safe transport infrastructure. The views, opinions, positions or strategies expressed by the author and those providing comments are theirs alone, and do not necessarily reflect the views, opinions, positions or strategies of the Ashburton Guardian Co Ltd or any employee thereof

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1 C mashed sweet potato – roasted until soft and then mashed 1 avocado pitted, peeled 2 eggs ½ C cocoa powder ½ C coconut sugar 4 T coconut oil ½ t baking powder ½ t baking soda ½ t sea salt Icing 200g dark chocolate drops ¾ C of coconut cream ■■ Brownie: ■■ Preheat oven to 180°C. Line the bottom of a 8” by 8” baking dish with baking paper. ■■ In a bowl, mash the kumara and avocado together with a fork. ■■ In a food processor combine mashed kumara and avocado along with remaining ingredients for brownies until smoothtry avoid over mixing. Spread batter into a 8” by 8” baking

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dish. ■■ Bake for 40 minutes. ■■ Leave to cool before icing. ■■ Icing: ■■ Melt 200g of dark chocolate. ■■ Add coconut cream to melt-

ed chocolate and whisk until smooth. ■■ Pour over the cooled brownie. ■■ Refrigerate until firm. Recipe courtesy of www.countdown.co.nz

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Southern hold off plucky Hampstead By Adam Burns

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Southern were forced to work but ultimately did enough to register their second Watters Cup win over a spirited Hampstead at the weekend. The 33-19 win in Hinds on Saturday was built off a flying start by the hosts and a dominant scrum which had Hampstead perilously backpedalling, especially in the first half. However to the visitors’ credit, the side refused to go away and showed plenty of enterprise with ball in hand as they began to eat into Southern’s lead, having conceded 19 unanswered points within the first quarter of the game. Southern’s commanding onset in the end proved to be the difference in an encounter where both teams can take encouragement. After bringing some edge to the physical battle a week earlier against Celtic, Hampstead’s pack looked set for a brutal reality check early on, as scrum time was presented as a harrowing mismatch. Southern secured an early lead within the opening five minutes after lock Luke Bonnington crashed over as the home team seamlessly worked the close channels. Five minutes later and halfback Hamish McKenzie had snaffled a five pointer following an assertive lineout drive and a flurry of pickand-goes on the Hampstead line. Things looked bleak at this stage for Hampstead, unable to get their hands on the ball and an engine room being overpowered. A penalty or a tighthead became an inevitability at scrum time for the visitors, and following another scrum which pinned Hampstead back onto their haunches, number 8 Alexander McKenzie extended Southern’s lead when he dived over from close quarters. With Southern ticking along at a run-a-minute, attack became the best form of defence for Hampstead as they began to string some phases together. With a set piece going nowhere fast, Hampstead opted to keep ball in hand as their elusive outside backs gave the side some propulsion. After several assaults on the Southern line, second-five Manase Nonu slipped through the last line of defence to register some much needed points for his side. A string of penalties against Southern at the breakdown kept the visitors in the hunt as Southern began to lose some structure. Southern also turned down a penalty shot as they pursued a hammer blow on half time, however Hampstead steered Southern’s lineout roll into touch. Down 19-7 at the interval, Hampstead enlisted some fresh legs from the bench and they came out of the blocks hard, utilising some of the side’s big ball runners to get it over the gain line. It was Hampstead who scored the all-important first try after the break when replacement Tevita Ula broke through some fee-

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ble tackles to cruise in under the posts to bring the ledger back to 19-14. Southern missed a pair of opportunities when a 50th minute penalty attempt went astray, before a try went begging as their unmarked right wing knocked on with the line open. However, Hampstead’s scrum came back to haunt them, as a defensive feed resulted in another tighthead and ensuing infringement with referee Kalifa Faalogo awarding Southern a penalty try. Hampstead hit back soon after in spectacular fashion after Taumaoe Touli snaffled a clever cross kick from first five Elise Falealili, diving over in the corner NRLstyle. The visitors’ scrum had also stablised as the game wore on and remained in touch late into the encounter. However it all came together for Southern when it counted, as a final onslaught deep in Hampstead’s 22 was finished when first five Ethan Reith wriggled through from first receiver to score near the uprights, five minutes from time. In Methven, last season’s Watters Cup runner-up made a stuttering start to their campaign with a 24-16 win over Celtic in

front of a huge crowd. Much had been touted about Methven’s prospects this season following strong pre-season wins against Linwood, Prebbleton and Mackenzie, but ill-discipline and a desire to play an expansive fast game of rugby put them on the ropes for much of the clash. Celtic on the other hand, coming off that loss to Hampstead last week, played with real heart and a ferocity that belied their relative youth and inexperience across the squad. A massive penalty attempt from at least 40 metres out 90 seconds into the game by Junior Titi Esau gave Celtic the early lead and sounded a warning that any penalties inside the attacking half could easily translate to points. But it was Methven who struck with the first try of the match through lock Mark Wallace five minutes later, with Jack Griffiths adding the extras. Methven coaches Grant Breach and Simon Fleetwood won’t have too much to think about when it comes to key focuses this week at training as their side went from try scorers to being guilty of offending at the breakdown on multiple occasions. With close to 10 successive penalties across the paddock, Meth-

ven were lucky not to have someone in the bin for repeat offences. Titi Esau slotted another three points, then after a sustained build-up, Celtic skipper Hamish Finnie found himself with 20 metres of clear space and a dash to the line and he delivered in style to put his team in front 13-7 after 25 minutes. Methven first-five Tim Lawn managed to dot down around the 30 minute mark to keep the home side in the match, but a further penalty to Titi Esau, who was slotting them from all over the park, saw Celtic head into half time with a 13-12 lead. Methven’s brush with the officiating side of the game continued in the early stages of the second stanza and flanker Luke Gilbert found himself in the bin for 10 minutes shortly after returning to the paddock as Titi Esau grabbed another three points to extend his sides lead to four. But that was to be it for Celtic. They kept throwing everything they had at the Methven side but came up short, and as a number of Senior B players came on late in the game Methven hit their straps and strung together some good phases. Lawn grabbed a second try to put the locals back in front be-

fore Manasa Bari, who was particularly strong with the ball in hand, crashed over at the 65 minute mark, with Tyler Blackburn adding the extras to see Methven home 24-16 with a bonus point win to kick their season off. Celtic will take a lot of heart from the match. They were physical and at times had the Methven side beaten for structure and passion as they played a basic form of rugby. Nathan McCloy steered the ship well from first-five and his strong kicking game got his side out of trouble on countless occasions. Finnie led from the front while Neil Thompson, who played Senior B before the main match, was particularly strong when he came on the paddock. For Methven, Lawn had a standout match both in attack and defence while Bari and winger Tait Chisman were busy throughout the match and strong with ball in hand. Celtic will have to pick themselves up from consecutive defeats to the season and now look forward to their first home game of the season when they take on Rakaia this week, while Methven will head to town to take on Hampstead with Southern gaining the bye this week.

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Larsen’s first winner a stylish one By Jonny Turner There were no nervous moments for Tristan Larsen as Duke Of Dundee powered away from his opposition to score the junior driver’s first career win Ascot Park on Saturday. The 17-year-old was the only person in his first winning photo when his charge burst along the passing lane to win race 4 by three and three-quarter lengths. Duke Of Dundee’s victory was a family affair with Larsen’s father, Kirk, training the horse and his mother, Michelle, racing the horse with fellow owner, Gordon Smith. “It was pretty cool to do it for Dad and long-time owner Gordon Smith, he has had a lot of horses with us.” Larsen gave Duke Of Dundee a perfect run in the trail throughout from barrier 1.

The 4-yr-old was travelling so well before the turn there was no need for the rookie reinsman to get too nervous. “It was good to get the monkey off the back.” “He was going real good most of the way and I sort of knew when I turned in to the straight he was going to put a good effort in.” Being the son of a horse trainer suggests Larsen was destined for a career in the sulky. However, the teenager admitted there was a time when he did not see himself moving in to harness racing. “Not earlier on – I was a typical boy that liked rugby and mates.” “I came to the races later on and got a love for it.” Larsen did not exactly step slowly in to driving when experiencing

trackwork for the first time at his father’s stable. The youngster sat behind group 1 winner Howard Bromac in his first sit in the sulky. “When he was a pacemaker Dad let me have a sit behind him,” Larsen said. “He was a pretty good horse to learn on.” Larsen gained more experience through a short stint in the Kidz Kartz programme while continuing to work with his father’s horses. The junior driver now juggles work at the Branxholme barn while also working for Ryal Bush trainer Brett Gray. With his first win ticked off in his 31st drive, Larsen will now strive to continue to improve his driving. “Hopefully I can win a few races and get a better and better.”

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Impecunious a star on the rise for Pitman stable

The leading South Island training combination of Michael and Matthew Pitman made the best possible start to their day on Saturday when they produced a race-torace double early on the card on their home turf at Riccarton. Showcasing two-year-old filly Showgem showed plenty of speed on debut to lead throughout over 800m in the second race of the day before just 30 minutes later Sacred Falls two-year-old filly Impecunious stormed away from her rivals over the concluding stages of a 1000m contest. Senior training partner Michael Pitman was thrilled the pair had

Christchurch Greyhound Racing Club at Addington Raceway Meeting Date: 29 Jun 2020 NZ Meeting number: 3 Doubles: 1 and 2; 3 and 4; 5 and 6; 7 and 8; 9 and 10 Trebles: 1, 2 and 3; 4, 5 and 6; 8, 9 and 10 1 12.07pm THE FITZ SPORTS BAR DASH C0, 295m 1 87877 Goldstar Harlowe nwtd S &..............B Evans 2 68686 Pascale Jewel nwtd.......................C Roberts 3 45652 Princely Castle nwtd..................J McInerney 4 66468 Sea Spray Nova nwtd..................B Freeman 5 86578 Opawa Nash nwtd.............................. J Rush 6 65676 Homebush Kian nwtd.................J McInerney 7 866 Homebush Dream nwtd.............J McInerney 8 3345 Just Stagger nwtd......................J McInerney 2 12.25pm CASSWOODS FOR CARPET BINDING & MATS STAKES C0, 520m 1 Goldstar Tudor nwtd S &..................B Evans 2 74 Smash Zone nwtd............................ M Grant 3 23452 Slippery Suzie nwtd S &..................B Evans 4 75564 Cool Hand Lester nwtd.................S Hindson 5 Troublesome Lee nwtd J M.............. McCook 6 2225x Miss Malia nwtd...............................R Wales 7 57 Denarau Delight nwtd...................... M Grant 8 x8682 Opawa Dawn nwtd...........................R Wales 3 12.42 HART FAMILY GREYHOUND RACING SPRINT

Christchurch Greyhound Racing Club at Addington Raceway Meeting Date: 29 Jun 2020 NZ Meeting number: 9 Doubles: 1 and 2; 4 and 5 Trebles: 3, 4 and 5 1 3.11pm (NZT) FLAIR DASH C1, 295m 1 85214 Lady Sobers 17.49.....................J McInerney 2 83174 Homebush Sonja 17.54.............J McInerney 3 1 Uncle Frank 17.82.......................H Anderton 4 78x42 Auto Speed 17.50..........................R Adcock 5 46373 Mitcham Reado 17.24................J McInerney 6 7x357 Punch On Rex 17.39..................J McInerney 7 1x788 Zadee Bale 17.62..........................D Roberts 8 77654 Absent 17.27...................................G Cleeve 9 667x5 Homebush Dolphy 17.80............J McInerney 10 47458 Eternal Debt 17.29..........................G Cleeve

Queenstown who has had horses with the stable for more than 30 years. Pitman was glowing in his praise for Impecunious who despite showing some greenness in the run home, put her rivals away with consummate ease. “I think she’s the best horse in our stable since Savvy Coup,” he said. “I make no secret of that as she is a very talented filly, from a Zabeel mare who was placed in the St Leger (2400m) and related to a Sydney Cup winner. She could probably run a mile without any problems now but we will look

lived up to the high regard they are held in. “I’ve said all along that these are high-class fillies and I think they showed that today,” he said. “I told Mark Chittick (of Waikato Stud) at the yearling sales eighteen months ago that I thought I had bought the best Sacred Falls in the country and on what she showed today I still believe that. “We also think so much of Showgem that we recently purchased her half-brother by Belardo for the owner of Impecunious.” Impecunious is owned by longtime Pitman supporter Chris Griffin, a supermarket owner from

after her and set her for the 1000 Guineas (Gr.1, 1600m) and the Oaks (Gr.1, 2400m) after that. “We’ve never trialled her and we threw her in for her debut over 800m here back in January where she flew home for third and ran her last 600m in a tick over 32 seconds. “I said then we will look after her and bring her back for a stakes race in the autumn but unfortunately Covid-19 put paid to that. “She’s still a bit green but there is plenty of room for improvement so it’s very exciting.” Pitman is undecided where both fillies would run next but

indicated they would most likely have one more run each before taking on stakes company in the Listed New Zealand Bloodstock Canterbury Belle Stakes (1200m) in September. Showgem is the younger half-sister of Group One placed filly Sardaaj and was a $50,000 purchase by Pitman from the Haunui Farm draft during Book 2 at Karaka in 2019. Part-owned by Jim Bruford, Showgem is one of three twoyear-old fillies bought by Pitman and Bruford from Haunui Farm that have all won, with Lovebug and Ohio Showgirl the others.

Christchurch dogs Today at Addington raceway C0, 295m 1 87 Homebush Maple nwtd..............J McInerney 2 37753 Homebush Susan nwtd..............J McInerney 3 x7786 Smash Trust nwtd............................. M Grant 4 Homebush Carra nwtd...............J McInerney 5 8878 Impressive Chase nwtd..............J McInerney 6 Trousseau nwtd..................................J Dunn 7 22262 Marakesh Max nwtd...................J McInerney 8 76874 Just Peaches nwtd......................H Anderton 4 1.00pm MAYHOUNDS.ORG.NZ REHOMING GROUP STAKES C0, 520m 1 78223 Opawa Solomon nwtd......................R Wales 2 86343 Ohoka Megan nwtd....................... L Waretini 3 885 Diamond Dazzled nwtd.................... M Grant 4 5742 Beau View Winnie nwtd...................J M Lane 5 63644 Princess Romaine nwtd................S Hindson 6 56x67 Duke Of Argyll nwtd....................H Anderton 7 676 Smashing Avacado nwtd...............C Roberts 8 26538 Goldstar Aria nwtd S &.....................B Evans 5 1.18pm SUCK IT UP LTD DASH C0, 295m 1 7688x Sheer Flattery nwtd................... A Botherway 2 42523 Iylah Jewel nwtd............................C Roberts 3 254 Homebush Glitch nwtd...............J McInerney 4 55787 Opawa Jade nwtd............................R Wales

5 84483 Homebush Sugar nwtd..............J McInerney 6 47776 Homebush Mist nwtd.................J McInerney 7 88 Miss Cairo nwtd.........................J McInerney 8 646F7 Edison nwtd...............................J McInerney 6 1.37 CRATE & BARREL HOTEL SPRINT C0, 295m 1 8 Finneous Jewel nwtd....................C Roberts 2 86 Homebush Hero nwtd................J McInerney 3 56535 Homebush Millie nwtd................J McInerney 4 76662 Opawa Gypsy nwtd..........................R Wales 5 767 Mitcham Emma nwtd.................J McInerney 6 5 Mull Of Kintyre nwtd......................S Hindson 7 La Rochelle nwtd...............................J Dunn 8 87344 Crystal Cindi nwtd......................J McInerney 7 1.57pm MY REDEEMER DISTANCE C1d, 645m 1 66721 Mayhem Made nwtd................... A Bradshaw 2 x4341 Opawa Deal 38.08 J &.....................D Fahey 3 82356 Longshanks nwtd....................... A Bradshaw 4 85456 Translation nwtd J &.........................D Fahey 5 61631 Know Denying nwtd........................G Cleeve 6 41535 Barrel Runner 38.56................... A Bradshaw 7 44224 Run Run Rover nwtd.................. A Bradshaw 8 56636 Know Anxiety 38.44........................G Cleeve 9 78776 Know Equal nwtd............................G Cleeve 8 2.17pm MURRAY & HANNAH @ RAY WHITE CASH-

MERE STAKES C1, 520m 1 8143 Rieko 30.57............................... A Botherway 2 22361 Ripslinger Roxy 30.34................ A Bradshaw 3 47522 Queena Bale 30.20.......................C Roberts 4 44648 Big Tiny nwtd..............................J McInerney 5 36417 Adelphi 30.77 J M............................ McCook 6 77683 Ascott 31.20.....................................C Steele 7 48387 Opawa Al 30.53...............................R Wales 8 11242 Opawa Boys Paid 30.41 J &.............D Fahey 9 65466 Goldstar Dawson nwtd S &..............B Evans 10 87676 Tikao Jackie nwtd M &......................... Smith 9 2.37pm GREYHOUNDAUCTIONS.CO.NZ DASH C1, 295m 1 57734 Homebush Rapper 17.47...........J McInerney 2 66234 Call Me Joe 17.31..................... A Botherway 3 76572 Impressive High 17.88...............J McInerney 4 65427 Yanira Bale 17.33..........................C Roberts 5 36652 Denuto 17.47.................................R Adcock 6 88366 Gracie Lee 17.30.......................J McInerney 7 85665 Know Cause 17.29..........................G Cleeve 8 4435F Mitcham Ryder 17.48.................J McInerney 9 667x5 Homebush Dolphy 17.80............J McInerney 10 47458 Eternal Debt 17.29..........................G Cleeve 10 2.54pm SPRINGSTON HOTEL STAKES C1, 520m

1 27185 Homebush Carter 30.96............J McInerney 2 7x363 Retallick nwtd J M............................ McCook 3 211Px Our Pat 30.58...................................R Wales 4 53556 Dyna Monty 29.94.........................C Roberts 5 26215 Impressive Jazz 31.58...............J McInerney 6 42231 Bye Bye Punter 30.46......................R Wales 7 34217 Speedy Lucy 30.92....................... L Waretini 8 52518 Adobe Girl 30.74...........................M Roberts Emergencies: 9 65466 Goldstar Dawson nwtd S &..............B Evans 10 18685 Tom Fox 30.61 J M........................... McCook SELECTIONS

Race 1: Just Stagger, Princely Castle, Opawa Nash, Pascale Jewel Race 2: Miss Malia, Goldstar Tudor, Slippery Suzie, Opawa Dawn Race 3: Marakesh Max, Homebush Susan, Homebush Maple Race 4: Opawa Solomon, Goldstar Aria, Princess Romaine Race 5: Iylah Jewel, Opawa Jade, Homebush Sugar, Edison Race 6: La Rochelle, Mull Of Kintyre, Homebush Hero Race 7: Opawa Deal, Run Run Rover, Longshanks, Know Equal Race 8: Ripslinger Roxy, Queena Bale, Rieko, Ascott Race 9: Call Me Joe, Mitcham Ryder, Denuto, Yanira Bale Race 10: Bye Bye Punter, Dyna Monty, Speedy Lucy, Retallick LEGEND: fsdt - First Start Here nwd - No Win this Distance fstd - First Start This Distance 31 13 - Best Winning Time This Track

Christchurch dogs Today at Addington raceway 2 3.29pm DURASTEEL STRUCTURES PH 033796195 STAKES C1, 520m 1 x4136 Final Affair nwtd.................................J Dunn 2 64435 Opal Hunter nwtd.......................J McInerney 3 65646 Homebush Fudge nwtd..............J McInerney 4 16642 Shermo Bale 30.57.......................C Roberts 5 6171 Young Mase 30.56 J M.................... McCook 6 15314 Miss Adobe 30.39.........................M Roberts 7 61748 Punters Delight 30.34......................R Wales 8 34757 Goldstar Alaska 31.07 S &...............B Evans 9 65466 Goldstar Dawson nwtd S &..............B Evans 10 18685 Tom Fox 30.61 J M........................... McCook 3 3.46pm DAVE ROBBIE PHOTOGRAPHER SPRINT C1, 295m

1 46554 Elite Blueblood 17.63.................J McInerney 2 84866 Bashful Buffy 17.17....................J McInerney 3 57715 Whitman 17.67...........................J McInerney 4 54754 Know Farewell 17.66.......................G Cleeve 5 66223 Prince Zulu 17.31.......................... L Waretini 6 58736 Homebush Zack 17.99...............J McInerney 7 63315 Zola Black 17.65...........................C Roberts 8 6538x Shaw Winner 17.52 J M................... McCook Emergencies: 9 667x5 Homebush Dolphy 17.80............J McInerney 10 47458 Eternal Debt 17.29..........................G Cleeve 4 4.04pm ANGLER’S ARMS TAVERN DASH C1, 295m 1 38464 Homebush Barclay nwtd............J McInerney 2 86826 Sea Spray Ash 18.04...................B Freeman

3 87545 Goldstar Beau 17.71 S &.................B Evans 4 56575 Nykara 17.49 J M............................. McCook 5 76538 Bound Up 17.58.........................J McInerney 6 42754 Know Tactics 17.61.........................G Cleeve 7 68845 Impressive Gift nwtd..................J McInerney 8 26235 Vik Vikkers 17.47..........................C Roberts 9 667x5 Homebush Dolphy 17.80............J McInerney 10 47458 Eternal Debt 17.29..........................G Cleeve 5 4.21pm RE-ENERGISE DASH C1, 295m 1 374F7 Knocka Know How 17.31................G Cleeve 2 124 Jackie 17.59.................................. L Waretini 3 66853 Homebush Hotshot 17.46..........J McInerney 4 74338 Chicago Head 17.40..................J McInerney 5 53268 Dyna Elliot 17.31...........................C Roberts

6 62515 Mitcham Queen 17.58................J McInerney 7 58674 Father Leo nwtd.........................J McInerney 8 54667 Goldstar Montana 17.47 S &............B Evans Emergencies: 9 667x5 Homebush Dolphy 17.80............J McInerney 10 47458 Eternal Debt 17.29..........................G Cleeve SELECTIONS Race 1: Auto Speed, Lady Sobers, Uncle Frank, Absent Race 2: Final Affair, Miss Adobe, Punters Delight, Shermo Bale Race 3: Bashful Buffy, Elite Blueblood, Zola Black, Shaw Winner Race 4: Vik Vikkers, Know Tactics, Nykara, Homebush Dolphy Race 5: Jackie, Knocka Know How, Dyna Elliot, Mitcham Queen LEGEND: fsdt - First Start Here nwd - No Win this Distance fstd - First Start This Distance 31 13 - Best Winning Time This Track

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McLaughlin goes two from three in Sydney Champion Kiwi driver Scott McLaughlin has extended his Supercars championship lead to 49 points, when he picked up the big points in the final race of the Sydney SuperSprint yesterday, notching up his 46th career victory. Having broken his qualifying record at the track earlier, claiming pole in the process, McLaughlin made it his second win of the weekend. The two-time champion finished in front of Lee Holdsworth, while perennial contender Jamie Whincup rounded out the podium. McLaughlin’s hot lap before the third race was a record-breaker, bettering the

mark which he set at the venue in 2018. McLaughlin had struggled early in the first of the two Sydney races yesterday, but recovered to finish third. McLaughlin was sluggish to start, dropping back to sixth, but used all his racecraft to cross the line in third. Holden’s Nick Percat won his first Supercars race since 2016 by eclipsing Whincup in the seven-times series champion’s 500th career start. On Saturday, McLaughlin claimed the first Supercars race since February by holding off longtime New Zealand rival Shane van Gisbergen in a thrilling climax.

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ARIES (Mar 21-Apr 19): Who would you be if certain limitations had not kept you pinned to a particular life track? You’ll get a glimpse of that, along with the reassurance that you are better for what you’ve had to overcome. TAURUS (Apr 20-May 20): In circles where competition is ramped up and being cool is important, there may not be a lot of genuine care. It’s fine as long as you know the difference and seek out the hearts that are like yours. GEMINI (May 21-Jun 21): Normally, you would find it impossible to be happy when others are suffering. But today’s good feelings creep up on you. Shouldn’t you just accept them? Someone should be happy. Why not you. CANCER (Jun 22-Jul 22): In many ways, this is a life under water. Everything adjusts, constantly. Move, and you change the current. Voids are immediately filled. Everything gets traded for something else. LEO (Jul 23-Aug 22): You’ll find yourself playing games you didn’t plan to play and strategising when you’d rather be direct. This is a case of needing to participate in the fray before you can rise above it. VIRGO (Aug 23-Sep 22): You may prefer that people behave in a certain way, but you do not require this of them in order to earn your respect. You give your respect up front and then hope for the best. LIBRA (Sep 23-Oct 23): No matter how useful is a person, you’re careful not to let their usefulness define them. People are not tools. They are valuable beyond what they provide. Your actions prove your belief in humanity. SCORPIO (Oct 24-Nov 21): Even if the situation is not short-term, if you come at it as though it were only temporary, you’ll appreciate, notice and remember it all better. SAGITTARIUS (Nov 22-Dec 21): You perform your good deed of the day in the usual way – without hope of reward and in full understanding that the process you are furthering is not your own. It will feel terrific! CAPRICORN (Dec 22-Jan 19): Often, the pursuit of improvement does something but not quite enough. It’s as though dwelling on the fix only affirms the brokenness of a thing. Acceptance is ultimately the key to change. AQUARIUS (Jan 20-Feb 18): You may as well be on the floor of the stock exchange for all that you trade today. Whatever you value, you’ll give it, and you’ll accept something of equal or greater value in return. PISCES (Feb 19-Mar 20): Oscar Wilde said, “Morality is simply the attitude we adopt toward people we personally dislike.” You’ll prove your evolved spirit as you refrain from judgment or even opinion and simply focus elsewhere.

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DEATHS

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Waimate less than 30 fine

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30 to 59 fog

isolated snow thunder flurries

sleet thunder

Canterbury Plains

rain

snow

hail

60 plus

NZ Today

Canterbury High Country

TODAY

FZL: 1300m, lowering to 1000m evening

Periods of rain, possibly heavy before midday. Snow lowering to 400m north of Twizel and south of Lake Sumner, with periods of heavy snow to 700m, affecting high level roads. Rain easing to showers in the afternoon, mainly north of Mt Hutt. Wind at 1000m: S 35 km/h. Wind at 2000m: Light, then S 45 km/h developing in the afternoon.

Rain, possibly heavy before dawn, with snow to 400 metres. Rain clearing south of Darfield in the morning and turning to showers in the north. Southwesterlies developing.

TOMORROW

WEDNESDAY

Scattered showers. Southwesterlies.

FRIDAY

WEDNESDAY

Scattered showers, but clearing about the Mackenzie District in the morning. Snow to 600 metres. Strong southerlies.

Morning cloud then fine. Light winds.

World Weather

Adelaide Amsterdam Bangkok Berlin Brisbane Cairns Cairo Calcutta Canberra Colombo Darwin Delhi Dubai Dublin Edinburgh

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

Frankfurt Geneva Hobart Hong Kong Honolulu Islamabad Jakarta Johannesburg Kuala Lumpur London Los Angeles Madrid Melbourne Moscow Nadi

5 11 26 16 10 19 24 28 -2 26 21 30 32 11 12

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

23 25 14 32 31 35 32 16 34 21 22 36 15 21 30

14 17 5 28 22 23 25 3 26 12 17 21 3 12 22

New York Paris Perth Rarotonga Rome San Francisco Seoul Singapore Stockholm Sydney Taipei Tel Aviv Tokyo Washington Zurich

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

Tides, Sun, Moon and Fishing m am 3 3

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9 pm am 3

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10:24 4:36 10:53 5:09 11:21 5:37 11:51 6:05 12:18 6:36 The times shown are for the Ashburton River mouth. For the Rangitata river mouth subtract 16 minutes and for the Rakaia river mouth subtract 4 minutes.

Rise 8:09 am Set 5:04 pm Good

Good fishing Set 12:44 am Rise 1:06 pm

Full moon 5 Jul

rain

Hamilton

rain

Napier

fine

Wellington

rain

Nelson

rain

Blenheim

rain

Greymouth

showers

Christchurch

rain

Timaru

showers

Queenstown

shower

Dunedin

showers

Invercargill

showers

4:46 pm

Rise 8:08 am Set 5:05 pm Good

Good fishing Set 1:58 am Rise 1:33 pm

Last quarter 13 Jul 11:30 am www.ofu.co.nz

Rise 8:08 am Set 5:05 pm Good

Good fishing Set 3:13 am Rise 2:02 pm

New moon 21 Jul

Maori Fishing Guide by Bill Hohepa

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5:34 am

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River Levels

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cumecs

4.21

Selwyn Whitecliffs (NIWA) at 3:05 pm, yesterday

Rakaia Fighting Hill (NIWA) at 3:00 pm, yesterday 110.3 Nth Ashburton at 2:05 pm, yesterday

7.91

Sth Ashburton at 2:05 pm, yesterday

9.14

Rangitata Klondyke at 3:00 pm, yesterday

47.5

Waitaki Kurow at 3:04 pm, yesterday

294.1

Source: Environment Canterbury

Canterbury Readings

Tuesday 6

Auckland

Forecasts for today

15 19 32 23 22 26 38 34 13 30 32 39 42 16 16

overnight max low

Palmerston North showers

FZL: 900m

Showers north of Mt Hutt, with snow to 600 metres. Cloudy periods elsewhere, but showers developing in the evening. Wind at 1000m: S 45 km/h. Wind at 2000m: S 40 km/h, rising to S 60 km/h in the morning.

THURSDAY

Monday, 29 June 2020

A complex low affects the country today, with a strong southerly change expected to sweep up the South Island. A complex trough moves away from New Zealand tomorrow, followed by a cold and showery southwesterly flow for most on Wednesday through Thursday.

mainly isolated cloudy drizzle drizzle few showers fine showers clearing showers

Scattered showers. Southwesterlies.

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THURSDAY: A few showers. Southwesterlies.

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WEDNESDAY: A few showers. Southwesterlies.

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DEATHS

TOMORROW: Showers and southerlies.

LYTTELTON

LINCOLN Rakaia

HAWKINS, Norman (Rex) and Gloria – With sadness we announce the sudden passing of Rex and Gloria on June 25, 2020. Dearly loved and cherished parents of Cherie (daughter) and Wayne Wilson (son-inlaw). Very special Grandparents to Nathan, Aleshia, Jacinda and Teara. Adored 'Grandad-sore-knees' and 'Supergran' to their greatgrandsons Caleb, Lochie, Carlos, Tae and Jordy. Our hearts are absolutely broken to lose you both but we find peace in knowing you are still together. Married 62 beautiful years and now never apart. A celebration of Rex and Gloria’s life will be held at a later date. Acknowledgements to Tony Sands and the emergency services involved.

MAX

CHRISTCHURCH

METHVEN

TODAY: Rain clearing in the morning to odd shower. SW.

DARFIELD

Map for today

Ashburton Forecast

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Ashburton Airport Temperature °C At 4pm 9.7 9.9 Max to 4pm 7.7 Minimum 8.0 Grass minimum Rainfall mm 6.2 16hr to 4pm June to date 69.6 Avg Jun to date 58 2020 to date 223.0 340 Avg year to date Wind km/h W 17 At 4pm Strongest gust W 28 Time of gust 1:59pm

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Junior footy on camera

Watters Cup in full swing

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UNITED EDGED AT HOME

By Adam Burns

adam.b@theguardian.co.nz

An improved display by Mid Canterbury United was not enough to avoid consecutive defeats in the Canterbury Championship League on Saturday. The senior team were edged 2-1 by St Albans Shirley at the Ashburton Domain. United striker Luke Martin scored for the hosts, however the visitors sealed the win courtesy of two strikes.

Despite the defeat which leaves United second from bottom of the CCL ladder, it is a marked improvement by the Mid Cantabrians following a heavy loss to Universites a week prior. The reserves can also be heartened by their performance, going down 5-3 to their St Albans Shirley counterparts earlier in the day as the largely youth-laden side made leaps both on attack and defence. Further down the grades and

Methven claimed bragging rights against top-of-the-table Ferrymead Bays with a 4-3 win, to continue its unbeaten run. The result means Methven top the division 2 standings on 10 points, one point ahead of Parklands United who the Mid Cantabrians face at home this weekend in another mouthwatering clash. Mid Canterbury United have also emerged as the team to beat in division 4.

Both Mid Canterbury United and St Albans Shirley contest for the ball during the clubsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Canterbury Championship League encounter at the Ashburton Domain. PHOTO ROBYN HOOD 270620-RH-018

The sideâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 2-0 win over Nomads United Blue came courtesy of goals from Oskar McLauchlan and Anas Sahib, and leaves MCUFC neck and neck with Papanui-Redwood at the top of the table. Methven also clinched their first competition win of the

season in division 6 when they clinched a hard-fought victory over Hornby United 3-2 at the Methven Domain. The result hauls the club off the bottom of the division 6 ladder and capped a weekend full of positives for Mid Canterbury teams.

Crusaders hold off the Chiefs in Aotearoa rugby

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